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Only One Out of the 25 Will Not uSport the Republican Party, Says Bishop Caldwell, Who Is Working for Ticket. New York, Sept. 2. —Bishop J. S. Caldwell, of the Philadelphia diocese of the African Methodist Episcopal church, comprising Illinois, Kentucky, California and parts of Alabama, gave out an interview at Republican national headquarters regarding the attitude of the colored voters towards the Presidential nominee of the Republican and Democratic parties. The Bishop said that the voters of his race were supporting the Republican Presidential nominee because of the belief that the salvation of the race and the country, in general depends upon such action. He added that the colored race has nothing to hope for from the Democratic party. Bishop Grant, of the African Zion church, of Kansas City, Kan., which dioceses compares all the states west of the Mississippi river, was said to be in harmony with a plan outlined by Bishop Caldwell. Bishop Caldwell said. "Our people have always been Republicans since that party was first organized, and we see no reason for change in the coming campaign. The rank and file will stand by the Republican party. Among the 25 bishops of the three colored Methodist churches in America I know but one inclined towards Democracy. These 25 bishops represent the active African Metohdists throughout the country. The bishops are organized to bring the ministers into line and through them the members. Present unsettled conditions among the colored people are perhaps largely due to the Brownsville episode. We, howoyer, are carrying on the campaign showing that they are mistaken and losing sight of large issues. "I shall hold a conference in Kentucky next week and following that one in Missouri, where we will conduct an active campaign. There is an understanding among our bishops to work in harmony in this campaign. A mammoth mass meeting has been planned for Philadelphia on September 10." Arrangements are being made by the Republican national committee to make a strong fight in the state campaign in Malne, which closes with the election on September 15. Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, who returned here, today from a stumping tour of Vermont, will leave immediately for Malne, where he will make many speeches. Senator John Kean, of New Jersey, expressed his confidence in the election of the national Republican nominee. Senator Kean said: "While Bryan always has more votes in August and September than he does in November, I see nothing in the present conditions to warrant any opinion that Bryan will be elected. New Jersey is safely Republican and has been out of the doubtful column of states for many years." AS A NEGRO Jealous Husband Disguised Himself to Follow His Wife and Narrowly Escaped Lynching. Des Molnes, Iowa, Sept. 6.—Attempting to chastise his wife, whom he had followed in the disguise of a Negro, Elwell Smith was set upon by a number of white men, who believed it was a Negro assaulting a white woman and nearly lynched him before he could explain the ruse. He blackened his face with burnt cork and followed her. The wife denies having had any appointment and says she only stopped a white man to tell him she was being followed by a Negro. The husband, forgetting his disguise, walked up, thinking this an appointment, and commenced assaulting both. Their cries brought a crowd, who set upon the black-faced man and all but lynched him. Indignation is high against such assaults here, because three women in the past few months have been assaulted by Negroes. Taft Sleeps Late Taft Sleeps Late Cincinnati, Sept. 9. — Judge Taft was not an early riser Wednesday, and it was late in the forenoon when he visited the offices in the Hotel Sinton. 'No arrangements have been made for political delegations to visit him. Judge Taft's recent determination to go on the road made it expedient not to conclude plans for this month until the national committee makes known its decision on the campaign trip. ```markdown ``` UNION Listens to Excellent Sermons and Papers on Denominational Topics Delivered by Best Sunday School Workers in District. As a reward for having incorporated the anti-Negro planks in the Democratic State platform, George Byrne has been appointed by the National Committee to organize clubs in this state. The National Negro Political League will please take notice of this endorsement -of the movement to diafranchise and Jim Crow the Negroes of West Virginia. Maytown, Sept. 8. — The Rlestone Baptist Sunday School Union holds its semi-annual session with the Mourners Valley Baptist church, Sept. 34. Excellent arrangement was made for the entertainment of the delegates by the pastor, Rev. G. W. Brown, and his people. The delegation was made up of the best Sunday school workers in the Flat Top coal field. Among them were: Rev. T. W. Longwood, the returned missionary from Africa, and Rev. J. J. Turner, superintendent of Missions for the West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Convention. On Thursday morning, at 9:30, the president, Rev. L. Dabney, called the meeting to order, and appointed Rev. Wm. Brown to conduct the devotional exercises. He opened the Union with appropriate selections, after which the president greeted the delegates and advised them to be guided by the Holy Spirit during the deliberation of the session. The usual committees were appointed: Finance, James Jordan, R. G. Ferguson and James Carter. Reading Letters, Revs. Wm. Brown and C. W. Cottrell. New Bottles, H. E. Miller, E. D. Johnson and Mrs. Idella Borkley. At 11 o'clock, a plain and practical sermon was preached by Rev. C. A. Fultz, of Gratto. In the afternoon session several subjects were discussed, pertaining to Sunday school work. H. E. Miller opened the discussion on "The Model Superintendent." Further discussions were made by Revs. R. H. McKoy, Wm. Brown, S. W. Allen and J. J. Turner. S. W. Allen opened the discussion on "The Importance of Teachers' Meeting." It was further discussed by Revs. E' H. Holcomb, Wm. Brown, Mrs. Ross Jefferson and Rev. J. J. Turner. Rev. McKoy gave a good talk on "How to Teach to the Teacher Lessons." Rev. E. H. Holcomb, of Goodwell, preached at 8 o'clock, from the subject, "Christ For Sale." Rev. T. W. Longwood was introduced, and spoke interestingly concerning the conditions in Africa as he experienced them. His heart is in the work and he is making great sacrifice to put the natives in touch with enlightenment. This session was closed by a solo by Mrs. W. O. Moore. After some routine work, Friday morning, Rev. J. J. Turner, the missionary colporteur for the West Virginia Baptist, Sunday School Convention, delivered an address on the work of his convention. After his address, several of the leading ministers, Revs. Dabney, Dr. Brown, McKoy and Clements, spoke approvingly of the work as presented by him, and advised the delegates to hays their schools to represent in the next meeting of the State Sunday School Convention. At 11 o'clock the session was graced by a sermon on "Christ, Our Passover," by Rev. R. H. McKoy. Rev. McKoy is a man of great ability and ranks among the best preachers in the Baptist denomination, and best of all, he practices what he preaches. The various committees made their reports in the afternoon. The report on education was read by Rev. J. J. Turner, which advised the Sunday schools to endeavor to become greater factors in educational work and that they raise money for the support of the West Virginia Seminary at Red Star, Fayette county. Rev. W. C. Clements made a strong plea for education; advising that ignorance in all the walks of life be kept in the background. Rev. Wm. Brown showed how the churches are suffering for the want of an educated ministry. Several delegates took part in the heated discussion on Sunday school missionary work. Rev. E. W. Holcomb read the report on temperance, Friday night, which was discussed by Rev. Turner. The closing sermon was preached by Rev. G. W. Cottrell. Rev. L. Dabney was chosen to represent the Union in the National Baptist Convention at Lexington, Ky. About 20 schools were represented, and the sum of $46 was sent up for various objects. The next session will be held at McComas, Mercer county, Thursday before the First Sunday in March, 1909. WASHINGTON TO VISIT HERE FIRST OF WEEK Distinguished Educator May Be Pre-vailed on to Deliver Address and Attend Reception to Aid Worthy Cause. Dr. H. F. Gamble is in receipt of a telegram from Dr. Booker T. Washington, announcing his intention to spend Sunday in this city and Malden. An effort will be made to have the distinguished educator remain in the city and speak at Mercer hall, Monday evening and attend a reception afterward at the K. of P. hall. Announcement will be made in the daily press, if Mr. Washington replies favorably to the telegram asking him to lengthen his stay here. In case arrangements are perfected, a fee will be charged for admission to both halls and the proceeds will be used to endow a bed, at the General Hospital, for indigent members of the race. Dr. Gamble has associated with him in this very laudable movement Drs. Jones and Sessom, and a committee of enterprise ladies, who had a meeting, Tuesday afternoon, at the residence of Mrs. Annie Fulks-Davis. Later—Dr. Washington will speak at Mercer Hall, Monday night. General admission, 25 cents; reserved seats, 35 cents. EDITOR DUDLEY DEAD. James R. Dudley, editor of the Cabelle Record, published at Milton, W. Va., died last Saturday evening after an illness of a few hours of acute indigestion. Mr. Dudley was born in Charleston and frequently visited in this city where he had many friends. He is survived by his wife and five children. Washington, D. C., Sept. 6.—If Senator Stephen B. Collins had his way the Republican middle in West Virginia would have battled by the withdrawal from the hold of the Lincoln Republican trier, headed by State Auditor Scherl who bolted the regular convention, which nominated Secretary of State Charles Swisher for Governor. The Senator arrived here today from Hot Springs, Va., where he has been resting, and will make an effort this week to restore order in his party upon the lines indicated. "Swisher was nominated regularly and has done a great deal of 'hard work, and is entitled to his place on the ticket,' said the Senator. "There was no justification for the holing of the convention, for at no time were they in control of anything like a majority of the delegates, nor was there any prospect of the Scherrm securing a majority. Swisher earned the nomination, and should have {t. "But in view of the turmoll that has resulted from the controversy I hardly know how it is going to be settled. I have no doubt whatever that United States Judge Goff will not agree to retire from the bench to take the nomination," and while I have not heard from him I believe his decision not to do so is irrevocable. The Judge had it good, chance once to go to the United States Senate, but perferred to continue his judicial duties. Therefore it is not to be expected that the Governorship will attract him." The Senator has some business to attend to which will necessitate his remaining here for a day or two, but when it is concluded he will give his attention to the troublesome situation in his party. He may go to New York to confer with the national leaders, and if he does he will return to West Virginia the latter part of the week. It is his opinion that even though the Scherr ticket remains in the field, Swisher can be elected Governor, although he frankly admits there is no certainty about it. Speaking of the national outlook the Senator said: "I feel absolutely certain that Mr. Taft will be elected President. The country needs a safe and conservative man in the White House at a time when business is in a fretful state. If Mr. Bryan were to succeed Mr. Roosevelt business would not resume normal conditions for a long time. I believe this will come to be generally recognized by the men in control of great enterprises and also by the workingmen, who have suffered as a result of last October's panic. I do not see that Bryan has any chance whatever of defeating Taft. The latter is admirably fitted by experience and temperament to fill the office and I am sure he will make a very satisfactory President to all the people." ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMEN EN'S CLUBS. Adjourns to Meet Next Year, at Louisville, Ky., After Very Successful Meeting at Brooklyn, Which Was Well Attended. (From the New York Age). The sixth biennial convention of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, which held its sessions in Brooklyn from August 24-28, proved a most pleasant, as well as successful event. It has done a great deal of good in the way of inspiring and stimulating the women of this city to activity along lines. From the beginning to the end the sessions were largely attended and full of Instruction. The excellent papers read on various phases of the work were a revelation of the woman who had heretofore paid little or no attention to club work or those engaged in it. It is certain that an interest and enthusiasm has been awakened in the womanhood of Brooklyn hitherto unknown, which will make her in the future an exponent or factor of considerable proportions. Owing to the convention, being held late this year, the delegation was reduced to half. Over 30 states were represented, the delegation of which numbered almost 200. That this representation was composed of the brain of the race goes without saying, for never in the history of Brooklyn has there been on any occasion a more brilliant array of talent. Those who had entertained the than that women could be controlled as association of national dimensions, had conclusive proof last week that women not only know the law, but conform to it; that they are not only capable, but know how to express their disabilities. The papers read by the delegates were replets with thought and welcome advice. Each delegate would have come of the convention to bring some new idea, some plan whereby the work for the uplift of womanhood might be expanded. The national officers were all women of dignity who throughout the sessions not only retained the admiration, respect and esteem of the delegates, but commanded the respect of the large audiences which attended the sessions throughout. One of the most striking features of the convention was the harmony which prevailed among the delegates. While there was a difference of opinion at times, it was always done in the most respectful manner. At no time was there any evidence of anger. It is doubtless if there has ever been within the history of the association a more successful convention than the one herein referred to. The business sessions were held throughout the week at the Concord Baptist church, where appetizing meals, carefully prepared, were served by a competent committee of ladies, who had previous to the convention formed a part of the local committee which had been so zealously working for the successful entertainment of the association. Notwithstanding the invitation to visit Brooklyn was extended by the Dorcae Missionary Society, the various clubs and other societies worked uniringly and increasingly by co-operating with every idea advanced by that organization pertaining to the entertainment of the national association. All concerned are to be congratulated on the splendid management which brought about a most successful, as well as pleasant convention. The delegates in turn expressed, through resolutions, their gratitude for the hospitality of the Brooklyn people during their stay in their midst. The association closed its convention last Friday at the Bridge street A. M. E. church in a blaze of glory, leaving behind them an influence which, like the "odor of rosea," lingers when the fair one vanishes. The establishment of the postoffice station in the Concord Baptist church, in which the convention was held, was a unique feature, and a departure from the postal custom. The station was secured through Mrs. M. J. Zeno, whose far-sightedness is ever on the alert. The postmaster readily consented to Mrs. Zeno's request, equipped the postoffice with stationery, stamps, etc., and installed W. T. Jemmott as postmaster pro tem. So obliging and affable was the new postmaster that he soon became popular with the delegates and visitors. The postal service was both efficient and commendable. A vote of thanks was tendered Postmaster Roberts for his kindness and to Mr. Jemmott for his capability and politeness. This article would be incomplete without mention of the splendid meeting held last Thursday evening at the Baptist Temple. The spacious auditorium and galleries were packed and scores standing. A most excellent musical and literary program was rendered, after which President Booker T. Washington gave a most practical talk along the line of work pursued by the women of this association. Hon. William T. Vernon, Register of the United States treasury, spoke briefly, but pointedly of the accomplishments of the women of the race, and encouraged them to go on, saying there was never a brighter day for them. Mrs. B. K. Bruce was introduced to the audience, and although indisposed, gave a brief talk, which was much appreciated. While in Brooklyn the delegates visited the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, the Settlement House of Manhattan, conducted by Miss Wald, and the settlement work of Brooklyn, all of which they enjoyed and expressed their gratification and satisfaction. The national officers visited the office of Miss I. L. Moorman, who has charge of the Brooklyn branch Metropolitan Realty Company, and were delighted with her accomplishments. Miss Moorman is one of the most successful and up-to-date business women of Greater New York, and enjoys the confidence of all who know her. the national officers, executive board and Equal Suffrage League were the guests, last Friday, at noon, of Mrs. J. Garnett, at the West Indian Formation, where a dainty luncheon was served. Covers were laid for 56 guests, and a most enjoyable time spent. Mrs. Garnett is superintendent of the Equal Suffrage . department. The following officers were elected for the next two years : President, Miss Elizabeth C. Carter, New Bedford, Mass. Vice President, Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala. First Recording Secretary, Miss Josephine Holmes, Atlanta, Ga. Second Recording Secretary, Ms. I congratulate you on your stand in the present campaign. In view of the attitude of the Democrat party toward our race, as I see it, there is nothing for the Negro to do but stand pat, and this, I believe, every intelligent Negro will do. I believe with you that the ministers of the race should not be silent on this subject, but they should urge their congregations to stand by the party of freedom. To my mind, the minister or bishop, who advises his race to vote for Bryan is a traitor to his race, and ought to be expelled from his church. What has the Democratic party done to merit our vote? Every state that is under Democratic control has or is now trying to Jimi Crow and disfranchise us. And for this some would-be leaders would adyise us to vote for Mr. Bryan. And what has Mr. Bryan done to merit our vote? He has done nothing. And what he has had to say on the race question in the past is an fault to every intelligent Negro in his land. How any intelligent Negro can see his way clear to vote for Mr. Bryan is a wonder to me. I am yours for the race. C. A. McGEE. LEFT THE CAR Did Huntington Man Because Colored Ladies Entered, and Expressed Indignation in Print. On last Saturday, August 21, the Advertiser of Huntington was out with reference to a party of colored people who took a Pullman for Atlantic City from Charleston, W. Va. It didn't say they violated any law. It didn't say they were bolsterous, ungentlemanly, or unladylike, it didn't say they molested anybody, but it said there was a gorgeous display of diamonds and that they arranged themselves into a card party and had quite a time to themselves, so much so that he who was so much annoyed by this had to rush into print and tell the world, that he had seen some Negroes with diamonds, and really acting like civilized people, and this hurt his feeling. Yet the Democrats say they want to see us advance in the scale of progress, acquire property, both personal and real and be good citizens. Colonel, how will we make peace with this fellow? If we are ragged and dirty, he says we are worthless, if we get diamonds and good clothes we are "freaks." Will somebody please start out on exploring expedition for the Negroes' place in this country? R. W. White, in McDowell Times. HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following arrivals at Hotel Brown, last week, are good evidence of its growing popularity: L. A. Topson-Cincinnati; Daniel Thompson, Boomer; George Knox, Homer, Ga.; Dr. E. Dickerson, Bluefield; Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Boomer; Joseph Wells, Staunton, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Kisher, Sissonville; H. C. Turner, Greensboro, N. C.; A. Walters, White Sulphur Springs; J. A. Parsons and C. H. Davis, Sandyville; J. W. Scott, Marletta; W. W. Womack, Raymond City; R. Bell, Thos. Anderson, Washington, D. C.; H. T. Hayes, Plymouth; F. C. Foreman, Winifrede; H. Woods, Raymond City; Mr. and Mrs. McNeal, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Eugene Cash and daughter, City. Adv M. E. Steward, Louisville, Ky. Third Recording Secretary, Miss H. G. White, St. Louis. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Anna Payton, Chicago, Ill. Treasurer, Mrs. Libbio C. Anthony Jefferson City, Mo. National Organizer, Mrs. Addie C. Hunton, Brooklyn, N. Y. Chairman Executive Committee, Mrs. Ione Gibbs, St. Louis, Mo. Chairman Ways and Means Committee, Mrs. Eva Jenifer, Baltimore, Md. Chairman of the Auditing Committee, Mrs. Alice W. Carey, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Libbie C. Anthony, who has been treasurer of the association for 12 years, was re-elected unanimously to serve in that capacity for the next two years. The next biennial meeting of the association will be held the second week in July, 1910, at Louisville, Ky. SUBSCRIPTION $1.40 Y Baltimore, Sept. 3. — When the past fifty days twenty-five hours have been lynched in different parts of the United States. Of the nine men, but only four were, except the man with criminal assault spam wrenches. Nine were lynched in one day on the charge of being connected with murder. Four were lynched in one day on the charge that they passed resolutions in a lodge approving the murder of an individual. Three were lynched in one day on the charge that they had taken part in the burning of a gln house. The others were lynched for miscellaneous reasons. One was publicly burned in open daylight in the presence of women and children, after oil had been poured upon his body, at Greenville, Tex., and reports state that thousands people witnessed the spacec in the open square of the town. One other victim was eighty years of age. How long can our Christian civilization stand this? I am making no special pleas for the negro, innocent or guilty, but I am calling attention to the danger that threatens our civilization. Condemnas Negro Loafers. For the negro criminal, and especially for the negro loafer, gambler and drunkard. I have nothing but the severe condemnation, and no legal punishment is too severe for the brute that assaults a woman It requires no courage for 600 men to tie the hands of an individual to the stake or to hang or abut him. But young men and boys who have once witnessed or who have read in the papers of these exciting scenes of burnings and lynchings often get the idea that there is something horrible in attacking some individual in the community who is able to defend himself. No doubt the people who engage in lynchings, and excuse them, believe that they will have the chance of striking terror to the guilty. But who shall say whether the accused lynched are guilty? There is no way of distinguishing