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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

The Richmond Planet and the
New York Age are on sale at the
Office OF Hobbs Agency on North
Alfred Street, at No. 31S., every Sat
urday and Sunday They are only
hve cents the copy delivered TO any
cart OF the city by carriers. Each
paper will contain a column Of the
Home News each week.
ELAN b FULLER.
Secretary
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
LINCOLN DAY.
Eloquent Speeches Delivered.-Dr.
Bowen Makes Profound Inn
preston.

Fort Sheridan, Ill. Feb. 10. 1909
Editor of the Planet:
Last evening. the 18th, inst.
was present at the Lincoln Centen-
NAL Memorial given at the Seventh
Infantry Illinois National Guard Arm
DRY. Chicago. III. The exercises were
arranged under the joint auspices OF
the Committee of One Hundred, the
Eighth Infantry. and the Colored
Citizens Committee. Rev. A. J. Ca.
rey. ID. D., Phi D., Presided: Colonel
]. r. Marshall. Eighth Infantry. y.
c.. Commander. Music was furnish
ed by a chorus OF 200 voices. com
posed OF The Choral Study Club OF
Chicago" and The Eighth Regiment
Band
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

seats OF honor, and pointing to Old
Glory's stars and stripes. his tear
strained voice stirred the fountain of
tears Ia this audience that mingled
with his own. flowing tribute 20
this memorable evening.
-LUCIAN B. WATKINS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
wanss 70 Find Her

I would like to locate my sister.
Harriet Ann Carter. Her husbands
name is Jesse Carter. When I last
heard OF her she was living In Rich
mond, Va l will be very glad TO
receive any Information OF her.
LEWIS l.. GARRISON.
Lewisburg, w. ".
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Deacon ]. II. Scott, 1907 N. LIST ST
has been indisposed for about three
weeks, but Is now improving under
the skillful treatment OF DR.. T.. r..
JEFFERSON. We wish his speedy re-
coyery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Pink cheeks are not becoming to
very black countenances. but they
are a beautiful adornment to light
Drown skin There are two kinds of
Complexion Wonder Cream. No. /
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Y. NJ c. A. Building. Subject:
Prayer. DO no forget that new songs
VIII be sung. Hold Me Fast. NV
Sins are Forgiven. He Lifted Me.
Bring the other man. Men 365 DAYS
must be given in. service for the
Lord. as
Another Great Evangelistic Meet
ing only For Men Sunday Feb. 2sth,
$3.50 p. NJ. DIT. d. Webster Davis
VIII deliver a special address. Mr..
Sohn II. Taylor will sing special So
los. Talk this meeting up. Work
ana pray hard. There are men to
be saved.
Every home is requested to have
special prayer for the Y. NJ. C. A.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

was this golden smile ohnsons which was one of the most re-
markabe features of his battle with Tommy at Sydney II was
snn hrst OF insulting confidence then of bitter then of Wanting
vctOry-a grin which ever changed. but neverca off,
(See article 9TH 3d entitled johnson Fought With smile
That Wouldn't Come OFF,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
MR.. CALHoUN's REMARKS.

The quotation from the address of
Hon. William J. Calhoun, is i'm
portant in that it embodies a plain
truth and reat thought He said.
IN part, THE Negro must realize
thoughtfully, that idleness, dishon-
esty, untrustworthiness, drunkenness
gluttonny and RIGHTEOUSNESS demon
alize and vitiate him as a man and
are detrimental TO him as a race
lie must realize that every Negro
who commits a crime is an enemy
20 his race, and should be regarded
as such. Today, honesty is al a
premium and trdstworthiness IS a
priceless jewel. You cannot AFFORD
TO be anything less than manly men
and womanly women. The white
mans sins. INDUCED in by a small
minority, may not affect him as a
race In the country which he owns
but you cannot afford it,
TO me, there is enough Thought I'm
this one sentence. properly applied
10 make a thousand races greater
that any that have ever breatbed
upon this globe What a sentence
10 meet the man with who gives
you a dollar and tells you TO. 600
ana treat yourself TO a drink ~
wniskey.' Sir, / cannot afford II
Johnson, have a glass OF beer with
me. say who are you going to vote
TOT! Why not vote for Mr.. ]. K. n
Sir, 1 cannot AFFORD n
'aanot anord IL. am helping to
'u'io race. am a unit in this
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Sir John Brown. OF Valley Lodge.
who has been ind rOosed is improv-
ing.
Mr.. Jas. f. Chick. Of King VIII
liam, Co, was in the city this week
and called on us.
Mr.. John II. Jones Of 200 w.
2lst Street, Manchester. Va. is some
what indisposed this week.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
GEORGE 0. BROWN,
PHOTOGRAPHER.
6tSN. endSt.
Richmond. W.

