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Nsrth Side Notes.

On lAst Sunday, the weather was fair.
At the Mount Carmel Baptist church
o :S0ie. M, Sunday School was well at
tended. The lesson was very interest
Ing DIR Corey Of the Theological
Seminary. was with Us and gave some
very good advice to the children. Ii
should be adhered to. At III 80 a. m.
preaching by DR.. Corey. His text was
from the 10th Psalm and 18th verse
Subject: THE Lord thinkest upon me
Such profound doctrine should have is
effect on any PEOPLE.
At 1850 o'clock p. m, Brother John
Bullock fed the old heros of the cross
with wholesome food from on high.
Come again young brother.
At $50 p. M, the pastor, Rev White
preached q very soul stirring sermon
from the text John 81 80 Subject
1.-The power given to the Son." which
he handled in q mastery manner.
Rev. White was away Sunday Eve
ming, at the 9th Baptist Church, where
he preached to a very appreciGtive au-
dience. The Mount Carmel Church
choir rendered music for this service
Nora, the little daughter of deacon
III. Fl Allen has been quite sick, but il
much better now.
Mrs. Sarah Ross is still quite SIGH al
her residence on West Peg St.
The sisters of Mount Carmel under
the leadership St Mrs. Kate White. led
surprise on Mrs. Sarah Ross, last
Monday night, and ofia-ed up some
fervent prayers unto the Lord.
Mrs. Emma Winston has been very
much indisposed, but is much better
now
We are making ready for our Christ
mas tree, which we hope to make 4
grand affair.
Some of our young men are tryinl
to drop their best girls for it is nov
near Christmas Don't do it boys.
MAJOR
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Is THERE A GOD9

IL there a God. supreme, sll-wise,
Who made and guides the universer
Who dwells not IN the earth or skies,
Whose praise His creatures all re-
hearse7
Whose presence fills immensely,
Omniscient and Omnipotent2
Who notes the tiny sparrow's fall,
As OF mighty worlds collapse,
Attends the infant il it call
Amidst the deafening thunder-clapsr
Who needs the souls unuttered sigh,
When sinking meath load of sin,
And whispers comfort from on high,
Throws wide the gates and let's it in?
Those moments in the Silly night,
When all the world is wrapped In eleep.
And darkness pals and there's no sight,
All, who then DER us vigils keep?
Aye, when that thunder bolt came
down.
AMI others at thy side were claim,
And thou did'st see thy best friend
down,
While thou through some hid cause
remain:
Thy child was dead, SO thou didSt
think,
Because the danger was SO near,
Yet by some means, some hidden link,
de lives again to give thee cheer
Why Longest thy soul for better things
Than earth with all its wealth can
give?
And why within there ever springs
That wish, beyond this life to liver
Why latest man his destined lot,
Though well he knows that he must
die.
Must travel hence and be forgot,
Corruption see and low must LIEF
Because there is q Ged most hight
A God whose essence is pure love,
A power invisible. ever nigh,
In when we live and be and move
Whose throne is far beyond the sky,
Around which brightest angels shine,
And watt their notes OF praise on high,
Attestiug thus this power divine.
Though man than angels lower be,
He is q part of God, divine,
And for this very reason, he
Abhors all limits or confne.
Immortal he, mortality
Would's bury far, far from his sight,
That he to God might nearer be,
And dwell with Him for aye in light.
The very existence of the earth,
The distant worlds and stars OF light,
Mans presence here. his death, hit
birth,
The unfailing course OF daY and night
The seasons and successive years,
The ages circling in their course,
Our Joys and sorrows, smiles and tear.
Declare divine their common sources
No chance work, this great universe.
Whose vastness pals the finite mind,
And thus to reason were far worse
Than dizziness of the maddest kind.
%. M. STEWARD.
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his trip 20 North CaroliHs.
Little IBinhopl Smith, VILE has betn
quite sick is up again.
To. morrow. Sunday IL rally daY AZ
Washington Street Baptist Church and
each and every member will be eI-
pected 20 bring ais and her 80 eSnts-
Don't fail.
We are glad to report ths school in
excellent condition.
Mr.. George L. Brown returned &C
Forest on Sunday night.
In next weeks issue We will name
the one who viii Represent the PLANE1
here.
AT the. meeting Of the DescOns and
Pastors Institute which met on thu
4th ard 9Th instant with Oak Mulg'
Baptist Church made Deacon W. II
Brown life time member OF the bod.
on account OF his faithful work
| The Planet man will leave to-mor
row Sunday for Roanoke, where h
will remain during the holidays-
w. BOLIVAR DAVIS,
Travelling Agent,
The RICHMOND PLANET.
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CAGES CURRENCY PLAN.
To Be Submitted in = Bill to the
House Committee.
EMBODIED IN ONE MEASURE.

