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DR. BOOKER T. WAHSINGTON'S REPORT-WONDERFUL PROGRESS OF THE Dr. Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute has made his report to the trustees of that institution. Among other things he says: The school year which has just closed has been remarkable and exceptional in one respect: that of solving some of the school's most perplexing and longest existing problems. I refer, first, to the problem which the trustees took in hand some months ago, of securing a sufficient amount of pure water. For a number of years the institution has suffered in its industrial operations and in sanitary directions because of an inadequate and impure water supply. One result of this lack of water has been to endanger the health of the school. Some months ago the trustees asked the advice of Mr. William Barclay Parsons, of New York City as to our water supply. The result has been that Mr. Parsons generously donated his services and advised the digging of artesian wells. Already two wells have been completed by the Hudson Engineering Company, from which we are securing about 235,000 gallons of water per day. A third is being dug, and is bearing completion, from which 100,000 gallons additional are likely to be secured. Mr. Parsons and the engineering company estimate that a fourth well will give us a daily supply of at least 400,000 gallons, which, it is thought, will be enough to permanently supply the school with water. In addition to the digging of the wells, a large metal tank with a capacity of 40,000 gallons has been erected. All this has added greatly to the cash expenditures for the year, but the wisdom of this expense is already shown in the fact that during the school year just closed there has not been a single case of typhoid fever. Up to the present point the total cash outlay for wells, air lift, pumps, pipes, tank, etc., has been $17,333.17. When the contract is fully complied with, the total expenditure will be about $40,000, but I do not think the school has ever spent money to better advantage. Mr. Parsons recommends that our present drainage system be improved and extended and a septic tank and new reservoirs be put in at a cost of $14,065.88. ENROLLMENT FOR 1908-1909. During the past year we have had an attendance of 1,494 students, and while the number enrolled is less than last year, the average attendance is higher. These students have come mainly from Alabama and other Southern States, but in all thirty-five states have been represented and nineteen foreign countries. Practically all of these students have boarded and slept upon our grounds. In all the departments 167 officers, instructors and helpers have been employed. In connection with the academic education, training has been given in thirty-eight industries or trades. This number does not include the one hundred and fifty children in the training school. FINANCIAL. The Treasurer's report will show our financial condition in detail. My report covers the subject briefly only. During the year the receipts for current expenses have been $201. 483.11. Of this amount $61,618.82 has come from interest on endowments, $26,375.00 from the General Education Board, Slater Fund, Peabody Fund and the State of Alabama. The remainder $113,489.29 has come from students for entrance fees and from individuals, churches, Sunday Schools and other organizations. We have received for special purposes mainly for permanent improvements in the way of buildings, $39. 534.95; for endowment, $28,692.35; in the form of unrestricted legacies, S142,927.40. Both the amounts received for endowment and through unrestricted legacies have been put in the hands of the Investment Committee. There is now in the hands of the Investment Committee legacies and special gifts amounting to $271. 940.94. Of this amount $87,099.59 has been designated for special purposes by the donors, or by the Committee. I recommend that the balance, $84,841.35 be used as follows: $23,485.66 for permanent improvements for which no funds have been received; $43,207.65 for current expenses; $51,250.00, the legacy of Miss Alice Byington, for permanent Endowment Fund, and that the balance, $66,898.04, remain in the General Fund. The Endowment Fund now amounts to $1,338,345.54. If the addition is made as recommended above it will be $1,389,595.54. We have always adhered to the policy of not using for any other purposes money given specifically for endowmen. TRAINING FOR NEGROES National School, under Baptist Auspices to Open Next Trou The National Training School, maintained by the national Baptist convention, for women and girls of the negro race, will open Tuesday, October 19, at Lincoln, D. C., with Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, corresponding secretary of the women's national convention, president. The institution was established primarily to furnish competent training for girls of the negro race for service as domestics, nurses, and for missionary work. Aparns puu saire and has behind it the entire negro Baptist denomination. Six acres of land have been purchased at Lincoln, and two comfortable buildings erected for class and dormitory purposes. "We might as well learn this year as next," says Miss Burroughs, "that it is no disgrace to be a well-trained servant, but it is father a shame and a crime to be a makeshift. No woman who wants to make dresses thinks it an eternal disgrace to prepare herself for thewor k. Then, why should a woman who feels it her calling to wash and iron,or keep house, or cook, turn up her nose when some one tells her to go to a training school and learn how to do her work well. "If the negro woman doesn't watch her job and do her work better than any one else she will find that it has been taken by the woman of the same nationalities that took the barber business, the boot-black business, and the whitewash business from the negro men." A program has been arranged with prominent men of the denomination as speakers, the exercises to be held at the institution at Lincoln Tuesday afternoon and at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church at 7:30 p. m. Among the speakers are to be Commissioner· Macfarland, Roscoe C. Bruce, Kelly Miller, Miss Mattie R. Bowen, John C. Dancy, Dr. W. T. Graham, Rev. M. W. Gilbert, Mrs. C. H. Parrish, Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, Dr. G. W. Parks, Rev. Walter L. Brooks, Dr. E. C. Morris, Rev. L. G. Jordan, W. T. Vernon, W. Calvin Chase, Dr. Harvey Johnson, Mrs. P. J. Bryant, Miss M. M. Kimball, Dr. William A. Creditt, Rev. George W. Lee, Rev. J. Milton Waldon, and Mrs. J. M. Layton.—The Washington Post. VAGARANCY LAW ATTACKED Attorney Thomas L. Jones Before the Court of Appeals In the Court of Appeals of the District of COLumbia last week, Attorney Thomas L. Jones made one of the finest legal arguments that ever eminated from the lips and brains of man. Jerry Flemming was charged in the police court with vagarancy. He was represented by Attorneys Jones and Clinkscales. The first witness, George Wilson testified that on the evening of March 6, 1909 about nine o'clock p. m. the defendant, Flemming followed him from ninth street and Pennsylvania Avenue and as he went into the alley to get his horse from the stable he left the defendant and another man standing at the mouth of the alley, and when he (witness) came out defendant and another man following him, that defendant hissed at him on the way. Witness asked defendant what he wanted, defendant replied by asking witness if he wanted to do business, etc. Mr. Main another government witness testified to about the WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY OCTOBER 23, 1909 M. H. HON. W T. VERNON Register of the Treasury same. No testimony was offered by the government to show that the defendant had ever been wanted before or that lie has ever committed other acts. The defendant having been convicted Attorneys Jones and Clinkscoals carried the case to the Court of Appeals by a writ of error, where it was signed last week. Mr. Jones made the argument. He reviewed the testimony in his brief, on which the defendant was convicted and argued that the police court Judge erred in not dismissing his motion to quash and his motion is arrest of judgement. The defendant argued Mr. Jones produced three witnesses including himself who denied the charges of the prosecution, whereupon council for the defendant moved the court in arrest of judgement and for a new trial both being denied, hence, Mr. Jones' masterly argument before the Court of Appeals. He said in his brief that the motion was in the notice of a demurrer, that no evidence was offered to prove the plaintiff in error was "an idle person; a person without means of support, a person leading an idle and criminal life, found repeatedly in and around tippling houses. Mr. Jones argued that Congress, under the act of March 3. 1909 gives a faint and feeble reference that plaintiff in error was a person leading an immoral life. Of this element, embraced in one of the classifications of the vagarency act of March 3. 