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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14

his tenGerest affections. refused him
education, sufficient food and even
divine worship,-we can only Drav
In the words OF Jesus, Lord. for
give them for they know not what
they do"
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A REFERENCE TO THE PAST.

Think of people and descendants
or a people who with panther-lil,e
stealth. sneaked about dark corners
with cold daggers in their hands.
with cruel assassin endeavors 10
thrust them into the hearts OF the
noble Abolitionists who sought to
convince them, and the world. OF
their wrong Think of the futile
efforts OF fire department TO drown
In five minutes or in half an hour
this seething beastly murderous
spirit of centuries Of Intensified
growth! All the fire departments
IN the world cannot drown this spir-
II in the South as long as there are
hearts left there TO beat, Nor is n
wonder that such hearts have grown
into hint-liGe petrihcation. not nm
like the dwellers in Sodom and Co
morrah. until we now look i'm vain
for the fifty forty-fve. thirty. TWEEN
" and even ten" of the righteous TO
stay the mob, that the piteous South
land may be saved from the curse
OF this ogre,-Envyi
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
A QUESTION OF SALARY.

The Board agreed to pay DR.. How
ard $15VO per year and residence.
instead of $1,000" The discussion
or the salary of the Financial Secre-
tary does not claim any considera-
ton. at this late day, we are simply
discussing the action of the Trustee
Board relative TO the President. No
one will deny that $1,000 was a mere
pittance for the labors of a great he
ro like Prof. Hayes but ne built a
monument of self-sacrifice and hero
lc deed in the hearts of the Negro
Baptists, whose luster cannot be be-
dimmed by the glitter Of gold and
silver. Thus l think that monetary
comparison IS out of the question.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
THE MANNER OF ELECTION,


Brother Moses questions the mani
ner OF election. Well. this is sur
prising indeed for college grad
uate. The call was properly issued
and signed by the Chairman and Sec
retary of the Board Each member
was properly notified. The distAAce
from which many had to come, ex-
penses and offer things no doubt
hindered many from being present at
the meeting. Would il be reasona-
BILE for those who went % the expense
to answer the call, to have returned
TO their homes without accomplish
ing anything?
Does Brother Moses put off the
business of HIS Church because all
of his members are not present at
the Church meeting? This meeting
was called at time that the Baptist
family Of Virginia was in suspense
as TO what DR.. Parrish would do.
The board had not been officially no
fffied as to his intentions. 1t was
also nearing the time that the breth-
ren should prepare for their May
rally and they were anxious to get in
a position to make strong appeals
to their congregations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
NO SURRENDER OF PRINCIPLE.

What thought. deed. action or sug-
gestion can there be found for such
an alarming statement? This / am
sure will be news 10 the Home Mis-
sion Society, the General Association
and the Trustee Board OF the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary. Broth
er Moses certainly, in all Of his
blindness cannot conscientiously con-
ceive that the election of DR.. How
ard means anything like surrender of
the principle for which we have so
many years stood. DR.. Howard has
always stood for and supported our
work and we have no reasons to be-
lieve that at this late date he would
turn traitor to the cause. which ne
has so devOutly supported. Those
who know him, know well that he is
too mush OF a high-tOned, scholarly.
christian gentleman to have one drop
of treachery in his veins. II Brother
Moses is going into the business of
weaving bolts OF common sense, l
certainly commend him for his new
venture, but unless he is more phil
osophical in his deductions, his COM
mon sense will have but little value
in a market where logic is in great
demand.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-14
THE MOB SPIRIT.
LynChing and It's Tenden=
CieS. Voice from Chicago.
Observations in the Philippine Islands

The QUESTION OF RACE PREJUDCE-THE NEGRO AS CITIZEN
STIRRING APPEAL
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THE LIFE OF PAUL"

They sang my selection as open
iRg song, after which there were a
few brief pVayers. l soon learned
that the rest OF the service would be
a Bible Glass. The subject OF their
lesson was "The Life OF Paul" The
pastor. a savant young man. who I
have since learned Is a graduate OF
Princeton spoke OF the class OF peo-
pie with whom Paul dealt: Acts 1z:5
But the Jews which believed not,
moved with envy took unto them
selves certain lewd men fellows Of
the baser sort. and gathered a COM
pany and set all the city on an up
roar and assaulted the house OF
Jason, and sought TO bring them out
10 the people" He spoke Of thei
spirit of the mob. and such as exist
in any mob OF like nature.
As he spoke, in about the follow
ing words, / saw here rich food forl
thought: The spirit of mob isl
one OF the most surprising forces
known 20 nature,-in fact no onel
understands it,"
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letter and therefore informed the
Board OF its contents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
BIG FORKS FOR EsKlMos.
Table Implements That Had to Be
Made to Order.

