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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
TOOK CENTURIES TO BUILD.

Milan cathedral was begun In 1886
and finished under Napoleon in 1905
419 years.
The castle of Kingsgoberg, which
stands at the southern extremity OF
Jutland, took 2o4 years from the lay
ing of the foundation stone 10 the
rigging Of its masters banner on its
highest Flagstaff.
The Duomo at Florence was com.
menced by Arnulto in the year 1894
the last block of marble being placed
in position in the facade IN presence
of the king on May 12, 1887, period
of 500 years.-Stray Stories.
Between Perth and Kingussie, in
Scotland, on the direct John o. Greats
to Lands End road, stands Murthley
castle, a magnificent Elizabethan
structure, designed in the early part
of the present century. 1t is not like
ly to be finished, however, building
experts declare, for at least another
decade.
While the first stone of Cologne ca
thedral was laid on August 10, 1913,
and the body of the edifice was not
opened until August IS, 1s4s, 600 years
later TO the very day, it was not, how
ever, until August Is, 1850, that the
splendid structure was finally report
ed competed, having thus occupied
in building the record time Of exact
ly 634 wears,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
GENERAL LoGAN's CLOSE CALL
Canteen Shot from His Hand While
Taking n Drink OF Contraband
AppIeJack.

Several old soldiers were sitting IN
the lobby of the Palmer house relat.
ing their war experiences, says the
Chicago Tribune, when one of them
turned to George Burghardt, who
served for two years as one of the
escort of Gen. John A. Logan, and
said: Come, George, tell US that can.
teen story"
ut amt much of story" he re.
piled. 1T was in the early summer
of 1862 and our regiment was on its
way to Vicksburg. We had reached
Champion hill and gone into camp to
the left of Joe Davis home. Along
about dusk Gen. Logan sent out a
squad to scout around and see what
was going on. We came upon a set
tiers cabin which had been deserted.
Some of the boys, including myself,
went inside where we found several
kegs of applejack. OF course we all
filled our canteens and incidentally
put little under our belts. An hou1
later we returned to camp and when
taps sounded we were feeling pref
ty good and rolled in. Early the next
morning Gen. Logan, who had heard
about the applejack, sent for me and
I was a trife scared for fear he was
going to reprimand me. When I ap-
peared at his headquarters he was
standing at the door waiting for me.
AS I drew up in front and saluted
the general said: 'Burghardt, want
a drink of that applejack.'
81 felt flattered that the general
should wish to drink from my can
teen, so unslung it and handed it
to him. AS he raised it to his lips
there was crash and the next in
slant it went flying over his head. A
spent ball from some unknown quar-
ter had struck it full on the side,
making a big dent in it"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
New Chemical Products.

Messrs. Moissan and Stocks, the
original discoveries Of carborundum.
mineral hard enough to cut die
monds, have recently announced two
new chemical products which hay
also be Of use in the arts They are
compounds of boron, which Is besA
known in the salt which Is called
borax, and silicon, which In combine
ton with oxygen forms quartz, the
scientific name of which Is sidcic acid.
Both boron and silicon are nonmetal-
lie chemical elements- The two com
pounds just discovered are In the form
of crystals, having an adsmantins
luster, and are SO hard that they
scratch the hardest ruby with ease
Scientific American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