The Recommendation VIII Nos BE
Presented In q Number or Separate
Bills. Much TO tho satisfaction OF
Members or Congress.
Washington. Dee 1B.-secretary Gage
win appear before the house commit
tee on banking and currency tomorrow
and submit TO them. In the form OF =
general bill. his recommendations re-
Gently made TO congress. The determi-
nation Of Secretary Gage to submit
one general financial bill. instead OF =
numbsr of separate bills. brought out
many expressions OF satisfaction II
had the effect OF clearing up q situation
which was becoming strained. and
gave promise OF an early report to con-
gress en- financial bills.
The understanding was reached as =
result Of Wait to the capitol Of the
solicitor OF the treasury. Mr.. Connell.
representing Mr. Gage. He talked with
= number OF Republican leaders. and
IL " understood was advised by Mr..
DIngley and others that It would be
desirable 20 embrace financial subjects
in enc general bill. Later the solicitor
met Chairman Walker and other mem
bars OF the committee On banking and
currency. and = general conference was
| held eB 70 what should be done.
II was made known that Mr.. Gage
preferred to let the subject 30 over un-
/ til after the holiday recess. The com
mitteo urged. however. that Il desired
| to take the Gage bill and also that sub
mitted by the monetary conference
under consideration during the holi
days. In order TO be In n position to re
port progress when the house recon
vened after the recess. 1t was decided
therefore. that Mr.. Gage should submit
his measure on Thursday and appea,
In person to explain and argue IT.
merits and answer questions from TIT
COMMITTEES. 1t was also made clear tina
posals In enc general bill. instead o
cutting the subject up.
This arrangement gave general sat
isfaction, Gud having accomplished thi
much tbs members Of the committe
canvassed the course they would tax
a. to making an Immediate report Z
the house on currency questions !
was decided that the first thing to b
done was to report q ill embodyin
the three features recommended by tn
president, viz. reduction Of the ia,
on circulation to on0-half Of 1 per cent
the Issuance Of circulation I'D to tn
par value 81 bonds deposited. and tn
establishment Of small banks In rurs
communities
While these win be embodied In tn
Gage plan. yet as they were speciall
advised in the presidents message.
was felt t. be advisable to give tn
house the opportunity of acting o
them at ence. without waiting for tn
report on the Gage bill For the sam
reasons the full committee will b
asked to report on the presidents plan
at once. The draft of bill has bee
prepared by Mr. Brosius. OF Pennsyl
vsnia, and this was given to the sole
itor OF the treasury, who is to retur
1t IN time for action by the commit
tee, with such suggestions as the treas
ury authorities may wish to make. A
to the comprehensive Gage bill. thi
and the monetary conference bill wi
be gone over with care during tn
holfdava
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y n there be no change IN Sch dale.
The Young WOmen's Christian A.
sccistiOn Of the V. n. q. T. gave q very
fine program last Sunday night. The
recitation by Miss Fannie Gaines, solo
by Miss Annie Reed and select reading
by Miss Il. NJ. spencer were exceile nc.
Friends subscribe TO the PLANET,
Branch Office, 2ls Halifax St. It can
be found Saturdays at Spratley-s Ho-
tel, As Old Sc.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of the Harrison Street Baptist Church
held its regular weekly meeting on
last Sunday evening at 3 o'clock The
topic discussed Was, Not servant but
SON." 1t was very ably discussed by
Hon. ID +. Ba Is and Others and a very
large number Of members were pre- s.
ent
Their will be a mass meeting for
women at Third Baptist Church Sun
day afternoon. the 18th, at O'Clock
The meeting will be led by Miss Fan
ME Walker, address by Mrs d. L.
Hayden OF the V n g. / and others.
Deacon Cornelius Todd and Mrs
Rsbecca Green was unite in the holy
bonds of wedlock last Wednesday
night ut the residence of the bride on
Harding St.
Mess,s w. A. Penn. George n. Dab
ney. w. H. Dabney, Capt. J. A. O.
stevens and DIR. @. K. Alexander and
oth ers left the city Tuesday morning
to attend the Grand Lodge OF Masons
Mrs Elizabeth Mallory, age SO, died
at her residence on Jones street last
Thursday. Funeral took place from
the house. DR. II. Williams officiat.
ed. J. M. Wilkerson, funeral direc
tor.
Messrs. Pat and Butt Lewis are in
the city. They came to attend the
| funeral of their mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Mallory.
The revival meeting which has beer
in progress for-one month closed las
rhurtday at the Zion Baptist Church
| with fifty three confessions and forty
one accessions to the chu' CHI. Rev. K
K. jackson baptized last Sunday even
| ing at z o'clock The church wa
largely attended and handsome col
lection was raised. Rev. Jackson il
preparing for trip in the interest o
his church in January.
The communion services were large
ly attended last Sunday evening. boil
the Harrison Street and Gilfeld Bap
| list ODurches, IL Delng the last com
munion in the old year.
On last Sunday morning Dr. Watt
preached an excellent sermon OF
spiritual Weaklings,' found 1st Cor
2nd chapter, Both verse and nigh
"The attractions Of the Gross" Johl
1892.
Last Sunday was very damp and
great many would not come out.
DR.. Williams preached two excel
lent sermons last Sunday morning an,
evening OF the series of sermons o.
Christian Ethics.
At all of the other churches the reg
ular pastors presided.
The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton had very fine program last Fri
day night in its rooms. 125 Halifa
st. The meeting was presided owe
by Mr.. p. K. Martin of the Viz gini
Normal and Collegiate Institute.
LUTHER
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celebrate Our freedom but gives their
means 60 aid In making the csIebra
ton success. We are very sorry 20
know that a very few Negroes from
Ivy avenue have offended our meet
ings. We have notified time aud time
again.
The very fact that we ara only q
short distance from the place at which
the fret Negro slaves landed should
lend new impetus to the effort 20 make
noble the occasion Sensible people ad-
mire men who love their Race and
the hrst day Of January should over
remain in hearts of all Negroes and es-
pecially We young people.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
is q large per cent Of ignorance among
cur people, yet we have men and w0
men Of which any Race would be
proHd. Let ne come together like
men and denounce any Negro who
makes it his business TO break down
th friendship between the race or who
N axes IL his business TO black mail bic
brother in black for no other reason
than he 10 Jealous OF another's seem
ing success
Again we would request most sim
csrsly that you turn out on the Grsi
day Of January and let US have a grand
time in celebrating one oflthe grandest
events in the history OF the Negro
race. The following gentlemen and
ladies have been invited and have
kindly accepted 60 address us on thai
day: Miss Mollie Taylor, 'Emancipa-
ton Proclamation , Mrs. E. l.. Harris
bury, Paper What can we do to bet.
ter our condition. Miss Leila K. Car.
ter, Paper, Unity and Activity Hon
w. III. Arlington, Our Country > Ora
tor Rev r. Spiller ID. d. OF Hampton
Va, on The New Negro
We understand that q postal sub
station will be established east of thu
Z. x D. Track, Just where il 10 impos
der consideration and the disadvan
tages that the eolored people has haC
in getting mail it does appear to m.
and many others that this is a RICH
move on the part of our postmaster
Mr.. Fred Read, we alBo think q color
ed man should have control of it and i
so we know of no one who 10 more suits
BILE than Mr.. ". A. Shaw he is a youn,
man who had some experience IN tn
pest-office for . number OF years. HI
WAS in one Of the largest post Offices il
Philadelphia, Pa. Although We hav
not had any conversation with Mr.
Shaw concerning the above sugges
ton but we believe that his man
friends here will make an effort {
have him appointed to said position i
stead of . white man.
Mr.. Matt N. Lewis, Editor of tn
Norfolk Recorder was in our city Sun
day, Mrs. Emma e. Smith, who ha
been spending the summer in tn
North with her brother is home AGAR
Miss Lucy Casey of Chesterfield
County il visiting Mrs Frank Gary W
} wish her = pleasant stay while in ou
city.
The PLANET man will be on han
Monday. Give him your names an
money.
ROBERT RoDGKRs.
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BERKELEY LETTER.
At the Churches Rallies
Other Items.


