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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-12
To q Little One.

To q Little One.
1 know not whittier thy dear steps are
tending,
Dear, on LIES thorny ways;
i see the morning-not the twilight ending
or thy sweet days.
l hear the music OF thy merry laughter
Clear-ringing over all;
] would not think that tears NAV come
hereafter
Yet, the bright tears Will fall.
fashion for thee an unclouded heaven
or steadfast stars and sun;
see thee sad, and SHINING, and FORGIVEN
Where brave deeds should be done.
let for the end-to know II is forbidden.
In blindness, dear trust
Thou shalt md light to see the thorn-spears
hidden
Under earth's palsied dust.
Light-light for thee. a future sky adorn-
ing
Garlands and crowns of light,
kissing tiny curls only say good-mornins
And then-Good-nightl Good-niehtI
IF. s. Stanton. in Atlanta ConstItntioo
Justice VIII Come,
You may grind and screw your neishbo,
Out OF every cent he owns;
You may fry his whole life's fatness
Leaving naught but shining bonee:
Go and kick the underpinning
When the poor folks try to climb
Up TO things that promise better.
So and spend your leisure time
Pulling cash away from others,
Till your purse IL fat and strong.
TIL your credit Is established,
And your bank account Is long.
That's all true
But, mark you.
Some time or other. as sure as the day.
Justice viii ooms and you'll get your peyi
Justice will come and examine the brand
MADE by the dollar you hold in your hAndl
Rural New Yorker
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-12
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

Beware of 0intments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
90 mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell anu completely derange
the whole system When entering ik
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. HALLS Catarrh
Cures manufactured by z. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no rnercu-
ry, and ID taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying HALLS
Oatarrh Cure be sure you get the gen.
uine, 1t lie taken internally and is
made in Toledo, Ohio, by z. j. Cheney
&c Co. Testimonials free.
EW Sold by Druggists, price 75C.
per bottle.
. lu's Familv Pills are the tS-t
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-12
why Some PeonIa c.,

Lots OF people give just enough 40
It VIII rattle in the contribution box
Washington Democrat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-12

OIL from the peanut is said to be of
fairly good flavor, but inferior to olive
oil
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
ExpIos,,a On 4 Lsasek,s

Albany, Sept. -An explosion
on 4 small gasoline launch q mile
and . half below this city last
night caused the death OF mother
and daughter. Wilbur F. Alexan.
der took his family for ride down
the Hudson 10 little launch pro.
PEELED bp gasoline. His wife, young
daughter and sou, twelve years.
made up the party; when near the
the Abbey. below tho city, Alexan-
der lay down in the eud ofthc boat,
as he was not feeling we'll. His
son took the lantern used on the
boat to 60 aft to give his father
some medicine which Mrs. Alexan.
der had brought with her for the
purpose.
The gasoline tank on the launch
leaked and as the boy passed it the
fumes were ignited from the Ian.
tern aud an explosion followed,
which threw the blazing fluid upon
the mother and daughter, setting
fire 10 their clothing.
The launch also took fire and the
boy did not escape the flames, al
though he jumped from the launch
which was near. the wharf. Mr..
Alexander rushed to the assistance
Of his wife and little girl. but de-
spite his heroic efforts the flames
could not be subdued, aud he fol.
lowed his boy out Of boat into the
water. Mother rnd daughter were
burned to death and the boat was
burned to the waterline.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Carrie Nation In New York.

New York, Sept. 2-"Where's the
proprietor" Carrie Nation deman.
ded, rushing into New York no.
telto.day. There was no reply, and
the Terror hustled over to thedesls,
her skirt and cape seeming to
stand out sitter than ever.
"Do you KNOW she demanded Of
the clerk, "that there's woman
standing in your corridor without
any apparel?'
When the clerk discovered who
was the woman referred to he ex-,
planned that that was high art.
High art?" cried the Terror.
"Well, would you want your moth
er and sister TO see il? Cant you
put some clothes on it?'
The clerk expressed his regret
that that would be impossible and
Mrs. Nation subsided.
She changed hor clothes again
for the afternoon, appearing about
o'clock in we'll starched buff
creation cut on the same lines as
her white ones, but she kept the
same black bonnet. Then, at the
suggestion Of her manager aud
press agent, she started out on a
tour of the TcRderlOin saloons.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
A COrnet Perform q noe,

