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VOL XXX NO 31 COLUMBIA LODGE 85 A GREAT MEETING Columbia Lodge of Elks Honors its Dead—Fine Address by Attorney Gaskins The Metropolitan Baptist Church was packed from the door to pulpit last Sunday evening with one of the most representative oudiences that has ever assembled in that large edifice. The Monumental Orchestra was in attendance and rendered some excellent music. The occasion was memorial exercises of Columbia Lodge of Elks, No. 85, in honor of the members who died in the year of 1907, 1908 and 1909. The friends and relatives of the deceased members must have numbered fully three thousand and hundreds were turned away because the seating as well as the standing capacity were taxed to the limit. The opening address was delivered by that well known and popular Maonic Charles D. Freeman, who is the Exaulted Ruler of Columbia Lodge. His address was eloquent and full of pathos. A large candle stand containing seven lighted candles was placed upon a table directly in front of the Exalted Ruler, which represented the dead and departed members. As each name was called Mr. E. W. Brady put out the light as follows: R. D. Griffin, 1907, C. D. Whitfield, 1907, Joseph Harris, 1907, John H. Gray, 1908, C. S. E. Brooks, 1908 Lewis Reed, 1909, Reuben Hill, 1909, George Hamilton, 1909. The officers of this well known and strong organization are as follows: C. D. Freeman, Exalted Ruler; A. W. Beckett, Est. Leading Knight; Stuart Johnson, Est. Loyal Knight; Clifford Andrew, Est. Lecturing Knight; H. W. Hunter, Secretary and District Deputy; A. J Gaskins, Treasurer and District Deputy; E. J. Walter, Financial Asst. Secretary; W. H. Toliver, Second Assistant Secretary; S. W. Taylor, Inner Guard; H. L. Dickerson, Chaplain; W. R. Robinson, Master Social Session; Dr. S. G. Holmes, Medical Director; J. W. Patterson, Legal Advisor. Board of Trustees: R. G. Smoot, chairman; Rr. Wm. G. Gales, vice chairman; H. L. Dickerson, recorder. The committee in charge of this successful memorial consisted of, J. R. Collins chairman; R., G. Smooth, secretary; Dr E. Seff, B. L. Gaskins, S. L. Drew, J. T. Brown, E. W. Bundy, S. H. Wilkins, A. W. Beckett, J. D. Lawson, Eugene Blair, W. H. Toliver and A. H. Hawkins. The Eulogy was delivered by Attorney B. L. Gaskins. It was a masterly effort on the part of these rising young members of the bar. The following was the order of exercises: Prelude Overture — Cyrano Ch. Bache—Monumental Orchestra. March—Coronation, G. Meyerbeer—Monumental Orchestra. Hymn—Choir. Invocation—Pastor. Opening Ceremonies—The Lodge. Hymn—"I Cannot Always Trace The Way"—J. C. W.—Elks Glee Club. Piano Solo—Mrs. Edna Plummer Prayer—By the Chaplain of the Lodge. Hymn—"Lead, Kindly Light"—By Buck—Elks Glee Club. Address—"The Order of Elks"—D. S. G. Holmes. Selection — "Traumeri"—R. Shu- wan—Monumental Orchestra. Solo—"Come Unto Me, Ye Weary One"—Carey Robinson. Selection—"No Tears in Yonder Home"—By A. T. Sullivan—Elks Glee Club. Closing Ceremonies—By the Lodge. Selection — "National Emblem"— Monumental Orchestra. Hymn—By the Choir. Selection — "Auld Lang Syne"— Monumental Orchestra. Monumental Orchestra—Prof Chas Hamilton, leader. The Elk Quartette—Carey Robinson, director. NATONAL TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES Miss Marie H. Burroughs Each week our responsibilities increase. The Quiz Hour is very the judgment hour. While it is the most interesting period, the "Sifters" are not able to retain enough to satisfy the president. We are struggling to reach the ideal. The hour for "Practical Talks" on Friday, showed that the president is right, when she says that there are very few women and girls who know how to perform the ordinary household duties properly. We are being taught how to do the ordinary thing in an extraordinary way, and I wish to assure you that it is the hardest task that some of us have ever had. Miss Versa gave a most interesting talk on "How to Wash Dishes. The president, however, objected to having all of the plates put into the pan at once. Miss Laura Austin told us how to care for porches and lawns and as it is our purpose to make the campus among the most beautiful in America, we were anxious to know from this Texas specialist just what steps to take. Miss Rosalie Hanna prepared a table for four. When she finished, we felt that we all knew not only how to set a table for four, but how to set a table for an unlimited number. Miss Hannah Crawford on the "Care of Halls and Steps," and not find any dirt in the corners if her directions are followed. Miss Nettie Washington showed in her most interesting talk, "How to care for an Office," that she will not only make a first-class dressmaker, but a most desirable office girl. Miss Daisy Cannon has been taking such excellent care of the lamps, that she knew just what to tell us to do to keep them bright and shining and free from odor. After these practical talks we turned to our literary program, and this was indeed a rare treat. Miss Hanna told a most interesting story of Moffat and Livingstone, and all who had not read the remarkable incidents were constrained to do so at once. The story was well told, Misses Austin and Versa, two of our best singers rendered a duet. Under the direction of our proficient music director, these young women are destined to do good work Miss Rudolph recited. She is our African speaker, and we are always glad to hear her. We next had quotations from Dunbar. Miss Hazel Brown is the best interpreter of the poet laureate. This was the most enjoyable period. Next week we will have quotations from our own D. Webster Davis. On Sunday morning we attended the services and as usual divided ourselves into several groups that we might be able to visits as many churches as possible. Quite a number went to the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, others attended the Metropolitan Baptist Church and others the 19th Street Baptist Church. At six o'clock we made our report. You ought to be here to hear these reports on sermons. All are invited except the pastors, whose churches we visit. Indeed they are welcome, thrice welcome — but we would not make a full report because it would be rather embarrassing. The president said "that either our hearing is defective or our memory is poor." One young lady said "at the Sunday service, that the preacher took his text from a certain chapter of a certain book, and from a certain verse, but she looked for it and could not find anything like that in the Bible. She just naturally forgot that's all. When you see us at church bear in mind that we are listening because we must report. Lincoln is getting more beautiful every day. Our chapel is finished. Manufacturers are delaying us, by not sending us our seats, but in a few WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D. C., SAN W. H. days, they are likely to be installed, and then we are going to have the opening to which you are all invited We cannot write any more, because the president has announced that she is going to cook dinner on Thanksgiving Day and we are thinking about the turkey and cranberries. A girl from Dixie said that she just naturally liked possum and sweet potatoes, better than any turkey and cranberries she ever saw. Assistant Superintendent Roscoe C. Bruce was confined to his home this week with a severe cold. OPEN I Washington, D. My dear Mr. Press I am one of you who believe that a American's friend lieve that you w lieve time in convincing substantial manner idea, however, of a action that exists masses of voters a portunity of know are numbers of you being ignored in t should honestly e ions. In the several partments of the g STODDARD'S BAPTIST HOME The Woman's Auxiliary Board of the Stoddard Baptist Home uses this medium to thank the churches and many friends who so generously assisted in the annual Union pound party given, November 16th, at Third Baptist Church, Rev. James. Dr. Geo. Murray, of South West, a staunch friend of the home, had a regular pound party of his own. Many of the leading grocers remembered us. We are especially thankful to Mr. John H. Magruder, who sends us a large supply of groceries each year. The churches giving special pound parties not including the great number who brought pounds are as follows: New Bethel Baptist pounds; Alexandria Memorial, pounds; First Baptist (West Wash.), 1 ton of coal; Third Baptist, pounds and 1 ton of coal; Rock Creek Baptist, pounds; Tennley Town Baptist, pounds; Emanual Baptist Garfield D. C., pounds; Vermont Avenue Baptist pound and 1 ton of coal. Shiloh Baptist, pounds; 19th Street Baptist pounds, 3 ton of coal and 2 pair new shoes (through Mr. W. Walker Sunday School $3 for Thanksgiving turkey); Mt. Horeb, pounds; Mt. Zion, pounds; Mt. Jezreel, pounds; 10th St. Baptist, pounds. We are very grateful to our friends On Sunday, November 28, the Woman's Board held its first mass meeting of the season at New Bethel, Rev. W. D. Jarvis, pastor. The president, Mrs. L. F. Queen, presided. The meeting was largely attended and an interesting program was rendered. Among the speakers were: Mrs. Hammond, of St. Louis, Mo., and Dr. J. M. Waldron. Mrs. Hammond gave an able address upon the theme "Old Age" Dr. Waldron made a strong plea for the home and suggested many helpful things which the ladies intended to do. He also spoke of the necessity of providing larger quarters. It is hoped that in the near future the new building will be started which is to accomodate between seventy-five and a hundred people. READ THE BEE. SATURDAY DECEMBER 11, OPEN LETTER Washington, D. C., Dec., 1909, My dear Mr. President: I am one of your fellow citizens who believe that you are the colored American's friend and I further believe that you will take your own time in convincing him in a more substantial manner. You have no idea, however, of feeling and dissatisfaction that exists among the great masses of voters and you have no opportunity of knowing because there are numbers of your allies fearful of being ignored in the pie cut if they should honestly express their opinions. In the several executive departments of the general government Mr. President, in which colored Americans are employed gross discrimination exists and there seems to be no redress. I have on more than one occasion called the attention of the heads to this discrimination, but the imposition seems to grow greater instead of abating. I don't believe that you will tolerate for a moment the imposition that is being daily heaped upon your faithful colored fellow citizens and I hope this letter will be the medium through which you will act. I briefly called your attention in my former letter to the appointment of two Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the successors to Messrs West and Macfarland. You have no idea of course, of appointing one of your colored fellow citizens to one of the vacancies, but you can, Mr. President, consider the appeal of ninety thousand of your colored citizens who compose one-third of the entire population of this city. I know that I am expressing the wishes of this one-third when I ask you to appoint men who are friendly disposed toward my people, at least. You have the names of several dozen men before you, but there are none more acceptable to my people than Captain James F. Oyster and W. P. Richards. The records of both, Mr. President, are open books and will stand the light of day. Just think of it, Mr. President, not a representative place given to any one of my colored fellow citizens since the establishment of the present form of government. It is harder for a colored citizen to secure an ordinary place from our distinguished Republican Commissioner than it would be for a fly to go through the eye of a No. 8 needle. What do you think of this, Mr. President? Do you wonder then, that I ask you to appoint men who wil be acceptable to this class of your fellow citizens? I am proud that you are sending warships to protect American citizens, but don't you think it would be more commendable to enforce the Constitution of the United States in protecting your