The Advocate

THE ADVOCATE ADVERTISMENTS PLACED IN OUR COLUMNS BRING RESULTS TRY IT. Taxing Themselves, if Necessary, Says Dr. Booker T. Washington in a Circular Letter to the Southland. To the Editor: The Advocate: Again, I beg to request that you permit me through the columns of your valuable newspaper to address the colored people of the South in relation to a matter which is of the most vital, pressing and far-reaching importance; upon a matter upon which very largely depends the whole future of our race. I call attention to the matter at this time because our people, as a whole, have more money just at this period of the year than is true of any other period. I am most anxious and concerned that they shall husband their money and that it not be squandered for things without which they can get along and that a large proportion of it shall go toward the education of the children of the masses of the race. During the fall of the year and at the Christmas season, our people literally waste thousands of dollars that might be spent for their permanent welfare. I would particularly through your newspaper reach the people of the smaller towns and country districts where not less than eighty-five per cent of our people live. With but few exceptions, the provision made for the public schools for Negro youth throughout the country districts is very poor. The school terms are short and in many cases the teachers themselves have not had education enough to fit them to uplift those whom they are called upon to teach. There are many exceptions, of course, but in the math what I have stated is true. I am making this appeal more especially for the children of the masses between the ages of five and sixteen years of age who must get all of their education in the public schools. Few of those can or will be sent away to a boarding school, an industrial school or a college. If the rank and file of our children do not get their education in the public schools, they will get none at all. If the children of this generation grow up in ignorance it goes without saying of course, that the children of the next one also will grow up in ignorance, and the race will perpetually have fastened upon it stupefying ignorance and all the attendingills. Leaders among our people in every community throughout the South should make it a duty to keep in close and sympathetic touch with the public school officials. They should secure every dollar possible for school buildings, for school repairs for good teachers and for the extension of the school term, but if the school authorities cannot, or will not provide these requisites for the education o four children every community should organize movements through which the children may be educated. They should be educated at any cost. The people should tax themselves to supplement what the public schools are already doing. I know at this time of communities where the school term has been extended to six and eight months by the simple planting of a "school farm." On the school farm, cotton and other products are raised and the money used for supplementing the school term. If some communities have done this other can do it. The colored people of Mason county, Alabama the county in which I live, raised more than $3,000 last year by extra taxation to help educate the children of the country schools. More than twenty new schoolhouses have been built and a majority of the schools have had their terms extended to six and eight months as a result of this organized movement. I very much hope that similar organized movements may be undertaken throughout the South by our people. The teacher who remains in a community without improving the schoolhouse or lengthening the school term needs to be replaced by a better and more enterprising teacher. At this time the most urgent need is in three directions: First: Good schoolhouses. Some of the schoolhouses at present in use are not fit for cattle to use and united effort to improve this condition of affairs should be made. Second: Organized effort should be directed everywhere to extend the school terms to at least six and eight months in the year. A three or four months school term means practically nothing in the education of children. Third: A good teacher by all means should be secured, and when secured should be retained. A good teacher cannot afford to teach unless he is well paid. It is impossible for a good teacher to remain in a community and receive only $15 or $20 a month. A teacher really worth having should be paid at least $30 or $40 a month and for six or eight months in the year. In closing this communication I would argue that now is the time of year for each community through its ministers and other leaders, to give attention to this matter. Now is the time that the people have money; to delay until after the Christmas season will mean that the money will have been squandered and no permanent improvement will have been brought about. If necessary, meetings should be called at once to direct the people's attention to this important matter. In every part of the South, there should be made this year, as never before, a united effort to better the condition of the public schools for our children. In every part of the South, there are some white school officials who are interested in the education of the Negro and just in proportion as we can convince them that we are willing to do all in our power in encourage selfhelp, I feel that in like proportion good results will follow. Moral and religious training should at all times go hand in hand with the mental improvement of the children. Booker T. Washington. Tuskagee Institute, Ala., November 1, 1907. BOTH DISCHARGED Motorman and Conductor or Held Not Blameable FOR FATAL ACCIDENT Conductor W. E. Baker and Motorman Robert McHolland were cleared of all responsibility in connection with the death of Mrs. W. A. Thomas who was struck last week by an Edgewood car in charge of these officials, sustaining injuries which resulted in her death, when Judge MacCorkle dismissed the charge of running at an excessive rate of speed, which was held against the street car employees by the city. Immediately following the death of Mrs. Thomas last Friday, Judge MacCorkle stated that a rigid examination would be made by the city to see if the traction company or its employees were at fault. The charge of violating one of the city ordinances by running at an excessive rate of speed was preferred against Barker and McHolland and the case came up for trial this morning in police court. Although the police had made an investigation only one witness was produced by the city who was near the scene of the accident which occurred on Charleston street. Mr. Nat Cavendar testified that he was near, but could not determine the rate of speed at which the car was running for the reason that he was standing in front of the approaching car. Barker and McHolland both testified that that were not running at a high nor an excessive rate of speed and stopped the car in 48 feet or two car lengths. The relatives of Mrs. Thomas took no part in securing evidence against the motorman or conductor, and the city falling to make a case, Judge MacCorkle dismissed the charges. PLANTER INDICTED ON CHARGE OF ENSLAVING A NEGRO BOY Alleged That Youth Was Chained to Plow in Field, All Day. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 2.—Federal authorities charge that there is a conspiracy to enslave Negroes in Ashley county. James Turner, a planner of Wilmot, Ark., has been indicted by the grand jury on a peonage charge. It is alleged that Turner paid the fine of James Robinson, a Negro boy, and took him to his plantation and chained him to a plow, which he was forced to follow in the field all day. At night the boy, it is charged, was chained to a corn crib. After 15 days, the boy says, he sawed the chain and made his escape. $1,750 FOR A PAMPHLET. Thirteen-Leaf Publication About New York Sold in London. London, Nov. 6. The remarkable value set on early books concerning America by collectors was instanced at the sale today at Sotheby's of Lord Shefield's library. A small, thirteen-leaf pamphlet, entitled "A Brief Description of New York," published in 1670, was sold for the sensational amount of $1,750. Against a Leading Society Woman Husband's Action Creates a Sensation in Swell Circles. Werden, Conn., November 2. — Society was shocked today to learn that Henry J. Lord, of Trumbull, has brought suit for divorce from his beautiful wife, Augustine, in the Superior Court of Fairfield county. Lord is one of the wealthy retired men who have settled in Trumbull. He has a magnificent estate with a beautiful home, with 25 acres of land, which were recently the pride of the Lords. The suit in many respects resembles the Hartje case of Pittsburg, Lord naming as co-respondent Harry Cameron, the Negro coachman. The fact of the Lords having disagreed was sufficient in itself to excite society in Fairfield county, but the allegations made in regard to the conduct of Mrs. Lord and the coachman have proved a decided shock. The papers in the suit have been fled, and Mr. Lord asks for the custody, of their one child, Dorothy, six years of age, making the usual allegation that under the circumstances Mrs. Lord is not the proper person to have charge of the little girl. Mrs. Lord's side of the case has not yet been set forth, but her host of friends say they are confident that when it is heard, or she has an opportunity in court, she will disprove the allegations made by her husband. Mrs. Lord, who is 28 years of age, is one of the really beautiful women of Fairfield county. She is an accomplished horsewoman and exhibited in the last show of the Fairfield Country Club where her handling of her horses was greatly admired. Mr. Lord is very prominently socially. He is about 34 years of age and lives up to his income, having retired from business several years ago. In the papers the husband charges that the acts complained of were committed last March and have continued ever since. There is no mention as to what aroused his suspicions, or how he became aware of the alleged friendship existing between the wife and the coachman. Th co-respondent in the case is a tall, good looking Negro. He is of athletic build and considered a good coachman. During the past year he has driven Mrs. Lord and her young daughter a great deal, but there has not been the breath of suspicion except that uttered by Mr. Lord. The attorneys in the case have been reticent in regard to the details, but both sides promises sensational revelations when the case is brought to trial. COLORED WOMEN Employed as Domestics, are not Safe, says Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. Battle Creek, Mich., November 1. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, President of the National Association of Colored Women, delivered a furious invective against the people of the south before the Purity Congress here tonight. "No servant girl is safe in the homes of the white people," she declared, "and no mother who considers her daughter's honor would allow her to become a servant without first requiring references." She declared that all of the states of the South had plotted to shut out the children of the blacks from an education, and that the courts have refused to protect colored women. Mrs. Terrell was especially bitter in the condemnation of the women of the south, some of whom she quoted as saying that Negro women were devoid of honor. "Many of our rich men will gladly give thousands to help my race," she said, "but refuse to give an honest, honorable educated Negro respectable employment." BIGGEST Purse In History Offered Jeffries To Fight Johnson. Goldfield, Nev., November 4. —Tex Rickard has taken up the fight business again, and is after the biggest match that has ever been pulled off in the United States. He has wired Sam Fitzpatrick the following: "Congratulations on your defeat of Flynn. In event of Johnson defeating Burns, will offer the biggest purse ever given for a fight for a match between him and Jeffries, the only stifulation being that the fight he held in Nevada." Tex says he will go as high as $40,000 for the match. He says Jeffries has no reason to draw the color line; as he has met Negroes before in the ring, and that if he fails to come through the public will demand some other explanation. Rickard is also out with a bid for another match between Joe Gans and Battling Nelson at Ely, Nev., next New Year's Day, where he offers a purse of $25,000 for the mill. Rickard is urging this go, as he says he is perfectly willing to take all the money Jim May, 49, Reno, will bet on the merits of the men. Rickard wants to wager that Gans will stop Nelson inside of 20 rounds. Wheeling, W. V., Nov. 6. —Another big shipment of coal is on its way south from Pittsburg, the bulk of the fleet having left the Pittsburg harbor the other day. The rise in the river even surpassed the expectations of the river men and a better boating stage has already been reached; than there has been this fall. The towboats leaving on this rise are the Harry Brown, 15 boats and 3 barges; Exporter, 17 boats and 3 barges; Pittsburg, 20 boats and 3 barges; Alice Brown, 20 boats and 2 barges; Raymond Horner, 20 boats and 3 barges. The Joseph B. Williams, which will bring out 24 coal boats besides her fuel flats, which will be the biggest tow on this rise, was not able to get away with the others on account of repairs which are being made, as she had a broken pitman strap, but will likely get away from the harbor by noon today. The Valiant and Josh Cook left with 10 and 12 boats respectively. A number of smaller boats were sent out with tows, but turned them over to the larger boats at Bellaire and points down the river Washington, Nov. 6—John Url Lloyd, of Cinnahoti, author of "Springtown on the Pike," was at the Raleigh last night. Mr. Lloyd came to Washington with Cherif Pachil and A. Ransay, two Turks, whom he visited at Smyrna, Turkey, several months ago. These two men are now returning this visit, and stopped in Washington to pay their respects to the ambassador from their own country to the United States. "The man who goes into an Oriental country," said Mr. Lloyd, "prepared to compare everything there by American standards will surely find things which do not agree with his ideas of life. But to one who goes in the spirit of learning, with a broad view of life, the idea that these people are just as admirable or perhaps a little more worthy of praise than our own will surely come. "There is no finer gentleman on earth than the Turkish gentleman. He is educated usually far beyond an American of equal possibilities. He possesses a deep knowledge of his own literature, as well as that of other countries. He lives in peace and quiet, content with life and with the customs of his country. The assertion of superficial observers that all Turks are opium fiends, drink coffee to excess, smoke continuously, and are immoral, are, I believe, entirely false. "For six months I lived with a Turkish family. I found them abstomous to a degree. Few of the Turks that I saw, at least, indulged in any stimulants. Alcohol is never used by them, as the Koran forbids that. Lesser stimulants are used only in small amounts. Although the Turks grow opium for sale, almost none is consumed in Turkey." The word "harem," Mr. Lloyd said, is entirely misunderstood by most foreigners. Harem, he said, means merely the family of a Turk, and includes his wife and his children. The Koran, he said, allows a man four wives, but few of the Turks exercise this privilege. The son of a Turk marries and comes to live with his father. Another son does likewise. The whole family, under this one roof, is then called a harem. The Turk, he declared, is content with his life. He finds that in education, in comfort, in being entirely a gentleman, a man may live in peace and may live to advantage. Most of the Turks, he declared, are proud of their nationality, but do not, like many Americans, encoach upon the politeness of men of other nations by venturing upon odious comparisons between things in Turkey and similar things in the country in which they happen to be. Mr. Lloyd said that the two Turks who have come to visit him are "just two gentlemen." Concerning Turkish customs, Mr. Lloyd said that one rule of etiquette that seems particularly strange to many people is that all Turks remain with fez on the head at all times, in doors or out. To enter the house of a friend uncovered would be a mark of extreme discourtesy, he said. Issued by Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi Calls on Officers to Suppress Negro Crimes, Even if They Do Violate Constitution and State Laws. Jackson, Miss., November 1—Gov. Vardaman today gave out an address to the law officers of the state urging them to diligent efforts to suppress crime among idle Negroes. The governor says that nine-tenths of the Negroes in Mississippi go continually armed with the best kinds of pistols, and carry them for the purpose of committing crime. He declares that the increase in crime among members of the race is due to the cocaine habit and blind tiger evils, and he expresses the hope that the next legislature will close every saloon in the state. He urges the officers to be continually on guard and search all suspicious-looking Negroes. The proclamation of Governor Vardaman is most sensational. He advises the officers of the law to put down crimes of Negroes in the state even if they have to violate the law and the constitution of the United States in so doing. "The races are not alike," he declares, "and the law cannot make them alike, nor is it possible to treat them exactly alike before the law. It has never been done, and it is silly and criminally absurd to try to do it." After dwelling upon the recent outbreak of crime in Mississippi, and declaring that the situation in the state is most grave, Governor Vardaman advises the officers of the law to search every Negro on the highways, to see whether or not he is carrying a gun, and if so arrest and convict him. He further commands them to make every Negro in the state prove that he is employed, and if he cannot do so to put him to work on the state convict farm. All of the white citizens are enjoined to assist the officers in this work. Concluding his ukase with a fling at his northern critics, Governor Vardaman-declares that "Justice to the Negro does not mean that you must treat him in all matters, even in the enforcement of the law, as you would the white man. In spite of the provisions of the federal constitution, the men who are called upon to deal with this great problem must do that which is necessary to be done, even though it may have at times the appearance of going somewhat without the law." BAPTISTS IN TROUBLE THROUGH TILLMAN'S SPEECH. Denver, Colo., November 2.