Pittsburgh Courier

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR EXTENDED TO JANUARY 1st, 1913. CLOSES PROMPTLY ON THAT DATE PLANS FOR GREAT RELIGIOUS WORK CIRCULATION BOOKS ARE OPEN TO ADVERTISERS VQL. IV. NO. 2. Permanent Home For Metska and Galeda Classes----Hold Year End Meeting Nashville, Tennessee. This historic city and educational center is to come into the limelight even more brilliantly than ever before as a religious denominational center, where all races, and creeds may truly call it "Jerusalem." If the plan adopted by the executive committee of the National Metoka and Galeda organized class movement, which held its meeting at the National Baptist publishing house, Tuesday, Dec. 24, are carried out. The entire matter, as agreed upon by the executive committee, is practicable and feasible, and for that reason the city as a whole will gain much in the culmination of the plans now under way. It is calculated that the proposed movement will bring a larger influence upon the Sunday school forces and benefit Nashville from the organized Sunday school class point of view as no other denominational movement of recent years has done. According to the idea of the committee, the central organization, or the head quarters of the Metoka and Galeda classes of the United States, is to be made at Nashville. Offices are to be opened and paraphermalia will be made and kept on hand and periodicals for the classes sent out; in fact, a bive of workers will be the ultimate aim of the central organization. Among the first steps taken were an agreement for cooperation between the executive committee and the local workers, the drafting of plans for this central organization, and the opening of a regular correspondence with every organized class throughout the United States. The National Baptist Union Review pledged its support in giving space wherever the central organization may prepare for publication, thus acting as a lever for this movement. Editor (Greenshaw, who was present and spoke at length, declared that the material, and opportunity for furthering such plans as had been outlined by the committee, was to be found within reach at Nashville, almost under the shadow of the publishing board. The organized clubs movement was started at the Sunday school congress at Meridian, Miss., two years ago and is perhaps the first distinctively Negro organization of classes in any of the denominations of the race. The selection of the unique name, "Metoka," which is Greek, anglicized, meaning "fellowship," is designated for the men's classes. The word "Galeda" is Hebrew, which translated "meas the heap of witnesses" and is the name of the class for young ladies. The secretary of the Sunday school congress, Henry A. Boyd, stated that all schools were eligible to representation by classes and that he expected classes to be organized in every one of the 20,000 schools which are now members of the Sunday school congress. The superintendent of the teacher training course, Dr. Pins, stated that in three or four years this organization would have a membership of 100,000 throughout the United States. "It was stated that after the holiday season plans would be completed and made public for the publication of a Metoka and Galela magazine in the interest of the organized classes, supporting them in every way to bring the classes up to the standard that has been set for them. This magazine, with the support of 1,000 classes already organized, will have the largest circulation at birth of any religious journal that has been published in Nashville. It is stated on good authority that these classes will rally as a unit to the support of this magazine. At present the paraphernula for the classes consists of charters, pennants, buttons, pins, badges, constitutions and bylaws, watch fobs, invitation cards and charts At the central organization, which will maintain elaborate headquarters, will be the offices of the superintendent of the teacher training course, the Sunday school colporteurs, missionaries and, in fact, the entire national executive committee, with national officers, will be logically headquartered here, giving to Nashville another mammoth department connected with the national Baptist publishing board that will equal if not surpass the magnificent strides already made in leading other cities of the United States for denominational endeavor. ADVISES THE HEARTY SUPPORT OF COURIER The Methodist Minister's Association, consisting of thirty ministers, representing 20,000 members, indorse the Courier and urge their members to patronize those who advertise in it. THE PITTSBURGH COURIER YOU CAN GET THE COURIER UNTIL JAN 1 FOR $1.08 SUBSCRIPTION BLANK NAME STREET CITY OR TOWN STATE Fill out at once and give to our agent, or mail direct to office. Send P. O. money order or cash. POPULAR BALTIMORE MINISTER A BENEDICT Rev. Dr. Marion F. Sydes Married Miss Blanche Hill in Zanesville, Ohio Zanewille, O.-Miss Blanche E. Hill and the Rev. Dr. Marion F. Sydes, pastor of Waters-African Methodist Episcopal church, Baltimore, were married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Washington Hill, 442 W. Main street, Zanewille, O. Wednesday, Dec. 25. Gwing to a recent death in the bride's family, the wedding was a quiet one. Bishop Joshua H. Jones officiated. Dr. and Mrs. Sydes were tendered a reception by the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Seaton, at 103 T street, Washington, on the evening of Dec. 23. The following evening the newly REV. DR. MARION P. SYDER. wedded couple were the guests of honor at a reception at Waters church, Baltimore. The reception was largely attended, many of the prominent residents being in the throng. Among the many presents was a handsome token from the Baltimore A. M. E. ministers' meeting. The bride is a native of Zanesville and became acquainted with Dr. Sydes during his pastorate in Ohio. She was educated in the public schools of Zanesville and Wilberforce university. For the past five years she has been a teacher in the Baltimore public schools. The groom was also educated at Wilberforce and has pastored in various sections of the country. Dr. Sydes has been a widower for some time. His only daughter, Miss Ruth M. Sydes, is a teacher in the Norfolk (V.a.) Mission college. Dr. and Mrs. Sydes will be at home at 427 Alsquith street, Baltimore, after Jan. 1. PRESIDENT THOMPSON WANTS QUICK RESULTS In order to secure an accurate list of papers published by members of the race as speedily as possible, President R. W. Thompson of the National Negro Press association has suggested that each member of the executive committee secure a list of such papers published in the state which he represents and forward the same to the president at 908 S street, northwest, Washington. This is a wise suggestion and shows that the president is alive to the interest of the organization. The chairman of the executive committee and the corresponding secretary of the association are in need of such information, as they are constantly receiving requests for information concerning papers published by colored Americans. The readers of the Courier are earnestly urged to read the advertisements in our paper. When visiting the places of business, kindly mention the Courier. PITTSBURGH, PA., DECEMBER 27, 1912. DENTAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS 12TH ANNIVERSARY Elects Officers at Banquet---Dr. W. S. Loftin, Toastmaster, Was Heartily Applauded SOCIETY'S PROGRESS NOTED Washington.-Twenty-seven colored dentists sat around the banquet board recently at Williams' cafe and applauded the toastmaster, Dr. W. S. Lottin, when he arose to announce that the speechmaking was about to begin. For fully two hours the banqueters listened to toasts sparkling with wit and humor. The occasion was the annual banquet and election of officers of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society of the District of Columbia. This is the oldest colored dental society in the United States and was incidentally celebrating its twelfth anniversary. Prior to the banquet the election of officers took place. All of the officers who served during the past year were re-elected. The roster of officers is as follows: President, Dr. C. C. Fry; vice president, Dr. A. S. Gaskins; secretary, Dr. George H. Butcher; treasurer, Dr. A. J. Gwathney; librarian, Dr. W. E. Hamilton; historian, Dr. John E. Washington. Dr. Fry in his annual address made some very interesting observations. He pointed out the progress the society has made during the past year. Twenty-three local dentists are members and fifteen honorary members live in the adjacent states of Maryland and Virginia. During the past year seven meetings were held, at each of which a paper dealing with some side of the profession was read by one of the members and discussed by the society. Official recognition has been accorded the society by the board of dental examiners of the District. On one occasion during the post year a committee from the society appeared by invitation before a congressional committee and gave recommendations concerning proposed dental legislation affecting the District of Columbia. Dr. Fry's report was a complete and exhaustive review of the past year's work. When he finished his remarks he was warmly congratulated. Dr. Roscoe C. Brown of Richmond, Va., editor of the dental section of the National Medical Journal, was present. In an address he urged the members to help him make the dental section interesting and instructive. Dr. Ferguson, also of Richmond, president of the Tri-State Dental league, was also present and urged the society to have representation at the next session of the league at Buckeye Beach in June. Other out of town dentists present were Dr. Jackson of Providence, R. I.; Dr. Ramsey of Richmond, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Jones of Baltimore and Dr. Johnson of Petersburg, Va. the following dentists sat around the banquet table: Dr. Anderson of Baltimore, Dr. Butcher, Dr. Barrier, Dr. Brown of Richmond; Dr. Cherry, Dr. Edwards, Dr. Fry, Dr. Fray, Dr. Francis, Dr. Fraser, Dr. Freeman, Dr. Ferguson of Richmond; Dr. Gwathney, Dr. Gaskls, Dr. Gray, Dr. Hamilton, Dr. Johnson of Petersburg; Dr. Jackson of Providence, Dr. Jones of Baltimore, Dr. Loftin, Dr. Nailor, Dr. Ramsay of Richmond; Dr. Tancil, Dr. Sumner Wormley, Dr. Roscoe Wormley, Dr. Walker, Dr. Wilson and Dr. Washington. BISHOP HEARD TO PREACH Rt. Rev. W. H. Heard, resident bishop of West Africa, will preach at Bathol A. M. E. church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and the choir will render music appropriate to the season. Every story should hear this great preacher and pulpit orator. MEETING OF MINISTERS There will be a meeting of colored ministers of all denominations Monday, December 20, at 12 o'clock in the parlor of the Colored Men's Branch, Y. M. S. A. 147 Center avenue, to consider matters of importance pertaining to the race. Every minister in Allegheny county is requested to be present. ROYAL WELCOME FOR DR. STEPEN MORRELL NEWMAN Howard University Formally Installs Its New President. Gathering of Educators. Washington.—With impressive ceremonies, and in the presence of one of the most brilliant audiences that has ever assembled in Andrew Ranlinda Memorial chapel, Rev. Stephen Morrison Newman, A. M. D. D. was recently formally inaugurated as the ninth president of Howard university. Eighty of the leading colleges and universities of the country were represented by duly accredited educators or alumni, and there were also present the board of trustees of Howard university, the faculty and student body, the board of education of the District of Columbia and many prominent citizens. Chief Justice Stanton J. Peelle of the court of claims, who is president of the board of directors of the institution. DR. STEPHEN M. NEWMAN. presided. The inaugural procession, which formed at the Carnegie library, was led by the university choir under the guidance of Miss Lula Vere Childers and Professor Roy W. Tibbs. Mr. Tibbs, a graduate of Oberlin college, composed the march used during the procession, and it had a stately swing that will commend it for similar occasions elsewhere. After a fervent invocation by Rev. Walter H. Brooks, pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist church, and the hymn, "God of Our Fathers," by the choir, Chief Justice Peelle presented to President Newman the charter, seal and keys of the university. The charter was borne by Professor William H. Richards, LL. B., librarian of the school of law. The seal was borne by Professor George William Cook, LL. M., secretary of the board of trustees and custodian of the seal. The keys were borne by Professor Edward L. Parks, D. W., treasurer and registrar of the institution. The principle speeches of the day were delivered by President Newman, president H. C. King of Oberlin college, President W. S. Scarborough of Wilberforce university, United States Senator Charles F. Johnson of Maine, and United States Commissioner of Education P. P. Claxton of Tennessee: The platform of Andrew Rankin Memorial chapel has been graced by many figures, eminent in the domain of letters and statecraft, but none of them has ever delivered a message more redolent with ripe learning, of broader grasp of the mission of teaching, or more indicative of deep human sympathy than that which fell from the lips of Stephen Morrell Newman as he announced his acceptance of the sacred office of president of Howard university. Dr. Newman said in part: The hump is coming down, but the Courier is growing every day. Have one sent to your home in town or out of town. It costs the same. GRAND LODGE OF MASONS SUCCESS IN MISSISSIPPI Order Became Famous Under the Leadership of the Late Bishop E. W. Lampton Mound Bayou, Miss.—The recent annual communication of the M. W. Stringer grand lodge of Mississippi held in this town was attended by 700 delegates. It is the largest and reputed to be the wealthiest grand lodge of Masons among colored men in the United States. The lodge became famous under the leadership of the late Bishop Eward W. Lampton, who served as grand master. The enrollment is 10,000 members, distributed among 426 subordinate lodges. The features of the communication were the report of the financial wizard, Charles Banks, whose duties as secretary-treasurer of the Masonic Benefit association involve the collection and disbursement each year of $100,000 and more; the report of M. W. Grand Master W. A. J. Morgan and of the grand treasurer. Daniel W. Garr, and the heartiest endorsement of the work of those craftsmen by the grand lodges. Mr. Banks has risen through constant effort to the leadership of Mississippi Masons and is the recognized leader of the progressive wing of his people in the states. The Masonic benefit office, located in this famous Negro town, collected in 1911 $100,000 and paid out to beneficiaries of deceased craftsmen $0,000. The office gives employment to a dozen persons. Among the prominent Mississippiians who attended the grand lodge communication were Perry W. Howard, the lawyer; Dr. E. P. Jones, E. D. Coleman of Aberdeen, N. H. McKissack of Holly Springs, Dr. D. H. Sherrod, Virgil Reulens, Emory P. Simmons, Dr. E. B. Topp, H. D. Ford, Professor J. O. Ross, Dr. W. A. Attaway, W. W. Cox, Dr. W. F. Howard, John L. Webb of Yazoo, Calvin N. Miller, Thomas G. Ewling, Jr., and many another of those associated with them. The following officers were elected by acclamation following Mr. Banks' report: M. W. grand master, W. A. J. Morgan; deputy grand master, W. W. Phillips of Koschoko; grand secretary, George S. Goodman of Holly Springs; grand treasurer, D. W. Gary of Mound Baron; G. S. W. B. L. Facy of Shiloh; G. J. W. J. Morant, Jr. of Vicksburg; secretary-treasurer Masonic Benefit association. Charles Banks. The special address was delivered by Colonel Roscoe Conkling Simmons, the journalist, who spoke before a packed house at an open session. The next communication will be held in Cancun in the month of December, 1913. WORK OF DR. A. M. CURTIS FOR THE YOUTH Lectures on "First Aid to the Injured" Given Twice a Week at Y. M. C. A. Dr. A. M. Curtis, one of the race's foremost surgeons and former surgeon in chief of Freedmen's hospital, in Washington, is winning new laurels as an instructor on timely medical topics through his course of lectures on "First Aid to the Injured," given twice a week at the Y. M. C. A. during the winter season of 1912-13. The commodious gymnasium and its fine athletic appointments are utilized by Dr. Curtis for practical demonstrations in the art of administering first aid to the victims of accidents or sudden illness, and a large number of bright young men have registered in the classes for the systematic instruction that is being offered. Each lecture is attended by prominent medical experts and officers from the Central Y. M. C. A., who evince a deep interest in the important work that Dr. Curtin is doing. At the conclusion of the first term an examination will be held to test the knowledge of the matriculants, and a diploma is to be issued in due form to those who graduate. Experience in administering first aid to the injured is the great need of modern life. It is of especial value to those who take part in athletics, to persons who travel by land or sea and to the ordinary citizen who goes in and out among us on the city streets. In forming these classes Dr. Curtis is doing much to extend the Y. M. C. A.'s scope of usefulness to the colored youth of the nation's capital. SUCCESSFUL MEETING The quarterly meeting at Bethel A. M. E church last Sunday was in every way successful. Dr. Askew's serious in the morning and evening were masterly efforts. The sermon of Dr. McGee and the music by Brown chapel choir were features of the afternoon service that will long be remembered by the large congregation that witnessed them. The special music by Bethel choir in the morning and evening was most attractive and appropriate. Twelve ministers took part in the afternoon service. GROWTH OF UNITY AMONG RACE LEADERS ONE WHO HAS DONE AND IS YET DOING GOOD WORK Thomas T. Jackson General Manager of The Pelican Mutual Life Insurance Co. Among those who have done and are doing things in Pittsburgh, the foremost in his line of work, is Thomas T. Jackson, who is General Manager of The Pelican Mutual Life Insurance Company, and it might be said with the numerous insurance companies of good repurchase, now doing business in the United States, very few cover sickness, accident and death. THOS. T. JACKSON. Thus in looking over the several propositions, offered by the various organizations, who claim to furnish their members with a satisfactory form of insurance, one immediately recognizes in The Pelican Mutual Life, the best safest and most reasonable plan of insurance offered in America. The success of this organization, the local offices of which are located at 906 Wylie avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. has from the outset, when in 1870, the company was inaugurated by a special act of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, been truly remarkable during the intervening forty-two years. The Pelican has proceeded unostetiously along conservative lines, and today the company is the largest of the State of Pennsylvania is amply attested by the hundreds who have been protected from want and distress by its eminently humane methods. In fact, one who is not familiar with The Pelican Mutual Life Insurance Company, has but to ask his neighbor, in every neighborhood where the Pelican has become established, its generous hand has come to relieve many families in times of dire need. The splendid offices of this company, and the grand opportunity given members of our race, to fill positions as managers, stenographers,eks and agents, has come entirely into the occupier of who is a supplier of all that is highest and best in the business world of Pittsburgh, irrespective of race. Mr. Jackson is a director of one of Pennsylvania's oldest insurance companies, a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 65, F. & A. M., Loenlid club, k of P. and I. B. P. O. E., and a communicant of St. Augustine's Episcopal church. A courteous fiefice office force审验, those who possess a call and you will receive a most courteous greeting by either Mr. Jackson or his efficient force. Mr. Jackson is certainly a credit to the race and conducts his business like any first class insurance company and the race should be proof of him and give him all encouragement by their patronage. There is only one thing better than an "ad" in The Courier and that is another one. ADVERTISING TALKS A business house advertises for results. Your dollar looks as good to him as any man's. Now, the point we wish to make, and impress the fact upon you, is this: First—We are striving to discriminate and are seeking only such merchants who give you full value for your dollar as well as treat you courteously, so when you see an advertisement in The Courier you will make no mistake in patronizing him. Secondly — we wish to impress upon you the importance, and the benefit, and put too much emphasis upon this point, of patronizing our advertisers and when doing so tell them you read their advertisement in The Courier. Remember that the life, success and growth of the paper, depends upon what we can produce in dollars and cents to those who advertise in this paper. Don't forget to remember the success of this enterprise is in your hands and can only be assured by patronizing our advertisers. THE PAPER THAT REACHES THE HOME FIVE CENTS A COPY Dr. Booker T. Washington Makes Principal Address at Memorial Hospital Meeting VALUE OF SELF HELP SHOWN By N. BARNETT DODSON. New York. The public meeting recently held at the Abyssinian Baptist church in this city under the auspices of the McDonough Memorial Hospital association was a notable affair. It served as a fitting climax to the many worthy efforts of the colored people of this section during the year to do