Six hundred and forty forks, silver
plated and each foot long, formed a
part of the baggage of y. Tunnel
Doey, who left Philadelphia re.
Gently for Point Barrow, Alaska, says
the Philadelphia Record Each of the
forks weighed pound and a half
and the whole accordingly weighed
nearly half ton. The forks were in
packages of 10 each Ga packages in
ALL and the whole divided into two
bales of 80 packages each. MIR. Doey
takes them to Point Barrow, the most
northerly point in American Alaska
as presents to the chief Eskimo tribes
there and their members. in pursu-
ance of a promise made two years
ago Then the forks of visiting
American party enormously impressed
the natives, who watched their use
with deep interest. Some criticism
having been offered to the small size
of the fork. which, perhaps, suffered
by comparison with walrus harpoon.
Mr. Doey had these made to order He
left for Seattle on his way northward
and expects to return with a large
supply of walrus ivory timing his re.
turn trip with the open water" of
1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
ENDORSED TAFT.
Nebraska Republican Convention De-
clared for the ohioan for
President.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2J.-Under the
new state primary law Tuesday was
the day for all political parties repre-
sented on the primary ballot to hold
their state platform conventions OF
the five parties the republicans demo
Gratis and populists gathered i'm con-
siderable numbers. The prohibitions
ists held no convention and the social.
lsts had one delegate, who certified TO
a. platform and organization with the
secretary OF state.
n The republican convention. which
Was most largely attended. was pri-
inarily a business meeting but It
found time to endorse Secretary Taft
fpr the presidential nomination.
y The feature of the democratic con-
xention was the speech Of w. j. Bryan.
Ne congratulated the party on having
Emerged from the valley of the
shadow of death. which he said the re-
Publicans, hopelessly divided, were
lust entering He insisted that the
title Of great postponer" belonged to
Secretary Taft because. while he
favored tariff reform, he was Obliged,
BY party pressure, to advocate putting
off the day of action,
NThe democratic platform opens with
commendation of William j. Bryan It
opposes the Capitalization idea and de.
clares for the election of United
States senators by direct vote lmme-
diate revision of the tariff is urged
and an income tax favored.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
elnantlo Potatoes.

Big potatoes which weigh as much
as man are not often seen, \ small
consignment Of them. however has
just been sent off from the West In
dies. There were just six potatoes,
and each was large enough to feed a
big family. Yam Is the popular name
applied to this variety OF giant sweet
potato. The tubers usually attain a
length of three feet and an average
weight of 30 pounds. Vans weighing
from 100 to 150 pounds however, are
by no means uncommon in the West
Indies and other parts of the tropics
where they thrive. In appearance the
yams look much like the ordinary po-
tatoes on greatly enlarged scale.
They are black or brown externally
and pale within, and are rich in starch.
When boiled they have a very pleas
ant flavor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
zEPPEL|N'S A|RSH|P
IS A BIG SUCCESS
AlRsHlP CARRIES TEN MEN.
a GERMAN AERoNAUT SCORES A
NOTABLE TRIUMPH.
Its Speed Is About 3s Miles an Hour
and II Executes the Most Diverse
EVolutions with the
Greatest Ease

Constance, Grand Duchy of Baden,
Sept 25,-Count Ferdinand Zeppelin,
the German aeronaut, on Tuesday
made the most successful aerial voy-
age hitherto achieved in any dirigible
balloon. Ae spent four hours and II
minutes in the air, completely circum.
navigating Lake Constance and pass
ing over five different states. The
speed of the airship is estimated to
have been at least 3S miles an hour.
When both motors were in operation
it easily outdistanced the numerous
steamers laden with observers that
followed on the lake.
Count Zeppelin, who is 60 years OF
age, was in command of the airship,
which bears his name lie had with
him two assistants and crew Of
seven men to run the motors. The
airship executed the most diverse cvo-
lutions with the greatest ease It
moved back and forth before the win
dows of the royal castle at Friedrich.
shafen, making the turns on a very
small radius, and, coming down the
homeward stretch, Il ascended or de-
scended at the will of the pilot. at
times almost dipping into the water
and then rising to height Of 500 feet.
The balloon used is on rigid
frame. 420 feet long over all. Il holds
1000 cubic metres of gas. Count
Zeppelin, who was most enthusiastic
over the days work. intends to make
another ascent to-day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
THE MORAL OF poar RoyAL.
Something We Can Learn from the
Teachings Of History.

