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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-03-05
MANCHESTER LETTER.
A Big Crowd There-0ttsf Notes of In
terest.

The First Baptist Church was crowd
ed to suffocation on last Monday night
to witness the star concert given bv
the Spartan and Independent Social
Clubs, managed by Mr. John r. Cogbill
and Miss Leila A. johnson. 1t is said
that it was the best concert that has
been given in this church for many
months So highly pleased we're the
deacons and officers of the church that
they commended the two clubs in the
highest terms, and DR.. Binga is desir-
GUS OF having them appear again on
the 2nd Monday Oight, for the benefit
Of the church building. The recita-
lions of Mrs. Mamie G.. Robinson,
Misses Leila A. Johnson, Lille Il
Hickmond and Winnie s. Blackwell
were superb.
The declamations and Grafton by
Mr.. Albert ID Moon and Miss Martha
r. Hewlett and Mr.. Lewis Scott were
rendered pleasingly aud to the sat
isfaction of all. The eulogy on w. w.
Browne by Mr.. Charles Green was fine
The tableaus were beautiful. The So
los by Messrs. Norman Olphin and j.
| Walter Harris capped the climax.
The organiss, Mr.. O. Henri Jones
played his part well, showing magniti
cent skill in manipulating upon the
instrument. Mr.. John Cousins as
musical director brought up his parl
excellently we'll.
The clubs have decided to complete
their programme on the l4th of March
See handbills. The programme will b.
published in our next issue.
We don't know st whose doorw'
shall lay this charge. In distributing
the mail boxes the colored citizens o
| AZ. kao errnnRon
grossly. The nearest box to them
the one near Johnson's Foundry, onl'
few feet from the county line. w,
suppose the powers that be think it ad
vantageous TO the employees OF John
sons Foundry, residing In Richmond t
bring their mail and deposit it owe
I here, as an object lesson to teach tn
8 Manchester people to do the same.
q Miss Etna F. Moon has been some
what indisposed the past two weeks
Mr.. Cornelius II Munford. cler
Q and deacon of the First Church, Wa
5 detained &C home on last Sunday o
Q account OF sickness.
: The convention Of the Good Samar
tans and Daughters OF Samaria wi
u meet next Tuesday in our city at the
) hall on 9Th and Hull st. Delegates an
|. members take notice.
/ Rev. Thomas Tucker preached Il
n the congregation Of the Second Bapti
g Church last Sunday morning
Rev, Gordon Coleman was expoun'
l. ing the scriptures in an eloquent ma
n ner when we entered his church {
3, last Sunday morning. We hope TT
n this money sermon will sink deep in
es the hearts aud pockets Of the bFeshre
and cause them to bring forth NAL
dollars for their new church.
Communion services were held
20 the First Church last Sunday evening
" BIG ~ y
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THE FARMERS N oRMAL SCHOOL

WATERPROOF. OHEsTxsPIRLD Co.. Va.
The aDovc named school will open on
January !, 1898. Thorough instruc-
tion will be given in all the branches
usually taught in Normal schools of
high grade. Tuition and board, 80 90
per month.
An opportunity will be given stu
dents to learn trades such as Machin-
ist. Blacksmith, Carpenter, Mason,
Tailor. also Farming. The girls will be
taught needle work and dress-making
For application blanks, circulare sud
other information, address 1T once
RRv. P. A. TYLER.
General Manager, Wintsrpock, P. o
NJ. A. Hams,
Principal, Farmers Normal School
Mannsboro, Va.
WHAT ABOUT THE FARNER's NORMAL
SCHOOL?
When your daughter or son coml
heme from school and say tc you
Mother, the teacher says / canno
come to her school any longer, / mus
go to higher school in the city. VIII
daughter or son can't send you. VIII
motherf Because that five cent do
nestle dress, seventy-1ve cent shoeI
thirty cent hat and 81 90 cloak tina
you wear to the public school here
you could not wear the same at q hig
school in the city. and l would have {
pays$6 y month for your board, and
am not able to do that. Why not
mother? Because the general mans
ger will not receive my eggs, butte
and chickens. wheat and corn as pa
for your months board But il 20
send your son or daughter TO tn
Farmers Normal School. the sam
dresses and so on they wear to til
county school, they can wear to th
Farmers Normal School. and we wi
take what money you may have. yoJ
eggs, butter, chickens, and anythir
that you may have saleable. wi
come to your church, when asked to
so and lecture on this work. Adore
for information,
Ct REv. p A Tyler.
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A BnAuK SKIN REMOVER.
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One box OF this powder is all that il
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Direction and preparation will be
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Notice.