BExKLEY, Va. Dec. 10. 1897.
The churches were very we'll attend
ed on Sunday, as il was another OF
those semi-summer days
The grand rally of the Trinity A. NJ.
E. Church proved TO be a success. The
song service not very well attended
At night. the different clubs reported
and the entire amount collected, was
near $1O0 90.
The grand rally of st. Paul Baptist
Church was another grand success
Rev. DR.. Mitchell. ID D, preached an
excellent sermon. His text was taken
from Hebrew 1913. Simple words
snake straight the path for thy feet
Number club, Rev Hockaday, lead
er, 5.19; Number 2, Mrs. Matte b
Harvey, 1851; Number 3, Mrs. Susan
Kerney, So 90; Number 4, Mrs Atkins
IS "a; Grand Army, SO 81 Total $26 u
The exhibition given by Number
club, on Monday night was grand
affair. As the club raising the highest
amount was to be gives a prise, Mrs
Matte B. Harvey will receive 1t
The prize will presented on next Sun
day. at which time the names OF the
donators and the amount donated viii
be read out. The fair will still be con
Quoted by Mrs. Atkins.
The G. Z. Association OF st james
Church was very well attended on las
Sunday, and those who turned out en-
Joy excellent speeches from some o
the brilliant members and friends OF
the subject
The Lyceum of said church Iis still
progressing as the pastor and some o
the other good members are exertinl
their utmost energies TO make 1t wha
it should be.
or the clubs of Trinity church which
REP orted Sunday night, the Probation
Club was in the lead. The captain re-
ported over $1,000. May those compo
ing this club continue in the execution
OF thier whole duty, until they attaiI
the height of their Christian ambition
There were at least two or thre
fclubs thst were blank for which reason
we are indeed sorry. Had these lead
/ fra performed their duty, no doubt tn
1Ssntt would have exceeded 500 o
Wood, the new pastor, OF s;
| Tho church, preached an excelen
kermiI on last Sunday.
Thfr6Was en- Old Folks concert Civ
en- at St. James church on Monda
night The affair was very good an
particularly the sermon preached b
Rev. Wilson, and we have every reaso
to believe that every person, with tn
exception of one of our preachers weI
away well satisfied with the entertain
ment.
On Monday night, a young genti'
man called On young lady, to accom-
pany her to the Old Folks concert. +
found her all ready bat she cared
remain while, and after talking Il
some time he found why she refuse
to go when asked, another gentlens
came in and the frst Was compelled
depart in shame ADD disgrace, but sa
he can find plaeS. In his heart for 70
givenness.
? NAKRIo.
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4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday. Dec. o.

