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The Pioneer Press. "HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN." Department of Archives, Chalton W. Va. "HERE S ESTABLISHED 1882. MUSICAL CENTER IN WASHINGTON Success of School Founded by Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Marshall. FACULTY OF CAPABLE TUTORS The Washington Conservatory of Music, Ita Various Departments and How It Is Regarded by Persons of Note In the Profession—Donors of Scholarship. BY OLIVER RANDOLPH. Washington.—The Washington Conservatory of Music, which held its annual commencement on Friday evening, June 16, at the New Howard theater, is the most unique school of its kind in the world. It stands for a broad and thorough training in the arts for all people without regard to race or sex. The conservatory was founded Oct. 1, 1903, by Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Marshall, a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and occupies a commodious building at 902 T street, N. W., in the center of one of the most refined and cultured residential sections of the national capital. It has registered 1,400 students, representing not only the city of Washington, but many states of the Union. Its faculty is composed of progressive teachers, many of whom have sup- M. MRS. HARRIET GIBBS MARSHALL, plemented their superior training in the best schools of art in America and by study abroad. During the more than seven years of its existence twenty-three diplomas have been presented to its graduates, and it has awarded thirty-six scholar- ships. H. T. Burleigh, Cole and Johnson, R. T. Washington, M. W. Gibbs, R. R. Church, R. C. Owens, Susie Smith, J. Gerald Tyler, Harper Fortune, Clarence Cameron White, A. L. Williams, Harriet Gibbs Marshall and M. C. James are among the donors of scholarships. They believe that the colored people themselves should contribute materially to the development of the higher arts. Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Marshall is president of the board of managers of the conservatory, Professor George W. Cook treasurer, Miss Abby Williams secretary, Mr. Lewis G. Gregory financial secretary and Miss Annie E. Grinage president of committee of auxiliary clubs. The work has been much strengthened by the forming of auxiliary clubs. Among the presidents and officers are Even the most pronounced jingoese about decided that a war now between Japan and this country can be dispensed with. HALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE MARTINSBURG, THE STATE OF NEW YORK CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Mines. Fearing, J. W. Cromwell, S. A. Fountain, G. W. Caldness, W. L. Turner and C. A. Grimshaw and Misses A. Grimage and M. Young. There are departments in piano, voice and violin, piano tuning, theory analysis, harmony counterpoint, fugue, vocal expression, wind instruments, history of music and methods. The free advantages include lectures on art, elementary harmony, musical history, pupil recitals, teachers' recitals, analysis, orchestral practice, reading room, ensemble playing, chamber music, choral classes, sight singing and choral work. The brilliant graduates in planoforte instructed by Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Mar- shall are sufficient testimony to her ability as a teacher of experience and method. She also conducts classes in harmony, counterpoint, history and analysis and pipe organ. Miss Abby L. Williams, a gifted and talented pianist, has been with the school since its foundation, and much of its present success is due to her tireless devotion to the work both as secretary and teacher. Mr. Harper S. Fortune of Boston has charge of the department of string and wind instruments and the new and much needed department of piano tuning. As he is an expert piano tuner the management is fortunate in securing his services. Mr. Henry Lee Grant, a graduate of the artist course of this institution, has just finished a most successful year in this school as teacher of harmony and piano. He has studied theory in the music department of the New York university under Thomas Tapper and chorus training and public music under Horas Dann and was at one time a pupil INTERIOR OF ONE OF THE STUDIOS. of Frank B. Gebest of this city. Mr. Grant is a wide awake, progressive teacher and an intelligent performer. Advantages of School of Expression. Advantages of School of Expression. It is believed by the management of the conservatory that the school of expression is the only one of the kind in the south which is open without regard to race or sex. It has been felt that the little or no instruction in elocation which is to be had at any of our leading institutions falls far short of meeting either the needs or the talents of the people. Here opportunity is afforded to form a good style in reading and speaking as well as to prepare for teaching, platform and pulpit work. This department is under the able direction of Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, a graduate of the Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, and a teacher of experience. Mrs. Marshall, the very able president of the institution, said recently that the institution must be endowed to meet its growing needs and to accomplish its possibilities. Prominent people throughout the country are deeply interested in this institution, and among these are Hon. Henry B. F. Macfarland and Hon. Henry L. West, former commissioners of the District of Columbia; President H. C. King of Oberlin college; Dr. W. E. B. Du Bols, secretary of the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People; Professor Albert Bushnel Hart, professor of history in Harvard university; Miss Eleanor Smith of the Michigan Conservatory of Music, Mrs. Marie R. Hofer of Columbia University Teachers' college, Dr. Booker T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee Institute, and C. W. Morrison, director of Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Testimonials by Prominent Persons. Henry B. F. Macfarland, commissioner of the District of Columbia: The Washington Conservatory of Music, in incorporated body, organized and managed by some of the best colored citizens of the District of Columbia, is doing good work. Its financial affairs seem to be administered in a businesslike manner. Its treasurer, George W. Cook, in personally known to me as a man of business efficiency as well as strict integrity. The institution has passed the experimental period and with enlarged means will render important service. Henry L. West, commissioner of the District of Columbia: It gives me great pleasure to bring to your attention the Washington Conservatory of Music of this city. I am personally acquainted with many of its officers and know that the representations which they may make can be relied upon. It has displayed excellent management and produced effective results. In brief, it is a deserving institution and ought to be materially assisted. H. C. King, president of Oberlin college, Ohio; I am glad to say that I should expect Mrs. Harriet Olbia Marshall, who is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Musica, to develop intelligently and conscientiously a school of music of excellent standard. I am sure that she would take paina to associate with her those who are thoroughly competent to do the work for which they are engaged. W. E. B. Dubols of the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People; I am greatly interested in your school and believe it will be a great factor in the development of our race. Albert Bushnell Hart, professor of history, Harvard university: The Washington Conservatory of Music ought to have the support of the friends of the Negro. The plan strikes me favorably as a necessary adjunct and an enlargement of strictly literary institutions on one side and technical schools on the other. Booker T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee: I admire the work which you are doing, and I am quite sure it will serve a high and useful purpose in the elevation of our race. C. W. Morrison, director of Oberlin Conservatory of Music: I have known personally of the splendid training some musical pupils have received in that school. I am glad to give this personal indorsement of Miss Gibbs and her scheme of work and believe that any further enlargement that she may have the fortune to secure will be very efficient in promoting the cause of culture among the colored people. At the commencement exercises held last Friday night the graduates were supported by the Philadelphia concert orchestra. SHOULD THE COLORED MEM BERS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH LEAVE THE CHURCH? Should the colored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church leave the church? Our answer to this question is no. We have two records of colored mothodism; the A. M. E, Z and the A, M. E. who went out about a century ago, and the record of themselves who remained in the M. E. Church. By this record we must decide. Those colored members who went out and organized distinctive colored churches are now accused of being guilty of organically setting up "jim-crowism and race segregation" in high places in spiritual things, in the Christian church, from which it has spread and has become incorporated, organized and legalized in all things spiritual and temporal, until now when we make protest against "jim- crowism" we are told that you colored people started it. Movements that are good are helpful to mankind in general and not to a few in particular. We are opposed to class legislation, and we as a race do not want to be guilty of that, if other people are. We suffer from that now in traveling the public highways, in our school system, in policies. Their coming out did not beget any new thing. They simply became imitators. They are out of the M. E. Church in organization, but in substance they are still in her. They are mere copyists. They are still in the white man's church. They have developed nothing new. They have not even demonstrated the capacity of the race for self-government because of their environment. Had they gone to the land of "Nod" and not set up business for themselves they could have demonstrated the race "capacity or incapacity for self-government. They went outside to secure what they wanted to secure on the inside, the equality of christians in religious things. We may not secure it on the inside. Would it have been wise for the abolitionists to have left the country to have fought slavery? They knew better than that. They remained on the inside and sought it, and fought it to death. They set up a race church, which is not an ideal christian church, which has surely tended to their use race antagonism. Sectarianism is productive of strife among the same people, even. How much more than, must race churches be productive of strife among different races. They stand in the community as monuments to strife and prejudice. We have an object in view. That object is to secure a christian's right in the church where we are. The "bishopric" and other offices are incidental to this principle. On this principle we have stood and do stand, even if we receive the snubs of white brethren and the vituperation of black brethren. Here we stand more nearly than our brothers of black or white demonstrating the spirit of the Master. We have 300 000 colored members. The A. M. E. Z. and the A. M. E. combined have about 1,400,000 colored members. In a General Conference of about 800 delegates we have about 90 colored members. Suppose this other one and a half million Negroes had their delegates at home with us, the talk would be the other way. Instead of inviting us out, we feel like inviting you home to help us fight the battle of the race and of God. The church is a constitutional and religious body. We are not there