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The Pioneer Press. "HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN." ESTABLISHED 1882. Anglo-Saxon Arrogance There are so many angles to this everlasting Race problem, that no one or a dozen students of it, will be able to reach a satisfactory solution. Some of them tell us not to discuss it, as by so doing we give more prominence to it, and attract more attention to ourselves, as a class. This school of thinkers evidently feel or believe that if we do not ourselves discuss it, the white man will not discuss it. But in this we fear they are mistaken. The everlasting Race or Negro problem so called is the piece de resistance of the all knowing and all wise white gentlemen who think thoughts, and write pieces for the newspapers and magazines. For over a hundred years they have been discussing the Negro normal and abnormal. They lecture about us, preach about us and lie about us, some of them with reckless abandon, and the cook sureness of men who feel that they have exhausted the subject, said the last word, and only wait the fulfilment of their predictions. And yet not one of these white wise acres has ever been able to get back of the black man's mind, to fathom the depths of his thinkings, to analyze the processes of his reasoning or to understand the philosophy purely africaneseque which enables him to smile at adversities and to be consumed with that perennial faith and hope for the coming of the morning which springs eternal in his breast. These smart—these awfully smart white men are not to be blamed for believing that they understand the Negro, that is due to their superabundant ego, their complacent conceit, and faith in their almightiness. Their knowledge of us a separate and distinct part of the human family, is almost as accurate as their pretended knowledge of the topography of the Planet Mars—which is only a clever guess the certainty of which no finite man can determine. The Negro problem exists because the white man has permitted himself to believe that the Almighty made him of a better kind of dust and injected a better and redder quality of blood into his veins than he did other races despite the declaration "of one blood created He all nations of men for to dwell upon all the face of the Earth." The Greeks and the Romans had the similar fool notions about their origin—they refused to be ordinary—they were extraordinary and had their little tin gods and goddesses by the dozens who performed impossible stunts in war and peace and made history so fast that their scribes could scarcely keep track of their wonderful achievements. The Anglo Saxon, (we use the term out of courtesy to the white race of the present day) because it is not Anglo Saxon—appear to be possessed of as florid imaginations as the old Greeks and Romans—who were romancers for fair. They want us to believe that all wiedom.all knowledge, all philosophy have their habitat in the back part of the Anglo Saxon written and no wonder or knowledge or philosophy is worthy of acception or credence which does not bear the imprimatur of the "Anglo Saxon race." Even the work of the Great Law Giver of Israel—Moses who was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians has been assailed by these modern Anglo Saxon Pundits, savens and philosophers as being too involved for modern use—and the ten commandments which for more than 1900 years have stood "the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds are to be revised to conform to the Anglo Saxon concepts of what they ought to be; Moses should have waited, before handing down the law from Sinai's fiery mount. He should have told the Master of us all at whose dictation he wrote these commandments that posterity would surely pick flaws in them and expose their weaknesses. I suspect that Anglo Saxon wisdom and perspicuity will next train its guns on the sermon on the Mount, and the XXIII Psalm, and pronounce them to be unfit reading for cultured Anglo Saxons of the XXth century. Now a race which assumes to know more than the Almighty Himself and boldly announces its purpose to make excisions and change the phraseology of the law and the gospel which He gave to man for his government and guidance though He has said that nothing shall be added to, or taken from His work, and that not one joy or tittle of His world shall fail, can solve any earthly problem to its own satisfaction, that was ever conceived in the brain of man. The Negro problem therefore is of small moment to some of the large brained giants who are now straining their intellects getting the kink out of it preparatory to an announcing its solution. And Shak espeare said: "The lion reposing in its strength, and knowing what he can