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A HINT TO PARENTS.
Dangers which LurlE In Unexpected
Directions from the Heuish De-
! vices of the Liquor TrRRc.

All young people should be very
earnestly warned to be carHul what
they eat. Some years ago great deal
of candy containing small sips Of
brandy was sold to young children;
that such candies are still be
ing sold to children, but have
no, doubt they are; though prob
ably with more caution than for
merlys But our attention has been
drawn to an advertisement of what are
called whisky beans, which must be
very strong, for it is asserted that one
bean makes one glass of artificial
whisky. The bean can, however, be
taken as it is and "most exhilarating
effect" is said to be produced by do
ing so.
These beans are advertised as having
~ah the virtue OIL the best whiskeys,
without the deleterious effect" and
this assurance, combined with the fact
that they can be eaten instead of
being drunk will, no doubt, make them
appear unobjectionable to many young
people who could not be induced to
taste any kind of liquor. Parents
should warn their children, little and
big, that all stimulants are danger
oun, and, as a rule, especially danger
Gus to those who feel the greatest
need of them or desire for them.
Children should be taught that the
worst feature of alcoholic liquors does
not consist in the fact that they pos
sess qualities which are directly inju-
rious, but in their eductiveness-in
the fact that the use of them, even in
moderation, tends to create an appe-
tite for them which grows into a cray-
ing that becomes more and more in
satiable. It is true that this result Is
not felt by everyone who uses alcoholic
liquors moderately, but the fact that
some persons are not as liable as 9TH
ers to 2hSact the craving for alcohol
does noSs&ake the warning less neces-
sary or less urgent; because those who
consider themselves most safe before
they begin to drink are often the very
ones who become the most helpless
and hopeless slaves of the craving for
alcohol.
And all stimulants and narcotics have
In a greater or less degree this same
tendency to enslave anyone who al
COWS himself to use them habitually.
the greater and more pleasurable the
snect at the moment, the greater the
danger.
Even coffee, which is a helpful tonic
and stimulant when properly used,
brings some persons into a very harm
tuI bondage, and should, therefore. we
think, be looked upon as a medicine.
rather than as food; although we
believe that it is a food also. II in
better for young people to abstain
from coffee or tea as long as possible.
we think.
1t is not only young persons. how
ever, who need to be warned against
the danger that turks in stimulanfs
and narcotics. Grown persons are
often far too ready to resort to sucb
things, and are very apt to increase
their use of them gradually, but stead
n.y. without realizing that thew are
making trouble for themselves in thu
4uture.-N. Y. Witness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

children would start with shudder at
every uncertain step on the walk out
side, and at every hesitating hand upon
the latch. On the day mentioned
above, Benny's mother was getting
dinner.
"Will my little son go to the wood
shed and get mother few sticks to
finish boiling the kettle?"
Il don't like to 60 to the woodshed,
mamma" said Benny, looking down
"Why, my SOM"
Because there is a pair OF fathers
old boots on the beam out there, and ]
don't like to see them"
why, Benny, do you mind the old
boots any more than you do your IA
theirs old coat and hat upstairs?"
Because" said Benny, the tears FILL
ing his blue eyes. "they look as If they
wanted to kick me-"
Oh, the dreadful after-infiuence of a
drunken father to innocent childreni
What an awful memory to bear
through lifel-Western Piowman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
FATHERS OLD BOOTS.
Pathetic Incident Of n Little Boys
Memory OF the Cruel Conduct
of q Drunken Father.