real constructive work for the larger development and advancement of racial institutions. The edifice was crowded from street to platform with an audience thoroughly alive to the purpose of the occasion as well as eager to see and hear the speaker of the evening. Dr. Booker T. Washington, who delivered one of his most instructive and eloquent addresses. Dr. Washington's speechmaking tour in Greater New York during the first two weeks of December was one of earnest pleading for fair opportunity for the race in the various lines of business industry as well as in social and benevolent work. The Rev. Dr. A. Clayton Powell, pastor of the Abyssinian church, in introducing Dr. Washington, said: "I wish publicly to express my thanks to the association for the honor you have conferred upon me. Many honors have come to me during the twenty years of my humble ministry, but allow me to assure you and your distinguished guests that none have been more heartily appreciated than the honor of presiding and governing the church. If the Negroes of the northland are behind the Negroes of the southland in racial development, as is so often stated, REV. A. GLAYTON POWELL, D. D. It is because the leaders of the race in the north were so afraid of drawing the color line that they put a wet blanket cover everything that looked distinctly racial. For that reason we have been more dependent upon the white man in the north for the necessaries of life than have been our brothers in the south. But we are beginning to learn that a dependent people are no poor and weak people. So the sensible colored men and women of the north have come to know largely through the teachings of our noted guest, the Rev. J. M. C. A. a industrial school, colleges, hospitals and business enterprises instead of making us unnally are making us manly; that they not only open avenues of employment for our own, but that they have taught the important lessons of self control and self direction. Another evidence of race progress is the increasing feeling of harmony among the workers and thinkers of Mr. T. 10,000,000 workers, but the same teaching has called higher or industrial education, whether we call ourselves radicals or conservatives, whether we belong to this or that group of thinkers, we have learned the lesson that we are all looking toward and working toward one glorious end. Development and uplift of this great race of ours. The colored man is against his race, who is wasting his energies fighting other colored men who do not copy his way of solving the problem. "Well known white man," he says, "has trained a colored man did not believe in the rights of his race. I replied that he was seriously mistaken. There is not a colored man in America who does not want every right guaranteed by the federal government. I try to be educated by them by agitation, some by education, some by the accumulation of property, some by one way and some another, but we all want our rights. It was my privilege recent to attend a conference in an epoch in the history of the American Negro. At that banquet 200 colored Republicans, Democrats, Progressives, Socialists. Prohibitionists and members of all leading religious, denominations united in compulsory education. A Negro Democrat. No people can climb to a place of prom- hence and power unless they are willing to follow community, county and state goals. The state and nation must be willing to follow national leadership. Mr. Anson Philsa Stokes, secretary of Yale university, said to me some time ago that there are just men who men can be willing to do that. Dr. Washington was one of them. I was so proud of the fact that a colored man was one of the seven I forgot to ask him to name the men who he was presenting to this audience not only the leading Negro but one of the most useful and distinguished citizens of the United States and one of the seven great men of the world, Dr. Booker T. Washington. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COURIER. IT PROMPTS PROGRESS TWO Williamsport (By Florence E. Gross.) Sunday morning services were very impressive and elevating. Rev. Dr. Beatley delivered an excellent sermon. The church was beautifully decorated with small pine trees, poinsettas, holly and other Yuletide green. The congregation is increasing and thoroughly enjoyed the speaking of their pastor. The funeral of Rev. J. W. Thompson, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church, who died at the Williamsport hospital, Sunday morning at 10:15 was held at the church Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The cause of death was meningitis. He is survived by a wife, two sons and one adopted daughter. Dr. Thompson came to this congregation four years ago and established himself firmly in the affections of his people. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Short of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murcullis of Huntington, are spending their Christmas with the latter's parents. The Ladies' Sewing circle of Mon church opened their fair Tuesday, the 24th, and will entertain their Sunday school with a Christmas tree New Year's evening. We wish them much success. Mrs. Annie Jones, who has been confined to her home with the prippe, is able to be out. Subscription price of $1.80 a year has been extended to January 4, 1913. —(Manager.) Everett Services at the Mount Pisgah A. M. E church were well attended Sunday. The Sunday school will render a Christmas program Friday, December 27. Mrs. E. Washington and Mrs. M. Phillips of Steubenville, O., are visiti ing their mother, who is ill here. Mrs. Harry Matthews, who has been ill at her home, is better. Miss Pearl Matthews, who teaches school in Grottoes, Va., is spending the holidays with her parents here. James Mar- shall and Alexander Miller, who have been working in Saxton, have returne- d. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Altoona (By Alberta H. Dawson.) Mrs. Ada Parker of Pittsburgh, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Carrie Alexander of Hollidaysburg, was called home by a telegram last week to the bedside of her husband, who is very ill. Mrs. Fred Craig of Phillipsburg, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter. Alexander a few days last week. Mrs. Bessie Brickrandle, who spent several weeks visiting her brother, Mr. and Howard of Lock Haven, has returned. Mrs. Nettie Holmes, who was visiting her parents at Uniontown for 10 days, has returned. Mrs. Mattie E. Carl is much improved. Invitations are out for the dance at Reno hall on December 25. Mrs. B. Lewis of Pittsburgh, who was brought here some weeks ago by her daughter, Mrs. William Jackson, suffering with blood poison, is still in a serious condition and little hope is assured for her recovery, as she is past 81 years old. Mrs. Sara Thomas and Mrs. Eliza Mary Shorter of Philadelphia, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Cora Payne of Culpepper county, Va., is the house guest of her sister, Mrs. William Jackson. Mrs. Georgia Handy of Johnstown, spent a couple of days in the city enroute to Philadelphia, where she will spend the holidays. The Analons club will give its first annual dance January 1. Mrs. Evelyn Ukkird left Sunday morning for her home in Philadelphia. She was accompanied as far as Harrisburg by her nephew, Garnett Ukkird. Rev. Wynn filled his pulpit here Sunday morning and in the evening preached in Hollidaysburg, to a large congregation. Rev. William Freeman filled the pulpit here. Rev. Wynn received word that Bishop J. E. Coldwell, D. D., is improving slowly. Mrs. Penbrook and three daughters of Hollidaysburg, left Monday for Washington, D. C., where they expect to reside. The Stewardess at Hollidaysburg gave a social Thursday, December 19, which was a success. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Wilkesbarre A large number were present at the meeting held by the Emancipation celebration auxiliary last Thursday evening. Dr. Slowe and Prof. R. R. Wright, Jr., of Philadelphia were present and gave very interesting talks. Everyone should take an interest in this great work. The Christmas exercises under the leadership of Mrs. M. Parks were a great success. Message Crampton and Martin, Scranton, were recent callers in our city, also Honorable Loren and Ms.舞 So Horace Logan and Mr. Jones of Atlantic City. We are very proud to say that the three young girls, Misses Priscilla Chambers, Ardena Jackson and Jeannette Washington have successfully passed their examinations at Fred. Douglas hospital, Philadelphia, and have signed for two years. Chester D. Patience of Pittsburgh, a student of Howard University was a visitor in our town Sunday. Mrs. Israel Thompson left Saturday for Boston where she will spend Christmas holidays. Rev. C. J. Blackburn and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theod. Smith M. 6 oclock dinner Friday evening, December 20. Revival begins at Bethel church January 1 at watch meeting. The annual sermon of Golden Rule lodge, F. and A. M. was preached by Rev. Blackburn Sunday evening, December 22. Watch meeting New Year's eve. Come one, come all. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Scottdale (Br Blanche Moore) (By Blanche Moore. Mrs. Ida Moore was in Connellis ville, Pa., last week. James Taylor of Hazelwood, Pa., was the guest of Miss Harriet Williams of Mt. Pleasant Sunday. Mrs. O. Warmack of Uniortown, Pa. was the guest of Mrs. Mary Warmack Sunday and worshipped at the Morning Star Baptist church. Miss Lydia Lawson of Erle, Pa. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Perdue of Kieffertown, Pa. There will be a box social at the Second Baptist church, M. Pleasant, December 28. Everyone is cordially invited. Mrs. Marcelia Wilson of M. Pleasant, is very ill. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Rev. H. H. Overton, pastor of Morning Star Baptist church, preached two fine sermons Sunday with good attendance. The church is now well neated. The members are very proud as their new church is near finished. Two joined the church. Rev. Wilson, pastor of the Second Baptist church, M. Pleasant, preached to grand sermons. The services were well attended. Collection good. Mrs. M. B. Evans was calling on friends in Uniontown last week: Miss Beulah Chambers and J. L. Wilson of M. Pleasant, were calling on Miss Nanie Jones Sunday. Mrs. D. E. Elliott and son Willie, of Virginia, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Hill. Miss Netia McKinney of Mt. Pleasant, was a business visitor in Scottdale Saturday. Miss Rosie Cole of Mt. Pleasant, has been on the sick list but is improving. Mrs. Meigs of Mt. Pleasant, has moved to Washington street. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. (Manager.) Huntingdon (By G. E. C.) Mrs. Pollard of Indiana, was called to the bedside of her aunt, Mrs. Henrietta Murrells, who is still in a precarious state. Lee Smith accompanied by his wife and father, spent several days in Ohio on business. M. Bullett is sufficiently recovered to be about. Thomas Gales was a visitor in Hunt-inwood, Sunday. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Sewickley (By M. B. M.) Mr. and Mrs. Horace Blockson left Saturday for Apollo, Pa., to visit Rev. B. E. Bradley and family. At 7:45 the Rev. Durham of St. Matthews church delivered an excellent sermon from Isaiah 9: 6. We all enjoyed it. The Sabbath school was very well attended and the children in high glee over their annual Christmas treat. G. M. Baskerville of Pittsburgh and H. C. Banks of Atlantic City, N. J., worshipped at the Zion church Sunday last. Mrs. Jane Henderson, one of the oldest women of the valley, has been quite ill but is somewhat better at this writing. The Blocksen and Miner concert on the 19th, for the benefit of Livingston college, was quite a success. Miss Carrie L. Campbell spent Christmas Day in McKeesport. The Ladies of the St. Matthews Sewing guild will entertain from 2 until 10 p. m. January 1, in the A. M. E. Zion parsonage. Come one 'and all and enjoy the guild's hospitality. Mr. and Mrs. Braxton of Try street, have gone to Lynchburg, Va., for the Yuletide season. Miss F. I. Cameron of Edgeworth, Pa., was a week end guest of her sister, Mrs. S. C. Raney of Youngstown. Miss Georgia Tucker of Bridgewater, is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith of Broad street. Don't forget the Alpha Trio concert and musicale December 27, at the Zion church, for the benefit of the colored branch of the Y. M. C. A. . . Mts. Omeahundra of Try street, is improving, under the doctors and nurse, Mrs. C. A. Richardson, care. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith entertained at a 5 o'clock dinner Wednesday last, Mr. and Mrs. Joe White of Harrison Pa., being the honor guest. Covers were laid for 12. The centerpiece was of orange blossoms and maiden hair terms. Among the guests were Mrs. Weaver, Hoaves and Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Wringfield and Joe Phelton. The Rev. T. T. Taggart of St. John's A. M. E. church, preached a wonderful sermon at 7:45 to quite a large audience of men. We hope to hear of the same tor women shortly. Women's Day will be observed December 24, at St. Matthew's Zion church. Rev. Mrs. Viola Stout of Coraopolis, will deliver the morning sermon and! Rev. Dr. Henderson will speak at 3 p.m., assisted by his good choir. Let us make this a day long to be remembered ination. A surprise birthday party given by the Informal Eight of North Side, in honor of Miss Louise Collins, was the event of December 20. Dancing and games were the features of the evening. Music was furnished by Holt Bros. Mrs. Katherine Hoit, chaperone. The infant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Matthews departed this life Saturday, December 21, 1912, at Sewickley hospitals. The parents have the sympathy of a host of friends, Rev. H. Durham being the officiating minister. Mrs. Caroline Banks of Mount Pleasant. Va. who came to spend the Christmas season with her daughter, Mrs. Kelly Miner, died December 24, 1912, at 1 a.m. The remains will be taken to Virginia, the old homestead, for burial. Mrs. M. E. Robinson and Mrs. M. B. Madison, were holiday shoppers in Pittsburgh Monday last. Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Brownsville (By Alice Hinton) Professor Charles W. Florence of Grafton, W. Va. is home for a two weeks vacation. A Concert and Chicken Supper was given Thursday evening at the Church by the S.O.C Club. Rev. Thomas preached a grand sermon Sunday morning, subject: "Whose on the Lord's side." Mrs. Mand Striblin and Mrs. Geary Hilton spent Sunday with Mrs. Lydia Latney in Connellsville. Mrs. Laura Rollins of McKeesport spent last week with relatives here. Miss Mattie Prontz of Morgantown W. Va. is spending the holidays at home. John Alexander was taken very sick with pneumonia last Wednesday and died Sunday afternoon. He was one of the oldest colored residents of Brownsville, funeral services were held at his home on Tesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Thomas, interment in Greenlane Cemetery, Lewis W. Florence is on the sick list. A num ber of young folks were entertained at the home of Mrs. M. Brady last Friday, evening, music, and games were the features of the evening, at a late hour a turkey supper was served, covers were laid for fifteen. Connellsville (By M. Latney) C. Emory Payne was a business caller in Connellsville. Thursday. Mrs. Geary Hilton and Mrs. Maud Striblin spent Sunday with sister Mrs. Lydia Latney. Miss Bernice Striblin of Brownsville is spending the holidays with her Aunt Mrs. H. C. Latney. The reception and Banquet given December 20, by the Odd Fellows and H. H. of Ruth No. 746 was one of the finest given this season. It was a success both socially and financially, The District Grand Master, John T. Haden of Pittsburgh was present and a short address was made by hini. John P. Haden and R. D. Flint left Saturday for Sharon. Miss Blanch Hilton of Brownsville, attended the Banquet. Friday. Mrs. Frank C. Bolling was called to Morgantown Thursday by the serious illness of her son. Henry, they arrived home Friday evening but Saturday the young man passed away. Mr. and Mrs. and family have our heartfelt sympathy. Messrs H. C. and H. W. Latney were business callers in Uniontown, Friday. Please pay up for your Courier. Monessen (By Mattie Scales) Mrs Samuel Turner and Miss Lillian Butler of Uniontown, Pa. were married in Cumberland, Md. Mrs William, Pugburn, South Side, Pittsburgh, is spending the Christmas with her sister, Mrs. A. A. Lucas and Brother, A. W. Jones. Mrs. and Mrs. Daniel Phillips of South Sharon is visiting his parents. Mr. and J. M. Phillips. Rev. T. J. Johnson of Mount Olive Baptist Church, preached to Large congregation, Sunday evening. The services at the A. M. E. Church last Sunday were full of Spiritual life; In the morging our pastor preached upon the visit of the Magi and in the evening from the subject of GLAD TIDINGS; these two Christmas sermons were the best that we have been privileged to listen to for some time. The F. & A. M. gave a most excellent entertainment at their hall last Saturday evening, at which they realized quite a little sum to aid them in charity work. Sunday Dec. 29, the Rev. J. E. Morris, D. D. will preach the anniversary sermon to the toge of F. & A. M. at the A. M. E. Church and all Masons of the valley are invited to take part. Miss Irene O. Morris attended the At-Home of Miss D. Anderson of Braddock. Thursday evening. A number of the Braidock folks were callers at the parsonage this week. Mr. Julius Smith is improving his property. He is one of our progressive business men. Rev. J. E. Morris, D. D. delivered a fine lecture at the Baptist church Thursday evening to which the people listened with a great deal of satisfaction Mrs. E. L. Morris was a Pittsburgh Shoppee and called on friends in Allegheny and Braddock last Monday. Mrs. Gabriel Butler was a Union-town visitor last week. Butler (By Walter McDonald) The Pastor of Second Baptist Church, preached a soul stirring sermon at each service last Sunday. Accompanied by Rev. Swift, the members of the Shiloh Baptist Sunday School are making preparations for their Christmas exercises. Mrs. Dade gass a Christmas dinner for her daughter and several of her friends. Mrs. Charles Barnhart is better, she was visited during the week by her sister Mrs. John Jackson and Mrs. Mary Showers and Nielse Miss Lilian Wash who will be with her until she is able to be out. Her sister Mrs. Bessie Daugherty who has been by her bed side will return to her home in Pittsburgh Tuesday with her husband Mr. John Daugherty. Raymond Baker spent his Christmas in the East. Beaver Falls (By Miss Eva Holmes.) Services were well attended at A. M. E. church, West Bridgewater, last Sunday. The pastor, Rev. William Seives, preached two fine sermons. Attorney William Butler spent last Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Butler of Beaver. His son Master William, returned home with his father to spend the holidays. They left last Sabbath evening for Washington. Chris Guy of Bridgewater, is seriously ill at his home. Madame M. Ophelia Bell, who has been ill is reported to be much better. Lawrence Love, of Beaver Falls, attended services at the A. M. E. church, West Bridgewater, last Sunday evening. Charles Waldon of Pittsburgh, was the guest Sunday of his brother, George Waldan of New Brighton, Beverly Carter of Beaver, was calling on friends in New Brighton Sunday. Leonard Burnett of Marietta, O. a senior in the Marietta High/school, who spent a few days in Beaver Falls, the guest of Arthur Curtis, returned to his home last Monday. He was much impressed with the valley. Mrs. Mary Johnson, the head dressmaker of Avery Mission Trade school, was a visitor in the valley Sunday and attended services at Wayman chapel church, New Brighton, Sunday evening. Mrs. William Washington, accompanied by her son, Petrum and daughter Lillian and Alice, and Alice Jasper, are spending the holidays with the former's mother, Mrs. Hattie Burgott of Elizabeth. Mrs. Jonnie Fisher of Beaver Falls, was the guest of her parents Christmas, of Eastbrook Home, New Castle, Mr. and Mrs. Relms Johnson. Mrs. Chas Hargans, who was quite ill is much improved. Miss Flora Webster, who is a teacher in the public schools of Charleston, W. Va., is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. R. J. Webster of Rochester. Clyde Perry and R. Chatman of Boaver Falls, left for Wheeling Monay where they will be the guests of Mr. Perry's sister, who is a teacher in the Wheeling High school. THE PITTLEBURGH COURIER Rev. and Mrs. William Nelson were guests at the family reunion of Mr. and Mrs. George Boulding of Beaver Falls Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Boulding were blessed, to have all of their children present. Mother Boulding served an excellent dinner which was enjoyed by all present. The president of the Beaver Valley Minister's Alliance desires the presence of all the ministers at the Second Baptist church; Beaver Falls, on Monday at 1 o'clock. Uniontown (By Mrs. Gertrude B. Crable.) Mt. Rose Baptist church, morning service:D. D. L.L. D. preached an excellent sermon, which was well received by those present. At 8 p.m. William Harris, William Howlett and John Meades were ordained as deacons by Rev. A. S. Lomax of Brownville, Pa., after which he preached an ordination sermon. The new steam heating plant of Mt. Rose has been completed at a cost of $600. The missionary circle of Mt. Rose, led by Mrs. Mamie Lewis, refurnished the study of the pastor as a surprise for Christmas. Gatewood Massey and Miss Bertha McPhail of Wilkinsburg, were united in marriage last Tuesday evening at the home of the bride, Rev. Gibbons officiating. We wish them a Happy New Year. Two grand and helpful sermons were delivered Sunday at John Wesley church by our distinguished pastor, Rev. M. B. M. Butler, Sunday night, the doctor's theme being "I Am Gabriel." Sunday school and Christian Endeavor were largely attended. The banquet given in