the innocent from the guilty except by due process of law. That is what courts are for. Those who have examined into the facts know only too well that in the wild justice of the mob it is frequently the innocent man who is executed. Terrify the Innocent. These lynchlings terrify the innocent, but they embolden the criminal. The criminal knows it is much easier to escape the mad marty of the mob than the delibereate vengeance of the law. But no man is so innocent that he can be safe at all times from the frenzy of the mob. Statistics show that during the past ten years an average of thirty-two negroes a year have been lynched on the charge of assaulting women. Granting that thirty-two per year are guilty, is that a bad reason for condemning over 2,000,000 adult negro men who have to part in such crimes? Are we now nation to allow thirty-two criminals a year out of a race of 10,000,000 of people to throw us into a fiery and change the compilation of our civilization so that we are held on to foreign nations as an unvillified people not governed by law or order? Again I would say I am not making any special plea for the negro, but because I feel that lynching is not only wrong, but a mistake—an awful mistake. Effect of Mob Justice. Mob justice undermines the very foundation upon which our division rests, viz., respect for the law and confidence of its security. There are, in my opinion, two remedies—First of all, let us unite in a determined effort everywhere to see that the law is enforced, that all people at all times and all places see that the man charged with crime is given a fair trial. Secondly, let all good, citizens unite in an effort to rid the communities, especially the large cities, of the idle, vicious and gambling element. And in this connection I would not be frank unless I stated that the bettors of the black race could use their influence, especially in the cities, to see that the title element that lives by its wits without permanent or reliable occupation or place of abode is either performed or gotten rid of in some manner. In most cases it is this element that furnishes the power for these explosions. Chicago, Sept. 9 — Mr. Bryan left for Peoria early Wednesday, second panied by members of the national committee who attended the Democratic state convention. Arrangements have been made speeches from the car platforms at towns along the road. MACHINERY FOR CONDUCTING THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN NOW IN SMOOTH RUNNING ORDER. No Arrangements Will Be Made for a Jimi-Crow Annex, But Negro Voters Will Receive Attention of National Committee Which Is Getting Pointers from Well-Informed Members of the Race — Colored Orators Will Soon Be on the Hustings to Enlighten the Voter on the Issues of the Campaign and Uncover the Hypocrisy of the Oposition— Taft Is Endersed by Many Religious Organizations — News Notes of the Nation's Capital. GREAT SHOE SALE NOW IN FULL BLAST AT BELL SHOE CO. 708 Kanawha St. Washington, D. C., Sept. 9.—Reliable advices from every quarter indicate that the campaign of 1908 is now "on" in earnest. A visitor just from the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in New York City brings the news that all is bustle and business throughout the magnificent suite of rooms in the Metropolitan Life Insurance building. The machinery, after much careful preparation and accumulation of valuable data, is now in fine running order and from this week until the close of the polls on the 3rd day of November, there will be "something doing" in a fashion so aggressive and constant that the "old stager" will be willing to testify that he has never seen anything like it, even in the palmy days of yore. Not only are there evidences of the character of the fight to be made along general lines, but the managers have completed arrangements for a vigorous campaign that will touch every element likely to have a specific bearing upon the result. Passing over the plans outlined for the labor people and the methods to be used to hold in line those inclined to follow the numerous "isms" for which the "algo rans" are said to stand, generous provisions are being made for the organization and enlightenment of the Negro voters on the issues that particularly affect them as a class. Details will be disclosed later, but it will be admissible to say at this time that competent and popular speakers of the race will be heard on the stump within the fewest of days; able writers will be placing before the eyes of the reading public convincing reasons why the colored voters should continue to uphold the grand old party of freedom and economic advancement; the press will team with brilliant "leaders," and the editors will doubtless be instructed from some high source to eliminate columns of choice society gossip from Cementville and throw open every available inch of space to promote the "campaign of education;" and, finally, the expert organizers in the various states, counties, wards and precincts will be "show how they can help to guarantee a healthy majority in every battleground for Taft and Sherman. Everybody will be allowed to work, and whether the reward comes just now or in the future, those best informed do not doubt that the rank and file of our people will cheerfully rally to the support of the Republican ticket in every locality where the Negro vote is potent. It is given out from a reliable source that there will be no "jim-crow" annex to the Republican national committee, as has been reported in some quarters. Chairman Hitchcock has called about him colored men in whom he has perfect confidence, and upon them he will largely rely for advice as to how the colored voters can be best instructed and how their work can be made most effective. There is to be no segregation along the line of color; each factor in the campaign, white or black, will work when and where he can do the most good. Although little has been said about it in the public prints, for several weeks the condition of the colored vote has been carefully inquired into and the rumor that the Negro was to be ignored by Mr. Hitchcock or counted as an "asset" has had no foundation in fact. The developments of the next few weeks will show how deep has been the respect of Mears, Hitchcock, Ward and their counselors, for the strong men of our race in all the states, north, east, south, and west. The list if spell-binders now being made up will include some of the Negro's brightest and most capable men. Backed up by an honest, incorruptible press and listened to with attention by the intelligent masses, there is no reason to doubt that the misrepresentations of the opposition will be cleared up, and that the appeals to bitter prejudices and low passions, so insistently made by men who ought to be in better business, will fail to move the thoughtful black man from the moorings that have made his citizenship a gateway to opportunity and brought him a heritage in the world of culture and commerce. The strengths and the weaknesses with reference to the campaign among the colored voters have been minutely examined by experts. The opposition has been allowed to fire on its ammunition undisturbed. It has uttered only platitudes; no tangible offer of advantage to the race has been brought forward. The Democratic platform is silent on the question of human rights; we all know why. There are earnest men advocating the election of Mr. Bryan. No Taft man is abusing those who would lead the Negro masses back into the clutches of their former masters. They may think they can gain immunity from outrage. yielding to the far-fetched blandishments of a slave-owning party, which wins in one section by fanning the fires of race hatred into a consuming blaze and seeks to deceive both black and white on another by a Jekyll and Hyde policy that spills disaster to all who put their trust in the unscrupulous leaders. When the records of the Republican and the Democratic parties are candidly compared, and the constructive achievements of the former are set side by side with the empty theories and restrictive laws of the latter, the outcome will be eminently satisfactory to the champions of the party of Lincoln and Grant. The Republican managers do not disguise the fact that hard work will be required and that much territory must be covered, but it will be a labor of love and no fear is entertained as to the final result. Said a prominent man of affairs to your correspondent: "I want to see the Republicans hustle for the colored vote. It makes us feel good to be considered and respected. We are sometimes deceived, but not for long. We wander at times in our minds, but when it comes to voting, we are invariably standing by the old flag. The 'fight' will be interesting, but little blood will be shed. The advantage is all with the Republican party. The contest is simply one of dreamers against doers—of exploded theories against actual facts. Taft and Sherman are both attractive, broad-minded and constructive statesmen. They stand for equality of citizenship for all. They will win on their merits and you may depend upon it that the colored man has too much sense to throw away his vote chasing any impossible will-o'-the-wisps at the best of inexperienced and self-constructed leaders who would not know what to do with a victory if they happened to achieve one; 95 per cent. of the Negro vote will be cast for Taft and Sherman." Bishop Caldwell, of the A. M. E. Zion church, was at the New York headquarters last week, and expressed the view that the masses of the Negro will stand by the ticket. There is no bottom to the assortition that the enthusiasm for the Republican nominees is confined to the office-holders at Washington. The 25 bishops of the three Methodist churches are almost unanimous in their advocacy of the election of Judge Taft; the most influential leaders in the Baptist church, from President E. C. Morris to the exhorter in the rural districts, are outspoken in their support of the distinguished Ohioan. In none of the churches is there any noteworthy or organized antipathy toward the Republican candidate. Whatever there may be of discontent, adroitly stirred up by garbled reports of Judge Taft's views on the franchise or by misleading lights thrown on the administration of President Roosevelt, will disappear when the truth is told. The office holders are giving the ticket their hearty endorsement, but are not making themselves unduly conspicuous. Much of the work will be done by men who are not in office and who are beyond the need of an official salary to buy their daily bread and meat. Conventions of Negroes in many quarters are endorsing the candidacy of Judge Taft. The Lott Carey Baptist Convention, which has been holding is session here, declared for Taft in an eloquent and well-written address to the country and expressed the view that the President was not influenced by race prejudice in his action on the Brownsville matter. The district conference of the A. M. E. Zion church, held not long ago in John Wesley church, gave Taft an unequivocal endorsement. The big ratification meeting at True Reformers' hall, on the 22nd, under the auspices of the Empire State Republican Club, showed that successful Taft meetings can be held here, and a second ratification barbecue at Madro's Park, on Labor Day, clinched the fact that the hold of the party upon the affections of the Negro is undiminished, despite the efforts of subsidized orators or organs to have the people otherwise. It is significant that out of the 300 or more race journals published throughout the land, only one can be counted as an enemy to Judge Taft—and its influence is nullified by the Democratic record of its owner's family for three generations and by its fanatical personal feeling against all who do not take up the cudgels against industrial education. Influential visitors from various states have submitted to interviews in which they stated their conviction that Taft should and will be elected. The patriotic stand of Senator Foraker in favor of the ticket makes it impossible for any colored friend of his