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Richmond planet., 1906-04-14

Capital Lodge. No. 81. Knights of
Pythias, n. A, S. A, e, A., A. and
A. listened to a fine sermon deliver
ed by Rev. t. A. Green at the Third
st. A. M. r Church. Sir w. A.
Denny stated the object Of the meet
ing after which Sir John Mitchell,
Jr., Grand Chancellor presented the
widow of the late Sir w. o. Turner
with $4,000 on account of the En-
jowment and Sir Griffin presented
her with $4,000 from the lodge.
The visiting Knights were In line.
The affair took place last Sunday
at p. NJ.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
Witnesses
\ Novel Coach.

Funeral Director and uveryman
w. Isaac Johnson nas just received
coach from the manufacturers
1t looks like an ordinary carriage or
coupe, with the exception OF the
rear which is large enough to seat
three persons. IL will carry eight
persons and is drawn by two fine
liveried horses.
IL is intended for pall-bearers in
funerals and ushers in marriages.
IL is the first vehicle of this kind
ever seen in this city.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
Great Revival at 9th Baptist Church.

For ten days DR.. c. II. PniUips
the well known evangelist has been
working in revival at the Fifth
Baptist Church, Rev. W. +. Gra-
nam, pastor. From the very begin
ming the meeting has been a sue
cess, there having been a convert
on the first night There are more
than fifty or sixty anxious souls
bowed and a great number of con
verts, sometimes five and six a
night, have been gathered in. The
church is in a most prosperous con
dition and it is certain that IL will
soon get its financial Affairs IN a
healthy state. Or. c. II. PailIips
viii be with DR.. ID. Webster Davis
next week
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
Morning Marriage.

The marriage of Miss Lille Redd
to Mr.. w. NJ. Fortune of Mancaes-
ter on last Monday morning was
quite surprise to their many
friends, who wish them a long and
prosperous life. They returned last
Wednesday from Charlotte. y. c.
where they spent their honeymoon
and are now living in Wall street.
Manchester.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
Card Of Thanks.

To the many friends among botI
white and colored who were SO kind
during the illness of my daughter,
Miss Rosa Mingleton, and in my be-
reavement
Her mother.
MRS. MARGARET MINGLETON.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
WANTED IN RICHMOND.
A Shrewd SwindIer

On March 18th, 1906, a tall, slim
bright-skinned man, well dressed
and driving about the city in a car
riage hired from the livery in.ro-
duced himself as Lawyer w. w. Lit
tie of Los Angeles, California. trav-
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14

Persons having furniture stored
az A. Hayes. 727 y. ID St and stor-
age bill is not paid within 30 days.
the same will be sold at public auc-
tion. Plenty of room for storing
furniture
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14

Mrs. j. B. Mason, nee Young.
who has been home for three weeks
nursing her sick mother has return
ed TO her home in Pittsburg, Pa.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14

elling for his health. He claimed
to be flush" in money and appear
ed to spend freely. He made the
acquaintance of Mr.. A. w. Folkes.
a well-to so colored gentleman of
this city and was introduced by him
TO many of our citizens. He stopp-
ed at the fine hostelry of Mr.. Will
liam Miller and incidentally secured
from him the loan of forty dollars.
He said that he was broken down
in health, partially as a result of
Over-wOrK and his interest in a mur-
der case in Los Angeles, California.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
Mrs GiIrs Easter Excursion to
Washington

Washington.
Train leaves Hancock and Broad
SITS. at A. M, returning leaves
Washington Wednesday, April 18th
at 8 p. M. Round trip 81. so.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM.

In Mr.. Miller's case. forty dollars
have gone away from one member
of the race and the feeling here
with the detectives is, 90, TO see his
face again" Any information CON
.cerning him will be thankfully re-
ceived at Richmond.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14

GOT UNEASY.
In the meantime, Mr. Miller had
gotten uneasy about his forty dol
lars and the matter was placed in
the hands of the detectives here,
who would like very much to make
the acquaintance of w. w. Little
He left the city suddenly and he
has not been seen since. Little
claimed to have made jointly with
his white partner, nine thousand
dollars in a murder trial, one half
OF which came to him as his fee
The only thing he regretted was that
in paying his white partner, forty
five hundred dollars went away from
the race.
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
a WHITE PARTNER.

