The Advocate

(By the National Negro Press Bureau.) Washington, July 15.—Edward Elder Cooper, recognized by all classes as the best, most original and most progressive newspaper man the Negro race has ever produced, died in this city last. Thursday morning, after a brief illness. The immediate cause of his death was congestion of the brain. Mr. Cooper had been the victim of a nervous attack some months ago, of such great severity that his system was so no condition that it throbbed the strain of the intensely weather of the summer and the labor of looking after the interests of the steamboat company with which he had been connected since the opening of the season. His death, therefore, while coming a shock to the general public, not wholly a surprise to his intimate friends, who knew of his falling health. The funeral took place, Sunday afternoon, at his late residence, 1908 6th street, /N. W., and was attended by a large concourse of friends and acquaintances, including many of the most distinguished professional and business leadership of the nation. The rich mughany casket was entirely covered by a profusion of floral offerings, but the ceremonies were conducted, at the request of the family, with the utmost simplicity. The impressive ritual of the Episcopal church was read by Rev. Oscar L. Mitchell, rector of St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal church, who, in a touching address, referred to the useful life and valuable public services of the deceased journalist, and extolled his virtues as the central figure of a once happy and united family circle. Histor. Mithilal Speaks. In concluding his remarks, Rector Mitchell said: "Although my personal acquaintance with the deceased was somewhat limited, I do know that he rendered services of the highest importance to his people and to the republic at large. He possessed a degree in public spirit that was truly admirable to so meritorious cause was overlooked when he when he had the power to give it the momentum of his trenchant spirit, do know that his heart was tender and his sympathies keen, for he never hesitated to go out of his way to do a favor for a fellow-behind, seeking to extend, not only sympathy but substantial encouragement to his less fortunate brother. I do know that he always had a word of cheer for the struggling and ambitions, and no man among us has done more to make the achievements of his race a part of the written history of the world of the man who has just gone from us. He undoubtedly widened the sphere, of the race by furnishing a medium through which individual and collective merit might be brought from beneath the bushel. He added materially to our galaxy of famous men and women by letting the world know of the light they carried, so I know that the generation in which we lived appraised him highly, for so one whose genius brought forth one fruit could have attracted to himself the confidence and respect, the love of generation so plainly evident here today, on the part of the most substantial citizens of Washington and the Union, who have gathered to give assistance to the grief they feel over the loss of such a noble character, so faithful friend, and so helpful a co-worker." The jail-bearers, all of whom had been closely identified with the deceased in many interested directions for a score of years, and who bore the body of their entitlement comrade with tender solicitude to its last resting place in Harmony cemetery; were: Judge Robert H. Terrell, of the Municipal court of the District of Columbia. Hon. J. C. Dancy, recorder of the Hon. District of Columbia; Hon. Ralph W. Tyler, auditor for the navy department; Hon. Charles Gray, the well known caterer; Charles E. Hall, special agent of the census bureau; and R. W. Thompson, the national newspaper correspondent. Prominent among those in attendance at the funeral were: Former Register J. W. Lyons, of Georgia; Attorney R. B. Williams, of New Zealand; Col. T. M. Dent, of Georgia; L. P. Costley, Frank W. Gaines, A. L. Gaskins, Frank Pettiford and Charles E. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. G. Washington Wood, Mannig, C. Jones, R. W. Thompson, George C. Smith, Miss Katie E. Moten, Mrs. R. W. Thompson, Col. and Mrs. Stewart M. Lewis W. D. Mentague, and Major C. W. Fillmore. The undertaking arrangements were in the hands of William T. Smith. Editor Cooper's Brilliant Career. Mr. Cooper was just in the prince of life, about 94 years of age. He was a native of Florida, but he was taken to Tennessee when a boy being bereft of parents, he migrated to Indianapolis, where by birth or his own efforts, he went through the common and high schools, graduating with honors in 1883. Shortly afterward, he was appointed to a clerkship in the railway mail service, and rose to the position of chief clerk of his route, running between Indianapolis and Louisville. In the meantime, in connection with others, he established the Indianapolis Colored World, which is still in existence. For a brief period he managed the Baptist Watch Tower, a religious publication. Believing greatly in the possibilities of the illustrated newspaper as an advance agent of the history of the new Negro, he headed in 1883 at Indianapolis, he headed in 1888 at the first Negro paper in the country, a specialty of the portrait of the noted poets and cartoons of current incidents, in the cecum at once sprang, and at twice the prominence, and at twice the colored journal today, it attained a wonderful circulation and made a mute of money for its founder, and was a power in the arena of news and opinion. In 1883, however, Mr. Cooper moved to Washington and established the Colored American, which, in a measure, duplicates the record of the Freeman, and achieved a popularity unprecedented in the national capital, said to be a "newspaper graveyard." In recent years, Mr. Cooper has been employed in the District service, and in 1907 toured the south as a special-agent of the census bureau in charge of religious statistics. Mr. Cooper had several ambitions projects in view when stricken by his fatal illness, and had he lived he would have doubtlessly coped a rich harvest of plentitude of productive seed he had seized. He leaves a wife, sister, brother, and a host of friends in every star in the Union to mourn his loss. Ed Cooper was a genial soul, and his name was a household word, irrespective of race, wherever Negro journalists was known. Auditor Tyler's Tribute At a gathering of the pall-bearers and personal friends of Mr. Cooper, immediately following the return from the cemetery, this beautiful tribute was presented by Auditor Tyler and subscribed to as the unanimous voice of the gentlemen present. Mr. Tyler's estimate of the deceased—a poem in prose—evoking fervent expressions of approval, was as follows: "Last Thursday, just as the sun was creeping up the sun of high noon, the spirit of Edward Elder Cooper quit mortal body and entered the unseen, undiscovered and unknowable eternity, the visit to balks not only reason, but science, leaving it only to blind faith and revelation to so much as hazard a guess as to what lies beyond. "In the death—no, we will not say death, for who knows—but more appropriate—in the passing of Edward E. Cooper the Negro, fourth estate witnesses the going out of a light that shown brilliantly for many years—an energy that helped, to make it possible for Negro journalism's high estate today. Cooper was really more of a friend to others than to himself. He harbored no malice. The same gregious smile and companionable spirit he had for friends and too alike. Life was too short for him to cherish hatreds. The same was too problematical for him to premeditately and viciously make enemies. He was very eroded. No mortal man is perfect." "He seemed to think it was his mission to spread printers' ink over men—to make 'big Negroes' greater, mediocre Negroes of some consequence, and little Negroes worth titling—by a liberal use of printers' ink. After all, there are really more Negroes in Cooper's debt today than there are Negroes to whom he is indebted. "He worked as best he could with tools he had." He builted as best he could with the material he had. He labored as best he could with the opportunities he had. He succeeded as best he could with the environments that hedged him about. And, after all, how far he turned it is, when a fellow-scribe turns in his last copy, and turns from his desk for the last time, to speak only the good things—forgetting all others! There is no need to canonize his virtues or to embalm his faults; but, let us all who knew him just bring a bit of rosemary—that's for remembrance—and lay it upon that new-made grave be- Oscar Pippi, a dwarfed Chellen county Negro, and called by Warden Dewson the most treacherous man behind the walls of the state pententiary, fatally stabbed William Banks, a short term prisoner from Fayette county, in the pententiary, Sunday. Banks was stabbed with an old pair of scissors by Pippi, who sprang up him from the rear. Pippi was a dangerous man and has been employed in many departments of the pententiary, but because of his ugly disposition had to be removed. He has been engaged in seven cutting affrays of the pententiary and on one occasion almost caused the death of a fellow conyct by slashing him with a knift. The stabbing, Sunday, is said to have been the result of an old grudge that Pippi had entertained against Banks and the first opportunity that had been presented to get even. Just where the old pair of scissors had been obtained is not known, but Pippi had whethed them until they had a fine edge. How the Stabbing Occured The convicts were being gotten together at the noon hour, Sunday, when Banks was detailed by one of the guards, to go to the prison drug store for certain medicine for a slick convict. Pipps heard the order and unobserved shipped after Banks, but permitted the latter to enter the drug store. Selecting a point of vantage hewaled (till) his victim, emerged from the place and then slipping from behind the doors sprang upon him. Pulling from his clothing the half of a pair of scissors, he exclaimed: "I have you at last," and with an oath sank the half scissors to the hill in Banks' chest, the point running out his breast. Banks exclaimed: "My God," and sank to the steps. The ordee was witnessed by several guards and convicts who were powerless to act, so quick was the deed done. Banks was rushed to the hospital, where he died in great agony 10 minutes later. Defied Guards. After committing the deed Pippa for a time defied the guards, raising the seldom above his head and declaring that he would kill any person who touched him, but finally surreptitiously warden Dawson appeared on the scene. He was hustled to his cell, where he will be kept in, close confinement, an interview. Warden Dawson stated that Pippa was the most treacherous convict ever confined in the penitentiary during his many years as an official of the institution. The Negro, who is a dwarf in size, has figured in at least seven cutting scrapes since being confined in the prison. For a time he was employed in the whip shops, but after nearly killing a fellow convict with a knife, he was removed from that department. On other occasions he stabbed prisoners with knives for apparently he cause whatever. Pipps was sent from Huntington several years ago for murder and he had a bad reputation with a gun in that city, where he was feared. Banks was sent here from Fayette county a few years ago for stealing, being sentenced to serve five years, and his term had nearly expired. The October term of the Marshall county grand jury will probably indict Pipps again, and he will probably be sentenced to hang. The ninth annual meeting of the National-Negro-Business League is to be held in the City of Baltimore, Md. Wednesday, March 16th and Friday, August 19th-21st, 1998 The day sessions of the league will be held in the Shary street Methodist Episcopal church. All of the night sessions are to be held in Richmond Market hall. formerly used by the Crack Fifth Maryland Regiment of Baltimore, and recently by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Richmond Market hall is one of the most satisfactory assembly halls in the whole city of Baltimore. The league is indebted to the Baltimore Negro business League of which Harry T. Pratt is president, for securing this splendid use of the league. His Honor Mayor J. Barry Mawhol, aided the Baltimore league in having this hall secured for the meeting. Upon petition of Mr. Pratt and other members of the local Negro Business League, the city council of Baltimore has passed two resolutions of interest to the organization, one providing for the electrical illumination by the city of Drudg Hill avenue during the sessions of the National Negro Business League and the other, for the use of the largest steamer belonging to the City Harbor The citizens of Baltimore are well organized in various committees and are earnestly at work arranging the details of entertainment, etc., for the delegates. Others, the members and delegates, who are intending to be present, are urged to write Dr. Louis Anderson, president, to thank him of such intention, so that no accommodation may be provided. The far-reaching influence of the National Negro League League ensures an attendance at Baltimore, required to that at no former session of the organization. Reduced rates will be secured from almost every section of the country. It is altogether possible, however, for groups of individuals coming from such centers as Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Atlanta, Birmingham, St. Louis, New Orleans, Little Rock, Nashville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Memphis, Kansas City, and other cities, to secure such special excursion rates as are being offered to Washington, Baltimore, New York, and Atlantic City. By arranging for stowover privileges, delegates will be enabled to make the trip to Baltimore at an expense lower than the usual one and one-third rate, and at the same time visit the national capital. Delegates are especially urged to begin making arrangements at once for special Pullman, and coach accommodations to Baltimore. If delegations are organized in all of the states they can arrange for special Pullman and other accommodations, securing privacy, comfort and congenial companionship on route. Local Negro Business Leagues are urged to begin electing their delegates at once. The games of all delegates thus selected should be forwarded to the corresponding secretary, Emmett J. Scott, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. C. F. Adams, 934 S. street, N. W., Washington, D. C., will be pleased to co-operate in any way possible with city or state delegations in making transportation arrangements. Further information, if desired, may be secured from any of the officers whose addresses appear in the forepart of this announcement, or from Booker T. Washington, Emblent, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; T. Thomas Fortune, Chairman Executive Committee, New York City; Emmett J. Scott, Corresponding Secretary, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. WHITE CITY IS WINNING FAME Best Colored People Are In Combi- nation to Preserve. It on Highest Possible Glue. Norfolk, Va., July 19.