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CHILDREN PLAYER VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 45. EDITOR MITCHELL TRAVEL Interesting Experi- tion--Wanted to A Colored Man' IMMORALITY IN A WHITE IN THROUGH A WINDOW—TE EDITOR MIT@HELL'S TRAVELS. Interesting Experiences in Detroit--Wanted to Discriminate. A Colored Man's Paradise. IMMORALITY IN A WHITE INSTITUTION—JUMPED THROUGH A WINDOW—TELLING A FORTUNE. I left my temporary residence in Detroit on the morning of Tuesday, September 9th, at about 9 o'clock. The street car was convenient for it carried me almost in front of the door of the Detroit Opera House where the sessions of the American Bankers' Association were to be held. As it was ahead of time, the hour of ten o'clock being specified on the programme, I strolled up the leading business thoroughfare and then returned only to find the bankers gathering on the outside, the door being virtually barred against them as the arrangements within had not been quite completed. mostly aping the habits and extravagance of their employers. They could get the best of everything here with a slight reduction upon the railway dining car prices. The waiters were respectful and competent and the service was superb. It was a case of "call for what you want and get it." The only requirement being that you pay the price. For half an hour one evening I ate and observed. I saw colored men in evening costume and women elegantly attired enjoying themselves in this hostelry. BURNT BRANDY. Just across the way, two brown AN EMBARRASSING REMARK There are many bankers in this country who do not as yet know that a colored man is connected with the Association and they marvel at such an Innovation. I became aware that I was being critically observed, when I heard the remark, "I see they had quite a time at Milwaukee over a nigger in the American Bar Association." The reply was made in a tone too low for me to distinguish exactly what was said and the conversation changed a moment later. I heard and did not hear. I saw and did not see. Not a muscle of mine quivered and no indication was given on my part that I had heard what had been said, although it "cut deeply." UP WITH THE MILLIONAIRES. The one speaking had evidently intended that I should hear, and the one to whom he had been speaking was evidently embarrassed and determined not to pursue the conversation further. Barring this incident, I noted no other unfriendly sign during my stay in Detroit, or indication that my presence there was objectionable. Soon the doors swung open, and I entered this palatial theatre with the rest, took my seat in the row assigned to Virginia and to me by the ushers and later saw the other Virginia bankers fromray home State enter, being cordially greeted by many of them. The scene in this magnificent assemblage was characteristic. I had come to see, hear and learn and to ascertain the ways and methods of the business men of the country. THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION. The opportunity had come to me and I was taking advantage of it. All knowledge that I was a colored man left me for the time being and in the deep interest, which followed, I was lost in the throng so to speak and my identity as a citizen of color was lost, only "delegate" as was shown on the costly pin which I wore told the position I now occupied in the wealthiest organization in the United States of America. President William Livingstone was the centre of attraction and he was brim full of good humor. I felt at home now and spent a most pleasant time listening to the weighty deliverances of some of the ablest financiers in the world today. THE PLANK-FISH REPAST. Dinner or luncheon time camo and with it came Attorney Francis H. Warren, who accompanied me to Hotel St. Antoine, where a repast was served which would, have done credil to the finest hostelries of the New World. The proprietor had made a special trip to the lake. fisheries and obtained some of the best. I had never seen fish cooked that way-before. They were cooked on a pine board about twelve inches in length and the scent of the board added to the flavor of the fish, whetted the appetite and proved "dish for the gods." I lingered long and arrived somewhat late at the Detroit Opera House. It was just a little after 4 o'clock when the session adjourned for the day. A UNIQUE HOSTELRY. There was something peculiar about this Hotel St. Antoine, managed by the proprietors, Moors. W. Sherwood Snell and R. Emmett Alken. In the eavings the tables were occupied by one looking men and attractive women. I judged that the waiters and employees of the white "smart suit" patronized this hostelry mostly aging the habits and extravagance of their employers. They could get the best of everything here with a slight reduction upon the railway dining car prices. The waiters were respectful and competent and the service was superb. It was a case of "call for what you want and get it." The only requirement being that you pay the price. For half an hour one evening I ate and observed. I saw colored men in evening costume and women elegantly attired enjoying themselves in this hostelry. BURNT BRANDY. Just across the way, two brown skins colored men were enjoying luncheon. They had expensive brandy in their glasses. They struck matches and applied the flame to the brandy and they talked while the blue flame which floated on the surface slowly burned the liquid therein contained. Polite watters darted in and out and service came from the palatial bar in the annex next door. I had not seen anything of a similar kind outside of Chicago, where Mr. Mott, since dead ran a cafe in connection with his well-known Pokin Theatre, from a colored man's point of ownership, now no more. All of this set me to thinking. The only ray of hope was in the fact that colored men, progressive business colored men were profiting as a result of this kind of extravagance. IN A WHITE LUNCH ROOM I only hoped that the harvest which they were reaping would be turned to practical use and that same day they would be able to retire with the millionaire class. Detroit is a beautiful city. The headlights on the street cars are on top of the car instead of on the front dashboard as in most cities. I saw but little sign of friction between the races, although race prejudice is in evidence here too. Attorney Warren took me to lunch in the top of the Hudson establishment. White and colored people ate there. White female waiters rendered service and paid as much attention to the colored patrons as to the white ones. This place is one of the few which accord equal recognition to both white and colored people. CHARGED DOUBLE PRICE One day Attorney Warren took us into a restaurant. They furnished a napkin to each one of the patrons at the counter. I did not notice any discrimination. It is one of the most palatial establishments in Detroit. It is located on Woodward Avenue. After being served, double price was rung up and Mr. Warren said he heard one of the tenders tell the one who was waiting on us to make it that price. He was angry, but said nothing. In the meantime a white gentleman entered who knew Mr. Warren and he engaged in a conversation with him relative to incidents at the House of Detention for the Feeble minded. This white gentleman was on the Board of the Institution. IMMORALITY IN WHITE INSTITUTION. It seemed that one of the female inmates had gotten out of the institution one night and could not be found. Officers were employed, and she was finally located at the residence of a relative of one of the attendants of the institution. He was arrested and put in jail. Threats of the penitentiary finally caused him to admit his guilt but not until other information had been obtained which fixed the responsibility both for her disappearance and her condition upon him. Such was an admission of the immoral conditions existing and in its instance, both parties to the affair were of the white race. The conversation continued for about fifteen minutes and as I had to hurry back to the sessions, I started out, only to be followed by Mr. Warren who accompanied me to the next block and left me. IN DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS One day during my stay in Detroit I called upon Attorney Francis H. Warren 'n his Sine offices in the (Continued on Migrth Page) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912. PERSONALS AND BRIEF8 --Mr. Abner Yancey is improving slowly. --Mr. Benjamin Jackson continues unwell at his residence. --Mr. C. W. Mosely of Norfolk, Va. was in the city last Sunday and called on us. --Mr. H. F. Jonathan, who has been indisposed is at his place of business again. --Mr. W. T. Randolph of Boston, Mass. called on us. He spent two weeks in the city. --Mrs. Lydia Luffman has returned to her home in Albany, N. Y. after a most enjoyable trip to Richmond, Va. --Mrs. Annie E. Brown, the well known Evangelist of Washington, D. C. will preach at the Third St. A. M. E. Church Sunday, at 3:30 P. M. --Miss Amanda B. Nelson has returned home after two weeks visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nelson of New York City and other friends in East Orange, N. J. and Washington, D. C. The stock clothed Mr. and Mrs. James E. Holt, 67 West 139th St. New York City on Monday eve. 8:33 September 23, 1912 and left a bouncing baby boy weighing aline and one half pounds. They have named him James E. Jr. Mother and baby are doing nicely. TEACHERS WANTED. To the Colored Teachers: We have the greatest demand for Colored teachers that we have had for years. We have already filled a large number of schools and still have over sixty yet to fill. None but those holding Certificates in force will be employed. Salary: From $25 to $10 per month. Term: 5 to 8 months. Reasonable board. Write us at once if you want a place. Schools due to open October 29. Will the teachers help us to find other teachers to fill these places? For further information write to at once to THE VIRGINIA TEACHERS' COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, 11 East 12th St, Richmond, Va., J. H. Blackwell, Ph. 121, President. Woman's Mite Missionary Convention to Meet. The Woman's Mite Missionary Convention of Virginia will meet in Annual Session of Third St. A. M. E. Church, October 5-11. All sessions open to the public. ____ , ____ Notice! A Council of regular ordained Ministers met at Macedonia Baptist Church September 17th, at which time Brother J. Thomas Crump was set apart for the Gospel Ministry and Pastor of the above named church. Rev. A. Hobbs, pastor of Mt. Calvary preached the Ordination Sermon at Fourth Baptist Church, September 26th, assisted by other able divines. Rev. M. H. Payne, L. H. Dickerson, J. H. Binford, J. Andrew Bowler, Samuel Turner, W. H. Smith, Rev. Pamfletor of New Bridge Church and Rev. Phillips of Fairfield Baptist Church. A large crowd attended the service. Marriage Announcement. Mr. William Redd of Farmville Va. and Miss Ethel Moseley of Appom- matox county, Va. were united in matrimony September 26, 1912. The ceremony was performed by Dr. W. T. Johnson at 110 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, Va. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 23, 12. Dear Sir: I am John Henry Richmond of 926 So. 15th St. Philadelphia, Pa. My family and I were born in Campbell County, Virginia and I have no relatives that I know of and the last time I saw my brother it was about six years ago and he gave me a fancy cane, near Pembroke Store, Campbell Co., Va. SEND YOUR, OLD IRON, RAGS, Bonds, Brass, Erc. to Southern Wrecking and Metal Company, 3400 Williamsburg Avenue, who will pay best cash prices for same. Phone 1936. 4t BEST OF THE STATE FAIRS IN Virginia: Three Days, October 1, 2 and 3. Good Exhibits; Many Attractions. In the balmy days of October. Central Fair Grounds Bucknell, Va. Come via C. and O. R. R. JOHN J. SMALLWOOD DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS. Tragic Ending of a Brilliant Career Orations Delivered Here and at Claremont. LIFE'S WORK WILL GO ON. John J. Smallwood, Ph. D., Presided by Rev. Z. D. I.ident and Founder of The Temper-ident G. R. Dowance, Industrial and Collegiate Insti- davis, D. D. and I.tute died in this city at the Retreat Mrs. Carrie Hawk for the Sick at about a quarter of a soul-stirring melc eleven o'clock last Sunday morning. Attorney J. Hen. His wife received notice of his dy nominated that Dr.ing condition at Claremont, about 9 member of Mt. Ho-o'clock Sunday morning and had to 50 of Burrowsville horses hitched to the vehicle and George county, and drove 40 miles across the country to Lodge, No. 35 had Petersburg, reaching there in the consented to do a afternoon and arriving here some brother Mason, time after his death. The body was. The deceased was removed to the undertaking rooms of Venus Lodge No. of Funeral Director A. D. Price and Pythias N. A. S. prepared for burial. FUNERAL ORATIONS HERE. Later it was carried to his residence at 102 East Leigh Street, where a host of friends viewed all that was left of this educational REV. JOHN J. SMA THE NEW YORK TIMES REV, JOHN J. SMALLWOOD, Ph. D. leader. His funeral took place at Claremont, Va. or rather on the grounds of the Temperance, Industrial and Collegiate Institute last Wednesday. Eulogistic exercises were held in this city last Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Third St. A. M. E. Church, Rev. S. S. Morris, pastor. On the rostrum were Rev. Z. D. Lewis D. D. Master of Ceremonies; Rev. Evans Payne, D. D. Rev. S. S. Morris, Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D. Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D., Rev. D. W. Davis, D. D., Rev. J. E. Harper, Rev. Charles L. Somers, Rev. D. S. Tate. President George R. Hovoy of the Virginia Union University was also a prominent figure, while Rev. J. E. Jones, D. D. and Rev. S. C. Burrell occupied seats in the audience. MANY THERE. On the lower rostrum, W. Master Thomas H. Briggen of Charity Lodge, No. 35, supported by Richard Davis, J. C. Robertson, J. H. Chappell and John W. Morton sat. John Mitchell, Jr. and A. W. Parham also occupied scats there. The church was filled with friends and sympathizers. The choir sang, after which the Scripture lesson was read by Rev. S. S. Morris from Corinthians 1:15. Praver was offered by Rev. Evans Payhe, D. D., pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church. A solo entitled "Fading Away" was sung with charming sweetness by Mrs. C. Bernard Gilpin. Ecologistic addresses were deliver. ed by Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D. Prosident, R. G. Hovey, Rev. D. W. Davis, D. D. and John Mitchell, Jr. Mrs. Carrie Hawkins then rendered a soul-stirring melody. Attorney J. Henry Crutchfield announced—that Dr. Smallwood was a member of Mr. Herman Lodge, No. 50 of Burrowsville, Va. in Prince George county, and that Charity Lodge, No. 35 had been asked and consented to do the honors to a brother Mason. The deceased was also a member of Venns Lodge, No. 16. Knights of Pythias N. A. S. A. E., A., A. and A. DR LEWIS, MASTER OF CEREMONIES. Dr. Lewis announced that the body would "be in state" in the church until 14 o'clock that night and could MALLWOOD, Ph. D. be viewed by the public. He asked Rev. Harper to dismiss the congregation and then the mournful cortege moved out to the street below. Undertaker A. D. Price had charge of the remains. The casket was cloth-covered, copper lined, with extension bar handles to match. The floral designs were numerous and costly. The pall banners were: Messrs. I. J. Miller, J. R. Pollard, Thomas J. Blackwell, Dr. J. E. Jones, Charles T. Russell, W. D. Jones, Booker Leftwich, William Miller. Honorary: H. F. Jomathan, Dr. E. R. Jefferson, Thomas H. Wyatt, George E. Wood, D. J. Farrar, Dr. C. S. Brown, Dr. D. A. Ferguson, Dr. J. Mercer Ramsey, Chilman M. White, C. Bernard Gilpin, Edward Adams and R. B. Sampson. THE BODY REMOVED The body was removed from the church to the steamer early Wednesday morning and the school wharf at Claremont was reached at about 1 o'clock the same day. The exercises commenced at about 2 P. M. Rev. C. S. Morris, D. D. delivered a most scholarly oration. It was 5 o'clock when the exercises were concluded and the last word was said. The remains were interred almost directly in front of Lincoln Memorial Hall on a high point-over-looking the peaceful James River. Farmers and residents came from far and near to pay the last tribute of respect to the man who had spent the best years of his life in the interest of that section only to die when the hone a lifetime had been realized a lifetime had been realized. Funeral Director A. B. Price acco- nceded the service to Claremont and had charge of the last funeral, Dr. P. B. Ramsey, the boson friend of Dr. Smallwood had charge of all arrangements. THE RETURN OF THE MOURNERS The party returned to this city early Thursday morning. Mrs. Rosa Smallwood will have charge of the Institution and the work will not lag on account of this unfortunate disaster. HARTSHORN MEMORIAL COLLEGE The retirement of Rev. Lyman B. Tefft, D. D., from the Presidency of Hartshorn Memorial College in Richmond calls for a public recognition of his long and faithful service. The founding of the College twenty-nine years ago by Mr. Joseph C. Hartshorn, then of Providence, in memory of his wife, was at the suggestion of Dr. Tefft, who planned its character, defined its purpose and aim as expressed in its charter, and has presided over its successful career until the present time. The College has been one of our most useful and