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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03

ciates had found her out, and, as she
was really in need OF money to carry
out her pretensions as Lady Gramont,
she consented to let one OF them into
Deepdene Manor by night on condition
that she had share OF the booty.
She entrusted her own jewels to Lady
Mallory, the more surely to divert sus-
picion from herself. The thief had car
ried of these jewels and Lady Mall
lory's, and IL was arranged that Ger
trude Lascelles should secrete the rest
OF the stolen property in her own
chamber until the next evening when
she was to take 1t to him, receiving In
return. her sapphires. which she de-
sired to retain.
II suppose I need scarcely tell you.
Jack. that your poor Nero died by ner
hand" said Sir Harold. in conclusion,
nor that she inveigled you to the old
mill with the intention OF silencinx
your lips by DEATH"
II guessed it ALL" answered
hoarsely. for I was deeply moved by
the sight Of his distress. "Ah, Haroldi
dear, dear old fellow, I wish I could
tighten this blow to you'll wish could
help you to bear it!''
He stretched out his hand to me with
look I shall never forget.
Il loved her, Jack!" he whispered,
while his big, manly frame was shaken
by strangled sob; always remember
that. Let her be what she might, I
loved heri"
Three days later we buried her-that
beautiful and guilty woman. Beatrice
de Gramont was the name Inscribed
on the coffin lid. Gwynne and / had de-
bated together very seriously, and had
decided 1t was better so. No living be-
ing was injured by the deception, and.
as to Vera, knew she was in no state
to hear the truth just then. She had
loved the dead woman with the tender
est devotion, and we knew that a dis
covery OF the whole CHASTITY truth
would be almost more than she could
bear.
After the funeral, Sir Harold Quilted
England-I feared never to return.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
re rre,.n, H.,r from ra,I,nx o..

To a pint of hot water add a table,
spoonful of borax. which will quickly
dissolve; then add one drachm of salts
OF tartar and one ounce OF almond oil;
shake well and perfume with a few
drops each Of bergam lemon, laven-
der and Glove essential oils. A beautiful
cream will be produced, which. shaken
well before using. will impart healthy
gloss 10 the hair. purify the scalp and
act a. deterrent to the falling out Of
weak and thiu-grown hair. Take two
ounces of rosemary herb with roots and
break II up into small pieces; add two
iablespoonfuls of borax: place in Jug
and pour over II a pint of boiling water:
cover and let the contents steam near
the fire for three hours, stirring oces-
sionally. When cold press out, pour OF
and bottle the clear liquor. to which add
one ounce Of glycerin, shaking well to-
getRer. This makes an excellent prep
sration. removing scurf and dandruR
and keeping the scalp healthy, and thus
preventing badness. If perfume be de-
sired add half a drachm each Of berIa-
mot, lemon, grass and lavender.-La-
dies Home Journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
No Puui.hmept Reo,,-.a


A very misunderstanding boy of IL
years, with long scratch on his nose
and an air Of general detection, came
to his teacher in a rural school and
handed her a note before taking his
seat, and became deeply absorbed In
his book. The note read as follows;
"Miss B.-Please excuse James for
not being there yesterday. He played
trooant, but you don't need to lick him
for 1t, as the boy he played trooant
with an him fell out, an the boy licked
him, an the driver OF wagon they
hung on to licked him also. Then his
pa licked him, an 1 had to give him an
other for cheekin' me for telling his
pa, so you need not lick him until next
time. l think he feels he better keen
In school hereafter."-Stray Stories.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
Effective Intr-ncnm.,,.

With regard TO the Beer intrench-
ments, Ii may be noted that, according
TO the reports of Doer prisoners, the
comparatively small effect produced b.
the English artillery fire is largely ow-
ing to the trenches being made in the
form Of the letter S instead of In the
straight lines adopted by European
armies. This pattern, which has been
borrowed by the Beers from old Basuto
methods, affords, it is said, both freer
movements and greater protection.
Many of our present ideas with regard
to entertainments have been learnt
from the Turks.-London Mail.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
: The 2o.h straat R.n.is. nA., -.

