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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
DRINK CURSE OF LONDON.
A Grocer's License IL the Greatest
Curse of the Age I'm the
Worlds Metropolis.

The evidence showing the extraor-
binary extent TO which the drink curse
has undermined the social, physical
and moral welfare of the people Is
overw helming.
All in position to judge are as one
in the opinion that the great mass OF
the people have no conception of the
ravages which the consumption of
drin6-especially the cheap and poison
Gus ldnds-is mailing upon the physi-
cal and moral condition OF the people.
through the veal er sex.
A doctor with a large practice in the
suburbs told an express representa-
tive that grocers' licenses are among
the greatest curses of the age. 81 have
traced" he said. many cases of alco-
holiSm among women to this source.
The evil begins with the grocers' IL
cense end in a short time the public
house is patroDiZed.
Another evil is the medicated wine,
the trade in which has vastly increased
during the past few years. Scores of
people who would not touch ordinary
wine or spirits os'- if thev may tal-e a
little of somebody's medicated wine
II is nothing but ordinary wine to
which a drug has been added.
'Tt is nv firm convection that the use
of such wine cultivates. and in some
casas. ava ems craving for alcohol
in STRONGER form
A member of a public body in West
Ham showed an Fxrress renresenta-
tive round the hest rerts of the Dor
ourh on Saturday nieht The passing
OF well-dressed women in and out of
public houses of the better tvpe was
continuous. A visit was paid to what
is an admittedlv well conducted "ho-
tel" In the SELDOM Dor were As per-
sons. 25 of whom were women. in
Guiding six ~irls with young men. evil
den+lv SweetheartS
eff Won SOW what I have seen every
dav Of nv life" sald head master of
a board school IN the East end. "you
would hove that the children sent away
by the Fresh Air fund would never
CORE back. If we could only ta'-e the
children out of the atmosphere in
which thew are comnelled 70 live there
mirht be some hone for them.
with nrblic houses at every street
corner. where bows and girls NAV ev-
erv nipht for want Of a better place
what wonder is it that the scenes of
dr-n'-en. f~h+'np women dull their
rercertions ond lead them to loo,y unon
drunkenness as one of the usual fea-
tureS of their existence. II ondon Ex-
press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
TEMPERANCE BREVITIE 5.

A strong breath reveals weak head.
Rams Horn.
BISHOP Hartzell says that 20 per cent.
of the generalization OF natives of AT
RIGA in their home lite and character
comes IRON The use OF strong drink, and
Rev. Charles Satchen Morris declares
that no lev er than 100000 savages die
every year as the result of the traffic.
Dr. William Goodeli FrosI, president
of Berea college, Berea, KY, in speaking
recently upon "keuds in our southern
highlands" said that it is the common
benel OF judges that have Tried criminals
Tor murder that 80 per cent. of all these
killings are performed under the in
fuence of the whisky bottle.
A number of young men were one
day sitting around the fire in the wait
ing-room of an English railway, talking
about total abstinence societies. Just
then policeman came in with a prison
er in handouts. He listened TO the
young mems conversation, but did not
give any opinion. There was also in
the room Mr.. Mcdonald, a minister of
the Gospel. who, hearing what the young
men were saying, stepped up to the po-
liceman and said: Pray, sir, what have
you TO say about Temperament" Well"
replied the policeman, "all have to say
is that never took a teetotaller to York
Castle prison IN mystic nor 20 Val efeld
hn-ec f,r
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
The Man On Horseback
Mystery OF the Battle of KeneSaw Mountain That
Has Never Been Solved

