Washington Bee

VOL. XXIX NO17 Dr. Vernon's Speech HON. W. T. VERNON, REGISTER OF THE TREASURY, BY INVITATION ADDRESSES THE COLORED ODD FELLOWS OF AMERICA, ASSEMBLED IN THEIR BIENNIAL SESSION, AT ATLANTIC CITY. This organization is composed of near ly four hundred thousand members all over America and her possessions.... On the platform were seated the Grand Master, Grand Officers and distinguished citizens. Address by Register W. T. Vernon, at Atlantic City, N. J. Wednesday, September 16. Mr. Vernon said in part: Mr. Grand Master and members of the B. M. C. of the Colored Odd Fellows of America: I say "honor done me," because of the things for which you stand and the great work you are accomplishing for our people wherever your organization exists. The influence of your order is bounded only by the confines of the Republic and its possessions. It is affiliated with sister organizations throughout the civilized world with its 400,000 members. Made up of the brightest and best men of the race—men who are representative citizens of the highest order of intelligence—working under the capable and successful guidance of your most worthy Grand Master, Hon.W. L. Houston, it could not do otherwise than meet with the success which is shown in the reports and evidenced by your splendid presence here this evening. I refer again to the greatness of your order, in that it stands for all that is elevating, beneficial and inspiring; and the magnificent words "Friendship, Love and Truth," the basic fabric of your great order, would in themselves indicate the work you have done, are doing and are destined to do. This splendid quality of friendship alone can grow out of the ability to discern the worthy and true, to discover real merit and appreciate the same for merit's sake. The closer relationship, love, a culminative result of this friendship, so aptly styled by Drummond "The greatest thing in the world," and truth, which all right-thinking men admire, which stands out forever against the false REGISTER W. T. VERNON. and unreal, and through the ages grows more eternal since born of God, are noble words, are undying principles fitted to give perennial youth and vigor to any order carrying out the same. So then—your organization, bringing together the best elements of the race, the most enlightened elements in society for friendly converse and discussion as to the best means to be used for the further development of your great order, should have and will have a still higher place in the estimation of all good-thinking people and in the appreciation of your fellow men. This order does more than benefit its members. It teaches the worth, the capabilities and the possibilities of the Negro in the work of organization, without which no race nor cause can long survive. Organization, since the incipiency of man's ideal progress, has been the motor force for his advancement, and has further and to a higher degree eventuated from this advancement as this organization has been purified, strengthened and perfected. So that every effort for uplift and reform, whether social, political or religious, has found its safe-guard and hope for perpetuation in the character of its organization and the men comprising the same In these organizations which have lived, men have sought for the elimination of weaknesses, crudeness and non-essentials, and striving for the converse have placed leadership in the hands of those most worthy and enlightened. As a result, these organizations have made great leaders and in turn have seen their greatest development under the direction of such leaders. A race, environed as we were, until within half a century ago, had no national leaders nor organizations,ramifying our entire national life, was forced to prove itself in a world of organization. Demonstration alone could satisfy the query—is the Negro capable of organization? It is not flattery to say, that your order as much as any organization of the race has answered the question affirmatively and conclusively. Civilization is advancing by the method you have employed. This civilization today the accumulated greatness of a century—grown world, gives to us the highest form of individual culture, its flower and fruit. The men sitting before me show the vast step from the serf to the man. These Negro people are men, and their manhood should call for all the rights enjoyed by any otehr people—for them and this country there should be no discriminatory laws, but laws should be equally applied. It is not to much to ask that this be the rule of action of our common country, as must of necessity be the rule of action of any order carrying out your principles of "Friendship, Love and Truth." It is not too much to suppose that the race leaders—members of this order—and you are all vitally interested in all these things which go to make up our racial development, and that the purposes of this order and the life purposes of its members are to be a source of uplift to the tremendous struggle and remarkable progress being made by these people of whom we are all a part. After wishing the greatest success to your order, we shall pass to a discussion of those questions which affect you and affect us all and without which the highest individual progress—the fullest possible success for your order—are impossible: The question of how best to secure for all the people of America, fair play in the race of life. Contemporaneous with your remarkable growth and achievement, has been the upward tendency of the American Negro. You have prospered as he has prospered, and because of this prosperity, and he in turn has developed because such organizations as yours have furnished a medium by means of which he might develop. Our country develops as he and all other citizens develop. America will be great and free when its 80,000,000 people, without regard to color, are free and prosperous. This country of ours, the outgrowth of the efforts of men through centuries, to know the best in human life, struggled for years, and we trust them once and all, with the question as to whether we should be a free or slave civilization, and whether the mission for which America was born should fail. The Abolitionist who preached with the energy of a Crusader for the liberation of all mankind—the soldier and sailor who died that such might be accomplished, were but the reincarnation of those men of other centuries, who out from the blackest night of oppression ever emerged at God's command to lead the world to a better day. "Their cause is just, Their good swords rust, Their souls are with the saints we trust." All honor to these. "We pay just (Continued to page 5.) WASHINGTON Bruce Commended Bruce Commended THE M STREET HIGH SCHOOL. Washington D. C. September 21, '08. To the Editor of The Bee;— The splendid talk given by Assistant Superintendent Bruce to teachers Saturday morning should mark the beginning of a new era in school affairs. It is very gratifying to know that the authorities understand the condition of affairs in the M St. High School. A committee of parents would have long since demanded an investigation of that school were it not for the fact that we, as a people, seem to have lost more than we have HASSAULT AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER PROPERTY OF M. THIEFELIN Does the Bully's gun ASSAULT AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER PROPERTY OF J. THESFELIN THE LAW FAM & GOWAN Does the Bully's gun weigh more than the law—Wait and let us see gained by past investigations. In my poor opinion the trouble is not so much with the curriculum nor with the ability of the teachers as with the spirit which animates a large number of them. There are some inded, who realize with Arnold of Rugby that "the teacher should be the foster parent of the child, and that all successful teaching must be born of love. Men are superior or inferior in the ratio that they possess truth, honor, frankness, health, system, industry, kindness, good cheer and a spirit of helpfulness," and some who believe with Emerson that "the secret of education lies in respecting the pupil." These sweet faced women and noble men are lovingly remembered by their former pupils. They are in the minority. Divided into cliques, lost to every sense of their grave responsibility, lost to every thought of unity of plan and purpose, selfish, suspicious, envious and intoorient or each other, not a few spend the greater part of their time planning for promotions and increase of salaries; not a few delight in sharpening their wits at the expense of their defenseless pupils, constantly holding up to ridicule of their classmates and thus engendering a spirit of hatred and defiance instead of loving kindness. Contact with such teachers in whom the milk of human kindness has been turned to the gall of bitterness cannot but have an evil effect upon the lives of pupils. Many a pupil has gone through M St. school resolving never to recognize or speak to certain tea- ers if they once escape from their clutches. Sweet memories, these, of their Alma Mater! Those of us who have been looking on with saddened hearts have reason, now, to hope for vast improvement. Very respectfully, Frater et Amicus. HON. WILLET. M. HAYS. Assistant Secretary United States Department of Agriculture. One of the best-known men in the United States and a man who knows what farmers need is Hon. Willet M. Hays, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hays is one of the most affable men in public life, and a man in whom n weigh more than the law— HON. WILLET M. HAYS. the people have confidence. Mr. Hays is one public man who is loyally supporting his chief, Mr. Wilson, who has so faithfully performed his duties as Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Hays is a very pleasant man to talk with. His manners are genial and his business ability is beyond question. MR. PITTMAN OUT. Architect W. Sidney Pittman, who has been quite ill, is able to be out again greatly to the gratification of his friends. Mrs. Pittman and her baby son are doing well. READ THE BEE. FORAKER LEAGUE FOR TAFT. Colored Republicans United in Support of Republican Ticket—Bishop Lampton, Editor Simmons and Attorney Randolph Bring Foraker Workers into Taft Camp—South Washington Hears Sound Republican Doctrine. The Foraker National League, at its regular meeting yesterday, declared for Taft and Sherman. Ten states were represented at the conference, and resolutions were adopted pledging the members to continue the organization throughout the campaign and to wage a vigorous battle for the electin of the Chicago nominees Oliver Randolph who was secretary THE LAW FAA GOWAN Wait and let us see of the Foraker National League last spring during the struggle for delegates favorable to the nomination of Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, becomes chairman under yesterday's reorganization, Bishop E. W. Lampton of the A. M. E. church, a resident of Mississippi, is chairman of the advisory committee, and Roscoe Conkling Simmons, editor of the New York National Review, was placed at the head of the newly created publicity committee. The action of the Foraker League indicates that the last westige of opposition to Judge Taft on the part of the so-calledForaker faction among the colored people has passed away. This organization had full charge of Senator Foraker's campaign for the nomination and was in the forfront of the war against Judge Taft at the Chicago convention. The line of Negro leaders is now solid for Taft and Sherman, and the rank and file have long since accepted the will of the majority of the party, as expressed in June. The colored voters of the states adjacent to the District of Columbia held a largely attended mass meeting to night at Rustine Hall on Virginia Avenue, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, Southwest. The speakers were W. Calvin Chase, Editor of the Washington Bee, James W. Poe of the Lincoln Emancipation League, Lawyer Thomas Jones and James W. Freeman, of the Odd Fellows fraternity. Representative colored Republicans, in accord with resolutions passed, declared their intention to go home and vote for Taft and Sherman. WILL THE FORAKERITES FOLLOW THEIR LEADER? There were numbers of colored men who stood by Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination before the Chicago convention, and some of them were not pleased with the nomination of Judge Taft. Among the first to congratulate the successful aspirant was Senator Foraker himself. He said, "Taft is now my leader." Following a cogent review of the circumstances growing out of the Senator's generous stand for Taft, the Cleveland Journal is moved to inquire: "If they (the colored Forakerites) are willing to accept Mr. Foraker's advice on the some grounds, will they also accept it on this? Mr. Foraker knows that there can be little or no hope for the race with Bryan as president. He knows that there can be no progress in justice or any adjustment of present unsatisfactory conditions. The Democratic party is not in the business of helping the Negro, never has been and probably never will be." THE NEW DISBURSING OFFICER—A YOUNG MAN WITH A BRILLIANT CAREER A BRILLIANT CAREER. The appointment of Mr. Charles C. Rogers as Collector of Taxes, met with the general approval of his many friends among the people of the District who know him, he is a young man of ability, and thoroughly competent to fill his new duties with great credit to the office and to the public. Mr. Rogers is a gentleman of high standing, coming from one of Ohio's most aristocratic families; he is a strict business man who believes in business methods; he is also a Chief who believes in treating every body right who deserves it regardless