The Advocate

AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS AT WASHINGTON-O-N-THE-POTOMAC. Major Lynch, Ordered Before a Retiring Board—Minister Lyon to Help the Race Conserve Its Political Rights in Maryland—Public Schools Show a Gratifying Increase in Attendance—Sight-Seeing Automobiles Being Operated by Negro Company. THE ADVOCATE WE CHEERFULLY PUBLISH ALL RISP NEWSY NOTES FROM ALL SECTIONS VOLUME IX. Washington, D. C., October 5.—The Hiawata Theatre had its premier last night, and gave three aplaid shows to capacity audiences, representing the best society of the capital. The house seats three hundred, but when the last performance was announced, several hundred eager men, women and children were left outside. A new set of motion pictures was exhibited, the Lyric Orchestra gave a number of catchy selections, T. Spencer Finley, comedian par excellence, presented a budget of up-to-date witticisms and was compelled to respond to encore after encore in his topical songs, George E. Battle presided with great effect at the piano and will be a feature of the Hiawata stock for some time. The theatre will be a success, and bids fair to revolutionize all time honored traditions in Negro theatricals. The decorations in Two fine paintings representing "Hiawata's" wooing of "Minnehaha," by W. Raphael Winston, a noted Negro artist, adorn the lobby, and the proscenium is ornamented with typical canoe and feast-day scenes, together with Indian busts and statuettes. Managers Murray, Keyes and Easley are delighted with the outlook. The Brownsville Board of Inquiry, having in charge the investigation of the shooting-up of the celebrated Texas town, held an important session last week. It is expected that the examination of witnesses will begin shortly. Attorneys Gilchrist Stewart and N. B. Marshall say they have located all but three or four of the members of the discharged battalion. The local Negro Business League will hold its monthly meeting at the Y. M. C. Headquarters on Monday evening. Much dissatisfaction was engendered by the attempt to oust Architect John A. Langford from membership in the body, and it is claimed that the action of the body eliminating him was taken without the presence of a quorum. An effort will be made Monday evening to right the wrong done Mr. Langford who founded the organization and gave it national prominence. In all probability the irregular action of the last meeting will be rescinded by the vote of a quorum. The local league has a fine opportunity for usefulness if conducted along the line of fair play and the refusal to be swayed by factional narrowness. President Pittman is a young man of high ideals and his friends will sustain him in any policy looking to the suppression of the reactionary influences which seek the destruction of the organization. By direction of President Taft and upon application of First Sergeant Charles Daniels, Seminole Negro Indian Scouts, that soldier will be placed on the retired list. Paragraph 17 Special order No. 139, June 17, 1909, issued by the War Department, is amended to read as follows: "Maj. John R. Lynch, paymaster, will report to Col. Edward B. Pratt, Thirtieth Infantry, president of the army retiring board at San Francisco, at such time as may be designated by him [examination]." Major Lynch is one of the few colored officers of the United States Army, and has been on leave of absence for several weeks. He served a long tour of duty in the Philippines and was subsequently stationed at San Francisco. He has been attached to the pay department since 1898, beginning at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, leaving a lucrative law practice in Washington. Before that he had served as auditor for the Navy Department under President Harrison, and had represented the "shoatring district" of Mississippi in Congress for a number of years. He was temporary chairman of the Republican national convention in 1884—the body that nominated Blaine for president—being the first and only colored man to be so honored. He was named for the place through the influence of Theodore Roosevelt. Major Lynch is sixty-two years of age, and ordinarily would have two more years of service before retirement. His record in the army is without a blemish. H. Paulus Sannon, Haitian minister here, announces the purchase of a yacht, the Erl King, for the Haitian Navy. The vessel will be converted into a gunboat and sent to the home government at Portau-Prince. Rev. Ernest Lyon, United States Minister to Liberia, has been granted a leave of absence, which he will spend in Maryland, his home state. It is said he will throw his strength against the proposed disfranchising amendment, and is confident of its defeat. Minister Lyon will visit Washington after the November election in Maryland. The stork visited the home of Architect and Mrs. W. Sidney Pittman last Monday morning and left a bouncing baby boy. The newcomer is to bear the name of "Booker T. Washington Pittman" in honor of his distinguished grandfather. Cyrus Field Adams has resumed his duties as assistant Register of the Treasury, after a siege of gout. Register and Mrs. W. T. Vernon. Miss L. Blanche Wright, Miss Florence V. Dancy, James C. Waters, Jr., Mrs. L. R. Clarke and Walter J. Singleton were among the pilgrims who went to New York to witness the Hudson-Fulton celebration. Charles H. Fearing, the energetic assistant to the principal's secretary at Tuskegee and associate editor of the Tuskegee Student, came up from Tuskegee Institute, Ala., last week, to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Fearing and the new heir to the Fearing estates accompanied him. Mr. Fearing is pleased with his work and environment at Tuskegee and is looking the picture of health. He has gained thirty-five pounds in weight since he took up his home in the south, and Mrs. Fearing has made a host of friends there. Dr. Washington and Mr. Scott speak in the highest terms of Mr. Fearing's ability and character and his speedy grasp of the situation in the complex life of such a great school. Richard E. S. Woodney, a poet of quality, said to rank with Paul Lawrence Dunbar, is preparing a poem on Matthew Henson, the Arctic explorer who went to the North Pole with Peary, to be read at the reception which Washington's citizens are planning to give that valiant finder of the "Big Nall" upon his arrival here. Rev. Robert E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate New Orleans, La., was in the city Monday, attending the opening of the medical and other departments of Howard University. A testimonial reception is to be tendered to Chief W. R. Griffin on Friday evening, October 22, in the main auditorium of True Reformers' Hall, in recognition of his six years' productive service as chief of the True Reformers of the District of Columbia. Representatives of the various fraternal and civic organizations of the District will speak and a fine musical program will be presented. Through the strenuous efforts of Chief Griffin, the Washington Fountain now boasts of over 3,000. Bethel Literary and historical Association opens its session next Tuesday evening, the attraction being Rev. Dr. Pezavia O'Connell, of Salisbury, Md., who will deliver his keynote speech, "The Man Hunt." Dr. O'Connell is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, presiding elder of the Maryland and Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is noted to be one of the most magnetic and brilliant orators of America. Music will be furnished by the famous Amphiphone Glee Club, of which Prof. J. Henry Lewis is director. The president of Bethel this year is Prof. L. G. Gregory, a talented young lawyer, who has pledged himself to a non-partisan administration, and to maintain the high standard which has been the pride of the organization since it was founded nearly thirty years ago by the late Bishop Daniel A. Payne. It is expected that the year's work will be of the highest educational value. The new officers of the High School Cadets will be announced next week. There were ninety-six candidates from Armstrong Technical and fifty from H Street High School. The companies are already drilling under CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Mrs. Ellen Taylor take this means to return thanks to their friends for their kindness during the illness and death of their mother. Yale vs. Holy Cross, at New Haven. Princeton vs. Villanova, at Princeton. Brown vs. Bates, at Providence. THE ADVOCATE. CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1909. ORGAN OF MARYLAND DEMOCRACY IS INCONSISTENT. Cites "Regular" Democrats as Examples for all Others While Condemning Negroes Allegiance to Republicans. (By Horace D. Slatter ) Baltimore, Md., Oct. 7. -With the inconsistency characteristic of an organ's support of an unworthy and ungrateful cause the Baltimore Sun publishes in one column one of a series of specially written articles supporting its position in favor of the disfranchisement amendment of the state constitution in which the Negro vote is roundly condemned for its regularity and solid support of the Republican party; while in another column while calling for the reorganization of the Democratic party on a national basis, lays down as the criterion for good Democracy the examples of Democrats who have never bolted. "We must have a white man's government, based upon a white man's vote" is but one of it's clarion calls to victory based upon class and race hatred. With reference to the Negro, whom it proposes to place at a shameful disadvantage by means of the so-called "grandfather clause" the Sun says: "No matter what the consequence to the state, this large ignorant, unreflecting vote, without thought, interest, responsibility, or the slightest pause, throws itself always one way ten masse at the polls. It is wholly an automatic and mechanical vote. It is never moved by intelligence nor discrimination. They (the Negroes) vote for good or bad candidates, good or bad measures, just so they are candidates or measures of the party to which these unfortunate beings belong as chattel slaves. This is not the work of rational citizens, or indeed of rational human belings. It is not voting at all. It is not exercise of the elective franchise, because there is no choice, no selection, no discrimination or judgement us to any matter presented for election by the citizens at the polls. Every other element of our electorate, every element of white population divides its voting strength at the polls. But the illiterate voters as a mass, never divide at all. They make no distinction between wisdom and folly, between progress and retrogression in the states, their vote being the same today as it was yesterday and as it will be tomorrow." This remarkable document is signed by Isaac Lobe Straus, Attorney General of the state of Maryland, to whom is credited the paternity of the amendment. In line with these sentiments the Sun editorially animadverts as follows: "Perhaps this will be the last opportunity to rid the electorate of Maryland of some 40,000 illiterate and shiftless voters—the last opportunity, perhaps, for relieving the southern and historic part of the State, the cradle of so large a proportion of its best citizenship, of the blight of Negro domination, which has weighed the people down in the race of progress and has caused a great host of the very flower of their young men to abandon their old homes where their fathers lived, to go to some white community where their would be no sense of humiliation on election day. If the amendment is defeated this time the Democratic party will continue to control the state government. There is no danger that it will lose the state as long as the police force of Baltimore city and the public school system are at stake, or as long as the face issue lasts. If the amendment is defeated the southern counties will lose hope of appeal to their brethren in the city and the white counties. Therefore, this amendment should not be lightly rejected because of misunderstanding or of trivial and ill-founded objections. We have seen in the previous articles that if the pending amendment is ratified citizens will register to vote under one or the other of the six classes of qualification, as follows: First—All will be entitled to vote who wore entitled to vote in some state of the Union on or prior to January 1, 1869. Second—The male descendants of such persons. Third—Foreign-born citizens of the United States who were naturalized between the first day of January, 1869, and the ratification of the amendment. Fourth—The male descendants of such naturalized persons. Fifth—Persons who can make application for registration in writing and answer a few questions set forth plainly in the amendment, which any person of ordinary intelligence can answer after a little study and inquiry. Sixth—Persons who own, or whose wives own, and pays taxes on $500 worth of property. It has been frankly admitted by the framers of the amendment that their object was to safeguard the votes of all white citizens and to disfranchise as great a number as possible of the ignorant, non-taxpaying Negroes. This had to be done with the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in full view. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits the denial of the suffrage to any citizen of the United States on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. Therefore the denial could not be made absolute and had to be based upon something else besides race. In order to take the ballot away from the great body of illiterate Negroes the intelligence test was adopted. Under the property qualification, to which white voters of the state cannot be subjected a considerer the number of Negroes will continue to vote. The other test is intended to be more than an educational test. It is intended to be the test of intelligence. Senator Raynor, in a speech, said the test is an easy one. Mr. W. L. Marbury said that few Negroes can stand it. Both and right. The test is exceedingly easy and simple, but the average of Negro intelligence is so low that even such elementary questions as are contained in the amendment are beyond it. A people who could be disfranchised by turning Lincoln's nose the wrong way on the ballot cannot be expected to stand even the most elementary test. Some gentleman who ought to be above such devices have endeavored to persuade their fellow-citizens that the intelligence test is extremely difficult. The questions are arranged so as to require no great effort of the memory to answer them in order. The order arranges itself—name, age, date and place of birth, residence and occupation for the two preceding years and the names of employers during that time, when and where he cast his last vote; then the name of the president and a member of the Supreme Court, of the Governor and a member of the court of Appeals and the mayor of the city. Anyone who could not afford the opportunity of a year's preparation, remember these questions in order and answer them in order is surely stupid and ignorant." Thus the Sun, the Pseudo-Democratic sheet of the state and the only publication in the state supporting the amendment lays bare the innest intentions of the Democrats. At least they are to be given for their frankness and boldness with which they go about their schemes. There is no secret made of the fact that they are attempting to get around the Fifteenth Amendment and disfranchise the Negro. The Afro-American Ledger scents danger in the apathy manifested by the Negro voters. It publishes this week a stirring cartoon, using as a text the treacherous utterances of Senator Rayner, Governor Warfield and Mr. Straus: "The Amendment will have a tendency to make the Negro a better citizen; it will stimulate the Negro to thrift and education and will create a better feeling between the races." Calling the Negroes to a reason feast, the Negro journal says: "Many of our people seem to take it for granted that because the Poor amendment was beaten four years ago, the Straus amendment will be beaten this year. We must not rock ourselves to sleep in that delusion. It will take the votes to beat the amendment and all the votes we can muster. It therefore behooves each man who has influence over another, to get him to register and so get in position to cast his ballot against the amendment. If you have observed the Democratic line-up on this amendment today, you must see how entirely different it is from the Line-up four years ago. At that time United States Senator Rayner was against the amendment, as was also the Governor of Maryland; but today both of those political champions are on the other side and are fighting as hard for it as they fought at that time against it. "In the campaign against the Poor amendment, the Negroes long before this period in the campaign were white hot with interest, and the influence of the leaders in Baltimore had permeated the entire commonwealth, and the Negroes were well organized in every part of the state. "No man has a right to be indifferent. If your action affected no one but yourself, you might afford to sleep through these stirring days; but not so; what you do will throw its gleaming pencil of light ahead for the race, or drop upon it the nightmare of discontent, disappointment and humiliation. In view of the fact then that your action will determine the future status of thousands of voters in Maryland, you ought therefore to wake up to the situation and defend with your ballot every right guaranteed under the Constitution. "If you view your franchise in the light of its cast, you will see that you cannot afford to treat it lightly. Put your car to the ground and lis RUSHING BUSINESS BEING DONE BY NE GRO FIRM. A. C. Howard Shoe Polish Co. Has More Orders Than it Can Furnish. Its Product Being in Use Through out the Country. New York, Sept. 30.