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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17

peen only 741 persons killed in Batan-
zas since the war began, while rumor
had placed the number a t 100 900. That
in July, 1901, our government had a.
600 soldiers at 63l stations, while In
august, 1902, there were but %, 900 men
IN us stations. That the savage Moros
are likely to give little trouble beyond
picking off sentinels whenever pos
sible, in order to obtain their rifles,
which they greatly covet, The Moros
have no villages. Their small dwell
ings are set in the midst of their beau
tiful rice and corn fields. Neverthc-
less, the force with which we con-
quered Mexico was only about one-half
as large as that maintained in the Phil
ippines during the past year, when
they were declared practically in a
state of peace. The rowing bands
managed to kill four times as many
of our soldiers during that time as
were lost during the whole war with
Spain, while $4,000 men have surren-
dered their arms to our troops. Some
of the leading natives, who have
changed sides from time to time dur
ing the war and instructions, now
profess themselves loyal to our govern
ment. Very little reliance can be
placed in them; yet it has been deemed
necessary to place them in positions
of more or less Importance because of
their influence among their country
men. They are generally closely
watched. Many of the guerrilla leaders
are very able men and work solely for
the advancement of their own inter
ests. The greater part of the insur-
rections are due to these men. who
lnt1ame the minds of their fellows until
a suthcient number are gathered to
compel whole settlements to join their
forces against the white men. We have
not always been able to give timely
support to those who would otherwise
have been loyal,
Lucbar, at the time of the Samar in
surrection, instructed his men to give
no quarter to Americans, while our
men were as merciful as possible. talk
ing as prisoners those who afterwa rd
murdered them whenever they could
be found off guard. Our men marched
day after day, drenched with rain
through mud and boys, achieved al
most impossible mountain CLIMBING
holding to trees, roots and vines, tore
their clothing, hands and faces, in the
nearly impenetrable jungles, and re-
turn with very different ideas of the
difficulties our nation will encounter
in civilizing the degraded, fetish-wor-
Shipping natives to be found in almost
inaccessible portions of these pictur-
esque, semi-barharous stands.
In and around Manila, conditions
are very favorable, and one who had
never penetrated to remote portions
of the archipelago might well enter
tain optimistic views. 1t is G. great
matter of encouragement that those
in authority who should possess the
larger outlook seem satisfied that mat
ters are progressing as well as could be
expected. EDWARD JULIAN
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Her Apprehen.ion ReaIIzcJ.

Algy-I saw you sitting alone here,
and 1 feared you were not enjoying
yourself.
Amy Abell-Yes. 1feared you would
fear was not enjoying myself
Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
LOVERS IN TROUBLE,
Elopements That Didn't Turn Ont
. as They Were Planned.
That IL Is but short Step from the
Romantic to the Absurd LIS DEM
Onstrated by These Truth
full Tales,

When an elopement is successful it
Us generally romantic. When it is
frustrated it is nearly always absurd.
1t is as short step from the romantic
TO the absurd as it is from the sublime
to the ridiculous.
There are the experiences of Henry
Halliday, the son of an English squire,
and Miss Margaret Dandy to illustrate
The point. These TWO young people
and the opponents of their marriage
seem to have copied an old English
comedy. AT least their experiences
had been the plot of play a hundred
years before.
4 The father of the bride to be
crowned on the match, as fathers do
occasionally, and then the lovers, as
lovers do occasionally, prepared to
uefy the parental displeasure and
elope. With the assistance of n
coachman and a groom belonging to
Mr. Dandy they escaped from the
brides home one night and got into
the carriage, which was closed tightly.
Then they dashed away for the rail
road station at a furious pace. The
ram poured down and the carriage
piowed through pools of water.
Within the lovers were snug enough.
and radiant with the thought that a
half hour would find them on a train
sand beyond the jurisdiction of the
sire.
The wild dash of the horses never
slackened. After half hour of such
riding they began to expect that the
station would soon be reached, but the
pace kept up. Surely a half hour had
passed, but they kept going on. Just
as the young man was about to raise
disturbance, thinking that the
wrong road must have been taken, the
carriage stopped.
Confident at last, the two prepared
to emerge. AS they stepped from the
vehicle the young woman's father
stepped forward to aid them out.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17