to holt and pretend to be loyal to the Senator himself. To make a long story short, it is the opinion of the men behind the guns that the Negro end of the Re- public campaign is in quite a satirical shape, and that, a better feeling, now prevails than has been treason, at a time since or long before the Johnson convention. It is conceded that, Judge Taft will grow as the campaign progresses and the colored people will "warm up" to him more and more as his real attitude toward them is made clear to them. News, Notes of the Nation's Capital. Hon. John H. Smythe, former minister to Liberia, and lately principal of the Virginia Reform School for boys in Hanover county, in the Old Dominion, died last Saturday, at the one of his daughter in Richmond. He had been seriously ill for some time, and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Smythe was a man of strong force of character and exerted a powerful influence in politics in the days when the "Old Guard" was in flower. His wife died not long ago in Richmond and brought here for interment. Funeral services, with Masonic ritual, were held at St. Philip's P. E. church in Richmond, Sunday, and under escort of a Masonic committee, the remains reached this city, Monday, and were lald beaside those of his late wife at Harmony cemetery. The school at Hanover, which is in a thriving condition, will probably be continued by Mr. Smythe's erstwhile assistants. James C. Napier, of Nashville, Tonn. is living critically ill at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. John M. Langaton, at Hillside Cottage. Mr. Napier had been attending the meeting of the National Negro Business League at Baltimore and had come on here to attend to some important legal matters when he was suddenly stricken. Typhoid fever has been threatened and other complications are feared, but it is hoped that the competent medical attention he is receiving will remove all danger of a fatal termination of his illness. Mrs. Napier came on at once from Nashville and is a constant attendant at his bedside. Mr. Napier is a leading banker of Nashville, one of the foremost lawyers of the south, and stands in the first rank among the race leaders of the country. The Lott Carey Baptist Association has been meeting in the Zion Baptist church, of which Rev. W. J. Howard is pastor. The attendance was large and representative of the best thought in the Baptist denomination. The address of welcome was delivered by Judge Robert H. Terrell, of the District Municipal Court. The next session of the association will be held at Raleigh, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Francis have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington, at the summer home of the latter at Huntington, Long Island. The Washington Division of the United Order of True Reformers, headed by Chief W. R. Griffin, left, Monday, for Richmond, Va., to attend the 28th annual session of the order in that city. Chief Griffin says 195,000 members of the order will be represented, the branches covering every state in the union. Rev W. L. Taylor, Rc W. Grand Master, will preside. Word comes from National Grand Master E. W. B. Curry that the annual session of the National Grand Lodge of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria, which had been scheduled for Baltimore this week, has been indefinitely postponed. Madame Sissisteretta Jones and her Black Patti Troubadours are underlined for an early appearance at Convention Hall. Arrangements have been made by which Williams and Walker, in "Bandanna Land," will come at Relasco's in the spring, following the end of the regular season, which is fully hooked up. The showing made by the best people at Baltimore in favor of the top-notch comedians removed all fear in the mind of the local management as to the kind of audience they would get and the decision to cancel the engagement here was reversed. They may be expected about March or early in April. Assistant, Superintendent Roscoe Conkling Bruce gave, an enjoyable "stag" last week in honor of Emmett H. Scott, who was en route from Baltimore's Business League Convention to his home in Tuskegee. Short humorous and entertaining addresses were delivered by former Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback, Auditor P. W. Tyler, Recorder J. C. Dancy, Assistant District Attorney J. A. Cobb, Judge Robbins H. Terrell, Alphonso O. Stafford, the new principal of Lincoln school, and by the host, Mr. Bruce. Mr. Scott tendered sincere thanks. Delegates of Morning, Star Lodge, No. 40, and Forest Temple, No. 9, I. B. P. O. Elks of the World, received an ovation this week upon the return from St. Paul, Minn, where they attended the annual convention of the order. They were met at the Union Station by the local lodge in regalia, headed by a brass band and a large number of friends. A parade was formed and the party proceeded to Eureka Park, Anacostia, where a barbecue was held, followed by a dance. Jesse L. James delivered the address of welcome, to which Lawyer L. Melendez King graciously responded. The latter announced that arrangements had been made to consolidate the Columbia, No. 85, and the Morning Star, No. 40, so there would be but one Grand Lodge of Elks in the District of Columbia henceforth. The total membership of the Mika in the country is now estimated at $8,900, and the spokesman said that practically all of them are Republicans and will vote for Taft. Architect Arthur E. Lankford, of the firm of J. A. Lankford & Bro., who has been ill for some time, has been taken to his old home at Potosí, Mo., with the hope that a change of climate will prove beneficial. Miss Dorothy Lindsay, formerly connected with the Taukeges, Hospital as trained nurse, is officiating as clerk in charge of the branch postoffice at Gray & Gray's Fountain Pharmacy, under True Reformers' hall. TENNESSEAN URGES HAINS TO SUICIDE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE IS THE ONLY WAY HE CAN ATONE FOR ANNIS' MURDER. HE IS TOLD. New York, Sept. 9. A new phase of the unwritten law was brought to the attention of Capt. Peter C. Hains, Jr., who with his brother, T. Jankins Hains, is confined, in the Queens county jail, Long Island City, awaiting trial for the shooting of William E. Annis, at the Bayside Yacht club, August 15, when a native of Tennessee writing to Capt. Hains on the code of honor asked the Captain to "please commit suicide." Ever since the killing of Annis the two brothers have received many curious letters, some denouncing, some upholding the crime, but it remained for the Tennessean to set forth in detail the articles of the unwritten law. While the exact text of the letter and name and address of the writer was refused, it is known that the writer, while approving the killing of Annis for wrecking Capt. Haines's home, called the attention of the captain to the "unspartman-like manner" in which the murder was carried out. Annis should have been hailed, publicly charged with his alleged offence, and then shot, declares the Tennessean. A failure to do this left a blot upon the code of honor, he declares, which can only be wiped out "by the sacrifice" of another life. Therefore the writer, in the most courteous fashion, requests the Captain "to please commit suicide." The only marked change in the prisoners since their imprisonment is the increased depression which has characterized Capt. Halins since his brother was removed from the adjoining cell and lodged in another corridor. TOPPING MAKES TRIP TO CLOUDS CHARLESTON MAN ACCOMPANIES AVIATOR IN DIRIGIBLE BALLOON — REACHES HEIGHT OF 600 FEET. C. L. Bumbaugh, the aviator who two years ago steered a dirigible balloon around the dome of the West Virginia state house and who was a former resident of Charleston, has been in Charleston and Malden since Saturday. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Abbey, lives at Malden and Captain Bumbaugh has been spending the greater part of his time in that town. On last Friday Captain Bumbaugh with his dirigible balloon made a flight at Sardinia, Ohio. He had as his guest on the trip upwards from terra firme促 C. L. (Mont) Topping, of Charleston, and together theyailed to a height of 600 feet, probably the only time a Charleston man has taken a flight in a dirigible balloon. Capt. Bumbaugh and Mr. Topping were in the air for eight minutes and were successful in soaring above the clouds. Capt. Bumaugh is the builder of the remarkable balloon "Chicago", which made the trip between Chicago and Clear Lake, South Dakota, a distance of 600 miles ten hours and 55 minutes. The aviator has a contract to give an exhibition in the big Coey balloon at the Illinois State Fair at Springfield next week and he left Charleston Wednesday for that point. Less than Half in Favor of Hughes New York, Sept. 9.—That Governor Hughes will have the support of about forty per cent of the delegates from New York county to the state Republican convention is the opinion expressed by Herbert Parsons, chairman of the county committee, after analyzing the vote in Tuesday's primaries. Academic State Norman Biblical, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Woodmilfting, Practical Gardening and Husbandry, Occupational and Dressmaking Equipment Ample Buildings, Beautiful Campus, Laboratory, Telescope, Libraries of over 6000 volumes, Comm clous Barn, Figgery, Hennery, Dalry, several acres of of ga dens, Cold Frames and Hot Beds. ARE YOU A K.OFP.? IF NOT WHY NOT? SUBORDINATE LODCE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other's interest as well as sickness and distress. 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. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of depeased Knights. If there is no lodge in your locality, confer with the Deputy Grand Chancellor of your District or write W. J. Thompson, Charleston, W. Va., for terms upon which to organize lodges Some one evidently has it in for Grace Perry, a Huntington girl, for when she received her mail Tuesday, among the lot was a small box—when she opened the box a poisonous copperhead snake sprang out striking at her, the poison dripping from its fangs into her clothing. ARE YOU A IF NOT WH Do you not kn Knights of Pyth strongest and m sive order of the The four depart order are as follow SUBORDINATE L In this the m united to care .tect each oth as well as s distress. UNIFORM RANK In this depo young men are military educ they can get way, thus m better and citizens. LADIES' COURT In this the widows, da sisters of Kn ited for the poses of life. ENDOWMENT In this depart paying out the dollars annu widows and peased Knight If there is no lo The girl was so terribly frightened that she could scarcely speak but managed to get away from the reuptie and call someone who broke the snake's back and placed it in the box it came in. The whole dangerous outfit was then turned over to Deputy U. S. Marshal Sam Davis, who is working on the case. FRUITS, CANDIES ICE CREAM Families Furnished with Ice Cream. Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for Sunday orders. I. E. Nichols MINISTRY. Realizing the demand among the Negro people for an educated ministry, the Tustazie 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 illicitates 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, laudering, 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 A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG-MEN WHO DESIRE AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Many of the young men who have finished the course in agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute are commanding salaries ranging from $50 to $100 per month. The graduates of this department or 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. We have a new line of GAS STAND LAMPS Come in and look them over COFFEY Plumbing Co. Quarrier St., near Capitol FRUITS, CANDI Families F Ice Cream. Or ment solicited. We make prompt deliver day orders. 