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AMERIcANHED cHINAMEN.
How Yankee Sign Painters sophistioat.
Oriental Names.

How Yankee Sign Painters sophiseicate
Oriental Names.
1t is rather amusing TO note the curl
Gus disguises under which Chinese names
appear ON the laundry signboards so
thickly scattered through our cities It
Is the natural result of the Chinaman's
imperfect acquaintance with English
and thesign painters absolute ignorance
of Chinese.
For instance, John goes to the painter
and explains Want paint washee
washee. -
"All right What's your name?'' asks
the painter.
Name Cha Ii Ling" replies the
oriental, and down it goes on the sign,
Charlie Ling
1t ia surprising the. number of these
Charles who wear pigtails. but it al
ways come to pass inlthe way just indi-
Gated.
One sign painter did still better. The
applicant gave'his'name as Cha Ku Ii.
This in due time appeared on a square
red board as follows: "Ohas. Q. Lee,
First Glass Chinese Laundry"
1t Is often alleged that tho Chinese
never become truly American, but here
was a ChInaman pretty thoroughly
Americanized., one would fancy. 1t was
| from the bumptious sign painterSS how
ever. that he got his naturalization pa
pers. Boston Post
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When Cod Become Blind.

Several large cod are kept in one OF
the tanks of the Amsterdam aquarium,
necessarily near to the surface. and
therefore exposed to a strong light from
above Now, the cod, though not a
@'deep sea- fish. is not a surface swim
mer and lives at depths where the sun
light must be very much modified by
passage through the water. 1t lives in
what to as would be semidarkness. Ev-
cry one Of these cod exposed to the
strong light is suffering from an extraor-
binary hypertrophy Of the eye. The
whole organ has become overgrown. as
If In the effort TO adjust itself to the use
OF more light rays it had become over
equipped and then useless. The cod, in
fact, are blind.
The most interesting feature in this
change is the extraordinary rapidity
with which increased supply of light
rays has overdeveloped the organ for its
use 1t has taken place, not by slow de-
grees from individual to individual, out
In a course of time TO be measured by
months and in every individual IN the
tank. II this example is measure OF
the rapidity with which such changes
take place among fish, the adaptation
OF those creatures which have migrated
ffSsua the shallow waters to the deeI
seas shown by the total loss of enor.
mons development of their eyes and the
growth OF Illuminating organs to light
the abyss, may have been as rapid as il
is marvellous. N-London Spectator.
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A GREAT HISTORIC TABLET.
Professor PetrIe Finds . Record OF the
Crushing OF Israel by Egypt.

Professor PetrIe Finds = Record OF tho
Crushing OF Israel by Egypt
I was permitted to excavate along a
part of the ruin strewn desert at Thebes
and TO examine the sites Of temples
which stand there. On these few fur
longs found that there had been seven
temples of the kings of the eighteenth
and nineteenth dynasties, about 1850
1850 b. c. Most of these 1 entirely
cleared out. the largest piece of all
the great buildings around the Ramese-
um--being the clearance of the Egyp-
tan research account worked by Mr..
Quibell Each site gave as some return
in information or objects, but the most
valuable of the sites. as it proved, was
one of the least inviting. A field of
stone chips showed where the funeral
temple of Merenptah had stood, and.
left in the ruins. found the great
granite tablet bearing the long inscrip-
ton of Merenptah about his Libyan war
and his Syrian war and naming Israel
This tablet is over 10 feet high, over
8 feet wide and over foot thick, Of one
fiavyless block of very fine grained gran
lite. or rather syeDite. Tt was first cut
by one of the most sumptuous kings of
Egypt. Amenhotep III, brilliantly pol
/ ished as fiat and CLASSY as mirror and
/ engraved with q scene of the king offer
+ ing TO Amen, the god of Thebes, and an
I inscription of about 5000 hieroglyphs
[ recording his offerings and clarifying
/ the god. His son Akhenaten, who
strove after q higher faith, erased all
Z figures and inscriptions of Amen, and
} SO effaced most of his fathers fine
[ carving on this great tablet. This, how.
I ever. was oil re-epgraved by Seti L
about 90 years later, as a restoration,
Then, some two centuries after it had
been erected in the temple of Amenho
tep III. Merenptah cast an envious gaz'
on the splendid stone and stole it fol
his own purpose.
Not taking the trouble to rework it
he simply built the face of it into hi
own wall and engraved on the compar
atively rough back Of the block at th'
top he figured a scene of the king offer
/ ing 10 Amen, ana below an inscription
very nearly as large as that of Amenho
tep III on the other side. The painting
of the sculptoIed figures still remains a
fresh as on the day it was done, for, a
the tablet fell face forward when tn
temple was destroyed. the side belong
ing TO Merenptah lay downward, Will
that of Amenhotep III was uppermost.
In the runis, then. amid the frag
ments Of columns and foundations
heaped over with foot or two of ston
chips. this grand block had lain sine
about the time of the Trojan war. Al
Greek history, Roman and MEDIEVAL
the DroDhefe Christianity and Islam
have swept along while this was wait
Sng unsupported, with its story of th
wars of Pharaoh of the Hard Heart an
his crushing of Israel Professor Film
ders Petrie in Century.
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FULTON NOTES.