He had a white law partner and
was desirous OF securing a colored
lawyer to accompany him back to
his place of business. He would re-
main in Richmond for two months.
He presented a sight draft, drawn
by B. III. Smith q Co. of Los Ange-
les. California on the Second Nation
al Bank OF Los Angeles, California
in favor of w. W. Little for (S165.
6O) one hundred and sixty-five dol
lars and sixty cents.
ENDORSED THE SIGHT DRAFT.
This was endorsed by w. w. Lit
tie and William Miller. Little per
suaded Mr.. Miller to accompany
him to the Mechanics Savings Bank
where a request was made that the
sight draft be cashed. The Bank. of
fetal declined to do this. but agreed
TO take the draft for collection with
out advancing any money thereon.
Little wanted to get an advance of
ten dollars and this was refused
The draft was sent TO the clearing
house and then to Los Angeles, Cal
itornia and no such institution as
Richmond planet., 1906-04-14
GOT UNEASY.

the Second National Bank is in that
city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Who is Greatest?

It was Tom Reed who witterly re-
marked that he admired the enthusiasm
with which Theodore Roosevelt discovered
the Ten Commandments. Mr.. Roosevelt
does have way of stating well known
moral principles with the accent of one
who has made a discovery, but for all
that he is q great preacher and he has
talent for stating old truths in a. new
and impressive way. The other day at
Hampton he spoke of the Importance of
bringing the average man" up to q
higher state OF cultivation and useful
ness. The next day at dinner party
given TO Associate Justice Henry B.
Brown. OF the United States Supreme
Court, he had word to say about rich
men. III a man acquires wealth well
and uses it we'll" said he, "he is entitled
to and should receive the same need Of
credit that attaches TO any other man
who uses his ...lents for the public i-o>d.
But If you vii! turn to see those who
II. the past the nation has delighted TO
honor and those in the present whom
4, dcligh,z.to honor. think that you Wlll
agree tina, this nation is sound at the
bottom in the bestowal OF Its admirt.on
In the relative estimate It puts upon the
different qualities OF the men who achieve
prominence by rendering service to the
public
The names that stand out In our his
tory IN the past are the names of the
men who have done good work for the
body polite, and In the present the names
OF those whom this people really hold In
highest honor arc the names Of the men
VINO have done all that was in them in
tie best ard more worthy fashion"
In the long run man Is esteemed not
70. what he has. but for what he does
with It. whether his possession be talents
OF r:cfes The Bible doctrine IS: But
he thai Is greatest among YOU. let him be
as the younger, and he that Is chief as
he tina, does serve" The life Of service
Is the noble life. The noblest citizen Is
hs Who does tho noblest service for his
day and generation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
The Lord and Giver Of Life.
lselcc,ed for The TImes-pIspatch.l

(Selcc,cd for The Times-DispatchL)
20 Lord. how manifold arc Thy works!
In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the
earth Is full Of Thy riches.
These walt all upon Thee. that Thou
muyest give them their meat In due
peason. That Thou givest them they
gather. Thou openest Thine hand; they
are filled with good. Thou hidcst Thy
face; ivy are tlEnblcd: Thou tnkest
away their breath; they die and return
10 their Gust, Thou sendest forth Thy
Spirit; they are created and Thou renew
est the face OF the earth."--Ps' lly;A, 27-3o.
The man who wrote this Psalm looked
round about him OH the wondrous world
in which VIC dwell. and all he saw In It
spoke to him of God. OF ono God bound-
less In wisdom and In power, In love and
care; one Spirit OF God who Is the Lord
ana GiYer OF I.ife.
lie saw all this. and SO glorious did It
seem to him that he could not contain
himself Not only was his reason .sutis-
fed. but his heart was touched. 1t was
Sc inspiring that he burst out into a
song Of praisc--"O Lord, our God! Thou
art become exceeding gorons Thou
art clothed with majesty and honor
| He saw, moreover, everywhere order
| and rule and something within told him
there must be I4aw-Giyer. an Orderer
Ruler. and lie must be One. And IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

prepared by Messrs. w. G. Leland ana
]. III Russell, under the personal direc-
ton of DR.. Andrew c. Mclaughlin, OF
the Carnegie Institution.
Tho epiton,.zation of the Important
sa,nsburg papers is the work OF Mr..
r. u. berkeley. Other bound 'f1onu-
scripts Of exceptional value here Siteln-
lied inciude Journals OF this Council OF
Virginia, Journals of the House OF Bur-
rcsses. Journals and Minute Books OF
The Senate, Journals OF the House or
Delegates, Military Records OF virginia,
Naval Records OF Virginia and County
Records. The excellently arranged title
entries OF all bound volumes herein re-
corded are the work OF Mrs. Kate
peasants Minor, chief Of the serials
division.
This book reflects great credit on LIBRA
rian kennedy; his assistant, Mr.. Evans
and all who have had hand IN
The making Of 1t. 1t demonstrates that
the library is organized and oiliccred
TO do efficient and capable work. and
Is doing It. More than this 1t is
book which should provo of great IN
terest to all librarians and collectors
and Of ,inquestioned value to historical
students everywhere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Divorce in Romance.

