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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
FRENCH AFFAIRS.

There were 1877 wolves killed in France
last year, and the bounties equaled 49,
o75 francs, of $2,615.
The French government pays the
Eastern Extension, Australasia and
China Telegraph company $1,000 q
year.
1t is asserted that the wine cellars
OF France contain champagne enough
to supply the worlds demand for three
years-nearly 15o,ooo,Ooo bottles.
AS the storage of bicycles in Paris
during the winter months is expensive,
a great many Parisians pawn their ma
chimes in the Mont-de-Piete, or state
pawnshop. The interest paid on the
advance of money is very small, and is
a great saving on what would be paid
for storage. Besides as the pawnshops
cannot say for certain that the bicycles
will be reclaimed. they have to keep
them in good order, so that they viii
fetch a satisfactory price should they
be placed on the market.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
How We Use Up the Forests.

A cord of spruce wood is equal to
616 feet board measure, and this quanti-
ty of raw material will make half ton
of sulphite pulp, or one ton of ground
wood pulp. Newspaper stock is made
up with two per cent. of sulphite pulp
and so per cent. of ground wood pulp.
The best known spruce land, virgin
growth, possesses a stand of about 1000
feet to the acre. Twenty-Five acres Of
this best spruce land will therefore con-
tain $4,000 feet of timber. An average
gang of loggers will cut this in about
eight days. This entire quantity of
wood turned in at any one of the large
mills will DE converted in single day
into about $50 tons of such pulp as
goes to make up newspaper stock. This
pulp will make about an equal weight
of paper, which will supply a single
large metropolitan newspaper just two
days.-Boston Transcript.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

what mixes it's congregation. Youtcan
not go into one OF them which has al
church for its colored at.
sendsnts, in every repect equal to one
pro vided for its white attendants. The
railroad companies asked permission
to do what every white church in the
commonwealth does, provide seats in
the same car for the coIored psssen-
gers.
All white churches provide seats in
the same church for its colored pa
irons. 1t is evident that the editor O,
the TINES does not attend church and
bases his statements upon "hearsay"
information
Hotels, practically speaking are al
ready mixed. Colored people sleep in
Soms OF the beat rooms and upon the
best beds, eat and drink the best sup
plies and do every thing else which ia
respectable except draw the BEST pay.
All OF the places of public amuss-
ment in the city are mixed, so far as
their white and colored patrons are
on'erned. White persons, who have
ooiy Is eta aud % cts to pay entrance
fee, are admitted to the SKY gallery !"
and are uuquestionably mixed with
the colored patrons there, while the
colored patrons are denied the privi-
legs OF going in the ether galleries of
the house.
What is the matter with the T1MEs'
editor ? BE seems "to have eyes and
e not, and ears, and hear not" con-
sulting only with his prejudices and
his inconsistencies.
II he wishes further evidences of the
mixing, let him visit an entertainments
among the colored people, and from
the ros;rum view the shades and colors
OF once black and happy race.
lie will conclude that mixing ia Of a
diviae origin and that somebody else
other than COP ALMIGHTY had ha-d
IN bringing about the transform alton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
THE STAMP COLLECTOR.

The philatelic world awaits the
stamp changes resulting from the
Boer-British conflict.
Victor Robert, the well-known
French stamp collector, has presented
his splendid collection to the Paris
Cabinet de Estampes in commemora-
ton of the fiftieth anniversary of the
Introduction Of postage stamps in
EFance.
AN entirely new set of postage
stamps for Persia has been made in the
Netherlands. They were made in con-
sequence of wholesale thefts on the part
of high Persian postal officials. The
new series has been changed in color,
but not design.
Tit post Office department is having
trouble with people who are putting
revenue stamps on their letters instead
of the two-cent red postal. All such
letters, If they bear the imprint OF the
sender, are returned; otherwise they
go TO the dead letter Office.
Cuban stamped envelopes have been
issued. The head Of Columbus Is in the
center, Cuba above, and the value be-
low. The colors are: 1-cent, green on
white and amber; 2-cent, red on white
and amber; scent, blue on white and
amber' wrapper, 1-cent, green on ma
Mia; 2-cent, red on manila.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
TRADE IN WILD ANIMALS.