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Thomas Granderson returned from Columbus, Ohio, Friday night. Cliff Johnson was the guest of Miss Bradley, Sunday. Miss Maggie Tyler was on Loup Creek last week. Misses Ethel and Sarah Poindexter, of Clifton Forge, Va., are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Johnson. Mrs. Mary Lewis, of Charleston, was here to see her brother, Wilson Dandridge. Mrs. Caroline Greene left, Sunday, for Charleston. Miss Eula Bocke is visiting her brother-on Loup Creek. Master Albert Clark is visiting his father in Hinton this week. Laurence Harmon visited his lodge last week. Peter Davis made a business trip to Piney this week. Lewis Dickerson and Miss Maggie Waddy left, Friday night, for Loulas, Va. Miss Cora Brown left, Monday, for Charleston. CARBON. Mrs. A. W. Alston returned, Saturday, from Charleston, where she has been attending the examination. Miss Agnes Dotson, of Charleston, was visiting Mrs. A. W. Alston last week. T. G. Agnew spent Sunday and Monday with relatives and friends in Guyandotte and Huntington. Austin moved his family to Centerville, N. C., Wednesday. Mrs. Priscilla Parham left, Wednesday, for an extended visit to relatives and friends in Centerville, N. C. The church gave a supper, Saturday night, which was extended over to Monday night. Mrs. Brooks, of Boliclare, was calling on friends here, Saturday. Harry Young wont out over the river, Saturday, to visit his mother. Horace Martin, of Red Warrior, was calling on friends here, Friday and Saturday. BARBOURSVILLE Rev. W. W. Scott was in town, town, Anthony Pate, of Charleston, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hicks, Tuesday. He was accompanied home by his cousin, Mrs. Mary S. Brown. Mr. Bailey was a pleasant visitor in town, Tuesday. The First Baptist Sunday school gave a picnic, Thursday, in South Barboursville, and all that were present had a nice time. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Martin returned home, Thursday, from Hot Springs, Va. Mrs. Hattie Hicks is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Scott, in St. Albans. Mrs. Mattle Hamler has been ill for the last week. Misses Ella and Mary Dickerson, of Huntington, were guests of Mrs. Annie Hill, Sunday. Mrs. L. M. Jackson, the foreign and home missionary, lectured at the First Baptist church, Sunday night. Mrs. Mary S. Brown returned to her home, in Columbus, Friday. IES ICE CREAM Furnished with orders for ship ery of Cream and Ices for Sun- ichols CORRESPONDENCE CLARKSBURG. Mrs. Ann Holloway, and granddaughter, Elizabeth Wilson, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. Jos. Lottler, in East Liverpool, Ohio. Mrs. Malina Banks, of Pittsburg, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Myrtle Sedwick and children and Mrs. Mary Ogden have returned from a pleasant visit to Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Ind. Samuel Covington, an aged citizen, died suddenly last Wednesday morning of heart trouble. His death while not wholly unexpected, came as a great shock. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, Katherine. The funeral occurred from the residence, on Monticello avenue. Anita Lodge, K. of P., had charge of the remains. Mr. Covington was a member of Pride A. M. E. church, and by thrift and earnest industry leaves his family well cared for. Miss Maud Davis spent Thursday in the city. She was accompanied home by Dr. I. R. Whipper. The B. W. Arnett Club met at the home of Mrs. M. W. Grayson, Monday evening. Mrs. Annette Turner has returned to her home at Lexington, Ky., after a pleasant visit here. Miss Carrie Hairston has returned to Parkerburg, after spending six weeks here in the hair business with Mrs. M. W. Grayson. A very pleasant meeting of the St. Luke's was held, Tuesday evening, and six persons were initiated into the mystery of the order. Mrs. Hayes, of Richmond, the commissioned deputy, has succeeded in arousing a new interest in the work since her stay here. Prof. J. W. Robinson returned, Friday; from Fairmont, where he attended Teachers Institute. George Allen, of Wheeling, was shaking hands with old friends here last week. Miss Byrd Rone is able to be out again, after a severe attack of asthma. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Woollin and family, of Wheelling, are guests of relatives and friends. School opened Monday with an enrollment of 150, another teacher added, and another year added to the high school. All the teachers have entered upon the work with renewed interest and anticipate an excellent term of work. Wm. Banks and daughter Lola, of Charleston, have been visiting his sons, Freed and Miles Banks. A very pleasant outing for Thursday has been arranged by W. S. Kearney Court of Calanthe. The outing will be on the old fair grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Lark Green entertained at dinner, Sunday evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nowlin, of Wheelling. Mrs. Grace Lomac is visiting in Columbus, Ohio. Wednesday night, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lowry gave a reception at their home, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lowry, who were married six o'clock, Wednesday morning, at the bride's home, at Institute, and arrived in this city in the afternoon. They were met at the depot by a party of friends and driven to the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lowry. The house was beautifully trimmed, the colors being blue and green. The bride and bridegroom received their friends in the parlor, and were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. George Biglow. Mrs. Alex Henderson presided at the coffee table, assisted by Miss Hattie Washington. Mrs. Lutie M. Tuck presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. R. A. West and Mrs. James Webster presided at the supper table, and were assisted by Miss Mead, Mrs. Mead and Misses Amelia and Effie Lowry. Miss Cora Jackson was at the registry in the parlor. Miss Emma Ruffin presided at a small table and cut the bride's cake. Those attending the reception were: Miss Hattie Washington, Mrs. Kate Smith, of Fairmont; Mrs. James Webster, Mrs. R. A. West, Mrs. Little Tuck, Miss Laura James, Miss Addine Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. John Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Henderson, Mrs. Anna Meade, Miss Cora Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. John Strange, Mrs. Oda Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nowlin, of Wheeling; Miss Beulah Smith, of Fairmont; Miss Amelia Wilson, Miss Cornellia Meade, Miss Mary Jett, Misses Florence and Emma Ruffin, Mrs. Anna Freeman, Mrs. Stella White, Mrs. A. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Grayson, Dr. I. Rwhiper, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Turner, Miss Willa Lee, Mrs. James Hayes, F. Hayden, Rev. and Mrs. G, W. W. Jenkins, W. B. Ruffin, F. D. Cambric, A. H. Dangerfield, Arthur Grimes, E. E. W. Henry, T. E. Cambric, Joe Coleman, James Wilkes Charles Green, Miles Banks, Dr. W. Turner, James Gray, and Geo H. Allen, Wheeling. MONTGOMERY. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Buster are spending some weeks visiting relatives at Quinnimont. Mrs. S. J. Jackson has returned home, after having spent several weeks with her parents at Orange, Va. P. W. Wright, who has veen slick for some time, is able to be out. Mrs. H. H. Ralley will begin school September 14. at Donwood. J. V. Coleman, of Mt. Carbon, was a business visitor here. Thursday. Lawyer J. M. Ellis, of Hill Top, was here on business last week. John S. Page, who has been slick for two weeks, is able to return to work. V. M. Willis, choreograph of the First Baptist church, in April organized a class in music to be known as the second choir. They will sing for the church, Sunday evening, September 20. This choir will entertain compli- mentary to Mr. Willis, Monday evening at the Odd Follows hall. Mr. and Mrs. John Noel entertained at dinner Sunday last, complimentary to Mrs. B. L. Taylor and Miss Jennie Brown. William Wilkerson and Mr. Austin, of Macdonald, were business visitors here the last week. J. S. Noel returned home, Friday, from Parkersburg, where he went to meet the Republican committee. Mrs. B. L. Taylor has returned to Institute, after having spent several weeks here with relatives. Rev. D. C. Deans, Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Page, Mrs. B. F. White, Misses Ethel Brown and Lulu Branham returned home from Charleston, Saturday, where they attended Teachers Institute. Mrs. Wallace Kinney, of Elkridge, was shopping here, Thursday. Rev. D. C. Deans has been elected principal of the Macdonald school. Miss Jennie Brown, who has been spending some time with Mrs. H. H. Railey, returned to her home at Institute, Monday. The Sunday school of the First Baptist church, with the school of the M. E. church, the Eagle school, and Donwood school as Invited guests, will picnic, Saturday, on Morris creek. Hannibal Woods, of Raymond City, is here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Branham. Mrs. H. Clara Powell, Mrs. L. D. Hodge, Mrs. M. J. Banks, Mrs. Addle James and Mrs. S. B. Graves left, Monday morning, for Richmond and other points in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Gee Gough have returned from Old. Point Comfort, Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Richmond and other points in Virginia. ST. ALBANS. Miss Daisy Wright left, Friday, for Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. J. W. Price is visiting relatives and friends at Fayetteville. Mrs. Elizabeth Friend and daughter, Miss Rosaleyd, of Institute, were here, Friday, visiting relatives. A large number of little folks attended the Sunday school picnic last week. Many of their parents were also present and enjoyed the outing. The St. Paul Baptist church had their rally, Sunday, the 30th ult., at which time $33.36 was collected. Rev. J. W. Robinson and Rev. D. W. Meadows spoke during the day. Little Ceredo Allen is very ill. Mrs. Edward Straughter has returned home from a week's visit to her parents. Miss Georgia Banks left, Saturday; to open her school at Page. Miss Martha Washington was at Hurricane, Saturday. An enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mrs. Mary Coaby, when the 18th birthday of her grandson, Caesar, was celebrated. Little Miss Naoma Willis, of Huntington, is spending a few days here with her aunt. Miss Mabel Scott, of Columbus, O., has arrived to take charge of the St. Albans school. Mrs. S. R. Bullock was the guest of Mrs. S. V. Wright, Wednesday and Thursday of the last week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scott, Saturday, a daughter. Mrs. Rebecca Somerville and children, of Raymond City, were guests of Mrs. Sallie Washington, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Susan Wright entertained Mrs. Mary Hurt and Mrs. Fannie Phillips at dinner, Monday. The Evening Star Club met with Mrs. Thomas Harris, Tuesday. INSTITUTE. Wednesday morning, September 2nd, at the home of the bride, was the scene of a beautiful wedding, the contracting parties being Miss Lucy Friend and Mr. Richard Lowry. Promptly at 6 o'clock, the bridal couple entered the parlor, where awaited Rev. J. W. Waters, the family and a few infinitate friends and relatives. After the close of the ceremony and the usual congratulations, a delicious breakfast was served. The bride and groom left at 7:30 for their future home in Clarksburg. The bride is one of Institute's most charming ladies. She is a graduate of the West Virginia Colored Institute of the class of '03. Since her graduation she has spent her time in this neighborhood as a seamstress. The groom is an energetic young man of Clarksburg, a carpenter by trade and has built-up an excellent business. Mrs. Carrie Critchlow and Mr. G. H. Beane were the out of town guests from Northfork and Charleston respectively. The Third Uniform Examination for anawha county this year will be held in the Charleston High School, on Quarrier street, Friday and Saturday, September 11th and 12th, commencing at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. The General History questions will be limited to the history of the 18th and 19th centuries, not