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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
lie ART OF GIVING.
Christmas Presents a Subject De-
handing Serious study.

Christmas PrcScnts Subject De-
handing Serious Study.
Giving Christmas gifts is almost a
science. II is certainly study for one
Who really wishes TO give and not dis
tress and emharrass. No one is more
helpless than the woman who receives
am utterly useless and undesirable gift
She is fairly forced into falsehood and
b. obliged % express gratitude which
she does not feel
The woman who has a green parlor
and receives "a blue rug. or the woman
who has q blue dining room and re.
ceives a set OF doliies embroidered with
purple violets. or tho woman with n
saliow complexion who is gwen a deli
cate pink shawl. is actually made to
sin against truth. She feels. IL she is
of naturally grateful aud tender dis
position. that she must express thanks
which She does not feel Then. ten
chances to one. if &c Is not a struggle
for her not 90 pass along those useless
gifts next Christmas and fairly in
volve herself in "a mesh Of deceit. she
goes about terrified lest by any IN
forcscen chance The first givcr should
discover the gift In the hands or the
second recipient.
Often people are so dclueeI by use.
less Nifts thct memory fails them con.
corning NE givers Such mistakes arc
likely 90 occur. ANA petty and absurd
but 300 less ilstiuE. fcuds are the con
sequence hiladciphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22

picture against the background OF n
cold. black morning before sunup. OF
frozen rutty roads. OF a bleak north
wind. a breakfast OF ginger cookies
and a pair Of stiff crumpied boots.
which made every step OF three mile
trudge through the darkness a twinge
Of exquisite pain.
Il was nine years old. My brother
was twelve. and with superior strength
and determination he overruled my de-
sire. due 10 the boots. 70 turn back for
home The trouble arose from the fact
that we had tallowed the boots the
night before. and the tallOw had hard
ened. IL was necessary 10 suffer until
the warmth Of the foot melted the tai
low and made the boots less torture
some. SO we plodded on.
1T was our first Christmas festivlty.
We lived ON a farm two miles from
BOnneouville. in Adams county. Pa,
and brother had conceived the idea OF
going TO mass az the Catholic church
three miles distant For this purpose
we had risen before 3 o'clock in the
morning. had quietly distracted some
cakes from the jar i'm the cellar. and. as
I have described, painfully l trudged
e the town and the big church.
1T seemed big to the niue-year-old
boy. and IL seemed gorgeous in its IL
Elimination. Wax candles I never had
heard OF, and 50 many never dream
ed existed. We edged in with the
crowd and stood at the rear OF the
church, and my boy eyes drank in a
scene which never has been nor prob
ably VIII be forgotten. 1t was Won
derfuL spectacular. dramatic TO me.
and that picture puuctuates the vista
OF past Christmas days like a striking
work Of art in gallery OF vaguely re-
membered tures."-pittsburg Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
STILL PROBING
PENNA. CAPITOL
Attorney General=Carson Sends An
other Letter to Architect.
BE ASKS MANY QUESTIONS

Harrisburg. Pa. Dec. 17.-Attorney
! General Carson has written another
letter to Joseph ~ Huston. OF Phila-
delphia. architect OF the new state
capitol aud architect and designer
for the board OF public buildings and
grounds. by which the capitol was
furnished and equipped. The attor-
ney general is not satisfied with Hus-
toms recent letter TO him explaining
the capitol contracts, and he says that
the questions in his (Carson's) latest
letter require full. candid. explicit and
detailed answers and that generali-
ties must be disregarded and mere
ly augmentative replies must be
avoided.
Mr.. Carson wants to know how the
maximum figures were fixed in the
special capitol schedule for 1904 upon
which John f. Sanderson. of PhiIa.
delphia. was given a blanket contract
by the board of public buildings and
grounds to furnish and equip the cap
itol; why certain articles were placed
in the special instead Of the gen.
eral' schedule. and why the "per-foot"
and "per-pound" rules of payment
were adopted for the payment OF fur.
niture and electrical fixtures
Mr.. Carson also asks Architect
Huston TO explain where the line was
drawn between the work of the CAPT
tol building commission and the board
of public grounds and buildings.
Whether the Pennsylvania Construc.
ton Company made its own plans for
the metallic furniture or whether Hus.
ton made them. and what were the
transactions and conversation between
the architect and Sanderson.
The attorney general quotes from a
letter 20 Huston TO the board written
IN 1903. in which the architect states
that specially designed furniture
wouid be needed only in the senate
and house chambers, the supreme
court room. the governors apartments
and the lieutenant governors room
and then asks why the offices of all
the heads of departments were equip
ped with speciaily-desl gncd furniture
Mr.. Carson also asks wiz made the
"perfoot" and 'per-pound" measure
mcnts for the architect. on the
strength of which the architect cert
Hed the correctness OF Sauderson's
bills. and why certain mahogany chairs
were paid for by the foot. when oak
chairs of similar design were paid for
by the piece
Mr.. Carson asks the architect e.
give this matter the attention it's SIN
portanco and gravity demand. and
oblige him with as prompt a reply as
Is practicable. Sanderson was the
contractor for an the new furniture
and fixtures OF the capitol. except
the metallic cases. safes and vaults
which were furnished by the Pennsyl
yania Construction Company
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
The ChrI-tma-tidc Lcsson.

