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firing OF a pistol in its face. Then he
stepped into the cage. The lion made
fierce lunge at him and he retreated.
On the ground below stood the as
sistant, In his hands rope attached
TO the door. He was too busy watch
ing the trainer escape from the cage
TO pull the rope quickly, and with a
roar the lion leaped into the crowd.
A policeman pulled up the canvas
and shouted Beat it, as he pushed
women and children out Of II and fol
lowed. For a time Il was not known
whether the animal had escaped from
the tent or not, but circus men grabbed
the guy ropes and held tho canvas
down TO keep him close II he should
be In the tent, while the alarm went
through the other tents and into the
main canvas, where the show proper
was about TO start. Meanwhile the
crowds fed under tents. over stone
walls. into adjacent buildings ana up
trees and telegraph poles.
Washburn told the police TO shoot
the lion, and they and everybody else
who had a revolver got ready; but
oNNA SAN bNt-SS was bIOWuuk IN
the tent and overturning cages OF lab
beTing monkeys, and the elephants
were trumpeting.
Washburn offered n reward Of 400
for the capture OF the lion and four
circus men crawled under the tent.
spread out the canvas top OF a wagon
and tried 20 form a semi-circle and
corner the lion One OF the men sue
ceeded in throwing lasso around its
neck, Others took the wheels on a
wagon cage. laid the cage on the
ground, and by using meat as bait got
the lion into IL. There was n shout
OF triumph as this was accomplished
and the circus tents filed up again
with the crowd
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
BODY RETURNING TO LIFE.
Face of Man Dead and EmbaImed Re-
gains Color.

Asheville, y. C.-Medical science is
astonished at the strange case OF n.
II. Carpenter. whose wife. a Christian
Scientist, when he died nearly month
ago In one OF the villas at Bntmore.
declared he was not dead and. refus-
ing to have the body buried, shut her
self UP with IT. The remarkable part
OF later developments is that, although
embalming is sufficient in itself to
cause death. the body is apparently re-
turning TO life.
Doctors were called IN who say the
body has the appearance she de-
scribed, and are watching the case
with unusual interest.
Mrs. Carpenter declares that color
is returning to the face OF her husband
and the flesh is rounding out. She ex-
poets him to be restored TO life. she
says. For five days after his death she
kept constant vigil. and members OF
her cult prayed over the body.
Carpenter was a millionaire.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
They Found 5000 in the Basket.

she never remembered having bath
in all her life before.
When one Of her neighbors bought
a ton OF coal she would wait until IL
had been carried from the street. and
then she would go out and sweep up
the little pieces that were left. But she
always carried on her arm the old
basket with the $4,000 wrapped in the
dirty rag.
In her room we're boxes OF horse
shoes and screws and nails that she
had picked up. She would accumulate
a lot Of this junk and then sell it.
Some days she begged only soap.
She would so 10 a door and say that
she was poor washerwoman. who
had work II she only had bar OF
soap. She would come home with her
basket full of soap on one arm. and
the basket in which the $4,000 was
hidden on the other. Policemen found
hundreds Of cakes OF soap piled up in
corners OF her home.
At times the woman would beg only
tea. Her story then was that she was
sick and needed DRAWN" OF tea
Almost every housewife would give it
to her. trapped in a piece OF paper.
The police found hundreds of these
little packets.
She never visited the neighbors or
talked with them. and they kept aloof
from her.
The police do not believe that rob.
bers were In her house.
She is 80 years old. she saws. but
she looks To be so. Her face is wrin-
kled, her hair is turning gray and her
form is stopped.
At the hospital she kept saving over
and over: is my money all right?
VIII they give it back to me? Is thar
doctor an honest mar?"
1--WE saved 1t in pennies and nickeIs
and dimes" she continued. "and II
took years to do it. / would hate to
lose IT now. 1t was so hard TO save
1t. My father. dead now for I6 years
worked on the streets with a broom
He made $3.50 a day; mother and nv
self worked in q pants factory and
made $I.25 day apiece. We saved
ell we could"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
HIDES $4,000 BUT
bees FOR FOOD
WOMAN sTARVEs HERSELF FOR
YEARS TO INCREASE HOARD
PARENTS STARTED.
SAVES NICKELS AND PENNIES
St. Louis Hospital Patient lnherits
Misery Habits of Her Parents
Gets First Bath in 80
Years.