very badly, it is impossible to let go
at least suddenly.
As one of the foremost of the edu-
Gated Christian nations of the world,
we have duty to perform, as best
we may. Nearly all who have been
directly or indirectly concerned in
the matter have been more or less
criticised, and their successors. who
ever they may be, or whatever they
do, will suffer the same fate for
some time to come, although it is
probable that none of us, in our own
inner consciousness, believes that we
could achieve success in their places.
whatever our line of action.
A large proportion of the Filipinos
are inferior, intellectually or NOR
ally, generally both. They have no
conception of our civilization, while
1T would be almost equally hard for
an ordinary American to descend to
a plane where he could appre-
ciably comprehend theirs. They are
treacherous and bloodthirsty, while
many of them consider that they have
been deceived. Whether thew have
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
"A Thoughtful Waiter.

Irate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it, wait
er, didn't tell you I was in hurry,
and only wanted one egg? Why the
dickens did you bring me two?
Waiter (rather hurt)-I thought, as
you was in hurry, sir, I'd bring two,
COS one of 'em might be bad!-
Punch
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Reassuriuu Him

She had been shopping. a.ad he was
naturally disturbed.
Il hope you didn't spend much
money while you were downtown to-
day." he remarked.
Not a cent, except car fare,
George" she answered, reassuringly.
Il had everything charged. '-Chicago
Post
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Reward nf yIerlf

Boss-I understand YOU are yery
economical.
bookkeeper-Yes, sir. Since have
been with you have managed to save
$1,000.
boss-umph! AS i always try to
pay my clerks according to their ne eds,
LII nave to cut down your salary.-N. Y.
Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Taking No Chance.

Il think" said the first business man
III go home to lunch to-day. A new
cook arrived at our house just after
breakfast, and she has the reputation
of being a good one"
why not wait for your usual six
o'clock dinner?"
She may be gone by that time."-
Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Idiomatic BIunaer

Mr.. Henpecque, let me introduce
Stu to the Count De Dippee."
"Ah, eet eez re honor to meet a mu-
stefan. 1 hear, sar, Eat you an your
family play re music"
why, i don't know the first thing
about music"
why, / hear eet all around Eat YOU
play second fiao,e, to your wifei'-
Baltimore Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
The Coming Era.

so you wish to marry my son, do
you, young woman"
Young Woman do, madame.
Fond Mother-Well, er--is your In
come sufficient to support him in the
condition of innocuous desuetude to
which he has always been accus-
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
Not the First.

NO, said the bride-to-be, SCI didn't
accept Jack the first time he pro-
posed"
How could your" replied Miss
Wryvell.
why not2'
Your weren't there."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
In the Air,

'Is she married?"
Partially"
what dc you mean by that?"
"She got divorce and her husband
took an appeal. One court says she's
married and one says she isn't"-N.
Y. Sun
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17
NedghborIy Courtesie..

Mrs. Dobbs--Mrs. Hobbs has got
our cook; she met her and offered
her dollar more a week than we
pay.
Mrs. Dibbs-How horrid in her!
Mrs. Dohbs-Yes, but she was very
nice and ladylike about it; she sent
her old cook over to see if we wanted
her.-Puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
WOMEN WILL GROW TALLER.
Prediction That the Girl of the Cone
Ing Years VIII BE of Larger
Stature,

The petite woman has had her day
and if the prophets are to be be-
lieved she will very soon be COM
PEELED to give way to her sister who
is ''divinely tall" According to an
eminent eastern physician 1.-The pres
ent century will witness striking
changes in the comparative physiques
of men and women. During the two
final decades of the nineteenth cen
fury the average stature of the Amer
lean woman showed gain of over
an inch. While it is absurd to think
of an indefinite continuance of this
progression, it is probable that with
in so years the six-footer feminine
will be a common sight in our city
stature will not exceed five feet eight
inches.
That the increase of woman s
height has been due to her enthusi-
astic adoption of outdoor sports can
not be doubted, but why mans stat
ure should dwindle, instead of in
creasing OF remaining in statu quo,
is not so susceptible of explanation
writes Robert Webster Jones, in the
Housekeeper. The suggestion that,
with woman's growing prediction
for public life man has become of
shrinking disposition" must be re-
jected as trifling with a serious sub
ject, for serious it is-to man. Equal
ly unworthy of consideration is the
theory that matrimonial expenses
keep a man short" Whatever the
explanation timely warning should be
accorded man that he is shortly to
be Cooked down upon" Whether
high-heeled boots or other artificial
aids can be utilized advantageously
by the dethroned monarch to MAIN
tain his dignity remains TO be proved.
it is the condition of looking up to-
his wife that confronts man--not the
theory. And it is 4 condition to
which many husband would take, q
long time to get accustomed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
n...t. nor, I'm c.nt,v,tx.

