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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
HARTMAN BACK
FROM EUROPE
Extraordinary Home Coming Of
Railroad Builder.
.FINANCIERS MARKED TIME

Turned Their Faces Seward For
climpses Of Man Whose illness
Furnished Much Material For Stock
Market Rumors-Is Feeble and
oaunt-Tsl<s Freely to Reporters.
New York. Aug. 25.-Edwsrd Harrl-
man genius OF finance. leader OF men
and master builder of railroads. came
bsck 20 the United States while the
financial world stood on its tiptoes in
anxiety and expectancy. He came back
as he left on June 1 last--a sick. tired
man. seeking health. Surrounded by
his family and physicians at his mag
niicent though uncompleted summer
home at Arden on the Hudson. be has
begun the after cure after the baths
and dieting he underwent at Bad Gas
tin. How long he will remain in Sc
clusion: how long It viii be before he
resumes the active direction OF his
vast railroad interests. depends solely
upon his health He arrived. feeble.
face gaunt and voice weak And I
have come home he said. for a cure
and not for work"
Many great Americans have return
ed 20 their COuntry's shores under ex-
trsordinary circumstances. but never
has there been a more remarkable
homecoming of a private citizen than
+. IL Harrimans Great stock mar
ket operators paused as his ship drew
near. the stock market itself marked
time. and the financial world turned
its eyes seward eager for q glimpse OF
the face of the man whose illness
abroad has furnished much material
for stock market rumors.
Talked Freely 70 Reporters.
Mr. Hartman talked freely % news.
papermen. He discussed things trivial
and pertinent and spoke lightly ot the
trying ordeals which physicians had
prescribed for him abroad
Turning to railroad matters one OF
the FIRST questions asked concerned
his reported option on controlling
interest iu New York Central stock.
an option which would give him. with
his other railroads. an uubrolxen line
Of steel east and west from coasts 20
coasts
THAT is an easy one" said the
hnancier "but { would not tell you n
I hac. I expect Co find more oficehold-
ers than stockholders now" he said.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
BOYS PLAYING INDIAN
BURN LAD AT STAKE
Put Out Fire When He Screams
and Lock Him in Shed.

Selinsgrove. Pa Aug 25.-Cruelly
tortured by a band or boys playing In
dians. thirteeuyearo Paul Kepner Is
nervous wreck at the home OF his
parents In Mllersburg. Kepner says a
dozen boys captured him and. binding
his feet and hands dragged him 20 a
telegraph pole. There they laced him
20 the upright One OF the lads then
packed newspapers around Kepuer's
feet and another applied a lighted
match
Their victims screams so frightened
the torn entors that they stamped out
the flames and released Kepner. only
20 lock him in a coal shed Then they
continued their war dance" around
the imprisoned youth
Finally Kepner succeeded in getting
a pitchfork. aud with il forced his way
10 freedom
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

been prone to initiate the bad traits
in the white people and not enough
attention 20 initiating the good ones
II the white people wish 70 sell the
colored people their works. they
should say so aud the price viii be
paid If they wish TO put them out
OF business to the point Of confscat-
ing their property. then they win
find that they have "reckoned with
out their host Colored men will
employ the ablest legal talent in the
country 20 contest the ground and
90 meet the issue. Backed by
their own financial resources aud
the sympathy and support OF the
better class OF white people. who
always favor any e1evating means OF
beneftiug the colored people. favor
able decisions viii be handed down
by southern judges These legal
opinions win astouud many white
men iu the North and they viii be-
gin 90 realize that all OF the old line
southerners have not died out and
that some of the blood and the
spirit of the F. r. VS. of this sec
ton may DE found ia those who con
troll the judicial departments of the
government in many OF The south
ern states
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Natures Order.

Maeterlinck: Not a single day Is
trivial
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Girls Mad plunne.

Pursued by detectives. who had seer
her in the act OF stealing FROM the
counters. Helen Webster. a young
woman. rushed 10 the third-stOry win
dow OF a Philadelphia department
store and leaped out over the sill
Hundreds of shoppers saw the WON
ans form hurting through the air
and several tainted as she struck an
awning and bounded to the street.
The girl was taken TO the Jefferson
hospital. where her condition was said
20 be critical. her skull having been
fractured
At the hospital in an interval OF
consciousness. she declared she was
not Miss Webster" but Mrs. Jones. d
The police believe the first name
given 10 be correct
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
weIIman Airshio h wr.c..d

