Savannah Tribune

The Savannah Tribune VOLUME XXVII. INDICTMENTS BY THE WHOLESALE Corporations Hit All Over the Country. VIOLATION OF SHERMAN ACT Cash Register Concern Charged With Monopolizing Business and Exercising Restraint For Last Twenty Years. Cincinnati, O.—Thirty indictments, charging conspiracy to obstruct and monopolize the cash register business in violation of the criminal provisions of the Sherman Anti-trust Law, were returned against officials and sales agents of the National Cash Register Company. At the same time the first move of the government to prevent violation of the Interstate Commerce Law regulating express charges resulted in an indictment with 11 counts against the Adams Express Company. The company was charged with having exacted more than the published rates from shippers. Seven Cincinnati manufacturing concerns were indicted, alleged to have violated the Interstate Commerce Law by obtaining low transportation rates through undervaluation, and there were nearly a score of minor individual indictments. Sales Methods the Cause. The sales methods of the Cash Register Company were the chief causes of the Indictments, according to the United States District Attorney McPherson, who declared competitors of the company had been harassed out of the field. "This restraint has been in operation for the last 20 years," he said, "although the specific charge is confined to the last three years. The principal unlawful means outlined in the indictments are the bribing of employees of competitors and of transportation, telegraph and telephone companies; the hiring of employers away from competitors; the requiring of agents to interfere with sales and libel the machines of competitors, cutting prices, selling imitations of competitive machines made to use as "knockers" and injuring competitive machines whenever possible." The second and third counts charged defendants with monopolizing the cash register trade by use of the same means. No date has been set for a hearing before United States Judge Hollister, but it was said the defendants would be notified to come into court on a date to be arraigned later. The indictments against the express company were the result of an investigation made here by Special Agent of the Commission P. F. Marsh and Attorney A. G. Gutheim. The indictments alleged that the express company collected $2 per hundred pounds on shipments from Indianapolis, Ind., to Franklin, Pa., while the rate between the cities is $1.75. Six manufacturing concerns of this city were charged with having violated the Interstate Commerce law by undervaluing goods for shipment in an effort to get lower transportation rates. FIRE SWEEPS TEXAS CITY. Probably One Thousand Persons Are Made Homeless. Houston, Tex.—In the wake of the most destructive fire in the history of Houston, smouldering wreckage covers an area about one and a half miles in length and varying in width from 200 yards to half a mile in the northeastern section of the city. More than a dozen of the city's most important industrial enterprises are in ruins; 200-or more dwelling houses and store buildings are in ashes and approximately 1,000 persons are homeless. An accurate statement of the monetary loss is not yet possible, but the most conservative is that it will reach at least $7,000,000. The insurance carried will not exceed 40 per cent. Except for a few who suffered minor burns and bruises no casualties attended the fire. Civil Service For Diplomats. Washington.—Strong indorsement of the application of Civil Service rules to the diplomatic and consular corps of the United States has come from the American Chamber of Commerce at Paris. In a formal petition to Congress the chamber urges that the executive orders now in effect placing certain officers of the diplomatic and consular services under Civil Service regulations be enacted into law. The petition also asks Congress to consider the question of having a system of adequate pensions for retired diplomatic and consular officers. ANTICIPATION REALIZATION DEATH IN WAKE OF STORM Southern Kansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southwestern Missouri Swept By Storm — Temperatures Take Big Drop. Shreveport, La.—Eight persons are dead and about 50 injured as the result of a tornado which swept through the western outskirts of Shreveport. All the dead are negroes with the exception of the two-month-old baby of J. A. Manheim, whose home was demolished. The baby's body was found a block from the Manheim residence. A number of negro cabins were destroyed in the outskirts of the city and on near-by plantations. The tornado approached Shreveport from the southwest, sweeping a path through two negro sections, and crossing Red River struck two plantations, where negro cabins, barns and outhouses were destroyed. In the city proper no damage was done. The damage to property is estimated at $100,000. Other Western States Are Swept By Heavy Storm. Dallas, Tex.—Ushered by a windstorm varying at different points from 90 to 70 miles an hour the most severe blizzard of the winter swept the Southwest. In North Texas the temperature fell from 70 degrees to freezing. In the panhandle the snowfall was reported to have reached a depth of four inches. At Hobart, Ok., buildings were unroofed by the storm and store windows demolished. Kansas City, Mo.—Carrled on by a 40-mile wind, a heavy snow storm swept Southern Kansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southwestern Missouri. Denver, Col.—With snow from one inch to several feet covering practically the entire State, the movement of trains, especially on lines that traverse the mountain district, has been severely hampered. TRAINS CRASH IN TUNNEL. Engineer and Fireman Killed and Traffic Blocked. North Adams, Mass.—Two trai- men are dead and two are missing, as the result of a rear-end collision between a freight train and a Boston- bound express on the Boston and Maine railroad. The passenger train was not seri- ously damaged, with the exception of the electric engine which was draw- ing it, but several cars of the freight were demolished and the wreckage took fire. The smoke, pouring from the cast portal of the tunnel, drove back those who sought entrance from that end, while the heat made it impossible to go beyond the central shaft from the other end. Hours after the crash the wreckage was still burning. The heat was so great that portions of the tunnel rock were cracked off and fell to the tracks. ARSON FOR AN EDUCATION. Two Girls Fire Barn To Get Into a Reform School. Welch, W. Va.—Lizzie Crabtree and Lucy Trout, 15-year-old girls who were convicted of arson in the Circuit Court here, admitted setting fire to a barn so they could obtain an education. The girls had been reared on a county poor farm, their parents being too poor to care for them, according to Fire Marshal F. S. Carington. They had heard of the reform school and said if they could be sent there they could learn some of the things that would make them useful women. Both were sent to the Girls' Industrial Home at Salem. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1912. OSPINA RECALLED FOR KNOX LETTER The Columbian Government is Friendly. RESENTS MINISTER'S WORDS His Declaration That Secretary Of State Knox Would Not Be Welcome Not Uphold By His Bogota, Colombia.—Gen. Pedro Nel Ospina, Colombian Minister to the United States, has been recalled by the Colombian Government. The action of the Government was taken because neither it nor the Colombian people upholds the position taken by the Colombian Minister at Washington in notifying the State Department that the visit to Colombia of Secretary of State Knox would be inopportune, owing to the fact that Colombia's claims in connection with Panama have not yet been arbitrated. The notification given by the Colombian Government says that General Ospina is "separated" from his post at Washington, and that the incident between Colombia and the United States is thus closed. Colombia, it continues, will maintain her international policy. No Complaint By State Department. Washington.—The only concern of the State Department upon being informed of the recall of the Colombian Minister was that it should be thoroughly understood that the Department had not directly or indirectely suggested this course, which consequently appears to have been purely voluntary on the part of the Colombian Government. The Department has all along regarded Minister Ospina's utterances as purely personal, thereby accepting his own definition of his note, and as he had been invited to express his opinion as to the expediency of Secretary Knox's visit, there could be no-official ground for complaint on the part of the Department. But apparently it was quite another matter with the Colombian Government. The United States, however, had nothing to do with any disciplinary measures that the Bogota foreign office adopted. It is not expected that Minister Ospina's recall will in any way affect the status of Mr. Dubois, the American Minister to Colombia, who is said to have established very cordial and satisfactory relations with the Colombians. CHICAGO MAN FINED $1,050. Pleaded Guilty To Falsely Classifying Merchandise. New York.—Frank E. Bernard, head of the forwarding agency of Bernard, Judae & Co., of Chicago, was fined $1,050 in the United States District Court, after pleading guilty to an indictment charging him with having falsely classified imported merchandise so as to obtain cheaper transportation rates from railroad companies. It was also charged that Bernard collected full sum from the shippers. Mississippi Senate Progressive. Jackson, a concurrent resolution program amendment to the State Consent, in providing for the initiative and referendum was adopted by the Mississippi Senate by a vote of 32 to 4. PRISON STORMED BY MOB The Men Had Killed a Railroad Special Officer Who Was Trying To Quiet Noisy Negroes On a Jim Crow Car. Shelbyville, Tenn.—Deprived of its prey in the first attempt to slaughter three negroes as they were being taken from the courthouse to jail here, a mob broke into the sheriff's office, where the wounded blacks had been taken, and fired upon them. Still two of them are alive, but it is feared the mob will storm the jail and finish its work. Evidence that the blacks killed Special Officer S. W. Everson, of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, was so strong at the preliminary hearing that the three were bound over to a higher court. As they were being taken down the courthouse steps, the mob attacked the sheriff and six deputies, killed one of the blacks and badly beat the others. They were hurriedly taken into the sheriff's office nearby, and the sheriff stationed himself at the door. Reports sent out from the office that all the negroes were dead were not believed by mob members, and at 4 o'clock they stormed again. The sheriff was captured, and one member of the mob broke down the door of the room in which the blacks were huddled, and opened fire. Each of the wounded prisoners was struck. Evidently believing all three were dead, the mob dispersed. Later the two wounded blacks were secretly taken to the jail. Everson was killed on the night of February 10 when he was thrown from a Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis train, near Bell'Buckle, Tenn. He had tried to quiet boisterous negroes in the Jim Crow car. ARMY AVIATOR INJURED. Lleut. Kennedy, Caught Under Machine. Has Two Ribs Broken. Augusta, Ga.—Because he did not give the aeroplane he was driving the proper lateral pitch in landing at the Army aviation camp, Lieutenant Kennedy was caught under the machine when it turned turtle and two of his ribs were broken. Though rendered temporarily unconscious, information from the hospital where he was taken is that his injuries are not serious. The machine was badly damaged. CATS HAD PREFERENCE. Basis For Granting Civil War Veteran a Divorce. Kausas City, Mo.—Because his wife kept 35 cats in their home, Samuel W. Odell, 74 years old and a Civil War veteran, was granted a divorce at Kansas City, Kan. Odell testified that his wife gave her cats more attention than she gave him, fed the pets the choiceest food and ignored his protests when the animals slept in his bed. LABOR LEADERS HELD. Charged With Being Accessories To Murder Of Woman. Lawrence, Mass.—Joseph J. Ettor, Industrial Workers of the World leader in the local textile strike, and Arturo Glovannitti, his assistant, were held for the grand jury by Judge Mahoney in Police Court, charged with being accessories before the fact to the murder of Anna Lopizzo. The woman was killed in a strike riot January 29. MEXICO TO PAY CHINA $3,100,000. Indemnity For Chinese Killed During Revolution. San Francisco.—The Mexican Government has agreed to pay an indemnity of $3,100,000 to the Chinese republic for the death of 300 Chinese at Torreon, Mexico, during the revolution last July, according to a cablegram received here. The Chinese were murdered by Mexican revolutionists. PAYS FOR MULE HE STOLE. Old Civil War Veteran Sends $200 To Secretary MacVeagh. Washington.—A conscience-stricken old Civil War veteran, who stole a mule from the government during his enlistment in the army, has sent Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh a draft for $200 to square the account and ease his mind. The contribution was forwarded through a Methodist minister at Greencastle, Ind. A Mall Order Bill. Washington. A bill that would put mail order investment companies under the supervision of the commissioner of corporations, of the Department of Commerce and Labor was introduced by Representative Steenerson, of Minnesota. It would require submission of plans, assets and liabilities to the government before beginning operations. Cupid's Lucky Move By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON Senator Elias Lansing wanted to get married again. So did Mrs. Marsh. That is, Senator Lansing had not dreamed of marrying until he saw Mrs. Marsh, and Mrs. Marsh had no desire to assume matrimonial vows for the second time until she met the senator. They had met at a reception at the Italian legation one afternoon, and as soon as the senator had made his best bow to the bright little woman in the stunning gown and hat of king's blue Cupid began to get in his work. The blue velvet hat on the soft golden hair made her look very girlish, and the senator, looking from her to the slender girl, beside her, wondered if he had heard aright when presented to her daughter. Mrs. Marsh and Isabel met the senator often at teas, dinners, theaters and balls. Washington began to look wise and nod its head when the senator took to dropping into Mrs. Marsh's box after the first act, or walking home from church with the widow and her daughter. And Mrs. Marsh was always wearing violets these days—huge bunches—with the usual orchid. The man was in love with the widow. But the trouble was this: He was poor—poor, as senators go. Having no one to support but himself, he was able to afford the show the world demands of a senator. He had an apartment that was all that an apartment should be. And his clothes, his servants and his car came up to the public demand. Until now he had resisted marriageable daughters, debutantes and widows. On the other hand, Mrs. Marsh, after ten years' absence, had come back to Washington, taken a small house with a huge rent, and she and her daughter wore gowns which were the envy of every woman in the capital. It was true the gardener did run the electric car for them and the same maid was always in evidence, but what of that! Such gowns and such well-kept house seemed to signify an ample supply of money to the senator's simple mind. "I won't marry any woman who can't live on my income," he said over and over again to himself. "Even if she has her own money I've got to feel I can keep her. No. It's no use; so I guess it's home to Wexford county for Elias when the session's over. Anyhow, it'll be good to get back to the old house and Jeremy will be glad to see me—good old dog—and Allen and his wife and the horses. Oh, the simple life for me; and yet things somehow, won't seem just as they did before. Allen and Sarah do make me comfortable, that's sure; and Jeremy dog is a good old scout enough, mornings hunting and nights by the fire, but if there was just somebody to—" That somebody wasn't so vague as it sounds. There was a clearly defined vision always before his eyes. But, strangely enough, instead of wearing blue velvet she was always clad in blue ginghams—sometimes with a dainty white apron and smiling at him across the breakfast table. Somehow he liked her-in the gingham. He grew absent-minded and morose. One night to get away from everything—at a debutante's ball—he hid behind some palms in the conservatory. The dance music, soft and dreamy so far away, and the faint splash of a fountain were soothing. He had his dreams to himself. Mrs. Marsh and Isabel were both at the dance, but both were in demand. He had danced two with the former, and there was a long interval until the next with NUMBER 24. her. He had none between. But if he couldn't have his lady love, or at least be with her, he was becoming contented with this vision of his—the lady in blue gingham. The music and fountain became fainter and slowly stopped. The senator's head nodded and he slipped just over the edge of daydreamland into real dreamland with the same sweet golden lady leading him on. He did not know the difference until he heard her voice behind him on the other side of the palms. "Mercy, Isabell I should have died if I hadn't had this chance to rest. Just think, Annie and I finished all that huge ironing and here I am dancing. Tell me, dearie, you don't think mommy is an old goose, do you, for really liking a good time so well?" Senator Lansing gripped the arm of his bench aid started to rise. No—he couldn't! One step and they would see him, and he would not dare let them know he had heard. The situation was frightful for him, but there was no help for it. He must stay. He did not hear Isabel's low answer—it might have been a mere kiss. Then Mrs. Marsh went on. "Well, anyway, dearie, it's about all ended isn't it? Are you quite sure we will have enough money left to pay Q'Hara and Annie and get back decently to Claytonia after we sell the car?" Again Isabel's low tones answered inaudibly, but Mrs. Marsh's distinct voice could not be ignored. "Anyway, dearest, I'm glad we came and so, so sorry to go, but the money is all gone and we've got to. I am glad Charley knows about our poverty. Oh, Isabel, you ought to be the happiest girl in the world. I am so glad for you and to have you so happy is worth coming for." Then Isabel answered more plainly and with a happy laugh. "And I do not believe anyone knows we make nearly all our own gowns and every hat we wear. No one would blame us, dear, for wanting to have one last good time, even if it did take our last cent to do it. I really think people like us. They seem to." But what was that I Mrs. Marsh sobbing, by the gods! The senator gasped. Then Isabel's voice: "There, momsy, don't, oh please, please don't. Yes, I guessed it. I know all about it, and he is an old dear, too. But why he doesn't say something I can't understand. There, there, dear, that is better. That's it. Put your head down here. It is too bad we can't just live here, on your account, momsy dear. But maybe we can come again sometime, and maybe he will be here then, too." A few more broken words: "Much hurry—this dance with so and so—he'll be hunting the town for me—there momyss—no your nose isn't red—the ideal!" Their voices moved away. Senator Lansing was trembling with joy. Surely there was no mistake. They could only have meant one person—himself. And their secret—now his—should die with him. It seemed hours before time for his dance. Mrs. Marsh, radiant in pale blue satin and not in the least looking fired, was willing to sit out the dance in the conservatory. The senator wasted no time. "I want to ask you a funny question, Mrs. Marsh, if you don't mind. Do you ever wear blue gingham dresses?" "Why, yes, you funny man. I live in them at home, and what is more, there is nothing I like better." "I know it, Laura. Laura, dear, I love you. Will you marry me tomorrow? You must." And Laura said simply, "Yes, Elias, dear, I will." And although she did not say, "This is so sudden," she thought so. Bill—What did you do with your leap year proposals? Hal—Did what any other fellow would do—got scared and as they turned up I turned 'em down. = a ; . See? Dae £e Lo = = manl ir = occupy better positions fn Ife than y * |monient. Moses crted unto the Lords] AN UNTOUBHED FIELD FOR | 2cc™ebetter rections, a AN. es oS ot Be ie owe ‘ =, | Bven the poorest and most shiftless 7 . thee thay wns vitae the rect hea of the race have to buy clothing and - : i j tran they known eke ver band | WHITE DAILY NEWSPAPERS |= b= race bere to bur clotne and WIT AND HUMOR “ trete ; i M. c. MAx {of Moses. “Lift up thy rod and s tomers for the advertiser's goods. A ORATION/DELIVERRD/AT DAYTONA, FLORIDX, BY Mt. at thine hand over the sea ant ge cor newapaper | meray the iverteers Goods. wart B —= °F AeNeroN ve vidcas ‘tle problems ireltens ie 1] workers and advertisers is published | devoted to helping the negro people to ‘ rece Pee tannic [in New York city under the name, |hisher {deals in home, religious, civic, | Mean on a Semears 1c i Peet AOCOTE TR ROMS, FENEOUs, CLUS PART IL. } but the poverty of material, the care-|™#"ches forward. Deliverance was|in New York city under the name, | hist eee CRT AR ae eR ee Ta ee sclences, arts, literature and indus- tries in forty-eight years is without parallel in the history of the world. But the battle {s "barely begun. The _ negro has no time to congratulate bim- self upon the accomplishments of the past; these are only preparatory; things academic and vast Invite bis at- tention. The race for existence 13 growing exciting between the races. ‘The white man finds that he can no longer exist because he is white just as the negro finds he can no longer ezist on the ‘sympathy of those who pitied him and tolerated him because he has been a slave. The industrial, political, educational and elvic atmos- phere {s economistic; every man must tote his tote; the drones must go; only the fit shall survive. ‘The more justice the.negro demands, the more laws he must obey; the more he sonaaies, the more be must