loyal black citizens in the South who are being burnt daily at the stake? The conditions in this country for the colored man, Mr. President, are fearful. Discriminatory laws are enacted daily. Your Supreme Court of the United States seemed to have left the colored Americans to seek redress elsewhere. To whom shall your faithful all'es appeal, Mr. President, in this crisis? I have faith in you, but the masses are losing it. Will: ```markdown ``` you not do something to restore their confidence? The civil service is a standstill. The colored brethren seemed to be barred from recognition. He is shut out so to speak. In the appointment of your officials for the coming year Ifail d to see one solved Ame men named by you. What does this mean? It must be an unintentional oversight. Our ten millions of colored Americans in this country who were faithful in the last election, I fail to see any consideration given them. You may be told, Mr. President, that everything is serene, but, if you will ask our friend, Dr. Washington, who has the ear of the country, he will inform you of the unrest. If you are not satisfied with what he tells you consult our good friends, Messrs Vernon and Tyler, both are two political prophets, both have the confidence of the country. Don't pay any attention to Ben Tillman or any other fire-eating Democrats so far as colored Americans are concerned. You have some good men under your administration, Mr. President. I don't mean for you to understand that every chief or head of the several departments tolerate oppression. There are a few who will give the colored American consideration. I don't believe in displacing colored men who have only one term in office, Mr. President, and appoint another. Let the one term office holder hold on. Give him another term. But where there are men who have had two terms he ought to be willing to resign and give the other fellow an opportunity to draw a few dollars. Don't you know, Mr. President, that colored laborers can hardly reach a messenger's place. Their places are given to either the white boy or the white man and either one or both soon reaches a clerkship! The colored laborers are kept in his place as a laborer and but few of them have regular hours. Just have long these conditions are to continue, it is left with you or your executive heads. I have concluded, Mr. President, and hope to discuss the Liberian situation with you in my next issue and until then believe me to be A number of well known citizens and business men met at the residence of Mr. R. W. Thompson, 1918 11th Street, n. w., and perfected an organization to be known as the Washington Commercial Council of the District of Columbia. Its declared purpose is to further the political, commercial,industrial and educational interest of the colored race. The following named persons were chosen to serve the first year: John A. Lankford, president; Daniel Freeman, first vice president; J. W. Stockton, second vice president Dr. A. J. Gwathney, fourth vice president W. Dyson, corresponding secrectary; R. W. Thompson, recording secretary; F. Morris Murray assistant recording secretary; Samuel T. Henry, treasurer; W. R. Griffin, statistician; Dr. William Jenifer, chaplain; Rev. J. V. Pace, and A. H. Underdown, sergeant-at-arms. WILL HONOR GENERAL HOW-ARD Bethel Literary and Historical Association will honor the memory of General Oliver O. Howard Tuesday evening, December 14th, 1909, at 8 o'clock p. m., at Metropolitan A.. M. E. Church, M St. between 15th and 16th Sts., n. w. Program Music — Metropolitan A. M. E. Choir—Dr. John T. Layton, director. Invocation—Dr. I. N. Ross Music—Mandolin Glee Club, Dr. W. P. Napper, director. Address—Prof. William H. Richards — Howard University Law School. "Howard at Atlantic"—Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook. Reminiscences — Mrs. Belle M. Howard. Music — Met. Choir. Address — Dr. Walter H. Brooks. Louis G. Gregory, President. Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford, Secretary. PARAGRAPHIC NEWS Joseph Warren assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, died Sunday suddenly of blood poison due to an ulcerated tooth. Mr. Warren who was 36 years old was graduated from Harvard University in 1897 and was made a doctor philosophy in 1900. Rameses, the venerable mummy something near 3,000 years old is now safe at Yale. Great interest is been taken in the aged potentate. It is said the Rameses brothers numbered thirteen, and all of them were illustrious in their several different ways. Most all of them are displayed in museums. A gold watch was presented to Robert S. Person, of South Dakota, who has resigned as auditor of the Interior Department, to become clerk of the House Committee on Indian affairs. Mr. Person for twelve years has served as auditor. One hundred of the clerks showed their appreciation by the gift. A German publication, Army and Politics, has caused a stir in military circles by describing a new appliance gun to enable the soldier to take aim great distance in complete darkness. The inventor is an engineer named Issel. A telescope search light, containing a small electric lamp is fixed to the barrel below the stock. Military authorities are said to have made successful trials. John Brown Jubilee, souvenir edition of the Boston Guardian, met the exception of their friends this week. According to the report of Mr. William E. Curtis. There are now 29 statues in the public grounds in the city of Washington, seven others are authorized and the one of Gen. U. S. Grant, now being erected which will cost $20,000, when completed. A young colored woman of South Dakota drew as a prize 16 acres of land, in a recent land drawing. Rev. Sedgewick W. Bidinell, of East Middleburg, Vt., preached last Sunday a sermon of 25 minutes duration in observance of his 20th birthday anniversary. In the church at the age of 90, he completed his active pastorate after 66 years in the ministry. Mr. Bidinell says he is the oldest clergyman in the world. BURNING INDEFENSIBLE Less Excuse for Georgia Crime Than for the Usual Lynching From the New York Sun—The recent burning at the stake of the Rev. John Havard seems to be more indefensible than the usual lynching in the light of the facts which have developed. Havard, who was a leader of his race and owned property in Pulaski County, was going home from Hawkinsville driving a pair of young mules. William D. Booth, a merchant of Hawkinsville, was speeding in his automobile and met Havard. The Negro's mules were frightened by the automobile, but Booth did not check his machine. Havard resented this and a quarrel followed. Both men drew pistols and began firing and both were shot. Booth hurried here in his automobile and told his friends, who chased the Negro and found him at home badly wounded. Booth's friends took the Negro to the scene of the shooting, bound him to a stake, piled wood about him and fired the pile. The Negro begged for his life, told of his mules being scared by Booth's automobile and said that when he protested Booth cursed him and began firing. The Negro vowed that he did not shoot at Booth until the latter had wounded him twice. There is much indignation about the burning, but it is not likely that the criminals will be prosecuted, though they are known. Booth is still living, and though badly wounded (TWO-STEP.) POLKA Sra. FINE Copyright, by American Melody Company, New York. Copyright, by American Melody Company, New York. 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A CONUNDRUM MAN ONCE MORE This Time He Has a Fine One About Policeman and Civil Service Clerk. "Say," whispered the man with the iridescent whiskers and the green handkerchief, leaning over the desk of the man with the bashful bald spot "I've got a dandy for you to-day. You can use it if you want to. It's nothing to me. I believe when a man's a friend of a man he ought to give the man the benefit of what good ideas come to him from time to time. Live and let live is,my motto." "We're not handling mottoes to-day. What is the other thing?" asks the man at the desk, absent-mindedly trying to sharpen his fountain pen. "What is the difference between a policeman who got his appointment through the influence of a brother-in-law who is in cahoots with an alderman and who is detailed to arrest people who have no vehicle license upon their wagons and carriages, and a civil service clerk whose duties consist in registering the descriptions and numbers of automobiles?" "Why is a policeman who arrests three dozen hoboes less four like a man who happens up an alley and finds a chunk of dynamite behind a handbook shop?" asks the man with the hiatus on his head. "Because he has located 'bum 32. Good morning." "Very well," hisses the man with the luminous whiskers. "Very well! The answer to mine is that one nabs the tagless and the other tabs the nagless, but I shall give it to some more meritorious literateur." And the door closed, shutting off the breeze. SHOW THEM YOUR TICKETS Whenever a German railway guard feels lonesome, and does not know what else to do with himself, he takes a walk round the train and gets the passengers to show him their tickets, after which he returns to his box cheered and refreshed. Some people rave about sunsets and mountains and old, old masters, but to the German railway guard the world can show nothing more satisfying, more inspiring, than the sight of a railway ticket. Nearly all the German railway officials have this same craving for tickets. If only they get somebody to show them a railway ticket, they are happy. It seemed a harmless weakness of theirs, and B. and I decided that it would be only kind to humor them in it during our stay. Accordingly, when we saw a German railway official standing about TRIO. May's Devotion. 2 pp—2d p. lobbing sad or weary, we went up to him and showed him our tickets. The sight was like a ray of sunshine to him; all his care was immediately forgotten. If we had not a ticket with us at the time, we went and bought one. A mere single third to the next station would gladden him sufficiently in most cases; but if the poor fellow appeared very woe-begone, and as if he wanted more than ordinary cheering up, we got him a second-class return —Jerome K. Jerome, "Diary of a Pilgrimage." How She Knew. "I do think," exclaimed Mrs. Tolkier, indignantly, "that Mrs. Gadabout is the most aggravatingly inquisitive woman, if I must say so, I ever knew. Why, I never pass her on the street but what she invariably turns her head and stares back at me to see what I've got on and how it sets from behind." "How—er—that is, I was wondering, my dear, how you found out that the mean thing looked back. Some one tell you?" inquired Mr. Tolkier, innocently. And Mrs. Tolker straightway turned the stream of her indignation, seething hot, from Mrs. Gadabout to her "insinuating wretch of a husband," as she fondly termed him, and after the first pyrotechnic outburst steadily refused to speak to the unfortunate man for the rest of the evening. Conduve to Speed: Farmer Nubbins—I wuz readin' a piece in one of these air comic papers' other day, Maria, which allowed that a dude couldn't run. Said t'wa'nt in him to travel faster than a walk. Mrs. Nubbins—Well, Hiram, hev ye seen anything to convince ye to the contrary? Nubbins (with a reminiscent chuckle) —Hev II? Waal, I jest wish the editor of that comic paper had bin out in the field with me a spell ago an' seen that air city dude who boards with the Hankinses sa'nterin' across the pastur' lot ahead of my two-year-old bull! Enough Talking Already. Stebbins—That new congressman of our'n don't amount to much; why, all he does is to set thar an' vote an' let the rest do all the talkin'. He ain't offered to make a speech yet. Snoggins—Hain't, eh? Waal, if that's the case we ortar keep him thar right along. We're gittin' plenty of chin music from congress now without havin' him chip in. Business Man's Falling. "The policeman says you stole a pie," remarked the magistrate, "what have you got to say?" "It's my busy season," explained Tired Tlm, "and I was so rushed at the noon hour I'd only time to run out and match a little lunch." 