—The recent speech of Senator Benjamin Tillman on the Negro problem, which occasioned so much excitement, will probably result in the doors of all the Baptist churches of the city being closed hereafter to all speeches other than of a religious nature. Because the senator spoke in the First Baptist Church, members of the faith say, the impression has erroneously galanced ground that the Baptists indorsed his utterances, and the pastors of that denomination feel that the easiest way to avoid being placed in that position again in the future will be to refuse to allow their church buildings to be used for such purposes. Resolutions have also been adopted by the pastors in which, referring to his "blatant infidelity," they express their disapproval of Senator Tillman and his speech, and regret it was delivered in a Baptist church. When the question was brought up yesterday at the regular meeting of the Baptist ministers of the city, by one of the colored pastors, the trustees of the First Baptist Church explained their action in renting the edifice by saying it was done as a business proposition and under the impression that the senator was not to speak on the race question. A PROPER LIGHTING SERVICE Kanawha Water and Light Company Wants to Be Notified When Lights Don't Light. The Kanawha Water & Light Company, in an advertisement in the Mall today requests its patrons and the public generally to promptly notify them of any failure to receive proper service. By this means the company will be enabled to promptly remedy defects in the service which might not otherwise be called to their attention until considerable inconvenience had been caused. The installation of considerable new and expensive machinery has put the company in position to furnish the UKASE best service ever given in Charleston, and improvements are still under way. As it is now the outages of the arc lights are only about two per cent which is much less than the average in cities of this size, and even this can be materially lessened if those interested will promptly notify the company, as requested. JAIL DOORS Battered Down By a Texas Mob To Get the Negro Prisoner—He Was Lynched. Cameron, Texas, November 4.—Following his indictment today by the grand jury on the charge of attempted criminal assault Alex. Johnson, a Negro, was taken from the jail here by a mob of 500 men and hanged to a tree in the courthouse yard. The officers and influential citizens pleaded with the men to allow the law to take its course, but their efforts were without effect, and the doors of the jail building were battered down, the Negro secured and lynched. The town is quiet tonight. The governor ordered out the militia, but not in time to save the Negro. WHY CARDS ARE LOST Because Postage Laws Are Ignored by Senders THEIR OWN FAULT Hundreds have complained at the local postoffice concerning postal cards which friends have sent and never been received, but very few persons know the rates of postage on post cards and postal cards and it is because the postage laws are not compiled with that thousands and thousands of cards never reach their destination. On October the third the local office was notified of the following rates of postage on post cards and postal cards mailed under cover of envelope: Post cards and postal cards mailed under cover and sealed envelopes (transparent or otherwise) are chargeable with postage at the first class rate-two cents an ounce or fraction thereof. If inclosed in unsealed envelopes they are subject to postage according to the character of the message at the first class rate of wholly or partly in writing, or the third class rate (one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof) if entirely in print, and the postage should be affixed to the envelopes covering the same. Postage stamps affixed to such cards inclosed in envelopes having an opening exposing the stamps can not be recognized in payment of postage thereon. However where such cards properly addressed and prepaid, bearing no matter rendering them unmailable under Postmaster General's orders No. 146 (par 5) and 539 (par 4) when sent openly in the mailers are inclosed in envelopes, it will be assumed that they are inadvertently placed under cover and they may be removed therefrom and dispatched without additional payment of postage. (Signed.) Third Assistant Postmaster General. ACCIDENT AT WELCH Heroic Act of Negro Nearly Costs His Life—But Saves Child. (From McDowell Times.) (From McDowell Times.) Saturday two little girls between the ages of three and five years were playing on the track near the station at Welch. They were not far from their home and their mothers thought they were in the yard at play. Passenger train No. 2 was over due and many persons were crowded around the station. When it blew the signal the crowd started for it, but suddenly they heard several alarm whistles in rapid succession. All eyes were turned in the direction of the train, but many were seen to turn and cover their faces from the sad spectacle they had seen. The train ran across one of the little girls and cut off both legs. Jim Brown, a colored man, who works at Johnson's saloon seeing the danger, rushed upon the tract, and though endangered his life, saved one of the girls. As he cleared the track, the train struck, him but the injury was not serious. The child which he could not reach was taken to the Miners' Hospital and died the same afternoon. The girls' mothers run a boarding house near the station. Mrs. Hunt was one of the children's mother's name. San Francisco Nov. 2.—As neatly placed a right upper-cut, as ever erashed against the p. its chin, dropped Jim Flynn or in the eleventh round an fair prey for the tip froth's arena. Referee Roche parted them, and Flynn shook his head and laughed good-naturedly. "You're a clever nigger. I wish I knew as much as you," remarked Flynn to his opponent. "That's what I am," remarked Johnson, and this little exchange of civilities over, Flynn lowered his head and rushed again. He tried an overhand left for Johnson's face, and the next instant Johnson dropped him with a right upper cut the finishing punch. The contest was full of action, but to the practised eye it looked as though Johnson held his man safely at all stages of the affair. The Negro did not slug indiscriminately. In the main he stood over Flynn like a big black hawk over a plump partridge and waited for the white man's attack. The crowd rebuked Johnson for being too eager to hold and blanket Flynn in some of the rounds but the end justified the means. Johnson has been criticised for not finishing his apprehension in a workman-like manner in peak fights in this city, but he fought coolly and bided his time today. It was plain as daylight that he figured on dropping the fireman with a right hand punch. He told his friends he would accomplish his task in 10 round and he bade a fairly good forecast for it took him about one minute longer. It was only the clang of the gong that saved Flynn from defeat in the ninth round, for in that particular spell of fighting the Negro named his man with just such a right-hander as ended the fight. It happened about one second before the hell, and Flynn was carried to the corner and revived during the minute's rest. The attendance was the largest at the Colma arena since the Burns-Squires battle several months ago. About 25 women were scattered about the building. There was considerable betting at the ring side, the odds varying from 10 to 5 and 10 to 6, with Johnson the favorite. Johnson and Flynn entered the arena shortly before 1 o'clock and went at once to their respective rooms. Johnson gave out his weight at 194 pounds while Flynn announced his at 176. "Denver Ed" Martin the lanky colored heavy weight who only a few years ago would have proved a formidable opponent for Jack Johnson, fought in the preliminary. His opponent was a follow billed as Spike Kennedy, of Kansas City. They were scheduled to box 10 rounds. Martin stopped his man in the sixth round. The colored man completely outclassed his white antagonist. During the wait for the heavy weights to appear Jack (Twin) Sullivan issued a challenge to Al Kaufman. The latter, who was at the ring side, announced his acceptance. Johnny Frayne, a local Light weight, challenged Packle McFarland, for $1000 a side. Time was called at 3:02 BURNS IS AFRAID Detroit, November 4.—Tommy Burns, the alleged heavy-weight champion of the world, will fight Jack Johnson, who beat Mike Flynn Saturday, but Tommy will make all the conditions or Mr. ohson will not get the chance to beat Tommy to a pin. One of Burns closest friends, who brought him out tonight, said that Burns would fight Johnson of these conditions only: Burns to get 75 per cent of the purse, win, lose or draw. If the Negro is not satisfied with these terms he won't get a fight with the Canadian. Burns has fought two or three Negroes, and, therefore, cannot draw the color line. This 75 and 25 split is only another way of drawing it. Following the beating that Johnson gave Flynn, some of Burns closest friends admit they are afraid for the Canadian if he dead Johnson. Te valgenaern fF. eel oe « mS. «3 a= Correspondence -:-; Oe SER OW RRR? CREE RR KK Rs THE LARGEST VARIETY THE LARGEST STOCK — of Men & Womens High- est Quality Footwear displayed in Charleston now ready for your inspection. SoSH Sree ecumeeeS Bell Shoe Co. 708 Kanawha Street. Paw es ALDERSON. <4 Mrs_W.H. Banks and daughter, Alice, are visiting at Powelton ) Misses Maria Waldron and Myrde Hopkin are taking In the Jumes- town exposition. Rev. Becks is holding a revival meeting ‘at the M. BE. church. “Phe entertainment of the chureh ald at Mrs, Julia Bucker’s last Thurs- day evening was well attended, and ‘Wasa Blgbly enjoyable atair + Tenwood Brown ts still improving, (Ernest Hopkins and Aley Brown dpent Bunday here. R. FL Watkins was in Ronceverte Friday and Saturday on business. Mr, and Mrs. Jesse Smith enter- tained Rev. D. C. Deans, J. M. and J. A: Trice and BE, A. Bolling at din- ner Sunday afternoon . Mrs. Susie Hill and Hattie Smith were visiting in Hinton last’ week. .Garféld Crawford our enterprising young cook has bought the stand of 1, N. Wilson and is now conducting a first-class restaurant and bakery FAIRMONT NOTES, Miss Bessie Jordan, Mrs. KE. L. Morton and little daughter spent Sat- urday and Sunday in Morgantown, the guests of their sister, Mrs. A. H. Williams. Miss Cornelia Meade and Messrs. Willis and Banks, of Clarksburg. were the pleasant guests Sunday of Misses Grayce Martin and Anua Dawson. _ Mrs. Arch Mende is quite ill from & sudden attack of acute indiges- tion, Richard Moore has moved his fam- ily*here from Mt. Lake for the win- ter. While here she will be in the employ of F. H. Jackson. Rey. J. W, Robinson preached two very able sermons at Mt. Zion Bap- tist church Sunday. ‘Miss Bessie Jordan attended the Fifth Wedding aniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hunt at Morgantown Tuesday night. Mrs. Fannie Fraction of Berrys- burg spent a few days here last week on business, Mrs. Wm. Fortune is much im- proved at this writipg Mrs. Mont Harris is much improv- ed from her recent tIlness. Chas. Williams is enjoying a hunt in the Mountains this week Jacob’ Smith was ill quite a few days last week In reply to the following invita- tion, “Ye maids of Fairmont on the night of Hallowe'en ask, nay, com- on tae gy. mand thelr presence of ye Bachelor ata party commemorating that pight at 212 Jackson street.” Messrs, O1 Meade, H.“Meade. Lee, Riley, Sam- uels, Brown, Hamilton, Hunter and Williams met the following young ladies: Misags, Meade, Jordan, Tay: lor, Martin,” Washington, Halt; Greene and Johnson at the residence of Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Morton, where the young ladies very agreeably sur- prised them with a delightful Hal- Jowe'en social. Cards and flinch flinch were the games until 12 o'clock, When they repaired to the dining room, where a sumptous re- past was served. The house was beautifully decorated with leaves ferns, The dining room was decor- ated likewise while the color scheme for the table was red, white and blue, Immediately after luncheon, punch was served by Miss Anna Dawson Then souvenirs consisting of jack-o'- lanterns which were drawn from a huge jack-o’-lantern pie. Fates for their futures were then found out, after which each gentleman depart- ed with a lady friend declaring they had never spent a pleasanter even- ing The M. E. chureh is being given a much needed coat of paint. Handsome Hunter, of Mannington. attended the Hallowe'en social Thurs- day night. The Citizens Improvement League will hold its next meeting at Mt. Zion Baptist church Tuesday, Novem- ber 12th. POINT PLEASANT. Mr, Otis Woodson, of Huntington, was the guest of Miss Craig Sunday. Miss Nellie McGee spent Sunday in Gallipolis, Ohfo, guest of her par- ents, Alfred Banks, who has been home the past month visiting his parents, returned Monday to Glenn Osborne to resume his duties. Press and oe Alexander, Sam Craig, Alfred Bradley and Jim Jones spent Sunday in Gallipolis, Ohio. Miss Mrytle Stevenson spent a few days here last week the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Franklin, Mrs. Frank Henderson is very ill at her home on Ohio street. John and Sam Williams spent Sunday on Kanawha the guest of their parents. Master Julius Settles who has been quite ill for the past few days, is convalescing. Misses Kate and Ida Craig enter- tained e few.of theiy frieads Friday eventomy sos! satel bs Fe ReynG BR. McKenney preached an able eran Supday. ; Mrs, , Stevens and little son, of. Soltis spent a few days here lagt week! guests’ of Mrs. ‘Fred Bob- erts. RED STAR. ! Mrs, T. G. Gregory and Miss Rosa Winston: went’ to Winona Inst week ‘to visit Mrs. Sue Cauls, Mrs, Ora’ U. A. Hunter, who has beon visiting her sister, Mrs. H.C. A. Washington, for the past two weeks, left Thursday for Pt. Pleasant, where she will spend a week then leave for Detroit, Mich.; to join-her hus- band, who has employment there. There are about seventy-four stu- dents enrolled at West Virginia semi. nary and college and others yet to come. Milton Malone of Staunton, Va., but recently of Lynchburg, Va., ar- rived Saturday, October 26 to take charge of the printery of the Senti- nel of W. Va. S. and C. Rey. Stratton paid the school a vis- it last week and gave a very practi- cal talk, Dr. S. A. Washington, Messrs, Dav- is and Banks went to Paroll Sunday on business, : John White left for Fayetteville Monday to spend afew days. | MT. CARBON. | Mrs. Jennie Scott departed this life on the 30th of October at the resi- dence of her brother, Rev. S. E. Wil- liams. Rev. R. D. W. Meadows con- ducted the funeral. , Mrs. Alice Banks: and daughter, of Alderson, were the guests of Mrs. White and Mrs. Coleman last week. Quite a number of the Hagle friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Scott. J. W. Johnson remains very ill. Rev. S. B. Williams filled his regu- lar appointment here Sunday. The ladies of the Court are pre- paring to give an entertainment on the evening of the 16th. Mrs. Florence Stoke, who has been iN for some time, is much better at this writing. EAGLE. Samuel Teague is reported very ill at this writing. Mrs. Nettie Dow has returned home after spending a few weeks at Kanawha Falls. Miss Nannie Sanders, of Institute, is spending a few days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sanders. Novil Willis and J. W. Cain, of