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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
ATCHISoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

We don't like a dinner where there
is more style than things TO eat.
Probably no woman ever gave a
-party" without borrowing something
from the neighbors.
When the women say men must be
handled with tact" they usually
mean that they must be deceived.
AZ woman who thoroughly under
stands the male nature, puts up fruit
to prove 1t, instead of quoting poetry.
When you are a guest at dinner,
do not hear the whispered confer
ences between the hostess and her
girl" look the other way, and talk
while they are in progress.
Are the Chinese civilized or bar
barians? You probably know that
they bind up the women's feet 70
keep them from gadding Off to liter
airy clubs or whist games.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
BOASTFUL PHILADELPHIA.

Here was set up the first American
printing press in 1855.
Here in 1890 the first paper mill in
our country was built.
Here in 1871 was found the first pub
lie library.
Here in 17s5 was erected the first
type foundry of our country.
Here in 1741 Philadelphia published
the first magazine on this side.
Here in 1913 the Quaker city took the
initiatory at Bible printing.
Here in 1746 sprang up the first med
zeal college in our native land.
Here in 1752 our first American fire
insurance company was organized.
Here in 1883 our first American Arc
tic expedition was fitted out.
Here In 1884 the first daily newspaper
in the new world was issued
And here are some more of our
frsts: First mint for coming American
money; first opened bank-Banl of
North America; first man-o'-war IN
der the federal constitution was con-
stEucted here; here was laid the first
experimental railroad track on our
soil.-Philadelphia Record.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
WORK OF INVENTORS.

In Maryland a man has patented q
shirt having detachable bosom,
which can be easily removed and a
fresh one put in its place when
soiled, the shirt having series of
buttons, to which tongues on the
edges of the bosom are attached.
Handles of knives and forks are
utilized for the storage of salt and
pepper under a new patent, each han
die being formed of tube, which has
spring clips to hold it on the shank,
with an internal reservoir for the salt
or pepper, which is shaken through
the ends.
Horses and cattle are prevented
from wasting their feed by a new
feed box, which has its sides extend
ed to the height OF the animals shoul-
ders, with a slot in each side deep
enough to allow the feed to be
reached, the sides forcing the animal
to hold its head over the box while
eating.
Tombstones or other heavy mason-
~ can be set accurately in place by q
newly patented method, which con
sists of placing soluble supporting
blocks between the stone and it's base
allowing the stone to be adjusted over
its bed, when the blocks are dissolved
and the stone settles into place.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC.

The London publisher. Alfred Harms
worth, while touring in France, has
counted in one day, on the Riviera, 1T
motor carriages and 269 motor tri-
cycles.
A private automobile stable will be
built in New York city, in the fall. In
addition to the carriage house, there
will be a room for charging the bat
teries and quarters for the men who
will take care of the.vehicles.
A close observer states that by actual
count the number of automobiles in
regular use in Paris represents two or
three per cent. of the traffic on week
days, with very much higher aver
age or Sunday and holidays, probably
reaching five per cent.
At .Maritzburg, in Africa, traction
engines have been pressed into service
by the British military authorities for
transport purposes, and on some occa-
sions they have been used TO haul wag-
on loads OF refugee children into the
country to give them an outing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
couRTED BY MEANS OF SIGNS.
noston Couple That Never spoke Un-
tiI They stood before
the Altar

~ marriage took place in Boston the
other evening, the parties to which
had never spoken until few minutes
before they stood before the clergy
man who pronounced them man and
wife. They had been counting for
nearly three months at that. and they
were both in full possession of the
faculty of speech. says a Boston paper
One day in March last young WON
an employed in one Of the department
stores and young man holding a
clerkship in a music store engaged
rooms on Shawmut avenue and Union
Park street respectively, and that
night. sitting at the windows of their
lodgings, saw each other across the
expansive courtyard for the first time.
For several nights they enjoyed each
others presence in a silent manner.
Later on the young man acknowledged
the lady's presence with bow. Then
began the odd and unique courtship.
The young man, in order to get a bet
ter look at his inamorata, bought q
pair of opera glasses, and, to his de-
light, the lady did the same. Then
the young man cut out some letters
from white paper and pinned them
on piece of board that he had covered
with black muslin, to spell out: "Tell
me your name"
The lady answered the next night in
the same way. Through this medium,
slow and unsatisfactory as 1t was, the
courtship went on, the young lady,
however, being deaf to all his entrea
ties for a meeting. They soon gave
their original mode of correspondence,
however, and began to pay tribute to
the postal service. An engagement fol-
lowed in due course of time and last
week there was n wedding distin-
guished by mo cards, no reception, nc
bridal tour"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
INDIANS ON MERRY-Go-RoUND
Visiting Bucks and Sdunws Have an
Enjoyable Time I'm Chicago
Pleasure Resort.