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It is a result of experiments in colors made by eminent medical men, who declare that red wall paper, red clothes and red glass windows make persons angry. Blue, on the other hand, is soothing to the nerves of excited and "touchy" husbands and wives. A Paris husband who had been having trouble with his wife consulted one of these experts as a last chance before seeing a lawyer. The doctor visited the man's office and saw a brilliant crimson carpet on the floor. A large oil painting, the prevailing tone of which was red, hung on the wall. At the home he found red wall paper, red curtains and red furniture. "Red," said the doctor, "excites your temper and your wife's too. Try some other color. Put blue wall paper in the house and throw away every red piece of furniture you have." The husband obeyed the doctor's orders and since then there has been no trouble in that family. You remember the old crusade over blue spectacles? Everybody wore them once. They were thought to hold a wonderful power to ease pain, toothache and other troubles. The principle was the same that is being used in Paris now, but the doctors of 30 years ago had not quite solved the secret of the effect of blue light on the human brain. They were going it blindly—just like the farmer who put green goggles on his cow and fed her shavings. But now science has found the real reason for the effect of red and blue on people's overworked minds. There's a quality in the red and blue rays that doctors call an actinic quality. When you look at anything bright red, the red rays of light quicker than the mind can conceive, travel to the BLUE SIGHT CELLS MATE CELLS RED LOVE CELLS sight cells of your brain, tingling the hairlike nerves on their way there. When you look at anything blue the same thing happens, only the nerve wire to your brain is a different nerve wire, for different colors tingle different nerve wire lines, just like different telephones signal "central" over different wires. The red nerve lines pass through a part of the brain that contains what doctors call the cells of hate! The blue nerve lines go a certain distance on the red party nerve line, and then switch onto the sight cells through a part of the brain that contains the cells of love! So with this in mind you can see the point made by the French doctor who says he can stop divorces, cure family jars, and make happy homes by changing red furniture and wall paper to blue. For nearly 50 years the men of science have known something about the colors' effect on the brain of man. The love cells are just below the kate cells, and as far back as 30 years ago Prof. Fowler, the eminent reader of men's heads, called the place on the head where the love cells are the bump of Amatliveness. Above this bump of amatliveness is the bump of Hate, which ought to be less prominent on your head than the other bump. Prof Frederick Starr, a present-day student of the heads of Indians and other strange peoples, found that the bump of hate was larger on an Indian's skull than on a white man's. He believes that is why an Indian never forgets a grudge. The possibilities of treatment of family jars with colored rays are almost without limit, they say. Wives, especially, will be interested in the new discovery. Lots of evenings a man will come home and scold his wife, scold the nice supper she has cooked for him and find fault with everything. Perhaps it's a red carpet in the man's office, or a red curtain at home, or red wall paper, or a red-headed maid in the kitchen! Hereafter, instead of "painting the town red," a man will win honor if he paints it blue. The way to a man's heart after all may be through a blue glass window, or a blue silk dress, rather than through his stomach. In this marvelous discovery science has again shown one of her most wonderful truths—that it is the little things that cause trouble in the world. The Country'a Progression The first post route in the United States was established in 1672. It was between New York and Boston and the schedule was once a month. Today the yearly cost of mall transportation on our railroads alone is about $45,000,000. The railway postoffice lines cover 208,484 miles and employ over 15,000 officers and clerks. Mme. Da ```markdown ``` BORN CLAIRVOYANT AND CARD READER TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS. 1228 25th St. N.W.: Washington, D. C. Gives Luck to All. N. B.—No letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. N. 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Do tal brings premium catalogue and new cash prize offers. Address: MCCALL CO. 235 to 248 W. 37th St. NEW YORK 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 LIBBY RUNNING SEWING MACHINE Before You Purchase Any Other Write THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY ORANGE, MASS. Many Sewing Machines are made to sell words of quality, but the "New Home" made wear. Our guaranty new runs out. We make Sewing Machines to suit all conditions of the trade. The "New Home" stands at the bead of all High-grade family sewing machines Sold by authorized dealers only. THE MAYOR OF BROOKLYN ME-LANGE ME-LANGE SIX 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-eightth 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. BABEK 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 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 For MALARIA, CHILLS & FEVER POLICE HOSPITAL SICK AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE UP TO $25.00 PER WEEK WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS PAYABLE ONE HOUR AFTER DEATH AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. FIFTH and G Streets N. W. Washington, D. C WORTH ADVEK . ISING FOR. There are 5,499 Negroes employed here in Washington by the Government alone, and these 5,499 Negroes draw salaries aggregating $3,044,404. These more than three millions of dollars are spent right here in Washington, but scattered among the hundreds of tradesmen Is this amount of money worth holding 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. MORE MONEY—RACE PROGRESS. If colored people groom themselves daintly, destroy their odors, remove grease shine from the face, and use discoveries for improving the skin and dressing them will be better received in the business world, make money, and advance faster. The Chemical Wonder Company of New York is a business friend colored people have. It improves the skin of Dr. Booker Washington improves their minds. The many manufacturers nine Chemical Wonders, which colored people as attractive as individual peculiarities. Colored men in New York who use these Wonder situations in banks, clubs and business houses, can have better positions, marry better, get along better. (1.) Complexion WonderCream will light up and make (black or brown) every time it is used. To prove a trial, we send demonstration sample for 10 cents. 50 cents postpaid. (2) Magneto-Metallic Comb, called Wonder Comb heated before using, to help straighten and dress hairs 50 cents, and will last a lifetime. (3) Wonder Uncurl. When this pomade dressing hair the kinks can be uncurled and the hair become then heated into the scalp and through the hair with Wonder Comb, any stiff, knotty hair will dress well. 50 cents postpaid. (4) Wonder Hair Grow fertilizes the scalp and hair grow long, just as fertilizers in the soil make hair. 50 cents postpaid. (5) Odor Wonder Powder instantly destroys people who neglect such chemical cleansing and. 50 cents postpaid. (6) Odor Wonder Liquid. This fine toilet water body with delicate perfume. When used with Odor Wonder Powder the conditions of the body be. If you can spare 50 cents extra, order this luxurious postpaid. (7) Wonder Foot Powder keeps the feet dainty. Postpaid. (8) Wonder Wash. A shampoo to clean from insure the health of the hair and scalp. 50 cents. (9) Shell Pink Creme will give light brown girls cheeks without made-up appearance. 50 cents. We guarantee all these Wonders as represented. We give advice free about hair, skin and scalp. If colored people groom themselves daintly, destroy perspiration odors, remove grease shine from the face, and use our new discoveries for improving the skin and dressing the hair, they will be better received in the business world, make more money, and advance faster. The Chemical Wonder Company of New York is the best business friend colored people have. It improves their bodies as Dr. Booker Washington improves their minds. That Company manufacturers nine Chemical Wonders, which will make colored people as attractive as individual peculiarities will permit. Colored men in New York who use these Wonders hold better situations in banks, clubs and business houses, and women have better positions, marry better, get along better. (1.) Complexion WonderCream will light up any colored face (black or brown) every time it is used. To prove this on one trial, we send demonstration sample for 10 cents. Regular jar, 50 cents postpaid. (2) Magneto-Metallic Comb, called Wonder Comb. Can be heated before using, to help straighten and dress the hair. Costs 50 cents, and will last a lifetime. (3) Wonder Uncurl. When this pomade dressing is in the hair the kinks can be uncurled and the hair becomes flexible. When heated into the scalp and through the hair with a Wonder Comb, any stiff, knotty hair will dress well. 50 cents postpaid. (4) Wonder Hair Grow fertilizes the scalp and makes hair grow long, just as fertilizers in the soil make cornstalks grow. 50 cents postpaid. (5) Odor Wonder Powder instantly destroys perspiration odor. People who neglect such chemical cleansing are obnoxious. 50 cents postpaid. (6) Odor Wonder Liquid. This fine toilet water surrounds the body with delicate perfume. When used with used with Odor Wonder Powder the conditions of the body become perfect. If you can spare 50 cents extra, order this luxury. 50 cents postpaid. (7) Wonder Foot Powder keeps the feet dainty. 50 cents, postpaid. (8) Wonder Wash. A shampoo to clean from dandruff and insure the health of the hair and scalp. 50 cents postpaid. (9) Shell Pink Creme will give light brown girls beautiful pink cheeks without made-up appearance. 50 cents postpaid. Will send book an attractiveness free. We will prove we are true business friends of colo. We require one agent for every locality and guard against loss. Only $2 capital required. Always write to M. B. Berger & Co., 2' Rector S ark. We market all the Chemi cal Wonder Compan ons. We will prove we are true business friends of colored people. We require one agent for every locality and guarantee you against loss. Only $2 capital required. Always write to M. B. Berger & Co., 2' Rector Street, New York. We market all the Chemi cal Wonder Company preparations. THE REE PUBLISHED AT 1105 Eye St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 WHAT WE HAVE LOST The Bee agrees with Dr. B. T. Washington when he says that the colored Americans cry, fret too much. There is no other race of people upon this globe but the colored American race that cry and fret as much as the colored race. If the administration is not doing the right thing for these crying people why don't they go to the President and tell him so. Why fret, cry, and beg when they should demand? Why not act in a way that will demand respect from the administration? There are hundreds of colored politicians in this country who are begging the President and importuning senators and representatives to see the President in their behalf and demand the places held by Auditor Tyler, Register Vernon, Justice Terrell, or Collector Anderson and others. What benefit will it be to the race to have those men displaced and other colored men appointed in their places? None whatever. What the colored American wants is to see these men retained and others appointed to new places. If this is done, there can be seen that the administration is doing something. These men have rendered able services to the government and their people and they also have the respect and confidence of their people. Relative