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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
3 SATURDAY
JUNE %, 1904
IF WE WILL ONLY LET HIM.

"A very present help IS He,
Who ever stands beside us
~ h0 stands TO help; who stoops to help,
Whatever may betide us
t1e has high right hand
All things at I.ts command:
a1e has heart c! love,
1rue. gentle as a dove
Still We not half believe Him.
II we did but believe Him true
To all that He has spoken,
Nv nat mighty works Fed for US do:
He'd give us many a token
What We would see and feel;
Siow He would save. and heal.
empower, uPlift and bless,
Gnrich with true success,
IL We would only let Him!
II we will only let Him take
The sins and ills that press us.
6e' II lift the load. yea. He will make
Them into what will bless us.
Hell take the thoughts that wear.
Regret and fear. and care.
SORROW, and pain. and loss,
ansiisure every cross,
IL We will only let Him.
III we will only let Him give,
His goodness as a river
Mill flow and flow. and we shall live
With an unfailing Giver.
sae II give all needed grace
For every time and place:
sdis very life He'll give,
And with us daily live.
III we will only let Him
~Rev. William II. Woolverton. in n Y
Observer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

Anger may strike, but it cannot nm
ish.-Ram's Horn.
bright smile is a valuable asset
United Presbyterian.
The way TO obtain warm heart is 70
take morning walk along the Emmaus
road with Jesus,-United Presbyterian.
Instead of talking with God. let MS
at times sit still and let God talk with
US. Covet His nearness. and learn TO
get familiar with His voice. When He
is at my right hand. I shall not be
moved. United Presbyterian.
spirit pure, simple and constant is
not, like Martha, distracted and trou-
bled, with the multitude of its en-
Payments however great; because, be-
ing inWarGly at rest, it seeketh not its
own glory in what it does, but doth
all to the glory of God" for there is
no other cause of perplexity and dis
quiet, but an unsolicited will and nm
mortified affections .-Thomas a Kempis
He who never connects God with his
daily life knows nothing of the spiritual
meaning and the uses OF life; nothing
of the calm, strong patience with which
life may be endured; of the gentle. ten
der comfort which the Fathers love
can minister; of the blessed rest to be
realized in His forgiving love, His ten
der Fatherhood; of the deep, peaceful
sense OF the Infinite One ever near, a.
refuge and strength.-Canon Farrar.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
Faith an Essential Element

rain IN God gives insight into HUI
nan life. We cannot understand bu-
nadhity unul we have some real
thoush not of course exhaustive
knowledge of the Deity. Faith has
rare optical powers, and while it is
not an all-seeing eye, it is a much
seeing and a far-seeing eye. 1t not
only looks OF afar into Heaven, but
also reveals to the believing soul MANY
ialr beauties Of earth. A believing
neart s-ves r"ly aesthetic view of
life. for s.nce -ce Coo in evor,,
thing il fnCs ey ..c oe,or;f,1 -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
All Kin Is of weather NeAded

The Arabs have saying that all
sunshine makes the desert. Men often
sigh for entire exemption from care and
sorrow. If this prayer were answered.
they would not be the men they are
In silent. dark hours character of a GER
tain type is matured. Other kinds of
character are brought out by the sun
shine, says the New York Observer.
God sends all kinds of weather to the
soul which He would develop In His
liksness
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25

The Most Attractive Route to the
World Fair, st. Louis is via the
Southern Railway through the
Land of the Sky" from Richmond
to st. Louis without Change of
Trains.
The Southern Railway has on sale at
Richmond, and all stations ON its lines
very low rate excursion tickets to St
Louis, Mo-, account the Worlds Fair.
These tickets embrace stop over privi-
leges between Salisbury and Morris
town, which includes the famous noun
tam section of Western North Caro-
lima, Asheville, Hot Springs and "rhe
Land of the Sky" Elegant day coaches,
through Pullmans, and Dining Car Ser
wee OF the highest standard of excel
lence.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
eCAUSE THAT HE lOVEDv'
Suggestive Words Found Union the
6eadstone of the Grave of
Young Soldier.