produce. He is called to pass through the pure fire of civics and economies, which knows no race, does not consider previous condition of servitude, but put all of earth's races on the square of merit by which they, all alike, must rise or fall. This story of two soldiers discusing their denomi- nation while reclining in camp, il- lustrates well the present rela- tlon of the negro to the civle, econo- mic, political, Industrial, religious and moral questions of the day; one soldier said he was a hard shell, he believed in predestination, or what {s to be will be. The ghee soldier eaid he was a Missionary Baptist and believed in do-, ing things. ‘The next day they were called from their tents to fight. Dur- ing the fight, the soldier who sald “What would be, would be.” ran. When they came again to their tents the Missionary sald to the hard shell, “Thought you belleved in predestina- tion, or, what is going to be, will be?” asked the missionary. “You see it 1s this way;” explained the hard shell. “You don’t understand my religion. It was foreordained before the world be- gan that this battle would be fought yesterday Just as it was fought. It was also foreordained that I should run; and, run like hell.” So in the economie race for existence the negro must run bis best, with all mind, all soul and all strength. ‘The business showing of the negro {s commendable, he does a splendid re- tail business, he must now attémpt wholesaling. He needs wholesale stores, Particularly does he need these In the grocery, drug and cloth- ing Mnes. The thing that operates against the establishment and conduct of wholesale branches of negro busi- ness enterprises {s individualism. The negro {s Individualistie. He knows nothing of co-operating or the pooling of wealth. He has no faith to Invest in business associates. He does not possess the secret of forming a part- nership in which several are equally concerned and all allowing the bust- ess to dominate the men, and all grow equally rich; instead, each unit of the partnership would desire to have the predominence of the units and so wrangle until the business would be crushed to death by a war for supremacy of each of the several units of the partnership against the re et of the units. It follows then, that but a single thing stands between the negro and the conduct of great wholesale business enterprises. He has the money; he has the demand; he hag the opportunity; has the same white friends who help him to make hfs rotail stores a success willing to help him make his wholesale ventures a success. What then hinders him? I answer his individualism, his desire to monopolize, his inability to work with others of his race. He must then be taught that individualism fs a detri- ment. The negro has shown bis abil- ity to make good in the professions. The world knows he can practice medi- cine, read law and master theology. But it, is not enough for the negro physician simply to prescribe medi- cine; he owes something to the pro- fession. He must contribute his share of articles to the current medical monthlies; he must show that he is investigative; he must invent a medt- cal instrument, get out a medical text Book or a reference work on some line of medicine; he must publish a medi- cal magazine. There is no reason Why five thousand negro physicians should be in America without a great Nation- al Medical Magazine of their own make to honor their profession and win and inspire the confidence of their race. The same fs true of pedagogy. The negro teacher must Invent a new meth- od on ore or more subjects write a TE ee Be a ae i eee ee a ee of funds to pay departmental special- ists; racial blas and individualisticism prevent them from supplying the de mands for 2 history of the race that sets forth the rise and development of the race. I have examined a history of the race which makes no mention at all of R. R. Wright, Sr, This fs partiality and the historian who omits mention of the distinguished Wright is making a bad history. “We have examined another history of the race, which amounts to nothing more than a gazetteer of members of the his- torian’s religious demonination. His heroes and heroines are all drawn from his (the historian’s church). It 1s fearful to see a large photo of a woman who has read a paper ‘before a district conference together with a long article setting forth her achieve- ments? Taking up pages, in what purports to be a history of the negro while men who are race builders are passed up without mention because they were not members of the histor- fan’s church, political party, or had views on industrial or classical edu- cation different to those of the his- torian’s, The historian who is blinded by demoninationalism cannot make an history for the race; the race is not a church. ‘Then, too, the race fs called upon to strengthen its public utilites—1 mean its churches, banks, lodges, industrial insurance companies and benevolent associations. The negro should make ‘his church vital; negroid Christianity should amount to more than singing and praying. Each church should be a religious social settlement, giving to the community in which it is erected the benefits of a constructive Chris- flanity. In a word, the church must de constructive. The negté needs to deposit more of his money in banks owned by the race then it must be seen to that the offcers and directors of these institutions are proficient, in- dustrious, perspieacious and honest. He can strengthen his lodges by dis- banding the fake seeret lodges and putting time and money in those es- tablished orders which have history, tradition and specific ethics to sustain them, and from these, the thieves, grafters and robbers of widows and orphans should be driven. Industrial insurance offers a splen- aid opening for the investment of negro capital. These should be placed on solid basis with honest and capable men at the head of them and dishon- est agents should be quickly and sud- denly removed. The benevolent asso- ciations of the race need to employ a modern business system and they will become agencies for the uplifting of the race. Let me here add, that insti- tutionalism should be added to at least five hundred negro churches In the next five years. The work which Yet remains to be done is vast. We can- not excuse a man; lke England’s famous queen, of blessed memory. we expect each member of the race to perform a duty. Though we are but a child race, we have reached that stage of development which requires that we must stand alone. It fs folly to longer desire to be petted by the north or humored by the south. The negro is economically and industrial. ly organized out of the north, not as the result of racial virus but as the result of a ceaseless tide if Smmigra- tion which competes him from the, economic and industrial equations there. Since then, it 1s not a prejudice but a condition which operates against the negro north—the north has done its full’ duty by the American negro. Thanks to the brave sons of the north, the living and the dead, who have contributed so much in men, wo- men and consecrated wealth to the re- demption of my race. Then, let me remind you that we are living ina new séuth. The south ts no longer in the grasp of demagozues. It 1s no longer brooding over the loss of its slaves. It no longer deals specifically in poll- tics. It 1s no Jonger governed by pre- judice but by reason. Wé have to deal with a new southern white man who is willing to meet the issues aris- ing with wisdom, justice and modera- tion, Having lifted itself from the dust and ashes of reconstruction, the south has grown industrial and econo- mic. ‘The south is busy with the con- struction of railways; with the opera- tion of steamboat lines, with its vast cotton crops, with its manufactorles, with the development of its churches and schools. The south is one vast work shop—a cyclone of economics. Tt opens the door of {adustrialism to the negro; the, courts of the south are growing more considerate of the rights momiént. Moses cried unto the Lord; Dut the Lord gave him to know that the salvation of the people was nearér than they knew—within the very hand of Moses. “Lift up thy rod and stretch out thine hand over the sea and di- vide it.” Lo; ‘tls done; the sea di- vides. The problem Is solved. Israel marches forward. Deliverance was hidden within a rod. The possibility of possessing Canaan, of building Judea, the opportunities to develop churchmen and statesmen, prophets, priests and kings, to develop a people Who would live for all times to come in the songs, religion, philosophy and theology of the world, the possibility to enter fully into the possession prom- fsed thelr fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, all hidden in a rod. ‘The present economic, industrial, political and civic surroundings of the negro are as unique, pressing and ex- acting as the conditions which con- fronted the Israelites on the banks of the sea. But the negro “must be eet he must be honest to his God, patriotic to his country, loyal to his section, friendly towards his neigh- bors and patient under tribulation. His deliverance will come. The southern white man grows more friendly to bim day by day—the religion of the south- ‘ern white man {s ruling instead of po- Utical prejudice, the strongest journal- ists of the south are calling loud and strong for justice and toleration for the negro, he has “friends in the north and south, It is not left to the political demagogue to say what the negro must be, though he stands upon the banks of the sea of modern civics and is bewildered by the demands of citl- zenship for usefulness on larger scales; he is Increasing in education and wealth; his educational environ- ments are belng bettered day by day by himself and with the unstinted aid of his white friends north and south. Learning, wealth, opportunities, im- proved morals, industrial fitness are all mighty rods within the negro’s grasp and jf he will but stretch forth his hand and apply his rods to the perplexing situation, he will make a place for himself in the galaxy of na- tions for the instruments which are necessary to make him a happy and succesful nation, are, indeed, witbin his grasp; yea, “within his hands.” PRISONERS CONFIRMED SEVENTEEN NEGROES AND ONE WHITE MAN JOIN EPISCOPAL CHURCH—ONE OF THE PRIS- ONERS PLAYS ORGAN AT SERV- ICES. Philadelphia, Pa.—Seventeen _ col- ored men and one white man were confirmed into the Episcopal church by Bishop Rhinelander, assisted by Rey. J. D. Harewood, now a mission- ary, Well known as assistant rector of the Church of the Crucitixion, Bain- bridge street above Eighth street, at the Eastern penitentiary. Rev. Hare- wood has been working among the men for a couple of years. A special Toom was prepared for the services. One of the‘prisoners played the organ. ‘The services were simple and lasted an hour. Stanley Gilbert played the organ and Mrs. Ida Chestnut sang. ‘The bishop wore the simple robes of his office and followed the singing with prayer, When the time came for laying on of hands by the bishop the prisoners were divided into groups of six. Their responses were made In a clear volce. Bishop Khinelander urged them to lead better lives and dwelt upon the solemnity and tmpor- tance of the confirmation rites. The prisoners were very much interested and attentive. The first communion will be given in a few weeks to those who were confirmed. At the end of the services each prisoner was pre- sented with a copy of the “Earnest Communicant,” a book containing prayers and advice. Nine of the men confirmed were baptized a short time ago by Rev. Harewood. The white man was prepared by Rev. T. W: Da- vidson, a white rector. Those con- firmed consisted of a number of long and sheet tarm eriaoners. HARO TIMES FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING THE WORK “SUFERS FOR LACK PREJUDICE THAT EXISTS AGAINST IT. “Industrial schools for negroes are almost Invariably philanthropic enter- prises, and their work 1s usually hampered by insufficient funds,” says the Ualted States commissioner of labor in bis annual report on indus- trial education. “They have also had to face ‘special difficulties owing to the fact that apprenticeships are prac- tically never open to colored work- ers, and hence their students must recelve all thelr preliminary training before Jeaving school. . . . As a further dimculty they have had to counteract the prejudice of their own race, who have been inclined to look upon clerical, commercial and profes- sfonal callings as the only ones which ‘could be considered by the ambitious. In aplte of all these difficulties the negro schools have done good work. Several have won for themselves a national reputation, and ere playing an Important part in the adjustment of the race to the new condition in which emancipation has placed them.” Each of the most prominent negro {n- dustrial schools {s written up in the report. This noteworthy reference ts made to the Armstrong Manual Train- Ing school, Washington, D. C.: “Tt ts eald that graduates from the trade courses of this school are able to,hold thelr own in thelr respectiye trades as ‘datemeat woven? AN UNTOUCHED FIELD FOR WHITE DAILY NEWSPAPERS A weekly magazine for newspaper workers and advertisers is published [is New York city under the name, “The Editor and Publisher.” In its is- | sue of December 23, 1911, under the heading, “Southern News Notes,” this | statement appears: “What a pity the negro population of cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, Mont- gomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous- ton, Galveston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Shreveport are not better newspaper readers.” The only reason why they aré not better” readers of white datly newspa- pers is because no bid 1s made for their interest. Practically all of the business a newspaper gets must be gone after, Schemes are devised for securing circulation In designated sec- tions or among certain classes of peo- ple; solicitors are sent after advertis- ers with all kinds of alluring proposi- Jtions and arguments. Now, if the white daily papers want larger num- bers of negro readers, they have got to get out and go after them. A white dafly in Jacksonville, Fla, for years employed a young educated negro on its staff of reporters to cover all happenings of interest among the colored people there. ‘The Daily Rec- ord of Columbia, S. C., has had on its staft for years a prominent colored minister, the Rev. I. E. Lowery, D. D.. who has contributed to {ts columns, almost daily important occurrences among his people. And these two dailies are subscribed for and read by a large number of the colored people in the citites where they are published and in the surrounding country. | On first thought ft might appear that the negro weeklles and month- Hes would not welcome the activity of white daily newspapers seemingly stealing their thunder by publishing each day a negro's report of the news which would be of Interest to his peo- ple. The fact, however, is that such a move would be welcomed by the negro press, for It would make a large number of our people habitual readers of newspapers and magazines, and it would train them to pay for them when they subscribe for them. Train- ing along these lines would materially Increase the prosperity of the colored publications. Many of them are back- ed by secret organizations and can, live at all hazards. White southern daily papers are a long way from being able to take over the patronage of the negro papers by this method, even though every one of them were to start an Afro-American column for each day's Issue and put out on army of solicitors taking cub- scriptions. ‘These solicitors would, absolutely, get a large list of sub- scribers. But there are many occurrences among the negroes which white daily papers could not handle as satistactor- ily as the negro newspapers do. One of the saving features of our papers fs they will mention a colored woman as “Miss” or “Mrs.," and a colored man as “Mr.” We can stow off our social life and inner racial life far Bet- ter than a white paper would dare to do. The field of the negro newspaper Is unique and secure, SUM, the white dally papers could do much to obtain better negro pit- ronage both from readers and in adver- tising contracts from our larger and most successful business men, many of whom receive considerable white custom as it fs_ * The fault in this matter does not Me with the negroes. In this day and time practically all of them—more than two-thirds of them—can read. Our race is an unworked field for white daily newspapers, and {t Is pos? sessed with unbounded possibilities. It fg up to the white dailies to make a bid for this business, as they bave to do for all other kinds, if they would have it. (The foregoing editorial was renro- duced in the January 6th issue of The Editor and Publisher, a weekly jour- nal for newspaper workers and adver- tisers, Issued from New York city. Following ts the editorial comment of that journal thercon:) “A NEGLECTED FIELD.” We reprint elsewhere in this Is- sue (referring, of course, to that fesue of the Editor and Publisher just men- tioned) an editorial from Southern Life Magazine, of Atlanta, Ga. on a topic that should be of interest to every newspaper publisher whose city contains a considerable number of ne- grocs. The editorial is based upon a Paragraph that appeared fn a recent number of the Editor and Publisher in which regret was expressed that there were so few newspaper readers among the colored people in the larger citles. In the course of the article Warren S. Lowery, the editor, declares that the.reason {s not that the negroes can- not read, for the most of them can, but because the “white” newspapers make no effort to win thelr support through the publication of social and business news about the men and women of that race. There are many negroes of wealth in the larger cen- ters of population in the east, south and middle west, ‘These own exten- sive farms, manufacturing establish- ments, retall businesses of various kinds, hotels, restaurants and thea- ters, ‘Then there are many more negroes who belong to the’ middle class—those who work for salaries or wages. These are, as a rule, thrifty, steady of habit and industrious. They send thelr children to school and teach them, when old enough, to work. They are anxious to have thelr boys and girls occupy better positions in life than they themselves have attained. " Even the poorest and most shiftless of the race have to buy clothing and food and are therefore possible cus- tomers for the advertlser'a goods. Southern Life Magazine, which ts devoted to helping the negro people to higher {deals fn home, religious, civic, and commercial Iife, tells the newspa- ‘per publishers that if they desire to secure the negroes as readers and ad- vertisers they must make some effort to give them the kind of news they want. _ It fs undoubtedly true that the daily newspapers have neglected this tm- portant field, Probably they have felt that it was not worth cultivating. Gut it would seem as though the time had come when It would pay the publish- ers to zo after this new business. A reader fs a valuable asset to a news- paper whether his skin Is back, yel- low or white, because he is a possible purchaser of the articles advertised in its columns. The more readers a newspaper has, the more valuable it becomes as an adyertising medium, and the greater its income. Therefore any field that will produce new read- ers ought to be carefully and perse- yeringly cultivated, Some cities contain so few negroes that it might not be profitable to make any special effort to Interest them as a class, but as citizens they should not be overlooked merely because they are not white people. A GOOD NAME AND HOW TO ACQUIRE IT What is in a name? A good name is the richest possession that we have while lving and the best remem: brance we leave behind us when we depart to another world. A good nume will last forever. It is here when we are no more. There are many ways of obtaining good name. It Is obtained by being virtuous, industrious, and often by the cultivation of patience and per- severence. We can lose a good name very easily, especially through folly and ignorance. Some people, even after obtaining a good name, lose tt through being iudiscreet, egotistic and over-ambitlous. A good name, says the wise man, ts to be chosen rather than great riches, and {t does not depend on the uncer- tainty of popular opinion. It fs based on permanent excellence, and is as immutable as are virtue and truth. It consists in a fair, good and just reputation, one that is formed under principles which promote virtue in all her influences, and it Is given to us by those who are Intelligent and of good standing. In such a name we look forward to independence or a determination to be governed by an enlightened know!- edge of our duty. And, too, when we have this name, we must possess a spirit of kindness and good will to- ward all men and a regard for all moral action and moral qualities. We should not be a3 some who suppose thelr names to be great and good be- cause they are Very stern and haughty, passing by‘many, with whom they come Into contact, with a spirit of batred and contempt. .We must poseess the true qualities of a good name, which are the very life of it. A good name fs within the reach of all, no matter how humble the place of birth or dwelling. No one 1s ex- cluded. One might say, in the form- ing of a good name We must first have personal exertion and virtue which make for true heroism. Al! virtue is the result of untiring appil- catfon and industry. ‘The most important things one can possess are a reputation and life it self. Some are more anxious to pos; sess a fair reputation than to deserve It. A good name, like strong will power, {s gained by many commend- able actions, but fs easily lost by one act or destroyed in a single hour. Although a good name is won by al- most a life of self-denial, yet we are rewarded after all, and the rewards are great and enduring. While a good name will secure for one the esteem and confidence of many people who do not themselves possess the same, {t 4s esteemed and looked upon witn regard mostly by those who possess high qualities. One of the most essential elements of a good name fs to possess good moral principles. Moral principles give new life to the mind. Not pos- sessing these, one would seek in vain to acquire that priceless possession— & Good BAe NOT SO GREEN. Being very fresh and from New York, they thought they would try some of their New York humor on the old stationmasten at the country sta- tion. * Z “Well, uncle,” said one of the young men, “when does the 3:40 train get int” ® ‘The old man looked at the young man and, without moving a muscle of his face, said: “Waal, she generally gets in just a leetle bebind the engine, young man.”