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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR. NO. 21. Distinctive Hat Large Hat of Brown Satin, Lined with White Ottoman Silk; Crown Edged with Brown Marabout; "Fantasie" Formed of a Pheasant's Tall, Head and Wings. IN UNION UNION UNION TWENTY-SIXTH Distinct Large Hat of Brown Satin, Lined with Brown Marabout; "Fantasie" For Wings. DECORATIONS FOR THE TABLE. Candlesticks for the table may be of silver, cut glass, Bohemian glass or brass. Here, again, the simpler designs are the more graceful. There are some very beautiful shapes in the Bohemian and cut glass. Cheaper ones, still very good in shape, come in glass. Shades made of cut glass or silver over linings of different colors are very pretty and also very practical, since the color can be changed so easily. The silk shades made of imitation rose petals come in all colors, and are not expensive. Those with the bead fringe are very pretty, but are apt to bend the candle with their weight. Hand painted shades are sometimes extremely attractive, but frequently not in good taste. The emple shapes are at present highest in favor, but certainly are not as graceful as the more flaring shapes—Harper's Hazar. Belt Pins and Sashes. Belt pins have taken the place of the buckles, for they are more easily adjusted. The long chains of beads are replaced now by the ribbon bayaderes, slender bits of satin or ribbon knotted and tied with pendants of gold, silver or semi-precious stones in the form of tassels; some of them have tiny buckles as well, and often they match in color and method of tying and making the sashes, which are another novelty of the season's styles. These sashes, in turn, are heavy with gold and silver tassels, are narrow, looped and twisted, with a tendency to come from unexpected nooks of the gown, and with the filmy shoulder scars give the floating fluffy effect of femininity that is desirable this year. The bayaderes may be worn with the tailor-made suits and relieve the stiffness. New Colors. The new colors are many. Apricot is one of the leading tints for evening wear. Lavender and some of the new shades of blue are cunningly combined, but this has to be done warily. Ask any Parisian the favorite colors and she will prefix any mentioned with the adjective old; it must be old rose, old blue, old mauve. There are many shades of blue worn, the imperial, a rather dull shade, being especially liked. Russian blue and paper blue are other tints in favor. Wistaria is another of the new names for an old color, and caoutchouc, or rubber color, a kind of graysh mauve, is much worn in everything—coats, hats, gowns, even in evening gowns, the trimmings relieving the somberness. How to Keep Violets. I always keep my violets for five days. I wear them all day and when I come into the house I sprinkle them with very cold water, and allow the water to run directly upon the stems of the flowers. Then I saturate oiled paper with cold water and wind this around the stems and place a piece of oiled paper, well sprinkled, over the top of the violets and place them back in the box. I generally keep the violets on the sill outside of my window.—Harper's Bazar. The Slashed Coat The slash at each side of the coat is now necessary for walking. The new coats are so narrow at the hem that if they were left without an opening American women would have to learn the queer new sidestep called "walking" in Paris. Dusky Blue. The new color that is a good deal talked about with the designers is known as dusky blue. It comes in mousseline, in suede, in cloth and in glumes. 300 Shades of Cloth Possibly no one fact speaks as much or the infinite variety of dyed cloths this year than the announcement that the shops can sell 200 colors in one cloth alone. THE GAZETTE Valuable Medicine, and Useful in Many Other Ways. Few people realize the valuable adjunct camphor is in the household. They use it as a moth preventive, when they do not grow about the cost and substitute tar ball, but beyond that give it little thought. Yet camphor is valuable in many ways as a cleanser, and insect chaser and as a medicine. The darkest stain on mirror or window pane can generally be routed with a flannel dipped in spirits of camphor. Rub until dry. Camphor, either in the lump or the liquid form, is hated by mosquitoes and will keep them off when all other methods fail. As a medicine it is invaluable if used judiciously. If six or ten drops are taken on a lump of sugar when sneezing starts, a bad cold in the head can often be checked. This dose should not be repeated closer than an hour apart. It is important in taking camphor internally to be sure that it agrees with you; the mildest dose is harmful to certain people and occasionally a person is found whom it throws into unconsciousness. If taken too steadily, even when there seems to be no injurious effect, it lowers the circulation and eventually weakens the heart. A few drops of liquid camphor will often stop nausea, while setting fire to the lumps and inhaling the fumes sometimes works a similar cure. For cold sores a small phial of camphor should be carried in the pocket and rubbed on the lips at frequent intervals. If taken in time it will usually back the bilisters. CHIC TAILORED SUIT. A The tailor-made suit, as usual, will be a salient part of milady's winter wardrobe and simple, perfect lines is the especial feature. The illustration is a good example of a smart costume in navy blue cloth, simply trimmed with a wide black soutache braid around the neck and tops of the turned-back cuffs. Narrow braid is used on the trig little inset vest and body of coat. The skirt is close-fitting, following the lines of the figure, and is one of the most satisfactory models put forth this season. A Popular Hat. A rational hat that is finding favor among women who take a middle ground in the styles is covered with velvet draped with slik and trimmed rather far back with barnyard plumage and one fluffy gray white algrete that softens the mass. These hats come in one-color schemes such as myrtle green, chestnut brown, faded violet and black- ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25,1883 AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908. BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERS ON TAFT'S RECENT NEW YORK SPEECH. APPOINTED STATE LIBRARIAN Both Races Represented in Pennsyl- vania's State Militia—Berea College Again—Encourag- ing legislation of There is a Negro Automobile Operators' league in New York City. Eighteen thousand seven hundred Afro-Americans own farms in Georgia. Recently Allen Hatter, a farmer of Fourche, Dam, and also constable of the place, sold on the streets of Little Rock, Ark. 14 bales of cotton, which number 334,455. The Detroit Informer will please accept our congratulations and very best wishes on its entrance upon its thirteenth year. Long life and the greatest success, neighbor. A corn picker and husker that is expected to prove one of the greatest agricultural machines on the market has been invented by Jesse H. Johnson, Kansas City, Kan. The Editor of the Charleston Advocate, has been appointed state librarian of West Virginia by the governor, vice S. W. Starks, deceased. Congratulations. There are 21 Negroes employed in the postoffice at Houston, Tex., whose salaries per year aggregate $14,000. Cleveland has double that number, and only 12,000 Afro-Americans in the city. The Littleton (N. C.) Reformer is now being published at Durham (N. C.) by Editor W. F. Young. It is the best race advocate in that section of the country and our people there should "stand by it to a man." A. C. Howard of New York City invented a shoe polish about 15 years ago and during the year his re-creation of the particles manufactured in his own large building in New York City were close to $60,000. Gilbert Boyer, an Afro-American youth, was arrested and mulled of four dollars recently in Washington, D.C., because he came near running down President Roosevelt with a bicycle while the latter was on his way to church. He cuttle, near Calvert, Tex, owns 900 acres of Robertson county land. He gathered 50 bales of cotton this year. He has 20 mules, 50 cows, 25 horses, 30 hogs and hundreds of chickens, etc. He is said to be worth fully $30,000. Considerable comment has been occasioned throughout the country owing to the Devereux Blake (white) at a meeting of the Society for Political Study. New York City, that she believed there would be a strain of Negro blood intermingled in all whites in the next hundred years. If the white people of the south were bound to fight to stamp out lynchings and burnings at the stake, similar to the combat they purpose making against tuberculosis, they would in a short while convince people of other sections that they are not a class of bloodthirsty barbarians. —Philadelphia (Pa.) Weekly Tribune. One of the surprises of one woman was too poor to those from elsewhere to see the number of colored men enrolled in the national guard. In the white regiments of the state there were representatives in each