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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
MY HEARTS DESIRE.

II could have my almost wish,
Ny God. what would IL BET
Would ]. like Solomon OF old.
Prize wisdom more than garnered gold'
And ask that gift OF Thee2
or would ask for wealth and fame
And honors added to my name
That all the world might see
The tickle crowd and mammon's pow'r
Bow down about me In that hourg
If I could have my utmost wish,
Is this what II would beG
oh God. I praise Thy Holy Name.
And thanks give TO Thee,
That in Thy wisdom Thou art KING
The reigning Lord Ger ev'rything
And even over me.
Rule Thou the destiny Of man
According to Thy perfect plan
That 1 may ever see
The gentle wisdom OF the Force
Which stops me in my needless course
For IL had my utmost wish,
Ny God, what would 1t be?
II could have my utmost wish.
Ny God, I'd pray 70 Thee:
Impress me with Thy holy VIII,
Ny being with Thy presence M,
That IL may ever be
Ny purpose while on earth live
Expression to Thy love to give
This, God, my earnest plea;
. Let love, divine. shine from my face
! nv ev'ry act express Thy grace.
III could have my utmost wish,
Afy God, this would II be-
Robert ]. Brown. in Rams Horn
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
AN AFRIKANDER LEXICON.

"Dorp" is village.
"Veld" means prairie
sSpruit'' is small stream.
~Riem' is leather thong.
''Voortrekkers'' means pioneers
"Kloof" is a hollow between two hills
"Dissel-boom" is the pole of an OK
wagon
'KraaV' means a collection Of huts,
not one hut. The word originally came
frorR the Spanish.
"Siambocb," a thick strip of rhi-
noceros hide, used as q whip, came from
the Malays, who were brought as slaves
TO Cape Colony in the seventeenth cen
fury.
'SBoer' means Cape Colonist OF
French or Dutch descent. 1t means lit
orally a boor and naturally is not &C
ceptable to the people it desiguates
who prefer 10 call themselves Afrikan
ders.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
s RyIasIR5Ieanea
81lEa1ZpaEa
HOW STRANGE
rx,nx ones self to = VIVID steer and
to a Rad Habit Similar In Fool
tshnesA and Deadly Results

Samuel Smith, a boy aged IA, who
lived with his parents in McKeesport'
and whose business it was TO drive the
COW to pasture, tied a rope to her horns
and either wrapped the loose end OF the
rope around his body or In some way
it became wrapped about him; the COW
ran away aud the boy was killed. A boy
in Sharpsburg met his death in the
same manner a few months ago. Such
accidents are of frequent occurrence.
It seems strange that boys should be
so tlroughtless or reckless as to expose
themselves to danger and death in this
way. But not more strange than that
they should form habits injurious tc
both body and soul. Thousands Of
boys have ruined their health by smok
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
Same Advice to shippers.

Don't fail carefully to inspect your
shipment before closing the box. Put
in the memorandum ON your own bill
head, or an envelope, showing the count
and other data. Keep duplicate your
self, and thereby save much annoy
ance and frequently loss. Don't chase
off into a new market with untried peo-
pie Just because of a possible temporary
advantage. Nine times out of ten you
will lose. Keep IN touch with good
house in several markets, and use judg-
ment in shipping to any of them. Watct
the reports and forecasts, and then al
low for weather changes.-A Few Hens
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

on standards of inch pipe Is inches
long, cor half-inch iron rods An old
fruit can is attached TO each support by
being soldered at the bottom of the
can, the top being left OPEN These
cups are kept half full of coal oil or
crude petroleum.
The roosts can be lifted off the sup
ports for cleaning and to give access
to the floor Of the building. They may
receive an application of coal oil or be
whitewashed themselves occasionally.
Instead Of using the framework for
foundation the pipes or rods may be
simply driven into the ground in their
proper places. In the cut but one sup
port and one end of a perch are shown.
The perch may be any length. and Is
supported at the end not shown In the
same manner as at the one illustrated
/ Orange Judd Farmer. -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
TIME AND GRACE.
Grievances Cannot Always BE Re-
dressed and Wrongs Right
ed mt once.

