Richmond Planet

KIEF MILD PLANET The Old Year And the New WATCHED the old year fade, And with its dying light. The gloom at first a shade, Turned into darkest night, And then I said: "This gone The old year is no more, And memories now alone, Lit gar along the shore" I watched the old year ply, And with its fading day There came the thought that by Its death a brighter way Open up, and all things bright, Well have surcease at last From specters dark as night, They'll live, but in the past. THE OLD YEAR'S FLIGHT. I watched the old year's flight And then said, with a smile, "All now the new year bright Will hold with its awhile" The rest of the day I have to tell one day Is dead and passed, it seems It will be lost to decay. They all along the way Grace times must mark the miles. And in spite of day, A tour of tears and smiles. So we leave the town (The end are we've begun) To tell a saying, too. With the first setting sun But it will not be always There comes a living day. And all things new and we Shall see in endless May. No joyous days then will mark The end in where dead hopes lie. No joyful sorrow dark Creep in changeless sky James Daniel Cleaton Lost Money. On Friday, December 19th, N. T. Cowherd, a contractor, was relieved of more than $500 by pickpockets and Saturday morning, 20th inst. George E. Guvernator, of 7 East Marshall Street, had his pockets picked of $71 in bills, and checks to the amount of $11.75. Mr. Guvernator told the police that he boarded a street car at Main and Fourteenth Streets. He noticed four men, he said, acting in a suspicious manner. They fistled him, and as the post-office was reached, the quartet alighted. Because of their strange behavior, Mr. Guvernator decided to follow them. He also got off. Two of the four started toward the Federal building, and the others walked up the street. He started to follow them into the post-office, when they suddenly separated. He quickly decided to keep his eye on one of them, and went into the post-office. The man he was purging darted in and out of the several corridors and doorways and in a few minutes vanished. When Mr. Guvernator turned to look for his companion, he, too, had disappeared. Unaware that he had been robbed, Mr. Guvernator started up Main toward Eighth Street, when he suddenly missed his cash. He went straight to police headquarters, reported the crime and accurately described the thieves. All of the parties are white. COUSINS—HARREY Mrs. Martin Harris announces the marriage of her daughter, Minnie C, to Mr. Junius Cousins. The reception will be held on December 38th, 1913 from 9 to 11 F. M. at 413 N. Price Street. All friends invited. 8160 CASH and 612.50 per Month will buy a nice two-story, five room, furnished home house, with city im- mortgage on South Lombardy St. Broadway, on Ct. 600. Rd. 800. To D. Webster Davis Gone! Thou sable scion of a back ward race. Humanity thy likeness long eto yield Through embryotic days, infinity thy presence feel; Wherever wrong sita gloating on the throno And right disrobed unmantled seeketh for her own; Resounds thy clarion voice awhile. Prophetic power, to shuffle the chains by Vulcan blown, oppression to beguile. Gone' succeeding ages shall attest, Deucalian virtues and a heart of steel To truckling compromise too brave to yield. Thy higher mission, set, thy race to save from every form of slavery Nor didst thy native genius stoop to petty spite, or knavery—thy purpose to maintain Thine was the victory, thine the glory gained. --J. THOMAS BUTLER, LL. B. The New South and Negro Education. Fifteen members of the Southern Commission on the Race Question visited the Trade School and classrooms of Hampton Institute on December 19. Following a reception in the home of Dr. H. B. Frissell, the principal, the members of the Commission were acquainted in a friendly by the members of the Hampton Faculty, after which the Commission met in session at the office of the principal. Chairman C. H. Brough, of the University of Arkansas, called upon Doctor Frissell, Doctor Phenix and Major Moton for brief, informal remarks on Hampton's work. Professor Josiah Morse, of the University of South Carolina, Professor W. O. Seroggs, of Louisiana State University, and Professor Chas. W. Bain, of the University of North Carolina, emphasized the growing interest of the Southern white university men in the educational progress and civic improvement of the Negro. The members of the party included, besides those already mentioned: W. L. Kennon, University of Mississippi; James M. Farr, University of Florida; James J. Doster, University of仁bamn; W. S. Sutton, University of Texas; R. J. H. DeLoach, University of Georgia; James D. Hoskins, University of Tennessee; W. M. Hunley, University of Virginia; Jackson Davis, Richmond, Va.; Chancellor Barrow, University of Georgia, and James Hardy Dillard, Charlottesville, Va. Held Up the Driver. A colored driver was held up at the point of a pistol last Saturday night, 20th inst. at 8:25 o'clock in Davia Avenue, near Kensington St. by two unidentified colored men, who robbed him of about $60 in cash and provisions worth $40. Loud clashes of distress were heard by Captain George W. Eppa, who was two blocks away, and Police Sergent Keros, who was visiting his son, T. P. Keros, of 408 Davia Avenue. Other also heard the calls for help, and in a few minutes a crowd surrounded the wagon. In which the man who gave his name as Julign Robinson, said he was robbed. He was employed by the Heroy Tea Company, of 423 North Sixth Street. Robinson was so excited that he could barely tell what had happened. Captain Eppa finally learned that he was on his route making deliveries and collections. He had his cash in a satchel, which was slung about his neck. In his wagon he had a small quantity of precisions. He said that he was about to drive away after leaving a package at a residence when he was confronted by the highwaymen. One of them held a revolver and ordered him to throw up his hands. He obeyed, while the second took the satchel from him and then the provisions in the wagon. Both robbers ran, and Robinson began calling and sbrisking for help. However, the robbers had apparently made good their escape. Eastern Star Chapters to Meet. The Eastern Star Chapters of Richmond and South Richmond will hold "Star Day" Exercises at the Sharon Baptist Church, Sunday, December 28th in honor of St. John's Day, (December 27). Mrs. Ida R. Harris of Petersburg, Va., Grand Lectures of the Order of Eastern Star of Virginia will deliver an address. A very interesting program has been prepared. All lessons and their families are invited. Admission, Free. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913. HAPPY NEW YEAR Influence of Southern Sentiment It is certain that it has been clearly shown to fill, even, the most dense or optimistic, that the South and its sentiments and views now dominate the United States Government and will continue to do so absolutely, for at least two of the four years of the present administration. The country therefore being under the absolute control of the South, for after all disguise the matter in every way possible the fact still remains that the South and Southern sentiment dominate every act of legislation and administration. It is not the purpose of this writer to enter into an elaborate discussion of the probable effects upon either the country as a whole or upon the various sections and peoples and interests that go to make up the whole, it is only to draw attention to dark clouds that are over-shadowing the sky of at least ten millions of the people who compose one-tenth of the country's population, viz., the colored people. The dominating influence of Southern opinion has already crushed out as far as possible every sentiment which tended to grant equal rights to those people before the law and an equal chance to earn a living in the country, this is seen in every Southern State, where these sentiments have become law, and now this dark cloud is under the present administration spreading over the entire country. The tendency of the prevailing and controlling influence of Southern sentiment as it relates to the colored people is to reduce them to a state of serfdom and dependence. This is not the sentiment however of all of the Southern people, but it IS the sentiment of a large class of the Southern people and that class is and has, so far, been the dominating and ruling class which shaped the legislation and controlled the thought and action of the South and largely the thought and action of the Democratic Party since the days of Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun even forget, or said the never even thought of the Negro' when drafting a law affecting the rights of the people of the United States. That highest and best class of Southern people who like Washington, Jefferson, Gen. Lee and Gen. Longtreaset and Gov. Mann and the beloved and lamented Dr. J. L. M. Curry and a host of others, both men and women, than whom none higher, nobler, broader and purer ever lived in any country or clime save one and He lived in Palestine. This class does not control the sentiment of the Southern people so far as the Negro and his rights and liberties are concerned. The other class composed of men like Mr. Calhoun, Judge Taney, Mr. Lamar, Senator Morgan Bacon and Smith of Georgia, Senators Tillman and Vardaman and Newlands; is the class whose, influence creates and shapes the sentiments which are developed into public opinion and finally crystallized into the laws that tend to deprive the colored people of their rights under the Constitution and the expertise manifested, by some of the Judiciary in dodging some of the plain clauses of the Constitution have done much to aid and abet that class of statesmen in the persistent and unholy effort to crush out every scintilla of manhood the colored people possess. All of the disfranchising legislation and all of the "Jim Crow" laws, and all of the nongregation laws and all of the miscognition laws have, the one supreme object in view, viz., the humiliation of the Negro race. No matter what other reasons may be assigned, the real, true and chief object is to impede the Negro's progress and as far as possible degrade and discourage him in his efforts to rise to the highest degrees of manhood civilization and citizenship. The methods adopted and, many of the means used by those now shaping sentiment concerning the colored people of the country would if submitted to a fair investigation reveal an ignorance as to the real, true condition of the Negro as to his efforts, programs, aims and methods of thinking that would certainly lead to shame from the people if such would reveal a condition 'of race prejudice and race hate that would throw ancient Rome in the shade.' To illustrate, not many years ago a speech was delivered in Washington City in which columns of figures were produced intended to prove the large per cent of colored people who lived in degradation, poverty, immorality and shame in that city, yet not a word was said so far as I saw about the large per cent of white people who lived in those same regions of that city, right among those colored people, many of them living in a condition of morals even worse than the Negroes. Neither did that speaker show by figures or any other way that in that same city there were hundreds if not thousands of nice, orderly, decent pure colored homes: no, the object clearly was to by unfair, unjust, misleading and in a large measure misrepresenting the Negro life in Washington, create sentiment against the whole race throughout the country and thus pave the way in such national legislation concern the colored race as Southern sentiment has already produced in the States of the South. But the most brazen and glaring, if not daring utterance were those lately made in Washington by a gentleman who is reported to have stood up and solemnly declared that the Negro "could not be educated" and the sad part, is that such worn out sentiments and similar abuses and misrepresentation of the race could receive applause from a Washington audience. Attention will be drawn, to but one other of the multitude of hypocritical arguments presented by this class in their frantic efforts to crush the Negro and that is the pretentions to fear the misrepresentation of the races if the Negro is permitted to enjoy his rights under the Constitution. One has only to look at the number of States in the United States where the colored people have enjoyed equal political rights for many years and where the races live near borders and yet marriages between the races are exceedingly rare and the mixing of the races to the extent of producing offspring is ninety percent greater in the States where disfranchisement reigns supreme than it in the States where all men are free the Constitution provides. This mixing seems to be due not to the love of white women for colored men but, is due to the love of white men for colored women. All laws made or to be made having for their object the prevention of the mixing of the races in view of what has occurred and what is still happening, clearly a reaction upon the strength of character, intelligence, firmness and con- a sense of the white women of Africa and it would seem that this is and cry about keeping the race race is not prompted by a desire to keep the race pure but more by a desire to keep some body in office and, keep a certain Party in power. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. Mechanics Savings Bank of Richmond Va.. Banking House, 214 East Clay Street. Notice is hereby given that the next regular meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics Savings Bank will be held at Richmond, Va., 727 North Third St. on Tuesday night, January sixth, 1914 at 8:30 o'clock sharp, for the purpose of meeting the Board of Directors, of receiving the annual reports of the President and other officers of the Bank, and taking such actions respecting the matters therein as may to the Stockholders seem best, and for the purpose also of transacting any and all other business that may properly come before such an annual meeting. By order Board of Directors. JOHN MITCHELL JR., Pres. THOMAS M. CRUMP'S Secy. Information Wanted. I would like to know the name of the tribe of Indians that inhabited the region around the Chastache River in South Carolina. Any information will be thankfully received by J. P. LEACH, 90 WILLIAMS ST., Fayette, Ga. Courta of Calanthe of Richmond Pass Resolutions of Condolence and Present Marble Tablet in Honor of Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell. The following are the Resolutions of Condolence that accompanied a Marble Tablet in honor of Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell, mother of Mr. John Mitchell, presented by the Courts of Calanthe of Richmond: "There is no death! An angel Walks over the earth with silent troad And bears our best loved ones away, And then we call them dead." Deep sorrow reigns in the hearts of the members of the Courts of Calanthe and Order of K. of P., as we bow in sincere sympathy with our dearly beloved and highly esteemed Grand Worthy Counsellor, Mr. John Mitchell, Jr. in his great affection—the loss of his sainted mother! We know that human words and sympathy are weak and ineffectual in healing the wound that seems to never the very heart-strings that intertwine the heart of a mother to her child and yet as frail mortals born to die and be separated from each other for a time, we know of no other means than words, prayers and acts of kindness when the heart is thus aching, for— We share our mutual woes. Our mutual burdens bear And often for each other flow: The sympathetic tear. While we know that God hath wonderfully blest our Grand Worthy Counselor in sparing his devoted mother for long years of seaside counsel and comfort to him and for her to see him come to years of maturity and all positions of highest honors and fame, causing her face to beam with smiles at the mention of his name and her heart to swell with pride and gratitude to God that God had spared her to share his honors and see the "fruits of labors and prayers," for such a character to be emulated as a leader and guide for the Negro race; yet the blow is no less keenly felt by him than if it had occurred years before—such as frail human ambition and love to desire to keep our dear ones here below but God will otherwise and we are compelled to take, "What he sees fit to send, and trust its good." Because He knows the end." Therefore, we, representatives of the Courts of Calanthe of Richmond, assembled desire to record our sympathy for our Grand Worthy Counselor, hoping some word may be of comfort in his bereavement. Whatever, The Great and Sweet Ruler of the universe has in it infinite wisdom and all the pleasant even fit to send the Revered death into the home of our dearly beloved Grand Worthy Counselor to instantly hear away his devoted and idolest mother from his bosom to the Court of Heaven, and Whereas, The long, useful life of Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell, as a faithful mother in her home and her Christian influence in the church, community and the Courts of Calanthe, besides the intense love and reverence shown for her indulgent son as she leaned upon his strong arm in her weak, declining age, are eminently holding and worthy of our appreciation of her worth: Therefore, Be It Resolved. That the sudden removal of such a Christian mother from our midst leaves a shadow and a sorrow that are deeply felt and a vacancy in the home that can never be filled, as nothing can efface the wound in the heart of her son. Resolved. That we deeply sympathize with him in his heavy affliction and pray that God will bear him up and give him comfort in this his greatest earthly sorrow and strength, for his future labors. Resolved. That our G. W. Counsellor also find comfort in knowing that in his life-time devotion and honor shown to his mother, he has full-filled the commandment which promises long life to the child who thus—honors his mother—and looking beyond the present gloom; try to feel that his love is her gain and with an aching heart and tearful eye say—"Thy will be done." Resolved. That we shall ever honor and emulate the memory of his mistreated mother and pray God's guiding Hand to lead the son upward and upward through his life's journey, yield they meet around God's journey. solutions be sent to the family and published in the colored papers of Richmond. Respectfully submitted in F. H. & L. MRS M. L. CHILES MRS KATE S. THOMAS MRS H. E. THOMSON MRS LUCY SCOTT MRS LUCY CROSS MRS LIZZHE TAYLOR MRS LUCY PETERS MRS EVA G. DANIS MRS R. E. WESLEY MRS SARAH A. STEWARD MRS ANNA TAYLOR. District Deputy G. W. C. Whereas, We have learned with the deepest regret of the demeis of Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell, the plough, beloved, devoted mother of our honored Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. Resolved, That in her death, the Richmond Delegation, Chancellor Commanders of the various Lodge Representatives, of the Grand Lodge and Supreme Representative, assembled, mourn the departure of a life that borned so illustrious a son and gave such a glorious inspiration to his every act which has made him a tireless and ardent race defender. Resolved, That in the demeis of Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell, our Order has indirectly lost a guiding star, for it was she who shaped his destiny and guided his course by her devout Christian character and constancy with her God for the success of her beloved and faithful son. Resolved, That during a long and useful life, as a mother and grandmother, having been brought by kind Providence in the fullest measure of human life to the grave, she leaves a record of humility, patience and devotion to home, examples worthy of emulation. Resolved, That no token of affection can be too prefuse in her demeis and no mark of respect to emulate in our sympathy for our Grand Chancellor Resolved. That a copy of these re- lationships be transmitted to John Mitchell, Jr. the son of the honored dead and to the press with every assurance of our profound and most respectful sympathy. Committee: LAWRENCE WILSON, C. C. OLD Dominion Lodge, No. S. WILLIAM THOMAS, C. C. Capital Lodge, No. S. GEO. R. BURRELL, C. C. Crispus Attucci Lodge, No. 117; F. H. HOLMES, C. C. Ren Hair Lodge, No. 26 R. E. RUTLER, C. C. Samson Lodge, No. 16, THOS M. CRUME' Supreme Representative E. R. JEFFERSON, D. D. G. C --- Lexington, Va. December 16. Whereas, R. K. has pleased Almighty God in the Alliance Providence to call from labor to reward the mother of our beloved Grand Chancellor and head of our Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythia of Va., John Mitchell, Jr., Resolved, First, "That we bow in humble submission to the will of those who death all thanks right. Resolved, Second, That we extend to Sir John Mitchell, Jr., and family our heartfelt sympathy. Resolved, Third, That our chart be draped in morning for 30 days. Resolved, Fourth, That a copy of these resolution, be sent to The Richmond PLANET for publication Done by archist Levinson Lodge. No. 10, K. of F. R. R. ALEXANDER, C. C. J. B. RONE, K. of R. & S. Mr. Gray's Denise The funeral of Mr. Thomas Gray who departed this life Sunday morning about 1 o'clock, took place last Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist Church of South Richmond, Va. at 3:00 o'clock. Rev. T. J. J. Mosby preached a pathetic sermon as he had known the deceased over since childhood. Rev. Dr. Binga spoke few counseling words. The Dr. has been indisposed for several days. The interment was made in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. "May he rest in peace." --Mr. Lemuel Gray and Mrs. Jessie Herndon arrived in the city Lab week to attend; the funeral of their brother, Mr. Thomas Gray. Pythian Cadet Examinations. The final examinations for 1911, in the Pythian Cadet Battalion, have been completed. The results will be announced soon: The officers for the enquiring year will be chosen from the Cadets who have passed the required marks. Baby Wanted. Wanted—A Girl Baby, between the ages of 3 and 6, to raise. Light completion. Send picture of child to JAMES PURNELL. P. O. Box 23, Morton, Bd. Co., Pa. DEC. 1913 CONSTANT, VANS. