The Advocate

Columbus, Ohio, September, 14. Casting aside all other matters involved in the recent Republican primary election held in the Capital City, the politicians, great and small of that party have fallen to discussing the remarkable action of the colored members of that voluntary association. That this action was a keen disappointment to the friends of Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, who are in charge of his interests here, they do not conceal. One of them, after a hard and grinding day at the polls, upon hearing the result declared that he was now ready to welcome the appeal of the Fifteenth Amendment and all others relating to Negro suffrage. Naturally this was spoken in a rush of angry feeling and very likely does not represent his real sentiments. But it is in line with other expressions, some of them of greater severity. The verdict of an independent newspaper was that the "Negro vote is a purchasable commodity and will go wherever the money is." The result furnishes ample opportunity for reflection upon what may be expected in the future. Briefly the situation was this: Through his espousal of the cause of the colored members of the Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry, dismissed for alleged complicity in the Brownville (Texas) raid, Senator Foraker deeply stirred the emotions of the black race in Ohio. In churches and in meeting halls he was hailed as the friend of the Negro as much as Lincoln or Lovejoy or Sunner. When Secretary Taft entered the Presidential content there was an organization formed to which Captain Walter Thomas, of this city, is the head, that was state wide. Its purpose was to defeat the selection of delegates favorable to the War Secretary, because he represented President Roosevelt, and as far as known approved, his course in the Brownville affair. Its protest was formally lodged with the State Central Committee last month when it met to indorse Taft, although no attention was given it officially by that body. In the interim at Dayton it was announced that the colored voters by forming a phalanx and supporting certain candidates friendly to Senator Foraker had succeeded in overthrowing the Republican boss of the party who was known to be for Taft. When the ideal municipal campaign opened State/Central Committeeman Malcolm Karshner, who up to that time had, been connected with the national bureau operating in this city in favor of Secretary Taft, presented a candidate in the person of Charles A. Bond, also a Taft supporter. Another wing of the party led by Robert F. Wolfe, publisher of the Ohio State Journal, a pro-Taft organ, advanced Edward L. McCune as its candidate, the difference being over the temperance question. The situation then assumed a very inviting front for the Foraker people, seeing that the Taft supporters, were divided. After some deliberation it was proposed to take advantage of this division and accordingly "General Henry B. Axline was presented to the primary. He had been—Adjunct General under Foraker when that dignitary was Governor; he is the veteran of two wars, and he is now Deputy Internal Revenue Collector as a Foraker man. Former Secretary of State Daniel J. Ryan, John R. Malloy, Secretary of the Republican State Executive Committee; Charles Gerrish, formerly Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives; Bill M. West; a veteran of many campaigns; Charles L. Kurtz, the Senator's personal representative, and many others of note and influence fell in behind General Axline and proceeded to perfect an organization by wards and precincts. Their candidate was also fortunate apparently in having the support of many Christian ministers and of men identified with the churches of the city. In addition there was a strong colored organization in which Rev. Dr. Gilliam and Dr. Guy Wren were prominent. In the plan of battle the colored voters were to form the main army. There are in round numbers 4,000 voters of that race in Columbus. It was figured that if only 3,000 of them responded to the call the party vote would be so badly divided that General Axline would be carried to victory as a minority candidate. At the State Fair a week ago Senator Foraker was called upon formally by a delegation representing the colored voters, and he made it known in an authorized interview that he would be pleased with the nomination of General Axline, whom he announced as his friend. The usual methods of nominating primaries, obtained at the Axline headquarters. These require the use of money, and it was used, but not in large quantities. Some days there was discussion among some of the teutenants, notably between Bill M. West and Charles Gerrish. Evidences also began to show themselves that the copious use of cash on the part of the Bond managers was having its effect. The most influential colored newspaper deserted the cause of Axline, and came out for Bond, at the same time, fleecely denouncing some of the colored leaders with whom it had been on friendly terms up until that time. The white organization also began to crack. One of the most severe blows was the discovery that Warden Orrin B. Gould, of the Ohio Penitentiary, had resolved not to swing the political influence of that institution to the Foraker candidate, but had made the announcement that the guards and other attaches could do as they pleased. In state politics, Warden Gould is identified with Senator Dick and Secretary Malloy. Another indication of weakness was the going over of former Public Printer Mark Slater, now a resident of this city, to the opposition. On primary day he was found opposing at the polls John Wheatly, Senator Foraker's clerk at Washington, and Dr. Towne, an ardent local supporter. When the polls opened it was quickly discovered that the colored battalion was honeycombed with treachery. They had not straggled off, but had gone on bloc. Nearly 14,000 votes were cast, and of these General Axline got about 1,200, or about one-third of the total colored strength. But as a matter of fact it is doubtful if he got over 500 colored votes. State Central Committeeman Karshner does not put the figures that high. Analysis of the returns and interviews with the workers supports Karshner's position. It has been found that the Bond forces when not able to land a voter for their candidate used every endeavor to get his vote for Axline, the object being to weaken M.Cune. When the church and soldier vote is considered this maximum of less than 500 really appears large. In other words there was a complete abandonment of Senator Foraker's candidate by the men whose duty, if their professions were sincere, was to stand by him to the last man. These are the words of the Senator's closest friends here, and not the comment of the writer. On this discount the statement is made that the muchy-vaunted claim that the colored voters will defeat Taft if he is nominated, or that they will prevent delegates being chosen for him does not seem of much value. Taking percentages into account, the Negro vote is not stronger anywhere in the state than in this city. Nowhere has the anti-Roosevelt sentiment been more systematically worked than here, and nowhere was there a better opportunity offered for the exercise of known power than at the primary just ended. In the crucial hour the colored voter failed his friends, and that is about all that can be said. Dependence upon his future action will therefore apparently have an insecure foundation. That the Taft managers are gratified with the result need scarcely be stated. They were really solicitous over the test, but their fears have gone now and forever. One of the additional comments made by the independent journal which said that the colored vote was a purchasable commodity was that the primary election had shown that the Foreran organization here was a thing of the past. This is also accepted as true. Within the past 24 hours one of the men who had charge of Axline's campaign openly stated that if the Senator wishes to make any headway in this city and congressional district that he must make a new organization, sending to the rear and entirely out of the camp those who had been representing him in the past. Their absolute incompetence was shown in one precept of a colored ward where Axline got only four votes where there were more paid workers in his behalf on the ground. In several precepts of the city Axline did not receive a single vote. As the situation stands, the leaders of the Republican organization which was victorious at the primary election have full control of all the machinery. They dominate all the offices which are held by Republicans and every candidate on the ticket is under obligations to them. They are for Taft, and in point of fact have already selected the delegates to the national convention from this district. The main subject for reflection is this: "Will the colored vote be as nondependable elsewhere in Ohio as it was in Columbus?" In Cleveland the colored voters have indorsed Congressman Burton for Mayor even, though it is understood that the candidate seeks to fill Foraker's place in national affairs, Former Representative H. T. Eubanks and former Senator John P. Green, who have been going about raising a storm of protest against the Taft organization, were present and took part. There is at least one answer to the qery. IMMIGRATION SITUATION day, which Governor Dawson, called to discuss the immigration situation in this state. Workmen have been busy cleaning the hall of the house of delegates and the meeting is expected to be a large and enthusiastic one. DEFALCATION Of Letten Placed at $118,000—His Colored Paramour Made Two Attempts To Drown Herself. New Orleans, La., Sept. 13. —The amount of State Tax Clerk Charles E. Letten's defalcation was fixed today at $118,000. The examination of his books is not complete, but the experts doing this work said they do not expect to find any larger shortage. Two desperate attempts at suicide were made today by Virginia Reed, the colored woman to whom Letten says he gave the greater part o the stolen money. Dressed in silks, she jumped into Bayou St. John, a creek in the city, but was pulled out by a Negro boatman after she had become unconscious. She was revived by rolling on a barrel. After regaining consciousness she broke away from her rescuers, throw herself flat in a shallow pool and held her head under the water until again dragged out. Letten went before a grand jury today and confessed to his defalcation. He also issued a written statement about the Reed woman, in which he said he gave her $90,000 between January, 1903, and the present month. He offered no explanation for giving her such a large sum. KICKS Are Expected By Officials They Say When It Is Learned That Negro Troops Are To Be Stationed in New York. Washington, Sept. 12.—General Oliver, acting secretary of war, today issued an order that will probably cause a commotion in New York his home state. It provides for the relief of a number of regiments that have been serving in the Philippines for more than the full allotted term of two years and the point of interest is from the fact that included in the returning organizations is a Negro regiment, the 24th infantry. With the despatch to the Philippines of the 25th infantry some months ago, the United States was left without Negro troops except a few short term cavalrymen employed in stables at West Point military academy. When the proposition was made about two months ago to return the Negro troops several strong protests were made to the department by congressmen and other prominent persons representing communities where it was reported the troops were to be posted. General Oliver has settled the matter by ordering these soldiers into his own state. As a matter of fact, on February 15 next, according to the terms of order the 24 infantry is to sail from Manila for San Francisco and proceed by rail to New York, the headquarters of the band and two battalions to be selected by the regimental commander to take station at Madison barracks near Watertown and the remaining battalion at Fort Ontario near Oswego. C. & O. BRAKEMAN KILLED Charles Sturgeon Killed at Sewell This Morning. Charles Sturgeon, of Ansted, was almost instantly killed this morning at Sewell by C. & O. train No. 7. Sturgeon was a brakeman on a freight train and was at Sewell coupling cars. He had just finished coupling the cars and stepped out hurriedly from between them, and onto the opposite track when he was struck by train No. 7 and killed. A strange incident connected with Sturgeon's death was that his head was almost severed from his body but those who saw the accident claim that the cars did not pass over his body. The deceased was a brother of Station Agent Sturgeon at Hawks Nept. JAPANESE STEAMER BURNING. Report That One Hundred Lives Have Been Lost. Shanghai, Sept. 18. — The Japanese Steamer Tafoo-Maru is burning three miles off Ching Klang, on the Yang Tse Klang. The loss of life or the extent of damage done has not yet been ascertained, but it is known that many of the passengers and the crew are missing and it is estimated that one hundred lives have been lost. The Tafoo-Maru is of 1,758 cargo carriers. BURY Getting Up Was Burke Who Was Repeatedly Floored By Jack Johnson in a Six Round Contest at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 12. —As was to be expected, Jack Johnson, the Negro heavyweight at pugilist, easily defeated Sailor Burke, the Brooklyn middle weight. In their bout at the entertainment of the Liberty Atletic Club, held in Smith's Theatre here tonight. The most remarkable feature of the fight was the fact that Burke stayed for the entire six rounds. He could do that, however, by continual stalling. During the fight Burke went to the floor seven times for a count of nine, always taking the count on those occasions for the purpose of stalling. He was knocked down so many times that no one was able to keep the score. In the fifth round he took the count three times. The sailor might have taken the count more often had he not succeeded in hugging the Negro almost continually. In the third round Burke got a wicked left on the solar plexus. He dropped to his knees, gasping for breath, but managed to get up again after the count of nine and finished the round. Considering the weights of the two men, Burke was lucky to last out the fight. Johnson punished the sailor severely all the time, handing rights and lets straight to the wind, on his chest, and occasionally on the face. In the first two rounds Burke tried hard to catch the Navro on the jaw, but the big black tail only smiled as he warded off the punches. Johnson used left and right uppercuts most of the time, trying to put the sailor out with bode punches. After the fight the sailor had no pronounced marks of the battle. Neither man succeeded in drawing blood. The sailor did not land one real good blow, Johnson easily getting out of the way. Johnson tried to reach the jaw in the fifth round, but failed to land right. In short, the fight was a rather poor spectacle. Just before the main beat Terry McGovern and Young Corbett boxed a three-round exhibition and were given a great reception. FIRST ROUND—Johnson's seconds were Sam Fitzpatrick, Larry Temple and Herb Fury. Burke's seconds were Joe Humphreys, Jim Savage, Joe Mulvihill and Fred McAvoy. Johnson weighed 185 pounds, while Burke tipped the scales at 160. Johnson stepped around, feeling Burke out with his left. Burke followed him about the ring. Johnson stabbed Burke on the nose with his left and landed right to stomach. Burke tried his right and left to the stomach, but the two blows were easily stopped by Johnson, who gave Burke a left and a right on the face in return. Johnson reached Burke's face with two light lefts. Johnson laughed at Burke's attempt to hit him. The sailor was scared and went to the floor twice while trying to land on Johnson. The round was the Negro's. ROUND TWO—Johnson opened the second round with repeated lefts on the face and a hard right upper cut. They wrestled around the ring, and in getting away Johnson sent in a hard left to the wind. They exchanged lefts and rights and Burke went down from a right to the heart, but was up after a few seconds. Burke tried a right, but fell short, and Jack same to the wind in return. Johnson's round. ROUND THREE—Johnson was waiting to get in one punch. Burke landed a left and a hard right to the Negro's jaw. Johnson tore into Burke and drove in a left and a right to Burke while the latter hung on. Burke went down for the count from a terrific right to the stomach. Burke looked very tired. Johnson's round. ROUND FOUR—Burke's body was like raw beef from the pounding Johnson gave him. Burke was backing up, afraid. Johnson sent in two heavy body-blows, and Burke tried a right and just landed. Johnson sent a felt to the body and had Burke hanging on for dear life at the end. Johnson's round. ROUND FIVE—Johnson kidded Burke and sent him to the floor for the count with a right to the body. The men clinched again, and on the break Johnson landed on the body again. Burke taking the count once more. He went down twice after that to avoid punishment. Burke was hanging on at the bell. Johnson's round. ROUND SIX—Johnson came up strong and tried a hard left for the law, but Burke kept clinching and pounding Jack's stomach. There It is now well known, though for years the fact was kept secret, that one of the main sources of King Leopold's wealth is the "Domaine de la Couronne" of the Congo Free State. This is a commercial territorial concession resembling those granted by the State to concessionaire companies, except that in this instance the concessionaire is the State itself. Exactly what its profits amount to is not known officially, but in 1906 Prof. Cattler estimated that in less than ten years they had amounted to $15,000,000. On behalf of the King it was declared that these profits were indispensable for the financing of the Government and the colonization of the Free State. King Leopold's present scheme is designed to keep these profits in his own hands should the annexation of the Congo Free State by Belgium be decided upon by Parliament. In other words, while the King is still ruler of the Free State and before he transfers the powers he has in that capacity, he uses those powers to transfer the profits of the State to himself in another capacity, for Baron Goffnet and the other concessionaires are merely men of straggle. How many million dollars King Leopold has salted away out of the Congo domain is a matter of much speculation; but there is documentary evidence to show that the "Domaine de la Couronne" has purchased real estate in Belgium to the value of $3,750,000, while it is well known that his Majesty's first negotiations for his handsome and extensive properties on the Riviera, at Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche and Beaulieu, were conducted in the name of the "Domaine de la Couronne," and that, as the French Government declined to recognize this civil personality, the purchaser, eventually substituted was his Majesty's medical attendant, Dr. Thirlat, in whose name other property in the same neighborhood was purhased quite recently. King Leopold is being roundly denounced in England for what is termed "one of the most astonishing and impudent actions of this company-promoting manchur's career," and it is argued that his continued disregard of the Berlin Act justifies extreme measures. Washington, Sept. 13.