misunderstanding once arose be-
tween two brethren who had worked
for years in fellowship of life and serv-
ice in the church. An attempt at expla-
nation, made in laundering fashion,
only widened the breach. The wound
ranked The lives drifted sadly apart.
A mutual friend, in whom both had full
confidence, sought to close the breach,
and to bring the separated ones to-
gether. The effort failed. Shortly aft
erwards, the brother who felt wronged
and aggrieved wrote n letter, thanking
the mutual friend for his good in
tent and kindly offices, although they
had been Intellectual, and added: What
time and grace may do, I cannot tell;
but we cannot come together now.
There is many a perplexing problem
and difficulty and misund erstanding
that will WELD only to the combined In
fiuence of these two great solvents
time and grace. Neither OF them wll
do the work alone. Unless grace works
the healing will be superficial, how
ever long the interval OF time. But tn
nature of the material upon which
grace has to do it's work, and the hmlta
tons by which it is hedged about ar
! such that the element of time mus
be taken into account. We are apt
be impatient. We are not Wiling I
5 wait for the healing processes OF TIM
E ! Grievances must be redressed an
wrongs righted at once. We are u
n willing to make allowance for sensltlv
: ness, OF prejudice, or other infrmiti'
of human nature. We want to take h
+: man nature by the forelock and de
Ie summarily with it, instead of waiti1
|; for time and grace to do their perte
g. vVorL-Baptist Union.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
CANADA IN ENGLISH MARKETS

The British cooperative wholesale so
cieties do a yearly business of $780,
o00, 900.
Canadian authorities claim that in
1928 Canada supplied Ia per cent. of
the total food importations of Great
Britain.
The Canadian cheese trade has been
one of steady growth. The value of the
expectations to Great Britain in 1868
was only $54s,574; last year it was ST.
522, 6s1.
The value Of the total exports from
Great Britain to the United States in
1898 was S13s,677,5 5s, loss of To per
cent. in five years; the value of the ex-
ports to Canada in 1898 was S2s, 372, $50
a gain Of 81 per cent. in five years.
The value Of the total imports into
Great Britain from the United States
in 1898 was S612 ,662, o73, gain of 2s.S
per cent. In five years; the value o.
Canadian imports in 1898 was sos, 161,
| B44, gain of 3s.7 per cent. in five years
An American doing business in Liver
pool shipping hides of American catti
/ slaughtered in Liverpool says he is do
ing big trade in sending these hide
to Canada to be tanned, the leather be
ing brought back to England With
six.months he shipped in this way 20
600 hides. He says that they can b
shipped from Liverpool to Mortre'
cheaper than they could be carried b
| rail from Chicago to Montreal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
CACAO CULTURE.

The pulp of the cacao pod is used as
fodder for animals.
AS an article of food cacao is very nu-
tritious, healthful and nourishing.
Cacao is the principal element in chloe
olate and various kinds of confectionery.
Cacao was originally cultivated in
Mexico by the Aztecs long prior to the
Spanish conquest.
The butter of cacao is well known in
medicine, and Is used in the cure of skin
diseases of all kinds with good results.
Cacao in Mexico was called "cacari, y
and the product was called chocolate"
from which the word chocolate is de-
rived.
Cacao requires a very warm and
humid climate-T7 to Sc degrees Fahren-
heit-and copious rain. Rainfall and
heat generally determine the annual
productivity.
The shells of the seed of cacao, roast
ed and ground, are used for cocoa"
drink well known in the countries o
the temperate zone, but used In tn
tropics only by the poorer people.
The soil best adapted for the caca
plantations is one that is deep an
moist, the root of this tree growing vel
tically downward to a considerable
depth. Siliceous clay IS especially prt
ferred, on account Of the phosphor1
acid and potash required by the bean.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
GREAT TRUTHS BRIEFLY TOLD

The only difference between a groove |
and a grave is a matter of depth.-S. ;.
Horne.
The question of deliverance from sin
Is indeed the cardinal religious prob
lem.-J. d. Jones'
Don't let your. hatred of hyPocrites
cause you to take up your eternal abode
with them.-Ram's Horn.
The amount of unbelief in Christian
men is immensely greater than of unbe-
lief in reIgion.-Dr. Fairbairn-
Hereis a moral photograph in word;
And in the time of his distress did he
trespass yet more against the Lord
this is that King Ahaz."-United Pres
byterian.
AS we must spend time in cultivating
our earthly friendships if we are 70
have their blessings, so we must spend
time in cultivating the fellowship and
companionship Of Christ.-Drummond
Men talk as though God were an alb
sentee. But every true believer, every
audience gathered in the name o.
Christ, is the home, the seat, the body
of God, the Holy Spirit.-F. B. Meyer.
The utterances of Christ have
unique quality of reality. BY reality /
meant the manner in which words ar
used by one who is entirely famiha
withnAhe things he describes. Jesus
the Way, the Truth and the Life.-Re'
w. II. Roberts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
ONLY A MINUTES WORK.
How = Word Made ConvtcVs Life
Brighter and More
--5-. Useful

