Washington Bee

VOL.27 NO.29 CHICAGO WINS THE WINDY CITY SECURES THE PRIZE — CHICAGO, COLORADO AND MISSOURI MAKE PLANS—DR ROBERT REYBURN MAKES A PLAN FOR SUFFRAGE. The Republican National Convention 1908 will be held in Chicago, beginning June 16. This decision was reached at the final session of the Republican National Committee at the Shoreham Hotel today. The final vote showed Chicago 31, Kansas City 18, Denver 4. The committee named the following District of Columbia supervisors charged with the duty of preparing for and conducting the election of the two delegates from the District: Sidney Bieber, chairman; Perry Cranford, and George E. Collins. The call for the election of delegates to the National Convention, which will be issued Monday, will contain a provision permitting the Republican State Committees of those States which have mandatory primary election laws to precribe whether delegates shall be elected at the primaries or by State convention. The committee also decided to put territorial delegates on a numerical parity with the District of Columbia—that is, two delegates and two alternates. The call of States was finished at 11:45 o'clock, and the committee went into executive session, the hall being cleared of outsiders preparatory to taking the ballot. There was some sparring over the method of voting, but this was soon ended and the ballot proceeded quickly, the result being known a few minutes after noon. Chicago had made very good, and Kansas City and Denver recognized the triumph of the Lake City to affirming the choice by acclamation. Little time was lost in fixing a date, and everybody seemed well satisfied with Chicago, June 16, as the place and time of meeting. The committee then took in the report of sub-committees. The official announcement of the vote on the location of the convention showed that the first statement was slightly erroneous, and that Kansas City had really received 18 votes and Chicago 31. The vote by States and Territories was follows: For Chicago—California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Alaska, District of Columbia For Kansas City—Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Arizona, South Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Philippines Islands. For Denver—Colorado, Ohio, West Virginia, Wyoming. William F. Stone, sergeant at arms, announced the appointment of Dave C. Owen of Milwaukee, Wis., as chief assistant sergeant at arms, and of Lee G. Hechinger, of East Orange, N. J., as chief confidential clerk. Both Mr. Owen and Mr. Hechinger were associated with Mr. Stone during the convention of 1904. Then John W. Yerkes, of Kenteky, chairman of the committee on call of the convention, made his report. A long and lively debate followed. The committee in wording the call had endeavored to make the requirements in the matter of selecting delegates to the National Convention so general as to interfere as little as possible with methods that may be provided for making such selections by primary elections. This feature of the report was briskly directed to by many of the committeemen on the ground that it placed the selection of delegates within the powers of Legislatures, which could prescribe rules for primary elections. They claimed that the selection of delegates to a convention is, first and last, purely a party matter that should not in any particular be controlled by ya State Legislature, which might, very possibly, be of an opposing political complexion. Particular objection was offered to the plan by Southern committeemen. But the modification was indorsed, however, and in those State where primary laws prevail the State committee will have the say as to whether delegates shall be selected at such priamires or by the regular procedure. The District Election. Considerable local interest was displayed in the selection of District supervisors and the designation of Sidney Bieber as chairman met with general favor. Registration of Voters. Dr. Robert Reyburn presented his re- port on a plan of procedure in the District of Columbia providing for a registration of voters thirty days before the election, which was approved. Dr. Reyburn also asked that the committee recommend suffrage in the District of Columbia, and he made a long speech in support of that proposition. Chairman New ruled that he was out of order, and no action was taken on the question of suffrage. The committee having finished its business, adjourned a few minutes after two o'clock, to meet again at the call of the chairman. Chairman, Yerkes chairman of the committee on call, will get busy this afternoon, and expects to have the call in shape for general publication Monday. When the Republican National Committee met this morning at ten o'clock the first business taken up was the hearing of the claims of the cities offering to entertain the Republican National Convention. I attended the meeting of the National Committee Friday and I never before felt the air so chilly at a meeting of a National Republican gathering. That old-time enthusiasm was lacking. The only thing that gave it the appearance of old times was the presence of General Dick, of Ohio. It is true that General Dick walked upon crutches, but his faculties were as bright and as penetrating as ever. SENATOR WARNER in the hall of the Shoreham last week Editor Chase of The Bee and the Senator had a discussion of the Brokwnsville incident. Mr. Chase said to the Senator that he should vote with Senator Forager on the Brownsville report. "I could not," remarked the Senator. "Some of the soldiers' shot up the town. I am a lawyer," said the Senator. "So am I." said Mr. Chase. "And since you do not know who the alleged guilty parties are, what principle of law applies?" Senator Warner said "I want to see you. Come and see me." The Senator left without giving an answer. FOOTBALL VICTIM BURIED. From the Afro-American edger. The funeral of Mr. Herbert Scott, who died at the reedman's Hospital, Washington, last Sunday, after a brief illness from blood poisoning, took place on Wednesday afternoon from Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. G. R. Waller conducted the funeral services, after which Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University delivered an eulogistic address. 'Mr. Scott was a member of the next graduating class of Howard University.' He was injured by one of Howard's men running into him November 16, when teh Howard and Lincoln football teams played. The injurj was considered to be of no consequence, it seemingly being only an abrasion. Blood poisoning set in, however, and all efforts to save his life proved unavailing. Mr. Scott was very popular with his college mates, and after his graduation next June intended pursuing a course in modern languages. He received his prepartory training at the high school, where he was graduated in 104. TRUE REFORMERS Four great meetings. Twenty-five years' success. True Reformers preparing to greet Rev. W. L. Taylor, D.D., president of the leading Negro bang of America. Sunday, December 15, 107, at 11 a.m., Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, Fourth and D streets southeast; 2 p.m., Zion Baptist Church Southwest, subject, "Young Men, Consider Your Journey." 8 p. m., Miles Memorial Church. Monday night, December 16, 1907, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Anacostia, D. C. All lovers of progressive Negro enterprises cannot afford to miss any of these meetings. W. R. Griffin, Chief, N. P., and stereopticon lecturer. Union installation of one thousand officer, True Reformers' Hall, January 6, 08. Bishop Turner, of the A. M. E. Church, has gotten himself in trouble by marrying Laura P. Lemon, the divorced wife of the Rev. Mr. Powell, aminister in the Bishop's diocese. He will have to answer to the bishops at the conference in May, he having been forbidden to marry the said lady. WASHINGTON ASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY DECEMBER What I Saw And Heard IMPORTANT WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 1907. What I Saw And Heard IMPORTANT I saw my old friend Ed. Dean, of South Carolina, who is just as full of fire as ever. The most amusing thing I saw was the old bankrupt of the defunct Capital Savings Bank. He darted in and he darted out, and he could not leave without giving a stab at Dr. Wilder, who was in and around the committee room. The Doctor was not at all disturbed by his abuses, and neither was the other party whom he was abusing. Well, my old friend Tom Carter was at the door of the committee room. Tom knows everybody, and everybody knows Thomas. Capt. J. W. Lyons was on deck looking as happy as ever. It was reported that he had gone over to the Administration. I don't think so. Captain Lyons is for Fairbanks. He knows a thing or two. Senator Warner held up the Editor of The Bee to explain to position on the Brownsville matter. In the conversation SENATOR W. WAR M. H. were Mr. J. W. Poe, Mr P. M. Mitchell, and the Editor of The Bee, Mr. Chase. Mr. Chase said to the Senator from Missouri that he was wrong on the Brownsville matter, and regretted very much that he could not vote with Senator Foraker. The Senator said that he would explain to the Editor of the Bee and like for him to call and see him. Dr. Robert Reyburn made a manly speech in behalf of suffrage. It was a manly defense for the people of this city, who are deprived of the right of suffrage. I was anxious to see my friend Elmer Davor, chairman of the National Committee. Mr. Dover is a genial man and popular among all classes of Republicans. If Senator Foraker is nominated Mr. Dover will no doubt be the next chairman of the National Committee. Congress will investigate the public schools and the outcome will be separate management for the colored school. I am in favor of Mr. George F. T. Cook or Prof. H. M. Brown. take up this phase of the war. The government requires steel-cased Springfeld bullets with cores containing one and thirty-six parts of lead timony. The government of the geological survey, was structured to analyze two of the lets brought before the committee Brownsville after they had out of the woodwork of that were fired upon, has the committee that these two not contain the relative amd lead required by the W ment, and, furthermore, the not contain antimony. When this fact is laid before mittee formally it is likely sensation, it is believed, an testimony tends to show the emnment specifications are b out in the manufacture, of there is likely to be a ch aude on the part of some b ers of the committee in favor tator Foraker's position that DR. WILDER A CANDIDATE. Dr. Wilder, it is rumored, told the committee that S. L.Corrothers would not be and that he used, and that he was a vile extremist against President Roosevelt, and that he wanted Roosevelt removed and Foraker elected president. Dr. Wilder is a candidate for delegate for the National Republican Convention as a Roosevelt candidate. WHITTIER EVENING. A "Whittier Evening" will take place at Howard University Chapel, December 17th, at 8 p.m., Dean Wilbur, of the Georgetown University, will deliver the address. There will be recitations from Whittier by the students, and Whittier music will be furnished by the choir. All are invited, free of charge. Rounder. Read The Bce. DAY DECEMBER 14, 1907 IMPORTANT FACTS THE BROWNSVILLE BULLETS. Composition of the Core Not as to Government Specifications. Were the bullets used to "shoot up" Brownsville, Tex., government bullets? The analysis of two of the seven bullets picked out of houses in Brownsville has shown that the cores do not contain the substance which government steel-cased Springfield bullets are supposed to contain. If Senator Foraker can show by analysis that most of the steel-cased bullets used by the government contain a core composed according to the government specifications—obviously all of them cannot be examined—he will have developed probably the most convincing chain of evidence that has yet resulted from his efforts to prove that the colored troops at Brownsville were innocent of 'shooting up the town." He has decided to ask that the committee on military affairs of the Senate NTR OF MISSOURI. take up this phase of the matter. The government requires that its steel-cased Springfield bullets be made with cores containing one part of tin and thirty-six parts of lead and no antimony. The government metallurgist of the geological survey, who was instructed to analyze two of the seven bullets brought before the committee from Brownsville after they had been dug out of the woodwork of the houses that were fired upon, has reported to the committee that these two bullets do not contain the relative amounts of tin and lead required by the War Department, and, furthermore, that they do not contain antimony. When this fact is laid before the committee formally it is likely to cause a sensation, it is believed, and if further testimony tends to show that the government specifications are being carried out in the manufacture, of these bullets there is likely to be a change of attitude on the part of some of the members of the committee in favor of Senator Foraker's position that the soldiers could not have "shot up" the town. CHAIRMAN NEW ISSUES CALL Republican Notified of the June Convention. Manner of Election of Delegates Specified—Arrangements in the District of Columbnia. The official call for the republican national convention, to be held in Chicago June 16 next, has been issued by Chairman Harry S. New and Secretary Elmer Dever of the republican national committee. The call which is addressed "To the republican electors of the United States," is as follows "In accordance with established custom and in obedience to instructions of the republican national convention of 1904, the Republic National Committee now directs that a national convention of delegated representatives of the republican party be held in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, at 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, the 16th day of June, 1908, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice- President, to be voted for at the presidential election, Tuesday, November 3, 1908, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it. "The republican electors of the several states and territories, including Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands, and all other electors, without regard to past political affiliation, who believe in the principles of the republican party, and indorse its policies, are cordially invited to unite this call in the selection of delegates to said convention. Number of Delegates. "Said national convention shall consist of four-delegates-at-large from each state, two delegates for each representative-at-large in the Congress, two delegates from each congressional district and from each of the territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii, two delegates from the District of Columbia, and two delegates each from Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. For each delegate elected to this convention, an alternate delegate shall be chosen, to serve in case of the absence of his principal. "The delegates-at-large and their alternates shall be elected by popular state and territorial conventions, of which at least thirty days' notice shall have been published in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the respective state or territory. "The congressional district delegates shall be elected by conventions called by the republican congressional committee of each district, of which at least thirty days' notice shall have been published in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the district; provided, that in any congressional district where there is no republican congressional committee the republican stat committee shall be substituted for and represent the congressional committee in issuing said call and making said publications; and provided, that delegates both from the state-at-large and their adherents and delegates from each congressional district and the alternates may be elected in conformity with the laws of the state in which the election occurs, provided, the state committee, or any such congressional committee so direct, but provided further, that in no state shall an election be so held as to prevent the delegates from any congressional district and their alternates being selected by the republican electors of that district. Election in District of Columbia. "The election of delegates from the District of Columbia shall be held under the direction and supervision of an election board composed of Mr. Sidney Bieber, Mr. Percy Cranford and Mr. George F. Collins of the District of Columbia. This board shall have authority to fix the date of said elections, subject to prior provisions herein, and to arrange all details incidental thereto; and shall provide for a registration of the votes cast, such registration to include the name and residence of each voter. "The delegates from the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and from Alaska shall be selected in the manner of electing ddelegates-at-large from the states as provided herein. "The delegates from Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands shall be elected in conformity with certain rules and regulations adopted by this committee, copies of which are to be furnished to the governing committee of the republican party in Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. "All delegates shall be elected not earlier than thirty days after the date of this call, and not later than thirty days before the date of the meeting of the next republican national convention. "The credentials of each delegate and alternate must be forwarded to the secretary of the republican national committee at Washington, D. C., at least twenty days before the date fixed for the meeting of the convention, for use in making up its temporary roll. "In any case where more than the authorized number of delegates from any state, territory or territorial district are reported to the secretary of the national committee a contest shall be deemed to exist, and the secretary shall notify the several delegates so reported, and shall submit all such credentials and claims to the whole committee for decision as to which delegates reported shall be placed on the temporary roll of the convention. "All notices of contest shall be submitted in writing, accompanied by a printed statement setting forth the grounds of contest, which must be filed with the secretary of the committee twenty days prior to the meeting of the national convention. Harry S. New, "Chairman." "Elmer Dover, "Secretary." A Lie Nailed A Lie Nailed PROF. LANGSTON MISQUOTED. A Mirrepresentation by a Local Paper. The following dispatch to the Times of this city appeared in its issue December 2: St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 2.