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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25


The Thirtieth Anniversary of Fifth
Street Baptist Church and Pastor. is
nearing its close. Next Sunday June
26 viii be the last day of regular
anniversary service. IL will finally
end however. Tuesday night. June
2S, with an anniversary reception
DR.. W. II White being master of
ceremonies: Dr. c. II. Phillips. toast
master. All are hopeful Of a good
time next Sunday.
At 1880 a. NJ. Dr. n. H. Bowling.
OF Norfolk, Va. win preach a special
sermon.
At $3.50 =. NJ. Or. II. II. Mitchell.
first pastor of Fifth Street Baptist
Church. will be present and take part
In the Grand Union Communion and
historical covenant meeting.
$50 =. NJ. Dr. G.. b. Howard. Of
Petersburg. Va. will preach. The
Thirtieth Anniversary Rally has been
I'm progress during these series OF
meetings. IL is hoped that a large sum
Will be realized by this financial eff
fort and that none will fail in the
discharge OF duty.
Last Wednesday night DR.. A. :.
Thomas. Pastor sharon BAPTIST
Church preached an excellent ser
mon at the Fifth Street Baptist
Church. IL was inspiring. praise.
worthy and filled with sound advice.
Or. Thomas, good work at the sharon
Baptist Church speaks for him. His
church moves onward and upward
gliding in peace upon the bosom Of
progressive stream.
sunday ruprnfuo pur Tn..Fn~
Dr. w. +. Graham. preached an extra
fine sermon. Subject. Thirty Years
Ministry \ synopsis of which Will
be given in another issue.
Last Sunday night DR.. w. II. Stokes.
Pastor Ebenezer Baptist Church.
preached "a sermon at Fifth street
Baptist Church. long 20 be remem-
bered: by a singular coincident a
white minister of this city. whose
sermon we had the pleasure OF read
ing in one of the daily newspapers
and DR. W. n. Stokes, pursued the
same line OF thought with very lit
tie exception. Or. w. H. Stokes is a
young man with bone and blood. dig
nifled. a fine scholar. devout chris
tian and an able preacher Of the Cos
pei. We hope 20 hear him preach at
our church again very soon.
Oast Sunday morning, Supt. Prof.
b. II. Peyton opened the Sunday
School at 10 O'Clock. The officers and
teachers were In their respective
place. A large attendance of scholars
were present. Everything seemed
cheerful and happy. A nice sum has
been raised by the school TO aid the
church in its rally. The school is on
the increase.-E. W.
The B. Y. p. U. will resume its
meetings on the first Friday night
in July, 1910, at $50 O'Clock. All
are invited 20 be present.
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SWANN-MOORE

The marriage Of Miss Lillian L.
Moore to Mr.. Richmond L. Swami
will quietly take place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Deane.
116 West Baker Street, Wednesday,
June %, at s p. NJ.
Owing to the recent death in the
brides family, only relatives OF both
families will be present.
They will be at home Sunday, July
3, at 701 1-2 North Ninth Street.
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Outing to White City.

The talk OF the day is Halley's
comet, the talk of the hour is the
outing TO White City. Monday July
IL, 1910. Just think, 10 hours atthe
sea shore. Train leaves Seventh and
Byrd Street Station at 9 A. NJ. sharp;
Returning will leave White City at
IL p. M.
Fare Round Trip s1-25.
This outing is under the auspices
of the Willing Workers Association.
IS Committee-Alpheus Scott, Wash
ington Boiling, Hayes Willis, Samuel
II. Green, w. G.. Singleton, Robert
II. Harrison. Thomas Jackson, Luci-
Gus Storrs, W. Henry Jones.
M. W. Hudson, Secretary.
Chas. A. ]. Briggs, Chairman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
They Meet in BristoI-Delegatcs
Robbed-A Fine Camp.

Bristol. Va. June 21. 1910.
A large delegation arrived here last
night from Richmond. Norfolk and
Newport News and intermediate sta.
tions. Four coaches ladened with del
egates to the Grand Lodge. Knights
Of Pythias, y. A. s. A, E. A. A. and
A.. led by Grand Chancellor John
Mitchell, Jr., and his colleagues ar
rived here last night at about II
o'clock. The train was about forty
minutes late.
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10000 Endowment Paid.
Newport News. June 1s. 1910.