rice fields and canebrakes and jungles
neither slows up nor starts gently. II
the whistle condescends to announce
either start or a stop all hands bal
ance themselves as steadily as posi-
bic for the crash that is inevitably COM
ing, and which not only makes all your
tissues and bones vibrate out of uni
son but sends one-half of the occupants
OF the car into the laps of the other
half
1t is an uninteresting country
through which the road passes, save
for the occasional camps of soldiers
who are guarding it from the insur-
gents. Such a guard is to be found at
almost every station and at every one
of the 16 bridges between Manila and
Dugapan. The bridge at Culumpit is
especially valuable, as it spans the
deep and treacherous Rio Grande river,
Here, however, are some interesting OBJ
Jects for the traveller if it be his first
trip over the road. While the town
itself is but little more than a collec-
ton of rude nipa shacks, it is a his
toric spot in the present instruction.
=
swan across the river, making his
name as famous as Leander of old,
who was impelled by reasons as potent,
If of different character.
Particularly interesting in Calumpit
is the church which Gen. Luna blew up
with dynamite. He had the dynamite
to blow up the railroad bridge, but
Mr.. Higgins, who was the owner of the
road and sympathizer with the insur-
gents, to protect his own interests pre-
vailed upon him to use the powder on
some other object, no matter what.
Luna decided on the church. 1t must
have been a building of unusual archi-
tectural beauty, and with it was con-
nected a large and we'll constructed
"convento" where several nuns dwelt
as well as the padres" So completely
is this church wrecked that when it
went off it must have been a great
sight. Everything of value has been
long since taken away.
Around Calumpit ricefelds are the
predominating feature of the land
scape, but further north toward Dagu-
pan canefelds take the place of rice.
The towns are all very much alike;
some little larger than others, but all
composed of the pipa shacl1s so char
acteristic of that portion of Luzon.
The terminal of the line, Dagupan, diff
fers from the others principally in
that it is situated on the ocean, and the
view Of the sea adds an attractiveness
to the landscape.
But whether attractive or not the
road has proven an important feature
In the military campaign against the
insurgents, and its existence has
helped to solve many perplexing prob
lens.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Electric Light. for T-.,,.

Electric train lighting has now
passed the experimental stage and
bids fair to displace other systems for
the illumination of passenger trains.
on account of it's cheapness and safety.
1t is the only absolutely safe method,
since, in case of wreck, there is no in
hammable material, such as gas or
oil, to cause fire in the wreckage. At
the same time, electric lighting from
batteries fed by dynamos driven by
the car axle has proved itself so
cheap that in Austria, where the sys-
tenn has been worked out very fully,
1t is found that electric lighting is
cheaper than oil, gas or candles.-
n. Y. Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
May Talk 10 Man An Moon

1t is possible that within so years
the visual power of telescopes will
have been increased to tenfold it's
present maximum, to employ a
much-used form of illustration. Such
an increase in magnifcation would
bring the moon within an apparent
distance of ten miles, and Mars, when
he is nearest, within less than 1000
miles. But, even without such DOW
er, there is little doubt that similar
advances in astronomical investigation
Will solve the problem of the exist
ence or non-existence, within the
suns domain, of other planets than
the earth, capable of supporting intel
hgent life. And if that problem, in
single instance, receives a distinctly
affirmative solution, sober science will
most certainly attack, in earnest, the
still more difficult problem of estab-
fishing the actual existence of such
life and the possibility of effectine
some communication with its repre-
sentatives.-Garrett P. Serviss, in Sue
cess.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
RAILROAD RuMBLEs.

In the early days Of railways q pan
OF fire In front of the engine OF be-
hind the last vehicle served an a sig.
nal.
The ioT.gest regular railway run in
Great Britain is that from Eustor to
Liverpool, distance of 1913 miles,
in hours As minutes.
The railway system of the United
Kingdom has a total extent OF about
21,6S0 miles. England and Wales own
15,ooS miles; Scotland, s,476 miles, and
Ireland, 3,176 miles.
The la carte system of dining cars
OF the Pennsylvania line west of Pitts
burgh has been abandoned In favor
OF the table d'hote plan, ballots hav-
Ing been given to passengers for sew.
eral months in order that they might
vote az to their preference.
The Northern railway of France has
just produced an important invention
for testing the soundness Of it's per
manent way. 1t consists OF spe,
cia1ly constructed car, provided with
eelf-registering instruments, which
show at glance any defects In the
line.
The quickest, the most prompt and
satisfactory railway mail service In
the United States is between Chicago
and the Missouri river. The mails arr
carried over that strip of country
faster than anywhere else on the
globe, surpassing those of New Yorl
and New England.
John w. Rough, m engineer on the
Monon road, has patented a device Il
avert train hold-ups. The plan Is OPP
Grated by a secret button, in easy
reach OF the engineer, and so located
that he can, without being observed
and under cover Of train robber'l
revolver, touch the button which viii
start several whistles blowing, turn
of all the lights, and fire of any mum
Der Of guns from the baggage car.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

