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FROM JOHNSTOWN.
An Interesting Discourse-A Fine Enter
tainment.

JoHNsTowN, PA June 1, 1896.
The A. NJ. +, Zion Church was large
ly attended at both morning and even.
ing services. At the evening service
the pastor, Rev. n. j. Watson, preach
ed IA memorial sermon. Ii was a very
able and instructive discourse. sub
ject, True Patriotism of the Negro
and the parts he played in the wars of
the Revolution and the late rebe lion I"
His text was from Gen. 42d chapter.
llth verse, " Ne are all one mans sons.
We are true men. We are not spies"
There was musical and social en-
tertainment given by Mr.. John Minor
at his parents home, Thursday even
ing for the benefit OF the A. 81. Z.
Zion Church. 1t was a success and
literally patronized. Those who took
part In the programme were, Opening
Address of Welcome, by Mr.. T. II. 4.
Moore Duet, Come Home, by Misses
Harriet Cook and Lula Darks; Recita-
ton, Show me your Hands, 10y Miss
Gertrude Vaneleaf; Solo. Send back
the Picture and Wedding Ring, by Mr.
h. V. Howard Solo, Guitar accompa-
niment,l take you back again Kathleen
by Mr.. John Slaughter; Recitation.
Shifting the Rock, by Mrs. N. ]. Wat
son.
hose present were Rev. and Mrs
n. ]. Watson. Messrs. w. H. Courtney
and wife; John Slaughter and wife (;
Samuel Proctor and wife sdames
Bessie Williams, Edward Brice, Jane
Minor; Misses Gertrude Vaneleaf.
Harriet and Narcissa Cook Lula Darks,
Messrs. William Stocton, John Brown,
Herbert Scott, Jacob Merritt, I. H. A.
Moore, and James Manuel: Miss Ella
Brown of Bedford and Mr.. r. V How
ard of Washington, ID. G.. also taking a
part. Mr.. Minor was assisted in re-
ceiving by his mother and Mrs Ed
ward Brice. There was an abundance
of refreshments served at IL 80 and at
half past II O'Clock quartette com
posed of Messrs. Stocton, Slaughter.
howard and Minor, sang, Saw an
revOir bur not Good bye Mr.. John
Minor performed at the organ
The Ladies Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary rendered a grand programme
last Tuesday evening. Many new
members Joined.
Miss Harriet Cook left for Cincinnati
Ohio on Tuesday for visit to friends
Miss Amanda Knox of Pittsburgh, is
visiting friends
Miss Gertrude Smith has returned
home after long visit to friends
Mr.. John Brown, a popular society
young man is going to Brooklyn, N Y
Girls. what will you dor
Mrs. Alice Banks of Pittsburgh, is
visiting ner parents Mr.. and Mrs. d.
B Park err.
Messrs. T N Matthews and Richard
MASON, both of Cumberland, Md are
visiting relatives in this city.
There will be strawberry and ice
cream festival held at the A. NJ. f.
Zion Church on the 9th of June
Among the features will be played a
piece entitled, Matrimonial Advertise
ment. Young ladies and gentlemen
be sure and come out and get some
pointers.
The PLANET went like hot-cas es last
week.
Roy NEwsY.
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COLORADO INTERESTED.
Will Help to Save Her.
OURAY, COL, May 27, 1896.

