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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-08-05
PRETTY ROMANCE
OF A RUNAWAY
YOUNG DOCTOR WINS LOVE OF
GIRL EE RESCUED.
FATEs ASSIST DAN CUPID.
Man Severely Injured stopping Mad
6ened Horse of Future Bride
How an Accident Led to
Wedding.

Phiiaeelphia.-It took Dan Cupid two
years to bring It about The Fates had
70 lend baud TOO. OF course. the run
away horse did bis hest. but that wasn't
enough. IL needed a chance meeting
effected by the merest good luck-before
the sly little god OF love could really be-
gin his work. But finally q few days
ago pretty Miss Minnie De HAN became
Mrs. ZacharieEudlitz-b OF the
man who saved her life. and Cupid,
sheathing his bow and arrows. sought
other fields and pastures new.
Bride and bridegroom met in the sum
mer of 1903. not at all uneonventionally.
Ia fact. II it had been a conventional
meeting nobody knows whether Miss De
HAN might not now be Mrs Somebody
Else and DR.. Eudiitz the husband OF
some pretty French damoiselIe. II was
only his love for Miss De Haan that
brought him back here to wed the one
girl that ever attracted him-this same
girl whose life he saved.
Their first meeting was at the corner
.ofThirteenth aud Chestnut streets. Miss
De Ham was crossing che street. Dr.
Eudlitz-he was dental student at the
University Of Pennsy lvauia then--was
walking downtown. There were cries
OF warning, the gathering of frenzied
hoofs. the screams OF women-then a
runaway horse. dragging shattered de-
livery wagon. dashed around the cor
ner. Miss De Ham stood directly In the
runaway's path
Look OUT" shouted some. but no one
made a move
Miss De Ham stood paralyzed with
fear on the crossing. not knowing which
way to run. Or. Eudlitz was Just pass
ing. He heard the CRIES ne saw the sit
ustion. Re didn't shout as other men
were doing he jumped. Ills jump land
ed him right in front OF the terror
stricken animal. a grasp OF his two
strong arms and he was hanging to the
horses bride.
In tviukling he changed the course
OF the runaway: Miss De Ham escaped
without scratch. though instant death
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AWFUL VOYAGE
ON A DEATHSHIP
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ON A
BARK IN CHINA SEA.
PURSUED BY AN EVIL FATE
Tornadoes, Smallpox and the Plague
Beset Mariners - Few Of Crew
Left Alive TO Tell Story
Of Suffering.