All persons owning Sections in
the Sycamore Cemetery, which are
not enclosed, are requested to have
their names placed on them.
All orders for the Sycamore Burying
Ground must be- left at 1924 st. Jame
street.
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3mos-2-26-98.
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Old'Phone,1e1;
New Phone
The evening times., 1898-05-23

z +. 3 Z
had been murdered or carried away cap
tive by the Indiana
Without losing self-possession she de-
termined to cross the river and seek aid
Immediately. There was no mode Of con-
veyance. Hastily rolling some logs into
the water. she placed two boards across
theus. s.foQw1ng 4 Kind Of raft. on which
she rsp,- cautiously, and. carrying her
babe. she managed to hold the frail craft
reached the opposite shore in safety.
Here her terror and anguish. were sud-
denly changed into joy. The children
heard Of the near approach Of the In
dams Immediately after their mothers
departure, and, having taken the pre-
caution to put the furniture in the cell
lar, they had crossed the river to seek
protection from the neighbors on the other
side.
At another time 1Be Indians stopped at
her house and Dlundered 1t Of all 1t con-
tained. When the last OF the enemy had
passed over the river the terrified fam
lily found themselves In safety, but ex-
hausted with hunger. while nothing in the
shape of food was left about the place.
They were compelled to fast till supplies
could be brought from several miles.
Shortly after the war closed, and when
Mr.. Mcmillan was again at home, he was
killed. Soon after this one night the
alarm guns were heard. The affrighted
mother hastily left the house with her
children. They lost their way. and when
Mrs. Mcmillan. found her hoy was miss
ing. She was in suspense for four months.
fearing he had been murdered by the saw
ages, but finally learned he was held in
captivity, and she sent the sum demand
ed for his release s--l..s.- .---..e
The evening times., 1898-05-23
SHALL IT BE @,l1srREssr"
How the spinster Suffers From BE
Ing Called .sMiss."

How the spinster Suffers From Be-
Ing Called ssMlss."
The question of giving all girls on their
attaining their majority the title of Mrs.
is debated from time to time. remarks
Vogue. and there Is little doubt that in
the course of years this custom will come
in. 1t is likely that the present practice
Of addressing even the most aged spin
sters as Miss viii die hard. but in the end
common sense may be trusted to prevail.
Meantime. however. 1t is In numberless
instances a distinct disadvantage for a
to the perpetual announcement of her uns
welded state. Although there may be
many elderly and middle aged spinsters.
the title of Miss presupposed youth: and
in the case of a woman of thirty and over.
who is say. singer, audiences TO whom
she is known only by reputation will
more likely than not be so disappointed
at first sight at her maturity of appear
ance as to be oblivious. for a time at
least, to the merits of her work This
particular effect was produced lately in
the case of woman vocalist whose voice
is exceptionally beautiful and whose
method and Interpretation are weli-nigh
fiawless. Known to her hearers only
through professional work of a few
months duration. on the occasion of her
appearance at the time under notice a
distinct murmur of disappearing surprise
was heard on all sides of the crowded
hall: "Oh. l thought she was a young
girlH' And by the contrast between the
Miss of her title and the maturity of her
face and figure the woman was made to
appear older than her years. which were
not apparently more than thirty.
Is Is. as a matter of fact. quite as ri
diculous that spinsters of thirty and more
should have to go through life labeled
with the non-adult Miss as 1t would be
to have gray-bearded. baldheaded bache-
lors carrying about visiting cards en-
graved with Master Peter Oldboy. for ex-
ample.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
1.-THE NEMESIS ON OUR TRACK.
Follies Probably Cause More Suf-
ferinG Thnn Sin.

