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THE REUNION.

You ask me II I am going. Wen. now.
Ia like 10 go
Up to tho big reunion. but really 1
don't know
Whether IN feel just like IL when the
day comes round
amt so very spry now. but when ] hear
the sound
OF fife and drum come floating down
from the hilltop grove.
shouldn't be surprised II that would
Just make me movei
] amt SO great on music. but when I
hear fife
squealin' can't keep stiu. couldn't
TO save nay lie.
And drums. we'll now I tell Won. do be.
Would toll me on 20 marchin' right up 20
Kingdom Come,
You see. my two boys. Abram and Jim.
they both went ont
And listed at the first gun I didn't sit
and pout
As many woman did but turned to
and worked.
Packed and filled their knapsqclxs. and
never even shir<ed.
When the day OF parting came, and my
boys marched away
out or my sight and hearn'. but. on
my hair turned gray
Before n year was over Of that weary.
worryin' time
That's never half been told OF in story or
in rhyme
They never. either OF them. came home
70 me gEain.
One died az Libby. thankful FOR deaths
relief from pain:
And one zen dead ia battlc-thc field was
st0uty fought.
I was mover rcconciled. I can't feel as I
ought.
Ny daughter Ruth was reading out loud
the other day
About Roman mother who lost her
sons. but say.
1 can't feel just ss she dil Them Ro-
mans ain't like folks
Never wus-somctiwcs I think they're
tough as old black oaks,
Oh. yes the war is over. and young Fred
Payne tells nae
ought 60 get some now ieecs. and not
forever bc
A-harpin' and u-twangin' upon the same
old string
About the war. and such things. but /
can't learn Go sing
Rev songs at my time OF lie NY DAYS
are almost done.
And don't know as I care. I'm kind o.
tired. for one.
No. you can count me out this time. but
Ia "a little while
I'm going to q reunion thatu make the
angels smiict
Ada c. Sweet. i'm Chicago Journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

He was a man 20 80. with a soldiers
belt on and a sa5er trailing from IL.
and he had beea showing his way
through tie crowd for ten minutes
when a cne-armed man of 60 caught
hold of him and demanded:
"Here-who are you that is bounc.
ing people around in this way?"
I'm one Of them that was right
there" was the reply.
Right where?"
'Right down at Chattanooga during
the Spanish war. Yes. sir. enlisted 10
fight the bloody Spanish, and was
kept at Chattanooga right along TO the
end OF the war. Had the measles. the
mumps and the chicken-pox. and help
ed 20 eat 20 tons of Chicago emhalm
ed beef. Helped 10 clean out three
suffers, passed a month in the guard
house. and was the only man in camp
who could successfully remove the
brand from a government mule and
sell him for $50 cash. Who am l.?
Well, by George. that's a cool question
TO ask. I'm il. sir I'm the II. Let
the bands strike up and the procession
began 10 process"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
THE APT PUPIL.

The philanthropical Fifth avenue
lady was visiting a lower East Side
Sunday school To test the aptness OF
a particularly INDECENT cluster OF pu.
Pills. she took the class in hand TO
question them
Children. which is tie greatest OF
all virtucs2"
Not one answered.
Think n little what is 70 am do
ing when l give mp t.mo ana pleasure
20 come down amos YOU for your
moral goodg"
A grimy fist went r1
We'll what am Ca.e-. little boy?
"Buttin' int'--Liro
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
! Draassd MyssIf on In.o the eushes.

the Ozark mountains in the northern
part Of Crawford county, the contents
OF which are vouched for by CAPTAIN
j. c. Wright. who now lives at Ches-
ter, near the scene where II occurred
"On the night OF August s. 1864.
Captain J. c. Wright. Bill Black. Jim
Marlar, Lum Basham. Jack Cottreu
and myself went TO the old Rankin
place. northwest OF Chester. hoping to
be able TO spend the night without
molestaton. No one lived at the place
at that time. The house was a double
room log house with wide. open en-
try between the rooms. We turned
our horses out in an old field to Craze
while We slept. The night was warm
and drizzling rain was falling. Wright
and Black laid down in the entry
while the rest Of the boys stretched
out on the floor in the rooms. About
nine o'clock Wright heard someone
say in a low tone: oh, John: oh.
joint He aroused the other boys and
we awoke 10 find ourselves and the
house surrounded by about 65 men un-
der command of Captain Beeler.
I'VE knew that our capture meant
death, for our hides were at g pre-
MUM in those days. So each set him
self about TO fight his way out
Wright. Marlar and Basham went out
on the east side of the house. and the
others on the west side. We went out
under full fire from the enemy. ran
into about 20 OF them az the corner of
an old spOlahousa. thav frax -.
overshot me. I wheeled and was
thrown in front OF the blazing pistols
of Captain Beeler. wro had one IN
each hand and was using then very
skillfGily II was raiaiDg and the cas-
OF my shotgun got wet; snapped
both barrels at him. but they failed
TO fire- BY that time he had hit me
twice. once in each thigh. pretty high
up. was Knocked down by the i'm
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

