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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

Three car loads nf rare and valuable |
seeds and plantsare now lying in the
seed rooms uf the Department OF Agri
culture at Warrington. waiting TO he
distributed to the Government eX-
pertinent station and To other expert.
menterS among the farmers, for tests
during the coming season. These
seeds are the outcome 0f Secretary
Wilson'S determination to ranSack the
globe for seeds and plants which may
prove Of value tu the American farm.
Under his direction special agent
has been travelling Tor eight months
throughout The countries Of western
and southern Asia, the oldest section
OF the earth, Investigating different
varieties and buying such seeds as
are known or supposed To be Of ecu
nOmic value tu this country. Mr.. viii.
sun believes he has secured some
species 0t forage plants especially
adapted 10 withstand drOughts, which
will lie uf immense value 20 some Of
our western sections. A large quant-
" OF alfalfa has been procured from
Eastern Turkestan which will stand
terrific dr0ughtS, and when 1t is I.
mcmbared that Our own alfalfa, nov
80 indispensable 30 our western farm
erS came originally from Arabia, 1t
will he seen that we yet may have
much to learn from that section Uf the
world where the human race origi'
mated. Prof. Neils llanscn, the agent
Se,ected Dy Mr.. Wilson for the trip
has secured "A must valushle fund OF
scientific Information, which will be
euIbodied in a bulletin To he issued by
the Department. Mr.. Hansen state,
that many ui the seeds produced were
carried long distances by camel-back
across the arid wastes NJ The East be-
fore they came IN contract with mod
rrn means Of transportation.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
An old Cutechisrn.

At a meeting Of tho Worcester Anti
quarian society Senator Hoar said that
when he was boy in Worcester a cate
chism YVES in use of which tho follow
ing is sample;
Where is hell?
Under the earth-a place Of darkness.
Who live In hell?
The dovil, his angels and bad men.
What do they do in hell?
They curse God and sin continually.
Do you deserve to 60 to hell?
do.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

though, IL that instead bf reproducing
the original NUMBER Of IS segments 1t is
restored in one solid piece.
To see the operation Of taking the
shell from the living turtle once is
about all man Of northern breeding
wants Of IL, and il the helpless reptiles
had the power Of voicing their suffer.
ipgs under it their cries would tell OF
as heartless o business rs man has yet
engaged in.-New York Post.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
A correspondent from Jemez write

A correspondent from Jemez writes
to the Albuquerque Democrat to
know how a man can own land grant
enough to he awarded $50 for stump
age on timber for same, In the probate
court, and not own grant enough to
pay taxes on it. This is indeed an in
trieate problem and SO far has not
been answered.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

Assessor w. L. Cuchran last week
found flne spring Of water on his
place on top of the Guadalupes. 1t is
supposed the spring has been covered
up by the Indlansyear ago on account
Of the fact that a cliff Of rocks near
the spring was covered by old Indian
siRnes aud the formation around the
spring showed unmistskable slgus Of
having been disturbed. There is no
doubt plenty of water in The 0uada-
lupes, but which was hidden by the
Indians TO check the invasion Of the
whItes.- Eddy Current.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

The Sacramento Chief gives the fol-
lowing definition Of well-known ami
NAL: "a mossback is cross between
a snail and an Egyptian mummy,
with all the instinct Of the swine.
They are readily recognized by the
green on their backs and are inVeter'
ate grumblers."
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

The Indians of the Ute reservation
are said To be suffering for food and
10 be living on private charity. Uncle
Sam has been requested 20 give the
matter his personal attention.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
Everybody Says sO.

Cascerets Candy Cath0rtio, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing TO the iasUe, act gently
ann positively on Kidneys, liver and bC wells,
Gle lnsing the entire system, dispol colds,
euro Headache, fever, habltual cOnstiI stio q
and blliousneks. Please buy and try box
Of q. @. @. to-day; 10, o., so cents. Sold aud
guaranteed 10 cure by an druggists.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

The most scientific forester In Europe
says that the oldest trees in northern
Europe are the pines Of Norway and
Sweden, and that these are not known
TO live moro than $40 years. Germany's
Oldest oaks lived only little more than
800 years.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

Hungry Higgins-I see the paper says
we oughtn't to never begin u journey
before breakfast.
Weary Watkins--Does II have any
advice for us blokes that has to make q
journey to find the breakfast?-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