The Chri-tmastide celebrates the
birth festival of our Lord. The in.
carnaton OF Christ IS tile central
thought in the history OF the world
III. birth has exalted the poetry. the
music and the art OF the centuries. Ii
has changed an social customs and re.
licious r.tunls 10 has given a new
glory 90 human life and new trend
20 eternity. This Is The time when AN
bitterness should Zoe forgotten. AN fam
lily fcuds reconcilcd aud an lie gIori-
fed. God grant that the day may
speedily come when the song OF the
angels celebrating the birth OF the
Christ may hud It's fulnllment through.
out the whole world.
GLORY 90 God On the highest and on
earth peace. good viii toward men -
Or. Robert Stuart Macarthur. Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church, New York
City.
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eryce to Be RrItIsh Ambassador.

London, Dec. 1S.-In spite of the
fact that no Official announcement has
yet been made it was declared in the
lobby OF the house OF commons that
James Bryce. chief secretary for Ire
land, had accepted the post OF British
ambassador TO Washington in success
sion to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
No formal announcement is likely
pending a Encouragement of the cabi-
net. but Mr.. Bryce is now universally
regarded as the next ambassador to
the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
euReLAR lNLLEo eY oEElcEa
Aeeonpice Notified Police Of Intended
RobberY.

pit,shurg. Pa. Dec. i7-During n
desperate battle with burglars i'm the
notion store OF Mrs. Mary Neenon 10
New Kensingtou. Pa. 80 miles east OF
this city, Officer James J. Lemon shot
and fatally wounded Elmer Kuhn AMI
captured Albert Romig, young men
well known IN New Konsington. There
are peculiar circumstances connected
with the robbery ROmig sent word &C
the police and Mrs. Neenon that an
attempt would be made TO burglarizs
the store Officer Lemon was detailed
on the case and. secreting himself I'm
the store. waited an hour. before Kuhn
and Romig, both masked. rushed into
the store Romig pointed a revolver
at Mrs. Neenon. while Kuhn held ur
the young lady clerk officer Lemon.
who was hidden back of a counter
came forth and commanded both men
TO surrender. Kuhn rushed at the Of
lcer TO strike him with a blackjack
and the officer fired three times. every
bullet entering Kuhn's body ROmie
stood at one side and did not resist
arrest. Romig claims he notified the
police because Kuhn threatened 20 XIII
him unless he assisted in the robbery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22

There are many traditions connected
with hoily-one. that 10 is unlucky TO
bring it into the house before Christ
mas eve. There are two kinds OF holly.
the prickly and nonprickly. and accord
Ing as tie holly which is brought in
for the Christmas decoration is smooth
or rough the wife or the husband will
be master \ bunch OF holly with Der
ries must be broken from holly which
has been used i'm church decoration and
kept until the next Christmas TO pro-
tect from lightning and insure lucky
year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
NEGROES ASK TO RE-ENLrsr.

