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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
A Mule for a Bride.

Coudersport, Pa, Especial .-William
Garnee, Of Tamarack, this county. made
a deal whereby he secured wife i'll
trade for mule and lot of turnips
Allie Nierbower is the bride. Her
father approached Garnee and asked
him if he did not want to take his
daughter in trade for mule that Gar
nee, had. The latter wanted week i'll
which to think the matter over. The
r,en met and Garnec said he would
close the deal Bierbower said that he
would have to have 10 bushels of tur
nips in addition. The prospective groom
objected, but was willing to give five
bushels A compromise was effected on
seven and one-half bushels, and the
squire who tied the knot remarked that
he hoped the mule would kick the life
out of the brides father.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
Generous Britain.

A correspondent who signs himself
"The Parson," writes: "Sone months
ago a laboring man in a small parish
near Reading stopped, at some risk fc
himself. runaway two-horse post
van. The horses had gone, without a
driver at a great pace. half mile OF
more on much-frequented high road
The man was not thanked at the time
but the matter was brought to the
notice Of the G. p. o.; inquiry was
made, and he acknowledgements
London Times.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
Y friend Buggles had gone
SO far as to put a name to
his automobile, not the

name of the maker, en-
graved on it's various inwards, nor yet
the name of Buggles himself, dangling
on a patent leather tag just above the
steam. So you can see that he was
pretty far gone, as automobiles go. I
think he called it the Pea Green Des-
perado.
The reason I happened to mention
Buggles and his machine at all was
asked me to take a spin i'll it with
him. 1t seemed to me as though the
account of what followed might be
interesting. [ can't hope of course.
to stir any one up by plain black and
white story of the spin" as 1 was
stirred up, but if | can impart to this
tale a hundredth part of what / felt
shall be well repaid.
Understand, i'll the first oplace, that
I'm not an automobile man and not
used to the machines any way, and
that my heart is weak and have a
prejudice foolish perhaps against get
ting arrested.
But Buggles came around and asked
me to come along with him. and, as
you may have found yourself, there S
a good deal in the idea of Gathering
about the drives in one of the things,
whether you own it or not, with every
one marking you down for having
money. If you're careful not to make
up too much like professional chauf-
l. tf>t i,,I-
you're worth something an automobile
is vulgarly supposed to be a sign of
lucre. They all cost pretty high, too.
| know how much Buggles's cost. for
one-he must have told me a dozen
times
Well, he came around and caught
me just as | was feeling particularly
perky and daring, any way. He had
on a shiny automobile cap and an
isinglass eyeshade and fine large oily
gloves, and he looked just like the
pictures of chauffeurs in the comic
papers, drawn as standing at the pris-
oners' dock i'll court by preference.
Come along with ME, old hoss," said
Buggles IN take you rafting up the
Drive in the Pea Green Desperate and
Wen scare all the old ladies out OF
their wits from here to the Monu
ment."
The long and the short of it was that
climbed into his machine. standing
outside my house with crowd around
1t, watching it gurgle and tremble. and
all the neighbors hiding behind their
lace curtains and wondering who nv
expensive friend was. / didn't see
them--the neighbors-but 1 knew they
were there. Because I've done it nv.
self.
1t was a pretty instrument-B Bug.
gles's automobile. AS you might have
guessed from its sobriquet, it was a
fine bright green, except the waist OF
it-as you might say-where you sit
and work it. That was red and oily
There We're number of shiny Ian.
terms and things stuck over the front
slope of it, and down on the PROV was
a shutter that steam came through
You can see that it was the bona fide
article.
We got into it and Busgles grasped
some levers firmly and l curled up my
mustache and glanced up at Miss
Guinness window = in No. 81 = and
wondered if she was horne. There
was terrific steamy clatter that near
ly shook my shoes off, a cloud of smoke
dashed into my eyes, and by the tins
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
THE ALBATR(

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE.
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ne That bring the fog and
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n a and
Glmmeed he moon The bloody sunat noon
Of poi
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blew
n r foodo or PLAY water everywh
Came to mariners hono And all the boards did shrink;
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And it would EN- voc
he bird deer drotO
o blow! ever this shouldb
All wretch! said things did
That made the breeze to blow Upon the Shiny sea!
About, about. and
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28

About, about. in reel and rout,
The death-fres danced at night!
The water, like witch's oils,
Burnt green, and blue, and white.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
What Doughnut Is.