Many picture of moving pathos sp-
pears in the dark gallery of drunken
ness. We have seen but few more
touching ones than this one from the
pen of Mrs. III. A. Kidder. She de-
scribes little Benny, the son OF .
drunken father, sitting in room with
his mother and little sister. By look
ing at his sad and thoughtful face.
one would have taken him TO be ten
years of age, yet he was but six. No
wonderl For four years this almost
baby had been used to seeing drunk
en- father go In and out of the cottage.
He scarcely remembers anything from
him but cruelty and abuse, especially
against his kind and loving mother.
But now he is deadi The green sod
had lain on his grave week or so,
but the terrible effects of his con-
duct were not buried with him The
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

find the great thing in this world
is not SO much where we stand .s In
what direction we are moving.
The heart" in Scripture seems TO
include the mind or the thoughts, the
heart or the affections, and the choic9
or will.-Rev. Evan Hopkins.
There Is NO self-delusion more fatal
than that which makes the conscience
dreamy with the anodyne of lofty
sentiments while the life Is groveling
and senSual.-J. r. Lowell.
A soul occupied with great ideas
best performs small duties. The
divinest views of life penetrate most
clearly into the meanest emergencies.
James Martineau.
What we need is not new commas
every year, but a new determination
to steer straight by the old compass.
which il the word of God in Christ
Henry Van Dyke.
The Lords order is fact, faith. feel
ing; and we are to take them in this
order. Some people try to climb up
to faith by feeling, but they fail. Ac-
cept the fact; rest on it by faith, and
50 ascend to the feeling.-Rev. Archi-
bald G. Brown.
IT you hold up vessel to the light,
its whole interior Is illumined.
Change its attitude toward the light,
and the shadow appears in it. Now
the way to get rid of the shadow ia
to turn the vessel and get into the
right attitude again.-Rev. Evan Hop
kins.
The world delights in sunny peo-
pie. The old are hungering for love
more than for bread. The air of low
is very cheap; and if you can help the
poor on with garment of praise, it
will be better for them than blankets.
Henry Drummond
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
WINE BATHS.
an American Found out About
Liquor Shipped to This Country
from France as Champagne.

AN American traveller, in the streets
OF Paris, seeing the words: "Wine-
paths given here" exclaimed:
Well, these French are Iuxur;ons
peoplel"
Then, feeling that he could afford
whatever anyone else did, he walked
In and demanded "wine-bath."
Feeling wonderfully refreshed after
Ut, and having to pay five francs. he
asked, In some establishment. how n
wine bath could be afforded so cbean-
ly. His sable attendant, who had
been slave in Virginia, and enioyed a
oily bit of humor, replied:
oh, masSa, we Just pass IL aIono
INTO anudder room, where we give
baths for four francs"
Rhen you throw it away, I sun
poser"
No, massa; den we send il lower
down, and charge three francs a
bath. Oars plenty of people who
amt so berry particular, who will
battle in 1T after this, at two francs
head. Den, massa, we let the COM
mon folks have it at a franc apiece. !"
Then, of course, you throw a
away exclaimed the traveller. who
thought this was going even beyond
Yankee profit.
No, indeed, Nasal" was the IN
6gAant reply. accompanied by a pro-
found bow; mo, indeed, massa. we,ra
rot so stravagant as dat comes to
we just bottle it up den, and send
It to Meriky for champagne."-Na-
tioaal Advocate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
THE FooLIsHNEss OF PRIDE.
Lends FITS Victims Into a Position OF
IntOlerabIe Concen-The Proud
MANS Ideals False.

