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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

ventory OF her furniture, with the view
OF an eventual sale at public auction.
When the business was completed sh
conducted the bailiff and the police Off
Ger to the front door, but the latter vaa
locked.
Gentlemen" the woman remarkeI.
with smile. "you are my prisoners.
You have been so courteous and consid-
crate that should be loath to lose your
company. Therefore, have locked the
front door and thrown the key out OF the
window. This fiat is on the fourth floor.
The door is an exceptionally strong one.
and your joint efforts would be power
less to force it open. The next door fiat
and that on the floor beneath are both
unoccupied. Consequently, 1t would be
idle to expect assistance from anyone in
the house. The only thing for you to
do is to holloa out of the window down
into the street. and make yourselves Q
laughing stock"
The woman then sat down COM
placently and waited The bailiff and
/ the police officer, convinced that she had
| key Of the front door In her possession,
reasoned with her for a long time, but
in vain. Some four hours OF captivity
elapsed before they could make up their
| minds to shout and gesticulate at the
window. When they did so crowd
rapidly collected In the street. Every
one thought crime had been commit
ted. People who knew were already
relating with circumstantial detail how
an elderly woman had been murdered in
/ the fourth floor fiat. Policemen arrived
and, striding through the crowd, bold
| ly walked upstairs, where, with the aid
OF locksmith, they opened the door
and found themselves face to face with
their own chief The latter, with the
bailiff, made of in a cab as hurriedly
and as inconspicuously as he could man
f! age It
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

toNicated friend was carried in in his
usual condition. The magistrate was
disguised, and at the same time SORROW
full. A few minutes later a raving
maniac was brought in between two
burly policemen and was placed in a
padded cell. This gave Joe an idea He
had his inebriated friend placed in the
same apartment with the maniac, and
then had both watched closely. The
crazy one startled the sleeping drunk
with the assertion that he was Croesus
and that, in view Of their friendship. he
would convert him into ]. Pierpont Nor
gan and would present him with $780,
900 ,000
That sobered the magistrates friend
but the night had only begun. For four
hours he was compelled to do as the
lunatic bid, and by morning he was so
suppliant that he crawled upon his
knees and begged the police to release
him from his torment. Magistrate
Vichestain thought no lecture was nee
essary that morning, and for five weeks
since not drop of liquor has passed the
lips OF his young friend
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
The Alloy OF Self

Achievement fused with self is too
brittle to stand the test of time. The Sc
cret OF the success of one who has ae-
complished much in many fields was
well expressed when it was said that he
had learned TO concentrate his powers
on the result, irrespective of how that
result would affect himself. Every
atom of force detected towards self be-
comes friction. Introspection, self-con-
seriousness, and egotism. are all syno-
nyms for wasted energy. Are you
striving to rid yourself of this waste p
S S. Times
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
CURE FOR INEBRIETY.
Tried with Good Results on n Dis
sipn,ed Young Fellow by a
PittsburE Magistrate.

Magistrate Joseph H. vichestain. says
the Pittsburg Dispatch, is wise man,
who would have had Solomon eclipsed
10 ways had the late deceased been SO
fortunate as to have been a resident OF
Pittsburg. Magistrate Vichestain has
been grievously troubled for the past
year by young man of good family who
persisted in clinging to the cup that
cheers until the patrol wagon and cell
became part OF his weekly routine.
Magistrate Joe tried every means at his
command to save the youth, but his ef-
forts were fruitless.
About five weeks ago Vichestain was
In the South Side station when his in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

quest and while he was eating she con-
tinued her work with the glassware.
Suddenly the stranger whipped out an
ugly-looking revolver. and, pointing the
weapon at Mrs. Shipley, remarked:
"Give me the money in the TILL" Upon
hearing this the two young men ran
out, leaving the woman alone with the
tramp. Mrs. Shipley answered the
would-be robber: "All right" and
walked toward the money till, the tramp
following several steps behind. She
reached In as If for the money, but her
hand reappeared grasping a revolver.
with which she began shooting at the
tramp. He was so surprised that he
dropped his revolver and ran out OF the
door, Mrs. Shipley continuing to shoot
In his direction as long as her revolver
would respond, but failing to send a bull
let home
After placing her own weapon IN the
till she picked up the revolver dropped
by the tramp, only to find every cham
Der empty. Then she went back to her
work as If nothing had happened.
1t was some little time before the
farmers gathered and offered to pursue
the tramp. but Mrs. Shipley said he
would long remember his escape from
her, and that there was no danger Of q
return by him. Her husband, upon be-
Ing made acquainted with the circum-
stances, reported that he met q stran-
ger several miles distant as he was re-
turning home, still walking rapidly,
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= =
NERVE AND REVOLVER.
This Indiana Woman Had Both ana
Was Not Daunted by the Blur
OF Tramp.

