Cayton's Weekly

State Library Cayton's Weekly PRICE FIVE CENTS SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 1918 VOL. 2, No. 30 CAYTON'S WEEKLY Published every Saturday at Seattle, Washington. U. S. A. In the interest of equal rights and equal justice to all men and for "all men up." A publication of general information, but in the main voicing the sentiments of the Colored Citizens. It is open to the towns and communities of the state of Washington to air their public grievances. Social and church notices are solicited for publication and will be handled according to the rules of journalism. Subscription $2 per year in advance. Special rates made to clubs and societies. HORACE RQSCOE CAYTON..Editor and Publisher TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910 THINK OVER THIS It is estimated that not less than four hundred colored men are daily employed on the Seattle water front, who earn on an average of $150.00 per month, which foots up to $60,000 per month or $720,000 per year. The average earnings, however, is said to be even larger than this, but for the sake of comment we will leave it at that. Suppose that out of that sum $60.00 per month be put away, either in a savings bank or in a safety deposit vault, in twelve months each individual would have to his credit $720.00 and the 400 workmen would have in the bank the sum of $288,000. That sum of money to the credit of the colored longshoremen of Seattle would at once take them out of the so-called shiftless class and place them in the conservative and industrious class. But there is another phase of this situation, which if practiced, would give the colored workmen even a better standing in the community than the large sum of money mentioned above. Suppose during the month of January each of that 400 men would go to the suburbs of the city and either buy a vacant lot or a lot with a modest home on it on the installment plan and, say for the latter he paid the sum of $1400. In the course of twelve months $720 of that amount would be paid off and at the same time he could be improving his home. But once at home the living expenses would be cut in half and instead of laying by $60 per month at least $100 per month could be saved and the house and lot would be practically paid for in one year. If next New Year the records would show that 400 colored men had bought and paid for modest homes in twelve months the dominant class of this community would take off their hats to them and they would be put down as an asset to the community instead of a curse, as they are so often classed at present. In many instances money counts, but the man with a well kept home is looked upon as a far more desirable citizen than the one with a few hundred dollars in the bank and liable at any minute to withdraw his money and go somewhere else. Many of the troubles of the black man in this country come from the fact that he lives and acts each day as though that one might be his last. To horde your money in banks gives you some standing in the community in which you reside, but to invest it in homes and small industries gives you a standing in the community equal to that of the most influential. Colored men are finding employment in this city in a hundred and one different places over what they did two years ago and all of them at SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 1918 wages commensurate with the increase of the times and we earnestly hope that an overwhelming majority of them will take advantage of the opportunity and purchase small homes and move into them, and go a step further and put in all of your spare time improving the same, in the shape of gardens and fruit trees. The family, who can go to his own cellar and get all of the vegetables that his table uses and all of the canned fruits that is necessary for table use and then do not have to pay rent, is as independent as a banker. Property in the suburbs of the city is cheap at present and will continue so for most of the present year and any family can save from $150 to $200 per year in rent to say nothing of the vegetables that can be raised on a good sized lot in the course of a year. We suggest to Lieuteneant Roston that he arrangeSunday afternoon meetings for the most of the 400 men working on the water front where these matters can be properly laid before the men. No organization is necessary to do this, but meet and have a heart to heart talk with each other and convince each other into purchasing a home instead of paying rent and otherwise squandering the large sums of money that are taken in each month by these horny handed sons of toil. EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS New Year was an ideal winter day and thus did 1918 begin its grind under most favorable auspices. From the whiskey ring operations that are being unearthed, Oscar Collins is not the only man in Seattle that should be interned. If Governor Lister is a candidate for the U. S. Senate to succeed W. L. Jones, he has already begun to Drum up votes for the occasion. Faulkner has