Gauley, were visiting here last week. Mrs. H. H. Railey and Mrs. B. C. Page were pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Woods Sunday. T. H. Hanna was visiting friends lat Page this week. ST. ALBANS. ‘The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clark died Friday morning. Mrs. Brown, of Alderson, spent a week with her daughter, Mrs, Clara Erskin H. Melton is laid up with a frae- tured leg. Mrs, Nina Jackson, of Charleston, was the guest of Miss Parris at the fair Friday night. Richard Harris spent Thursday in Charleston with his mother. Floyd Price spent Sunday with his brother. W. M. Preston spent a few days at home. Miss Carrie Brooks, of Hurricane, is visiting her sister, Mrs, Taylor. Clayton Gordon is suffering with a bealed head. Mrs. Jeff Washington entertained Friday Mrs. Brown, of Alderson, and Mrs, Lizzie B. Kimbrough, of Louisa, Va., at dinner. George Oatneal, P. H. Preston and Henry Dalton, of Virginia, were vis- itors in our town last. week. | Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wright enter- tained Sunday at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waddy apd Mrs. Lizzie Kim- brough, of Virginia. Mrs. Lizzie Kimbrough left for | Charleston, accompanied by her aunt | Tuesday morning. | Arnold Spurlock, Wert Wheeler Kenton and Osear Williams, of Inst. ture, were home Sunday. Jno. Clark has moved his family to Elkridge. | Lon Wilson and son are at home. ! D. A. Lipeomb spent Sunday at home. | Wm. Preston has moved his fam ily from this place to Eldridge, Va | Mr. and Mrs. Friend, of Boomer [spent ‘Sunday with ‘the latter’ \mother, Mrs. H. Melton, Falby Parrish, who has been ir Pittsburg for the past 3 months, hai returned home, Miss Martha G. Washington spen Saturday. and Sunday at home. Mrs. C. Ellis war called home by | the illness of her mother. | J. Trent, of Sisaonville, has mover |, his family to this place. | Mr. and Mrs, Jackson, of Hurri cone, spent Sunday with Mrs, Susat | Smith. Mrs, Amy Lee is able to leave he room . Mrs. Julia Handeock has returnec home. Miss Ruby Preston was in Char jleston to see Dr. Crichlow. Mini \ Preston seems to be improving. WINLFREDE. G. W. Jenking was a business vin- itor to Charieston Friday Mré, Jas. Thomas has been #11 the past few days, Little Ernestine Shelton ts: report- ed better at this writing. @ Wm, Veters, of Wright, spent Fri- 3 TURRRWOCATE. . q one nomemetoenpa day and. Sam here the gueat’ of Goo: Balti and ° Floyd | Adame spent’ a. NakoAWIs out of town las week. MNT Se kL Jog Wik or Augheston, epdat a tow CQySeHMM this week.” "ito AMORWatt is'eble to. attend school after Mighort illness. FP. Re aibe was a business vist- tor to Lew! Friday, "7: ._ Mr. and ‘Myg, Pink Harvis spent a few days inj@t Albans, her former home. O°, Miss Sargh'Smoot left for Charles- ton Saturday where she expects to spend the winter, JW. (ieee one of the oldest and most ed citizens, passed away SatUEGRY about 5 o'clock, of old age. H@/Was'a devout Chrivtian and was abwaye'found at his, post of duty at ciuithk and Sudday school, both of whith Re helped to organize, He was injured’ about five years ago in the minea-by falling slate which broke his logy and at the same thne he lost hig sight, Interment took, place Sunday ‘at 3 o'clock in Massie Hill cemetary.) Jas. I. Thomas was a business vis- itor Saturday;to. Lewiston. WESTON. Uncle Gibsop Grigsby is here from Sutton visiting bis children. Little Epneat Lacy was quite sick several days last, week. Presiding Milder S. P. West and Rev. J. Ly aamnth held a series of meetings at Sitton recently. Wm. Jacksoa.gave a coon supper to several of his'fricnds last, Wednes- day night. Among those present were Messrs. J. Hy Tables. Simpson Brown and Creed Smith. ‘The injury ;gustained by Cecil Smith recently was a rather serious and painful one., The wound is, re- sponding nicely to treatment, how- ever, and ‘he. Will be able to go to work again soon,, Rey. S. PovWest held quarterly meeting here Iast Sunday and quar- terly conference. on Monday mebt The meetings were well attended and the able sermons preached by him were greatly enjoyed by all. ANSTED. Rey. H. C,. Gregory closed a. very successful révival here. The follow- ing were connected with the church: Mrs. Virgie Skipper, Mrs. Wm. Forte, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, Mrs. Viney Mieks, Misses Hilda Linthi- cohn, Mary Woldridge, Mr. Wm. Clay and Wm: Poindexter, Harrison Jordan. x Rev. P. H. Woods, of Greenwood, was here visiting Sam Clay and he assisted Rev. Gregory with the re- vival three eveitings. Mrs. Roy, ofMeadow Creek, is here visiting “Wer daughter, Mrs. Bessie Eldridge;#tko tas been very iil. Nines Miss Savannah Holmes, of North Carolina, is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Leadville. Our school is without a teacher. INSTPEDTE. Robt. Parrish, of St. Albans, was a business caller at Institute during the week Mrs. E. A, Dorsey and Miss Alice Berry made a business.trip to Char- leston Monday. . | A club of 22 cadets of the West Virginia Colored Institute gave a Hollowe'en party Thursday evening. Dr. H. F. Gamble spent a portion of Monday afternoon at Institute. Taskegee Institute footbal! game will be played November 12, instead of November 11. A Hallowe'en social was going at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sol- omon Brown. Late in the evening a collation was served which tickled the palate of all sresont Jacob White and Flo-d Cole reg- istered at the West Virzinia Colored Institute Monday — Floyd Cole haile from Charlottesville, Va. ‘The members of the West Virginia |Colored Institute faeuity have. or- ganized thenselveg into a club anc will take the study of Esperante for the winter. Yet a few days and thou dear old English, wiH be numbere¢ among the lauguages of the past. Nc longer with thou be angered by the cruel kiss at thy I's nor shrink (ron the Vicious slash at, thy innocent verbs. We students are preparing curselves to meet the Inevitable, fo erelong we shall not be able to un derstand whether we are being prais ed or abused. HARPER'S FERRY. The latest event Of interest at Stor- er fs the social given Im the Memorfal hall on the eventag of Hallowe'en from 6:30 10 9:40) o'clock by the young iadies of the Jumtor and senfor classes, au pines | The reception Haile were prettily decorated with aytumin follage and flowers. The goats. dbpeared in cos- tumes suited to the occasion and were served to coffee and sandwishes after Which they were free, to enter into [the amusement ofthe evening such as a visit to the Gypsy tent, where one might have ffs fortune told, or to “Rebecca at the Well” where for a small sum he would be sérv- ed with a glass of the refreshing contents o fthis weM, whieh proved to be lemonade, Later on one might enter the photograph gallery, where he could secure ifig-own Iikeness in just a few minutes, Jee cream, cake and all kinds of-refrehments were on hand. very effort wie put forth to make the evenitig: 61@ of enjoy- Ment. So great @ Buscene Wal tire evening that the: ‘hgpleadent sound .of the gong wag AMARA Calling the BLUEFIELD {OLORED [NSTEFOTE Bluié field, we. va. A College and Normal Frageteaie for, col-. ored students, located at Bluefiéte. the. _ leading commercial town of the southern. part ot West Virginia. of the Norfolk and Western railroad, 205 miles éast of Kenova f ‘Che a! wet i pray Y > : a HiT ose 200, \ Sime mmeme LY ¢ Ray ’ be ote Se Splendid’ College Buildings, Beautiful - Grounds, Dormitories ‘ for male and female students; furnished rvoms, a reading room sup- * plied with the best current literature; .® good library, and a -physicat ‘ me Heathen Teeatiea gaa wholesome surroundings. Board $8i00 per month. Tuition free to state students, rates very low to non-restdent ae Bluefield School offers an unequalled opportunity for young men to secure an education,’ for they can always find’ profitable empioy- Heron catalogue dod athe ae ee R. P. SIMS, ' Bluefield Ww. Va, _ hour for parting, ere the guests were aware that the time had half passed. Rev. White, of the First Baptist church, of Clifton Forge, stopped over here Monday to see Miss Viola Doug- las. Students and friends were glad to meet Rev, White. ‘ A. P. Daniel and son Godfrey were in town over Sunday, | Mrs. Annie Danks Joyce, of Cali. fornia, paid Storer a visit last week after an absence of thirty years, Mrs. Joyce was once a student of Storer and spoke Very highly of. the imtprovements made since “her” tinre. Mrs, Horton and daughter, of Washington, vislted Storer during chapel Monday morning. It 1s al ways a pleasure’to have old friends visit as well as new ones. . President McDonald preached at the Carter First Baptist church Sun- day night. HAREM, Ail Bin Hamoud, the youthful Sul- tan of Zanzibar, who is now touring Europe, is said to be on the lookout for possible additions to his harem. The dysky ruler enjoys the dls- tinction of having the finest collec- tion of female beauties in the Orient, Rival harems, such as those of the Sultan of Turkey and the Shah of Persia, may be more extensive, but All ts credited with exquisite taste and he does not leave the duty of se- lection to a subordinate. | Each candidate for admission to [his seraglio receives the personal and critical attention of the youthful snl- tan. Such care has had its inevitable result. Turkish, Arabian, Circassian and European beauties combine to make the royal harem of Zanzibar |the most superb institution of its kind the world over. If reports be true the keeper of the royal harem is pestered with an almost endless stream of candidates. veral French and English beauties are known to be inmates, And a star of the Parls muste halls who mys- terlously disappeared, few years ago was traced to the door of his luxi- rious prison. There the trial and the purcult ended. ‘The sultap’s. own knowledge of ‘Western life has made hig harem yery different from the ordinary -Prigntg seragiio. The luxurious splendor of astern decoration has been toned down with, Occldental good taste. The inmates o tthe harem themselves are given every privilege and ‘It, ts said that they are eminently, con- tented with their lot. At times weeks pass without @ royal visit and whenever one of the intended formal ‘announcement fs made and the sultan bege permission to present himself. ‘The sultan is almost as much 3 European as.an African, He was brought up in England and educated 1n Harrow and Oxford. Althongh he is only 22 ‘years old, his great idea jin life ts to develop his own country atid to .bring it, well to the front. At Harrow school sultan Ali was im. mensely popular and was a success at cricket. Hig skill as a horseman, oven In those days ,was extraordinary fn 1902, the year of King Edwards cornatfon, the young sultan first be came generally known to London 0 jclety. He went out frequently and was to be met in nearly every well kndwn hotse in Londor. There ia a [rory of a tamous Afritan traveter boing {nvitet to bring Prince All with him to the dinner table of a promi nent aoctety hostess one night, ‘If He Was presentable at table." When the night arrived and her ladyship had presented to her a well groomed &nd set up young fellow put little darker than most of her guests in faultless evening dress and the dia- mond star of his country gleaming on his breast and wrs told that this was Prince Ali of Zanzibar, her con- fusion may well be imagined. Since then the young sultan has beon a familiar figure in all the court of Europe—and mpny other.. places besides the ‘courts!’ "But although ie appreciates the odd” think’ of “the earth he is a man of large {eas and his mind is devoted to the industriai development of Zanzibar. QUYANDOTTE. Joe Parsons, of Keystone, was In town Sunday for a few hours calling on his mother, Mrs. Ed. Holland. Mrs. Willie Layne and son return- ed Tuegday evening after spending a couple of weeks with her son at South Caperton, Thomas Agnew left Wednesday morning for Oakley, George Martin, of Barboursviile, was in town Monday the guest of Nelson Layne. Charley Hill, of Bradrick, was in town Sunday calling on relatives and friends. Abe Epps, of Huntington, was in town Sunday calling on friends. Mra, Fannie Johnson, of Hunting- ton, was in town Saturday calling jon relatives, John Hill, of Barboursville, was in town Sunday calling on friends and relatives. Mrs. Emma Layne is on the sick iist this week. Mrs, Julia Phipps continues about the ‘same. Misses Cora Twyman and Nancy Harris were calling on Mrs, Maud Layne Sunday. Ruben Jackson, of Catlettsburg, was in town Saturday for a few hours. ‘ Mrs, Bd. Holland was in Hunting- ton Wednesday shopping. Janet Layne is on the sick lst this week. Miss Berta Johnson was in towr [Monday calling on her sister, Mrs ‘Emma Jackson. POWELLTON, W. VA. Rev, 8. B. Willams returned last Monday to work in ‘his revival after being sick several days, owing to the death of hia sister, at his’ home he had to leave again Tuesday night after meeting. ‘There was born to Mr. and Mrs, ®. ‘T. Pairfax a Iittle daughter last Mon- day. Robert Ingram who has been at Salem for a few months returned Inst week, Mrs, Banks and daughter of Aldor- son were visiting relatives in town last week. Mra. Willis Jackson who has been visiting her former home in Virginia for several weeks, has returned. * Rev. R. D. W. Meadows, who came to assist our pastor in the meeting a few days, carried the meeting on to success, with twelve new members added to the church. The meeting closed Sunday night. Rev. Meadow atter being away from home two weeks, expects to re- turn Mofday morning, Rev, Harris, thé agent of the of- phay home, was bere.one night last week in the meeting and preached a very. excellent sermon. . All of the socleties that gave way to the revival are. now given the chance to resume their work. BARBOURSVILLE. Mrs, Harriet Joansoa visited rete: tives here Sunday. John Hil’ was In Guyandotte and Prottorville Saturday. pete | Homér Mulling,“of Guyaridotte; was in town Sunday, : Seott Hill was calléd to Proctor- ville Sunday by the sérious imess’ or his motiier. ‘ C. P. Martin was up from Ashland Sunday, where he ts employed. | Miss Bertle Goode, of Huntington, ‘visited relatives here Sunday. | Miss Bessie Hicks was shopping in Huntington Friday. Little George Martin, who has been ill with the fever for the past week | is reported better. Matt Hicks went up the G. V. R. R, on a hunting trip Monday. TAK NOTICE. To all who have subscribed for doors or Windows for thé domitory for the Golored Orphan Home and Industrial school, please send _ us your subserfption at once. ‘Those who have not given their subscription fer five or ten dollars please do so at once or windows. CG. B, McGhee, fiuntington, W. V., R. I", D, No. 2. BUCKHANNON. Joseph Teller, of ?.Ltsburg, spent several days here Ia. week vislting his wife, Mrs, Tei. . yay is bere to seal the winter i) bev other, Mis, Hunter, The Myst’cal gociai, given by the Silver Leu! club ow Hallowe'en night Was quilo a “ueiess and was well ate tended. Mr. and Mrs. George )Willfams, who have been in Beverly for sev- eral months, have returned home. ‘Phere will bo an old folks concert ‘Thursday night at Simpson chapel for the benefit of the debt on the church. | Miss Ingie Taylor was hostess to the Silver Loaf club Friday evening, COVINGTON, VA.” |. Irving Reynolds, who was shot in the foot x week ago while hunting at the Hot, is keting along nicoly. Harvey Newsomo left October 31, for Washington to continue — his course in law at Howard, Mrs, White of Salt Sulphar, spent one weok hare the guest of Mrs. W. J. Hackett, She left Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Anderson, of Char- Tedton. Rev. Hackett baptized Sunday tho following persons: Mrs. Lillle Smith, ‘Mrs, Martha Jackson and Miss Majm. Rev. E. P. Jackson is conducting 4 most successtul revival at Pine St. Church. Quite a number have made profession. Mrs. Amanda Clark spent several days the guest of Mrs. Haywood Brown in Glen Wilton. Mrs. Susan Anthony, of Natural Bridge, is visiting Mr. ahd Mrs. T. T. Anthofy. She {» T. T. Anthony's thother. . Mrs. R.N. Smith has heen confirred to her room: for tWo.weekds yu) | The jury and motion calendars as prepared for the November term of the federal court, which convenes here November 19th, Judge Benj. F, Kellar, Presiding, by Clerk Edwin M. Kentley, follows: JURY CALENDAR Saturday, November 23, 1907. No. 92. Henry C. King v. C. Crane & Company. No. 98. Henry C. King v. Bilton Christian, et al. No. 99. Henry C. King v. Bruce McDonald, et al. Monday, November 25, 1907. No. 91. Albert Knabb, et al v. Henry Waggy. No. 138. John F. Foulke, et al. v. Ross F. Stout, et al. Tuesday, November 26, 1907. No. 14. Jennie Daniels v. Preferred Accident Insurance Co. Wednesday, November 27, 1907. No. 286. J. H. Bennett, admr. v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. No. 260. Robert Dunbar, et al. v. Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. Thursday, November 28, 1907. (Thanksgiving Day.) Friday, November 29, 1907. No. 325. Standard Lumber Company v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company. Saturday, November 30, 1907. No. 312. Millard F. Ball, et al. v. Wm. F. Copley, et al. Monday, December 2, 1907. No. 267. David M. Rosser v. Price Hill Fuel Company. No. 259. David M. Rosser v. White Oak Fuel Company. No. 267. David M. Rosser v. Stuart Colllery Company. MOTION CALENDAR. Tuesday, November 10, 1907. No. 326. W. M. Ritter v. Joseph Thorworth. In Equity. Motion for preliminary injunction. Friday, November 22, 1907. No. 78. S. C. Rowland, et al. v. Ed. Stewart, et al. In Equity. On demurre. No. 100. Henry C. King v. Alex. Stafford. T. O. C. On demurre. No. 105. United States v. Level S. Evans, et al. In Debt. On special pleas. No. 111. Aaron Gerwig v. Elwood D. Fulton, et al. In Equity. Objections to cross-bill. No. 114. Malissa Wallace, admr. v. Marmet Co. T. O. C. On demurrer. No. 245. 3—C. Construction Co. v. A. H. Helsey Co. In Debt. On demurrer. No. 247. Daniel R. Kendall v. American Auto. Loom Co. In Equity. On exceptions of Master's report. No. 256. Western Pocahontas Cor v. Abraham Acord, et al. Ejectment. On motion to dismiss. No. 274. Thistle Coal Co. v. John Melton, Sheriff. In Equity. On demurrer. Saturday, November 23, 1007. No. 275. Thompson-Houston Elec. Co. v. Boomer C. & C. Co. In Equity On motion for preliminary injunction No. 317. Max Lansburg v. Henry B. McGormick, et al. In Equity. On demurrer. No. 319. General Elect. Co. v. Electro Metallurgical Co. In Equity. On motion for preliminary injunction. Monday, December 2, 1907. No. 311. Bollier-Iaerer C. L. Co. v. H. H. Syphers, et al. In Equity. On exceptions to answers. TRIED TO HANG HER CHILD. Little Girl, Escaping, Returned Later to Find Her Mother a Suicide. McDonald, Penn., Nov. 6.—After a struggle to escape from her frenzied mother, Mary, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mrs. Louis Michaux, returned to her home to find her mother dead and hanging from the stairs. Mrs. Michaux, who was 47 years of age, became suddenly insane, and in her violence sought to hang her child. Mary is an active, strong girl, and fought her mother and escaped by a rear door. She ran to the house of a neighbor and told her story. The child, accompanied by Mrs. Catrault, went back to her home, and on opening the door saw her mother's body dangling from the stair rail. The child had been gone from home only ten minutes. RISING RIVER-STOPS VOTERS. Pittsburg, Nov. 6.—An unexpected rise in the Mohongahela river has caused dismay to party campaign managers in Western Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 voters who have registered will not have a chance to cast their ballots, because they will be needed to man the coal fleet which will be started south with the Winter fuel supply from the Pittsburg district. More than one-third of a million of bushels of coal were shipped down the Ohio river today, and 2,000,000 bushels will be towed down to morrow. The pool boats which prepare the town and tow the coal barges from the upper to the lower pools, have orders to work night and day as long as the river permits. This means that not a riverman will get a chance to go to the polls tomorrow, and their votes had all been counted on. The rise in the Monongahela river came as a surprise to rivermen, the Monongahela rising eight feet in twelve hours, and thera is a stage of twelve and one-half feet, which means that every available man will be shipped with tows. Very Little of It is Afloat These Days PRODUCT ON MARKET Everybody knows where the young man's fancy is said to turn in the spring. But when it comes to a snappy morning in autumn it is hot cakes and maple syrup that make his eyes shine. This being the case one is likely to think long, sad thoughts after perusing the latest statistics on the subject of maple sugar. What the pure food law will do to the maple sugar myths it is hard to tell, but the investigation has almost wiped maple sugar off the food map. We have the Indians to thank for the art of making the real maple article. They used to do it in their own happy fashion, boiling down the sap by dropping relays of hot stones into it. The early settlers improved on this, but their own methods remained pretty crude. About 1850 the maple sugar business began to boom. Methods were improved. That made the product better, that sent up the demand, and by 1860 sap, demand, quality and price were all climbing. The demand has been mounting ever since, but strangely enough, in the face of this perpetual cry for maple syrup, there isn't much more than half as much made now as there was in 1850. The explanation is to be had in two words—the mixers. Since 1850 the cost of producing cane sugar has gone down to a level compared with which the cost of making maple sugar seems toploft. During the same period glucose has made its bow and got into all kinds of sweet society. The wholesale dealer takes the common cane sugar or glucose, puts into it from a sixth to a tenth as much real maple sugar and—we eat it on our cakes and waffles. According to the lowest estimate, seven-eights of the product sold today is only partly maple sugar or is made entirely of other materials. A maple flavor is said to be given to some of these imitation syrups by mixing with them an extract of hickory bark. An Indian man even took out a patent on the use of such an extract. In spite of the fact that the demand has increased enormously while the supply has remained about the same the price of maple sugar and of the syrup has fallen from 13 cents a pound for sugar and $1.25 a gallon for syrup in 1882 to about 10 cents a pound for sugar and 90 cents a gallon for syrup at the present time. The only way in which one can be reasonably sure of getting the pure product is to deal directly with a trustworthy country producer. There are some of that kind. They can't afford to sell their product at the market rates for the cane sugar glucose hickory bark, but they have built up a market of their own. There is made in this country about 12,000,000 pounds of maple sugar annually, but a part of this is sold in a coarse form to the mixers. More than 2,000,000 gallons of real syrup is manufactured annually. Vermont used to lead in this production. Then New York took first place. Now the order runs Ohio, New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan and on down the list of 21 states sending in reports. All maples have a sweet sap, but only a few of the native species furnish sugar in paying qualities. The first place is held by the sugar maple and a variety of it, the black maple. It is a peculiar fact that the variety of the sugar maple which grows in the Gulf States does not yield sugar. QUESTION OF LABELS Washington, Nov. 6.—Following the failure of Attorney General Bonaparte and the representatives of the whisky rectifiers to agree upon a test case to determine whether the whisky dealers are violating the provision of the pure-food law in the labeling of whisky, the attorney general today notified the secretary of agriculture that he was ready to receive the facts in the various cases of violation of law by the whisky dealers, so that he may begin investigations. Secretary Wilson has the reports of his inspectors upon 100 cases of violations of the law by whisky manufacturers and dealers and has at the department 100 samples of whisky whose analysis show that according to the decisions of the food and drug inspection board they are mislabeled. The whisky men, when the decision was rendered as to what constitutes whisky and blended whisky, disagreed with Dr. Wiley's board and with the opinion of the attorney general, and announced that they would continue to label their goods as heretofore, until the supreme court should pass upon the subject. Prosecutions have been delayed until the rectifiers and distillers could get up a test case which the attorney general would consider a fit and suitable one but the attorney general and the representatives of the rectifiers and distillers could not agree as to the facts to appear in the test case. There is a report of one large inter state shipment of whisky of which the department has a barrel and which does not meet the requirements. This may be the test case. The secretary of agriculture says the matter of getting samples of misbranded whisky is simple, as misbranded whisky can be purchased from almost any liquor dealer in the country. The pure food law provides that "the term blend as used herein shall be construed to mean a mixture of like substances, not including harmless coloring of flavoring ingredients used for the purpose of coloring and flavouring only." According to the pure food board and the attorney general "like substances" must be interpreted literally. A blend therefore, must be a mixture of two or more straight whiskles and not part whisky and part spirit. The whisky dealers contend that the "trade" does not so understand it, and that the decision is unjust and unreasonable. BAD SPIRIT AMONG UTES. Lieut. Edwards Tells How Fighting Was Narrowly Averted Last Year. That the Ute band now in North Dakota would not be averse to real fighting is shown by an article in the October number of Army and Navy Life, written by Lieut. W. W. Edwards of the Tenth Cavalry. He was with the troops that rounded up the band last autumn after they had wandered from Utah, through Colorado and Wyoming, to Montana. Except for the wisdom of Capt. Carter P. Johnson of the Tenth Cavalry, they*would probably have fought at that time, Lieut. Edwards thinks. He tells how Capt. Johnson, with Capt. Paxton, went to the camp of the Utes on the Little Powder River, although the Indians had said that no officer would be permitted in the camp. "The Utes, surly and morose," he says, "declined to parlor. 'On our reservation,' they said, 'we heap hungry. No food; women and papoose die because. We no go back; we fight first till all dead.' The officers were told that they must go and that never again would they be allowed to stand in the shadow of a Ute tepee. "'Aren't your hearts good?' asked Capt. Johnson of Red Cap, who acted as spokesman. Waving a majestic arm toward the ridge in front of them, on which the Western sun poured a golden flood of light, Red Cap 'answered: 'Today the sun shines bright upon the hills and our hearts are good, but tomorrow they may be different.' "The sullen and defiant attitude evinced by the Utes for a time drove away all idea of bringing them to terms in an amicable manner." He tells of the march of the cavalry from various points to intercept the band. "The reports brought in daily by the scouts were not encouraging," he says. "The Utes had painted their faces, medicine men were busily going among the tepees, extolling the power of their medicine against the white man's bullet, and preaching war in long, passionate harangues. Nightly the young braves rode furiously around an old abandoned carrol, practiced shooting from behind their ponies, uttering strange, wild yells." American Horse, an old Slouf chief, who was one of the leaders in the Fetterman massacre, was sent to talk to the Utes. "He spent the night talking to the head men of the Utes," says Lieut. Edwards, "trying to make them see the folly of their way. The next morning he returned very much dis-heartened, reporting that the Utes had hidden their women and children in the hills; that their hearts were still bad, and that they were preparing for war. While through his persuasion they had agreed to a pow-wow, he thought that no good could possibly come of it." At a long pow-wow next day he says, every Ute had on "his fighting face." Several times young Indians were discovered to be shooting to kill the two white officers. Medicine men urged them to do it. The head men were positive they would not go back. The pow-wow broke up without result. Capt. Johnson, however, demanded another council, and warned the Indians that they were outnumbered and "our rifles shoot true." All that night the Indians were in pow-wows around the fires, and American Horse went to the tent of Capt. Johnson and pleaded with him not to go among the Hites the next day. "Their hearts are black," he said, "they have determined to kill you and Col. Rodgers when you go out to meet them. They will massacre you as you sit there in the council, for they have so spoken. One chance there is that the old men who wish for peace may prevail to turn their hearts tonight, but there are a hundred chances that their hearts will remain the same—if they are bad when rises tomorrow's sun, then you go to your death." Capt. Johnson knew only too well that what American Horse had said was true, but there was that one slender chance which he did not mean to lose. The Indian scout shook his head sorrowfully when he found that his words had not changed the Captain's resolve. "I am an old man," he vowed. "I am tired, I am sick, because of many long marches. I have talked with the Utes, but they will not avail. If you wish it I will go with you to the pow-wow, but for what good? My power is gone. The Utes will not go home, or they would have heeded my counsel. My arm is too weak to protect you in their midst. I am not afraid to die, but I am old and my eyes no longer like to see my friends fall dead about me. I wish to stay behind." By the next day, however, the advice of the old men had prevailed sufficiently to have the falliams consent to remain quiet until some of the chiefs had gone to Washington to see the "Great White Father." The chiefs met the President later and the band has since awaited his decision. ON MEN AND THINGS Short Stories About People and Events Washington, Nov. 6.—Much has been written about the slums of London, Paris, and New York, but deep as is the degradation to which humanity has sunk in these great cities, there is a lower pit than these, and it is to be found in the slums of Tokyo. Mr. Walter J. Kingley, writing in the World's Work, says that Tokyo has far too many poor people, and their disposition is a pressing problem. Thousands are shipped to Korea and Formosa, but the pressure steadily increases, owing to the constant migration of ambitious Japanese from the provinces to the capital city. Japan carefully avoids all public reference to these great sores on its body politic. Their existence is hidden from the foreign visitor. Rarely does a tourist see the slung, and specialists studying the city for precise information are sedulously kept out of the poorest quarters. Japan is so carefully pressaged that the existence of these miserable purleus is not even suspected by the average student of conditions. It is a journalistic rule in Japan not to say anything that betrays weakness in the life of the people, and it is a rule generally observed. But there are writers in Japan who think that in adopting the civilization of the Occident the republican form of government should also have been adopted, and these give the ministry some trouble by telling plain but unpalatable truths. The Kokumin Shimhum detailed a representative to live the life of the lowest and poorest in Tokyo, and his articles dealing with life in the Shitaya district created an immense sensation. When translated into English, in pamphlet form, the government promptly bought up the entire edition and suppressed it. One of the best advertising agencies in this country has a reception room known as "the await-box." Here the manufacture of an automobile, or piano-player is invited before When Visiting Charleston stop at West Virginia's popular colored Hotel. Rooms 25c, 50c and 75c per day. Rooms in suite for receptions, committees, etc., $1.50 per day. his advertising campaign opens and a long consultation is held for the purpose of getting at the facts about his product and his business. The manufacturer is willing to talk and to tell all that he knows. The World today says that formerly a stenographer sat in the room and took down everything the manufacturer said. But the habit of dictation hindered him. He spoke formally, and his thoughts took useless channels. Now the stenographer is hidden in a compartment. The manufacturer talks for record without knowing it. He chats easily and has his commercial portrait taken as though he were in the studio of a photographer who hides the camera. He discusses competition, manufacturing secrets, his products, shortcomings, as well as its beauties. When he leaves the "sweatbox" his advertising agent has and will keep in confidence data upon which to build merchandising plans, while the copy writers have their information. George Engels. George Angels, who died the other day in Berlin, was one of the best known of German comedians, as well known throughout Germany as the elder Jefferson was in this country. He was born at Altoona, in 1848. He studied in his early life to be an artist, and passed several years at the Hamburg Academie Drawing School, and in the atelier of a scene painter, where he worked gratuitously. From this experience he passed to the stage, making his debut in 1870 at the Wolterdorfer Theatre, in Berlin. From 1882 to 1894 he was associated with the Deutsche Theatre, and later went on tour among the German cities, and went to Amsterdam and elsewhere. In 1900 he appeared at the Hofburg Theatre, and at the time of his death he was a member of the Kilinen Theatre staff. Among his most popular roles were Bensburg, in "Goldfische;" Baron Scharpf, in "The Attache," and Dudenroth, in "Probefell." He was the recipient of medals of the Order of Arts and Sciences from the duel houses of Saxe-Menlnigen and Mecklenburg. The Harvard House John Harvard, the founder of the great university named after him, and after whom the Ellizabethan house at Stratford-on-Avon is named, forms—as did his great contemporary, Shakespeare—an interstepping link between the famous Warwickshire town and the historic borough of Southwark. John Harvard was born in Southwark, the son of Robert Harvye, a butcher, whose shop stood opposite the old church that is now Southwark Cathedral, and who had married Miss Katherine Rogers, of Stratford-on-Avon. The wedding took place in the church where Shakespeare is buried. On November 29, 1607, John Harvard was christened at Southwark's old church, and the entry in the register is "John Harvye, son of Robert, a butcher." When Mr. Choate was Ambassador to England, he used to say that if he were the guide of American tourists through England it would be this entry he would take them to see first. Among the property bequeathed by his mother to Jno. Harvard was "The Queen's Head," Southwark. There is no known portrait of John Harvard, and the bronze statue in the university grounds, placed there in 1884, was modeled from a reputed descendant of the Harvards, of Southwark, then in America. In view of the work for education accomplished through his son, it is noteworthy that the Southwark butcher was a local church warden, when his colleagues included another, whose name was to become famous in connection with education—Alleyn, founder of the great college at Dulwich. Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 6. A most remarkable case was treated in Thrail Hospital. George Jones, a young colored man, was brought there suffering from stab wounds. His whole left side was laid open so that the heart was exposed and its pulsations could be seen by the doctors and nurses. The action of the heart was not impaired and the injuries were dressed. Do you not know that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive order of the age? 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For Illustrated Catalogue send to Henry T. McDonald, Inc. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY W. Va. Home Phone 923. The Advocate is entered in the Post-office at Charleston, W. Va., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months ..... $0.59 Sixxx months ..... 1.00 One year ..... 1.60 OFFICES OFFICES. New York: 738 7th Avenue. Washington: 1325 12th St. N. W. Louisville: 1113 W. Madison St. St. Louis: 8137 Pine St. Philadelphia: 702 So. 15th St. Baltimore: 502 W. Biddle St. Boston: 94 a Harvard St., Cambridge. Pittsburg: 461 6th St., Braddock. Columbus: 266 St. Clair Ave. New Orleans: 226 So. Robertson St. Jacksonville: 536 W. Union St. Nashville: 706 Bass St. Indianapolis: 1605 Alvord St. Lexington: 567 N. Upper St. San Francisco: 865 Union St., Oakland. Detroit: 261 Elliot St. El Paso: Chicago: 3519 Calumet Ave. SECRETARY TAFT—PATRIOT? Left alone William Howard Taft is no bad fellow. Unhampered and uninfluenced, he stands out in the full glare of Liberty's light; nor cares he who sees him there stand; nor is he concerned as to who hears him cry out in Freedom's name. He comes of Abolition stock. He has not been ashamed of what his fathers did for the slaves. He himself has spoken out when to speak out was a service to humanity. Gov. Foraker chose him for the first place of honor he ever held, a judge of the Hamilton county court, because he had impressed the Governor as a man of heart as well as mind, whose eyes saw deeper than the surface of the skin, and who cared only for the ends of justice. Mr. McKinley thought he knew his man when he chose Judge Taft, then sitting as a circuit judge, in Ohio, as governor general of the Philippines, for was there not needed an American who knew how to deal with men the color of whose skin was an invitation to injustice to come, and prejudice to mount the throne. Mr. Taft, as governor at Manila, acquitted himself with honor, and established, as far as it was possible to establish, confidence for his country. Indeed, when the restive Filipinos shift their brows, the name of Taft is a reassuring witness. Be it understood that we hold no brief for the Secretary. Tribute to whom tribute, as well as the devil his dues, is written in the book of our Dally Journeys. There is no American, we believe, who will not applaud Mr. Taft for the spirit and manner with which he has conducted himself since he has been in Manila on this latest trip, installing the brown men in the ways of government, and teaching the entire world a lesson in civics. Not only what he has done in an official way, but what he has bravely said in parlor and around the banquet board ought at least to commend him to his countrymen for the moment. He not only iterated the belief that the Philippine Islands would not be prosperous until the Filipinos themselves were prosperous; but he warned the Americans who have gone there, sword in one hand and the robber's net in the other, not to hold aloof from the natives, but freely to mingle with them; to lay aside the silly feeling of race and, in the name of decoy, assume not the Anglo-Saxon's disgraceful and nauseating attitude of "better than thou." Sumner could have given no braver advice, and we oine Phillips would applaud nothing more vigorously, save the words of the statesman who would arise and say, "Leave the Philippines to the Filipinos. The future will give birth to such a patriot. Mr. Taft is not our ideal statesman, but in his attitude towards the brown men of the East, in his service rendered in starting them off towards self-government, he has at least won our respect and given some hope. The charge that the Negro is incapable of executive ability in the management of large businesses or in the development of a great work, was long ago sufficiently disproved by the remarkable and inspiring success which has attended Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee, concededly --- the greatest college in the South, and pronounced by an official investigator as a model of business concerns. Now comes another witness to the perfect groundlessness of the allegation. Bishop Ferguson of the Protestant Episcopal Church, who has charge of the work in Liberia, took hold on his labors in 1885, succeeding a white man, a Virginian. He found 1,000 communicants; today there are over five thousand. He found 15 church-houses and there are now more than fifty. He has raised in one year for his work, from natives alone, some $58,000. Indeed, everywhere, since this black Bishop was assigned to Liberia, an assignment of great wisdom, the work has spread, the influence of the church has grown, and the membership of the church in Africa has greatly multiplied. His report to the recent convention at Richmond extorted high praise from North and South alike, and while he reflects great credit upon his church, he reflects more upon his race. If he reflects credit more in one direction than in another, it is in that he attests to the ability of Negro men to lead on in any service, however high. Armstrong built Hampton; Washington built the greater Tuskegee! We offer congratulation to Dr. Booker T. Washington upon the courage and ability with which he met the servant-furnishing problem in his last annual report to his Board of Trustees. For some little time a certain element of white Southern people have been complaining because Tuskegee was not turning out cooks and farm hands for them; and really some of them have become impertinent when a letter of request failed to bring on the next train a domestic from the school. In his report Dr. Washington very vigorously points out that Tuskegee's work is not in furnishing servants, but rather in training industrial leaders, who, in turn and in course, would take up this work when they shall have settled in communities throughout the South. That is to say, Tuskegee is dedicated to teaching the dignity of service unto the leaders, and the small work of teaching somebody how to cook and wait the table or hoe cotton, and we do not underestimate the value and importance of this training, is to be left to those who perhaps have been trained in the school. We think Dr. Washington has but very few times rendered education a higher service than in taking up and so wisely and so courageously disposing of this question. The Boston Guardian says there is no use Editor Steward of the American Baptist trying to excuse Rev. E. C. Morris for lauding Roosevelt and shutting off a resolution of condemnation of him at the recent National Baptist convention. Now, without siding with either Steward or Morris, we would like to know what's the use of anybody doing anything so long as Mr. Trotter is on the other side. Some Negro leaders cry out because the white papers won't print their remarks on the race question. We are mighty glad much of what is said don't get into the daily papers. Saves us a great deal of disgrace. The Florida Sentinel's sense of humor is almost as scarce as whiskey will be in Georgia after January 1. Booker T. Washington's daughter married a graduate of Tuskegee. Proves that Mr. Washington is pretty well satisfied with the education of the man who gets a Tuskegee diploma. If ever a Southern city was captured, Louisville seems to have been last September. And what is amusing about it is, Negroes captured her. It now develops that the Boston dinner tendered to Prof. DuBois consisted of Boston Beans a la Trotter, served with wine. That ain't enough to justify all the space the dear Boston Guardian used on it. Editor French of the Chicago Conservator has married. Since he lives out at Englewood, his delinquent subscribers may, some pay in wood, others in chickens and still others in vegetables in season. A Cuban killed a New York girl because she refused to marry him. Some people don't know their benefactors. John Sharp Williams says if the United States and Japan go to war about the race question, it will be a holy war. Yes, but it may be that the holy part will be on the side of the Japanese. 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THE WORK OF A CHURCH. National Review. The Nashville Clairon very recently printed the following news item: "Dr. J. G. Merrill has returned to the city from attendance upon the annual session of the Congregational General Conference. He was elected vice-president of that body. Dr. Merrill is one of the finest men that ever came South to work among our people and is worthy of all the honors that his fellows may see fit to bestow on him. His election is a tribute also to the hold that the Negro race yet has upon that great denomination." President Merrill is at the head of Fisk University, which was founded by Erastus M. Cravath, and dedicated to the highest Christian education of the Negro youth of the South. The wisdom of its founder and the faithfulness of those who have during the years since guarded its earlier and conserving spirit, are fittingly and eloquently told in the life and work of those who have been educated there. Both against the Spirit of the Times and the doctrines of the Newer School, it has stood out with inspiring and uncompromising courage, answering the critic and the doubter more by deeds than with hollow words. The spirit of Erastus Cravath is still the guiding force of the university; it is still the highest offering of a highly sufficient curriculum. Indeed, the highest compliment that can be paid to Dr. Murrill, himself a mighty witness in his day, is to iterate that what Cravath thought and what he did, are. In a large and satisfying measure, the thoughts and deeds of his successor. Fisk University is concededly the forge and the mould for the making and shaping of the other and hopeful tenth of the Negro race. It is the rallying point, not for only those of that race whose harps attune to a higher note, but of those of the white race who firmly believe that the Negro people must not be hedged off either in their aspirations or in their training, lest the foundation stone of the Republic shake. Fostered by the American Missionary Association, itself the or- We Make Your Old Clothes LOOK LIKE NEW The Best Tailor Does the Best Work- Phone us your orders and we will be pleased to call for and deliver them Give us a trial and you will be pleased with our work organized thought and effort of the finest band of consecrated men and women the world ever saw, it has been the especial watch and care of the Congregational Church in America, the one branch of the Christian faith which men may not hiss with excuse or scorn with perfect grace. To the Congregational Church, more than to any other Christian denomination, the Negroes of the south are indebted, not only for their best colleges and schools, but for whatever number of believing friends they may still claim in the north. Aside from the Methodist Episcopal church there is no other religious faith and organization that has not bent to the opposition of a brazen south, or slept under the lethargy of a flacid north. The Congregational church has not only refused to treat the road of the compromises of the Spirit, but steadfastly it has turned from the overtures of the wolf attired in the dress of the meeker lamb. To the charge that the Negroes were incapable of higher training it has answered by contributing to their education over $16,000,000 since the war, over $4,000,000 more than has been contributed by any other Christian church, and three and a half times as much as has been contributed by the Episcopal church. To the cry of the south that the Negroes there were unfit to be touched by those more blessed in this day, it has replied by despatching to the aid of those Negroes the best blood and brain of New England and the central north, and women whose lives have regenerated the moral life and revived the hope of one race, and taught to another and a stronger the beauty of service. Fisk, Atlanta, Straight, Talladega, Tougaloo, and Tilliston are each a child of the American Missionary Association, the educational agent of the Congregational church. Both Tuskegee and Hampton are, too, the branches of this Influence, for those who have been the captains in this host have rallied wherever ignorance was to be fought and conquered, and Christ was to be planted and nurtured. The Episcopal church dallies and doubts when the Negro is brought forward for succor; this church responds to the cowardice of other creeds by selecting a Negro Assistant Moderator of the National Council. Indeed, it will never be possible for the pen to record or the tongue to tell the correct and complete story of the work of redemption accomplished since the Surrender by this Church and its societies, no more, however, for the uplife of the blacks of the South than in teaching over again that even as the Master said, those who would rule must be the servants of all. We do not know that the Congregational church or the American Missionary Association faunts any sooth ing mottoes before the Pharisees or reassures the Publican in flowery speech. It may be that Cravath and Beard and Cooper and Gladden had thought that if their platform was ever demanded by those who believe more in declarations than in principles, they might repeat the message carved above the church-house of Fisk university, carved there as a reassurance for those who come to drink of the living waters, so that in turn they may tell it unto the multitude, still working and hoping and praying: "Arise and shine for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is upon thee." VIOLATIONS OF REVENUE LAWS Of the State are Being Looked After by the Assistant Tax Commissioner Darst. Assistant State Tax Commissioner John Sherman Darst has been in Wheeling for several days where he has been assisting Prosecuting Attorney Schuek in preparing presentations to the grand jury, which had been in session several days, for violations of the state revenue laws. The grand jury reported their indictments Monday night and none were found against the alleged operators of the bucket shops in Wheeling, much to the disappointment of Mr. Darst, who believed that sufficient evidence had been filled before the grand jury to warrant an indictment being returned against several operators. A report from Wheeling says that it was officially stated last night that the state officials were so convinced of the correctness of their position that steps will be taken to apply to the circuit court for injunction proceedings, similar to the action taken by the Anti-Safoon League, against saloon keepers for Sunday selling, asking that these places be declared a nuisance and prohibited from carrying on their present business. It was also circulated rather freely that certain officials were quite active in creating a sentiment against indictments being favored against the accused brokers. Presentments against certain hotels for failure to make proper returns of their rental value when applying for state license, were not made to the grand jury Monday, it being understood that the alleged violators had acknowledged an ignorance of the law and would be permitted to pay up the difference and be relieved from criminal prosecu- --For the Lest Money Tidewater shipments for the month of September show an increase of over 300,000 tons over the same month in the year 1906. The shipments by the different railroads show a decrease in the tonnage handled by the Chesapeake and Ohio road, while the Norfolk and Western road shows, an increase in the tonnage of tidewater shipments. The following table shows the shipments by the different railroads for the month of September in 1906 and 1907: Railroads. 