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ADVERTISEMENTS PLACED IN OUR COLUMNS BRING RESULTS TRY AT. Declares His Opposition to Legislation Almed at the Franchise of the Colored Citizen. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 22.—In the presence of 4,000 republicans and democrats Secretary of War William H. Taft made an address at the auditorium here this afternoon, expressing his views on questions of interest to the Southern people. Throughout his speech he was liberally applauded by those agreeing with him, and the utmost respect was paid by those who disagreed with his views. The dizzling rain doubtless kept away thousands of people. Only questions of national interest were touched upon by Secretary Taft, as he left the state issues in Kentucky and Ohio to those campaigning in these states. Features of his address included a bold announcement of his opposition to the action taken by legislatures in Southern states disfranchising Negro voters. His declaration that such disfranchisement of Negro voters was fraud and oppression; his frank discussion of the race question; his condemnation of Southern men for their outburst against President Roosevelt for his sympathy for the Negro, and his assertion that the Negro is necessary to the South; that he is an American, and "our flag is the flag he loves" are regarded as overtures for peace to the Negroes and evidently resulted from Senator Foraker's continued prodding. The Secretary said in part: "It is a great pleasure for me to be given the opportunity to address an audience like this of a statelying next to my own, and one with which I have been more or less familiar since boyhood. I can well remember how often in early years I looked from the suburbs of Cincinnati where I was born and brought up, to Kentucky and discovered the signs of coming summer in the apple, peach and cherry trees that flung out their beautiful banners of blossoms on the hills immediately opposite. "As one looks over this blue grass region, far faramed, as it is for its beautiful women, magnificent horses and other things, a country that God has blessed in so many different ways, and observes the wealth and prosperity of its inhabitants and the comforts which they enjoy on every hand, he is moved to inquire why it is that in the governmental control of this great United States, so fair, so educated, so intelligent a community as that of Kentucky wields comparatively so small an influence in the general government, Why is it that Kentuckians are not in the council of the nation "It is true they have their congressional and senatorial representatives, but why is it that in framing the policies—foreign and domestic, with which we have to do as a nation — Kentuckians, like their brethren, of all the Southern states, have so little to say? This patent fact in respect to the government at Washington has not failed to escape the attention of the leading men who represent the South, in congress, and it has called for regretful comment, with explanations, that, with deference to those who make them, I submit not the true ones. The reason why the South exerts so little political influence in the guidance of the nation is because one single issue has made it the perpetual tall of the democratic party, so that however small the northern head, it wags that tall. The South has permitted the shadow of an issue that circumstances in this state ought long ago to have removed from political controversy, to bind it solidly to the democratic party no matter what the principles or candidates that party has adopted. Specter of Control. "The spouter of so-called Negro domination, the threat of a recurrence to the days of reconstruction however weighty they might be at one time in the history of the far Southern states, have never had any substantial weight or reason for being in this great State of Kentucky, for the colored people of the state were never so numerous as the white voters. The force of merits keeping voters of the democratic party on the race issue was in this state always a mere sentiment without reason. Nevertheless, Kentucky has trailed along with her sisters farther South. It has always been regarded as a solid democratic state, no matter what the democratic party did in its conventions, no matter whom it nominated. Under these circumstances, with human nature as it is, why should the northern democrats pay the slightest attention to what the Kentucky democrats desired? Why should the northern republicans, who could not expect a majority in Kentucky, pay the slightest attention to what the people of Kentucky wished? Why should the President take into his cabinet a representative from Kentucky? "Kentucky, while 'an agricultural stale, is developing great manufacturers. It is developing great mining districts, and all of them are more or less dependent for their success upon the protective tariff. There are a number. I doubt not, among the democrats of Kentucky; many sincere protective tariff men, and yet throughout these 40 years since the war they have come forward solidly and steadily to vote the democratic ticket merely because of the feeling on the race issue, which they derived from their far Southern brethren. Now, is it not time for a highly intelligent, many intelligent, electorate to commune with itself and to say to itself that the period has arrived in which by independent action at the polls it shall establish its rights to be considered by both parties as a factor in making up national-policies and in selecting national candidates? History Repeats. "We have arrived in the history of the politics of this country at what seems to be a repetition of that condition which existed at the end of Monroe's second administration, called the era of good feeling. After violent outbursts against President Roosevelt for his expressed sympathy for the colored man the men of the South generally have come to recognize the sterling virtues and courage and independence of our President, and I venture to say that there is no section of the country in which he is more popular than he is in the South today. It was not an exaggeration when a gentleman of Texas who greeted the president on behalf of one of the cities of that state said to him: 'Mr. President, we welcome you to a state where you have more friends and fewer voters than any state in the Union.' That was true. That was an anomaly, and when I ask you today is there any reason for the existence of such an anomaly, whether the time has not come, especially for men of Kentucky, in which there was never the slightest occasion for the race feeling, to support President Roosevelt, not only in any expressions of good will, not only in any praisef and approval, but also in that which counts, in casting their ballots in behalf of the party and its candidates, of which he is the head. "I propose, with your permission for a little while, to take up the race question. It is a question that is difficult to deal with impartially and in a spirit of friendliness and charity toward all sides so as to avoid irritating and bitter response. And yet when one comes into a Southern community with that regarded