—Anticipating probable criticism of the assignment of the 24th Negro regiment of infantry to Madison barracks and Fort Ontario New York on their return from the Philippine Island, the war department has compiled data showing the service of that organization. Except for two months in Florida and four months following the campaign in Cuba in 1898, the regiment has never been stationed east of the Mississippi river. Officials of the department say the four Negro regiments, two cavalry and two infantry, with but unimportant exceptions have had no service east of the Mississippi river or north of Mason and Dixon's line. General Oliver, acting secretary of war today said the question of color did not enter into the assignment and that the 24th had simply taken its turn in relieving the 23rd. The army was the creation of congress and if people feel they are being discriminated against in having a Negro regiment in their locality, the remedy he said, lies with congress. Warrants Issued Today for Arrest of Persons Charged With De- frauding the State. Associated Press. Harrishburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—It was stated this morning that warrants would be issued today for the arrest of John H. Sanderson, George F. Payne, Charles F. Wetter, H. Burd Cassel, contractors; Joseph M. Huston, architect; Former Auditor Snyder, State Treasurer Mathuesson, who are charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in construction and equipment of the state capitol. Each defendant will be required to furnish bond in the sum of sixty thousand dollars. It is said that all will accept summons. Warrants were also issued for the arrest of seven others connected with the scandal. The arrests were based on the report made to Gov. Stuart by the commission created by the recent legislature to investigate the capitol scandal. They will be followed by civil suits for the recovery of a portion of the nine million dollars collected from the state by the contractors for furnishing and equipping the capitol. The warrants for the arrest of the persons involved in the scandal were issued before noon by two Harrisburg aldermen on information furnished by Attorney General Todd. were very few shan blows being struck) and the referee had a hard time trying to keep Burke from hugging Johnson to avoid punishment. Johnson blocked a night swing and countered on the jaw with his left. Johnson was trying hard to score a knockout before the bell, but the sailor continued to hang on, and at the bell both men were on their feet. Johnson had all the best of the mill, but the crowd cheered Burke for staying the limit. Captain John Baker, who resides Lubeck avenue on the South Side, is the possessor of what he claims is the strangest freak in this section of the country, says the Parkersburg Sentinel. It is a rooster, about two years old, which is part game and part eighorn. Up until recently the rooster has been a bright red as far as color goes, with chickens, and now the bird has changed to a pure white since it has taken on its new coat or feathers. Last year when its new feathers came in, the color was a red, the same as it had been prior to that, and Mr. Baker is now at a loss to account for the peculiar freak that has taken place in the bird becoming white in color. The bird is said to be quite a fighter, and has not been defeated by any of the other birds of the barnyard type on the South Side. Tries to Cheat His People Out of Millions by Transferring Congo Lands. London, Sept. 18.—It has been said of the present King of the Belgians that if he had not been born to the purple he would have risen to eminence as a financier, an implication, by the way, that is not very flattering to financiers generally. For ways that are not always illuminated and tricks that have not often been vain King Leopold has attained unenviable notoriety; but he appears to have beaten his own record by the new scheme he has sprung upon his subjects in regard to the Congo Free State. Announcement was made in the Bulletin Official of the Congo Free State a few days ago of a transaction which has been described as "distinctly Leopoldian," and which not only has aroused bitter opposition in Belgium, but has given rise to the suggestion that a British blockading squadron be sent to the mouth of the Congo to bring his Majesty to his senses. By a decree, dated July 21, but kept a profound secret until a few days ago, King Leopold authorized the constitution within four months of that date of a company to exploit for an unlimited period the territories comprising the "Crown Domain of the Congo," the said company being empowered to raise loans, while the persons to whom the concession is given have the right to transfer their property to third parties. The concessionaries are Baron Goffin, steward of the civil list, and several other of King Leopold's most intimate confidential public servants, and in addition the "Foundation de la Couronne," which stands for the King himself. In other words, Leopold transfers from his right hand to his left hand the domain which he has exploited as his private property. The Belgian press of all shades' of opinion is up in arms against this new method of robbing Peter to pay Paul. One paper points out that the new arrangement creates, contract rights and vested rights with which in future it will be almost impossible to interfere. Besides, according to another Belgian paper, King Leopold himself declared that the revenues of the "Domaine de la Cournne" were indispensable if Belgium was to rule the Congo without involving herself in debt, and yet he deliberately deprived his subjects of these essential revenues. The object, which, it is taken for granted, the King has in view, is of course to prevent the annexation by Belgium of the Congo Free State, such annexation being now almost assured, subject to a satisfactory financial arrangement. The King cannot openly oppose annexation because of his professions that he has throughout been actuated by humanitarian motives and disinterested soliciture for the interest of his people; but annexation would mean the loss of the private profits he has the new town purlled off and improved by Ghareston and Fayetteville capitalists, occupies one of the prettiest sites to be seen anywhere in the country. Lying alongside the property of the state on which is located the great educational institution which West Virginia has provided for her colored youth, within easy reach of the capital by rail and water, and with the promise of early connection by traction line, Institute City offers to the colored people of the country the opportunity to secure desirable homes at the minimum of cost. The location is a most eligible one, the lots lying high above the possibility of overflow, and it has been laid off in a manner that insures the building of a handsome and attractive town. Already leading colored men of other states have heard of Institute City and have begun to show an attractive interest in it. From an far away as Iowa some have sent money to friends here to secure for them choice lots when the sale begins, while many others have signified the intention to purchase as soon as they learn the prices and terms. Not only do these lots give colored families the chance to own their own homes among their own people, but they also present opportunities for money making that are not easily surpassed elsewhere. At short distance above the town is land that offers a fine location for manufacturing plants, and plans are being considered for establishing several such that will employ many people at good wages. This should add greatly to the value of property in Institute City, and enable each purchaser of a lot at present prices to realize a handsome profit on his investment. The building of these manufacturing plants would also insure the building of the traction line to that place, another thing that would increase the value of every man's holdings. But aside from these things, Institute City offers at the outset most attractive advantages to colored purchasers. It gives men of family the opportunity to take advantage of the best school for colored young people in the country, and it also brings them in contact with the people of their own race of the highest culture and most thorough education. In fact it presents the ideal opportunity for the building of homes and the establishment of a city to be owned, controlled and conducted by them. You can purchase these beautiful home sites from Thomas & Thaxton, at the Capitol, or at the Institute City Office, No. 17 Arcade, Charleston. SENATOR FORAKER Is Placed on a Par With Lincoln By Bishop William B. Derrick. Lima, Ohio, Sept. 12. — Bishop Wm. B. Derrick, of New York, addressing the twenty-sixth annual state conference of the A. M. B. Church today, eulogized Senator J. B. Foraker and denounced as vultures Senator Benjamin Tillman, Governor Vardaman and former Secretary Hoke Smith. He said: "All the friends of humanity are not dead, and in Ohio, so famous for the production of men who in the past have favored justice, there live those who will no longer allow the country's flag to trail in the dust, or the principles for which it waves go unheeded. Mon like Lincoln, Lovejoy, Summer and Garrison have their complement today in Senator Joseph B. Foraker, while there are three vultures fluttering over the country, but their wings are being clipped. I refer to Benjamin Tillman, of South Carolina; Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi; and Hoke Smith, of Georgia. The Negro is asking no special favors, neither is he asking for sympathy. He is only asking for opportunity and a man's chance in the race of life." When Foraker's name was mentioned the big church rang with cheers. A resolution was passed today indorsing Dr. Joshua H. Jones, President of Wilberforce University at Xenia, as the choice of Ohio to be elevated to the Bishopry. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 18. The grand jury of this county responded true bills against every railroad in the state for their alleged failure to file statements showing the number of passes issued and towing, among law directs. Correspondence - - The Sumner School opened Monday, September 9, under the most favorable auspices in the history of its existence. H. D. Hazlewood has been added to the faculty as assistant High School teacher and comes well recommended. Already he has captured the young people and under his charge they hope to accomplish much. Miss Clora Butler took charge of the Second and Third grades. Miss Butler is an experienced teacher—one who loves children and well qualified for her work and we are sure she will succeed. The other teachers—Miss Colston, Miss Peyton, Miss McClung, and Principal J. R. Jefferson—have held their places acceptably in the past and hence they need no comment. Never before have the facilities for the colored children of Parkersburg been so adequate as now and we hope the parents will see that their children get the most out of them. Mrs. Emma Dyke and Mrs. Wm. McClung left Saturday afternoon for Urbana, Ohio, to visit their sister. Fred Huskins and wife, of Charleston, were in the city last week the guests of Mrs. J. M. Carter on 19th street. H. D. Hazlewood was in Cambridge, Ohio, last Saturday on business. Miss Lydia Seams, of Columbus, Ohio, who has been visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Seams, on Latrobe street, returned home last Wednesday. Miss Almeda Brown, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. M. Thomas, of Zanesville, Ohio, returned home last Monday. The card party given by the Card Club at the home of Miss Rebecca Brown, in honor of our visitors was a most delightful affair. It occurred last Wednesday evening. A large and congenial crowd was present and whist was indulged in until the "wee sma' hours" of the following morning. The presents were carried off as follows: First gentleman's prize, an elegant ash tray, by Mr. Wm. McClung; first ladies' prize, a fine china receptacle for "combings," by Mrs. Wm. McClung. Boobies—ladies', by Miss Lena McClung, a Teddy bear; and gentleman's, a china collar button holder, by Mr. E. V. Seames. Miss Virginia Madison, who has been visiting in Chicago for several weeks, returned home last Friday. Prin. J. R. Jefferson returned from Louisville, Ky., last Sunday, where he spent the preceding week attending the Supreme Lodge, K. of P., of which he is a member. Mrs. Mary Freeman, of Chester, Pa., is in the city the guest of Miss Edith Washington. John Carter is spending his vacation at Atlantic City and Washington. Rev. J. P. West left last Wednesday after having spent a pleasant and profitable time in the city. He held quarterly meeting at Bethel A. M. E. church last Sunday week. Rev. J. L. Davis left last Friday for Buck Ridge, Ohio, where he is pastor of a Baptist church. Pearl Seals was initiated into the mysteries of Blennerhassett Lodge, No. 77, K. of P., last Friday night. The Court of Calanthe, Vendetta, No. 5, held quite an interesting meeting last Thursday evening. Mrs. Mary Freeman, of Chester, Pa., was a pleasant visitor and made timely remarks. G. W. C., J. R. Jefferson also gave an interesting talk on his trip to Supreme Court and Lodge. Mrs. J. M. Carter and her visitor, Mrs. Fred Huskins, spent last Saturday in Marietta, Ohio. Earl Bell, who has been in the East for the past five years, returned home last Saturday from New Haven, Connecticut. His many friends and his relatives were glad to welcome him home. Miss Anna Evans and Miss Lillian Hebron, who have been visiting Mrs. Wm. Ferguson for several weeks, left Saturday morning for Baltimore, where they reside and where they will teach the coming school term. Miss Ethel Spiggs, of Institute, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. James Watkins, returned home Sunday. Rev. Jas. T. Reed, of Buckhannon, filled the pulpit of Logan M. E. church last Sabbath in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Edward Woods. Mrs. Fanny Lee, of 19th street, was quite ill last week, but is now convalescent. Mrs. Wm. H. Staunton, of Pittsburg, Pa., was in our city last week the guest of Miss Ernestine Fontaine Mrs. S. H. Guss passed through the city Sunday enroute to her home at Institute, after a very pleasant visit at Clarkesburg. Henry Lee left Monday to attend court with Judge Dayton at Wheeling. Rev. Edward Moore spent last week in Baltimore on business. Mr. and Mrs. James Russ entertained the Phyllis Weatley club at their home at Crescent. Wm. Brown, of Montgomery, was calling on friends here Sunday. Emmett Sanders and James Wade have returned to school at Institute. Miss Maggie Lee is the welcome guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Lee. Misses Nannie and Beulah Sanders were calling on friends at Page last week. Miss Emma Page, of Charleston, returned home Sunday after spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Turner. Jasper Martin and Miss Annie Holland spent Sunday at Page. A great many people attended services at Mt. Carbon last Sunday from this place. L. D. and T. M. Hale, of Charleston, were the pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Woods this week. Mrs. Goldye B. Page has returned home after spending a week with her mother at Institute. Scott Vickers was calling on friends here last week. HUNTINGTON, W. VA. Quite a number of young people gathered at the home of Mrs. Sarah Gillard, on 8th Ave., Saturday evening, from whence they proceeded to the home of Miss Gertrude Mills, by way of a surprise party. The evening was spent in games and conversation, when light refreshments were served. All spent a most enjoyable evening with Miss Mills ere her departure for Texas, where she will resume her work as teacher. Miss Ida Alexander was calling on friends here Sunday while en route to the Orphans' Home, near this city, where she will teach this winter. Messrs. Brown and Patton, of Institute, spent Sunday in our city visiting friends. Mrs. Chase Richardson is confined to her room with a severe case of quinsy. Mrs. H. M. Robinson returned to her home at Gallipolis, Ohio, Sunday, after spending three weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Barnett, who is convalescent. Prof. J. W. Scott spent Saturday and Sunday in the "Queen City." Mrs. Milton Owens and daughter Laura returned from Cleveland Saturday, where they visited some time. Miss Gertrude Mills left for Texas Monday to resume her school work. Richard Johnson has moved his cafe into the new brick building on 5th Ave., recently completed by Robb Woodson. He has a beautiful place which would suit the most fastidious. The formal opening of the Woodson building occurred last Tuesday night, by way of a banquet given by the members of the M. E. Church. Quite a nice crowd enjoyed the festivities of the evening, which consisted of speech-making, music, and banqueting. Music furnished by the K. of P. band. The Elks Lodge recently organized in this city, is destined to be one of the strongest organizations in the city. The following officers were elected at their last meeting: J. S. Johnson, Exalted Ruler. Dr. C. C. Barnett, Esteemed Leading Knight. Isaac Newton, Esteemed Loyal Knight. W. O. Jones, Esteemed Lecture Knight. D. W. Perdue, Recorder. Chas. Daniels, Tiler. Thomas Tarrer, Treasurer. Henry McQueen, Angus Carter and Samuel Graves, Trustees. Carter Woodson left Thursday for points up New River, for a fortnight. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barnett returned to Holden Tuesday, after spending several days with relatives and friends, leaving their little daughter Onida here to attend school. Mrs. T. J. Tarrer is visiting her home, Mt. Hope. TOMSBURG. Rev. Allen, of London, filled the puipit here Sunday. Mrs. Alverta Miller and little daughter Sallie were visiting friends at Mt. Carbon last week. Robert Wailer was the guest of Miss Mamie Robinson Sunday. Mrs. Nannie Coleman entertained at dinner Sunday Rev. Allen, Samuel Seller and Mr. King. Miss Emma Meadows made a business trip to Institute Saturday. John Moore ran a pick through his foot while in the mines today and is a serious condition. A. Scaleget, secretary of the board of education of Eastbank, is here today looking after repairing and building of school houses. Walter Brooks spent Sunday in Montgomery. Mrs. Battie Morris leaves today for Charleston. Miss Mamie Robinson will leave Friday to visit friends on New River. Velma Seams, who is visiting her Aunt, Mrs. Banks, will leave this week for her home at Lewisburg. Mrs. Mabel Smith was the guest of her mother Sunday. Mrs. Banks was visiting friends at Nuckles Monday. BUCKHANNON. Mrs. Joseph Teller, of Pittsburgh, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Malinda Hunter. Miss Cora Taylor, who has been in Fairmont for several months, is home to attend the fair this week. She was accompanied home by Misses Pearl Washington and Bessie Mead, who will be her guests for the week. Mrs. Mary Jones and little sons, who have been visiting relatives in Staunton, Va., for several weeks, have returned. Miss Lottle Smith returned home from Staunton, Va., last week, where she visited friends for several weeks. Mercedes, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Davis, who has been quite sick, is much better now. Mrs. Hannah Powell, who has been the guest of relatives in Brownsville, Pa., has returned. Misses Lelia Powell, Hattie Walker and Thomas Taylor and Roy McGee leave Monday for Institute to enter school for the year. Misses Tibbs and Stewart, of Pocahontas county, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Scott McGee. The Silver Leaf Club met with Mrs. Dan Hall Friday evening, and had as their guest Mrs. Teller, of Pittsburg. Adam Green attended the fair at Weston last week and reports a good time. Mrs. Florence Ball, of Fairmont, is visiting friends here. Mrs. Clara Williams is quite sick at this writing. Wanted.—A principal for the Buckhannon Col. Graded School. A gentlemen preferred. Address Roy Reger, Secy. Board of Education, Buckhannon, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes and son Arthur, of Beverly, are here to attend the fair, and will be the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Isom Taylor SYLVIA The St. John Baptist Sunday School will have a grand rally September 29 and 30, for the benefit of the new church. R. L. French, the superintendent, has arranged these services. The card contest began Sunday, closes on the 30th. Program, Sept. 29, 2:30 p. m. Song. Responsive Reading. Prayer by Teacher G. R. Kinley. Welcome Address, Katie Blakey. Son, Rally Day Call. Exercise Class No. 4—Ten children lead by teacher, Mrs. Martha Kinly. Address, "Why We Should Attend Sunday School," by Leonard Woody. Song, "Hall to the Flag of the Sunday School." Class Exercise, "Earth's Harvest Time," eighteen subjects lead by Mrs. A. L. Anderson. Prayer by E. M. Clark. R. L. French, annual address to the school. Subject: "Show Us a Sample." Closing Remarks. Closing Song. Sept. 30th, 7:30 p. m. Song. Sacred Reading. Voting contest for the most popular class in school. Short address on Class No. 1, by W. L. Cobbs. Short address on Class No. 2, by Mrs. P. P. Glynn. Address on Class No. 3, Wm. Glonn. Address on Class No. 4, Ernest Nealy. R. L. FRENCH, Supt. RED STAR Miss Lillian Gregory left last Friday for Virginia after a pleasant stay here with her brother, T. G. Gregory. Mr. and Mrs. Leftwich, of Glen Jean, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Benton Sunday. Roger Thurston was calling on friends here Sunday. Miss Mildred Burdett left Monday to resume her studies at Institute after spending a pleasant vacation at home. Miss Agatha B. Alexander, who has been the pleasant guest of her sister, Mrs. H. C. A. Washington, for several weeks, returned to her home at Pt. Pleasant Monday. Prof. Thomas Jefferson, Mrs. R. J. Perkins and Miss Rose Winston were among those who went to Washington, D. C., to attend the National Convention. M. C. McIver left last week to visit Virginia. Union picnic was given Saturday by the Sunday Schools of Red Star, Harvey and Glen Jean. The day was enjoyed by all who attended. Miss Mildred Burdett spent Sunday at Fayetteville and reports an enjoyable time. Miss Pinkle Jones, of Winona, stopped over here Wednesday night and Thursday en route to Oak Hill to take the examination. The G. U. O. of O. F. celebrated their tenth anniversary Saturday, Sept. 7th. Quite a number of visitors were present and all seemed to enjoy themselves. Dr. S. A. Washington, was called to Alaska on Friday on professional business. Mrs. J. A. Monroe left Friday for Hinton to enter Holly Saltjarum. Mrs. R. S. Wright has returned from North Carolina where she was visiting relatives. Miss Lillian Gregory was visiting relatives at Stone Cliff last week. Misses Lola Lavender, Maud Tarrer and Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson were here last week to attend the sock social given by The Woman's Improvement League. While here they were the guests of Mrs. H. C. A. Washington Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. W. H. Lipscomb to Miss Alize Boose, Wednesday, Sept. 4. Mr. Lipscomb was at one time a student at the W. Va. Seminary. Miss Boose is a well known teacher of the state. Labor Day was celebrated at the W. Va. Seminary on the 2nd. Board meeting also, was held. Prof. Thos. Jefferson was appointed principal, Mrs. Ogleshy, assistant, and Miss Ella Burke, instructress in millinery and matron. Rev. Hunter filled his regular appointment here Sunday and preached two able sermons. Mrs. Thomas Benton, who spent the summer in Virginia visiting relatives, hase returned home and reports quite a pleasant stay. Miss H. M. James is home again. A pleasant time was witnessed Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, when the Woman's Improvement League of Hill Top, gave their Sock Social at the W. Va. Seminary. An excellent program was rendered consisting of solos, recitations, papers and select readings. The solos sung by Mesdames White and Terry, Mr. White and Miss Agatha Alexander were loudly applauded as were the recitations and other numbers. A number of persons were in attendance from Greenstown, Harvey and other nearby towns. Miss Maud Tarrer of Mt. Hope was pianist. Miss Eleanor and Lily Shelton, of Quinnimont, were present, also Miss Lola Lavender, of Montgomery, and Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson of Pratt. SEWELL. Mrs. M. L. Muse, of Hinton, was here last week visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Foster. Mrs. M. A. Hill was visiting in Hinton last week. Miss Mary Noel and Arthur Noel left for the W. Va. C. I. Monday. Mrs. Ella Hale and daughter, Miss Mamie, spent Friday here the guests of Mrs. L. B. Noel. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Waddy, of Pennbrook, were visiting here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bibb, of Pennbrook, were here Sunday the guests of their mother, Mrs. Nannle Kinney. Mrs. Jannie Allen, of Fire Creek, spent Sunday here. Rev. Harris preached a very interesting sermon Sunday night. L. E. Ellis, of Huntington, was calling on Miss W. A. Freeland Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vanhook and son spent Sunday in Pennbrook visiting Mrs. P. B. Jasper. Ed Winston left Monday for Charleston and other points west. ROANOKE, VA. Miss Sadie Scruggs, of Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C., is visiting Rev. and Mrs. W. W. D. Woods, of 224 7th Ave. N. E. Mrs. W. A. Jones, of 33 7th Ave. N. E., is improving. Mrs. Anna Viney and Mrs. Lucy Dow, of Salem, Va., are in the city. Mrs. Fannie Law, of 507 6th Ave. N. W., is very ill. Frank Johnson, of 122 5th Ave. N. W., died the 13th inst., age 25 years. Interment was in the Evergreen cemetery. Rev| W. D. Wood and wife returned last Saturday, from the Exposition and report a great time. Mrs. Annie Briggs, of 635 11th Ave. N. E., has been sick for two weeks. Mrs. Annie Viney and Mrs. Lucy Dow, of Salem, are visiting in Roanoke this week. Sanford Reamey, of Gary, W. Va., en route to Martinsville, is in the city this week. Mack Hancock and Miss Mary Singleton, of Roanoke, Va., were married Sept. 10. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buckner, of 122 11th street, have returned from their trip to Jamestown. Floyd West is back from a business trip to Bristol, Tenn. The 15th inst. was a great day at the High Street Baptist church. The dedicatory sermon, was preached by C. T. Walker, D. D., L. L. D., of Augusta, Ga. The 22nd anniversary sermon of the church by Rev. W. R. Brown, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church; singing by his choir. The church has just installed a pipe organ at the cost of $2,000. The pastor, Rev. J. H. Burks, B. D., is an inspiring man, a man who is doing all he can for the upbuilding of a good cause. He is now putting forth an effort to raise $2,000. Miss Pearl Stones and Miss Annie Cook have returned to New York. Frankie Pierce has returned from Danville, Va. 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 BLUERFIELD 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 unepuualled 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. Mrs. C. A. Roberson, of 127 3rd Ave., N. W., has returned from a visit to Huntington, W. Va. J. W. Cable, of 413 Gainsboro Ave., is very ill. Miss Mildred McCallster, of 208 N. Jefferson St., who was sick for some time, died the 13th inst. The deceased was 17 years old. Interment was in the old cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Philmore Brooks, of Rocky Mount, Va., were in the city last week. Spencer Johnson, a brakeman on the N. & W. yard, is very ill. G. B. Lee deserves much credit and special mention for the interest he takes in caring for the sick. Mr. Lee is chief cook for the laborers of the N. & W. yard. Rev. J. R. Louderback, pastor of the Christian church, will attend the Tazewell District convention on the 22nd inst. S. A. McAllister, of Kimbal, W. Va., is visiting his brother at 1011 N. Jefferson St. COVINGTON, VA. Mrs. Emma J. McDonell spent several days in Charleston last week visiting her sons Wilbur & Cleveland. Mrs. Anna Hunter continues to improve. King's Daughters met Monday with Mrs. A. B. Brown. They will hold their next meeting with Mrs. S. H. Denson. Mrs. Wright, of Highland Co., who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lillie Smith, left the latter part of the week for her home. Mrs. R. W. Smith and family, who spent the summer at Hot Springs, returned last week, accompanied by Miss Daisy Hutchinson. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Hunter are visiting relatives and friends near Lynchburg this week. Misses Annie Pollard, Maggie Dobson, Mattie Pollard and Vester Kenny spent Sunday in Clifton Forge. Adolphus Lemans left Sunday morning for Petersburg to attend V. N. & I. Institute. Public school opened Monday with W. G. Watson principal, A. F. Lomans and Mary L. Williams, assistants. Mrs. Martha Denson, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, is visiting her sons, W. A. and S. H. Denson. Dr. W. W. Johnson visited friends in Fincastle last week. Mrs. Lewis Starks spent this week at Hot Springs the guest of her husband. Mrs. Dilsy Sire visited friends in Louisa two weeks ago. Gordon Reynolds while trying to catch a fast running train last Tuesday week was thrown from the train and so badly injured that on Tuesday of this week he died. Gordon was 18 years of age and had just been to Richmond and had an operation performed. To insure publication correspondence should reach this office not later than Tuesday morning — Editor. uefield W. Va MONTGOMERY J. S. Noel, of Sewell, was here Friday on business. Hou. J. M. Ellis, of Oak Hill, was here last week, the guest of Dr. B. F. White. Miss Evelyn Willis, who has been at Mt. Hope visiting relatives, returned home Saturday. Miss Maggie Wilkerson returned home Saturday from Macdonald, where she has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkerson. Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson was here Sunday the guest of Mrs. Mary Perry. R. L. Geter spent Sunday in Charleston the guest of M. P. Burke. Anderson Brown, of Charleston, was up last week the guest of Miss Nellie M. Lewis. H. H. Ralley will open school Monday next at Mt. Carbon. Mrs. Ruth Fields, of Charleston, spent last week here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Locke. S. J. Jackson is in Orange, Va., visiting his wife. Miss L. O. Hopkins was here Saturday visiting Mrs. Mary Perry. Fleming James, of London, was a business visitor here last week. Miss Amelia Wilcher, of Charleston, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bussel last week. Simmons school opened Monday with the following teachers: Rev. D. C. Deans, Mrs. Goldie B. Page, Miss Nellie M. Lewis, Miss Henrietta James and Miss Ethel Brown. Miss Nellie M. Lewis delightfully entertained Wednesday evening. Those present were Misses Amelia Wilcher, Wysor Watson, Ada Wright, Marie Shelton and Ethel Brown; Messrs. John H. Hardy, Andrew Brown, R. L. Geter, W. D. Gray and James Lewis. Dr. and Mrs. Peyton Calloway came down Friday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilkerson. The members of the choir of the First Baptist church and many others from here attended services at Boomer Sunday afternoon. Mrs. William Johnson, of Hunt- ington, was here last week the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson. Mrs. Isaac White was the guest of relatives at Powellton last week. Rev. Warner Brown is spending the week in Pittsburg, Pa. ANSTED. ANSTED. W. M. Morris, of Sewell, was down to see James, Edmond, who is ill with sciatic rheumatism. Miss Mattie Freeman, of Mt. Hope, and Mrs. Eliza Freeman and baby Argee, were the guests of Mrs. Harry Banks last week. Mrs. Mary Roy and Mrs. Laura Burchett, of Meadow Creek, attended their lodge here Saturday evening. Mrs. Gillie Woods, of Raleigh, and Mrs. Lula Robertson, of Meadow Fork, were here looking after their mother, the late Mrs. Hatcher's affairs. Gertrude Pepers, the 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Pepers, died after four days illness. Rev. Warner Brown preached the funeral after which the remains were laid to rest in Hawk's Nest ceme- CEDAR GROVE. Mrs. Archie Mosby, of Huntington, spent the day Monday with Mrs. J. K. Wilson. Mrs. May Brown, Miss Doloras Carter and Mrs. Amanda Powells, of Hanstord, were calling on friends here Monday. Hernard Waynesboro was calling on friends at Boomer last week. Mrs. Amanda Slater, of Monarch, spent a day with her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Jones, last week. Mrs. Hilda Hurt, of Shrewsbury, was calling on friends here last week. Rev. D. D. Davis preached two able sermons here Sunday. Mrs. David Mines, of Shrewsbury, was here to preaching Sunday. Lee Richmond was in Charleston Monday on business. Mrs. James Austin, of Hugheston, was visiting her mother, Mrs. B. Dingess, last week. Walter Walker, of Ward, was visiting friends here Monday. Nathan Johnson stopped over Monday on his return from visiting friends in Lynchburg, Va. C. C. Woodson, of Huntington, lectured nere Friday night on the "Holy Lands." Mrs. Mattie Jones, of Monarch, spent the day Sunday with her mother, Mrs. James Copeland. GUYANDQTTE. Misses Maggie Harris and Lottie and Cora Twyman spent Sunday in town as the guests of Mrs. Maud Layne. Ottie Spencer was calling on his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Shopwell, Sunday. Mrs. Maggie Howard left Sunday for Keystone to spend a month with her daughter. Miss Jeannette Layne, returned home Sunday after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Slash at Parkersburg. She was accompanied by her brother, Joseph A. Layne. Mrs. Ona Pleasant is in town keeping house for Mrs. Holland while she is visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson spent Sunday at Ona. Miss Mollie Hill, of Logan, is visiting Mrs. Julia Phipps. Fletcher Spencer was in town Sunday calling on his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell. Horace Twyman is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Maud Layne, for a few days this week. Master Herbert Robinson is confined to his bed with typhoid fever. BARBOURSVILLE. Rev. Harris, of the Orphans' Home, preached here Sunday evening. Anthony Pate, of Charleston, spent several days here last week as guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hicks. Rev. Scott, of St. Albans, was a visitor here last week. Scott Hill was called to Proctorville last week on account of the illness of his mother. J. A. Hicks and A. Pate were visitors at Huntington last week. C. W. Washington returned from Richmond and Jamestown last Friday. Miss Gertrude Kilgore left for Holden last week where she will Gem Pharmacy and get a bottle of Beef, Wine and Iron for that tired feeling. Don't wait for Spring is here. The system is full of impurities which must be evacuated less you will continue to suffer from that "tired feeling," poor appetite, headache and fatigue which comes with the pring. Price per bottle 50c Get your prescription filled at the GEM where you get pure and fresh ingredients put up with utmost care and skill. A new line of toilet articles just arrived for the summer. 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We will also send one nickel plated base band pump and two Bampon metal puncture closers on full paid orders (the metal at GUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on each pair). Fires to be returned. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. Ask your Postmaster, Banker, Express or Freight Agent or the Editor of this paper about us. If you order a pair of finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price. We know that we will send it at our expense when you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a small trial order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. GOASTER-BRAKES, everything in the bicycle line and half the usual prices charged by dealers and repair men. Write for our big SUNDRY catalog. Wallace Smith, who has been the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Smith, of this city, left to resume his duties as barber at Zanesville, Monday morning. Mrs. Edward Morton and little daughter Doris left for their home in Fairmont Thursday of last week. They were the guests of Mrs. Joe Campbell over Friday. Miss Mithue Colston, opened her second term of school at Mason City the first Monday of this month. She spent Saturday and Sunday at home and pronounces her work going on very successfully. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunter, Monday, Sept. 9, a girl. Mrs. Hunter was formerly Miss Ora V. Alexander. Miss Julia Smith left Monday to take up her last year's work at W. V. C. I. Miss Smith has the best wishes of her many friends for a successful finish. Mrs. Jennie Kelley is quite ill at this writing. Clarence Henderson left for W. V. C. I. Monday to resume his studies. Mr. Henderson expects to complete his course this term. Quite unexpected was the death of Little Rosa Lee.,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Toles, Saturday morning, Sept. 14. She was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Tillis and Mrs. Pettayford, of Cleveland, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lincoln, Mrs. Judia Williams and other relatives and friends left Sunday morning for their home. Mrs. Joe Lincoln and George Thomas accompanied them as far as Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin left Sunday for Columbus. Mrs. Franklin and children remained as guests of her mother. Mrs. Maggie Stephens. Miss Ida Alexander left Sunday for Huntington where she has a position as teacher in the Home for Orphans. Mark A. Holmes spent Sunday in town the guest of friends. Correspondents will oblige us by mailing their letters so as to reach this office Tuesday morning.—Editor. $8.50 (CASH WITH ORDER $4.56) NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Armstead spent Sunday in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Nichols spent Sunday in Columbus the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huskins, of Charleston, were in town a few hours Monday. While here they were guests of Mrs. George Jordan. Mrs. Louis Craig was the guest of friends in Columbus Sunday. CLARKSBURG Mrs. S. H. Guss left Saturday morning for her home at Institute. While here Mrs. Guss was the recipient or much social attention. Dr. Smith, of Piedmont, and Prof. Howard, of Keyser, were calling on friends Sunday, September 8. Miss Blyden, Wilkerson, of Washington, is the guest of Dr. J. R. Whipper. Mrs. Wesley Tuck, of Steubenville, O., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Anne Freeman. Miss Anna Poindexter has returned from an extended visit to eastern cities. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ruffin and daughter, Virginia, visited friends at Wheeling last week. Isam Lyles and Miss Elizabeth Slaughter, both from Virginia, were united in marriage Sunday evening by Rev. E. R. Bazler. On the fourth anniversary of W. S. Kearney Court, I. O. O. C., appropriate services were held in Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, colored, Sunday. A very interesting program was carried out. The Rev. G. W. W. 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Powfkes is quite ill with musc cular rheumatism Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Walker, of Belington, who were visiting relatives have returned-home. Mr. and Mrs. King, of Wheeling, are visiting the latter's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins were agreeably surprised by the visit of a donation party Friday evening. Messrs. Miles and Ernest Banks left Sunday morning for Charleston and other points. Miss Beulah Smith, of Fairmont, passed through Sunday, en route to Institute. Clark Harris, of Morgantown, passed through the city last week en route to Institute. Mr. Hunter, of Mannington, spent Sunday, in the city. Correspondents are requested to post their letters in time to reach this office not lated than Tuesday morning.—Ed BLUEFIELD The Institute opened Tuesday, Sept, 10, with 40 students, all fresh for work after a pleasant vacation. Many new names are added to the list and the outlook is for a full school by October 1st. The improvements made during vacation are greatly appreciated as well as those in process. East Hall has received new coats of paint and varnish which makes it look like a new building. West Hall is receiving the same. The laundry with its additional windows, a dryer and new coats of paint, is a source of pleasure to the girls. Those who enjoy the quiet hour for reading appreciate the new wall instead, of the partition between the chapel and library. The ground in front of Mahood Hall has been transformed from a barren waste into a beautiful grassy plot, and with the new asphalt walk, is much more aristic than heretofore. The wagon road through the Institute grounds has been improved and made wider. The new members of the faculty are Prof. Samuel Wade, of Huntington, and Miss Grace E. Robinson, of Oberlin, Ohio. Prof. Wade is a graduate of Brown University and has taught four years in Centralia, Jil. Mrs. Wade and little Samuel are with him here. Miss Robinsn is a graduate of Oberlin College, and has taught one year in the Baltimore High School. A. D. Brown, of Huntington, the new janitor for the Institute, has moved his family to Bluefield, and placed two sons and a daughter in school. Mrs. Brown, his wife, assists Mrs. Sims in the management of the boarding department. The city school term has been lengthened to nine months and the number of teachers increased to seven." Lincoln university is well represented in that body, four of its members having graduated from that institution. Miss Emma Wroute of Columbus, Ohio, is one of the newly elected teachers. LEWISBURG. Mrs. Mattie Lewis and Mrs. Rose Ann Freeland went on a visit to Mrs. Amelia Smith at Covington last week. They were delighted with their trip and think Covington a very enterprising city. Revs. Joe Wheeler, Charles Lewis and Anderson were here to assist Rev. Lake in his work last Sunday. Rev. Wheeler preached able sermons morning and night and Rev. Anderson in the afternoon. Dr. I. Garland Penn, of Atlanta, lectured at the M. E. church Monday night. He is an able speaker and every one was much pleased with his discourse. Edward A. Bolling, Jr., returned from the Jamestown exhibition last Tuesday and left for his school at Alderson Saturday. Many of our people attended the District Conference at Hinton last Sunday. Their number was too large to name them here. The Lewisburg Colored Graded School opened Monday with an enrollment of ninety six. This is unsurpassed by any town of its size in the county. The assistant teachers are Miss F. V. Woodson, of Hill Top Seminary, Miss Mamie Curry, of Winchester, and Mrs. Etta Hamilton. Mr. Amanda Woodson gave a picnic at her residence in the suburbs last Friday. Quite a number of our people attended and reported a most delightful time. Our colored school was remodeled and greatly improved this summer, so that it is now the most beautiful colored school house in this part of the state. Our board of education deserves the highest praise of our people for their good work. Correspondents are requested to mail their letters to reach this office not later than Tusday morning Editor. WINIFREDE Mrs. W. O. Terry and Miss Mary Robinson, of Charleston, spent a few days here last week the guests of Mrs. L. A. Davis. G. W. Perkins, Geo. Bagby and You Look Prematurely Old Pink Harris, wer business visitors to Lewiston Saturday. A. N. Shelton was at Marmet Saturday on business. Miss Estella Mitchell was in Charleston Thursday shopping. Eugene Shelton will leave Saturday for Harpers Ferry where he expects to attend school the coming session. James Bell, of Cabin Creek, spent Saturday and Sunday here the guest of friends. O. H. Wyatt is suffering with a vrey sore arm. Ed. Robinson was a business visitor to Charleston Saturday. Miss Susie Preston, of Charleston, spent Saturday here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Giles. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mosley, a daughter. T. B. Giles and N. S. Alexander were business visitors to Lewiston Saturday. Mrs. Jas. J. Thomas is spending the week in Charleston. J. M. Woodling has been ill the past few days. Rev. F. E. Smith filled his regular appointment here Sunday and preached two sermons to the Baptists. WESTON Rev. J. L. Griffith held a very successful campmeeting at Sutton recently. Mrs. Sallie Jones and son, Willie, have returned from Clarksburg, wher they were visiting relatives. Miss Gracie Arnold reports a pleasant visit of several weeks with friends at Parkeraburg. Quite a number of our race from Clarksburg, Sutton and Buckhannon attended the fair here. Miss Flora Johnson has gone to Sutton to visit her parents. J. H. Early Jett Monday for St. Albans, where he will spend some time with his parents. Cecil Smith and Miss Clara Catlip were united in the holy bonds of wedlock last Wednesday week. Mrs. Julla McDonald is in Belpre, Ohio, attending her sister, who is seriously ill. Mrs. Caroline Lacy is filling the position of attendant, at the Asylum. Mrs. Byrd Keath is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sallie Jones. Mrs. Ella Harris is gradually recovering from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Miss Flora Lee and Mrs. Cynthia Phillips are visiting relatives in Detroit, Mich. Thos. Grant and John Brown left Monday morning for Institute to attend the Colored State School at that place. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Griffith and Mrs. Maria Perkins will leave Monday morning for Pittsburg to attend the annual conference of the A. M. E. Church, which convenes in that city next week. The reverend has completed a most successful year's work here and at Sutton and the churches of both places are unanimous in their demand for his return. Correspondents will oblige us by mailing their letters to reach this office not later than Tuesday morning. —Ed. ST. ALBANS. Floyd, Waddy, Arnold Spurlock and Wirt, Wheeler left Tuesday to enter school at Institute. Miss Rhoda Wilson returned to Charleston to begin teaching Monday. Misses Bessie and Allie Hicks who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Scott have returned to their homes at Barboursville. John Early, of Weston, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Alice Early. Miss Davis has opened her school at Boomer. Mrs. Clara Erskin received the news of the death of her brother at Union. Miss Georgia Banks, who has been ill at her home on Bryan street is reported better. Rev. N. Barnett is a pleasant caller to our town. Mrs. Laura Williams, who has been visiting Charleston, has returned home. Frank Cosby is visiting in Virginia. John Wilson, of Carbon, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ruth Wilson. Robert Allen spent Sunday with his family. The children of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clark, who have been quite ill, are reported better. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Preston is quite ill at their home on Oliver street. Win. Morton, who has been ill at his home for some time, is able to be out. Mrs. Nina Jackson, of Charleston, spent Sunday with Miss Gertrude Parrish. POWELLTON. Our pastor is attending the Baptist convention. On account of the disappointment, our rally will be postponed. On last Wednesday evening, the Deacon Board met in their regular session. Sunday evening the sisters gave a very excellent programto entertain the congregation, as there was no preaching. Mrs. Sarah Coleman has returned from the hospital, where she has been undergoing treatment. Sillas Coleman at his work in the mines last week was injured by a falling piece of slate, which knocked out several teeth. E. T. Fairfax is able to work again. Miss C. F. Spears opened the public schools Monday. Miss Carrie E. Fairfax and Miss Eva Johnson left Monday for their school. S. H. Fairfax is on the sick list this week. Mrs. John Harris and Mrs. Dessie Willis took a trip to Charleston Monday. The St. Lukes' annual sermon was (to be preached last Sunday, but it was postponed. Mrs. Lucy Carter left last Friday for a visit in Virginia. MIDDLEPORT, OHIO. Mrs. S. B. Allen continues quite ill at her home on Second street. Mrs. Jennie Clews, of Charleston, is installed as her nurse. Mrs. Laura Scott returned from Columbus Sunday, where she has been visiting friends the past two weeks. Mrs. Rose Singer, who has been quite ill for the past two weeks, is able to be out again. Mrs. Wm.. Perry, of Corsicana, Texas, was the guest of Miss Blanche Allen several days last week. She was en route from Jamestown, where she had spent the summer, and left Thursday afternoon in order to reach home in time to resume her work as primary teacher in the public schools of her home city. Mrs. Hattie Morris, who has been quite ill, is able to be out again. Miss Virgie Warren, of Columbus, spent Sunday with her mother. SHOT HIS MAN AT THE CHURCH DOOR Was With the Dead Man's Sister When Attacked by Him CLUBBED OVER HEAD Man Who Did the Shooting Said to Have Drawn Pistol and Fired Fatal Shot as He was Sinking to the Ground. Special to The Mail. Beckley, W. Va., Sept. 18.—News has just reached here that Theodore Darby, aged 21, shot and killed Samuel Blackman at the church door at Sun, Fayette county, near Mt. Hope, about nine o'clock Sunday night. It appears that Darby had taken a sister of Blackman's to preaching services and the girl's brother objected. Blackman lay in wait at the church door for the couple, and when they departed from the church Blackman 'struck Darby over the head and shoulders with a club, felling him to the ground, badly bruise? and injured. Darby, who is a good shot, drew a pistol from his pocket as he sank to the ground under the blows from the club welded by Blackman, and fired one shot at his assailant. Blackman fell dead. Darby was arrested and taken to Fayetteville today by the constable, where he will be given a preliminary hearing tonight or tomorrow and bound over to answer an indictment MONEY SAVED On Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing and Repairing. Ladies' Work a Specialty. Work called for and delivered Give us a trial. THE RIDGEWAY CLEANING & DYE WORKS 403 Commonwealih Ave., N. E. Roanoke, Va. ARE YOU A K.OFP.? IF NOT WHY NOT? Do you not know that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive order of the age? The four departments of the order are as follows; SUBORDINATE LODCE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other's interest as well as sickness and distress. UNIFORM RANK In this depot young men are military educl they can get way, thus m better and citizens. this department men are recei tary education they can get in now thus making er and more ens. In this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. LADIES' COURT In this the widows, dads sisters of Kn ited for the poses of life. this the wives, m mows, daughter ers of Knights for the comm es of life. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. ENDOWMENT In this depart paying out the dollars annual widows and deceased Knight If there is no locality, confer wity Grand Chanc district or write Charleston, W. W upon which to lodge. STORER O Harper's Ferry, this department is going out thousands of cars annually toows and heirs used Knights. There is no lodge in confer with the and Chancellor or write S. W. Boston, W. Va., for which to organ ORDER COLLE 's Ferry, In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. 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Union St. Nashville: 706 Bass St. Indianapolls: 1605 Alvord St. Lexington: 567 N. Upper St. San Francisco: 865 Union St. Oakland. Detroit: 261 Elliot st, Bl Paso: Chicago: 3519 Calumet Ave. AB. LEONARD MISSES THE POINT Over in Ohfo the other day a con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal church indulged in a debate upon the adoption of a resolution in the com- ing General Conference at Baltimore for the election of Bishops for races. Notwithstanding the proposition was eloquently championed by President Thirkield, of Howard University, than whom none is as able to speak for the American Negro, it was de- feated by a most decisive vote. At will be readily recalled by our readers that week before last edi- torially we opposed the adoption of the resolution, But our opposition was based upon the advocacy of the very principle which, was used by the leader of the opposition, the Rey, Dr. A. B. Leonard, of New York, to defeat it. That is to say, we dis- favor the proposed legislation because it would breed and nurture “Jim Crowism"” and retard the larger Browth of the Negro people. Dr. Leonard opposes it because it would finally lead to Negro Bishops, to use his own words, “‘presiding over white Conferences.” Without any. word from us, the black membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church will appreciate immediately the insult implied in the temper, tone and talk of Leonard, We make no common cause with Leonard and his kind in this agita- tion now going on, We see danger in the proposition because, to our ‘way of reasoning, it would shut off the Negro ever having a Bishop to preside over any Conference of the Chureh anywhere. This is what Leonard does not want. But he will have it, and have it soon, else his Chureh will have no black members. We knew there were powerful lead- ers in Methodism opposed to the scheme, but we did not before know there were any Leonards. His attt- tude, and the attitude of those who stand with him, will contribute more to the enlightenment of the Negroes than any word or advice from us. By his latest ebullition they may know that there are those in thet Church who are really opposed to the highest and widest development ot their leaders. Another word,, only. Dr. Leon- - ard said in his Ohio deliverance that the passage of the resolution calling Yor Negro Bishops wonld inject the race question into the church, and possibly might lead to a division thereof. Our reply to such a gratut- tous deformity is, we think the re- ply of the black membership of tne mother church, If the Methodist Episcopal Church is afraid to de. clare itself in the discussion as to the Mmetes and bounds of the Negro; if A halts between Duty and pemand: if It Is adverse to the pleadings o the Negro; or is persuaded by the caresses of his subtle enemies; if, ir short, it is not ready or prepared tc take its side by Jesus Christ, whos most forceful and voluminous apos te and disciple set Mar's HiIl on fir » fm the Christian declaration as (i 'Yaees, ete., if the Methodist Kpisco ,\pal Chureh js tn the least timid abou ithe faith, the time has come, not fo: mh a division therein, but for the Negri | members tp “look aropnd, an ‘ j@ir-ground." ‘This debate wil! ultimately lead to one of two ends: There will be a full fledged, unbounded, unlimited and unpreseribed Negro Bishop, ar there will be fewer Negro: members in this chureh as the years go on, A BARBARIC CUSTOM, Says the Lluefield Daily Tele- graph: “We wish a law could be passed prohibiting the barbaric custom. of opening the caskets In public at chureh funerals, It is a relic of dark ages and has no place in a eiy- Hized community, It jars on the sen- sibility of every tender cord, and is something that the churches and undertakers ought to combine and put to an end. In nine-tenths of the cases It's merely a pandering to a ghoulish euriosity. People’ who never spoke to the deceased in their life parade around the church, gape at the form of our loved one, then 0 out of the presence of death, not fo talk of the good deeds done in life, but to criticise the appearances of the poor clay that death has left for once at their merey, Death is a sacred thing, If we are going on a long journey we do not. make our adieus before a gaping ¢rowd; we ought not to be expected to bid our dead a last good-bye while curious eyes fatten “on our grief, and we cught not to be expected to Sit in the house of mourning while people we never speak to, who have no claim on us or our loved one, jostle each other in their desire to view the re- mains, amd they get together and gossip oyer what they saw or failed to See. We believe that a majority of the people detest the painful funera} seenes as much as we do and would he more than glad to see them ended, but are afraid to. break a “custom.” But it is a duty the min- ister and indertaker owe to them- selves and the long-suffering public 10 put_a stop to the exhibition, and they will find the public only too glad to uphold them with a hearty amer.”" | The Telegraph might have gone further, It might have mentioned other much needed reforms in our burial customs, abolishment of the ornate funeral oration and a reduc- tion in funeral expenses, As to the first, there is not.a preacher, who, sometime In the per- formance of the last sad rites, has not felt the urgent need of a regular service whereby he could escape the pronouacement of the glowing eulogy of the dead, when undeserved by the deceased, but uttered simply because custom demands and the family expeets it. | While the expense of the funeral must be borne by the family, it is not amiss to caution against the dis- play to which the race is prone. Neither is the price of the casket nor the number of carriages in the cor- tege a measure of grief or regard for the departed, and to burden the liv- ing with debt in order to impress the public with one’s loye for the dead is, putting it mfldly, an evidence of vanity and lack of economic judg- ment, A FAULING APPLE. | When certain Negro leaders have ‘said that the American press was really mortgaged to misrepresent the Negro, and to prevent his virtues and the words of his friends from falling under the eyes of the Amer- fean Republic, ehildren of folly winked. May they wink on, if their winkings are a soothing caim. Last week the War Department at Washington announced that the ‘Twenty-fougth Infantry, U.S. A., composed of black soldiers, the best troops that shoulder an American musket, was returning from the Phil- ippine Islands, and would take up camp for the winter at two forts in New York State. The dispatches de- tailing the character of the order labored to have it appear that the residents of the towns to which these soldiers had been assigned were in open rebellion against the order and that the War Department had been, or was, at that time, being, flooded with protests, of more or less fervor. ‘These dispatches told how afraid were the residents of Oswego and Watertown that if the colored sol- diers came unto them, there would be a “repetition” of the affatr at Brownsville, and on down to the end of the string of the imagining Wash- ington correspondent. A subsequent investigation has es- tablished that none, not one finger- nail, of this rot is true. The War Department had no fears of sending the Twenty-fourth Infantry to their regular fort; the Department has not been flooded or even sprinkled with protests from the citizens of New York; and finally, not only have the neople of Oswego and Watertown failed to protest, but they have re- fused to do so, although importuned in that direction by certain interests high up. On the other hand these New York people feel no small honor fin having, this Infantry come inte their midst, for in these communities abolition once ran high and those who here reside still hold to certain abiding principles, and they know jof what stuff a Negro soldier is made, and cherish his glory. ‘The attitude of the American 1s but a rotien apple, but it shows thal the crop is falling. MR. WATSON OF INDIANA, At the last session of the white Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias ; held at New Orleans last wMater the motion to glye aid and comfort to |tne Grand Lodge of Georgia in its jester’ to put the Negro Knights out of business’ was unanimously carried. tm that gathering of distinguished gentlemen. was James E. Watson, representative from the sicth district of Indiana. Mr. Watson aspires to the gover- north of his State. In fact, It is said, the heighth of his political am- ‘ition now Is to wear Gov. Hanly's shoes. It seems a pity that a man who has made such tan enviable re- cord in the councils of the nation should have been a party to a scheme to crush an organization which could not, if it would, injuré his Order. ‘The colored Knights, with Friend- ship, Charity and Benevolence cs ‘their motto, have as their aim the betterment of themselves and their fellows morally, and financially. How Well they have succeeded it is not possible to determine with any exact- ness as to the first. Financially their growth has been marvelous and year- ly they are getting further from a just accusation of poverty and idle- nese. ‘There are not-nor have there been any grounds for the contentions of Mr. Watson and his associates. So weak, in truth, was their position that it could not be sustained even by a Georgia court. Yet the white Supreme Lodge voted unanimously to allow the suit to be brought in its name, and Mr. Watson was a member of that body. It will be worth while to wait and see what the attitude of the Negroes of Indiana will be toward Mr. Wat- son’s candidacy. It is to be hoped that, unlike their brethren across the line who are now tumbling over one another fn their mad haste to get into the procession of the men they have abused the past six months, they will, without any tom toms or red fire, register their disapproval in conyentions or primaries, as the ease may be, of Mr. Watson's hos- tility to the race. SMITH FOR SHERIFF. Nothing daunted by his defeat three years ago, S. P. Smith an- nounces his candidacy again for the office of sheriff. Mr. Smith was the choice of his party for the sheriff- alty in the last campaign and the small margain by which he lost showed that under ngrmal conditions he would have been elected. His popularity has in no wise de- creased since then, ‘The publig has ‘not forgotten the uniform courtesy with which Ite handted the business of the county clerk's office and i: noting with approval the excellent re- cord he is making as assistant to the Banking Commissioner. Should the party again decide upon him as its nominee for sheriff, there will be’ nc question as to his ability or fitnes: to fill the position to which he as. pires. The title of Honorable has been conferred upon Joe Gans by the Hot Springs Eeho, which now prints his name “The Hon. Joseph Gans. Why not? There is Prof. Joe Doe, who 4s superintendent, principal, grammar, primary and kindergarten teacher of a one-room, country school. Mention might also be made of Doetor of Divinity Martin Smith, whose liberal education is limited to the ability to spell through his Bible, Since abuse of titles and degrees is a racial characteristic, one had just as well go the limit, Elsewhere in this issue will be found an advertisement of Institute City. The ownership of a home at Institute will afford an excellent op- portunity, especially to the man with a family residing in the mining sec- Uons, to seeure an education for his children at a minimum ost. ‘The promoters of the town are all respon- sible parties and the inducements ‘they offer will rbpay investigation. A University of Chicago professor expresses the fear that the human race will soon revert to cannibalism. With the average boy not worth his weight in porterhouse steaks and starvation threatening because of the prohibitive price of necessities, cannibalism, as an alternative, is well worth serious consideration. she recent racial confiiets In the Northwest have put a quietus upon the advocates of the theory that race prejudice arises from the previous condition of servitude of the op- pressed. It is merely a matter of color, Simply this and nothing more. Now that you haye returned from the sea shore or the lakes, it is the next order of business to lay in a supply of coal and settle up any little debts which may have been over- looked in the good old gummer time. Friday the 13th was spent by the delegates to the A. M. E. conference at Lima, 0., enlogizing Foraker. Friday, thirteen and a conference! Is the Foraker rabbit foot proof. against such a combination? - We acknowledge with thanks re-, pe \DVOOATE. ‘colpt ob @hples of the adressen de- lvered. bWicGovernor Dawson and Secretary Gbitelyou at Jamestown on ln Day. I eh Hunttagtah need not. put on so many. al luding herself with the ‘thought OF abe has & monopoly on suicides, “@harleston has one occa- sionally, °< “Foraker or bust!" is thé only ery that has reaghed us across the turbid Ohio since. “the last Congress, It ‘pears ‘Uke Dust. | OPPORTUNITY OF CHOICE. (From The Fairmont West Virgla- jan.) +7 Three candidates to date have an- nounced themselves for Governor of West Virginia and it ts said other an- nouncementy: will follow before very long. To, oyr mind that 1s a very good thing for (he republican party and the péeple. We do not think it is a good thing for a small coterie of politicians to be able to say who shall be thts.or that and narrow the Face so that the people have small opportunity “of choice. When there is one strong candidate upon whom ‘all classes can unite, that 1s perhaps the ideal ‘way. of choosing a man for high omeetBut when that Is not found practiéable it is better to have several names from which to select. If only two candidates are in the race ‘the tension fs likely to- get so high that the sidewhich is defeated can't accept the ance required for har- mony. We have had.some expert ence slapaxthat line. When several candidates are in the field the dele- gates are legs likely to be instructed by the various counties and are thus left free ta: do what seems dest at the convention, If a “dark horse” looks good he can then be trotted out and the criticism can’t be made that he Wag flominated by some other man's délegates. With the entrance of Hon.,Wm. H. Hearne in the race along with Setretary of State Swish- er and Auditor Scherr and the prob- able announcement of Hon. J. L. Caldwell, 6f Huntington, and Attor- ney General May, the contest will become more good natured and the result be accepted with better feel- ing. There ‘will not be a dull min- ute from naw until the nominee is selected by ‘the convention, FEAR RAOE RIOT IN SEATTLE seg Japanese Consul Asks Police Chief to Protect His People. Seattle, Sept. 14.