6tS N. end St. Richmond. v,
Fine Photographs. True 10 Isfe H,sh-ci.,
seru e. Latest Improvement a. photssa~s
&c out-door Work ~xecuted. Reasonsble s,
Nmates and Prompt Service. Pictures Rnlsrs
ID ''o" o'o Negatives or Photographs SINS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
HAVE YOU y
HOME?

III not. why not. when a home In
so easily secured in omohundro'a.
Plan on New North Road, near 81.
Johns Church. $500 cash and $500
per month";
IL you want to be somebody. buy
land and own a home.
III you want TO own n home, or
buy land, see
NJ. H oWoHUNDRo.
Room 80. 11os E. Main St.. City.
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to The PLANET.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF

The Mechanics Savings Bank of
Richmond, located at Richmond I'm
the County OF Henrico, State OF
nrginla' at the close OF business,
fhtn DAY of February, 1909, made
10 the State. Corporation Commits
sion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Fort sheridan, Ill.. Feb. 1s, 1909
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

DxAR Sness-I have used only one bottle OF
Jour pomade and now would not 30 WI lout IL,
Tor ~ makes my hair scft and "a 1.atehf And
easy 70 comb and also starts A new srowfh
Mrs. W. n. WALKKR. Sta i-Harrimsn Tam
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03

white flremen demanded restoration
and the breaking OF the rule OF SEMI
GRITTY of promotion to enable the white
mon to enjoy the preferred runs held
by negroes. These demands were re
fused, and the strike was the result.
1t is taken for granted that II the
demand growing out of the strike for
the elimination Of negro firemen from
the Georgia railroad is granted, 1t
will not be long before the same thing
will be demanded on other railroads
in the South. The prediction is made
that II the movement Is successful on
the railroads. 1t will speedily extend
to other trades and industries in
which negroes are employed.
1t Ia evident from this that great
principle Is involved in the strike OF
the white firemen on the Georgia rail-
road and socioloEists as we'll as stu
dents of economics Will watch the
progress of the struggle with marked
interest and concern.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
JOURNALISTIC PHILOSOPHY,

Editor Hildreth of the Newport Eek
press ami Standard, who was fined for
speaking dsres pectfully of the court
evidently looks phlosophically on the
situation. on the other hand It may
be that the result will be the putting
Of more snge- into HIS paper, partic-
ularly II he undertakes, as intimated
TO edit his journal with an auto. Here
Is what he says editoriany as to his
future Intentions
Tie editor OF the Express and stand
ard has purchased a Maxwell runabout
fot tho purpose OF looking after the
Interests % his paper throughout the
county. VIII the farmers kindly as
sumo their own risks with relation to
fences. trees garden gates, etc, we
paid about all the damages we can af
ford to for one season.
Editor ITildreth should be compelled
under the circumstances to equip his
machine with q siFeN whistle, fog
bell combined, for In taking short
curves in the early morning mist ne
will endanPcr the lives Of the mia hi =
tants of a wide extent of territory In
Orleans county. If he carries out his
desperate intentions to run Wild
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
NO NEED OF KrNDL1NG.