1909, constitutes vagrancy, then the only evidence of record to maintain it is "Hello Blonnie," and "Oh you Kid," and an invitation. Mr. Jones claimed that a statue defending felony or misdemeanor must be strictly combined. He cited the case of The People vs. Forges the Court said. Because a person was idle does not necessarily follow that he is a vagrant, and while these acts are constitutional, they should be considered strictly and examined carefully in favor of the liberty of the citizen. Mr. Jones cited several Supreme Court decisions and many other authorities. His flights of oratory and the legal knowledge of the law that he displayed gives many favorable comments from members of the bar who heard him dissect the vagrancy law that has sent so many people to the work-house. PITTMAN WILL BUILD IT. Mr. W. Sidney Pittman, of this city, will draw the plans and specifications for the New Williams and Ferguson College of Abbeville, S. C. Mr. Pittman has a world-wide reputation as an architect. READ THE BER. Miss Gonevia B. Maxfield W. I. Buchanan, of Buffalo, N. Y., former minister of the United States to the Argentine Republic and Panama, and who had been closely identified with several important American diplomatic missions, died Oct. 17 in London, suddenly, while on a mission for the State Department in negotiating settlement of the pending Venezuelian claim. He will be greatly missed in the diplomatic circles. Miss Mary Robinson, the aged author, who wrote for magazines and who resides alone in a little cottage, committed suicide by inhaling gas. It is said Uncle Sam grew financially fat, off industrious inventors last year, the records showing that revenues in fees from this source was sufficient to pay $1,887,443 the expenses of the United States patent office and leave a surplus of $88,476. Emma Goldman, better known as the "Queen of Red" delivered a fiery speech before 1,000 men and women, socialists, anarchists and other radicals in New York. They adopted resolutions denouncing the execution of Francisco Ferrer, the Spanish revolutionist. "Alfonso the assassin" was muttered in three languages, English, Spanish and French. Was an anarchist ever found in the Negro race. According to the report received by the University of Pennsylvania Museum the most valuable antiquities discoveries in the Nile valley of Egypt this season, has been made by Eckley B. Coxe, who states as follows: We cleared around the walls of town of Behen, which consisted of very interesting sites of fortifications. Within the eighteenth dynasty walls were discovered, a series of unique and valuable tombs of the 12th dynasty, from which were obtained the most valuable finds of the season, outside the town we found a large cemetery of the New Empire of 1600 B. C. The Egyptians it will be remembered were negroes. Willie Sides, the eleven-year-old son of Dr. Boris Sides is a marvel. He has entered Harvard University where he is now taking up advanced mathematics, usually reserved for graduates. At eight, he knew Greek, Latin, French, Russian, English and German and was versed in sciences. As a mathematician, young Sides has been pronounced a prodigy. He knows all the minor mathematics thoroughly, and invented a new table of logarithms based on the number twelve instead of ten, as had been the rule for centuries, and all the learned mathematicians, who saw it declared it was perfect. Monday was the day set by the Re- PARAGRAPH NEWS tail Liquor Dealers Association for the discontinuance of the five cent growler. It is said by the association that saloon keepers who violate these rules are liable to have their license taken away. Those who have not or are not reading "The Story of the Negro" by Booker T. Washington in "The Outlook Magazine" are missing a rare treat. It is said Commander Peary has been offered by Mr. Clarence D. Antrim a prominent Methodist layman of Philadelphia, Pa., who conducts a lecture bureau, $25,000 for twenty-five lectures. Miss Delia Dana, grand-daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, has decided to devote her life to caring for the sick poor at the children's Hospital in Boston. Are you honest, do you pay your debts, if so pay yiur subscription for The Bee. Prof. Zefaniah Hopper, who occupies the Geometry in the great Central High School for boys, in Philadelphia, numbering about 2,000, celebrated his 85th birthday. Prof. Hopper it is said is the oldest teacher in the United States, having spent 67 years of his life in that capacity. Chief W. R. Griffin, if the True Reformers, will be tendered a testimonial reception, Oct. 22 at True Reformers Hall, in recognition of his six successful years in the District having handled in cash for The True Reformers more than $250,000. Rev. Ernest Lyson, U. S. Minister to Liberia, is again in this country, and at his old home in Baltimore, Md. The Christian Endeavor of the Third Baptist Church will be addressed Sunday evening Oct. 24, by Mr. M. C. Mansfield, of the 19th St. Baptist Church. The First Washington Baptist Association, which has been in session for the past three days at the Tenth Street Baptist Church, adjourned last night to meet next July at the Mount Jezerell Baptist Church, 5th and E streets southeast. Resolutions thanking the ladies of the church for the entertainment of the delegates were adopted. The ladies' committee in charge of the reception consisted of Mrs. R. Marshall, chairman; Mrs. Lola Walls., secretary; Mrs. Lucy Spurlock, Mrs. Hannah Brown, Mrs. M. Payne, Mrs. Rosa. Barnard, Mrs. Minnie C. Robinson, Mrs. A. Burnett, Mrs. Susie G. Lamkins and others. A reception will be tendered the members of the committee next Thursday evening at the church. Rev. A. Catlett, pastor of the Mount Bethel Baptist Church, will preach a sermon tonight at the Tenth Street Church, in which he will give an account of the work of the association. Three sermons will be preached Sunday, while special association meetings will be held all day. Rev. W. P. Hopkins of Croning; N.Y., will preach at 11 a.m.; Dr. S. P. W. Drew at 3:30 p. m. and Rev. H. 'Porter of South America will preach at 8 p. m. The covenant meeting in the afternoon will be conducted by the deacons and the communion services by the pastor, Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins. A ten-day revival meeting will star next week under the direction of Evangelist A. B. Jamison of Cincinnati, Ohio.—The Evening Star. Dr. S. L. Corrothers( of Washington, the great pulpit orator, delivered an address here today to the school children, and at night to the people. The ovation in this city to the doctor was the most enthusiastic that has ever been given to anyone. He left here for Harrisburg, Pa., where he also spoke to a large and enthusiastic audience. Dr. S. L. Corrothers has just returned to the city from Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pa., where he h as been on ministerial business. LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS VERNON Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 19, 1909.—Allen Temple at Sixth and Broadway was crowded to the walls last night by a representative audience of the colored citizens of the city to listen to an address by W. T. Vernon, register of the treasury, on "The American Negro." A very important part of the meeting was the introduction to the audience of the higher officials of the city, many of whom were present, including Mayor Galvin Scott Small., Jacob F. Eyrich, Ernst Von Bargen, Fred Maag and Dr. Louis Schwab, Republican candidate for mayor. Each of the gentlemen was given a flattering presentation to the audience and all responded with short speeches, in which Dr. Schwab and Mayor Galvin were particularly successful. Dr. Vernon, the speaker of the evening, followed Mayor Galvin and made a brilliant and forceful speech in behalf of his race. In speaking of the American negro, Mr. Vernon ably defended his race against many of the charges that have been brought against it. He showed the progress the negro has made and what he is still accomplishing, but at the same time warned his hearers that talk without work meant nothing. He declared that the negro is in the country to stay and that the problem of the race is one that will have to be worked out in this country. After reciting the services of negroes to this country before the civil war he made a brilliant exposition of what the negro has accomplished since they were given political freedom. He recited a long list of eminent negroes who are leaders in science, law, medicine and literature. He declared that the Negro is now paying taxes on $800,000,000 worth of property in this country, but that in reality their holdings are worth far more than that. He also made it a strong point that whereas, before the war, the negro was the ward of the white man, he is now thrown on his own resources in one of the bitterest competitions for the survival of the fittest that history has ever known and that the negro must stand or fall by his individual achievements. He declared that the negro must learn and appreciate the value of honest toil, thrif, frugality and Christian living, and that he will be respected according to his capacity to live up to the demands of modern civilization and the struggle for existence. The meeting was for the benefit of the Republican union and was a great success financially as well as in other ways. Much of the success of it was due to W. P. Dabney, who presided and was largely instrumental in getting it up. THE BAPTIST SCHOOL. The National Training School for Young Women, under the auspices of the Baptist Churches throughout the country held its opening exercises on Tuesday afternoon at Lincoln, D. C. This school will be in charge of Miss Nannie R. Burroughs, one of the most gifted speakers in this country. Among those who participated in the exercises held at the school and at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Chwere: Commissioner Macfarland, Roscoe C. Bruce, Kelly Miller, Miss Mattie R. Bowen, John C. Dancy, Dr. W. T. Graham, Rev. M. W. Gilbert, Mrs. C. H. Parrish, Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, Dr. G. W. Parks, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, Dr. E. C. Morris, Rev. L. G. Jordan, W. T. Vernon, W. Calvijn Chase, Dr. Harvey Johhson, Mrs. P. J. Bryant, Miss M. M. Kimball, Dr. William A. Creditt, Rev. George W. Lee, Rev. J. Milton Waldron and Mrs. J. M. Layton. MALE CHORUS IS ORGANIZED At a meeting held recently at the residence of Ernest Amos, Church st. N.W. a male chorus was organized. The purpose of the organization is to enliven an interest in chorus work among colored young men of Washington and to give financial aid to worthy charitable institutions in this city. The following officers were elected: President, Ernest Amos; vice president, J. A. Minor; director, Henry Grant; secretary, A. M. Daniels; treasurer, Sevellon Savoy; manager, J. Moria Saunders. A rules committee was appointed to launch the chorus upon a firm basis. THE CARRIER DOVE. Words by H. W. YOUNG. Music by HENRY M. OTTERSTEDT. Speed thy light wings, pretty bird, and a-way To the bow of my laudy fair; crescendo. Watching for thee at the latice she sits, And with gladness will welcome thee then; Bear her my words of devotion and love, This kiss that I press on thy head,…… And con espressione. say, till I kneel at her feet once a-gain, That peace from my bosom has fled. Copyright, 1908, by American Melody Company, New York. Kenyon wear wonderfully well. 