St. Louis.-For years Theresa
Robbie traversed the streets Of St
Louis, begging at back doors. with
thousands of dollars wrapped in a rag
in an old basket that swung from her
arm.
She was ragged and dirty, thin and
miserable looking. and no one sus-
pected that she had fortune in bank
notes and gold In the old basket. That
was discovered when her neighbors
heard her screaming in her home early
one morning. and she told them that
thieves had tried to rob her.
When the police came she chung TO
the basket in a way that made them
wish to see into IL. She sat with the
basket on her lap and her arms around
it. When the policemen sought to take
il she Rugged the precious thing to her
breast
For years and years she had
starved herself and denied herself, and
had suffered for the necessities of life
TO save the s5.607 that was IN the bss-
ket, and il was dear TO her.
Her father and mother had denied
themselves the comforts OF life. too,
and had died in the appearances Of
direst poverty that they might hand
down 20 this daughter the thousands
OF dollars they had saved. She inner
ited their money and their misery
habits, too.
Her father WAS street sweeper for
the city. His wages were $3.50 a day
He saved enough to buy a lot on
Eleventh street and to build a two
story brick house on IT, The neigh.
bors say that the Robes did not have
even coffee In their house IN those
days. They never ate meat They
lived principally on bread.
The first bath Miss Robbie had in all
her 80 years was given 10 her at the
City hospital And then she got three
baths. She said to her attendants that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
loads STAMPEDE Women in Car

Cleveland, GA panic on Superior
avenue car was narrowly averted the
other day when three toads escaped
from a paper bag and hoped about
on the floor under the seats. A badly
scared little man was taking the
three toads home to keep bugs out of
his wife's flower bed
stout woman sitting next to the
little man happened to look down and
saw the biggest OF the toads sitting
in her lap blinking cheerfully I'D at
her. She nearly went over the back
of the seat and didn't stop screaming
for three blocks, when the car was
finally brought TO a stop.
The three toads meanwhile hoped
busily around. and the women passen-
gers frantically sought out the high
places. They all piled OF the car at
the FIRST opportunity.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
SATURDAY. 49,. AUGUST 1, 1905.

NOR.
Then he SPOKEN French-In tone
that initiated the cool irony he had
noted in Durand's tone:
A few murders more or less! But
Won Stroebel was hardly fair mark.
dearest Julesr'
With this he sent the chair Gathering
down the steps. where 1t struck Jules
Chauvenet's legs with a force that car
ried him bowling Justify backward 70
the second landing.
Artn,tage turned and sped down the
'front.' stairway. hearing renewed clamor
from the rear and cries Of rage and
pain fror1 the second story. In FUN
bling for the front door he found hat
and. having lost his own. placed It
upon his head, drew his inverness
about his shoulders and went quickly
out A moment later be slipped the
catch I'm the wall door and stepped into
the boulevard
The stars were shining among the
dying clouds overhead. and be drew
deep breaths OF the freshened air into
bis lungs as he walked back to the
Monte Rosa. Occasionally be laughed
quietly 90 himself. for he still grasped
tightly In his hand. safe under his coat.
the envelope which ChRuvenet had car
ried so very carefully concealed, and
several times Armltage muttered 10
himself:
"A few murders. more or lessr'
At the hotel be changed bis clothes.
threw the things from his dressing
table into a bag and announced his de-
parture for Paris by the midnight ex-
press.
AS he drove 20 the railway station be
felt Tor his cigarette case aud discov-
cred that II was missing. The loss evil
IDENTIFY gave him great concern. for he
searched and researched his pockets
and opened his bags at the station 60
see n he had by any chance overlooked
IT, but II was not TO DO found any
where
His annoyance at the loss was bal
anced. could he have known Il. by the
interest with which. almost before the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
NAVIGATING LION LOOSE
IN BIG CIRCUS CROWD
RELEASE OF KING OF BEASTS
CAUSES PANlc-ANIMAL
FINALLY LASSOED.