—The White City at Pine Beach, which was recently turned into an amusement park and summer resort for colored people, has proved a great success from every possible standpoint. It is safe to say that no state, in the Union has a distinctly colored resort, that offers as many advantages and attractions of a high class as does the White City at Pine Beach. Beginning with July 4 the colored people of this section have begun to throng the park and on Monday night over 5,000 people were on the ground, a number of them from Newport News and some from Richmond, who had come to inspect the resort. They took a report back to Richmond that will extend the fame of the White City over the state, and it is destined to become a popular resort for the colored people of Virginia. The leading Negroes of this section, including the ministers, doctors, lawyers and business men, have taken and exhibited a great interest in this resort, and have joined in the movement to keep it upon an elevated plane and free from every objectionable feature. They intend that it shall be maintained as a resort for the intelligent and self-respecting colored people, and the slightest deviation from absolute propriety will be resented by them as injurious to the resort and a reflection upon their race. So well has this idea been instilled into the patrons of the White City that so far not a single case of disorder has been reported. There are about 12 to 15 police officers, who are assigned to the grounds, but not an arrest has been necessary, even on the 4th. There is no gambling, no Sunday liquor selling, or any violation of the law permitted, and in this the leading Negroes and the management of the park are working together. The White City is in every sense a high class colored resort for this section, and Virginia, and is now in a class all by itself, as the best kept and most attractive colored resort in the country. Ralph White, of Washington, attended the state convention last week Mr. White represented the McDowell Times, a paper which has the largest circulation of any in the southern part of the state. Bloomington, Ill. July 11. — Stephen Young, as aged colored resident of Fairbury, this county, will this month celebrate his 108th birthday, having been born July 10, 1890. His downsweat on slave, on a plantation in Fairbury county, Ky., and was in borne for 9 years, or until President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation set him free, in 1880. Up to that time he was considered an old man; his hair was snow white and he was somewhat bent, and though he had in his day been an exceedingly valuable slave, strong of arm and litle of limb, yet his three-store years of toil, not always under the kindest of masters, had left their impress upon his magnificent physique, and he counted on not many more years of life. Yet after Young, was set free with the rest of the great slave army of the south, he seemed to regain his youth, and his old spirits and activity naturally. The army of inyadayi irradiated him, and he joined Wilder's Brigade, being assigned to the commissary department as mule driver. Less, than a month, wards, while riding one of the mules attached to a supply wagon, a cannon shot, destroyed the wagon and started the mules on a wild run. Captured by Confederates. Young clung to his animal in an endeavor to control him, and a few minutes later was satonished to find himself within the Confederate lines and a prisoner. Here he was made to do the same duty that had been assigned, him with the Union army. After an attempt to escape, he was fastened to his mule with a lock and chain, and in this manner acted as driver for two months, when precautions being relaxed again, he slumped out of camp one night and after thrilling escapes reached the Union lines. He soon rejoined his brigade and served to the end of the war. For his military service he draws a monthly pension from the government. Though 105 years of age Young recalls very clearly the events of his early life. His first master, in whose service he was born, owned him for 17 years. Financial reverses then overtaking the aged planner, he was obliged to sell his slaves. Stephen Young, on the block, brought $550, an exceedingly high price for a boy, slaves then being very cheap, as the slave ships were bringing in thousands yearly from the coast of Africa. With his new master Young served for eight years, when he was again ppt upon the block. He was then a magnificent specimen of young manhood, and he brought $1,050, the ordinary price for slaves at that time being from $60 to $300. The Young family had always been together up to the time of this sale, but now they were separated, some going to Mississippi and some to Louisiana. Young himself remained in Tennessee, and he never again saw or heeded from his parents or brothers and sisters. MERCER'S Slave Girl. It was while in this master's service that Young was married, a wife being selected for him from among the slave girls on the plantation. He had four sons and six daughters, with one of whom, Mrs. Evangelina Goodbar, he makes his home at Fairbury. Mrs. Goodbar is herself now over 60 years of age. Since his 98th year, Young has been somewhat crippled with rheumatism, but otherwise is as sound physically and mentally as he was a quarter of a century ago. He is an enthusiastic member of the A. M. E. church at Fairbury, being one of the old-fashioned shouting Methodists. WHY NOT A WOMAN FOR GRAND WORTHY COUNSELLOR OF WEST VIRGINIA. To the Editor of the Advocate: Some time ago I sent you an article discussing the above question. You saw fit to publish and reply to same in your issue of July 2nd. In your issue of July 9th I read a reply from the Grand Worthy Counselor of West Virginia. 1st. Your remarks as to the major proposition were somewhat meritorious as to harmony, etc. Nevertheless a change when the time is ripe and the merits of the institution demand the same is another question, the answer not to be found in either reply. I cannot believe that such a change would be antagonistic to the Court of Calcutta; nor do I believe the peace an dharma of the court would be disturbed. Whatever may be said it is safe to presume that if these ladies have been harmonious and interested enough to believe the membership from 50 to 1,300 in this jurisdiction, their interests will not abate because a worse I am willing to abide by the wisdom and the judgment of the Grand Court officers, and the delegates to Huntington, August 4th. I am sure if they follow their own dictates the next Grand Worthy Counsellor will be a woman. I am glad my former article was not misleading, but clearly understood as to purpose and meaning, and the reason for the name. My reason, then, was, as it is now, to open the eyes of delegates and to show them what is due our women, and none other, and may they so consider. My best wishes for the success of the Grand Court whenever is elected, but it a woman, whom it is due or a man. Faternity hours. A CALANHE. RACES CLASH IN CUBA Riot Threatens as Sequel of Child's Murder by Colored Wizards. Havana, July 11.—The town of Alacranes, in the province of Matanzas, where a white child, Luisa Valada, recently was murdered by Brujos, or colored wizards, for the purpose of using her blood for voodoo incantations, now fears a serious race war. Last night, three colored men were arrested for chanting scurrilous verses in front of the home of the child's parents. They were arraigned in court today and sentenced to a prison imprisonment. Rival bodies of armed fists and blacks assembled at the courthouse, and a clash was prevented only by the prirval of a company of rural guards. The police are now patrolling the town and guarding the fall, fearing an attempt to rescue the prisoners. WHITE MAN' PARTY Favored by Kern and Teggart in the Past, It Is Calmed. Indianapolis, July 13.—That John W. Kern, democratic nominee for vice president, declared in a speech immediately following his defeat for governor of Indiana, in 1900, he was proud of the fact that he did not receive the votes of any Negroes, and that he was elected by the whites, but defeated by the blacks, was reported today. It is claimed that a publication to that effect will be dug up, as well as some putting Tagartt on record as against the Negro in politics. At the head of this column we are publishing today, expect to publish regularly hereafter, the republican ticket that will be elected the coming November election—national, state, county and district. We cannot recognize the claim of any other so-called republican ticket. Had Mr. Scherr received the nomination for governor at the hands of the republican state convention which has just completed its sessions at Charleston, his name would have appeared in our columns, instead of that of Mr. Swisher, and we would have accorded him that support which we are in direct position to accord. Mrs. C. H. James was hostess Tuesday evening to a number of her friends in honor of Mrs. Albert Simms, of Ansonia, Conn., and Mrs. Wm. Jackson, of New Haven, Conn. a pleasant evening spent with cards the hostess served, refreshments Bryan has been no longer a democratic party—rather an antitrumpament of former moderates which is called the democratic party. We have lost candidacy in the democratic party, as an indication of other democrat have done. We cannot admit this nomination any hope. We are bound to add with regard that we have lost confidence also in William J. Bryan, who by well-manipulated bossship has compelled this nomination. No reliance can be placed on the democratic platform, or on Bryan's declarations. The Democratic platform declares for one set of principles election and for an匀arity different at the next election, while Bryan appears, without permanent principal or omitted conviction, or even honest conviction. The people would accept however they have accepted in the past the republicanism of Lincoln, or the moracy of Jefferson. But the republicanism of Taft, with its shifting its compromises, its appropriateness is not the republicanism of Lincoln. And the democracy of Bryan and Taggart and the others, with the changing principles its shifting platform and its chameleon candidacy is not the democracy of Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, who lived by his principles and stood by them. NEW YORK WORLD The planks in the Denver platform are not true democracy. Moreover, it is wise at this time to encourage further reckless crudeness, perhaps the business interests of the business when industry in language, when hundreds of thousands of people out of work, know what the need means, probably and immediately above all things else! Our delegates at Denver believe that further threats would restore confidence and credit, reopen the factories, fill the empty freight cars and provide monthly pay envelopes for the great army unemployed? Trust managers and offroad manipulators continue to employ a percentage of the business in the country, and these other business men were surely entitled to consideration. Is it not exceedingly wise to hold new threats over them when they are still floundering in the slough of hard times? This plank is a serious weakness in a platform which shows, despite many faults, that the lessons of 12 years of defeat have not altogether been lost upon the democratic party. Louisville Courier-Journal. Hurrah for Bryan and Hard. It is a strong ticket. It is an honest sound and democratic declaration of principles. The party will assert both the ticket and the platform with enthusiasm, and the voters will ratify them at the polls in November. Henceforth the word shall be "Tention to the rear - united we stand." Hartford Times. As Bryan does not represent fundamental democratic principles, the Times cannot support him. We did not support Bryan in 1896, as in 1900, and do not intend to squirt ourselves in 1908. Des Molnes, Io., July 17 — he isward for his daring and bravery of mind, Grant Ferguson, the Negro who rescued William Ebbsbeam from drowning when a launch containing the young man and three companions was swept over the dam; was given a handsome gold medal by the Commercial club. The medal was presented by Second Vice President Stipp, who made a ditting speech before the meeting of the directors board at the Savoy Hotel. It was almost of a golden shape and heavier. "Presented to Grant Ferguson for the Des Moines Commercial Club, July 1, 1908." MEETING OF EXECUTIVE BANKS The executive board of the West Virginia Baptist State Convention will meet on Wednesday afternoon, July 22, at the Samaritan Baptist church. All members of the board are requested to be present. CORRESPONDENCE The dance given by the Unique Entertaining Company at the Grand Rink last Thursday night was a success. A large crowd was present. The Sock social given Friday night at K. of P. hall by Blenerhassett No. 77, was well attended and was a success. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McClung, on Avery street, a son, last Thursday evening. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fliggs, on Liberty street, a son, last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Seams entertained at 6 o'clock dinner, last Thursday, Misses Estelle Powell, of Rochester, N. Y.; Mary Masters, of Delaware, Ohio; and Bernardine Peyton, and Mrs. J. M. Carter, of this city. Misses Alberta McClung and Berndine Peyton have received invitations to attend a week's end house party at the home of Miss Esther Colston, of Zanceville, Ohio, August 6th. The entertainment given at the personage, on 7th street, by the ladies auxiliary of Logan M. E. church but Friday evening turned out well financially. The Sexton's club of Logan M. E. church gave an ice cream social at Mrs. Lucy McClung's, on 8th street, last Tuesday week. Mrs. Posey, of Homestead, Pa. passed through the city, Tuesday evening of last week, en route to Athens, Ohio. Mrs. Posey is the wife of Capt. Posey, and used to reside in Belpore, Ohio. Mrs. Spencer, of Charleston, is visiting Mrs. Wm. Ferguson, on 8th street. Herman Brown returned, Sunday, from Clarksburg, where he has been employed for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Friend Hardwig, of Marietta, Ohio, were in the city, Sunday, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Minerva Thomas, 815 Swan street. The officers of Vendetta Court, No. 5, O. O. C., were installed last Thursday night, by J. R. Jefferson, G. W. C. Sr. L. O. Wilson, Grand Lecturer of K. of P., met the K. of P., lodges in his official capacity last Thursday evening. An important meeting of Maceo Lodge, No. 16, K. of P., was held at the K. of P. hall, Monday evening. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelcroft entertained at 6 o'clock dinner, Sunday. Misses Estelle Powell, of Rochester, M. Y.; Mary Masters, of Delaware, Ohio; Eva Taylor, of Belpre, Ohio; and Mrs. E. V. Seams, of the city. Henry Comedy, who has been quite ill at his home, on 19th street, for several weeks, is slowly improving. An elegant cement walk has been laid by Contractor J. N. Robinson, in front of the properties of Wm. McClang, James Edmondson and Thos Goodson, on 8th street. RED STAR. Quite a number from this place attended the association at Sylvia, last week. Those among the number were: Prof. Thos. Jefferson, Dr. S. A. Washington, Mesdames Davis and Ralley Messrs. Malone, Morris and Davis. Mrs. Carter and two of her friends, of Stone Cliff, were here on business last week. Miss H. M. James is here with her sisters for her vacation. Mesdames Banks and Davis, Miss James and Mr. Napper went to Stone Cliff, Saturday, to attend a banquet, returning Sunday afternoon. The teachers' normal began Monday, July 6th, and will continue four or six weeks. Prof. S. H. Guss is here as instructor. Mr. Gaines and little daughter went to Charleston Friday evening, and returned Saturday. W. C. Benton attended services at Prudence, Sunday morning and evening. Miss Mildred Burdette attended the association last week. Mrs. Nellie Munroe had for her Sunday guests Mrs. S. A. Washington and sister, Miss Agatha Alexander, and cousin, Mr. Smith. They spent an enjoyable day. Mrs. Frank Smith and daughters went to Stanford, Sunday. Mrs. Harry Mills, of Dunlop, brought her baby down, Monday, to Dr. B. A. Washington for treatment brought her baby down, Monday, to Dr. S. A. Washington for treatment. "The Womans Improvement League met with Mrs. J. D. Price last week, Mrs. Price read a paper, subject, "Training Our Boys." It was an ex- cellent paper and was discussed by the members. Miss Y. A. Brown came down from Mr. Hope to attend the League meet- ing. Miss Ethel Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, quietly passed away, Saturday morning, about half-past 4. Miss Ethel had been ill for more than two months. She was about 22 years old, and of a sweet disposition. She was laid to rest. Sunday. The bereaved once have the sympathy of the community. W. H. Claytor was in town last week on business. C. R. Richardson, of Glen Jean was in town last week. Miss Hettie J. Roberts, of Macdon- ald, is taking the review course at the seminary. Misses Patterson and Carrington, of Stone Cliff, are taking the review course. Mrs. Emma McNorton was the guest of Mrs. E. W. James, Sunday. Mrs. Scott went to Glen Jean last week to see her sister, Mrs. Dotson, of Mander. Walter Scott spent last Thursday with Meadnes Scott and Benton. Mrs. Laura Morris, of Harvey, has moved to this place. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, a son. Messrs. Benton and Scott were at Sun, Saturday, on business. LONDON-HUGHESTON Rev. D. D. Davis was with us, Sunday, and filled the stand at the First Baptist church, and preached two excellent sermons. The house was crowded at each service. Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson, president of the Women's Baptist State Convention of West Virginia, and daughter Edith were here, Sunday, calling on friends. Mrs. O. T. Wilkreson and Mrs. Lonisa Johnson, of Montgomery, were the guests of Mrs. Richard Smith, Sunday. Many people from Handley and other points were here, Sunday, attending church. Salome Court, No. 36, will hold their anniversary sermon, Sunday, July 26th. Mrs. Farl Woods, Miss F. Evelyn James, Miss Mary E. Anderson, Geo. T. Massey, Willis Franklin, Pleasant Franklin and W. Hargrove were at Longacre, Sunday, the guests of Mrs. George H. Mathews. Miss Mary Blainey, with little Miss Beatrice, left, Tuesday, for Salem and other points in southwest Virginia. The Womans Improvement League will meet with Mrs. Isabella Coates, Thursday. The Hugheston Ideal band went to Smithers, Saturday, at which place they gave an entertainment for the benefit of the band, and realized a neat sum. Mrs. Belle Hill was at Smithers, Sunday, attending the True Reformers sermon. Mrs. Victoria Burks has returned from Raleigh county, where she was visiting last week. Miss Mary E. Anderson left Monday for Charleston4. Mrs. R. L. Shelton, of Charleston, was here, Wednesday, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Smith Woods. COVINGTON, VA. The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Kenney died, Monday night, of cholera infantum. Mrs. Harvey Trent, of East Covington, is very ill with appendicitis. Mrs. R. N. Smith is yet confined to her bed with a severe attack of fever. Her husband is at her bedside. The Loving Charity turned out, Sunday morning, and had their annual sermon preached by Rev. W. J. Hackett. Quite a number of visiting members from Longdale was present, Miss Maud Goodyn and sister Mary, Miss Flessay Carter, of Clifton; Messrs. Banks and Carter, of Longdale, and many others, spent Sunday here, guests of friends. Charles McDowell received the news of the death of his oldest son Willie, which occurred in Mainton, Minn. The body was buried at that place. His other son, Dennis, is sick in the hospital in Pittsburg. Also his infant is thought to be seriously ill here. Luther Pollard has been in doors quite a while with an enlarged vein in the leg. He is better, and hopes to be out soon. Mesdames Cassie Lomans, Lydia Walker, Lucy Owens and Miss Maud Hunter are in Staunton this week in attendance upon Daughters of Phinox. Master Leslie Walker accompanied them. Mrs. Rosa Pierce and children are visiting relatives in Louisa. James A. Payne spent some time at Hot Springs this week. The teachers of the summer normal will give an entertainment at the First Baptist church. Wednesday. The program will consist of singing, orations, recitations, etc. Samuel Calloway spent a few hours in town, Sunday, the guest of Miss Florence Mitchell. George Hutcherson and R. N. Smith spent Sunday at Hot Springs. Mrs. W. J. Hackett presented the organist of the Peoples Literary with a handsome rug, Monday evening, as a token of good work. It was a surprise, and the organist appreciates the same immensely. MONTGOMERY Mrs. P. H. Shepherd is sick at her home, on Fifth avenue. Mrs. J. J. Noble, who was sick last week, is able to be out again. Miss Sadie Ward, who has been spending some weeks with her parents at White Sulphur, returned here, Thursday. The Sunday school, under the direction of P. W. Wright, is growing in interest and numbers. A new class was organized last week, known as the waiting class. Dr. B. F. White addressed this class last Sunday morning. His address was timely and full of interesting facts. Mrs. Marle Thomas and H. B. Brobhaus are to represent the Gallie beam Fishermen at Hampton next month. TREV. M. J. Shams hand went to Charleston, Wednesday, to play at the convention. Mrs. L. D. Hodge has returned home, after having spent several weeks in different sections of the state in the interest of the True Reformer order. Rev. D. C. Deans preached morning and night at the First Baptist church. Rev. V. Harlard held regular services at the M. E. church. Mrs. H. H. Ralley was shopping in Charleston, Wednesday of last week. Cecil, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Buster, who was injured in the mines last week, died Thursday at Boomer, and was buried here, Saturday. The funeral was preached at the First Baptist church by Rev. H. Williams. Relatives from Boomer, Handley, M. Carbon, Eagle and Charleston were present. M. D. Buster has returned home, after having spent several days in Clinchnatt on business. Rev. D. C. Deans preached the annual sermon to the Red Men at Eagle, Sunday afternoon. Thos. Johnson, eGo, Jackson, T. W. Wade, John Noel, V. M. Willis, A. W. Slaughter and S. B. Morgan attended the convention in Charleston last week. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Buster were at Boomer, Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Holmes, of Handley, was here last week, the guest of Mrs. Edward Hardy. Miss Maggie Lewis, of Charleston, was up several days last week. HUNTINGTON Quite a number from here attended baptizing at the Orphans Home last Sunday. Services were conducted by Rev. I. V. Bryant, assisted by Rev. Thurston, after which 47 candidates were immersed by Rev. I. V. Bryant. Mrs. Isaac Miller passed away last Sunday morning, after a lingering illness of some months. Interment occurred, Monday afternoon, at Spring Hill cemetery, after services at 16th street Baptist church, of which she was a faithful member. She leaves a husband, five children, two sisters and one brother, besides a host of friends. Mrs. A. D. Lewis is ill at her home, on Artisan avenue. Quite a number of young people went on a fishing party up to Barboursville last Wednesday, complimentary to Miss Georgia Glover. Dr. Barnett returned from the convention at Charleston last Friday morning. R. W. White returned from Charleston and French Lick Springs, Monday evening. Miss Eva Tyler entertained a number of friends at six o'clock dinner, Friday evening. Miss Glover was the guest of honor. A large crowd attended a surprise given Rev. S. A. Thurston, Saturday evening, besides the agreeable surprise to the reverend, all who attended report a most enjoyable time. The cantata Saul will be produced at Ashland next Friday evening. The young ladies, complimentary to Miss Glover, gave a social, Friday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Scott, on Buffington avenue. Miss Jessie Lindsay, after a brief visit to Mrs. Isham Scott, returned to her home at Wayne, Tuesday. Miss Georgia Glover, after a very pleasant visit here, returned to her home in Zanesville, Ohio, Sunday. Miss Glover, while here, was 'the recipient of much social attention' Geo. Fitzgerald and Dr. C. C. Barnett spent Sunday with friends in Portsmouth, Ohio. Mrs. Simmons is ill at her home, on 8th avenue. Mrs. Jennie Pogue and Mr. and Mrs. I. D Kitchen spent Sunday with friends in Central City. BELPRE, OHIO Miss Mary Masters and Miss Stella Powell, the former of Delaware and the latter of Rochester, N. Y., are the guests of Miss Eva Taylor. Miss Desale Singer, of this city, and Miss Emina Barnett, of Weston, W. Va., went to Wilberforce, to attend the commencement exercises. Clyde Robinson was in Marietta last Sunday. Mrs. Fred Lacy entertained in honor of Miss Eva Taylor's guests last week. An enjoyable time was spent by all present. A delicious dinner was served. Misses Bernard and Mary Peyton were present from Parkersburg; also Mrs. J. H. Jefferson and Mrs. A. N. Thomas, the latter of Zanesville. Rev. McConnel was in the city last week. Miss Mabel Green, of Charleston, spent a few days in the city last week the guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. W. Burton. John Scott has returned from Columbus, where he has been attending to business matters. Mrs. A. W. Burton, Mrs. Lewis Black and Miss Reta Green were shoppers in Marietta last week. Miss Reta Green will leave Sunday for Charleston, W. Va., after a long and pleasant stay in the little village. We are sorry to report the death of Miss Nancy Calloway, which occurred at her home, Sunday, July 12th, at 10 a. m. She had been ill for a long time, but her friends thought she was improving, and as a consequence death came as a shock. Miss Calloway was a Christian lady of the highest type and a great worker in the Logan Memorial church, of which she was a member. She leaves two brothers, one, Adam Paterson, of this city. The funeral was conducted from the house, Tuesday, at 2:30, the gov. S. P. Hunkins on dating. Bob S. P. Hustings, of Parkersburg, was a caller in the city last Wednesday. Miss Florence Hamilton and Miss writing, the former of Marietta and the ages of Ginchnaati, were in the city yesterday. Miss Reed, Washington, Flitgerald and Giles were in the city, Sunday, calling on friends. The Misses Giles were calling in the city on Sunday. Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Spencer were pleasant visitors in the city on Saturday, the guests of Mrs. F. O. Lacy. The colored voters of Belphe village held a mass meeting at the M. E. church on Walnut street Tuesday evening. The meeting was called to order by O. E. Aller, who made a speech, in which he stated the object of the call, after which Fred Lacey was elected as temporary chairman and O. E. Aller as temporary secretary. Mr. Lacey, on taking the chair, made some timely remarks, after which the meeting enjoyed five minute speeches by Charles Burrel, John W. Scott, H. Allen, H. Burk, and others. A preamble and resolution was offered by O. E. Aller endorsing the candidacy of Theodore Fletcher, colored, for infirmary director. The resolutions were enthusiastically received and unanimously adopted. John W. Scott was suggested as a delegate to the convention and O. E. Aller was named as alternate. After this a committee on permanent organization was appointed as follows: Charles Burrels, chairman; Henry Allen, Lewis Black, O. Neal, and Fred Lacey. The organization is to he permanent. PT. PLEASANT. The following teachers were appointed at the meeting of the board last Monday evening: L. R. Jordan, principal; Miss Hassle Brown, of institute, and Miss Mosella Colston, assistant teachers. Miss Bess Jordan has returned after a two weeks' visit to Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Miss Jordan attended the N. E. A. while in Cleveland, and reports a delightful time. She received much social attention while in both cities. Mrs. H. C. J. Clendenin was the guest of friends in Gallipolls last week. Mrs. M. Jackson, of Huntington, was the guest of Mrs. J. Alexander last week. Prof. E. L. Morton and Miss Bess Jordan were reappointed teachers at Fairmont. Chas W. Thomas, formerly of this place, but now of Morgantown, and Miss Mattie Hayford, of Gallipolla, were married, Tuesday, July 7, at the home of the bride. They were the guests of friends here, Wednesday, leaving Thursday for Morgantown, their future home. They have the best wishes of their many friends here. A. H. Williams; of Morgantown, is the expected guest of his wife and children, who are here the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jordan. A. D. Morton, of Cleveland, and Miss Frances Morton, of Pomeroy, are to be guests of Miss Bess Jordan this week. Mrs. E. L. Morton and little daughter Doris, of Fairmont, are soon to be guests of her parents, G. H. Jordan and wife. Camp meeting of the M. E. church began S unday. in Miller's grove. Many excursions are expected during the meeting, which will continue for two weeks. Miss Emma Barnett, of Weston, and brother, Wiley Barnett of Columbus, were guests of Mrs. Hattie J. Clendenl. Arthur Jordan, baby of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Williams, was painfully burned on the hand, Sunday morning, by turning over a cup of hot coffee. ST. ALBANS. Miss Ruby Carr was visiting her mother, Sunday. Miss Goldie Preston, who spent a few days visiting her mother, Mrs Ada Preston, returned, Monday, to Charleston. Floyd Waddy, Jr., and Robert Parrish left Monday for Institute, where they have employment. James Marshall, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Straightner, is quite ill at their home, on Oliver street. Lewis Spurkle returned, Wednesday, from Huntington. Mrs. Charley Gordon and Mrs. Thomas Gordon and children, of Coropolis, Pa., arrived in town, Sunday, to visit their parents. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Preston, a son. Rev. W. W. Scott left Saturday for Sioux City, Iowa, where he will take charge of the church. Rev. Scott has been with us four years as pastor. Ed Straughter returned Monday from Wheeling. Miss Lella Wheeler, of Charleston, is conducting a music class here. Rev. D. D. Stratton filled the stand here, Sunday, and preached two able sermons. The school board met Monday and appointed I. A. Shields and Miss Virginia L. Wilson teachers for the Amandaville school, leaving the teachers for St. Albans school yet to be appointed. The Evening Star club met with Mrs. M. S. Green. All present spent quite an enjoyable evening. CANTON, OHIO. The Children's day afterclass of St. Paul A. M. E. Sunday school, which were held last Sunday, under the di- ction of Mrs. Z. A. Hunter, M. I. Pemberton and Miss Ida Jackson, were excellent. W. A. Lewis is spending a few days in Cleveland. H. C. Jackson has just returned from a trip to Canada. Roy H. E. Cooper has returned Row. H. F. Tox reached ably Sunday mourning. day morning. Mrs. Rogers has gone to Germantown, N. C., to attend the funeral of her sister. The J. F. F. and syndicate claips were entertained at the home of Mrs. L. Lee in fine style. W. H. Lee W. H. Hunter left the city, Monday, for Atlantic City, N. J. Mrs. Health and son Theodore are visiting relatives and friends in Zanesville, Ohio. Mrs. W. H. Smallwood and son Lewis left Gunady for an extended visit in Zanesville and Sutton, W. Va. Mr. Smallwood accompanied them part of the way. G. P. Titus, jr., left the city for Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Anna Simmons, of Toledo, O., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sadie Jones. Rev. H. F. Fox and family were entertained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mackey. POWELLTON. Mrs. M. E. Reid, of Kimberly, made an official visit to meet the Court of Calanthe last Monday evening. Mrs. Thomas Johnson, jr., and family are visiting relatives in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Thomas Johnson, sr., is visiting her daughter at Holden. Judge T. Johnson spent several days in Huntington last week, visiting his brother. Dr. B. F. White made an official visit to the Red Men lodge last Tuesday evening, at which time he conferred the degrees upon a pale face. J. V. Coleman, of Mt. Carbon, made an official visit to install officers in the K. of P. lodge, last Thursday evening. The Red Men