The birth of litter of lions at
Haslemere park, private menagerie
in England, leads one of the English
papers to note fact that has for
long puzzled biologists, and that is
notorious among those who interest
themselves in the study of wild beasts
in captivity, this being that nearly
all the lion, tiger and leopard cubs
born in that country have a cleft
palate, which prevents them from
being properly sucked, and usually
leads to their premature death. But,
beyond this, more astonishing fact
still-and one that also greatly puz-
zles biologists-is that which deter
mines that of all the wild animals
born in England those born in Bris-
tol are regarded as the finest and
as the most likely to live. So well
known is this to professional show
men and menagerie keepers that
"Bristol born" is a recognized brand
in the wild animal trade.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
BEFORE cHR1sT'S BIRTHPLACE
arrange History OF = Chain That
Hangs Over the GrOttO In
Bethlehem.

Tourists invariably inquire the his
tory and significance of a rough iron
chain which hangs over the entrance
to the grotto in which the Prince of
Peace was born, and hear a remark
able story, says William Z. Curtis. in
the Chicago Record-Herald. 1t is ex-
planned to them that many years ago,
through the influence of an Armenian
who at that time was grand vizier
of Turkey, the Armenian monks OBJ
tanned permission from the sultan TO
hang a chain to which lamps could be
attached, similar to chains already
hung for the same purpose by the
Greeks and Roman Catholics. When
the governor received the order he
notified the Greek bishop. who APP
peared very cordial, after reading the
irman, and expressed his desire to
cooperate in anything that the sultan
had ordered. Permission was then
granted to the Armenians, who APP
peared with their chain on the fol-
lowing day, and when the governor
entered the church he was surprised
monks assisting in the work.
The chain was put up without the
slightest difficulty, but when an Ar
menian started up the ladder with
lamp to hang upon the chain a
Greek monk followed and knocked
him off the ladder. He fell to the
floor senseless and bleeding. The Mo-
hammedan guard Immediately arrest
ed the Greek monk. The bishop was
sent for and, to the astonishment of
the governor, justified the assault
and admitted that it had been COM
mitted by his order. He explained
that the Armenian had permission
simply to hang a chain for lamps.
but the tirman did not include per-
mission to hang lamps upon it. Upon
examining the document this was
found to be the fact. 1t read "a
chain for lamps and the Greek bish-
OPP commended that the Armenians had
no right to do anything further. The
governor insisted upon more liberal
construction of the order, but the
Greeks would not concede a point,
and the question was referred to Con-
stantinople for decision.
The authorities at the sublime
porte are in the habit of avoiding the
decision of perpleNing questions,
hence when the report from the gov
ernor reached Constantinople it was
poked into pigeon hole, where it
has been living ever since, and the
Armenians have never been able to
obtain permission to hang lamps
upon their chain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
PITH AND POINT.

1t is no sign of great heart for a
young man to be generous with that
which his old father has worked hard
to obtain.-United Presbyterian.
A man never knows what a con-
science he has until asked to tell a
lie to shield some one he never liked
very well, anyway.-Atchison Globe.
''To hear that young clerk talk you
would think he owned the place. .
Flows that?'' "Why, he never says
a word against his employers
sas City Journal.
A Woman's Forte.-She-"Thi book
says that there are 10000 muscles in
an elephants trunk" He-"Then it
must have been packed by woman"
Detroit Free Press.
HE has patented new fountain
pen." us that SOP" Eyes; calls it
the Independent "Ah, very appro-
pirate; it doesn't care whether it
works or not"-Philadelphia Press.
Nell-"Maude has suddenly discov-
cred that she needs exercise, so she
goes out for walk every day"
Believes, I heard that she had a
lot of new clothes.'-Philadelp
Record.
Patience, gentleness, firmness and
petting, one pound each. Mix thor
oughly with one-half pint of COM
mon sense, and give to the horse
every day."-Anna Sewell, in Black
Beauty.
Johnnie" said his mother, severe
ly, "some one has taken big piece
of gingerbread out of the pantry"
Johnnie blushed guiltily. II didn't
think it was in YOU" ut amt all"
replied Johnnie. part of it's in Ell
sie."-Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
NEWLY RICH ON PARADE.
People Not Accustomed to Wealth Try
to Put ON q Great "ErOnt"
In Public.