—-Japanese Con- sul Shimadugipas appealed to Chief of Police Whfgnstern to prevent thé Exclusion Beague from ‘holding any kind of”® demonstration that might lead to Theiting an irrespon- sible element dnd causing race riots here. tea A similar demand upon the po- licg chief, has» been made by some of the newspapers and Chief Wap- penstern, assured the Japanese Con- sul that whdtever happened — he would guarantee: that the Asiatic quarters are not invaded by a mob. The Japanege, Consul declared ‘that, his countrymen are not. arming ‘themselves to xesist an attack and he insisted the Japanese would do nothing to incite trouble and relied wholly on the*police~for their pro- tection. : Efforts of the Exclusion League to compel the ehief of police to dis- arm the Japanese and Chinese will not. have any effect upon the of- ficials. He will pay no more atten- tion to storage of arms in foreign- ers’ homes than he will in American homes, but he will arrest any .per- son, native or foreign, who is found carrying a gun, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. (From the Wheeling Intelligencer.) - ‘The Democrdtie’ press of the State are extracting their usual amount of enjoyment out pf the occupation of picking a Republican candidate for governor. In th{s interesting work, they are not hampered elther by con- siderations of truth, accuracy, public or party interest. They go about the job with the gay abandon of a pup dog that has found the baby’s doll in the back yard, Their discoveries, whieh are put forth as Information amuse if they don’t instruct, (Ag a matter of fact, the serious work of selecting the next Republi- can candidate for governor has not yet begun. It won't begin for some time yet. The candidates in the fleld are good politicians and hard work- th but there will not be any dis- tinct alignment behind them, or any- ‘one else for some time. When the Republican party gets ready, ft will in decency and order name the man, who will be the mext governor of West Virginia, Of that man, who- ever he is, it will be sald: First: That he {8 worthy and cap- able, a good eftizen and an upright man, experienced fn public affalrs, Second: ‘That he ts a consistent and earnest Republican, accepting in their entirety »the déclarations of party principles 4a both Slate and national affairs, * ‘The Inteligencer has faith that the Republicans will settle these two ea- sential points in due time. In the consideration of earfiidates, active and prospective, they are the two things to be borfe in mind. ANDERSON NOW MAJOR | Colored Chaplain Promoted by War ee at retary Fy to Major. 2 Wcautneton MMMaMRt gh catenin revognition is sans for w ¢ol- ored man In tho United) States army, W. T. Anderson, of Cleveland, 0., chaplam of the Tenth cavalry with the rank of captain, was promoted to major by order of Secretary ‘of War Taft. A number of influential colored men of Ohto.were deeply in- terested In the promotion, which they urged on Secretary Taft before his departure. . Anderson now holds the highest rank of any colored’ man In the United States, 5 GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF | PYTHIAS State of West Virginia, Jurisdiction of NLA, S.A By Ay AL and A. Charleston, W. Va., “ August 20, 1907. To the Grand Lodge Officers, Dis- trict Deputy Grand Chaycellors, Grand Representatives, Chancellor Commanders, and Members of the ‘Order of the Grand Jurisdiction of the State of West Virginia: GREETING: The Fifteenth Annual Session of our Grand Lodge held at Charleston, July 30th and Sst and August 1st, was by far the greatest and most Successful session ever held ‘by a Colored organization’ In’ this state. Nearly all of the lodges were repre- sented, and all expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the great advancement of the Order. Officers. ‘The following officers were elected for the enswing term: : S. W. Starks, Grand Chancellor, Charleston, , W. J. Thompson, Grand Vice Chancellor, ‘Thomas, i U. V. Whittico, Grand Prelate, Keystone. i J. M. Hazlewood, Grand Master of Exchequer, Charleston. ‘ H. H. Railey, G. K, of R. S., Mont- gomery. €. C. Barnett, G. M. R., Hunting: ton. 1 L. ©. Wilson, Grand Lecturer, Weston. S. M. Davis, . D. G. C., Montgom- rey. : W* J. Thompson, Supreme Repre- sentative, Thomas. %. W. C. Carter, Supreme Represen- tative, Elkhorn. . J. W. Shellcroft, P, G..-C.,. Park- ersburg. * J. H. Nelson, Grand Marshall, Clarksburg. H. Wood, G. M. at A., Raymond. G. H. Daugherty, G. I. G., Elkins. G. P. Porter, G. O. G., Charles- ton. F. W. Waddy, Grand Trustee, St. Albans. oe - Bast G.._E. Rotan, Grand. ‘Trustee, Boomer. ~ eek J. EB, Murphey, Grand - Trustee, Gary. J. W. Chapelle, Grand Attorney, Charleston. Deputy Grand ‘Chancellors, The following Deputy Grand Chancellors have been appointed: SW. Allen, Bluefield. , C. H. Rice, Hekman. Jas. Phomas, Clarksburg. KE. L. Morton, Fairmont. ©. W. Boyd, Charleston. J. D. Shelton, Quinnimont. Waiter McGee, Glen Jean, J. V. Coleman, Mt. Carbon. New Lodges. Seven new lodges were instituted during the year, making seventy- two lodges in good standning in the state. Endowment Department. The reports showed the Endow- ment Department to be in healthy condition; 27 death claims amount- in to $4,600.00 were paid during the year. ‘The resources, of — the Grand Lodge are $16,428.21. Court of Calanthe. The reports showed that” the Court of Calanthe is keeping pace with the Order in the progress being made. There are thirty-six Subordi- nate Courts in good standing in the state. Pythian Mutual Investment Associa- tion, ‘The Investment Association, our great business department, is ina most healthy condition. In addition to our Charleston property, another building has been bought at Hunt- ington, which now belongs to us. The stockholders were paid their 6 per cent. dividends and more stock was sold than ever before. During this year it is our aim to do more in this department than ever bofore.. Bach Lodge and Court and each member should own xome stock. If yon have not bought some, do #0 at once. \ The minutes of the Grand Lodge session wil] be issned as soon as pos- sible. They will tell you what was done at the greatest session yet held by our grand Lodge. Yours in F.C. and B., Attest: 8. W. STARKS, H. WH. Railey, q Grand Chan. G. K. of R. and 8. IN MPMORIAM, Whereas, ‘The Great Spirit of the Universe has seen fit to take from our totomle bond, our beloved and esteemer Chief, J. T. Hill, and Whereas, The kind relation and connection beld by him for Blne Cloud Tribe No. 17, Ind. 0. of R. M. for the past eighteen rgonths, makes it eminently befitting that we- record ‘our appreciation of him. Theretore, Be it Resolved, That the sudden removal of such a young man will leave a vacancy and @ shad. ow which willbe greatly realized by members of tite tribe andjte friends. ‘And will prove @'xad speotacle to tht tribe and commimntty, " | Resolved, 2nd, That’ we extend tc the afflicted relatives and friehds our ‘Profound sympathy and. express” ou hope ‘that oun floss is: bis. eternal gain, Sn Resolved, &d, That a copy of thesé ‘Tesolutions be sant to the -bereaved family, and spread upon ‘the record of the Blue Cloud Tilbe, No, 17, and pebuunea in the Advocate and Sen- Ainel, Ae 1. 8 WHITE, R, B. BURRELL, R.G,.GETER, |. é “ Committee. > | James Thaddeus Hill was born In Loutsa county, Va., abdut-the year jas7a. He ‘was reared by his grand parents, =~ * . ~ He came to this state in early boy- ‘hood and became an active Hore} ‘at the church at Claremont; W. Va. From there he moyed to Cunard, W. Va., and: from there to. Kanawha, where he met Miss Masia i, Harrie, daughter of Rev. P. A. Harris, whom he married in 1904, , He ‘held the office of deacon of his ‘church at the time of his death. He Was also.a member of Sewell Lodke K, of P., and Blue Cloud Tribe, No. 17, of Montgomery, Ind, 0. R. M. He was loved by!all of his breth- ren, - : He ‘moved trom Kanawha county to Don Glen, Fayette county, where ‘he livea until -his death, RESOLUTIONS. Sewell, W. Va., Sept. 16, 1907. ‘Whereas, It has: pleased the Al- mighty to take from us our beloved ‘brother, J. T, Hill, a member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 10, K. of P; who was foully murdered’ at ‘Thur mond on August 30th, ~ Be it Resolved, That while we mourn his untimely taking off, we bow in humble submission to Him who doeth all things for the best and commit to Him the widow, in this her hour of need; * Be it further Resolved, That s copy of these resolutions be forward ed to The Advocate for publication, one sent to the bereaved widow, and ‘one retained in ‘this castle hall, P. G. GIBSON, ERNEST VANHOOK, G. L. JACKSON, “Committee. KING OF ALL SEA TURTLES. Caught After a Desperate Two-Hour Fight, Near Hart's Island, | New York, Sept. 18.—City Island- ers have some thing new to talk abou: It Je a sea turtle, the larg- est that the oldest Inhabitant ever ‘saw, and it was not landed until after a two-hour: fight. ‘The turtle measures 4 fect and 6 inches long, 3 feet wide, is a foot thick and weighs 269 pounds. Fish- ermen estimate it to be at least two hundred years old. Percy Pell, of City Island, caught the turtle while fishing yesterday for blackfish midway between Hart's Island and Shinnecock Point. Pell was nearly exhausted at the end of the fight. ' Pell brought his catch to City Island and has ik on exhibition at the Bayview ,Hotel’ Sonie want to make a soup of the turtle,’ while others wish to turn it over to the city. a * ANOTHER CANDIDATE, * The heroes of a hundred fights As well you know, Old England had her belted knights Long years ago. a We, too, in belted knights are strong; As witness Whitney, Storer, Long. Old monarchs gave the knight @ belt, A gentle pat. But Teddy’s belting can be felt, Remember that, ‘There’s something brewing in the alr, re long we'll hear of belted Iaer. A GAME OF GRAB. “Don't give up the ship!” exclaim- ed Lawronse. ‘We can now realize how he felt. evidently there were souvenir hunters in those days. © A BAD LOSER, “Mrs. Twospot dropped thirty at bridge last evening.” “She {s not in a position to lose that _mpych money with equanimity.” “She did not lose it with equa- nimity. You should have heard her squeal.” ANOTHER FOOL QUESTION, “Tell me this."" Lire “What?” “Is a woman robber a femalefac- tor?”* A DETERMINED STAND. Lars Porsena sat in the ivory car. “I don’t care if T never gef to Clusinm,” he sturdily declared. “T positively will not take the car ahead,” ‘ NOT UNWILAANG. “The cave man proposed by soak- ing his girl on the cocoanut with a stone club,” “A paintal process,” almpered Miss Padssee, “but still——" (GRTTING HUGaKD, r a are a Yarvard, man,” Jb “rue, .: Miss Shapeleigh, but hottest Diy, Treedgnize the tackle. i AY, SHE 10). ¢O07. 9 "BEST FOR THE to * i 4 ( “|| BOWELS al} Reggie irra tastaaregses te Saranghieca eared, Soymeeineaaist a iy analoatseabee parvoch wat ef Keepiog se, abare or BL. ‘s| 2) CATHARTIC id eh oO: h- e i : } NS ss“ Gaia ss ~ BAT. Lite (CANDY q Soe aN ee ar) Stceaueerenar aterm sr cure 10,6 and | Sane ee lend eg WEEP VouR Bb ‘Chiosgd be New York. ,-| KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEA yy ’ 7 tian a (PM, iia REVIVO ~ ; RESTORES VITALITY 4! aia ete a “TG a4 % po Oy “Made a x or ‘WellMan THE WA” ep of Me,”. craatr { fos REVIVO Reta, Pproduoos fine results in 80 days. It scts werfully and quickly, Cuceswhon others fait Woung mon can tenuta thelr lost Fpantood: and old men may recover thelr youmneul shear he Using EVIVO. We quickiy and quioty re, moves Nervousness, Lost Vitality, Sexual Weaknaas such as Lost Power, Tolling Memory, Wasting Diseases, and eflests of nerk sens ae Cxcons and Indiacretion, wate ‘uNtesr one for Dy atacrlng ae the nop or dso wu Ry cured eacting ae the a roang. rea nerve tonic and blood: builatory bringlae back the pink glow to gets. oheeks and re- Rtoring to fire of youthe, Te yaes ona Droaohing disease, “Tustot on having RET V Gs Be athor dean be cnried In vow pogkee 9 mall, 81.00 por paotaye, orsix for @bO0. We ‘alve foo na¥ice and counsel ig all who wan ic with guarantes, Ciromars treo” wateene ROYAL MEDICINE CO,, Marine Bidg., Chicago, Im, C.A. Potterfield, Druggist, “A BABAGe (0G YEARS . ee EXPERIENCE 8 ATENTS, BOR trace Manns r Designs ~ + dines ostcaneeecpea gy Easier eciats A aint em *Pacants taken thease Aun 4 Coe sesstive waite bt aS Scientific Alnierican, Admnderpety aptatsa weeny, Zeon ii four month, €l. Bold by all nowsdeaiere, UN 8, Co,2eroesem Hew York BRANCH OFFICE The American Beneficial Insurance Company No. 109 Elk Ave.; Covington, Va. JAS. A. PAYNE, Manager :.One of the best organizations in Virginia of its kind. We give you 4 list of sick claims paid since Sep- tember last: Miss Fannie Winston, Rivers Ville $41.00 oe Miss Sadie Wright, Covington, Va. $5.62, 7 Mr. Eenest Brown, Covington, Va. $1.62. a Miss Maria Philips, Covington, Va., 910.50. Miss Bessie Hollins, Covington, Va. 32 cents. Mrs. Edith Girdty, Covington, Va. 94 conts, Mrs. Harrict ‘Thomas, Coyington, Va, $6.50. Z Mrs. Kmma Loving, Covington, Va., $4.00. Mr, Joshya Winston, Rivers Ville, W. Va., $8.00, Mr. Hagger Winston, Rivers: Ville, W. Va., $8.00. Mrs. Delphia Young, Covington, Va., $6.50. Mrs. Sarah McDowell, Covington, Va. 87.25. Miss Dora Wright, Wright Ville, 86.50, Mrs. Rosa Green, Covington, Va., $2.50. Mr. Jas. Parker, Spruce, W. Va., $12.00. Mrs, Joanna Watker, Coyington, Va, $1.25, Miss Modesty Johnson, Covington, Va., $1.06, \ Mrs. Maria Brown, Covington, Va., $3.25, James E, Printice, Covington, Va., 83 cents, , Mrs. Florence Brown Covington, Va., $15.00, ; Mrs. Carrie Miller, Covington, Va., 89.75. Geo. M. Thomas, Covington, Va, 83.00. Mr. Philip Winston, Covington, Va., $2.50. Mrs. Mollie. Patterson, Covington, Va., $2.50, Mrs, Mollie Patterson, Covington, Va. $5.00. Mrs, Mildred Morris, Covington, Va, $1.25. : Mra. Anna Franklin, Covington, Va., $8.00. Howard Gillum, Covington, Va, 82.50. Fas, Re Jackson, Covington, Va., R125. Mrs. Tdia Shelton, Covington, Va., 82.50. i Total, 136.49. Germany uses © tw and one- quarter. millions. tons pptatoes yearly’ in the eanetadtueg yor al- cohol, and only 350,000 tons of grain for thé/eamre, pntpess, P. SHERIDAN BALL. L. C. COLLINS. President. Secretary. The stock of this Company has increased 400 per cent in value within the past five years, and has paid an annual dividend of 7 per cent to its numerous stockholders, representing nearly every State in the Union, and some foreign countries. This Company gives employment to nearly Two Thousand Colored people in its Banks, Department Stores and other offices: Stock is now selling at $25.00 per share. Gold Bonds at $10.00 each. Agents wanted throughout the State. Address B. F. GRAHAM, State Agent, 500 Capitol St., Charleston, W. Va. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. METROPOLITAN BUILDING. The stock of this Company value within the past five year idend of 7 per cent to its num ning nearly every State in the U tries. This Company gives employ Colored people in its Banks, offices. Stock is now selling at $25.00 per each. Agents wanted through B. F. GRAHAM, State Agent, 50 CHARLESTON The Loyal Union met with Mrs. M. A. Viney, Monday evening. Their meeting next week will be held at the residence of Mrs. Anthony. Mrs. Nelson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the city visiting relatives. Miss Caroline F. Rice leaves Friday for Bidwell, O., to spend a few days on business. Miss Mary L. Williams, who was employed at Newman's studio during the summer, left Saturday for Covington, Va., where she will teach in the city school. Miss Bessie V. Morris, who accompanied Miss Esther Fulks to Pittsburg, spent Friday night in the city on her return to Institute. Miss Nina Clinton returned Sunday morning from her home at Zanesville, Ohio, to resume her duties in the city schools. The friends of Mrs. W. O. Lee will be pleased to hear that she is rapidly recovering from the effects of the operation which she underwent at Freedman's Hospital, Washington, D. C., Monday of last week. Mr. Lee returned monday. Mrs. M. A. Alexander has returned to the city and took charge of her grade at the Washington school yesterday morning. Mrs. C. E. Mitchell, of Institute, passed through the city Monday en route to Boston, Mass., where she is pursuing a course in the New England Conservatory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Starks returned Sunday afternoon from the Great Lakes where Mr. Starks went to recuperate after the Supreme Lodge session. Miss Ollie Meadows, who spent the summer here, will leave tomorrow for Washington to enter Howard University. Mrs. King Jackson spent Sunday at St. Albans with friends. Misses Rhoda Wilson, Blanche Jeffries and Lizzie Hopkins arrived in the city this week to take charge of their grades in Washington and Garnett schools. P. S. Ball, president of the Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty Co., of New York, spoke very interestingly Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the St. Paul and Simpson churches of the work of his company. He Bath Room Mirrors Shaving Mirrors Shower Baths Bath Room Fittings We Carry the Largest Line In the City COFFEY Plumbing Co. Quarrier St., near Capitol J. H. ATKINS, Treasurer. THE GREATEST RACE ENTER- PRISE IN THE WORLD. The Metropolitan Mercantile & Realty Company, 46th St., and Eighth Avenue, New York City. has increased 400 per cent in ers, and has paid an annual divi- erous stockholders, represent- Union, and some foreign coun- payment to nearly Two Thousand Department Stores and other per share. Gold Bonds at $10.00 without the State. Address 400 Capitol St., Charleston, W. Va. will be at the Baptist church tomorrow evening. While in the city Mr. Ball is the guest of Librarian and Mrs. S. W. Starks. After spending a week in Chicago and Lexington, Ky., J. M. Hazlewood returned Sunday evening. Mrs. Hazlewood is yet in Chicago. A large number of students have passed through the city since Sunday on their way to the West Virginia Colored Institute, which opened its doors yesterday. Dr. B. A. Crichlow, who has practised his profession, here a number of years, will leave the first of next week for Bluefield, where he has decided to locate. Dr. Crichlow will take with him to his new field of labor the best wishes of a large circle of friends. Edward Howard, of Cincinnati, O., is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Drucilla Knox. Miss Ella Jones and Mr. Frank Johnson were married Wednesday at Hotel Brown and left at once for their home at Paint Creek. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gallon on the 6th inst. Miss Sarah B. Dawson left Tuesday of last week for Jamestown and Washington. During the stay in the city last week of Rev. and Mrs. R. D. W. Meadows they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Butler. Miss Ella Page, assisted by Mrs. Tuck, entertained at the home of Mrs. Allen Tuesday evening complimentary to Miss Mary Dean. Mrs. Irvin and daughter Alleen have returned to their home, at Lowmoor, Va. Mrs. Sallie Campbell has returned from Beech Hill, N. J. Mrs. O. M. Mitchell is visiting friends at Red Sulphur. Full line of hair goods at Mrs. Brown's, 500 Capitol St. Items for this column, if sent or phoned to The Advocate office before Wednesday noon, will be cheerfully published. Mrs. Emma Jackson, of Huntington, spent several days in the city as a guest of Mrs. Allen Barnett. Messrs. Ball and Hall, of the Met. & Mercantile & Realty Co., of New York, gave illustrated lectures at St. Paul A. M. E. church Tuesday night showing the great growth of their company for the last seven years. Mr. Willie Wallace and Mrs. Julia Calhoun were united in marital bonds at the parsonage of the A. M. E. Church, 804 Donnally street, on Tuesday evening, by Rev. W. E. Walker. Mrs. S. D. Cowser returned on last Friday from Atlantic City and Philadelphia, Pa., after ten days' stay. Mrs. Maggie Calhoun returned from the Jamestown Exposition Friday. All the members of St. Paul A. M. E. Church have been called to meet Friday night at 8 p. m., in a special business meeting by order of the pastor. Sunday, Sept., Rev. W. E. Walker will preach his last sermon for this conference year. He will leave Tuesday for conference at Pittsburg. R. L. Geter, of Montgomery, spent Sunday in the city. T. D. Hall, who is connected with the New York Mercantile and Realty Co., is registered at the Brown Hotel. Ernest Mason, who formerly resided here, has employment with the Carbon Coal Co., as electrician in charge of the power plant and electric machinery. Misses Lillian Wright, Sallie Lawson and David Coles and Joseph Simmons spent Sunday at Kanawha City with friends. Mrs. William Wright entertained at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Jas. I. Thomas, of Winfredo. Covers were laid for Rev. and Mrs. S. R. Bullock, J. P. Caul and Mrs. William Woody. OUR THIRD FALL O'T FASHION 19 day, Friday and Saturday of this ions, Imported and Dome Woman's Tail Please your in st, Most Fashionable and Beauti al Silks and Broadcloths beautiful; in fact they are gorgeous: to say the least, not been so fashionable as they are this fall. Open an tell of silks, conclusively silks, and the numerous sferable for the coming season will be found here, i LK STORE". correct Fall Skirts is elaborately complete. The new the new satin stripes the stylish plain weaves and the all here by the hundreds of beautiful styles. You wi ful drapes of silks throughout our store Thursday an Fal OUR THIRD ANNUAL Fall Opening Thursday, Friday Fall Fashions, In Fall's Newest, Most ful Silks a Fall silks are beautiful; in fact in years have they been so fashion fashion book, it will tell of silk weaves that are preferable for the "CHARLESTON SILK STORE". Our stock of correct Fall Ski checks, new plaids, the new sati stunning novelties, all here by the find scores of beautiful drapes of Friday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this Week are our Informal SHOW DAYS for Fall Fashions, Imported and Domestic Millinery, Dress Goods, Silks and Fall's Newest, Most Fashionable and Beautiful Silks and Broadcloths Fall silks are beautiful; in fact they are gorgeous: to say the least, not in years have they been so fashionable as they are this fall. Open any fashion book, it will tell of silks, conclusively silks, and the numerous weaves that are preferable for the coming season will be found here...in "CHARLESTON SILK STORE". Our stock of correct Fall Skirts is elaborately complete. The new checks, new plaids, the new satin stripes, the stylish plain weaves and the stunning novelties, all here by the hundreds of beautiful styles. You will find scores of beautiful drapes of silks throughout our store Thursday and Friday. IMPORTED BROADCLOTHS Broadcloths again this fall are soft smooth silky lustre. they for materials. They are so pre-emine theirs by right. Gray, Black, Gai colors and they sell as high as $4. out the entire store Thursday and ain this fall are more fashionable than ever, with the street, they force their way ahead of any other dress we so pre-eminently stylish and dressy that leadership day, Black, Garnet, Purple and Russets lead all other as high as $4.00 the yard. A lavish display through Thursday and Friday. Broadcloths again this fall are more fashionable than ever, with their soft smooth silky lustre. they force their way ahead of any other dress materials. They are so pre-eminently stylish and dressy that leadership is theirs by right. Gray, Black, Garnet, Purple and Russets lead all other colors and they sell as high as $4.00 the yard. A lavish display throughout the entire store Thursday and Friday. In the past year the demand for infant's wearing apparel, has been so great that we were hardly prepared for the daily calls for baby's wants. Today we open up shop with the most complete showing of infant's wear that can be found anywhere. Baby Dresses, Baby Bootees, Baby Caps, Baby Stockings, Baby Novelties. Everything needed for baby'y comforts can be found here in the line of dress. Thursday's Musical Program 2 TO 5 P.M. 1. Honey Boy—March... Von Tilzer 2. Dearie Waltz—Song... Recker 3. Pourquoi Entracte... Latour 4. Carresses—Waltz... Brown 5. My Illinois—March... Howard 6. A Doree Waltz Lente... Legrande 7. Injun Girl—Waltz... Ephraim 8. Southern Dream—Waltz... Lincoln 9. Little Johnny Jones—Selection... Cohan 10. U and I—Waltz... York 11. The Kidder—March... Bushnell 12. Amours Fletries—Waltz Lente... Berger 13. Give Me Back My Dime—March... Clark 14. Some One—Waltz... Helf 15. Cotton March... Von Tilzer 16. Oh, Dry Those Tears—Waltz... Ralfmon 17. I'm Sorry—March... Von Tilzer CHARLESTON SILK STORE TRADE MARK FALL Our Infants Department. FASHIONS Woman's Tailored Appareling Honesty in advertising never to make a statement that we cannot live up to. To buy our goods with but one thing in mind—highest qualities consistent with reasonable prices. To satisfy our customers with each purchase. To guarantee our goods to be the best obtainable. To have the best, only, at all times. We feel that people are realizing the values we have been giving, and working on with that mutual fellowship that makes confidence. On these grounds have we built our business, and thus we prosper. Honesty now and at all times. ORIGINATORS AND LEADERS OUR ENLARGED MILLINERY PARLORS EXCLUSIVENESS OUR MAIN AIM FALL EXHIBIT OF Foreign and Domestic MILLINERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20, 1907. A gorgeous display of Imported Pattern Hats, together with our own matchless creations, makes this the most Important Millinery Opening event of the year. All are cordially invited to view Fashions Latest Styles. The models are so stunning that we would like to describe each one but space forbids. A peep at this grand display will call forth praise on praise. Our Policy It is a most imposing display--presenting as it does the cleverest ideas and charming effects in those smart garments that all womankind admire and which will be conspicuous this fall. The most exacting, the most fastidious woman, with whom perfection of fit, firmness of fabric, correctness of style, will view this display with utmost favor. No matter what your idea of preference in the matter of fall garments, be it for costume, tailored gown, skirts, jackets, coat or fancy tailored waist; it is more than likely it can be met most admirably from the large and complete stock of this store. Long coat suits--Prince Chap-Long tight fitting suits, in newest mixtures, checks, plaids and stripes. Fancy Broadcloths and the soft hues of blue, brown, russet and leather, and the new shade of red are joys to the sight seer's. These fall suits come profusely braided and plain tailored, from $20 to $60. Fox OF SHI 190 this Week mesic M Tailored Please accept this as your invitation. auti- st, not en any numerous were, in the new and the you will may and with their r dress rship is al other through- Be and and tidi of t men ore larg ture blu sigh from FIRST IN EVERYTHING ANNUAL OPEN k are our Informal S Millinery, Dress d Appareling as Signed Warwick Beauty, Style and F Tailored It is a most imposing display—and charming effects in those small and which will be conspicuous this adidious woman, with whom perfect of style, will view this display with No matter what your idea of items, be it for costume, tailored fitted waist; it is more than likely it large and complete stock of this style. Long coat suits--Prince Chap-fures, checks, plaids and stripes. Blue, brown, russet and leather, and right seers. These fall suits come from $20 to $60. Black Broadcloth suits and co ANNUAL nin NS informal SHOW ly, Dress Good eling Warwick, Barr In Point of le and Fascination Tailored Suits for Warwick, Barrett & Shipley losing display—presenting a set in those smart garments, conspicuous this fall. The new whom perfection of fit, fit, this display with utmost favor at your idea of preference, stume, tailored gown, skirts, more than likely it can be met stock of this store. --Prince Chap--Long tight fit suits and stripes. Fancy Brog and leather, and the new shiny fall suits come profusely with suits and colors, as high as We best in New display Field same gotia the sa the la To Rug malde Paris co Extra Best Best Tape $1 Black Broadcloth suits and colors, as high as $100. Store Service We give great thought to Store Service, and we plan all the time how best to make this real. It's a tried, and rather flat saying—that a pleased customer is the best advertisement. But it's stricly true. We want out customers to have the best attention, the most considerate courtesy, the most painstaking care that it is possible to give when they are purchasing our wares. The underlying principles being truthfulness by our salespeople. We want you to be perfectly at home in our store when you come here. Don't feel you have to buy here when you visit. Take it easy, look around. You will find it worth your while. Are Marvelous AUTUMN NEW DAYS for Goods, Silks and Barrett & Shipley Co. of nation, our Elegant ties for Fall ting as it does the cleverest ideas ments that all womankind admire The most exacting, the most fas- fit, firmness of fabric, correctness at favor. ence in the matter of fall gar- kirts, jackets, coat or fancy tail- met most admirably from the night fitting suits, in newest mix- Broadcloths and the soft hues of new shade of red are joys to the usely braided and plain tailored, high as $100. Good News from our Ruggery We have searched the market for the best in rugs, having bought from the New York and Chicago markets. Our display Is as complete as Marshall Field's, Chicago, and the prices are the same in the high grade rugs. By negotiating a large deal we have given you the same advantage as you would find in the larger city. To say that we are proud of our Rug Department would be putting it mildly. Rugs, 9x12, Room Size, Paris Wiltons, best in the country ..... $55.00 Extra Hartford Saxony Rugs, $52.50 Best Royal Wiltons at ..... $40.00 Best Hartford Brussels at ..... $28.50 Tapestry Rugs, $11, $15, $16.50 and..... $18.20 Friday'a Musical Program 2 TO 5 P.M. 1. Miss Dixie—March ..... Hager 2. 'Neath the Acorn Tree, Etc.— Waltz ..... Helf 3. San Antonio ..... Lamp 4. When You Know You are Not Forgotten ..... Helf 5. Selection—Roses ..... Adams 6. The Mocking Birds Singing in The Wildwood ..... Schwartz 7. Yankiana—March ..... Loftis 8. You Can Have Broadway—Song Cohan 9. Feather Queen—March Mabel McKinley 10. Selection—Mouse and the Clock Whitney 11. Mille Modiste—Waltzes Herbert 12. Love Me and the World Is Mine Ball 13. Bessie and Her Little Brown Bear—March ..... Von Tilber 14. Good-bye, Sweetheart, Good-bye Song ..... Von Tilber 15. Atlantic City—March, Hildreth 16. I Like You—Waltz, J. W. Stark 17. Cheer Up, Mary—March West Virginia Colored Institute INSTITUTE, WEST VA. The only Industrial Institute for Colored Students in the State. Regular Normal, Academic and Commercial Courses, also Regular Courses in Agriculture, Carpentery and House Building, Steam Fltting, Smithing, Cabinet Making, Painting and Glazing, Dressmaking, Laundrying, Printing. A complete course in Military Training to Cadets. Rooms. Books, Fuel and Lights Free to Normal Students; and in addition Uniforms for State Students. We have a faculty of Twenty-two Teachers Board only Eight Dollars per Month, Institute, West Virginia Roosevelt Gets Elephant's Tail Packed in Pine Box—Fresh From Africa. Oyster Bay, Sept. 14.—After careful consideration Secretary Loeb has decided to take to Sagamore Hill a novel present received at the executive offices today. The present, packed carefully in a pine box and addressed to "The Honorable Theodore Roosevelt," is the tail of an African elephant, and was forwarded by Ernest Lyon, United States minister to Liberia. The tail has been tanned and the big hairy tassel on the end of it has been treated with some chemical, which makes it fluffy and soft. Enclosed with the gift was a letter which explained that in the African kingdom, from which the tail was sent it was borne ahead of the king, whose subjects along the route kow-towed and smote themselves on their breasts which signified obedience to the ruler. NEGRO PASTORS And Laymen Spend a day in Paying Tribute To Senator Foraker. Lima, Ohlo, Sept. 13.—Following the precedent set by Rt. Rev. Wil- FURNISHD ROOMS 50C UP. MIGUIN HOTEL THE MT. CLEM & MINERAL BA THE MT. CLEMENSHOTEL & MINERAL BATH HOUSE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN. Has opened its doors for the a People that may come to Mt. Cle their health and treatment for Rheu Hotel and Mineral Bath House own colored man at any fo the heal Has opened its doors for the accommodation of Colored People that may come to Mt. Clemens in the future for their health and treatment for Rheumatism. It is the only Hotel and Mineral Bath House owned and conducted by a colored man at any fo the health resorts in the United States WRITE FOR SPECIAL RATES. GEO. I. HUTCHINSON, Prop. 48 WELTS STREET. M I. Clemens, Mich. liam B. Derrick, D. D., LLD., Bishop of the A. M. E. Church in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, colored ministers and laymen from every nook and corner of two thirds of the race in the state, spent today in eulogies of Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. At the twenty-sixth annual session of the conference today delegates to the national conference were elected as follows: Dr. C. H. Bundy, J. R. Gillmore, D. W. Butler and Horace Talber, of Wilberforce. Governor Harris was indorsed and his administration approved. The conference closes Monday, when the AT,EMPT TO DRIVE OUT Fitzgerald Ga., Sept. 12.—A conserved attempt by white citizens late last night to drive out the Negro residents of a section of the city near East Oconee street was frustrated by Chief of Police Scott and a posse of special officers, who made twenty-seven arrests. Fearing that another attempt will be made tonight, the sheriff has sworn in a number of deputies and the local militia is being held in readiness. The governor has been notified that the militia may be needed. Fitzgerald is a town populated mainly by G. A. M. and their families, having been colonized by northern men. MALS 50C UP LEMENSHOTEL BATH HOUSE Profit in a Year Indiana Standard Oil Co TESTIMONY IN COURT Associated Press. New York, Sept. 18.—Profitsof more than a thousand per cent a year are made by the Standard Oil company, of Indiana, the corporation sentenced to pay the fine of twenty-nine million dollars by Judge Landis. The company's profits for 1906 were 0,010,082, and in 1903, $8,753,410. The Standard Oil company, of New Jersey, owns 9,990 shares of the Indiana's company's stock. The Indiana company is capitalized at one million dollars. The dividends paid by the Standard Oil company, of Indiana, last year aggregated $4,485,500 or little more than six million dollars less than the profit figures brought out today in the federal proceedings against the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey. The dividends and profits of sixteen other subsidiary corporations were also given. New York, Sept. 18. At the opening of the hearing of the Standard Oil case this morning Kellogg made an effort to obtain the records of the liquidating trustees of the Standard Oil trust, which effected the dissolution of the trust and formed the present Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Son and Son-in-law Swear His Health Is Gone. Boston, Sept. 18.—That Henry H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate, is physically unable to transact business, and that Herman H. Broughton, his son-in-law, is in charge of his affairs, was the testimony of Mr. Broughton the other day in the Raymond suit for $50,000,000 alleged to be due Mrs. Elizabeth H. Greenough as the share of her late husband in profits the Standard Oil Company made through one of his inventions. "Mr. Rogers was taken ill in New York July. 22," testified Mr. Broughton, "and removed to my home at Great Neck." Since then, Mr. Broughton told the court, he has been looking after Mr. Rogers' vast interests. Mr. Rogers has been to New York but once since he recovered sufficiently to come from Great Neck to his Fair Haven home, Mr. Broughton testified, and then he went because there had been rumors that he was dying. "These rumors affected the market, and after a conference with me, Mr. Rogers decided to go and show himself in the stock market on Wall street for an hour or so. He remained in the stock market an nour, and then came back to Fair Haven. "Physically," declared Mr. Broughton, "Mr. Rogers has been weak. His illness distorted his face and affected one of his hands. Lately he has somewhat improved." H. H. Rogers, jr., son of the Standard Oil millionaire, stated that his father is not as strong and sturdy PHONE 245. H. H. ROGERS WRECK. "When father went to New York to show film at the stock exchange," battled Mr. Rogers, "the only business he did was to sign three blank checks and a power of attorney to open his safe deposit vaults." After other witnesses had been heard, Justice Hammond refused to restore the Raymond suit to the trial list. He indefinitely postponed the case. "It would be cruel and unjust to compel Mr. Rogers to appear in court," said Judge Raymond, "since the evidence shows that he is not in a condition to come here." Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—The borough of Aspinwall is suffering from the worst typhoid fever scourge in its history, nearly all the result of drinking water from an infected spring, which had been ordered closed by the local authorities. Up till last night 45 cases of typhoid had been reported in three days. The first death occurred yesterday morning. The victim was Mrs. William Schilling of Fifth street. Of 81 cases reported yesterday, Dr. L. T. Mitchell, chairman of the borough board of health, declared 20 are traceable to the use of water from a spring on Fifth street. Two-thirds of the fever victims are residents of Fourth and Fifth streets, in the immediate vicinity of the spring. The other cases are scattered about the borough. Traffic along. Fourth and Fifth streets between the borough line and Western avenue has been prohibited by the borough officials, in order to give the large number of fever patients quiet conditions. Business in one section of the town was almost at a standstill yesterday. Last year when a small outbreak of typhoid occurred in Aspinwall a bacteriologist was employed to analyze the borough water and the water from the spring. The former was pronounced sanitary, while the latter was found to be contaminated. Following this analysis the spring was closed, but barely a week elapsed before persons were again drinking at the place. The present wave of typhus broke out about August 8 and the bacteriologist was again summoned to make a test. Again the spring was closed. But the covering was taken off, and soon families were using the water again. Accompanied by Dr. Mitchell, County Medical Inspector S. M. Ripperhart investigated conditions yesterday. The water from the polluted spring has been diverted into a neighboring sewer. SAYS ITS ELECTRIC Washington, Sept. 18. "This is an electrical age" is again affirmed by Dr. Andrew McConnell, formerly of Birmingham, Ala., who is now staying at the Ashley. From the discovery of the Chinese loadstone to the most recent application of electricity for transmitting pictures from one point to another, people have marveled at the wonders performed. But Dr. McConnell classes all this as discoveries along the lines of inorganic electricity. The doctor affirms: "After two years of investigation and experiment, I have found a new realm in electricity; found that the scientific age has only known one-half of the electrical world. The other, like a new hemisphere, is yet to be explored. When it is done we may find answer to those great human needs. This realm is the organic electricity, or the electrical power of the living body." Dr. McConnell says that this idea of the vital force in the human body being a form of electricity, occurred to him about two years ago, but he desired to find proof of it before he gave the idea to the world. The first problem that confronted him was to prove that the vital power in man was an electrical power. By vital power he means that power that gives man the vitality to keep his body in a healthy, normal condition. It has been called "vitality," "nervous energy." "life principle," "prana," and other names. But Dr. McConnell quits the realms of the imagination and the spirit and calls it by the more material name of human electricity. In 1775 Galvant discovered that electricity will make a frog's legs kick as if alive, proving that electricity can take the place of vitality. In 1828 Nobbil put a live frog upon the circuit of a galvanometer, the standard instrument used for detecting electricity, and the live frog deflected the needle four degrees, conclusively proving that there is electricity in a live frog. Having proved that the vital power in man is electricity, Dr. McConnell then had the second problem to solve, namely, that this human electricity could be increased at will, thereby increasing the vitality of THE MUSEUM OF THE WESTERN WESTERN WESTERN ARE YOU WORKING FOR MONEY OR IS YOUR MONEY WORKING FOR YOU? If you are working and saving your money and putting it in a bank where you get no interest, keeping it in a trunk or hiding it somewhere about your house—You Are Working. For Money. If you are working and saving your money and investing it in a safe way, where it will be working day and night whether you are working or not, and making you at least six per cent. Interest—Your Money is Working For You. The Pythian Mutual Investment Association was organized in order to give us an opportunity to put the money we could save together and then put it to work. The above is a picture of our building on the Capitol Square in Charleston. We have just purchased a splendid three story brick building on one of the main business streets in the city of Huntington. The first floor is occupied by the Huntington Herald, the largest daily newspaper published in that section of the state, the second floor is used for office rooms, while the third floor is a large assembly and lodge hall. This building is sure to pay us well. After the Charleston building had been occupied only eight months our stockholders were paid a dividend of six per cent. Stock is still on sale at $10.00 per share. either paid up or on the installment plan. Ask your agent in your locality about it or write t othis office. LET YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU Pythian Mutual Investment Association S. W.STARKS, President man and keeping him in a healthy, normal condition. By proving these two theorems he found that he could increase the vitality to such an extent as to cure nervous prostration, heart trouble, and other diseases of the vital organs, and this he claims can be done without doping the system with drugs. Secondly, he claims there are means by which this science can be developed to increase the mental power of the patient by increasing the vitality, and finally that human life may be increased by keeping the vitality of the old man to the point of that of the younger man. Such are the possibilities that Dr. McConnell claims for his discovery. The doctor now claims that he has proofs for all of his suppositions, and can prove to any conservative thinker that his discovery is material and possible. He classifies the causes of death into three groups—accidents, by germ disease, by disease of the vital organs. The first are caused by individual intelligence, the second are cured by means of antitoxins, but the only scientific cure for the last is by means of his discovery in organic electricity of ways to rapidly increase the vital force. ELOPED WITH A THIEF. Moundsville, Sept. 18.