Greenwich, Conn.-Nero, a mani kill
Ing lion that has slain three persons
in seven wears. is back in his cage. and
scores OF old guns. pistols and shoot
Ing irons OF every description have
been put away, following one OF the
most exciting times Greenwich ever
had. when Nero escaped from his cage
at circus here the other day.
The assistant keeper responsible for
the panic disappeared, and hasn't come
back. which is just as well. for he
wouldn't be very welcome. The show
was across the street from a high
school and hundreds Of school children
were in the circus crowd.
The keeper first worked the lion into
a rage by teasing It with a stick and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

lent Turkish tobacco. On one side OF
1t was etched in shadIngs OF blue and
white enamel a helmet, surmounted by
a falcon poised for flight. and beneath
the motto Eide Non ARMS" The
back bore In English script written
large. the letters "F. A"
The men stared at each other won
deringly for an instant then both
ieaped 10 their feet.
1T isn't possibler' gasped Durand.
1T is quite possible" replied Chauve-
net. The emblem Is unm!stakable.
Good God, lookr'
The sweat had broken out on Chau-
venet's face. and he leaped 70 the
chair where his coat hung and caught
up the garment with shaking hands
The silk lining futtered loose where
Armitage had roughly torn out the
envelope.
who is he7 Who is hep whispered
Durand, very white OF face.
1T may belt must be some one
deeply concerned"
Chauvenet paused, drawing his hand
across his forehead slowly. Then the
color leaped back into his face, and he
caught Durand's arm so tight that the
man fiinched-
There has been a man following me
about / thought he was interested
I'm the Claibornes. He's here. / am
sure l saw him at the Monte Rosa to-
night Godr'
lie dropped his hand from Durand's
arm and struck the table fercely with
his clinched hand.
John Armitage-John Armitage! i
heard his name in Florence"
His eyes were swapping with excite
ment and amazement grew In his
face.
"Who is John Armitage?" demand
ed Durand sharply, but Chauvenet
stared at him In stupefaction for a
tense moment, then muttered TO him
self:
as it possible? Is it possibleg" And
his voice was hoarse, and his hand
trembled as he picked up the cigarette
case.
MY dear Jules, you act as though
you had seen a ghost. Who the devil
Is Armitager
Chauvenet glanced about the room
cautiously, then bent forward and
whispered very low close to Durand's
ear:
Suppose he were the son OF the
crazy Kari! Suppose he were Fred
erick Augustusr'
bah! 1t is impossibiel What is
your man Armitage IikeT" asked Du-
rand irritably.
"He is the right age. He Is a big
fellow and has quite an air. He seems
to be without occupation"
Clearly So" remarked Durand iron
icaIly. But he has evidently been
watching US Quite possibly the la
mented Stroebel employed him. He
may have seen Stroebef here
Chauyenet again struck the table
smarsIy.
~Of course he would see Strobel.
StrobeI was the archduke's friend.
Stroebel and this fellow between
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
EXAMPLE.

sod II IS for me 10 see
What I am and ought 10 be.
To the dreams OF eager youth
Beauty seemed at one with truth
All the world methought was fair,
All Was good that dwelled there.
And sought 20 make my soul
Worthy OF its lofty goal:
worthy as mate 20 stand
With the noble, with the grand,
With the jewellers in the land.
But. alas, woke 20 find
Sin and error I'm my kind.
Woke TO find the squald real
Choke and crush my high ideal.
Felt ] had not strength 20 move IL
Felt could not rise above tt
And fell-from sky TO slime:
Reached the level Of my time.
Yet II sometimes seems TO me
AS / ponder. musingly.
Had 1 one man CHANGED 20 see
Such as ! had hoped 70 be.
(Such as had surely been
Had I but that vision scent
Al the shining OF that ray
All my night had turned TO day:
/ had never lost my way.
Sad Il Is for me to see
What I am and ought 20 be.
Yet the bitterest gall drink
is the thought I sometimes think
When my ncighbor's step I mark
Stumbling bundly in the dark
Had reached the higher plane.
Had I been the noble man.
Had 7 made his high ideal
Once incarnate In the real.
Al the shining OF that ray
All his night had turned 20 day:
Hc had never lost his way.
New York Herald
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them
"Strobel is dead The archduke Is
dead There can be no matter OF doubt
Of that" said Durand, but doubt was
In his tone aud in his eyes.
Nothing is certain. IL would be like
Karl TO turn up again with son to
back his claims They may both be
living. This Armitage Is not the ordl-
nary pig of secret agent. We must
find him"
"And quickly. There must be-
another death added TO our little
list before we are quite masters OF the
situation in Vienna"
They gave Zmai orders to remain on
guard at the house and went hurriedly
out together.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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A Slave Of Habit.

mr.. Butcher" said the patron with
the infant in her arms. will you
please weigh my baby?"
"Surel" responded the busy butcher.
depositing the little human bundle on
his scales. Just 16 pounds and a
quarter. Mrs. Riley"
But" commented the watching par
ent, your scales registered but 16
pounds"
You're right. madam said the
butcher. reddening as he took another
look. Then, turning 20 the bookkeeper
behind the desk. he called out: Annie,
take OF that quarter of pound!"-
Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
New Holland Tramway System.