OURAY, Coz, May q, 1896.
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
Dear Sir:-As MIR. McHenny was
kind enough to let us read his paper
from you, and we were so greatly in
terested about those poor women and
Oh how my heart ached, when
heard that the one with the little baby
was convicted.
My husband and l started a subscrip-
ton and we enclose a money order for
($lO OO) ten dollars. We are sorry it
isn't any more, but hope it will do
some good. The names enclosed are
those who gave. Some people are so
curious you would oblige us very much
If you would please send each one a
paper.
The Marshbanks names are the same
oman and wife,. hadn't enough pa
pers for every one, some do not know
anything about the case at all, only
what / have told.
would like to have good
picture of the women and the baby
Please let me know if you have any
and what they cost. l want to paint
and enlarge them. l have a pretty
good one of you think.
Please tell Aunt Mary. if the prayers
and well-wishes will do her any good
from little town in the Far West, she
has them
My husband joins me in best regards
and well wishes to you and yours, and
may God bless you and help you on
with your noble work.
We remain yours in Christ,
MR.. and MRS. Nj. V. DAVIS.
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with credit and created much inter
est. Master NOrileet COnOr Of Should
ers Hin delivered good and timely
speech on a True Hero Other ora
tiOns were delivered on the following
subjects. what will become Of our
boys and girls2' Work and PA
tience," each of which was treated i'm
manner that would have reflected
credit on any community. Nessrs
Charles :. Wright, Jacob Ashburn. il.
and Arselius Ashburn spoke on the
subjects respectively
The union decided To send delegates
to the Rappahanoc& Sunday School Con
vention which meets i'm Hampton in
July this year.
Rev. ID. Q. Cosby, b ID who is the
District Missionary for the American
Baptist Publication Snciety was pres
ent and favored us with a timely and
interesting sermon.
We noticed with pleasure the pres
ence of Miss Susie + Edwards, who has
just returned from High Point. n @
where she has been teaching in the
Normal School
Gloucester IL 4 | :. is sending
some of our sons and daughters back
to us better prepared TO help US i'm orr
Sunday and church work.
Mr. Frank LangfOrd Elmer. I art
and Henry Bushel were with us i'm
Sunday school Sunday and addressed
the school IN fitting words
An accident happened to one of our
young men near here last week Mr.
J. w. Rudder's son shot him because
he asked him not TO ride over him on
his wheel Mr.. Rudder is Justice of
the peace and his son is a public
school teacher
Thus far the farmers have made out
well with their crops this year
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PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
they Have Done Nothing to Explore or
Devotion the COuntrv


They Have Done Nothing to Explore or
Develop the Country.
In the early years of the sixteenth CEN
tury, long before the first Dutch fort
was erected at Cape Town, Portugal had
planted her settlers at various points
along the east coast, from Delagoa bay
to the Zambezi and Mozambique. They
did some trading in gold and ivory with
the interior, and they assembled the
Zambezi for several hundred miles. But
the pestilential strip of fat ground which
lay between the coast and the plateau
dampened their desires and threw OBJ
stacles in the way of their advance.
They did little to explore and nothing to
civilize the interior.
Three centuries passed, during which
our knowledge of south central Africa
was scarcely extended, and it was not
till some 60 years ago that the Dutch
Beers in their slow wagons passed
northeastward from Cape Colony to the
spots where Bloemfontein and Pretoria
now stand; not till 1876 that David
Livingstone made his way through Bech-
uanaland to the Victoria falls of the
Zambezi and to the Atlantic coast at
Loanda; not till 1889 that the vast ter
ritories which lie between the Trans
vaal republic and Lake Tanganyika be-
gan to be occupied by the Mashonaland
pioneers All these farmers, explorers
and mining prospectors came up over
the high plateau from the extreme south
ernmost end of Africa, checked from
time to time by the warlike native
tribes, but drawn ON by finding every
where a country in which Europeans
could live and thrive, while the Portu-
guese, having long since lost the inn
pulse of discovery and conquest, did no
more than maintain their hold upon the
coast, and allowed even the few forts
they had established along the course of
the Zambezi to crumble away. Pro
fessor James Bryce, M. P, in Century
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EFFECT OF TEA CIGARETTES.
They Give ono n Sensation OF Thichening
In the Head.