of 8 per cent. on a capitalization of
$5,ooo,ooo by the Spanish government
found it convenient during that time
to grease the palm" of the govern
meDt officials in charge of the work,
and but little bar to their rapid prog
ress was made. But this progress did
not continue; the London contractors
found the system of continuously
bribing government officials to secure
only that which the government was
under contract to supply too expensive
to be kept up.
When the system of bribing was
stopped government officials found
many ways of handicapping the con-
tractors, among which the most seri-
Gus was the changing of the survey
for the road. The contractors could not
stand the financial drain and failed in
1890. Nearly one year later, on March
20, 1891, the first section of the road,
% miles long, was opened to traffic,
and the entire line declared open on
November IS, 1892.
Including the two terminals, there
are 20 stations. During ordinary
times, wheh trains are run for the ac.
commodation of freight and passen-
gers instead of army stores, the run
from Manila to Dagupan is made in
about eight hours. The supplies and
rolling stock of the road are all OF
English manufacture.
DANIEL, CT ,FVERTON
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

Q lieutenant in the confederate army
under the name OF Lieut., Harry Bu-
ford. Gays the Chicago Tribune. In
this capacity she took part In several
battles, leading her men with great
fearlessness and skill and winning the
compliments OF her superior officers
for gallantry on the field OF battle.
In the latter part of the war she was
made an agent of the confederate
secret service, and I'm various dis
guises spent months In the north,
travelling repeatedly from New York
60 Chicago. Philadelphia and other
cities At one time she even succeed
ed in getting employment under the
head of the United States secret serv-
ice IN New York city, and In that po-
sition was able to secure information
Of great value TO the confederacy.
At the battle of Balls Bluff she was
In command of . regiment, and the
men under her charge captured more
than 100 federal prisoners. It was the
scene OF bloodshed of which she was
forced to be a witness here that final
ly led her 20 give up active servic
in the army and go into the secre
service, which, while quite as danger
Gus, did not lead her constantly int
the presence OF wounded and dying
men, During the whole of her service
she was never wounded, though 1t IL
said that she often took greater
chances than were necessary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Exxs In New York.

New York city consumes Ass egSs
every minute of the day, which mems
100, 00o, 900 dozen year. The city may
feel independent of the hen 30 far ss
the Matching process Is concerned, but
Is entirely dependent for its supply OF
eggs on the moody creature who regu-
lates her output according as the
weather happens to sui. her Wilma.
These hens get food and lodging foR
their part Of the work, and their own
ers receive 10000, 900 q year for the
s42 eggs that they supply annually to,
each inhabitant of the city. This In Q.
great and growing industry, that has
brought into existence many chiclcen
ranches-and some of the largest in the
world-within easy reach of the mo-
tropoiis- At Manasquan, N. j., $50 acres
OF land have been prepared for a giant
hen industry, to be conducted on scien-
tific methods, and which will support
laying "herd" of e0o,o chickena
with an estimated output of sc, O0o, ooe
eggs for the first year. This plant Is ex-
traordinarily large, but there are
scores Of lesser ones, and many more
yet smaller about the New York sub
urbs.-N. Y. Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
The Manila -Dagupan Railroad
in the PHILIPPINE Islands

T>HE territory to the north of Ma
Mia through which runs the
Manila-Dagupan railway is
part of the pacified district of Luzon
island Further north the troops are
still driving the insurgents and the
railway offers practically the only
means of transportation for supplies
and troops. For that reason the road
is now being operated by the quarter
masters department of the army. On
it is being hauled rations, clothing,
tents and other supplies for the men
and hay and grain for the animals, as
well as fresh supplies of army mules
and horses.
This road is a broad guage line, but
its equipment is more diminutive than
any of the narrow guage roads of
America The cars look much like our
street cars, so far as size is concerned,
and offer but few comforts to the pas
sengers. The straw upholstered seats,
with room for only one in each, face
both ways, and run along the length
! Of the end. The doors open directly
into the cars on either side, and you dis
mount by means of long and narrow
step. The distance between that step
and the ground is to be computed in
feet
In the days when the natives were
privileged to ride on the road upon the
payment of the usual fares they
thought these cars the embodiment OF
luxury, and the army officers and sol.
diers who now use the road almost
exclusively, do not complain. Any
form Of transportation is better thar
walking.
Air-brakes are unknown and the lit
tie train that winds in and out of the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1901


