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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17
Y. NJ. O. A. Notes.

Brother James Hernes conducted the
meeting in the Jail last Sunday assisted
by Mrs Il. ID. Bowser, Mrs. Francis
Harper and daughter. The meeting
was very impressive Celored prison
ers l45
Our General Secretary 8. C. Burrell
preached for DIR. Binga pastor of the
lst Baptist Church, Manchester, last
Sunday at III A. M.
The boys enjoyed the address deliv-
cred to them last Sunday by their
President.
Brother Randolph Gray addressed
the men last Sunday. Our brother
presented many helpful thoughts and
all enjoyed the address. The solos by
Director q. @. Williams were we'll rem
|dered.
Boys meeting Sunday 4 P. M.
Director r. j. Bass will address the
men Sunday 5 80 P. NJ. Solo by Direc-
tor G. G. Williams.
Do not forget the opportunity to be
helped. Our Night School will be
opened to all October 3rd. Fifty cents
per month in advance.
Brother Paul Pollard one OF our &C
tive young men left Thursday, Sept.
18th for the V. N. @. l., Petersburg,
Va. We wish all the ssuccess that may
come to worthy young man. We
shall miss him. Ever remember him
by his work.
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THE MICRO NATIONAL FXPOsI-
TON.
A Ccn'ererce Held Here-An Effort to
Ilcorporate-The Next Meeting in
Washington.
RIcuMcND, Va, Sept 8. 1858.

Persuant 10 a call for National
Confe~e nee of representive colored
men 70 convene in Richmond. VS..
Sept. Q, 1898, IN consider the feasibili--
ty etc, OF holding q Negro National
Exposition some where in the United
States. the ssid conference conyened
in the Y. II. G.. A. Hall ~ 2 so =. NJ.
and was called 70 order by Geo. Will
isms. Jr., of Lynchburg, Va, the orig
inator OF the idea and the chief pro-
moter of the undertaking. who in
brief and pointed way explained the
purpose or the Conference.
After formal and permanent organ
izstion WAS Effected, an INFORMAL dis
custom as to the sdvisability OF hold.
ing such en- EXP 'sition and its pur-
pose. scope ana character It WAS de-
rided that q successful Industrial,
Mercantile, Artistic Pnd A2ricu tural
Exposition would be of inga,ush ben
eft to the Negroes of the URited states
in showing tleir prCeress since emsnc
patton, intellectually, mechanically
industrially and otherwise
motion YES carried "rhst we rec
ommerd the incorporation by net of
the United States Congress s Negro
National Exp )sition Ass, clat on of the
United Stat Of Amer ca, etc." that
IL iON VIC kNNSOSC oAO ACooOAo ooS'C
set forth.
On motion a committee was apo n
ed to decide as to whether co ferencs
assembled or q general committee
should be appointed TO meet at snb-
seQuent time to decide on time and
| how the plsce shall be chosen for bold
| ing such kn Exposition to have Con
gress incorporate suitable associa
| ton or BODY for the purpose Of n.'ioirg
the Exposition and su h other matter
as may be refer ed to it. Tie commi
tee reported in 'svnr OF appointI.g q
general committee to meet in Wssh-
ington, d. c.. Dec. /, 98. The M
mittee's report being ,dopted uuaui-
mously, II chair was Empowered 60
appoint such q general co nmittee rep
res enting as many -JaJts as possible to
convene in Washington City at the
time above designated.
On motion a vote OF thanks was ex-
| tended TO George Williams, Jr., for
advancing such great idea, being SO
| energetic in putting it before the peo-
| pie and successful in having so many
states ard the District of Columbia
represented in the Conference.
On motion the Conference adjourn
| ed at p. m.
Other papers will please copy and
| forward them TO 307 18th St., Lynch
| burg, Va. and they will be kept posted
| as TO our movements
GEO. WILLIAMS, JR., Chairman
G.. w. HAYES Secre tary.
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Admission,
IOcts