1906 1907 Pennsylvania . 657,797 760,008 B. & O. . 235,637 324,967 P. & R. . 152,387 171,834 Total from B. & O. Regions 388,024 496,801 Beech Creek . 97,338 196,683 C. & O. . 246,763 219,132 N. & W. . 175,693 213,052 MONEY TIGHT; BEER SCARCE St. Louis, Nov. 6.—The federal authorities announced that nothing but legal tender will be accepted for internal revenue stamps. With this announcement, St. Louis is surely facing a food famine. FICHTING THE SAN JOSE SCALE Prof. Rumsey of the West Virginia Experiment Station Waging Vigorous Campaign. Prof. W. E. Rumsey, of the West Virginia experiment station, is in the eastern panhandle where he will take charge of the vigorous campaign to be waged against the San Jose scale in the orchards of Berkeley, Hardy and Jefferson counties, where the ravages of the scale has worked hardships upon the farmers. This campaign has been instituted after a meeting held at Martinsburg a week ago by members of the experiment station, who fully understood the situation. The last session of the legislature provided a small amount for the payment of the expenses of inspections and inspectors have been appointed in a number of counties. The fact that their labors have not been more extended is due to the small appropriation that has been made for the purpose. Many trees have been examined for the peach yellows, the black knot in cherry and plum trees and the San Jose scale in the apple trees. A great many of the condemned trees have been destroyed, but there has been some trouble experienced from the owners of trees who have not understood the pressing necessity of getting rid of the infection for the protection of themselves and their neighbors. In one instance a suit has been brought by the owner of an orchard visited by the inspector and ordered to destroy a number of trees. These were not destroyed, and the inspector went in and cut down the trees, afterwards removing them and destroying them. This is pending in Berkeley county. No peaches to count for anything have been raised in the state this year and much of the blame of this condition is laid to the fact that no attention has been paid to the care of the trees by many of those who own them. Kiel, Nov. 6.—The boilers of the German school ship Blucher exploded this morning while the vessel was near Murwick. It is reported that eight men were killed and the twenty-two were injured. WANTED—Local representative for Charleston and vicinity to look after renewals and increase subscription list for a prominent monthly magazine, on a salary and commission basis. Experience desirable, but not necessary. Good opportunity for right person. 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Terry is spending the week in Fayette county hunting. Before returning home he will spend a day or two at Bluefield visiting friends. Grand Chancellor S. W. Starks is at Bluefield this week the guest of Douglas Memorial lodge No. 7 and G. W. Hayes No. 80 K. of P. G. W. Perkins, of Winifrede, was a business visitor to the city Friday of last week. Mrs. White, of Salt Sulphur, is here visiting her sister, Mrs. B. F. Anderson, or the South Side. Mrs. Nina Jackson spent Friday at St. Albans the guest of Miss Gertrude Parrish. The Young Peoples Literary club will render an excellent program at the first Baptist church tonight. The proceeds of the entertainment will be used for a worthy purpose and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance. Arrangements are about perfected for an excursion over the K. & M. to Institute on the 12th inst. for the Tuskegee Institute foot ball games. The train will leave at 12:20 and return at 5:30. Mrs. Benj. Anderson, of the South Side, entertained in honor of Mrs. Connors, of Red Sulphur, Mrs. Bullock, Clark and Gardner Monday afternoon. The Aid society of the First Baptist church meets Thursday evening with Mrs. Claiborne Smith at her residence on Bradford street. S. M. Davis, who has been visiting his family for the past week, has returned to his business at Montgomery. The Women's Loyal Union met with Mrs. Eva Dean, Donnally St. Monday night. Their next meeting will be held with Mrs. Lilly Davis. Their enrollment was increased by the addition of two members, Mrs. Anna Hart and Mrs. Rosa Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Redman, of Elkins, were in the city Tuesday en route to Lexington, Ky. Mrs. Alexander Anderson is in receipt of a telegram from Washington, D. C., announcing the serious illness of her father. Mrs. Whited and son, of Union. Watch this page for the Mammoth Sale of are guests of the former's sister, Mrs. B. F. Anderson. Mrs. Mary Caul and son, of Goshen, Va., are visiting J. P. Caul, Welch street. Puffs and notions at Mrs. Brown's, 500 Capitol street. Adv. Complimentary to her guest Mrs. Tom Connor, of Red Sulphur, Mrs. O. M. Mitchell entertained at dinner Thursday of last week: Mrs, M. A. Parker, Mrs. Maria Alexander, Mrs. Flora Gardner, Mrs. Delphia Preston and Misses Sara Williams and Mary Preston. Mrs. O. M. Mitchell announces the marriage of her daughter Cassie Olivia to Mr. Russell Forney, which occurred at her residence Saturday evening, Rev. S. R. Bullock onlating. Mr. and Mrs. Forney left immediately after the ceremony for Dayton, Ohio, for future residence. Mrs. Nannie Combs is very ill at her home on Virginia street. Mrs. Thomas Connor, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Flora Gardner, for several weeks, returned Wednesday to her home at Red Sulphur Springs. Mrs. Theodore Roach and little son returned Monday to their home at McKeesport, Pa., after a pleasant visit at Mrs. Maryland Dawson. Mrs. J. H. Taylor was hostess Thursday afternoon of last week to the Aid Society of the First Baptist church. I. M. Carper has recovered from a slight attack of pneumonia. In honor of her seventh birthday little Mattie Neal entertained a few of her friends Thursday evening yast. Miss Alma Booker has gone to Lawrenceburg, Va., where she has employment. Mrs. E. M. Dandridge, of Quinnimont, was in the city last week assisting her sisters, the Misses Eubank to pack their household goods. They have sold their property on the West Side and their father will return to his former home in Virginia. Miss Sarah Brown, teacher at Malden, was here Saturday on business. Miss Nellie Lewis, of Montgomery, of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Davis. Mrs. Ollie Wooster goes to Montgomery Friday in the interest of her hair weaving establishment. The Aid Society of the M. E. church meets Thursday with Mrs. Emmaline Hackley and the Willing Workers will be entertained the same evening by Miss Virgie Burns. Miss Stella James is substituting at Washington school for Mrs. Mayme Alexander, who has been confined to her room all week. Mr. G. P. Porter has returned from Gallipolis, Ohio, where she spent a week visiting relatives. The community was pleasantly surprised Saturday evening by the announcement of the marriage of Dr. B. A. Cricchlow and Miss Carrie James. On Saturday morning, accompanied by Mr. J. F. J. Clark, they went to Winfield where the ceremony was performed, thus stealing a march on those who profess to have a knowledge of all past, present and future social events. Miss James is the daughter of Mr. C. H. James, the wholesale produce merchant, and wife. Dr. Cricchlow recently removed from this city to Bluefield where he is rapidly building up a lucrative practice. Mrs. Cricchlow will join her husband at Bluefield as soon as one of her brothers is prepared to assume her duties as book-keeper for her father's establishment. The Garnett High school football squad will play the Sumner High November 15th to 30th school team of Parkersburg on the Parkersburg gridiron Nov. 16. The following is the Rhetorical program for Nov. 22. Chorus, High School. Oration, "The Influence of Booker T. Washington," Garnett Ferguson. Recitation, "The Bells," Maydel Bradford. Recitation, Carrie De Haven. Solo, Lillian Byrd. Recitation, Ruth Rice. Essay, "Refinement a National Benefit," Naola Farrar. Recitation, "Jeptha's Daughter," Hazel Lucas. Duet, Nettle Elliott and Edward Fulks. Debate, "Are Women more Given to Revenge than Men?" Affirmative Joseph Bowles and Cuzzens Wilcher; negative, Maud Viney and Mamie Hopkins. Chorus, High School. An old Cherokee Indian recently gave away the secret how the Indians of olden times used to poison their arrowheads for war purposes or for killing bears. They took a fresh deer liver, fastened it to a long pole, and then went to certain places where they knew they would find rattlesnakes in abundance. About midday the rattlers are all out of their dens, coiled up in the cooking sun. The bucks would poke the grist rattler they found with the liver on the long pole. A rattler, unlike common snakes, always shows fight in preference to escaping. The snake would thus repeatedly strike at the liver with its fangs until its poison was all used up, whereupon it would quit striking and try slowly to move on. The bucks would then hunt up another rattler and repeat the performance, keeping up the work until the liver was well soaked with snake poison. Then the pole was carried home and fastened somewhere in an upright position until the liver became as dry as a bone. The liver was then pounded to a fine powder and placed in a buckskin bag, to be used as needed for their arrows. This powder would stick like glue to any moistened surface and was death to any creature which it entered on arrows. COURSE IN AGRICULTURE. Short one Arranged in Morgantown for Farmers. Morgantown, W. Va., Nov. 6. A good many farmers, when the importance of agricultural education is pressed upon them, answer very properly that they cannot go to college because every respectable college course is too long; if they had the inclination and the time, the cost of a four-year course would forbid their trying to profit by it. It hardly seems wise to scold a farmer, or any other men, for not doing what he has not time to do or for not buying what he lacks the money to buy. Our College of Agriculture at Morgantown has taken these facts into consideration, and is preparing to give in a four-week course of instruction as many of the essentials of advanced agricultural instruction as can be given in so short a time. The entire faculty of the College of Agriculture will be at the service of the short-course students, with a few well-known specialists from other states, among them President Butterfield of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Our farmer readers who are interested in the progressive things of their business should write to Prof. T. C., Atkeson, Morgantown, W. Va., for particulars. The cost of the course will amount to very little compared with the benefits offered. SIGNS ALL FAVORABLE Cheerful Feeling Dominates Banking Situation. New York, Nov. 6.—Monday, which was the last business day before the arrival of the initial shipment of gold from abroad, passed not only without an unfavorable development, but with every indication that a solution had practically been reached of the question of surmounting the difficulties discussed at the conferences Saturday and Sunday night. All the prominent financial men who had participated, expressed cheerful views regarding the outcome, and at the close of the day's business showed satisfaction at the development of today and over the week end. Details remain to be arranged at conferences to be held today. Unless the entirely unexpected happens today, it is cartain that the control or the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company will pass from the syndicate which has owned the company for two years to the United States Steel Corporation, or bankers acting for that company; that the Trust Company of America will continue in business and pay off checks against it much more expeditiously than of late, and that the Lincoln Trust Company will be strengthened, and supported with similarly favorable results. Another distinctly favorable development of the day was a continuation of the gold exports movement. The Bank of England raised its minimum rate of discount to 6 per cent; private rates of discount in London were as high as 7 1-2 per cent, and sterling exchange rates, both for cable and demand bills, again touched new high marks for several years; yet bankers here not only secured all the $2,000,000 gold laid down in the London open market, but withdrew large sums in addition from the Bank of England. Gold engagements for the day aggregated $3,650,000. Of this amount $500,000 was secured by the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, and the remainder by New York bankers, as follows: Lazare Freres, $1,000,000; Heidlebach, Kleichemer & Co., $1,000,000; National Bank of Commerce, $500,-000; Seaboard National Bank, $350,-000. These engagements brought the total for the movement up to the handsome amount of $32,750,000. BIG GAME IN THIS STATE. Many Bears Killed in Potomac Valley By the Plain Hunters. That President Roosevelt made a mistake in going to Louisiana instead of coming to West Virginia to hunt bears, is evident from the following dispatch to the Washington Post, showing that several bears have been killed in the Potomac Valley, some being of that weight that a President would not be shamed to kill: The slaughter of bears in this locality is in progress, and not in years have so many been killed in a season in the Alleghenies. Martin and James Evans, near Maysville, W. Va., in the South Branch of the Potomac section, shot a bear that welghed 400 pounds. In the same locality Kenny Barger killed one that welghed 300 pounds. Christopher Burgess and Oscar Welmer killed one bear, while another which they had trapped, got away with the trap. The monster killed by the Evans boys had been slaying sheep by the wholesale. He got into a trap which was set for him, and carried it about ten miles before he was run down. M. M. Bean and George Fisher killed a bear near Petersburg. The animal was chased for an hour. He sought a tree and a shot caused him to tumble down apparently dead. While talking over a division of the meat the bear soampered away and climbed another tree. Two shots brought him dead. He weighed 117 pounds. George Amlaw, near Davis, W. Va., shot a bear weighing 125 pounds. Another bear, which followed, received a load of shot, but escaped, leaving a bloody trail. Ellijah Smith shot a large bear on Rattle Snake Run six miles from Elkins, W. Va. PIGEON SAVAGELY ASSAIL MEN. Horrible Nature Fake Story from Webster Springs. Webster, W. Va., Nov. 6.—A swarm of 5,000 wild pigeons settled over this section yesterday and before they were driven off hundreds Bild Made Clothes of them had been killed by farmers and other citizens attracted by the unusual spectacle—one that has not been witnessed in West Virginia before for 25 years. The pigeons were flying low and were evidently foraging. Settling on the limbs of trees in large numbers in many instances their weight broke the limbs. One tree, a big fellow, was literally stripped of its branches, all that remained being the trunk and here and there a broken branch. Several attacks were made by the citizens on the birds, pigeon pie being considered a delectable dish in this section, and hundreds of the feathered invaders were killed. Today the last vestige of the unlooked for visitors had vanished. All that remained was the taste of wild pigeon ple and hope for more to come. The One Sided Humor of Spain. The Spanish peasant is the most polished gentleman in the world, but the provincial dandy is not a pleasant person. He does not limit himself to admitting one (which might be endured). He laughs at one. Since the foreign city hat is different from the Spanish town hat, the Spanish town hat laughs and points its finger. Even a lady hat will do this. It never occurs to the Spanish provincial headgear that it is very funny, too—that is, because a Spanish is under it, and therefore it must be right. Yet if the foreign city hat laughed the resentment would be deep. Louise Closser Hale in Harper's. "By the way," said the old shoe-maker, "do you know what makes a bunion? No? Well, it is simply getting shoes too short. In a short shoe the foot cannot follow the dictates of growth imposed by nature. But it simply cannot keep from growing." "So the tissue and bone and flesh that should go into the toes is simply sidetracked into a bunch wherever it can get the easiest and forms a bunion."—Philadelphia North American. Teacher—Willie, why don't you keep your hair combed? Willie—'Cause I ain't got no comb. Teacher—Why don't you ask your mamma to buy you one? Willie—'Cause then I'd have ter keep my hair combed.