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During the dinner at which he made this remark he criticised Shakespeare, sharply declaring that his metaphors often were absurd, "as, for example," he said, "Sleep that knits up the traveled sleave of care.' How ridiculous to figure sleep as knitting up a torn sleeve of a coat!" A young American sitting near him sald modestly: "I think the word is not sleeve, but slave, the thin fluff of a damaged web. It is a technical expression among weavers." "In the United States, probably!" retorted the critic irritably. "Shakespeare never could have heard it. He meant sleeve." "I believe," persisted the American gently, "the word is printed sleeve in all the old editions. It is not an American word, but has been used for centuries by weavers in Scotland and the north of England." The visitor frowned and then with English frankness said, laughing: "Thank you. I was mistaken. Perhaps I am mistaken about other things and will be corrected before I leave your shores." GENEROUS AT WIFE'S EXPENSE Tired Wife Explains How Husband Gets the Reputation He Likes So Well. "Yes," said the tired-looking woman, "I have a very generous husband, and this is the way he gets that reputation. The other day I worked and slaved in the kitchen for about ten hours making jelly. It was my first attempt, so I had considerable trouble and burned my fingers about seventeen times. It turned out pretty good, however, and of course I was proud and delighted. That night I put some on the table for dinner, and husband got enthusiastic. "Next day he was visiting a sick friend of his, a man, by the way, quite able to buy anything he might want and whose wife never lifts her finger. On leaving, Mr. Generous Husband says: 'Wife made some pretty good jelly the other day. You might could I thy form but assume, bonny bird, As legends say might be done. Id fly to her chamber and leave it no more. Till her heart for my own I had won; Id perch on her shoulder, and kiss hers sweet mouth. And toy with her beautiful hair; But if from her presence she wished me away, I'd die at her feet in de-spair. The Carrier Dove. 2 pp-2d p. has some. I send you up half a dozen jars." "Now, wouldn't that frost you, or rasp you, or whatever they say? Half a dozen jars! After all my work, to hand that jelly over to a man whose wife is too lazy to breathe! I made exactly eight jars, so we will have one more, unless he has already promised it to somebody else." How to Receive Advice. More wisdom is required in taking than in giving advice. It should seldom be taken whole. The great thing, as we believe, is to take none which is out of character. To do so is to regret it. If we are naturally slow of decision, we shall be hurried into promptness at our peril. If we are by nature placable and polite, we must not take advice to be arbitrary even in the best cause, says a writer in the London Spectator. If we are impulsive, we should take counsel with a man of the same temperament and stronger mind; but not with the phlegmatic, though he be the wisest slowcoach on earth. We all know our own defects, and if we are decent people at all our moral constitution has set up certain compensations. To disturb these is to court failure. So far as the isolated act is concerned, rashly accepted advice may be good enough—and successful enough—but how are we to go on? We have started on a course which is out of character, and we shall stumble until we get back into our stride. A Popular Fallacy. The generally accepted belief that a person is useful in proportion as he is busy is controverted by a writer, who says: "I have a dog that is loaded up with fleas. In the summer time, when the fleas are plenty, that is the busiest dog I ever saw; when he isn't biting at the fleas he's snapping at the files. 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San Francisco.—Sitting on the door step of his cabin home, The Hites, 2,000 feet up in the mountains behind Oakland, Joaquin Miller, "the Poet of the Sierras," explained the other day why he had refused an offer to tour the United States and England as a lecturer. It was neither because the patriarch poet is averse to revisiting the scenes of his first triumphs as an exponent of the native wonders of the country to the west of the Rockles, nor because a money inducement was lacking. The nature lover won't come down out of his mountain home until he has finished his work of compiling a combination autobiography, history and all his poems he believes are worth perpetuating. There are to be six volumes, and proofs of the first volume have just been delivered to the author. For many years, how many no one on the mountain side or in Oakland is able to say, Joaquin Miller has made his headquarters on the big sweeping table land on the very top of the mountain overlooking San Francisco bay, and as far back as the oldest inhabitant's memory goes he has always supported one or more youthful, aspiring artists and poets. To house these proleges the poet has built from time to time replicas of his own cabin, until to-day there are a dozen little, odd-shaped buildings, each one containing only one room and all with high peaked roofs and stained glass windows. On one of the two peaks rising above the table land, 1,000 acres in extent, and all of it the property of the venerable poet, is a great stone monument, erected by Joaquin Miller himself, and marking, so he declares with apparent sincerity, "the grave of Moses." "If Moses isn't buried here, where is he buried?" is the poet's never fall- JOSOVIJA MILER ing quay of all who suggest that the idea isbsurd. On to other peak is the cemetery in whiclare buried the poet's mother, his daughter, several old friends of the day's '49, whose dying wish was that the lie in the little brush-fence plowmatched over by Joaquin Miller. All in the cemetery are many cats and cats. Towerhip beside the cemetery, and a landark that can be seen 20 miles down in the valley, is the great funeral pyre of rough stone Joaqun Miller fashioned with his own han. It is hollow and the top is covered with iron grill work. Inside this how space is piled several cords of soaked wood. At his death the poe body will be placed on top of the pe and the ashes that remain will be pattered to the four winds." In dedicating a autobiography to the memory of its parents, Joaquin Miller asks persision to introduce himself, "for it it lily seems to me that from the d I was suddenly discovered and lated out in London I have been entire stranger in my own land; he land I have loved, lived for, titled for from the first. As format red-shirted and hairy man bing my name abroad, and 'standi before kings,' I never saw him, ever beard of him until on return to my own country I found that is unpleasant and entirely impossiblure ever attended and even overdowed my most earnest work." So much doubt has shaded Joaquin Miller's parentage that own statement of his early history as peculiar interest. "My cradle was covered wagon, pointed west," herites. "I was born in a covered on, I am told, at or about the time crossed the line dividing Indiana in Ohio, wherein my mother was in. My mother's people were Dutch Germans, as has been so often told, and they were the oldest Dutch he land. 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"In one day I had 6,000 units, about a fluid ounce, of the serum injected. My jaws continued slowly to grow more rigid, but we fought the disease with the serum until at last we saw that we had the disease going the other way, and we fought it out. "The germs of tetanus may be in any manner of dirt. If you have a wound in your finger and go out into the garden and stick it into the fresh earth you stand a chance of getting lockjaw." THE REE W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. e copy per year in advance...$2.00 fix months.....1.00 Three months.....50 Subscription monthly.....20 MAJ. LYNCH'S RETIREMENT. By law an officer in the U. S. Army can at the option of the President, be retired at the age of 62 years, and must be retired at the age of 64. Major Lynch is eligible for retirement now, having reached and passed the age of 62. In a little over a year he will have reached the age of 64 when retirement is compulsory. Before leaving the Philippines, Major Lynch, with other officers, was ordered to take either the riding or walking test being 50 miles in the same period. Major Lynch, at that time felt that his physical condition was such that it would be injurious for him to take either test, and his refusal left nothing to be done but order him before the retiring board as all officers who refuse, or are unable to take the test are retired. The retiring board was not to convene until October, and in the meantime Major Lynch's case was presented to the Department asking that he be permitted to take the test later, and while in his country. He took the walking test a few weeks ago, and after walking 50 miles, the number specified, he had quite two hours to his credit. If Major Lynch remained in the army until the period of enforced retirement, he would not and could not be retired at a higher grade than he now holds, that of Major, for the reason that only those officers who served in the Civil War are eligible to retirement at the next higher grade, and then it must be accomplished by a special act of Congress. Major Lynch never served in the Civil War and is therefore ineligible for retirement. Major Lynch is still in the service on full pay and in active service as paymaster, and the indications are that he will continue until the age of enforced retirement, although the Major is willing to be retired now, as he would receive, in retirement, an annual salary of $2700. This will, perhaps explain Major Lynch's status. RAISING THE STANDARD. Elsewhere in The Bee will be seen a resolution adopted by the Federation of Retail Liquor dealers. It is quite confident that this organization is doing everything in its power to raise the standard of its business. If many of these so-called temperance advocates would adopt rules and follow them as this organization, The Bee is quite confident that so much hypocrisy would vanish. The saloons in this city are licensed and it is the duty of all citizens to protect them. The Bee's opinion of many of these temperance organizations is that there is too much deception in them. What right has any