"a doughnut, children" said the
practical teacher Of digestive econom.
les, sis round hole in the centre of q
compound mixture of dyspepsia
Baltimore News. -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
srander than in reading som. noble vor,.

srander than in reading some noble work of his own. An old passport given to him in his 27th year speaks of him aa having auburn hair, long and remark. ably thick. I heard him recite the To bs or not to be- soliloQuy as translated by his son Francois. Did he not throw expression into it!
 To come back to stage people, the two Coquelins are fair. Mile Schneider, who rather reoited than sang in the operettas of Offenbach. was remarkably fair It may be that the late Queen Victoria would have read her speeches less well had she been & brunette. Rachel Is an illustrious instance on the other side | do not know whether her rival and sup planter Ristori should be classed among the dark or fair actresses. When I made her acquaintance the early color of hep hair and complexion had departed. She had a fair-haired brother who suddenly became white-haired. He used to teach Italian, however. in a singing school
 Finally, on the subject of hair, am sorry to say that the red-headed boys and girls in the Lille schools-les roux ct les rousses-are at the bottom of ev- erything save in sood-oonduct marks. Nor are they remarka ble for good health. The dark boys behave better than the auburn or the fair. and are more sensl4 tive to praise or blame.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

After I made these inquiries 1 talked with Worthington, having access to the jail on account of my newspaper work. He told me that he had been paid an en- dowment insurance policy of $1, COG He also had a note for S137 .2S paid him. Worthington determined to deposit the entire amount as basis for him to fall back on in his married life. He told his friend Roberts of this fact and of course . smart scoundrel like Roberts saw his own opportunity. He foresaw what chain of circumstance would bind his rival and he knew how the money would help him in re-establishing his position as a club man."
 But the secret passage you spoke to Roberts about where does that come in?" asked Hinkle.
 T am coming to that now" continued the Colonel" In my younger days in the latter part of the Nineteenth Century I was &s fine a blood and sport as there was iR Alabama Montgomery then had many gambling hells and I with many other young rakes kept the proprietors rich. I had a few dollars myself in richly furnished and were mighty hand some places. All of them had every facility for dodging the police. Perhaps the most popular of these hells was the building now occupied by Hall x Gaines. and among the facilities for giving the police the slip was secret passage, known only to the most regular of the habitues. Just to the left of the freight elevator in the store was a trap door, completely hidden. It was opened by secret spring from both sides. The pas sage ran underground to the end of building. where a secret door was placed 50 the passage was really both an en- trance and an exit The door leads to the yard in the rear of the building and an alleyway furnishes the exit to the street In some way Roberts discovered the passage. Maybe some old gambler put him on to it. but more probably the discovery was accidental He. in this way secured an entrance into the store after Worthington left and easily carried out his plan of robbing.
 When I started on the case, from the condition of the doors and windows l saw that no entrance was made through them. | then thought of the old passage, After securing q dark lantern l went around tQ the back street and entered the yard through the alley. l walked to where 1 knew the old opening used to be and pressed the spot In the pannelled wall knew so we'll The door opened 10 me as it did when I had money. By the way lend me a quarter. Thanks lit my lantern and searched the floor of the entrance. It had been newly tramped and after some searching l found the three coppers which I reasoned must have fal- len from his pockets and the fraternity pin with the name Julian Roberts, IS Upsilon Chapter. then had my case"
 And what were the other proofs you had against him that he didn't care for you to mentlon?" asked the young man.
 Mere bluffs. my boy, but l made him think had them by going into my inside coat pocket"
 Well" unused Billy Hlnkle it was tho bird of a story"
 And the last one I'll ever write sighed the Colonel regretfully.
 'sYou don't mean - exclaimed Buy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
HAIR AND INTELLECT.
differences About the Subsoil from the Top Crop.

