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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
SERMON SENTENCES.

Friendship cannot live save in free
dom.
Liberality is the saving grace of
frugality.
1t is better to be gracious than to
be graceful.
You can get fine work only nom
free hearts.
Makers Of criticism are never good
takers thereof
No man can long be a bigot who
tries to be a brother.
He counts for most in prayer who
counts himself last Of all
Practical pity for men Is the best
kind OF piety toward God.
They who accuse others often are
only excusing themselves.
Cheerful sinners may work less
harm than the sour saints.
No heart is more sick than the one
that always nurses itself.
Strength" may be the way that
heaven spells our word struggle
No man can live q whole life with
out some sense Of the life of all men.
The angels never have time 10
tab 20 The man who leaves his work
TO listen for them.-Chicag6 Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

pull out occasionally in case complaint
is made as 20 it's lack.
When woman arrives at the stage
where she has positively nothing to
worry about she viii pay some fortune
teller a small fortune TO supply the
need.-Grace G.. Bostwick. IN The sun
day Magazine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
A Mutual Mlsunderstandlnn.

Il want some more crash for the
kitchen, num-" announced the new
cook.
Il can't afford II. Maggie" replied
the mistress. feebly. Il heard the last
plate go this morning. baltimore
American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

There is one contrary fact Of hui
man nature which shows itself con-
corning widows"
What is that?"
"A man IS apt TO appreciate aay
widows charms but his own. "-Balti-
more American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
eetter pad Ian EdItora-

Judge-How do you earn your uv-
ing?
Prisoner-By writing. your honor.
Judge-And what do you write for.
would you mind telling US?
Prisoner-Not at all; wrote for
money at home.-Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
cTIONs.

Life is a dream OF events; death.
the awakener
Vanity is the rouge on a woman's
life patent to all observers.
When the moon goes out Of Office.
marriage will have to be accomplished
through advertisement.
When a man loves. he tells IL; when
woman entertains the little god. she
Immediately SCOTS at the grand pas
sion.
Many OF US look wistfulIy into our
neighbours dooryard and wonder why
We didn't plant roses instead of holly
hooks.
Matrimony Is only a sort OF riddle:
some find the correct answer, while
others spend their lives trying TO find
out why theirs was wrong.
Reason is a mans stock IN trade:
a woman keeps it on a back shelf to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Judge-What is your name?
Young Wife-Carolina Augusta
Emma
Judge-And how are you generally
called?
Young Wife (bashfuliy)-My sweet
ducky.-Half-HoHday
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
RAMS HORN BROWNS PHlLoso-
PLY.

RAMS HORN BROWNS PHlLoso-
PLY.
1t takes all Of a mans history to ex.
plain any part of it.
Folks who know little are little. no
matter how big they talk.
The cross TO which Jesus went was
not covered with velvet.
Diplomas from the school Of expe-
rience are generally worth all they
cost.
If we could only get our eyes wide
open, everywhere would be Wonder
land.
Make your mistakes pay their board
and room rent by teaching your some
thing.
II the COW ever did jump over the
moon, she didn't do it all in one
jump.
Christ did not come to give the
world a new religion. He came to
give IL Himself
The parable of the wise and fool
ISL virgins will be repeated as long
as the world stands.
The faint heart gives up at the first
shade tree, because the road ahead
looks so hot and dusty.
The devil soon gets tired Of wasting
ammunition on the man who has on
the whole armor Of God
Anybody can go on dress parade.
but it takes a man with iron in his
blood TO fight and win battles.
The Lord may be showing the
angels what good work he can do with
poor tools.-lndianapolis News.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
A small boy would be as bad under
any other name.
The influence behind seIfcontrol is
usually somebody eise's club.
a good way TO get girl TO marry
you is not 70 be able to support her.
The reason a girl wants TO marry a
man is she wouldn't If she knew what
was best for her.
Once In a while there IS a good man
TO be sort OF measuring yardsuck on
all the bad ones.
The only thing needed TO mark n
man as bore is for him TO have good
sense.
a woman has such imagination she
can tel by the way man has his hair
cut that he admires her.
There's hardly any way q man can
natter a woman more than to ten her
she doesn't seem to eat as much as a
bird.
a woman never regrets the change
from the bathing to the evening re-
cepuon season II she is equally built
Tor either.
No matter how many times you kiss
somebody else's sister IL always tastes
different and no matter how few
times your own sister. always tho
same.-New York Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

PA, what's a dead language?"
ANY old language after your mother
gets through with it."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
THREE
Jchnny's Lamb.