in their last session selected J. S. Harvey and Robert Wood for representatives to the State Council, to be held in Montgomery in August. John Harris has been on the sick list for several days. Mrs. C. G. Thompson, who has been in Virginia several weeks, arrived here last Thursday. Huckleberry harvesting is the leading industry of our town just now. They are being gathered to very great quantities. The new church, which has been so long talked about, is being built very fast by S. Freeman. Miss Elsie Harris, of Lamont, spent the 4th here, the guest of Miss Leila Young. Mrs. Nannie Bonds, who has been visiting here the last two weeks, returned to her home on the river, Saturday. Miss Nannie Qualls of Pomeroy, Ohio, is visiting here this week, the guest of Mrs. Mary Brown. Mrs. Lee Winston spent the 4th in Charleston with her mother. Jacob Spencer is contemplating a trip in the near future to 's old home in Virginia. Charles Reid spent the 4th at Harewood. Mrs. T. T. Alston, Mrs. Geo. Alston and Mrs. Robert Alston were in Charleston last Wednesday. Mrs. Emma Peaks, who has been in the hospital at Charleston, returned last week not much improved. She now contemplates going to Paint Creek hospital for treatment. J. M. Martin and R. M. Miller spent the 4th with relatives and friends in Ironton, Ohio. T. G. Agnew spent the 4th with relatives and friends in Guyandotte, it being his 50th anniversary. H. L. Reten spent the 4th with his parents at Fayetteville. Edward and Lee Hughes, of Lamont, were calling on friends here; Saturday and Sunday. WINIERDE Jas. I. Thomas was a business visitor to Charleston, Friday and Saturday. Dr. B. F. White, of Montgomery, was here on business concerning the Red Men lodge. Georgia Smith and Thomas Mitchell are confined to their beds with fever. J. W. Waller is able to be out again, after a short illness. Mrs. J. W. Hubbard has been confused to her bed the past few days. Jubilant Lodge, No. 17, K. of P., will be represented in Grand Lodge at Huntington, by G. W. Perkins and Lee Johnson. Four young men left one day last week to spend the day fishing. Their luck, being poor, they became drowsy and went to a nearby saloon to get some cheer-up drops. One of the party not being satisfied with the amount he could put away, so he gets a pint extra. Then the four boarded the W. R. R. train for home. On the way he began to sip a few drops from his flowing pint. This being against the rules on the W. R. R., and through courtesy of the conductor he received an invitation to spend a few hours with Justice Pauley. At this he was so delighted he donated the justice $10 and paid the messenger also. Lots at your own price, at Institute City, July 28. SPRING TIME is renewing time; time to redress your house th ghout. In nearly every house there are some rooms that welcome some that do not. We can help you to lend light and charm to the least attractive room of your house. THE WOMAN who appreciates the beauti- preciates the beautiful and the artistic will thoroughly enjoy seeing our display of the new shades, design and color combinations in wall papers this spring, Never before have we had so great a variety or one of such beauty. We invite a call and inspection. A Beautiful Home is a Joy to the dwellers therein and to the stranger within the gates. Any home can be made beautiful with wall paper and decorations harmonious in color and design. We've a large assortment for you to select from. Moore's GREAT SHOE SALE NOW IN FULL BLAST AT BELL SHOE CO. 708 Kanawha St. Exceptional Offering Swell Suits for Young Men $12.50 $13.50 $15 Schwabe & May "For Better Clothes." See WindowDisplay. Families Furnished with Ice Cream, Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for Sunday orders. Realizing the demand among the Negro people for an educated ministry, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute conducts in connection with its other departments a Bible Training School. The courses of study are so arranged that, not only ministers and licentiates may be benefited, but those who desire to do better missionary work or become intelligent Sunday school teachers. The chief aim of the Bible Training School is to afford a comprehensive knowledge of the English Bible and to implant in the hearts of those who attend an ambition to dedicate their lives to the elevation and Christianization of their people. Daily supplementary exercises designed to instill habits of sobriety, cleanliness, regularity and accuracy are provided. The teaching is wholly undemonstrational, the intention being not to oppose or antagonize any theological work being done elsewhere, but instead, to assist all denominations. During the past year, the enrollment in the Bible Training School has been satisfactory, but the opportunity is now provided for a considerably larger number. The teaching is free. The cost of board, including furnished room, light, fuel, laundering, etc., is $8.50 per month. The entrance fee is $7, to be paid in cash by each student when he registers. Students will be given the opportunity to work out much of the $8.50, in some cases all of it. Lack of means should not keep any one from entering the Bible School. If the student is not afraid of work and study, he will succeed. For further information, address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Principal, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 6-25-12t A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MEN WHO DESIRE AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCA- Many of the young men who have finished the courses in agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute are commanding salaries ranging from $50 to $100 per month. The graduates of We have a new line of GAS STAND LAMPS Come in and look them over COFFEY Plumbing Co. Quarrier St., near Capitol this department of the school are successfully employed as instructors, or as managers of important agricultural operations. The school has an agricultural faculty of 20 instructors; men who have received their training in the best agricultural schools of the country. Young colored men and women who desire to take courses in practical and scientific agriculture are now offered the best opportunity to pursue such courses in one of the largest and best equipped schools for practical and scientific agriculture to be found in the south. The following courses are offered: Dairying, three years course. Dairy Husbandry, two years course. Swine Raising, two years course. Beef Raising, three years course. Slaughtering, two years course. Fruit Raising, two years course. General Farming, two years course. Truck Gardening, two years course Care and Management of Cattle and Stock, two years course. Pohltry Raising, two years course. In addition there is a special Post Graduate course of or two years provided for graduates of high schools and colleges. We are especially anxious to have a large number of agricultural students who have finished high school or college courses. Any young man who is ambitious enough to finish any of the courses above mentioned can readily secure immediate employment at good salaries. Opportunities are now open to 500 young men and women who may wish to take any of the above courses of instruction. The cost of board is $8.50 per month. No charge for instruction. For further information, address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 6-25-12t NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pythian Mutual Investment Association, a corporation, organized and doing business under the laws of West Virginia, will be held the 5th day of, August, A. D. 1908, at 2 o'clock p. m., of that day, in the large hall room in that certain building owned by said Association, situate in the city of Huntington, county of Cabell, state of West Virginia, for the purpose of electing directors for said Association pursuant to its by-laws, and for the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before said meeting. Given under my hand this 2nd day of June; A. D. 1908. W. J. THOMPSON, Pres. 7-2-4t Save up for the Institute City Lot Sale, July 23. If you haven't a regular healthy movement of the bowels open, you can be well. Force, in the shape of bowels open, on your abdomen, is dangerous. The anesthetist, easily manipulate, is keeping the bowels clear and clean is to take CANDY OATHARTIC Cancarets THE WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palmetto, with Grape Good, Dr. Good, Never Slicken, Weken or Gripe; 10, 25 and cents per box. Writes for free sample, add book- let to address. Address: 438 Sterling Remedy Company. Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN neath which lies 'all that remains of Edward E. Cooper; and in laying it, softly, earnestly and sympathetically, say: 'He was but mortal, the same as the milling and millions of us who tarry here yet for a brief spell! "Life is like a budding flower that blooms and fades and is robbed of its blooms almost between sun up and sun down. Life is too short for anything but the distribution of good will to all!" Bridge. If a colored passenger bound for Virginia boards a car line in the District of Columbia and pays his fare before reaching the Virginia boundary, he is an interstate passenger and is not amenable to the "jim crow" laws of Virginia. He cannot be forced to change his seat. If ejected or maltreated, he may recover damages through the courts of the District. If, however, the fare is collected after the Virginia line has been passed, the colored passenger is subject to the laws of Virginia and must occupy the seats set apart for Negroes, and has no redress if put off for refusal to comply with the conductor's demands, looking to the enforcement of the separation law. This construction of the status of Negro passengers traveling between the District of Columbia grew out of a suit for $20,000 damages against the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad, instituted by Agnes Carver, colored, who was forcibly removed from a car and lodged in a Virginia jail for alleged non-compliance with the orders of a conductor to move to the seats designated for colored people to occupy. The road was sustained on proving that the fare of Mrs. Carver was collected on the Virginia side. Colored passengers going to Virginia will hereafter insist upon paying their fare before crossing the Aqueduct bridge, and beat the "jim crow" car law to a pulp. Bishop Turner Out for Taft. Bishop Henry M. Turner, the senior prelate of the great African Methodist Episcopal church, unquestionably one of the strongest intellectual and moral forces the race has ever produced is out for Taft. His support of the election of the former war secretary is all the more significant because of the fact that at the famous council of bishops held in Washington last February, the voice of "the old man eloquent" was arrayed against the candidacy of Judge Taft, and his attitude influenced many others of the ministry who are accustomed to follow, wherever the white plume of their Henry of Navarre waves. The advice of the venerable prelate that Taft be supported by the rank and file of the race will go far to relieve the tension that has been felt painfully in some important departments of the A. M. E. church, especially in the south. In an editorial in his paper, the Voice of the People, Bishop Turner had this to say: "The republican national convention, just over in Chicago, nominated Hon. William Howard Taft for president of the United States, and he is now before the country for the suffrages of the people. We hope he will be elected, as the democrats will offer us nothing for the elevation of our race. We believe a more popular man with the masses could have been selected, yet he is the nominee, and the colored voters, as well as the whites, have no other standard-bearer who represents republican sentiment, and there is nothing to do but to rally around Mr. Taft. He may have spoken some unfortunate words, and made some unfortunate remarks, as it relates to the black man; but he is before the country now, and a number of his admirers think that he will be as true to right and justice as the needle to the pole, and we ask for nothing but fair treatment." The masses of the A. M. E. church, and the race at large, have faith in the judgment of Bishop Turner, and are willing to follow him in preference to the agitators who advise a bolt to the party that bases its very existence upon disfranchisement; that sustains the jim carrow car law, and openly favors the elimination of the Negro soldier, root and branch, from the military, establishment of the United States. Bishop Hood to Issue Statement. Word has been received by a leading Zion churchman here that Bishop J. W. Hood, the senior prelate of the A. M. E. Zion church, is not pleased with the tendency of the editor of the Star of Zion to lead the church of Varick over into the democratic party. He holds that the journal is the organ and property of the Zion denomination and must not be used to voice the personal feelings of one man with reference to such a vital proposition as the political attitude of a body embracing 600,000 souls. Bishop Hood declares that at the proper time he will issue a statement of his views on the political situation, and makes it plain that he will urge the Negroes of the country to stand up as one man for the election of Judge Taft. Councilman Harry S. Cummings, of Baltimore, was in the city, Sunday, and says the meeting of the National Negro Business League in the Monumental City next month will be the biggest and best the organization has yet known. R. W. T. Wait for the lot sale at Institute City, July 23. Man On Death Bed Confesses That He Was One of the Vigilance Committee That Exterminated Murderers. (New York Times) The story from Chicago, printed in yesterday's Times giving the confession of George Evans Downer that he was on a vigilance committee which ran down and killed the notorious Bender family, if his death bed tale many he credited, will put an end to speculation as to the fate of the arch-murders. The Bender murders in the shanty near Cherryvale, Kan., in 1873 have been equaled only by the Guinness murders brought to light, last May on a farm near Laporte, Ind. The Benders, husband and wife, one son and a daughter, Kate, ran the shanty near Cherryvale as an inn. Kate was known also as Johanna. She is believed to have been the director of all of the murders. She posed as a medium and advertised in papers in Kansas as being able to cure all sorts of maladies, including, as one of her advertisements read, "the cure of deaf and dumbness." In the country around Cherryvale Kate Bender was feared by men and women. Stalwart, domineering in her manner, and afraid of nothing that walked or crawled, she also frightened the farming folk by her alleged witchcraft. She made potions from roots and herbs, and claimed for them magic powers. When the discovery of the many murders committed in the Bender shanty was made it was thought that Kate and deliberately created fear and repulsion for her, so that neighbors would not bother her, her mother, father, and brother at their chosen work of murder. Those who answered Kate's ad vertisement and wayfathers who paused at the shanty for food and shelter were the victims, it is believed that Kate herself wielded the iron hammer which crushed the skulls of her victims and then cut their throats, leaving the other members of the family to dispose of the bodies. In April, 1873 the Bender family suddenly abandoned their little farm. The old man sold his mules, a watch, and a lot of clothing, supposed to have been taken from victims murdered in the shanty, and bought tickets at Thayer for Humboldt, a distant town. Prior to the departure of the Benders the disappearance, of Dr. William H. York, brother of a state senator, who lived in the neighborhood of Cherryvale, was reported. In a search for him his buggy was found wagged between two trees, the horses