Half a score of Indians, yelping in
delight and capering like schoolboys,
attracted the attention of a large
crowd of sightseers at a Chicago park
one night recently as they raced to-
ward a merry-go-round On which they
were to have q ride. The great swing
was standing vacant awaiting its noisy
passengers as the crowd gathered
around it. The bucks mounted the
horses, while the squaws scrambled
into the box seats with as broad n
would permit. When the whistle toot-
ed n din equal to that the bucks had
made in giving their war dance began
Around the ring they rode, leaning
forward on the necks of the wooden
horses or swinging at the side so that
they narrowly escaped number of
hard knocks several times as they
swept past the outer. supports. Each
warrior tried to Guido the other in
feats of craftsmanship. While one rode
beneath his horses neck with his legs
wrapped around the swaying figure,
another climbed to the back of his
mount and rode standing. Another
stood over two horses, rocking up and
down with the motion of the swing.
but maintaining n position straight. as
an arrow all the time. One brief Jour
ney was not enough. Each redslSin
clamored for more and left the swing
only under promise that the treat
should be repeated the following night
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
JOKES A La AUSTRALIAN.

Wigg-'Closefist holds ON TO every
thing that comes his way" Wagg-
''Yes; he even tried TO keep the Sab
bath."-Melbourne Weekly Times.
neutrality-suspicious.? No, sir; I
think it's horrid belief. Fancy my
becoming a donkey in my next in
arnation!" Eunnen = '<Monotonous,
eh?'-Sydney Town and Country
Journal.
She-'What is the term applied to
one who signs another's name to a
check?" He-"Five or ten years,
usually Melbourne Weekly Times.
"Are you sure this milk is free from
germs?" inquired the cautious young
housekeeper. "Yes, lady" replied the
milkman, unguardedly, 1--WE boil ev-
cry drop of water that goes into it,
Melbourne Weekly Times.
The hostess mildly suggested to q
little boy invited out to dinner that
he should wipe his fingers or the nap
kin instead of on the tablecloth. 81
beg your pardon" said the young
hopeful, "but / thought it was pity
to make a clean napkin in mess
when there was such dirty cloth
on the table. Sydney Town and
Country Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21

with a central receptacle, Into which
the dirt is gathered by an endless chain
of buckets from series Of brushes,
which can be adjusted as desired.
new mechanism toy IL formed Of
two oppositely twisted spiral wires.
with two end portions telescoped and
interlocked, the other ends projecting
in opposite directions, to slide through
the fingers and rotate the toy, which
seems to separate the coils and makes
an optical illusion.
For army use a combined shelter
tent aud cape has been designed, hay
ing q canvas cover of pyramid shape,
with removable can at the top, which
is taken OF for the Insertion of the
head, a telescope pole being attached
at the end of . bayonet TO support the
device as shelter tent.
A Texan, has patented mechanical
motor for operating a churn, in which
two heavy weights are suspended by
ropes wound on shaft, the latter be
ing mounted in frame and rotating
a series of gears, with a crank shaft set
at the end of the train TO reciprocate
the dasher.
Pieces of sponge are utilized in the
formation of a new playing ball, the
sections being held together by wrap
ping cord and covered with woven
fabric, after which the usual cover OF
hide is put on, making an extremely
light and substantial ball for water
polo or handball.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
MULES ARE OF VALUE.

