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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
ia and found l,lrn ,n bed. battered and

later and found him IN bed. battered ana
bruised Speaking of the catastrophe. he
said: well. the Lord caused it. sup
pose, but don't understand why. My
whole body aches. but can only say
1.-The Lord 8 will be done. know not
what you may think of it, dear reader,
but i believe 1t was almost blasphemy to
put the blame OF the acciden. upon tns
Almighty The deacon was foolish and
broke both the laws OF common-sense
and the laws OF he suburban town by
scorch1ng The Lord certainly permitted
it. but He did not cause It In fact, II IL
a proof Of Gods mercy that He don
permit the deacon to break his unworthy
neck.
do not mention these things to cause
a smile. but rather TO demonstrate tnat
we, and only we. are responsible 1oa
MANY calamittes that befai US.
If a man disregards the laws of health
and fills his stomach with indigestihle
food. can he censure God for the poor
health and hair-raising dreams that are
sure to follow? If you go out In the
rain and get your feet wet. VINO IS re-
sponsible for the rheumatic pains that
you were to go to the James river and
lump over the side Of the bridge. could
you expect God to hold you suspended In
air. or to dry up the waters and soften;
the rocks? Yet we often do things as
ridiculous and are amazed at the inevita-s
bic results Let US be certain, teen, that
the Heavenly Father is responsible, be-
fore we Judge Him as the course OF every
calamity that befalls US. God Is love-
and It ill-becomes "a child of HIS to CEN;
sure Him for things that He does not
cause.
Now let us consider another point that.
causes many to doubt Gods love-. e..
the sin Of the world. There are many
who ask: III God Is love. and has al,
power. why does He permit sin and crime
to exist q But, my brother. although
God does permit sin to exist. Is He the
cause #of it?&sEo! He is neither the atl-9
thor nor maintainer Of sin. And has He
not given US potent cure for all SIM
There is not sinner this side OF the
grave that cannot be forgiven and
'cleansed OF his sin. Why did Christ die
on the cross? q II God would permit His
Son to suffer- the agonies OF crucffxtonz
to cleanse man from sin. surely we cam
not blame Him. Man, Is responsible for
his sin fulness IN tina & he does not go to-
the One who IS able and willing TO cleanse.
him. The Christ who sc1eansed the 1epers
sis$ able to cleanse the life and heart OF.
every sin-cursed man or woman listen
10 the prpmises - Come, now. LET us
reason toert her. saith the Lord: though
5ycurS sins be as scarlet they sha1l be as.
white as STOW: thou9h they Ia red like
crimson: they shah be- an ool. - hen.
5agsin ~ hosoeverswil may come =. and
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TO REGAIN HIS SENSES
MEANS DEATH.

HAMPTON, VA. January A.-(Special.)
Judge e. e. Montague. OF the Elizabeth
City County Court, to-day received let
ter from DR.. w P. Drury. superintendent
of the Asylum for Insane Colored Per-
sons at Petersburg. asking whether Rich
ard Phillips. who was sent to.the asylum
from Hampton. can be transferred to
an asylum In Washington.
Phillips was convicted and sentenced
to death. for the murder OF Artilleryman
Joe New, In Phoebus. three years ago.
After his trial. and several days before
the day set for the execution. Phillips
was respited by Governor Tyler who
ordered a commission of lunacy TO In.
vestigate the condition Of his sanity.
The commission found that Phillips
was crazy, and the Governor directed
that he be committed to the asylum In
Petersburg. He was known in sporting
circles as a heavy weight colored pugil-
LIST. ,zsss4
Or. Drurys states In his letter that PHIL
tips Is now hopelessly insane man. and
that his friends and relatives in Wash 4
ington desire to have him committed to
one OF the asylums In the District OF
Columbia.
As. Phillips lis yet q prisoner OF the
State, with the sentence OF death Eang-
ing over him, Judge Montague Is Of the
opinion that the desired transfer cannot
be made. Tor In che event that he should
recover his senses he must hang. tth
this facts before him. Judge Montague
twill write to Or. Drury telling him that
Philips must rsmain IN the PetersburGs
axy3l iintll b xenavago. o.
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may have broken every law that God
ever made, and yet be- forgiven and
clean5ed. We need not, then. lose faith
in Gods love because Of the sin In the
word.