Johnny had a little lamb.
His fleece was black as night.
And he could butt 10 beat the band
For he was built 20 fight.
Chicago Daily NewA
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

What is the secret Of his success 80
Why, it's no secret. He had the
goods."-Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
Financial Fact.

As solid truth you this may take:
Down in the street named Wall,
Sure things do not a fortune make,
Nor tips a golden haul.
Puck
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SEABOARD
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

A fad is a friendly visitor that we
ask in, hug to our bosoms. give the
best room in the house. and then kick
out Of the back door.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Or a fad is a mechanical toy with
an appearance Of usefulness. that we
wind up once. and then throw away
The key.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
THE LAST PHASE.
There are patriots and patriots.

There are patriots and patriots.
A rarer patriot, perhaps, IS he who
is willing to be shot to pieces for his
country.
He is no doubt a patriot who takes
OF hts hat whenever the band plays
the lugubrious national anthem.
But rarest OF all is the patriot who
, wishes so ardently for the safety Of
his country that he will not be dis
gruntled when it is saved by the other
|, fellows formulsry.
A careful survey OF the political
field discovers the usual conspicuous
absence OF this variety of patriot
Puck.
FAos.
What is a fad? The answer IL not
30 easy, but let US Try.
Fads are either domestic or Inn
ported The imported fsds are in the
greatest demand.
Most OF our fads come from England
and France. A few-like the kindsr-
gArtsn-ars from Germany.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
NATIONS AND STANDING ARMIES

The most unmilitary nation in the
world Is the most bsckward-China.
The nations that most neglect their
military forces today are those that
suffer most from militarism, tyranny
and revolutions-the Latin-Americans
The nation that has most aston
ished the world by its enormous prog
ress along all lines has been tho one
that has in recent years turned most
Of all 90 military life-Japan.
The European nation that to-day is
making the greatest strides in indus
tries and the worlds progress and
commerce is the one that keeps the
greatest standing army OF the world
-Germany.-Army and Navy Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Some countries are fadless. There
fore they sink into old fogeyism. and
We rarely hear Of them again.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

II It were not for our fads We would
hot be the serious people that We are.
But In taking them up and dropping
them We have a permanent occupa-
ton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

The influence behind selfcontrol is
usually somebody eises club.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

It IS only by constantly creating
new fads that any country can hope TO
hold it's own. This is why. among the
nations OF the earth, we are so proud
aud happy and preeminent.
Once we had a roller skating fad. a
bicycle fad and a pingpong fad. This
was succeeded by the investigating
fad, the most amusing OF an. not only
because it furnished more FUN. but was
shorter and brevity is always the soul
OF wit.
We now have the economy fad IL
Is instructive. and has the charm of
novelty.-Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

A small boy would be as bad under
any other name.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

When studying the color Of a girls
eyes, the approved method is by the
small end OF a fieldglass at 20 PAGES.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

The Lord may be showing the
angels what good work he can do with
poor tools.-Indianapolis News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

4 good way TO get girl to marry
you is not 20 be able 20 support her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

The charms Of calf love are its va
carries. Marriage is the only reality,
and II is sterner than its parent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31
FAos.

What is a fad? The answer IL not
30 easy, but let US Try.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

He is no doubt patriot who takes
OF hts hat whenever the band plays
the lugubrious national anthem.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Never call lady honey or molasses
or anything like that It's too sticky
name TO be complimentary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

A rarer patriot, perhaps. IS he who
is willing to be shot to pieces for his
country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

The reason girl wants 20 marry
man is she wouldn't II she knew what
was best for her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Fads are either domestic or Inn
ported The imported fsds are in the
greatest demand.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Anybody can 60 on dress parade.
out 1t takes a man With iron in his
blood 70 fight and win battles.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

II she starts right away by saying
she intends TO be an old maid. be sure
she's plotting your destruction.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Most Of our fads come from England
and France A few--like the kinder
gArtsn-ars from Germany.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

Reason is a mans stock In trade;
/ woman keeps it on a back shelf to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

The devil soon gets tired Of wasting
ammunition on the man who has on
the whole armor Of God.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-31

After the second dark hallway mis-
take it's a safe bet her mother is
watching the gas meter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable Claims truthfully presented
and which have attained 10 worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well-Informed Of the World; not Of indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
The Strange Chances
5% Of Gambling
by ARTHUR HEWITT.

