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THE BEE WASHINGTON VOL:XXIX NO48 PROFESSOR WILLIAM H. H. HART, A.M., L.L.M., FOUNDER Among the most beneficient agencies for aiding people to meet the dangers and losses of life, the foremost is life insurance. It comes like an angel from Heaven in sickness, sorrow, and death, to help wife and babes face the cold, hard, stern world. Professor William H. H. Hart has organized a splendid corporation under a strict and technical charter to meet this great benevolent need of the community and has opened the subscription books of the corporation for subscribers to take the issue of Preferred Stock in lots of ten shares for Twenty-five Dollars, payable in weekly installments of a dollar, or any part of a dollar, a week or all cash at the option of the subscriber. It is desired to place this stock in the hands of he people for whom the corporation was created. One hundred thousand shares of preferred stock at the selling price of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents each are now ready to be distributed among the people; all the people, up in the principles of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Justice, Peace and Progress, the great American Principles of social and civil and political development. Not less than ten shares as any one wants will be supplied on weekly installments, payments for the same, or on cash payments at the option of the subscriber. This preferred stock will thus furnish a safe and profitable investment ```markdown ``` of little savings that would otherwise be practically thrown away and will return to the subscriber his or her cash savings with added dividends in the future. Professor Hart, who is the President of this great new corporation, wants ten thousand canvassing agents to go out and sell this preferred stock to the people at a good profitable commission. This is easy work which any honest and intelligent person can do at a great profit. Men and women and young people, colored and white, working through the day, or only after office hours, out in the streets, avenues, courts, and alleys among strangers, or in their own neighborhood or school or church or fraternity or among acquaintances and friends, can earn lots of money in this work. A young married colored lady, after caring for her family and remaining home Mondays and Saturdays, is making from sixteen to thirty dollars a week by selling this preferred stock. Everybody can help the good work and earn considerable money on the side by becoming an agent and placing the little subscription books, which look like little bank books, among the people. Policemen, mail carriers, clerks, school teachers, lawyers, husksters, grocery keepers, druggists, physicians, charity workers, teachers, ministers of the gospel, school girls and boys, barbers, laborers, waiters, all, everybody has his or her circle of friends and influence, can earn lots of money in this way and are invited by Professor Hart to join him in this great community work. Call at the office of the company, at number 420, on 5th street, northwest, between the hours of ten o'clock A. M. and four o'clock P. M. WILLIAM H. H. HART, President, etc. Plans for New Science Hall The breaking of ground for the new Carnegie Library of Howard University took place on Saturday afternoon, the 17th instant. A large crowd gathered to witness the impressive exercises. Music was fur- nished by the University choir. Upon the improvised stand were seated the President of the University; the Secretary of the Interior, Honorable Richard A. Ballinger; the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Honorable H. B. F. Macfarland; members of the Board of Trustees; and the Deans of the University. President Thirkield outlined the story of the events leading to the timely gift of Mr. Andrew Carnegie of fifty thousand dollars for the new building. In acknowledging the generous assistance given him in acquiring this gift by friends of the University, he made mention of former President Roosevelt and Mr. B. M. Warner, of Washington, District of Columbia. Addresses were delivered by Honorable Mr. Macfarland, Mr. Justice Job Barnard, President of the Board of Trustees, and Secretary Ballinger. In closing his address, Mr. Ballinger said: "Whenever in my official capacity, I can be of service to Howard University, in enlarging the scope of its work and providing for its best interests, I shall gladly and willingly do so." Hearty applause greeted this statement, for many had heard Secretary Garfield make a similar remark and remembered how splendidly he redeemed his every promise. To hear from the new Secretary of the Interior a like statement presages well for the University's future. Secretary Ballinger dug the first spadeful af earth. Announcement was made that the corner stone of the library will be laid on Commencement Day, May 26. President Taft will be present and will deliver the main address on that occasion. According to the regulations of the Government, the plans for the new Science Hall, for which an appropriation of $90,000 has been made by Congress, must be submitted to open competition. The erection of the building must also be supervised by the Government, in just the same way as any other building erected under Government appropriation. By special arrangement with the Department of the Interior, permission has been granted to have a limited competition among five architects, rather than throwing it open to unlimited competition. It is expected that plans will be completed and work begun on the new building not later than July 1. NOTES OF RACIAL PROGRESS As Reported by the National Negro Business League The colored citizens of Jackson, Tennessee, are fairly well to do. Hundreds of them live in nice, comfortable homes of their own, and not a few are real beautiful residence. We were told that our people have, for some time, been very much interested in getting homes, and from all outward appearances it seems true. A few of the substantial business men and property owners are Messrs. J. H. Trimble, who has been a city mail carrier for over eighteen years (his wife an experienced and efficient school teacher, is principal of one of the city schools); Thomas cream-colored, press brick front building; on the first floor of which ice cream and soft drinks are dispensed; on the second, are office rooms, occupied by the medical fraternity and other professional men. The property is worth about $10,000. Adjoining this building, is a threestory, red press brick structure on the corner, owned by Mr. A. C. Cain, valued at $20,000. The first floor is occupied by Mr. W. H. Murray, who runs an undertaking establishment in one part, while in the other is a millinery department under the supervision of Mrs. Cain, the wife of the owner of the building. In addition to this valuable business block, Mr. Cain also possesses considerable realty and a number of houses to rent. His annual tax receipts amount to nearly $350. The C. Methodist Episcopal Church, whose headquarters are here, owns a large two-story brick establishment, well equipped with a full printing outfit, where all the church's different kinds of literature are published. The plant is said to be worth $25,000. The Rev. H. Bullock, Manager of the C. Methodist Episcopal Church Publishing House, is the possessor of a three-story, brick building, adjoining the church's property, worth $15,000. On the first floor are drygoods, groceries and a restaurant; on the second and third, office and hotel apartments. All of these houses are in the heart of the business district of the city. Mrs. Hannah Pope owns a small brick building on one of the main streets, for which she refused $15,000. A syndicate of colored men here have a small park enclosed, where their own people may resort, while away the time in innocent and wholesome amusements. It is in close proximity to the city park, on account of which the whites wished to lay hold of it: so they offered the company three or ofur years ago, $5,000 for it, but the proposition was turned down. The members of the race in ... HON. ELMER DO VER. OF OHIO. Brownsville, Tennessee, are trying to keep pace with their brethren elsewhere, in business activity. For instance, there is Mr. Jones Huddleson, the owner of a two-story brick store, on the first floor of which is a caf and jewelry shop; on the second, lodge rooms; A. A. Barnes and Son, untertaking establishment, worth $2,000; Huddleson's livery, $600; Morton Sloan's hack line, $1,100; J. I. Irvin's two story brick grocery store and cafe, $2,500; C. C. Winfield's two-story brick, $2,500, besides a farm of 900 acres. Other prosperous farmers in this vicinity are the Messrs. Samuel Outlaw, 400 acres; Caton Walker, 600 acres and a fat bank account; Andrew Johnson, two farms of large acreage; Jackson Bond, Sr., 400 acres, cotton gin, etc.; Messrs. Gill and Lignon saw mill and farms; Mr. Alexander Bond, two fertile farms, one of 125 acres, the other 172; Tilly Outlaw, three farms, the aggregate value of which is $10,000. There are also two doctors, E. D. Barnett and I. W. Evans, and one dentist, D. C. Warren, who make no complaint for lack of patronage. Here are three pressing clubs, and three barber shops. The leading contractors in the city are Negroes. They are Messrs. W. H. Jones and Green Thompson; while the only plumber here is also a Negro, whose name is Mr. Scott Morris. In Dyersburg, Tennessee, lives and thrives a young man, Mr. T. J. Robinson, who enterd that town nine years ago, so we were informed, with only ninety-five cents in his pocket. Today he is worth $35,000. He is the proprietor of a grocery store stocked with $1,800 worth of goods. The rental from his houses amounts to $130 a month, and he "lives at home" in a splendid residence, beautifully furnished, costing not less than $3,700. He is the only Negro in Tennessee, who is a district superintendent of an insurance company, under white control, with headquarters in Nashville. There are also five other successful grocers doing a prosperous business, while Dr. A. A. Greenlee, the only colored physician here, enjoys a lucrative practice, and also lives in a $3,000 home. COLONEL MOLLISON DEFENDS TAFT Special to The Bee. Washington, D. C., April 7. Colonel W. E. Mollison, a prosperous-attorney at law and president of the Lincoln Savings Bank of Vicksburg, Mississippi, delivered a forceful address at the Second Baptist Lyceum. Among other things, he defended the South against the aspersions of those who are in the habit of accepting second-hand evidence touching the condition of the really thrifty and progressive colored people, and declared that the worthy Negro had his best orportun- [Image of a man's face with a serious expression, wearing a dark suit and a tie.] ity for development in the South, and there he will stay. Colonel Mollison vigorously denounced the impetuosity of some of our people in trying to sit in judgment upon the policy of President Taft toward the Negro race, before he has had a chance to get warm in his seat. The newspapers cannot be trusted to quote the President correctly, and correspondents and editors are prone to construe broad, general declarations to mean just the opposite to what is in the mind of the speaker. He expressed faith in the sincerity of the President when he swore to support the constitution, and it was Colonoel Mollison's honest belief that in due season Mr. Taft will be in a position to take up the questions which most vitally concern the Negro and give our people a "square deal" in every particular. His advice to the colored people was "to possess their souls in patience" and all will be well. Lawyer Mollison came to Washington as a member of the Charles Banks party of Mississippiians who called to pay their respects to the President, and seemed greatly pleased over the result of the heart-to-heart talk that Mr. Taft gave them. Colonel Mollison is a man of considerable wealth, and wields a wholesome influence among the Negro people throughout the state of Mississippi and the South. AFTER DANCY'S PLACE It is surprising how large an estimate some colored men place on themselves. They have no regard for the eternal fitness of things, and by their