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. OUR FORTUNE To Editor T. THOMAS FORTUNE, now Lecturing in the South. Thy grateful people welcome them, Who once proclaimed from sea to sea With tongue of fire and caustic pen The doctrine of the rights of men, Our Fortune. The mute, thy voice has still rung on In grateful hearts which thou hast won Whose living eyes, on thou they train As thou dost like it once again Our Fortune. Intrepid sane of Cedar Street, Again thy stalwart form we greet, Thy battles waged thou fading years Recall we now with thankful cars Our Fortune. Breasting the storm on eagle's wings, While in thy cars defence rings, We see thy mount against high Thy race's apple foes defy Our Fortune. We love thee still, thou warrior hold On to the conflict as of old! Thy shield and buckle in the fight. The cause of justice and the Right Our Fortune. JACK THORNE. 25 Overlook Terrace, Yonkers, N. Y. Rev. L. B. Goodall, pastor of Mt. St. Baptist Church at Earlsville, Va., called on us. He states that his work is prospering. —Mr. Robert Gadson is spending the Christmas in the Southside. A Mother's Death (St. Luke Herald) In the midst of life, we are in death. it matters not where it is, be it at the bedside of the centenarian or at the cradle of the infant of a few days when death comes, we are heart stricken and bowed down in that painful brief, and that mysterious dreaded sorrow, for which the world has not yet found "than in Gilead." There was no real creation until God made Mother; no plan by which all that has been done and will yet be done, and could have been done until Mother came God's climax in Eden. There is no honor that we can give Mother; it matters not what she is, what her status, the name Mother absolves her from sin so all that she has given breath; and no act of the offspring no attempted honor bestowed no so called sacrifice made can measure up to our repay Mother for what she has done for the child. So great did Our Heavenly Father feel the importance of the place that Mother occupied in the divine economy of the New Dispensation, that when he gave the world the Ten Commandments. He wrote therein only one promise and that promise gave length of years to those who did paragial honor. When the news of the death of the Mother of our contemporary, John Mitchell, Jr., Editor of the Planet, elected our city a thousand hearts were throbbed with sympathy and a thousand tones beckoned our Heavenly Father to comfort the Bricken son, whose obedience to the Fifth Commandment was known in every home of his native town. The St. Lake Herald sorrows and sends a message of sympathy to the bereaved son. Words, resolutions and conventional affectations on such occasions to the behemoth heart that has lost the best friend it ever had, and the breast to whom it owed existence. But, when the flood gates of grief have emptied themselves and the aching heart has ceased to swell and throb, in the after moments which come when the tempest of sorrow has passed and the storm of grief has spent its natural force, may some word said herein bring added value for Kindness by secret sympathy is tried. For earthly souls in nature are able Wife Murderer Escapes Quite a sensation was caused by the announcement that James Goodo, alias Rogers, had escaped Sunday, December 14, 1913 from the Richmond, Va. City Jail. Goodo had deliberately shot down his wife near the mouth of the alley on First St. near Marshall. He had been sent on to the grand jury and it had been ascertained that he had killed his former wife. He is alleged to have secured his freedom by sawing the bar with back-saws. That he was aided to escape does not admit of any question. WHY, We Can Sail You a Home on very small terms. If we haven't got it we can get it. Gail and my BRAGG BROOK, B O., 600 R. W. SYNOPSIS Mary Turner is the present store clerk, is sentenced for three years for a theft she did not commit. Edward Gilbert is one of the department store, commissary and Mary before she goes to prison, except for confess. Mary possesses the permission to clutter and here she later waives to the clerks to save the store for legislation. After three years in prison Mary is freed, but she is given the power to hold positions. She is sent to the river to end her life, but is sent to the river to a forger. Mary forms a partnership with the clerks and his wife, and with the victim within the law. Mary is waited by the police to leave town after she is sentenced for another player's remand. Helen Mary tell the one fairly fairly fairly Joe Davis agree to teach home Edward of the tribe to battle when he convicted Imperial him night a steel ber king Garden and home told of the are there Garcia has been arrested and handed put into custody and is being held in with her husband and brother in the arrival in custody by Mary and Lois with Gringer body. Mary and her husband arrested after Mary saw book and was taken to burial; further members of the family are arrested and "awarded to their families." Imagined interviews with Angie Lynch and her husband of Mary's great and Mary, in which she gives little information Within the Tails THE gaze of carson left the room death still. Iok turned to Mary and took her hand in his. His arm swept about her in a protective embrace just in time or she would fall down. A whisper came from her pursive lips. Her face came to his face. He could not bear the sight of the earthly murmuring all over his face twisted. She stood and looked at him as if he had lost all strength of body or soul. Yet in the intensity of her attention, the fader was spooked like a slaughter. "I I must say someone had landed for me." Before he could utter the softening words that made his lips, I was interrupted by a slight sound at the door. Initially he was an alert to meet the expressions of the situation. He stood by the bench, biting for ward a little as if in a posture of lustful fondness. He heard the news again present a new so near that to make sure of being overheard, so at once he spotted with a forced cheerfulness in his collection. "I tell you, Mr. May," he declared, "everything's going to be all right for you and me. It was kind of you to come here to receive this." The girl made no response. Dijk, in nervous apprehension as to the pose, sought to bring her to realization of the new need that had come upon them. "Talk to me, he commanded very softly. 'Tell me he is in a minute. When they come in pretend you just came here in order to spice me.' Try, Mary. You must, dearest.' Then again his voice was to hopliness as he continued. 'Way, I've been trying all day to see you. And now here we are together, just as I was beginning to get really discouraged. I know my father will eventually.' He was interrupted by the swift swirling open of the hallway door. Hurke stood just within the library, a revolver pointed menacingly. 'Hands up, all of you.' The inspector's voice fairly poured the command. The belligerent expression of his face vanished abruptly as his eyes fell on Dick standing by the couch and Mary reclining there in limp helplessness. "What are you doing in this house at this time of night?" Dick demanded. "I recognize you, Inspector Burke. But you must understand that there are limits even to what you can do. It seems to me, sir, that you exceed your authority by such an intrusion as this." Burke waved his revolver toward Mary. "What's she doing here?" he asked. "You forget yourself, Inspector. This is my wife. She has the right to be with me—her husband." "Where's your father?" he questioned roughly. "In bed, naturally," was the answer. "I ask you again. What are you doing here at this time of night?" "Oh, call your father." Burke directed. "It's late," Dick objected. "I'd rather not disturb him, if you don't mind." Suddenly he smiled very winningly and spoke with a good assumption of humour. CICS: I've persuaded my wife to go away with me. She's going to give all that other sort of things up. Yes, we're going 'away together. So, you see, we've got to talk it over. Now, then, inspector, if you'll come back in the morning"— As he spoke the white beam of the flashing searchlight from the tower fell between the undrawn draperies of the getangual wind bow. The light star tilted the inspector against it had done once before that same night. His gaze followed it instinctively. So within the second, he saw the still form lying there on the floor. There was no mistaking that naval motionless, crumpled posture. The侦察师 leaped to the switch by the door and turned on the lights of the chandelier. In the next moment he had reached the door of the passage across the room, and his whistle sounded shrill. His voice, followed soon forement to the birt "Cassidy' Cassidy" Cassidy came rushing in with the other detectives "Why, what's it all mean, chief?" he questioned "They've got Griggs' Burke answered. There was exceeding rage in his I "Hands up! All of you!" voice as he spoke from his kneeling posture beside the body, to which he had hurried after the simmons to his girls. "I'll break, you for this, Casidy," he declared thereby. "Why didn't you get here on the run when you heard the shot?" "But there wasn't any shot. I tell you, chief, there hasn't been a sound." Burke rises to his feet. His heavy face was set in its sternest mold. "You could drive a horse through the hole they made in blim" said Casidy. Burke whored on Mary and Blick. "So? he shouted." "Now it murdered." Well, hard it over. Where's the girl? He looked toward Dekas as he pawed at Blick. "Search him!" Dekas took the camera from his pocket and The comrade had pleased Dick to re-mopstrance against such indignity to ward the woman he loved. "Not her! he cared imploringly. 'You don't want her, inspector! This is all wrong!'" "Dick," Mary advised quietly, "Don't talk, please." "What do you expect?" Burke inquired trifurcently. "As a matter of fact, the thing's simple enough, young man. Either you killed Griggs or she did." The inspector with his charge made a careless gesture toward the corpse of the murdered stool pigeon. Edward Gilder looked and saw the ghostly, inanimate heap of flesh and bone that had once been a man. He fairly resolved "You could drive a hearse through the hole they made in him." "You could drive a hearse through the hole they made in him." at the spectacle, then tumbled with an outstretched hand until he laid hold on a chait, into which he sank helplessly. "Either you killed him," the voice repeated gratingly, "or she did. Well, then, young man, did she kill him?" "Good God, no!" Dick shouted, nghest. "Then it was you!" "No, no! He didn't!" Mary's words came frantically. Burke reiterated the accusation. "One of you killed Griggs. Which one of you did it?" He scowled at Dick. "Did she kill him?" "I told you no!" "Well, then," he blustered to the girl. "Did he kill him?" "I'm talking to you!" he snapped "Did he kill him?" The reply came with a soft distinct ness that was ? a crush of destiny. "Yeah." Dick turned to his wife in repreach- ful amazement. "Mary! he eries incredulously." "You'll swear he killed him!" Burke asked briskly. "Why not?" she responded listlessly. At this ludicrous assertion as he deemed it Edward Glider sat rigidly erect in his chair. "God!" he eroded desperately. "And that's your vengeance!" "I don't want vengeance—now!" she said. "But they'll try my boy for murder," the magnitude demonstrated, distraught. "Oh, no, they can't!" came the rejoinder. "What's the reason we can't?" Burke stormed. "Because my husband merely killed a burgher. He shot him in defense of his home." In his office next morning, Inspector Burke was firming over the failure of his conspiracy. He had hoped through this plot to vindicate his authority, so sadly flamed by Garson and Mary Turner. Instead of this much to be desired result from his schenching the outcome had been nothing less than disastrous. Some people had murdered Griggs, the steel prison. The murder could not be unpunished. The slayer's identity must be determined. To the discovery of this identity, the inspector was at the present moment of detecting himself by adult questioning of Dacey and Chicago Red, who had been arrested in one of the three customer haunts. "Come across now!" he admonished. His voice grilled forth like that of a bail of Bishan. He was on his feet, facing the two thieves. His head was thrust forward menacingly, and his eyes were savage. "I don't know nothing!" "Chicago" "Red's voice was between a snarl and a whine." "Ain't I been telling you that for over an hour?" Batke gave Tracy, who chanced to be the narrator of the two, a shore whist sent the fellow staggering halfway across the room under its impetus. "Tracy, how long have you been "I doey, how long have you been out?" "A week." "Want to go back for another stretch?" "Girl, no?" "Who shot Griggs?" "The reply was a chorus from the two." "I don't know - honest, I don't!" In his angerless Chicago Red moved toward his questioner. "Honest to Gawd, I don't know noth in about it." The inspector's first shot out toward Chicago Red's law. The thief went to his knees under the blow. "Now, get up and talk!", Burke's voice came with suspense and noisiness against the skinned man. Critically Chicago Red owed me far as the getting on his feet was concerned. While he got slowly to his feet he took care to keep at a respectful distance from the official. Critically entered the inspector's office to announce the arrival of the district attorney. "Seal 'Em in." Burke directed. He made a gesture toward the doorman and added "Take 'em back." "I came as soon as I got your message," the district attorney said as he soiled himself in a chair by the desk. "And I've sent word to Mr. Glider. Now, then, Burke, let's have this thing quicky!" The inspector's explanation was concise. "Joe Garron, Chicago Red and Dacey, along with Griggs, broke into Edward Glider's house last night. I knew the trick was going to be pulled off, and so I planted Cassidy and a couple of other men just outside the room where the hand was to be made. Then I went away, and after something like half an hour I came back to make the arrests myself. When I broke into the room I found young Glider alone with that Turner woman he married, and they were just talking together. "I found Griggs lying on the floor—dead. The Turner woman says young Glider shot Griggs because he broke into the house. Almost that the limit?" "What does the boy say?" "Nothing. We've got Chicago Red and Bacney, and we'll have Garson before the day's over. And, oh, yes! They've picked up a young girl at the Turner woman's place. And we've got one real clew-for one!" He opened a drawer of the desk and took out Garson's pistol, to which the silencer was still attached. "You never saw a gun like that before, oh?" he explained. Demarest admitted the fact. "I'll bet, you never did." That thing on the end is a Maxim silencer. There are thousands of them in use on rides, but they've never been able to use them on revolvers before. That thing is absolutely nihiless. I've tried it. Well, you see, it'll be an easy thing—easiest thing in the world" to trace that silencer attachment. Cassidy's working on that end of the thing now. FOR a few minutes longer the two men discussed the details of the crime, theorizing over the bullying event. Then Cassidy entered. "I got the factory at Hartford on the wire," he explained, "and they gave me Mr. Maxim himself. He said this was surely a special gun, which was made for the use of Henry Sylvester, one of the professors at Yale. He wanted it for demonstration purposes. Mr. Maxim said the things have never been put on the market, and that they never will be. I got this man, Sylvester. Cassidy went on, "on the phone too. He says that his house was robbed about eight weeks ago, and among other things the silencer was stolen." "Is there any chance that young Older Sir stumbled Orlando, about Herman "You can search me!" the inspector answered. "My men were just outside the door of the room where Eddie Griggs was shot to death, and none of 'em heard a sound. It's that infernal silencer thing. Of course, I know that all the gang was in the house." "Did you see them go in?" "No, I didn't, but Griggs—" "Griggs is dead, Burke. You're up against it. You can't prove that Garson or Chicago Red or Dacry ever entered that house." "Well, then, I'll charge young Glider with murder and call the Turner woman as a witness." "You can't question her on the witness stand. The law doesn't allow you to make a wife testify against her husband. No, Burke, your only chance of getting the murderer of Griggs is by a confession." "Then I'll charge them both with the murder," the inspector growled violently. "Ask, by —, they'll both go to trial unless somebody comes through. If it's my last act on earth, I'm going to get the man who shot Eddie Griggs." Burke, after the lawyer had left him watched the door expectantly for the coming of Angie Lynch, whom he had ordered brought before him. But when at last Dan appeared and stood inside to permit her passing into the office, the inspector gasped at the unexpectedness of the vision. The next instant the inspector forgot his surprise in a sincerely almost ardent admiration. The girl was rather short, but of a slender elegance of form that was rawishing. Her costume had about it an inubtableable air, a quality of perfection in its kind. But another it might have appeared perhaps the merest trifle garish. But that fault was made into a virtue to the correcting innocence of the girl's face. It was a childish face, childish in the exquisite smoothness of the soft pink skin, childish in the wondrous stare of