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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Kitchener , Field Marshal

Lord Kitchener. commander OF the
British forces I'm India. has been ap.
pointed TO succeed the Duke or Con,
naught as inspector general OF the
Mediterranean forces. which post the
duke recently resigned on the ground
OF 'the Ineffective nature OF the work
and the useless expense to the nation
involved therein" Lord Kitchener will
take the rank OF field marshal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

that not equivalent 10 declaring
against Presidents appointing
Colored men where white men OBJ
ject. and. therefore. a drawing of
the Color line2 Is not this a viola
Federal Constitutions
After arguing this question. the
gentlemen conclude as follows:
The effect of your policy upon the
Southern whites has been even more
serious The white South accepts
your policy as a high vindication or
all its unjust dealings with the Col
Ored citizens of the country. Hence
they feel embroidered 10 propagate
their prejudice and unjust treat
ment of the Colored people even in
the section where the two races
have hitherto lived together in COM
| paratiVe peace, and whatever pro-
gress was being made towards an
amicable solution OF the burning
/ race problem has received a most
serious setback and its difficulties in
creased, thus making the evils of
your policy national in scope.
We. therefore. appeal 70 YOU for
a change OF your policy as announced
and thus far demonstrated Il is
not platitudes and professions of
friendship the Colored people and
the republic need at this crisis. Mr..
President, but loyalty TO true Ameri-
can principles and enforcement of
the laws.
y may be that all Of this newspa-
per discussion will not produce any
tangible result Stm st viii make
the distinguished statesman feel
rather uncomfortable when he is not
playing golf and # may tend to give
him an indea that every Negro in the
United States is not enthusiastic over
his policy OF greatly in love with his
performances. In the meantime.
elections viii take place some time
in the future IN some of the doubt
full northern states and there are
many white and colored citizens who
have an independent way OF think
ing and voting and whose actions in
this respect will no doubt be affected
, by many OF the things that these
bold. fearless. patriotic colored men
have been unkind enough TO say.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
HER LITTLE ENE.

There was a BEN
Too old to luv
The farmer mon
ore looked hrr way
She saw them at DEER slvly WinkinE.
And So began Geo cleo some thinking
SIZE knew that She
Could earn mo- corn
Aud friCassee
Might soon ad,rn
hut boldly she the problem tackled.
When others layed. She loudly cackied
Her little scheme
Worked we'll indeed
Her owners deem
Her worth lIer feed
About The yard she WAKES fattrr
And sul escapes the dreaded natter
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
OeduetIve Reasoninn

My friend. Herlock Sholmes. says
that the weather man is not in SYM
patty with prohibition"
How can he tell that?"
Because so far this June he has
not been much inclined TO dry
weather
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
A Kindred cbors

He Ooftly)-I cannot sympathIze
with the troubles these parents want
20 cOntde 20 us. as the only children
/ have are those OF my brain.
She (guileleSsly)-Bu my dear
professor. that ought 20 make you APP
preciate the trials az chose parents
who have idiots In their families.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

We have received "Self-help in
Education" by r. r. Wright, Jr 1t
les an interesting pamphlet. brimfull
of statistical information and is a
useful handbook to ali who wish
TO be advised upon this all important
subject. II may be obtained from
The Committee OF Twelve, "Chey.
ney, Pa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Editors Advice.

You waste too much paper" said
the editor.
But how can economize," asked
the writer.
by writing on both sides Of the
paper
But you VIII not accept articles
when they ara written on both sides
OF the sheet?"
NO. know IL: but you'd save pa-
Per. JUST the same."--Yonkers States
man
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

Il have Just heard a remarkable
story concerning college graduate"
Tell il 10 ne.
The day after he got his diploma
he took on his colored hat band. put
on suit OF civilized clothes and is
now successfully holding down a Job
that pays him more than $40 a week. "
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

Keystone. w. Va. Aug. II Mira
Genevieve Ramsey. aged twenty-three
years. wife OF X. J.. Ramsey. said to
be a millionaire coal operator at VIII
Hanson. w. Va. committed suicide in
the pariors OF the Keystone inn here
by firing bullet through her left TEN
Die Domestic troubles was the cause.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

We have received the catalogue OF
the Industrial Institute for the Deaf
Blind and Orphans of the colored
race at Taft. Oklahoma. Mr.. 5.
Douglass Russell is superintendent
and under his management the in
stitution is prospering.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
MeteoroIoqieai.