Owing to the intense heat the con-
gregations at the two churches were
slim on last Sunday. Nevertheless the
services were good.
Rev. ID. James preached two excel
lent sermons at his church. The sub
ject of his afternoons discourse was
Meditation" and we'll did the Elder
handle this subject
There was a grand concert at the
Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church last
Monday evening, by the Jubilee songs.
tiers.
On Wednesday night a quilting en-
tertaiDment was given for the benefit
of the church by Miss arlotta Bos.
sioux.
Although the president of the Y. NJ
g. A Rev. Charles Harris, was abseEi
on last Sunday, the meeting was verl
successfully conducted by Mr. William
Seweil.
The Rebecca Council, No. 154, 1. o
of Saint Luke gave its annual banque
at 1.-The Odd Fellows Hall, Nicholson
Street, Friday night, August %.
was one of the grandest that has eve
been in Fulton.
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Motion, mechanical and molecular,
the great law OF the universe, is first to
be considered as a natural method for
the publication Of the atmosphere. Its
power as a purifier of the air Is shown
mechanically in the flow Of rivers and
in the ocean currents. Molecularly it
serves the same purpose in the form of
heat light and electricity.
When not in motion, air stagnates as
water does and becomes offensive and
bad, because it is easily impregnated
with fine animal and vegetable dust as
we'll as noxious gases. Certain physical
conditions are always necessary for the
continual movement of the air. We
know that the diurnal motion of land
and sea air brings the warm days and
cool nights as we'll as the rain and
wind. In the tropical regions as the
run rises the heat of the day increases,
and the breeze sets in from the sea 70
the land. As the sun goes down the heat
diminishes, and at sunset the tempera-
lures of sea and land are equal. At night
again the breeze is from land to sea
until morning, when the temperature
may become equal and the sea breeze
return. -Chautauquan.
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ON THE MILITARY OAMPOS !!

The most enjoyable event of the
season will be that in the shape of a
Lawn Party to take place on the spa
cious drill grounds at the First Battal
ion Armory, commencing August 18th.
and lasting ten nights-but not "Ten
Nights in Bar Room We will have
good music and fresh attractions each
night.
Second week:-Att ractiOns for the
second week :-Monday night, oath.
Exhibition drill by Company @, in full
dress uniform Tuesday, 25th, Exhibit
Eion drill by those pretty little girls
the Church All school girls, under
the command of corporal w. h And
erson; Wednesday night. 26th, Bayo-
/ net exercise by CompanysA; Thursday
/ uiRht. 9th, an Individual Competitive
tzill by squads from each company.
There will be a contest for the fol-
| lowing prizes: Best drilled enlisted
man $3.50; second, Sl.0O; third, Soc
Friday night 18th, Cutting of live
| Pigeon pie and Cake Walk.
Our everything and untiring corps
of ladies will furnish from the differ.
ent booths all the delicacies of the sea
son at prices to suit the times. Now
if the girls are good they may dance
with the soldier boys. Good music
each night.
| Admission, l0C
Captain w. A. Hawkins, Chairman
Sergeant Major Russell Gilpin, Score
i tarY.
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FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Sunday at the Ohurches-Grand Debate
Personal Items