because of sociability, but because we are constitutional members and do not propose to throw away our membership, nor have it taken away from us except by law. We are sorry these other colored members sold out so cheaply. Do not invite us out, but encourage us to stay and secure our rights to the utmost degree. Yours respectfully, S. H. Norwood. A stranger in a printing office asked the youngest apprentice what his rule of punctuation was. I set up as long as I can hold my breath, and then I put in a comma, when I gape I insert a semi colon, and when I want a chew of tobacco I make a paragraph,"—Exchange. VOL. 30. NO.15 Anecdotal Literature E. W. Q. CYRUS. E. W. G. Cyrus. Cyrus, when quite a youth, at the court of his grandfather Astyages, undertook one day to perform the office of cup-bearer. He delivered the cup very gracefully, but omitted the usual custom of first tasting it himself. The king reminded of it, supposing he had forgotten the practice. "No Sir," replied Cyrus, "but I was afraid there might be poison in it; for I have observed that the lords of your court, after drinking, become noisy, quarrelsome, and frantio, and that even you, air, seem to forget that you are king." "Does not the same thing," asked Astyagee, "happen to your father?" "Never," answered Cyrus. "How so?" asked his grandfather. "Why," said Cyrus, "when he has taken what he sees proper, he is no longer thirsty—that is all." RELIGION AND POLITICS. David H. Lane, Republican leader of Philadelphia told the following story at a Republican banquet. There was a preacher out West who mixed politics and religion to his cost. He prayed on the eve of a general election: "Grant, O Lord that the great Reform party may all hang together." "Amen!" cried a coffer. "Not, O Lord," resumed the preacher, "in the sense in which that profane coffer would have it understood; but let the party hang together in accord and concord. "I: 'aall one to me" the soofer again interrupted, what "cord it is, so long as it's a good strong one." IDEAL INSANITY. Suitor—Sir, I wish to marry your daughter. Father—Take my advice, boy—don't. Suitor—But why? Father—I've just found signs of insanity in her. Suitor—Heavens! what makes you suspect it? Father—She says she wants to marry you. ORATOR ON ORATORY. William Jennings Bryan, pacing the promenade deck of the Celtic, talked of oratory. An orator is only great," he said "when he has a great subject. The foundation of oratory is truth. Truth will always prevail in the end. I once heard a true orator get a hissing; but he smiled and said: "When a stream of truth is poured on red hot prejudices, it is no wonder they hiss." "And then," said Mr. Bryan, "the hissing turned to hearty applause." It is said that Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist and baseball player, received $25,000 for sixteen weeks' evangelist to work. In view of the above, wouldn't it be appropriate for Congress to investigate him? AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TRANSLATION, RELIGIOUS AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANITY. Pay for all advertisements is due in advance unless advertised is run by yearly contract, in which case the advertiser pays every three months. Advertising 1 inch one time 75c. J. R. Clifford, Editor & Proprietor Drawer 869, and Bell'Phone, 60K Mar- tinsburg, W. Va. SATURDAY, JUNE 17. 1911 Martinsburg needs a vagrant law, and a whipping post for wife beating. Can't it get both? Let us urge it. Finally the United States Senate has passed the bill that calls for the election of U. S. Senators by popular vote. It is now up to the various states to ratify, and that they will do to the honor of this country no doubt. A determined effort is being made by the prominent citizens of Washington, D. C., to have President Taft commute the sentence of Mrs. Mattie Lomax, who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of her husband. A better man; a better lawyer; a better judge; a better soldier and General, and a better piece of timber for governor of West Virginia cannot be found in this state than Judge Nathan Goff, Jr. Troth him out, and the electorate will vote him into the chief executive chair at Charleston. For the first time in life, we have come to the conclusion that Negroes should, in connection with their non church effective religious efforts, have Y. M. C. A's. The cause of our stand was brought about by the rumple in that street car in Washington last week when a small Congressman ducked and punched and punched and ducked a big Negro into submission. The Negro seemingly had the right kind of religion, for he tried to pray in the right way, but the efforts of his prayers failed to reach his desired throne of grace because and only because the white man had learned how to pray better than Mr. Negro, whose life long prayer has been: "Give me Jesus and you may have all this world." The whites use their churches to polish marmers and the Y. M. C. A's, to develop muscles—do so too. --- It is absolutely the conduct of the republican party in and out of power that has given license to such foul mouthing as is going on and has been for years. The idea of Joe Bailey declaring that "we have to solve the problem of the Negro who thinks he is good enough to come to the front door. The only way in which the two races will live in peace is for the Negro to realize his inferiority." Joe Bailey will never live to see that, for he and his ilk will be dead, rotten and a forgotten blot on the white race, while the Negro race captained by God goes marching on. We are a billion dollar race with thousands owning front doors as fine and finer than Joe Bailey owns. Should there be another war, we would like to see some of our "inferior Negroes", at the head of Negro soldiers in opposition to an army whose chief officer would be Joe Bailey. But a better thought is, that these "inferior Negroes" will be more welcome knockers at the front door of heaven than will be Joe Bailey and his clan. 