Love OF country is so fine a virtue
that It seems difficult to carry il to
excess. A resident from a small vii
lage In the north of Scotland paid a
business visit to London the other
day. He happened to call on a mer-
chant who unknown to him) had
once made a stay in his native place
In the course of conversation the Wis
itor made use of an expression that
led the other to eXclaim: Surely, you
came from Glen McLuskie?" The as
sertion, however, was denied. Pres
emily, to the merchants surprise, an
other Glen McLuslie expression was
heard. "My dear Mr.. MacTavish, I
feel convinced that you are a Glen
McLuslie man after ALL" insisted the
merchant
~Weel," returned the other, "Iu mo-
deny it any longer"
"Tben why didn't you say so at
6rst?" demanded the Englishman.
"Weel," was the calm response, "I
oi6na like to boast o. It in London. I"
London Chronicle.
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struExIe of the Citiea.

The census of 1900 shows that only
two classes of American cities have
made especial progress-those on the
inland lakes and those possessing
great and diversified manufacturing
enterprises. The river cities are
growing more slowly; the coast cities
south Of Norfolk ere making little
progress; but between that point and
Portland, Me-, they are scattering
large populations. The railroad cities.
especially those OF comparatively high
attitudes, are also making consider
able progress. The United States has
more cities of 10000 population and
upward than any other nation In the
world 1t has three cities of over
100000: New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia Our growth in wealth
n equally rapid.-"Success."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

There is no army in the world where
merit and bravery are more appreciate
ed than In the army of the United
States Time and again. men have be-
gun As privates and finished a. gener>
ais, which proves that merit n what
counts, after all. Some of our greatest
soldiers couldn't get into West Point
when they were boys, and yet they
surpassed many West Pointers In 40
tual service, and reached the highest
positions in the army. Every man
must stand upon his own meritx, and
advance himself by actions II he II e.
SO advance at all.-Gen. Nelson A. MileA
in Success.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

Mrs Turtledove-Do you know,
dear, Tn afraid Harry does not lore
me the way he used to.
Mrs Kssimee-You do not mean
60 say he Is cross to you.
"No; but he says that he Is banker
ing for square meal; that hen
starvs to death II he does not get
away from q chahng dish diet before
long. And he used to be so enthusi-
astio over the things cooked In the
channg dish when he came TO see
mel Men are SO chaugeablei"-Bos.
ton Transcript,
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his clothes and scramble into them, but
the maneuvering and fighting that fol-
lowed carried him farther and farther
from the bushes on which his clothes
were drying.
while the men of the company were
laughing at Jacks plight and calling
on him to dress up the fight went on,
and Jack said not a word. Finally, an
other brigade took up the pursuit OF
the retreating confederates, and we
were ordered to our old position along
the river. Jack was again exultaEt, be-
cause he could see in the distance his
washing taking the air and the sun,
undisturbed by confederate or bullet.
All seemed going Jacks way again,
when the colonel, not little proud of
his command, stopped to let the regi-
ment pass in review. He caught sight
of Jack, ordered the company to halt,
and Jack to step out of the ranks. He
Numbered at the hapless fellow score
of questions, winding up with: How
did you come to be in this plight, sirf
Yon are disgrace to the regiment and
the service, and want you to tell me
Instantly how this happened. Answer
promptly, SIR
Jacks comrades were in dismay,
but Jack himself was cool and smiling.
He presented arms, and then, bringing
his rifle to order, explained how he
came to wash up, and his theory about
getting into has clothes in case of an
alarm, and then added: But there was
nc, alarm, culnel. The rebs rushed us,
and there was no time for any band
box business. There wasn't time for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
AN UNASSoRTED LOT.