Little Wiiie-Say. pa. doesn't II get
colder when the thermometer faIlsg
Pa-Yes. my son.
Little Willie-WeIl. ours has fallen.
Pa-How far
Little Willie-About five feet-aDd
when IL struck the porch floor IL
broke.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
a Welcome channe.

Well. I'm certainly glad TO be al
home again" said the man who had
been away for three weeks.
Are you really. DEAR" queried his
wife
That's what" he rejoined. fWhy.
even your angel cake tastes heavenly
TO me"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
4 Natural Result

What did that strange man say to
Smith when be took him apart?"
Il don't know. but he left him all
broken up"
Why"
He could not pull himself together
again"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Threatens to Blow up p. r. r.

Threatens 20 Blow Up p. r. r.
This Is a declaration OF war. Ny life
Is openly staked on the result, for am
prepared 90 meet you at any time and
place you may name. The weapons I
shall use are dynamite and other high
explosives" Thus wrote AbrAm c. Ely
mayor and referee in bankruptcy. OF
Burkeville. Va, TO che President OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. PhilAdeI
phia." on July z3d. naming SfS. 900 az
the ransom for the safety OF the rail
road. It's steamships and the travellins
public and other wise threatening the
Pennsylvania railroad. Following a
carefully laid plot OF the federal pos
tai detectives. Ely Was arrested IL
Philadelphia while IN company OF o.
valid J. DeRousse. chief clerk 90 PreEi
dent MCCrea. Who acted for the latter
in inveighling Mayor Eby TO this city
He was given hearing before United
States Commissioner Craig and held In
$4,000 bail for court
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Bob Burdeste's Spine Affected.

Robert J. Burdette. who Is seriously
ill at Los Angeles. Cal, because OF
An injury TO the spine. which he sus-
tained In fall last March. was placed
Ia plaster cast His spinal cord has
secoms affected.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

Your husbands death was very
sudden"
Yes. Yes. sudden. but not unex-
pected. He was one OF those Is IL
bot enough for YOU fiends and I al
ways felt that something would hap
pen when the humidity was great"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

3. Henry Crutchheld. p. q.
William HaW kins: Toull take no
tice that I shall on the 23rd day of
September. 1909. at the Office of
Philiph b. Shield. room numbered
60. Chamber OF Commerce building
situated southwest corner of Ninth
and Main Streets. IN the city OF Rich
mond, Virginia, between the hours
Of Q O'Clock a. NJ. and O'Clock 2.
Nj. of that day. proceed TO take the
dispositions OF witnesses 90 be read
as evidence in my behalf in a GER
tain suit ia Chancery depending in
the Circuit Court for the County OF
Henrico. wherein you are defendant
and / am plaintifr. and IL. for any
cause the taking Of said dispositions
be not commenced on that day. OF
II, commenced be not concluded on
that day. the taking OF the same
will be adjourned and continued
from day 20 day, or from time 20
time, az the same place and between
the same hours until the same shall
be concluded.
Respectfully.
EMMA HAWKINS.
BY Counsel.
J. Henry Crutchfeld. p. O..
Office t2l1 1-2 r. Broad st.
Richmond. Va
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

Throat CT Trying 20 Enter Room.
Edwin Matthews. 8 negro night por~
ter at Gainesville. Ga. hotel. hsd
his throat cut by Mrs. Mamie Lawson
because he entered her room through
a window
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
One OF Brigham Young. Widows Dead

