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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
CONVERTED THE OLD BELL.
Priests Explanation to a Presby-
terrain of How Ii Became
Truly COnsecrated.

For many years Father Boyle was
one of the most prominent and popular
Catholic clergymen in Washington,
where he had a great reputation as a
wit. Many of his most intimate friends
were Protestants and members of the
Protestant clergy. a few months be-
fore his death he erected missionary
chapel down by the navy yard and
bought at junk shop an old bell which
had been discarded by one of the Pres
byterian churches. He sent the bell to
foundry in Georgetown and had sew
eral inches of metal pared off the rim.
Having thus got rid of a crack the
harsh and discordant tones of the bell
became short and sweet. Meeting a
Presbyterian parson not long after,
Father Boyle called his attention to
the change and the latter could scarce
ly believe it was the same bell. What
in the world did you do with that bell?''
inquired the Presbyterian pastor, Ito
cause such change in the tone? ?" eve
blessed it and blessed it until we got
the Presbyterian devil out of it," re.
torted Father Boyle, "and then it
sounded all right"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Why He Collapsed.

What" he exclaimed, as he hurried
to where the crowd had gathered
"was the ambulance called for?''
They've Just taken a man away in q
precarious condition"
do you know what happened to
him?"
ut was q case of heart disease. He
had made an appointment to meet his
wife here on this corner at three
o'clock precisely"
"Yes?"
"He got here actually on time"
And he had to run so hard to dc
this that his heart went back on him ~
mo. He didn't run at all. He found
the lady waiting when he got here
n. Y, Telegraph.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

the dusky place he saw, first, familiar
things that had been associated with
him for so years. a picture, an oaken
settee and the two old tankards, which
the girl beside him had kept brightly
polished to while away her time. Aft
erward, in the lane Of light, he saw a
bowl and a plate with some crumbs
of bread upon It. The shadow across
the hearth was the fugitive treasurer.
his clothes were torn and his shoes
were broken. His narrow face, with
the growth of weeks beard, was
hidden on his arm, and his clerkly
hands lay out on the floor where he
had stretched them in the expectation
OF sleep. He slept securely; their
voices did not disturb him.
DO you know who he is?"
Nancy Garry rowed over last night
an told me about a man that had been
stealin' money; he'd been tracked
down this way an the sheriff was fol-
lerin' him"
when did he Gomez"
About -. When I come up from
the landin' SEEM Nancy Garry off he
was standin' in the porch, an he asked
me IL I'd let him lay down there. 1
knew him. l told him he could lay
down on the floor of the room, an I
fetched him bread an milk-good milk
An said you wouldn't be home till
next day. He didn't know this was
your house, an he asked me if I was
your daughter" She pointed to the
key in the lock. "The shutters was
fastened on the outside. From what
Nancy Garry said. L reckon the
sheriff. be down the road about sun
up or little after. I'll signal him
from our side and-there's the mort
gage. He'll give $500 for him"
Her eyes danced; the bosom of her
dress rose and fell with her quick
breathing. Maverick looked through
the door at the treasurer.
''It's Haines, amt it 2" whispered the
girl. She shook his sleeve impatiently.
81 thought you'd be glad"
He kept hold of her hand and drew
her out on the porch. He had treated
her like child, and she had hattered
him with an indulgent domination that
is shown to the very young and the
very old.
"Ain't you glad?" she persisted. eff
Nancy Garry'd caught him you'd be
glad"
Maybe; but not to trap him in our
own house, if he's a hundred times a
Haines."
after all his letters an threats; an
all you tell me about his people an
your people when they was worth
something's"
"Never mind" he said, sharply.
Listen; when 1 get down to the turn,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Tondr I'm bermuda

Bermuda is remarkable for the
scarcity of land vertebrate animals
1t possesses only one species of rep
tile, lizard, and only Is or - years
ago there were no amphi -ians. Al
that time some of the huge Guiana
toads were imported from Demarara
by the owner of Bermudan garden
who thought the animals would clear
his plants of insects. The toads
thrived on the insects and spread
over the islands, and now they are re.
garded with disfavor because they
get into the cisterns which hold the
rain-water that is universally used
for drinking purposes in Bermuda
Youths Companion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

