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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-02
A FRANK STATEMENT.

''I didn't see Solomon again until
went to Lunenburg, where the trial
was going on. had talk with him
there, but he simply asked me about
the children and said nothing about
the Pollard case to me. l got a letter
from him last week, asking about the
children, and enclosing me 81, which
he said priest got for HIM. ] have
never heard him say anything about
where the Pollard money went. and /
have never gotten any money from
him except the 81 he gave me at Chase
City, when the crowd got after him.
and the 81 / got in the letter last week.
This is all / know.
A number Of inquiries failed TO get
any other information from tAe vve:..
an. She was frank and free-spoken
and efforts to make her contradict
herself in any statement ofimportanct
proved futile.
The cases of Mary Alternately, Pokey
Barnes and Solomon Narable continue
to attract attention.
Counsel for the condemned people
have not received any reply to theil
letter to Judge Orgain asking for a re-
vocation of his order for their transfel
to Lunenburg County. The Attorne,
General is not in favor of the carrying
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-02

Mr.. ii. d. Banks and daughter
OF Old Point. Va, called on us.
Rev James II. Holmes has been
indisposed during the past week.
Mrs. J. w. johnson is in New
York visiting her neice, Mrs. James
ii. Winston.
Mrs. Ella Stewart and Miss Belle
Stewart of Springfield, Mass, are in
the city, the guests of DIR and Mrs. S.
IL. Dismond, 1l2 W. Leigh st.
Mr.. William ssPOindexter of New
York is headwaiter of 1.-The Jefferson
the palatial hotel which has been erec-
ted in this city by the millionaires.
We have received $500 from the
Infant Daughters of Love, Mrs Nancy
Trueheart, president; Mrs. Charlotte
Bullock, Vice-president Mrs. Patsy
Johnson, Chairman of the committee.
The last named lady paid the amount
to assist in defrayining the expense in
the Lunenburg Cuse. Mauy thanks.
Mrs. IFrank Kersey and little
Miss Alice left for Charlottesville OF
the oath. to attend DIR. T. M. Fergus
sons reception.
Richmond and Virginia Lodge
No. IL, sends US 81 80 for Lunenburs
Case through it's committee consisting
of Mrs. Mary Mitchell and Mr.. George
Washington. Many thanks.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-02

All subscribers who have failed to
receive their paper on Saturday within
the past month will please report the
same to this Office and oblige
Very truly yours,
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
per @.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-02

Mrs. Mary Spencer and children
of Marylsud will spend the winter in
this city
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-02
DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

Il did not see him again until
Sunday morning about 8 o'clock,
when he came home. He didn't saw
anything about the Pollard killing. I
don't think he had any money. If he
did, he didn't let me know anything
about it. After he had been home a
short while he told me we must fix up
our things and go down home, by
which he meant this place. l got my
things ready, took the children with
me, and we walked to Finneywood
and thence to Chase City.
At Chase City crowd of men got
after Solomon, and he threw me his
pOcketbook with 81 in it, and ran down
the railroad toward Five Forks. ]
took the train at Chase City and went
to Bullocks, and from there. walked
over to my aunt's who was living al
Mr.. John Registers about one mile
from Bullock's, and spent the night.
spent Monday at my grandmother ,,
staid at my aunt's on Tuesday, and OF
Wednesday, 1 came here to my moth
ers.
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EVERY YCOLOREDM NAN

Should Have this Jour-
nal in His Home. Every
White rIan Should be full
Iy Posted as to the Wishes
of this Large Laboring
Class Of the South.
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This is the Question.