One OF the four surviving widows OF
Brigham Young Is dead at Salt Lake
City. She was Masnah X. J. c. T.
Young. and was eighty-eight years
OF age. She was married to Young
at Nauvoo. Ill. before the westward
pilgrimage OF the Mormons She hAd
no children.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
TWO NUNS LEAP TO DEATH
Trapped on Railroad rressIe BY Train

Trapped on Railroad TrestIe BY Train,
They Jump into Rspids.
Montreal. Ques, Aug. 1.-Two nuns.
walking from Montreal convent to pay
visit TO Park Laval. were overtaken
BY train on bridge a short distance
from the city.
Terror-stricien. they ieaped TO the
rapids, forty feet below, and were
drowned
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
OhIiuina.

"ThickIy Is an obIiging sort OF
chap"
How So"
Whenever he tells one OF his funny
stories he pokes you In the ribs SO
you can laugh
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

We received an interesting pamph-
let entitled AN Economic study Tor
Socialists and their Critics" by Lin
coin Braden. Il may be obtained
from him at Carbon, California. II
is interesting from cover 20 cover
Price. ten cents.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Emma Hawkln!

Emma Hawkins. Plaintiff
rs. In ChanceEy
William Hawkins Defendant.
The object OF this suit is 20 obtain
a divorce a Ninculo Matrimoni, by
the plaintiff against the defendant.
and an affidavit having been made
and fled. that due diligence has been
used by. and on behalf OF the plain
tin TO ascertain In what county or
corporation the defendant, William
Hawkins is without effect. and that
the plaintih does not know his
whereabouts. It is ordered that he
appear here within fifteen days after
the due publication OF this order 20
do whatever is necessary TO protect
his interest herein.
a cOpy-Teste
SAMUEL p WADDILL.
Clerk
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
'Is9lssIa spusssuE-lss-s

IsalssIa spusssH8-.Sss's GTuO
~ 1.ussA lnq-sIQSLssIm 81 6Iomsw
An 'uSlloS1oJ pTu / 'Ivsp 1891.
..IsIsHop usAss su
sAo no1 leql uslloSIoJ no6 sAsH.
'A1omsH Sood
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
The Kind IL Was.

so poor Banks firm had 60 sus-
pend payment on account OF his wife's
gambling at bridge parties"
SO they say"
What kind OF game could she have
played o."
ITO judge from the result TO her
husband IL must have been a kind
OF suspension bridge"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

-o1os ue uAo % lou pIouB uso en- Qou
os s.sq '6qM i6qltssM-sIoUs4
'Gq1TesA 81 slssIoO psIIlsm
QUA ueu sq1 pusasIspun I-sIogIy
JslpI OF swoo u uIM
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Appropriate Destiny.

So your play around a marathon
race has been accepted. What are
they going TO do with it?"
Put 1t on for a run"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Wouldnt Float.

Here is an Old news item"
What Is il about?"
a man named Cork was drowned
yesterday
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
suroIar sh.t In Pistol Duel.

Alfred Kinard. q notorious character
o. Perry county lies seriously wound
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
SATURDAY AUGUST Il, 1909

We have received an invitation 20
attend the Golden. Pearl and Crystal
Anniversary given in honor OF RI.
Rev. J. W Alstork. ID. D., IL. ID. az
Montgomery. Alabama, Sept. I 20
"a. 1909. j. promises 20 be an elab-
crate affair.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

Entered At the Post OsHce a. Richmond. Va
second class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
Stuck.