They Give Ono Sensation OF Thickening
In the Head.
One of the most injurious and danger
Gus of new fashions is the tea cigarette.
That this is no empty, baseless story Of
new craze is shown by the application
made last week to the commissioner of
internal revenue at Washington for per-
mission TO manufacture tea cigarettes in
Michigan The applicant was told that
TO engage in such manufacture he must
comply with the law governing the
manufacturing of tobacco cigarettes, tea
being a substitute for tobacco; that he
must register, give bond and so on. and
that the cigarettes, when made, must be
packed, stamped, branded and labeled,
exactly as the tobacco cigarettes, before
the government would sanction their re-
moval from the factory for sale
Several descriptions of the tea ciga-
rette have been printed, but. these have
erred in the presumption that the tea
was taken as sold, rolled up in paper
and smoked This would be practically
impossible, as the sharp edges of the tea
would cut the paper in all directions,
spoil the draft and render the cigarettes
unavoidable.
To make the tea cigarette one takes a
grade of green tea which has but little
dust, being composed Of unbroken leaf,
and dampens it carefully, just enough to
permit the leaves TO be unrolled with
out being broken, and so as to be left
pliable and capable of being stuffed in
the paper cylinder, while the dampness
is not sufficient to stain the paper The
cigarettes are laid aside for few days
and are then ready TO be smoked.
The feeling of a tea cigarette in the
mouth is peculiar. The taste is not so
disagreeable as might be supposed, but
the effect ON the tyro is a sense of thick
ening in the head and a disposition to
take hold Of something or sit down. If
the beginner quits them, that settles it,
he Will not try tea cigarettes again. If,
however, the smoker sits down and tries
a second cigarette, inhaling it deeply,
then the thickening feeling passes and
is succeeded by one Of intense exhilara-
ton. The nerves are stimulated until
the smoker feels like flying, skirt dane
ing or doing something else entirely out
of the common way. This stage lasts as
long as the smoke continues, which is
until the reaction of the stomach sets in.
Words cannot describe the final effects
of the tea cigarette. The agony of the
opium fiend is a shadow to that Of tho
nauseated victim of the tea cigarette. 1t
will be hours before food can be looked
at, yet the first step toward cure is a
cup of tea An hour afterward comes
the craving for the tea cigarette. Gin
cinnati Tribune
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-06-06
Money Made in a Minute.

l have not made less than sixteen
dollars any day while selling Centrifu-
gal Ice Cream Freezers. Any one
should make from five to eight dollars
a day selling cream, and from seven to
ten dollars selling Freezers. as it is
such a wonder, there is always a crowd
wanting cream. You can freeze
cream elegantly in one minute and
that astonishes people so they all want
to taste it and then many of them buy
freezers as the cream is smooth and
perfectly frozen.
Every freezer is guaranteed to
freeze cream perfectly in one minute.
Anyone can sell ice-cream and the
freezer sells itself. My sister makes
from $40 to $l5 day J.F. Casey &
Co, 1143 st. Charles st st Louis, Mo
will mail you full particulars free, so
you can go to work and make lots of
money anywhere, as With one freezer
you can make a hundred gallons of
cream day, or if you wish they will
hire you on a salary.
MARYA
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-06-06
FROM STAUNTON
A Pastors Farewell Passed Away
Election Echoes
jun6-l3t

STANTON, VA June ,, 1895.
Last Sunday, the churches were we'll
attended. Rev. Lyon, pastor of the
Mount Zion Church. preached his in
troductory sermon. Text: Acts % 2S
Take heed therefore unto yourselves
and to all the II ck over which the
Holy Ghost has made you overseers 60
iced the church of God, which he has
purchased with His own blood.
Rev j. g. Taulton preached at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church at 8 z. NJ.
bidding them farewell, text, Phillip
ans, 4-l9 My God shall supply all of
your needs" He has spent three
years in the city of Staunton. as a
christian gentlemen. He takes his
leave June 2nd, for McKeysport Pa
May 30'h was National Decoration
Day with the cOlored people, a grand
turnout to the Union cemetery, a love
ly day and good time was had The
following are the speakers: Hon Jacob
Yost, +. \. Ware, J. J. Brooks and
others
Benjamin Horsley, an old citizen
was funeralized on the End.
One of the honored men of Staunton
passed away and was buried with many
honors on the 26th The floral offer
ings were costly.
Mr.. Charlie Payne. a respected
young men, was buried from Augusta
Nj. E. Church on the 9th. Rev Riggs
otficiated. He leaves a father, mother
in-law, three sisters, three brothers
and many friends to mourn their loss.
The young men of the city extended
their sympathy to the family.
On the 28th was the election of the
city officers. The republicans and
democrats had lively fight
On the Goth the democrats crowed
that not republican candidate was
elected Mayor A. III. Fultz was re-
elected and he was prohibitionist
He might have been at some time, he
asked the support of the republicans
and they supported him while the
democrats has the victory the repub-
licans holds part of the achievements
Mayor and five cOuncilmen. which the
democratical primary did all was in
their power to defeat
II. G. BoLDEN.
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Did You Ever Make Money Basy3
1925 Clay st.

