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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
I11RPLANEr is Issued weekly. Tl

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Orders by Bank Check or Draft, or an Express
Money Order, and when none OF these can be
procured, in Registered Letter.
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POST Offee, ard we VIII be responsible for its
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

Governor BusHNEL1. OF Ohio shonld
take lessons from Governor O'FxsRAL'.
OF Virgins. The telesraPhic reports.
which may be erroneous state as fol-
lows:
1.-THE first knowledge the Governor
had OF the trouble was when he receiv
ed a despatch at ~ O'Clock last night
at Wooster, apprising him of the seri-
Gus situation. He Immediately tele-
phoned with the Sheriff at Urbana-
The latter WA urged TO use all means
at his command TO Quel the distur-
bance and TO call for State troops as n
last resort"
Such message as that would tend
t. aggravate the trouble as it did do.
O'FERRALL's plan would have been
short and TO the point.
1t generally reads thus: Protect the
prisoner at all hazards. Wire me 'Oi
further trouble. Company ordered to
report, subject to your orders. The
laws must be upheld at all hazards D
Had this policy been pursued no firing
upon a mob would have been necessary
and no lynching OF prisoner would
have been chronicled.
The condition Of affairs in Lunen
burg County. Va, was worse that y
Urbana, o. A firm hand at the helm
is always needed and show of suifi
cient force win always prevent blood
shed.
, Our Governor would have had ever,
company in the state at Urbana, o,
on u hours notice, had it been neces
ssry.
The more we view the situation fror
this distance, the more we are led
r exclaim, 80. for an O'FERRALL i
: Ohioi Lynch-law must COL
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

How does this read, coming as 1t
does from Ohio2
Governor Bushnell, it is said, or
dered but one of the two companies
under arms at Springfield to go to Ur-
baua, because one of them is colored,
and in the frenzied condition of the
people this company would prove any
thing but help"
And this too from Governor and a
state which claims to eschew the col
or line and to act in accordance with
equity and justice.
1t would have been better to have
the colored troops, for the mob would
have krown that they would fire and
could not have been induced to
monkey" with those long-ranged
rifles. o, for an O'FERRALL in Ohiol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

THE New York AGE seems surprised
that q white man, who was responsible
for a murder should have been lynched
and the colored man who was induced
to commit it should have been left to
the law.
We think the Texas lynehers exer-
Oised good judgement, and made a
"dead-sure" case of both of the parties
concerned. Texas law is death to Ne
groes and Texas bullets are death tc
the white man.
The one got the latter and the other
will get the former. What's the differ.
enee2
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
Do You Know Them 2

desire to know the whereabouts OF
my relatives. My fathers name was
Bill or William Sloan; my mothers
name, Laura Sloan; my sisters Mary
and Rosetta Sloan my brothers name
Baswell Sloan. / left them in 1886
near Warsaw Deupline Co.. N @,
l have lived north ever since and
have not heard from them since that
time Any information will be thank
fully received by
ANNIE SLOAN POWERS,
o,l2-4t Roath Ave, Norwich, Conn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

THE City Democratic Committee
has decided that only white men shall
vote in the primary. Once more the
colored contingent is left out ''in the
cold"
Even the gold democrats are invited
to waltz up to the counter" pledge
themselves to support the free silver
nominees and vote.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

SOME Smart Aleck" hankering after
an increase of salary or DESTROYS OF
avoiding punishment for some error
committed criticized the brilliant Rev.
J. w. JOHNSON for failing to mention
Rev. W. W. Browne in a sermon deliv-
erred recently to the First Battalion,
Virginia Volunteers
BROTHER BROWNE may blunder along
some lines. but he will hardly be de-
ceived by such chat as lone Who
was There" writes.
Better bag your head, eat physic and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

WE received the Commercial Record.
Under the New Haven department,
Mr.. JOHN H. SWAN. the colored mason
contractor formerly of Norfolk, has
four large contracts. He is listed
among the most successful master me-
chanics in the city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