at least one thing to be proud of in his recent whiskey escapade—he bested Billingsley, and it sho' took some man to do that. Emmett Holmes has gone to the "pen," but under such circumstances that most every other fellow and his brother would like to do likewise. Uncle Sam now has control of the most of the necessities of this country and still it its argued that this countrry has not the slightest taint of Socialism in its organic make-up. The Knights of Pythias of North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa dedicated their modern business block and temple last Thanksgiving day in Washington, D. C. Unless we are sadly mistaken the Minute Men of Seattle have become badly water-soaked, but what more could be expected of them, owing to having a chunk of Rottenwood as a foundation. Evidently there is no such thing as world peace in the books at present, as the peace proposals of the kaiser to the Allies have fallen flat and the peace negotiations between Germany and Russia have likewise been broken off. It seems to be a case of "fight till the last armed foe expires." VOL. 2. No. 30 Gill, Griffith, Hanson and France have filed for the mayorality nomination and if all of them were nominated and elected the quartet would not make one efficient mayor. The first cold spell that visits the East moves the papers of this section to shoot off their bazoos about our delightful climate, but if our memory serves us correctly, even Puget Sound has had her spells of six weeks winter. The Huns of our own Sunny South are still doing valiant service for the kaiser, the objections of the Allies to the contrary notwithstanding. We suggest to Uncle Sam that he exterminate the home Huns before cleaning out the European Huns. A bootlegger paid $2.90 for a box, which contained a dry squad cop and was promptly arrested. Doubtless the fellow is now more fully convinced than ever that policemen are cheap skates when one can be bought for so small a sum. Disbarment proceedings have been begun against the individual members of the firm of Gill, Hoyt & Frye, but if Gill is reelected mayor he will still have Frank Hammond Walter Metzenbaum and Philip Tworoger to take care of his certificate clients. Notwithstanding the fact that Washington City has a colored population of about 100,000, according to the Bee of that city, there is not a public bath in the city, and yet the world is being repeatedly told about the up-to-date colored population of Washington City. While flooded streams often do a great deal of damage to railroads, yet they are frequently instrumental in doing a whole lot of good, which thing B. F. Tutt of Seattle, can verily testify to, as his shop has been full and overflowing with railroad porters for the past ten days. WILL IT STOP? Just why colored applicants for office who have passed the civil service examination are rejected when they are sent for, The Bee would like to know. Wtihin the past two months colored women and men who have successfully passed the civil service examination and certified to certain departments of the Government, when they presented themselves to take the oath of office have been given some flimsy excuse. The Bee takes this opportunity of calling the attention of the heads of the executive departments of the Government to this discrimination against worthy colored Americans. A person's color, at this crisis, should be no bar to his entering the service of the Government. Washington Bee. Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, who was granted a change of venue from the Belleville court to another county, has been admitted to bail and the bond fixed at $48,000, which is said to be excessive, and done for the express purpose of keeping him in jail. The National Association is making a masterly fight for all of the colored persons accused of the East St. Louis riots. Cayton's Weekly publishes legal notices at current rates. Main 24. --- POLITICAL POT PIE Emmett H. Holmes is the first colored person in the state of Washington to hold a position of trust under a state administration, and, strange to say, a Democratic administration is responsible for the political innovation. Cayton's Weekly in the last gubernatorial campaign took the various Republican administrations to task for their direlection in giving colored Republicans political recognition and it bitterly fought all gubernatorial aspirants, who would not go on record to politically recognize the colored vote in case of nomination and election, and to that end it vigorously supported Roland H. Hartley for the gubernatorial nomination, but Henry McBride won out in the primaries and this paper shed no crockadile tears, when he lost out in the general election, simply because he did nothing for the black man when he was governor and would make no promise of doing anything for him in case of re-election. No official is greater than his party and if he or she expects to be elected to office by his party vote he or she must expect to do his or her bit to build up the party machinery and, in order to win, votes