honor of Rev. M. B. M. Butler on the 19th was quite a success, the church being beautifully decorated with flowers and palms. Quite an elaborate program was rendered. Mrs. M. B. M. Butler is much improved at this writing. Ref. William Smith dined with his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Johnson, Sunday at 6:30 p. m. A five course dinner was served. Mrs. George Greene was in Pittsburgh last week attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Emma Lewis. Remains were interred in Allegheny cemetery, Rev. Hall officiating. Mrs. Rena Moore of Brownsville, was in town last week shopping. All persons paying money to solicitors for the Jumonville Industrial school proposition should demand a receipt for same. A. P. McClure, treasurer of the school, says any person caught soliciting money and not giving receipt will be prosecuted. Governor Tener stays date of execution of John Harris till January 28, 1913. He was scheduled to die on the scaffold December 31, 1912. Application for pardon has been made by his attorney, George Patterson. Miss Lilly Allen of Clarksburg, W. Va., is home spending the holidays with her parents of Fairchance, Pa. A birthday party was given by Mrs. Susie Baxton last Friday night in honor of her daughter, Miss Jennie, at their home on Grant street. A large number was present and she was the recipient of many beautiful presents. Games and music were the diversions of the evening. W. L. Winston, the hustling master of finance and keeper of records and seals of the Knights of Pythias, has been successful in collecting from the local lodge this year $1350. James Terry, leader of the Harris band, is very sick at this writing. The services of Mt. Olivet church were well attended all day. The pulpit was filled at 11 a.m. by Rev. J. A. Horsley, subject, "A New Heaven." The pastor, Rev. P. H. Thompson, D. D. delivered a powerful sermon at 8 p.m. Collection for the day $37.40. Henry Douglass, who has been on a hunting tour for three weeks, has returned home. He reports a large catch of small game. Thomas Jenkins spent Xmas with his parents in Baltimore, Md. We are glad to see, Edward Butler, about his business again after a long siege of illness. A special program will be rendered at the Mt. Olivet B. Y. B. U. Sunday, December 31. Special solos will be sang by Misses Francis Johnson. Elizabeth Harris, Russell Flood and Charles H. Crable. Music will be rendered by Master Joseph Crable, John Spurgeon and Gertrude B. Crable. The mock trial which is being conducted at St. Paul church by the gentlemen of the city has been very interesting. While it has been humorous to some extent, yet it has very instructive and profitable to all who attended. The young attorneys played their past well. Friday night of this week the trial will close. The refreshment committee played well their part; each evening a new committee would entertain and a neat sum is hoped to be realized. Mr. Plummer, the judge of the mock trial, deserves much credit for his uniting efforts. Our Sunday special services were held at the above church. Both morning and evening were well attended. The Sunday school gave a cantata Christmas night, after which the teachers treated their pupils. Mrs. J. E. Scott is all at her home Mrs. Eliza Moxley, aged 80 years, one of the oldest members of St. Paul, died Friday, December 20. She leaves two daughters to mourn their loss. Mrs. E. Truly and Mrs. M. Chapman. She was buried Monday from the St. Paul, and quite a number of friends viewed the remains for the last time. Rev. C. A. McGee of Pittsburgh, Pa., preached the sermon. Rev. Thomas Bird was present and spoke in the highest terms of the deceased. He had known her more than twenty-five years. Miss Julia E. Scott recited a retutation entitled "The Palm of Life," which was very appropriate for the occasion. Mrs. Smith of New Brighton Pa. is visiting Mrs. Marc Skinner. The members of the Woman's Mite Missionary society of St. Paul will make a special effort to increase their treasury and they have secured the service of Rev. E. R. Bazier to preach a special sermon on the occasion. Sunday night, December 29. All are invited to attend. Turn Over a New Leaf By subscribing for THIS PAPER AVERY COLLEGE TRAINING SCHOOL CHARTERED AND ENDOWED JANUARY 17th, 1849. JOHN D. CHERRY DR. HERMAN HECHELMAN LEMUEL GOOGINS, DR. ROBERT BRADY ALBERT P. 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By a natural force of habit, with many the declining moments of the old year are devoted to a sort of spiritual stock-taking. The mistakes and the offenses of the past are canvassed over during this "burial, of last year's sins," and resolutions of reformation adopted for future guidance. It has been said that those who make good resolutions are only those who break them. Too often they are simply the impotent products of lingering habit, aroused to life in the bewildering swirl of a customary moral house cleaning, and doomed to a brief existence. A momentary repentance, induced by the solomnity and associations of the season, does not effect much material change in the moral capacity for clean living. Generally, something is bound to give way when new wine is put into old bottles. To do as a matter of course that which is right as it comes is the true secret of a good life, and becomes in time a force more persistent and effectual than the weak-kneed habit of shipping an ill-assorted deck cargo of good-resolutions, whose shifting in bad weather will give serious trouble until it is jettisoned, or swept overboard. But hush: the hour is near. The old man is breathing hard, his eyes grow dim, the hue of death is spreading over his hollow cheeks and wrinkled brows. Soon he will be gone, forgotten with the trouble and sorrow, the joy and delight, he brought in his train. "Across the waste his son and heir doth ride post-haste," and we prepare to salute the rising sun, to make the rafters ring with "The king is dead, long live the king." And so, unmindful of "benefits forgot," with regret and remembrance buried deep in the joy of the moment, we hall the signals of the momentous change—the blaring of sirens and the boom of cannon, the cheering of reeling crowds and the mad joyous clangor of multitudinous bells. Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. The blessed glad new year is coming, heralded with rejoicing, and resplendent with hope. There's a new foot on the floor, my friend, and OLD YEAR NEW time the old Year dies, is filled with many deeds, and, some ill; he lies other years of creeds name; we know tags that passed measured slow doom at last. I smile steps in land and claims in. Within may write their names; fall and die; us may unfold, come the cry among the old." IS GENEROSITY DETHRONED by Time the old Year dies, Whose life was filled with many deeds, Some noble, grand, some ill; he lies In history with other years of creeds and wars and men of fame; we know Him only by the things that passed Within his time. Time measured slow But found the old Year's doom at last. New Year with youthful smile steps in With scepter in his hand and claims The Earth as his domain. Within His days great men may write their names; Nations may rise, may fall and die; Mysteries their secrets may unfold, But ere he knows shall come the cry. "New Year, thou art among the old!" REASON FOR HIS GENER.OSITY cated that there wee scattered farms beyond the fringe of timber that closely lined the stream. One morning, when the current was hurrying us along at eight miles an hour, we saw a tow-headed boy pop out of the under! rush on the bank fifty yards ahead. "Say," he called, as we drifted by, "I'll give you son to goilings if you want them!" FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1912. New "Old year, you shall not die: We did so laugh and cry with you. I've half a mind to die with you. Old year, if you must die." IME and tide wait not. And so we are gathered once more around the couch of the dying year, whose short lifetime has been fraught with new experiences and old failures, with sorrow and with joy to the sons of men. With friendly feelings of regret we watch his solemn passing. The weary sighing of the winter wind over the frozen wastes of T snow is a mournful urge for the days that are gone, for the irrevocable past. Chastening some with the heavy hand of sorrow and, woeful loss, showering blessings of happiness and love upon others, the year that is "dying in the night" has striven mightily to be the friend of all. Even where unmerited misfortune has swamped the high spirit and bruised the aching heart, the old year's passing stirs memories of regret for bright hopes faded, and of gratitude for the few radiant gleams of happiness which have illumined the dark. By a natural force of habit, with many declining moments of the old year are due to a sort of spiritual stock-taking. The misandre and the offenses of the past are canvassed during this "burial, of last year's sins," resolutions of reformation adopted for guidance. It has been said that those who good resolutions are only those who break. Too often they are simply the impotent acts of lingering habit, aroused to life in bewildering swirl of a customary moral cleaning, and doomed to a brief existence momentary repentance, induced by the enmity and associations of the season, does effect much material change in the more pacity for clean living. Generally, something bound to give way when new wine is put old bottles. To do as a matter of course which is right as it comes is the true sec- tion of good life, and becomes in time a force- consistent and effectual than the weak- habit of shipping an ill-assorted deck car good resolutions, whose shifting in bad we will give serious trouble until it is jettisoned swept overboard. But hush: the hour is near. The old man breathing hard, his eyes grow dim, the heath is spreading over his hollow cheeks wrinkled brows. Soon he will be gone, fainted with the trouble and sorrow, the joy and light, he brought in his train. "Across the his son and heir doth pride post-haste," and prepare to salute the rising sun, to make rafters ring with "The king is dead, long live king." And so, unmindful of "benefits for with regret and reembrasure buried deed the joy of the moment, we hall the signs the momentous change—the blaring of it and the boom of cannon, the cheering of crowds and the mad joyous clangor of mult nous bella Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying clown, to the frosty light: "What a life is in the sky!" Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. The blessed glad new year is coming, adored with rejoicing, and resplendent with a new foot on the floor, my friend. DETHRONED by Time that Whose life was filled Some noble, grand, some In history with other and wars and men of fame; Him only by the things that Within his time. Time measure But found the old Year's do New Year with youthful smile With scepter in his hand and The Earth as his domain. With His days great men may Nations may rise, may fall and Mysteries their secrets may But ere he knows shall come "New Year, thou art among REASON FOR HIS Small Boy Was Not Giving Away Goalings Simply Out of the Goodness of His Heart. We were fishing in the James river in the Ozarks, writes a correspondent of The Companion, and for three days had floated down the clear, swift stream, casting as we went. For fifty miles we had not seen a human habitation, although occasional sodds indi- A a new face at the door." Bacchus and Venus and bright-eyed Hebe give welcome and homage to the newcomer, and salute the opening of his reign with mirthful song and joyous laughter. The festive celebration of the new year has been a salient feature in the social life of all civilized peoples, ancient and modern, and that characteristic persists in the strenuous life of today. The time at which the year began varied much among different nations. The Carthaginians, Egyptians, Persians and other nations of antiquity began their year at the autumnal equinox. New Year's day falling on September 22, of modern reckoning, which is also the beginning of the Jewish civil year. The Greeks chose December 22, and afterward June 22. January 1 was adopted by the Romans, when Julius Caesar brought the civil year into close harmony with the solar, in B. C. 46, but, for many centuries, the example was not followed by subsequent European nations. At one time there were seven different dates for the beginning of the year among the Christian nations, and even successive popes, until comparatively recent times, scarcely ever adopted the same chronology. Russia and the eastern empire of Constantine dated from September 1, and the Mohammedan year, being dependent on the phases of the moon, had and has no fixed beginning. January 1 became the accepted date of the New Year among the Catholic nations of Europe in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new style of reckoning, and corrected the accumulated discrepancies between the Julian computation and the actual solar year by striking ten days out of the almanac of that year. By 1700 this date was in general use throughout Europe, but it was not until 1752 that England and her American colonies adopted it. Ancient and modern civilized peoples, while differing as to the day from which they reckoned the beginning of the civil year, have agreed in distinguishing it by special festivities and religious observances. The Romans dedicated January 1 to the oldest of their gods, Janus of the two faces, one youthful and one aged—a symbol of the wisdom of the god who knows the past and can peer into the future. They sacrificed to him on twelve altars, and were careful so to order their conduct on New Year's day that every word and action should be a happy augury of the twelve months of the coming Year. Kindly salutations and presents of figs, dates and sweetmeats were exchanged among the people, holiday dress was worn, and feasting became universal. New Year presents became under the Caesars a source of great personal profit to the ruler, and an onerous burden to his subjects. The infamous Caligula, making it known that his daughter required a dowry at the New Year, walked barefooted over the piles, of gold which covered the courtyard of his palace—gifts of the terrorized Roman citizens. How this custom persisted down the ages may be gathered from the fact that, even as late as the reign of William and Mary, the English nobility were accustomed to "send to the king a purse with gold in it, every New Year's tide." Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe and jewelry were almost wholly supplied from "Goolings!" I said, surprised, "Why, what should we do with goolings?" "I dunno," he replied indifferently. "What are you doing?" I asked, "fishing?" "No,"—a little rebelliously.—"I'm mindin' an old cow out of the corn. "Say," he said, a little anxiously, as we were floating by. "you can have them goolings if you want them. I'll show you where they are." "No, thank you," we said. "We couldn't take care of them." "There they are," he leaned for. Day then breaks forth into a song of praise, greeting the first moment of the new-born year. THE VANISHED YEAR --- CAN YOUR BABY FIND ITS NOSE. Here Are Some of the Tests for Determining Normal Child. If a child of three years knows his name and can thrust a chubby finger to his nose, mouth and eyes, when asked about 'hose organs, he's a normal kid. If he can't, then it's time papa and mamma got busy with petty little think tank, or he'll grow up to be a boob. This, in plain Boweryesque, is the translation of the formula given in scientific terms by the medical savants of the Mental Hygiene conference and exhibit, who are holding 'tests of children' in the hall of the city college, remarks the New York Journal. "A child of four," continues the scientific formula. "is expected to know its sex and to be able to recognize such objects as a key, knife or a penny, and to tell the comparative length of lines. "At five a boy or girl should be able to draw a square and to repeat sentences. When a child is six we ask for definitions. I might ask: What is a fork? If a boy answered: 'I eat with a fork,' it would be sufficient for that age, but if he inserted the word 'something' in his definition, as 'A fork is something to eat with,' it would place him in the eight-year class. If he said: 'A piece of tableware,' he would be in the twelve-year class." A child of ten is asked what he would do if he missed a train. Here the answers vary. Any reply that is an answer is accepted. One child said: "Walt for another." Another said he would "run and catch it." While a boy from the Bronx said he would go home for the day. What to do if struck by a playmate was the most puzzling of all questions. Boys invariably looked at their mothers when the question was put. "Forgive him," was the answer only a few times. The best examination passed so far was by seven-year-old Donald Grant of 507 West 138th street, who passed the examination for the child of ten. If a child of three years knows his name and can thrust a chubby finger to his nose, mouth and eyes, when asked about hose organs, he's a normal kid. If he can't, then it's time papa and mamma got busy with petty's little think tank, or he'll grow up to be a boob. This, in plain Floweryesque, is the translation of the formula given in scientific terms by the medical savants of the Mental Hygiene conference and exhibit, who are holding "tests of children" in the hall of the city college, remarks the New York Journal. "A child of four," continues the scientific formula, "is expected to know its sex and to be able to recognize such objects as a key, knife or a penny, and to tell the comparative length of lines. "At five a boy or girl should be able to draw a square and to repeat sentences. When a child is six we ask for definitions. I might ask: 'What is a fork?' If a boy answered: 'I eat, with a fork,' it would be sufficient for that age, but if he inserted the word 'something' in his definition, as 'A fork is something to eat with.' it would place him in the eight-year class. If he said: 'A piece of tableware,' he would be in the twelve-year class." A child of ten is asked what he would do if he missed a train. Here the answers vary. Any reply that is an answer is accepted. One child said: "Walt for another." Another said he would "run and catch it." While a boy from the Bronx said he would go home for the day. What to do if struck by a playmate was the most puzzling of all questions. Boys invariably looked at their mothers when the question was put. "Forgive him," was the answer only a few times. The best examination passed so far was by seven-year-old Donald Grant of 507 West 138th street, who passed the examination for the child of ten. --- THE PITTSBURGH COURIER the New Year contributions of her subjects, and, although she made return gifts, it is related that she took good care to have the balance well in her own favor. The early fathers of the church reprobated the immoral and superstitious observances of the pagan festifal, and directed that the Christian year should be opened with a day of fasting, prayer and humiliation. The festal character of the day, however, pertinaciously clung to it throughout the ages, and the church preserved its religious aspect, by making it a festival in commemoration of the circumcision. In Catholic countries, New Year's day is a holiday of strict obligation, opening with a solemn midnight mass and the singing of the Te Deum. Many Protestant churches hold a "watchnight service" through the last three hours of the departing year—a solemn service of prayer and song and exhortation—which is hushed into a few minutes of silent meditation as the midnight hour draws near, and Once again a year has vanished, To the realm of bygones banished, Where the past years sleep in glory— Not forgotten—gone before— And the New Year comes to greet us, On the wings of Time to meet us, And to tell the old, old story Of the years that are no more. In the wings of Time, swift flying, Lies the Old Year, sighing, dying, Borne to join the host that slumbers On that distant unknown shore— Borne to join the countless legion, That have crossed that mystic region, And are counted with the numbers In that land of Nevermore. Once again the bells are ringing. Tidings of the New Year bringing. With the blythe and gladsome clangor Of the bells that rang of yore. And their glad and tuneful pealing. Brighter, fairer skies revealing. Bids us banish sorrow, anger. Think of gladness yet in store. Let our dreams be ever fair— Let us banish care and sorrow. Hope. for gladness on the morrow— Let us build for days before us Brighter castles in the air. ward and pointed down the bank.—"right down there. You can have 'em if you want 'em." "That's a funny kid." remarked one of our party, as we drifted by a dozen half-grown gooslings at the edge of the water. "Wonder what makes him so generous." Just then, loud and shrill, came a woman's voice from the field back in the valley: "Johnnie! Johnnie O Johnnie! Alr you keepin' them gooslin' out of the garden."