There are systems, some will say.
that Will defeat the bank at Monte
Carlo. have not found one. Two
factors settle all systems. One Is the
banks limit which prevents the
doubling system 80 often advocated;
the second the extraordinary idiosyn-
crasies OF chance. Red or black will
often run In long series. l saw fif-
teen reds come up In succession on
one occasion; seventeen uneven num-
bers In an unbroken series on an.
other. One evening, on a losing day.
was playing on the first six num-
bers and persistently for some hours
the last twelve numbers invariable
turned up. Once | saw twenty-oDa
come up four times in succession.
when matbematically IL should have
taken one hundred and forty-four
coups to make IL show that number
of times-and still more strange that
on this occasion each time It came up
gentleman had staked the limit on
the number, namely, one hundred
and eighty francs. winning in ten
minutes something over $4,000
francs. One readily sees by these in
stances the unexpected very often
happens, in fact, more often than
not.-The Bohemian Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
II Ran Ahead.

Oscar Hammerstein was talking H.
Philadelphia about the success that
he has had with opera.
And yet at first he said, sue
cess came very slowly-as slowly as
the trains on that Southern line
you know the one. Ii doesn't adver-
tise.
II was waiting for the train IN
Nola Chucky one morning. one
hour, two hours. three hours passed.
The train was three hours late.
was indignant.
After a while the ticket agent
sauntered out OF the Office and lighted
a cigarette.
Look here | said, won't that
train be along soon?
All, yes, be said, she'll soon bs
here now. Here comes the conduc-
tors dog. w asbington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
Most important Wars.

Perhaps the most important wars.
from the standpoint of civilization and
progress, were. first, the Greek-Pers-
IAN War of 400 B. c., in which the Or.
Iental wave was prevented from de-
luging Europe; second, the struggle
between the Franks and Moors, which
ended at the battle Of Tours with the
iefeat of the Moors, thus saving Eu.
rope from Mohammedanism and its
stagnation; third. the Napoleonic
wars, which shook up Europe, de-
ytroyed the remnants OF feudalism
and paved the way for modern dem
scracy, and the American war OF '61-
65, which preserved the integrity OF
the great Republic and so made it pos
Iible for the United States to work out
is splendid destiny among the nations
,f the earth.-The American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
NEW LIFE
Found I'm Change to Right Food.

After one suffers from acid dyspep-
ala. sour stomach, for months and
then finds the remedy is In getting
the right kind of food, It is something
to speak ont about.
A n. Y. lady and her young son
rad such an experience, and she
wants others 10 know how to ge~e-
lief. She writes:
For about fifteen months my lit
tie boy and myself had suffered with
sour stomach. We were unable to
retain much OF anything We ate.
after suffering in this way for so
long decided 10 consult a specialist
in stomach diseases. Instead Of pre-
scribinz drugs. he put US both on
-Grape-Nuts. and We began 10 improve
Immediately.
"It was the key TO a new life. !
found we had been eating too much
heavy food which We could not digest.
In a few weeks after commencing
,Grape-Nuts | was able TO do my
housework wake in the morning
with a clear head and feel rested and
have no sour stomach. My boy sleeps
we'll and wakes with laugh
1--WE have regained our lost weight
and continue TO eat Grape-Nuts for
both the morning and evening meals.
We are well and happy and owe IL to
Jrape-Nuts." There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich Read The Road TO
weIiville." in pkss.
Ever read the above letterT A
new one appears from time to time.
rhsy are genuine, true, and full OF
aanAn interest.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27

We wonder that some OF our en.
te.prislng firms with the great re-
sources az their command do not pro-
duce cheap artistic pottery, for ~
would possibly create its own mar.
ket after time. One cardinal faith
among most shopkeepers appears 10
be that art with a big A must be paid
extra for. Until we get rid OF thia
follsh belief we shall not make much
progress In popularizing art.-British
Architect.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
TWO GIRLS.

There was a girl who always said
Her fate was very hard:
From the one thing she wanted most
She always was debarred.
There always was a S.ouded spot
Somewhere within~her sky;
Nothing was ever quite Just right,
She used TO say, and sigh. -
And yet her sister strange 10 say,
Whose lot was just the same,
Found something pleasant for herself
In every day that came.
OF course, things tangled up sometimes,
For Just a little while;
But nothing ever stayed all wrong,
She used to say, and smile.
So one girl sighed and one girl smiled,
Through all their lives together;
Ii didn't come from luck or fate,
From clear or cloudy weather.
The reason lay within their hearts,
And colored all outside:
One chose 20 hope and one 20 nope,
And so they smiled and sighed.
Pure Words.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
The Call of EQypt.