Sunday was another hot day. Ser
vices at the various churches were
we'll attended.
At Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev.
ii. p. Weeden preached two powerful
sermons, morning and evening. Many
of our people left town early in the
morning to attend the big meeting in
Green County.
The Sunday School Union met with
the Ebenezer Sunday School at three
o'clock, President J. Fl. Ferguson in
the chair. After the opening ex-
ercises, MIR. T. L. Mickens, Presid ent
elect for the nexS term was installed
An interesting programme was then
rendered by the scholars of the differ
ent schools of the union, and Rev. II
P. Weeden delivered an able address
on Sunday School work.
All of the delegates to the State S. S.
Convention at Farmville, Va, have re-
turned home and report having a good
time while there.
Many of our people were much disap
pointed by the excursion of Company
b, from Richmondsto Staunton on the
23rd inst. not running.
Rev. L. B. Goodall attended the
North Neck Association at Manassas.
Va, last week and reports a very LARGE
attendance, and that over $500 90 was
taken up for mission work Rev. II
P Weeden was also in attendance.
The indications are that there will
be more voters among the Democrats
of our coanty and state, who will b
opposed to the Chicago platform and
will not vote for Bryan and SewaIl
than was supposed to be some time
ago. We noticed among the names
signed to the call for meeting last
Monday evening, some of the most
successful farmers of the county.
An excursion of seven cars under the
auspices of r. H. Lee lodge of odd
Fellows of Warrenton, Va visited
our city Monday afternoon, and re-
NAMED over night They gave a CON
cert at Mt. Zion church, Monday night
under the management of Prof Ter
rell. There was parade Tuesday
morning and the return trip was made
at 3 O'Clock that afternoon.
The public schools will open next
Tuesday and every parent should see
to it that their children should attend
for if you can do nothing else be sure
and give them an education.
Miss M. Lucretia Pride and Mr..
Joseph A. Cary were married at the
residence of the brides mother, No.
Alp Dice st last Wednesday evening.
week or two ago there was a de-
bate at Mount Zion Church, between
the Revs. r B. Hardy and II. p Weed
en-. The subject: Resolved that an
Industrial education is more needed
by our race than a collegiate one i"
AS the. judges could not agree, and
there has been much talk about the
subject since, we shall drop a few
words on it. Our success in life gen.
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A boy of asked to be taken with his
elders to ball he was told that he
must first learn to dance. Upon this he
delivered himself as follows: but I
tan dance, and my way Is more difficult
than your way. I tan dance alone, but
you have TO be holded up" This was
not smartness, perverted ingenuity. as
some might suppose. 1t was a bit Of
perfectly natural child thought To the
little philosopher there seemed nothing
in the nature OF things to make dancers
dance in pairs" and hold one another
In so tight a grip unless it were to keep
one another from failing.
In many OF these naive misinterpreta-
lions Of what is seen the point Of the
humor involves. of course, side hit at
grown up weaknesses which lie hid
from the child A good example Of the
charm Of this childish innocence is given
by Mr. Punch when he makes little
Jessie ask her mamma in railway car
riage. "Whyldo all the tunnels smell SO
strong OF brandy7' to the disgust Of a
Puritanic, looking lady traveller sitting
close by. Here, indeed, ] suppose, every
body recognizes that the butt Of the joke
is this hypocritical looking lady with
her carefully hidden bottle. National
Review.
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Y. MO. A. NOTES.

Meeting in the Jail last Sunday
morning was very impressive, still we
need your help. Chairman V. L. Haw
kins with the assistance of other
members is working to reach the pri.
soners that they may be saved.
Boys meeting is increasing in at
tendance every Sunday. The meet
ing was very interesting last Sunday
Brother r. w. Morton led the mems
meeting last Sunday. The men are
finding the way to this meeting Bro.
Joseph James favored US with a solo
The m EMS chorus is improving.
All christian workers are invited to
hear the explanation on the Sunday
School lesson to-day at 5: 80 p m by
Rev. X. o Johnson.
Boys meeting Sunday 4 pm at ouI
rooms.
Meeting for men only, Sunday 30
m at True Reformers' hall. Bows
will not be admitted. Prof w. @. O.
Jacques. Free, bring another man.
Night school will open Monday, Oct
9th, at 8 p m Don't misst his opportu-
nity-509 per month in advance. Come
and give your name before it is too late
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NOTICE.