London Truth.
 Some curious statistics relating to hair have been collected by the school author itiss at Lille. Thus, the auburn-haired boys are generally at the head of the recitation classes and the blonde girls learn their lessons best. Auburn boys and blonde lasses come out highest as arithmeticians. But in composition they are nowhere. The dark-haired children of both sexes have the quality of imag- ination, and in their compositions know how not to fatigue the attention. They have movement and originality. In short, they seem, as compared to the auburns and blondes, born stylists Now that think of it, Sarah Bernhardt is, or was auburn-haired. and Mime. Bartet had light brown hair twenty-five years ago-so light as to be almost fair. I should not call the late Mime. Jacques Stern (Croiz- ette) in the heyday of her charms a blonde. But she had a darkish shade of fair hair that looked like heavy sheeny floss silk. and the ruddiness that one associates with auburn. Mime. Samary was also fair without being exactly a blonde.
 I dare say the auburn boys and blonde lssses in the Lille elementary schools are of Flemish, that is to say phlegmatic. race, Their brains do not grow at once congested when they stand up to re- cite, and for that reason they keep the mastery of the vocal organs. In short, they continue to know what they are about. The dark children are probably of Celtic, that is to say, Gallic, origin, The blood comes with a rush to their brains. and they grow confused, splutter, and break down. If they could only be taught to remain silent for a few mo- ments, they would be all the better for this rush, as the confusion would have passed away, leaving only stimulated mental organs Goldsmith, who was dark, always began by being confused in con- versation O'Connen wore a black wig but his real hair, in youth was auburn. I recollect very old people who heard him plead in his prime speak of it as such. His readiness was wonderful But perhaps he might not have recited so we'll what somebody else had written.
 I have rarely heard a great French or ator recite. Grevy. the President of the Republic. was one of the few, and he reached perfection in reciting Voltaire's verses to Emile. Gambetta. in a low, sweet voice. recited sometimes passages from his favorite poems. Thiers could commit nothing to memory in the way of a poem or a speech by another orator. He had himself too much to say to in- cumber his mind with the writings of others. Louis Blanc shone. however, in reciting declamatory passages from Cor nellie and Racine. but his brother Charles "a fair, Jewish looking man, not unlike the first Baron James de Rothschild- beat him in Reclamation at the ecclesi- astical school where they passed their youth. Charles Blanc triumphed in both masculine and feminine parts, and drew tears from his reverend perceptor's eyes IS Andromaque. Louis was best as Po- lyecute or the Cid. Imagine wee Louis Blanc giving the illusion of that heroic warriori Victor Hugo never seemed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Dow1E A SORT OF POPE.
Three of the Chief Items in the Dis
 cipline of His Church.
Brooklyn Eagle.

oiOohlyn EdSle
 The Rev. John A. Dowie has given a new creed to the world under the name of the Christian Catholic Church of Zion,' with Dowie as a sort of pope, un- der the self-imposed title of General Overseer of Zion" His wife was made a plain overseer. There were a number of overseers and deacons and elders and seventies" In a general way the Chris tian Catholic Church of Zion requires neither more nor less than any of the orthodox churches in the way of right living, repentance of sins and the like, though these requirements are more strictly enforced than in most other churches. Members of Dowies church are made to toe the mark most zealous- ly. The interesting part of the Dowie re- ligion is to be found in these three par agraphs in the discipline of the church:
 The discipline of Zion is that of an army, which does not vote as to who shall be it's officers, but believing that God has given apostles, prophets and teach CTS, obeys those whom God has set over His kingdom, in so far as these obey the plainly revealed word of God.
 Zion requires, first. in accordance with the word of God, a tithe of all earnings to be given into Gods storehouse, that there may be meat" in His house. and that the Gospel may be extended throughout the world.
 Zion further expects that the people shall cooperate in all her financial in stitutons and in the industries which are springing from these, which will find their first embodiment in Zion City, near Chicago. where 1t is our hope that an object lesson will be taught to all the earth"
 The first paragraph insures supreme control of his church to Dowie for life. The other two paragraphs make his in- come equally sure.
 It must be said that Dowie's followers like this sort of religion. for they cer- tainly are devoted to him and they have patronized his enterprises so generously that he has been enabled to enlarge his printing plant very much, so that 1t does a land office business in periodicals books and pamphlets, all of which are edited and most of which are written by Dowie himself, He has established a bank In Chicago and a general store which not only has a thriving local trade but which also does an enormous mail order business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
THE NEW WHITE HOUSE.
Not Entirely Satisfactory to the Tel-
 egraph Operators.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 The idea of finishing the little White House in white and mahogany, resulted in very pretty and artistic effect, but it has not been altogether satisfactory in operation. The various doors about the office building are already much the worse for wear, and the horde of office seeks CTS have not yet arrived In wiplng off the hand marks left on the swinging doors, the cleaners have gradually taken of considerable amount of paint. so that there is now a large sized pale spot on each of the doors It is likely that they will be repainted and glass shields or protectors put in place. The telegraph CTS of the White House are not entirely happy in their new home More than fifty wires run into the building. and the entire force Is coopsd up into one comparatively small room The accom- modations for these clerks are not nesr!S as good as they were in the old bu::d- ing. The White House telegraphic ser vice by the way. is wonderfully com- plete. Wires connect direct with all ths ocean cables, so that the President will receive at once important foreign news. The service includes special wires to all the executive departments and to the house of each Cabinet officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