The Dutch government has grant
ed a concession TO the Amsterdam &
North Holland Tramway Company 10
build and operate an electric railway
system in Holland. The route will be
nearly so hloms. running from Am
sterdam north through Zaandam TO
Kromeminie. from Zaandyk 20 Wyk-
aan-Zee. and Wormerveer to Purmer-
end. The Holland Development Com
tire system.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


Do your best-but not your best
friend.
Some sound arguments consist
mainly OF loud talk.
Gray hairs need be honored only
when they adorn honest heads.
Cold cash warns a marble heart,
but the effect is only temporary.
Women frequently jump at conclu-
sions that are anything but alarming.
A hot-headed woman and a stick
OF man ought TO make a good match.
Sometimes a woman cries over her
inability 20 find something TO laugh at
When the other fellow offers 20 com
promise It means that you have the
best OF t.
The man who marries a nervous
woman soon discovers what nerve
force really is.
The early bird may gobble the
worm. but II doesn't look Ike n square
deal for the worm.
His Satanic majesty would soon
have 20 shut up shop II ne did business
on the c. o. ID. plan.
Il must make the owner OF a $4,000
automobile feel cheap when chased
by yellow cur that wouldn't bring
80 cents at a sausage foundry.-Chi-
cago News
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY.

Candid people are forever wonder.
ing what fun there can be In cunning.
Born aristocrats are not conscious
OF Il; and those who are. are not aris-
tocrats.
Attention TO detail is also necessary
to success in society; even pleasure is
4 study.
Poetry is easy II II were not for the
absurd necessity OF making most OF
II rhyme.
bovine temperament Is a blessing
Cor then you are not longing for things
.ou can't have.
Do you recollect ever finding what
Tou were looking for In the place you
expected 20 find IL?
In real life the killing OF the fatted
calf on the return OF the prodigal son
is usually waste OF veal.
Dignity is a natural quality, but Il is
hard 20 display It when there are
patches on the trousers.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
A Motor Seryile.

With slight modification the boys
criticism in his essay on the horse
might be applied to the motor-omni-
bus-namely. that "the horse is a
noble animal. but he does not always
do So" The motor-omnibus is tho
servant of vast numbers of people. but
IL is sometimes allowed 10 behave In a
manner which is Questionable.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
The Sense Of Dutv-

sense OF duty pursues US ever. II
is onnipresent like the Deity. II we
take TO ourselves the wings OF the
morning. and dwell in the uttermost
parts OF the sea, duty performed or
duty violated is still with us. for our
happiness or our misery. If we say
the darkness shall cover us. in the
darkness as in the light our obliga-
tons are with US yet--Daniel Web
ster
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

There is no longer any doubt. our
Shanghai correspondent tells US. that
the old order OF thought which has
guided the lives of countless millions
In the Chinese empire through long
succession OF centuries is passing away
forever. The movement In favor OF
western education has become ire
istible.-Jondon Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
JUST THOUGHTS.

You may have noticed that hard
cash Is hard 10 acquire.
Many a man who is sure be is right
lacks the energy to go ahead. ~
A girls idea Of q ringleader Is the
first man to arrive with a solitaire.
Many a man refuses to listen TO
reason because he can see no reason
for IL.
A woman isn't necessarily IN love
with man because she is jealous OF
him.
The man who goes into politics for
what there is in It doesn't get lone
some.
A young man might have a poor
opinion Of the girls he Is fond OF II
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
DURING the Ordeal.

"Beaker Is the most absent-mlnded
chap I ever met"
What did he do?"
The last time he got into a bar
ber's chair he pinned the newspaper
round his neck and began TO read the
towel. "-Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
One Georne Missed

George Washington may have been
first in war and first in peace. but he
never knew the meaning of a real re-
ception because ne was never the first
man 10 arrive at a summer resort
Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
The PASSING Touch

A kind word overheard by chance,
A blossom blown across the way,
pleasant nod or kindly glance.
And courage gladdens all the day.
lightly spoken word OF doubt,
A look that indicates mis.rust
And all the Joys that cleaned about
Are mildcwec or besm.rched with dust.
$ r. Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
Mean Trick.