Walter Wellman's second attemp,
TO sail over the North Pole in a bal
loon failed. The giant dirigible balloon
America, in which Mr.. Wellman and
his party OF three persons set out
from Spitzbergen upon their perilous
flight met with a mishap after 1t had
proceeded about thIrty-two miles from
the starting point Mr.. WeIIman and
his party succeeded ia making a land
Ing without injury TO any member and
returned TO this point on board the
steamer Fran, which also towed In the
disabled balloon
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
STEAMERS CRASH
AND 200 DROWN
Argentine Excursion Boat Goes
Down at MOnteVideO.
ONLY FEW PASSENGERS SAVED
Was Crowded With Women and Chill
dren Bound For Festival-Majority
of Survivors Are Men-scores OF
Bodies Recovered.

dren Bound For sjority
of Survivors Are Men-scores OF
Bodies Recovered.
Montevideo, Aug 25-In a driving
rainstorm the Argentine excursion
steamer Colombia and the North Ger.
man Lloyd steamer Schlesien colltded
at the entrance Of Montevideo harbor
The Colombia was entering port and
the Schlesien was outward bound for
Bremen. The ColOmbias bow was
crushed IN and she sank almost imme-
diately Between $50 aud 200 persons
were killed or drowned.
The Colombia carried about 200 pas
sengers and a crew Of forty-eight men.
Most OF the passengers were asleep
and panic followed the crash. Almost
Immediately small boats put out 90
the sinking steamer. but the work OF
rescue was rendered very difficult by
the high sea About seventy persons
we're brought ashore Most OF the
dead are women and children. A ma
iOrity of the survivors are men.
The Colombia was carrying excur-
siOnlsts from Buenos Ayres to a fes
tival at Montevldeo
The Schlesien. which was only
slightly damaged. has been detained
here by the port authorities. Her com
mander attributes the collision % the
Wind and the high seas. which made
both steamers almost unmanageable.
The channel is now partially obstruct.
ed by the wreck Of the Colombia Most
OF the survivors Of that vessel were
taken from the masts, and many Of
them were injured
While great numbers OF women and
children We're drowned. almost every
one OF the ships complement was
saved
Scores OF bodies have been recov
cred and are now lying - the custom
house but many Of them have not
been identified
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Healsh Bread.

Take two puts OF lukewarm water,
three tablespoonfuls OF olive oil. three
tablespoonfuls OF molasses, two tea.
spoonfuls OF salt. one-nalf teaspoonful
OF chopped waInuts. two yeast cakes
dissolved In a cup OF warm water
with three teaspoonfuls OF sugar, three
crpfuls OF white -four. two quarts IN.
sifted graham -four. being careful to
add the -four slowly, so as not to gee
In too much. Let rise until light, then
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

Wat Tie csn-Or cannot do Is TO
give certificate OF approval for the
pubic, and unless the pubic approves
his license is OF no value at all. on
the other hand. he can deprive the
public of the opportunity 10 approve.
ant in that power he is not protec-
ton. but a menace and a bar TO mana
gers.-LondOn Stage.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
- IL Laashter 80.

II laughter Is good for the bodily
well heiug 10 Is equally good for men
tai health We are beginning 20 real
ize this Anxiety. fear. worry are
deadly enemies TO the mind. Fight
against them and against every in
uuence that tends toward mental de
preston as YOU would fight against a
temptation 90 dishonesty
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
ROOSEVELT TROPHIES HERE

Nine Barrels and Hugs Box Received
at Smithsonian institute
Washington, Aug. 25-A big ex-
press wagon loaded with nine black
barrels and one huge box. containing
trophies OF the Roosevelt hunting ex-
petition in the jungles OF Africa. ar
rived az the Smithsonian institution.
More will follow.
To the horror of Secretary Richard
Rathbun OF the institution. the pack.
ages were marked with the initials
T. R." placed there with white plant
and large enough to be seen a city
block away.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Intellectual comnstltlon.

Where intellectual vitality is perva-
sive. intellectual rivalry is natural
and inevitable To induce intellectual
competition among college men and
20 make real mental eminence a
ground of coveted distinction. would
be superfuous task II the college
were discharging its legitimate func-
tiOns.-New York Evening Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

