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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28

setting a trap FOR his life.

setting trap FOR his life.
i am his tempter.
give the usage of my sanction, an.
TO him the direct inducement to par
take of the bottled demon that spar
kles SO seductiyeiy before him.
If the contents of that sparkling
glass make my brother stumble, he
ttumbles over me.
If he goes away from my table and
commits some outrage under the ef-
'ects of that stimulant, l am to a GER
ain degree guilty of that outrage.
L have partne rship in every blow
se strikes, or in every oath he may ut
Yer, or in every bitter wound he may
pfict on the heart of those he loves,
While under the spell of my glass of
'Cognac" or Burgundy"
i gave him the incentive to what he
otherwise might have left undone.
The man who puts the bottle to his
ieighbor's lips is accountable for
what comes from his lips under the in
iuen$ of the dram, and is accountable,
100, for every outrage that the mad
Tened victim of the cup may perpetrate
turing his temporary insanity.
In this view of the question, Is it too
much to ask of every professed Chris
IAN and every lover of his kind that
ae will wholly abstain from everything
that will intoXicate?
For the sake of your children do it,
Tor the sake of brother, husband, a
riend, for the stke of those who will
plead your example, for the sake of
trall tempted ones who cannot say:
No." for your fellow-travelers' sake
to Gods bar and to the eternal world,
touch not the bottled devil under
whose shining scales damnation hides
is adder sting.
1t is old-fashioned total abstinence
mat we are pleading for. We ask 1t,
rs Paul did, for the sake of those who
stumble. Oh, those strmblers! those
,tumblers!
We dare not speak of them. It
would touch many of us too tenderly.
IL would reveal too many wrecks.
wrecks that angels have wept over.
1t would open tombs whose charita-
Die green turf hides out of sight what
many survivor would love to have for
gotten. 1t would recall to me many a
college friend who went down at mid
day into the blackness of darkness.
And to-day 1 see this social curse
coming back into our house, into our
daily usages of life with redoubled
power.
Would that every parent were a pro-
nibitory law to his family Would
that every pulpit and every platform
would take up the work and thunder
'orth the old warming cry: Look
aot on the wine when it is red, when
t giveth its color in the cup, for att
The last it biteth like q serpent and
'tingeth like an adder"
At the lastl At the lastl
But who can tell when that last
SHAH ever end? When will the VIC
TINS last groan to be heard? When
Will the last horror seize upon his
soul?
This great twentieth century cru
'ade should call forth a healthy re-
Spouse from every man, every wom-
In interested in the progress and
Welfare of humanity, and the outlook
Tor an unheard of success is very
Theodore l.. Cuyler, ID.
D., LII. D., in Union Signal.
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AIMED AT THE DECANTER.
u Suggestion AZ to How We Shall
Solve the Problem of the
Drink Evil.