The South African war may be re-
garded as the apotheosis of the mule.
as probably at no period of history
have these useful animals attracted 50
much attention, or have their merits
been so much discussed. Sonthern Eu-
rope and America are being secured
even to-day by British agents ON the
search for more mules.
These animals are being bought by
the thousands, for they are invaluable
to an army corps acting on hilly or
otherwise difficult ground. In this
country the raising of mules has long
passed the experimental stage and we
have reaped the reward the past year
in consequence of the demand for
mules by the British army in South
Africa.
England has awakened to the fact
that she might have kept the money
herself if her farmers had devoted
themselves to mule raising. They are
less care than horses and are admirable
araught animals, break easily and last
| q long time.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
WHAT SCIENCE is DOING.

Over 1000 600 tons of cornstallxs
have been annually going to waste;
to-day this farm product Is worth 50
a ton.
new developer has appeared, or
thodioxy benzol, which, under the
name of Elconal, is proposed by DIR.
Ludwig Elton. 1t has the singular
property of allowing mixture of
hypo in all proportions, and a co:n-
bined developing and fixing bath may
be thus prepared. 10 Is spoken of
very highly by photographers who
have used it.
Portugal was very liberal to scien-
tific men at the time OF the recent
eclipse. The custom house employees
were ordered to give astronomers ev-
cry facility for the entry of their
baggage, their instruments being adj
mitted free on the presentation of a
certificate from an astronomical OBJ
servatory, countersigned oy Portu-
guese consular agent.
Rubber culture was first scientifical-
ly undertaken at the botanical CUR
dens at Peradeniya, in 1876, by DIR
Trimen, and IN 1897 Ceylon boosted ot
100000 trees of the Brazilian variety
which yielded an amount of one
pound and n half per tree, so trees
being planted to the acre. 1t is for
tunate for Brazil that very little OF
the east possesses the soil, climate
and conditions necessary for sucf
compe tition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
MAN IN TERTIARY AGE.
Important Discovery Claimed by n
Colorado Explorer in New
Mexico,

Capt. Cecil A. Deane, Of the Denver
State Historical society, lately spent
two weeks near Gallup, N. NJ, looking
for sandstone house partially GOV.
cred by bed of lava. This, says o
Denver exchange. he failed TO find, but
he discovered other evidence OF the
presence of man in that locality dur
ing TIE tertiary period. Near the given
site OF the elusive stone house they
came upon the site of an old lake GOV,
cred with lava. Fifty feet above the
original level Of the vanished lake a
cliff house was found. FROM this long
untenanted abode the explorers took
two bushels of calcined corn, which
however, had not come into contact
with any burning substance. It was Of
an altogether different variety from
the corn that is and has been used by
the indians. Over the corn was a layer
of Clipped stone Redeemed by intense
heat from the lava bed of solidifed de-
hris which lay above the burnt rock.
In the house in which the corn was
stored there were no weapons or uten-
sis made of lava. On the other hand.
such weapons and utensils were plenti-
ful in the cliR dwelling at lower level.
These facts have convinced Cap.
Deane that the region WAS inhabited
before and after the lava flow, which
Is of the later tertiary period.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
WRITERS IN THE COUNTRY.
The Best Literary Work Ii Done by
Men whose Homes Are
Outside the cities.

"See for a moment how the matter Of
residence affects literary people, with
whose work, naturally, am familiar, I"
writes Edward Box, In Ladies' Home
journal, of 1.-The American Man and
the Country" "Pick out the success
full writer's of the day and see where
their homes are. Scarcely In a single
snstance will you find one of them liv-
ting In the city. On the other hand, look
at the work done by your literary
{denizen Of the city and see how It suf-
fers IN comparison with that OF the
man or woman whose mind rests on
God's own handiwork Such writer's
are Ike pygmies compared to the men
who with fresh minds look over Gods
Landscape and reflect the deepest and
sruest thoughts of real men and WON
len. See how an author-and this is a
constant occurrence-living in some
remote country place does great piece
OF work, and then, ailured by false
prophets, removes to the city and con-
1inues his work there. Is his work the
Same? Verify, it is not Degeneration
takes place as soon as he removes him
self from mans truest surroundings.
And what is true to-day of men in lit
erary work is equally true OF men in
the kindred arts. The great work OF
the world is being done to-day by men
whose lives are spent away from the
great cities
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
photographs Archives.

