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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
apevIl chasern Is 1nsan.

The commission appointed to exam
inc Robert Bachman. the religious IA.
matte who murdered his little niece
during an orgie at Nazareth. performed
the duty u the county Jail at Easton
Pa and filed a report to the effec.
that the prisoners mind is unbalanced
and recommended that he be removed
10 an asylum.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

We received an invitation 20 the
exercises of the Hartshorn Memorial
College. May 26-27th. 1905. This
great institution is under the leader
ship of Rev. L. b. Tefft, ID. d.. Pres.
10 better place ina the country can
be selected for the training and ed
ucation of young girls.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
REprC1NG REPRESENTATION.

HEIDI NiNO REPRESENTATION
We have received a copy Of an APP
peal to the southern delegates and to
the coloTed voters north Of the Ma
son and Dixon Line. 1t is issued by
Mr. II. A. Clarke. chairman Of the
Republican Interstate League. incor-
porated of Washington. ID. c. II
calls for the elimination OF the plank
in the last Republican platform, pro-
viding for the reduction of the re-
presentation Ia the Southern states
as "a result OF the Acknowledgement Of
the Negro.
Mr. Clarke declares that the en-
actment OF such a law will mean the
reduction Of representation in the
National Republican Convention and
viii mean the creation and establish
ment of political trust. He declares
TOO that it viii mean the perpetual
ton of the Republican Party. the di-
intuition of the strength of the Dem
ocratic Party and the elimination Of
the colored voter in the doubtful
states. He declares that it would
Kill the Democratic Party. the col
ored citizen and the southern dele
gate.
1t seems TO us that this is a case
OF proving too much. III all that Mr.
Clarke says is true and the National
Republican Party could be made to
believe it to be true. the Crumpack-
er Bin would be a law upon our sta
tute books before the sun rose after
the demise Of the present Congress.
Mr.. Clarke is an right in his
course so FAR as it relates to the de-
mand for the enforcement OF the
Fifteenth Amendment. The Repub-
lican Party can give no valid reason
for not standing squarely upon this
platform. other than the doctrine Of
eXpediency and the opposition that
would confront the party az the polls.
The sentiment of the country at
this time Is in favor of commercial
ism as in contravontiou 20 human
rights and politicians I'm both parties.
who have their ears 20 the ground"
know this. 10 IS only by the arous-
ing OF public sentiment iu support
of our cause that we can accomplish
desired results in this direction.
The prohibitionists are now en-
joying well earned success as a re-
suit OF this kind OF crusading. The
William J. Bryan policies have be-
come popular with the Roosevelt
brand and 90 is not 40 all certain that
he Will De defeated at his next trial
at the polls. The American people
are sometimes tickle and what they
reject this year. they viii approve
Two years thereafter
We have a notable instance Of this
in Georgia. The defeat of the Re
publican Party at the polls next No
vember would DO more good. So far
as the Republican Party is concern
ed than an the protests and lectures
upon the subject IL 90 wins I'm
walk. our condition will be critical
for the reason that we shall continue
10 be the political tin-can tied to the
Republican dogs tail, and It's only
mission viii bee TO worry. while not
accomplishing any substantial re-
suits
We have been unable 20 reach
definite conclusion upon this reduc-
ton of representation proposition.
The Republican leaders seem TO want
it and the Democratic politicians seem
not 10 want il and so far as We are
concerned. we have not been able to
care much which is tother."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

new idea in maids is 20 have
them in sets. these TO be decided upon
some point Of resemblance. as. for In
stance. blondes on the second floor
and brunettes on the first Some one
pertinently suggests that II maid
should die It might spoil the set, and
IL could not be as easily replaced as
one OF china. for instance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

ticket before 1t Is nominated and we
have not told anybody that we pro-
posed to do so. but already that tired
feeling is spreading over our anatomy
and making its debilitating effects
evident in every nerve and muscle Of
this faithful body of ours. Most col
ored people are admitting that they
are feeling the same way.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
President Thrown From Hor,e.

