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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
TRADING HORSES IN WAR TIME
One Instance Which Illustrates the
Fact That 1t Was Not Agree
able to Both Sides.

1 am sorry to say that soldiers in
the civil service did not always con-
duct themselves on strictly honor
able principles. Many times unnec-
essary suffering was caused helpless
women and children and poor, old
decrepit men. Cruel, uncalled-for in
suits were even offered them on too
many occasions; doubly cruel be-
cause their victims were helpless TO
defend themselves, and must suffer
indignsties from those who should
have considered themselves men,
says writer in the American Trib-
une.
The most of US could plead guilty
to some acts that could not be pro-
nounced just right. But never could
be heartless enough to modest I'M
necessarily the unprotected. / would
much rather relieve their suffering
if it was within my power to do so.
Only once did I ever take anything,
except it was something to eat, from
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

from their faces, the snow startled
them to sitting or standing posture,
and the scene was comical beyond
any other 1 ever saw in the army.
Those who had taken off their shoes
could not find them. Many could not
find their hats. All were chilled, but
the boys laughed and swore by turns.
Then they started to, build fires, and
while some cut down dead trees as
big as saw logs, others tore down an
old barn, and in half an hour dozens
of big fires were going, coffee was
boiling, breakfast was cooking, and
with bodies warm, the men were as
frolicsome as children.
cit so happened that the barn de-
stroyed belonged to one of the Brown
low clan, and when he saw the fires
that had been built Of it's material,
said &shucks.' The boys Joined in max
ing oat certificate for him which
read: This is to certify that the
First Kentucky volunteer infantry.
being buried in snowstorm and suf-
fering dire distress and other things
did on this day of April, 1864. Gear
down and appropriate barn worth
about $25 belonging to the holder
hereof, who is a good union man. and
If Uncle Sam can't pay him for the
barn, we will do it ourselves This
was signed by about 40 men who saw
that the placlIy man Of the Brown.
low clan didn't lose q cent"
FITS Disposal.
II r.
| for that opera cloak?
4 Mrs. Torque-Twenty-five dollars
| dear.
THAT price for cloak is sin and
| shame"
| well, the sin will rest on my owl
ulders."-Baltimor Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

spised. mistrusted. hated and reviled
b., all men who love liberty and who
love their fellow men and who have
the point OF view OF the organized la
boring MAJ
hours day, Mr.. barrow said: This Is
not a demand to shirk work, as Is often
claimed to be the case. 1t Is demand
for the right Of the individual to have
better life. fuller life, a completer
life; and this, like everything else, de-
is only one standpoint from which you
have a right to approach this question
and that is what will make the best
man, the best American citizen, to build
up nation where there will be no
more strikes and no more violence.
Other gentlemen may measure 1t In
dollars and cents. / shall not"
In closing he said: "This contest Is
one of the important contests that have
marked the progress of human liberty
since the world began-one force point
ing one way, another force the other.
Every advantage that the human race
has won has been at fearful cost.
Every contest has been won by strug-
gle. Some men must die that others
may live. 1t has come to these poor
miners to bear this cross, not for them
selves-not that. but that the human
race may be lifted up to higher and
broader plane than it has ever known
before"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
AWAITING THE VERDICT
Coal Strike Commission to Make
Award Within the Month.