must be had, and the vote cast by a black person swells the whole number of votes just as much as the vote cast by a white person. To hold all factions and classes of voters insoluable all factions and classes of voters must be rewarded when the spoils of party are being passed around. In the last gubernatorial campaign the editor hereof called the attention of E. F. Blaine, one of Governor Lister's appointees and one of his most trusted political lieutenants, to the governor's mistake in not recognizing the colored vote and he promised and verily did take it up with the governor and was informed by him (the governor), that he had repeatedly advocated such a political move, but the heads of the various departments absolutely rebelled and on the subject he found himself not only standing alone, but at absolute variance with his respective appointees. It had not been done and while Cayton's Weekly did not openly support the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, yet it had nothing to say for the Republican and was more or less neutral. Gov. Lister succeeded himself and evidently the seeds he had previously sown which were nurtured by E. F. Blaine, began to sprout, and though they were a long time getting through the crust, yet they finally came through and as a result Emmett H. Holmes is now filling an important state position under Henry Drum, warden of the state penitentiary. In the past Mr. Holmes has not been able to persuade many of the colored voters of the state to follow him into the local Democratic camp, but it is suspected he will not be near so lonely in the next state campaign as he has been in the past. It matters not how well educated or politically influential a colored man may have been in the past, an appeal to his Republican friends for a position on account of past political favors, moved said official to get busy at once looking up a janitorship for him and if none are to be had, then he is told "there is nothing doing." The auditor of this state has the naming of nearly one hundred employees and yet when a colored man, who in the past had been one of his staunchest supporters, appealed to him for a position, he could find nothing at aall for him to do. There will come a change some day. If any colored man in the state can and will fill a political position with credit to himself and the class of voters with whom he is racially identified, E. H. Holmes will do so, if it can be done, and it can. He is fearless in his advocacy of a square deal for the black man the same as for the white man, and fighting for this principle, which was denied him by the Republicans of Spokane county, caused him to work for the success of the Democratic nominees. It was in 1896 when Mr. Holmes first broke from his Republican moorings and since that time he has consistently opposed the Republican nominees and he has made some headway. The editor of Cayton's Weekly has no sympathy for the Democratic party, especially that wing of it from the South, but unless the Republicans make greater efforts in the future to give recognition to the colored voters, he will advocate the colored voters supporting that man or men who will agree to recognize them the same as they do all other classes of voters, and that to,o whether the nminee is allied with the Republican, Democratic or Damphool party. All of this reminds the writer of a bit of personal political experience, which is as follows: In years past he was the fifth wheel of a strong political organization in this state, which made him the political associate of the state's leading and most influential politicians. Fortune favored him in the publication of the Seattle Republican and he neither sought or wanted political preferment, but he was responsible for the selection of members of the supreme court and every other state office, even to the senators and representatives in Congress, and on the whole he thought himself some man among men, and, there were others of a like mind. The sun, however, does not shine in one man's door all the day and he suffered heavy financial reverses, and to such an extent that even the necessities of life were quite a problem for him to solve. Holding an important political position was an old time political friend and with whom he had worked for years building up a political machine, and he was holding the place on account of this machine. This public official was asked for a position, and after taking the verbal application under advisement, he very deliberately replied: "I know of no man in the state that I would favor more readily than yourself, but I have nothing to give you except a position I will not offer you." And our reply was: "If you offer me that I will spit in your face," to which he replied: "And I would not have any respect for you if you did not." Despite hundreds of places at his and his friends' disposal a janitor's job was by ineuendo offered, and if it worked all was well; if not, then the other places were all taken. Yes, it's discouraging, if one will be discouraged, but Horace Roscoe