President Roosevelt had an exceed.
hgly narrow escape from serious
accident while out horseback riding
in Rock Creek park. near Washington.
Mrs. Roosevelt was with the president.
The president was riding a new
horse, young animal The party rode
down through cut In bank. forded
a creek, and were ascending the bank
on the other side. The presidents
horse reared. the president leaned for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
ExpIanatlon o. Ereak Nam.,-

For queer names OF towns Oregon
excels any other state in the union
Natural characteristics and freaks of
fortune made many names. and the
pioneers who settled in that far wes-
tern state often selected a name for
their new location from the first
chance occurrences connected with it
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
sleioh, un.d All Year

Sleighs are used all the year round
in Madeira. The lichens which grow
abundanuy on the stone-paved streets
make them slippery. and at the same
time prevent dust. IL has been sug-
gested that the dust problem might
be solved elsewhere by cultivaung
these lichens.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Help for the small child, II money,
ring or any small article is dropped
in a crack of sidewalk which cannot
be reached by hand. chew Il piece
OF chewing gum and take a long stick
and paste the gum on the end. Push
the stick down into the crack and the
ring or money can easily be drawn
out
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Mitehem eoomed ex Miner, Looais

A large number of locals of the Unit
ed Mine Workers In the anthracite coal
regions have Endorsed John Mitchell
for the Democratic nomination for vice
president. The Endorsements have
been sent To leading Democrats 20 for.
ward to Denver. Arrangements are be-
ing made for a marching club of an
thracite miners TO go TO Denver and
shout and work for Mitchell.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Talk about the superiority OF mind
over matter" said the arSumen,ativs
boarder ITS just the other way. II
you want 20 be sure not 20 forget
thing you don't trust It 20 your mem
Org. You take a pencil and a slip
OF paper and make memorandum
Of IL"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Killed BY Practical Ink.

a victim OF practical jokers. Morris
Gaseberg. twenty-five years OF age.
died at a hospital at Pittsburg. He
had been employed at the DuQuesne
Steel works. and on May 30, il is al
legged fellow workmen inflated his
body by compressed ait, causing peri
tonitis- An investigation Is being con.
ducfad
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
rhe tiapnlert chlldren.

The happiest children are those who
have happy mothers The young life
which grows Up In the shadow of dis
contented, repining and gloomy moth
err is like plant unwatered by kind
ly dews. IL is apt TO be dwarfed
and stunted. Even when things are
crooked and temptations 70 be harsh
come. let the mother. for her sons
and daughters sake. tryato be happy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

A woman writer wants 20 know why
81 is that 4 man is beautiful only in
his youth. and some one remarks that
nature intended him 10 have equal
rights with women 10 grow ugly as he
grows older II o. not often. however,
that men realize the fact
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
A Cynical Reason.

Il wonder why the owl has been
chosen as the symbol OF wisdom"
Because the owl has sense enough
10 keep its mouth shut, except only
when it opens 1t to boot at everything
else. baltimore American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Their Rictt - &c se,u,iful

The outward wearing Of pretty
things is a delightful habit in
woman. and the constant aim to be
beautiful aad attractive Is what every
woman should pride herself on pos
sessing EXCHANGE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

A black and white spotted and 4
yellow lizard, fun grown and alive.
were found I'm the heart OF an oak
split by Joseph McCloskey. near
Belwood. Pa. The log had been cut
from a tree more than so years old.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Probably the Kind

Reporter couldn't get anything
out OF The detective as 70 where he
got the leading cue bat that a little
bird told him.
Editor-Humph! Possibly one OF his
stool seons.-Palumore American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Hon. Harry S. Cummings. mem
Der OF the First Branch of the City
Council of Baltimore, Md. has made
quite a record for himself in that
body. The Baltimore Sun grudglng-
ly gives him the recognition to which
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
III. Too.snsx soLentlst-

4 Philadelphia physician declares
that picking buttercups causes a dis
ease resembling measles. sometimes
fatal VIII science leave no corner
OF the child's world uncovered by q
Don't touch" s!gn?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Pictures OF Napoleon generally
show him with a frown on his face.
but no historian has ever found any
evidence TO Indicate that his frown
was what made him great.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

We return thanks for an invitation
60 the twentieth anniversary OF the
marriage of Major General and Mrs.
r. r. Jackson. which took place May
2S. 1908 at PAS Thirty-seventh ST..
Chicago. IN.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Natures Stern LAW.

Idlers cannot even find time 20 be
idle. or the industrious To be at lei
sure. We must always be doing or
suffering Zimmerman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

a German technical journal has
some 10 the trouble OF estimating that
the water OF the whole ocean contains
in solution over 100000 tons of pure
silver.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Rabxlen Is, ereat cltx.