THE Waco, Texas, SOUTHERN HERALD
is raising fund to defend FREDERICK,
q colored man who killed white one
who insulted his wife.
The cause is a worthy one and the
condemned man should be kept from
the gallows.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

GOVERNOR BUSHNELL should be busy
ing himself in arranging for the prose-
cution of the murderers of CHARLES
MITCHELL rather than in providing for
the increase of the severity of the pun
ishment for such crimes as the brute
committed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
COOP SAMARITAN KALLY

The Good Samaritans of Danville
and vicinity listened to their twenty
fifth anniversary sermon on Sunday at
Beulah Baptist Church by Rev. L h.
g. Messer.
Mrs Henderson whom it will be re-
membered was removed from her posi-
ton as a teacher in HOlbrOok Street
public school has again been appointed
TO a position in the same capacity in
Lee s rect Public School.
Miss Missouri Paige has been chang
ed from HolbrOok Street School TO the
school in the fourth ward. Mr.. B. J
Watkins. principal.
Mr.. q w Rison in company with q
number of the members OF the twir
city club went to Winston Sunday
night.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

THE Wilmington, n. c., Record cri-
ticizes the manner in which the jury
list is drawn. Colored men are ignor-
ed despite the positive mandates of the
law. The question should be kept be-
fore the North Carolina public.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

IOtal 800 90
1t is announced that at the close OF
the term, May Goth, the students alone
had paid eight thousand dollars to-
wards defrayIng their expenses. The
school owns q 267) two thousand two
hundred and sixty-seven acres of land
and fOrty-two buildings, the entire
plant being valued at 1890 OOO) three
hundred thousand dollars.
PROF. WAsHIN GToN Is dong what
Rev. DIR. ]. @. PRICE of Livingstone
College was successfully trying to do
at the time of his death. Those who
find cause for complaint and despair
of the success of the enterprises in the
hands of their own people viii find
food for reflection and profit in the
above figures.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
CAN WE SUCCEED 2

THE cry that citizens of African de-
scent cannot be safely trusted with
funds to run institutions devoted to
the interests of their own people re-
ceives a serious setback by the report
of Prof. b. T. WASHINGTON of the work
done at Tuskegee Normal School dur
ing the past year.
1t is as follows:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

ALEXANDRIA has been visited by q
hundred thousand dollar fire. Had II
occurred at the time of the lynchi"s o.
Mccoy, instead of afterwards, it would
have had move potent effect in bring
ing the lawless elements to their SEN
oaa
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY will nominate
colored men, but of course will take his
own time about doing it. Office-seek-
ers should not be uneasy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

last days comfortable her physician
DR.. r. d Wiley did all he could TO lull
her pains and prolOnR her stay, but
she said she wanted TO 80 20 live with
her blessed Jesus. Her funeral was
preached by Rev. Reid and her re-
mains were quietly laid to rest in a
new cemetary. given by Ex-Mayor t.
p. Bowles. Peace 10 her ashes.
UNO.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

MAYOR GANsoN of Urbana, o., should
have jumped in the same box with the
brute MITCHELL; he was equally at
much disgraced.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

Go To the Drug Store, 9Th and Mar
shall Streets for your drugs. medicines
and to have your prescription filled.
W +, WARRIEER.
Formerly with T.. y Reeve & Co.,
Druggist, 500 =. Marshall St., Corner
9Th, Richmond. Va.
mch6-3n.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

THE Kingfisher, Ok T., Constitution
expresses it's good wishes. We appre
ciate fully the good things said of us.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

sit on block of ice, when you feel in
clined TO write again. IL Will suit
your ailment better, than writing tor
4 weekly journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