It was lately announced that the
Vienna Academy of Science has re-
solved on adding a department. of
photographic archives to one of the
public libraries. There will be three
sections, the first for the preservation
of phonograms of every existing Euro
pean language and dialect, and, later
on, of ali non-European languages;
the second for the record of the finest
contemporary musical performances,
supplemented by that of the music of
peoples and races in distant countries,
and the third for collecting phono-
grams of complete speeches or
apothegms by celebrated men of our
generation and of later times. The
initial difficulty seems to consist In
finding a more durable material than
vulcanite, of which the plates for the
gramophone are now composed, and
experiments with various metals are
already being made by order of the
academy. Should the plan prove sue
cessful, the Vienna Academy of Science
viii invite the learned societies o.
other countries to folApw its example
London Standard. ~--s ..-,.4f
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
LIGHTNING KILLS WILD BoARs
Five out OF SIX Imported from the
Black Forest Struck Tosether
In Pike County.

Five of six wild boars imported from
the Black Forest in Germany at cost
of S1o0 each were lately killed by light
ming at Porter's Lake, Pike county, Pa
They were brought over by Weissbrod
e Hess. OF Philadelphia, and were i'm
tended for breeding purposes, and it
was proposed to turn their Young loose
In the forest, reports the New York
Sun
The animals had only just arrived
and were still in their boxes, which
were piled under a tree. When the
storm was at its height bolt descend
ed, striking the tree and running down
1t TO the animals. One in a box ON top
OF the others escaped, bat those below
were instantly killed 1t Is said their
places viii be supplied by other impor-
tatiops.
The propagation of wild boars In this
region Is not a new experiment.. Some
wears ago Otto Flock, a wealthy broker
of New York and London, whose sum
mer home was on the west side of the
Shawangunk mountain, not far from
Port Jervis, turned out several wild
bears in his mountain park. For time
they thrived until at last they broke
through the Enclosure and committed
depredations on the neighboring
farms. The farmers turned out with
dogs and guns, but were never able to
capture any of them. They were hunt
ed day and night. They finally took up
their abode in Sullivan county, where
hunters tried in vain to kill them.
Judge w. H. Crane. of this place, broth
er of the late Stephen Crane. was the
only person who successfully brought
down one of these wild bears. What has
become OF the remainder of the ami
mails is a mystery, as they have disap-
| peared. 1t is believed they all died.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
SILENCE IN CITY STREETS.
Strange Cessatfons which Sometimes
Gene In the Noises OF
: the Day.

Every close observer of the daily
life of city streets must have noticed
from time to time that there come
in the hustle and deafening activity
of the metropolis sudden and strange
Icessations in the noise OF the thor
soughfares, says Chicago paper. At
one moment the streets may be filed
with life in all it's noisiest aspects.
From curb to curb they will be crowd
ed with heavily laden trucks and cars.
The rumble and clang of these vehicles
send up roar as IL Niagara were near.
The immense volume of sound will
arise from the pavements and, striking
against the walls of the sky scrapers
on its upward way, will echo dozen
times before it finally fades into the
air above. Hawkers and newsboys will
he yelling their shrillest and every pc
destrian will be adding in a general
way to the clangor.
Suddenly, as though by magic, there
will come pause, what n musician
would call a rest. All the noise-creat-
ing objects and people become mute.
Cars and trucks either stand still or
vanish. The very wave sounds APP
pear to have been annihilated The
humber of pedestrians seems to have
been greatly diminished, and II they
move or speak 1t is without perceptible
noise. These periods Of silence some
times last for several seconds. Then,
as though by preconcerted signal, the
din recommences and the commercial
life-blood is again pulsing through the
city's arteries.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
NEW KINK IN COPYRIGHT.
How an EnEiiSh Picture Sold TO one
Man and the Copyright 40
Another.