The coming of Christ was the cast
ing down of pride, says the Congre-
gationalist. "He hath put down
princes from their thrones and hath
exalted them of low degree" In the
Bethlehem stable and at the cross
were written enduring lessons of
brotherhood founded upon humility.
On the level of everyday life the
house is taller than the man and the
hill is higher than the house. But
looking down from the mountain top
the differences are unnoticed or un-
seen.
Christ did not come to make all
men alike in mental or in bodily
stature Bat Bis coming and His life
set up an ideal OF character beside
which other gifts and attainments
are dwarfed into insignifcance.
Where is pride, when the Lord of all
for ends of mercy took upon Him the
form of servant2 What claim has
self, when the Son of God chose
shame and death that He might be
made like the lowest of His breth-
zen?
Human arrogance in the light of
Christ's work is utterly illogical and
irrational. 1t is reasonable that God
should control, if He is really God.
How else should order and stability
pervade the world? And il is rea-
sonable that the standard of values
which He sets up should be the real
and permanent standard for all his
creatures. The make-believes which
We acknowledge, and by which, like
larger children in permitted play, we
rule our thought of actions aud of
men, must perish, as the make-be-
heves of children are forgotten when
The play In ct an end. We may be
happy in fantastic dreams of our
superiority to others, crowned with
garlands of our own hands weaving:
but he who gives the crown at last
is God. And it is our childish pride
that is rebuked in the oft-repeated
saying of our Lord that many that
are last shall be first and the first
last
No one has reached the just meas
ure of life-his own or that of Others
who fails to realize that the true
AuSoShC VI Nalue IOENcnaracter il
quite outside the circle of self. So
long as my interests, my taste, nv
way of looking at things is the cri-
terion for others, it is impossible
that my standard should be ius:.
For standard implies perfection.
like the guarded weights and meas
ures by which all others are tested;
and to claim perfection for my taste.
my prejudice, my thought, is to con-
fess intolerable conceit.
1t is because pride throws us into
this falsehood of inevitable differ
ence from the true external standard
of truth and right that it is such a
fatal sin. The proud man cannot pos
Sibly be right. His ideals are false
at the very fountain, because they
fail to take account of standards
that are wholly outside of self. The
compass is wrong, the ship cannot 90
right. The measure is scant. the
cheating of self and of others is in
evitable. But God will not be cheat
ed and the judgment of Christ, like
His coming and His death, will be the
Judgment and the overturninp of
mans foolish pride.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

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for life
The doctor wants all suffering men to-
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glad to have suoh an opportunity,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Consumption.

cure for the deadly consumption has at
last been discovered. 1t remained for q
great physician of Michigan to find the
only cure for consumption, after almost
a LIES work spent in experimenting
and study
Consumptives who have returned
from the West-come home to die be-
cause they thought nothing could be
done for them-have tried thi new dis
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IL you are afflicted, do not fail to send
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Shakespeare Bldg, Kalamazoo, Mich,
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OF cured patients; is costs nothing. The
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word or any one else's, as he sends a
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will show you how easily and quickly
you can be cured. Delay is dangerous.
There Is no time to lose when the death
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

There is no gift or grace like true.
unselfish love. Love is God, and God is
love. Nothing pleases God like true
love. Nothing pleases man like true
love. And now abideth, of the bless
ings of God among men, faith, hope,
love, these three; and the greatest of
these IS love. Why should any of us
fail of having and showing the best
CT gifts in Gods sight and in the
sight of MANS. s. Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
JOHN. LET'S SEND FOR 1T TO-DAY.

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
HOLDING On in the Dark.

A man passing through perplexing
experiences said, in conversation with
a near friend: 81 am simply holding
on in the dark. / have no idea what
all these difficulties mean, nor am I
sure as to their outcome Still I am
at peace, for know that God has
me in his mills and means to make
something of me. Through all these
strange events of recent months. I
known that, unseen of me, there runs
Divine purpose. I am ready to ac-
cept that purpose so soon as 1t shall
be revealed. In the meantime, 7 am
sure that God does not mean me to
be otherwise than at peace" All of
which spells Faith.-Wellspring.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
The HOG.

Mrs. GuskIngton, who called upon
me recently" began the conceited and
boorish author, ''was pleased to say
she thought there was no pen more
artistically delightful in all the world
than mine"
She told me-" replied Sinnickson,
that she had admired your house,
but don't you think it was unkind of
her to call it a penn "-Philadelphia
Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

"This town is so antique" re-
marked the drummer, perhaps you
have a town crier."
"Oh, yes" chuckled the oldest In
habitant, 1--WE have a town crier. 1t
In Mrs. Busters new baby."-Chicago
Daily News
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

notice." remarked the facetious
one to the man whose face bore evil
dencea of poor BARRIERS work, that
you've had close shave recently"
The victim glared. Not as close az
yours he finally remarked; you're
the tenth man who's fred the same
joke at me, and the rest are in the
hospital" - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
soIfa Grounss..

Farmer Jones-What grounds have
you for thinking my daughter loves
you?
81 Hayrake-Eighty acres here and
q hundred in tn next county.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
HIS Weak Point.