—That ordinary ability, perseverance, hard work and the safe and conservative employment of capital will bring about the same returns with Negroes as with other people has been demonstrated time and again and given to the public in the recital of Negro achievements in various fields. Ever and anon the open-eyed traveler sees those things that make him feel after all that it is not so bad to be black, and to reckon the results of labor with black people as with the people of any other race. The A. C. Howard Shoe Polish concern located in this city is another potent witness of the ability of Negroes to manage large concerns. Better to say it is the example of the ability of the Negro to build up large concerns from small beginnings, for in a nutshell that represents the growth of the Howard concern. When one considers the vast number of Negroes who use shoe polish, not alone for personal use, but in the trade wherein they win a competence one can see what a vast field there is for exploitation and at the same time the proper marshalling of that field so that a Negro concern can command a goodly share of the patronage, constitutes a problem only casually understood by those who in some constructive way deals with the Negro trade. Mr. Howard's beginning in Chicago several years ago was small and insignificant. Like that of most concerns he had a problem to face. The invention is his own, but after making polish, where and how to sell it to the people who need it was as great a problem as securing the money to put it on the market. It is not the purpose to give away any of the secrets of the business, but suffice it to say that in a very short time he mastered all his problems and now has what is without doubt the largest concern among the Negroes of the East. Mr. Howard's plant has a manufactory and shipping department, an office and sales room, and occupies four floors of a large building in the down-town district of New York. His stock and fixtures represent an outlay of more than $35,000 and he gives employment to a small army of young people of the race. It is by the employment of abstract business principles that he has worked up a big field for his business, and throughout the country bootblacks of every color are using the Howard Pollshes. It is not the least recommendation they have that they are of a superior make and the testimonials show that in many cases they are decidedly the favorite. His advertisements are printed in Spanish, French, German and various tongues suitable to the languages of the people who use the goods, and not a little portion of his trade comes from across the waters. A. C. Howard is a great big success. The record of his achievement, the hardships he endured in the he ten: across the years comes the sound of the tramp of many feet, the thunder of the cannon and the shriek of the dying, pierced by the shouts of victory. Looking through the telescope of time you may see the blood red fields of war, the long wooden hospitals where our mothers and sisters ministered to the dead and the dying. Walk through our cemeteries on Decoration day and note the little United States flag by the mounds and sunken graves; go into any of our churches on any Sabbath and look into the sad faces of the old men who stood in the shock of battle and struggled in the hell of the Civil war and put all of this down to the expense account of your ballot. Now tell us, can you afford to lightly treat a privilege purchased at such a cost? Many of our younger men have come to a majority since the war and even since the reconstruction period and have but little idea of the awful struggle through which this nation passed to transform the Negro from a chattel to a man and citizen—but take the word of your fathers for it, the ballot cost too much to be lightly esteemed. You ought therefore to register and vote against the amendment so as to retain your right to vote." The few Negro voters of Maryland have got to hustle and join hands with the Germans and Jews who are in sympathy with them in this struggle. It will never do to permit this virus of disfranchisement to get farther north. We people in Kentucky and the readers in West Virginia certainly symphytize with them and trust they will muster up sufficient strength and command enough friends to defeat the Amendment. ginning, the difficulties he experienced with help, his trade, and all the myriad hindrances excite the admiration of all the people who love to read of worth in any individual. Three men on the road and the orders that come in through the mall give the concern more than they can fill in an ordinary days' work. As large as his quarters appears to the layman Mr. Howard is now on the outlook for a larger and more suitable place for the conduct of his growing business. Unlike some Negro concerns, he makes no pretense at show. His place is a work factory, a sweat shop, where he employs men and women in the varied capacities necessary to manufacture, bottle and ship shoe polish. To do this his establishment is admirably fitted, and he has at his command everything necessary in sufficient quantities for the work. One very attractive feature in the factory is the unique machine, Mr. Howard's own invention used for bottling purposes. PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS YOSEMITE VALLEY FOR REST PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS YOSEMITE VALLEY FOR REST BY ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco, Oct. 6.—After a few hours rest following a strenuous night of banqueting and receptions, President Taft departed early today for a few days of real rest in the Yosemite Valley. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 6.—President Taft, in taking his departure from San Francisco this morning, made no effort to conceal the pleasure with which he anticipates his three days' "vacation" in the Yosemite National Park. The continuous round of receptions and entertainment since leaving Beverly, though extremely gratifying in their uniform cordiality, have nevertheless, taxed the strength of the President, who was with all the eagerness of a schoolboy that he started today for that most picturesque playground of the nation—the wonderful Yosemite valley. The President is due to reach bl Portal, the entrance to the national park, about 7 o'clock this evening, making a brief stop en route in the city of Merced. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are to be spent in the valley. During that time the President, under competent guides, will be shown all of the wonders of that marvellous region, including the Bridal Vell field, the Nevada falls, the Three Graces, the Merced river and the giant trees in the adjacent Mariposa grove. GOVERNOR REMITS FINE OF MAN WHO TOTED A PISTOL GOVERNOR REMITS FINE OF MAN WHO TOTED A PISTOL Governor Glasscock has remitted a fine of $25 imposed upon H. H. Pinckney in Raleigh county for carrying a pistol. Mr. Pinckney was the manager for the Price Hill Fuel Company and took a pistol from his home on the company's lease to kill a crippled mule. He was indicted upon information furnished by a person who saw him with the pistol, but the facts of the case were of such a nature to cause the Governor to remit the fine. Naval Cadets vs. St. John's College, at Annapolis. Georgetown vs. Peck Hill, at Georgetown, D. C. ALLEGED SPEAKEASY MEN GIVE BOND ALLEGED SPEAKEASY MEN GIVE BOND At the Kanawah courthouse this afternoon, before Justice of the Peace U. B. Atkinson, 21 alleged speakeasy propietors gave bond in the sum of $250 cach to answer to the grand jury after waiving a preliminary hearing before the magistrate. The alleged speakeasy men are the same who were arrested in a raid executed by Sherif S. P. Smith last week when several places in the central portion of the city were raided. He was assisted by several deputy sheriffs and constables. While the alleged bootleggers were before Squire Atkinson at the court house, waiving examination, Sherif Smith, Deputy Sheriff Harless and Constables Acree and Trowbrite raided the places of Morris Starks and "Govemor" Dawson in West Charleston. Five men were arrested and taken before Justice Atkinson about 3 o'clock. The officers found beer at both places. Welcome on behalf of City, Mayor A. Layton. Welcome on behalf of Sunday School, Mrs. Ethel Jones, Morgantown, W. Va. Singing. Welcome on behalf of Public Schools, Miss Matte Prouty. Response to Sunday School and Public Schools, Rev. S. C. Honesty, Elkins, W. Va. Solo, Miss Matte Prouty. Remarks by Bishop W. B. Devrick, D. D. Singing. MANY MUSTY RECORDS FOUND IN LANDMARKS In the demolition of the old land mark at the corner of Capital and Kanawha streets, where Messrs. Alderson and Stephenson will erect a modern twelve story building, Contractor Fred Bernarding found many musty records of ancient date. One of these old books he presented to City Recorder J. Shirley Ross. It is an old book kept in the building with its tag. Lewis was postmaster in 1837 and sent a letter from the first assistant postmaster general, written in long hand before the day of typewriters. The book, which is well preserved, shows the receipt of registered mail from Anawha Courthouse, then the name of the barrister by State of Virginia, and many names familiar to the older inhabitants of the city. JOINT MANEUVRE OF REGULAR ARMY AND MILITIA ENDED Washington, Oct. 6.—The joint maneuvers of the regular army and national guard are a thing of the past at least there will be no repetition of the recent Boston campaign as long as the present directing forces in the war department are in control. The cost in human suffering is held by the war department officials to have been out of all proportion to the benefits derived. DENSE FOG IN CHICAGO CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS DENSE FOG IN CHICAGO CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Chicago, IL 6.5. — A dense fog early today was responsible for a number of accidents. The more serious was a rear-end collision between two suburban trains and a smash-up involving a street car and a wagon. In the collision of the suburban trains a score of passengers were injured, fourteen of them seriously. Five persons were hurt in the street car accident. Phillips Exeter vs. Cushing Academy, at Exeter, N. H. Rev. P. P. Holland filled his appointment here Sunday and preached a valuable sermons. Collections for the day was $39.50. Rev. S. R. Bullock, of Charleston, preached an inspiring sermon for us Wednesday night, after which he installed the officers of the missionary society. Miss Pearl Smith Woods, delivered an entertaining lecture to the missionary society, Monday night. The Tigers played ball at Bancroft Saturday. The score was 6 to 3 in favor of the Tigers. Mrs. Emma Dickinson, of Bancroft, was a business visitor here last week. A. C. Chatman, of Winifrede, spent Sunday here the guest of Miss F. L. Coles. A large number of friends from here attended the ball game at Bancroft Saturday. RONCEVERTE. Prof. T. C. Edmonds, principal of Maple Groves School, arrived Friday and on Monday resumed his school work for the present term. Mrs. Virgie Jefferson returned to Charleston, Monday. Misses Lula and Emma Brinkly has gone to Greensboro, N. C. to resume their studies at Bennett College. Mrs. Randall Brown is the guest of Mrs. Barbour. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Green a 9 lb. girl, Monday. Jos. Marshall is visiting his brother in Kansas City. Miss Viola Thompson entertained a few of her friends at her residence. Tuesday night. Those present were: Misses Emma and Fanny Brinkley, Hattie and Florence Marshall, Clara and Evelyne Slaughter, Brunett Brown, Essie Williams, Minnie Allen, Florence Green, Messrs Henry Brinkly and Alex Brown. Mrs. Jennie Johnson and Frank Cousins, were married, Wednesday night, at Baptist church, Rev. Robinson officiating. Reception held at residence of bride. The couple received a number of useful presents. Mrs. Leah Allen returned from Cincinnati last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Early have gone to Fitzpatrick to reside permanently. Mrs. N. B. Rose visited Hinton last week. Mrs. Jno. Eubanks entertained the Ladies Aid, Wednesday. Rev. Jefferson filled his appointment here, Sunday. Misses Essie P. Williams and Minnie V. Allen gave a social in honor of Y. P. Club, Thursday night. Mrs. L. B. Anderson entertained a party of friends from Union, Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. Terrell, of Louisville, Ky., is here the guest of Dr. B. F. White. T. L. Thompson, of Powellton, has moved his family here for future residence. T. T. Page, of Holden, was a business visitor here last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Woods have gone to Thayer for permanent residence. T. N. Brown, C. R. Pack and Rev. E. C. Page, spent Saturday and Sunday at Institute. Miss Evalyne Willis is on the sick list. William Hays has returned from a visit to relatives in Virginia. Mrs. Willa Washington and daughter, Mrs. Taylor, of Hawk's Nest, are here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Shepherd. All teachers and pupils in this vicinity observed clean-up day. J. S. Noel, of Gamoca, spent Sunday here with his wife. Louis Taylor, of Hawk's Nest, was a business visitor here Monday. Mrs., Elizabeth Foster, of Catlettsburg, Ky., who was the guest of Mrs. C. W. Gouch, left for her home Wednesday. Mrs. Edward Hardy and Mrs. Floyd Rogers were guests of relatives at Mucklow, last week. William Taylor and children, of Nuttall, were here Monday. Mrs. L. D. Hodge has returned from points on the Virginian road. Rev. W. J. Hackette, of Covington, Va., preached at the First Baptist Church, Wednesday evening. Rev. Warner Brown preached an instructive sermon Sunday morning and Rev. Terrell, of Louisville, Ky., preached an eloquent sermon Sunday evening to a crowded house Rev. Brown announced revival services beginning Sunday next. Rev. V. Harriidy filled his regular appointment at the M. E. Church Hon. J. M. Ellis, of Oak Hill, was here on business Monday CARBON. Miss Minnie Carter, of Basic, Va. arrived here Monday to visit her brother, Henry Carter. J. L. Green arrived Monday after spending a week with relatives and friends on New River. Rev. L. W. Mayo assisted Rev. Scott in the revival at Wevoca, last week. Horace Martin, of Acme, was call- ing on friends here Saturday and Sunday. R. M. Miller, of Wevoca, was a pleasant visitor here Saturday. A crowd went to Dorthy, Sunday, on an excursion. Frank Faulkerson, of Wevoca, was calling here Sunday. NICKELS MILL W. A. Bolen, of Staunton, Va. will begin his school at Brushy, Ridge, this week. A number of people from Brushy Ridge attended the picnic at Red Sulphur Springs, Saturday. Miss Nellie Barbour, of Patton, and Miss Camilla Curry have returned home from Red Sulphur Springs, where they have been visiting for sometime. There was preaching here Sunday at the M. E. Church by Rev. R. J. Roan. Mrs. Clarence Coleman, of Ironton, Ohio, is spending a few weeks at home now. Miss Mary Barbour is visiting at Burger's Springs this week. Mrs. Elina Curry and little daughter, Hazel, spent Sunday with her mother-in-law. HILL TOP. Mrs. Scott died Saturday morning and was buried at Greentown, Monday afternoon. The W. Va. Seminary will open Monday. A number of people attended services at Prudence, from Hill Top, Sunday. The Woman's Improvement League had a pleasant meeting Thursday. The next meeting will be held at Greenstown with Mrs. Dandridge. Those on the sick list are Mrs. E. Grey, Mrs. Banks, Mr. James Hickland, Master Jefferson Bryant, Mrs. L. Trainer, Mrs. D. Oglesby and Mrs. Jefferson. Prof. Jefferson with his son, Thomas, left for Staunton, Va., with Mrs. Jefferson, who has been sick for several weeks. She has gone home on account of her health. Miss Carter, of Chillecothe, O., the music teacher of the Seminary, made a short stay in our town. She arrived Tuesday and left for her home Saturday. The wife of Rev. Norman Smith, of Irongate, Va., and two children, Norman and Maud, are visiting his brother, Rev. Smith, of Hill Top. Rev. Meadows is in our town for a few days. Rev. Warren, of Mount Hope, passed through Hill Top Monday for Virginia, where he will be for a few days. PT. PLEASANT. Mrs. Ora V. Hunter and children, who have been here on quite an extended visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander, left Tuesday to join her husband in Canada, where they will make their home. Rev. Bullock, of Charleston, preached two very able and instructive sermons here at the First Baptist Church, Sunday. Rev. Bullock remained here to give a moving picture exhibition, Monday evening. From the number of tickets being sold a large crowd is expected. Mrs. Alonzo Nickels, of Columbus, is the guest of Mrs. Ellen Blackwell and family. John and Tom Davis were guests of their uncle, Shephard Lewis, of Kanauga, Sunday. The Tigers, of Raymond City, came down Sunday, Sept. 26 to play the Teddy Bears, but owing to the lateness of the game coming before, no game was played. Prof. W. L. Robinson spent Saturday and Sunday in St. Albans. Flem Bates, who has been quite ill for the past few weeks, is improving rapidly. Mesdames A. McFeters and daughter and S. Craig and daughter spent Sunday in Henderson the guests of Mrs. Judia Williams and family. Mrs. Mary Hare and daughters, Misses Evelyn and Leoma, of Charleston, and Miss Agnes Stevens, of Spillman, passed through here Thursday enroute to Spillman. White here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts. John Hare, of Charleston, was the guest of relatives here Monday. Ladies Aid of M. E. Church had a very short session Monday evening owing to the fact that all present had tickets to the moving picture entertainment given by Rev. Bullock at the First Baptist Church. A number of people are beginning to come in to be present at the 135th anniversary and Home coming to be celebrated here Oct. 7, 8, 9 and 10. BANCROFT Our Missionary society was honored with the presence of Mrs. Pearl Woods, of Hugheson. Mrs. Woods is Field Missionary of the Women's Baptist State Convention. She gave an interesting talk on mission work and its aim. ,she also addressed the Sunday school in the afternoon. There was an excursion from Hugheson to Bancroft, Saturday. The people of this place had the pleasure of witnessing an interesting Hunting Ground Between the Raymond Tigers and the Hugheston Clippers. The game was six to three in favor of the Raymond Tigers. Mrs. Charles Surgions spent Sunday at Black Betsey the guest of Mrs. Joe Sawyers. Mrs. Edward Hick, of Black Betsey, was the guest of Mrs. Hale Dickerson, Sunday. Miss Stella Smith, of Charleston, has returned to her home after a few days' visit with friends at Plymouth. Miss Hattle Smith, of Plymouth, left Saturday for Pratt, to visit her grand parents and other relatives at that place. Mrs. Willie Wiley, of Middleport, Ohio, has returned to her home after a few days' visit here. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Stewart, of Plymouth. Phillip Skanks, of Plymouth, is on the sick list at this writing. Charles Surgions is able to be out after a week's illness. Jas. Lawson is slowly improving. The addition of new seats and black board in our schoolroom makes quite an improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Frank James, of Black Betsey, were calling on friends at Plymouth, Sunday. Linsey Taylor, of Black Betsey, spent Sunday at Point Pleasant, visiting his wife. Edward Hicks, of Black Betsey, has moved his family to Bancroft. Mr. and Mrs. John Ross were shopping in Bancroft, Monday. Mrs. Pearl Woods left for Raymond City, Monday morning, accompanied by Mrs. Emma Dickerson, of Bancroft. Mrs. Will Jackson has returned from her home in Virginia, where she spent some time visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Nowlin are the proud parents of a fine girl. Robert Fields is visiting in our town again. WINIFREDE Mrs. W. N. Shelton has been ill the past week. Mrs. Jas. R. Randolph left Thursday to spend a week in Ohio. R. H. Allen and son, Robert, are spending a few days at their home in St. Albans. H. P. Day spent a few days out of town on business. A. C. Chapman spent Saturday and Sunday at Raymond City. Bruce Smith is spending the week here visiting his parents. Wm. Tucker spent Saturday at Montgomery on business. G. Kelley, of Washington, is here for a few weeks visiting. Miss Pauline Thomas, of Charleston is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Ada Athen. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smoot gave a house party in honor of Miss Sallie Hankins, of Maldon Monday night. A pleasant time was enjoyed until a late hour after which a delightful repast was served by the hostess. Those present were: Misses Willie Chapman, Mary Shelton, Sallie Hankins, Emma L. Meadows, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.Wiseman and Messrs. Eugene Shelton, Herbert Mitchell, Jas. L. Wiseman, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mosely. ST. ALBANS. ..Miss Carrie Brooks, of Hurricane, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Emma Taylor. Anderson Smith, who has been very sick is much improved. Mrs. Edith Scott is able to be out again after a few days' illness. Revs. W. E. Walker and Ford were here last week in the interest of the A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Mary Green received the sad new of the death of her sister, Mrs. Martha Payne, of Huntington, Thursday. Mrs. Payne formerly lived here and was highly esteemed by all of those who knew her. The remains were brought to this place Saturday and on Sunday at 10 o'clock. Rev. I. V. Bryant, of Huntington delivered the funeral oration, which brought tears to the eyes of the many hearers. Interment, Terp Hill Cemetery. Rev. J. N. Robinson preached for Rev. J. V. Bryant at Huntington Sunday morning. Miss Nannie L. Walker was shopping in Charleston Saturday. FAIRMONT Matthew Obie, of Clarksburg, visited his mother here Sunday. Laurence Champerlin and Robert Dawson left Monday, 27th, for Baltimore to enter Morgan College. Miss Carrie Harris will leave Tuesday to enter Storer College at Harper's Ferry. The entire community was shocked to learn of the death of Prof. J. McHenry Jones. Sympathy is extended by all who knew him to his sorrowing relatives. Mrs. Hattie Holmes is on the sick list at this writing. Mrs. Emma Mayes, aged 32, wife of Wm. Mayes, died Tuesday afternoon at Cook's hospital after an operation for tumors. She was an excellent christian woman and loved by all who knew her. Deceased was a member of the Household of Ruth by which order she was buried. She leaves a husband, mother and a host of relatives to mourn. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. C South PEOPLE FACTOR Dunkirk Window Glass Kenton Iron & Steel Co 125 houses and Church, School under cons Bridge now c Buy now before th Terms: 1-10 c Kanav Room 501 South Charleston FACTORIES EMPLOYING OVER 400 MEN Dunkirk Window Glass Co. Banner Window Glass Co. Kanawha Chemjcal Engine Mfg. Co. Terms: 1-10 cash, balance in monthly payments to suit. Discount for all cash. Room 501 Charleston National Bank Building Bell Phone 750; Home Phone 1214 Mrs. John Anderson was visiting in Charleston, Wednesday. John and Green Smith, of Ward, were visitors here Sunday. T. W. Martin is improving slowly. Miss Ophilia Kates, of Ward, passed through enroute to Storer College. She was accompanied as far as Montgomery by her mother. Mrs. Iced is reported better at this writing. Mrs. Dan Stratton, of St. Albans, is visiting her this week. Rev. D. Davis preached two able sermons here Sunday. Miss Esther Phillips was at Glen Ferris, Sunday, calling on friends. Rev. Hackette, of Covington, Va., passed through here to Ward to visit Miss McDaniels. While in Cedar Grove, he was the guest of Misses Peters and Meadows. He also visited the public school and gave some helpful remarks to teachers and pupils. Miss Viola Crews left Tuesday for Institute, where she will enter school. 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BANK REFERENCES. Send cents stamps for invadable book on NOW OR ORDER and SELL IN. Which ones will pay. How to get a parting, patent law and other valuable information D. SWIFT & CO. PATENT LAWYERS, 303 Seventh St., Washington, D. C. --- --- THE ADVOCATE Gill at the M. E. Church. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Joseph Campbell and daughters, Mabel and Freda, of Moundsville, who were guests of their cousin Mrs. E. L. Morton, left Thursday for their home after a pleasant stay here. Mrs. J. F. Stahley is on the sick list, suffering from a severe cold. Mrs. Caroline Washington is recovering from a severe attack of illness. Mrs. Mary Blue is visiting relatives at Columbus. The concert given by the men for the benefit of the M. E. Church was a success. HINTON Mrs. G. H. Bailey, of Hanseid St., Charleston, who has been a visitor in our town for several weeks, left Tuesday morning for Union where she and her husband will spend a few days before returning home. Mrs. Bailey has not been to Hinton for nine years, and her many friends were charmed to have her among them again. Many receptions were given in her honor while in our city. Mrs. Annie Arlck, of Washington, D. C., was the guest of Mrs. Lucy Lewis, of Bluff street, last week. E. S. Pack, Jr., and family have moved to Huntington for the winter. moved to Huntington for the winter, Miss Stella Wells left Sunday night for Harper's Ferry where she took Miss Gussie Wells to enter school. Burgess Mickens returned home Saturday from a pleasant visit to the Capital City. Mrs. A. B. Straughter has returned home from an extended tour west. She has been gone since Augst and reports a dandy time. Mrs. Lucy Lewis, Housekeeper at the Holley Sanitarium, has returned to duty after a vacation of three weeks. While away Mrs. Lewis visited Washington, D. C., Gordonsville, Va., and Union, W. Va. The "Progressives" met Monday afternoon with Miss M. Sodartha Booth at The Sanitarium. Charles Payne, of Cincinnati, is the guest, this week (of his brother, Dr. C. H. Payne, Jr. Mrs. Arthur Kyle, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. J. H. Smithers, left last Saturday for Washington, D. C., where she will make her home. There are only two patients at The Holley Sanitarium this week: Thos. Nelson, of Hinton, and Geo. Reaves, of Glade. Misses Louise Smithers, Annie Simpson, Virginia Warren, Alfreda Smithers, Dorthula Pack and M. Sodartha Booth will organize a literary and social club, from which they hope to reap much pleasure this winter. CEDAR GROVE. & NOTICE! CHARLES K. M'DERMOTT. W. E. BEARDSLEE. - 9-16-4t Co. Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Fresh Pork Sausage OUR OWN MAKE. Try our machine sliced Hams and Bacon The best qualities in all the popular kinds of We want your patronage for we have complete stock in our lines and you can get it when you want it most. SANE oa he ea eo ee Ph pe ere CG re r RCE THGRAAE ee Vea Re es sae PAREN Pia oP Ra PE eee ee RR a oh SUSIE OU Mpeg FTW S22" tli asa Nal ake aA at nena ck : Ph REMATEN: DORI nin: atta the tarie: oi Had Boos, paibeas 0° 1 eRe Hore. of} Lge Hi z form, ani it home, Wheres ee be " wie e Ang "reeroueiy defonded ‘Ts wpociae] We -J. Dhoibjedhr"or -Thomins, | ia x ‘voto#.” Eis course, «if. it should be| spending some timern the vieluity, . | rh ; ) iahentense ee 2 ts Washington, Oct. 6.—A new folio (No. 168.) in the Geological Atlas of fhe United Staten hay jurt been pub- Ushed by tho Uilte Staton Geologi- cal survey, th@-attthor belug Dante! H. Willard, ‘The iarea covered is known ag thd Jamestown Tower dis: trlot and Meg in the Southeastern part of NorthiDakota, botween merid- fans 97 minutes 80. seconds and 97 minutes west longitude and parallels 46 minutes 80: seconds and 47 min- utes north Tattitude, the total area boing about 2,460 square miles. ‘The principal towns aro Jamestown, Valley City, and Tower, named in order of size. All three’ are on the Une of the Northern Paéific Railway, A Glaclated Prairie Region This district in the Great Plains providence, its surtace boing a gent- ly undulating plain, in places nearly flat, that Iles at olovations of about 1,000 to 1,600 foet above sea level. The greater part of the area has no surface drainage whatever, the precipitation being absorbed or evap- orated. ‘The continental watershed ‘between the Hudson Bay drainage basin and that of the Gulf of Mexlco crosses the area. The undrained character of the glaciated prainies and the delicate balanco between the dratnage systema that do oxist are ‘well ilustrated by this divide. ‘Ay though Cheyenne and James rivers, the two principal streams of this area flow in nearly parallelied courses for 180 miles and the relief of the land between thelr. valleys are gonerally not more than’20 feet, the Cheyenne ultimately discharges Into Hudson Bay and the James into the Gulf. The drainage area of ‘the Cheyenne covers about 10,000 square miles, yet the volume of water discharged into Red river ta.estimated to de less than that which flows thrdugh Valley City, nearly 150 miles” upstream. The’ toss 19 due to evaporation and absorption as the stream meandera sluggishly over its. valley, ASPHALT AND BITUMEN PRODUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES GPECIAL TO THE MAI. Washington, Oct. 6.—The output of natural asphalt, related bitumens, and bitumigous’ rock ithat entered the market from quarries and mines in the United States in 1908, togeth- er with refined: asphalt produced from the eriide-material, was 189,- 882 short tons, valued at $1,888,881 ag compared with 223,861 tons val- ned at $2,826,489, in 1007. ‘The largest item inthe 1908 output’ was oll asphalt, which amounted to 102,- 281 tons, valued at $1,322,616; this Sino, showed “a, decrease Irom the 1907, output. "Bituminous rock (37,871 tons,” vanseT WE $146,821), gilsonite (18,533 tons, valued at $61,824), and maltha (12,875 tons, Valied at $162,000) wore next in order of importance. Imports and Exports, ‘The imports of asphalt in 1908, mainly from tho island of ‘Trinidad but in-part from Bermudez (Vene- mela), Cuba, Germany, Italy, Mox- ico, and a few other countrfes, were 11,674 tons, valued at $624,979. During the’fiseal year ending June 30, 1908, domestic asphalt and man- ufactured gsphaltic. material to the Value, of $461,968 wero. exported from the United States, an increase of about 20 per cent over the export’ in 1907. Report by Geological Survey. ‘The foregoing figures are taken from a report by J. A. Taft, of the United States Geological Survey, just fssted as an advance chapter from “Mineral resources of the United States, calendar year 1908." This report, @ copy of which can be had free on applying to the Director of the Survey at Washington, contains, in addition to statistics of produe- tion, notes on the occurrence and uses of these materials, ‘The term asphalt, as commonly used, denotes the various forms. of bitumen or mineral piteh found in nature or produced by refining pro- ccases. An essential property of as- phalt so defined is that it melts at temporatures near that of boiling water; this property makes it avail- uble for use in various industries. Natural asphalt ts not known in the United States In onfflctent quantity to warrant ecploitation at ‘present, though it 1s widely distributed in tho California ofl fields. Certain crude petroleums in Celifornia, Tex- as, Kansas and Oklahoma contain considerable quantities of asphalt in solution, the proportion rising to more than 36 per cent In some ofis. Gilsonite, grahamite, and other hard bitumens are found in several of the Western. States, notably Utah and Oklahoma, Bituminous rock, including all kinds of rock that con tain an appreciable quantity of as- phalt or bitumen Intermingled with the rock particles, occura in Call- fornia, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Ken- tucky ‘and Wyoming. ‘The, natural” asphalt {mported from ‘Trinidad and Bermudez, sup- piles a large part of the paving ma- terial used tn the United States. Ot asphalt, when properly made In the process of distillation of asphalite olls, Is free from earthy substances commonly carried by, natural asphalt and, though hampered by freight charges, {8 brought to the eastern markets in Iarge quanuties, —Bitu- minons rock i used chiefly for pav- ing, ‘The other important uses of asphalt products nre in. waterproof. ing mvtals, papers and fabrics, in| roofing, electric installations, wid nroservation, brick and wood block filling, concrete construction, coal hriquetting, adulterating hard rubs| her, ete, ‘Gilsonite and grahamite | are’ also especially adaptable for use! This area was affected by the con- tinental glaciation and itssurface ts thickly covered with glacial dritt, The description of the ‘distribétion of glacial material and the history of events of glacial time make up, a large part of the text of the folio, which is consequently of greut inter- est to all students of glactology, The rock underlying the drift are shales and the widespread waterbearing formatior known to geologists as the Dakota sandstone. \ ‘Water Resources, The most important resource of this area 1s underground water. ‘The surface water is in general elth¢ unfit for domestic use or too scant ip amount, but underground water I abundant and ts reached by many wells of different types; Shallow dug wells from 6 to 24 feet deep have beeti put down In most portions of the district and yicld water in ample amount but of varying quality—in some places unusually pure, in others very Inferior. Tubular wells from 40 to.250 feet deep form one of the pritk dipal sources of water supply. They derive thelr water from. rain that penetrates the earth at some distance away amd in some of them the water Tiges above the surface. ‘These wells ylelds water that 1s usually. palatable and wholesome. Many wells.ranging in depth from 500 to 1,570 feet have een sunk to the Dakota sandstone and nearly all obtained a flow of 20 to 300 gallons a minute. Most of this water is slightly salty, but in general ft 1s suitable for domestic and farm purposes. Maps of the District. This folio. contains nine maps showing the typography and. geology of the district and the depths to the Dakota sandstone. in all parts of it Tha follo 18 sold by the Geologteai Survey for 26 cents, the cost of paper and printing, and, may be obtained by remitting that amount to the Di- rector of the Survey at Washington. FEAR THAT W. J. BRYAN WILL CAMP ON TRAIL OF OTHER DEMOCRATS Washington, — Oct. 6.