—If the colored man wishes to advance his race he must behave himself in street cars, said Prof. Arthur D. Langston, the colored principal of the Dumas School, today to delegates of the Missouri Negro Republican League. He said no colored man should occupy a seat while a white woman stands, and "dirty persons should not be allowed on the cars at all." The Bee is indebted to Mr. Frank Langston, clerk in the District government and brother of Prof. Arthur Langston, for the exact words of his brother's speech, which is as follows, "Yesterday was a red-letter day for oratory at the Missouri Negro Republican League Club, at 2349 Chestnut street, where a large number of colored Republicans have been assembling every Sunday afternoon to discuss subjects of an educational and political character. Many prominent speakers of both races have addressed the members of this club from time to time, en subjects touching the race problem, but the addresses have usually been of the kind that painted the picture of the negro's progress in glowing colors, and have been devoted largely to recitals of the achievements of the past, when it was announced by the entertainment committee that Prof. Arthur D. Langston, principal of the Dumas School, was among the speakers, on the subject, "Opportunities of the Negro as a Voter," his well-known frankness as a public speaker, in pointing out the shortcomings of his race, attracted a record attendance of members and visitors at the Sunday afternoon meeting yesterday. John F. Pope, a High School graduate, presided over the assembled voters, who filled the parlors and halls of the clubhouse to overflowing. Among those present were representatives of many wards of the city. Bernard Hobson, William Haffner and George W. Galloway, of the Twenty-sixth Ward made brief speeches, in which they pointed out reasons why negroes should vote the Republican ticket, and Charles Hunter, one of the leading young orators of the club, delivered a brilliant oration on the "Achievements of the Negro Race," in which he eulogized Toussaint L'Ouverture, Crispus Attucks, Fredereck Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar and other distinguished men of the negro race, concluding with an appeal for a single standard of excellence for both races: C. K. Robinson, president of the club, also made a few remarks. Mr. Langston was next introduced, and congratulated those present upon the privilege of living in the twentieth century and enjoying the blessings of American citizenship. He said "The importance of the duty of every citizen to study the politics of his courtyard cannot be overestimated, for the reason that the government exercises control over the life and property as well as the civic rights of every citizen. But while I am proud of the achievements of the great men of my race, and ask for them that they be given credit for all they have done, what we are doing to-day is of far greater importance. We are not judged to-day by the philanthropist or the philosopher, but by the great mass of voters. And their opinion of us and their friendship for us is of the highest importance. Let the negros as an individual, in his family life and in his community life, challenge the friendship and respect of his white neighbors. This is the key to the solution of a great social problem. I demand of my race that they do it best to be at peace with their neighbors and lose no opportunity to prove their worthiness to enjoy every privilege accorded to every other people. The street cars, in which the two races are brought into the closest contact, give the negroes great opportunities to make good, by practicing the rules of common politeness and gallantry, and in this way win for the race the sympathy of every true lady in the land, and, incidentally, set an example of gallantry to some of our white fellow-citizens." Isaac A. Hedges also spoke. He concluded by reading Wendell Phillips' essay of the character of Toussaint L'Ouverture. London, will have an all-night theatre. New York has an all-night bank, and police court. The Masons of the Distric of Columbia have a lodge that meets in the day. PLAN TO HONOR BELL CANADIANS WILL ERECT MONUMENT TO INVENTOR. Fitting Memorial Proposed to Man Who Solved Problem of Talking Over Long Distances at Old Home at Brantford, Ont. Toronto.—For Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the man who has always been ahead of his age a new honor is scheduled—barring accidents — to come soon. Dr. Bell invented the telephone before he knew enough about electricity to take any rank whatsoever as a practical electrician and before people were ready to appreciate the immense value of a utility that practically annihilates space and time. It wasn't until the last years of the nineteenth century that the full worth of the invention which was exhibited at Philadelphia in 1876, began to be understood. The present insistent demand for telephone service, which is being felt all over the world, is an indication that even the dreamers who backed Dr. Bell when the practical success of his undertaking was doubtful had no adequate conception of the vastness of the industry they were helping to create And now people in Canada are proposing to erect a memorial in the inventor's honor while he is still alive. That, certainly, is somewhat unusual, even in this day and generation of swift achievements. For the most part people wait until a man has gone on before they thus honor him. Such action, at any rate, would help to keep Dr. Bell ahead of time even if he were not still in the forefront of the industrial procession, tirelessly experimenting in the unsolved problems of aerial navigation. His admirers in the Dominion, under the title of the Bell Telephone Memorial association, are determined that the object of their admiration, being yet mortal, shall see himself immortalized. Specifically, they are raising a fund of $50,000 or more, of which about $35,000 has already been subscribed, to erect a suitable artistic memorial in a public square of the city of Brantford, Ont., where Dr. Bell lived several years. It is hoped, also, that they may be able to purchase and ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. keep as a museum for the reception of objects of scientific interest the old Bell homestead on Tutela Heights in Brantford. Such a tribute will especially honor, of course, the most popular of modern forms of public service. For, despite the interest now taken by almost everybody in Dr. Bell's flying machines as he launches them at his summer place in Baddeck, always hoping to solve the riddle of successful flight, his most memorable achievement in the popular mind will probably always be the invention of the telephone. It is true that his connection with the industry, which has now become so important that almost 5,000,000 telephone stations are in operation on the globe, was a short one. It began in 1874, when Dr. Bell was professor of vocal physiology at Boston university, and it ended early in the 80's, when the work of converting into a commercial utility what at first was only a scientific toy was well under way. In the successive improvements of the facilities for long distance communication—In development of switch boards, hard drawn copper wire, microphones, repeaters, loading microphones, repeaters, loading colls and all the other technical niceties which have made it possible to keep alive the minute currents used in telephony for a thousand or two thousand miles—in these Dr. Bell has played no direct part, though he has always been an interested spectator. He was, fortunately, in 1850 in a position of financial affluence, which has continued to this day, and which has enabled him to devote himself to chosen scientific pursuits. He recently passed his sixtieth birthday, and now, at a time when, with the steady lengthening of the human span, he is hardly to be considered more than middle aged, he will in all probability be called upon to go to his one-time home and see dedicated there a memorial to what is perhaps the most important scientific achievement yet made on American soil. Record Price for Millinery Article. Women's hats are both common and costly, as a rule, but a woman in Brunswick, who made no great pretentions to fashion, holds the record for the highest price paid for an article of millinery. She bought a hat with a lottery ticket which the merchant accepted in place of the money. A few weeks later the ticket drew the great price of 113,000, and though the woman's husband tried to induce the merchant to share the results, he only recived 125. That hat cost, 11,975. LIVING ON DIET OF PEANUTS. Prof. Allen of Aurora (III.) College Making 60-Day Test. Aurora, Ill.—Living on a diet of peanuts and lemonade, Prof. Thomas J. Allen, president of the Aurora college, has passed through several weeks of the 60-day test which he is making to prove that the board of health of this place was wrong in announcing that a case of poisoning was due to eating peanuts. Prof. Allen is a great believer in raw peanuts as a food, and since October 18 he has eaten nothing else. One week after startling on his strange diet, Prof Allen was almost forced to give up. He became weak A. PROF. T. J. ALLEN. and his temperature rose to 100% degrees. He was seized with a ravenous desire for fruit, but successfully passed through the spell and has since subsisted on his peanut and lemonade diet. In talking about his diet, Prof. Allen said: "At the time I began my test, I had been making use of a cereal and nut food containing 20 per cent. unroasted peanuts. Careful scientific investigation convinced me that albumen is the essential element of food, and that it should not be cooked, for albumen coagulates at a temperature of 169, becoming largely indigestible and innutritious. I hold that the raw food idea, as commonly advocated and practiced, is partly right and in part seriously wrong. Since October 18, however, I have eaten nothing else. "As to my theory indicated. I have doubled in working capacity I have tested roasted peanuts since this test began, and have proved them very indigestible and innutritious because of their large percentage of albumen. Peanuts are not an ideal food, and I am not advocating living on peanuts only. Add apples, figs, dates, celery, cabbage, pineapples and prunes, all uncooked, and you will have an ideal diet. "I have asked the department of agriculture at Washington to undertake to modify wheat by cross fertilization, so as to eliminate the starch and substitute fat, to add to the peanut some of the superior qualities of wheat, or to develop the oat into an ideal monodlet. They admit this is feasible, but say that it would require a special appropriation. I could do it if I had the money." HAD TOO MUCH COMPATIBILITY Girl's Good Reason for Not Wanting to Marry James. Judge Bostwick, of Columbus, O., recently upheld a woman in her refusal to tell her age in court. "Were the witness' age pertinent, I should require her to give it," he said; "but in this case, as in many cases, it is not pertinent, and therefore in refusing to state her age the lady is quite within her rights." Speaking of Judge Bostwick, a Columbus man said: "He is a remarkable person. He should have been a novelist. As this decision about age shows, he has a peculiar sympathy with the feminine character. He understands it." "One day I heard him talking about divorce. He was discussing the 'incompatibility of temperament' plea on which so many divorces are granted. "He said compatibility was often a bad thing, too. He said there was once a girl who, after listening to a young man's proposal, answered: "No, James, I cannot marry you." "James looked frightened, hurt, displeased. "Why not?" he asked. "There is too much compatibility of temperament about us, James,' sald the girl, her lip curling with faint scorn. "Too much compatibility? But isn't compatibility a good thing?' asked the puzzled young man. "Not always,' she answered. 'For instance, judging from the size of your income, if we married, I should undoubtedly insist from motives of economy on dispensing with a servant and doing my own housework, and in your compatibility you would undoubtedly let me do it, James.'" Valuable Flddlestick. The most valuable fiddlestick in the world is one used by Paganiini at his farewell recital, afterward possessed by Verdi, the great composer. It was given by Paganiini to his favorite pupil, the late Count dl Sessole, and by him bequeathed to Verdi. Many large sums, ranging from £1,000, have been offered in vain for this possession, and its estimated value is at least £15,000. NOW NATIONAL PARK HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD OF GUILFORD, N. C., IS PRESERVED. Only Site of. Contest of Revolutionary War That Is Marked—Several Monuments to Heroes Have Evan Erected. Baltimore.—Nestled in one of the most picturesque spots of Guilford county. North Carolina, is to be found the only battlefield of the revolutionary war that has been marked and preserved. This beautiful and historic field is the one on which the battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought—one of the most important in that struggle resulting in the freedom of this nation and the independence of its people. The preservation of this hallowed field is due to the individual efforts of a little band of patriotic North Carolinians, actuated by a desire to perpetuate the valor of their forebears. As a result, after a tremendous sacrifice of time and purse, the field is dotted here and there with noble arches of granite and heroic monuments erected on the spots where those to whose memories the shafts are dedicated, bled and fell for liberty's glorious cause. For some unaccountable reason the federal government has always been reluctant in perpetuating the fields on which the great battles were fought which ultimately resulted in the colonies throwing off the English yoke and giving to this nation its station among the great powers of the world. Superb national parks have been established at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Shiloh and Chickamauga in commemoration of the battles of the civil war. The camp ground at Valley Forge, near which is located Senator Philander Case Knox's beautiful estate, which derives its name from that of General Washington's winter quarters, is preserved and maintained by the state of Pennsylvania. A monument has been erected at Bunker Hill and still another at Yorktown, while shafts and tablets have been scattered around at various places throughout the country, but Guilford's field alone stands intact as it was on that fateful Arches to Generals Nash and Davidson Erected by Congress In 1906. Arches to Generals Nash and Davidson Erected by Congress in 1906. Thursday, March 15, 1781, when General Greene, after a technical defeat, rallied his forces and put Cornwallis to flight. The history of Gullford Field is ever interesting, and a visit thereto is not one whit less inspiring than a trip over Gettysburg's blood soaked sod with one of the many old veterans there stationed to graphically point out and describe the scenes of carriage there enacted. On March 15, 1781, Lord Cornwallis, fresh from the conquests of South Carolina and Georgia, advanced to Gullford Court House. About ten miles distant he met General Nathaniel Greene, commanding the American forces. Recognizing in the latter's maneuvering a challenge to battle he went forth to meet him and pick up the gauntlet flung down by the doughty American commander. The American forces at this time consisted of 5.688 men. The British forces were not so strong in point of numbers, but each and every man was disciplined and trained for war, seasoned by battles on the continent as well as in America, equipped with the best arms made in that era and led by brave and skillful officers, each a finished tactician and a well trained soldier. The battle raged with varying fortune. No Spartan ever fought with more valor than did this little band of patriots, and whereas Greene lost the field, yet, he gained a signal victory, inasmuch as Cornwallis, after inspecting his forces found ranks so depleted and the survivors so sore distressed that he hastened on to Wilmington with Greene hot on his