Committee of Arrangements Cap
tam r. NJ. Clark, Chairman VIM. Gus
talo, Thos. Matthews, Henry J. Moore
A. Coots, Achilles Williams, Winston
Cunningham, r. A. Burrell. VIM. Lee,
w. 1. Johnson and r. J. Winston.
Ladies of the Committee Mrs.
Nancy Custalo, Miss Ellen Bacchus,
Mrs. W. /. johnson, Mrs. Sue Winston,
Mrs. Carrie Hawkins, Mrs. Martha
Cunningham, Mrs. Serena A. TAYLOR.
Mrs. Ben. Jackson, Mrs. Dsnnie Moore
Mrs. r. M. Clark.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17

Young, colored (no5 dark business
man, southern by birth, exemplary
habits, desires to correspond with a
(mulatto) lady age 1924, with regular
features, one in circumstances, cultur-
ed, of unselfish, loving dispositions.
must send photograph with full parti.
eulars, which will be returned. Refer
ences asked and given. Strictly conf
Dental. Address.
ROLAND.
Box u, 1859 Broadway, N. Y.
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THE CAMPAIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES.

nss ese wsg ssd & = the % % nS -
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JOB WORK A SPECIALITY.
nth ANNIVERSARY
OF Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

Sunday September 18th 1880 a. M,
the pastor will preach his anniversary
sermon, subject: 1.-THE Result Of Ear
nest Labor" at $3.50. Rev q. d. Lew
is, d. D.. will preach. Ats O'Clock,
Rev. A. Binga, d. D., will preach.
There will also he lawn festival on
Monday night. We ask ell our friends
to come and help US. There will be
good music all day by several choirs OF
the city. Come and help US.
Rev. w. H. WHITE. Pastor.
J. I. BROWN, Clerk.
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NOTICE.

The Good Samaritans of Mgnche ster
will have q memorial meeting of the
life of our late Brother C. w. Harris
monday night at O'Clock. at Samari-
tans hall. The Deputies of Richmond
and members in general are cordially
invited to be present.
w. Fl. HATCHER. Deputy.
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Bazaar & Entertainment
PRICES NEW HALL,
ONE WEEK.

Messrs. Robt. Moore, Robt. Williams
Jas. Brown, Samuel Bell (frog- man)
Jas. Currie and Maurice Craig. The
above gentlemen are members of the
troupe.
Prizes of Silver for parties selling
over 100 tickets. Benefit st. Louis B.
NJ @. Club. Music and Refreshments
that "will hold you for a WHILE"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17

displayed remarkable calmness Oc-
casionally. however. completely over
powered by his grief. he moaned pitt
eously. repeatedly sobbing the name
of the empress
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17

Rambler respectfully asks the Rich
mond Religious Herald in its solution
of the Negro Problem" who are the
lails prison houses of refuge and ref
oimaticn, reformatory schools and
founding hospitals built and Sustained
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17
NOTICE.

W. Bolivar Davis is no longer con-
nected with the journal, and our pa
irons are advised accordingly.
Signed,
JOHN MITCHELL, JR., Prop.
#,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17
IN THE FRONT RANK.

SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL MU-
TUAL AID Society
Has been a great benefit to their
sick members, also their death bene--
is have helped many.
Hustling and polite agents wanted
Masonic Hall. Oil East Clay St.
VIM. Isaac JOHNSON, President
]. Z. JONES, Vice. President,
b. p VANDERvALL, Secretary,
+. 7. JENKINS, Treasurer,
d. j. drawers. Manager,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
MACHINERY OF MONITORS.

Washington. March Am the course
OF the inquiry into the naval resources
OF the United States. an order hns been
issued 20 make "A test of tho machinery
OF the old war monitors at the r.esvue
island navy yard. These are single
turreted craft that are armed y.!.n
sIuOoth-bore guns in tarrets that could
likely be pierced 10y The modern rife
used on battleships, 5u5 ;ney would ttill
be OF service I'm an c;noi scncy iT!,or
are eight OF these monitors at ieagu
island. and the government owns sew
eral others that are now loaned TO tn,
naval militia OF some OF the s:atcs. They
are all between 1900 and 2lcO tons DIS
placement and draw very little wdtcr.
so that they can take up advantageous
positions on shoals commanding channel
approaches. The intention IL To tu.n
over the old engines and work The ma
chinery that is made 20 turn the turrcts,
II IL can be mad.So worlstt all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
THE RECORD OF The GURKHAS.