to the recorder of deeds, Mr. Dancy has made a good officer and if the two year term is to apply to him it will apply to the whites alike, Cabinet officers included. There is no reason that Judge Terrell should be removed. He is making one of the best municipal judges upon the bench. Let us have one more in addition to him. The Bee is more liberal no doubt than the average paper edited by colored men. It has no prejudices. It is pleased to see its representatives in big places doing well. Mr. Taft could not select better men for these places and no matter how much inclined The Bee is to secure one of these places it certainly don't want to see its worthy representatives displaced merely to make room for other colored men simply because they are colored. There are hundreds of places to which colored Americans could be appointed without disturbing those in merely to make room for a few others. When Mr.. Taft was being abused and blackguarded those men stood up for him against the rebuffs of some of the very men, who want their places. Nobody knows them better than Postmaster Hitchcock.. NO EXCUSE There is one man in this city who has been a benefactor to his people. When it was impossible for the colored people to secure an excursion boat Col. Lewis Jefferson made personal sacrifices to place two first-class excursion boats at the disposal of his people. What was the result? The so-called representative colored organizations in this city, the moment a class of prejudiced white men organized a company and had jim crow entrance set apart for the colored people and made a bid for their patronage these so-called big colored men, who have been preaching race pride, made haste and made to this company and selected dates to the exclusion of their own boat and interest. The great trouble with these people who cannot succeed themselves dislike to see others in their own race succeed. The Bee doesn't object to seeing its own people patronize firms controlled by white people who are friendly to them, but it does object to colored people doing anything for any people who are inimical to them. The Bee knows as long as excursion boats run down the Potomac River the colored people will patronize them, but in doing so The Bee wants to see its people support their own enterprises or those what are friendly to them. Col. Lewis Jefferson is the manager of two first-class excusion boats; why don't the people of color see that his boats are given the proper support? There is too much hypocricy among the so-called colored representatives. There is not enough of race pride among them. The way to succeed is to get together. The recommendation that President Taft made in his message to Congress, touching the proposed exposition to celebrate the nineteenth anniversary of the freeing of the American Negro, was pleasing to every member of the race who is interested in race advancement. The President, for his reference to it gave it his endorsement, and passes it up to Congress for that body to do it's part towards helping a whose achievements, when all things are considered, have been the marvel of the age. The exposition should be held; it must be held, and it will be held. It will not only attract attention in this country, but will attract the attention of the civilized world, and will be a message to our people in Africa that their descendants in America are following the light of advancement. And no reference can be made to this proposed exposition without associating the name of Dr. Washington with it. His efforts up to now single handed, have made a suggestion of a few weeks ago a tangle form. There is one thing that can be said about Dr. Washington, and that is he never sleeps on a proposition. Conception with him always means action. If Congress should appropriate but one-tenth of one percent. of the money earned for this country by the American Negro when in slavery, but which was withheld from him for his services on the plantation that appropriation would equal a sum greater than was appropriated for the Chicago World's Fair. There is hardly any doubt but what Congress will appropriate an equitable sum to assist the giving of this exposition, and that appropriation will be money well spent, and will be endorsed by white citizens North and South. In no other way could the race more clearly show the world the wonderful advancement it has made than by holding the exposition proposed by Dr. Washington. THE DIFFERENCE Because he defended himself against the assault of a white man who fired on him first, a Negro minister in Georgia, last week, was burned alive to the stake, the horribleness of the murder, by supposed civilized and aristocratic Southerners, recalling the inquisition days only to make Spanish inquisition appear trivial in comparison. For this horrible murder no one is prosecuted, and the soul of that poor Negro minister must go crying through eternity. Justice! Justice! But where is Justice? Because two white Americans who were implicated in assisting revolutionists who were trying to overthrow the government in a Central American Repuolic, were executed, American war ships and marines were rushed, last week, over turbulent seas to demand reparation and indemnity for the two lives taken. In the first case the victim was a poor, law-abiding Negro in his own, and confessedly free country. In the second case the victims were white men who were adventurers, in and plotters against a government under which they were not citizens. We have no idea of questioning the right of this country to protect America's citizens abroad. This, to be just, is right at any cost. But may we not ask if protection can be extended to those sojourning in foreign lands why it cannot be extended to a peaceful, inoffensive people who reside almost beneath the dome of the capitol? And if states cannot, or will not protect their citizens, why not centralize power to enable the federal government to protect its own at home? State rights has never spelled full protection for the American Negro. THE SPECTATOR Messrs. T. Thomas Fortune, formerly editor of the New York Age but now residing in Red Bank, N. J., and I. W. L. Roundtree, of Trenton, N.J., have announced that they will issue on or about January first, 1910. The Spectator. It will be circulated from Trenton, N. J., and its principal features will be its editorial opinions, love stories, social and political economies and moral questions. The Bee was of the opinion that Editor Fortune had lost all of his lovable questions, but, it is not so. He continues to have that weakness—love. The Bee' wishes its ancient friend much success in his old familiar field—journalism. The Spectator will no doubt discuss high morals and great questions of State. Success to the new enterprise. ASSESSOR RICHARDS The Bee understands that Mr. Chapan Brown is not a candidate for the Commissionership, but he favors the appointment of District Assessor W. P. Richards. No better man could be appointed. Mr. Richards is fully qualified and the proper successor of Commissioner Macfarland. Ninety thousand colored citizens would be glad to see Captain Oyster and Mr. Richards appointed. The father of Mr. Richards was an abolitionist and no doubt that his illustrious son has inherited many of his father's qualities. Mr. Richards record read as smoothly as sacred history. Mr. Taft let your oppressed fellow citizens say that they will have two men who will look after all the interest of the people. MR. HITCHCOCK Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock is charged with being opposed to the colored American. This is not true. The Bee believes and, indeed, it has always maintained that Mr. Hitchcock has always been friendly disposed towards colored men who are applicants for office. Hitchcock, it is true, is a positive character and thoroughly understands human nature. He knows the men who are entitled to consideration under their administration and will no doubt, see to that the deserving are rewarded at the proper time. MR. PITTMAN SOUTH Mr. W. Sidney Pittman, of this city, who was so handsomely entertained South by the Negro Business League at Durham, N. C., and Dr. James E Shepard, has much to say in commendation of his trip and the people of Durham, N. C. Mr. Pittman says that the colored business men in Durham, N. C., are doing well and living up to date. There are no loafers in the place, and everybody works. Ladies whose husbands and fathers are worth thousands of dollars work. The colored American has been told that he must be submissive, obedient and polite: Has he not complied with all of these polite laws which have been enacted by the white man? Is it not time for the colored man to lay aside the ethics of polite society and fight a little? He seems to fail under these polite laws and from the standpoint of The Bee he must show fight. WHAT BENEFIT IS IT? If one colored man is displaced and another colored man is appointed in his place what benefit is it to the race? What the colored people want to see is more colored men appointed to new places and those now in remain. The Senator from Nebraska doesn't know these popinjays. When did Dan Murray become a sponsor for the people? Hon. Walter I. Smith of Iowa is a strong man in his State and a hard man to defeat. Speaker Cannon has never advocated the rights of colored Americans since he has been a member of the House. His defeat in the next Congress is now looked for. IT IS RUMORED That a new candidate for musical director of the schools has sprung up. Attorney Thomas L. Jones will go abroad. A colored Ameriacn National Press Association will be organized. That respectable newspapers edited by colored Americans will publish no rot that is weekly dished up and sent out from this city. Dr. Booker T. Washington is the same powerful individual he ever was.. That W. Sidney Pittman is the greatest architect among colored Americans. He has been given a contract to build one of the greatest churches in Durham, N. C. THE REE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW If the new applicant for musical director has the pull he claims. Whether his new method will surpass the present one. If ex-Register J. W. Lyons intends to go abroad. If the two-term policy of the Administration will only apply to the Recorder of Deeds' office. How many colored applicants there are for the office of Recorder of Deeds. If many of the applicants are not counting their chickens before they are hatched. Who can beat Auditor Ralph W. Tyler as a toastmaster. THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A few colored men appointed to office. You can tell all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time. There are few men in Washington who might remember this with profit. That "The Citizen" can tell by "The Horizon" in this, "The American" capital that "The Bee" will be published long after the demise of the infants who have come to fill a long-felt want." BETHEL LITERARY Despite the inclementy of the weather, a fine and appreciative audience attended the last meeting of Bethel Literary to hear Prof. E. C. Williams the new principal of the M St. High School, discuss "The Blazed Trail." Under this caption, in an elaborate and polished address, the speaker showed the influence of biography and autobiography upon life. He discussed the subject under the three heads of reading for inspiration, information and entertainment. He-emphasized quality rather than quantity in the choice of reading matter and used a wealth of illustration, the outgrowth of vast learning and experience. He declared that the human element is the most attractive thing in all literature, and in respect to greatness was convinced that sustained effort and will power count for more than ability. The Boys Glee Club, led by Prof. E. R. Amos sang several selections which greatly pleased the audience. A discussion followed, participated in by Messrs. Ewing, Joiner, Montgomery, Craig, Tooney, Cromwell and Miss Madre, after which a vote of thanks was tendered the speaker and the High School Glee Club. A MOCK CONFERENCE The great Mock Annual Conference which was rendered at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church D St., bet. 2nd and 3rd Sts., s. w., Monday night, December 6th under the auspices of the Stewardess board of the church was a success in every particular. They played to a house taxed to its utmost capacity, there being hardly standing room available either in the auditorium or, in either of the two galleries. The Conference was under the direct supervision of Mrs. Mattie R. Nelson, of Philadelphia, Pa., who has a wide experience and reputation in such work. The conference consisted solely of women attired in the costume of men except that of pants and made excellent imitators of bishops, presiding elders, and preachers of the Methodist Conferences making their reports from good and poor districts after a year of hard work. Mrs. Lena Spence, the president of the Stewardess board and Mrs. Nelson both received many congratulations for the success of the conference which netted a profit of more than $125.00 after expenses were paid. Picturesque Feature of the Battleship is Being Supplanted by a Structure of Steel. Boston.