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Richmond planet., 1903-03-28
Windsor, N. O.. Mar. 81 zoos

Dear Sir:
There is man who signs himself
Prof. ii. ). Jones, Suffolk, Va, solicit
ing money for the BERTHE Academy of
this place. Please insert these words IN
your paper and sent me the bill which
will remit at once: We do not knew
Prof H. S. Jones and have never entb.
orized him to solicit aid for the Berthe
Academy. Therefore, pay no attention
to his solicitations.
w. S. ETHERmGE,
Principal.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28
$4,000 Endowment Paid

Norfolk, Va. March 18th, 1903.
This is to certify that have received
from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chan
cellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars $3.50
00.) in payment of the death claim of
Sir Marcellus Poole who was member
of Empire Lodge, No. 81, K. of P, N.
A, S. A., E., A, A. and A.
Signed;-
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28
$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Norfolk, Va, March, 1903
This is TO certify that 1 have received
from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Worthy
Counsellor of the Grand Court of Vir-
ginia, One Hundred Dollars in pay
ment of the death claim of Sister
Annie Taylor, who was a member of
Myrtle Court, No. LOG. Independent Or.
der of Calanthe.
Signed;--
WILLIAM TAYLOR,
Witnesses
MAGGIE ELLIOTT,
EMMA CHERRY,
E. M. THRoUGHGooD,
MARY GAY.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

S4.OO to $500 day guaranteed to
every person sending their name and
address to
SCOTT REMEDY Co.,
P. o. Box $40,
Write at once. LOuisvilleKy.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

The New st. Luke building ia
nearing completion Contractor Lawson
announces that the Concert Hall will be
ready by next May.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28
Special Notice to CoIored BARRIERS.

Avery rare business opportunity for
a colored barber with a little capital.
For particulars, address.
CHAS. PRESTON,
Gen. Delivery, Prov. r. I.
Providence, r. I.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

WANTED-A young woman to cook
and clean for small family: Room on
lot Apply with reference at 9021& w.
Grace st.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

WANTED.-A Sober, Industrious and
Reliable Pharmacist. Apply to Geo. w,
Rlson, ll9 Market St., Danville, Va.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

Messrs Sydnor and Hundley have a
fine large stock Of the latest desi ms in
furniture. Their courteors t. -nent
of all customers have won ,ena
many friends.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28
Brockton, Mass,

Brockton, Mass,
March 23rd, 1908.
The Taunton Eureka Club, K. of P,
will be set up in May
Q. @. Ed. Simpson, of the Progress
Lodge, K. of p, is very i'll. He has
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

-You can deposit as small a sun
as ten cents in the the Mechanics
Saving Bank. Begin saving now.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

Witnesses
J. E. COLE,
J. w. GRANNY.
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

FRANK POOLE,
Richmond planet., 1903-03-28

Rev. r. Wells, pastor emeritus of
the ,Ebenezer Baptist Church continues
ndisposed at his residence.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

finally I was ordered to leave the town.
Ny wife became SO nervous that I
was afraid she would break down til:
der the strain, but the day I wis or
dered of I returned home prepared 70
obey orders. She was not to be found.
Late in the afternoon she returned
looking brighter than I had seen her
for many d-ys. She waved q paper Ut
me and said:
"'You need not pack up. You w6At
be interfered with again. Here u 1n
order they will respect I went to
Washington this morning to Gen.
Grants Headquarters. I sent in my
name as Mrs. Colonel Mosby. He re-
ceived me most kindly and courteous
ly. told him l wanted to zee him
alone. He dismissed his attendants
and told him the exact status of 1f.
fairs in Alexandria. 1 especially
begged him to protect you. I told him
your parole signed by him vas not re-
spected. He drew a paper to him
and wrote with his own hand:
Colonel Mosby is not to be mo-
Tested in any way in the future.
"'U. S. GRANT,
I'VE keep the document as an heir.
loom. I was never troubled after that.
and the town was better managed. -
Washington Times.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
TERRORs OF RUSSIAN LYNCH LAW.
q lesse sssaliag HI Dsivsa Ae P,sanh 70 Sesa a.sn
& Repeeaaa