command, makes no display of his power, but man, vain man, when clothed with a little brief authority, cuts such fantastic figures before high heaven that he makes the angels weep." The Anglo Saxon is sui generis, or would be if he were still extant and as silly as some of his bogus decem dants in the XX b century are who think they think, and that fate has committed to their keeping the issue of life and death, all knowledge and all wisdom, and the preacher said "Vanity of Vanities, all is vanity." Honolulu, Hawaii—Four more deaths from cholera have occurred among the Hawaiians isolated at the quarantine station, because of contact with infected persons. This makes a total of six deaths since the disease appeared here. The local Japanese press in ap proving the new treaty between the United States and Japan suggests that it means the abrogation of the inhibition of Japanese in Hawaii going to the Pacific Coast. When you're feelin' grouchy, Let the sunshine in; When your face gets feelin' hard, Crack it with a grin. Don't be 'fraid o' wrinkles. Tear loose with your mith; An old face, laughter wrinkled, Is the sweetest thing on earth. The Burning Of Widows The abolition of the horrible rise of widow burning in India was decreed by the British authorities in 1819. The dreadful practice was found there by the Macedonians under Alexander the Great 300 years before Christ, and for more than twenty-one long, weary centuries did it repeat its almost inconceivable torture and agony upon the women of India. The sacrifice, while not actually forced on the wife, was so strongly insisted on by public opinion that it amounted to a law, and its victims were legion. Scenes of widows were often burned upon the funeral pile of a single rejah. In Bengal, the head center of the monstrosity, thousands were sacrificed annually, and the figure for all India was appalling. The millions of widowed women were completely at the mercy of the remorseless superstitution of the times. The ministers of Brahmanism told the widow that her sacrifice was necessary as a means of her own happiness and that of her husband in the future state, and oftener than otherwise she consented to be buried along with the dead body of her husband. Unless she did this she was covered with the maledictions and curses of the people, was virtually outlawed and unceremoniously cast outside the pale of human sympathy and consideration and had to spend the rest of her days in degradation and wretchedness. It was death on the funeral pile of her husband or a living death of contumely and shame, of loneliness and misery. The women of India can never discharge their debt of gratitude to England for the abolition of the suttee.-New York American. ON THE TRAIL In the old days a man known as Judge Douglass lived in Helena, Mont. The judge had met with an accident in his youth and had lost both of his legs above the knees. He never would get artificial legs, but had some big leather pads made to fit on the ends of the stumps and walked on them. Locomotion was slow for the judge, but he managed to cover a good deal of ground and was very fond of walking out on the edge of the town, where he could take his exercise without being the subject of remark from strangers in the city One day an Englisoman came to Helena to hunt. He had some letters and put up at the Helena club. He stayed around for several days. Finally, after a light fall of snow, he decided to go out into the mountains and get a sheep or a deer or something. He left early in the morning. When it came night he had not returned. His hosts around the club waited until 8 o'clock and then decided to go out and look him up thinking he might have been lost in one of the gulches or canyons in the hills. They formed a rescue party and went out to the edge of the town. There they met the Englishman, who was wild y excited. "Did you get anything?" they seked him. Department of Archives, Char Logan, W. Va. BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED ARCH 4, 1911. VO "No," he replied, "not yet, but I've been tracking an elephant for the last three hours."—Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. JOHNSON VS KAUFFMAN. The fact that Jim Corbett has picked big Al Kauffman to defend Jack Johnson does not by any means make the defeat of the present champion at the hands of Billy Delaney's protge a certainty. Corbett has sold him pick'd a winner in a big pugilistic encounter. This does not mean that Kauffman may not become champion of the world some day. He has as good a chance as any of the big fellows at present in the game. Johnson cannot last forever, especially as he has lived at a pretty fast clip since he became champion, not to mention his age. He will never be any better than he is at present, and the chances are that within a year or two he will have gone back considerably. On the other hand, Kauffman is a young usn and a powerful big one, full of energy, speedy for his size, and a great bitter, besides being game and willing. He is said to be improving right along in his boxing. He can probably whip any of the white fighters now before the public, but if he and Johnson were to be matched to battle within the next 60 days the champion would win handily, Jim Corbett's opinion, to the contrary notwithstanding. Johnson is too fast and too skillful a ring general for the California youth. Jack is just as hard a hitter as Kauffman, and he can hit with less effort. He knows how to avoid Kauffman's drive and swings, and in all probability could go along and beat Al without getting any punishment to speak of. Johnson in good condition, and with all his steam and etamina is too good for any other fighter in the game.—Walter C. Kelly (white), in Cleveland Daily Leader. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? A Washington justice of the criminal court has just given a young colored man the exemplary punishment of 15 years for seizing a purse from the hands of a woman. In passing sentence he said; "The streets of the national capital must be safe for white women after nightfall, I shall impose the maximum penalty of 15 years in the penitentiary on any man convicted of purse snatching. The justice told the prisoner that the sentence might seem heavy to him, but that it is "not to be tolerated that a colored man shall put his hands on a white woman in this city." As a general principle no one can object to the application by the courts of the punitive power of the law. But the judge's use of the words "white" and "colored" is rather suggestive. Does it mean that the streets of Washington need not be made safe for colored women after nightfall or that a white man may put his hands on a white woman and not get the maximum of 15 years? It degrees of punishment for crime are regulated by the shade of a man's skin in Washington, the nation's capital is setting forth a very artificial brand of justice. Boston Post. VOL. 29. NO. 52 Anecdotal BY W. G. CHARITY OF THE HEART AND HAND. An incident occurred in Vermont in 1830, noble in its nature and creditable to the parties concerned. The shop of a poor, but honest blacksmith took fire and was consumed together with all its contents of a destructible nature, including also his account book. The next morning about forty of his neighbors assembled on the spot, with six wagons and teams, and felled, bewed and bauled up timber enough for another shop, which they rated up before night, and besides, they made up a purse of sixteen dollars to replace damaged tools, to enable him to go to work again at once. \* \* SELFISHNESS. The selfish are too wise to be taught, and too idle to teach. Like the man in the iron mask, they are without pleasure to themselves, or benefit to others. AVIATION There can be no useful or practical purpose saved by flying in the air. It leads to many tragic deaths. The gloomy question among airmen now is,—"Who next?" The following figures show the rapid increase, at different dates, of our nation during the last century. In 1810 the population was 7 239 881 In 1840 the population was 7 669 453 In 1560 the population was 31 443 331 In 1890 the population was 62 622 250 In 1910 in round numbers, 100,000,000 From this it appears that approximately the population has doubled about every 30 years. UNCLE JOE'S CHECK. A few years ago a book agent called on the speaker with an elaborate edition of something which Uncle Joe did not want, but bought nevertheless. When the work arrived, Uncle Joe examined it, and decided that something had been put on him. When the agent came for his money, the speaker wrote out a check for $73, and on the back of it wrote: "Pay to the order of Mr. B. in full payment for a work which was not worth a d—, and dear at that price, but for the ease and grace with which he put it over Uncle Joe, it was well worth the money. It may be remarked that the original check given by Uncle Joe is in the possession of Col. Henry Carson, eargant at arms in the House of Representatives. MIXED JURY IN TEXAS. Galveston, Texas—For the first time in the history of Texas, a jury of which half are Afro Americans, is trying a white man for his life. The 12 jurors eat and sleep together. The judge ordered that no weapons be allowed in the court room during the progress of the trial. Every man was searched at the door and the six shooters in temporary custody would fill a large sized barrel. And such is civilized Texas. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE 40TH ARLING, RELIGIOUS AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN IZ. Rates of Subscription: 1 year ..... $1.50. 