honored schools in the South, and was never more prosperous than now. It enjoys the confidence of Baptists, both white and colored, at the affectate and loyal support of a large body of Alumnus, many of whom are filling positions of great usefulness. Only his advancing years and need of rest have compelled Dr. Tefft to place his resignation in the hands of the Trustees. They feel that they are fortunate in securing as his successor Rev. George W. Rigler, D. D. of Lonsdale, R. I., who by an experience as teacher at Suffield, Coin, and at the Vermont Academy and as pastor in New Hampshire and Rhode Island have the confidence of all who stress him in his Christian character, ability and times for his new and responsible position. It is confidently believed that he will successfully carry forward the work and mission of the College on the times laid down by Dr. Tefft. The fine property of the College valued at more than $125,000 on has been secured by the original gift and obsequent request of the generous founder. The College is still to have the at least the Home Mission Society and the Women's Home Mission Society in the support of some of its teachers. The Trustees in reluctantly accepting the resignation of Dr. Tefft unanimously adopted the following minute of appreciation, and ordered it placed upon their records: "In accepting the resignation of Roy Lyman B. Tefft, D. D. from the Presidency of the Hartshorne Memorial College, we desire to express to him and to place on record our great appreciation of his long and successful service in behalf of the education of the Negro people of the South. He is the only President the College has had during the twenty years of its existence. "After graduating at Brown University in 1853 and at the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1860, and having an extensive as teacher and pastor in the North for fourteen years, he served for nine years as Associate Principal of the Normal and Theological Institute in Nashville, Tenn., an institution for the education of colored young people. "With this rich experience and in the maturity of his powers he entered upon the task of planning and guiding and carrying forward the work of Hartshorn College. Through his personal acquaintance and influence with Mr. Joseph C. Hartshorn, he was prompted to make generous provision for the founding of the College. "The experience of Dr. Tefft at Nashville had given to him wise and strong convictions as to the character of the education needed by the recently emancipated race, and the manner in which it should be carried forward. It should be industrial and normal as well as collegiate education; it should be both separate education for young women, and above all it should be thoroughly Christian, having in view the training of the hand and the mind and the character amid surroundings as free as possible from temptation, and as conducive as possible to the inculcation of high ideals of Christian womanhood. "These views harmonized with those of Mr. Hartshorn, and upon this basis the College was founded, and has been most faithfully administered by Dr. Tefft. The College is in some true sense his child, and has been moulded by his fatherly hand. "The education given by the College has been thorough, its discipline has been excellent, and its atmosphere positively religious. Few graduates have left the College with out being Christians, many of them becoming such during their student life. The plant has been extended PRICE, FIVE CENTS as the increasing number of students has demanded, and the College has required a reputation second to that of no similar institution in the South. Hundreds of young women have gone forth from its walls with disciplined minds and high ideals of life and service to the work of teaching and home-building among their own people. "The material interests of the College have been conducted with the atmost care and economy, and the President's administration closes with the property in excellent condition and with a small surplus in the treasury. All this prosperity and large success have been achieved, and are due under God to the wisdom, watchcare and self-denying devotion of the President. He has the confidence and high esteem of the Trustees and friends of the College, and has won the gratitude and affection of all the students. "It should be said that the devotion and self-carefulness interest of Dr. Tefft have been equally shared by his daughter, who has given her valuable services freely as a teacher for all these years, and at the same time has furnished the salary of another teacher. "We deeply regret that advancing years have compelled Dr. Tefft to present his resignation, but we are happy that he is to be a member of the Board of Trustees, and that the College is still to have the benefit of his wisdom and long experience. "We wish for him many years of rest and enjoyment, now that he lay down the heavy responsibilities which he hasborne so long." Bands of Calanthe Have Gala Day. The Bands of Calcasite held the 30th Anniversary Exercises at New Baptist Church, Sunday, September 29, 1912. A large crowd was out to enjoy the ceremony. The program was excelled by the colds, shirts and trio being exceptionally fine. Grand Worthy Governess Mother Mrs. Anna Taylor was in charge, assisted by older Mattres. The Pythian Calcasite under command of Capt James H. Amputs. Jr. were out to full and made a fine appearance. The singing of the chorus was commented upon. The children were trained under the direction of Mrs. Sophia Lemai. Rev T. J. Morley pastor of the church made an interesting address. A large collection was hitted. Grand Worthy Counsellor John Mitchell. Jr. was preset and delivered an address that was inspiring to both the young and the old. Rent! Rent! Rent! If you are thinking of renting out your property, or changing your agent, you should secure my services At once. I make a specialty of the collection of rests, and give all such business my personal attention, thereby assuring you the very best results. B. A. CEPHAS, 525 N. 2nd St. Photo: Monroe 588 Mrs. Lucy Pierce Passes Away. Mr. Lucy Pierre, wife of Mr. John Pierce of 724 N. Thel街 Street, departed this life Tuesday morning October 1st, after a short illness. Her funeral took place from the Second Baptist Church Friday, October 4th at 1 P.M. She was two mother of Miss Mangle Pierce. 10th Edition of The Southern Aid Messenger in Course of Preparation for Publication. The 19th edition of The Southern Aid Messenger is in preparation for the press. It will be a 30,000 issue and for free distribution, well prepared and beautifully illustrated. The space for advertisements has been reduced to four pages, consisting of inside of front cover, first page, and the inside and outside of the back cover. Parties wishing space will address The Southern Aid Messenger, 527 N. 2nd street, Richmond, Va. Space will be sold in one-half and whole pages only. Price and terms quoted to those interested. 3t September 16, 1912. To Whom It May Concern: The Rev. W. H. Dobbins is no more Pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church. Custodians paid all that was due him. He left. So he leaves the Fifth Baptist Church with out a Pastor. The custodians are working hard to straighten the said Fifth Baptist affairs. We bid him good-bye. Let this be known. He said he would stay at the said church 'till all the water was out of the James Riber, but it was not out today. THE MUSICIAN THE THREE GUARDSMEN SYNOPSIS CHAPTER VI The Interior of "The Musketeer" W HEN B. Argagian was sent of the lowry and consulted his friends. Alas indeed that effort is a good start of the Pomme de Pin. Porthes told him to engage a tacque and Arrington advised him to provide himself with a suit of muskets. The repest was carried into effect that very day, and the tacque wanted at table. The repest had been ordered by Athos and the tacque commanded by Porthes. He was a Pearl named Pinot, whom the glorious musketeer had picked up on the bridge. He in Tournelles making his rounds and settling in the water. The servant of Porthes was named Mongphet. Athos, on his part, had a valet Abom he had trained in his service in perfectly peculiar fashion and who was named Grimand. He was very tertiary, was Athos. During the life of fifty years that he had lived in the street amongst with his companion, Forthes and Aranes, they came to enter the house often seen here since, but had never heard him laugh. His words were told and expressive . . . Although Athos was scarcely thirty years old and was of great personal beauty, intelligence of mind and noble bearing, he one knew that he had ever had a mattress. He never spoke of women. His reserve, his roughness and his silence made almost an old man of his. He had then, in order not to disturb his bed, a customer Grimand to obey him upon a single posture or upon the move of his lips. He never spoke to him but upon most extraordinary occasions. Porthos, as we have seen, was of a character equally opposite to that of Athos. He not only talked much, but he talked loudly and milled the ante-chamber of M. de Treillie and the guardroom of the Louvre with the accounts of his loves. An old proverb says, "Like master, like man." Mousqueton, the valet of Porthos was a Norman. Porthos had doubles for Mousqueton cut out of his old clothes and cast off cloaks, and, thanks to a very intelligent tailor, Mousqueton made a very good figure when attending on his master. As for Arumis, who intended to enter the church some day, his lackey was called Bazin. He was from thirty-five to forty years of age, mild, peaceable, sleek, employing the leisure his master left him in the perusal of plous works, providing rigorously for two a dinner of few dishes, but excellent. For the rest he was dumb, blind and deaf and, of unimpeachable idolity. Athos dwelt in the Rue Feron, within in two steps of the Luxembourg. His apartments consisted of two small chambers, very nicely fitted up, in a furnished house, the hostess of which, still young and, still really handsome, cast tender glances uselessly at him. Some fragments of great past spindler appeared here and there upon the walls of this modest lodging. A aword, for example, richly damascened, which belonged by its make to the times of Francis I., the hilt of which alone, incurred with precious stones, might be worth 200 platoes and which nevertheless in his moments of greatest distress Athos had never plieded or offered for sale. Porthos lived in apartments large in size and of a very sumptuous appearance in the Rue du Vieux-Colombier. But he was never to be found at home, and he never invited anybody to go on with him. With regard to D'Artagnan, we know how he was lodged, and we have already made acquaintance with his locket. Master Pianchet. As to Aramis, he dwelt in a little lodging compound of a bondage, an eat- By ALEXANDRE DUMAS ing room and a bedroom, which room, altituded, as the others were, on the ground floor, looked out upon a little fresh, green garden, shady and impenatable to the eyes of his neighbors. "A musketeer for a time, my friend, as the orcidian says, a musketeer against my will, but a churchman at heart, believe me. Athos and Perthra dangled me into this to occupy me. I had at the moment of being ordained a little difficulty with. But that would not interest you, and I am taking up your valuable time," said Arames. "Oh, not at all. It interests me very much," cried Artiguan, "and at the moment I have absolutely nothing to do." "Yes, but I have my brevity to repeat," answered Aramis, "then some verses to compose which Mine did guttier logged of me. Then I must go to Rue N. Honore in order to purchase some songs for Mine, de Cervée, so you see, my dear friend that if you are not in a hurry, I am." And Aramis held out his hand in a cordial manner to his young companion and took leave of him. Notwithstanding all the pain he took, Aramis was unable to learn any more concerning his young friends. He formed, therefore, the resolution of believing in the present all that was said of their past, hoping for more certain and extended revolutions from the future. In the meanwhile he looked upon Athos as an Achilles, Portiles as an Ajax and Aramis as a Joachim. As to the test, the life of our four young friends was joyous enough Athos played, and that generally unfortunately. Nevertheless, he never borrowed a set of his companions, in though his purse was ever of their service, and when he had played upon honor he always awarded his credit by 6 of which the next morning to pay the debt of the preceding evening. Portions paid by his. On the days he was he was insulted and ostentations. If he lost he disappeared completely for several days, after which he responded with a pale face and thinner person, but with money in his purse. As to Aramis he never played. He was the worst musician and the most unconvivial companion imaginable. He had always something or other to do. Sometimes in the midst of dinner, when every one under the attraction of wine and in the warmth of conversation, he believed this had two or three longer to enjoy themselves at table. Aramis looked at his watch, arose with a blind smile and took leave of the company, to go as he said, to consult a consist wizard whom he had an appointment. At other times he would return home to write a treatise and requested his friends not to disturb him. The life of the four young men had become common. IArngman, who had no settled habitus of his own, as he came from his province into the midst of a world quite new to him, fell easily into the habitus of his friends. On their side the three musketeers became much attached to their young comrade. In the meanwhile the promises of M. de Trevillie wilt on prosperity. One fine morning the king commanded M. de Trevillier besiege tart to admit D'Artagnan as a cadet in his company of guards. D'Artagnan, with a sigh, donned his uniform, which he would have exchanged for that of a musketer at the expense of ten years' of his existence. But M. de Trevillie promised this favor after a noviate of two years, a noviate which might, besides, be 'abridged if an opportunity should present itself for D'Artagnan to render the king any signal service. The 40 pistoles of King Louis XIII, like all other things of this world, after having had a beginning had an end, and after this end our four companions began to be somewhat embarrassed. At first Athos supported the association for a time with his own means. Portobox succeeded him, and, thanks to one of these disappearances to which he was accustomed, he was able to provide for the wants of all for a fortnight. At last it became Aramis' turn, who performed it with a good grace and who succeeded, as he said, by selling some theological books, in procuring a few pistoles. P'Artagan fancied himself a burden to the society, forgetting in his perfectly juvenile good faith that he had fed this society for a month and he set his mind actively to work. One afternoon he was thinking alone and seriously tracking his brain to find a solution of the problem when some one tapped gently at his door. D'Artagnan desired Planchet to go and see who was there. A man was introduced of a common men, with the appearance of a bourgeois. Planchet would have liked to hear the conversation, but the bourgeois declared to D'Artagnan that, that which he had to say being important and confidential, he desired to be left alone with him. D'Artagnan dismissed Planchet and requested his visitor to be seated. There was a moment of silence, during which the two men looked at each other, as if to make a preliminary acquaintance, after which D'Artagnan bowed as a sign that he was attentive. "I have heard speak of M. d'Artaignan as of a very brave young man," said the bourgeois, "and this reputation which he justly enjoys has determined me to confide a secret to him. I have a wife who is semenstream to the queen, monsieur, and who is not deficient in either good conduct or beauty. I was induced to marry her about three years ago, although she had but very little dowry, because M. Laporte, the queen's cloak bearer, is her godfather and patronizes her." "Well, monsieur?" asked D'Artaignan. "Well," resumed the bourgeois, "well, monsieur, my wife was carried off yesterday morning as she was coming out of her workroom." "And by whom was your wife carried off?" "I know nothing certain about the matter, monsieur, but I suspect some one." "And who is the person you suspect?" "A man who pursued her a long time ago. But allow me to tell you, monsieur, that I am convinced that there is less love than policy in all this." "Less love than policy," replied D'Artagnan, with a very serious air, "and what do you suspect?" "I do not know whether I ought to say you what I suspect, but I will place confidence in you. I believe, then, that love has nothing to do with thearrying off of my wife as regards herself out that it has been done on account of the amounts of a much greater lady than she is." "Ah, and can it be on account of the amounts of Mme. de Bols-Tracy?" said D'Artagnan, wishing to have the air in the eyes of the bourgeois of being acquainted with the affairs of the court. "Still higher." "Of Mme. de Chevreuse?" "Higher—much higher." "Of the"—D'Artagnan stopped. "of the" - 1 D'Artagan stopped. "Yes, monseur," replied the terrified bourgeois, in a tone so low that he was scarcely audible. "And with whom?" "With whom can it be if not with the duke of" "The duke of" "Yes, monsieur," replied the bourgeois, giving a still lower intonation to his voice. "But how do you know all this?" "I know it from my wife, monsieur—from my wife herself." "Who knows it—she herself—from whom?" "From M. Laporte, who placed her near her unjustify in order that our poor queen might at least have some one in whom she could place confidence, abandoned. she is by the king, watched as she is by the cardinal, betrayed as she is by everybody. Now, my wife came home four days ago, monsieur. One of her conditions was that she should come and see me twice a week. She confided to me that the queen at this very moment entertained great fears." "Indeed!" "Yes. M. is Cardinal, as it appears, pursues her and persecutes her more than ever. And the queen believes that some one has written to the Duke of Buckingham in her name." "In the queen's name?" "Yes; to make him come to Paris and when once come to Paris to draw him into some snare." "But your wife, mondeur, what has she to do with all this?" "Her devotion to the queen is known, and they wish either to remove her from her mistress or to intimidate her in order to obtain her majesty's secrets or to make one of her as a spy." "That is all very probable" said D'Artagnan, "but the man who has carried her off—do you know him?" I do not know film save that he is a creature of the cardinal's-this agent." "But you have seen him?" "Tee, my wife pointed him out to me one day." "Has he anything remarkable about him by which he may be recognized?" "Oh, certainly! He is a noble of very lofty carriage, black hair, swarty complexion, pleuring eye, white teeth and a scar on his temple." "A scar on his temple," cried D'Artagnan, "and with that white teeth, a pleuring eye, dark complexion, black hair and haughty cartriage! Why, that's my man of Meung! Have you no information respecting his, dwelling?" "None." "From whom did you learn the abduction of your wife?" "From M. Laporte, and I have received!" "What?" "I fear I am committing a great imprudence." "You still keep harping upon that, but I beg leave to observe to you this time that it is too late now to retreat." "I do not retreat!" cried the bourgeois, "Basties, by the word of Bonacieux."