—"Youth's companion. H. G. JEFFRESS H. G. JEFFRESS, The Tallor Why do you buy Ready-made Clothes when you can get a Great Discount? MRS. A. M. POPE TURNBOY POBO COURT AVE. NINE SIDE VIEW OF BUILDING FROM A VIEW OF BUILDING DRAWING ROOM CHAIN SERVICE ROOM OPERATING ROOM HELLS DINING HALL Special American Black Thibet, Fashionable Blue Gray Mixture Suitings. English Fine Twilled Blue Serge. Fine English Brown Herringbone Mixture. Special Design Overcoating. Standard American Black Kersey, Fashionable Gray Kersey, Overcoating, Blue Melton. Brown Mixed Twilled Thibet. H. G. JEFFRESS, Restaurant and Lunch Room The Mission First Class Ladied and Gents Dining Room. Meals reasonable. Tables Reserved for Ladies. Open, From 6 a. m. to 2 a. m. GEO. W. DAVIS, PROP. 6231 BROAD ST. Corner Broad and Frankstown. THE BEST IN TOWN JACKSON Funeral Director FINE CARRIAGES FOR OPERA PARTIES, Bell, 9015 Hemlock. P. & A., 1301-F The oldest undert ker in Pittsburgh and a member of the Undertakers Association. Are You in Arrears on your subscription? You know WE NEED THE MONEY BARBER, HAINDRESSING, AND MANICURING By our method everybody can learn the trade in short times expenses small, and you can send for information. A special invitation is extend d to pro- spective colored students. ```markdown ``` Everybody is doing it. What? Why reading the Courter. MRS. A. M. POPE T. SIDE VIEW OF BUILDING DRAWING ROOM THIS SHOWING ROOM "PORO" COLLEGE is a well equipped modern four-story building located at 3100 Pine street, in the city of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. A. M. Pope-Turnbo, the proprietress, is a specialist in the treatment of the scalp and the growing of luxuriant, beautiful hair. Her college contains the most modern electrical apparatus and hundreds of women and girls receive the best scientific treatment there daily. In addition to this excellent opportunity afforded the people of St. Louis and vicinity, there are, under personal supervision of Mrs. Pope-Turnbo, a number of young women and girls who are learning the fundamental scientific principles of scalp treatment and luxuriant hair growing. In her factory (which is directly connected with the institution), Mrs. Pope-Turnbo has the most modern equipment and uses the best materials in the manufacture of the many specialties. --- CUTTHIS COUPONOUT IT IS READY MONEY. Good for $5 on a Suit or Overcoat At H. J. Jeffress, Tailor, $4 Fulton St. H. G. JEFFRESS, The tailor. 64 Fulton Street, Co Bell Phone 1354-R Schenley nley MRS. M. C. HAMILTON Formerly of Braddock, Pa., Has Opened Up a Dressmaking and Ladies Tailoring Establishment at 20 Junilla Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. She Will Also Open Up a Sewing and Dressmaking Class January 6, 1913. Alta Friend WILL PROTECT YOU SICKNESS, ACCIDENT You pay a little each month to the Society sends its Paymaster each Dollars Paid in Claims. ASSETS, $510,000.00. Write for our booklet "SEE "Onyx" TRADE THE Best Hose for Women and Children in the "Onyx" Brand FOR Quality, Style and "Onyx" Hose in C or Pure Silk, from 25c. genuine without trace every pair. Sold by Lord & Taylor Friendly S PROTECT YOUR HOME ACCIDENT AND month to the Society, and w Paymaster each week to you. .00. SURPL booklet "SELF HELP." x" Hose TRADE MARK Hose for the entire and Children, can alw nyx" Brand. City, Style and Wear, Hose in Cotton, Lis from 25c. to $5.00 per without trade-mark Sold by all dealer Taylor -- No Alta Friendly Society SICKNESS, ACCIDENT AND DEATH You pay a little pach month to the Society, and when trouble comes, the Society sends its Paymaster each week to you. Over Three Million Dollars Paid in Claims. ASSETS, $510,000.00. SURPLUS, $237,000.00. Write for our booklet "SELF HELP." 404 ROSS ST. "Onyx" Hosiery TRADE MARK THE Best Hose for the entire family, Men, Women and Children, can always be found in the "Onyx" Brand. FOR Quality, Style and Wear, get a pair of "Onyx" Hose in Cotton, Lisle, Silk Lisle or Pure Silk, from 25c. to $5.00 per pair—none genuine without trade-mark stamped on every pair. Sold by all dealers. Lord & Taylor -- New York Wholesale Distributors ST. JOAN OF THE CATHEDRAL URNBO PORO OPERADO Pongo cepa MARLES DIN Photo by Sexton. The benefits derived from this institution do not end in St. Louis. In addition to her already large patronage at the college, she has established a number of branch offices and many agents throughout the United States are supplied with articles manufactured as "FONO" COLLEGE and use the scientific sanitary methods employed there. By this means—and on the real marks of "FONO" products—she has established a lucrative trade in all of the states in Canada and in Mexico. Thus "FONO" is achieving a wonderful scientific sanitary method for scale and hair treatment. Her method of treatment is having the desired effect in helping to prevent the spread of disease, for it is a fact that hair in an unexamining condition carries germs of deadly disease which often prove fatal to innocent persons coming in contact with them. It would be well for every --- --- Call and see me. I have 1500 Selections for your inspection. Suits and Overcoats Made to Order, first-class workmanship, fitguaranteed. Quality of woolens cannot be compared. FIRST-CLASS CLEANING AND PRESSING. Called For and Delivered. mer of Wylle Ave. NOTICE. NOTICE ALL OUT-OF-TOWN NOTES MUST BE IN THIS OFFICE BY WEDNESDAY NOON. TO ALL AGENTS - WE WIND IT NECESSARY TO MAKE OBLIGATORY UPON ALL AGENTS TO SEND REMITTANCE WITH NOTES TO INSURE PUBLICATION. MUST HAVE CHURCH NEWS TUESDAY. dly Society OUR HOME AGAINST ENT AND DEATH Society, and when trouble comes, each week to you. Over Three Million SURPLUS, $237,000.00 LF HELP." 404 ROSS ST. Hosiery MARK the entire family, Men, men, can always be found and Wear, get a pair of Cotton, Lisle, Silk Lisle to $5.00 per pair—none trade-mark stamped on all dealers. er -- New York FROM VIEW BUILDING GRILLS DINING HALL Photo by Secton, 2200 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. home to adopt this scientific method of treatment, thus ensuring cleanliness of scalp and skin. If there is no agent in your city or town, Mrs Pope-Turner will clearly explain her method of treatment to all who wish to her. Many addresses a pallet to "Povero" College, 300 Plane St., St. Louis, Mo., and you will receive the desired information. Visitors receive polite and courteous attention when visiting the institution. A diploma from "Two" College represents competency in this discipline. The girls are given two access to the sewing room, office and kitchen that they may accommodate their spare moments either by sewing, using the typewriter or by learning to prepare economic wholesome meals, all of which are essential to ad enturing young women of this ad. --- Four THE preTsauRGH COURIER , ‘ 7 . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 0:2. VME PITTSBURGH COURIER C. Wi. POSEY, President. H.. E. RICKMOND, Secretary. RL VANN, Treasurer. WAIN OFFICE: 1209 Wylie Avenue. : Telephones: eBell, 2169-J¥grant and P. & A. OF. ia Published Every Friday’ 1209 Wyle Avenue, Pittsburg. 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Essays and poetry are only accepted for publitation from our special cor- respondents. All persons subscribing for the Courier will kindly renew sub- scription when the same shall have ex- Pired without further notig® from us. Any agent or official whose conduct - fa unbecoming or digcourteous to our \ subscribers of advertigere will kindly report in writing to. Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Company. ——————— SS .MAYOR MAGEE MAKES RECORD. ‘As seen.from what was said at the recent departmental dinner given by the Mayor of Pittskurgh., the citizens of. ah. cit ggrust concede that we have al present the: most progressive mayor Pittsburgh has ever bad: the honowig support: ©; _ Some men may say that his honor comes as au incident to the great im- provemen's recently made and now being wade. This is not true at all. Mayor Magee has made the citcum- stances himself, and if he gets Any honor from the circumstances attend- ing hif aaministratiqn, he has created them himseli, And” herein lies the nonér. a The Mayor \jnow has the pleasure of reminding hi critics that he has “made good" }his every ante-election projpise, ever to thé filtered water for North Side. Be it said to bis cpAdit that he has! not been idle for ‘foment since hig inauguration: but has speut is entire Administration in ihe interest of the great city oF which he isochief magistrate. His work speaks for ~USelf, and regardless of political opinions regarding his activ; ities, ais record icWfide arid will stand {nequalled for ages to come. Nor has the Negro any compiaint to make regarding the treatment bé hus récelved.aythe bunds of the Mayor. The Courier has no hesitancy in say- ing tat the Negro has a fiend in | Mayor Magee. 4 BLEASE -LYNCHES NEGRO. _~ Following closely -the remarks of “Cole tease that he would protect apy mob found lynrbing a’Neero, the mob “took him litefally apd. proceeded te Iynch a Negro chazged with the small offense of receiving money upon false pretense. | Blease max, ahswer that he ned ref- cvence to crifies committed upon the white women of South-Cavo‘ina. His remarks are respoasible ior the inter- pretatjon the mob places apea DR at- titsie wewsrd the! lawless, Vader “tug citcumstarces,iand the silence of rthe [lease vhativtdr. we conclude tBat Bipage lynched calWNegro. We can uot seo toe situation im aay ether Hgat than hyidsng, the aytbur. of tie evime tesponsibh. Ae iis rorfmission. Borers dhe wyfte men of te Soa. Uhind ‘hatedaaee cud his do trims will fed cajprovel “‘thzouehout Uyecsyry! fn is theyre mista Ge J Tis gentry can no mare afterd foiaiiow Negrees:to Ve ismehed for isin gcimes tiny ié> white men to ye Syrgaed fer witial crimes, ft is Cg paueational sffeet upon the whole edoniry which: must be “guarded Eaainst, iesti we find the mob C.evated abce -Uesconstitution. fe MORALS IN-EFFICIENCY ,COMMIS- x ~ PSION. . Wha ibe morality of the city of ionahurgh was turned over, into. the ikands of ihe Morals Efficiency Com- riissicn the populationslooked forward to a reform in the underworid and 2 wholegaté cleaning out-of the so-calb cé vp disyicts. The ‘commission his A work some little time now, sad we have had an opportsnity io Lor what the-tendencr of the com- vegion is, ia he Cosrier notes that MP srse ob yors €rtur the commission commit- ted was that the Negroes: of the: city vars rot entitled’ to the commonly Lnews Lunderworld ‘ivileges.” We Taser rom, dae eu have con- ra t.u, tr Rhodes, the dispenser of afifiiges, that the Nesroes ¢o not ayel'*pcivilesed bovses.’ Three ‘eats for the rapid strides cf thé Kerra, ithe has tisen dbove the a: ces- sity. of such hopsee. But we l.arn” again ,that Pr. Rhodes \will allow about eighty or.ten such ‘places to open whey the time comes.) Mean- while th¢ white houses are running full blast, This looké likes discrim- inaticn to Tae Courier: or is it but a retum of the old system in different ‘clothing? Yet: we Rave yet to jecrn of. any ‘Neerors attacking any body in the ‘cte'éf Piusbursh. Serely we are a beter peopie “than the whites who must, according to the attitude of ike Commission, have some exhaust. | Te be pldin abost' the matter. the “Negro is being treated unjustly in ‘these matters. “We donot advocate a laxity in the law: nor yet do we see ‘the propriety inf arresting Negroes every night for doing less crime than, ‘the commission sanctions in white ‘houses. . Somethiig is hidden in the | wood pile. : Then, too. we note the recent treat- |inent of the Greeks who have “open house” on Wylie avenue every day in the week. It fs a common thing @ see caré-playing in almost any" Greek éstabljshment on the Sabbath day. And they ctaim protectiop in the ptac- tice. They were raided by ciboe- lice and charged with running’ qisor- deriy houses. The commission never complained once of this open impro- priéty, if fot violation ot public decen- cy. t 1 the Negro of, Pittsburgh saould attempt a card table display on the Sabbath day suc as is common among the Greeks'o? Wylie avenue, we need not say what would have happened ere this writing, The work. house wotld have been crying!for ad- ditional room in which to house the victims. What we want to see, and what Dr. Rhodes needs to know we are deter- mined to see, is a square eal for the Negro in Pittsburgh, comm{ssion or ny chmmission. wi Reports have it that everybody Lad a merry and glorious Christmas. Now for a Happy New Year. . Local James Bond, ani old and respected citizen of Pittsburgh and an elder in the Presbyterian church, died Satur. day evening after a three days’ iliness of pneumonia... He was buried Mon: day., The Monticello boys won a greai vicery in New York Christmas Day by defeating the strong New York team in the basketball game, 40 to 24. Three cheers for th® Monticello boys. Thomas Andersgn, the popular bar- ber of Frankstown avenue. received 2 sprained ankle which confined him zo.his room for a few days. ‘We want to call our readers notice and especially Beltzhoover people, to Perlestein’s Shoe Store ad, located corner Smithfield and Third avenue, which appeare for the first time this week on page 4. From the induce: ments this store offers, it will pay you to patronize it Saturday or Mon- day... They-have a atring of stores, handle first class goad and are in po- sition to give you full value for your money. Cut coupon out of this pa- per and take with you to store to get the 8. & H. Trading stampe apd plate offer. Give them’ a trial and if you don't get full value for your money, tell us If you want. this enterprise to grow and give more employment to our peopte, you can help us most by patronizing our advertisers. Dr. J. E. Brown was taken from his nome. 120 Brushton avenue, iast Thursday morning to the Pittsbu:sz hespita! where he was operated upon for appendicitis. The doctor is Going nicely. + Thos. T. Juckson gave an elegantly aprointed breakfast in honor of Will- iam E. Freeman of Jersey, City. N. J:, at the J.oendi club Christmas morn- ing, Amortg those present were: C. D. Pattengall of Apollo: Douglass (. Foster, John W. Henry, EC. Truman, John W. White and W. P. Bayless. Mr. Frecmaa is spending |the Christmas helidays with Mr. Jackson. Be_in business. The Thomas® T. Jackson Agency, ‘806 Wylie avenue, wants ‘agents throughout the state. John A: Crampton, Ph.'G., is a spiendid example of thrife and econ- ons Dr. Crampton is | courteous) trustworthy, prompt and always-ont the-job. He is an exemplary young min aad deserves tM unstinted sup- post of the readers of The Courier. ie will open a well appointed and modern drugstore at 1443 Wylie ave: mv, on oy about January 1, 1913. Read his advertisement elsewhere in The Courier, Watch for the opening an. rho him a call. Harry Melatosh. Esq.. a. white tare vot. gepires ta betaine tke next Ole. ‘rh Attormy, Look at his ad ang study Bis “character, Preston Rice of Harrisondurs. Va. spent a Yew days: in’ the city with Si trotting, A.B Rice, “He galled a: 7 Coutrick orien. “Fhdddeus Catala has been taken .o 8S heme in Tanne! streets acer pponaing @ Work SC n@Bs Jan's hos ae * ape hee: At Gaee22a agent fe the Home: Sirk daurict. | We, Manazer cf “ourier. } Mz and Mrs, Therhds T. Jackson ind their house guests. Mz and Mrs. ‘Viliam E. Freeman of Jeisey City. Not, and Mr. anjl. Mrs. ‘Pattengall of \pello. ieft Friday evening. December fagio spend the new Year in New Yok city. = “Sixth and Seventh © Books of Moses.” “Albertus Magnus.” “Long Lest Friend” at {Mount’s Old Scz! Shoppe, 626 Penn avenue. D®. G. H. Bolline.of 3142 Peas ave- 136, who: Was inirred “on December 3. ‘Snow able tobe up in hisroom: aad <tl resume‘practice next week - Mrs. Emma Tyler bas been very iuceessfu! in the course of dragiess sealing and hae received her dipiema. "Walter W. Kelly, formerly 02 this “ey but now-of New Haven. Conn. s vishing his father, SH. Kelley. ster and other relatives dering the Ro'idavs, MONEY TO LOAN. Fire Insurance. Houses for szie sn: ‘ar rent: Frazier-Brown Reaity Co. 3231 Penn. avenue, Bell Phone 5927 Highland. George Cole, Jr., was seriously barn- d while fixing a furnace. * Dr. James Brown was operated up- Bridge Work a Specialty DR. BISHOP'S MOUTH AND TOOTH WASH hardens the gums, pt rifles the mouth and assists in arrest ng the progress of decas. : BELL PHONE 2251-R GRANT. - Office Hears—Daiiy—9 a. yu. to 2 p.m; 5:30 p.m. to 9’p. m. " Stnday. 2 p.m. 104 p.m. ne 2170 CENTER AKENUE Pittsburg Pa. * on for appendicitis and is geting along nicely. William Writt, Sr., of Denniston avenue, is very iat his home, suifes ing from throat troubie. Walter Scott of the Emancipation Commission, was called homé unex- pectedly from Philadelphia on account of the sudden illness of his brother, who, however..is beter at this writing. Mr. Hopkins o&fenter avenue. fs 1 at the hospital, - ir. Franklin ot Wylie avenue. was galled to Washington suddenly on C#ristmas on account of the death of aftriend. FOR SALE—Negro Year Bock. 228 pages, by Monroe N. Work. Price 25 cents: postage 3.cents. Address Pete: Simpson, Homestead, Pa. Orlando Thdrnton, employed in Washington, D. C.. who spent the hol- idays at his home will return to Wash- inzton Sunday Mr. Thornton is pri- vate secretary to S. W. Rutherford, manager of the National Benefit asso- ciation. He is a graduate of Pists- burgh High school and.in the capacity of secretary is doing fine. COMING “EVENTS In the future there will be a Solum headed COMING EVENTS in] which will appear announce- ments of all comiffg events. As such matter is advertising there will be a fee of one-cent a word. Any--matter arinouncing meetings, entertainments, games, etc. will be regarded as advertising and un- less remittance accompanies the notice to the amount’ of one cent a word the publication.of the same ‘will be withheld. 2 |. However, a short writeup ofthe event after ic has passed will be cheerfully published free. “The Lasingt the Old Year—You are cordially ipvited to attend a second. giand ba and reception given by the Mardj Gras Social club at Labor temple. Pittsburgh, Pa., Tuesday even- ing, December 31, 1912. Dancing froni 7 until 2 p.m. “Admission 50 cents. Nawkins’ select, orchestra, best: in town. The grand cake waik takes Place at 11:30. See prize in Bayless chop house window, 1207 Wylie ave- nue. New Vear’s Eve Proatam. In the dinins rooms of the Loenci cluj promptly at 12 o'clock New Year's eve. the guests will partake of tht delectables prepared for appezsing the Gesire of inner man, at which time the happy diners will be pleastizgiy entertained by “Noisy, Speecr” Smith and “Happy Joe Bright.” as- sisted by Miss Estella Johnson, p7e- senting one solid hour'in songs an¢ dancing, interspesed with comedy. Bellevue Notes \ORw Marie Thornell.) Rev. Boone preached a soul-stirring sermon fast Sunday. subject, “Man's Great Responsibility,” 1 King 20: 2‘ 40, Miss Sinth Brown and ber siece. Roberta Gilmore, left last. Wednesda: for het home in High Point, N. °C. Mrs. Clara Poil leit Saturday night for her home in Sanbury, N. C. raster Unjean Williams is very ili with pn imgaia. Little | Elizabeth Robinson is {mproving slowly. Mrs. Chavis was on the sick list last week. Mr. and Mrs. Smith of, Boyle street North Side, visited Mr. and Mrs. Dav- id Keys last Sabbath afternoon. Miss Anna May ‘Fromas jis residin= with Mrs. Dilworth of 250 Maple ave- nue. Mr. and irs. Thomas Copeiand vis: ited their uncle. Isaac Copeland, East Liberty, last Sabbath. Mrv. H. Hall visited her sister. “irs. William Jones, last week. Charles Booker and Warren Merr of Rast Liberty, were callers at the residence of Miss Marie Thornel! !ast Sabbath evening. Willie Williams was quietly mar: ried last Monday to Miss Rohena Gil- micore.. Mr. and Mrs. Williams aze residing §n the Anderson Aperiments cn Walnut‘etree. SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO EAT School Giris and Boys Need a in Maatication for Thelr Stom- achs’ Sake. — Nor is it enough that school girls ‘and bors sbould bo taught to cook; they should also ‘learn how to cat. Few learn this at home. They are usualJy taught to eat silently, and not to tae soup off the end of a spoon ‘or to put the knife into the mouth; but the more important art of mastl- cation is tgnored. It {s a branch of physfology and should he taught by experts In.the schools. If jt were, the next generation. of mothers and fathers would know that tt is n crime to let their children éwal- ow food. particularly milk and cereals ‘and vegetables, before it bas beer kept for a while In the mouth to be ‘mixed with saliva and made digest: bie ¥. If it were incelibly impressed on school children that gluttony {s a vice whieh defeats its own end, that by eating slowly much niore pleasure can ‘be got. from one mouthful than br bolting a whole plateful,. that this Pleasure can be vastly increased by ‘consciously exhaling through the nose bse cating. and that those who eat in cals way Will escape the pangs of fedl- ven—if these truths were im preséed on every child mind, two-thirds of the mincr ills of mankind would dis- appear in two generations, and most of the major maladies also; for the stom: ach is the source of most diseases. As Thomas Walker wrote nearly a century ago, “Cuntent the stomach and the stomach will content you.” OLD HOME OF SiR REYNOLDS Wonderful Landscape Scenes Are De {scribed In Verse by Noted _ Posts. Londor.—all artists and lovers ,of paintings will be interested to know that Wick House, on Richmond bill. once the residence of the great paint- r, Sir Joshua. Reynolds, is, like ny Giicr noble Gansloas Me ie nelgtbot hood, in the market. It is situated on that wonderful terrace at Richmond. whence one of the most perfect views of marvelous scenery in southern Eng- land can be obtained. Poets and nove)- ists, as well, ae astiste, have tried to describe ‘ite perfettions. No wonder the beautrfoving eye of Sir Joshua was attra by the scene. He or dered the wane ‘Sir William Cham bers, to build Yor him this house on the site of jan old cottage, which was demolished in order to make room for the artist's dwelling place. It has beer much enlarged since Sir Joshus’s _ P| cot BS, ee od an Ps Home of Sir Joshua’ Reynolds. Ume. From the window of the draw ing room.he painted: one of his very few landscapes. And what a wonder ful view it is which 1s commanded by the terrace! The - beautiful River Thames is seen like a gleam of silver cescending through the rich landscape and curving round the foot of the hill its banks thickly wooded. Ham House, the historic seat of the,earl of Dysart, Petersham, and Twicken: ham are‘in sight, and far away in the dim distance rises the round tower of lordly Windsor, and on the left the outline of the Surrey hills. The poet Thompson described this scene in his “seasons,” when the beauties of “Summer” inspired his pen: Hore let vs sweep The hounsives landscape, now the rap- Exulling swift tq huge Augusta send: ROPERS che Meter hile “thet skirt Mer plain, 5 To lofts Harrow now, and ‘now to where Majrgtic Windsor fifths princely brow In idvely con:rast go this glorious view. He goes on \to’ describe where fiver ‘Thames ‘first rural grows,” “Miam's embowerlng walks.” and the matchless vale 6f the great river. Pope lay ill on his deathbed when Thompson wrote, and so he points to the Muses’ haunt, Twitnam's bowers, and implores to heaven the healing of his friend, and then proceeds to re count the other beauties of the scene. Another great writer has told us about them. Sir Walter Scott in the “Heart of Midlothian,” makes the duke of -Argyll and Jeanie Deans alight from,the carriage to contem- plate the.wondrous landscape. We need ‘not retell the grand description painted by the great writer? but when the duke tells Jeanfe that there ts nothing Hke in Scotland, Jeanfe -re marks on the fine breed of cows, but adds: “I like just as well to look at the craigs of Arthur's Seat and the sea coming “in ayont them, as at a’ thae muckle trees.”, It would never do for “auld Scotland” to be beaten. ° CAN'T ESCAPE HIS SHADOW Englishman Unable to Prosecute Man Who Fallows [Hire Everywhere z He and Wife Go. _ London-A remarkable story was related at {the Highgate Police court ‘by a young man who applied for = stmmons against another man.