including English History. The Kanawha County Institute will convene in Mercer Hall on August 31. A splendid corps of instructors has been secured. M. P. SHAWKEY, County Supt. 8-20-2t Misa' Bessie V. Morris returned from Pittsburg, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brown returned from Tip Top, Va., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lowry entertained J. C. Glmer at Sunday dinner. Mrs. C. E. Mitchell left for Boston, Saturday. She will visit Atlantic City and other eastern cities while on her journey. She was accompanied by her husband. Prof. C. E. Mitchell, head of the Commercial department, of the West Virginia Colorized Institute. Mrs. C. L. Woody returned, Friday, from Tip Top, Va. Prof. Byrd Prillerman returned, Saturday, from Bluefield, where he conducted a teachers' institute. BUCKHANNON Roy McGee, who has been employed at Elkins for several months, is home for the fair. Charles Davis, of New Martinsville, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis. Miss Maud R. Davis spent Thursday of last week with Clarksburg friends. She was accompanied home by Dr. I. N. Whipper, who will be her guest during the fair. Mrs. Eliza Mumford, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mary Lewis, of Sutton, returned home, Saturday. Mrs. Lewis and little daughter came home with Mrs. Mumford and will remain some time with relatives here. Mrs. Jesse Dixon, of Wheeling, arrived here, Sunday night, and will be the week-end guest of Mrs. James Wade. Miss Mabel and Master Arnett Mumford, who have been visiting relatives in Sutton, returned Saturday. The Misses Green, of Mill Creek, are in the city, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Green. Mrs. John Walker and children, who have in Virginia visiting, arrived home, Saturday. The Misses Wilkinson, of Over Hill, passed through here, Saturday, en route from Webster Springs, where they visited their sister, Mrs. Moore. Mrs. George Williams, who spent several days with relatives at Plekens last week, has returned. Mrs. J. T. Reld was hostess to the Ladies Aid Society, Friday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Powell is visiting Clarksburg friends. The Silven Leaf Club met with Miss Nettie Madison, Friday night. THOMAS. Miss Etta Daniels and Mrs. W. S. Waddy returned, Saturday, from Vigor, Va., and report a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thompson returned from Gordonsville, Va., on Thursday, where they have been for the past two weeks. Mr. Thompson left, Sunday, for Charleston, to attend to lodge business. Prof. R. J. Black, of Ohio, is here and will teach for us this term. The Willing Workers made Rev. J. L. Davis a present of a handsome black tailor-made suit last week. Mrs. A. Jonis will be hostess to the Ladies Tuxedo Club, Monday, at 2 p. m. Mrs. Robert Moorefield will be hostess to the Ladies Ald, Monday afternoon. The Willing Workers meet at the church on Tuesday afternoon. The church is preparing for a grand rally the last Sunday in this month. Mrs. Chas, Malone, of Davis, called on Thomas friends, Sunday Misses Mary L. Thompson, Lucia Clark and Blanche Greene will leave for the Institute in the near future, where they will enter school for the winter. James Washington, of Elkins, spent a portion of last week in our city. Mrs. J. L. Davis and Mrs. Botts made a business trip to Hendricks last Thursday. While there they called on Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dorcas. Annie May Daugherty left for her home in Frost, Md., on Sunday. Her grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Keller, accompanied her home. HINTON. The members of the Second Baptist church were glad to welcome Rev. A. D. Lewis back to his post, Mrs. Mattie Strange returned home, Tuesday, from a visit of two weeks in Virginia. Miss Lucy Price, who has been visiting the Miss Smithers, returned to her home in Danville, Va., on Wednesday. Miss "Dottie" Pack is attending the Institute at Beckley this week. 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For Sale By WEST CHARLESTON FEED COMPANY OUR DISPLAY OF Ladies' Misses' and Children's Ready-to- Wear, garments, Millinery and Dress Fabrics Is the largest in the City and our Prices as usual the lowest that can be made up-to-date Merchandise. New Phone.1072. GEM of.the the position as clerk with the Corp. Merch. Co. Mr. Mosby, of Rod Star, visited his wife, Sunday, at the Holley Sanitarium. "Black Patti" and her troupe will appear at the Masonic theater, Saturday night. L. G. Bentley, of Richmond, Va., secretary of the C. and O. Hospital Association, spent a few hours in the city, Saturday morning, inspecting the Hinton hospital and Holley Sanitarium in the interests of railroad patients. He expressed himself as highly pleased with the work done at both institutions. Alexander Brown, of Ronceverte, spent Sunday in our city, the guest of Mrs. Iverson Smithers, his sister. RAYMOND CITY. Rev. Nelson Barnett filled his reg- DEWEY'S BEST DEWEY BROS ular appointment here. Sunday, and preached two interesting and instructive sermons. Rev. Barnett offered his resignation as pastor. He will preach his farewell sermon here on the third Sunday in October. Rev. Arthur Massey preached his trial sermon here. Sunday, and, because was granted him to preach. Rev. Woodruff, of Gallipolis, Chris will preach for us on the third Sunday in this month. Miss Mattle B. Woodson, of Charleston, is here visiting friends and relatives. Walter Pierson is able to be on again. Washington, Sept. 9. Judge Anton B. Parker who is here says he is not willing to make the race governor of New York on the Democratic ticket. AEC SST A ORR ae ae PARE TS STO URE EEN tse RL Rey Ee RS Gee RRR Ge enc Fran ey aa Pe eee Pee eee Capo Sm eae + CARER er on aa Erne eee Be ti ae eee Reeperseat M TER ee «Spee ——— So OSPEOURS Ce E ; Sa Gadi SES EEO Loan LPNS RET TO a aa MMe MERI N \C eS yc Bags Voss 7s Seago Naren aa oe = fee ADVOCATE P sepaeiaiamealied < SAGHED HVSRY THURSDAY j BR abvooars PUBLIBHINGCO,, Heike, Pytntan Ballding, Cnarieaton, Be Re Va. Wi: Home Phone 923. uate, Advouate ss entered tn the z office at Charleston, W. Va., as Wepund: class matter. ES. BUMEORIPTION RATHS: Wier monthd ..........-. $0.50 Be; months ....sseceeeees 1.00 She Yor .....ccceecceeceee 1600 = pitt HitvksDAX, SEPTEMBER 10, 1008, Ww nee Ee ee he | AY a WZ REPUBLICAN TICKET. Mlection November 8, 1908. . For Prealdent: © WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, : of Ohio. For Vice-President: JAMBS 8. SHERMAN, ’ of New Ycrk. CONGRESSIONAL TICKET. For Congress: JOBEPH HOLT GAINES. STATE TIOKET. For Governor: CHARLES W. SWISHER, of Marion’ County. For Judges of Supreme Court: IRA BW. ROBINSON. W.N. MILLER, L. JUDSON 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: HL: LONG, of McDowell County. ! ‘ "For State senate: *'B. T. ENGLAND™ ~~ of Logan County. KANAWHA OOUNTY TICKET. For House of Delegates: “ “CHARLES W. GOOD. JOHN NUGENT. , JOHN A. THAYMR, BAM. C. HARLEBB. . C. COLCORD. For Clerk of County Court: L. C, MASSEY. For Clerk of Cireutt Court: IRA H. MOTTESHEARD. For Prosecuting Attorney: 8. B. AVIB. For Judge Intermediate Court: HENRY K. BLACK. For Sherif: 8. P. SMITH. For County Commissioners M. P. MALCOLM. A. R. SHEPARD. For Assessor: k GRANT COPENHAVER. "For County Surveyor: FRANK D. BARRON. THE LATEST JOKE. In a lengthy circular letter, the National Negro American Political ‘League sets forth their reasons why thé Negro should vote for Bryan. , After having arraigned the Repub- lean party. or President Roosevelt With the disfranchisement, and Jim- row legislation of the South, the Aixbandment of the Colored Militia gompanies in the same section; the thousands of Iynchings and cases of vonage; the dismissal of the black Mders accused of shooting up Brownsville; and the recognition of “Lily Whiteism” at the Chicago con- Aentton, the, letter reads: s | «The National Negro Amerjcan Po- Heal League was organized to help “Oat race make effective its protest ‘against the outrages heaped upon. tt py the Republican party. "And after “& careful consideration we have come ‘Mo the conclusion that the time has some when the race ought to be I dependent in politics and vote for ne ‘party that will not pledge to treat it with justice. ‘The League has been $n communication for weeks with Mr, Bryan and the leaders of his par: ty! and they have ausured us that thoy desire the support of our peo: fe, and if any number of them vol for Mr. Bryan and he in successful thoy wil treat the Negro with fatr Noss and give him the proper recog. nition in the matter of appointment to Federal positions and do whatev erelse they can to see that he is giv. on all the rights guaranteed under ‘fhe Constitution. ‘These things be Ang true, we are advising our people Min order to rebuke the Republicay Lparty and bring {t back to its origi Nes, to vote ile JoAR EOF ME, Bryan: antl to CoM who Govt oat to Yote tor Mr. Bry: an, we say’ vote for any other can dldato Jaf the, Presidency, excon Wittham M. ‘Taft. In this advice, are heartily endorsed by thousands of leading: mon in all walks of lite amobg we and by tens of thousands of the ‘common people’ of our race," There hag never been, so far as the writer knows, any question aa to the “vékaéity of the gentlemen whose names are signed to the let- ter, dut, Hike a number others, we would lke to know if the assurances, mentioned, are written, If they are, why have they not been published? ‘Mr. Bryan bas denied, time and again, that he'has made any such agreement. According to the press, but little, if any, encouragement was given to Bishop Walters when be proffered allegtance prior to thé Denver convention, On the other hand, it is a matter of record that Mr. Bryan spoke op enly In support of disfranchisement. ‘The men who control his party ate even more outspoken against the Ne- gro than ‘he. Their national plat: form is site upon the diserimina- tory laws of the South, while the au- thor of Weat Virginia’s anti-Negro planks has been rewarded with a salaried office for his labors. Even with written assurance, thei, it does not appear that any sane Ne- gro can treat the letter as anything more than a joke. Hg is asked to| vote for Bryan, who has spoken op- enly in support of disfranchisement, and warned to vote against Taft, who} opposes it; he Is told to rebuke the Republican party for sins of omis-| ston, and to aid the Democrats for| sins of commission against him, Ta other words, we are to desert those] who have done everything for us that we have feceived politically for: those who have never lost an oppor- tunity to impede our progress up-4 ward. . if the National Negro American! Political League expects any support! in West Virginia, it must have “Mr.