man or woman to say that this man or this woman shall not drink whiskey or any other kind of liquor. There is a great deal more sin committed in many of those organizations than is committed in the saloon. Many of these temperance advocates who don't drink whiskey will do other acts of an immoral character. This-the Bee knows. It would be well for the temperance advocates to do something else than talk. Their stock in trade is talk. MARYLAND AMENDMENT. Some white men in Maryland have decided to try and disfranchise the colored citizens of Maryland. Elsewhere in this week's Bee will be read with interest the so-called amendment that some white men will vote for. The Bee is satisfied that all white people in the State of Maryland are not alike. The Bee also knows that the colored people in Maryland are not obnoxious and neither do they go where they are not wanted. The white voters of Maryland ought to know that the colored people are in oppression and they are doing nothing to make themselves objectionable as citizens. The Bee doesn't believe that the better thinking class of citizens will not vote for this amendment. HE IS DIVIDED. Every effort has been made by those who are friendly to the colored American to unite his forces. This effort has been instituted by the friends of the colored man. Have their efforts been accomplished? In every State, City and town in this country the colored American is divided. The Southern colored man with all of his draw-backs is doing more and making faster progress than his brother in the North. The Southern colored man is laboring under disadvantages. Notwithstanding the seeming jealousy among themselves. They have enemies among some of the meaan whites. The cultured white man and woman in the South is not inimical to the colored man. If the colored man would unite his condition would be better. He would realize a condition that would tend to elevate him. As it is, he is divided against himself. ANONYMOUS WRITERS Anonymous writers are more or less cowards. When a person has a pique against one he should be manly enough to say so. The Bee has no faith in anonymous writers as they are cowards, scoundrels and libertines. An honest man or woman will honestly express him or herself under his or her name. It is an old saying a barking dog is harmless and when you dig a pit for others you fall into it yourself. JOHN BROWN 50th Anniversary of His Raid At Harper's Ferry—Mr. Maxfield Carries On The Cannibs. Notwithstanding the severe rain on last Friday evening, October 15, the Metropolitan Methodist Church was greeted with a representative audience. The occasion was the 50th anniversary celebration of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. The pulpit was beautifully decorated with two large American flags. Seated upon the platform was Revs. Francis J. Grimkie, I. N. Ross, Walter H. Brooks, M. C. Maxfield, Lieut. E. R. Gartner and others. Prof. John T. Layton directed the muse and under his aupices several patriotic songs were rendered. The anniversary was under auspices of the Frederick Douglass Post, No. 21, G. A. R. There was a full representation present from the Post. The exercises begun with prayer by Rév. Walter H. Brooks. The subjects for discussion were the pen, the tongue and the sword. The first speaker was Lieut. E. R. Garther, who discussed the tongue as being the greatest faction in the late Civil War gave many illustration and characters of eminent orators, such as Pericles, Cicero, Demosehense and others. His principal character was Frederick Douglass whose tongue he claimed did much for the emancipation of the slave. His paper was concise as well as logical. He made a favorable impression by his eloquent flights. Miss Eva Hord Smith, claimed that The Pen was greater than The Tongue or The Sword. In principal character was Harriett Beecher Stowe. Her claim was that the pen of this great woman was the direct cause of the emencipation of the slaves. Miss Smith is a fine reader. Mr. Miles C. Maxfield was the only one of the debaters to receive the applause of the audience. He was greeted with applause when he was introduced and throughout the delivery of his address he was enthusiastically applauded. Mr. Maxfield's subject was. The Sword. He handled his subject in masterly manner. His historical data and illustrations were unsurpassed. He portrayed the life of John Brown in a graphic manner and told of his many great deeds. The most sympathetic expression of Mr. Maxfield's address were letters written by John Brown to his wife just prior to his execution at Harper's Ferry. The tribute paid to the valor of the colored soldiers and the part they played in the late Civil War was but one of the interesting incidents of this address. Mr. Maxfield then, with his entire soul in this subject.. He complimented the work of Harrett Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass and others. He spoke of the power of the tongue, but John Brown, with his little band of loyal men invaded. West Virginia because God had so commanded it. It was the sword that won the late Civil War and it is the sword that upholds all nations of the earth, especially when these nations are being invaded by the enemy. The sword declared Mr. Maxfield was, a great factor and weapon of defense during the late war of the Rebellion. He quoted the Bible to sustain his contention and at the conclusion of his most excellent address Mr. Maxfield received great applause and the choir, under the direction of Prof. Layton, sung very sweetly, John Brown's body, etc. Rev. I. N. Ross, pastor of the Metropolitan Church, conducted the exercises with a very flowery address. The consensus of opinion was that Mr. Maxfield won the debate over the others by argument and presentation of facts and figures. The audience returned to the lecture room below where refreshments were served. COPY OF PROPOSED DISFRANCHISING AMENDMENT CHISING AMENDMENT The suffrage amendment to be submitted to the voters of Maryland next fall provides that only the following may vote. First—A person who, on the first day of January, in the year 1869, or prior thereto, was entitled to vote under the laws of this State, or of any other State of the United States wherein he then resided; or Second—A male descendant of such last-mentioned person; or Third—A foreign-born citizen of the United States naturalized between the 1st of aJnuary, in the year 1869, and the date of the adoption of this section of this article; or Fourth—A male descendant of such last-mentioned person; or Fifth—A person who, in the presence of the officers of registration, shall, in his own handwriting, with pen and ink, without any aid, suggestion or memorandum whatsoever, and without any question or direction addressed to him by any of the officers of registration, make application to register correctly, stating in such application his name, age, date and place of birth, residence and occupation at the time and for the two years next preceding, the name or names of his employers, if any, at the time and for the two years next preceding, and whether he has previously voted, and, it so, the State, county or city, and district or precinct in which he voted last, and also the name in full of the President of the United States, of one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, of the Governor of Maryland, of one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals of Maryland and of the Mayor of Baltimore city, if the applicant reside in Baltimore city, or one of the County Commissioners of the County in which the applicant resides; and any person who is unable to comply with the aforegoing requirements as to making application for registration in his own handwriting, solely because he is physically disabled from so doing; or Sixth—A person, or the husband of a person, who at the time of his application for registration is the bona fide owner of real or personal property in the amount of not less than $500, is assessed therefor on the tax books of the city of Baltimore or of one of the counties of this State, has been such owner and so assessed for two years next preceding his application for registration; shall have paid, and shall produce receipts for, the taxes on said property for said two years, and shall at the time of his application make affidavit before the officers of registration that he is, or that he is the husband of the person who is the bona fide owner of the property so assessed to him or to her, as the case may be, and that he or she has been such owner for two years next preceding his application. No person not qualified under some one of the above clauses shall be entitled to be registered as a qualified voter or be entitled to vote. A RESOLUTION. Passed by unanimous vote at regular meeting June 23, 1909. FEDERATION OF RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS. Resolved by the Federation of Liquor Dealers, that the following declaration of principles shall be the guide of this Association in judging of the conduct of its members, and that any member failing, and refusing to regulate his business and conduct in accordance with these principles, shall be deemed unfaithful to the Association, and Resolved, further, that this Association disapproves the granting of a license to any person who is not deemed qualified to conduct his business in accordance with these principles; and approves the revoking of the license of any retail liquor dealer who does not faithfully observe the laws for the regulation of the Traffic, and to this end, we will seek the cooperation of the brewers, the wholesale liquor dealers, and all allied business and trades The Duties of Retail Liquor Dealers are: To obey all ordinances. To obey all orders of the Excise Board. To faithfully obey the letter and spirit of the Sunday closing law. To refuse to sell liquor to any intoxicated person, or any known inebriate or minor. To limit the giving of free lunch to crackers, cheese and pretzels and nothing else. To prohibit the serving of drinks to any female, to be drank at any public bar. To oppose the employment of any female for the purpose of dispensing liquor. To prevent gambling in any and all forms upon the premises. To so conduct your place of business that your neighbors will feel that it is a necessity to the neighborhood. To discontinue the unnecessary display of beer kegs and whisky barrels in front of your place of business. To look to the deportment of your employees in or about your place of business and to see that at all times they conduct themselves properly, and never appear under the influence of liquor. To stop the sale of 5 cent growlers, and limit the sale of beer in buckets to residents of the immediate neighborhood; and not to sell or give beer in a bucket to drivers of teams and vehicles, to be drank upon the streets. To prevent disorderly conduct and indecent language in or about your place of business, as well as the loafing of disorderly persons in or about the place. To exclude from all saloons and public bars all indecent pictures, or cards, and to discourage the use of indecent pictures, or labels for advertising purposes by the makers of, or dealers in liquors, or cigars, or cigarettes, or other goods, that are handled by saloons. To regard and treat all fellow liquor dealers who violate these rules of conduct as detrimental to the best interests of the retail liquor trade. To give force and effect to this declaration of principles, the Executive Committee of the Federation of Liquor Dealers is instructed to promulgate this declaration of principles, and thereafter to take such steps as may be necessary to enforce its provision by cooperation with the Excise Board of the District of Columbia. Plymouth, Ind.