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THE PUBLIC WASHINGTON Congressional Library Southern Frinter-Local VOL.XXIX NO 30 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 1908 NO GRAFT CHANCELLOR LIES1 CAPTAIN OYSTER REPLIES. SCHOOLS NOT CORRUPT President of Board Would Vote Punishment for Wrongdoing. ASSIGNATIONS CAUSE SUR Punishment for Wrongdoing. ACCUSATIONS CAUSE SUR- PRISE. Would Say No More. "Dr. Chancellor charges there was graft in the schools. The board handles no money, and in educational matters only acts on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. I deny the charges of Dr. Chancellor. "If I had an intimation that there was any graft or corruption in the schools, and investigation proved it to be so, I would be the first to vote the guilty party out of office." This is the answer of Captain James F. Oyster, president of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, to Dr. William E. Chancellor, formerly superintendent of instruction in the District of Columbia, who has made a remarkable statement, alleging graft and other forms of corruption in the present school system of Washington. That he has written a book bearing on the subject and making sensational statements along the same lines is information also contained in dispatches from Norwalk, Conn. It is claimed that he procured the data for his statements while at the head, of the educational department in Washington. Captain Oyster's Comment. CAPT. JAMES F. OYSTER. "I had hoped that after a short period of rest Dr. Chancellor would recover his senses and learn to tell the truth," said Captain Oyster today when shown the dispatch in which Dr. Chancellor is quoted. "Dr. Chancellor is ancient history to the board now," declared its-president. "We gave him twelve months in which to make good. He showed himself incompetent to handle the job here. The board saw the error of its initial judgment and removed him as it would any one who had failed." The action of Dr. Chancellor in breaking a silence of several months and again making charges of graft and corruption against the school board, came as a great surprise even to Dr. Chancellor's friends. It is understood that the former superintendent had, under their solicitation, decided to say nothing further about the District of Columbia school system or those in charge of it. This promise to his friends, it is declared, was known here Therefore the latest epistle from the pen of Dr. Chancellor was entirely unexpected. Dr. Chancellor's Statement. Dr. Chancellor's statement follows: "My attention has been called by many persons in Washington to an article published in the Washington Herald, in which Mr. Elmer J. Burkett, senator from Nebraska, refers to the Dolliver bill in relation to the public schools of the District of Columbia, and in which I am specifically mentioned. "To this date the board of education of the District has unquestionably maintained itself against its critics. It is a board of persons who are unlike those upon any other board in America. "What its methods are in so maintaining its authority I know. What part its members played in bringing about a condition which resulted later in the death of my wife, and in the publication of certain newspaper attacks in papers of cities as far apart as Boston from Denver, nearly 1,000 in all, against her after her death I also know. Hopes for Action. For the sake of the good people of the District of Columbia, and for the sake of the other millions of good American citizens who would like to take pride in the Capital city of the nation, I am hopeful that the vast inertia of Congress may be overcome this winter, and that this board will be done away with, and in its death be suitably labeled. I hope this, but do not expect it. "Unless the Sixtieth Congress does dispense with this board, root and branch, I shall publish for the benefit of the Sixty-first Congress an exposition of the real facts of the District situation. This will come out with the imprint of one of the greatest of American publishing houses, and will contain in facsimile, documents that will shame Congress and America before the world. "The Chancellor side of the District war has not been told. It is told in a series of carefully prepared letters and papers that include every variety of American citizen, from President and senators down to the vile anonymous letter writers who have paid the United States government postage upon over 5,000 vicious communications. Promises Disclosures This book will be fully illustrated. I shall tell what the shocking side of Washington is, and I prefer not to do this. I hope that Congress will, without any suggestion upon my part, merely because of surface symptoms, remove the cancer; but if I must prove its existence, prove it I will. Graft, * * * blackmailing, and official corruption are crimes, well recognized as such generally, if not yet in Washington, and I shall present my evidence before the country for the judgment of my fellow-citizens, unless Congress relieves me of my sad duty to the dead by driving the present board to the doom that properly belongs to it. Such a book might make money for me, but it would hurt the business interestsshrdlcmfwy hurt Washington business interests far more; and I do not desire for the city financial loss, but moral gain. Dissension has broken loose in the office of the District Recorder of Deeds and a concerted effort is being made to show that a cashier in the office would be an unnecessary encumbrance, to say nothing of a constant source of annoyance to the four clerks who failed to get the promotion. The clerk for whom the promotion was intended now pulls down $900 a year. The job as cashier, which according to some of his fellowworkers, would mean the assumption of a title without additional labor., would net him an increase of $700. There being no need for five cashiers and no clerks, the clerks are disposed to get along without any cashier at all. This view is expressed in a letter received by the House District Committee today from W. A. Pinchback, a clerk in the Recorder's office. Mr. Pinchback deplores the contemplated waste of Government funds. He protests against a policy of favoritism which would raise one of his fellow-workers out of the ranks and place him on the pinnacle of a $1,600 job, leaving four $900 clerks behind in the rut. He further sets forth the interesting argument that the elevation of a clerk to be cashier would be a promotion only in the sense that it would grant an increase in pay to the favored one, who would 'continue performing the duties for which he receives $900. Bill for Cashier. The bill providing for the appointment of a cashier was introduced a year ago by Representative Hull of Iowa, and it has been slumbering ever since. John C. Dancy, Recorder of Deeds at that time, urged the ne- Mr. Pinchback said today that his position was such a delicate one that he could not afford to disclose to the public the name of the man against whose promotion he had lodged a protest. Mr. Dancy was asked if he still wanted a cashier. "We asked for an appropriation for that purpose last year," he said. His attention was called to the fact that one of his clerks quoted him as saying that the appointment of a cashier would be unjust to the remainder of the office force. "I can't say anything about it now," ```markdown ``` [Image of a person with a bald head and a neutral expression, wearing a dark shirt and pants.] DR. JAMES E. SHEPPARD. said Mr. Dancy. "I will deal with it at the proper time." "But do you really need a cashier?" was asked. "I have nothing to say," he replied. THE ALLEGED CONFESSION. Ex-Private Boyd Conyers, of Company B. Twelfth Infantry, now at Monroe, Ga., told William Lawson, a detective in the employ of Captain William G. Baldwin, of Roanoke, Va., that he and three (or four) oher men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry were the leaders in the Brownsville raid. This information was obtained at different dates during the month of June, 1908. Conyers tried to commit suicide after he found that he had made his statement to a detective, declaring that the other Negroes would kill him when it got out. The list of participants given in this report Conyers furnished me personally. I believe it is substantially correct, but with the influences shown to be backing Conyers to adhere to his false testimony given before the Senate committee still being exerted be relied on to support his own confession until it is thoroughly sustained from other sources. The investigation has been conducted with strict recognition of the advisability of preserving secrecy and with discretion. No promises of immunity were made. The issue has evidently become racial. The colored detectives would be confronted in the smaller towns where these men are living with a demand from colored men for information as to their business. We have located over one hundred and thirty of these ex-soldiers, and have been in thirty States in quest of information. The appendices give statements as to the results obtained. They indicate a general knowledge on the part of the ex-soldiers that the raid came from inside the fort, and that the soldiers of Company B were the guilty parties. We earnestly urge that we be permitted to continue the investigation. Several detectives are still in the field, and within the coming week a number of affidavits will be forthcoming. "Empress of the Heavens" is the title conferred upon the late Dowager Empress Tszu Hsi. North Carolinians RECEIVED REGISTER VERNON RECEIVED A delegation of North Carolinans, headed by Dr. James E. Sheppard, Dr. Charles H. Sheppard, and Dr. Dr. J. E. Dallenger, was presented to the President, Monday, by Register William T. Vermon. Register Vernon told the President that Dr. Sheppard was engaged in a worthy cause, and he and his ```markdown ``` delegation wished to present it to the President for the purpose of having give him his endorsement. After Register Vernon had fully informed the President of the character of the work in which Dr. Sheppard was engaged, President Roosevelt said in an enthusiastic manner that he was glad to meet such a man as Dr. Sheppard, and to know that he is engaged in such a work to benefit the colored people. He told Dr. Sheppard what to do, which will be done immediately, and given to Register Vernon who will present it to the President. There were several distinguished men from all over the country, and in every walk of life, present, who greeted the Register and the delegates. Dr. Sheppard and his delegates left the city for Philadelphia, Pa., where Dr. Sheppard addressed the Young Men's Christian Association. COLORED·Y. M. C. A. FIGHTS CONSUMPTION. Washington, D. C.-J. E. Moorland, secretary of the Colored Men's Department of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, has addressed the following note to the Student and City Departments of the Colored Men's Y. M. C. A., throughout the country: "I am deeply interested in the campaign being waged against Tuberculosis so splendidly directed by my friend Mr. Routzahn. I hope you will do all in your power to promote the worthy cause. By all means hold special meetings in accordance with the enclosed request." The letter has reference to "Health Sunday," December 13, and "Health Week," December 13-19, for the colored people of America co-incident with the Negro Congress on Tuberculosis at Tuskegee. Every City and Student Y. M. C. A. is earnestly invited to attempt one or more of the following: 1—Give all or part of the Sunday meeting to health, and particularly tuberculosis, or consumption. 2—Try to get the subject before educational and gymnasium classes during the week. 3—Get at least one minister to talk or preach on the subject. 4-Ask all the ministers to do likewise. 5-Call a meeting of physicians and ask their help in reaching churches, schools, etc. 6-Get at least one school teacher to help celebrate the "Week." 8-Try to send speakers, doctors, or others, to one or more country schools or churches. 9-Make special effort to attend or to get some one to attend the Congress at Tuskegee. 10-Send to E. G. Routzahn, Tuskegee, Alabama, or to Dr. Livingston Farrand, 105 East 22nd Street, New York, for printed information for yourself and speakers. 11-Report quickly what you will try to do, and later, what you do carry out, to E. G. Routzahn, Tuskegee, Alabama. Remember. 