During the absence Of his wife from
home a Philadelphia man engaged a new
cook, country girl not long in the city.
Although a good servant, the newcomer
evlnced a distressing unfamiliarity with
the gas range. II became necessary for
her new employer to go to the kitchen
and explain the modus operandi of the
range. He gave her quite a demonstra-
ton. and lit every ono OF the many burn
ers. While thus busily occupied. ne was
interrupted by the call of friend.
II think you understand the range
now" said he, as he went upstairs. He
soon forgot the matter and did not see
the girl for several days. when he did 1t
was again In the Kitchen for it occurred
to him to go thither to see how the
range was working.
Everything is going nicely, SIR" said
the cook. That's the incest stove I've
ever seen. You kindled it for me four
days ago, and would you believe. sir.
It's still burning and hasn't lowered even
once!'-Harper's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
THE NEGRO'S RIGHT TO WORK.

There was a time when the great
question before the people of the Uni
ted States in connection with the ne
gro was whethe. he had the right to
vote. The chief problem regarding
the colore. man at the presen: time
is whether he shall have the right to
work
In view OF the fact that the progen-
itors Of the negroes of our country
were brought here by force for the
vcry purpose of working, II Is a re-
conditions in the United States that
one Of the most noteworthy conflicts
in the South at the present time
should involve the right of the negro
to work, That is the nub of the
Georgia strike in the present phase
of the trouble.
1t has been charged that the bad
negro is the idle negro and there Is
unquestionably good basis for this
strike of the fremen in the Empire
state OF the South will depend the
right Of thousands Of colored men to
| continue to perform the work in
| which they are now engaged. Prac-
tically all of the southern railways
employ both white and black firemen.
The Georgia railroad. for example,
employed eighty white firrnen and
| about triv,y black hremen. The col
| this canscity on the road In question
six or eight years ago, and this is the
first time that their employment has
| Teen questioned.
When the engineers were accorded
an increase in wages in 1907 and the
fremen were refused a similar con-
sIderation, they began to realize that
colored fremen, who were paid less
wages than the white, were an ele-
men could not be promoted TO the po-
sition Of engineers, but becoming pro-
! fcient. they retained the most desir-
| able positions, to the exclusion OF
white hremen.
| Under these conditions the white
hremen became FESTIVE. and began ne
| gotiationf with the railroad company
to devise a remedy for the situation,
About this time white assistant host .
| lers In the terminals were put on the
waiting list and negroes given regu-
lar employment In their places. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
THE STORY TELLER.
A PURE ROOD FANCY.

Merrill II. Gates, secretary Of the board
of Indian commissioners, was describing
in Washington the splendid work that
his board Is doing to wipe out the tub
crculosis scourge which at one time
threatened t. make the American indian
extinct.
But the indian" said Mr. Gates,
needs to be educated In sanitation. He
is shocklngly ignorant there In fact, he
is as ignorant as an old farmer used
to know in Warsaw.
"A friend dropped in on this old farmer
as he was frying bit Of bacon.
Grand bacon. that, said the friend,
shifting affabiy.
Grand bacon! Well. guess II is
grand bacon said the old man. turning
the slices In the pan. And It's none o.
yer murdered stun. neither That pig
died a natural DEATH "--Washington
Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
BURGLARS SHOULD AVOID YER
MONT.

For number of years Vermont has
been favorite resort for burglars,
pickpockets and other professional
law breakers. The light fingered gem
try some time ago learned to their sor-
row that Vermont Is good State to
stay away from, and now urgar
from another State has met a fate
which ought to be n warning to those
professional tourists inclined to fol-
low his example. The North Adams,
Mass, Transcript says:
The shooting dead Of n burglar at
Hyde Park. Vt. Saturday morning was
good job. When man detected I'm
burglary and ordered to hold up his
hands puts one OF them to his hip II
IL time to shoot, and the young man
who did the shooting did exactly the
right thing"
II it becomes necessary, every citi-
zen IN Vermont can be made deputy
sheriff in order to make 1t possible to
go cunning for burglars and pick
pockets, for the people of the Green
Mountain State have become tired OF
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THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS,

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BAD BARGAINS.
(From West Pub. Co. DocketD