assumption affirm the old saying that "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." The contest for Recorder Dancy's place has developed a lot of mediocre applicants, and some even below mediocre. They do not stop to consider that the position is a high, representative and responsible office, and that the present incumbent is one of the ablest men the race possesses. Some of these applicants have no other qualification than cheek. Some of them could not write a letter of fifty words orthographically and grammatically correct to save their lives. If they had to stand an examination, what a lot of dismal failures would be recorded. The report has gone out, by way of uninformed Négro couriers, that Mr. Dancy is to be succeeded, although the President, who ought to know, has made no announcement pro or con. If Mr. Dancy is to be succeeded by a colored man, The Bee hopes, for the sake of the race, that his successor will be a man fully as able, fully as honest, and as fully a race man as he is. The Bee is not advocating Mr. Dancy's retention, neither does it advocate his dismissal. We have no personal interest in the matter. We would be satisfied to see him remain, or any other colored man who has made an honest, conscientious and capable official. But why don't these applicants seek some other place? Why do they, like buzzards around a carrion, hover about this one place. Why don't they try to open up new places for the race? However, at the time of going to press, Mr. Dancy was still the Recorder of Deeds, and the fifty odd colored applicants for his place were simply carded, "After Dancy's place." BANQUET IN HONOR OF RALPH W. TYLER Elaborate Affair Marked by a Notable Gathering of Prominent Colored Men From the Columbia Evening Dispatch One of the most notable gatherings of colored men held in Columbus in recent years was that which attended, Wednesday night, the complimentary dinner given for Ralph W. Tyler of Columbus, auditor of the navy, at Dunbar Theater, Mt. Vernon and Champion avenues. Letters regretting inability to be present were read from Booker T. Washington, Charles W. Anderson, collector of customs, New York; W. T. Vernon, register of the United States treasury, and many others. During the course of the banquet C. L. Maxwell, of Xenia, former consul to San Domingo, made an eloquent address in which he touched upon some political matters. The banquet was an elaoorate one and the decorations were in harmony. J. S. Tyler, father of Ralph Tyler, was also honored with his son and responded to a toast, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." "Unity," was the toast to which Ralph Tyler responded. Other speakers were Rev. R. D. Brown, Dr. E. L. Gilliam, Rolla S. Huston, Rev. W. H. H. Butler, all of Columbus, and Charles Doll, of Chillicothe. Captain W. S. Thomas was toastmaster. Rev. Dr. Gilliam introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this assemblage of citizens of Columbus and the state of Ohio, representing we believe the best of our race in this commonwealth, deem it an honor to have the privilege of tendering this testimonial in honor of our respected fellow-townsman and friend, the Honorable Ralph Tyler, and wish to assure him that he merits and enjoys our fullest confidence and esteem and it is our earnest desire and wish that the citizens of the United States shall know that he carries with him to the city of Washington our best wishes for future success in the discharge of his official duties as our honored representative. WEEK END PARTY AT LINCOLN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mrs. W. T. Capman entertained the Owl Club, of Washington, at a week end party at her residence, Lincoln, District of Columbia. The club was chaperoned by Professor and Mrs. J. C. Nalle, and Mrs. Bessie Johnson. The club consists of Miss Sallie Johnson, Miss Blanche Nalle, Miss Harriet Shadd, Mrs. Freeman, W. J. Howard and Ralph Stewart. They had ideal weather and greatly enjoyed the beautiful country. A reception and dance will be given tonight at the Auditorium hall, in honor of Captain Walter H. Loving and the Philippine Constabulary Band. President Taft reviewed the cadets last Tuesday afternoon. There were twelve white and four colored companies. Senator Tillman made a call at the White House last Tuesday, which was the second one in four years. Senator Bradley introduced Albert White to President Taft, the early part of this week. Mr. White is an aspirant for minister to some mission. The District Commissioners are taking into consideration steps to prevent the hiring of boats to children. Mr. George Otis Smith is now the head of the Young Men's Christian Association, Mr. S. W. Woodward having been retired. In the rooms of the Washington Chamber of Commerce last Monday evening, a complete blending of the blue and gray was effected. A suit to dissolve the Standa.J Oil Company is attracting considerable attention just now. From reports the Italian Socialists have captured many seats in the parliament. DANCY AND THE From the Gazetteer and Guide Editor Chase says that Dancy should be rewarded for sticking to Roosevelt and Mr. Taft: why he has been at the crib all of his political life; common decency, if bereft of modesty, should actuate Dancy in stepping down and out. Is he an indispensable servant? If the Recordership does not go to a District man, and that man who is really deserving is the man, who is fighting for Dancy. Mr. Chase, if it is to West, no better man than Colonel Marshall could be named. Dancy, like many other barnacles would never let go. The position of The Bee is unchanged concerning Mr. Dancy and the Recordership.-Ed. MISS WALLER ENTERTAINED Miss Sadie N. Meriwether entertained a few of her friends Thursday evening, April 8, in honor of Miss Mary E. Waller, of Baltimore. Most of the evening was spent in music. Miss Waller, who has the distinction of being the only colored music teacher in the Baltimore Public Schools, was the principal participant. About eleven o'clock the guests repaired to the dining room, where a palatable supper was served by Mrs. J. H. Meriwether, Miss S. E. Robinson and Mrs. A. O. Stafford. Those present were, Misses Mary Waller, Sadie Meriwether, Edith Meriwether, Imogene Clarkston, Natalie Lewis, Naomi Lewis, Carrie Snowden, Anna Hurley, Anna Murdock, Lillian Evans, Ernestine Brent and Ellen Lee. Messrs John Williams, Rapier Alexander, Dr. E. R. Dudley, Moria Saunders, Charles Herriot, C. R. Haden, John G. Day, F. Milton and Alphonso Stafford. 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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 theresupon came forth roaring. Erasmus was again ready and shot him dead on the spot. Asked by the Volkesstem correspondent whether he was alone at the time, Erasmus replied; "Oh, no, Oom." I had my little Kafir boy, with me.'—The skins were sold in Pietersburg.—Pretorja Volkesstem. Poisonous Brazilian Vipers. Much is made of the lance-head viper, "the most deadly of all know mottles," 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 cucu 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 viper 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 Moki Indian women of Arizona have an ingenious and romantic form of coifure. When young these women cell 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 jocks hang straggling down their backs, typical of the withered stalk of the dead or dying plant. TRIO. Vienna March. 2 pp—2d p. Brides Older Than Bridegrooms. The vital statistics prepared by City Clerk Entwisle of Salem shows that during 1907 there were 479 marriage licenses issued and 306 solmnized 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 Milk. "Vegetable milk" is used in Japan. It is made from the soja bean. The liquid is exactly like cow's milk in appearance, and in taste can hardly be distinguished from it. To make it the beans are first soaked and then boiled in water. Some sugar and phosphate potassium are added, and it is boiled down till it has the consistency of condensed milk. Valuable Belle. At an auction sale at Christie's in London of the late Marchioness of Conyngham's art collection a silver ewer and dish, weighing together 90 ounces, a gift of George IV to an apocestor of the Marchioness, sold for $21,000. A Venerable Turtle. A Massachusetts boy, Nathan Sampson, has found a venerable turtle which bears markings made by his grandfather, now 81 years old, which were put on in 1840, and by his great-grandfather, who marked the same turtle in 1816. Slightly M.xed. The story is now going the rounds of the country papers about a man who visited the paying-teller's window in a bank and asked for one of the new coins with "God Bless Our Home" left off. A Healthful Occupation. Bull fighters receiveto $417 per hour, and the occupation is so healthful that unless killed by accident its followers invariably reach a green old age. Persian newspapers are reproduced from handwriting by lithography, no types being used. Viennas Begpars. Vienna has 32,000 street beggars, and many of them make a better living than workmen. It has been estimated that a London fog weighs 3,000,000,000 tonn. sample Latest Model "Ranger" bicycle furnished by us. Our agents and customers are making money fast. 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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 loot 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 awaying 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 a considerable shock.—M. Y. World. Old South American Animals Many curious animals mount the marshy parts of North America north of the pampas. They big and fierce, given to making vicious springs when closely approached; the capybara, a cavy "contented with the bulk of a sheep"; the huge coypu rat and the swarthy piglike tapir are frequently seen. Along 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 jabirn, a stork with a preference for the desolate bogland, 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 Broma, 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 'Pressalaz Plait' Skirts. Plaited Skirts which have been washed are difficult to press. Time and expense may be saved by having the work done after the following method, which is for Polen 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 lost 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 Wienna 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 Teothpicka. The largest quill toothpick factory in the world is near Paris, where there is an annual product of 20,000,000 quilts. The factory was started to make quill pens, but when these went out of general use it was converted into a toothpick mill. KINK A Beautiful Hair Dressing and Tonic for the Hair! Read what Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Patti Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-ine PROF. ROBERTS, New York City, Dea. Sir: I have used your Kink-ine 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, MMR, ROBINSON. 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. MADAM ROBINSON in any style KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING by s the scalp, increasing the growth and gie KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING is for him order it for you; he can get it. If SPECIAL OFFER—To prove the quan bottle of Kink-like, price 35 cents, one e cents, both for only 50 cents, or six bot stores: Henry Evins,928 F street north wist. R. Ballinger, Pro KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING by supplying the needed oils directly to the roots of the hair tones up and nourishes the scalp, increasing the growth and giving new life and vigor to the hair. KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING is for sale at all durables for KINK-INE HAIR DRESSING is for sale at all druggists for 35c per bottle. If yourdruggist does not keep it have him order it for you; he can get it. If not, send rue 50c. and I will send same to you, prepaid. SPECIAL OFFER-To prove the quality and superiority of our goods over all others, we will sell one full-size bottle of Kink-like, price 35 cents, one cake of Kink-in's Soap, the best shampoo and Tollet 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. Tschiffey,485 Pennsyl- William H. Davis,2001 Elev- vania avenue northwest. enth street northwest. 