An extraordinary affray took place
1 few days ago ut Lopatchevo. . popu-
lcus village in the government Of Kie4.
Russia. This place has lately earned
IN evil repute ~ harboring . band of
cattle and horse thieves. who SYSTEMS
tically faided TIE cattle of the vii.
lagos and hamlets in the adjoining dis
trict.
The rural police took little notice Of
The complaints Of the victims. and the
latter therefore took the matter Of
:hastisement into their own hands.
they organized an Overwhelming at.
tack upon Lopatchevo. which they ap.
preached In three columns from vari.
ous points. There were NO firearms
among the attacking parties. but they
we're well equipped with stout eud-
gels. The enemy had. however, re-
:eived warning and were prepared for
the onslaught. which was delivered
with desperate vigor.
The conflict lasted q couple of hours,
when the attacking party had to re-
tire. leaving five Of their number BE-
hind beaten to death. The defenders
lost three killed. making eight fatal
ties altogether. There are thirty-three
,Ombatants In hospital. many Of them
injured for life.
Year by year, so soon as the dark
nights Of autumn begin. . veritable
plague Of horse stealing breaks out In
the rural districts Of Russia. There
seems to be no means of checking this
evil. which is nov at its yearly zenith.
When one considers that the peas
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
WOMEN ARE SHREWD CRIMINALS.
On Rcle Officer Gives Tesimony Their Ability Hcipo-
Go Into Safe-Blowing

women are making progress along
more than one line" remarked an old
member of a city police force. "A
recent example shows that they are
quite as efficient as men in the matter
If safe-blOwing. Woman In the role
of safe-blOwer is new to the police.
The fact is that the operation Of fe-
confined to Offenses of the daytime or
of the early part of the night. But
here comes a story from Tennessee Of
the arrest of several women who be-
long to a gang of expert cracksmen.
and who actually took part in a safe
blowing in a small town near Nash
vile. where they robbed a bank and
got $1.7OO.
women have often developed into
epxert forgers. as for instance In the
recent case of an American woman
abroad who succeeded In conducting
a forgery scheme for q considerable
length of time. and until she had
collected . vast sum OF
money. They make high-class pick
pockets, and. in fact. are infinitely
more successful in this line of work
than men.
"One curious fact in this connection.
despite tire frequent announcements
publicly made of offenses of this kind
by women. men are never
on the lookout for the female pick
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

pocket unless they find themselves in
. questionable resort and in bad COM
pany. For this very reason women
find ii much easier to pick q mans
pocket. They can get closer to men.
too. without becoming offensive. and
can lift the diamond pin out of his
scarf. nip his watch and chain. or any
other valuable thing he may have be-
fore he will ever dream of danger.
In that kind of pilfering. too. pc
culiar to kleptomania. she is more
successful because in this instance Of
the way she dresses and wOman's Pc
culiar demeanor around the counters
in dry goods stores. II a man. for in
stance. should go into a dry goods
store and begin to pick up little things
and tumble over them. apparently for
the purpose Of inspection. he would at
once arouse the suspicion of every
clerk within visual ran-e. On the
other hand a woman may do exactly
the same thing without exciting the
least suspicion. II is simply looked
up0c a. a matter of comparative ease
for the kleptOmaniac.
But the woman safe-blOwer is =
new type. as far as my experience
goes. and l suppose it simply means
that the police of the country will soon
be confronted with many new prob
lens In dealing with the female Of
fender"
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

ants horse Is almost his only peopsrty
and his chief instrument OF labor, one
can understand his bitter hatred Of
the horse thief. His hatred 10 nour-
ished and famed to fury by the knowl-
edge Of the light punishment which the
Russian law provides for horse steal
ing. This Is the explanation OF the
presence of lynch law in Russia and of
its recent viOsent manifestation.
The mode Of lynch law most preva-
lent in Little Russia is this: When .
horse thief is caught the men in the
village club him to death. each trying
to strike In such . way as to inflict
NO injury more serious than q bruise
Far more horrible is the method Of
binding the feet of the criminal to the
tail OF young and active colt A lad
leaps upon the animals back and GAL
lops away over ditch and meadow. A
very few minutes of a ride like this
and little Is left of the horse thief
A similar punishment is to bind the
thiefs feet to the axle of a cart and
then drive away as fast as the horse
can travel
Less general is the refined method
OF severing the knee tendons. which
makes the thief cripple for life
A death of fearful agony is that by
pin pricks. For this mode of execu-
tion the thief is bound hand and foot
to . bench or log. and the women are
then called together and proceed to
thrust needles and pins into the soles
OF the Wretched victims feet and other
sensitive parts.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
ANCIENT GOLD MINES IN AFRICA.
Proof Extensive Opesoas Vere Carried On Many Ceaas
Ago in British Zamhesia