If Is said that an ltinerant minister,
some years ago, was passing through
"a prison crowded with convicts show
ing every phase of ignorance and bru-
tality.
One gigantic fellow crouched alone
in a corner, his feet chained to ball.
There was an unhealed wound on his
face. where he had been shot while try
ing TO escape. The sight of the dumb,
Igaunt figure touched the visitors sym
ipathies.
.sHow long has he to server" he
asked.
~For life"
sHas he anybody outside to look aft
,er him-wife or childT'
..How should 1 know? Nobody has
ever noticed him all the tune he has
been there" 10. .s..-
MAY / speak TO himp"
ayes, but only for minute"
The minister hesitated. What could
he saw in one minute? he touched the
mans torn cheek II am sorry" he
said. 81 wish I could help you"
The convict looked keenly at him,
md he nodded TO indicate that he be-
hieved in the sympathy expressed
AZ am going away and shall never see
YOU again, perhaps, but you have
Friend who will stay here with you"
The small, keen eyes were on him;
the prisoner dragged himself up wait
ing and eager.
"Have you heard of JesusP"
r ayes"
ssHe is your friend. If you are good
and true and viii pray 20 God to hell
YOU am sure He viii care for YOU"
Come, sirl" cried the keeper. Time
mp"
The clergyman turned sorrowfull.
away. The prisoner crawled after him
and, catching his hand, held II IN HI
own while he could. Tears were in tn
clergyman's eyes.
Fourteen years passed. The convie
was sent to work in the mines. I'D
minister went down one day into
mine, and among the workmen saw
gigantic figure bent with hardship an
age.
..Who is that?'' he asked of IL
keeper.
"a lifer and steady fellow; Il
best of the gang"
Just then the ''lifer' looked up. Il
figure Strengthened, for he had reco
nized the clergyman. His eyes shor
~Do you know me?'' he said.
"Win He come soon? I've tried
be good"
At a single word of sympathy I
life had been transformed, the COW
decentralization Gospel News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

With small flock of 10 hens, which
should raise during the season hun
bred chickens easily, the use OF full
blood cock of some large breed will add
100 pounds to those hundred chickens
II allowed to grow to maturity. The
extra hundred pounds Of flesh will be
laid on without any additional cost OF
feeding, for scrub chicken eats as
much as a full-blooded one. This gain
can be made by the purchase Of a single
rood rooster, and should not cost over
three dollars at most.-Guy +. Mitchell
In Farm and Fireside.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
cocoa Temperance Work.

During the summer months the tenn
perance mission wagon and its band OF
earnest advocates, with their diagrams
and literature, did good work in front
of st. Georges hall, Liverpool, and in
other open spaces in the city. About
so evening meetings have been held,
also a series of SO noon meetings along
the line of docks. Everywhere the ad-
dresses have been well received by
large and enthusiastic audiences. Up
wards of 600 persons have signed the
total abstinence pledge, and these peo'
pie have been, and are being, visited
at their homes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

color, one Being hazel, The other having
specks OF gray in the iris, as you see
red spots in the bloodstone.
According to Trelawney no man had
brighter eyes than Byron; they were
gray and fringed with long black lashes.
Lady Blessington, writing of him few
months before his departure 10 Greece,
adds that one eye was visibly larger
than the other.
The most striking feature of Burns
was his large dark eye. 1t was, we are
told by one writer, full of mind and
literally glowed when he spoke with
emotion or interest" Sir w. Scott,
who knew the poet when he lived In
Edinburgh, says: II never saw such an
other eye in a human head. and have
seen the most distinguished men of my
time"
Eyes, as we know, are apt to vary
considerably in shades of color In the
same individual from time to time-a
fact that explains why Wordsworth's
familiar description of Coleridge as a
noticeable man with large gray eyes
does not quite agree with Carlyle's Inn
preston that his eyes were of light
hazei, nor tnls oBdln viii VIC "AA'S'
who found them light gray, prominent
and of liquid brillliancy, as though the
! orb itself retreated to the innermos
recesses of the brain"
Chatterton's brilliant gray eyes wer'
his most remarkable feature. Unde
strong excitement one appeared bright
er, and, as in the case of Byron, large
than the other. Calcott says: ut wa
like the eye of a hawk, and one could sc
his soul through it," Barrett "neve
saw such eyes, fire rolling at the bot
tom of them" and he contesses that b
often purposely differed in opinion frol
Chatterton to see how wonderfully h
eye would strike fire, Hndle and blas
/ nm
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
SHAMEFUL, IF TRUE.
why a Jury in Kansas Failed to
Bring 81 Verdict OF Guilty nS the
Evidence Warranted