of conditions, etc. Mr. Rogers was no stranger to the employes of the Tax office, and they were all very fond of him even before the change was known, he has made no changes so far as the personnel of the office are concerned and every one feels perfectly safe in his position so long as he attends to his duties. Mr. Rogers has shown himself a good friend to colored people in many instances and has a host of CHARLES C. ROGERS, ESQ., Disbursing Officer, District Government. friends among them who are pleased to see his success in life which he so much deserves. Mr. Rogers was born in Lexington, Ohio, in 1867, graduated from the High Schools of that state when seventeen years of age; entered business College and after completing the course he entered an Ohio bank, where he remained five years. He entered the services of the District of Columbia eleven years ago, served as Disbursing Officer nine years with great credit; he was appointed Collector of Taxes, of the District of Columbia Sept., 1st and assumed charge Sept., 10th. The people wish him much success in his new field of labor, as there is no official in the District Government who will go further, and who will take more delight in trying to do his duties to the people regardless of color or conditions. Every day, in reading the various papers, we find that the white brother is the one that is committing the crimes of the country. The colored brother is painted blacker than he is. praise, One whisper'd word to show that I Have been a comfort all these days. gieb! En Flus-ter-wort oh komm und sag' Dass 'du mich e-wig hast so lieb. colla voce. Copyright, 1906, by The American Melody Co., New York. Kleinert's DRESS SHIELDS Every pair of Kleinert's Dress Shields is warranted. When properly used, we will not only refund money paid for shields that are not perfect, but will hold ourselves responsible for any resulting damage to gown. Kleinert's Dress Shields are made in ten sizes, from size 1 to size 10. If your dealer does not keep the kind or size you want, send us 25c. for sample pair of either kind in size 3. If you want a larger size, add 5c. for each additional size. Send for our Dress Shield Book. Is worth reading. Sent free on application. I. B. KLEINERT RUBBER CO. 721-723-726-727 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Reduso CORSETS set en For large se support- $3.00. the same as white batiste. 20 to 36. For large cept that the e of white 20 to 36. Pesigo $3.00 the same as batiste. Hose price $3.00. New W. B. Reduso No. 770. For large tall women. Made of white cowl. Hose supporters front and sides. Sizes 20 to 36. Price $3.00. New W. B. Reduso No. 771. Is the same as No. 770, but is made of light weight white batiste. Hose supporters front and sides. Sizes 20 to 36. Price $3.00. New W. B. Reduso No. 772. For large short women. The same as No. 770, except that the bust is somewhat lower all around. Made of white cowl, hose supporters front and sides. Sizes 20 to 36. Price $3.00. New W. B. Reduso No. 773. is the same as No. 772, but made of light weight white batiste. Hose supporters front and sides. Sizes 20 to 36. Price $3.00. in the new W. B. "hip-subduing" models, sailing modes, or any of our numerous styles tee perfect fit for every type of figure. $3.00 per pair. 377-379 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Ask any dealer anywhere to show you the new W. B. "hip-subduing" models, which will produce the correct figure for prevailing modes, or any of our numerous styles which are made in such a variety as to guarantee perfect fit for every type of figure. From $1.00 to $3.00 per pair. HEWGARTEN BROS., Mfrs., 377-379 BROADWAY, NEW YORK The Perfect Corset for Large Women It places over-developed women on the same basis as their slender sisters. It tapers off the bust, flattens the abdomen, and absolutely reduces the hips from 1 to 5 inches. Not a harness—not a cumbersome affair, no torturing straps, but the most scientific example of corsetry, boned in such a manner as to give the weaker absolute freedom of movement. Kleinett's THE GEM DOUBLE COVERED Kleinett's FEATHER WEIGHT WASHABLE Kleinett's 2 JUNO OPERLESS NO ENTERED --- OUR LAND PURCHASES PAY. All of Them Have Added Immensely to National Wealth. In the Philippines as in its other land deals, the United States made a good bargain. The census of the Philippines just published shows that the forests in the islands, in which there are 747 varieties of woods, are worth about $3,000,000,000, or double those of the States of Oregon and Washington, which are especially strong in that particular asset. Then there are great deposits of coal, iron and lead, and there are many indications of gold and silver, all of which represent a wealth of several billions more. The Philippines cost us $20,000,000 in the lump sum which we paid to Spain. Possibly the military and naval expenditures on account of the islands cost us $400,000,000 or $500,000,000. But even if these figures were quadrupled we would still be gainers in that speculation in a monetary sense. The Louisiana region, extending from the Mississippi to the Rocky mountains and the Sabine river, cost us $15,000,000, which we paid to France. We gave $5,000,000 to Spain for Florida, which comprised not only the present state of that name, but the lower ends of Alabama and Mississippi and most of the eastern projection of Louisiana. Texas came to us without cost, and so did the Oregon country, comprising the present States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. Through conquest and the payment of $18,250,000 to Mexico we obtained the present States of California, Nevada, Utah, the Territory of Arizona—except below the Gila river—and parts of New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. For the region south of the Gila we paid $10,000,000 to Mexico. For Alaska we paid $7,200,000 to Russia. The gold alone which we got from Alaska in 1904, not counting the coal, fish, fur, blubber or other things, amounted to over $10,000,000. In its products Alaska has paid for itself thirty-five times over since we bought it. The Eyeball and Vision. Dr. Alexander Schaefer has been investigating the vision of many animal species and has found that the sie of the eyeball is the principal factor of the acuteness of vision. The bovine species has the sharpest sight. The second place is occupied by man and the horse, which have nearly equal visual powers; the third by the sheep. Small, and especially small-eyed animals, whether mammals, CHORUS. l'istesso tempo. Only a word of praise... to comfort me on the way, Sag'mir das Wort so süss... das mir dein Inn'res ver-rält. One little word of love... repeated from day to day; Sag'mir's wenn dich grüss... Ohl sag'es mir früh und spül; Mo-ments would then be sweet... that I now in grief de-plore; Dann wird mir al-les leicht... was mir jetzt das Herz be-drückt; Tell me that you love me,... as you did in days of yore... Sag'mir dass du mich liebst,... und ich bin für e-wig be-glückt. colla voce. birds, amphibia or reptiles, have very poor sight. Owls are the only birds that possess great acuteness of vision. It has long been known that dogs have such indistinct vision that as a rule a dog is not able to recognize his master by sight alone. Density of Population. Although there is a certain area of about three and one-half acres on Manhattan island where the density of population is at the rate of 630,000 to the square mile, yet the city of Paris shows a far greater average density of population than New York, the figures for Paris being 79,300 square miles, and for New York city proper 40,000 a square mile. The average density of Londons population is 37,300 a square mile, and that of Berlin is 67,000. German Savings Banks. The savings banks of Germany have some 19,000,000 pass books out and heir deposits amount to 13,500,000,000 marks ($3,213,000,000). These deposits are practically all guaranteed by the various municipalities of the empire, and the condition forms a bulwark of confidence in the security of private wealth and earnings that cannot be shaken by hard times, panics, bank failures, etc. Finger Alphabet. The finger alphabet as distinguishen from the real deaf and dumb language of signs, appears to have been invented in Spain, to which country the world owes the first systematic deaf and dumb teaching. Its inventor was either Juan Pablo Bonet or Pedro de Ponce. ... The Sympathy of Friendship. It is sublime to feel and say of another, I need never meet, or speak or write to him; we need not re-enforce ourselves or send tokens of remembrance; I rely on him as on myself; if he did thus or this, I know it was right.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. Owls Under a Ban. The usual crusade is going on against the harmless, necessary owl. The good he does in-consuming endless voles, shrews, moles and mice is ignored or forgotten; the evil laid to his charge is exaggerated a hundredfold. For Lack of Better Reason. It is likely that many a fellow who is scarcely able to take care of himself marries a girl on the theory that she will be able to help him to do so. sample Latest Model "Ranger" bicycle furnishes us any agents everywhere are making money fast. Write for full particulary and special offer of your bicycle. NO MONEY REQUIRED until you receive and approve of your bicycle. We ship to anyone, anywhere in the U.S. without a cent deposit in advance, prepaid freight, and allow TEN DAYS' FREE TRIAL during which time you may ride the bicycle and you are then not perfectly satisfied or do not wish to keep the bicycle ship it back to you. We furnish the highest price and we will not be one cent. FACTORY PRICES at one small profit above actual factory cost. You save to buy middlemen's profits by buying direct of us and have the manufacturer's guarantee behind your bicycle. DO NOT BUY a bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone whose catalogues and earn our unheard of factory prices and remarkable special offers. YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you recieve our beautiful catalogue and YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you receive our beautiful catalogue and study our superb models at the wonderfully low prices we can make you this year. We sell the highest grade bicycles for less money than any other factory. We are satisfied with $1.00 profit above factory cost. BICYCLE DEALERS, you can sell our bicycles under your own name plate at our prices. Orders filled the day received. BECOND HAND BICYCLES. We do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but use them on our handmade trade by our Chicago retail stores. These we clear out promptly at price manage $33.89-$38.99 and grain lats mailed free single wheels, imported roller chains or pedals, parts, repairs and equipment of all kinds at half the annual retail bruce. ```markdown ``` $3.50 per pair, but to introduce we will sell you a sample pair for $80 cash with order $5.55. NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES NAILS, Tacks or Glass will not let the air out. Sixty thousand pairs sold last year. Over two hundred thousand pairs now in use. DESCRIPTION: Made in all sizes. It is lively and easy riding, very durable and lined inside with a special quality of rubber, which never becomes porous and which closes up small punctures without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters from satisfied customers stating that their tires have only been pumped an ordinary tire, the puncture resisting quality being given by several layers of thin, specially prepared fabric on the tread. The regular price of these tires is $5.50 per pair, but for advertising purposes we are making a special factory price to the rider of only $8.50 per pair. All orders shipped same day the rider of only $4.80 per pair. All orders shipped same day letter is received. We ship C O D on approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented. We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the price $4.58 per pair) if you send FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this advertisement. We will also send one nickel plated brass hand pump. Tires to be returned at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory on examination. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. If you order a pair of these tires, you will find that they will ride easier, run faster, wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price. We know that you will be so well pleased that when you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a trial order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined a We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby m send FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this a nickel plated brass hand pump. Tires to be returned at O not satisfactory, on examination. We are perfectly reliable bank you own and pay. These tires, you find wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you know that you will be so well pleased that when you want We want you to send us a trial order at once, hence this rem IF YOU NEED TIRES don't buy any kind of the special introductory price quoted above; or write for our describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at about 8 DO NOT WAIT but write us a postal today. DO offers we are making. It only costs a postal to learn everyl J. L. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented, count of 5 per cent (thereby making the price $4.55 per pair if you ORDER and enclose this advertisement. We will also send one amp. Tires to be returned at OUR expense if for any reason they are in motion. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is safe as in all these tires, you will find that they will ride easier, run faster, look finer than any fire you have ever used or seen at any force. We well pleased that when you want a bicycle you will give us your order, order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. TIRES don't buy any kind at any price until you send for a pair of Hedgethorn Puncture-Proof tires on approval and trial at quoted above; or write for our big Tire-and Sunday Catalogue which ties and kinds of tires at about half the usual prices. But write us a postal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING a bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone until you know the new and wonderfully costs a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL IF YOU NEED TIRES don't buy any kind at any price until you send for a pair of Hedgehorn Puncture-Proof tires on approval and trial at the special introductory price quoted above; or write for our big Tire and Sunday Catalogue which describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at about half the usual prices. DO NOT WAIT but write us a postal today. DO NOT THINK OF BUYING a bicycle or a pair of tires from anyone until you know the new and wonderful Remove the dandruff if you want fine lustrous hair. Give your hair a chance to thrive by using ED. PINAUD'S (Eau de Quinine) HAIR TONIC Beautiful women in the world of fashion, keep their hair healthy and beautiful by regular use of this peerless French preparation. Write for Rose Pocket Mirror and Beauty Beach Try it for yourself—simply se and packing) and we will se applications—Write to-day. PARFUMERIE It for yourself—simply send us loc. (to pay postage packing) and we will send you enough for three cations—Write to-day. PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD Try it for yourself—simply send us loc. (to pay postage and packing) and we will send you enough for three applications—Write to day. 5 Write for Boss Pocket Mirror and Beauty Book Notice the thick rubber tread "A" and puncture strips "H" and "D," also rim strip "I" to prevent rim cutting. The other make- SOFT, ELASTIC and EASY RIDING. Why He Helped. The priest of the struggling little parish had done all he could to clear off the debt and pay for building the church, but he and his people were poor and the struggle was long. At last all the money was raised, but a certain sum for which he pleaded in vain. One July Sunday, at the close of the morning service, he locked the door of the church and put the key in his pocket. "My children," he said, to his congregation, "none can leave till he has paid the sum of ten cents. Those who have no money can borrow from their friends." There was a 'faint murmur, but none thought of rebellion. Many paid the ten cents at once. Those who had no money borrowed, but a quarter of a dollar was lacking when the treasury resources had been exhausted. Suddenly there came a sharp tap on the frame of the open window, and a-hand with a silver quarter held, between the thumb and forefinger was thrust inside. "Here, father," an impatient voice began, "here's the rest, and now will you tell Judy Monahan to come out of that. I'm tired waltin' for me dinner." As a Sign of Good Faith. A new and strange phase of religious fervor seems to be spreading among the Buddhist monks in Burma; it is religious suicide. The pioneer of this mania was a monk devoted to ecstatic meditation, until the desire seized him to be free from earthly passions. So he repaired to a pagoda, and wrapped himself in thirteen monastic robes, besides his own, having first saturated them with oil. He then sat cross-loged on a bit of leather, lighted the oil, and remained firm, fervently praying. As soon as the smoke arose all the monks and people nearby came rushing up to him; but none thought of putting the fire out, or of helping the unfortunate man in any way. They looked on until the fire ended, and then carried the body away and gave it a very fine funeral. The Discovery of Iron. The stone age, bronze age and iron age so overlap one another it is impossible to say just when one begins or ends. Men began to use both bronze and iron long before stone had ceased to be used. In fact, America was in the stone age so late as its discovery by Columbus 400 years rgo. It is safe to say that history proper and the iron age were born together anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is more than likely that men gained their first information concerning the properties of iron through experiments with the pieces of it that had fallen from the sky in the shape of meteors. Tar and Feathers. So far as we know, the first record of this punishment is in the year 1189 the first of Richard I. At that time a law was passed that "any robber voyaging with the crusaders shall be first shaved, then hot pitch shall be poured upon him, and a cushion of feathers shook over it." After this the criminal was to be put ashore at the first port the ship came to. A Sweet Nature Fake. Falling to bite sugar from several lumps, some marked bees under observation by Gaston Bonnier, a French naturalist, flew away, returning in an hour or two with two other workers, after first visiting a fountain. Settling on the sugar they were seen to pump water from their crops, when they sucked up the syrup so formed. It Rains Wealth. Dr.-McGee, Chief of the Bureau of Bolls, figures that we get 200,000,000 cubic feet of rain in a year, which we can use for power, then for irrigation and then for a highway. That, as Dr. Johnson said of Mrs. Thale's beer vats, is the potentiality of wealth. Not Good at Riddles A lawyer was questioning a new client, a widow, the other day, about her history. "My history," she repiled, is simplicity itself. My first was the happiness of my life, mybecond was goodness itself, my third—" "Excuse me, madam," Interrupted the attorney, "but really we aren't here to guess charades." Changes on the moon's surface especially near the crater Linnaeus, are now recognized by Pickering, Barnard and others. It is concluded that the diminution of a white patch must be a melting hoar of frost at sunrise and that the deposition and melting of frost must be taking place in other parts of the moon. No Joke. When a man says that he "needs the money to buy the baby shoes," and laughs it is a sure sign that he's single. Married men who have experienced the shoe problem realize that it is no laughing matter. Example Better Than Precept. Example is more powerful than precept; whereof you remove another be unblamable yourself.— George Washington. Annual Annoucement C. dividual piece has been carefully that we have as fine a selection a Any article that you may select Polite attention. ```markdown ``` Prices in the Diamond market are advancing, but OUR PRICES HAVE'T 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 r is all we ask. So, as long as these Diamonds last, it will be possible to buy them here under the regular market for Disinfected Transmitters. A number of suggestions have been made from time to time with a view of disinfecting properly the transmitters of public telephones, but the proposals have usually involved a great deal of expense. An Englishman has invented an inexpensive apparatus which can be fixed to any mouthpiece. The apparatus consists of a small nickel tube resembling a cartridge, which can be half filled with a disinfectant, and which is fixed immediately above the mouthpiece. From the tube a diminutive blind, soaking in the disinfectant, is drawn by means of a loop or hook. The little blind is drawn down over the mouthpiece and fastened to a button underneath it, so that the user of the telephone speaks through the blind, which springs back and disinfects itself when the subscriber has finished his conversation. The blind is made of ramble fibre which is extremely strong and becomes even stronger when soaked in water. Ordinary linen would probably wear badly. The blind is exactly 1 1/2 inches wide and does not in the least interfere with the sound. On a Windy Day. An absent-minded gentleman was going along the street on a very windy day, when suddenly his hat blew off. He few along the street, and after a long chase picked up what he supposed was his hat. Another bareheaded gentleman arrived on the spot at the same moment, and, holding out his hand, said "Thank you." "What do you mean?" asked the absent-minded man. "Thank you for capturing my hat." "But this is not your hat." "Excuse me, it is." "Where's mine, then?" Then he remarked that he had secured his own by a hat-guard that morning. Cotton Pickers There are machines that will pick the ripened cotton from the plant, but it can hardly be said that, all things considered, there is as yet a "successful" practical cotton-picker. The machine is still in the experimental stage, and there are plenty of cotton raisers who are firmly of the opinion that there will never be any all-round successful cotton-picking machine but the human hand. If the cotton crop opened all at once, then the problem of machine picking would be an easy one. Significance of Decorations The decorations, the illuminations, the display of uniforms, and the fireworks serve a triple purpose when they are arranged in honor of a visitor. They serve to show that visitor that there is a real and hearty attempt to express pleasure at his coming; they give pleasure to those E.VOIGT MANUFACTURINGJEWELER 725 7th Street, Northwest 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. Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-brac is now complete. Each in-elected and we feel satisfied thata visit from you will bear us out can be found anywhere. Why not give us a call tomorrow? will be laid aside and deliveredwhen wanted. Experienced clerks. WATCHES We mention here but a few of our specials. Gnetlemen's 20-year Gold Filled American Stem Winders and Setters, $10. Gentlemen's 14-karat Solid Gold Amercan 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 Silve- Watches, $5.00 up. Put Your Money in Diamonds. No Better Investment Today. W.SidneyPittman Architect Phone: Main 6059-M. Office who take part in arranging them; and they delight high and low, great and simple, who see them. Prof. Blau of Germany has discovered a new process of developing illuminating gas that may be bought by the bottle at the rate of 15 cents a pound. A 22-pound cylinder at 15 cents a pound would give a 50-candle power light for four months used four hours a day. That is to say, the cost would be 1 1-7 cents an hour or, say, $1.25 a month, or even less.—Brooklyn Eagle. An Egyptian paper says that the native families pay an average tax of $4.65 an acre, 28.5 per cent. of the crop. Foreigners and land companies hold 655,000 acres. Through their insolvency and liquidation, and the redistribution of the estates formed since 1902, it is probable that large amounts of gold may be unhoarded. What is the cruel pleasure which carries sorrow and bitterness to the heart of your brother? Where is the innocency of an amusement whose source springs from vices which ought to inspire you with compassion and grief?—Jean Baptiste Massillou. At the age of seventy-five when, to everybody's surprise Cranworth was asked to be Chancellor for the second time by Palmerston (who could not endure Roundell Palmer) someone congratulated him with "Well, Cranny, Kingsley is right; it is better to be good than clever." Harry Gosney by mistake fed his norse a quantity of poultry food, thinking the same to be condition powder for the animal. The mistake was not noticed until the horse had scratched up half the garden and showed signs of wanting to set. Although in her ninety-seventh year, a woman who is an inmate of the Wareham (Dorsetshire, Eng.) workhouse recently recited one of Dr. Watts' poems without a break at an entertainment given at the institution KEYSTON D-779 ches, $5.00 up. onds. No Bet oday. fine stones. Ladies' Diamond Rings, $5.00 to $150. 