Rhodesia. or British Zambesia, ranks
among the chief gold-bearing countries
Of the world. The ancients mined and
carried away enormous quantities OF
The precious metal. but under the SCI
sntiflc mining systems Of the present
lay their operations will be greatly
surpassed. In the recently published
work on the Ancient Ruins Of Rho
1esia," the authors. Messrs. Hall and
Neal, endeavor to discover who the
ancients were and whittier the gold
went.
Perhaps Rhodesia was the ancient
:and of Ophir, the land Of the mys-
terious king SOl0mon's mines" but
the theory is strongly combated BY
some Investigators. The ancient gold
workings are the basis Of modern
workings. For every ten square miles
of Rhodesia there was one ancient
mine, that is. there are 75!OOO old
holes. which means that . stupend0us
wealth was dug out Of the earth BE-
fore the days of Cecil Rhodes. Much
of this wealth must have gone to the
north and east: 1t was probably
wrought into the crown OF the Queen
of Sheba and filed the coRers d
Solomon.
The ancient smelling furnaces are
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
The 1attered Flag.


In the sun-bright dust of the street oe-
low
Suffered the bayonets all arrow,
And the mufiied tread of A thousand feet
Deepened the roll os the war-drum
beat
And the grav old sergeant reused to near.
With his followed palm to his deafeneo
ear.
While the fife sLrilled loud and the drums
kept time
To the nations heart beats hid in rhyme
He lifted himself from his old armchair
And Razed on the regiment marching
there
sn a glory If scarlet and blue and gold.
And high overhead like a torn-Out 1oid
OF Laberty's robe, with its giimmeri"s
Heavens glorious blue on a heid OF
Mars
The old flag fiuttered half shot away
In the storm and stress of that judgment
day. 49,.
When through blood-dyed stream. by
threatening crag,
The old line regiment carried the nag
The veteran looked; and his face turned
gray
With the specter light Of a ySone DAY.
He fingered his old guns Rusty lock,
He felt the thrill of the battles shock'
And he lifted his head like 4 startled stag
AS he saw the ghosts by the tattered
flag.
Some were withered and bent ana gray
Some were blithe and bonny and gay,
And their voices shrilled through tne
martial din
.Comrade. comrade. where have ye been!
Ye have missed the drill this many
The call rang sweet to his deafened ear.
And his soul broke loose from the Grip
pied form
That had weathered a nations years OF
storm.
And ne joined the soldiers who never
lag
The ghosts that march by the tattered
flag.
Sam Lamprcy in Washington Times
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

stiE easy to recognize. They are sunk
into the floor The furnace blOwpipes
are made of the finest granite-pOwder
cement. and the noZzles of the blow
pipes are covered with splashes Of
gold When the first lining became
worn by the heat. a fresh lining OF
cement of an excellent quality. which
has Outlasted time. was smeared round
ON top of the old lining. One can
take al old lining split of the layers
with . knife and And gold splashes In
abundance.
Apparently the ancients wasted gold
lavishly. Gold has been found in large
quantities in the form of pellets ~
large a. buckshot in the vicinity Of the
furnaces. and also thrown away on the
debris heaps outside of the buildings
The tools Of the ancient workers
which have SO far been discovered in
clude q small soapstOne hammer and
Furnishing stones of water-wOrn rock.
to which gold still adheres. There are
evidences that the ancients carried ON
IN extensive industry in the manufac-
ture of gold ornaments and utensils.
Thirty-nve thousand dollars worth OF
gold ornaments have been taken IN the
last five years from the ruins OF Mata-
beleland alone-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
GET. RID OF LUMBER.
0sd-F fashioned Things That the Home
May Well BE Without.