—Southern democrats aré deeply ‘interested ‘tn the activities of Mr. Bryan in Texas, ‘They ate wondering whether his attacks on Senator Bafley Indicate that he 1s adopting a’ program of reading aut of the party fold all the democratle kaders who helped to put duties into the ari bill, at points where tarift ‘roform repub- Neans declined to vote for the Im- position of them, If Mr. Bryan is going after demo- feratic scalps on this basis, he will shortly appear on the trail of these prominent’ members of his own party: . - Senator Simmons of ‘North Caro: tina. Senator Martin of Virginia, Senator Owen of Oklahoma, Senators Foster and McEnery of Louisiana, Senator Bailey of Texas. He might find grievances against several others;, but these are the ones against. whom his most serious protest would le. Take Senator Bailey. He was quoted as snecring- ly referring to the fact that party pledges were hardly to be taken ver- ously; he declined flatly to be bound in detail by the Denver declarations, He voted for duties on lumber, coal, Iron ore, print paper and pulp, hides and pineapples. All these were in the classification that might be eall- ed fundamental. ‘The tariff revision republicans voted against them. Therefore, democrats who voted for them may be set down as better re- publicans, on tariff, than a consid- erable number of men serving with republean certificates of election. Determined to Leave Mr. Bryan is not the man to shirk the duties of his party. Jeadership. He will be the party leader till the day a candidate 1s named for prest- dent in 1912. It is pointed out that the work he has been doing in the South is ealeulated to make him stronger than ever in his home state of Nebraska, in cage he has ambition to be elected to the senate the com- ing year. Nebraska is for tariff re- vision without regard to party, and Mr. Bryan will the, more commend himself to its republican. independ- ents by displaying @ willingness to treat with tho tari element gn his own party. ‘There ‘ts . mich’ considcration, these Umes, of the possible weight his opposition may have in deciding the political futures of democrats he opposes. Roallzing that there 1s only one tariff program on which the democrats can hope to gain the North, and confldent that the South Will remain loyaledts any case, Mr. fryan would organize the ‘party around the policy which promises The best results Mn the North, where the galns must. be made, He is partlewlarly incensed against Mr. Malley, because Bailey not only voted with the republicans at im- portant points, but went farther; he contemptuously referred to | the dn the manufacture of japans, paints and varnishes. ‘Trinidad Asphalt. ‘The surface of the famous piteh lake of ‘Trinidad ts about 12% feet above the sea; fts area is” 190 acres, and borings have shown that it fills 8 howl-ke depression with steep aides and a depth of more than 135 feet. Thi lake has boon estImated to have a minimum available content of over 9,000,000 tons. More than 2,000,000 tons have been removed and exported since records have been kent. he oxportasin the year end- Ing January 31, 1909, were 150,557 tons. of which '98,098 tons came to the United States. ‘After’ the barie’ nett bad teh vee Ee eae Uy pada Ry we ot Denver platforgl, ned he waiit horse, ang viscroucly defended, his: specif volet.” {is course, tf: Wt should be why @oxay, would place that tate in the. column ‘of half-hearted Aaritt rotorm communities;, it. would eommlt Texas to a program’ of tarif ‘conrpromleé-Jooking to local advan- tage whéne¥er. trades could be so- gured, In, short, 4t would. niake Texas a promising candidate — for mottberanip in sone tuture Aldrich- ‘Smoot*New England and far Weet combination, to make another bill by the same log-rodling processes which.were applied in passing — the recent menstire, Would Join States And such a development in Texas would be Invitation. to Alabama, lorida, North - Carolina» and other states, to take pant in such a com. bination. Business interests in the South, concerned with révent indus. {trlal developmenta there, will v¢ ready to encourage such a situation; 8nd in the end ‘t is by no means 4m: possible that the South’ might be come honeyecmbed with tariff sentt. mecb?, and’ a-considerable source of strength to the protectlonists 4n fmaintaining high duties dn future. Indeed, a good many far-seeins men have ‘in the past. few month predicted that while the far West Would itkely repudiate the partner: hip into which Ite senators enteret with New England, the South could be expected to enter that partner: ship when next the tariff,” should have to be. made over, and’ to sup: ply votes enough to make up for detections elsewhere, < It Is Gils possibitity Mr. Bryan foresees, ail against it he Is deter- mined to hold back the South, The North he finds ready to enter upon a tari revision movemert; but Just 4s the North J full cf republicar trouble and democrotle preim'se, the Sovth ehows eigns of slipping away from its anatent tart moorings Wherefore It {8 becom> a most ser lovs business, with the party leader to prevent such a schism. The task {s the more agreeable to Mr, Bryat because of the life-long adherence to the vigorous tari reform polley Pledges Sacred Mr. Bryan is. strongly for the maintenance of party platform pledges as. sacred promises... In_ hi: first speech In Texas he declared he hd come in acceptance of no Invi tation. He had had none; he. had come entirely on. his own initiative and "because he ‘was ooking for fhishfight.” He took up this ques tion of the sacred character of parts pledges, discussed thos» of the Den: ver pitiform, and dnelsted that the party’s pledge should be binding or every man, in pasition to help carts out the platform. a Batley ‘made another speech, shoftiy after, tn which he assumed to pregent a reply to the Bryan open- Ing address: It was expected Mr. Bryan would ake a rejoiner, bit he alda’ts Instond. no, declared Mr Bailey had not seriously undertaken ‘to meet the Bryan arguments, and that there was no call for anything further from him (Bryan). CLARKSBURG. A skating. narty, was.given Monday anor-of Mrs, Virginia, Hal timore, guest of Mr: and Mrs, Bren! Meade, and Mr. and Mrs, Samue Thomas, gnests of Mr, and ‘Mra, Har. vey Andrews. On Tuesday ovening Mrs, Andrews and Misa Epperson entertained at the latter's home In honor of the visit Ing guests. Mrs. Brent Meade entertained a whist, Wednesday afternoon, tn hon- or of the visitors. Those present were Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Thomas and Mrs. Virginia Baltimore of Steuben: vbille, ©., honor guests, Mesdames Andrews, Tuck and Brown and Messrs, Day, of Parkersburg, Newton of Baltimore, and Coleman. The Misses Ruffner entertaines ‘Thursday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs. Samuel ‘Thomas. Miss Hazel Dillard spent Saturday here the guest of Mra, Grayson Miss Dillard was enroute to Store College to resume her studies. Misses Whitaker, of Charleston and Peyton, of Parkersburg, passod this place Monday mornitg enroute ‘to Storer College. Miss Dillard Join ed them here. Mr. and Mrs, L. C. Ruffner an¢ Yaughter have returned from Steel ton, Pa., where they visited Mr, an¢ Mrs. F.". Jefferson. A. J. Robinson, whose serious Mt ness with typhold fever was reportec last week, died Wednesday morning ‘The funeral took place Friday after hoon, Mr. Robinson was for year a trustee and class leader In ‘Trinits M. E. church. He ts survived bj a wife, three daughtors and one sor in his’ {mmediate family. Mra. B, 8. Turner is slowly recov ering. Mrs. Marla Littleton Is visiting he daughter, Mra James Davis, at Buck hannon, Rey. 8. P. West left Tuesday morn ing for Pitsburg to attend the Annual Conference In éssion there thi week, A very delightful hay-ride was in aulged in by a folly party ‘Thursday ‘night, Mrs. Virginia Baltimore was ‘the honor guest of the affatr. Mr, and Mrs, Milliken, of Bridge port, 0., Samuel Smithers, of Wells vill, O., Mr. and Mra. Leeman Turner of Shinnston, and the Misses Meade of Bridgoport, attended the funeral of ‘A. i Rabipaon. CARD OF THANKS. Montgomory, Oct. 4.—Mr. and Mrs A. W. Slaughtor wish to thank theh many friends for the kindness shown them during the illness and death of their dear mother, Mrs. Elaic Hall. “MT. HOPE. DV. J. Thompsons; of ‘Thomas, is spending tome timer the vteiuity, » HA. Jobbuom. kee xeturned, trom Gn extended trip to Virginia, Berry Callaweyrand. Wm. Porter, who were injured ‘ih the mine four weeks ago, are able'to be out again, Harvey Pleree‘ahd Chas. A. Tur- ‘ner, of Fayetteville, were in town Monday. ©" + A. C. Caul, of’ Witona, attended the funeral of Mrs. Scott Monday. David Robingon, of Hinton, was here Monday tn atendance upon tu- neral of Mrs. Lorena Scott. Mra, Lorena L. Scott died Satur- day morping at 3:00 o'clock, De. ceased had suffered several months with a complication of diseases to which she succumbed Saturday morn. ing. She was taken to the Holly San. ftarlum in June and later to Rich mond but could.got no relief and re turning home. Ungered and. suftered until. she. died. She was born in Albemarle county Va... 34 yoars ago; was married te H. G. Scott In 1900. She was a dutt ful member of Macdonald First Bap. ‘st.church, and a member of the or der of True Reformers, She was laf{d to rest in the Green: ville Cemetery by ‘the Order of Elke of which her husband is a member Rey, DG! Dedas oficiited at. the funeral, The funeral procession over a mile long left here at 11:30 arriv ing at Greenville at 2:00 o'clock. She leaves to mourn their loss 1 husband, He» A. “Seott; one’ of the Town's most. prominent — busines: men} mother, Mr. Anna Tarrer, o Greenville; two. slaters, Miss Mauc Tarrar, and Gabrella Budd, of Bos ton; three brothers, ‘Thos. Tarrar of Huntington, Frank ‘Tarrer of St Louts, and Ro¢arick ‘Tarrer, of Green ville; and two ehtldren, Mr. and Mrs Thos. Tarrer, of Huntington, attend ed the funeral of their sister a Greenville Monday. BUCKHANNON. Miss Maggie Mead of Bridgeport who was the guest of Miss Ingle ‘Tay lor, last week, returned to her hom Monday. Rov. and Mrs. Griffith, of Weston were here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs, 8. L. Stewart, of Bev erly, attended the Fair ‘there las week, While in the city they wer guests of Mrs. Bland Wright. Mr- and Mrs. Sam Thompeon ati Uttle daughter, of ‘Clarksburg, vis Ited Mrs, Mary Leo last ‘week. The} returned HomeSunday,. -, Mr.and Mra. John @iiftord return. 6 to their Doms ta ahesvito, Wea ‘esday, after’ a pYeasant Visit of soveral weeks with thelr daughter Mts. J, W. Mumford. © Mr. and Mré, Cam Hall, of Elking attended the Fyir here, last. week. ; Lloyd Martin, of. Steubenville, 0. was the, guost. of Mum! Tonk RC ages AUbe lage, Mum Rev. Geo.” DeYouwe “pent ‘Sunday at Weston. Prof. H. D. Hazlewood, of Parkers. purg, was the guest of Miss Maud Da- vis, Sunday. Mrs, Enos Mumford te 111 at home, on Quality Hin, Mrs. Byrd Littleton, of Clarksburg, fa tho guest of her daughter, Mra. James L. Davis. Victoria School opened Monday with Mr. Jones, of Parkersburg, and Miss Kelth, of Bluefield, as tenchers. Jott Rice, of Beverly, attended the Fair hero last week, Miss Cora Talbott, of Clarksburg, was the guest of Mra, Malinda Hun- ter, « few days Inst week, Miss Beulah Wright 18 on the alck lst. , John Barly, Mrs. Washington, James Bailey and Miss Mary Blzy, Ross Perkins, Mat Dalley and a num- ber of others from Weston, attended the Fair here last week. Trevy Lee, of Cleveland, Ohio, ts visiting his many friends in this city, after several years’ absonco, ‘The teachers of our Publis School are comfortably located at the rest- dences of James Wade and Isom Tay- lor. Untermyor Speaks of the Temptation of Lawyers. (Prom Washington Herald.) Samuel Untermyer’s example Ip worthy of Imitation—it gives ¢ needed hint not only to the bar of New York, with which Mr. Unter: myor i# aasoclated, but to the bar of other communities, In these days, too many lawyers are prone to be doliar-hunting; they prefer Wealthy clients, corporation chents, in many instances, the ob: Ject being an easy life with whatever distinction attaches to being counsel for this or that corporaton or legal agviser to this or that man, whether he be simply a man of many affairs or a scamp who needs to know the sharp turns of the law, Attorney Untermyer Is one of the most prominent members of the New York bar, a man of means and good reputation. What he did that. 80 amazes other lawyers, and which s deserving of comment, was to accept the court's aguignment to defend a woman accused of having killed her husband. ‘The fee isn’t much, and usually murder trials are. tme-con- suming. Yet, busy man that he 16, Mr. Untermyer accepta the work as a duty he owes, not only to the court but to the profession. “I ean conceive of no higher or more professional duty, and tt never ‘occurred to me for a moment to try to evade it,” aaid he. He added aomet*ing more and, coming from #0 eminent a Inwyer aa ‘Mr. Untermoyor, It f# worth ‘repeat: ing. Hero it In: “If the erlminal bar of thi elty Js ii a whocking condition, we law. yere.are to blame. It is only with Ub, and prinelpally.in Now” York city, that the flower of the bar has been: drawn ‘away. trom ‘theshlaiee aphere of advocacy dy ,t tpn of money to become" soot a clerks of Gnanciers aint, 106 often, to assist them In “keepin prayerful ly within the law.’ “In every clyilized country except our bwn the leaders of the ‘bar are Proud to bo selected to defend Ife, Mberty and reputation, while, strange to say, it has grown tobe almost a disgrace in this city fora man-to engage In the practice of tho criminal law, however bright and able he may "be." Solls of the World Not Wearing Out. (Cire Washinutea, The ultimate consumer has been getting rapped so regularly of late that it is an occasion for surprse when there 4s a manifestation in his favor. One of the most common ways ot further striking terror to the soul of tho consumer is to sot forth the perils In the fact that the population i$ Increasing more rapidly than pro- duction “in the agricultural — field. ‘Thus, by @ simple mathemattcal pro. cess, ‘It cun. bo demonstrated conclu- sively that the unfortunate public ts ‘ag certain to starve to death as it Is Sure that two and two make four. But now comes Prof. Milton Whit- ney, chief of the Bureau of Solls of the’ Department of Agriculture, to show that after all there Is not so Much cause for alarm as many sup- pose. He has been looking into the question whether the solls of the world arc wearing out. Ho finds that they are not, and in fact the soils are a greater storehouse of fer- Ullty tham they ever were. Not only ig Prof. Whitney an optimist, but he presents a lot of figures calculated to fortify the sceptical against pessim- ism. By studies of European rec- ords he shows that the long-culttyat- ed solls of the leading nations are not only producing greater crops than at any earlier period, but are produce: ing greater crops than the compar- atively new solls of the United States. A study of Amorcan crop. statistics for the past forty years shows that there is no general decrease in yields. In that time the wheat yleld ber acre in the United States as a whole, has increased two . bushels, while the corn yleld has declined a half bushel. ‘The solls of New Eng: Jand have materially Increased in yields ‘of corn and wheat In forty Years, and what is more. startling, are producing cénsiderably heavier ylelds than the soils of the Missls- Sippl valley states, It ts a real relief to find that Moth- er Earth is prepared indefinitely to give her children gustenanco, and plenty of it. But no one has yet arisen to restrain the man who fig: ures that the coal supply won't last much longer, and that we are all bound to freeze to death. af some ‘one will disprove his calculations we will look on the approach of win- ter with calmness and resignation. | AGED TEACHER DROPS DEAD Succumbs to Apoplery While Ad | dressing Sunday School, a iiagerstown, Md., Oct. 6.—Wtte addressing the United Brethren Sun- day school at Brondfording, this county, George W. Hicks, one of the deat known eltizens of that section, Waa stricken with apoplexy and dled a few moments later, Mr. Hicks was an active worker in the Sunday school, teaching the Bible class. ‘The attendance filled the room, and at the conclusion of the losson, Mr. Hicks began his remarks, He was barely on his fect when the attack came, He sank to his knees, and death ensued before a physi clan could be summoned. Mr. Hicks was sixty-five years old. For over forty years he taught In the public schools of the county, and. was drawing a teacher's pension, Ie Is survived by three children, REAPING BENEFIT. From the Expertence of Charleston People. We are fortunate Indeed to be able to profit by the experience of our neighbors. ‘The public utterances of Charleston residents on the following subject will Interest and benefit thou. sands of our readers, Read — this statement. No better proof can be had. W. I. Holmes, employed at the Charleston Utility Co., Charleston, W. Va, says: “i first’ used Doan's Kidney Pilis in March, 1903, and at that time I gave a public statement ‘recommending them. I jhad peen troubled by pains across the small of my back and was handicapped in do- Ing my work. Doan's Kidney Pills greatly relleved me and I had no fur- ther cause for complaint until about three months ago. At that time I Immediately used this remedy and it was not long before 1 was in good health again. ~T take pleasure in re- endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills, for I know them to be a aplondid propara- tion for kidney. disorders,” For salo by all dealers, Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States, Remember the name—Doan's— and take no other. OREGON FIELD TRIALS Salem, Ore., Oct. 6.—The second annual trials’ of the Oregon Field Triais Club began today on the pre- serves near this city. ‘The entries are numerous and of a high class and as game ia reported plentiful a successful meeting ia anticipated. |, Charles Frohman may arrange for @ season of Bernard Shaw's plays In this country. If he docs, the eccen- trie author will come over to be the acting» manager . | Miss Adolaide ‘Kolm, the former stock nciress, has Kone into vande- ville this season and will be seen over the clreult In a clever sketch entitled We Need the Money”... eg OUR DISPLAY OF . nan Ladies’ Misses’ and Children's Readysto.’ Wear garments, Millinery and Dresg:Fabrics Is the largest in the City and our Prices as usual the-lowéet that can bo made up-to-date Morehandive, GIVE US 'y. “That Popular aca The People’s Store 70. mex: JOS EPH SHWAB, Prop. ‘i 802 Kanawha, cor, ‘Alderson St., CHARLESTON, W. VAY y DON’T NEGLECT © The bright rays of the Summer's Sun Is trying to the eye and You cannot afford to neglect so important an organ es the eye. You can get along very well with a wooden leg or false teath, but Especially should the eyes of the young be looked after care- fully. [t costs nothing to have the eye examined by us. Trust none but the most CAREFUL and SKILLFUL optician. ‘Traveling spectacle venderss not only will probably not hely- you, but will probably do you harm, Jeweler and Mfg. Optician, ERNST - 22. CHARLESTON, W. VA. Wkly NOT BECOME jamie you thoroughly ths new and welt pase cet: making you common tae Wn RUTERGN ee ORE MONEY? 22,88 ee ne ms ‘October 6, 1688—The fret. German {mms rants anvtved t Phiadelphla.?, 1784—First Protestant ®plecopa convention met in New York City. . 1818—Shadrach Bond, first gover nor of Illinois, inaugurated “at Kas kaskta, 1820—Jenny Lind, famous singer born in Stockholm.’ Died in M&M vern, November 2, 1887. 