12—Remember that all of this is for the highest interests and physical well-being of both colored and white races, and both are vitally interested in the success of the plans. HOME FOR FRIENDLESS GIRLS Mrs. John H. Paynter's Good Work. At the regular monthly meeting of the managers of the Home for Friendless Girls, held at the residence of the President, Mrs. John H. Paynter, on Tuesday December 1, the following donations and contributions were acknowledged. From the union Thanksgiving service, Metropolitan Church, $50.00; Berean Church, $4.81; The Helping Hand Circle, Berean Church, $7.50; Mrs. Maria Saunders, $7.00; Lincoln Temple congregation, $2.00; Miss Beckwith, $5.00; The Wilson School; $8.51; Mr. Williams, $1.00; The Quilting Bee held at Mrs. Paynters', $31.40. Acknowledgements were also made for a large stock of provisions received from the schools of the Eleventh Division, the waiters of the Normandie Hotel, and Miss Anna Brown. A general rally has been arranged for by the ministers of the colored churches, who have set apart the 5th Sunday in January for a general collection for the benefit of the building fund. The managers are especially gratified at the kindly and practical display of interest in the Home on the part of all classes of citizens, and are greatly encouraged in the hope that a building dedicated to this noble charity may be erected at no very distant day. Such an achievement on the part of the colored citizens of the District will in reality serve a two-fold purpose. It will be a most useful and substantial memorial of the earnest Christian woman who gave up life itself for this cause and it will demonstrate conclusively the willingness and ability of our people to perform their obvious duty in contributing substantially towards the uplift and support of the indigent and dependent of their own people. It is to be hoped that the philanthropic fraternal organizations and beneficial associations will also take up this good work and by independent or united effort during the coming winter, make up a good round sum as their contribution to a building for the Home for Friendless Girls. The United States District Attorney is now investigating the check that was the property of a dead teacher and signed after her death, and will report on same shortly. There will likely be an indictment. The Board of Education will make an example of those who were responsible for the violation of the rules of the schools. The teacher's death never was reported to the secretary of the Board of Education, which should have been done. The Assistant Superintendent had nothing to do with the transaction whatever. Mr. William B. Harris, 1908 Sixteenth street northwest, entertained the Universal Pleasure Club last Tuesday evening. The table was laden with all that an appetite could desire. The need of more policemen in our city is demonstrated by the number of crimes of pocketbook snatchers on our principal streets. The alleged confession of Boyd Conyers relative to the Brownsville affair will be found elsewhere in this issue. In a special message to Congress President Roosevelt suggests a way to clear up the Brownsville shooting affair and asks for the law covering the "riot case." The condition of King Edward, whose health has been on the decline, is said to be very much improved. Mr. Foraker presented an amendment to his bill for re-enlistment of discharged soldiers, providing for a commission to determine which of the soldiers ought to be permitted to reenlist. Mr. Foraker is asking that the colored soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry be given "a chance before an independent and just tribunal." E. C. Arnold, a Georgia sheriff, denies the statement that Boyd Conyers made the alleged confession concerning the Brownsville affair. Mr. William T. Belt, chief of the Washington Fire Department, died suddenly last Sunday night at his home. He was a member of the department over forty years. The funeral was held last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. William T. Belt was a Washingtonian by birth. He was born October 31, 1846. Only words of kindness and praise are expressed concerning him and his career. Mr. William Taft attended the dedicatory exercises of the McKinley memorial organ at the Metropolitan Temple, New York city, last Sunday. The organ was the gift of Mr. Carnegie. Next Monday evening the Washington Congregational Club will celebrate "Forefathers' Day" in honor of the landmark the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. It is estimated that more than thirty thousand workingmen lost their lives while at work by some accident the year just past. Mr. Pelo Penick, a native of Africa, spoke last Monday morning before the Woman's Interdenominational Missionary Union in the Luther Place Memorial Church. Much dissatisfaction is caused now among shippers because of the increase in freight rates, which will be put into operation on nearly all the railroads January 1, 1909. It is reported that three Americans are among the dead victims of the explosion of twenty-one tons of dynamite in the Panama Canal last Sunday. The Masons of Alexandria, Virginia, placed memorial wreaths on the tomb of Washington last Monday afternoon in memory of the one hundred and ninth anniversary of the death of the Father of this country. The Pope has pronounced his blessing on the people of Mobile, Ala. In the recent rally at John Wesley $760 were taken up and of this sum $117 were raised by the Pastor's Wife's Club. The Christian Index in its last issue publishes an excellent article on "Business Preachers." Janie Walker, colored,charged with killing Ed Davis, in Richmond, Va., was acquitted. Her plea was self-defense. The Freeman calls the Negro doll "Something new under the sun." Prof. L. H. Moore is booked as one of the speakers at the thirtieth annual meeting of the Kentucky Colored State Teachers' Association, December 20, in Winchester, Ky. Dr. William J. Thompkins,an alumnus of Howard, has been endorsed by Kansas City Alumni Association for a member of the Board of Regents. Assistant District Attorney delivered an address on "Prison Reform in the District of Columbia" before the Men's Society of the Church of Our Father last Tuesday night. February 12 has been set apart by both the Senate and House for the centennial celebration of the birthday of Lincoln. Zed Thomas, an oyster shucker, found a pearl in an oyster last Monday, said to be the largest eyer found in any shuck-house on the Eleventh-Street Wharf. By M. T. KEAN. Fine. American Melody Co. N.Y. Copyright twice as much as any other coat. On fair days because it is smart, other days because rain proof. Kenreign coats, guaranteed rain-proof, give this double service and hold their shape as long as worn. 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A YOUNG LION SLAYER. Boer Farmer Boys Make Good Shots On the African Veldt. Three lions were killed near Pietersburg. Transvaal by the nlneteen-year-old son of Jozef Erasmus, a Boer farmer. It appears that young Erasmus was on his way to the Messina mine and had outspanned his donkey team, when his kaffr Roy came running to tell him that three lions were tackling the donkeys. Erasmus selzed his gun and ran hard in the direction indicated. On his arrival at the spot he found the lions lying around one of the donkeys. He fired and killed a big lioness. The other two jumped up but he was ready and shot another (younger) lioness. The young lion which was left ran behind some brushwood. Erasmus first collected his donkeys and brought them into safety and then once more carefully approached the scene of the fight. In order to find out if the two lionesses were dead he fired another shot at one of them. This disturbed the surviving lion who thereupon came forth roaring. Erasmus was again ready and shot him dead on the spot. Asked by the Volkcsstem correspondent whether he was alone at the time. Erasmus replied; "Oh, no, Oom,' I had my little Kaffr boy, with me.'—The skins were sold in Pietersburg—Pretoria Volksstem. - Potsonous Brazilian Vipers. Much is made of the lance-head viper, "the most deadly of all know reptiles," brought from Brazil to New York for the purpose of an operation which will give a serum that is practically extinct. There are several singularly interesting snakes in Brazil. The suru cuteu is supposed to cause death in six hours. It is sometimes found nine feet long. Its skin is a dirty tawny yellow, with dark brown lozenges on the back. It is said to be attracted by fire but seldom to injure travellers. The fiercest of the lance-headed vipers is the Jararoca, and it, also, it a dirty yellow, but it is brown-black about the tail.—Boston Herald. Birds. Fruit. Dead Leaves. The Mokl Indian women of Arizona have an ingenuous and romantic form of coifure. When young these women coll their tresses at the sides of their heads, so as to represent the buds of a native plant. This signifies that they themselves are in the flush of youth and of marriageable age. When they are married their hair is arranged to represent the fruit of the plant; while in old age their locks hang straggling down their backs, typical of the withered stalk of the dead or dying plant. ```markdown ``` TRIO. D. C. al Fine. Dice Young Gallant— Answers. Brides Older Than Bridegrooms. The vital statistics prepared by City Clerk Entwisle of Salem shows that during 1907 there were 47 marriage licenses issued and 306 semenized in the city, which is 18 fewer than the previous year. The oldest bridegroom was 68 and the oldest bride 50, while the youngest bridegroom was 16 and the youngest bride 15. Seventy-one brides were older than the bridegrooms.—Boston Transcript. Vegetable Ml'k. 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The victim shows the bill to a bank cashier, and hears it pronounced good, and his mercenary nature being aroused, he sees visions of gigantic wealth, and hands over to Mr. Sharper $500, or at least $250, for the instrument that is going to make him a Rockefeller. It is needless to say that the subsequent specimens turned out are such miserable imitations that they would hardly fool a blind man, but the ignoramus is in a place where he can't make a roar for his lost money. The Swaying Skyscraper Through the chance of perfect adjustment in the way of balance, of a row of large photographs that hang on a wall or an office building down town the clerks in the place have a good deal of quiet amusement with persons who visit the place for the first time. Owing to this balance the pictures are easily swayed by the wind that blows through the open windows and since the office force goes in for fresh air the year round the pictures are never still. The joke lies in catching the horrified expression on the faces of the callers when they get a sight of the swinging frames. Then it is always explained with due solemnity, if the boss is not around that the swaying of the frames is due to the oscillation of the structure. It usually takes some time for the object of the joke to see the point. Meanwhile he has suffered considerable shock.—N. Y. World. Odd South American Animals Many curious animals haunt the marshy parts of South America north of the pampas. Frogs big and ferocious, given to making vicious springs when closely approached; the capybara, a cavy "contented with the bulk of a sheep"; the huge copurat and the swarthy piglike tapir are frequently seen. Aong the forest margins troops of peccaries are often met with, occasionally the jaguar sometimes the puma, likewise that toothless curiosity, the great ant bear, long in claw, long nosed and remarkably long tongued. A familiar object is the great jabiru, a stork with a preference for the desolate lagoons, where it may often be observed statuesque on one leg and wrapped in prospection.—Scotsman. The Gingko Tree. Studies by Miss M. C. Stopes of the fossil flora of Scotland have shown that the gingko or maldenhair, tree, a native of Japan and China, which is cultivated in Europe and this country on account of its remarkable foliage, belongs to an extremely ancient family, of which it is now, apparently, the last surviving representative. At one time it seems to have been widely spread. A singular fact is that the fossil specimens of the gingko, found in the rock beds of the Inferior Oolite series, at Brora, Scotland, are so similar to the living trees that at first sight no difference is apparent. Only an examination of the structure of the cells reveals a variation.