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IF IT'S NEWS, IT'S IN THE BEE, FOR THE BEE IS A NEWSPAPER. THE BEE WASHINGTON Washington's Best and Leading Negro Newspaper-That's THE BEE A FITTING RECOGNITION EMMETT J. SCOTT RECEIVES PROMOTION Elected Secretary of Tuskegee Institute. Will not Relinquish Duties as Private Secretery VOL.XXXII NO39 A FITTING R EMMETT J. SCOTT RE Elected Secretary of Tuskegee, quish Duties as Pr FITTING RECOGNITION OF FAITH TEEN YEARS OF F There is general rejoicing all over the country over the action of the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee in institute, in electing that faithful and experienced worker, Mr. Lumnett J. Scott, as Secretary of the school, in the upbuilding of which he has borne such a conspecific part. In connection with the mid-winter meeting of the board of Trustees at Tuskegee Institute last week, announcement was made that Mr. Judis Rosenwald, the Chicago millionaire philanthropist, had been chosen trustee of the institution, in the place of Mr. George Foster Peabody, of New York, who, at his own request retired, because he felt that he was no longer able to properly fulfill the duties which the office required. Following this came the further statement that Mr. Emmett J. Scott, who for many years, as private secretary to Dr. Booker T. Washington, has carried a large part of the burden of the school, had been promoted to the exalted and responsible position of Secretary of the school—a place created especially for him without solicitation or suggestion, as far as he was concerned. The honor conferred by the board came, therefore, as a complete surprise to Mr. Scott. Although he accepts the rare compliment paid him by the heads of Tuskegee Institute, it is understood that in assuming the new dignity, he will not consent to any suggestion that the relations he has long sustained as Dr. Washington's secretary shall be terminated. Consequently, it has been arranged that Mr. Scott shall continue to serve the principal in the same capacity, in addition to his duties as secretary of the school. Briefs of a Brilliant Career. Mr. Scott came to Tuskegee from Houston, Texas, about fifteen years ago, to act as Dr. Washington's right-hand man, and he took hold of the work with such vigor, enthusiasm and adaptability, that he shortly became an indispensable factor in the development of the institution. The "Wizard" met Mr. Scott at Houston while on a tour of the "Lone Star State," and was favorably impressed with the cleverness, and executive ability displayed by the young man in connection with the arrangement for the reception to himself that he offered him the chance at Tuskegee, which Mr. Scott has so thoroughly improved as to have risen to international prominence while yet on the sunny side of forty years. Mr. Scott is a leader in the journalistic world, as well as a potent force in the fields of education. He won his spurs on the Houston Daily Post, and later, with Charles N. Love, founded the Texas Freeman, the best known race paper in the State. He is now editor of the Tuskegee Student, with an enormous circulation and powerful influence, and has just launched the Business League Herald, as the spokesman of the National Negro Business League, of which he is corresponding secretary. Mr. Scott has declined several professors of federal positions, but was induced by President Taft to serve as a member of the United States Commission to adjust the difficulties existing in Liberia, being the first coloured man named by President Taft for office after his inauguration. In this delicate mission, associated with statesmen, educators and diplomats of the highest rank, Mr. Scott accrued himself with distinction. Fitting Recognition of Faithful Service. The promotion conferred by the Trustees is regarded by Mr. Scott's host of friends as a fitting recognition of his efficient labors at the school, amid many sacrifices, and it is the congenies of opinion that he will become an even more useful helper in his enlarged sphere of activity. The acquisition of Mr. Rosewald is a valuable asset to the Institute, as is also Mr. Charles S. Mason, of Boston, who recently accepted a place on the board. The personnel of the Board of Trustees and their friends who accompanied them from New England, New York and other sections of the country, covers a wide range of influential agencies in the uplift of humanity, and their visit to Tuskegee has been one of mutual inspiration and benefit. THE TREND OF POLITICS. President Taft Sure of Renomination. Secretary MacVeagh's View of the Situation in the West-Prof. Scarborough Says Ohio is for Taft. The establishment of the Taft Renomination Bureau in this city has stiffened the backbone of the adherents of President Taft, both white and black. It is understood now that in an impressive campaign is to be waged all along the line. There is universal satisfaction over the selection of the Ion William B. McKinney as manager of the bureau. He is widely known among our people by reason of his long service as chairman of the Congressional Campaign Committee, and his appearance at the head of the Taft bureau is a positive guarantee to the rank and idle of the Negro workers that there will be a "square deal" of them. He is known to be broad-ganged, experienced in the art of handling men and free from prejudice of any kind, acknowledging no criterion save merit, efficiency and absolute honesty. He knows the difference between grafters and the "real goods," and while willing at all times to treat with those who have suggestions of value to offer, it will not be wise for professional "four-fushers" to invade the sacred precincts of the Raleigh Hotel with schemes that will not bear the "real test" to which they are sure to be subjected. In enlisting Mr. McKinley in this important work, President Taft and Secretary Hilles showed political acumen of the highest order, for the genial chairman enjoys the confidence of both wings of the party and will carry to the Chicago convention a big Taft majority and inspire a harmony that will unite progressive and whatnot in support of the nominee. All classes and all factions are visiting the headquarters daily, giving assurances of their willingness to cooperate with the movement for Taft's renomination, and letters from all parts of the country indicate a healthful state of affairs. Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh, noted for his keenness of vision and conservatism of statement has returned from a trip to St Louis and points in the Middle West, says "I find that opposition to President Taft is fast diminishing, and that he is gaining strength every day. This is due to the fact that the people are studying his record, and find it full of achievements and wise action. There is sati-faction over the accomplishments of his administration. If there is one man who deserves well of his countrymen, it is President Taft. I have no doubt that he will be renominated. Of his re-election to November, I am confident to fulfilst degree." President Scarborough on "the Situation." In proof of the fact that Secretary MacVeagh has "sized up" in nation perfectly, not only now standpoint of the white man, but that of the intelligent colored people as well, here is a statement from Prof W. S. Scarborough, president of Wilberforce University, who has known President Taft personally for many years. At the White House a few days ago, Prof. Scarborough said: "President Taft will get Ohio's vote for renomination and he will carry the State against any candidate the Democrats may put up, not excepting Mr. Harmon. I know that President Taft is deeply interested in the welfare of the colored people of this country. He will grow upon the voters everywhere when his splendid laborers for us are properly emphasized through the press and from the stump. All that is needed is a strong campaign of education' anong the colored people, and an appeal to the sober judgment' of the thinking class." The Liquor Question Before the Senate District Committee Tuesday, a number of temperance advocates made a bitter attack upon the liquor dealers in this city. Of all the hypocrisy and demagogery shown last Tuesday, The Ree is free to admit that the exhibition was spectacular. The liquor question is not the greatest evil in this city. Many advocates of temperance, especially among the colored if they were uncovered their words, would shock the most deprived. What is more dangerous: people who debauch young girls and other temperate members of their race, or men, sell or drink liquor? Why should such declarations be made before the Senate committee that our colored women are debauched by saloons? The saloons are licensed and the government receives a tax for the sale of liquor. There are some advocates of temperance more dangerous than the saloons, as we have stated time and again. Many of the colored temperance advocates failed to state that members of churches arm themselves with revolvers, razors and knives before they attend church services: They went to the church sober, and many of them left with black eyes and sore heads. Miss Jean Kelly's All Star testimonial. Metropolitan A M E Church. April 4 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY MARCH 2, 1911 MR. EMMLTT J. SCOTT CLARK'S. BIRTHDAY WILLIAM'S BANQUET Clarke's Birthday Mass Meeting. There is going to be a great mass meeting at Convention Hall Thursday night, March 7th, to celebrate the 62d anniversary of the birth of Speaker Clark, of the House of Representatives. The meeting is not political, and will be addressed by Republican Senators and Representatives as well as Democrats. Also, there is to be no distinction as to color or politics. You are invited Lam. W. D. W. A. ard at pith in its by donts. day committee is of a mixed character. Speaker Clark would not accept the honor unless he was assured that there would be no discrimination on account of color, religious creed or politics. There are at least 60 colored citizens on the committee among the most distinguished is Rev S L. Corrothers. It will be one of the greatest events in the life of Speaker Clark. There will be one hundred representative people, representing all shades and complexions. Merrick and Spaulding to Tour Florida Among the gentlemen invited to tour the State of Florida with the Barker T. Washington party are Messrs. John Merrick and C. C. Snauling, of Durham, N. C., the official heads of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association, the largest Negro insurance company in the world. They accompanied the Washington party through South Carolina two years ago, and were members of the committee of management in charge of the tour of Dr Washington last year through North Carolina. The company represented by Messrs. Merrick and Snauling was incorporated in 1950, and its thirteenth year showed a volume of business amounting to $260,000. Men who can "do things" in this substantial manner will attract favorable attention wherever they go. MY FRIEND FROM DIXIE Plays Baltimore Next Week. Washington's favorite colored musical show, "My Friend From Dixie," that just had a big week here at the Howard Theater, will play a return date at the Holliday Street Theater all next week. Large delegations from Washington have arranged to attend, and some big receptions are looked for Mr Hill and Brown and Shelton are making a big reputation for this company. Don't fail to call and hear Dr. J. E. Shepard, at the Bethel Literary, March 26th. BERT WILLIAMS BANQUETED. Full Dress Stag Reception to the Great Comedian. Mr Bert A Williams, one of the greatest comedians upon the American stage today, and who has been playing at the National Theater all this week in the Follies of the 20th Century, was tendered a stag reception at Gray's last Wednesday evening in his dining room, which is no doubt the most artistically and most brilliantly furnished in the city. On either side of the dining room will be seen against the walls from one end to the other, looking glasses, and when the electric lights are in full blast the surroundings are like midday on a bright summer day. Every guest was in full dress. About 13 to the guest of honor, Mr. Williams, was introduced to the guests, who met to do him honor and to enjoy the sumptuous repast which had been arranged with so much taste by the prince of caterers, James W. Gray, who never fails to please his guests. Mr. Gray has no superior in this line of business, and a very few trials. His table was beautifully decorated with flowers and the windows were filled with massive palms. Adler A. Pinchback, the toast- man in a few well chosen words, but the people in this coun- signed in Mr. Bert A. Will- son, superior talent and knew him to a man of genius, and those and many others, your Mr. Williams, addressing him the guest of honor, have as- sisted here to demonstrate to you that you appreciate the advanced step that you have made in dramatic art. At the conclusion of Mr. Pinch- back's address, the guests discussed this. "And after this; and then to break- fast, with what appetite you have." Henry VIII. Cocktail "a thing of custom;—t is no other." —Macbeth. "Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell?"—King Lear. Filet de Boeuf, aux Champignons, Potato Croquettes "God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks."—John Taylor. Lettuce and Tomato Salad, Mayonnaise Dressing "Let all onion atoms lurk within the bowl. And, half suspected, animate the whole." — Sydney Smith Roquefort Cheese Toasted Crackers "Not a mouse shall disturb this." — Midsummer Night's Dream Coffee "Oft-times many things fall out between the cup and the lip." — Albert Green Duff Gordon Sherry Ponet Canet Liqueres "Flow wine! smile woman! and the universe is consoled." Cigars Cigarettes "Tobacco, an outlandish weed. Doth in the land strange wonders—breed." — Fairholt Toasts. "Th' easiest thing in the world is' git speakers for a banquet, an' th' hardest thing is' t' stop em."—Anon Toastmaster—Mr. Walter A. Pinchback. "And bears his blushing honour-thick upon him."—Henry VIII. Welcome—Judge R. H. Terrell. "Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast."—Comedy of Errors "Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why? To end one good, you must a hum dred try." —Claude Mermet Our Gaest—Hon John C Dancy "Thou are ever a favored guest. In every fair and brilliant throng No wit like thine to make a jest. No voice like thine to breath a song." —Thomas Moore Voluntary Speakers: The Press—Mr. W. Calvin Chase Mr. Frank Williams. "Here's to the whole world, for fear some fool will be sore because he's left out"—Anon. Response—Mr. Bert V Williams "I drink it as the Wates ordain it. Come fill it, and have done with rhymes; hall up the lonely glass and drain it in memory of dear old times. —Thackeray. Farewell. "Guide, nicht, and joy be wi' you a'Lady Narrue." Address of Welcome—Mr. James Waters. Good Fellowship--Hon Wm. H Lewis. Our Guest--Hoh John C Dancy. Committee who has charge of the affair: Mr. Walter A. Pinchback. Mr. A. Lincoln Brown, Dr Ralph B. Stewart, Dr C. Summer Wormley, Dr A. E. Gaskins, Dr Henry W Freeman and Mr. W T. Ferguson Those present, Judge Robert H. Terrell, Mr. R W. Tyler, Mr. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Mr. William Clifford, Mr. J. A. Cobb, Prof R C Bruce, Mr. John C. Nalle, Mr. Geo Jackson, Mr. Walter Miller, Mr. William Curry, Mr. F. F Parks, Mr. George Young, Mr. J. Henry Lewis, Mr. Marcellus Syphax, Mr. Charles Curry, Mr Percy Bruce, Mr. Fred Crusoe, Mr Thomas R Clark, Mr. Frank Cheek, Mr. Theodore Jackson, Mr. Leonard Hughes, Mr. Daniel Monroe, Mr. George D. Johnson, Dr. Charles S. Harrison, Mr. James Walker, Dr. W. H. Howard, Dr. W. C McNeill, Mr. Thomas Beckett, Mr. Benjamin L. Gaskins, Mr. Ford Dahney, Mr. John Plummer, Mr. Thomas L. Jones, Mr. William Sauford, Dr. A. M. Curtis, Dr. E. D. Williston, Mr. William Gaskins, A. A. Newman, Mr. August Savoy, Mr. John Downing, Mr. Bert A. Rose, Mr. Thomas Sayers, Mr. William Burrill, Mr. R. H. Harrison, Mr. J C. Powell, Dr. Phil D. Brooks, Mr. W. Calvin Chase, Mr. Armond Scott. Electric Sparks. W. H. Lewis, Assistant Attorney General, was at ease. He made a most brilliant response. Walter Pinchback is a level-headed toastmaster and call of fun. Ralph Stewart is a genial companion, and took things as they were. Will Curry never fails to enjoy himself. Jim Walters took sick writing about women. Judge Terrell took his place. Jim was missed, especially his classic head. Biert Williams is a fun maker, and he never fails to show it. Leit. Clark was all dignity, with a cheerful lion air. O? Where was Roscoe C. Bruce? Why didn't he come? The question was, what became of Ralph W. Tyler, who went home to sneeze. Ralph must have over-slept himself. John C. Dapey was at home, and his electric sparks were penetrating. Tom Jones and Armond Scott must have been laid up from the effects of the Vermont Avenue Psalm service. Frank Williams didn't fail to electrify the crowd. He was with Bert Williams for ten years. Geo. Johnson's silvery locks look brilliant. T. D. Turner lost one of his eyes. how he got home let us conjecture Everybody was happy, including Benjamin Gaskins. Tom Bennett failed to complete his toilet, hence his non-appearance. There were about forty that could not be accommodated. The service was excellent. James W. Gray, Jr. took the place of his veteran father, who is at Palm Beach, Fla. Everything was plentiful, and no one left dry. Dr. Phil Brown Brooks was just majestic as ever. No "Jim-Crow" Street Cars Needed. Just because a gang of white and black rulers got into a night the other night on a suburban street car, one, Capt. John Daley, a police officer, is advocating separate or "jim-crow" cars for that and other lines in the District. He takes this absurd stand, because he thinks the races cannot get along together and the whites want the blacks banished to prevent trouble. President King, of the traction line, is opposed to any such move, and the District Commissioners say they will not contenance such a revolutionary proceeding. The truth is, according to the best thought of the community, that separation, with its attendant expense and inconvenience, is not the remedy. What the District needs along the Benning line is a competent corps of policemen, who have the nerve and the disposition to enforce the law against disorderly conduct. Capt Daler can solve the problem by compelling the thugs of both races to behave, or see to it that both are promptly and vigorously deported to the work-house at Oceoquan for an indefinite period. Long terms in the Di-strict work-house is a more potent force for the elimination of the "rough-house" than any "jim-crow" process. PARAGRAPHIC NEWS Important News Happenings of the Week DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST Jack Johnson, the pugilist, was made, party defendant in a suit for $25,000 bled in the Circuit Court in Chicago by Mrs. Ruth M. Mehl, who was struck by a bag which Johnson was punching in an exhibition, February 14, breaking from the rope. The great tunnel under the Hudson River, which will supply the city of New York with water, was pronounced safe by three eminent geologist-Prof. Berkley, of Columbia University, said that the tunnel, which is seventeen feet in diameter, passes through solid rock on a distance of 3,030 feet, and at a depth of 1,888 feet is capable of withstanding even an earthquake. Triplets seventy years old celebrated their birthday anniversary in Chester, Pa., with relatives. They are two sisters, Mrs. Rachel P. West Leys and Miss Kate D. West, and one brother, Elias H. West, all born February 24, 1842. They are Quakers, and all are in excellent health. Miss Lewis, author of many chart-on botanical and geological subjects, and series of 50 paintings of Pennsylvania forest trees, made by her and exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago, died at her home at the age of 60 years. W. L. Reid, of Columbus, Ohio, who was born in Germany, educated in Germany and Rome, and who speaks twenty-one languages, called on Mayor Karb for application for a position in the city service. Reid, who is a typical Negro in books and action, was born 1806. He comes well recommended. So far for the year of 1912 Georgia alone has a lynching record of eight persons, one of whom was a woman. Six thousand dollars was cabled to the Shanghai relief committee last week by the American National Red Cross Society to be used in the relief of the Chinese tamine sufferers. Five thousand of this came from New York. This makes a total of $27,000 sent to China by the society since January 1. Pellagro still seems a mystery to the closest researches of the medical world. One of the latest investigations has been carried on by R H Grimm, assistant surgeon of public health. He visited 300 cases in South Carolina. It was found out that the whites were more subject to the disease than colored, and females were much more subject to the attack than males. Governor Stubbs, of Kansas, directed an inquiry to be made as to the cost of school books in Kansas, and it was found each one of the 300,530 boys and girls in school paid 70 cents a year for school books. Charles P Tait, brother of President Tait, says, "I don't think Mr. Roosevelt will get that promotion. In fact, am positive we will beat him. Mr. Roosevelt has made himself a popular with the Republican party by his speech at Columbus." The vocational education calling which Senator Page, of Vermont, is the author, calling for about $2,500,000 next year, and increasing each year until 1921, when the maximum sum of $14,002,000 is reached, will be availably reported from the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. It is considered certain that the Commissioners will recommend in their report that the two existing street railway companies in this city be consolidated. It is said also that recommendation for a great under ground terminal in the downtown portion of the city will be made. A prediction that the next century will see nearly all of the transcontinental Jews of the whole world on American soil was made by Sheriff Julius Harburger, in an address in New York, before the annual meeting of the Free Sons of Israel. Advices which have been reserved indicate that Haitians aided the Dominican insurrectionists in the recent outbreak at Monte Christi, and that the Dominican government has demanded strict neutrality by the Haitian government in the present trouble. In North Carolina, there has been formed by colored lawyers, a State Bar Association. "Christophe" for Provisional Regi ment. Col. G. W. Fallimore, who is ing great success as commander of the Provisional Regiment now knouing at the door of the National Guard for recognition, announces that the initial production of W. Edgar汀's thrilling drama, "Christophe will be given at an early date for the benefit of the regiment. The play is to be staged in an elaborate fashion by Miss Henrietta Vinton that is the talented eloquentist and manageress, with a competent cast. Miss Davis has secured the exclusive American rights to present W. Easton's drama, and will protect her patent against infringement from source, as she finds it the best vehicle she has yet had for the emphasis of her powers as a tragedian and emotional artist. In "Christophe" Miss Davis will assume the dual role of "Valerie" and "Pere L'Avange" Mr. R Henri Strange appearing in the title role. 932 La. Ave. N. W. The finest and best groceries in the city. Fresh poultry killed daily Get Your Christmas Turkey at this place. Phone Main 1699. 932 La. Ave. N. W. 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BROWN, Registered Pharmacist 609 Third Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. QUAINT MARRIAGE NOTICE. William Cullen Bryant Broke the News Gently In a Letter to His Mother. The following letter from William Cullen Bryant to his mother, quoted by Professor Chubb in "Stories of Authors," indicates that the author of "Thanatopsis" could enjoy his little joke on occasion: "Dear Mother—I hasten to send you the meduimholy intelligence of what has lately happened to me. Early on the evening of the eleventh day of the present month I was at a neighboring house in this village. Several people of both sexes were assembled in one of the apartments, and three or four others, with myself, were in another. At last came in a little elderly gentleman, pale, thin, with a solemn countenance, pleuritic voice, hooked nose and hollow eyes. It was not long before we were summoned to attend in the apartment where he and the rest of the company were gathered. We went in and took our seats. The little elderly gentleman with the hook nose prayed, and we all stood up. When he had finished most of us sat down. The gentleman with the hooked nose then muttered certain caballistic expressions, which I was too much frightened to remember, but I recollect that at the conclusion I was given to understand that I was married to a young lady of the name of Frances Fairechild, whom I perceived standing by my side and whom I hope in the course of a few months to have the pleasure of introducing to you as your daughter-in-law, which is a matter of some interest to the poor girl, who has neither father nor mother in the world." SHIELDED THE LADY. A Tactful Head Waiter Balked an Offensive Hotel Guest. To illustrate an incident that occurred in a hotel uptown the other night, where, if you are not known, you have to produce some sort of patent of absolute respectability, construct a rectangle, lettering the imaginary diagonal corners A, B, C and D. A represents a solitary male person dining. B represents a comedy person of the opposite sex seated at another table with a party. C represents a head waiter and D a group of the unemployed waiters. Let the line AB represent an admiring look that travels continuously. BA represents a look of annoyance. CA and CB are comprehending glances directed by the head waiter. The point C moves toward D, making a triangle. After a whispered direction a figure which may be termed O, because it represents a particularly rotund walter, moves from the point D until it reaches a point on the line AB. C moves back to position. A finds that his ogle stops at O, which he cannot see through, and calls O to take an order. Thereupon C motions toward D, when another walter, traveling on the line DA, affects a junction with A and goes off at a tangent. A cranes his neck, stretching to one side or the other, but it cannot get past O. The result is that A finally sees what is up, finishes his coffee in sheepish disgust and leaves the room. —New York Sun. Astrology With Risks. Formerly they had rough and ready modes of testing claims to supernatural powers. "Dost thou know where thou wilt pass Christmas?" asked Henry VII, of an astrologer. He could not tell. Whereupon the king's grace, which did love a merry jest, made answer. "Then I am wiser than thou, for I know that thou wilt spend Christmas in prison." John Galeazzo, duke of Milan, is said to have made even merrier at the expense of an astrologer who forefold him that he would die early. "And how long do you expect to live?" he hummed of the prophet. "Never trust to your star, man; you are to be hanged today," and the duke took care that his own prediction should be fulfilled. Killing One Fly. Every fly begins as an egg deposited in some kind of organic filth. It hatches into a tiny maggot within a few hours begins to feed and grow, completes its growth and comes out as a perfect fly in possibly ten days. It then requires at least fourteen days to mature its first batch of eggs, and it may live to mature and deposit at least six layings, of from 120 to 150 eggs each. This means that in killing one fly we may be preventing the hatching of nearly a thousand others.—Youth's Companion. Two Kinds of Curiosity Philanthropic Visitor (to Jailbird— My friend, may I ask what it was that brought you here? Jailbird—The very same thing that brought you here —the desire to poke my nose into other people's business, only I used generally to go in by way of the bagement window.—Exchange. - Mean. Miss Mugley—I always try to retire before midnight. I don't like to miss my beauty sleep. Miss Pepprey—You really should try harder. You certainly don't get enough of it. Two Sides. Willis—Why don't you go to church? Gillis—Too far. Why don't you go? Willis—We live next door to one, and I hate to get all dressed up just to go that little way.—Puck. $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ NAVAL GUN POINTERS. Introduction of the Telescope Sight and Crossbar Has Worked For Greater Efficiency. Perhaps very few outside of the service know of the important part that the telescope and the crossbar sight have played in the development of target work. Before the recent introduction of the telescope and the crossbar the gun, pointer strained his eyes in the impossible effort to adjust their focus to three widely separated objects simultaneously, the rear sight a few inches away, the front sight a dozen feet distant from the rear one and the target anywhere from 1,500 to 13,000 yards. Ordnance experts worked over this problem, and the result was the Introduction of the telescopic sight and the crossbars—two pieces of crossed wire at the end of the telescope. When these "cut" on the target the gun pointer presses his electric button and the gun does the rest. It is eminently spectacular, this great gun battery practice. This is from a description, given to the writer by an umpire whose station was on one of the ships towing the target: "Through the glasses you could see a needle-like flash from the firing ship, a vessel so far distant that her outline was but an indistinct blur upon the horizon. Having caught the flash, the glass is dropped, the eye goes to the stop watch, and you begin to count—one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven—and about then you will hear a faint drone which in the next fraction of a second swells into a mighty roar—the roar of an express rushing at the rate of thirty miles a second. With the rear come a flying of splinters from the target, a geyser leaping a hundred feet in air, then another and another, as the ricoeting shell glances from wave to wave, and then, last of all, the faint, faroff boom of the gun which had hurled the mi-sile."