What did you give your wife for her
birthday"
"a blank check
Gee whiz. Can she I'll In any
amount she wants to-"
Yep didn't sign it"-Cleveland
Leader.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01
Same Here

One OF the behests given the Japan
csc bride is do not talk too much"
The constant stress laid on this advice
is sure sign that II isn't being
needed.
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TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
ATLANTIC COASTLINE.
effective January S. 1861
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.

effective January 5. 1861
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
p. N. s1l:4O p. NJ
For SorioIk-S:OO A. N, $500 p. II and I'm
For n. and W. Ry west-e.os A. NJ. Is:ls
and $40 p. NJ
For Petersburg: 500 A. NJ, 1910, soc, IN
r. n, $500, $40 p. n, 7:25 and IL 80 p NJ
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: $50 p. n
Trains arrive Richmond daily-6:l0, ssss:6s
1870 A. NJ 's:3S. ssi0:f5 aud IL 80 A NJ s1:H
2:oS. $3.50, $500 aud $50 p. IA
Except Sunday. ssSuRday only esszxc.sa
Monday.
Time Of arrivals and departures and sOn.-s-
lions not guaranteed.
O. g. CANPBEIL.D. "a
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

When a big man finds himself face
10 face with a little woman at the
head Of the stairs about a. m. his
bravery is put 20 a severe test-St
Louis Times.
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Our Wife Saws

The most sour-faced old Billy can
crack a smile when he's trying to at
tract the attention of a pretty girl
Chicago Journal.
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The Trouble.

Il thought you and your wife were
living very happily"
oh, my wife and I are happy all
right She says she can get along
with me. but ever since we've been
married the troubles been that she
can't get along with my salary."-De-
troit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

To Care for English cathedraIs.
A proposed organization in England
is the Guild of the House OF God,
whose sole dsty IL shall be to care for
the English cathedrals.
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they were his sisters.

Some how the average man never
feels called upon 20 repent until after
be has been caught with the goods.
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wall door had
losed upon
him. two gen
tlemen. one OF
them still I'm his
shirt slice sS
and with a pur-
pie lump over
his forehead,
bent over a gold
cigarette case IN
the dark house
on the Boule-
ward Froissart.
IL was a pretty
trinket and con-
tnlned W b en-
found on the
Kitchen floor ex-
actly four ciga-
rettes Of excel
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Southern Ry

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
y. A-Following schedule figures puhllsA,S
only as information. sRd are not fuaranteed:
$50 A. A-Daily-Iocal for Charlotte
ll;o9 A. 4-Daily>-Limited-R Pullman n
Atlanta and Birmingham. New Orlesns
Memphis, Chattanooga, and all the South
Through coach for Chase City, Oxford
Durham.
$500 4. NIX Sunday-Keysville Iocal
1850 p. A-Daily-Limited Pullman ready s:sa
p. a for all the South.
YORK RIVER LINE.
$3.50 +. A-Ex. Sunday-To West Point-Cou
Meeting fer Baltimore Monday, wednesday
and Friday.
1;l6 Y. A.-Nonday, Wednesday and Fridsy-
Local 20 West Point
t:so A. H-EI Sundays-Local to West rOlsA
TRAINS ARRIVE RECHMoND.
900 A. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ From all the South
4;lO p. A-From Charlotte, Raleigh Durham
Chase City and local stations.
$40 A. A-From Keysvslle-Local
S;2o A. A-From West Point and from Balts-
more wednesday, Friday and Sunday
fO'4o A NJ, 5:S3 p. M.-Locai from West PoinA
Q. W. WESTBURY, ID. p. A
go K. Main Street. Phone 80.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

One Use for Fire Department.
When a heavy fan OF snow occurs
in Valdez. Alaska, the fire department
is called out to clear the sidewalks
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

The rack used TO be an instrument
OF torture. In fact, the music rack
continues to be.
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THREE
Many Puts.

Redd-His game of golf reminds me
of motor boat
Greene-How so7
why, it's put-put-putput-put put
Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

Some men marry for love. some for
money and others simply because they
crave excitement
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-01

Wall flowers must be society girls
who have been nipped in the bud