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. FUROPEAN AND AMERI- AN PLAN. Good Rooms and Lodging, 50, 75¢. and $1.00. Comfortably Heated by Steam. Give us a Call James Otoway Holmes, Prop. Washington, D. C. Main Phone 231c. THE BEE AND McCALL'S GREAT FASHION MAGAZINE for one year for $20. COUPON. 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 LIGHT 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 BY ```markdown ``` Beautiful Hair Dressing and Tonic for the Hair! What Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Pattii, Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-ine PERTS, New York City, Dea Sir: I used your Kink-me for the past year and my hair is growing very fast. I most delightful hair dressing and tonic I have ever used, altogether different from cap pomades and vaselines on the market. It makes my hair so beautiful, so is entirely removed all dandruff and stopped it from falling out and breaking. Iables me to do it up in any of the many styles that I use on the stage. I claim for it, and I would not be without it. Yours sincerely, MME. ROBINSON. The Hair Dressing is a delightful perfumed tonic prepared largely for the use; is guaranteed to be absolutely safe and harmless. It makes harsh, stubborn hair soft, silky and glossy, enables you to comb it with ease and to dress what you may wish. Applying the needed oils directly to the roots of the hair tones up and nourishes new life and vigor to the hair. Sale at all druggists for 35c per bottle. If your druggist does not keep it hail, send rue 50c. and I will send same to you, prepaid. FREE OFFER ColoredSkin MadeLighter For centuries scientific men have been trying to make dark skin lighter colored, not by artificial whitening, but in a natural way. But 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 well 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 it. Wonder Grow fertilizes the scalp; supplies nourishment which makes hair grow lengthy; gives the scalp strength which prevents 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. ColoredSkin MadeLighter; ColoredSkin MadeLighter; For centuries scientific men have been trying to make dark skin 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 imakes 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 BEFORE SIX AFTER USING. MONTHS USING. 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. Goods mailed on receipt of price. 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. Goods mailed on receipt of price. The Old Reliable Remedy. For twenty-five long years—a quarter of a century—there has never been a remedy equal to Elixir Babek for Malaria and such imissomatic 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 MALÁRIA, CHILLS & 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 mismatic 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 UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS 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 Embalmer. Wm. T. Newman, formerly of Georgetown, D. C. James H. Winslow James H. Winslow UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER. ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE. TWELFTH AND R STREETS, N. W. J H DABNEY FUNERAL 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 2003 More street, Alexandria, Va. Telephone for Office, Main 1727. Telephone call for Stable, Main 1428-5. OUR STABLES IN FREEMAN'S ALLEY. Here I can accommodate 50 Horses. Call and inspect our new and modern stable. J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. W. W. Sidney Pittman Architect RENDERING IN MONOTONE, WATER COLOR AND PEN & INK STEEL CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Office 494 Louisiana Ave., N.W. GENERAL 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 Bramoli at 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. J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. W. W.SidneyPittman Architect RENDERING IN PATENT DRAWING MONOTONE, WATER COLOR DRAFTING, DETAILING, TRAC AND PEN & INK BLUE PRINTING STEEL CONSTRUCTION A SPECIALTY. Phone: Main 6059-M. Office 494 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Wm. Cannon, A·HIGH·DEGREE OF SATISFACTION IS A RARE THING IN MOST $3.00 SHOES. SHOES AT THIS PRICE USUALLY LACK STYLE OR COMFORT OR BOTH. THE STYLE OF MORE EXPENSIVE SHOES AND GOOD SOLID VALUE ARE FOUND IN OUR SIGNET SHOE 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 to in and look the Signet over, even if you're not ready to buy. Always welcome. Wm. Moreland, 491 Penna Ave HOLTMAN'S OLD STAND. SIGN OF THE BIG BOOK --- THE REE W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR Entered 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 A STUDIED EFFORT There is a disposition on the part of some newspapers to incite race prejudice, and to make a race issue out of the recognition of every Negro,no matter if his qualifications and moral standing is beyond question. President Taft has evinced a lively interest in the advancement of the race. His selection of Mr. Emmett J. Scott, a clean-cut, able, and honorable gentleman, as a member of the Liberian Commission was an attestation of his, the President's, interest in the race. Now The New York Times attempts to raise a race issue by publishing alleged objections, on the part of the personnel of the three crusiers that will carry the Commission, about the other members eating at the same table with Mr. Scott. In its Washington correspondence of last Friday and Saturday, The Times gives the personnel of all three crusiers, and the place of nativity of each member. When it is recalled that such information took some time to collate and when it is considered where and how this information is ascertained, the effort of The New York Times to raise a race issue appears very studied, so studied as to bear all the earmarks of race hatred on the part of its Washington correspondent, rather than a desire to write news. The Times' article goes on to state that the midshipmen object to eating with Mr. Scott. Now if The Times' correspondent had been really on to his job, and if his antipathy for the race did not overshadow his desire for real live, news and facts, he would have known that a midshipman never messes with the officers of a vessel, and he would have known that United States Commissioners, when on board a government vessel are on a standing with the commander and does not have to eat with midshipmen and petty officers, who are far below them in rank Whoever heard of midshipmen and petty officers on board a government vessel being on an equality with the commanding officers? The Times' Washington correspondent should get informed. A LOT OF ROT The Bee rises to inquire when the President of the United States designated James Cubert Campbell, a messenger in one of the departments, and who is sending out Washington correspondence to a few colored newspapers, his accredited press agent, and when did he give out the information that any Washington newspaper was "the mouthpiece of the administration?" In his last week's letter he announced that Mr. Vernon was the only Negro office holder assured of retention, and quoted part of a story from a Washington newspaper to that effect, and announced that the aforesaid newspaper was Mr. Taft's mouthpiece. When Campbell quoted from a white paper, why didn't he quote the whole story? Why did he just take part? No colored Washington correspondent, employed in the departments, knows anything about President Taft's intentions. Half the stuff they send out is all rot, just Negro street-corner talk. Such boosts for Mr. Vernon do him more harm than good, and he ought to drop a gentle hint to the Negro correspondent to cut out all that rot. What would the President say if such rot were called to his attention? News comes from Chicago that Illinoisians are all stirred up over a report that Register Vernon is trying to have Assistant Register Adams superseded by Charles Hall, a clerk in one of the departments here. The Bee doesn't believe it. The Bee does not believe Mr. Vernon would pick out a man for the place, and he could not if he wanted to, and he could not land a man who was against President Taft, and who did not even go home to vote for him. This is some more rot. PICK-UPS Mr. Emmett Scott sails from New York next week for Liberia. R. W. Thompson entertained with a dinner last Monday evening. Auditor Ralph Tyler closed a lease last week for 928 T street, for a term of four years. The house is now being entirely remodeled inside. The arrest of Robert Pelham last Saturday night was a contemptible act. Mr. Pelham should see that the policeman is justly dealt with. Mrs. Mattie McAdoo has leit Washington to visit in Ohio. Every day there is a new arrival in Washington of colored applicants for office. But there is nothing doing. Bishop Clinton, of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, was in the city last week, and called at the White House. Mr. Emmett Scott has been the recipient of a number of stag dinners. Governor Pinchback, who has been confined to the house since the inauguration, is much improved. Charley Pickett is a Chesterfield and a Beau Brummell all rolled in one. A clever gentleman is Pickett. A pious man, entering business, was careful to say: "Remember, now, I cannot tell a lie!" To which the general counsel of the concern, rubbing his hands unctuously made answer: "Oh, certainly not! Really, it isn't in the least necessary in modern business. We form a subsidiary corporation to attend to all that sort of thing." Handy Pruning Tool. A Tennessee reader say she has made a handy pruning tool by attaching a chisel to the end of a long pole. Set the tool against the limb and hit the end of the pole with a hammer. If the tool is kept sharp it will remove the limb close to the branch and leave no ragged edges. No need climbing the trees with this instrument After Us the Deluge The remark is generally ascribed to Madame Pompadour, though it is attributed by some authorities to Prince Metternich. The champions of Madame Pompadour claim that while Metternich may have used the expression, he borrowed it from the Pompadour. Unnecessarily Alarmed In consequence of a Lahore (India) literary society announcing a lecture, "Man, the Index of Creation," the city authorities sent 25 armed constables down to the lecture hall, which only held 50 people. Time Wasted. Lady (to caller)—You won't mind my going on with my work while you are here, will you? Then I shan't feel I'm wasting time. HOTEL, MACEO. When visiting New York City, stop at the Hotel Maceo, 213 West 53rd. Street, corner Broadway. Steam heated. Telephone, 803 Columbus. B. F. Thomas, Prop. HE DEFENDS TIPPING. Man Who Was Once a Walter Consideres Other's Standpoint. "Somehow I don't approve these wholesale kicks on the tipping system," said a business man who is fairly prosperous. "I was a waiter myself once and know how it seems from the other side. "Oh, no, I wasn't a regular professional, merely one of the college brand. Many college men, of course, help themselves through college by working as waiters and bellboys and boatmen and other things at summer resorts, and if they are squeamish about taking tips, why, it isn't worth while taking such jobs. "It came hard at first to take tips; gave me a sort of a feeling that I was unclassifying myself. But it wore off. In fact there was a certain amount of satisfaction, after a while, in getting a tip that had been earned by giving more careful service than the job really demanded. I remember now the pleasure it gave me to receive a gratuity, and the "thank you" was always meant. "So now when life lies in less arduous places I find pleasure in giving a tip. I do not regard it as an overcharge or an extortion, merely a little reward that I can well afford to give to one who will appreciate it. "If more persons would only look on that side of the question, the pleasure that a, gratuity gives the recipient, I am sure there would be less kicking. Surely there is joy in kindness, at least I have found it so." Poor Material For British Poor Material For British Army. If there be any doubt that physical deterioration