—Judge. Better Left Unsolved. Parke—Tell me, old chap, honest, now, do you permit your wife to control you? 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Thus one pair of glass in you have had to use and you are for the other pair every time you oved methods of eye examination. Eye lenses and fittings. If you want eye right, consult --- MEALS 50C UP PHONE 245. PARKERSBURG. Mrs. J. H. Bayes leaves Sunday for Charleston to spend a week with her husband who is located in the Capital City. The United Order of True Reformers will give a banquet November the thirteenth at the K. of P. hall. A W. Holmes, the deputy general, will be the guest of honor. The True Reformers gave a Hallowe'en party at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Bayes on Busch street. A dainty luncheon was served and everybody spent an enjoyable evening. he B. Y. P. U. gave a social Monday evening at the Baptist church. The presiding elder, Rev. Mr. Briggs, preached at the Logan Memorial church 'Sunday at 11 a. m and 7:30 p. m. At the afternoon service the Lord's Supper was celebrated. Rev. C. Jones preached in the afternoon. The third quarterly conference was held Monday evening. The millinery store conducted by Mrs. J. H. Bays and Mrs. William Toney is indeed a fashionable shop, and it is an enterprise of which we may well be proud. There, you will find on display the very latest city styles. Their stock is large and they are therefore able to supply all demands made upon them. Both ladies are graduates in millinery and do excellent work. The Sumner High School football team played an aggregation of Marietta pig skin tossers at Marietta yesterday and were defeated by a score of 17 to 0. Miss Ina Lee gave a Hallowe'en party Thursday evening at her residence on Clay street. The young folks had a most enjoyable time. Later in the evening a delectable luncheon was served. The following were present: Misses Ina Lee, Marie Lee, Virginia and Myrtle Madison, Willie Amiss, Winnie Thompson, Helen Peters; Messrs. Harry Moats, Charles Reed, William Fitzgerald, George Washington, Earl Gooden, Spilman Gooden, John Giles, Edgar Carter, Clifton Watson of New York, John Weakley of California, Harrington Carr and Dennis Jones. Mrs. Shellcroft, pianist, furnished music for the occasion. Mrs. Charles Slash returned home Sunday from a week's visit at the home of her parents at Guyandotte. The lodges met this week as follows: Sunny Side No. 8, A. F. and A. M. Monday. Naomi Lodge, No. 1551, G. U. O. of O. F., Tuesday. True Reformers, Thursday. Rose Buds, Saturday afternoon. There will be a musical and literary entertainment given at the W. M. church, Thursday, November the seventh. An excellent program will be rendered by some of the best talent in the city. Admission ten cents. Following is the program: Invocation. Music by Silver Tone Quartette—C. Donaway, Pearl Seals, Joe Rudy, John Prier. Recitation, Mrs. Florence Davis. Solo, Miss Addie Brent. Selection, Prof. J. R. Jefferson. Recitation, Mrs. Annie Washington. Recitation, Mrs. Roza Seals. Recitation, Mrs. Bessie Davis. Duet, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Custls. Address, Prof. Hazelwood. Solo, Mrs. Pearl Seals. The first quarterly meeting of the W. M. church for this conference year will be held Sunday, November tenth. 1907. Love feast at 10:30. Praecaching at Raven, by Rev. E. E. O'Brien and at which time the Lord's Supper will be administered. At 7:30 there will be praecaching by the conference evangelist. All are cordially invited to attend. The W. W. Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Queen, Tuesday, November the twelfth. Nine beautiful Norwegian maple trees were planted upon the grounds of Summer School last Saturday. The Fridaa Evening club met with Miss Rebecca Brown on 19th street. Several of its members were unable to be present. This was the beginning of the club's meeting for the season. It will meet next Thursday evening with Mrs. J. M. Carter, on 19th street. The first prize was captured by Miss Rebecca Brown. The booby with Mrs. J. W. Shellcroft. Principal J. Rupert Jefferson leaves Sunday afternoon for Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit the colored schools of those cities for the coming week. A musical and literary entertainment will be given by Sumner School Thursday evening, Nov. 21, at Logan M. E. church. Quite an excellent program is being arranged, which will appear later: The money obtained will go to make a payment. on the fine new piano which was placed in Sumner building last week. The following pupils were out of school last week in account of sickness: Beatrice Scipio, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, George Washington, Mary Washington and Ethel Hill. Mrs. Winston Bruss and Mrs. Henry Comedy were pleasant visitors to Jefferson High School Literary Society last Friday afternoon. The second month of school closed at Sumner last Friday. The monthly report was one of which we are proud, the salient points of which were as follows. Enrollment, 157; average daily attendance, 138; percent of attendance, 95; Number neither absent or tardy, 72; number cases of tardiness, 10. It is a matter of impossibility for the correspondent to hunt up those indebted to this paper for their subscription, and we would be very grateful if you would see Mr. Jefferson and pay him. You say you like and appreciate the paper. Show it by paying up. A great paper cannot be issued on wind. The Sumner High School Literary Society at its regular meeting last Friday afternoon rendered the following program: Recitation, Myrtle Ma. on. Essay, "Abraham Lincoln," Chas. Dodd. Reading, "Three Dearest Words," Ina Lee. Recitation, "The Guilty Child," Lyda Kelley. Song, Society. Recitation, "Opportunity," Earl Gooden. Duet, "Melody of Love," Instrumental), by Marthena Dixon and Claudia Watkins. Recitation, "Advice," Geo. Grant. Reading, "Uncle Eph Epicure," Prin. J. R. Jefferson. Essay, "Julius Caesar," Virginia Madison. Paper, "The Owl," Ast. Prin. H. D. Hazlewood. The society voted to accept the pupils of Miss Colston's room as associate members. After reading program for next Friday the Society adjourned. HUNTINGTON. The members of The First Baptist church celebrated the first anniversary of the new church building on the third Sunday with impressive ceremonies. Rev. I. V. Bryant, the pastor, preached the anniversary sermon at 11 o'clock. At 3 p. m. J. W. Carter was publicly inducted into the ministry according to the Baptist faith. The ordination sermon was preached by R. W. D. Meadows, after which the ordination was proceeded with by the imposition of hands, Rev. O. P. Wright, Rev. B. J. Chadd, Rev. S. A. Thurston, Rev. R. D. W. Meadows and pastor, Rev. I. V. Bryant officiating. At 7:30 p. m. the audience listened to an eloquent sermon delivered by Rev. W. S. Kerns who was visiting the general association (white) in the city. The collection for the day was $574.30. The match social held at the home of Mrs. F. B. Smith for the benefit of the Y. W. C. A. was a success socially and financially. Mrs. Maud Pack, of Hinton, is in city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas on 8th avenue. Mrs. J. W. Jackson, who recently returned from Freedman's Hospital in Washington, continues to improve. The Orion's held a social at the First Baptist church last Friday evening which was well attended and a nice time had by all. Mrs. Daniel Lynch has returned from a delightful visit to Pittsburgh and her home at Middleport, Ohio. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mead is ill at their home on 8th avenue. The Y. W. C. A. held an interesting meeting with Miss Mina Stewart last Thursday evening. Mrs. J. H. Holmes returned to her home at Gallipolis, last Thursday, after a brief visit to her sister, Mrs. C. C. Barnett. W. L. Gee was a visitor to our city last Sunday. Mrs. McGhee, matron at the orphons' home, who has been quite ill, improves very slowly. The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a building with a large window. I 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, keep ing 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 Muual Investment Associaion S. W.STARKS, President Sunday here the guest of Mrs. J. W. Jackson. Mr. Harvey, the teacher in the room recently opened for Douglas school, reports things as progressing nicely and full attendance. The Y. M. C. A. held an interesting meeting at the A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon. Rev. I. V. Bryant was called to Gallipolis last Tuesday to officiate at the marriage of Miss Lena Burles to George B. Kell. The Y. W. C. A. contemplates establishing quarters where they will teach plain sewing, embroidering, cooking and also have reading rooms. This is an excellent organization and that together with the Y. M. C. A. should have the support of every one in the community, as many of our young men and young women need the helping hand of just such noble organizations as the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. LEWISBURG Mrs. and William Roy, returning from the Jamestown Exposition on their way to Charleston, spent Sunday with Mrs. Peyton Lewis on Lee street. Mrs. James Lewis made a business trip to Sinks Grove Saturday. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church gave a delightful reception at the home of Mrs. Thomas James Thursday night. Miss Martha Brown left Thursday to visit her father in Lowmoor, Virginia. Mrs. Sarah Freeman is very ill at this writing. Mrs. W. H. Robinson and F. R. Freeland made a business trip to Ronceverte. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Dayton, Ohio, are here visiting Mrs. Thomas' mother, Mrs. Salie Early. Rev. Moses Lake is holding a revival at the M. E. church this week. He has twenty four converts. Seven are at the anxious seat. R. W. Bolling left Sunday for Frankford where he will teach schol. Mrs. Richard Milley who has been here for some time visiting relatives returned to her home in Green Castle Friday. FRUITS, CANDIES, ICEGRAM Families Furnished with Ice Cream. Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for un- day orders. I.E. Nichols SAVING NOW MEANS SUCCESS IN LATER YEARS —Liberal interest paid on savings accounts deposited here. Write or call for full particulars Capital $250,000 Surplus $150,000 Kanawha Banking & Trust Company Charleston West Virginia for Brushy Ridge where she will teach school. Thomas Freeman is here visiting his mother who is very ill. Charleston, W. 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Gas Rariges, Gas Heaters, Coal Stoves and Ranges and Kitchen Cab | We-have what you want from Kitchen to Parlor. Our liné of Carpéts and Rut /complete. Ask to sed them. Come now while the selections are geod. - 4 iho Easy Payments and 30, 60 and 90 Days; same as cash: | is ee The Prindle Furniture Compal cone .. 209 Gapitol Street. —. a ht od THE BAUER MEAT 28 AND 30 CAPITOL ST. Beef, Veal. Mutton, Pork, | _ Fresh Pork Sausage | anid Weiner | Our Own Make | | | ‘Try our machirie sliced ! ‘Hams and Bacon | OYSTERS, FISH, POULTRY © | The Best Qualities ia all the popular kinds of . : Cheese _ We want your patronage, for | we have complete stock in our _ lines and you can get it when you | want it most. | ELECTION. -RESULTS ‘The election results, while without Getteral political significance, _ show the intevest of the voters and results a of a much mixed character. In Patyotky, the republicans have won the governorship, but the democrats will still control the legislature. In Whode Island, on the contrary, the democrats’ have the governor but the republicans the legislature which will elect a United Statés setiator, In Massachusetts the governor .1s__re- elected, Maryland’ is democratic. by about seven thousand. These are the only states in which géneral political sig- nificance attaches to the result, In tne municipal’ elections so many local and varying interests on- tered, into the contest, that as a whole the results reflect only, or miiinly, sentiment on purely local Is- sites that are ni od OF com frekenace Te ee ee Boo ge b calities. Few of thesé contests ex- cite interést outside of thelr respee- tive localities except in Clévetand, Ohio, where Burton contested. with Mayor Tom Johnson for the mayoral- ty. Johnson won in the contest, but by a much reduced majority. Much interest centered in the con- test in San Francisco ai’ td the out- come af the contest waged between the grafters and thosé’ wd would clean up the city. Returns are slow and indecisive up to this time. The result in San Francisco shows that the anti-g.aft ticket has been overwhelmingly elected from top to bottom. Some Election Results. Cincinnati, Noy, 6.—Full’ returns from, the Cincinnati olection give Markbrelt, republican; for mayor a clear majority over hls tour éppon- ents of 8,271. ‘The reptblicans also elected the city ticket and made a gain of six councilmen. Fuller returns from the cities thr§ughoutrthe ~jitate .miake -some ite he eae: Tanti gaat on's majority in Cleveland is great- er than was at frst reported, while Whitlock réeétyed’ at sdmewhxt small- ‘er plurality for mayor fy Toléds than was first anoutced. Ja Cohmibus the chief feature fol lowing the announcement of the election of Bont, republican, was his statement that he proposed to en- force all.Stinday and other laws, matter oh which he refused to speak during the campaign. Anti-Gratt Big Winner. San Francisco, Nov, 6.—The elec- tion in this city yesterday proved a jJandsHde for the anti-graft leaders, the returns showing that the good Rovernment ticket was overwhelm- ingly elected’ trom top to’ bottom. Close Call: on. Legiblature. _ Columbus, Nov. 6.—Retutns from five counties’ wherein elections were held yesterday for members of the legislature leave the igislaturé un- changed, viz: The house, republiédn by. three majority and the cele ate “era aes % wo on. joint sal- We No: Uiilted, States senator ‘wil be elected. . J _ _ACPEST FROM NEW Jercry ’ tepton, Nov. 6.-—Later returns Fecelved today Indicate that Fort, re- publican 14 e’ceted governor by about five thousand’ prurality, This de. pends-altngether -apon she resnt® in Hudson county, which includeg Jer- sey City. Hudyon county last night was placed in the tables as giving fifteen thousand majority for Katz enbach the democratic candidate. ‘Figures as compiled today indleate that plurality of. Katzenbach may. not go above ten thousand or twelvo tiiosaid. ‘The legislature will be Yeptblican th both houses. New Jersey fi’ Doubt. Trenton, Nov. 6.—It may take the offictal count to decide ihe result, #0 close is the vote for governor be- tween Fort, republican, and Katzen- bach, democrat. The figures obtain- able apparently favor Katzenbach, but the margin is only a few hundred votes. = Maryland Democratic, Baltimore, Nov. 6.—Incomplete re- turns show that the democrats olect- ed: Crother governor and the entire’ state ticket by a plurality of about seven thousand, ) Former Governor Smith defeated Goy. Warfield in the primaries for the United States sen- atorship. Kentucky Republican. Louisville, Noy. 6.—With returns from one hundred and ten out of one hundred and nineteen counties, the indication is that the majority of Willson, republican, for governor, is fourteen thousand. ‘The legislature se fei a doubt, but the demoérats probably have a small majority on joint ballot. Rhode Isard splits, Providence, R. {., Nav. 6.—Gov- ernor Higgins, democrat, is re-elect- ed by a little dver two thousand votes. The next assembly will be strongly republican, inauring the election of George Peabody Wetmore to the United States senate. Johnson by Over 9,000. Cleveland, Nov. 6.—Complete re- turns give Johnson, democrat, for mayor, a plurality of 9,313 over Bur- ton, republican. The entire republi- can ticket, with the exception of po- lice clerk, is elected, The city enun- cll is democratic. Nome Manicinal Reoaulla. Cincinnati, November 6.-—Klection returns recelved up to noon show that fom Johnson has won in Cleve- land over Theodore Burton by about 9,000 majority, a much reduced ma- ority over his last success, In Cincinnat!, Markbreit, repnblt- can, has seored over the opposition and will be the next mayor, In Cohiba ere. the republi- can, is elected ag'that city's official head. 2 a é In Toledo, By. @RE of ‘thoss wiitrl- arounds in gnantcipal elections, Whitlock, , Judepéndent, candidate for mayor, beat ‘the: candidates of dott the reguitag. Yartios. In’ Dayton, Burkhard, democrat, Will be the next’ mayor. In New York, ‘elty and county, the Tammany ticket Was successful, the chiet candidate “being tho sheriff, whom the demoé¥ats elected. Sane _ POSTOF EACH HECOMMENDED Congressman | Joseph Holt. Gaines hag recommendgésthe establishment of d postofiice at Park Summers coun: ty with Misa Weigle Baker a¥ post- master, ae SER ee —— Appears to Ahswél' Otfiges —Preter- \" red By Young, Girl—Under 625,000. Rona)’ New York, Nov. 6,.