—Harper's Weekly. DECORATED HIS SHIP. Sir John Had Little Paint and a Fine Sense of Humor. It is not often the administration of England's naval affairs is attended with any humorous features, but on one occasion at least an officer of the royal navy contributed quaintly to the archives of the admiralty. Once, before the days of steel ships, the allowance of paint in the royal navy was very small, and sometimes the officers had to pay large sums in order that their ships might maintain a decent appearance. Sir John Phillimore resorted to a funny expedient either to soften the heart of the navy board or, if that proved impossible, to express his opinion. He painted one side of his yellow frigate black and white and used the rest of the black paint in printing on the other side in large letters, "No more paint!" The navy board wrote to call his attention to the impropriety of his conduct and signed themselves, as they did officially, "Your affectionate friends." Sir John made reply that he could not obliterate the objectionable letters unless he were given more paint and signed himself. In turn, "Your affectionate friend, John Phillimore." The naval authorities, then called his attention to the impropriety of the signature, to which Sir John responded, acknowledging the letter, stating he regretted that the paint had not been sent and ending, "I am no longer your affectionate friend, John Phillimore." His frigate was permitted to retain her original yellow, and thus the navy board punished Sir John's imperishence. The Last Laugh. Hogan was raffling a clock. He was fairly successful in disposing of tickets in the shop where he worked, but he ran up against trouble when he canvassed his neighbors. Dropping in at a neighbor's house, he tried to sell a ticket on the clock. "It's a fine timepiece and it'll take on yer whatnot er mantel," says Hogan cajolingly. "Gwan, the old clock doesn't run," replied the neighbor. "Well," drawled Hogan, changing front completely, "well, perhaps yez won't win it and then ye'll have the laugh on the fellow who does."—Milwaukee Free Press. Lengthening the Day. A couple of laborers who had been working at the waterworks got into conversation. "I say, Bob," exclaimed one of the men, "you are a bit of a scholar. Can you tell me who it was that ordered the sun to stand still? "I don't know," replied Bob. "Some son of a gun of a contractor who wanted a big day's work out of the laboring man, you can bet."—London Answers. Could Imitate Pater—Can you give my daughter the comforts to which she has been accustomed? Suitor—Yes, sir. I've breakfasted at your home, and I'm certain that I can complain about the coffee, read the paper, demand the discharge of the cook and announce that I dine at the club.—Tolodo Blade; Elderly Relative (snifling)—Bertha, is it possible that you allow smoking in your parlor? Married Nice—Certainly, auntie You can smoke your pipe here if you like.—Chicago Tribune. They are as sick that surfelt with too much as they that starve with nothing.—Shakespeare. PILFERING A BASE. One of the Most Closely Calculated Plays In Baseball. WORKING A DELAYED STEAL The Way This Clever Trick, That Was Invented by Harry Stovey, Used to Be Pulled Off by "Big Bill" Lange. Anson's Wasted Sacrifice Bunt. "Base stealing, the gentle art of sprinting and 'hitting the dirt,' is the finest drawn and most closely calculated play in baseball and the one that, above all others, reveals the mathematical execluctude of the national game," says Hugh S. Fullerton in the American Magazine. "A player who can run eighty-five feet in three and one-third seconds from a flat footed start ought to reach second base exactly tied with the ball, nine times out of ten starts, if the play is perfectly made by the runner, pitcher, catcher and baseman. The slightest inaccuracy or hesitation decides the play. "It seems a simple matter to run ninety feet while a ball is being thrown sixty-eight feet and caught and thrown back approximately 132 feet, caught again and held in position to touch the runner. Yet there are art and science in the feat. "There were great base runners in the old days. This was chiefly because in the early days stealing second base was the chief aim of the game. Mike Kelly, Billy Hamilton, who in two successive seasons stole over 100 bases, and 'Big Bill' Lange, who stole 100 times in one season, were all great runners who would be great under present conditions. I recall vividly Lange's one hundredth stolen base, which established his record. He was on second base with no one out, and Chicago needed one run to win the game. Anson was at the bat, and, after his stolid, business-like style, he poked down a perfect sacrifice bunt and went lumbering toward first base. Lange started for third base, stopped and trotted back to second. Halfway to the bench Anson discovered where Lange was and came near having a stroke of apoplexy. Lange had deliberately permitted his captain to sacrifice without advancing. Then by a wonderful dashing start Lange stole third base, scored on a fly, and the game was won. Because he won the game Anson forgave him, but the modern player who attempted such a thing would be suspended and fined. "The most effective steal ever devised is, the 'delayed' steal, which, although used during the early development of the game, was neglected for many years until revived by Manager Chance of the Chicago Cubs. It was used with great effect by Bill Lange and appears to have been invented by Harry Stovey, a wonderful base runner of the early days. The theory of the steal is to catch the catcheter and the infielder unprepared and out of position, and its success lies entirely in its unexpectedness. "Lunge, the leading exponent of the delayed steal, made it after this fashion. As the ball would be pitched he would leave first base at top speed and sprint as hard as he could perhaps twenty-eight to thirty-five feet, then stop short, hesitate and act as if he had blundered and intended to try to regain first base. If he succeeded in drawing the throw to first base he proceeded to second at top speed. But in the great majority of cases the catcher would not attempt to throw either base, but would keep motioning as if, threatening to throw, and all the time Lunge would be edging back inch by inch, toward first, jockeying with the catcher. The catcher, satisfied that danger was ;1st and that it was useless to throw to first, would relax from throwing position, case down his arm and get ready to toss the ball back to the pitcher. The moment Lunge saw the arm drop and the catcher change the position of his feet he would dash at top speed for second pass. The catcher would leap back into throwing position, case his arm again and throw, provided the shortstop and second baseman had not deserved the base and walked back toward their regular positions. If they lost a fraction of a second in recovering the base Lunge would heat the ball. The fatal hesitancy of the catcher and baseman gave him his opportunity. "Stealing third base from second is much easier in reality than stealing second from first, although it is attempted much less frequently. The runner 'moving up with his arm' can take more than twice the lead from second base than from first, and, besides that, it is much easier to gain a tying start. It has, however, been declared bad judgment to steal third except in close games with one out and the opposing pitcher going well and preventing hitting. In such cases, where one run will win or lose, stealing third is advised by many. It is more difficult to see the pitcher's movements from behind him than from one side. Still: the runner need not start as quickly, but can start at no speed when he sees the pitcher swinging his arm, advance a third of the way to third base and then retreat in safety because the pitcher's throw is much longer. Also he is in much better position to take advantage of any slight slip in the work of the battery." Wife's Mother, of Course. Mabel—If your grandma has lost all her teeth, how does she eat? Willie—I heard pa say she had a biting tongue. W.B. Reduso CORSETS W. B. Nuform and Frect Form Corsets—infect models, for all figures, $1.00 upwards to sell at all stores, everywhere. WEINGARTEN BROS., Makers, 34th St. at Broadway. 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THE Best Hose for the entire family, Men, Women and Children, can always be found in the "Onyx" Brand. FOR Quality, Style and Wear, get a pair of "Onyx" Hose in Cotton, Lisle, Silk Lisle or Pure Silk, from 25c. to $5.00 per pair-none genuine without trade-mark stamped on every pair. Sold by all dealers. Wholesale Distributors THE W. B. Reduso Corset brings well-developed figures into graceful, slender lines. It reduces the hips and abdomen from one to five inches. Simple in construction, the Reduso unhampered by straps or cumbersome attachments of any sort, transforms the figure completely. Fabrics are staunch woven, durable materials, designed to meet the demand of strain and long wear. There are several styles to suit the requirements of all stout figures. Style 770 (as pictured) medium high bust, long over hips and abdomen. Made of durable coutil or batiste, with lace and ribbon trimming. Three pain hose supporters. Sizes 19 to 36. Price $3.00. Other REDUSO models $3.00 per pair upwards to $10.00. al, ips es. uire- THE OLD BATES HOUSE. It Was a Wonderful Old Hotel That Startled Indianapolis With Its Innovations. I remember that when Indianapolis became a great railroad center and a city of enormous proportions—population from 15,000 to 20,000, according to the creative capacity of the imagination making the estimate—a wonderful hotel was built there and called the Bates House. Its splendors were the subject of wondering comment throughout the west. It had washstands with decorated pottery on them in all its more expensive rooms so that a guest sojourning there need not go down to the common washroom for his morning ablution and dry his hands and face on a lack towel. There were combs and brushes in the rooms, too, so that if one wanted to smooth his hair he was not obliged to resort to the appliances of that sort that were hung by chains to the wash room walls. Moreover, if a man going to the Bates House for a sojourn chose to pay a trifle extra he might have a room all to himself. But all these subjects of wonderment shrink to nothingness by comparison when the proprietors of the Bates House printed on their break, fast bills of fare an announcement that thereafter each guest's breakfast would be cooked after his order for it was given, together with an appeal for patience on the part of the breakfast as a patience that the proprietors promised to reward with hot and freshly prepared dishes. This innovation was so radical that it excited discussion hotter even than the Itates House breakfasts. Opinion differed as to the right of a hotel keeper to make his guests wait for the cooking of their breakfasts. To some minds the thing presented itself as an invasion of personal liberty and therefore of the constitutional rights of the citizen. - Edward Eggleston's "Recollections." A. ERAGRANT TRAIN. Cut Flower Limited Express a Unique Feature In France. Every night during the winter months a special train, popularly called the "Rapide des Dleurs"—the cut flower limited express of ten cars, leaves Toulon for Paris over the line of the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean railway, carrying cut flowers in baskets and cardboard boxes from all stations on the line from Nice to Toulon to the Paris markets. Certain cars are switched off to Frankfort, Berlin and Munich; others continue to Brussels and others to Calais, where their perishable freight is rushed to the markets of London and Manchester. Certain shipments reach St. Petersburg and Vienna, and the facilities thus offered the flower growers of southern France are unique in the transportation world. A special train crew sorts these tens of thousands of parceles en route, the eight or ten servers handling the baskets as carefully as the mails are handled. The cut flower industry of southern France began with the impetus first given by Alphonse Karr, the ceramic jardinier, as he was known when he settled in St. Raphael in the latter part of the last century. Today the violets of Hyeres. Like the roses and carnations of Anthes and the navalises and Roman hyacinths of Ollonies, Le Pradet and Carpierenne, are found in the shops of Paris scarcely eighteen hours after they were growing in the open air on the Mediterranean shores. Curtness of Madmen. In Sir William Butler's autobiography there is an amazing story about six insane soldiers who escaped while the corporal who had brought them on board the trooper was leaving at Durham and who mingled with the 1,500 cane men on the decks. The problem of the voyage was to find who were the six unduced. By the time the boat reached Cape Town twenty six men were officially under observation, and not one of the six was among them. In the end the craised half dozen were identified as those who had taken an especially eager part in the lunatic hunt. Net His Languages Lord Robinson, at the dinner of the Glamorgan society, told the story of a Welsh witness in a Glamorganshire case who, having been sworn to speak: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, was asked if he could speak English or would like an interpreter. "No," he replied; "I can speak some English, but I cannot speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."—St. James Gazette. Good Fellowship. Biggs—You should join our club, old man, if only for the good fellowship of the thing. Biggs—I intend to. Brown, one of your members, took my name only last week. Hasn't be said anything about it? Biggs—No: we don't speak to each other.—Boston Transcript. Dangers of Carelessness. Lion Tanner (to assistant) -You've left his case open again. One of these days some one will come along and steel him -London Optikon. A Household Jewel. "In your new maid competitor, "Very. She can even fool agents and peddlers into believing that she's mistress of the house."