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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
FATE SEEMED CRUEL
But 1t Laid the Foundation of Per-
manent Happiness.
Young Countess Thanked Heaven
When Her Handsome Lover Was
Stricken Blind by the Dis
charge Of a Musket.

Here, for once, a charming girl
thanked Heaven that the man she
loved had been stricken blind.
This affecting story is told by
Count de Ia Garde- Chambonas in his
book, "Anecdotal Recollections of
the Congress of. Vienna" 1t is
apropos of ga young man whose eyes
were covered with black bandage,
and who was guided through the
crowd by young lady whose face
was hidden by thick veil"
The young man wss Count Theo-
dore Hadrick, who, being engaged to
marry Constance, the lovely daugh-
ter of Count Amady, went to join the
Hungarian army at Pesth at the head
of his vassals:
Theodore, in virtue of several sig
nal actions, deserved the cross con-
ferred upon him by the chapter of
, the Order of Maria Theresa, dis
tinction considered one of the fore
most in the annals of chivalry. But
while the young man supped full
with glory, Constance had been car
ried to the brink of the grave by a
cruel illness. Stricken down by an
attack or most virulent smallpox, she
lowered for long time between life
and death. The doctors, while saw
ing her, could not prevent the face
which had been one of the most
beautiful from becoming almost
hideous. She was only allowed to
look at herself when she was on the
high road to recovery.
The sight, as you may imagine,
filled her with despair, and, con-
vinced that Theodore could no longer
love her under such conditions, She
ardently prayed for death. In vain
her father and COmte Hadick tried
to reassure her. Haunted by the hor-
rible dread of being no longer wor-
thy of her betrothed, she refused to
be comforted, and the young girl was
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
GOD BE PRAISED

simply dying of despair. there being
not the fainest hope felt.
Nevertheless, one morning when
she was nesting in the arms of her
father, who babe her live at least for
him, the servant, who had accom-.
panied Theodore to the war sudden.
ly rushed into the apartment, an.
nouncing the immediate coming OF
his master, whose voice, moment
Afterward, was heard outside.
Constance, Constance, where art
thou?
AT that voice, so dear to her. the
young girl, lacking the courage ia
ny, covered her face with her hand.
kerchief and her hands.
do not come near me, Theodore.
have lost my beauty. have no
longer anything to offer thee but nv
heart
what do I hear2 But look al
me, Constancel'
No, mol Thou wouldst only re.
coil at seeing me-
What does it matter, if thy love
Is the same, Constance? Constance
1 can no longer see thee
she raises her eyes and looks
Theodore was blind. The charge of
a musket had deprived him of his
sight.
|, God be praised!' exclaimed Con-
stance, falling on her knees. 'Theo-
dore, we shall be united, for thou
canst still love me. I shall. be tbv
guide; yes, shall be to thee as I
was in the first moments of our love.
and thou shalt be able to love me
still
shortly after that they were mar
ried. Never was there couple so
deserving of happiness more really
happy than they. The countess
takes her husband everywhere, never
leaving his side for a moment
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
HIS First Day mt school.

A pair OF mittens, warm and red
New shoes that had shiny toes.
A velvet cap for his curly head,
And tie OF palest rose;
a bag OF books. and n twelve-inch rule,
And the daintiest hands in TOWN.
These were the things that went "a
school
With William Herbert Brown
ragged miteen without a thumb.
Two shoes that were scorched at ths
toes,
head that whirled with n dizzy hum
Since tho SNOWFALL hit his nose:
a strtngless bag and a broken rule.
And the dinGiest hands In town
These were the things that came from
school
With happy BILLY" Brown
Mary Catherine Hews. in Chicago
Evening Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
The Dead Rose

within book OF old-time ballads laid:
ms oead rose OF summer long
gone by
Once glowed Its red heart to the morn
ing sky:
Amid its happy leaves the zephyrs
played.
Sun In Its withered heart II doth tnclose
Long dreams OF summer In a silence
deep,
AS in the souls OF lovers long asleep
Lie golden thoughts undImned by
Deaths repose,
And here IL marks little song OF tears
That some poor lover wept DER, long
ago,
Where lies Loves tender fantasy and
woe.
Wrapt in the music of departed years.
Marion w. Simpson, in Chambers
Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Crosscut Saws.