— "By the word of Bonacieux! That name is familiar to me." "Very possible, monsieur. I am your landlord. And as it is three months since you came and engaged, as you must be, in your important occupations, you have forgotten to pay me my rent. As, I say, I have not tormented you a single instant, I thought you would ap proclate my defiance." The bourgeois took a paper from his pocket and presented it to D'Artagnan. "A letter?" said the young man. "Which I received this morning." "Do not seek for your wife," read D'Artagnan. "She will be restored to you when there is no longer occasion for her. If you make a single step to find her you are lost." "That's pretty positive," continued D'Artagnan. "Not, after all, it is but a threat." "Yes, but that threat terrifies me. I am not a man of the sword at all mounteur, and I am afraid of the Bastille. I have depended upon you on this occasion, mounteur." "You have!" "Seeing you constantly surrounded by musketeers of a very super appearance and showing that these musketeers belonged to M. de Treville and were consequently enemies of the cardinal, I thought that you and your friends, who rendering justice to our A. K. H. 2000 "It is he!" cried D'Artagnan, poor queen, would not be dispensed at having an opportunity of giving his encouragement an ill turn." "Without doubt." "And then I thought that, owing me three months' rent, which I have said nothing about"— "Yes, you; you have already given me that reason, and I find it excellent." "Rocking still further that as long as you do me the honour to remain in my house I shall never name to you your future rent. And adding to this, if there be need of it, meaning to offer you 50 pistoles if against all probability you should be short at the present moment." "Admitable! But you are rich, then, my dear M. Bonacieux?" "I am comfortably off, monsieur, that's all But"—cried the bourgeois. "What! demanded D'Artagnan. "Whom do I see younder?" "Where?" "In the street, fronting your window, in the embrace of that door—a man enveloped in a clock." "It is he!" cried D'Artagnan and the bourgeois at the same time, having each recognized his man. "Ah, this time," cried D'Artagnan, springing to his sword—"this time he does not escape met." Drawing his sword from the sheath, he rushed out of the apartment. On the staircase he met Athos and Porthos, who were coming to see him. They separated, and D'Artagnan rushed between them like lightning. "Where are you going?" cried the two musketeers in a breath. "The man of Meung" replied D'Artagan and disappeared. D'Artagnan had more than once related to his friends his adventure with the unknown. When they entered D'Artagnan's chamber it was empty. The lorddion, dreading the consequences of the encounter which was doubtless about to take place between the young man and the unknown, had judged it most prudent to decamp. CHAPTER VII. D'Artagnan begins to Develop Himself. T the institution of half an hour D'Artagnan returned. He had this time, again missed his man, who had disappeared as if by enchantment. While D'Artaguan was running through the streets and knocking at doors, Aramis had joined his companions, so that on returning home D'Artaguan found the meeting complete. "Well!" cried the three munketeers all together on seeing D'Armagnan enter with his brow covered with perspiration and his face clouded with anger. "Well," cried he, throwing his sword upon the bed, "this man must be the devil in person. He has disappeared like a phantom, like a shade, like a specter. His flight has caused us to miss a glorious affair, gentlemen, an affair by which there were 100 pistols and perhaps more to be gained." He then related to his passions, word for word, all that had passed between him and his landlord and how the man who had carried off the wife of his worthy landlord was the same with whom he had had a difference at the hostelry of the France-Meunler. "Your affair is not a bad one," said Athos, "and 20 or 60 pistoles may be got out of this good man." "But please to observe," cried D'Artagnan, "that there is a woman in the affair, a woman carried off, a woman who is doubtless threatened, tortured perhaps, and all because she is faithful to her mistress." "Beware, D'Artagnan, beware," said Aramis, "you grow a little too warm, in my opinion, about the fate of Mine Bonactieux." At this speech of Aramis the brow of Athos became clouded, and he bit his lips. "It is not Mine. Bonactieux about whom I am anxious," cried D'Artagnan, "but the queen, whom the king abandons, whom the cardinal persecutes and who sees the heads of all her friends fall one after the other. If I knew where the Duke of Buckingham was I would take him by the hand and conduct him to the queen were it only to enrage the cardinal." "And did the mercer," rejoined Athos, "tell you, D'Artagnan; that the queen thought that Buckingham had been brought over by a forged letter?" "She is afraid so." "Gentlemen," cried Aramis, "past day I was at the house of a doctor of theology whom I sometimes consult about my studies." Athos smiled. "He resides in a quiet quarter," continued Aramis. "His tastes and his profession require it. Now, at the moment that I left his house"—Here Aramis stopped. "Well," cried his auditors; "at the moment you left his house?" "This doctor has a niece," continued Aramis. "She comes sometimes to see her uncle, and by chance was there yesterday at the same time that I was, and I could do no less than offer to conduct her to her carriage." "Oh, oh." Then this piece of the doctor's keeps a carriage, does she?" interrupted Perthos, one of whose faults was a great incontinence of tongue. "A very nice acquaintance, my friend." "Gentleman, gentleman," cried D'Artagnan, who began to get a glimpse of the result of the adventure. "The thing is nervous; endeavor, then, not to joke, if possible. Go on, Aramis, go on." "All at once a tall, dark gentleman—just like yours," D'Artagnan, came toward me, accompanied by five or six men, who followed at about ten pieces behind him, and in the pollest tone "Monsieur the Duke," said he to me, "and you, madame," continued he, addressing the lady who had hold of my arm, be so kind as to get into this carriage, and that without offering the slightest resistance or making the least noise." "He took you for Buckingham," cried D'Artagnan. "I believe so," replied Aramis. "He took her for the queen," said Dartigan. "Just so," replied Aramis. "The fact is," said Porthos. "Aramis is of the same height and something of the shape of the duke, but it nevertheless appears to me that the uniform of a musketer"— "I wore a very large cloak," said Aramis. "In the month of July," said Porthos. "Is the doctor afraid you should be recognized?" "I can comprehend that the spy may have been deceived by the person, but the face"— "I had a very large hat on," said Aramis. "Gentlemen, gentlemen," said D'Artagnan, "do not let us lose our time in jeeting; let us separate and let us seek the mercer's wife. That is the key of the intrigue." "Well," said Porthos, "in the first place make a bargain with the mercer, and a good bargain-too." "That's useless," said D'Artagnan, "for I believe if he does not pay us we shall be well enough paid by another party." At this moment a sudden noise of footsteps was heard upon the stair, the door was thrown violently open, and the unfortunate mercer rushed into the chamber in which the council was held. "Save me, gentlemen, save me!" cried he. "There are four men come to arrest me." Porthos and Aramis arose. "A moment!" cried D'Artagan, making them a sign to replace their half drawn swords. "On this occasion we don't require courage. We must exercise prudence." At this moment the four guards appeared at the door of the antechamber, but, seeing four musketeers standing and their swords by their sides, they hesitated to advance further. "Gentlemen, you will not oppose our executing the orders we have received?" asked the one who appeared to be the leader of the party. "On the contrary, gentlemen, we would assist you if it were necessary." "But you promised me," said the poor mercenary in a very low voice. "We can only save you by being free ourselves," replied D'Artagan in a rapid, low tone, "and if we appear trained to defend you they will arrest "It seems, overrebeccar—" "Omeal, in gentlemen, come in!" and D'Artagnan. "I have no motive, for defending monarch. I saw him today for the first time, and he can tell you on what occasion: He came to demand the rent of my lodging. Is not that true, M. Bonacieux? Answer: "That's the very truth!" cried the mercer, "but monalent does not tell you"— "Silence with respect to me; allence with respect to my friends; allence about the queen above all, or you will ruin everybody without saving yourself. Now, gentlemen, you are at liberty to take away this man!" And D'Artagnan pushed the half stupeted mercer among the guards, saying to him: "You are a shabby old fellow, my dear. You come to demand money of me, of a musketeer! To prison with him: Gentlemen, once more, take him to prison and keep him under key as long as possible. That will give me time to pay him." The guardsmen were full of thanks and left with their prey. "And now, gentlemen," said D'Artagnan without stopping to explain his conduct, "all for one, one for all, that is our device, is it not?" The four friends repeated with one voice the formula dictated by D'Artagnan. "All for one, one for all." "That's well! Now let every one retire to his own home," said D'Artagnan as if he had done nothing but command all his life. "And attention! For from this moment we are at feud with the cardinal." When in a house of whatever kind it may be an individual suspected of any crime he arrested the arrest is held secret. Four or five men are placed in ambushcade in the first apartment, the door is opened to all that knock. It is closed after them and they are arrested, so that at the end of two or three days they have in their power almost all the familiars of the establishment. And that is a mouse trap. The apartment of Master Boncleux became a mouse trap, and whoever appeared there was taken and interrogated by the cardinal's people. It must be observed that as a private passage led to the first floor, in which D'Artagnan lodged, those who called to ace him were exempted from this. Holdes, nobody came thither but the three musketeers. They had all been engaged in earnest search and inquiries, but had discovered nothing. As to D'Artagnan, he did not stir from his apartment. He converted his chamber into an observatory. From his windows he saw all come who were caught; then, having removed some of the boarding of his floor and nothing remaining but a simple celling between him and the room beneath, in which the interrogatories were made, he heard all that passed between the inquisitors and the accused. "Has Mine, Boncleux sent anything to you for her husband or any other person? "Has M. Bonacieux sent anything to you for his wife or for any other person? "Has either the one or the other considered anything to you by word of mouth? "If they were acquainted with anything they would not question people in this manner," said D'Artagnan to himself. "Now, what is it they want to know? Why, if the Duke of Buckingham is in Paris, and if he has not had or is not to have some interview with the queen?" On the evening of the day after the arrest of poor Bonacieux a knocking was heard at the street door; the door was instantly opened and shut. Some one was taken in the mouse trap. D'Artagnan flew to his hole and hid himself down on the floor at full length to listen. Crisis were soon heard and then moans, which some one appeared to be endevouring to stifle. There were no interrogatories. "It's a woman. They are searching her. She resists. They use force. The soundrels!" said D'Artagnan to himself. "But I tell you that I am mistress of the house, gentlemen! I tell you I am Mme. Bonacieux! I tell you I belong to the queen!" said the unfortunate woman. "Mme. Bonacieux!" murmured D'Artagnan. "Can I have been so lucky as to have found what everybody is seeking for?" The voice became more and more indistinct. A tumultuous movement shook the wainscoting. The victim resisted as much as a woman could resist four men. "They are binding her, they are going to drag her away!" cried D'Artagnan to himself, springing up from the floor. "My sword! Good, it is by my side. Planchet!" "Run and sock Athos, Porthos and Aramis. One of the three will certainly be at home; perhaps all three are. Tell them to arm, to come here, and be quick! Ab. I remember. Athos is at M. de Trevillade's." "But where are you going, monsieur, where are you going?" "I am going down by the window in order to be there the sooner," cried D'Artagnan. "On your part put back the boards, sweep the floor, go out at the door and run where I bid you." The knocker had scarcely sounded under the hand of D'Artagnan then the tumult ceased, steps approached, the door was opened and D'Artagnan, sword in hand, rushed into the apartment of Master Bonacieux, the door of which, doubtless acted upon by a spring, closed after him. Then those who dwell in Bougainvillea unfortunate home, together with the nearest neighbors, heard loud cries, stamping of feet, clashing of swords and breaking of furniture. Then, a moment after, four men clashed in black dew out of the door. D'Artagnan was conqueror without much trouble it must be confessed, for only one of the polesmen was armed and defended himself for dinner's sake. On being left alone with Mme Bougainville D'Artagnan turned toward him. Piccadilly "I have only done what every gentleman man would have done in my place. You owe me no thanks." The poor woman recolled, where she had been left, upon an armchair in a half fainting state. D'Artagnan examined her with a rapid but an earnest glance. She was a charming woman of about twenty-five years of age, with dark half, blue eyes and a nose slightly turned up, admirable teeth and a complexion marbled with rose and opal. There, however, stopped the signs which might have confounded her with a lady of rank. The hands were white, but without delicacy; the feet did not bespeak the woman of quality. While D'Artagnan was examining Mme. Bonncleux and was, as we have said, close to her, he saw on the ground a fine cambridge handkerchief, which he mechanically picked up and at the corner of which he recognized the same cipher that he had seen on the handkerchief which had nearly caused him and Aramis to cut each other's throat. From that time D'Artagnan had been cautious with respect to handkerchiefs with arms on them, and he therefore placed the one he had just picked up in Mine. Bonacieux's pocket. At that moment Mine. Bonacieux recovered her senses. "Ah, monsieur!" said she. "You have saved me. Permit me to thank you." "Madame," said D'Artagnan. "I have only done what every gentleman would have done in my place. You owe me no thanks." "Oh, yes, monsieur; oh, yes, and I hope to prove to you that you have not served an ingrate. But what could these men, whom I at first took for robbers, want with me, and why is M. Bonacieux not here?" "Madame, those men were much more dangerous than any robbers could have been, for they are the agents of M. le Cardinal, and as to your husband, M. Bonacieux, he is not here because he was yesterday evening taken away to the Bastille." "My husband in the Bastille" cried Mme Bonneau. "Oh, what can he have done? Poor dear man! He is innocence itself" And