as perhaps the chief object of the day one cannot be frank and courageous and avoid it. I know that the discussion by a northern man of the question is apt to rouse on the part of the Southern democrat the objection that he does not understand the question; that he does not know the difficulties of it, and that if he can't take it up without sympathy with the attitude of the white man in the South he had better not take it up at all. Invites Criticism. "On the other hand, he is liable to encounter the criticism of the colored men, who, with a natural sensitiveness and interest in their race and remembering the wrongs and oppressions to which their race has been in times past subjected, resents on the part of the northern man any attitude which does not involve condemnation of the attitude of the Southern white man, or which manifests the slightest consideration for his view. I am not a pessimist with respect to the race question. I am convinced that it is working itself out, and I am convinced that nothing has so much contributed to its gradual solution as the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. "The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery. There have been some intermittent attempts on the part of extreme men in the South at times to revive a system of involuntary servitude, called peonage, which, however, is subject to prosecution under the federal law, and which we may expect to be eliminated in due course. The thirteenth amendment on the whole has been entirely effective to release the slaves. "In the fourteenth amendment the colored man has been guaranteed against state or other action any effort to deprive him of life, liberty or property, without due process of law. Under this amendment and its conformity to it those who were slaves, and the colored people who have been born since, have been able throughout the Southern States to earn and save their money and to make themselves useful members of the community. By the thirteenth amendment four millions of them were taken from their masters and CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, AUGUST 29, 1907 Colored Artist Has Painted Many Canvasses Well Known in Art Circles Here and Abroad. For 18 years Henry O. Tanner has made his home in Paris, where he has a studio and where he holds an enviable position in the world of art of the great French capital. Prior to this he lived in Philadelphia, the city of his first triumphs in his chosen profession and the abiding place of some of his finest works. His Earnest Efforts. In reviewing his career the most remarkable thing about it, is the thorough and effective manner in which he has overcome the impediments of race prejudice and carved for himself a place entitling him to rank as one of the greatest painters on either side of the Atlantic. This place has been won by strenuous and unceasing work, for earnest effort is the keynote of Tanner's character. He has demanded a place in art and won it. As proof of his ability, his genius and masterly portrayals in oil, it is only necessary to state that he is one of the two living men who have had two pictures hung in the famous Luxembourg galleries of Paris. One of these is the "Raising of Lazarus," purchased by the French government a number of years ago. Another signal recognition of his work was given last fall in Chicago when he was awarded the W. Harris prize of $500 for the best painting at the exhibition of American painters, held in the art institute. The picture was the "Disciples at the Tomb," showing Peter and Paul, the figures drawn with striking originality. The award to Tanner was unanimous on the part of the art committee. Tanner now devotes all his energies to the painting of religious subjects, in which he excels. In the earlier part of his art career he painted marine and animal objects, but he has found religious portraiture more to his tastes and more in consistence with his genius. So exhaustive and devoted is he in reading-up and studying a Biblical subject before he puts brush to canvas, that he has undermined his health and is frail and delicate in constitution. Encouraged by Mother. In his early effort in the line artistic, when he littered up the house with his sketches and painted bad caricatures, when only a mere child, he always received the encouragement of his mother. She was Miss Sarah Miller, a woman of scholarly attaintments, particularly in the literary line, and it is due to her care and guidance, in large measure, that his success is attributed. She is still living and was in Pittsburgh last winter. Tanner's insatiable passion for drawing and painting manifested itself at a very early age. When only 14 years old one of his pictures was awarded a premium at the juvenile exposition of art held at the Philadelphia centennial in 1876. After completing a common school education in Philadelphia the boy artist entered the study of his chosen profession with that indefatigable zeal and determination that has characterized his entire career. He became a pupil of Benjamin Constant and Pauline Lorens, both now distinguished painters in Paris, but then residing in the Quaker City. Tanner made remarkable progress and soon became a favorite pupil of his tutors. After a while he went to Paris, where he again studied under Constant, and about the same time he made his first tour of the Holy Land, where he executed a great number of sketches, some of which he later worked up into finished pictures. From this period of his life he became more than ever absorbed, in religious subjects and formed the decision that he would in the future paint these almost exclusively. In the ophion of art critic, Tanner's best work is in this line, although he has painted some excellent animal studies, landscapes and marine. One of his earliest works in animal painting is "After Dinner," a splendid picture of a lion licking his paws after a goodly repast of meat Still another lion picture is the "King of the Desert," after the style of Gerome, showing a monarch standing erect and fearless amid a barren waste of trackless sand. Following these animal studies the artist painted some marine studies, one of which is here in the home of his aunt, Mrs Sarah Tanner. Other noteworthy paintings of this period of Tanner's career are "Deer in the Adirondacks," executed in 1885 and now owned by a wealthy connoisseur of Philadelphia; "A lesson on the Bagpipe," also bought by a Philadelphiaian; "Daniel in the Lions' Den," and others. The Adirondack scene is a particularly beautiful one, showing both lane and water in charming contrast and the deer are drawn with great fidelity to nature. The bagpipe picture tells a story. A child of the Scotch Highlands is learning with painstaking care to play one of the cumbersome, peculiar instruments of that country. Tanner's pictures are now to be seen in the permanent collections of some of the greatest art galleries of this country and in Europe, and several are possessed by private collectors who exhibit them with pride as among their chosen paintings. Critics are not agreed as to which of his pictures is the masterpiece of all his works. Some critics favor the "Annunciation," while others declare for the "Raising of Lazarus." Fine Arts, and the second hangs in the famous Luxembourg Gallery, Paris, having been bought by the French government. Another High Honor. The Annunciation" is an original and powerful portrayal of the Virgin as the artist believed she must have looked at that supreme moment. Tanner's originality and fertility of conception is shown by his departure from the traditional manner of treating this subject for, while Raphael, Bothcottle and other great masters depict radiant joy on the face of the Mother of Christ, Tanner has made the scene one of extreme gravity, the Virgin gazing in rapt awe and teneness at hearing the divine message. The effect of light and shade are considered very fine in this work. The "Raising of Lazarus" is done in subdued color and is a striking piece of work. Some critics avert this picture excels the "Annunciation" in treatment and conception. Another honor conferred on Tanner was the awarding of the Walter Lippincott prize for 1904, at the exhibition of the Penna. Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. His pictures are also to be found in the Wilstach Collection, Memorial Hall in that city. One of his finest paintings, the "Flight Into Egypt," is in Pittsburgh, having been bought in 1839 by a wealthy art lover who has it hung in his private gallery. Among the other Tellegious subjects painted by the artist are, "Jews Waiting at the Wall of Solomon" and "Stephen Before the Council," the latter painted for the Paris Exposition of 1906. Tanner is a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon, and in this country his works have been exhibited in all the important art centers. He is a member of the American Art Association and of the Paris Society of American Painters. FEAR Lexington, Ky., Aug. 25.—Fearing that he would have been accused of political cowardice if he had not discussed the Negro in his speech here is the reason assigned by many of the republican leaders for the frank discussion of the race problem by Secretary William H. Taft. It is claimed by them that Secretary Taft was not making an address directly to the people of Lexington or Kentucky alone, but to the entire South, and as he would be afforded but few opportunities to speak before sailing to the Phillipines he decided to express his views on the Negro question and let them be forgotten while he was making his trip around the world. While the republicans here are not inclined to say so, they cannot help but acknowledge that the Injection of the race problem so prominently into the speech has not alced Secretary Taft's candidacy for the presidency in the South. His followers are chagrined at the lack of enthusiasm which has followed his departure and fear that he made a serious break in the expression of his views about the Negro. Kentuckian Proposes to Establish Colony From Which to Draw Help. Spottsville, Ky., Aug. 24.—Owing to the fact that many of the Ohio and Green river packets have been experiencing a great deal of trouble of late in getting rousters, Capt. Lee Howell of the Evansville & Green River Packet Co. contemplates the establishment of a Negro colony on the banks of Green river, near here. He says he will lay out a town and import several hundred Negroes from Alabama and Georgia. He will pay them well and permit them to spend so many days a month at their home. Each Negro will have a house of his own, and a large garden patch. River men say they have never experienced so much trouble in getting help as this season. Many of the Negroes have refused to go on the boats as rousters at $60 a month and board. Much Enthusiasm Manifested Among Delegates From All Parts of the State. $1,700.00 Raised. The 29th session of the West Virginia Baptist State Convention was held with the Second Baptist church of Hinton, beginning August the 21st and closing the 23rd. In many respects this was the largest and most successful meeting ever held during its history. As early as Tuesday morning the delegates began to arrive from the various parts of the State. By Wednesday morning the town was literally crowded, running up into the hundreds with delegates and visitors. The meeting was called to order Wednesday at 9 a. m. by Pres. Rev. I. V. Bryant, pastor of the First Baptist church of Huntington. After devotional exercises and a few appropriate remarks by the president the large assembly got down to business. Instead of the usual dull and monotonous routine of reading letters, a committee was appointed on digest of letters. They prepared a careful report from the various letters and submitted that department of the business in digested form. The remaining part of the day was spent in religious service and such other business as needed attention. At 11 o'clock Rev. G. W. Woody, moderator of the Flat Top Association, was introduced by the president, who preached a timely and soul stirring sermon which was the Intention. At 3 p. m. Rev. M. Robison, of Ronceverte, preached to a large and appreciative audience. Reports of various committees were then heard and the convention adjourned till 8 oclock p. m. A large congregation assembled in the church at the appointed hour and Rev. W. H. Mitchell, of Keystone, was introduced, who preached an interesting and instructive sermon, which will not soon be forgotten. At the conclusion of this session the president introduced Mrs. Millie Straughter, the accomplished wife of Mr. A. P. Straughter, who delivered the welcome address. Mrs. Straughter seemed to be at her best and made such a home-like feeling thrill through the great audience till all forgot the vast distance that separated them from their firesides. The address was able responded to by Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson, president of the Women's Baptist State convention. Mrs. Thompson in her usual impressive way accepted the welcome on the part of the convention to the extent that welcome seemed to be written in every face. It was then decided by a vote that Thursday would be known as Hilltop Seminary and College day, and Friday would be designated as State Mission day. The convention adjourned till Thursday morning. At 9 o'clock Thursday morning the convention assembled, the crowd having increased to enormous proportions the house was filled almost to overflowing. After the routine business the president in a neat speech of well chosen words introduced distinguished visitors. Then came the introduction of all the Moderators of the various associations and presidents of the different bodies. Prominent among these were Rev. G. W. Woody, Moderator of the Flat Top Association; Rev. Wm. Toney, Moderator of the Mt. Zion association; Rev. D. Stratton, D. D., Moderator of the Mt. Olivet Association; Rev. D. C. Hunter, D. D., Moderator of the New River Valley Association, and Rev, J. M. Boggs, Moderator of the Tygart Valley Association. It was then decided that the afternoon would be devoted to memorial exercises in memory of the late Revs. J. Eulan Bullock, B. P. Watkins and W. C. Huffine. The speakers were as follows: On Rev. Bullock, Rev. I. V. Bryant and Rev. R. M. Mayhew; on