the blue eyes, flow so widely spotted in dismay, childish in the wistful drooping of the rosebud mouth. "Now, then, my girl," Burke said coughily, "I want to know." There came a change, wrought, in the twinkling of an eye. The tiny, trimly shoul foot of the girl rose and fell in a wrathful stamp. "What do you mean by this courage?" she stunned. Her voice was low and rich, with a charming roundness that seemed the very hallmark of gentility. "I demand my instant release." "Wait a minute!" Burke remonstrated. "Wait a minute." "You wait!" she cried violently. "You just wait! I tell you, until my pupa hears of this!" "Who is your pupa?" "I shan't tell you," came the petuant retort from the girl. "You would probably give my name to the reporters. If it ever got into the newspapers my family would die of shame." "Now, the easiest way out for both of us is for you to tell me just who you are. You see young lady, you were found in the house of a notorious rook." "How perfectly aboard! I was calling on Miss Mary Tiffner!" "I was introduced to Miss Turner by Mr. Richard Golder. Perhaps you have heard of his father, the owner of the Emporium." "Oh yes, I've heard of his father and of him too." "Then you must see once that you are entirely unmistakable in this matter." "You see, young old, the facts that even if you were introduced to Miss Turner by young Mr. Golder this same Mary Turner herself is an ex convict, and she just been arrested for murder." "Murder?" the girl gospel. "Yes. You see, if there's a mistake about you you don't want it to go any further, not a nite further, that's sure. So, you see, now, that's one of the reasons why I must know just who you are." "You should have told me all about this horrid tiding in the first place." Now the girl's manner was transformed. She smiled wistfully on the inspector and spoke with a simplicity that was peculiarly potent in its effect on the official. "My name is Helen Travers West," she announced. "Not the daughter of the railway president?" "Yes," the girl admitted, "Oh, please don't tell any one," she logged prettily. "Sorry, sir, you see now quite plaintly why it must never be known by any one in all the wide, wide world that I have ever been brought to this perfectly dreadful place—though you have been quite nice. Please let me go home." She plucked a minute handkerchief from her hand bag, put it to her eyes and began to sob quietly. The barely inspector of police was moved to quick sympathy. "That's all right, little lady," he exclaimed cheerfully. "Now, don't you be worried, not a little bit. Take it from me, Miss West. Just go ahead and tell me all you know about this Turner woman. Did you see her yesterday?" The girl's sobs crashed. After a final dab with the minute handkerchief she leaned forward a little toward the inspector and proceeded to put a question to him with great earnestness. "Will you let me go home as soon as I've told you the twenty little I know?" "Yes," Burke agreed promptly, with an encouraging smile. He added as one might to an alarmed child, "No one is going to hurt you, young lady." "Well, then, you see, it was this way," began the brisk explanation. "Mr. Glider was calling on me one afternoon, and he said to me then that he knew a very charming young woman who"— Here the speech ended abruptly, and once again the handkerchief was brought into play as the sobbing broke forth with increased violence. Presently the girls' voice rose in a wall. "Oh, this is dreadful—dreadful" in the final word the wall broke to a mess. of one so young, so fair, so innocent. But his well meant attempt to assuage the stricken creature's woe was futile. The sobbing continued. "I'm afraid!" the girl asserted dismally. "I'm afraid you will—put me—in a cell!" "Pooh!" Burke returned gallantly. "Why, my dear young lady, nobody in the world could think of you and a cell at the same time—no, indeed!" "Oh, thank you!" "Aro you sure you've told me all you know about this woman?" "Oh, yes! I've only seen her two or three times," came the ready response. "Oh, please, commissioner! Won't you let me go home?" The use of a title higher than his own flickered the inspector, and he was moved to graciousness. "Now, you see," he said in his heavy voice, yet very kindly, "no one has hurt you—not even a little bit, after all. Now, you run right home to your mother." The girl sprang up joyously and started toward the door, with a final reviving smile for the pleased official at the desk. It was at this moment that Cassidy entered from the opposite side of the office. As his eyes fell on the girl at the door across from him his stolold face lighted in a grin. And, in that same instant of recognition between the two the color went out of the girl's face. The little red lips snapped together in a line of supreme disgust against this velsitude of fate after all her maneuverings in the face of the enemy. "Hello, Aggie," the detective remarked, with a snirk, while the inspector stared from one to the other and his jaw dropped from the stark surprise. The girl returned deliberately to the chair she had occupied through the interview with the inspector and dropped into it weakly. It was after a minute of silence, in which the two men sat starling, that at last she spoke with a savage wrath, against the pit into which she had fallen after her ardour efforts. "Ain't that the —est luck?" "Cussidy, do you know this woman?" asked Burke. "Sure I do!" came the placid answer. "She's little Aggie Lynch—con woman, from Buffalo—two years for black-mail—did her time at Burning." For a little time there was silence, she while Burke sat staring at the inverted face of the girl. Then he set his features grimly, rose from his chair and walked to position directly in the front of the girl, who still refused to look in his direction. "On the level, now," the inspector demanded, "when did you see Mary Turner last?" "Early this morning. We slept together last night because I had the willies. She blew, the joint about half past 10." "What's the use of your lying to me?" "So help me." Aggie continued with the utmost solitude. "Mary never left the house all night. I'd swear that's the truth on a pile of libles a mile high." "Have to be higher than that. Mary Turner was arrested just after mid- J503 "On the level, when did you see Mary Turner last?" night. Young.woman, you'd better tell all you know." "I don't know a thing!" Aggie retorted. "Oh, then it's *Garson*'s! "I don't know whose it is." Agnes replied. "I heyer laid eyes on it till now." "How should I know? What do you think I am—a fortune teller?" "Now, Aggie Lynch, you listen to me, Tell me what you know, and I'll see you make a clean getaway, and I'll slip you a nice little, piece of money too. Now, what do you say?" "I say you're a great big stiff! What do you think I am?" Aggie wheeled on the detective. "Say, take me out of here. I'd rather be in the cooler than here with him!" blow a kiss from his thick finger tips in mocking reverence for her as an artist in her way. Then, when he learns that Edward Tilden had art the district attorney be admitted and that the son also be sent up from his cell. "It's a bad business, sir." Burko said with hearty sympathy to the shaken father after the formal greetings "that followed the entrance of the two men. "It's a very bad business." "What does he say?" Glider questioned. "Nothing!" Burke answered. "That is why I sent for you. I suppose Mr. Demarest has made the situation plain to you." "Yes, he has explained it to me. It's a terrible position for my boy. But you'll release him at once, won't you?" "I can't." Burke replied reluctantly, but bluntly. "You ought not to expect it; Mr. Glider." "Inspector," the magnate crieved brokenly, "you—don't mean—" "I mean, Mr. Glider, that you've got to make him talk. That's what I want you to do for all our sakes. Will you?" "I'll do my best," the unhappy man replied. A minute later Dick, in charge of an officer, was brought into the room. He was pale, a little disheveled from his hours in a cell. The father went, forward quickly and caught Dick's hands in a mighty grip. "My boy!" he murmured huskily. Then he made a great effort and controlled his emotion to some extent. "The inspector tells me," he went on, "that you've refused to talk—to answer his questions. "That wasn't wise under the circumstances," the father demonstrated hurriedly. "However, now, Denarest and I are here to protect your interests, so that you can talk freely. Now, Dick, tell us. Who killed that man? We must know. Tell me." Demarest went a step toward the young man "tick. I don't want to frighten you, but your position is really dangerous. Your only chance is to speak with perfect frankness. I pledge you my wont I'm telling the truth. Dick, my boy, I want you to forget that I'm the district attorney, and remember only that I'm an old friend of yours and of your father's who is trying very hard to help you. Surely you can trust me. Now, Dick, tell me: Who shot Griggs?" "I shot Griggs," said the young man. Demarest realized that his plea had failed, but he made an effort to take the admission at its face value. "Why? he demanded." "Because I thought he was a burglar." "Oh, I see!" he said, in a tone of conviction. "Now, let's go back a little. Burke says you told him last night that you had persuaded your wife to come over to the house and join you there. Is that right?" "Yes." "Now, tell me, Dick, just what did happen, won't you?" There was no reply, said, after a little interval, the lawyer resumed his questioning. "Did this burglar come into the room?" Dick nodded an assent. "And he attacked you?" There came another post of affirmation. "And there was a struggle?" "Yes." "And you shot him?" "Yes." "Then, where did you get the revolver?" I click started to answer without thought: "Why, I grabbed it" - Then, the sig illumination of this crashed on his consciousness, and he checked the words trembling on his lips. "No," he said with swift hostility in his voice, "so, you're trying to trap me, too! You! And you talk of friendship. I want none of such friendship." But Burke would be no longer restrained. "You don't want to take us for fools, young man," he said, and his big-tones rumbled harshly through the room. "If you shot Griggs in mistake for a burglar why did you try to hide the fact? Why did you pretend to me that you and your wife were alone in the room when you had that there with you, eh? Why didn't you call for help? Why didn't you call for the police as any honest man would naturally, under such circumstances?" "We're trying to save you," the father pleaded tremulously. Burke persisted in his vehement system of attack. Now, he again brought out the weapon that had done Eddie Griggs to death: "Where'd you get this gun?" he shouted. "I won't talk any, more." Dick an answered, simply. "I must see my wife first." His voice became more aggressive. "I wait to know what you've done to her." "Did she kill Griggs?" Burke questioned roughly. Dick was started out of his calm. "No, no!" he cried, desperately. "I won't say any more until I've talked with a lawyer whom I can trust." He shot a vindictive glance toward Demarest. The father intervened with a pitious eagerness. "Dick, if you know who killed this man you must speak to protect yourself." The face of the young man softened as he met his father's beseeching eyes. "I'm sorry, dad," he said, very gently. "But I well, I can't." Again, Burke interposed. "I'm going to give him a little more time to think things over. Perhaps we'll get to understand the importance of what we've been saying pretty soon." He clicked the button on his desk, and, as the doorman appeared, addressed that functionary. "Dan, have one of the men take him back. You wait outside." Dick, however, did not move. His voice came with a note of determination. "I want to know about my wife. Where is she?" Burke choreographed the question as survivor by R.N. had not been open. A "I gird went on speaking to the doorman, with a suggestion in his words that was effective. "He's not to speak to any one you understand." Then he condescended to give his attention to the prisoner. "You'll know all about your wife, young man, when you make up your mind to tell me the truth." Dick turned and followed his custodian out of the office in silence. As the doorman repaired Burke gave his order, "Dun, have the Turner woman brought up." The inspector next called his stenographer, and gave explicit directions. At the back of the room, behind the desk, were three large windows, which opened on a corridor, and access this was a tier of cells. The stenographer was to take his seat in this corridor, just outside one of the windows. Over the windows the shades were drawn, so that he would remain invisible to any one within the office, while yet easily able to overhear every word spoken in the room. When he had completed his instructions to the stenographer Burke turned to Glider and Dearnest. "Now, this time," he said energetically, "I'll be the one to do the talking. And get this; Whatever you hear me say don't you be surprised. Remember, we're dealing with crooks, and when you're dealing with crooks you have to use crooked words." Then the door opened, and Mary Turner entered. She paid absolutely go attention to the other two in the room, but went straight to the desk and there hatted, gazing with her softly penetrant eyes of deepest violet into the face of the instructor. Under that intent scrutiny, Burke felt a challenge and set himself to 1920 "You ought to-know, since you have arrested him." match craft with craft. His large voice was modulated to kindness as he spoke in a casual manner. "I just sent for you to tell you that you're free." "Then, I can go?" "Sure; you can go." Without any delay, yet without any haste, Mary glanced toward Glider and Demarest, who were watching the scene closely. Then, she went toward the outer door of the office. Burke waited until she had nearly reached the door before he shot his bolt. "Garson has confessed!" Mary turned and confronted the inspector, and answered without the least trace of fear, but the firmness of knowledge: "Oh, no, he hasn't!" "What's the reason he hasn't?" furke roared out wrathfully. "Because he didn't do it." "Well, he says he did it." Mary, in her turn, resorted to a bit of finesse. In order to learn whether or not Garron had been arrested. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913 verted to his familiar bullying tactics. "Who shot Griggs?" he shouted. "My husband shot a burglar," Mary said loudly. "Was his name Gertrude? "Oh, you know better than, that." Burke declared, truculently. "You see we've traced the Maxim silencer. Garson himself bought it up in Hartford." For the first time Mary was caught off her guard. "But he told me"—she began, then checked herself. "What did he tell you?" Burke questioned. "He told me that he had never seen one. Surely, if he had had anything of the sort, he would have shown it to me." Burke pressed the button on the desk, and when the doorman appeared, ordered that the prisoner be returned to her cell. "I suppose," Mary said, "that it's useless for me to claim my constitutional rights, and demand to see a lawyer?" "Yes," Burke agreed, "you've guessed it right, the first time." Cassius came hurrying in with a grin of satisfaction on his stoild face. "Say chief," the detective said with indication, "we've got Garson." Burke asked Gither and the district attorney to withdraw, while he should have a private conversation with the prisoner. "Now," he said when they were alone together. "I'm going to be your friend." "Are you?" Mary's tone was non-commital. "Yes," Burke declared, heartily. "And I mean I. Give up the truth about young Gilder. I know he shot Griggs, of course. But I'm not taking any stock in that burglar story—not a little bit. No court would either. What was really back of the killing? Was he jealous of Griggs? Well, that's what he might do then. He's always been a worthless young cat. A rotten deal like this would be about his gait, I guess. I tell me, now, why did he shoot Eddie Griggs?" There was consciousness a plenty in the inspector's pretence, but it possessed a solitary fundamental virtue; it played on the heart of the woman whom he questioned, aroused it to wrath in defense of her mate. In a second, all told fled from this girl whose soul was blossoming in the best realization that a man loved her purely, unselfishly. Her words came stumbling in their taste. "He didn't kill him! He didn't kill him!" she fairly kissed. "Why, he's the most wonderful man in the world. You shunt hurt him! Nobody shall hurt him! I'll fight to the end of my life for Pick Gilder." Burke was beaming joyously. "Well, that's just what I thought," he said, with smiling content. "And now, then, who did shoot Griggs? We've got every one of the gang. They're all crosses. See here, he wont on, with a sudden change to the respectful in his manner, 'why don't you start fresh?' I give you every chance in the world. I'm dead on the level with you this time." By now Mary had herself well in hand again vastly ashamed of the short period of self betrayal caused by the officials' artifice against her heart. As she listened to the inspector's assurances, the mocking expression of her face was not encouraging to that institute individual, but he persevered magnificently. "Just you wait," he went on cheerfully, "and I'll prove to you that I'm on the level about this, that I'm really your friend. There was a letter came for you to your apartment. My men brought it down to me. I've read it. Here it is. 'I'll read it to you.' He picked up an envelope, which had been lying on the desk, and drew up the single sheet of paper it contained. Mary watched him, wondering much more than her expression revealed over this new development. Then, as she listened, quick interest touched her features to a new life. This was the letter. I can't go without talking you how sorry I am. There won't be a time that won't remember it we met you. You didn't bring flowers to my apartment. I don't go to friends' houses. I awer I'm going straight to yours. Your true friend. HELEN MORRIS For once, Burke showed a certain delicacy. When he had finished the reading, he said nothing for a long minute. Mary's eyes were luminous in the joy of the realization that for her, after all, rehabilitation might be in a measure possible, though nothing could ever repay the degradation of years infinitely whose last Burke's harsh voice, endowed to a singular sympathy, broke in on her reverie of pleasure and of pain. "You knew this?" he inquired. "Yes, two days ago." "I told you told old Glider?" he asked. Mary shook her head in negation. "What would be the use?" she re reminded him. "I had no proof. No, the would believe me." "They'd believe this. Why, this letter sets you clear. If old tilderetter see this letter, there's nothing he wouldn't do to make amends to you. He's a square guy himself. If it comes to that, even if he was hard on you Why, this letter wipes out everything." Then, the insistent question bearing at his brain forced him to speak roughly, building hope on the letter's inestimable worth to the woman before him "Who killed Griggs?" There was no reply. And, presently, he went on, half ashamed over his own intrigue against her "Bay," he said, and, for once, his yolko was curious; suppressed "you tell me who shot Griggs, and I'll show this letter to old Glider. Now, listen," he cried eagerly. "I give you my word of honor that anything you say in here is just between you and me." Unconciously his eyes darted to the window, behind him the stenographer was bony with his notes. That single involuntary glance was enough for the keen instinct of the woman to make a guess as to the verity. "Just tip me off to the truth," Burke went on in ingratiatingly. "and I'll get the necessary evidence in my own way. Now, there's nobody here but just you and me. Come on, now—put me wise." "Are you sure no one will ever know?" "Nobody but you and me." Burke declared, all noggy with anticipation of victory at last. "I give you my word!" Mary met the gaze of the Inspector fully. In the same instant, she flashed on him a smile that was dazzling, the smile of a woman triumphant in her mastery of the situation. Her face was radiant, luminous with honest sulphur. She spoke in a most casual voice, despite the dancing delight in her face. The toes were drawn in the matter of fact fashion of statement that leads a listener to answer without need to the exact import of the question, unless very alert indeed. This is what she said. "I'm not speaking loud enough, am I, stenographer?" And that industrious writer of short-hand notes, absorbed in his task, answered instantly from his hidden place in the corridor. "No, mann't, not quite." Mary laughed about, while Burke sat dumfounded. She rose swiftly, and went to the nearest window, and with a pull at the cord sent the shade flying upward. There was revealed the busy stenographer, bent over his pad. A groan of distress burst from him, and he fled the place in ignominious rout. The smiling Mary was returned to her cell. {TO BE CONTINUED.