—Youth's Companion. . For Pressing Plate, Skirts. Plaited Skirts which have been washed are difficult to press. Time and expense may be served by having the work done after the following method, which is so woolen skirts especially: Before the skirt has become badly creased or rumpled run a basting thread, using short, even stitches, down the entire length of each crease which marks the folds of the plaits. By this means, after the skirt has been washed, the proper location of each lest can readily be determined, and the pressing done successfully. Balzac In Church Pew. The woman who had left a volume of Balzac in the church pew on prayer meeting night felt a little bit ashamed when she asked for the book, but the sexton assured her she need not feel that way. "Many things are left in the church," he said, "and some of them are a whole lot less respectable than Balzac. After each service the pews yield a strange grist of forgotten or discarded articles." A Clever Bear. A noted ethnologist observed in Vienna a bear deliberately making with his paw, a current in some water which was close to the bars of his cage so as to draw a piece of floating bread within his reach. These actions of the bear could hardly be attributed to instinct or inherited habit, as they would be of little use to an animal in a state of nature. Quill Teothpicks. The largest quill toothpick factory in the world is near Paris, where there is an annual product of 20,000,000 quills. The factory was started to make quill pens, but when these went out of general use it was converted into a toothpick mill. KINK·NE A Beautiful Hair Dressing and Tonic for the Hair! PROP. ROBERTS, New York City, Deal Sir: I have used your Kink-me for the past year and my hair is growing very fast. I find it the most delightful hair dressing and tonic I have ever used, altogether different from the many cheap pomades and vaselines on the market. It makes my hair so beautiful, soft, silky, and has entirely removed all dandruff and stopped it from falling out and breaking off. And enables me to do it up in any of the many styles that I use on the stage. It does all you claim for it, and I would not be without it. Yours sincerely, MME, ROBINSON. I have used your Kink-ine for the past year and my hair is growing very well find it the most delightful hair dressing and tonic I have ever used, altogether different the many cheap pomades and vaselines on the market. It makes my hair so beautiful silky, and has entirely removed all dandruff and stopped it from falling out and it off. And enables me to do it up in any of the many styles that I use on the skin does all you claim for it, and I would not be without it. Yours sincerely, MME. RO Kink-ine Hair Dressing is a delightful perfumed tonic prepared largely for the colored people; is guaranteed to be absolutely safe and harmless. It makes harsh, s kinky, curly hair soft, silky and glossy, enables you to comb it with ease and to do in any style that you may wish. SSING by supplying the needed oils directly to the roots of the hair tones up a m with and giving new life and vigor to the hair. SING is for sale at all druggists for 35c per bottle. If yourdruggist does not keep it get it. If not, send me 50c. and I will send same to you, prepaid. Kink-ine Hair Dressing is a delightful perfumed tonic prepared largely for the use of colored people; is guaranteed to be absolutely safe and harmless. It makes harsh, stubborn, kinky, curly hair soft, silky and glossy, enables you to comb it with ease and to dress it in any style that you may wish. KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING is for sale at all druggists for 35c per bottle. If your druggist does not keep it have him order it for you; he can get it. If not, send me 50c, and I will send same to you, prepaid. ColoredSkin MadeLight For centuries scientific men have been trying to make dark lighter colored, not by artificial whitening, but in a natural. At last the Chemical Wonder Co., of New York, has discovered Complexion Wonder, which does bring a lighter natural colorry time it is applied. The effect is not artificial. The lighter is natural. The effect on the colored countenance is magical. Price of Complexion Wonder is 50c. The Chemical Wonder has another preparation which is indispensable for colored pea as well as white people. It is called Odor Wonder, a toiletparation which prevents perspiration odor and encircles the with perfumed daintiness. It will make anyone physically come in society or business circles. Our men customers secureter positions in banks, clubs, or business houses. Our womentomers advance faster in life. Price of Odor Wonder, $1.00. Our Wonder Comb will straighten any hair. A heavy co-magneto-metallic. Will last a life-time—50c. Don't fail to one. Wonder Grow fertilizes the scalp; supplies nourish which makes hair grow lengthy; gives the scalp strength we prevent the hair from falling—50c. Wonder Uncurl—This preparation uncurls knots and kinks makes the hair pliable, so as to dress well.—50c. We provide that our specialties will do more to advance colored people softly and commercially than showy garments or gew-gaw jewels. Delivery free. Applications for agency considered. Mr. Berger & Co., 2 Rector Street, New York City, selling agents, Chemical Wonder Company. SPECIAL OFFER. To prove the quality and superiority of our goods over all others, we will sell one full-size bottle of Kink-lite, price 35 cents, one cake of Kink-lite Soap, the best shampoo and Toilet Soap in the world, price 25 cents, both for only 50 cents, or six bottles and six cakes of soap for $3.00. Special offer good only at the following stores: Henry Evins,928 F street north. F: A. Tschiffeley, 485 Pennsyl- William H. Davis 2001 Elevwtst. vania avenue northwest.enth street northwest. Never fails; nothing like it for hair that is not naturally straight. Price, 25 and 50 cents a box. For sale by the following druggist Board & McGuire, 1912 1-2 Fourteenth street northwest; J. Mayer, Fourth and N streets northwest; L. H. Harris, Third F streets southwest; A. F. Pride. Twenty-eighth and P streets Georgetown, D. C. FRANK E. WHITE M'F'G. CO., Box 107, East Orange, N. Goods mailed on receipt of price. For twenty-five long years—a quarter of a century—there never been a remedy equal to Elixir Babek for Malaria and miasmatic diseases. Thousands have used it with most grateful results. Malaria is prevalent now. Do not wait for it to take of you. Begin the use of Babek now. 50c Bottles. Your drug will tell you that Babek is the best thing he sells FOR MALARIA, CHILLS & FEVER ```markdown ``` MADAM ROBINSON in any s KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING by the scalp, increasing the growth and KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING is him order it for you; he can get it. SPECIAL OFFER.—To prove the q bottle of Kink-ike, price 35 cents, one cents, both for only 50 cents, or six h stores. Henry Evins,928 F street or wtst. R. Ballinger, Pre IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO BOARD ADVERTISE Go to HOLMES' HOTEL, No. 333 Virginia Ave., S.W Best Afro-American Accommodation in the District. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN 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 2315. McCall Patterns 10 15 NEW MODEL McCall Magazines 50 YEAR AUTHORIZED AUTORIZED we are more McCall Patterns said in the past than of any other make of patterns. This is of their own,亲自 and simplifying. McCall Magazines (The Queen of Pashmina) just others than any other Ladies' Magazines, whether (as a number) more than 6000 copies, or perhaps number greater than a thousand today. group Wanted. Regulations proposed for association. Fortune Catalogue (of the bournemouth Catalogue (shopping gas producing) Address THE MCGALL P.O. New York THE BEE AND McCALL'S GREAT FASHION MAGAZINE for one year for $20. COUPO'S. Editor Bee:— Find enclosed two dollars. Send to my address below The Bee and McCall's Fashion Magazine for one year. No..... Street..... Town or City .... BUY THE NEW HOME I MAY RUNNING SEWING MACHINE Before You Purchase Any Other Write THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY ORANGE, MASS. Many Sewing Machines are made to sell regardless of quality, but the "New Home" is made wear. Our guaranty never runs out. We make Sewing Machines to suit all conditions of the trade. The "New Home" stands at the head of all High-grade family sewing machines Sold by authorized dealers only. FOR SALE OF Read what Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Pattil Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-line FREE OFFER we will sell one full-size soap in the world, price good July at the followi H. Davis 2001 Ele northwest. New York City the Lighter trying to make dark skies out in a natural way York, has discovered a lighter natural color evi cial. The lighter colorance is magical. The chemical Wonder Co e for colored people Wonder, a toilet prep encircles the body one physically wel customers secure bets. Our women cus Wonder, $1.00. ir. A heavy comb, Don't fail to order supplies nourishment calp strength which knots and kinks and -50c. We promise colored people social- gew-gaw jewelry. considered. M. B. y, selling agents for For centuries scientific men have been trying to make dark ski lighter colored, not by artificial whitening, but in a natural way. At last the Chemical Wonder Co., of New York, has discovered Complexion Wonder, which does bring a lighter natural color every time it is applied. The effect is not artificial. The lighter color is natural. The effect on the colored countenance is magical. The price of Complexion Wonder is 50c. The Chemical Wonder Co. has another preparation which is indispensable for colored people, as well as white people. It is called Odor Wonder, a toilet preparation which prevents perspiration odor and encircles the body with perfumed daintiness. It will make anyone physically welcome in society or business circles. Our men customers secure better positions in banks, clubs, or business houses. Our women customers advance faster in life. Price of Odor Wonder, $1.00. Our Wonder Comb will straighten any hair. A heavy comb, magneto-metallic. Will last a life-time—50c. Don't fail to order one. Wonder Grow fertilizes the scalp; supplies nourishment which makes hair grow lengthy; gives the scalp strength which prevent the hair from falling—50c. Wonder Uncurl—This preparation uncurls knots and kinks and makes the hair pliable, so as to dress well.—50c. We promise that our specialties will do more to advance colored people socially and commercially than showy garments or gew-gaw jewelry. 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. ME-LANGE not naturally straight. following druggists: northwest; Julius M. Harris, Third and fifth and P streets, D., Never fails; nothing like it for hair that is not naturally straight. Price, 25 and 50 cents a box. For sale by the following druggists: Board & McGuire, 1912 1-2 Fourteenth street northwest; Julius Mayer, Fourth and N streets northwest; L. H. Harris, Third and F streets southwest; A. F. Pride. Twenty-eighth and P streets, Georgetown; D. C. FRANK E. WHITE M'F'G. CO., Box 107. East Orange, N. J. EK BABEK The Old Reliable Remedy. a century-there has for Malaria and such with most gratifying salt for it to take hole bottles. Your druggist is FEVER For twenty-five long years—a quarter of a century—there has never been a remedy equal to Elixir Babek for Malaria and such miasmatic diseases. Thousands have used it with most gratifying results. Malaria is prevalent now. Do not wait for it to take hold of you. Begin the use of Babek now. 50c Bottles. Your druggist will tell you that Babek is the best thing he sells For MALARIA, CHILLS and FEVER BEFORE SIX AFTER USING. MONTHS USING. If you are unable to secure Bab in your vicinity write to Kloczew Street, Washington, D. C UNDERTAKERS EMBALMERS WM. T. NEWMAN & CO., Undertakers and Embalmers, 510 O Street Northwest. Prices Moderate. Carriages for All Occasions. The Wm. F. Newman & Co. wishes to announce to the public and its friends that they have opened a modern Funeral Parlor at the above address, and are prepared to render nothing but up-to-date service at "Moderate Prices." We solicit your patronage and, thanking you for your former patronage, We are yours, WM. T. NEWMAN & CO., Undertakers and Embalmers. Wm. T. Newman, formerly of Georgetown, D. C. The Wm. F. Newman & Co. wishes to announce to the public and its friends that they have opened a modern Funeral Parlor at the above address, and are prepared to render nothing but up-to-date service at "Moderate Prices." We solicit your patronage and, thanking you for your former patronage, We are yours, WM. T. NEWMAN & CO., Undertakers and Embalmers. Wm. T. Newman, formerly of Georgetown, D. C. J H. Winslow UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMEK. ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE TWELFTH AND R STREETS, N. W. J H. DABNEY UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMEK. ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE. TWELFTH AND R STREETS. N. W. J H. DABNEY FINERAL DIRECTOR. Hiring. Levery and Sale Stable. Carriages hired for funerals, parties, balls, receptions, etc. Horses and carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Business at 1132 Third street northwest. Main office branch 222 More street, Alexandria, Va. Telephone for Office, Main 1727. Telephone call for Stable, Main 1428-5. OUR STABLES IN FREEMAN'S ALLEY. Where I can accommodate 50 Horses. Call and inspect our new and modern stable. Carriages hired for funerals, parties, balls, receptions, etc. Horses and carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Business at 1132 Third street northwest. Main office branch at 222 More street, Alexandria, Va. J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. W. W.SidneyPittman Architect RENDERING IN MONOTONE, WATER COLOR AND PEN & INK STEEL CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. PATENT DRAWINGS DRAFTING, DETAILING, TRACING BLUE PRINTING phone: Main 6059—M. Office 494 Louisiana Ave., N.W. W.SidneyPittman Architect RENDERING IN PATENT DRAWINGS MONOTONE, WATER COLOR DRAFTING, DETAILING, TRACING AND PEN & INK BLUE PRINTING STEEL CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Phone: Main 6059-M. Office 494 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Wm. Cannon, 1225 BLC, 1227 711 Street, N.W. OLE DISTRIBUTER OF OLD PUR SIM WHISKE A·HIGH·DEGREE OF SATISFACTION IS A RARE THING IN MOST $3.00 SHOES. SHOES ATI THIS PRICE USUALLY LACK STYLE OR COMFORT OR BOTH. THE STYLE OF MORE EXPENSIVE SHOES AND GOOD SOLID VALUE ARE FOUND IN OUR because of the exceptional attention be stowed on the making. The only cheapness in it anywhere is the price. A Goodyear-welted shoe, made on several of the season's handsomest lasts, in the most popular leathers. Looks first every time. It's worth your while in and look the Signet over, even if you are not ready to buy. Always welcome. Wm.Moreland, 491Penna Ave HOLTMAN'S OLD STAND. MIGV 07 '32 BIG BOYS THE BEE PUBLISHED M. E. S. N. W. Washington, D. C. W. CAI VIN CHASE, EDITOR. circled at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year in advance. $2.00 Six months 1.00 Three months .50 Subscription monthly .20 BROWNSVILLE AGAIN. That President Roosevelt should put forth every possible effort to justify his discharge of the battalion of the 25th regiment by securing testimony and facts that would establish the guilt of those suspected of being implicated in the Brownsville raid, was to be expected. In the President's special message to Congress last Monday, dealing with the Brownsville affair, he presents the confession of Conyers, one of the discharged soldiers, and this confession not only gives the names of the other leaders in the conspiracy, but even gives the details of the plans for the raid, if what is reported is true. We regret it not because we would have preferred that a crime remain unearthed, but we regret it because it makes a fool of so many of our race who have been denouncing the President so bitterly for the discharge of the soldiers. On the other hand, The Bee welcomes the finding of the guilty men since it will wipe the stain of disgrace from the innocent men of the Twenty-fifth who were made to suffer with the guilty. If the President has established the guilt of these soldiers, regrettable as the whole thing is, it carries a valuable lesson, and that is it never pays to resort to unreasonable criticism of men and officials until we have all the facts, pro and con. It is always wise to husband your wrath over night in hope that the morning will bring evidence to dispell it without harm to any one. Possibly no president that has ever occupied the White House has seen so little of the Irish, the German, the Welsh and the Negro in a man, and more of the real worth, honesty and nobleness than President Roosevelt, and that is why the great body of the well thinking members of the race refused to attribute his discharge of the colored soldiers to their color. For the race The Bee has this advice—Let reason be enthroned where rashness has reigned. Let us wait all the developments all the facts. THAT SOCIAL FUNCTION. The Daily Press last week published an account of a social function tendered the trustees of the Jean Fund; that is, to the colored members. There were present some of the best known colored citizens in the country. It was a repast fit for the gods. Dr. Booker T. Washington, Dr. Derrick, Ex-Gov., P. B. S. Pinchback, Dr. John R. Francis, Bishop Grant, Register W. T. Vernon and many other distinguished colored Americans. Now, just suppose Hon. Henry B. Macfarland, Judge Taft, and the other white members of the committee had given a social function and failed or refused to invite the colored members of There has been so much agitation, condemnation and criticism of drawing the color line by the white people, when in fact the colored people are more guilty of the offense than the white people. The color line is drawn more among and by the more highly educated, colored men than by the second class colored people. It would have been all well enough for the committee to have said that a dinner was given Doctor Washington, Doctor Derrick and others, and made no mention of the Jean Fund trustees. The Bee is of the opinion that a few "smart Alec's" had a few fish to fry and wanted to parade themselves before Doctor Washington, or they may have had a few "hot air" speeches to get off. There was a great deal of fulsome praise of Doctor Washington, which he didn't appreciate. Intelligent colored men, above all others, should exercise good sense and sound judgment. Cease drawing the color line and "Jim Crowing" ourselves; then the more intelligent people of the opposite race will appreciate the Negro. CHANCELLOR'S TIRADE. William E. Chancellor is never happy unless he is attacking the public schools. He is still at his graft hobby. Why didn't he prove graft on those to whom he referred in his attack some few months ago. He had every bit of the machinery of the government at the time. Chancellor was all talk, just as he is now. There could not be any graft in the appointment of the teachers without his knowledge, because he appointed them all. Does he want the people to infer that he was a party to it? Chancellor made all the appointments for the white and colored schools, and not even the members of the Board of Education had any say in the appointment of teachers. The old man had better take a rest. The public schools will be improved next year. The Board of Education will make a few changes in the supervising principalship. The check matter is in the hands of the District Attorney. It is not believed that any criminal intent was meant in the check case. The Board of Education intends to make an example of the wrong-doers. William E. Chancellor will write another book, and then cease. Chancellor never gets tired of writing. The last time Dr. Chancellor addressed a colored audience in this city he assured the colored people that they were his sisters and brothers. He was under fire then. The Bee was behind him. The people object to the Normal school being under the supervision of Howard University, or any part of it. Captain Oyster's reply to Chancellor is all that is necessary. Chancellor continues to feel the sting of The Bee. AFRAID OF THE NEGRO? In the discussion of the temperance question, the Anti-Saloon declared that the liquor question, if submitted to the people, would be defeated because of the Negro vote. There are as many white people who drink whiskey as there are colored people. The colored voter, in this city, can vote as intelligently as the white voter. If Congress restored suffrage to the people of this city, the colored citizens would know how to vote. They would vote for men who would protect his interests. There was a time when the colored citizen knew but one party. He has long since been taught to divide his vote. --- NEED OF NEGRO PHYSICIANS One of the most effective and permanent forces available for the uplift of the family and the moralization of the social life of the Negro, is the trained physician. The urgent call for efficient men in this profession is emphasized by the prevailing physical conditions in the Negro race. The startling fact of a death rate twice as great as that among whites; a death rate from tuberculosis three times as great; and physical conditions in some sections worse than under slavery, gives emphasis to the call for the trained physician. The thorough preparation of the Negro doctor involves the well-being of both races. For weel or woe, the growing millions are bound together. In thousands of communities epidemics and disease in one race menace all. For the study of diseases peculiar to the Negro; for the prevention of epidemics that involve all; for the lessening of the frightful mortality of a race the Negro physician must be trained. The Negro is a fixture in our Democracy. The four millions of yesterday will be the twenty millions in the near tomorrow. The Negro is set for the rising or falling of American civilization. Economic efficiency also is involved. The Negro is to furnish the strong hands that must largely do the work in our semi-tropical South, with imperial resourses yet undeveloped. Leaving out the question of humanity and the safe guarding of national health, economic efficiency alone calls for the thorough equipment of physicians for the Negro race.—Dr. Thirkield of Howard University in the Southern Workman. NOTES OF RACIAL PROGRESS Dr. J. W. Darden is the only colored physician in Opelika, Ala. He has a very extensive practice in the surrounding country as well as in the town. He is also the proprietor of one of the finest and most complete drug stores of any colored druggist in the South, and is a very useful and interested member of the local Business League. The Crown Savings Bank, incorporated, located at Newport News, Va; opened its doors for business July 23. At the close of business October 23, they made a statement to the State Corporation Commission of their financial condition, in which it can be seen that during the three months they had been in operation, the amount of deposits increased from a little over $4,000, the first day of opening, to $7,697.03. E. C. Brown is president and C. B. McIntire, cashier. The only colored foreman, Joseph Thomas, of Minersville, Pa., employed on the Schuylkill Valley division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been awarded $50.00 in gold for having the best section-of trackage covering the distance from 52nd Street, Philadelphia through to Lytle, a distance of 95 miles. This prize is the result of his competition against a score of white foremen in the company's last fiscal year. The board of directors at the State Fair Association, Augusta, Ga., have declared a ten per cent. dividend, payable December 1st. The managers are being congratulated in their first effort which was commendable in every way. The Fair was held October 12-17 and was conducted in such an excellent manner that the directors not only made enough to declare a dividend above, but to put a neat sum in the treasury besides. A syndicate of colored men in Valdosta, Ga., incorporated under the title: The Enterprise Stock Company, are doing a very extensive and prosperous business. They own a two-story brick building with two stories on the ground floor and offices and a large hall on the second floor. The offices are all occupied. In one of the store rooms, nearly everything usually kept in a general mercantile establishment, is found. Mr. C. R. Rivers is manager of this store and Mr. T. H. Hudson is president of the company. In the other store-room is the People's Meat and Fish Market, with Mr. W. L. McKinzie as proprietor. There are quite a number of other business enterprises in this Southern Georgia town successfully conducted by members of the race. NEGRO CONGRESS ON TUBERCULOSIS. First Health Exhibition for the Race Tuskegee, Alabama.—A"health exhibition," the first ever devoted wholly to the welfare of Negroes, will be held here beginning Monday, December 14 and concluding Saturday, December 19. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will send its traveling exhibit known as the American Tuberculosis Exhibition. An extensive program of illustrated addresses, platform meetings and conferences will be conducted by a strong local committee under the direction of an advisory board, including representative colored men and women in all parts of the country. Without undue elaboration the program will be along the lines of the recent International Congress on Tuberculosis at Washington. Practically a Negro Congress on Tuberculosis or consumption will be held for the study and prevention of that dread disease. In addition to the medical sessions the program will give particular attention to the general topics discussed at Washington at they relate to the colored race. Meetings will be held for ministers, teachers and physicians, and for representatives of the Colored Young Men's Christian Association, Colored Young Women's Christian Association, colored women's clubs, Negro Business Leagues, school improvement associations, etc. Popular stereopticon talks will be given for the people generally and for the school children. The general advisory board represents the influential men and women of the race in many states. Strong local committees have been appointed and special efforts will be made to secure delegates and individual visitors from many cities. Churches, societies, schools and colleges are urged to send delegates. Detailed programs will be announced soon. The American Tubersulosis Exhibition which has been shown in three countries, will be displayed in commodious quarters on the grounds of Tuskegee Institute. A "Health Week" is announced to begin Sunday, December 13, on which day it is requested that all colored churches, Sunday Schools, and young peoples meetings everywhere will give special attention to the "gospel of good health and right living." During the week it is hoped that local societies and clubs of colored people throughout the country will hold at least one meeting to discuss tuberculosis or consumption and how to keep well. Every one who is interested and will help in any fashion as well as those expecting to be present are urged to correspond Senate 48 an act to appropriate