Some time ago." said the colonel.
in the Chicago Inter Ocean. there was
a story told of an officer who rode his
horse up the slope of the confederate
breastworks at the bloody angle at
Spottsylvania. No one knew who he
was or what became of him. Now |
have story of an officer who rode mis-
horse straight against the dead angle
of the confederate breastworks at
1t came 20 me in strange way. Last
September the survivors of Col. Dan
McCook's brigade, which led the as
sault on that day. held a reunion ON
the ground they fought over in 1864.
Previous to that members of the
brigade had purchased the ground
about the dead angle. and at the meet
ing last year those present decided TO
erect monument at the angle in
memory of Col. Dan McCook and 9TH
ers or the brigade who fell there.
They invited. through the Nashville
and Atlanta newspapers. the confed-
crates who were in their immediate
front June 81, 1864. to mark with mon
uments the positions occupied by the
men who defended the works and to
give any incidents of the battle seen
from their side which would shed light
on the engagement In answer to this
invitation several confederate officers
wrote, and to one of them, Maj. Spen-
Ger Eakin, of the Twenty-seventh
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

Much depends on Maj Eakin's post
ton and its relations to Mitchell's po-
sition, who was to the right of Nc
Cook. If the officer seen by Maj. Eakin
belonged to Mitchells brigade the
question is still. Who was he?
wv. j. Whitthorn, of the First Ten
nessee regiment (Maney's brigade,
Cheatham's divisionl. says his rccl-
ment held the confederate breastworks
at the dead angle against the ASA lit
from beginning to finish. In letter
testifying to the desperate bravery OF
those who made the charge. he stated
that two union flags were planted on
the confederate breastworFs. one IN
front of his company, and that both
were captured, three men beng hiued
in the struggle to seize the flags. Maj.
Eahin also speaks OF a union ndS
planted on the breastworks to his
right. Now the only flag that I saw
on the rebel breastworks tnat day was
that Of the Fifty-second Ohio. and
that was not captured. Who carried
the flags that Mr.. Whitthorn says we're
captured in his front?"
I'm regard TO Col. Harker," said the
captain. my recollection is that on the
9th of June. 1864. he rode a white
horse. Therefore the officer riding a
dark chestnut seen by Maj. Eakin
could not have been Col. Charles q.
Harker, commanding the brigade 10
McCook's left Col. Harker was on
horseback at point between the creek
and the confederate works when ne
was wounded. l do not believe the
officer described by Eakin came from
Mitchell's brigade. | saw Col. John u.
Mitchell commanding the brigade on
foot, and / think her field officers
had followed McCooks example aad
had sent their horses back. | know
that 10 Swan, of Company q, Fifty
second Ohio, took back the horses Of
Col. Holmes, and that with him were
men leading the horses of McCook and
others. Several of the boys remember
that the body of chestnut sorrel horse
lay near our line. But this does no.
answer Maj, Eakin's question"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
JES-IE'S 90 u NIOHr.
Her Last Greeting to Her Father
Wrought His Deliverance from
the Intoxicating Cup.

"Good nignt. papa" They were the
words OF a olue-e. ed enid as she
kissed her chubby hand and looked
down the stars. Good night, papa.
Jessie see you in the morning"
IL came TO be a regular thing, and
every evening as the mother slipped
the white ME htsown over the plump
shoulders, the lizzie one stopped on the
stairs and sang Out: "NCod night papa:
and as the father heard the siivery ac-
cents of the child. he would come, and
taxing the cherub in his arms. would
kiss her tenderly while the mothers
eyes filled and a swift prayer went up,
for. strange TO say, this nan who loved
his child with all the warmth of his
nature. had o,t fault to mar his manli-
ness. From HIS youth he had loved the
wine cup.
Genial in spirit, and with faScina-
ton of manner that won him friends.
he could not resist when summoned
by his boon companions. Thus his
home was dar' ened. the heart of his
wife bruised and bleeding, and the flu
ture of his child Swallowed.
There had been three years of the
winsome prattle of the baby as she
crept into the avenues of the fathers
heart, keeping him a little closer to
his home. But still the fatal cup was
in his hand.
Alas for frail humanity!
How could this father be saved? His
love for his child. though it deeply af-
fected him, did not win him from
drink. But God, with unutterable ten
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