window Mr.. Bailey had occasion to
speak to the object of his thoughts,
who soon informed him that she was
IN her way to Marysville, Kan.
Whereupon Mr.. Bailey told the young
lady he was well acquainted there,
having cousin in Maryville. a young
doctor, whom he often visited and who
was to be married in few weeks.
With wide open eyes and abated
breath the young woman abashingly
oonfided to Bailey she was the person
to whom his cousin was to be married,
but there were chances of it never &c
curing, as they had had some differ
ences, and it was the mission Of her
trip to Marysville to endeavor to bring
about a reconciliation with her fiance.
Mr.. Bailey concluded to act the part
of mediator and agreed to accom-
oany Miss James to his cousins home
and intercede for her. Arriving there
the young doctor was greatly cha
yrined and offended that his promised
wife should tell her troubles to a
stranger whom she had accidentally
met on the train, even though that
person CHANGED to be his own cousin.
He refused even to talk the matter
over, and babe her go to her home,
which she did.
Bailey followed on the next train,
went to Miss James home at 1903 East
Eighth street, and pleaded his own
cause, acknowledging it a case of love
at first sight. They were quietly mar
ried the next day and an appropriate
sumner was given nv tho Fills IF vvh ;cb
order Mr.. Bailey is a prominent MEM
Der. The couple left on the midnight
train for Washington, ID. c., hoping to
90 far enough not to have their happy
romance heralded before their coming.
Miss James belongs to one of the best
families in Kansas City and is 10 years
I'D. She is an accomplished young
woman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Plot Rests on Mystery in Like
ness of Two Modern Dromios.
Dir. snively and Mr.. Harlan Look
Like Twin brothers, and Perhaps
They Are, But Nobody Knows
to n Certainty.

Fiction frequently masquerades as
truth, but the following story, which,
al except the names of the persons,
Is vouchsafed for as a fact by the
Chicago Post, shows that truth may
seem occasionally to borrow the robe
of her imitator.
One day when riding in a Chicago
street car Mr.. Snively, of Buffalo,
raised his eyes from his newspaper
and met the glance of a lady who
was sitting beside him. She smiled
and offered a gloved hand, saying:
How do you do, Mr.. Harlan? You
have returned to Chicago sooner than
you had intended, have you not?"
Excuse me, madam" he returned,
feeling that in the circumstances it
would not be right to take her hand,
you have mistaken me for some one
else. My name is not Harlan"
She made no further remark, but
turned her back upon him, changing
her seat at the first opportunity for
one at the end of the car.
Il wonder if this is some kind of a
confidence game" unused Mr.. Snively.
IF so, the next move will be, I sup
pose, for some fellow to address me
by my own name. j only wish he
would, that's ALL"
But nothing of the kind occurred,
and he was convinced that the lady
had been really sincere.
A few weeks after this Mr. Snively
entered hotel in Boston. The clerk
nodded Familiarity, and while the
guest was writing his name in the
register said: 'Your old room is va
cant, Mr.. Harlan"
II must bear close resemblance
TO that man." said Mr., Snively, max
ing final flourish with his pen.
'-This is the second time i have been
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
I~pro,.m.., Of tn. Cow.

We learn from sacred history and
books of ancient writer's that the cow,
like the OK, originally was used solely
for agricultural purposes, at least, for
many hundred years, perhaps, before
her milk was used as product for
household consumption. 1t is gener-
ally believed, also, that originally the
cow, like the deer, buffalo, moose, and
elk, gave only sufficient milk to rear
her young, from which we see what a
wonderful degree of improvement has
taken place, when a single animal is
nowadays made to produce 100 pounds
$50 quarts) of milk in a single day, or
100 pounds of butter in month; or
again, when cow has averaged over
her own weight in milk every month
for a year. When we consider the
original inferior ancestry of these ami
mails, these results are something
marvellous. Care, climatic influences,
selection, mating, and food have been
the causes, and of these, food has
played the principal part IN produc.
ing improvements. Man, by selecting
and mating, has taken advantage of
the variations produced by food, or the
abnormal characteristics. and has
gradually nodded and fashioned an
animal to suit his taste and ideals as to
greater production, as well as greater
beauty and symmetry of form.-Out-
ing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
SATURDAY, JUNE %. 1901
DAD M I.