branch of the military service. This is one of the effective ways to break down prejudice. In this feature, this state stands alone. The women of the state who enlisted men are enrolled in white regiments. —Philadelphia (Pa.) Tribune. President Frost of Berea, Ky., college says that the "Jim Crow" section of that institution will be located on a tract of land covering about 200 acres accessible by railroad, the buildings being entirely new and convenient. He will be in control, with a new board to be composed of both races to be subsequently appointed. The faculty will be mixed and the instruction will be entirely normal and industrial for the present. The school (not college) will be religious but undemnominated with the several denominations represented. The faculty will be university. The canvass for the $50,000 to be raised in Kentucky is now in progress and our people have already subscribed $7,000 of this sum. "I look on Mr. Tatt's recent speech in New York City as a direct indorsement of the disfranchisement movement. It is all very well to talk of dividing the solid south, but it should not be done at the expense of the people. What was determined by mental qualification what chance would the colored man have in actual practice? He might be the mental superior many times over of the man who sat in judgment upon him, but in the south, with southern men to determine the point, he would have no chance. I feel on the whole that Mr. Tatt's policy, as outlined in his speech, puts the colored race in the foreground. We have fought so long and so hard to maintain."—Bishop Alexander Walters. Says the New York Tribune of a recent date: "C. H. Lockwood, a Negro, has bought for about $34,000 a flathouse at One Hundred and Sixty-four street and Brook avenue. He is now one of the largest owners of tenements for Negroes in the greater city (New York). The realty holdings of J. C. Thomas, another Negro, represent 15 flathouses, the total value of which is conservatively estimated to be about $300,000. Some of his properties are clear, and two of his houses in the Pleasantana tunnel terminal section are said to be worth more than $50,000. There was a report recently that he had had an offer of $100,000 for one of the houses. Attorney M. L. Frazier William H. Smith, Joseph H. Bruce and Philip A. Payton, Jr., are others" Of the 90,000 Afro-Americans in New Orleans there are five lawyers, 15 doctors, four dentists, 36 churches, seven drug stores, seven undertakers, a hospital, eight public schools, and New Orleans, Straight and Leland universities. There are also 12 stores, 15 meat markets, six bakeries, 25 barbers, 15 bricklayers, 25 bricklayers. The best houses in New Orleans are built by our contractors and mechanics. There are 15 upholsterers and six printing establishments. According to the tax books, they own $4,000,000 of property. The longshoremen's organization, with a membership of 1,500, own their hall and a drug store, valued at $10,000, and a construction company engaged in a flourishing condition. The Knights of Pythias have nearly completed a six story building costing $250,000. The Y. M. C. A. also has a home valued at $12,000 to $15,000. SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS. Why are no Colored Soldiers Appointed Scouts in Philippines?—Why Cannot Colored Men Officer Colored Regiments? Manila, P. L. Dear Sir: Some of us in the army of the United States would like to know what was the matter with the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry and Ninth and Tenth cavalry noncom's for selection as officers in the Philippine Scouts. This especially so with the Ninth and Twenty-fifth, who cannot meet their superlity in training over their fairer competitors. With our representation in the army we should have had five, but we were ignored as if we were not in existence and had never contributed an lota to the defence of this country or for the spread of their flag in the foreign possessions. Another thing we would like to find out is why we cannot have other officers. We have men who are just as capable of handling troops as some of those that are handling them and we do not seem to understand why we cannot serve under our own officers. The Philippines have their native troops, the Constabulary, and they have a great number of Filipino officers. If they can have their officers, we would have them. If they cannot possess us to have ours. We think we have been as loyal to the country as the Filipinos have. Hoping to learn the above through your columns, we remain. THE COLORED REGULARS. Boston Guardian. Editor Gazette—Dear Sir: I just read with much interest in the Spring-field (Mass.) Republican, one of your editors on the result of the late election in Ohio. The political position of the Gazette during and since the close of the campaign was and is not only the head of the party but for the country at large, as in promoting the interest of the colored, you promote the interest of all other elements. For over 40 years the Negro of the south especially has been taught and led to believe that his only position is that of a publican party, while all his political enemies belonged to the Democratic party. Is it advisable that the Negro maintain this belief and continue to cater to the selfish interests of office-seeking politicians? No, it is not; for since the day of his freedom from slavery to the Negro's advance to the Negro's advance, especially in the confidence, respect and good will of his white fellow-citizen generally. This is a serious evil. The Gazette points out the way to overcome it and let the Negro follow it also himself to a higher standard of moral, social and political existence. SERGEANT GILBERT H. BATES (white). Saybrook, Ill., Dec. 15, 1908. As to Separate Schools! The agitation that is being carried on in some parts of the country for separate schools with our people leading the fight is real disgusting. The Advocate holds that the theory of race separation in anything pertaining to citizenship is undemocratic in conception and banalic in practice. In nothing more potent than in the public schools of the United States, the argument usually advanced in support of separate schools by our people is that it will furnish more employment to our colored teachers. For argument's sake, we will admit that this is true, but there are few questions of more vital importance to the colored people of this country than the immediate and questionable advantages for a limited few. Colored people must begin to think for themselves these ideas, fighting the face of their own future for the sake of a job or a little questionable honor.—Portland (Ore.) Advocate. Kansas Following Kentucky's Baneful Example. Topoka, Kann—Cities of this state may provide separate schools for white and colored children in the grades below the high school, but the schools for our children must have equal facilities, and be as easy of access as those provided for other children. This is a decision of the state supreme court, rendered in the case in Parsons, who were compelled to attend a school surrounded by railroad tracks. They had petitioned the court to be allowed to attend the nearest school. Boll Weevil Drives Them Out BON WEEK LIVE The new GOLF Vicksburg, Miss. The general and widespread appearance of polo half-dress whites, causing lack of fuel work, has created a panic among cotton field laborers, and as a result Afro-Americans are moving to the upper delta lands above Vicksburg. Some of them have reached this city and report that in some instances members of the race are in need of food and are compelled to go where they can get work. Copyright 1807 by C. D. Frey. "O, SHAME UPON A GOVERNMENT" That Will Employ All Its Power to Prove Men Guilty of a Heinous Crime—Senator Foraker's Coup. Washington, D. C.—Senator Foraker preceded the president a trifle in point of time Monday, December 14, in springing the information that detectives had been employed during the summer to obtain testimony leading to the conviction of the Twenty-fifth infantry, discharged without honor on account of the alleged shooting up of the town of Brownsville, Tex. Those statements of Mr. Foraker concerning the work of the detectives may have been mere noise, but there was the number of smiling senators later on when the message was read who enjoyed the way the Ohio senator "bear the president to it." The Brownsville discussion was not due until the following Wednesday, and had it not been precipitated by the message, there would be no audience, so sales day, December 14, beyond the few words by Mr. Foraker in connection with an amendment to the pending bill creating a tribunal of five retired army officers to hear charges against the discharged men. The of course, the measure is so drawn as to take the matter out of the hands of the executive and give it to the tribunal, which, through its findings, is to provide for the re-enlistment of the men. Tribunal as Proposed. The personnel of the tribunal, as set forth by Mr. Foraker's amendment, is Lieut. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, Lieut. Gen. John C. Bates, Maj. Gen. George W. Davis, Maj. Gen. Jesse M. Lee and Brig. Gen. Aaron S. Daggett. The language of the proposed amendment puts up to the administration the duty to investigate the actions of members of the battalion. In other words, the senator adroitly suggests that some one acting for the president become the prosecutor of the soldiers. Mr. Foraker said it was an elementary proposition in American law that the accused may have an opportunity to confront the accuser, and to appear before a judge with evidence. He said that he had not expected it would be necessary to enter on a new investigation of the Brownsville question, but that during the summer letters had been coming to him from these discharged soldiers declaring that detectives were constantly engaging them in conversation. "These men," said Senator Foraker, "are not merely deceives of the truth, for they would have no right under the law to engage in such service." Tried to Learn Secrets. Continuing, the senator spoke of the activities of the detectives, as outlined by his correspondents, saying that in many cases they went so far as to take up their dwelling with the discharged soldiers for the purpose of securing them from espionage from their movements. The author read some extracts from the let- ters, a large batch of which he held in his hand as he spoke. One of the soldiers wrote to Senator Foraker that he was questioned by a detective in respect to any letters he might have received from the senator. "There was nothing to be said about my correspondence," added Mr. Foraker, with a sarcastic smile. The soldier told the detective that he had one letter from the senator, and when he showed it to him he remarked that there was "nothing in it to hurt." Mr. Foraker approved ferreting out the letter from the senator, and declared that there was a right way to do it. The accused, he said, ought to have a right to answer testimony with testimony. On the conclusion of Mr. Foraker's remarks, Mr. Culberson asked that the president's message on the Brown's affair be read, and this all would present remaining in their seats and listening attentively to the reading. Foraker Makes Reply After the reading of the message had been concluded, the clerk read all the statements and other evidence submitted to the war department for which the president's message was merely a letter of transmittal. When he made an extemporaneous reply, requesting several long letters from ex-Soldier Boyd Conyers of Monroe, Ga., fully and completely refuting all the charges of guilt against him and other soldiers of "The Black Battallion" made by President Roosevelt and his detectives, the Messrs. Baldwin, Law, and Conyers, who were in his special message. That the detectives' reports to the secretary of war and Roosevelt are "lies cut out of whole cloth" is vouchered for by Sheriff E. C. Arnold (white) of Monroe, who was present at all the conferences held with Conyers by the Baldwins and their assistants, white and (Lawson). Continuing, Senator Foraker still referring to Conyers, sald: I submit that this testimony of this poor—I will not say ignorant man, for he is not that—but this ill-informed man, this helpless man, this defenseless man ought to go into this record, and ought to receive that same fair to the statements made to be attached to the statements made to were in the employment of the war department, representing the government in this species of esplonge about which he informs us. I am not going to argue the merit of his statements as set over against the merit of the statements on the other side, but I shall only call attention to the fact that enough has been shown to make the senate of the United States to adopt the amendment I have offered or some other amendment similar in character to it, to the end that these men may have a tribunal before which they can go and can be heard. M.. President, is there anything more atrocious than my proceedings have been conducted, and that the sixth time they have been on trial the sixth time they have been acquitted, in my judgment; and when the investigation of these charges now IN UNION JUST AS SINISTER Bradford, Pa., Brevities. Rev. Bowser preached ably Sabbath. —Mr. Furr and Mrs. Grace Hathcock of Olean were here Sunday. Miss Ola was mute all the time. The oak rehearsing their Christmas exercises. J. R. Pulpress, one of our leading business men of Allegheny, was in the chapel first of the week and visited Era also. 2 One Year. $1.55 Six Months. 1.0 Three Months. 5. Subscribers are requested to remit by post- ence money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio as second-class matter. DIRECTOR OF THE FILM STUDIO NEW YORK THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. A splendid Christmas gift! A year's subscription to The Gazette. Try it! The only way to get the truth and the facts about the Brownsville matter, is to read The Gazette. Subscribe now! We hope to be able to give in early issues of this paper, Boyd Conyers' interesting letters sent to Senator Foraker in recent months, telling how he was persecuted and misrepresented by the war department's detectives. Watch for them! The New York Evening Post, the Washington, D. C., Post and other leading daily papers in the east, published the editor of The Gazette's open letter to the interstate commerce commission. It was a plea for the sleeping car porter which has been very favorably commented upon generally throughout the country. As a result of the malicious efforts of southern Democracy, "lily-white" Republicans (?) and "night-riders" our people in the south are having a particularly hard time of it these days. Now comes the boll weevil to add to their manifold trials, and drives thousands of them from their homes in Mississippi. Our people of every community in the state of Ohio ought to hold public meetings, draft strong resolutions and see that they are published at least in the daily papers of their locality next week and the week following, urging without qualification the re-election of Senator Foraker and the support of his "Black Battalion" bill, upon the part of congress. Also write to your congressman and United States senators at once. --- Dr. Booker T. Washington's conference with President Roosevelt, just prior to the latter's speech at the laying of the cornerstone of what is to be Washington, D. C.'s colored Y. M. C. A. building, as well as his secretary, Emmett J. Scott's, conference with President-elect Taft at Hot Springs, Va., just prior to the latter's recent New York speech, did not result very favorably as far as our people are concerned. In the main the sentiments expressed by both speakers, upon the occasions referred to, were anything but satisfactory to the thoughtful, intelligent and loyal members of the race. Col. H. L. Scott, superintendent of West Point academy, in his annual report to the secretary of war, made public recently, in referring to the Afro-American soldiers acting as servants for the cadets at the academy, said that they were continuing to make an "excellent showing and demonstrating still further the advantage of colored over white men for this duty." Many of our exchanges have construed Col. Scott's praise of his black soldier-servants as meaning that they made the best cavalrymen in the United States army. Even the usually wide-awake Philadelphia Week, Tribune made this mistake. President Frost of Berea college, Kentucky, has not only succeeded in barring Afro-American teachers and students from that institution, but has also decreed that the branch of the college be established elsewhere in the state for our people, must be a normal and industrial school only, and not afford "higher education to Negroes," as was the case at Serea college; also that white teachers as well as Afro-Americans are to be members of the faculty of the school (not a college). This is adding insult to injury of a most harmful kind. The thing that surprises us most is that so few of our leading men and women of the "Blue Grass" state seem to be paying much attention to the matter. The Louisville (Ky.) Standard is rendering splendid service of a proper kind, however. Keep it up, confere. AS TO "WHITHER ARE WE DRIFTING." The article in our last issue on "Whither Are We Drifting," caused a great deal of comment, just as we anticipated. No one questioned the correctness of the statements made in the article because this could not be successfully done, and yet there were those who sought to make persons believe that The Gazette "had something against St. Andrew's mission." This is not true of that church or any other, in or out of this city, because The Gazette has only the kindiest feelings for all of our churches and all good organizations and institutions. But no church is justified from a moral or religious viewpoint in giving a public dance or in permitting any of its auxili- THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908. lary organizations to do so, for reasons so clearly set forth in our article of last week. Such publications