"He said she was the rose OF his
heart"
Very poetic. How did the TO
nance end2"
lie got the thorn
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14
VIRGINIA:

VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court Of Henrico
County. August 3, 1903.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

After arguing this question. the
gentlemen conclude as follows:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

POSTAGE STAMPS or A HIGHER DENOMINA
TON THAN TWO CENTS NOT RECEIVED
on SUBSCRIPTIONS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

You say. finally that the chief ex-
ecutive in appointing Colored men
70 Office should consider whether the
consequent hostility OF the white
men In the South viii not do the
Coiored race more harm than the
appointment will do them good Is
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-14

In view of the progress OF the
Colored people IN the last SO years
which you say is marvellous" would
II not be more just in you TO have
demanded for him that equality be-
lore the law and exercise of suf.
rage vouchsafed by the 18th and
IoJh amendments. rather than. as
you did, TO encourage the nullifers ?
OF course it would have been more
5ust and President Taft knows il,
but just BOW he is the creature of
expediency and commercialism. He
has not the time to worry about hu-
man rights. They ask:
!. Why. as the nations President
speak OF the appointment OF Colored
citizens TO Office as IAN encourage
ment and appreciation OF their pro
gress' rather than the right of citi-
zenship?
This is one question that presi.
dent Taft must answer himself. II
IL is 70 be answered. These gentle
men are good on asking questions
and at the same time answering
them. Just read this one:
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tContinued From Yesterday

They nodded pleasantly ana tooh
.,.,r separate ways. Merrihew STOOD
VERY high in Hillard's regard. He was
a ,ovable fellow, and there was some
thing kindred in his soul and Hliiara 3
,oss,bly the spirit of Ihey
had met years before, at a ommehce-
u.,t Merrfhew In his mortar-poaro
and gown and Hillard as an old gradu-
ate renwing his youth at the touh-
+a,ns What drew them together per
h,rs moro than anything else, was
their mutual love of outdoor leasures'
Their first meeting was olloWed by
MANY hunting and fishing expeditions
and many long rides on horseoeeh
rake two men and put them on sooo
horses send them forth into the WIGS
n face all conditions Of deather ana IN.
conveniences, and if they are not fast
friends at the end of the journey, rest
asaured that they never will be.
For all his aversion to cards. there
was a bit of the gamester IN Hlllard,
a. once in his office, he decided on the
fall of a coin not to withdraw his per-
sonal from the paper. lie was quite
n~ositiye hat he would never hear that
Voice again., but having thrown ms
dice he would let them lie.
Now at eleven o'clock that same
,,ornine two distinguished Italians sat
down to breakfast in n Of the fash
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AllssstalAs