It is possible to crush and destroy
that which was meant in the mind OF
God to be power for good in the
church. And II is possible on the
other hand, for holy and mobile souls
to make mistakes and to be overmuch
occupied in attention to one aspect OF
truth, to forget that the whole is
greater than the part, and that the
whole body must be "ftly framed and
knit together through that which
every joint supplieth.' If the body is
to be built up in love. There is moth
ing whith we more neglect than the
teachings of history; there is nothing
which will at once so cheer and SO
warm us as those teachings. In a
book, the value of which is out OF all
proportion to its size, an eminent pro-
fessor of ecclesiastical history has
told us how to use these teachings.
The diverging tendencies of spiritual
thought alike spring from the teach
ing OF our Lord himself. They are not
antagonistic, but complimentary, they
are both necessary to the church.
When shall we learn this lesson, when
will those who keep the Christian
creed whole and undefiled recognize
that there always must be divergen'
cies? The Puritan, the Catholic, or
as Il is so well put in DIR. Bigg's book
the mystic and the disciplinarian, will
always be found side by side in the
Catholic church. The story of Port
Royal is the story of these diyergen
cies in thought-Jesuit and Port Roy
alist represented two tendencies. Tho
seventeenth century was not ripe for
toleration. Port Royal was crushed
and crushed because It stood foI
what was unworldly as against the
worldly world-From THE Story ol
Port Royal" by Ethel Romanes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
LIQUOR DEALERS WILL
FIGHT LOCAL OPTION

Pttsburg. Pa, Sept. %. The
Pennsylvania State Federation Of
Li9ror Dealers will meet in Harris
burg Thursday and Friday and pans
to raise fund Of $2,j0O,aG0 TO
fight local option in the states
Alarmed by the local option elcc-
tions in Ohio when East Liverpool
and Wellsvile voted dry, the Penn
sylNania dealers are going to get
busy.
or the AZ counties of Pennsyl-
vania 3S will be represented. Ef.
forts will be made to organize
thoroughly in every county.
Temperance people are prepar-
ing for an aggressive local option
fight in the next legislature.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
TWO TRAINMEN ARE
RUN DOWN BY ENGINE

New York, Sept. 25. Peter
Brocksbv and William Weiss, the
former of Rensselaer,, New York,
and the latter of this city, respec-
lively, an engineer and fireman for
the New York Central railroad, were
cut to pieces early today by an
engine in the New York Central
yards. after finishing their run
they started TO walk up the yard
and stepping from the track to
make way fer the Poughkeepsie
express, were run down by a
switch engine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
.INFIRMARY
IN RUINS
Anglaize County Institution
Burns-All Inmates
Escape.

Wapakoneta, o., Sept. 25 The
Auglaize county inhrmary building,
costing 100000 twelve years ago,
was destroyed by fire this morning.
All of the forty-eight inmates escaped
without injury by the prompt res
cue work of Strother Jones and Will
liam Metzger, who discovered the
fire.
The loss is total, with $4,000 in
surance. The county commissioners
will take steps at once to rebuild
In the meantime the inmates have
been placed in farmers homes in
the neighborhood Several who did
not hear the alarm had to be carried
out through the flames. 1t will cost
the county 100000 to replace the
building and contents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
ACCOUNTANTS FOR
THE OIL TRUST
AUDITED BOOKS OF THE WATERS.
PIERCE OIL co.
EVILS OF REBATE SYSTEM
Were Felt by One Of the Standards
Rivals as Far Back as When Col.
Scott was President of Penn.
sylvania Railroad.