—Ladies’ Home Journal. NO NEED OF IT. One day Mark Twain was being shaved by a very talkative barber and was forced to listen to many of bis anecdotes. ‘The barber had to strop his razor, and when he was ready, brush in hand, to commence again, he asked: “ghall I go over it again?” “No, thanks,” drawled Mark. “It's hardly necessary. 1 think T can re- member every word."—Everybody's. WIT AND HUMOR | NOT PROPERTY THUNDER." Even the greatest actor-managers do not know all there is to be known about stagecraft, to judge from a cu- rious story concerning Sir Herbert Beerbobm Tree, says the London Times, It appears that at the rehearsal of a certain play at His Majesty's thea- ter a wonderful climax had been reached, which was to be heightened by the effective use of the usual thun- der and lightning. The stage car- penter was given the order. The words were spoken and instantly a uolse which resembled a succession of pistol shots were heard off tho wings, “What dn earth are you doing, man?" shouted Sir Herbert, rushing behind the scenes. “Do you call that thunder?” I's not a bit like it.” “Awfully sorry, sir,” responded the carpenter, “but the fact is, sir, I couldn't hear you because of the storm, That was real thunder, sir.” A JUDGE OF WINE. George C. Boldt, hotel man, was tata in New York about wines, “The average American fs now 2 good judge of wine,” said Mr. Boldt. “He ts no longer fooled by elaborate and {mposing labels. He has learned {0 appreciate a wine's bouquet, flavor and body. “I heard, the other day, a mild-look- ing chap in a restaurant, who sald: “‘I understand they've been having wine riots in France, walter. ~ “Yes, sir; I believe so, sir, the waiter answered, “Well,” said the mfldlooking chap, ‘the wine you've. served me here would be enough to start a riot any- where.” 7 WE'RE ALL GUILTLY. In a Fourth of July address Mayor Shank once sald, apropos of George Washington and truthfulness: “Few of us, alas, can lay claim to that absolute veracity which , was Washington's boast! ‘Thus the ‘shoe pinches us all when the story of Jack Smith comes up. “Little Jack Smith's Sunday school teacher, after a lesson on Ananias aud Sapphira, sald: “‘Why is not everybody who tells a Ne struck -dead?’ “Little Jack answered gravely: “Because there wouldn't be any- body left.""—Indlanapolis News. KNOWLEDGE OF ART. Robert Henri, the eminent New York pAinter, was talking about those millionaires who buy, merely to show off, doubtful “old masters” at fabulous prices. “Their knowledge of art,” Mr. Henri said, “is about equal to that of the Saugage manufacturer who sald to Whistler: . “‘What would you charge to do me in off?” “‘Ten thousand,’ sald Whistler promptly. “‘But, suppose I furnish the oll? sald the milllonalre."—Dallas News. THE MEAN THING. Stella—Jnck was on his bended knees to me last night. Bella—Well, poor fellow, he can't help being bow-legged—New York Sun. 2 Scraps The spoiled child hides the rod. as . 2 When a man éoes protest too much, anyone can tell it's leap year. ‘The modern girl doesn't mind shak- ing her switch out-the window to dry —men are sald to have no illusions. Some girls nurse thelr complexions as they never will nurse their young ones in the sweet by and by. It takes a strong-minded man to say he can't be coaxed, and then act it. A man who enjoys a joke at his own expense never thinks not tc try a joke on the other fellow. _ {The prettiest girl I know Js losing her good looks trying to live up to the dearest dimple. Happiness is the cold cream to beauty. . Some girls dance as though they want all the world to know their part- ner bores them. ae ‘When an artist marries a homely girl, all the world knows be belleves in inspiration afar. ‘The only way to Keep a secret Is to take on another. ‘True love fs kind when its kindness is neither wanted nor needed. ‘There are auch things as practical dreams and working after them. Poetry may move the will towards beauty, but the bank book will buy tt, 7 oe - . ~ te a q ec ew t—i‘“‘#$RN gc nt aaa = . 1 “THE PHILOSOPHY | OF LEISURE” ASermon | PAST ESD Pad ES nd Pad at Pad ad a And there Isaac's servants digged & ‘well—Genests 26:25. We are here for work. This fact ‘needs to be repeated again and again with neverdecreaslog emphasis. The world owes nobody a living, whereas everybody owes the world his powers. Only the very few are so fortunate as to feel justitied In wallowing In indo- lence. 2 ‘And there is a second fact which should be accentuated. No man should toll incessantly, Everybody stands In need of periodical rest. If it fs true that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” all play and no work leads to the same undesirable results. ‘Tho frequency with which the Serip- tures refer to the Sabbath day leads to the Inference that among the rea- sons for Sts Institution man's require- ment of weekly relaxation fs by m0 means the least. Valuable as it undoubtedly would De to exhort people nowadays to ob- sorve the Sabbath in the proper spir- it, these remarks shall concern them- selves with the spirit, which 8 to mark the enjoyiment of our everyday lelsure, Although ours {3 a very strenuous life, there are but few peo- ple whose muscles are on a tension all the time. With nightfall offices shops and factories close their doors and peojile put aside thelr books, wares and tools. i As there are well defined principles governing every calling, 80 there are fnviotable rules underlying all recre- ation. What, the nature of leisure should be Is, to my mind, beautifully suggested by an Incident recorded ia Sucred Writ. We are told that In bis wanderings from place to place the patriarch [raac. who led a pastoral and agricultural existence, had his servants dig for wells, without the clear water of which the fertility of the soll could not Fave been pre- served, and‘the life of the people could not have been spared. In the pursult of achfevement along specific lines every man must not only “manifest talent, ambition and ap- plication, but must also command lels- ure to insure him endurance. And the leisure must, lke the well of refresh- ing waters which Isaac's servants digged, yleld only means of refresh- ment. There ts a philosophy of letsure. One may reveal wisdom or folly in resting, as he does in toiling. This philosophy has, as yet, not been mas- tered by ali persons. There are hun- direds—aye, thousands—who do not know how to rest. For them it ts 2 period of ennul. They waste their leisure time fn sitting around in Idle- ness, in walking the streets without aim, in indulging In worthless gossip, In playing dangerous gaines of chance, 4n reading immoral Nterature and In frequenting places of amusetuent fur- rishing questionable entertainment. What fs the benefit which one derives from such leisure? None whatever. He that takes bis leisure hours in any ‘one of these ways indeed mlzses lels- ure's real purpose. “The Ife of Indo- lence Is a mizerable mockery of hap- plnees," says Sir John Lubbock. Lels- ure must not be dull and wearisome. 53 aeast not make mem afopdd, 1 mest not wreck ther: nervously. It must not break them phyefeally. It must not weaken them mentally. It must not degrade them morally. It must not kill them spiritually. Letsure must not mean the complete cessation of noble effort and energy. The rest for which It makes should be change ‘of activity. Resting {s not rusting. Every act in Mfe must raise us above the brute. Our leisure should tend to- ward recreation, reinforcement and rehabilitation. Intended to divert our attention, letsure should be the means ‘of eelf-improvement in directions of necessity neglected by us in the’ pur- sult of our specific daily duty. Always ask yourself: "What bene- ft will accrue to me from this diver- sion? WII it refresh me or will It en- ervate me? Will it be the means of my upbuilding or will St help to anni- hilate me?” I would have you take your ielsure sanely, rationally, profita- diy. Let him that uses all the time the muscles of the body: devote him- aelf to some mental discipline. And Jet him who ¢mploys his brain day after day derive bis recreation from physical exercise. T would have you value time at its proper worth. Every minute of your earthly existence 1s given you as & sacred trust. You should guard It carefully. It sbould be turned to ome honorable use. It should be a unloformed. Unless this advice is oc castonally tendered, the philozophy of lelsure may at times be forgotten. _ A reminder ts especially opportuie at this season of the year. The win- ter months are upon us. They find us taking our Iefsure for the most part within doors, I would have you cultivate the hab- it of taking your leisure to a great ex- tent at home. The healthful compan- fonship of your dear ones and the wholesome atmosphere of mutual con- fidence are sure, to prove refreshing influences. Spend your evenings with- in your family circle. Sit around the table in your lbrary or your Iving room. Discuss mattera of common familly interest. Read healthful Mter- ature—blography and history, fiction and poetry, magazines and journals enjoying the Indoreement of thinking men. Exchange views on problems that beset your community, the prob- lems-of ‘the country, the problems of the world at large. It at times you wish to take your lelsure away from home, as you are Justified im doing, let your walks lead you Into nature's temple, where you must needs be uplifted, and not into the haunts of temptation, where you will be annihilated. Visit playhouses where your higher tmpulses will be stimulated. Listen to some of the great varlety of lectures which are be- ing delivered in your community. At- tend the concerts glen inder pub- llc and private ausplees. Take an ac- tive part in good government, tn £0- clal endeavor and in settlement work. Remember that a man 1s judged as much by the way he takes lis lelsure as by the way he performs his du- ‘Mes. Civilization depends as much on the nobility of man’s relaxation as on the nobility of man's work, One of the most regrettable tacts {s tho Indifference with which somo people treat the wasteful use of lels- ure by thelr children. Such wasteful- ness is sure to form pad habits. And bad habits fn chfidren in turn are sure to develop worthlessness in men. If your lelsure does not benefit you, no che ts at fault but yourself. The wells of relaxation which we should dig are not always stopped up by others, as In the case of the patriarch Isaac, but are often stopped up -by ourselves, Amid the toll of your daily life dig wells of lelsure wisely, so that the diversion they yleld may help to preserve that strength, that dignity and that nobillty of which we stand In need for the proper living of the life which God bas given us. a WILLIAM ROSENAU. DISHEARTENED HEGROES GIVEN GOOD ADVICE ONE OF VIRGINIAS LEADING WHITE DAILY NEWSPAPERS RE- MINDS NEGROES THAT WHITE MEN DO NOT LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR RACE SECAUSE A FEW OF THEIR BUSINESSES FAIL ON ACCOUNT OF MISMANAGEMENT. “Undoubtedly the most grievous re- sult of the smash’ of the True Reform- ers’ bank, the colored institution fn Richmond, and the defaleation and filght of Reuben HIN, the casbler, will be the tendency to destroy tthe con- fidence of the negroes In themselves and thelr own men,” sayy The Roan- Oke Times, a white dai newspaper of Virginia. “The people of that race fn Richmond and in many parts of the state Were var? pros af tke Tree Re former enterprises, the bapk and hotel and stores. They were proud also of the negro insurance organizations, ap- parently well managed and successful. All these eeemed to prove the ability of the negro as a financier and busi- ness man and his right to be trusted with the management of large affairs and money belonging to others. The Richmond white people rather gloried in the achievements of thelr negro nelghbors. The True Reformers’ bank, the negro bank, with Its 90-odd ste. ‘nographers and clerks, was becoming ‘one of the show places to which tour- Jsts were taken, and tho negro hack drivers—poor fellows, probably with some of their own money. in the-tnstt- tutfon—used to grin with consclous pleasuro and prida when they pointed ft out. “Now there !s a smash. Many hard- working, thrifty, trusting negroes have lost their savings. Worse than that, they are in danger of losing confidence and hope tn their own peopte. It is known now that the True Reformers’ Dusiness has been muddled and jug- gled through years and that some of the officials not only have been guilty of the wildest kind of financlering, but have been dipping into the money. Yet this 1s no reason why the negro should be discouraged. The blow ts cruelly hard on them because they have so little. But there should be some comfort for them in the recollec- tlon that white people with all their Intellect, skill, experience and tradi- tions, constantly are doing things just as bad. By neglect, by loose methods, by lack of knowledge and rascality, they wreck banks, rujn depositors and stockholders, give demonstrations of folly, incompetence and fraud as bad ag can be, Therefore there Is no rea- gon why the negroes should Jose faith in thefr own {nstitutions or religious or business leaders. They must do as white people do and try to learn from the hard jars they get; tty harder than ever to bulld up thelr race and ita enterprises, and next time watch things a little more closely and care- fully. The fact that now there ts a state official whose business fs to supervise financial institutions like the ‘True Reformera will be a great safe guard Lereafter and guarantee of bet ter management.” MORE YOUNG COLORED ~~ MEN SHOULD HEED THE GALL OF THE LAW BY WILLIAM H. Lewis, ASSIST- Races. and nations, ike individuals, during the centuries of their develop- ment and growth, show a decided predilection toward perfect attainment along certain lines in“preference to others. The Greclans developed most Pronouncedly in art and In deters; the Romans in statecraft. Among na- tions in our day, the English are the model law-enforcers of the globe; the Germans aro the world's philosophers; the French: are smartest In art, dress, ‘society and frivolity; the Itallans are the pacemakers in’ music; and the Americans are distinguished as the highest development of frenzied finan- clers. - ~Among races, the Caucasians are the world’s premier builders, inven- tos and discoverers; the Chinese show most tenacity In adhering to customa that are centuries old; the Japanese are peerless in successful imitation; the American Indians are the most fearless and cunning of na- ture’s children; and up to the pres- ent stage of their development, the negroes of America and Africa have shown themselves to be the humblest, most patient and long-suffering of all humankind—qualities not to be de- spied, for the Christ has sald, “the meek shall inherit the earth.” What the negroes’ most pronounced lean- ings witl be during future decades of their evolution, 1s a puzzling ques- tion, A one-sided development fs not de- sirable In race or individual. Indeed, such development may prove to be fraught wlth grave dangers. For our part we are anxious that every essen- tial line of preparation and training for a people should be stressed In keeping with its Importance to our futnre well being. In the early years of our freedom It was deemed wise to center our forces on getting together a Christlan min- istry of ample numbers to take care of the race's religious training. The numbers having been secured, we turned our attentions. assisted of cotrse by our white friends, toward Increasing the efficiency and adding to the preparation of that mfoiatry. In more recent years there was begun the awakening of our young men to the necessity of preparation for the practice of medicine that our physical is might be sttended by those within our ranks; and today-large numbers @f our young men are turning thelr attentions to this line of professtonal prevaration. The time 1s now here for corralling the largest possible number of candl- dates to prepate for the practice’ of law. The opportunitles for racial help offered in thts field of endeavor are not being realized with sufficlent welght. The white men chosen from time to time to make and administer the laws of the several commonwealths of these United States, so far know In- timately only the depraved, Sznorant, vielous negroes—those who help to keep the court dockets filled. To the minds of these men there Is but a small per cent. of worthy, law-abiding negro citizenry. How are they ever to become better acquainted with us? How are thay 2vet to TeRlze teed & surprisingip farge per cept. of our people are worthy of citizenship? As we see ft a direct means for bringing about clvle recognition from them, tn many states of these United States, Mes in the production and develop- ment of able colored Jaw practitioners to serve us at the bar of justice— men who will by thelr practice In jur- Isprudence and thelr conduct as bar- risters, focus the attention of the Iaw- ‘manipulators of the other race‘on ne- groes of ability and worth fn the community: To accomplish this would be a step toward the ends we seek. ‘The leading objection brought ‘for- ward to discourage those of our youth who wotild prepare as Jawyers, Js that the colored lawyer cannot attain em!- uence as a court practitioner or as a criminal lawyer. Grant that practical- ly none of them can do so, It must be admitted that they can, If they ‘will, become successful and able as civil attorneys and counselors-atlaw, which generally must come before attaining success in the courts; and even this alone $s a consummation de- voutly to be wished for by any one entering upon the practice of law, Exploited, swindled and misused as are Iarge numbers of this country's colored citizens, lawyers of color to help them -steer clear of these ills, are a pronounced necessity. ‘Sean in tha Mala nf venlitten in thane. today he holds the highest positioz under ‘this government yet occupied by a citizen of color. The young man who feels an im- pelling call to the law, if he has the proper Mterary foundation, may by studying at home books especially pre- pared, or by reading law under the direction of a successful lawyer, fit himself within a few years for admit- tance to the bar. Correspondence schools have courses prepared that fully meet all needs of preparation. Any one, with the means for attending college can find here in the south well equipped law departments run in con- nection with some of our best educa- tional institutions, and after taking a course in one of these, he may if he desires round out his preparation {n the law school of some northern unl- veralty. “With negro towns being promoted here and there, giving promise of negro citfes in time not far distant, young women of the race so inclined may yet have the opportunity of en- tering upon the practice of law in communities and under {nfluences best calculated to give them large op- portunities for development as legal lights, state laws affecting such a mat- ter of course belng taken into con- sideration. Colored young men, quick of mental grasp and sharp of wit, must dream thelr dreams of acquiring power in the legal Ife of this nation. An army of negro lawyers of strong hearts, cool heads, and sane in judg: ment, fs needed. Every young man who feels the call of the law should resolve to get the preparation re- quired and enlist for a man’s part in some of the legal battles of the future. NEGRO- SIGHS HAME; WHITE MAN HIS X SERMON ON ILLITERACY AND NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES FOUND IN FEDERAL CLERK’S OFFICE WHEN TWO PRISONERS LEAVE JAIL AND SWEAR OFF FINES. Atlanta—Two federal _ prisoners were brought into Clerk 0. C. Ful- ler's office to swear off their fines of $100 each. The men were E. L. Blalock of Gwinnett county, white, and Sol. Wil- Hams of Cobb county, a negro. Both had served short terms in the Fulton county jail and’ being unable to pay their fines went through thearcus- tomary formalities of swearing that they possessed not over $20 which could be used to pay the fine. “Mr, Blalock,” called Clerk Filler, and he administered the customary oath. “Sign your name right here,” con- tinued the clerk, “Aw, 1 can't write my name,” re- plied the man In a natural tone, as If such a thing were an every-day_occur- rence, and the clerk wrote the name and Iet Blalock touch the pen as he put the cross underneath the neces- sary “his mark.” “All right, Sol,” calléa out the clerk as he told Blalock he might go. The negro, who appeared to be an ordinary country negro took the oath and wrote in a fairly legible hand nis full name, “Solomon Willams,” bow- ed to Mr, Fuller and left the office. “Do you know that is one of the commonest things up here that hap- pens in my office and one of the most —well, disgusting,” Clerk Fuller add- Jad etter penring lat the zight ward. “Nearly every negro, young and old, who comes before me can at least sign his name, and yet we have a number of white men from the coun- try districts who can’t write thelr names and who don't seem to feel the least embarrassment about saying 80. : “That negro man {s over 50 years old and that white man {s not 25. The negro grew to manhood when an edu- cation was far-harder to get than It fs now, and the white man has today every chance in the world to overcome hls ignorance and Jack of knowledge if be but had the ambitiom and pride to do so.” “Now, there's a sermon fn illiteracy and the need of a compulsory educa- tfon law. A white man who couldn't write his name—and in jail. “A few years ago negro poets and novelists were represented very nean ly every month in some one of the gteat mogazines,” says T. Thomas Fortune, “but now we seldom find one of them s0 represented. ° Scattered through our own newspapers, how- ever, we find many contributions of prose and verse that are worthy, and that foreshadow a good and plenteous Uterary harvest in fullness of time. The race has plenty of imagination In the crude, with which the refining processes are busy. In music, bath vocal and in composition, we have made and are making a place on the dramatic stage, in Europe and Amer fea, of the most éncouraging charac- ter; and this has been accomplished in the past decade, which it took’ the preceding twenty years of prepars- tion to make possible. “The child ts father to the man,’ and great results are the products of ‘small beginuings.” ———_=,—_ FRATERNAL AFFECTION. Recrulting Sergeant—Why do you say you won't enlist unless you're sent to the Seventy-fitth infantry? ‘Tim Geoghegan—Beca'se I want to be near me brother that’s in th’ Gev- enty-slxt'—Harper’s Weekly, + NO COLOR LINE = IN WEST INDIES Secretary of Jamaican Crickét Club of New York Makes Statement, CLASS DISTINCTION—JAMAICANS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON ACCOUNT OF STATION AND + NOT BECAUSE OF COLOR. of Jamatca, to the effect that the col- or Iie fs drawn in the West Indica between the blacks and mulattoes, K. Roger Melbourne, secretary of tle Jamaican Cricket club of New York, comes out im statement that while class distinction exists in Jamaica, there fs no discrimination on account of color. ‘Mr. Melbourne expresses himself on conditions in Jamaica as follows: “I see that a student of Morgén college, Baltimore, Md., while partfat- ly agreeing with Mr. O'Connor Do Cordova’s article in refutation of Misa Mary Ovington's statement, in tho Sunday Herald ‘that the négro ts a man only in Europe,’ takes exception to the term ‘negro’ as used by Mr. De Cordova and alleges ‘that the mulat- toes in Jamaica are a distinct people from the blacks or nogroes.’ “When Mr. De Cordova came for- ward to refute Miss Ovington’s state- ment, mentioning certain conditions in Jamaica, he did not for one mo- ment think that the negro was not also a ‘man’ in the United States. He came forward out of justice to ne- groes In general and Jamaicans in particular (he being himself a Ja- matcan), and that the spirit of the ar- ticle was taken by the editor was shown by the headline, ‘Negro Also a Man in America,’ “Mr. McDonald has made the as- sertion that mulattoés in Jamaica are a ‘distinct people from the blacks or negroes.’ That statement is sweep ing and misleading. He ts muddled in hie fragmentary statement, and one would gather that the ‘color line’ fs drawn. He bas hopelessly mixed up color Itne with class distinction. “In New York city one hears much of the ‘400,’ and in other lécalltles the same class distinction, although during tae recent visit of the Duke of Connaught New York ‘400" dwindled ‘down to 300 or so. So you see in every community there must be the clases. In Jamaica the mass of the population ‘Is composed of negroes, and with the masges there are ’the World over penury and tgnorance. “For convenience sake, according to Mr. McDonald’s viewpoint, I will divide the negroes of Jamaica into two groups—the blacks and the mu- lattoes. There are among the blacks and mulattoes people of prominence socially and othérwise, and the gov- ernment of the colony are tn the hands of these people with a few of- fictals appointed by the colonial of- fice In London. “That there 1s no color line In Ja- maica is well known; but there ts certainly such a thing as class dis- tinction. It {s erroneous to think that there 1s a Mne’ drawn between the two groups of ‘people. Among the Macks 208 swaiatioes Mess koe <ises- es. The blacks of culture and refine- ment would not recognize as their so- cial equal the uncouth mulatto, and vice versa; but both groups of the same class are at par and receive the same social recognition from the white man. Nor {s it expected that the cultured of both groaps would bring themselves down to the level of the peasant population. To bring it more clearly to the readers, the educated and refined class of Amer- {cans look down in sympathy with the ignorant negroes who are the cause of mob law fn the south, and would not allow themselves to bo put in a clase with them. . “Reforms are needed In all govern- ments, and bistory feems ‘with the names of reformers who have Hved centurles ago, down to our times. Re- forms mean progress, There are many men who have stood for the rights of tho negro In Jamaica who are dead and gone. Mr, Cox is a reformer and fa esteemed by Jamaicans at home and abroad, although mary think him too radical in his views. “According to Mr. McDonald, we understand that because Mr. Cox ralsed a hue and ery against negro oppression he was suspended by the ‘aristocrats’ from the legislative coun- cll. The truth of the matter fs that Mr. Cox was suspended by regular parllamentary procedure on account of what was considered an insult to the representative of the king. In- eed, he was censured by his own colleagues and a motion for suspen-. sion and a vote of confidence in the governor, Sir Sydney Oliver, was moved, I think, by the Hon. D. A. Corinaldl, member for the parish of. St. James, a representative of the people.” | ‘ Dallas, Tex—The negro physicians of Dallas are being especially compll- mented, for thelr heroic work In: the recent epidemic of spinal meningitis. The white physicians hed to ‘call on them for a supply of serum and other medicines necessary'In combating this disease. The quarantines of all the smaller towns have beet raised and schools have reopened ‘and ‘tlmes are normal again, zs JACK. JOHNSON ~ SPORE. Tat When Jack Jotnson, over in Lon} don, sata that het was through with the United. States and never would fight here agafn, it looks 4s if he mer- rily beat somebody to a statement of fact. The condition themselves are not going to be brought about by the champion. Divers other persons, in various sec- tions of our country, are busying themselves’ with ararngements that threaten to preclude his appearance anywhere in Uncle Sam's domains. And as tt stands, Johnson Is a fight- ef willing to work—for his price—~ anywhere In the United States, but with only Nevada open to him. This latter state fs not a certainty. If there were not a general impression that the Flynn and Johnson bout will fall through .the, other reason; {t fs probable that preparation to have the Nevada fight law wiped off the statute books already would be under way. A special session. of the legislature fs easily possible, and Nevada may de- mand one. ‘There 1a no, rush, for the bout looks Uke a purely speculative -proposition now. Jack Curley, who manages Flynn, already has called off the’ Palzer bout and is booking a theatrical tour for bis man. This makes the Flynn end of the sketch look bad. HOW NEW YORK WILL BAR HIM. Australia, England and California. are closed to the champion. Youngs- town, Mo., refused to let him box in exhibition in a city that has been stag- Ing regular contests. New York has Mdded him now. In these columns several days ago it was stated that Governor Dix, if the legislature should refuse to repeal the Frawley law, might make it {noperative by remov- ing the commisstoners. ‘That this would_be a possibility was proved when Commissioner O'Neil In declaring himself against Johnson to box in New York said that he would prevent the champfon’s appearance, It no other method was feasible, by re- signing. This would leave a board of but one man, which would not be competent to Issue Icenzes. Jobnson, in Chicago, denounced Jim Corbett long enough to say that be could not be prevented from boxing in New York, and that he would “de- mand the rights of an American: cit!- zen.” Jack may be all right in theory, but any time’ any fighter, or fight promot- er, thinks he can put anything through that*the authorities have decided to prevent, he shows that be !s not con- versant with history. Nevada's fron- clad law cannot be gotten around, but ft can be repealed.- And with the law still In force that §s the only state In the Unlom in which a fighter can win an argument with public opinion. CORBETT GETS SOME ADVERTIS- ING, * Roth ends of Johnson and Corbett argument worked overtime, sending dispatches, respectively, from Chicago and Boston. Corbett’s latest {f a promise to punch Johnson's nose if the negro {sles to shake bands with Dim when’ Mer weet Johnson previously had described in detail the method by which he will handle Corbett, {f the Jatter fails to crawl when they come together. The whole thing fa splendid advertising for Corbett, and far for Johnson, who does not need {t quite so much. They probably will not be quite so belliger- ent as the day approaches for thelr meeting. Johnson has never been strong for mixing when there was no money In sight, and Corbett {s pretty careful not to get burt, with nothing to gain. He was mized up, however, In one of the few altercations in which prominent fighters have engaged in recent years, that beng his somewhat famous affair with Fitzalmmons io Philadelphia. It was not a knockdown and drag out, however. Both Jobnson and Cor- bett are aware that they cannot’ meet. without having so ‘many pbrsone around that {t would be Impossible for them to come to blows. NO ONESIDED EDUCATION’ Is. WANTED BY THOUGHTFUL AF. RO-AMERICANS. . _“The sele prescription for colored wien to be farmers and blacksmiths fa ceasing to take hold In many sco- Nous of the country and the negro boy and girl are being trained in the arts, sclences and professions, and.‘are ‘making good,” says tha Ilinols Chrosicle, published In Chicago. _ . “Fisk, Howard and Wilberforce’ are responsible for a number of edteated men and women who are not, in sym- pathy with the doctrine that we should be merely blacksmiths. ‘rhe negro bas Ione ago learned that’ he does not want a onestded education. ‘He wants ‘a full rounded edycation and s chance to use it. Schdola of every branch and every charactenaro needed to make him a full rounded it is indeed gratifying to wote*the wonderful progress made dy-:i6groes . along the higher lines of, eucatinnal: ‘Ufe"*-: * 7" se ae a en SSSSsassves_—_a—asmomom BT seat IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE. |General Secretary, of Missions. Two| Knights of Damon and Charity| | Thy slumber is sweet. Che Savannah Cribune, —, great and lasting sermons were preach-| Temple No. 9, of Ludiwicl | Jesus lover of my soul, Interesting Services in The |ed by the General Secretary. He-also Addressed by Supreme Let me to thy bosom'fly. Established 1875 Churches of the City. lectured to the Woman's Board of Mis- Grand Secretary W. Resolved further, That 2 copy of — sions at4 p.m. His sermons and lec- H. Herbert of these resolutions be spread upon our By JOHN H. DEVEAUX. Evangelical Minister's, Union|tures, were like the Jewish, symbolle Savannah. minute book, a copy tendered the be-| eee | "The Evangelical Minister's Union met |{ire, “They willnevergo out” “A great| _ On last Wednesday, Supreme Grand reaved family and the same be pub- : on Tuesday with Dr. RH. Singleton | social evening at home of Mrs. Rosa |Secretary of the Knights of Damon, /lished in The Savannah Tribune. Published Every Saturday presiding. Devotional service was con-| Murry 1019 36th St. next Monday. Her| Hon. WV. H. Herbert, visited Ludiwici, Committee, . a 462 West Broad Street. ducted by Rev. H. L. Heyward “I|friends are cordially invited. Don't] Ga,, and made a ringing speech in the + Mrs. R. Fields, heard the voice of Jesus say”” wassung. | Forget the Rally, Sth Sunday in March j order's behalf to quite a oumber of the “ C. Middleton, Phone 2171. Having addressed the throne of grace | First, Congregational Chureh.|members. In the afternoon {oa “« RB. Brown —________the 81h Psalter was then read. "Alaz| Services tomorrow morning at Ti creditable gathering of ladies. of Chari- “ Freeman * ‘Subscription Rates: and did my Saviour bleed” was sung.|o'clock Sermon by the pastor Rev.}ty Temple No. 9, he spoke some very “M. Black, Chairlady. : pt Z Sermonis report was given by Dr D. A. |W. 1. Cach | Aller the service there |encouraying words, showing: thems the eee neal —————— meee ee 25 ‘eed, je sermon was master! an-| may he baptism immersion. ris- | necessity of eir labor as a whole for “ Gos Yer " tied. Tue program sommittee made |tian Endeavor serviee at T p.m. At | the good af the orderand for thegen-| i ee oe eee eby-ex: e Six Months - - - - - 75 — |their report for the month of March. | the evening service, holy Communion|eral uplift of the race His talk wasltended all of uy friends, who were 20 Three Months - - - - °.80 [March Sth, Sermonic Report; March | will be administered and there will be| wholesome and pleasing and the ladies | yery'kind fo me during the illness and 12th, Subject the True Christian Unity;| reception of members At this service | expressed themselves as being bene-| Jeath pf my dear molter. . Thanks are Remittance must be made by Express | March 19th, The Evil of Divorce Law, |a charitable collection will be taken for | fited by his visit. aso gatended for the ‘beautifal floral or Post Office Money Order, or Register [by Rev. H. L. Heyward; March 16th. | Charity Hospital, |The publics invited} At night he addressed the male mem-| offerings, ‘ . How to improve Prayer Service by Rev. | to attend each of these ‘services. bers of the order of J. M. Langston ‘ R Ethel Wright. * ed Letter. Advertising rates givenon| A.J. Edmonson. All visitors are wel-| A Week of Special Service at}Lodge No. 16. This lodge .is composed oe npppltcatio come. Butler Presbyterian Church, | of the industrious and most thought of | ' PP te ‘The Installation of the Evangelical | East Broad, Perry and McDonough Sts.| colored men in Ludiwici The ringing Deaths. a | Ministers Union was held at the 2nd Beginning Sunday March Srd, 19'2.|speech that he made will always be|, Mr. Wallace J. Richards died on Sa- Baptist church February 2ist, Fotlow-| Sun ny 11a, m., preaching by .pastor remembered by those who heard it |turday of last week and was buried on }}} ___ see Entered at the Post Office at Savan |ing program wasrendered: Organ pre-| Rev. S. T. Redd. Sunday 530 p-_m.,|[t was the best delivered since the; last Monday afternoon from 407 Hall tude. Song “Holy holy holy Lord, God | sermon by Rev. W. W. Warthan, " Mor | organization of that lodge to its mem- street, west. For a number of years aah, Ga., as Second-Class mall matter. almighty’ 6 the church choir. Prayer|day 4th, 8:30p m., sermon by Rev.jbers and threw much light upon|Mr. Richards worked as a cotton samp. by Reve. L. ‘Heyward. ‘Music by the| W. Prother, Remarks by Rev. W. L |Damonism, Sccretary Herbert is an! pler and <ollowed that occupation up to ———___—__—_—\_— | chureh choir. 134 Psalms was read by|Cash, Music by the First Congrega-| energetic young man, well thought of |two months ago when he was compelled - Rev, M H. Rutherford. 640 hymn wac|tional Chureh, choir. Tuesday, th, and is leaying no stones: unturnedsto eee Ee hoe Mies attee {1° if s, x ne v. He jeyward. Instal-| Thanksgiving service of the Kings; put the Knights of Damon in the fore-|is. a Sarorpay Manon Ist, 1912 [lined by Rey. H. L. Heyward. Instal-) "Dankegiving service of the Kings) put the Haights of Damon in the lore-| > chards; two sons, Wallace J. J: and CnEny Al :gThe entrance of ex-President Hhosevelt in the arena for the presidential nomination has caus- ed much talk in political circles during the week. The Colonel is popular with the people. His nomination will only be secured by a stampede from Taft. Excitement ran high all day Thursday on West Broad street south of the Union Station. Wo- men who were busily engaged’ in their domestic affuirs left them, perched themselves in their win- dows and doors so that they might get an eyefull of the excitement Merchants, laborers ‘and artisans neglected their work in order that they too might take in full extent of the unusual amount of activity that was being manifested on the west side. School children on their way home must hare been a hour or more late in reaching their homes for they stood about the street stretching their little necks trying to take in all that was going onaround them. In fact,. one would have thought that some great calamity had befallen tne west side or that some great cir cus was in town. People on all sides wondered what was tuking place. Finally, during the Jatter part of the afternoon, the mystery of it all wes cleared up and it dawned upon everybody that it was simply Moving Day far ‘The Savannah Tribune and all was well. There is generally entertain- ment and amusement galore in this city for adults but for our children this can hardly ob- tain. We have ‘often wondered why it was that more varied and interesting amusements wera not furnished the boys and girls of this city, that sort of amusemen' which would allow thers to show to the public their physical ac- complishments. ‘Ihere are held in mavy of the northern cities each year for thé public and pri yate school children what is known as field day sports. The revenues accruing from _ these gumes is generally dispensed to some charituble institution aud the prizes are donated by the merchants. An event such 2s this held some time during the month of May would be quite drawing card to the public aside from being a source of much en- couragement to our boys and girls. It would inspire pride in them and give them an opportun- ity for knowing that we are not neglectful of them. There are one small and three.large Negro public schools in the city which with the large private schools would afford us all the youthful athletics necessary to pull off this affair. A small admission fee to the games could ke charged and the money derived from them given to Charity Hospital, which ‘we are sure could yery convenient- ly make use of it. The prelimi- nary trials to the games to secure the teams for each event could be run at the various schools a month or more prior to the finals aud the great day held at the baseball park. The Negro merchants and those of our white friends could be asked to donate the prizes which ofcourse would be quite an advertisement for them, and the whole event could be given at very little expense. We could have the reguler field day pro- gram consisting of relay, sprim and long distant, potato and sack races together with afew weight weight ‘contests. Let's give our children a little encouragement by getting these races on foot, What do you say about it? IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE. Interesting Services in The Churches of the City. on Tuesday with Dr. R H. Singleton presiding. Devotional service was con- ducted by Rev. H. L. Heyward “I heard the voice of Jesus say” wassung. Having addressed the throne of grace the 8th Psalter was then read. ‘Ala: and did my Saviour bleed” was sung. ‘Sermonie report was given by Dr D. A. Reed. |The sermon was masterly han- died. The program committee made their report for the month of March. March 6th, Sermonic Report; March 12th, Subject_the True Christian Unity; March 19th, The Evil of Divorce Law, by Rev. H. L- Heyward; March 16th. fow to improve Prayer Service by Rev. A. 3. Edmonson, All visitors are wel- come. The Installation of the Evangelical Ministers Union was held at the 2nd Baptist church February 2ist._ Follow- ing program wasrendered: Organ prs; lude., Song “Holy holy holy Lord, God almighty" 6 the church choir Prayer by Rev. H. L Heyward. “Music by, the church choir. 133 Psalms was read by Rev. M H. Rutherford. 640 hymn wat lined by Rev. H. L. Heyward. Instal- lation sermon by Dr. P. F. Curry, who took for his text the Ist Corinthians, 2nd chapter and Sth verse. Music by church choir. Offertory. Quintette by Mrs. Florence Robinson and others A Paper, * Why the Ministers should be a Unit, Regardiess, to Denominations lines*by Rev W. A. Daughtry. Quar- tette by St Philip choir, Charles and West Broad. Rev. J. H. Este, D. D. in- stalled the officers. The following of- ficers were installed: Rev R. H. Single: ton, D. D. President; Rev W. V Daughtry, Vice President; Rev. M. H Rutherford, Secretary; Rev_H. L. Hey- ward, Assistant; Rev. J. S. Jenkins, Reporter; Dr. E. B Brown, Chaplain; Rev. MG. Rogers, Marshal; Rev. B.S Hannah, Treasurer; Dr. L. A. Towns- ley, Critic and Chairman of Program Committee; Rev. E. D. Giddins, Chair- man of Vigilant Committee; Rev. C. W Protho, Librarian. A very excellent banquet had been prepared for the oc casion which was enjoyed by every: body. F. B, B. Dots. On Feb. 20 we were honored by hav- ing as our distinguished guest Dr. W. G. Johnson, pastor of the ist Baptist church Macon Ga., and president of the General State Baptist Convention, and the founder of the Reformatory at Ma con, Ga., which is supported by the Convention. The exercises were ope ed by a spirited prayer meeting léd by Deacon Ehiiput. Rev. Wright read for the lesson Ps. 5:1-9. Dr. Johnson was introduced by Rev. Wright. His ad- dress on the Reformatory and its needs was excellent. He also spoke of the good work that he hopes to accomplish with our assistance. A very large col- lection was raised for him'to help in that great work. Sunday was our com. munton day. In the morning Rev. Wright’s subject was ‘Lo, I'll be with you.” It wasafinesermon. He beau- tifully portrayed the baptism of Christ by John in the riverJordan The choir sang “I'm anchored in Jesus.""_ “Lord I approach thy mercy-seat” wassung and those who felt the need of prayer, came forward and prayer was offered. There was an exceedingly large crowd of vis- itiug ministers, deacons and members atcommunion. At night, Rev. Wright read for the lesson Ps ~17:1-14. ae text was from I Peter 2:4. The subject was “Christ a living stone. The ser- mon filled with beautiful examples and lessons was well received The choir very appropriately sang “Jesus shall lead me.” He invited those who felt the need of prayer to the mercy-seat A very large crowd bowed and prayer was offered in their behalf. Come down at any time. St. Benedict’s Church. (Gaston and East Broad Streets) _ Sunday March 3rd. Second Sunday io Lent First mass at7a.m. Secona Mass at8 a.m. High Mass and sermon ‘at iu:30a.m. Sunday School after the last mass. Rosary sermon and Bene- diction at8 p.m. Father Sherer wil: preach the morning sermon which is takep fromthe Gospel of thedsy. “The Transfiguration of Christ.”’ In the even- ing there will be solemn Profession ol Fuith and administration of Holy Bap- tism, ‘Those two cerémonies will be explained during the sermon. The chudren of Mary will receive Holy: Com- munion attheFirst Mass Last-Sunda) x very large congregation aitended the evening service and enjoyed the beau ulul sermon preached by Bishop Keil- ley. Father Eugene of the Benedictine College preached an eloquent Lenten sermon on. Wednesday evening. _ Next Wednesday March 6th, Father Cornel- aus, of the Benedictine College, will deliver a special Lenten discourse On ; Friday evening we shall have the im- pressive Devotions of the Stations o! the Cross We hope that all those Len- ten services, will be well attended. St Benedict's church loses two faithful members in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Madden who will leave Savannah in a few daysto live in St. Louis, where Mr. Madden has been transferred. Our best wishes will follow Mr. xnd Mrs. Madden to their new home in the west. In the school chapel of the Im- maculate Heart of Mary there will be Sunday School at 3:30 p.m. After a tana iiinese. horne with crhrictian farti. ed by the General Secretary. He-also lectured to the Woman's Board of Mis- sions at4 p.m. His sermons and lec- tures were like the Jewish symbolic fire, “They will nevergo out” A great social evening at home of Mrs. Rosa Murry 1019 36th St. next Monday. Her friends are cordially invited. Don’t Forget the Rally, 5th Sunday in March First Congregational Church. Services tomorrow morning at 1i o'clock Sermon by the pastor Rev. W.L.Cach After the service there may he baptism by immersion. _ Chris- tian Endeavor service at 7p m. At the evening service, holy Communion will be administered and there will be reception of members At this service a charitable collection will be taken for Charity Hospital, |The public is invited to attend each of these services. A Week of Special Service at Butler Presbyterian Church. East Broad, Perry and McDonough Sts. Beginning Sunday March ged, 19:2 Sunday 11a, m., preaching by -pastor Rev. S.T. Redd. Sunday 8:30 p. m., sermon by Rev. W. W. Warthan. ° Mor day 4th, 8:30pm, sermon by Rev. W. Prother, Remarks by Rev. W. L Cash, Music by the First Congrega- tional Church, choir, Tuesday” Sth, Thanksgiving ‘service of the Kings Daughter, Papers will be read by Mrs S.T Redd and Mrs. Mary Holmes, Election of officers. “Wednesday 6th 300 sermon by Rev, M. H. Rutherford Remarks by Rev. D. Augustine \Reid, Music by C. M. E. Church choir: Thurs: day 7th, Election of officers of the Y P.S.C.E, Paper by Mrs, M. E. Wil liams. Friday 8th, 8:30 p. m., sermon by Rev. H. L. Haywood, music by his ghoir. ‘Sunday 10th, 4 o'clock p. m., Sermon by lev. Rockwell S. Brank, pastor of Independent Presbyterian Church, It is hoped that the ministers who have consented to be with us will invite their congregation and choir. All welcome. Erlendship Dots, On last Sunday at 11 a, m., Bro S. E Scott, preached a very instructive ser mon.’ Sunday school at 3 p.m, was yoodas usual. At4 p.m., the Lord’s supper was administered: Pastor H in Maywood preached as usual at 8p. man able sermon from Matt. 3-17, subject, “Baptism and templation of Jesus.” The sermon was sent home to the hearts of the people. A good old time gospel feast was the slogan and wehad it. The services will be conducted Sunday by the pastor who shall preach special sermons at 11 a. m and 8:15 p.m. The church is rallying inits strength. We hope to begin out building soon. All are invited. Seats free. Come hear our choir, its charm: ing, hear our pastor, he will inspire you, St, Philip's Dots. (Masonic Temple, Gwinnett St. West) Every seat was occupied at every service onl ast Sunday at St. Philip’s ou members and friends are fast learning ‘to attend the eleven o'clock service on ‘Sunday morning, Every Sunday morn- ‘ing the Hall iscrowded. Rev Single- ton’s text was Matthew 6:10. Subject “God's kingdom to come” at 8:15 Rev. Warner, the Evangelist, preached. his ‘text was James 22. Among the visitors at St. Philips on Sunday, were presiding Elder T.N M. Smith, Rev. Brown of Ocilla, Ga. and Rev Warren, the Evan. gelist. As some of the materials for the new church have arrived there will be great progress made in the next few weeks. March 24th, fourth Sunday will be the big Rai)y day. Every member and friend is expected to do their best. Pass by and see. what is going on and and be more liberal. There will be» fish pond party given at the residence of Mrs. Addie Davis 603 Russell St. on Monday night March 4th for the benefit of St. Philips building fund. On Tues- day night St. Phitip's Engineers and Conductors turned alo of old steepers into work cars and the changes will go right on until the last sleeper is remod Jed or side tracked. The Bishop C S. Smith club will gives mock conference at Gaines chapel AM. E. church March 78. Annual sermon by Mrs. M. A. Pheonix; Missionary, sermon will be reached by Mrs. A.B. G. Carr; Mis. Rosa Hodges, Presiding Bishop, Mrs, R. ui: Singleton, Associate Bishop. Miss Biydin E. Cook, one of St. Phillps faith. sul members. died very suddenly on Thursday night February 22 and was vuried from her late residence Magnolis street St., Friday at3 p.m. Mr Wil: iiam Ligon died at the Charity Hospita last week and was buried from the hos- pital, Mr. Ligon was an old member ol ot. Philip. The delegates to the district conference left for Graymont, Ga. on Ibursday. The 24th of March is fast approaching. Let every captain be on the alert, see that your members are busy. The following services will be held on to-morrow Sunday: Prayer meeting at 5a.m. Preaching at lla m Baptism of children and adults, and the reception of members at the same hour. Strangers are cordially invited. Monumental Notes. The attendance at Sunday School last Sunday morning was excellent collect. ion was large and the lessons were thoroughly discussed, accessions eiyht. At eleven o'clock a. m. the pastor, Dr. L. A. Townsley filied’ the pulpit’ and took for his text the latter clause of the Knights of Damon and Charity Temple No. 9, of Ludiwici Addressed by Supreme Grand Secretary W. H. Herbert of ee bee ke ae H. Herbert of Savannah. On last Wednesday, Supreme Grand Secretary of the Knights of Damon, Hon. W. H. Herbert, visited Ludiwici, Ga, and made a ringing speech in the order's behalf to quite a number of the members. In the afternoon to a creditable gathering of ladies. of Chari ty Temple No. 9, fe spoke some very encouraging words, showing them the necessity of their labor asa whole far the good af the order and for the gen eral uplift of the race His talk was wholesome and pleasing and the ladies expressed themselves as being bene- fited by hig visit At night he addressed the male mem. bers of the order of J. M. Langston Lodge No. 16. This lodge is composed of the industrious and most_ thought of colored men in Ludiwici The ringing speech that he made will always. be remembered by those who heard it It was the best delivered since the onganization of that lodge to its. mem: bers and threw much light upon Damonism. Sceretary Herbert is an energetic young man, well thought of and is leaying no stones unturned,ta put the Knights of Damon in the fore- most ranks of fraternal orgunizations. He wishes to return sincere thanks to Mrs, Kemp, Mrs. Baggs, Mrs. May- rant ahd the other ladies of the Tem: ple for the courteous treatment, tend- ered him and for their donation of 33.10; also to Bro, Canty, Bro. Brown, Bro. J.C. Kemp and ihe other’ mem- bers of the lodge for their kind treat ment and liberal donation of $10.00. the Supreme Grand Commander Mr. R. { Jones, is making good in his posi- tion and deserves to be commended for the manner in which he is conduct ing the business of the order. Under his leadership the order cannot but help reach the.topmost round of the tadder in the fraternal world, Carnegie Library. The proposed Carnegie Library is as sured if the plans of the curators are successful. Listen, look, and be ready togive both physical and mora! sup- port. ‘The curalors must give svmpa- thy, your support, your money. The committee on site is busy The solicit- ing agent ‘visited the Second African Baptist Church fast Sunday night in the interest of the Library. After the facts of the prozosed Library were presented quite a libral collection was taken. The pastor and deacons thought the church ought to give more and therefore decid. ed to increase the amount before it i: published.” Thanks. The following are the cash cubscriptioas for the week. GL. Middleton, $100; Howard Reed, $1.00 on account; E. M. Edward.$.25 on account; First ‘African “ Church, 817 West Broad streets $3.05. Total $5.30. H. Pearson, | Soliciting Agent | In Memoriam. tn loving remembrance of my dear hus: an - Mr. WILLIE SMITH, who departed this life on’ Sunday February 5th, 1911. One year ago today, In a far off distant graveyard, Where the trees there branches wave Lies my dear beloved husband, In his cold and silent grave. He is missing in-his home forever, For the vacant space he left behind Can't ever be refilled again, He is gone but he is not forgotten, His wife, Mrs. W. M. Smith, New York City. Resolutions. The following resolutions were adopted by the Second Baptist Church Sunday school ‘and ordered. published: Whereas, We the officers, teachers and members of the Second Baptist Church Sunday school do with sad hearts deplore the death of our co- worker and laborer, Sister M. M. Mon- roe, who coparted this life Saturday January 27th inst., and = Whereas, It is a’ known fact that her whole life asa Christian was devoted in the work of the Sunday school, that before and since her fellowship with us, she was an ever ready and willing worker and like a faithful gardner, she always desired to. work’ among’ the tender plants. This being her forte, you could find her where-ever engaged surrounded by the litle ones. ‘Ve that know her best can but admire her ambitious and energetic spirit, which in connection with her Christian devotion is worthy of emulation, and ‘Whereas, It has pleased our Heayen- ly Father to call her from labor to re- ward, we bow in humble submission to Him that docth all things well, therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Sister M. M. Monroe, we the Second Baptist Church Sunday ‘school have sustained the loss of a faithful, eernest_and de- voted teacher and worker. Figs Pree ence-with us will be missed and her place: ammone: us cannot readily be filled. Resolved further, That we tender gur heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and commend them toa gracious and mereiful Saviour for succor. Resolved further, That a copy. of these resolutions be sent the family, that they be published in The Savan- ‘nah Tribune, and that they be spread upon the records of the Sunday school. | Signed, | Mrs. F. H. Robinsoi, | W §S. Roundfield, R. M. Davis Miss Cornelia G. Osborne, Sec J.C. Lindsay, Supt. . Myrtle Ruth No. 118, G. U. O. of Odd Fellows. In memory of our loving’ sister and inmate, Sister REBECCA JENKINS, who departed this life Nov. 27, 1911. Whereas, {It has pleased the AI mighty God in His alwise providence to call from our midst our beloved sis- ter toa better land than this, Be it Resolved, That we bow our heads in humble submission to His will who is too kind to do a wrong and too wise to make a mistake. Beautiful toiler thy work all done, Beautiful soul into glory gone, Beautiful life with its crown now wou, God giveth thee rest Begutifu} spirit from'all sta, Ours the heartaches sorrow and pain Thine is the glory thy {nfinite gain, ; SPEND $1.00 WITH : SCOTT.BROS. AND @ET ATICKET FOR A PHOTO | OF YOURSELF FREE: ___§£ Thy slumber is sweet. Sesus lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom'fly. Resolved further, That 2 copy of these resolutions be spread ben. our minute book, a copy, fendered the be~ reaved family and the same be pub- lished in The Savannah Tribune. ‘Committee, . + Mrs. R. Fields, “ G. Middleton, “ RB. Brown “ Freeman “M. Black, Cheirlady- _ Card of Thanks. My sincere appreciation is hereby ex- tended all of my friends who were so very"kind to me during the illness and death pf my dear mother. | Thanks are also extended for the beautiful floral offerings. 7 R. Ethel Wright. Death<. Mr. Wallace J. Richards died on Sa- turday of last week and was buried on last Monday afternoon from 407 Hall street, west. For a number of years Mr. Richards worked asa cotton samp: pler and followed that occupation un to {wo months ago when he was compelled to give up on account of ill heaith. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Richards; two sons, Wallace J. Jr. and Chas. H. Richards; a sister, Miss Ellen Richards; one brother, Mr. Samuel Richards and other relatives to mourn his death. Qn Monday night February 19th, the Y. L. I. C_ held their annual’ intallation af the residence of Mrs. -L. L. Alten 612 West Bolton street The ofticers were ably installed by Mrs. E.B. Roberts after which a sumptuous repast was served which. was heartily enjoyed by all present. The officers for the enst ing’ year are: Mrs. L. L. Allen, Presi- dent; Mrs. M. Harris, Vice-president; Miss M. E. Dunham, Secretary; Mrs 5. R. Dennis, Assistant Secretary; Mrs L. B. Timmons, Treasurer; Mis: M. E. Lorkley, Chair of Health; Mrs, L. Wright, Clerk; Miss Lillie Wilson, Chablain. Large Furnace FOR SALE In Firstclass Condition Apply 707 Howard Street CATO YOUNG The Acme Bicycle Store Awe «GSS GIT tT GIS K. HALPERN, Proprietor, 463 West Broad St. ‘Dealer in new aud second handed bicycles. Tires and Supplies. | Expert Vulcanizer of Bicycle “Tires, Vuleanizing 75c. Phone 1340. Dr J. W. Jamerson All Work Guaranteed : 623 West Broad Street < Between Huntingdon and Hall Phone 2098 Business Opportunity FOR SALE—One First Class Drug Store, Jacksonville, Fla. Well located, good trade. Terms, (ood reason for sel- ling. G. 1, BOWEN, 210 Park Ave., E. Sav'nh, Ga. Dr. L. S, Parks, . / DENTIST 240 Barnard Street, Pavannan. Ga Does all kind of high grade dental work of the best quality ond workman- ship; Gold crowas and bridge work, White Porcelain Pivot and Gold Crowns mounted on the natural roots. Gola Fillings, Cement Fillings, and Silver or Amalgain Fillings from ine toa ful set of teeth $7.00 and 38.00 Broken places mended and teeth added. Gold Ones for asmall coat Bell Phone 314. Solid Gold Guaranteed 22 1.2K Gold. AAs a0 ica tans set 3-For A Professional Reg- 3 2 " itered 3 ; TRAINED NURSE! Ring 3159-J or Write : 5290TT STREET. WELL EXPERIENOE MASSEUSE | FLORIE A, WILSON Sopreasceespespepe eeepc pecs cee cabs SPECIAL On account of many of my patrons wishing me to have a MATINEE so their children can attend in the afternoon 1 will begin NEXT MONDAY AFTERNOON at 3 o’clock CONTINUOUS PER- FORMANCE You can come any time between 3 o’clock and 11 at night and en- joy my bigh class show = BL 2 § MUST SAY I'm glad to have par- ents - apprecixte my ef- forts and to find them progressive enough to want me have their children attend my theatre I WILL PROMISE To do allin my power to entertain the boys and girls and in fact any of the grown-up folks who attend will always find me on the job to extend every courtesy for their com- fort ——— a BAKER THE MOVING PICTURE MAN SHOW SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Clean-Good-Bright-Edu- cational. Wholesome Amusement » ADMISSION Always The Same - ———s ; . oe ai THE TRIBUNE ——_IS NOW AT—— “1009 WEST BROAD STREET . CORNER WALDBURG LANE Q Locals, weere DOW at Olr RCW RUINS 10 West Broadstreet. _ Mr. William Harrison of Charlotte, N.C.,is in the city fora fewdays. | Mrs. Henry Garner of Atlanta, is in the city for a week’s stay. Misses Sadie Williams and Minnie Smith of Jacksonville, are amorg the visitors in the city this week. Go to Pate's Drug Store, West Broad nd Hall streets. For first class shoe repairing carry your shoes to Thomas Baker. £.T. F. Smalls, Jr, is the name of the son born to Mr. and Mrs. Small on Wednesday of tast week. . Mr. Joseph Barker of Grahamville, S.C., was in the city a few days visit- ing relatives and friends. Miss Christola King who has been visiting in the city lett on Jast Tues- day for Jacksonville, Fla. . Mrs. Rena Simmons after spending the winter in New York has returned home at 1018 Burroughs street. Mrs. Bessie Holmes Spaights after avery pleasant stay of two months at St. Augustine, Fla., with her husband, Mr. WS. Spaights, returned home last Saturday looking well. C.A.Glossner, 24 Ontario St., Roches- ter, N. Y., has recovered fromalong&nd severe attacks of Kidney trouble, his cure being due to Foley’s Kidney Pills. After detailing his case he says: “I am only sorry I did not learn sooner of Foley Kidney Pills. In a few day’s time my backache completely left me and I telt greatly improved. My kid- neys became stronger, dizzy spells left me and I was no longer annoyed at night. I feel 1:0 percent better since using Foley’s Kidney’Pills.” Tonic in action, quick in results. Try them. Livingstuns Pharmacy. Mrs. Rebecca Sanders of 584 West Broughton street visited the home of Mr and Mrs. Jacob,M. Powell and family last Sunday afternoon, Her vis- it was an enjoyable one. The Grand Lodge officers of the Grand United Order of Good Samari- tans and Daughters of Samaria were installed ou the 3ist. of January. The installation services were conducted by Rev. John Sneed ina very instructive way. All lodges that are desirous to unite with us are cordially requested to report at their earliest convenience. L. W. Beasley, R. W. G C. 216 East Wald- burg street, Savannah, Ga.; H L. Hay- wood,R W_ G. S., 683 32nd, street west Savannah, Ga. Some time ago Rev R_ Bright preached an intereresting sermon on “Dry Bones”. It was enjoyed by those who heard it, and the hope has been expressed ever since for its repetition Should the rector repeat the sermon those who have heard it, will be there with their friends. . Large front room to rent, nicely fur- nished with bathroom and modern im- provements, suitable for one or two cenvenier. 506 Park avenue west, irs. Sarah Heyward. Ask_ Pate’s Drug Store about the Nyall Line. West Broad street 1099 is the place. Mr. J. S. Causey the affable collector of the Guaranty Health and Life Insur- ance Company who was injured last week is expected out soon. Mc Albert J. Williams, who was in the Census Department in Washington, D. C., is now associated with one of the leading Negro photographers of that city. Backache Almost Unbearnble Isan almost certain result of Kidney trouble. D. Toumy, 803 E Olive St. Bloomington, Ill., says “I suffered with backache and pain~ im my kiduey which were almost unbearable. I gave Foley Kidney Pills a good trial, and they have done wonders forme. Today I can do a real hard gays work and not feel the effects” Foley Kidney Pills will cure any case o7 kidney and bladder trouble not beyond the reach of medicine. No medictne can do more. Livingstons Pharmacy. . Mrs. Georgia Smiley of St. Augus- tine, Fla., passed through the city this week enroute to Baltimore, Md. Miss Annie M. Scott of Augusta, Ga., is visiting relatives in the city * Mr and Mrs. J P. Harden of Chicago, Ill, are among the visitors in the uty. for a few weeks. Mr, Harden is a member of the custom force of Chicago. j Dr. and Mrs Stoney of Augusta, Ga, were in the city this week. Mr. A. B. Singfield, general superin- tendent and local manayer of the Pil- grim Health and Life Insurance com- pany is.out of the city for about two weeks on a tour of inspeetion, Bon’t Neglect a Child’s Cough The “Child s Welfare” movement has changed the attention of thoughtful “people everywhere. Mothers are nat- ural supporters and will find in Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound a most wales able aid. Coughs and colds that un- checked lead to croup, bronchitis and pneumonia yield qaielely. to the healing and soothing qualities of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. Contains no opi- ates and no harmful drugs Is a medi-: cine, not anarcotic. Refuse substitutes, Livingstons Pharmacy. Mr. Edw. C. Moore’ of Kansas City, Kan., isin the city visiting relatives. Mr. Chas. J Madden, the niail agent, who for years was on the run between Savannah and Montgomery has recent- ee ee a ee Se Se yiolent coughing. I bought a bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar compound and before I had taken it all the, ccughing epells had entirely ceased ‘ Foley’s loney and Tar compound can’t be beat.” It stops the cough by heating he cause. Refuse substitutes, Liv- ‘* ggston Pharmacy. Fro Rent. Two nicely situated rooms at No. 124 East 38d St. ————-+- =. A Pretty Home Weddinc. Qn february 2ist, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson one of the prettiest home weddings was purformed when their neice, Miss Laura Bell Shellman, was joined in holy wed- jock to Mr. William Pinckney. . The home was beautifully and artis- tically decorated with bamboo vines, white roses and ferns. The piano and mantle were decorated with ferns and white roses. 