| He told the magistrate that some months ego he summoned the man for threat- ening him. and the man was then cau- tioned. Since that time the man‘ had persistently followed him and his wife about wherever they went, although they lived at Finchley and he at Grouch End. The man never said any- thing to them, but simply followed ‘them, and when they went Indoors he walked up and down outside watching the house. “The man Is quite entitled to the use of the road,” said the judge, “and in following you and your wife he is offending against no statute. He is quite Within the Iimits of the law.” GUN BETTER°THAN SERMONS Methodist Missionary Tells How His Prowess as Hunter wen, Over the Hindus. s » San Francisco. — Skill with 8 big game rife has. contributed much to his success as a missionary, in the opinion of the Rev.-H. A. Musser, who. with his wife and their two children, errived from the orient on the Tenyo Maru. Eight yearg ago. as district superintendent of Ser Epls- copa! church. he weQt to the mout tains and jungles of dentral India. “The meck and mild type of mis sionary is slow to gain the confidence of the Hindus.” said Mr. Stusser. “Much of my success was due to the fact that I'was of assistance to the natives in a physical sense. .I have hunted lions, tigers and elephants, and I believe the barking of my gun ‘nas: done more for the missionary cause than my preaching.” | Decerted 27 Years: Is “Widow.” - 'Pintsbureh, Pa—Whether a woman ‘who nas nov seen her husband tor 22 years can consider herself 'a widow, it has been decided by a‘Jury here that “ske can.” Anna Duclanery was charged with perjury and bigamy. She bad obtain- ed ‘a: marriage license to wed Joseph ‘Glesilleisk! and eaid she was a widow. Married Ufe was not smooth for the Duclanery-Glesileiski combination and ‘the husband brought bigamy charges ‘against his wife. At the/trial It developed that the ‘woman had been deserted by her first ‘Dusband 21 years becore she care to America from Austria an@ uke ‘ne ‘been here atx years. Br. C. WH. Butler Dentist * IS NOW LOCATED AT 6258 FRANKSTOWN AVE., EE. Near Broad Street Bell Phone 2915 ' Highland. sO Ce a Shee ee ee : *. Seimei = s > | LF \ . * . ° Bes J og “Our Candidate for District Attorney : Henry W. Mcintosh Of Wilkinsgurg. - > ; ; 2, Born, South Side. Pittsburgh, \e69. . A. resident of Wilkinaburg for ‘the Bget-towenty five years. A member . ‘the Allegheny County @ar for . the past twenty years. se Homestead ae «By Peter Simpson.) | Whea ali the confusiomt,of cur prep aration for Christmas is over, witen all the echoes of the festivity have died aivay, when ail the gifts have ‘been laid away or worn out: there re- mains as‘a reminder the’love th: moved us to’act. For without iove ‘all our celebration is poor shadow, a shallow. mockery. Mrs. Lizzie Jackson of Thirteenth street, lost one of her silver earrings while going to os from cpurch Sun day, “The letters L. E. M. are en- graved upon it. Mrs. J. W. Brown of McDonald. ‘spent several days of last week .yisit- ing Mrs. Abe Dorsey. H. B. Lewis was galled to Jefferson ton,'V'a., o account of the serious ill. ness of his brother. | Calvin Burley left Monday night*to ‘spend thé holidays in Baltimore with dis parents. ° C. P. Hardy spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J. R. Wilson. . Mrs. B. F. Simpson of Brushtos, "was at the home of Mrs. Lenora Simp. ‘son on Monéay. Miss !da Winbush ané Will Cochran spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Owens of Homewood, a cousin of ‘Mr. Cochran. Mrs...Abde Dorsey and little son. Al. bert, spent Sunday afternoon in Pitte: burgh, visitins Mrs, Cook and friends. William Yaney of Fifteenth avenue. was very much surprised when ‘his wife presented him with a bachelor's wardrobe as a Christmas sift.” ‘Mr. and Mrs. William White and son of Pittsburgh, were the guests of Mr. and “Mrs. William Campbell of ‘Thir. teenth street. "Mr. Campbell is suf. fering with a very badly mashed foot since the 1¢th. Mr. and “Mrs, Samuel Williams, Janes Robinson. James Crutchfield, Ed. Venerable, Mr. Brice, Spencer Milner, Mrs.;Mary Martin ‘and a. few others were callers at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William’ Campbell Sunday. Ciem Hall gpcat Monday night ia ‘Monongahela Cicy visiting his sister. Miss Bessie Cundiff. of Fourteenth avenue, ieft Friday to take up studies in the West Virginia Normal and Agriculture. Institute. Mrs. William Veney contirues to Im- prove. = . Mrs. Queen Heuburn were calles Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Fitisburgh. were callers on Mr. and Mrz, Wesley Cundiff Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Goode és ca the sick list. ‘Mrs. Sallie Bremer ‘el! from the voof of her kitchen tast week. Listen for the wedding belis next Tuesday, the 13th. ‘Miss Anna Cabell and Archie Har- grave spent Saturday with Dr. and Mrs. Hargrave. £ Miss Bertha Bryant and a few of her friends were the guests & Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Barber Monday ‘Mrs, Ramsey and Miss Gustave Hal: were married by Rev. R. R. Jones at the parsonage Tuesday morning. © U wedding belis ring oz. , Rev. Gozgins and wife wish to Taaak the smembess of is congress tion and friends Tor the umerous gifts he received at the surprise party given him Monday night. The choir and trustees of the Gisc- den A. M, E. church will give a sac- red concert Sunday evening, Decem- ber 2%. Prosram: selection, choir; invocation, pastor: sélection, choir; vecitation, Olive Taite: selection, Moonlight quartet: splo. J. W. Cun- diff: vecitation, Eisie Cundiff: dues. Mrs Wayman Barber and Miss Jessie Cundiff: instrumental selection. Mary C. Caldweil; violin seiection: Dr. H. ‘M. HMarzrave: selection. choi: 4ad- dress, C. 5S. Black: selection, choir: solo, Miss Jessie Cundiff: selection, Aberiom tistd Fisher On or about) January | . Ist, 1913 | JOHN D. CRAMPTON ve will open a | DRUG STORE .° 1403 Wylie Avenue _ t i €. THE ONLY POLICIES THAT. PAY. . F ve - | For old age disability, for first ,week of disability, at the end of each week, during period of disability, for every sickness,.for all accidents, in all places, for all oc- cupations, for partial disability, for permanet disability, for total disability, for all forms of disability, and allows Extended or Paid-up Insurance Values every third year. Distribution of surplus when graile is complete. Termination in ten, fifteen or twenty years. All guar- anteed by, a Pennsylvania Insurance Company, in busi- ness 41 years. Agents Wanted Call or Write The: Thomas T.-Jackson Agency | . Suite 1-2-3-4 Smith Bldg. 606 Wylie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. ; BELL PHONE 9104-J: GRANT. | 2: FIRE INSURANCE ?: = WANTED * WANTED—5¢ “bors irom Greater Pittsburgh to sell the Courier Friday and Saturday of each week. Come Fri day evening to 1209 Wylie avenue for TWO SPLENDID GIFTS TO EVERYBODY MAKING > A PURCHASE OF $2.00 : F OR MORE SATURDAY OR a. om | MONDAY. a . BEAUTIFUL BAINTY ‘ fl set es 7 HAND . $49:2° Wi Fiera PAINTED = ee ise ear i A oe mer Large ‘dish, daitabie for } Every Purchase of $2.00 & ny J son boas gomee Tet | "Bring This Coupon. : bsacne and deinty colored edge. © Good Saturday or Mon- : — — eee \ Courlpre “YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THESE SPLENDID GIFTS WE SAVE YOU MORE THAN 257° ON SHOES ‘ Perelstine’s have been known for years for selling highest 1 quality Men's; Women’s and Children’s Shoes at unequaled low - prices, Low rent and big volurne of business is how we do it - J. PERELSTINE & SOM, Tess ei lees ees — SOCIETY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912. Mrs. Joseph T. Jackson of Bellefonte street, East End announces the engagement of her daughter, Marion Leona, to Garfield W. Lee of this city, formerly Falls Church, Va. The wedding will take place in the early winter. Miss Eleanor Pulpress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pulpress, who has been attending Oberlin college home for the holidays. Miss Helen Tucks of Oberlin arrived Thursday, and will be the house guest of Miss Pulpress, and will return to Oberlin with Miss Eleanor after the holidays. The first brilliant reception of the Idlewild Social club was held afternoon and evening at the Oberlin Millvilleville Avenue Thursday. The house was handsomely decorated in the club colony. Preparations are about completed for the graduating exercises of the Rethal Teachers Training class to be held in Bethel A. M. E. church Monday evening, December 30, at 5 o'clock. A fine program of orations, essays and declarations, with delightful music, followed by an address by Dr. T. J. Askew, presiding elder, and the awarding of fifteen diplomas by Dr. P. A. Scott, the founder and teacher of the class. The Queen-Esther Guild will serve luncheon and refreshments. Beautiful Seven-Course Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Tribute. Anneibate street, entertained in a most elaborate and delightful manner Christmas Day at 6 o'clock p. m. The dinner was served in seven courses and covers were laid for ten. The following guests were present. Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sallee, Miss Mary V. Turner and Maude Scott, Frank R. Powler and Herman P. Socks. Prominent People Married. The marriage of Miss Levaisia Frances Giles and Earl Robert Sams, was solemnized Wednesday afternoon by Rev. William Toney of Fairmont, W. Va. at the bride's parents, Mrs. J. S. Giles at Parkersburg, W. Va. The bride is from one of the prominent families of Parkersburg. The groom is one of our prosperous young men, being one of our city officials. Only the immediate family will be issued the ceremony. This will be at home to their friends at 2:24 Webster avenue after January 1. Popular Young People Wed. William M. Jones and Mrs. Henry De Bloe, hoe of Pittsburgh a very popular young people, were happily united in marriage at Bethel A. M. E. parsonage at 9 o'clock last Saturday evening. Rev. P. A. Scott, pastor of Bethel church, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Jones will reside at 5107 Magnonette street. East Liberty, where they are now at home to all of their friends. The marriage was witnessed by only a few select friends. Home for the Holidays Miss Roy Johnson, recent graduate of Storer college and who has been teaching at Franklin, West Virginia, is home for the holidays, visiting her parents, and other relatives and friends. She is shown much social consideration by the friends and young people. She is succeeding fully in her school work and will return to her post of duty after the New Year. While here she is stopping with her brother at 1430 Hazel street. Christmas Family Retunion. The home of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sailer, 225 Republic street, Duluth, MN. He was the scene of a most delightful family reunion and Christmas dinner last Wednesday from 1 to 5 o'clock, with a most delightful afternoon when spies and an elaborate banquet was served. The following were the guests: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott C. Alexander, Mrs. Catherine Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bovard, relatives of the hostis, Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Scott and daughter, Miss Maude Scott. Pastor Will Marry. The popular pastor of Avery Mission Zion church, Joy J. M. Upperman will leave New Year's Eve, Bailale, N. C., where he will be married to Miss Mary Annes McMurray, a very prominent lady of that place. An embroidered reception will be tendered to the Gift and greet on their return to the Gift. An Approaching Event. Keep your eye on At Shady Beach which will be given Moffat voyeur January 6 at 5:30 o'clock. Old Mid North Side. Reception from 11 to 2 gleeck. Assessment 35 cents. Chaiffeur's Ball and Reception. The chaucer's reception which was booked for Osden hall has been changed to Arcade hall. Center avenue and Highland. This club is composed of young men who are striving to make this an alliance affair. Myers' popular orchestra will entertain the music for the evening. Beloved friends will serve up all. Impatiens date December 10 to the next many months. Holiday Visitors Among the holiday visitors from Washington, D. C., who are spending the holidays in the city are Miss Blair the geography who is the guest of Dr. and Miss J. A. Pace, Miss Jennie Jones, daughter of Mrs. A. L. Billows, and Dr. John Brown's sisters, Erfurt and Saran. They are all school teachers in the Capital City. Bride and Groom Are Dinner Guests Frank Parr and his wife, who was Miss Ona E. Nakas of Upton, O. were the guests of Mrs. Glins Palmer. Wylie arrived on Christmas Day. They were married on Thanksgiving Day at the brides home. Erin O. and have some to housekeeping at 1844 Wylie avenue. of Miss Marguerite Doan of Horton street, Christmas Day. Walter E. Gentry will leave shortly for Columbus to visit his father who is confined to his bed with pneumonia. W. E. Grayson of Winslow street, spent Christmas Day with J. Henry Well and family of Bryn Mawr road. The charity club of which Mrs. Edward W. Johnson is president, distribuited six Christmas baskets to that number of worthy families. The work this club has done and is doing is very commendable. Miss Esther Gilbert of Oakland left Tuesday morning for Urbana, O. to spend the holidays. The many friends of Rev. W. S. Lowry will be glad to hear he is improving rapidly from an attack of the grip. Miss Grace Anderson was an East End caller Christmas Day. Miss Marion Russell will entertain a few of her friends Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holland entertained at dinner Christmas Day. Covers were laid for seven. Miss Pearl, Spurlock entertained some friends Friday evening. Dancing and cards were the features of the evening. After lunchon was served the presented each girl friend with a Christmas token. All voted Miss Spurlock a very charming hostess. Miss Ruth B. Lee of Baltimore, arrived home Friday to spend the holidays with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. I. S. Lee of Wilkinsburg. Among the students arriving in the city from Oberlin college to spend the holidays are the Misses Edith Cooper, Vemba Brown, Eleanor Pulpress, Helen Tuck, Marie Smith and Arthur Tuck, Orrington Hall and Joseph Morsell. Mrs. Festus Johnson of Mahon avenue, is in Philadelphia visiting her sister, Mrs. Powell and also Dr. E. W. Hoore. Mr. Norris of Watt street, a student at Lincoln University, is spending the holidays with its parents. Miss Vemba Brown of Scheffley Heights and Miss Eleanor Pulpress of Parkview. Both students at Oberlin college, have returned home for the holidays. Dr. and Mrs. Sheppard, who have been in Philadelphia for a few days, returned home Thursday. The basketball game between the Monticello boys and New York in New York, December 25, was a quite thrilling one and a pleasing one for the Pittsburgh club. The Monticello boys brought back the laurels having won by a score of 40 to 24. Women's Clubs The F. E. W. Harper league met at the home of Mrs. Josephine McCard, 2227 Webster avenue Wednesday December 18, at which time Mrs. Della Ferguson was enrolled as a member. Quite an interesting meeting was held. The next meeting was Wednesday January at the restroom St. Jude's Pavilion 106 McNamara avenue North Side. It is needless to say that all present enjoyed the splendid lunch served by Mrs. McCard, Mrs. E. J. Moore corresponding secretary; Mrs. Eva Williams, president. The Emma J. Moore Literary and Art circle will give a snow social and musical Friday evening, January 3, at the residence of Mrs. B. B. Baskerville. No. 7741 Calhoun street. Brushton. A special program has been arranged. All are welcome. Take Frankstown avenue cars. Next meeting of the circle will be at the home of Mrs. Rosa McPherson. No. 1428 Hudson street, North Side: Wednesda. Ga. January 1. Mrs. C. A. Thompson, president. The Charity club prepared its annual Christmas caskets Tuesday, December 23. The arrangements for donations to the poor were under the auspices of the club. At the meeting held by the Amorra Reading club, Wednesday, December 15 resolutions were drawn up in respect to Mrs. Susan Hutchinson Writt. The meeting was sad and impressive and every club member had words of respect for the deceased and of condolence for her relatives and friends. The resolutions were follows. Wheras a God in His infinite mercy and wisdom has taken from our miserable member and friend, Mrs. Susan Hutchinson Writt, a woman large in her charities, sympathies and good work, and Whereas—There has been removed a faithful wife, a loving and devoted father, and a fond sister, and Whereas—Our Heavenly Father has given the Aurora club of one of its most conscientious and faithful charter members. So be Resolved—That the Aurora club express its sincere and heartfelt relief in the loss and mourns and sympathies with the sorrowing and be soft family. Another Resolved—That these resolutions be placed on the minutes of our meeting and the secretary directed to send a copy of the same to the family. For Servant of God well done. Red, stern, his loved employ. The battle fought, the victory won. Enter the masters joy. The pains of death are past. Labor and Sorrow cease. And life's long warfare closed at last Her soul is found in peace. Committee: Mr. A. B. Stadium. Mrs. J. W. Holm. s. Mrs. Edw. W. Johnson. THE CHRISTMAS BOOK Quite a logical sequence to the board, brilliant strips of the English cricket coat is making its appearance in the checkerboard coat and caps, of which a picture is shown here. Nothing could be simpler in line and composition than the coat. The material will not allow decoration other than the plain horn buttons which appear on the cuffs and fasten the belt. These coats are just getting a start, and we may expect to see them with much greater frequency in the spring. The simple round hat made from the same material is as soft as the coat, and is really a garment for the head. There is a droll standing feather at the side. No one would think of describing it as pretty, but it fits the scheme admirably, for this outfit expresses those characteristics of the young American miss which cause the French to say that she locks and acts Much, Wisdom Conveyed in This Advice That a Woman Gives to Her Sisters. One reason why so many women begin to "go off" in their looks after thirty or even earlier, is a growing habit of carelessness about their appearance. In particular, the woman that marries and has children is very likely to fall into the notion that "it doesn't matter how mother looks." Indeed, I have known women who seemed to consider it a part of their duty to their families to get old and ugly as soon as possible. No woman can make a more fatal mistake. A woman wants to be proud of her children, and her children have an equal right to be proud of her. A woman who has become a wrinkled, faded, humped-up, dowdy, "back number," at forty may get a certain tolerant affection and perfunctory gratitude from her family, but she can never inspire the admiration and respect and willing obedience that every child should be able to render to his mother. Depend upon it, excellent wife and devoted mother, if you find yourself too busy to take a daily bath, too busy to keep your scalp clean and your hair brushed, too busy to go to a dentist at the first sign of decaying teeth, too busy to massage the blackheads out of your skin and manicure your nails and provide yourself with suitable, becoming clothes, then you are absolutely too busy. You are either being imposed upon by some shirker, or else you are voluntarily sacrificing more important to a less important consideration. If it comes right down to, a choice, madam, I think your husband would take more pleasure in your clean complexion than in a clean pair of attic stairs, and I am quite sure that it is better to provide your children with a neat, trim, well-groomed mother to look at at table than to harass their little stomachs with some elaborate and indigestible "made dish."