trail. There took ship and with his survivors embark for Yorktown, where in October 19th he met his Waterloo. With such a victory as Greene's won within a few miles of the growing and prosperous city of Greensboro it is little wonder that her foremost citizens evince such a keen interest in the field. Not only are arches, monuments and shafts there to be found, but the old road across which General Greene deployed his two lines of millitia and one of regulars, still remains. Up this road Cornwallis marched at the head of the Queen's Guard, Scotch Fusleers and the bloodthirsty and mercenary Hessians. A string of granite boulders marks the line of the old rail fence behind which the North Carolina militia awaited the approach of the enemy. Each and every strategic point is marked and preserved and the general topography of the field is as it was on the day of the battle, and thus the progress of the struggle can be easily traced. Many relics of the battle here fought are to be found in the little museum at the entrance of the battleground proper. Also scores of relics of other Revolutionary fights, and those of the colonial period are here to be found. THE COMING ELECTION. How the District Will Be Divided. The District of Columbia will be divided into twenty-two districts, as follows: First District—All that part of the county of Washington, outside the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, lying east of Lincoln avenue and Bunker Hill road. Second District—All that part of the county of Washington, outside the cities of Washington and Georgetown, lying west of Lincoln avenue and Bunker Hill road. Third District—All that part of the city of Georgetown lying west of High street. Fourth District—All the part of the city of Georgetown lying east of High street. Fifth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying west of twenty-first street west. Sixth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying south of K street north, between Fifteenth street west and Twenty-first street west. Seventh District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between K street north and N street north, and Fi^eteenth street west and Twenty-first street west, and north of N, between Fourteenth street west and Twenty-first street west. Eighth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying north of X street north, between Seventh street west and Fourteenth street west. Ninth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between G street north and X street north, and between Eleventh street west and Fifteenth street west. Tenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between G street north and the canal, and between Eleventh and Fifteenth streets west. Eleventh District—All that part of the city of Washington south of canal and east of Eighth street west. Twelfth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between Seventh street west and Eleventh street west and between G street north and the canal. Thirteenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between Seventh street west and Eleventh street west, and between G street north and N street north. Fourteenth District—All that part of K street north, between North Capitol street and Seventh street west. Fifteenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between D street north and K street north, and between North Capitol street and Seventh street west. Sixteenth District — All that part of the city of Washington lying between North and South Capitol streets and Seventh street west, and between D street north and the canal. Seventeenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying between G street south and the canal, and between South Capitol and Eighth streets west. Eighteenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying south of G street and Eighth street west. Nineteenth District—All that part of the city of Washington lying north of E street north, between North Capitol street and Fifteenth street east. Twentieth District—All that part of the city of Washington south of E street north, between North and South Capitol streets and Fourth street east. Twenty-first District—All that part of the city of Washington lying east of Fourth street east, and between E street north and E street south. Twenty-second District—All that part of the city of Washington lying south of E street south and east of Fourth street east. FOR THE HOME SEWER. Some Suggestions That Will Be Found of Value. Don't stitch the pleats on a skirt before first trying the garment on. Don't expect any skirt, coat or dress to look well unless thoroughly pressed while in the course of construction and when completed. Don't dampen silk when pressing. A moderate hot iron, with cloth or paper between the garment and the iron, when the pressing is done on the right side, should be used. Don't double the materials in making folds for trimming skirt; cut them singly, allowing enough extra width for a very narrow hem at the top and bottom. Don't stitch skirt seams all in one direction. The bias side should be held uppermost, which means that the seams of half the skirt should be stitched from top to bottom and the other half from bottom to top. Don't attempt to stitch long seams, bias, or bias against a straight seam, without bastling. A basting stitch saves a great many fulling up of materials and puckering up of seams, which any amount of pressing cannot do away with. Don't forget that a snipping or notching of the seams here and there, particularly with a selvage edge forming one side of the seam, will counteract the shrinking tendencies when seams are damaged and pressed. When the selvage shows a puckered or drawn effect in the goods it is better to cut it away before starting the garment. Wm. Cannon, 1225 and, 1227 7th Street, N.W. SOLE DISTRIBUTER CF OLD FURI, SIM WHISKER LE BISTRO K AND ACCIDENT INSUR ANCE UP TO $25.00 PER WEEK HOLE LIFE INSURANCE PAYABLE ONE HOUR AFTER DEATH AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. FTIH and G Streets N. W. Washington. HOUSE & I RUGS The newest weaves from the foremost looms of the country. Many designs shown are to be found nowhere else in Washington at the prices we quote, and whatever may be desired in the way of carpets, the carpet department can save you money. USE & HERRMAN DRUGS CARPET west weaves from the rooms of the country. Signs shown are to be here else in Washington we quote, and what is desired in the way of the carpet department can money. and size. One of the presentative showings of pets, room size, in the stock of velvet and sels rugs is especially sual values. The newest weaves from the foremost looms of the country. Many designs shown are to be found nowhere else in Washington at the prices we quote, and what ever may be desired in the way of carpets, the carpet department can save you money. and size. One of the sentative showings of make pets, room size, in the stock of velvet and tapestry sels rugs is especially usual values. HOUSE AND HERMAN Cor. 7th and I Sts. N. W. James F. Oys mes F.0yst James F. Oyster The Leading Place in the City for BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Oyster's Butter is the sweetest in the market. Purest and Eggs the freshest. Square Stands, Center Market, 5th and K street Riggs Market. OFFICE Wholesale Dealer and Salesman, 900 and 902 Peac N. W. 's Butter is the sweetest in the market. His Eggs the freshest. The Stands, Center Market, 5th and K streets market. OFFICE Dealer and Salesman, 900 and 902 Pennsylvania N. W. Oyster's Butter is the sweetest in the market. His Cheese is the purest and Eggs the freshest. Square Stands, Center Market, 5th and K streets. N. W. and Riggs Market. OFFICE Wholesale Dealer and Salesman, 900 and 902 Pennsylvania Avenue. N. W. IF YOU WANT A MACH To Board ADVERTISE Go to HOLMES' HOTEL. No. 333 Virginia Ave., S.W. Best Afro-American Accommodation in the District. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN. Good Rooms and Lodging. 50. 75c. and $1.00. Comfortably Heated by Steam. Give us a Call James Otoway Holmes, Prop. Washington. D. C. Main Phone 231c. WOMEN'S GUIDE. A NEW PAMPHLET BY MRS. MARY J. BOLTON - ITS CONTENTS. Birth and early life of the authoress. The man who is little protection to his family. Color line among Negroes. A word to the better class preacher. Why married people don't stay together. A talk to the mother of good character. Price, 15 cents. Address, 512 You street northwest. --- HERRMANN CARPETS and size. One of the most tentative showings of carpet pets, room size, in the stock of velvet and tapestries, its rugs is especially of equal values. Oyst r. in the market. His Cheese is the 5th and K streets. X. W. and ICE 920 and 922 Pennsylvania Avenue, W. FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZOMZED OX MARROW" ```markdown ``` SO STRAIGHTEN KINKY or CURLY that it can be put up in any style desired consistens with its length. known as "OZONIZED OXMARROW" as the only safe preparation known to us that shown above. Its use makes the most stob- born, harsh, kinky or curly hair soft, only be obtained from one treatment 2 bottles are usually sufficient for a year. It prevents dandruff, relieves itching orates the scalp, stops the hair from fax- out or breaking on. It gives us a new life vigor. Being elegantly perfumed and harmless it is a roster necessary for made has been made and sold gently. since about 1855, and label. OZONIZED States Patient Office, in 1851. Be sure Ford's as its use makes the hair STRA- ligh. Remember that Ford's Hair Female put up only in 50 cft. etc., and is made alternate. Charles Ford, Presst on each pa- rage. Refuse all others. Full direct every bottle, only. Do not deal with it if your drug or dealer can not supply you. You can get for you from his jobber or bottle postal. $1.40 for three bottles or $2.50 for ties, express paid. We pay postage and spi- tle. Send send postal or express money mention name of this paper. Write a name and address paper to The OZERIZED Ox MARROW CO. (None guarantee without my signature) Charles Ford Paid 153 E. KINZIE ST., CHICAGO, IL. Agents wanted everywhere. 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS Anyone sending a sketch and description on ms. quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably useful. Many inventions are probably useful. MANHOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patent. Patents taken through MUNK in the receive special notice, without charge in the Scientific American. A handsonly illustrated weekly. Early creation of my scientific journal. Terms $3.50 per month. $1. Sold by all new publishers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch Office 455 St. Washington, D.C. SMART INDIAN WOMAN JULIA ST. CYR OF WINNEBAGO TRIBE IS ONLY LAWYER. Recently Acquitted at Omaha of Charging Aged Squaw an Excessive Pension Fee—Has Large Practice. Omaha, Neb—The only Indian woman in the United States, Julia St. Cyr, a member of the Winnebago tribe was before the United States court in Omaha recently, where, through a white attorney, she defended herself against a charge of having accepted too large a fee as a pension attorney from an aged squaw, whose husband had been a scout under Sherman. So well did she direct her attorneys in her defense that the jury found for her on the first ballot. During the trial Miss St. Cyr shed a few tears at a critical moment. But having departed from the customary stability of the Indian character long enough to make her impression on the jurmen, she returned to the impassive mask of the red man, and when the verdict was announced she said with the greatest indifference: Well, I knew it would be that way." Miss St. Cyr did not attempt to thank the jury for its verdict, but with head great stalked out of the courtroom She is a woman of intellectual attributions and is well known among the Winnebago and Omaha tribes. When an Indian of either of these tribes gets into trouble he runs to Miss St Cyr for advice, and so much influence has she over them that very few of the cases ever reach a court of law but are settled by her out of court. Her word is very near law on the reservation. Although educated at Hampton, Va., and later placed in charge of an Indian school on the Kickapoo reservation Miss St Cyr has persistently refused to adopt the customs of the 17 white people and at the tribal ceremonies she always takes an active part dressed in beads and moccasins, as her people have always dressed. She has never been licensed to practice before the United States court, and in the present case was compelled to emplore a white lawyer to do her talking, but all during the trial she sat with her attorney, whom she coached, directing the case herself in every way. Miss St Cyr gets her French name from her father, a half-breed French Indian, who in turn inherited it from his ancestor Louis St Cyr, a French nobleman who was banished by the first Napoleon and who came to New Orleans. Then he came north along the Mississippi and Missouri and together with other Frenchmen, married into the Winnebago tribe. The descendants of those old Frenchmen have kept the language pure, and probably the French of those red Indians is as near the court language of the French monarchs as can be found in Paris at the present time. When Miss St. Cyr was placed on trial several Indians were in the room as witnesses. When she so transcended Indian customs as to shed tears those Indians in disgust put on their broad brimmed hats and left the courtroom. Miss St Cyr is the only Indian woman in the country who has entered upon the practice of law, and is one of the very few who have taken up a professional or business life. West Virginia's New City. West Virginia is to make an experiment in a Jim Crow city. This city has been laid out near Charleston, the capital of the state, and it is expected that within a year it will contain a population of several thousand. No person will be allowed to reside within its limits or to own property there. In the midst of this little Africa is situated the state colored educational facilities will be built and there will be electric cars and park. The city will be opened, of course, by the negro community and the whole state will work with interest the progress of the government as testing the capacity of the mayor for self-government.—National Sun CANDY NOT HARD TO MAKE. Delicious Confection Is That Known as Chocolate Pralines. This is what is required: Five ounces of lost sugar, four ounces of almonds, coating chocolate. Blanch and shred the almonds. Put them on a tin in the oven and brown them slightly. Rinse a pan out in cold water, put the sugar into it, let it melt slowly, then boll it until it is a golden brown. Pound the almonds to a paste, and then put the sugar and almonds together and pound them till they are oily. Shape the mixture with your hands into little balls, squares and cork-shaped pieces, and leave them on a tin till dry. Then melt some "coating chocolate," gently dip each ball, etc., into the melted chocolate, and put it on a greased paper till it is dry. These are most delicious, and, while being very expensive to buy, can be made at a very small cost. TRY THIS "KISS PUDDING." Something New in the Way of a Light and Delicious Dessert. Put one pint of milk in a double boiler; heat to boiling point and add three tablespoonfuls of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, which which have been dissolved in a little milk. Let boll, stirring constantly; add the whishes of three eggs, which have been beaten to a very stiff froth; beat the mixture well and pour into teacups, filling them half full. Set aside to cool and make sauce for same as follows: Bring to boiling point one pint of milk in a double boiler, then add three tablespoonfuls sugar and three beaten egg yolks, thinned with one tablespoonful milk. Stir constantly until it thickens (do not boll or it will curdle), flavor with lemon or vanilla and add a pinch of salt. Cool and pour over pudding and serve. Candied Chestnuts Cook a pint of chestnuts until tender in slightly salted water, drain. Melt two ounces of chocolate over hot water and add a teaspoonful of vanilla. Mix one cupful of granulated sugar with two tablespoonfuls of water, boll without stirring until a little dropped into cold water crystallizes to the brittle point at once. Take it off the fire and add the chocolate. Dip the chestnuts one by one into this, laying them on waxed paper. Let cool and store in air-tight cans. The chocolate may be omitted and the srup colored pink or green and if flavored with wintergreen or peppermint makes a pretty and acceptable after dinner sweet. Autumn Leaf Cakes Two cups flour, two eggs, half teaspoon salt, one teaspoon cold water. Mix all together, flour breadboard lightly, roll the mixture into a large thin sheet, cut with a sharp knife two inch squares, and drop a few at a time in deep hot butter; when brown on one side turn over, remove from frying pan, put in more leaves; when all are done sprinkle with powdered sugar. You will have a large platter of the most delicious cookies that the most delicate stomach can digest. The hot butter makes them grow into the most lovely shapes that resemble fallen leaves. Ensalada Mixta This is a refreshing Cuban salad. On a foundation of crisp lettuce leaves place bits of cold boiled potatoes, string beans, asparagus, slices of raw onion, also of green sweet peppers, olives, cold boiled eggs and radishes. Pour over all a dressing of oil, salt, pepper and vinegar. This is a good way to use small quantities of vegetables left over, as