bition OF SANDER. or OF care, ess speech
affecting the good name OF ones Gel.
low man. THIS IS not, as many have
supposed. mere. injunction TO truth
ful speech on all occasions. "-Trunl.
bull
The last commandments is unisue
one. Search all the laws OF the world
and YOU viii not fnd enc which re-
sembies st. TIE SIX p. seventh. eichth
and ninth commandments you viii
find in az codes thCu-h only as pro
hibitions OF crimes 3menab'e 10 iudi.
cial punishment TEe tenth command.
ment is the complement Of an the rest.
Il shows that God REQUIRES OF us not
only outward virtue. but inward holi.
ness: that ne demands In MS the sac.
riace of the will from which wicked
actions spring, thai sinful magma
tons are crime aga'nst him as wei
as wicked acts "-Farla-.
Practical Points.
The religious side must come first.
as the Inspiration 20 perform our du.
tics toward men. Love TO God our
Father viii necessary lead to love TO
our fellow men. his children.
When our hearts are filled with love
10 God and man. shen they are no
longer restraints. bat guides as 10 the
way our love should express itself
They are like fences by the roadside.
showing us the way 90 so.
These commandments are 90 con
vince us of sin. AS we stand beside
this ideal we realize how far short we
nave come.
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pact OF the ba-s an rom .oss o.
blood. and fell down into little draw
Il tried to pull myself up by little
sapling. in which | partially succeed
ed. Beeler was within six feet Of me.
using both pistols and eursing me
with every breath. I sceadied myself
by the little bush and turned my old
Remington s'X-shooter loose. ! was
so close TO him that saw the ere
strike his stomach. he changed his
tune and said Oh. Lord, and fell.
dragged myself Of into the bushes
and laid there the rest OF The night. I
thought would perish for wator. 1
put my hat out that I mieht catch a
little from the light rain that was fan
ing. but my hopes We're al in vain.
was bleeding freely. A short time
previous one of our men was shot and
bled 10 death from "A severed artery.
Fearing that would be my fate tore
my handkerchief into shreds and stuff
fed ii into the wounds. hoping 10
check the flow Of blood.
Occasionally heard horse feet
but could not tell whether they were
ridden by friend or foe by Saturday
morning 1 was very sore and my
limbs were swollen aud black. l real
lied that without assistance / would
surely die. SO made a desperate effort
70 reach Captain Wrights house. I
dragged myself to the roadside. where
a saw the tracks made by the horses
/ had heard passing. / knew they
were made by our horses. because the
shoes had but six nails. while the
Yankees used eight. but l did not
know who was riding them.
! found about a pint of water In a
hog wallow. IL did not have ice In It
but IT was good ] got hold OF some
old dead limbs and improvised a kind
Of pair of crutches. with the aid of
which I managed 20 make my way TO
Wright's home Saturday evening. The
boys were all there. not one OF them
hurt. and they gave me a hearty wei
come. They washed and dressed my
wounds the best they could. put me on
a piece of ladder used as a litter and
carried me 20 spring back in the
mountains. where i stayed for three
weeks without shelter. az the end OF
which / was able 20 mount my horse
and 20 at IL again. I reioined my com
mand and surrendered with it down iu
Texas"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
Finds Son on Dlsseetlnc Tah,.