In the early part of Queen victoria's
reign a very talented family Of the
name of Distin earned considerable
fame both in this country and on the
continent by their singing and admra-
BILE performance upon quintet of sax
horns. Subsequently the party broke
up. and one Of the members essayed
to start musical instrument shop In
Cranbourn street, Leicester square. He
was. however, in very Indifferent Pc
cuniary circumstances, and his "store"
had hardly advanced beyond its four
bare walls, which Distin himself was
engaged in whitewashing, when GUS
toner arrived and demanded cornet.
Hastily explaining that bis goods
were not yet unpacked, but that II his
customer would wait few minutes he
would procure him what be wanted,
Distin slipped out Of the back door and
took a cab to wholesale house in the
city, where he obtained on approval a
cornet, value 25 shlllings. Returning
with this, he expatiated upon Its beau
ties and to prove them performed up
OH 1t himself so superbly that his GUS
toner, convinced that he had here q
really exceptional instrument. very
readily paid the 10 guaneas demanded.
This sum, 1t Is said, enabled Distin
to start business which was rapidly
successful and eventually sold for q
considerable amount.-Good Words.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Hail TO the Oyster.

The denlers along the wharves are en- =.
thusias,ic about the prospects for the new
season OF the oyster which opens to-day.
On September first. the Absecon, Cape
May and Cope Shore beds are abandoned,
and the product Of the Maurice kiver
Cove appears. The latter is the Delaware
Bay Oyster. which is taken from this body
OF water, transplanted to the bIackish
water of Maurice River, and there laid
out to fatten. The first arrivals those
which the dealer terms samples, have Civ.
en- rise to the optimistic prophecies con.
corning the winter trade, They are In
quality more superior TO the oyster we
have received for many years past. This
good fortune Is not confined to the Maur-
Ice River Cove; the oysters from all parts
of delaware Bay including the Western
Shore, boasting ofthe same exceptional
quality.
For three months, September, October
and November. the epioure feasts on the
Delaware bay product by happy pro-
vision OF nature, ut the end OF November,
the cove oysters begin to show decline in
quality. while the Chesapeake Bay prod.
uot Ia fast lbaohing Its greatest perfection
in readiness to supplant the Delaware
Bay oyster the beds of which remain un-
touched after December first. The tribu.
taries Of the ChesApeake--the York, Rap
pah aa ook aud james Rlvsrs-aro utiI-
ized for the trans planting of the oysters
Of Chesapeake Bay. A the mouths of
the rivers the oyster are laid on floats to
fatten. and II Is this variety that holds
good until spring when the summer
oyster appears.
A dealer at tho wharf who Is familiar
with the various kin ds of oysters, suvs
that he can tell, ut h alanoo, from the
shape and color Of tho shell, into which
rivor they have boon trRnsplanted. A very
fine variety OF salt oy ster, which comes
about the samo time as the Chesapeake
Bay. is n product Of ChinoCteague Bay.
Virginia which accounts proboblY for the
fact that numerous oyster dealers along
the wharf claim this locality as their ma.
tive place.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Fistssu Thoasand IL parads.

This 10 Labor Day mot only In Dsls
ware. but In thirty six States And the
District Of Columbia In Philadelphia to
day for tho frat time since 1895. factories
ere closed, members OF the building trades
have laid aside their tools. presses In book
and job printing offices are silent and even
those energetic men who dabble In stocks
have decided 10 forget their business cares
and, following the example OF those who
depend upon q combination Of muscle
and brain for q livelihood. will rest today.
Members OF the various labor unions were
making elaborate preparations to ftly
celebrate their holiday early this morn
ing, and long before 8 o'clock thousands
Of men could be seen in the vicinity Of
Broad and Spring Garden sts.. where the
line OF march was formed. A few minu
tes pnst 9 O'Clock Chief Marshal Joseph
B. Allen gave the command to move, and
16, 700 men, bearing aloft many handsome
banners, swung gaily behind mounted
escort OF police under Lieutenant DUNCAN
going north to Girard avenue.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
x 1a,1ee, vrointier pSIS1ieAee,