in the submerged classes is more serious than it used to be the report of the Army Medical Department pins one down between that opinion and the conclusion that the army is recruited from a lower social stratum. "Average British recruits," the report states, "are not only the youngest but in the poorest physical condition of those in any civilized army. They cannot stand work which did not injure well fed conscripts of twenty years of age; still less can they face exercises which would do harm to robust men." They are in fact from want of food and from cigarette habit such miserable specimens of humanity that it takes two years to make men of them. The report confirms what we said the other day, to the effect that a British army is painfully produced from the army of the British unemployed; as many as 95 per cent. of accepted recruits are hopeless "out of works." There is a good deal amiss with the conditions that make these degenerates and the report gives one to think furiously; but the larger question raised by it is whether any amount of training and selection can produce an efficient army out of such material. Doomsday Book. A book of the general survey of England, commenced in the reign of William I. (the Conqueror), about 1080, some say about 1086. It was intended to be a "register to determine the right in the tenure of estates, to discover the extent of any man's land, to fix his homage, and to settle the question of the military aid he was bound to furnish. England Adopts French System England Adopts Friary System The French gardening methods by which an acre of ground is made to yield, $2,433 to $2,920 per annum by the forcing hot bed process has been introduced in England. Vegetables are produced all the year and are forced by a steady temperature of 90 degrees. Age of Animals. The whale, elephant, swan, tortoise, eagle, raven and camel are all long lived animals, and have been known to exceed the century mark. There are well-authenticated instances of elephants, whales and tortoise living to be more than two hundred and fifty years. Norway's Wooden Churches. Some of the wooden churches of Norway are fully 100 years old and are still in an excellent state of preservation. Their timbers have successfully resisted the frosty and almost arctic winters because they have been repeatedly coated with tar. The Philosophy of Folly "They say," observes the Philosopher of Folly, "that it takes nine tailors to make a man. I always acknowledge the truth of this old proverb when one of these dudes boasts that he has patronized the same tailor all his life." Simply Impossible. Big with the importance of a new discovery, a London preacher says. "Never check the flowing tide of woman's talk." We never heard of anybody who ever did. The Philosopher of Folly. "I wonder why it is." muses the Philosopher of Folly, "that when a fireproof building' catches fire, they always send in three alarms." Some People. Some people hunt for work in about the same way that an optimist hunts for trouble. Post—Whatever does this mean? My publisher sends me a bill for a new waste-basket. SUGAR MAKES YOU GROW. English and American girls just reaching womanhood, and the next generation in its early teens, are unusually tall, standing a head or more above their mothers. This has been remarked on over and over again, and has been the subject of learned disquisitions. Yet no generally accepted cause for the fact has been given up to this time. Now comes a London physician of note and says that it is simply a case of lengthened sweetness. By "sweetness" in this particular case the nature of the young ladies is not referred to, but their diet. In fact, statistics of recent years show that Americans and Britons of both sexes are increasing in height and weight. Why? The physician referred to says it is sugar. Great Britains and Americans are the sugar eating nations of the world and have quadrupled their saccharine consumption in the last score of years. This is now the best explanation of an accepted fact, and it will have to stand until a better one comes along.—London Tilt-Bits. Spotting Smokeless Powder. German military authorities are experimenting with a device by which the location of troops using smokeless powder may be easily discovered By this device it is proposed to survey the landscape through pale red glasses. The flash of smokeless powder appears strong in red light, while ordinary objects are dimmed. By furnishing field glasses with the device in question, which i. provided with screens of the roper tint, the position of concealed marksmen can be detected. Washington Herald. Girls Allowances. Parents should give their girls an allowance, however small, from their earliest years. To learn economy it is necessary to spend, and how can one spend what one has not got? Keeping accounts is an admirable practice, though the great Dr. Johnson scoffed at it. You won't eat less beef to-day," he said, "because you have written down what it cost you yesterday."—Lady Violet Greville in Black and White. Women Detectives. In Paris, shoplifting has become a fine art, consequently watching has had to become a fine art also, and the Parisian shopkeepers are finding that it pays them to employ proper women detectives to watch their stock, so now every house of importance has its own woman detective.—Woman's Life. An Ancient Robe. The robe which John Wesley wore when he was christened over 200 years ago is now the property of Miss Emily Pashley of Worksop, England, it having come to her from her grandfather at whose house Wesley lived for a time when but an infant. An Unusual Handling A mill at Great Barrington, Mass., was shut down in a most unusual manner a few weeks ago, when water bugs, crowding into the space around the engine stop push button, produced a short circuit and the consequent stoppage. The Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers, a religious congregation of the Catholic Church, founded in 1680 in France, is building a large business college at Portland, Ore., an entire city block having been purchased for the school and a large playground. Canada's Fuel Supply. A serious problem for the people of Cannda to solve is the fuel supply of the future. No coal of any kind has ever been discovered in Ontario. In the older part of the province the timber is practically exhausted. Talk a Mile. The conditions of the Arctic atmosphere are so favorable for the transmission of sound that it is possible for two persons to converse through a mile of space. Coloring Brass. A color resembling pewter may be given to brass by boiling the casting in a cream of tartar solution containing a small amount of chloride of tin. Firemen in the Metropolis. There are more firemen killed and injured in the performance of their duties in New York City than in any other city in the world. Long Lived Swan. Among the birds the swan lives to be the oldest, in extreme cases reaching 300 years. The falcor has been known to live over 162 years. The Sawed Off. Laplanders are the shortest people in Europe, the men averaging a feet, 11 inches, the women 4 feet 9 inches. The Bristol to Paddington (England) express covers 118½ miles in two hours. Glass telephone poles reinforced by wire are being used in some parts of Germany. --- THE WINDOW SILL MIRROR. Rarely Seen in New York But Plenitiful in Philadelphia. Every once in a while you see one of them in New York but not often. They're commoner in Brooklyn, but are nowhere seen in the profusion that you find them in Philadelphia. Meaning of course, those mirror devices people have on the sills of the second floor windows to give a tip on who is coming up the street or down the street, or more important, who is at the front door. They strike the average observer as rather provincial in idea because he thinks instinctively of the shut in person who's only pleasure is in seeing who's on the street. But they're very helpful in telling when a caller is getting near, so that the woman of the house has time to make a hurried toilet and be calmly waiting in her very best when the visitor comes in. Also they give a chance to sound the not at home warning to the servants.—New York Sun. The Emperor Francis Joseph owns the Florentine, which has an eventful history. To the King of Portugal belongs the Star of the South, valued at £3,000,000; while in the Russian sceptre is the Orloff which once adorned a Brahmin idol, says Home Chat. Such stones as these are so large that they are practically unsalable. No one person is rich enough to purchase them. Again the expense of cutting is enormous. The Cullinan diamond will require at least £10,000 to be spent on it for this alone. Even then, the gem now 3,024 carats, will weigh some 1,200 carats, while the sections cut away will themselves form valuable stones, ranging from twenty carats downward. The queer Chinese change pigeons into song-birds by fastening whistles to their breasts. The wind of their flight then causes a wierd and plaintive music that is seldom silenced in the pigeon-haunted cities of Pekin and Canton. The Belgians, great pigeon-flyers, fasten whistles beneath the wings of the valuable racing carriers, asserting that the shrill noise is a sure protection against hawks and other birds of prey. As a similar protection, reeds, emitting an odd walling sound, are fixed to the tall feathers of the dispatch-bearing pigeons of the German army, A new method by which the audience at a theatre can show its approval or disapproval of a play without disturbing the performance is being introduced by the Italian dramatist, Traversi. Before leaving the theatre every person is to drop a ticket into one of three boxes marked "good," "Indifferent," and "bad." While a small boy was fishing one Sunday morning he accidentally lost his foothold and tumbled into the creek. As an old man on the bank was helping him out, he said: "How did you come to fall into the river, my little man?" "I didn't come to fall into the river. I came to fish," replied the boy.—The Argonaut. According to Mulhall's estimates 130,000,000 persons speak English, and 84,000,000 German. Russian is spoken by upwards of 85,000,000, but these numbers are far exceeded by the 360,000,000 to 400,000,000 Chinese and 140,000,000 or more Hindustani. You can put a mat in front of every plate but you can't make a fly wipe his feet before he walks on your food. The only safe course with regard to the fly is to exclude him from the house. The London Express mentions the case of a private who for failing to recognize and salute his officer was condemned to march past and salute a barrack pump for two hours each day for a week. Trade Uniong in Germany. Trade Unions in Germany. Germany's trades unlong number about 2,215,000 members, which is 25 per cent of the total strength of the labor organizations of the civilized world. The linen industry is the greatest manufacturing industry Ireland possesses. There is invested in it something like £15,500,000, and it gives employment to 70,000 people. Large Apple Tree. What is reported to be the largest apple tree in the United States is at Southington, Conn. It yields 50 bushels. The fish candles of Alaska are be- ing sent over the world in quantities as curiosities. The average woman carries 50 miles of hair on her head. Worry is one of the most fruitful causes of consumption. Some Valuable Stones Singing Pigeons For the Knocker. A Fine Distinction. The Languages. A Heavy Penalty. Irish Linen. Large Apple Tree. Fish Candles THE MANNER'S COMPASS Influences That Draw it From Its Allegiance to the Magnetic Pole. Nothing in the navigation equipment of a ship has been the subject of more anxious scientific research or receives more jealous care than the mariner's compass. The popular notion of the compass needle always pointing north and south is—well, more inaccurate than even popular notions usually are. No more unfavorable position could be found for a compass than on board of a modern steamship, which is a complicated mass of steel, all tending to draw the compass needle from its allegiance to the magnetic pole of the earth, warring influences which must needs be counteracted by all sorts of devices which hedge round the instrument by an invisible wall of conflicting currents of magnetism. And as if this were not enough, there are now huge dyamos to be reckoned with, producing electric currents for all sorts of purposes on board. In the midst of these mystic currents the poor little compass needle, upon which the mariner depends for his guide across the trackless deep, hangs suspended like one shrinking saint surrounded by legions of devils.