At a crossroads In Gravel Creek. some
sight miles south Of Nashville, Ind, 10 q
country store kept by Alexander Ship
ley. One evening last week Mr.. Shipley
was absent, leaving his wife in charge.
Two young men of the neighborhood
were seated near the stove and Mrs.
Shipley was arranging some glassware
behind the counter, when a rough-look-
Ing stranger, carrying a cane, entered
the door. and. approaching Mrs. Shipley,
begged for bite to eat, saying he had
been In the woods all day and was hun
cry. Mrs. Shipley complied with his re-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

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GONZALES
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BAPTISM OF A CAT.
sncrfiegious Ceremony Performed on
Board of "A French War Vessel .
mt ConstnntinopIc.

Pierre Lott, the well-known French
novelist, who is likewise commander of
the French warship Vautour (Vulture),
recently performed an imposing cere-
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to the New York World from Stamboul
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
Easy Enough.

But that new rug you bought does
mt harmonic with the rest OF the
room"
ooh, well, we can have the walls re-
papered and get some new curtains and
new furniture and then 1t will be all
right"-Chicaoo American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

Some men think that the conditions
of business are such as to prevent a man
living Christian life This is a great
mistake, and it is a wonder that any
dishonest man can succeed in business
at all.-Rev. S. NJ. Dick.
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cheap wnterproof Cro.k.

A waterproof cloak costs about 20 cents
in Japan. It is made of oiled paper, and
will last one year with ordinary usage.
They are worn chiefly by coolies who
draw handcarts In the streets.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

Violent disposition, It was not an easy
matter to get rid of her. So when the
bailiff called he was careful to take q
police commissary with him. The wom-
an. however. was wreathed In smiles
when she opened the door to the two Of
dcials. and she assisted them with the
utmost amiability In drawing up an in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
TOOK HER REVENGE.
How a Paris Woman Who Was Evict-
ed Got Even with the Officers
who Dispossessed Her.

When woman makes up her mind to
be revenged she is not often cheated out
OF 1t. as was shown by q neat trick
played on the Partisan police by dar-
ing French woman not long ago. She
would not pay her rent, but. being OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
A Long-FeIf Want.

Casey-Oi see there's bin another
railroad wreck due to an open switch.
Cassidy-Ay. tits pity some wan
don't fnvsnt switch thotIl stay shut
whin It's open.-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

What Is 1t that enables man so Ia
sa9 hold Of his opportunities that thew
eeeome incidents of success? II 20
not due to any exceptional gift OF gen.
i1 II lies simply in the power to con-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27

centrate his enersles on one thing at a
time. It is this girding of the will to do
well each new duty that comes that
makes a man ready for every new oppor-
tunity.-Rev- ID. S. Mackey.
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Couldn,t Read Her Mind.

Maude-They say that the young man
who has been calling on you for some
time is a mind reader.
Clara don't believe it If he was he
would either propose or quit calling
Chicago Daily News.
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would you be happy if you were guar.
anteed $4,000 year for life?"
"'No. My wife would worry me into q
funatic asylum trying to make me get II
raised TO 5.00o-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
A Common Cause,

Friend-What was the cause Of that
boating accident?
Waterman-Too full.
"The boat too full?"
NO; the feliers in tn. Y. Week
ly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-02-27
How the pi..rection a-uan.

Mary had q ut'is lamb
Which she warmed up In naince,
Twas not as good as mothers"
And there's been a coldness since
IN. Y Times.
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Adveraffv.