There is current story that a Qua
ker once discovered thief in his house,
and, taking down his grandfather's
fowling piece, he quietly said:
Friend, thee had better get out of the
way, for l intend to fire this gun right
where thee stands"
With the same considerable spirit we
warn certain good people that they
nao better take the decanter off their
able, for we intend to aim a Bible
truth right where that decanter
stands.
1t Is In the wrong place. 1t has no
more business to be there at ali than
the thief had to be in an honest
QuaEer's house. We are not surprised
90 lind decanter of alcoholic poison
sp the counter of a dram shop whose
keeper Is licensed to sell death by meas
Ure, but we are surprised to find it on
the table or the sideboard of one who
processes to be guided by the spirit
aDd the teachings of Gods Word.
That bottle stands right in the range
of the following inspired utterance Of
St. Paul: at is good neither to eat
nesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything
whereby your brother stumbIeth."
: This text must either go out of the
christian Bible or the bottle go off the
Christians table. The text will not
move, and the bottle must.
The passage itself is so clear that it
can hardly admit of a cavil or a doubt
1t teaches the lofty and benevolent
principle-that abstinence from things
that are necessarily hurtful to others
Is a Christian expediency that has the
grip of moral duty.
This sounds at first like a very radi-
cal doctrine, but so conservative an ex-
FOUNDER as Prof. Hodge, of Princeton,
has defined the text as teaching that
things which are not always wrong
per sc are to be given up for the sake
of others.
He says that the legal liberty of
good man is never to be exercised
where moral evil will necessarily flow
from it. We are never to put stun
bling blocks in the way of others. Good
men are bound TO sacrifice anything
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us ra az 81 Leave So;, Rig a ;Mlorthward
oio a. m, daily, Main ST. ThrouVb
man Cars. AL uL-
oSa a e,, M, except Monday Byrd st. Through.
Z 10 a. m. week DAYS Eliza ASblana 49,
mediation. aScOin'
9@ a. m. Sunday only. Byrd ST. Through.
:, az a. m, week days. Byrd st. Through
- I9 noon, week days. Byrd st. Through
burg accommodation OS
:O9 p m, daily, Main st Through.
30 p; m, week days. Elba. Ashland accom-
8 90 p. M, daily, Byrd ST. Through.
III 10 p. M, week days. Elba Ashland accom-
mediation. 'A"
Trains Arrive Richmond -Southward.
40 a M, week days. Elba. Ashland accom-.
mediation.
500 a. M, daily Byrd St Through
. 20 n, m, week days, Byrd ST Fredericks
burk accommodation.
X ;Oo p. m, week days, Byrd St Through.
10 p. m, daily, Main st. Through.
notation.
9 100 p. m, daily, Byrd st. Through.
~ 20 p M, daily Main st. Through All Pull
man cars.
IL 200 p. M, week days. EIba. Ashland accom-
dalton.
IL 40 P. M, week days. Byrd st. Through. An
Pullman Cars.
IL :25 a. m. daily, Main st. Through.
,Notice-Puilman Sleeping or Parlor Cars on
all trains except local accommodations.
w. d. DUKE,
Genl Mau'r.
@. W. CULP,
Asst Genl Manr
W. P. TAYLOR,
Traf. Nan'r.
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and everything that is counter to the
glory of God and destructive of the best
Interests of humanity.
1t would be easy to prove unanswer-
ably that alcoholic beverages are in
furious to those who use them. The
famous athlete Tom Sayers. was once
asked by gentleman: "Well Thomas,
i suppose that when you are training
you use plenty of beefsteaks, and Lon
don porter and pale ale?"
= The boxer replied: an my time l
have drunk more than was good for
me, but when / have business to do
there is nothing like water and the
dumbbells." After retiring from
business" he took to drink and died
Sot.
Cold water made him a Samson, al
cohol laid him in his grave. AS mat
ter of personal health and long life, sit
is good not TO drink wine;" as an, ex-
simple to others, total abstinence Is a
Christian virtue.
The inherent wrong of using intox-
icaang drinks is two-fold: It exposes
to danger the man who hampers with
1t. for no man was ever positively as
cured by his Greater that he could play
with the adder that lies coiled up in a
wine cup without being stung by it. and
1t puts stumbling block in the way
of him whom we are commanded to
love as ourselves
We lay down, then, the proposition
that no man has a moral right to do
anything the influence of which is GER
tainly and inevitably hurtful to his
neighbor. 1 have legal right to do
many things which a Christian can
not do.
have legal right to swallow ar
senic or strychnine, but have no NOR
al right to commit this self-destruc-
tion.
Now, on the same principle mot of
seH-preservation, merely, but of avoid
ing what is dangerous to others), what
right have I to sustain those foun-
tainheads of death from which the
drink poison is sold?
What right have to advocate their
license. to patronize the traffic, or even
IN aay way to abet the whole system of
drinking alcoholic stimulants at home
or abroad?
II glass of wine on my table will
entrap into dissipation some young
man or some one who Is inclined to
.tdmulaRts- then am thouThtlessly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28
Very Low COlOnists Rates to South
and west via Southern Railway.

Commencing February 14th and con-
tinuing to April goth, 1908, the South
ern Railway will sell daily Mixed Glass
Colonist Tickets from all points on its
lines to any destination in far South
west. These tickets will be on sale to
points in California, Texas, Mexico,
New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Ne
vada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
The Southern Railway is the greet
trunk line to all the South and South
west and gives the choice of various
routes.
For details apply to any Agent or c..
W. Westbury, D. P. A, Richmond, Va.
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WANTED SEVERAL. PERSONS

WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS
OF CHARACTER and good reputation
In each state Zone in this county requir-
ed to represent and advertise old estab-
llshed wealthy business house of solid
financial standing. Salary $21 90 week
~ with expenses additional, all payable
In cash each Wednesday direct from
head offices. Horse and carriage fur.
nished when necessary References
Enclose self-addressed envelope. Colonial
Co., 1874 Dearborn St., Chicago.
2-15-'OS-18t.
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FIND A THIRD FRIAR.

faingut tonbe ord
makes long and cents o ""'
Aliens
Aliens Twentieth Century
rice, accents " "--'o'' """ian-
Aliens Tooth
sweetens the breath. CENTS - "Ao ''0N anu
Agents wanted liberal offered them
New
en Post Ohce Box 1885, Lexington
taught All the Taught W
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Not In His Line.