corn, peas, beets and other things add to the toothsomeness of it. A little care in arranging makes also a pretty dish. Washing Dishes Made Easy. Put a dish pan half full of water on the stove when you begin to get dinner. As you use a pan or dish wash it and put it away. Lastly, wash frying pans and kettles, then throw out water. After dinner you will not have such a discouraging looking kitchen. There will be no pans or kettles with dried food to be soaked out, and the dishes from the dining room are easily washed. To Clean an Iron Sink. An iron sink which is badly discolored with rust, and which is covered with a thick coat of grease, may be cleaned with kerosene oil. The sink is simply rubbed with an abundance of kerosene. Apply the oil at night, so that no water need be run into the sink for several hours. Then in the morning it should be wiped dry. Shoes in Housework. If you must do your own housework see that your shoes are loose and absolutely comfortable. Change them moreover in the afternoon, as nothing rests the feet more. If your feet get so tired that you feel you cannot stand up another moment, and your feet are swollen, take time to dip them in cold water and give them a vigorous rub. Chinese Mutton Dice fine a pinch of salt. Adl a head of lettuce torn in shreds, a can of peas drained, a teaspoonful of onion juice, salt and pepper, a tablepoon of butter and a cupul and a half of broth or water. Simmer gently for half an hour, seasoning to taste. Serve with a border of hot solled rice. CREOLE DELICACIES TRY THESE WHEN SEEKING SOMETHING NEW. Appetizing Preparations from Canned Fish—Good Way to Prepare Rice —“Grades” a Popular Dish In the South. "Something new!" "Something new!" Is the eternal cry of the housekeeper. Truly, every woman who keeps house must tire of preparing or even ordering the same old things. Some very famous creole recipes that have come direct from old families may answer this cry. Surely the southerners live well, and these recipes are delicious from the old test, "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." Canned fish of all kinds, if the best brands are purchased, help to change the menu during the cold winter days, and the recipe for shrimp fricassee that follows will make a very appetizing dish when old recipes have grown stale; Shrimp Fricassee—Put a teaspoonful of lard in a saucepan; when it is hot stir in one spoonful of flour; stir over the fire until the flour is a rich brown; then add one onion chopped fine and when that has fried a little (but before it browns) add two tablespoonfuls of tomatoes. Let it stew a little with the saucepan covered on a slow fire; then when the tomatoes have melted down add two cups of hot water, season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne. Let it stand a few minutes before dinner, then put in the shrimps, one or two cans, according to the number of guests. The shrimps will break if put in too early. Rice is such a substantial and healthy vegetable and yet served just plain boiled the men in the family generally say: "No, thank you." Some time try the following for a change and see what they will say: Creole Rice—Wash one-half cup of rice and cook in a double boiler until tender. Lay two good-sized pieces of bacon into a hot frying pan and cook to a crisp, but do not burn. Add to these drippings half an onion sliced fine and brown, then add half a cup of tomatoes and the rice, season with cayenne pepper and salt and stew together until it has all blended. A very popular dish of beef, known in the south as "Griades," is an appetizing dish that is easily prepared as follows: Griades—Take two pounds of beef (the bottom round if possible), slice thin, trim off all the fat and cut in pieces about the size of the inside of your hand. Put one spoonful of lard in a saucepan. When the lard is hot drop your meat, which must be first properly washed, in the hot lard, add a little salt, black pepper and cayenne; cover the saucepan and let the meat stew, or rather, boll, for the juice of the meat will boil out, strf occasionally and let all the juice of the meat boll out; when it begins to get dry stir it till it browns. When it is of a nice brown color sprinkle in the saucepan about one teaspoonful of flour; when that is brown move it off the hot fire so that it will not burn and add three or four good-sized onions sliced, and three or four large tablespoonfuls of tomatoes. Let it all smother with the cover on the saucepan, stirring once in awhile, till the onions and tomatoes are all melted to a rich gravy, then add two teaspoonfuls of boiling water and season to taste and let it boll about one hour or more. A tiny bit of garlic adds flavor if you like it. Ham Salad for Sandwiches One pound cold bolled ham, one pound cold boiled tongue, chopped fine. Add one-half quantity fine chopped celery, then mix thoroughly. Dressing: Put on stove in saucepan one-half plint vinegar, butter size of an egg, beat two eggs, two tablespoons mustard, one tablespoon black pepper, two tablespoons sugar, one teaspoon salt. Beat well together, pour in vinegar, cook until it thickens. When cool mix thoroughly with meat and celery. Fix day before using. Keep in cool place. Spread the bread on each side and add a crisp lettuce leaf before folding together. Excellent Potato Sound A well-made potato soup is just the thing for luncheon some day when you are at a loss for something hot and wholesome. A quart of milk, six large potatoes, one stick of celery, an onion, a tablespoonful of butter. Put milk to boll with onion and celery; pare the potatoees and boll them until they are thoroughly done; turn off the water and mash fine; add milk and butter, pepper and salt; rub through a strainer and serve immediately. This soup must not be allowed to stand. Dish Drainer Toaster A dish drainer, which is a wire basket about 14 by eight inches, with five short legs, makes a splendid toaster and holds eight slices of bread. If placed on the top of the stove the bread will toast in three minutes, even when not previously dried in the oven. Keep Juice in Pies To the housewife who has trouble with the juice of her ples running over into the oven, the following suggestion will prove helpful: Always place the sugar on the bottom crust before placing the fruit into the plie, and the trouble will be avoided. Raw Potato Cakes Peel cough potatoes for the number of persons you desire; grate on a coarse grater and stir in three to five eggs; then add a little flour. Stir well and fry in hot lard. A NOVELTY IN PUDDINGS. Carrot Fruit Pudding a Delicious Addition to the Menu. A fruit carrot pudding is a novelty which I urge you to try. A hostess never makes a mistake in having a hot fruit pudding at a dinner where men are present, for it is a universal favorite. Free one cupful of beel suet from membranes, and work until creamy, which may be most easily accomplished by using the hands. Add two and two-thirds cupfuls of stale bread crumbs and one cupful of grated carrot. Beat the yolks of four eggs until very light, and add gradually, while beating constantly, one and one-third cupfuls of brown sugar. Combine the mixtures, and add the grated rind of one lemon and one tablespoonful of strong vinegar. Mix one cupful of raisins that have been seeded and cut in pieces three-fourths of a cupful of currants; then dredge with one-third cupful of flour mixed and slifted with one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt, one teaspoonful of clinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of grated nutmeg and one-fourth of a teaspoonful of cloves. Add this to the mixture, then also add the whites of four eggs beaten until stiff. Turn into a buttered mold decorated with raisins and citron cut in diamond shaped pieces, and adjust the cover. A few currants will adhere to the mold if it is well buttered. Place the mold on a trivet in a kettle containing boiling water, allowing water to come half way up around the mold. Cover closely, and steam three and one-half hours, adding more boiling water as needed. Remove from the mold, and serve with sterling sauce. Cream one-fourth of a cupful of butter, using a small wooden spoon; then add gradually, while beating constantly, one cupful of brown sugar mixed with three-fourths of a tablespoonful of flour. Add very gradually three tablespoonfuls of sherry or Madeira wine, the yolks of two eggs well beaten, and one-half cupful of milk. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Pour onto the well beaten whites of two eggs, cook one minute, and serve.—Woman's Home Companion. THE HOME. Tilling is not only used in the bathroom, but is becoming popular for the vestibule and conservatory. In making cheese balls to serve with a lettuce course, work ground nuts into the cheese and note the delicious flavor this imparts. A new idea is to serve marshmallow on a cup of chocolate. It softens the marshmallow and gives a dalty flavor to the chocolate. When making apples or any fruit pie always place the quantity of sugar required on lower crust first and it will bake more satisfactorily. Keep a supply of emery paper in the kitchen as it removes rust and bad blemishes from the stove and is also useful for cleaning rust from any of the kitchen articles. For a housewife who does her own work a one-piece white oilcloth apron, with bib and sleeves, bound with white tape, protects dresses and saves laundering of shirt waists and kitchen aprons. To clean plaster of paris pieces brush as clean as possible, then give a coating of whiting and water. Your pieces will look like new. When very dirty wash carefully, dry and brush with the liquid whiting. Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding Remove the ribs and pull firmly and fasten with skewers; place in a baking pan, dredge with flour and lightly with pepper. Pour into this pan some hot water, bake an hour and a half. Half an hour before it is done sprinkle with salt, make the pudding and put under the meat in the dripping pan. Yorkshire Pudding.—One and one-half cups of flour, two even teaspoons of baking powder, one small teaspoon of salt, mix well, slift them together, add three eggs well beaten, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one pint of sweet milk. Pour the batter into the pan with the drippings and bake 20 minutes. Cut into squares and serve around the roast. Bechamel Sauce. Three level tablespoons butter, three level tablespoons flour, one-half level teaspoon salt, dash of nutmeg, dash of cayenne, one and one-half cups hot stock, three-fourths cup cream, two egg yolks beaten lightly, one and one-half tablespoons lemon juice. Melt the butter and when hot add the flour, salt, nutmeg, and cayenne. When blended add the hot stock gradually. Stir until thick and smooth, and cook for five minutes; add the cream, cook one minute; then beat in the egg yolks and lemon juice. Ironing Pad from Old Blanket A three corner pad made from several thicknesses of old blanket or table padding and covered with a man's old pocket handkerchief or a piece of old linen is convenient to slip underneath embroidered monograms on table and bed linen or the hand embroidery on waists and lingerie, which are so much more effective when ironed over a heavy pad. If a loop of tape is sewed to one corner the pad can be hung on the ironing board. Baked Turnips. Peel; slice thin and cook 15 minutes in salted water; drain, place in a buttered baking dish and pour over them a cup of good, clear stock, seasoned with salt, pepper, nutmeg, and, if liked, a teaspoonful of sugar. Bake until tender, basting often. Serve in a hot dish with the pan gravy, which should be slightly thickened, poured over them. DIRECTIONS FOR SOME NEW AND SAVRY DISHES. Poached Eggs in Puff Paste—Brazilian Stew—Mutton Charlotte and Curried Mutton Make Welcome Change in the Menu. Poached Eggs in Puff Paste—Poach four to six eggs; trim, and let them get quite cold. Prepare the following mixture: A teaspoonful each choppec capers, gherkins, oilseeds and parsley, a teaspoonful anchovy paste, worked smoothly into some thick double cream, as much calenne as will lie on the top of a dime and a squeeze of lemon juice, added slowly not to curdle the cream. Work the ingredients into the cream mixture, inclose each egg, with some of the cream mixture, in a small cover of puff paste. Bake in a quick oven. Serve hot. Sponge Custards—Cut some sponge cake in dice, and half fill custard cups with it; melt a little raspberry or strawberry jam, and pour about a tablespoonful on each, so that it runs in between the pieces of sponge cake. Make a custard with three eggs, a pint of milk, eight lumps of sugar and a few drops of essence of almonds; nearly fill the cups with it whilst it is warm, then whip some cream and put a dessertspoonful on each when quite cold. Brazilian Stew—Cut up a two-pound shin of beef into pieces two and one-half inches square; let them lie in vinegar for ten minutes, then drain and put them in a brown earthware jar with two Spanish onions cut in slices, two small carrots sliced, three tomatoes in quarters, one ounce of butter, two tablespoonfuls of water; season rather highly with pepper and salt; cover closely, and stew in the oven for three hours. Ten minutes before serving mix a tablespoonful of flour with a little cold water to a paste, pour into the jar, stir round and replace in the oven. Mutton Charlotte.—Line a pledish with slices of bread and butter rather less than half an inch thick. Finely mince some cold roast mutton with a little onion, season with pepper, salt and chopped parsley. Fill the dish with this mixture, pour in a little well-seasoned stock, cover with a thick layer of mashed potatoes and bake for from one to one and one-half hours. Curried Mutton.—Fry two large onions in one ounce of butter with two small or one large sour apple cut in slices. When quite brown and tender put into a saucepan with slices of cold cooked meat, either beef or mutton, a little chopped carrot, one large tablespoonful of curry powder, one-half teaspoonful of salt, a teaspoonful of grated cocoanut and one-half pint of stock. Stew very gently for two hours, then serve surrounded by a border of boiled rice. Marking Linen. Towels may show initials of almost any size, from one and one-half to four inches, and on bedspreads and on fancy tablecloths they may even reach seven inches. On napkins the monograms should be placed facing the corner, at such a distance that when the napkin is folded the monogram will appear exactly in the center of the square thus formed. Sheets should be marked directly in the center, about two inches below the hemstitching, placing the monogram or initial so that when the sheet is folded over the initial, will be right side up to any one standing at the foot of the bed. Pillow cases show initials one inch above the hemstitching and towels from one and a half to three inches above. 8avory Rolls. Brown half of a small, minced onion in one tablespoonful of butter, and blend with it one heaping tablespoonful of flour. Add one cupful of consomme, one cupful of cold meat, chopped fine, two hard-bolled eggs, also chopped, salt, paprika, bits of parsley and simmer for a moment ifave ready a rich biscuit dough, from which break off pieces the size of an egg and roll out as for dumplings. Place a spoonful of the above mixture on each, adding a plump olive, and a seeded raisin, roll into oblong shape, pinching securely together, place in a buttered baking dish, pour over them a large cupful of consomme, and bake in a rather quick oven. Butterscotch Pie. One cup milk, one cup brown sugar, one tablespoon cornstarch, two eggs; heat the milk in a double boiler; when hot add the brown sugar, stirring well until dissolved. Then add the cornstarch mixed with a little milk and the yolks of two eggs; stir until thick, beating all the time to prevent it getting lumpy. Bake in an undercrust; when baked make a meringue with the whites of two eggs and two tablespoons of white sugar; spread over the top and put in the oven to brown slightly. Good hot, but better cold. To Smooth Broken Tumblers Emery paper, if tacked upon a board, is useful for smoothing slightly broken edges of thin tumblers. By carefully rubbing the glasses back and forth, a smooth surface is obtained, but not if a glass is cracked badly. Velvet Sponge Cake. Beat four eggs and two cupfuls of sugar well together; add two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and lemon flavoring; finish with two-thirds of a cupful of boiling water just as it is ready for the oven. Forethought Will Do Away With Much Work and Worry. The woman who does her own work, day in and day out, and rushes to avoid hurry and come to the table in a proper state of mind and body to partake of the meal which she has prepared should allow one hour for preparing dinner and three-quarters of an hour for the other meals of the day, according to Janet M. Hill, an authority on domestic matters. Then without undue haste (sometimes, not always) the dishes used in preparing the meal can be washed while the meal is being prepared and the after-meal work need not be drained. Know what you are going to do before you enter the kitchen, then go go straight to the mark without dallying. Fuel and precious time are often wasted while one is trying to make up her mind what she will do. Then, worn out in trying to find something easy to make, calling for nothing tangible in the way of ingredients and little cooking, the matter is given up and the grocer is telephoned to bring something in the inevitable paper bag. There is no satisfaction in this