Robert Bars novel, ~ Rock in the
Baltic" vas copleted in last Sundays
Times Dispatch, and with to-day's Issue
1.-THE Man Betweon" BY Amelia s. Barr
begins. Mrs Bars story is quito unlike
IA Rock In the Baltic" 1t deals with
the problem OF unhappy marriages and
divorce. The character around whom
chief interest centres is a young woman,
who, after leading q life OF luxury ana
frvolity ma-rles a clergyman of high
character and lofty ideals. She finds
life with her husband intolerable ana
there is u separation. After the supposed
death of the clergyman she marries m
English snob, who is 1.-THE Man Be-
tween" and her life with him is equally
unsatisfactory and unhappy But her
last troubles are real. whereas the first
were fancied and they have an en-
nobiDg Influence upon Dora Stanhopc, Or
Dora Mostyn. whichever she may be-;
for there is u mystery and tho question,
what did Basil sanhope do?" is as
puzzling as Stockton's Lady or the
Tiger"
But as pleasing offset to the I'M
happy career of Dora there Is COM
panion love story ii. which it Is demon
strated that love is the greatest thing
In the world and that marriage which
is saturated with love and flavcred with
sentiment is the happlest estate Of Gods
creatures.
The book is full Of epigramlnatic phil
osophy, clever delineation OF character
and charming description Of scenes. II
Miss Barr intends the work as defense
OF divorce the defense IS altogether by
suggestion and inference. for the novel
is as far from being dogmatic as is the
South from the North Pole.
The story begins to-day and will be con-
tnued each Sunday until completed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Merely Joking.

Above Susp IcIon.-.'Will you please OK
plain to this committee now you could
ncnuire stock worth some hundred thons-
ands without 1t costing you anythKNY'
ut was by perfectly legitimate means.
II was a philopena forfelt!"-Balu.-e.o
American. .4
on the Levol,-"Whnt Is the chief pro-
duct OF Panama? And the great stateS-
man never looked UP from the momen-
tous document as he replied: "ConYcr-
sation." Washington Star.
The Summer Hotel.-Knicker: "A
house divided against itself cannot
stand" Mrs. K,licker: Its nothing to
a fverandn divided against tself." New
York Sun. l5} IN
Ambiguous. well. I hear
old Goldman is dead and leaves q guar
ter OF a Million wouldn't you IKE to
be his wtdow?, WIFE: no, dear; Moth
Ing could possibly delight mo more than
Just to be yours.'-Judy. 81
A Good Joke.-''I thought you told mo
there was an extensive plant In the
ncighbornood OF the lot you sold me-"
$50 there Is" why. man alive. there's
nothing near tho place except ceme-
tery!" That's it."-Baltimore amer
lean.
Business Consol tlon.-"Madam, Will
YOU marry ,ne?" asked tho photographers
of the maid OF Ills choice. Nc" she
snapped; II WON'T "At least, have
one comfort he muttered, as he sadly
departed II have secured good neg
atiyc."- Baltimore American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
The Debts Of States.