—One of the most picturesque features of the battleship is rapidly on its way to the scrap heap. The military mast, that heavy steel column of which most ships of Uncle Sam's navy carried a pair, fore and aft, which had fighting tops from the platforms of which machine guns could be used to pop away at torpedo boats or like craft, is being regarded as obsolete. The military mast was considered not so very long ago, a formidable feature of the equipment of a battleship. Now, it is being supplanted by a skeleton mast, a stranded structure of steel sufficiently open in its inter- New and Old Masts of the Battlecable Missouri. lacing of supports to permit of the least possible damage from the shots of the enemy. It has been shown by experiments that this form of structure will stand the greatest amount of puncture from shots before it collapses, and so the navy department is replacing the more or less solid structures with this grapevine arrangement. The new mast, while rising to the height of the topmast of the old style, is only about one-fifth of the weight, averaging about 7,000 pounds, as against 34,000 pounds of most masts of the old style. The height of the new masts from the water to the lookout is about 120 feet, or approximately the same as the old ones, but the "eye" of the ship is infinitely safer on the top of the new masts than it was on the top of the old wooden topmasts. The illustration very adequately shows the masts on the battleship Missouri recently fitting at the Charlestown navy yard, the foremast being the new model and the mala-mast the old. Matthew Henson, Peary's Valet, Proves That Black Man Can Stand Coldest Weather. New York.—The general supposition that the negro can't stand cold weather and is a warm climate person only, is refuted in the case of Matthew Henson, Commander Robert E. Peary's personal servant. Among the interesting announcements connected with the north pole discovery was the statement that Henson was the only civilized person with Peary when the top Matthew Henson. of the world was discovered. Henson, in fact, says it was he who raised the stars and stripes at the "great rail" and that he taught the Eskimos to cheer when the American flag was furled. Walter Kitchener at Disadvantage. Gen. Walter Kitchener, who is stationed at Bermuda, is a brother of Lord Kitchener, and this fact has worked against him rather than for him. He is considered a clever soldier in England, and at the time of the war in South Africa it was thought that he would receive an important post that would become vacant. He was passed over and his brother, Lord Kitchener, was asked for the reason. "It should have gone to my brother," he said, "but if I had given it to him everybody would have yelled 'favoritism' at the top of their voices, so I picked someone else." Walter Kitchener was expected at Cape Town at a railway station once when an old lady rushed in excitedly and asked at what platform Lord Kitchener was expected to arrive. No one seemed to know anything about his visi- until it finally dawned upon the staff officer that she had heard of the arrival of his brother. He informed her that this was only Kitchener that was expected. "I call it a shame that this man, whoever he may be, should be allowed to use Lord Kitchener's name; the government ought to do something about it," he said, stalking majestically out of the station. a oo Sige ES fe The. FS Eeeah tans eek Jit h es pee OSES -. We Nes (Sah DM BI OPENS Se ea ers ep ehh Saat i Tis Was ae wy ~S (Ae) ‘ ws (eG 7 : : When the 5 and ro cent periorm- ance is over meet all of your friends at the drug store of Board & Mc- Guire, 1912 1-2 14th Stj n. w., “the place where everybody mects every- body else” for ice cream sodas and the most delicious sundacs in the city, Mrs, Frisby Battis, Jr., of Harris- burg, Pa, is much p'tased with her recent visit to the nation’s capital. Messrs. Lawrence, Thompson, and James Dunlap, of Harrisburg, . Pa., were recent visitors to this city. Miss M. I. Marlowe, of Baltimore, Md., visited this city last week. @irs. Flora James, Mrs. Andrew Payne, and Mrs. Pettigrew, of this city, spent their Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Roberts, at Fred- ericksburg, Va, Mrs. Howard Richardson, of Phil- adelphia, Pa. has returned after a delightful trip to this city. ‘Mrs. Anna Cole, who has been vis- iting friends in Philadelphia, Pa., has returned to this city. ‘ Rev. E. Williams of this city is visiting friends in Philadelphia, Pa ‘Mrs, S. W. Flint, of Hartford Conn., will spend the winter in Bal. timore and Washington. oo Mrs, Lizzie McPherson, of New- port News, Va., attended the mar- riage of her nephew, Mr. Frank Cooper in this city last week. Miss Ruth Lee, who is now, teach- ‘ing in Baltimore, visited relatives ir this city Thanksgiving day. Mr. Royal Rutledge, of N. Y., wa: a recipient of many social attention: while in this city. Miss Henrietta‘V. Davis, of thi city is doing wellon her tour _t Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Mrs. M. Flagg, and Miss Luce, Slowl, of Baltimore, Md.; were re cent visitors to this city. Miss M.. V. Tibbs, of this city wa the guest of Mrs. C. Harris, of 132 Argyle Avenue, while in Baltimore Miss Susie Trust, of Baltimore Mid., was the guest of Mr, and Mrs ‘Archibald Runner, of W Street, on : recent visit to this city. Mrs. William Hanner, and Mrs William Valentine, of Baltimore visited friends here last week. Miss Tessa Lee, of this city, at tended the musical which was recent ly given at the Albaugh’s Theatre Baltimore, Md. Miss N. H. Burroughs and Mis Payne, of this city were recently er tertained at a luncheon at the hom of Mrs. Johnson in New Rochelle, } Y. : Miss Etta Thompson, who has bee a ten days guest of her cousin, Mis - Hughes, has returned to her home i Mount Vernon, N.Y. x Mrs. Annie Smith, has returned t her home in Baltimore after a plea: ant visit to this city, where she wz the guest of Mrs. John Hurst c 1541 r4th Street, n. w. Mrs. A. M. Chase, of 1422 Pierc Place, spent Thanksgiving with rel: tives in Baltimore, Md. . Mrs. V. B. Jetter and Miss Juanit Grayson, visited Baltimore last wee Mrs. Mary Jones, who is in Lee _ burg, Va, for her health, is expec (ed home soon, Mr. and Mrs, J. Green, of Pa _ terson Street, ne, gave an it formal reception Thursday » eve: . img December 2, which was large +. attended. Mrs. Margaret Darnell: Evans, | Alexandria, Va. entertained Ia Friday evening in honor of Miss Elizabeth and Elaine Tancil, | Washington, D. C. Mrs. Evans w accictad by her ceicter. Mice Tat | dirs. rlathe NICKS LayiOl, WHO tS | been visiting her parents, Rev. and | Mrs. James H. Lee, of 519 Spruce Street n. w., spent two days in Rich- | eon, the guest of her mother-in-law | Atrt. W. S. Taylor, on her return to ‘er iene in Columbus, Ga. Miss Marion T. Scott, who has bech quite sick is now able to be out again, Mr. and Mrs. E, Harris, of Glen- wood Avenue, Govans, gave a din- ner on Thanksgiving, in honor of Mr. Matthews Hayes, a student of Howard University. Covers were i for eighteen. | Mr. John B, Nail of New York paid a fying ee ‘on Tuesday tohls sister, Mrs. Mary Middle ton of a38€ Strect, S. W. | Miss Edgleaner Fessenton, of Baltimore, was the guest of Miss Effie Middteton for Thanksgiv |r: ‘She returned home Sunday night. 1 Miss Cora Tacker, of Baltimore, was the guest | of atiss klegnor Robinson last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson, 4tz B St., S-E- gave a reception in honor of Mrs. Adele Roberts of New York. Among those present were Mr and Mrs, John Addison, Mr. and Mrs. Woods’ | Mr. and Mrs. Beverley, Miss Maud Johnson, Mr Carlye Jobnson, Dr. W.W Jones, and others. 1* When thinking of drugs and medi- cines consider only the best, the pur- est, the freshest. It pays to buy at \the Board & McGuire Pharmacy on r4th St. between Tea and You. | Mr. J. C. Campbell, who had a pleasant stay of a week in Charleston ‘|W. Va,, has returned to this city. |} Dr. and Mrs. Frank DeLaney gavs Jan “at home” Wednesday evening last at their cosey hame on Third St. Ss. We | Prof. Kelly Miller, dean of the College of Science and Art of, How- ard University attended the sessior At the American Missionary Associa. : tion at Burlington, Vt. Miss Alice Wheeler, entertained Jat the residence of Miss M. P. Shade ‘I for her’ sister, Miss Laura Wheeler ‘lof New York on last Monday. : “Miss Florence Freeman, was ten dered a reception by several friend: , in the nature of a surprise on las "| Sunday evening. "| “Mr. and Mrs. H. Dunlap, have re ; turned to their home in N. Y. They Were the guests of Mrs, J. Vanloo. |) Mrs. Ellen Foreman has returnei "Ito this city after a pleasant visit t *! Richmond. Va., Misses Gertrude Johnston, an "| Aline Philips, have returned to thei “{home in Richmond, Va., after a pleas *l ant stay with Miss Annie Murbach o _| this city. ° Misses Fannie Turner, and Nan 7 nie Taylor, of Richmond, Va., spen ’ several days here. s ‘| Dr. H. L. Harris,o£f Richmond, Va. ‘ spent several days in this city. : Dr. and Mrs. McGriff, of Ports "| mouth, Va, had a ‘most delightfe "I trip to this city. | Mr. Leon Wormley, of this city : visited Dr, and Mrs. H. M. Nunto f in Philadelphia, Pa, last week. ¢ Miss Gertrude Hendricks, of Philz delphia, Pa, was the guest of Mis z Martha Evans during her stay here. *| Mr. and Mrs. John Downing, c “Ithis city are on their honeymoon 2 Cafro, Til. : : Mrs. George-Letcher, of this cit ei was the guest of her mother, Mr John Jackson, while in Harrisbury “) Pa. Dr. B. B. Jeffers, of Steelton, Pz was a visitor to this city recently. I“) Mrs. Mary Parker, of this city hz '! returned, after a pleasant stay ly| Harrisburg, Pa., with her niece, Mr C. Patten, of] The well known business man | St! New York City, Mr. John Nail pa sla flying visit to this city last wes of} to attend to certain matters pertai asling to real estate investments. Sel wmne tha evset af hte cictarctha hfe South Washington. Mrs. Annie’ M, Johnson, of 1525 15th Street, n. w., is an agent of the Red Cross Society, assisting in the sale of the beautiful Christmas stamps, _ Miss Edith Lee of West Washing ton, is visiting New York City ths guest of a relative by marriage. | Hon. Ralph W. Tyler, auditor fot the, Navy Department, will addres: Hie Howard Park Citizens’ Associa: tion on next Monday evening, 13th inst. at Rey, Wiseman’s Church or 8th street, above Florida Ave. . FIFTH ANNIVERSARY £ne sin sinniversary Of the Os mopolitan Baptist Church will begis Sunday December 12th and continu 2 December 2gth. A very extensive program has boen arranged and some !of the leading and mose prominen: | ministers in the city will speak, Dr, !Drew has brought around him < yclass of men who speak in glowing _terms of his church and work since jhe has been in this city. Thursday, | December 16th, Rev. Geo, W. Lee and many other well known writers | will address the people. The Daughters of Sphinx gave a grand reception at the residtnce of Mrs, M, Schrocder’s, Rayal Grand | Royal Matron of Fidelity