and was he Col. Harker. commanding
the brigade on McCook's lett?
This question remains to be an
swered. 1t is desirable that some Of
Harker's brigade mark the exact spot
where their commander fell This
may answer the question. but Maj.
Eakin's description of the officer re-
minded Col T. J. Holmes. of the Fifty
second Ohio, that he had heard a num-
Der of his men in discussing the bat
tie between June q and July 2, 1864,
refer freqently to a mounted staff OIL
Ger who appeared in the thick of the
fight near three large trees which
stood to the right of the dead angie.
He rode between these trees and the
right of McCook's brigade as it adj
vanced, and while he spoke to no one
he was as cool as man could be- He
disappeared when the assault failed.
No one recognized him, and Col.
Holmes supposed be was a staff officer
acting under orders from Sherman or
Thomas. But who was he?
Col. Allen L. Fahnestock, who COM
manded the Eighty-sixth Illinois at
kenesaw. is positive that there were
no mounted officers in McCooks
brigade at the time of the charge He
suggests that Maj. Eakin may have
seen some officer of Col. j. G. Mitchells
brigade. Mitchell had better ground to
charge over than McCook's brigade,
and many of his officers were mounted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

it is only hairy. silvery surface on the
black material or a stripe raised like
a ridge. or an oblong splash of closely
set silvery white fur.
A very smart short skirt is the UNI
brella cut into narrow and graduated
cores. say nine or II cores. With this
skirt the coatlet may be a Russian
blouse jacket, or a ;iifee-quarter tight
fitting coat The seams should all be
strapped with glace silk. The upper
pa,6 of the coat sleeve might match the
dress and end little below the Shout
der line. where the glace silk sleeve bal
looms out in the fullness provided by its
closely-set gathers. Long skirts are
more or less of the umbrella type, but
many are gathered or tucked at the
top.
The present tendency in skirts is the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Maintaining His Reputation.

Some time before the civil war. and
while he resided in southern Illinois,
John A. Logan once found it necessary
to doubt the veracity of a man consid-
erably older than himself, and told
him so.
Don't you call me liar, sir" said
the man excitedly; Il have reputa-
ton to maintain, and / mean to main
tain it if have to do it at the point of
a pistol"
"Oh," said Logan, that won't be nee
essary. You maintain your reputation
all right every time you tell a lie"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
barrie and the Reporter..

James Nj. Barrie, the nov list, has no
patience with reporters who try to
pry into his private affairs. On one &C.
casion he was asked to pen short auto
biography. AT first he refused and then,
when the reporter began to COAX him. he
stopped him, took up his pen and wrote
as follows: ION arrival in London it
was Mr.. Barrie's first object to make a
collection of choice cigars. Though the
author of My Lady Nicotine does not
himself smoke. his erocer's message
boy does. Mr.. Barrie's pet animal is the
whale. He feeds it on ripe chestnuts."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Painted nv Ga,liwbt.

Some OF Solomon ]. Solomon's most
attractive pictures have been made by
gaslight He has accustomed himself
to artificial light and the Academician
considers that every artist should do
so, especially in London. where it so
often happens that the sun ceases to
shine for days at stretch. The por-
trait of Mr.. Zangwill. one of his most
successful pictures, was painted in less
than six hours.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
our rotn1 Fnrming Aren.

The total erea ussd for farming pur-
poses in tie United States is S41 coo eco
acres an ersa larger than FrFlard,
scotland Ireland Wales. France, Ger
m2ny trFt~it Sl,ir. Japan ard the
2'ro h rre 10<GSoo0 pcreo~s
r'or'tural p"vouite
les erploy frt
~ the ec.le are
~ IFS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Original.