Dad n are goin' fishin'.
Dads a-diggin' bait;
III tes' tell you all about II.
II you'll set n wait. 1.
Dads an awful hand fer fishin'-
I'm his right-hand bower,
Like 70 set n watch the bsbber
Hour after hour.
Like to hear the waves come sloppin'--
Lappin' soft and low,
Like to see the sunlight glancln'
Dancin' to an fro.
Like to feel the line a-pullin'
Steddy, sure an strong.
Always feel so glad m happy
Thinkin' I'm along.
Amt pertickler what we're ketchin',
Longs we get bite;
Bass or sunfish, perch er pickrel,
Bullhead, eel er pike.
Nothin' but a snappin' turkle
Goes against the grain.
When he gobbles up yer hook an
Wears yer line of fer a train.
n when the shadders get to CROWN
Long n slender on the grass,
Dad m I'll pick up our tackle
m string o perch n speckled bass,
m mosey long up thro' the clover
'Thout a speck of any noise.
N mall be out a-watchin' fer us,
Sayin'. "Supper's waitin', boys
Della Thompson Lutes, in Detroit
Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

Dee, though that name gives no clew
to his identity. He was found APP
parently dead on the sidewalk at
three o'clock in the morning by a
passer-by. The body was Carried
to the city hall, where the coroner,
Henry Kelly selected a jury and held
IN inquest.
Two doctors said heart failure and
q verdict was rendered in accordance.
The body was taken to an undertake
ing establishment and had hardly
been laid out when he rose up and
began TO sing. Coroner Kelly is also
mayor of the town, and at once had
j Ohm Doe" locked up and later fined
him five dollars for disturbing the
peace by singing uproariously.
The stranger refused to tell his
name, paid the fine and drove off.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
PEOPLE you HAVE HEARD OF

The daughter and son of Senator
Mason, of Illinois, are his law part
ners.
Alexander Hogg, brother of ex-Gov
Hogg, of Texas, is about $50 pounds
lighter than the former executive, but
the two nevertheless bear a striking
resemblance.
Second Assistant Secretary of State
A. A. Adee is said to be better versed
in the language of diplomacy than
any living American. He writes near.
ly all the state papers intended foI
foreign reading.
George o. Smith, of Washington, who
is the geologist detailed by the gov
eminent to make a survey of the
United States-Canadian boundary, is
native of Skowhegan, Me-, and q
graduate of Colby college, '93.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

TIE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAIL.
WAY Is called TIE CAPITAL oITY
LINE, because it enters the CAM, ais
OF the six States which it travers =.
exclusive OF the National cayita
Though which its trains run solid m
New York TO Jacksonville, and ramp1,
Florida. Ii runs through Richmand
Va, Raleigh, N. C, Columbia. 9. j.
Atlanta, Ga Montgomery, Ala, and
Tallahassee, Fla.
This road will continue to rua "a
fsmoua FLORIDA AND METRO OF,
ITAN LIMI TED. aud THE FLORIpk
AND ATLANTA FAST MAIL TRIMS
shording the only through limited r.
vice daily, including Sunday, betw- %
New York and Florida, and is she
shortest line between these poin q.
These splendidly fmodern trains of
the 5EABORD AIR LINE RAILWAY
arrived as, and depart from PenpsyI-
vania Railway Stations at Washiupt a.
Balti more, Philadelphia and New Y ark
carrying Pullman,s most improved
equipments. with unexeslled dininQ
car service, compartment drawing
room, and observation cars. It bas
Pullman service i've times per wsrk
each way from Washington to tina,
celebrated resort, Pinhurst, NO.
1t has the short line to and from
Rich meDd- Norfolk, Portsmouth, Raj.
eigh, Southern Pines, Columbia, So
yannah, Jacksonville, Tampa and As
lanse, and the principal cities between
the South and East, 1t is also the d.
rect route to Athens, Augusta and Ma
con.
In Atlantis, direet connections ara
made in the Union Station for Ohatss-
noogs, Nashville, aad Memphis, also
for New Orleans and all points in Ter
as, California aud Mexico.
In addition it 10 the only line oper-
ating through trains. and Pullman
sleeping cars between Atlanta aud
Norfolk, where connections are made
with the Old Dominion Steam ship 90.
te on New York, the & +. Com.
pany from Boston, and Providence.
the Norfolk add Washington Steam
boat Company, from Washington, the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
from Baltimore, and the N. P. & ".
Railway, from New York and PniladeI-
Adelphia.
Through Pullman ears also operated
on quick scedules between Jackson
vile and St. Louis, via Monticello, and
between Jacksonville and New Orleans
In addition 30 through trans wish Buff
let CHAIR Oars between Savannah and
Montgomery.
The local traiv service Is frst. class
with MOSS cow ehiens schedules.
In fast the SEABOARD AIR LINE
RAlLWA will ticket passengers for
any points. sffording the QUICKEST
schedules, tinest trains, and most Gem.
fortEble service. Its 1000 mile booka
sold at t26 90, are good from Wash
| lngtOn, ID. o., over the entire sYakem
of 2 800 miles including Florida.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
TO Establish Measuring standard.