Cayton is made of sterner stuff and will die fighting. Is it humane to brand Felix Crane an "ex-Washington convict" and then drive him out of the state and especially to Oklahoma, where the authorities of the law will await his coming, almost with drawn guns, and at the slightest provocation shoot him down, on the grounds that he is a dangerous criminal? The laws of this state sent Crane to prison to not only punish him for his sins of commission, but to likewise reform him. He has been paroled for the express purpose of seeing to what extent his punishment has reformed him. If he be driven from the state by what means will the paroling officials find that out? Crane, according to the prison records, was a model prisoner and was a trusty during the entire time he was technically confined. Yes, he was even given his commitment papers and he conveyed himself to Walla Walla to report to the pen for service, all of which adds still more to his record as being a model convict. If all this be true, why will not the state of Washington give him an opportunity to make good? Perhaps he has thoroughly reformed and in future will be as much an ideal citizen as he was an ideal prisoner. George Vandeveer, the attorney, who defended Crane, told the court that the evidence on which he was convicted, would have never convicted a white man. Why drive Crane out of the state and allow Charley Wappenstein to not tonly live at home, but to act as a peace officer? Crane's crime was no more hein- ious than Wappenstein's. Crane can live down his past a thousand times easier in Washington than he can in some other state and why not give him a fighting chance. The colored population of Seattle number about 3,000 while the white population number about 350,000 and certainly so few colored persons could not be a menace to the city even if Crane should want to return to his wallerings. The law would soon apprehend him and return him to prison. This "move on" order issued to Felix Crane reminds us of the orders so often given by the police department of large cities to undesirable persons: "leave town immediately or suffer the consequences." It's a crime against the country to drive a criminal out of one town to go to another, where said criminal is unknown, thus making the other fellow vicitms unawares. If a person is a criminal and the same can be proven, then the thing to do is to send said criminal to prison, from the place where his or her last crime was committed. If you say to the criminal, "you are to be deported to some country set aside for criminals" then the "move on" order is alright, but to drive a citizen from town to town on the theory that he or she is an undesirable is not only making a worse criminal of the unfortunate, if such be possible, but you make it possible for said criminal to ply the dark lantern "profesh" on persons and communities that know not the criminal nature of the new comer. Crime should be suppressed, not encouraged and the practice of driving criminals out of town is nothing short of encouraging the commission of crime. The legislature of the various states should pass a law making it a statutory offense for an officer to order even a criminal out of town simply because a sufficient amount of incriminating evidence is not at hand to send the criminal to the penitentiary. Edwin J. Brown, he of much dental and Socialistic political fame, announces he has at last found the elixir of life in "Wilsonian Democracy" aand celebrates his newfound conversion in genuine Democratic style by branding the colored man as the root of all evil. While a Socialist Dr. Brown was a splendid fellow and was for "all men up,' but he no sooner becomes a Democrat than he is for all men up except a "damn nigger." Repeatedly has the editor hereof supported Dr. Brown for offices he has run for, though he seemed to be an uncompromising Socialist, and had no morse for so doing but as a Democrat we will forget him as his recent published utterances put him in the genuine damphool Democratic corner. Just what federal position Edwin J. Brown has up his sleeve to ask President Wilson to pull down for him has not been as yet disclosed but it is certain, from his recent denunciation of the colored folks of Seattle, that he is getting himself right to ask for something. And thus do men like Tillman, Vardeman and Dr. Brown sacrifice all their humane spirit for all manner of man to appease their selfish ambitions. Much casting about for a mayorality candidate for Seattle is being done by some of the would-be leading citizens with little or no results save disappointments. An attempt was made to draft Harold Preston, but he claimed legal exemptions and then John Powell was drafted and he too, plead legal exemptions, which leaves the situation completely in the air. At this writing it looks very much like Gill and Hanson will be the nominees, in which case Gill will succeed himself. If, however, Gill and Hanson are the nominees the editor of this sheet like thousands of other voters in the city, would be sorely tempted to