something like a faint smile gilded over the still terrified features of the young woman. "What has he done, madame?" said D'Arragan. "I believe that his only crime is to have at the same time the good fortune and the misfortune to be your husband." "But, monsieur, you know then"—I know that you have been carried off, madame. "And by whom? Do you know? Oh, if you know, tell me." "By a man of from forty to forty-five years of age, with black hair, a dark complexion and a scar on his left temple." "That is he, that is he; but his name?" "Ah, his name? I do not know that." "And did my husband know that I had been carried off?" "He was informed of it." "And does he suspect," said Mme. Bonnicieux, with some embarrassment, "the cause of this event?" "He attributed it, I believe, to a political cause." "I suspected so myself at first, and now I think entirely as he does. My dear M. Bonnicieux has not, then, for an instant suspected me!" "So far from it, madame, he was too proud of your prudence and particularly of your love. But how did you escape?" "I took advantage of a moment at which they left me alone, and as I knew from this morning what to think of my abduction, with the help of the sheets I let myself down from the window. Then, as I concluded my husband would be at home, I hastened hither to inform him." "Of what?" "Oh, that is not my secret! I must not, therefore, tell you." "Besides, said D'Artagnan—pardon me, madame, if guard as I am, I remind you of prudence—beside, I believe we are not here in a very proper place for imparting confidences. The man I have put to fight will return reinforced. If they find us here we are lost. I have sent for three of my friends, but who knows whether they may be at home?" "But whither shall we fly? Whither escape to?" "Let us in the first place get away from this house. When clear, of it, we shall see." And the young woman and the young man, without taking the trouble to shut the door after them, descended the Rue de la Fouquem, rapidly, turned into the Rue des Fesses-Montsieur-Prince and did not stop till they came to the Place St. Foulix. "And now what are we to do, and whether do you wish me to contact you?" said D'Artagnan. ```markdown ``` porte by means of my husband in order that M. Laporte might tell us exactly what has taken place at the Louvre in the course of the last three days and whether there was any danger in presenting myself there." "But I," said D'Artagnan, "can go and inform M. Laporte." "No doubt you could, only there is one misfortune in it, and that is that M. Bonneclux is known at the Louvre and would be allowed to pass, where as you are not known there, and the gate would be closed against you." "Ah, bah!" said D'Artagnan. "There is no doubt you have at some wicket of the Louvre a conqueror who is devoted to you and who, thanks to a password, would—" "And if I give you this password," said she, "would you forget it as soon as you had made use of it?" "By the faith of a gentleman!" said D'Artagnan, with an accent so truthful no one could mistake it. "But 1? Where shall I go in the meanwhile?" "Do you know no one from whose house M. Lagorte can come and fetch you?" "No! I know no one to whom a dare tried!" "Stop!" said D'Artagnan. "We are not my friend Athos' door. Yes; here is." "But if he should be at home and are me!" "He is not at home, and I will carry away the key after having placed you in his apartment." "But if he should return?" Oh, he won't return. And if he should be will be told that I have brought a lady with me and that lady is in his apartment." "But that will compromise me sadly, you know." "Of what consequence can it be to you? Nobody knows you. Besides, we are in a situation in which we must not be too particular." As I Artagnan had foreseen, Athos was not at home. He took the key, which was customarily given him as one of the family, ascended the stairs and introduced Mime. Boncleux into the apartment. "Here, make yourself at home," said he. "Walt here. Fasten the door with in and open it to nobody unless you bear three taps like these;" and he tapped three taps close together and pretty hard, the other at a considerable distance and more light." "That is all well," said Mime. Boncleux. "Now, in my turn, let me give you my orders." "I am all attention." "Present yourself at the wicket of the Loure on the side of the Rue de 'Echelle and ask for Germain. He will ask you what you want and you will answer by these two words- Tours and Bruxelles. Tell him to go and fetch M. Laporte, the queen's valet de chambre." "And when he shall have informed him and M. Laporte is come?" "You will send him to me." "That is all very well. But where and how shall I see you again?" "Let that cure be mine and be at ease." D'Arringon bowed to Mme. Bonna cloux, darting at her the most loving glance that he could possibly concentrate upon her charming little person, and while he descended the stairs he heard the door closed and double locked. In two bounds he was at the Loure. As he entered the wicket of 'Echelle 10 o'clock struck. All the events we have described had taken place within half an hour. Everything fell out as Mme. Bonnecleux said it would. On hearing the password Germain bowed. In a few minutes Laporte was at the lodge. In two words D'Artagnan informed him where Mme. Bonnecleux was. Laporte assured himself by having it twice repeated of the exactitude of the address and set off at a run. He had, however, scarcely got ten steps before he returned. "Young man," said he to D'Artagnan. "I have a piece of advice to give you. Have you any friend whose clock is too slow?" "What then?" "Go and call upon him in order that he may give evidence of your having been with him at half past 9. In a court of justice that is called an alibl." D'Artagnan found his advice prudent. He took to his heels and was soon at M. de Treville's. But instead of passing to the saloon with the rest of the world he required to be introduced to M. de Treville's closet. A servant went to inform M. de Treville that his young compatriot, having something important to communicate, solicited a private audience. Five minutes after M. de Treville was asking D'Artagnan what he could do to serve him and what caused his visit at so late an hour. "Pardon, me, monaleur," said D'Artagnan, who had profited by the moment he had been left alone to put back M. de Treville's clock three quarters of an hour, "but I thought as it was yet twenty minutes past 9 it was not too late to wait upon you." "Twenty minutes past 9" cried M. de Treville, "looking at the clock. Why, that's impossible." "Look, rather, monsieur," said D'Artagnan, "the clock shows it." Then D'Artagnan told M. the Treville a long story about the queen. He expressed to him the fears he had of her. He told her he had heard he related to him what he had heard. of the projects of the cardinal with regard to Buckingham, and all with a tranquillity and sereneness of which Mr. de Treville was the more the dupe from having himself, as we have said, observed something fresh between the cardinal, the king and the queen. As 10 o'clock was striking, D'Artagnan left M. de Treville, who thanked him for his information, recommended him to have the service of the king and queen always at heart and returned to the saloon. But at the foot of the stairs D'Artagnan remembered he had forgotten his cane. He consequently sprang up again, re-entered the closet and with a turn of his finger set the clock right again. [TO BE CONTINUED.] FROM FAR AWAY BRAZIL To The Richmond PLANET. Richmond, Va. U. S. A. Dear Editor: I beg for space in your valuable columns to in one way or the other, call your valuable attention to things which I can see; yet they are unspeakable at present. Therefore I shall speak as in Parables. As you have been very observing, which I truly believe that you are, you have surely observed that what I expressed with my pen and seeing as you surely must have seen by this time you only have to look through your files and read my letters on the line, under the line and between the lines and assure yourself that I could not say what I knew. Nor can I at present, being who I am and where I am and in conditions such as I am. But I must thank you however for the wonderful kindness you showed me and the service which you did society in those articles of which I doubt that even you are able to appreciate just now, but probably can later on. I have been quiet because I know what some of you were thinking about. I knew that you wanted me to doubt. Some for one motive and some for another. Some thought me smart and some thought me a fool. You have all thought of me about it. I thought that you should think, as it was not my aim that you have you exact and kind of me as it was not myself but the object which I wanted to attract your attention. I seem to have spoken with my mouth wide open, but I assure you that my words were most cautiously chosen. Now I ask you in plain words, how many flags has your nation? Which is your flag, if you have one? Go, dear reader, and look upon your flag and think what it means to have a flag and what it must mean to not have one. I say, think what the word "American" means. Where is the rightful home of any man? And what should be the privileges of a man when he is at home? Hark! I tell you that in a far distance I can see light. You may say that you can see it top! But I say that, what you are attracted by is not the light of which I speak. You are looking in a mirror at the reflections of the light behind you. What I see is real light. I truly hope that I am not too optimistic, however, and I do not want you to be. The crisis is near at hand. The snake has bit himself and thus must die. Enough of this. I am speaking in deep parables. Let me say now in plain words that you are either "Americans" in the fullest meaning or you are not Americans at all. There are no two nations in the United States of America. There is only one, and you are either a part of it or you are no part of it. Now then stand up as such or deny your name entirely. You cannot be a half American, you know! America has long forgotten that she holds out a standing insult to the whole eastern hemisphere in the Monroe Doctrine. He has also forgotten that she openly insults 10,000,000 of her legitimate citizens. She forgets that she is constantly insulting all of the darker races of the world. She seems to be blind to the confusion which her "illy-white" dogma is creating on the western hemisphere. She seems to think that all whom she accepts into her folds as "illy-white" will remain true to her in a great struggle. I say here that she is sadly mistaken. I wonder how many persons America can really rely upon in the case when she could contest her right to such propaganda and be known to be launching upon the civilized world? I wonder how many nations America can count upon as true friends in a close struggle. America has put a chilled addler in her bosom so that he might get warm. Now when this reptile is warm and notive how shall she remove it? America has acted like a foolish woman! America has divided the people under her own flag while she is making enemies with all others. America seems to forget that blood is thicker than water. Can America imagine that all white nations are in favor of her procedure? Let me say here that some of those people in America who are so anxious to not have a Negro "domination" or to otherwise have a ill-white government have truly forgotten what dangerous grounds upon which they are forcing their nation. I therefore advise all good and wise Americans to recall ancient history. Remember the rise and fall of great nations. Your teamsters are driving your wagons into a ditch from whence there is no recovery. What white mation can America call her friend? Does not all Europe navy her progress even within her own bounds? And which one of them favors her march to the South? MR RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. I wonder when I think about now America expects to continue, when I know men who are travel with American money to travel from place to place, willing they to my personal knowledge to secretly doing all in their little powers to overthrow the American government. I tell you, dear readers, that all white powder is not necessarily sugar. Therefore, let it be the work of a Negro journal to sound the alarm. You surely think that you are experiencing a great political upheaval (a termoll) in your factional contents for the supreme power internally, but I tell you that all this is nothing to what is coming unless something is done and that villainy quick, too. It will not be necessary to see how quick that you can transfer your complete navy, either. It will be a problem just a little more complicated. It may be something like this. What shall we do with our navy when we get there? I think that the New York World has given you a good example, in its Sunday magazine with "Percy the Machine Man." You work very well, but brains you have nix". Thus you can say to your great fighting machines, "Courage you have: but brains you have nix!" It takes men to govern those machines after all, for power they have, but brains they have not. Now I am going further and say that America has been the only nation to make a universal about intermarriages, say that in America with social equality upon Americans of a similar class will be her salvation. If nothing else were to be thought of, America can not uphold the Monroe Doctrine without intermarriage and social equality among her own citizens. The blood must run from vein to vein or it will run upon the ground: Just as you like. It is just as impossible for America to succeed with her propaganda as it was for England to succeed with hers 137 years ago. But I am not needed to remind one that the American problem is much more complicated. The Monroe Doctrine and race segregation will not hold together. It is impossible. I have a suggestion to make, however, but not here. I am yet speaking parables, my friends. But now I will be just a little bit more confident that the second American white lady shall ask the protection of a black man." The hunchy white dames shall rejoice at the slant of a real big kid man, when the would flee in terror if she saw one of her own color. Burn them now, but you or your children shall praise their ashes. I seem to be speaking plain, but I have said nothing openly as yet can you hardly believe me? A MYTTERIOUS OMEN. I stood in South America and looked Northeast and I saw three swords coming and one was so far away that I could hardly see it. Again I stood in the market square and I fought with a great knight a sword duel, and when I had beaten my enemy my own sword slipped out of my hand, rolled around my thumb and began to turn in the air about my head, while I was doing all that I could to escape its blows, until it finally struck me upon my left shoulder and making such quorers about my head that I stepped back, ran under it, reached up and caught it in the middle, pulling it out of the air, thus stopping its. But my enemy was not to be found, yet I felt that he was near and I owed him an apology as I should not have fought, with such force. Now, you who are Americans, be Americans still and you who are not do not try to be; just now. We expect to see a great show in Europe within the next five years and this will decide who is greatest on that side of the world. There shall be undreamed of fighting and maneuvering, yet it is possible to prevent this. I truly hope that nothing said here will have any bearing upon the way you vote this Fall. I wish all the best of happiness and thanking you in advance, I am. Your servant, BROWN, WITH THE EAGLE'S EYE P. S. — Why do Americans not have the world to know as well as take knowledge herself that all of her citizens are Americans? How do you stand upon this question, my colored brethren? An American should be an American; or he should not be! One or the other! Social Equality to all undes similar conditions will be your only salvation. And of them who have been supporting the Booker T. Washington scheme shall learn to curse his game. Now, what are you going to do about all this? And where shall the black man be found? Bahls, Brazil, July 23, 1912. Richmond PLANET: I see where the Editor of The Richmond PLANET has called or asked for or about Dr. Washington. Well, I am a long ways from either of you but I feel like saying that it has been almost impossible for the Dr. to declare himself in this fight for the great cause. First. Because that he is losing control of the Negro voters. Second. Because that is partly owned by each of the Republican contestants. Third. Because that his doctrines are about wearing out. As people grow intelligent they heave less in segregation and limitations of human developments. His meal has been served from his own mixture and it has been rather heavy upon his stomach. thus preventing him from eating. You will remember that it was he who first attempted to stop the Negroes from voting at all, and now to tell them how to vote is a little more than his cheek will even permit. But he is only waiting a chance to make a decent showing, as he must admit this campaign is one on him. But he has seen noticing yet. He may see and hear too, if he lives much longer. Yours for absolute social equality to all, and similar circumstances. BROWN, WITH THE EAGLE'S EYE Bahia, Brazil. --- Hawkins-Johnson MANUFACTURING CO., Hair Grower and Restorer, 616 N. 1st Street, Richmond, Va. Telephone, Madison-4601. Will positively remove all Dandruff and cure the scalp of all impurities. It will restore Hair on clean Temples and Bald Heads where the Roots are not dead. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. PRICE, 35 CENTS PER BOX. THE HAWKINS-JOHNSON M'f g Co's. Hair Grower and Restorer is now being used in this State and other States with phenomenal success. 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A delightful resting place with the best of everything There is always a breeze here when sleeping time comes. For TERMS ADDRESS ```markdown ``` The TEMPERANCE INDU COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Opens Upon Its Twentieth Year's On Monday September 30th, 2018. Meetment building, 123 1-2 by 49 1-2 feet, and beheaded at stair and equipment at cost of $10,000. This compi- nies for the reception of $10,000 Sept. THE INDUSTRIAL and INSTITUTE. CLAREMONT, VA. seventh Year's Work September 30, 1912. 60th, Lincoln Hall, a brick, stone and co 49 1/2 feet, 4 story lighted with electricity and equipped with every modern improv. This commissional building will be opened On Monday September 30th, Lincoln Hall, a brick, stone and cement building, 133 1/2 by 49 1/2 feet, 4 story lighted with electricity and heated with steam and equipped with every modern improvement at a cost of $10,000. This commissional building will be opened for the reception of Indy pupils Sept. 27th, 28th and 30th inclusive. "Old Bagley Hall" lighted with electricity and heated with steam and equipped with every modern improvement, will be open for the reception of male pupils Sept. 26th, 27th, 28th and 30th inclusive. The Temperance, Industrial and Collegiate Institute is situated within three-fourths of a mile of the Claremont village and fronts the "Ancient James River" and is seventy-five feet above its level, climate delightful, with the best Artesian well water and is free from Malaria and Chills. One of the best moral, religious institutions in the country. $9.50 must be paid as an Entrance Fee, pupils must pay $9.50 per month, but should be made in their applications at once. Those who make a remittance for entrance fees should all money by Post Office Order. Pupils coming from the South, by Norfolk can take the U.S. Mail Steamer "Pocahonton" at Norfolk on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. Those coming from the North by Richmond can take same steamer at the foot of Main (East Main) St., Richmond, Va., Monday Wednesday and Friday of each week. All can land at the John Ilay Wharf right upon the school grounds, at the foot of the hill. The Institution is non-sectarian and non-political, but strictly Moral, Religious and Industrial. Students are taught Scientific Farming, the Carpenter's Trade; Harness and Shoe Making; Plains and Fancy Sewing with Dreaming, Cooking and Laundry Work and general Domestic Science. BOARD AND TUITION, PER MONTH, $9.50. Extra charges are made for Music and Elocution. Girls must do their own laundry work. Boys can have their laundry done in the Institution's Laundry at $1.00 per month. Swearing, Smoking, use of Intorican Liquors, Make Debts in the Village; Idleness; Laziness. Impoliteness will not be tolerated once in any pupil. All students desiring rooms should write to the President at once. 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Progressive or Socialist, which does not accord to us equal rights and representation as citizens in their conventions, primaries and at the polls. --- THE SOUTH CAROLINIANS "BUCKED." ... The Richmond Planet is mistaken when it says that the Progressive Party convention denied "representation from South Carolina because it did not have a white delegation, although it did have a colored mass convention called to elect delegates." There was no "mass convention" nor were any delegates elected. —Columbia, S. C. Southern Indicator. And there was a reason. The only Progressive organization in the State was composed of colored men, white men not taking any interest, and for this reason South Carolina went without representation. Colored Progressives were given the "tip" before hand. If this information is incorrect, let us hear again from South Carolina. Col. Koosevelt's Julian Harrison letter is so plain that even "a blind man, though a fool, need not err." Colored men are not wanted in the management of the Roosevelt Progressive Party in South Carolina. By not sending delegates, the colored men of South Carolina avoided deep humiliation. ANOTHER JUST DECISION. We have repeatedly asserted that all of the rights under our State Constitution, which we cannot secure by an appeal to the present Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, we shall do without. This tribunal passed upon the appeal in the Virginia Christian case, desiring a writ The Fellowship Herald of Chicago pictures this class of Virginia white men, together with Gov. William Hodges Mann as despitely using and persecuting us. The charge is ridiculous enough to be amusing. The following extract clipped from the Richmond, Virginia Times-Dispatch of the 1st inst. will explain itself: She could have been confined in the Virginia penitentiary for a lifetime, but where was the question to be decided if not at Hampton? The case was taken to the Supreme Court of Appeal of Virginia. This is the same court which virtually saved the lives of the Lunenburg prisoners, Pokey Barnes, Mary Abernathy and Mary Barnes. It is the same court which recently granted a writ of error to a colored man charged with rape, and yet this court and the Governor of the great State of Vir- Upon a charge that a Buckingham County jury ignored the evidence in a case before it, in order to give judgment for a resident white man and against non-resident Negroes, the supreme Court of Appeals yesterday granted error. The case is that of Harriet Cole Payne, Thomas Payne and Minda Payne, he testified law of J. M. Coles, deceased, against John D. Jamerson. The heirs claim a tract of land of 112 acres, which they desert was willed to their father, J. M. Coles by his "old master," the late John G. Meem, of Lynchburg Buth Coles and his wife belonged to the Meem family, who lived in a house on the lot on which the Carroll Hotel in Lynchburg now stands. Mr. Meem left land in Buckingham to his old faithful servant. Jameston claims title under a tax deed. In defense of the ejunction process, he brought by the Negroes against him, he asserted they could not give title to the land. The jury said in a very longy, word, that the identity of the agent the land had not been established to their satisfaction as that which had been owned by Coles. The petition says. "The unusual and arrogant form of the wretched, as well as the jury's disregard of the evidence, shows they were not without bias in reaching their conclusion, and it is evident that a finding against a white man of their own county and in favor of non-resident Negroes would not have been so their satisfaction." There is no gentle man in this State who has taken a doctor's patient in the website of the colored people than Miss Hiss Excellence Wilton Holmes Mann. He was raised with colored people and he knows them. We introduced him to a three and four year old at the Fifth Street Baptist Church Row S C Marcel D. Porter Bible School that he ever pursued as a writer or teacher. Then he in the letter of the local and top of the heart As to the Supreme Court of Australia of Victoria, the decision in *Pollution* is a different answer to the question with reference to the far larger concerns that amount to national What a heterogeneous contemporary attack them and perhaps to more prominent to the cultural people of the North simply in the demands that we make the statements consequent with the facts and take the consequences as a result of our tenacity. The problem need not tell us to make friends with the white people down here. We have already done so knowing a we do the better class of white people far better than they know them. "If this be true, make the most of it." V CONTEMPORARY'S MISREPHI SENTATIONS At the door of office, the Honor and may be heard and then looked with the attention of the dew of Dr. Baldish. Our esteemed contemporary: The Fellowship Head of Chicago, Illinois at the door of office of the dew of Dr. Baldish. The Richmond Planet says Booker T. Washinton has kicked on the political situation. That seems also to describe The Planet's condition on the Virginia Christian murder. The Planet not only had nothing to say on this subject that agitated the press of the country, outside of news mention. But The Planet's same issue, which told of the electrocutation, and in the same column, told of Governor Mann's speaking in one of the colored churches in Richmond, and gave commendation of the executive's presence and plattitudes. The Negro has no match in the world for rushing to to honor to those who desperately use and persecute him. But this writer never expected to live to see The Planet. But this writer never expected to live to see The Planet silent on race outrages at home or abroad. After reading the above citation carefully, we have wondered how we as a race of people can expect to get justice until we do justice. The statements set forth are about as far away from the facts as is possible for any statements to be without encroaching upon the boundaries of falsehood. They are misleading, too, for after saying that The Planet had nothing to say, the writer qualifies it by the words, "outside of news mention." Now, what are the facts? Let us see. We published the exhaustive application for clemency for Virginia Christian setting forth in full the statement of counsel for the defense and the plea of the prisoner, who had been legally convicted. puruae and when the able attorney arrived here from Chicago, went over the case with him telling him, in our judgment, the only way in which the electrocution of Virginia Christian could be prevented at this time and a chance of escaping the electric chair realized. He was unable to undertake the task. For our part, when Virginia Christian admitted that she was guilty of killing this white woman, that she ranumed a towel down her throat until she was dead, there was little for any one to say. The case could only be predicated upon insanity. It was also possible to base it upon a plea of mercy and humanity. We are now disposed to the injustice to each other and it is not at all surprising that we practice the same against members of the other race. We have not changed one tota in our attitude towards but our people and we bemoan conditions as we see them exist today. Unwise leadership has been responsible for much and certain white men's brutality has been responsible for much more. When William Hodges Mann, the distinguished Chief Executive of Old Virginia is held up as an enemy of the colored race and abused and vilified in Chicago and other places for having declined to stop the execution of a young woman, who admitted that she was guilty of one of the most flandish crimes ever perpetrated by a colored woman in this But who could assert it as a right? Virginia Christian by her own admission had practically silenced her counsel and made useless the efforts of those who were striving every nerve to save her life. It is rather late in the day for any one to charge this journal with having the "clock jay" upon the case of Virginia Christian. Our record is known of all men, who will take the time to investigate it. The cases of Simon Walker saved from the gallows. Isaac Jenkins saved from the Lynchers and the penitentiary. Mary Abernathy. Poke Barnes, saved from the gallows and Mary Barnes from the penitentiary all else before us as we pen these lines. Our efforts were in behalf of colored people, whom we believed to be innocent and not in behalf of colored ones who had admitted their guilt. Our efforts for more than twenty five years have been to eliminate lynch law in this State and we have lived long enough to see it practically wiped out with a Chief Executive. Democratic to the core, yet as careful in the exercise of his authority to protect the life of the humblest black citizen as he is to protect the life of the humblest white one WHERE she been time when the commission of such a crime as Virginia a State law admitted, that she had been convicted would have resulted in her testimony wanting from a telegram police or a hub of a tree in the county of Hercpton. What are the facts? She was arrested and prosecution from such distance. She was accorded the services of able counsel. She was convicted by a jury and the action of the jury was afterwards confirmed by her own confession which of course she never recanted or denied. Gov William Hodges Mann granted all repeated responses and considered all the evidence. He did not confess her. A jury did this. The place to save her life was at Hampton and laid at Richmond. We fail to see in his declination to interfere in the case of a confessed murderer that he despitefully used and persecuted the Negroes as is alleged by the Fellowship Herald, which by this interimate language, unsupported by facts tends to do the colored people of this country more hard than roof. Our position has been that the guilty people of our race shall be punished, not by the mob but by the law. In this case our contention was granted. It seems to us that we would have made ourselves responsible and have nullified our future efforts for good had we condemned the Virginia officials for doing the very thing which we had asked them to do. Our position has been that guilty white people should be punished just the same as guilty colored ones. It will be a sad day for the colored people in this state when the better element of our people justify the murder of white females by colored females, and a red letter day when white people justify the killing of colored females by white females. There should be no color in crime and when the lawless elements amongst us attempt to rupture the friendly feeling now existing between the races by rapine and murder, they should be considered the enemies of both races. This brings us back to the question: Did Virginia Christian, a colorful woman murder Ida Belote a white woman? The Commonwealth's Attorney said that she did. The jury which tried her said that she did. The counsel which defended her said that she did. Last, but not least, Virginia Christian said that she did. What was there for any one else to say? The only plea set up was that there was no "cooling time" as is prescribed in first degree murder, that there was no evidence to show that the murder was not committed in the heat of passion and that she was entitled to the doubt. Grant all of this and yet she was guilty of murder. It is murder in the second-degree, but it is no less murder. girl and The Planet are to be, and are the victims of a hysterical attack by a journal a thousand miles away from the scene of the crime. This brings us back to the statement that they who demand justice should accord justice. The only plea set up in favor of Virginia Christian was that of sex and age. We could only plead for the one and pray for the other. No one with one lota of reason could demand either as a right. Sixteen years is the age of consent in this State. She was seventeen years of age. "I think the money was all spent legitimately," he added, "but it was Richmond, Va., October 7-12, 1912. Southern Railway offers extremely low round trip fares from all points. Tickets on sale October 4-12. In three good returning up to Oct. 14th, 1912. For tickets and information apply to nearest Southern Railway Ticket Agent or write, S. E. BURGESS, D. P. A., Richmond, VA. Governor Manu did not convict her. He could not under his oath do other than consider the facts and additional evidence, which had not been submitted to the court. The Fellowship Herald evidently expected The Planet to treat His Excellency Governor Manu as an enemy to the colored race, to refuse to have anything to do with him and to deny him any favorable mention in these columns simply because in the excerbee of the duties of office and in keeping with his oath, he could not consistently see his way clear to grant a commission of sentence to a same woman seventeen years of age, who had confessedly killed a white woman. His interest in the colored people, this State is known of all men. We cannot say that a statement of the case would excite anything but ridicule in the minds of every fair-minded citizen in the Old Dominion. While we would like to have seen the sentence of Virginia Christian committed to 18 imprisonment, believing that such punishment was on a par with electrocution and accordingly a fair punishment for the crime, we have no right or justification in attempting to force our opinions either upon His Excellency or the Clerks, when both have compiled with the law. As the matter now stands, the Jury convicted Virginia Christian, but the Governor is blamed for her electrocution. The Jury brought in a verdict of death, but the Governor is blamed for her electrocution. This is done, too, if face of the face that the Judicial departments of the State government and the executive departments so coordinate, that is, they are equal in authority. If the case of Virginia Christian is to be judged as a true outrage then definitive as we understand them have unforeseen great chance during the last few years. There are numerous instances all over the country where innocent colored people are vicious of outrages, and it would be we'd take note of them, but to take up a case as plain as the one cited and endeavor to exploit it as an evidence of racial