What is his status in this commun-
ity, il may ask7''
HE amt got none that ever heer6
on. He run grocery for awhile down
to the Corners, but if he ever had any
status there 'twa'nt KEEP out in sight
where anybody could see Chicago
Record-Herald.
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Heard Up the Shnrt.

Mrs Harlemflat (pettishly)--
George, L wish you would rock the
baby.
Harlemfiat (gruffly)-What'n rock
the baby for?
Mrs. Harlemfiat (bristling) -Because
mes not very well, and what's more.
oalf of him is yours, and you should
not object to rocking him.
Harlemflat-Well, don't half belong
to you?
Mrs. Harlemfat-Yes.
Harlemfat-Well, you can rock your
haf and let my half holler.-N. Y,
Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28

You should send at once to the great
credit house, name what furniture YOU
you want and it will be sent you. One
dollar down and soc per week and pay
the freight.
Address all orders to
O. T Fletcher,
Philippi, p. o.,
Barbour Co., w. Va.
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S4S.25 to California

Is the remarkably low rate
at which Southern Railway is selling
Colonist tickets in connection with;
which passengers may avail themselves
of the through Excursion Sleeper, three
times weekly in which berth is only
500: Stopover may be had at points
in California.
For details apply to
@. w. Westbury, ID. p A,
920 E. Main St., Richmond IVA.
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For the Same Rea.nn.

Il never understood why they called
1t angel cake"
simple as peach pie. They call IL
angel cake because-well, for the same
reason they call the railroad the New
York Central"
81 don't tumble"
why, the railroad takes you to New
York."-Baltimore News.
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PadaRogics.

"oh, yes" replied the bright and
scientific young mother, 81 always give
Clifford 25 cents when 1 spank him
The best authorities are quite agreed
that Furnishing child for nothing
tends to confuse his ethical notions"
Puck
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Household Hint.

Assistant-Here's a man writes TO
the paper and wants remedy for cold
feet.
Editor-Cold feet, Ell? Oh, tell him
to saturate well in gasoline and touch
gently with lighted match.-N. Y.
journal.
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Special Netice to ColOred BARRIERS.

Avery rare business opportunity for
a colored barber with little capital.
For particulars, address.
CHAs. PRESTON,
Gen. Delivery, Prov. p. O.,
Providence, r. I.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28
Where the-Negro Came From.

Where the Negro Came From.
An answer to the question, is he a
beast? Do you know If Adam and Eve
were white or colored?
This book gives many points on the
race question. Price 1Octs.
l beg to remain yours truly.
Prof. =. w. Patterson,
Schools of Psychratism, 40 W. Goth, New
York City, N. Y.
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During the months of February,
March and April the Southern Railway
will sell mixed class Colonist tickets to
California, Texas, Mexico, New Mexico,
Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah and Washington at very low
rates. For detailed information inquire
OF any Southern Railway Agent or
write Q. w. Westbury, d. P. A, Rich
mond, Va,
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WANTED-A first class type setter.
Must come well recommended. Apply
to the PLANET Office.
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Mother-Now take your medicine.
Johnny, and I'll give you a penny.
Johnny-Not much L won't That's
medicine tastes so bad it's worth q
nickel easily.-Chicago American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28
A Fearless Judge.

County Judge Lindsey, of Denver.
Col, who has fined man 500 for SELL
ing five cents worth of tobacco to a
child, has fined the Overland Cotton
Mills company TO the limit for employ
ing child labor, and has decided
against the wine room, is reminded bv
the state w. c. T. U. superintendent of
Christian Citizenship and Law En-
forcement that the women of that
state take cognizance of his work and
that they believe in it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28

Have you paid your subscription for
for the past year? Have you paid it for
the New Year? Why not do so at once
and enable the PLANET to enjoy its
Christmas with your
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-28
A Dream.