Fould be apt % display itsels in our
attitude toward the negro as a hu-
man being for whose material and
spiritual salvation the dominant race
was 10 a controlling degree respon-
sible
A fundamental aspect emphasized
by Judge Adams. as follows. was TO
the effect that even ignoring the
philanthropic element and the mat
ter OF moral obligation. the dictates
OF self-interest should impel the
white man TO observe fairness in
his dealings with the negro:
II I were wholly indifferent TO
the fate Of the negroes and solely
concerned with that OF the white
race. would. on selfish as we'll as
on higher grounds. oppose every
form OF injustice 20 the negro race
The reflex action OF injustice is es-
sentially deteriorating IL lowers
the race. or man, guilty of injustice
retards real advancement. and Sc
cures and merits the condemnation
OF the enlightened public sentiment
OF the world He Is no real friend
of either race who. as demagogue.
anxious for votes. exploits the ne
gro and feeds a race prejudice. who
denies him his rights. or who shuts
the door of hope" I'm his face. He
Is no real friend OF either race who
tries 20 make the negro believe that
all white men are his enemies and
his oppressors that ne possesses
virtues which he does not have. or
that there is any hope for his real
advancement save on lines of virtue.
sobriety. Intelligence and thrift
The speaker concluded his address
with the statement that 10 was diff
hcult Co Pee patient with the
southerner who befogged the pfob-
lem by holding up the negro as i'm
.capable OF progress in the mass.
IL is only by comparing the for
Torn status OF the negro when first
brought 20 this country with his ado
v3ncement. as racial unit today.
that Judge Adams believes we can
truly measure his possibilities for NIL
Innate developments
The leaven is working White
men are becoming Co realize that the
according Co the Negro his political
and legal rights is the only proper
safeguard for the security of the
Republic. We would rather support
On honest. fearless. straightforward
white man in this section a thousand.
times. regardless of his political az
hhatious than TO boz led bIlndly by
party ties to support q political
trimmer for Office. who makes
promises 90 the ear. only 20 De
broken Co Che hope The outlook is
not So dark as some people would
paint b. The dark clouds have their
silver Innings and i'm reading these
utterances of judge Adams we think
we see stre7ks OF gold here and
there
As between President Tar- and
eN-PresIdeut Roosevelt we prefer To-
accep, Juise Adams of Savannah.
Georgia
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

Required. Almond paste, apricot
jam. icing. few pistachio nuts.
Make the almond paste the same as
for raspberry fingers. but roll il out
rather thinner In the place OF rsp-
berry jam spread a little sieved aprl-
cot jam. Stamp it into neat rounds.
Ice. and decorate them with a few
shreds OF pistacbio nuts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

Terms In Use by Old-Tiuoe carvers.
AT the banquets Of. the eighteenth
century the man who carved needed
90 know words as well as the use OF
knives. Neniscn ne preached" the
pheasant DE "allayed." the rabbit and
woOdcock be "Unlaced" and the crab
he tanned. Dismembering swan
was "liiuug" him and the crane under
his knife was being displayed" Tue
peacock was "disfgured
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

so youlsiidnpt take any part in the
Champaign Uncle siIas?" Nav. Jim
Higgins.n&ikey ssheol teacher. and Eb
MtaeS me faVyefE gobbled up 'Vox
,PEopdIg And ,IiIEdM 81 PIuribus' right
at the staRfso aui with them two nom
deyplqtns hg5Be ana ahobody in town
kaSwlhs asg' nefs fsaElH. The rest of us
fehers nonldn tdo aayswritin' Tor the
OgPlif Opfess as A.. " 4issa1is"--Puck
.vsbnuE 3Qscs8 ".
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

cIains he Was Assaulted; Shot Two.
Mount Carmel. Pa. Aug. 26.-Felix
Ksssler gave himself up to me au-
thorities. after having shct Mrs. Jacob
Tyson in the body and also shattering
her husbands leg with a bullet after
they had. he alleges. viciously assault
ed him on a mountain road near
Aristes on account of a personal spite.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

Pottsville. Pa. Aug. 25.-Believine
that he could with safety smoke a
dozen packages Of cigarettes. Michael
Sculler Of $40 West Railroad street
tried the experiment for severa! days
He was found dead in bed. The deputy
coroner. o. J. Carlin. who investigated
found heart failure from excessive
smoking the cause Of death.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
NEGRo-HATEBS TIRELESS.