—A gay looking woman came down from Steubenville and by prearrangement met a gay looking man who is said to belong to Fairmont. The two were soon on the best of friendship terms, and were whiling away some time waiting on a train, and what happened was told by the woman after her gay deceler had departed out the back way along a cow path. The woman's story is that they had met here to elope to other parts. She had drawn $200 in money out of the bank, taken her husband's gold watch and left two small children for her husband to care for. While the couple were waiting for a train, the woman passed the $200 over to her new lord to take care of and also, gave him the gold watch to take to a shop and have some slight repairs put on it. The trusty started out to have the watch repaired, but never returned. The deserted woman watched, and waited under a great load of trouble. FRUITS, CANDIES, ICECRAM Families Furnished with Ice Cream. Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for unday orders. I.E. Nichols SAVINGS DEPOSITED HERE ON INTEREST MEAN PROFIT TO YOU —The accumulation of the interest adds wonderfully to the capital. Write or call for full particulars Capital $250,000 Surplus $150,000 Kanawha Banking & Trust Company Charleston West Virginia She was stranded and knew not what to do or where to go. Night came on and she secured lodging at a hotel. Early in the morning she boarded a steamboat for Steubenville and has gone back to explain. 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Canonbury tower in Islington, now encompassed by London streets, is all that's left of the priory of the canons of St. Bartholomew, which once stood in the midst of a "pleasureance," as they used to call such private parks. In the days subsequent to its monastic history many persons of literary fame were tenants of the tower, among them Ephraim Chambers, originator of the modern cyclopedia; Speaker Onlow of the Georgian era; Woodfall, the printer of the "Junius" letters; the famous publisher, Mr. Newbery (whose children's books are so well known), and also Oliver Goldsmith. Islington was a rural suburb, with pleasant country lanes, in which Charles Lamb dwelt and where he accomplished the feat of firing out a dog in a persistent walk.—Westminster Gazette Manufacturing the Truth A gentleman was staying at an English country house, when, hearing a great clatter below one morning, he looked out and saw a couple of grooms holding one of the servant mails on a horse, which they led with difficulty once round the yard. He asked them what it all meant. "Well, you see, str," said they, "we're going to take the horse to market to be sold, and we want to be able to say that he has carried a lady." A Poser. Professor (examining candidate for legal examination)—Now, sir, let us suppose that your opponent killed you, but not with malice aforethought, what sentence would you pass upon blm?—Bon Vivant. Brussels: sprouts are regarded by many physicians as the most valuable green vegetable food. of Highgrade Stoves and Ranges at the right prices. 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For everything he learns merely opens up vaster pro- blems, and when he has extended his vision to stars from which light would take 2,000 years to reach this earth he is no neater, finally than the child who thinks the sky but a spectacle of revolving lights. We are told that the heavens as we see them are occupied by two great streams of stars moving in opposite directions. That suggests at least two centers of revolution at some unimagnable distance and adds to our aching embassment. We ask, Whence? Whither? And with all our science there is no answer.—London Times At Sea on Maskat. A funny scene occurred many years ago in congress. A present of Arabian horses, a sword, etc., arrived from the imam of Maskat for President Adams. A western member with some heat moved that the gift should be sent back, with a letter from congress informing the ruler of Maskat that the president of the United States was no king, but the servant of the people, and was not permitted to give or receive, presents. Another member rose. "Sueh a letter, Mr. Speaker," he said, "can easily be written. But where is it to be sent? Where is Maskat?" There was no response. Apparently not a member of the house was prepared to answer, nor could Maskat then be found in any atlas published in this country. It was found at last on a German map. A civil answer was returned, and the geographers made haste to insert Maskat in the next edition of their maps. Humor of Animals. Even a toad laughs when he has swallowed a large beetle and it begins to walk about inside. It does tickle sol Ducks laugh most when they come out of water. The ground feeds so funny under their feet that they cannot help themselves. But they have much more humor than fowls at any time. A duck is born with a twinkle in his eye and a smile at the end of his tail. Tragedy does not suit him so well one cannot be very tangle or very dignified with a waddle for a walk. London Captain. Didn't Interest Him A prominent Bostonian recently put up at his club a Chicago man bearing letters of introduction from a common friend. After dinner the two were lounging in the club library when the Bostonian chanced to ask: "By the way, what do you think of the 'Origin of Species?'" "Never read it." was the reply of the man from Chicago. "In fact, old man, I'm not in the least interested in financial subjects." - Success Magazine. Charity. "I understand you refused to accept a gift from my daughter, Sam?" "Yes, sah; I did, sah." "You looked upon it as charity, I suppose, Sam?" "Yes, sah, and I's ob de opinion dat no man has a right to accept charity when his wife's got work, sah!"—Yonkers Statesman. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the county count: John Doe, 28, and Cornell King, 16; Sherman Payne, 31 and Nannie Smith, 30; Wallace R. England, 21 and Flossie B., Trueman, 26; Dick Proctor, 23 and Mamie Hanna, 18; Shelton Ray, 23 and Lucy Booker, 19; Geo. H. Cobb, 21 and Matilda C. Thompson, 20; Nathan Astin, 21 and Eva Cohen, 22; Willis Wallace, 39 and Julia Calhoun, 22; Howard Williams, 20 and Ida Snyder, 19; J. E. Doubenspeck, 45 and Mamie Shelton, 26; Philip A. Thomas, 24 and Eugenia' D. Garnett, 2; C. B. Richard, 27 and L. M. Johnson, 18; S. M. Foster, 25 and Mary Frances Mathews, 18; Walter Hurley, 21 and Mollie Malloy, 22. Transfers. Thos. A. Bledsoe, special commissioner to E. E. Robertson, two lots in Kanawha City, $80. Henry Burke to J. W. Alexander, C. E. Kimbraugh and L. Schwartz, $2½ acres on Mile Fork of Coopers Creek. $306. H. L. Prichard and wife to H. A. Rabson, lot on Kanawha street, $6-300. Mary E. Jarrett and Virginia L. Tickle Hussey to Emory C. Jones, parcel of land in South Charleston, $3,117. Release of Mortgage. A mortgage by the Cardiff Coal Co., to secure a loan of $200,000 made by the Union Savings Bank & Trust Company has been released, the mortgage having been satisfied and a certificate to that effect filed for record. GIRL WEDS A JAPANESE He Will Be a Professor at Yale—Her People Not Pleased. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 18.—Announcement was made today of the marriage of Dr. Kani Ichi Asakawa, a Japanese professor at Yale University, to Miss Miriam Dingwall of Farmington, Conn. The news of the wedding, which was celebrated in Washington last week at the Japanese Legation, came as a surprise, both to the relatives of the bride and her friends, as it was not known that she was engaged. The first intimation that Murdock Dingwall, brother of the bride, had of his sister's marriage was when he received a letter from her saying that she had become the wife of Dr. Asakawa in Washington and that she had gone there last week to meet him upon his return from Japan. They were married and registered in accordance with the Japanese requirements at the Legation. Dr. Asakawa met Miss Dingwall while he was studying at Yale in 1902. She is a dressmaker and at that time was living with her brother, a grocer, in this city. She later removed to Farmington, Conn. The bridegroom came to this country in 1899 and after being graduated at Dartmouth decided to take the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Yale. After leaving this city he returned to his Alma Mater where he became one of the Faculty, taking a chair as Professor of History of Japanese Civilization. This post he held until one year ago, when he accepted an offer of a professorship from Yale to lecture on the same subject. It is understood that the bride and bridegroom will return to this city next week when they will start housekeeping in an apartment which has already been engaged. The professor will at once enter upon his duties, taking charge of the course of lectures to which he has been appointed. PANBESA'S LETTER. An Account of an Egyptian City Thirty Centuries Ago. Probably the oldest letter in the world is the letter of Panbesa, written fifteen centuries before Christ to his friend, Amenenapt, a scribe. The manuscript is of perishable papyrus, and it is amazing that it should have survived for more than thirty centuries and still be legible. It is preserved in the collection of the British museum. It has been several times translated. It presents an interesting picture of life in Egypt in the time of Rameses II. It is more in the nature of a literary production, a poem composed in celebration of the visit of Pharaoh to the city of Panbaseses, than an ordinary letter of today. Panbesa "grees his lord, the scribe Amennapt, to whom be life, health and strength," and then goes on to describe the verdant fields, the thrashing floors, the vineyards, the groves of olives, the orchards of figs, the great daily markets, with their fish and waterfowl and swarms of purchasers. The citizens had their "sweet wine of Khemi, pomegranate wine and wine from the vineyards," and to these they added "beer of Katt." There was music in plenty furnished by the singers of the school of Memphis. On the whole, Pa-Rameses seems to have been a pleasant place to live in. "The lesser folk are there equal with the great folk," and Panbesa writes that its maledicts were "in holiday attire every day," with locks "redolent of perfumed oil." THE CITY OF CANALS. Venice and the Many Islands Upon Which It Is Built. Venice is one of the most singular and famous cities in Europe and is built upon a cluster of islands in the lagoon. This lagoon is banked off from the Adriatic by a long, narrow sand bank which is divided into a number of islands, six in number. Inside of this sand, bank and between it and the mainland is the lagoon, a sheet of shallow water. In parts of this marshy, sea covered plain islets have become consolidated into ground, firm enough to be cultivated. And in the midst of a crowded cluster of such islands, amounting to between seventy and eighty in number, the city, of Venice is built. The chief of these islands is called Isola de Rialto, or Island of the Deep Stream. The islands, in many places mere shonls, afford no adequate foundation for buildings, and the city for the most part is built upon an artificial foundation of piles and stones. The Grand canal divides Venice into two equal parts and is the main thoroughfare for traffic and pleasure. The city is subdivided by some one hundred and forty-six "small" canals" or water streets, and the gondola is used for the carriage. Access can also be had to various parts of the city by land, there being over three hundred bridges across canals. The Rialto, the most famous bridge, spans the Grand canal. There are also narrow lanes in among the houses. The Overruling of a Judge. The overruling of a Judge. A judge once awoke in the night to find his room in the possession of two armed burglars. Covered by the pistol of one of the marauders, the judge watched the proceedings with his usual judicial calm. One of the depredators found a watch. "Don't take that," the judge said; "it has little value and is a keepsake." "The motion is overruled," replied the burglar. "I appeal," rejoined the judge. The two burglars consulted, and the spokesman then replied: "The appeal is allowed. The case coming on before a full tribunal of the supreme court, that body is of the unanimous opinion that the decree of the lower court should be sustained, and it is accordingly so ordered." Pocketing the watch, court adjourned. Logic and Metaphysics Joanquil Miller was once conversing with a learned professor who was visiting California. To the poet's query, "What do you do?" the professor answered that he held the chair of metaphysics and logic at a New England university. Whereupon the venerable Miller, with an encouraging smile, reassuringly patted the professor on the shoulder. "Logic and metaphysics, eh? Well, I suppose we must have people to look after those things, even if they don't exist." Torture. "The Carthaginian mercenaries," he said, "incased their prisoners in a cement that as it hardened contracted. You can't imagine how uncomfortable this was." "Oh, yes, I can," she answered. "I once had on a tight bathing suit when it began to shrink." — Los Angeles Times. Plenty of Old Ones Mr. Chipps (looking up from the paper) -The doctors have discovered another new disease. Mrs. Chipps- Well, I wish they'd stop looking for new diseases long enough to find a cure for my old rheumatism. -London Telegraph. Both Disappointed. He—I suppose, then, we may as well break the engagement and say we have both been disappointed in love. She—There seems to be no other conclusion. You thought I had money, and I certainly thought you had—Judge. He Told Her: She—I wish I knew how I could make you extremely happy, dear Karl, He—Well, write to your father and ask him to double your dowry—Meggendorfer Blatter. THE GLOBE FURNITURE CO. 610 Kanawha St. Both Phones Furniture Carpets and Stoves e have cut the prices on our big stock and can save you money in all our departments. Go.Carts and Porch and Lawn furniture at a big bargain. Look at our special picture at 45c. Look us up and we will save you money. We sell either for Cash or Easy Payments. We Are Moving But filling every every order F. F. V. Time. We desire to call your attention to the importance of trading with us Because We save you money. We guarantee to please you. We keep the most up-to-date and neatest store in the city. Our Motto---"Courtesy to All" Home Phone 183 Old Phone 597 Prompt delivery to every part of the city. PEOPLE'S GROCERY CO. Washington St., W. H. ARKLEY M. Origin of the French Title as Applied to a Fine Cook. The Order of the St. Esprit was created in 1587, was suppressed by the revolution and was revived by Louis XVIII, in 1814. To speak rightly, Louis XVIII, considered that the order had never ceased to exist, for he had given two collars during his exile, in 1810, the one to Francis I., king of the two Sicilies, and the other to his brother, the Prince of Salerno, the father of his brother's wife the Duchess d'Auvergne. The ribbon of this order was a light blue color. It was worn around the neck in the reigns of Henry III, and Henry IV., but was changed by Louis XIV., when it was worn across the chest. The Chevalliers of the St. Esprit were always known under the name of Les Corden Bleu, and this was the supreme honor during the monarchy of France. It was from this that the title of "cordon bleu" was given to a first class cook. A gentleman one day declared after a good meal that he who had cooked the dinner had proved himself a "cordon bleu" among cooks—in other words, the master of his art. The title became quite the rage and is now always used to designate a good cook without the persons who use it knowing what it means or still less the origin of the title. FOREIGN HOTELS. They Differ In Many Ways From Those of Our Own Country. Hot water is not "laid on" (piped) at foreign hotels, says the Travel Magazine. If you hear a gentle tap on the door in the morning, you may interpret it as meaning that a copper ewer of hot water has just been set down outside for your personal use. If you order a bath, it will be prepared for you accordingly, and a sweet voiced maid will give you notice when it is ready. You are not expected to operate the water valves at all, and it is doubtful if you would succeed if you tried. From a variety of vacant rooms at a hotel shown you you select the one you prefer, with a definite agreement as to price. You are not required to accept humbly and thankfully, in blind faith, whatever room the clerk delights to assign to you, as in America. It is expected, however, that you will order your breakfasts at the hotel, being free to get your other meals elsewhere if you prefer. Electric light switches are not commonly turned on by a push button or a flat key, as in our buildings, but by a small brass lever. Many of the best hotels have a reading light in the headboard of each bedstead. The Last Resort. A man went into an oculist's the other day and, complaining of failing sight, got fitted with a pair of spectacles. "Is this the weakest glass for my When Visiting Charleston stop at West Virginia's popular colored Hotel. Rooms 25c 50c and 75c per day. Rooms in suite for reception committees. etc, $1.50 per day. 500 Capitol Street, near State Capitol. Phone 1098 F. C. BROWN Proprietor THE GREEK MYRMEX. It Was the Deadliest Weapon of the Ancient Pugilist. The four ounce glove was thrown to the ancient pugilist. When the boxers and fighters came together in the old days of Greece they wore upon their hands the cestus, which was in itself a terrible adjunct to any fighter. But Dr. Daniel G. Britton discovered that there was sometimes attached to the cestus a deadlier weapon, consisting of a three pronged fork of bronze. This was known as the myrmex, and Dr. Brinton, who found this specimen gave it to the museum of archaeology in the University of Pennsylvania. Classical literature has frequent references to the myrmex, which is described as the deadliest weapon of the ancient pugilist. The right hand was swabbed in tough hide, bound in place with thongs and supplemented by small knobs of lead or iron, to which was affixed the myrmex. Dr. Brinton made his discovery in Paris by examining the Greek and Roman mobiles in the Louvre. One of these groups represented a fighter bearing on his right fist the cestua and myrmex. Combats in those days were much more brutal and dangerous than those of the modern prize ring. It is easily seen that a single blow of the myrmex might cause death or permanent injury. "This bill is too high," said the customer. "Too big?" ejaculated the laundryman. "That's what I said—too high." "But, man, do you know how long it takes to do up a shirt?" "What about four washings!"