are calculated to accomplish much good because they call the public's attention to a flagrant disregard of efforts to promote good morals and to enhance the future prospects of our boys and girls, young men and women, that ought not to be tolerated in others, by our churches, at least as far as their influence may extend. The same is true of our criticism of those who participate in entertainments, especially vocalists, instrumentalists, elocutionists and other readers. Too long has our suffering public been inflicted with the miserably poor efforts of participants in entertainments who come before them unprepared, or with too little ability, or with only nerve and gall and almost total lack of ability and preparation, in the face of the fact that those in their audiences are required to pay an admission fee. This sad condition of things has continued to grow worse just in proportion as our local population has increased. It is high time that a halt be called, not only upon inefficient concert and entertainment participants, but also upon the loud, mouthy, cheap white politicians' black hirelings, who pose as ward-lee'ers and have neither manhood, ability, nor anything else upon which to base their silly claim, except abject servility. Then there are the homestell, as a rule, members of the race who persist in making themselves entirely too obnoxious and conspicuous in the street cars, on the public thoroughfares and in various public places where they are permitted to go, as well as the policy-playing, crap-shooting and gambling individuals, and the ones with even worse habits, who as members or officers of some church pose as critics when speaking of several of our best local ministers and others. If they continue it we propose to take up their cases and discuss them more or less thoroughly at an early date. They know who they are without further reference from The Gazette. "BROWNSVILLE" ROOSEVELT The president's special message to the United States senate Monday, December 14, was not only another miserable insult, but positively an outrage. Just as he was misled by army officers and officials of the war department in sympathy with the prejudiced residents of Brownville, Texas, into making the great and inexcusable blunder of discharging without honor the one hundred and sixty-seven innocent members of "The Black Battalion," so has he again been taken advantage of, rather willingly, it is true, by a detective agency employed by the war department on his suggestion or at his direction, that has already been discredited. His stubborn persistence in "dogging" those greatly abused and injured soldiers is worthy of a better cause. The detectives' tissue of falsehoods (which he transmitted to the senate with his message) relative to Boyd Conyers and other ex-soldiers of "The Black Battalion," were exploded as soon as they reached the senate by Senator Foraker with stronger and better testimony from Conyers and Sheriff Arnold (white), also of Monroe, Ga., who was present at all of the conferences between the former and the detectives. It is now clearer than ever before that President Roosevelt acted entirely too hastily and inadvisely in discharging peremptorily and without honor Companies B, C and D of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, better known as "The Black Battalion." The fact that the president is anxious now, as he was last March, to take back the discharged soldiers dismissed without honor. His first order, it will be remembered, was the members of the whole battalion should be "forever discharged" from en-listing in the army or navy and from employment in the army civil capacity under the government." The president was soon convinced that he had no authority to disbar the soldiers from civil employment, and that part of his order was annulled. The clamor not ceasing, the president took the new ground that any soldier who should prove his innocence could be reinstated. What may be considered a third retreat is to be noticed in his anxiety now that the war department shall be authorized to reinstate the dismissed men "after a careful examination." This is exactly what Senator Foraker now seeks to avoid with his amendment of Monday, knowing full well that they would secure no more justice from it, with the Hon. "Tennessee" Luke Wright, an ex-Confederate soldier, and a Democrat, at its head, than they have received at the hands of President "Brownville" Roosevelt. What a grand statesman, jurist and MAN is Senator Joseph Benson Foraker! More power to him! Sergeant Carney Dead. Boston, Mass.—William H. Carney, who as color sergeant of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts volunteers in the war of the rebellion saved the flag at Fort Wagner after he had been wounded, died here recently of injuries received in an elevator accident. Sergeant Camney was messenger in the office of the secretary of state. He was crushed by an elevator at the state house on November 25. His regiment was the one commanded by Col. Thomas H. McCormick. On the side of the colonel when his commander fell, and afterwards he was badly wounded. As he crawled on the battlefield he held the flag aloft until comrades came to his assistance, and he greeted them with the words often quoted in Massachusetts: "The old flag never touched the ground." Representatives Wanted To secure subscriptions and advertising for the New Amstel Magazine—a monthly, whose mission is "to uplift and enliven and cut out the bad." Satisfactory acknowledgments have been received from many distinguished writers, Bryan, Secretaries Root and Cortelou, Attorney General Bonaparte, Sir Wilfried Laurier, Julian, Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Henry Hanby Hay, Ham W. Hayes. Write as often for terms. Sample contact request. NEW AMSTEL MAGAZINE CO. 1025 Market Street, Wilmington, Del. LETTERS FROM MANY OHIO CITIES AND TOWNS SENT BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. Personal, Social, Lodge, Church, Literary and Other Notes of interest. Martine Ferry.—Mrs. Lula Williams is sick.—Mr. Will Grandison of Pittspeng spent Sunday with his mother.—Rev. Rey M. Misses Dora and Cora Lucas assisted in a concert at Bellaire last week Thursday night.—The supper given by the men of Wayman church was a success.—A number attended a musical at Bridgeport Friday evening.—H. H. Lucas was in Flushing Sunday. Toledo.—Mr. Dennis Royal died Sunday after a short illness. He leaves two brothers, a wife and one son. Undertakers Ward & Johnson took charge of the remains.—Mr. George Watkins has become sole owner of George Dawkins' restaurant. The latter will leave his wife for Jackson Mich.—Erving Allen, son of Jir. Tom Allen, is very ill and will have to undergo an operation at St. Vincent's hospital for stomach trouble. Cadiz.—The boys of No. 5 S. S. class met at their teacher, R. F. Ballard's, last Friday evening and organized for literary improvement and social enjoyment. Officers: President, Charles Davis; vice, Dwight Mason; secretary, Frank Spurlock; treasurer, George Rudolph.—Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ramsey are rejoicing over a fine baby boy.—The social Thursday evening at the parsonage was a success.—Reuben A. Browne, in his innuit, 39 years old and a faithful member of the church died on the 9th. He was born in Charles City, Va., in December, 1820. He had been a resident of Cadiz for 47 years. His faithful wife and children have the sympathy of the community. Dayton.-Miss Teresa Gaines and Herman Messenger of Xenia were here recently.-Deborah Chapter, O. E. S. gave a Christmas fair at the Mason's hall last week. Committee in charge: Mesdames James Buckner, John Miller, James Brown, Misses Clara Washington, minister of the Beckel house issued an order for all the waiters to cut off their mustaches and now Chris. Woods and James Johnson "look a fright."-Scott W. Frazey, formerly a patient of one William Newton, herb "doctor," who was given a suspended fine of $300 and made to take down the Thursday morning.-Rev G. W. Woody, Socialist orator, spoke to a large audience Sunday. Bellaire—the churches are preparing for Christmas entertainments.—Mr. and Mrs. Johns of Wheeling spent Sunday here.—Rev. and Mrs. White and friends attended the A. M. E. musicale last week Thursday evening.—Miss Edna Preston has returned from Havre and trained the Sewing circle Thursday evening. An enjoyable time was had.—Miss Leota Simmons and Mr. Forest Redman have joined St. Paul's choir.—Mrs. Anna Washington died last Saturday. The funeral was held from the home Monday at 2:30 p.m. m. concluding the service. A Turman visited in Bridgeport Sunday—Ruth Alston has been sick.—Mrs. Turman and Mrs. Alston were in Wheeling Monday. Correspondents must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazeette office on Tuesday morning, and always write, also, their names and that of their city or town where they are the wrapper or returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, speeches, resolutions, poetry, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rates set forth in the notice. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. Send postal note and not stamps during warm weather. Xenia—An emancipation celebration will be held at Zion church Friday, January 1. under the auspices of Daniels Post, G. A. R. A big dinner will be served—Phill. Lewis, "Kentuck," the cement man, is building up a new community people Xenia, with an Afro-American population of about 2,000, has nine grocery stores, big and little; two meat shops one clothing store, one drug store, one coal yard, two undertaking establishments, a number of barber shops, restaurants and other small business concerns. Fully four-fifths of the heads of the community are armed with an eternal hundred thousand dollars—Christian Science is taking root among our people here, and there is talk of a new church organization to support that faith. Dr. H. R. Hawkins is aspiring to be minister to Haily—Clyde Wins low will have been lost in the auditor's office, with Walter Maltzer elect. Will Cosby wants to be engrossing clerk of the house of representatives at Columbus. Wellsville—The A. M. E. church was largely attended Sunday. The pastor spoke at each service to an appreciative audience—Miss Lena Winn is ill.—Mrs. P. R. Richardson recovers slowly, after an operation at the East Liverpool hospital.—Mrs. Myrtle Lewis is better.—Mrs. Lucy Gravety is well confined to her home.—The mock trial in K. P. hall 'Thursday evening was a successful success. Attorneys: the Silver Spire Wilson. Brown They were equally matched. the silver-tongued" orators. —Mr. Iry Brown worshipped at the A. M. E. church Sunday morning.—The Silver Leaf club met at Mrs. Spires' and spent a delightful evening.—The W. M. M. s. met at Miss Mary Williams' Thursday. A fine luncheon was served.—The Y. M. C. a. is taking on new life and anticipates remarkable things if the near future. It promises the right hand of the new church-movement here. The S. I. arranging a Christmas program for the 24th. Mrs. Mattle Wilson, superintendent, promises a good time for all.—Will somebody please get married here? Smithfield.—A cantata will be rendered by church members and the A. M. E. Well-wishers, beginning Christ, masing evening and closing the 26th. The social Saturday evening at M. E. Veney's was a success.—Gabriel Becks Mrs. John Ford, Mrs. D. Fitzjerial and Mr. Joseph Purl are im- proving.-Mrs. Marlah Bigsby was able to be at church Sunday.-Miss S. Benford, E. Harris and Walter Davis are ill.-Miss Nellie Wood, who has been a sufferer for several years, and a faithful member of the friends' church, died last week Thursday and was buried Saturday in the Friends' cemetery. The Sewing circle met last week and Carter left for home Saturday, taking with her one of her sister's little girls.-Undertaker N. Bigsby had charge of a funeral at Railing Sunday.-D. Fitzgerald has gone to Virginia to work.-M. Toney, E. Smith and two sons, and R. R. Cooper were here last week.-Jackson and B. Palmer at Saturday's Gay Gay Town.-Those who are in arrears to the agent for The Gazette will please remit before, the new year. Steubenville.—The mothers' meeting was held at Mrs. S. Clement's Mourdy evening.—Miss Hazel Monford and Mr. Lloyd Martin are ill.—The social given by Miss Jessie Braxton Tugday evening was a success. The first prize was won by Miss Edna Boss and the second by Miss Dally Guyder.—Mr. Lloyd Martin is sitting in the C. s. here and may locate.—Mr. James Bell of Pittsburg was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Guyder.—Mr. James Johnson, a former resident, died Monday in Pittsburg. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Champ Bowman, attended the funeral.—Miss Kissle White of Cadiz was the guest of her sister, Miss Cora White, Wednesday.—Miss Maze Doggette of East Liverpool was here Thursday.—Miss Emma Walker has been sent to Columbia.—Mr. Robert Scott and Miss Ruth Jackson, who had an ankle bone broken, are able to be out.—Miss Ruth Merriman is convalescing.—William Brookens and Edward Childs of Wellsburg were here Monday.—Prayer and class meetings were held at the A. M. E. church Wednesday.—Miss Emma Walker has been sent to Smithfield by the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. John Ford.—Mrs. George Viney, a former resident, died at Youngstown.—Miss Fay Mercer fell on the ice and injured her hip.—Mr. Washington of Pittsburg is visiting his brother.—Mr. Charles Davis was in Cleveland Sunday.+ Members and friends of the church gave a successful donation to the pastor and family.—Mrs. I. N. McCullough returned Sunday from Chicago. Youngstown. — The Christian congress, addressed by Mayor Craver, Rev. O. J. Moore and others, was a success. — Rev. W. T. Anderson was injured recently by a fall on the ice. — A. H. Berry will give a reception and ban in Diamond Hall Christmas night. — Rev. W. T. Anderson was a Christmas sale Monday evening. An interesting program will be rendered. — Mrs. J. W. Hill will leave Monday to visit her home in Charlotte, N. C., and Richmond, Va. — Mrs. Charles Washington and Mrs. Robert Ourr are covering the church valleys. — Wheeling, mother of Mrs. Harry Bias, has returned home. — Mrs. Bert Johnson was called to Rochester, Pa., by the illness of nephrops. — Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wickfield of Jamestown, N. Y., will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Wilson during the holidays. — William Saunders will conduct skating at the Jamaica Ice Palace on Thursday afternoon. — A number of youngstown people were in Warren Tuesday evening. — W. E. Moore, the "smart set" tailor, has a new line of sutings. — Mr. and Mrs. Norfolk James have moved to North Phelps, and Mrs. Burris has moved to the same avenue. — J. T. Johnson has opened a barber shop on West Federal street. — Dr. C. A. Pettiford was ill this week. — Mrs. Norris of Poland avenue, Mrs. Moses Jaunle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gecee's infant son, Mrs. Green of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Robert Conner are ill. — The St. Augustine mission committee met Tuesday and learned that their bazaar, December 2 and 3, netted about $80. They return, thanks to all. — Frank Stewart will give a ball at the Auditorium rink Wednesday night. — Last week on the ice and was laid up for a few days. — A number of Warren people attended the skating rink Monday evening. SOUTHERN ASSES ABROAD! Try in Vain to Force a Color-Line on the English—They Were Very Properly Ignored. (From "Yankee at Oxford," in Boston Transcript, Nov. 21, 1908.) (By Stanley A. Mellor.) The mention of "snobblishness" recalls to my mind an incident of last summer's term in Oxford, which is bishkekovich, good many ways. In accordance with the provisions of Rhodes's will, the Rhodes scholars are annually entertained at dinner by the trustees. Now, one of the American scholars in Oxford at present is a Negro, a man of ability and general excellence of character. Naturally, he was invited with the rest to the annual dinner. To the amazement of Oxford, some of the Americans from the southern states refused to attend the friendly function. We were in race problems in America. But Oxford is not America, and the Negro undergraduate is in a position of perfect social equality with the white man; he is one of us. We did not perhaps openly blame the men from the south; but we did feel that it was altogether wrong to introduce into Oxford prejudices of this kind, and we felt further that the influence of Oxford could have assured very deeply into the minds of, at least, some of her American students. It is the business of educated gentlemen to overcome prejudice, not to foster it; and most assuredly Oxford is not the place in which to display it. Olean, N. Y., Items. Mrs. J. J. Hattfield is preparing the Christmas exercises, Special music and tree. A good program, Mr. Furr is in Bradford, Mrs. Latham is visiting her sister in Pittsburgh, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Clemons will move into Mr. William Wright's house, Mrs. Carrie Rowe has sold her home and returned to Rochester, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnes and Mrs. Jerome Hathcock spent Sunday in Bradford, Mr. Enty was here recently. The Olean Elks went in a body to Bradford Thursday evening at luteal lodge, Mr. Mert Were has returned from Little Valley. -Mesdames Bert, Johnson, Amanda Middleton and Julia Tompkins are convalescent. - Mrs. Crases is ill at the hospital, Mr. Best spent Sunday in Salamanca with his family. Speak Out In Local Mass Meetings. Massillon, I. Glassellon, I. Editor, Glassellon Sir: What ought we to do, what can we do, to help Senator Foraker's re-election to the United States senate, and generally this renewed battle for growing voters? Let me give you pleasure. R. A. PINN. THEY DID THEIR DUTY. According to the white folks the colored folks of Ohio voted for Judge Taft to a man. It was stated just after the efforts put forth by leaders of the colored people in the state, there was no deflection from the ranks of the G. O. P. Now the Hon. Harry C. Smith states that