6 months ..... 75c. 3 months ..... 40c. Pay for advertisements is due in advance unless advertising is run by yearly contract in which case the ad- vertiser pays every three months. Advertising Each one time 76c. Standing ..... 50c. Reduced Notes to Calbs. Send for Sample Copies. J. K. C. Cofferd, Editor & Proprietor Drawer: 869, and Bell Phone, 60K Martinsburg, W. V. SATURDAY, MARCH 4. 1910 We need it and by all means let us have reciprocity with Canada. If tag should not give birth to cold storage what do? Wipe out both. The Democracy of Moundsville have scored and denounced Watson and Childs. Bed for both and all. The old Pioneer Press gets the more information it has for the guarling, gnashing and gnostic fossils in our churches. Almighty dollar thy shining face speaks thy power. Into my pocket thy resting place, I need thee every hour. Sentiment is varied in this town as to whether prohibition is the best thing. It will go before the people to vote for or against it, at a special election to be held March 27. It is claimed that some of the spiritualists have heard from some of their dead and that they are faring well. Wish we knew as much about some of the persons who are going to preach—as goodip says, and others who doctor a prayer in public. It seems loose in Mr. Edison, the wizard of electricity, to have concluded that there is no hereafter, and that all that lives after a man dies, is the name he has made here. We look for better things and expect to see sights of glory. "When a bit of sunshine hits ye, After passing of a cloud, When a fit of laughter gits ye, And yer spine is feeling proud, Don't forgit to up and fling it, At a soul that's feeling blue, For the minit that ye sling it, It's a boomerang to you" -James Whitcomb Riley. It is possible that no concern is more deeply interested and has made the way clearer to the world for its solid progress on agricultural lines than the International Institute of Agriculture, printed by The London Times, London, England. Write for pamphlets and be convinced. It is definitely better to make a child good in embryo, and at its birth begin with it in the way it should be taught, than to allow it to run wild and then try to tame it. The true foundation of religion in any child is love for home, and perfect obedience to parents. We never had any fear of a jim crow car law passing in this state. Too many good and liberal minded men in West Virginia. Berkeley's delegates, all democrats, fought it to a finish, and Cleveland Seibert made himself a hero in our defense, and we honor him for it together with Mr. Sperow. If our church people would spend as much time with us much energy to gather in the wayward boys and girls, as they do to get dollars and cents, and take the same pride in making them look and act as prettily in conduct and industry as they do to help counsel them much better in would be. The church is the mother of the children and decays, and throughout eternity with your good of regret owing to you. Wholesale whiskey drinking over the bar is bad enough, but caste is tenfold worse. We would rather be a noted drunkard and love mankind and thus go before the bar of God, than to oppose whiskey drinking and hate our fellow men, and face the judgment day. With this issue of the Pioneer Press ends its 29th year. It may be called "a dwarf" in size, but is it in thought? It says, as did our famous legal dwarf the late Honorable and distinguished jurist, scholar and gentleman Daniel B. Lucas once said to a big New York lawyer who said when seeing Judge Lucas, in his city to the court: "I can swallow him," that if any of its "dwarf" dubbers would swallow it, they "would have more brains in their belies than they have in their heads." The Socialistic element of France which is responsible for Mr. Briand's giving up his office may give them new vigor for the present, but it is problematic as to what the future outcome will be. It may be possible that right has the right of way in that country, as we see it in this. The French people, as a rule are well educated, as the laboring people here are becoming. All great problems the world over are bound to undergo changes and the only hope lies in the wish that time will regulate them as God wills. The Pioneer Press is at a loss to understand why a paper like the New York Tribune is so bitterly opposed to the Sulloway pension bill. It is not true, as it sees it that said bill will increase the pay roll $45,000,000, from the fact there are much less than a hundred thousand living soldiers, and it is a well known fact that more than a hundred die daily, and it will not be long till two and three hundred will die