The 20'h Street BAPTIST Church has
moved it's place OF worship from its
Iormer place Of worship (20th street.
nstween ain and OAry) to cnrner of
SlsS ana Grace street, and the name
nas also been changed to that Of Mace
uonia Baptist Church. The publ. is
IHv''en TO attend the services viii n
LAKE pace at the usual hours-1I a. m
.. D D p. m regular services, 50. m
,4s~ Rev. A B SMITH. Pastor.
JAhAs PowhLL, Clerk.
12-2-1m.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
women's Hands

Women's hands are increasing In
size, The athletic sports in which
they indulge have had the effect of
widening their hands, and glovemakers
are turning out large sizes in greater
quantities. The fashion OF wearing no
gloves in summer has hurt the glove
trade tremendously. Last summer it
was the exception to see a girl or
woman wearing gloves.-Detrojt Free
Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03

The ministers, lawyers, doetors
c'erks- Insurance collectors, msrk et
"en, porters, laborers, boot tl.eks
men In every occupation. members of
m'o strel troupes, Grand Lodge of NJ
sons Grand Army ct Republic. aamar.
tsns, True Reformers and all Other
nodi esthat meet in Richmond. taka
tne'r meals at Thompson's DINING
Room.
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CHAPTER XII.
Sir Harold's Return.

Again it is Christmas eve, and there
is now no shadow to darken my Christ
mas joy-or only the shadow of the
past. 1t is three years since Gertrude
Lascelles was laid In her grave. and
for more than eighteen months Vera
has been my wife.
How dearly / love her. and how full
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03

A Kansas family OF eight brother,
and sisters boasts an aggregate age of
H5 years, an average of 6sh. The Ola
est is as. and the youngest go. They
lately had re-union-all well and AZ.
tive.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
SeaaaCEnAaa

1t Is claimed that improved construo-
ton OF vessels is doing away with sea-
sickness. Scientists claim that q few
generations hence seasickness will be-
come an extinct malady in ocean
travel.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
Hh Deaire.

Her Father-No. young man, my
daughter can never be yours.
Her Adorer-l Deg pardon; don't
want her TO be my daughter; want her
to be my wife.-Harlem Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
A Thin Pint

"Ahai" exclaimed the heavy villain,
"the plot thickens."
Its about time" remarked the oc-
eupant OF the gallery. Its been pref
~ thin so far."-Philadelphia Record
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03

Disappointed Guest--'I thought Won
said there was an extensive view from
your hotel?' Disappointing Landlord
well, You can see the moon, can't
WOW 90
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25

his right. On the banks of the creek, to the left of the bridge, was the Twenty-third Ohio. Col. Hayes had been wounded shortly before at South Mountain, so he was not in command of his regiment this day He was in the village few miles to the rear, watching the smoke of battle in agonized unrest Gen. Scammon was in command in his stead. Away to the rear was the commissary sergeant of the regiment, waiting for orders. As the hot and dusty day wore on and evening fell this sergeant grew impatient to be at the front, not to fight, but to carry food and drink to his exhausted comrades, who had had neither break kfast nor din- her. Finally he hooked up two wagons, called for volunteer driv- CTS, and started for the front with out orders. AS he approached the front one team of mules was shot down. With the other he pushed on, braving the leaden hail and bursting shells, and succeeded in reaching the boys of his command.
 "How they cheered him as he drove up! A few minutes later Gen. Scammon rode up to ascer- tain the cause of the cheering. Instead of reprimanding the boy, he thanked him for his thoughtful ness and bravery and permitted him to distribute the refreshments under fire. With his own hand Sergeant McKinley-tor it was he- passed around the cups of steam ing hot coffee and liberal rations of bread and meat. The fight was maintained right along. The bat tie proved to the North that Lee could be defeated.
 "Col. Hayes was so pleased when he heard of this exploit that he asked Gov. Todd to commission the boy a lieutenant. This was done September "A, 1862.-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
WHY HE WENT TO NEW YORK.
A Lawsuit, Railroad Smash-Up and q
 Broken Ankle Turned the
 Winning Card. YsSi