I Auees vrontier nxpesaeAee
In narrating the frontier experiences
Of "The First White Baby Born In the
Northwest" In The Ladies' Home Jour-
nal W. 8. Harwood tells Of queer ex-
perlence that befell the family In the
first year after settling on farm far
removed from the settlements.
The winter had been unusually long
and severe, and their stock Of provi-
sions ran low. 1t was a long distance to
the nearest base Of supplies, and COM
munication with the outside world had
been cut off. Indians in the neighbor-
hood one night broke into the granary
where the wheat was stored and stole
a quantity. In doing this large
amount Of broken glass became mixed
with the wheat which the Indians left,
so for many days, amid much merry
story telling and many a Joke and
laugh, In spite of the serious situation,
the family gathered about large table
in their living room and spent the
short winter days picking over the
wheat, kernel by kernel, In order to
free 1t from the pieces of glass.
For this wheat stood between them
and starvation, and none Of its pre-
cious kernels must be lost Their stock
Of flour had long since wasted away,
MS had most Of their food supplies, so
they boiled and ate the wheat without
grinding. Relief reached them just in
time to prevent sad ending to the ex-
DprleQce,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
IfmewRtCr,

Limewater has so many uses It Is
hard to classify. 1t Is good to soften
water, to sweeten drains, to keep milk
vessels wholesome, to make milk itself
sit well upon delicate stomachs, to test
air for excess of carhonlc acid-if there
is too much carbonic ncld present, the
clear limewater instantly crusts over
to take out marks left by grease spots
which have been removed by stronger
alkalls-in fact, for so many things it
should always be kept on hand. Mixed
with either sweet or lnsced oil to
creamy consstence, It Is the very best
household remedy for burns and scalds.
1t costs practically no more than the
trouble of making, Put lump OF
quicklime ns big as the two fists in a
clean rarthcn pitcher, cover it six inch
cS deep with clean cold water, stir
with a wooden spoon and let it stand
six hours. Pour off the clenr liquid
without disturbing the lime, but let it
run through double chreSecloth. Put
IN small bottles and cork tight. In
using always pour off half an inch
from the top Of bottle that has stood.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
A Very Curious Plant.

There Is curious plant, said to be
native of Palestine, but which grows
freely In England, which is called Cal
vary clover and which in appearance
is like ordinary clover. 1t Is said that
to thrive 1t must be sown on Good Fri
day. The leaves as they appear above
the ground have blood red spot on
each division Of the leaf, which will
remain for some weeks, eventually dy-
ing away. The three leaflets during
the day stand in the form Of cross.
with the head erect and arms extend.
ed but with the setting sun the arms
are brought together, and the upper
lea1et bows over them as if In the act
Of prayer.
Calvary clover has yellow flower
which In time becomes a little spiral
pod covered with sharp thorns and
which when ripencd distinctly rescm-
bles 'crown Of thorns." 1t Is thus
by its blood stained leaves, its extend.
cd arms and bowed head and by the
day when the seed Is sewn to await Its
resurrection that 1t has gained for 1t.
telf the name of Calvary clover.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Unfortunate duction.

Sergeant Kelly Of the Irish bar in the
early years Of the nineteenth century
used to indulge in picturesque elo-
qucncc. racy Of the soil, but unfortu-
natcly he would sometimes forget the
line OF argument and would always
fall back on the word therefore"
which generally led his mind back to
what he had intended saying. Some
times, however, the effort was almost
disastrous.
One time he had been complimentng
the jury, assuring them that they were
men Of extraordinary intelligence and
then hranched off into statement of
his case. With wave Of his hand and
smile on his face he proceeded:
''This Is 50 clear Il case, gentlemen,
that am convinced you felt 1t SO the
very moment stated 1t. | should pay
men Of Intelligence poor compliment
TO dwell on it for minute, therefore l
shall proceed to explain 1t to you as
minutely rs possible. ."-Grcen Bag.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Arab and the TeleDhOne.

We had party Of Arabs along with
us and took them all over great news
paper office. Everything was wildly
astonishing to them. They had imag-
ined that the Koran contained all the
knowledge and wisdom Of the world,
yet here We're the telegraph, the tcle-
phone, the electrotype and the printing
press. The place was veritable en-
chanters' castle to them. They would
never have believed in the telephone IL
had not called up their hotel and got
one of their own party at that end of
the wire.
The dervish who had come along was
bold as well as plous. When he heard
that his friend five miles away was
talking through the instrument lie
made dash at it. He was greatly ex-
cited and yelled in megaphone voice.
He thought we were tricking him, but
here was his friend talking Arabic lie
rolled his eyes at me In a dcspairing
manner and then began search for
devils, being quite convinced that the
phone was an invention Of satan.-In-
dependent.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02

These
Are Big
Bargains
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
sass Ba,l.