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There was one significant sentence in President Roosevelt's statement, published in the daily papers last Tuesday, that interests the colored Americans particularly. The President said: "For instance the entire agitation over Brownsville was in large part not a genuine agitation on behalf of colored men, at all, but merely one phase of the effort by the representatives of certain law-defying corporations to bring discredit upon the administration, because it was seeking to cut out the evils connected not only with corrupt use of wealth, but especially with the corrupt alliance between certain business men of large fortunes and certain politcians of great influence." In his statement President Roosevelt quotes a letter written by Mr. Taft last July, in which Mr. Taft said, in referring to a proposed compromise with Senator Foraker: "And in his opposition has siezed upon and magnified an important but incidental matter to embarrass the administration, using in this without scruple, a blind race prejudice to accomplish his main end." The Bee knows that certain Negroes, in and out of Washington, were hired, and paid in cash to agitate the Brownsville matter, groes to a white heat—even to the and to inflame the passions of unthinking and unreasonable Nepoint of anarchistic utterances. Now who paid these Negroes for their services, and where did the money come from? Last October the New York Age, under the caption of "The Brownsville Ghouls" carried a lead editorial that classified these Negroes as "Human Ghouls," and flayed them unmercilessly. The Age, among other things, said: "These human ghouls raised the black flag of Race Discrimination and moved out in search not of justice, but of the thirty pieces of silver coined for Judases." That editorial created a sensation. Many Negro newspapers resented it, and others, among them The Bee, deprecated it as impolitic. We were not then in possession of certain information. We, along with other reputable Negro newspapers, were not then aware that certain Negroes were under pay to devote their time and talents to agitating the Brownsville matter simply as a dirty political means to a contemptible end, with the race as the loser rather than the gainer. The Bee quotes from the President's statement, from Mr. Taft's letter, and from the New York Age just to set Negroes to thinking and just to impress upon all sane Negroes, be they preachers or laymen, who for filthy cash, hire to agitate and accelerate race hatred and race prejudice, is to follow men whose course must necessarily lead the race into the awful maelstrom that destroys political and industrial and professional respect. Negroes, it's time to think. --- Actuated as he has been, the Negro, by sudden and nervous impulses, but in the long run he is found on the side of right. Why is the Negro like the Democratic party? In other words, like Democrats at the beginning of every campaign denounce their own party and pretend that they intend to support the Republican party. Negroes like disgruntled Democrats have imaginary grievances. Some Negroes blame the entire Republican party for the acts of one individual member of that party. With such thoughts in view they come to the conclusion that they must support the party that has enslaved them; oppressed them; disfranchised them; humiliated their wives and their daughters; and, in fact, done everything against them in violation of the Constitution of the United States. There are Democrats who pretend that they will support the Republican party if that party will eliminate the Negroes and give them the offices. How successfully Democrats have fooled Republicans can be better told by the number of offices they hold In every department of the government, Democrats are in control and Republicans are made to take a back seat. The appointing power is a great individual in the eyes of the Democrats up to the time a Democratic presidential Democrat is in the field. These same Democrats on the day of election will vote the Democratic ticket. So it is with the Negro. He, it is true, has cause to become disgruntled, but not to desert his party, and in fact he will not desert his party in a crisis like the present. Press dispatches have announced the entrance of Tillman again. The next man, no doubt, may be Vardaman. Two of the most inverteate foes of the Negro. If there ever was a time for colored men to unite it is now. We are pleased to say that he has more than fully met every requirement, and measured up to the highest tributes which had been paid him along this line. Constant demands from all over the country have been made for his services. His addresses, along all lines, have been eloquent and far-reaching. His popularity is evidenced by the fact that there is a constant demand for him. The Republican National Committee will make for him assignments in response to these requests from all over the country, and as a campaigner it is very evident that he will bear the brunt of the work so far as relates to our people. His career has demonstrated the fact that true worth will succeed no matter where, and that it is impossible to obscure the achievements of those who possess real leadership. We are pleased to say that there has been nothing of the compromise on the race question in anything that he has said or done, and that throughout the country it is well-known that he espouses any cause manfully and with good result. The well defined sentiment in this city of high appreciation for him, is but that which we find all over the country. Around him are clustered an element of progressive men who believe in the best for the race and who are willing to give honor to whom honor TAFT AT CINCINNATI. The speech of Judge Taft delivered before the A. M. E. Conference at Cincinnati last week, was further evidence of his deep The A. M. E. Conference, of Ohio is to be congratulated that it invited Ohio's most distinguished son to appear before it, and give utterance to opinions and sentiments that received the hearty applause of Negroes in every part of the country, no matter what be their creed or profession. That Cincinnati speech of Judge Taft's should be read by every Negro. Not only read, but reflected upon. It was a strong, manly stand for justice for the Negro. NOT FAST COMING. It is amusing to see how disappointed many members of the National Colored Independent League are. Up to the present no one has received any money. Many of them had an idea thousands of dollars would have been paid them before now. There is a great deal of dissatisfaction and unpleasantness now among them, and at any moment the scheme may be exposed. These opposers of Mr. Taft and the supporters of Mr. Bryan declare that they are fooling the Democrats to death. What they want is money, and nothing more. Some of the most prominent kickers are very much disappointed at not having received any money from the Democratic committee. The Bee never thought that colored men would be such fools. The headquarters of the Democratic committee will find the colored brother minus. Certainly no colored man with a grain of sense will support a party that will enslave him. He will not be such a fool. There is no place in the South where the colored man is respected politically. No matter what the faults of many white Republicans may be, their party stands for equality of citizenship. Democratic money, is not fast coming. ROOSEVELT THE IDOL. All Washington welcomes the return of President Roosevelt back to the White House from Oyster Bay. When next the President goes to his summer home at Oyster Bay it will doubtless be as a private citizen. At least he will not go there in the capacity of a President. And that suggests the oft asked question:—what will President Roosevelt do when he retires from the White House? Of course it is settled that he will hunt in Africa. But after that? A strenuous strong man like Mr. Roosevelt cannot remain inactive. In many respects he is the most remarkable president that ever occupied the White House. Always alert, intensely earnest and sincere., with the highest ideal of morality—a reformer who reformed, he will leave behind him a record for doing that will not have been excelled, and a record that will tax his successor to the utmost to equal. Differ as you may with President Roosevelt as to nonessentials, or even to essentials, the fact is patent to all that he has made a great and popular president. He is the idol of the masses. Elsewhere in The Bee will be seen an advertisement for rooms for students who will enter Howard University. The university will be crowded to its utmost capacity this year; so much so, that the authorities have been compelled to apply elsewhere for rooms to accommodate the new students. Never before in the history of the university has there been such a rush. This is a demonstration of the good work of President Thirkield. He is making Howard University the greatest institution in the country. THE FORAKER LEAGUE. The National Negro Foraker League, or the so-called organization, held a meeting last week with Secretary Oliver Randolph, Mr. Oliver Randolph, and plain Oliver Randolph present, and decided to support Taft for President. The meeting was held in Washington. "Nuf sed." SPIRIT OF THE COLORED PRESS. Strongest and Clearest. Thought of the Negro's Representative Journals in favor of Taft and Sherman. Democratic Fallacies Exposed. BRYAN "MUM" ON NEGRO QUESTION. Speaking of the Republican, noninee's speech of acceptance, the Indianapolis Freeman says: It's now Mr. Bryan's time to deliver a personal message. Mr. Taft delivered himself most beautifully and did not forget to get specific on the Negro question." NEGRO HAS NO CHANCE UNDER DEMOCRACY While, Roosevelt may have disfranchised one hundred soldiers, the Democratic party has disfranchised over ten million Negroes. They (the Negro Democrats) forget that Roosevelt has shown a willingness to repent of his mistake, but a solid Democratic Senate and House is opposed to any leniency whatever being shown the Negro. Chicago Conservator. A STUPID AND FATAL BLUX-DER. Bishop Walters and his colleagues. Bishop Turner and the Revs. Corrothers, Ferguson and Waldron will find on election day that in attempting to lead the Negroes of America into the Democratic camp, they have committed a stupid and fatal blunder. Lexington (Ky.) Standard CAN'T FOOL KENTUCKY NEGROES. Notwithstanding there may be some indifference among the Negro voters of the city and county, however, Mr. Bryan as a presidential possibility has never been considered here to the extent that a Bryan Club will be organized. The bait has been it will not have any effect in entucky, thrown out here and elsewhere, but The Boston Guardian and Bishop Walters are spending idle moments bidding for the Kentucky Negro. — Kentucky Reporter, Owensboro, Ky. TRUE REFORMERS IN LINE FOR TAFT AND SHERMAN. The Reformer, of Richmond, Va. official spokesman of the United Order of True Reformers, representing a constituency of 200,000 thrifty, industrious colored people, is in line for the national ticket. The Reform- PROSPERITY OR THE SOUP HOUSE THE ALTERNATIVE. Forced by the facts of the situation to admit that all has not been well in the party to which we have shown blind allegiance in the past, we are now face to face with the question —What is the best? That answer must be made by the Negro as a part and parcel of the economic world. Which party stands for the highest advantages to the men who labor? To this question there can be but one answer. That answer naturally suggests the Republican party. Colored votors, must we again return to the soup houses, silence the hum of the factory wheels, still the voice of the whistle at the mine and send forth an army of laborless men in search of work, leave suffering families for the state to support, and erect the evil of want in the place of sunshine and plenty? These are the issues which touch you and me. These are the agencies which will influence us to act for the best. If Mr. Bryan or anybody else hands out the "dope" that a black man has no interest in the tariff or currency because he owns no manufactories and runs mighty few banks, the fact should be emphasized that we are employed to a very great extent by manufacturers and bankers of the white race, and our prosperity is contingent upon their success in doing business and getting the money they pay into our hands. When the white business man is "hard up," the black man suffers. The tariff and finances therefore, are not closed books to the Negroes of this country. BRIELIANT RECORD. Lewis Henry Douglass, eldest son of the late Hon. Frederick Douglass, whose death occurredSaturday morning last at his late residence 2002 17th Street, N. W., was born in New Bedford Mass. Oct. 9, 1840. Several years later the family moved to Lynn Mass., and then to Rochester, N. Y., where Lewis entered the public school of that City. At the age of sixteen he entered his father's printing office, and began to learn the printing trade. The foreman or the office was a Scotchman, but after completing his trade, Lewis became foreman. In 1863, he was teaching a school New Jersey, but when he learned that his younger brother Charles had enlisted in the 54th Infantry, he immediately resigned from this school and enlisted in the same regiment, becoming its Sergeant Major. He took part in the famous assault on Fort Wagner, where his Colone', Robt. G. Shaw, and several hundred of the enlisted men fell. He was disabled at that time, and a year later was discharged for disability. After the war he went across the continent seeking his fortune, and finally located in Denver, Colorado. He was employed as a compositor on the Denver News, a Democratic paper. He was forced out of that job by the "Union." He then came to Washington, and was appointed the first of his race a compositor in the Government Printing Office, and was later promoted to proof reader, but during all this time the typographical Union No. 101, of this City, was making a spirited war upon the Public Printer, Hon. A. M. Clapp, for his (Douglass') removal. This was under the administration of President Grant, who visited the office during Douglass' employment there and urged him to "stick," and he did stick; the "Union" for its own safety being obliged to open its doors to colored membership, though Douglass was made the target for the bitterest and most cowardly kind of intimidation. Threats of death, cross bones and skulls, and every other means to force him out were employed, but he would not surrender. Thus he opened the way for many others of his race who have since found employment there. He afterwards began the publication of the New National. Era. He was ts Editor-in Chief. This paper was the largest enterprise in the printing business ever undertaken by colored men, and the paper itself was the largest colored weekly ever published by colored men. They had their own steam presses, and all the matter printed was original matter. The paper was ably edited and conducted but the race at that time did not measure up to the importance of such a Journal, and for lack of support it had to be suspended. Over ten thousand dollars was sunk in this enterprise. Douglass was also a member of the Upper House in the District of Columbia Territorial Government. He took a deep interest in the organization of our present Public School system. He made a steady fight for the best that was to be had for our schools, and up to the day of his death he took a deep interest