} SHE GOT THE INFORMATION. Showing Up Wily Woman in the Per- son of Maude Marie. JOHN HENRY, who for many women had been carrying her cream and chocolates to the home of the beautious Maude Marie, at last tenderly asked the dear one to change the style of her visiting cards, all of which made Maude Marie stop, look and listen. The dear one didn't know the size of John Henry's bank account, and in a matter of this kind it was important she should know before committing herself. So she baited a hook and began to tangle. "I don't think I ought to marry you, John, dear," said the maid, ever so softly. "I am afraid we wouldn't get along well. You are too dreadfully extravagant." "Extravagant!" exclaimed the young man. "On the contrary, dearest. I am very economical. I have to be." "Then," very emphatically declared Maude Marie, "I can never be your wife." "Why?" gasped the astounded John Henry. "Because I am economical!" "No, John," replied Mande Marie, bowing a coolful sigh. "Because you have to be." Washington Star Natural Query Miss Muftif had recently joined the Band of Sisters for Refreshing Burglaries and was being shown over a prison for the first time. One prisoner, evidently a man of education, interfaced her more than the others. He rose and bowled to her when she entered his cell, appologizing for the position of his apartment. Miss Muftif could not help wondering how this refitted man came within the clutches of the law. In fact, as she was leaving his cell she said "May I ask why you are in this distressing place?" "Madang," he replied, "I am here for robbery at a seaside hotel." "How very interesting!" said Miss Muftif. "Were you or the proprietor?" - Linda in Answers. Expert In Handwriting Mother was fair, but she wished to be fairer still. Admitted by nature, she sought further beautification. Loveliness was her great goal. Invited out to dinner, she stood before the mirror, and having made her yellow looks a title yellower, she proceeded to apply the ponytail to her eyebrows. This, it may be remembered, is an age of artificity, and mother had reached the age. The little daughter stood by and wondered. "Mother, what are you writing on your face for?" Popular Magazine Lookiag Forward. Visitor. Aren't you glad you are a little girl? Little Girl. No. I'd rather be a little boy. Visitor. But little boys generally have to wear their father's leftover clothes. Little Girl. Mother is a suffragette, and she says pretty soon it won't make much difference. Youngstown Telegram "GOING TO LAW." When a written contract is made do not allow the other party to carry it away. Have it made to duplicate, so that each party may keep a copy. A final court is required to travel his court in its entirety each day on which service is to be performed unless it is absolutely impossible for him to do so because of externality, weather or conditions. Completion of irregularities is the surest will service when appointed to the postholder, but with all the fees in the case will result. BOWSER'S PICKUP. A Gem, but Mrs. B. Has No Sou to Appreciate Such Things. Admits Her Deficiencies and Invites Instruction In Art—Her Suspicione Anger Mr. B., but He Retains His Dignity While Ladies Are Present. Bv. M. QUAD. [Copyright, 1913, by Associated Literary Press] "W WHAT have you got there? asked Mrs. Bowser as Mr. Bowser came home to dinner the other evening with a package under his arm. "It's not to be shown for an hour yet," he replied. "Is it a package of dried catnip? "What would I be bringing succum stuff home for? Just let it alone till I get ready to exhibit and explain." As they sat at the table during the dinner hour he chuckled many times to himself and smiled in a triumphant way, but it was not until they had reached the sitting room that the mystery was solved. Then he untied the package with the greatest of care, and after removing half a dozen wraps he tenderly lifted up and hold aloft an old blue platter and proudly exclaimed. "Bobble the gem, Mrs. Bowser?" "It's a platter," she said after a long book. "Yes, It's a platter, and to your eye It probably appears to be nothing but COTZY "IT'S A PLATTER!" HIKE MAID. a platter. I presume if you saw this thing out in the back yard, a would kick it useless worthless? "Well, I shouldn't be much stuck on an old platter with seven nicks and two cracks in it. Did you bring it home to feed the cat on?" Righteous Indignation. "To fost the eat out," schwed Mr. Bowser as he backed off and waved the platter around his head. "Woman, haven't you an lot of sense in your head? An idiot fresh from an asylum would not have asked a tom-foul question like that." "Then what is it for?" "What is it for? What are rules and diamonds and master paintings for? Why do people pay fabulous prices for goldin tapestry and old books?" "Gobelin tapestry, my dear," she corrected. "Gobblebob nothing! I said gobble, and I meant it. Don't make any mistake about me, Mrs. Bowser. If I don't know what I'm talking about I'll keep my mouth shut. I was admiring gobble in tapestry while you were in short dresses and eating bread and butter with sugar on it. There'd be a piece of it lying around now if you hadn't taken it for an old stocking leg and burned it up. To feed the cat unhumply." And he tenderly placed his gown of a platter on the moutset and went walking around with a glare in his eye and the family set baked out at him from under the potion and made up her mind that Mr. Bowser would be lucky to get out of it without a A Proclras Gem There was silence for three of four minutes, and then Mr. Bowser hated in his promise to take a long look at the platter and to examine very softly. "By John, but she's a beautiful princess good! I don't get resented by lucky I am. These descriptions simply met into another, and the stress over all is like the most of a cold morning. If I only had a wife with a soul to appreciate such things." "I will do my best to appreciate it if you will explain things to me," said Mrs. Bowser. "That is more to sombre in you. Not being born with a soul for the beautiful, you cannot fit apples such a week of art as this, but I am and you all I can. This platter to begin with is the most of old china." "Who said it was?" "There you go the first thing!" Cree you take my wad for it! If you can then let me tell you a man who didn't in a brace for the last thirty years has assisted me that there are not a dozen other persons like this in the known world. This platter was once the property of Mickie Antinette." He said that did he? "Of course he said it and what object could he have had in lying about it? If he was deceived the might be as well brace and that it belonged to Susan B. Anthony. Yes, the ill-fated queen used to eat her dinner off this platter." Mrs. Dowell's Discovery. "I wanted to see inside those plexks with her breasts," he immediately queried. Mr. Lawrence as she examined the reels what more interest "She proclaims old" replied Mr. Row ser, strung on the new ideas and rails fing the value of his gem 50 per cent in consequence. "Did you have to pay a pretty high price for it?" "Well, pretty stiff, but I got it for less than its value. I had helped the dealer to sell Green an old tenpot once used by Queen Elizabeth, and he felt he owed me something." "Was the amount of the tenpot missing?" "No, of course not. Why do you ask such a question?" "I didn't know but Queen Elizabeth bit it off some day while drinking cold tea." Mr. Hawser turned red and white and breathed hard as it was all he could do to hang on. He himself. He wanted to talk plain to some one however, and have some one reface with him over his head, and so he swallowed hisinger's cold. "As soulless as you, you can see that it's worth 50 cents." "As sullen as you that it's worth $50, so "You don't mean it Bowser. gaspard Mrn. "Of course I meant it I paid $20 for a plat- three times that I known that I would - $75 our house could of would be leavers" "It would be deci- der didn't turn out cents" observed Mrs turned away that is, I mean with twice of if it was this roller for hold the rush of the old platter with 15 lower as she with "Well I hope you get a bargain." "A decided bargain! paying $50 for that platter I bought I paid half its real value." "My stars, Mr. Dusen! I explained the woman 'that you' meant to say that you paid $40 for that." "And why not?" Unshaken Density "Because it's a cheat, it a fraud. There's no old chinna at it. That man came into my house, coffee one day a week ago when I there and tried to sell this ver. to us for $15. He sold it to belong to George III, and that's the dog meat off it. He sold it for $5 when he got through. I'll sooner have a platter picked up somebody's yard. I wish I had had you had a liking for such things. I could have saved you from being sold." "Thank you, you unintentionally replied, 'but I am well satisfied with my bargain.'" "You believe it valid,?" "I know it is." "And worth what a paid for it?" "Two or three times over." "Then, of course, there's nothing more to say." Alone With the Platter and the Cat. The woman prepares a wait staff to talk over spring dressing, and Mr. Brower and the Marie Autonnette George's platter we left alone. The cat at the assumed innocent, solitious reason of tenance, but Mr. Brower was not to be deceived. After swiftly taking at her he made a sudden up for the man and soaked the glass gem with both hands and a wild whip he sought to bring down on the fence head. It stole the back of a chair however, and I delivered into a hundred places up and down on the tray, and the cat escaped into the." "For instance, what is that?" asked the writer, who heard the whip and the cree. "I think the has knocked down a vase," Mrs. Brower as her heart stopped tingling for a moment. They both listen was she below sat down on the whispered self com Omitting the The Mother It Deer, add have have, and marry discreetly satisfied. Twelve. Then I detain. Detail that Plain Dealer. are polite, my taste in dress I shall be per daughter oged and an educator yale I will be the one Throwing Light on Crawford. How daughter and her made up their quarrel. Mrs Crawford. He turned up in high judge. Procuring A "How's it, Mr. quite wealthy now still living with the half-moon, but not for a doctor." FRIENDS AND ENEMIES. Cheerily your friends and avoid making enemies whatever the number of a man, friends, there will be times in life when he has one to few, but it has only one enemy he is lucky if he has not one too many fellows. Very Close. They were discharged certain no quantitaries when I was inquired. "Samuel's and Birds are close friends aren't they?" "Yes, neither can borrow a cent from the other." came the reply. W. I. Johnson, 10 West Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia. 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THE clerk was at a loss, and a floorwalker minced and took a part in the conversation. "Now, how about my money back?" demanded the red faced lady. "We return money when cases so justify. What is it, ribbons, shoes?" "Naw; it's a book." "Has the book been read?" "Of course." "Um! We can't return money on books, you know." The red faced lady grew purple. "You aim to have only satisfied customers. That's the way you advertise, ain't it, now?" "Yes, madam." "Then why can't you take this novel back and return my money?" "Is the book damaged in any way?" "Spared the floorwalker. 'Print imperfect or anything like that?' "Why, I don't like the way it ends" -Judge High and Dry. A Cleveland with a sense of humor met a Cleveland who is a rather pompous and aristocratic and who therefore has no sense of humor. And the first Cleveland said "I see that you have your grip with you. Are you coming back or going somewhere? "I am going. I dread the journey, too, but business requires me to visit two or three other river towns this week? "What you afraid of trouble? I hear they are expecting severe floods down there." "No. I don't think I need fear. I always stop at the best hotel and these floods and all the stories of that sort are always scared to the power quarters of the town." Cleveland Plain Dealer Back of It All Cruelty. "I had to be the last to get up at 5 o'clock and take the bus to the house," said Farmer Curtis. "I had to do it." "No, but he had a right good excuse. He had to be told named the S.P.C. and we had to be no boss up at 5 o'clock in the morning." Washington State. What Money Will Do. Ethes Brother Do you love my sister Ethes Ethes Steady Company Why Will be that I have a good question Why do you want to know Ethes Brother She will last night she will be able to know, and Ethes Brother love her Park. Fine Air. Fine Aire W. I. JOE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, LIVERY 10 West Leigh Street, LARGE CAPACIOUS WARE-ROOMS DESIGNS FROM THE BEST MANU THE PLAYWRIGHT'S DREAM. "W WHEN my play goes on," the author said. His checks with cagerness flushing tol. "When my play goes on—it's sold, you know. It'll be produced in a month or so—" I'll marry my girl and get a car, And we'll try a farm, and we'll travel far, For the manager says it's sure success. And I am going to be rich and great, I guess! "When my play goes on!" the author girl! (Now the reader. Ten years have fled.) "We'll move downto a river flat. And my wife shall get her a brand new hat." And some nifty gowns and shoes and such. And won't have to adjust and nave so much. For years we have been tarnation pour, But the manager says this winter, sure, our worries and fret will all be gone When my play goes on." "When my play goes on," the author said As he nodded his age and silvery head, "My royalty money will be the source Of my youngest grieves' college course, And mother and I will take the test And lay on a city country nest. Where Lilly and Sue and the kids and John Can visit us When the play goes on." "When my play goes on," the author said As he lay and gaped on his dying bed, "You can send that manager, I now, A gift mother to the show. At this time the residue Of the royalty money that may accrue And build me a bombastic, plain and white. With this inscription revealed to sight: He died awaiting the opening night. But he wrote in peace, and his doubts are The Servant Problem. "The Cleveland and Pal Dealer quotes this telephone conversation "Is this Mrs. Ethering Brown?" "Yes. Who's talking." "Mrs. Benjamin Green Is Mary Jane Rooker cooking for you now." "She's Cooked for you, didn't she?" "Yes, and you look her away from me" "Oh, no, I didn't." "You say you didn't Then who did?" 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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1983 The Inflamatics, Ind. Preman doubled its size for Christmas. The pages numbered sixteen and the display was creditable to the management. Major John C. Buckner, one of the leading colored men of Chicago, died December 17, 1913 in that city. His death removes from the public one of the most powerful characters in that section of the city. We congratulate the management of the Va. Norfolk, Va. Journal and Guide upon it the Christmas tradition. It presents its readers with a 25 page edition and it must have been an expensive and exhaustive undertaking. We wish it abundant success for the New Year. Such an entertaining spirit should be encouraged by a bloodful financial support. Dr. Ronier T. Washington's high regard for Col. Theodore Roosevelt was well known and when the recent presidential election took place and he was allowed to later President William Howard Taft for reelection there was surprise in some quarters. His work, "My Larger Education" is in the nature of a narrative, telling just what he has learned from "men and things." His speaking of "Some exceptional men and what I have learned from them," "My experience with reporters and newspapers," "What I have learned from black men," "The mistakes and the future of Negro education" are subjects which he handles with ease. All that he says is intensely interesting. Whether or not Dr. Washington in connection with the politics referee-ship has raised his hands above his head with the exclamation, "Never again!" remains to be seen. SIMMONS GONE, TOO. It is announced that Roscoe C. Simmons, "right-hand man" and press correspondent for Supreme Chancellor, S. W. Green and, the Supreme Lodge, N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A. was buried at Memphis, Tenn. December 21, 1912. Simmons was unquestionably one! of the most brilliant orators in the country, regardless of race or color. He had a hypnotic influence over an audience which was intensified by his flights of transcendent oratory. He had his faults, but he will be sadly missed by a large number of people who admired his remarkable ability. He was editor of the Memphis Sun at the time of his death, which journal he founded. We draw here the veil of charity and say, "Peace to his ashes." THOSE BIG COLORED FOLKS. The Savannah, Ga. Independent Needs to have just become acquainted with a class of colored folks, facetiously called "Big Neuros," but who are really the "sensible potatoes in the bill." It has prepared for them an overcast and it reads as follows: "There is a class of would be big Neuros that put in about all their time trying to sell Neuro enterprises. They belong to the free-riding, free-doms class, which take all and give nothing. They produce nothing but faces of hard brass and a tinkling sound, and are parasites on the good honest, hardworking classes. They continually are becoming themselves or including some silly fool to do it for them." They watch and promise upon every Negro newspaper that they may use it as a stopping stone to something higher. They pay for nothing and do no good to anything or anybody. They spice and deadheat their way through life in winter and live on garbage, soup and kitchen offals in the summer. They do to cheer in the winter to get warm and snack to the parks in summer to get cool. We know our contemporary is "that of the collar" our advice is "don't let them worry you." Keep cool and you will live to see the day when each one of them will not have a change of clothing and at death, but few people to follow them to the grave. When that time comes, don't give them a death notice. A REMARKABLE CASE. That was a singular case reported from Danville and which caused Gov William Hodges Mann to issue a full pardon, Saturday, 20th Inst. to George Wilson a colored man. Wilson was sentenced at the December term of the Corporating Court of Danville, Va. to serve a term of one year in the penitentiary upon the charge of having formed a number of orders on a tobacco warehouse. Since Wilson's conviction, three men under arrest have confessed that he had no part in the crime. The identification of Wilson was only partial and the man who identified him has since sought out the trial judge and expressed his doubts whether he was the man who caused the order. Gov. Mann, in granting the pardon, to the selected man, Wilson, endorsed the order. This pardon granted because since the trial of Wilson in evidence has been granted to the judge and Commonwealth attorney which satisfied both of them that Wilson should not have been convicted. In a personal letter to the Governor, Judge R. W. Peabody, goes into detail in the case, expressing the opinion that the wrong man was convicted through a partial identification, which he has been republished. "Changing one's Attorney Thomas Harold wrote Gov. Mann, and among other things, said: "For the first time in my experience in Changing one's Attorney I am confident that I have completed a man for the commission of a crime which he did not commit." This is an easily way to state it. There are many humble prisoners over the hill to the penitentiary upon similar evidence. The law is a number-one and expensive piece of machinery. Given prisoners with financial backstones from its embrace penniless and broken in spirit, it has become a popular thing now to require a prisoner to prove his innocence rather than demand that the prosecution prove his guilt. The result is to drive deep the iron rod of deprivacy and desperation and the felon emerges at the expiration of his time limit an enemy of society and the law that has so unjustly punished him. God grant that more officials like those in Danville may come to the front and that Justice may be re-enforced in many parts of the Southland. That Terrible Cow. She was even more afraid of cows than most girls, so when she spied a placed animal roundabout under a tree peacefully chewing its ear she at first refused to go through the pasture at all. Her husband colmed her fears to some extent and they started by, when the cow slowly commenced to get up, blind logs first, as they always do. At this the little baby whisked with terror and said: "Oh, Bob, hurry, hurry! He is getting ready to spring at us!"