Chapter, N Royal Gtand Matron of Fidelity Chapter, No. One, 316 West soth St. Everything was done by the ladies to make this event one af the,grcat- est that has ever been given, The attendance was large and many good thoughts were exchanged. This is one of the most influence social club: in the order Mrs. Alexandria Payn: has just returned from a trip to New York City*of a’ special visit to th Fastern Star Chapter and — th Daughters of Sphinx of the South ern and Western jurisdictions, Hi stated that he found them all_work '| ing together in peace and harmony. THE DENTAI SOCIETY ENTER TAINS | The Robert T. Freeman Dental So ciety of the District of Columbi: J held its annual meeting and electio: of officers, Saturday, Noveniber 27 | #909, at the residence of Dr. A. C Gaskin. The following officers wer Jelected to serve during the ensuin; | year: | Dr. C. S. Wormly, ptesident; Dr {C. A. Gray, vice president; Dr. G. H Butcher, recording secretary;:Dr. S Fraser, corresponding secretary; D1 A. E. Gaskin, treasurer; Dr. W. E Hamilton, librarian. ‘| Drs. R. C. Wormly, Russell an Freeman were admitted to member "|ship in the society. | After the meeting the member '/ crossed over to Martin’s Cafe for th annual banquet, ~ , ‘| Dr. C. A. Gray acted as toastmast ‘|ter, Speeches were made by thos present. Dr. Slow, of Philadelphiz i] was the guest of honor, . Menu: Oyster cocktail. i} Roast turkey, cranberry sauc r)Sweet potatoes, mashed potatoe: ‘ Lettuce salad. f Olives, pickles, peppers. Wines, liquors and cigars © | Coffee, ice cream. z UNIQUE BALL One ofthe most unique balls and receptions will be given by the Pullman Porters Relie! Asso ciation Wednesday evening December rth at Odd-Fellow's Hall, Thisis one of the most pop- ular social organizationsinthe city, A beautiful ‘souvenir will bepresented to cach guest and the gowns to be worn by the ladies, it is said, will be most handsome. MASONIC NEWS : Blue- Lodges ‘Blue Lodges: The folowing Blue Lodges have elected and installed the following officers: Social Lodge, No. 1. A. F, Clark, W. M. H. H. Burrell, S. W. A. D. Payste, J. W. W. A. Beckett, Treasurer. F. A, Fowler, Secretary. Felix, No. 3 Geo. W. Felton, W. M. W. B. Little, S. W. . L, E. Henson, J. W. L. H. Wane. - ‘ -J. H. Elis, Secretary, . Warren Lodge, No.8 _ Geo, W. McKenzie, M. W. W. E, Hamilton, S. W. | H. Brown, J. W. | Geo, W. McKilrey, Treasurer. W. A, Clarke, Secretary. a | Robert Hayer, S. D. - Pullman Porters THE PULLMAN PORTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION Invitesits friends to apend an evening of pleasire,atite first . Ball &Reception Alt Qdd Rellows Hall M St. set, 16th and 17th St-., NW. Wed. Bening Bic. 45th Admission ~ 85 cts. i, - BREACH OF PROMISEOF MAR- RIAGE The Men's Clud of St. Lukes P. E- Church of fersa fine treat at its usual monthly meeting I'e- cember 13th, 19/9. The Parish Hall will be made to resemblea court :oom, the usual bustling pro ceeding, motions, arguments, opinions, carried on, and the whole to be followed by a breach,of promise of marriage suit for $50,000 damages en- titled, I Doytetie Work vs. Ema Teazhir Judge Robert H. Terreli,ofthe Municipal Court, will preside. Messrs. Armond W. Scott and L. Me- Jendez King will appear for the plaintiff, while Messrs. James &. Cubb and Geo F. (olfms will Took afier the interest of the fair defendant= Mr Geo. H. Deneef will serve as clerk. The public generally is invued, No admission will be charged. , | ROYAL CABINET The Royal Cabinet Dancing Class announces to the general public that it will give prizes every Tuesday eve- ning at' the hall, which is beautifully arranged, F street. between Third and Four-and-a-half * streets southwest, : | Geo. W. Mason. * Tonic Lodge, No. 17 | Wm. H, Spark, W. M. N. AV. Rhone, S. W. S. S. Thompson, M. A, J. W. J, T. Tascoe, Treasurer. j. T. Ricks, Secretary. oO. ES. The following officers have been elected and installed for the ensuing year, Hon. Ladies: M, E, Lewis, R. M. > Mattie Danridge, A. M. - Matilda Pain, Secretary. Cynthia Chancel, Treasurer. Aida Tucker and Helen Smith, Assistant Conductress. Prince Hall Chapter J. Webster, R. M. Sir Knight Harris, R. P. K. Harris, Secretary. O. Brooks, Treasurer. Celia Smith, Conductress. D. Watson, Assistant Conductfess. . RAM The most excellent Holy Royal, Arch Grand Chapter held its annual convocation on Tuesday’ night, No- vember 30. Companion W. H. Judge Malvin, M. E. G. H.P.with his coun- sel, presiding. After much routine business they elected the ollowing grand officers for the year 1910, Companions. . A. W. Sears, M. E. G. H. P. S, T. Graig, Deputy G. H. P. A. F. Clarke, G. R. King. T. M. Vent, G. R. Scribe, B, F. Dayle, Grand Treasurer. J. O. Bampfield, Secretary. The officers will be installed, De: cember 13. The subordinate chapters hav clected and installed the followin; officers: : Mt. Vernon W. H. Miller, H, P. 5 Wm. Brown,‘ King. J. R. Pryor, Scribe. H. M. Bailey, Secretary. - o + Union Chapter L. H. Patterson, H.. P, J. E. Tompkins, King, ~ John Alexandria, Scribe. W. H. Anderson, Secretary. Prince Hall Chapter | H. P. Jackson, H. P | Eugene Waller, King. “M. M. Taylor, Scribe. “~ : S. T. Craig, Treasurer, - J. D. Howard, Seecretary. | Keystone Chapter W. T. Smith, H. P. H. Lancaster, King. W. E. Brown, Scribe. B. F, Dayle, Treasurer. 7 St. John’s Chapter ‘ J. A. Richardson, H. P. A. H. West, King. C. T. Ferguson, Scribe. W. G. Smith, Treasurer. T. M. Dent, Secretory. Dr, James E. Shepard, of Durhan N.°C,, passed through the city ¢ route to Pittsburg, Pa. last week which place he delivered an addres ea es a pepe ; It’s not a bit too early to begin ae : “ planninz for Christmas. The “‘sold’’ : tags are beginning to dot our stock ; } and read, “Deliver Dec. 25th.” ¥ ° No cash required. | 7 No matter how strong the desire to give, we | must often deny ourselyes that pleasure. It’s not always possible to spare the Necessary cash, 7 | Right here we make the Christinas buying | easy for our customers, Their holiday purchases are simply charged on their open accounts with us, and.not a penny is re- quired at the time. . In reality nothing is paid on these additions for a long time—they only lenethen the time of the ; + account and there’s no increase in the small amount to be paid each week or month. 4 If you have no account’ with us now, we're ready to Ict vou start one with the Christmas buy- ing. * we . -* Select what you want—have it charzed—tell us how much you wish to pay each week or month # after January 1. We'll trust you without asking j for any contract, lease or notes. ; . p t G n and Sons Co., Cler OrOGan masms | =e | . . * | Christmas Beverages 7 BUY’ YOUR WINES AND~ THE QUALITY DISTILLATES OF A WINE MERCHANT WHO _INTI- xs HOUSE MATELY KNOWS ‘THEIR ; NATURE. . e i n ‘ 5 Christian Xander’s THE LEADING HOUSE IN TOWN. THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STOCK IN THIS COUNTRY. 315 WINES, DISTILLATES, Erc. ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE FOR PURITY AND EXCELLENCE. MODERATE PRIC- ES. NO OTHER HOUSE CAN COMPETE. GREATEST ADVANTAGES FOR BUYING. . 3 HOLIDAY BEVERAGES 909 SEVENTH STREET. PHONE, MAIN 274. ; Branch Houses DIT ¢ - CREDIT SOME BIG REDUCTIONS,reductions now, rather than wait ON SOLID MAHOGANY funtil trade is duller. BEDROOM FURNITURE. Solid Mahogany lasts through Our only reason for making|generations and depreciates very such reductions is the fact that}little in value. Our special re- some of these designs have been|ductions on the highest grades discontinued by the factoriés,Jof Mahogany Furniture, in elab-. which must bring out new de-Jorately carved designs of the signg each year, and ‘some of|very highest grade of Cabinet the pieces show slight traces of| Making, will interest those who having been on our show floors.|want real bargains in the best We believe we will benefit our|grade of Furniture that is made. custémers more by cffering these i WHENINDOUBT,BUYOF Seventh and I (Eye) Streets, N. W. M. HENNESSY Restaurant, 216 Ninth Street,northwest. It is the place to get best beers: and whiskies. Finelunch and dinner daily. When you are at the Center Market call on Mr. Hennessy. a WM. CANNON 1225 and 1227 7th Street, north. Phone, North 528. Sole distributor of Old Purisima Whiskey. One of the leading houses in the city. Don’t fail to call. rl | ‘ Southern Beauty Culture his return home to Durham,.N. C. On]. eis ‘arcival } A School his arrival in the city he was taken) 4 .o4 dome following nork bycxperttadies quite: ill. ALL BRANCHES OF HAIR WORK. ee TREATMENT OF SCALP AND THE BETHEL LITERARY | HAIR, MANICURING. CHIROP- The Bethel Literary under the in- cumbency of the present executive seem to be taking on new life. The regular Wednesday evening meetings are liberally patronized, and prove very helpful. Last Tuesday evening Prof. H.. C. Williams, principal of the M Street High School, read a paper on “The blazed trial.” Miss Mary L. Mason appeared to advan- tage in a select reading. Music was furnished by the “Glee Club” of the M Street School. On December 14th, the evening will be devoted to the Howard Memorial Mr. Lonis G. Gregory is president and Mrs. Car tie W. Clifford is secretary of thi: assgciation, z Read The Bee. Southern Beauty Culture ; School achand do the folowing work byexpertladies ALL BRANCHES OF HAIR WORK. TREATMENT OF SCALP AND HAIR, MANICURING, CHIROP- ODY, USE OF ELECTRivITY AN ASS {GE TREATMENT. ss CONSULTATION FREE... Givens aca Nor Mrs. L. Pollard, 1730 14th Street, Northwest. rey Sau wie LL =u Cheap! Quick! Artistic] Triangle Printing Company, rau Florida Avenue, Northwest. Tela phone, North 2002-4 Job Printing of every description Tickets, Programs, Circulars, Pie cards, Letter-heads, Bill-heads, State- re Business and Visiting Cardy Invitations, Pamphlets, ete, a a> cialty. W. Calvin Chase, Jr. and Com {peay. 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 55s 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 Pay 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 of 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 is 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 State 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. ```markdown ``` 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 A. B. EMANCIPATION Proposed Front Elevation LINCOLN MEMORIAL OFFICE AND THEATRE BUILD WASHINGTON, D. C. ```markdown ``` Proposed Front Elevation LINCOLN MEMORIAL OFFICE AND THEATRE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. ment C. shares of conditions: will not be less than 10 per of shares applied for upon Lincoln Memorial Building 494 Louisiana Gentlemen: I have read your ing Company. Please send me by It is understood that this PATION PROCESS Front Elevation HOUSE AND THEATRE BUILDING BUTTON, 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%8 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- 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 me Name .... Street. DR. L. H. SINGLETON, Auditor Pharmacist Washington, D. C. 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 ELAMATION 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. Before you lay this paper down cut out the coupon on the lefthand corner of this page and mail to-day, with remittance for first payment, if for but one share of stock. We shall be glad at all times to give you any further information desired, and again invite you to join us in this enterprise. Very truly yours, LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING COMPANY, 494 Louisiana Ave., Washington, D. C. C. are further information regarding the Lincoln Memorial Build- charge, prospectus of the Lincoln Memorial Building Company. any part whatsoever. City..... State..... S. H. BOLLING Contractor and Builder Lynchburg, Va. --- SAMUEL W. RUTHERFORD, 3d V-Press Manager National Benefit Association Washington, D. C. DR. CHAS. H. MARSHALL, Treasurer Physician Washington, D. C. J. L. FORBES Real Estate and Loans Norfolk, Va. GEORGE W. ROBINSOM Merchant Washington, D. C. 