Mr.. Editor IL have read bow Mr.. G..
f. b. made so much money in the
Dish Washer business and / think have
beat him. am very young yet and
have had little experience in SELF 2
goods, but have made over eight hun
dred dollars i'm ten weeks selling Dish
Washers.
1t is simply wonderful how easy
it is TO sell them. All you have to do
is to show the ladies how they work
and they cannot help but buy one.
For the benefit of others, will state
that / got my start from the Mound
City Dish Washer Company, st. Louis.
Mo. Write TO them and they will send
you full particulars
/ think L can clear over $4,000 the
coming year, and / am not going to let
the opportunity pass Try it and pub
lish your success for the benefit of
others JF.C
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A capital story is told by we'll
known bishop concerning the squire of
a parish of which he was formerly vicar.
This gentleman had rooted objection
to his pew being invaded, and upon one
occasion, at the conclusion of a service,
he came to the vicar with bitter COM
plant against stranger who, unlimited,
had ventured to intrude into the pew,
which was a large, old fashioned, square
structure, capable Of holding nine-they
two. the squire and the intruding visit
OF, being the only occupants.
II would not" added the squire,
disturb divine service by putting him
ont violently The only thing could
do with propriety was to sit on his hat. ="
London Tit-Bits.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nay %, 1896
John Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir
/ see by the
PLANET that POkey Barnes is free to
go where she pleRses. oh, [ am so
sorry that the Alternately woman did
not get her freedom too. That honest
and honorable Commemorative At
torney Watkins did noble thing. l
don't see how they can hold Mary Alb
ernathy. From what 1 have reau in
the papers, 1 fail to see what she is ac-
cused of. pray that the Lord will
be her attorney and plead her case.
l think Editor Chase complimented
the colored people and he was lust
right. Not only in the south do they
lack manhood and courage and sin.
cerity, but in the west as we'll. Truth
is SO crippled, it is all IL can do to
stand. What the south needs is one
hundred John Mitchell, Jrs.
When the race stops making them
SO yes look bad in the eyes of the
whites, we will be more thought of by
them.
Respectfully Yours,
Mrs. GEO MITCHELL,
1925 Clay st.
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In all the Southeastern States
consisting of Delaware, Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama, there are but
eighteen other weekly papers
credited with so large an issue
as IS accorded the Planet pub
lished at Richmond Va, and
the publishers of the American
Newspaper Directory will
guarantee the accuracy of the
circulation rating accorded to
this paper by a reward of One
Hundred Dollars, payable to
the first person who successful
ly assails it.
George P. Rowell's Newspaper Di-
rectory.
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FIRsr BApr CnnRnH-l,nllere l1Athl

FIRST BAPT CHURoH-College Oath }
Street, between Broad and Marshall.
-Sunday-schOOl, $3.50 a m; preach
ing-summer months excepted-11 30
a. m, 3 80 and p m. Communion,
the second Sunday in each month
business-meetings, LIST and 8rd Mon
day nights in each month; prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock; choir practice every Fri
day evening at O'Clock. Christian
Endeavor meeting, Tuesday at 8 80 D
m, and Wednesday at $50 p. m.
]. II. BoLMKs. Pastor.
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BOWERS HILL AND VICINITY.
Interesting Exercises-shOt Down for
Nothing.
RowERs HUI. V

Bowers HILL, VA.
Last Sunday was the regular meet
ing of the Norfolk and Nansemond =.
s and Church Union.
No time have the people of this sec
tion had a better time or listened to a
more interesting programme than
what we heard at the Union at Church
land. Papers were read by Misses Sa-
rah f. Berry, Huntersville; Julia F =.
Copeland, Churchland Mourning
Faux, Shoulders Hill and Mary E.
Ashburn, Shoulders Hill. Each and
every one were we'll read and treated
on a subject which was instructive and
helpful to all.
But we must not forget the special
production read by Miss Rose Boone,
of Harper's Ferry Her subject, "Why
should we have preaching at our
churches every Sunday" was treated
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W. S. SELDEN,
Funeral Director
zoos e. Broad st.