in them. He was at one time Deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, and at another, inspector for the Post Office Department. Before the war he was an able support to his father, and father-in-law, the late Bishop J. W. Loguen, in conducting fugitive slaves into Canada, via the Under-ground Railroad. In politics he was a straightout Republican. He had hosts of friends in every walk of life, and especially among the younger set. He was passionately fond of children, and children took a great liking to him, though he had none of his own. He leaves a widow, and brother Major Charles R. Douglass who is the last survivor of Frederick Douglass' family. During Mr. Douglass' long illness he had the devoted care and attention of a loving wife, ably assisted by her niece Miss Kathryn Crummell, who from her early youth has been a member of her Uncle Lewis' family. ARTHUR EDWARD LANKFORD DEAD. Arthur Edward Lankford, the junior member of the architectural firm of J. A. Lankford and brother, of the District of Columbia, died Monday morning, September 21st., at his sisters residence in Ironton, Mo., and was buried Wednesday at the home of the Lankfords in Potosi, Mo. Young Lankford came to Washington ton some three years ago and associated himself with the firm known as J. A. Lankford and Bro. He was a young man of fine qualities and ability, having graduated from the engineering department of Tuskegee Industrial School, Tuskegee, Ala., and as an architectural engineer from Scranton, Pa. He was 27 years of age and unmarried. He had made many friends during his stay at the National Capitol. He was an active worker in many of the social, business and religious organizations of the City, and all who knew him, regarded him as a Christian gentleman. His brother, Mr. J. A. Lankford left Monday evening to attend the funeral. DREAMERS—THAT'S ALL. The colored followers of Mr. Bryan are not men to be abused or discredited on any score involving lack of character, decency or intelligence—any more than we discredit the Crusaders, the religious fanatics of the Middle Ages, or the "Holy Rollers" of modern times. They are simply dreamers, idealists, and impractical enthusiasts, who have no notion as to how tangible results are now brought about in the arena of business and politics. This is a field wholly new and unexplored by them. Preachers and Professors had better stick to their texts and textbooks and leave statecraft to men who know something about the currents and counter-currents of governmental affairs. Washington Bee. HOTEL MACEO. When visiting New York City, stop at the Hotel Maceo, 213 West 53rd. Street, corner Broadway. Steam heated. Telephone, 803, Columbus. B. F. Thomas, Prop. Purchase your ice from the Columbia Ice Company wagons. It is the best. Trinity Church of New York has been sued for $10.00 damages to recover property held for over two centuries by the church. Lottie Mayer swam from Alton, Ill., to St. Louis, down the Mississippi, twenty-six miles, in five hours, and eighteen minutes. : » ¥ = aie we ® . . a . oe 7 &. . vee 6 Ua ot : ee a ee ee © 8 Sh ie 8 & : ee 2 a Ye a0 st + ghoged: 5 bh eee " 1 RB. oes pe eke ct an aes choos Seen Rpt les Cth chose caus pated inh ed eee seed tbls abt peed ee ee a FOE Oa En. Th. WER OFS Of, Py ee he Bee re Z ' s Peel, Weeki, Kas ae | ER CSS AIH Be : . , TS mary LOTsc, Acte! Marricd by Nev. J. Anderson Taylor at his residence Monday evening. Register W. T. Vernon leit the city Sor Chicago, Ii, Monday night, Attorneys WW. L. Pollard and Thos. L. Jones returned from At!antic City Friday evezing. _ Mr. and Mrs, J. S. Jones of 498 K Se, .S. W., emtertained a very pleas- zat party of friends Friday evening ‘Sept. 18th. the gathering being ia houor of Mrs. Oscar Savins of Phila- delphia, Pa. formerly of this City, aed Mies Lyda McIlwain of South Caro‘ina, both of whonr are visiting friends and relatives in ‘the City. Miss Mclilwain is an accomplished teacher of Seuth Carstina, and wil! retarn in a few days to resume her work alter a most pleacant’ sbjourn im Washington. Mrs. Savins will also return to her home in a few days, Mr. and Mrs, Jones had an clabo- rate tatle, beautifully decorated with chicken salad and other delicacies of the season. Good .music enlivened the occasion aml the party enjoyed themselves unti' a late hour. Those present were :— Mr. and Mrs. James Penn, Mr. and Mrs. David Wright, Mr. and Mrs. P. Welch, Miss Roselle B. Martin, Miss Ida S. Comtee, Miss Eleanor Scott, Miss Payne, Miss Effie Mid- Gleton, Mrs. Daisy Williams Miller, Mrs. Hattie Brown Williams, Miss Sarah Jackson. Miss Hattie Mclll- wain, Miss Mamie Wolford of Bal- timore, Md., Mr. David Warner, Mr. Aldrich T. Lewis, Mr. John Myer, Mr. Moses Grant, Mr John Blake, Mr. Jobn T. Rhines, Mr. Wim. H. Ricks, Mt. Wm, Rose, Mr. Hilman Gray. and Mr. Wm. A. Bowie. ‘ Mr Frank Gaines of 717 E St. W. E. and Mrs. Ma‘inda Gitlem of © St. N. W.. remain seriously ill at their residences. Mrs. Taylor, an old resident of Jackson, Michigan, has been visiting im this City the past week, as the gaest of ‘Mr, and Mrs. Geo. W. Mil- Ford of No. 417 Ficrida Avenue N. Ww. ‘ Dr. Charles H Sheppard, of Dur” ham, N.C., will beia attendance at the Tuberculosis Congress. Mr. Fred Parker, a native of this District. but for the past thirty years a resident of ‘St.. Paul Minnesota, is visiting friends in this“City. He is the guest of Mr. and ‘irs. Spencer Murray, 1707 roth. St. XN. W. Arch-Deacon Eugene L. Hender- sou of Georgia, and his wife Mme. Lala Botler Henderson, were guests athe past week of irs. Bessic De Lapeley Cartier, the aunt of Arch- Deacog Henderson. They were en- rout’ to the New York Episcopal Con- ference. "Mrs, Leonora Jones, of New Ha- vea,Conn..” is in the city, the guest ef her daughter, Miss Arsine Eliza- Beth Jones, at the home of Mr. and MMzs. RW. Thompson, 1348 Wal- Tach Place, XN. W. ~ Mrs. Josie D. Heard, wife of Bish- op W. H. Heard, passed through the chy this week, en route from Atlanta 10 Philadelphia. She will make het home at “Greystone,” until time t sail with her husband for his post a’ Monrovia, West Africa. ” Former Register J. W. Lyons will take the stump forTaft and Sherman He was an ardent Foraker man at the Chicago convention and control’ec aud cast for him half of the total vote received by the Ohio Senator. Mr Lyoas does not think this year a pro- pitious time for the Negro to deser the “Grand O'd Party,”and does no _ believe the thinking Negroes of th country intend to “bolt” the Chicage ticket. "Mr, Emmet J. Ssott, private secre ‘tary to Dr. Booker T. Washington spent a few hours in the city Monday of last week, en route to New York wchinem te tc cnantine thle ecenstt The organization of a Negro party in Cuba, strictly within the provis- ions of the electoral law, has created an extraordinary sensation, this being the first time the negroes have taken such a step in Cuba. According to Gen. Estenoz's letters to Col. Crowd- er, head of the commission which framed the new clection laws, they intend to present their candidates, not only for all vacant places in the sen- ate and house, but for president and vice president of the republic. Public opinion attaches much ,im- portance to the fact that the negro party’ chooses a horse as its sign to he placed on tite ballot, which is gen- erally construcd as a revo'utionary threat. In spite of the fact that for many months it has been rumored that the negroes were working for a political organizatiqn, yesterday's announce- merit of the formation of the indepen- dent association of negroes took the whites by surprise. | The Diario de la Marina asks what the United States government will do now that there is so much more grave a race problem here. The negroes are going to the elections of Novem- ber 14 organized against the whites, and a black, military republic similar to Haiti is looked upon as a possible result. The Diario adds that the whites will be forced to organize themselves also in self-defence. Other papers recognize that the new party considerably reduces the forces of both the conservatives and the liber- als. Knowing the strong race spirit that exists among the negroes, little doubt is expressed that the new party avill control a majority of the negro vote. A fiery manifesto has been issued by Gen. Estenoz in his newspaper, La Prevision. He says that the revolu- tions in Cuba were never so sweep- ing as were needed, but that the next will be., After a savage attack on Americans for lynching negroes, he accuses some Cuban “traitors” of in- citing Americans to act against the negroes here, but says that the latter know how to fight. + tribute to those dead but sceptred ‘sov'reigns who still rule our spirits from their urns.” They rule in that the things for which they wrought are luminous and instinct with life, and that their undying principles lay hold-Qn individuals and governments when-they wouldstray and lift thein to higher thoughts and nobler aitns. Those men who preached for justice and “equality before the law gave in- spitation to a race emerging from the wilderness, [ess than half a century ago, and four mi'lion freedmen fol- lowing their preachments, apprecia- tive of their efforts, have marched toward progress and a better dzy. In erder that this might be ful'y-ac- complished, legislation was necessary ‘ce protect these people in theerjey- ments of their rights and privileges, enabling them to succeed. " The freedom of these people wa: accomplished i: une clash of battle. “\ change iv the social fabriz was made by the stern, arbitrament ot arms, Legislation was necessary that the Negro’s status might be fully fixed in the government. Men saw that for him there was no real liberty until he was panoplied with all the rights of an American citizen, The came the passage of the War Amend. ments, the first of which made legal the Emancipation Proclamation and prevented the putting into force the vagrancy laws passed by the Southern States, which in effect reduced the Negro to a condition of bondage. This legislation had in view th prohibition of peonage, which has grown to such enormous proportions and which iniquity is being stamped out vigorously by the administration of President Roosevelt. The 14th ‘Amendment fixed for the first time in the History of the Am- erican Republic the Constitutional requirements for citizenship and pro- vided for the penalization of such States as might undertake to disfran- chise the race, 4 The 15th Amendment sought tc make still more secure the Negro’: right to vote and provided for a Con- gressional method of enforcing tha right. The justification of these Wat Amendments is to be seen in the sub sequent efforts to deprive a loyal faithful class of that which should b the inalienable right of every citizen the right to a free ballot and a faii ycount. . | The great men of that time whi enacted this legislation could not for [eet that. ia war and in peace, on se: Sore eee Mr. J. C.! Gilmer, editor of the |Charleston (W. Va.) Advocate, stop- [ped over Friday between trains, on his way from New York, It was his intention to drop in at Clarksburg, Ww. Va., before reaching home. Mr. Gilmer thought the situation in West Virginia would be safe for the Re- publicahs if the gubernatorial squab- Le could be settled by the withdraw- al of Swisher and Scherr, and a new candidate agreed upon Since Mr. Gilmer’s departure,Swisher has with- drawn, which means that Scherr wi'l come off likewise, and there must be rejoicing now in the ‘Republican camp of the Mountain State: Recorder’ John C. Dancy delivered the emancipation day address Tues- addy at Chambersburg, Penn,,, and Register W. T. Vernon spoke at Marietta, Ohio. Both said some things that sounded like Republican doctrine of the simon pure variety. At the Woman's Mite Missionary Convention held in Baltimore, Md., last week, the closing session was addressed by Mrs, W. T. Vernon and Misses Marie Madre*and Mattie E. Bowen, of this city. The following officers were install- ed by Bishop Coppin at the closing session: Mrs, Fantile Jackson Cop- pin, Philadelphia,honorary president; Mrs. Margaret P. Hil', Baltimore, president; Miss Mamie J. Throck- morton, first vice president; Mrs. Annie E. Welch, Washington, sec- ond vice president; Mrs. Lydia Por- ter, Catonsville, Md., recording sec- retary; Mrs. Marthd Wilson, Balti- more, assistant recording secretary; Mrs, Rosa Martin, Baltimore, corre- sponding secretary, and Mrs. E, L | Nortis, Baltimore, treasurer. } Executive Committee — Mrs. Eva Jenifer, Annapolis, Md.; Mrs. L. A. i Waters, Easton, Md.; Mrs, Clara Harris, Frederick, Md.; Mrs. Julia R. Coston, Washington; Mrs. P. W. ortham, Mrs. Minnie L. Gaines and Mrs. E. L. Stephenson, all of this city. : » Organizers and~Lecturers — Mrs. Julia W, Hamilton, Washington ;Mrs L. A. Waters, Easton, Md.; Mrs. J. B. Warner and C. H. Murray, both oi this city. Don't forget the Grand Opening of the Capital City” Dancing*Class on iWeeduestae crenine Octoher oth: Masonig Temple MR. FRED D. PARKER. Mr. Fred D. Parker, formerly of this city, but now of St. Paul, Minn., was in the city last and this week. ‘He attended the B. M. C. at At'an- tie City, N. J., last week. In speak- ng of politics Mr. Parker said,among other things, that the West was op- posed to the introduction of outside co'ored orators unless they, are invit- ed. He claims that the local men should first be utilized,and allow them to inyite outsiders. He asserts that the colored voter in the West will not desert the Republican party. Music for the Capital City Dane- ing Class will be furnished by the Capital City Orchestra. a MR. D. P. SYPHAX. Mr. Doug'ass P. Syphax, wife and children, who have spent most of the summer in New Jersey, have return: ed to the city