This is 20 certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell. Jr.,
Grand Worthy Counsellor of the
Grand Court of Virginia. Order of
Calanthe ($1OO.OO) One Hundred
Dollars in payment OF the death
claim of Brother w. s. Hobson, who
was member of Silver Leaf Court,
No. 24l, of Newport News, Va.
Signed; VICTORIA L. HOBSON.
Beneficiary.
Witnesses:
Jane Mcpherson. NJ. c..
Fannie Belcher, r. OF D.,
Lille d. Byrd, ID. d. G.. c.
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Mr.. J. d. Johnson, Of Newport
News, Va, called on us.
Your subscription to the PLANET
is due. Have you paid il? II not.
why not?
Miss Lula and Kate Watkins spent
this week in Washington, ID. c., in
interest of the St. Lukes.
Miss Bessie L. Thomas, Of Orange,
y. j.. is visiting Mr. and Mrs w. /.
Johnson, 207 North Foushee Street.
Rev. o. Paul Thompson will preach
in the Ebenezer Baptist Church at
$3.50 o'clock, Sunday, June &c, 1910,
for the benefit of the remodeling
fund. Subject, "The Devil" You and
your friend are cordially invited to
be present.
(Senior Glass, No. 1O.)
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HAPPY BOYS.

The Pythian Cadets were elated
and happy. They camped for the night
in the church and this morning they
marched out 20 camp. The most of
them are playing baseball az Camp
Washington.
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charged from the army without
honor. fourteen of whom were found
10 be eligible for re-enlistm ent. but
one OF whom, so far as the War De
partment records show, has actually
been restored 10 the service.
- ..S55
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Nelson's Hair Dressing can be Sc
cured from the agent, Mr.. Joseph
Evans, 1902 Webster Avenue, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25

WANTED Good Cook for small
family. Good wages and a good
home. Give references. Address,
Cook" Care OF PLANET, City.
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SUMNER NIGHT SCHOOL

Instructions given in Arithmetic.
Bookkeeping, Grammar, Civics. Latin.
French. etc. Terms reasonable.
PROF. p. J. HENRY,
1106 West Leigh Street.
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MUNDIN-PACK.

The marriage of Miss Minnie G.
Pack, OF Hinton, West Va. 20 Mr.. II.
c. Mundin, OF Richmond, Va, will
take place at the residence OF the
bride, Hinton, West Virginia. We'd
nesday, June %, 1910. at 6 p. M.
At home Friday, July /, 1910.
from p. M. to 10 p. NJ, at 1902
North First Street. Richmond, Va.
Friends are invited. No cards.
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Richmond PLANET on sale at
Mr.. Jos. Evans, 2602 Webster Ave,
Pittsburg, Pa. sEa &xf
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Subscribe to The PLANET.
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5TH ST. BApT. CHURCH.
Located, Cor. 9th and Jackson Sts..
RICHMOND, va.
Weekly News Column.

REV. W. i. GRAHAM, ID. D.. Pastor.
Residence:
los E. Leigh St. Richmond. Va.
J. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD. Editor.
Omce:
1915 f. Broad St, Richmond. Va
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chas. A. ]. Briggs. Chairman.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07
8uemass Gilded Paoods.

RangOon. the principe city Of Burma.
grew up around the sacred spot on
which IS built the great ShOay DagOn
pagOda. one Of its principal wonders.
''Rising to a height Of $50 feet, its size
Is greatly enhanced by the fact that 1t
stands on an eminence that is itself 16G
feet above the level Of the CITY," says
q writer. 1T is covered with pure
gold from base to summit. and once in
every generation this gold is complete
" renewed by public subscription. Yet
throughout the interval the process of
resilding goes on perpetually. PiOus
people who seek in this way to express
their veneration and to add to their
store Of spiritual merit climb up daily
with little fluttering packets Of gold
leaf. which they fasten on some frac-
ton of its great surface. There is no
more picturesque sight offered by it
than that of a group Of these silken
wOrshipers outlined high against its
gold in the act Of contributing their
small quota to its splendOr. The pagO-
da itself has no interior. 1t is a solid
stupa Of brick raised over a relic
chamber"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