still held fast by the traces and nearly famished for want of food and water. On her buggy were blood stains. Not far away was the abandoned shanty of the Benders. The bleating of a starving gait attracted the attention of the investigators, and an examination of the Bender place was made. Under a bed was found a trap door swinging downward. It covered a well six feet deep and five feet in diameter. Investigation showed that it had been used as a vault for dead bodies. The walls of the well were coated with human blood, but there were no bodies. A search of the field around the shanty was made, and although it was plowed, a sounding rod soon revealed a soft spot, and from a grave four feet deep was taken the body of Dr. York. It was easily identified. Further search brought out five other burial places, in one of which were the bodies of an old man and a little girl. The body of the girl showed no wounds, and it was believed that the child had been thrown into the pit alive and buried with the old man. The head of the old man had been beaten in with a hammer and his throat cut. All of the other victims had been slain in the same fashion. The first news of this wholesale murder reached the East on May 1 1873, through a brief dispatch to the Times. It was followed on May 12 with a long account by way of Kansas City. Three additional graves were found, and the families of missing persons all through the Middle West were heading for the Bender farm. Detectives from many states started out to trail the murderous family, but no trace of them was found. A German named Brockman, who knew the Benders, was supposed to know of their whereabouts, and the Kansans took hold of him, strung him to a tree, and lowered him just in time to save his life. He was told to tell what he knew of the Benders, but insisted even then that he know nothing of them. He was strung up a second time, and the crowd howled to him to tell or he'd pay with his life for his silence. Again when let down he vowed that he knew nothing of the murders. A third time he was strung up and use down. Then he was permitted to go. Many arrests of suspicious persons were made in the state and many vigilance committees started off on hunts for the Benders. None of them ever reported finding them. In Downer's story he said that when the vigilance committee of which he was a member came upon the Benders in their flight and engaged them in battle Kate was the last to fall. She died fighting savagely, preferring rather to die than be captured. WAR ON RATS INAUGURATED IN WHEELING Wheeling, W. V., July 15.—The Woman's civic club, at a meeting at the board of trade has decided to inaugurate a war for the extermination of rats. The pest, aside from being very destructive animals, also carry disease to an extent that has been only too evident upon occasions and from a sanitary standpoint, rather than from any other the campaign is undertaken. The second ward market-house, it developed in the discussion, is particularly afflicted with the rodents and will receive special attention from the civic club in their campaign. A similar campaign upon rats is being made by the civic club of Washington, D. C. A GOOD GAME IS PROMISED ON SATURDAY What promises to be one of the best games of ball played here this season, is the one scheduled for Saturday on the Y. M. C. A. grounds. It will be called at 2:30 and the contests will be the Y. M. C. A. Team of this city and the fast aggregation from Huntington, the best nine of that city. Posters have been widely distributed throughout the city and it is very likely, that, the weather permitting, the attendance will be record breaking in size. The local team has shown remarkable improvement lately and will push a hard fight against the visitors. GOOD SCORES ARE MADE AT CAMP BAGULEY Reports from Camp Baguley, near Kingwood, indicate that the teams from the various companies of the First brigade are doing splendid work and that the competition is heated. Excellent scores have been made by a large number of the participants, everyone of whom has done exceptionally well considering the little practice that has been afforded. The work this morning was in the Sharpshooters' match, pistol competition, in which only those who have made the grade of sharpshooter or better were allowed to enter. The distance was at 15, 25 and 50 yards. The prizes offered are medals, for high score a gold one, the next high a silver one and the third a bronze one. This afternoon the Marksmens' match, pistol competition, will be held, and several other warm contests are promised by the program. A team of 12 principals and three alternates, to represent the state in the national matches to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in August, will be selected in the following manner. The twenty persons having the highest aggregate in the company team and state individual match will be kept on the range after the close of the competitions and required to shoot over the following course three times: 200, 600, 800 and 1,000 yards slow fire, 200 yards rapid fire and one skirmish run of 20 shots. Then, the fifteen having the highest aggregate will constitute the state team, provided that no officer above the grade of captain shall compete for a place on this team, and all persons competing for places on the state team must have been members of the West Virginia national guard for one year at date of competition and must have performed 75 percent of all military duty required of them during the year. Wait for the Institute. City Lot Sale. July 23rd. Call and see our full line of Perfumes, Soaps, Rubber Goods and Drug Sundries. We make a specialty of pres- criptions using only the purest drugs : : : : : We send medicine to anypart of the state upon order. Fountain service and ice cream pre- pared to take home at all times. We Welcome You. New Phone 1072. Old Phone 897. GEM PHARMACY Corner Washington & Dickinson Streets. CHARLESTON W. VA. MODEL TOWN ON THE GUYAN VALLEY ROAD General Manager James C. Beebe of the United States Coal and Oil Company, who is interested in a number of West Virginia corporations, has been in Cincinnati, and told of the model mining town of Holden over on the Guyan Valley branch. Mr. Beebe told the Cincinnatians that Paris and San Francisco in their palmest days were never equal to Holden as a cosmopolitan city. "Holden has no municipal problems," remarked Mr. Beebe. "It has fine water, clean streets, perfect order, good schools, blooming prosperity and everything else that is necessary for human happiness. We have only about 2,500 people so far and am the simpure boss of the whole works. Our municipal slaughter house took care of 1,000 head of cattle for food of the town last year. All the men work in our mines or up our railroad, and it is the only town on earth that has not felt the pinch of the late money panic. I would like to take some of the Cincinnati newspaper men who have written about coal miners being starved and let them see the actual conditions at Holden. We are working full time right now. In our town we have one or more representatives of every nation on earth that I ever heard of. We have them from the interior of Asia and from the Sahara, Australasia, the Arctic and Antarctic regions. They all seem happy and they are all going to vote for William Howard Taft for president. At least all will vote for him who are qualified to vote at all." A BABY FALLS 16 FEET TO THE PAVEMENT Huntington, W. Va., July 15. Garnet, the two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Davis fell from a window of their home, on the second story of the building occupied by Via & Davis, restaurant, on Ninth street, and alighted on the brick pavement in the alley. The child was picked up quickly and carried upstairs and Dr. Vinson was summoned to attend to it. After a thorough examination he pronounced that there was no broken bones and no evidence of internal injury. The child was not rendered unconscious by its fall. While there is yet a possibility of an undiscovered internal injury it is not believed that the child is seriously hurt and there is much wonder expressed over the fact that it could survive such an experience. The window from which it fell is sixteen feet from the pavement. Just how the child came to fall is a mystery. It was playing with its brother, several years older than its self when it fell against the screen which covered the window. The screen gave way and the child fell backwards. From all evidence it lit with its face downward. There is much dispute concerning this, however, as to two of the half dozen men who witnessed the accident agree on the point. There is only one bruise on the child's body and this is on one knee. The accident created considerable excitement as all who saw the body fall felt sure that it must have been killed. Persons eating in the restaurant heard the thud caused by the impact of the child's body against the pavement. FIRST SEASHORE C. & D. EXCURSION The first seashore excursion of the season will be run over the Chicagoake and Ohio railroad to Off Point Comfort tomorrow. The excursionists will be taken care of on No. 4 and No. 2 the regular trains and a special rate of twelve dollars for the round trip has been arranged with a sixteen day limit. The Kanawha and Michigan railroad is advertising one of the popular excursions to Niagara. Fallation the 3, 4, 5, 6 and 30th of August, special rate of seven dollars for the round trip is offered from Charleston and tickets have a twelve day limit. Because of the excessive heat of the past two weeks many local people will take advantage of the cheap rates for an outing on the seashore and Great Lakes this summer. Another Lot Sale at Institute, July 23. You will have another chance to a lot at Institute City, July 26. PATENTS TRADE RIGHTS DESIGN COPYRIGHTS Anyone sending ... will be charged quickly assortiate our opinion, free when invention is probably patentable. Our items actively contaminate the environment sent free. Outset agency for supplying patent special notices, without charge in the Scientific American A handsomely illustrated weekly, devoted creation of any involving the human reart. Four hospitals, $1,000, by all warranties. MUNN & Co 381 Broadway, New York Branch Office: 65 P. St. 17, St. Louis, I. N. REPUBLICAN DELEGATES with weak eyes, should take an vantage of their stay in the city to have their eyes examined and, if found defective, to be fitted with Many of you are not so alienated that you can get proper optical service at home, consequently you have already neglected your eyes too long. We offer FREE EYE EXAMINATION and GUARANTEE RESULTS. You are invited to call ERNST Jeweler and Mfg. Optician Cor. Va. Streets and Avenues Charleston, W. Va. Do You Want a Lot at Your Own Price? At Institute City another of those popular auction sale of lots will be held on ADVOCATE SUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY THE ADVOCATE PUBLISHING CO., Office, Pythian Building, Charleston, W. Va. Home Phone 923. The Advocate is entered in the office at Charleston, W. Va., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months ..... $0.50 Four months ..... 1.30 One year ..... 1.50 REPUBLICAN TICKET. For President: WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, of Ohio. For Vice-President: JAMES S. SHERMAN, of New York. CONGRESSIONAL TICKET. For Congress: JOSEPH HOLT GAINES. STATE TICKET For Governor: CHARLES W. SWISHER, of Marion County. For Judges of Supreme Court: IRA E. ROBINSON. W. N. MILLER. L. J. WILLIAMS. For Secretary of State: STUART F. REED, of Harrison County. For Auditor: JOHN SHERMAN DARST, of Jackson County. For Attorney General: WILLIAM G. CONLEY, of Preston County. For State Supt. of Schools: M. P. SHAWKEY, of Kanawha County. For Treasurer: E. L. LONG, of McDowell County For State Senate: E. T. ENGLAND of Logan County. KANAWHA COUNTY TICKET. For House of Delegates: CHARLES W. GOOD. JOHN NUGENT. JOHN A. THAYER. SAM. C. HARLESS. E. C. COLCORD. For Clerk of County Court: For Clerk of Circuit Court: IRA H. MOTTESHEARD. For Prosecutor Attorney: S. B. AVIS. For Judge Intermediate Court: HENRY K. BLACK. For Sheriff: S. P. SMITH. For County Commissioners M. P. MALCOLM. A. R. SHEPARD. For County Surveyor: FRANK D. BARRON. A PRIMARY LAW NEEDED. Never in the history of the state was the need of a primary law more apparent than now, when one party is split in twain and the two leading candidates for leading place on the ticket of another are making charges and counter charges which are bound to create animosities. Such a condition as now confronts the republican party never would have existed but for the attitude assumed by certain republican leaders from the southern end of the state, who placed their personal ambitions above the party's welfare. Less than 18 months ago the question of selecting the candidates for state offices by a primary election held simultaneously throughout the state was before the West Virginia legislature. Had the will of the people been obeyed, a primary law would now grace our statutes, but the bosses opposed. They saw in the bill a curtailment of their power. To be deprived of the privilege of packing conventions which choose delegates was-fatal to their system. The primary bill was ruthlessly slain. The means employed for the accomplishment of their end, while permissible in politics, reflect neither glory upon the bosses nor honor upon the republican party. Claiming to see in the primary bill "Negro domination," they brought the color question into play and used it with telling effect. They did not content themselves with predicting that the Negro would take places on the county tickets, where his numbers would entitle him to such a privilege, but circulated an unautahrized interview in which a Negro lawyer expressed his intention to become a candidate for the position of circuit judge should the bill become a law. Then it was they sowed the wind. You The Advocate is a republican newspaper, and stands by the nominees of the party, so long as they are not of the Evans type. But before we were republicans, we were Negroes; and the interests of our race are paramount to all others. The good of the Negro and of the republican party demands the passage of a state primary law, that every man may have the opportunity to register and have counted his preference of those, who are aspirants for honors at the hands of his party.. WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY. All friends of Negro education must regret the straits in which Wilberforce University finds herself at this time. Following fast upon the heels of the retirement of President Jones, comes the announcement that more than $40,000 is retired to pay off the indebtedness of this famous A. M. E. institution of learning. Since the state of Ohio made its first appropriation to the school an anomalous condition has existed at Wilberforce, such as is not to be found in any similar institution in the land. Part of the instructors look to and receive their salaries from the state, while the others are dependent upon the church. The state departments are well supplied with equipment. The church/end often finds itself in want. Between the two sets of instructors there has not always existed peace and harmony, nor has the lot of the president been an enviable one. President Jones never had the loyal support of all his subordinates, many of whom looked upon him as an interloper, and his efforts to make the school self-sustaining by its farm products and other reforms arrayed against him an element which has had much to do with his downfall. He took issue with the vested interests and lost The new president, Prof. Scarborough, enters upon his duties with a $40,000 debt, an enormous sum when one considers the source from which the money must be raised. In learning, he stands among the best our race affords, but his ability to raise money, his executive powers are unknown. Although he should not be held