The last congress passed a bill to
establish a national stand8rdizing bu-
reau. Strange TO say, the United States
has never had measuring standards
of its own. Our standard yard stick
is in England, the standards of the
metric system and the thermome ter
belong to France, and our electrical
measuring instruments are standard
lied in Germany at great expense. The
new bureau will have the custody of
standards of weight, length, time, tenn
perature, mass pressure and other
physical qualities. Its duties win be
to compare these with the measuring
instruments used in science, engineer
ing, manufacturing, commerce and
school work, to make new standards
when necessary, to solve problems that
arise in measurement, and TO show the
properties of materials when such in
formation will aid scientists or man.
ufacturers and cannot be got so ac-
curately elsewhere. The bureau will
have a S250,ooO laboratory. = Mttlt
Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
SHIPS THAT SAIL THE SEAS

OF 3,767 ships calling at Malta last
year, 1925 were British.
The fastest boat plying between
England and India makes only 1tIs
knots on the whole passage.
No British ship may carry a deck
load of timber into a British port be
tween the last day of October and
April 16.
In the course of a year $4,000 YES
sells of a combined tonnage of So ,OOO.-
900 of tons enter British ports and
29s,OO0 clear.
An ordinary lead foE casting at sea
weighs seven to fourteen pounds. and
has at the bottom of it a hole filed
with tallow to bring up samples of the
sea bottom.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Greatest Healer of the Sick on Earth,
Cures all Diseases or No Charge.

cure all diseases that are known to
man or beast or no charge, no matter
what your disease, sickness or affection
may be, and restore you to perfect health.
Millions of people, the best and leading
ones in the United States, viii testify
that / am the most wonderful healer of
all complaints in the world Iuse moth
ing but herbs, roots, bsrks, gums, bal
Sans, leaves, seeds, berries, flowers and
plants made into teas, for all complaints.
have cured thousands that the most
skillful physicians and the best hospital
physicians in America have given up to
die and said there was no cure for them.
1 cure the following diseases: Heart
Disease, Consumption, Blood, Kidney,
Bladder, Structure, Piles in any form,
Vertigo, Quincy, Sore Throat, Lung,
Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Rheumatism in
any form, Pains and Aches of any kind
Colds, Bronchial Troubles, Sores, Skin
Diseases, all itching sensations, all Fee
male Complaints, La Grippe or Pneumo-
MIA; Ulcers, Carbuncles, Boils, Cancer,
the worst forms without the use of knife
or instruments; Eczema, Pimples on face
and body, Diabetes of Kidneys or
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. / cure
any disease, no matter of what nature.
All Venereal diseases a specially. Med
icine sent to any address by express.
For full particulars, send two-cent
stamp for answer, 4o4 West Broad ST.,
Richmond, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
A Polish Wedding.

A curious marriage was recently
celebrated at Grocholetz, in Poland.
where peasant of IS led 10 The altar
a maiden of is summers. Among the
200 guests invited to the wedding
were IL sons of the bridegroom by
former marriages, the eledest being
SO years old and the youngest Al.
There were also 6s grandchildren, 80
great-grandchildren,, 81 children of
the fourth generation, and four of
the fifth.-N. Y. Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
A Hannah NeedIe Cush,op.

A human needle-cushion dwells in
IT. German, near Paris. She is Mile.
Landrieux, aged 16. When she was
II years old she delighted in swallow
ing needles. In one day she swai-
lowed 49, Recently they began to
work their way to the surface. of
her hands, arms, legs. feet and .yari-
ous parts of her body. one even APP
pearing in her eyelid. A physician
has already extracted 100 of them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Citi1enship in Great Britain.