1. A fool and his money are hard to
find.
2. Never put off TIL tomorrow what
some one will do for you to-day.
3. A rolling stone gathers no toy
from the scenery.
4. tits an Ill wind that dies before Il
gets up.
5. A miss is as good as a mystery.
6. One swallow doesn't make a spring
hat.
z. Uneasy lea the head that needs no
hair cut.
8. The longest way round is the most
saving on the garden gate.
9. Enough is as good as a controlling
interest in a trust.--N Y. Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Shock Caused ParaIv.I,

What is said to be one of the most
peculiar death certificates received
by New York board of health in
many years has been filed in the case
of Mrs. Bridget o'Connei, 60 wears
old. 1t states that her demise was
due to "apoplexy caused by her hus-
bands death in the civil war 80 years
ago." Mrs. o'Connel became para
lyzed on one side when she was in
formed that her husband had lost HIS
life in battle. A second stroke
brought death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
when Pa and Ma wer. Iittlo-


When my pa was little like me,
he says he always used TO mind his
mother,
And just keep busy. doin' this and
tother.
Twas easy TO be good. somehow or
other,
When my pa WIS little, like me-
When my ma was little. like me,
She never did no talkin' back, nor
iumpin',
Nor climbin' trees. II she had. she'd
got sumpin'-
stick. maybe or grandma's slipper
thumpin'--
When my ma was little. like me.
And when 1 set gTowed up, like them.
III tell my girls and boys how mother
And father never used to be a bother
On III come out all right, somehow or
other,
When l get Krowed up. like themi
-Estelle Fillmore, in Orange .Judd
Farmer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
SwindIed.

SHE.
Long, hong ago. he said, with me
To cheer him on the way,
No place would be so high that he
Might not shine there some day1
But he has failed, alas, and
A lowly way must take;
He has not won the splendid, high
Position for my sake.
HE.
thought to mount II she would smile.
But that was long ago,
And she has only chided while
I've struggled on below;
I've missed both riches and renown-
But / would still be high
III she some day would cease to frovn
And, smiling, bid me try.
s. E KiSer. In Chicago Record-Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Two Kinds of Dollars,

There's a difference in dollars. for some
are so pure and wholesome and big
and delightful;
While others which men in their hurry
procure are little and furnished and
frightful
The good kind brings riches that stand
for success with honest Intelligent
striving:
The others bring only that sense of dis
tress that comes of unmanly connivinE.
It's the sorriest error to measure our
gold by the number of dollars: tits
better
To think Of their quality: find II they
hold genuine joy for their getter.
For coin that is good when we win Il
Alright, with conscience and heart In
our dealing,
Is only counterfeit, pleasureless ouits
TO him who obtains IT by stealing
nixon Waterman, in the National
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
SHREWD CANINE THIEF.
posEie Had Been Taught to steal In
Scientific Way by His wicked
Mistress

For some time several articles wera
stolen from a large store in Paris.
France. Every effort on the part of
the proprietor to discover the culprit
proving useless, many detectives were
employed. The Partisan detective has
a great name for he skill, but in this
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
An Angelic Ambition

Little Dottie and Clarence quarreled.
Dottie is four, Clarence FIVE.
You amt good girl" said Clar-
ence. 'You amt going to Heaven"
1 is dood girl, replied Dottie, IAN
- a-doin' to Hebben. An when I is
a angel is a-tummin down an ZEN"
with energy) 'Pll pull 90 hair."-Lit-
tie Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
From the shIp,. DecIr-

How deep is love, my heart?
AS deep as this dark blue sea
How wide is love, my life?
AS wide as this world can be.
How high is love. my soull
As high as the stars we see
That nightly watch both him and me,
Go tell my friend. ye waves,
OF your bottomless depths OF love
o worldwide space. thy message. too.
And hint OF love from the Stars abova
I would send him across the blue.
How long Will such love last my friend ?
TIL sea and stars and time shall end
WIN NJ Andersen. In N. Y. Independent
QUIZ JOKING.
"He proposed to her as joke"
"Yes?"
well, she accepted him. He does
not regard himself as a humorist any
more."-Brooklyn Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
A Natural Innnirr