Egypt calls-even across the space
81 the world: and across the space
,f the world he who knows it is
ready to come. obedient to its sum-
mons, because in thrall TO the eter-
aal fascination of the land of sand
and ruins.> and gold; the land of the
charmed serpent, the land of the af-
.erglow, that may fade away from the
sky above the maintains of Libya, but
that fades never from the memory
of one who has seen it from the base
of some great column, or the top of
some mighty pylon; the land that has
4 spell-wonderful, beautiful Egypt
Robert Hichen's "Old Cairo" in the
Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
Old Jimmy's face had paled ant

hAS NoiNc
"What-what has happened, sir?"
ITO him?"
Old Jimmy always spoke OF his en-,
emy in that way and the official al
most unconsciously adopted the term
The patriarch nodded.
Il couldn't tell you. Simply the
money for your board hasn't come. sc
that lets you out. Go get your traps
and come along"
The old mans tear-hlled eyes
blinked slowly. He stammered. but
did not move, as though he failed yet
TO comprehend the wonderful thins
that had befallen him.
Come. man. hurry up!" exclaimed
the deputy, more brusquely.
AS though 10 punishment, with
head low on his breast and pallid
cheeks, the patriarch crossed the
court. Some of his comrades. who
had listened with interest 10 the con.
versation. crowded forward TO bid
him good-by; but he went on as
though he did not see them. In q
daze he entered the grim corridor
and walked unsteadily 10 his cell.
There were a few articles of clothing
and book or two he priced. These
he placed in his shabby old bag and
Joined the deputy at the cage.
The officer on duty shook hands
with him and wished him good-by.
But old Jimmy scarcely realized what
ii all meant. The sudden change in
his placid life had quite bewildered
the old man. He could not, as yet.
adjust himself to il.
He followed the deputy upstairs
and sat down in the office while the
necessary papers were being filled
out One of the clerks came and
whispered 10 the officer. The latter
turned good-naturedly to old Jimmy:
Il can tell you what's happened.
Jimmy" he said Hes dead. Went
off day before yesterday, this young
man tells me. Must have forgotten
you, Jimmy, or he'd made provision
for such contingency, eh?"
"Yes, he has forgotten me-" re-
sponded the old man, strangely. II
-am-forgotten."
1t was growing dark outside. The
papers on the deputy's desk rustled
softly. Old Jimmy leaned his head
upon one claw-like hand In a few
moments he would be free. Free!
Twenty years before that would have
meant much to him. there were a
wife and children then. Five years
before it would have been welcomed.
for then the horror of the prison was
fresh upon him. But now
He looked down at his shabby
clothing. He remembered his empty
pockets. The night was coming fast.
The deputy rose and motioned to
him.
It's all right, Jimmy. I've made
account OF your release" He shook
the withered paw Of the old man
warmly, and led him TO the door. A
moment later the discharged debtor
stumbled down the iron steps.
The sun had gone down. From
within sounded family the monoto-
nous tramp of the men from the shops
going to their cells. He was alone
in this outer world-the world he had
not seen for five years. His friends? :?
They had forgotten him long ago.
His enemy? He, too. had forgotten,
for there is naught but forgetfulness
in the grave
He leaned his barred head against
the cold granite. A great unuttered
and unutterable cry filled his soul.
Forgotten of men! Forgotten Of
men! Portland Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
Small Variety.

The inquisitve stranger stopped in
front of the cottage by the roadside.
who lives here, children" asked
the inquisitive stranger.
"Mr. and Mrs. Stone responded
the youngsters in the yard.
Indeed, And who are you?'
"Oh, we are the little pebbles.
nr. Boston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27

no cure for me and | was given up 10.
die. Being urged, used Doan's Kid.
ney Pills. Soon l was better and in
few weeks was about the house, we'll
and strong again"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27

FOr Years / was
weak and run down,
could not sleep, my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
oublesome; pains
were intense. ! was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
A Test.

n any of you should die to-day.
could you say 90 God, Lord. here Is
my life-work. Thou didst send me
into life with n handful of seeds. and
here is my heart. like garden. full
OF flowers! ~--IIenry Ward Beechsr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
The Trouble.

A man may be religious without be-
longing toa church. but the trouble is
that he generally isn't.