The Richmond. Va. News-Leaaer
publishes an admirable comment Fra
its issue OF the leth inst. upon the
action % Che Georgia legislature and
secret societies But then. we had
, better let the article speak Tor De-
SELF Here it Is.
In Georgia the legislature m is
I recent session enacted q law regard
I ing secret societies The purpose OF
I lt Is 20 prevent negroes from form
Z ing or maintaining secret societies
I bearing The same names as those or
/ eanl1ed by white people Naturally.
| me negroes protest most vigorously
ana as most OF them who belong %
1 the secret orders are of the best and
most Intelligent and well-to-do Of
! lArir race their protest commands
attention
10 is very doubtful whether The
1 new law viii endure test in the
! courts IL is hard 90 understand
now men whose rights under the
! la" are equal 20 those OF all others
| can De forbidden 20 call their orga-
4 n.zations by any names they Ike
/ however that may De. the situation
Illustrates one OF the many perDIev-
! lJles and annoying incidents of the
race problem. The white Nasons
/ Odd-h'eilows, Knights of Pvthias
ElAs and other important secret So
cieties find cOlored men organized in
societies bearing the same names
possibly with the same rituals work
and purposes Yet the color line for
/ Dils fraternity or recognition bv -ba
White societies of the colored For
instance. IL is possible that at the
North colOred men have been adr,fr+-
e1 regularly into these orders and
ItooEoughly informed Of an their in
her WOrk, their signs. g~iDs ana
passwords and vet no white nan
would thiak of calling on a colored
/ Ber.2 i"eil-
@ Il the Georgia law is held GOOD
pIooaDiy IL viii be adopted In other
80. etmefh states, as white men con-
- &c Iegislatures in all of them
ieD "hlIe the law may compel the
sg.y4 SO pro erss- % make some slight
1Hal stsl m theiT names it cannot
reaen q INTO INTO the lodge rooms and force
len % enange ritual. form or obH-
sauon; and IN the Southern States
White members Of sGeh orders viii
continue 70 be annoyed by the. knowl.
| edge that they have forced eunon
!, tslem ideRtity SaHd sometimes in
lyeryi' sacred matters WITH pgoYle
VIA WHOM. Shey Silf hold no .fsilovr
IsAAR- % association u ,s.if So ~ (
= I-e FRS ol,s o1 5o.s "
We d Rsa YEN n ct Bssn able to ander
| stand how any OF chis- X fn,,ea a lrnarl-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

In making lemonade. it will be
found 20 be an economy OF time and
sugar II strip is made of the sugar
and part OF the water II the sugar is
put ia the pitcher with the lemon
juice and water. only a part of il dis
solves. The rest is usually thrown
away after the lemonade is gone.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Health Of Mid and aodv

To constantly live in that attitude
where YOU positively expect better
and better health. Is 10 train ali the
elements Of your system 20 produce
better health And. In addition. this
attitude is conducive TO normal and
wholesome conditions. both in mind
and body.-Scrap Book
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
LAUGH and Danish Sorrow.

Shakespeare says: A light heart
lives long" II sorrow is weighing
heavily and pressing you down. make
an effort TO shake Il of. Try laughing
and you will find II will trcnlble at the
sound and finally disappear, for sor-
row and laughter have no affinity; the
one hates the other.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
SATURDAY. AUGUST -. 1909
INNcHrD FOR BRINGING sun

one of the most revolving lynch
ings that has taken place ia recent
years Is told iu the following:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
All Wants sunnlied

Have you ever. asked the spokes-
woman OF TIE club delegation.
thought Of the uplift movement for
your employees oh. yes. ma'am,"
replied the astonisaed proprietor Of
the big business house We've got
very good e.eva .ors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
satisfactnrilu nnfnnd

Little Willie-"Say. pa. what is
hypocritee" PA hypocrite. my
son. Ia man who publicly thanks
Providence Tor his success then gets
mad every time anybody insinuates
that he isn't mainly responsible Tor il
himself STRAY Stories.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Swearina

The real truth is that i'm a vast ma.
jority OF cases swearing is simply a
vainglorious practice. through which
the blosphemer hopes 90 give weight
and authority 90 his statements. or
10 may indicate the weakness OF I'M
bridled passion indianapolis star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

The nursery that is just a little
strict as well as tender is the hap
piest A child who gets every single
things he wants the moment be de-
mands IL is robbed - his fair meas
IRE Of delight Things withheld are
the things valued. London Lady.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Harlequin Cun.

In the bottom OF sherbst cups put 4
layer OF marshmaliows cut in small
pieces. then layer OF coarsely
chopped walnuts, end then I'm with
pineapple cut ia dices Place on top a
generous spoonful OF whipped cream
and a maraschino cherry
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
HeIdina on to Their Iohs.

III. d. Alexander. an Afro-American.
Is the oldest letter carrier In point of
service IN the postofiice at Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. having served continu-
ously since 1884 There are also two
Afro-Americau clerks and seven other
tetter carriers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Enloved His Work

The late Charles A. Dana was as
busy in old age as when a young man.
He was at his desk up 20 his last III
ness. How can you stand the internal
grind ." he was asked Grind" be
exclaimed. II have nothing bat fun"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28

one cupfui OF sugar. TWO cupfuls OF
molasses. one heaping cupful OF lard.
Let these ingredients boil together.
then add one teaspoouful OF soda and
one teaspoonful OF ginger Mix while
warm and roll Thin
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Some Crit,-isr,

"Tm glad my children are all boys.
said the mother of seven young hope
fuls. Because why2" queried the priv
LEGGED friend. Because none of them
is doomed 20 grow mp aud marry
a man like their dad" she answered
with a sigh