According to Shakespeare, King Rich
ard III at one time found himself in
desperate need of transportation and Of
fered to swap his kingdom for horse
"out of sight and unseen but he found
no takers. Judging from the relative
value Of kingdoms and horses In these
DAYS of the odoriferous automobile. the
bargain would have been bad one, re-
CARELESS Of the fact that the horse was
to be used to save the neck OF WORTH
les. king The noted calf case. in which
litigation over a three dollar calf ru'ned
two prosperous farmers. indicates that
bad bargains are sometimes met with IN
legal battles. as we'll as in the more SAN
culinary encounters where Kingdoms ara
at stake. This impression is further borne
out by the estimate OF a standard Oil
attorney that recent litigation between
the federal government and the standard
Oil company would cost both litigants
the sum Of 100000 The result of this
suit NAV be of value; but the fact re-
mains that the cost Is outrageously high.
and II tends to make the establishment
or defence Of legal rights depend not on
w on ability to pay the price, but to
nav a price beyond the reach Of the ma
jority,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
SMALLER LEGISLATURE FAVORED.

The growth of sentiment in favor OF,
a smaller Legislature is making graft
flying progress. and as soon as the
smaller towns come to n full realiza-
tion of the fact that this can be Sc
cured without putting the larger towns
in control of the Legislature, no good
reason will remain for opposing this
step in the direction of economy as
well as increased legislative efficiency.
1t Ia generally recognized that n small
committee does better work than n
larger one, because greater RESPONSE
bility Is felt. and when efficiency rs
well as financial considerations all
point In the same direction. tf~Is Is
no question which way to go
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
A MIND READER.

Pat had got hurt-not much more than
a scratch, 1t Is true, but his employer
had visions Of being compelled to keep
him for life and had adopted the wise
course of sending him at once to tho
hospital After the house surgeon had
examined him carefully, he said to the
nurse:
LAS subcuteanecus ebrasion Is not OBJ
servable. l do not think there Is any
reason to apprehend tegumental ceatri-
cation Of the wound"
Then. turning to the patient. he asked
uuizzically:
What do you think. Pat?"
Sure, SIR said Pat. you're a won-
derful thought reader. You took the
very words out OF my mouth. That's
Just what was going to say."-Current
Literature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
GOOD TIMES FOR THE BEEF MEN.

II high prices signified good times we
should be reveling inan era Of unequaled
prosperity. Beef is dearer than ever, and
the tendency Is still upward Prices are
from 10 to 100 per cent. higher than they
were at the height OF the business boom
Of 1907, which shows how completely the
laws OF trade are set at naught by the
beef trust. The assertion that the rise
Is due to the increased demand for
choice cuts Is disproved by the fact that
whereas the price of srloin steak has In
creased from q cents two years to 20
cents a pound at the present time, chuck
has risen from 8H cents to IL cents and
soup meat from 3h cents to eight cents.
The prices Of the cuts with which the
masses needs content themselves have
mora,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.
THE HIT THAT FAILED.

He dashed off a poem in red-hot haste
And his eyes they cleaned glare;
And his blood ran warm through his
half-starved form.
AS he tossed his shock OF hair.
And he laughed "ha ha." And he laugh
ed, Tho ho.''
And he Rugged himself in glee:
And he cried. lat last. by the great
horn blast,
have made a hit" cried ne
II don't know what a line OF it means,
But It's got the snap and go:
1t has got the pike the magazines like.
And | know it stands a show
And he laughed. "ha ha" And he laugh
ed. Tho ho!''
And they bought It right away;
But the grass did wave DER his lonely
grave
Ere they got around to pay.
Boston Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
A noon TO VERMONT FARMERS.