1864—A. H. Reeder (Democrat) first governor of Kansas, arrlved the capital of that state, 1867—Henry Timrod, poet, died Born December 8, 1829. 1891—Charles " Stewart Parnel died. Born in 1846. 1892—Lord Alfred ‘Tennyson English poet laureate, died. Bor August 6, 1809. ‘This is My 46th Birthday. Soman Bic cdl Joseph Weldon Bailey, United [States senator from Texas, was born October 6, 1863, In Coplah county, Mississippi, and-'recelved his educa: tion in the public schools of » that state. He studied law and was: ad mitted to the bar fi 1883. Two years later he removed to Texas and locat- ed at Gainesville. He served as an elector for the atate at largo on the Democratic ticket in 1888, was olect- ed to the Wifty-second, Fitty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fitty-fifth and. Pitty: sixth Congresses, and on the organ- ization of the Fifty-ffth Congress was the Democratic nominee for Speaker of the House of Representa- tives. Mr. Batley was chosen United States senator January 23, 1901, to succeed Senator Horace Chilton, ‘ani took hig soat March & of that year, In 1907 he was re-clected for the full term of six years. Senator Bal: ley is an orator of unusual ability and has taken a prominent part in many of the Important debates In the sonate. AMONG THE PLAYERS George All, the antmal impersona- tor, may play the part of the cat In the Schubert: production of the Bng- Ush pantomime “Dick Whittington.” ‘The first American production by Honry W. Savage of "Madame X” was made in Rochester, N. Y.,. the other day and, according to reports, proved successful, Dorothy Donnely played the title ‘role and) was sup- ported by Robert Drouet. vhanning Pollock has completed ‘Mis scenario of “The Inner Shrine,” the dramatization of the popular nov. el of the same name which Klaw and Erlanger and Joseph Brooks intend to produce this season. ‘The outline of the play is sald to read well. Rose Coghlan has been engaged specially to create the sar! ef Tasy Proudfoot in “The Noble Spaniard,” in which Robert Edeson is to star under the management of Henry B. Harris. Her engagement with the new theatre will not begin until No- vember, BOYS! CIRIS!, COMIMBIA .BICY. CLE FREE! Greatest offer out. Get your, friends to subscribe to our magazine and we will make you & present of a $40.00 Colum- bia Bicyele—the best made... Agk for particulars, free outfit and cir- ‘cular telling “how to start.” Ad- dress “The Blcycle Man,” 29-31, Hast 22nd Street, New York City, N.Y. ° kendra ‘ab triteee “aheloes, Che ea eet pansies dt ‘- inp ta Teh, the: Vite Underwriters” Amant tion’ of the NOrnWet Nogs ue Git Dual convention today a eae, Hotel, Features of the” initial mal nic wore the Addreha oF areata Horatia N. Kolvey and. the gana adres.’ whip Wes "Aaltantty Bis Charles chalion. “9 - Banton, ato supervision, the traiasportaelony ot explosiveq: aa otagr a esti phases of the Sro underwriting. Dusk: noe wore discussed. {hit afterapen, ‘The conventfon. will conelude ite Iness tomorrqw., 9 ‘ gL pt DANDRIDGE-ROBERTSON. Aloxandria, Vs., Qet. "6A." wod- ding of Interest hete, today Was tht of Miss -Mary’ Robérteon \ Lloyd, daughter of Bishop-elect sud” Arthur S. Lioyd, and Rev.: Edinond parisien rmiod iy Ohrlasychine Bae 4a performed 1 oh was attended by" many - guest fi ‘Washington, Richmond and” 9 places. ee snes OHRISTIAN gba von \onyimic ‘TION. bs cysprtey Plainfield, N. J., Oct. 6-Plain~ field fe entertaining for" thrée’ dase, the annual convention of the. Nev: Jersey Christian » Bodeavor..Onlom Delegates. trom Jocal , organizations throughout the state. were. on hand at the formal opening today. WA" apt able fonture of the gattigeing will be fn address by Dr. Francie B. Clarks founder and president of the soolety, ‘ — 2 NOTES FROM THE Grrppon + “Tad” Jones has taken his ‘brotti-) er Howard's place ag-caach -of the Syracuse squad, ye = * Famadell, the star Ponoasleania sprinter, Js’ malting good wit tt: Ponn eleven. He Is a great man’ for the long runs, s This year the oddest name dn. the Carlisle Indian's’ Ine-up is. Hankeo Joe. Hankee plays right-half back. , Sherwin and Ingérsoll are iota tho kicking for Dartmouth and aro good punters, Wagner, Clarke, Leach, Leever and Phillippe ‘wero ail ‘members ot- the iieere champlons of 1901.02.08.° Newark has yet to win an Eastern League pennant, ‘Tho other , even cities of the EL. cirenft have, copped! at least one flag. vere ee Jack O'Connor" looks to' be the best, man to handle the St. Louls Browns, next seaton. Jack knows the busi- ness from turnstile to flagpole, i. «; The English adaption of Briéux’s “La Foi” known as “False Gods)? was produced {n London the ‘other day by Sir Herbert ‘Tree: and ‘score a triumph. Mrs. Patrick Campbell: played the leading feminine part. Orie ae Preparatory. Commercial, st og Tele rn Hledtrtelty, aengrinesringe . ie ie cate Good “Kquipmont, eat ‘Location; wees! ati Al rie. ung Shirin MARTIN JENNINGS CATE eR Pa | The Advocate is entered in the Post-offices at Charleston, W. Va., as second class matter. A. NEW COLOR LINE. Of keen interest to us, says the Outlook, is the recent struggle in the British Parliament with a race problem closely like our own. Its conclusion in fixing, at least for the present, a disqualification for high office upon the colored races was secured only by the united efforts of the leaders of the two great parties. Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour. The question turned on the approval of a clause in the Constitution drawn up by the four colonies proposing to favor the union of South Africa, which restricts the office of Senator to "British subjects of European descent," a restriction barring the native races of both Africa and India. There was intense and unanimously expressed dislike to this, the first drawing of a prohibitive "color bar" within the British Empire. It was asked with indignation whether the Imperial Parliament was thus to go back on its cherished traditions. Nevertheless, the bill passed its third reading in committee without a division. The decisive argument was not unlike that which induced the framers of our own Constitution to concede to the far Southern States the free importation of slaves till 1808. The proposed union of the four African States so lately separated by apparently irremedible antagonisms must not, it was argued, be impaired by now retracting the free hand that had been given them to become a unit of the Empire on their own terms. There had already been a great advance in their human treatment of the natives. To attempt to force immediate abolition of the "color bar" would provoke a disastrous reaction and wreck the newly accomplished union. In the present crisis the people of United South Africa must be trusted to work out their own social problems in the consciousness that their prosperity must depend on due provision for the progress and entertainment of their colored population. Mr. Asquith pointed to the fact that the proposed Constitution itself was a compromise, inasmuch as it gives the twenty thousand and colored voters in Cape Colony, together with those in Natal, a voice, so far, in the affairs of South Africa as a whole—a fact analogous to that of the large Negro vote in certain of our Northern States. In this case of relinquishment by the Imperial Parliament—not, indeed, without murmurs of ardention—of its ancient right to revise colonial decisions one may see fresh evidence of the progress which British colonies are making from the status of dependence to that of partner nations. BEV. W. E. WALKER The record made by the Rev, W. E. Walker, pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal church, is one of which he may justly feel proud. When he assumed the charge in this city, the church was in anything but a prosperous condition. The membership was small, discouraged and disorganized, and the finances of the church were at the lowest ebb, so low in fact that the sale of the building was prevented only by the lack of a purchaser. During the past three years, there has been a steady, healthful growth in attendance, membership and influence, and a consequent disappearance of financial difficulties. Rev. Walker has been able not only to meet the debts outstanding at the time he was appointed here, but has made many much-needed improvements. The roof of the church has BEST FOR THE BOWELS BEST FOR THE BOWELS If you haven’t a regular healthy movement of the body, you’re more likely to have bowel or bowel open, and be well. Force, in the elastic violence of pill or pill poison, is dangerous. The bowel should be kept dry, and of keeping the bowel soft and clean is to take CANDY CATHARTIO THAT WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Do Good, Never Stink, Weaken or Grieve; 10,25 and 10 ounces per box. Write for free sample, and book 10 minutes at www.candycathartio.com Burtage Remedy Company. Chicago or New York KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN new news purchased, the atlas carpeted, and other improvements made which place St. Paul in the foremost rank of our churches. Rev. Walker has not confined his efforts in Charleston to the upbuilding of his church, but has taken from the beginning an active part in every movement, for the advancement of the Negroes of the community. Every worthy Negro enterprise has had his advocacy, every Negro striving to better his condition has had his support, for he is what all men, regardless of religious belief, admire, a "booster", not what all men despise, a "knocker". He closes his third year's work Sunday, and goes to conference to give an account of his stewardship. Whether it is desire or whether it will be the pleasure of the bishop to return him to Charleston, the writer does not know, but he thinks the church authorities will go a long way and look far before they find a man who will do better work in this field for African Methodism than has the Rev. W. E. Walker. Modest and unassuming, Commissioner Emmett J. Scott has been holding his own in the multitude of issues that have confronted the trio of thinkers detailed by the United States to make recommendations looking to the redemption of the Liberian Republic. Mr. Scott has maintained the dignity of the race at every turn, and demonstrated that there is no color-line in brains. The Commission's report, which will soon be submitted to the President, will bear many marks of the virile and painstaking labors of Mr. Scott. President Taft's first Negro appointee has given an eminently satisfactory account of himself and more than vindicated the sagacity of his sponsors. The eyes of the Negroes of the nation are on their Washington leaders. If Messrs. Tyler, Vernon, Terrell, Cobb, Dancy and others who are facetiously dubbed "The Black Cabinet," work loyally together, they can help their brethren into something nice and warm. If they divide and "scrap" among themselves, on insignificant issues, they will nullify all of the influence that should be theirs, and the struggling fellows in the trenches will be the sufferers. The Negro still has a chance in the political life of the country if he will only put aside little jealousies and rise to our great opportunity. Narrow and selfish leadership, in this crisis, will spell failure for us all. The fight against disfranchisement in Maryland is national in scope. A victory over the despiliers of the 15th amendment in Maryland will be an entering wedge for an on-slaught against disfranchisement in all of the states which refuse to abide by the letter and the spirit of the Constitution of the United States. The Baltimore Times and Afro-American Ledger have buckled on their armor and with the aid of a number of spell-blinders from the outside, will win the great battle before them. The vigorous protest of President Taft has already staggered the would-be nullifiers of Negro citizenship. The National Negro Business League shows excellent judgment in encouraging the "group idea" as a means of getting a broader hearing for its growing membership. It now has around it four affiliated bodies, representing strong factors in race development—the bankers, the undertakers, the press and the bar, with the manufacturers and other elements preparing to organize additional groups. Each of these valuable auxiliaries has the hearty endorsement of Dr. Booker T. Washington. If Calvin W. Chase, of the Washington Bee, really wants to run a press association, there is no law to keep him from getting his fellow-kickers together and forming a small bore Amalgamated Association of Editorial Growers. Chase would be the logical nominee for president of such a measly aggregation. The buzzing Washington Bee is not rendering the "Wizard of Tuskegee" any service by making war upon the latter's strongest and best friends in the local Negro Business League at the nation's capital, or in stirring up strife in the auxiliaries of the National League. Chase is sailing straight into an emphatic "call down" from headquarters. Register W. T. Vernon scored heavily for his people in bringing about the appointment of Wade H. Hammond, of Kansas, as the fourth bandmaster for the Negro regiments of the United States Army. The only way to get things is to go after them in Dr. Vernon's vigorous and whole-hearted fashion. Even at the risk of appearing too persistent, The Advocate again asks "How stands the Garnett school phano fund?" Tim Fortune is writing some "hot stuff" in the editorial columns of the Echo at Red Bank, N. J. The National Negro Press Association is being endorsed by the leading race papers of the country. Now is the time to organize local Negro Business Leagues in every community. According to the Baltimore Times the liveliest young paper in the journalistic fraternity—the fight against the disfranchising amendment in Maryland is "On" in earnest. Hon. Ernest Lyon, Minister to Liberia, is coming home to help the suffrage league to squeeze the foul measure to death. If things look in 1912 as they do now, the A. M. E. General Conference will invest Financial Secretary John F. Hurst and Kegister W. T. Vernon with the Bishopric toga. The church of Allen, Campbell, Payne and Wayman could not honor worthier men. Governor Hughes, of New York, is being praised in certain sporting circles for having saved Stanley Ketchell from having received one of the worst lickings of his career. The Governor refused to permit the Langford-Ketchell fight to go on, and Ketchell was thus rescued from a perilous position. And Postmaster Joshua E. Wilson, of Florence, South Carolina, has finally been ousted. A white man takes his place. Mr. Wilson was a faithful and capable official, as the leading business men of Florence cheerfully testify, and he retires with a record of which any man, white-or black, might well feel proud. The feeling is manifesting itself that the National Baptist Convention has grown entirely too large to do full justice in the main body to the many interests it represents. Why not try the "group system," which is found so helpful to such big organizations as the National Educational Association, the Christian Endeavors, the National Negro Business League, the National Medical Association etc. In the passing of Prof. J. McHenry Jones, of West Virginia, the race loses a man who was a valuable asset to every department in which he labored. He gave the best that was in him to every undertaking that appealed to his sense of right. There was nothing narrow in his nature—he was the apotheosis of breadth,孝诚ity of judgement, generosity to his few opponents, geniality in his dealings with both the masses and the classes, and in handling the several types of education that went to develop the manifold talents of his people. As a teacher, a lay preacher, fraternity leader, journalist, author, statesman, husband and man of affairs, J. McHenry Jones stood for the highest ideals and gave those ideals a sturdy and practical application in his daily life. The nation suffers when such noble characters cross the Great Dylde The Echo, published by W. E. Rock at Red Bank, N. J., has secured the services of the forceful T. Thomas Fortune as editorial contributor. We may not always agree with Brother Fortune's notion of things, but the race has no abler welder of the quill, nor a thinker whose output causes more people to sit up and take notice. Editor Rock's "Echo" leaps at once into national prominence through its acquisition of Mr. Fortune as a staff writer. Dr. James E. Shepard is taking rank with the premier educators and religious workers of the south. The new school he is projecting in North Carolina is founded, on gold lines and will succeed. Keep your eye on Dr. Shepard. The lover with the automobile has a "cinch" over the rival with only a bunch of street-car tickets or an old fashioned buggy. There isn't much use in caning the dog that barks at your heels. Save the "big slick" for the bad boy behind the tree who is "sickling him on." That deportation scheme brought forward by the True Americans entitles its originator to a reserved section in the nation's biggest "bughouse." President Taft will return to Washington in November. It is not many years till that redletter date—although it may seem so to the gentlemen on the anxious seat. The Negro newspapers introduces the Negro to himself. With the National Negro Business League at New, York, the National Medical Association in Washington, the B. M. C. in Baltimore, the Pythians at Richmond, and the Good Samaritans in Alexandria, there will be "something doing" in the east next year. The N. B. Dodson syndicate, financed by the American Press Association is working wonders with the Negro papers that use plate matter. The subjects are fresh, and up-to-date, and the service is opening a way for paying postitions to wide-awake Negro writers. We commend Mr. Dodson's news service to the craft throughout the land. He is recording the current history of the race, emphasizing the bright side and counteracting the baleful influence generated by those who takes pains to scan us "as through a glass darkly." From Current Reports the Negro Elks, with just about enough members to make up one good order, are divided into four factions—the Parent, Atkins, Independents and the Menelkhs. They ought to get together. The old law "in union there is strength" has not been abrogated. The level-headed editor N. M. Lewis, of the Newport News (Va.) Star, says: "It is such an easy matter to stand off and pick flaws in what somebody else is attempting to do; but the sensible people accord no credit to the fault-finders unless they are demonstrating in the most unmistakable way that they are making improvements in the things of which they complain. Dr. Booker T. Washington has one happy faculty, which all sensible people admire and that is that he loses no time in trying to satisfy either the grumblers or the fault-finders." Some dancers enjoy themselves immensely—until the fiddler's bill comes in. "The Clansman" will die a natural death in time, if we refrain from keeping it alive, through the free advertising we are giving it in the various cities. Much of the agitation stirred up around Boston was the work of a clever press agent, employed to push the play into renewed prominence—and the Negroes swallowed the bait, hook and all. It will be remembered that "The Clansman" was put on at Norfolk at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition for an unlimited run. No one paid any attention to its presence. Its "run" lasted exactly two weeks, and the management lost money on the deal. Ben Tillman has been entertaining, Chataquna lovers of sonationalism that the Negro with a grimmarschool education in a dire message to the republic. Nobody nowadays takes Tillman seriously, or the editorial thunderers would "jump him" at once for such a foolish lion of talk. The Tillmantic brand of humor is out of style this season. Charles Stewart, the globe-trotting representative of the Associated Press knows everybody and everybody knows him. Speaking of the energetic and popular editor of The Advocate, fraternity leader and political chieftain, Mr Stewart r.equally said: "Perhaps I have told you about Hon. J. C. Gilmor before. He is editor of the Advocate, Charleston, W. Va. Mr. Gilmor was appointed librarian for the state of West Virginia and is making a good official. To see him is to love him, and I am proud to say to you that I have some love for him." Tis is the gospel truth—and much more might be said on a fruitful theme. Will the ladies now insist upon introducing the "polar list?" The "aeroplane" is already on the way. Halley's comet has been sighted it is claimed. That thing ought to take a siding until the country has quieted down a little from its present solitary frenzy. A contemporary notes that Mr. Rossevolt has preached two sermons in Africa. Only two? 