and the children. The next morning
Saturday he said he was going to
Finneywood, and thence to Chase
City. He didn't say what he was GO
ing for, and he started of This was
about O'Clock in the morning.
PIRsT HEARD OF THE MURDER.
"While he was gone Rene Barnes,
who lived with her father on Mr.. Pet
tus' place, came and told me that Mrs
Pollard had been killed the evening be
fore, and that Mrs. Thomas, the moth
er of MIR Pettus, had sat up with the
body that night. That was the first
time l heard of Mrs Pollard's death.
short time after that MIR. Tom Spen-
GER and another white man came TO
my house and asked for Solomon.
They said they wanted him to appear
as a witness ia the Pollard case told
them Solomon had gone TO Finney-
wood and thase City, but would return
thought. They went away, and a
bout l O'Clock Solomon came back home
and said he had been to Finneywood
and Chase City.
Il told him Mr.. Spencer and another
man had been there TO summon him
as witness in the Pollard case, and
Solomon said: There is no use to
come after me for witness; l don't
know anything about the case"
Il asked him if he had heard about
Mrs. Pollard being killed, and he said
he heard it that morning, but didn't
know anything about the particulars.
He stayed at home little while, and
then started back to Finneywood, he
said, to inquire if there was any mail
for him. In short time he returned
and said there was no mail foI
him at FinneywoOd. He spent the
rest of the evening at home, and aid
nothing about the Pollard killing
while there. Just before dark, he
went away again, and said he wa.
| going back to FinneywOod to get a let
ter from his father, who lives near Mic
way.
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

How to build good road is very
important subject to the people of a
great nation that Is just becoming fully
aroused to the importance Of maintain
ing a better system Of public highways.
In his new book, Gen. Roy Stone. spe-
cial agent Of the United States Depart
ment of Road Inquiry, says that the
perfection Of roads Is a fine dry smooth
dirt track. for the reason that such a
surface is easy on horse and vehicle,
while free from jar and noise. He ad-
vocates narrow stone roads beside the
dirt track for the reason that in wet or
frosty weather dirt roads are often inn
passable. A dirt road in good condi-
ton Is preferable to furface Of stone
for driving and wheeling purposes and
would save much wear ON the latter
which is the more expensive OF the two.
AS matter of course this general sug-
gestion is to be modified to suit differ
ent localities. but on the whole. Gen.
Stones report, made after the examina-
ton and careful survey and study Of
recently built roads in all parts of the
country Is a safe and scientific guide for
the correct building Of logical and last
ing highways.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
Rupld Growth Desirable.

1t is the chick that grows rapidly
from the start which pays. Growth is
increase Of weight, whether the bird
is fat or not, and as the large bird can
be made fat. the size is an advantage.
The breed influences rapid growth. 1t
is we'll known that a calf of the Short
horn breed not only grows more rapid
ly but also largely exceeds in weight a
calf that Is a scrub, in the same period
of existence. This increase applies to
poultry also. A chick of some large
breed will grow rapidly from the start,
and In gaining size 1t will secure
weight also. 1t is what the scales show
that gives the value. The large chick
may eat more food than one that is
smaller, but there is a saving of time.
II a chick can be made to reach two
pounds when three months old, while
another attains but pound and a
half, it is equal to a gain of twenty
five per cent, equivalent to the weight
of twenty-five more chicks in a hun
dred. In Matching early broilers this
winter the matter of selecting the large
breeds should not be overlooked.-Ex.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

It has been found that the best rem
edy for the ravages of the asparagus
beetle is a hen with brood of young
chicks. A diligent search is made for
the beetles by them, and instances are
known in which hen and chicks
saved the bed from destruction. No
damage can be done by the hen, and
It is an experiment worthy of trial
Perhaps it may not be known that a
block Of turkeys will keep down the
tobacco worms in tobacco field. II a
flock is turned in on the field every
plant will be carefully searched. and
not a worm will escape their keen eye
AS the turkeys will not harm the to-
bacco, and can find q full supply of
worms. 1t Is not only an economical
mode of raising them, but puts them to
good service at the same time.-Ex.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
Victory of Armor Over Guns.