ABOUT ths year 1874 the Gurktas took
n fancy 10 certain portions of British ter
ritory on their south1rn barders, and
forthwith possessed themselves of the
same; natural sequence, which the
company most inconsidorately resented.
On being demonstrated with, the invaders
airily expressed an intention of taking
more. Altar fruitless negotiations war
was declared and "a British force of over
in four di. isitns 10 mses this the
Nilal government had but six thousand
regulars ard half tnat numb.r of irrsg-
ulars or militia available, us the rtss CT
the army was scattered over the seven
hundred miles Of frontier. keeping newly
conquered territory in subsection. After
a hard struRgla, with varying fortune,
Sir David Ochterlony was successful,
mainly through great superiority In
artiilery but the reverses wore at iii st
so numerous that SUCCESS was at one time
cespaired Of At Fcrt kalunRa less than
SIX hundred Gurshas ktpt at bay for
more than month General Gillespie s
ulvlslOn, OODU SlFODR. lee uIst attACk,
on October "a. wss repulsed with con
siderable loss. Heavy gus having been
brought up few days later, grand
assault Was made 5y four columns, with
the result that Gillespie was slam and
the assailants forced to retire TO Dehra,
there tn await u catering train from
D.lhi. Wien this arrived, on Novem Ter
"a, breach was made, and this fort again
stormsd; but the British were again
beaten back with hFavy loss and sll idea
,f carrying by fssault was given up.
AIT "a few days bombardment the
fortress was demtl shed, and tho seventy
survivors abandoned tie ruins. The
British loss In killed alone Exceeded tie
whole number of Nipalese engaged.
Having thus shown that they could
fight. few Of them on one Of these oc-
casions proceeded to give evidence Of the
we'll known Gurktali sense of humor, by
strolling into the British camp 10 have
their wounds dressed; ingcnuously OBJ
serving that they preferred the English
doctors, and wished 20 be nt for the
moriow's lighting. Frederick u. Gibbon
in tnc March Pail Mail Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04

If there is history of
weak lungs in your family,
take SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nouriShes and invigor-
ates.
1t enables you to resist the
disease. Even if your lungs
are already affected, and if
besides the cough you have
fever and emaclation, there
is still strong probability of
a cure.
The oil in the Emulsion
feeds; the hypophosphites
give power to the nerves; !;
and the glycerine soothes and
heals.
scS. and ii.oo. 81. druggists.
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chemists. NsW York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
THE sAURDAY EVENING NEWS

THE ETRDAY EVENING NEWS.
New, bright. crisp and trustworthy. ss
us.lal, only even better than ever before,
the Saturday Evening News Of tomorrow
willSbs the best newspaper in town and
the uupstl companionaDle piece of printing
TO be found for the homes and hrssides OF
this com munity.
The special literary and artistic fen.
lures " bich have made the Saturday Eve
ming News so popular are, every week
being m ade more attractive so that this
weekly sssue of The News is fast taking
the placskof the Sunday papers in this vi
oinity asswsll as Offering something con-
siderably' better than most Of them, es-
ps.,ially for that large class of good people
VIII, do nat favor q Sunday newspaper
proauct
OF espssiAl interest for those stirring
days ,will be an illustrated article telling
of the ARMY of men at work night and
day on tfg guns and armor plate for our
country Sdefenss in case of need "Bab, "
in her eitter, chats of Partisan novelties
ana the newest phases of modern social
life that strike her bright sittle head and
heart We are hearing . good deal about
the odd young English poet, LeGallienne,
who is jast now visiting there shores.
Frrm all we can learn of him. he appears
to Ia . lil,sable fellow although we may
differ rs to- the quality OF the poetry he
produa1s. Mrs. LeGallienns. who isn't a
poet, ana SO may be entertained on her
own accoSnt, strictly. is described as
pretty and thoroughly charming woman
and one OF The News special writer's has
interviewed her and tells about it enter
taipinaly.
The special Saturday sporting page is
chiefly devoted TO the story Of famous
driver of crack road horses and to pigeon
-~~ootinO, As usual there is page of hu-
NOR OF the kind you will really laugh at.
With all the news of the day especially
complete and breezy in It's local features
the Saturday Evening News of tomorrow
will be just the paper everybody will
want to read and take home.
Twelve pages. One cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
WHY THE BANTAM WON.
lie Belonged to . Man Whose sport
ting Blood Was OF Poor Quality.