Babylon was probably the first city
20 attain a population of million.
The area Of the city was 225 square
miles
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Elephant Pounds Horse

Elephant Pounds Horse to Death.
Selling a horse with it's trunk. an
enraged elephant dashed the animal
against the ground until it had pound
ed the horses life out Showmen we're
loading the animals on a train az New
Albany, Ind, when the horse kicked
the elephant
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Point Of View.

Oh. do not set deurious.
About your worries numerous:
Things which 90 YOU are serious
To others may seem humorous
Washington star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Gold Found in Turkeys Crop.
Half an ounce of pure gold was
found In the body Of turkey killed on
a farm on the Tarwine river. Victoria.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
tenement Death Rate Heavy.

About 1000 children under ave
years old die in the New York tene-
ment districts each month
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
From Berth.

Banks-That scar a birthmark?
Tanks-Yep. Pullman upper.-JudSe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
The Drawback

Resting would be so delightful were
1t not for the fact that 1t makes one
so tired
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Average Gold Production.

The rate OF production OF gold is ap-
proximately a million dollars a day. q
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
SATURDAY. JUNE I3. 1905.

We received an invitation to the
Eighteenth Annual Commencement
OF the Manchester Colored High
school. June 10. 1905.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Fntered at the Post omoe At Richmond. Va.
rcond Class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

There now comes a new and spec-
ial objection to Mr.. Taft as a candi-
date, and that is the combination of
his supporters in New York State.
Win the race track gamblers. led by
william Barnes. The movement is
one 10 prevent the passage of the an
bills, TO destroy Govern
or 1n ghes as a presidential candidate
ana 10 place Secretary Taft in nom
iuation as the race track gamblers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
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alleged to be loaded with gold, but had
yet to observe the first CLINT of yellow or
any sign of the pure golden thing.
If you have any doubts as to the real
ity of the gold here" said the scientist
Il can dispel them by showing you some
bricks, made here within the last few
weeks, which we are about to ship to
London"
With that he took me into the back
room of his tin-roofed assay office, and
by the twist of his wrist unlocked a vault
in the wall. He then touched an electric
button. swung a combination lock around
five times and threw open a safe, out of
which he pulled a great brick of pure
gold. He dropped it on the counter and
asked me to lift it. 1 tried to do so but
failed, although I might have succeeded
had the brick been lying on the floor in
stead of at the height of my waist. 1t
was solid lump of bright yellow metal
shaped like a paving brick and perhaps
two inches thicker. ell put 1t on the
scales and showed me that It weighed
over 70 pounds. He said that its value
was S180,000. In the same vault I was
shown other bricks which ran up to more
than one million dollars.
During my conversation with the as
sayer | asked him how the gold was sent
to London. He replied:
1T all goes on the cars from here to
Cape Town and thence by the mail steam
ers to Southampton. The shipments are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
Too Much for Him,

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Poor fellowl'' said the lady who was
being personally conducted through the
asylum. Poor fellowl He is so hard
some; he has such noble features. such a
splendid brow, such an aristocratic bear
ing. What a pity that his mind 'las been
wrecked. Was he crossed in icve?"
Mo- replied the attendant Hes a
poet. It's very sad case. His friends
thought he was going to be the American
Byron or Milton, or something like THAI;
but one day he wrote poem which he
called Lines to Water Fowl and sent
it to newspaper or magazine or some
thing, and when 1t came out 1t vas head
ed Lines to a Water Bowl The shock
upset him and he amt been right since"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
johannesburg.