Rev. B. P. Wadkins, Rev. Wm. Brown and Rev. R. H. McCoy; on Rev. W. C. Huffine, Rev. N. Barnett and Bro. A. P. Straightner. The ceremonies were impressive indeed and while the speakers portrayed the virtues and defended the names of their fellow watchmen with tremulous voices and tearful eyes, one could but say "Behold how they love each other." The convention then adjourned till 8 p. m. At the appointed time the convention was called to order by Vice President Wm. Brown. After devotional exercises the vice president introduced Rey. L. V. Bryant, president of the convention. Rev. Bryant selected for his theme "Intemperance." His text was Prov. 20, 1st verse. From this text he preached what was conceded on all sides to be the greatest temperance sermon ever delivered before this body. One of the main features of the evening was the conferring of the degrees of Doctor of Divinity on Rev. I. V. Bryant and Rev. D. C. Dean. The convention than adjourned till Friday morning. Friday morning at 9 o'clock the large crowd once more found their way to the church and though the weather was inclement such was the interest manifested that the rain seemingly kept no one away. The convention proceeded to finish up the business. The reports of the various departments were submitted upon which eloquent, forcible and logical speeches were listened to with unabative interest, setting forth in glowing terms the work of the State during the conventional year which had been so earnestly begun, so successfully carried on and so triumphantly and gloriously finished. In addition to the vast amount of work that has been performed by the educational department reaching proportions unparalleled in the history of the State, the State Mission work under the supervision of the Executive Board and superintended by Rev. R. D. W. Meadows showed in increased interest far beyond expecting the past year many chords supposed to have been broken vibrated once more. Warring branches and factions were there with the olive branch of peace. The mountains and deserts of the State had been penetrated with zeal and alacrity, a new association had been formed, and the great Baptist family from the Pennsylvania line to the Big Sandy river, and from the great Ohio on the north to the Old Dominion line on the south had been united into one strong brotherhood clasping hearts and hands as never before, rendering the entire Baptist family safe for West Virginia, God, and His cause. For such denominational gallantry on the field the convention voted Rev. Meadows a life membership in the convention. For the careful management and zealous efforts during the year Rev. I. V. Bryant was also voted a life membership in the convention. At 3 p. m. Rev G. P. R. Kinney preached a soul stirring sermon. The convention then adjourned till evening. At 8 p. m. a large and appreciative audience gathered to hear a sermon by Rev S. R. Bullock, pastor of the First Baptist church of Charleston. Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson came forward and presented the convention five hundred dollars raised at the last session of the Women's State convention at Lewisburg. She scored some of the brethren for their stupidity till you could almost hear the sound "I repent." The convention went wild till it was difficult to restore order. The president then submitted his annual address which was referred to the Executive Board. President Bryant then introduced Rev Bullock who selected as his theme "The King in his beauty," and preached a powerful sermon to the full satisfaction of all. The Executive and Trustee Boards then submitted their joint reports. It showed, that fifteen hundred dollars had been collected from all sources, with quite a neat sum yet outstanding giving assurances that when all is collected the two thousand dollar mark will be reached. Taking all in all the convention was a success from start to finish. The officers were all reelected for the ensuing year and the convention then adjourned to meet next year at Bramwell, the church of which Rev. R. H. McCoy is pastor, situated on the N. & W. railroad in the Flat Top Association. Too much credit can not be given to Rev. A. D. Lewis and his good people of Hinton for the generous and hospitable manner in which this session of the convention was cared for. Late Friday evening and early Saturday morning great crowds could be seen wending their way toward the trains shaking hands and all unanimously agreeing "It is good to be here." RACE HATRED Creeps Into Taylor County Institute But Is. Starved Under Bread. But Is Stamped Under Foot. Clarksville, Aug. 23 — Just before noon recess Friday the Harrison county teachers' institute adopted resolutions. An attempt was made to inject race hatred. It did creep in but was soon squelched. Il-advisedly a resolution was introduced calling upon the legislature to provide separate institutes for colored teachers. Prof. J. W. Robinson, of the colored schools, took the floor and made a manly appeal against the prejudice that caused such a resolution to be brought before the institute. He pointed out that the decorum of the colored teachers had been so perfect that much favorable public comment had been made thereon. In reply Mrs. John Hamrick, who introduced the resolution, claimed that as white and colored children do not go to the same schools, colored teachers should not be allowed in institute but that they should have one of their own. Miss Mary Robinson said they had no right to be there as it was unconstitutional. The institute showed its disapproval of such unwise action, such untimely display of race hatred by promptly voting the resolution down, and is to be commended for its action. The banquet was superb. Dr. Washington toasted the "Bushman Lesgue." Ira O. Guy made an ideal toastmaster. Mrs. J. M. Wright, the agile wife of the Deputy County Treasurer, was elected "official hostess" by general consent, and Miss Ray Campbell, of St. Louis, was "The Daughter of the Regiment." The people who try to "pass" didn't seem to have many friends in the audience Wednesday evening when the "Wizard" handed them a large-sized lemon. The superior program was almost wholly the work of corresponding secretary Emmett J. Scott, whose palmstaking methods and genial personality have made him the most popular officer on the League roster. Lawyer J. E. Hawkins, a prosperous and substantial-looking delegate from far-off Seattle, Washington, made a profound impression upon the convention. His square-toed address, telling of the glories of his magnificent state and its boundless resources, closing with cordial invitation to the League to hold its next session there during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, was one of the most noteworthy of the week. Muskogee made a heavy plea for the next convention and the cry of "Oklahoma and "Umpqua Geogress" came within an hour of winning the prize for the Gene City of the Trans-Mississippi region. Mrs. G. W. F. Sawner, a charming schoolmarm from Chandler, Oklahoma, a former Indianian, had a smile for everybody and was a reigning favorite throughout the series. Mrs. Belle Davis, of Indianapolis, was introduced and