one million dollars to reimburse depositors in the Freedman's Saving and Trust Co., passed the Senate April 6, 1908, without a dissenting vote, and reported to the House May 11, without amendment. There are sixty-one thousand, one hundred and thirty-one persons who lost money by the failure of this Co., and a large number of these are getting old and need relief. I have talked to the leaders of both parties and they all agree that it should be considered. This measure has the endorsement of the Executive Departments, as can be seen by the reports, and we the undersigned pray that you will recognize the Hon. W. B. McKinley, to call it up on the 9th of December. We have a large petition signed by the colored people throughout the country, praying for immediate action on the same. I may add that nearly all of the members of Congress seem to be willing to have this measure considered. Rev. James L. White, 2533½ 15th St., N.W.; Geo. W. Cabaniss, M.D., 1744 K St., N.W.; E. M. Hewlett, Att'y at Law, 317 4½ St., N.W.; W. C. Martin, Att'y at Law, 503 D St. N.W.; L. M. King, Att'y at Law, 609 F St., N.W.; Joseph H. Stewart, Att'y at Law, 609 F St., N.W.; Geo. W. Stewart, 1109 19th St., N.W.; Jno. R. Francis, 2112 Pa. Ave., N.W.; J. R. Williams, M.D., 2109 Pa. Ave., N.W.; W. Calvin Chase. Armond W. Scott; 503 D St., N.W.; Marion L. Clinkscales, 503 D St., N.W.; A. M. Curtis, 1939 13th St., C. W. Childs, M.D., 1911 L St., N.W.; Peter D. Morris, 1803 L St., N.W.; Jonh A. Lankford, 37 6th St., N.W., architect; Richard R. Horner, 6th and D Sts., N.W. DARK RACE BLESSINGS. Nothing has ever improved the appearance of colored people like "Complexion Wonder." It makes any dark skin lighter every time it is applied. The best dressed colored women and colored men of New York use it continuously. It improves the colored countenance magically. Dark skinned people also find the "Wonder Hair" preparations just what they need. The "Wonder Comb" heps to straighten the hair; when used with magical pomade called "Wonder Uncurl" it makes any head of kinky hair "put up" well. If the hair is too short you should use the "Wonder-Hair-Grow." This liquid fertilizes the scalp. Just as you fertilize a cotton field to make the cotton grow, so this liquid feeds the scalp and makes the hair grow longer. Any of these articles will be sen. for 50 cents in stamps, orPost-office money order, by M. B. Berger & Co., 2 Rector Street, New York. A CINCH. From the Advocate. What a cinch the Washington Bee has. It never lacks for editorial subjects for there is always something doing in the public schools. A WORD ABOUT CHRISTMAS. A Christmas present will be doubly appreciated if you give something which is serviceable. Put your money into articles which will add to the comfort and appearance of a home. In this way you are giving happiness and filling a need at the same time. If you feel that you cannot afford to spare cash for as nice things as you'd like to give, go to the Peter Grogan & Sons Company. 817-823 Seventh street. and make use of the credit proposition offered you there. They will give you an open buying account, with the privilege of paying a little each week or month after the holidays. Such a stock as they carry gives you an almost endless variety of gifts from which to choose. Something appropriate can be found for any of your family or friends. You need not hesitate to tell them that you'd like to pay the bill later. Their offer of credit is open to all, and you'll find them perfectly willing to charge whatever you wish to buy. Dr. George W. Murray is the pioneer druggist of South Washington. Everybody knows Dr. Murray. He is genial and the man to patronize. DADE'S BUFFET. Elsewhere in The Bee is the advertisement of Mr. Morris Dade, who has opened a buffet at 1216 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Mr. Dade has one of the best up-to-date buffets in the city. Mr. James Jackson, formerly nconnected with Gaskin and Gaines, is now with this up-to-date place. Mr. Jackson is popularly known by the best people in this city and his connection with the Dade Buffet will no doubt be an invitation for a large number of his friends to patronize the Dade Buffet. HOUSE AND HERRMAN. If you want to purchase Christmas and New Year household goods, and if you cannot satisfy yourself elsewhere, give House and Herrman a call. This establishment is one of the largest in the city. Theer is no excuse for the housewife; she is in a position to call and make her own selection. Every husband should see that his wife is satisfied before the beginning of the New Year. Rev. Winters is a nephew of General Antonio Maceo. He is a gifted linguist, speaking fluently seven languages. Rev. Winters comes well recommended as a man of the best blood in Cuba. In speaking of Cuba and his people, he said that the colored people in Cuba are doing well. They own several million dollars worth of property, and as tar as their business is concerned they are doing well. Many M. B. of the largest firms in Cuba are conducted by colored Cubans. He claims that the recent election in Cuba was satisfactory to the colored people, but in a few years the colored Cubans will occupy many important political positions. Rev. Winters was one of the speakers at the Evangelical Convention, held in Philadelphia this week. Rev. Winters will remain in this city several months before he returns to Cuba. His lecture on "Palestine," this week, was interesting and instructive. MRS. BENNETT. Mrs. Mayine Frank Bennett desires to announce through The Bee to her friends that she has connected herself with Davis & Thorn's Hair-Dressing Parlors, 1403 T street northwest. The Bee is personally acquainted with Mrs. Bennett and wishes to congratulate Messrs. Davis & Thorn on securing the services of such an accomplished and so amiable and businesslike a woman. Aside from Mrs. Bennett's knowledge of hair culture, she is a highly educated woman, who is an acquisition to any business. Their parlors are the only ones conducted by colored Americans in this city and for colored Americans. Ceylon the Only Part of the World Where They Exist. What a sight for a Ceylon elephant hunter would be the first view of a herd of African elephants—all tuskers! It is a singular thing that Ceylon is the only part of the world where the male elephants have no tusks; they have miserable little grubbers projecting two or three inches from the upper jaw and inclining downward. Nothing produces either ivory or horn in fine specimens throughout Ceylon. Although some of the buffaloes have tolerably fine heads, they will not bear a comparison with those of other countries. The horns of the native cattle are not above four inches in length. The elk and the spotted deers antlers are small, compared with deer of their size in India. This is more angular, as it is evident from the geological formaton that at some remote period Ceylon was not an island, but formed a portion of the main land. It is thought there must be, elements wanting in the Ceylon pasturage for the formation of ivory.—Ceylon Manual. Smokeless Coal. A London inventor claims to have discovered a process for producing smokeless coal, apparently by distillation of coal at a low temperature. This, after distillation, is said to deposit a very brilliant substance, the heating properties of which are far greater than those of the original coal, and which is absolutely free from smoke and dirt. The inventor contends that efforts to overcome the smoke plague have hitherto been unsuccessful because they have been made in the wrong direction, and that by the extraction of the smoke-producing material in coal before being burned, he has been successful in producing a smokeless coal. Electrocuting Animals The slaughter of animals for food by electrocution is being experimented by Dr. Leduc, a French scientist, who has been conducting his investigations in the French abbattoirs. He has been using the intermittent low tension currents and says that he is satisfied that the system is painless, the central functions of perception being first destroyed and then those of circulation and respiration, so that there is neither suffering nor reaction in the animals thus killed. The doctor is endeavoring to devise some piece of apparatus by which the killing of cattle may be accomplished by electricity with economy and celerity. The Shy Man. Women show no mercy to the shy man, for he stands outside of the compass of convention. Could he break out all might be saved; the man might be permanently cured. But he cannot. He has been brought up to respect convention. His muscles may be of steel, his heart of fire, but in his soul the spirit of dillence holds him in a vice. In a drawing room he stands gaping, quaking, a prey to introspective torment—he who would perhaps storm a rampart with a triumphant smile on his lips.—London Observer. Hanging Pictures Dangerous. "Railroad casualties receive such wide publicity," said an insurance man, "that there is a common belief on the part of the public that one is more liable to accidents while travelling than when living the simple life in the confines of his home. "As a matter of cold fact, statistics show that accident insurance companies pay more money to people who get hurt hanging pictures or taking stoves apart than they do to the victims of head-on collisions. It sounds strange, but it's the truth." —Kansas City Journal. Three Men to Move Book. There lies in the British Museum the largest book yet printed, a colossal atlas of engraved ancient Dutch maps. It takes three men to move it from the giant book case in which it is stored in the library of the museum. It is bound in leather, magnificently decorated, and is fastened with clasps of solid silver, richly gilt. It is nearly seven feet high and weighs 800 pounds and was presented to King Charles II. before he left Holland in the year 1660. - Valuable East African Forest. The Colonial Office recently sent out an expert to report on the Kenya forest, in the East Africa protectorate. He finds the forest extends 187 miles long by eight miles broad, and comprises 1,000,000 acres of timber. Taking the average value of the 2½ d. per cubic foot, this works out to £23 per acre, or a total value for the whole forest of £23,000,000.-London Tit-Bits. Dead Historians. I for my part believe in the dead historians. I glory in the possession of some hundreds of volumes by them. A great deal of cant is talked and written on this subject. There is an idea in some minds that a book on history to be good must be new. In nine cases out of ten the new book is a common-place re-statement of facts that were better presented by an older writer.—The Sphere. A Man and a Woman. A man's idea of being stylishly dressed li to wear something in which he looks atrociously bad; a woman's to wear something no other woman can duplicate. STRATEGICAL USES OF TAILS. The Clever Little Wesel and His Means of Defense. Take another of our animals, a fierce little weasel, clad in summer in a coat of brown, in winter turning white, but always with a jet black tip to the tail. The ermine, as it is incorrectly called in its winter coat, has an easy time of it, speaking upon the mice and birds upon which it preys, but when a hawk takes after it in an open field in the sunlight or at qwl in the moonlight, it would have, but short shrift with all its sinuous leaping, were it not that the black tail tip is so conspicuous that it constantly attracts the eye and allows the pure white of the body to be confused with the snow. Even when we place a dead weasel on the snow and look at it from a distance, we realize how true this is, and how valuable must be the pencil tufts of black hairs to this little vermin who spends his life in hunting or being hunted.—The Outing Magazine. Everyone of Them a Bird. A current newspaper item is as follows: "The wife of a Methodist minister in West Virginia, has been married three times, Her maiden name was Partridge; her first husband was named Robin; her second husband, Sparrow; and the present one's name is Quayle. There are two young Robins, one Sparrow, and three little Quayles in the family. One grandfather was a Swan, and another was a Jay; but he's dead and now a bird of Paradise. "They live on Hawk-ave., Eagleville, Canary Islands, and the fellow who wrote this article is a lyre bird and an interesting relative of the family." Arctic Dog Life. Nowhere in the world has the dog such unrestricted right of way as in our most northerly possession—Alaska. In winter, when the more than 60,000 square miles of territory are sealed up in solid ice, dogs are almost the sole means of getting from place to place—in fact, they seem necessary to life itself. The aristocrats of Arctic dog life are the mail teams in the service of the United States Government. They are to-day a superior breed to the dogs employed some half dozen years ago before great gold discoveries demanded increased mall service.