In quiet cemetery in North Caro-
ana simple stone marks the sleep
n a young confederate lieutenant.
The inscription is in keeping with the
simplicity of the stone. and the beauty
d the spot 1T is only the name.
- , Lieutenant. c.
8. A.. Aged 10 years, and these
suggestive words, which surely bear
lesson deep within their heart:
i He laid down his lite for the cause
that he loveG,"
! Many things are calling to our Young
men, rich visions of learning. laurel
Treaths of fame. shining stores OF
gold. And these are proper ambitions
IN their place.
But, as one stands upon the crowd
ID street corner. or in the great halls
where young men gather, says Ernest
Neal Lyon, in Chicago Advance. and
notes so often The haggard. restless
face OF discomfort, or dissipation. one
cannot help thinking that the young
soldier found, after all. the true secret
sf peace.
What did the Man of Sorrows mean
To teach us by His words and iife9
lie was born in a Manager that He
might give His followers many man
Eions." lie had 10 toll at the carpen-
ter's bench. Yet out Of that toll He
gave the "heavy-laden rest" and as
The direct result of His supreme act of
Iacriiice He was able to bequeath the
most wonderful legacy ever given,
Peace! And those who, like Him,
have given their lives gladly for a
cause that they loved" possess the
same peace.
How many noble spirits there are
whom the world has never known
like the wood-vlolet, too modest and
unconscious to covet the glare of the
sun,
The missionary in China or Africa,
The Salvation Army lass in the poor
districts of London or New York, the
country pastor riding over the rough
storm-swept hills TO find a lost
sheep" are examples.
Their names Will never be known to
men, but when The white walls of
the City that hath foundations
whose Maker and Builder is God" are
reared, We shall find that their work
has not been wood or hay or stub
ble," but gold and silver and pre-
eious stones!" And when we watch
them greet again their loved and
lost, we may we'll say in the words
D. Bunyan, as he watched his Chris
nan soldier home. which when | saw.
l wished l were among them!"
So our thought turns back to the
young soldier-and he stands before us
as the ideal knight-facing the battle
that every young man must fight God
help us all TO fight mselfshly, as did
he, and to lay down our lives for the
cause that we love-" because He loved
1t, Who first loved u.s."
He laid down His ufe"-in its mornings
first hour,
what visions Hope offers the .bravel
She promises learning, affection or mower
AND pays-but briarshrouded grave.
The cause that he loved,'' Men accounted
It lost"
How empty the words they bestowi
Is manhood mere merchandise, valued at
cost.
Success our Incentive below?
y Spirits, too noble to care for renownt
o Sacrifice. sweeter than famei
No 4aufe.S that w4ther your memories
crown,
You live in our heartslike flame!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
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and Vitality Free

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
In Time.

He-Why has he put her picture In
his watch?
She-Because he thinks she will
love him In time.-Yonkers States
man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
STATEMENT or THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION
OF THE

OF THE
NICKEL SAVINGS BANK,
located at Richmond, in the State of
Virginia, at the close of business, June
9th, 1904, made to the State Corporation
Commission.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-25
5 time and way.-N. Y. Observer

Lifting up empty hands when they
light be hiled is not the same thing as
lifting up holy hands.-Ram's Horn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
SOLID SOUTH NAY BREAK.
Tennessee Committeeman Says Plat
form Must BE Right.

James VI. Head. Democratic National Commit
teeman from Tennessee. in the current number Of
Democracy." says that IL the platform is not right
next fall tho Southern Democrats will themselves
break the Solid South.
1T IL A serious mistake" says Mr.. Head. TO as
sumo that the South will necessarily remain solid
" Democratic in the coming Presidential cam
paign regardless OF the platform or candidate that
NAV be selected. II the Solid South In the
convention Of 1896 which refused TO accord TO Mt.
Cleveland the only Democratic President that has
elected and seated since the war even the poor
consolation Of a perfunctory Endorsement Of his ad-
ministration.
should the Democratic party he placed before
the country by the action OF the next national con-
vention in the attitude Of indorsng a policy OF
government which merely fdvors the lowering ~
tariff duties from % TO Al per cent; an opposition 10
Republican trusts and q defence or democratic
trusts. there be doubt That the real Detil-
Gratis Of the South will either openly reoeI or cuIet
Is remain away from the polls ana allow the re
publican party to continue to administer the gov
eminent along the lines It has been dong Tor the
last thirty years? - - -
The action OF the next convention means very
much To the future welfare OF the Democratic
parrv. and no matter whether Senator Hili or Nj
Murphy controls the delegation from Newly orH'
they should not forget that the South IS not neces-
sarily solidly Democratic at the next eiectlon'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
VAN COLT TALKED OF ODDS AND ENDS.
Says That Was All at Washington-Lost
Cardcase in Other Pocket.