First Office Boy--I asked de boss ter
let me of cause me grandmother was
dead
Second Once Boy-Wot did he say?
First Office Boy-Asked me who wuz
goin' ter pitch at her funeral.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
To some Extent

81 see old Sl1immerhorn is up for
ONCE again. thought he had got
out of politics."
well, you're not Ear wrong. About
everything he has he got out of pol-
itics. '-Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
The RrnfN

Mr.. Kawdle-I wish you wouldn't in
terrupt me every time try to say
something. Do L ever break in when
you are talking?
Mrs. Kawdle-No, you wretch! You
go to sleep,-Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Wrong Kind of Insurance.

The insurance of the lives of chill
dTen Is forbidden in Montreal, on the
ground that many parents neglect
their sick offspring when they know
they will profit by their death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
A Sure Thing.

Farmer Mossbacker (behind the
striped tent)-Ain't this ere a game o.
chance?
The three-shell pirate (truthfully)-
Nope! Ask anybody that ever played
it.-Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
sbEewd. INT Polite

Lady ION windy day)-This window
sticks so can't get it up.
Gentleman (behind)-Mine works
easily, madam. Allow me to exchange
seats with you.-N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
CLAIRVOYANT.

Fortunes told. Send ~ cents, birthday
3.questions answered, your lucky BIRTH
stone and horoscope promptly mailed
Tree. GOnzales heals Body and Mind
removes evil influences, reunites the sen
arateo, causes speedy marriage, teaches
you, gives luck and success.
GONZALES, 236 Bergen ST.,
o-ol-Smos. Brooklyn, NJ.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Doubtful Recommendation

The President-Does your parrot
talk loud?
The Man from Rhode Island (mod-
estly)-Loud, sir! Why, you can hear
him all over the state!-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Overlooked.

Spring Is time. a poet said,
Wien all creation seems IL tune.
When skies are smiling overhead
And sunlight gilds each afternoon,
And gentle birds upon the tree
Delight to trill dainty lay,
And all is fair az fair can be,
All. this Is what the poets say
Spring Is time when microbes climb
About your timorous, trembling Rrame.
You cannot muse on the sublime.
Your head aches and you're going lame.
And there IS mud upon the street
And snow upon the trystIng spot
And frost and fog and slush and sleet-
These things the poet quite forgot.
Warrington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

In Nuremburg. Germany, 500 work.
men are employed making lead SOL
diers and lead toys. They turn out
about 100000 lead soldiers day.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
The lanai EinIn

Daughter-All is over. 1 have dis
missed Mr.. Goodheart.
Mother-Have you returned his
presents?
Daughter-No-o, but I sent him,
back his letters.-N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Ought TO he Perfen.

IF practice makes perfect"
"Well?"
well, if practice makes perfect she
ought to be perfect fiancee. This is
her eighteenth engagement" - Chi
cago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
sntI.fnction cunrnnteed.

The Boy-This isn't what she or
dered.
The Grocer know it. Just tell her
this is more expensive, but we'll let her
have it for the same price.-Indianap-
oils News
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
Another DI.card

lnquisitive Friend-Did you succeed
in making a good photo of Miss Got
rON?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

Amateur Photographer-No, but 1
got a strong egative.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
M:aiue of ,SiIaue.

The great value of silage is IT'S sue
'culenee. Foods lose in value as they
Jose saeculence. This quality once lost
lis lost forever. The corn that dries
i'm the field has the same chemical
constituents in its dry form that lit
had in its green form, but it has lost
some smceulence and lis not therefore
SO valuable as it Was i'm it's original
state. The fermenting OF the slower
renders it more digestible. This is
illustrated by the experience of the
dairymen that feed silage the year
around. They find that when the sill
age gives out in the summer and they
have to turn to feeding corn stalks
green there is decided falling off in
the quantity Of milk made. To rem
edy this some OF o. .irymeu are
building enough silos to hold a large
enough quantity Of silage SO that they
can have well fermented silage to feed
the year around and not have to feed
silage newly put into the silos.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
DO Not Market Bad Euus,