Perhaps. indeed as a rule, we suffer
| more for our folies than for our sins
and often the Nemesis which follows the
former Is more severe torturer than
that which Furnishes the latter Those un-
wise letters that We have written; those
rash confessions; those silly speeches; the
corns we have so heedlessIy trodden on
and the pain We have so thoughtlessly
given: the little discourtesies of which we
have been guilty by sheer want of con-
sideration: how they all come upon us
with very avalanche of shame as we
lie awake in the long reaches of the night,
and go over all the events of the past
and its mischances. Talk of the Nemesis
for sin-she who Furnishes folly is to the
full as terrible and as persistent. gau-
cherie committed fifty years ago can bring
the blood to the cheek now when remem-
bered. where. perhaps. a sin elicits but
half-kind of signing wonder. How could
/ have done it?' and How / wish / had
not!' For 1t Is curious fact-yet 1t is
fact-that we suffer more from shame
than from remorse. the condemnation of
our associates having more power over US
than that of our secret conscience.
Nemesis tracks US in our children. We
bring them up badly. and they punish US
by their ill-conduct. either bringing dis
themselves. or sorrow with futile regret
to the parents by their undutifulness.
The indulgent parents, who allow their
young ones a free hand from the begin
ning-who check no faults, lower no
crests. punish no misdeeds-reap their re-
ward in the neglect and insolence of their
children, who. never having been taught
self-control, have never learned 1t, and
are now quite unable to bend their necks
to the yoke of discipline. Self is their
pivot: and on this the whole of their life
turns. If home be dull to the girls they
leave it. no matter what the agony they
inflict on the father who doubts the wis.,
dom of girls living alone in independence
-of the mother who needs their care.
their help. their companionship at home.
II they are dull and consent to remain at
home. they make the place like a fair
with the constant coming and going OF
their young friends-their pals and their
dear boys" They have been spoiled
from the beginning and those who have
spoiled them have now to bear the brunt
and pay the heavy bill. 1t is their Ne
mesis-as grim as is that form which
Furnishes the children for the sins of the
fathers. and so heaps on the heart and
conscience of those who see the result of
their own misdeeds a burden of pain that
death only removes.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
Old M.id. in Greece,

Hardly any greater disgrace can fall to
the lot Of a Greek woman than to remain
an old maid. Girls are often betrothed
when they are stfll tiny babes. Although
most Greek girls are naturally very pret-
tey. they begin to paint and powder from
a very early age-cheeks bright red, eye
brows and lashes deepest black. and veins
delicately blue. The result is she is q
withered old woman at forty, and no.
where are ugiier women to be found than
beneath the blue skies of lovely Greece.
Next, in Importance to beauty come Ian
guages. Every Greek family who can af-
ford II keeps French nurse or maid,
and French Il universally spoken IN 50
ciety. Painting and music. are sunneces-
sary. but girls are carefully trained in
dancing and drilled to enter a room and
sit down with elegance. Lastly. house
hold duties are -taught-how to make rose
jam. Turkish coffee and various delicate
sweetmeats similar to what ne call Turk
ish delight.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
Therc's phiIo.ophy I'm 1t.

.If We cannot get what we like. let US
like what We can get" There are a great
many people who like champa gne. but can
not get il on account of the cost. They
should follow the above axiom and like
what they can get-beer. Heurich.s is the
best beer, and If you once drink 1t you'll
prefer 1t to champagne. Heurich's beer
II tonic. not a stimulant. and builds up
the system. while wines undermine IT.
Try a case. and order from phone six
thirty-four. for Maerzen, Senate, Extra
Pale or Lager beer or Sparkling Stock Ale
The evening times., 1898-05-23
Girl student. and the War.