The Financial Chronicle has Just issued
supplement, giving In detail the debts
of States AID cities Of the United States.
The statement is instructive. and SO far
as the States are concerned, Is more
favorable than mostsof Us would imagine.
It shows that the States OF New Jersey,
Delaware. Ohio, Illinois. Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri. Nebraska. Oregon, Kentucky
and West Virginia have no bonded debt,
although Missouri has school certificates
Of several million dollars outstanding
The States OF North Dakota, South Da-
kota Kansas. Montana, Wyoming, Utah.
Colorado, Nevada and Indiana have debts
Of less than. one million dollars each.
Only few OF the States have debts Of
more than S., Go00oo.
Massachusetts leads. with a net debt OF
s73,5l7,52s, but most of this Is nominal
or contingent debt, for which the Com
monwealth has loaned her credit to sun
dry cities and towns for various pur-
poses, the payment Of which Is guaran-
teed by sinking funds provided by a
direct annual tax on the cities and towns
for which the debt has been incurred.
The direct debt OF the State Is net, s14.-
2l5.765. Virginia comes next. with debt
in round numbers of s23oOO,Coo; New York
has a debt of slll55.1Go' with an Offset
OF nearly 100000. The Southern States.
as rule, are more heavily In debt than
other States in the Union. The debt OF
Tennessee is sl4s54,7G6; North Carolina.
sG,lc9,4O; South. Carolina, SC,5l9, 2s3;
Georgia. $4,000; Louisiana, s1l,1os, 800;
Arkansas, sl250.50O: Florida. 1901 ,567;
Texas, $67O.S00.
virglnlans will take note that \, est Vir-
ginia Is included among the States which
have no debt!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Shocking Statements.

Captain c. 3. Treviean, who. as O
supervisor Of the Eastern state Hospital.
Is in a position to know whereof ne spea KS.
made SOME statements last Wednesday IN
Ills testimony before tho legislative COM
mittee now Investigating the affairs at
that institution, that should be indlgna-
ton of Virgin!ans everywhere or make
them hang their heads in shame. It Is
not only violation OF law, but It Is
shocking to public sense and sensibility
that old Confederate veterans-men who
lad lmperlllsd their lives In battle, on
dured the fatigue Of the march IN heat
ana cold suffered the pangs OF munger
md thirst ana NIL the privainnst of n
soldiers lifo in the service Of tho State
should be forced to find refuge IN an In
sane asylum when they were not insane'
but only old ana frlendless. That was
Captain Trcvieans statement. 1t ls
blot OH this generation Of Yirglnlans that
these men should be friendess 70 mat
extent, and tho matter should DO lfg1dly
investigated and the remedy Immediately
plied.-Index-Appeal. III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Educating the Negro.

A significant action OF the recent gen..
cral conference OF the Southern Metho.i
dist Church was an increase OF the assess.
ment for educational work from 10000
to $4,000 u year. with the distinct pur-
pose OF devoting s2o.0cp to the education
OF negro preachers and teachers.
This Is an indication that that great,
church body has no sympathy with thu
renctionary theories advocated by those
who percnnialy propose the division OF
the school fund on the basis OF tho
amount OF taxes paid by each race-ac-
ton which would mean Gripping the
efficiency OF every negro school in tho
State, and which would condemn largo
proportion OF the co!ored children OF the
Commonwealth to the densest ignorance
and the evils which follow in its
strnin.-Ncwport News Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
True religion Is the true worship
and service Of God, learnt and be-
IIeved from the word Of God only.
Milton.
The Councils Responsibility.

On Monday evening the council Will
decide whether or no Richmond sha!
begin at once the work of improving It's
health conditions and lowering death rate.
Those who have the serious duty to
Y perform cannot escape their responsibill-
ties by pleading ignorance of the true
conditions
SIX months ago the health situation OF
q Richmond was guessed at rather than
known. To-day that excuse, whatever It's
value may be- no longer exists and as
D guardians of the lives OF their fclloW-
citizens the members Of the Common
4 Council, in the light OF the report OF
the special subcommittee, must either
radically~improve present conditions or
give unanswerable reasons for failing to
do SO.
A careful investigation has failed SO
far TO discover any intelligent opposition
TO the measure which passed the Board
Of Aldermen. The reasons generally adj
yanced are that Messrs. Williams, Lynch,
Blair, Grundy, Morton, nre too aggrc-
siye," too RADICAL too earnest"
that the investigation Of the present
Board of Health was too severe" and
too far-reaching;' that to administer
our health problems as other modern
cities do theirs, would make people
4 mad" and damage the city,
a44 All this is the veriest nonsense. Sup
N pose the incompetent methods OF the
oh II
should not Richmond be glad Of in
Formation that demonstrated that four
hundred deaths were being unnecessarily
Charged UP against us every year?
Suppose the special subcommittee were
ggressive, radical and earnest does that
render the council mpotent to deal with
the suggestions that came from these
earnest. aggressive and radical men?
This desire to let things he. this aversion
T to change. this unaccountable but ever
B present fear of novelty, is one of the
facts that must be reckoned with in
every advance. But the council should
remember that men were slain for de-
mandins freedom of the ballot; that
mobs have voted against vaccination:
that railroads were sneered at and steam
boats pootl-poohed and that mankind
g has been always obliged 10 tight harde.
against the tendency TO SIT still than
any other obstacle, ia the way OF pro-
Ereas, ], ,he.. .co;'aetl 'een show good
ssoas Why re s!sor1d continue tie dis
credited System Of ti.e pas, decade. well
r2.,r'
wei ostore II rejects measure that
LIS % asg. TIE peoples hear. and IS
= .-sEt 81 wise AND -ecessary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Rhymes >or Dqy
Jobs Grave and Gay.