—Yonkers Statesman. Moving order F. F. V. Time. attention to the importance TRIALSANDTROUBLES Washington, Sept. 18.—Some fine day in the indefinitely distant sweet bye-and-bye 'twill be possible to telephone from Washington clear out to the Pacific coast. Almost every blessed week in the present century has seen some inspired product of modern creative genius advance from one to another of the successive steps that divide the impossible from the practicable, and it isn't reasonable to suppose that the comparatively simple problems which remain to be solved before ocean-to-ocean telephony is assured will baffle the best brains of the country for many years more. Even now the long-distance wires stretch almost from coast to coast, only a small gap this side of the Rocky mountains remaining to be spanned by the current-carrying copper cables. But this doesn't mean that when the gap is bridged coast-to-coast telephony will be an accomplished fact. Not by a long shot. That's just the point that many otherwise intelligent people don't seem to understand. Why, some of them really seem to think that long-distance telephony may be achieved by merely hitching together a number of local plants built in all sorts of ways and out of all sorts of material. As a matter of fact it has taken the Bell companies a good many years, crowded years, to build and perfect the present long-distance system, and it cannot by any means be duplicated merely by joining a bunch of isolated plants. This Is Far-Away Chatting. This Is Far-Away Chatting. By the hardest sort of work—the sort of work that is done from the neck up—telephone experts have made it possible to talk, under advantageous conditions, over about 2,000 miles of wire. This is just 100 times the distance over which the first Bell company said that its patrons could talk successfully, the prospectus of the original company placing the limit of efficient service at twenty miles. When this is put away in the mind, together with the fact that telephone development had its beginning about twenty-five years ago, the idea of coast-to-coast communication in the not too-far-away future doesn't seem so wild and woozy after all. But the long-distance folks don't catch all the trouble by a long shot, for while they're straining every nerve to solve the problem of transmission over lines of great length, the local service companies are busy every minute building up and keeping in shape their organization of employees so that the exactions of a public which demands instantaneous or uninterrupted service may be met in every particular. Some Possible Kinks. And it is really wonderful the way the perfected machine of animate and inanimate parts responds to all demands upon it. When two stations in a city are in connection the wires joining them pass through overhead and underground cables, in and out of buildings, and the Lord only knows where else. Often it takes a number of operators to connect up the different sections going to make up the complete line between the two stations that are hooked up for a chat. Taking it for granted that the telephone operators in the various exchanges properly perform their functions—and really the public has mighty few kicks coming against the operators—the main problem with which the local company has to contend is how to maintain perfect conditions on the wires. There's the kernel of this nut right there. To do this the company must provide many different classes of highly skilled mechanics and electricians. In the central office test men of technical training and practical experience sit around, ready to jump at any trouble that may turn up. They have a sensitive, shivery apparatus, by means of which they are able to locate to within a couple of feet or so the troublesome conditions interfering with the telephone users' conversation. If the kink happens to be in the switchboard wiring, switchboard "trouble men" are ready on a moment's notice to straighten thing out. If the trouble is on the aerial line a lineman is ready, with gloves on his hand and hooks on his feet, to do a little garden and fancy climbing. If the trouble is in the underground or up-in-the-air cable, splicers must be ready to rip open the wire bundle, or if necessary remove an entire section of the cable. There's Hard Work in This. The nimble-fingered, clear-headed spicer must select from the 1,200 wires confined in a space of three inches in diameter the proper wires to re-establish the conditions and connections in the same manner as before they were disturbed. Sounds almost impossible, doesn't it? Or it may be found that the trouble is at the subscriber's station, which is, by the powers, a more complicated collection of apparatus than is generally realized. A bell adjustment may be necessary or a trans- mitter may have become defective. Whatever the trouble a force of station inspectors must correct it with the greatest dispatch. What results have been attained by the work of the various forces mentioned are not generally realized by the public and may best be expressed by the statement that for every case of actual trouble which develops while telephone users want to talk approximately 1,400 messages are successfully handled—and that's going some. Weak Current Works Hard. There are many excellent reasons why long-distance telephony is impracticable beyond certain limits, but most of them are decidedly muddling to the layman. One thing, however, is as plain as a pikestaff. 'Tis just this: The main difficulty is not one of construction, for telephone engineers have met and overcome the most desperate difficulties of mountain and wilderness, but rather one of maintaining the carrying power of the telephone current. Astonishingly few people realize how slight is the current that operates the telephone, one of the greatest of the many indispensable contrivances depending upon electrical energy. Sufficient of this energy to carry speech over 2,000 miles of wire constitutes only an infinitesimal fraction of that necessary to operate a sixteen-candlepower incandescent light, and the amount of electrical energy required to lift thirteen ounces one foot from the ground would operate an ordinary telephone for 240,000 years. And that's some time. Every telephone message that flies over the wires has a rough road, full of obstacles, over which to travel. Every switchboard through which the lines pass increases the resistance encountered by the delicate currents and so shortens the limit of transmission. And it must be remembered, moreover, that the electrical energy supplied to a telephone cannot be temporarily increased, as in the case of the telegraph, for the purpose of overcoming troubles which often are due to trivial causes. In the case of aerial lines a few broken insulators or a local storm somewhere in the path of the message may seriously impair transmission, or, as is often the case, actually interrupt it. Wire Chatters Don't Think. But how many telephone users think of these things. Suppose a Washington business man puts in a Cumberland call and finally gets his party at the other end of the line. And suppose, just after he's said "Hello!" and settles down to discuss an important matter in particularly basty jig time, something in the receiver begins to snap and crackle like a pack of Chinese firecrackers, and all he can hear from over the wire is a "b-r-r-r-r" and "b-z-z-z-z." Does he compose himself and reflect that somewhere between here and Cumberland, on mountain or in valley, by stream or bridge, an infinitesimal part of the hundred and fifty miles of wire may be in trouble? Does he think of thunderstorm or rain or freshet or flood? Not for a minute. He trembles on the verge of apoplexy for the nonce, and then, in the soundproof seclusion of the long-distance booth, pays his respects in superlatively ornate and super-heated language to the telephone company and everything pertaining to it. There's another feature involved in the maintenance of telephone lines about which the average user of the service knows mighty little. But telephone engineers all say that the scarcity of timber suitable for telephone and telegraph poles has of late assumed serious proportions. It isn't hard to see why, either. For instance, there are about 800,000 miles of line in operation in the United States at the present time. As the average line contains about forty poles for each mile there are, approximately, 32,000,000 poles in use, and assuming that the average life of a pole is twelve years, it follows that merely for the maintenance of the lines now in operation more than 2,650,000 poles are needed each year. The available supply isn't going to last very long at any such rate of consumption as that. Consequently the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, in co-operation with the United States forest service, has been making extensive experiments to determine the best method of preserving and prolonging the life of the poles, whether by seasoning, fixing with chemicals, or what not. We're Going Pretty Fast. All these matters are big items in the operation of toll lines, and indirectly have their proportionately large effect upon the efficiency of the city service as well. For a proposition only a quarter of a century old the telephone system of the United States is in a class by itself. There's nothing in Canada, or on the other side of the pond, that comes within four long city blocks of telephone efficiency over here, and it is in this country that the greatest advances in telephone construction and operation, both local and long distance, are being made, and where, too, the extension of cable-carried conversation beyond the present 2,000-mile radius is receiving the really serious study. NEGROES TO STAY THERE Hattiesburg, Miss., Sept. 14. Rev. W. C. Clay, Supreme Governor of the United Woodmen of the World, a Negro organization, told the convention here that the Negro should not go North, but should remain in the South and work out his salvation. "We can make all the money we need," he said, "save as much as we like and own as much property as we can buy." Short Sketches of Current Events Washington, Sept. 18.—Speaking of the victory of Admiral Dewey over the Spaniards in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, Mr. Bladenburg, of the Treasury Department, said: "I was in Dawson City, Alaska, at the time of that victory, and, as you know, Dawson was far out of reach of the ordinary news of the day, and for months no one there knew of the American naval triumph. The battle was fought on the 1st of May. In June there came a stranger to Dawson City. I think it was about the middle of the month. He brought with him a copy of the San Francisco Examiner which contained an account of the battle. A man in the crowd offered him $5 for the paper. He refused it. By this time the excitement was becoming intense, and soon, to satisfy the crowd, an announcement was made that a hall had been hired for the purpose of reading out the full account of Dewey's victory. The hall had a seating capacity of 400, and the admission fee was put at $1. The hall was filled several times over that afternoon by men who wanted to hear an account of the battle read aloud. That copy of the Examiner netted the lucky man who had brought it in over $1,200. And this is a true story," says Mr. Bladenburg. "We fellows had to have news, and we had the money to pay for it, even if the news was six weeks old." A Panama Constructor. One of the interesting figures engaged in work on the Panama Canal is Maj. David Du Bols Gaillard, who has charge of the engineering work down there. He was born in Sumter county, S. C., in September, 1870, and he entered the army in July, 1890. He was a member of the Mexican Boundary Commission from 1891 to 1896, and was detailed in charge of the office of the Washington Aqueduct under the War Department from 1895 to 1898. He was engineer officer on the staff of Maj. Gen. James F. Wade; was made commander of the Third Army Corps in May, 1898, and was colonel of the Third United States Volunteer Engineers during the Spanish war. During the summer of 1899 he served as a chief of the engineering department in Santa Clara, Cuba. He was afterward in charge of the river and harbor improvements at Lake Superior, and was chief of staff of the Department of the Columbia, from which position he was shifted to the Panama Canal, where his work has been telling ever since. The Bishop of London. An interesting visitor to this country will be the Right Rev. Bishop Ingram, of London, who is to pay a visit to President Roosevelt as soon as he arrives in this country. His stay here will be short, but he will visit many places and preach before many congregations. He will preach at Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto, and will visit Ottawa as the guest of Lord Grey; in Washington he will address the Canadian Club. At Niagara he will preach before the massed congregatoins of the neighboring churches. Then he visits President Roosevelt, after which he goes to Trinity Church, Manhattan. In Washington he will address the International Convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and will lay the foundation stone of the Episcopal Cathedral. Before leaving for London he will also preach before the students of Yale and Harvard. Toothache is Ancient. It has recently been established by a German dentist named Gall that modern dentistry has few new wrinkles. He has discovered that the Etruscans were accomplished dentists. Numerous Etruscan skulls which he has examined show teeth that had been filled with great skill. He found four teeth that had been covered with gold capsules, two covering natural teeth, while the other two were artificial teeth—real bridge work, which had been thought to be an invention of modern dentistry. It is shown by these discoveries that the Etruscans were like ourselves, not a bit backward in showing their teeth covered with gold, and that the old dentists knew something about filling teeth is shown by these fillings, which have lasted about 2,300 years. HIS VIEWS. "I cannot sing the old songs, with inmemories 'round them clinging,'" Said Uncle Ben, And added then. Making Sure. Lodger—I have decided to take a room that has a piano in it. Landlady—But you do not play, sir. Lodger—No, but if it is in my room then nobody else can.—Rire. It is not enough to alm; you must hit. Italian Proverb. INSTITUTE CITY Why an American Showman Could Not Get In for His Museum. When the sentent French writer Ferdinand Braunere visited the United States some years ago, lecturing at Harvard and other leading universities, he had an amusing experience, which he described in the recollections of his American tour which he afterward published. The great litterateur devoted much attention to the life and works of Bosset, who was often styled the "Eagle of Meaux," on account perhaps of his lofty flights of eloquence. This fact, with others pertaining to his literary career, was mentioned by some daily papers during his stay in this country. It caught the eyes of a shrewd American showman, who, however, got somewhat mixed over the meaning of the elusion. He wrote the following letter to the French author: Sir—I have just heard that a certain Meaux eagle, now celebrated, it appears, in the country, has become your exclusive manager. Now, I am the manager of a museum in one of the largest cities in the States. This Meaux eagle whose reputation has been enhanced by your eloquence, would certainly not fall to excite the curiosity of my public. If you will let me have the rare bird and tell me how to feed it, you can quote your own figure. Brunetiere politely explained that the "rare bird" had been dead for nearly 200 years. Respectfully Submitted. Recommended to the public utilities commission: First: Immediate suppression of the surreptitious subway smoker. Third.—Make it unconstitutional to play "Arawanna" or "Poor John" between the hours of 12 m. and 12 p. m., inclusive, and vice versa. Fourth.—Provide subway guards and trolley car conductors with safety razors. Fifth.—Free and unlimited coinage of lemonade.—New York Mall and Express. Conserve the Rights of All. Thus far municipal government in this country has not been a success, and one of the duties, one of the burdens, of the generation now coming on to assume the responsibilities of citizenship is the cleansing of the Augean stables of municipal corruption and the uplifting of the tone of state legislators, so that while the interests of the public shall be sacredly preserved the rights and the reasonable profits of the corporations enjoying public franchises shall be carefully and impartially protected and maintained.—Uon, William H. Tift. Contract Renewed. A determined effort was made last spring to launch Patchogue, N. Y., into a municipal waterworks project. A FROM WEST VIRGINIA STATIONS Special train will leave Gauley Bridge at 6:30 p. m.; Charleston at 8:00 p. m.; Red House at 8:50 p. m.; Pt. Pleasant at 9:48 p. m.; stopping for passengers at intermediate stations, arriving at Detroit Sunday morning. Fare round trip only $3.00. Returning; leave Detroit, Monday evening, September 30th at 6:00 p. m. special election held to act in the matter resulted in renewing the contract with the company for twenty years. The village clerk writes that the vote was largely in favor of this action. Beating the City Plant. $ ^{c} $ Ruralites have a scheme to beat the municipal plant to a frazzle. There is no charge at Eaton Rapids for porch lights when next to the street. So out go the lights in the house after supper, and the evening paper is read on the porch in the midst of myriads of bugs. But it's cheaper—Detroit News. The Matterhorn. Many mountains which long enjoyed a reputation of being absolutely unclimbable are now considered as almost ordinary excursions. The Matterhorn for many years repulsed men who were among the foremost mountaineers of the day. Professor Tyndall and Edward Whymper were folled on more than a dozen occasions. But on July 15, 1865, with Lord Francis Douglas, Hudson and Hadow, Mr. Whymper eventually reached the summit, and it was in descending that the fatal slip occurred which cost the lives of his three English companions as well as of Michel Croz, one of the most competent of Swiss guides. Nowadays the peak is constantly ascended (with the help of guides) by tourists who have no pretensions to be mountaineers at all. Dundee Advertiser. 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If you want them to look right, feel right and be right, consult A Hindoo Legend. A Hindoo account of the creation represents the delity as dividing himself in two and making of one half man, the other woman. The legend indicates, as many other things in the sacred books of India do, that the position of woman was once very different there from what it is today. In the laws of Manu it is said, "Where women are honored the gods rejoice, but where they are not honored all rites of worship are unacceptable." A Peddler of Chestnuts A Prouder of Cresthuts. One summer a well known senator went back to his birthplace and of course made a speech to the friends of his childhood. "How well I remember these old familiar scenes" he said. "Here is the house where I was born. Here is the old well and there the garden patch. Yonder are the woods, and there is the meadow. Along the meadow is the row of stately trees where I picked chestnuts when I was a mere lad"—"Yes." broke in an old neighbor, who seemed to be a bit bored, "and you have been peddling them ever since." Whereupon the meeting closed.—S urday Evening Post. TE oved methods of eye examination, lenses and fittings. If you want e right, consult NST Why Cahy Emiled "When I was in Paris," said the girl who has just got home, "I took a French lesson every day. It was my custom to write it down on one side of a card and my address on the other, the address very plain so that the cabby could read it and take me home if I happened to get lost. "One day I handed a cabby the card with the address on it. He looked at me in a puzzled way, then smiled sweetly. I took the card and looked at it. I had handed it to him with my daily lesson on the top side. The lesson was, 'I am pleased to meet you,' written in French."—Exchange. The Intelligent Bohemian Life. Corot, the French landscape painter, was a model of consistent bohemianism of the best kind. When his father said, "You shall have 180 a year, your plate at my table and be a painter, or you shall have 14,000 to start with if you will be a shopkeeper," his choice was made at once. He remained always faithful to true bohemian principles, fully understanding the value of leisure.—Phillip Gilbert Hamerton.