San Francisco.-Death shipped with
the bark Minerva. bound from Saigon.
Cochin-China. for Manila and dead
were nearly all the crew when the yes
sci drifted helplessly into the little
port OF Labuan. an island few miles
on the coast OF Borneo No one who
had seen the trim vessel when she
used TO cruise on the California coast
few years aso would have recognized
the Minerva in the gray. lean. haggard
hulk that swung listlessly into the
East Indian harbor with only a rag for
sail-all the rest of her canvas had
gone in storm-the whole vessel bat
tered and torn by the rough weather
which she had encountered.
Seventy days before. way back in
February. the Minerva had left Saigon.
laden with cargo Of rice. as stancn
= ship as a captain cares to see with
good crew aboard Il had taken
her 40 days 20 cover 200 miles. time
enough TO sail with fair wind across
the Atlantic ocean and nearly return
10 America n ever a ship was pur-
sued by fate. however. Il was the Nj
nerva. Disaster after disaster oc-
Cured. Rough weather such as only
the China sea can provide. smallpox
beri-beri and deadly calm proved A
combination that killed a dozen OF the
crew, and had another "a hours passed
without their receiving assistance II is
more than probable that there would
nor nave been "A living soul upon tue
ship when she reached Labuan.
II was an awful sight that pre-
sented itself to the first man 20 board
the distressed ship. In front OF he
main hatch. partly enveloped by he
trailing ends OF an that was left OF the
mainsail, lay a sailor. dead. Beside
him were huddled two oompanions
alive. but IN terrible condition Of
Nth and helplessness. Neither had
strength enough TO move. one was
covered with raw smallpox scars and
the other was wasted TO a shadow with
begi-beri. Their tongues fairly hung
out Of their mouths. lips were cracked
and parched For hours they had lam
without food or water waiting to die
Just outside the winchhouse lay what
looked at first 20 be pile OF rags and
old sail doth covered with oil AID
grease. A closer inspection showed.
however. THAI IL was the body OF a
man. Touched gingerly with a foot
the mass groaued IL was alive
Going TO the forecastle the rescuing
party found another dead man lying
half in and half out Of bunk He had
died OF beri-beri Close beside the
dead man. 50 that their bodies almost
touched, lay live comrade. He was
half-coEscious. but so nearly dead that
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had been staring her ia the face but a
moment before. But even the mans
strength could not stop the frightened
horse On IL galloped. the wreck OF the
wagon az its heels and DR. Eudlitz al its
head. Il was n block before this com
bined weight could stop the runaway.
Then Or. kudlitz dropped 10 the ground
in a faint
He had not escaped as easily as Miss
De Ham had. He had been bruised and
kicked until his strength was gone and
his body horribly bruised and lacer-
ated. But it was SO many minutes be-
fore the girl he had saved could recover
her composure that when she sought
out her rescusr she found that he had
been taken away.
She would never see him again-that
was her FIRST thought. All but the fates
were kind, DR.. Eudiitz recovered and
went back 10 his studies at the univer-
sity. Lucky Cupid, Had il not been
for that dinner invitation he might
never have been able to get the pair
within range of his well-sharpened
darts. DIR. Eudlisz was guest at a
friends house a month later: so was
Miss De Ham. Instantly the girl re-
membered. Before her stood the man
who had saved her life.
Miss De Haan seized the mans hand
impulsively
DO you know" she said, earnestly,
that you saved my life?"
III ! did am very. very glad" re-
piled DIR. Eudlitz. just as earnestly.
Then and thereSheir acquaintance be-
gan. DR. Eudlitz was invited TO call.
and he accepted the invitation most
gratefully. The rest was easy for that
sly dog. Dan Cupid What transpired is
not public property. but il is very easy
60 be guessed. Last June DIR. Eudlitz
was graduated from the university. and
on the very day that he gained his d.
ploma his engagement was announced
his engagement TO the girl who owed
her life to him as she herself has said
over and over again a thousand times.
Soon after DR.; EudIitz left for his Paris
home.
There II took but little time 10 estab-
iish practice and on April l he re-
turned tn philadelphia to claim his
sweethear
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WHAT WAR DID FOR HIM.
Case in Which 1t Inspired a Desire
for EGucation and Was the
Making of a Man.

Il remember" said the captain. lone
fine looking fellow who enlisted after
We had started TO the front He car.
ried himself we'll In all things and all
went well with him until he came 10
signing the pay roll. when he baked
and declined 10 sign. saw embarrass-
ment in the fellows eyes aud did not
press the point. Later / called him TO
my tent and showed him that several
OF the men had made their marks. but
IL he didn't want 10 make his mark I
would teach him 10 write his name
and wait until he could sign for him
self He said be couldn't even make
pot hooks, but If would give him three
days he would write his own name.
He was the proudest man ever saw
when three days later he wrote his
name. But he confded TO me that he
was in fresh trouble. as he couldn't read
a blamed word OF the letters that came
TO him from acquaintance, who took IL
for granted that he could write. The
outcome OF all this was that he learned
TO write and secretly taught himself 10
read. After the war he studied Law.
located In the west, and was elected to
congress, and 20 years ago. while in
Washington, was examining with him
some old documents. when he said. in
his old soldierly way:
:" tell you am gladden. than half
a dollar that / never made my mark
on pay roll or any other document that
was TO 90 on file See how MANY OF
these fellows were cross men. You
saved me that time. Cap. and now take
as much pride in my signature as old
John Hancock did In his. and. do you
know, sign more petitions and more
letters OF Introduction and recommends
ton than any other member of the
house Fact. My one weakness is writ
Ing my name. Inter Ocean.
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ARMED BURGLARS
ROUTED BY WOMEN
PITCHED BATTLE WITH REvoL-
vERs IN DEAD OF NIGHT.
TRY TO BURN THEIR HOME
Heroine OF an Encounter at Town Of
sharon, Conn. Hears Plot of
Men and Puts Them
TO Flight