'And he has been there six months. Senator "Bob" Taylor thinks that President Taft may meet chilly receptions, in some parts of the west. Senator Aldrich is taking it easy beneath Italian skies, however. One good old soul in Virginia says she believes discoverer Dr. Cook, because he is a methodist. Bless her heart. Automobile delivery of rural mail is not an improbable addition to the postal service. If country life is not rapidly approaching the ideal in this country, we should like to know why. Already the "Cook cocktail" has put in its appearance. Naturally that suggests "Peary blitters." The service of the United States has already twice required of Mr. Taft, the circumnavigation of the globe, and it will not be surprising if the habit of travel will cling. Uncle Joe Cannon insists that he is poor in superheated parts of speech, however, he is rich beyond the dreams of avarice. Senator Robert Love Taylor- erstwhile Fldling Boh is filling a Chauntquaqua engagement while "Roaring, but harmless" Ben Till- man is filling the atmosphere of North Carolina with dire prophec- cles of the downfall of the Anglo- Saxon race in the event of the Negro getting an education. Can two members of the Ananias Club be initiated in the absence of its founder, T. Roosevelt? Chewing "gum" is an act in contem- pt of court, a Washington justice holds. Does he consider gum drops deadly weapons? Mr. Ballinger may be right, but what the people want to know is, will the grafters get the coal lands in Alaska. Who said T. R. is next going to twist the tail of Halley's comet. It is generally, conceded that there are four "Express" reasons why a parcel post law will not be enacted by Congress. They are: (1) Adams Express Co. (2) The Southern Express Co., (2) Wella Fargo Express Co. and (4) The United States Express Co. "Uncle Joe" Cannon says he be-Heves in Dr. Cook. This would seem to put it up to the Cookites to get Mr. Aldrich to come out for Peary, and thus even up the handcaps. From Beantown to the golden west and back through possum land: here's hoping, Mr. President. Who owns the pole? inquires the Boston Herald. Commander Peary appears to think he does—exclusively. Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, is reported to be working out from under the ruin which overtook his financial fortune a year or so ago. Cannon says that this is a government by the people. Many of those Congressmen wonder if he really does think so. It will not be long before Theodore Roosevelt is on the ground, to contribute some valuable hints on that much discussed question, "What shall we do with our ex-Presidents?" One solution of of the difficulty would be to rope off a ring around the north pole and provide explorers with gloves. A judge in Washington, D. C., has decided that the use of the word "hell" does not constitute profanity. Another evil result of the influence of Speaker Cannon. (Continued on page five.) Sylvester Russell, the well-known dramatic critic is of the opinion that some theatrical promoter could make a barrel of money by bringing out an "Uncle Tom's Cabin" company, starring champion Jack Johnson as "Uncle Tom" and Ex-Champion Jim Jeffries as "Simon Legree." How about it, Lester Walton? Poetry, art and ethics have their place in the scheme of civilization, but unless the larder is comfortably stocked, everything comes to a dead halt. an interest in BOYS' SUITS take advantage of this liberal offering. About two hundred Boys' Suits comprise the entire assortment which have been reduced to HaH their actual value. Suggestive Questions on the Sunday School Lesson by Rev. Dr. Linscott for the International Newspaper Bible Study Club. Copyright 1000 by Rev. T. S. Linscott, D. D. October 10th. 1969. Paul a Prisoner—The Plot. Acts 22:30 to 23.35. Golden Text—1 will say of the Lord He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him will I trust. Ps. 91:2. Verse 30—Which showed the fairer spirit toward Paul, the Roman chief Captain or the Jews? If you had to be tried on a question of religious doctrine, basing your decision on history, which court would you select, a committee of secular judges, or a committee of professional priests? Verses 1-2—What was it, in Paul's opening statement, which caused the high priest to have him slapped on the mouth. When Christians these days profess to live all the time well pleasing to God, is it a popular testimony with average Christian people? Why did the high priest object to Paul's profession of having "lived in all good conscience before God?" Is it possible, and is it the duty of every Christian, to live all the time, "with a good conscience before God?" Verses 6-10 When another, more bishop, priest or parson, acts like a demagogue, why should he not receive the treatment due a demagogue? Should the fact that a bad man is on the bench, or at the bar, or in the putpit, secure for him the respect of good men, for the sake of the office, or of the cloth?" Verses 6-10 When Paul saw the spirit of this Jewish Council, did He probably change the style of His address, and if so, why did He do so? When a jury is packed, or prejudiced against the prisoner and there is no hope for acquittal, what is the next best thing for the prisoner to aim for? Paul's defence was clearly the truth, but was it the whole truth? Is it always wise or right to tell the whole truth? What was Paul's real crime, from the standpoint of this Jewish Council? What old Paul's tactics result in, besides dividing the enemy? Is it always or sometimes true More Money For Colored People This is one of the ob- servations of this Great Battle in the L.L.U Grand Locke aims to improve the condition in a financial way, as well as morally and spirit. Hilarion Wagos, Shooter Hour, James Opportunities, Belt Determant, for which our group work. It is an informa- tion of the term. No master who won play, or what your occupation be you married or single, empl- ploy or work in the police or guard, disabled, and white death occurs to the family. BIG CASH BENEFITS At death of member, $100 paid 18 years to beneficiary and $100 paid 18 years to beneficiary who scores $20. At death of member's child, $10 or baby, $5. There are many other benefits not to mention. Mom benefits open to both parents, including birth benefits, medical care, education, us to patriotism, police or religion. Give $2000 men and women have age restrictions and most unrestricted. Beneficial Protective benefits and most unrestricted. Beneficial Protective benefits for copy of official paper, the L-U Home Journal, NL electronic and tall particulars. birthday to represent us for your local bankruptcy which we will pay you librarians. We also need a few Travel Representatives who can provide travel assistance. Write at one. The L-U Grand Lodge 1155 L-U Slide, Dayton, Ohio that, "when rogues fall out honest men get their dues," and, how did it work in this case? Verse 11—Does God generally time His visits to us when we need Him most? In what guise or shape did the Lord appear to Paul, and how did Me speak to him? There is no way to take the miraculous out of the New Testament without destroying it, now in view of that fact, why did not God rescue Paul, in this instance, as he did from the prison at Philipp? Can you trace any rule by which God was governed in performing New Testament miracles? Verses 12-15—What was the plot which was formed to bring about Paul's death? Is it possible that these forty men, with such a murderous intent, could think they were doing God's service? Verses 16-24—How was this murderous plot frustrated? How can you trace God's hand in this natural deliverance, as clearly as if it had been done miraculously? (This question must be answered in writing by members of the club). Verses 25-30—What fault can you find, or what can you commend, in the actions of this Claudius Lysias from start to finish? Verses 31-35—Was Paul just as much under the loving care of God, and were his best interests being served as if he had been at liberty? Lesson for Sunday, October 17th, 1909. Paul a Prisoner—Before Felix. Acts 24. NOTES FROM THE SUNDAY SOCHEL MISSIONARY. It is no doubt a pleasure to the Baptist family of West Virginia to learn that the spirit of missions is finding its way among the inhabitants of what is known as Wolf Creek, which is settled by a large number of colored people who have for many years been adherents to the old bronside faith and practice. A council composed of representatives from the churches at Nuttallburg, Kaymourge and Brooklin met at the public school house on October 3rd, for the purpose of organizing a Missionary Baptist Church. The council was organized by electing Reacon S. D. Jones as moderator and Rev. J. J. Turner as secretary. The purpose of the council having been stated, the Sunday school missionary explained to the candidates the principals, of the Baptist Church to which the members assented and were organized into a Baptist Church known as the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of Eraggyville. Rev. R. D. Yancy conferred the charge and the hand of fellowship was extended by James Tucker. The appointed deacons were set apart; the ordination sermon was preached by Rev. R. D. Young; the ordaining-prayer was offered by Rev. J. J. Turner and the hand of fellowship was given by Rev. M. McFadden. On Sunday evening the place of meeting was crowded to its capacity and the Sunday school missionary preached to this audience as the spirit directed and put before them the need of Sunday school work in their community, and organized a Sunday school composed of thirty-five promising young people. We have reasons to expect good results from the establishment of this work. The late Joe Turner, in his will donated a beautiful piece of land for a church site on which will soon be erected a good meeting house. J. J. Turner, Supt. of Missions. 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Or is YourMoney Working for You?, Uf you are working and saving your money and putting it in a bank where you Bet no linterest, keep jt vou are working and saving your money and invesiing It 1a. a vatorway, where ie Si be working day and night whether you are working or not, ang making you at least sik'per cont, interest—Your Mone} iyaguintvaas . ‘The Pythian Mutnal Investment ‘Association was organized in order to give us an opportunity to put the money we could save together and then put it to work. The above ts a picture of our building on the Capitol. Square to Charleston. We have just purchased n sptendid three story: bliek building on one of ‘the main-business stroets in the city of Huntington. ' ‘The'first floor is oceupied ‘by’ “the “Huntington Herald, while the htird floor is a large assembly and lodge hall. This buildiihg is sure to PRY us well. After the Stock Is alii! on ale at $10.00 per shave, either paid up or om ihe Installment pian. Ask your Mone k For Y Pythian Mutual ‘Invesmtent Association: °°" pens L, O. WILSON, President, W. Va. WestVa.Colored Institute INSTITUTE, s 2 3 t : WEST VA. iE The only Industrial Institute for | colored Students. in the State, ie Regular Normal, Academic ‘and Com-. mercial Courses, also Regular Courses in’ Agriculture, Carpentery and House Build’ ‘ing, Steam Fitting, Smithing ,Cabinet Mak- ‘Ing, Painting and Glazing, Dressmaking, LaunderiNg, Printing. A complete course in Military Training. to Gadets. Rooms.’ : Books, Fuel, and Lights Free to Normal, ‘Students; and in“ atidition Uniforins for ‘State Students. “We have ‘a facultv of Twenty-two Teachers Baard-onty Eight ‘Dollars per Month, o For catalogue and other information address i | Bird Prillerman, A. M., Acting President = Mstilate West Virginia URWISBURG. Novel Juckson, wife and children, of ML Lake Park, are here visiting their parents, He has been away from vis home here for fourte:m years - Rev. J. H. B, Carter, of Marrison- burg, Va., was here Monday holding anarterty conference for District Supt. Hughes. Rey. Carter's address (o the epnference was recetyed with much appreciation by all present, ‘Misa Callie Jackson lett for her sehool at Henson, Sunday. | Rev. Wm. 5. Jefferson, of Ronee: verte, attended conference here Jas Monday. | ‘Thomas Johnson, an old eltizen of Frankfort, was here on business ee ae ‘The grand rally at che M, Chured, Sunday, was 2 tremendow success. — Rev. | Dunable preachee food zermons, morning and atter noon. The amount rained was abou ($125, making the total sum raise this’ sainmer, by this congregatior for temodeling their church, about $252. Mre. Maggie Jackson, of Jackson- sille, Pla., made ar fine address be- fore. the Epworth League, Sunday evening, _W. B. Stevenson, an enorgetic agent ‘of the Advocate, was here m few weeks since, He made a thorongh canvass of our (own for his papbr and met with good success. Our people were very favorably. Impress. ed with his gentlemanly conduct while here, *, GHARLESTON. ae SOOO Gece, in memory .of their ‘lately Aedeaued Grand: Master, R. D. Robinson: Phe cratt extends a cor- dtl Invitatiot to the genetal pubite to be pregem ahd parttelpate’ In_the pervigbss) 0 5 Work ts progressing with satiatac- tory speed, in remodeling the room on Sunimer# street for the nickelo- | deon, ‘the’ iniinagement hopes to have thé opéithe on or about the 20th inst. . 2g ; Rev. A. Terrell, tate “professor in the. State University at Louisville, Ky., and pastor of the Anchorage, Ky., Baptist church, was here Fri- day In conference with the leading spirits of tha. First Baptist. church. | Rev. "Terral! ,boves to appear hetore the vongregation of this church in the near. future, J. M. Hazlewood, chairman of the Supreme, Ledge K. of -P.