Coal Strike Commission to Make
Award Within the Month.
Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-Several car
loads of books and records, typewrit-
ers, cabinets and duplicating machines
greatest hearing In the history OF the
Republic took place In this city. The
anthracite strike commission is gone.
John Mitchell and Clarence S. barrow.
foremost figures in labor's greatest
struggle. left the city Saturday night,
and the two-score nonresident lawyers
who participated in the battle of
giants have returned to their homes.
The big force OF stenographers, COPY
lists and clerks, each one an expert,
have moved back to Washington,
after having successfully completed
the greatest contract for shorthand
ever executed in the country, a mat
ter of 100000 words duplicated 100
times.
The report of the commission will
include two publications. The first
will be a brief summary of the case
and the award. the second ain elabor-
ate. detailed discussion of the whole
proposition; an analysis of all the
schedules and review of all the evil
dence. This publication, it is believed
will be the most notable contribution
to the labor literature of the world
ever made.
1t is admitted by both sides that the
commission will award the mine work
ers an increase in wages amounting
to at least 10 per cent. II is also be
ieved that nine-hour workday will
be made obligatory and that the op-
orators will be called upon to aban.
don the system Of paying miners by
the car. Whether the new system will
be based on the weight or the yardage
or days wages cannot be forecasted,
but II Is almost a certainty that the
car system will be abandoned sooner
or later.
1t Is also believed that the mine
workers will be severely censured for
violence: the boycott will be con
demned, and the United Mine Workers
OF America will not be recognized as
an organization in the finding. 1t is
an open secret that the company store
will be condemned and ordered abol.
tshed. The award will be made within
the month. and the report fled some
time within three months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

hearts they had left in the various
hotel dining-rooms. At Twelfth and
Walnut streets woman, probably So
years old, boarded the car. Her
features showed years of hard toll.
Her hair was gray. She walked to
the center of the car, glanced around,
and, seeing no vacant seat, reached
up and took hold Of a strap. TIE
three travelling men did not bulge.
Their conversation suddenly became
more earnest. II was only for a mo-
ment that she stood there. The girl
was on her feet.
please take my seat" she said,
with a smile. The older woman hest
with a profusion of thanks. In an
instant the three men were on their
feet.
please take my seat" they ell
said, in chorus, to the pretty girl.
The young woman drew herself to
her full height, and she was not very
tall. One whitening glance took
them all in.
81 thank you, but gentlemen (em-
phasis on 'gentlemen'O who are so
tired that they could not give this
old lady seat are certainly too tired
for me to disturb"
The men left the car at Fifteenth
and Grand avenue, but, womanlike.
the girl avoided the seat vacated by
them, and did not sit down until an
other woman got off, two blocks be-
yond.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
THE BLOCKADE RAISED
Allies Warships Sail Away From Ven.
ezueIan Ports.

La Guaira, Venezuela, Feb. 16.-The
blockade has been officially raised. The
commander of the British cruiser
Tribune, the only warship here, sent
an officer ashore yesterday morning
with the announcement that the
Tribune would leave for Trinidad. The
populace is wild with JOY.
The government was puzzled until
IL o'clock. when the news reached Ca
racas that the captain of the Tribune
had notified the authorities at La
Guaira that the blockade was raised.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Tribune left for Trinidad.
The news received from all the
Venezuelan ports, except Coro and
Higuerto, is that the foreign warships
sailed away yesterday. The govern
ment Immediately on receiving the
news that the blockade had been
raised took military measures and
sent troops in all directions to crush
the revolution without giving the reb.
els q moments respite.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