Alabaster exists in II different
states.
Stage coaches continued to run west.
ward from Washington as late as 1851
The santir, kind of dulcimer, has
been used for ages in the Caucasus.
In Cologne automobiles are not al
lowed to run faster than IL kilometre,
GA miles) per hour.
The northwest quarter of Washing.
ton, though built upon what was ono.
a swamp pasture, is the most popula
part of the city to-day.
In an account of Manchuria given in
Petermann's Mittheilungen the state.
ment is made that the Manchus are dis.
appearing under the influx of the Chi
nese, and the time is probably not far
distant when their language will cease
TO be spoken, as their children are
taught Chinese.
The boun Diary line between the Uni.
ted States and Mexico has recently
been resurveyed and marked by stone
monuments in the form OF obelisks To-
Gated about five miles apart The
Ehafts are ten feet high at the top
built on foundations FIVE feet square
and rising six inches above the sur
face of the ground.
Time to Omit.
Nodd-I've played my last game Of
poker.
Todd-What's the matter? Does
your wife object?
mo; but last night she informed
me that she would like TO learn how
to play herself"-Detroit Free Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Marriage In HIndoostan.

Marriages in Hindoostan are very
simple and IRE usually arranged by
the parents of the principals. When
an alliance is agreed upon the bride
and groom. are brought together and
perhaps see each other for the first
time. The bride playfully skips to-
ward him and seats herself beside
him. The priest ties a corner of the
brides veil to the groom's shawl and
this simple proceeding makes them
man and wife.-Chicago Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
The Bishop Knew Him.

story current about the bisho
Of London just now represents him
as bored listener to a windy speech.
Turning to fellow sufferer, he said:
do you know that speaker" 'sNo."
was the answer. '"I do" said the
bishop; "he speaks under many aliases.
but his name is Thomas Rot."-London
Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
HIS PurnoHe

What makes you keep declaring
that you will never again be a can6i-
date for public Officer"
WELL" answered the statesman.
I've got to keep saying something in
order to prevent my friends from
overlooking me as a possible candi-
date. "-Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Familiar with Law,

First Tramp owe that old couple
In that house a grudge, an Tn goin'
ter slip In an kill one OF 'em.
Second Tramp-Why don't 70 kin
both2
First Tramp-One's enough. The
neighbors has heard 'em say sharp
things to each other, most like, an a
] kill one, tn otherll be hung fer it,
n. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
InfaIIibIe Signs.

She-You haven't told me you loved
me once to-day.
He-And you haven't asked me if ]
love you since day before yesterday.
The honeymoon, shuddering, saw its
finish.-Indianapolis Press.
A Ris Annual Rescue.
''My wife asserts that she saves m,
life at least once every year."
FLOWS that?"
"She won't let me go hunting."-Chi
cago Record.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Irrigation for south Africa.

One of the blessings which wise rule
would give to South Africa would be
a state system of irrigation. 1t is cal
culated that in the cape alone 5,oOo,-
600 acres might be irrigated, with an
increased value of $50 per acre.
which would add over 100000, 900 to
the value ef the colony.-N. Y. Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Three Notices.

The Spanish Motto-Never do to-
day what you can put off till to-mor-
row.
The English Motto-Never put OF
till tomorrow what you can do to-
day.
The American Motto-Never put of
till this afternoon what you can do
this morning.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
Speaks Both FluentIy.

Yeast-Does your wife speak mora
than one language?
Crimsonbeak-Yes; she speaks two
one when she's got hairpins in her
mouth and one when she hasnt-Yon.
kers Statesman.
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Ready for the oue.t,~.

Mrs. Younglove-John. do Won l,pov
that you haven't kissed me for q weekly
MI. Younglove-Yes, darling; 1 wac
just waiting to see how long it would
take you to notice it.
John, it will be observed, had his
presence of mind with him.-Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

TIE: s-May Winsum is quite i'll, be-
Geve.
il ss-Yes; she's developing chronic
hysteria.
whats the cause of it, do YOU
know"
Somebody foolishly told her that
she looked beautiful when she
laughed. "-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09
A BRAVE SOUTHERN WOMAN.
One who Served as a Lieutenant
I'm the Confederate
Army.

Certainly the most sensational part
played by a woman in the civil war
was that of Mime. Velasquez, a pretty
young southern woman of Spanish
descent, who disguised herself az a
man and for many months served al