after a most enjoyable vatation. Mr. Syphax has a most genial little family of two girls and three boys. They are known for their congeniality. Mr. Syphax, wifo is in the real estate business, is one of the most active business meg in this city, and a young man of push. A NEGRO PARTY IN CUBA. Orzenicaton Declares Intention to Make Island a Black Republic. [Havana Cable to the New York Herald. Dr Vernon's Speech «Continued from first page.) aes EE ee ee “eee | where privation held sway, the Negro had ever been faithful and true. They realized further that the American Republic, which had been a living contradiction in that it stood for lib- erty while half slave and half free, would in time find the words “Liber- ty, Fraternity, and Equality” meaning less. They realized that you cannot make a man good and great without giving him real liberty—liberty of body, mind and soul—and that a Re- public cannot be made great until all its citizens are truly fre. In a Re- public such as ours, whose greatness is alike the wonder and admiration of the civilized wirld, there can be no master and no slave, but the regnan- cy of an elightened ‘conscience must operate in the control of all its*affairs, ‘The question is being propounded— shall the people rule? I reply on the behalf of ten million’ Negrocs in America that we sha’l be pleased and most fortunate to see the people rule. I ask the propounder of this question to whom docs he refer as people? Does he mean the white people, the colored people or all the people? T ask, do the people rule? Do they rule where men are disfranchised? Do they rule where minorities deny to majorities. the right to ballot and pass discriminatory laws to still fur- ther humiliate and subjugate this ma- jority in its he'plessness? I ask again,if he means that all the people shall rule without regard to race or cojor as the organic law of the Jand demands? Do the people rule where mobs wreak their fury and vengeance on the helpless and go unwhipped of justice? ‘ Fully conscious of these injustices throughout the country, realizing the untoward conditions ‘among many of our race we must go forth to the task of lifting them to higher efforts and to a nobler conception of life and its duties, We must train thém out oi the tower self, out of the ignoble In- to the noble. They must be placed on the march toward progress, by teach- ing.them the value of industry, so- Lriety, decency and orderliness in every day life. We must labor to reform the criminal element of the race—not that this is more our ‘duty than that of any other race with its criminal element, but that the crimes of this clement are ‘made to reftect ‘upon the better element of the race in a greater degree than is true. 9f any other race. We save ourselves by rescuing these. The humanitarian phase would suggest that we help a weaker bro- ther, More vitally essential; however, ‘that the work of reformation is the work of prevention, and this must be accomplished by the proper trainn- ing of the youth of the race. Our boys must be taken from the streets fand from idleness which leads to crime; and developed in brain, ‘body and soul that they may form a better type of American citizenship, and become indispensable to the progres of our American life ‘The superiot man takes his plac naturally in the ranks of the aspiring and, successful, He thus helps society and by this up'ifting influence he 11 turn is strengthened by the elevates companionship which it brings. We work for larger things thar mere individuals. We work for larg: er things than race or country. W< work for all humanity. This is great age—an age when only super. ior mental ability gives rank, plac and power, and he who is best pre pared will find his way to, leadership self reliance and a just appreciatior ‘by his fellow man, Let us resotve that we shall stanc for better things in life—that by < sane, positive, conservative policy we shall be ever advancing and teaching the race a lesson of moral strength and lofty endeavor which leads tc EXCURSIONS | Ss - : For 1908. “Steamer River (hieen to Washington Park. _ } Steamer Jane Mossley to Norfo Ik, Baltumore, and Landings down the Potomac River. . 3 Books now open ior charters on the River Queen and Jane Mose- ley. , 5 Secure your dates at once, before they are all taken, _ i * . Mh ltd. | Serpe yorirel ere i Loot i ar ae a ae a Cs Wee oe WASHINGTON PARK, ; This beautiful park has a collection of attractions never before offered to the Washington public. It is located about ten miles from. Washington on the Potomac River. The Scenic Railway, with it. electric power plant ior 7,000 lights — a Figure 8. The Caroussel, double-decker, with music attachments. A 5- and 1o-cent Theatre. \ Penny Arcadium, Moving Pictures, Shooting Gallery. A Dairy Lunch Depot and Buffet. Dancing Pavilion. Pool and Billiard Hall, and forty acres of Shady Woods and Dells. The River Queen makes daily trips to ‘Washington Park at 10 a.m., 12 m., and 2, 4, 6, and 8 pm. . ‘ For particulars address Lewis Jefferson, General Manager, Sev- enth and N Streets Wharf. WORTH ADVERTISING FOR there are 5,499 Negroes employed here in Washington by the Government alone, and these 5,499 Negroes draw salaries aggregating $3,044,404. These more than three mil¥ons of dollars are spent right here in Washington, but scattered among the hundreds of tradesmen. Is this amount of money worth bidding for? It certainly is, and not even the largest stores in thiscity would refuse to get the big end of it did they but realize how much money the Negroes are real- ly spending. Now The Bee is the only Negro publication in this city. It stands without a rival or competitor, andcovers the field like a blanket. If a iew of the merchants in this city will patronize the advertising col- umns of The Bee, presenting the attractive bargains they may have, these Negroes — these 5,499 Negroes who draw annually from the Government over three millions of collars — will assume that by pat- ronizing a publication edited and operated by one of their race that such firms desire and deserve their patronage. “And such firms will receive the bulk of these over thre milions of dollars received and spent by the Negroes of Washingtan. . What clothing stores, what furniture stores, what dry goods stores and what other lines of business will now make an effort to divert to themselves these over three millions tf dollars spent by. Washington Negroes by advertising in The Bee? Place your advertising in The Bee and watch these 5.499 apprecia- tive Negroes spend their over three millions of dollars with you. Now is the time to advertise in The Bee, the newspaper that goes into every Negro home in Washington, Remember, merchants of Washington, it’s what advertising pays you, not what-it costs. San Antonio The Mecca. unas. -: — )} °° 7-1 sor eee £ Brel Besos bg me 88:8 ahs : 2 ee ae iy | : eh! 2 (bee. 22 ; ! ESS a7 Pan -3 | eee Ee | " eon - ee. pC Uae ae o ‘ x : | oe The World’s Congress of Climatologists and Lung Specialists ina three days session in San Antonio Feb: 1596 unanimously endorstd San Antonio as one of the very best places on earth for people suffering with any form of lung disease. Dr. Starnes who has made lung diseases a specialty for twelve years, is now in Washington, D: C., attending the International Gongress on Tuber- cufosis will return and open his clinical department for the treatment of the nose, throat and lung diseases, by the use of the Nebulizer, Ozenizer; Atomi- zer, Compound Oxygen, Compressed Air and all the latest methods of treat~ ment of those diseases about the sth of October. Address all communications toDR. G. J. STARNES, © P= 324 W. Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas. I would suggest a manliness, the result of real worth and merit which speaks for itself and demands its portion far more eloquently than words. _ Be not deceived by the. specious: ‘plea of the demagogue or the flatterer, but well posed and well rounded as 2 result of proper training, let us keep ourgelves in harmony with the onward march of our country’s progress and prove a potent acceptable factor in all her developement. Read The Bee. - hint along all lines, his final success is assured, In this upward struggle, he has as before had the sympathy and help of thousands. of the best men in the country. I would urge a continuous cultivation of this friendship by con- duct ahd by sanity of expression, avoiding the attitude of the truckler, having contempt for the coward, no less thon putting behind you at all times the violently radical, who either knowingly or unwittingly widens the breach between the two races and harms both. ~ DEMAND SPICY READING. English Holiday Trade Shows Decline in Literary Taste. Inquiries made in the big midland towns of England respecting the class of books bought for holiday reading have pointed to the deduction that there is a marked decline in literary taste and the appreciable increase in the demand for what is termed spicy reading. Apart from maps and guidebooks the bookseller's trade with one exception is practically dead at this season. This exception is the sale of books of a more or less questionable moral tone. The demand for works of this class has been very large and the well-supplied market has been kept very busy. It is rather remarkable that this season of the year, which from time immemorial has been regarded as a closed season in book publishing, is being selected for the bringing out of a new work which deals with the holy orders. Another book to be launched on the holiday season deals with the lives of some half-dozen women whose passions played a part in history. Good Home Remedy. After having done an unusually hard day's work or undergone some unaccustomed strain such as is likely to leave the muscles sore and stiff, mix 15 drops of the tincture of arnicure thoroughly in one-half glass of water and take one teaspoonful of the mixture every hour until relieved. This will give much quicker relief than when applied externally. It is also one of the best remedies to promote absorption, remove soreness and prevent inflammation in any wound or bruise of the soft parts of the body. Antiquity of an Old Tune. When Napoleon's army was in Egypt in 1799 and the band struck up the tune which in England is set to the song, We Won't Go Home Till Morning" its effect on the Bedouins was electrical. They leaped and shouted and embraced one another deliriously. They averred that they were listening to the oldest and most popular tune of their people. It is thought that the tune was brought to Europe from the dark continent in the eleventh century by the Crusaders. Poisoning Canaries. Lloyd T. Montgomery the veteran insurance adjuster, says that if a caged canary be left out of doors oth er birds will feed to it poisonous seeds to kill it. We import 100,000 canaries annually. Breeding them would be a nice home industry for reduced ladies who do not have the spunk to go out into the cold world and struggle for existence. They are very prolific and bring high prices if taught to be fine singers. Petrarch. Petrarch lived seventy years. The famous sonnets to Laura, the only productions by which the poet is now remembered, were all written within a period of twenty years, during which time the intimacy continued. Petrarch had been writing sonnets to Laura for about sixteen years when the lady fancied she discovered symptoms of a not unnatural weariness and plaintively asked, "are you tired so soon?" · The Czechs. The derivation of the name "Gzech," or Chekh, has never been satisfactorily explained. Some authorities connect it with the word "cett," meaning "to begin," thus making the name imply the original inhabitants. Others, ignoring the etymology connect it with a root, "cak," "to beat," and so making the name signify "the warriors." He Was Just Rehearsing. Alice—Last night Percy proposed to me, and I accepted him. Ellen (triumphantly)—Why, he proposed to me only a week ago and I rejected him. Alice (scornfully)—Yes; I know all about it. He told me he had done it just for practice. He knew that you didn't care for him. Mourning Colors. Black is practically the prevailing mourning color among Europeans and their knn the world over, but other peoples have other colors—the Chinese white; the Egyptians and Burmese yellow; the Syrians sky-blue; the Persians pale brown; the Turks violet. Population of St. Petersburg. According to statistics just issued the male inhabitants of St. Petersburg outnumber the female by 124,000. The total population of the capital is now 1,454,704, showing an increase of 230,000, or nearly 19 per cent, as compared with the census of 1900. The Philosopher of Folly. "The queerest stunt I know of," says the Philosopher of Folly, "is telling secrets. You expect somebody else to keep still about yourself." The Velled Sisterhood. The easiest way for the Sultan of turkey to induce the women to begin wearing vells again is to supply them with automobiles. WHILE THE GLOVE IS UP. Then No Man Can Be Arrested in This English Town. The quaint custom of "proclaiming the fair" at Honiton has just been observed. The town obtained the grant of a fair from the lord of the manor so long ago as 1257, and the fair still retains some of the picturesque characteristics of bygone days. The town crier, dressed in picturesque uniform and carrying a pole decorated with gay flowers and surmounted by a large gift model of a gloved hand, publicly announces the opening of the fair as follows: "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The fair's begun, the glove is up. No man can be arrested till the glove is taken down." Hot coins are then thrown among the children. The pole and glove will remain displayed until the end of the