O'Beetle-Hear of Dubleigh's ro-
nance?
O'Bottle-Nope. Didn't know he had
one.
O'Beetle-Yes. indeed. He actually
married the girl he became engaged to-
at the summer resort.-N. Y. Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

champagne, and parchment tints are
never more seductive than in gloomy
winter weather, but such luxuries are re-
served for Fortunes favorite's. Very
lovely are the soft beaver cloths made in
these delicate shades, which combine
so we'll with fur or feather stoles.
Spots of all sizes, from the pins point
to the size of pea or large pastille,
are in vogue; sometimes the spot is a
small bright silk one. raised like an en-
broidered dot. but oftener it is quite
furry, splash of fur on light ground,
OF disc of plush in ring of white fur,
silvery and long-haired. on a light sur
face. Pepper and salt fabrics are most
effective for short costumes. Sometimes
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
MOI All Hard.

II tell you, the price of anthracite
these days makes it come hard 10 the
coal buyer"
Eyes, but it doesn't make it come
hard to the coal cellar. Sometimes IL
is mixed with bituminous. '-Philadel-
phia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
His Preference.

Martingale-She worships the very
ground he waits on.
Gildersleeve-That's all right, but he
would rather she'd worship ktn. -
Town Topics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
StepptnE stones.

If you falter, let the error of each day
prove a stepping stone to better results
the next time, always bearing in mind
that cordiality. courtesy and tact come
from the heart; superficiality either IN
manners or education deceives no one
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Pa WAS to Flame.

Jane. why don't you stay at hons
evenings, instead of walking around
with that young man?"
tits all pas fault"
Your pas fault? Why?"
HE insisted on lighting the housa
with electricity. and you can't turn cleo
tricity down."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Their Numbers Are Increasing. !
or women sanitary inspectors there
are over 40 in England and Wales. six In
Scotland, and five in Ireland. ebout 40
women being engaged in various Kinds
OF sanitary work. Under the hcme Office
there are seven lady factory inspectors.
four under the local government board
and five under the L. &C.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
They VIII Chevy.

At the request of Prof. Chittenden, of
Yale. an assistant surgeon and 20 pri-
Yates of the hospital corps are detailed
to go to New Haven to chew under the
direction Of the professor. They are
tobe weighed and measured, to get guam
titles CT food which they are to chew,
and the effect on them Will be recorded
In detail.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Imperial Woman.

The robes of an empress will T OF make
a woman look imperial unless she has an
imperial soul. and an imperial nature
would impart something Of its own
dignity. in the eye Of the discerning.
even TO the garb of beggar.-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Very different

Women are very different from men"
"Of course they are. but what differ
ence do you wish to specify?"
Men become members of ancient or
ders OF this and that and the other. but
women must join the very newest or
CARNATIONS, Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Most UnspeaIxabIe.

'They talk of the 'unspeakable Turk
but the average Russian is worse"
"Oh. wouldn't say that"
you would if you had ever attempted
to mention the average Russian by
name. "-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
TOIstoi and His Wife.

For years Nine. Tolstoi did not SYM
pathize with her husband in his Trades
against the Russian government, and
therefore refused to criticise or listen to
his work. Finally however, he con-
WINGED her and after that she was SYM
pathetic listener
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
A Late Repentance.

Madam" said the leader OF the bril-
gands. well have to hold you until
your husband ransoms you"
'Alasi" replied the woman. "T
wish I'd treated him little better."-
New Yorker.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