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Pure drugs. Prescriptions carefully compounded. LICK'S FIRST LOVE AFFAIR Future-Millionaire Was Repulsed by Girl's Father Because of His Poverty. There are many stories of the lighter side of finance in which love affairs find a place. Perhaps none of these is more peculiar than the story of James Lick, a name famous all over the world through a monument to his memory, the great Lick observatory, in California. In the financial world the great city of San Francisco is a monument to Lick's luck—he foresaw the possibility of the great city of the Pacific slope, bought the land on which it now stands, and became a millionaire. Before that time the name of Lick was great in the musical world. Lick's planos—out of which he made the money which he invested in land—were manufactured by him. But on the poetic side of life—a world apart from such things as plano-making and mud-flats—the great Lick Mill stands as a monument to Lick's love In early life James Lick sought the hand of a miller's daughter, but was repelled by the father on the ground that the young sultor did not possess PATENT DRAWINGS DRAFTING, DETAILING, TRAC BLUE PRINTING TION A SPECIALTY. 404 Louisiana Ave. N.W. a mill. Many years afterwards, when he had become one of the richest men in the states, he erected a large mill and adorned it like a palace. It was built of mahogany and costly woods, and erected solely as a memorial of his youthful attachment. His only pleasure was to contemplate this palatial mill and to gloat over the man who had spurned him for his poverty. — Harry Furniss, in the Strand. LADY PASSENGER'S LOG She Wanted to Be Sure Just What the Wind Should Be It was blowing rather hard, and there was a nasty sea on an hour and a half before the first breakfast bugle. An officer of the ocean liner hurried along the passage between the state rooms, and a timid voice called to him: "Oh, Mr. Officer, please stop." He turned and saw a dear old lady with a wrapper thrown around her, peeping through her half-open door. "Yes, madam," said the officer. "Mr. Officer, please; would you call this a gale?" asked the old lady, anxiously. "Oh! no, madam. There's not the least danger. I assure—" "Not even half a gale, and this is such an excellent sea boat that you needn't worry a bit," explained the officer. "Well, what would you call it, please?" said the lady, steadying herself as the vessel rolled. "Just a fresh nor-west breeze, madam, with a cross sea running. But, really, there's nothing to fear" This Offer of The Washington Be All Appeal Especially to Women SELF-TIGHTENING SHEARS The Winner Louisiana Exposit If this pair of Shears breaks or within five years, from date of p with a new pair without cost Hamilton Silver Co., Factory B. Notice the Guarantee Given by The Best Shears In The World SUPPLIED AND GUARANTEED BY HAMILTON SILVER CO. FACTORY B MUNCIE, IND. THE ADJUSTABLE TENSION SPOUND GROUDS THE USEFULNESS OF THE SHEARS. GIRD VIEW SHOWING TENSION GROUND Come to our office, 1109 Eye Street, northwest, and see this 'Self-Tightening Shear." You never saw anything like it. ABSOLUTELY FREE 3—Because it costs you nothing—it is impossible to buy them if you could the Shears would cost you about $1.50. Do not delay. Cut out this coupon and mail it today. The Washington Bee Publishing Co., 1109 Eye Street, Washington, D. C. Enclosed herewith please find $2.00 for which please send m for one year, The Washington Bee, and at once, free, postage paid, one pair of Self-Tightening Shears, as advertised. JamesH Winslow UNDERTAKER AND EMBLAMER, ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE TWELFTH AND R STREETS, N. W. James H. Dabney James H. Dabney James H. Dabney FUNERAL DIRECTOR.. Hiring, Livery 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 at 222 More street, Alexandria, Va. J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third Street N. W. Phone, Main 3200. Carriages for Hire. BARNE'S UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT. Prompt and Courteous Attention Given to All Business Entrusted to Us. Funeral Director and Embalmer. GEO. GRAY, MANAGER. 614 Four-and-a-Half Street, Northwest. John T. Rhines and Company John T. Rhines and Company SURELY SAVED THEIR LIVES "Old Pomp" There When His Marse Charlie and Marse William Fought Duel. There was nothing old Pomp enjoyed more than telling stories of the importance of his position in the days "befo' de wah," when he was a conspicuous figure on a southern plantation of the best sort. "I brung up Marse Charlie an' Marse William," he often said, solemnly. "Deir own family 'lowed I saved bose deir lives once, besides all de res' I done fo' em." "Twar jes' like dis: Marse Charlie an' Marse William, dey bofe tuk de mos' grejus fancy to a young lady dat come a-visiting de house; an' somebody had fill delr foolish haids all up wid talk about duels; an' dey jes' promulgatetd to hab one, an' find out which ob 'em was to hab de young lady. "Marse Charlie he was seventeen, short an' fiery, and Marse William he was sixteen, slim an' cool; but dey was bofe sot' an' termined on de duel. "Course deye didn't tell me 'bout it, but I 'spected it, samb as I always did, 'kase I looked after dem boys fo' delr paw an' maw, when dere was compny. "So I watched out, an' I follered, an' I crep' up to where dey was beginning to take p'sition fo' de duel, an'—an' I jes' broke it up." "How did you do it, Pomp?" each listener is sure to ask. "How did I do it, chile? Why, I Jes' emptled a pall o' water right on Marse Charlie's hail, an' I tuk an' spanked Marse William—dat's how."—Youth's Companion. SET AVERAGE MAN THINKING Could There Be Anything Sarcastic In What She So Quietly Set Forth? "How sad it is," said the Average Man to the Average Woman, "that you are a tiresome creature—considered, of course, from a purely impersonal standpoint." "I am interested," said the Average Woman. "Pray go on—as far as you like. I'm in the mood where real candoor is the only thing I care for. Why then, am I tiresome?" "Because of your limited range. For example, your conversation is exclusively confined to babies and bridge, servants and cigarettes, clothes and cotillons." "How interesting!" exolaimed the Average Woman," "and how true' That suggests an idea. I shall re form." "In what way?" She smiled ambitiously. "Hereafter," she said, "I shall widen my range of thought to include business, sport, woman and the quality of tobacco and rum, interspersed occasionally by the telling of indecent stories." The "Average Man had nothing to say. Indeed, for the first time in his life he was actually thinking.—Life. Really Poor Penman. There is a certain Philadelphia physician of considerable prominence who is renowned among his friends as the worst penman in the Quaker city. He used to write them letters and then feel hurt when they could not read them. When he wrote to persons who were not familiar with his scrawl they frequently would not know whom the letters were from. Some time ago he introduced a typewriter into his office, and this rendered the body of the letter intelligible, but did not clear up the difficulty over the signature. Now, however, says the Record, he has had made a rubber stamp bearing his name and address in printing. He signs his name in the usual scrawl, but alongside he impresses his stamp. It is a little humiliating, he says, but he no longer has any trouble about pefsons to whom he writes not knowing from whom the letters are. What Roads Owe to Salt. Roads, we are told, owe a great deal to salt. According to one theory, the oldest trade routes came into existence as a result of the traffic in salt. One of the oldest roads in Italy is the "Vla Salaria," along which the people of the Sabine country obtained their salt from the salt pans of Ostia. Salt was the main merchandise carried in the trans-Libyan caravans of the days of Herodotus, and salt is one of the chief elements in the trade along the Sahara caravan routes to-day. Salt and salt fish, it is interesting to remember, entered largely into the commerce of the Carthaginians. The latter, by the way, was considered a delicacy in those pre-Christian days. Forced to Guess Answer. It beats all what odd question reach some of the departments of government in Washington. Not long ago the treasury received a letter from a Pittsburg man who had made a bet, asking: "How many cents are there in a bushel?" The answer was not easy to offer. If the man had asked about pounds he might have received a definite answer. As it was, he got in reply a guess from a clerk, that "roughly there are something like $320, or 32,000 pennies." On the Installment Plan. "I dreamed last night that I bought a fine set of books, so much down, so much a month." "Pshaw! There's nothing remarkable about that. People actually do that every day." "Wait a minute. I dreamed I finished paying for them." American Visitor In Great Britain Returns with His Feellings Perturbed. "I wish," growled a man lately back from a tour of the British Isles, "that the British bandmasters would take a course of instruction in what constitutes the American, national alrs. Band concerts are the rage all over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. During the summer season, probably as a compliment to the hordes of Americans who are flinging away gold for their benefit; they present daily what is generally dubbed 'American national alrs.' "The majority of these bandmasters think 'Dixie' is the national air, because they sagely observe it is the only one which Americans applaud. The 'Star-Spangled Banner' is dismal and lugubrious enough under the best of circumstances, but to hear the Scotch bagpipes have a fling at it is indescribable misery. The man who wrote the 'Columbia' hymn would not know his own work as performed in King Edward's domain, and even the 'Kentucky Home' and other negro ballads get a touch between an Irish jig and a Scotch wall which robs the American visitor of any pleasure which he might experience in hearing songs from home. It may be that British, Scotch and Irish guests on this side of the water get as much discomfort in hearing 'Annie Laurie. I hope they do, for it would establish a sort of international musical balance." PASSING OF PARLOR CARPET Modern Methods of Living Turn to the Rug as the More Sanitary. Modern methods of living are asserting themselves more and more very day. For some peculiar reason man always has assumed the prerogative of supplying what he considered the untilitarian portions of the home, and to woman has been delegated its ornamentation, but in the last few years ideas have been changing in this regard and women have become not only the largest buyers, but the finest judges of the necessities, as well as the luxuries of everyday existence. Only a few years ago the height of womanly ambition in household decoration or idea was a Brussels carpet in the "best room," a floor covering that was often put over a cushion of straw and left to gather dampness, dust and germs, sometimes for years, in the unused parlor. Anyone who has been around at spring cleaning and caught a view of the dirt which has lifted through the carpet was certainly appalled at the sight. For many years this floor covering was considered the acme of elegance, and the woman in comfortable circumstances who would have had the temerity to substitute hardwood floors and rugs for the old-fashioned carpet would have been considered as decidedly eccentric and extravagant. To the south and west of Kodiak, distant about 100 miles, and forming one of the Semidi group, is the island of Chirikof, the haunted island of Alaska. Enshrouded for a great portion of the time with almost impenetrable fog, the Tanna Tribune says, this lonely isle is an object of terror to the natives, who will not go near the island, saying it means certain death to invade the canny, confines, and there are few men in the far north who have the temerity to test the truth of the many and weird tales told of this forbidding and barren island. Shipmasters and sailors passing the place assert that the agonizing cries of Russian exiles sent there to starve or die of torture are sometimes heard on quiet nights, while the clink of chains and the sound of blows are testified to in an affidavit by a white man who once attempted to remain there for a week and who lost his reason. Legend Proved True A curious legend surrounding a country estate in the Meon valley, Hampshire, which has been fulfilled with painful reality, has set the whole country-side talking: The story concerns the death at Corhampton house, Corhampton, of Mr. Campbell-Wyndham, J. P., who on the death of his mother on September 8, last year, succeeded to an estate around which a legend runs that a male heir will not live over 12 months after succession. Mr. Campbell-Wyndham was the first male heir for generations. In the last stage of his illness, Mr. Wyndham prophesied that he would die in bed 12 months to the day his mother passed away, and by a truly remarkable coincidence, he died a few minutes after midnight on that very day. London Mall. Extreme Politeness "Although he overcharged me terribly," says the returned traveler, "the cab driver who took me over Paris was most polite." "All Frenchmen are," we observe. "Yes, but this one got off his box and helped me find the necessary profanity in my French-English dictionary, so that I might say what I thought of him."