NOW as to suffering and sorrow. It Is
easy to believe in God s goodness and
mercy when our way Is bright and there
is naught to depress, but when the heart
is torn and bleeding from sorrows cruel
grasp, we sometimes grow discouraged.
Travellers tell US that long before one
reaches the falls at Niagara, the murmur
of falling waters may be heard, and from
all over this earth there arises murmur
OF suffering. Were all the agonized
groans gathered into one volume 1t would
rise and swell to the very portals OF
Heaven, louder and harsher than the
roarings OF Niagara Why Is 1t so7 We
can never know this side OF the jasper
walls OF yon bright Heaven. But there
are times when the veil IS parted and we
clearly see beneath It all q hand OF divine
love.
In little village church In Pennsylva-
MIA a few years ago. there was wedding
scene The old bell rang out n1errtly.
the church was brightly lighted and
filled with relatives OF the bride and
groom. At the appointed hour the young
couple took their place before the altar.
Their faces were radiant with happiness.
and there the sweet-faced girl and proud
young man became man and wife. They
had loved each other since childhood.
There was not person In the old
church that night VINO did not share
their happiness.
Almost three years later there was
again gathered In the same sacred edifice
the friends OF the young couple. But.
sofl !. what change those three years had
wrought. The old bell rang out. not In a
merry wedding peal. but with the slow,
solemn tones that spoke OF death. The
husband of few years sat In the front
pew. his face haggard and marked with
poignant grief. IN a casket. Just In front
Of the pulpit. lay the body OF his young
wife, her sweet face. calm and fixed In
death. Gloom filled every heart as we
saw the young man bend over that mute
{ face and again and again kiss the cold
{ lips that would never respond to his. The
coffin and Its precious burden was slowly
and soiemnly carried from the church
and lowered into the tomb. It was by
the open grave after had repeated the
funeral services that he turned to me
and said :: God knows It's bard 70 part
with Maud. We loved each other so
much. But Il thank God that she was 8
true CHRISTIAN. have not been IN the
past but shall be IN thu futurA hardly
believed either n q God or q Heaven
until the ntKht Maud lisd since orr
marriage I'll have seen e her kneef nisht
after nishf and sprayst Nat 4 naiaht bacome
"a Christian. loved her tod much to r.
huke her. but shef.pray1Fuh ad no eject
The n1sAtaofs her - 4le 80 80
saleae sAsgsea. t.os
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should meet her In Heaven. Then my
doubts were swept away and prayed
for myself. Heaven Is now grand reality
to me. and by Gods grace shall meet
her there Is
To-day the body OF sweet Maud sun-.
mers lies in the grave, waiting the resus-
rection morn Her husband IL fighting
LIES dreary battles without her to en-;
courage They are separated for q sea-
son. but. thank God. only for awhile.
The young mans pilgrimage IS desc
late one, but 1t leads above. and thesA.
he will again meet the one he loved and
lost for awhile.
My brother. had you stood IN the church,
that Gay and witnessed the deep sorrowss
you. like many others. would have doubt-
ed Gods goodness. But tina: young man
thought nothing Of Heaven until the dea.h
Of his wife Even her prayers were not
enough to waken his slunbertnx soul.
And now. as we take Up the burdens o4
life AMI once more face its difficulties and
scrrows let US rememper that We are
but weak nortais. and that We can nevsrs
fully conpre bend Code love until wo
shalt Rave reached our eternal home
Moses climb ed to the top OF Mount Ptsgafs
a.1 looked ever Jordan "a the Promises
Land. He sought glimpse OF fts bsau-
ties. but could never fully know its
grandsurs So we may reach the hi4tssss
mounts. 5ut shall never understand COR
Father. love until we have reached rfis
homeland Of Heaven IN that hlest day,
we shall know the meaning Of our aor.
rows and tears. For now We see aa
through glass darby: but then face ID
face
II Heavens portals were SWING vide
open today We would hear the xreaH
choir Of redeemed saints and angels sins
Ing the sors that shall never cease I1e1
us catch The heavenly strain and ron
pole to pole, shore 20 shore. let the rfaA
anthem ring. God 81 love- sssss-,H5 ~
Gos@-Eext week BY request fhe -.
mon to the uaxe-earnsrs .utll 81 lHsa-
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may have broken every law that God
ever made. and yet be forgiven and
cleansed. We need not, then. lose faith
in Gods love because Of the sin In the
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should meet her In Heaven. Then my
doubts were swept away and prayed
for myself. Heaven Is now grand reality
to me, and by Gods grace I shall meet
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pSafO 3ne WanQerer.E he mao COiupiSkG1S
disarrned their suspicious by stating that
rs a gentleman Of wealth. he and some
friends We're making a pleasure cruise &c
India.