Millerton. y. Yin the village OF
Sharon. Conn. several miles across
the state border rom this town. tnere
was a battle between women and burg
lars one night recently. The aght oc-
CURED at the summer residence OF a
Mrs. Thayer. who is New York wo-
man OF wealth. she was not al home
at the time. anu Airs. NJ. n. Davis. who
was keeping house for her. is the one
who led in the defensive fusillade
against the invading burglars. and who
is acclaimed the heroine OF the encoun-
ter.
Mrs Davis and the other women in
the houset-here were no men-had re-
tired early. The night was cloudy and
the darkness was of such density that
one could scarcely see ones hand be-
fore ones face. il was just a few min
utes past midnight when Mrs. Davis
awakened. For some reason she can
not explain she. felt nervous and excit-
ed the moment she was awake. She
felt that something was going wrong
about the house. but after rising in bed
and listening closely she heard no
sound, and imagined that she must
have been dreaming OF danger. and lay
down again upon her pillow.
After a minute or two she heard
voices beneath her window. and the
soft, stealthy footsteps OF persons who
might be bent upon plan to enter the
house. In an instant MRS. Davis was
on her feet aud had the coolness Of
head not 60 turn on light. she trippcd
over TO the window and raised her ear
TO crack where she might hear what
was going on outside the house The
mufiied voices OF two OF more men be-
low we're then more audible. and she
gathered from what they were saying
that they were TO set fire 90 the house.
and then. with reenforcements con
eealed In the bushes near by. would
make an invasion and loot the rooms
while the Women fed for their lives
after the ere was discovered
Mrs. Davis is a small woman. but as
plucky as any daring woman OF the
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PIoUs PRIEST A WOMAN.
Discovery Made After Death OF Fa-
nous Monk May Help Solve
Old Murder Mystery.


da-Pesth.--The famous monastery
OF Tziducani has been thrown into
great excitement by a singular discov-
cry. For 80 years the monastery has
been famous as the residerce of the
eminent and old Father Basile Popo-
vice. From all quarters people have
come in piigrimaCes TO obtain the
blessing OF this monk, whose ascetic
life and singular virtues were widely
known. A few days ago Father Basile
died, aged 90 His body was given
10 the monastery servants to be pre-
pared for interment. and they discov-
cred that the monk was woman.
IL was a rule OF the monastery that
ali monks should grow boards. and
Father Basile had a few hairs on his
chin; besides. his voice was strong
and he worked in the garden till at
last he vas regarded as one OF the
most active and vigorous members OF
the confidently.
II is recalled that 30 years ago the
horrible murncr of a husband and two
children was perHetrated in a remote
part of the district The wife dfsap-
peared. was never found. and was he
Iieved TO have committed suicide
Popovice came as a suppiiant for ad-
mission 10 the monastery the second
hight after the commission of the
,rime. and there is strong circum-
stantial evidence that she was the
murderess.
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wAosRED HEasELFsoN GAVE
Mississippi Girl Lost the Bet and Re-
came Bride After the Base
ball Contest.

Okolona, Miss.-As 4 result OF
the loss of a wager in which
the stakes consisted OF the prom
Use of her hand in marriage provided the
Okolono baseball team defeated her
home team Miss Beatrice Jamison.
daughter OF Col. A. ]. Jamison, post
master at Houston. nearby town. finds
herself the lawful wife of Joseph S. Will
liams. popular young man OF this city.
The groom met the bride for the first
time when the Houston team played here
recently. They formed an attachment
at once which ripened into a proposal.
Both are baseball enthusiasts and when
the Okoloua team visited Houston Miss
Jamison agreed TO the proposition &c
wager herself that Houston would win.
0kolona enjoyed decisive victory and
the nuptial knot was tied after the game.
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4 NE ~ b WAS SHOftl BlI FIERCE
was hungry. AS il slowly approached
the wild fowl they began 10 utter fright
ened cries. Pelicans. adjutauts. storks
and ibises screamed in unison and beat
their wings wildly They well knew
the deadly peril that confronted them.
They crowded together against the Tar
side OF the Enclosure
In an adjoining corral were two Sec
rotary birds. Their penchant is the
slaughter of snakes. both large and
small In fact they are known in
South America as the snake bird -
One OF these secretaries-the male. a
long-legged bina almost as tall as a
man-glanced over the fence and saw
the viper. One OF his wings was clipped.
but this did not matter. Running to the
center OF his Enclosure, he dashed
toward the fence. aud. springing into
the air. he vaulted over.
Then began short aud fierce duel.
witnessed by the frightened wild fowl
and few men. who. attracted by the
cries. had gone 20 investigate their
cause. The secretary struck out side
wise with one powerful leg as he
neared the snake He missed his mark
and the viper hurled itself az its heredi-
tary enemy. Instantly the secretary's
wing fell like( shield. and the snake
hattened itself against the wall or feath-
ers. As IL fell To the ground the secre-
tary kicked out again.
This time the foot reached its mark.
The viper was stunned. Then the bird
leaped upon IL with both feet. and
while the reptile squirmed the secretary
calmly dined. Inch by inch the viper
disappeared from view Quiet reigned
in the corral after the keeper had taken
the snake killer back 60 HIS proud mate.
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5lFD AND SNAKE IN
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Powerful Winged Creature Makes
Short Work Of copperhead in
a Philadelphia Zoo.

