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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
DRINK AND THE PoCKETBOoK.
En phasis on an Important side of
the Liquor Ques-
lion.

The liquor traffic has many sides. 1t
may be that the financial side is less
Important than some others, but it
should not be left out of considera-
ton Broken hearts, ruined homes
and lost souls are results that cannot
be passed by lightly, but for the pres
ent the money side of the matter is
before us. A nation cannot increase
or decrease its wealth at will II
would be impossible to plan a colony
Of hundred thousand men in the
Sahara desert and make each one
worth a million dollars in a dozen
days. 1t is true, also, that If one
fourth of a nations capital is in
vested in any one industry, not more
than three-fourths is available for all
other lines of business. Whatever
money man spends for liquor he can
not spend for anything else We are
interested TO know whether Solomon
told the truth when he said that the
drunkard shall come TO poverty" He
used the word 'winebibber,' but il
can stand for the user of any kind OF
intoXicants. This verse links he
drunkard with the glutton and the
ssluggard-all are headed toward pow
erty. The word translated poverty
has more in it than our English word
THE winebibber shall be dis
possessed" is a good rendering. This
shows not only the poor condition of
the drunkard, but also the course by
which he has arrived there
There are three leading causes for
the drunkard's loss Of property:
/. The drunkard himself. In one
sense the drunkard must decide every
question relating to drink-he is the
court of last resort and must say Eyes"
or mo" to every temptation, but,
while this is true, other characters fig
ure prominently. The drinker is the
cause OF his own indulgence from two
standpoints. The first is his inor-
dinate desire for drink Solomon
talked of a man in whom the habit of
tntemperance was well formed. The
process by which one becomes a drunk
ard may be slow or rapid, the causes
are various, but we are dealing with
the finished product of the saloon He
mas cultivated taste for liquor The
thirst grew insensibly, but gradually.
AT first the drink was sickening, per-
haps, then it was bearable, later it be-
came desirable, while now the fumes
or whisky or beer appeal to the ap-
petite in most tempting way. One
who has not been caught in the tolls
OF strong drink cannot understand its
slavery This insatate desire. if yield
ed to, is a constant drain upon the
pocketbook. 1t requires much money
TO produce it, and it is not satisfied
until it has taken the last farthing.
Is 1t then satisfied? Go to the prison and
ask a score of men who pawned articles
or broke chests open for money to buy
more liquor, whether the appetite de-
parts with the last dime The grave
itself is the only refuge for nine men
In ten. The drunkard causes his own
poverty, too, by a lack of self-control.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

but hoping to make the killing as diff
cult as possible for me.
''She was sitting on one limb with
her front paws hooked to another
higher up. when l fired the first shot,
and when the bullet went in behind her
foreshoulder and came out from her
neck on the opposite side. she gave a
loud grooming grunt, which was partly
from pain and partly from the salts
faction she felt In dying.
Il stood from under, EXPECTING co
see her drop. Instead of falling she
moved about to the further side of the
tree and began to gnaw of some Jumps
of spruce gum, which hung out from a
broken bough.
When she had made the gum all
soft and plastic she pulled half of it
from her mouth with her paw and
slapped it against the wound In her
side where the bullet had gone In
Then she treated the wound in her
neck in the same way.
IF you had seen the look she gave
me after she had performed this oper-
alton you never would try to shoot a
bear in your life. You couldn't do II.
Her eyes as much as told me she
didn't give rap for her life. She was
thinking of two hungry cubs which she
had hidden away in ledge near Ripo-
genus lake, and she was trying to stop
the blood long enough to get home and
inform the youngsters that she had
striven to do her duty by them, though
luck had been running against her ever
since l dropped onto her trail
AS 1t was, l sent another shot
through her body in front of her hips.
and saw her reaching for more gum.
Then the sinfulness and folly Of what
l was trying to do came to me so
strong that you could not have hired
me to shoot again-no, sir, not for a
thousand dollars.
"A week later when landed on the
shore of Ripogenus lake to build a fire
for dinner l saw a lean bear lying
dead close under the rocky bluff.
Though she had been cold and stiff
for days, her cubs were still nosing her
over in the hope of finding nourish-
ment. and crying so loud that took
pity on them and shot one for dinner.
when / went TO pick him up and
skin him, I looked at the dead mother
and saw the Jumps of spruce gum
sticking to her sides. I then knew
that she had gone home to die with her
children.
"On the whole, think she was the
toughest and most resolute animal
ever had anything to Go with"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