—Windsor Magazine. The Speed of Steamships. The immense advances recently made in the power and speed of transatlantic steamships have not yet, in the opinion of Mr. J. J. O'Neil, a Scotch engineer, been carried to the limit. Addressing the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Mr. O'Neil said that the lengths of the present liners warrant the belief that greater power can be obtained with the same dimensions, the present speeds with shorter lengths. Investigation shows that the variations of form involve relatively small gains, and Mr. O'Neil thinks that if the same attention had been devoted to the development of of the screw propeller that has been given to the form of vessels greater advantages would have been secured. — Youth's Companion. A Club for Dandy Dogs There has just been opened in one of London's fashionable streets a toilet club for dogs. Here the pets of the smart set can have their hair dressed and their coats trimmed to immaculate perfection. For three shillings they can be bathed. If their teeth are imperfect they can be st opped or extracted, and if their claws protrude too far they can be daintily manicured. Thus groomed according to the Mayfair mode, their coats put on, and their goggles attached, these exquisite creatures are taken for their afternoon ride.—London Tit-Bits. Long Terma in Supreme Court Few members of the - Supreme Court have exceeded the time Justice Harlan has served—thirty years. Justice Field served about thirty-five years, Chief Justice Marshall about thirty-four and a half years. Justice Bushford Washington, thirty-one years, and Justice John McLean, thirty-two years. Wise Horses. A writer in the London Daily News, giving some experience during dense fogs, says he was once in a bus which stopped suddenly on Waterloo Bridge in a fog. The driver urged the horses to move, but they would not, and when the conductor went to investigate, he found them looking over the parapet Silence the Healer. The value of silence as a factor in healing cannot be over estimated, and, apart from consideration of health, it is a well-known trulism that the one who talks the least usually accomplishes the most—Health Record. Automatic Cornet. The increasing popularity of the self-playing piano has induced inventors to extend this style of music to other instruments. The most recent is an automatic sheet music cornet, patented by a Chicago man. Like the piano, the music is on a perforated roll. An Ancient Industry The industry of flink-making still thrives in Brandon, England. The flints are sent to Africa and other countries where the guns of 100 years ago are still in active service. Progressive Chinese The Chinese are getting interested in the method of raising water by means of windmills for irrigating purposes. Hottentot Women. Among the Hottentots women hold a better position than they do anywhere else in Africa. The married woman reigns supreme mistress. Tact. Tact is a wonderful invention. A man without tact is like an engine without oil. The Nile contains a greater variety of fish than any other body of water. Celluloid is a plastic material composed of guncotton and camphor. The average length of life of the Icelander is a little over 61 years. --- The Week in Society Your prescriptions will be filled right at, the Board and McGuire Pharmacy, 1912 1-2 14th street, northwest. Mrs. S. G. Holly, of Kansas City, Kansas, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Kaskins, 1201 T street. Miss V. A. Jones spent the Easter holiday with her mother, Mrs. Billows, in Pittsburg. In the 10th and 11th divisions of the District schools, the teachers are organized into grade circles; in the 12th division they are strongly united in every conceivable manner. Dr. W. S. Montgomery, Supervising Principal of the 12th division, spent the holiday in New York City. Our local contemporary, The Star, acquaints us with a contemplated change in the head of our schools. The present incumbent, Mr. A. T. Stuart, has served us long and well, therefore we do not care to give up such a loyal head who has lifted the schools over many obstacles to their present high standard. But, on the contrary, if he cannot be induced to continue in the system, we, the public, still having faith in the integrity and wisdom of the Board, will support any one they may see fit to select. Permit us to suggest as a suitable list from which to draw, the names of the following persons: Messrs. Percy M. Hughes, Mr. Kramer, or any of our former school officials who are now in the schools of New York at work. The annual exhibit of the Armstrong Manual Training School, was as in the past, highly commendable and the work done by the pupils showed much skill and careful training. Spring, lovely spring, is here, robed in the freshness of budding green, with promise of flowers and fruits and all the good things we like which must include the delicious ice cream soda that hundreds find every day at the drug store of Board and McGuire, on 14th street, between Tea and You. Miss Lulu V. Childers, director of music of Howard University, has been taking some lessons in voice culture from Professor William Shakespeare, of London, England, at ten dollars for a half-hour lesson. The Pestalozzi—Froebel Society of the Teachers' College of Howard University, gave a very interesting program last Thursday afternoon. The Society presented the Book Lover's Club, a club composed of the District, in the afternoon, with Phillis Wheatley. A very large and appreciative audience attended these exercises. This society holds its meetings every week. The public in general is invited to be present. The University Blee Club also rendered selections. Professor Roscoe C. Bruce is delivering a series of lectures to the Teachers College of Howard University. The next lecture will be April 26, 3:30 p. m., "The Supervision of Teachers and Teaching;" April 28, 3:30 p. m., "The Pupil's Scholastic Advance;" May 3, 3:20 p. m., "The Problem of Corrective Discipline." The public is cordially invited to attend. A large crowd of rooters and friends accompanied the Howard debaters to Baltimore, to witness the Howard-Lincoln debate last evening. Professor Kelly Miller will deliver a long sermon at Vesper services at Howard University next Sunday afternoon. The address before the Literary Societies of Shaw University, at the May Comencement will be delivered by Dr. James E. Shepard, of Durham. A special mass meeting in the interest of the Religious Chautauqua, will be held in New York City, June 8, at which time an address will be delivered by Dr. James E. Shepard. and others. The city of Durham gave 25 acres of land for the location of the Religious Training School and Chautauqua. Professor and Mrs. T. Sherley Nelson are visiting friends in New York. The freshman class of the School of Liberal Arts presented on Friday night, the 16th instant, Goldsmith's drama, "She Stoops to Conquer." play was elaborately staged. An unusually large crowd attended and pronounced the performance most creditable. Zion Baptist Church, Deanwood, District of Columbia, was filled to its utmost capacity on last Friday evening, April 16, 1909, to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the District of Columbia. The exercises were under the auspices of the Northeast Washington County Citizens' Association, numbering among its members' quite a number of representative citizens of Lincoln, Burville, Deanwood. Kenilworth, Fairmount Heights and Douglas. Mr. Wallace T. Chapman is the president. The following named ladies and gentlemen participated in the exercises: Mr. W. B. Hill, of Alexandria, Virginia; spoke on Beacon Lights of Negro Progress; Mr. Jeremiah Hawkins, of Maryland, The Negro in Politics; Mr. B. C. Lee, of Georgia, Ungrasped Opportunities; Mr. B. L. Gaskins, attorney at law,"Lincoln;" Mr. C. A. Douglas, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, Mr. H. D. Williams, Sergeant Frank Coalman, of Fairmount Heights; Sergeant Jacob Frazier, of Brownsville, Texas. Professor J. L. James recited "Uncle Eph on the Judgment." Mr. Wallace T. Chapman, master of ceremonies, delivered the welcome address. The exercises were enlivened by patriotic songs by the Elite quartette, James Williams and Miss Kelly and Miss Broadus. At the close of the exercises the master of ceremonies was the recipient of much congratulation from the throng of friends, for the admirable arrangement and carrying out of the program. Quite a nice collection was lifted and turned over to the church, for which the church, through its pastor, Rev. C. H. Strother, expressed its thanks and extended the association at all times a hearty welcome. The intercollegiate debate between the debating clubs of Howard University and Lincoln University last night, at the sharp Street Memorial Church of Baltimore, attracted large numbers. A special electric train carried the Howard contingent. The READING A little careful plan and you can afford the time in your home. A very small amount month gives you an account the advantages of a cash. We require no cash no contract, lease, or note. When you buy Furnit get full title to the goods It's because we trust A little careful planning, with our credit help, and you can afford the things which mean comfort in your home. A very small amount of money each week or month gives you an account with us, which has all the advantages of a cash buyer. When you buy Furniture from us on credit, you get full title to the goods. Peter Grogan AND SONS CO. 217-23 7th 8th Howard-Wilberforce debate will take place in the Andrew Rankin Chapel of Howard University on May 3. Mrs. Bell Drew, Mother of Rev. Simon P. W. Drew, Pastor of the Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church, was a visitor to the Capital city recently to witness the inauguration of Hon. Wm. H. Taft. While here as the guest of her son, Rev. Drew and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. Blanche Drew, she was entertained by the members of her son's Church, and the congregation generally. She received many valuable presents from the members and friends She left for her home last Thursday week. DON'T TOUCH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT The newly married couple will often go to the very end of their cash balance to start life in a comfortably furnished home. It's right to have the kind of things which will make that home the most attractive lace in the world, but it is not right to use the last dollar for that purpose. Sickness may put you in a bad place, without warning and that furniture isn't going to pay the doctor's bill. Keep the "nest egg" in the bank and pay for the homefurnishings from your salary—a little each week or month. You can get just as low prices on the goods, with this privilege, if you go to the right firm. The Peter Grogan and Son's Company, at 819 Seventh street, are always ready to help people who are furnishing homes. They'll trust you, and they'll do it in a way which you'll appreciate PARENTS — TEACHERS MEET The first annual meeting of the Original Parents—Teachers Association, of the District of Columbia, was held on April 16 in the Alfred Jones School, with the following program: Address, "The New Life" Dr. Wilbur Thirkield, President of Howard University; "The Unity of the Home, School and Church," the local ministers, led by Rev. S. P. Drew; "Good Citizenship," Mrs. J. W. Layton, Secretary of the W. R. C., and Mrs. L. Pendleton, President of the Social Purity Association, Recitation, Lieutenant Tundy; Solo, Miss Della Bundy. Nearly 200 names were enrolled as new members. Monuments. Dr. Griffin—I must say the world is very ungrateful toward our profession. How seldom one sees a public memorial erected to a doctor! Mrs. Golightly—How seldom! Oh, doctor, think of our cemeteries! Its Absence Not Regretted. Nerve is a thing that no man wants when he gets into a dentist's chair. NOTICE Examination for internes in the Freedmen's Hospital, will be held at the Medical College building of Howard University, 5th and W. streets, northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, May 3, 4, and 5, beginning at noon each day, in the following subjects: Practice of Medicine, Anatomy Physiology and Hygiene, Surgery and Obstetrics. Gynecology, Chemistry, Bacteriology, Pathology. Histology and Medical Jurisprudence. W. A. Warfeld. Surgcon in Chief. April 6, 1909. Give them Home Comfort WILL PRESENT JAMES E. McGIRT'S LATEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION, ENTITLED: "STRONGER THAN DEATH" A THRILLING TWO ACT MELODRAMA AT THE TRUE REFORMERS HALL, 12TH AND U STREETS, NORTHWEST, TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY 4, AND THURSDAY NIGHT MAY 6. EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY IS A DRAMATIC ARTIST, TOURING TEN STATES. GOOD MUSIC BY THE LYRIC ORCHESTRA. TICKETS ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING DRUG STORES: GRAY AND GRAY, DR. HARRIS, DR. MORSE, DR. SINGLETON'S AND OTHERS, ALSO REFORMERS HALL, CHIEF GRIFFIN. OPEN DAILY FSOM 9 A.M.TO 4 P.M. THIS IS A FIRST-CLASS LUNCH ROOM. EVERYTHING TO APPEASE YOUR APPETITE COMMODIOUS DINING RCOMS FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION. HOT AND COLD LUNCHES QUICKLY SERVED. THE MAGIC IS TWO TIMES LARGER THAN PICTURE IT IS 9TH LONG STEEL HEATING BAR THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $100 POSTAGE PAID. SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER Address all letters to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Agnes Smith, 935 R street, northwest, this city, is the agent. Call or send for the Magic Shampoo and Hair Straightener. 