—St. Nicholas. Names that Don't Names. Many chemical names convey no exact idea of the things they stand for. Oil of vitriol is no oil, neither are oils of turpentine and kerosene. Copperas is an iron compound and contains no copper. Salts of lemon is the extremely poisonous oxalic acid. Carbolic acid is not an acid but an alcohol. Cobalt contains none of that metal but arsenic. Soda water has no trace of soda, and sugar of lead has no sugar; cream of tartar has nothing of cream, nor milk of lime any milk. German silver has no silver and blacklead no lead. Dogs Around Blacksmith Shops. Two or three dogs are nearly always to be found loading about every blacksmith shop. This fact is so well recognized that detectives, when sent out after valuable dogs that have been lost invariably visit first all the blacksmith shops in the neighborhood. The reason why dogs visit the blacksmith shops is that they love inordinately the odor and the taste of burning hoofs. They sniff the odor as a woman sniffs a rose, and they eat the hoof parings as a gourmet eats truffles.—Minneapolis Journal. Supply of Gold. It is mainly from Africa, America and Australia that the world draws its supply of gold, some $400,-000,000 worth won regularly every year. Africa leads with about $150,-000,000; next comes the United States with about $95,000,000; Australia ranks third with some $85,-000,000, while Russia, both in Europe and Asia, Mexico, Canada and several other countries, make up the remainder. A Long Sleep. An astonishing trance case has come to light in Berlin. A clerk, aged 46—a healthy normal man—suddenly fell asleep in June 1904. All efforts to awaken him were unsuccessful and the sleeper since then has never opened his eyes. He breathes regularly and awallows his food mechanically, but is insensible to the severest attempts to arouse him. Lace Curtains. Lace window curtains should always be soaked for an hour in cold water to which a little borax has been added, before being put into warm auds. This get out the smoky smell that is sometimes so noticeable in curtains that have have been used in a city. Life in Germany. Every one who has travelled in Germany is familiar with the word "verboten"—forbidden. He finds it is verboten to almost everything which he thinks he has been accustomed to do in the United States.—Chicago Standard. A Valuable Relie A thirteenth century copper and gilt clitoria, supposed to have come from Malmesbury abbey, was sold by auction in London for $30,000. ANTIQUITY OF GLASS. Made in Egypt Thousands of Years Before the Christian Era. Though the art of making glass of certain kinds is very old, spectacles had to wait on the discovery or invention of some method that would produce it perfectly transparent. Specimens of glass have been found in the Egyptian tombs that are more than 4,000 years old, and glass bottles are represented on tombs at least 1,500 years earlier. In Mesopotamia the art of making glass has been traced for at least 2,000 years B. C. But all the glass of antiquity was of inferior quality, and was almost useless for purposes where the rays of light were to be transmitted unbroken and with undiminished energy. Mirrors were also made in Egypt thousands of years before the Christian era. The materials used were obsidian, zinc, and silver. Glass mirrors are mentioned by Pilny, but they gave back a very imperfect image and were not much esteemed. That window glass, such as is now in current use, was slow to gain currency is shown by the little panes in many old buildings in Europe. They are usually round, or nearly so, and so small that one of them can easily be held between the tips of the fingers and the thumb. Cards for Everything. So thoroughly has the card index or catalogue become a part of modern business that practically no activity is without it. Brides keep the list of presents on cards. Pastors are adopting the card index to keep the name and addresses of their parishioners. Not long ago the complete list of members of the Grand Lodge of Masons of New York was transferred to cards. There are a million names. Owners of stables and kennels keep the records of their animals on cards instead of in books. Writers now keep cards on which they put down "experiences" or "eplsodes" to be filed away and to be used for material when they get down to writing.—Sat. Evg. Post. Followers of Mark Twain The latest addition to the fresh air fiends seems to be included in the young ambulance surgeons. In spite of near-to zero weather it is common to see one of these young men responding to a hurry call without a hat, and it is quite as common a sight to see them, even at night time, when it always seems colder than in the day time, seated on the rear seat of the ambulance, attired in white duck trousers. Doubless it is only a part of the exuberance of youth, but duck trousers on a night when the mercury is trying to push the bottom out of the thermomter do seem a trifle out of place. Saying Paper. The price of paper has increased so much in the last few years that we may have to do our writing on bark or celluloid. But here is a pointer: One of the big firms in New York, employing 7,000 people, has a way of assisting you to save letter paper, and at the same time serves itself in a matter of file and record. In writing to a customer, for instance, only one side of the sheet is used. Sheets are made of many sizes, to fit the length of all correspondence. At the bottom is printed in blue ink: "If necessary to reply, please do so on the back of this letter. This is a clever idea. Good Sentries. "Silly goose" is an expression which should be used by the extremely ignorant alone. No bird requires more patience to shoot with gun or camera, especially the latter. When feeding you will find flocks varying in size on open ground, and nearly always on such ground that a stalk is impossible. On the outskirts of these flocks you will always find sentries with heads erect, eyes and ears alert, the slightest sound or movement and you are detected—true descendants from the ancient preservers of Rome. —Country Life. Prince Bismarck. Bismarck himself, was a tremendous smoker, eater, and drinker, and would stride about the house followed by his dogs. The pipes and long cigars which he smoked in a day would have killed an ordinary man. He loved to pour into a huge stein a bottle of champagne and then a bottle of porter, and drink the whole mixture off at a single draft. Bismarck said of himself: "If there were many eaters like me in Prussia the state could not exist. I should have to emigrate."—P. T. O. World's Greatest Wonder. "What is really the greatest natural wonder on earth?" It is easy to answer now, says the Trav-1 Magazine, since the stupendous falls of the Zambesi River have been discovered; one of the world's mightiest rivers, two miles wide, falling a sheer 420 feet. Niagara is only half a mile wide and 153 feet high, so that it figures as a mere cascade in comparison. Another Way to Put It. It might not be incorrect to say that the man who was smothered in a bin of oats, died from an overdose of breakfast food. The Man With the Gun. Trouble is always waiting round the corner for the man who has a gun in his pocket. E. 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Diamond Earrie Diamond Scarf Diamond Cuff Diamond Studs We shall not advance prices on these stones. We are mer hants and not sculators, and our fair percentage of is all we ask. So, as long as these Diamonds last, it will be possible to buy them here under the regular market for SICK AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE UP TO $25.00 PER WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE VERY LIBERAL TERMS PAYABLE ONE HOUR AFTER DEATH AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE FIFTH and G Streets N. W. Washington IDENT INSUR- 100 PER WEEK INSURANCE ON RAL TERMS R AFTER DEATH. THE INSURANCE CO., Washington, D. C HOTEL 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 WORTH ADVERTISING FOR and here in Washington by the Negroes draw salaries aggregating millions of dollars are spent right among the hundreds of tradesmen selling for? It certainly is, and they would refuse to get the big much money the Negroes are real publication in this city. It stands over the field like a blanket. If all patronize the advertising collective bargains they may have,oes who draw annually from the dollars — will assume that by patrised by one of their race that patronage. And such firms will millions of dollars received and on. picture stores, what dry goods stores now make an effort to divert to as if dollars spent by Washington be? and watch these 5,499 appreciations millions of dollars with you. The Bee, the newspaper that goesington. Remember, merchants of pays you, not what it costs. 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 millions of dollars are spent right here in Washington, but scattered among the hundreds of tradesmen Is this amount of money worth lidding for? It certainly is, and not even the largest stores in this city would refuse to get the big end of it did they but realize how much money the Negroes are really spending. Now The Bee is the only Negro publication in this city. It stands without a rival or competitor, and covers the field like a blanket. If a few of the merchants in this city will patronize the advertising columns 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 dollars — will assume that by patronizing 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 three millions of dollars received and spent by the Negroes of Washington. 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 of dollars spent by Washington Negroes by advertising in The Bee? Place your advertising in The Bee and watch these 5,499 appreciative 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 Washin gton. Remember, merchants of Washington, it's what advertising pays you, not what it costs. --- Mustard manufacturers grow rich we are told, not by the quantity of mustard consumed, but by that which is wasted and left on the diners' plates. The saying is recalled by an interesting statement made by the Postmaster-General as to the number of pens supplied for use by the public in the post offices of the country. It seems that last year the total was 1,250,000. J. Chance for Much Trouble. The Bultan of Turkey recently paid $400,000 for a diamond. If he doesn't wish to have trouble with his harem he will insist on using the stone himself. Danger in New York Roads. There is an average of seven car collisions a day on the steam, subway, elevated and surface railways of New York. fine stones. We have Ladies' Handsome Diamond Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which we are selling at $30.00. This will make an appropriate present for Christmas Every stone a ball of fire. --- Post Office Pena. WATCHES KEYSTONE D-779 Rings, $5.00 to $150. Brooches, $5.50 to Rings, $15.00 to $500.00. Pins, $7.00 up. Buttons, $7.00 up. $10.00 up. Mme. Davis, A CARD READER TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS. 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 ```markdown ``` Fireless stoves, or self-cookers, as they are vartiously known have been in use in Germany for a number of years. These colkers are used as follows: After a thorough heating the food to be stewed or boiled is placed inside the box, sealed and left for a sufficient time, when it is opened, and the food cooked by the retained heat, is ready to serve. Bank of England's First Safe. In the Bank of England's museum may be seen the old oak chest which was the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street's first strong room. It is a little larger than a common senman's chest and in this the bank stored its cash, notes and valuable papers.—Strand Magazine. As to Butter. Great Britain consumes more butter than any other nation. The averages per head is 13 pounds per year, as against eight pounds in Germany, four pounds in France and two pounds in Russia. The word "stung" has now come to mean such a variety of things in the vernacular that the busy little bee, the wasp, the bornet, and their ilk have especial need to think twice before they act. "Stung." THE NIGHT RIDERS AIDED KENTUCKY Original Organization Did Away with Toll Gates and Brought About Good Roads. COMPANIES DISOBEYED THE LAW Crimes Committed Now Are by Gangs Hiding Behind Name of Old Association Which Caused the Abolishment of the Turnplike Companies. Louisville, Ky.