—The seventy-first anniversary of the removal of Chief Menominee and his band of 859 Pottawattomies from Marshall county, Indiana, was marked by the unveiling of the first monument ever erected to an Indian through state or federal appropriation. The shaft is at Twin Lakes, five miles from Plymouth, and is in memory to the aborigines that once held the Hoosier hunting grounds. The ceremonies were witnessed by hundreds. The granite was unveiled by Miss Julia Quakano Pokagon of Hartford, Mich., a granddaughter of the famous Pottawattomie chief, Pokagon, who died not long ago. The monument to the memory of the Pottawattomic Indians is the result of consistent work on the part Pottawattomie Monument. of Daniel McDonald of Plymouth, who, as a member of the Indiana legislature in 1907, secured an appropriation of $2,500 for the purpose. The site is one of the beauty spots of nature. It is near where the old Indian chapel was built, under the direction of Father Baden, in which Menominee and his band, who had embraced Christianity, worshiped for many years. The monument was cut from Vermont granite. The pedestal is ten feet high, surmounted by the statue of an Indian seven feet high, in native costume. It is near the center of the Menominee reservation. The story which leads up to the monument's erection is briefly told. In 1832 a treaty was made with some Indian chiefs by which they ceded their lands to the United States for $14,000 and agreed to remove to Indian Territory within two years. Menominee refused to sign this treaty or release his land to the government. When the Indians who had signed the treaty were ready to remove another attempt was made to get the Menominee lands. A council was called at Twin Lakes and after considerable discussion Col. Pepper, the Indian agent, told Chief Menominee that he would have to release his lands and remove peaceably or be forcibly evicted. Then Menominee arose, drew his blanket around him and with dignity and eloquence that would have done honor to famous Chief Logan, rebuked the white man for usurning the country. The council adjourned without result. Later the Indians were accused of molesting the white men. They were surrounded by the military and forcibly evicted. It was a sad 'scene'. The village was wrecked. Mass was sung in the little chapel by Father Baden, the first Catholic priest ordained in Indiana. On September 4, 1838, the procession started south. Many Indians fell ill. The soldiers were unsuccessful and finally withdrew in favor of the priest. Father Baden fulfilled his mission and his journey, but on his return he dled. His body now lies at Notre Dame. The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing A wolf, clothing himself in the skin of a sheep, and getting in among the flock, by this means took the opportunity to devour many of them. At last the shepherd discovered him and cunningly lastened a rope about his neck, tied him up to a tree which stood hard by. Some other shepherds happening to pass that way and observing what he was about, drew near and expressed their admiration at it. "What!" says one of them, "brother, do you make hanging of a sheep?" "No," replied the other, "but I make hanging of a wolf whenever I catch him, though in the habit and garb of a sheep." Then he showed them their mistake and they applauded the justice of the execution.—Aesop (seventh century B. C.) Make Good Husbands. Countess Carle Dentici Di Frasso, who was Miss Georgiana Wilde, and formerly lived in St. Louis, says that foreigners are much kinder to their wives than the Americans. Her husband works as hard as any American man, she says, having his business and being a member of parliament. And yet he finds time to come home for luncheon and see his wife several times during the day. The distances in Italy, she says, are just as great as in New York and an American business man would never think of going home to luncheon. A European man in politics depends upon his wife's aid to further his aims, and when in business he reasons that two heads are better than one, and is willing to concede that his wife's intelligence is equal to his own. This mental intimacy, she says, makes the marriage of American girls and foreigners, as a general thing, very pleasant, and is the reason for fewer divorces abroad than in this country. Said to Object to Anyone Using Room in Florence, Italy, Where He Was Born. Florence, Italy.—Recent occurrences in the house in this town where the poet Dante was born probably will make other people in the more prosaic walks chary of taking up their abode. under roofs which have formerly sheltered more celebrated people—or at least will make them very careful what trade they pursue when inhabiting such famous homes. The one trade most to be avoided in such circumstances seems to be that of blacksmith, judging from the uncomfortable—not to say painful, experiences which the smith now living in MATIAC HOTEL House Where Dante Lived. Dante's house, whose shop once formed the bedroom of the poet, has just had. Besides most mysterious noises which were heard all over the house, sufficiently disquieting to all good Florentines, and uncanny "carryings-on" by his implements, which acquired the uncomfortable habit of rising from where they had been laid and placing themselves safely out of reach, causing some very explicit remarks by the blacksmith and his attendants, the most alarming manifestation of the presence of a ghostly visitor made itself felt literally the other day. A big hammer started mysteriously from the bench and dealt the blacksmith a heavy blow on the head. History doesn't record his remarks on this occasion, but everybody will sympathize with him, whatever he said. After a few days of exciting episodes, of which the above are a few examples, the inhabitants of the house thought they had had enough and to two assistants of the blacksmith, who are believed to be powerful medians and the innocent causes of these homemena, decided to hold a sage. They therefore summoned two their mediums and sat down to discove the wishes of the spirit, which wa evidently as much disturbed as themselves. The spirit obligingly compiled with their wishes and or being summoned in the usual way revealed himself as the ghost of the po Dante and handed over to them a lece of parchment covered with wring. An examination of this document disclosed the fact that the spirit had distinct objections to any occupying the room in which he was born; furthermore, he desired it two assistants, who were medius, should be dismissed. Needless say, these commands were attended with aloiority by the good blacksmith, who had no desire to feel his heast hammer descending on his headgain. All Florence has beergog over the affair and the blacksmith became the most sought-after man the tavern where he was wont take his evening glass. His advice every one is, first, never to take aouse in which any celebrated persona chanced to live, and, secondly, you must, above all, don't be a blacklith in it. Mrs. Howe'Old Age. To me has beenanted a somewhat unusual expence in life. Ninety full years have been measured off to me, their lesso and opportunities unabridged by wnig disease or gnawing poverty. I le enjoyed general good health, infortable circumstances, excelle company and the incitements to tsional effort which civilized society offers its members. For this life did its gifts, I am, I hope, devoutlyankful. I came into this world a bless and ignorant bit of humanity, have found in it many helps toward the attainment of my full human dire, material, mental, moral. In slow process of attainment, many features have proved transient, this have come and gone. Seasons his blossomed and closed, passions he flamed and faded. Something never left me. My relation to it suffered many changes, but it stillmains, the foundation of my life, in darkness, consolation in ill-force guide in uncertainty.—Julia W. Howe, in Harper's Bazar. Light with Him. "There we still talkin' about the sun's lading out," some one said to Bro. Williams, and his comment was expressive. "Don't worry in' me at all. De maination with me is—what is my light gwise out?"