935 R street, northwest, Washington. D. C. Columbia Ice Company COLUMBIA ICE COMPANY COAL AND WOOD Prompt delivery made to all parts of the city, by telephone or postal card. Southern Medicine Co. Bcx754 Atlanta Ga. 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HER-TRU-LINE penetrates to the roots of the HAIR, gives it new life and vigor, causing it to take on a new and rapid growth. Large jars 50 cents at all drug stores and by our special agents. Sample box mailed to any address on receipt of five two-cent stamps. Agents wanted everywhere to sell this wonderful HAIR GROWER. A C. JOY CONFECTIONERY Wedding and Fancy Cakes. 714 Seventh St., N. W., and 433 Seventh St. S. W. Washington, D. C. ROBERT ALLEN Buffet and Family Liquor Store Phone North 2340 1917 4th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. RELIGIOUS SHOWS Dr. Richardson, the Religious Show King, of moving pictures, having expended more than $250.00 for fireproof cabinet, automatic machine and electric fixtures, to satisfy the new fire law, is now ready to make dates to show in all churches, with all new pictures. His name alone means success. Very liberal terms. Call or write, 2310 F treet, northwest. Phone Visit The Best One of the leading places in the city is that of Samuel G. Stewart, 1141 Seventh street northwest (between L and M streets), Washington, D. C. Wines, Liquors, etc. Phone, N 4117. WHITE WOMEN AND Have not heretofore used the same toilet articles but it is now a common sight in the big fashionable stores of New York to see colored women and white women standing together at the same counter for toilet goods, all buying Complexion Wonder Creme. That miracle of chemistry makes white skin whiter and any kind of dark skin lighter. The conspicuous dry-goods stores of New York sell the Complexion Wonder Creme to the white society women and to prominent colored women who are the leaders of their own social circle. We reagrd this as a good sign. We like to see colored people making themselves prepossessing and presentable It shows that they take pride in themselves. If our readers will write to M. B. Berger and Company, 2 Rector Street, New York, they will receive an information book free, which tells how colored people can improve their appearance in a natural and healthy manner. Caylen the Only Part of the World Where They Exist. What a sight for a Ceylon elephant hunter would be the first view of a hard 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 grubbars projecting two or three inches from the upper jaw and inelining 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 singular, as it is evident from the geological formation 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. Nectrocuting Animals The daughter 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 systems is painless, the central functions of perception being first destroyed and then some 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 celery. The Shy Man. Women show no mercy to the ship man, for he stands outside of the compass of convention. Could he break out all might be saved; the man might be permanently erased. 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 dildness 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 mille on his lips. — London Observer. Hanging Pictures Dangerous. "Railroad casualties receive wide publicity," said an insurance man, "that there is a common billed on the part of the public that one is more liable to accidents while traveling 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 227 miles long by eight miles broad, and comprises 1,000,000 acres of timber. Taking the average value of the 2½d. per cubic foot, this works out to £23 per acre, or a total value for the whole forest of £23,900,000—London Tilt-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 is to wear something in which he looks atrociously bad; a woman's to wear something no other woman can duplicate. WHAT THE "BREAK LINE" A Thousand Men Are Fed Every Night. THE BOWERY MISSION At this Place and at Fleischmann's May Be Found the Men in Actual Need--it is the Alm of These Places to Send Away No Hungry Person. The two policemen who were standing at the corner of Canal street and the Bowery as I approached them looked me over when they saw I was about to interrupt their conversation. It was anything but a pleasant night; the coat I had borrowed for the evening was none too tuck, and the old shoes I wore were not waterproof. If my abject poverty was assumed, I felt a semblance of the real thing, for I was cold and tired after trampling up and down the muddy streets for an hour. "Where kni a feller git a cup o coffee 'r a handout?" I asked. One of the officers smiled affably. "Two doors up," he said, indicating one of the numerous five and ten-cent feeding places, of which there are one or two in every block in this neighborhood. "I didn't mean that kind," I replied. "I've got to find a place where there ain't a price on the 'grub.'" "I guess the bread line at Fleischmann's or the Bowery Mission's the only place, then, Jack," said the officer as he turned his back on me. So I slouched along to 55 Bowery, where a sign in the window, reading, "Bowery Mission—Services Every Evening," indicated that I had found the right place. I looked in the door. The big room, filled with chairs, was diml; lighted, and on the platform at the far end, a man was moving some chairs around. "Nothin' doln' yet, bo," said a rough-looking fellow. "They don't give ye no grub until 1 o'clock." This was disheartening; or would have been, had I really needed the food, for it was only a little after eleven. "I'm goin' up ter the bakery," the tramp continued. "Ye git your at 12 sharp up there." 8 We ambled up the Bowery to Elighth street, and from there to Tenth street and Fourth avenue. Already the waiting line extended from the rear door of the bakery around the corner to the bakery of Grace church. I dropped into the procession which in a few moments reached up Broadway to Twelfth street. I had been in the line but a short time when a clock nearby sounded for midnight. The line began to move along and the waiting men on either side of me cheered up a bit. There was very little conversation, however. Now and then some of them muttered curses, and once when a sightseeing automobile stopped at the corner the curses became quite ludible. After the line of waiting men—over 600 in number, as I ascertained—had had their bread and coffee, most of them dispersed, though a few "repeated" in order to get a second helping. A number of them hung around until they could get a chance to ask the manager of the restaurant for work. But there was no chance for any one, though the refusal was not made unpleasantly. From the bakery I went back to the Bowery Mission. A thousand men are fed every night at the Bowery Mission—sometimes more. It is the aim at both this place and at Fielschmann's to send no one away hungry, but just now the demand is much in excess of that usual at this time of year. One sees at these two places the men who are in actual need of food and drink. The street beggars are in nine cases out of ten unworthy of notice. But the man or woman who doubts the distress—the real need of food among the unemployed—should spend a couple of hours at the two places I have described, and he or she will be convinced that there is no lack of opportunity for the offices of the Good Samaritan, and no excessive crowding in the ranks of helpers of unfortunate humanity. BODERG C. BENEILD Bronze Statue of Schiller. The bronze statue of Schiller by Hermann Matzen, which is to be erected In Cleveland by German citizens, has been completed in Berlin. The poet is seated in an arm chair. A Berlin paper is quoted as remarking apropos that "the German who goes to America becomes an American in all that the word implies, but even unto the third generation he is loyal to German poetry and German song." Good Roads. Out of the 900 towns in the State of New York, 600 have voted to have their roads built under the Fuller-Plank Act, or, as it is generally called, the money system. The matter is now optional with the towns, but in the opinion of persons who have given the matter considerable attention: the idea of making it compulsory is favored.—Good Roads Magazine. The Ersberg, Austria's iron mountain, will furnish ore for 1,060 more years. 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, though poor, felt he could spare the $10 in view of his son's need for the fresh blood. Striking a bargain 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. "Fifteen ounces." "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 deaden the pain by an injection of cocaline." "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 median 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 burglars 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 burguary 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 & Nuisance The Paris prefect of police has decided that in future no more licenses to play barrel organs in that city will be granted. ```markdown ``` 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 bidding 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 Washington. Remember, merchants of Washington, it's what advertising pays you, not what it costs. ```markdown ``` DEATH TRAP FOR BIRDS. Lighthouses on the Maine Coast Attract and Kill Thousands. One of the keepers who came ashore from Boon Island recently tells the story of the strange death encountered by thousands of the migrating birds every spring. Flying along the coast at night they are instantly attracted by the powerful light from the watch tower, as moths are drawn to a candle. Thousands of these birds in their passage north fly with full force against the thick glass of the brilliantly lighted lantern. Stunned to death they fall to the rocks below or scale away for a little distance and flutter helplessly into the water. The light of morning sometimes reveals the rocks covered with the little creatures whose journey to their summer homes has met this sudden and fatal termination. Hundreds of species are found among the unfortunate little tourists. Most of them are easily recognized as belonging to the various common classes of song birds. But very often large birds of beautiful plumage come to their final resting place in this manner upon the bleak rocks, of Boon Island. On one occasion several years ago the thick glass of the lantern was shivered to atoms by the impact of some strange bird of powerful bill.