'What prompted you to come to New York?" asked a guest of a man sue cessfully engaged in this city, says tn Sun.
 "A railroad accident had a good deal 50 do with it," was the reply. '.I had been having a series of failures where I had been living, and finally the cap sheaf calamity caused me to leave town at the very hour when my name was called in a justices court. If l had been there l would have been sent to jail in an action in trover; for, strange as it may seem, there are states in this country where that ancient sort of legal procedure is yet in force. had just enough money to get to an adjoining state, about 100 miles away. Thirty minutes before the schedule time of the train to cross the state line the engineer so manipulated the locomotive that it jumped the track. In ths smash-up of the train my left ankle was broken. l hired a team to take me across the line into the other state, for safety.
 ''I knew the solicitor of the road quite we'll and wrote him of my mis- hap, laying damages at $500. told him had job offered me in New York and that had lost it because I could not be there on time, owing to the ae- eident on his road. I received reply in which the solicitor offered his sym pathy and also a compromise. The latter waSa split-the-difference prOpO- sition and immediate payment if ac- cepted. Out of consideration for the solicitors friendship accepted, and ina few days received a check for S25O. had never thought of coming to New York to live, but now that had little pocket money l concluded to try it And the cards have been running my way ever since. think if only could have broken both ankles in that smash up would be millionaire to-day"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
CHINESE NAMES.

Every properly constituted Chi naman has five names besides his surname, The last Is fixed and handed down from one generation to another. There are more than 300 patronymics known in China, not counting those of naturalized subjects who originated from Tar, tary. Their derivation is various and instructive, and they embody in their curious hieroglyhpic shape many'a historic truth and refer ence to. dynasty changes. The family names of the first Chinese ambassadors to this country, Chin and Jun, were at one time, about 800 B. C., the names of two princi- palities under the Chow kings. The descendants of the great Shun, the ideal ruler in the golden age of China, were lords of Chin. The descendants of one of the younger brothers of Wu, founder of the Chow dynasty, were the petty sov- ereigns of Jun. It is from this family that the present. minister 10 the United States is descendant.
 The family of Wu comes from the feudal system of China, which existed for 2,000 years. It was a polished by tie first emperor of Tsin dynasty. He it was who built the Great Wall.
 Every male child born in China is first called by his milk name. When he grows old enough to at tend school he takes 'book name When he has learned the myster- ies of composition he competes for literary honors under an assumed name which is finally adopted. When he successfully passes his examinations and obtains his de gree his equals address him by another, either coined by them or adopted by him. At his marriage he adopts still another called style"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
MEMORIES OF THE BLIND.
An Acuteness That Is Wonderfully
 Developed Tn Some SightIess -s-- Persons.

The acuteness of their memories seems to be a compensation for the blind. One of the visitors to the rea9~ ing-room for the blind in the National library at Washington expressed a de- sire to learn to use the typewriter writes Abby G. Baker in Woman's Home Companion. There was none provided, so MT. Hutcheson very kindly sent down his own. The girl sat down to the machine, and had explained to her the position of the letters and the keyboard slowly read to her twice. She practiced for few moments, and then wrote letter in which there were only three mistakes, feat which iS would be difficult for a seeing person. to surpass. One afternoon Mrs. Ward the Kansas vice regent of the Mount Vernon association, read in the pavil~ ion. While doing so she repeated Iron Quill's well-known verses on Dewey's' victory, beginning ''Oh, Dewey was the Later in the afternoon On,s of the blind listeners brought to her .s complete copy of all the verses, whiefs Be had remembe from hearing hsSs
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
DUTCH AND AMERICAN BRICK.
OIG-TIme Popularity of the Holland Article in New YOFk-Amerf-
 can limitations.