'Rev. Dr. Scipio Newton, of Argentine Republic, South America, who is engaged in giving a series of lectures in this country, has the following to say of his race men at his home: "Colored men in my country occupy a prominent place in the doings of the country. The president of the country, Alecarta, has a strain of Negro blood in his veins, and one of his relatives Pedro Alecarta, is chief. The foremost and most influential judge of one of the circuit courts, member of the Argentine senate, is a colored man, Gonzales Villagas. He was at one time a member of the cabinet and is regarded as one of the best orators of that country. Some of the largest department stores in Buenos Ayres are run by colored men and colored men teach in all the colleges. In this country, though you have so many time put up class restrictions, I find that the race is making surprising progress. When told that there were no daily papers run by the colored people of this country the foreigner expressed surprise, and said that Negroes filled every position in journalism in Argentine. Dr. Newton, the most prominent South American, was educated in Europe. He was graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1895, and he speaks English, French and Spanish fluently. He has been in the United States for the past nine months." CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE SUMNER SCHOOL. The closing exercises of the Summer School took place in the Dudley Baptist Church Tuesday, June 13. The principal feature of the evening was the graduation of Miss Matilda Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Green. Music and recitations by other pupils of the school helped to make the occasion interesting and entertaining. The recitation by Miss Ethel Johnson deserves special mention. J. R. Clifford delivered the address to the graduate, which was really a practical talk to teachers. Prof. Morton, Supt. of the City Schools then came forward and made a scholarly plea for the true education of our boys and girls, expressing his faith in the colored youth, and encouraging parents to be more punctual in sending their children to school, whereby they might expect greater results. He then awarded Miss Green her diploma. James Scott, a former pupil of Sumner School, presented Prof. Corsey with a cut glass bowl of fruit on behalf of the graduating class and as a memento of the esteem in which he held him as his former instructor. Prof. Corsey replied in a neat little speech which was short, but timely. He expressed his appreciation of the gift, spoke of his regard for the good morals of the young girls who had been under his charge for a long term of years, and ended with the following pathetic lines: Farewell my friends, farewell my foes, My peace to these, my love to those. THE BOSTON GUARDIAN TO GET A LIFT. RECOGNITION OF A POWERFUL RACE DEFENDER. Washington, D. C., June 15, 1911. A movement is under way to gather a Testimonial Purse for Mr. W. Monroe Trotter of Boston in recognition of the great service that he and his family have rendered the race and the cause of human rights by the publication of the "Guardian" for the past ten years. The movement is headed by Dr. Owen M. Waller of 762 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Letters are being sent out requesting donations. These letters set forth the "heroic sacrifices" which have been made by Mr. Trotter and his family to keep the Guardian going to champion the cause of our race and humanity in general, and request that remittances be made to Dr. Waller at above address or to certain local committees located in various cities. The chairman for this city being Rev. J. M. Waldron, 1334 V. Street, N. W. It is announced that all donations will be acknowledged in The Guardian unless the donor requests otherwise. It is the intention to make the presentation July 1st. The persons who are moving in the matter desire it to be understood that a contribution to this testimonial is not to be construed as being necessarily an endorsement of The Guardian's policy, but is intended as a timely recognition and assistance to a tremendously valuable race institution. CHILDREN'S DAY AT MOUNT ZION M. E. CHURCH. As the shadows of evening began to fall upon the city last Sunday, old and young were seen making their way to Mt. Zion M. E. Church. It was Children's Day, that glad season when the young bring fresh inspiration to the middle aged and those who have so long been "Bringing in the Sheaves." The church was tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreen and we wondered who was skillful enough to hang the pendant of evergreen suspended from the ceiling. The Sunday School in full chorus opened the exercises, with Prof. W. O. Turner as musical director and cornetist, assisted by Mr. Marshall as violinist and Miss Veva Lewis at the piano. Recitations and declamations followed, interspersed with good music, the children showing by their well trained voices that they had been carefully drilled for the occasion. The pastor Rev. S. M. Beane, was master of ceremonies and we hope he may always carry with him the sunshine which characterizes his presence. The increased attendance of the children and the progress they are making as the years go by was manifest and we congratulate both Supt. Hutton and his faithful coworkers (the teachers) for their unific efforts in so worthy a cause and the delightful entertainment afforded the large audience which was present. June 22, July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and 24 and Sept. 7. ATLANTIC CITY. General Assembly, Presbyterian Church, May 17 to June 1. International Convention United Society of Christian Endeavor July 6 to 12. Grand Lodge, B. P. O. E., July 10 to 15. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Northern Baptist Convention, June 13 to 25. PACIFIC COAST POINTS. Los Angeles, Cal., American Medical Association, June 25 to 30. Portland, Oregon, Disciples of Christ, Christian Church Convention, July 4 to 12. San Francisco, Cal., International S. S. Association, June 20 to 27. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of Mystic Shrine, July 11 to 13. G. A. R. National Encampment, August 21 to 18. For Rates, Schedules and Full Information, Call at Ticket Office, B. & O. R. R. R. S. Bouic, Ticket Agent. CIRCUS PARADE ALL NEW. A circus is always judged by its parade. When the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' Shows pitch their tents in Martin burg on Wednesday, June 21 the first and only new circus parade seen in America in the past fifty years will pass through the principal streets as a forerunner of the best performance ever presented under canvas. This parade is not a case of more fresh point. As a matter of fact every object in its old equipment has been sold to other shows in its place is new material throughout. This proceeding coat the management $10,0,000, but the result is worth the price as will be quickly seen on show day. There are three miles of this parade, it has more real attractiveness in an instructive as well as an entertaining way than all the parades that have gone before it since the first calico shirted beadglass shoe way across the continent. In it more wild animals are shown than any other circus possesses. The hundreds of vehicles are hand carved and M. A. S. One Of The 40 Clowns Coming With Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Shows. gilded with pure gold. The costumes are from the looms of France. There is statuary copied from the masters by Italian artists at home. The thousands of flies, banners and standards are richly embroidered works of art from Japan. As an exposition of the various types of the human family the long procession is a congress of nations. From the savage south Sea islander in chains to the royal men and women of the European courts, there is no state or condition of human life that is missing. The characteristic music of all nations is also represented by weird string and reed orchestras, great brass bands, lute players, tom tom orchestras, pipe organs, drum life and bugle corps, castanet ballets and barbarian chanters. For the special delight of the children there is a section devoted to fairyland spectacles. In it are displayed many elaborate tableaux floats grouped, with the characters of child love, fantastic dreamland charities of burnished gold and floating rose bowers, all drawn by lilliputian ponies. From the great thirty-horse based chariot in the lead to the tail end of the line, the parade is a moving panorama of world wonders, it tells the history of the ages in stupendous animated pictures. No two other shows have ever spent in one year as much money as this circus has lavished on its new equipment. Those who see the parade here, see, the menagerie and attend one of the splendid performances will be treated to a genuine surprise. The climax of the program is the latest thriller. "The Double Somersaulting Automobile." COLDEST SUMMER KNOWN During the extraordinary year of 1816, according to the beat records, January and February were warm and spring like. March was cold and stormy. Vegetables had gotten well on in April, when real winter set in, Sleet and snow fell on 17 different days in May. In June there was either frost or snow every night but three. The snow was five inches deep several days in succession in the interior of New York and from ten inches to three feet deep in Vermont and Maine. July was cold and frosty. Ice formed on the window panes in every one of the New England states. August was still worse, ice formed nearly an inch in thickness and killed nearly every green thing in the United States and Europe. In the spring of 1817, corn which had been kept over from the crop of 1815, sold for from five to ten dollars a bushel to buyers purchasing for seed. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. 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 Sunday 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, Col- umbus 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 39.5.44 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 intermediate stations via old line. No 18 Daily except Sunday at 6:30 p.m. for Washington and Baltimore and all intermediate stations, Connects for Frederick. C. W. BASSETT, Gen. Pass Agent ATTORNEY AT LAW. MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Practices in all the Courts of Va., the Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Courts. THE UNITED STATES. Adapted to the use of Students of race history, and of Negro youth. A valuable and handy reference book with questions and answers. Is printed on heavy paper in good, large clear type. And compactly bound in boards. A copy of this book should be in every Negro home. Price one dollar per volume—$1.00 Cash must invariably accompany all orders postage paid. Good live agents wanted for West Virginia. No sample outfits. Stamps not accepted. For further information and terms to Agents, Address. John E. Bruce Grit, Author and Pub Sunnyslope Cottage, Yonkers, N. Y. Refers to J. R. Clifford, Esq. Editor Pioneer Press. State Summer SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS AT THE West Virginia Colored Institute, June 19, 1911, and lasts six weeks. For further informa tion tion, address Hon. M. P. Shawkey, Charleston, W. Va., or Prof. Byrd Prillerman, Institute, W. Va. At A. R. Hammill's Merohant tailoring establishment, ladies and gentlemen can have their suits made look new by having them cleaned and pressed. Give him a call when needing anything in his line, and be convinced that what we say is absolutely true. Entered in Post Office at Martinsburg W. Va., as Second Class Matter Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Advertising Car No. 3 in charge of Harry Earl, was here Wednesday. Miss Julia