The Newport bass ball team de-,
leated the Wilmington Athletic
club BY the score OF l3 to 7, Satur.
day August 81. The feature Of
the game was the fine work Of
Draper and McClement. The New.
port are playing fast ball and
would like TO hear from any anna.
teur uniform club in the State.
Newport would like to arrange
three games with the Albany A. G.,
two at home and one abroad. Send
all challenges to H. Weldiu, New.
port, Del. The lineup 10 as follows:
Newport--Draper, c.; Scarbor-
ough. 1b.; X. Day, 2b.; Yeates, as;
c. Day, 3d.. D. Smith, c. t.; Sindall,
!. f.; Cunningham, r. f.; f.;McClement.
pitcher.
Wilmington Athle tic-Leach,, b..
Taylor. g.; Culp, IS. Darvan, 80. !;
Appleby, 2b.; Early, l. f.; Fl.
Yeates, p; Colby. c. f.; Conner. r. I.
Newport 2O4O2302 x-l3
Athletic 003 30022 0 o. 7
Time, one hours aud thirty min
utes. Umpire-Frame.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Cleaning Furniture.

Where piece of furniture Is very
much sollcd and requires to be cleaned
and polished, first wash 1t thoroughly
with warm soapy water, washing only
II small surface at o time and drying 1t
Quickly by rubbing it hard with a fan
mel, Mix together one pint Of llnsccd
oil ana half pint Of kerosene, wet Il
flannel with the oil mixture and rub
ihr cleaned furniture. Rest half an
hour before taking a fresh piece Of
flannel and then by vigorous rubbing
polish the wood until It shines like
glass. This will not !njurc the incest
wood and is an easy method Of keeping
furniture bright. The olor soon disnp
pears if the windows are left open
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
MORE ! BODIES
s7--,
ARE FOUND.

Tho bodies Of two more victims Of tho
| explosion on the steamer City OF Trenton
on Wednesday last were recovered
yesterday morning. They were found BY
the Grew 0. the police boat 'Stokiey not
far from the House Of Correction wharf
and we're sent to the Morgus, where they
were identified az the remains Of:
Miss Nellie Ballantyne. aged 81 years,
No. $50 West Hsinss court, Germantown.
Miss Clara f. Weld. aged l3 years. No
1905 Norris street.
The body Of the woman recovered from
the river on Saturday afternoon opposite
Hampton Court was yesterday identified
as that Of Elizabeth Gillio OF, aged "a
yeArs, Of No. 1l47 South Fifteenth street.
The Identification was made by the dead
girls father, Thomas Gillison. who took
the body to his home and arranged for
the funeral. The service will be held to
morrow afternoon at = O'Clock in the Hol
land Memorial Presbyte Church.
Broad and Federal streets.
This brings the list of the known deau
up to 10. In all 23 bodies have been rscov
cred and t,ken 10 the Morguo up to mid
night. or these tho 10 identified have
bsen removed for burial by relatives.
There now remains at ths Morgue four
unidentified bodies
When the work Of raising the boiler OF
the City Of Trenton from the bod of the
river is completed today 1t may be that
some bodies supposed to be imbedded un
der II will come to the surface.
Great crowds thronged the vicinity Of
the disaster all of yesterday.
The apparatus which is to be used In
raising the sunken mass Of iron arrived
at the scone yesterday morning from Ches
ter, Pa, and was anchored directly over
tho spot where the boiler Ia said to lay. At
day break this morning the diver who has
been employed, John j. Williams, Of Ches-
ter, will 60 down to locate the boiler, and
as soon as he finds 1T the work Of raising
II will be begun.
All interest now centres in the condition
of this boiler, Tho United States inspec
tors and local officials feel confident that
on examining the boiler they will be able
to ascertain the direct cause OF tho expio
sion.
Tho boiler will be taken at once TO the
Neatie & Levy sbipyard and thoroughly
examined by experts to find tho cause Of
the explosion, said General Manager Hor
nee Wilson. OF the Wilmington Line, yes
telday. We are as anxious as the author
tiles 10 find out how the explosion was
caused.
Mr.. Wilson added that his company had
furnished plans Of the boilers and ma
chiuery OF tho City of Trenton to the off
cials who arc investig anl that tho
company was only TOO anxious to cooper
ate in every way with the United States
inspectors and the local officials. AS soon
as the examination OF the boiler Is com
pleted Coroner Dugan will DO ready o go
hen 4 with the INQUEST
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
as.rd,r N Coli Club.