Washington Post. Dec. 18th. '06 j
AS a result of the Secretary OF
Wars announcement that dismissed
soldiers of the Twenty-ffth lnfan-
try involved in the Brownsville riot
might apply for re-enlistment, FIVE
men VINO arrived in the city yester-
day filed applications at the War
Department. The men are J. Har-
den, NJ. A. Nelson. Thomas Lea, b.
T. Mayhem ana Charles Gardner
They asserted their willingness 10
submit TO any test which might
prove their innocence 20 the salts
faction Of their superiOrs.
The applications of the men will
be examined by the recruiting Off
GERS, and later submitted to Secre-
tary Taft, who said yesterday that
no announcements would be made
in reference 20 the several cases
until the President and himself had
forwarded th9ir responses 10 the
resolutions OF inquiry adopted by
the Senate.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. of
326 r street northwest. local repre-
sentative of the Constitutional
League which has energetically tax
en- up the cases OF the dismissed
soldiers, asserts her belief In the
ultimate reinstatement of the ma
5ority OF the men. The activity OF
herself and other officers of the
Constitutional League viii continue
until a favorable decision Is rem
dered.
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Christmas In the south.

In the south Christmas is celebrated
as we observe Fourth OF July. The
presents may be OF the most mex
pens've character. but there will be a
bountful supply OF frccrackers. torpe-
does and roman candles. not forgetting
the tin horn. which begins TO toot on
Christmas eve and continues till mid
night OF Dee. % The cry OF Christ
mas giftr' resOunds. and never once
does one hear Merry Christmas."-
Chicago Record Herald.
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More Trolley Car Regulations.

Pittsburg. -. Dec. 1S.-Charles A
Bentley. OF Monongahela. Pa. neal
here, recently elected 10 the genera
assembly. will introduce a O.n at the
next session of the legislative provid
ing that where a trolley line is over
20 miles long the company shall pro
vide a separate compartment for won
en- and that all cars shall be equipped
with toilet arrangements. Ii also pro
vides that along lines where the cars
run one-half hour apart the company
shall erect waiting rooms, To be heated
la the cold weather.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22

BY the Icufols m'stle,oe was held
sacred Co Ea.lur. the sun god. the son
OF freya. tar Scandinavian Venus. In
Baldw an that was beautiful clo-
queut wise and good was houorcd.
aai hc was the spirit OF activity. OF
Joy and OF l.sIt Predicting his own
approlch.us death. his mother. Freya.
exacted uu oath from animals. planets
and minerals not 90 injure him. The
mistlctoe among the plants had been
forgotten. When this was discovered
by the treacherous Hoetcr the blind
god OF brute strength. he took a wand
OF IL, and. being directed how 10 aim
IL, the mistlet1e pierced Baldur through
the heart. ANA he rvl dead 10 the
grOund.-Eostou Traveller.
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em to Amend chnd Labor Law.

Washington. Dec Ex-senator Gal
linger introduced an amendment TO
the pending bill 70 prohibit child la
Dor. He would prevent the employ.
ment of children under IA years from
engaging in carrying messages. run
ming errands. shining shoes or any of
the so-called street employment. as
well as working in stores and factor
les. He exempts pages in the senate
and house between the ages of IL and
is. or children between these ages
who are practically learning trades.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED UP
Man On Death Bed confesses Crime
Committed Twelve Years AGO.


Bridgeport Conn, Dec 19.-On the
authority OF superintendent of Police
Eugene Birmingham. of this city. il is
stated that the mystery which has sur
rounded the murder OF James Walker
Beardsley about ~ years ago, has
been practically cleared up by a death
bed confession signed by William Ma
honey. alias William Henry. who says
in the confession that ne was one OF
the murderers. and at the same time
duplicates another person. one Thomas
Kinsella. alias Joseph Collette. who is
now serving a sentence for burglary
in the state prison at Wethersfeld
Beardsley. who lived in an old farm
house on the Trumbull road. was seiz-
ed by two men who entered the house
late one night In December. 1898. and
after endeavoring 10 make the aged
man disclose the location OF supposed
hidden wealth. choked him into insen-
sibility and LETT him for dead
Beardsley fingered along for three or
four days and succumbcd 20 his ia.
iurics on January I. 1894
BCardsley was a well-known philan-
thropist of this city. and was the
donor of Boardeley Parry.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
SERGT. SAUNDERS CASE WITH
PRESIDENT