daily, and in less than twenty years, there will not be a living soldier of the rebellion. Why should the President get a hundred thousand a year? Congressmen $7,500? Supreme Court Judges $14,000 and $15,000? a year and all other officials larger or smaller sums, to look after the country the old soldiers suffered so much to, and did save? Why then oppose an old soldier getting 15, 20, 25 and 36 dollars a month, on gradation of age, when man by the thousand who never saw war get more in one day, than under the Sulloway bill an old soldier's maximum pay would be in a month? Without doubt there is work for the fool killers in the United States Senate. It should represent a well governed home. Such a place calls for a good mother and a good father. Of such a home the mother, as a rule is always the more important in doing the necessary big and little things that make good men and women. However, when it comes to tests, as it often does the man is recognized as the head, and whose approval or disapproval stands in law if he acts in accordance with law and right, and wherever the mother begins to try to destroy his ruling, trouble grows in such families. They ought to unite and never set examples of filibustering. What is true of a home, is equally true of our Congress. The Senate's business is to carefully review the work of the house and if its work be right endorse it, and when it fails to do so it has gone astray and is a tace rather than the intended blessing as was so wisely designed. The absurdity of a few men in that once so signified body being allowed to check rocks to scale legislative progress. It has been treated in the lower house, why can't it be done in the upper? A quorum should govern any legislative body, and if the men sent there prefer to bicker and dally away the people's money then No saue man and lover of this country can find fault with the proposition to fortify the Panama Canal. Why spend a billion dollars to complete the canal and then let it open to armed foes—so many of whom are filled with a fever for war? It is not certain however that after it shall have been completely done, no difference how strongly it may be fortified, owing to the progress in aviation, but what its destruction could be brought about within less than a day. Had the Monroe doctrine been needed there never would have been a seeming need for the construction of that canal. We had no business in Cuba, Hawaii, or the Philippines. Greed for territory has brought on all the trouble—the shadow of which is so plainly seen. When Mr. Carnegie offered his ten million dollar gift for peace, he had not seen what has, no doubt been made plain to him since, or he would not offer as much in the shape of deadly implements to protect it. It looks to us that by building the Panama Canal we have given our foes abroad a huge club to flail us with. The highest ambition of America should be to induce every man to own and work a small farm—making America the paradise of the world, on the basis of the good Samaritan, letting foreign territory alone. The Pioneer Press is in receipt of a communication from Rev. Charles S. Brigge, of Pomonkey, Md., which elequently treats of the late James West. Owing to the fact that our space is overrun, we can't publish it this week, but will do so in our next issue. CLARKSBURG S DUNBAR CIRCLE. The third regular meeting of the Dunbar Reading circle of Clareburg, was held at the residence of Prof. D. H Kyle, Monticello Avenue, last Tuesday evening, with the Rey. C. M. Louistall in the chair. The object of the meeting which is to cultivate greater interest in the achievements of the race, was explained, and a written constitution and bylaws were adopted by articles The circle is not only opened to all persons of good moral character in Clarksburg, but extends a welcome to membership, to all members of the race beyond its borders, and in cooperation with organizations of its kind throughout this state, in view of filling a state-wide and long-felt want. Being the pioneer and founder, Rev. Louisall, Prof. of Smith school, was unanimously elected to install the following officers March 24. President Prof D H Kyle. Vice President Miss Florence Roffin. Secretary Wisa Lillie Allen. Assist Secretary Miss Sella Walker Treasurer Miss Willa Lee. FORCED TO LEAVE HOME Every year a large number of poor sufferers, whose lungs are sore and racked with coughs, are urged to go to another climate. But this is costly and not always sure. There's a better way. Let Dr. King's New Discovery cure you at home. "It curried me of lung trouble," writes W. R Nelson of Calauine, Ark, "when it failed and I gained 47 pounds in weight. I see surely the king of cough and lung cures." Thousands owe their lives and health to it. He positively guaranteed for Coughs, Clox, Le Grippe, Asthma, Crout—the Threat and Lung troubles. 