deplicated her Atlanta hit. As an expert caterer, she has served the late President Harrison, Vice-President Fairbanks, Hon. Thomas Taggart, Governor Durbin and many others of like note, and has accumulated a fortune estimated at not less than $60,000. Mrs. Davis's smile is of the kind that "won't come off," and she made a host of friends. It was remarked, in passing, that Mrs. Davis is still a widow. Topeka is a "dry town," but nobody complained. The Elks' banquet in honor of the Western Press Association and the Business League was an enjoyable event. The address of welcome was delivered by Lawyer Paul Jones, of Topjeka, with response by B. W. Thompson, the general correspondent, hailing from Washington City, Indiana, Kentucky and other resorts. Correspondent Charles Stewart recited one of his inimitable dialect poems. The local white press treated the convention with distinguished consideration. The reporters of the Daily Capital and State Journal "covered" the situation to a queen's taste, using many portraits of the prominent delegates, as well as comprehensive news stories of the proceedings. The convention most heartily appreciates the excellent service of Messrs Laughlin and Corbin in this connection. For the first time in the history of the League, its deliberations were handled by a local Negro daily. Editor Nick Chiles, the hustling "head push" of the Topeka Plaindealer, immortalized himself and shod an unying luster upon his native health by issuing the Plaindealer as a daily during the sitting of the convention—and a creditable effort it was too. Full reports, appropriate cuts and an immense variety of legitimate news, seasoned, with a dash of chatty good, made the paper a strong seller. The Plaindealer office was the Mecca for all visitors. The effervescent Nick Chiles and the thoughtful and scholarly "Jasper H. Childs," "Jas."), aided and abotted by A. Albert Ross, staff correspondent, Ira Smith, foreman, Miss Willa Smith, circulation manager, Miss Annichotz Continued on Page Three Correspondence -- --- WINIFREDE. Linwood Walker, of Columbus, Ohio, spent a few days here the latter part of the week. J. H. Watt was a business visitor to Montgomery Saturday. R. K. Allen and C. A. Allen spent Saturday and Sunday at St. Albans. Mrs. Alice Smith and Mrs. J. M. Wooding spent a few days last week visiting at Hugheston and Montgomery. G. R. Caviness and Jas. I. Thomas were business visitors to Charleston Saturday. Willie Cary left Friday for Pittsburg where he expects to attend school this session. He was accompanied as far as Huntington by his grandmother, Mrs. L. A. Davis. GUYANDOTTE. Mrs. Albert Lewis, of South Caperton, was calling on Mrs. Elizabeth Chappel, Monday. Miss Caroline Robinson left Thursday evening for Gallipolis, where she will spend a few weeks with her aunt. Mrs. Ella Harris. Ed. McDaniels was calling on Henry Jackson, Thursday. Horace Twyman spent Thursday evening with his daughter, Mrs. Maud Layne. Boston Banks spent Saturday with his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Spencer. Miss Carrie Hall was in town Saturday calling on Mrs. Maggie Holland. Misses Lottie and Cara Twyman and Cleopatra Layne and Messrs. James Justice, Alex Twyman and Hugh Layne spent Sunday in Parkersburg. Charles Hill, of Bradrick, Ohio, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Julia Phipps. Janet Layne was shopping in Huntington Saturday. There was a supper given Saturday night for the benefit of the church. Mrs. Millie Layne and son, Mark, left Sunday for Parkersburg, where she will spend a week with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Slash. Miss Bertie Johnson, Mrs. Payne and daughter, of Huntington, were calling on Mrs. Henry Jackson Sunday evening. RED STAR Mrs. Grace Johnson, of Carlisle, is visiting Mrs. Sam Moseley. Mr. and Mrs. Browder, of Montgomery, were visitors$ to this place Sunday and Monday. Mrs. R. J. Perkins, Miss Rosa Winston and Prof. Jefferson attended the Baptist State Convention. Harry Rose was sent as delegate from the First Baptist church. Dr. S. A. Washington went to Montgomery Wednesday on professional business. Joseph Poindexter and wife of Sun, attended preaching here Sunday. Roger Thurston was calling on friends here Sunday. Dr. S. A. Washington went to Sewell Saturday on business. Miss Maud Tarrer, of Mt. Hope, was a business caller here last week was a business caller here last week. Aaron Calloway, of Fayetteville, spent a portion of last week here on business. Chas. Price, of Beury, was here Sunday on business. Mrs. Sam James is on the sick list this week. The Woman's Improvement League celebrated their second anniversary Sunday by an all day meeting, Prof. Thos. Jefferson preached in the morning at 11 o'clock, which was enjoyed by all judging by the many comments. Rev. D. Stratton preached in the afternoon and was ably assisted in music by his choir of Greenstown. Dr. S. A. Washington preached at 7:30 p. m. The meetings were well attended and highly enjoyed by all. Collection for the day $14.30. MONTGOMERY Rev. Nelson Barnett, of Huntington, was a business visitor here Saturday. Miss Nellie Lewis has returned home after a pleasant visit to Alderson and Hinton. Miss Mary Shelton is sick at her home on Crescent Road. Miss Lola M. Lavender is spending some time at Oak Hill the guest of Mrs. J. M. Ellis. The two-story cottage of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. White is nearing completion. Miss Ada Wright has returned from Urbana, Ohio, where she spent several weeks visiting relatives. Meredith Page, of Kanawha City, was here Saturday and Sunday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Page. Mrs. Sallie Scott returned home Sunday from Richmond, Va. Dr. B. F. White, H. B. Branham and R. L. Geter went to Mt. Hope Monday to attend the grand meeting of the Red Men. Mrs. Thomas Holmes, of Handley, was shopping here Monday. William Allen left Monday for several weeks stay at Farmsville, Va. Mrs. Eunice Brown White, who has been sick several weeks, is able to be out. H. H. Ralley was a business visitor to Fayetteville, Wednesday. Revette, Warner Brown and Mrs. H. B. Branham, delegates to the conven- tion at Hinton, returned home Friday. Quite a crowd from here went to Eagle Sunday to hear E. C. Page preach his first sermon. Geo. Jackson and committee are making great preparations for Labor day celebration Monday next. The Eagle band went to Mt. Hope Tuesday to play for the Red Men. PARKERSBURG. the picnic given last Thursday afternoon at City Park by the Needle Work club was a grand success. Quite a large number of friends of the members were invited and all enjoyed themselves. The niece of Mr. E. V. Seams, of Columbus, O., arrived in the city Sunday and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Seams for several weeks. Herman Brown has secured employment here and will now remain at home. Chas. Wells returned Thursday from a pleasant trip to Atlantic City. Miss Grace Wells returned home Sunday after a pleasant week's visit to Miss Jessie Hale, in Middleport, O. Quite an interesting "Porch Social" was given by the "Sexton's club at the home of Mrs. Wm. Ferguson on Eighth