The failure of the heavy projectiles
to penetrate the Chinese armor which
they struck, while 1t strengthens the
argument Of those who favor the battle
ship as the chief constituent of naval
force, deserves the close attention Of
all persons. lay as we'll as naval. who
are perpleXed by the alternate growing
of both parties in the wearisome con-
test between guns and armor. The re-
suit shows, as most of us could have
foreseen had We stopped to think, that
armor is actually far better protec-
ton than Is indicated by the trials Of
the testing ground, where. for the pur-
poses of extreme proof. all the off
chances are given to the gun. On the
trial ground the victory of the gun has.
with occasional fluctuations Of opin-
ion. been generally taken as proved, in
the Yalu fight the armor. thanks to the
operation Of causes carefully excluded
in testing, came out ahead when 1t was
from the Yalu Fight"
by Capt. A. T. Mahan. in the Century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

writer in the American Gull
tivator, that the best turkeys al
ways bring the greatest profit to
the owners. and that in times of glut
in the market they are usually the ones
that work of. while the inferior birds
are left behind. Try to raise fancy
turkeys for Thanksgiving. and you Will
get your reward. There will be plenty
of poor stock from all parts Of the coun-
try, and the chances are they will sell
cheap.
The bronze turkeys usually are the
best for raising, as they can be made to
produce very tender, sweet meat, while
their carcasses when properly fattened
are very heavy. In fact, they surpass
all other breeds, both in weight and
hardness The young turkeys before
this time should be goodsized birds.
and those that have gathered up a liv-
ing on the farm and in the fields and
woods during the summer are in excel
lent condition for fattening for the Eol-
idays. AS rule, turkeys can find their
living In the woods and fields better
than chickens, but they should not be
kept without grain feed too long. ~
they have been accustomed to the fat,
juicy worms of summer they are very
ready to make a change Of diet. But
even in the summer time they should
be fed night and morning with some
good food, such as corn or wheat.
The fattening period for market
should cover several weeks. 1t is bet
ter to give them all they will eat for
four weeks than to force them to eat
more than they want for two weeks.
thing that they eat now goes to make
meat, and If such things as onions, bit
ter weeds and decayed fruits and vege-
tables are given to them their meat
will have a bad odor and flavor. The
food during the fattening period really
has much to do in giving the turkeys
fine, white, well-flavored meat Too
much exercise is also bad for them, and
they should be shut up most of the
time. Avoid anything that will bruise
the birds. If they are inclined to be
quarrelsome they should be separated.
Corn is the great fattening food, and If
one Is so situated that chestnuts are
easily obtained, it is we'll to feed them
on these too. They certainly flavor the
meat a little and the turkeys are very
fond of them. Plenty Of pure water
and milk help the turkeys at this time.
Sweet, rich milk is good for them, and
they are very fond of it.
Finally the marketing should be done
with the same care and intelligence
that the fattening has been performed
with. In many cases it pays better to
keep the turkeys until after Thanks
giving, as the market is good then, and
there are fewer birds for sale. Some
years the glut around Thanksgiving
time is 80 great that very poor prices
are realized.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
A Storm of Shells.

From this time, I regret to say, the
Chinese formation was broken into an
Irregular group Bearing down on the
one hand were the ships OF the Prir-
cipal Squadron, "in line ahead" keep
ing perfect tation, while on the oppos-
lite side were those of the Flying Squad
ron. We were thus between two fires.
AS the Principal Squadron turned and
altered course, the two Chinese IRON
clads turned also, keeping bows on to
their van, the Chen Yuen preserving
her station and distance from the flag
ship, as indeed she continued to do
throughout the battle. The Japanese
willingly bear witness that the two
ironclads preserved their formation,
and that the Chen Yuen by her move
ments and gun practice covered the
Ting Yuen when in straits. and in fact
prevented the fleet from suffering an
Inhalation instead Of Its actual heavy
loss.
The Principal Squadron now seemed
to ignore the four smaller Chinese ves-
sells. and it's five ships steamed around
our two ironclads, pouring in storm OF
shell. Time and again fires broke out
but. with one notable exception, the
flames were subdued without much
trouble. Some of the enemy's ships
used mellnite shells. the noxious fumes
from which could at once be distin-
guished from those Of powder. One
ship, for time. practiced "broadside
firing by director'-i. e.. each gun is
laid by It's crew on the object and tn"
entire battery. Joined IN one electric
circuit, Is fired by pressing key. This
system, though doubtless hard on the
structure of the ship using it, was most
effective-the result Of so many sho,
striking at once. and producing perhaps
several fires. being very annoying
Commander McGiffin of the Chen
Yuen" In the Century for August.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