—York Transcript. Fire Started by Moths Moths and flames are universally connected, yet few people suspect that danger could arise therefrom. The insects are of such frail structure that generally they get destroyed before it is possible for them to inflict injury, and it is hardly creditable that the wings would ignite and retain the flames long enough to enable the moth to fly to its surroundings. That, however, has occurred. The moth was a very large one and its wings must have been very dry, so that when it floundered through the flame it set fire to one-wing and darted out to a curtain nearby which at once flared up. It is possible that many summer evening fires in the country could be attributed to a source of this kind. It is notorious that mysterious fires often arise at sunset in the hot months.—Strand Magazine. A. History. Might Be Taught. Another way of teaching history which the schools might adopt has apparently not appealed to them. A good newspaper, if the teacher knows how to interpret its daily record, may stimulate an interest in history itself. If the pupil can be taught the continuity and relation of events, an awakened interest in the daily happenings will arouse a desire to trace them back through preceding stages. It is the break in continuity between the past and the immediate present that deadens enthusiasm. By studying history backward from the immediate present this chasm would be bridged and the passion for tracing to cause stimulated.—Boston Transcript. A High License. Massachusetts has a town of 600 inhabitants which receives $2,670 annually from a single hotel for license to sell liquor. This is believed to be the highest license fee paid in the United States. The fee is nearly double the amount paid in Boston and other large cities. The Fastidious Burglar Visitors at a Patri's hotel were disagreeably surprised one morning to find that the boots they had left outside their doors had been stolen by a burglar. Only one pair was left, on which was a paper with the words: "Not good enough for me." Value of Three Grains. The Vienna Academy of Science has spent nearly $9,000 in working 10 tons of uranium ore for radium. The yield was three grains of pure radium, the largest amount ever secured at once, the value being $320,000. Cure for Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness is often caused by the head being exposed to the cold, while the rest of the body is warm. In nine cases out of ten if the head is covered with a silk handkerchief. It will induce sleep. Worlds Population: The population of the world is now estimated to be about 1,503,000,000. Of this number 150,000,000 are black, 600,000,000 yellow and 755- 000,000 white. Mme. Davis U STRATIGICAL USES OF TAILS. The Clarver Little Weasel 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. Theermine, as it is incorrectly called in its winter coat, has an easy time of it, sneaking upon the mice and birds upon which it preys, but when a hawk takes after it in an open field in the sunlight or an owl in the moonlight, it would have but short shrift with all its sinuous leaping, were it not that the black tall 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 now 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-ava, 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 mail 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 karosene. 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. Dove Around Blacksmith Shops. Two or three dogs are nearly always to be found loafing 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 heels. They malt the odor as a woman smiles a rose, and they eat the hoof parings as a gourmet eats truffles.—Mincepellis 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 Bloc. 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 swallows 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 suds. This gets out the smoky smell that is sometimes so noticeable in curtains that 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 Belt. A thirteenth century copper and gilt elmerium, supposed to have come from Malmesbury abbey, was sold by auction in London for $30,000. EE = oF eR Ree eS OM See Le ee eg ee Re eee “THE MGT FADERS AIDED KENTUCKY with Toll Gates and Brought About Good Roads. COMPANIES DISOBEYED THE LAW Ocimes Committed Now Are by Gangs Hiding Echind Namo of Old Association Which Caused the Abolishment of the Turnpike Com- panics. Leuisvills, Ky.—There has not Deen, it Is sald, a crime of mob vio- Jouce committed tn this Btate, in ‘Tennesse, or, in fact, In any of the Southern Sates or fn any of the Middle Western States in the past Beveral years, with the exception of the eccasional lynching of a negro By w mob, that bas not been should- ered en the Night Riders. ‘The Might Riders were an organ- feed body back In 1900, when the Mate Legislature passed a law do- feg away with private ownership of Mate reads. Fer months the turn- pike corporations refused to obey fe Bate laws, They appealed to tBe State Supreme Court, then to Be Court ef Appeals, and lastty to tee Unalted States Supreme Court, wed en each appeal they would get @ tay, wich made it possible for them te coatinue ruzuing their toll eel and charging two cents 2 mile every herve er vehicle that passed over their property. . “Because of the law's delay the eentitien of the reads became im- Paesttla. The ewners of the furn- pikes would mot expend ene cent for tmprevemeats as Jeng as there wes qvoction of their Jortzg their headed by a final court decisten, they afd net cocce te mulct trav- elers, All this while they refused te accept the fair price efered by the State fer their reads. . Tt was thea that the Night Riders were ergsaised. The ergualsation egcead from Shelby Oeuaty to every part of the Mate, and ene alght in fee late fall men rode frem thei! kemes sad began buraizg toll rates. ‘There ls ne record of a toll rate Reeper being injured unless he shew. @& reeistance. Then he was taker from the hewse, and if he continued to be defsat he yas fogged. It utncty-nime caves out ef 2 hundred the tele rate keeper was glad to give up his job and let the gate burz. Night Rikers undoubtedly breugh! the turngike corporations to terms. ‘There was not 2 toll cate left stand. tag Im the Mate of Kentucky by the following spring. Had the taxpey. era and farmers been contented te allow the law to take Its never end: fag course the chances are that tol gates would still be holding sp tra vellers on tke State roads to-day and that the roads would hare beet Wore now than they were when thi Night Riders -became organized. The Kentucky roads now snr among the best In the United States ‘There are not millions of dollars o watered stock an which to pay {at crest, and the State tad has Improv e4 them and even made {t possibl fer almost all of them to be sprin Med with off during the summe! season, thus laying the dust. The success of the Night Ridev in the war against toll gates led tc an organisation of a similar char acter when the fight was waged agninst the American Tobacco Com pany. Bot out of this last organiza: tion there grew a body of riolen men, who Itve on excitement anc thrive on lawlessness. Then sprani up, too, Iawlees bodies of men ft many of the Southern and Middl Western States, who chose to cal themselves Night Riders, though thy probabilities are that 98 per cent o the men didn't own so much’ as 1 Borse to ride. If & ist ef the original body o Night Riders could be had th ehances are that the names of mag’ men who Sgured In the operation ef the old Ku-Klux geng would b feund, and {ff this Hst were sifte: down it would show that many prop erty-owners and men of prominenct had resorted to violence because o their belief that action was thel enly safeguard against ruin, am that 2 defiance of Iaw bad to be me by a like defiance. Psyche Knot a Life Saver. Altoona, Pa—Having washed and dried ber hair, Mary Housner, aged twenty-two, did it up in a Psyche knot and walked out on the front porch. While she leaned arainst the railing It gave way and she wes prectpitated backward, head first, ten ifeet to the sidewalk, allghting en her head. The colfure broke the fmpact of ber head against the flag- stones, but sbe did not entirely es cape Injury. She safered a alight concussion of the brain, but recovered conscious- ness a few hours later. Old Arce Common in Rochefort. Paris, France.—Rochefort seems to be a great town for longevity. In- vestigation of the records reveals the fact that during the last century from Janvary 1, }301, to December 91, 1900, 144 persozs in Rechefort attained the are of 90 r. Twe of these were cent one Tessking the age of 101, ant the ether dying mt 166. . SS OSS — --4 7 , : coe UF Ee ee j « e y . ~ 4 c * sa . @ : = . This Spendid Six-Piece Set of W. H. Rogers’ Guaranteed | This Offer of The Washington Bee Will Appeal Especial Silver Ware Free to the Washin gton Bee Subscribers. | Women — ; | F : &e fy. GRR 3 2s Sa oe RS at.) eee ee eas a eee ee Me: ee tees CEO Ee oe “ i ie i se er vz oe as Sexurt PVP Ys © eo cae ew: > On ea Famous W. H. 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C. * = : Enclosed herewith please find $2.00, for which please send me The Washington Bee for one year, and send me at once, free, postage paid, one six-piece set of Rogers Solid Silver Metal Spoons, as advertised. i : NaMmé sseccasesusertiswcaveasasis teovaswenrwnnecnpsisaawas AGUKESS) sonsresivaeacinign asin ini dials SUONE Ser gem cient dae ewinelnie a : 2 tS ’ f Everybody’ get busy and take advantage of these splendid offers made to old and new subscribers of The Bee alike. - The above shears and spoons supplied and guaranteed by the HAMILTON SILVER CO, Factory B., Muncie, Indiana, FRI REtne pre me J agpes F. Oyster LEADING PLACE I'N THE CITY FOR , BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. OYSTER’S BUTTER IS THE SWEETEST IN THE MAR- KET. HIS CHEESH IS THE PUREST AND EGGS THE FRESHEST. : SQUARE STANDS, CENTER MARKET, sTH AND K. STREETS, NORTHWEST, AND RIGGS MARKET. “OFFICE WHOLESALE DEALER AND SALESMAN, 900 AND 902 /PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NORTHWEST. a rN M. HENNESSY Buffet and Restaurant. The Best place in the city for hot JTunches and dinner, 216 Ninth Street, Northwest. ~ NEW YORK CANDY KITCH- EN, 1506 SEVENTH STREET, NORTHWEST. * SPECIAL CANDIES. 1o CENTS PER POUND, 3 POUNDS FOR 25 CENTS. MIXED FANCY CHOCO- LATES, 15 CENTS PER POUND. 2 POUNDS FOR 25 CENTS. ICE CREAM 30 CENTS PER QUART, $1.00 PER GALLON. 1505 7TH STREET, NORTH- WEST. E. VOIGT. If you want something in thhe jew- elry Jine,- Chtholie Bibles’ or any- thing as a Christmas gift to friends, tead the advertisement of E. Voigt in another column of The Bee. This is one of the most reliable places in the city, where you may obtain the genuine article, ‘ Nr. Voigt is a man of the most ac- commodating disposition. Treat him Tight and he will do likewise. ONE TEST FOR PEARLS. erin Hotel Porters Experinient That Was Not a Success. The porter of one of the teading Berlin hotels has just had a curious adventure. Some time ago a dealer in pearls who was stopping at the hotel told bim an Infallible way to distinguish real pearls from false, which was to put them on the ground and stamp on them, If real they would resist the test, If false they wanld Be crushed, The parter> however, never had a chance ef putting this theory to the test until a few days ago. The dil- rector of a well known company in Berlin, while dining at the hotel, ost @ valuable pearl pin. This was found by the walter, who gave lf +0 ‘the porter to return to its owner. | The porter saw his opportunity had come at last to test the quality of a pearl. He put the pin on the ‘round, placed his hee} on {t and ‘Sround it to a powder. When the owner arrived to claim {it there was ® somewhat stormy scene, but he was good natured enough to consent to say no more about the affair on the Porter refunding half the value of the pir, 600 marks. In future the porter will submit any Jewelry he may find for expert opaion. 