out of the 45,000 Afro-American voters, no one for the Republican nominee, and proceeds to show figures for it. Now, what we are wondering is, who is right-Brother Smith or the white folks? Who can give us the information? We would like very much to know. We also be interested reading—Baltimore (Md). Afro-American Ledger. Editor Summers of the Xenia Observer calls attention to a case that is one of the "conservative" ones and certainly not extreme like the great majority of those where the anti-Taft feeling among our people of this state was strongest. The great mass of Ohio voters of color knew and know Taft's very questionable position on disfranchisement, "Jim Crow" cars, the higher education of the Negro, and Senator Foraker's return to the United States senate, and as a result acted the part of MEN, and not political slaves, in the recent campaign and at the election on November 3. Does our esteemed conferee of the Afro-American Ledger expect, and has he ever known the "white folks" or black political slaves, boodlers and otherwise, to give our people or any considerate the number of them credit for striking back in their own and their friends' defense? Did they do it last fall when thousands of loyal and manly Cleveland Afro-Americans did so very much to encompass the defeat of congressman Theodore Burton, a bitter political enemy of Senator foraker, who was the local Republican candidate for mayor? No indeed! They never have and never will. However, that ought not, nor does it here in Cleveland and elsewhere, in Ohio, deter us from doing our DUTY. Nor will it do so. With all die respect to the "white folks," black political slaves, boodlers and race traitors, the great majority of the Afro-American voters were "on the job" in the recent national meeting, in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Xenia, Piqua, and at least one in Youngstown, Troy, and at least one in Youngstown, where there were any considerable number of Afro-American voters. The fact is there far more anti-Taft meetings held by the Afro-American voters of Ohio than pro-Taft meetings. Indeed, in many of the cities named it was simply impossible to hold an Afro-American meeting favorable to the Republican candidates for president and governor, and as a rule wherever they succeeded in holding one it was very poorly attended, like the opening meeting of the campaign in Youngstown, when a special effort there and throughout northern Ohio to make their hostility to the Republican audience, was so dismal a failure as to invite newspaper comment in many parts of the country as well throughout the state. Here in Cleveland, the night before election, Woodliff hall, a place that accommodates about 500 people, could not hold the Afro-Americans who tried to crowd into it to hear anti-Taft speeches and to show their hostility to the Republican candidate for the presidency, While Clayton hall, two blocks away, on the same side of the street, a place that has half the capacity of Woodliff hall, contained only six A-Negr" Taft meeting, and there were no counter attractions either, except the one at Woodliff hall and it apparently was quite enough. This condition of affairs obtained throughout Ohio as far as Afro-Americans were in the observance of the Negro voters in every section of Ohio," having campaled throughout the state for at least three weeks prior to election day. There is absolutely no question about it. Taft lost at least 30,000 Ohio Afro-American votes at the recent election and the result shows it. Roosevelt's plurality of 255,421 years ago was cut to about one-fourth of that number (for Taft) and the Ohio Negro was one of the most important factors in bringing about this excellent showing. Gen. Harris, the defeated Ohio Republican candidate for governor, lost almost as many Afro-American votes as did Taft. Half of those lost would have made him victorious. In Cleveland "the colored troops" certainly "fought nobly," doing their full share of this good work. They, too, "remembered Brownville." We repeat, the campaign-subsidized Taft newspaper liar, black or white, ought to "close shop," after election. Threats and promises, even the "Taft bar"), all failed to coerce the great majority of Ohio Afro-American voters in the campaign and we thank God for it. The "Ohio Negro" (especially those in Cleveland) remember Brownville "troops" certainly fought nobly and to much purpose. They showed MAN HOOD, SELF AND RACE-RESPECT The great mass of Ohio Afro-Americans are certainly NOT political slaves, HIRSTIUS GUILTY SAY BOTH OF THEM CITY CLERK WITT AND DIRECTOR SPRINGBORN GIVE INSIDE INFORMATION. WHY STREET WAS NOT OPENED The Gazette Was Right in its Contention, as Usual—Our Refusal to Support Hiriusi and Others Fully Justified—Some Interesting Letters. For several weeks prior to the recent election we published the following: When you vote on election day in November do not forget to cross Gus. Hirstus' name from your ticket. As councilman from the Twelfth ward, he not only continues to refuse to cut a street through from Central avenue to Cedar avenue, between Perry street and Greenwood street, because a few residents asked him not to do so because colored people would come through the street from Cedar avenue and peer in their windows, but also withdrew an ordinance which he introduced in the council about a year ago (authorizing the proper city authorities to cut the street through), at the time he mentioned proposed Cedar avenue. Laffall when he was re-elected to the council, Hirstus, a second time, promised to have the street cut through, but up to date has steadily refused to keep his promise. Remember him and scratch his name from the ticket when you vote on election day. Number. Hirstus is the Republican candidate for sheriff. Defeat him! The following is pertinent and self- explanatory and fully justifies our opposition to the election of Sheriff-elect James C. H. the letters carefully and thoughtfully; Office of The Gazette, Blackstone Building. Sharpeau No. 40 Mr. Peter Witt, City Clerk—Dear Sir: Just before election, Councilman Hirschus made a statement a political meeting to the effect that he had passed an ordinance, resolution or something in the city council, providing for cutting a street through from Central avenue to Cedar avenue, between East Twenty-second and East Twenty-eighth streets, opposite Sked street, or in that vicinity, which he claimed, though passed by the councilman. The street through) has been held up ever since by Director Springborn or someone else connected with the city government. How much, if any, truth is there in his claim? Last year or the year before the same individual introduced an ordinance, resolution or something in the council, providing for cutting a street through in the same vicinity. Will the council provide for a resolution, ordinance or whatever it was, referred to, was ever passed by the council, and why the street was not cut through at that time? By complying with the above requests at your earliest opportunity you will greatly oblige me. Yours truly. HARRY C. SMITH, Editor The Gazette. Nov. 23, 1908. Hon H. C. Smith, Editor Gazette. Desir-Sir: On July 19, 1908, resolution No. 5268 by Mr. Hirstius provided for the opening of East Twenty-fifth place to Cedar avenue. It passed the same month on the 24th day. The improvement was not made for the reason that Mr. Hirstius did not want it. His reasons for not wanting it, I have been informed, were and possibly are that the people in immediate vicinity of the proposed opening did not want people of your race to come through. In May of the present year there was a resolution introduced, and passed in June, looking for the making of a new street between Central Skedal avenues about opposite Skedal streets, an improvement never made for the reason that the money in possession of the city through the sale of bonds was for the opening of dead end streets and not the making of new streets. administration to defer to the wishes of councilmen for ward improvements, and I feel sure that the only reason the improvement at East Twenty-fifth place was not made was because of race prejudice which Mr. Hirstus listened to. Would suggest that you call up Mr. Springbob and get from him a confirmation of what I have given to you as a rumor. Very truly yours. Hon. H. C. Smith, Editor Gazette.