refrain from voting at all for a mayor. Ugly as the situation now looms up, if the real men and women of the city would get squarely behind Claude C. Ramsay he could save the situation, because the nominees then would be Ramsay and Gill and Ramsay would beat him so badly that Gill would not know he "also ran." Griffith might have had some slight chance of coming under the wire ahead of Hanson had not C. J. France announced his candidacy, but with Griffith and France in the field, neither has a shadow of a chance. Now, let the men and women who have Seattle at heart, lay aside their differences and throw Ramsay in the fight and then give him a united support and there will be nothing to it. Boston Holman died January 2nd, after a lingering illness. He was one of the very active members of the First A. M. E. church of this city and was more or less public spirited. For a number of years he was employed as door man for the Arctic Club and was highly respected by its various members. CLE ELUM CATCHES Robert Johnson of Seattle, is visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Johnson. The country about Cle Elum is more or less flooded just now and greater danger threatens the settlers in case the dam at Lake Ketcheles breaks, in which case the whole country would be flooded and unless the settlers moved rapidly many would lose their lives. In case of such trouble, however, the big whistle at the mines will give the signal for all to run to the mountains for their lives. Those whose houses are thus far above high water mark are doing all they can to relieve the suffering. Mrs. R. H. Taylor has with her during the high water rush, T. H. Walker, Johnny Mitchel, Robert Marlett and Mrs. H. Thornton, who has her fine Jerseys with her. Mrs. R. H. Taylor is a member of the Red Cross of Cle Elum and is the only colored woman hereabout that does belong to this organization. Recently she carried a sack of home-knit socks to the sewing room of the Red Cross and her name was put on it and the sack was set out for inspection and it was highl ycomplimented by all. Jack Johnson, he of world pugalistic fame, is said to be a candidate for mayor of Barcelona, Spain. He is now a Spanish subject and is very popular in that city. One day last summer two small boys were playing near the country road. A young lady approached them. "Little boy," said she, "can you tell me if I can get through this gate to the pike?" "Yes'm, I think so. A load of hay went through five minutes ago." Mayor Gill has had another close call and yet he is still right side up with care. Gill is simply a lucky dog and it is better to be born lucky than rich. If the world-wide war accomplished noth- Some men's heads are so soft that a shadow from a brick wall produces a serious impression. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for the County of King—In Probate. In the Matter of the Guardianship of Clarence Haydon, Irene Haydon and Richard Haydon, Minors.—No. 9188. Order to Show Cause on Sale of Real Estate. E. C. Haydon, the guardian of the said minors, having filed his petition in this court, duly verified, praying for an order of this court for the sale of real estate of which the said minors are seized, for the purposes therein set forth. And it appearing to the court from said petition that the personal estate of the said minors in the hands of said guardian is not sufficient to pay the claims against the said estate and the expenses of the administration thereof, and that it is necessary to sell all or a portion of the said real estate of the said minors to pay the said claims and expenses of the administration. And it appearing to the court that said petition conforms to, and is in accordance with, the requirements of law in such case made and provided. It is ordered by the court that all persons interested in the estate of the said minors appear before said Superior Court on the 10th day of December, 1917, at the hour of 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the court room of the Probate Department of said Superior Court, in the City of Seattle, in said King County, then and there to show cause, if any they have, why an order of this court should not be granted to said guardian authorizing and empowering him to sell the said real estate of said minors, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the aforesaid claims and expenses of administration. It is further ordered that a copy of this order to show cause be published at least four successive weeks before the said 10th day of December, 1917, in Cayton's Weekly, a newspaper printed and published in said County of King and of general circulation therein. Done in open court this 13th day of October, 1917. KENNETH MACKINTOSH, Judge. THE GLORY OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC THE GLORY OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC The Science of Government The Hope and Dependance of the Human Race Copyright 1917 By ORLANDO BELKNAP POND (All rights reserved) Great Epochs and Great Events There are some great epochs that