return Of the property when the con.
ditions of payment should be fulfilled.
This agreement was marked "private."
But BY some overnight Of the Roth.
childs' attorneys, when the deed went
down to the registrars Office for rec
ord, . copy Of the agreement went
along, to-. The recording clerk is
paid by the folio, and copies whatever
is set before him. He entered agree.
ment and all into the record Of the
deed. Nobody in the Office noticed
the REGULARITY Of the transaction; but
one day an outsider leafing through the
records saw it and showed it to the
authorities. Perceiving at once that
the instrument was no true deed at all,
but really a mortgage. they tried to
have the mortgage tax collected; but
for some reason the states attorney,
Mr.. jackson, did not see his way to
move in the matter, and Mr.. Belmont
never paid.
Just such iniquities are perpetrated
from year to year under the rickety,
stumbling, inhuman anachronism
called the general property tax-the
idea of which is that taxes should be
levied equally on all kinds of property.
Not in proportion to ones ability to
pay, nor in proportion to the benefits
received from government, but equal.
ly, at the same rate, upon all aggrega-
tions of property.
The United States is the only civil
lied country that adheres to this
insane idea of taxation. England,
Continental Europe, Canada, all have
abolished general property tax as
unsound in theory and outrageous in
practice. The United States retains
it. Nearly all the states have as bad
q tax system as New YOrk-some
worse-but New York does very we'll
for an example because it is conspicu.
ous.-Albert j. Mock, in the Decem.
Der American Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07
Old Man Of the Mountain.

The title ''Old Man Of the Mountain"
was first applied to Hassan Ben Sab
bal. who founded Il formidable dynas-
ty in Syria A. ID. 1890. He was the
prince or chief Of the sect of the Mo-
hammedans. Having been banished
from his country. lie took up his abode
in Mount Lebanon and gathered round
him a band Of followers, who soon be-
came the terror alike Of Christians.
Jews and Turks. They paid the most
implicit obedience to his commands
and believed that II they sacrificed
their lives for his sake they would be
rewarded with the highest joys Of
paradise. For 200 years these ''assas-
SINS" as they called themselves. con-
tinued to be the terror Of the country.
Whenever their chief. the ''Old Man
Of the Mountain" considered himself
injured he dispatched some Of his as
sassins secretly to murder the agsres
sor. This Is the origin Of our use of the
word assassin for secret murderer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

Barnard concludes from his persona
observation Of cobras in CeylOn. says
the Scientific American. that the ser
penis traditional love for music is q
pure fable and that the only effect OF
music is to arouse the reptiles curiOs-
ity, which is excited by any loud and
acute sound. The cobra prOtrudes its
head from its burrow alike on hearing
the snake charmer's flute. the rattling
Of chain or the sounds made by
beating the ground with switch. 1t
appears to perceive only sounds Of
high pitch. for It pays no attention to
the low notes Of the flute or the beat
ing Of the drum. Barnard also con-
firmed in CeylOn the results Of obser-
vations made in the London geological
garden on the supposed power Of fas-
cinati0n exerted by serpents upon
birds, and he concludes that this pow
er Of fascination is also purely mag
mary.
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His Sarcastic Friend.

He was very proud of his new auto
mobile-taIked automobile. dreamed au
tomObile, read automobile. Finally (,
his friends he became 4 nuisance, and
each to himself Swore softly that b,
would bide his time and ut the prop
er moment give him 4 little verbal
thrust.
Finally one long suffering individual
was asked to go for 4 ride. Excuses
were of no avail. He was bundled
into the machine and taken for spin
through the parks and over the boule.
wards. In due course Of time, without
any serious mishap. they pulled up al
the Automobile club. The auto crank
and his guest were soon surrounded by
several Of their friends.
How did You enjoy your rideg" was
asked of the auto crank's friend.
Until today I never thought an
automobile could 90 SO fast" was his
reply. Here the auto crank was all
attention. That was some praise for
his car. Right out in public too. That
would silence some Of the scoffers who
said his machine should be called
Snail) 'Why. do you know there was
a car went by us at such a clip that
could hardly see it."
The auto crank Glared, and under his
gaze the group melted away. They had
had their revenge Gazette
Times.
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Solon,a Answer.