d. ~ so. i q Ia T / + { ( l'E 4
~ HIS boredom which now has pos
Il or mo hns a reason. I know;
IT'S simply that Two profession
That's slow.
To ait In n chair with n swivel
All day--'tis life void aud null
TO knock out long columns OF drlVoi
Is dull.
'Tis that brings tho torpid contraction
TO muscle, corpuscle and nerve;
Oh. rive mo Job with some action
And verve.
Pen pushing! simply can't stand It
A lob only fit for q Ounce!
Fate, give me chance as q bandit
For once.
Or pass mo show as Il pirate.
pursuing my foo DER tho brine;
An, this would Uf you should inquire ~
30 fine.
or mako mo stevcdorc or plumber,
Or keeper Of snakes In n zoo
Not always, OF coursc-1ust summer
Or give mo one year rs balloonist.
or skinner OF far oceans froth
or bouncer to some gay saloonist
Up North.
You'll pardon. oh fate, oil my curses?
Admit there Is right In my pleas;
It's dull to say in and do verses
II. s. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
The Spirit Of San Francisco.

The Times Dispatch printed III Interests
ing interview yesterday with Mr.. a. r.
Drendell, OF San Francisco, In which he
said that there was no question that the
city would DO built UP, and would be
greater and more beautiful than before
THAT Is n fact apparent, for the people
Of San Trhncsco have determined to
make 1t so. and the people are the city,
But San Francisco Is one of natures
sites for n commercial center,
"Cities." says Mr.. James G. Phelan.
cx-Niaycr OF San Francisco, aro not
made; they grow. Their sites nre not
fixed BY selection so much as by events.
San Francisco Bay was destined by rea-
son Of its superb harbor to give to the
world, with tho growth OF trade and
commerce, Il great city, to be located on
Its shores. influential and distinguished
men, ut the timo of the acquisition OF
California, in 1915. believed that they
could fix the location OF such city at
the confluence Of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin Rivers, many miles north
Of San Francisco, at the headwaters Of
navigation. But In spite of all rlvalries,
the little city Of Yerba Buenn, after
ward named San Francisco, forged ahead
Houses Of nlmsy construction were erect
ed, and thrice the city was visited by
conflagratlons. and on the seal of the
city to-day, handed down. to us from the
earliest times, sits the Phoenix, placidly
rising from the flames
Mr.. Phean's conclusion is that San
Francisco will be speedily rebuilt. be-
cause 1t is a commercial necessity. 1t
has far more now to make 1t a city than
1t had in the beginning. 1t has all the
natural advantages which 1t originally
possessed, and. In addition. great trade
which It's enterprising citizens has de-
veloped. Moreover, the country sur
rounding has also become rich and pros
porous, and San Francisco is its market.
There is another enormous advantage
which Mr.. Phelan mentions, and 1t is
Of sentimental character, but sentiment
plays an important part in the upbuild-
Ing Of any city. Mr.. Phelan emphasizes
that the disaster has welded all interests
at home and made them rs one for the
rebuilding OF the city, and has cenented
the fraternal bonds which binds one
community with another.
Perhaps San Francisco needed such a
disaster in order to develop complete
that spirit Of loyalty, devotion ana CO..
operation among its own people, which
Mr. Phclan SO aptly describes. That
spirit is the greatest asset OF any city.
we have had no such calamity In Rich
mond, and God forbid that we should
have: but we should learn lesson from
San francisco. We should not wait for
disaster. We should cultivate in every
possible way the community spirit, the
spirit OF brotherly love, the spirit Of
union and cooperation, which disaster
has developed IN the stricken city Of the
West.
If we Of Richmond will but catch the
San Francisco spirit and let it animate
the forward movement recently begun
here, we will rebuild our Jerusalem and
make It the greatest city In the South.