—There has not been, it is said, a crime of mob violence committed in this State, in Tennessee, or, in fact, in any of the Southern States or in any of the Middle Western States in the past several years, with the exception of the occasional lynching of a negro by a mob, that has not been shouldered on the Night Riders. The Night Riders were an organized body back in 1900, when the State Legislature passed a law doing away with private ownership of State roads. For months the turnpike corporations refused to obey the State laws. They appealed to the State Supreme Court, then to the Court of Appeals, and lastly to the United States Supreme Court, and on each appeal they would get a stay, which made it possible for them to continue running their toll gates and charging two cents a mile for every horse or vehicle that passed over their property. Because of the law's delay the condition of the roads became impassible. The owners of the turnplkes would not expend one cent for improvements as long as there was question of their losing their property by a final court decision, but they did not cease to mulct travellers. All this while they refused to accept the fair price offered by the State for their roads. It was then that the Night Riders were organized. The organization spread from Shelby County to every part of the State, and one night in the late fall men rode from their homes and began burning toll gates. There is no record of a toll gate keeper being injured unless he showed resistance. Then he was taken from the house, and if he continued to be defiant he was flogged. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the tole gate keeper was glad to give up his job and let the gate burn. Night Riders undoubtedly brought the turnplike corporations to terms. There was not a toll gate left standing in the State of Kentucky by the following spring. Had the taxpayers and farmers been contented to allow the law to take its never ending course the chances are that toll gates would still be holding up travellers on the State roads to-day, and that the roads would have been worse now than they were when the Night Riders became organized. The Kentucky roads now are among the best in the United States. There are not millions of dollars of watered stock on which to pay interest, and the State tax has improved them and even made it possible for almost all of them to be sprinkled with oil during the summer season, thus laving the dust. The success of the Night Riders in the war against toll gates led to an organization of a similar character when the fight was waged against the American Tobacco Company. But out of this last organization there grew a body of violent men, who live on excitement and thrive on lawlessness. Then sprang up, too, lawless bodies of men in many of the Southern and Middle Western States, who chose to call themselves Night Riders, though the probabilities are that 99 per cent. of the men didn't own so much as a horse to ride. If a list of the original body of Night Riders could be had the chances are that the names of many men who figured in the operations of the old Ku-klux gang would be found, and if this list were sifted down it would show that many property-owners and men of prominence had resorted to violence because of their belief that action was their only safeguard against ruin, and that a defiance of law had to be met by a like defiance. Psyche Knot a Life Sayer Altoona, Pa.—Having washed and dried her hair, Mary Housner, aged twenty-two, did it up in a Psyche knot and walked out on the front porch. While she leaned against the railing it gave way and she was precipitated backward, head first, ten feet to the sidewalk, alighting on her head. The colfurre broke the impact of her head against the flagstones, but she did not entirely escape injury. She suffered a slight concussion of the brain, but recovered consciousness a few hours later. Old Age Common in Rochefort. Paris, France.—Rochefort seems to be a great town for longevity. Investigation of the records reveals the fact that during the last century from January 1, 1801, to December 31, 1900, 144 persons in Rochefort attained the age of 90 or over. Two of these were contenarians, one reaching the age of 103, and the other dying at 106. PETE, TAME MUSKRAT IS DEAD. Careless Gunner Shoots Strange Pet of Farmer's Family. Swinefield, N. J.—Wounded fatally by a gunner who had obtained permission to hunt for game on the farm. Pete, a tame muskrat, for five years the chief attraction of Charles Water's place, crawled from a brook to the feet of his master, looked at him piteously and pleadingly and then died. Instantly there was a rage in the heart of Waters. He ran to the back of the barn and saw the slayer of his pet running across the fields toward Caldwell. When the news of the death of the rodent was communicated to the other members of the Waters family they denounced the shooting as "deliberate murder." Even old Rover, the family dog, dropped his ears when he saw the bleeding body of his playmate, and the cats, which had so many good times sporting with the muskrat in the barnyard and down by the brook at the back of the barn, seemed to understand that some one had committed a crime which never could be repaired. Knowing the muskrat's feeding ground was back of the barn, Waters had expressly stipulated that the gunner should not do any shooting there. If that injunction had been obeyed Pete probably would be alive and well now. In the spring of 1903 the home of Pete's parents was invaded and he and four other young muskrats were found there. Waters was attracted to Pete and decided to let him live. The others were killed. Pete became a pet in the Waters family. He manifested his appreciation of kindness by becoming as tame and as playful as a kitten. From the hands of members of the family he ate pieces of tender cabbage, lettuce and celery. He seemed to know he never must touch that growing in the garden. Each day he would go to the brook at the back of the barn and dig up and eat flag root and other water bulbs, of which he was exceedingly fond. When he got old enough he built a house near the barn and stored therein his winter supply of herbs and roots. With the approach of winter Pete would retire to his home and only emerge from it on particular warm days. He would spend an hour or two in the house and then return to his snug winter quarters. The sagacious animal was engaged in getting sticks and grass with which to repair his home when he was shot. Although suffering mortal agony he immediately began crawling along the ground to find the man who had been kind to him ever since he was a fuzzy little baby rat. HYPNOTISM AS ANAESTHETIC Boy's Hip Put Back in Its Socket Without Giving Him Pain. Philadelphia. — Hypnotism was brought into play recently in the Hahnemann Hospital as an anaesthetic. The patient, six-year-old Clark Bender of No. 1112 Spring street, underwent the painful operation of having his dislocated hip put back into its socket without uttering a whimper. To Ray Murray, an orderly in the hospital, belongs the credit of making the operation painless. When the boy was carried into the hospital by his grandfather, Samuel Edward, the old man objected to an anaesthetic being used, even when the doctors said that the boy was suffering from a dislocated hip and that the operation of replacing the bone, although simple, would cause the boy excruciating pain. When the doctors and the grandfather were arguing the matter, Murray, who hat read numerous books on hypnotism and has practiced the art on many employees of the hospital, said; "Leave it to me, and I will fix the boy so that he won't feel any pain." The orderly made a few passes with the hand over the youngster's face, and the child passed into a deep slumber. The hip was then put in place. When the operation was over Murray had no difficulty in restoring the patient to consciousness. The boy said that he had not felt the slightest sensation while the doctors were manipulating the hip. He walked home with his grandfather. The dislocation was caused by a fall. SOLD WIFE FOR $25. Transaction 22 Years Old Comes Out in English Court. London.—Dunmow is a small town in Essex famous for the custom annually observed there of presenting a flitch of bacon to a married couple who have not exchanged a cross word for a twelvemonth. This week Dunmow came into prominence for another sort of matrimonial relation. A cottager 70 years of age was on trial on a charge of ill-treating his children. A much younger woman, who was generally supposed to be his wife, testified she was the legal spouse of another man who had sold her for a five-pound note twenty-two years ago to the prisoner, to whom she had in that period borne three children. The Jerusalem Temple. The original temple built by Solomon, 1,000 B. C., was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, B. C. 586. Built by Zerubbabel, B. C. 534. Partially destroyed by Pompey, B. C. 63. Rebuilt by Herod, B. C. 21, and finally destroyed by Titus, A. D. 70—New York American. SELLS HIS BLOOD AT BARGAIN RATE Man Charges $10 to Give Up 15 Ounces of Life Fluid to Save Boy's Life. PATIENT'S FATHER CLOSES DEAL Transfusion Operation is Made as Soon as the Bargain Between Buyer and Seller Was Struck-Man and Boy Eyed Each Other During Operation. New York City.—Human blood went at bargain-counter prices in Bellevue Hospital when for $10 a guest of Mills Hotel No. 3 sold fifteen ounces of his life fluid, thereby probably saving the life of John Dennison, 15 years old, a patient suffering from malignant growth on the right leg. There was nothing heroic about the manner in which the man sold his blood. It was purely a business proposition. The Mills Hotel man needed the ten-spot and felt he could spare the blood. The father of the patient, it shod poor, felt he could spare the $10 in view of his son's need for the fresh blood. Striking a barrain between buyer and seller was easy. Dennison's father went to Mills Hotel No. 3 and announced he was in the market for human blood. He explained that his son was in Bellevue Hospital and that the surgeons were anxious to transfuse the blood of a healthy person into the body of the boy. "The doctors want a strong man who is healthy in every way," the father explained. A guest registered as Mark Owen, who refused to tell anything further about himself, stepped forward, and remarked he would like to know more about it. Big, broad-shouldered, with the glow of health in his cheeks, he looked as if he would pass the test of the physicians. "I guess you'll do," said Dennison. "How much blood do you want?" asked Owen. "Flifteen ounces." "Fifteen ounces. "How much do I get?" "How much do I get?" "Ten dollars." "I'm your man," and the bargain was struck. The rate was 66 2-3 cents an onuce. Up to Bellevue Hospital marched Dennison and Owen. The surgeons examined the man who was willing to sell fifteen ounces of his blood for $10, and told him he would do. The nature of the operation then was explained to him. He was told that the patient was suffering from what is known as sarcoma, a malignant growth. To save the boy's life it was necessary to take from his body about sixteen ounces of the impure blood and transfuse in the body about fifteen ounces of healthy fluid. "I don't want to be chloroformed during the operation." Owen said. "No anaesthetics will be given," replied one of the surgeons. "We'll decaden the pain by an injection of cocaine." "Go ahead," said Owen. "I'm ready." Dennison was placed on the operating table and Owen was laid on another table. Between the two was a narrow table upon which the boy and the man each placed an arm. The surgeons made an incision in the boy's upper arm and blood was permitted to flow from the upper part of the medial vein, while the lower part was closed. In this way the boy was relieved of about sixteen ounces of his impure and unnourished blood. An incision then was made in the forearm of the man. The surgeons rapidly connected the lower ligament of the man's radial artery with the upper vein of the boy's arm, and the blood of the man began to pass into the body of the boy. Dennison and Owen watched each other coolly throughout the operation. Not a whimper came from the boy, not a groan from the man. When the operation was over the boy's temperature showed marked improvement. Owen was weak after the operation. He took a stimulant and then left the hospital, not forgetting, of course, to collect his $10 - before leaving. BURGLARS' GAZETTE IN RUSSIA. "Trades Paper" Contains All the News of the "Craft." St. Petersburg.—A "trade paper" for burglaris is now published in St. Petersburg. It is called the "Bostatska Gazette," or the "Barefooted Gazette"—the title being apparently an illusion to the stealthy ways of its readers. The paper contains full reports of the latest thefts and burglaries, articles by experts on the art of burgury and what to avoid in pursuing it, and columns of advice and hints to help the beginner. Naturally the paper is published in strict secrecy, but the police will sooner or later discover its printing office and suppress it. Paris Abates a Nulisance. The Paris prefect of police has decided that in future no more licenses to play barrel organs in that city will be granted. "DEVIL ANSE" IN VIPCINIA Former Fendist Visits "Cup" Hatfield, His Father. Richmond, Va.