II dude in his automobile
Should collide with a scorcher a-wheA
And the crash to ensue
Should demolish the two
Twould seem much too good to be real
IN. Y. Herald.
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VIRGINIA-In the Law and Equity
Court of the city of Richmond, Feb. ID,

VIRGINIA-In the Law and Equity
Court of the city Of Richmond, Feb. IA,
1908.
Robert Smith
Nanny Smith.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce a vinculo matrimonii by the
plaintiff from the defendant.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendant is not resident
of the State of Virginia it is ordered
that she appear here within fif-
teen days after due publication hereof
and do what is necessary to protect her
interest in this suit
A copy Teste:-
F. p. Winston,
Il. M. Roscher, Pq. Clerk.
To Nanny Smith:
Take notice that shall on the 31st
day,of March, 1908, at the office of E. M.
Roscher, 1913 w. Clay street, in the city
of Richmond, Va, between the hours
OF O'Clock A. M. and o'clock p. NJ
OF that day proceed to take the deposit
nons of witnesses to be read as evidence
In my behalf in q certain suit in chan
Gerry depending in the Law and Equity
Court for the city of Richmond, Va,
wherein you are defendant and L am
plaintiff, and If from any cause the tax
ing OF the said dispositions be not COM
menced on tina. day or if commenced be
not concluded ON that day the taking Of
the same will be adjourned and contin-
ued from day to day, or from time to
time at the same place and between the
same hours until the same shall be COM
pleted.
Respectfully,
ROBERT SMITH,
d.. M. Roscher, Pa. By Counsel.
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Very low rate Colonist mixed class
tickets via Southern Railway to the
South and Southwest,
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
FRENCH BILLIARDIST
PASSES THE AMERICAN
Barutel New Leads Lloyd Jeone, of
New York.

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Louis Barutel.
of France. last night passed Lloyd
Jeone. the American three cushion
carom champion, at Maurice Days. He
now leads by total score Of 100 to 80
for two of their three blocks Of play,
as he won last night by 50 to 49.
When play began Barutel was behind
by a score of so 10 4s. Taking the lead
soon after the start. he maintained It 10
the finish, though In the closing innings
be was hard pressed by his opponent.
AT one point the French expert had
an advantage Of fourteen points. This
was in the fifty-sixth inning, when the
score for the nights play was 80 TO 25
in mis- favor. He reached his fiftieth
point in the seyenty-siXth inning. but
kept on playing in order to make the
two points, If possible, by which he was
defeated on the first night. While he
was obtaining these two points Jeone
counted eight.
The highest run of each was four. and
the number of innings OF each eighty
fOur
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
MUDLARKS SLIDE TO
VICTORY AT THE SPA
LIGHT HARNESS STARS
At THE EMPIRE TRACK
Grand Circuit Week TO Mark Epoch
in Its History.

NEW YORK. Aug. 5--NeW York's TWO
weeks OF trottihg, which begins at the
Empire City track next Monday. will re-
suit in an extraordinary gathering OF
trotters and PAGERS, as well out-of-
town horsemen. The horses are already
beginning 10 arrive at the Empire Citv
track, and every day sees some new
comers at the Yonkers course. Yester-
day Jack Curry came down from Buffalo
with some fast ones, including Knox's
Gelatine King. formerly Anaconda:
Crescent, 2:1314; Nirvana. 2:l4A; Pan
Michael. 2:11h: Depuytren, 2:1Sh.
and lack Curry.
James Gatcomb is now at the track
with half a dozen speedy one. including
Audubon Boy, 2:O3A; Prince OF Orange.
2:671z; Lueie May, Lizzie A. Nico II and
Wainscott, 2:1012, for which GatcomS
paid SO 900 at the Detroit meeting.
Although the burning Of forty stalls.
in Barn No. I, at the track on Sunday,
decreased the amount of room for the
horses. there are still 366 stalls. which
will be ample for the Grand Circuit per
formers, as the owners Of most of the
matinee horses have volunteered to take
their horses elsewhere during the Grand
Circuit week
The advantage Of having the barns
built 100 feet apart was demonstrated on
Sunday. for there was ample room TO re-
move every horse from the danger spot.
with no fear of other barns catching fire
A book OF the entries for the Grand
Circuit meet is ready for distribution
today. and the advance proofs show that
almost every trotter and PAGER Of promi-
nence in the country viii be at the EN- .
pire CITY track next week.
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
HALIFAX CRICKETERS
BEAT PHILADELPHIANS
Quakers Lose First Game Played
in Nova Scotia.