kind of housekeeping. Housekeeping is a business to be conducted in summer and in winter. To be always equal to it take a holiday often and give the same to those in your employ. Do not stagnate. Initiate new projects in your business. Rejoice in it. Avoid overwork and overheat, but keep up your interest. MAKES A GOOD COMBINATION. Prunes and Oranges for Jam Are Highly Recommended. Prunes and oranges make a good combination for jam. Get the large sized prunes, if possible, wash them thoroughly in both hot and cold water, then cut from the pit. Put the fruit through a meat chopper. To each cupful of chopped prunes take a cupful of cut oranges. Put in the grated rind of one-half of the oranges used, then peel and cut them in small pieces. Good California prunes will sweeten themselves, but with the orange they will require some sugar. A large tablespoonful of sugar to each cupful of orange will be sufficient if the oranges are fairly sweet ones. To two cupfuls of prunes add one-half cupful of water. Stir all well together and stand on the back of the range in a tightly covered kettle or crock. Do not let it get too hot, but it may remain at a simmering heat half a day or longer with frequent stirrings and mashings, when it will be ready to pack in the lars. A Simple Luncheon. A lunchcon may begin with beef or chicken boulton, hot or cold, or with clam or oyster soup. Or this course may be omitted and a macedoline of fruit or halved grapefruit or melon may be served instead. If the macedoline is served it may be in cocktail or lemonade glasses, the fruit cut into small squares and very cold. This may be on the table when the guests come into the room. For the second course, if fish is to be served, creamed fish au gratin is excellent, since this may stand for some time after cooking without injury to its excellence. Fish may be omitted if one prefers and creamed chicken au gratin come next, or chicken served in some other way, or chops. This would be also the time to bring the chafing dish into service and to cook it in oysters, or fish, or meat, or cheese, or eggs, or any of the other dainties known to the chafing-dish expert—Harper's Bazar. Peach Taploca Soak one cup of taploca over night in a quart of water. In the morning put taploca and the water it was soaked in and cook one hour in the double boiler. Then take from stove and add one-half teaspoon of salt, three-fourths cup of sugar and juice from one can of peaches and stir thoroughly. Then into a pudding dish pour a layer of this taploca, then lay in the peaches and pour the rest of the taploca over them, and bake in a moderate oven one hour. Eat with whipped cream. Latest Thing In Book Holders: A pleasing gift is made by covering an ordinary japanned tin book holder with outing flannel and then fitting light weight tapestry or brocaded silk over it. Put on with the over and over stitch. Natural colored linen may be used if preferred and a monogram worked in brown silk on one side. A pair of these is sure to be appreciated by book lovers, and the cost is slight. The labor and time spent in making are trifling and the value is increased. Ginger Puffs. One cup light brown sugar, one egg, one teaspoonful of ginger, one cup molasses, two level teaspoonfuls of salaratus, dissolved in one cup of hot water, one cup melted lard, four cupfuls flour; mix in the order given and drop by a tablespoon about two inches apart in a dripping pan. Bake in a quick oven. Walnut Candy. Two cups brown sugar, half cup rich milk, half pound English walnuts chopped fined. Boll the sugar and milk 15 minutes. Add the nuts, boll five minutes. flavor with vanilla if desired. Beat well, spread in shallow pans and cut in squares. Foundation Cake Four eggs well beaten, one cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup milk, three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. Flavor with whatever you prefer. PUBLISH 29 1109 Eye St. N. W., Wasaington,-D, C. W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR. Entered at the Post Office at Washing- ton, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Qne copy per year in advance...» .§2.00 Six months ...4..2.+-eseeeseeeeee “1,00 Three months ...0csseseeeeeseeeee 650 Subscription monthly ............. 20 ————_—_—— TRUE AMERICANS. Every honest man is true to hi: _ friends, and a patriotic citizen. Honest men havé nothing to fear * True citizens are true to thei friends, and will never do any in jury to their enemies. These prin. ciples were demonstrated in the tes: timony that came out in the Chan: cellor investigation. Captain Oys- ‘ter had nothing to hide. He was straightforward and positive in his testimony. He was proud of his friends. ‘It showed weakness of counsel in his attempt to underes- limate the ability of the President of the Board of Education. There are times when we have too much education in our educa- tional boards. Captain Oyster is ay honest man and he never plays the hypocrite or the sycophant. He hides noth- ing. He is no dodger. He never plays hide and go seek. A man of his character and reputation is be- yond reproach. Dr. Everman is an educator and a man of refined manners. Mr. John F, Cook is known to the people of Washington. He be- lorigs here. He is no interloper, but a man of the highest integrity. He doesn’t stoop to small things. His public and private records both speak for him. He was collector of taxes for over thirty years, and he was not indebted to the Gov- ernment one cent when he retired. No colored man under him was ‘ever charged with an offense, but Mr. Cook had to make good for moneys taken by white men. His record stands unimpeached. As an educator and a man of business he is equal to the best. True Americans only have the respect and confidence of their con- stituents. - ‘e THE ELECTION COMMIT- ‘TEE. The Election Committee for the District of Columbia -has been ap- pointed. The Bee is perfectly sat- isfied with it. Mr, Sidney Bieber, its chairman, is a Republican and aman of the highest integrity: Mr. Cranford, another member of the committee, is a Republican, and he, like Mr. George F. Collins has affiliated but little with the Repub licans in this city. However, the committee is satisfactory to the Re: publicans, and a fait election will be held. The Editor of The Bee will de all in his power to bring out the full Republican vote that will ex- ‘ press the sentiments of the Repub: lican party in the District of Co- Jumbia. 4 The coming election will be the most expensive that has ever been held in the District of Solumbia for the election of delegates. Up- der the resolution adopted by the National Committee it will be nec: essary to have a registration thirty days before the election, and ther a day will be designated for the election; just double the expense of former elections. Places of reg: istration must be selected, clerks must be hired anid paid, publication of the places in the daily press, and many other incidentals. - _. PROHIBITION. this city. There are too many hyp- ocrits who claim that they are op- posed to whiskey, but they commit offenses that would cause the devil to blush. The Represegtative from ‘Ten- nessee, Mr..Brownlow, should nev- er have introduced a prohibition bill in the House of Representa- tives. There are greater evils in existence than drinking whiskey. No man is obliged to drink whiskey until he gets drunk, unless he wants to do so. But there are of. fenses committed against humar beings contrary to law at which these temperance advocates wink. Let the people have less prohibi- tion agitation and more real and sincere defense of the people. ‘THE REPUBLICAN CON- VENTION. ; Thh National Republican Com- “mittee has decided to hol the next National Republican Convention in the city of Chicago, Hl. June 16th, 1908, at which time candidates for a President and a Vice President of the Cnited States will be nom- inated. .\t this time the Repub- licans throughout the country are very much divided. Speaker Can- non, Senator Foraker, Vice Presi- dent Fairbanks, Governor Hughes and Senator Knox are prominently mentioned. : The ‘Bee is of the opinion that Mr. Taft has beencliminated as a Ipresidential possiblity, However, the conventions “will nominate two good men who will be elected. CANDIDATES FOR DELE- we GATES. j There are some people in this city who are of the opinion that they have some claim upon the yot- ers that entitles them to their sup- port as delegates. ‘The Republi- can party in this city has been im- posed upon long enough, and it ‘will not suffer itself to send men to the next convention who have nev- er affiliated with the party and avho never know the laboring man un- til they want, to use him. - There are several candidates for delegates, and just what claim hey ‘have to entitle them to the suffrage of the Republican voters The Bee is ‘at a loss to know, COLORED DEMOCRATS. some of the leading colored men in, Fort Smith, Arkansas, have or- ganized a Democratic Club. Per- haps these colored Americans se great virtue‘in the Democratic par: ty. Certainly their’ condition can- not be made worse, Abolish so many teachers’ meet ings. : , Congress will not be slow in its investigation of the schools, Will the Board of Education take a hand in this imposition upon the eachers ? The committee that investigated Roscoe C. Bruce may bring in a whitewashed report. . ‘The colored citizens want control of their own schools and this is what they will ask of Congress. The white schools Rave one meet- ing of teachers a month. ‘The col- ored schools have them almost ev- ery day, ' The case of David L. Monroe, formerly’ a teacher in the Anm- strong Manual Training School, Will be investigated by. Congress. ‘Mr. Mohroe will get what Chan- cellor refused him. ‘There is. al- ways a day of retribution. The friends of the Assistant Su- perintendent of Schools may think that the committee will bring in a whitewashed report. ‘The Bee is confident that there are a few hon- orable men left in the world. There is one thing certain that Congress will not lo, The testimo- ny of Bruce before the Chancellor investigating committee demon- strated the contention of The Bee that he is not the man to be at the head of the colored schools. His usefulness as an assistant su- perintendent or anything else is at an end, s MOVEMENTS OF METHODIST PREACHERS. : —— ee Rev, S. L. Corrotiers, D.D., For : Bisnor. The most successful rally for sev. eral years has jist ben, completed at Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church fon 6th street northwest. Rev. Dr, By L. Corrothers and. his congrega: tion deserve much praise for their faithful work for God and Zion. Dr Corrothers is an able man, 2 truce .Chrustian and a reliable gentleman He can always be depended on to dc whatever he promises. . He stands in te front fank of the ablest, best and purest men in the Zion Mctho- dist Church connection. The Gen- eral Conference ofehis connection, ton assemble in Philadelphia in May. will choose well and wisely when it elects him one of its bishops. Ac- companied by Rev. Dr. J. H. Welgh, Attorney James .\. Divis and James W. Poe. he called on Senator War- ner, of Missouri in the Marble Room of the Senate on the 11th inst., and went over the Brownsville matter with the Senator, who gave a most respectfulhearing to the delegation. ‘They leit satisfied that Senator Warner will not sustain any report of the Senate Investigating Com- mittee, that will convict all of the members of the three companies of the 25th U.S. Infantry of the clrarge of “shooting up” Brownsville‘on the night vf August 13, 106, il Rt. Rev. Bishop George W. Clin- ton, \. M.D. D., LL. D., of Char- lotte. N. Cu preached an able. ser- mon to the congregation of Galbreath Church last Sunday. He visited the other A. M. E. Zion churches in the city while here. Dr: Corrothers will begin ‘a series of sermons Snuday, the 15th inst.. on the general theme, “A Return to the’ Principles of the Fathers.” = Rev. J. 1. Welch pastor of Metro- politan .\. M. E. Church, on M street northwest, will preach the ninth in his series of sermons on the Ten Commandments at his church at 11 Yelock A. M., Sunday, the 5th st. Dr, Welch has accomplished uuch good since his appointment tere, He is a Howard University yraduate, and is an able man, Dr. Welch owns some real property in his city. He will succeed here. SERVICES AT COLORED CHURCHES ~ There were two special services al Galbraith A.M. E. Zion Church, on Oth strect northwest, yesterday in cele: bration of founder's day. At 11 A.M, Rev, Dr. SL. Corrothers opened the service, conducted devotional exercises and After calling attention to the his- tory of the event that was being. cele- Irated, introducted Bishop G. W. Clin- ton, who preached a doctrinal and prac- tical sermon. He said: “‘All of the les" sons of nature teach progression and de- velopment, Men should cut loose from whatever hnwlers their progress and de- velupment. God removed the manacles of human Slavery in our own beloved country when it hindered the unfolding and development of the useful powers and antlnence of the stave for goad. Te never converts a man and leavs him in the state in which he found him: [i he had left Levi in the receipt of customs, Levi never could have woitten the biog- raphy of Jesus Christ and the first book of the Gospels” ALS P.M. Rey, James 1, McLaugh- lin, D. D, a white minister, preached to a large audience, after which it was ant nounced that a committee‘ of fifty had been appointed, with AL W. Graves as chairman and Frank Wells av secretary, to arrange a Christmas diner for the aged andthe poor, and that an enter- tainment will be given Friday night for the benefit of the children of the Sunday Schovl. “The Wémen's Home and For- eign Mission Society, Miss E. V. Wal- lace, president, is to gather clothirig and wther things for the poor Mr, B, H. Warmer will deliver a lecture at Gal-- braith this evening, There was ong regular and one spe- vial service at Metropolitan A. M. E, Zion Church yesterday. Rev. Dr. W. H. Ferguson of Harrisburg, Pa, preached before a large audience at 11 ALM. His text was, “Cast your net on the right side” He spoke later at John Wesley A, M. E. Zion Church, on 18th street northwest, his theme being “The Withered Mand.” At 8 P.M. a large audience again filled Metropolitan Zion Church to attend the celebration o the ninth anniversary of Charles Datcher Lodge, No. 15, F. A, A. M. The lodge gathered in he chapel and in full regalia marched, wiah its emblems and symbol ‘up into the main audi- tormm Rev, Dr. W. A. Ray then opened the services, conducting devo- tional exercises, and Rev. H. H. Cook offered prayer Following -a solo by Prof. J. T. Newman, director of the choir, Dr, Ray preached the anniversary sermon, selecting as his theme, “A Higher Standard.” Following his ser- mon, he introduced Bishop Clinton, who spoke in high praise of the sermon and of the order of Masons. Recorder of Deeds John C. Dancy was next introduced, and spoke of the great good the Masons are doing for the race. He spoke in high praise of the work of Dr. Ray, who has paid $600 on the principal debt of the church since he took charge last May, * * The officers“of the lodge are John T. Simmons, W. M.; James H. Smiter, S. W.; Alonzo Beverly, J. W.; Eugene Waller, S. D.; Harry Ricks, J. Dz A. F. Hicks, secretary; J. W Thompson, treasurer; Rev. N. Beaman, chaplain; Rev. J. Berry, tiler. There way a large attendance at Is- rael C. M. E. Church, 1st and B streets southwest, at 3 P.M. Rev. Dr. J. W. Smith preached on the eucharist, and holy communion was administered. The evening services were largely attended. A union meeting of Christian En- deavor <ocieties and Epworth leagues was held in Campbell A. ME. Church, on Nithols avenue, Anacosia, yesterday. Bishop A. W. Smith preached in two A. M.E, Zion churches in Charlotte, N C, yesterday, and Bishop Clinton of that city spoke it three churches here during the day. Rev. W. L. Clayton, presiding elder West Washington Distfict, preached to the congregation. of John Wesley Zion Methodist Church at 11 A. M. yesterday: Rev, Dr. P. H. Williams, pastor of this church, ix seriously ill, and his pulpit is being supplied by local and other min- isters, W. T. Vernon, register of the Treas- ury, preached to the congregation of the Metropolitan A. ME. Church, 0 nM street northwest, jat th A. M. yesterday. There were isfee gatherings at -the morning, afternonn and evening ser- vices at Ebenezer M. E, Church, 4th and D streets southeayt, yesterday, where a evival is in progress. The pastor, Rev. Alexander Deimis; conducted the’ ser- vice, assisted by Noung ministers, . The morning and evening services at Union Weslew A.M. E. Zion Church, on 23d street northwest, Were largely attended yesterday Dr. W. H. Daven- port conducted the services. Mrs. A W. Blackwell of . Philadelphia, corre- sponding secretary of the general Wom- en's Home and Foreign Missionary So- ciety,, was introduced to the audience She is a aster of Mrs. W. H. Daven- port. The morning and evening services at Brown Memorial ‘A. M. E. Church, cor ner Fourteenth and B streets and N Carolina avenue northeast, were well at- ended yesterday. Dr. P. J. Jordan con- ducted the services. - . Rev. J. Anderson Taylor, pastor of Trinty Baptist Church, preached to a large congregation last Sunday morning. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, the eloquent livine at the Nineteenth Street Baptist | Church, Was greeed by a large congre- gation last Sabbath, Rev. Norman. held forth at the Met- ropolitan Baptist Church last Sunday morning + At Shiloh Rev, Waldron preached a very able sermon, ‘ The congregation at Shiloh is on the Nerease. . Rev. Davenport at the“Union Wesley || reld interesting church services last Sun- lay, "7 Rev. F, G. Grimke preached to a large congregation last Sunday. , ‘The music| | vas excellent. * Rev, Clair held forth at Asbury Sun- lay and his sermon was most eloquent. | THE TEACHERS OPPOSED. . They say that Roscoe C. Bruce's friends, if he has any, want to excuse his attack on the editor of the Bee by saying tha it-was due to his youth The Bee is of the opinion that he i: too young to be responsible for hi: acts, tha he is too young for the re- sponsible position which he Folds. It seems like a lack of both expe- Tience and good judgment to show as iittle humanity as is shown in the bru tal way that the teachers have to run to so many meetings. T"read a Jong list of them in your.paper a week o1 so ago, but you failed to publish ar account ofthe experience of the teacher on one rainy Thursday, no long ago. After her heavy day's work she went to the High School, where she was instructed in penmanship; from there through the rain to Garnet where a meting was hid by the su: pervisor until dark, and from there to a lecture at the M Street Higt School—I think that something shoul¢ be done to relieve the teacher. Instead of the supervisors and as. sistant superintendent teaching new methods to ‘the eacher it scems as it they are learning from them. At this time of awful strain they are further taxing the teachers by having them give eight model lessons a month where the yand all the teachers as. semble, having dismissed thei schools befre the regular hour. , It would be better for these officials tc continue at school until they com plete their education than to victim: ize the poor teacher like this during the reign of terror in the school fo: :their own selfish motives. BUW HE MAS RISEN — FROM A COOK, FIELD, ETC, TO aA LEADING DIRECTOR OF FU- NERALS — A MAN OF PROP. ERTY. Mr, James H. Winslow, funeral di- rector, is today one of the leading men in the business in this city. Mr. Winslow was a cook at one time, as well as a field hand. He was a hard-working boy. He toiled day and night, and when a thought sruck hi mto do something better he entered the employment of Coyle Jordan, who at the time was conducting an undertaker's business in this city. Mr. Jordan withdrew from the business and left Mr. Wins- low © micet many obligations. Bu, like an honest man, he met every one. He was then upon a business basis that commanded respect. His place on Twelfth street was too small for his growing business. He moved to R street near Twelfth, and rented a larger and a more commodiotis place. His uptown place was known as Winslow's Hall. The downstairs was filled with samples of the most costly coffins in the country. During this time he interested him- self in a burying ground known as Payne's Cemetery. Mr. Winslow has the largest shares of stock in this corporation. = | Mr. Winslow s a man of push, and vim, as wel las a man of enterprise. His business continued to grow until he was forced to seek larger quar- ters, and today he occupies this mas- sive structure. ; WINSLOW’S NEW BUILDING. [Brom —. ‘Mrs Pate a : on er RY ey Heats F <P ie ie This building 1s situated at the corner of Twelfth and R streets northwest, or 1700 Twelfth street. This building was formerly the Con: servatory of Music Hall, owned at one time by Mr. W. A. Stewart. Mr. Stewart sold the building to Mr.Wins- low for a large price. The building contains many lodgerooms and a chap- el. The basement of this building is used for manufacturing and stor- ing of coffins. The first floflor over the basement contains the chapel and office rooms. . Mr. Winslow has a large number of hacks and horses of his own, which are used for funerals that he directs. * There is no man in this city who has maile greater strides in busness than Mr. Wnslow has. He has a ‘business-equal to any of his compcti- ‘ors. 7 . Mr. Winslow — passesses many pleasing characteristics. He has al- ways heen a liberal benefactor. He 4s honest with his patrons and gen- crous and sympathetic to those in distress and at all tinies willing and ready to aid the widows and the or- phans. It has been by his honesty and strict integrity in his dealings with all mankind that has elevated him to the topmost round of the lad- der today. Those in distress who want a “square deal The Bee has no hesi- tancy in saying that James H. Wins- lot, who has risen from a cook to one of the leading embalmers and funeral directors in this country, is one of those to consult. VARDAMAN LES WHEN NO ONE PURSUETH. Advice t6 Colored Voters—Their Duty—Delegates to the Next Con- vention, Mr. Editor—Be it known to all whom it may concern that Governor ‘Vardaman of Mississippi, God bless ‘you, has turned up -in Washington. 'Twas only a few weeks ago that this ‘particular gentleman fled from his mative Sate while the President of the United States was on a hunting ‘tour through the South, so that he and the President would not be in the ‘Stae at the same time. The real cause of this negro-hater leaving his State to shun the Presi- dent may never be known by his most intinate friends, but possibly he was suddenly seized with the mistaken idea that the President was out gun- ning for governors, instead of bears, and that he (Vardaman) didn’e in- tend for the Governor of Mississippi to be caught a-nappin’. Truly, the wicked fleeth when no man pursueth! = |The political ball has started . Toll, and the time has come for g scolored voters of this country to and think for a while—think yy Q to cast that little ballot, Which is thes [only strong weapon of defense Pie 110 make scheming poltitan tog to the conclusion that the Color man and brtoher has awakens» the fact that their tights ay true ay [loyal American citizens n:ighs ben j SPected. Let us deal iar wath jm as well as political partin }We must not forget the fact hae blow inflicted by a frien’. 5 Nes - hey j Painful than the one by the tng enemy. And we must alwa.s neg Weapon of defense given w coq we find it necessary to strike Ee ony jthat gave it tous. Why haven: the | negro Face two or three represen tives in the United State. Congress |so-day? Haven't we men ui the Tae j who are fully competent to 51 ag Positions of honor and tris? gy. ‘tainly. But the great question a they never stop to think WHS cote lthere is in a ballot. Too long-haye the mas he colored voters in every section Of the | counry allowed he scheming txt. sters and bootlicks of the:r can rxe to 80 behind closed door. and them out to Mars. Jones 1; order feather their own nests while they tarried at Home anid slept The egy wants to wake up He will never contents himself at “larg ‘ay. mess at the same old stat Li the -negroes at the North and West hag any mankood an. good! sense aes them they would send one of nore of their own race to the United States Congress. You can trade in politics as well as anything else The negro must also get it out of his head the all of his griends are to be found only in the Republican party He mmx know that he has some friends @ both of these political parties, and 2 host of enemies also in both of them, We should strive tp make lew en- emies everywhere among them What colored man shall we have to represent us (in the District of Columbia) in the Natwonal Coaven- tion of 1908? There 1s lots of got and bad timber to <select from Mr W. Calvin Chase has oncé responded to the call of periorming this duty, which he did with credit to humsef and the District alike, and his many friends may induce him to serve the same capacity in 1908. In the future the colored people in the States should be more careful in selecting delegates to the National Conven- tion. These “bargain counter” dek- gates have done the race much hans in the eyes of white men of respec: bility. And. that class of negroes should always be left at home Tf a lot of these big guns that are being fired at the two gas compames in the city for cheaper’ gas were urned and fired a few times into ths niscrable “coal trust,” which has al >f the people, rich and pooralike, by he throat, it woukt no doubt do muh sood. There is no necessity fur ths inreasonable high price of coal, ant he people should “move upon ther works.” J.C. Cunningham REPUBLICAN MEETIAGs Beginning with, next Weduesby evening, December 18, Kepubtwas mectings under the auspiees ot th United Republican Clubs of the 0 \districts will be*hehl. Fir-t. Eleventh Seventeenth and Eighteenth Distects in Samaritan Hall; Mr Samuel Jones will preside. Friday evening, Decem ber 20, Third, Fourth. Fifth, svth and Seventh, Disterwts will be belt in Foster's Hall, Exghteenth street northwest: Mr. Jesse Foster wil! pre side. . Friday, December 227. the Frghth Ninth, Tenth, “Cwelfth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth disticts will hwid 2 meeting in True Reformers’ Hall. Attorney Thomas L.. Jone~ will pre- side. January 3, Friday might. ¢ ade” Armory, Fourteenth, Fifteenth. > teenth and Nineteenth Dastrict~ Monday January 6 1908 Twenneth Twenty-first and Twenty-second De tricts, place to be named Jater o”. Attorney Royal Hughes will pre: side. Among a few of the Republican who will address these meeting wf be: Attorneys Thomas L. Jones. M IT. Clinkscales, A. W. Scott Kes. > L. Corrothers, Rev. J. B. Mclangh Tin, James W. Poe. Samuel Jones Dr. C. H. Marshil, Jesse Foster DF S. M. Pierre E. W. Ray. Wot tht Chase, Attorneys W. C. Mart 1 F Bundy, James Muse, and many other whose names will be publishel late The Library of Congress is th third in the work! in size, It com tains a million and half volumey WE 8 Is am “Ser SE eres .- * ey a feck Jitta» 30 GRE. Piste he gow 1 8S ‘epee 2 ‘ - Se) aa -) WES Ne it SAA Ap i \tG Ns : re = he \ ty , a . ; . . \ i we . : | aes se a Sy SS fee oe Scath Cerolica, Mr, Robert Duncen made 2 vist to his percats, Rev. cod Mre, W. LE. Dunces, & thee Texas home, it having bees +. ats since seeing them, “os Gertrude Ryan Visited Balumare + week on Vt & Cale, who wae attending College, was) married to Mz. ~ UW Gray, of Philadelphia, the 7th * 2 “. FF Crastalla and Mis Nellie + over her sister, armed: in’ the “city + .eeh from South Carolina. iss oJsephne Golding had as her ~ ct stveral days Mise Maggie Mar- of Woudtock, Md. 1a. Sade Freeman pent several days A\tuntic City rocently. Abies Ellery Lee was avail of honor ++. marrage af Misy Bessie Thomp- the heme of the bride, in alll pron tro WP Datmey, of Cincinnati, sed om the city Last week, Mes J) Wright bas returned to Jer- ~ Cny after a visit here to her mo- + = anit friends. Abs Hutie Woolridge, of Greenville, > ©, wcompartied by her niece, nave atr ved in this city, the guests of the frmers rother, Mr. James \Wool- 2 gt “Sshep and Ars, J. W. Smith were «ot ot Bishop and Mrs, GW. Clin- 11 while in Charfotte, N.C. Miss Hattie Williams, of this city, «> present at the Ireakfast given by “ir. Bettie Comtich, Baltimore, in hono” Mes 1” He Singleton, also of Wash- Vago, who was in Baltimore visiting - wother. Mv and Mrs, ‘Wiliam Brown, of In- dunapolis, Ind, will remain in this city the winter Miss Mamie McGuinn was among tevimber of Washingtonians who vi3- Larcoln. ; w+ Hattte Torrence and little boy ~» Charlotte, N. Cy visiting Mrs. C. “stafford wd Mre JC. Johnson are visite ~ rads am North Carolina, Mr F C Brown alter a pleasant vothy has returned ta NewpartNews. “tr MalissatKaox has issued invita- * + the marriage of her daughter, / Toes ae Mr. Robert S. Gamble, on Moo' the 23d instant, at 8 p.m, at “' tewence of Mr and Mrs, T. A. t1 tren, 398 Elm street. Reception “AZ Oto 10g \its Camphor, a missionary to Li- \' Niriea), was the guest of the Wess Beason during her recent visit to th aety. ‘ . At the “stag” dinner tendered in Panor of Edfter Roscoe Cdnkling ~ mons, editor of the National Re- sow of New York, on Monday even- "4 at the home of Mr. R. W. Thomp- + 1348 Wallace Place northwest, ve Mr. Gikehrist, Stewart, James ‘Sabb, H. BP. Slaughter, W. T. Me- 1 J. A. Lawkiord and Ira T. Bry- Some witty and’ thoughtful hs were made by all present, and Mo Sammons’ response was an ora- “+ al gem. : Ime Annis . Hathinson Hackley. ‘nate soprang, of Los Angeles, ‘. 4 former pupil of Mme. E. Aza- « + Hackley in Paris, drew a fine au- we Monday evening at Metro{ becan A.M. E. Church, She was as- | > ved by Mrs, Ed. 'B. Terry, elocu- ‘sat, of Atlantic City, N. J., Felix Weir, violinist, and Miss Mary L. * = we, pianist. ‘Mr W. E. Hope, who has been ‘ishing a journal called “The Bul- “ "as the spokesman of the Ne- ~ Department of the Jamestown “sposition, is being urged to con- «the shedt here at the conclusion = labors at the exposition. “Miss Ada Gaskins of West Med- Mass, is spending wo weeks in siti, the guest of her friend, Mrs. or. of 1324 18th street northwest. addition to her personal charms unusual literary attainments, ‘ ++ Gaskins is a post-graduate of . New England Conservatory of ~c, aml ist widely and most fa- vably known as 2 finished vocalist Sie eit mnalioneems:t: abe aks deca“ tov. « has heen touring and filling engage- {nents in the South, and is now en route o her New England thome. j Beg remarkably personable, as well jas 2 most entertaining conversational- ist, it is needless to say that her many warm Washington friends will see that her bricf sojourn will be pleasant. . Miss Gaskins was the guest of honor at a card party given by sher intimate friends, Miss Sarah Beatrice Washington and Misses Lonora and Mar’ Ellen Randdlph, Wednesday evening last at 330 Elm street north- west. *s Miss Gaskins will leave for West Medford Wednesday next. Mr. Aruthur B. Bidou, of New Or- leans, La. was awarded the gold medal by Jamestown Exposition for his exhibit of photographs at the fair. The Dunbar Literary Club will hold its meetings at the Young Wo- men’s Christian Association, C stret, between 4 1-2 S. W., every Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock. | “Whittier” exercises will take place at the aforenamed place, in honor of the abolitionist and poet. The society has prepared an excellent program. Miss Erma Fleming was quietly married November 27th to Mr. Geo. Mimer. The marriage was quite a surprise to many of her friends, Dr. Clarence Wright left the city last week for Kansas City, Mo. where he will practice his’ profes- sion, Mr. Robert B. Duncan, of the War Department, of this city, is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Duncan, of Houston, Texas. | Mrs. Lucy Early, mother of Miss Mamie Early, who has been very sick,( is now convalescent. Rev. W. R. Toliver, D.D., son of Rev. I. Toliver, of this city, has heen selected as theological instructor in the Walker Bapist Institute in the State of Georgia. Miss Hattie Carter, of Pittsburg, Pa, is the guest of friends in this city. Mrs. M. W. Gilbert, wife of Rev. Gilbert, of New York, will pass thru the city next week en route for the South. She will remain here only a few days. , : Mr. George Randolf, of Baltimore, was in the city last Sunday. He [stopped with his aunt, Mrs, Pinkney, i O strect northwest. The Epworth League of Sharp- Street Memorial Church, of Balti- more, visited the League of Asbury Church of this city Sunday, ecem- her 8th. Quite an interesting pro- gram was carried out by the Sharp Street, Church of Baltimore, after which they were ushered into the lec- ture room of the church, where a bountful repast was served. Prof. William Pickens, of ‘alla- dega College, Ala., and a delegate to the Y. M. C. A. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker, of 406 N. street, while in this city. We venture to say that the Professor could not have: fallen in the hands of a more congenial and affable cou- ‘ple. , t Miss R. E. Bell has returned to the city from Baltimore, where she addressed a large audience at the Payne Memorial Church. Her talk was along race lines and good citi- zenship. . " “Tt is the duty of every one of us,” the lecturer said, “to exert his in- fluence for the production of the best citizenship.” That a-gentleman in a street car should never sit a3 long as there is one female standing, wheth- er that female be black or white. That all people who like justice, ' peace, and a friendly feeling between I the races irrespective of a social re- lationship, should support Senator J. B. Foraker. . | Mr. J. A. Lankford was given a Surprise party at his residence last Wednesday, 1210 V street northwest Among those who participated in the surprise were: -Reigster W. T. Ver- non, Auditor R. W. Taylor, Record- er J. C. Dancy, Mr. H. P. Slaughter, Grand Master W. L. Houston, Mr. W. H.C. Brown, and Mr. R. W. ‘Thompson. “BEN HUR” AT THE METROPOL- ITAN A. M. E, CHURCIL A large and appreciative audience, embracing a highly intelligent and criti- cal lone, grected Miss Mary Powell Burrill last Friday evening at the Met- topolitan Church. Miss Burrill pre- sented an jlustrated reading of “Ben Hur,” which was most satisfactorily and highly rendered. The following pro- gramme was observed; “Organ Pre- lude,” “Following the Star,” “Messala’s Triumph Over Ben Hur,” “The Chariot Race,” “The Healing of the Leperss,” “Organ Qbligato and Interludes” by Messrs, Edward M. Syphax’ and Regi- nald Broops. The proceeds of this most cfeditable entertainment were for the benefit of the Social Settlement, at 1118 M street S, W,, and, judging by the large attendance, there must have been a liberal sum raised. The committee of arrangements having the entire affair in charge, and to whom much credit is due for its marked success, was Mrs. Aina J, Cooper, Mrs. Roscoe C. Bruce and Mrs, Charles J. West. SONG SERVICE AT BEREAN BAP- TIST CHURCH. | The Berean Baptist Church was well filled last Sunday evening, the occaston being a song service by the choir, under the direction of Dr. S. A. Ward, direc- tor, assisted by Miss (Constantia B. Brown, of Baltimore, Md, the well- known and accomplished contralto. Mr, J. E. Lemos presided at the organ. The following programme was given: “O Give Thanks Unto the Lord (Had- Tey), by the choir; cornet solo, “Face to Face,” Mr. L, L. Foster, assisted by Mr. J. E, Lemos; Organ Solo, selected, Mr. J. E, Lemos; Solo, “The Light of Heaven's Own Day” (Briggs), Mrs. iM. Frye; Evant Chorus, “Father, Be- neath Thy Sheltering Wing” (Broome), hy the choir; Remarks by Rev. Dr. 