—New York Globe. NEW YEAR'S DAY. THE dawn is gray and chilly with the frost. The old year's pulse now nuttera now is still. And all our twelvemonth's deeds, for good or ill. bility. Sun jour- urity Pass into shadow, silent, one by one. While from the night wherein we wander, lost. The new year rises with the rising sun. A new year? Nay; it is but the same old year. The same remembrance round of sun and rain. Of seasons in their order, joy and pain. The final end of all remembered things Earth ago, and the very mountainous With years, and we who crawl upon their breast Faces at the leading sands' benign belief Hate father, great fools, just crumble into clay. And there are left but love and faith and God. To whom a thousand years are as a day - Reginald Wright Kauffman A New Year Proposal "What I feel these days I wanted to keep Come, sit beside me, garden fair, and strange way you shall hear I've picked out a child to choose one, girl from out of those gay And I love her with whom I love forever and all of life "I'll wear for her with brown and brawn, and I'll wear for her with brown and brawn." Until later, the writer that honors their memory will be THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LIST OF THE LIFE OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. And well we will be in the woods and hearts we will be in the woods and hearts the required in But I can't help try to help On the Track of the New Year NEW YEARS was a long time in setting upon Jan. 1 as the proper time for its celebration. Even now in Greece and Russia, where the holiday calendar is in force New Year's does not arrive until twelve days after the 14th year is well on its way in the test of the civilized world. The ancient Egyptians and Persians began the 11th year at the annual equinox, Sept. 22, and the rhinos of Soon's time at the winter solstice, Dec. 21, but in the time of Perseides the date was changed to the summer solstice, June 21. The Romans began the year from the winter solstice until Caesar changed it to Jan. 1. With the Jews the new year began in September in civil affairs, but in their ecclesiastical reckoning the beginning of the year date from the vernal equinox, March 22. And, as this is astronomically the beginning of spring, the date is logical and that of the 26th of March 22 being a more fully rounded number was accepted generally by Christian natives in medieval times as New Year's. In England Dec. 25 was New Year's until the time of Widow the Compuser or his concession happened to fall on Jan. 1, and accordingly the year was ordered to commence on that day. But the English gradually fell into union with the rest of Christadelphian and began the year on March 25 When in 1582 the Gregorian calendar was promulgated and definitely located New Year's on Jan. 1 most Catholic countries adopted it at once, but England did not repopulate until 1752. In ancient Rome New Year's day was given up to feasting and frolic- ling. Sacrificed fires burned continually on the altars of the twelve gods. All litigation and strife were suspended. (1) reconciliations took place. New Year's calls were made and New Year's gifts bestowed. There also originated the New Year's resolution, for every Roman resolved on New Year's day to so regulate his conduct that every word and act should be a happy augury for all the days of the ensuing year. On account of the orgues which marked the New Year's arrival not only among the Romans, but among the Tentonic races, the early Christians looked with scant favor upop the whole season. By the fifth century, however, Dec. 25 became the fixed festival of the Saturnity, whereupon Jan. 1 assumed a special sacred character as the octave of Christmas day. The giving of gifts on New Year's day has been superadded largely in Anglo-Saxon countries by the living of Christmas gifts, but the custom gift is retained in France. This custom was one of the most ancient and universally observed of New Year's day. The drums, distributed branches of the sacred maltagete. The Roman emperors exacted gifts, and so did the English rulers down to the time of Cromwell. The world over on New Year's it is a custom to drink to the beech of one's friends. The custom of making New Year resolutions and "turning over a new leaf" is universal and like political platforms, as is much honored in the breach as in the observance. But the temptation which surrounds frail human beings in this wholly world are many and indulgent. --- THE FARMER'S MOTOR. We may talk of the convenience and pleasure of owning an automobile—and they are important—but its greatest service to the farmer has been in destroying his isolation, says the Nation at Stockman and Farmer. The farmer no longer is limited to one market in the purchase of supplies. Every city or town inside a fifty mile radius is within easy reach. Formerly his only associates were the neighbors of two or three miles in each direction. Now it is just easy to spend Sunday with a "neighbor" in the next county. No longer is his observation limited to one community. It has been widened to a hundred communities in a dozen countries. No one can fail to be impressed by the tremendous influence of this wider vision upon the farm family upon their happiness, their work and their ain billions. -FARMERS' INTEREST RATES. Why Farmers Pay More For Money Than Other Men. To Farm and Fireable, Judson C. Welliver contributes an article showing how farmers have to pay high rates of interest in this country because they have no system of collective credits such as they have for the benefit of farmers in certain foreign countries. The substitution of community credit for individual credit is what always reduces rates of interest. Cities borrow their money at lower rates of interest than individuals because they act as a community. Following is an extract from Mr. Welliver's article showing the rates of interest farmers pay in this country at the present time: "Recently the department of agriculture investigated interest rates paid by farmers, all over the country. It was found, through statements made by several thousand banks in answers to questions, that on all loans to farmers, secured and unsecured, the average rates run from a trilune under 0 per cent in most of New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, up to 10.57 per cent in Oklahoma, 10.57 in New Mexico, 10.15 in Arizona, 10.13 in Montana, 10.70 in North Dakota, 9.97 in Texas, 9.18 in South Dakota, 9.98 in Georgia, 8.81 in Florida, 6.23 in Ohio, 6.47 in Indiana, 6.21 in Illinois, 6.89 in Michigan, 6.21 in Wisconsin, 7.93 in Minnesota, 7.21 in Iowa, 7.28 in Missouri, 6.86 in Kentucky, 8.28 in Tennessee, 8.26 in Mississippi, 8.23 in Louisiana, 9.67 in Arkansas, 9.37 in Wyoming, 9.21 in Colorado, 8.61 in Utah, 9.08 in Nevada, 9.22 in Idaho, 8.90 in Washington, 8.32 in Oregon and 7.44 in California." Protective Hive Entrance Very often injury is done by mice entering bodies, especially such hives as are left on their summer stands during the winter. A single way to protect hives without interfering with the exit and entrance of the hive is shown in the accompanying sketch. A triangular piece of wood is placed at each PROTECT THE HIVE ENTRANCE side of the entrance, and a strip of half inch wire netting, preferably galvanized, is fastened from side to side so as to cover the entrance completely. If the triangular places are screwed to the mouth they may be easily removed when necessary. Raising Colts. Strong, healthy drag horses can be produced without oats. An experiment in progress at the Kansas Agricultural college has disproved the belief common among farmers that this feed is necessary for growing colts. The experiment, which is to last three years, was started last January by the department of animal husbandry. Twenty colts were purchased, ten grades and ten pure breds. These colts were divided into two lots, with five pure breds and five grades in each. For nearly a year the two lots have been fed the same sort of ronghagalalfa, corn fodder and pasture. One lot has been fed colts every day, and the other has had a combination ration consisting of 70 per cent corn, 20 per cent bent and 5 per cent oilmeal. These pigmentaries are based upon weight, not coline. One pound of this mixture contains the same digestible IN YOUR TALK and reading at home on the radio and school you likely question the meaning of words, know how word, make sense, that makes sense, the location of Leah Katrina or the presence of Judaism. What is said in some questions. This New York edition of questions in Language, History, Biosophy, Fiction, Foreign Words, Tricks, Arts and more. Science, with final authority, 400,000 Words. 600,000 Pages. Cost $400,000. 2700 Pages. The only dictionary with the new divided page,—char- acterized as "A Stroke of Custard." India Paper Edition: On thin, opaque, strong, India paper. What a sat- faction in form. 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Qats at that time cost 10% cents a day, while the combination cost $5 cents a day." Wesley and Whitefield In the mouths of Wesley and Whitefield the repeated sermon became both necessary and effective, for they journeyed and found new hearers for old sermons. Wesley, for instance, traveled 1,500 miles a year until he was well outward threw worms years and ten and, traveling, preached two, threes and occasionally four times a day. With Whitefield particularly the sermon gained by repetition. Thus writes his biographer "It never reached its highest point of effectiveness until he had preached it forty times. Then it became on his lips a perfect instrument of permission" Whitefield, it has been calculated, preached over 18,000 sermons - Chicago News. Valu of Character. Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan emphasized character as a banker's most important asset, and recently Lord Cromer spoke of character as a government official's indispensable a government using these words. 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Dicky's New Year DICKY sprawled ungracefully on the floor, and at times he be stewed a sly and naughty klick upon the unresisting legs of a chair that stood near him. His first impulse was to feel sorry for doing this, his second to look around and see if any one had noticed this little outburst of tempt. It may that the Christmas festivities of a new days before had been too out of place for him, but whatever it was, Dicky was certainly cross and inclined to weep easily. However, neither his mother nor his Agur Gertrude noticed how he kicked the chair no the way he scrawled upon the world in general under his 22 CHARMING LITTLE HOUSE GOWN. fawny curls. "They were absorbed in their preparations for entertaining the guests of that evening, and for once Dicky was forgotten. "If I was going to have a party and invite all the people in the world I'd invite my own little boy Dicky, too I wouldn't leave him out," quoth Dicky out of the silence. "What's that?" asked his mother curiously, absorbed in her own thoughts. "No, no, Dicky; this is a party for mother's and father's friends. You wouldn't enjoy it." "Oh, but I do want to come," persisted Dicky. "I've heard you all talking about it, and I want to see the new year come in the window." angled his hunt. "The new year. It's coming in the window, and I heard mother tell how you were all going to open it to welcome it in." replied Dicky, somewhat impatient at his aunt for not understanding so obvious a meaning. "Nothing will come in at the window, dear." said his mother gently. "It's just a pretty custom. There will Bill-Heads, Letter and Note Heads, Envelopes, Business 2 Visiting Cards, Policies, Medical Blanks, Insurance Blanks, Financial Cards, Lodge Books, Labels, Checks, Check Books, Minutes, Pamphlets, Whole Sheet Handbills, Placards. Devoted to the Interests of the Citizens of Color. ```markdown ``` AN ORIENTAL BOLERO AND GIRDLE. not be anything for you to see, and you will be much happier upstairs in your nice warm bed." Dicky kept a little at the time, and when the hour came for bed under the stern eye of his father he rebelliously consented to be tucked in by his nurse, although not without further remonstrances. Finding them of no avail, he sobbed his woes into his pillow, while his father and mother went below to resolve their guests. By making a brave resistance to the drowsiness that was stealing upon him Dicky managed to keep awake until the party had assembled in the parlor below. Then he crept out of bed and hung over the banners, eagerly trying to catch sight of the brilliant people in the gathering. A man passed along the hall. Dicky thought it might be his father and scampered back to bed again as fast as his little bare feet would carry him. And then without more ado he soon fell asleep, "the world forgetting, by the world forget." Downstairs the hours passed merrily, and the old year drew to a happy close. First there were only fifteen minutes of it left; then there were only ten. Finally the old year had but five THE MICHIGAN FLANEY, MICHIGAN, VIRGINIA. You will receive courteous attention and your patronage is earnestly solicited. Out of Town Orders Promptly Attended. If our prices are higher, you can go elsewhere if you can better them in the same grade and class of work. If our prices are lower, we stand ready to accept the business. short perpiscis, count, each to live. The r gathered together sh the solitude that oriment of all such minutes, three minute old. They turned to in surprise to see to the doorway. He was not dresses and his little negligence protection against a lower room. He was the party, either, an on his father's face was not even woken considerations might an adult guest, but to do狄ky. He did not look over Ordinarily his father's have sent him with a the protection of his Turning together to the left, he went to the though his eyes were hands unlocked the hat it and opened the without a mistake or His mother, closing a furred wrap and we His father looked, halt brother, who was star "Be careful not to wily" said Dr. Tom, of his sleep." He raised the child and held him in the great chapelier, but eyebolds never quilvered struck against them. When he opened to amazed to find himself after all surrounded by men, who all cheer New Year to you, he was too drowsy but as his father carried the child heard the city calling out to Profiting by Ex Little Johnne had 1 day At last, to cap slapped his small sister When father came to the mother told it mischools. "The next time you to you go to bed without the father and strenu- The ladies set in so moments. Then out of turned to his father. "The next time I was I'll wait until after a marked. New York Ti Naturally. 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Yet In Some Way the Stofy Was Peied Gesass dnd Here tt ja : Homer Croy, the hutnoriat, wan vie Sted the other day by Frank Salt, who td? sold a xtory tom magnelne and wanted some money right away. It was 9 3.400 wend yarn, Croy figured [Mt would bring 2 Gente a wend, wo he Jouned Sinfth SV yndsroith gate Céoy the followhus agreemdt: ” “Whereas, Tndett, aint Know all men By thine presents: ‘ “eT, the wnderstened, Mrank T. Smith, helng, to thé best of pry bellef, in my Hight intind, do hereby begtedth, be tow and otherwise mitive n fred, grittts aif of any und all meneys that may be Pld to tie for w etory entitled, ‘Ttreak. tug Up the Munch? 