In a recent issue of the Chicago
Times-Herald report is given of the
trial of a man for Illicit liquor selling
in the prohibition town of Walnut
Kan. The report states that though
the case against the defendant was
strong, the jury failed to agree on a
verdict, and then by way of explnna-
ton adds:
"a constable was placed in charge OF
the IL men when they retired to con-
slider the evidence. After supper the
constable took the jury to a room and
brought them big can Of beer. Dur
ing the night the jury kept balloting
and drinking, and drinking and ballot
ing, the constable bringing them plenty
of beer"
IT is not strange that such a jury
| failed to convict. Their conduct fur
nishes another illustration at once OF
| the strong grip of the liquor traffic ano
| the drinking habit upon our commun
tiles; and of the debasing influence
which they exert. So blinded anc
scared do men become that they lose al
sense of honor and decency, and glor.
in their shame. The very foundation
of the social orders are being under
mined by the lawlessness of the liquo
traffic and its allies.-Baptist Union
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

If the hen gets lame and continues
20 Il is generally better to send her to
the kettle. It has been the experience
of many that lame fowl stands round
so much that she gets fat and stops
laying. The queer thing is that she
Will be found to have no signs of eggs
in hex. This seems to be due to the
fact that the fat has increased to such
an extent that the formation of even
embryonic eggs is discontinued. Why
q fat fowl should stop forming eggs II
Is difficult 10 say, but it is fact.-Farm
ere Review.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
Home Brewers in France.

One of the leading daily papers of
France, lie Temps, calls loudly for e
reduction in the number of saloons In
that country. The privileges granted to
the distillers of homemade wines, 1t
says, result in defrauding the revenue
and endangering public health. These
home brewers are supposed, under the
law, to consume their own product;
but, as matter of fact, in spite OF the
excise, they greatly increase the con-
ezzspt1on of alcohol. 'sAE
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
FAMOUS PEOPLES EYES.

The duke of wellington had, it IL
said, blue hawks eyes cleaning with
military genius
Audubon, as became a naturalist, had
-shawklike eyes that flashed like
searchlight and were ever on the alert
for each movement of animated ma
ture."
Charles Lamb is described as having
olitterin9 eyes. strangely dissimilar II
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
snninInricnI Dincuanion.

Weary Watkins-Of course, 1T amt
none of our business, but don't think
no man has got right to stop no other
man from workin' if he happens to have
q mania that way.
Hungry Higgins dunno bout stop
PIN him, but the injestice an tyranny
of maxim him begin is what riles my
southern blood.-Indianapoi Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
LoUSE-PRooF RooST.
IL Can ne Lifted on the supports for
Cleaning and to Give Access
to the House.

Make q foundation of four-by-four
scantling, in the shape of a frame, about
as long as the building and wide enough
to make the roosts of suitable capacity.
For the perches use three-by-four or
four-by-four scantlings, ripped through
the middle so as to make two pieces
four by one and one-half or four by
two. The upper corners are rounded OF
as shown, and the perches are supported
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
.sGnh il Here,

The French orientalist, Garcin de
Tassv, had inscribed over his profess
sor's chair the words: "Dieu est
ici'-God is here. The motto had a
profound effect upon the students, as 1T
doubtless had upon the teacher. 1t is
good one for any man to keep IN sight,
and good in any place, not excepting
the church.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

John has wrote a sketch" said the
old man, IAN he's had it printed in the
papers"
''Going to be a literary man. is heT
: ayes, but reckon he's one already
fer he's jest drawed on me for $5o-"--
Atlanta Constitution,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
MRS. P. c. EASLEY,
ICE.CREAr1 PARLORS,

500 N. I'd st., Richmond, Va
OLD 'PHoNE. 1904.
Steam Ice-Cream Mandatory
Iee-Cream made daily both Winter
and Summer, and we can supply you
with any quantity at all times Salts
action guar anteed. Special atten q %
given to all orders. DC I'm
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
THE MINIsTRATIoN OF GRIEF.
sarrovvs That Are BraveIy borne En-
large the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Help and Guidance.