Before foreigner can become a
citizen of the United Kingdom he must
have resided in Britain or have been
in the service of the crown for five
years. Having this qualification, and
having also the intention of residing
permanently in the United Kingdom,
or serving under the crown, he may
apply to the home secretary for nat
uralization.-N. Y. Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Rarely Possible

Husband (reading)-It is said that
every time a woman gets angry she
adds new wrinkle to her face.
Wife-Well, if that's true it is prob
ably wise provision of nature to let
the world know what kind of hus-
band she has.-Chicago Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
when the proportion rs Risht

But true love, you know" urged
the young man, ''can live on bread and
cheese and kisses"
THAT may be true when the pro-
portion is right" returned the pYac-
tical old gentleman, but unfortunate
iy in your case it is about nine-tenths
isses."--Chicago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Breakfasts and Longevity.

a British physician asserts that
the people who live longest are those
who make breakfast the chief meal
of the day. In the morning the stom-
ach possesses more vigor than at any
other time. Nowadays the people
who are most subject to ills are those
who gorge themselves at night, and
tumble into bed soon after a hearty
meal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Realized nis own sladne...

Now you are tired of me and abuse
me-" sobbed the young wife whose
husband refused to hire another maid
20 take care of her pet dogs. yet"
she continued, mot two years ago
you were just crazy to marry me-"
Yes" answered the complacent
man-brute, my friends told me so
at the time, but didn't realize it I'M
I'll after we were married. kansas
City Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
Tales of Woe.

Newitt-That's Borroughs. He's
suite an adept in the art of con-
structing short stories.
Ascum-He doesn't look like a
literary man.
Newitt-He isn't. You misunder-
stood me. He can tell you he's broke
IN more different ways than any
other man L ever net.-PhiladelLb ia
Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
wooED ON A TRAIN.
ebrasl<n Drummer POIiteIy.fsaIses
Car Window and Thereon Is
Founded a Romance.

John t. Bailey, of Hastings, Neb.,
las been married to Miss jeanette
lanes, of Kansas City, and a pretty
'ouch of romance hanging upon the
:eremony has just become known
Mr.. Bailey, says the Chicago Ameri-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
FINED FOR BEING ALIVE.
countryman, After Having Been De-
clared a Corpse, Wakes Up and
Is Placed Under Arrest
rOfI1an.

a strange man driving n sorrel team
and from appearances an oil specu-
Ia tor, left Hundred, w. Va. the other
morning after paying n fine of five
dollars for disturbing the peace of
the community in a novel manner.
He will always be known as John
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
HIS bright Prospects.

Dey talks erbout de money.
But / doesn't want IT, Honey,
Fer soon i will be comm ter de scratch;
Fer &c moonlight will be shinin'
Whar I'm pinin'-des a-pinin'
Fer de melon in de middle er de patch
ATLANTA Constitution
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

NAV EHASh MADE IttE BOAT FAST.
you wake him up, give him some bread
and tell him what you know about the
sher'ff-tell him all you know. Do you
hear? The far side of the creekIl
serve him best. That's not mine; it
never was. And tell him"-his anger
mastered him-"by the power that
made me, I'll hunt him like hound as
soon as his foot's on another mans
landi"
Julie watched him enter the misty
woods before she opened the cupboard
and cut piece of bread from the loaf;
she looked at it critically and cut a
smaller slice, which she carried to the
inner room.
An hour after she met Maverick COM
ing up from the highway. His hat was
off, and the level sun sbone on his
worn face and on his gray hair. Julie
thought he looked old.
did you see the sheriff"
"Yes."
well, it was a heap o. money, an
we might as well had it as anybody.
1t wasn't my fault"
She slipped her head under his arm
and began to rifle his pockets OF the
red ribbons and the mint sticks; she
forgot Haines.
Maverick, too, forgot Haines, and
thought only of Julie; there had come
the fear that, though they went hand
in hand, nevertheless he went out of
his paradise.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

Biffer-My wife is subject to nervous
headaches; can't stand a bit of noise.
Buffer-Too bad!
Yes; why, even had to sell my
new golf suit. Ohio State Journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
A KENITE'S WIFE
BY S. e. Bealt.

nv IN ~ ~ M M ~ TN S,7 IN IN
Copyright, 1901, BY Authors syndicate)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29

IAN, is travelling agent Tor an adver-
'ising company of Chicago. with Ne
araska as his territory, making Hast
mgs hisheadquarters. Last week he was
returning from his usual trip. Seated
beside him in the railroad coach was a
pretty girl, who at once attracted him.
Through the medium of an ill-fitting
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
AIR LINE
RAILWAY.
(THE CAPITAL CITY LINE.l

Its Magnificent Through and Loca
Passenger Services Be tween The
East and 5Suth and South west.
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