"ihe msanest mar ever knowed. =
said sport yesterday. was u chicken
tighter. Now, l amt ssyirg nothing
against chicken lighting, for l think IL is
al. right putI mean to say ihat this man
wasn't a straight chicken fighter Any
thing went with him. Al re wanted 10
do was to win. have knowsd him 10
have a rooster that he couldn't get no
fight with because The rooster would whip
anything; and hsvs knowed him TO
paint that rooster blue 30 q. to gst UP q
scrap. Well, the worst th.ng he ever did
i shall remember 20 my dying day.
Bill. that was bis name, was with .
lot OF MS fellows one day when We were
talking about heavyweight game cock
that rad been heating everything In the
pit oh, that rooster aint so warm,
said Bill, in a careless fashion. I've
got little game bantam that will XIII
him in tho first round. This made the
sport who owned the chicken mad. He
and Bill got to casing and passing gags
until they made up u fight The sport he
said he would ret $500. but Bill, he said
that $500 was too small, and that hs
wouldn't GO In for nothing less than $1,000.
"They fixed up the sciap, and one Sun
day lot of MS sports net bebird an old
static. Well, sir. you oughter have heard
them fellows laugh when thoy seed Bills
rooster. He was stunpy lille bantam,
hardly high enough Co touch the other
ROSTERS chin comb unless he jumped.
We laughed and laughed, and guyed Bill,
but Bill be didn't s,y nothing. lie was
just holding his little bantam under the
stomach and rubbing him on ths head.
who's holding the money! was all that
Bill said.
"Well, wasn't member of the society
that tries to stop roosters from being
killed. but did think IL shame to let
that little roosts, go up against tho big
fellow BIZ and the rich sport first held
the chickens together to let thom peck at
each otter and get their spunk up. and
then they put them on the ground. The
big rooster looked at the bantam min
ute as If be would fall on him and crush
him to death Both OF the birds wore
thrss long saffs like needles Well, sir,
the big rooster made a psss and missed,
and then su, denly we seed bantam dig
a left-hander I'm tine big birds wing. No
body thought nothing OF that, but when
time was called the big rooster put his
head down ana Just keeed over Bantam
stood up on his body aud crowsd.
"Well, Bill took the money: but we got
TO thinking that 1t was mighty funny
that ROT ster could be killed Sd easy, so
we Looked at him. picked of his feathers.
and found he was turning black. Bill had
SO that the least wipe would mean a
Roodby. We tried to find Bill, but he had
taken a trip for his health New Orleans
Times lemo ocrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
Teac chers Should Be Better Paid.

1t would seem that the teacher ought
&c be the best paid person Of any profes.
sion. for when so inucn is required of her
i'm the discharge of her arduous response
bilities in the school room there is nee es-
sty for spending much time ard moDey
in preparation, and also in securing those
aids toward physical and intellectual re-
taxation and comfort that will make 1t
possible to endure the strain of harl and
exacting lator. Even though the teacher
possess tho spirit of n missionary and ro-
ceive portion Of her reward from the
good she can do, still she cannot ny in
the face of nature a great while without
making restitution in some manner
Yet It Is lamentable fact that TEACHERS
on the average receive far less for their
work than DO the members Of most, IL
not all other professions. There are
today in the public schools of elementary
and secondary grade in our country over
three hundred and eighty-eigbt Thousand
teachers who receive an average Of $50
per month. Among these are included
many who have been trained In semi
naries, colleges and universities, and a
large number who are graduates Of
normal and high schools. Most OF them
are Obliged to reside away from home the
greater part of the year. and 80 are at
comparatively large expense in the main
tenance of daily life. It can be seen that
what is left after necessities arc provided
for must be very meaqre indeed.
If IL were possible now to ascertain the
average income Of the lawy ers, doctors
and other professional men in the coun.
try. it would In all probability appear to
lie number OF times that OF the average
school teacher. 1t is a fact OF common
observance ttat young nen Of ambition
but Of limited means who engage in
public school teanhinR continue at 10 but
q short time-only long enough TO accum-
uIate sufliciency TO pay off debts. or to
prepare for some other profession ana ii
IN universally admitted that i'm flnan-
clal way young man has far greater ad
vanta ges as n lawyer, even Of the yetti-
foggsr sort, than does ~ teacher of tho
finest quality. IL we compare the salaries
of thcse in the employ Of the governmert
In its various deI eIartments with the
wages of public school Il achers as already
given. we see that the NEST moderately
paid positions yield twice as much as
does school teaching. while tie most luc-
rative placrs yield many times as much
as do the majority or places in public
schools. OF course 1t would he hardly
reversntinl to c,mpara the highest posi-
tions in the gift Of the srato. rs the prosi.
dencv hsadships OF departments Judge
ships in high courts govern orsbips, mem
bershIps In the national legislature. etc,
with the best places in the public school
service, but it would seem reasonable for
teachers to expect that they should 70.
ceive as much for their iabors ss . clerk
or n typewriter in the emf 10y ot the gov
ernment. M V. O'Shea in y orth Amer
lean Review for March.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
BRITISH FLAG RAISED.