Tigers and elephants do not thrive
In captivity as do lions, and their
young are scarce.
Elephants have decreased In value
to importers from $4,000 to $500
each
1t used to be that On importer of
animals could get 81, 1000 for a fine lion,
but nowadays young lions bred in cap
tivity are GO many that they are n
drug on the market.
There is a considerable demand
abroad for American animals and n
young bison win sell for $1,000, while
moose and elk, diamond-back rattle
snakes and alligators are much Gale /
for.
Hippopotami are rare and expensive
animals aud it is not possible to name
a set price for them, "a sales ere few.
The only instance of hippototamus
being born In captivity in this country
was when the zoo at Central park,
New York, was added to by one OF
these queer babies.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

OF the railroads Co the "Jim sCrow Car
Bill" comes from no love of the Negro.
tits plsioly business matter with
'hem,-s question OF expense, whether
they should be made to haul emotv
passenger cars over the railroads OF
the state, in order to psnder to an in
sane race prejudice when there is abb
soiutely no Gauss or exeuss for it.
The feeling now existing in Virginia
between the race is of the friendIisss
description, even in face OF the gfact
that every colored man in the state
has been denied representation in the
legislative halls of the commonwealth
aud while his rights and privileges are
the subject OF ribsld jsst, rs is not
permitted Through his own represen
tative to speak even in his own behalf.
Ii this is not ssssssinating liberty. so
far ss our people are conserved. what
is is7
You have robbed US OF our wages.
you have con6seased our property, you
have taken away our liberty. you have
abridged, curtailed, and eliminated
our right to vote by illegal methods.
aud now you propose to quarantine u q
upon every railroad in the state as the
expense of the companies operating
them. This is your last off srrns &c
King Prejudice.
But all of your expedients will fail
YouSread history blindly, indeed il you
fail TO reslizs this fact.
Gods hand is everywhere maniies at
and the oppression OF to day upon q
helpless, but confiding people will re- :
turn to plague your children of to-
morrow.
Let the Negro hating element, who
oesire the Jim Crow Car Law" de-
Tray the expense of operating the sane
and all objection to it will be with
drawn By the railroad companies of
Virginia.
As for the colored people of the state
they will protest az ainst is, and let the
matter end there, knowing as they dc
that unconstitutional laws are crowd
ed upon the istssute books OF ever
southern state and that appeals to
higher authorities for their elimins
nation are worse than useless.
The nation is drunk with racs preju.
dice and its downfall will be steady and
sure.
Up with your Negro scare crowl On
with your march to certain destruc
tionl
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
How dewey. ship Wa. Named.

The name Olympia was given Ad-
niral Dewey's flagship as compro-
misc. Ex-United States Senator
Squire, of Washington, told a report
sr how it happened. when I was In
The senate" he said, benjamin F..
Tracy, then secretary of the navy, sent
for me. / called on him, and he saidi
Senator, we have a new cruiser, and
we want to name It after one of the
cities In your state. VIII you make
the selectionT 1 thanked Mr.. Tracy
and said: Mr.. Secretary, you have
given me very delicate task. / live
in Tacoma. If say Tacoma, the peo-
pie in Seattle, a larger municipality,
will be sore. Spokane might do, but
she Is rival for both Tacoma and
Seattle. I'll tell you what I'll do.
Olympia Is a nice little place, and the
people there will appreciate the COM
pliment- Then, too, neither Tacoma.
Seattle nor Spokane can find any fault.
Cali the new cruiser Olympia All
right. SENATOR replied Mr.. Tracy,
Olympia it shall be- And that Is how
the famous warship came to be
named."-Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
WHAT ELECTRICITY DOES.

A new ordinance IN San Francisco
lakes slot telephones one dollar per
quarter and requires that the desired
connection be made before the patron
drops his coin into the slot.
So great has been the improvement
of storage batteries of late that, accord
ting to an English engineer, a car now
requires 500 pounds of cells that two
years ago needed 1000 pounds.
The greatest heat produced artificial
ly is that of an electric arc furnace, the
kind that is used in the production of
artificial diamonds, calcium carbide,
etc. 1t is SO intense that nothing exists
with which to record ii. tt estimated,
however, to be of about 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
1t is likely that automobiles viii be
shortly permitted to enter Druid Hill
park, Baltimore. The park commits
sioners recently took a ride in an elee-
trio vehicle to observe its effect upon
the horses. They passed about 400
teams during their ride, and only about
two per cent. of the horses showed any
fright, and even these were easily con-
troled by their drivers
Twenty-Five fire-alarm boxes have
been put into use in New York city as
an experiment, and if their operation
proves successful the same apparatus
will be generally adopted. The boxes
are arranged so that two or more alarms
may be sent simultaneously over the
same circuit without causing confusion,
and each alarm will be recorded at fire
headquarters. With the present sys-
fem, when two alarms are sent In over
the same circuit. confusion and delay
often result
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