—"Devil Anse" Hatfield is once again in the mountains of West Virginia, after an absence of years. Nineteen years ago James Hatfield, Jr., better known as "Devil, Anse," was recognized throughout the mountains of West Virginia and Kentucky as one of the quickest and surest shots in the Hatfield faction, when he left West Virginia for the plains of Minnesota. "Devil Anse" is highly respected in the community in which he lives. Pew in that section know of his past life or of the exploits of himself and his kinsmen in their family warfare. He is on a visit to his father, "Cap" Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield clan, who is 90 years of age and very feeble. After spending some time at his old home it is the purpose of "Devil Anse" to return to the wheatfields. "West Virginia is no longer like home to me." he says, "many-lives were lost during the war between the two families. The Hatfield-McCry fuel, known throughout the world for the ferocity with which it was waged, started in Floyd County nearly forty years ago and extended over a dozen counties in the two States. Twenty years ago I grew tired of the eternal strife and blood-shed and went West." John McCoy was the head of the McCoy family, of which there were fifteen children. Only one survives. "Cap" Hatfield was the father of thirteen children, of which number eleven were killed, the only two now alive being "Devil Anse" and a girl. A mountain romance concerns itself with the McCoy who survived and the Hatfield girl. The two were about the same age. One day they met on a mountain trail. Later the little community in the hills was startled to learn that the two had eloped and that they had been married by a mountain preacher. This ended the feud. The couple are happy. They live in a pretty little wooded glen in the West Virginia hills, surrounded by growing boys and girls carrying in their veins the fused blood of the two old fighting families. At times the feud of former days reached such proportions that State troops had to be called out. The trouble affected even the cousins of the two sides. Innocent women and children were shot like rabbits in the fields. In one instance two members of one of the clans, both mere boys, were tled to trees and burned to death. GULLIBLES VISIT CHICAGO. Easily Victimized by Sharpers, Who Don't Half Try. Chicago.—The gullibility of some persons is past all comprehension. A party of visitors from the West once made up a purse of $15 to see the statue of Gen. U. S. Grant dismount from the stone horse at Lincoln Park. A Kansas farmer agreed to purchase the Federal Building for $3,000, securing his option with a cash payment of $147. Another man from down State paid a newly found friend $2.50 to see the Masonic Temple turn half way around. But a new bunco game was discovered this week when Harry Ficklesherer, of North Tonawanda, N. Y., kicked because two detectives refused to allow him to buy the "gold" on the tower of the Montgomery Ward Building. Ficklesherer had just completed negotiations for the purchase when Detectives Russell and O'Brien accosted him. ANNIVERSARY SYNDICATE. Three Sisters and Cousin Married on the Same Date St. Louis.—At the wedding of Miss Rena M. Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Elliott, to Fred L. Dodge, of Sherman, Tex., at the home of the bride's parents, an unusual coincidence was discovered. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. M. Rhoads, a cousin of the bride. The date was the nineteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tober and the twenty-third anniversary of Mrs. Thomas B. Ruyle, both women being sisters of the bride. It was also the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Bradshaw, cousins of the bride, and the birthday anniversary of Miss Elliott, also a sister of the bride, all of whom were preagent at the ceremony. Rev. Mr. Rhonds was also the officiating clergyman at the other weddings. KILLS SKUNK; GETS DAY OFF. Motorman Told to Soak Himself and Burn His Clothes. Tacoma.—On his way to work, and a little behind time, R. Hanson, motorman on the Tacoma street trolley line, coasted over a polecat on his bicycle and nearly caused a panic when he entered the lobby at the street car offices, where fifty men were waiting to go on duty. Hanson was given a twenty-four-hour vacation by the superintendent of the car lines and ordered to spend twenty hours of it in a bathtub and to burn his clothes and bury his bicycle. WILL NOT UNITE PHYSICALLY UNFIT Rev. Dr. H. S. Johnson's Strong Utterances on Subject of Ill-Advised Marriages. POVERTY MARRIAGES DISAPFROVED Boston Pastor Discourages Mating on Insufficient Earnings.—Those with Communicable Diseases, Inherited or Acquired, Should Remain Single. Boston, Mass.—"I will refuse to marry persons afflicted with consumption or any hereditary or communicable disease if I have personal knowledge of such alliments existing, and I am also opposed to marrying divorced people, except in the case of the innocent party," said Rev. Dr. Herbert S. Johnson, pastor of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church, in this city. "I do not think it advisable to marry young couples who are in poor circumstances. I believe, through observation and consultation, that a prospective bridegroom should have an earning capacity of at least $15 a week before he should consider the matrimonial venture. This statement, of course, does not apply in all cases, for there are always exceptions, but I think the union of persons in the middle class in this country, who are in poor circumstances, creates nothing but a hell on earth. "When I made the statement some time ago from the pulpit of my church that I would marry any couple that wanted to get married if they did not have the marriage fee, my remark was a facetious one, made half in jest and half in earnest, but I will gladly perform the ceremony for any unfortunate couple that might have shinned, free of cost, if they apply to me and give evidence of good faith. It is a pitilable sight in a large city to see a young girl carrying a babe on her arm without a husband to show his love, or a father to provide for her and her offspring. "I was, perhaps, led to make the statement that I would marry all such couples that applied to me through a case that came to me not long ago. Our church is so situated in the heart of the city that practi-ability is our chief aim. I became interested in a young girl, who had sinned, and I appeared in court in her behalf. She was dressed in mourning and carried her babe on her arm. It developed that when her aged mother learned of the sin and disgrace of her daughter, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. And that is why I stand ready to help uplift the sinners that are making a struggle to live an upright and honorable life, and our church will assist them in every reasonable manner, such as finding employment for the husband, etc. "Now as to the marriage of young girls and fellows in meagre circumstances. There has been and is constantly being brought to my attention cases of hasty marriages when neither person is in a financial condition to warrant their marriage. Fifteen dollars a week is little enough to defray the expenses of a home with its furnishings, its doctor's and nurse's bills, the support of children and the mite that should be given to charity by all Christians. Of course, when I place the weekly salary at $15 I refer only to the middle classes, that is Irish-Americans, or those of Anglo-Saxon extraction, and so forth. I don't refer to the lower class of people from Europe who can exist on much less. "And in regard to persons afflicted with tuberculosis or other diseases of a hereditary nature to which man and woman are subject, it is my belief that a man or woman unfortunate enough to be effected with communicable diseases should be unselfish enough when they are aware of these diseases existing to be content to merely love the man or woman and not ask one to have whole lives blasted. It is a terrible thing to have children born into this world with the taint of disease upon them. Yet there are a great many marriages in this country in the course of the year when one or the other of the contracting persons is a victim of some communicable sexual disease, and is the cause of much misery and the loss to the United States of millions of dollars. "I will not marry persons whom I know are afflicted thusly, and if there is any suspicion in my mind I will ask them frankly about the matter. A man should be as unselfish and sacrificing in such matters as the soldier or the fireman or the hundreds, of other heroes, and it is their duty to humanity as well as to their country that they cast aside all thoughts of marriage when they know they are unfitted to become husbands and fathers. "I have steadfastly refused to marry divorced persons, unless in the cases of the innocent persons. There are innumerable cases of innocent persons being divorced through no fault of thelrs and they should not be compelled to suffer for the sins of the guilty." Body of B. T. Fratt. Dead from Hunger and Titret. Found in California. Los Angeles, Cal.—"Water, if I could only find water! I'm suffering terribly from hunger. To-ay I ate some green brush, but I can't go any more. I wonder how long it will take to die. These entries in the notebook of B. T. Pratt, whose body was found on the desert in Inyo county by two prospectors, give pathetic evidence of the suffering the man underwent as he watched the approach of death far from human habitation. The diary also was found by G. W. Lewis and S. E. Shattuck, the prospectors while on a trip through the Argus Mountains in Inyo county. Pratt had been dead nearly two months. He was evidently trying to reach the mountains, where he knew he would find food of a sort and water in abundance, but within sight of his refuge he gave out and could go no further. Pratt was sixty years old. The entries in the notebook were scribbled and began only when the man found he was in danger of dying. "Food gave out to-day; guess I can make Argus," was the entry for August 3, seven days after he had started to cross the desert. "Water gone," told the story of the following day. For one whole day he went without water or food, but maintained an optimistic spirit, as is witnessed by the following entry for August 6: "Signs of water about half mile ahead. There will be green stuff there too. Will reach it early in the morning." But evidently the desert was playing tricks on him, as it so often does by means of a mirage. Two days later came the two entries quoted first. The last entry reads: "I left Grapeville, Inyo county, Cal., July 28. Tom Spratt told me I would perish. I thought I could make it, but got lost, so guess I will have to give in. I have no water, nothing to eat and can't walk. I have brothers, C. H. Pratt, at Banner Springs, Wyandotte county, Kan.; E. B. Pratt, in St. Louis, and W. R. Pratt, Custer county, Wyoming." LONGEST AUTO FREIGHT LINE. Cars Will Carry 27 Passengers and 10 Tons of Freight. Spokane, Wash.—What is believed to be the longest automobile freight and passenger stage line on the continent is in operation between Oroville and Brewster in Okanogan County, Wash., connecting with a steamer line to Wenatchee. The line has two 60-horse power cars, which will carry twenty-seven passengers and ten tons of freight, making the run of eighty miles in eight hours. The trip by wagon occupies almost two days. Branch lines will also be established to other points in the Okanogan country. The other line is between Marcus and Kettle Falls in Stevens County, north of Spokakne, connecting with a steamer to Spokane Falls. These cars will be of twenty-five and thirty horse power, respectively. F. L. Barney has charge of the automobile line, while Capt. Bruce A. Griggs, a veteran river man, will operate the steamer line. HAS A RABBIT PLAGUE. Bold Cottontails Destroy Crops on California Hanches. San Francisco, Cal.—Jack rabbits are said to be so numerous in the Antelope valley of California that the ranchmen are in despair. The animals are becoming so fierce that they are actually breaking down the fences around the adjacent fields and eating crops down to the roots. Not content with this, they are swarming into the desert towns and invading front yards of the dwellers. Citizens of Lancaster turned out recently and made a round-up. They put up a fence across the road between fences surrounding fields on each side and in short time drove in and killed with clubs five hundred jack rabbits. Ship's Crew Witness Desperate Fight in Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore.—A remarkable combat between a large eagle and a shark was witnessed recently by Captain Henderson and the crew of the steamer Tangler in Chesapeake Bay. When coming out of Occohanock Creek they saw the eagle dive and come to the surface with a shark. Then followed a fierce struggle, the shark pulling the eagle under the water until it was almost exhausted. The fish was finally killed and floated dead on the water. Members of the steamer's crew put off in a small boat, and captured the eagle, although it clawed them repeatedly and its mate, hovering close by, tried to attack them. Shot an Albino Squirrel. Marquette, Mich.—While hunting near Grand Marais, Gustav Herbert shot and killed an albino squirrel. It has been presented to James Cairns, of Grand Marais, and will be mounted. Albino deer are occasionally killed in upper Michigan, but this is the first time of which there is record that a white squirrel has been bagged.