—Atlanta Con. Lincoln Memorial Building Co. IT IS THE NEW EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION $100,000 OF STOCK AT PAR $10.00 PER SHARE To be paid for on the Easy Payment Plan $100,000 OF STOCK AT PAR $10.00 PER SHARE To be paid for on the Easy Payment Plan Why? Because It advances the interest of the Negro race. It affords the individual a safe and sure investment. It opens up new channels of enterprise. It presents the Negro in his true light before the eyes of the world. IT IS THE NEW NEW EMANCIPATION Proposed LINCOLN MEMORIAL OF WASHINGTON paying amusement place in America. IT KNOWS ALL THIS AND IT INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE in an enterprise ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF RISK, where every dollar will be invested in the best of Washington Real Estate, that increases in value annually at the rate of 5% per cent nearly DOUBLE bank interest. Even that is good enough for most people, but the LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING COMPANY will do better than that. It will have offices and stores and lodge rooms, which will earn, on a conservative estimate, at least $23,200 per year. Equal to 5 9-10 per cent per annum. Tear off and mail with your remittance for First Payment Lincoln Memorial Building Company, 494 Louisiana Ave., N. W., Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: Find inclosed...dollars as first payment on stock in the Lincoln Memorial Building Company, upon the following terms and co. First. That the price at which I purchase this stock is ten dollars per share. Second. That the stock issued to me shall be fully paid and non-assessable. Third. That if purchased on deferred payments that the first payment shall cent of the purchase price. Fourth. That my contract of purchase will be issued to me for the number my first payment. Name..... Street... City... St. mittance for First Payment W., Washington,D. C. has first payment on .....shares of allowing terms and conditions: ten dollars per share: and non-assessable. the first payment shall not be less than 10 per to me for the number of shares applied for upon Tear off and mail with your remittance for First Payment Lincoln Memorial Building Company, 494 Louisiana Ave., N. W., Washington,D. C. Gentlemen: Find inclosed...dollars as first payment on...shares of stock in the Lincoln Memorial Building Company, upon the following terms and conditions: First. That the price at which I purchase this stock is ten dollars per share: Second. That the stock issued to me shall be fully paid and non-assessable. Third. That if purchased on deferred payments that, the first payment shall not be less than 10 per cent of the purchase price. Fourth. That my contract of purchase will be issued to me for the number of shares applied for upon my first payment. Name..... Street...City...State... FIRST OFFERING This is of importance to YOU and and every Negro in the land! WASHINGTON IS THE SEAT OF OUR NATION'S GOVERNMENT. The eyes of the world are on Washington.. One-third of Washington's population is Negro. If all the Negroes in Washington were colonized in one place they would make a city larger than Richmond, Virginia. There are seven theatres in Washington, supported by a white population of 241,923 and a few foolish Negroes willing to be colonized in the galleries, the only place to which the Negro is admitted. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE FIRSTCLASS OFFICE BUILDING in the city of Washington, where a colored professional or business man or woman, and there are hundreds of them in the National Capital, can obtain business quarters. JUST THINK OF IT! 100,000 enterprising, thrifty, intelligent people, through race prejudice, swept completely out of the business district of Washington; 100,000 genteel, prosperous, amusement loving people deprived of every form of theatrical entertainment unless willing to submit to the most humiliating conditions. Every colored man and woman IN Washington. Every colored man and woman VISITING Washington. Every colored man and woman in America, familiar with the true state of the Negro in Washington, realizes that a theatre, store, and office building, operated by the Negroes, for the Negroes, is A NECESSITY. The welfare of the race demands it. The self-respect of the race demands it. Any enterprise resting its hope of success upon a NECESSITY is bound to be a SUCCESS. A THEATRE AND OFFICE BUILDING IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, built by Negroes, for the use of Negroes, is a NECESSITY. Appreciating to the utmost that fact— THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING COMPANY proposes to erect in the Central Business District of the city of Washington a magnificent theatre, seating capacity 2,500, and a store and office building of splendid proportion, adequate in every respect to meet the requirements of prosperous professional and business men. The enterprise is exceptional in two respects: First—It is absolutely safe. Second—It promises enormous possibilities as a money maker. Features that must appeal to every man or woman with a few dollars to invest, and you are such a man or woman or you would not have read this far. THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING COMPANY has surveyed the field carefully, and it KNOWS that hundreds of tenants are available for the offices, that dozens of merchants are ready to rent the stores, and that 100,000 people are anxious to patronize the theatre exclusively, and make it the best 9 The building is a large, multi-story structure with a flat roof and a series of windows. It has a decorative facade with intricate patterns and designs. The entrance is marked by a large archway. Proposed Front Elevation LINCOLN MEMORIAL OFFICE AND THEATRE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. Building Co. WASHINGTON, D. C. DR. SAMUEL G. ELBERT, 1st V.-Pres. Physician Wilmington, Del. GEORGE F. COLLINS, Counsel Attorney Washington, D. C. WILLIAM A. Secretary Laborers' Washi DR. L. H., SINGLETON, Auditor Pharmacist Washington, D. C. S. H. BOLLING Contractor and Builder Lynchburg, Va. JOHN President Laborers' Washi ADVISO DR. L. H.,SINGLETON, Auditor Pharmacist Washington, D. C. S. H. BOLLING Contractor and Builder Lynchburg, Va. PATION PROC Front Elevation CE AND THEATRE BUILDING GTON, D. C. It will also have a theatre, which, if patronized at prices ranging from 10 to 50 cents, by only 1 per cent of the total colored population of the city of Washington, will enable the Company to pay 15 per cent on its total capitalization. Equal in all to 20 9-10 per cent, to which may be added the land value increase of 5% per cent. Now, all this is Conservatively Estimated. Banks and Insurance Companies engage in enterprises like this with their depositors' and policyholders' money—YOUR money, but YOU get only about 3 or 31/2 per cent. The banks or insurance companies keep the balance. THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD- Tear off and Lincoln Memorial Building Company, 494 Louisiana Ave., Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: I have read your advertisement and desi- ing Company. Please send me by retnrn mail, free of ch It is understood that there is no obligation on m Name . . . Street. Lincoln Memorial Building Company, 494 Louisiana Ave., Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: I have read your advertisement and desire further information regarding the Lincoln Memorial Building Company. Please send me by retnrn mail, free of charge, prospectus of the Lincoln Memorial Building Company. It is understood that there is no obligation on my part whatsoever. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS W. SIDNEY PITTMAN, President. Architect Washington, D. C. WILLIAM A. BOWIE, Secretary Secretary Laborers' Building and Loan Ass'n Washington, D. C. JOHN W. LEWIS President Laborers' Building and Loan Ass'n -Washington, D. C. ADVISORY BOARD ING COMPANY is ENTIRELY NEGRO. Not one dollar of white capital will be accepted in exchange for its securities. There is not one dollar of Promotion Stock consequently there is no watered stock. Every holder of stock from the President down must pay at LEAST $10.00 per share for every share of stock allotted to him. This does not mean that the price of stock will REMAIN at $10.00 per share. It is $10.00 NOW. It will advance in price far beyond $10.00, just as railroad and public utility stock goes to several times par. So will the Lincoln Memorial Building Company's stock go to several times its present value. This means that a share of stock costing $10.00 NOW will be worth $40.00 when stock goes to four times par. Estimates show that the Company's earnings will be 20 per cent, and that is four times par, with every dollar invested in Real Estate. THE BEST in the city of Washington, where values are as firmly fixed as the Rock of Gibraltar. This does not mean that the price of stock will remain at $10.00 per share. It is $10.00 NOW. If the Company, as it is estimated, pays 20 per cent, a $10.00 share of stock will be worth $40.00. If it pays 40 per cent, a single share of $10.00 stock will be worth $80.00. Just as railroads and public utility stocks increase in value, so will the Lincoln Memorial Building Company's stock increase in price. The first allotment of stock at $10.00 a share is being rapidly subscribed, and the next allotment will be $12.50 per share, to which point it will soon be advanced; therefore, you are urged to avail yourself of the present opportunity to get in as completely on the ground floor as any one of the Company's Directors are. The Company's Directors, by the way, are men of sterling worth, integrity and honor, as you are possibly aware, or can easily ascertain through any COMMERCIAL AGENCY. Their names are at the top of this page. They have unbounded faith in the future of the Company. They have invested THEIR hard earned money in it, and they advise you to invest YOUR money side by side with theirs. DCN'T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. The price of stock is $10.00 per share, payable $1.00 down and $1.00 per month for nine months upon each share subscribed for. 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"Is that you, Mary?" he said. "Yes," was the answer. "Well, this is John," he said. "I have just rung you up to tell you that Barker was in here this morning with two tickets for the theater. to-night. He and Mrs. Barker have been called suddenly out of town, and he thought we might like to use the tickets. How about it?" "Fine," replied Mrs. Blank. "I have nothing else to do." "All right, my dear," continued Blank. "The curtain rises at 8:30." "Yes, I know," said Mrs. Blank. "I thought I'd let you know in time, so that directly you have had your lunch you can begin to put your hat on," he went on. "Then we can get there before the middle of the first act. By-by, dear." The only answer was an angry click at the other end of the wire, which seemed to indicate that another receiver was in trouble, but Mr. Blank only laughed as he returned to his work.