HALIFAX, y. S, Aug. 5.-The Phila-
delpbia cricketers lost the first game of
their tour here to the Halifax Wander
ers, being beaten by the narrow margin
play was concerned. Philadelphia had
all the better OF the game and outplayed
its opponents in all departments of the
game. being 81 runs ahead on the days
play The lead of Il which the Cana
diaHs had on the first innings proved too
much for The visitors, ana. although
they dismissed the Wanderers for 1O9,
they were unable to make Up yesterdays
deficiency in the score
FaIifax started their second innings
shortly after II o'clock. but the bowling
OF O'NeiH and Peasants was so effective
that the whole side was dismissed for
1Os runs. O'Nein in particular did
wonderful work with the ball and cap
tured seven wickets for 50 runs.
Philadelphia opened their innings with
good stand by Jones and Foulkrod.
Jones played an aggressive game and
scored 81.
The excitment was intense when
BaUes. the last man, came 10 the wicket
Peasants. however, hit the ball into the
air and was caught by OBrien before
any more runs had been added TO the
total and the Wanderers won the match
10y, the narrow margin of runs.
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
AIDS SUGAR PRODUCERS
IN THE WEST INDIES

The government of England has ar
ranged a system by which the sugar
producers OF the West Indies may obtain
financial nclp from the imperial govern
me.t without the payment OF interest
on mOnev borrowed.
Consul W. L. Estes at Antigua has
made a report on the subject 10 the
State Department. According 10 the
report the machinery on the island is
old and obsolete, getting little of the
sugar out Of the cane. To permit the
owners of estates TO purchase new ma
chinery the government has agreed TO
loan money TO the planters in amounts
in ratio TO the quantity OF sugar pro-
duCed.
For instance. the Bendais' estate OBJ
tained S17 .032 on the pledge that It
would produce 800 tons OF sugar. Pen
aIties are provided when the product
falls below this quantity.
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The y. z. Juniors defeated the Al
hambras by the score Of to 5. The
contest lasted twelve innings. The win
ners Will play any twelve-year-o team
in The District Address G. Tyler. 4O5 G
Street northeast.
The winners also defeated the Tro-
jams by the score Of Ii to u. The fea-
ture Of the game was the home run
drive by Heise, with two men on bases.
The Southerns defeated the Little
Rocks by the score OF to 0. The South
erns would like to arrange games with
all teams averaging fifteen years. Ad-
dress challenges to Hazen Bailey, 5I5
Eighth Street southwest.
The Young Pirates defeated the Orioles
by the score Of 6 to 0. The features OF
the game were the battery work OF De-
vine and Fox and the double play OF
Pearson. For games address challeng es
to E. Haskell. SO7 H Street northwest.
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
FOREIGN TARIFF WAR.

AS a result of the tariff troubles.
which have begun to worry the states
men of Great Britain. United States Con-
sui Marshal Halstead. at Birmingham.
calls attention TO the great resources
for such conflict with foreign powers
which the statesmen have in their pos
session. II also seems, judging from the
report Of the consul, that the crown col
onies have taken up Secretary Chamber
lain's tariff scheme with avidity. nearly
all Of them favoring Il, while one colony.
the government OF the federated Malay
states, have already adop, a a tariff %
protect themselves against group OF
foreign spectators" In India the news
papers are demanding a tariff on cotton
goods
The Washington times., 1903-08-05
FORBES GOES TO COAST
TO PREPARE FOR FIGHT
Little Fighter Starts for Frisco to
Meet Neil.

CHICAGO. Ill. Aug. 5.-''Neil IS the
boy in my class I want TO beat more
than any other, and when return l feel
sure that / can say that l am master ."
In this confident way Harry Forbes
as he was about TO board a train for
San Francisco spoke of his coming bat
tie with Frankie" Neil.
The contest will take place on August
13, the night before the JeTries-Corbe,t It
fight. and the two lads will face each
other in the same ring where the heaTy
weights battle for the worlds cham
pionship.
The local lad was to have met Neil
in California early in the year. but te-
cause OF the peculiar climatic conditions
Harry could not make the weight. His
brother Clarence was substituted and
was knocked out.
Harry has one victory to his credit
on a foul over Neil, but as this was far
from decisive he is anxious to get
another chance.
The contest Is virtually for cham
pionship. as Harry says he Will claim
the leadership OF the light feather
weight division if he is the victor.
Il Will be a double-b barrel champion
for sure" said Harry, IF come
of victorious. have met many
in my time and l still stand ready TO
fight on a two weeks notice"
John Hertz, while in the West, win
clinch another fight between Hanlon
and Benny Yanger.