EVERY farmer that sends or takes
eggs to market should test or candle
his eggs before disposing of them.
This will prevent putting on the mar
'lEet tbad eggs. There are many ways
of tcandling them. One OF these
ways lis to roll up a piece OF heavy
paper into the form of "a tube. Place
an teggiin one end and permit the light
cdf 1.-THE sun or of a lamp to shine
Through the egg. The eye at one +enh
of tthe tube will be able ito see through
the egg and determine the condition
of it's contents. If the contents of THE
egg appear cloudy or blurred the egg
lis not fit to go to market. Good eggs
present ito the eye contents that are
clear and translucent Bad eggs de-
press the market. After people have
gotten hold of one or two had eggs
theys t,trn to other kinds of food and
cease to buy eggs. If only good eggs
were sold at all seasons the con-
sumption of eggs would be enormously
Increased. Especially If the farmer
have private customers is it foolish
to market eggs that have not been
candled. There is nothing that will build
up private custom like always CIV
ing absolutely perfect eggs and there
is nothing that will so quickly destroy
a private trade as few bad eggs scat
tered Through the lots sold. Guess
work need not enter into this matter,
as Gambling is entirely feasible and
can be rapidly performed. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
A Foolish Lift.

stratford, Wis, July 2Sth.-willian
Junemann was working with farmer
near this place last summer. and one
day they got stuck with load Of
grain. Mr.. Junernann says: I'VE had
to lift like fools, and my back cracked
and started to hurt me so that
couldn't stand it any longer. The man
was working for took me home and
went to bed. saw an advertisement
Of Dodd's Kidney Pills in the paper,
and I sent and got one ffty-cent box.
Before I had this box used up began
to feel better, and kept on, and very
soon my back was we'll again.
I can't say enough for Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. and cannot understand why
anyone should continue to suffer with
backache when Dodds Kidney Pills
will cure it so quickly
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
.Dairyinu Improves Earns,

It is an undeniable fact that dairy
ing improves the farms on which it'is
carried on correctly. The best way to-
increase the value of a f. II is to put
live stock >on it. This the dairyman
does. If he sells butter and feeds the
milk on the farm the conditions must
improve from year to year. There is,
however, a way to run down "a farm
ever when dairying .lc carried on on
it. That way is to grow timothy for
the COWS and sell the milk to the city
milk peddlers. There will he "a con-
slant removal of the elements needed
in the soil, and the farm, instead 'of
being improved, will become i-upover-
.fshed. There are many farms now In
the vicinity of Chicago that are now
undergoing this experience. There are
on the other hand, farms ON which are
kept more COWS than can lbe fed from
the crops grown ION the area. TO in
crease the feed, concentrated foods ARE
purchased and the droppings from the
cattle are constantly 1ut upon the
land. Even If no foods axe purchased
there should he "a betterment of the
land from year ito year If the >manures
are returned to 1the soil and .ineorpor-
lated with it before they have lost any,
thing from evaporation or teaching.
The process of food elaboration is 60
ing on in the soil from year to year,
land 1t the annual draft on the soil is
not large the land will not Eetrograde.
Natures plan, however, is for all fer
Utility to go back to the land, and she
has not planned ito have the fertility
in any one field taken away year after
year and nothing returned in its place.
The man that attempts that is in a
manner bankrupting himself, fas he lis
constantly using up the capital stoned
in his fields.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Who Is to htame2

The poultry raiser that fails to make
money with his fowls often asserts
that his birds were to blame. Usually:
he says that there is no money lin
poultry anyway. Seldom is he willing
to admit that his failure was due to-
himself alone. Yet such is about al
ways the case. A man fails because
he does not know enough to succeed.
That is the one great cause OF failure,
The antidote is to. know more. This
knowledge must come both by exper-
ience and study. There are some PEG
pls that never could learn. enough to
succeed with poultry. because they are
lazy and refuse to busy themselves:
about details. Some people take to
the culture Of poultry thinking It to be
q lazy way OF getting living. Never
did they make q greater mistake. Il
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Non-Payinq Cows,