Adversely leaves a window open to-
ward the stars SO that troubled hearts
may look up.-United Presbyterian.
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MAKES MEN VIGOROUS.
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, a

For the return of that youthful feeling OF
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21
AMAZING MORMON REVELATION
ostensibly obeying the Laws They
Daily Violate Them.
los Angeles EXpress-1

For week readers of the Express have
been startled by the revelations OF Jo-
seph Smith concerning the Mormon
church whose testimony before the sen
atOrial SmOot inquiry committee is little
short of amazing. 1t had been generally
supposed that p0lygamous practices had
ceased with the admission of Utah as a
state and the passage OF the Edmunds
BILL but the admissions OF Joseph Smith
show the fallacy OF such a belief
According 10 this high official OF the
church. six OF the apostles, including him
self. the president, have practiced polyS-
amy IN defiance Of the laws OF the state
Of Utah and Of the United States. In
defense of his actions President Smith
says he loves his wives and considers
his duty 20 them paramount 70 the
laws of his country.
While asserting that the church does
not teach pOlygamy, he acknowledges its
officials practice it, and that the divine
revelations made 20 the founder OF the
church authorize the practice Ostensi-
bly, obeying the laws of the United States,
in secret the teachers Of the Mormon
faith violate them every day Of their
lives.
Mr.. Smoot may be able 20 prove mot
guilty" so far as holding polygamouS re-
lations with a plurality Of wives is con-
cerned, but as an official Of the church
the senatorial committee may consider
him in a measure responsible for the in
defensible practices of his colleagues, ana
for that reason report adversely as TO
his right to 4 seat in the United States
senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21

| L SEEMS A. RATHER PROFITLESS
undertaking FOR a journal to institute
search for the ideal physician. Ev-
erybody knows him You call him up
every time one Of the children Is SICK.
every time you feel little under the
weather yourself and he straightens
you up in no time. It is interesting,
however, to read a description of the
ideal physician in a medical journal
American Medicine of recent date por-
trays him thus:
The ideal physician should possess a
number OF tneoretic and practical quail
ncations such as an ordinary mortal bur
rarely combines. If a physician is a far
seeing individual ie he has the gift OF
quick and intelligent observation, together
with the ability of assOciating ideas: IL,
in short, he is man of shrewd common
sense. 1t is not Indispensable necessary
FOR him 10 possess the highest possible
eruditiOn ard scientific perfection To De
come an excellent clinician and perform
most valuable services in the int of
humanity But II certainly Is a prerequi-
site TO possess the philOsOphic Qualifica-
tons for recognizing and diagnosing the
cases he IS called upon to treat and 20
take into proper consideration all the By
factors which may have a more or I. IS
determining influence upon the issue De-
lore him. A physician Of that caliber.
~ III MltAoul marching III Illt llIleAsul Ok
scientific supremacy. may be an orna-
ment to his profession
That is a very nice description. but
it doesn't describe the physician we all
love. He is the fellow who comes into
your sick room briskly. You feel bet
ter when you see him draw off his driv-
ing gloves and by the time he has TAX
en- seat at the head of your bed you
are wondering why you sent for him.
There's nothing much the matter with.
you" he says. cheeriIy. 'TH have you
out Of here in a day or two at most"
And you feel like getting up right
away.
The ideal physician is the one in
whom you have confidence. It doesn't
make any difference to you whether he
has one degree or ten TO tack onto his
signature; you don't care whether he
has the SWEETEST office suite in town or
only a couple of dingy little rooms.
All you know is that you believe he
can cure you and that's all you need
to know. Why not try the faith cure?
Wen, it is a matter of faith, largely,
but a little bitter medicine is mighty
comforting sometimes. And it's good
to have somebody 20 hold onto.
That's your physician and ours. Of
course, he's the ideal physician. If he
wasn't he wouldn't be doctoring US.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21
SENATOR SHOOTS CASE.
The Rising Tide VIII Soon Reach
Utah and Submerge the Church.
lNeW 4ork IImes.

Commenting upon the Times remark
that Utah must either be de-Mormonized
or 90 without representation at Wash
ingtOn, the Hartford CeuTant inquiries Of
us how. then. about the constitutional
provision that no state shall be deprived
OF its equal suffrage IN the senate with
out its own consent.
How, then, we may rejOin. about the
equally constitutional provision that each
house shall be the judge of the election,
returns and qualifications Of its own
mehlbers2 The house has already acted
upon this prerogative in. the case of the
Mormon Roberts. The senate Is about to
act upon il in the case Of the Mormon
Smoot. Neither decision is renewable by
any tribunal whatever. So long as Utah
persists in sending to Washington repre-
sentatives Of, the same hierarchy which
sent Roberts and sent Smoot, so long 1t is
likely 10 remain Upsepreseuted there, And
the persistence will he a sign that the
loss Of representation is incurred by the
states own consent"
The fact Is that the conduct of the Nor
mon hierarchy toward the United States
government respecting this matter or po-
lygamy IN Utah has been marked for the
last ten years by gross bad faith 1t was
Ia 1885. and IN preDaEatiOn for an appl-
cation for statehood. that Milford Wood
ruff, then president OF the Mormon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21
Remedy For Onion Breath.
CWashington Timesl