warn 20 the eye, smooth and bright, de-
spite their long-haired proclivity. The
check patterns are particularly smart,
having one check of bright and one
square of dull material Paris sends us
over some beautifully soft tartan and
striped materials with lines of vivid
color blurred by a wooden surface, so that
the bright hues are seen under a haze
of dark fluff" Thick mohairs look
rather hard. and we have endless new
serges, homespuns and hopsacks. all
classical and eminently useful.
New colors are not lacking-from the
dull. faded PLAN bloom, TO the wine
shades and violine. which is a mixture of
red and purple. Petunia and heliotrope
have their opponents. but tobacco brown,
just the color of a good cigar. is prime
favorite. II is much blended with al
mond green, Parma mauve and deep or-
ange.
Tinted coloring. which is one deep
shade such as fruit red, paling to it's
faintest expression, AMI which in this
ease would be pale coral, will be much
affected, and in ribbons We have an i'm
mense variety OF these ombre or shaded
eolorings Dark blue is blended with
apple green. crimson or yellow, but the
contrasting color generally takes the
form of panne or velvet.
Three colors are sometimes introduced
into one dress. such as gray and white.
with just a suspicion OF yellow or ma
genta velvet
Plum bloom, dull blush shade OF
plum. is susceptible of all manner of
treatment as to color. 1t makes q splen-
did foil for pale blue, straw color or
cream, and mates admirably with GER
tain shades of rose pink. White, ivory,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Cnrc of nuffer NInIdn

Butter molds and the little wooden
paddles used for making butter balls
should be scrubbed with brush. rinsed
thoroughly and kept in the refrigerator
when not in use.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
To Clean Glass.

Wash windows. mirrors. gloss over
pictures. etc. with water as hot as can
be used. containing few drops of am
'monia. Polish at once with a dry linen
towel They will shine and Eeep clean
lon9er than when washed with soap.
Farm and Home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
A Question of Relatton

Bertha-Are you and Miss Kelchee
relatives, Bessie?
Bessie-Well. no; I suppose you'd
hardly call us that, although we have
been proposed to by the same man.
Boston Transcript. /.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Ancient Greek Stntuc

A large and very perfect statue of the
best period has been found at Samos,
where excavations are still goirg on at
the famous temple of the goddess Hera.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

The melancholy autumn days return,
And many an erstwhile gay and festive
soul
Who seemed in summer to have cash to
burn
Is worrying now about the price OF coal
-Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
To Cure Hiccouchs

Hiccough can be stopped at once by
vinegar.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
To Glenn Mirrnrs.

Mirrors are best washed with warm
water TO which little turpentine has
been added.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
The Yard Measure.

1t is rot generally known that the
standard from which the English yarx
measure is take was the arm of King
Henry l., which was exactly three feet
long.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Robs Himself

man robs himself if he does not make
News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Use n Fork.

If fork be used in blending water
and -four for thickening purposes. as for
gravy, the mixture will not lump.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
ESpnnCd.

rs he poet? lie looks it,"
81 think be has been indicted on the
charge, but never convicted. Town
Topics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

A man thinns he is practicing economy
when he denies himself something he
can't raise the money TO buy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Eope md Hustle.

While living on hope it is well to hus-
tie for a meal ticket.-Chicago Daily
News
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
By Easy Stages.

Rill-You say he used 10 hold up stage
coaches on the frontier?
Jill-Yes, he arrived at his present
position of afiuence by easy stages
Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
All Want to Command

How few people there are who are
willing to be privateS.-Washing
Ua.) Democrat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
weight of Shells.

The l3-inch laval gun throws a mis-
weieTire i.lC0 pounds; the 6-inch
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Cork, Ireland.

prosperous looking population in Ire
land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
A Welcome Gne.t

viii you have any guests at your
Thanksgiving dinner, Mr.. Cloverseed?"
We'll, I've axed a turkey."-N. Y.
World.
On Thanksgiving.
First Boy-We had the minister for
dinner yesterday.
Second Boy-We had turkey.-Judge
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
A shallow Man.

If you want TO please a shallow man
tell him he looks like an actor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Usefulness.

rhcrs's nothing better in this world
han usefulness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
e., educational Problem.

Eve-What Is the matter, Adam; you
look worried?
Adam-Yes; I an wondering how to
raise Cain.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12

Nations Tobacco Bill.
The Austrians spend over SAC. 600, 900
q year on tobacco.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-12
Winter COlOrs
and Materials

ASHlONS in materials. both
for dresses and coats. are oe-
cidedly furry" Long
haired camel cloth is made
with a sheeny surface that
proclaims the presence of
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