The dedicatorial services will be held
at the First Baptist Church, Henrico
County Va, on the 9Th Sunday in Au-
gust 1896. The following ministers
will be present to take part:
Rev. r. Wells, pastor of Ebenezer
Baptist Church will preach at IL 80
o'clock; Rev. w. H. White, pastor of
Mount Carmel Baptist Church at 8 80
o'clock. Rev. E. Payne, pastor of 4th
Baptist Church is expected to be pres
ent on the occasion.
Music will be rendered by that ex-
cellent body known as the 2nd Baptist
Church choir. All are invited to
come and have a good time in setting
apart house for the Lord.
First Bethel Baptist Church congre-
CATION has built a new house of wor-
ship under the leadership of W. s.
Christian, our beloved pastor.
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SUNNYsIDE.

DIR. p. b. Ramsey, the popular
dentist will leave for New York on
Tuesday next,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gaines of
Hampton, Va, called on us.
Mrs. Kate Shackleford OF Hamp-
ton, Va. called on us.
Miss Matte o Hooker will leave
Norfolk for this city on Tuesday next
to take charge of Prof. jacques art
school in this city.
We return thanks for copy OF
the Hon. Jane 7. McCleary of Mime
sofa in answer to the one of Hon
Charles A. TOwne of Minnesota of free
coinage of silver.
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orally bears direct proportion 70 the
exertlcns We make, and n We aim az
nothing, We shall certainly achieve
nothing, by the omission of labor and
energy It often happens that poverty,
disaster and rvySrses steal a march
upon prosperity and honor, and over
whetm u with shame ana defeat. A
very important principal an business
of nte rs perseverance ana diligence,
constant regular habits ana systsma-
tic application To business, which must
IN Time II properly directed prod uce
great results, aud must lead 20 wealth,
industry practically, wisely and vigor-
Ously applied never tails VI success, NJ
carries man Onward and upward,
and brings out his individual cnarac-
ter. Honorable industry always trav-
els the same road, with uuJy and en-
joyment. progress is altogether impos-
sible without il. The idle passes
through life, leaving as little trace as
foam upon the water or smoke upon
the air. Whereas the industrious
leaves their imprint for those that fol-
low Labor is the best test of the en-
ergies of man and furnishes him with
an admirable training for practical
wisdom, all is the gift of industry
whate yer exalts, embeilishes and rem
ders life delightful, comes from iti
hands.
Mr.. q. K. Coles returned last We'd
nesday from Cumberland County
where he had been on a visit to the
family OF Mr.. Wilson, his father-i,
law.
Mrs. Eliza Young is still quite sick
Mrs. b. b Howard has returned t.
the city after ten days visit to the
family of Mr.. Howard.
Be sure and get the PLANET if yol
wish to be posted. To be had at Do
West Main st.
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lin that the paint
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it. @ admire it for beauty Glasses will various churches
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of experience and swide known all America
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How Much Money Do You Want2

One share OF stock makes you a mem
Der of the Virginia Employment Asso-
citation. The requirements are only
FIVE cents per week per share. Persons
taking ten shares or more are entitled
to an advance of one dollar on each
share held by them. This Association
being duly incorporated under the
laws of the State of Virginia. amply
protects each and every one of its
members. 1t only requires five per
cent on the dollar of the amount ad-
vanced by members weekly. No inter
est or bonus is charged. Employment
furnished members of the Association.
Persons are entitled to apply for adj
vances immediately on becoming
members
Principal Office, No. S12 E. Broad
Street, Richmond, Va. Office open
from s 80 A. NJ, to p. NJ =, Saturdays
10 2. NJ. Agents wanted.
For further particulars, write &c
John Clinton, Jr., General Manager
Richmond, Va.
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AS TO HATsN
Blouched Hats Caused = ,RsSt In>spain
which Cost Many lL1ves-