New York, Sept. 25.-Accountants
Tor the Standard Oil Co. annually aud
tied the books of the Waters Pierce
OIL Company of Missouri after 1900.
when its name disappeared from the
list OF companies controlled by the
Standard, according to Wade Hamp.
ton, general auditor OF the Standard
OIL Co, who testified Tuesday in the
governments suit against the oil COM
bine.
In 1900 the Waters Pierce Oil Co.
was prohibited from doing business in
Texas under the antitrust laws be-
cause OF It's relations with the Stand
ard. The Waters Pierce company
was reorganized, and the stock held
by the Standard was sold. Testimony
has been adduced that Charles
Pratt, secretary of the Standard.
bought the stock and held it in the
Standards interests. Mr.. HAMPTON
testified Tuesday that he had
each year sent accountants to the
Waters-Pierce OIL Co 10 audit the
books, at the request OF the officers
OF the company.
The troubles of the oil firm of LON.
bard a Ayres in the early seventies
Ndo All interesting feature OF the
days hearing. Mr.. Lombard said that
he had great difficulty in obtaining
tank cars to ship oil and that his com.
pany felt the difficulty of competing
with the Standard, which, he said. was
receiving rebates from the trunk lines.
He had two conferences with A. ].
Cassatt, OF the Pennsylvania railroad
but was told that the rebates which
were given the Standard did not
amount to much. Mr. Cassatt, the
| witness said, suggested that his diff
culties would doubtless cease If he
united the Lombard company with the
Standard
Mr. Lombard testified that he had a
conference with Col. Thomas Scott
president of the Pennsylvania, in
which he was told that the Lombard
company was getting all tMe tank cars
II could obtain under the allotment
Col. Scott, according to the witness
said the Pennsylvania railroad would
not haul tank cars built by the Lom
bard company.
Anthony L. Brady. of Albany, told
how the Manhattan Oil Co., of Ohio
| was sold to a London company. MIR
/ Brady said he had no idea when the
| sale was made that the company was
going into the hands of the Standard
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Would Ear Them out Of Texas.

Austin, Tex, Sept 2j.-Attorney
General Davidson, of Texas, on Tues
day instituted suit against the Pull
lhan cowpany and the Western Union
Telegraph Co to prevent them from
doing business in Texas and asking
fbr permit fees of 100000 from each
COMPANY on the amount due the state
On the capital stock, Sl00,0O0,0O0 in
each instance The petitions recite
that the companies have never filed
dopies OF their articles of incorpora-
don or taken out a permit to operate
IN Texas, as required by law, and that
because of these omissions they
should be euioined from doing bust.
ness hero
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
MINOR PARAGRAPHS.

William Randolph Hearst denies
that he is a candidate for the presi-
dency
Milk will sell in New York City at
higher price this winter than 1t has
commanded in generation, and prob
ably at the highest price it ever
brought
The PENNSYLVANIA and Reading rail.
way companies announce that during
October the round trip fare rate
within Pennsylvania will remain as at
present. pending a decision on the
constitutionality OF the two cent fare
law which goes into effect october J..
In instances where the fare exceeds
two cents mile the rate will be re-
duCed to two cents.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Jury to Try Borah Is Secured.

Boise Idaho, Sept 25.-The jury
which is to hear the evidence against
w. T.. Borah, United States senator
elect, charged with taking part in a
conspiracy to defraud the government
by false entries on timber lands in
this state, was completed Tuesday
The address to the jury on behalf Of
the United States was delivered by
Attorney Burch, of Detroit Some
elation to Borahs friends was caused
when II was announced by Blrch,
counsel, Tat the government would
contend that his offense was a misde-
meanor 'nly. It is expected that
Borah WI offer in defense the con-
tention illat he acted merely as coun-
sci for tho lumber company officials
accused being originators of the al
legged cor uiracy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Grand Circuit Races.

Columbus. o.. Sept 25.-No horse
won as he pleased at Tuesdays Grand
Circuit races, when 20 heats We're trot'
ted and paced, Allen Wilson's mile in
2:O4A being the fastest This mare
raked i'm the, King stake for 2:06 pac-
ers Flying Jim took the fourth heat
of the 2:i3 pace that was started Mon
day and then paced second TO Pace.
maker In the fifth heat Judges de.
clared all bets for that last heat on
and reserved further decision until
later in the week Chime Bells won
the 213 trot It was necessary to split
both the 2:1S pacing and 2:l9 trotting
fields. Leone won the first division OF
the pace. Point Burglar, first choice
in the second division, has two heats
to his credit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Dock Laborers, strIke Failed.