—Woman's World. Use of Perfumes Revived. Just now there is a distant revival of the use of perfumes in England. Only a few years ago the English woman declined to use "sevents." In very warm weather a few drops of lavender water or eau de cologne was permissible, but nothing more. Recently, however, the British matron has charged in this respect. She still has lavender water as a standby, but she also indulges in concentrated scents, and is exceedingly lavish in her use of them. In fact, in a London drawing room nowadays there is strange commingling of strong French perfumes, to the disgust of some women with Victorian ideas. Fashionable Browns. There are brown suits galore. One sees browns in cheviots, diag onals, worsteds, serges, whipcord, bed ford cords and corduroys. Not to mention the new two-toned velvetteens and velvets. There are many brown hats—of all shades and sizes. shape Next will come brown furs—and from many animals, no doubt! Brown gloves, of course, we'll wear. And there are certain shades of taurus that resemble brown. With these things it is probable to pazz jewelry will be the thing. Old Fashions Recalled. Skirts have widened sufficiently to make movement graceful and easy, yet they have no superfluous folds, and are simply cut. The three-quarter length coats are of extraordinary variety in design, and the use of fur on the whole costume is most effective; the result reminding one very fiercely of the charming winter coats worn by women several centuries ago. Fringed Mesh Bagz New metal mesh bags are seen with braided fringe, and with frames partly engine turned and partly chased in design. The fish scale mesh bag is more recent than the link mesh—possibly for the reason that it has the reputation of durability. THE PITTSBURGH COURIER er Board" like a young lad, without being bountier or obstreperous. The pert little single feather has a black curled tip and a soft, white base. It is a sort of challenge to good fellowship. A soft hat for a younger girl is made of velvetteen or of plush, although others equally good are made of plaid or checkered fabrics, such as are used in coats. The turned back brim is adorned with three quaint little bows in front. Any one who is clever at sewing can make this hat, for patterns of it are to be found in almost any standard fashion book. These are sensible and smart clothes for young people, and those two adjectives express the idea of feathers of real style when one must choose for the growing girl apparel of any kind. No Article of Personal Adoriment is More Popular Than Strings of These Trimmings. Since the early days, when the ancients first wore strings of beads, they have become a permanent article of personal adornment. Bean chains, ranging from the superb rope of pearls to the amber, jet and crystal necklaces, are festooned around the throat, and add their beauty to the toilette. The short string of pearls is as fashionable as ever, and bead trimmings are enjoying a very prominent place. Many of the smartest evening gowns are trimmed with bead plaques. The beads are so closely set together that there is no space between them. They are wrought upon canvas in the old-fashioned mat and screen design. These show baskets of flowers and birds unreal looking in their strange coloring. The peasant fashions are much in vogue, and the suspenders are decorated with beads and embroidery. The most beautiful head trimming are those that represent the arabesque designs or black chiffon, cloak de chine, net or taffeta. Among the smartest evenings gowns are those showing heavily beaded tunics over a foundation of chiffon. 5 This new and simple model is of cloth with vest of the same, which is made with a wide-box plait, the latter ornamented at the top with a strap of the material and buttons and loops. The wide turn-over collar and the cuffs are of the same cloth. Novelty Buttons in Neckwear One of the most striking features of the smartest neckwear is the large use made of small button garnitures says the Dry Goods Economist. Rhinstone, jet, crystal, cloth-covered and pearl buttons score, in the ogder mentioned. The fact that many of the button-tripped novelties come rather high can easily be accounted for when one considers the cost of the novelty buttons used. At the same, the smartness of the styles depends to a large extent upon clever arrangement of these buttons. Among the accessories of dress on which time and money are being lavishly expended this winter are evening shoes and buckles. For the former beautiful and costly broaches and day masks are employed and in colors to match the gowns, white and gold being much favored. Jeweled buckles of great price circle of pleated or plain satin, but two loops of black velvet ribbon are seen coming from the latter beneath the buckle. 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Have one sent to your home in town or out of town. It costs the same Advertise in THE COURIER AMONG THE CHURCHES ALL CHURCH NOTES MUST BE AT THE OFFICE BY TUESDAY OF EACH WEEK TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER THIS HEAD. John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church (By A. L. A.) Rev. S. C. Critchfield, traveling evangelist, preached Sunday morning and evening, subject in morning, "King of Kings," Rev. 19: 16, at 5 p.m. the subject, "Prayer," text I Thes. 5: 17. Rev. Critchfield is an interesting speaker, having visited every foreign country. Sabbath school was well attended. The Christmas good cheer was noticeable among the children, teachers and superintendent. Collection was quite large, one class offering was over $5. Mrs. Eliza Green, one of our faithful Endeavor workers, led the V. C. E. society last Sunday. The choir rendered several selections in keeping with the theme "The Counting of Christ." Mrs. Nora Green read at Christ. Christmas poem, at 5 p.m. Sunday, evening at 5 p.m. grand sacred chorus and special music by combined choirs, registered. Tom Harris of Burlington, Pa. will be heard in a bass solo. The Stewardess Board of the church will give an opus dinner and turkey supper at the residence of Mrs. M. V. Brandome, 1144 Wilson street. New Year's day and night. Mrs. S. C. Carter, president; Mrs. S. McFall, vice president; Mrs. M. V. Brandon, treasurer; Mrs. K. C. Stuart, secretary. Rev. W. S. Lee, pastor. Warren M. E. Church (Pr Nelly V. McGard ) (By Nelly J. McArd.) Quite an appreciative audience was present both morning and evening last Subbath, at which times our pastor, Rev. C. Y. Triggs, begins with the first Sunday in January we will have a serenityerm which all are invited to come out and hear. The furnaces are repaired now and comfort is assured. The regular Christmas services were held on Christmas morning at 5 o'clock. The children's treat and program was rendered - Christmas night at the church. Sunday, December 29, will be Women's Day at the church and an elaborate program will be rendered at each session, mornings afternoon and night by the ladies. Services will be in charge of the Stewards and Stewardesses of the church. Quite a delightful number were present Monday evening to attend the roller skating party and drill at Bedford roller rink under the auspices of the Warren Brigade. Skating enjoyed until a late hour the time was given over to the drill exhibition there, then the brigades took part in the Peggyharter, Warren and Coleman Home Boys, the latter won the flag. We were very much shocked Monday evening to hear of the death of Mr. McClain of Wandless street, one of our stewards and regular church members. The family has the deep and heartfelt sympathy of all the church and friends at large. Sunday evening at 6:30 p. m. we will have the regular yearly election of the Epworth lease offices. All members are requested to be present. Metropolitan Baptist Church North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Rev. James H. Holder, Pastor.) Last Sunday was a great day at the old mother church. The pastor preached at 11 a.m. one of the most excellent sermons we ever heard. At 12:30 Sunday school was well attended. At 6:30 p. m. the B. Y. P. U. was full of life and at 7:45 p. m. the pastor preached to a large audience. We are sorry to hear of the deaths of our loveliest brothers John Grantlin and J. Keys. *Next Sunday* at 11 a. m. the pastor will preach and at 3 p. m. Rev. Dr. Williams and choir will be with us and he will preach. At 7:45 p. m. a special sermon by the pastor. Tuesday evening watch meeting night, special sermon at 11 p. m. Monday night the 30th, leap year concert at the church by the Carnation club. Avery Mission (By Martha J. Williamson.) L. R. M. Upperman preached an excellent sermon Sunday morning on the "Birth of Christ." His evening sermon which was taken from the text, "For God So Loved the World," was highly appreciated by all and one member joined the "church." The Christian Endeavor had a program and Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Jessica woh sang a duet this time; did age相继. Sunday, December 29, the Stewards and Stewardesses will have a rally day. The pastor will presach in the morning and the Christian Endeavor will have a sacred concert at 5 p.m., so the pastor can leave early for Raleigh, N.C. on New Year's eve. December 31, where he will be married to Miss Mary Anne McSwain of that place. He will bring his bride to the North Side and an elaborate reception will be tendered the bride and groom on their return. Rev. Nathan Madden will have charges of the church during Upperman's absence. The three Missionary societies in the church will hold an marmarion and December 31. We will have watch meeting under the leadership of Rev. Madden at the termination of the bazaar, December 31. The Kemper family of James street, North Side, are spending the holidays with Mr. Kemper's father of Monongabella, Pa. Brown Chapel Church North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. (BY: Mrs. Hassan Pooley.) A high day was manifested at church Sunday. Rev. G. W. Williams, our pastor, preaching a wonderful sermon at 10:45 from Isaiah 9: 6. Rev. Williams at 1:45 p. m. Sunday school convened, officers and teachers seemed enthusiased and the singing was good. Miss Dixon was a visitor in Mrs. Pooley's class. Missionary day the collection was good. Miss Mary E. Roberts after an absence on account of sickness was again with us, teaching in the Junior department. At 6:30 Christina Endeavor led by Mrs. Maartrap Jenkins which was very interesting and largely attended. At 7:45 Rev. G. W. Williams, the pastor, delivered a helpful message from James. The doors of the church were opened and one joined. A nice collection was realized for which the trustees were grateful. Mrs. Anna Barlow, M. McKenney were happily united in woodlock last Thursday evening at the pastor's study by Rev. Williams. The sick of the church are Mrs. Harp, Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Palmer was taken to the Allegheny hospital last week to undergo an operation. The series of entertainments began Christmas night and will continue until New Year. It is hoped friends and members will attend and do their duty. Mrs. Stoneer's little son who was aken to the hospital for appendicitis is better. Mr. and Mrs. Gee. Thomas has returned back to the North Side after being absent for some time. All are invited to come out Sunday night. We will be favored with a semcon from our beloved Bishop Heard. All are welcome. HOW BETHLEHEM WAS NAMED Pretty Story of the Origin of the Pennsylvania City, Now Industrial Center. It was not uniting that Bethlehem the center of missionary enterprise and social service should have the name of the birthplace of the Christ. But the name was given it under doubly fitting abuses. In December, 1741, Count Zinndorf, the friend and protector of the Moravians in Saxony, came to visit them. The original log dwelling sheltered both the people and the cattle. It was in this house that they were sitting on Christmas eve. Suddenly Count Zinndorf arose and led the way past: the partition to the part where the cattle were stabled, and there around the mangers they sang Christmas songs. After that they could think of no name quite so fitting as Bethlehem. But in spite of church institutions Bethlehem is no longer a religious community. It is industrial. With the coming of industry have come conditions of which David Nitschmann, founder of Bethlehem, never dreamed. It wasn't an example of the old brotherhood when, in 1909, five men were discharged because they had signed a petition to the management of the Bethlehem Steel corporation asking for the elimination of Sunday work. It wasn't an example of brotherhood when in 1910 another man was discharged for avoiding Sunday work, and then three more because they served on a committee that protested against this man's discharge.—John A. Fitch in The Survey. FIGHT OF DUCK AND OYSTER Bivalve Conquered by Clinging to the Fowl's Bill Until the Bird Was Drowned. Not long ago there occurred a lively contest in Maryland waters between a duck and an oyster. The oyster was victorious, but it was a fatal victory, for when the bivalve had killed the duck there appeared a man who killed the oyster and ate them both. The combat between the duck and the oyster was of the rough and tumble kind. The duck was large and full grown. The duck was large and full grown. It was of the diving species frequently seen in those waters. Now when the oyster feeds it opens its shell no wide that the full oyster itself is plainly visible. The sight of such a morsel was too great a temptation for the duck. He made a head-long plunge, inserting his bill between the oyster's open shell. Like a flash the shell closed on the duck's beak. Then came a struggle for life. The oyster, which was quite a large one, was dragged from its bed, with three smaller bivalves clinging to it, the cluster being heavy enough to keep the duck's head under water. In this way the bird drowned. Its buoyancy was sufficient to float it with the oysters, and thus it drifted near the dock, where it was captured. When taken from the water the oyster was clinging to the bird's beak with such force that considerable difficulty was had in breaking its hold. BOOK TREASURES OF PAST Immense Sums Invested in the Copying, Illuminating and Binding of Them by Hand. The cost of materials and copying, illuminating and binding books by hand made them the treasures of rich collectors and the pride of museums, palaces and convent libraries. immense sums were invested in them, and a rare or unusually original copy became a gem in value, as well as sentiment. Cicero, whose magnificent library was almost as famous as its owner's eloquence, declared that he had seen a parchment roll containing the entire "Iliad" of Homer, which was compressed between the shells of a nut, a work of extreme skill and patience, which a French savant, M. Huet, has since demonstrated was within the range of possibility. Many such tours de force are said to have demonstrated the skill of ancient copyists and their economy parchment and yellum. In the eighth century it was with great difficulty, that a monk of the rich Abbey of Sainf Galli France, gathered piece, by piece sufficient parchment to begin the transcription of a rare work. Later, in 1120 a monk employed to prepare a copy of the Bible could not find in all England sufficient parchment for the purpose.—National Magazine. He Was on Oath. "Now, Frank, remember you are on path. Don't testify to what you can't swear to. Did you really see the prisoner bite the other man's ear off?" "Well, your honor, I see de prisoner up to de odder man an' open his mouf, and place it kinder 'round his ear, and when he come away de odder gemmun didn't hab no e... But I wouldn't want ter sar de priser actually done bite dat ear off!" An Endless Job. "How do you pass the long winter evenings at your house?" "Studying the magazine club offers, trying to select a combination that will suit the entire family." WHEN NEW YEAR COMES WE KNOW BY CALENDAR PUZZLE OF MANY AGES By EDGAR ELLSWORTH OWEN. ECORDS of the flight of time were in a sorry muddle in the early ages. You accept as a matter of fact the arrival of New Year's day and it never occurs to you that there might not be a new year, nor any year, and even if the year did have a systematic plan it might open up in the early spring-time, or late in tall, or some other time of the year as we know it R now. Little more than twenty centuries of the earth's annual celestial tours have been tallied with the year as the unit of time. This innovation is credited to Eratosthenes, mathematician and philosopher, who held a job as librarian for one of the Ptolemy's at Alexandria about 254 years before Christ. Eratosthenes no doubt found delight in devising a system by which future ages could eat their meals and go to bed and get up again without having to first run out into the yard to see where the sun or moon or some starry constellation might chance to be. We all know that the year is the period in which the sun makes a complete circuit of the heavens and returns to the point in the zodiac whence it started, but we never stop to question how or why. It is enough for us that calendars and almanacs are thrown our way for the asking, wherein we find each day of the month and of the year carefully numbered. Our years are of the Christian era and extend from January 1 to December 31. This era was first used by Dionysius Exigus in A. D. 533. It was more than a thousand years before the year was begun on January 1 by many nations. Before the days of Eratosthenes there seems to have been no crying demand for a preface plan of counting time. In one city the reckoning was by a succession of kings, in another by a succession of magistrates or priests. Even after the adoption in European countries of the Christian era there were so many methods of dating—national, provincial and ecclesiastical—that only confusion could result. Mythology long held a higher place than astronomy. Peoples of Egypt and Babylonia are said to have been wiser than those of other nations that figure in the centuries following them. Sages of those old times were familiar with the heavens, but the Greeks who followed them could not calculate the advent of their moons in conjunction with the sun. The Hebrews before going down into Egypt and the Arabians before the time of Mohammed calculated time only by the moon. They figured 12 lunations or 354 days as the duration of the year. On that basis the New Year's day returned to the same season once in 33 years. Moses is said to have obtained all of his chronological knowledge from the Egyptians who learned the length of the tropical year by observing the rises of Sirius, the dogstar. Some troubles of the Jews in keeping their calendar straight are told in the Jewish encyclopedia. In early times an extra month was thrown in every two or three years. Calculations of the relative length of the solar and lunar years were handed down by traditions in the patriarchal family. It was possible also to judge by the grain harvest. If the month of Nisan arrived and the sun was so far from the vernal equinox that it could not reach it by the 16th of the month, the month was not called Nisan, but Adar Sheni (second). The country people and the inhabitants of Babylonia were informed of the beginning of the month by fire signals, carried from station to station in the mountain country. "Under the patriarchate of Rabbi Judah L," says the Jewish encyclopedia, "the Samaritans, in order to confuse the Jews, set fire signals at improper times and thus caused the Jews to fall into error with regard to the day of the new moon. Rabbi Judah accordingly abolished the fire signals and employed messengers." The Jewish calendar reckons the days from evening to evening in accordance with the order observed in the biblical account of the creation. The Jewish cycle in nineteen years exceeds the Gregorian by 2 hours, 8 minutes and 15.2 seconds. This makes a difference in a hundred cycles (1,900 years) of 8 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes and 5 seconds. The assumed duration of the solar year is 6 minutes 39 25-57 seconds in excess of the astronomical value which will cause the dates of the commencement of future Jewish years, that are so calculated, to advance from the equinox in a day error in 216 years. All European countries borrowed civil calendars from the Romans. The year began with March and that accounts for the present names of the last four months of the year. In the reign of Numa two months were added, January at the beginning and February at the end. In 542 B. C. February was given its present place. At that time the months had twenty-nine and thirty days alternately, so that the year had 345 days; to make this more fortunate under the old supervision that "Tuck lies in odd numbers," one day was added. The moon makes a revolution in about twenty-nine and one-half days and twelve instances form a period of 354 days. To get the civil calendar even with the solar year Numa ordered an additional month to be inserted every second year between the 23rd and 24th February, consisting of twenty-two THE PITTSBURGH COURIER and twenty-three days - alternately. Thus four years contained 1,465 days and the mean length of the year was 366½ days. This was one day too much. From an effort to adjust matters more confusion resulted. Politicians of that day were no less prone to manipulate affairs to their own advantage than they are today. Every third period of eight years was to contain only three intercalary months instead of four. This would reduce the mean length of the year to 365½ days, but the care of the calendar was left with certain officials with discretion to intercalate more or fewer days. To prolong the terms of office or to hasten elections the question of the calendar was ignored. When Julius Caesar came into power he found the civil equinox differed from the astronomical by three months. Winter months had been carried back into autumn and autumn into summer. Soigeneine, an old mathematician who was more familiar with the stars than any man of his time, came to Caesar's rescue and revised a plan to put an end to the disorder. The civil year was regulated entirely by the sun and was fixed at 365 days, the quarter day being added to each fourth day as we have it now. The original plan was to have thirty-one days each for the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh months and the other months thirty, except February, which was to have twenty- LAST Janus won immortal fame while serving as janitor of heaven and at the same time guardian of gates and doors on earth. He presided over the beginning of everything and it was natural that the first month should be called in his honor. nine on common years and thirty each fourth year. This would have been so much more simple that had it been kept we no doubt would want to give thanks to Caesar. But then came that other Caesar and spilled it all. July had been named for Julius and Augustus insisted the month to bear his own name must have as many days as July. One day was taken from February and added to August to gratify the vanity of this ruler. When the Julian calendar was introduced the equinox fell on the 25th of March. In the course of a few centuries it changed. The error in time amounted to a day in 128 years. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII, abolished the Julian calendar in all Catholic countries and introduced the one now in use. At that time the equinox had slipped back to March 11. Ten days were dropped from the calendar. Every one hundred year that by the old style would be a leap year was to be a common year, the fourth century divisible by four excepted; 1600 was to be a leap year, but 1700, 1800, 1900 of the common length, and 2000 a leap year again. Some countries were slow to accept this method, but Russia is the only Christian country that does not follow it. Although for many centuries there was so great variety in the selection of the day regarded as the first of the year, religious observances and festiva rejoicing were general among all peoples—Egyptians, Jews, Chinese, Romans and Mohammedans. Solemn inauguration of the new year was one of the customs retained upon the establishment of Christianity. The date ranged from Christmas to Easter until late in the sixteenth century. Finally the date was accepted that had been named by Numa, who also had named the month in honor of Janus, the two-faced, who was thus supposed to turn at once back upon the old year and forward to the new. Feasting and the interchange of presents have been customary in all ages so far as can be learned from records of celebrations of this day. Wishing a Happy New Year has been a custom as old as antiquity, but let us hope it may never grow so old as to be out of date—Chicago, Record-Herald. An Egyptian New Year Greeting. The following, from Maspero's Guide to the Cairo Museum of Antiquities, is of timely interest, showing how the scarab was identified with New Year's celebration in ancient Egypt: "The Egyptians wished the scarab from most remote antiquity, for it seems that, in the beginning it was considered as being one of the shapes of the soul itself. So the image of it was multiplied, in order to assure the living and dead alike a continuance of being, and, like all religious emblems held in general esteem, it was used as a motif of ornamentation in jewelry. Scarabae were set on rings, seals or pendants, those who wore them thus having not only an amulet but an ornament, and were made of every size and material "A whole class of scarabs bore good wishes for the New Year. May Amon, or Iris, or basil, or Ra, give the aea a happy beginning of the year: Others wished him to be provided with the aura of life, or with life itself." AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS To the Presidents and Officers of Local Negro Business League: Now that the political campaign is over and we are free to give our attention to matters that more directly concern our welfare as individuals and as communities, I want to urge upon each Local Negro Business League throughout the United States to cut out a definite piece of work that the league may accomplish during the coming winter. The notion has grown up in the public land states and territories that everybody who is on the ground has a right to all the public domain he can get hold of under the thinnest possible color of compliance with law; that every lumber company has a right to run its steam sawmills day and night on public timber, and every owner of live stock has an inalienable right to free passage on the public domain. Cases involving the rights of First—In order to accomplish some definite thing, each league should have a regular time for meeting. Second—A regular program should be mapped out in advance of each meeting. Third—Each league should have a special attractive place to meet in. Fourth—Each league should consider carefully what the organization can do to promote the welfare of the community in business and commercial directions. There never has been such commercial prosperity existing throughout the country as is true today, and our people should share in this prosperity. It is largely through the help and leadership of each Local Negro Business League that they will be able to do so. If your league has not had a meeting for some time see that one is called at once and new life is put into the organization. Persons desiring to organize new Local Negro Business Leagues may secure information by writing to Mr. Emmett J. Scott, corresponding secretary, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. (Signed) BOOKER.T. WASHINGTON. President National Negro Business League. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, corresponding secretary of the Women's Auxiliary convention and president of the National Training School for Girls, made a strong plan for the women of her race and appealed to the white women of the south to assist in the efforts to make the negro what he should be. "We have too many organizations. The negro is the most organized race in the world, and his organizations are the least effective. We have our hands on the mass of people, and this mass is plastic—but, it seems exceedingly difficult for the leaders to settle upon a definite plan either for our moral, social, political or industrial betterment. "To be permanently effective or religious and secular organizations must be manned by five men and women who have been somewhere and have seen something. They must be full of faith and of the spirit of the living God. The negro is restless because he is not a normally placed creature; he is put into an unnatural position and kept there by force, and whenever this is done with a race or an individual, it makes trouble. Persons thus placed are uncomfortable, and as a natural result, we protest, and this protest creates a disturbance and resistance that will never be stopped until the right remedy is applied. Apply to the negro his constitutional rights and not special laws; give him an opportunity to try his strength, to labor and to enjoy the fruits of his labor, and there will be no negro problem. When a man agrees with you at all times look for the ax he has to grind. At a meeting of the general education board held several days ago $440,000 was appropriated for education among white people, north and south. In this country, and $5,000 was appropriated for education among negroes. We are wondering if our race is doing its duty in making applications to the general education board for help. Unless there is a screw loose somewhere it seems to us that we should get more money from this board for the education of ten millions of people than $5,000, considering the large amounts appropriated for white schools. We understand that the general education board does not appropriate money unless the institution will agree to raise a certain amount. We earnestly advise the colleges and universities existing for colored people to do their part in making application to the board and try to meet the requirements of the board, so that our race will receive a larger share of the money—New York age. After a jealous man gets married to a jealous woman there is something doing every little minute. Chicago Blade recently observed that negro soldiers had demonstrated their ability to serve with less loss of time from active duty by reasons of sickness than the white soldiers. According to the annual report of Surgeon General George H. Torney, the non-effective rate of the negro was 2.588, while that of the white was 3.360; the Porto Ricans 2.978, and the Fillipino 1.986. A loyal wife is one who has implicit confidence in her husband, even when he's running for office. Nothing is calculated to worry a man more than to have his wife inform him that he has been talking to his sleep and then refuse to tell him what he said. C. D. McClelland, a successful plumber of Chicago, is the first negro master plumber to pass the Illinois board of examiners. Hartshorn college, an institution for negro girls, in Richmond, Va., celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on October 17th. The notion has grown up in the public land states and territories that everybody who is on the ground has a right to all the public domain he can get hold of under the thinnest possible color of compliance with law; that every lumber company has a right to run its steam sawnills day and night on public timber, and every owner of live stock has an indefinable right to free pasture on the public domain. Cases involving the rights of the nation when tried in the local courts have often been decided by the prevailing local sentiment. But the Supreme court of the United States is not subject to the influence created by "boomers" and "boomers" and the exploiters of natural resources in the newer parts of the country. The nation has a right to protect its property and conserve its natural resources and administer its lands and mines and forests and water powers with a view to general rather than individual interest, and to take some note of the rights of postage. The exploiter of the west has had a long day, but it is over at last. It is an old and much disputed question by what means carrier pigeons find their way home over distances sometimes of hundreds of miles. Some extraordinary suggestions have been offered to explain this strange faculty, such as that the birds are guided by magnetic currents, that they possess a special sense, of direction enabling them to reverse a course once pursued, and that they have a particular arrangement of the internal organs of the ear which affords a means of guidance. The problem has been attacked again recently by P. Hachet-Souplet, director of the Institute of Animal Psychology in Paris, who concludes that the whole secret is contained in the ability of the pigeons to lay their course by recognised points in the landscape beneath them. He believes that the longest authenticated flights are explicable in this way. Dr. W. T. Gressell describes Labrador as a land still highly known beyond its borders. The cold current that flows along its shores from the north dominates its climate, and, not withstanding that it is considerably further south, it receives less contiguous sunshine than Alaska, because its summer is shorter. The coldness of the soil and the dryness of the winds stunt many of its plants to such a degree that a larch growing at the southern end of Labrador which showed 32 annual growth rings, was only nine inches tall, and its trunk was but three-eighths of an inch in diameter. Mineral deposits seem to be abundant, but prospectors have been able to stay for short periods. Where lands have been "cropped to death," as some plain people ady term it, live stock farming is the surget, cheapest and quickest method of restoring its fertility. In live stock farming the crops raised on the farm are grown primarily for the purpose of feeding one or more classes of live stock, and but little is sold except animal products. On the other hand, concentrated feeding stuffs are purchased for feeding the farm animals, which adds to the amount of fertility returned to the land in the manure. Since the animal products sold do not, as a general rule, contain large quantities of fertilizing ingredients, it is easy to rapidly increase the fertility of land by this system of farming. Mediters. A. DeJole and T. J. Howard, two very successful business men of New Orleans, Louisiana, have openen a fine shoe store. The education of negro children is of greatest importance to negro parents. All the possessions given a child may vanish, but a good education remains forever. The educated man can maintain himself against all difficulties. He is to all intents and purposes the architect of his own fortune. We owe it to ourselves and our posterity to contribute substantially to the civilization which we enjoy. This we cannot do unless we educate in the most thorough manner. Wherever we fail to educate the race suffers in the most singular and distressing manner: It isn't very consoling to a homely girl to be told that a beautiful disposition is more admirable than a beautiful face. The man who looks toward the well watered plains of Sodom with a long eye, will soon be wearing out shoe leather in trying to get to them. The New Orleans Business Journal. a negro weekly, has been changed to a negro daily. It is henceforth to be known as The Daily Spokesman. John Baker, one time employed on the Union Pacific railroad, recently purchased a farm at Grand Oakland, Nebraska. He has retired to this farm. He is also operating several restaurants. How easy it is to conclude that we can do the most for the Lord where the pay is best. It is encouraging to note that negro farmers of Alabama are seeing profit in hop-raising. A few weeks ago John Knight, of Decatur, Alabama, shipped from his farm two carloads of hogs to Louisville, Kentucky. No, Cordella, the bride never marries the best man at her wedding, but she probably thinks she does. The average man nearly always manages to get caught, the act when he has occasion to p@r orm a charitable done. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912 MRS. E. JONES Dealer and Manufacturer of HUMAN HAIR GOODS Switters, Parfs, Transformations, Straightening Cobs and Hackles Artistic Wig Making a Specialty. 905 WYLIE AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. MISS P. SMALLWOOD SCIENTIFIC HAIR DRESSER THINGS WE MAKE BETTER Ladies and Gentlemen's Wigs, Transformations, Switches, Puffs, Toupes, Fronts, Bangs. THINGS WE DO BETTER Facial Massages, Scrap Treatment, Marvelaving, Hair Dressing, Shampooing Manicurising. MISS P. S.MALLWOOD, Bell Phone Brush 733-8. 3142 Brighton Rd. N.18., Pittsburgh. FOLLOW THE CROWD for Real Colored People's Hair We absolutely guarantee our hair to stand combing and washing and to retain its color and crimp. 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LILLIAN RUSSELL WAVCS A SPECIALTY Scalp Treatment, Facial Massage, Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Residual Work a Specialty. 6334 Frankstown Avenue PITTSBURGH, PA. Bell Phone 6229-J Hilland Her Nationality. In the lowest grade of a New York public school the teacher was gleaning from the children who had newly entered the class statistics of nationality for her annual report. They are extremely interesting in New York public schools, for they include youngsters from every known corner of the globe. Having enrolled Germans, Syrians, Poles, Irish, Australians, Natilans, Arabs, Montenegrians and others, the teacher asked a faxed haired, mired—hoping to hear the rare word "American"—"What are you, Florence?" Mindful of her home, training, Florence promptly and cheerfully replied: "I'm a professor." aay vi BURGH COURIER FRIDAY; DECEMBER Z, ONCORER ~SEIISER. 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Beznfster poked. . “How olse contd 1 ritythe alkyhol savit, mum?” thy gil dfhianded. > iin oo.” * Hide said otra, Bellvenh- did Fe Soci that weiter 1 gave you > “ity George! ho exetstmed, *P fon sot it : ‘gh, Fred! 8p@ Pre been #0 happy ESN). tom Seance you Kisted me. chen sou sent -away this morsing TAY thougiv send be eure te rere cenlied, ard oh tia EaaRe al emt wondering whettihr cla Wer ‘Patisen frem the fact that"he Ind Used ber, or wheter it Was die 10 SP raitur. te trail the Petes. * 0 sothe Upward fe. % chore.is neon: at the thn you say “Fo the Bey Who bears you name: cctieze's plac there, far assay. Yeh yar: trae itim on (o claim fhgge a8 reor al tis top.” they shout Wito are starting in below: ‘hey are sebking the short «arewut; cThey-are warring as they 6 ‘hore is room ai the top—but sfar! To you teach with proper eqre? zhall he boldly take any ay t{ be may but hurry there? Src. ena Pakage Jittie Tommic—Sister Littian likes ta have you come here. MF. Simperinz—Aw. Indeed! Tow 29 you know, that? . “Little Tommle—Well, people always wg what’ makes them . glad, don't Cay . ‘Mr, Simperling—Generally. But how do yau know T make ber glad? Little ‘Tongaie—I heard her tellin’ one of the other girls today that she just bad to laugh every time she, looked at you, oe , : Prepared. Traveler (in country town): -What's the matter with the people of this. place? Is there some sort of an epl- temle raging Bere? I see that nearly ssorsbody bas wads +? cotton stut:g sito the cars i Native—No. they afn't nothin’ the waiver with us specially This te “ne rans Basi's resular night = saetlelt : All She Asked. what.” asked f38 nica win ted soft out alt nicht, “do you went Gr * Sypimes? Name tie Gora tha op ote mot. ard £ itis wenn mm is Fou shal, have ft Thens said tis THe, whe had wed to toes Sim ware. weche ster her martigne, “pay Raw a rariead cet fo Nor'he Dakota.” LOST INA DESERT By GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN. ‘A lonely \bour, a lonely; spot. and the lonellest girl in the world looking gut over the fast darkening. lake in a dreamy, desolate way. Nellie Danvers had ‘come to the bésch of the great city’s breathing spot after » bard day's: work. - | She had wandered purposely away fom ‘the ‘erowds.: A sense’ of utter friendlessness overcame hér. A sad, faraway look was in her eyes. Life seemed very bard to the young siti An orphan, leaving distant relatives I a country ‘village a year previous, she had com to the city to find ber salt Gisillusioned, lost in a desert. | Sbp bad learned how to operate a typewriter and had secured subord!- wate situation at sx dollars a week. bomdrum, dragging labor. She felt that it was only a step to the sweat shop or the sales counter if she. tost her present position. ‘“Perhaps I am! worked out,” she thought. “A week in the country might influence me to face the dreary win- ter with a brighter spirit. It 1s uscless to consider that, 90 I'll try and be content. There are thé books and my painting—ob, dear!” ‘Nellie drew back with a thatd start A man bad come rushing from a line of bushes, two little children with him: In the moonlight glow his face showed pale, delicate and refined, but his eyes shone like living sparks of fre. “Quick!” he said, his glance burning full into the face of the shrinking girl, “These two children—take them. Where do you live?" Some influence Nellle could not re- sist compelled her to. reply in & tremor: “Twenty-two Borden place.” ‘The man pushed the children to- wards her and then dashed down the beach. A second man came into view of a swift run. He approgched the bewildered Nellie. “The man who had these children"— he spoke rapldly—"which way did he nr Mutiy Nellle pointed. The man ran on. . He, too, disappeared. She looked down at the cuildren. One tad i sa eT well | b. g Pe = slasped her dress, hiding her face in tts folds, and was sobbing wearily. The Mher stood staring about her an if yalf stunned by the alarming occur- rences of the moment, ‘Amid her on feiendlessness Nellie’s heart went out to the deserted little gues. She sank again to the sand. drawing them towards her. They folded Into her caresses ike storm- tossed refugeés, First on.2 and then thé other of, the Tittle oncs went to sleep, their heads pillowsd tn her lap as If from sheer exhaustion ‘One hour—two. No ofg appeared. The dews were falling heavily and Nellle aroused the ‘lepers. The younger one shé had to carry ti her arms. Her sleter she led by the hand, sleeps-eyed and tired. ‘There was siothing for Nelife to do but take ‘the children to her room. ‘She placed them on her own bed. She ‘@d not sleep the long night fbrough. ‘Every moment she expected a visit from the man to whom she bad given hep address. He did not come. In. the morning she interested ‘ter landlady 10 looking latter the children =hile she was away. They were charming little ones who wound themselr2s about both hearts. ‘A week went by—two of them: AI most unconsclously, Nellie grew into loving the abandoned children. ‘The mystery surrounding them ‘troubled her, but she found a new interest in life, Nellie had to make her ttle salary g0°a long ways now, ‘but the children throve, loved her. and were bappy as the day was long. ‘One evening Nellis bad just put her charges to bed-when a sharp tap eame to the door. She opened it. A ‘stranger hurried by her. “Lock the door!” he uskily. “The children—they are sate?” ‘Then Nellte plerced the dingbise of the man of the beach. He sank to. chair, Breathless. A smile of glad ness and rellef crossed bis face as Nellie told him of the little ones, "Oh, you brave, true girl!” he said térvently. “I knew from four frice T could trust you.” “Open this deor’” sounded harably. ‘and with a crash the baricp Durst tn ‘Two men entered. “We've calght you at last, have | we?" sald one of them in triumph “You've Jed us a long chase.” “Walt,” spoke the man; “I wish tc make an explanation to this young Tady. eho has been w friend to m) orphaned nieces. Mire, these men art arrpating me for counterfelting. I ad tnnpeent.” {it looks like it, when we have just ‘ecprered the two best counterfel aad made.” sald one of the st —-4— chem,” saic the prisoner quietly, “but when you hear my story jyou may change your opizon of me. eee er, you have found the plates?” Oyeee “Then I am saved—it was all that I was waiting for,” declared the pris oner. “My former business was that of an expert engraver. On sccount Jot a2 invalid brother, the father of two Httle girls, I gave up my bust ees and boiight Rose Cottage at Frampton” “We know all about that” _ “My brother died. I was taken if Jand went out of my mind as s result They placed me tn an asylum.and the ttttle ones in an orphan'a heme. A ear seo 1 wan-zicnapped wel tates to a lonely buflding in the Gy bere My captors were a gang of danyerous counterfeiters. They set me-at wort making counterfeit plate. Two months ago s complete retura of res ‘son came to mo in the midst of my in Rocent mechanical work I refused to proceed with it. My enemies thrept. ‘ened to Mill my little nieces if I did jnot go on with -the work.” “Which you did?” “Yes, and completed the plates the 4ay you made the descent on theft den, I escaped. Then, @nowing the men had taken the plates with them. T sought to leave the country. I got the children from the asylum. You people found my trail. Since then 1 have been dodging you. but now—" “Well, what now?" inquired one of the officers. “Take a proof of those plates, You will Gnd that the ‘last work I did on thom was to delicately trace over both plates one word.” “What was it?" “‘Countertett!"" - It took the police a week to verity the story of Adrian Noble, engraver. Then, overwhelming Nellie with grat! tude, he went home to Rose Cottage. ‘A week later he reappeared. Nelile's mind had been full of him since elf had first pitied his sufferings, and she was glad to see him. “I couldn't stand {t'any longer, Miss Dagyers,” he said earnestly. “The ttle ynes mourn for you all day, and I-dear young™ Indy, -whose goodness to me and mine will frradiate all iny , can I help but respect and—love you? Comebome with me to the dear Uttle ‘ones, as my wite.” Peace after strife, love after lonell nese, joy after gloom, and rest, glorl ous rest—heaven on carth seemed to come to the tempest-tossed Nellie at beautiful Rose Cottage. (Copyright, iat, we W. G. Chapman.) AMERICAN MUSEUM HAS PRIZE Specimen of Siant Fores Pig Placed In National Institution cf Natur ‘al History. Africa {s not on'y preemineatly the land of maninrials: it is the home of many large and curio beasts, says Dr, Frederic A. Larcas. director of the America Museum of Natural History. From Alfred J. Kiein che museum has received epecimens of the giant forest pig, which have been mounted by F. Blaschke and pleced on oxhibt- tion, “For something like fifteen years," says Loetor Lucas, “It was suspected that .the forests of Central Africa harbored some giant member of the hog family, but owing to the retiring habite of the animal it was not until 1994 that a specimen fell into the hands of a naturalist, and the animal was properly introduced to the scientific world, “Very Uttle/is known of this new acquisition af the museum, partly on gecount of the habits of the animal. Which are noctirrnal, and Its abode in the tall grass of the fungle. “The hunter forces his way through the bamboos and underbrush up to his eyes in grass—there {sa grant and a rush away and the game is never seen, t ze “On the slopes of Mount Kenia at an elevation of 6,000 feet Carl E Akeley found evidences of numbers of these pigs, their tracks following the elephant traits in that region.” ‘The body of the forest pig 1s deep and héavy and its head ts long any equipped "with upturned ferocio looking tusks. It 1s sald to be quick and powerful when in action. 