For any one to assert that petroleum
oil possesses no therapeutic power is
simply to make an assertion of igno-
rance, for petroleum, or rock oil, as it is
sometimes called, is IL is we'll known
to those who have paid any attention to
the subject, used with the most bene-
fioial results in all chronic bronchial
and pulmonary disorders.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

New Mexico furnished the Union
army 6,56l soldiers dhrIng the late
war, and has i,457 pensioners, men
women and children.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
when Yon Are Tired

Without extra exertiou, languid, dull
and listless, your blood is failing to
supply to your muscles and other or
gaus the vitaliEing and strengthening
properties they require. Hoods Sar
saparrilla cures that tired feeling by
enrichiug and purifying the blood. Il
will give you energy and vigor.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
Don't Tobacco spit and srloLo iour life Away.

To quilt tobacco easily aud forever, be mas
netic. full OF life, neTve and vigor, take No'1o-
Bao, the ewonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 800 or a. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

Eo-To-BAc for Fifty Gents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. boc, q. All druggiseA
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

To Cure Constipation FOrovsP.
Take CAscarets Candy Cathartlc loo or x3c.
II c. G. @. fail 10 cure, druggists refund monty.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18

HOOPS PILLS are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness. 25c. b
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-03-18
TERRITORIAL.
tnnar OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

4ns"nh x. RcoI OF Iowa. Chief Justice.
Asso"IArR JUSTICES Wilbur +. Stono. Of
CoIorad1 ,; Thomas G.. Fdller. OF North Carroll
e iuSS, OF Kansas.
S.atthew @. Reynolds, Of Missouri, U. S.
AttoruoY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

TIE WHIPPING POsr BILL was de-
feated in the Virginia House of Dale
gates Saturday. Feb. u, 1898. and the
Hon. T B. MURPHY its patron, if not
in tears is certainly disgraced by his
repeated actions in champiening this
barbarous measure.
There is a great lesson in this. It
is practical demonstration ttat the
era of prejudice, so far as it relates to
Virginia is passing away, and that no
man can expect political preferment
by the appeal to race prejudice.
It proves conclusively, too, that the
colored people can trust a large pro-
portion of the members of the Demo
cratic Party so far as this common
wealth is concerned. and that the bond
of union between the races has be-
come perceptibly strengthened. So
true is this that the Jim Grow Carr
bill was defeated, and even now the
advocates of a measure to disfranchise
the large body of thrifty, industrious
people of the state are meeting with.
but little encouragement. This is
healthy, hopeful sign. 1t makes one
proud of his mother state and causes
him to exert himself to the end that
he may become more useful, valua-
bic member of the body polite.
Yes, the veil is lifting. the clouds
are waiting away. The colored people
have found true and tried friends
among Thousands of white people in
this state, and our conduct in the flu.
ture will be such as to win thousands
more over to the advocacy of our
cause.
1t pays to do right. 1t is always costly
in the end to do wrong. White men Of
Virginia, we are here to stay. You
have demonstrated that we are to re-
main in peace. Praise God from
whom all blessings fowl"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
BROTHER eRIGes' ANTICS.

Rev. s. <. GRIsGs, B. D, criticizes
our declaration that the A. NJ. E
Church is the grsndest Negro organi-
zation in the world.
We meant what we said, referring as
we did primarily to Its Negro chsrac-
teristics, its powers Of Capitalization
and the influence exerted.
We meant what we said, and said
what we meant.
We are Baptists and believe in
the Scriptures as interpreted and ex-
planned by that denomination, but
when it comes to a question OF racial
achievements and Individuality, the
a. NJ. E. Church is away ahead of us
aud we believe that we are candid
enough Go admit is
1t will take a man, better constitute
ed both as to brains and physique to
either wash out our mouths or apply
1.-THE birch to our jacket"
Brother GRIees forte is his mouth
and he is constantly shooting it OF
with naught but injury to himself.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
ITO TEACH THE NEGRO HISTORY