The dairy commissioner Of Mime
sofa says that q, per cent of the cows
in that state do not pay for their feed
and that they should be sent to the
butcher as soon as possible. The sad
part OF this is that the owners of those
COWS do not know that they are not
paying for their feed, but keep them
in the belief that they are doing some
thing to increase lne profits. MANY
and many a man has been baakrupted
by the cows he has kept. The trouble
has been that there was no way the
owner could know what was being
done by his cows, till the Babcock test
came into use. Since that time the
great factor that prevents its use is
negligence. 1t takes q great deal Of
hammering to get even . single new
idea into the heads Of some men. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
japanese Bantan1s,

The striking beauty and peculiar
shaped tails of the Black Tailed Jap.
anese 'Bantams make them great fav-
orites land place them lin the front
ranks Of the bantam class. They: are
white, excepting the tail and wings.
The tail is black, the ssickles black,
edged with white. The wings are
large and long, with dropping points;
the color of the primaries and second.
aries is dark slate, edged with white.
When 1.-THE wing is folded it is appar>
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
The Kasaska. Duck,

This very handsome bird is = native
of Asia and is one OF the few large
ducks, being &s large as some OF the
smaller breeds OF geese, and consider
ably larger than the Labrador duck,
writes Ira W. Shaw in American Pou1-
try Advocate. The female is trife
smaller than the drake, but not nearly
so great as in the Muscovies.. They
always go in pairs and during the
laying and matching season the drake
watches over the duck with much So
licftude, following her constantly
wherever she may 60. When domesti-
Gated they feed much the same as 9th
or ducks, but in addition require some
grass. In their native haunts they
make their nests ON the ground under
some small bush or in the tall wild
grass and PUSHES. The eggs, never
more than SIX In number, are pure
white and round with very thin shells.
The period OF incubation Is the same
as In our common domestic breeds OF
ducks. While they have very hand
some p1umage, this is secondary to
their general carriage and bearing,
which is elegance itself, and whether
swimming or posing on a nice lawn
they are objects Of admiration to all
observers. AS In the case with all our
wild and parti-colored domestic ducks,
the drake is more brilliantly attired
than the female. The colors running
through shades of grey, green, red and
black; bill black and legs and feet
grey. During the breeding season
they have the quarrelsome trait OF
the Muscovies, but this Slight fault
does not in any way bar out COM
mendation Of the Kasaska as worthy
a place among the many handsome
and valued aquatic fowls.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
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Minnesota Butter In Europe.


A press dispatch from st. Paul,
Minnesota, says: Minnesota butter Is
good enough to compete with Danish
butter in British markets even after
the influences of long sea voyage. 1t
has done SO in the past, and will prob
ably do SO again, according to State
Creamery Inspector B. D. White OF
the state dairy and food department.
Mr.. White recently returned from at
tendance at the monthly tests at CHI
cago, held under the auspices OF the
department. OF agriculture, at which he
assisted ii the scoring Of butter. Mr..
White says that butter has been
shipped from Minnesota at various
times in the past and has competed
successfully with the best Danish but
ter put upon the English markets.
Four years ago firms at Albert Lea con-
Quoted regular export trade and
their entire supply found ready sale
in English markets. The demand
grew as the English consumers be
came acquainted with the Minnesota
product, but the trade did not flourish
long, as the prices at home rose ito such
an extent that it was more profitable
to sell the product on the home mar
ket. Since then the prices have kept
so high that the trade has not been re-
sumed, although the Minnesota firms
handling the product have had repeat
ed requests from British dealers for "a
resumption of the trade. while the
present prices for butter hold out"
said Mr.. White, there Will be no re-
sumption of the trade. If the market
goes down to a point that admits of
shipping at profit Minnesota butter
will find its way into a renewed pop
ularity in English markets"
The Farmers Review has repeatedly
pointed out this condition, under
which it is impossible to build up and
hold butter market in Europe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Appearaucea

customer Cooking at photo)-Who is
this serious, intellectual-looking gentle
man, with the eyeglasses, and sur
rounded by all the books?
Photographer-That, sir, is portrait
OF Bill tDubbs, the famous comic opera
comedian.
Customer-Ah, see; and over there
you have a picture of him in tramp
makeup?
Photographer-Not at all. sir; that
Is photograph of Prof. Thinkdeep, the
celebrated Observation-Disclosures