"What is the most perfect form Of
government?' was once prOpOunded ut
the court of Fernandez. king Of Cor
NTH, one Of the seven wise men Of
Greece. His six fellows were present.
and Of them Bias answered first, Civ
ing as his opinion. where the laws
have no superior" Thales Of Miletus.
the great astronomer. declared. Where
the people are neither too rich nor too
poor" In his turn said Anacharsis.
the Scythian. where virtue is hOnOred
and vice detested." Said Pittacus of
Mitylene. where dignities are always
conferred upon the virtuOus and never
upon the base" Said CleObulus.
"Where the citizens fear blame more
than punishment" Said Chic. the
Spartan. where the laws are more
regarded than the orators"
The last to reply was the youngest
but wisest Of them all, Scion Of -Ath-
ems. who said. where an injury done
to the meanest subject Is an insult to
the whole community"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07
LAYMEN FOR THE BENCH.

One of the peculiar forms which
criticism of the courts has recently
taken is disclosed in the suggestion Of
Lieutenant Governor Strange of Wis.
consin, who declared that laymen
rather than lawyers should be called
to the bench for Interpretation of the
laws. He made no exceptions, con.
tending that laymen should fill the
judicial chairs in the United States
court. and in all other courts.
This suggestion is quite contrary to
the conventional idea. The presump-
ton has always been that judges were
selected largely for their judicial tenn
permanent and knowledge of the law.
Everybody knows that the presump.
ton is violent one in possibly half
the cases.
1t has not escaped notice that some
very bad lawyers have made very
good judges. They may not have
disclosed much judicial erudition or
literary excellence in their opinions,
but there has been justice, palpable
right and respect for good law.
Too often the learned lawyer, when
elevated to the bench, is seemingly
bent on determining causes that come
before him on laws that are quite sur.
prising and wholly inexplicable to the
layman.
Too often the learned Judge seems
ambitious to show the unlearned just
what manifestly ridiculous things can
be done according to certain law and
precedent Of which they may not have
previously heard.
Possibly the non-professional would
always be able to get away from law
and precedent long enough to admin.
lister justice, especially where the re-
quirement of justice is plain. From
many decisions Of courts it is quite
easy to conclude that the trained
lawyer could not adhere to justice if
it entailed a rejection of the weight
Of opinion"
Then it is possible that a laymsn,
if elected to the bench, might realize
how important time is in litigation,
and actually hurry important cases to
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

trial. Or he might manifest some con-
ception Of how expensive the services
Of lawyers are, and seek rather to free
the litigation from professional entan.
clements than to multiply them about
him.
In short the laymsn on the bench
might seek to make of courts avenues
wherein differences may be speedily
adjusted with fairness to all concerned,
rather than fee mills for lawyers and
Laboratories for judicial experiments.
tion.-Lincoln Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

word oft gets to the rurales of Mexico
on the Texan rangers, vigilant, brave
and alert - they are, AID such bands
are always the nuclei of Mexican re.
volutions. They attempted to start
against Diaz in 1908, captured q Mexi.
can border town, raised the revolution.
ary flag, were routed by the rurales
and dispersed to the American side to
plot and plan again. They comprised
what there Was of reality to The Garaza
revolution some fifteen years before.
At this very day the chief hero of the
Mexican population at Brownsville,
Matamoras and the country along the
lower Rio Grande is old Cortina,
bandit and freebooter, who ruled that
district just after the American Civil
War in defiance of both the United
States and Mexico and whose memori-
al health this writer has drank many
a time along with convivial and en-
thusiastic Mexican friends. There
are but instances that 60 to prove the
manner of man that is the type of the
great mass of the Mexican people,
kindly in their way, possessing many
fine qualities but with an ingrained
spirit of lawlessness nowise unchanged
b, modernity.
For some reason, the sources of
which are mystery in greater part,
there is in every Mexican a profound
conviction that the United States in.
tends to make war on their country,
to subjugate it, to turn its resources,
its railroads, ETC., over to American
capitalists of the kind described by the
socalled muckraking magazines and
make slaves of the Mexicans in like
manner as did the Spaniards and the
Mexican is determined to desperate
resistance.
In every Mexican revolution Ameri.
cans have taken part and in every in.
stance their experience has been that
of the traditional man who interfered
to prevent husband from beating his
wife, both man and wife turned upon
the interloper. The healthiest thing
in the world for an American to keep
away from is civil war in Mexico
Kansas City Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07
PREHISTORIC STAMP FOUND.