Johannesburg.
"AKE out your watch. hold it to
your ear and listen to the ticks.
For every one of them 81 worth of
yellow gold is now coming out of the
great mine under my feet. That is the
measure of the stream, and it goes ON
second after second, minute after min
ute, hour after hour, day and night, all
the year through. The steady output of
the gold mines of the Rand is now "a
per second, $3.50 per minute, more than
$4,000 per hour. and over s9OO,OO per day
In 1907 the product was more than $780,
100000, or more than $11.OOO,OOO worth of
the yellow metal every month.
The TransvaaI's Golden Flood.
In all history there has been no such
golden food as that which is now pouring
forth from the Transvaal. The mines of
India of Croesus and of Solomon We're as
nothing beside it. The treasures of Mexico
and Peru in the times of Cortez and Piz-
AFRO dwindle in comparison, and Austria
liza, Alaska and California have had moth
ing like unto this The mines of the Rand
are now producing more than one-fourth
of all the new gold in the world. They
were discovered only a little more than
20 years ago, and they have already
turned out more than $1,00O,00O0 900 worth
of bullion. This is equal to one-twelfth of
all the gold from all the mines of all the
world since Columbus discovered America.
In weight it is just about 1000 tons, or so
much that If you loaded it on two-horse
wagons at a ton to the wagon it would
take a line of teams II or 10 miles long
to carry it all.
More than this, these mines promise to
continue pouring out gold for generations
to come. They could produce twice as
\much today if they had the labor, and
they could treble that amount and keep
the mines going for years. The gold reefs
in which the precious metal lies have been
proved for length of more than 60 miles
and experts say that they can be worked
to a depth of 5000 feet. If they were
worked to 1000 the amount so far taken
out would be just about per cent of the
whole, and at that rate there are from
ten to fifteen billions of the precious bull
lion left.
The production has been increasing by
leaps and bounds ever since gold was dis
covered here. In 1884 the output was
about $4,000 and 10 years later it had
jumped to s3s. 900 per annum. 1t stead
fly increased to about $50, 00o, 0O0 which was
che annual product at the beginning OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
They Produce SHo, 900, 900 a T1onth
And Have Billions Inn Sight


, the Boer war 1t then fell to almost
nothing for a year or So but in 1904 it was
again $50, 900, 600. In 1905 IL reached $lO0,
100000 in 1906 1t was more than Sl2OO0O,0o0
anu in 1907 the vast sum of 1885, 100000
These amounts are inconceivable, but
they are about what the mines are pro-
ducing today. The aggregate dividends
last year were $35,0000OO, and the mines
which paid them are capitalized at over
$12O, 100000 I have before me news
paper which gives the products of a
dozen of the leading mining companies
during the past month. None of them
has paid less than 1880 for every day of
that month, and some have run as high
as $4,000 per day for the 80 days. Talk
about gold. Where will you find it else
where as here?
The Golden Dough of the Rand.
almost despair of describing these
caves of Aladdin on the highlands of
South Africa. They are not like any min
eral region of North or South America,
and 1 doubt if they have their counter
part on the face of the globe. The coun-
try is half desert and there are no indi-
cations of minerals The gold is found
in several great reefs of rock which run
through a range of low hills for a dis
lance of about 120 miles, The land is a
mile or more above the sea- and these
hills run from 100 to 800 feet higher The
reefs begin at the surface and extend
down at a regular slope for no one knows
how deep into the earth. There are great
sandwiches of collaborating rock, streaked
here and there with a conglomerate or
pudding containing quart pebbles The
| pebbles may be called the raisins in the
| pudding They range in size from the egg
| of a swallow up to that of a goose, but
! they contain no gold. The gold is in the
/ dough of the pudding, or the cement
| which holds these quart and other rocks
! together Money is often called dough
| in our slang, but the dough of the Trans
vaal is the Simon-pure thing and is really
sprnkled with gold
On the Great Reef.
! I can describe this better by taking
| you with me on a trip over the reef and
| going down into one of the mines. We
might start at Johannesburg and go east
and west for 60 odd miles and see moth
ing but mines all the way. We get the
train at Park station and are soon flying
! by the great works with their mountains
| of tailings. We can see the black smoke
1 stacks cutting the sky at the front and
behind us, and we could throw stone
into the great hills of dazzling white
sand which have been left near the mine
after extracting the gold. On each OF
those hills cars are crawling up and
down. Some of them are attached to
steel cables, which bring the refuse for
several miles and automatically dump il
on the top of the hill, crawling on without
stopping until they are back in the works
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By Frank G. Carpenter
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made every Monday in order that the
trains may reach the Cape for the ship
sailing Wednesday. Each brick is put up
in separate wooden box, which is
bound around with strap iron and sealed.
The banks do the shipping and the rail-
ways are responsible for the gold from
here to Cape Town. On certain Mondays
of the month the shipments amount to
s4,oO0,00O, including about % of these big
golden. bricks"