- Finance Committee, leaves Sunday for St. Louls % take an inventory of supplies in the popséaion of the Suprem Keeper of Records and Beal. Mra. Uta Lowry, who has boon. vis- Jing at Benton Harbor, Mich., for the past month, ‘Ye expected to return Hiome this wesk: > Mra, Millard. Hullen, who pent several weeks, ‘InDetroit, Mich., has Fetitrned. home. |. Miss. Mattie |Hackley and Mr. Frank Fitzgerald were married at the “A. M. B. parsonage, . Saturday evening, by Rev. W. 8, Watker. They are at home to! friends at Hotel Brown, Beautiful black pumts—seven In a set—at Mrs, Brown's, 600 Capitol st! Ady, ‘The tntant child of Mr. and Mrs, Watson died Wednesday morning. The Loyal: Union. will meet “Mon- aay evening with Miss Hattio Taylor at her homie on. Court St. Mra, MabeloSimpson te ill at her home on Washington St. Misa Ara,Warron, who. has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, Pettigrew, has returned to her home at Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Sarah Dawson has returned front Lewisburg. Mrs. W., H..'Parker 1s visiting friends at Wheeling. Mr. arid: ‘Mrs. “W: Viney hiye moved Into’ the ‘Wéise they recently purchased ,on Pigdmont street, Gilbert Beana.has returned’ from Roanoke, Va...where he..was in at- tendance upon; his mother, whose condition ‘was at one. {me consid. fered SEMI. c. Mr, and Mra, Soleman. Hammond baye, isqued Invitations to: thaly twon; eth wedding-anwiversary which wil he celebrated at'theti home, 1451 5th Ave. West: Side,’ Thirsday of noxt week. ie Misses Alico Pi Whiitaker, Hazel | Dillard, Uliia ‘Brown, and’ Gertrude Campbell left Sunday noon, for Har. per's.Ferry, where the first two nam- ed will take up th¢ studies of the sec, ond and ‘third yéqrs, rogpectively, the normal department of Storer Col- loge. The. others, will enter the first year class, Mrs, Matle Moss continues {ll at her home on Craig Street, Mrs, Lillfan Starks has returned ‘from a visit to relatives in Athens and Gallipolis, 0. Mr. Willle Miller is at the General Hospital where she will be operated on for appendicitis, Walter Howard, of Wheeling, is a business visitor to the city. Mrs, Edward Henry, of Clarksburg and Mrs, Richard Lowery, of Instt tute, were visiting relatives in the city’ Friday. ‘The Woman's Improvement League mot with Mrs. 1. M. Carper Friday afternoon. A dainty luncheon was served by the hostess, after the trans action of business, ~ Miss Virginia Goins, of Instiyite, was in the city Tuesday. Jno. Jackson continues il with ‘tuberctilosis at his homie on Bradford street. Thé Woman's Loyal Union met Monday night with Mra. Annie Smith of Lewis strect ‘Mies R.A. Wilson apent the week ond at St. Albans visiting her. mother Mrs, George Dalley left Saturday to visit relatives In Hinton Edward Lewis, Feank Taylor, and Ered Morris left Wednesday for Har. per’s Ferry, where they will attend Btorer College. | Mrs, Edward Scales has returned from a visit to friendg in Bluefield. Mrs, Goo. B. Wanzer and her daughter Cordelia, and Mise Bertha B. Payne were called to Huntington by the death of Mra. Mattle Will Payne. The remaina were brought in GL Aiden ce: Bae Mieekik ee ‘Muso end Crockat: r1@vedittiniaterec ‘the Sacrament of-the Lord’ scape at of the Lorde Sapper ~The: Personags Committee’ had ar entertainment at Simpson M. chyrch, Monday night. ‘ | The Friday, Night Ata of Simpsdd M. B. ohureh will be entertained to- night at he chureh by Miss Rebecca Linkwood. j fie Phuraday Night Ata 301 be ento#tained tonight by’ Miss “thet Willis at her residence of Young St Mr. and Mrs, James Hamilton lett Wodnesiay morning for sonic dis- tance up Elk River on the C. & ©. vaflroad, where they both have stéady employinent for the winter, Mrsi Clara Bowyer, was called to tho bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Winston, at her-home at Carbon. “ Mrs! Mattie Ward is confined to her bed this week. ‘Womin’s Day at Simpson M. &, church Sunday, Oct. 17th, is planned to bee great succoss. ‘The congrega- Hons of the two Baptist churches and the A. M. B. church are cordially in- vited to Join the congregation of Simpson. Woman's Day {s one of the offictal anniversaries of the Method!st. Eptacopal Church. Mrs, Freeman, of Sontz street, has been confined to her bed at her home for soite weeks. ‘National, ‘Capitol Sonvinuab yom faa Ong. the instruction of Capt. B. L. Wob- ster, of ‘the District National Guard, wio is temporarily filling the place of Major Arthur Brooks. All the Odd Fellows lodges of th District passed appropfiate — resoiu- tions touching the death of Hon. J. MeHenry Jones, the former Grand Master of the order. A tender trib: ute was paid to the memory of the splendid matiby District Grand Mas- ter, W. L. Pollard. William L, Pollard, a leading mem- ‘ber of ‘the Diptrict bar, was clected Duwtrict Grand Master of the G. U. 0. of ©. F., at the fifteenth annual ses- sion of the Washington Lodge of the erder, which was held here recently. Mr. Pollard has long been affiliated with AK. Manning Lodge, No. 2461. ‘Fhe other Mcers clected were: Charlies H. Harris, deputy grand master; Charles 8. ‘Hill, dls: ‘trtet grand secretary; H. W.-Honesty, stand treasurer; J. C. Pollard, grand director; W. H. Wills, delegate to Hall Assoclation; W. 0. Blackburn, grand marshall. A notable address was delivered by Grand Master W. L. Hovaton. Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, ‘of Ohlo, spent a few days in tho elty teat week, winding up-some business affairs, “Hey deaited: to--isouss’ oli ities, saying he was no longor a fig- ure in political Ife hence nothing he could say would be of general Inter est. ‘The Senator will resume the practice of law in Cincinnati. Many colored men of prominence called up- on Mr. Foraker during his briet so- Journ here, Prof. Roscae Conkling Bruce, As- sistant Superintendent of Public Schools, delivered an interesting ad- dress Monday evening before the Mount Pleasant Plains Citizen's Aé- sociation at Trinity A, M, 2B. Zion ‘church, ‘The enrollment of colored children in the public schools was largely, in- creased this Week. ‘There are 13,- 354 in the colored graded schools, 1,213 in the high schools (including M Street and Armstrong ‘Technical High Schools,) and 107 i Normal School No, 2, making in all 14,674. The might schools open on Monday evening, with classes at the Garnet, Stevens, Lovejoy, Phillips and Ran- dall school bulldings, ‘The business department rec ently divoreed from Armatrong Technical High School, but still under the direction of Prin: cipal W. Bruce Evans, will conduct night classes at the old Mott School building at 6th and Trumbull streets. A registration of 86 {8 already on the books, but. It fs expected that the Bumber Wil go to 150. ‘Thero is talk of forming a regiment of the ¢a- dels.representing M Street and, Arm- strofig. At present they have a ba- Yatton of five companies. Capt. B. L. Guard, has peen selected a substitute tnaleycior tk military tagites, to aerve furiug the absence of Majer Arthur Brooks, who is touring the country with, Presidomt Taft. ‘Prof. L. B. Moore, dean of the ‘Teachers’ College, Howard: University has resumed hin duties at the school, atter a period of ‘confinement at his home on 13th Street. } ucoenhtut operation was performed by Dr. A. M. Curtis, Mon, W.T. Vernon, Ragleter of the ‘Treasury, delivered an eloquent ad dress on “The Future of the Negro” in Cincinnati Monday night, stopping over at the request of a number of prominent citizens of the Ohio me- tropolis, en route to his school, the Western, University, Quindaro, Kan: fas. While away, Dr. Vernon will at. copal District at Lavenworth, Kan- sa, presided over by Bishop Abram Grant. ‘The Register has stack closo jto his deske throughout the summer, taking no, vacation, and Is now grasp. jness with a much needed perfod of recreation The SightSeetng Automobile and Investment Company, of which Wal. ter R. Griffin, Chief of the True Re- troadutety jilaged one ‘of, Ith fhieek treaquters:fladed one of, It ‘dheet nucotiti he diqpodat- of Dey Booker 't. Washington trom 9a; my until bop. sardast Tuesday, by sit of dls waaay, W. Sidney Pittnian| "rhe machine Was un oxcolleht. aftalr, costing $2,260, and was operated carefully by ©. Hi, Stockton, first wee president of ‘thelcompany. “ho cdm- BY operated ‘a linc of automobiles for. slghtwedtng -purposcs.tn. the -Dis- jtrlet of; Caiambla, and ts well .pat- Fenized. by. dabh. residente .and,ithe many, visHors who come to, the eay- {tal and ue wish to make @, tour Of the cliy"d paints of interest, "The, wnfte dsttaslne concerts’ tee sorve Gotored patrons. Dr. Was ton expressed gratffication that'siiter- privtig Negrods of the city was sie ‘nigieiuk’ the most of thelr oppoytint: tiga and. turning, race prejudigg- Into profitatle investment. a Rey. Frank W, Dixon, a gradygte of the Theological department :, Howard Untyersity, Class '09, abe: Who repreyente his class ‘as yaje- Gictorian, has been ordained a tea- con In the Berean Baptist Chuyah. Mr, Dixon has frequently assisted the pastor, Rey. 3. F, Rivets, angle sermons. hava invariably been of’ a high order of excellence, both in de- lvery and Iiterary quality. | Hon, John ©, Dancy, Reorder pf Deeds, hes been dolivering emanci- pation. addresses in the south, dov- ering ditty In Tennessee, Nofth Carolina and Virginia. We is in constant demand as a speaker and no orator of the race has a readler command of so large a variety. of subjects of Wopular interest than Mr. Dancy. Mr. Dancy has just - ub- scribed for twenty shares in the Sight-Seeing Automobile and Inyeat- ment Company, and is already. a heavy stockholder in the, Lingotn Memorial Ruilding Company. He believes in helping the enterprises of his poople dim ‘his. practical taahton, Judge Robett H. Terrell,’ ot: ‘thd Manictpal Court, was the orator of the day at ‘the emancipation eelobra- tlon held hy. the, cltizehs of Hamil- ton, Va. ‘The. meeting was held in Dr. W. W. Evans’ woods, and the at- tendance was between 8,000 and 10, 900 people. Addresses were also made by Migs Mattle R. Bowen, of the Washington schools, and Dr. J. W. Parker, of Maryland. A feature of the day was a parade of secret and civil organizations, nearly a mile Jong, passing through’ the ‘principal streets of Hamilton. : Now that President Taft has de: Clded that entrance to tho Military Academy at West Point 8 to de made through elvil servige examina- tions, the Negro leaders dro advising the young meh of the race to compete for the two places to which ‘the Dis. triet of Colimbla is entitled. Littie 1s expected Tor the Negro at the Na- val Academy at Annapolis, Md., 80 tt ts not Ikely that any movement will be made looking to securing ‘an “open door’ there. Due announce- ment Will be made of the time the exuminations will take place, It ts sald that @ canvass 1s to be trade of the ‘Diotriet) of Columbia to raise funds to asslet in fighting the Straups distranchising amend- ment, now before the voters of Ma- ryland for ratification, ‘The Issue is sharply drawn aid a battle royal is Imminent between the democrats and republicans, although a number of very influential democrats are ar- rayed against the measure. Prest- dent Tat's unequivocal denunclation of the amendment tn expected to carry great welght, and the oppost- ton of Cardinal ‘Gibbons to the measure will swing the bulk of the Catholic vote against it, ‘The indt- cations are that the amendment will be defeated by a decisive majority ‘in. we Base ball team representing the Government Printing Office has been awarded tho pennant in the Colored Departmental League, {ts score standing 15 games won, 4 lost, carrying a percentage of .789. ‘The clubs tn the race were the Post! Office Department, Bureau of Print- ing and Engraving, War and Navy, Munictpal, Agriculture, Interior and Navy Yard, each fintshing in the or- der given. ‘The League was organ- ized last spring by Paris H. Pollard, of the War Department, and though hie hard and unremitting Jabora it has grown from three e.g lus The teams will (ry conclustons ‘ag next seasim. ; 8. H. Bolling, @ contractor of na- tional fame, who has such well- known gtructures as the Negro Building at the Jamestown rcposl- tion and the YM. C. A. building in this clty, annonnceg the engagement of his daaghter, Florence H. Boll- Ing, to Mr. Jofferey L. Forbes, of Norfolk, Va. Both gentepion ard member of the board of ditediors of the Lincoln Memorial Batting Asseclation and are associated in other businers enterprises. Mind Bolling ts an accompliehed and pop’ ular young Indy and has won ‘more than a local reputation as a violine fat. : + The Business League Herald, of which W. Sidney Pittman is editor, and George F. Colling Ig, bustness manager, has boenn endorsed by the National N-cro Business League. Its latent Iseue gave @. mAgaifemt Tenort of the procelsttige’ bt ‘this re- cent convention of Uke Leajuo af Louisville, Ky. ‘The new moving. pleture “heat, r In course of creetion by James F. Childs at the southeast corner of Ith And U. atrentes) C ie cats Srit Cele nea be Se hd Muay cn ee he Mathie in ta Na Re eae Ath. he: ata Caen if fo “eng Yada DWN. efoce-suoin- Wit iy po ci An HRCT WAR 38 6 HT Ohh Ga i a cece OR “Sin Naha: Aeon deg froahmieke) Coiabaly.. han Bega ke cence saith 1. Monat. RTH Hidw hea Mi Ay Md. Saag cis tho Rapin teuae AA e will gp Fath noting Wetuen thetieoe and’ pufvey WFufty, candied and ‘sombe Bet Phe heaton shat: a i Stes the Danbay'on th atheet he Queer at 4 Tet sand: labia ‘douth west “In y a eh Bxcelsior in Aloxandriat!. Top Ihhw pioneers in the. 3 fe And Ie vullt' up a Ae mwhhg.” ws ‘threo “loises “aie iba miles Rev. A. 6. Gi hele ac south, Hora dae nae ea . Plymouth, eAtlonab dred whe elected restohet Oana aftitlea! al, Convention » of. Const aan: Workers, which met Rew sey Mkt at iirmingham, -Ala. . Dr. Garnet te ® Tennessecan He birth and hale eon pastor of. Pyznouth: 1 FoR: over twelve years “and ene ved & commendable. degree of” mice here. He is active in a. aera movements having for their object the elvic and materiel, bettainent of the race. ERIEF AND BREET Y (Continued from page four.) wey ‘Ex-Governor Glenn, of North Care | olina, wants Atlantic City, N. J. are rested and put. in dail, Bon't:be; too, severe Governor. HH. Waxr}mag’ welghed, mote to the pound than any other jttte maz’ iu the country, including A. ren sie, Huq. jew fee President. Taft has on a: couple of qeageta won lang trip in the wafting Weut ath. “I aim the only white man who ever reached the pole,” says Come mander Veary. Maybe he’ Is, but 4b seomg to be up to him to prove that, ke 1s a white man. ve It would hardy. be, autprisng at: any time now to hear bhat on6. of’ thove record-breaking’ geuwi, lmnop had met herself going buck. ae “Marso. Henry” Watterson fi) to: write some letters: from ‘Pabis 40> Louisville Courier-Journal — sdn.: William Allen White has just :¢i cluded a splendid series of Parisian: epistles, but as he declared that. he invariably retired at 8:30 In ee evening while vyer there, there still a lot of things, left tor “ Henry” to tell; of course. RV ins “Suppose the Democrats do Witt the next Congress. ‘The ulthintate cud of whe Capitol,” says the-Daltag: News. Too bad, but one more, wilt! fix him even. sos ea sh ‘The German government {6 thoe Our sympathy to, his saaieae 20) Emperor. We folks on this side’ of the big pond know just how it toala: So far the Presidential utteraneed ‘swing around the circle ‘shaw, ®. marked absence of “bullys,” “eBkhe= Ings” und “delighteds.”” he Senator Balley is disputing with’ Mr. Bryan about troe raw material and true Demofracy. But oh you Standard Ol) kid. » as A western cartoonist depicts rs Taft as wearing Aldrich’s taee ag’ watch-charm. He would be far imore popular it ho wore. the Senator's acalp In his bolt, AS Haley's coniet tg coming, Eapetasion Breas forgot to put a tariit ax f om it. What an oversight. Colonel Roosevelt has. killed. an. elephant in ‘Africa, Delliee ee LaPollette intimate thet Prestaene. Taft may become famous as» the slayor of the, 0... B.. plophiagt: Ih the wild and wooly weat. 4 REV, Wy, Re WORKER. «+ Rev. Walker was assigned to the pastorate of St, Paul A. M. B. church’ of this ctty three years ago, by Bishop: W. B. “Derrick. Upon hia arrival the found the church in 9 very bad con- dion both spiritually and fntncletiyd but with thet -Chetetas eqdl: whit knows no fallure fe;took hald-of the work nad pA aa ot the Byres irch has grown steadily” fn. ¥ ip, and ~fnr prominence, oe »' He. fae, with the help of the peas ple of Charleston, beautified the ehatch dnd sated tt with now pe of the latest style upon wi ‘ther! ig ‘no Indebtedners. pita here he, had soryod a8 ngprs ot the Western N. 70. Contonsnee for: olght-yeara in succession, sme’ . serving as Recording Secretary. » W. Va. Conference: a ye He wil preqch pila tarews on Sunday night, Ootober oiR'tnd ite the annual report of the for this Conteroney oat Hike bie cose and, mombers ban yrie yy oa give» tarowell, repapilen fay night im honor “Of; hts weie, fm this city. © ' * Rev. Walker will, Igeve. : day morning for, dha “e the an nial Conference Wwhitel moots in Maré gantown on Thtusday, Oet, 14th,, ” Homes and Investments FOR SALE...2,000 per series in Bid City and nearby States. Prices See List to buy. WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK 14 pages. Additional property wanted for new home Lak. and after. Additional property wanted for new home Lak. 14 pages. Additional property wanted for new home Lak. Ten cent for postage. See our Special Adress in town or for full information address. AMERICAN REALITY CO., WASHINGTON, D.C. 118 Capitol Street, 118 West Virginia's Oldest and Largest Book Store We can supply at Lowest Prices Any Book Published SOLE AGENTS FOR BROWNIES The low-priced but high quality cameras that have put amateur photography within the reach of everyone. Prices from $1.00 to $12.00 LET US SHOW YOU HOW YOU LAMPS Charleston Sonvenirs 1c to $1.00 Moore's 118 CAPITOL ST. 118 OL ST. 118 COFFE Plumbing Catalog of Kodaks and Brownie Cameras Free. A little opt which will cost you probably save you a your ease of reading be sure we will chal for what new glasses tle in comparison you'll obtain. le optical adv cost you nothing here save you a headache, a of reading and sewing we will charge you some new glasses you need, but comparison with the b ain. A little optical advice A little optical advice which will cost you nothing here, will probably save you a headache, add to your ease of reading and sewing. To be sure we will charge you something for what new glasses you need, but little in comparison with the benefit you'll obtain. C. G. BERGMAN, 231 Capitol St., Charleston, W. Va. HENRY T. M'DONALD President Harper's Ferry, W. Va. More than 400 men and women school in the state for Colored stu- tion high. Remarkably healthful. BUILDINGS BEING ADDED TO OUR lar faculty of fifteen highly educa- assistants. Our Library catalogued accord- the largest in the state. FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATE BERS OF THE GRADUATING CL TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUC in its faculty and student body. It living. Literary Societies, Christi Bands and Sane Athletics. COURSES: Academic, State For illustrated catalogue and FOUNDED in 1867 20 men and women have graduated here. They for Colored students. Magnificent location, remarkably healthful. Ample buildings. THE MAG ADDED TO OUR PLANT THIS YEAR, teen highly educated, earnest teachers does not catalogued according to the Dewey System, state. IDE CERTIFICATES ARE GRANTED TO THE GRADUATING CLASSES WHO ARE RECORDED BOARD OF EDUCATION. Storer is interdense student body. Its whole influence is toward Societies, Christian Organizations, Music Athletics. Academic, State Normal, Industrial, Music. Fed catalogue and other printed matter write More than 400 men and women have graduated here. The oldest school in the state for Colored students. Magnificent location. Elevation high. Remarkably healthful. Ample buildings. THREE NEW BUILDINGS BEING ADDED TO OUR PLANT THIS YEAR. The regular faculty of fifteen highly educated, earnest teachers does not include assistants. Our Library catalogued according to the Dewey System, is one of the largest in the state. FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATES ARE GRANTED TO THOSE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASSES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Storer is interdenominational in its faculty and student body. Its whole influence is toward Christian living. Literary Societies, Christian Organizations, Musical Clubs, Bands and Sane Athletics. COURSES: Academic, State Normal, Industrial, Music. For illustrated catalogue and other printed matter write to --- PLAN NINGTO AVOID ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES Washington, Oct. 6.