Thursday, Dec. o.
The cultivation of grain being more
profitable, Bohemia next year win cur
tail her beet sugar area.
Frank NJ Duly. OF Chicago, is ac-
cused Of proposing an elopement while
standing beside his wife's coffin.
Residents of the Kankakee valley.
Ina, are considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
erecting beet sugar rsfneriss In that
locality.
Cattarina Monreals. who was married
By proxy in Sicily to Bartolo Carapezra,
Of Brooklyn. was allowed to land OF the
barge once.
Friday. Dec. 10.
Hereafter all new revenue cutters win
BE named after tribes Of Indians.
The Georgia legislature failed to BASS
the anti-footbal bill over Governor At
kinsOn's veto.
1t IL officially announced that the
Cuban insurgents have captured the
seaport town OF Caimsnera.
Rear Admiral Joseph r. Green, U. 8.
N. (retired), died at his home at Brook
line. Mass, last night from a compli-
cation OF diseases.
Otillia Kunder, n years old, Is under
arrest at Rochester, N. Y, charged
with numbering her mother and at
tempting to kin her brother, by poison,
for his life insurance.
Saturday. Dec. IL.
Thousands OF Cuban refugees are said
to be starving In New York city.
A ourfew order has been made BY a
Mount Vernon On. - Judge for the
benefit Of = wayward girl
Secretary Long has ordered an liz
curry into the cause Of the frequent
Ares In the bunkers Of naval vessels.
Friends Of Drsyfus. the exiled French
army offcsr. are said to have received
from London documents Of great i'm
portance.
Horses drawing q funeral carriag,
ran away In Allegheny. The driver wal
fatally Injured, and the dve person.
n the eaFriage badly hurt
euBscRIBA 70 TAE PLANET
@~Pr 1r.rr
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FROM NEWPORT NEWS.
Association Observation-Disclosures Oels-
bration-Personal Notes.