We have received a highly interest
ing pamphlet, entitled ITO Teach the
Negro history, A Suggestion" by JOHN
STEPHENS DURHAM, B. s., @. E., form
eriy u S. Minister to Haiti and Charge
d. Afaires to Santo Domingo.
The author makes the startling an
nouncement that after residence in
two countries, where the colored race
govern themselves, and in which they
are making remarkable progress, con-
sidering the obstacles, he is convinced
that in this country the Negro has
greater opportunities for advancement,
and gives INDIGESTION of more rapid es-
sential. progress than IN any other
country in which he knows OF members
of the race residing in relatively large
numbers.
This is a decidedly encouraging out
look.
He announces a truism in the follow
ing elegant, yet convincing language:
eff science insists on anything fund
amental, it is that nature has been do-
ing her work silently and irresistibly
for some; that each variety of the hui
man species is in the place which il
has earned that racial distinctions are
mere incidents in her work that her
own energy is daily overcoming the
barriers set up by-man, and shat the
faculties with which she endows every
individual enable him to assist con-
sciously in her work of selection by
taking them to be the germ OF oppcr-
tunity and by cuitivating them to live
his best"
Read the above again and again and
you have the secret of creation, IN
marred or unhampered by prejudice
ard the affection of caste.
His comparison between the Negro
and the Indian is plausible.
He gives a historical account OF the
Negroes condition previous to 81 and
concludes his entertaining and instruc.
tive treatise with plea for the open
ing of all branches of trade to the most
outrageously treated class OF this re-
public.
Mr.. Dunn lM is scholar, and his re-
cent articles show a high type of poIiti-
cal aeumen, and the broadcast kind OF
ethical knowledge.
He is doing a grand work, and his
essays should be given wide circula-
tions. while the soul-stirring appeal of
Judge Tourgee should be voiced with
each one of the documents in these
words:
win Cesar Hear?"
DAVID MCKAY,
1922 Market St.. PhiIa. Pa,
Publisher.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

We have received GUNroN's Magazine
for February. 1t is highly interesting
the following being the contents:
Postal Savings Bank, by John P.
Townsend, President. Bowery Savings
Bank; Will the Republicans Do 1T
Labor's Interest in Protection: What
Determines Prices7 Recent Foreign La
Dor Statistics; Some Pressing Prob
lens; A Voice from Utah 4 Voice
from Cambridge; Institute Work
Class Lecture-The Wage Problem
ing Aids TO Reading; Local Center
Work; Question Box; Editorial Cruel
BILE Economics IN the Magazines Book
Reviews,
THE GUNToN CeMPANY.
Union Square, N. Y.
% cents copy. 81 Year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

IHEPLANEr is Issued weekly. The subscrip-
ton price is 81 so a year, in advance.
There are FOUR WAYS by which money can be
sent BY mail at our risk-in y Post Once Money
Order; by Bank Check or Daft. or an Express
Money Order. and when none OF these can be
procured, in a Registered Letter.
MONEY ORDERs.-You can buy Money Order
At your Post-Ohice, payable at the Richmond
Post-Office, and we viii be responsible for Its
safe arrival. Express Money Orders can be OBJ
tanned atany Office OF the American Express Co.
the United states Express Co., and the Wells.
Fargo and Co. Express Company. We viii be
respon stpls for money sent by any OF these COM
panie1- The Express Money Order is a safe and
convenient way FOR forwarding money.
REGISTERED LETTER-Ifa Money Order Post
once or an Express Office is not within your
you wish 70 send us on payment OF ten cents.
Then, II the letter IS lost or stolen. It can be
traced. You can send money in this manner &
our risk.
We cannot be responsible for money sent in
setters IN any other way than one of the four
ways mentioned above II you send your mon-
ey In any other way, you must do It at your
own risk.
RENEWALS, etc.-If you do not want the PLAN
NJ con ttnued for another year after your sub
gcrtption has run out, you .hcn notify us by
Postal Card to discontinue 1t. The courts have
decided that subscri bers TO newspapers who do
not order their paper discontinued at the expirs
etlon OF time Tor which it has been paid are
held liable for the payment of the subscription
ttnued.
COMMUNICATION when writing to us
TO renew your subscription or to discontinue
your paper, you should give your name and
address in full. otherwise we cannot find your
name on our books.
CHANGE or ADDRESS - In order to change
the address of a subscriber we must be sent the
former as well as the present address,
-. ~.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