oid.Fashio"sd Things That the Home
May Well Be Without.
Here are q few things that must be
banished from q room with pretensiOns
to taste: Papered ceilings; pale, char.
acterless cOlors: the insipid pinks.
blues, yiolets and green's that the cal.
ciminers are addicted to; Nottingham
lace curtains; draperies, tides. etc.;
meaningless bows of ribbon tied on
varioIs objects; frilled or founced
lamp shades: plush sets; stationary
rockers: folding beds: over-mantels:
plush frames: sofa cushions adorned
with Gibson girls or other pictures.
You may already be burdened with
one of these things and be unable to
discard it. In that case try to live
down the crime, but do not add to it
Last Christmas day Clarissa showed
me with grimace present from an
old family friend. 1t was a small plas-
ter. bust of the worthy man. fat per-
son with side whiskers. He had his
bust modelled and a large number OF
them cast for Christmas presents to
his friends.
And mother says we must keep that
object on our drawing room mantel or
good Mr.. Worthy's feelings will be
hurt" observed my young lady. dis
dainfully.
= The next time I called the bust had
vanished, and I inquired about it.,
"Hush!" said Clarissa. glsncing
around. HAS mother gone upstairs?
Well, then. I gave Hilma q quarter
to break It accidentally when she
busted"
That IL one way Of getting rid OF
things.-The Pilgrim.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
importance Of Good Seed Corn.

importance Of Good Seed Corn.
There are nine and q quarter mil.
lions of acres in corn in this state
BY adding five bushels per acre to
the yield Of the Iowa cornfields it
means an addition to the profits of
the Iowa farmers Of over $20. 0.0OO, 900
every year. An important factor in
the improvement Of corn is good seed
corn. Good seed il secured only by
careful and intelligent selection. The
unfavorable conditions for the corn
crop this fall. resulting from the ear.
ly frosts in many portions Of Iowa,
will make necessary unusual care In
the selection of seed corn for next
years crop. Successful breeders
agree that the best seed corn IL that
which possesses the greatest vitality
or terminating power, and which will
yield the most corn per acre and of
the best quality, and therefore prove
the most profitable to grow. Good
seed corn will increase the yield DER
acre i've to twenty bushels. Hence
the importance this year of taking
unusual care In selecting and storing
the seed corn which il to be used
next spring in the fields Of Iowa
Prot. p. @. Holden.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

Ever since his youth Richard LIE
Gallienne has worn his hair long.
When he was trying to qualify him.
self as an accountant in a Liverpool
ONCE his hair was several inche.
longer than that of his fellow clerks
This looked like frivolity to the aus
tere employers, who sent for him occ
day. The four elderly men sat II
solemn state when lie Gallienne enter
ed the private ONCE. One Of them.
stern Scotchman. said: Mr.. ke Cal
lienne. the firm has decided that you
have not the necessary funds TO pay
for q haircut and We have concluded
to advance you the sum Of three pence
fsr that purpose" This ineS6ent K
said to have rrecipitated the young
POETS determination to aband0n con-
Dsecial life.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

A German scientist. Prof. thinner OF
perlin. has of late devoted consider
able time to the investigation OF the
causes of insanity among women, and
has come to the conclusion that II
women are admitted into competit'on
With men the inevitable result VIII De
a tremendous increase OF lnsanity
among the women. He nnds tnst tne
percentage of women teachers who
become insane is almost double that
-, tho men teachers. Inquiries were
.lso made about women employed -
TELEGRAPH. sales clerks and in the
telephone service, and. Furthermore,
with regard to women engaged in the
Sviss Matchmaking trade. These
injuries showed that in the occupe-
tions mentioned q far larger proper
ton of women than men succuDb to
pantal disorders.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
HAD HEARD OF HIM.
Fact That Puzzled Lawyer 10 Very
EasilX Exclaimed.

Easily Explained.
II was a contested will case, and
one of the witnesses in the course of
giving his evidence described the tes-
tator minutely.
"NoW, SIR" said counsel for the de-
fense. Il suppose We may take II. from
the hattering description you have
given Of the testatOr. his good points.
and his personal appearance generally.
that you were intimately acquainted
with him."
Him" exclaimed the witness. He
was NO acquaintance of mine"
Indeed. Well. then you must have
observed him very carefully whenever
you saw him. pursued the examining
counsel
II meter saw him in my life." was
the reply.
This prevaricatiOn. as counsel
thought il, was too much. and, adopt
ing q severe tone. he said:
Nov. now. don't tribe With the
court. please. How. I ask you. could
you. in the name of goodness, de-
scribe him so minutely IL you never
saw him and never knew him."
Well" replied the witness. and the
smile which Overspread his features
eventually passed over the court, you
see. I married his widow"
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
Milk Of spayed Cows

A French paper reports some tests
made to ascertain the composition of
the milk OF spayed cows. It was
thought that the milk from such
cows would prove to be more uni.
form than the milk from cows more
subject to the natural incidents of
maternity. This did not prove 20 be
the case. the usual variations occur
ring as In the case Of unspayed cows.
On the other hand. there was a very
notable increase in the fat content of
the milk and Of the sugar of milk.
The experimenters expressed the be.
lief that this milk would prove espe-
cially suited to the use Of infants.
But this II another theory waiting to
be proven.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
sARNuM FOOLED THE LAWYER.
Great Snowman Had HE Joke Even
When on His 0eathbed.