University of Chicago girls are keeping
themselves in the midcurrrer of war
news. At all the halls on the campus the
war is the principal topic of discussion
during leisure hours. and the girl who has
a brother or sweetheart in the Army or
Navy is the object of no little envy.
Only the favored few can boast of a
cap ribbon from the fleet or a company
badge from some departed regiment. but
the rest show their patriotism by wearing
flags and buttons and asking innumer-
able questions.
Foster Hall seems to be the seat OF war
interest and the dwellers in that favorite
seminary are nearly as well versed on all
that pertains to the war as their fellow
students on the other side of the campus.
The feverish desire for Information
about war in general and our war espe-
cially became apparent soon after hos
tilities broke out. and Miss Reynolds. who
has successfully posed as a universal en-
cycIopedia in the past. found herself
staying awake nights trying to find an
answer to such question as What Is the
difference between a collier and coal
passer?" and What Is the difference be-
tween a three-master and a quartermas-
ter?"
She committed to memory long lists Of
Spanish words, and had 1t stored with
vast quantities of war material. but all
In vain; she was unable to tell one even
ing whether commodore's wife or a
brigadier generals wife took precedence,
and Foster Hall was sunk in glooom.
Dean Judson. ever chivalrous. came to
Miss Reynolds assistance and quelled an
incipient mutiny. Now he visits Foster
twice a week for tea and serves as a
perambulating statesmaH's year boook
daily h}S.
tory of the late war with Spain and gen.
eral storehouse of trgths.s During the in
tervals when some one. else isn't asking
him something he Is called upon to tell
how Admiral Dewey looked when he stood
on the bridge at daybreak. and II such
and such a regiment !. Is really going
where 1t will get yellow fever.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
he WILL NOT paoszcurx.
senator Mason Only Wants HIS Jew-
elry Restored.

Senator Mason Only Wants His 1eW-
elry Restored.
6enator william e. Aason Is making
every EFFORT to locate the thieves who en-
teged his residence, No. 1lzs Chaplin Street.
last night and stole large quantity Of
jewelry. including q watch and a pin.
These two articles the Illinois senator is
particularly anxious to recover. He has
announced positively that II they are re-
turned the thieves viii not be prosecuted,
and headquarters detectives who are at
work on the case have instructions look
ing only to the recovery of the stolen
property.
IN addition to his promise of immunity
from prosecution. Senator Mason has Of
fered to pay the thieves their price for the
booty. The pin was set with rubies. sap
phifes and diamonds, and contains a por-
trait OF the senator's son who died several
years ago. Other articles stolen were a
: clover leaf pin set with 12S pearls. valued
at $3.50: small crescent-shaped breastpin.
set with pearls, valued at s5o:i star
shaped breastpin. set with pearls, valued
at $50; diamond set collar buttons, gold
fimmed eyeglasses. and check on the
Central Bank of Washington. for IS.
drawn In favor of Mrs. w. f. Mason
Detective George Boyd has been placed
on the case. and yesterday he made a
thorough examination of the senator's s
house for some cIew. II is thought the
robbery took place some time after mid
night Saturday. but the detectives are
puzzled to account for the manner in
which the burglars made an entrance, as
no doors or windows show any signs Of
having been tampered with The robbery
was discovered early yesterday morning.
and while the police were at work on the
case last night another daring theft was
perpetrated in South Washington, at the
residence of Captain e. 8. Randall. No.
HOO Virginia Avenue.
The family was absent, and the thieves
gained entrance by forcing open the sash
OF front basement window. Then they
lighted the gas and made themselves at
home. When Mrs. Harry Randall re-
turned she saw the house lighted up, and
knowing that the other members of the
family could not have returned, she be-
came suspicious and summoned a police
man. Together they entered the prem
ises. Bureau and sideboard drawers were
on the floor and an investigation showed
that everything Of value was gone. Doz-
ems Of pieces of jewelry and large guam
tity Of silyerware had been stolen. A safe
containing large sum of money had not
been touched. Detective Boyd has this
case also In hand, and. while he does not
think II the work of the same burglars
who entered the Mason residence, he con-
meets II with the robbery Of the Butler
residence last week in South Washing
ton.
This is the second time Senator Mason
has been robbed of the watch and pin
1t was stolen some years ago in Chica-
go. and he recovered them by an an
nouncement that he would not prosecute
the offenders.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
Lessons In Slang.