Mr. Charles Singleton. an employee
of the planters warehouse while trif
lingly handling an old rusty 40 calibre
gan Saturday night last shot his wife
through the left breast, the ball tax
ing a downward course came out just
below the left shoulder.
A Danville colored minstrel trouI
shows to crowded house in Milton
North Carolina.
Passing through the streets of the
city early Monday morning a Brass
Band snugly couched in moving We
hicle was heard playing sweet music t
the JOY and delight of the early birds
1t eventually proved to be younl
Minstrel troupe hurriedly making it
way TO Milton, North Carolina wheI'
they billed TO appear on the 7;h o
June. They returned Tuesday morn
| ing we'll pleased with their social en-
tertainment IS we'll as delighted witt
their financial success.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
JOHN MITCHELI, JR., EDITOR !,

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A DENOMINATION
HIGHER THAN TwO CENTS NOT RECEIVED
ON SUBSCRIPTIONS. -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
PROM RR1nsyILLR.
SHOT HIS WIFE AocIDENTLY

Messrs. Joseph Cutler, Alexander
Broadnsx and Thomas Slaughter were
in Danville Tuesday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
Two Good Things.

"77" for Grips and Colds; No 10 for
Dyspepsia. For sale by all druggists,
S6S,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
SATURDAY, JUNE, u 1897.

0Rntered In the Post-Omce at Richmond, Va.
as second class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

DR.. r A Reynolds. formerly OF Raj
eigh. n @, is last building up large
and lHcrntlve practice I'm DAnvi'l- as
he did in the above city. He has fitted
up a nice attractive office in the True
Reso, mers' Building where he soIicits
the patronage OF the people generally
Having two colared physicians does
not mean that We shall drop one and
take up the other. but rather that we
shall patrOnize both since they are
both colored and thereby cherish and
encourage the future aspirations and
ambitions OF the young men of this
bright age OF prosperity and civiliza-
ton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
POSTPONED.

The religious political discussion ar.
ranged for the End of June at Beulah
Baptist Church has been postponed fol
the third Monday night, participated
in by Revs. s. W. Snead, Wilson, Mes
srs William IL. Mitchell, j. A. Gar
land representative of the coloreC
American of Washington ID. c., anC
R II. Johnson. correspondent o
the Richmond PLANET. Subject
Shall Women have the right of fran
chise7" Lawyer J. O. Robertson viii
sit upon the bench and judge all &C
cording to deeds done in the body
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12

The long talked OF macs meeting was
held Monday night, June 7th as called
but the facts and figures, the irregu-
larities in the relative comparisons OF
each tellers' respective calculation OF
the candidates supporters caused q hot
and animated debate in the tellers'
room which lasted from about 300 to
;15, there being such stranded and
fallscious variations in the teller's fig
ures, for instance take the count for
Mr.. J. M. CLARK whom one teller gives
as high as 1. 10 and another only found
for him % Second take Mr.. Robinson
while one found 1876 for him, another
who of course found the smallest mum.
Der could only find 90 Now as fol-
Mr.. Johnston we think the anxiety OF
his men greatly exceeded their good
| judgement. in this instance at least
One of his ardent followers found him
the enormous sum of 1877 while another
who can count equally as well only
skinned out for him the minimum o.
| SO, another 81. Thus one can readily
see the grounds for dissention Mr.
Johnson's highest figare 1877 is not suf
| icient to overcome Mr.. Clark's liz
and Mr.. Robinson's 1856, Hence they
could not reach a conclusion
On last Friday evening amid the rair
quite happy parsy was seen going ov
er the hill To the residence OF MIR. Will
liam Ivy They were going to surprise
Miss A. L. Ivy who is TO leave the city
this week for Kansas City to spend the
vacation with her sister We hope her
a pleasant stay and watch for her re
turn to US with eagerness Those whC
participated were Misses Mary Colson,
Maggie Allen, Celia Scott. Eva Mabrey
Mary Penn, Sadie Lawson, Mary War
rell Scott, Elizabeth Coleman, Annie
Smith and Lawyers j. @. Robertson
and q. w. Kilgore, Messrs. F. o. JET
fers. George Woody, ]. B. Peace, R. L
Allen. T. A. Long, M. Thompson anC
Doctor A. l.. Winslow.
-XENOPHoN.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
FROMDAKvILLB.