—Dear Sir, Answer your favor of the 24th inst., with reference to the enclosed letter from Mr. Witt, would say that the facts are as Mr. Witt states, and had Mr. Hirstius desired to have East Twenty-fifth place opened through to Cedar avenue, it would have been proposed to make this opening Mr. Hirstius invited me to meet with him a committee at the close of one of the council meetings. The committee represented the property owners and residents on Cedar avenue, where the improvement was intended to be made. They protested against its opening, and the result was that Mr. Hirstius finally asked me, it made, AND ASKED ME TO HAVE NO FURTHER STEPS TAKEN IN THE MATTER. It was not until recently that the case which we had started in court to condemn the property was dismissed. We have always made it a rule to act in accord with the wishes of the court cilimman representing the ward in which we had been involved in the case. It therefore seems that MR HIRSTIUS ALONE IS TO BLAKE FOR NOT HAVING THE STREET OPENED. Yours very truly. W J. SPRINGBORN, Director Board of Public Service. WHY DON'T YOU SUBSCRIBE FOR The Gazette DRAR Sina: I have used only one bottle "o' your pomade and now I would not be without it for it makes my hair soft and straight and easy to combs and also stays a noteworthy feature." Sina. I-1-Harmani, Teun. Formerly known as Ozonized Ox Marrow. Fifty years of success has proved its merits. It is a moist, creamy, light brown, chewy, soft and pliable, so you can comb it and arrange it in any style you wish consistent with its length. It is also easy to wash off with the soap, stops the hair from falling out or breaking off and gives it new life and vigor. Absolutely harmless, used with splendid results even on your own skin. Delicately perfumed, its use is a pleasure, as ladies of endement every woman must have. Don't buy anything else alleged to be "just as good." If you want the best results, buy the best Pomade-it will pay you. Look for this name Charles Ford Great on every package. If your dragster will not supply you with the 20 ounces of regular size or 25 ounces for small size bottles and give your dragster's name and address, S.A. by return mail or by receipt of price. Address: The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 133 East Knight St. Chicago, Illinois. FORDS HAIR POMADE is made only in Chicago by the above firm. P LADIES! Is your Hair Falling out? Does your Scalp itch? Have you Dandruff of the scalp? If so, don't do any thing else with W. A. Johnson, 62 Westminster Street, Boston, Mass., and state your case fully. Send no money, just cut out and send this t.jv, with stamp for return postage on personal letter and FREE SAMPLE. GROCERIES AN EXCELLANT OPPORTUNITY. The old reliable Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. We are especially destroys of hearing from persons in the following cities: Mt. Monroe, Nashville, East Liverpool, Akron, Lima, Lorain, Springfield, Newark, Urbana, Oberlin, Cambridge, Sandusky, Hamilton, Washington C. H., Wilmington, Portsmouth, Sabina, Gallipolis, O., and other places where we have none. Write to the Editor of The Gazette, Blackstone building, Cleveland, O., Columbus, O., and others. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending the address of any good person or persons in any of the cities named above or others, to whom we can write relative to the matter. "The Cleveland Toilet Paper" Lied Eric Cleveland, DiRECT-Paper Lied. Eric Gazzetta—Dear Sir. The report of the commissioner, recently dered Rev. E. Forte, pastor of St. James' church, in a local publication was not a correct one in its statement concerning the sentiments of the people in regard to the remarks of the Rev. Ray and Prince. The appeches of the clergy highly appreciated, the former being interrupted several times during the course of his remarks by hearty aplause from the audience. Their speeches showed them to be not only interesting, but advanced thinkers, who were not only present and presided at the meeting, hence know whereof I speak. MRS. J. M. GILAMERE. When your neighbor or friend has "the nerve and gall" to habitually bake and read you copy of The Gazette. I am to an aide purse, too. A copy of The Gazette will not cost them any more than you pay for it. PLEASE notify us at once if your Gazette fails to arrive as regularly and satisfactorily as it should. We do our best to give perfect service but unless The Gazette's subscribers co-operate by keeping us informed of any difficulty they may have, we cannot give the perfect service that we try to. Do you know That the "Old Reliable" GAZETTE was established more than 25 Years Ago----- andthat it has been issued every weekontime ever since? Local News Notice to Subscribers.—Subscribers not receiving The Gazette regularly should notify us at once. We desire every copy delivered promptly. We advise our patrons to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of Afro-Americans. The fact that they advertise is assurance that they want it. Local reading notices (advertisements) ten cents a line (slx words in a line.) Cleveland, Saturday, Dec. 19, 1908. Purchase 'The Gazette' al Pushaw's News Store, Cuyahoga Bldg. Open Sunday. Schwartz's News Depot, No. 2921 Central avenue, near corner East 30th street. Open Sunday. C. Johnson, 3315 Central avenue. Open Sunday. F. Valentine's Grocery Store, No. 2130 Central avenue, between East 30th and East 22nd streets. J. S. Hall's Jewelry Store, No. 3121 Central avenue, near East 31st street. Sam Fertman, 3608 Central avenue, near E. 36th street. Open Sunday. For Rent—Furnished room at 2271 East One Hundred and First street. All conveniences. For Sale—Imperial' Encyclopedia and Dictionary, 40 volumes, cheap. "Bran' new." A splendid Christmas gift—one that will last a life-time. Address Box 2, The Gazette, Cleveland, O. For Rent—Nice rooms across from the postoffice, third and fourth floors. Good for business or living purposes, for gentlemen only. 509 Superior avenue, N. W. Apply to the janitor, third floor. Mr. Paris Oglesby of Arthur street is convalescent. Miss Marie Russell of Blaine avenue is convalescent. on East Ninth (Erie) street was sold for $72,000. Mrs. M. E. Garland of No. 8807 Blaine avenue has about recovered from pneumonia, which developed Thanksgiving evening. She had just returned the day before from Pittsburgh, where she had gone to attend the funeral of her brother, Mr. Daniel Jackson, who died on November 10. A strange coincidence was this death and that of her mother, Mrs. Colleen Jackson, age 101, at Kenilworth, N. C. on November 10, at 5:02 a. m., 17 minutes earlier than that of her son. Their deaths are mourned by the following surviving members of the family: Thomas Jackson, Kenilworth, George Jackson, Cumberland, Md. Mr. Jay Noble has recently painted his house on Blaine street. Mrs. Lucy Moody of Blaine avenue is having trouble with her eyes. Mrs. Finley of Doan street is improving after several weeks of serious illness. Mrs. J. T. Smith of Blaine avenue is out again, after a serious illness of several weeks. Mr. Harry Thurman, East Forty-third street, has recovered from a fractured rib and arm. The Gazette acknowledges the receipt, nearly two weeks ago, of a letter from Senator Charles Dick which, lack of space only, prevented its publication. B. C. Carp's grocery store at No. 3927 Central avenue ought to be well patronized because it is a race enterprise loyal and help our people in business. It took the Cleveland Toilet-paper more than two long months to publish Rev. Dr. B. J. Prince's hot roast of its alleged editor. Brother Prince certainly hit him hard. If you want something to present as a Christmas gift, or to have in your home, that is good for a life-time and CHEAP, read our "For Sale" advertisement at the head of this column. Leading citizens of Emuhola collectively severely Marshall, who announced himself as director of the "American Star Concert Co.", which is announced to hold forth in the Gray's armory January 15. This is more of The Cleveland Leader's sly and dirty way of encouraging a drawing of the color-line: "Mr. Mendez, the Cuban pitcher reported signed with Cincinnati is the coal scout. Now some one will rise up and insist on drawing the color-line." Former Mayor McKayo appeared as attorney before Police Judge Levine Wednesday for Miss Sarah Murray. 3612 Central avenue. She was charged with attacking Banana Bar. 30. She was fined, the sentence suspended one year on McKayo's plea. Mr. Powhatton Henderson, who for many years was a deputy in the county clerk's office, is a candidate for a clerkship under County Auditor-elect Charles Prestien, Justin C. Hannon, and as Germany's Hannon, also a candidate for the place. He is a nephew of A. D. Boyd, better known as "Starlight." Mr. J. J. Mack, the present proprietor of Knopf Pharm, has received the most complete line of Christmas perfumes in bulk and in fancy packages; just because of the high price, he receives from 25 cents to $3.50. Pay payment may be made now and the goods will be delivered any time before Christmas. Rumor now has it that Sheriff-elect Hirstius will pay Sam Woods, who is to become an assistant-turnkey, only $60 a month, instead of $75, as stated in our last issue. Technically a turnkey is not a dowery-sheriff. This is because the support representation is required for the support Hirstius claims to have received from our people. If the person who sent The Gazette a number of East End local items the first of the week, would have been thoughtful enough to sign his or her name not for publication but simply not for礼品 of good faith and a proper spirit in sending the same, we would have been pleased to have published the items in this issue of The Gazette. The great majority of the members of Cuyahoga lodge, Elks, in