Two men, an elderly one and
dappcr-looking young fellow. stood
in front of one of the big hotels
on Michigan avenue the other after
noon watching the continuous parade
of turnouts, the racing automobiles.
and the stream of pedestrians, re
lates the Chicago Inter Ocean.
II never get tired looking at 'em.."
the elderly man finally said to his
companion. 1--WE been at it for ten
years, and still / am standing here
watching the crowd so by. I have
become an expert in separating the
genuinely prosperous from the seem
ingly prosperous, and the staid, old.
wealthy people from the horde Of
newly rich.
NOW, just wait a minute. There
goes fellow I've seen 10000 times.
That auto is a new one. He's not
the least bit stuck up over it, how
ever, for he has been rich all his
life, and the new playthings never
turn his head. He's like child that
is given new toy evary day. He is
Sldu 10 ScU Tic HIacHlDE, DuJ IL is only
one of thousand no.yelties, and he
thinks little of it.
"But, look at the nan and woman
in that carriage. I've seen him a
few times of late. don't know
what his name is, nor his business.
nor where he lives, but he hasn't
been used to money very long. Sex
what a front he is trying to prt
On. He is sure everybody is watch
fng him. See that. ] knew the wom-
an would turn and look when she
passed those large plate-glass mir
rors, and she can see just how swell
the whole outfit looks. They all DO
it, that is. all the rewly richS I've
seen them countless times turn ard
look at their own images in th:.t
very row of windows.
Il sometimes wish l were poor
again, SO that I could feel my i'm
portance after becoming rich. its
great feeling, and I suppose there
was a day when Il also craned my
neck to peep in at tie windows"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
Dogs Smell Death.

There's an old superstition that a
bowling dog in front of the house of
an i'll person portends death. One
prominent physician believes abso-
lutely in it. The physician has won
derfully acute sense of smell. Ere
euently, he says, he can foretell the
coming of death within 4s hours Of
a patients demise. Within two days
of death, he says, peculiar earthly
odor becomes noticeable about a per-
son about to die. He tells of one
case where he became aware Of the
peculiar odor while talking to an
apparently healthy man. That night
the man dropped dead Of heart dis
ease. The physician is far from at
tributing the, peculiar manifestation
to other than physiological reasons.
His own sense of smell is abnormally
acute.--Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
IT WOULDN'T WORK.
The Foolish Mistake of 4 Man Who
Thought to Pat ON Airs with
His Wife's Servant.

He saw her coming and recognized
her Instantly. She was the maid of
all work his wife had employed
week or SO before, writes Elliott
Flower, in the Brooklyn Eagle.
I'll see how her plan works." he
said to himself.
Her plan, as he had learned by ex.
perience, was one of aggressive indie
pendence. She wanted it distinctly
understood that she was as good as
anybody else, and she feared that ii
she did a thing cheerfully it would
be considered a confession of in
feriority. Equality, to her mind,
meant that no one should be obliged
to do anything for anyone else. She
waited on table under protest. and
with bad grace; instructions hurt her
dignity; desire to please was con-
fession of weakness. She wished to
be considered a member of the fam
lily and treated as one. Her objec-
ton to domestic service was that she
had to serve another, and she lost no
opportunity to let it be known that
she felt above it and only consented
because she needed the money.
Somehow it never occurred to her that
practically everyone in this world
has to serve others, and that success
usually comes to those who do it
most thoroughly and most obligingly.
Contrary to his custom, he was ag-
gressively independent when she
came to his counter. He brought out
the goods that she wished to see,
but he did it in leisurely way, just
to emphasize his independence. To
Try hard to please is to be SUBJ
servient. He didn't try hard. In
stead, he talked with other people
and answered carelessly and YEARLY
when she asked question. His
whole manner seemed to say: "YoU
needn't think you're any better than
I am just because have to do this
for YOU Finally. she became i'm
patient.
"Get that down for me,'' she or
dered, pointing to roll of goods.
pardon me-" he said, ''but in this
country we are all free and equal and
are entitled to be treated"
"Equal!' she exclaimed. Think
you're my equal when I'm spending
my money and you're hustling to
get it? Well, I guess not. There
amt any equality when I'm in store
with my wages in my pocket"
There is moral Or lesson or
some other annoying thing in this,
too, if anyone cares to hunt for 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
WORDS OF THE BIBLE COUNTED
Spanish Prisoner Confined for'ihirtS-
Three Years Performed the
Remarkable Task.