Morgan, of Charles Town, was the over Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs Stephen Elam. Mr. John A. Myers, accompanied by his son John, spent Saturday in town on business. Rev. Mr. Hancock has been elected to the pastorate of Dudley Free Baptist Church. We wish him success in his new field of labor. Miss Mabel Wetts, of Berkeley Springs, visited Mrs. Virginia Oliver for several days this week. She was accompanied home by the latter's little daughter Georgie. The "Indiana Bloomer Girls", a crack base ball team of women—four of the women were men—walloped the Martinsburg nine on Wednesday at Athletic Park. The visitors made eight runs, and the home boys three. A. R Hammill, the Martin street tailor has a fine line of men's summer suitings on hand, and asks all who are in the market for suits, pants and fancy vests to call and inspect his goods, and get his prices, which are right. Rev. R. D. W. Meadows, the highly esteemed Superintendent of Regular Baptist Missions in West Va., will preach at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Sunday, June 18th. Come out and hear him. The Sunday School will also observe Children's day exercises at 8 p. m. All are invited, Rev. George H. Carter, pastor. Prof. John W. Corsey has resigned the principalship of the Samner School. His resignation came as a surprise to his many friends, and they are hoping that his future life may be one round of pleasure and prosperity, because many of them here and elsewhere will have food remembrances of him, at the same time realizing that the examples he has set them during many years as teacher and citizen are worthy of emulation. BRING YOUR FURNITURE To me, or let me know and I will call for it, and it will be promptly repaired. Charges are as low as good workmanship will permit. I also repair bicycles, clocks, graphophones, umbrellas &c. I respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. Leonard D. Lemen For cleaning, dying and pressing clothes, Mr. C. E. Corduer has one of the best outfits and does the finest guaranteed work of any one in the state. Place of business, Winchester, Ave., P. O. 609.—Both Phones. A Good home for a good girl to do general housework. If she chooses to do the washing she will be paid $4 per week; if not, $3. The kind and fine people wanting such a girl as mentioned above, live in Clarksburg, and if the girl desired wishes to go the editor of this paper will, if she has not the necessary car fare, advance it. WILLIAM SPEARS' BICYCLE REPAIR SHOP. Repairing wheels of all kinds putting in new crank hangers, &c. &c., is my specialty. Don't bother with old hangers, come to Spears and get them at reasonable prices, also tires and other sundries. Second hand bicycles bought and sold. I now have on hand 10 second hand bicycles, good as new. In addition to bicycle repairing, I do repairing of all kinds, and am the only man in town who repairs Racycles. SAVED MANY FROM DEATH. W. L. Mock, of Mock, Arkansas, believes he has saved many lives in his 25 years of experience in the drug business. "What I always like to do," he writes, is to recommend Dr. King's New Discovery for weak, sore lungs, hard lungs, hard colds, hoarse nesse, obstinate coughs, la gripe, creup, asthma or other bronchial affection, for I feel sure that a number of my neighbors are alive and well today because they took my advice to use it. I honestly believe its the best throat and lung medicine that's made." Easy to prove he's right. Get a trial bottle free, or regular 50c or $1.00 bottle. Guar- anteed by all druggists. THE REV. IRL R. HICKS 1911 ALMANAC. The Rev. Irl 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. Irl 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 E. L. WILLIAMS CORPORATION. Did you know that for the payment of fifty cents or one dollar per month you can protect yourself and family while ill or injured by accident? Do you not think it a sacred duty to yourself and family to protect yourself against disease and accident? Your expenses increase when under the doctors care and your income ceases. Would not protection against this contingency be worth fifty cents a month to you? THINK IT OVER. Drop us a postal and our representative, Rev. C. M. Louistall, will call, or better still, see him. The E. L. Williams, Corp. "It SERVES YOU RIGHT." 103 South Queen St. Martinsburg, W. Va. and family Pope's Herb is prepared to provide a dependable household remedy, based upon the principle of purity of blood insuring freedom from disease. It is a medicine for maladies such as Ebenmastism, Liver Complaints, Constipation, Fever and Ague. Female disorders, Indigestion, Lumbago. Kidney Dergements, Catarrh. Sick and Nervous Headaches, loss of appetite and all adiments arising from inactivity of the Liver and Kidneys. It is a purely Herba, Parks and Roots Compound. It is put up in chocolate coated Tablets pleasing and easy to take (or can be dissolved in water.) Mrs. J. C. Meade of Hyattsville, Md. says: "For years I have suffered with Backache, Headaches, Neuralgia, and Nervousness and extreme Fatigue. I tried many remedies without relief. Four months ago a grateful friend induced me to write to Pope Medicine Co., Washington, D. C. for a box of Pope's Herb Compound Tablets, the very first dose of two tablets gave me relief. I used not quite a $1.00 box and I am entirely cured of the pain in my back and have no more headache." Dr. J. V. Hennesey, a prominent Physician and Surgeon of Albany, N. Y., in part says: "As a Blood Purifier, Liver, Kidney and System regulator I prescribe Pope Medicine Co.'s of Washington, D. C. Herb Compound, as I have done for the past 20 years, and I have found it to be a great remedy, which seldom if ever fails. There are thousands of letters from users of Pope's Herbs, that have been benefited and cured by its proper use. Pope's Herb Compound Tablets are put up 200 in a box, "six month's treatment", and will be sent post-paid