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If pall leas thin fey heane Cray i to keep hte trope closed tind inches thi reference tn ony way, stoye, fern, tanner, Jan muster ti Nadine the Seanulluavinay, oF (ivleet. te the foot that te hagomnde An errors sideniest 1 PAVHT Cont tae satestted weit Trt dehed Sigh sone weeks titer Cray Pomatht ov tty lment ated thet “wall, | Scot ee i Before aw tress thee money was patd ver, byt Urey ates butt alent Mhetl Bie dead 7 t Would “ven noted tells me what peu agot foe that yarel 5 Sie Sion ote Cathet tehesd Stalthe een asthe ren . AWLP got 818% for in sad Stith, New Jork Worst K ‘Disceuragement. What bite ite ge ts eieadentent, Bt ty slither detve neater trerite tat Wostress theth. tt is ariebtas up. and mg: Kitae Creuble that etches then te ke through if witlees hartn ane * Too Rich For His Bidod. Ftarting thor attest ar strthe In How tena few Ware ate fe ans Were pt ti SHARE RE PMLARURES RE TNE LA = RA Ti | re ra ee en Nee = [APE SR MRT OTE cede ete WENN A UGESISS, Erebus hated thee artese anab atts Hed eee tae retar ton Vovahe Stet ed nee the Hrandcine, mee eat step e ad sta sod tee thee eat MMe tear OMG ve a otgtetat tae Dae Navel deter MDa nee Seat ne eth a arin: ML Gaaet Mend te Nat he gayty earted thee 0: ty ten crdl heating The lady are with asstantdaent. Vente conan anicte s +. The’ S&dored Cre Merge ns ttt end tee fetes te feet, Pac attruh tewuet waren a nest Oot cee Ihe pomentar fete tema te Oh oyentititticae oof hs Sete Mh eeed oUt tet be. a Maratea the ther BL ce tne crt ne tat ans staph eC Tt eter te wet aw s cned sitl Ye ree sie ponecenned AM Be Seer cue Ma mit af the ee MDiv gota wos bes art pefein Yeeeah ene ae Pte yout feet. Tee Hades, yor She Ter Stee bicep de af the alter t of Snel toate ee tast wot It bsn't HINGE Perk Boe tnete, where one te Bnet FP tact ted any one sAteaethey AEA La Seice the conf only ste wine gone 5 Whety Pepe hed tena he suid to ble Sites Wh gb ts ptietees Ad yeu sto Mise HE ak tor nighest Net gnt Peat iy abate: DP stawed feb Was ene et vert ott Pete i Mos eae ote hie what Mies Hoon wore detiitat ate Lendut Seeape: f * By Counsel. | Ane gentiescin flew deceared, ever corel tebe suthetled hten@ he had sete cases perding In court The wit venttensam hal Just won a ease Bn tte fitstiges const, when thes lever, tn pcombattee fare ot ntind, exclaimed, FH Ange Yeo tee the ele ait comet OM Gent FH be deur, . Reser At PY haw son te: tte a: preme cont! 3 O11 Gent Pu ethane, Taner Vit tiw yan te,"ellt O14 Gent My attornes ‘i be thar— West's Torker. : Busy Windmill, : A wiudinltt tx einployet tn England to ight a church and parsonage and ae oy se mae .QUEERED THE BANQUET. —— A Change In the Bill of Fare That Was . Not the Cook’s Fault. Colonet Goethals, who’ nn chlef en: gineer of the Panama canal bas become world famous, revently told in Waste Ingtovgrexinal rane storys « : “We had ln Aneon,” he sald, “an en Etneer whe win In comtunt droad of Mferase. He was alsy ae crank on the subject of mlensbes, 1 Holl everything you drtaky ne mit ter where you get, it! This wae bbe fetes wud he inde tis raw nutlve cook observe it rigermusly, + ‘ “One aly whily on a tour of lyse Hon the englucer was presented witht a Bottle of eharupacne byw sea euprsin, Managing cleo to pick una flee of,tee on his return te town, lie huctted bite to quarters with bis pele. “A temperate elocp, tis wae the teat wine that bad come his way sine bbe arrival ty Vunvina. He said to his mie tive cook’ ax he. han over div’ pre etoux burden, Get ap semetiiia: extra good to day, for L have asked a few frlend< in agg -—) ae srs nN wry 3 Bay MDG we me Fe}! " cane a bce! , Be CN: Pry... fe ESTE gna TAT, Nok nmane . vane? te dinner te het gree details thts superb wine’ The euests arrived ‘The soak sere. fad the atecedd ber Suind potattowes,, SoNew the wane" drled the hod, rub. sMpaidas Batts + : | The eek hvtygwared, then stalked Ik. currsing a steaming saueepun Heariy Cath of a tet. muddy) yellow taunt SAWhat in toutes that sent ete eae : : SOT tit's the wine, Sener! replied the fook sgravedy. TD boil hin ged, amd he Syst all ce way “Conding ty your oF dors, Seaer ' Mattamote Amertoan, Real Courage. . There ie men whe wil pluck the Yery sper ant ab thelr wwn wounds | and tints Cond and shay thele aglverea. Hes with the sane weapen James Tells | ® Wikia Mikenatien: J B*reesdefenst Witsone les at fond of preven stories Ont that foe tals fe ef a Httte tees whey dee erounterel at Stuune ten, Val the pressdent's irthplare, Mr Wileon was speaidng te a sted Sted crewed froty the step of thie Batd- Win Senunary Por Girt, when tw dle covered on tere soon searobl dad pushing ait stostitar Ms way thromseh Ne crowed Phe Tea Maatly Eended tn front ef Meo Wi'son amd shouted ex: steady eWhere bot Wheae bette : Me Witton stetjedt dis spose andy Sef bod or te Sood rou aturedlys PVel ue tes. Teese Pmt Sul. psthen respetutest the yautge ster wath foe af dbeemst, whe, 7 thoneht it was a dhar Hehe * . So Unibet The perfeyt tabs tout zeuched phe inge Wher fet corded oes, sav ae conuptish ment fie whet he tudatged himself mest ef the Troe whet nat atherwto Pugnzed Me hoo the most wedeone MMter Poever tats itd the anethie Prony “He tuet Meee sid tthe to tine hy the fone : MHsivt that tare veptied the caller, M So netthe yest Usitors they ust tall: ant Ite ter yon by the hour." She Comforted Him. This bendent Wos retest by Mark Twn with ercat gles ofendt a eerinin Mitte tel trietal Wher shone as am amtteress One eh ste Parsded her Mowatt, Scrupatliizes Uae stowts of a Story white real this O88 mat Sas coated Ine ehale by the Drewbbe Mewaline wer Mis trotitedes, He Gis sad bengine Bis wife was Mead Sedidenty a specter Spe red bay fore Won attad Htowate kis wife, She HAM, CPea®, L catht por Tear te see you Se eld hut discentented, se Phave brome te caafert Mog Yen tins net he ght Vou mast te bright ant haps Pe Tt wae best Hat D shat tence yon when Dab, becnive Twas gobi tee et tibet 5 Followed the Style. . Ao rather fuses diplemtist ‘ealled upon Abadiniral of the tect and left Uke cand In the comner ef whieh the fiters 1B. were tnecrlled, Meeting the offieer a few ays tater, the eatiebl thanitedt whether fie keel got the ead Ol: ven petted Be sernaan: OE aot Mt nll rleht: Vour what was the moane Ing af the HOw Why cen personne af eunpee. Hor. hnpe com dit net know that t beft tt myself" Tn dite time: the aiptenottst recefvedt the admirals retyen coed with the lnttere SALLN OI Mie ce ner Havtne Vande fe azatiet ty oli tae mentors of Whe SG tea ef 6 ean ean ative any Peles ef Wea, tee vets toe acted tee the sender : ws Sesent Se er wna tine cept = Clueinnet totes + One Offerse Proved. Tawyer- Now, nit, tell me, are Son well acquainted) with the prisoner? Witness I've known him fer-twenty years: vee Lawyer Have your? 1 must now ask, ever Known him to be a dixturber of the patie peace? ¢F Witneae.. Well or tie used to ri to a drum new fife bata --Steey Stories ‘insane evans -wcaw@n UNCLE ELT : SAYS: farious Things That Go Good With Cider and Apples. - ~ FABLE...OF THE GANDER: tsing a Comparison Betsiveh Lofty | Ambition and Reulization—The Im- 7 | pudent Proposition of a Burglar With @ Great Mind For Reaioning. | | + ‘By M, QUAD. Copyright, It, rf Amusciated Literary Peems } Nold gray Gander bid tong Uved A “an boas of u tlovk, nnd he was so Wine if bis worldly wayn aud hin rule was xo Just that Je wan Fexpected and “obeyed bys the Seene and well xpoken of by the Farw- 7. Even the Fox, who hujl tried many amex in vaio fo circumvent tim and who had wworn by the beard of his wither to eat bh Home day, wae fair ulnded cnougb.to any: He xure Is a wise old guy, and 20 robtalled Weasel need spend any time zylng-to Ket the better uf bin.” * After yeara of merhorios conduct tnd Juxt on be waa ‘about to kave a tatue erected Yo hintind bis many vin Ko i ° a Sy rou As Qi QB Yi r iy eS x fe UC a nr Oe | STH RAGE ts SoMa PteKINK” tuea Mivertbed oa the pedestal there same Inte the eichlerheod an Engle And noon there was much talk of the svent. . . eWhatea grated tent he hun! ex Lantined n Goose 7 F mand bow thet te can ascend" ndd isd the Duck : “He hasn't got ty plumage, bat bes beaut WIE TERE” put ta the Peacock, AD dhonght xetetinng would: come Mong to tke the starch ont of the old doy." remurket the woster is he atrut: fed about and crowed tree ten: A Resolution, * The old Gawler not ouly overheard these remarke aut many others, bur could not fail te observe the change of attitude among the fuleiy, anit he hwent ant belied the basn-and sat to timself—: : “They want Ihe be play second tHhddle to the Euele, der thes He's thy tind for their theney, te he? Well P dan’ tile im back sett fer anette om thls earth with whats. sted they shinll gvon Krew tnt : Ait thercupen. iy side ete eta day OT tel coitestt the saze, Ie gave ont that fe we gens te the county cone ventless To hee the erafters dew eitetin, spider nit osu vbw HE gee? fens the sic tition tee got ory be font the anger se ted anteler Cs Lestat trew SOK. sase tin, they are thretentnd fe cols tes goose tack home,” way the rety : Stat, wht L thoazht son whee att solid there" SD was cat eponcte toa blamed 2 Laldbeded Bash: cae swaiscer, ‘mur argu * MAD LT soe They covet prase fan enmash, and Eonm tey teoger hee Hote” Welk Che Hagtes by soni pammepkins" Amd TP ee Pee ef tne, Hat ster were titel sda Gitiler ” . . eThats oshat Poevnie ta see yon tbont. Dvant te bean Jeacte STtut whe witgins the harnyagh tt Fou ce eovertitiz ciccinad amen. the slonnts2* “Lat Che Gabber dey 10" Mut le lias ne tries of charac: jer and with xeon thve thins dna Jane sto." “ : SL hope te Wil “The fowls Bare gat tuck on that emblem af Mberty and Jet Morn have ay triad of iD have. Tene my best, Wat thet doite appre fete tte Veet P wont tor bean Bate Flying In the Face of Outaster, SE owontt adv sgisnee I said the age after a sion The jostle Rat Ine be bern te tot will came 20 mn AS, Giiter ssn are a stecens | nn Ease von ner. Deca dismal fale ire Phen satt dont want te do ane a fer CME Dee asked af you? metab intic reals: ol tty dander PW of Yeu peor it that ways wrote et nee . Aiud tie ciatuter ert scltting tute 'the dhe enege nai, ote ove a time he eon Wered | paeelf the whole stow and he fieket waren so oates, “After awhile, siete te Crete toe would dewcend nid wer tue ress atertattane Of the ents, oie fe toed sine near to enett chet teenth bis thinat aerase a | olipeten eo wite rt sewed hie head * ff Ne the ace fatt intimated, the jotbte sens net the tie to bom a RrHNitd sant spi athe death of the dander the fowl senttered, to the Teiet line of ther owner. . : Moral The villoge esoper may turn nt a teautifabenrk barrel and set not - meets veaw MA DSOF of MetOwn, —) The Guralar and the Lawyer. A lnwyer Whuse wife was fn the country on # vucation and who bad Bo one tu dig tilt In che ribs and de- Clare that burglars were gbovut was GWakened Jone. migalght’-ty tame abaking ‘him, and be. sat up to find ¢ etrange Man in-his room. * : “Who are your" -he asked. - ~~ “Names are. of no account ‘here," was'replied, =.” SBot wha do you want?” - . “To retal you in my case”. *"*Do you aiesn*— “! 3 “Yea, right here.” *, “You fob me aud then, want me to @efend you!" shouted the lawyer in in- Giguation: . =, ° “It may at Orat, and I think it has struck you as a case of gaUbat walt dit 1 au: an educated and cultirat- ed man. I wan attracted to your house by the atylo of. architecture, 1 pald you a compltment In selecting ft aboro all others, I rightly, Judged that a man of solld substance dwelt hore. Something told me that bo would be a: man te Ixten to argument and reason, J could ‘ante amnkened Zou. am hout ‘ago, when I fret xot tn, Dat I felt that something wis duc you as the owner of the houne I wan plundering. I copld have come with a purbeart and made a.complete haul, but Iam satis- fled witha fair bare. And last, but not leaxt. 1 have done no damage to your tockn or burglar alarm.” “And you oxpect to be arrested and Gesiro me to'defend you?” * “I may be atrested—sen. * For your, retainer Jou’ will please accept your wifo's pony nkin coat, which 1 could have carried away, but shall not, I6 there anything more to be naid?” “Simply a word or two. Let mo ank what profersion you followed previous jo thin?” : Eb “Ob, the Inw, of courne! .Good night -Moral.There are bonest lawyers, ind thert ard conscientivun burglars. The Hare and the Tortoise: = - “One day nx tho,Hare'was galloptn: acrons a incadow he came upon thi tortolxe dragging his weary way aton; and halted to any: Well, old 1776, how goon 10?" “Oh, Tar getting thete,” Hn the me ply. ~ “So's molawnen.” : “But we cim't all be bares, you ‘know. Indeed, I xometines thinig, | overdo wie pace, Yenterday 1 erawte all of ten rods.” = The bure taughed In contempt and ‘then aald: “We might have a Mttle wager If you are game for iti" + State sane eases", “It tn forty miles from: bere to Hank: ville. I'M wager you a new bat that I can Ret there two yearn and a day ahead of som. fv you call my hand? ‘The “tortolne thought for a moment and then ausnéred that hy dil ~Te wan a xlick guy of a turtle, and, un nothing had been xntd ax to how "he way ty feneh bly deattontion’ he Nchetied to crawl te the nearest water tank ont enter Hiankville an the trucks of an express train, “1 bwileve T could make ft three sonra and then wip," anid the bare as be started off, “hut two sears goes, By by, old xtiek in the mud!” The. hare gatlopal off at the mte of twenty tiles an bone and punched. bin dextination in two hours, He wan rent. ing a bit when hw heard talk of-n rear end collision” dywn the rond, with many kilt nnd. Injured, and be gal loped dawn to the spot to nee about ft. The engineer hind falled to wee the danger wen, The cnaction hind been reduced to. splinters, = * The coroner wax promising “the most Flichl Investigation.” ‘The rallroit oMiclals were Inytog the blame on arow, —” : The turtatwe wax among the dend. - “Geet exetntined the hare when be found iim, “1 always thenghe ters meat brats, Mit where would P have been If this train hadn't been wreeket yee tof heaven? Morak And thalte where the coro: her's Jery Inid the Mame, 7 Unaveidabte, “TE hope seu inew enengh to keep your wifey relatives atm distances “Hany My wifes imatden ait I Bots te Myo with as : UN Good gee buns! Send her away.” MDeui't She's going te tive with a fr her tase” Clever Man Dealer, __ — __ Startling Suggestion, bari te murmured, as soon te they were seated in the bigh priced Fostaurint, “yon ein have anything Fou want an the menu, Shall 1 read it to yon?" ‘ “No.” replied the dear girl, “Just reqd ft to the walter."—Exchange. - a : Anticipating Events, Damsel=Yeu must ayk maima. Bultor—But your mother ix away from name. Damxel—Yew, but she's lett an ate frmative Auxwer fn tho grphophone. —Meggendort Blatter. . | * Inaniration. ; + Mixa Summft—T muxt answer hin let. | ter, and 1 want to write something | that doean’t menn anything. . | Mixg Palixade—Why don't you tell ktm you love him?—T'uck. | é “Self Congratyiation. : | “Fave any fuck on your bunting trip?’- ae “Yen. 1 mivsed three. puldes I abot at for deor."—Detrolt Free Presa, Running Chances. “Your honor.” tecan tbe ‘lawyer, “the defendant In about to throw him self on the mercy of the court” “Tf be doen,” replied the bard hearted Jortat, “he xhall be held for attempted sralelde."—New' York Sun, e Literally, “~~ Bhe—I'm worry that you and I dis agree on the subject of.spooning. He—Yer; 1 wtah we could get togeth- or on that polnt—St. Louls Post-Dis- pateb, rs . You Geese. é “My balf brother is engaged’ to my wife's balf aister.7 “When will they be mage one?"—Ex- emange. . - |: a ea ee a ae, Mee Ste te ers % "$< We salar you, the Letnst and Mest Artiote Phews, at a Mors S ) $ieree Wey S'S ieasee to Quote zou. feiss op Mcsecter 6a ’ ‘ 5 ‘ trem O14 Photes, A Specialty. = - ™ ee ws ‘ % Geo..©. Brown, PvoToGRAPues, - 603 North 2nd St., * ~ |. Richmond, Va. @, teniegtg— TR Mrae.p gms - a SARE Re e = rE TAC HAMPOG), Panes: e Hack STRAIGHTENER Ae AN Ai BLUSsICc *. |g wanepermieneesss Nay eS <r Aaiciress of laters te Mask Shampoo Drier Ca : x, apolis Minn. not to mndivaducts, A BEAUTIFUL BEaD OF HAIR ts “ Laps CROWNING GLomr.—Avd every lajy can Kaveitifphe will uso the Magic. The Msgte will dry the halr after # shampoo or bath, and straighion thezeritest bead of halz. It willalso stimulate its growth, ‘Tho Atemialum Comb cam et injure the hair, because Trteseter heated direct, but takes its heat from the heating bar which. Istomted on eur Alchobe! Leater, of any othevSraicr,, We advise the use of Mayra’ Hair Poms te, Best oa'the market. rice per bor, We. Alcohol cater; pelea ste. Literal termstoagcots, e Write for literature today. ® MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER. COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Farm and. Garden HOW TO BUILD HOTBEDS. Early Plants From Seed. OF the several types of botbeds ti Reneral use the sunken or pit type i. all thingy considered, the best fur the ratsing of early plants fron seed. ‘This atyle of bed! Is construrted by exetivit. fig a pit six eet wide und owe, nud One-balt fevt deep and ax log as fee. Jeanary ty aecoumnodate the munber uf Bo by G foot sush It lx desired to use, The xidex of the pit are Inanted: up with rough lumber natied to poste which muy be placed Uiree fect or more apiirt, If sonie degree of permit. neney Ix devired xeed material will need to be used. Chestuut lumber {4 very serviceable nnd reasonably cheap; spruce comes next in paint of durabilt- ty and. cheapness. “The iden of the pit Khould he mised above the surface of the ground twenty tnches ot the back and uvelve tnches fn front. This Will provile ample plteb to the sash for wbebding rain -and alin be of wtittle lent nuxle for goed countruction of the mun'w riys and. heat, Good sash whould tr une. The location of the hotbed=xhould be chonen where the nutural drainage i pend anit, 1f powlble, where there Ina good windbreak at the north wide. If a sultable ateltorat xpot 1x not avalia- ple then’ @ ght beard fence nix ‘fect bth and steading neveral- fect _be- Fond each end of the hotbed should be SN RAE Se Batt ae eames woe ed EO Brice ice ial Sens we nee iy BS ea NES Se come ne Sk el Fi i La gatos I gpa S\ See ererted to break off the cold north windy, _ Mtb atedheere timforea 1 will te AltHest sisposddite Co rabse early plants siieressfully In the histbed. “The windbreak should Pe abut tye fest away from tie worth side of He fens. The heating materkil for the hetted shonbl be horse mannze fresh from tie stable, to whieh should be added, when arcessibie, ene-tilt ite bulk éf forest leaves. If these ate net avallatle strew Jor hag amy le used. ‘The manure and added+materlil tx te “be thorunghity poled aie formed tte a conleat heap to underse fenuentatien, tn the for mation of this heap tt shetild be trod. den down tn singestye layers af a foot In depths unttl the beap be four fect dr more tie hetzbt. ‘The base of the heap should be: of suit lent diame: ter to fastre xem fermentation In the serene Winter Weather, AM the ma terial used for heating whontd be Welt datnpened before putting Ht bn the pile vr the fermentation will-not be evenly Gixtributed. Caresmust be taken tht no frozen material ts put In the heap or fermentation will be stow and mus greatly interfere with the operator's plans of an carly rewing of med.—Kue ra} New Yorker. s Celery Storace. | Hotbeds aut col) framen are quite satiafactory for string celery, They may either be dug out deepsr of have another xet of beara on top to give the required helzhe *: The plants_are set In the frame close together and then covered with boants lapped te abed rain: In very cold localities aneb frames ate covermd with nant. over which are mats coveret with’ béanta. Ventilation must te given on warm daya.by blocking up the mash. Celory ts alao stored xatinfactorily in trenches, with tho boands ysed in blanching natl- ed in V shape nod placed over tbe wp If warm weather follows the trouzhs are biocked uf to artmit air.” ‘When frost comer « light forrcw te throwe “up htons the bairds.nad liter minure fs thrown over themebut this treped plan iy usally adopted when the crop fx to be seid ently In the winter. Tops of celery should alwags be dry when itis stored.wind some soll ix Wfted with the plants, It must be stored before: dard freezing. # : Good tdea.” ; ——,* ‘ ’ ao piakocgs })iP hd eT a a: tem ,. | t al | eee iis EE ree Se Firtt Jewelir—Aren't you ‘afraid to, leave tho diamonds tna front wine dow at olght? - Second Joweler— Not with my scheme. Just-before 1 go home TI put in a ite sign on them reading, “Anything In This Window ty Cents."—Kanxan City Noes. + Sticking to the Styles. “Thin.” nul the corator, displaying mummy, “way an Egyptian prifcess.” “Poor thing!” exclutined the conver satioun] girl.” “She Invinted on. being Dorted fn her. hoble wkirt, didp't abe? Stray Storlen, . oie duet Business. + ,Dolly—Mean thing! You aald you Wouldn't give away that neeret I told yout ‘ Daliy—1 didn't: “1 awapped tt for another nocret und nn ice cream soda. Exchange, Going Some. “Does your wife make yout money go tar”. MT finige wo. Nong-of it haw ever come back that 1 know of."—Buffato Expresu. . Grcadinvic Braciinainn: Madse—Doe you think « girl ahould Marry an emnemicit man? Bolty—1 wuppone wo, but t's awfad being eugaxet to one.—Liverpool Mer weary. Clerical Humor. When the Ker. Dr, Snow roe to ad- Gress bie events eunstegution . bls Yolee was stizhtly haxky, “My frends.” he said, “I bave al- Feady preached wie sermon and made to Jone’ spevchest to nuciotion In dif. ferent parts of the city, and before T Daye Mnished mie evening you will think Pom tike a wheel - thy longer the. Bpoke, the bhecer the tire. . Only a few reared to see the point, boreever, anid) the mend-dector- sera + to forulst a dlasram.-—Chiengo Trib ape. a : « Mintiesss Shae Mien... “Your legal department aust be very eapennive.” Yen.” abeial the etninent trist mag: nntig, “iti. eSUIL Taupe yeu have te main: tai tes : “Well, F dost know. . Sometimes I Uhink It weld be cheaper to obey the law. — Harper's Weekly, * o An Benetasner Cait: 7 Breathless Covhin (te constable In the nluiny You're wanted dabp our court—and bring a. hamblance. Pollceman—What dy you want the ambulance fort * sUrehin—Muvver's found the Hy wet ‘pinched our devrmat! London Tite Rita, : Obedient Patient. “Tho doctue tokt Mobis that be most take along rest. so he bought himself & racing automotite.” = “Did that bring him reat? “Ob, yew He'n in a nice quiet’ bos pital fyr thre months now."