Philadelphia. Death stal<ed into the
wild fowl corral OF the zoo here the
other day. but was met and vanquished
by the bravest Of all birds-the secre-
tary- A dozen rare wild fowl from
tropical climes owe their lives to this
same secretary bird.
The wild fowl we're basking in the
warm sunshine when the warning cry
OF a purple grackls caused them 60
spring suddenly TO their feet and look
around In a corner OF the Enclosure
the grass stirred Instantly a dozen
pairs OF eyes were fastened on this
spot As they looked the grass parted
and little body giided toward them
Ii was a copperhead viper. two feet
long. The sting of a copperhead is as
deadly as that of a rattler.
The reptile had only shortly before
awakened from its winter sleep and IL
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weak were they IRON disease and
anime. Bat later. when fresh vege-
.abies and bread were brought out To
hem from shore. they ate ravenously.
sramming the food into their mouths
until they nearly choked. and It was
ound necessary 10 restrain them. But
hest of all. the fresh water pieasea
them
As soon as the captain was strong
enough he told the whole story OF what
be says is the most terrible voyage
ne or any other seaman had ever ex-
perienced. He told how the first day
out the Minerva struck a small fresh
quar,ering gale. The wind seemed
fair enough. and the bark. with stud
ding sails out. hummed through e.
shouldering the seas on both bows
easily. But the wind did not hold
steady and the following day il
dropped almost as suddenly as IL had
risen Knowing the dangerous char
acter of the waters he was sailing. the
captain made everything shipshape
and waited for the weather. whatever
II might be. He had not long to wait.
for shortly before sunset storm
burst over the vessel. II was one OF
the tornadoes Of the southern seas.
All might have gone well. however,
for the Minerva had often proved her
self q seaworthy boat, had not the
suddenly veering wind caught the ship
unawares and whipped it around much
as small eddying breeze viii whirl
feather on the street. and swung her
directly into the troush OF the sea. A
great green wave beat down upon the
deck The vessel heeled over almost
TO the water line and, with a crash,
the foremost went overheard
Like a wounded partridge the ship
righted herself and. answering the
helm. at last straightened in time to
avoid another such shock. When the
wreck had been cut away and the sud
den storm had fallen of. a jury mast
was rugged and the Minerva kept on
her course TO Manila
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Vienna.-An eccentric German re-
Gently died in Tifis under the most
horrible conditions. His name was
John KIuger. and re possessed a large
property rear the town
On the grorn IS he bad established a
menagerie. and h's collection OF bears
was very comrlete. IL was his pas
time to furnish his hears with strong
drink and then start a boxing bout
with the staggering brutes Recently.
however newly acquired bear re-
fused to subrit 10 the humiliation. and
the more cha'n~agne he drank the
more ferocious he became
One day the hear. enraaed at his
masters at;eTp's n throw him. sue
eeeded In stranr.ias he man and ate
half OF MS bpdv
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Cat. Mother TO Young Squirrels.

Hartford City. 1nd.--A peculiar freak
Of animal nature Is the sight OF a female
Maltese cat nursing two young squir-
rels along with litter OF newly-born
kittens at the home OF William Racer,
east OF this city. While telling a tree on
his farm a squirrels nest with two young
animals and the mother was found. The
mother was killed when the tree fell and
the two little squirrels. with eyes yet
unopened. were taken home by Racer
and placed with thekittens. The mother
cat adopted them and guards them JUS
as carefully as II they were her own.
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there seemed little prospect OF his Iiv-
ing another two hours. On the deck
behind the forecastle group OF sailors
were huddled together. IL was learned
later that they had remained on deck
In the hope that should il rain the
water might fa.i upon them. Several
Of the men were cead and none of the
rest wss able 20 move about.
The captain OF the ship was found
lying across a table in the cabin. upon
which was stretched a chart of the
China sea- With the aid OF a cup of
fresh water he was brought partly 10
himself and was able TO humble a
few words Of the story OF the terrible
cruise.
One there was aboard the Inflated
bark who could get about. It was The
captains boy, q Filipino Using an old
broomstick as a crutch. he chung with
the other hand TO the ships rail and
dragged himself from the shade of the
mizzeamast. in which Re had been ~
ing. In his broken English he begged
arst for water and then for food. For
three days and officers Of the crew OF
The Minerva had had no food except
the raw rice Of the cargo. which they
we're unable 10 cook.
AS quickly AZ possible the surviving
members OF the crew were transferred
70 the schooner TagaDae which lay In
ne harbor o. Lshaan. The dead were
snrisa In the sea. Al first none OF the
men could cat but few mouthfuls.
ana ey>n thase had TO be fed them. SO
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GIRL AT HOME, BUT BOY
WHEN SHE LEAVES 1T.
Double Role Played by Young Indi-
ana Miss, Who Has Weakness
for Masculine Attire.