The dinner was great success. Cham
payne flowed like water. and every one,
e1cepi Lamar. became intoxicated. While
the rcvel was al Its height. Lamar asked
one of the guests If he did not thn.:
slayer; a sally which excited uproarious
ty.s representatives. who declared that
Lamar wss a trump That night the nan.
cf-war sailed away In pursuit OF an
Imaginary SLAYER. that according 10
which Lamar had previously set N c,l :
crla ton. was down the coast loading
negroes.
PART OF PLAN FAILED. I.
The rest of the story is soon told. The
wanderer ran up to Brazzivile: took on
600 negroes: set sail for the United States,
and landed them on the coast OF Geor
cta. Lanar.s plan was to scatter the
negroes shout on number or piantEiions
until matters qateted d.,wn. sufficiently C
sell them. He succeeded In the mrs, pa!s
Of this programme. but moi the last. = he
friends whom he Depended upon turned
traitor. he wac arrested hauled oefofe
the Federal courts and the negroes. from
Whose sale he toanted upon req ping Q:
fortune! were seized by the United States
marshal. pendtns orders from ne court
Such. however. was not the case WaLa
Hi the neEroes Over one-th:rd OF Item
wars app.opr1atA6 sat6 den. soid etA. oy
ehnse hon Lamar rak1Fded -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
The orIaInaI pIscoverers.

Newton was propounding the law of
"You see" he explained. sit is always
the greater body that, attracts the lesser g.,
And did the. apple show you that!
asked his enraptured audience.
NO he replied, confidentially sit was
the fact that you always have to go down
stairs to see the jantor."
Thus for once. it is shown that the
meanest forms of existence can be OF
use to mankind.
Jonas Hanway was carrying the first
NO he said, pathetically II don't get
much satisfaction out OF Il; you see
Deprived OF this pleasure, he consoled
himself by thinking he had enough sense
to go out into the rain.
Franklin had just invented his st stove e.
That's all right" exclaimed the peo-
nIe hut why don't you invent some one
to get UP first to make the fire?.
Seeing how sgnally ne had failed Pooi
Richard turned his attention to electric
ity--NeW York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
ST. PAUL POLICEMAN WILL SWIM TO ST. LOUIS
Expert Nay1aaon

Deep by wading out. They saw me and
thought I was walking on the sand, and
they both jumped into the water. They
went down like tons of brick. When Mrs.
could not swim, and she was just sinking
again when I grabbed her. She became
unconscious, but managed to hold to
her while / swan toward her husband,
who was going down the third time when
I got to him.
ut was a hard pull, but I managed
to work into shallow water with them
both in my arms, and then some other
fellows helped me get them In. They were
both pretty nearly all in
Two years ago Neuman managed to
save M. G.. Johnson, rich Montana MI
ner, who happened to get into deep water
reached the place where Johnson went
down shortly after he sank and dove
for. him several times. He found his
ried it to shore, where the man was re-
vived by the use of heroic measures.
Shortly after Wildwood was opened,
just off Dellwood. after having swan
across from Wildwood. He was playing
about. in the water, preparing to swim
back, when the two boys were tipped
about thirty feet of water. He reached
them after swim of 200 yards, catching
them Just as they were about to go
down the last time. =.
Paul man at Lake Minnetonka. The
mans three companions were drowned
before anyone could reach them.
Jumps Through Ice to Make Rescue.
During the construction of the high
bridge he also made a daring rescue,
jumping through thin ice after a young
fellow who had fallen through. The
current was swift but after having the
ice break under him several times In try
ing to get out of the water, he managed
to get the lad and himself on land.