IT is well known that the number
of letters, words. verses, etc, con-
tanned in the Bible have been count
ed, but by whom, when- or where
is not generally known. Treats pun
LEGATION, entitled "Curiosities of the
Bible" speaks of the occurrence as
being of Spanish origin, and that the
prince of Granada, fearing usurpa-
ton, caused the arrest of the sup
posed would-be usurper, and by Or
der of the Spanish crown he was
thrown into an old prison called the
place of skulls, situated in Madrid,
where he was confined for SO years,
with no other companion than the
rats. mice and other vermin that
freouented his dismal cell. says the
Boston Herald.
During his confinement he counted
the letters, etc, contained in the BIZ
BILE, and scratched the several num-
bers or the stone walls with a nail.
When his work was discovered ne
was furnished with writing utensils
and ordered to make copy OF the
results of his long and tedious task.
and, on its being completed, he final
ly received his liberty.
The following is correct copy OF
his great work:
The Bible contains 1856, 4so letters,
773,746 words, 31.1s3 verse;, 1,l95
chapters and &C books.
The word and occurs 1864 times,
the word Lord 1853 times, the word
Jehovah 6,s55 times, and the word
reverend but once, which is IN the
ninth verse of the One Hundred and
Eleventh psalm.
The middle verse is the eight verse
of the One Hundred and Eighteenth /
psalm. The twenty-first verse OF the
seventh chapter of Ezra contains all
the letters of the alphabet except ]
the letter j.
i. The finest chapter to read is the
twenty-sixth chapter of the Acts OF
the Apostles. The most beautiful
chapter is the Twenty-Third psalm.
The nineteenth chapter OF ii. Kings
and the thirty-seventh chapter OF
Isaiah are alike.
The four most inspiring promises
are to be found in the sixth chapter
of St. John, thirty-seventh verse, ana
fourteenth chapter, second verse:
also eleventh chapter of st. Matthew,
twenty-eighth verse, and the Thirty
Seventh psalm, fourth verse.
The longest verse is the ninth verse,
eighth chapter of Esthe- The short
est verse is the thirty-ffth verse, elev-
cnth chapter of St. John.
There are ten chapters in the book
of Esther in which the words Lord and
God do not occur. The eighth. fiji
tenth, twentyArst and thirty-frst
verses of the One Hundred and Seventh
psalm are alike. Each verse ofthe One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth psalm end
alike. The One Hundred and Seven
teenth plasm contains but two verses,
the One Hundred and Nineteenth psalm
contains 176 verses. There are no
words or names of more than six sylla-
bles.
1t has also been discovered by some
person unknown that in Joel, third
chapter. third verse, the word girl oc-
ours, and in the eighth chapter of Zach
ariah, fifth verse, the word girls is
mentioned for the only time in the
whole Book.
The eighth chapter of Esther, ninth
verse, contains 50 is. The word snow
appears "a times in the Old Testament
and three times in the New.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
Candidate. for netir.m-n,.

The following words have filed APP
plication for retirement from active
service in the Office of the secretary
Of expression. General debility
caused by indiscrim:nate use is the
reason assigned in every case: One,
genius; two, gentleman; three. hero;
four, strenuous; five. elegant; six,
friend; seven, genteel; eight, honor
able; nine. statesman; ten, immortal.
1t is to be hoped that the petitioners
requests will be granted. lnforma-
ton from reliable sources states that
many other overworked words are
preparing similar applications.