A boon 10 VERMONT FARMERS.
General Manager Jarvis of the Rut-
land railroad has succeeded in insti-
tuting a service on that line which
will he OF incstimable value to tho
farmers OF that section of Vermont
tributary TO the Rutland line This
consists Of n through special train de-
voted to the transportation of milk
to New York city, with special sta
tions in Northern New York as we'll
as at various points in Vermont and
it will afford a regular outlet for a
prices. with a large income to the
dairymen as a result.
This special train. which will be
made up of milk refrigerator cars
built for this particular service, will
leave Ogdensburg at 1:40 daily and
PASSING through Burlington and over
the Chatham division of the New York
Central lines, Will arrive in New York
so that the milk can be delivered the
following morning in the metropolis,
in practically as good condition as
when it was shipped. owing to the i'm
proved methods of handling and keep
ing cold. The train running daily in
the opposite direction will return the
empty cans.
The first stations in Vermont will
probably be established in Addison
county and Nerscnncs and Ferris
burgh are being considered in that
connection. Those in charge of the
tain aggregate of milk can be secured
ut given point, and then a station is
handed in the construction of n sta =
ton. as the shipments must he mad
under regulations that meet the New
York law in relation to the manner
in which milk shall be shipped into
the metropolis.
The stations must be provided with
cement floors and cement wanscotting.
and there must be no corneru where
filth can lodge. curves taking the
place of corners where walls and floors
meet. After use each time the prem
Uses must be thoroughly washer with
water which is also required to meet
certain conditions. There must also
he a steam plant for the sterilizing of
cans. bottles and other utensils. Both
tho Vermont and New York laws re-
quire stables to be kept in a neat and
sanitar5 condition.
Experience has shown that the in
shutting of a service of this character
for the transportation of milk is al
mos: invariably followed by a ma rk ed
increase in the production Of milk in
any community. This service ensures
a steady market. and the prices are
made quarterly. being shaped in part
oN''i u'iiS " lle pIltc III buttt'. ~
consequence an increased amount of
revenue is brough, into the STAT and
tn whole community profits from en-
larged circulation Of money
1t is to he hoped that the farmers
of the Champlain valley will not he
slow to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity by increasing the size of their
thac cooperation with General Man
age: Jarvis il. this particular will
still, other directions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03

The announcement of corporate
,apita lizcd at S5l 100000 to serve Il
holding company OF dry goodr depart
mont stores in New York and other
cities, is we'll calcula =! to cause bus
mess mer to take notic,. whether they
cit up or not. Is the department store
which replaced so many small deal
ers Itself in turn to become simply a
spoke in a great mercantils wheel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
HIS PATHETIC APPEAL.

In Kansas City not long ago two
friends were talking over the good for
tune of q mutual acquaintance who had
succeeded in gaining the hand Of a Chi
cago heiress.
II didn't think Bill had II in him."
sold one friend 1T must have taken .
lot Of diplomacy on his part to win out
In that venture"
"Oh, don't know" responded the
other. "As matter of fact. I happen to
know that he told her the simple truth"
You don't say so."
Yes; ne told her he couldn't live with
cut er."-Lippincotts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
LOST OPPORTUNITIES.

The insect followed with boyish glee.
When caught. quite frequently proves a
bee
With a ruthless sting, and the fragrant
rose,
When gathered. thorn will Oft disclose.
The cup that Ia sweet to the lips tonight
MAY be fraught with pain ere the morn
grows bright.
There's never JOY. howe'er Intense,
Unmatched by the Demon of Consequence.
Yet we follow the insect and seek the
flower.
And sigh for the want OF the 1ovial hour,
Nor dream of the grim and serious hurt
Small dsappointments may Oft avert.
In the average great that fate must strike
What we wished for and got and didn't
like
Should help us to think with less regret
On what we wanted and didn't get,
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03

Compulsory voting in Spa is said
to have broughj 1t II tr '!' doC5 vote
In wicked Nes York IL is nos neces-
sary to have compulsor! voting law
than the total of tbs voting popula
ton. This show. the advantage of In.
~ compares with ign, an Spa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03

When you want anything, advertise IN
the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
about. See page two. This paper has
more than 5000 readers every week
and one cent a word will reach them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03

the depredations Of these pests of So
ciety.
Vermont Is seeking tourists, but
those of tho burglar and pickpockct
type will do we'll to give this state
wide berth.
Remember Hyde Park,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
WEATHER.

Does the wind blow this way all the
time?" asked stranger in Wichita the
other day. as he damned his hat over
his ears and hung onto tho rest Of HE
clothes to keep them from bens blown
of.
ooh, no." replied native. ut blows
the other way a good deal Of the time"