on receipt of $1.00. Each box contains a printed guarantee binding us to refund the purchase price if the remedy fails to benefit, also full directions. Guaranteed by the Pope Medicine Co., Inc., under the Pure Food and Drugs Act. June 30, 1906. No. 34956. TERRITORY, ADDRESS POPE MEDICINE CO., INC. Pope Building, Washington, D.C. "AS WESEEIT." Is the Title of a Book whose author is Robert L. Waring, Esq., 609 F. Street Northwest Washington, D. C. It is excellent, and is destined to do incalculable good. In fiction it gets at facts as they exist, and outlines the real bulk of the causes of the trouble and friction between the two races. It is bound to be read the world over and will serve well its purpose. It took a strong mind and a fertile brain to plan and write this book which Henry Watterson, the great editor says is phenomenal, and will be read by as many white as colored people just as it should be, for the real and proper settlement of the so-called problem, is interdependent one upon the other. It is written in a time as ripe to make it almost as popular as did the period that immortalized Uncle Tom's Cabin. Get the book and read it. It only costs $1.60. Address the author as given above. WHAT IS IT? Ten year Combination Distribution Certificate of Membership as devised by the American Workmen Fraternal Insurance Company, of Washington, D.C., one of the most liberal, strongest and reliable fraternal institutions in the field. For further particulars see D.E.V. JORDAN, GEN. AGENT W. L.A. ROOM 2. K. P. BUILDING. CHARLESTON, — W. VA. The above cut is an exact representation of the famous Selz Royal Blue Shoe, for sale at only one place in Martinsburg the John W. Dean Company, corner Martin and Queen streets. These shoes have a cork innersole an will keep your feet dry and every shoe is sold with a guarantee. THE KEYSER, MOOREFIELD AND PETERSBURG ```markdown ``` STAGE LINE Runs daily except Sunday. Personwishing to travel in the direction mentioned will find it a great convenience and very cheap—the round trip only $3, and the distance being to either place and back, 87 miles. Persons traveling it once, will never forget the kindness of the proprietor Mr. George Shank. READ THE PRESS. 50 Per Cent Better have used less than one bottle of Cardui," writes attrade Ward, of Rushville, Neb. "and am feeling sevent better than when I began taking it. more taking Cardui, I had suffered with female for eight years. My greatest trouble was irregu- also suffered with severe pain, every month, I am greatly improved and will recommend Cas- my suffering friends." CARDUI The Woman's Tonic rare medicinal herbs of Cardui are imported by facturers direct from Europe and are not to be any other medicine. The ingredients are what give Cardui its superiority, ale medicine and tonic, over any other medicine. Over 50 years Cardui has been the favorite wom- nicine. The ladies like it, because it is so easy to gentle, so safe, so reliable in its results, and the faith in its curative tonic powers, because of bands of other ladies it has helped. Try it today. RTINSBURG, dnesday, June 21 3 MILES OF PARAGE GLORIES 70 MILES OF WATER PROOF TENTS REALIGH THE BROS BIG UNDER SHOW CIRCUS THE BODY AND BODY TOWER OF THE AIRWAY, 17 ALL GROWS ON GLOVER UNDER THE GREATEST TENT EVER CREATED ON GLOVER UNDER ALL NEW UNIQUE AND NOVEL PERSONS. 750 WILD ANIMALS HORSES 3 HERDS OF CAMELS THE AUTOMOBILE DOUBLE SOMERSAUT GREATEST THRILLER OF THE AGE 3 OF TRAINED SCALES AND SEA LIONS 1000 NEW CIRCUS WATERS WATERILE TY-BELL SISTERS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY ACT ON SALE SHOW DAY AT THE RIPPLE "I have used less than one bottle of Cardui," writes Mrs. Gertrude Ward, of Rushville, Neb., "and am feeling fifty per cent better than when I began taking it. "Before taking Cardui, I had suffered with female trouble, for eight years. My greatest trouble was irregularity. I also suffered with severe pains, every month, but now I am greatly improved and will recommend Cardui to all my suffering friends." Take CARDUI J 48 The Woman's Tonic The rare medicinal herbs of Cardui are imported by the manufacturers direct from Europe and are not to be found in any other medicine. These ingredients are what give Cardui its superiority, as a female medicine and tonic, over any other medicine. For over 50 years Cardui has been the favorite woman's medicine. The ladies like it, because it is so easy to take, so gentle, so safe, so reliable in its results, and they have faith in its curative tonic powers, because of the thousands of other ladies it has helped. Try it today. Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Special Instructions, and 64-page book, "Home Treatment for Women," sent free. MARTINSBURG, Wednesday, June $3,200,000 INVESTED OPERAL $7,000 AMOUNT EXPENSES 3 GENERAL PARAGE CLOSES 10 MONES OF WATER-PROOF TENTS FOR ERAIGH SELLING BROS BIG UNION SHOWS CIRCUS ACTS THE DAY AND NIGHT FEATURES OF THE AIRMAL OF ALL GROWS GIVEN UNDER THE 8 MOST TENTS FILMED IN 6 BIG AIRMAS PUBLISHED WITH CIRCUS ACTS ALL NEW UNIQUE AND NOVEL 1000 PERSONS. 