One of the most remarkable arch.
geological and chronological discoveries
made in Mexico since Prof. William
Niven found the famous clay tablets
of life and death down in the jungles
of Guerrero, has been made amid the
buried pile of petrifed idols uncovered
by the sand diggers of Atzcapozalco.
This find consists of nothing less
than an official seal, or stamp, used by
some prehistoric emperor or king in
affixing his o. K. to papers of state.
The discovery was made about eigh-
teen feet beneath the surface of the
old river, or lake bed, which exists
near the pretty suburb above named.
This stream or pool has long been
dead, the waters having been diverted
by Nature in another direction, so
that now it is merely a basin of gravel
Overland with SAND.
The artifect, which is about two
inches in diameter, and in a perfect
state of preservation, is remarkable
for the fact that it contains on the side
used for stamping, several concentric
circles at the margin, then ring of
hieroglyphics much resembling the
characters of the ancient Russian
alphabet, and around the center three
more cOncentric rings.
The center itself is corrugated
hole, evidently used for the insertion
of q wooden or stone handle. The
upper surface of the seal, which is, of
course, circular in shape, is rounded,
SO that the entire object forms almost
perfect hemisphere. On the top are
other marks, evidently carved in the
seal after the clay had hardened, and
possibly intended to represent the signs
of the zodiac, as they were known to
the primitive astronomers of Mexico.
When found, particles of some black
substance, evidently either wax or
some ink-like fluid, were still clinging
to the face, showing that the seal had
not been subjected to very great action
by the waters.-Mexican Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

State Of Nebraska, Platte county. g.: In the
County Court, in and for said county:
In the matter Of tn. estate Of Hannah Davis,
deceased. late of said county.
At Z session Of the County Court for said
county. holden at the County Judges office in
Columbus. in said county ON the 18th day Of
November. A. d.. 1910, present John Rasterman.
County Judge. On reading and filing the duly
verified petition Of Geo. f. Davis. praying that
letters Of administration be issued to Daniel
Schram on the estate Of said decesient.
Therpupon. il il ordered that the 10th day Of
December, A. d.. 1910, Mt z O'Clock p. H., bs
assigned for the hearing of said petition at the
County Judges Office is said county.
And il il further ordered. that due legal motto"
petition by publication in the Columbus jour
nal three consecutive weeks
"a true COPY of the Or,ier.)
,SeaD JOHN RATTERMAN
County Judge.
Dated, Columbus. Neb., November 2lst, 1910.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07

They stood in front Of one Of Wash
ingtOn's leading furniture stores. The
windows were full Of beautifully in
laid pieces Of furniture, such things rs
are only within the reach Of the rich
and are meant to lend an additional
touch to the already perfectly appoint
ed home. Among them was an after
noon tea table. 1t was a frail, deli
cately constructed piece on rollers and
brought to mind an artistically gown
ed hostess serving tea to select Co
terie, while the conversation dealt with
nothing more heavy than the latest
fiction and comic operas. With long
drawn out sigh the woman cOntem-
plated it. The man. following her
gaze. saw it and was unimpressed.
She FASTENED to explain.
THAT there is q tea table. It's just
grand to use when you amt got no
cook in the house and have folks in
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-07
The Oh snce of q Name.

How family names change in the
course Of many years is illustrated b.
the conversion of ''BOtevile int"
Thyme" An English deed bearing:
date in the closing days Of the fifteenth
century shows three brothers then
fiourishin.- John BOtevile of BOtevile
and Thomas and William BOtevile.
The trio are distinguished from all 9th
er ROtevilcs by the explanation ''Of the
Inne." or family residence. the title to
which had come to their joint possess
sion. Johns grandson was known as
Ralph BOtevile-of -the-lnne, from which
the transition to Ralph Thyme is easy.
His descendants have been Thynnes
ever since
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Ho Wanted EiqS.

At small stag dinner the Only
young AMI unnOtewOrthy person pres
ant sat throughout the meal cOmmtin-
ing with his own bashful soul, afraid
lest by speaking he betray his sOphis-
ticatiOn. Dessert being served. he felt
he must have some Of the candied
fruit ut the other end of the table.
Clearing his voice. he fixed the nearest
waiter with a glittering eye and. amid
a sudden total silence, peremptOrily
called out ut the top Of his voice, pigs.
heaSv-EXchanSe.