tried upon several regiments some
years ago, a soldier made rather more
than twelve and three-tenths miles in
trife less than two hours. AS the
muscles employed in this feat were not
chose especially in demand in tie Or
binary method of marching. the soldier
was able at once to take UP the march
in the usual step with as good spirit a 8
when he left the barracks. Capt. Raoul
recommends that after little training
the soldier run the first kilometre in
minutes Is seconds. the second in s
minutes seconds, the third in min
utes As seconds. and from the sixth on
each kilometre in 5 minutes 30 seconds.
He recommends that this last speed be
not exceeded.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
One Point in Etiquette.

PIP. C. cards should be left on the
occasion of long absence OF over three
months. on leaving town at the close
of the season. on leaving neigh Dor
hood where you have resided for years,
or where you have resided for months
and sometimes only for weeks, out not
when changing houses in the same
neigh borhood, not even when about 70
be married, unless your future home 10
to be in another city. The words pour
prendre congo" signify Ito take leave
and when good.b by is not intended. ana
future meetings are anticipated, there
is no ostensible motive for leaving r.
P. c cards
HALLS CATARRH CURE is niqud and 70
taken internally and acts directly upon tne
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. Seno
Tor testimonials free Sold by Druggists, Toe
FL CHENEY 4 CO.. Proprs, Toledo o.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
A New STYLE Of Marching.

Capt. Raoul of the French artillery.
says the Petit Parisien. began Ave years
ago a special study OF the military
march. He concerned himself especi-
ally with the question whether the
method Of marching adopted generally
by the armies OF the civilized world
answers the needs of war well. He
wished to devise a system that should
permit certain young troops to acquire
a resistance to fatigue and speed un-
known in the European armies. Very
robust young soldiers are occasionally
found to acquire by training great
speed, but they are exceptions to the
rule, and in reaching the object aimed
at they are often greatly fatigued. Att
err much study Capt. Raoul thinks he
has found a solution of the question in
the method instinctively used by peas
ants in their rapid walking.
Il am able" says Capt. Raoul. Ito
take the first conner between the ages
OF 20 and 60 years and teach him to run
so long as his legs will upbear him,
without his feeling the least inconveni-
ence in the matter OF respiration. 1t
Is found that men without the least
training are able to make by his system
more than six miles at the first trial.
BY the ordinary system or running SUCH
a man could not, without pain, cover a
tenth of that distance" Capt. Raours
method is to maintain the body
straight. to hold the head high. and
we'll free Of the shoulders, to expand the
chest. without special effort. and 10
hold the elbows a little behind the
launches. The runner begins gently.
with steps OF about 13A inches, lifting
the feet only high enough to clear the
Irregularities Of the track, the hams
strongly bent. the upper part Of the
body inclined forward as much as pos
sible. so that the man must run in or
der to maintain his equilibrium. In
fact. the man is kept chasing his own
center of gravity, which tends to fall
in advance OF him. In the training ex-
ercises the soldier begins by running
the first kilometre (about l,0S4 yards)
in 10 minutes. the second in 8 minutes
SO seconds, and so on with increasing
speed. After several weeks the sold.e-
makes from the third kilometre a speed
of 6 minutes, or even minutes As seq
onds. After the experiment had been
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
Come Good Short Stories OF BivOuac
and Strife - Vaiorous Deeds Done
Upon the Field of Battle When the
Republic Was Threatened.