| Bryan and the leaders of his party" remove the anti-Negro planks from their party platform in this state, We will have some faith In their as- surances that we “will be given all ihe rights guaranteed under the Con- stitution,” when’ our brethren at the South are ‘restored to eltizenship;| when Mr. Bryan expresses himself ag favorably to ward the race as Mr_| aft has done; when ‘Tillman, Var-| Jaman, Davis, Hoke Smith and Has-| kell are eliminated from party con- rol. For it seems “better to bear the ils we ave than to fly to others| we know not of.” i THE APTERMATEH — ‘eng’ hatever, may pe the outcomp oF the conferénee,.in session at New York at the time this is written, to settle the politieal controversy” in this state, the Advoegte, like all oth: er good Republican papers, will abide by the decision, We have entertained for Mr. Swisher the very highest regard and have especially admired his self-coni trol under the terrible fire to which he was subjected by the opposition press. Although charged with every crime from murder to petit larceny, he has made no effort to retaliate, maintaining a dignified silence until forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and then branding as false the malt. clous reports whieh were ctrculated for the purpose of injuring him in the eyes of the better element of vo- ters. “if Mt Swisher, whose nomination was as regular as ‘that of any mar who was 80 honored by his party, should decide to withdraw, there will be no question of his motive. His friends will but honor him the more for having saerificed his personal am- bitions for the good of the party, ‘They will ever bear in mind his un- selfishness in stepping aside that the success of ‘his party might be-assur- ed. As to’his opponent, Mr. Scherr, perhaps the less sald, the better. Fairly beaten in the game in which he is an adept; supported for years by the Republican party, he allowed himself to.be used by a coterie of sore-heads and ex-Democrats as a tool to wreck the party which made him all that he fs and all that he ev. er will be politically. At this time, one can only surmise the result of the conference, but whatever it is Mr. Swisher will emerge higher: in the esteem of the voters of West Vir- kina than those who have attempted to besmirch his character and wreck Abate naviy WHAT DIFFERENCE DOFS Ir MAKE? ‘The attempt to defeat the Repub: Mean candidate for President, be- cause he believes in the doctrines of the Unitarian of any other church smacks more of the practices of the zealots of the early days of Christt- anity than bf the 20Uh century. What matters it whether Mr. Taft hetongs to any chureh or not? Of whether the Unitaridns belleve, as they do and have so declared, in Christ. the Redeemer? It was gen- erally conceded, before thia church seni arose, that no man was bet- ter filled than he for the office to whiten he aspires. Would he be any the less deserving, $f it. transpired ‘(hat De were Mohammedan, a Bud. ahing, news. Catholle? ‘The ee ho will be tntlfonded to vote fbr GF dibafaint Mr. Tart because of bia ppatets déllet was born a few centurids too Jate. “He properly beténge ‘to “the age In which men plied yaseepted the orthodox taith or anitered death ahd damnation for Indik“dlsdbegtonce, |" BUMTNGEOND Ei ROR rater, Salingtoe, which has made ar ) wssnyidhe rebtaton for itself by ite sulel fer. wil! soon be équalls as pronildent beokusé of tts cranks. MistaKing’ for fathe the notoriety which ¢ame to the Rev. W. B. Dor. sey, becaiise of hls rabid ginti-Negro utterances, a Huntington man wrote baek’ to a home paper, expressing hit disgust at the actions’ of toyr cot ored ladies, who boarded the same train on which he had taken pas. sage. He did not state that the ladies were disorderly, contenting himself with the complaint that they wore Qmmonds and amused theniselves at whist. So worried was he by this attempt at social equality that he left the car and thus demonstrated his “superiority.” If the earth stopped revolving up- on “its, axis, or Jupiter left its orbit, because he’ was not pleased with the actions of thage ladies, it has not yet been reported. In fact, It seems that ho one would have known that he took exceptions, had he not rushed into print. \ : 20D Aa in Derren | There has always been @ suspicion that the editorial writer of the Ga- zette is ignorant of the Holy Bible, and that suspicion became a certatnty When, In discussing the religious be- Met of Judge Taft, he said, Sunday last: ; “And Peter denie& Christ thrice and then went out and hanged him- sett.”: Poor, old Peter! First he was ac: cused of cutting with intent to kill, next of lying, then of cussing. And naw comes the Gazette, after 2,000 years, saying that he wert out and hanged himself. How transient is the thing men call fame! For mlz- {rig him with Judas Iseartot, St, Pe- ter won’t do a thing to that fellow whieil lié jyresents himself at the gate One of our readers has entered a claim for the $100 reward offered some weeks ago for information as to the whereabouts of that $1,000, which John Mitchell, of Virginia, succeeded, “after some difficulty” if having his state appropriate to the Temple and Sanitarium fund. Out Shoriock Holmes says it will be fouxil.n the. Mechanics Savings Bank, of which Mr, Mitchell 1s pres ident. ~ Now, will some ane kindly inform us why Mr. Mitchell does not “eome across’? ‘The Temple and Sanitarium commission could ube that money, as well as the Mechanics Savinga Bank. WHYS$ “To vote for Mr. ‘Taft in the com- ing election ts to cast a vote In favor of the elimination of the race from politics and make possible the dis- franchisement of our people ‘inthe North and West," says Rev. Wal- dron. With Mr. ‘Tatt declaring un- eauivocally his endorsement of the Negro planks in the Republican Na- tional platform, and Mr. Bryan up- holding the repressive laws of the South, it is a little hard to see why Rev. Waldron should be so much in error Jn his conclusions. aneuita THE HAT POR RRYAW. in order, they say, to defray their necessary office expenses, the Na- tional Negro American Political League is endeavoring to raise $10,- 000 by having each prospective mem- ber send $1 with his application to ald In the election of William Jens nings Bryan. Walk right up, gen- tlemen, and contribute to the fund for the political and clvil degreda- tion of your race in West Virginie, and you will be—blessed. It ts now reported that Judge Taft was not previously advised thit he would meet Senator Foraker at To- Jedo. ‘There are others; Hatry Smith, for instance. Now that George Byrne has been placed on a salary, it is to be expect- ed that he will coon contribute to the Bryan campaign fund. RONCEVERTE, Mra. Virgia Jefferson and little daughter, Hazel, of Charleston, are visiting her mother, Mra, Katie Bl- dridge. Miss Laura B. Martin, of Thayer, Is the guest of Miss Eva Callaway, of Frankfort avenue. Atlas Hopkins, father of Mrs, Lou- ise Holly, who has been sick for a month, is Improving. Mr. and Mrs. John Eubank return- ed heme, Wednesday, after a pleas- ant stay.at Btianton, Va. Mrs. Rebecca Young ts visiting friends at White Sulphur, | D. W. Calloway has gone to Thay- er to resume his school work. Mrs. Paunie Smith returned home from Huntington Jagt week, John fggteston spent Sunday with his daughter, Mra. Lea Allen, Misées Anite Watkin# and Lucy CONteh WAR ammme bee muientes OL Mea, Mate NYSE ert tor Chinelevtsn, ‘thei — puny. mh ae Mrm:, Eb eiekinan. was oa! rence Ruane? rahe, nove Of NOH AMther, Thos. Johngon, | - Lith AMpeviretnta Gases ks set turned "BeBe, UXtter” spaltding the Stmmer WUEMrs. Alloe Martin, of Thayer “tage » Toba: Pie aériotidly i at Rid homie, n, yayenue. BAG: Misses Tigih) and Havel” Washlig- ton_are’ A Charleston. Mrs. Jae " Keystone, was vig- iting “Mra ®Mllam Jackson iat week. hae Seth DioXerbon, of Powelton, wit visiting Mra. Mattie Jones, Sunday. Mra. Seott, Henly and Mr. aad Mro. Milter appnt ‘Labor Day, in Montgom: ory. saat : ae Mre. HEBER RWasitngtow and stra: a aggre ee oe Be last Tuosege: Mrs, Snead was calls ed to ,t0 e6. her brother, who waiel art. 5 Mrs. Nollie Van Hook {e\’ vistting her pare a well, J. Ww. edge was in Montgom- ery, Mond, Mrs. © lor, spent Saturday in Montage y { Mra Ja br Virginia, 18 visit- ing her ‘son, Jackson. Mics Gsoi . Banks," our teach- ery arrived), here, Satuiday, to open achool, Mondays This Is Miss Banke’ third térm ‘hetg,< ; Miss Ma jd. -returnéd home from Red-Sulphur Springs, Suaday. The ‘asap Club: met Sunday afternoon. hext meeting will be held wh Mra. J, W. Dandridge, WINIFREDE. WZ i Ratan. ot Handley, and R. Smith,’ of ffukheaton, spent a fen hours here, Monday. Mrs. Jas. T?Phomas te spending a few days Ji Charleston, guest of rel- atives, my Mrs. Otho Hatt returned, Saturday, from Thurthond; where she had been spending a few months. Mr. and Mii.-J. H. Watts spent a Tew days otttét-town. ‘The following persons spent’ La- bor Day-in Ohapleston: Mrs. Hd Tate, J. 36, WOME Brace Smith, J... Wiseman, Floyd Adams. A."Wileoh spent a few days here visiting ‘fries, ’ G. R. Cavitiéss has been reported 111 at his home. + Wsron. Mrs. Sallie Jones and granddaugh- ter Mamile, apont last week in Clarks. burg, attendlbg the county fair ‘They returned home, Sunday. Creea Smitie yy not enjoying vers good health at this time. se - Rev. J. Le Sagem Jjeld seryices at Sutton last Sunday. + Little Clarence Grigsby.Js. very. bad wit typhoid fever, Arnold Hutchinson left, Thursday, for Indianapolis, jrhere he will Fe. main ‘for some time. John Grigsby has accepted a posi- tion at the asylum, : Mrs. Maud Ratchford and son, of Clarksburg, ‘fre here visiting Mrs, Fleoty Perking.,, / CANTOR, Onto, Sunday was Kaucational Day at St. Paul’s A.M. B. church. ‘To those who witnessed that ‘day it will be a page long to be cherished in thelr book of memory. . Suiiday morning, Rey. H. F. Fox masterly liatdled the subject, “ “Christian Bducation, the Bulwark of Civilization.” ‘The oven- ing services consisted of the follow- ing program: Bible Reading, Rev. H. F. Fox. Hymn, “O Wotship the King.” Prayer. Hymn, “I Am Happy in Him,” Address, “Th Educational Status of the A. M. B, Ohureh,”” M. 1. Pew berton. Violin Solo, Jy Ru‘Mackey. Poem, Miss Ida M. Jackson. Solo, Miss Sylvia Grimes. Addross “The Negro and Indus. trial Edueation;” J. 1, Jackson. Paper, “Sunsiine th the Home,” Charlés ‘Spencer... » Song, “Seattor Sunshine.”” 5 Roading, R. Ri Armatrong. : Solo, Mrs, %. A. Hunter. Paper, “The Negro ahd Classica) Education,” WA. Lewis. Solo, W. R. Smallwood. Reading, “The Burial of Moses,” Mrs. J. M. Grimes, ‘Thomas MeGee, ‘who has beer spending the summer at Water Gap, Pa., Nas returned. Mrs. C. W. Rtehardson entertath ed friends at 6 o'clock dinner, Sun: day, In honor Of ‘Mrs. Smith, of Ely. Hla, Ohio. Bk 7 Frank D. Sntith: Jofded his .wite and daughter to xecompany thom home, Monday. \ - G. P. Titus, Je.,has returned trort his vacatton. 7 ‘The Ladies Aid’ of St. Paul's A. M B. church met “with Mrs. ‘Ligeina ‘Thursday, and @-pleaoatit sexton wat held. ae ‘the W. M. -M, Soclety met Sunday Atternoon,-and aftor bnsiness avery exéellent progrgim, was rendered: AMrs. M. 1. Pomberton entertained few of her frienda at Tuneheon, Fri day evening. —~. N.S. Snipes Isanbw' #018 owner 6 ‘the Snipes & Ponhtatn Plat, cornd: Seventh and Walhut atfeots, Teacher What fe. Wrong Ali this sentence: /% am! twenty my lad! birthday?” BeBe _ LAttle Johnny—It should be “tors ty."" Inatend of “twehty.""+-Clevoldnet Plain Dealer, «+s y West Yirgiiiia’ Loti | ast ; Hi | ____ ealered renin tthe: Sieg, __ Regutar- Norinat, Agademie:and Conmi- _ mérclat Courses, also Regu iy Cours esiin. - Agriculture, Carpentery, gear ouse 5 Nid aes am Fitting, Smithing, Cabinet. Mak: ing, Painting ard Glazing, Dressmaking,. oe Clnthg. AComiplete. course in. Miltary Training to Cadets, Rooms, Books, Fuel and Lights Free to Normal Students; and.in addition Untforms, for State Students. We have a. faculty’ of - Twenty-two Teachers Board only. Elght Dollars per Month, ep ‘ For catalogue and other information address, J. McHENRY JONES, A.M. President. / SS Hiistitite, West Virginia. °°: “Bluefield, W. va. arn A College and Normat-Institute for col- ored students, located at. Bluefield, the leading commercial town of the southern part of West Virginia. ‘on.the Norfolk and Western... railroad,205 miles east of Kenova Chae Toy et oR Sia aa ag a B momen ay ee Splendid College Buttdings, Beautiful Grounds, Dormitories |. ts Dlledwitn tho Bene Sirdae’ Wea tater ge ccaG TONING room, nag on Hlontthtut Vooating aha whotésome. surroundings. | Hoard $8.90 per month. Tuftion free to state students, rates very low to non-resident bee Bluctioeld Sohoot Offers an unequalled gpportuntty «tor young oat hom at shoo ating Vacation woitgey ate set R ome? : For catalogue aig other information, write the Prinoipal. ‘ ‘ , R. P. SIMS, — Bluetield W.Va. KANAWHA COUNTY “tRACHEERS: CONFERENCE. . ‘The colored teachers attending the Kanawha County Institute get on call of Prof. C. W. Boyd’ and organ- jaed the Kanawha Teachers’ Confer- ence. aos The purposes of the conference are to bring the teachers In closer on- tact, to discuss plans aiid methods, and to encourage beginntrs. ‘These things were mentioned by Prof. Boya and several of the older teachers of the county. ®: It is hoped that each teacher if the county and those neat will have pro- fessional spirit enough to take am ac- tive patt in these conferences. The only practical schdol work many of our teachers get “der one teaeh- oro: tnatitute o> anghlar 27Ehe only inspiration. many of vit toichors, el ig from one sree ‘to * another. ‘This should come oftener, and“it will if cach teacher in the coanty will on- ly feel that ‘she owes"it to the state to put herself In. the best ¢ondition: possible to train good citizens. \_ Now {8 an opportunity for each teacher to take a higher plane. The! organization consfsts of 35 teachers of Kanawha and nearby counties, Among them are teachers of experi- ence and training. Let the young] teacher of the county come aid get! the boneftt of their éxpériénce: |: AQ Officers are well experienced, and ean Nelp the young teacher. President, ©. W. Boyd. Secretary, Hattie .B. Peters. Exgeutive Commlitee, I. M. King, M. E. Jones, PLL. Bennett, J. A. Shields and I..C. Cabell. The first meeting will be hola a Garnett Schaol building, Noyember. 