—Detroit Free Press. SHOOTING A HORSE. The Best Way to End His Misery Instantly if He Should Break a Leg. When a horse falls in the harness his natural inclination is to get up again. The shock of the fall has excited him more or less, and in his efforts to arise he may further injure himself as well as the harness. The first action should be to sit on his head, pointing his nose upward with one hand, to keep him from struggling until the traces and all other attachments to the vehicle can be fastened. If two persons are present this can be done without difficulty. It a horse breaks his leg he most humane as well as the most sensible action is to shoot him on the spot. It is true that cases are on record where broken legs have been successfully treated by means of suspending the horse in a sling and pulleys, but the experiments in this direction have almost invariably met with failure. To shoot a suffering animal and kill him instantly is not so simple a matter as it at first appears, says Country Life In America. Many shots are sometimes fired before death results. How and where should a horse be shot? In the center of every horse's forehead a little above the line of the eyes is a little swirl something like a cowlick. Three metres above this swirl is the exact spot to lodge the bullet to insure its piercing the brain. The bullet should not be of less than 15 caliber. For spraying hot or cold broodages are recommended. Fomentations promptly applied sometimes prevent permanent lameness. Spraining of the back snews is only too common and unless promptly and properly treated results in knuckling and other complications. Blistering, tiring and even nerving are resorted to, but it should be borne in mind that these drastic measures are often unnecessarily taken. Rest, turning out where practicable under favorable conditions, and massage often effect a cure. Not infrequently a horse will pick up a nail. It is unnecessary to say that the first aid is to remove the nail. If suppuration ensue poultice the wound and give the animal rest until well. It may be well to remove the shoe for a time. Great care should be taken that the nail be not broken off flush with the sole and left there to fester. Horses are peculiarly susceptible to tetanus, or lockjaw, and a nail often causes it. Hypnotizing Lobsters "Hypnotize lobsters? Sure thing you can," said the man in South street. "See here," he said, pickling up an active one by the body behind the claws. He stroked it down the tall three or four times, and the lobster became very stiff and still. He set it on the floor against the wall, standing it up. He took four or five more lobsters and treated them the same way. "Now watch 'em for a minute," he said, looking at the row of prospective chaffing dish tillers. The first lobster gradually became limp and fell on the floor with a crash. This woke the third lobster in the row, for it, too, fell forward. Then two more fell. They all started to make off, but he caught them as they tried to scuttle away. "Sure thing," said the South street man; "It's as easy to hypnotize 'em here as on broadway."—New York Sun. Falling Up Out of a Balloon. Failing Up Out of a Balloon. If a man falls out of a rising aero plane or balloon he will not go toward the earth, but will continue rising into the air for an appreciable time. If the air machine were stopped in ascent at the time it could catch the man as he came down. If the airship were ascending at the rate of thirty two feet a second the man would rise sixteen feet before beginning to fall toward the earth. Thus, by reducing the speed of its ascent, the vessel might keep by the side of the man and rescue him. The reason why the man rises is the same as the reason for a bullet's rising when shot from a gun into the air—both the man and the bullet are given a velocity upward, and it takes some time for gravely to negative that velocity. — Harper's Weekly. Side issues. "Brother Hastesty, how much are you going to give for the support of the gospel this year?" "Why, Brother Askum, if I ain't helpin' to support it when I give $15 to the organ fund, $6 to the chandeller fund, $5 to the curat fund, donate two tons of coal, chip in for the jantor fund and furnish most of the groceries when we have a church supper of course I'll put, down sometihn! How much do you want?"—Chiecae Tribune. Pa Was Right. "Ia says you keep almost everything here," said the small son of the village editor. "I guess your pa's about right," replied the owner of the general store. "And pa says," continued the little chap, "the re-on you keep so many things is because you don't advertise." -Chicago News. More Like a Lover. Miss Sweet—My brother is wedded to his art. Mrs. Shulick—Wedded? Nonsense! He's perfectly devoted to it—Exchange. Plenty of Chances. It never is necessary to hunt for long or to travel far if one is looking for a chance to do a good deed.—Chicago Record-Herald. The American Home Life Insurance FIFTH G STREETS, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. REFURBISHMENT THE AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. is a real home company, organized and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, and has been doing a life, health, and accident insurance business in Washington for nearly twenty years. THE AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. has paid over 7,000 claims to its policy holders, amounting to over $250,000.00. THE AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. owns the largest building owned by any insurance company in Washington. D. C., and is one of the first companies to comply with the new insurance law. THE AMERICAN HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO. issues Policies in FULL BENEFITS and INGONTESTABLE from date of issue, and payable ONE HOUR AFTER DEATH. THE HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM THE LEXINGTON HOTEL A 'treat Colored Hotel at Last The colored Americans are to have an up-to-date first-class hotel with every modern convenience with buffet, barbershop, kitchen, billard parlor, office, lobby and waiting room, automobile to convey guests to and from the Union Station, etc. A Long Felt Want Fulfiled. Nathaniel Ruffin, a well known citizen is sole manager. Ever since the foundation of this government the colored citizens of this city have been in need of a first class hotel where families and guests from other cities may go with impunity and with reservation. Thousands of the best and well known colored people have visited this city and do visit it now, but they have no places of dignity to go with their families and feel at home. Dr. Booker T. Washington, about a year ago made a special plea to the Negro Business League of this city to see to it that a hotel be erected, for the accommodation of the colored people that when he. Dr. Washington, come to the city he is compelled to go to some private home. The Lexington Hotel. has been erected at the southwest corner of twenty-first and L streets, northwest. It is a beautiful three story edifice to contain every modern convenience and accommodation for guest... THE LEXINGTON HOTEL. The Front: Entrance Will be on L Sta. The entrance to the Rathskeller will be on L. street or main entrance leading to the biosement. The Rathskeller will be fitted up equal to any in the United States the L street entrance. - The Buffet Cannot be Surpassed. The dining-room which will be large and commodious with a seating capacity for one hundred and fifty guests. The barber shop will be managed by a first class tonsorial artist with every modern convenience. The billiard parlor, office, lobby and waiting room will be unsurpassed. The waiting parlor will be on the first floor, handsomely furnished. There Will Be Thirty-Eight Large 'Airy Bed Rooms and Nine Baths. There will be at least two private bath rooms connected with the suite of rooms on the second and third floors. The Lexington Will be Conducted on the Basis of Any Up To Date First Class Hotel. The banquet hall which is so much needed in this city for the accommodation of first class visitors and patrons will be one of the features of this hotel. The automobile will run to and from the Union Station to the hotel for the accommodation of the guests. This has been just what the city has needed for, a long time, for the Colored Americans, who visit here. Whenever a person intends to visit the city, a card to the maner of the hotel will be promptly re- sponded to, and the guest or guests be driven immediately to the hotel in the hotel's automobile which will meet any train that comes into the Union Station or Steamboat wharf. The erection of this hotel in the city of inaccessible distances will be an honor as well as a benefit to the colored people. Almost any city in the South has a first class hotel and the people in Washington have determined not to be behind in meeting the demands of strangers and visitors. Capital Stock. The company is incorporated with a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, of this amount the company has decided to sell fifteen, thousand dollars of it. A greater opportunity has never been offered the people of this city, who are enterprising and wish a good investment. The Sole Manager. is Mr. Nathaniel Ruffin, a well known citizen of Washington, who is known to the president of the United States, to the cabinet officers and other public men of character and influence. He needs no introduction to the people, because he is prominently connected with some of the best, strongest, and leading organizations in the city. For honesty and integrity and influence among his people no better man could have been selected for the position of manager. The country is asked to keep its eyes on The Bee for advertisement and full particulars, of the opening of this new up-to-date hotel and for other particulars address Nathaniel Ruffin, manager, the Lexington Hotel, 21st and L street, N. W. Washi-ghton, D. C. FRANK HUME, INC. Importer and Wholesale Dealer in GROCERIES AND LIQUORS. 454 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. d-16-3t Telephone. Main 3148. ELGIN CREAMERY CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR Butter, Eggs, Cheese..Coffee and Tea. 220 Ninth Street N. W. Washington, D. C. d-16-3t Phone North 3229-M. Private Dining Rooms. CHEAPER BOARD THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY FOR THE MONEY. CAFE REEVES For Ladies and Gentlemen. 626 T STREET NORTHWEST, 2nd Dood from Howard Theater. Residence, 635 T St. N. W Washington, D. C. d-16-1m H. B. TERRETT, WHOLESALER AND NETAILER OF Fancy Groceries, Provisions, Fruits and Vegetables. Telephone, Main 3887, 950 Louisiana Ave. N. W. d-16-1t PRICE LIST PRICE LIST FOR CITY DELIVERY M. J. COLLINS Family Liquor Store. Wholesale and Retail 1435 H Street N. E. Washington, D. C. Telephone Lincoln 2760. elephone Connection. C. S. FAUNCE, 454 New York Ave., N. W. WOOD, COAL, AND ICE. THE BEE Published at 1109 Eye S., 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......90 Subscription monthly......90 POLITICAL DEMAGOGERY. The political contest that will take place this year will be one of the hottest in the history of this republic. There are over ten millions of Negroes in this country who don't seem to have any fixed principles or political status. The Democratic South has disfranchised them and wherever the Democratic party controls disfranchising laws are enacted. Notwithstanding the passage of these obvious laws, there are a few Negroes, supposed to be intelligent, who are organizing, or attempting to organize. Negro Democratic clubs. These Democratic Negroes have not as yet met by argument these hellish Democratic disfranchising laws. Bishop Alexander Walters and Rev. S. L. Corrothers have attempted to meet the issue by giving a few reasons for a division of the colored vote. Both men have declared for the Democratic party, and the charges of the Republicans are: 1st. Thousands of innocent colored Americans have been and are being murdered and burned alive by the Democratic party or Democratic sympathizers. 2d Charge. Every State, South, in which the Democratic party is in control, every colored voter and citizen has been disfranchised and denied his citizenship. 3rd Charge. "Jim Crom" car laws have been enacted in every Democratic State against colored Americans. 4th Charge. All public places of amusement are closed against colored Americans with but one exception. In the face of these diabolical laws, enacted by the Democratic party, Bishop Alexander Walters, speaking for Negro Democracy, says, among other things, in defense for such laws, which have been and are being enacted, this: "If Democracy stands for anything at all, it stands for the brotherhood of man, and the rule of the people." Did you ever read such rot? Are not those the utterances of a diseased brain, in the face of the foregoing indictments against the Democratic party? "Brotherhood of man, and the rule of the people." Again, the good Bishop says, "It is the light in our republic that is to shine more and more into the perfect day. Its growth is continuous." The Bee is aware that money is a great lever in a republic, but, it is at a loss to know how Democratic money can force such utterances from the mouth of a distinguished church man. Bishop Walters quotes ex-Gov. Folk, of Missouri, very extensively, whose Democracy and principles of good, government and citizenship are as unreasonable as the good Bishop. "It would guarantee to all an equal opportunity to live and labor and enjoy the gain of honest toil." Is this utterance not a base lie? Were not an old colored farmer, his wife and innocent daughter murdered a few weeks ago in the South because he was prosperous? These three innocent citizens were on their way to the mill with their corn to be ground, which excited the envy and jealousy of their white Democratic neighbors, and they were killed in cold blood. Does this kind of dealing guarantee to all an equal opportunity to live and labor and enjoy the gains of honest toil," which Bishop Walters quotes from ex-Gov. Folk's speech: The Bishop admits that he is inconsistent in this utterance: "I admit that so far as the Negro is concerned the Democratic party has not lived up to its high principles." And yet he is supporting the principles of the Democratic party, and quotes Gov. Folk. as to its high ideals. The Bee would like to know if it is safe for such Negro Democrats to run at large? In one breath the Bishop asserts that Democracy has not treated the Negro fairly, and, notwithstanding the killing, lynching and burning at the stake by Democracy, he holds the English rule responsible that permitted the slave trade, thus enriching themselves. Did you ever read such an inconsistent utterance? In our next article we shall discuss Bishop Walters' address to the country and more of his inconsistencies. Don't fail to follow these articles. CAPITAL CONSULTING CO. The sun-down, after-office editors, have been disciplined; now we have a "sun-down, after-office Consulting Company." The company is composed of two office holders; neither man is a practicing attorney, but yet they hold themselves out to the public as practicing lawyers. Both are graduates of the Howard law school, one has been in court once or twice, and then he was not permitted to say anything by his white associates. The other has never appeared in court except as a defendant in an assault case, which was dismissed against him. Both lawyers in this consulting firm are men of ability and character, but they should either resign their positions under the government or keep out of the way of lawyers who are practicing their profession for a living. It is not fair to the Negro profession, and The Bee shall lay all of these after-office practitioners before the proper authorities for a ruling. Men in office who are receiving salaries should confine themselves to their work in office or resign and practice their profession. The office of the Capital Consulting Co. is in the Dietz Building. You can get to them quicker by taking an air ship than you can by going up the steps. In the same building is a bar room where Negroes are not wanted, and the reason, no doubt, the manager of the building permits Negroes to have rooms in it, is because they are up so high that it is impossible for the Negroes to come in contact with the white patrons, who partake of the liquid refreshments. The booklet which was handed. The Bee shows that the Consulting Co. is also a kind of an employment agency. It books "lecturers, singers, actors, vaudeville specialists and other entertainers." Teachers booking for jobs can also be accommodated. It also invites business men and corporations to consult it, because it will put their claims through