have taken place in the progress of events in the history of the world since the establishment of the petty kingdoms of antiquity that is marked by the rise and fall of great kingdoms anad empires. Some of these epochs are already closed and others are still in progress. If we give the matter our serious attention we shall discover two separate lines of progress and development in the known civilized relations of mankind that have followed the race westward and that more particularly concern the Caucasian or white races of man. These epochs and events are comprehended as follows: First:—The settlement of Abram, the progenitor of the Israelites, in the land of Canaan. Second:—The delivery of the Israelites by Moses from the bondage of Egypt, and their establishment in the promised land of Canaan. Third:—The complete establishment of the Babylonian empire, and the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. Fourth:—The birth, life and death of Jesus Christ and the establishment of Christianity in the world. Fifth:—The Reformation under Martin Luther and others. Sixth:The discovery of the Western Continent, a new world, and the declaration of independence, and the establishment of a new nation, under a new name and title, the United States of America. Seventh:The French Revolution, and the rise and fall of the Napoleonic dynasties. The great events that have marked the most important epochs in the world since the dawn of recorded history, are noted as follows: 1st. The establishment of the Hebrews, or Israelites, in the promised land of Canaan 2nd. The birth, life and death of Jesus Christ, and the establishment of Christianity in the world. 3rd. The establishment of the American Republic. It may be of interest to know that Abram or Abraham, as he was afterwards known, and Nebuchaddnezzar, were both Chaldeans from one of the provinces of the Babylon-ean Empire. That in which Babylon was situated. Abram was selected by Jehovah to be the head and named Abraham, the father of a race which was to be raised up for a special purpose. And Nebuchaddnezzar, being the head was appointed to represent a great system of world activity which was to endure for a definite specified term; and include kingdoms and empires of vast extent and great powers and authority which should rise and fall in the progress of tremendous contests of military struggles in which each in turn should become supreme upon the prostrate form of the other. The great purpose and end in view by the creation and appointment of these two separate and distinct systems of activity, were one and the same thing, the preparation of the world for the setting up and establishing the kingdom in the latter days that is to endure unto the ages of the ages, devoted to the true worship of Jehovah. One represented the head of a race that was to be raised up for the special purpose of introducing into the world a knowledge of Jehovah as the true God of worship: and by means of this knowledge overthrow the entire system of idolatrous worship. The other represented the head of a system of forces, the purpose of which was to so conduct the affairs of the world that the entire systems then existing of world powers and activities together with idolatrous worship should eventually be utterly destroyed. One was called God's people, because they they were to, and did, represent in a special manner, and act as a medium by which a knowledge of Jehovah's commands and directions would be, and were, made known to all the nations. The other was named Babylon, because Babylon was the great center and head of the systems of idolatrous worship, and was the representative of those powers and systems of activity that degraded mankind to a slavish serfdom in support and maintenance of a royal and nobility class among the peoples and nations of the earth. We must not, however, flatter ourselves that these systems have yet been destroyed. They are just as much alive, just as active, and just as effectual in their operation now as then, though in a modified and mixed form. We are now actually living under mixed systems of idolatry and Christianity By the birth and life of the Christ the design and purpose of the establishment of the Israelites, according to the Gentile belief and understanding, was enlarged and so extended as to embrace the whole world of human beings. And the true worship was more fully expounded, and more extensively introduced. But the world has accepted it only in part. It has only partially received, understood, and acknowledged Christ's mission. It has even made in many respects attempts to improve upon Christ's expositions. This is shown by the mixture of Christianity and the Babylonian systems that now prevail in the world; and no denomination is exempt. The world is still engaged in idolatrous worship, and is still acting under the Babylonian systems though under different names and under different forms. But it is still wood and silver and gold, wealth and poverty. It is still royalty, nobility and suffering humanity. (To be Continued) The young