750 WILD ANIMALS 600 HORSES 125 BIG CIRCUS ACTS THE AUTOMOBILE DOUBLE SOMERSAUT GREATEST THRILLER OF THE AGE 3 HERDS OF TRAINED ELEPHANTS 3 HERDS OF CAMELS MERCER, LANDING ON THE PLATFORM 50 FEET AWAY. 2 TROUPS OF TRAINED SEALS AND SEA LIONS 1000 CIRCUS FROMERS AUTHOR THE CREAT HOUSE OF THE WORLD TY-BELL SISTERS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY ACT POSITIONS GUARANTEED WE WILL GUARANTEE you a position if you write us real soon. We need many more students at once to supply the enormous demand for our graduates. As soon as we get the required number of students this offer will be withdrawn... write at once for particulars. Bryant Spartan BUSINESS COLLEGE INCORPORATED WARTZ ESTABLISHED 1894 LOUISVILLE, ILL. "I have used Mrs. Gentrude W. fifty per cent be- tween trouble, for eight larity. I also s but now I am g dui to all my su Take J 48 The rare me the manufacturer found in any other These ingre as a female medi For over 50 an's medicine. to take, so gentle they have faith the thousands of Write to: Ladies' Act for Special Instructions, MART Wedne $3,200,000 INVESTED SPECIAL $7,800 REPLY EXPENSES FOR SELL THE ALL 1000 PER 600 HORSE 125 BIG CIRCUS ACTS 3 HERDS OF TRAINED ELEPHANTS 2 TROUPS OF 10 AN THE GREAT INDIRECT OF THE WORLD TICKETS ON S GEOR. W. SCHWARTZ PRINCIPAL 21 BOOK STORE. WE will GUARANTEE you a position if you write us real soon. We need many more students once to supply the enormous demand for our graduates. As soon as we get the room number of students this offer will be withdrawn. We write at once for particulars. WINCHESTER Take-Down Repeating Shotguns The Winchester Repeating Shotgun has stood the trying practical tests of sportsmen and the rigid technical trials of the U. S. Ordnance Board. Its popularity with the former and the official endorsement by the latter are convincing proof of its reliability, wearing and shooting qualities. Send for Catalogue of Winchester—the Red W Brand—Guns and Ammunition. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN. PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS FOR WISH YOU THE EXPERFUME which chaptee for a little sample of D. PINAUD'S VAC VEGETAL The Latest Paris perfume craze ation, just like the living blossoms. Ask your to bottles -- 75c. (3 oz.) Write our American Offices ample, enclosing 4s. (to pay postage and packing). Murier ED. PINAUD, Dept. M DEG. NEW YORK B. NUFORM CORSETS The Latest A wonderful creation, just a dealer for a large bottle -- 70 to-day for the sample, enclosed Perfumerie ED. 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Nuform, Style 405. For average and well developed figures. Medium bust, extra length over hips, back and abdomen. Coilil and batiste. Hose supporters. Sizes 18 to 30. Price, $1.50. Nuform, Style 488. For average and well developed fig- Unique coat construction over hips, back and abdomen, comfort with modish lines. Made of excellent contil Hose supporters. Sizes 19 to 30. Price, $2.00. Sold At All Stores TEN BROSS., 224 Hare, 34th St. & Broadway, New York --- CHRISTMAS Nu ures. U insuring co and batiste. H WEINGARTE Your Local Dealer has them in single pair gift boxes, decorated with beautiful designs. Ask to see them whether you buy or not. SHIRLEY PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS are the kind with the Sliding Cord Back, comfortable and durable—the kind that lets a man forget he has suspended on—the kind he would choose if he were buying them himself. If your Dealer is out of the President Holiday Boxes don't accept some other kind—and direct to us, state color preferred and whether light or medium weight webbing. Enclose 50 cents per pair and we will mail to any address. Signed guarantee on every pair. Buy today and get part of your Christmas Shopping off your mind. If you would like three beautiful Art Panels, size 10x14 (one advertisement) for training send 25 cents for the President Calendar. NEW YORK ```markdown ``` for twenty-eight Years THE PIONEER PRESS Has been the leader in this State and Nation for the grand and noble fight that is being waged for the amelioration of the condition of the Negro. The PIONEER PRESS was never known to lag or trifle in any matter where the interest of the race was involved. For this characteristic, THE PRESS should have the unswerving support and encouragement of Negroes everywhere. It contains reliable news, interesting editorials and clever special articles. It is safely recommended to you as a perfect newspaper for the home and family. IT LEADS in the quantity of original matter which it furnishes its patrons. IT LEADS in its spicy editorials and fearless sayings. IT LEADS in its general, local and miscellany pages. TAKEN all in all, we don't feel that we are exaggerating when we state that The PIONEER PRESS is one of the best all around weekly papers in this country today. WE ARE not alone in making this statement, for some of the best and most prominent men of the United States have done likewise. These persons above referred to were not confined to one particular race, either, but to both. THE PIONEER PRESS Has the LARGEST city circulation The LARGEST Foreign circulation The LARGEST domestic and general circulation The LARGEST county and rural circulation of any Negro newspaper in the United States Has the LARGEST Anglo Saxon circulation WHY IS THE ABOVE SO? BECAUSE it is the pioneer of this section in blazing the way for truth, honesty, piety and frugality and all other requisites that are necessary for the making of manly men and womanly women of all races. BECAUSE it merits support and gets it is proof positive that people know a good thing when they see it. BECAUSE of its unique and original qualities the PIONEER PRESS has a noticeable exclusiveness enjoyed by no other paper in the class wherein it circulates. The Pioneer Press With its generally large and intelligent circulation will bring ABUNDANT AND PROFITABLE RETURNS TO ITS ADVERTISERS. Viewed from the standpoint of news merit, circulation or advertising power. THE PIONEER PRESS is the peer of its competitors and stands forth as a brilliant example of successful modern newspaper methods. BLICKENSDERFER TYPEWRITER it has encircled the Globe and sat users. A record unprecedented It has encircled the Globe and satisfied 85,000 users. 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MUNH & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch 1025, 625 F St. Washington, D.C. to take Cardul. for your female troubles, because we are sure it will help you. Remember that this great female remedy— has brought relief to thousands of other sick women, so why not to you? For headache, backache, periodical pains, female weakness, many have said it is "the best medicine to take." Try it! Sold in This City OUR MAGNIFICENT PROPOSITION GILBERT'S PHARMACY