mistake, one little mistake, ! am will
ing TO swear that she loved me in the
beginning. And | was a fool no to
profit by this sentiment. Give me
patience, patience. If | say TO her, sc
much and you may haev your free
doom. there is always hat cursed will
The crown of Italy viii never Withdraw
its hand; no. With his wife's family
on his hands. especially her brother, the
king will never waive his rights"
"Zut! softly. softly
"Oh, | speak with no disrespect. But
let me find her"
II doubt it. And remember, we have
but ten days
I'VE shall not find time heavy.
know a few rich butchers and grocer:
who call themselves the aristocracy."
They laughed.
And some of them play bridge and
ecarte."
The diplomat iingled his keys. 1Ic
was no averse to adding a few gold
pieces to his purse.
IL have followed her step by step to
the boat at Naples. She is here. She
is not so inconspicuous thai she will be
hard to find. She has wealthy friends,
and from these l shall learn her where
abouts."
you say she is beautiful; / would
hat | had seen her
yes, she is beautiful; and a bcauti-
full woman can not hide. even in a city
so big and noisy as this. Think of it!
Chateaux and villas INC splendid rents.
all waiting to be g~ormandized by the
State, | have lied to her, | have hut
inflated myself / have offered all the
reparation q gentleman possibly could.
Nothing. nothing. She knows; 1t is
money, and she knows it is money. The
American native shrewdnoss, My
father was a fool and 30 WAS hers.
And on July first comes the end. Let
us get out into the air before | become
excited and forget where ] am"
"As you wish, AMIGO" The diplomat
beckoned to the waiter.
The waiter stepped forward with the
coats and hats. His tip vas exactly
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ionable hotels. The one nor the other
had ever heard of Hillard, they did not
even know that, such a person existed;
and yet, serenely unconscious, one was
casting his lifeline, as the palmist
would say, across Hillard's. The knots
and tangles We're to come later.
THE coffee in this country Is abom :
inable.'' growled one.
'Insufferable." assented his com
panion.
The waiter smiled covertly behind
his hand. He had a smattering of all
tongues, being foreign born. These
Italians and these Germans. Why,
there is only one place in the world
where both the aroma and the flavor of
coffee are preserved; and it is not, de-
cidedly not. in Italy or Germany. And
if his tip exceeded ten cents, he woula
be vastly surprised. The Italian is al
a the same, prince or peasant. He
never wastes on necessities a penny
which can be applied to the gaming
tables. And these two were talking
about Monte Carlo n Ostend and the
German Kursaalen.
The younger of the two was a very
handsome man, tall, slender and ner-
'1NfHf ~ tiVfioi ~ ~ tib' 'H'N'N
eyes were keen and energetic and %
ing, suggesting a temper less calculat-
ing than hasty. The mouth, partly
hidden under a graceful military mus
tache, was thin-lipped, the mouth of a
man who, however great his vices, was
always master of them. From his right
cheek-bone to the corner of his mouth
ran a scar, very well healed. Instead
of detracting from the beauty of his
face 1t added a peculiar fascination
And the American imagination, always
receptive of the romantic, might read
lily and forgivably have pictured villas,
maids in durance vile. and sword
thrusts under the moonlight But the
waiter who had served his time in one
or another Of the foreign armies, knew
that no foil or rapier could have made
such a scar; more probably the sabel.
For the Italian officer on horseback is
the maddest OF all men, n In the
spirit OF play court hazards that an
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say" He made off for the courtroom.
Hillard laughed, and went up to the
w~riting-room to fulfl a part of his
destiny. He took the letter out and
read it again. A woman of wit and
presence; a mighty good dinner COM
panion, or he was no judge of women.
He replaced the letter in its blue COW
erlng. and then for the first time bis
eye met the superscription Like a
man entranced he sat there staring.
The steward had brought the letter TO
him, and in his first excitement this
had made no impression upon his mind,
ne had seen nothing peculiar nor
strange. And here it was. not his in
itials. but his name in full.
She knew who he was,
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other man might sensibly AVOID in
actual warfare.
His companion was less handsome
but equally picturesque. Ills Whit
head and iron-grey beard placed him
outside the active army. He wore In
his %buttonhole a tiny bow of ribbon
the usual badge of the foreign service
Tn afraid, Enrico. that you have
brought me to- America on a useless
venture" said the diplomat, lighting a
thin, strong cigarette.
''She is here in New York, and !
shall find her. | must have money
must, | owe you the incredible amount
of one hundred thousand lire. There
are millions under my hand, and l can
not touch a penny"
do not let your debt to me worry
you"
"You are so very good, Giuseppe"
Have we not grown up together?
Sometimes l think | am partly to blame
for your extravaganza. Buta friend is
a friend, or he is not"
But he who borrows from his friend,
loses him. observe how | am placed,
1t is m%addening. | have had a dozen
opportunities to marry riches. This
milestone is %eternally round my neck
] have gone through my part Of the
fortune which was left us independent
". She has all Of hers, and hat is
why she is so strong. l am absolutely
helpless"
Poor friend. These American wom-
enl They all believe that a man must
have no peccadillos, once he has signed
the marriage contract. Body OF
Bacchus. the sacrament does not make
a man less human than he was be
fore. But this one Is clever. She
might be Italian born
Her mother was Italian. 1t is the
schooling in this country that has made
her so clever. The only thing Italian
about her is her hatred. She is my
countrywoman there. Without her
consent ! can touch nothing: and IL
divorce her. pouff. all goes TO the
State. Sometimes ! long to get my
two hands round her white throat. One