DANvILLE. Va June 5, 1897.
sunday morning at IL o'clock Prof
J Z Jones OF Richmond preached at
l. yal Street Church and again at 1880
and at night he preached an Ordina-
ten when the said church increased
5 deacon board. His reception by
the hOs.,i;sble people of Dsnville was
truly royal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-12
Richmond Traction Go.
FULL LENGTH BROAD ST.
Chimborazo Park to Exposi-
ton Grounds
SCHOOL TICKETS

Best Constructed Electric Line
the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
Turkey auz.ara..

Iurkey blzzards are the garbage
collectors of Charleston. 5. c.. SAYS a
travelling man quoted III the PhiladeI-
phia Record. wow. il you know any
thing q the nature q a turkey buzzarrl
you must know that ordinarily It's a
very shy sort Of creature md generally
avoids civilization, particularly AZ rep
resented IN the large cities. These
birds, however, are tame, and thev strut
about the heels Of the people in the
markets picking up bits Of refuse meat
and vegetables. The buzzard has q vc,-
r'acl0ua appetite and there always seems
to be room inside Of him for a choice BIT
Of tainted beef or decayed cabbage.
There Is q fire-doIlar fine for any man
rno4esting any Of these birds. I under
stand that Charleston is the only city
IN the country that has this uniqnesys-
TEN Of garbage collecting"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
Tale OF a Grateful Bird.

1t is a rare occurrence for animals in
a wild state to select man for COM
panion, or evinoe any gratitude for
favOrs> but there is an occasional eXrep-
ton. \ boy In Maine killed a snake that
was just in the act of robbing q song
sparruw's nest, and ever since the bird
has shown. its gratitude in a wonderful
manner. When he goes into the gar
den the sparrow flies 10 him sometimes
ahghting on his heed or shoulder, all
the while pouring out . song of praise
and gratitude It win not leave the
garden. but al the time he is there the
bird hoycrs around him. with every
manifestation of love
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

pear she adds in teasing voice, Come
on
Polly has a most romantic history
She was born In the southern part of
Mexico, and, together with big family
of brothers and sisters, she remained
for some time in the home nest One
day Mexican came and took her and
all her relatives and carried them 10
his home, where he fed them for some
time on 81 it bread and corn. Then In
company with 30 or 40 other parrots,
all crowded together in coop, she was
| shipped by railroad northwaTSl into the
United States. After remaining some
time in a bird fanciers store she was
purchased and sent to a cripple named
Harry Marsslen, who lived in a Missouri
town. Here she received the best of
treatment, and her owner b5ane her
private tutor. She soon became very
! fond of him. and when he said some
thing To her very distinctly Just before
| going TO bed she would wake UP the first
thing in the morning and begin toprac-
| ttce. saying II over and over, and In this
way she learned all of her accomplish
ments.
Esut one day her kind master was or
dered to go To Florida for his health,
and she was sent to Chicago, where, for
some time she swayed in q cage at
Fred Kaempfer's bird store in Madison
street and astonished those who visited
her with her remarkable clevernesS
No other parrot that the dealer ever
saw could sing and talk so well as this
one One day last fall Mrs Pullman
snSv Polly and purchased her and since
then she has made her home in Chicago.
Polly belongs TO the most intelligent
of all the parrots-thA double-yellow-
| head Mexican. She is over foot in
length and of magnificent green color,
with pale-yelluw spot on her forehead,
red tipped wings and a cream-colored
beak. She Is altogether ashandsnme as
she is cieyer~Chicac,o Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