brutality tends to hurt rather than help our cause. It is on a par with condemning all of the white people of the South for the intemperate and brutal acts of some of them. It makes our lot all the harder and causes deserved impatience and contempt to possess those liberal minded white people who would otherwise help. It was only the other day that the world noted a Chicago Attorney, President of the American Bar Association, Hon. S. S. Gregory, drawing the color line in the Northern city of Milwaukee against colored practitioners at the bar. It was only a few months before that the world noted a Nashville, Tennessee banker. President of the American Bankers A society on. Hon. L. O. Watts not drawing the color line in the Southern city of New Orleans against a colored banker from Virginia. Despite the criticisms voiced there by the prejudice, it was all hushed and no sound emanated in that Southern city to the detriment of one of the financial representatives of the colored race. It seems to us then that it is more necessary now that we should exercise discretion in all that we say and do and use wisdom in our dealing with men, who hold the destiny of our people in their own hands. Praise justly vouchsafed will do much good while condemnation unwidely visited will undo the the constructive racial work of many years. This, then, is our answer to the charge of "lock-jaw" on the part of our contemporary, and the silence is broken for the reason that no harm can come to Virginia Christian by anything which we have been plain enough to say. Colored men and women can battle on in the right, but they should hesitate to lift a finger in the wrong. State, then we rise to a question of privilege and enter our protest in behalf of the law-abiding constituency which we represent. We insist, not that guilty colored people shall not be punished but that guilty white ones shall be accorded the same fate. When our people stand upon the same platform that they demand for others and mote the same fair play which they them selves crave, then they will be in a position to secure a hearing and deserve the careful consideration of the better class of white people in all of this land. When we repeat, if we expect to receive justice for ourselves, we must do justice to others. Miss Delia C. Torrey, famed the country over as President Taft's "Aunt Delia," kept her birthday Monday in Millbury, Mass. She is eighty-eight years old. Friends called at the old Torrey mansion, on Elm street, and Miss Torrey, received many remembrances, not forgetting one from "Will." Only a little while ago Aunt Delia entertained the president on his birthday. Miss Lottie Ward, aged fifteen, who lives at the home of Samuel Farmer, of Wheeling Junction, W. V. Waise, was seized, by unidentified men near her home and held while poison was administered. She is expected to die. Farmer recently received anonymous letters threatening his life if he did not leave the county. No reason for the attack has been disclosed. "Justice proportions the smart to the fault; so that we may behold the greatness of the offense in the fitness of the punishment." - Sckert FLINN GIVES LIE IN SENATE QUERY Denies He Offered Million For Senatorship. HE "GOLD BRICKED" QUAY Progressive Leader Admits That He Contributed $144,308 to Roosevelt's Campaign. "If Senator Penrose or any one else says I offered him $1,000 to secure my appointment to the senate he lives." Emphasizing this statement with a wave of his fast, William Flihn, of Pittsburgh, Pa., denied before the senatorial campaign fund investigating committee in Washington Senator Penrose's assertion that Flihn had tried to buy his way into the senate as successor to the late Senator Quay. Flihn also flatly denied that he had sought the aid of Standard Oil to make him the successor of Quay in the United States senate, and asserted that the telegram recently produced by Senator Penrose had been sent by J. G. Splaim, who, Flihn said, signed Flihn's name without his knowledge or consent. "Prior to this Flinn had given the amount of his contribution to the Roosevelt campaign fund in Pennsylvania as $12,000, and said this was about 90 per cent of the total used in that state. He said about $28,000 was used in Pittsburgh. His second statement was that his expenditures totaled $144,30,895, of which about $109,000 was directly in the interest of Roosevelt. He said he had personally contributed at least 85 or 90 per cent of all the money spent for Roosevelt in Pennsylvania. Other amounts expended by Mr. Flinn came under the head of expenditures in Republican and Progressive organization work, which Mr. Flinn did not characterize as "Roosevelt expenditures." The statement follows: Total expenditures in Allegheny county, $28,300.18; cost of postcards in state of Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny county, $22,965; expenditures in sixty six counties in Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny county, $36,677.70; total expenditures Pennsylvania for Roosevelt delegates, $94,942.88; total expenditures outside of the state of Pennsylvania, $4441.30; total Roosevelt expenditures, $99,384.18; contributed to the Allegheny county Republican party organization expenses, $221.76; expenditures of Paul S. Ache, $174.83; expended by John S. Weller, treasurer Roosevelt league, $908; expended by A. W. Powell, $1190; expenditures of Republican state organization, $4000; personal expenditures attending the Republican national convention, $711.85; expenses of Republican state convention, $1874.70; expenses of Progressive national convention, $487.46; contributions to the Washington party state committee, $1600; total expenditures, $14430.29. Flinn was grilled by Senators Pomerene and Oliver about his part in Pennsylvania politics. After much sparring he was forced to admit drawing up the agreement with the late Senator Quay whereby he, Quay and Brown were to work together politically and were to share federal and municipal patronage. Flinn declared he never intended to sign the agreement and asserted that he had sold Quay a "gold brick." Flinn said his connection with the presidential campaign in 1904 was limited to his activities in Roosevelt's favor in Pennsylvania. He added that the famous postal campaign campaign in Pennsylvania during the recent primaries cost $29,960. In accounting for the expenditure of $99,384.1 in Pennsylvania Flinn said that more than $28,000 was spent in Pittsburgh and Allegheny county in his card campaign and a total of $4431 was spent outside of the state. He said he spent $26,000 in sixty Pennsylvania counties. He declared the "Taft people had spent $5,000 in our county." Senator Clapp called Mr. Flinn's attention to Senator Penerose's charge in the senate, Aug. 22, that Mr. Flinn had made a fortune out of municipal deals, and had offered $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 to Senator Penerose and Israel W. Durham to obtain the senate seat of the late former Senator Quay in 1905. "What have you to say to that?" asked Senator Clapp, the chairman. Flinn's face flushed, and for the first time his quick temper showed it self. Glaring at Senator Pomerene, who sat, not ten feet from him, he snapped out: "Well, sitting here under oath, I will say that if Senator Penerose made any such statement as that, he lived," snapped Flinn; "neither did I authorize any other man to make such an offer for me." That Colonel Roosevelt, late in 1903 and in 1904, when he was president, invited the late E. H. Harriman to come to see him at the White House, and that Harriman had given at least $50,000 to the 1904 campaign of Roosevelt, was brought in before the senate subcommittee in Washington investigating campaign funds of that and following years. Texas Stops Mexican Troops. Governor Colquitt, of Texan, has withdrawn permission for the Mexican federal troop to march from Marathon, Texas, to another point on the border over Texas soil. He announced that he does not care to take the skim. Can't Live on Love Alone. "Pass up the $14 a week clerk and go for bigger game in husbands," is the advice of Rev. Earl Wilfrey to Washington griff. "You can't live com- fortably on love and hugs and kisses." The witness testifying regarding the Roosevelt-Harriman episode of 1904 was C. C. Tegethoff, formerly private secretary to the railroad magnate. The committee expected to learn from him whether the Harriman estate had any documentary evidence of the raising of a $250,000 fund in 1904. Tegethoff said Harriman had told him of raiding that fund at Roosevelt's request, and also produced letters relating to appointments of an ambassador and others by Roosevelt, the letters showing intimate relations between the then president and the big railway man. Tegethoff produced a series of papers from the Harriman estate file. The first was a receipt signed by C. N. Bills as treasurer of the Republican national committee, dated 1904. It was for $30,000, which Mr. Tegethoff said was Mr. Harriman's contribution to the Republican campaign fund of 1904. Then Mr. Togethoff put in the record a series of letters in which Roosevelt asked Harriman to visit him at the White House during the fall and winter of 1803. Letters dated Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 from the former president asking Harriman whether he "would be in Washington soon," and invited him either to lunch or dine at the White House. Replies from Mr. Harriman said that he was not planning to come to Washington at that time, but might come later. Letters of that character continued up to May 17, 1804, when President Roosevelt wrote asking Harriman if he could "take lunch with me on Monday, May 23." If this was not convenient, the president suggested that Harriman dine with him on either Wednesday day or Thursday. The date, according to a rapid exchange of letters produced, was finally fixed for Wednesday evening, May 25, when Mr. Harriman consented to dine at the White House. Other letters read showed that Harriman asked for an advance copy of Roosevelt's message to congress in 1904, but that the president was "compelled to refuse because of the danger of its becoming public." FIRE DESTROYS RAILROAD PIER Philadelphia Has a Million Dollar Blaze. Fire destroyed the Baltimore & Ohio railroad pier on the Dolaware river front at the foot of Snyder avenue in Philadelphia, and its contents, causing a million dollar damage. Railroad cuts, surrounding piers, coal barges—they, too, suffered. A high wind fanned the fire in every direction, and flames leaped distances of fifty feet. Thousands of persons collected to watch the scores of firemen at work. No one yet knows what caused the fire. D. A. Walton, superintendent of the pier building which burned, said he was in his office in the northwest corner of the building when he heard a shout of "Fire!". He rushed out in answer to the cry, and saw flames licking at the whole understructure of the pier. Their source seemed concentrated where 5000 bales of cork waste lay. In the short time he needed to take in the situation the fire reached his office. He was literally forced out of the only exit that remained, the one in the northwest corner of the building. Superintendent Walton roughly estimated the damage at a million dollars. The pier was built only three years ago, at a cost of $300,000. There was merchandise inside to an equal value. Twenty-seven freight cars, some inside and others on sidings, were partially or totally destroyed. A new water tank and other outside accessories of the pier were burned. "Aunt Delia" Is 88 Girl Forced to Take Poison. A. Photo by American Press Association. Mr McIlaryk, who worked in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt in the southern states to line up delegates for him before the Republican national convention met and who appeared as a delegate to the Roosevelt interests in the ninth contested delegate before the Republican national committee, was one of the first witnesses in the campaign fund inquiry this week. FATALEXPLOSION ON WARSHIP Naval Officer and Two Men Killed and Six Injured. STEAM CHEST BLEW UP Accident Occurred as the Torpedo Boat Destroyer Walke Was About to Start-Speed Test. The most serious incident aboard any of the naval ships at Newport, R. L. in a long while occurred on board the destroyer Walke, with the blowing out of the steam cheat on the port turbine. The accident resulted in the death of one officer, Lieutenant Donald P. Morrison, engineer officer of the boat; two enlisted men, and the injuring of six other men, including one officer, Lieutenant R. L. Montgomery, who was acting as one of the umpires on board the Walke. The accident occurred just as the Walle was about to start on a full speed steaming trial. The board, accompanied by a number of the other destroyers, left Narraganett bay to make the test. All had full steam up, and when off the light ship at Breinton's reef the signal was given for the test to start. Just as the signal was given there was a loud report from the engine room of the Walle, followed by a cloud of escaping steam and the cries and groans of the man who had been caught in the room. Lieutenant Charles R. Train, commanding officer of the destroyer, was quick to respond with the other members of the crew. As soon as it was possible they rushed into the engine room and brought out the men, all of whom had been scaled, some more seriously than the others. Lieutenant Morrison was so badly injured that he died within an hour. Two men were dangerously injured, J. W. Rumpf and H. L. Wilder, both machinist mates, first class. The other men were not so dangerously injured. Rumpf and Wilder died aboard the Solace last evening from the injuries. Two other men are in a serious condition. A signal from the Walke brought the destroyer Perkins as close to the Walke as it was possible to get with the rough sea. It was at first desired to transfer the injured men to the Perkins, that time could be saved in rushing them into port, but the sea prevented this. In the meantime a wireless message from Lieutenant Train to Captain Eberle, commanding officer of the Atlantic torpedo fortilla, notified him of the accident, and the Walke was ordered to proceed at once to the hospital ship Solace, which is with the battleship fleet. Captain Eberle reported to Rear Admiral Hugo Otterstein, commander-in-chief of the fleet, and he ordered all medical officers from the ships to report at once to the Solace. These, to gather with the doctors regularly attached to the ship, made up a large medical corps to attend the injured men as soon as they were brought on board. Aside from the wrecking of the port turbine, it has not been learned what is the extent of the other damage aboard the Walko as a result of the accident. SATURDAY...OCTOBER 8, 1912 Improved Service to Baltimore, Md. Washington, D. C. Sept. 23—President Finley, of the Southern Railway Company, speaking to-day of the contract recently lot by the Chesapeake Steamship Company for the construction of two steamers for service between Baltimore, Md. and West Point, Va., by way of Cheesapeake Bay and the York River said: "The completion of these steamers will right off and passenger traffic in the territory traversed by the Southern Railway in Eastern Virginia. It is expected that this service will be an important factor in the material development of that territory." "The larger part of the passenger traffic to be handled by the new service will be that between Baltimore and Richmond. Rail and steamer schedules will be so arranged that passengers leaving Baltimore in the early evening will be followed following morning, and those leaving Richmond in the early evening will reach Baltimore early in the morning. "The line will participate in the present large movement of freight between Richmond and Baltimore and it is expected that the additional and improved facilities afforded will lead to an increase in the volume of traffic through the larger industrial development of the territory affected. "One of the important results of the new service is expected to be the larger development of fruit and vegetable process and result in providing more and more frequent service to the markets of Baltimore and points beyond. A large part of the region served is admirably suited for the growing of truck." A Great Sermon. All are cordially invited to hear Dr. Walter H. Brooks of Washington, D. C. at the Fifth Street Baptist Church on next Wednesday night, October 2, 1912 at S. P. M. on his famous sermon, "The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus Christ," under the auspices of the Deacons and Progressive Clubs of the Fifth St. Baptist Church. All are requested to be present and bring a silver donation. Excellent music will be rendered by the choir and Mr. Joseph Matthews. Make Your Business Pay. If your advertisements were twice as effective as they now are and brought double the results, what would it mean to you? My helpful criticism and correction of your advertising literature bring new faces to your storeor business and cause it to bloom with new life. Send me your 'ads' or literature for correction. Inclose with it $1.00 as a guarantee of good faith, the balance of $4.00 to be paid after you receive the revised work. Address J. J. SHEPPERSON, C2, Drakes Branch, Va. --- Ethics From National Medical Association Meeting at Tuskegee... The 14th Annual Session of the National Medical Association was held at Tuskegee Institute, August 27, 28, 29, 1912. This, in many respects was the most remarkable session which the Association has ever held. Effort