An ace in the hand is worth four in
the pack.
A typewriter girl without any bad
spells is jewel.
The highway with a tollgate there
on is also buy-way.
When an Arab leaves his home he
always takes it with him.
People who soliloquize may hear
some good of themselves.
Bad habits need no cultivation. One
is sure to beget another.
1t doesn't take a luxury long to
evolute into an actual necessity.
1t is a wise father who knows his
own son after term at college.
A hypocrite is a man who in trying
to fool others fools only himself
Of two evils some people not only
choose both, but look around for more.
Chicago Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
On the Safe side.

"Papa," said the beautiful girl as she
sat down beside the old gentleman and
pulled his paper away, Harold wants
to have talk with you tomorrow"
"Oh. he does, does hep" returned the
old gentleman in a tone that was not
calculated to inspire confidence in a
young man. swell, what's the matter
with tonight"
HE prefers, papa" replied the
beautiful girl, "to wait until you are
at your Office"
"And what is the particular advan-
tage Of my being at my office p"
HE can call you up by telephone
there, and we have mono in the house,
you know" answered the beautiful girl.
Chicago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
A WORD ABOUT. MIXING.

TIE Richmond, Va, TIMES, which il
now stepped in hypocrisy and .mired in
rae e-prejudice, has the audacity to say
IN its issue of the Oath inst:
eve would commend to the mem
0ers OF the State senate in behalf OF
the Dill Tor separate coaches these con-
siderations:
Is any member OF the Senate in fav-
or of mixed schools?
Is any member OF the Senate in ia
Yer of mixed churches e?
Is any member OF the Senate in favor
OF mixed hotels
Is any member of the Senate in favor
OF mixed places of amusement
TO ask these questions is to answer
them. We OF the South have found by
experje nee that it is necessary to th e
safety OF both races and to the public
peace that the whites and blacks be
kept apart as far as possible. Where
ever they are mixed there will be
clash and conflict.
1t will be inconvenient to have the
divided car, but so far as we can ascer-
tain there is demand for this reform,
and the people must have their way"
JOHN E. EPPs is in favor of mixed
schools for as q member OF the Rich
mond City Council, ne voted for ap
preparations for their support. Color
ed aad white persons are mixed in the
Richmond Normal School and sit all
day together in that institution.
You couldn't prize his mouth open
with pick-sxe, to get him to speak
against it. And this, too, in The face
of the fact that white lady tesc lsrs are
the instructors Of these desp,sed Ne.
groes.
A church is a private iDatiSutioa
supported by private subsc ipsions,
and not By public appropriate 5. Its
privileges therefore are gsus, d by the
And yet We V, a a.. : 0ps but
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
A FERROUS CRIME.

CERTAIN white men are constantly
setting traps for the Negro, and then
get caught in them.
The laws of Virginia were changed
making an attempt to commit rape an
offense punishable with death,
MILES JORDAN (white) about fifteen
years OF age is now in the Henrico
County jail and awaiting Indictment
by the grand jury for attempted Grim
inal assault upon SOFIA JoLLEY, the ten
year old daughter of ROBERT JoLLEY
(white
The otfense is alleged to have been
committed Friday, JAN, 10th, 1900
near Glendale. THE RICHMOND Dis.
PAToH has had nothing to say about the
uncomfortable crime In this ease and
its editors are as dumb as the proven
bal oyster.
It demonstrates that the Negro is
but the looking glass of the white man.
whether it be good or bad, his actions
are but limitations of what he has seen
some white man perform.
Rape was originated by the white
men and fool-like, some Negroes have
been practicing the vices.
In county where JOHN HousEMAN.
(white), who criminally assaulted his
own daughter, was convicted and SUBJ
sequently released, and another white
man for raping child Was sent to the
penitentiary, there is little hope that
JORDAN if guilty will meet with his
just deserts.
Brethren, in this GoD-forsaken Sec
ton, it looks like it is all for the white
man, and all against the Negro.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27