Postmaster Van Colt said yesterday regarding
hts trip to Washington that there special
significance TO be attached 10 81. far the
interests ot the New-York Postof1ce were con-
cerned. He had talked with Acting Postmaster
General Wynne about odds and ends of the de-
partnent. he expressed g. hut there was moth
ing he could give that would be Of news inter-
est
In regard 10 the story that he had lost his
pocketbook. containing money and railroad tickets
Mr. Van Colt glad 90 say that the only founda-
ton for il that he usually carried his card
case in his waistcoat pocket. and when he did not
md il there Thursday he telephoned to MIR
Wynne, asking whether IL had been found in his
Office. The cardcase contained cards only, and did
not contain money or railroad tickets. Later Mr.
Van Cott fcrnd the missing caTdcase in his over
coat pocket. where he had placed it, instead Of as
was his custom, in his waistcoat packet.
Relative to the rumor that Miss Minerva Jeffrey.
who figured in the Bristow report, had resigned
Mr.. Ven Colt sand Miss Jeffrey had been dismissed
a week ago at the instance Of the Washington au-
thorties. but that he did not know the exact cause
Of the dismissal No one in the postofice would ad-
nit knowing Miss Jeffrey's present wherea bouts
The postoffice receipts for the month of March
the postmaster said. 81 3S4 .0ss, as compare3
with Sl.38e69 for the corresponding month last
year, an excess Of Is per cent The fiscal quarter
OF the year ended with March and the Quarterly
receipts were SseslS4 increase of per cent
over the same quarter in 1903. when the receipts
s. .SS5,s77
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
PENSION ORDER DISCUSSED.
Senator Mallory Says the Executive Usurped
Legislative Functions.

Washington April Good Friday devoted
by the Senate to almost continuous discussion of
political questions. The time until o'clock was
given TO consideration of the Carmack resolution
proposing an inquirg the legality Ct the recent
executive old age pension order. Mr. Mallory, OF
Florida tho principal speaker. but was IRE
quenty interrupted by Republican senators. MI.
Mallory said at the outset that there need be no
apprehension that the resolution was intended TO
affect the status OF the pen5oners. for there was
no such intention desire on the part OF Demo
cratic Senator's H. conterded that the question
Of nberaIity 10 the veterans not involved. but
the only point was whether the executive branch
Of the government had not Transcribed its au-
thorty and usurped legislative functions r issuing
the new order He Intended that such usurpaton
had occurred. and that this order was not In Ine
with tho order given by Judge Bochren In MI
Cleyeard's administration. lie acknowledged
however that Judge Lochren had transcended the
law in fixing seventy-ve years as evidence OF total
disability. Mr.. Mallory said Judge Lochren had
no authority fix seventy-hve years as the age
of even presumptive disability. YVES there any
sanction for the recent order reducing the age 10
sixty-two years. The law. he said required due
proof OF inirTnlty. and consequently either pre-
sumption Un5Jstthed.
Mr. Foraker took exception to Mr.. Msllory's
chara cterization OF the ru,irg as arbitrary.
saying that IT hxed sixty two years OILY as EVIL
Mt Mallory argued that the operation % he
order might work IA great hardship. as tho effect
w0gf 6 be service 70 a or the Of dSab,y aside
from age. He made argument to show that
the order OF Secretary Hitchcock was IN some re-
spectS equivalent to a service pension law.
Mr. Spooner interrupted With the statement that
Congress had fixed the age OF SXty-two years as
the age of disability in tho case of Mexican vet
That, lie SAID, was not Il SeFN iCo pshsloH
bill
MI Mallory replied that Congress had a perfect
right TO act did in That while an execu-
tive official had not.
CONGRESS acted then" Interrupted Mr.. C1rmack.
.1ecallse IL did not have Secretary OF the In
terrier TO lcgislae for 1t. Consequently. Congress
had to act FOR itself
Another Daniel come to judgment" remarked
Mr.. Spooner. -
Mr.. Mallory had not concluded Then the POST
Office bin was taken IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
TO CONFER ON PosToFFIcE SITE.