Which Cost Many lL1ves-
Has not some one calcnlated that @
sixth part Of the memoirstof St. Simon
in the original Is occupied with the
controversy whether or nots the prest-
dent of parliament should twear his hat
or put il on the desk when performing
various functionsl At length the mat
ter was compromised. The Tlers-etat
should wear a chapean rabattu. (which
had the slouohod brim pinned upA This
childish quarrel was remembered. no
doubt. when the states{general metz and
the king harangued them His speech
over, he put on his hat. and thenoblesSe
did likewise, according to theirN privi-
lege. The commons had mo such claim,
but they also clapped on their chapeaux
rabattus, amid fierce protests from the
mobiles The revolution might have be
gun that day withla- scrimmage in tire
kings presence had ihe not removed his
own hat when all. Of course, did the
same
But slouched hats had talready caused
a riot in Spain, which lasted so long
and cost so many lives Chat it might al
most be termed civil war. This was
90 years earlier. ChaEdes III Thought
them untidy. He Thought the streets of
bis capital untidy also and denounced
both eyesores in an edict- Every Spaniard
henceforth must pin up his Topping
brim, and every Householder OF Madrid
must clean the street opposite bis prem
ises- Forthwith the people rose. They
were little interested, comparatively, in
the street cleaning. but they would die
for their hats And good many Of them
did. but not unavenged. More than a
week the fray lasted. but twas thought
remarkable by foreign Observers that at
p. m. regularity the soldiers piled
arms. the furious citizens withdrew
and silence reigned3for one hour. Both
parties were enjoying tthe siesta, except
perhaps. the wounded. After that inter
val they recommended The king fed
aud for the rest of hiselife he never TO
turned TO Madrid Willingly. In fact, i
.gas .=ae=s.eS5 &C designed :: &C :s:::le Sc
vile the capital hencaforth, and onl,
gave mp, the project whenAhis minister
showed him what's vast sum he has
already spent ON che new palace. So
mightysmay be the influence of the ha
in state, affairsl Finally the king com
promised He withdrew his edict s
far as the realm, at large was concerned
Within the wallis Of Madrid every mai
must wear his hrim pinned up. but out
side he was at liberty to Let it slouch
But the police courts did not cease Z
be busy until the fashion changed =
Pail Mail Gazette.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-29
Spoons Free to All.

read in the Christian Standard that
Miss A. NJ. Fritz, Station A, st. Louis,
Mo-. would give an elegant plated
hook spoon TO any one sending her ten
2-cent stamps. / sent for one and
found it so useful that 1 showed it to
my friends, and made $l3 in two hours,
taking orders for the spoon The hook
spoon is household necessity. 1t can
not slip into the dish or cooking yes
sci. being held in the place by hook
on the back. The spoon is something
housekeepers have needed ever since
spoons were first invented. Any one
can get a sample spoon by sending ten
2-cent stamps TO Miss Fritz This is a
splendid way to make money around
home
Very truly,
6,6-l3t JEANETTE S.
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How's This.

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Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
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NOTICE.


richmond, VA, July Z, 1896.
All graduates of the Richmond Nor
NAL and High School who desire a
school this winter are requested to
send in their applications at once to
r. II. ThurstOn, 1910 w. Leigh Street.
You will receive all information. Ap-
ply at once il you wish choice places.
h. H ThurstOn. 1910 w. Leigh Street.
general secretary of the Richmond
Alumni Association.
J. ANDREW BOWLER, Pres;
r. II. THURsroN Sec'y.
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Everything has two handles-the one
soft aud manageable. the other such as
viii not endure to be touched. II. then,
your brother do you an injury, do not
take it by tho hot hard handle, by rep
reserting to yourself all the aggravating
circumstances Of the fact; but look
rather on the soft side and extenuate il
as much as is possible by considering
the nearness Of tho relation and the
long friendship aud familiarity between
you--obligations 10 kindness which a
single provocation ought not TO dissolve.
And thus you will take the accident by
its manageable handle -Epictetus.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-29
Do You Know Them 2

desire TO find my children. was from
North Carolina My husbands name
was Isaac JacOx. My Oldest girl was
named Mary Jane Jacox and the next,
Margaret Ann Jacox. My master s
name was Charles Jacox and my mis-
tress' name, Martha Mullen. Nv
name was Caroline Jacox.
When left there, 1 lived inny ert-
ford City, North Carolina A in
formation will be than kfully rec we'd
by James ID. Sanderlin, post-o fficebox
SAT, Long Branch, N. ].
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They Fear NOTHING.

The followers of Menelek, king OF
Shoa. while not so large as the fierce
Zulus OF the south, are about the tough
est warriors in the world. They do not
know physical fear. 1 have seen a man
Jab a burnt stick several inches in his
hesh without wincing. declares writer
in the New York Press This apparent
insensibility to pain is accompanied
with a religious frenzy in battle that
renders the soldiers unconscious Of bod
lily harm. They have no fear of death.
and their happiness IS 10 kill.