IafnI I'i.aN
The case of Sorgt. Miuco Saun-
ders is now before the President
and the lattor's action upon it viii
govern che officials OF thc War De-
uartugut and tno recruiting officers
I'm am ro-euiistment applications of
the discharged men already filed cor
those THAI may arise I'm the future.
Scrgt Saunders was one of the 11o
men dishonorably discharged hy
the Presidents order because of
participation Doe the riots at Browns
Vile on August 13 OF tlis year.
Saunders asserts that at tao time
OF thee riots hc was asleep i'm mis-
bunk at Che barracks. and knew alb
solutcly nothing of the riot or of
the identity of tho guilty men. Ills
testimony is verified by his officers
and fellov--acl diCrs. At the time
of his discharge Saunders Was in hf
twonty-siV,h year 90 honorable ser
vice. and within four years of ho
ing retired on three-fourth
paw. Tie has seen hard service g.
both Cuba and the Philippine
Convinced uf the strcn-th of nil
own case he applied for advice @.
Secretary T-ft. who referred hfr
90 the Military Secretary. Con
Ainsworth. the latter. in 'urn. o.
fcrring him TO thc local recruifin.
officer. The application for rc-cr
listment was received and filed for
the Presidents action. tovctnc-
with similar applications from tw
other men of the dismissed battal-
ion
CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE &C
TIVE.
a mass OF Now evidence hos heo-
filed with the President by CUchrief
Stewart. representing the Constitu
tioual League. The documents in
clude an exhaustive report ON AIR
Stewards trip 90 Brownsville and
the result of "a personal cNamiua-
uOn OF the Witnesses. able 90 throw
additional light on the affair. The
President has referred the Gilchrist
evidence 10 the War Department
whore it will be Thoroughly eXamin-
ed and "a report ON IL forwarded 20
the President
Mrs Mary Church Terrell. OF 326
T street. northwest, q local member
of the Constitutional League. re-
Gently received a visit from Sergt.
Saunders and Private Brown. anotl-
er discharged soldier The men
talked OF the circumstances relating
20 their dismissal. In speaking OF
the call, Mrs. Terrell said yester-
day that she was greatly impressed
at the absence of any ui-feeling 90
the part Of the ex-soldiers toward
the Chief Executive or the officers
who recommended their discharge .
They reasserted their innocence
and believed that the President viii
take a favorable view Of their appli-
cations to re-enter the service.
Washington Post. Dec. 18th. '06 ]
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A Santa Claus from the salvation
Army was ringing his bell beside his
iron pot In Fourteenth street. says the
New York Mail and Express. when
suddenly little girl broke away from
her mother in the passing throng and.
rushing up 90 the pseudo Santa. grab
bed him 10y his gown and began rapid
" 70 tell her wants. First she gave
him her fun name and address. with
many injunctions not 10 forget Then
she ratified of a list OF things she
wanted, regardless OF the attempts OF
her mother 10 induce her TO come
away and not bother Santa. The lit
tie girl was persistent. the crowd gath
cred around TO hear her little invoca.
ton, and for awhile she blocked traffic
on that side OF the street
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22

As the once popular donkey party
no longer holds forth for novelty. here
Is something news Santa Claus party
Take an old sheet and paint or draw on
1t Santa Claus. Have number OF
red caps cut from medium weight water
color paper and distributed among the
guests. Taking turns. let each one be
blindfolded and. walking toward the
sheet, try 10 place the cap on Santa's
head. The person succeeding is the
winner and receives the prize OF toy
Santa Claus. The two who also come
the nearest might be given prizes OF
Teindeers.-B Hive
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
GIRLS BURNED BODY
FOUND In BARREL
Murdered and AtteTpt Made to
Cremate Her Remains.
SLAv MINER UNDER ARREST