NEWPORT NEW, VA, Dec. IA, 1897.
Sunday was another busy day with
the many church Roers and all of the
churches were we'll attended and the
regular pastors filed their pulpits.
The Y. NJ. e. A was we'll attended ct
80 to hear Mr.. WheelUck OF the
Hampton Normal School who had been
invited to address the men and to give
an out line Of the work accomplished at
the conference which met at Shaw
University, Nov 25th last His talk
was very impressive and instructive
and received marked attention. Our
young men were very glad to hear the
program of the conference IS Secreta-
~ Robert Rodgers was elected as dele
gate to the conference but having re-
seiv ed an appointment in the custom
house at this place and being called on
duty the day in which he was expect
ing to leave for Raleigh, n. c., was I'M
able to attend
The Orion Literary Society Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. met last Thursday even
ing and rendered an interesting pro-
gram consisting Of papers, duets and
solos. Mr.. Norman Harper sang q
beautiful solo, also Mrs. M. A. Roane,
Messrs. Charlie Jones and Norman
Harper sang . beautiful duet, which
deserves special mention. They were
called out the second time and they
were indeed grand.
Rev. E. T. Wexford Of the white
| Presbyterian Church will address both
ladies and gentlemen this Sunday at
4:30. ALI are invited
In view of the honor and q sense Of
/ gratitude we owe to ourselves and our
Creator we have been struggling to be
in readiness for very grand celebra-
ton Of our Emancipation to take place
on the first day Of January. 1898, and
we therefore call upon all true and
freedom loving Negroes to awake 70
the sense Of their duty and aid in ms 81
ing this one OF the grandest in the hiss
tory of our new and honOrtd city We
rejoice 10 know that we are surround
cd for the most part BY liberty low
ing class Of white people who not emily
And Il - sources Of pleasure to see ps
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Norfolk. Va. Dec. 16.-When the Olive
Pecker mutiny case comes up for trial
there win be but one man OF the crew
OF six to confront the charge. John
Anderson. the cook. the confessed
murderer OF the captain and mate of
the schooner. and who Is also charged
with burning the vessel. Several weeks
ago two OF the crew. Andrew Marsh
ard Martin Barstad, we're acquitted Of
the charges against them and held as
witnesses The other three. John Lind,
William Hersburgh and Manuel De
Dtos Borrials were indicted as Access
series to both murders and as prin-
cipals in the destruction of the schoon-
Or. Yesterday the indictments against
them were dismissed upon a motion by
District Attorney White.
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How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Tole.
do, D.
We the undersigned, have known F ]
Cheney for the last 10 years, and l be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggist
Toledo, o.
WALDING. kINEAN 4 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggist, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces OF the system
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testimonials free.
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A BLAUk SKIN REMOVER.
The Negro Need Not Complain ANY
Longer Of Black Skin,

This preparation, If used as directed
will turn the skin of q black person
four or five shades whittier, and that of
mulattoes perfectly white. 1t also re-
moves wrinkles from the face and
makes the skin beautiful. Any person
using IL can see the result in forty
eight hours.
1t does not turn the skin in spots
but bleaches out white. 1t is q very
good thing for weak eyes if allowed to
get in the eye while washing the face
One box of this powder is all that IL
required, il used as directed, the skin
remaining beautiful without continual
use, and is perfectly harmless.
Direction and preparation will be
sent to any address on receipt OF
e2.Oo or O. o. d.
THoHA6 BnARD,
i2zk ". eropd Street, Richmond, Va
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Gold Seekers Fleeing From Dawson.
Victoria, b. c.. Dec 1s.-By steamer
from Dyea news is received that more
than = thousand I'll Drovisioned men
stampeded from Dawson during the
latter part OF October. and impelIed
by fears Of famine are now forcing
their way over ths mountains AUX,
the Indian mail carrier, who brings
this report. left the Yukon capital fully
ten days after the Dalton party. He
says the vanguard OF the terror strick-
en- army IL following less than q week
behind him. AUX declares that fully
flight north
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Notice

We, the First National Band of Rich
mond, Va, do hereb notify the public
that we have moved IT Band Head
quarters to our new hall, 1909 Short
Leigh Street, where we will furnish
music on all occasions such as balls,
parties, picnics and street parades.
You can leave your orders at 1920
East Main Street, the PLANET Office or
J. s. SrARKs,
If eO4 18th st. Manager
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STOP LIsTRNH
he Is Negro that has FOunda Barrell
Of Gold.

SHERMAN s. FURR, OF 511 South 7th
Street, Wilmington, N. O., has found
what he has been looking for for ten
years, an herb that makes the hair
grow, stops it from breaking OF and
falling out. 1t will also make your
hair straight and beautiful it re-
moves dandruff, cleans the scalp, and
removes letter. / am receiving orders
from all parts of the country. This
remedy has proven to be the best on
earth to make fine hair. Price, per
box. 81; samples % and so cents.
Prompt attention to all orders. Send
money by express or money order.
Agents wanted.
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mANTED-1OO readers of the PLANET
wv to send their orders for their Christ
mas supplies direct to me for exc
cution, in the next 10 days. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed or money refunded.
We give trading checks.
A. s. SINGLETON, Family Grocer,
1925 E. Franklin st., Richmond. Va.
12-I8-o7-2t