The antiquarians in New York are on the lookut for some rare finds when work is begun upon excavatiOE for the great tunnel. The Sun ex~ plains that in the city hall park ex~ cavations will bring to light at least two varieties of brick, the American made brick and a brick which most antiquarians of the amateur stamp take for an imported Dutch article. The reason for the difference is this. Originally bricks were brought over here from Holland in ballast, and the conservative Dutchman of New Am sterdam didn't consider the pOssibill ities of making his own brick right here. In time, however, some enter prising experimentalists decided tC see what could be done with the ar ticle of clay that underiies various parts of Manhattan Island, and the results were so gratifying that the demand for imported bricks did very soon thereafter cease. Still the DutcE pattern remained as a standard. and the early American output of the kilns was thin and pale and slabby. In time the New Yorker came to tbs conclusion that thicker brick would better serve the public purposes, and made brick of substantially the same dimensions as that of which our mod ern houses are built. The innovations was not so quickly brought about. but there is great store of the American limitations of the Holland brick in hundreds of houses still standing, not alone iii New York, but in Albany and other old cities.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
Eastern: Interest.
In Storage Reservoirs.

That the eastern manufacturer awakening to the possibilities of an irrigated West as a market for his products is shown to some ex- tent in the remarks of MT. Tom L. Cannon, the representative of an Eastern manufacturing association, at the recent transMississippi Con- gross. MT, Cannon said Tn part 1: If the water that goes to waste in the mountains of the arid regions were stored and controlled it would save to the Federal government, by preventing floods in the overflow ed nds.along the Mississippi riv- CT, more than the cost of construc- tion and operation of reservoirs. If arid America were made humid, the crops produced would give to the Federal Government revenue 
 in the way of increased taxation; millions of people would be em- ployed; ; millions of homes would be established, and the richest country ever known to the world of commerce would be developed.
 "If steps were taken for the con- struction of storage reservoirs by the Federal Government for the reclamation of arid America, the next fifty years would show a ratio of increase in population far great CT in this section than during the past fifty years.
 1T believe it to be the duty of every man who is interested in pop ulating the western half of this hemisphere as densely as the East ern half is populated, to aid in the reclamation of arid America thru irrigation by means of Federal storage reservoirs, which will serve the double purpose of irrigation supplies and flood protectors"
 Guy E. Mitchell.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
SPRING PETTICOATS.
The Princess Is Popular and Is Made of Various Pretty
 Materials.

Prominent among the spring novel; ties in lingerie is the princess petti- coat. It is a combination of skirt and corset cover and is fitted care fully to the figure with darts and searms. It does away entirely with the objectionable waist band and is a most desirable garment to wear be- meath the gowns of to-day, which, though they ripple and flare at the hem, fit as closely as ever over the hips and for some distance below them.
 The new princess Petticoats are a decided temptation to even the eco- nomical woman accustomed to self denial.
 These princess petticoats are made of brocade, liberty satin and India silk, but perhaps the daintiest are of sheer linen lawn, lace insertions and wash ribbons. One extremely pretty model in filmy lawn shows the lace insertion arranged in series of Van Dyke points, and the beading, through which pink wash ribbon is run, placed in perpendicular stripes The skirt is cut to flare below the knees and is made with a double lace trimmed founce and graceful demi- train
 All the new petticoats are fitted to the form with special care. A number of the French models are shaped to the figure over the hips by having the material finely plaited. The faring hounce, which starts at the knees, is invariably trimmed with lace frilla and insertions. Sometimes it is cut circular and then again it is straight and gathered.
 These skirts are always made with two founces, and the under founce is generally trimmed with a plaited or gathered lace-edged frill. Much lace insertion is used as trimming, and the clever joining of laces is a feature of this seasons skirts.
 In heading the flounce which forms the lower part of the latest petticoats many novelties are introduced. Some show the founce headed with merely a fine line of fancy silk hemstitcbing. Others are decorated with exquisite hand embroidery, and then again the heading of the iounce is defined by a dainty lattice work design of wash ribbon, baby width, run through lace beading. The majority of the elab- crate petticoats this spring are made with short trains.-N. Y Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25