'Rivers; “Nearer, My God, to Thee” Hanscow), male quartette, with soprano obligato; solo, “Save Me, O God” (Randegger), Miss Constance Brown; chorus, “The Lord is My Strength ans Shield (Booth), choir. A silver offer- ing was received at the door. On last Tuesday evetning a “Tea” was given at the residence of Mrs, Da- vid Warner in P street N. W., by one of the chapters of the Berean Church. The entgrtainmnt was highly njoya- ble, both sociall and financially. The Proceeds were for the benefit of the church, ? * The Bazaar during the past week under the auspices of the C. Y, W. C. Association and for, its benefit has been well and libterally patronized, we are glad to announce Have you heard the new choir of St Luke's P, E, Church? The representative of The Bee, we are sorry to admit, was not present at the Bethel Literary Tuesday night, Decem- ber 10, to hear the paper read by Hon. R. W. Tyler, Auditor for the Navy We are informed that the uniquencs, and instruction of the paper-were of the superlative character. The subject “Les Miserables” from the work of Victor Hugo, was so suc- cinctly areated and the applications sv happly made that the auditors were held pellbound. _ The paper” was out of the ordinary and the manner in which it was handled took those who heard it far into the land of delight. It was said at the opening of the meeting that Mr, yler was not a figure head, and The Bee is of the opinion thta his work in the community war- rants the statement. He is doing much good in this city, and here will be gen- tine regret when the times comes for him to leave. He seems to possess the power fo discovery; sees merit in deeds and person, Not long ince The Bee called atten- sion to the fact that the Auditor for he Navy had made an informal Visit to an humble institution in this city and spoke words of cheer to manager and little ones. Mr. Tyler was not. satis- fied- with words, which he considered only leaves, but he went to the point of producing the fruit. When the Thanks- giving season was approaching he said, le there be a dinner for the little ones. Somebody suggested that fifty be pro- vided for, but the Auditor said let one hundred be fed, and suiting the word to the deed gave money sufficient to supply dinner for sixty, leaving only forty to be supplied by the -public. Our friend and brother attorney at law, E. A. Patton, ex-member of the Legislature of .Texas,~has been one of the beneficiaries of Mr. Tyler's timely coming to this city. For quite a while he was employed in the office of the Commissiiner ofInternal Revenue,where he had an excellent record, and where he passed the Civil Service examination twice, but promotions came few and far between. The Auditor heord of him w= a wes oe (Ue ateelis he — ee t At Wholesale Prices . Manicure Sets, Combs, Brush and Mirror Sets, Comb and Brush Sets, Infant Sets in Pyralin, Stag horn, Ebony and Silver, at 49 cts.to $10.50. . 7 ‘ All Foreign and Domestic Perfumes at cut Prices. Aner ae og “Weg Aves Seed : =o eo ae 2 Pern npleor) Le : be ar oe Neg Ree ENeA SNE 4 af Ne ears aS 5 Ww Ae Se os i Tee Seek ISS pee Lilt ie EN eS Sekt, 2 oe ae 1). eee ee a i ge Ti aa o pa Ee: ano Se ae ‘This Handsome Silver Manicure Set and Toilet Set Combined: 15 different articles, 3 Jost the thing she would like. Jewelers ask . $25 to $50. Bring this ad. and ve vil give it to’ vow for $13.98. Bx, SE : \ i. cana eeg cen ee Ne me nde ih $ 4.00 Toilet Set, Round French Bevel Mirrok. Our price, $2.48. Bring this adv. Ay = | ee a _ | Rae Ae \ [Ne ij |: -% ye be CEOs > Em Be jee ae | Sa RSS: x= $10.00 Toilet Case; a dream of the Jewelers’ art. Their price, $10 to $15. Our price, $4.98. Comb and Bruslr Sct. $6.00 Comb and Brush Set; very fine, Our price, $3.79. Bring this adv. ‘a People’s I 8.4 7th St, N. through friends, and’ after talking with him called for his transfer to his office with the understanding tha if he made good all would’ be well; otherwise, all would be wrong, as merit alone counted with him. Our friend. has been trans- ferred, and from last report was mak- ing good, Long live such men as the’ Auditor fo” the Navy Department! djrulythttt12345 6123 123 45123 4123456 THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT In view of the issuance of the call of the Republican National Committee for the convention, the President makes the following statemen: ~ “On the ight after election I made the following announcement: “Lam deeply sensible of the honor done me by the American people in thus expressing their confidence in what I have done and haye tried to do. T ap- pretiate to the full the solemn reepon- sibility this confidence #uposes upon me and [ shall do all that in my power les not to forfeit it Onahe,sth of March next I shall have served three and a half years, and this three and a half years constitute my first term. The wise custom which limits the. President to ‘tuo terms regards the substance, and not the form, and under no circum- stances will 1 be a candidate for or ac- Ae Sx H hi ae fae CE fal ay Pe ui ao Ree a i Ze ey NS) Ae NSS E : a can a ae EE eatkl fe : an Gob ea ee ‘ | $7.50 Comb and Brush and Mir- ror Sot? a plicnomenal value. $3.68. Bring this adv. GET aes 7 NS Ss es [EERO OD GEE Wise el [Ermey APEC conte’ ins KO sae ape ate, : EE EO een f SS AS ha Re Ce Handsome Toilet Set, Silver; French Bevel Mirror. Jewelers ask $3.00 to $&oo. Our price. $2.98. Bring this adv. 7 d ~~ ie. z ee mo. Cea wee RTGS nye ; fee er ee eyes pees * a ‘ cilver Toilet Set. Jewelers ask S380 Our price, $198. Bring this adv. ° ae a. Ss ea S Peace aceon Recah pce a OS ee ell SSS $5.00 Comb, Brush and Mirror, good bristle, fall fer (thee rnb Spe- cial, $2.23. . Bring this Adv. a vO oo y a, 0} pearance cept another nomination.” “I have not changed, and shall not change the decision thus announced.” John Rudden, ; Furniture, ‘Carpets, ete, | 801, 803, 805 Seventh St. N. We | one | MCALL PATTERN 10 15 MINE MOCL MCALL PATTERN 50 YEAR MINE MOCL There are now McCall Patterns sold in the United States of any other make of patterns. This is an approx of their size in accuracy and simplicity. McCALL'S Magazine (The Queen of Fashion) has now subscribers than any other Lobby Magazine. One more subscriptions will be made soon. Few subscribers get a McCall's Fashion Free. Subscribe today. Lady Agnes Wanted. Kindness prompts us to Dear Mrs. commission. Pattern Catalogue (of two designs and Promotion Catalogue (showing two promotions) to from. Address THE McCALL CO., New York. THE BEE AND McCALL'S GREAT FASHION MAGAZINE for one year for $2.00. COUPOX. For Bee: Find enclosed two dollars. Send to mail address below The Bee and McCall's Fashion Magazine for one year. No. Sorry. Tear City. BUY THE NEW HOME LIGHT RUNNING SEWING MACHINE Before You Purchase Any Other Write THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY ORANGE, MASS. Very Sewing Machines are made to sell regard- less, but the "New Home" is made wear. Our guaranty never runs out. Permanent Sewing Machines to suit all conditions of trade. The "New Home" stands at the back of a High-grade sewing machines sold by authorized dealers only. FOR SALE BY FUNERAL DIRECTOR. HIRING, LIVERY AND SALE STABLE. Carrages hired for funerals, parties balls, receptions etc. Horses and carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction guaranteed Business at 1132 Third street, N. W. Main Office Branch at 222 M'l'reel street, Alexandria, Va. Telephone for Office, Main 1727 Telephone Call for Stable, Main 1482-5. OUR STABLES IN FREEMAN'S ALLEY. Where I can accommodate 50 horses. Cal. and inspect our new and modern 1132 Third street, N. W. J H. DABNEY, Pup. ate assets and investigate our meth- NEW YORK CLIPPER IS THE GREATEST THEATRICAL & SHOW PAPER IN THE WORLD. $4.00 Per Year. Single Copy. 10 Cm. ASSURED WEEKLY SAMPLE COPY FREE FRANK QUEEN PUB CO. PUBLISHERS Mme. Davis, LAIRVOYANT AND CARD READER. TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS. Moves Spells and Evil Influencer Reunites the Separated, and Gives Luck to All. 225th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. N. B—No Letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. P—Mention The Bee. ROOMS FOR RENT. Large, comfortable furnished hoops renter ladies or gentlemen, 1207 K net northeast. Furnished rooms for rent at 1117% street, N. W. Front Parlor suitable for a doctor a back bed, som, 1410 First street, W ABERNATHY IS REAPPOINTED. Friend of President Marshal for New Oklahoma State. Washington. — John Abernathy, friend and hunting companion of President Roosevelt, the man who "catches wolves alive," has been reappointed United States marshal for the new state of Oklahoma—much to the disgust of some of the stalid old officers and politicians of that district. They think one of their number should have obtained the plum. Abernathy wasn't the only friend of the president. A rough rider also landed a job, which made matters worse. Marshal Abernathy lives 14 miles northeast of Frederick, the town near W. where President Roosevelt once spent five days coyote hunting. He drew his farm as a homestead in the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche country in August, 1901. Previous to this he lived in Texas. Abernathy is a picturesque character, yet simple, free spoken, always with an open hand for a guest, not given to worrying, cool as the proverbial iceberg, and a rattling good shot—the kind of a man the president likes to meet. It is a fact that Abernathy "catches 'em alive." The president has witnessed the marshal perform this daring feat. Abernathy rode to where a wolf was at Lay, surrounded by yelping and eager dogs, leaped to the ground and muzzled the coyote. Describing the situation, the president later wrote: "He held the reins of the horse with one hand, and thrust the other, with a rapidity and precision even greater than the rapidity of the wolf's snap, into the wolf's mouth, jamming his hand down crosswise between the jaws, seizing the lower jaw and bending it down, so that the wolf could not bite him. "Although he had a stout glove on his hand, this would have been of no avail whatever had he not seized the animal just as he did; that is, just behind the canines, while his hand pressed the lips against the teeth; with his knees he kept the wolf from using its forepaws to break the hold, until it gave up struggling. "When he thus leaped on and captured this coyote, it was entirely free, the dog having let go of it, and he was obliged to keep hold of the reins of his horse with one hand." TOBOGGAN FOR ELEPHANTS. Huge Pachyderms Enjoy Slide and Plunge Into Water. Paris. At the French Colonial exposition at Vincennes it was recently Elephants at Play. discovered that the elephants brought from Cambodia were pining. Then it occurred to a genius to discover the cause. The ponderous pachyderms had missed their daily bath which they were accustomed to take when in their native country. The warm days of the French summer began to tell upon the animals, so a toboggan was erected especially for their use, and they are shown in the picture enjoying the sensation quite as much as the human animal does when he takes his best girl to one of the pleasure parks. There is, of course, some difference between the style of toboggan used by the elephants and that to which we are accustomed. The elephant chute is not pretty, but is apparently substantial as is very necessary in this case. Old Shop. Still in Use. Standing on a hill near Fishermen's beach, Swampscott, is a shoe shop built nearly 115 years ago, and still used for the purpose tor which it war originally intended. HILL GETS BERLIN POST. Former Assistant Secretary of State to Be Ambassador to Germany. Washington.—David Jayne Hill, American minister to the Netherlands, and former assistant secretary of state, will be named ambassador to Berlin to succeed Charlemagne Tower, who is about to retire on account of ill health. Mr. Hill has had great experience in the diplomatic service. He speaks German fluently and it is said his appointment will give great satisfaction to Germany. President Roosevelt first offered the post to Assistant Secretary Bacon. DAVID JAYNE HILE. who declined it, as he preferred to remain in his present position at the state department. It goes to Hill as a promotion, well earned by his previous diplomatic work. Minster Arthur M. Beaupre will be transferred from, the Argentine Republic to the Netherlands to succeed Mr. Hill, and Spencer S. Eddy, now secretary of embassy at Berlin, will go as United States minister to the Argentine Republic. Hill is not so wealthy as his predecessor in Berlin, but he and his wife have enough to enable them to entertain in a way to do credit to their country in a capital where economy is the rule and an ambassador is able to live on his pay—if he wants to. There is no such lavish entertaining as in London and court life is not so brilliant as in Vienna or St. Petersburg. Dr. Hill was a college professor at the age of 29. He served ten years as president of Bucknell university and nine years as president of the University of Rochester, resigning to travel in Europe and study international law. His work in organizing a school of diplomacy in connection with George Washington university attracted favorable notice, and in 1898 Mr. McKinley made him assistant secretary of state. One of the fruits of Dr. Hill's residence in Europe is an elaborate "History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe," two volumes of which have already appeared. This work has given its author an international prestige. SCENE OF FAMOUS DEFENCE. Site of Desperate Engagement of French and Indian War Marked. Boston —The traveler at Wells, Me. stops with interest before a block of granite bearing two bronze tablets that commemorate one of the most Block Marking Site of Storer Garrison. unequal and desperate engagements in the French and Indian war. The monument marks the site of the Storer garrison. On one tablet is a representation, in low relief, of the defence of the garrison by a handful of men, who fought against vastly superior numbers, and on the other this inscription: "To commemorate the defence of Lieut. Joseph Storer's Garrison on this ground by Capt. James Converse, 20 Massachusetts soldiers, neighboring yeomanry of Wells and various heroic women, June 9, 10 and 11, 1692, whereby 400 French and Indians were successfully resisted, and Wells remained the easternmost town in the province not destroyed by the enemy." The memorable action thus commemorated is described at length in the Ecclesiastical History of New England by the reverend and learned Cotton Mather, who states that two sloops and a shallop, recently come into the river, participated in the engagement, which he styles "the bravest act of the war." The reverend author's account of the heroic three days defence is ex- FULL DRESS AND TUXEDO SUITS. $1.00-For Hire-$1.00. Julius Cohen, 1104 7th street, N. W. ST. LUKE HALL ST. LUKE HALL HEADQUARTERS L.0. of St. Luke. Richmond, Virginia. Independent Order of St. Luke Independent Order of St. Luke WITH HEADQUARTERS AT Richmond, Va., is a growing Fraternal Society, with several Incorporated Departments, operating: 1 A Fraternal Society paying Sick Dues and an Endowment at death. 2 A Juvenile Department paying Sick Dues and an Endowment at death. 3 A Regalia Department 4 A Savings Bank. 5 A Large Department Store. 6 A Weekly Paper—The St. Luke Herald. 