People who concern themselves with
artistic copyright would do well to con-
slider case that came under my n office
the other day, says writer in the
London Graphic. \ picture was sold to
Mr.. A. and the copyright to a Mr..
B. At the close of the exhibition of
the Royal Academy the picture was
sent to Mr.. A., who pa;d for the pic
ture, and at the same time Mr.. b. paid
for the copyright. After time Mr..
d. applied for the loan OF the picture
in order 10 have it engraved; but Mr..
a. absolutely declined to lend the
picture on any terms whatever. he ac-
knowledged that he did not possess the
copyright, and said that he did not
want it, but he was not such a fool as
to give good round sum for work Of
art In order that he might lend it to
other people. He said he bought it TO
look at, and he was not going to have
it taken away from his gallery for a
year in order that. other people might
make money out of it. When YOU come
to think of it, ne had good deal of
reason on his side, and yet it was very
hard on the owner of the copyrigh and
the artist, who would have obtained
considerable publicity from the engrav-
Ing. Probably the fault. was with the
artist, when selling the picture, in not
reserving the right OF reasonable ac-
cess to the picture for the purpose OF
engraving; then the purchaser would
know exactly how he stood.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
AS A WOMAN SEES 1T.

There is nothing like work for a
heavy heart.
Independence in woman does not
mean bad manners.
A man likes to be told he Is hand
some, even if he knows he is not.
The feminine disposition, they say,
delineates itself upon the back.
Velocity, according to a boy, is what
man puts hot plate down with.
Some people are like porcupines-
you can never so near them without
getting stuck.
A bank cashier Says that the ranks
of women who know how to ind orse q
check are slowly filing up.-Phila-
aelphia Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
BOOKS AND WRITERS.

THE Fourth Generation" is the title
of Sir Walter Besant's Forthcoming
novel. 1t will appear in book form as
a much longer story than it has been
as serial.
Frankfort Moore, who takes a great
interest in the figures of the past be-
longing to the English stage, has writ
ten a novel, with Nell Gwynn for hero
inc. At an early date it viii be pub
lished simultaneously in this country
and in England.
Catherine II. of Russia left five COM
plete and six fragmentary plays and
various historical and geographical
notes and essays. Parts of the plays
are in her own handwriting and some
of them ore TRANSACTIONS from Shake
speare. ALI have been discovered lately
and are to be published soon.
Booth Harrington is collaborating
with Mrs. E. L.. Sutherland, of Boston,
on dramatization of his novel '.Mon-
sieur Beaucaire." Mrs. Sutherland.
who was for many years u writer on q
Boston paper, has already had several
short plays of her own produced.
In securing the photographs which
illustrate his BIRD Studies with
Gamers" recently published by the APP
pletons, Frank NJ. Chapman travelled
over 10000 miles and his account of his
experiences combines in an unusual
manner the charm OF sport and adven-
ture and the value Of an original con-
tribution to ornithology and photog-
raphy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
SPARKS AND FLASHES.

Short hair wss the style under the
Francis I. regime, but with the court
of Louis XIII. came long hair as
fashion, curls. wigs, powders, periwigs
and perukes.
Girls are not employed at the tele-
phone switchboards at Cairo. Egypt.
Men are used and are required to un-
derstand English, French, italian,
Greek and Arabic.
Electricity Is TO take place of steam
at the shifting tables of the 3oinch
rolls at Homestead, Pa. The only part
of the plant which be operated by
steam will be the big roll engines.
From April IS to May Is, 7es, 47s pas
sengers paid for using the moving side
walk and the third-rail system in the
Paris exposition grounds. The great
est number of passengers carried in one
DAY was 1900, says the Electrical
World.
Electric traction which the London
Metropolitan District railway have in
troduced upon their system between
EarIs court and High street, Kensing-
ton, Is giving satisfaction. The train
consists of six coaches with a motor
ear at each end. The total length of
the train is PAS feet, while its aggregate
weight is $50 tons, and has accommo-
dalton for 312 passengers.
An extraordinary freak was played
by lightning during heavy thunder
storm in Coventry. The lightning
struck the chimney stack of house
occupied by a matchmaker and split
it to the basement, magnetizing all the
tools and watches an the workshop.
| Every particle of sbeel received q
charge of the electric current. 1t is
| thought it may be possible to demag-
netize the smaller articles and parts OF
watches, but the larger tools are so
thoroughly impregnated as to be COM
| pletely spoiled.