Although he has reached the. age OF
thirty-eight and is one of the heaviest
men on the police force. Neuman has not
yet lost his love Of swimming. and he
spent several days the past summer in
his old haunts at Wildwood Just to to
timber up a little and to see whether he
was still In fit condition he swan across
White Bear five times In the season,
making at least twelve miles on each
trip. II am in just as good condition
today as / ever was" he declared last
night, land I can easily stand the trip
ly easy thing to accomplish. and If can
make the proper arrangements certain
ly shall not hesitate. minute In gong;
The chief of police will give me leave, and
SO there will be nothing to hinder me-"
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from raft of logs ana nearly drowned.
He managed to paddle into shallow Wa
ter and went home to have his clothes
dried. From that day on he tooksa llk-
ing to the water and now he declares
he would rather swim than eat.
During his boyhood days, he spent
most of his time lettering about the
river and sometimes spent whole days
in the water, while his clothes occu-
pied somee "hickory limb or were hid
den out of reach of mischieyous play
mates His parents hebjebted Ito his
love for the water, and spanked him
soundly many times, but he says: 1T
made no difference; couldn't keep
away from it,
His love of swimming remained as he
grew older, and when he came to st. Paul
twenty years ago he spent most of his
spare time during the summer months in
the water. On adbet with some friends he
made trip several years ago from st.
Paul to the bridge just outside of Hast
ings, swimming all the way. sfe le 8
When Wildwood was opened about
eight years ago he began giving exhibit
lions of long distance and trick swim
ming. He used to swim from WldWood
across to Dellwood and back, a trip of
ten miles, at least once week, besides
spending a couple of hours in the water
afterward in front Of the pavilion. he
also made several twenty -HVe-uiiie tiipS
on Lake Minnetonka.
During the worlds fair at Chicago
Neu1nan gave exhibitions In one of the
Iagoons and also entered in some of the
swimming competitions. He spent several
weeks in one of the large natatoriums
giving exhibitions. He claims to have
special plan of his own when 1t comes
to floating and during an exhibition some
years ago in White Bear lake he foated
almost without moving for two hours.
Has Saved Twenty three Lives.
Neuman has made great record for
himself as life saver, and during the
twenty years he has resided in st. Paul
he has saved twenty three lives. He made
his latest rescue on June IT, 1902, at
Wildwood, when he pulled III. c. Berry,
one of the proprietors of the Detroit Free
Press, and his wife, out of the water.
Both were in a drowning condition when
he got them to shore. and they were
revived with great difficulty after sew
eral hours work.
II was treading water in front of the
sprfngboard where the water is eighteen
feet deep" said Officer Neuman in telling
of the accident. Berry and his wife
had reached the springboard platform
from the other SIDE, where 1t was not
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01
WT7FRF St PAUIS POOR Apply FOR AID IN TINE OF NEED

are the people whom circumstances
have made helpless for a while, but
who, with little aid, quickly extricate
themselves from an embarrassing po-
sitlon. These never seek aid but once,
and only that once as last resource.
1t Is easy enough for Miss Muffet to
recognize these. They are Inundated,
abashed. They make their requests
known in faltering tones. Then there
is a second class who are improyident,
who have ability but no capability.
Every little while they bob up, and if
their case merits it they are assisted
by the board of control Perhaps, a
load of wood is sent to them, or per-
haps an order of provisions. 1t is only
in extreme cases that the board sends
both. Miss Muffet is able to recognize
these also, not only because she sees
them quite often, but because of their
FEASIBILITY, the air of. confidence with
which they tell their tales of woe.
Nearly always they are cheerful, and
quite frequently they are amusing.
For instance, there was the smiling,
motherly woman who came in one day,
not to ask for aid, to be sure, but TO
consult the board of controls inspector
on a matter Of great Importance. She
had come into little money. suffi-
cient to tide her over the severe winter
season. She had discovered that for
the small price of S. she could pur-
chase a book on genealogy that con-
tanned the family tree. What did the
agent think about it? The agent did
not say all he thought about it, but
he managed to persuade the ancestor
worshiper that coal in the bin was
more valuable than family tree in a
book, especially when the latter could
not be used for kindling wood in an
emergency,
Then there was the family that got
enough money together to purchase a
weather beaten house On the outskirts
of the city, house that needed a great
deal of repairing to make it fit to live
in. With enthusiasm the entire family
applied themselves to the task. All
other work was abandoned until one
cold day the still enthusiastic family
found themselves without anything to
eat in the house. A request was made
Of the board of control that it furnish
aid, and when the agent went out he
found the mother outside, busily en-
gagged in mailing boards over the crew
ices in the building. The. father and
the children were working on the in
terror. The agent advised them to
abandon the house for a while and &C
to work, and after a little demur they
consented.