Jacksonville. Ind.-Bertie Helm.
girl not yet 20 years old. who has
.reakish character. is under the lime
light OF publicity again. BERTHE is the
girl who appears in the police sta
ton from time to time in boys cloth
Ing, and has been all over the coun-
try, nearly riding on freight trains
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Mrs. Bakebeans-I told Minerva. the
waitress. that she would have to pay
for what she broke
Bakebeans-W hat did she say
Mrs. Bake beans-She asked how much
the commandments we're apiece
Town Topics
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THE HEAD WITH HER REVOLVER.
plains. and after she had caught
enough OF the plans OF the men below
TO know their scheme she fumbled in
the dark until she found her revolver
and then went across the hall ana
aroused a Mrs. Mallory. another wo-
man In the house. arming her also with
n revolver.
Not a word she said TO Mrs. Nal
Tory; keep your hand on the trigger
and follow me-"
Downstairs the two women went.
creeping. There as door which
opened close TO the spot where Mrs.
Davis had heard the men plotting Mrs
Davis flung this door wide open and
tred three shots in rapid succession.
MY God, I've been shot" shouted
one OF the men. while the.other fired
two shots from his revolver and ran
toward the women. Mrs. Davis beat
this man over the head with her revolt
yer several times, and he was about to
overcome her by force when Mrs. Nal
Tory began To fire in the background
with a view 10 frightening the burglar
away. She dared not Ere at the man.
as he and Mrs. Davis were at such
close .ange in hand TO hand fight that
IL would have imperilled the life Of
Mrs Davis
Hearing the shots of Mrs Mallory's
revolver, the man ran away. The wo-
men stayed awake all night. after re-
loading their pistols but were not fur
Their disturbed by the burglars, who
had been completely outwitted by the
women. Early next morning the af-
fair was reported 10 the authorities and
search is being made for the un-
known men.
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Mutton legs can be cured and smoked
Just as pork hams are. and are found to
be one of the very best kinds OF meat
when prepared in that way. Those
who usually object TO mutton when
fresh cannot and any reason for com
olaint in smoked mutton leg.
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The Profitable Ho1

DO not use any hogs for breeding pur-
poses except those that show evidence
In form. disposition and breed. OF in
clination to early maturity. Hogs are
raised only for their flesh, and the fewer
days IL takes pig 10 accumulate enough
TO be OF marketable size. the more profit
able 1t will be for its owner.
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ENGINE DoNs A sHIRTwAIsT
Mile of Track Like a Clothesline
When Train Wrecks Trunks
of Ten Women.

Trenton, n. J.-There was weepine
and wailing when ten women in Phila-
delphis and other cities further awav
presented checks for trunks which were
to have been shipped from here the 9th
er day. Asa Southern express dashed uu
TO the station platform a baggageman
wheeled truck containing the trunks
along to get In position for the train fol-
lowing.
A loose wheel on the truck fell on and
truck AID trunks dropped directly in
front OF the flyer There was a crash
a whirl and. as the 4 receded n a
cloud of dust innumerable dresses. NET
ticoats and articles of lingerie eutfered
along the track
The engineer brought his train TO
stop ABOUT two miles past Trenton and
backed up to find what he had struck To
the cowcatchsr OF the locomotive blue
SILK skirt chung, and white shirt waist
hoped from one OF the engines fiags.
The track for mile looked liks a
clothesiine IN squsn.
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his Conclusion.

Knicker-So your wife went 10 the
country to study Natures book
Bocker-Yes. and from the size OF
her hotel iii IL must be among the
six best sellers.--N. Y. Sun.