skeins
Then. heart Of my heart, like a spirit
l stand
Alone in the quiet Of memory's land.
And l call to thee, sweet, in my weary
despair.
But my pleading falls faint on the Ian
guorous air.
There is grief in the night, there in
night in my soul.
AS I walk by thy grave In my lonely
patrol;
Is it long thou hast slept. is thy rest
Ing place near?
l know not, ah me, and l care not. my
dear
For. life of my life. although time dries
the tears,
I love thee and long for thee still
through the years; r.
In the day or the night, In the world or
apart.
l love thee and watch by thy grave In
my heart
iR the maze
ate ways
IT'S the ghost Of thy soul. with its
laughter of pain
And Its beautiful eyes, which d!ssem-
BILE in vain;
O, life OF my life, although time dries
the tears,
/ love thee and long for thee still
through the years:
In the day or the night. wheresoever
thou art,
] love thee and watch by thy grave in
my heart.
Mary Berri Chapman in New York
Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

Women are no better than men,
said Mrs. Almy. in addressing the
women's parliament at Point of Woods
recently. This Is not true. Women
are better than men. There is no man
worth his salt who doesn't believe so.
Women are the elect Of the earth. II
they did not supply men with ideals,
furnish them with objects for devotion,
give them lessons In unselflshness, the
whole structure Of civilization would
come down like card house. No man
would have made such a statement.
Mrs. Almy owes an apology to her
brothers for attacking the foremost ar
ticle Of their social creed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

Some Of the people,tn Pontiac. Mich.
have actually gone mad on the Sunday
closing craze. They even went SO far
as to try to keep the postoflce closed,
but when Postmaster Pierson informed
the leaders that he would see that
every one 81 them were indicted in the
United STATES court II they didn't let
up they wisely concluded to allow Uncle
Sam y continue to accommodate the
people. There are great many people
m Pontiac with wheels concealed in
their upper stories.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

The Louisville Courier Journal prints
= sensational article about the Gar of
Russia mistreating his wife, in the
course of which 1t says: Three times
the Czarina burst into tears at the
breakfast table and hurried away, leav-
ing the despot Of Russia to think how
cleverly he was tanning her." This Is
; cross injustice to the CEarina. who is
. woman Of spirit. As matter Of fact
the young people have had but one
aihiculty. One Monday the Gear made
sneering remarks about "a washday
dinner" and the Cxarina informed him
that he could eat down town or hire a
cook. Just AZ he chose. Since that he
has not had captious word to utter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24
Weeds In Walks.

The best way to get rid of these is to-
get q barrel Of the cheapest salt. or =.
sack of it, at the price of 81. or less'
and scatter it over the weeds after q
shower, or when the dew is on the
ground. 1t will kill the weeds, and, it
the walk be graveled or made OF
crushed stone, it will brighten it ex-
ceedingly. If it is only of earth. it will
clean it and keep it from being dusty.
1t is excellent on stone tagged walks
to keep the grass from growing up
through the crevices, and it will keep
the ants from working in these open
ings and piling up their disagreeable
sand heaps.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

1t Is now more than some weeks since
W. w. Taylor, the ex-cash-handler Of
South Dakota. was sentenced to FIVE
years at hard labor. He hasn't done a
stroke of work yet. and 1t begins to
look as II 1t wasn't intended that he
ohould kill himself laboring.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

A private bank in Tacoma busted
last week, with $3SO,00O liabilities and
$444 in cash. Just figure out how mucn
the creditors will get il they are real
lucky.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

Rev. Mr.. Wilson OF Terre Haute de-
clares that he will not recognize a wom-
an in boomers. And still the Terre
Haute ladies are wearing them. They
evidently don't care.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

Whenever you see woman wearing
suspenders you can safely wager a
nickel her husband has borrowed her
belt.
The bloomer shows how much there
was in the skirt to admire: but noah,
no-not in the case Of the bow-legged
girl.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

st. Louis papers are discussing the
question why women will not treat one
another. They have a first-rate rea-
son. After they have ght material
Tor their dress sleeves 4ney have no
money left
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-24

The Sun, expressing its surprise that
men with such names as Dink Bolts,
Pod Dismuke. Hoke Smith. ETC.. have
attained prominence among their fellow
citizens. seems to have lost sight of the
fact that Hon. Button Gwinnett signed
the Declaration Of Independence.