Hazleton. Pa. Dec. 10. - Soberta
Anaslak. a SlavoEian living at Jeddo.
Pa, was arrested in a coal mine at
that place on the charge of being im-
plicated in the Hazleton barrel mys-
terry It is alleged that the woman
whose charred remains were found
here was his wife, who disappeared
from home several weeks ago. 1t is
reported that the marriage of the cou-
pie. which cook place a year ago. was
opposed by their relatives. and that
after their wedding they had frequent
quarrels The description of the vic.
tim TALES with that OF the missing
woman.
Mrs. Veronica Nemchick, a cousin
OF the missing Jeddo woman. viewed
the remains at the morgue, and said
that the body was not that OF the sus-
poets Wife. The husband Will be
brought here TO view the remains.
Burgess Hartman. OF Freeiand. who
looked at the remains. said he per
sonally knew the missing woman. TO
whom he sold meat every week He
saw slight resemblance in the nose
and teeth. but would not say positively
that the woman was Mrs Anaslack
The suspect viii be held until il is alb
soluteiy proven that the body is moi
that Of his wife
A barrel containing a woman's body
was found along a lonely road by
Patrick CDonnelL Smoke arisin-
from Il attracted his attention IL
found the ends burned cut and in
it the charred remains Of a woman.
She had been apparently fully dressed
when placed in the barrel; the clothes
and body had then been saturated
with oil and set on FIRE. The limbs
were burned TO a crisp. the head was
so charrcd that the features were I'M
recognizable and q the clothing there
remained only the buttons. corset
stecls and ashes.
The spot where the body was found
makes it evident that IL was taken
there in a wagon There IS no hablls-
ton within sCue distance. The road il
litue travelct nd the brush In the
Geld where the body was placed Is
thick
County Detective Jones took a rec
ord 81 an that he could find. he saws
the murdered woman was about is
years old. about feet inches In
height. weighed about rs pounds had
light hair. perfect teeth and wore a
low shoe. size 40. ,, and Of stylish
make
County Detective Jones further said
that it is his opinion that the body
found Is not that Of n Hazlcton wo-
man. hut that the girl was murdered
elsewhere. the body placed in a barrel.
sent here and then burned 4 post
morten examination revealed the fact
that an axe or Ratchet was used IN
chopping around the neck TO enable
the murderer to get the head into the
barrel. The legs were also broken 60
that they could be forced in. Dry
spots OF blood were found In the bot.
tom of the barrel. but the physicians
who examined the remains say they
cannot toll whether the murder was 81
recent date
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
BANK SHORT ss5o.ooo
Examiner Says Waynesburg, Pa, In
sttution Has Bio Deficit.

Pittsburg. Dec. 1S.-In the informa
ton made by National Bank Examiner
John B. Cunningham against Cashier
j. b. f. Rinehart, OF the Farmers and
Drovers National Bank OF waynes
burg, Pa. which was closed by order
OF the comptroller of currency last
Wednesday. discrepancies amounting
to $9Jo.O00 are alleged.
The cashier is charged upon eight
counts with 'unlawfully and knowing
ly making false entries in report OF
the financial condition Of the bank
made to the comptroller as required
by law"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
PREFERRED DeArH TO ARREST
Rohber Chased by Policemen Shoots
Himself In Breast.

Rohber Chased by Policemen Shoots
Himself In Breast.
New York. Dec 19.-Wiiliam Madi-
son. also known as Mcpherson, whose
photograph is in the rogues' gallery,
shot himself IN the breast three times
to avoid capture for a robbery COM
mitted in Mount Vernon. He died
while being removed TO a hospital.
Madison entered the jewelry store
of Samuel Raymond az Mount Vernon
ad pushing a revolver into the face OF
the proprietor demanded: Give me
everything you have" Then shifting
the gun to the left hand Madison drove
his right fst through the glass OF a
show case and gathering up a hand
ful OF jewelry valued at $500 fed.
Raymond came here and accompanied
by police officer began a search for
the robber, eventually meeting him on
the street The latter showed fight and
while his right hand was bandaged he
swung with his left knocking the po-
liceman down. Regaining his feet the
officer struck Madison over the head
with his club without telling him.
IA AtAAe 1Aoui9ch hcu anu AoiioMSu "
half a dozen policemen threaded his
way among hundreds OF Christmas
shoppers. Twice he stopped in an open
space and fred toward the pavement
lie had run several blocks when two
policemen overlook him. Turning
quickly, revolver in hand. he had both
at his mercy when one of the policemen
implored him not TO shoot. For a mo-
ment the fugitive hesitated and then
stepping back a pace fired upon him
self
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
FAMILY OF SIX SLAVES
Were Held IN SerVitude For Tw
Years and Then Sold.

Were Held IN Servitude For Two
Years and Then Sold.
Jackson. Miss. Dec. l9-An unus
ual peonage charge was filed in the
federal court by a negro named Dan
January against James Patrick. q
prominent Rankin county farmer Tn,
affidavit alleges that January was held
la involuntary seTvitude together with
his wife and six children by l.. ID. Car
ter for about two years: that Garter
then sold him 10 Patrick for the sun
OF 5000. Carter alleging that he owed
Patrick that sum and that Patrick re
fused 10 release the complainant from
custody until the debt was cancelled
January charges that he was whipped
by Carter with a buggy trace unit
he was bloody from head 10 heels.