SSt, Vernon, N. Y, Sept The stew
~ and the bead. waiter OF the new
i.EVaaoy Coli Club, which 10 located ID
S6osCerNA Manor the most arissooraslc
HSot{en of Mount Vernon. were found
tnupdersd In the club house at an early
AC6t this morning. The men were literally
kp4t 10 pieces, and the attic room In which
tkHSy had been sleeping was spattered WIN
biaed. o,o.,
lman about 40 years old. had evidently
been STABBED In his bed, which was
Imsiksd with blood stains while John
FStevsns, bis companion, was found iylng
ION bed In the corner OF the room with
big slash ON his right leg and another near
his spine.
SCOTT orawled out of bed after being
wounded and his body was found lying
In a big pool Of blood on the floor A big
lcarving knife with which the crime al
levideptly been committed was found ny
sCortner Bannerins In ths folds OF the
stewards shirt. Both men had retired ana
THE room gives no appearance OF Stfug-
gle. ,,.
It IL the opinion Of the members OF the
club, which includes many ol the rich
people Of Mount Vernon and Brouxyille..
What the assassin must have broken IN at
might and while ransack!ng the room fof
money had been discovered by the help
after which fight occurred ana ths
steward and head waiter were stabbed TO
death,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Raised Pigs on .he Bottle,

, Elmer, n, j., sept. /. -Four bot
raised pigs are sonIcwla; Of cur
ioslty at the home Of Mrs. Henry
Coombs, near here, There were
eight pigs. in the litter, put four OF
them died, as the mother could not
supply their needs Mrs. IoOmbs
then thought o! the bottle and BE.
gan nursing them on warmed milk,
and now they are fat and robust,
with every indication that the arti'i.
cial method Of bringing them up VIII
be successful.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
franklin Silent In Salt Water.

The sleeping girl now and then comes
to the front with one Of her prolonged
slumbers Of several days duration, and
one Is reminded Of the feat OF Frank.
lin. as be himself tells It The philoso.
pher In this case Is entitled to public
confidence, but an unknown witness
would not be credited. Monday. July
25, at Southampton, | went at noon to
battle in Martins salt water bath and,
floating on my back, fell asleep and
slept for over an hour, by the watch,
without sinking or turning over, a
thing ] never did before nor should
hardly have thought 1t possible. -
National Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Echoas Of the Storm.

The storm played general havoc
with the net of wires in the City
Hall yard. The police, telephone
and electric light wires are ali in
a condition that is dangerous. They
are Jagged TO such an extent that
if charged the lives of people would
be in danger. An effort vii be made
to have them righted.
Several trees in the parks were
broken by the storm. Farmers who
came to town to-day report that the
damage in the country was heavy
and that the roads are in bad
condition as the floods W washed big
gulllcs in them in several places.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
A DelaWareau

Montgomery Marvel, whose body
was among those found on Saturday,
was on the Trenton but two weeks.
He was down on the company's books
as Mott Mable, fireman. BY that
name he was also known to the other
members Of the crew. Ills brother,
w. X. Marvel, of 1904 S. Juni per
street, knew of this but did not care
to make his real name known until
the Identification, in order to keep
the loss from bis mother as long as
possible. She lives at Seaford, Del,
and on the dead son she mainly re-.
lied for support.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Won Il bride by Bravery d.

Elkton, Md, sept MIR Samuel
!. Shlves and Miss Mary Plttman
were married at Hancock on satur-
Gay afternoon by Rev. Lewis Cham
bers. The marriage is the outcome
OF au adventure that took place
some months ago The couple,
while out driving, was swept away
BY food while attempting to cross
Licking Creek. The horse and
wagon were lost. but Mr. Shlyes
took Miss Pittman in one arm and
swan down the stream 500 yards
before he was able TO land.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
Destroyed by Lightning

Frederick. Md, Sept. 1.-The
barn on the farm Of David W. Sum
mcrs, near Harmony, Frederick coun-
ty was struck by lightning last night
and destroyed 10y fire. Nlr Summers
was formerly president Of the Frede-
rick County Board Of Charities and
Corrections. His property makes the
third large barn burned in Frederick
county ii less than a week. About
1900 bushels OF wheat and large lot
Of hay, ETC., were destroyed with the
barn, The loss Is $4,000, covered by
insurance. Only 10 minutes before
the Lightning struck the barn, Mr..
Summers was in the hay NOV.