Lawrence. Kan.-The body OF Jay
Farr. % years old. who was killed by
train near Wellington. over two
months ago. was traced by his father
to the university medical morgue
here. The young man, who was OF a
rowing disposition, left home three
months ago. His parents. alarmed,
instigated a search and learned that
he was killed at Perth, Sumner coun-
ty. They identified his watch and
other contents Of his pockets and
were directed here where the body
had been sent according to state laws.
The university holds such bodies sew
eraI months for adjudication
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$4,000 I'm Gold 70 ar

so GREAT Is HIS POWER that
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS
DUTIES TOWARD hgEN
Sunday SehOol Lessen Tor Jniy 1897
Specially Prepared for This Pspsr
sseeIsIly 80 - - -

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,.-s,.. .-,..--,
or,. go. 80
GOLDEN TrNT.-..r,ou s,ott lowe Inv
neighbor as ti,y s-ir'-l.ev. ISIS
Comment and syr7estive Thoueht.
The fffh cou,-,,,57,art d ,lo-g. -
horh tables ~ the 49,, ci,.o 80 A.
our Father we are ta1sht 10 honor
him as a father. ~if tbe- 7 be a fatb-
err. where is .psr, r.norg saith
the Lord of hosts u,to y,3~ Ctal
1:0 To t,a ,-ofrv ..,ud 80 ,.a-o,,t,,
are in place Of the he2ye- lv her.
20 lca1 ire ch-a ~, 10 him The word
pietas. whaoce car "n.c.y"' mant orig-
inaiiy the Duty ol nen % Go reject
ed in their duty towards tncsr parents.
So in / Tim. ga. The s. eet word far
show rie-y st he cJsstlsn. and its
Latin els,ivo'elt ,oie-e. honor. reyer.
ence. wo.si.p. is applied aotb 20 God
and 90 pa-CL4s.
,. I'VE ere hidden 20 honor. because
love IS instructive. and can only be
spontaneous. Tie Soacr for our pa.
rents IS lC-e combined with rever-
ence; The love mus, 0e honor touched
witn emotion. Tie word honor in
ciuces love fcr there can be no true
honcr without love ~ arar.
3. II applies to both parents Moth
er stands out az clear as Sinai itself
There is no cloud on her majesty.
such honor as goes TO the father goes
to the mother. '-Caveno.
T. We honor by love. courteous at
tentions, by giving them the best. by
always treating them with honor in
the presence OF others. by deferring TO
thelr wishes.
8 The fifth commandment lis the
sanctidcauon OF social life" and
the surest basis OF all righteous GOV
eminent" In it's widest sense &c re-
spects gray hairs everywhere. and
honors all in authority over YOU. such
as your pastor. teacher. employer or
magistrates. Lack in this respect is
a growing evil, fun of mischief 20 our
nation.
g. The fifth commandment docs not
require child 60 do wrong at a pa
rents bidding but 70 does require a
child TO love even unlovely parents.
because they hold SO him the sacred
relation OF father and mother.
Y. I3 Thou shaIt not kim" The
r. Y. gives the thought more accurate
". Thou shalt Go no murder" KILL
ing is sometimes jus,ihable: the bible
itself cnjo'ns the KILN. OF mon for
punishment OF those who murder. I'm
order TO prevent by the punishment
OF the guilty. the murder Of the inno-
cent.
V. IA. This is the safeguard OF the
home and the family.
]. Primarily. the seventh command
ment forbiGs adultery. and the sins
which. under slight differences. are
cognate with IL.
,. II forbids all impure thoughts
and the BOOKS and pictures and PLAYS
and acts which tend to excite such
thoughts and inspire impure acts. Pla-
10 would exclude from his ideal repub-
lie everything that would debase the
taste. even an poor pictures and poor
workmanship.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
Wealthy Military MAJ

Gen. Arson Mills, owner Of several
valuable buildings in Washington. Is
one of the wealthiest military men ia
the country. and his fortune is rapid
ly increasing. General Mills. who re.
tired from the army several years agc.
made his wealth by inventing a ma
chine which manufactures the cart.
ridge belt which is now used by most
of the armies throughout the world
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

Ernest Seton Thompson has started
northeasterly from Edmonton for a
l.OOO-mile canoe trip in Canada. with
the barren lands beyond Great Stone
lake as his destination. He has a com
panion and the trip viii take six
months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
A NIGHT TRAGEDY.
Hitherto Unpublished History Of Kan
sas Federal Captains Duel.