—Roston Transcript ‘From Another Viewpoint. * “That (oviltient euemy. scema .kely to leave ‘footprints in the mands of time.” . = © “Perhaps.” anid Senator Sorghom: “bot, on the other hand, he may be leaving thu printe at police bead: qvarters.”— Washington Rtar. i Os G “The Srat time I ever saw him £ Anew we would not be friends.” “Why sor” . . “Well, to tell the troth, ‘be was aha lag his fst at me.”—Binhingbam. Age "Herald. S “4 2 oo] - re SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, “1913. - Making the Little Farm Pav: Ry C. S. BOWSFIELD ; ANY city wo: shown In re: cord years Uhat they ar eapalde fof ritnings at farm Pn the tntitiet otis Nettle Gor eoter sprives whteh sry observed aronind every larse cats Wwettien he eon spivneis as owe ers sid tian sets Hhods ev htent Oo they ane detecanie ed te grasp. tn ew o probed whieh surcogud ngricuitural ite | A nomter of (ta ) vnge Welwen have given pricteal, Se ae eee ee he 3 eee a” | Ps Boe at | the success whteh may be attained by thelr sex tn the Hghter chine of farm {ng nnd conntry home management The tendency which so now. xe apy parent toward rural [fe te Hkely te Teverse the tow of populitton, “Thic “has a secielogtesl as well oa a een Merelal aspect, and the resatts will be largely ecedited te woman, Her work {x of ever tnereasing tmportance th farm Mfe, It te herSpreviace #o to shape seckst eotalitions In the country that young peoply will be attracted to, agricultural pursuits rather than re: pelled therefron. Women ure showing that there are large profits te be made fron honey. poultry, anfons, encumbers, aweet corn. Towers and taany other commestities which they are capable of handling ta A manner demanded by the best trade The certainty that prices will cemaly Hih for sued gfrodacte comes: from the rapld growth of rawne nnd eltles, The market for tlewers sand general pro duce seems te he nutimited, and satts | fartory returns are onssured where proper attention be ghven to entttvation Chotee ousters ure selling dm the wholesile matt et at $6 per leo, tat as Anis has beste Une fawerite product Sfmany of Chacee’s women torleul Qurdsts dt ds Seorth wth be te ene tder whatene ean earn an an ster ot hind Ma tster bs distigetis cin eat ef der plant It ts Bard aed the most free from tnsests ef cing gaeden pred t Hts eaeeedinaty preity, With fend fatrly wel! fertitesd an acre wil pre tee at toberate esthnate Stee worth nf nsters A steld of $1400 would net be st all pheneiuenal Gare den prodses Mnty aAPen mere practtn- Me nen Gantly enterprive, * On a tract of twelve meres which she fe handing with the hepe ef enabling: her hnstand te gtve up efty: emptoy: ment a woman makes thle showing Five actos nf er inns et me to aoe Hevents tie tutote ef eherren cones I Com pera egitbers re : rin The five oetes ef antums brought tn mathe: pwnd of Shee bat there Was a fotse deta of expense. Utenty Riret hes SOU anether ex npie be chen in the follow tus tate : Sieeeuicit pe deoP Tees ware te Murat eae tases fos aac oy Glee es SN OSE Feed vee vo Beanie Za 3 Terie toes Deen eas. BA Meveo ant Bist me: ee sts Bae In this case $0 was pall ont for wages tol the inyrieied value of @tock alist ecithet thie sur. ‘GREW SPUDS IN BARREL. Wonderful Example of Intensive Pota- te Cultsvation Reported by Farmer. A few yeare age mu ingenlous gar: dener near one ef our cantern cities wan inspired to text the powmtbitity of growing potatoes in a barrel. The barrel bad formerly contained lime, Lat not much of thin remained. The expertinenter placed in‘ the bot- tom of the burrel, frm whet the bead’ had been Uken ent, five om alr Inches of rich soil ard embedded tn thir a single whole potatoe, As the vihes grew fren earth was added from tion to time and the plants were Watered wheneter the soll appeared ary. No Insects or blight troubled them, and early in the fall, -when-the vines seemed to be dry, the contents of the “Darrel were fisneh ost and 125 large, Bne tibet wore found, all attached to the dead steme, teniden a half peck Of amall potatogn not of marketable quality. no The experiment waa claimed to be @ great succens, amd tt wae amid ther 6.000 barrels were immediately order ed for the pratuction of the next year's sep, 5 + For thin very little sel compara. fively weld be required. very Htthe leber iu preparing the ted. mo werd fag or coMivating except the ots aivant oddhion of a few inches ‘of feush ocll. no ports greeetng for po (ate tage ov bevéyees misters tor als ag Oe teres Oe Berely picking up the tubers from the overturned barrel. - Farm Progress. A Lagd Mark, : Your Ind will never again be what ithwas $f you de not do something to keep ft what tt ta--Farm and Ranch. A HOMEMADE STERILIZER. Ope .For Canning Purposes Can Be Eanily Made at Home. Tn all methets of canning seme form of nturilizer will be found very. con Fenlent.. ‘Te be abe te do with: the things she atready has on hand ts ap finpertaut et to the honsewife, Ab tuost every lensewife hag a tin elethes boller, nnd thie enn dae oasdly coms erted i ae SE ee TTT TT ae 5 4 1c? | THE CLOTS KOLLER CONTE LEI ESE 6 MERA ETZ0 AL Inte a convement Sterilizing vat The only this necessary areca Osht bs tins cower ened ae false Lot ten The Gitse better is abacdutely peces sary inorder te prevent the jars foe Coming 1 centiaet with the Gottarn ot the sterffizing vat, eaustog them te Drewk dari the Totton Fert pnts | purpese an etdinary Neo Db wire net es ef half treth tnesh. whieh ds eat Ho ft the better of tha better, ean te used Ef the uetstig ds net avo itatle thin pleces ef weed ar atmest cay thing of thes kond wi suswer the pur pee, A patent apen door steam coh er fs even tere comventent: that ar clothes belles Ef nedther ef these ts Avalide deep sanmeepan oar bucket tightly coveted will answer the pure pose. Oat Straw For Feeding. Goud fright eat straw fei very good suistitate bea fas for winter fouling Tf there re tot fee gta dust about St horses wit del wenten ct far the rotate ‘oye panto ef thelr ration ‘Those whe felted te Stet Chere ott Straw: ayell thts year wil have teasen tebe warey for It Peerfeores spon gece UE Beetgremgerined,. MUTUAL INTERESTS. No man can stand alone. One thing ought to be aimed at by all men—that the interest of each in- + dividually and of all. collectively should be the same, for if each should grasp at his individual inter- eat all human society would be dis, | solved. —Cierto. Proved It. Mra. Uneen arriced tate nt the reset lar moeting ef her card etite nnd ayy peared quite istered nntite ber asad! enlin, Well polest sett Dyeon bedi nahi the exes of ber cppareut per tarbatien. ste este dest tat while wentting for the street oe stor ted teen greats beast te a strane oe eWher de Hey ree ther spiipatises te als BW te eo Powe tay, § slapped hie foot Vuatee S Wasaesey weece Ao sereeeht fotste enoetss couple In Pidtteatacty bas testo fret tecadines wth Merron Mentos nab whety tte flit wae Ini on the Qatte cit preyed te be the pemnaits ef Sorday we teast heated Up. wherein: the gnest temarhed Chat thts cippented: tes te tun? mma Prenat ne sf TMS tow ever dbl net preveet Bis dens Imsthee tee the fares cee leah tal tps ne deeper ets fad ane go ergeire and yeu have ain WA cor setation that tt Senn set vec gon A Sovet of Rivatey. MAS Getter ed herd feet etd, Me CU cot er test a cite aime af this plotice Gece ets en the strnatune Of the etd rete wh vcet ME get “Well tee scr etnre [a fast as vad. SPs as Wis. H¥sba Wabed (akie means thing fhe ce dere teowrite a che k ae Ihttecs tbo te gs eta ph ture” Wash Inston Str : TT: For Tat. We thee Stowe ther mene than fern bese 7 An tered tte ONetcrer col Hi tat stee ecomered fe the penpte ste Gute the abede we leash By bane 7 | The Comedian's Unhappy Lot. COND t sau she Fked the come Giaw, Molten fiat it irene te make peuple lech s | “Yes! be sully replied. “Frequentty Mods se irksenie that f deat de ttt Chicagy te ont Heniht ‘wrompt. Post -A beautifut ynrden party was given yesterday under the ausplees of Lady Wek Mre Newrtch — Vi have our tand- Beape architect pLint some auspices of our lawn nt once. : : Bilherds. * Whe Is billlant< an amatory game” Recanse ft Infludes so many Kinnes and winws. Sting of a Bes. ‘Whea a bee stingn It gives tts viette & hypodermic injection of .an Irritau. peteon. This Is (be bee's defen Against Its enemies In the abdumen of the bee tes a gland which secretes the polscn. This passes down to a Geuble bulb in which it in stored until nepded.. Frown the bulb « siceder tone passes throngt the sharp sting which Nan te a shesth. . Wise the bes stabs its eting inte fe chte of he men the. Stasi epee Gee ee af pertene aed ® @p d Gb & enna aD an, Seed ee Bass We 2S RICHMOND FLANW?, MIOMMOND, VERGENLA. Brey * 7 ied Ca id eV ~ 5 ot. WBNS AW, we Wg Naar tt: . Wee fap oN ame) , BPM. en ae Bee RAN : fe OE a Po “ES. 3 ee =f i , Beas Bhs | Pl Ly cao. coe Sarge ee ag Aeteaas ie . ae - | Cc P| THE LATEST FROM PARIS. eS i , is CJ \ a | a Le s f o & : ia -* oe ae EVENING WRAP OF PLUSH ANO FUR Adding to His Pleasure. An angler was fishing contentedly In @oxtream nen an asylum when one ef the inmates appeared upon the acene. Npert had bert: poor, anil the sportsman was overjoyed when at Int he Iatided a beauty. He wax gazing with pride at his catch wher the ish tor from the asylum axked: “Do you sell them fixh,smiater?” “Bell ‘emY* responded the angler, “No.fear. nin apertaman,y not a fisb- monger. [1 feb for the sport of catch- ing ‘em “Ob, you du, ch?" remarked the vis; Mor an he kicket the capture bavk Into the water “Well, now you can have seme more pert catching that one agaio.”=-St Laute Post-Dispatch. Rieht te the Peolnt. .Two vetersus were speaking abeci the battle of Feit Ran Cre of them Was a Yankee, the other an tfishmas “Vat.” maid the Yankee, “were you af the bettie of Hall Itua tT “twee,” sabs Tat “Tm cere sou ran.” said the Yaak. “1 464. onid Pot.."2nd the men te G6 ant ven & thee yot"—Kow Verb (ii A....Rr ee : QUINASOAP > 4 | Qe 9) aA a , : BS a aS A an aia Dave Company, New York City. Y. RRS OBOE YOU MUST , Come to see us in our New Home No. 310 E. Broad St.. (Next to Weisberger's.) JPASHIONS TERMS Fis . BETTER GOOD . ABRICKS “Workmanship. We Make Your Clothes : AND TAKE . Your Promise to Pay. Popular Price Tailoring Co. Inc. "Phone Monroe 1028. | eee HAIR PARLORS. — itp ; To the Friends, Custumers and the Public im Geaersl:— i MRS. ROSA E WATSON Invites you to ber Hair Parlors, 813 1 Bt. James Street. You can be supplied with Braids, Puffs, Trase formationa and Por: padours. Combings made tm Braide and Puffs : on short notice. straightening and Shampooing a Spocialty. Straightening ‘ombs, Ornaments for the Hair, Hair Greases and preperationn o! all kinds for the skin. “’Phone Moscoe-3874, S12 S51. JAMES STREET, - RICHMOND, VIRGLYIA, # 2 a , a— Colored People’s Hair. ——_ | ‘wiaa WIGS, PLATS, BRAIDS, TRANS 3 formations, Puffs, Btc.—All Shades, rs Guarantee to Wash and Cond. _ _ All Ktods of meraightening Compe, 3S 4 «Pomades and Skin Preparations. a BE . 2 —-+Send two cent stamp for new 1912 Catalogue. . The Largest Manufacturer of Hair OUR SPFCIALTY Goods tn the United States. , 4 THE CLD RELIABLE SME, BAUS HAD EMPOICUM, 486-Ath Avene, (Between 84% Sad S5th Ntreet) New York City. HE LE R’S HUMAN HAIR STORE ‘ 712 7th StlWartiney a. OC 'T. Established 1856.7, Oldest Hair Store tn the South. _. YOU CAN HAVE sTRAIGHT HAIR IF YOU WANT IT. Tf - r ee) ! { {{ fi! Tite $1 eto “Queen” Electric Comb uy ds Jt] matted té you for tee in 2e stamps. BPROJAL Tis WEEK | SPECIAL THIN WEEK Creole Transformation Creole switches Pompadour or rted styles Real 22oinekea long Wavy ant Fall Human Hatr tn frown, Black ot pSMade with fo nteris Brown oor Sandy -a,real $20 + value, Black Wee bate erimped Nac tf Spectal- Wo pay , stage S1.50f)ou prefer it Special. ae De Other People Judge You by. Your Furniture Now _s«cs . When vou ens “et FURNITURE and RUGS from »° Old Estabiiahed housa Hke JURG!:'.~—tnat’s known to sell the best qu: ty goods. just as Teatonable as ¢! cwhere—why not give your friends a cood imyression; It «iN give ua the crantens Vleasure to show you our wcnderfal stock of home-making com!.:t giving Furni- ture and Rugs and - don’t fall to ask our salesmen abou! our banking plan which gives you,:. :9 or 15 months in which to pay f.: any purchase CHAS.G. _ ’ "+ pstasiisH:> 1880. ADAMS AND BROAD. S. W. ROBINSON & SOM | _ "DEALEFS IN |. HIGH GRADE | - LaQuoRS. | | "pHone monroe 2 - 3. = N. 15% St., Sichmend, Ve. $37,025.00 Paid out from January I, 1912 to Nov. 29th, 1913. FINE SHOWINGS FOR BOTH BRANCHES OF THE KNIGHTS ‘O¥ PYTHIAS—READ AND CON. SIDER—ViIRGINIA DOING GRAND WORK SEES ES ENS. SSO ee eS SAS S'S 8:80 ORO) DS Sie SA HERS Sea Oe Odea a OOD: 1913 Jan, 7—-Sir ft W. Chatman, Mine Rode Lodge, No. 120.07. 290.00 Jan. 21--Sir WoL. Harvey, Planet Lodge, No. 23.00... 16000 Jan, 21—Sir Daftel W. Adatis, Virginia Lodge, No. 6... 160.00 Reb. T--Sir George Harris, Od Dominion Lodge, No. 8). 150.00 Feb. S--Sir Joseph Wrisht. Jonathan Lodge, No. 20.... 160.00 Feb, S—Sir W. D. CArter. Natural Britce Lodge, No. 124 160.09 Feb, 8—Sir Wallace Parker, Suffolk Lage, No. 6.2.56. 150.00 Feb, S—Sir Frank Walker, Hsing Star Lodke, No. 106. 150.90 Feb, 16——Sir George Barber, Suns of Lowmoor, No. 125... 160.00 Feb. 19—Sir Henry Conner, Friendsitp Lodge: No. 3... 180.00 Fob, 19—-Sir George Raysmore, Widow's Priend, Xo. 122 100.09 Bob, 19—Sir Albert Pope, Zenith Lodge: Noo Wc... ee 159.00 Feb, 19--Sir David Nradford, Ziontown Lodye, No. 184.. 60200 March $-.Sir John Evins, Friendsttp Lodge, No. 3... 180.00 March 7—Sir Green Hampton, Macedonia Lodge, No, 59 160200 Mareh 13-—Sir Benjamin Johason, Fulton Lodge, No, 42. 18000 March 26 -Sir Richurd Ferguson, Mt. Ararat, No Ubi... £9.00 March 24—-Str Bred Speistts, Empire Lodge, Noo sT. 00.0 150-00 March 26—Sir Georre H. Wills, Staunton Lodge, No. 62. 180.90 March 26—S8ir CJ Owens, Cavalier Lodge, No. 66.6... 160.09 March 29--Str John T. Morgan Pocahontas Lodge, No. 41 150.00 Marek 29—Sir 1 1. Mace, Ebenever Lodge. No. 116... 160.00 Agrl 4 -Sir, Marstott Taylor, Unity Lode, No. 24...005 0 160.90 Apnl -s Sir WOR Stepney, Reseue Ladge, Noo 4.0... 100790 April Ta- sor Willan Dandridte, Virginio Lodge, “No. 6 150.00° April 17 Str Granderson Sutth, Independent, No. TS.... 150,00 April le Siz Andrew Taylor, Oramre Lodge, No. 1800... 180.00 April 28 Sir Lewts Wongteld, Virginia Ladse, No, ic. 180190 April 28—Str Henry Trummull, Fulton Lodge, No. 421.75. 150.00 April 28—Sir EOD Carter, Buckner's Lodge, No, Hi... 160,00 April 28—-Sir Roland Young. Virginia Lodie, No. 2 .... 160100 Apel 28— Sir Willian W. HE Royal Lodge, No. 26.0.0. 160.90 April 28—Str George f. Lipscombe, Cantal Lodge, No. 81120400 April 28—Sir Jens Murphy, Bloompaghatly Lodge, No. 16 159.00 ‘April 28- Sir C. C. Lattier, Peak Knob ‘Lodge, No. 64.. 160.00 May 10-0Sir Jake MeFafiand, Unity Lodge, No. 2t.... 15090 May TW--Sir J.D. Maran, Damon Lodge. No. I2...0.. 180.00 May 17--Sir G. 11, Mason, Crescent Lodge, No Ve... 1R000 May 22— Sir Solon.on General) Pythias Pause, No. 21. 100.00. May 220-Str John Wf. Maran, Uteneser Ladge, No. 1E6.. 10000 May 23—Sir Joreph Varvon, Charity Ladee, No. 32.0000... 150.00 Yay ft) Str Char w Lee, Resene Lodge Noo @ yo.cc.c.. 180.00 May 24- Str John 2. Cannon, Rescue Lodge, No. 4o...... 160,00 Jane 2--Str Inhain Motrin, Scotland Lodge, No. 119...,. 150.00 May le COR Prete ti, Becahertias Latin Ne Ut . June ct Witsen Hunt, Nating Brtdne Lodge, Ne. 1240... 160.09 June 10—Edward Clay, Planet Lodge, No. 22... .+..60046 160.00 dune 13--Robert b. Hrown, North Star Ladge,.No. 62.0... 160,00 Juqe 25— William BE. Winston, Mt. Ararat Lodge. No. 134.. 160.00 June 26—Eh Witton, North Star Ladse, Na, 62. ...0..... $0.00 July 10—John Hf, Chappell, Maceo Lodge, Now 85.00.0006. 160.99 duly 1S—A, J. Foster, Crescent Lodge, No. U51. 0.20.6... 150.00 July 18—Davtd Womack, News Ferry Lodge, No, 257.... 180.00 July 22--Andrew Jacked, Dunbar Lodge, No. 10........ 140.00 July 29--L, M. Smith. Virginia Lodge, No. 6............ 150.00 Jnly 20 Fleatant A. Tebell, Bloneer Lodge, No. 28...... 60.00 July 20... Db, Reynolds, Flying Eagle Lodge. No. 130... 50.00 duly 24-- William 'R. ‘Thoroughgood, Conaway Lodge, 25 150.00 July S.-W. HL Smith, New Light Lodge, No, t65....... 160.00 Aurust 4-—Jamea A. HIN, Planet Lodge; No. 23.0000... 150.90 August % - Thomas Frayser, Rivanna Lodge, No. 146.... 150.00 August S42 John J. Smallwood, Venus Lodge, No. 46.0... 160.90 Augost 1 Samuel Jackson, Brotherly Love Ladse, Noo 78 £0.09 Augast 16 Norman S Mitchell, lae Ridge Lodge, No. 120 $0.00 Aweist 1 Edmand B. Jones Langston Lodge, No. 182 109.09 Surat 18 George Bowl, Pythlay Lodve, Noo 21. ....... 18000 Spr 2) James Rarnett, Rising Star Lodge, No. 106.0... 150.99 sept Te WON, Garris, Rose of Sharon Lodes, No. 63.. 7 160-00 Sept ot tol Hrown, Damon Todi, No V2....c...2. £0.90 Sept 1) totin Jackson, Bly of the Valley Lodge, No. 40 18090 vepr ft Themas Stokes sbdaine Eagle Lado, No, 126, 5000 vert 22. Thomas Meleher, Milway Ladew, No. 178.0... 150.90 fept ow Samed. Benn, Daahes be tee, No. ey)! 180.00 Cot ded oT Waits, Cascade Pade, No. 99 3 103.90 (64 0 tame. Brown, Real Ledge, Ne. 26 soe TSA fet of Mexander Fermien, New Era Lote, Neti.) 150 ue fet 1 Dawds Stewart, Nararal Bridge Ladie, Neo 120 re) Ort Dennis Lacesen, Key Went Lodre, Neo T6020. neon vet camuet tach san, Protherly Lane bodee, No 78 10000 Get MaMa TE Watton. Veni Ladye, Noo 1G. Tw oe- ut JOM Vanghan. Minebester Later Noo dbo... TRO 04 Nes 1 Joseph Aen. Purtan Daalee, Ne rob tho 00 See ot Mideard Manyram, Jonathon tasige, Ne to. thane, Sey Meter Pedieterter Riclesendsbadie, Nel. . iin de Ney ode Mens Hetler Planet Bedee, Neo... lo. 19 M9 Nee Te Pane AW Poere Sena ef Lewtneop badge, 12. £06 Mev ot Lemaet dturley, Scotland edie. Ne. di FO ng) Sok ET Sarcde Tatinsat Mato ow Lede. Neo 1a Litag See EM Cerne! © OW Lent erie, bei batve Nao oe rane tote z . flees Pe cee BP eR See e ds hee et ase eee tes eee 6B 6900.00 ern Int 95 Pitzateth tetesn Myrts Court, No 146......9 159.00 Bey 8 Manges fae Maritte Procdesa Court, So 162... 10000 Pet te Rachel Ao acre fdednten Court, Ne Tél... 109.00 March oT Martha Renret Arnetaatecet No FZ. cce,. 10009 Marek Df- Charlotte Vearky Prite of Ea t Court, No, 88 150 0n Nett © Cotetnes Hecker Planet Cautt Ne ito o.e.. 1800 Apr 4 Careie Martin Votacte Court, Ne BE week. 100.09 Apel tt Vntty Altman Soreheca Cnutt Me 2220... OMe Apr Dh Marnta thal iit, Court Ne nto. oc... ce.) 100 On Apri? batttes Sinner Gotten Rate Court, Now x6. 109.00 Vprit De Eb vabeth MooRett on Unter Court No. 132. 100.90 April ts Winnte Jokesen Sarat'a Court No S46....... 10099 April 28- Cora Prestou, Putton Court, No. 2b4.. 066.0625. 10900 April Th" Maggle Mosty, King’s Deuchtern Court, No. 70” 100.00 April 24. Margaret Leftwich, OM bosdnton Court, No. 114 10000 Aprtl 24. Ella Shepherd Ivy Leif Court Noo 830.7 ee ee 109 00 Apell 28. Sallte Tavlor: Pulton Court, No 2G ve ceceees 100000. April 28 Reberen Banke. fooneng Lily Court, So. 142. 160.00 April 28. Sarah Rurwell, Suffolk Court, No 63 ........ 100,00 May 2—Grorgte Bolling. Old Dominion Conrt, No. 114.. 100.06 May 10--Cela Brown, Pride of Farmville Coort, No. 14¢@ = 10006 May 24—-Margaret Scott, Venua Court No 67......... 100.00 May 24—Lovle Aon Prunty, Jupiter Court, No 80..... 180.20 May 24-—Annte Johnson, Pride of the Enst Conrt- No. 56 100.98 May 24—-Eimtly Allman Naretewus Court, No. 229.... 25.00 June W--Lila Lewis Zien Traveller's Court: No. 96..... 190.00 Juno 12-—-Emily Allman. Naretaens Court, No. 229.0200... «36.00 Jane Y2- Jane Winghetd Martha’s Coart, No. 138.0000... 180.00 duly 22--Martha Daquelass. Artia Court No. 43........ 10090 July 29—Laura Joharon Violet Court. No 1S2......., 106.00 July 29-—Caroline Clements, Josephine Court, No. 228.1. 100.00 July 29-*-Bette Powell, Venus Court. No. 47:.....2.2. 100.00 July 20—Allen Burrowa Ivy Laaf Contt No &5....-., 100.00 August 4--Emily Mosby. Friendahtp Court, No. 143..... 100.99 August 7 Matilda Jones, Planet Court, No. 137.....02. > 100.00 Auruet 15—-Eliza Jam a, Julia's Court No 235......... 