50c & $1.00. Trust bottle free at all Doctors. The total of City and State License Tax is paid by our People to the Saloon, amounting to $20,744.45. NOTED NEGRO ORATOR TO LECTURE AGAINST SALOONS. Robert E. Clay the Southland's Negro orator, will be in Martinsburg on behalf of the Citizens No License League and speak as follows: Monday Night March 13th. Mount Zon M. E. Church, W. Martin Su; Tuesday Night March 14th, Dudley Free Baptist Church, N. Raleigh Su; Wednesday Night March 15th, Wm. Spoars' Hall, West Burke Street; Thursday Night, March 16th, Mt. Zon M. E. Church, W. Martin Su; Friday Night March 17th, Mt. Zion M. E. Church, W. Martin. All meetings will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. Let there be a large attendance at all these Meetings and hear Reasons for voting the Saloon out of Martinsburg. By Order of Committee. THE REV. IRL R. HICKS 1911 ALMANAC. The Rev. Iri R. Hicks Almanac for 1911, that guardian Angel in a hundred thousand homes, is now ready. Not many are now willing to be without it and the Rev. Iri R. Hicks Magazine, WORD AND WORKS, The two are only ONE DOLLAR a year. The Almanac is 35c postpaid. No home or office should fail to send for them to WORD AND WORKS PUBLISHING Co. 2201 Locust St., Saint Louis, Mo. The state license tax of $1000.00 for each saloon does not benefit our City one dollar, as it all goes into the State Treasury and never comes back.—Advt. NOT A WORD OF SCANDAL marred the call of a neighbor on Mrs. W. P. Spargh, of Manville, Wyo., who said: 'she told me Dr. King's New Life Pills had cured her of obstinate kidney trouble, and made her feel like a new woman.' Easy, but sure remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at all Druggists. The Martinsburg Saloons pay into the City Treasury $4744.45 for Licenses. This equals just 44 and 05 100 cents per inhabitant for the privilege of destroying our Men, our Boys and our Homes. Does it pay? —Advi. Wanted—Cosmopolitan Magazine requires the services of a representative in Martinsburg to look after subscription renewals and to extend circulation by special methods which have proved unusually successful, salary and commission. Previous experience desirable but not essential. Whole time or spare time. Address, with references, H. O Campbell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1789 Broadway, New YorkCity. Over $12,000 in Prizes in the NEW-YORK TRIBUNE'S Great Proverb Contest JUST STARTING You may enter contest at any time during next two months. If not a reader of The Tribune order it from your local dealer. By mail two months $1.40. New-York Tribune NEW YORK CITY. J. R. CLIFFORD. ATTORNEY AT LAW MATTINGER, WEST VIRGINIA Corrected to November 27th, 1910. Trains leave Martinsburg as follows: WEST BOUND No 55 Daily at 11.18 a.m for Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis. Connects for Romney except bus day and at Grafton for Wheeling daily. No 55 Daily at 11.18 a.m for Grafton, Pittsburg and Chicago. No. 5 Daily, at 3:27 p.m for Grafton, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. No. 7 Daily 7-37 p.m. for Wheeling, Columbus and Chicago. No.1 Daily at 6.16 p.m for Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis. No.5 Daily at 2.10 a.m for Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis. For Cumberland and way Stations, No 29.5.44 p.m. No.9 Daily at 11.28 p.m for Pittsburg No.15 Daily except Sunday at 6.30 a.m or Cumberland and intermediate stations. Connects for Berkeley Springs. EAST BOUND. No 16 Daily except Sunday at 12:15 p.m for Frederick, Baltimore and all inter- mediate stations via road line. 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Mr. Lewis Ford, the Nipetown broom manufacturer, was in town on business the other day, and paid the Press force a call. Wild geese have been noticed flying on beward, which is a pretty good sign that we will shortly have an appreciable change in the weather. Mrs. Arwilds Hart, an energetic and industrious lady of the Kearneysville neighborhood, was in our city the other day, and during her stay, business and pleasure were combined. A DREADFUL SIGHT to H. J. Barnum, of Freeville N. Y. was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for years in spite of many remedies he tried. At last he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and wrote: "it has entirely healed with severely a scar left." Heals Burns, Both, Eczema, Cuts, Bruises, Swellings, Corns and Piles like magic. Only 25c at all Druggists. It is marvelous to go to Thompson & Thompson's immense clothing house and see the wonderful stores they carry. 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