IOU0 e. Broad st.
RESIDENCE AND WARE Rooms:
1908 E. Leigh St., Richmond. Va.
Long experience and new methods
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slve improvements in all of the branch
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We, the undersigned gladly recon-
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generally as a worthy and faithful un
dertaker, Revs Daniel James, Archer
ferguson and Mr.. John Heney, No.
100 Graham and Marshall st Fulton.
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First, YOU TRY every store in town,
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Spoons Free to All.

/ read in the Christian Standard that
Miss A. M. 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
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found il 50 useful that showed il To
my friends. and made $i3 in two hours.
taking orders for the spoon The hook
spoon is a household necessity. IL
cannot slip in the dish or cooking YES
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on the bacs. The spoon is something
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splendid way TO make money around
home.
Very truly.
jun6-l3t JEANETTE S.
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Federal Street Market.
ANDREW AARONSON, ACT.
Corner list & Federal SITS.
Richmond. Va.

WE DO NOT PRETEND ANYTHING,
We KNOW how to SAVE MONEY
for you and WE DO 1T. We handle
nothing but the best goods and sell
them as cheap as the cheapest.
Read few of our specialties:
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Fresh Fish Received Daily

Presents to all. Call and be con-
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promptly attended to at the shortest
notice.
FEDERAL STREET MARKET.
ANDREW AARONSON, ACT.
Cor. 1st & Federal SITS.
Richmond, Va.
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to the PLANET? If not, do so at once.
1t is essential.
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Has fitted up first-class Restaurant
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POLITICAL GOSH PERs

The political gossips are all busy fry
ing to figure out what was talked
about at a conference between Sena-
tor Quay and ex-senator Platt. These
gentlemen met Saturday night, and it
is fair to infer that their talk was in
teresting.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
A LADY Sneaks

n hdus opcdhS-
SAN FRANCISCO, Nay %, 1896
John Mitchell, Jr.
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RICH. HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

Brooklyn, Aug. IS, 1S91.-This is to certify that
came to New York from Albany. was n
stranger in strange city, out of work and ONT
OF money Ihad no luck iB-anything 1 under.
took; Wbatto do did not know. Afriend adj.
Nised me 10 go and see DR.. Shea. I did He
toid me the cause OF my troubles; he took me in
ana treated me as brother. Through him /
got good position that very week. 1 had been
good. bless the day first met DR. Shea I
would ADVISE all in bad luck. sick or in trouble
TO go 10 him at once. Sincerely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-15

visit under the trees. Strong's restau'
rant served meals at the grand stand,
and accommodated hundre Is. -Four
good bands were present, furnishing
the best Of music, aud the afternoon
was devoted to light sports, such as
bicycle racing, trick riding, foot rae
ing, wheelbarrow and sack racing.
The vast crowd enjoyed every event
and every hour of the perfect June
day, returning to their homes we'll
pleased with their outing, Mt Hood
division Of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors and its officers, who conducted
this event, are TO be congratulated
upon the success of their undertaking.
and should they at any future date
see iit to visit Salem, they will be
made more than welcsme.
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
1t was a beautiful day-a perfect
day In June. Many couple INDUCED
In romantic saunterings in Salem's
beautiful suburbs. In the shade OF
the mammoth oaks on Gaiety hill re-
posed more than one couple. A con-
spicious pair from Portland, were at
tended by the loving maidens sister
or aunt. AS the sweet young thing
cuddled up close to her stalwart
lovers bosom, and flung the balloon
sleeves of her sailor shirt waist about
where he wore his standing collar, the
chaperone kindly rolled over on
the grass and turned her back on
the blissful pair. Loves young
dream.
THE BIKE RACES
at the grand stand attracted an inn.
mense crowd. Most of the prizes were
taken by Portland men. Young Gulss
OF Woodburn, who had never raced he.
lore, was unfortunate in striking
rut, which threw him on his face
cutting II badly aud breaking up his