Congress. If either, or both ever saw a Congressman, what would the result be? What time will this company have, or any member of the firm have, to go before Congress, while serving Uncle Sam? The company will prepare speeches for college students for their debates. This company is going to do too much between the hours of 4:30 P.M. and midnight. The Bee wants to know whether an employment license has been secured from the District to carry on the employment agency connected with the company. This is supposed to be a legal firm as well as an employment agency: it certainly ought to know that a permit must be secured and a license granted to conduct an employment agency as this booklet of the company indicates. ROOSEVELT'S CANDIDACY. The announcement, Monday, by Col. Theodore Roo-evelt, that he would accept the Republican nomination for President, was no surprise to the initiated. It had been discounted for weeks previous, and his Columbus speech, without any other advice, would have been accepted as a forerunner of his announcement. That his entrance into the contest is unfortunate, goes without saying. That he is doomed to defeat is assured. By every rule of reason, by an unbroken precedent, established with the tenure of the first President of the republic, President Taft is entitled to renomination. President Taft has made a splendid executive, an eminently fair executive, and upon his record, upon his achievements, he is entitled to, and will receive a renomination. He has doubtless made mistakes, what President has not. His predecessor made many mistakes, some of which will be felt for years to come. The only mistake that the Negro censures President Taft for having made is the alleged Southern policy, and yet that policy resulted from no ill feeling for the Negro, but rather from a sincere desire, a broad statesman-like effort to benefit the race. We doubt not, had President Taft to do it over, knowing the race's re- sentiment against any policy that would prescribe our sphere because of our color alone, he would leave unsaid what was said in his inaugural address. Col. Roosevelt also, when President, especially in his second term, was opposed to making Negro appointments in the South where such appointments would cause friction. The Bee, and its editor, has the highest admiration for both President Taft and his distinguished predecessor, believing that both are typical of the best in American citizenry, but in this contest The Bee stands unequivocally, uncompromisingly for the renomination and election of President Taft, and we propose to do all that lies within our power to bring about such a result. SOWING THE SEED. It has been remarked that were it not for the women the whole scheme of charity and benevolence would be an unrealized utopian dream. Never has there been uttered a truer saying. Here in Washington every effort in behalf of charity, of smoothing the pathway of the unfortunates of our race, the colored woman has been the pioneer, the stay and the hope. Out in T street, always struggling for existence but never yielding up its place, is the Young Woman's Christian Association. If there is one woman, more than another, who has made this institution possible, that woman is Mrs. John R. Francis, Sr. To her the institution has been a labor of love. No parent could have watched more carefully over her offspring, or could have been more solicitous about its success than has characterized Mrs. Francis' concern for the Young Woman's Christian Association Home. Fully realizing that it offers an asylum for young women whose means are restricted, and who must work for their bread and room, and fully realizing what the Christian influence the home will surround its inmates will mean. Mrs. Francis has indefatigably labored year in and year out to maintain and to improve the home. There ought to be some encouragement offered her in the shape of co-operation on the part of both the colored men and women of this city. Unostentationally, without thought of personal reward or applause, Mrs. Francis is sowing seed that must, in no far distant day, bring forth the bloom of realization, and that realization will be a well adapted, modernly equipped and furnished Young Women's Christian Association Home for the many homeless young colored girls of this city who are urgently in need of a Christian home. There is a whole lot of thought given to the homeless boy, but the homeless girl receives but scant consideration. Mrs. Francis is to be commended for being interested in her own sex. NEW COON IN TOWN. James H. W. Howard, the new Negro Democratic interloper in the employment of Mr. Lloyd, of the Democratic Congressional Committee, who keeps a tab on Negro Democratic grafters, like all other new Negroes, cannot come to the city without first attacking the Editor of The Bee. This Negro Democratic interlope, who is here to permeate the atmosphere with Democratic doctrine, has the backing of Bishop Alexander Walters, for wohm The Bee has the highest respect; Dr. S. L. Corrothers and Mr. Napoleon B. Marshall, the contributing editor of the new born. Nobody knows this min Howard outside of the Congressional Democratic Committee, and so far as Mr. Marshall is concerned, he is an accident, and if The Bee tells all it knows of Mr. Marshall and others connected with him in the publication of his new born. The Bee is of the opinion that Mr. Lloyd would dismiss the entire bunch with but one exception. From the report of the national organizer, Mr. Marshall, he is making slow progress in convincing the Negro to support the Democratic party. It seems to be a waste of money for Mr. Lloyd to send paid Negroes, under the direction of his committee into States where the colored vote is strong, to convert it to the Democratic party. If the new born wants The Bee to tell all it knows of the workings of the Democratic league please indicate it. NO FAVORITISM The Civil Service Commission having found Messrs. Taylor and Randolph guilty, there is no reason that its recommendation should not be carried into effect. Negroes generally plead the baby act by saying O! they are colored. Several pleas have been made to the departments in behalf of these men, but that should not stay the hand of justice. When white men violate the law they suffer. Why not Negroes as well? There is too much of this kind of business going on. There should be no favoritism, so let the recommendation of the commission be carried out. Men who edit newspapers and practice professions should resign their positions and face the world as others do. Let no guilty man escape. Teddy's hat is in the ring. And it's likely to me trampled upon by Taft. The middle-of-the-road men find conditions now mighty inconvenient for straddling. The renomination of President Taft is as certain as the rise and setting of the sun. He will have the delegates. Why are all temperance advocates fond of females? Whenever you hear a man advocate temperance, he is fond of females. Is liquor the greatest evil in existence? Which is the greater evil: liquor or women? Will the temperance advocates answer? President Taft will be his own successor. The W. Calvin Chase Banner March Club is now a factor. Those who will accompany the W. Calvin Chase Banner Marching Club on the W. Calvin Chase special to Chicago, will send their name to The Bee on or before June 5th. Negroes cannot well subscribe to the initiative and referendum and recall of judges. If the initiative and referendum should be written in the constitution the lot of the Negro would be a sad one. Not a few Negroes speak lightly about the initiative and referendum as they would about "possum and sweet potatoes." If they took the time to read up on it, and had a thorough understanding of what it really means, they would quickly arrive at the conclusion that it would spell retardence for the race. Tennessee appears to be running a close race with Georgia to see which will chronicle the greatest number of lynchings during the year 1912. Lynching is not an unknown nor unpracticed diversion for the cracker State, but Tennessee has heretofore been free from the stain. --- From now on the contest between the Taft and Roosevelt forces will be a hotly contested one. The President will have in his favor reason, rule, precedent, achievements and powerful friends. Col. Roosevelt will have powerful friends, a populistic tendency, his wonderful resourcefulness as a consummate politician and prestige behind him. But at that Taft will win. Honest Man's Expression From the Charlotteville Messenger, Editor Chase, of the Ree, won out with hands down in the primary for selection of delegates to the Republican convention. Well, what more do you expect? The old war horse is a new-paper man, and a good one at that, and that tribe is hard to beat at anything. A. Victory From "The Enterprise." Omaha. W. Calvin Chase has been elected a delegate to the National Republican convention from the District of Columbia Chase is a lighter, and we congratulate him and the President upon the victory CHICAGO CONGRATULATES CHASE. Chicago, Ill. Feb. 20 My Dear Chase: Allow me to congratulate you on your election as delegate. I assure you that Chicago will welcome such race men as you have proven to be. Your friend. W. H. SMITH. Hannibal Club President Congratu- lates Chase. Brooklyn, N. Y. Feb. 20. My Dear Mr. Chase Accept my hearty congratulations over your selection as delegate to the National Convention. I know that the wisdom of the choice of the voters in selecting you will be fully vindicated by your action as a delegate. I regret the race has so few men of your caliber. May it be your good fortune to so act under the great confidence reposed in you by the electors that you will achieve fame for yourself and glory for the race, whose rights you have so long championed. With sentiments of high regard and personal esteem, believe me. Very truly yours. RUFUS LEWIS·PERRY. . Public Men And Things (By the Sage of the Potomac.) The supposition is that in this village on the Potomac where gossip is a profession and vocation, nothing can be kept a secret. However, in my ramblings about town, I heard a new and good one that has been reposing as a secret in the home of a certain physician whose name, for the sake of his wife and bairns, I will not divulge, even for the price of a soda phosphate spiked with tour fingers of Show Gin. Here it is, without tuss or feathers, stripped of unnecessary verbage, and madorned with rhetoric: Dr. —, the popular, happily married physician of this center of population, it an ear, returned from a midnight call on one of our recent old-fashioned winter nights in a weary and somewhat chilled condition, and determined to return at once, if not sooner. Mrs. —, who is a woman noted not only for her chic, wacaciousness, and great charm of manner, but for her wifely forthought, had anticipated the Doctor's coming and his needs, and had provided a huge, hot and as it turned out, an extremely feral flattern for bed-waaming purposes, a convenient instrument which, having been markedly super-heated, had been en-concealed temporarily upon a comfortable and temptingly situated chair. Upon this effective and improvised radiator the Doctor, having assumed his night gear, and not having chance to note the source of the grateful glow which pervaded the chamber, seated him-eli squarely and firmly, for the Doctor is not a man to do things by halves. In such circumstances, as our best citizens and readers will readily understand, a man even moderately lacking in poise might have acted without careful consideration as to the best course to pursue. Not so with Dr. —, who not losing his presence of mind for so much as an instant, leaped high in the air with the most astonishing resiliency, his shred plan being to remove his person as far as possible from the seat of thermal change, and, at approximately the same moment, uttered a prolonged and piercing ululation, choosing this means, for he is ever thoughtful and considerate of Mrs. —, comfort and peace of mind, of notifying her that he was still living. The injury received in the contretemps (fortunately there was none in any more vital spot) caused the Doctor to walk somewhat haltingly, and sit in his auto somewhat sidewise. To all interested citizens who have solicitously inquired why he walked thus, or why he sat thus side-wisely, the Doctor, who is a man of keen, incisive wit, replied in his dry, mirth-provoking and humorously cryptic way that he had merely been branded a donkey. Now, lest you accuse, or suspect the wrong man, I will tell you frankly it was not Dr. Williston. It has always been my luck to get in the wrong pow just at the wrong time. I dropped in a certain church recently whose front door opens on a street not over an hundred miles from Vermont avenue, and I hadn't been there long before the brothers decided there was nothing to that small talk about "thon shalt not kill." for pistols were drawn, and shots were fired. Not in exultation over the saving of an erstwhile damned soul, but just to settle an affair, a la Varon Burr and Alexander Hamilton Now, as a fact, I didn't hear or see the target practice, for just as soon as the pistols were drawn. I immediately got up steam, and in less time than you can define Teddy's initiative and referendum policies, I was beating it up Vermont avenue at a pace that would have made the Congressional Limited-speed seem like the movements of a sick snail on waiting orders. I tore up Vermont to S Street, flew west on S like a rocket, and when I struck Fourth street, on pulling out my watch, I discovered I had covered the distance in just one-sixth of a second. I do have church services, but when they got to sandwiching in a blood and thunder scene like Jesse James used to act, I just naturally having a hanging for atheism, or some other son that hasn't got a revolution packed some where in the box. But these shooting church festivals are not an immugged evil after all. If you don't be heve me, just go and ask Tom Jones and Armand Scott or Will Pollard. Now some of you will think, just be cause I ran, that I am a coward, but I isn't. I am just a practitioner of that commandment which says "thon shalt not bear false witness." That's all. I met Judge Terrell the other day, and asked him what he thought on Teddy's proposition of recall for judges. The Judge gave me a sort of vamylke beard smile, and began to talk about the prospects of Washington's base ball club, winnere the penant this year. However, by a circuitous route, I learn that the Judge does not favor the recall of the judges. He said to another friend whom he could trust, that about three years ago he got dangerously close to one of those things they call a recall, and ever since then he has had an abiding faith in continuous, uninterrupted terms for all judges. Judge Hewlett. I have learned, since he felt the weight of a recall, and has got me to it, is radically in favor of the recall for all judges, and especially for municipal judges. Mrs. Horner, it is rumored in dark complexioned circles, also favors the recall, providing it is followed by a call for him Melende, King, who declined the chief justice-hip of the new Chinese republic, and repudiated the offer of Chief Justice for the Elks tendered him by Armond Scott, has not made up his