Judge Wade, the lone Democrat in
the Iowa delegation in the house, is
serving his first term in congress, but
he has already gained a reputation as
stOry-teller- 1t didn't take his associ-
ates long to discover his talent for tell
ing tales, and now, whenever he begins
IN the cloak room, an attentive crowd
always gathers about him. listens. and
is amused. Proceedings in the house are
sometimes interrupted by the shouts of
laughter which come from the Demo-
cratic cloak room, and the chances are
that the cause of the outburst is one of
Judge Wade's stories
A few days ago Judge Wade got the
floor for political speech. He dwelt
upon the tariff and its relation to the
farmer, and made several pointed
thrusts at the trusts. He made a good
speech, and told a number Of amusing
anecdotes illustrative of his points He
was speaking OF the high price Of beef,
caused by the trust, Of course, when he
told this one:
A friend. he said. had gone into a
restaurant in Chicago, and to the white
aproned little Irish waitress who came
up TO serve him. he said that he would
have a nice beefsteak
With er without onions. sur?" asked
the girl, courteously.
oh, cut out the onions, don't want
any Of them" said the hungry man.
I'm going TO the theatre tonight with
some ladies, and ] don't want my
breath perfumed with the odor of on
ions
Faith. sur" replied the obIiging
tray-beareT. "that'n be all right. sur.
Shur, when I brings We the bill fer the
beefsteak, sur, that'H take yer breath
away, sur.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21
PUBLIC OPINION,

DOLLO OGDEN REPORTS in the
IN Century for March a lunch table
talk between a senator, a doctor of di-
vinity and a college president on the
subject Of the formation Of public opin-
ion. The college president is quoted as
saying OF the newspapers:
The daily press, as I look at it, is
wonderful detective. II can run down
public opinion and report it marvel
ously. In this respect it has an ever
widening outlook. AS news-gatherer,
its facilities perpetually astOnish me-
The weapon Of publicity it often yields
with lndoubted power. But, when all is
said. is, 1T much more than a gigantic
reporter Does it really instruct and
guide? Or does it simply furnish by
the myriad page the stuff out Of which
the people construct their own indie
pendent Judgment"
There is some room for argument on
this point. Do the newspapers create
public opinion or do they only lead It?
They may not create it in the strict
sense of the word, but they certainly do
make possible such a thing as public
opinion For example. a public man
who enjoys the confidence OF a large
body OF his fellow citizens promuI-
gates a theory Of government. BY his
own individual efforts he is able to
reach only a comparatively small num-
Der of people
, But he gets his talk into the news
papers. Some Of them endorse It.
Others contend that his position is not
well taken. Millions Of citizens Of all
shades of political belief read the pub
lie mans argument and the arguments
advanced by the editorial writer's for
and against his theory. They form
opinions and their individual opinions
crvstalIize eventually into what we call
public opinion. And after all, what is
pubiic opinione When men believe very
earnestly in what they conceive TO be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-21
NOT TO BE WONDERED AT.
Endorsement of Mormon Women
Will Not Help Smoot.
Nevada State JournaID
(Nevada SIC 20

1t is not TO be wondered at that the
plural wives of the Mormon leaders with
one voice proclaim their belief that po-
lygamy Is a divine institution" II they
cannot justify their position by this plea
then indeed they are in a. serious plight.
II they are not wives what are thew
No doubt most OF them believe what they
say. They are simply dupes Of crafty
designing and lecherous men. who seek
under the cloak of a pretended religion
to DO what would otherwise be a viola
ton of both the criminal and moral code.
Some OF these women are educated and
the position which they have voluntarily
assumed shows that there is a wide diff
ference between education, as the term is
used. and good common sense. How any
woman OF good sense and d modicum Of
Self-reSpect can consent to become the
fifth or sixth wife of any man is one of
the mysteries Of the Mormon situation.
But II is hard to see how the endorse
ment Of the Mormon women is going
to help Senator SmOOt. If polygamy is
wrong IL the eyes of the United States
senate, the manner in which these women
have come TO the defense of IL ought to
damage Shoots case, for it clearly proves
that it is one Of the tenets of faith as
taught by the Mormon church, of which
Mr. Smoot is an apostle" However
this Is a case of fitness for senatorial hon
ors which chiefly concerns the Repub-
ncanS. Mr.. SmOOt is a Republican