When on His 0eathbed.
The late p. T. Barnum was always
fond of q Joke His whole career was
studded with instances in which ne
INDUCED this propensity. But few
DAYS before his death he summoned
his lawyer to the side of the couch
where he was lying. Il am much wor-
ried," he said. about . certain mat
ter. and want to consult you. MY
neishbor keeps peacocks. Suppose
some of them should fly over into my
ward. which they are doing all the
time. and lay some eggs here Wouie
these eggs belong to me or wouid my
neiehbor compel me to give them up!
The lawyer, having duly scratched
his head. answered: We'll. Mr.. BsF'
num 7 must take time to look into this
matter. But the best thing for you to
do would be to keep the eggs and Set
vour neighbor sue for their possession.
In that way your rights would De de-
termined and We should have . vaIu-
able test case.
well" said Mr.. Barnum. while you
are looking into the matter will you
and on, how II would be II the eggs
we're laid by pea-hens?
The lawyer swore softly to himself
but never made any investigation.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

Col John G. Mosby OF Virginia, the
noted guerrilla chieftain of Confeder-
ate fame, has been in Washington
several days. News Of the death OF
Mrs. Gen. Grant made him reminis-
cent, and he told the following story
after . cordial eulogy Of the federal
General. He said:
after AppomattOx We went to Alex
andria to live. The town was under
q pF0vost marshal with a big stan.
About three times q week I was ar-
rested On . trumped-up charge, and
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
FRANKLIN sLEpr IN CHURCH
He and President Adams Tried Pa
thence OF Preacher.

1o ana Preot0ent Adams Tried Pa-
thence of Preacher.
Senator Quay Of Pennsylvania has
been for years . student Of the life
Of BENJAMIN franklin, regarding
whom he knows much more than is
printed in the books. Senator Quay
says that on . certain Sunday morn.
ing during the administration of John
Adams, Franklin attended church with
the president, and. since both states.
men had sat up late the night before.
both fell asleep during the progress
of the sermon.
The chaplain bore with the slumber
Of his two chief auditors for some
time, but finally rage got the better of
him.
"Ar. Franklin! Mr.. Franklin!" he
called from the pulpit.
Mr.. Franklin awoke, and looked up.
startled.
"Ar. franklin, pardon me for m
terrupting you," said the chaplain
In grim voice. II only wished to re-
quest you not to snore 20 loud. lest
you awake the president"
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

Manley Miles says that the most
serious objections to the Cochins n
their frequent and persistent inclina.
ton to sit This fever generally comes
on after every dozen or twenty eggs
laid. It requires about three days alb
sence from the nest to break up this
tendency.
The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
Relic Of the Revolution.

DR.. +. C. Simpson, Main street, West
Fairlee, ORANGE county. Vermont,
bears the unique distinction of being
the owner of the musket from which
was fired the first shot at the battle ef
Bunker hill.
DR.. Simpson was born in Deerfield,
N. H.. Oct. 8, 1923 His first recOl.
lection of the gun was seeing It. stand
behind the door in the room where his
grandfather. Major John Simpson,
slept.
Major Simpson enlisted as 4 private
and took part in the celebrated battle.
The order given to the continental
soldiers in that engagement was to re-
frain from firing until they could see
the whites of the enemy's eyes. Major
Simpson being a good shot. could not
resist the temptation to shoot after
they came within range, so he fired,
and. it is said, brought down his man.
This was the signal for opening fire
all along the line, and the engagement
became general.
That the story is true is born out by
the fact that the major was placed un-
der arrest for disObeying orders, and
was finally cOurt-martialed.
That this arrest did not initiate
against him is shown from his subse.
quent career, as he rose to distinction
and was rapidly promoted until he
gained the commission of major.
He was quite young when the en-.
gagement took place, and lived more
than so years after the battle, dying
Oct. %, 1926. His house still stands.