juries received during one of her pc
riodical brawls with her husband. For
a time Tieman seemed unconcerned,
but one night he seemed suddenly to
go mad and screamed to Jailers
Hughes and Pfeiffer to protect him
from his wife, who, he claimed, had
made her way into the cell and was
attacking him with mallet
At times the man became so violent
that the jailers feared that he
might injure himself On other oc-
casions he covered in a corner of his
cell, and pressing his body close
against the iron Dars, implored the
officers to drive away his assailant.
See her eyes blaze he shrieked.
"She's going to kill me- She's com
ing nearer. Oh. my God take her
away"
Hour after hour the man struggled
through his imaginary battle. At
times he went over the scene of his
battle with his wife, which took place
in the cellar of their home On other
occasions he imagined that he was
struggling in the alley near their
home, where his wife received the
internal injuries that caused her
death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

putting all Of his cunning into trying
to get away, he will spend time, which
means life to him, in fool tricks to
show off how powerful he is and how
hard he will be to lick when he comes
to close quarters.
II drove that bear so hard that she
took to tree along in the afternoon.
AS near as l could make out she was
just about discouraged in trying to live
before l took up her trail. and by the
time had chased her 20 miles she was
so hungry and weary with it all that
she went up the tree expecting to die,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

Mr.. Gaylor seized his revolver, and was
about to shoot, when his wife seized his
ara.
At the sound of his voice Miss Keller
made her escape through the window.
while Miss Clark ran through the house
like frightened deer. Upon reaching
the front door. with Mr. GayIor in pur.
suit, she succeeded in unlocking it and
escaping before overtaken by the armed
man in scanty attire. The entire neigh
borhood was aroused by the screams of
the two fair intruders, and hasty expla-
nations were made.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
TRIED HARD TO FLY.
Indiana Man Inspired with Hope BE-
cause He Didn't Get Killed
the First Time.

Charles Scrogham, who lives three
miles south Of Nashville. Ind, made an
unsuccessful attempt to fly over Nash
vile with a flying machine built after
his own ideas. Scrogham is 81 years old.
and since boyhood has been a flyer of
kites and balloons.
Two years ago he began making a
machine with which he hoped to fly, the
contrivance to be strapped about his
body. He worked patiently during the
two years and several times thought he
had successfully solved the problem of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
a JOLLY GOOD FELLOW.

y heart-broken woman In helpless anxiety,
Waiting and watching, tormented by
fear
seeprived of her peace and husbands So
ciety
Dreading the footstep she once longed
to hear.
&eellng home late after making a night
OF It,
With unsteady steps mounting up to
his room
husband and father who should be the
light of it,
'-shrouding his dwelling in sorrow and
gloom
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

THE toughest thing ever
tried to kill and didn't" said
Ben York, the veteran guide
OF the West Branch region, in Maine,
to a New York Sun man, was a bear.
a measly, lean bear. with the hair all
gone on her fore shoulders and her
bones sticking through her skin In
places, like lot of ak handles In a
meal bag.
More than half day followed her
around 10 Mary mountain. seeing
where she had dug open the ants
nests for lunch as she went by and
where she had stretched herself up
against sapling fir and left her claw,
marks on the bark to brighten me
with her size and the length of her
reach.
That's the way bear always does
when he's hard pressed. Instead of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
PRISONER IS HAUNTED.
Colored Man, Charged with Killing
His Wife, Believes She Has
Returned to Life.

Officer, don't let that woman touch
me. The woman wants to kill me.
Take her away; oh. take her awayl"
This was the terrified cry of viii
liam Tieman, a colored prisoner at
Central station, Cincinnati, o., the
other night, as he crouched in a cor
ner Of his cell and strove to fend off
the blows Of an imaginary foe.
Tieman was arrested on a charge
of killing his wife, who died from in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Logical Reasoning.

The prosecuting witness testified
that the defendant had knocked him
lsenseless. and then kicked him in the
head and face for several minutes
IF he knocked you senseless,' asked
the magistrate, how do you know
that he kicked you after you were
Idown?"
The witness reflected. Il know it,
he replied, "'cause that's what I'd a.
done to him If I'd got him down-so
there! "-Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
aueerea Himself ror.x.r.

why is it?'' he asked, that beauti.
ful women are always the most stupid p"
Sir. she replied, ''am to understand
mat you desire to cast reflections upon
my mental capacity?"
On, no." he hurridly returned; T
nave always said that you were one Of
the cleverest girls ever"
But he didn't finish. Before he could
10 SO he realized that he had said the
wrong thing. and could never make it
right.-Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Her Charms Undin,med

{ Friend-And you don't know where
your husband spends his evenings?
Mrs. Beauti-I have not the remotest
idea.
Don't you feel worried?"
mot a particle"
"on what do you base your conf
dence?"
"on the fact that whenever / enter
a crowded street car a dozen men
jump up and offer me a seat.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Revised Versfon.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long"
Is what they sang In former years.
But tits now another song.
The words are somewhat different,
Though fully as sublime
woman wants all that is in sight
And wants IL all the time"
Cincinnati Enouirer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Grows Genial.