ness early in 1864 by the operations
about Knoxville. supported himself
by cutting cordwood. He had good
supply on hand, in fact, quite a wood
yard of his own, when Sheridan's di-
vision camped near, and the boys con-
fiscated every stick and chip, and
were jolly over finding the wood
chopped and piled up ready to hand.
'Of course, the men of Sheridan's
division will plead guilty. 1t was
hard winter, and at many camps
wood was scarce. In this particular
case there was abundance of wood,
without the chopping, and the boys
appreciated Woodward's work, and l
have no doubt scores of them will
write him at Knoxville, Tenn, ex-
pressing their thanks for favors rem
dered in the matter of cordwood 80
years ago. This story reminds me
of scores of incidents in which tired
or freezing soldiers burned anything
combustible, from shingles to saw
logs, or from fence rails to houses,
with enthusiasm and a reckless disre-
gard of consequences.
when we first camped at Shell
Mound, after crossing the Tennessee
in 1865, there was neat, substantial
brick building used as the railway
station, and the orders were that the
structure be strictly guarded. It was,
but in the comings and goings, up
and down the Tennessee. the bows
needed brick for fireplaces in their
little shanties and frame timbers for
the same. A few bricks were torn
out first from one corner and then
from another, until the Building was
pronounced unsafe. Then the men
of the regiment swooped down upon
it like vultures, and in 90 minutes
there was only bare skeleton left,
and that was carried off that night.
open campaigns in winter would;
have abounded in hardships had it
not been that most of the men in
the service were good fire builders.
When we first entered Kentucky in
January, 1862, every fence rail was
tied down, as the boys put it, with
the order, don't touch and I have
see 1900 men shivering in rain and
snow through cold night without
shelter and without fire, because
there was nothing to burn. There
were trees and wood piles all about
US, but none for soldiers. Several of
our officers were put under arrest
because they instructed their men to
appropriate wood or rails to prevent
great suffering.
1.-THE men of some companies in
the old army" said the major, SCALED
themselves destroying angels and
when it came to building fires or
providing shelter, they were. In the
early spring of 1864 our brigade was
20 or 30 miles east of Chattanooga.
and, with no expectation of severe
weather, the men lay down under
blankets or the thin shelter texts,
and during the night were literally
showed under. When reveille sound
ed the next morning there wero six
inches of snow on the ground. The
camp looked like cemetery, with it's
clusters and lines of little hillocks,
and there was only one fire in the
brigade, and that was at guard head
quarters.
GAS the men were reused from
heavy sleep and threw out their arms
to lift overcoat, cape, or blanket
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
WOULDN'T TAKE SEAT.
A Young woman In Kansas City
Gives Lesson In PoIiteDcs~
to Three Cssds.

She was neatly but not elaborate
~ dressed. In spite of her pretty,
fresh face, it was easy to see that
she was tired. She evidently had
been working all day. She sat wear
lily, says the Kansas City Star, in the
only remaining vacant seat on a
Fifteenth street car. The occupants
of the car were all women except
three men, who sat nearly opposite
her. They were evidently travelling
statesmen, judging from their con-
versation. as they told of the differ
ent towns that they had made" dur
ing the week, and of the shattered
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

woman. Then, 1 think 1 should
not have done so had she been truth
full and treated us with any degree
of respect. She was wealthy and
naughty, and, after she had abused
us as only a hot-blooded woman can
abuse anyone, 1, being a kind of lead
err on this scout, concluded that if
there was anything about the prem
ises that would be of use to us, we
would appropriate it for that pur-
pose.
My battery team was getting
rather thin with hard labor and
short rations, and 1 had noticed q
large barn before entering the house
that looked as though there might be
horses in it. 1 put the question to
her:
Have you any horses?"
"No, we have none"
What is that big barn for, If you
have no horses to put in it?''
"Oh, we had horses before the
wari"
81 suppose they are now in the
confederate service?" I remarked.
THAT, sir, 1 consider is none of
your business, and you will please
trouble me with no more of your i'm
pertinence, sir" she replied very dis
painfully.
Very well, madam" said. Come
on, boys; we will see what is in that
barn without troubling the madam
to answer any more questions"
On entering the barn, the first
thing that greeted my vision was a
splendid pair of carriage horses. /
laid my hands on them and turned to
the boys, who were following closely.
Boys, these are minei"
Several made ordinations of sur
prise.
"You understand" 1 emphasized,
these are mine; whatever else you
may find you are welcome to, as far
as I am concerned" and led them
from the barn.
The lady came out and pleaded
piteously for her carriage team. But
1T was of no use then. If she had
treated us with respect we would not
have molested her property. / told
her there was my battery team; all
they needed to make a good carriage
team was little feeding up, and L
would trade with her. L unhitched
my shadows, hitched on the noble
pair, led the relieved pair into the.
barn, and tied them. The trade was
made.
After we returned to camp, the
captain, noticing the improvement in
my team, asked:
Where did you get that team?"
Traded for it, sir. Pretty fine
team, isn't is, captain?"
mobile animals. sir. Pretty fne
team, yes. But where did you get
them? Who did you set them of?
How did yoti trade?" he questioned
We'll, siR, l got them at a fine
plantation we visited to-day, of a
lady, and I gave my team for them,
even up"
''Was the lady willing to trader
well, we held quite conversation
over the matter, and 1 brought the
team away with me-"
Didn't the woman protest against
letting you bring them away?''
Il didn't ask her.
81 think, sir, you will have the
! pleasure of returning that team to
the owner in the morning" said he,
somewhat sternly. 1--WE can't allow
such work"
| "An right, captain, if you say so.''
But when morning came the cap
| tain did not enforce the order, and ]
determined not to carry it out unless
had to do SO.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
SISTERS ACCUSE BROTHER
George Nelk Listened to Story of How
He Killed His Mother