attendance, were not satisfied with either the sermon or the large approns Sunday week at St. Andrew's mission, upon the occasion of their annual memorial service. They say that Rev. R. W. Bagnall's sermon this time was as unsatisfactory as his first sermon to them several years ago was satisfactory. Some of them who are members of other organization, and for the same reason or reasons, Sunday was a great day in the long and interesting history of St. John's church, because of the formal opening of the splendid new edifice on East Fortieth street, S. E., formerly Case avenue. The church is within "a stone's throw" of Central avenue, and convenient to Cedar, Scovill and Willson avenue street car lines. It was crowded at all the air lines and I. W. M. Y., delivered an exceptionally able address on "The Divine Leadership" The new edifice was erected at a cost of $50,000 and the ground cost about $21,000. This latter includes the large house and lot immediately south of the church. The old church property on East Ninth (Erie) street was sold for $72,000. Mrs. M. E. G. Garland of No. 8807 Blaine avenue has about recovered from pneumonia, which developed Thanksgiving evening. She had just returned the day before from Pittsburg, where she had gone to attend Jackson, where of her brother, Mr. Daniel Jackson, who was November 10, A strange coincidence was this death and that of her mother, Mrs. Cella Jackson, age 101, at Kenlworth, N. C. on November 10, at 5:02 a. m., 17 minutes earlier than that of her son. Their deaths are mourned by the following surviving members of the family: Thomas Jackson, Kenlworth; George, George,umberland; Md.; two sons, Albert of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Scott of Pittsburgh; W. R. Jackson and Mary, Mary E. Garland of this city Fitz Picks Johnson to Win In a Walk, "if Jack Johnson doesn't whip Tommy Burns easily on December 26 in Australia," says Bob Fitzsimmons, "I'll never make another guess. Johnson hit me once and I can feel it yet." Saw the Chief of the Ananias Club. Washington, D. C—Rev, Richard Carroll of South Carolina and Booker T. Washington of Alabama called on President Roosevelt recently. JUST BY THE WAY. News Items Boiled Down and Condensed. Otto Kelsey, state superintendent of insurance of New York, has accepted an appointment as first deputy state comptroller. The house passed a bill placing an annual tax of $100 on all dealers in cigarettes and cigarette papers in the District of Columbia. Gov. Magoon has returned to Havana to personally conduct the transfer of the government of Cuba to the newly elected administration on the 28th of January. The report of the bureau of records of the police department issued Tuesday shows that 156 persons were murdered in Chicago in the year 1908. Of the murders, 24 remain unsolved. Vice Admiral Cervera, who commanded the Spanish fleet in the battle of Santiago, was retired from the active list of the Spanish navy Monday at his own request on account of failing health. Between 30,000 and 35,000 deaths and 2,000,000 injured is the accident record in the United States during the past year among workingmen, according to a bulletin on accidents just issued by the bureau of labor. In Chicago burglaries broke into a liquor store in the same building occupied by the central detail police station, loaded a truck with four barrels of whiskey and 16 cases of bonded whiskey, in all worth $1,100, and drove away. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.. SATURDAY. 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People were hurrying towards the aurf-beaten shore. Her long hair toss- ing in the maddened breeze, Marle rushed after them; in her heart the cry that had been there for so many hours, "Holy Mother, save my Leon!" "Yes, yes; it's Le Bretagne," an old man was saying, slowly lowering his glass as Marle came up to the group of people who were straining their eyes seaward, "Her anchors are out," he continued, "but she cannot live in such a gale under that strain, and if she parts her cable she will go to pieces on the rocks." His words were scarcely audible above the shrieking of the wind; but Marle heard, and there, among those rough fishermen, she knelt and prayed, over and over again, out of the choking fullness of her heart, "Holy Mother, save my Leon." The awful solemnity of the scene touched their rough hearts, and hats were doffed, and heads bowed, as the young wife prayed to her God in that living gale. And then, as if in mockery of all things human, a mighty wave, mightier than any of its fellows, and following in the wake of two scarcely less mighty, broke over the Bretagne, and buried her beneath its many tons of foam-lashed water. The vessel swayed, trembled and disappeared before their very eyes. Two men were holding Marie now, "I will go to him! He is calling me!" she shrieked. "O. God! will no one save him?" The bronzed faces of the fisher-folk were turned away each from the other. The salt spray was on their beards, but in their eyes was that of which they were ashamed. Then they led her back to the house, the little house that Leon had taken her to only a few weeks ago. And two of them watched into the gray of the morning, for 'neath oil skins the fishers' hearts are warm. That was the third night, and still she slept not. The storm was dying now, and meaning, together they passed away—the fury of grief and the rage of the storm. And for that day, and for many days the great grief had broken her mind. Storm and sunshine, day in and day out, she sat down on the beach, and questioned the passers as to how many days to Christmas till her Leon would come home; for had he not said that he would come at Christmas, at the glad time of the year, and was not his word as the law among the fisher-folk, it was so true? And did she not pray every night to the Holy Mother to intercede for her, and bring her Leon home? And the masses that had been said for Leon, were they not to bring him home, too? Poor little Marie, her mind, which was like unto a child's, could not understand that the mass which Father Dupre had said, had been to take him to that other home; for the good father had said mass for the repose of the souls of the men lying out there in Le Bretagne. And then a wonderful thing happened. Many days after, at the time of Christmas, again the cry of Le Bretagne rang through the streets of Arichat; and again was there much of horror in the cry, for though the sea was calm now, there was Le Bretagne slowly sailing into port; and was not Le Bretagne at the bottom of the sea, and all hands drowned? Small wonder that the browned faces were blanched now, as the fisher-folded up on the sand, as they had on that day two moons before. "What sorcery is this?" they asked each other. It was La Bretagne, they know her as they knew their own houses. Spirit hands were sailing her, for on her decks no one moved. A solemn hush settled down upon them; few spoke, and when they did it was with bated breath. What evil was this? for good it could not be. "Twas Marie who had first seen the ship. Had her prayers worked this magic? Nearer and nearer the dread ship came, until but a short way out from the shore she stopped, and swung to an anchor. Invisible hands had anchored her, for there was the cable right enough, running out from her bow, as she lifted lazily to the long ground swell. "Take me to my Leon," Marie pleaded of the awe-struck fishermen, "he is calling me. Do you not see that his boats are washed away?" Shamed by the presence of the women, four stout fishermen brought up a boat, and, taking Marie with them, rowed off to the ship that was like a phantom. "Stay with us, ma petite amie," the fisherwoman pleaded with Marie. As well had they striven to check the ways of the wind. How silent the ship was as the boat glided under her stern! Not a sound, not a voice; no movement, only the lap, lap, lap of the waters against her wooden sides. The men crossed themselves as Dumont, the bravest fisherman in all Axial, rose up, and, with blanched cheeks, caught his boat hook in Le Bretagne's rail. How low she was in the water; as they stood up in their boat they could see across her deck—not across did they see, for half way they saw something which caused them to shudder, and beg of little Marie to stop in the boat. But Marie had risen and seen, too, and with a cry that rang in the ears of those four men until their dying day, she sprang up the side of the ship, and stood on the slippery, slimy deck. Her Leon was there, lashed to the mast. She threw herself upon his poor bloated form. The four understood. Dumont looked down an open hatch: "Her salt is gone!" he exclaimed. That brief sentence explained it all. She had gone to the fisheries loaded with salt. When the water had washed all the salt out of her hold, being a wooden ship, she had floated, dragging her one remaining anchor until it had caught in the good holding ground near the shore. Gently they lifted Marle away from her dead lover. Christmas had come to Marle. 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