bride had clearly formed ideas on industrial questions. "I will give you something to eat," she informed the tramp who appeared at the kitchen door, "if you will get that ax——" "Oh, I shan't need that," the tramp interrupted in a reassuring tone, "my teetch are all right." Job work in the latest and newest styles turned out in this office. THE DOUGLAS CLUB Now Occupies spacious and elegantly furnished and equipped NEW QUARTERS And will be pleased to meet old and new friends 308 Washington St. Frank Smith, Prop. Main 4930 BURR WILLIAMS President RUSSELL SMITH Secretary DUMAS CLUB, INC. 209 Fifth Avenue South CAFE IN CONNECTION Phone Elliott 3763 SEATTLE WASHINGTON DR. J. A. GHENT, SPECIALIST In Surgery and Gynecology has removed his office from the Marion Bldg. to 221 and 222 Seaboard Bldg., formerly Northern Bank Bldg., corner Westlake and Pine. Tel. Main 1185. --- JEST ON CHRISTMAS NIT' O Mahsr! let dis gath'rin' fin' a blessin' in you' sight! Don't jedge us hard fur what we does— You know it's Christmas night; An' all de balance of de yeah we does as right's we kin. Ef dancin's wrong, O Mahsr! let de time excuse de sin! We labors in de vineya'd, wukin' hard an' wukin' true: Now, shorely you won't notus, ef we eats a grape or two, An takes a leetle holiday—a leetle restin' spell— Bekase, nex' week, we'll start in fresh, an' labor twicet as well. Remember Mahsr—min' dis now—de sinfull- nes ob sin Is 'pendin' 'pon de speerit what we goes an' does it in; An' in a righchis frame ob min' we's gwine to dance an' sing, A-feelin' like King David, when he cut de pigeon wing. It seems to me—indeed it do—I mebbe mout be wrong— That peeople raly ought to dance, when Chrismus comes along; Dey's dance bekase dey's happy—like de birds hops in de trees, De pine top fiddle soundin' to de bowin' ob de breeze. We has no ark to dance afore, like Isrul's prophet king; We has no harp to soun' de chords, to help us out to sing; But 'cordin' to de gif's we has we does de bes' we knows, An' folks don't 'spise the vi'let flower bekase it ain't de rose. You bless us, please, sah, eben ef we's doin' wrong to-night; Kase den we'll need de blessin' more'n ef we's doin' right; An' let de blessin' stay wid us, untel we comes to die. Yes, tell dem preshis anguls we's a-gwine to jine 'em soon; Our voices we's a-trainin' fur to sing de glory tune; We's ready when you wants us, an' it ain't no matter when— O Mahsr! call yo' chillen soon, an' take 'em home! Amen. —From "Christmas Night in the Quarters" (Century), by Irwin Russell. LET'S SMILE "Where 'ave I bin lately?" said Bill Basher to his friend. "Why, I couldn't get out o' acceptin' an invitation to spend a couple o' weeks a-standing outside a grocer's admirin' the jam, when a box fell down at me feet. I was a pickin' of it up to take in to the grocer when a circus came by. In the excitement o' the moment I follered it. "I looks dahn an' sees the box under me arm. 'Willyum', sez I, 'wot are you a-doin' wi' that box? Take it back at once like an 'onest man.' Just then the grocer came around the corner wi' a copper. 'That's 'im.' sez he. 'That's the man wot stole me soap.' “‘Stop,’ sez I. ‘Do I look like a man wot'd steal soap?' 'Owsomever. I was 'ad up afore the beak. 'William Basher,' sez'e. 'your appearance is greatly in your favor, but the circumstantial evidence is too strong. Fourteen days'.” A traveling man who was a cigarette smoker reached town on an early train. He wanted a smoke, but none of the stores was open. Near the station he saw a newsboy smoking and approached him with: "Say, son, got another cigarette?" --- "No, sir," said the boy, "but I've got makings." "All right," the traveling man said. "But I can't roll 'em very well. Will you fix one for me?" The boy did. "Don't believe I've got a match," said the man, after a search through his pockets. "The boy handed him a match. "Say, captain," he said, "you ain't got anything but the habit, have you?" Two correspondents wrote to a country editor to know, respectively, "The best way of assisting twins through the teething period" and "How to rid an orchard of grasshoppers." The editor answered both questions faithfully, but unfortunately got the initials mixed, so that the fond father of the teething twins was thunderstruck by the following advice: "If you are unfortunate enough to be plagued by these unwelcome little pests, the quickest means of settling them is to cover them with paris green." While the man who was bothered with grasshoppers was equally amazed to read: "The best method of treatment is to give them eaech a warm bath twice a day and rub their gums with boneset." Ethel had announced that she would be home to tea, but it was nearly 6:30 before she arrived: "Where have you been, dear?" asked her mother. "Walking," came the terse reply. Ethel's mother sniffed. "And with whom, may I ask?" "No one." "No one, my dear! Are you quite sure?" "No one," repeated Ethel as she slowly pulled an endless hatpin from her hat. "In that case," continued her mother, "will you please explain how it is that you have