Antwerp, Sept. 25.--The strike OF
the dock laborers of this city, which
has been going on since last June
came TO an end Tuesday with a sweep
ing victory for the Federation of Ship
Owners. At meeting of the strike
leaders II was decided that the men
should return TO work uncondltion
ally--at the terms OF the employers
The men have been astonished and
oyerawed at the solidarity OF the fed
GRAFTON, and there will not be another
dock laborers' strike in Antwerp fol
many Years to come The power OF
the strike organizers has been com
-pletely broken.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Cause Of NapoIson,s Fall.

There is no doubt Napoleon fell
through the sheer dizziness of the
height he had climbed TO, The Due
de Raguse" says Comtesse de Boigne,
"once explained to me the nature OF
his connection with the emperor in a
phrase which is more or less appllca-
bic to the whole nation. When Napo,
leon said. "All for France" served
with enthusiasm. When he said:
France and J." | served with zeal.
When he said, II and France"
served with obedience, When he said
"I' without France felt the necessity
of parting from him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Four Men Crowned.

Gallipolis, o., Sept, 25.-While out
on the Ohio river Monday night with
a party of 22 men the gasoline tank
On the yacht Blanche NJ. exploded. All
those on board were thrown into the
water and four were drowned. The
lost are: John Il. Edwards, clerk in
the Gallipolis postofiice. j. r. Sim
mons, druggist, HaiTisville, w. Va.
Il. II. Brake, assistant cashier, Harris
vile First national bank. Willis Fid-
dler, postmaster at HarTisville and
secretary of the West Virginia repub.
lican congressional committee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Seven Years After.

A married man sat in roof garden,
looking up at the starry sky dreamily.
why are you so sad?" I'm tell you"
he replied. This morning | went into
my wife's room in her absence, and
on desk lay packet of my love let.
ters-old letters that had written to
her before we were married--seyen
years ago" He smiled, sighed, shook
his head, "Foolishly," he said, II
read those letters. read all of them.
Every word, every word" lie gazed
at the stars that glittered above him
and at the lights of the city glitter
ing below.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
A Row in a Church.

Youngstown, O., Sept. 25.--The en-.
tire corps of Sunday-school officers at
Rev. s. f, Woods church has resign.
ed in body. Rev. Wood preferred
heresy charges against Rev. Tinsley.
The accused minister was freed of
the heresy charges at the conference
In Cleveland and was returned to the
church here. Since his return Rev.
Wood has insisted that Tinsley was
not exonerated, but the Sunday-school
officials of his C.. rch evidently do
not agree with Rev. Wood.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Receivers for a Street Railway Co.

New York, Sept. 25.-The New
York City Railway Co., one OF the
maze of corporations formed in CON
nection with the operation al the sur
face traction lines on Manhattan ISL
and was placed in the hands OF re-
ceivers Tuesday on petition OF credit
ors and the admission OF the company
that II is unable to pay its debts.
Douglas Robinson and Adrian H.,
Jollne were named as receivers. No
statement of liabilities was made, but
the financial statements OF the com.
pany show deficit from 1902 up to
June 80, 1907, ageregateg $6,90l,OOO,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
BITS OF NEWS.

Mrs. Annie Yeamans, Americas old.
est actress, viii retire from the stage
with the celebration OF her seventy.
second birthday on November 49,
The revenue cutter McCulloch res
cued 243 persous from the shin John
Currier, which WAS wrecked in Nell
sons Lagoon, Unimak Island, Bering
Sea
Hundreds Of delegates from Unitarl-
an and other liberal churches through.
out the country have gathered in BOs-
ton to attend the fourth international
congress OF religious liberals.
Seven worllmen and one girl were
executed at I.odz, Russian Poland,
without trial, for participating in tho
murder OF Marcus Silbersteln, owner
Of large cotton mill, who was killed
by his employees September 10.
Certainly Irish.
The rocking chair brigade were dis.
cussing death and burial their minds
having been directed thereto by tra
passing Of a funeral through the VII
lage street Each one paused sum
clently long in her knitting to describe
the kind OF burial she would like. and
the place where she would like to be-
buried. A recent but popular comev,
who is suspected of having been
born in the Emerald isle. waxed en-
thusastic over the cemetery plot
which she had bought for herself;
she described the beautiful flowers
she had already planted and the in
structions she had given to the eenle-
terry gardener, She had gotten every
thing in readiness, and could die at \
any time' knowing her grave would he
all right why" she wound up.
when die all | have to do is to walk
out there"