mind whether he favors the recall or not. Frisbie, the attorney of renown, says, that a few months ago he was sure in favor of the recall of judges, and just about that time he would have voted for the recall of all judges and juries, and the abolishment of courts in general, but now that things are moving easy and comfortable for him, he doesn't bother himself so much about the recall. Clinksecales, when questioned about the recall remarked, with one eye sot in the direction of Tom Jones office, and the other eye tertively glancing at a brief he held in hand, that as long as Judge Pugh remained on the bench he would never favor the recall of judges George Collins, who recently ran for alternate delegate to the Republican National convention just to advertise himself, said he would not be interviewed, and referred me to Dr. Wilder, who, he said, did all the talking before the primary election George is a foxy fellow who knows a good thing when he sees it. I sent a wireless to Judge Mulhoney, inquiring the status of his mind on the mooted question of recall for judges, and he wirelessed me back that if I ever got before him on a lunacy charge he would recall me after I had tunished a thirty-day sentence to begin on another thirty-day-go-as-you-please But John Dancy is the real, simon purc recall man. North Carolina John knows what a recall looks like. He went up against one nearly two years ago, and says they these recalls leave a fellow with a feeling that paydays are slow in revolving around it seems that John was sitting in his office one balmy morning wit $4,000 expression on his counter naice, and its-a-shame-to-take the money air about his person when his office phone rang, and a voice that sounded like a carpenter, gently said "Is that you Mr. Dancy?" John sized through the phone, in a tender affectionate tone of speech. "It am "Well, this here is the little old White House oscillating." came a deep intonation. John had a creepy, feeling run up and down his spinal cord "Oh it is, it is" Supremely delighted to be connected with such an influential mansion. What can I do this morning to sweeten the atmosphere around the tulip beds of the Executive Mansion?" Why, just send your resignation down by a rapid messenger, and in return we will send you a beautifully sentimental letter bearing the autograph of the chief executive; came the voice at the other end in a most patronizing manner. John's hand fell from the receiver as it palied, and ever since that he has been making speeches in favor of the recall of judges, Recorder of Deeds, and any old place into which he might accidentally drop after the recall hawked on the other fellow in. John thinks, if the recall becomes popular he may be recalled back. THE MARCHING CLUB Many Will Go to Chicago. The W. Calvin Chase Escort Club, which is being organized, will number 100 uniformed men. Two sleepers and one day coach will be attached to the regular P M train, Saturday, June 8th, and reach Chicago Monday, June 10th. Those who desire to accompany the distinguished delegation on trip to Chicago, III, and attend the greatest National Republican Convention that has ever been known in the history of the Republican party, will send their names in on or before June 5th, 1912. A band of music will accompany the club and march with the club into Chicago, III. Thus far about 50 persons have signified their intention of accompanying the club and delegation to Chicago. The W. Calvin Chase Escort Club. The W. Calvin Chase Banner Club No. 2, held a meeting at 1138 6th Street Northwest Monday evening at 8 P.M. This club was organized in 1900, and 175 escorted W Calvin Chase to Philadelphia, Pa., to the National Republican Convention, which nominated President Wm McKinley The officers elected last Monday night were: Robert Jones, president. W H Parker, vice-president. Thomas W. Ray, treasurer: Wm M Smith, secretary, Grant Martin, assistant secretary W H Johnson, chaplain, and C Thompson, sergeant-at-arm. The following uniform was adopted Linen dusters, crash or straw hat, white gator tops, black pants, white gloves, red, white and blue umbrellas There were 35 members present A committee on uniform was appointed to meet next Monday night at 7 o'clock. Rising Sun Lodge. The forty-fourth anniversary on Rong Sun Lodge, No. 1905, G U O of O. E. was celebrated last Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church West Washington. The exercise embraced a sermon by the pastor Rev. E. E. Ricks, an organ volunteer by Mrs. Hattie Williams, an anthem by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Charles Lane, leader. History of the Lodge, by Brother G. E. Collins, duet, the Misses May Carter and Sarah Weaver; solo, Brother Joseph H. Carroll; poem, Brother M. I. Clinkescales, and the introduction of officers of the lodge. The following named officers compose the roster of the lodge: N. G. Jas. A White low, P. N. G. Froy Brown, P. S. G. F. Collins, Trequrer, Wm J Howard, P. N. F. Fred D. Ahton V. G. Frank Boston, N. F. Joseph Ruthin, E. S. Chas. Ford; Chap Jos. Manning; Advocate, M. T. Clinkescales; R. S. N. G. to P. N. F. Lemuel Heron; L. S. N. G. Harold Quiver; R. S. V. G. Peter Freeman; L. S. V. G. V. W. Newman; J. G. G. Brannon; Warden, J. B. Lacy; P. N. Marshal, Henry Edmonds; P. N. Marshal, Asst. Jno Manning D. Asst. W. C. Martin A large number of persons were present, and a handsome collection was lifted for the church A. H. Onderdown Employment Emporium. Reliable help furnished. Employment secured. 1742 14th street. N. W. Phone North 864. Dec. r-ff Dr. J. E. Shepard at the Bethel Literary. March 20th "Abhie Mitchell." Miss Lydia McClane, Prof R Henri Robinson, Mr. Leonard Jeter, and Dr. C. S. Wormley at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church April 4. The Week in Society Your doctor wants your prescriptions filled right. He wants results. Neither you nor the doctor will be disappointed if your prescriptions are filled at the drug store of Board & McGuire, 1912½ 14th St., and 9th and You Sts. N. W. They employ four graduates in pharmacy, skilled and experienced, and you get the results in perfect service. Miss Mattie E. Bowen is quite ill at her home, 961 Florida Avenue, N. W. The Prudence Crandall Association gave their annual charity reception at the Auditorium Hall on Wednesday evening, the 21st must. A large crowd was present. Dr C. A. Payne, Jr., of Hinton, W. Va., arrived in this city on Thursday morning of last week to attend a patient at Freedman's Hospital. Hon. J. C. Johnson has returned to Wiwaka, Okla., from this city, where he tran-acted business. Prof. Thos. S. Gregory, of Howard University, spent Washington's birthday in Baltimore. Prof. Walter Dyson of Howard University visited friends in Wilmington, Del., recently. The Leap Year Frolic given by the trustees of the St. Luke Hall Association at the home, 1924, 13th street N.W. on Thursday evening, was very successful and largely attended. Dr. Lucy E. Moten, principal of Normal School, is attending the Educational Congress in St. Louis this week. Mrs. Nathaniel Nesbitt, of this city, who is visiting her sister-in-law in Dayton, Ohio, is being royally entertained. Mr. Douglas Fickling, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Young, in Philadelphia, Pa., has returned to this city. Mrs. Julia Shaw, of this city, visited Philadelphia last week. Miss. Phoebe Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., is the guest of friends in this city. Mr. Wm. Brooks, a medical student of Howard University, while en route to this house in Detroit, Mich., last week, was taken suddenly ill in London and removed to the Victoria hospital. Dr. J. W Morse is about tired of "deer" hunting, and has decided to offer his best cream and soda to the public at surprising prices. He wears a smile that will not come off. Mrs. Henrietta Vinton Davis is the guest of Mrs. De Forrest, 222 East 50th Street, New York City. Mr William Bryant, of this city, is now in Hampton, Va. with the hopes of regaining health. * Miss Mary Roberts is the guest of her parents in Newport News, Va. Judge R R Terrell spent several days recently in Philadelphia with friends. Dr Chester A Gordon is perma- The Bee is the people's paper. Why don't you have it sent to your home? neatly located in Philadelphia Miss N. H Burroughs, president of the National Training School for Women and Girls, lectured at the Haven Memorial M. E. Church on Thursday evening, in Philadelphia Mr. Lloyd Mason passed through the city this week en route to Jersey City from Damestown, Md. He spent a few hours in this city with relatives. A sacred orchestra song service was given at the Ehenezer M. E. Church on Capitol Hill last Sunday afternoon by the Blue Mouse Orchestra. A large attendance listened to an interesting program. Rev G X Oliver, pastor of Union Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, who has been quite all for the past two weeks, is now convalescent. Mrs. James Childs, of this city, spent several days in Tuskegee, Ala., recently. Mrs. Parker, wife of Dr Parker, of Asbury Park, N. J., is visiting friends in this city. William Taylor, of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent Washington's birthday in this city. Mrs. Dean is visiting in Lynchburg. Miss Rebecca Watkins, of this city, visiting her father in New York Lillian H. Johnston, of Pough- caw, N. Y. is visiting friends in Joseph Dade is visiting his mester in Gordonsville, Va. D. L. D. Williston gave his se- ceded bird supper of the season Saturday evening. His guests Judge R. H. Terrell, Dr. Wm. Warfield, Geo. Scott, R. W. Tyler, Brown and John Dancy the birds were fine Chaplain W. T. Anderson, retired, guest for a day last week of and Mrs. Moreland, of Eleventh Mrs. Williams, wife of Principal E. Williams, of M Street High School, companied by their little son Mr J C Napier. Register of the jury. left Tuesday for Florida. make the tour through that State Dr Washington and his party. The Mu-So-Lit Club held a special meeting Tuesday evening to consider the establishment of a permanent Seasons may come and seasons may change, but the crowds go on forever at the two drug stores of Board & McGuire, 1912; 19th St. and 9th and You Sts. N. W. Two places ing to large audiences in New York State. home for the club, the plan being to give Washington a model club house. The Eastern Assembly to be given by the Monican Club is already attracting the attention of the ladies. It is predicted that it will be one of the prettiest assemblies ever given by this club. The ladies are busily talking about the affair. On Thursday evening, February 22, the pretty home of Miss Dora Holmes, 1126 22d Street. was the scene of a pleasing masquerade party. The various costumes were well carried out. After an evening of dance and song, covers were laid for eighteen Those present were Mrs. A. Almara Hawkins, of Newburgh. N. Y. honor guest; Miss Bertie Lyles, Mayne Chase, Mrs. Jennie Lawson, Norah Dinguid, Mayme Fletcher, Nan Payne, and Miss Dora Holmes; Messrs. Dinguid, Colt, Lawson, Williams, Fletcher, Thomas and Clark. Frank DeMan, $900 clerk in the Auditor for the Navy's Office, has been promoted to $1,000. Mr. DeMan less than two years ago was a classified laborer in that office at $000 Mrs Mary Church Terrell left last Tuesday to deliver an address before the students of Radcliff College, in Massachusetts. This is a great honor coming to Mrs. Terrell, she being the first of her race to be asked to address this high and exclusive institution of education for young white women. Rev. Lewis Best, who has been ill, is out again Judge Wm. L. Houston, of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows' Supreme Court, is making great headway as candidate for Grand Secretary of the order. Shelby Davidson and Robert Pelham have opened a law office at 7th and F Streets. They met at Dr. Morse's Gem Drug Store and saw themselves in front of that beautiful fountain, 19th and L streets Northwest. Mr. John H. Butcher, of the Government Bindery, is still suffering with a severe attack of rheumatism and under the constant care of a physician at his residence, 6,30 You Street Northwest. Messrs. Daniel Murray and Engene Brooks, representing the "Chess and Whist Club," entertained a number of gentleman friends at the, residence of the former, 134 S Street N. W. last Thursday evening. The well-known contralto solistol Miss Jean Kelly, will be given a testimonial concert on the 4th of April, in Metropolitan Church. Miss Meta Pelham, of Detroit, Mich., is the guest of her brother, Robert A. Pelham, 2226 Sixth street Northwest The mass meeting of the Howard University Muni, announced for the 5th of March, has been changed to a future date. The Alumni edition of the Howard University Record for February is out and is now being delivered to the local alumni. The Howard University Draymatte Club, under the auspices of the Alumni Gymnasium Committee, has planned an appearance in this city for two nights in the week of April 15, in a play entitled "One Night Only." President D. O. W. Holmes, of the Howard Alumni, dropped in from Baltimore on Washington's birthday, and spent considerable time at the headquarters in the Dietz Building, of the financial department of the "Gym" Fund Mr. Holmes is enthusiastic and carries with it an encouraging air Hon. George H White, Rev. T. M. Nixon, Mr. Charles H Brooks, and Dr. G. G Strickland, of Philadelphia, are among the most ardent supporters of the Howard University Alumni in the Quaker City. The great number of the alumni at Philadelphia follow and support them in their efforts. The pledge of $1,000 for the gymnasium fund was spontaneous and hearty. Mr. Robert A Pelham, financial secretary of the Alumni, has devised a scheme by which the alumni bodies throughout the country may be at once identified. Drs. Board and McGuire, 14th St. N. W., and 9th and You Streets N. W., continue to treat their patrons in a manner that continues to draw them. Miss Manne Harris, of Baltimore, Md., who has been visiting the city as the guest of Miss Horetta Leonard, returned home on last Monday. Mr Larnest Randall, who has been visiting in this city, is now at his home in Charlottesville, Va. Former Register of the Treasury J. W. Lyons, who has been on the sick list, is improving. Dr. Robert E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La. was in town this week on business. Up-to-Date Moving Picture Theater. Pictures Changed Daily. Admission 5 cents. Beginning Saturday, February 17, Children's Matinee's every Saturday, 2:15 P. M. Juvenile pictures: Cinderella, Three Bears, Jack and Bean Stalk, and many others. Cinderella, Saturday, February 17. Select music with lecturer, and lady attendant will constitute the program. Five cents admission, R. H. Murray, Manager. 