7 A Job Printing Office. The St. Lukes are now operating in 15 states, and are rapidly spreading in every direction. We want good, hustling Deputies, Good terms for the right persons, male or female. When you write inclose testimonial as to character and ability. For further information, address MAGGIE L. WALKER. Grand Sec'y, I. O. St. Luke, St. Luke Hall, Richmond, Va. Crustese Crisps. One cupful of grated cheese, two-thirds of a cupful of cracker dust, a half teaspoonful of salt, the same of mustard, two tablespoons of butter, one cupful of milk and a dash of paprika. Set the dish holding the above ingredients into pan of hot water and cook until the cheese is melted and the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Remove from the fire and beat in the yolks of two eggs and the well whipped white of one, turn into a buttered dish. Laving the mixture not qulate an inch in depth, and bake in a moderate oven until firm. When cold, cut in thin strips, dip in beaten egg, then crumbs, and fry to a delicate crispness in olive oil or fresh butter. Serve hot. Make Curtains Harmonize. Now that the color scheme is all the rage, take your old curtains, cut off the torn parts, mend neatly any holes with the part you cut off. Take thin cheesecloth, bind all around the curtain, then take ochre, any color you desire. Buy it in a paint store. It is a powder and cheap. Take a large dishpan of warm water and put as much of the ocher in according as you wish it light or dark. Stir it thoroughly with a large spoon. Gather the curtains sideways in folds, then dip them in the substance, wring them as dry as possible, then shake them, starch, and iron when dry. Cardboard Light Shade. Take a sheet of cardboard 14 inches square, mark out a maltese cross, cutting with knife on the lines, then cut out each panel, leaving about one-half to three-quarters of an inch margin; punch holes in this, say, five on each side; mark on the top of center a two-inch square, which must be cut just slightly to allow for folding. Bend each side down, lace together with trimming cord, cut a circle in the center to fit the electric light and fill in the panels with small pieces of china silk glued to the cardboard. This makes an attractive light shade. Sweet Potatoes, Virginia Style. Boll the potatoes until tender, peel and mash. Add butter generously, also cream, salt, white pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Whip in eggs, beaten very lightly, allowing one for each two cupfuls of potato. Pile in the baking dish and send to the oven until a light W.SidneyPittman Architect RENDERING IN PATENT DRAWINGS MONOTONE, WATER COLOR DRAFTING, DETAILING, TRACING AND PEN & INK BLUE PRINTING STEEL CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Phone: Main 6059-M. Office 494 Louisiana Ave., N.W. The Stock-Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association, has concluded to dissolve that Association in order to give room for the former, with it's increased Capital for the purpose of buying a Permanent Home For The Leland Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishing For All The People, The Only First Class, Up-To-Date Amusement Park, With It's Theater (Light Operal, Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Minature Ry, Electric Theater, Dance Pavilion, Roller Skating, Hurley Burley, Double Swing, Boating, Auto Riding, and all the latest fun making devices and laugh producing concessions, together with a First Class Summer Hotel, large enough to accommodate 1000 guests, at it's present location, 79th and Wentworth Ave., twenty (20) minutes ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop District in Chicago. The Publicis is Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. Stocks have doubled in value in a single season. Millions can be made by those Who Take Stock In This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Race Owning And Operating This Immense And Well Paying Plant, Where More Than 1,000 Persons Will Be Employed, between May and October of each year, where you can come without fear and Enjoy The Life and Freedom of a Citizen unmolested or annoyed? The Answer can only be effectively given by subscribing for Stock in this Corporation. it has been made purposefully low so that all Loyal Members of the Race can have a Share and Interest in this Twentieth Century Enterprise. Think of it, Shares Only Ten (10.00) Dollars Each. You Squander More than this amount Any Holiday around Amusement Parks and Public Places, where you are not wanted and never welcome. Come! buy and build one of your own by filling out the attached Coupon and mail with Ten Dollars to the Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Association. Do it to-day so that we may commence to build. I agree to pay $.....per month until the full amount $.....has been paid, at which time I am to recieve my stock certificate. James H. Winslow UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER. ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE. TWELFTH AND R STREETS, N. W. J H DABNEY J H DABNEY fired for funerals, parties, balls, receptions, etc. carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction at 1132 Third street northwest. Jain o street, Alexandria, Va. For Office, Main 1727. Call for, Stable, Main 1428-5. MR STABLES IN FREEMAN'S ALLEY accommodate 50 Horses. Expect our new and modern stable M. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. HIGH·DEGRE Carriages hired for funerals, parties, balls, receptions, etc. Horses and carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Business at 1132 Third street northwest. Main office branch at 222 More street, Alexandria, Va. Call and inspect our new and modern stable J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. W. THE STYLE OF MORE EXPENSIVE SHOES AND GOOD SOLID VALUE ARE FOUND IN OUR SIGNET SHOE because of the exceptional attent stowed on the making. The onlyness in it anywhere is the price. A Goodyear-welted shoe, made or because of the exceptional attention be stowed on the making. The only cheapness in it anywhere is the price. A Goodyear-welted shoe, made on several of the season's handsomest lasts, in the most popular leathers. Looks first rate and wears that way every time. It's worth your while to come in and look the Signet over, even if you're not ready to buy Always welcome. Wm.Moreland, 491Penna Ave HOLTHAN'S OLD STAND. BIGY OF THE BIG BOOT For further information address Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Assn. 6258 Halsted St. Chicago, Ill. James UNDERTAKE ALL WORK FIRST FUNERAL DIRECTOR Hiring, Levery and Sale 'Stable OF SATISFACTION IS A RARE THING IN MOST $3.00 SHOES SHOES AT THIS PRICE . USUALLY LACK STYLE OR COMFORT. OR BOTH. SOMETHING FOR THE HOME, AND OF WHICH ALL CAN SHARE THE ENJOYMENT, MAKES A PARICULARLY DELIGHTFUL GIFT. FOR THIS REASON HOMEFURNISHINGS WILL ALWAYS MAINTAIN THEIR POPULARITY. OUR STOCK OFFERS YOU EXCEPIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SELECTION OF GIFTS. THE GREAT VARIETY OF THE ASSORTMENTS, THE MANY DESIGNS, THE REASONABLE PRICES, AND, ABOVE ALL, THE UNDOUBTED QUALITY OF EVERYTHING SHOWN BY US MAKE THIS STORE -AN IDEAL ONE FOR GIFT-SEEKERS. WE HAVE ALREADY MANY PIECES LAID ASIDE FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY, AND THE NUMBER IS BEING ADDED TO EVERY DAY. IT'S A WISE PLAN TO MAKE AN EARLY CHOICE, AND THERE IS NOTHING TO HINDER YOU FROM DOING IT HERE. FOR WE ARE ALWAYS READY TO ARRANGE THE TERMS OF PAYMENT TO SUIT YOU. WE ARE WELL PROVIDED WITH THE KIND OF PIECES THAT ARE POPULAR ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SUITABILITY, AND CAN PROMISE THAT YOU WILL FIND AN EASY SOLUTION TO THE PUZZLING GIFT QUESTION HERE. MORRIS CHAIRS, ROCKERS, COUCHES, DESKS, TOILETTABLES, SHAVING STANDS, PARLOR SUITES. MUSIC AND BRIC-A-BRAC CABINETS. CHINA CLOSETS, BRASSBEDS, ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT COMBINE UTILITY AND BEAUTY. WE ARE SHOWING A SUPERB LINE OF PARLOR LAMPS, TOO, AND A SPLENDID SELECTION OF ARTISTIC VASES AND HANDSOMELY FRAMED PICTURES. THEN THERE ARE FINE CHINA DINNER SETS, TOILET SETS, LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERES, AND PRETTY RUGS OF ALL SIZES AND WEAVES. WHATEVER YOU GET HERE WILL BE A LASTINGREMEMBRANCE OF THE LOVE THAT PROMPTED THE GIFT, AND "" BE MONEY WELL AND WISELYSPENT. ETER GROGAN, 19-21-23 Seventh Street. Bet. H and I Sts. 福 SOMETHING FOR THE HOME DELIGHTFUL GIFT. FOR LARITY. OUR STOCK OFFERS YOU VARIETY OF THE ASSORT THE UNDOUBTED QUALITY SEEKERS. WE HAVE ALREADY MAXIMIZED TO EVERY DAY. DER YOU FROM DOING IT MENT TO SUIT YOU. WE ARE WELL PROVIDING SUITABILITY, AND CAN PLEASE QUESTION HERE. MORRIS CHAIRS, ROCKET AND BRIC-A-BRAC CABINET UTILITY AND BEAUTY. WE ARE SHOWING A SUITTIC VASES AND HANDSOMEN THEN THERE ARE FINELY RUGS OF ALL SIZES AND WHATEVER YOU GET IN GIFT, AND WILL BE MON. OYSTE Mr. J. A. the oyster, cla a number of business by erc If you want fir soft and har not fail to sen a reliable dea Attractive Capitol Hill home on avenue near park; all improvements and conveniences; brick and stone; six large rooms; $1,300 cash, $3,500 at five per cent; in exclusive white row. R. McPherson, 1358 B street southwest. Nicely furnished room with or without board. No. 1742 Fourteenth street northwest. A. H. Underdown, 1742 14th St. N. W. Three or four large, cheerful, sunny rooms; modern conveniences; one furnished, three communicating. Inquire, The Bee Office, Rooms — Furnished or unfurnished; bath, gas, furnace heat, and gas range; all modern improvements. Apply 1831 Fifth Street Northwest. Louis J. Kessel, Importer of and Wholesale Dealer in WINES AND whiskies State Owner of the..... ... Following Brandas Private Stock, Old Reserve, Hermit Oxford 25 TENTH SHEET. N. W. Telephone—Main: 16 Annual Christmas Annouuceme J. dividual piece has been carefully that we have as fine a selection any article that you may selec Polite attention. dividual piece has been carefully selected and we feel satisfied thata visit from you will bear us out that we have as fine a selection ascan be found anywhere. Why not give us a call tomorrow? Any article that you may select will be laid aside and deliveredwhen wanted. Experienced clerks. Polite attention. F-797 Prices in the Diamond market are advancing, but OUR PRICES HAVE'NT BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We still have a large collection of superb Diamonds which we bought a considerable time ago at lower prices than prevail today. We shall not advance prices on these stones. We are merchants and not speculators, and our fair percentage of profit is all we ask. So, as long as these Diamonds last, it will be possible to buy them here under the regular market for --- Dainty Fun and other suitable for Christmas SHARE THE ENJOYMENT, NISHINGS WILL ALWAYS TIES FOR THE SELECTION SIGNS, THE REASONABLE BY US MAKE THIS STORE - CHRISTMAS DELIVERY, AND AN EARLY CHOICE, AND THE WAYS READY TO ARRANGE PIECES THAT ARE POPULAR. FIND AN EASY SOLUTION TABLES, SHAVING STANDS, BEDS, ARE A FEW OF THE LAMPS, TOO, AND A SPLENE LET SETS, LACE CURTAINS. REMEMBRANCE OF THE LO SPENT. GROG. street. Bet. H a Christmas Announcement E.V.O. MANUFACTURER 725 7th Street Dainty Furniture and other things suitable for Christmas Gifts. MANUFACTURINGJEWELER 725 7th Street, Northwest Everybody has some friend whom may be mother or father, sister or I may be a sweetheart — and no better appropriate — so suggestive. Nothing to gladden the heart of another. Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-selected and we feel satisfied that can be found anywhere. Why not it will be laid aside and delivered WATCHES Everybody has some friend whom they wish to make happy. It may be mother or father, sister or brother. It may be a wife, or it may be a sweetheart — and no better time than Christmas is so appropriate — so suggestive. Nothing makes one feel happier than to gladden the heart of another. We mention here but a few of our specials. Gnetlemen's 20-year Gold Filled Amican Stem Winders and Setters, $10. Ladies' 20-year Gold Filled Stem Winders and Setters, $10. Gentlemen's 14-karat Solid Gold American Stem Winders and Setters, as cheap as $35. Children's Solid Silver Watches with Pin Attachment, $3.50; regular price, $4.50. Ladies' Solid Gold Watches, Open Face, $8.00. Boys' Solid Silver Watches, $5.00 up. DIAMONDS. Put Your Money in Diamonds. No Better Investment Today. --- CREDIT FOR ALL WASHINGTON enty Furniture, and other things desirable for Christmas Gifts. THE ENJOYMENT, MAKES A PARICUER WILL ALWAYS MAINTAIN THEIRS. THE SELECTION OF GIFTS. THE REASONABLE PRICES, AND, ABOVE, MAKE THIS STORE AN IDEAL ONE FOR AS DELIVERY, AND THE NUMBER IS MY CHOICE, AND THERE IS NOTHING TO ADY TO ARRANGE THE TERMS OF WHAT ARE POPULAR ON ACCOUNT OF THE EASY SOLUTION TO THE PUZZLING. SHAVING STANDS, PARLOR SUITES, ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT COO, AND A SPLENDID SELECTION OF LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERES, AND ANGRANCE OF THE LOVE THAT PROMPT. ROGAN, Bet. H and I Sts. Thomas Annouuceme G. VOIGT MUFACTURING JEWELERS 67th Street, Northwest E.VOIGT He has some friend whom they wish to make his father or father, sister or brother. It may be a sweetheart — and no better time than Christmas, so suggestive. Nothing makes one feel happy the heart of another. A list of Jewelry and Bric-a-brac is now complete. We feel satisfied thata visit from you will be made anywhere. Why not give us a call tomorrow? I aside and deliveredwhen wanted. Experience Ladies' Diamond Rings, $5.00 to $150. Ladies' Diamond Brooches, $5.50 to $1,000. Diamond Earrings, $15.00 to $500.00. Diamond Scarf Pins, $7.00 up. Diamond Cuff Buttons, $7.00 up. Diamond Studs, $10.00 up. We have Ladies' Handsome Diamond Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which we are selling at $30.00. This will make an appropriate present for Christmas. Every stone a ball of fire. FURNITURE THINGS FOR GIFTS. TAKES A PARICULARLY MAINTAIN THEIR POPULATION OF GIFTS. THE GREATEST PRICES, AND, ABOVE ALL, IN IDEAL ONE FOR GIFTS. AND THE NUMBER IS BEING HERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE IN THE TERMS OF PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THEM TO THE PUZZLING GIFTS. PARLOR SUITES. MUSIC THINGS THAT COMBINED SELECTION OF ARTIFICIAL PORTIERES, AND PRETTY GIFTS THAT PROMPTED THEY WISH TO MAKE HAPPY. Bruceme BIGT NINGJEWELER, Northwest G & H This oracle is now complete. Each visit from you will bear us our love us a call tomorrow? Men wanted. Experienced clerk. KEYSTON D-779 ```markdown ``` earrings, $15.00 to $500.00. earf Pins, $7.00 up. uff Buttons, $7.00 up. uds, $10.00 up. --- The leading house in town. The largest and best selected stock in the country. Three hundred and seven Wines, Distillates, etc. Absolute guarantee for purity and excellence. Moderate prices. No other house can compete. Greatest advantages for buying. HOLIDAY BEVERAGES a pure Scotch Whisky, imported direct in the wood. Selected for its taste and quality. above the finest Scotch bottling. $1.50 full qt. 75c. full pt. CHRISTIAN XANDER'S Quality House 909 7th St. Phone 212 COLE & SWAN, WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS. No. 1514 14TH St., N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Choicest jewelry of every kind, To suit the most fastidious mind. With taste and skill combined, The best and finest you will find. O'Sullivans FINE OLD NECTAR RYE WHISKEY BLEND BOTTLED BY F. O SULLIVAN, 1250 SEVENTH ST. NORTHWEST. J. A. WHITE. STANDS Nos. 216 and 218 Ninth street northwest. Families supplied with Oysters, Clams, Crab Meat, Hard and Soft Crabs- Everything guaranteed to be fresh and delivered Gold and silver watches, diamonds, jeweiry, guns, mechanical tools, parel. Old gold and silver bought. Unredeemed plaques for 24c. 361 Pennsylvania Avenue. N. Christmas THE QUALITY HOUSE Christian The leading house in town. The in the country. Three hundred and solute guarantee for purity and ex other house can compete. Greater HOLIDAY At 909 Seventh Street. NO BRANO F. G. Swaine and Son CHRISTMAS GOODS. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSEHOLD — CALL AND ORDER YOUR TURKEY NOW. Wholesale Groceries. Agents for Paragon Process and Victor XXXX Family Flour. Telephone, 1699 Main. 932 Louisiana Avenue N. W. SAMUEL G. STEWART 1141 Seventh Street Northwest, Between L and M Streets. Wies, Liquors, Etc. One hundred poor colored children were the guests of Auditor Ralph W. Tyler at a Thanksgiving dinner at the Social Settlement House in South Washington, a work in which he is taking a helpful interest. This institution is doing a wonderful work for the uplift of the colored unfortunates in this section of the city. Great attractions at this stage of the game. Adam and Eve tempted out of Paradise and the moon went in for a swim. The commander of the faithful has issued an imperial decree that the Sanctuary of the Prophet Mohammed at Medina be lighted by electricity. All Sons of the Deser who contemplate a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, take due notice. Gould's Wonder Sore, 421 9th street. Wonders for the Children's Christmas! Toys, Scrap Book Pictures, Tree Ornaments, Green Sawdust, Snow, Tinsel, Stocking Gifts, etc. HOLLY MOUNT PURE RYE WHISKEY. Sold Only E. JOHN F. MEENEHAN, 14th St. and Rhode Island Avenue, N. W.. WASHINGTON. D. C. Phone N. 2166. THE F. E. GREEN CO. 818 19th St. N. W. Washington, D. C. Dreine Clarifying and Preserving Skirts Dyed and Pressed, Plain, 75c Skirts Dyed and Pressed, Plaited, $1.50 Silk Skirts Dyed and Pressed, $100, $1.50. Waists Dyed and Pressed, 75c Short Coats Dyed and Pressed, 75c, $1.00. Long Coats Dyed and Pressed, $100, $1.50. Blankets, $1.00, $1.50. Portieres Dyed or Cleaned, $1.00, $1.50. Our Dressmaking and Repair Department is at your service. Suits steam cleaned, $1.00. Beverages Beverages Buy your Wines and Distillates of a Wine Merchant. who ultimately knows their nature Xander's e largest and best selected stock and seven Wines, Distillates, etc. Abcellence. Moderate prices. No best advantages for buying. BEVERAGES 二、 PHONE. Main 274. CH HOUSES THE LARGEST IN THE CITY WE KNOW OUR OWN ... FLOWERS ... F. H. KRAMER Florist and Decorator. This is the man to patronize if you want the best service, the sweetest, the prettiest and the best flowers in the country. J. C. Powell, the florist, is with F. H. Kramer, Centre Market. Main 2372, 916 F street northwest. Private Office, Main 2372; Greenhouses, Linc. 193. Anacostia, D.C. Mr. Kramer has purchased a larger and more commodious stand in the Centre Market that surpasses any. These new stands are in charge of Mr. J. C. Powell, who is prepared to serve his friends during the holidays with Roses, Carnations, Violets, Floral Designs and Decorations. J. D. O'CONNOR, Union Bar, and Union Goods. Yellow Keystone Pure Rye Whiskey. J. D. O'CONNOR'S BUFFET, Cor. Seventh and P Sts. N.W. WE DO BUSINESS AT ONE PRICE Misfit Cloth ing Parlor, Fine Garments (Slightly Worn) Made by Our Leading Tailors. JUSTH'S OLD STAND. Established 1865. 619 D St. N. W.