In spite of the fact that she wanted to learn q
little something about the subject it seems prob
able that she was better versed in some ieAiures
of it than he thought In truth, the demnre ap-
pearance of girl or woman does not ncecs-
sarily make it safe to draw any conclu,urns rs to
her knowledge of those features of our Language
not usually recognized in polite soc,etv.
'John,'' she said, Il want YOU to give me tie
meaning of some slang words"
''why, of course he replied. "Eire ahtad..
There is nothing that pleases man morc. YOU
know, than any sort of an intimaticn froa
woman that he knows more than she DIES Ssut
any subject. Things Of that sor. occur so sel-
dom.
.'what is a 'cinch'g' she asked
ssThat's easy" he replied ''You knoy, In The
West the knot cowboy ties in his saddis-sirth
is called cinch. the feature Of it being that it
positively will not slip or come loose. From
that we sort of reason that-er-
eyes" .s-
sWeil, it conveys the idea Of something that
holds tight"
Like matrimonyf
''well, not exactly. Matrimony ia sometimes q
cinch: but not always-not by rood de,i.''
There was Just a suggestion Of some sinister
meaning underlying this, but l.efore she had
time to go very deeply in it he FASTENED to ex-
plain that "cinch'' meant something ltiat was
easy-a certainty.
my mind to ask you to marry me, it wes q
cinch that would get you"
"Oh. it was, was itf' she demanded, suddenly
showing unmistakablc symptoms Of agyrcssisensss.
"And what is 'bluf's Can you tell me that f''
''why. er-er-a bluf is-cr-"
''when you told me you could support me in
the style to which had been accustomed" Z" she
interrupted II suppose that was 'hluf.'' .
Sometimes 4 man whose bump Of humor is alb
normally developed is unable TO see the point Of
may explain the strained relations that existed in
that household for as much as half day.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
.Philiteeipoma.c -

"Philitscipoma" is ithe cognomen of
club of women in New York who never
will be charged with lacking nerve. 1t
was organized on the fSth day of the
month with thirteen members, and Sc
lected a name composed of thirteen let
tiers. The third annual. breakfast of the
organization was held the other day. and
$50 women ate 1t with no sign Of fear or
trembling.
The evening times., 1898-05-23

have oeen sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war and have
used all kinds Of medicines for II. At
last found one remedy that has been a
success as cure. and that is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea REM
edy.-P. E. Grisham. Gaars Mills, La.
For sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail druggist. s3s F Street northwest
and Connecticut Avenue and 8 Street
northwest. and lfu Maryland Avenue
northeast. zss--s.
The evening times., 1898-05-23
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS will be received at the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department,
Washington, d. c., until IL O'CLOCK NOON.
JUNE :, 1898, and publicly opened Immediately
thereafter, to furnish at the Navy Yard, Wash
vonder for the fiscal year ending June 50. 1850
Blank proposals. will be furnished upon application
70 the Navy Yard, Washington. D. C. EDWIN
STEWART, Paymaster General. U. s. N.
uy2S, 3O-2t
The evening times., 1898-05-23
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give .ncm tea or coffee. Hayc you
Iteti the new food called uRAlH-0f - -
Of coffec. The npre Grsfn,O o you give The
cniiMen tne more beaith yuu digedbufe
snrouEn their systeins. Gys.il..V = MaQe q
pure grams, and vhcn pWpet1y prepnreo
Cost. alzIrt op=-qlssTferasin inscu. Al xlncees
- u see 10 - 1n1-9