5c—Hiawahta Theater—5c. Joseph H B Evans, son of Dr. W. Bruce Evans, a graduate of the Carnegie Technical Institute at Pittsburg, has been appointed a substitute teacher in the high and manual training schools of this city. If you want first-class ice cream and soda call at Morsse's drug store, 19th and L Streets Northwest. Bishop, Alfred Harding will conform a large class at St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church on the 13th of March. Rector T. J. Brown is doing a splendid work at the church made famous by Dr. Alexander Crumminell and Rev. Owen Meredith Waller. He is conceded to be one of the able-tulpil orators in the denomination, and is favorably mentioned in connection with the office of suffragan bishop, should the post be provided for at the forthcoming Episcopal convention. The appointment of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney, of New Jersey, as associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to succeed the late Justice Harlan, is well received by all classes of our citizens. He is given a "clean bill of health" by the colored New Jerseyites at the Capital, and is said to be a jurist and statesman of lofty character and attainments. The appointment of a man of the type of Justice Pitney is all the more welcome because it marked the defeat of Judge W. C. Hook, who, until the exposure of his record in the "jim-crow" car cases, had the position practically within his grasp. The rejection of Hopk illustrates the power of judicious protest, as the colored people, and many white citizens, literally bombarded the White House with objections to the misguided Kansan, until his designation became impossible. Justice Pitney enters upon his career with the best wishes of the colored people of the nation. Mrs. Emma Peters, of 1010 11th street Northwest, visited New Orleans, during the Madri Gras period. She is now spending a fortnight with her daughter, Mrs. Parrott, at Kingston, N.C. Master Willie H. Lacey, of 1423 Swain Street, spent the week-end in the city with his mother, Mrs. Label Lacey. He is making good at the Manassas Industrial School, and was recently elevated to the post of first sergeant in the military company. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell addressed the student body of Radcliffe College, Boston, Mass. Tuesday, and was given a royal reception by the talented young ladies of Harvard's sister school The wedding of a popular 11th street belle and a prominent West Virginia official continues to figure in the society rumors. Strong letters have been received from a number of the most influential members of Congress, heartily endorsing the productive labors of Assistant Superintendent Roscoe Conkling Bruce for the development of our public schools. Among the writers are former Representative J Van Vechten Olcott, of New York, E. L. Taylor, Jr. of Ohio, and Washington Gardner, of Michigan. At the Bethel Literary meeting on the 60th of March, at Metropolitan A.M. E. Church, Dr. James E. Shepard, the speaker of the evening, is to be introduced by Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford, of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, Rabbi Abram Simon, of the Jewish Temple, will be present and make a few remarks on Dr. Shepard's splendid work at Durham, N.C. Rev. C. C. Garner and Mr. Lewis F. Johnson were conspicuously identified in an official capacity with the recent eight days' campaign of the "Men and Religion Forward Movement," and stirred the colored citizens to strenuous activity. The ministers of the District are a unit saying that this movement treated the colored brethren with greater liberality than has been true of any previous religious (?) campaign carried on in this vicinity. The Chri-tian forces of the community have somewhat redeemed themselves from the "bad break" made a year or so ago in excluding colored people from the grand parade of the World's Sunday School Convention The Nurses' Home, erected adjoining Freedman's Hospital at a cost of $40,000, has been completed, and awaits only the furnishing before being ready for occupancy by the nurses' corps. Freedman's Hospital, under the careful guidance of Dr W. W. Warfield, surgeon-in-chief, has been developed into the leading institution of its kind among Negroes in the world, and one of the very best in America, regardless of color. It is under government control, and no color line is drawn, but it is generally allotted to the Negro, and offers an BARNARD'S COMPLEXION CREAM PEOPLE'S DRUG STORE Beautiful Smooth Skins follow the use of Barnard's Complexion Cream. Freckles, Tan and Liver-spots are quickly removed by its use. The best flesh cream for bleaching the skin. Attractive offer to agents. Special offer free; a 25c cake of Barnard's Clearo Complexion Soap free to every one purchasing a jar of Barnard's Complexion Cream and presenting this advertisement advantageous field for the advancement of the race in medicine, surgery, nurse-training and all of the abled medical sciences. The plant is estimated to be worth $750,000. It intimately associated in its work with the medical department of Howard University. (By R. H. Brooks, 723 So. Fairfax St.) The young men's Bible Class held their Lincoln and Donglass exercises Monday evening. In spite of the juicement weather, the attendance was very good, and the program was of their usual instructive and interesting nature. The President, Mr. Edward P. Dixon, Jr., and his able corps of assistants, with their untiring efforts, are making the Bible Class a real factor in tending work for the young men in the "Master's uneyard." They are making it so warm for the youngsters and making the way so plain that they cannot truthfully stand idly by and say. "There is nothing I can do." Miss Hattie Darnell, who has been all during the winter at her residence, 114 So. West Street was removed to Freedman's Hospital, Washington, D. C. on Thursday, where she was operated on. The patient is improving rapidly and her sister, Mrs. Maggie Evans, expects her home at an early date. The Epworth League service at Roberts Chapel M. E. Church Sunday afternoon was attended by a large throng. The program consisted of solos by Mrs. Nelson Dove, Messrs. Parker and Hodges, of Howard University, Ewell, Jones and a, recitation by Mrs. F. H. M., Murray, and an address by Mr. Purnell, of Howard University. Mrs. Frank Chinn has returned to her home in Boston. Mr. Edward Jones is quite sick at his residence on Wilkes Street. Miss Etta Lyles was the week-end guest of her father and grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. Lyles, of So. Columbus Street. The Dance at Odd Fellows Hall February 22, was a grand success. The hall was crowded to its capacity Mr Edw. Greene and his club "brought home the bacon." The Fairmount Heights Citizens' Association will resume its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday night, March 13, 1912. The meetings hereafter will be held in the lecture room of the Fairmount Heights M. Church. All citizens have been invited. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Armstrong are being congratulated by their friends upon the birth of their little daughter Sunday morning, February 25. Mr. Armstrong seems to be the happiest man in town. One of the trustees visited the public school here February 26. He reports the work in a fair condition The discipline is nearing perfection. The teachers, Miss Justine Wilkes and Miss Erna Welch, hope to extend the school term two months, that the children of Fairmount Heights, Prince George County, Md. will have the same length of school as the children in the District of Columbia. With this end in view, they are preparing a concert, which will be given during April. Final arrangements were made February 26 for the pastor's reception, which will be given Friday night, March 8, 1912. The fourth quarterly conference of the M. E' Church was held here Tuesday night. Feb. 27, with Rev. E. S Williams, D. D. presiding. The reports showed the work of the officers and members for the conference year 1911-1912 more than doubled that for the year 1910-1911. The property owned by the church has been increased since 1908 from a movable stand, which cost the trustees $3,000, to church lots, church house, organ, piano, chairs, books and papers, valued at twenty-five hundred ($2,500) dollars. The quarterly conference unanimously asked the district superintendent to urge the Bishop and the Washington annual conference to re- Specialty made of Constitutions and Pamphlets BUSINESS.OFFICE and PLANT, 1109 EYE STREET. N. W. PHONE MAIN 4078 Uptown Office: 1212 Fla. Ave.. N. W. Phone: North 2642-y We could tell you fifty reels —why it will be the advantage to buy Fur Carpets from us. Just one is sufficient. We make it possible to have everything for home comfort. Anything you will charged on an order which is made on your circumstance gest. Come where you every price and date before there's a question how or when you do. PETER GRIE and Sons THE JANE FREEMAN BOOT HILL Announces Classes in Cooking, Sewing Branches taught by competent to Apply to MRS. I. F. "The House of Plainly Marked Prices." We could tell you fifty reasons —why it will be to your advantage to buy Furniture and Carpets from us. Just one is sufficient We make it possible for you to have everything necessary for home comfort AT ONCE. Anything you wish will be charged on an open account which is made payable as your circumstances may suggest. Come where you can read every price and do the buying before there's a question about how or when you desire to pay. PETER GROGAN and Sons Co THE JANE FREEMAN BOOTH SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIES Announces Classes in Cooking, Sewing, Shampooing, Manicuring. Branches taught by competent teachers. For further particulars Apply to Washington, D. C. turn Rev Wm. H. Howard as the pastor of the church. Mr James F. Armstrong was elected and confirmed as the delegate to said annual conference Reunion of Class of 1907. With the pump and exquisite splendor which characterizes its annual function each year, the fourth annual reunion of the class of 1907 of Normal School No. 2 was held last Friday in the reception hall of Cafe Martin. It had been one year since some of the class members had seen each other, and their delight in seeing their schoolmates was certainly pronounced. It was indeed a joyous meeting—the entire atmosphere was full of the spirit of real class reunion. The various committees had worked day and night recently in order that all plans would fully carry And the clock-like precision which was an evidence proved that the committees' efforts to make the reunion of 1912 a grand success had not miscarried. The committee on favors, which consisted of Misses Sailie Fisher, Mattie Scurlock and Edna Murray, was highly commended for the rare and unique souvenirs which they had selected and prepared for distribution A short business meeting was held during which a discussion took place as to plans for the reunion next year. Since 1913 is the inaugural year, it was suggested that the reunion of the class next year should take place about March 1. And since also that there will be reduced railroad fares from all points to Washington on account of the inaugural, it was also suggested that efforts be made to have present next year those members of the class who are married and living in distant cities, such as Tulsa, Oklahoma, and St. Louis. Mo committee was appointed to consider this matter thoroughly, and instructed to report their conclusions to the president. A feature of the reunion was the particularly charming gowns which the young lady wore. Miss Evelyn Moss wore yellow satin trimmed with Persian; Miss Ellen Lee wore white satin trimmed with gold and draped with marquisette. Miss Mattie Scurlock, pink messaure. Miss Ernestine Brent, white marquisette. Miss Sallie Fisher, yellow marquisette. Miss Edna Murray, blue broadbeth. Miss Esther Middleton, pink silk trimmed with pearls; Miss Rise Cornish, white; Miss Isabelle Wood, white broadcloth; Miss Willie Brown, yellow satin draped with /marquisette: Miss Maude Fleming, white; Mrs Dr Robert A. Logan, white marquisette: Mrs Samuel Hill, crepe de chine; Mrs William Reed, old rose satin; Miss Elizabeth Taneil, white lace; Miss Zellaca Wooding, red mossline; Miss Marion Summer, white; Miss Hattie Edmonds, pink mossline; Miss Enola McDaniels, white; Miss Florence Stokes, white silk, and Miss Madeline Shepherd, blue messa The gentlemen present were Messrs. Lynnwood Trueheart. Dr. R. A. Logan, John Williams, James Minor, Eugene Wayman, Benjamin Phone North 7681. should you reasons to your ad- Furniture and one efficient possible for you being necessary AT ONCE. wish will be open account payable as services may sug- you can read the buying question about and desire to pay. HROGAN Ins Co HIGH SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIES Brewing, Shampooing, Manicuring, teachers. For further particulars T. BOOTH, 1914 Third St. N. W. on, D. C. Hunton, L. C. Downing; William White, John Brown, W. B. Hartgrove, A. N. Scurlock, Frank Gordon, Samuel Hill, William Reed, J. Moria Saunders, Samuel D. Matthews, Ernest Marshall, Dr Robert Wilson and Herbert Kenny. The class officers are J. Moria Saunders, president; Miss Janie B Cole, vice-president; Miss M. G. Scurlock, secretary, and Samuel D. Matthews, treasurer. Girls' Basket Ball Game. Fully seven hundred people witnessed the game at True Reformers' Hall last Friday night, between the Spartan girls, of Brooklyn, and the Y. W. C. A. mint, of this city. There were many noticeable features about the game, as well as many versions of how it was won. It could be seen when the competitors appeared in contrast upon the court that the weight of the local team would play a strong part in desiding the contest, and so it did. The little visitors were almost powerless before the on-lanught of Miss Kenny and Captain Spinker. Miss Trice, however, was agile enough to evade her guards and throw two goals. Coach Oliver deserves credit. Much credit is due "Hutty" Oliver for the team he has given us in two months. Salinear in the Limelight. The Y. W. C. A. team and the basket ball lovers of this city are deeply indebted to Mr. Leonard Salinear for his active and energetic management. The plan is practically his own, and with the cooperation of his team, he has made it a crowning success financially. Every one is looking forward to the return game in New York during Easter week. The manager promises to give New York a big surprise. Dr. Lucy E. Moten to Attend Educators' Convention. Among those of our race to take part in the meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association at St. Louis next week is Dr Lacy E. Moten, principal of Normal School No. 2 of this city. Dr Moten has been at the head of the work of training teachers here for over twenty-five years, and is regarded throughout the country as a standard authority on normal school methods. She has brought the colored normal school of Washington up to a high state of efficiency, and her graduates are found in every section of the land, all doing well Hon F F Clayton, U.S. Commissioner of Education, will preside Dr W. M. Davidson, superintendent of Washington's public schools, will also attend Dr Moten will be in a position to throw much light upon the condition, progress, and possibilities of Negro education at this meeting. She is one of the races most brilliant and cultured women and is certain to give an excellent account of herself in this august as semblage of educators. James H Winslow UNDERTAKER AND EMBLAMER RMS MOST REASONABLER R STREETS. N W. I. Dabney ALL WORK FIRST CLASS. TERMS MOST REASONABLE TWELFTH AND R STREETS. N W. James H. Dabney FUNERAL DIRECTOR. ND SALE STABLE Parties, Balls, Receptions, Etc. Class style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Rd Street Northwest. Phone call for Stable, North 3274M. FREEMAN'S ALLEY. 