How do you like Tipton1'
He seems cold and reserved"
''He does at first, but he soon thaws.
After you have met him a few titles he
will come up and slap you on the back
and ask you for dollar, just as cordial
as can be."--Kansas City journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
MISTAKEN FOR ROBBERS.
Two Girls Have Narrow Escape from
Being Shot as the Result ofa
"Surprise" Prank

Miss Lorene Keller and Miss Grace
Clark, two young women, of Misha-
waka, Ind, who are we'll known in To-
cal society, had narrow escape from
being SHOT for burglars at 1870
o'clock at night at the home of j. F.
Gayior. a wealthy real estate man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
No Harun Done.

Fuller understand you said
looked like-a monkey. What do you
mean by such talk as that?
Waller-Oh, it's all right; no harm
done. you know. There wasn't any
monkey within hearing when I said it
Boston Transcript
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Unlike Most Other.

He's a most extraordinary man."
''In what way?"
why. he's an avowed candidate for
'ffice just because he wants the Office.
ina not because he feels the necessity
u responding to public clamor that he
aas spent money and time trying to ex-
hte. There aren't many like HMM
politics."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
rhe RenI Rnce ProbIem.

'Br'er Williams. does you think de
devil is a white man or black man."
ct dunno All does know is-de big
ges' race problem is how ter keep ten
Yards ahead of ATLANTA Consti-
tuition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

Say. papa" asked little Cordelia,
what is a woman called who thinks
twice before she speaks?"
"She's what they call a mute, my
dear" answered the knowing parent
Chicago Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
His Experience.

Here's a conundrum for you" said
the funny man. What's the differ
ence between man and his family"
ITS invariably difference of opin-
ion" replied Henpeck,
Ledger.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Classified.

Freddis-What's bachelor girl.
dad?
Dad-Oh, she's an old maid who won't
own Uptown Topics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
ReII VI. Heue

There's church bell in the steeple,
There's a church belle in the choir;
The FIRST to worship calls the people,
And the second calls them 20 admire.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
WHAT Did He Mennr

Maisy-Did Jim kiss you last night?
Daisy-Of course he didn't. Why do
you ask such question?
Maisy-Well, he told me he liked your
chesk. st. Louis Clobe-Democrat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

Where's your father, boy?" asked
the gentlemanly agent
"Sweepin the horizon replied the
astronomers son.
And your mother, where is she?"
she's out sweepin' the back porch. f."
Chicago Record Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Gronn CareIes.nen..

Miss Ellicott-Why did you discharge
your chauffeur? He made such a fine
appearance.
Mrs. Lippincott-But the man had
no tact Why, once when 1 was doing,
he ran over a fat woman, and almost
jostled me out of my seati-Smart Set.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
No Occasion.

"Verena, aren't you going to wash
your hands before you mix the dough?"
al done washed 'em hours ago. mem"
--Chicago TTiEuaA.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

Out of 500 cities and towns in Ten
nessee, only eight have not restrict
ed the sale of liquor. 1t is expected
that this will be the next state to
adopt absolute prohibition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
His Po7iteness.

But is ne polite and COURTHOUSE"
We'll. should say so! Believe me,
he will not even talk TO lady through
the telephone without removing his
hat IN. Y Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
just the Man.

The President-How can l give your
friend an appointment? He is rude, I'M
cultured, vulgar and unworthy of an
Office
The Cabinet Minister-Why, thought
you might make him a minister to some
foreign country.-Town Topics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
secret Wen Kept.

Sophie-Julie and Joe are engaged,
but they have decided to keep their en-
gagment secret; Julie told me So
Tom-Yes, / know; Joe told me.-Tit-
BITS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

Fond Mother-Why are you SO late,
Babbage? I've been quite anxious about
you.
Babbage-No necessity for alarm,
mother. My professor detained me for a
short period because he fancied was
slightly imperfect in my logarithms.-
Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Leprosy I'm PhtIinnin.x

Leprosy is common among the FIJI.
tpinos. There are about 10000 lepers
In the Philippines.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Honest Man.

do you ever take bath?' asked the
woman.
Sure" said the tramp.
when"
when I'm in jail. Chicago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Low Rates to California and North.
west.
FRISCO SYSTEM

We will sell daily between Septem-
18th and November Both, 1908, low rate
colonist tickets to points in Washington,
Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho,
wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico.
Short line, quick time, no bus trans
fers, free reclining chairs.
For rates, schedules, maps, aud full in
formation write to f. E. Clark, Travel
ing Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
w. T. SAUNDERS,
Gen1 Agt. Pass. Dept
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
jumping at n Conclusion.