—Exchange. WILL Stick to Dad. "Come indoors immediately!" called a nurse to a small boy whose father was going out. "You won't go to heaven if you're so naughty." "I don't want to go to heaven," was the aggrieved reply; "I want to go with father!"—Brooklyn Citizen. a ae ii a ST ce a Re an, a BP pe aR RR a Sate i oc ten cot ng cS ripe a te has Aims. anet p nce Sable aBrlen lete® sous ee. eo . Se ET ee ee ee Si a a ooo ——oeeES™Eee eee LEGAL NOTICES. lesietipe ann copay apean | V6 aco=aco=eas W. L. POLLARD, ATTORNEY. SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT Na. 16220, Administration, This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Co- Jlambia, Letters testamentary on the estate of Amanda Willis, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the de- ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, Jegally authenticated, to the subscrib- e, on or before the 21st day of Oc- tober, A, D. 1910, otherwise they may by Iaw be excluded from all benefits of said estate. Given under my hand this 21st day wf October, 1909. * s, Mary Catlett, 225 Clevéland Avenue, N, W. Attest: : James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Praobate Court. Wm. L. Pollard, Attorney ‘THOMAS L. JONES, ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- - TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT No. 16378, _ Administration. This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of. Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Co- Jambia,Letters of administraticn on the estate of Alice Thomes, late of the District of Columbia, deccased. All persons having claims against the -deceased are hereby’ warned to ex- hibit the same, with the voucher: thereof, legally authenticated, to the sabscriber, on or before the 25th day of October, A. D. 1910; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 25th day of October, 1909. + John Thomes, 2236 Cleveland Avenue., N. W. Attest: s James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District o Columbia. Clerk of the Probat Court. ‘Thomas L, Jones, Attorney SME nes SWE e SOR PaaS eee TRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLDING PROBATE COURT No. 16351, Administration. This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District ef Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Co- jumbia,Letters of administration on the estate of Arthur Grice, 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, Iegally authenticated, to the subscriber, on or before the 25th day ef October, A. D. 1910; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 25th day ef October, 1909. James H, Winslow. 1805 12th Street, N. W. Attest: James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. 7 -Zeph P.-Moore, Attorney. W.L. POLLARD, ATTORNEY SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS- TRICT 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 Co- lumbia, Letters of administration c. t a., on the estate of James F, Wilkin- son, late of the District of Columbia, Hecedsed. Al persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warn- ed to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenti- cated, to the subscriber, on 9% before the 23rd day of September, A. D. 1910, otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefits of said es- state. Given under my hand this 23rd day of September, 1909. . William L. Pollard, 609 F Street, Northwest. Attest: James Tanner, Register of Wills for the District of - Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. * William L. Pollard, Attorney. HUGHES AND GRAY, ATTOR- * NEYS. IN THE SUPEME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- . BIA. Elizabeth B. 8. Moxley vs. Edward J. ‘Moxley, defendant; Stella Bryant, Coréspondent. : No. 28854, & Equity Doc. 63 The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce on the ground of adultery. On motion of the complainant, it is this 4th day of November, 1909, ordered that the defendant and core- spondent cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before the forticth day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, cceurring after the day of the first publication of this order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of de- fault. Drcvided, a copy of this or- der be published once a week for three successive weeks in-the Wash- ington Law Peporter, and the Wash- ington Bee before ‘said day. . Job Barnard, Justice. A true c opy i . Test: * COLLINS AND CLARK, ATTOR- NEYS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- BIA © Sadie M. Bradford, Complainant, vs. Eugene Bradford and Mamie Chose, Defendants. y No, 28,95, ‘ The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of mar- riage, with the defendant, -Eugene Bradfordon the grounds of adultery. On motion of the complainant, it is this rst day of December, 1909 ordere¢ that the defendant Eugene Bradford and the co-respondent Ma- mie Chose, 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, 2 copy of this order be published once a week for three successive wecks in the Washington Law Reporter, arid the Washington Bee before said day. Job Barnard, Justice, Test: . A true copy, J. R. Young, clerk, by F. T. Cun- ningham, assistant clerk. Citmbaaes SEND FOR ESTIMATE If you want first-class printing done, send to W. Calvin Chase, Jr., 1212 Fla. Ave, N. W. Phone North, 2002 M. Now is the time to have your visiting cards printed. W. Calvin Chase, Jr., can do the work. If you send two dollars for one year’s subscription to The Bee, you will receive a package of visiting cards with your name printed in beautiful script type. HOWARD THEOLOGICAL NIGHT SCHOOL The evening training classes for ministers and Christian workers have become an interesting feature of the Howard School of Theology. More than fifty” students now enrolled from among the city pastors and ac- tive Christian workers. Its continu- ed growth and enlargement are as- sured, Inquiries may be made of Presi- dent Thirkield, Dean Clark or Prof. Sterling N. Brown. . + CAA EO | Phone North 3628 FULL DRESS and TUXEDOS SUITS FOR HIRE ONE DOLLAR Julius Cohen, 1104 7th Street, N. W., 7 | Washington, D. C. 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 t1th street, southwest, near the river. ROBERT ALLEN Buffet and Family Liquor Store Phone North 2340 1917 4th Street, N. W. ‘Washingtos, D. C Ford’s Hair Pomade y ae cs Fifty years of succeas havo proved tho merits of t* — preparation. Whatis more atte than a beautifal head of hair? Ita en the ambition of womeninallages. Sho useof Ford's Hair Pomado makes stubborn, harsh, kinky or curly hair softer, more pilableand cluscy, eas- “secx’ and arrance In any style de- sirea Ocsistent with ws lez..a.z8 lone as the Pomada remains in the hair. ‘This result may be obta'ned by one thorouch application hocording to directions. Tw te four applica~ tons a month will keep tho hal .n satisfac tory condition. and twotofourLotiles.reewlar size, are usually sufficient furayear. Direc- Hone with every bottle. U semoves and prevents dandruff Inricorates ihe scalpand keeps It from cettise harsh and ary. stops itching and prevents the hair from” falling out or breaking off and cives It new life and viror. 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Norman preached a special sermon dealing with the work of the order and eulo- gizing the departed members. Exalted Ruler Charles Freeman made a brief address, followed by B L. Gaskins, the secretary of Columbia Lodge, No. 85. Dr. S. G. Holmes al- so made a short address. Vocal and instrumental soios by the color ed Elks’ Glee Club were features of the occasion, The memorial committee was com: posed of J. E. Collins, chairman; R. C. Smoot, secretary; D, E. Self. B L. Gaskins, S. L. Drew, J. T. Brown, E. W. Bundy, S. H. Wilkins, A. W. Beckett, J. D. Lawson, Eugent Blalr, W. H. Toliver and A, H. Hawkins, False Doctrine. . The Inte Dr. Theodore Wolf, pro tfessor of chemistry at Delaware col- lege, set officeholders a rare example :of unselfishness by having his fees as tstate chemist greatly reduced on the ground that they were exorbitant. { “Dr. Wolf,” sald s Newark man, (‘was a delightful lecturer. I often dropped into the college to hear him. ‘T'll never forget one of his lectures on quack medicines. “He told us about an early patient of his, a man who dosed himself with rabout a half-peck of pills and two or three gallons of quack medicine every week, “There was nothing the matter with ‘the fool, but all this silly medicine swilling, and Dr. Wolf told him so, but i did no good. | “Then Dr. Wolf appealed to the (man’s wife to stop him, but she de- (oaves that it couldn’t be done. She ‘had quoted at him, again and again, ishe sald, the verse in the liturgy that jpointed out his sin, and— ' “‘But where, interrupted Dr. jWolf, bewildered, ‘where does the lt jurey say anything against taking ‘quack medicine?’ j “She was prompt with her reply: “‘From all false doctoring, Good {tora deliver us!’” FOR RENT 1836 gth street, northwest. Choice second floor room adjoining bath, with or without board. Gentlemen only. 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Afters shampoo or bath tha LADIES LOOK! s2tzz3e2ee eet Sere S straighten the curilest head of hair. ‘The Magic will not barn of injure the hair, because the combis never healed. ‘The steel heat ing bar whic> trons the hair, is alone. put into the flame Of the alcohol or gas heater, ‘The Aluminum Combis easily detached from the heating bar, then, after the bar is hea>, ed the com> zoes back Into place ar Is held by a turn of the handle. ‘\ The Magic Heater {3 also suitable for curling irons. bas a cover and can be carried In & hand bag. 2{szic Shampoo Drier $100. Magic Alcohol Heater $050. Libcralterms to agente. Wate for Uterature today Magic Shampoo Drier Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota. epic SHampoo Mrier YO. __—iNiinneapolis, Minnesota, ears “RA ae a ie tm ns es oe Ee 9 eRe : in : Ae Yi ert. i 24 SO RGA 2M Be BEN RR Oa 4 bee acetate ee ie Pete Southern Medicine Co., Atlanta, Ga. - Gentlemen: I wish to say that my hair was on- ly about three inches long and *sc kinky, stiff and harsh I could not man- age it at all, but after using two jar: of your Her-true-line I have as pret: ty suit of fair as any lady in Atlanta I wish evefy one with curly of kinky hair knew of this wonderful Her: true-line. Yours respectfully, “Miss Lovie Mayes. E. MURRAY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ICB CREAM AND CONFEC- - TIONS. |. OYSTERS IN SEASON. 11216 YOU STREET, NORTH- WEST. PHONE. NORTH 98 ° | Her-Tru-Line FOR 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 dan- druff, ringworm and scalp tet- ter. “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. sell this wonderful HAIR GROWER. GASKIN’S RESTAURANT Gaskin’s festaurant, 320 8th street, northwest, formerly Gas- kins and Gaines. First Class Services, All the delicacies of the season, Free Lunch from 1ato 1 Every Day. . VS. we OO