—Lippincott's. NO FOREST FIRES IN EUROPE There Every Part of the Tree Is Utilized, Leaving Nothing to Start Conflagration. The question has been asked why there should be so many fires in our American forests when there are so very few or none at all in the forests of Europe. The answer is this, says Outing. When the trees are cut in the forests of Germany, France or Switzerland, the entire material in the tree is marketed, and removed, leaving no inflammable litter on the ground. In our American forests, owing to lack of market for such material, fully one-half of the tree—the limbs, smaller branches, twigs and foliage—are left upon the ground, where they soon become dry and furnish material for a forest fire. In the European forests every part of the tree, including the smaller twigs, is sold. The sale of this minor product constitutes over one-half of the revenue. Hence, when the forester is through with his tree cutting no inflammable material is left upon the ground. Now, if our Adirondack lumbermen could sell the limbs and tops of the trees instead of allowing them to go to waste for lack of a market, they would not be obliged to leave the ground encumbered with the inflammable debris and litter which is such a prolific source of fire, and which when ignited is so difficult to extinguish. ```markdown ``` THOMAS WALKER, ATTORNEY. SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS TRICT OF COLUMBIA This is to give notice: that the subscriber of Burville, D. C., has obtained the probate of Court of the District of Columbia, Letters testamentary on the estate of Effie Ware, 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 27th day of September, 1847, by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 27th day of Sentem- Given under my hand this 27th day of September, 1909. Edgar W. Porter, Burville, D. C. ATTEST James Tanner, Regist of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court W. L. POLLARD, ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT No. 16288, Administration This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters of administration c. t. a., on the estate of James F. Wilkinson, 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 23rd day of September, A. D. 1910, otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 23rd day of September, 1000. William L. Pollard, 609 F street, northwest. Atest: James Tanner. Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. William L. Pollard, Attorney. Thomas Walker, Attorney SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT No. 16119 Administration This is to give notice This is to give notice That the subscriber of the District of Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia a court martial in the estate of M. M Johnson, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with vouchers there on, legally authenticated, to the subscriber on or before the 30th day of September, AID. 1010; othwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Give under my hand this 30th day of September, 1999. Thomas Walker, 506 5th St. N.W. Attest James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. WHITE MEN In Louisiana Marrying Colored Women. New Orleans, La., Set. 14, 1909. "She's my wife. We have lived together 38 years. The law can not estrange us." Thus spoke Joseph Lawrence, a white farmer, in the second criminal court, while he was awaiting trial on the charge of marrying a colored woman. Through the arrest of Lawrence and his colored wife the police discovered a hard situation. All around Lee Station the white farmers and fishermen and other classes have intermarried with colored people and reared large families, regardless of the law against such. A number of arrests have been made, but it has been impossible to convict one for the reason that the white parties all went on the stand and swore they were colored. Just what the Prosecuting Attorney can do remains to be seen. The Picayune, New Orleans, La. There was somewhat of a sensation created in the law school of Howard University last week. Dr. Thirkield informed the dean of the law school, that the trustees of Howard University decided to make a few changes in the law department and that it was decided to remove Prof. W. H. Hart and Professor Richards and appoint two members of the local bar. Professor Layton breathed a rather long breath and informed Dr. Thirkield that if Prof.Hart was removed he would resign, and Prof. Birney stated that he would resign also. Such positive declaration coming from two men like Profs. Layton and Birney caused Dr. Thirkield to stop and consider. The matter is at a standstill, and just what action will be taken by the president is not as yet known; but it is stated that Prof. Hart did not weaken but demonstrated his manhood. HOTEL MACEO When visiting New York City, stop at the Hotel Maceo, 213 West 53rd. Street, corner Broadway. Steam heated. Telephone, 803. B. F. Thomas, Prom. THE MODERN GIRL AT HOME Dainty and Pretty, and All That, But Their Ways Would Shock Their Grandmothers. The two girls had written, asking the woman to tea. They wanted to meet her, to see how she looked and behaved, for some reason or other. When she arrived she found a beautiful studio furnished in exquisite style, for one of the girls was an interior decorator. She found the two girls of much daintiness and prettiness and exceedingly modest and lovely, so much so that she was half afraid to breathe in their presence, afraid she might say or do something to shock them, having lived for some years in a Bohemian set. She drank the tea they gave her and talked on different topics which she thought would interest young girls. Finally one of the girls, pointing to a cigarette stub in an ash tray on the window sill, said apologetically: "I suppose that shocks you awfully, doesn't it? It belongs to Stella. She will smoke now and then." The woman took heart. "It doesn't shock me so very much." said she. "I'd like one." Stella hastened to find the box of cigarettes. "That was why I left home," she said. "My father told me I had either to leave home or quit smoking." The other girl, in the beautiful and dalty white lawn, with small pink roses in it, arose and going to the drawer of her desk brought out a box. She opened it and took out a small perfumed cigar. "These," said she, "suit me better. Cigarettes are too mild." UNCERTAIN WHAT WAS WRONG Nervous Man Worried Whether the Clock's Works or His Own Required Attention. A nervous little man stepped briskly into a jewelry store with a medium-sized clock under his wing. He placed the chronometer on the counter, turned the hands around to about one minute of 12 o'clock, and told the expert behind the counter to listen. "It keeps perfect time," the customer said, "but I want to find out if you notice anything wrong with the way it strikes." The jeweler listened. "There's nothing wrong," he replied with a grin, after the clock had struck, "except that she strikes thirteen instead of twelve. That can easily be remedied." The customer looked as relieved as if he'd just awakened from a bad dream. "That's just what I've always thought ever since we've had the clock," he burst forth. "I've always felt sure it struck thirteen. But no one else in the family ever spoke of it, and I was afraid to say anything about it for fear there was something wrong with my own works. Well, it's worth the price of having the thing repaired just to find out I was right." "Bread" and "Pigeon" Seed. School children in the crowded parts of New York do not speak of corn and oats and wheat by those names, but always refer to them as "seeds." The other day in one of the big schools the teacher was talking to her pupils about gardening. She ended with a request for each pupil to bring a few seeds the next day to be planted in the window boxes. The following morning the children appeared mostly with either oats, wheat or corn. While putting a few grains of each in the earth the teacher referred to them by their familiar names. One of the girls in the class took courage to "set the teacher right" and said: "Some one must 'a told you wrong, teacher. That"—pointing to the wheat—"is bread seed, an' that yellow stuff ain't corn; it's pigeon seed. We always call them that in the block where we live." The Blot on His Past. "Haven't you anything to confess to me before it is too late?" she asked. "Remember that it will be much better. for us to part even now than it will be after to-morrow. Think. Isn't there in your past something that, you have hidden from me? Don't be afraid to confess it. I will forgive you if it is not too terrible, and then we can begin our married life with no shadow to darken the pathway before us." "Well, Bessle," he replied, as he avoided looking into her eyes, "there is something. I am going to throw myself upon your mercy. Don't judge me too severely. Have pity. I once carried on a stamp flirtation with a girl for two months." Unfortunate New Yorkers. In New York we have become so hardened to eating the strange products of the cold storage vaults that the fresh foods of our childhood would probably seem unpalatable. To the diner accustomed to the pale, tasteless chicken of our hotels and restaurants, a real full-blooded broiler, slain within the current year, would taste "strong" and obnoxiously assertive. Similarly, a really fresh egg, neither iced nor partially hatched, might seem to our sophisticated palates to possess too many of the attributes of the ingenuue.—New York Evening Sun. Willing to Say Good-By. "No doubt you do," answered the quiet man, "but I'd rather see the style of your departure than the color of your money." Olard Dupuy's Very Old Cognac —Surpasses all other brands in quality, age and delicacy. Ideal for milk punches for typhoid convalescents and for social use. Full qt., $2. Only at Christian Xander's Quality House, 909 7th St. 'Phone Main 274. BURNSTINE LOAN OFFICE GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, GUNS, MECHANICAL TOOLS, LADIES' AND GENTS' WEARING APPAREL. OLD GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT. UNREDEEMED PLEDGES FOR SALE. 361 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W. E. MURRAY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ICE-CREAM AND CONFECTIONS. OYSTERS IN SEASON. 