fair. Dodging Death. An inhabitant of the Indian city of Badaon lost two wives in quick succession, and was about to contract a third marriage when he received the following mandate from the relations of the bride: "We are told that when a man has already lost two wives, his third also dies very soon. In order to satisfy the angel of death you are requested to marry a doll, and thereafter come and marry our daughter, who should be your fourth wife and not your third." The man did as he was told. He married the doll, then gave out that she was dead, buried her with great pomp, and proceeded to marry his fourth wife. The Sky and the Weather. Weather clear or cloudy, a rosy sunset presages fine weather; a slickly looking greenish hue, wind and rain; a dark, or Indian red, rain; a red sky in the morning, bad weather or much wind, perhaps rain; a gray sky in the morning, fine weather; a high dawn, wind; a low dawn, fair weather. Remarkable clearness of atmospher near the horizon, distant objects, such as hills, unusually visible or raised by refraction and what is called a good "hearing day," may be mentioned among signs of wet, if not wind. Parls Fortifications. The Municipal Council has not arrived at any agreement with the State on the question of fortifications. It is very possible that this opportunity may be lost if the State weary of not being able to come to an agreement, should sell to private individuals for the building of factories the lands which the city cannot bring itself to acquire to turn into gardens. This the Parisian elector ought to forbid and prevent at all costs. Lisbon Earthquake. The alarm caused by the falling buildings at Lisbon impressed the frightened crowd of people that the beautiful marble quay on the river side was the safest place, as it well beyond the reach of falling ruins. Accordingly a great concourse of people assembled there, when suddenly the structure sank down bodily with all on it and no vestige ever appeared. Emeralds. At the present day, most of the emeralds that come into the market are obtained from the famous mines of Muzo, in the Columbian province of Bayaca. These workings are situated on the Eastern slope of the Andes, about seventy miles to the north-northwest of the town of Santa Fe de Bogota. There is another mine, called Lasquez, two day's journey by muleback from Muzo. Harvey's Discovery. Harvey's book on the circulation of the blood was published at Frankfort in 1628, but he had lectured on the subject twelve years before. For all those years he conscientiously withheld the publication of his book while he waited for the facts which should completely prove its truthfulness. Playing Cards. The origin of the playing card is uncertain. It is said to have been brought to Europe in 1379. Cards were illuminated for Charles VI. of France in 1392. Playing cards were probably invented by the Chinese, though the question is still an open one. Make Over Old Firearms. A large business in making over old firearms is carried on in Belgium. At Liege 8,000 gunsmiths, working principally at home, turn out "antiquities." They transform modern rifles into flintlocks. Remove Kerosene From Carpet. Take buckwheat flour and apply to spots on carpet. Let it remain for a few hours and by the second application you will find your carpet free from spots. Anti-Flea Brigade: See that no harm comes to the little blackbirds that visit your yards. They are the sworn enemy to-the flea wherever they can find him. There Is Always a Right Side The man who is anxious to praise finds little that deserves blame. Tiny Roomed Houses Found by Explorer on Mexican Mountains. Henry O. Flipper, an American archaeologist who has been searching in the Sierra Madres in the western part of the State of Chahuahua, Mexico, for homes of cliff dwellers, has found a house on Carabato Creek, a tributary of the Rio Chico, containing eighty-two rooms. There are two or three houses on the Rio Chico and two near Guaynopa. Flipper says all, are typical cliff dwellings similar to those in the United States. They are made of stone with mud cement and plastering of mud. The roof is the overhanging cliff. The houses are from one to three stories in height, with walls about five inches thick. Mr. Flipper says the most remarkable thing was the tininess of the rooms, which were about five by five feet, with doors about 21 inches high by 12 inches wide. He believes that the cliff dwellers were a very small people. The Pygmy Cattle of Samoa. The Samoan Islands are the natural habitat of the most diminutive species of the variety of the genus bos now known to the naturalist. The average weight of the male of these liliputian cattle seldom exceeds 200 pounds, the average being not greater than 150 pounds. The females usually average about a hundred pounds larger and are very "stocky" built, seldom being taller than a Mexican sheep. These dwarf cattle are nearly all of the same color—reddish mouse color marked with white. They have very large heads as compared with their bodies, and their horns are of exceptional length. King Cotton. According to the common understanding, the expression "King Cotton," or "Cotton is King," was first used by the Hon. James H. Hammond in the year 1858. Hammond was from the State of South Carolina, the chief product of which Commonwealth was cotton. Mr. Hammond's idea was that cotton being the great commercial export of this country and the chief article of manufacture in Great Britain, was "King," and that no politics were allowable that crossed the grain of the "King's" interest. Mary and the Kitten. Little Mary was playing with her pet kitten. The kitten scratched her and she exclaimed: "You is a darned old kitty." Her mother told her she must never utter such a naughty word again; and to be sure to impress it on her mind, washed her mouth out with soap and water. The next day Mary was again playing with the kitten and again trouble arose, when she was heard to remark: "You is just the same kind of a kitten you was yesterday!" Rats Grind Of Their Teeth. A curiously marked stone has been found at Colebrooke, Devonshire, England, in the middle of a wheat rick, and geologists who have seen it express the opinion that the markings on the stone were caused by rats using it to grind their teeth, which otherwise grew to an inordinate length. Some rats have been known to starve owing to their teeth getting too long. What He Could Have Done "Remember, witness," sharply exclaimed the attorney for the defense, you are on oath!" "There ain't no danger of my forgettin' it," replied the witness sullenly. "I'm tellin' the truth for nothin', when I could have made five dollars for llyn' for your side of the case, an' you know it." "Please, Ma'am," replied Tommy, "they tumbled to the racket." Dogs Give Valuable Service In the dog tests recently held at Nanterre, France, the dispatch-bearing competition was won by a Swiss dog and the searching for the wounded prize was awarded to a German dog. Thirty German police dogs have been ordered for St. Petersburg to guard the palaces against assassins. The Largest Submarine According to a report from Paris, the largest submarine yet built will shortly be launched at Cherbourg. The vessel will be 200 feet long, with 625 tons displacement, and she will develop a mean speed of fifteen knots. She will probably, adds the report, have a crew equal in strength to that of a destroyer. Shrinkage of Wood. The shrinkage of wood from loss of moisture has been found by the United States forest service to range from seven to 25 per cent. of the dry volume in different species. One of Dickens' Truths Throughout life our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.—Charles Dickens. All Keystones. Every stone in an arch is a keystone, though the name is usually applied to the center one. QUEER WEDDING EFFIGY. Mock Attention Paid by Bride's Party to Bridegroom's Relatives. There is a curious custom still prevalent in the Bellary district of India in connection with the wedding ceremonies among certain Brahmin families. Just prior to the close of the feast- ing, a hideous effigy of a male figure, fantastically robed in rags, supposed to represent the bridegroom's father, is carried along the streets in procession, under the shade of a sleeve adorned with tassels of onions, and margosa leaves. Every few yards during the procession the feet of the emgy have to be reverently washed and its forehead decorated with a caste mark by its living spouse, the bridegroom's mother. The bridegroom's other female relatives have several mock attentions paid to them by the women of the bride's party. As to Potatoes. Our pomme is about as worthless as our pomme de terre. Match the American apple against the American potato and you will have a stand-off. Germany is the largest producer of potatoes in the world, if anybody should ask you. She has grown as many as 48,000,000 tons in a year, and some them were actually fit to eat. When will America learn to grow potatoes and to preserve them? Our breed has as many diseases as a mangy dog. Too many family marriages; too much wedded bliss among cousins. A Kansas Girl's Advice. A Lincoln county girl writes this advice to the Kansas City Star: "Why do young men do so much loading? Go to work. Push ahead! I am but a young girl, but I clothe myself and have money in the bank. I lay up more money every year than any young man within three miles of my home. When they get a dollar they go to a dance and go home a dollar out. I advise all girls to cut clear of loafing boys. Stand by the boy who works, and never put your arm through the handle of a jug." Hanging Scaffolds. With the modern skyscraping office building has come a new kind of building scaffold. Instead of constructing the scaffold from below, which is impossible in the case of buildings ranging from 10 to 50 stories high, platforms are suspended from the steel girders above. On these swinging scaffolds the brick-layers work and the scaffold is raised as the work progresses.—System. School of Walters. It is often a matter of wonder why foreign waiters are preferred to English ones, even in English hotels. The foreigner is a far better waiter. His aim is not always to remain a waiter, but to rise in the hotel business to a higher position. In Lausanne there is a school for waiters. They are taught there foreign languages, and not only to wait well, but everything else connected with the working of a hotel. Where Impoliteness Beigns. New York have just earned the reputation of being less polite in their treatment of women in public convyances than are the men of other cities. Figures obtained from other cities show an average of thirteen per cent, of men seated while women are standing, and New York city shows about seventy per cent. Growth of City of Baltimore. In 1790 the population of the city of Baltimore was only 18,503; it was in 50 years or in 1840, before Baltimore had climbed up into the 100,000 class; she could first count half a million in 1900; and to-day the official records disclose a population of 650,810. Live Long in Africa. In the course of a report to the British colonial office a resident of Borgu province, Nigeria, mentions that the chief, Kokafu, is said to have reached the age of 205, while his son did not die until he was 157. The latter visited Sokoto not many years ago. New Zealand's Coal Supply. New Zealand supply It is estimated that New Zealand has an available coal supply of 1.200,000,000 tons, of which not more than 20,000,000 tons have been touched. This was the first of the British colonies to try the experiment of state ownership of colliery property. Egyptian Helroglyphic Egyptian helioglyphic inscriptions consist of figures of objects, animate and inanimate; men and animals, and parts of them; plants, the heavenly bodies, and an immense number of different weapons, tools and articles of miscellaneous character. When a man in New York or elsewhere, loudly boasts that he is a "southern gentleman" he is a poor, cheap fraud. A gentleman from anywhere, is a gentleman anywhere, and he does not need to proclaim the fact. Chicago Wholesale Trade. The first wholesale store was opened in Chicago in 1844, but in 1906 the wholesale trade of the city was conservatively estimated at $1, 706,000,000. Wm. Cannon, OLE DISTRIBUTER OF OLD PURSIM WAIISKE M SICK AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE UP TO $25.00 PER WEEK WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS PAYABLE ONE HOUR AFTER DEATH. AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO., FIFTH and G Streets N. W. Washington, D. C M. HENNESSY 216 9th STREET, N. W. WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS. IF YOU WANT A PLACE to Board ADVERTISE Anyone send quitely except invention is pu- tions strictly co- sent free. Old Patents take special notice. Scient A handsome evaluation of an Go to HOLMES' HOTEL, No. 333 Virginia Ave., S.W Best Afro-American Accommoda tion in the District. FUROPEAN 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. Live With Others. Life's best school is living with people. It is there we learn our best lessons. Someone says: "It is better to live with others even at the cost of considerable jarring and friction, than to live in undisturbed quiet alone." That Sawing Motion. "Some people do dislike work," remarked the Observer of Events and Things; "and yet it takes about the same number of motions to play one of Schubert's sonatas on the fiddle as it does to saw a cord of wood." Yonkers Statesman. Save the Soot. A cheap way to keep house plants free from disease is to put a bag of soot into a pail of water, let the contents settle and use a very weak solution for watering plants. Soot is a valuable fungicide. West Grows Independent. The matter of securing funds to remove the crop no longer disturbs western bankers. To use an expression of one of the number, "The West no longer sneezes when Wall Street takes snuff." Sticky Varnish. Sticky varnish put on furniture by cheap wormen may be remedied by first placing on shallac varnish and then follow with a coat of copal varnish. Soldiers Live on Nuts The small soldier keeps himself in perfect fighting condition on a diet of nuts. He eats only twenty a day, but they are of a very nourishing kind. An Endiscorated Genius The world has never learned the name of the genius who conceived the idea of spreading butter upon his bread. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DELIVERY COPRINTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly dependable. HINGBOOK on Papers sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handover illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Term, $3 a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newadvertisers. MUNN & Co. 381 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 65 E. St., Washington D. C. A NEW PAMPHLET BY MRS. MARY J. BOLTON - ITS CONTENTS. Birth and early life of the authoress. A word to the young girls and mothers. 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. Mme. Davis, c CARD READER TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS. Reunites the Separated, and Removes Spells and Evil Influencer. 1228 25th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. Gives Luck to All. N. B.—No letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. N. B.—Mention The Bee. WOMEN'S GUIDE EDUCATIONAL HOWARD UNIV School of Medicine 18 67. Rev. W. P. Thirkield, LL.D PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY Medicine kield, LL.D., 1908 DENT HOWARD UNIVERSITY 18 67. Rev. W. P. Thirkield, LL.D., 1908 PRESIDENT will begin October 1, 1908, and Medicine. Dental Surgery. Pharmacy. in Medicine is offered. equipped Laboratories. which adjoins the Medical Col- $500,000, offers unexcelled clini- Graduate School and Polyclinic nue six weeks for Medical Course ogue, write W. C. McNeill, M.D., washington, D. C. The Forty-first Annual Session will begin October 1, 1998, and continue eight months. Four Years' Graded Course in Medicine. Three Years' Graded Course in Dental Surgery. Three' Years' Graded Course in Pharmacy. An optional Five-Year Course in Medicine is offered. An optional Five-Year Course in Medicine Full corps of instructors. Well equipped Ja The New Freedmen's Hospital, which adjou lege, just completed at a cost of $500,000, cal-facilities. The Third Session of the Post-Graduate S will begin May-9, 1909, and continue six weeks and four weeks for Dental Course. For further information or catalogue, write Secretary, 539 Florida avenue, Washington, Full corps of instructors. Well equipped laboratories. The New Freedmen's Hospital, which adjoins the Medical College, just completed at a cost of $500,000, offers unexcelled clinical facilities. The Third Session of the Post-Graduate School and Polyclinic will begin May-9, 1909, and continue six weeks for Medical Course and four weeks for Dental Course. For further information or catalogue, write W. C. McNeill, M.D., Secretary, 539 Florida avenue, Washington, D. C. Phone, Main 2524. ROBERT ALLEN, BUFFET AND FAMILY LIQUOR STORE 1917 14th St. N. W. ESTABLISHED 1866. BURNSTINE LOAN OFFICE GOLD AND SILVER WATCH- Why pay 10 percent when you can get it for 3 percent? H. K. FULTON'S LOAN OFFICE, No. 314 Ninth Street N. W. Loans made on Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Etc. If you want to buy a good watch, diamond ring, or jewelry of any kind, look at our stock first. You can save money. THOMAS J. CALLOWAY, Attorney at Law. 494 Louisiana Avenue, Washington, D. C General Practice. Phone M 2404 Prompt and Careful Attention to All Matters. TRY HIM. To give everybody an opportunity to try Ford's Hair Pomade, and owing to occasional requests for a smaller size, we have decided to put up a 25c size in addition to our regular 50c size, either size mailed postpaid on receipt of price. Address The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 153 E. Kinzie Street, Chicago, Ill. For further particulars see advertisement elsewhere in this paper. DADE'S BUFFET Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars Polite Attention Ladies' and Gents' Dining Room Meals Served at All Hours Subsrcibers failing to receive The Bee next week will know that it has been discontinued for non-payment of subscription. Under the rule of the Post Office Department no paper is allowed to be sent as second class mail matter unless the subscription is paid for in advance. --- --- Robert Reyburn, M.D. Dean. Absolutely peerless for preserving fruits. Not only preserves, but brings into prominence the the clean flavor and savor of cherries, peaches, pears and tutti frutti. $2.50 gal.; 65c full qt. CHRISTIAN XANDER'S Quality House 909 7th St. 'Phoenix M 774. CREDIT FOR ALL WASHINGTON. CARPETS LAID FREE. Highest Grade FURNITURE On Credit Our fall stock offers you magnificient selections of the newest ideas in Homefurnishings—the pick of the best manufacturers in the country. We invite you to select from these superb stocks—buy what you want—have it delivered to you at once—and pay for it in small weekly or monthly amounts, such as you can easily spare, while you are enjoying the use of it. We mark all our prices in plain figures, for we ae glad to plain figures, for we are glad to others charge. You will generally find our credit prices as low, if not lower than others ask you for cash, and we allow 10 per cent. off for cash or if the bills are paid in thirty days. PETER GROGAN 817-819-821-823 7TH ST. HOUSE AND HERMMANN. Dinner Sets THIS WEEK'S OPENING SALE HOUSE AND HERMANN Offers the housekeeper rare opportunities in our Crockery Department. We advertise below a few Dinner Sets, offering a good range of selection at most liberal prices. There are higher-priced sets also at the same scale of reductions. $10 Dinner Set of 100 pieces, handsome English porcelain, with blue and green border. Special sale price, $7.65 $12 100 piece Dinner Set, blue Willow pattern. Special sale price, $8.75 $19 100 piece Dinner Set, in two handsome styles of decorations. Special price for this sale, $7.65 $15 100 piece Dinner Set, in a choice of two very pretty decorations; nicely shaped pieces. Sale price this week, $9.90 16 100 piece Dinner Set; choice of two patterns; gold lined decorations. Specially priced for this sale,$10.75 $18 100 piece Dinner Set, choice of three styles of gold lined decorated patterns. Marked for this sale, $10.75. When in doubt, buy of HOUSE AND HERRMANN Seventh and Eye Sts. N. W. COMPLETE HOMEFURNISHINGS Purchase your ice from the Columbia Ice Company wagons. It is the best. W. C. McNeill, M.D. Secretary. ES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, GUNS, MECHANICAL TOOLS, LADIES' AND GENTS' WEARING APPAREL OLD GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT. UNREDEEMED PLEDGES FOR SALE. 361 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W. NOTICE. Pool Room Attached MOSES DADE, Proprietor, 1216 Pennsylvania Avenue, TO SUBSCRIBERS The Bee Printing Co. NEW YORK SOCIETY. The best circles of colored society in New York are somewhat excited over new chemical discoveries. The Chemical Wonder Co., has certainly made good so far. They have one preparation to give a lighter natural color to dark skin; another preparation to make their clients physically acceptable in social and business circles, and another preparation to uncurl kinky hair so it will dress to advantage. The interest in these discoveries is spreading into other parts of the United States. New York Age. W. C. MARTIN, ATTORNEY. Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Holding Probate Court. No. 15353. Administration Docko Estate of Emily Haines, a'ias Haynés. Deceased. Application having been made herein for probate of the last will and testament of said deceased and for letters of administration, with a cc of the will thereto annexed, on s. d. estate, by Martha Gant, it is ordered this 16th day of July, A.D. 1908, that Henry Jacskon, Robert Jackson and James Jackson, and all others concerned, appear in said Court on Tuesday, the 18th day of August, A.D. 1908, to show cause why such application should not be gramed. Let notice hereof be published in the "Washington Law Reporter" and "The Washington Bee" once in each of three successive weeks before the return day herein mentioned — the first publication to be not less than 30 days before said return day. Attest: James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. W. G. MARTIN, ATTORNEY. SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court. No. 15353. Administration. This is to give notice that the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia letters of administration c. t.a. on the estate of Emily Haynes, alias Haines, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers threof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on or before the 25th day of August A. D. 1909; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 25th day of August, 1908. Robert F. Ward; 434 Ninth St. S.W. Attest: James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. W. C. Martin, Attorney. L. MELENDEZ KING. ATTORNEY. SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court. No. 14994. In re Estate of Robert E. Walter: deceased. The object of the petition filed in this cause is to seil the real estate owned by decedent for the payment of debts, the petition being filed by the administrator. On motion of the administrator, it is this 18th day of August, 1908, ordered that Eva Parham, Corn Parham, Amanda Parham, Oakley Parham, and Amelia Hardy, not-resident heirs-at-law and next of kin of Robert E. Walker, deceased cause their appearances to be entered herein on or before the fortieth day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring after the date of the first publication of this order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of default. Provided, a copy of this order is published at least once a week for three successive weeks in the "Washington Law Reporter" and the "Washington Bee." A True Copy. Justice. Wills. Attest: James Tanner, Register of W. C. MARTIN, ATTORNEY. SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- No. 15437. Administration. This is to give notice that the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, letters of administration on the estate of Robert W. Taylor, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticatd, to the subscriber, on or before the 13th day of August, A.D. 1909; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 21st day of August, 1908. William, J. Howard, 100 Mass. Ave. N. W. Attest: James Tanner, Register or Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. W. C. Martin, Attorney. KINK·NE A Beautiful Hair Dressing and Tonic for the Hair! Read what Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Patti, Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-ine PROF. ROBERTS, New York City. Deal Sir: I have used your Kink-me for the past year and my hair is growing very fast. 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We will send all the specialties of the Chemical Wonder Company for $2, and guarantee they will do more to advance colored people socially and commercially than showy garments or gew-gaw jewelry. Booklet is free. Delivery free. Applications for agency considered. M. B. Berger & Co., 2 Rector Street, New York City, selling agents for Chemical Wonder Company. Ross & Mundin, 100 20th St., Washington, D.C. Board & McGuire, 14th St., Washington, D.C. ROOMSWANTED ROOMS WANTED FOR HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. On account of increased attendance Howard University accommodate all of its students on the campus. Persons having desirable rooms for the accommodation please communicate with Committee on Students' Ro increased attendance Howard University will be unable of its students on the campus. ing desirable rooms for the accommodation of students cate with Committee on Students' Rooms, Howard On account of increased attendanceHoward University will be unable to accommodate all of its students on the campus. Persons having desirable rooms for the accommodation oL students will please communicate with Committeeon Students' Rooms, Howard Uni- ```markdown ``` versity. R. Bahinger, proprietor, 348 W. Fourteenth street, New York City. REPAIRING AND ALTERING THE CLOTHES CLEANING SHOP 614 D Street Northwest. J. S. Justh Prop J. C. Colvin, Mgr. Straighten Your Hair DRAX BREX:—I have used only one bottle of pomade and now I would not be without it makes my hair soft and straight and easy to care and also starts a new growth. Ford's Hair Pomade Formerly known as Ozonized Ox Marrow. 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The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. 22 East Kenzie St. Chicago, IA. FORD'S HAIR POMADE is made only in Chicago by the above firm. Agents Wanted Everywhere. FOR RENT — FURNISHED ROOMS NICELY FURKISHED ROOMS. Nicely furnished rooms for gentlemen; bath and all modern improvements. Also very desirable right office at 1742 Fourteenth street northwest. A. H. Underdown FOR RENT. Three roo. and bath data for rent in a fashionable neighborhood, close to all car lines. Write or call at 212 L street northwest. SALES AND DABNEY, FUNERAL DIRECTRESSES AND PRACTICAL EMBLAMERS. SUCCESSORS TO STEWART CAMPBELL, CARRIE SALES AND RUTH DABNEY First class service guaranteed at reasonable prices. Carriages furnished for Balls, Parties and Receptions. Phone, Main 4231. Read The Bee. ---