responsible for the retrenchments which are likely to be along the line of reduction of salaries, as advocated by Bishop Turner, his administration will come in for the blame. There will be but a few of his associates who will not think himself equally as well, if not better, qualified to act as president. When to this feeling of envy is added the mediation of salary, the total given disbursement, from which both President Scarborough and the university will enter. Bishop H. M. Turner, through his organ, The Voice of the People, announces his hope that Mr. Taft may be elected. He believes that a man more popular with the masses could have been selected, "yet," he says, "he is the nominee, and the colored voters, as well as the whites, have no other standard bearer who represents republican sentiment, and there is nothing else to do but to rally around Mr. Taft." A rather grueling endorsement, it is true, but it is significant nevertheless. Bishop Turner was of those who fought the nomination of Mr. Taft most bitterly. In this he exercised the right of every American citizen. He, like a number of others, would have prefer.nd another, but like every good party man, he abides by the decision of the majority. Living, as he does in a state, where disfranchisement threatens and other racial prescriptions are actual facts, he could not so stultify himself as to support the party which is responsible for these conditions. It is easy for Bishop Walters in New Jersey, Rev. Walton in Washington and Mr. Trotter in Boston to advocate democracy, but they view democracy from afar. Bishop Turner resides in Atlanta, whose name recalls a massacre of a defenseless people which was suggested by a democratic candidate and furthered by democratic newspapers. He lives in a state which is cursed with a demagogue of the most radical type. He knows what true democracy is. Therefore, he is for Mr. Taft. And why should he not be? What is there to be gained by us in supporting Mr. Bryan? He has expressed his unqualified approval of the course adopted by the south to suppress the Negro vote. The Denver convention, which was his creature body and soul, slammed the door in the face of those trucking Negroes who went, before it pleading for a mere word of encouragement to enter the democratic camp. The best they got was that Mr. Bryan could, if he felt so disposed, protest in his letter of acceptance against the discharge of the black battalion. Would his portest, even if he should make it, which is doubtful, have any weight after his election? Every democratic governor on the committee before which the case was tried is opposed to the resignation of the soldiers. Not only, are they against us in this, but each and every one of them is on record with his party to "keep the nigger in his place." This being the attitude of the democratic party, nothing is left for Bishop Turner or any other sensible Negro to do but support Mr. Tatt. He could not, except at the risk of having himself rated a knave or a fool, espouse the cause of Mr. Bryan. However much he/would like to play the independent and vote as his conscience dictates, he must, if he lives in a southern state and has the right of suffrage, cast his lot with the party which boldly declares for the manhood rights of all men, TALKING THROUGH HIS HAT. In the controversy which arose in the republican state convention here last week as to whether or not the committee, in creating two committeemen at large, intended both places for Negroes, a delegate of color from McDowell county made the astounding statement that the Negroes did not think hot hpositions were intended for them; that the committee would have let it be known if such was their intention; that the Negroes did not expect them; and intimated that they did not want them. It is within the memory of men of this generation when McDowell, where the republican party is more than half black and tan, sent delegations to republican state conventions composed of an equal number of white and colored men. Gradually this number has been reduced till now there are but five Negroes. Why? Simply because McDowell Negroes, like those of some other counties, have spokesmen, either in office or with their lightning rods erected, who fear to jeopardize tehir chances by asking for simple justice. They are unfortunate in having too many men, rated as leaders, who "behd the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift may follow fawning." It would not have been beyond the bounds of reason to have expected or even asked for both commitmen, and taht we did not get them was owing largely, if not wholly, to our not making an unanimous demand. Whatever we have gotten or whatever we may expect to get politically must come through wise, persistent demands. The pig that does not get tend for his teat, when there are more pigs than teats, does not get one. Neither will we so long as there are applicants, equalling the number that John grew, for every place, he considered, unless we stand up for them like men. The gentleman from McDowell may not have expected the additional committeeman to be a Negro; he may not have wanted it for himself; but the gentleman from McDowell spoke only for the gentlemen from McDowell. There are same others in West Virginia. When candidate after candidate mounted the stage at the Wigwam last Thursday and announced that he had always lived a consistent republican and expected to die in the full triumph of the faith, an amen now and then was the only ingredient lacking to make of the Assembly an old-time Methodist experience meeting. The Wheeling Intelligence says there is no Lincoln Republican party; that the convention held at the court house, being composed of the majority of the delegates, was the regular convention. Mr. Scherr announces that the Lincoln Republican party is here to stay. What's in a name anyway? Why not call it Mugwump? The republicans at Chicago thought they were some pumpkins when they howled 48 minutes without a break, but they were not in it with the Denver crowd, which gave a continuous performance of an hour and twenty-eight minutes. Thus are records made and broken. Coincident with the examination of applicants for license to practice medicine in this state, the West Virginia Undertakers are in session here this week. Such a juxtaposition of the cause and effect is worthy of more than passing attention. "Bryan is willing to share the White House," says an exchange. Mr. Taft will be "at home" after March 4th and will doubtless be delighted to have him accept an invitation for a week-end. The National Negro Business League, then the National Medical Association. After that we will proceed with the election of Mr. Taft. It's up to Tom Johnson to follow Hearst's example and establish a party of his own. You will have another chance for a lot at Institute City, July 21. THE GOSPEL OF GOOD TIMES "And, therefore, it came to me, when the seven fat years had been fulfilled, that there were those among the people who cried with one voice: 'Behold the years of famine and darkness are upon us.'" 2. And straightway they did crawl into dark gaves, and pulled the caves in after them, and did shut out the sunlight. 3. And they lamented with many immanentations, saying: "The years of darkness have come and the sun hides his face from the children of men." 4. Then came others who were wise in that generation, and did basse upon the stones that were rolled before the caves wherein the calamity howlers howled, and cried unto them to come forth, saying: "Behold the sun still shines, and the face of Nature is fair to see, and thy crops in en fast unto the harvest, and shall another reap in thy fields where thou hath sown?" 5. But the dwellers in darkness cried to get them hence, saying: "Knw ye not that darkness is upon the land and we cannot see; may verily, even the hands before our eyes." 6. "Here now will we hide, for we have a little provision, but enough only to suffice for our own needs during the dark days, and when we behold the sun again, then shall we come forth and till the fields, but not yet, nor soen." And those who were without held council together, saying: "None are so blind as those who will not see, and wherefore shall we not gather to ourselves the ripe grain of these our sightless brethren which lies ready to our sickles? Then shall we have all our own and twofold more, and when these howlers of the caves are an hungered, lo, we will jar loose from them many sheikels for that which was their own and they would not take. And it shall come to pass that we shall wax fat and our sons shall wax strong upon the land." RAYMOND CITY. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kingsley returned from Staunton, Va., Thursday, and reported a pleasant trip. The missionary society met at the First aBpist church, Friday evening. An excellent program was rendered. Mrs. Cornelia Coles is sick at her home, on Main street. H. Woods, A. J. Hiergon and Charles Williams atteded the convention in Charleston last week. Rev. A. Massie preached an interesting sermon at the First Baptist church, Sunday night. Miss Eliza Dickerson returned from Charleston, Monday. acu ea Eee Pea nies Ba Reo i SIDE GNTERUES Se BE CE OMOEA: Bie a ' fe eee ee cate OBE ee ne Eames. an Der een 5 i Senha tS Rhee Sek ae Be Re EN ry th CH aa ee a IBRRRI Si oS bu NAOMI PAE gyi . f teem TT =e Soa ; pee BEB RRR RD Tat Re wae ee WOUND rag a iat tpt RENT |. Ce ae Pena TRC eae 2 a: ee aye ue cae yn ee ae eee ‘ EEBERT HOBBARD Oa ©. ACHARLES' ae ct ee pee re he eee ae nee fe See Boe Paes Bue Oak iN LE TM? 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Hazléwopas on | foe and: ved. over 8,000 | Seeeeeningnaiee , leaton Bei 767. eR Anotiak on ote opuide cughical RCM tot Hesowond ogc aan’ ceconee he WTA OeaE [s Lmmae auction}, Mra, .aimiieat Porterfield’ who, hag | Soe Bumibersot ate Soceluihe the lar- Se BS erfield, Who: haw | @°8' number sof votes had. the privi- ' PK | afro 1615 Maa ee ew | ‘ Tho dato: for (he MEAT ARee which haa teed: nartasienl THE BAUER MEAT. & FISH COMPANY. 28° AND.30 CAPITOL ST. : nnn iia bs Beef, Veal. Mutton, Pork, Fresh Pork Sausage | and Weiner: 4 : Our Own Make : : Try our machine sliced | Hams and Bacon | OYSTERS, FISH, POULTRY pat eet aa in all the Cheese — \. We want your maccnegs: for we have compléte stock: in our | lines and you can get it when you | want it most. a Lt wi me Lt 8M eb ty te, Sib iw ‘ORDER OF PUBLICATION. State ot er veee Kanawha Qounty, as! At Rules heid:t the Clerk's office of, #io. Cikoult Court, of” Kanawha County, on the first ‘Monday, in the month of July, 1908). Alexander Hendersoj, Platntimt, vs» J) In Chancery. Mary EB. Hendergou;. Defendant; SSS American and’ Kuropaan, ‘A Popular Hotel ‘for Colored People. 85 Rooms. 50c, 7c, and $1 ver day. Lodging, 35¢ and’ 50c. Snécial~ Rates by ‘Week or Month. { We cater to Weddings, Sup. pers and Soclety Functions, One Block ‘from State Capitol. New. Phone 1098 500 Capitol St ° ———— F.C. BROWN, Prop. Ns eRe hese oN : 2 (Phe object -of thisfau{t ts to ¢gb- taln a divorce from the bonds of ma- irimony.) “os ‘This day came Plaintiff by his’ At toritey; and onjhig tgtion, and {t ap- pearing by afldavit filed, that the Ne- fehdant is a non-resident of thy State, It 1s ordered’ thatyshe do ap. pear within one month after the date of the first publication hereof, and do what is-necessary:to protect her tn- terest tn this suit, ‘ ‘Teste: D. M. SHIRKEY, Clerk: T, G. NUTTER, Sol. % Notice to;Tnke Depositions, To Mary E. Henderson: Take.Notice: ‘That on the lat day of August, A.D. 1908, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and.4 o'clock D. m., at the law office of 'T. @, Nut- ter, Bsq.,, 604 1:2 Kanawha ‘streot, Charleston, W.. Va..61 will take’ the deposition of myself and. others, to be read tn evidenced in my behglt in @ certain suit {i chancery now pénd- lg In the Cireutt Court for tho: Coim- ty of Kanawha, and State of | West Virginia, in which Alexander Hender- son fy Plaintiff’ and Mary 1) Hender- son’ is Defendant. . It fiom any cause the taking’ of sald deposition shall not . be op menced or completed on the.. day Aforeshid, the same shall be contini- ed from day to day, or from_time to UUme, at, the same place, and between the game hours, until the same shal be completed, mee Aa ALEXANDER HENDERSON, 2S Dale Varco -envo . By Oounsel, CHARLESTON NEWS Hope, Prldarviot/lask: week, 0 3) After ah fliness of about a year's. ‘duration, . Henry, Waihust died yo terday morning of Hibeetiot eke ‘deceseeT fe survived: by his. vite, three amall ohtidred, two ulster Miaicds W.. Viney: and’ Mr}, Cornelia Johuson—and a large number ‘ot frlends, to whom the Hews of bis death’ will be recetted with'singere regret. A Re ag ‘i Miso ‘Théliie Hickmin, | accompa. nled by: ape eae: retimne, Qdto her hdsie, at ily gh tie Be ot the week Miss Hickmian’<ihad, aportt-a tow days here: visiting “hor mothiek, BS tales | J, Cubert Cdmpbeii, of thd census bitroin, Washington, }. C., ie spend ing ‘his! vacation here, with tile par. euts, Gon, and Mrs, Jas, A. Camp- bell. aN “Anottior Of thoss popuidr auction fale Of lots will be Letidax Institure | City, thursday, tae £srd. ae Phyllis Wheatley Court, No. 1, Or- der of Calaathe, will entertain si friends at the K, of 2. air, Weane: May evening of next Weex. “Good :inu- sic willbe praviited toY the occasion, and aPleasant me ts astured all who attend, - ‘The mid-summer carnival given by. the A. 'M, #. church, was @ success ais. Maud Woodson ” recetved ~ the Uighest number of votes, 256, at 10 Heunts each, ‘and ‘was crowned ‘queen, with which hotior went a goid waien, Miss Mary oach received thé next highest—14y.1-2—und" was present: ed with a beautiful gold ring. Mind Irene 1. MeCoy caine next, with: 127 votes, and Miss Mary L. Yancy, 60; ‘yhe total receipts of the curaivai were $132. = Key. W. E. Walker, pastor of St. Paul A. M. #, church, is attending the Sunday, school coxventlon of tid connection at Varkersburg this week: ‘Phe Ladies Ald Noelety ot the. A. M.-H. church Will meet Us’ evening at the church. ‘The meeting was cali €d by the. president, Mrs, Matt\¢ Moas, = 4 Mis, Mary ‘Teal will nave, a yéra party at her residence, on Sradtord gtreet, Friday might. |The .progeeds will be turned over to the Simpson law. Te, church, Mrs, Eliza Wells, of Gallipolis, 0., tai in the elty to spend. a few weeks with her daughter, Mra. G. B. Porter; Miss Julla Glenn {e reported very fll at her home, on McFarlandystreet. Mike, the Ii-year-old son. of, Mr. and Mrs.'Hugene Perkins, was pain! fully bitten on the wrist bythe vick ous dog of & nefgtbor, Sunday, Nd Serious teauite’dre expected ‘from the WON Md althoughcables.. hive. beet prevalent ‘Mereabouts recently,’ and HPO “or three ‘deaths’ trom this ‘cause haye occurred. ‘ > ‘The Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist church meets this. evening with Mrs, Allie Barnett at her red dence, on Jacobs street, ‘The organization of the Bbehdaer Baptist, West Charleston, was. her- fected Sunday afternoon, =. At the gonclusion of the services the mom- bers ‘of the new church served a treo dinner, in a near by grove, to a large number of persons, Rev. R. D. W. leadaws, state gntésiqnary, assisted in BP oceantaifens Miss M. B. Calloway, of Mt. Hope, was’ a business visitor to'the city this week. , Mrs. Ben Anderson is very iil at her. home, on the South Side. << Mrs. Amanda Johnston, of “Mal: den, was the Sunday guést of Mrs, H. B. Rice. * | Transformation Pomipadours, the latest styles in hair goods, at! Mra, Brown's 500 Capitol atreet. ‘ Mrs. A. J. Plerson, on Pledniont, ‘entertained the Lifters Soctety last ‘Tuesday, evehing. ‘The out-of-town guest wie Mrs, Burgess. - Mrs. Maggie Wilson, of Raymond City, was a pleasant visitor of Afra. M.A. Plerson, on Piedmont, Mra.-Sarah: Washington, of Wine field, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jobn Hare, this week, Miss Bessie Hare is convaledent, Mra. Omma Buckingham, of Win:| field, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. John Hare. ‘The Willing Workers met (last week at Mrs, Chas. Teal's, on Brad ford street.’ ‘here were three vialt- ors, x Mr. and Mrs. Teal spent Sunday in the country. + 2 Charles Teal ts indisposed. O. Hammond, of 509 ‘Watill street, hay moved.to West Charleston. Mrs, Eliza Holland, of Cineinnatt, O., lett Wednesday for her home at. ter a mhort visit to relatives in thf city. Mra, Mildred Banké, of Handtey) was the guest of frlends last week. Mihan Cte og ee ee WE ae ane wv olls, of- ere { teem Me ak fetoals iw thie clty'2 ah CagmpbaE. Atheny, O., w to: fearn “PHBt he ts ‘sorioae)y iy tn the Hosp t at Columbus, abit tt’ te feared Meciteration tor epbendtitia WILL A eaeidaary. Ee ee Wot Lancaster, Gate ‘gueht. Of biaymrendwothex, ‘Mrs, Fan- nié BaiBRH Sent: strove, 2. ices: = Dr, Gu aBamett, of, Hunttigton, wae iagesaiey last’ woot: attmm diy the statecon¥ention and greeting old fries $ aft i A aa ther, a prominonesbeih ber of pe delexation "ti the st! Hon wan gabe ein lita elem BR est Sok od Mea Thomas Yasrotuined frame oi to. friends at: Raymond CMY. ese Cue disltras | ‘iin, Enel Simma_ and ,1ieia Bon of Ansomig ert Thursday afternoon toavlaseenehgtives in Lesph Va. Miro, Sleniam has been. thie quash: of Mr ZondoMrs. J. M. Hazlewood, on Woshington Woeet the pant month. © + Mire, (Baraat Porterfield, “who. has, ‘Seen Rta deen Bic tenipeveral montha, ts. very South sgbheed, ree ee poy Waters, Ir., of Lewis: wie, Aiageritned to nis homie after apeni gr ‘aya with hla Sore FEL AW. Waters aby wite on Bo ‘gtiget Rev. Waters? trends ‘yn. bth proud of the excellent work he'himesbean able to accomplish since Moo e the ministry, * Br. GeyHy Gray, the dentist, had equipped: Aliofiice In. the KK. . of P. balldingresth all the, Jogest. hxtures and ingtrufgnts for the practice of his iretonalee, Charleston {8 @ good location om dentlat’ and Dr:- Gray wit, comesittom one of the best ,dan- fal collegeath the eountry: and has practiged. dm» Cleveland for several } Years, gould receive a Mineral patron: aad | 1 Dr. Glay, of Lewieburg, was among the Visitors) to the city this week... Mra-sJenille Burks of Clnalmaatt)o 1s. In. the ‘ely to, spend the gusumes With. Ber sons, David and Beh, Burks. Mrs. Burkats a former resident: of thia olt}gria her many frignia, here are, klad Masarect heron het retatn, vialt. a, ined “Mus, JaneyGains, of Chicago, id in the J/city tovvisit her mother, Mrg. Duabar. Gains wil] also spend some time With her brother, Charles Where, on Lewis street, ; Mrs. Isaitth Campbell had: as her guest last'webk: Mrs, W. H. Foreman, of Handleys i q The musicble given by the. choir ot the: First, Baptist churen Friday evening, amy, ereely. attended and a nowt Bim ‘Was realized for the:pur- chase 6t Rew books for yse in the choir, , . ‘ Mios‘Nenale 1. Burroughs, corres- Pponding secretary of’ the — nattona’ ieehondbeen whee hee at eA 38) and! will-dey, or aa AONSBaeROIOES OS asin he a , kaa imath: tute; ‘eet260"") purrdu ghd wil}. deliver an. anes In the after- noon, Sunday July 26, at the First Baptist church’'in this city." This ts the: date for the-@eneral obgervancd of: 4}Woman'dybay't: throughout the coutiiey, ana| ston ‘women t) foxpinate to-YAvoy ise Bustoudhy bwith:them, aby ert i i. UNIFORM EXAMINATION. — ‘The second tniform examination for Kanawha county for 1908 will be Held in the Ciiiteston “High School, on “Quartier eet) Thursday and Friday, July #brdsand 46th, cd mencing at 7280 o'clock, the first day. * + English one is the division of Roi{eral: histor gsitimed: for the, ox aniination, ee meee M. P. SHAWKEY, County Superintendent, : eaten Wait for the lot sate at Institate City, July 23. LG "J tu Tu Er Ee 4d ee eae While here lagthweek keeping tab ‘on convention proceedings, R. B. Hor ner, editor of tne Parkersburg Sent nel, had not made np his mind about entering the race. for the democratic nomination for congress In his, the Fourth district, fut wipee bis return to Parkersburg, 26 Hae indicated his intention of entering thes raco, Mr. Horner is medyed ih tho wool democrat and a Aewaiapor man, one of the few whom In West Virginia has made money in ‘that business, He is the ownér of big: paper and publishes it indlpenabatly. He Wat never: subserved. to.“ebtporate inter- ests and usually says whet he thinks of his paper, and waY# Ht like no onc else but R. F, Horner can say it. In event of Mf, Motner's nomina- tion he will give Hom, Harry 0. Wood yard a fight In the old. Fourth, and will, rovive intexosté,in. the congros, ‘sional situation MC thane “aiatril where for a number of years there has been but litle demooratic oppo: sition, tie Mrs, Staunto Mailing’ ie viniting frlends at Milton, 4 Mr. and MrmiC, I, Mitébell and won, of South Dakota, are the guests of Mr. and Mra. Out Popping Milsa, Mary P Feturned ‘froth a visit to M MC? 4 RE NRBASE GTM ais aN Ba tii a ee Wold Telégsagh.) a Ki J a sary: to review ea dings ‘before it. rept ey cominittee, butitor the Weneilt “pf thase who; moys, wat have alalyzed the work of. the complttes Weiddalre to call attention to the fol- lowing table: vance i “beakios Ryvorablé’ tp,'Botieney Braxton ee seriehins OltweE eS asdetdgal Gw8eabrier 26. 8 dvlegates MIE eS L LL delegates OAL. lossy Be Decisions Favorable to Swiaber. Cab ea, delegates er na Fr cyonvke nis 6 delegates MARGE ows seeesseees 2 delegates “Rota Sih poked : Dedisidns Favdrable to Hearne, ‘The Prinelpal contention was over Eg lattes aaisegtton, Av a) primary infOnto/eounty: Fearne asa candidate for <governos recelyed. over 8,000 votes, nud: yiitler the terms of:the pri- ‘mary the candidate tecelving the lar- gest ‘number sof votes had. the privi- lege of haining the ypembets af « the delegation. "Before the ;delegatton Was Daméd°Mr. Hearne announced in one; of the Wheeling papers: that. ho withdrew: from the. race. and. delexa- ted bis right. to name the delegation to ithe cquaky, committee, Nineteen dayeatterwards he, axain decided ' to enter the fave, and. notified the com- aitoe,: which: bad. taken ,no ,agtion Whatever jm the matter, of, appointing Whe delegates, mot even, making, any PUbUo. or. private announcement that they Would accept: the proposition. of Hearne and, attempt t usé the pow- on Ho. delegated to“ them—that he Would continue as, x ‘candidate and expected 'to appoint the delegation; The. county. cominittee denied .that Hearne hada tight, to — xrprenter. thre race, and reseryad to itwelf the right jf appolat, the delegation. "It, was Urls contention: that the alate com- tiitge decided in favor of Hearne &nd.on Which°some of thy. followers 0f Beherr based ‘thelr bolt, Sixteett of the Dames furnished by Meatho-wére glao au the county com- mittee delegation, and neither dele- Raton, Was, solid: for either. Swisher oF Schert. " Syisher wag nominated without a siigie yote fiom Obio coun- ty. et at We betieve that. Mr, Hearne was given a power by those 8,000 voters, which hg could not, if be would, ‘delegate to another. The county committee did not have the right at Any tlme to name delegates to a con. Vention. ‘There Js no means to con- Ter that power upon. the committee, except by a vote of the people, and the ‘people had nlready ‘spoken in ta- vor of Heaine, Mr. Hearne miade af- fidavit that he was a bona Ade ean- Aldate, was hot runnitig'tn bebalt of nyoir ‘else Aut ThErs” Was Hothing {10-butta-aeibbladatagaslon ewan nt for the committee to. bay Chav-he wh Tate IntoraNE oF atiother eaitdldate. ‘They could only take the facts and the facta were that 8,000 ‘vaters, onid:sest Hoarne’s:.delaxntion, ‘and the ebunty committee, satd . no. ‘Pods. thing -of, commétiseas appoint- tng: delegations to xepxepent the peo- dio in g@nvention 1, eausing all the {roublo. » When Hearne temporarily withdrew thete, was plénty of time to have called anotter convention, but the commtites “laid low” because it wanted to uayrp*to Melt the ap- polntment ofthat eounty'a ropresen- failves Jn the’c harigeton.convention. The most iheral, yew, that could have possibly beer /;tal of this matter was that Oia edtity had no legal delogation. The committee on credentials, el-| Syfeu-oue ‘tram duck’ dehatorial als. trict, heard the case also, aud decided unanimously in favor of Hearne. Thig| committee was choken py the dele. gates after arriving st’ Charleston, and myst have represented the ma- jority, honestly obtained; <f that con- vention. saaiitic, So We find {¢ nacrgxed gown to this: The state ‘somites by a vote} of 10 to 8, and the créitenttals com- mittee composed of 15 momibers unanimously decided toy Hearne—25 to 6. _ Save up for the Ingtitute City Lot Salg, uly 28, pS ane nearer ae) PAGK. —— Rev. B. A. Broeks, of Charleston, occupied the pulpit here tor Rev. Meadows last Sunday, and preaehed two elonuent sermons, He wag the guest of Mrs. H, H. Washington while here. Mre, M. A. W. ‘Thompson, prost- dent of the Womans Baptist stato Convention, en route to the Flat Top Association, is the guest of Mra. H. HL. Washington. Last Saturday night 2 tour regular church meeting five new members were aided to the churoh, 6 The B. Y. P. U. was addressed by Rev. B.A. Brooks last Sunday atter- noon. J. W. Dandridge and Joseph Branch, also gave intoyeating talks. Mra, Mary Hansford ts mich bet- ter at this writing. Our missionary socféty Is preparing to give an entertainment noxt Satur. day night. Quite a crowd of our Indies and: Kentlemen went blackborrying, Mon- day, * Miss Luella ‘Paylor, who has been on the sick list, is convalescent. Misa Mary Staunton ts visiting Mra. Blanch Ruffner, of ‘Beauregard atreet, Mra, Santuel Stephenion and tam. ily are en route to Paris, France, this week. ‘They report fine weather and ‘® moat Interestinig trip this far, Capt, Re. tatoo ak ci fs wpentiing a fow dayé fn Vie city, + Sippratealieeesaaoeneuateiion . oo 3 i SA eg en ee +A Bag of fewel rst th PN PAkias ioareg sp asin iabth HER So figs ca Beitr Mad ane ts Foghat Pemse MEI pluntp, “sweet serum wy ED tatoscnall Toda “tat > RRM: RRR NA i a — Tak Wd eyo Gray ii en foe “if Aaa sar sue’ ak peat EG ia amen Grae Hct weitacal ti WMO BF Jew ter caer vets cack Wee Wietectat ce ieee TUT Malek ye nek ST health ee Me ee testhe a The Dewey Bros.’.Ca.:: Millers. Blanicheet ro Oe “es ‘ jules! NAD Nae oe Sle by deanna ' - West. Chadleatoy Bed Gai 0 fone Lave ae, . fees ae OUR DISPLY OF - a ag Ladies’ Misses’ and hildren’s Rea@yi Wear Gagments,Millinery and Dress F nt Se 1s the largost'fn the ‘Clty and our Prices ait uaual thay nie bia, can be made, np-to-date Merchandise, ui ia a % ‘ aaa s'cau ‘The People’s Store; ve the pine) ‘ ea ie ae / Joseph Schwab)" Prop, es ts © 602 Kanawhikgoor, :Alderson, St., CHARIS :Ontembnimee iG! "4 HITCHOOCK RENTS: CAMPAIGN QUARTERS ney Tope duly 15-—The national headquartéts of the vepiblican nat- fonal committee will be located, on’ the tenth ook of the tower of the Metropolitan ‘Life building, As an example of tle way Frank H, Hiteh~ cock, the new chairman of tie com- mittee; ddég things, the. rooms were inspected, éhgaged, the leage signed, Instructions given for anal equip: neste and atrangements made ,. ‘for the installation of the telegraph, and logal and ‘Joti distance telephone, five hours et Mr. Hlkendoek grey: ed tn the Gey. yesterday. |") He cameib trom Washington, ‘af? er caatorridge with Mr att de Het Springs, Vay to go to Utica to sea Mr, Sherman, and just stopped off in town: to settle up this most, important matter offhand. Mr, Hiteheock ‘afd Banker George R. Sheldon, the new tignaurer atthe committee, were to- gether nearly al day, and Mr, Shel- wun had apeetty buay day: of tt At ter hustlinghim about town tn the heat hour #fter hour, Mr. Hitchcock finally allowed Mr. Sheldon to take him to dinner. Then they putin sev- eral. good Koura of talk at the Union lengive,elub, the conference apt preak ing up unth..11 o'efbek, when Mr. Hitehcock retired at the Manhattan hotel and Mr. Sheldon hustled around the corner to. be at his home at 24 Bast Thirty-eighth street. Before gonsldering tls day Anishea Mr. Hitehtock found time to talic to the newspaper mon. He sala“tt war Pee ease tae oleaatalte gm baten atrangoments and that practla ratte mene tre location. of: the beadguiastérs...The Macropelins tal Beer id'not yet completed, but will be as far asthe tenth floor by August 1,.when Mr, Hitchcock intends to open, his’ guar: HOB. cis nas ‘ It Was Impougtble to-draw'the.nat- tonal chatimanyinto discussion of the “publicity”, questipn. «He aid say, however, that he believed: Mr. Taft “would not make any speeches inti after September 1, apd that it would not be decided ‘until later whether or not he would make 1 speechmaking tour of the country. Mr. Hltcheock will got back trom Utiea tomorrow, @nd after putting in a couple more of strenuous days with Mr. Sheldon, will return to Washing- ton, coming back for th@ opening a he’: headanart which: New Yori wil he Bier oaee ot operatfons until the end of he eampalgn. Mr..Sheldon dfd not have much tc add yesterday on, the publicity ques. Hon, saying that he hadvatrendy stat, ed his position fully. Ho adinitted that he had already received several! contributions, adding that-the time had not yet come for making shea publi, ‘ State Chalrman’ Woodruff arrived in town yesterday morning from his | camp in the Adirondacks, but did not ive either Mr. Hifebeook or Alr. Shel-| on, as they wore too buey. He jad a talk with County Chairman Par- fone during the day at state nend-| tarters, and they #1 doubtless-con- fer with the national chairman and reasurer on the former's return to own tomorrow, ‘ Mr. Woodruff also did not care to, alk polities, declaring that it was 00. carly yet to make either a predic , fon or a forecast. fie will be in own until Friday, when he will re- urn to Camp Ki Kare, where ne! 1a8 appointments with several of the tate leaders for the last of this and ho first of next_week. He said that 1e had gone over the new state head- | juarters at 42 West ‘Thirty-ninth treet and did not believe they wil) ye ready for occupancy for a week yr go vel. Little getive campaign? Vork Will Ue done'by the’ cesenige? ed, trom Phiiticth Marea hyn “ The rae te ee sie, hing. been, ok GF 15, Mr. Woodrutt. said beviae would be changod to: a WUINd accountof thé many. cost have Come in that: tt-cOn tay the state fair at Syrkcundy i) : 7 cama: Se ae HOT II aS ee TE Ae 2 DBR ies ; bee ce Th 4 1 BRN. lari eh cet ee T ae ‘ ea < AAUSARITS 0h | Two. weeks from todhy thaiige cratic state convention ‘Wil beg to order at the wigwait ay tikes ner of Kanawha id Meith streets by Col, Jobn) i Fehalrman of sah ai oerattas comiaittee and oficial, dtedetai }destinies, tor the purpase ARN nating a candidate tor gOVanaaE fottier candidates onto athe ai } The interview -recenth} il in the Mall from Senator iim in which he’ claimed, tht: Hawiaey nett, ot Weatod, would. tall fal short of the nominatidnys at: Bh new confidence in the rBaia ee followers, who: had ainbiee Abia tho Hight, believing. at an a. walkover. The gondident Te eee jonkioe attitude: relative. £0? fils al from the! raco is tho, edie, Gk ‘comment and the 1o¢at agi are certain that he wilh pole uirea. nuinber of ¥0 bah Accopding’ tothe ooliautay the ltlopage oon aioe has as this time! only, i thd delegates, ‘notwithut rd the tle efforts of his mat mn the delegates by inj uctlatiy ever possible. -Littenhutyd he has neyer asked, \rhiag oreent. in one cont Ag will have the sbontahpbya: 6p ment of a suflictent dtimbei pledged delegates Cg e ‘The declaration of Sent tlepage, that, hé 1 from the ae nee a te either before or ih. the ,cényvent looked ‘upon to. npn, ae horse moyemnont’'s bem Hise not have his sanction or spoi that he destres. to en tt 6 the man trom, Woator thi entrancett a third gat idntis For seers weak tl i talk of Governor Macbiag hte the race with the nomination him by the stampede routs, } Littlepage ts mot Iuelfpeee tan to, this proposition if decartall his recent Interview, atid’, my tlepage as an peril kt certain that the @<-dovérior not