Naggsby-I wonder if Slobsleiph
realizes how many kinds of a fool he
is?
Waggsby-Fm afraid not. fused to
go to school with him. and he was ter
ribly poor TX numbers.-Los Angeles
Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Making Himself Unidentified.

Indignant Artist Ito friendly crit
ic)-You say it's a bad picture. What
can you know about pictures? You
never try to paint theml
Friendly Critic-My dear fellow, I
know bad egg, but I never try 10
lay them.-Tit- Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Suffering by Proxy.

Dentist-Been suffering from tooth
ache, see.
She-Yes; haven't slept a wink for
three nights.
Dentists it back one or
She-No; it's my husbands tooth
Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
His Case Deemed.

'Pa, what's a man of the hour?"
Generally some chap who is being
condemned by one-half Of the popula-
ton for not doing something that he
knows the other half will condemn
him for if he does it."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
MORAL IGNoRA. cE.
10 Not Cured by Familiarity with
san, Bat by Coming I'm Contact
with the Good

The heavens declare the glory OF Goa
Day unto day uttereth speech, an0 night
unto night showeth knowledge. Who can
understand his errorsr'-Psolm xix. ]. 4
Il
What a strange assertion, OF knowl-
edge on the one hand and OF igno-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Approun,.fo.

Mrs. Winks-When is Miss Hardcash
to marry the count?
Mrs. Binks-On Monday.
Mrs. Winks-Oh, of course. might
have known. Monday is bargain day.
IN. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
saloon Put to /. Good u..

A noted saloon in Meilen, Wis. Aa.
been taken possession of and convert
ed into a reading room and pleasant re-
sortfor men from the lumber and min
ing camps. Rev. J. C. Boswell. of that
city, who has this in charge. visits the
camps and holds short services with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

The men. being always cordially WEI
coined. He also sends out women, two
and two, to visit from house to house
in the settlements, distribute ntera-
ture and conduct Sunday school and
prayer services.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
nr-nl<ina It ta Him.

WELL" asked the anxious young
husband, els IL o boy7"
"Yes, Henry" replied the new grand
mother zone Of them is."-ChicaRo
Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Lsavdshness.

He Is a modern Croesus:
Cost never daunts his soul:
His son is burning money,
And his cook is burning coal
Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
TroubIe Ahead.

In a cemetery at Middiebury, VT, il
q stone erected by widow to her lov.
ing husband, bearing this inscription:
"Rest in peace-untl we meet
again."-Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Quite Another Question.

Don't strive for riches, my son.
Wealth doesn't bring happiness"
"No?"
Certainly not"
"Well, haven't heard that poverty
does either, have your" Chicago
Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Fnrexer nehnrreh

Lassitudinous Lemuel-Why was
Weary refused membership in the
brotherhood of enerVated pilgrims?
Peregrinating Paul-We discovered
that he was born in Bath, Name
Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

"She told me what she thought OF
me- right to my face"
Sand you took it N good part?'
"Oh, yes; Pm used to it. She's my
wife."-N. Y. Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
Were on nuar

Twenty persons attacked by apo
plexy IN one dayl"
f. "Geei Where wuz the police pm
Y Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
True Religion.

True religion is duty linked to the
divine.-Ram's Horn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

The shield of faith will not ut the
back.-Ram's Horn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27
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At last a cure has been found. In
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-27

o. may I write a verse to you,
The ardent lover cried
No need; am averse to you,
The maiden proud replied
st. Paul Dispatch.
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A Rosebush One Thousand Years Old.

In the town of Hildersheim, in Ger
many, Is a rosebush said TO be 1000 years
old. and sprouts from It's branches have
realized enormous sums. Some years ago
a rich Englshman offered $4,000 for the
entire tree, but the sum was Indignantly
refused. This wonderful plant clings
amid thickly grown moss against the
side of the famous old church of St. Mic
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fully kept as the pedigree of the bluest
blooded family In the Kingdom. 1t is
supposed to have been discovered through
the medium of King Louis. of Hilder-
sheim, as far back as l022.-Boston Tran
script.
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SlcO Reward, Sl00.

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