Democratic House of Delegates was q
ayes to 4s moss as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. {. f. Bland, Booker,
Duke, Fitzpatrick, Folkes, Henson.
Ivey, i. ID. Jennings, Jones, Kizer,
Mann, Jones, Msupin, Murphy, Parked
Parks, Powell, Snead, Turner. Willard,
Wood and Mr.. Speaker-21.
Noes-Messrs. Anderson. Rauserlhan,
Berry. Blakemore, Buford. Caldwell
Campbell T. ]. Darlington. Chaplin
Cooke. Diggs, Elswick, Embrey. Gar
nett, Coed Hale, Hatcher, Hicks, Love
lace, Newberne, Palmer, Pitcher
Quesenberry. Reddy, Saunders, Sayers
settle, J. p Smith. Charles Smith
Stubs, Surgener- Switzer, Taylor
Turpin, Wallace, G. II. Walker, :. II
Walker, Watkins. Wexford. Wharton
Williams, Winston. and Withrow-43.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

REV. GRIeas refers to the action OF
the PLANET in publishing religious
matter, alleging that we should con
fine its columns to secular matter.
The world is our field, and we have
never confined ourselves to any mar
row limits; neither have we published
journal as the 'organ of the Baptists"
as or contemporary has done. When
we do. we will be consistent enough to
"stick to our text" and not publish
secular matter,-suppers, dances, the
atrieals and the like as this Journal
has done.
First cast out the beam out of thine
own eye and then shalt thou see clear
~ TO cast out the mote out of thy broth
er's eye"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

THE SAVANNAH, Ga, TRIBUNE an
nounces that the following colored
men have been honored with office In
that state by the Republican admins
tration; Hon. JOHN DEvEAUx, Collec-
tor of Customs, Savannah; Hon II. A.
RUoKER. Collector of Internal Revenue
Atlanta; Hon. M. B. MORTON, Post
master, Athens Hon. c. C. Wimbush,
Surveyor OF Customs, Atlanta; Hon.
c. r Jackson, Postmaster, Darien
Hon. I. II. LoFTIN, Hogansville.
What's the matter with MoKIELEY ?
He's all right
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

tion as has the editor Of that Journal
but we are fairly well posted as so the
work OF these organizations and the
good accomplished.
We do not see that the organic be-
liefs OF the two bodies had anything &C
do with the discussion.
The trouble with our denomination
is that we boast OF numbers and not OF
satisfactory results. Let US see-
The statistics Of churches and msm-
bers compiled for 1Ss4-5 by the New
York Independents so far as the men,
bership is concerned and from the cen.
sus returns OF 1890, so far as church
property. show that the A. NJ. E
Church with a membership of (497 800
four hundred and ninety-seven thous-
and, three hundred and fifty, and the
number of churches at only (4.425)
four thousand, four hundred aud TWEEN
ty-five, owns church property value Of
CSC, 4sS .2S0) six million, four hundred
and sixty-eight thousand, two hundred
and eighty dollars.
The colored Baptists with a mem
bership Of q ,202 .394) one million, two
hundred and ninety two thousand
three hundred and nincty-foui
churches, numbering (12,462) twelve
thousand. four hundred and sixty-two,
has church property valued at only
go ,082.58D nine million, and eighty
two thousand, five hundred and eighty
seven dollars.
Thew should own property valued at
about fifteen million dollars in
order TO be anywhere on a basis OF
equality with their more fortunate A.
NJ. E Church brethren.
In other words II the value OF the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
were divided among its members, each
one would have thirteen dollars; while
il the value Of the property OF the Col
ored Baptists were divided among its
members each Que would have only
seven dollars.
It may be that we have raised larg-
er amount OF money than that with
which we are accredited. for unlike the
Negro Methodists we send much OF os1
money through white Baptist organi-
cations and put much of our funds in
institutions accredited to them.
1t was with desire to spur our Bap-
fist denomination to better system
Of organization under trained Negro
1ood~re %hak - ~v,a1a 49, loo1..4.1~
which, from our standpoint il borne
out by the facts which we have cited
The New York INDEPENDENT OF April
IL. 1895 published the receipts from
churches as follows: Beptists, NORTH
and South aud Colored, 81, 672 SOL; AZ.
rican Methodist Episcopal Church
81, 34e. s13.
How can you tell what the colored
Baptists gave ? Is there any question
as to what the Colored Methodist.
gave7
The latter are Negroes from bottom
to top.
In the light OF these facts, we reit
terate our assertions that for the pres
ent tbs A. M. E. Church lie the grand
est Negro religious organization in The
world, viewing it OF course from a ra
cial standpoint.
The Negro Baptists can go beyond it
VIII they embrace the opportunity.
They have the numbers and the mon
ey. Whist shall the answer be-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