Ethel-What foolish things young
man will do when he is in love!
Edith jhreathiessly)-Oh Ethel! Has
he proposed ?-Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Cheap Settlers Tickets.

On the first and third Tuesday of each
month till April, 1904, the Frisco Sys-
tenn (St. Louis and San Francisco Rail
road) will sell reduced one-way tickets
from Birmingham, Memphis and Saint
Louis to all points in Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Indian TERRITORY
and Texas. Write w. T. Saunders.
General Afient Passenger Dept, Allan.
ia, Ca, for further information
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

"Peduncle. are you engaged to Miss
Quickstep?"
"Yes--constrUctively
sI don't understand
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
The She Bear and Her Young

Guides Story of Hunt Which His Heart Failed Him
the Finish.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

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The greatest discovery of I'll Q Age,
Why suffer from disease when Won can
enjoy health and happiness. No drugs.
no appliance, no fake. Self treatment
by mail.
Send 10 cent for sample and full in
structions.
Agents wanted.
Dr. Patterson,
No. 45 w. Goth ST.,
New York City.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05
Candor,

Candor.
The candid woman
Never shrinks
From saying what
She thinks she thinks.
Detroit Free Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-05

she knows she can have me wheD
ever she will say the word "-Chicago
Tribune.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

that it is hardly popular. Bran makes
bulk; not only bulk, but it clears the
passages and keeps the digestive Or
gans in condition. Bran alone would
be too light for any exclusive feed,
besides it would not be in line with
nature to feed nothing else. The craw
is a grinding mill and we must keep
it at work.
The different grains would not be
perfect feed alone; grass, insects and
dozens of things we hardly think of,
goes towards completing the natural
wants. Fowls on free range usually
find these extra knickknacks, but pen
ned up fowls or fowls in winter must
have their equivalent in some form,
or they cannot do the very best. Cut
clover or alfalfa hay initiates, cut
vegetables initiates and green cut
bone helps to make summer out of
winter as near as it would be possible.
All these things are within our reach
and the time required to procure
them would return a nice profit. These
means will bring eggs, and it's the
safe way. M. M. JOHNSON.
Clay Center, Nebr.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
FEEDING FOR EGGS.

l would not advise anyone that has
a good, healthy flock to undertake
doctoring them with antidotes with
view of forcing egg production, either
summer or winter. On most farms
there is plenty of feeds that would
go towards making a perfect balanced
ration, if we took advantage OF it..
The secret in making hens lay is
simply providing them with suitable
feed and it's the safe way.
Corn, wheat, oats, barley and millet
seed are good poultry feeds; some
do not believe in corn, but their rea-
sons are mostly like the small boys
because" The Agricultural Expert
ment Stations tell us that corn is one
OF the very best feeds for poultry,
but they do not tell us to feed it ex-
clusively; still more, cool reasoning
would not suggest that we feed it ex-
clusively.
The neutral makeup of their feed
is variety; little of this and that
and constant exercise in procuring
It, Some tell us to make them scratch
for their feed; more correct way to
say it would be to let them scratch
for their feed. They would rather do
1t than not; besides, it does away with
gorging and encouraging a lazy lumix
disposition.
Corn exclusively, or in fact, wheat
or millet, is too heavy and too rich;
something to make bulk must be add
ed. l know of nothing better than
wheat bran to balance up heavy
rich feed-it's so common, though,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

President Roosevelt says in his mes
sage: In battle the only shots that
count are the shots that hit" If more
pepole realized the truth of this OBJ
servation there would be less random
effort. Too many suppose that all
work is good. The strenuous life has
been interpreted as living to work in
cessantly without the ultimate con-
dition that there must be steady aim.
No man should comfort himself in
physical WEAKNESS, assuring himself
that he has worked, and therefore is
entitled to reward. "The only shots
that count are the shots that hit
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
Northwestern ConServa.
tory of Music and Art.

Musical Director, Signor francesca d'Auria.
Director of Dramatic Art, Miss Mae Eliza
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School now open. Orchestral classes
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tory. public reading, dramatic art, physical
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For catalogue and particulars address
f. NJ. Brown, Registrar, "a Holyoke Block,
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Glasses in music, oratory, public reading,
dramatic art, physical culture, languages,
painting, etc.
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THE SEATTLE CONSERVATORY OF
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The Faculty includes some of the leading
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We have stage and auditorium with
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Certicates Diplomas Medals and De
grees given after completing the studies.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
All business communications should be
addressed to Secretary Seattle Conservatory
of Music Arcade Building, Second Avenue,
Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
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