7 ‘The groom entered with Mrs. Wil- liam Robinson, then followed the best man Mr. J. R. Brown, after which entered the bridesmaid, Miss Lula D. Batchelor, then followed the little flower girl, Miss Clinton Hazelhurst Williams. The bride entered on the arm of her uncle Mr _ William Robinson to the strains of Lohengiin’s wedding march which was played by Miss Algernon Simmons. The bride was beautifully gowned in white silk chiffon over white silk which was trimmed in Irish lace and white satin. She wore a pearl neck- lace and a bracelet, a veil anda wreath of orange blossoms. Her flowers were bride roses and sweet peas which were tied with white silk ribbon and tulle. The bridesmaid was gowned in white chiffon over blue and carried white roses and ferns. The littte flower girl’s dress was of embroidery and valencienne lace. Mrs. piian Robinson, the aunt of the bride was becomingly gowned in black satin trimmed in cream all over lace and silk fringe and wore white chrysanthemums. The presents were numerous and beautiful which shows the esteem in which the contracting parties are held. After the ceremonies the bride and groom reteived the congratulations of their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Pinckney resides at 621 West Gwin- nette street. Social mappennings. Twelfth Anniversary The Twilight Reapers Aid and Social Club’s Branch celebrated its twelfth anniversary with a private installation and Social on Monday evening Febru- ary 2oth, at the residence of Mrs. Daisy Allen 610 West Bolton street. Gimes were played until the hour for the In- stalfation arrived when the following officers were impressively installed by Mrs Lula Wicks Allen assisted by Mrs. Lenora McTier: President, Miss Evalena Huger; Vice- president, Mrs. Daisy Allen: Financial ecretary, Mrs Gertie Hughs Kirkland; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Alice Hay- ward; Treasurer, Mrs. Mamie Williams; Chairman of Finance, Mrs. Lizzie Tim- mons; Chairman of Health, Mrs Sarah Graham; Clerk of Order, Miss Jennie Campbell; Chaplain, Miss Sadie Free- man. After the installation the members were led by the president to the spaci- ous dining room where a tabJe was tastefully arranged with choice refresh- ments suitable to the most delicate ap- petite. The members then did them- Selves full justice in partaking of what was before them. Mrs. Lizzie Tim- mons acted as toast mistress while the others acted well their parts Mrs. Allen was commended for the royal welcome with which she received the Branch. Long live the T.R A. and S. C, Branch and may her banner never trail the dust Miss Julia A. Baker 512 Hall street east entertained a few of her friends on last Thursday evening witha card party After the games was over re- rreshments were served. Those pres- ent were Misses C Johnson, L. John- son, S. Bing, J. Delaware, J. Stevens, Refa Evins, Mrs Celia Johnson, Messrs. H. A. Brown, T.N Delaware. J. Barnwell J. H. Theus, M. W. Miller, B. Byrd, C Robinson, J. Hillard. Messrs. Brown and Banweil were toast masters. Z | AMUSEMENT COLUMN. Coming Events in the Social Woaorid. ee ae ee NOTICE—Articles in this column one March 4th, Monday. Grand Ball by I. L. A. Freight Handlers Laborers Union at Harris street Hall. Tickets 25 and 40 cents, March 13th, Wednesday. Spring Dance by Progress Company, No. 3U. R K. of D. at Harris street Hall. Tic- Kets 20 and 35 cents. March 4th, Monday. Beginning of Five nights Bazaar by Joshua Compa- ny B, U. R. K. of P. at Masonic Tem- ple. Admission opening night 25 cents, following nights 10 cents March 15th, Friday. Old Folks Jub- ilee Concert by the yy puant Club at Masonic Temple. Tickets 15 cents. March lth. Monday. Mutt and Jeff Entertainment by The Red Rose Cluh at Mechanic's ‘Hall. Admission 15 cents. ¥ a March 18th, ‘Monday, Spring. Dance by the Royal{ Roosters at Harris greet fall. Tickets 25 cents. 4 New St. Piiilip cordially solicits your presence at their one night Social Fair and Musical Entertainment at Masonic Temple Thu.sday evening March 14th, 1912, from 8to 12m. Tickets 15 cents. PEST AND HEALTH TG MOTKER AND CHILD. « Mas, Wixstow's Sootitxa Synurchas been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDRON “WHILE TRUTHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. it SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTHNS the CUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLIC, ts the Dest remedy fcr DIARRICCA. | it is abe solutely bermices. Be sure and eck for “Bre. low's Soothing "and take no sthet Kinds ‘Twenty-Gre cents: TP oe o ‘Just Stays Poonyiy That’s the truth about the Joke Book, called “Fun” that is given with the New York Sunday World every Sunday. (This,) OF COURSE, means next Sun- day, too.) Ifyou only knew whata bargain offer it is that is made here you would £0 right out in the rain (it raining) and.buy the Sunday World next Sunday. Andif not raining, you would go out and buy it anyhow. AND BESIDES there are the other big special grand stand features, such as the famous Artist James Mont- pred, Flagg and his Adventures of itty Cobb, and Charles Dana Gibson and his drawings showing characters from Dickens, and the full to the brim Comic Weekly (which is in addition to the Somplete Joke Book) and the Great Sunday World Magaziue. . . How can you afford to miss this galaxy! F. F. JONES + Dealer in . BEEF, VEAL, MUTTON, LAMB, PORK, HAMS, BACON and CORNED BEEF All kinds of GAME in season. Stall 31, City Market. SE ee ee ee ee ee aS | Saving | Money is A Habit... | Get the habit of, Saving a part of your Earnings each week. ' $1.00 starts An Account The Wage Earners Loan & Invest- ment Co. 468 WEsT BROAD ST, Savannah, Ga, a a ar ea er ae aD, | 2: a rn ia Se. eee eat oe bee 7 ie GMS Sle S fees ee: He ~ eel o 5 en te ge itis a RO PE EES. epee. Fg * awe Bee Go” Sd eee pee, ee Aree? ems, ORD 1 eee, ee Mo, a Mees is. Suet: Na Ey Wn a Some | ‘ ie < , e J.C. LINDSAY Is the District Manager of the Old Reliable Union Mutual Association “Nuff Sed, I’m with ’em’”’ ~ ocal office: 509 West Broad Street. PHONE 1470 or write YM. DRISKELL, Sec’y and Gen’! Mgr 210 Auburn Ave. ATLANTA, Z GEORGIA. scanner & sz¢z | S s26 | r3 == | > #82 | S SZo : | S$ gs6 ‘b Sa Q | SS er 3 | | aa aq owes 3 faze g H ose % Sn%3& ~~ sOe25 M -&% RR Sonos 2 & Bogs b = 2 LAS” | se wa gy eFeac Ww “s snESS we 8S ie e EF of y = KR ¢ 28 E| S @.=2 0 Ba oS 222. Tt eQ9°3 2° Se Zee Se ec o SS ea 228 ES 45 2f83 cS ess <s Sss3 ° > PRICES NOW REDUCED De CCN ALL OUR —<<> 7 Clothing, Hats, Furnishings and Shoes Buy your Suit, Overcoat, Shirts, Une : | : derwear, Hats or Shées now and SAVE MONEY * Edwin Clapp-and other good Shoes ” B, H, Levy Bro, & Co, / fs ~The Proposed New ZA _ Duffy Street Odd ZOD 7 BS > Felfows Half Bear Tl a HH Ho Let i aD OFFICERS TU I .} > as ato dig e ug E. A. Fields, President A AA EL Wig! ‘S WiH. Burgess. Vice-Pres. gues hig ui ma loa C. W. Alexander, Sect' y Ke ‘fall } P. L. Bowen, Asst. Sect'y ut E W, Smitn, Treas, LPL HTT | \ DIRECTORS 4 . C, W. Alexander _-H. J. Freemon aay SSS oes W. H. Burgess E. Seabrooks cI au a) gh ee WH Ward LY Davis belch TI E. A Field W. 0. P-Sherman, Jr. SS. fe be R.N. Rutledge “Wr B, Phill € =e .N. Rutledge W. E. Phillips ev ’ P-L Bowen F.Dudle “ W. Smith S. Williams The G.U. O of O. F. as ; The Odd Fellows Building. Association is now ready to offer stock at $5.00 per share to all Odd Fellows and irmates of ihe House Hold of Ruth. We ask every loyal member to purchase some amount of stock that we will be able to furnish a modern hall that all may be suitably ac- gommodatet. Fer Jurther ifcmation call on any of the officers or. di- rect formation cheerfully given * sors G. W. ALEXANDER, Sect’y, 1417 Reynold St. a on the west side ata very reasonable figure, on terms of $300.00 Cask and . 875.00 per month The house has 6 rooms, - modern bath room and electric lights throughout. You wont havetospend a dollar for repairs etc. before you | move in | —————————— THOSE LOVELY LOTS ON 36th STREET, west Are nearly all gone. The par- ties who took my advice and acted quickIv got the choic- est to be had : : ” 7 CHAS. AVR, MeDOWELL, | Savannah's Leadiag Negro Real Estate Dealer - 623 WEST BROAD STREET | Phone 2098-3 A. M. MONROE & CO. Funeral Directors and Embalmers JAS. BACON, Manager. PAUL STEELE, Embalmer. Prompt and courteous attention given all business entrusted ‘to us. Everything of the latest style. Latest Style Silver Gray and Black Cars CARRIAGE FOR HIRE 605 WEST BROAD STREET ,Phone {211 TE We take care of your EYES by Fitting the propér glasses and the right kind of frames to your face. You are assured good attention. ‘ 3, Br. M. Schwab’s & Son, 118 Bull Street, Corner State . ORCS i Re ee a cd ee ese a 8 WEST BROAD STREET | i AS GROWING eee me : . , % IF You Don't Believe it Drop in | and take a Look at Our Store. We | Carry Everything. ‘Youno long- " i) er have to go to Broughton Street. | { ¥ | ui Pate‘s Drug Store | THE NYAL STORE. ’ i Phones 4710 and 4711 HALL and WEST BROAD STS. | x 2 . Opposite The Pekin Theatre. -’ | ic ge a ear aes Space a pert AFRO-AMERIGAN CULLINGS “Marriage,” said a negro preacher, addressing hls congregation, “Is 2 mighty serious affair, specially fur de man. Dar was Peter an’ John. Da wasn't marrsin’ men. Peter wouldn't hab married de daughter ob de gub- ner, an’ Jobn he wouldn't hab jined han’s wid de prosecution’ ‘turney's arnly chile. Dem men was smart, Jemme tell yer, Day had hoss sense. Look at all de big men In de Bible what did not get married. Samson, he got married, an’ bis ole wife para. lyzed him. Then Job he got married, van’ dinged if de ‘oman didn’t want him ter cuss God an’ die. Sho dida’t care so much ‘bout him cussin’ God; de dying part was what she was arter. Sue was a bad ‘oman an’ would hab got any man inter trouble. Yer all Know de story ob Adam. S'pozen he hadn't got married. He'd er done well, lemme tell yer. It was marryin’ dat broke him up In business. I might, go on dis way cltin’ fucks till your ha'r would turn white, an’ still you young folks would keep on 2 tinkin’ ‘bout getting married. Yer's got de notion in yer head, somehow, an’ no amount ob reagon will get Tt out." Just then the old man's wife entered the church. “Yas," be continued, “as I was say- ing, there !s nothing’ like marryin’ a geod ‘oman. Ef I had nebber married but onct an’ had happened to cotch her first my happiness in dis life would bave been as eternal as the flowin’ of the spring er de glorious rising of the sun. I'se in fabur ob marriage, I is, an’ when Paul says, “He what marries does well,’ right dar I agrees wid him.” “Hole on dar,” exclaimed the old man’s wife. “A pusson come up ter de house jes now an’ enld dat yer was dowa heah ginnin me a mighty blast afore all dese people.” “Dat am de wust fabrication, chile, what I eber hearn. I'se been standin’ lero complimentin’ yer fur de las’ Aif- teen minutes, an’ I's sorry now dat yer wan't here. It would habe done yer good. Yes, bredern, if Samson had married de righ ‘oman be might had been libln’ till yet an¥ enfoyin® Jhisse't on de fat ob de lan’, An’ dar's “Job. Ef he had married a good ‘oman, Ake my wife, fur instance, she would m’t had ‘vised him ter cuss God’ ‘but—" His wife stepped from the door, and the old man, observing the ‘movement, continued, “Ske would haye hustled him outen de bed an’ made ‘him chop wood an’ fetch water. As Tse got ter go now an’ watch dat smokehouse, de congregation will be demise *—Ex: =} ‘Real fatherhood as realized by man does not consist in mere phystcat re- lationship. Nor is {t physical likeness. A person may be physically the Son of another; but ff all tles of affection are lost, he is as though he were not a son. Affection Is all. There may be two children who are In the same famlly— one a son by nature, the other by adop- tfon. Suppose the son by nature grows up out of all sympathy with the par- ents. He follows paths directly oppo- site to those wished for by the parents. He Is a continual sorrow to them. But the adopted son grows up in sympathy with the fanily. He honors its name, sacrifices for it and, lustead of bring- ing to it sorrow, he brings to it honor. ‘This one ts the Joy of his parents, fet te fs not thelr son by nature. Which one, however, Is accounted more the son, or {3 deserving more of the fath- erly love? The second, we agree. His relationship {s that of spirit with epirit.—Christlan Recorder. ‘The Savannah Tribune, thiaks that “elaborate funeral displays” have be- come too much of a tax. It says: “How infinitely better would It not bo to ellminate so much unnecessary tax- ation as 1s placed upon the members whenever a death occurs within their ranks and to increase the monthly dues just a trifle, thereby allowing a slight- ly larger sick and death benefit and 10 cut out entirely all Street parades and large outlays at funerals.” Tell @ negro, an Irishman or an Itallan that he cannot have a big funeral when he dies, and he will at once lose all interest in the societies that care for the sick and bury the dead. Many people would think life not worth Ilving If they were to have no big funeral when they die It is the policy of Tuskegee Insti- tute to employ its graduates wher- ever it {s found expedient to do ¢o. ‘Thirty-six graduates are now employ- ed as teachers, some of them having charge of divisions. Among the oldest and most valuable teachers will be found many graduates of the Inst!- tute—The Southern Letter. We are pleased to not the deter- ‘mination of our county teachers to {mprove themselves mentally and to keep abreast of new ideas and thoughts. We are glad to note this epirit, as it shows that our teachers sre wide awake, Thorough prepara- tion Is absolutely essential {f a teach- er wishes to succeed In her profession. —Southern Missloper. : A race Is Ike an individual, it wilt ‘de whatever it will make of itself— fo more and no less—Nashville Clari- on. Negroes, as a majority, ride on the trains as much as any people, though ft be but a short distance. For most of them four or five miles Is a good fourney. However, it does seem that, as much as many of them have had the opportunity to ride on the trains, tt 1s time they were learning to keep thelr heads from out the windows. This habit In itself makes many of them unbearable on the railways. However cold it may be, and how- ever much they may cause others to suffer, they will holst the windows almost as soon as they sit down, sim- ply to bave the opportunity to poke their heads out at the next station. It would seem sometimes that ‘all thelr relatives and friends ahead for four or five stations aye a knowl edge of their being on board. If no- body {s at the train to see them Pass they will {magine so anyway, and when {t rolls up to the station thelr heads are out the windows, and they are yelling and waving their hands, like a set of fools, at they know not what or whom. We are made.to wonder sometimes why con- ductors will allow so much of this kind of thing. But we remember that many conductors wish to be kind to and lenient with this thoughtless element, and very often only in cases of pressing necessity will force them to put down the windows. . On one occasion a gentleman kindly asked a young man who was sitting Just In front of him to put down the window, and the young man insulj- Inly informed him that he would not put down the window. So it {s in many case, good and well-behaved people have to be made uncomfort- able on the railways by the self-im- Portant-young Negrose who think they have the right to make it un- pleasant for all other passengers aboard the train. ‘We want all our people who travel on the railroads to learn that glass windows were made to look through and that they can sce through them all they want to seo while traveling. It will not benecessary to poke thelr heads out the windows—Southern Plourhman. ‘The negro preacher should be very attentive to his church dufles at all times. He should not bum around on the streets but should be at homeor In his study preparing himself for each and every service. ‘When they spend the majority of thelr time loafing around gossiping it is impossible for them to instruct the people only in an unintelligent way from which no benefit whatever can be derived. * . If your congregation will not sup- port you on account of your inability, then quit preacbing and go to the farm or soni other honorable labor. We know some divines who will Preach from one to five Sundays to the month and during the week lug around with a drummer's valise, which is a disgrace to the ministry and the race as a whole. If you can't preach, let preaching alone. If you can carry the drum- mer’s valise, then carry {t and stop disgracing yourself and the ministry. —Palestine Plaindealer. The sing of white men secm to re- turn upon them as a loathsonfe plague. White men are mistaken for negroes in thelr soclety and are compelled to flee for their lives. ‘This was clearly manifested when a Russtan Jew,” in company with a white woman, entered one of the fashlonable cafes. On ac- count of his dark complexion, he was thought to be anegro. The whole clty was aroused at once and had St not heen for the switmess of the victim's feet and legs which enabled him to leap high bulldings and dodge his as- sallants and would-be Iynchers, who, in hot pursutt, were erying for his biood.—Pine Bluff (Ark.) Herald. A great many negro husbands are natural and incorrigible rovers. They have a string of cities, with a family In each, from New York to Chicago, and they keep on moving from one to their families to the other, until the undertaker catches them. ‘The roving system is not only high- ly immoral but leads to some very ghastly tragedies; say, when two ro- ‘vers meet in the same house at the same time and dispute as to which of them is the husband of the woman of the house. It ts to be hoped that the aystem will grow less in favor as the tragedies of It increase in number and ghastliness—New York Age. Some time ago some one suggest- ‘ed that 6,000 negroes should march to Washington, D. C., and there and then demand President Taft to do some- thing towards putting a stop to mob violence. We hope for two reasons that tho suggestion will. not be acted upon, First, the expedition would do no good. Second, there are plenty other ways in which the negro can and will play the fool without Imitat ing Coxey’s army. We must be ablé to differentiate be- tween the man who Delleves In a square-deal for all men, and the man who has no good word or encourage ment for any one with a black face.— Danville (Ky.) Torehlight . - *BONK” =. STRIKE_AGAINST NEGROES PRE. VENTED BY A BLACK MAN'S FAITHFULNESS. Welborn Victor Jenkins In Southern Life Magazine. Alonzo Bryant, president of the K. C. Western R. R, was perturbed. He had an “elephant on bis hands"—an Impending strike; and lke the young lady who drew “Jumbo” at the circus raffle, he found bls elephant a “cumbersome proposition.” He was Just about to conclude a conference with bis superintendent and board of directors when the office boy ush- ered In three big, redheaded men whose powerful frames bespoke their identity with the “sons of toll,” white heir skins carried some of the ear- er signs of smoothness recullar to men who have exchanged hammers, shovels dnd sunlight for desks. stenographers and green eyeshades. The leader presented a card-inscribed Patrick O'Flannagan, Vice-President American Locomotive Firemen; and in his “good mornin’, gentlemen,” there still lingered much of the queer accent of Ireland’s peaty bogs. “What 1s your busfness, please,” sald Bryant, blandly—“Have seats.” They had seats. O’Flannagan ‘found his tongue with slight embarrassment. “We have the honor," he sald, “to represent the Brotherhood of American Locomo- tive Firemen, and it has, therefore, devolved upon us to fnform the offi- clals of the K. C, Western of the only conditions upon which we shall con- tinue to work, If these concessions are made, very well; if not, we shall immediately order a strike and the walkout will tle up your Ine com- pletely.” “I see." said Bryant, in a tone that was almost sarcastic. “and what might those conditions be, Mr. O’Flan- nagany” “Jndt this, sald O'Flannagan, with a sublime Cock-sureness that took everything for granted—"We want: three cents more the hour; we want the engines furnished with Ice water; and wo Want all the negro firemen to Ue laid off indefinitely.” “So you want the ‘niggers’ fired, Is it, Mr. O'Flannagan?” ead Bryant, in- cluding the whole situatlon in a word. “ : “Well, not-er actually that, Mr, Rry- ant, but-er-materially that; explained O'Flannagan. ’ “I see.” sald Bryant, as if some great Ight had just dawned upon him. Z For several seconds—perhaps a full ‘minute—Bryant rat silently studying for seoming to, at least) Q’Flannagan ‘and the other two men Whose part (so It appeared), was merely to look important. This was asvery Impolite habit of Bryant’s and very discon- certing to “officials” who had come with “ultimatums.” “Where fs your home, Mr. O'Flan- nagan?” asked Bryact, circultously. “Cinceenottee;” epitomized O'Fian- ‘nagan.’ : Then Bryant relapsed Into another studying act. — “Gent’emen,” he safd. Snally, “this ‘Fequest of your n behalf of your con- ‘stituents resolves itself into two ‘propositions; that I should ralse your ‘Wages, and that I should discharge ae colored fremen. As to the first, I am perfectly willing, providing the’ earnings of the road can stend for It. which Is doubtful indeed. The direc- tors are here and can tell you to a dct the present financial etatus of the company. Every passenger train Is running at a dead lozs. Two regular Sroights have had to come off within the last thirty days. Notwithstanding that, I will raise you a dollar extra if the money can be found, although I had to draw on my personal account to the amount of ten thousand dot- Jars last month, In order to hold our atock at par, “But fire my ‘niggers!’ Well, may- be not. gentlemen. ['ll”put these dl- rectors here to shoveling coal—t'll install oll-burners—I'l buy electric motors—I'll sell the road to Harrl- man; but I'll not fire a eingle negro “BE one Riother‘e sou of Shen” Fryant had the floor abd held it. “A busines man succeeds, gentlemen, 1a proportion as he discards precon- cepilons and bias. By narrowing my Prejudices down to just one, I have succeeded in climbing to the presi- dency of this road. But I have one. and that fs: to stick to my colored firemen through - thick and thin. Every time I see ore, my heart fills up because my mind reverts to my sainted mother, and=>"Honk’ . . . “Ten years ago last “December, 1 went west to close a merging deal with the Mobile Northern. On the Pee ca nO Re fastest engineer on the Iue and the best stoker in the south. Mason had taken a Lig risk in promising to get me home. Had wired me that he had only one available engine; but since it was nearly new, he had trusted to chance that “no accident would bap- pen, But despite our hopes, the cap of the ‘steam blower’ flew off just as Bill was pulling the throttle to get away from Bulahville. The engine emptied her boiler through the bro- ken pipe like an erupting volcano. ‘The pungent smell of avhes and steam filled my car In a jiffy, and tn five minutes the engine was dead, standing on the track there, incapable of budging an inch—and the nearest telegraph station seven miles away! “{ was wild with despair. No man can know just how I felt unless he ‘bas passed through 2 similar ordeal. I bave been known ~to formulate schemes In the direst- contingencies, but out there in that darkness, my wits ‘forsook me. The second’ sec- tion of “88” was three hours late, ma- King them four hours behind us. We were due to overtake two trains but could” not overtake them standing there by the water tank. I seemed to hear my mother caliing, ‘Son! Son!’ And to think that she was dying far out there in the loneliness, 140 miles away from her child. ~ “I rushed up to the engine. 1 begged Bill to try to revive her; but he gave a slgnifcant shake of bis head as he punched his torch under the fire box to show me the nature of the kreakdown. Then ‘Bonk’ spoke —Bonk’ Ellison, the fireman, almost blistered with the escaping steam from the blow-out: “Cap'n, ab think ab kin get yo’ ‘way fr'm heab. Ab got a mother. Ah know ‘ow yo" feel.” “Man alive!” I exclalmed—"What do you mean by ‘getting away?” ““Ole Forty-leban (freight engine 4011), ’s over at Huntin'ton, and de steam in “er ain't hardly gone. She ain't been mo’ ‘an two hours run in.’ “Taking my hesitation for permis- sion he turned and disappeared Into the night. We listened to his flying footsteps until they died away Into silence. * “"Bonk’s a fool,’ said Bill. ‘He'll drop, dead before he's half way to Huntington. Who ever beard of railroad man running seven miles! Then, there's Dog River trestle.’ “One hour and thirty minutes later we heard the distant shriek of a freight engine—4011. It was ‘Bonk’ coming hack! “Local freight 36 turned back from Huntington every morning; the crew lald Gver there every night. When Engineer McFall came down next day he found his engine gone and a dead passenger engine In {ts place. He hurried 10 the office to report. There he discovered the “trouble. “*Bonk," so I learned afterward, ran those seven miles to Huntington, crawling across Dog River trestle upon his all-foura and climbed up in ‘4011' one hour after he left us. Get- ting up steam with pine board “and Kerosene, he had cut loose, switched out, and backed down to us before the sleeping operator ever woke up. “The deed will not go down In bis- tory, gentlemen, simply because ‘Bonk’ was a humble man sprung from an humble, patient and uncom- plafning people. But here fs one who will not forget St soon, geutlemen— no, not by a d—— sight, . . . “Well, that’s about all, except that 1 never saw a freight engine make such speed in my life as Bil Clemson ‘Rot out of cld ‘4011." My car only touched track in high places and 1 knew Bill wasn't doing {t all by him- self. ‘Bonk’ was helping. We rolled under the termizal depot sixty min- utes late by schedule. ‘Bonk' bad made up forty minutes witd a freight engine! “My mother Ived ony a short while after I entered the room. She had waited for me. Didn't want to go without seeing me. Safd 1 had been a good boy. Gave me her blessing. Prayed for the men who were so kind to bring me to her from so far away. Bade us all good-by. Then, as the down of Christmas day began to break in the east she stopped aboard that other train that doesn’t stop short of the Pearly Gates. “‘Bonk’ was Killed last year When Dog River trestle collapsed. I put a white stone over bis grave. His son has worked up to his father’s Job. I lately promoted him to his father's run. This strike has grown out from “‘Bonk' was Killed last year When Dog River trestle collapsed. I put a white stone over bis grave. His son bas worked up to his father’s job. I lately promoted him to his father's Tun. This strike has grown out from that. 7 “Gentlemen, you have given mo your ultimatum. Here {s mine: If the rond can stand for ft, I'll ratse you all even to ten dollars per day and allow you 30 days each month as vacation; I'll put both {ce water and ice cream aboard the engines and have Pullman cdaches fostalled—in fact, I'll do anything reasonable. But I'll be hanged If I shall fire one single negro—not, not a d—— one!” and Bryant brought bis clenched fist down upon thesdesk with emphatic force. ‘The three Iabor leaders filed silent- jy out of the president's office. The strike was calléd off. “Bonk IE.” is stil on the job. VOCAL VENGEANCE. 2 A rather brutal thing was said un- awares at an evening party, Shortly after midnight 2 gentleman was pressed to sing. Very thought. fully be put forth the excuse that-at the late hour the next-door neighbors might object. “Ob, never mind the neighbors!” erled the young lady of the house: “They poisoned our dog last week.”— Ldppincott’s Magazine: WHAT KILLED HIS TRADE Undertaker Gives His Reasons Why Business In Hix Town ta No Longer Lucrative. “Yep, I’ve decided to move away from this town. There's no busi- ness here for an undertaker any more.” — * “What's the cause? Do the people all g¢ away to die?” “The trouble with ‘em is that they've practically quit ‘dyin’. It was all right before the temperance cranks got so blamed fussy that the druggiat had to give up runnin’ a blind ‘pig.” “You don’t mean to tell me that you think folks who don’t drink whisky never die? That would mean, that all the women and children must have been addicted to the hab- it, along with the men.” “Oh, no, I don’t want to,try to set up no argument -of that kind You see it sort of worked both ways Thé men shortened their lives by drinkin’ whisky and the women done the came thing: for theirselves and the children by takin’ drugs and dosin’ the young ones. So when the druggist was druv out of town I was thé one that had to suffer. It beats all the way some folks keep forever interferin’ with other people’s busi- ness.” 7 - $ PECULIAR BUSINESS ~ ce sy, NG CG k WDD y 7 yy re Ree F ao Yee ee “An auctioneer’s business 13 & paradox. # “How 60?” \“He builds it up by knocking things down.” CHAPLAINS FOR FRENCH NAVY. It will be news to most persons that the French navy have no chap- lains afloat, although a moment’s consideration would bring to re- membrance the fact of, the complete divorce between church and state in France. The eubject is brought prominently into notice by a peti- tion signed by a great number of the mothers or widows of the sailors who were victims of the accident on the Gloire or the Liberte. ‘The pe- titioners are_to be found in the Midi, Brittany, Var and Finisterre, and they pray the senate for the re- appointment of chaplains on the warships, FITTED FOR IT, “Why do you want that cheap lawyer, anyhow?” asked his doctor of the mean old rich man. “He used to be a barber.” ‘ “Just the one,” muttered the old man. “I’m going to make a new will and T want him to cut my hair.” | CROESUS BACK ON EARTH. Patience—They say he was taken sick on the train. Patrice—Indeed! What was the matter? * . Patience—Ob, he ale too mach in’ a dining car. * Patrice—Oh! Is he as rich as that? _ ADJOURNED WITHOUT FORM. The young man had taken her home from the theater. “Mr. McGinnis,” she said, “won’t you come in a minute and—er—get warm? The janitor probably. has turned off the steam, but—” “Good night !1!” OVERHEARD IN SMOKING CAR. Rad Litttle Dick—I wish I was a msnt The Other Boy—Whet fur? ° Bad Little Dick—So when I'd cuss and swear an’ spit nobody's think it was strange. : SIGNIFICANT, =~ Wife (who is without « girl)— Why, the atmosphere of this kitchen is blue. What causes it? . Husband (who has been trying to get breakfast)—I have just Surned my fingers ~ - WEIRD EXPERIENCE OF SHI? For Eleven- Hours It Is Enveloped by , Shower cf Fine Powder From. 2, Volcano. = ‘The Australian steamer Paro had a weird experience, revently, during a voyage from Singapore to Fremantle, West Australia. When off Mount Semru large volumes of smoke were noticed issuing from its summit, which even to the naked eye gave evidence of an active vol- sano, and which, on inquiry, proved to hase been inactive for several weeks.“ When the Paroo was in the Madura straits an inky darkness set in and throughout the night a dense shower of fine dust settled over the sea, making it painful to keep a lookout. Dust continued (o fall, and soon the vessel was covered with a layer of fine powder. ‘To add to the strangeness of the acene the sea be- came brilliantly phosphorized, and alarmed sea birds in large numbers alighted on the steamer, and it was not until after eleven hours of steaming that the atmosphere cleared. WHEN SMILING WAS A SIN Puritans of New England Were Ex F ceedingly Severe on Sabbath Delinquente. | The Puritans of New England, were fully ‘as severe as their co-re- ligionists ip Britain to Sunday de- ‘liniquents. Some of the pains and penalties exacted are recorded in ‘Mrs. Earle’s “Sabbath in Puritan New England.” “Jonathan and Susanna Smith were cach fined five shillings and costs for smiling on the Lord’s day during service,” while, in 1670, “two lovers, John Lewis and Sarah Chapman, were, « ._. tried for sitting together on the Lord’s day under an apple tree.” : THE IVY HARMLESS, ‘The impression that ‘ivy is harm- fui to walls of stone or brick has been removed by the testimony of a large number of German aichitects, builders, foresters and master gar- deners. . These trained observers agree that ivy has no tendency to make the walls damp. hey maintain, in fact, that the clinging tendrils of the plant extract and absorb any ex- isting moisture and that the thick leaves protect the walls from the action of the weather. Further- more, they find no evidence that the ivy roots affect the foundations of stone structures.—Youth’s Com- panion. INDUSTRIOUS GEESE. The colan geese are so fond of collecting materials for their nests that they do not desist from the habit even when they are about to abandon their nesta for the winter mignition, OM the coast of Scot- land, one day, patches of straw bed- ding were seen floating, and al- though the birds were of the eve of departure they gathered up ev- ory wisp as though they had their nests to build, and in the same place they were seen collecting sea- weed every day. SUCCESS IN SIGHT. “J can't see why I ehould attempt to produce your play,” said the manager. “There seems to be noth- ing in it? “The mayor of this town has promised me that ho will threaten ta stop it if you put it on,” the ea- ger young dramatist*replied. “JIurrah! We'll put it in reheat- <a} at once, and in addition ta being the author I want you to be the press agent.” . BACK TO SCRAP PILE. _ “T understand that car of Jugger- naut has been put out of business in India.” “Yes,” replied the chauffeur. “As soon as the people found it wasn’t a 1912 model the people wouldn't stand for it.” ~ A MILITANT DEBUTANTE. “Going to give your daughter « coming-out, ball?” “No” “Not going to give her a coming- out ball?” “No; she’s a militant suffragette; ‘keeps me busy giving bail.” WITH THEM, BUT NOT OF THEM. “Why is Jones so smiling?” “His wife has joined the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise, and he thinks mow she will have to shut up, for @ while”— Judge. . The Farm TO IMPROVE ARMY STUD. After exhaustive investigations of European armies and of their system of replenishing their cavalry with remounts, the war department of the United States has adopted a plan which will not only attain the object desired, but will incidentally result in raising the type of horses in all parts of the country. The department's plan is, briefly, to buy a number of first-class stallions, suitable for cavalry use, and to farm them out to horse breeders of established reputation in various parts of the country where horses are raised. Farmers who have mares coming up to specifications may have service from these stallions free of charge. In return for this privilege the government is given an option on the foal resulting, so that it may be bought for army use at any time during its third year for $150. Farmers have already become interested, for they have nothing to lose by such an agreement, with the possibilities of gain in case the government does not make use of its option. Through this method one of the greatest stallions ever shipped west of the Mississippi, Sandringham, brother of an English Derby winner, has been placed on the farm of Dr. A. W. McAlester of Columbia, Mo., for free service purposes. Others will be placed soon. The mares to be mated with the cavalry stallions must be of medium size, and must be in perfect health, with no indications of hereditary defects. The young cavalry horse must be less than 16 hands high and must conform to the following description in other respects: A golding of specified color, in good health and fair condition, from three to four years old; weighing from 875 to 1,000 pounds, depending on height, which should be from 15 to 1512 hands. Head—Small and well set on neck; with ears small, thin, neat and erect; forehead broad and full; eyes large, prominent and mild, with well-developed brow and fine eyelid; vision perfect in every respect; muzzle small and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and firmly compressed; nostrils large and fine, and branches of under jaw—adjoining neck—wide apart. Neck—Light, moderately long, and tapering toward the head, with crest firm and longer than under side; mane fine and intact. Withers—Elevated, not unduly fine, well developed and muscled. Shoulders—Long, oblique and well muscled. Chest—Full, very deep, moderately broad and plump in front. Forelegs—Vertical and properly placed, with elbow large, long, prominent and clear of chest; forearm large at the elbow, long and heavily muscled, with knees large, prominent and wide in front. Back—Straight and well muscled. Loins—Broad, straight, very short and muscular. Barrel—Large, increasing in size toward flank, with ribs well arched and definitely separated. Hind Quarters—Wide, very long, full, muscular and rounded externally. Tall—Fine and intact; well carried and firm. Hocks—Neatly outlined, lean, large, wide from front to rear, well situated and will directed. Limbs—From knees and hocks downward vertical, short, wide laterally, with tendons parallel and standing well out from bone and distinctly defined. Pasterns—Strong, medium length, not too oblique and well directed. Feet—Medium size, circular in shape, sound, with horn dark, smooth and of fine texture, sole moderately concave and frog well developed, sound, firm, large, elastic and healthy. TO BUILD GOOD FENCES. The day of rail and barbed wire fences in agricultural sections is practically a thing of the past. Wood for rail fences has become too scarce and valuable to be used for this purpose, and barbed wire is inefficient and dangerous. Other kinds of fences are rare, except woven wire, and are not worth considering as a whole. The most economical and serviceable of all kinds of fencing is that of woven wire. Great improvements have been made of late years in this class of fencing, and the product is much cheaper than it formerly was. It has now become almost a perfect fence, which together with its relative cheapness, makes it very popular with the farming public. The farm which is eurrounded, and the separate fields inclosed, with high and tight woven wire fence is well improved, and the owner of the farm is in a position to make extra money from his land through domestic animals of all kinds which feed on grasses and other forage plants that could not possibly be utilized without a good system of farm fences. The first thing to do in building a strong and serviceable woven wire fence is to set the posts deep and firm, and strongly brace or anchor the end or supporting posts. The best stay for a corner or end post is the anchor or guy. The anchor is placed by digging a hole about three feet deep and three or four feet away from the bottom of the post to be anchored, in a straight line with the fence. In this hole is placed a large stone, an old iron wheel, or a durable piece of wood. To this heavy anchor deep in the ground is fastened a doubled No. 9 wire, or a single No. 6 wire, galvanized to prevent rusting quickly. The other end of the wire is fastened to the post to be supported, at the top or near the top. The anchor is then solidly covered with earth, and the wire twisted with a lever till it pulls slightly on the post. The farther out from the base of the post the anchor is buried the greater pulling power it will have. If this anchor wire will be in the way of field tools, then it may be placed between the last two posts, fastened to the second to the last post, and the end post braced to it. Have both end posts and several intermediate posts well anchored or braced in the fence line, and then stretch the woven wire. Use the heaviest fence stretchers that can be had, as upon a good job of stretching the efficiency of the fence depends. A loose fence is inefficient and soon goes to pieces by being mashed out of shape. Some fence builders staple only two or three wires to a post, but such is poor economy of time and material Staple every horizontal wire to every post. A well-stapled fence to substantial and well-set posts will not only turn all kinds of domestic animals, but a man can climb over-it as on a ladder, with safety to himself and no injury to the fence. By stretching fencing on immovable posts, no portion of the wire can pull a post out of position. Each post bears an equal strain, and the fence is solid and firm in every part. A woven wire fence is good if it can be kept taut all the time; otherwise it is almost worthless. Different weights, heights, sizes of meshes, and sizes of wires are used in modern woven wire fences, yet the best in the end are the high, heavy and close-meshed kinds. They can be depended upon at all times to serve every purpose well for which they are built—H. J. NEW KINDS OF PLANTS. Now come the seedsmen's catalogues. Profusely illustrated, beautiful to look upon. If you don't get them all, send for those you haven't got. You need them in your business and the seedsmen are actually so glad to find farmers to send them to that they are willing to pay for lists of names. Prominent always in the catalogues will be some newly discovered vegetables for which the dealer will claim wonderful things. Of those for which too much is clalmed, beware if the price is high; if cheap, get a few and plant them for an experiment. Few of them will be of any value, but a great deal of pleasure can be derived from raising them. Never invest heavily in these seeds or plants—remember the mushroom culture fad, the ginseng fad and the orris root fad. One of the new arrivals this year is endive, known already in this country as a salad. It has long been successfully grown in Europe. Pe-tsal, a large Chinese cabbage, is another stranger which looks good, but has yet to prove its adaptability to the climate. Udo, an asparagus-like plant that appears midwinter, is another new one. Sea kale, a newcomer, also pushes up frozen soil to find a way. An attempt is also being made to introduce the Sakurajima Japanese radish, which is large and of superior flavor. HEN HEALTH. We are getting a good many letters from worried poultry ralsers, and three-fourths of the trouble seems to be some form of roup. Of course it's hard to keep up with the work, but it's harder to make up what has been neglected. If the poultry houses were in winter shape now it would not be necessary to turn the fowls out of doors stormy, windy days; plenty of exercise could be furnished indoors, good health be easily maintained and the egg basket need not be quite empty. Shelter, sunshine, exercise, dust bath, clean water, a good bill of fare, are the best preventives of colds and roup we know of, and to furnish these is cheaper and easier than to cure. A disinfectant in the water, occasionally a dose of salts in a warm mash, are also helpful. Don't let the vermin sap the vitality of the fowls; keep them bright and active, make them work, and diseases of all kinds will find it a hard matter to secure a lodging place.—W. E. Vaplon. GREEN MANURING. When green-manure crops are plowed under, there is more or less tendency of such material to sour the land, and applications of lime after plowing under such crops sweeten the soil and secure a more favorable condition for the growth of clover. It is very important to work in clovers as often as possible, and a sweet soil is necessary to get good results with them. Sunday School Lesson for March 3, 1912. THE CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES. Golden Text.—The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest—Matt. 9:37, 38. Lesson Text.—Mark 1:14-28; Luke 5:1-11. Commit vs. 16, 17. Time.—A. D. 28. Place.—Galilee near Capernaum. Exposition.—I. The Definite Call of the First Disciples, 14:20. The imprisonment of John led Jesus to forsake Judea for Galilee (v. 14 cf. Matt. 4:12). It was an act of prudence on his part. He began with the same message with which John had begun. (v. 15 cf. Matt. 4:17; Matt. 3:2.) Part of his cry ("Repent ye") was the same as that of the Old Testament prophets (Is. 55:7; Jer. 3:22; Ezek. 14:6; 18:30; 33:93), but there was an addition "Belleve the glad tidings." The kingdom of God was at hand, because the king himself was at hand. If the Jews had received Jesus, he would have set up the Kingdom of God then and there. As he was rejected and crucified, the outward establishment of the kingdom was postponed. Simon and Andrew were attending to their own proper business when Jesus called them into his work (v. 16; cf. Ex. 3:14; 1 Kings 19:19:21; Matt. 9:9.) Jesus called them into a work of the same character that they were already doing; bitherth they had been fishing for fish; now they were to fish for men. The ordinary fisher catches fish to kill and eat them; the Gospel fisherman catches men to make them alive and feed them. Jesus gave them the command. "Come ye after Me," and the promise "I will make you fishers of men." Commandments and promises always go hand in hand in the teaching of Jesus. The day came when Jesus' promise to Peter was so wonderfully fulfilled that Peter caught more men at a single haul than he did fish on this day (Acts 2:14-44). The one great condition of success in fishing for men is following Jesus, and any one who is not a fisher of men is not a follower of Jesus. Simon and Andrew showed that, they believed Jesus and appreciated his call by leaving all and following him. (cf. Luke 5:11). The one who would follow him must forsake all. (Matt. 16:24; Luke 14:33). Forsaking all will pay; for those who forsake all gain all for time and eternity. (cf. Matt. 1:27-29). There was no hesitation in their obedience, "straightway." James and John were also attending to their proper business when Jesus called them (v. 19). They, too, unhesitatingly obeyed. They not only left their boats and nets but their POETRY of and by Our People "THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD." He was a friend to man and he lived in a house by the side of the road.