was made to reach the country people, who stood so much in need of hygienic and sanitary advice, and to have them present where conference was held with them for their special benefit, to the great advantage of both physicians and people. In connection with the meeting a very interesting clinic was held, where 523 patients were treated; 24 of whom received surgical operations the large majority of which were majors, and at this writing, 22 days afterwards, we are pleased to announce that every patient has practically recovered. Literary Circle, Armstrong High School to Meet. The Armstrong High School Literary Circle will hold its first meeting for the present term on Wednesday afternoon, October 7, 1912. Besides the regular literary program there will be a business meeting for the recollection of officers some of whom have been called to other cities for various reasons. The last year's staff consisted of the following officers: President, Elizabeth Coles; Vice President, Lillian Frazier; Secretary, Olivia Scott; Treasurer, James Peters, Planist, Irone Stewart, Assistant Planist, Annie Stewart, Florence Taylor; Chelle, Alphie White. Parents and friends are cordially invited to attend these meetings which take place every second and fourth Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the Assembly Hall of the Armstrong High School building. The officers and members of the past year worked to make it a success. It is anticipated to make it a greater success this school year. The graduate-class of June 1911 are the pioneers of the Teacher's Training Class, a new course recently added to the school. This class is now under the supervision of Miss Eulahla Whittle and Estelle D. Ward at Monroe School. Parents will please "be not afraid" and "let not their hearts be troubled"—the children are in good hands. Ida Booker, Alberta Cassar, Elizabeth Cobbs, Sallie Cowsan, Maggie Farrar, Florence Harris, Marta Minor, Annie Phillips, Rosa Primus and Gertie Waparro, comprise this course. This course is purposeed to be a great help in preparing teachers for efficient school work. It is the desire of the faculty to send out each year teachers that are better prepared for the work than those of the past. DRAKES BRANCH. (VA.) NEWS. Those who desire to vote at the Fall election must register Saturday. This is your last chance. Jack Frost made his first appearance and was seen on the potato vines Tuesday, morning. The farmers are busy cutting tobacco and little will be left out after this week. Thornton Marshall had a narrow cape with his life having fallen from his buggy Sunday and was dragged some distance. The lines got fastened about him in some way. In a recent storm lighting struck a tree in the yard of Charles Bedford Bark from the tree was thrown against the front window, breaking it. Mr. Bark who was sleep on the bed, was thrown to the floor, but no one was hurt. Rev. William L. Coussard left Tuesday for Virginia Union University, after having spent a short vacation with his mother and sister. VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity the 10th day of September, 1886. Pattie Miller Overton.....Plaintiff against In Chancery. William H. Overton.....Defendant The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce, a vinculo matrimonii, by the plaintiff from the defendant, on the ground of desertion. And an amfilavit having been made and filed that the defendant is a non-resident of the State of Virginia it ordered to be apportioned within fifteen days after the due publication of this order and do what may be necessary to protect his interests herein. A Copy—Teste: P. P. WINSTON, Clerk: J. E. BYRD, pq. To William H. Overton. You will take notice that I shall on the 12th day of November, 1912 at the office of Phil B. Shields, room No. 701 Travelers Insurance Build ins, situated on the North side of Main street, between (11) Eleventh and (12) Twelfth Streets in the City of Richmond, Virginia, between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock P. M. of that day proceed to take the depositions of witnesses to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in Chancery, defending in the Law and Equity Court for the City of Richmond, Virginia, wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff, and if from any cause the taking of the depositions of witnesses is commenced on that day or if commenced be not concluded on that day, that taking of the same will be adjournied and continued from day to day, or from tine to time at the same place, and between the same hours, until the same shall have been concluded. Respectfully, PATTIE MILLER OVERTON. By counsel, J. E. Byrd. To Whom It May Concern. In answer to the article on the Rev. W. H. Dobblins, allow me to say that even though he left before all the water of James River was exhausted, it was a voluntary leave and why not mention that he was the first of all pastors of said Fifth Baptist Church it has ever had who had the strength and was fearless enough to cope with said congregation and preach a farewell sermon. And even while he was saying goodbye, the officials were wondering was he really going. Hon. John Mitchell, Jr., President of Mechanics Savings Bank, Richmond Virginia, Banqueted. Mr. Mitchell, Editor of the Richmond PLANET, and one of the most prominent citizens of Richmond was tendered a banquet by Attorney Francis H. Warren at the New St. Antoine Hotel, September 13th. Some of Detroit's leading and influential and substantial as well as business and financial citizens were present. Among those who responded to the several requests of the Attorney Oleby T. W. Taylor, J. E. Mitchell of The Informer, Attorney Chas. H. Mahoney, Joseph C. Price, F. C. Greene and James A. Rose of Buffalo, N. Y., and several others. Mr. Warren acted at toastmaster of the evening, and after a course dinner he assigned the various responses to the several above named. Afterward Mr. Mitchell was asked to respond to, Banking as Confronta the Race, in which his remarks throughout were taken with unusual interest. He received a score of applause throughout, and all agreed that they profited much by his remarks. The only thing that the financier could not explain, after being interrogated by the representative of The Informer was how he could have remained a bachelor among such an abundance of Virginia maidens in his home state, as Virginia is noted for all of the embodiments that make a replete woman, in education, art and the most essential of all, the mistress of the home.—Detroit, Mich. Informer. 1912 OCTOBER 1912 S M T W T F S 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 KILLS THREE AND HIMSELF Sisters and Brother Shot by Aged Recluse Near York. Man Is Blain at Churn In Barn and Women While at Work Sewing In the House. John Caskey, sixty years old, who has been living as a reclusive for some years near Now Market, York County, Pa., killed Frank Hendrix, forty-five years old; his two sisters, Emma and Hester Hendrix, each more than fifty years old, and then turned the revolver upon himself, sending a bullet through his head, which caused his death shortly afterward. Caskey had been living on the Hendrix property, and it is bolloled that he murdered the Hendrix family to pay off an old score. A note found near the murderer's body said that he has ended his life because of ill health; Caskey's body was found on the rear porch of a brother's house at New Market. A jury of inquest was summoned, and while it was investigating the death word came that the bodies of the Hendrix family were discovered. Frank Hendrix was shot while he was at work at a churn in the barn, and his sisters were killed while they sat quietly sewing at home. When found each woman had thimble on her finger. Death in each instance had been caused by a bullet that penetrated the forehead. The shot that killed Caskey had entered at a similar point. The jury decided that the Hendrix trio had been murdered and that the evidence indicated that Caskey was the murderer. In one of Caskey's pockets three cartridges of 38-calliber, the same size found in the bodies of the Hendrix family, were discovered. The inquest was conducted by Justice of the Peace Grant McCullough, of Baltimore county, Md. --- Two Army Airmen Killed Lieutenant Lewis C. Rockwell, of the Tooth Infantry, and Corporal Frank S. Scott, of the army aviation school at College Park, near Baltimore, Md., are dead as the result of an aeroplane accident. Corporal Scott was instantly killed, but Lieutenant Rockwell died on the operating table at the Walter Reed General hospital in Baltimore, where he was taken after the accident in the automobile of Captain Charles Do Forest Chandler, commanding officer of the school. The accident was due to the failure of the motor to stop running when Aviator Rockwell reached up to cut it off. The machine, which was but thirty feet from the ground and about to make a landing, plunged nose-downward. Into the earth. Scott was hurled several feet from the machine, while Rockwell lay a few feet away from him. Brother officers, who were acting as officials of the test flight, carefully picked up the two men. Scott was found to be lifeless, his skull being crushed, his clothing torn from him and his bones broken. Rockwell, with his head hurled partly in the earth, still showed signs of life, but was unconscious. The army surgeon stationed at the field, after a hasty examination, ordered him rushed to the hospital in a final attempt to save his life. He never regained consciousness. --- It leaked out that $11,500 in gold was stolen about noon on Sept. 18 from the National Newark Banking company, in the heart of the financial district of Newark, Del. The gold was in three small bags, which were on a ledge behind the grating that separates the tellers from the corridor. Most of the tellers were out to luncheon at the time. Those who were working were at the front of the bank, when some one passed toward the rear of the corridor, where there is a big pillar that supports a part of the building and divides the tellers' screen. An iron bar was used to pry the screen open about four inches, and then, it is believed, a book at least four feet long was used to reach the bags containing the gold. When the clerks returned from their luncheon the break in the screen was discovered and the Burks detective agency was at once notified. The local police say they have not been informed about the robbery. The iron bar employed to pry open the screen was found in the corridor. Her Husband a Mulatto Mrs. Annie Wilson, wife of Upton Wilson, a laborer in Washington, applied to the juvenile court for an order requiring her husband to support their two children. In her plea Mrs. Wilson declared that she had just made the astounding discovery that for four years she had been married to a mulatto. The discovery was not made until the husband's mother came to visit them for the first time and revealed the husband's race. Wilson had explained his color to his wife before their marriage, she declared, by stating that he was of Indian descent. The marriage occurred in Boston four years ago. The wife's maiden name was Anna Wilson. She informed the judge of the juvenile court that she quit her husband as soon as she learned he was a negro and would apply for a divorce. An order was made by the juvenile court requiring the husband to pay $5 a week towards the support of the children. Providence Park HOW TO INVEST WHERE TO INVEST In two generations our population has trebled, yet there is not one acre more land now than there was forty years ago. We now have three times as many people to feed and clothes—there are three times as many ambitious men seeking homes for their families, yet there is not one acre more of land to supply food and homes. Is it surprising then that land values are going up constantly and rapidly? It is population that makes land values. Are you going to wait until values get beyond your reach? There are 230 Lots in the plan of Providence Park, and 183 of them have been sold, thus leaving but 47 unsold. 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John Palphala, of Logan street, Philadelphia, must send his thirteen-year-old wife to school for another year, according to Magistrate Boyle, or he will have to go to jail. The girl was reported by the truant officer, and her father was arrested for the violation of the school attendance act. The smiling little helpmeet waved a marriage certificate before the astonished magistrate and said: "I no go to school. I stay home and make beds and get husband's meals." Magistrate Boyle concluded matters by finding the father $14 and costs, and told the husband that if he did not send her to school until she was fifteen years of age, that he would be arrested and fined also. "I see no hope of beef getting much cheaper," said Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, in Washington. Fresh from a vacation in the west, Mr. Wilson declared that there was a much greater scarcity of cattle than he had realized. "The breeding grounds of stock cattle," said Mr. Wilson, "therefore sent to the corn field to be finished by latting on corn, cannot furnish much more of that class of cattle. Homestanders have compelled the rancher to dispose of their cattle stock. There is a supply of meat that people should become accustomed to eating-mutton. Mutton on the roof is less than half the price of beef." Drowns In Mine Flood. The heavy rains caused an old mine working at the Phoenix Park, colliery of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron company, near Pottville Pa., to break through into the gang. way, resulting in the drowning of a workman. The men had ample warning to permit them to escape, and the one death was caused by the victim attempting to return to get his dinner can just as the water broke through in full volume. One mule was also drowned. About a score of workmen were in the mine at the time. Rooster Destroys Child's Eyes. The ferocity of a rooster cost little Johnnie Charles, aged three years, of Pittsburgh, Pa., the sight of both his eyes. The boy was playing at his parents' home in Lincoln Avenue, when the cock, that had been fighting in another yard, drew over the fence. Johnnie rushed for the rooster and tried to take it in his hands. The enraged fowl knocked the little child down. Although the lad fought to defend himself and eroded for help, the bird peeked out his left eye and injured the other so badly that the physician mass the vision is destroyed. Leaps to Death In Niagara Workmen on the Canadian side of the Niakara river reported that they had seen a man vault the iron rail just above the brink below the falls and fall among the rocks and spray 200 feet below. Shortly afterward the poffo picked up a derby hat, business cards and insurance papers bearing the name of "Frank I. Parker, Buffalo, N. Y." Parker, who was a captain in the Seventy-fourth regiment, New York State Guard, had been in poor health for several months. He has been missing since Wednesday. Chinaman Is Nominated. Charles H. Shue, a Chinman, the first to seek a public office in the United States, and who was nominated as representative to the state legislature by the regular Republican organization in Ward 7, in Boston, declared that he was a supporter of Colonel Roosevelt. Shue was nominated to oppose John L. Donovan, Democrat. Shue is thirty nine years old, a native of the United States, born in Seattle, married and has three children Passengers Kill Conductor. James McNamara, a Brooklyn street car conductor, gave his life trying to enforce the company's rules. Three dozen men, resisting his orders to leave a car behind for the barricade beat him into the city. He died in a hospital. 