1t is only partially trne that sign Ian
guage Is the same the world over. While
certain signs are easily understood. the
sign language di1ferentia4es itself. as
spoken languages DO. and people of
different countries develop their own.
American deaf urltes get on very wei
with the French, because from France
the first ideas Of the American teachers
were taken. But thereds "a considerable
difference between theeign language of
the tUo great Englishspeal1tng cUun-
tries. In England the two-handed al
phabe4 is used, while here the single
handed rreru1ls. as might be expected
in Yankee nation, and there are diff
'ereuces in the gestures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
TEN Is remarkable and mysterious.
Ii removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents.
Sold by j. T Bennett and Stone &
Hassell. druggists, Lancaster, Wis.
I f. Anthony, EX-Postmaster OF
Promise City, 10 a. says: II bought
one bottle Of Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and two doses Of it did me
more good than any other medicine |
ever took" Sold by j. I. Bennett
and Stone * Hassell, druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
PARROT PRlMA Donna.
Chicago bird Ca sing Six Songs,
Words and Music.

Chicago Bird ca sing Six Songs,
Words and Music.
There are parrots that talk and par
rots that laugh, parrots that cry and
parrots that swear. but the parrots that
f will sing q song, both words and music,
+ and keep the tune are rare indeed. Yet
! such a wonder exists in Chicago, ard It
has moreover. the reputation among
bird fanciers OF being the best-edueated
parrot ia this country.
Unfortunately this learned birds
fame IS somewhat obscured by its name.
1t is one of the Smiths Of parrotdom-
Pony-and it stoops to ask for a crack
er with as much earnestness as any of
its less clever cousins
Polly Is the property of George NJ.
Pullman, of Pullman's Palace Car com
Pany. She was purchased last fall and
has since been giving daily perform
ances at his home in Prairie avenue.
She sings no fewer than six songs, both
words and music, TO say nothing of
trilhng the scale from do do with the
greatest ease. One of her favorite songs
is Hear Dem Bells which she sings
with a delicious negro accent. She is
also fond of odd Mother Wiggie Wag-
gle" and of CHEEKY whip-poor-will
song. If It happens TO be Sunday she
sings in the Sweet By-and-By," with
an occasional variation to '-Oh. dear,
what can the matter be, Johnny's so
long at the fair" into which she puts
all the possible parrot pathps. If shei is
in a humorous mood Shetries, '-Oh, yah,
dond dot vas fine"
Besides being a soDgSter, Polly Is an
accomplished taIker and she can laugh
and cry like "a little girl, crow like a
rooster and whistle like a boy, and
sometimes she juTnbles them all up to-
gether in the most astonishing and
laughable manner. Her principal con-
versation is carried on in the following
sentences:
Woodworking. Polly 10 you
do. Polly? Pretty be. shake hands
Oh, Polly, where is Polly? Oh, Polly,
what's the matter Naughty Polly.
Come here, Polly Sing Polly, why
don't You sing, Pouy?" and many
others
Besides these words Polly sometimes
calls for MARY Ann" in the most pa
thetic way, and If Mary Aup doesn't APP
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
OLD People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimu-
late and contains no whiskey nor 9TH
er intoxicant but acts as tonic and
Alternative. 1t acts mildly on the
stomach and bowels. adding strength
and giving tone to the organs, there
by aiding Nature in the performance
Of the functions. Electric Bitters is
an excellent appetizer and aids diges-
ton. Old people find it just exactly
what they need. Price so cents and
81 per bottle at Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
Great Music Offer.

Send Us the names and addresses Of
three or more performers on the piano
or organ together with 10 cents in
silver or postage and we viii mail you
ten pieces full sheet music, consisting
OF popular songs. wales. marches.
etc. arranged for the piano and or
gan. Address.
Popular Music Pub. CO.
S1w6 indianapolis. Ind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
Thus rens whore Health MAY BE Foun,

Hs "heAe heailh may ne round
And that is more important than
making money. II your blood is inn
pure, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medi-
cine for you. 1t cures scrofula, salt
rheum, rheumatism. catarrh and all
diseases originating in or promoted by
impure blood and low state Of the sys-
tenn.
Hoods pills are easy to take, easy
to operate Cure indigestion, head
ache.