control the whole delé from the county of Kanawha. there are many onthe JbéRy a ton who will not «tye /ichlhal thelr enthusiastic aupport,, tie some who will wand ta ie A ond and taese dolenithd: Gail moved by the datk hore til “The democratic. conventfontg ises as many an\intes at and fight as demoecratia ie have been accustomed ¢4 qi other, week the advan 8 Gi move on to the Capftill ony fect their organization fa thé: aii Ing fight at the finish. | /° 74a Mr. Walter Hardy ham @ on business, ie Academic, State Normal, Biblical, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Carpentry, Blacksmithing, Practical Gardening and Husbandry, Cookery, Serving and Dressmaking. Equipment Ample, Buildings, Beautiful Campus braces of over 6000 volumes, Com- Henryery, Dairy, several acres of oth- Hot Beds. Expense Books, Room Rent and Tuition free essary Expense not over $6.50 per Special Feat Eight valuable scholarships and six p Athletics, Band, Literary Societies, tertainments, Musical Clubs, Y. M. Storer is a Non-Sectarian, Christi- For Illustrated Catalogue send to buildings, Beautiful Campus, Laboratory, To of over 6000 volumes, Commissious Barn, Dairy, several acres of of gardens, Cold Expenses Room Rent and Tuition free to West Virginia expense not over $6.50 per month to Sta Special Features duable scholarships and six prizes awarded Band, Literary Societies, frequent Lectur- nents, Musical Clubs, Y. M. C. A. is a Non-Sectarian, Christian Institution. Illustrated Catalogue send to Apple, Buildings, Beautiful Campus, Laboratory, Telescope, Libraries of over 6000 volumes, Commigious Barn, Piggory, Hennery, Dairy, several acres of of gardens, Cold Frames and Hot Beds. Expenses Books, Room Rent and Tuition free to West Virginians. Necessary Expense not over $6.50 per month to State students Special Features Eight valuable scholarships and six prizes awarded annually. Athletics, Band, Literary Societies, frequent Lectures and Entertainments, Musical Clubs, Y. M. C. A. Storer is a Non-Sectarian, Christian Institution. For Illustrated Catalogue send to HENRY T. McDONALD, Pres. ARE YOU A IF NOT WH Do you not kn Knights of Pyth strongest and m sive order of the a The four depart order are as follow SUBORDINATE L In this the m united to care tect each other as well as s distress. YOU A K. O. NOT WHY N If you not know the tits of Pythias in largest and most pr order of the age? four departments are as follows; ORDINATE LODCE this the member ited to care for an st each other's in well as sicknes stress. ARE YOU A K.OFP. IF NOT WHY NOT? Do you not know that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive order of the age? The four departments of the order are as follows; SUBORDINATE LODCE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other's interest as well as sickness and distress. UNIFORM RANK In this depot young men are military educl they can get way, thus m better and citizens. this department young men are receive military education they can get in no way, thus making better and more citizens. In this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. LADIES' COURT In this the widows, dain sisters of Kn ited for the poses of life. in this the wives, maidows, daughter masters of Knights are used for the commonoses of life. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. ENDOWMENT In this depart paying out the dollars annu widows and ceased Knight If there is no locality, confer duty Grand Chanc this department w laying out thousand dollars annually idows and heirs based Knights. ere is no lodge it ty, confer with th rand Chancellor In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. If there is no lodge in your locality, confer with the Deputy Grand Chancellor of your district or write S. W. Starks, Charleston, W. Va., for terms upon which to organize lodge THE TALE OF A TRAMP; KING OF THE GENTRY Known as "A No. 1," He Shrouds His Past in Mystery—Traveled 452,035 Miles, Spending $7.61 for Fares. Dubuque, Ia., July 15.—"A No. 1" is paying Dubuque a visit, the first since 1900. In case it has been forgotten, "A No. 1," king of tramps, is a hobo, but is in a class all by himself. From one end of the Uaitel States to the other his cabalistic signs, for the guidance and information of tramps, can be found on fences, bridges and buildings. Since his former visit he has written and published a history of himself. The man is interesting for these reasons: He has hoboed 452,035 miles. He has spent only $7.61 on railroad tickets. He has traveled 5,270 miles since Jan. 1, 1908, without paying a cent in fare. He has been around the world three times. He is a linguist; speaks and writes in four languages. Has prevented twenty wrecks. Wears a $40 suit of clothes. Wears a gold watch. Keeps his name a secret. Carves potatoes for a living and he does not smoke, drink, crew, swear or gamble. His first visit on arriving here was to a newspaper office, where he divested himself of his overalls and jumpers, and the transformation was surprising. Attired in a neat, well-cut brown suit, clean shaven except for a well-trimmed mustache, he had the appearance of a prosperous man or student. His oxford showed they had received recent attention; his linen was irreproachable, and his derby hat was well brushed. A few moments later he was showing his few possessions, which are valueless to anyone else, but worth thousands of dollars to him. A No. 1 keeps a book system showing where he has been and the distance traveled from one city to another. The total distance traveled is equal to eighteen trips around the world. With pride the visitor produced a gold medal which signifies that A No. 1 has won a $1,000 prize from a New York paper for heating his way from New York to San Francisco in less time than six competitors. His time was 11 days and 6 hours. Made Sure of a Burial Place. For $750 of this sum A No. 1 bought a cemetery lot and tombstone at Cambridge Springs, Pa., and when he dies directions found on his body will instruct the finders to send it to that place for burial. A No. 1 is thirty-five years old, and has been on the go since eleven years of age. He has never returned to his home, and on this point he was reluctant about speaking. In every other particular he was willing to give any information he could, but his family connections are a thing of the past and he will not tell his real name. The present nickname, by which millions know him, was given him by a fellow tramp when a boy. A No. 1 is known best among railroad officials, whose recommendations he holds by scores. The cards and accompanying sentence usually read: "I have known A No. 1 for years; I know he is O. K. and can recommend him to any one." The book in which these are contained is the traveler's fortune. Among the letters is one from Thomas A. Edson, with whom A No. 1 spent an hour. At its close Edison gave him $5 "to buy some cigars." The visitor went out and bought a pair of shoes, sent back the receipt to show what he had done with the money and wrote across it; "I don't smoke." Carves Faces on Potatoes. A No. 1 has a profession. It is carving potatoes, and in this he excels. Hundreds of times he has carved faces for persons in return for some small favor. He is also a wood carver of ability. The railroad officials who have given him cards freely state that he has prevented the loss of many lives in frequent cases. By telling train operatives, when beating his way, of broken car wheels or other disarrangements he has prevented serious wrecks. He has been in four wrecks, but has never been badly hurt. In his travels A No. 1 has learned four languages—English, German, French and Spanish. His parents were a mixture of French and German, but he was born in San Francisco. His toilet set is complete, though it takes little room to carry it. It consists of a tooth brush and soap, shaving set, comb and a few other necessaries. His carving tools are two knives, kept very sharp. Blacking and shining rags occupy a part of his pockets. From what he said it was judged that he is a fatalist, and he admitted it as a fact. "Whenever I escape from deadly danger—and I have done so a thousand times—I say to myself, "It didn't get me this time; it may next time!" Carries Poison for Emergency. Feeling that some time a slip may cause a fatal injury, he is prepared for death. He has seen many die under burning trains, when help was out of the question, and to prevent a similar catastrophe in his own case he carries three pellets of cyanide of potassium, One of these, he says, will kill him in twenty seconds. "You wouldn't take the poison if you had a chance to recover, would you?" he was asked. "Oh, not!" he replied. "But if death is coming anyway. I don't want to suffer as I have seen others suffer in wrecks." While here A No. 1 wrote to his publisher, signing his name A No. 1." The purpose of his book, he states, is to tell his own experiences as a lesson to other boys. He said: "it's useless to warn a boy not to run away, but when he reads what others have felt on their travels he may see that such a course is foolish." Wait for the Institute City Lot Sale, July 23rd. SHE DRANK BLUE VITRIOL TO SUICIDE Huntington, W. Va., July 15.—Another of the demimonde attempted to shuffle off the mortal coil Monday night at the Ella Martin resort in Seventh street, but this one tried a new tack in the suicide deal—she used blue vitrol, a poisonous acid so terrible in its effect that it is not brought into play once where other poisons are used a thousand times. "Bet" McClure whose troubles have been many and varl-colored during the past several months, became infatuated with a man and the man—well he did just as other men do in cases where such women are concerned—grew tired and then the rash act of the woman follows. The woman was alone in her room when she drank the fiery liquid and her agonizing moans attracted the attention of some of the other intimates of the place and a physician was hurriedly summoned and every possible relief offered. Today the woman is much better and will probably recover. NEWSHELTERING ARMS HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED The new Sheltering Arms hospita at Hansford was dedicated today and many local people went to that town today to be present at the ceremonies Many friends and patrons of the institution from Charleston to Hinton were present and listened to addresses by several excellent speakers. Refreshments were served by a committee on which were a number of local society ladies. SLIGHT DECREASE IN MAYC. & O. EARNINGS While there was a decrease in the earnings of the C. & O. during the month of May, the report of the comptroller shows that that decrease was but a little over $200,000, and the company is very well satisfied with the business done. There is also a slight decrease this month but it is believed normal conditions in every line of business from this time en will bring the earnings up to the former standard. SEPTEMBER FAIR AT PARKERSBURG SEPTEMBER FAIR AT PARKERSBURG Parkersburg, W. Va., July 15. Preparations are now going forward with a rush for the West Virginia fair to be held at the South Side grounds from September 15 to 18. With the resumption of work on the South Side after the settlement of the injunction dispute the big fair again became a very live proposition. Since work has again been commenced the improvements on the ground have gone forward rapidly. 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Regular Commercial Course Agriculture, Ging, Steam Firing, Painting, Laundrying, in Military T Books, Fuel Students; and State Student Twenty-two Dollars per M For catalog J. McHENR It is expected that everything will be in complete readiness for the fair by the middle of September. The members of the fair company intend to make the event the biggest of the kind ever held in this section of the country, and the biggest ever held in the state. The West Virginia fair is to become an annual festival indulged in by every resident of Parkersburg and the surrounding country, and the men back of it are determined to make it something the city can be proud of. Special rates have already been secured on the railroads leading into Parkersburg and as this city is situated that more people can leave their homes after breakfast, come to this city and return home the same day than any other city in West Virginia, the fair is expected to draw thousands of out-of-town visitor every day. Aside from the extensive exhibit of many varioous lines of industries that are to form an important feature of the fair, one, of the greatest features will be the racing. As almost everybody knows Parkersburg is now a member of the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia racing circuit, and the scene of the circuit racing will be at the fair grounds during the date of the fair, coming here from the state fair at Wheeling and going from here to East Liverpool, Ohio. BLUEFIEL FISHCAUGHT SUNDAY COST $10 AND $25 Canonsburg, Pa., July 15.—Game Warden M. P. Maitland of Uniontown and Deputy Warden John Lauder- baugh of Canonsburg arrested T. J. Horne and Steve Reconmul of Cecil, Charles Reilter, Carl J. Rubel, Nick Scholter and Samuel Davis of Pittsburg for fishing in Chartlers Creek on Sunday at Hills station and using illegal fishing devices. Justice T. M. Reese fined Horse $100 for catching 10 small fish, Reconmul, $45 for fishing on Sunday and catching two fish. The other defend ants were fined $25 each. All paid. FUEL COMPANY SECURES WRIT Through their attorneys, McGinnis and Hatcher, of Beckley, the Lanark Fuel Company, an operation on Riney Creek of the Chesapeake BLUFFIELD COLORED INSTITUTE College Buildings, Farmitories able students; furnished rooms, a real current literature; a good library, ratory. ation and wholesome surroundings. B see to state students, rates very low. School offers an unequalled opportu- ducation, for they can always find pro- dial, during vacation, holidays and on S and other information, write the P R. P. SIM FORED INSTITUTE d, W. Va. formal institute for ed at Bluefield town of the sou on the Norfolk 5 miles east of K FIELD INSTITUTE Buildings, Beautiful S washed rooms, a reading room sup- a good library, and a physical e surroundings. Board $8.00 per pts, rates very low to non-resident unequalled opportunity for young man always find profitable employ- holidays and on Saturdays. ation, write the Principal. P. SIMS, Bluefield W. Va. WEST VA. ute for State. nic and Com- car Courses in d House Build Cabinet Mak- Dressmaking, complete course dets. Rooms, free to Normal Uniforms for a faculty of rd only Eight ation address I. President. inia and Ohio railroad, has secured a writ of error and supersedes in the case of Jackson M. Ewing vs. Lanark Fuel Company. The defendant is aggrieved at a final judgment entered against it in the circuit court of Raleigh county wherein the plaintiff secured damages in the sum of $8,500 for the loss of a leg in the mine operated by the company. The case was tried at Beckley some months ago and a verdict for the above sum was received by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in the case is a young boy who had his leg cut off in the mine. Judge Jos. M. Sanders and Mike Matnen; are attorneys for the plaintiff. Lotr at your own prices; at Institute City, July 25. Miss Catharine Hutching will leave Thursday for Wheeling, to be gone several months. Gen. B. H. Oxley has gone to Madison to attend the July term of the circuit court of Boone county. Mr. E. Steen is in Nicholas county on business. Rev. Richard Aspinwall, of Buckhannon College, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ruffner, of Washington street. Miss Frances Beardaley, who has been visiting in Gallipolis, will return home Thursday. INSTITUTE Va. Institute for col- Bluefield, the the southern Norfolk and east of Kenov a Beautiful ding room sup- and a physical board $8.00 per to non-resident unity for young offitable employ- aturdays. Principal.