Hinkle, but the Colonel cut him off . Yes" said he "I had talk with Colo nel Gray this morning and he thinks Worthington and I will work we'll in harness together. I don't know just what 1t is to be. but I'm about old enough to quit the newspaper game, I guess"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 The Sar Peladen head mysterist and patriarch of the Rose Croix of France, Is now a drummer for a bicycle firm. In which circumstance there is tip for the leading members of the theosophical so- ciety to obtain places as lsunderers while yet there is time-if they know how to do the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

The atrocity center appears to be shift ed from Bulgaria to Roumania. The map of Europe would look better, if England possessed certain territory on and near the Black Sea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

The problem of parents is how to keep girls innocent without letting them suffer through ignorance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

There are some people who would like to spend all their time at indignation meetings.
The colored American., 1902-11-29

mild sort, while Prof Hovey's was
of the milk and water tone, but the
height of southern hatred and ignor-
ance was reached when the narrow
little pessimist took the rostrum in
the person of DR.. Dixon. He drew
a dark veil between the white and
black people, and said that the negro
can never acquire the culture and re-
hnement of the whites he said further
that social equality was out of the
question and that he would never con-
sent for his girl to marry a negro,
ETC. But the capstone of logic. elo-
quence, philosophy, oratory and COM
mon sense was put on when DR.. c. S.
Morris, of New York, was called on to
respond. Dr Morris, for an hour.
discussed in matchleSS elOquence, and
to the highest satisfaction of not only
the few colored persons present. but
to the delight OF the great mass of
humanity that have crowded the Old
First Church. Wnen the time came
Tor DR.. Norris to conclude and the bell
tapped, the audience demanded a con-
tinuatiOn Of the speech, the chair in
sisted that the time was up, but cries
were heard all over the house: Eve
don't care about the time, we want TO
let himself out. and simply brought
the house down and the applauses
were deafening- When he had fn-
ished the verdict was that it was the
best speech ever heard on the subject.
We were the guest Of Rev. ]. H.
Carter, D. D., while in Boston. DR..
Carter built a fine church in
Cambridge and also bought and re-
modelled the great Ebenezer church in
Boston. He has received a very urg-
ent call to Nova Scotia. but there is
a bitter protest against the Doctors
leaving the state. He is too valuable
a man TO us. We want him here.
The Sunday school convention that
met in the St Pauls church. was n
grand success and showed much brain
and talent
Mrs Richard Harden. Of this citv.
departed this life Saturday evening.
Union thanksgiving services were
held from the A. N. F. church.
The brotherhood met in the Union
BAPTIST Church.
Mr. Gordon has Joined the choir of
the Shiloh Baptist Church.
The colored American., 1902-11-29

figure, the investors are sure to real
lze thousands OF dollars when the
tract is capitalized and developed.
Stock TO the amount of $4,000 viii
be placed upon the market as soon as
the operating company is incorpor-
ated. In order TO keep this splendid
opportunity within the race, the ad-
Verusing is restricted to cCIored pa
pers, and the money of white would
be buyers of stock has been refused
Associated with Messrs. Tyler, Weaver
and Jones will be such well-known and
reputable gentlemen as Hon. George 4.
Myers, OF Cleveland, O., and Prof. ].
McHenry Jones, of Charleston, W. Va
The colored American., 1902-11-29
T4E EDUCATED NEGRO
HE Future EIoquentIy Discussed
b. Rev Charles s Morris
l. art for d Happenings