street last Thursday evening. A literary programme was carried out consisting of singing by Miss Armo Evans, of Baltimore, and readings from Paul Lawrence Dunbar by J. R. Jefferson. A large and congenial crowd was present. L. O. Wilson and J. R. Jefferson leave Sunday morning for Louisville to attend the Supreme Lodge K. of P. The entertainment given at W. M. church last Monday evening was interesting and successful. L. O. Wilson made a pleasing address. A neat sum was realized and all were well pleased who were present. Rev. C. E. Jones, pastor, left early in the week for, Hillsboro, O., to attend conference. Blennerhassett lodge No. 77, K. of P. held quite an interesting session last Friday evening. Dennis Jones became a Sir Knight at this meeting. Rev. L. O. Wilson preached at Bethel of P. M. E. church last Sabbath evening. Quite extensive preparations are being made for Emancipation celebration to be held at City Park the 22nd. It being planned to have all of the lodges to participate. Further participants will be announced later. Prof. L. O. Wilson of Weston and Prof. Harry Hazelwood will be the speakers. Principal J. R. Jefferson will be master of ceremonies. Mrs. F. O. Lacy and children, of Belpre, O., were attending Logan M. E. church Sunday. Louis Jones, of Belpre, was in the city Sunday. Miss Almeda Brown left Friday to spend two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. A. M. Thomas, in Zanesville, O. The county institute closed last Friday evening and all of the visiting teachers have returned home. We wish them abundant success in their respective fields. Master Richard Brown gave a birthday party the early part of this week, which was enjoyed by all. Miss Joanna Griffin entertained Miss Marthena Dixon and her company, Miss Florence Jackson, of Clarksburk at dinner Sunday. News of the terrible death of Mrs. Wm. Walker, of Wheeling, came as a great shoek to the many who knew her in this city. School opens Monday September 9 and we hope the parents will see it that every child of school age is sent to school. LEWISBURG Prof. Jones, president of the West Virginia colored institute, spent Sunday. He preached an able, interesting and instructive sermon to a large and appreciative congregation at the M. E. church Sunday night. He expressed himself as greatly pleased with Lewisburg and her hospitable people, and declared it one of the most delightful Sabbaths he ever spent. He leaves a fine impression upon our people, who were captivated by his agreeable and unassuming manners. The choir of Mt. Zion Baptist church, of Staunton, came up last Thursday, and stayed over Sunday. They gave three good entertainments at the town hall to large audiences. Sunday afternoon at the M. E. church they gave an oratorio which was appreciated by all. They were secured by Rev. Moses Lake to help him in a financial rally and which taking all things in consideration, was very successful. The following clippings from a correspondent of the West Virginia News, a white paper published at Ronceverle, with no doubt, greatly please our colored teachers: "The colored teachers who were present with us were dignified in their manners and made a very scholarly appearance." The gentleman who penned the above is a graduate of Washington and Lee university and was giving his idea of the Greenbrier county institute. He is an experienced teacher, scholar, and gentleman, and whenever he spoke before the institute his views were received with deference and respect. Your correspondent fully agrees with him, in what he says about the colored teachers present, for they indeed well measured up to the compliment. It was clearly demonstrated at our teachers institute by those who have attended the civil service examination, the lawyers examination in other states that there is far less cheating in our uniform examination than in any of these. This is certainly cause for great pride to our teachers as well as to State Superintendent Miller. Oliver Wilkerson, of Montgomery came up Thursday to join our base ball team in a contest with White Sulphur team. He is stopping with C. A. Robinson while here. WINONA. Miss P. B. James, is visiting friends in Montgomery this week. Rev. D. C. Hunter, pastor of the Second Baptist church preached two excellent sermons Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. R. M. Hayhew, of Charleston, is spending some time here visiting some of his friends. He is the guest of Revs. Bowles and Tillman. He will preach at both churches before he leaves. Winston Scall and A. L. Basley returned Saturday from Hinton, where they had been attending the Baptist state convention. Mrs. Sallie Shorts entertained at dinner Sunday the following guests: Mrs. Ella Thornton and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Tillman and Mr. and Mrs. Medley of Casher Hill. The following program will be rendered at the Second church Sunday evening. Subject for discussion, "What can we do to improve the moral condition of the women and girls of our town," led by Mrs. Maltie Wilson. Solo by Miss Gracie Medley. A paper, subject "Education. by M. Johnson. Recitation by Hubart Brown. Mrs. Joseph Agee is visiting at Macdonald this week. COVINGTON, VA. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, who have been stopping with Mrs. R. W. Reynolds, hope to leave this week for West Virginia to make it their home for several months. Little Morris Adams is quite sick and his parents are greatly concerned about him. Howard Gillian is getting along nicely now and seems to be convalescent. Rev. E. P. Jackson preached a splendid sermon to the Red Men Sunday afternoon at Pine street church. William Leftwich and son, Stewart, spent Sunday at Clifton Forge. C. L. Hall has purchased one of the cottages recently built on Alleghany avenue. Mrs. Ursula Brooks was called home Friday on account of the death of her brother, Isaac Brooks. Mrs. T. T. Anthony was very sick the first of the week. Kings Daughters met Monday with Mrs. Marshall Mann on Monroe street. Mrs. Mann served ice cream, cake and fruit. They will meet Monday at Mrs. Mary Pegram's. Mrs. Jack McDowell, who has been spending two months visiting in Ohio, returned Monday night. POWELLTON. The United Mine Workers had an excellent sermon preached Sunday at two o'clock. The text was Genesis third chapter, nineteenth verse, by Rev. R. D. W. Meadows. His subject was "Why Laboring Men Should Organize." At eight o'clock Rev, Jett, the district missionary for the Mt. Zion Association preached a very excellent sermon for us. Subject, "The Light of Life." H followed his text very closely and made his sermon very much suited for this place. C. H. Lawson, who recently lost his wife, is stopping in our town again. Mrs. L. H. Woods has returned from Richmond, Va., where she has been attending the Grand Lodge of the L. O. of St Luke. Mrs. R. J. Harvey and -Mrs. E. Sharp spent a very pleasant trip attending the West Virginia Baptist State Convention at Hinton. Joe Robinson, who has been in from an injury received in the mines several weeks ago, is out again. Mrs. Nellie Johnson is convalescent. Charles L. Marshall, of Eagle Rock, is here. J. S. Harvey