ne Niileo his Mother.
philadelphia, Feb. 18.-By three sis
tiers George Nelk was yesterday point
ed out in the coroner's court as the
murderer OF his mother in her home at
Germantown, and was committed to
prison to await the action of the grand
jury.
Minnie Nelk, whose skull was frac-
tured by the accused at the time of
the murder, is still in a critical condi-
ton. Her story of the crime as told
in the hospital is as follows:
Mother was sitting in her rocking
chair and / was tidying up the room.
George walked through the room with
out word and went into the kitchen.
l heard him go into the back shed for
a minute. and then he came into the
room where mother and / were. He
carried a Ratchet. Still without say
ing a word, George went and stood
right In front OF mother. He raised the
Ratchet and struck her horrible blow.
The shock and terror made me fall to
the floor. George came over to where
L was and struck me with the Ratchet.
Then without word he left the room
and locked the door as he passed out "
One sister collapsed as she was
obliged to point to her brother as the
murderer, and the other two went into
Mysteries when they mentioned his
name. The jury's verdict was that:
MRS. Nelk came to her death from the
result of blows administered by her
sol, George Nelk."
The prisoner gave no evidence OF
feeling, his only remark after being
led away was: We'll, can't have a
cigarette now"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
The H'dad'L lGSe Of the
u lt-G 1S1icrS' Union.

Organized May end, 1902. at Hot
Springs, Va for the purpose of helm
ing its members i'll caes of sickness
and death aud i'll securing employ
ment.
c., ~ mus -....... SI1.OO.
SICK Benefits 81 % TO 81. % per week.
OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE.
Il. N. Smith, Presid ent,
Hot Springs, Va.
j. ii. Dickerson, Vice President,
Charlottes lille, Va.
5. y. Pannell, General Secretary,
Lexington, Va,
II. n. Smith, Treasurer,
Hot Springs, Va.
Rev, w. H. Hacket Chaplain,
Covington Va.
NJ. w. Pannell, M. D., Medical Direc-
Tor - Staunton, Va.
We are organizing subordinate lodges
throughout the state.
For further information write to the
PRESIDENT, r. n. SMITH,
Hot Springs, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
WHEN FIRES WERE NEEDED.
The Soldiers Acquired the Fence
Rail Habit and Hustled for
Anything to Burn.

IN. S. Woodward" said the captain,
according to the Chicago Inter Ocean,
tells good story in the last number
of the Express Gazette. Woodward
served as agent of the Adams Ex-
press company n the south during
civil war, and, put out of bust
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
Not Like. Mother,..

"You think L make some pretty
bad breaks, don't you, Fred?' asked
the young wife.
Eyes, DEAR" replied the husband
kindly; But they're not like the
breaks mother used to make
Yonkers Statesman
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
BUYS COAL WITH GUN.
Rssofute Detroit Woman Compels
Dealer to Sell n Ton OF Fuel
nd Her own Price.

Mrs. w. t. Richardson, of Detroit,
Mich, a clearinghouse keeper, the
other afternoon entered the Office of
Stanley b. Smith & Co., coal dealers,
and, at the point of a revolver, rendered
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
In the Ciosess AnaIy.i..