Some of the Boards Pensioners.
But there is nothing humorous about
the third class of applicants, class
that Miss Muffet sees oftener than any
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other and that must sadden her dog
gish soul. They are the old and the
friendless who either object to going
to the poorhouse or who manage oc-
casionally to get such outside help as
makes the expense of their mainte-
nance by the board of control cheaper
than it would be were they in the poor
house. They are called pensioners, for
they come regularly for their orders of
coal or food. There is probably no
other class of people in the city that
lives such absolutely forlorn lives.
Miss Muffet takes the keenest inter
est, perhaps, in two maiden ladies,
sisters, who during the six months of
the winter come each month to the
board of control office for aid. They are
over sixty years of age, and, in spite
OF their hard lot, they are always cheer
full and kindly. Their present friend
less condition is not due to shiftless-
ness, for all their lives they have work
ed and have tried to save. But they
were not strong enough physically or
mentally to compete in a race that is
to the well-equipped. They were
crowded to the WALL their friends died
or deserted them, and today they have
only each other They work when they
can, but what they earn is barely suffi-
cient to pay for the rent of their room
and buy their food. In the winter the
board of control furnishes them with
fuel and charitable societies give them
clothes. In the whole city there are,
perhaps, not more than forty-five or
fifty people as forlornly situated as
these sisters, and not all of these does
Miss Muffet see, for private charities
provide for many of them.
Expends About $4,000 Year.
The board of control expends about
$4,000 every year in this relief work.
Secretary Gutridge, of the Associated
Charities, investigates every case that
Is brought before the board, so that
none of the city and county funds go
where they are not needed. The effort
of the board is to see that its assist
ance does not demoralize. Its desire is
that the people who come to it for aid
shall be impressed with the fact that
the city or county has no disposition to
give away help that is not absolutely
needed. The work of the board has
been commended by sociologists out
side of the state, men who have given
much of their time to the study of this
problem of the needy.
But although the board or control IS
itself controlled by cold, hard facts, and
although it Is too official to be pic
turesque, it's Office will never be devoid
of human interest so long as the mot
lev procession marches in and out
again, and so long as little Miss Muffet
sits behind a railing and peers out al
the people who come and go.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

"A AANY of the visitors to the, expo
I'VE sition at ST. Louis next year will
I'VE adopt novel means of travel IN
order to reach there, but most unique
of all is the trip which Edward Neu-
man. a. st. Paul policeman, is planning.
He believes that he can swim the en-
fire distance of 700 miles from st. Pau
20 st. Louis In the Mississippi, ana II
he succeeds in making arrangements
as he expects, he will start on the long
swim some time next June.
The trin. which officer Neuman is
Manning will probably be the longest
swim recorded in history and will take
about forty days. He plans to make at
least twenty miles day, remaining IN
the water seven or eight hours in each
twenty-four.
at feel confident that I can make the
trip easily" said Officer Neuman last
night. IT shall not try to make any
record time, but go along easlly,,iEoat5
ing with the stream most OF the tfhfe.
7 will have a companion who will ac-
comnany me in a. small launch, and will
carry nv street clothes and our sup
plies. While l am in the water shall
wear a rubber swimming suit, and l
expect to stay in about eight hours
every day, making about three miles an
hour.
81 am going to have an OLD steam
boat man prepare me chart OF the
river soon, and then I can tell more
about the trip. The only difficult place
that will have to swim is Lake Pepin,
trip of about thirty miles. If nee
essary, / can make that in day,
think. After getting down as Tar as
Dubuque, ought to make good time,
as the current becomes quite rapid
there.
"As there is not town every twenty
miles on the river, shall have to camI
out a good many nights, and so we Will
carry camping outfit with us and put
up wherever happen to quit at night.
I shall swim every inch of the way.
don't fear any great difficulties, al
though, of course, there will be nurner-
Gus obstacles to cope with"
Has a Good Record.
Neuman is probably the best endur-
ance swimmer in the Twin Cities, and
has already made a number of long
trips. He began swimming when boy
of five years. He lived then in Winona,
and, while still in kits. one day he fell