—Iomer. father as well. (cr. Matt. 10:37). II. Jesus' Power as a Teacher, 21, 22. "Astonished at his teaching," (the Greek word is a very strong one), this was frequently the result of Jesus' teaching (comp. Matt. 7:28; 13:54; Jno. 7:46). That which astonished them was that he was not a mere commentator on what ancient men of God had said, but he taught them as one who himself taught directly from God. They recognized that a God-sent man with a God-given message was speaking. Jesus indeed claimed authority above that of Moses and all the ancient men who spoke from God (Matt. 5:21, 22, 33, 34; Luke 11:82; Jno. 3:3; Heb. 1:1, 2). We too ought to teach with authority, but we can only do it when we speak "as the oracles of God" (1 Pet. 4:11). III. Jesus' Power over Demons, 23-28. There was one man in the synagogue who especially needed help, a man who had come under the power of an unseen but real person, "an unclean spirit." Demoniacal possession is quite common today in China and other heathen lands (read Nevius on Demoniacal Possession), and is not unknown in our land in certain kinds of lunacy and some forms of clairvoyance and spiritualism. The presence of Jesus filled the demon with terror. He recognized Jesus as "the Holy One of God," and he knew his own doom must soon come, and he feared that the hour had come now. "Art Thou come to destroy us?" he shrieks in terror. The presence of Jesus always stirs up the devil and his minions. It is not a bad sign to have the devil rage in a community or a church. The terror of this demon, at the approach of Christ may suggest to us how evil men will feel when he comes again. The devil and every form of evil always asks to be "let alone." But Christ will not let alone (1 Jno. 3:8; Heb. 2:14). The demon had the most correct and extensive knowledge about Jesus of anyone in the synagogue; it is evident that orthodoxy is not salvation (Jas. 2:19; Rom. 10:9; 10; Gal. 5:6). Jesus' answer to the orthodox confession of the demon was very brief, "He silent (literally, muzzled), and come out of him." Jesus never accepted the testimony of demons (v. 24; 3:11, 12; Acts 16:16-18). The demon did not wish to come out, but he had to. But he made a last struggle and gave his victim a parting blow. He made himself felt and heard, but the cry was one of despair and this awful struggle was the last. It is the devil's way to make a last struggle before giving up his hold upon a man (Rev. 12:12). The people earlier in the day had been "astonished" that he taught with authority; now they are "amazed" that with authority he commands even the mighty demons and they obey him. But neither astonishment nor amazement are conversion. The report of his mighty power spread like wildfire in the whole surrounding country. The people were not accustomed to real miracles. Leading Questions.—What proofs have we in this lesson of the Delty of Jesus Christ? What does it teach about soul winning? About discipleship? About demons? About more orthodoxy? Farewell, sweet summer days. That joy to us did bring; Trees cannot sway in thy sweet breeze, The birds have ceased to sing. We hate to drop our hook and line; That once made life sublime; The rippling waters sing farewell To the "good old summer time." The little rosebuds which the sun, The warm south winds and rain adorn; The leaves they drop, defy the storm, The winds and rain, with just a thorn. Like a night, while in the battle rage, Disinfects both his shield and page. Rides on his steed, like light'ning bourne. month, And there they all must stay: But they will return to us again In the pleasant month of May. Like a small creeping out of his shell, When danger's gone away. The pretty leaves of golden hue, Leaf by leaf, not two by two, Must leave the oak exposed and bare, In winter's grasp, it's fate to share. But the evergreen does ever beam, And still ranks high in our esteem. It cheers us up, and like the poor, Will be with us forevermore. But summer's gone, the days grow cold, The fate of winter is untold. The cold east rains begin to fall. The northwest winds begin to call To the ice and snow in a frozen tone, From sources to mankind unknown, And cloth our Mother Earth in white While we're asleep throughout the night. But while the cold northwest winds blow, And Sol forbida to shine. The farmer sits down by his fire. With naught o'er which to pine: No grain to reap, no grass to mow. He welcomes both the ice and snow. His cares and sorrows away are hurled. He's the happiest man in all the world. LOVE AND DEATH. Glad, when with strong, cool hand Death clasped their own, And with a strange command Hushed every moan: Glad to have finished pain, And labor wrought in vain, Blurred by sin's deepening stain. BRIDES WHO DEFY ILL LUCK. It is already the exception instead of the rule to be superstitious, yet there will always be some people who will prefer not to tempt the unkind fates by running counter to ancient saws, especially on their wedding day. Brave must be the woman who goes to be married in a black dress, remembering on her way to church, as she undoubtedly must, that, according to tradition, to be wedded in black is to court all kinds of the very worst of luck. Nevertheless, in two recent cases a couple of well known brides wore black. There was no reason why they should do so. Both were wealthy, so that in their case they had not the excuse of the Scandinavian bride who buys a black frock from motives of economy. No; these brides wore the handsomest of materials, one silk, the other velvet. But they choose black in order, it is to be presumed, to register their supreme contempt for superstition, and because they were fully determined to prove it on the one occasion that is ordinarily kept as free as possible from elements that may provoke misfortune. Friday brides there have been lately, and brides whose gowns were embroidered with green threads, even though green means "deserted" in the language of wedding lore. The thirteenth of the month, which was also a Friday, was deliberately chosen by a bride-elect for her wedding day. Could defiance go farther? The modern marriage is not the conventionally ordered affair that it used to be, but is by every ambitious, and individualistic bride made an occasion for some sensational novelty of arrangement. In the case of a girl whose wedding was a late autumn affair, instead of the honeymoon tour being made the subject of prolonged and delightful discussion between the bridegroom-elect and herself the young man was commanded to keep the destination a dense secret, and when the happy pair left the house the bride herself had no idea to what place she was going, and her people were also quite in the dark. These are institutions acceptable in every way to all and sundry, and delightfully individualistic rather than sensational, with the exception perhaps of the black marriage robe, which to sensitive and superstitious friends and relations must bring many a qualm and set them on the lookout for the coming of bad fortune to the newly wedded pair. FOR THE BEDROOM. A slab of clear glass, exactly the size of the bureau top and beveled at the edges, is often laid over the hand-some lace or embroidered bureau cover, needlework and dainty color effect showing clearly through the glass, and the cover being protected from dust and soil. The most faithful maid cannot be trusted to dust a bureau. She will whisk dustcloth or feather duster over the bottles, jars, photographs and toilet belongings rather than lift each one of them from its place in the process of dusting; and by and by the dainty bureau spread becomes so grimy that only a laundering that will scrub out its beauty will render it clean. The slab of glass may, of course be wiped clean and clear at any time without disturbing the spread beneath. A careful housekeeper protects also her handsome silk down bedquilts by spreading them over the bed and covering them with a dotted swiss, ruffled bedspread. The colors and pattern of the silken quilt show through very daintily and the ruffled swiss counterpane gives a pretty finish to the bed. Squares of the swiss, also ruffled, are laid over the pillows. Too much care cannot be exercised in the selection of meats. The following will help the housekeeper in recognizing good beef: The meat of beef should be neither too red nor too pale, and the fat should be slightly tinged with yellow. Gristle between the fat and the lean shows that the animal was old. The best beef has little streaks of fat running through the lean. It should be firm to the touch and adhere firmly to the bones it contains. It has very little odor, and that not disagreeable. It does not become molst on keeping, and when cooked does not shrink much. For roasting purposes tendonous parts should be avoided, as they become hard and horny when cooked, unless stewed or used for soup. Apples and cranberries are very good cooked together in equal quantities. Let a quart of the mixture cook with about a cupful of water, or just enough to prevent burning. At the end of 20 minutes add, two cupfuls of granulated sugar and let all cook for about forty minutes more. Turn into molds and serve cold. The apples seem to mellow the berries and the sauce is often preferred to one entirely of berries. TO WASH SILK WAISTS. When the washing and ironing of silk is so easily done, there is probably nothing so practical and useful as the silk waists. When preparing to wash silk waists separate them into colors, putting the white ones alone Soap jelly is easily prepared, and is valuable help. It should not be kept for longer than a week, as it soon loses its strength. Have ready three bowls of lukewarm water, and into two of them place some of the soap jelly. In the first bath plunge the waist, having the right side uppermost. Squeeze the soapy water gently through the fabric, keeping it well under the water, and paying special attention to the neck, wristbands and arm holes. When the waist is well washed in the first water, squeeze the water out of it. Never wring the garment. Turn it on the wrong side and repeat the process of washing it in the second bath of soapy water. Squeeze when well washed. Shake and rinse in clean, warm water to remove the soap. Then rinse in cold water, and, if possible, in running water. In order to make white silk a good color, rinse in blue water. Silk must be ironed while quite damp or it will have a rough, unfinished appearance. Use moderately hot iron and place a piece of muslin between it and the right side of the silk. It has been found that a hot iron yellows silk and gives a crimped, rough appearance. Iron the silk to give it a good gloss. Lace trimming on the waist should always be ironed on the wrong side, as lace is never supposed to have a gloss. SKIRT. One of the most attractive forms taken by the inevitable tunic, and one which lends itself admirably to a slim, girlish figure is the apron-shaped effect. A frock carried out in the palest rose charmeuse has the bodice draped with fine Chantilly-lace, which falls down at the front and back, forming an apron-shaped tunic bordered with lace. Three bands of pale rose satin trim the Kimono sleeves and front of the bodice, showing an intervelling of lace. A band of soft black velvet ribbon tied in a tiny knot at one side, encircles the waist, while another is worn round the hips. Just below the edge of the apron are three very flat, broad tucks which take off from the plainness of the skirt and complete a delightful and dainty gown for the young girl. Satin shoes and plain silk stockings in exactly the same shade of rose be worn with it, or, as an alternative, very smart black ones. Given a well cut undershirt or two in soft satin, it would be quite possible to arrange this little apron tunic so that it might be worn alternately over a different shade of frock by doing away with the satin bands on the sleeve. A tunic should always be made with an eye to its possible variation with other slips. A NOVELTY IN DRESS. From Paris comes the news that white satin is to be worn in the daytime for winter dresses. This new idea has already been carried out, one gown being in ivory charmeuse, with a crossed bodice and a belt of Dresden blue taffeta. Touches of the same colored taffetas could be seen under the yoke of fine lace, which was scooped out in Dutch style at the neck. The dress otherwise was quite plain save for a hem of skunk, and it was worn with a long coat of black plush hemmed with skunk and finished with a storm collar and large revers of the same fur. 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JOHNSON, Savannah, Ga. Graduate Prof. Roher's School New York. Hairdressing Parlor NOTED QUARTET OF PUGILISTS Brief Resume of Their Physical Prowess in the Ring. THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION CHAMPION JACK JOHNSON IS MATCHED TO MEET JIM FLYNN, HIS MOST FORMIDABLE OPPO NENT, IN JULY-EVENTS IN WHICH LANGFORD, JEANNETTE AND SAM M'VEY HAVE TAKEN PART. New York.—It is a fact worthy of note that in most walks of life in which individual achievements stand out boldly and above the ordinary the Afro-American is to be found among the foremost. Some have won fame in literature, some as educators and others are noted for special skill in the various professions. For the opportunity afforded to engage in business along many lines a large majority are successful. But the specific purpose of this comment is to call attention to a quartet of men whose physical prowess has placed them in the lead of all others in their profession without regard to race or creed. They are Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette and Sam McVey. These four men are the leading characters in the heavyweight division of pugilism. In the common commercial parlance we would say they have cornered the market. Jack Johnson, the acknowledged heavyweight champion pugilist of the world, is the center of attraction at the present time in view of the fact that he is matched to fight Jim Flynn some time in July. Flynn is said to be the champion's most formidable white opponent who has the nerve to sign articles of agreement to face Johnson in the ring. Jack Johnson was the first of his class among the colored fighters to appear upon the scene after the passing of Peter Jackson. His career as a prizefighter began in Chicago in 1899. He has had a most interesting career. His physical strength, coupled with his knowledge, experience and skill, makes all aspirants for the heavyweight championship title stand in fear of him. He is yet young, ambitious, artful and fearless. If he continues to use good common sense he will long be the world's champion, the pride of his race in this particular and the idol of sporting men the world over. Of the other three it can be said in brief that Langford received his first lessons in boxing from Jim Walsh in 1901 and has been in the fighting arena ever since. McVey appeared upon the scene two years later, and in 1904 Joe Jeannette offered himself as a fit subject to receive punishment from fistic encounters. Johnson, Langford and Jeannette, the notable big trio, have fought each other many times. Sam McVey for some reason has resided in Paris and other parts of Europe most of the time. A summary of events in which the four men have taken part reduced to a common denominator would read thus: Jeannette and Johnson have battled seven times. Joe won once on a foul, and Jack won one decision. The other fight was a draw, and no decisions were rendered in the other five. Johnson has boxed McVey twice. He beat him on both occasions. Jeannette met McVey four times. The first Lattle went ten rounds to "no decision." Jeannette won the decision in the next one over a twenty round course. The third contest lasted fifty-one rounds, McVey being knocked out. Shortly after they fought thirty rounds. The decision was a draw. Langford and Jeannette have met about eight times, with varying results. Generally Langford won, but Jeannette had an edge the last time they clashed, which was in September, in New York. Langford and McVey have come together twice. Last April they fought a twenty round draw in Paris. Recently McVey got a decision over Boston Sam in twenty rounds at Sydney. WORK OF THE LEAGUE NATIONAL ORGANIZER CHARLES T. MOORE TELLS OF NEGRO BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS IN EXISTENCE. Turkegee, Ala.—"Since the organization of the National Business league 12 years ago by Booker T. Washington, president, the negro banks have been increased from two to fifty-six. These banks worked last year on an approximate capitalization of $1,700,000 and transacted a volume of business aggregating $2,000,000. There are 40 negro insurance companies whose business last year amounted to $1,500,000. Perhaps the largest volume of business was done by an insurance company with headquarters in Durham, N. C. That company had $80,000 reserve fund and reported a surplus deposit of about $30,000 in different banks at the meeting held in December. Our National league now keeps tab on about 25,000 places of business managed by negroes, including a hosiery mill, a cotton mill, a shirt factory, an oil mill, furniture stores, tanneries, lumber dealers, dry goods stores, shoe stores, haberdashers, groceries, etc., besides hundreds of farmers. THE JOHNSON HOTEL 831 JEFFERSON STREET conveniences. Hot or cold baths. Larger music. Polite help. Carriage and hack hack or carriage ring up 676 and the man rooms to let at 25 cents. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. PRINCE R. BUTLER, Manager HIGH ART TAILOR TON STREET, EAST. Next Door to Rea ual Prices Given for Thirty Days. A full Fall and Winter Goods. MA'S BAKER, SHOE REPAIRING. Half sole, sowed, her heels, 35 and 50 cents. All work guar- CORNER EAST BROAD AND BOLTON STRE Don't Buy a New C old ones and send to us. We make them ne- ces, Carpets. CARPET AND MATTING L furniture bought and sold. Packing and delivered. TON & SLOCUM, Uph With all hotel conveniences. Hot or cold baths. Large parlor with reading matter and music. Polite help. Carriage and hacks, also telephones. If you want a hack or carriage ring up 676 and the manager will see that you get it. Rooms to let at 25 cents. HIGH ART 321 BROUGHTON STREET, EAST. Special Prices Given for The Fall and W THOMAS BAY First class SHOE REPAIRING 50 cents; rubber heels, 35 and 50 CORNER EAST BROAD Don't Buy Save the old ones and send to m ture, Mattresses, Carpets. CARPE IALTY. Old furniture bought and called for and delivered. JACKSON & SLO HIGH ART TAILORS 821 BROUGHTON STREET, EAST. Next Door to Red Cross Pharmacy. Special Prices Given for Thirty Days. A full line of Latest Fall and Winter Goods. First class SHOE REPAIRING. Half sole, sewed, 85 cents; nailed, 50 cents; rubber heels, 35 and 50 cents. All work guaranteed. CORNER EAST BROAD AND BOLTON STREETS. Don't Buy a New One Save the old ones and send to us. We make them new-Stoves, Furniture, Mattresses, Carpets. CARPET AND MATTING LAYING A SPECIALTY. Old furniture bought and sold. Packing and Shipping. Goods called for and delivered. JACKSON & SLOCUM, Upholsterers BOLTON AND EAST BROAD STREETS. When Your Eyes CONSULT OUR DR. M. SCHA 11 BULL FOR SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND CLEAR Stop at Me 233 BRYAN FIRST CLASS SANITARY BARBERY TALE 230 ST. JULIAN The Beautiful W New Improvements; More The Ideal Picnic SECURE YOUR THE PROGRESS Is the one w his business his business Now is your The Mordecie Two suits cleaned and pressed specialty. Goods called for and de- and dry cleaning. 816 EAST BROAD STREET. STAG BOARDING AND LODGING. Your Eyes Troub CONSULT OUR OPTICIAN. M. SCHWABS' 11 BULL STREET. COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN LODGING PERIOD Shop at McCARTHY 233 BRYAN ST., WEST. SANITARY BARBER SHOP AND RES TACHED. 230 ST. JULIAN STREET, WEST. Beautiful Woodlaw Events; More. Lights; Ideal Picnic Spot of Sav SECURE YOUR DATES EARLY. PROGRESSIVE The one who makes business to adve business thorough is your opportunity. Mordecie Pressing cleaned and pressed per month for $1.00 goods called for and de-livered. All work g nning. ROAD STREET. ING AND LODGING. FOR SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN LODGING PERMANENT OR TRANSIENT Stop at McCARTHY'S 233 BRYAN ST., WEST. FIRST CLASS SANITARY BARBER SHOP AND RESTAURANT AT TACHED. 230 ST. JULIAN STREET, WEST. The Beautiful Woodlawn Park THE PROGRESSIVE MAN Is the one who makes it his business to advertise his business thoroughly. Now is your opportunity The Mordecie Pressing Club Two suits cleaned and pressed per month for $1.00. Ladies' work a specialty. Goods called for and de-livered. All work guaranteed. Steam and dry cleaning. 816 EAST BROAD STREET. Phone 3940. Furnished rooms by week or month. Hot and cold bath. Electric lights. In center of city. Street car, hack and automobile convenient. CALL AT 217 EAST BROAD ST. or phone 3746-I. C, Brown, Prop. AGENTS·WANTED For the Sale of Magic Shaving Powder the Sale of magic living wder a quick shave but the use of a ing them all the how. But at t you would like m Make this com more. Advertise strong, ently, judiciously Suppose you of washtubs che a big washtub sa per. Put in an ture of a was people can see they look at you strong on wash you'll find even this vicinity wh getting along w washtub for year will buy a new o That's creati power. G POWDER CO. Georgia. Advertise in this BEE THE- OLD baths. Large parlor with new marriage and hacks, also telepho- up 676 and the manager will see. ALL HOURS. OUTLER, Manager and Proprietor TAILORS Next Door to Red Cross Pharmacy Day Days. A full line of Latest mer Goods. KER, The Shoemaker Half sole, sewed, 85 cents; nails. All work guaranteed. UND BOLTON STREETS. A New One We make them new—Stoves, Fur AND MATTING LAYING A SPAC-Id. Packing and Shipping. UM, Upholsterer Trouble You OPTICIAN. WABS' SON STREET. IN LODGING PERMANENT OR TRANSIENT CARTHY'S ST. WEST. HOP AND RESTAURANT ED. STREET, WEST. Goodlawn Park Rights; New Build spot of Savannah ATES EARLY. PASSIVE MAN who makes it to advertise thoroughly. opportunity Pressing Club per month for $1.00. Ladies' work ered. All work guaranteed. Ste Phone 39 How's Business THIS ad. is directed at the man who has all the business in his line in this community. Mr. Merchant—You say you've got it all. You're sell- ing them all they'll buy, any- how. But at the same time you would like more business. Make this community buy more. Advertise strongly, consist- ently, judiciously. Suppose you can buy a lot of washtubs cheap; advertise a big washtub sale in this paper. Put in an inviting picture of a washtub where people can see it the minute they look at your ad. Talk strong on washtubs. And you'll find every woman in this vicinity who has been getting along with a rickety washtub for years and years will buy a new one from you. That's creative business power. OUR AD. RATES ARE RIGHT —CALL ON US 'Copyright. 1898 by W. M. U.' Advertise in this paper.