1216 YOU STREET, NORTH-WEST. PHONE. NORTH 908 ROBERT ALLEN Buffet and Family Liquor Store Phone North 2340 1917 4th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. Office Hours: 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Sunday by appointment. DR. J. ARTHUR FRAY Surgeon Dentist Office, 310 4½ Street, S. W. Specialties: Crown and Bridgework Why pay 10 percent when you can get it for 3 percent. H. K. FULTON'S LOAN OFFICE, No. 314 Ninth Street N W Loans made on Watches, Dia monds, Jewelry, Silverware, Etc. If you want to buy a good watch, diamond ring, or jewelry of any kind, look at our stock first. You BRODT'S BRODT'S 419 ELEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. 503 NINTH STRET N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. WASHINGTON'S LEADIING HATTERS. THIS IS THE LEADING HAT FIRM IN THE CITY HATS OF ALL STYLES MAY BE FOUND AT EITHER THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE Good men appointed to office. Register W. T. Vernon given credit for his work in the last campaign Dr. S. L. Corrothers made bishop. Honest men and women attend to their business. Sunday theatres closed by the authorities. A few colored men appointed to office. NOTICE Arrangements have been made for the benefit of the various fraternities and the social circles in general for space in this paper, free of cost. Our sporting editor will try to get in touch with all the various secret organizations, and social clubs. We hope you will assist him by sending all literature to the Bee office addressed Sporting Editor. Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy A. If you want fresh beer, good wines and liquors, don't fail to patronize this house. Hot free lunch at 12 noon, daily. 625 D street, northwest HOLTMAN'S OLD STAND FINE BOOTS AND SHOES 491 Penn. ave., N. W. OUR $2.50 AND $3 SHOES ARE THE BES MADE. SIGN OF THE BIG BOOT WM. MORELAND, PROP. GASKIN'S RESTAURANT Gaskin's restaurant, 320 8th. street, northwest, formerly Gaskins and Gaines. First Class Services. All the delicacies of the season. Free Lunch from 12to 1 Every Day. The Connecticut Market The Connecticut Market WAHL & THOMP SON To 2841 K ST. N. W. Where you will find a choice line o groceries and fresh meats daily. Call and getour pricesand be convinced THE HUDNELL EUROPEAN PLAN FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS J. H. HUDNELL AND P. D. WASHINGTON, PROPRIETORS Phone, Main 3322. 107 SIXTH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. If you want your clothing cleaned, altered or repaired, you should send a card or call at the up-to-date repair establishment. All work guaranteed or money refunded Mrs. D. Smith, Proprietor, 614 D street, northwest. Ford's Hair Pomade Ford's Hair Pomade Fifty years of success have proved the merits of this preparation. What is more attractive than a beautiful head of hair? It has been the ambition of women in all ages. The use of Ford's Hair Pomade makes stubborn, harsh, kinky or curly hair softer, more pliable and glossy, easy to comb and arrange in any style desired consistent with its length, as long as the Pomade remains in the hair. This result may be obtained by one through application according to directions. Two to four applications a month will keep the hair in satisfactory condition, and two to four bottles, regular size, are usually sufficient for a year. Directions with every bottle. Ford's Hair Pomade removes and prevents dandruff, invigorates the scalp and keeps it from getting harsh and dry, stops itching and prevents the hair from itching out or breaking off and gives it new color with splendid results on children and infants. Delicately perfumed, its use is a constant pleasure. A most satisfactory toilet preparation for ladies, gentlemen and children. Don’t worry anything else allied to be “just a little” if you want the best results buy, Ford’s Hair Pomade. Look for this name—“Charles Ford, Prest.”—on every package. If your druggist or local dealer cannot supply you with the genuine, we will send you One bottle, regular size, for . . . $ .50 Three " " " " " " : . . . 1.40 Six " " " " " " : . . . 2.50 One " " small " " " : . . . . 2.25 We pay postage and express charges to all points in U.B.A. When ordering send Postal or Express Money Order. All orders shipped promptly on receipt of price. Address The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. 118 West Klnie St. Chicago, Ill. FORD'S HAIR POMADE is made only in Chicago by the above firm. Agents Wanted Everywhere. The F. E. GREENE CO. New Home N. E. cor. 14th and S sts, N. W. CLEANSERS AND DYERS Our establishment is a Fountain of Eternal Youth for Clothes Cleansing of Ladies,' Gents' and Children's Garments, Lace Curtains and Blankets by the French Process of Naptha,. Steam, Sulphur and Dry Cleaning. J. HENRY FOSTER, Manager 1801 14th Street, N. W. (N. E. Cor. S) Washington D. C. Washington, D. C. Telephone. JOHN J. KENNY Wines, Liquors, and Cigars Just the place to visit before you take the boat, or after leaving the boat. This place is at 620 11th street, southwest, near the river. ATTENTION! Now is the time to have your Fail announcements printed. Send in your order now. Printing of all kinds. <u>www. Business cards for $1.99.</u> W. Calvin Chase, Jr., 1212 Fla. ave., or 1199 Eye Street, Northwest. $5 DOWN $5 A MONTH STOP Paying Rent AND Own Your Own HOME BE INDEPENDENT. RAISE YOUR OWN PULLTRY AND GARDEN PRODUCTS. BEAUTIFUL. LOTS $150 TO $300 ever offered the home or make an in- lord." High and H e n of the city, with the car fare Electr i cs and transfer at Line Cars, get off two blocks. Sundays and Holi engagements and fun WLER, Owner, 5th St., N. W. A Ice C OmpANY COA d to all parts of client and General M e ntery and Treasurer inwest. The finest opportunity ever offered the refined colored people of Washington to own a home or make an investment "No Taxes." "No Interest." "No Landlord." High and Healthy Location in the beautiful northeast section of the city, within 25 minutes ride of the U. S. Treasury. One car fare Electric Lights, and Graded Streets. Take the H Street Cars and transfer at 15th Street, N. E., to Kenilworth, or District Line Cars, get off at Minnesota Avenue, and walk up K Street two blocks. Agents on the grounds Sundays and Holidays from 10 A. M., to 6 P. M. For weekly engagements and further particulars, apply to O. H. FOWLER, Owner, Columbia Ice Company COLUMBIA ICE COMPANY COAL AND WOOD Prompt delivery made to all parts of the city, by telephone or postal card. I wish to say that my hair was only about three Inches long and so kinky, stiff and harsh I could not manage it at all, but aft nsing twojars of your Her-tru-line I have as betty suit of hair as any lady in Atlanta-wish every onewish curly or kinky hair knew of this wonderful Her-tru line. Agents wanted everywhere to sell this wonderful HAIR GROWER. Southern M Box754 Is Your Hair Medici Atl Hair Be Is Your Hair Beautiful Use N Does Is it Does Can Is it If you the Nelson's Hair and will keep clean. The root is scalp disease. You will be pressing is put up in hair like the Lady it is a box. If you can't get to buy it now, or all right down FACTURING O unted. Writer IN PICTURE 17:15 9m LONG amount of oil. You will never have scalp disease Nelson's Hair Dressing agents everywhere sell it at 25 cents a box. If you a full size box postpaid. Go and buy it now NELSON MANUFACTURE Live Agents Wanted. 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Southern Medicine Co., Atlanta, Ga. --- ever offered the refined colored people time or make an investment "No Taxes." said." High and Healthy Location in the of the city, within 25 minutes ride of car fare Electric Lights, and Graded and transfer at 15th Street, N. E., to the Cars, get off at Minnesota Avenue, blocks. Sundays and Holidays from 10 A. M., toements and further particulars, apply LER, Owner, Ice Company PANY COAL AND WOOD to all parts of the city, by telephone t and General Manager. y and Treasurer. Her-Tru-Line F r The Hair HER - TRU - LINE. The Great Hair Grower. "Her-Tru-Line" stimulates the growth of the hair, it takes out the curl and leaves the scalp in a clean and healthy condition. "Her-Tru-Line" cures dandruff, ringworm and scalp tetter. "Her-Tru-Line" leaves the hair soft and glossy and easily dressed. "Her-Tru-Line" is delightful as a dressing for the hair, being perfectly harmless. It is a true luxury and a valuable addition to toilet accessories. Large jar 50 cents at all drug stores and by our special agents. Sample box mailed to any ad dress on receipt of five two-cent stamps. Medicine Co. Atlanta Ga. Soft, Silky and Long? Hair Dressing NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING is the finest hair pomade on the face of the earth for colored people. It makes your hair grow farty it makes stubborn, bikny and tangled hair as soft and supple as silk. It makes it healthy. It keeps it from splitting or breaking off. It makes it rich and gives it that charm so longed for by all true ladies. Nelson's Hair Dressing and you'll never will keep clean. The roots of your hair will have the necessary alary disease. You will be delighted with its delicate perfume. Dressing is put up in hand. Four ounce square tin boxes like the lady heats in her hand. Druggista and box. If you can't get it, send us 30 cents and we will ma- y it new, or sit right down and write us. Address ACTURING CO., Richmond, Va. ed. Write Quick for Terms. THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $19 SEND MONEY POSTAGE PAID. SEND MONEY POSTAGE HONEY ORDER. Every lady can have a beautiful and luxurious beard hair if she uses a MAGIC. After a shampoo or bath magic dries the hair, removing the dandruff; and it wraighten the curliest head of hair. hair, because the comb is never heated. The steel hea- t into the flame of the alcohol or gas heater. reached from the heating bar, then, after the bar is hea- t held by a turn of the handle. for curling irons, has a cover and can be carried Magic Alcohol Heater $0.50. Liberal terms to age --- Washington, D. C. Phone, Main 272. Does it comb easily without breaking? Is it straight? Does it smooth out nicely? Can you do it up in any of the charming styles, so it will stay, and make you-proud of it? Is it long and full of life? If you cannot say YES to all of the above questions, then you need Nelson's Minneapolis, Minneso