—Treasury officials are beginning to have some hope that an issue of certificates of indebtedness in the near future may be avoided. Secretary MacVeagh is reported to entertain this idea and to think that in view of the excellent showing being made by the customs receipts it may not be necessary to issue certificates. The customs receipts thus far in the fiscal year have been proving satisfactory to the Treasury officials. They are about $21,000,000 heavier than they were up to this date last year. The internal revenue receipts also show an improvement of about $3,000,000. The deficit for the current fiscal year is ranging about $23,000,000. This is about $5,000,000 lower than it was at this time last year. These figures are based on ordinary receipts and disbursements, as shown by the new form of Treasury statement and do not take into account the canal receipts and disbursements and the public debt receipts and disbursements. A difficulty about the situation is the enormous expenditures. The Government outlay is running much heavier than it was a year ago. It has been about $14,000,000 heavier than far in the fiscal year.. This swelling of expenditures largely wipes out the increase in receipts, though not entirely. The Treasury balance is not heavy. It is about $29,000,000, which is accounted a light balance. It is expected that when Secretary MacVeagh gets back to Washington the coming month he will indicate what his intentions are with respect to an issue of Government securities. One leading treasury official said the question of what would be done was unsettled. Despite the reports that Mr. MacVeagh thinks no issue of certificates will be needed he thought it probable the matter had not been definitely determined. We have a new line of GAS STAND LAMPS Come in and look them over COFFEY Plumbing Co. Quarrier St., near Capitol tical advice nothing here, will a headache, add to ing and sewing. To arge you something s you need, but lit- with the benefit N. C. BRACKETT, Treasurer. have graduated here. The oldest ents. Magnificent location. Eleva- Ample buildings. THREE NEW OUR PLANT THIS YEAR. The regu- ted, earnest teachers does not include ing to the Dewey System, is one of ES ARE GRANTED TO THOSE MEM- MASSES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED ATION. Storer is interdenominational as whole influence is toward Christian an Organizations, Musical Clubs, Normal, Industrial, Music. other printed matter write to The President --- CANNON RESENTS CHARGES MADE BY HERBERT PARSONS Chicago, October 6.—"Humph!" growled Joseph G. Cannon—only that wasn't the word he used—"if Parsons is looking for a scrap he'll have plenty of chances for it." In his library at Danville he had read the complete statement issued by Representative Herbert Parsons, of New York, containing a declaration that the re-election of the speaker of the house had been due to treason by up-state New York politicians. Used Running Comment He read it with a running comment, in which the word "lie" was muttered, and after he had completed it, he started to read the history of the New York representative's life from memory, and he added a few conclusions as to his own idea of the easterner's cause for his outburst. It was by no means a delicate intimation that "political exigencies" had played a part in it, or that Mr. Parsons might feel the least bit dissatisfied with his committee assignments. For good measure he added a word or two—more, in fact, than he previously had uttered on that subject—in reference to Representative Fowler. "I don't make any hullabaloo about such things," he explained. "When I first used to go hunting as a boy along the Wapash I saw one kind of an animal that I had never seen before, and I kicked at it. I was weeks in recovering, and since that time I have never kicked at that kind of an animal—in private life or in politics." He was shown the complete statement as it was published. That was when he said something that didn't sound like "humph." "Says speaker's job was saved," he read. "Why, the speaker's job wasn't in danger. The danger was in the rules that might be passed—whether the La Follettes and their followers, Champ Clark and the Bryan democrat-populists should make the rules. The resolution passed Champ—and there was a suggestion that the "ch" had been replaced by an "sc" on his tongue—"whether Champ Clark—five Bryan democrat-populists, five insurgents, and then—then five republicans—should constitute the committee on rules. "We had to have a rule to give so many days to the tariff and then dispose of it. If we hadn't we would have been talking there yet. Why, in the senate—that little body—they kept it three months. Look what we would have done to it. "The speaker's job saved!" Now I was elected by the republican majority—as I recollect, with 27 or 28 votes to spare. I should have had 46, but the La Follette fellows wouldn't come into caucus. Yes; when the question came up La Follette and Cummins went in to lead their forces. "And the insurgents scattered their votes. They didn't dare center their votes on Clark, but scattered them here and there. They knew that all the southern democrats weren't Bryan populists. The wheels are moving down in Louisiana and Georgia, and men like Broussard and Ransdell, and Hardwick and Brantley are not Bryan populists." THE FINEST PRIVATE LIBRARY. Rober Hoe's Collection of Books is Valued at $2,000,000. Robert Hoe, whose death in London was announced last week, gave to America the distinction of owning the finest private library in the world. Nearly fifty years ago Mr. Hoe developed the passion for book collecting, and as books in those days were obtained for a third and a quarter of what would be charged at the present time, it is easily seen how in half a century the collector could possess himself of treasures that now would be impossibly beyond the purse of even a well-to-do man. So it is not surprising that the value of the Hoe library has been conservatively estimated at $2,000,000, embracing volumes which are the despair of the hungry bibliophile. What will come of this magnificent collection of books is the question that every collector is asking. At one time it was his intention to give it to the Lenox Library in New York, but an unfortunate quarrel with some of the trustees at the time the Lennox was merged with the Astor has threatened that gift. For Robert Hoe was not altogether an approachable man. He avoided new acquaintances, and naturally was suspicious of everybody who had a book to sell or acted as if he were a book agent. And he had a temper of his own also, which induced him one day in a London binder to throw a book at the head of a famous binder, who had not filled a commission in a way to please him. Other stories of his choleric disposition have been amusing gossip. RICE AS FOOD. An Educational Movement Has Begun to Show its Food Value. The Rice Association of America and the Texas-Louisiana Rice Farmers' Association have begun an educational movement with the object of informing the Americans, as we call the United States folks, as to the great food value of rice, and this is a movement which should enlist the co-operation of everybody in the society. Culinary explaining the meal for food and receipts telling how to cook it are being distributed among the people of the North, and, though the means of the publicity campaign is small, the Houston paper thinks that the results will cause an increased demand for rice, and especially home-grown rice. It is hoped so, and it is hoped that the rice growers of South Carolina will press their advantage, the rice grown in this state being admittedly the newest rice grown in the world. The Rice Association of America would not fail to obtain the results at which it aims if it conduct its missionary experiments with South Carolina rice exclusively. Feed the people of the north on South Carolina rice, and that would be the end of their potato habit. Knowing how to cook it, however, is a very important thing. Rice is good to eat cooked anyway—as a paste as it is cooked in Connecticut, in puddings as it is served in Boston, with milk and sugar as it is effected by the mollycoddies in New York or fried in Cottontail as the Chicago people serve it; but it is better cooked as it is cooked in South Carolina. Even the Texas rice is good when it is cooked in Charleston and is served with the rich butter from our upcountry dairies or with beefsteak gravy. If the Rice Association of America could only get one of the big concerns—which make "breakfast foods" out of everything from the --excelsor of which the best mattresses in Texas are made to the moss on our immemorable live oaks, and "kite" them as "cereals"—to put rice on the market in highly-seasoned paper boxes, the fight for the recognition of rice would be more than half won. There must be an enormous profit in the excelsor foods, and it would pay rice growers to give up half of a crop to get the thing started. We now have puffed rice on the market, and it "takes" very well—what we want is to get the yankees to eat steamed rice. A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IN FORESTRY IN FRANCE Toward the close of the eighteenth century about 2,500,000 acres comprised in the department of the Landes were little more than sniffing sand dunes and disease-breeding marshes, says Science. This section is now one of the richest, most productive, and healthful in France. This change has been brought about by the intelligent cultivation of pine forests, immense forests now cover the country, the sand dunes and marshes have long since disappeared and the wood, charcoal, torpentine, rosin, and kindred industries, have broug prosperity to the department, which was formerly the most barren and mismatic in France. The climate is now mild and balmy, the great change being wrought by the forests. The thin layer of clay beneath the sandy surface, formerly impervious to water, has been so pliured by the roots of the pine that there is now thorough drainage to the softer earth below. The manufacture of rosin, tar, turpentine, pitch, pyrroleneous acid, and wood vinegar is conducted about the same as in Georgia and the Carolinas. The trees, destined for "short life" are bled as soon as they are big enough to stand, bleeding, when they have a circumference of a foot or fifteen inches, the sapping of young trees being the only production of a new forest for a time, and when the "thinning out" time comes they are "bled to death" and the timber used largely for pit props, the English demand guaranteeing a steady and profitable market. The "standing trees," those giving promise of most vigor, are never tapped until they are about three feet in circumference. When these feet have reached the age of fifty or sixty years they are cut down and utilized for telegraph poles and railway ties. To prevent the soread of forest fires, wide trenches are dug about limited areas and the space kept clear. SUSPEND WOMAN BY WRISTS Masked Men Gag Wife of Baker and Then Search House Lansing, Mich., Oct. 6.—Mrs. W. B. Scott, wife of a baker of this city, was found in the woodshed of her home yesterday morning, gagged and suspended by the wrists from a rafter so that her toes just touched the floor. The woman had been hung there by two masked men, and had been tied up for over two hours before her husband and a neighbor found her. She was utterly exhausted when cut down and has suffered severely from the shock. According to the story told the police, Mrs. Scott entered the woodshed in her night clothes just after the men had opened the door and stepped into the shadow of the door. 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V., Oct. 6.—Huntington is to be connected with four additional railroads by the erection of the proposed bridge across the Ohio river, which is to be built providing a franchise is granted to the Huntington Northern Kailway company, whose application is now pending before the board of commissioners. Z. Taylor Vinson, of Vinson & Thompson, attorney for the Huntington Northern, made this statement when discussing the bridge proposition. Going into details, Mr. Vinson stated that the roads with which huntington will be brought into connection by the bridge are the Dreffolt, Toledo & Ironton, the Chinchnatti, hamilton & Dayton, now one of the properties of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway company, the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern and the Hocking Valley. Mr. Vinson added further that the bridge would furnish to the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad an outlet to the great lakes. It will also furnish an outlet to the lake region to the Chesapeake; Channonsburg & Ohio railroad, which is being built down the Sandy valley. This road will be connected with the Chesapeake & Ohio and its freight brought over the latter line from the junction. Signifies Much The immense significance of the statement of Mr. Vinson is hard to realize in the first grasp. That gentleman's long connection with the Baltimore & Ohio and other big railroad and mining interests leaves no room to doubt the fulfilment of his information on epy subject pertaining to such matters. For years the business men of Huntington have dreamed of a railroad bridge across the Ohio, with largely increased railroad facilities for the city. But even the most sanguine railroad builder hardly dared suggest the coming of the four roads mentioned by Mr. Vinson. The true greatness of the undertakings which depend for their outcome upon the bridging of the river here was explained in answer to some slight objections which have been made to the construction of the bridge at the point named in the application of the Huntington Northern company for a franchise, that is, Seventh street from Tenth avenue to the river. Mr. Vinson declares that engineers have made thorough inspection of the situation here and that it has been found that Seventeenth street affords the most practical point for the bridge. With the bridge built at Seventeenth street it will afford the lowest grade from the Ohio river to the lakes between Cincinnati and the Muskegum valley. The main objection put forward by those who wish the bridge placed at some point other than Seventeenth street is that Marshall College will be injured. Mr. Vinson points out that this is not necessarily true, as the trains on the bridge approach will be no nearer the college than those passing over the tracks of the Ohio river division of the Baltimore & Ohio are at present. The proposed Huntington Northern road will go up Symmes' Creek, in Lawrence county, Ohio, and connect with the Hocking Valley, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and the Baltimore & Southwestern and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton about Jackson or Wellston. These four roads go from the Ohio river to the great lakes, each without satisfactory means of receiving freight from the south side of the Ohio. The lake coal trade is one of the most importance in existence from the standpoint of the railroads in this section of the country, and the construction of a bridge which will more greatly facilitate the movement of coal from the West Virginia fields to the lakes will greatly benefit both railroad men and coal operators. The Ohio is bridged at Parkersburg by the Baltimore & Ohio main line and at Point Pleasant by the Kanawha & Michigan, but there are no other bridges across the river between Parkersburg and Cincinnati. An outlet to the lakes for the Chesapeake & Ohio has been under discussion for some years and has been under consideration, especially since Edwin M. Hawley assumed control of the road. . A LIBERAL OFFER. We are established right here where you live. Now, it stands to reason we would not dare make the claim that Rexall "03" Hair Tonic will cure dandruff, grow hair and prevent baldness, except we are positive it will do so. We ask you to try this remedy on our guarantee. Your money back if not satisfied. Two sizes, soc. and $1.00. NOTICE The undersigned together holding and owning more than one-tenth (1 1-0) of the capital of the Wake Forest Mining Company, a corporation of West Virginia, hereby call a general meeting of the stockholders of said corporation to be held at the principal office of said corporation at Wake Forest, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on the 16 day of October, 1905, at 12 o'clock noon. And the undersigned hereby give notice that at the said meeting a resolution will be offered to increase the authorized capital stock of said corporation from 250 shares of the par value of $100.00 each to 500 shares of the par value of $100.00 each, so that the authorized capital stock of said corporation shall thereafter be $50,000.00 instead of $25,-000.00. J. R. THOMAS. J. R. THOMAS, Trustee. Would soon go out of business if everybody had a Savings Account in "The Bank That You Can Depend Upon." 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