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Address HasiaamNERNN Ne eeeeeT Name Ttteeteeeeeceseweeces ees AMdresS .eccs eee eh eee cccseeees A 7 1 Louis J. Kessel, ] + | {mporter of anu Wholesale Dealer in “AT ‘ VI IWIES AND = + ovhiskies Hele Owner of the...... } +++ Following Branast Betvate Stock, ; Old Reserve, Germit _ Oxford, t ‘Yremoat } a5 TENTH SREET, N. W. Telenhen- —Ma n—1ko Wm. Cannon’ : a GET THE BEST. Old Purissima Whiskey is a compougd of pure grain and free [fram harmful impurities. Guar- anteed under the Pure Food and Drug Act, June 30, 1906. Sold by William Carman, 1225 vth street, northwest. Phone. North, 528. : + DRIER CHAS. EH JAVINS & SONS, FISH " POULTRY AND* OYSTER DEALERS, 930 C STREET NORTHWEST, AND CENTER MARKET. PHONE, MAIN 4480 7” WASHINGTON, D. C. 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. JAMES H. HUDNELL. Mr. JameS H>-Hudnell, one of the best known business men in this city has returned to Castle- berg’s.. National Jewelry Co.. 935 Penns. Ave, N. W. Mr, Hudnell can always be relied upon to give you the genuine article, Now is the time to place your orders before the holidays. Phone. Main 2363. Address 2009 oth strect northwest ———ree———— ae VELV-INE WILL GIVE YOU SMOOTH SILKEN TRESSES. THE MOST OBSTINATE HAIR YIELDS TO IT. KEEPS THE SCALP HEALTHY, PRE- VENTS DANDRUFF AND FALLING HAIR. EASY TO USE. SEND 25 CENTS FOR MONTH’S SUPPLY, PRE- PAID TO ANY ADDRESS. M. MAYO—CIRCUIT ROAD. —NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Sears +g hoe DADE'S BUFFET, Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars Polite Attention Ladies’ and Gents’ Dining Room Meals Served at All Hours Pool Room Attached MOSES DADE, Proprietor, 1216 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washingten, D.C. EEE EES Things are going in a rush at the drug store of Board & McGuire 291234 14th St. N. W. Best up-town store to buy fine Candies, perfumery, cigars and toilec articles, as well as drugs aad medicines of the best quality. PATTED BEATH OM DESERT. Bedy of B T. Pratt, Dead from Tlaager 024 Thirst, Found ia Calfforzla. ' Lee Angeles, Cal—"Water, if f could eaty Qnd water! I'm suffering terribly frews hunger. To-day I ate some green brash, but I can't ge say more, I yvouder how long it will take to dia” These entijes In the notebook of B. T. Pratt, whose body was found on the dezert in Inyo county by twe Proapectors, give pathetic evidence of the suffering the meu underwent as he watched the approach of death far from human habitatfon. The diary also was found by G. W. Lewis and 8. E. Shattuck, the prospectors while’ on @ trip through the Argus Mountains fn Inyo county. Pratt had been dead nearly two months.: He was evidently trying ~. ranch the mountains, where he Anew he would find food ef a sort and water in abundance, but within sight of his refuge he gave out and could go my 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 dy- ing. “Food gave out to-day; guess J can make Argus,” was the entry for August 3, scven days after he had started to cross the desert. “Water gene,” told the story. of the follow- ing day. For one whole day he went with- eut water or food, but malatained an optimistic spirit, an fs witnessed by the follewing entry for Awgut $: “Bigns of water about half mile ahead. There will be rreea stuf there toe. Wil reach it early im the meralag.” But evidently the decert was playing tricks on him, as R ae often does by means of.a mir axe. Two days later came the twe entries quoted first. The last entry reads:— “T eft Graperille, Inye county, Cal., July 38. Tom Spratt teld me I would perish. I thought I tould wake Jt, but got lost, so gosss I will have ta give in. 1 have no water, nethtug to eat and can’t walk. have brothers, C. H. Pratt, at Ban- ner Springs, Wyandotte ecouaty, Kan.; EB. B. Pratt, In St. Louls, and W. R. Pratt, Custer county, Wye ming.” 1 LONGEST AUTO FREIGHT LINE. Oars Will Carry 27 Passengers and 10 Tene of Freizht. Spokane, Wash What is believed to bo the longest automobile freight and passenger stage line on the eon tinent {s Im eperation between Ore- ville and Brewster in Okanogan Ceunty, Wash., connecting with » steamer Itne to Wenatchee. The Iine has two 60-herse power cars, which will carry tweaty-sevea passengers and ten tens of freight, making the run of ofghty miles In eight hours, The trip by wagon oo cupies almost two days. Branch Mmes will also be establiahed te ether points in the Okanogan couD try, The other line ls between Mare cus and Kettle Falls im Stevens County, north of Spokakne, conzect- ing with 2 steamer to Spokane Falls. ‘These cars will be of twenty-five aad thirty horse power, respectively, ¥. L. Barney bas charge of the auto- wobile line, while Capt. Bruce s. Griggs, s veteran river man, will eperate the steamer line. HAS A RABBIT PLAGUE * Bold Cottotails Destroy Crops eo California Ranches. - eS eee ‘ San Francisco, Cal—Jack rabbits are said to be so numerous ia the Antelope valley of California that the ranchmen are in despair. The animals are becoming so flerce that they are actually breaking down the fences around the adjacent fields an eating crops down to the roota, Not content with this, they are swarm- ing into the desert towns and In vading front yards of the dwellers. Citizens ef Lancester turned cat recently and made a round-up. They put up & fence across the road be- tween fences surrounding felis on each side and In short time drove im and killed with clubs five hundred jack rabbits. EAGLE KILLS A SHARK. in Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore.—A remarkable cem dat between a large eagle and & shark was witnessed recestly by Captain Hendersom anu the crew ef the steamer Tangier in Chesepeake Bay, When coming out of Occohan- nock Creek they saw the eagte dive and come to the surface with a shark. Then followed 2 fierce strus- gle, the abark pulling the eagis un- der the water: until. jt was almost exhausted. The Sekcwys finally kil- led and fiosted, daad.pa the water. Members of {86 steamer’s crew put of In 2 small boat and captdrod the eagle, although It clawed them repeatedly and its mate, hereriag clese by, tried to attack them. Shot an Albino Seakrel. Marquette, Mich.—-While hunting near Grand Marais, Gustav Herbert shot and killed an albino squirrel. It bas been presented to James Cairas, of Grand Marais, s2d4 will be meunted. Albino deer are eesasion- ally killed in upper Michigna, but this ie the Srst time of which there fs record that a white squirrel bas been Daguet L. M. KING, ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS TRIC OF COLUMBIA MOLDING A PROBATE COURT No. 15802, Administration. This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters of administration on the estate of James W. Davis, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on or beofre the 1st day of March, A. D. 1910, otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 1st day of March, 1909. 1738 New York avenue. Attest: James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. L. M. King, Attorney. THOMAS WALKER ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS TRICT OF COLUMBIA TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COUNT No. 15814, Administration. This Is To Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters Testamentary on the estate of Thomas R. Strother, late of the District of Colunibia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are herby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber on or before the 15th day of March. A. D., 1910; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefits of said estate. Given under my hand this 15th day of March, 1909. Lucy Strother. 928 Kenyon street. James Tanner. Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. Thomas Walker, Attorney. M. T. CLINKSCALES, ATTORNEY. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA George H. Getts, et al, Trustees, etc., Complainants, vs., Rosa W. Cash, et al, Defendants. Equity No. 28,397. The object of this suit is to have a decree passed herein to Reform a certain Deed from Sumner S. Kirk to Frank S. Bakewell, trustee, to the following described real estate, situated in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, to-wit: Part of lot Numbered Thirteen (13), in Square Numbered One thousand and ten (1010), beginning for the same at the Northeast angle of said lot, thence West Ninety (90) feet, thence South Forty-four (44) feet, thence East Ninety(90) feet, and thence North Forty-four (44) feet to the place of beginning. Upon motion of. Complainants, it is, by the Court, this 16th day of April, A. D. 1909, Ordered: That the defendants, George W. Kirk, John L. Kirk, William H. Kirk, James F. Kirk, Amanda J. Deal and Mary E. Jones, if living, and if any such be dead, their and each of their unknown heirs, alienees, devisees, assignees or their executors or administrtors, cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before the fortieth day exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring after the day of the first publication of this Order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of default: Provided a copy of this order be published once a week for three successive weeks in The Washington Law Reporter and The Bee. Job Barnard. Justice. J. R. Young, Clerk, by F. E. Cunningham, Assistant Clerk. For Sale to Colored Parties, desirable property near Dupont Circle. Rents $160 per month. Only $6,000 required, $10,000 secured by Trust. Address D. F. S., Bee Office. 2 times. JAMES F. BUNDY AND IRVING WILLIAMSON, ATTORNEYS SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT Estate of Zachary. Carter, Deceased. No.15857. Administration Docket 39. Application having been made herein for probate of the last will and testament of said deceased, and letters testamentary (with the said will annexed) on said estate, by Willian Carter, it is ordered this 22nd day of March A. D., 1909. that Charles Carter, John M. Carter, Nellie A. Carter, Charles T. Carter, Walter O. Carter, Johanna A. Carter, Wendell P. Carter, Gertie V. Carter, Adclaide Carter, Sarah Elizabeth Carter, William Brown, William L. G. Carter, Louisa M. Carter, George A. Carter, Sarah B. Carter and Carrie Brown and all others concerned, appear in said Court on Monday, the 26th day of April, A. D., 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cause why such application should not be granted. Let notice hereof be published in the "Washington Law Reporter" and The Washington Bee once in each of three successive weeks before the return day herein mentioned—the first publication to be not less than thirty days before said return day. Wright, Justice. Attest: James Tanner. Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. James F. Bundy, Irving Williamson, Attorneys. HUGHES AND GRAY, ATTORNEYS SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING. PROBATE COURT Estate of James H. Smith, Deceased. No. 15883 Application having been made herein for probate of the last will and testament of said deceased, and for letters of administration cum testamento annexo on said estate, by James H. Smith, it is trdered this seventh day of April, A. D., 1909, that George Clinton Smith and all others concerned, appear in said Court on Wednesday, the 12th day of May, A. D., 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cause why such application should not be granted. Let notice hereof be published in the "Washington Law Reporter" and the Washington Bee" once in each of three successive weeks before the return day herein mentioned—first publication to be not less than thirty days before said return day. Wright, Justice. Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. Hughes and Gray, Attorneys. THOMAS WALKER, ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS TRICT OF COLUMBIA TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT No 15783, Administration. This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters Testamentary on the estate of Ella Smith, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on or before the 3rd day of March, A. D., 1910; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Give under my hand and sealshr Given under my hand this 22nd day of March, 1909. Attest: James Tanner. Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. Thomas Walker, Attorney. 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