The death OF w. J. Pevehouse at
Mansfield. Ark. recently. recalls to
those who were companions in arms
with him during the late civil war
a heretofore unpublished account of
the killing OF Captain Beeler of the
Thirteenth Kansas cavalry.
This battle-scarred veteran. while
In Van Buren,. Ark. a few months ago.
gave 70 Mr.. George r. Wood. cashier
of the Citizens bank. his version of
that midnight duel 10 the death In the
dark at a deserted cabin high up in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
POLITICS WERE EscHzwgD.
A Feature Of Life at West roint in the
Civil War

II may sound strange to civilians.
and especially TO students OF The hiss
tory of that period. TO be told chat ma
tional affairs even at that time were
not discussed az West Point. The dis
cussion by officers on cadets OF the
politics dividing the nation into parties
would have struck the average man as
crude. and totally unbccomiug young
men or old men whose lives were cor
secrated 90 the services OF the coun-
try. regardless OF which party might
DE in control. says Gen. Morris Schan
in Atlantic Monthly. fully agree that
there is nothing more amusing TO the
silent and Ohservant hystauder than
"a discussion over politics between two
old fellows or two young ones. But
during that critical period we offered
no such diversion The nearest we
came 10 IL was hsb.ual!y. morning
noon and night 90 damn every poll
tician ia the country. save the one
who had appointed u.s. Moreover. the
tension was too great aad iuasmuch
as we professed to be Gentlemen. we
naturally RETAINED from coaching en-
disagreeahle subjects. Replcseul ins.
however as We did. every concression-
al district, we We're in miniature the
country itself. The letters and local
papers from home kept us acquainted
with the state OF public feeling. and.
since the consciousness OF q national
crisis is always contagious. IL was not
long till it was felt at West Point
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
An Old Revoiver

In the Royal Artillery museum at
Woolwich. England, may be seen an
eight-chambered matchbox revolver
dating from the time OF Queen Eliza.
Meth
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

Oairying is not a frontier business.
Il follows after The pioneers and is
II more finished type OF farming. re-
u.r.r- m,rc sAn and knowledge than
ordinary crop p.cdacIon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

Now is the time. Send your
advertisement to the PLANET and
look pleasant.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06

The Boys-Wc've had a ripuing
time. Miss Rose.
Miss Roosevelt then. wish you'd
tear yourselves away.-Ciucinnau En-.
qu.rcr.
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Strange, Wonderful but True are
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-22
Twin City Luther College Club.

The Twin City Luther College club,
composed of graduates and former
students of Luther College, Decorah,
Iowa, held its second annual banquet
last evening at the Merchants hotel
The club, though organized in 1886,
was not very active until its reorgan-
ization in 1906 at Luther seminary at
Hamline. There were about sixty
present.
Lauritz Larsen, president of the
club and a student of the seminary,
acted as toastmaster. Toasts were
responded to by a number of the
alumni Lauretz Swenson of Mime.
apolis, former United States minister
to Denmark, spoke on Luther Col
lege." Joseph Brorby, manager of
the Luther Publishing House in Min
neapolis, spoke of 1.-The Luther Col
lege Spirit" Prof George Markhus
of Minneapolis, for many years pro.
fessor at Decorah. spoke on college
Chips. College Chips was the name
of the student publication, of which
he was one of the founders. DR.. j.
+. Granrud of the state university
spoke of Luther College Graduates
ana Higher Education.
Because President Larsen and Vice
President NJ f. Fretheim will soon
leave the city, a special election was
held and Prof Markhns was elected
president and c. A. Molstad of Lut her
Seminary vice president
The club has membership of
about i20 former students of Luther
College now residing in the Twin
Cities and immediate vicinity. -
Pioueer Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-22

-Four months since Cummins'
fourth Inauguration and Senator Ali
son in exasperatingly good health, "
remarks the Estherville Enterprise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-22

A Missouri paper triumphantly yells
Missouri stands at the head in rails
ing mules. +" An Iowa paper says it
can see nothing in that to brag about
as it is the only safe place to stand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-22

The long drawn out senatorial fight
in Wisconsin for the selection OF u
United States Senator to succeed John
O. Spooner ended Wednesday night by
the nomination of Isaac Stephenson.
This ended a deadlock which has
lasted since April 10th.