: c Mead. assistant secretary of the Merchants
Association. who is in Washington. has arranged
for conference in that city Tuesday at 10
2 m. between the Postoffice authorities. ". II.
Douglas ana members OF his committee officials
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the
committee on postofice sites Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION. TO evolve acceptable proposition for
the postohice branch on the Pennsylvania ter
minal in this city. William T. King chairman OF
the committee postoffice sites Of tho Merchants
Association. saws that the theory on which Com
gresham Douglas is working is that New-York
hopes TO get soon large structure for a general
fedora! building. and that any large amount appro-
priated for a pcstofflce would be detrimental
the project.
said Mr.. King: 1T is purpose IL the different
interests can be brought 20 unite upon a COM
promise plan. to circulsrize the United States
within the next thirty DAYS to sentiment TO
procure the passage of the necessary appropria-
lion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02

American people Let me tell the Senator tnat
under our election laws IL is necessary Tor MS
party TO put name at the head OF It's tlchet
1T seems to enbarTass the senator 20 ask
whether il is Judge Parker. an eminent gentle-
man, who, he says. is secret HOW Goes tne
Senator expect 10 make a campaign before the
American people Oh secrets? And II you nave
nothing for your candidate hut a secret daugh-
teri and nothing for issues except measures
which YOU. by your votes. have approved hoN
do YOU expect US fight for our lives upon
such a programme rs thatg IL woUio Self I"
TO be a pretty easy ana certain conquest
ROOSEVELT PEOPLES CANDIDATE
An, well. don't think the Senator has pur-
sued his usually excellent logic The Senator
tells US that we have agreed upon our candidate
That Is true. We hare. He says it has been IN
obedience TO some power that those Of their side
have not been able TO fathom and do not know
I will tell him what that power is, although
am not surprised. from reviewing the poiiticai
history OF the last eight years that the Senator
and his colleagues do not know. The power
that has caused us TO agree upon our candidate
is that power known the people That is the
power TO which we have yielded a willing ana
glad obedience. and always will; and IL Is be-
cause that has been our course that we are IN
power to-day and will continue 10 be for many
wears TO come. Yes we have agreed upon our
candidate; and the power that made us agree is
the people We are not afraid 10 name him.
The power that caused agreement upon him as
4 candidate VIII cause agreement upon him at
the polls. And the name OF our candidate, and
the name Of our next President. is the name OF
the present President Of the United States,
Theodore Roosevelt, and we are glad to name
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
IN MENELIK'S DOMINIONS.
Some Interesting Experiences of the Skinner
Expedition.

Washington. April THE report OF Lieutenant
c. L. Hussey, who commanded the naval escort
which accompanied Consul General Skinner on his
diplomatic expedition to Abyssnia, made public at
the Navy Department to-day, gives account OF
several interesting incidents. The six seamen ac-
companyiug the expedition were fitted out with
khaki uniforms and helmets. n decided innovation
for the 'jnckics." tho change in headeear being
necessary to avoid the danger of sunstroke. IT
was also a new experience 10 the marines and
sailormen TO ride mules. 5ud few oc them knew
how to do it The animals were not accustomed to
white men. They also SHE'D at tho strange uni
form A number OF the were thrown. but
escaped with a shaking NJ
The report says that some Of the foreign repre-
sentatives objected to the firing OF twenty one
guns in honor Of the Americans when thoy were
being presented at the F;mperor's palace that be-
ing as many they themselves had received. but
it IS reported the Emperor replied that he consd
cred he had right, in his own capital. TO give as
many guns as he pleased. and, being in doubt
TO the proper number. gave the national salute to
the expedition whole.
On reaching Sholo on the return from the capi-
tall the young lions sent to President Roosevelt
tho animals the last camp, six miles Tack where
their keepers had taken them. They then
put in two cages. Ali went we'll with the Hors
until about the MIDDLE Of the journey. wher both
became sick DUE probably 1t is said, the vicssi-
tudes OF travel. Lieutenant Hussey says:
From the time they were received they were OBJ
,ects of especial care and attention, two marines
being always with them route The two keep
by the Emperor TO look out for the lions
received every assistance. They. however, did not
seem 10 understand now TO for them under
the changed conditions, and, after the death of
one and with the permission OF the commissioner
$500 al charge OF the other iior ana
was due to the persistent and well directed efforts
OF Hospital Steward Fearnley that he reached the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
ROOSEVELT ENDORSED.

~en-Orleans April The Republican convention
Of the With Congress District has Endorsed the
Roosevelt administration and elected Louis J. Souer
and 3. Y. Ba-anco delegates and George ]. Duffy
and John Brown alternates the national conven-
ton. instructed TO vote fer Roosevelt. These are
old line Republicans. 6istin guished from the
Lily Whites The seats from this district were
Uncontesfed four years ago. There was nominal
Ton for Congress-.
Charlotte. X. c.. April 1-E. Spencer Blackburn
OF Wilkes COUNTY. ex-member of Congress. to-
day nominated for Congress by the Repub-
cans Of the With North Carolina District. Reso-
buttons adopted indcrsing President Roosevelt
Tor President and Senator Fairbanks for Vice
President.