-~ Raymond Hitcheobk} the actor who disappeared several days ago, afte hé had been indicted ofl ‘charges preterted by sev- eral young’ girls, appeared at the critinal edtrt building today and wont to the office of the district at- torfiey, whence he wag accompanied by. his wife and counsel. He was takén into ¢ourt of general sessions, where his bail was fixed at $75,000. Hitehcock fs under bond to appear at court this afternoon. ‘An Uprush of Prices’ atid Feeling of . Satdsfaction—aArrival of First , Gold Shipment, _ New York, Nov. 64—Very buoyant ‘conditions were evident in the stock warket early today in’ the dealings ‘as an expression of thé, satisfaction that ss felt with the financial develop- ‘ments over the clecttom holiday in- giudine the arrival of the first con- signment of gold from Burope, and the fortifying of the trust company situation in New York ag to practl- cally eliminate the anxfety on that subject. ‘The uprush_ of pices caus- od a large volume of trading. PICKLE MEN AT WASHINGTON Some for Venera Othors arc Against Use of Chemicals. Washington, D. ©, Nov. 6.—- Pickle and preserve makers of Pitts- gure, Cincinnati, Indianapolls, Slevéland, Keokuk dnd dther parts of the’country appeared: before Sec- retaty Wilson and the members of tlie food and drug een board, one side to ask that they be allowed to web benzonate of dod@’ as a pre- setvative for catsups and ple filings ‘and the other to say that the use of preservative is unneceséaty, Sebas- tian Mueller of Pittébiirg contended that a preservative 18 tinnecessary. ‘The preservers, who aré members of the American Pickling Association, contended that they ¢annot market their products without the addition of something to prevent fermenta- tion SOUTH AMERICAN WAR? Montevideo, Uruguay, Mov. 6. ‘The relations berweeh Uruguay and Argéntina are straingd.ae‘the result of the detention by th@ “Argentine fauthorities ot «mall Uruguayan steam vessel. rd [5 DUE IN 20:YEARS A PRESSING PROBLEM BPRS RRS ic iin ee i Ro Da years the timber supply in the United States on. Government reserves and private holdings, at the, present rate of cutting, will be exhausted, al- though it is possible that the growth of that period might extend the ar- rival of the famine ‘another five ears.” This announcement. was pmade today by Gifford Pinchot .the Government Forester, who has just returned from a sic months’ Inspec- tion trip, In which he traveled 5,000 ‘miles, In gounding his warning, Mr. Pinchot urged that the danger of the situation should not be underesti- mated: He said that the United States uses more timber than any other country, and that every man, woman, and child would be affected. He decréed the policy of discounting the future of the country by faflure to protect the natural resources, and he advises every one who has not already done so to read President Roosevelt's speech at Memphis on this general subject. About one-fifth of the forest area of the country fs in Government re- serves, but Mr. Pinchot called atten- tion to the fact that, as privately owned timber lands are better than the’ Government reserves, as a rule, the Gove:nment does not control one- fifth of the timber supply. Tho Forest Service will ask for money and an order to extend the service, and will push the work of re- foresting the denuded timber lands. Mr. Pinchot says, however, that {t is utterly beyond. the possIbility of the service to meet the situation and pre- vent serlous trouble. One hope en- tertained is the Appalachian forest, and an effort will be made to protect this and promote the growth there, A scheme ailvocated by the State Forester of California is being watch- ed wtih a great deal of interest, Un- der the police powers of the State the Forester 18 endeavoring to pro- tect the watersheds and prevent prt- vate owners from devastating these lands in such manner as will injure frrigation of lands below. If this plan works well the Government For- ester belleves ft will be taken up in other States, and the Federal an- thorities will be aided greatly by the e0-oporatién. Mr. Pinchot produced figures to show that at the present Increase in the value of tlmber land the owners of stich lands are making more money ‘by letting the timber develop than they would by cutting it, marketing it, and putting out the proceeds at interest President Roosevelt. expects to call a conference in Washington shortly of Governors of States and experts in the study of natural re- |sources. ‘The conference will be tor |the purpose of developing sentiment |in favor of the Administration’s pol- liey of looking into the future in the [matter of conserving the natural re- sources such as timber, coal, off, and fas, and the various minerals, The Fight in Utah, Salt Lake, Nov. 5.—Great interest was shown In the early balloting In tho efforts of the American party (anti mormon) to defeat the demo- crats and republicans, Re ae ue decade di aekusiar © auton 610 Kanai St. Both Poli Furnitur e Carpé P éts atid Stoves or y BEE, We have cut the prices ‘on. COSG _: our big stock and can ‘save! Mid you money ip all our depart: | : ‘oe ay Go.Carts snd Porch and” $ eS ee Sy Lawn furniture at @ big: bar. “Ss A, UNS gain. 3 Look at our special picture at 5c, Look us up and.we will save you money. ae We sell either for Cash or Easy’ , Payments, a TREE EATS WOMAN A Carnivorous Vegetable Production , STORY FROM EUROPE Writing from Marseilles, a corres- pondent of the Weekly Nog Lolsirs seres tints jourhal the followag amazing story of 4 “carnivorous tree” in the depths of the Indian Jungle, which ‘he states was related to him by Mlle. Marguerite Lecomte. This lady has just reached France after a lengthy journey through Indla and other Aslatic countries, aud if her ad-ectures are on a par with this one Nos Loisirs probably is correct In creeribing her as one of ie most Ter: Kable heroines tha’ exist. It is este! by the waz, thet * 1 evlous reference to the “carnivorous tree” deseribed by Mile. Lecomte was made recently by an Engilah major in a rev port to his government, According to her gtory, Mlle, Le- comte, who was traveling with her cousin, a war correspondent, wats asléep one nigbt in a tent on the ont- skirts of a forest. They had lit huge fives ina circle ‘rou.d she eamp to keep off wild beasts, and two natives were set to keep watch and to give the-alarm if anything witeward hap- pened. In spite of these precantions, how- ever, whether for want of proper watching of on account of complic- ty on the part of the natives, Mile. Lecomte awokr in “he 1 ‘edle of the night fo find on hey (ce & Ket mask which stifled her cries ind caused her to faint. Whey eis came to her- self she was in the midst of a troop of frantic Indians, who were yelling and brandishing thelr arms abont her. She was stretched on her back her mba bound with cords, and she distin- guished near her another white girl yollatiy be od etd aya vers + The dawn broke. jhe. .dudtans Yanged themselves in a group,’ sete the two girls and carried” they chanting the while a monotonous ‘go of funeral chant, to the foot. of, giant tree without leaves and whoy A s.rbfdding aspect struck fertat ti o, Ue heart 6: Mlle. Lecomte, | It Wis only two branches, stiff Mke’ gute. stretched arms, and its summit waa. fh. ‘Yea in the fornt of + large boats from which dripped a white sep 1RKee milk pa Mile. Lecomte says that, she saw them seize her companion and pNAe hor into this bowl up to her peeiky! and suddenly just ag.the first rays OF the sun fell on the tree, a horptbla thing happened. i 1 a The tree seemed endowed. . sudden life. The edges of the bowl? dtew together, strangling the a whoso face reflected the agon ‘eh at. 8 frightful death... There were go} terrible cracking nofses, the ‘tol body seemed pounded up under thé! effort of the sides of the tree, and ae pinkish liquid, made of: blodd andy sap, began to giide down the carnhy, vorous tree. iH Then with mantacal ctlos the Hi: dlang approached her, and catehtty’ this horrible liquid in wooden anny drank It, thelr eyes shining with:eg stacy, A aan Mile. Lecomte, ‘percelving the’ tatg: which awaited her,,' thought : would go mad: every’ moment. f tunate the arrival of her cousin’ and’ a troop of Englishmen well ating: dispersed the criminal tanaties.. ‘as were killed on the spot, the Gree wit cut down, and it threw up a-spou ‘pinkish water with the force, of water-spout, Tho. wretched’ “xk ‘4 had lost all human form. | Thigs rible adventure decided Mile. been te to leave Indla and she hag ff rived at Marseilles, She saya" will marry the Cousin Who sav. life. Pare. seanescctte: Gua & acerca PONDEROUS BELL STOLBH,/ New York Times, ui oe ta Albany, Noy. 6.—It was dladowaie! od yesterday, when it book ti id for the sexton to ring the Bell Hist tower of the Keriwood Baptiitichandly that thore was ho bell to uh | ‘i bell weighed halt a ton, ae haved ‘ Was got ont of the belfry and ekwliae away Is & mystery. oh said a ‘The tradition goo that the Deli made from canuog, motaly the slime furnishing { haying been eh ae OF ThE 6 trinareRtOy AR lad, MAR mac, bbb dee SWEEPING REDUCTIONS Special Sale of Leather Goods TWO SOLID CARS By a fortunate purchase we are able to sell at a price which you should not overlook. Remember when this supply is exhausted it cannot be duplicated. Early buyers have the best selections Call on the GEM PHARMACY and see our new line of RUBBE R GOODS, SOP, PERFUMES & DRUG SUN- DRIES. Prescriptions accurately filled and all orders called for and delivered promptly, Hot and cold fountain ser- vice all winter. Old phone 897. New phone 1207. GEM PHARMACY Corner Washington & Dickinson streets. Charleston W. Va. ENGLAND'S COLONIAL EMPIRE. Her Problem Essentially the Same as That of the United States. Van Norden Magazine Year by year the relations subsisting between Great Britain and her colonies are undergoing significant modifications. England no longer hides the dominant position in the empire that was hers a generation ago. The imperial system is becoming more like a great fraternity of nations—a political partnership—in short, a confederation. It can never again be a family of merely loyal children to a gracious but somewhat exacting mother. As a confederation, the empire must henceforth be subject to the business principle that a partnership which is not advantageous to all parties thereto must sooner or later be dissolved. This is the reason why both England and her white colonies are becoming increasingly sensitive to every difference of interest and to every increasing strain. India and Egypt are felt to be an increasing burden and source of danger, although the day has not come when any Englishman could listen caimly to a proposition to cut them adrift and let them go their way. It is clear, however, to every mind of statemanlike instincts that England's Eastern problem is essentially like that of the United States, except that it is bigger. We do not quite know what to do with, for, or about the Philippine islands, and we don't quite know why we should remain in a state of such unpleasant uncertainty. England is not yet ready to confess that her state or mind toward India is essentially similar but she is beginning to suspect that it is. Australia and the Americin colonies create uneasiness in a different way. Australia by her brusque independence, her radicalism and her interference by the imperial parliament; Canada and Newfoundland because continually their interests prove to be at variance with those of Great Britain. All these things mean that the day is approaching when the imperial government will have almost nothing to say about the affairs of the practically sovereign copartners of the Empire and that only those copartners will continue to hold together that find practical advantage as well as sentimental pleasure in the combination. THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. Young Man Takes His Grandfather's Body on Bridal Tour. Washington Post. "We're getting civilized in Colorado," said a man from that State. "We are getting so that we mix things about as easy as they do in the city. "The day I left Denver a bridal couple were on the train. They were in the Pullman. Forward in the baggage car was a coffin they were interested in. Now, here's the story: "A few years ago an industrious German arrived in Colorado from Minneapolis. When he died he left a few millions. All went to his grandson, the only heir. "One of the provisions of the will called for the shipment of the body of the old man back to Minneapolis. His grandson was also in business in Colorado. He had caught the strenuous gait of New York when he was getting his education in that city. His grandfather's death was unexpected. But the heir knew what he was to do after the death of his kinsman and benefactor. "The young man was engaged to the sort of Colorado girl that you hear about here in the East but seldom see. They like their own country best. The young man called to tell her he was to take his grandfather's body to Minneapolis for burial." "He suggested that as his business demanded a good deal of his time they shorten their engagement so that he would not lose too much time. She had twelve hours' notice. They were married by the preacher who on the same day read the service over his grandfather's body. "The living and the dead reached the station about the same time. A jolly party of the former had followed after the ceremony, and some of the rice which was hurled at the bridal pair fell upon the box containing the coffin. "When the train reached Minneapolis the young husband and his wife left it and carried out the last wish of the old man. After the burial they took the next train east, continuing their honeymoon. The young man transacted some business in connection with his interests in Colorado, and is now on his way back to continue his business and to take up the settlement of a big estate. The Gorjistan, flying the British flag and laden with dates from the Orient, arrived in port yesterday with the weirdest Persian ram that ever butted his way into public notice. His history in conection with ship may have something to do with his unhappy disposition, for there has been such an absence of welcome extended to him along the line that not even a goat could rear up under it. He has five horns, in the first place two extending upward, two down, and a fifth that is a little to the port side of the center line, and goes chiefly outward. He joined the ship two years ago at Bussarha, which is on the Persian gulf. The agent of the ship there gave him to the captain as a present to a Mr. Shark, who is the manager of the line in London. When the latter saw the strange goat and heard how he behaved on the way to England he declined the honor. Then he was offered to the London Zoo, and, again declined. There was nothing to do but to take him back on the ship, and there he has been ever since, the crew hoping that some day Bussahra will be reached again and, the agent there duly punished by his return. FAN BATHS FOR FEVER. Kansas City Journal. Fan baths are the latest remedy employed by the Cincinnati city hospital physicians in the treatment of typhoid fever. Heretofore the ice plunge was used and a patient whose temperature had reached the danger point was soured in a bathtub filled with broken ice until his teeth rattled. This treatment after a time was found to be too heroic, as the shock was too severe and pneumonia sometimes developed. Then ice-water sponge baths were substituted, but the fan baths, the doctors declare are just the thing. The patient is sponged off with ice-water first, then a sheet that has been soaked in ice-water is wrapped about the body and more ice-water sprinkled on the sheet. The current of an electric fan is then turned on him in such a way that he gets the most benefit from the air that is stirred up. Recent experiments have proved this measure highly successful. TOMSBURG. Mrs. Alverta Miller and Little daughter Sallie returned Thursday from visiting friends and relatives at Lewisburg. Bannar and Beal Miller are in Lewisburg attending school. Robert Waller was the guest of friends hare Sunday. kle some time ago, is still unable to be out. Mr. and Mrs. Browder, of Montgomery, were business visitors here last week. Robert Johnson, Alfranzso Morris, and Tom Jefferson are business visitors in Charleston this week. Rev. Henderson reports that he is having a great success in his meeting at Standard. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson made a business trip to Charleston Thursday. Dwight and Authur Seams were at Pratt Monday. Annabel King was here to see her father Thursday and Friday of last week. Rev. P. A. Harris is expected to fill his pulpit here Sunday. Mrs. Hollaway entertained at dinner Sunday Samuel Sellas. W. E. Woods met with a painful accident last Monday. While crossing the railroad track he in some way hung his foot and sustained a very severe bruise. Landon Coleman was in Montgomery Saturday. The following have applications for the Red Men: Thomas Jefferson, Alfonzo Morris and Edward Groce. Drs. White and Lawrence, of Montgomery, are here on professional business. NEWS OF THE COUHT HOUSE REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS James M. Payne to Sarah F. Older, a lot on Elk river. Consideration, $500. Sam D. 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