4 “It ts aiilte probable that other “ourious specimens remain to be dis covered,” says Dector Luca, “although with the rapid opening up gf the country and its exploration by sports /men ft would seem that its possibill ‘ties must ere long he exhausted. Futurist Description of a Battle. ‘The Futurists, who hoped to create a revolution in'art, but eo far have been greeted with Jeers, are now turn- ing their attention to literature. Ac cording to their prophet, Slsnor Mar- Inett!, adjectives, adverbs and verbs are to be eliminated. Substantives are alone to be: used, and they will then have their full dynamle proper- tes. What the dynamic properties are will appear from the following futurist description of a battle— “Bifes, clatter, hoofs, boom! boom! ‘Alarum. crack! crack! whizs! buss! bang whoop! Guns, manes, swords, caissons, charges, amoke. charges, smoke, smoke, ehirlwind, stench, blood, groans, sbrieks, victory, death!” ‘Marking Duration of Lite. Welsmann propounds, the theory that the duration of life in all aut mals fe settled by the length of time necessary to producing and rearing thelr young. Death comes, according to him. in order to secure the removal fronrthie world of the ubeless and the worn-out and to insure that the active part of the population shall be in the full vigor of life. Therefore death comes soon after reproductive sctiv- Ity ceases, it belng understood that reproductive activity includes not opis the gividg birth:to young but the rearing of them to an age at which they ix turn shall be able to take up the = furnishing the world with a suppiy of inhabitants. His Fear. _ “Why didn't you stop and find out what had happesed when your suto- mobile struck the man?” esked the judge. ~“Because I was afraid,” replied the doy rider. 7 . “afraid of what? vAfrald he mightn?: be bart’ hed enough to keep htm trom a brick or something”. sete | Shea ) pee Ad, ®@ OR) r) Sa ELECTRICITY FROM THE SKY ‘Experiments. Being Made la France | WIth Apparates Desigasted as “Glectrte Niagarus.” | dasuming that electricity in ‘he eeete 2 te wate ennee of the prota ‘hail, expectments are mind in France with apparains desig- ‘nated as “electric Ningaras’ to €rain the clonds of electricity, saya, Popular Mechanica. | "iu tnstalling the apparatus huge cop [ gi gemcligenrs har gene dler yer ‘the same material, are‘placed on the summit of s high tower of chim way, very mach tn the same way as Nghtaing rods, These are connected Bronst cot sods tu reetrar led ground and eods in a re ‘filled with water. By this route the atmos pheric electricity flows down into the ‘earth and “empties tho clonds”” 50 to ok. ‘The experiments with “electric ‘Miagaras”: have been. carried on for: some time, bat M. Violle, a member ‘of the French Academy of ports that it is still too carly! mate the practical value. A far larger scale was considered neces- ‘sary, and quite recently the installa tion’ of an apparatus of exceptional capacity was completed on. the Hiffel tower. This apparatus, it is hoped, will prove the. practicability of the fdea, but three or. four years will probably be required before it i pos sible to place an exact estimate on the true value of the system. ELECTRICITY TO POP CORN | Popular Diversion May Be ‘Enjoyed by | ‘Any One Living In Modera Fiat— No Burned Hands, =” Apartment dwellers who have wist- fully recalled the days when they popped corn in an open fireplace, will be glad to known that they now can enjoy thiz diversion in their very modern dining fooms—or in any room, for that matter. A New, York man bas designed an electric cofn popper that is attached to the electric light fixtures in the room for its heat. The popper, which has a capacity of a ere ee ee eee! Gs sear ere Freer ay bores es % o>) LE» — bet {eed Cs : 24 . lectric Corn Popper.” # ftom hopping out. It is mounted on rubber tired wheels so that it can be pushed about on # highly polished table without damaging the finish. An advantage of this device, even in homes where there are fireplaces and coal ranges to pop corn over, is the comfort with which it tan be used—no scorched face and bands. ; Z \V)s Jamaica has two cable stations and a wireless tower. ° ‘an electrically-driven machine to ‘split kindling wood 4s a novelty. . seven electric motor trucks will be ‘purchased ‘by the Manila postofiice. Blectrolytic etching ts used by now proceas to producy hardened steel ales. Tabeyte will be given a wireless sta- ‘ton frith 2,500 miles radius, by a French company. Motor vehicles worth $919,219 were ‘Drought into South Africa at Port Bitsabeth iast year. ‘i Bledtric power has been adopted by capi factarng bocaso of ts ease o 1 and cleanliness. ‘Beginning June 1 New York will pro- DMbit the use of wooden mouldings for enclosing electric wires. ‘The first electric plant in Arabia has jast boon installed in the palace of the ‘Baktsn of Oman, at Maskat "The United States and Canada to- gether havo about £0,000 electric figna, ‘containing about £,000,000 amp : In proportion to pépallation Stockr dolm bas the greatest number of tele Dhoecs for any European city and ‘Madrid the fewest: __ Ta new electrical steering gear for ‘qieoels bydraalic cytinders protect the wator from shocks caused by wares d@riktng the rudser. ‘ik speed exceeding two miles # mip- wis has bean made by cars on short German electric raitway bailt by army eMicers for experimenting. ‘United States engineers clam that sty 9 millophorsepower could be a fron ireen river, einatage J the Colorado. . ‘A spitor, controlled by a switch from His house, is used by an Iinois ‘A to give lifelike notions to s [fesrecrow in bia corn Seld, [S39 promote the mruteal interests of | wireless telograph operstory/and that | employers an International operator's ‘weg bas Deen orwantond 2 ‘of the traction system of the, Baglish city of Birminguapare given cash bonuses when they arold it die to negligence. fhe recent installation of a 500-light grte plant in the palace of the sal Wiad of-Oman marked’ the tatrodyctios [ef Gheetrical mechinery into Arabia. ELECTRICAL TRAP RaTs Apperatue So Arranged enh ‘Rodent Drepe Out of ‘Bese as Klectrecuted. ‘The electric rat trap a tn the ftestration is somewhat tm construction but tte Saceraction tp/oosh tat roteet electrocuted rope out of] sight o2 that the bodies will mot. others away] says the Popaiar ‘The electrocating’ ctresit! bes one aeerate on 0 troseer: i Os a cad electrode constitutes 4 movable Daltholéer. When the regent steps om to ‘the trapdoor and nibbles ht the bait, the electrocating pasees D | Le \ ea Cat pS S |. By ¢ Electrocuting Trap through its body, and at the game time & motor is set going moter ‘a shaft, one of ~hieh the trajtioor to frst drop ping the electrocuted body! into the pit, then restores it to its normal position, in which rosition it remains ‘until another rodent steps upon it nd nibples the bait. ee ee WORK OF ELECTRIC COBBLER ‘Threatens to Sound Death [Knell of Qld Shoemaker and His Bench— | ' Work de Done Quickly. When the great shoe factories donionstrated that, they gould make boots and shoes Detter aid! cheaper that the dest hand cobblets these nts of the awl and last were re- legated to the past—or they managed to che out 8 meager living by repele ing! worn boots and shoes. ‘And now comes the electric cobbler and/the days of the hand cobbler and his('bench are: numbered, ‘says. tts paitie Nav The ‘electric. cobbler, ch. as can be. found in most large cities, consists of one long machine, which is, in reality, a number of machines connected on the same shaft ‘Thia shaft is turned by an electric motor. The electric cobbler fixes shods while you walt. It will sew on ‘a sole, put on'a.patch, fix the héels or réline a shoo in a vory few minutes, as all the work {s done by niachinery at a high rate of speed. And it is not to be dented that the finished product is fally as good as though \the best ccbbler bad spent a half day on the jeb. It the shoe nceds resong the at- tecdant pickS~-up and places a piece of leather of the right size and the mackine stitches It fast to the upper. ‘At the next machine an analy wbeel cuts down the edge of the bole and trims it to the right shape. The wext machine finishes and polishes the edges.’ From the stitching machine to the polisher is but a step and the work is ‘done Idng before the old fashioned shoemaker could have the shoe fitted preavraneene 1 HEATER FOR FACE S MING Electric Device Invented by Idaho ‘Man Adaptable for Use If. Mam | sage Parlors and by Barbers. | An electric heating pad so sh ss to fit fhe contour of the face fs the tn- vention of Aifred P. Blenkner and Bert Z Smith of Mountain Home, Idaho, sxrs the Poptlar Electrichy. The device is adaptable for use ip barber sbops, massage pariors and the like. A wet towel is first -app! to the taco and then the heater laid] on over this, generating steam. Th¢ heater * = : a Wis~! = i ie - | " | Electric Face Heater| / bas doublo walls, the heating ¢lements | being located between -thq. walls ‘Moreover the heater is le ‘| size and its arrangement that ap, air chamber is formed it and the face. giving a more even Histribu- tion of beat. ~~, Lensen Damage Sy “ene investigations made over| Barope seem to justify the dellet the dcinage by lightning. in the cities Dafticalary, has, decreased om jegree in recent wenblained by tho presence] of alee tric wires, which act as & in diverting the electric bélta. “At the wires are pat unde i tt te expect! that, there will ‘be a great Increase and a return. will be generally maiie to the use of lightaing rods. \ Fan Shines Shoes. ‘The: polish used on.tan shoes ts a thick liquid, which must be thor ‘oughly: dry before It will give the pro per “shine”. fs ‘To accomplish thjs the small elec ee ee ae erous shoe shining stands. The pro cess of drying witha palm leaf fan may firitate a castomer by’ making him walt four or five minutes. Elec, tricity ‘does it in about a minate. +") 0 eens ome Miaateleley, ‘The Massachusetts tatitute of Tech- nology has been given & $0,000-volume library on electricity and electrical engineering, one of the most complete ‘of the kind in the world. Secs ih ee ‘A tungsten Iemp for use in motion ae Ss caeaey aatied fs France bas a clossiy cofled 1 filament to condense the light ind small aren, | | First Electrical Fire Engine. | New. York has the first electrically artyen sre engine im we fm the ‘United States. 7 S. Delp’s Sons ‘. - Saloon, Store and’ Fixteres, : STC AND MESTAMRAIE QUTPITS it 2 BILLIARD, Pool and Saloon \ 3 Manufacturers of : . fpr z Bowling Alleys and Supplies . || Cor, FC: St. and Linerty Ave, and 2218 Firm Ave. |! a © PITTSBURGH, PA. : Fi. & A Plioge 671 Main Beti Phone 4611-2 Court | Washington SEE a, a Rpt iat ore _.H. W. Edwards, who represents Hal ifax’ institute at ‘Houston, Va, made an address at our county institute and presented the.claims of the school receiving quite a large donation from the teachers. Heralso attended serv- jcos at the St Panl A. M. E. and Na- zareth Baptist charches.~ Mra, Thos. B..Bazks and son Call man of North LincoIn ‘street, are spending the week in Pittsburgh. Mn. LE. Asbury of North Franklin street, Jeft last Monday to spend the holidays with relatives in Philadel phia and Harrisburg. Mra, Stewart Fields of Burton ave nue, has returned from a weeks’ visit to her sister, Mrs. Clarenc Johns of Wheeling, W. Va. ° Mr. aud Mra. Harvey Blake and ls Ue daughter, Alice, of Hometie spent Christmas with Mrs Blake's parents, Mx. and Mra, R. B. Mosebar- Pearl of Pittsbur the christmas guest of bigepetents, Mr, and Mra. Henry Pearl, ‘Master Willaia P. Bftler of Beaver, is spending the holiday season with his father, Attorney W. N. Butler. Chatles Cox of Alyesworth, Pa, las reaad fram an, eetende visit with relatives at Washington, D. C... and other [Eastern points. ‘He was ac- compahied haste by is niece, Stier ‘Winnie Cox cf Hamilton, Va., who will spend a few weeks with her Washing- ton relatives. Little Miss Violet Banks, deushter of Mr) and Mrs, Wm. A. Bunks, has been tery fil of gastritis the" past week, [bjt is somewinat Improved at present wAting. Mraj Wilkie Chatmen of, Highland avenug, wre painfully injured last Wednesday by a fall downstairs. It was at firgt feared that her injures were Intergal but at present. che is on 8 iair way to complete recovers. Mire, Agnes Leech of Nortit Lincoln street,|has been quite ill the past week: — 3.3. E. Broc#f e7 Burton «venue. who bis Eeca cefized to ins house by ailness the foot week ts alow! tne riesing. Sirs. Harte Mediti, on aged resi dat of Linn avenue, was s:<iously Sarued; last wees and at present writ- ing is #tightly impraved.- Mrs.| Lucy’ Grayson, wife of isaac Grayson, died at the City hospital, last 2 reas sts the result of burns recéived on Thurgday. ° Mrs. Grayson bas been in poor neaith for comqszime but was able :o be about the house. H, maiden, name, was Caperton-and fe belonged {0 one of Pittsburgh's oldest colored! familles. She is survived oy three daughters and a son. Mrs. Grayson was 4 faithful Christign. Wedding Bells. he wedding of Miss Saran Emma Bush, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Sam- ‘uel Bugh of Washington, and William ‘J. Davis of Canonsburg, was solem- ‘nized last Thursday, December 19, at 12 o’eldek. The bride wore a hand- some gown of white messaline silk and jcarsied| a beautiful bouguet of bride ‘roses. | She, was attended by her sis. ter, Mids Stella Bush, who xore pick silk ang carried pink roses. The cere mony wes performed by Rev. Geo. W. Webster, grandfather of the groom and the wedding tnarch from J.ohen ‘grin was played by Miss Eva Brooke: jan intimate-friend of thevbride. Jull “ae Davis, tte -groom's brother, a best man. After the cértmons a0 el orate dinner was served, the dixie room anf other parts of the house be- ing beautitaly decorated with Christ nas colors, Owing to a recent death in euectamily the guest Mat was ¥ery limited, those present belong: Mr. and Mra, Lee Derbam, Canonsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walls, Washington: Mr. and Mra. Lindsey Carrington, ‘Robert Cook, Miss Eva Brooks ant John Davis, Subscription price of $1.00 a year has been extended to January 1, 1913. —(Manager.) Cannonsburg (By Beatrice Cleveland Vactor) The First quarterly meeting of this conference year was, held at, Paynes church jon last Sabbath. Presiding Elder Bumry Preached two instruc- tive sermo$s, morning and evening. At 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon Rev. Butler of Washington preached an excellent sermon and “his choir furnished the music. Rev. Dr. Butler accompanied by his wife and a large number .of his congregation also at- tended the Quarterly Meeting” There was a very large attendance. Rev. F. W. Collins, Pastor of McGovern and his members were also present and Rev’ Webster of West Middletown and a Hinge number of friends from Pittsburgh among whom were: Miss Carrie N.Collins of East End; Mrs Ramaing Wilson of North Side ued Mish Estella West of the South Side. Pittsburgh. Rev. Dr. Morris and Elder Bumry visited the sick on Monday and, gaye them com munion,| Quarterly Conference wa held Monday night. The reports show ‘a frapid increas. Mrs. Eliza Wheeler] is on the sick list bar i improving.’ Miss Emma Chamber: who has| been quite ill. is much ink proved..| William Vactor of Eas Palesting Qbio. visited his parent: over Saturday Yand Sunday. Gran ville Bell, of Wheeling W. Va. vis ‘ited his brother Elmer McGant a fev days lasd week. My. and Mrs. Wal ter Griffia_are spending their Christ mas in |Clevelan® Ohio, at Mrs Griffin's parents. 2 r. and Mrs. Rob ert Vactorai Pres! ig Elder Bumr and Misd Carrie = Collins a siste of Mrs. |Morris = 1 Mrs. Romain Wilson aad Miss Tistella West wer the house guests of Dr..and Mr: ‘Morris, Sabbath aid they also er ‘tertained|-at ~dimne. Mr. and Mri | Joha, fad Lotsenberry. Mis Sarah ‘Wi tiem Davis wer united “ithe apt Thereday af Bay ry as Ch p Hi ’ sail iia j _ a we. J. BAYLESS, Mgr. ~ 1207 Wylie Ave. -EAT Bayless Chop House wish its many Friends A New Year. 2 = Phone service at each table. ~ Bel 9196 Grant. P. & A. S861 Mrs. E. Jones 7 ss WYLIE “AVENUE Designer et Human Hair Good Combings Made up, 35c: an 02.¢ Combings Made up, doc: an 02. PITTSBURGH, PA. Switches of Creoie Mair. 224n~-$1.50.\ Natural Colored Hain, $3599 8500. Best French Wavey, $3.50,°$8.00 up. Transtormations, $1.00. $1.50, $350 up. Bangs; Te. Sor PITH. SOG $1QD up. vise, Qervis li Damped or Pare ved Sre2, $10.23 Sect Mavey. $15.09 bp to 355. F arto SH.56 to $19.09. , pute, Boe. $023 te 8259. a Pressing Comb, $129 9.82.00. Comb- Tage Bowne fegt-uctiona Given in Manicuring snd Hair Dressing. ~ 6961 Frankstown Avenue, Dealers in Butter. Enga;Cheese, Hor Dressed Poultry. and ali Kinds c- | Sea Foods. JOHN H.ALLEN,.Prop. Bell Phone 4439W Highland ternoon. Rosee yorfiin of Washiagtod visited her grgnd-parents Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. laine Vac- vor is still confined at beg home with rheumatism, Miss Emma Harper and Miss Frances B. Vactor dine: with the Misses Vactor of, Herdma Street on Sabbath. 7 “McKeesport 5 —_——— Reva. W. Brown, of Kane. 37° rived inthe’ city Monday and will spend a few days. visiting ‘his family. ‘Miss Maybelle Gwynn, departec for Youngstown. O.. Saterday. where she will, spend. the~ holidays witl® friends and refatives. se Young's Inmperial Orchestra ren- dered. mate forthe, Baby Show 1 Elizabeth fast Thursday. John Seahorn was, the guest of friends in. Latrobe, Sunday. Ae j.W. ‘Lee ‘rendered a recita- tiod on the program at the A.M. E. Chureh, Elizabeth, Thursday evenins. ‘Miss, Estella Darcus, Miss Edith Carol and W. H. Proctor of _Pitts- burgh ‘were -calling om the Misses Young of Locust Street, Sunday. 2" A new furnace was placed it St Paul A.M. E. Church fast week. it being the result of the @pecetisiul ef- fort ‘recently put forth. RA the Ladies ywild. @ ‘Franklin 1 Fee eae acd Bethel Church was well, attended ‘Sunday morning and evening. Rey. Smothers preached two splendid Sermons. Sunday January a2. there will be a.special offer in the interest Of the trustees. The organized Men's Bible Classis getting along nicely. “Mrs Clemmons has beet on the sick list for several days put is im- Proving at presert. - The Trustees of Bethel Charch will hold a rally the Second Sunday in January’ The famous Bellamy con- cert and Fait will beabeld Jan. 9 10. at Bethel Church. William Evans cf Oi City. is 0. the sick list. Mrs, (Margaret Hall of Dit Cits. died at her bome December 19. Sirs. Hail leares three children, Mrs. Ann Scar’ Waller of Youngstown ‘0. 2 married daughter in Boston and William Hall. Mrs, William Briggs has returned trom New Wilmington. Mhere she went to nurse her sister. Sirs Roam, " Mrs. E, J. Washington of Windsor, Canada, js visiting at the | home of her son, Charles Washington. sie Stella Cares of St, Catherine. ho bas been visiting relanves here fea reterned to'her horse. Misa Cora Gelegs of New York city, ts spending the hotidars with her ptenta, Mr. ar Mra, William 2riges. | Mra Henriet ta Shams will spend the Yuletide with ber dangiter, Mra Emma Young? Batalo, N. ¥. .