II is not always true that they who
have experienced no deep sorrows are
incapable of true and deep sympathy
with the griefs of others. Sometimes
they enter most appreciatively into the
,F.eiings Of fheir friends. But. as the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
HelnLar Them Out.

Condensed food tablets. you understand,
would work reform through the land;
Joy they d bring. and restful life,
TO men who swear at the carving knife
-Chica0o Record
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

The wise man does not spend his time
In mourning over his disadvantages, but
in making the best use Of the privileges
he poasesses.-Unitcd Presbyterian.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
FrRsruHuroHPCoIlepA

CoIleUA
6 rect. between Broad and Marshall.
= Sunday school, $3.50 .. M; preach
II g-summer months exeepted-l1 30
.. M, $3.50 and s p. m. CommuRon,
the second Sunday in each month
business-meetings, 1st and ord Mon
day nights In each month; prayer.
meeting every Wednesday evening -
o'clock; choir practice every FRI
day evening 1t o'clock. Christian
Endesvor meeting, Tuesday ~ $50
m. and Wedn esdsy AZ $50 y. M
J. II. HOLMES. Pastor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18

UNITED AID & INSURANCE UO.
Incorporated Under the Laws OF Va.
This Company is doing great work.
It cares for it's sick members and pro-
vides for their burial.
1t pays from $3.50 TO $1,000 per week
when sick and from $500 to $l25.00 Rt
death.
~ Record: Three years success
ful business; over (250o0) twenty-five
thousand members received over 1000
sick and death benefits paid.
Reliable young men and women can
always get work in this Company.
Write to as at once and say in what
field you would like to work.
Main Office, No. sos T.. Broad Street,
Richmond. Va.
J. +. BYRD, President,
p Brown Secretary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-20
MANTlE'S SWEETHEART.
The Chicago journal Relates a Pretty
Story About tho Senator.


Former Senator Lee Mantle is the hero
of a pretty story related last Saturday
by the Chicago journal. Here it is:
Ex-senator Mantle of Montana, recent
ly retired by an unappreciative constitu-
ency, is a bachelor, and has long been
regarded by the managing mammas in
Washington as a very desirable catch,
for. besides wearing the toga, he has
some mining property that yields him
pretty income. Society was somewhat
electrified, therefore, when he announced
at dinner given in his honor shortly be-
fore he left town that he was delighted
at going because he wanted to see his
sweetheart, from whom he had been sep
arated for long time.
your sweetheart" exclaimed those
near him. Have you had a sweetheart
all this time? Do tell us about her"
Eyes, I have a sweetheart" answered
the senator, frankly, land I haven't seen
her since I left Butte in the fall. Dear
woman. she's all I've got, and I'm all
she's got"
whats her name?' us she pretty?"
..How old is she?" were some of the
questions the blushing senator was
pressed to answer, but he held his peace
until pretty thing, of whom the sena-
tor had been suspected of being rather
fond, said: Nov, senator. please do tell
us about her for we can't congratulate
you until we know something of your
fiancee."
She's not pretty. she's beautiful" re-
sponded the senator finally, his face
growing tender, land she's not very
young, somewhere between 70 and so, and
her name-her name is the same as mine
Mantle. My sweetheart is my mother"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-20

and remained on the walk until after
8 O'Clock.
Asked II Mrs. Hoover was rational
on other subjects, Mr.. Glenn said she
was and was good woman. Mrs.
Hoover interrupted to say:
i've got good, true, clean heart
in me-"
Mrs. Hoover was asked what she had
to say as to McLeods testimony.
That young man. said she, excited
ly, pointing to Mcleod, came at me
and I thought he was going to kick
me, so 1 said, Don't you touch me or
you'll be laid out your length on the
ground"
You lived at Rev. Clusters house,
did you not, at one timer was asked.
Yes" said Mrs. Hoover, compla-
Gently, "at Brother Busters"
She Is a woman about 40 years OF
age, of rotund figure. bright eyes and
energetic air. During the examina-
ton she was nervous and rocked her
arms back and forth and twisted her
fingers.
There was no doubt as to her insan-
ity, so she was committed to the asy-
lum.
On the way to Warm Springs Mrs.
Hoover several times attempted to
jump out of the buggy. She was
quieted when Under Sheriff Morgan
showed her his handouts ana threat
ened to put them On her.