BROTHER GRIeGs objects to our re-
ceiving pay for whiskey advertise
ments.
Let him object to his cb zurich receiv-
ing contributions from those people in
his locality who buy whiskey.
II one is fair proposition. the other
must be. As soon as he tries the ex-
pertinent, we will take under advise
ment his "un- asKed-for" suggestions.
Move on, Brother GRIGGsi
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
STOP! LIsTENn
he is Negro that has Found Darrell
of Gold.

SHERMAN s. FURR, OF 511 South 7th
Street, Wilmington, n. O., has found
what he has been locking for for ten
years, an herb that makes the hair
grow, stops it from breaking of and
falling out. It will also make your
hair straight and beautiful It re-
moves dandrun, cleans the scalp. and
removes letter. / am receiving ord ers
from all parts of the country. This
remedy has proven to be the best on
earth to make fine hair. Price. per
box, So; samples 50cts. 81 90 and 81 90
Prompt attention to all orders. Send
meney by express or money order.
Agents wanted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

WE are pleased to note that Hon,
John @. DANoY of North Carolina has
been appointed Collector of Customs at
Wilmington, N. @.
Mr.. DANcY is a brilliant leader. was
president of the National Afro .Ameri-
can Press Association and a champion
of all measures which tend to the ele-
walton of his people.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

Mr.. T. THOMAS FORTUNE spoke at
Mobile. Ala, Friday, 18th inst, in the
Franklin Street Baptist Church upon
"What Shall We Do to be Saved ?"
This is the first time that we had
noted ministerial proclivities in this
distinguished journalist. We trust,
too, that his recent indisposition has
not been of such a serious nature as to
cause him to look Heavenward, with
the expectation of an early residence
there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
WHY WE SAID TT.

WELL, the editor in chief of the VIR-
GINA BAPTIST has decided that he
must say something on the A. NJ. E
Church declaration of the PLANET.
He proceeds to tell as that we are
wanderer, anS not posted on the affairs
of the church. We may not be, as we
have not attended q theological institu-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY is
recognizing the colored brother. With
the continuation of the record, he is
now making, there will be more color
ed Republicans in the possession of
first-class appointments than have
been under any administration since
the war. Mr. MCKINLEY is all right.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

WE have received the Washington,
ID. @. PosT Almanac for 1895,
1t is printed in a most popular form,
the type being of size to please the
average reader and the information of
a kind, both valuable and interesting.
1t will prove to be one of the most pop
nlar publications of the kind ever sent
out by any journal. Price 25cts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

Hon. w. + RKDDY, who is an Irish
man and Catholic, fought the Whip
ping Post Bill from start to finish"
The Boston, Mass, PILoT did effec-
tive service against that barbarous
measure too.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

Hon. @. II. j. TAYLOR, ex-Recorder
Of Deeds. is now in Atlanta, Ga, and
has issued most creditable psblica
tion under the name of the APPEAL.
We wish it success.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

Brother GRIGes did not seem 20
know that well-nigh every secular
journal in the United States publishes
religious matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
We pay Weekly Sick Benefits and Death
Claims. Further information will
be give all persons by address,
ing the Business Manager.

Out of town Managers: We have
most reliable managers representing
as in the persons Of Mr.. John w. How
ard. No 4l9 Patton street, DanviIie.
Va; Mrs. Alice Q. Allen, West Point.
Va; Mr.. E. n. Canaday, 135 Queen
street, Norfolk, Va; Mr.. Spencer G.
Parker. $40 Queen st. Alexandria. Va.
VIM. K Brown, 21S Halifax ST., Pet.
ersburg. Va ]. NJ. Smith. Clifton
Forge. Va j. Gordon Smith, Hamp-
ton. Va. Rev ]. s. Green, 1636-4th
st. n. w Washington. d. @.
Mr.. Matthew w. Davis, 7OS Corner
Wise st. and Park Ave, Lynchburg,
Va,
New Phone 2o2.
Building 728 N. SecondSt.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19

BROTHER GRIGGs reminds US of the
small boy standing ankle-deep in mud
dy water and yelling like mad" to
attract attention.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-19
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