IiJoHN E. EPPs were to offer a bill
requiring all hotels to provide sepa-
rate, but equal accommodations for
eolored people, wouldn't the hotel peo-
pie kick ?
ItJoHN E. EPPs were to Offer q bill
requiring all places of public smuse.
ments to provide separate, but equal
accommodations for colored people.
wouldn't the places Of Amusement
people kick?
Ii JOHN E. EPPs were to offer q bill
requiring all stores to provide sepa-
rate, but equal accommodations for
colored people, wouldn't the store PEG.
pie kick :?
HJoHN E. EPPs were TO offsr a bill
requiring all street-car companies to
provide separate, bat equal aceommo-
dations for cosored psople, wouldn't
the ssreet-csr companies kick
HJeHN E. EPP5 were to offer a bill
requiring all white schools and COL
leges to provide separate, but equal ac-
commodations for colored people
wouldn't the school and college people.
kick
II JOHN E. EPPs were to Offer bill
requiring all churches to provide sepa-
rate, but eq1al accommodationsE for
the colored people, wouldn't the
church-people kick
When JOHN E. EPP5 off srs bill re-
curing all railroad companies to pro.
vide separate, bus equal accommoda-
tons for the colored people, should
any one be surprised because the rail-
road pseple kick
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

1HEPLANEr Is issued weekly. The subscrtp-
uon price Is $1-50 year, in advance.
There are POUR WAYS by which money can be
sent by mail at our riek-in 6 Post once Money
Order; by Bank Check or Draft, or an Express
money Order, and when none of these can he
procured, in Registered Letter.
koNEY oRDKRs.--You can buy Money Order
ny your PoS-Othce, payable at the Richmond
este arrival. Express Money Orders can be OBJ
es-ned At any office OF the American Express Co.
SC United States express Co., and the Wells
= EftS snd Co.'S Express Company. We will be
SantsA- The Express Money Order is safe and
SonVen2ent way for forwarding money.
REeIsTHRED LKrTER-Ifa Money Order Post
once or an Express Office is not within your
reach your Postmaster will register the letter
you wish 70 send us on payment of ten cen Is
1Eaoed, You can send money in this manner a
R1r risk.
We cannot be responsible for money sent in
letters in any other way than one of the four
ways enhoned above II you send your mon-
~ 1n any other way, you must do IL st your
own risk.
RENEWALS, etc.-If you do not want the P1 AN
~ con dnued Tor another year after your sub
Ec1p ton has run cut, you then notify us by
Ioetal Gard to dtseon Hnue st. The courts have
Gfcidcd that su bscri bers TO newspap ers who do
v&eroer their paper discon ttuued at the erpir.
81 OF time for which &c has been paid are
&eAd liable for the payment OF the sub@cription
% 70 date when they order the paper discor-
COMMUNICATION when writing 10 us
scar paper, you should give your name and
1ooresS la full, otherwise we cannot find your
name on our books.
CzAH6E OF ADDRESS - In order TO change
re address of a subscriber we m ust be sen rs ;
e@tne- as well as the present address
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

DIR. A, w. G. Farrar has removed
his Office from loo e. Leigh st. to sos
N. 4th St., where he will be as usual
ready for all calls. He returns many
thanks to his patients for their past
kind patronage. Old Phone, e43.
MIR. G. J. Porter has been elect.
ed superintendent fo= the Sycamore
Oemetary by its owners and he re-.
quests that all persons should haye
their sections cleaned out ct once.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

CoLoRED people, let US pray GoD to
provide separate hell for JOHN E.
EPPs and his supporters;
So few OF these Negro-haters will
reach heaven that it is useless to both
or the good LORD about that place.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
A Theory.

Isaacs-I see we're man vent undt
bought his own tombstone. don't TN
derstandt vot anybody wants to do dot
for.
Cohenstein-May be he fought tomb
stones vos goin' up.-Puclx.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

IT now seems that JOHN z. EPPs is
spending all of his leisure time run
ming to the daily newspaper offices,
urging them to. say q word in favor Of
his "Jim Grow Car Bill"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
suddenness OF IT.