returned with a walking stick instead of an umbrella?" A Durham doctor was much exasperated with the evasive replies a possible recruit for the army was giving him the other day. When it came to the eyesight test the medical man lost all patience, and, darting into an adjoining closet, seized the lid of a dust bin, and, holding it up to the light, exclaimed: "Can you tell me what this is?" "Aa cannot reely myke it oot," was the astonishing answer, "but it's either a 2 shillin' piece or haaf a dollar!" A dear old lady had been presented with a parrot from the Congo, and she was showing it to her old gardener. "You know, Joseph, that this parrot comes from the Congo, and the Congo parrots are so intelligent that they are almost human. This bird whistles "Home, Sweet Home' so beautifully that the tears run down his beak." "Yes, um." commented Joseph. "I know them parrots from the Congo. I used to have one, and it whistled 'The Village Blacksmith' so beautifully that sparks used to fly from its blooming tail." An old Scotch lady was compelled to carry an ear trumpet with her wherever she went. Upon visiting a small church in Scotland not long ago, she was watched very suspiciously by the sexton, till she reached her seat. Then, as if he could stand the suspicion no longer, he went over to her, and, shaking a warning finger emphatically, he said, "Madam—one toot, and you're out." Two lawyers before a country justice recently got into a wrangle. At last one of the disputants, losing control of his temper, exclaimed to his opponent: "Jim Rogers, you are the biggest jackass I ever set eyes upon!" The justice pounded the desk and called loudly: "Order! Order! You seem to forget that I am in the room."—Puck. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County—In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of James J. Ryan, Deceased—No 21908 Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as Administrator of the estate of James J. Ryan, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to serve the same (supported by claimant's affidavit as required in Sec. 108, Probate Code) on the Administrator or his attorney of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of the court, together with proof of such service, within six months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or same will be barred. Date of first publication, Dec. 15, 1917. WM. T. PERKINS, Administrator of said Estate. Address 607 Pioneer Bldg., Seattle, Wash. JOHN J. KINNANE, Attorney for Estate. Hotel Seattle, Seattle, Wash. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County.—In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Cora Green, Deceased, In the Matter of the Estate of Cora Green, Deceased, —No. 22412. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as Administrator of the estate of Cora Green, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are required to serve the same( supported by claimant's affidavit as required in Sec. 108, Probate Code) on the administrator or his attorney of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of the court, together with proof of such service, within six months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or same will be barred. Date of first publication Dec. 8, 1917. W. D. CARTER, Administrator of said Estate. Address 316 Pacific Block , Seattle. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Estate. 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County.—In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Sander S. Scott, Deceased.—No. 22483. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as administrator of the estate of Sander S. Scott, deceased; that all persons having claims against said deceased or against said estate are hereby required to serve the same, duly verified, on said administrator or his attorney of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of said court together with proof of such service within six months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the same will be barred. Date of first publication Dec. 8, 1917. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County.—In Probate. In the Matter of the Guardianship of Della Watts, an Insane Person.—No. 22357. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as Guardian of the estate of Della Watts, an Insane Person. All persons having claims against her estate are required to serve the same (supported by claimant's affidavit as required in Sec. 108. Probate Code) on the Guardian or his attorney of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the clerk of the court, together with proof of such service, within six months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or same will be barred. Date of first publication Dec. 8, 1917. S. A. WATTS, Guardian of the Estate of Della Watts, an Insane Person. Address 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Estate. 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. TUTT'S BARBER SHOP "He wants to see you." 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