In 1854, under the administra- ton of President Pierce, our then ministers to England. France and Spain, who were James Buchanan. James Y. Mason and Pierre Soule. met at Ostend and issued the ia nous Ostend manifesto, which in effect was that if Spain should re- fuse to sell Cuba to. the United States for $120,O00,O0O, i've should be justified by every law. human and divine, in wrestling it from Spain, if we possess the power"
 This came to nothing, but in the next administration President Bu- chanan in three of his annual mes sages to congress urged that Cuba ought to be made by purchase a part of the United States. A bill for the purchase of Cuba was in- troduced during Buchanan's term by Senator Sidell, but failed of a. doption.
 In both the democratic platforms of 1860-the Breckenridge and the Douglass-there were plans favor ing the annexation of Cuba Ariz. Daily Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S WAR RECORD IS UNIQUE.

"There are some romances of war which almost reconcile one to it's grim tragedies, because war a. lone can weave the threads and de velop the qualities of heroes" says a writer in Success.
 .'Tlre civil war had scarcely bro ken out when a sturdy lat of 17 walked into the recruiting office of John c. Fremont, the pathfinder, in an Ohio town.
 "He simply asked to be enlisted and sent to the front. His eager- ness was noticed by the veteran plainsman who spoke kindly to him and ordered that his name be enrolled. e
 "There began a life romance which culminated in9 the White House. The boy was William Mckinley. He was assigned to the Twenty4hird Ohio regiment of which Rutherford B. Hayes was colonel
 At Antietam came an incident which, in my opinion, is one of the most thrilling of that awful war. Lee had pushed his victorious le- giens into Maryland. Stonewall Jackson was by his side. Long street was in the front of the fight all on She Southeyn side. On the Northern side were Mcclellan and Sheridan, grimly ,contesting every foot Of the advance. On the first day of the battle, September 17th, 1862, tke troops on both sides fought with such desperation that no less than 23.000 men wounded or killed. On the secoud day, from early morning, Lees terrific fire was directed upon the federal line, which had been turned against
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
Killed Two Miles of Snakes

''I was running on road in south western Pennsylvania, said the old engineer, "when I killed ? miles of snakes i'll 3 minutes. IL had been a wet and cold spring, and the same weather conditions had extended to about the middle of May and it seems that all the snakes in that part of the county had started to emigrate, and as the rails had be- come warm under the heat of the sun the reptiles naturally enough found the glittering steel smooth, comfortable highway, so they just coupled up. one taking hold of the others taiI all start down the track. 1 happened to com along with the jerk water;' we were making 25 miles an hour when we met the pro cession. Jack McDeVitt, my fire man, saw the varmints first, and he completely collapsed, but when I saw what we were up against I pull ed the throttle of old 54 wide open, let the sand drop and smashed two miles of snakes in less than three minutes. s.-Pittsburg Pest.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25

It comes with poor grace from modern so-called democrats to op pose expansion-even inland ex- pansion-when that has been the traditional policy of the party from the days of Jefferson to the days oi Buchanan.
 President Polk offered to pur- chase Cuba from Spain for the sum of s10O,OOO,O0O, tho he had no authority from congress to make the proposal and he certain ly could not have obtained the money without such authority, had Spain accepted. But the offer was
 refused,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
ST. JOHNS HERALD
ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES. l inch 1 mos. ST. mos. $1,50 3 mos. g. mos. $3. year $5.
 2 inches l mos $1 50 2 mos. $2,50, mos. s. 6 mos. $4,50 year $7,50. Rates on large contracts given on ap- plication.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-25
vations, afording an abundance for

'oSA0AO1 eSAAOA es~- " AASS AOA irrigation.
 From five subterfanean streams tapped within the past few weeks the Olea plantation has secured a continuous flow of 20 million gal Ions every 24 hours, more than enough to irrigate the plantation which is the largest in the island. The water has drained from the surface into the subterranean beds of ancient lava,
 In the Hawaiian cane fields, un- der irrigation, the average yield IS g tons of sugafcane per acre and reaches in some cases as high as 10 tons per acre. The Louisiana sugar yields on an average only 2, 800 pounds per acre and reaches as high as 3 3,2000 pounds or little over F tons.