10990 August 16—Lula C Hall, Bitatol Court, No. 1622.02.25) 189.99 Augurt 23--Susan Dobson Planet Court. No §37.02..0.. 100.99 Sept. 2-—Mary Gatnes Keys, Star of the Valley, No. 87... 78.00 Sept. 50——Pattio Carter, White Rone Court, No. 118..... 100.00 Sept. 10—Roaa Stratton. Victoria Court. No. 62,....... 100.00 Oct. 1—Anna Aréher, Mildred’s Court, No, 242....... 100.00 Oct. 4—Ela Lightfoot, Lily of tho Valley Court, No. 347 190.00 Oct. 4—Loulaa D. Myers, Martha’n Court, No. 138 2... 100.09 Oct. 4-Sarah:Brogion, Moasingford Court, No. 155.-... 140.39. Ort. 4—Rettis Thomas, Golden Crown Court No. 122.. 190.00 Oct. 2R—Mary Graves, Olivette Court. No, 88........., 19000 Oct. 28-—Chriatian A. Wiliams, Mechanics Court No.-46 = 300.00 “Nov. 1—Marinda Fitegerald, Evening Star Court, No. 77 10€.00 + Nov. 21—Carrie Powell Vernon Hill-Court, No. 184... 190.00 Nov. 21—Ftorence Christian. Realah Court. No. 49..... $09.00 - Nov. 26—Heartetta Daweon, Veena Court, No. 67...... 100.08 TOA). eee eee eee ate een e eee sence. ONE ITESOE Amount Paid by Greed Cocrt .......... tAGEReD 1% Ms a Leatectedecfeetectoatoegoctesteazoets COLLEGE. : yg ze OPEN ALL THE YEAR, | | Winter Term Negins December 1, ‘1:2. Best Opportunities for Necro Youth Board, Lodxing and Tultion $7.00 per month. Write today for Catalog or free _ tuition, Address, ; JAMPR B, DUDLEY, Preatdont, A. AND M. COLLEGE, Greenaboro, -N. 0. DODO OOS itedtect A. Dayes, Sie ee <b © Ge ee Sages eee HOT SPLENDER From South Carolina. Florence, S. C., December 29. —As we approach the end of the year 1913 we think of many things. When quite a lot I thought more of the coming year than the one that was quite spent. I thought of the balmy days of Spring when we would go in search of wild flowers and watch the hummingbird beat its little wings against the soft air, while it placed its condens shaped bill into the throat of the bird. Again I would think of the topi water of younger bloom where I might puddle and dive like a duck. I wished my time to hasten so that I could reach out my little hand for the ripe pipe, before it kissed the second. I wanted the Summer to draw nibbles from the cold night lighted our house in sand casting the picture of our busy little hands. And after that we looked and intended for the announcement of the people or Sunday School celebration where, all might assemble together at the old meeting house in the old wreaths and there others abide. I can see a group of boys and girls down the hall at the spring with youthful faces sparkling with affection for each other. I would be standing off separately where I could see the girls and boys eye each other, and as my little heart beat, had I spoken I would have said: 'Boys, one of those girls is mine.' And from this point as I advanced in years my mind turned towards education and religion from whom there has been no negotiation, those of these requirements were held up in my objects. My parents constantly reminded me of their importance, the unanimity the unanimity of the level, the mutual need for objects and is attracted to them under certain conditions. I was on the streets on yesterday the business street and apparently people were all looking around them when suddenly they looked up. It was just a balloon floating in the water. But it was an object for the mind. Sometimes we close our letter with the word "Affectionately yours." All who have met Mrs. Ayles she is an affectionate mother. We should not allow our affections to touch her. We should not allow our affections to fall on the young beautiful and beautiful queen of Egypt, who already had a living husband. Some men spend the greater part of their earnings annually for which they because they have allowed their affections to hover around wholly within the city, but then to columbus. She was to the maked savages who thought columbus felt more bolder than the sea. The previous one referred his affection from home and its surroundings, casting it upon an "Unknown sea." Not until many days after in the field among the same, late in the afternoon did he realize what a sad mistake he had made. Those who have cast our affection into the yearly tide, we are able to look back with pleasure and not shame, having done those things that merit the approval of the master. The solution between our affections and our habits is quite similar to that of cancer to result. Once I took from a quantity of postcards two or six of the coal shaped "hickory" carpings them with me, we were amazed at how affectionately attached we had to the person. On closer examination of my stock in store I found them to be beautiful but I loved them. In this world we cherish that which is false and labour or dislike the purer and simple. As John the Baptist stood on the banks of the Jordan, realizing as he did the sinful nature and headlessness, disgionation of his heathers, he beckoned to them with his hands to turn from the false and impure to the true and living God and be saved. From early morning till late at night when we are fast sleep that old adversary, the devil, with his host of demons down his level heat to control our affection so that our actions from day to day will be pleasing in his sight. His ghost sleeper, he was Judas, when he was the cross of Christ at night on the way to the woods to hang himself, wishes to direct our affections to B he first points out A, then reasons with us hypothetically. In his way and manner the devil is a great fearer. When I was quite a lad he told me to help myself to watermelons from the field to the farmer. The melons were green and the ower was in close range. He understands logic to his purpose. He is shrewder than the money shark of Wall Street and the wheat speculators of Chicago when compared to him, are but as chaff in the wind. Dr. F. R. Roberts, State Supad School Missions, the State quite slick, after spending a few weeks in Jacksonville, Fla. is almost himself again. Lena May Webster has returned to Benedict College. Ruth and Ruble. Webster after spending a month or so visiting relatives in North Carolina are home again. Prof. Williams of Hampton, Va., trustee of the Jeannie Punds pawned through city 18th stn, traveling Northwest. We are having ideal, weather, and people are doing their Xmas shopping early. Webster are up against it at the city Graded School. Graded School. Mrs. Marie Addison Crawford, formerly of Columbia, N.C., passed through the city recently enroute for Boston, Mass. Miss Marie married a Mr. Crawford, one of Boston's lead law attorneys. Ms. Crawford invited her to be the first lady when the Mr. Will convened, told her that I was alone and asked her to induce come of Boston's best girls to visit our State so that I could see them. She said there are plenty in Boston but I must come in September and see for myself. Surely I will do my best to be on board. Mrs. Crawford is an entertaining business-like woman. We chat tol at least 20 minutes on train 50, northern. KNIGHTS OF PYTHAS. New Court Organized. A fine court of the Order of Companionship in New York. Bucknell Va., December 15, 1995, by Dr. E. K. Jefferson, noting Deputy Grand Worthy Counselor, Sir John Mitchell, Jr. was to have done the work but was prevented from doing so by the trade death of his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell. Country folk forlorn around here come to see the work but are not appointed when informed that he would not be present. Resolutions of sympathy, were passed and ordered sent to Grand Worthy Counselor John Mitchell, Jr. Dr. Jefferson delivered an address to the officers of New Court Organized. Worthy Counselor, Mrs. Angie Risonon, Worthy Inspector, Mrs. Mary L. Andrews, Worthy Inspector, Mrs. Angie Thomas, Orator, Mrs. Martha Anderson, Registrar of Dodds, Mrs. Amanda E. Andrews, Recorder of Deposits, Mrs. Rosa P. Vest, Senior Dirctress, Mrs. Martha Ey, Junior Dirctress, Mrs. Mary D. DeWitt, Assistant Conduit, Mrs. Silene Colman, Essex, Mrs. Catherine Johnson, Heyald, Mrs. Martha Thompson, Protector, Mrs. Jina Waddley, Trustees, Mrs. Eileen Johnson, Mrs. Blanche Johnson, Willey Burkner A boutonnet report was served and all heartily enjoyed themselves. The candles are authentically over the new body. Canada's Lean Failure. The clothing from the Canadian government loan of $200,000 paid on the London Stock Exchange to emphasize the nervous and constrained attitude of the erstwhile bond and confident investor. Canada secured $110,000 million gold in New York a week, or two weeks without any apparent effort or unsettling results, to permit the banks to comply with the higher reserve requirements of her new currency law and great concern over the queries of the London institution, the terms of which made it an attractive investment, it was thought. Canada has been shipping her gold, now housed in surplus wheat with great expedition, thereby strengthening her position abroad materially, and reducing an advertisement trade balance by many millions. Nevertheless, the London market merely hobbled at the bait, having a percent of the new balance in the hands of the underwriters. Various explanations are current. failure due to the deadlock over the big French army loan. "Still, counting that factor, which ought not to have entered largely into the disposition of the comparative intelligence and military differing from the antithesis, when surface indications fail to afford a solution, underlying causes must be looked for what the curiosity would know. That the ebb and flow of confidence which buffers judgment as regards its rise and fall is the principal factor in the Canadian instance, supports in the quick shift of sentiment regarding the pending issuals of Berlin and Paris, which aggregate $1.4 million. " These have been presented intently, a circumstance that should have made three ways possible to be addressed, public confidence has owed out entirely. The Canadian operation was a 4 percent cost both and was offered at 57. Washington, D.C. Post, Dec. 19, 1933. Lassburg, (Va.) Ioris The birthday party given by the Progressive Club on Tuesday evening at the Presidency Baptist Church was quite in success. Rev. W. B. Johnson of Washington, we gave us, he spoke on the bright side of the Negro, what he had accomplished. We were so impressed that he caused us to open our eyes. Dr. come again, we are always glad to bear our of this type. Dr. Tyler, our beloved pastor and Rev. J. E. Jinton, Rot. Sidney and Rev. W. R. Manley were with us, but after we had gone to where the ladies had prepared the table, our stomachs were made glad. Then we repaired to our homes, feeling that we had been well benefited. Mr. Dr. Thompson deserves great credit for her earnest work in helping the ladies, although she lives in Washington. Miss Winnie Cocks who died in the hospital here this week with fever was taken to Hamilton and buried Owling to the contagious disease, the undertaker couldn't let the body go in church. Mr. James C. Walker and wife spent Saturday in D. C. shopping. Mr. John C. Walker took a flying trip to D. C. this week. Mr. John Lankford is on the sick list, though much improved at this time. Mr. William Taylor of New Jersey is in town visiting his Madam. Rev. J. E. Dotson and wife will start for Charlestown to spend the Xmas. Mr. Roy, the Rushnet man, will leave for his home this week. The Frivolite Baptist hold a snee fee morning, Sunday, Elder Brown THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Boys, don't get scared. The Win-State, Minnesota, Wilberforce and ter isn't going to be so hard. The Lincoln. girls will wait.—Reporter. The Alpha Alumuni Chapter is very The Church Will. From the alarming pages of the very few of our esteemed contemporaries edited by concerned men, particularly the Chicago defender, and the Birmingham Wide-Awake, we are astounded to learn that the will drawn, made and left by the late R. K. Church of Memphis, has been ordered or decision of a Memphis Court. "The Sun is a Memphis newspaper, and its editor is a citizen here. We are alive to the Jappiness of these environs, come to chance, by gossip free and anxious tongue, or through chambers of responsibility. We are somewhat informed upon the business and the findings of the several have followed with double interest the legal skirmish with respect to the affairs of the late R. K. Church. We wish our word: 'She will let by Mr. Church has not been broken by any act of the courts of Tennessee nor nor but, that his will be in question before any court in Tennessee or in any commonwealth. News to the contrary is false and misleading. The facts are that he is permitted to adjudicate an opinion we will say that she has stood that document, now the tattler's toy and the gossip moral, will not continue either by direct binding of decisions of the courts of law of Tennessee now for ever. This republican journals edited by co-authors that are evidently a paired with respect to his reading and the truth powers of R. R. Church with the moment of his taking off and that gained to discern an account of the stream of ambition, loves our respect and also consideration upon their truth to print as news what is exactly not the truth and what is in open contact with the truth.' Memphis AN OPEN LETTER. National W. C. I. U. Department of Work Among Colored People. The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union has launched a national campaign in 1822. We believe in ourselves, but infinitely more in the wife said. "We not afraid not dismissed by reason of this great multitude, for the battle is not youth but God's. We note that it would be disresponsible to the slave in the final triumph of virtue over vice, the church over the liquor traffic, our women were found poorly represented in the great organization of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, which knows no woman by her color, but such a calamity, we are calling for volunteers all over the nation. January 1, 1914, has been set apart as our first day, on which day all who are interested in the well-being of the race are called upon to unite in the awakening of our women to this the opportunity time to fall into line and help save our race from this vile form of slavery which the white man's civilization has forced upon us. At our National Convention in August Park, N. J. in November, Ohio, the nation in making a great gain in medicine, York is next. The whole nation must tally. The major traffic shows no race, section, nor condition in its work of evil. We must be on duty when the last blow for liberty of home, race and hatten is struck. Texas will rally for 1,000 paid memorials. Tennessee and Arkansas 500 each. Mrs. George E. Haynes, Tisk University, Nashville, Tenn. has been chosen as our Secretary of Advisory Committees of College Work. Miss Mary A. Lynch, Livingston College, Salisbury, N.C. is Chairman of Committee Press Work. I cheerfully tell them they will help lead our ranks to victory over the greatest enemy we have known since emancipation. We believe in the press as one of the great means of helping to establish truth and justice. We believe that our may will rally to help us as they discover the earnestness of our enemies and the therefore humble ask that you will grape space in your valuable column of the next issue for this letter. Alpha Phil Alpha Praternity Active at Virginia Union University. Gamma Chapter Has Prom..... Using Future. Alpha Phi Alpha Praternity Active at Virginia Union University. Gamma Chapter Has Prom... using Future. The Alpha Phi Alpha Praternity inter-collegiate Greek letter society possesses a prominent member in the Gamma Chapter of Virginia Union University. Little is known here of the existence, serious intent and influence of the Gamma chapter for the brotherhood of Negro college men. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, which was established at Cornell University in March, 1906 by twenty men of high blood and ambulatory stamina, Howard, Union, Towson, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wilberforce and Lincoln. The Alpha Alumun Chapter is very prominent in New York City. As off- ficers of the general organization are: officer of Garvin Hospital, dentist; Henry Johnson, Ohio State, secretary; and William I. Norcum, Michigan; Treasurer. The past year has been one of signal progress in the Fraternity. The Gamma Chapter of Union has started the present school year with re-creation of the chapter's Gilding. Its mission is blinding together the representative college men for common ends. Emphasizing the social, intellectual and fraternal aspects of the organization, those who compose the Gamma chapter are men of high ideals and aspiration. The Gamma Chapter numbers among its members many honor men in athletics as well as in scholarship. The religious life of the men is an important feature of the Chapter. With its honest purpose and lofty aims, Gamma is filling a specific life of the representative college men in Virginia Union University. As officers of this branch of the Prateronomy are: W. N. Colson, President; G. L. Miskins, Vice-President; K. C. Manning, Secretary; N. D. Ayerfinde, Treasurer and E. D. Coffee, Chaplain; Other active members are, Messrs. W. W. L. Clark, V. E. Miles, W. L. Mays, A. Lindus, L. E. McGee, W. Nash, A. Grant, Dr. J. E. Jones is an honorary member, while Professor J. Milton Sampson and Mr. T. A. Hill are two of the alumni members of Richmond. At a recent meeting the following facts were infiltrated: Messrs. G. W. Bicknacom, G. W. Brown, A. A. Barton, W. A. Daniel, R. N. Lawson, A. D. Manning and J. L. Nixon. Chapter 15 is designated to the 25th Annual convention, which is to be held at the seat of the Beta Chapter, Joggard University, on December 28-29, Messrs. J. Clifton Grant and William Nelson Colson. Bank of England Return Points to an Early Rate Reduction. (Wall St. Journal, Dec. 20.) The Bank of England furnished another very satisfactory return this week, which as the end of the year comes all the more resurging to the money market. A portion of reserve to liabilities of over 55 per cent indicates a very fortified position of the central institution. More than this, it points to an abundant supply of funds in the money markets of the world after the turn of the year. It is therefore, to be expected that both the Bank of England and the Banks of France will be in a better position to their official discount rates, which in the present situation appear to be anomalous. There is nothing now in regard to the local money market. Money rates are held on an even keel, and there is little disposition among the banks to make any concessions until January 1 'disbursements' are out of the way. Call money continues at the ruling rate of 3.1-2 per cent, and is no doubt being benefited by the temporary offering of funds on call prior to the end of the year. Nothing which the banks are not inclined to consider very readily just now and for that reason the rates quoted seem to be abnormally high. After the first of the year both collateral time loans and commercial paper will probably show a market decline in rates. It is of interest to note that Montreal exchange on New York, instead of pointing to gold shipments from here across the border, as was the case last month, is now in a movement of the metal in this direction. As compared with the heavy discount at this time a month ago, Canadian exchange has moved up to 3-64 of 1 per cent premium. It only needs to go another 1-32 of 1 per cent to make it profitable to ship the gold this way. The difference from this is that Canadian banks have either doubled their balances here to some extent or are no longer destruing of calling their credits home. The latter is probably the true explanation, the crop movement being practically over, and this means that the banks there are reducing their circulation. $3.50 Recipe Free. For Weak Men. Send Name and Address Today— You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vigorous. 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