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Under the caves of the back porch of an old damp plated building less than an acre from a public road leading to the cemetery where the city buried its dead, was a rose bush filled with beautiful roses. It appeared to have lived through many winters and with the aid of the cemetery light of many a harvest moon had produced a shadow in one proof of its existence. Of its history there was no one to speak. The hard that carefully placed its roots in another earth might have been held to test years ago in the cemetery beyond the brook and the drops of dew sent from the bright day, directed by Our Heavenly Father to refresh its tender boughes that it might grow state by and beautiful had long since piloted its mission and at the time the power may be flooding in the air in some distant place. Some of its branches were dead and some were alive. Some of the flowers were budding, some had budded others fading. Whose stand it near with my hand touching upon it I thought of that portion of Scripture found in the chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes, 11th verse, which reads thus: "I returned and saw under the car that the race is not to the swifter the battle to the stronger, neither yet braced to the war nor yet resorted to men of understanding, nor yet favors to gain of shall but there and chance happen to them all." The race had had its time its chance and its day had been spent. Nat on as well as individuals have their time. We for many years have Descriptus his days as years as a power of the fold so he their death for the wind pugnish over it and it is wise and the times thereof shall know it to note. Now understanding the fact that the Christian Bishop Leo succeeded in persuading a Walla who came forth from his but on the plains of Hungary to conquer the world to stop at the rates of Rome, the dest of the priests of Rome were numbered. Geneseric, the Vatican chief of Marian crossed over from Cartiae and anchored his ships at the mouth of the Tiber, capturing the city 455 A.D. Historians tell us that for four thousand Vardiae and Moors wrecked and captured the city without much Slip hands of treasure and strength of captives who carried over the sea to Cartiae. During these events, the war will still Emporators of the West, but their name will be found in the list but their name will not be taken into account for the total power in the hand of the Barbarians. At the end the Roman Senate voted that one Emporator was enough and that the "Eastern Emporator Zeno should turn over the whole, but at the same time Zeno was made to trust the government of State to Odacer. Chief of the German Hereditary, who took the title of Patriarch of Italy. The last of the Western Roman Emporators was Romulus Augustus, a bad dog but foolish year. Him they pen-folded off in 156 A.D. Then "When Odacer was proclaimed King of Italy, the phantom assembly that still called itself the Roman Senate sent back to Constantinople the thraea and purple robes, in that the Western Empire had passed away." A certain railroad marshal who, with the stricte of his pen could dismiss the earnings of a vast number of workmen throughout the country and at the work of his eye on the tool of his head reduce the income of thousands of investors, found his health rapidly failing. He visited a certain city in Europe under special treatment. After remain in away for a short time he decided that his chances for recovery were slim. He immediately returned home. Representatives from the stock exchange, banks, business houses, newspaper reporters and many of his own employees met him. But the time and the chance for having his sins forgiven by an all meriful Saviour would be at his disposal for a short time. Within ten days from the time of his arrival at home, the newspapers announced that he was dead. While his decayed body lies in his rock hewed tomb in the cemetery near his native city, God only knows where is his soul. But time and chance happen to us all. The English language differs in many respects from other languages. Instead of using the daitin and other cases used in Latin, in English, we use propositions. In English we use three cases, nominative, objective and possessive. Grammarians tell us that after the transitive verb is found the object Take the sentence: John Struck William. William is the object of the verb struck. An object is that on which any action is, or may be exercised. Titus had like any other human being, a right to justice, but he was not a proper object of mercy. Macaulay History of England, chapter 14. When members of Congress appeal from the decision of the presiding officer his friends refer to the British Parliament, from which object lessons can be learned. When Nathan became disgusted with the immorality of King David he pointed to the poor man of a certain city that had one little lamb, while his neighbors were rich and had exceeding many flocks and hards. As an object lesson he related that There came a traveler unto the rich man and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb and dressed it for the man that was come unto him, 2nd Samuel, 12th chapter. Christ 'n speaking to the twelve pointed, to Sodom and Gomorrah as objects. Sodom referred to the locusts as objects to teach a lesson of mutuality "The locusts have no king yet go they forth all of them by hands."—Ps 30:27. Mary and valuable are the lessons in life taught by objects. The editorial In The PLANET last issue, its reference to the "Big Niggers" is timely to say the least. They never read any face journals unless it represents their religious views with a sturdy write up. At the railroad station they "suitate the ourselves off" in the open key to be seen of men. No one need to pass that way with a newspaper unless it be the other fellow. Miss Laura Roberts, daughter of Dr E R Roberts and Leona May Webster, a ship of the old block, leaves on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock for Bennett College. Miss Mabel Roberts, Ruth and Rubie Webster will study the fashion plate. On Friday evening, 27th inst. Miss Mabel Roose Mabel Roberts and Sarah Rogue called to see the Websters. The visitors told me to keep quiet and test easy "clause There was one of them and more societies." Miss Yvette Bell who had been sticking the Rev. E. R. Roberts, a special friend of Miss Mabel and Larva Roberts left for Columbia, C. her home on Thursday P. M. 6:24 p.m. The young people gave her a swell time while she was here she went home quietly. E. H. WERSTER. FATAL SHOOTING IN BRISTOL HOTEL. Following Quarter, Colored Bellboy is killed by Steward. --- Hensted, Va. September 22. The dinner room of the Hotel Brittani, one of the most fashionable hostels in the town, was the scene of a killing this morning. Just after the door had been thrown open for breakfast Harry Brady, the hotel steward shot Robert Weaver, a colored beaver, twenty four years old, who came here from Ashville. Few words bird passed between them when Brady grabbed a bottle into the hotel's heart. Brady claimed stifling for Nero servant in the hotel as that Brady was the apperor and that Weaver took refuge in the dining room, being loved by Brady who viewed his purpose to kill him. Brady has retained Judge John W. Prue, John S. Ashworth and John Beechert to deliver him. He was arrested and locked up soon after the killing. Or was it the time for the shooting. Editor Mitchell Travels. (B continued From Page Number) ONE. Broadway Market Building and he plated me across the hallway to rooms and to my supervisor I found myself in the headquarters of the Democratic State Campaign Committee. I was introduced to the white gentleman in charge and he greeted me most cordially. Mr Warren introduced me as a Republican. I had learned that this able colored attorney was a Wilton Democrat. After a few moments conversation relative to the outlook, we had the manager good day. He seemed to have unbound confidence in this colored Democrat, who according to my observations is battling as majfully for all of the rights and privileges of the colored people inside the Democratic Party as he would be doing inside of the Republican Party, were he a member of that organization. THE SPLIT IN THE PARTY. I learned, too, that there was a wide division in the Democratic Party and that already a line of cleavage had sprung up between the Wilson or national Democrats and the local Democracy. This has resulted in a conflict of orders. The local boss would order one thing and the state manager would order something else and the embarrassed Democratic voter would be left to take his choice. I had not come to Detroit to engage in politics and when I found myself getting out of this political atmosphere it was with a feeling of relief. Col. Roosevelt has many colored followers in Detroit and on the other hand he has many bitter opposers among the colored folks, who regard his Southern policy with reference to the colored people as being the darkest and most disgraceful act of his career. THE WAY IT LOOKS. Looking at the matter from a non-partisan standpoint, the outlook in the section is that Roosevelt will lead Taft in the struggle for votes and that Woodrow Wilson will profit materially as a result of the contention. As before indicated, the one peculiar feature is the antagonism of the small bosses, who are likely to knife Wilson. In this section of the country, the art of trading votes is well understood, where one man will vote for local candidates on condition that a voter of the other party will cast his vote for the national candidate. These observations are given for THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. what they are worth, for, what could I learn, by a week's residence in a Northern city. MORE NEWSPAPER MAN THAN BANKER. Rev. R. W. Bagnall left Wednesday for New York to carry or father to accompany his uncle, Powhatan Bagnall, who had met with a serious accident at his residence. The family or rather Mrs. Bagnall, did not wish any notorious given to the affair as she was very nervous as a result of the hamburg. But what could I do. My newspaper instinct has overcome my judgment and as I am now at home again, and she is in Detroit, I might as well, woman-like give the reader the benefit of the story. It seems that Mr. Pohawan Bagnall, who lives in the suburbs of Boston divided to visit has neither while courteous to attend the Business Men's Meeting held recently at Chicago. He retired usual. I inspected the comfortable quarters assigned to him in the parsonage. A TERRIBLE PLUNGE. In the night, Mr. and Mrs. Barnall were arroused by a mess unearthly noise. They rushed to the adjoining room and found the bed of Mr. Barnall deserted. A glance in the hallway showed that some one had plunged head foremost through the upper sash of the window next to the narrow alleyway splintering the glass and not leaving a piece two inches square in the sash. (O. looking out, the dark outlines of a form twenty feet below told the story. Hastening downstairs, Patricia Bagall found his uncle Rowan Barnall on the soft ground below still sleeping and he did not fully awake until he called and shook him. He had dreamed that men were after him and had rushed out to his delirium and jumped through a window as described. BADLY INJURED. BUT NOT FATALLY. He was badly injured, his hip beached or fractured and one of his limbs broken. He was carried back metal and later transferred to a hospital. He had recovered sufficiently to travel, but his mind seemed to be clouded. It was to carry him to New York that Rew Barnall had taken the trip. It was surprising that he survived the fall and Mrs. Barnall regretted that he had not told them that he had before been addicted to walking in his sleep. The Barnalls are well known in Norfolk and Peterburg. Va. I learned of the incident with downright amusement and when I saw the distance Powhatan Barnall had leaped to reach and go through the top or upper one Light sax and the fall which afterwards took place, it seemed to be a miracle that he still lived. TELLING MY FORTUNE I do not play cards, and do not play or play that I sat at the table in Detroit, where others were opening in that parttime one of the ladies with a French name suggested that I cut the cards three times. In order that the night have the opportunity to tell my fortune I deliberately so ammodulated her. Each time the game the same and I thought to move about the table before or after. Low date, when the time one of the prehoches came true. When I reached the threshold to my next surprise, the other prehoches come true. I do not believe in fortune telling and are even now prepared to understand it all for at the time I was a present of the auspicious as was the lady who understood the tools of telling it. Telling fortune be with playing cards to me as a mystery The, CALL FOR A District Sunday School Convention. Considering the most noticeably the best interest of Sunday School work in the City of Richmond and adjust it comfortably we the undersigned do here by send forth the call to the Sunday Schools and friends of the work to assemble in a meeting for the purpose of organizing this "District" into "A Sunday School Convention" for the general good of Sunday School work Every Sunday School and Sunday School worker is asked to be present and welcome. The Rural Schools are especially suited to be represented. The Meeting will be held with the First Baptist Sunday School, Broad and 11th Streets, Richmond, Va., Saturday, October 12th, 1912 at 1 o'clock. Signers for "The Call" I. J. Andrew Bowler, Nelson Williams, Jr., S. W. Johnson, J. J. Carter, R. J. Bass, J. H. Carter, Alphene Scott, William H. Stokes, J. H. Blackwell, J. R. Hleks, A. Johnson, J. J. Spottedwood, Emma L. Bailey, T. T. Taylor, J. H. Braxton, S. W. Tusser, D. J. Bradford, Rev. S. P. Robinson, A. W. Parham, J. N. Myers, Otella A. James Josephine M. Burgan, Blanche B. Scott, William E. Brown, Mrs. M. Burtam, Bertha A. Washington, R. A. Preston, M. J. Hall, M. D.arkins, M. R. Tyler, R. C. Massie, Darius Harris, Lillie K. Jackson, Francis Flood, Lillian Walker, Julla E. Kennedy. Superintendents—W. T. White, C. H. Hooper, Asst. Dr. M. T. B. Jones, J. B. Jones, John L, Ballard, B. L. Trent, J. D. Pearman, J. R. Vaughn, Thomas Puryear, J. D. Miller, John Burrel, S. M. Garnett; Archie Trooks Ellijah Allen, Washington Trueman, R. W. Whiting, A. Beverly, E. F. Johnson, Frank Jeter, John Gibbs, Jaime Nelson, J. M. Brown. Drs. W. T. Johnson, D. Webster Davis, Z. D. Lewis, E. Pagnec, J. B. Jones, President. Would Be Better Off. (St. Louis, Mo. Advance.) Booker T. Washington is having an attack of political lockwair, so says The Richmond PLANET. If that lockwair only extend itself to other affairs upon which he is so gib, it would be better for the race. The Clifton Forge Normal and Industrial Institute Inc. Still Doing Educational Work at the Home Site. REV. MOUNTAIN'S STATEMENT IN ISSUE OF PLANET REFUTED. The above cut introduces to the public the Rev. DANIEL WESTIE HILL, President of The CATRON FORCE NORMAL AND INSPIRATION INSTITUTE, Inc., which was formerly "The Pepples High Industrial School," who says Rev. George E. Fountain was powerless to move school from Clifton Forge, Va. as per statement in the issue of The Richmond Planet, September 19th. Rev Hill states as follows: "The Pepples High Industrial School was formerly opened October the first, 1903, over Mr. Fountain's third annual catalog. P. 60 and dissetted by Mr. Fountain in December, 1900, by removing it on this building, which we still occupy, even without permission of his trustees, both students and furniture, into an old building on Main street, Clifton Forge, Va., known as "The Stales Building," thereby leaving to stand alone this building which he once occupied. "In the Fall of 1910 Mr. Fountain opened up in some hotel building near the left bank of the James River, going from Clifton Forge, in direction of Lynchburg, in neighborhood of Glasgow, an 'orphan school called, The Peoples Industrial and National Orphanage School." "The question that now confronts the public is: If Mr. Fountain moved the school from Clifton Forge to Glasgow, why did he change the name from 'The Peoples High Industrial School' to 'The Peoples Industrial and National Orphanage School?' The building we still occupy, still possesses the corner stone, P. H. L. S. to be replaced by another with the letters C. F. N. & L. L. "When Mr. Fountain says he moved the school from Clifton Forge he means that he moved the furniture from Clifton Forge. "When Mr. R. N. Smith, Vice-President of Mr. Fountain's Trustee Board and who supplied Mr. Fountain with the means to the work in 1909, was informed that Mr. Fountain had desired the building, be at once took possession of the building and proceed to a reorganization. "The People's High Industrial School therefore, as stated in our records, was founded 1909 with Mr. George Fountain, President. The same was reorganized and incorporated May, 1910, under the incorporated Name, The Clifton, Forge Normal and Industrial Institute. Your humble servant was elected President. "The Board is all follower Officers and Directors—Rev. D. W. H.," President; R. N. Smith, Vice-President, Hot Springs, Va.; A. C. Burrell, Secretary, Hot Springs, Va.; J. W. Harper, Treasurer, Casler Eath County National Bank, Hot Springs, Va.; Rev. W. J. Hackett, Covington, Va.; Rev. R. W. S. Thomas, Stanton, Va.; Rev. Scott Wood, D. D. Pittsburg, Pa.; H. S. Babe, V. D., Hot Springs, Va.; Harry Richardson, Cape May, N. L.; A. L. Loving, Iron Gate, Va." "Under this present administration the school has been fitted up with all modern improvements: Steam heat, toilets and baths, electric lights, etc. It has one of if not the most attractive locations for a school any where in this section of the State; its rates low and accommodations good. Students are instructed under a strong Faculty in industrial branches, including cooking, sewing, dressmaking, etc. Courses are given in instrumental music, Stenography and Typewriting. The latter course in Stenography is instructed for this session. "The School opened September 60th with a goodly number of new students and they are still coming in. We expect the largest session during the New Administration." —Let THE PLANET be your weekly companion. Only $1.50 per year. Claims to be the Right One, Too. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., Editor, Richmond PLANET. Dear Sir: In an issue of your paper of August 31st I see a notice asking you to find the brother of a William Richmond of your city. Be loving myself to be the brother of the one referred. I take this opportunity of writing to you to tell you I am located at 926 So. 15th St. I will be grateful to you if you will convey this information to the Con sul seeking the information. I can be communicated with at the address given below. Thanking you in advance for any interest you will display in my be- half, I am Respectfully yours, JOHN HENRY RICHMOND, 926 So. 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa. The PLANET circulates all over this country and in foreign lands. Read it and keep up with the times. Information is desired concerning the whereabouts of Lafayette Bailey. When last, seen June, 1911 he was in Chicago, Ill. at 1909 West Lake St. He left the house suddenly, promising to return in a short while. 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