Arthur-How would you define
friendship?
Edgar-Well, nowadays, friendship
is the patience people have with each
others fads.- Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
A Napoleon OF Fipapee-

Tomson-Johnsonh has no ability of
any kind.
Observation-Disclosures. Why, he can
ask you for a loan in such way that
you thank your lucky stars for the
opportunity to accommodate him.
Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
Early and Late.

my wife was in q fit because came
home late last night"
Mine was in a fit because came
home early this morning."-N. Y. Her
aid.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
w aG Rms

Angry Father (stick in hand. to lit
tie Willy)-Why are your clothes
soiled so frightfully?
Little Willy (whimpering)-I fell in
the gutter.
And with your new trousers on?"
Eyes, pa. 1 didn't have time to come
home and change 'em."-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
An Angry Threat.

An Angry Threat.
Struggling Merchant-If you don't
attend to business better, I'll reduce
your income by one-half.
Chief Clerk-Eh? Only yesterday
you said you thought of taking me
into partnership.
Struggling Merchant-That's what
1 mean.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-11-19
Shedding Down a Mountain.

The only place in the world where
sled is used for travelling on dry land
without any snow to help is the island Of
Madeira. There is mountain on the
island, about 500 feet high, very pictur-
.esque, and visitors usually climb 1t for
the sake of the view. They are carried
up by steam railroad, but the method
Of coming down is different 1t takes
quite little time to make the ascent,
but the descent is accomplished in less
than five minutes by what is called the
gravity railroad" which is simply a
sled with a basket on it big enough to
hold two persons, which Is guided down
the mountain by two men, who, with the
help of ropes, steer it skillfully around
the curves Of very serpentine path.
This is done with such rapidity that the
bottom is reached in about five minutes.
1t is quite an exciting trip, and not par
ticularly comfortable, inasmuch as the
winding Path is paved with co Sblestones.
Baltimore American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-11-19
wOMAN'S THREE RS.
How She Gets Comfort Out of systs.
matte Reading, Resting
and Rummasing.

Nothing keeps me alive but the three
RS" said bright literary woman late
ly, according to the New York Times. II
don't mean the three which are usually
referred to-'readin', writin', and 'rith-
metic, but these three-reading, resting.
and rummaging. And almost said the
greatest of these is rummaging.
by reading I do not mean galloping
through the latest works In order to re-
view them, or because other people will
think me an antedeluvian If | say
haven't read them. BY reading, mean
holding some pet book, patting its COW
ers, with loving touch, looking at 1t, or,
perhaps, browsing over 1t, but absorb
Ing 1t through more channels than the
brain. The Essays of Ella is one of the
books which like to read in this fash
ion.
by resting, mean throwing myself,
boots and brains, upon certain broad,
low couch, with faded Bagdad cover
and divers pillows Of various shapes and
sizes. After half hour spent there the
cobwebs leave my brain and all life's
tangles become unraveled. Another
method OF resting when the need is not
SO great is to sit in broad, high-backed
Shaker rocking chair and swing with a
certain rhythm which seems to belong
to the chair and which suits me per-
fectly.
"As for the other R-rummaging-it
Is a means Of grace. In order to do 1t
properly it Is necessary to have an attic
and plenty OF trunks and chests Some
day when the wind is in the east and
you feel 'scratchy,' as my little niece
calls 1t, and you are sure that the world
Is out of joint, go to the attic and poke
| over the contents Of the chests and
| boxes. Believe me, you will not only
be entertained, but you will come away
| better woman than when you went up.
You will be almost sure to find some
thing which will preach sermon tr
you. had a sulky, cynical spell last
week, which, to do myself justice, sell
dom happens. | went up to the attic
and began poking in old trunks and
boxes. After awhile I came upon lit
tie quilt which made for my dolls crib
when I was little girl. The gay little
guilt with its irregular patches and
crooked stitches brought back my child
hood and all that the past held for me,
and cried like little girl 1t did me
good, Of course, and before dinner time
| was satisfied that the world is a very
good one, and that most of its popula-
tfon is in fair way to be saved. So
you see what mean when say that
rummaging is means Of grace II
everyone would devote proper amount
OF time to these three RS there would be
fewer tired women in the world"