Seattle. Wash. March AZ. r. Knapp
OF Boston. Mass, who has arrived here
from Skaguay. confirms the statement
that the Canadian authorities raised the
British rag on the summit 81 White pass
OIL Feb. 20. This has hitherto lecn CON
sidered American territory. The FORE
man OF the Humi.srt Transportation
company reported the affair TO Mr..
Knapp. who is connected Win fhe r0n-
rany. jus, before the latter ,eft skssuay
AIR. Knapp said that the ferorts Or
deaths At Dyca. Skaguay aud IN the
trails had been very much exaggerated.
lie had made n personal examination
and ascertsined that since November
there lad tecn lF,'"';i. - Sknrsay rnd
10 At Dyca. Ti 3. = .ot i'rgc. consider.
ing the roI ~ a. ihr we ..&c.s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
SONG Or Gagged BIRDS.
1t Loses Its Sweetness Apart From Its
Associations

John Burroughs writes n the "Songs of
American Birds" i'm the March Century. Dir.
Burroughs says: / have never yet seen
Gagged bird that l wanted-at least, not en- ac-
count of it's song-nor wild flower that de-
sired to transfer to my garden. eaged sky
lark will sing its song sitting on bit OF turf
in the bottom Of the cage; but you want tn
stop your ears, il 70 so harsh and sibilant ard
penetrating. But up there against The mora
ing sky, and above the wide expansc of fields
what delight we have in it, IL is not the con-
cord Of su eet sounds; IL is the soaring spirit
OF gladress and ecsiacy raining down upon
ms from "heavenis gate" Then, to the time
and tho place, 10 one could only add the assc-
citation, or hear the bird through the vista OF
the years, the song touched with the magic OF
youthful memories
A number of years ago friend in England
sent me a score of skylarks in cage. l gave
them their liberty in a field near my place
They driftod away, and never heard them
or saw them again. But one Sunday Scotch
man from n neightoring city called upon me,
and declared with visible excitement that on
his way along the road he had heard sky
lark He was not dreaming; no knew II was
n sIxylark though he had not heard one since
he had left the banks of the Doom, quarter
OF a century or more before. what pleasure
IL pave him. How. much more the song meant
10 him than IL would have meant TO me. For
the moment he was on his native heath
avain. Then told him about the larlIs had
liberated, and he seemed To enjoy 1t all over
again with renewed appreciation.
Many years ago some skylarSs were hber'
ated on Long Island, and they necaIue estab-
lshed there, and may now occasionally be
heard in certain localities. One sa.amcr day
= friend Of mine was out there observing them :,
n lark was soaring ana Staging In the sky
above him. An old lrishnian came along aud
Suddenly stepped ~ IL transnxcd 10 the spot
n look Of mingled delight and increduliiy
came into his face. Was he indeed hearing
the bird ~ his YOUTH He took Off his hat.
turning his face skywnrd, aud with moving
,ips and streaming eyes stood long time re-
cnrdins thu bird. "Ah,' my friend thought,
"if could onlv hear that song with his ears"
How a. hrough, hack his youth and MI those
Ioug-cone dnvs on his native hills. The lower
oI hilrl songs over us iSaO iuuch n matter OF
association. Hence 10 ~ that every traveller
to othrr countries finds the fcathured song.
stera az lrss merit than itosc he left behind.
The traveller does not hear tho birds IN the same
rcccptive uncritical frame OF mind us docs
the native: they are not in the same way the
voices of the place and the season.