Moser-Do you believe In love at frs.
night?
Snydic--It's the only kind of love. II
q man could get second look he'd
never fal.--Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

TIE Negro haters are raging but we
have heard them howl before. Let us
keep step and charge the breast-works
OF material progress.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

CoLoRSD men, bs polite teach your
children good manners. Be frugal,
honest and God-iesring and all will be
we'll with us
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
Sure Enough.

She--I understand you were stuck
on that new book OF mine?
He-Yes; bought one.-Yonkers
Cfafacmon
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
SATURDAY. JAN.,27, 1900.

We appreciate fully all that the
Lynchburg, Va, CHRISTIAN ORGANIZER
w as kind enough to say.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

CoLoRED men. do not despair, our
white friends are not all dead neither
have they gone on q long journey.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

We must pray it is true, but much
work right through here will help US
wonderfully.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

y Entered In the Post-omce at Richmond, W.
~ second class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A ~NoMINATIoN
HIGHER THAN TWO CENTS SOT RECEIVED
On SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

pubhs he'd every Saturday by John Mitche,
Jr-, at 81 North Fourth street. ~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27

JOHN MITCHELL, JR EDITOR
Al coUmunIcat1crs INTENDED for pubIicatio
Shoald be sent so as to reach us by
Wednesday
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-27
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

Brooklyn. Aug. 10, 1891 This is to certify
that came to New York from Albany. was
a stranger In a strange city. out OF work and
out OF money. I had no luck in anything
1 undertook, What 90 do did not know. A
Gid. He told me the cause OF my troubles
he took me In and treated me as a brother
Through him got a good position that Very
week. / had been to others; they took my
money and did me no good. j bless the q ay
/ first met DIR. Shea, / would advise all II
bad luck, sick or In trouble to go Co him a
once, Q Sincerely,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-08-24
LIFE AND VIGOR ARE GREATER
According 10 This Human EAastensa
IL Longer Than II Was =
Century Age. 80

Within half century the average
length OF life has been extended over
ten years. For long time IL was fixed
az 80 years, and that is regarded ns the
length OF n generation but now II IL
close to ia. II IL noticeable that with
the lengthcnine Of the average OF life
has come the lcngthening Of the age OF
mental and physical activity. Tho
statistics prove that mental and phys
ical vitality are not mere matters of
years, but that they depend upon ju-
dlcious conservation OF the vital forces,
says the New York Press.
There can be traced in contempo-
rnneous history n Noticeable increase
in the length OF human vitality In this
day we find men undertaking great en-
tcrprises a an age when their forbenrs
were In their dotnge and proving them
selves capable Of long and sustained
effort cqunl 60 thnt Of the most lusty
youth. The number OF graybcards on
bicycles gives evidence that the age Of
full physical vitality has been advanced
greatly. The nge AT which men in our
day go into enterprises demanding
concentration Of thought, physical
strength huoyancy OF spirits and the
SUSTAINED courage that can come only
from sound health proves that the man
OF mature age Is able to do his full shars
OF the worlds work.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-08-24
QUARTZ BETTER THAN GLASS.
its Use May become ExtcDhtve when
High Refractory Power
IL Needed.

II Is well known that quartz becomes
pnsty before II mclts, and NJ. \. Dufour
has therefore tried 10 work It Ike or
binary glass. snys the New York Press,
The point at which II begins TO soften *
between 1900 degrees and 1900 de-
prees, he temperature Of the interior
Of the oxyhydrogen blowpipe flame.
The working Of quartz has shown Itself
TO be perfectly feasible. and IL may be-
come an important substance where
highly refractory body IL required
which has definite chemical constitu-
ton, Is not hygrometric, cannot be oxi-
dized ara cannot easily be reduced. Be
sides. IL always remains transparent
md does hot, like glass, evolve gases
on melting.
A Thermometer tube Of quartz was
constructed and filed with tin. II
worked well between 2iO degrees and
$50 degrees. The walls of the bulb had
10 be thick as the soldifylng tin other
wise pulled them together Qunrtz
vacuum tubes which may possibly not
occlude gases in their walls are now be-
ing made II would then be possible o
test the question as to what is the ne
tunl vehicle OF vacuum discharges
Perhaps there Is also an opening for
lamps made Of quartz.