and T. L. Thompson will leave tonight for Mt. Hope to attend the Grand Lodge of Red Men. They are anticipating a grand gathering. The Red Men of this place seem to be trying to carry out the aim and design of the Order. EAGLE. Sunday was a gala day for Central Baptist church of this place, it being a grand rally occasion. Long before the hour for services to commence people were seen gathering in large numbers anxious to hear the trial sermon of our efficient young minister, E. C. Page, who acquitted himself with credit, to the pleasure and satisfaction of his many friends. The pulpit was graced by the presence of Rev. Barnett, of Huntington, Rev. J. W. Page, of Kanawha City, and Rev. S. E. Williams, pastor in charge. At 3 o'clock our little church was filled to its capacity to near that able and sincere herald of the cross, Rev. Warner Brown, of Montgomery. At night a large and appreciative au dence mentioned to listen to Rev. S. E. Willis. After which the report of the early collection was heard, aggregating 128.30. Mrs. Neetia Dow has returned home after being absent for several weeks. Mrs. Anne Lee was called to Sugar Creek on account of the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. Dan Thompson, who was killed in the mines. Miss Pleas, Panel, of Stannton, Va., was the pleasant guest of Miss Viola Wade. Mrs. H. H. Railey and Miss Mary Shelton, of Montgomery, were calling on friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Woods entertain Sunday at dinner Mr. Neeton and Miss Caroline Buster, of Boonor, complimentary to Miss Lida Rose and Mrs. M. Maud Hale, of Charleston. LONDON. James and Wm. Hardgrove were called to Morris Creek, Tuesday by the death of their brother Charles, who died Tuesday morning. He was a member of the First Baptist church here. His many friends extend their heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved ones. Invitations have been received here to the marriage of Miss Rebecca James, of Smithers, to Mr. Cornellius Wicks of that place. Miss James was a former resident of this place and is much loved by her friends and class mates. Rev. D. D. Davis filled his appointment here and preached two sermons Sunday. Miss Neporia Allen is here the guest of Miss Blaney and many friends. Rev. Dan Libscomb was called to Cedar Grove to preach Sunday. The young people spent an enjoyable evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Blaney Monday, the occasion being a surprise party given to Miss Neportia Allen, of Charleston. Mrs. Peari Smith Woods spoke in the interest of the Women's Convection at Cedar Grove Sunday. John Lewis continues very ill at his home here. RAYMOND CITY. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Trust, of Charleston, made a flying trip here Sunday. Mrs. Chas. James is on the sick list this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Somerville a girl. Miss Abble Friend, of Institute, is a business visitor in our town this week. David Coles made a flying trip to Charleston last week. Miss Arizona Alexander and Richard Carry, were married in Charleston the 24 of August at the home of Mrs. Julie Calhoun The bride's mad was Miss Nola Walker. The best man was Richard Dickerson. They were accompanied to Charleston by the bride's father, B. J. Alexander. Miss Cora Garland, of Virginia, is the pleasant guest of her sister this week, Mrs. Liddle Shores. Miss Lillie Woodson is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Cornella Coles and Mrs. Bertie Nellon attended a party at Plymouth last week given in honor of Ed. Stephens. Mrs. Taylor Tibbs is visiting friends and relatives in Cedar Grove this week. Mrs. Ida Williams is on the sick list this week. Miss Mattie Woodson and I. C. McKinney left last week for Jamestown where they will remain several days. Miss Letitia Dickinson is visiting in Charleston this week. Beverly Bradley and two sons have returned after a several weeks visit home in Christiansburg Va. ANSTED. Rev. Gregory filled his regular appointment here Sunday and preached two inspiring sermons to a filled house. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Hawks Nest, attended services here Sunday. Mrs. Tucker, of Nuttallburg, is here visiting Mrs. Gaines. Miss Hilda Linthicolm was the guest of Mrs. Robinson at Beckley this week. Thomas Banks, of Salem, Va., is here visiting his son, Harry Banks. Rev. Turner, Sunday school missionary will be here Thursday night to preach. Mrs. Edmonds entertained at dinner Sunday Rev. H. C. Gregory and Mrs. Rebecca Eldridge. Charley Brannum was here visiting his sister Mrs. Skipper this week. Mrs. Mary Reid, of Mt. Carbon, was here Sunday and gave a brief talk on the Sunday school lesson. INSTITUTE Mrs. Austin W. Curtis, Misses Alpha Brooks, and Hassle Brown are in attendance upon the institute in Charleston this week. Miss Emma Meadows was the guest of Miss Gertrude Parrish, of St. Albans. Sunday. Mrs. S. Iff. Guss and baby Lillian left Saturday for an extended visit to Clarksville and other points in the north end of the state. Miss Fannie Turner, a cultured young lady of Richmond, Va., is the pleasant guest of Mrs. C. E. Mitchell. Prof. C. E. Mitchell left Sunday in company with J. M. Hazelwood, for Louisville to attend the session of the supreme lodge. BLUEFIELD COLORED INSTITUTE Bluefield, W. Va. A College and Normal Institute for colored students, located at Bluefield, the leading commercial town of the southern part of West Virginia on the Norfolk and Western railroad, 205 miles east of Kenova BLUEFIELD COLORED INSTITUTE Splendid College Buildings, Beautiful Grounds, Dormitories for male and female students; furnished rooms, a reading room supplied with the best current literature; a good library, and a physical and chemical laboratory. Healthful location and wholesome surroundings. Board $8.00 per month. Tuition free to state students, rates very low to non-resident students. The Bluefield School offers an unspalled opportunity for young men to secure an education, for they can always find profitable employment when at school, during vacation, holidays and on saturdays. For catalogue and other information, write the Principle. Dr. R. L. Jones accompanied his wife and daughter, Helen, to the institute Monday morning. Mrs. Jones and baby are guests of Mrs. C. E. Mitchell for a few days. The Dillon Company, promoters and floaters of the colored settlement scheme, have a large force of men at work clearing the land of their prospective town. Agent Hurt is kept busy pushing the merits of the scheme. W. W. Johes, M. D., of Washington, D. C., is the guest of Miss Alpha Brooks. Byrd Prillerman is attending the institute at Charleston. Mrs. Benfield, Misses Leon, and Portia Canty, the guests of Prof. and Mrs. Canty, have returned from the Jamestown exposition, where they have been for ten days. Mesdames Benfield and Leon have gone to their home in Mobile, Ala., and Portia, the daughter of Prof. Canty, will remain until she returns to school at Knoxville college about the middle of September. The new well with its air compressor attachment for lifting the water is about completed. At a recent trial, the water was lifted to about the height of eighty feet through a three inch pipe, with a pressure of 65 atmospheres. R. L. Brown is visiting friends and relatives in Keystone. Mrs. Solomon Brown and son Steve were visitors in Huntington last week. Miss Zanphra, Mollie and Anna Robinson are in Charleston this week attending the teachers' institute. MT. HOPE. Daniel Thompson was injured by falling slate in the Sugar Creek maze, August 21, from which he held the same evening. Mr. Thompson had been here about six years and had so lived that he had won the friendship of all. He leaves a wife and six children and friends innumerable. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Weaver, August 22. The floral offerings were large. Miss Lola Lavender, of Montgomery, is the guest of Miss Tarer. Mrs. Wilbur Stevenson James, of Montgomery, spent a part of last week here. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Scott, Mrs. Ella Johuson, W. L. Lenaham and others spent Friday at Gaule fishing. They returned Saturday night with 200 hundred fish. Mrs. Annie Lee, of Eagle, attended the funeral of her brother-in-law, Daniel Thompson. ROANOKE, VA J. H., Hale, of Fairfax, is working for the rally for his church, just a few miles out of the city. We are glad to note the improvement or R. Page from his illness. S. H. Jackson, of Davy, W. Va., was a visitor to this city on his vacation. Miss Maud Wade, of 247 8th ave. N. W., has accepted the position of bakery clerk at the New Randolph market. Mrs. Mary Grice is the guest of her two daughters at the W. End. Mrs./Mary Payne, of 1023 Rowe avenue, wishes to express her thanks to those attending the lawn party on the 19th and 20th inst. at Webbs park. R. P. SIMS. uefield W. Va One of the most enjoyable lawn entertainments was given by Mrs. Jno. Lawson, of 410 10th avenue, N. E., on the 19th. Oatey Dudley, of Newport News, is in the city on a visit. Miss M. L. Cephas is very ill. Miss M. E. Cephas is very ill. Mrs. A. Jeffers, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is the pleasant guest of Mrs. E. Wright of 722 Gainsboro avenue, N. E. Rev. R. L. Peters, of Winston, N. C., was in the city on the 25th inst. He delivered an excellent sermon to a vast congregation at the First Baptist church Sunday. Miss L. Johnson, of Hart avenue, N. W., who has been ill for several days, died Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. S. Dennis, of Pleasant Grove, were the guests of her parents last Sunday. W. M. Neal, of 1150 Norfolk avenue, W., has returned from a four weeks' visit to Farmsville, Va. Again the little orphans of Huntington, W. Va., paraded the streets of this city pleasing everyone with their little band. Rev. R. Henry, preached at the Jarasalam church last Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson have gone to Norfolk, Va., where they will spend 10 days. G. Brown, of Kimbal, W. Va., was in the city this week. Miss B. Crawford, of 125 3rd avenue, N. W., who was visiting in Elfston, has returned. Miss F. Holcombe, who was visiting Miss M. Hunter, returned to her home in Wasington, D. C., Thursday. Miss Mary S. Jackson, of Christianburg, Va., was visiting in the city tianburg, Va., is visiting in the city. Mrs. Fannie Smith, of No. 322 Commonwealth avenue, N. E., who was confined to her bed for five weeks, died Sunday afternoon at 4:20, at the age of 100. The deceased was a member of the Hill street church for 14 years. She was a good woman, a woman of modest temper and of sympathetic nature. Mrs. Smith is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hauston. The funeral was conducted by Rev. James Bearks, pastor of High Street Baptist church, from the Hill Street Baptist church. The remains were laid in the New Cemetery. RED JACKET Rev. W. A. Pittard preached two excellent sermons for us Sunday. Sunday was our communion day and the ordination of two deacons took place at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church. Andrew Terry, of St. Albans, has returned from his extended trip. The supper at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church was quite a success financially as well as socially. Mrs. Lillie Crawford returned from a pleasant trip to South Carolina last Thursday. FAIRMONT The members and friends of the Baptist church regreat to learn of the resignation of their pastor, Rev. J. W. Robinson. Mrs. Annie Moore gave a very interesting lecture Sunday afternoon at the Mt. Zion Baptist church. Her subject, "As a race, how can we bet church will give a banquet Friday, ter our condition?" was greatly enjoyed by all present. The member of the Zion Baptist September 6, in honor of their pastor, Rev. J. W. Robinson. A fine program will be rendered. Tickets will be sold and the holder will be entitled to their supper. The public is cordially invited. The drama, "Thirty Years of Freedom," given in the auditorium of the Colored High School building under the direction of Miss Cara Taylor on the night of August 22, was very much enjoyed by a number of our friends from here and surrounding towns. The play was very well rendered and the actors deserve much praise for the efforts put forth. After the play the Ladies Aid Society gave a very nice supper for the benefit of the M. E. churc., every one reports a very pleasant evening. On Sunday afternoon, August 25, the ladies of the Mt. Zlon Baptist church met at the church and organized the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. W. D. Forney; vice president, Mrs. W. B. Crenshaw; secretary, Miss Eula B. Forney; treasurer, Mrs. Andew Noel. Miss Velma Snyder, of Morgantown, is the guest of Miss Beuiah Smith. John Riley has returned from Washington, D. C., where he spent his vacation. Mrs. B. B. Martin is still very sick. Ruth Staley and Miss Cara Jenkins are on the sick list. Dr. E. W. Lomax spent a few days last week in Bluefield on business. Chas. Early, of Wheeling, was the guest of friends here last Thursday. Little Ellen Obie is ill with typhoid fever. Dalley Martin left Thursday for Romney to visit his parents. CRINGING New York, Aug. 25.—Secretary Taft's Lexington (Ky.) speech, in which he talked on the Negro question, was discussed today in several of the Negro churches in this city, and the comments were not favorable to Mr. Taft. In the Colored Men's Branch of the Y. M. C. A., in West Fifty-third street, J. Douglas Wetmore, a lawyer, declared that the secretary's presentation of the subject was "criing and apologetic." Dr. F. M. Jacobs, pastor of the First Memorial A. M. E. Zion church of Brooklyn, asserted that no speechmaking could square the secretary with the Negroes for his attitude in the Brownsville affair. "President Roosevelt," said Dr. Jacobs, "made Taft take back water when, for a time, he held up the order dismissing the Negro troops from the army, and notwithstanding his expressed ideas at Lexington, Ky. President Roosevelt might make him back water on that proposition also. We want a President who will give us a square deal." At the Y. M. C. A. meeting Lawyer Wetmore said: "The secretary's cringing and apologetic attitude did more to hurt his candidacy in the minds of right thinking men than anything else he could have done."