1 ge eee Infant. Kicked to Death by, Mule ‘The three-year-old ‘son ‘ot -Rotit Phillps,”a street car conductor, was ficked “by atmule, ‘on Mohongalia’ street, Puesday, and died from hip tat Juries in the General Hospital, at 10) o’cloék that nifght. The little teow! was playing in the street, whe some. inulés passed and” he ‘Tan’ ont to’ “scare” them, The hindmiost Wekett him in’ the tead as he paaged, frac turing the boy's skull in four places: and dislocating his neck. “The child was hurried to the Generdl Hospltal,| where an operation was’ performed,| but it was powerless to save’ the boy's life. # ee The funeral will take place from: the house Thursday afternoon’ at NEGRO PLANKIN (TRE DEM. OCRATIO STATE PLAT. “We: tavbr the dnsctinent! of | a law: reaulrine Lees “i ta ah wdparsiet coatnes : “tivrniish’ separate ‘coachea Se eammpaarn eas for White and. ‘colored -pausengers,.- ;. “Relieving that the extension | \Of ithe. eeente franchise to a race inferior. indntelligence and without preparation. for “the | wise ‘and prudent exercise of a privilege so vital to the ‘mutin= tenance of good vernment, wae a thlstate, it nota, ertnsey | cdmmitted’ by’ the republican ‘Party, during the reign ‘of pas- sion and prejudice | following Ls the elxth war, for, pout ene ~ ARAL, DUrRORES, Wo: that tae ei de jin fae “Wor of 20 conch eongtt-,; puto, a8 to re part ty of the batiot, ant tlie electo- Fate: of the stite-troh the evil results from’ conferring sich power and privilege upon those who are :unfitted to appreciate its importance, as it effects the ‘stability and. ‘preservation | of * good. govornuient.” ; 4:30. “Tntetment in Spring ‘HIN. 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Come Let Us Fit Out Your Boy This Season and We are Sure You'll Appreciate ORDERSWARRANTS FOR WEALTHY WHO LEFT WEEDS UNCUT HEALTH COMMISSIONER DAVIS WANTS THOSE WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS OF BOARD OF AFFAIRS ARRESTED. Warrants were ordered issued Wednesday against those citizens who had refused to comply with the orders of the board of affairs and the health commissioner to cut down the weeds upon their premises. Some weeks ago vigorous complaints were made before the board of affairs by those who had complied with the or- GOVERNOR DAY NOT RETURN EXECUTIVE STEADILY IMPROVING, BUT HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE UP HIS DUTIES FOR SOME TIME TO COME. While Governor Wm. M. O. Dawson is steadily improving in health, it will be impossible for him to return to Charleston and take up the active duties of his office for some time to come. This is what General E. L. Boggs stated: this morning after his return from Asheville, where he spent a week with the governor. Governor Dawson continues to improve at the Carolina resort, but his physicians fear that if he would return to Charleston now his health would be impaired and the weeks that he has spent at Asheville in restoring his health would count for naught. General Boggs returned last night, Mrs. Dawson, who has been with the governor at Asheville since last June also returned to Charleston. Stogie-Makers Fight Gallipolis, Ohio, Sept. 9.—Trouble resulted, Tuesday night, from the meeting of Union and non-Union stogie makers. The factions met on the street and a desperate battle resulted in serious injur yto two men. The police have made six arreat. ders and who suffered from the negligence of those who failed to comply. The allegation was made that the poor people had cut their weeds, but the wealthy, who could afford to have it done, had not done so. The order for the issuing of the warrants was made by Dr. Davis, health commissioner. Wednesday morning. It is alleged that by the growth of these weeds, and the scattering of the pollen in this dry period, many cases of hay fever, as well as other, diseases, and much discomfort, has been caused. AWSON MAY N FOR MONTHS ZEPPELIN TO BUILD A GREATER AIRSHIP LEASES FOR FIFTY YEARS A TRACT OF LAND ON LAKE CON- STANCE FOR A FACTORY. Friedrichshafen, Germany, Sept. 9.—County Zeppelin has completed arrangements for building a greater airship on the shore of Lake Constance and has leased for fifty years a tract of land for a factory. Prof. H. Hergesell, of the University of Strassburg, the Government commissioner in charge of the acceptance of airships, arrived here today from Strassburg, where he talked with the Emperor about air navigation. His Majesty commanded that he be kept informed of all the details of further developments, and said that he watches the experiments with the liveliest interest. The Emperor expressed the keenest delight that the German nation has so strongly rallied to the assistance of Count Zeppelin, showing that the nation is united on great questions. Count Zeppelin, he added, can always rely on his good will and support. Charleston Miss Fannie C. Cobb returned Saturday from Bluefield where she assisted in conducting a teachers' institute. Miss Nina Clinton has arrived in the city from Zanesville, O., to resume her duties in the Garnett school. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell, of Institute, spent Saturday here the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones. They were en route to Washington and New York, where Mrs. Mitchell will spend a few days with friends before resuming her studies at the New England Conservatory or Muscle. Mr. Mitchell will attend the Biennial Movable Convention of Odd Fellow at Atlantic City before his return home. F. C. Cambrie, instructor in typewriting and shorthand at the Garnett school, returned to the city Tuesday from Clarksburg, where he spent the vacation with relatives. Mrs. J. I. Thomas and Miss Nora Wright spent Saturday and Sunday at St. Albans visiting Mrs. Robert Allen. J. J. Hare, who has been installing a steam heating system in the Spencer Hotel at Pt. Pleasant, spent Sunday here with his family. Mrs. Sarah Washington, of Winfield, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Hare, a few days this week. Mrs. S. M. Davis had as her guest Friday, Mrs. H. H. Railey, of Montgomery. J. S. Noel, of Montgomery, spent Thursday night here on his return from Clarksburg, to which city he was called on political business. After a very pleasant visit here of several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Julia Jones left Friday for her home at Paducah, Ky. G. L. Cuzzens and sons Earl and Lowell, are back from Mt. Vernon, N. Y., having spent two weeks there with relatives. Miss Mattie Hackley entertained Friday evening complimentary to Miss Thelma Hickman, who left, Sunday for Tuskegee Institute to resume her studies. Mrs. Emma Buckingham, who was called here by the serious illness of her neice, Miss Bessie Hare, has returned to her home at Winfield, Miss. Hare's condition having improved materially. The Atlantic City excursionists, Mrs. J. M. Hazlewood, Mrs. Claude Lowry, Missese Emma Moss and Stella Williams, J. A. Jackson and T. W. Randolph, returned home Friday. Miss Alpha Brooks has gone to Handley to teach. Mrs. J. H. Taylor had as her guest Friday, Mrs. E. M. Francis, of Winifred, who was on route to Pittsburg, for a visit of a few weeks. Grand Chancellor W. J. Thopmson returned Monday from Thomas, where he spent several weeks visiting his family. During his absence, Mr. Thompson visited his old home at Trevilians, $^{10}$ Va. Mrs. Russell Forney chaperoned a party of young people on a hay ride to Institute, Friday evening, in honor of Miss Ara Warren, of Columbus, O. The party was com- DIAMONDS constitute 1. ORNAMENTS OF BEAUTY, 2. EVIDENCE OF THRIFT, 4. THE IDEAL MEANS OF STORAGE for capital for which you have no immediate use. Buy Diamonds where you know 1. THE PRICE IS RIGHT, 2. THE QUALITY IS GUARANTEED by a dealer whose guarantee is recognized as absolutely reliable. ERNST Jeweler & Mfg. Optician, Cor. Va. St. and Arcade, ACME CLEANING & DYE WORKS WINONA, W. VA. Cleaning and Blocking of all kinds of Hats. Suits made to order. L. E. LEWIS, Propr. --- Grand Rapids Fur. Co. WE Just Received our new stock of Furniture, and cordially invite you to call. Our line is composed of the very latest designs and prices reasonable. We are conducting the business under a new management and it is our desire to be prompt in attending all orders and inquiries. Grand Rapids Furniture Co. 214-216 Capitol St. Charleston, W. Va. posed of Misses Ribecca Carr, Mary Preston, Nettie Elliott, Alma and Maggie Nespurlock, and Messrs. Adolphus Brown, Henry Burke, Hale Courtney, Charles Preston, Noble Mitchell and Robert Foy. Miss Cornella Page, while in attendance upon the institute last week, was the guest of her sister, Miss Ella Page. Charles Page visited Charleston and Kanawha City last week, returniny to his home at Moundsville, Friday. Mrs. Brown has all the latest styles in hair goods. Give her a call at, 500 Capitol street. Adv. Mrs. W. O. Lee had as her guest at Hotel Brown, Sunday. Mrs. Amanda Johnson, of Malden. Mrs. Green, of Lexington, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Lewis. Burnett Burton, of Belphe, O., is the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Taylor, of Court street. Master Huelin Lewis has returned from Parkersburg. Mrs. Winston, of Mt. Carbon, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Crump. Mrs. Jenkins, of Parkersburg, is spending a few weeks with her husband at the home of Mrs. Mary Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Caul have returned from their bridal tour to Lewisburg, and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Caul. Miss Ara Warren has returned to her home at Columbus, O. When you get ready to purchase your boy's school suit, see the line handled by Henry Smith, the One-Price Clothier, 222 Capitol street. Dr. Washington will speak, Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at Simpson M. E. church. Booker Washington May Speak in City NOTED NEGRO EDUCATOR TO PAY. A VISIT TO CHARLESTON AND HIS FORMER HOME. Dr. Booker T. Washington, the noted negro educator, has advised local friends of his intention to spend Sunday here and at Maiden, his old home. Plans were immediately set on foot to have Mr. Washington remain over Monday and deliver an address, at Mercer hall. As yet no response has been received to the telegram apprising him of the desire to hear him, but the probabilities are that he will accept the invitation. In case it is not possible for him to extend his visit, he may be prevailed upon to speak Sunday afternoon at one of the colored churches, Monday evening, however, is preferred by those who are working up the meeting, for then an admission fee could be charged, the proceeds to go toward endowing a bed at the General hospital for indigent negroes. An association, headed by Dr. H. F. Gamble, is now at work on this project. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. State of West Virginia, Kanawha County, ss: At Rules held in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, on the first Monday in the month of July, 1908. Alexander Henderson, Plaintiff, vs. ) In Chancery. Mary E. Henderson, Defendant. (The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony.) 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