Hartford, Conn.-(Special.) )-The
twenty-ninth annual session of the
Baptist Congress (white) was held
last week with the old First Church.
Boston, Mass, and amongst the many
important subjects that were discussed
was The Future Of the Educated
Negro" Those who took part were:
Rev. R. H. Pitt, D. D., Rev. c. R.
Honey, D. D., of Richmond, Va; Rev.
A c. Dixon, Of Boston, Mass, and Rev.
Charles S. Norris, D. D., of New York
City. DR.. Pitts argument was of
The colored American., 1902-11-29
OHIO NJ SQNFT ITO

Three colored men. Ralph W. Tyler.
Wilbur Jones and George A. Weaver.
nave acquired a tract of land in Ohio
embracing seventy-five acres. pro-
nounced by experts to be the finest
oll-producing territory in the state.
Ihe deal promises TO be the most gi-
ganuc ever swung by a set of colored
men IN this country. and while the
purchase price was quite a handsome
The colored American., 1902-11-29

New Albany, Ind, Especial. Under
the name of the Louisville National
Medical College, Medical Department
or the State university, these two
schools united October %, 1902 which
VIII give one strong medical college in
LOUISVILLE second TO none in equip
ment or strength of its faculty which
now numbers thirty. At another time
fuller particulars will be given of this
union.
Mr.. John Thomas a Negro has
charge of the electric plant in this
city. Back of it is a million dollars
1t is safe to say that in no other citv
is Negro holding a position which
involves a greater responsibility.
The colored American., 1902-11-29
JOHN, LET'S SEND FOR 1T TO-DAY.

The worlds greatest living specialist who dis
covered the erandest remedy ever known which
has been the means Of curing thousands of men
0f nervous de billy. lost viRor varicocele night
losses, taIiing mOTy and all other consequences
OF youthful ignorance and Other causes, and re
storing the organs 40 full strength and vigor sends
free to every sufferer the entire receipt so that
each despaiTiag man may cure himself at home
and thus cbtsia The result Of perfect manly
The colored American., 1902-11-29

The local organization of the Ma
uonal Federation of Civic Rights. re-
Gently organized here, is fourishing,
and so much interest is being mani
tested that instead of monthly meet
ings, it is meeting weekly. At their
next meeting its members purpose or
ganiZlng loan and building assOcia-
ton. Never was any organization eff
Tected among our people that promises
so much practical results Rev. Lip
ton, the national organizer, is doing a
grand work
The colored American., 1902-11-29
IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.

New Albany Ind Special Mr..
Joseph Douglass OF Washington D. c.
viii appear under the auspices OF the
Scribner High school November 25
Every one in the city will be on hand
70 hear and see this great artist. both
on account OF his own ability and be
cause OF their appreciation OF his IL
iustrous grandfather, Frederick Doug
lass.
The colored American., 1902-11-29

strength and vigor for life
The doctor wants all suffering meo to share
with him the knowledge he has personally al
tained He sends the receipt free, and al the
re sder need do is 10 send his name and address
10 Dr. Knapp Medical Co S67 Hull bldg, De-
troit. Mich requesting the tree receipt as re-
ported in this paper. II Is a generous offer and
az men oughI 10 be glad 10 have such an op-
peTtuniEy.
The colored American., 1902-11-29

Mr.. W. J. NhIte. Jr-. OF Augusta
ia, son OF Rev. ". J. White. editor
OF The Georgia Baptist. has been
spending few days in the citv viii
Mr- Lucien H. White He is a for
most clerk in the Augusta DostofT7en
and also serves as manager of his
fathers paper.
The colored American., 1902-11-29

Mr., Lueien II. White. formerly Of
the Census office. how has a lucrative
position rs Stenographer in the offf.-
OF the Coast and Ge0detic Survey
and "'''N~ eminent satisfaction. He h3s
!ust returned from \ visit TO relatives
in Georgia.