1132 Third St. N. W. Carriages For Hire. Murray ington Druggist Southwest Horses and carriages kept in first-class style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Business at 1132 Third Street Northwest. Phone for Office, Main 1727. Phone call for Stable, North 3274M. OUR STABLES IN FREEMAN'S ALLEY. J. H. DABNEY, Prop., 1132 Third St. N. W. Phone, Main 3200. Carriages For Hire. PEOPLE S DRUGGIST CHRISTMAS Articles COOKING A HEDGEHOG. Bake It In Clay Into a Solid Mass and Carve It With an Ax. When a Maine Indian has the choice of a hedgehog, a skunk, a woodchuck and a muskrat for dinner he will select the first named invariably and take the skunk as second choice, leaving the woodchuck, which is the only one of the lot a Maine white man will taste, to the last. Unlike the skunk and the woodchuck, which are lean and unsavory except for a few months in the fall, or the muskrat, which is never fat and which has a strong flavor in spite of parboiling, the hedgehog is always in edible condition and has meat that is as tender and white as that of a spring chicken. The method of cooking a hedgehog is so simple that a novice can learn in one short lesson. When the epicure is permitted to make a choice he should shun the large old males, which at times weigh thirty or forty pounds. The preparation consists in removing the viscera, washing out the interior and filling the cavity with slices of fat pork, peeled raw potatoes, sprigs of spearmint and wild celery from the brook. Then, without removing the quills or skinning, the body is plastered thickly with wet clay from the nearest bank. The muddy, bulky mass is thrust into live coals and covered with blazing fagots to be roasted for two hours. On removal from the coals, the clay is found to have been baked into a hard and solid mass, which must be broken open with an ax or a heavy stone, whereupon the skin and quilks of the animal cling to the clay wrapping and fall away, leaving the clean white meat ready to be eaten.—New York Herald. A species of ants which spin silk is common in hot countries. The ants nest in trees, binding the leaves together to make their nests. The silk used for this purpose is not secreted by the adult ants, but by the larvae. In order to attach the silken threads and draw the leaves together the ants must carry the larvae about from leaf to leaf. When two distant leaves are to be drawn together a remarkable method is employed. Five or six ants form a chain bridging the gap between the leaves, each gripping the waist of another in its mandibles. A number of such chains will cooperate in bringing two leaves together. According to Melchior de Vogue, the legend of lace is as follows. A Venetian sailor gave his ladylove a frond of spreading seawed to keep him in memory while at sea. But the girl found that the seawed was rapidly drying up and disappearing. So she caught the fine branches and leaves of the plant with thread against a piece of linen and, working on, with her thoughts following her lover, invented lace. He was an old merchant who had built up a big business by advertising. "John," said his wife, "what do you want on your tombstone?" "Oh," he answered, "it isn't very important what the text is so long as it gets good space and is well displayed." —London Telegraph. Nell-Don't you think Miss Antique keeps her ago remarkably well? Belle-Sure. She never gives it away. Philadelphia Record. Prescriptions carefully compounded HOLTMAN'S FINE BOOTS AND SHOES 491 Penn. ave., N. W. OUR 1250 AND 13 SHOES ARE THE BEST MADE. SIGN OF THE BIG BOOT WM. MOREI. AND. PROP. NEW THE SEWING MACHINE OF QUALITY. 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Every job will entitle you to a free notice in The Bee --- Chentinz T Wang, who is expected to be appointed Minister to the United States, to represent China, the newest of the world's republics, is well known here, both in diplomatic and educational circles. Preparations are being made for a national exhibition in connection with the fifteenth international congress on hygiene and democracy, which will be held here during the last three weeks in September. The Phillippoteary painting, depicting the far-famed "Pickett's Charge," is now in this city, and through the courtesy of Secretary Fisher, it is now on exhibition at the Patent Office. It is said the picture is the most realistic portrayal of the battle of Gettysburg ever made. Printing. Astoria Pharmacy The Astoria Pharmacy. Third and G Streets N. W., is doing a rushing business now. Dr. Armstrong, the proprietor, makes a specialty in trying to please his many colored patrons. They are swarming in his store, in order to be in time for Christmas gifts. Dr. Armstrong comes from an old Virginia family with a heart bigger than that of any beef you may kill. This is one of the few drug stores in which our people are treated right. Where to Buy The Bee. Smith's, 4th and Elm St. N. W. Pope's Pharmacy, 1319 H St. N. E. Jackson & Whipp's, 1513 7th St. N. W. Board & McGuire's, 9th and You Sts. N. W. Recves', 626 T St. N. W. Jones. 1020 You St. N. W. Gray. 12th and You St. N. W. Board & McGuire, 1912½ 14th St. N. W. Simmons', 20th and K Sts. N. W. Throckmorton, 1500 14th St. N. W. Morse's, 1904 L St. N. W. Smith, 28th and Dumbarton Ave. Leonard Blagburn, 201 Morris Rd. Anacostia, D. C. For Rent. For Rent. For rent, nice large, sunny rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Modern conveniences. Apply 1438 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W. For Rent. Seven room brick, 1957 Fourth St. Northwest, LeDroit Park. Rent. $20.50 per month. By Thos. Walker. 506 5th St. N. 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Murrays cream is pure and is delivered to any section of the city. This is an old established firm. First class meals at all hours in the day may be had at Murrays—1216 U street, northwest. Ice cream cut, $1.20 per gallon. Plain ice cream at 90 cents per gallon. His large and commodious dinning room will accommodate any number of people. House & Herrman. The next oldest house in the city is House & Herrman. If you can't be satisfied elsewhere, call at this house. Healy's Capsules for colds and grip. Third and Massachusetts Avenue N. W. Sure cure. 25 cents. Dr. W. J. Gaines, Bishop of the First Episcopal District of the African M. E. Church, died at his home in Atlanta, Ga., at the age of 71 years He was interested in educational work of his race, and the founder of Morris Brown College He had been Bishop for thirty years The Spanish Government is deciding upon placing an army of 16,000 blacks, to be officered by Spaniards, to take part in the Moroccan campaign. Mr. Joseph H. Jones has the finest cigar and news stand in the city. The Bee is on sale there. ```markdown ``` Sh Christian Xander’s Sweet and Dry Gatabas The very best obtainable Family Quality e 909 7th St ReGrnch Hossce Cars to the Northeast Section and Suburbs pass the door. “THE ASTORIA- PHARMACY : +(av, ak: stronc) 7 oa 7 Fresh Drugs. Third and G Streets Northwést. Brugs and Preparations always fresh. rhone Main 3252. The Cheapest Drug Store'in Town ath and Massachusétts Ave. N. W. SLATTERY’S PHARMACY “.. ‘Three-Room Flat. Fer desirable tenants, a three-room Wet, in a desirable neighborhood; heat; in ‘first-class condition. Apply 516 Tennessee Avenue Northeast. s Special Notice. Desirable rooms for rent. Suitable for Doctor, Dentist. Dress-maker, Hier easing, Parlor % Clad. seooms. . ly to 1742 1yth St. t.. W. Re- tab help. facnished, Posulons ‘se cured. ROOM AND BOARD” Execltent rooms, board if desired, fine locality. ipply at once, 523 7 St, WW. . 1h For Rent. Large front room, with bath, un: fuenished, with small refined family, no children, to respectable colored Rezape. Low rent, for right person Sutday or write anything. Mrs, Willson, 2142 N. Y. Ave. For Rent. . Large sunny rooms, with modern conveniences; ladies or gentlemen; board if desired; convenient to ali ca‘ lines. Apply to 1109 B’St. SE. Eeazeget i tute’ Beauty Culture 910 FSt., N. W. Haw dressing, manucuring, scalp areatment, shampooing, and all branches thoraughly taught by com- petent instructors, late of NY. City. Learn right and face the world. The most pleasant and remunerative oc- cupation. Hiawatha and Ford Dabney. Two of the best moving picture theaters in_he city are the Hiawatha and Ford Dabney. They are owned aad controlled exgJusively by colored men. Everybody goes to these two * first-class theaters. + "pt Geskios: 7 Gaskins’ restaurant, at 320 Eighth Street Northwest, is no doubt one of the best places iy the city to be accommodated. Mr. .Aaron J. Gas- ins, is a polite and dignified gentle- man. He conducts an up-to-date cafe, where dinner parties are served m first-class style. Private dining room for. parties of three or more, Anything cocked to order. . WONDERFUL RESULTS ON. SHORT NOTICE Lhave used your Pomade. Its the best thing U ever used for making carly bair lie smovth. I have net tims!cd my firet Lottle, but can see wondertsl rewilts, writes Mrs, Louise E. Hayes of Pineville, S.C. "fry Ford’s Haw Pomade fur harsh stabborn and’ unify haw ard Ford's Royal White skin Lotion for he com. plexion, Ask your drusgist for them, Be snre and get the genuine (Fars's) wannfactured by the Ozmnized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, 1. For sale by Nichols’ Pharmacy, Corner igth Street and Penn. Ave. S. A. Richardson & Co. 7th and Q Sts, N. W.: Morse’s Pharmacy, r9ti and L Sts. N. W.: Nie Sap Richardson 316 Four-and-a-Half St. S. W.; Dan vel H. Smith, 2Sth and Dumbartor ‘Ave. N. W.: J. F. Simpson, corne zth St. Rhode Island Ave. and R St XN. W.:, Singleton’s Pharmacy, ot] aad E Sts. NW. Market Pharmacy corner oth and K Sts. N. W.; Joli R. Major, 716 7th St. N. W.; Ides Pharmacy, 1th St. and N.Y. Ave N. We: R.A, Veitch, corner 20th an M Sts. N. W: E. E. Cissell, roth St. and N.Y. Ave. W. P. Herbst, Pent Ave, and 25tr St. N. W.; Hutton ¢ Hilton, 22d and L Sts. N. W.: R. W Duffey, Penn. Ave and 22d St. N. W. Whiteside Pharmacy, 1921 Pa Ave Board & McGuire, corner 9th and | Sts. F.M. Criswell, tgor 7th St. > W.:' Quigley’s Pharmacy, corner 21: and G Sts. NX. W.; Daw’s Drug Stor corrmer 23d and H Sts. N. W.; Hov ard Pharmacy, roth agd R Sts. N. \ Peopte’s Pharmacy, 7th and Mas Ave, N. W. . Nesd Thy Bes EN eS ee eee ee eee ee Ee eS ” mee eR BF 2 y Eee EEE EEE EE 5 my! N. E. Citizens’ Association. {, place on the debating team of Po-| had expired en route, his friends The executive board of the N, E | Count Citizens’ Association joined! the “Gobblers” and other friends of Mr John H. Paynter, the sceretary of the hoard in ‘the celebration of his soth birthday on Saturday evening, ‘February 17, at his residence, zor Bist street The ninco was the outgrowth of compliment paid Mr Paynter two years age by his family, who were mekmg an extended stay om Oklahoma : Xina~ oothat year brought bm a Les oi pond things, among which was a so-penind Okfdroma turkey ready for the table: cakes. preserves, and other geod things. Aooamubcr cat gentlemen friends were hastily bidden te 1205 W Street apd with the addition of lignid re- freshmerts, provided by the bust, a most enjogable evening was spent The gathering was christened the Gobblers” by Harry 1 Williams = To mark ths epoch in his life, Mr. Paynter mated the Gobblery for a “bite and oa sy." and) again — the “piece-de-resistanice™ was a tine Okla- homa bird, sent especially for the oc- casion by Mr Paynter’s. parents, Creamed oysters. potato salad, ham’ sandwiches, cream and cake and pala- table liquids completed the menu, \s an evidence af the appreciation ef the work dene by Mr Paynter in seeurmy the hghts and the new school buldiug now gomg ap at Burr- sille, a number of useful presents were presented by members of the board, including gold cuff buttons by Dr With Wo Jones. president et the assectation. C7 Jo Nigen, box ot cigars. Wallace Chapman, Horner Mu and Henry Co Ress, necktie. The Gabblers were represented by Mdridge T. Lewis, Harry D. Wil- hams. Wo A. Prater. Go. Jackson, Charks E Hall, DOL. Bree. J.C Hence, GA. Johnsen and J.B Cur. ts, and presented Mrs. Paynter with a chatmg dish and a dozen handsome plates . Several fellow clerks oi the Inter nal Revenue Office, where Mr Paya ter has beer employed for the past nimeteen years were present. wehul ing Jerome \ Jokoson, S whe pre- sented silver cult buttons. Win It Haynes. brass ash receiver and aatel holder. Wat T Metinney and Win T Wilson. Life of Linceln, tour val ames: Rebert Vo Stewart with CA. Pierre Mbert) la cigars. Other fpresent bearing’ felicitations were I. M. Hershaw, WG Silence. nech- tie; R.A Tilghman ecard case: Geo. W. Jackson, necktie. Gee Hi Od- drick and Charles E Padyne. Rev. T. J Brown, accompanied by Mr Johnson, arrived early. and spent a pleasant half hour with Mr. Payn- ter among his beaks Later on dur- ing the progress of the Junch « num- her of happy speeches with responses by the host and hostess were made Ason the tirst occasion, Mr. Mdridge Lewis carved the bird, and directed the ecremomes, and in consideration of the fact that the bird had been en- titely gobbled up it was suggested that all present, be vated a member of a permanent_organjzation af ‘Gob- lier with Sir Gabbler John A, Payn Tror, president, The Booklovers in Baltimore. The visit of the Washingtht Book- lovers te the Meuumental City last Saturday as the guests of their nen resident member. Miss Michie Cook, of the Balumore public schools. was iu every way a most delightful affair The party, canposed ot Mrs THeury E Baker. president oi the club, Mrs. Reset Eo Lawson, Mes. Bettiet G Franer, Mrs AV Slilyer, Mrs Geo WW Caok, Mrs DOF Rivers. Mrs Lae vdna Moss. Mass Marion P. Shadd and Mass Harriette I Shadd, made the trip over the trolley ronte early Sat nrday- morning. and on reaching: Balu more Were met at the station bS Mr Dawid Brooks. representing the hos- tess. Miss Mickie Cook. and excurted directly te the famous Walters Art Gallery, where admission had been provided by Miss © Cook. Several hours were spent by the entire party nat Ieisurely tour of this wonderful lepesttory ot seme oi the werld’s Wydt famons masterpieces m_nearly every branch of art On Leaving the art gallery the party was taken te the residence of Miss “Caok, on Argyle Avenne, where a delightinl repast avcuted them, the latter being 1m the fore of a course dinner served i that caanistte manner af whieh Baltimore av iamous, Miter the dinner came the “east of reason.” in a unasterly: paper by Mr Daniel Brooks. ou Calin rt Mr Brooks, besides Being gifted, by natire wHtly x dows. ai_art amd Livered by tertume sath a hire opportunity Jie stuuty at. i= teacher in that bjee in the faltimure schools, all of which was bre? Shewn ingthe wealth o preparation lisclosed im his paper. The entertailinent was varied by : tne selection af solos by Miss Com stintia Brown, of Baltimore, whos nutseal oatianments are | widels Known V few ot Miss Conk’ Balti more triengs were on hand to hel welcome the Washington Booklover and thy latter by a nnanimons vote declared the whole entertainment; iar the most delightint meet of ty J} eason. - PACIFIC COAST. Race Discrimination in California— Taft and Roosevelt Club Organized. No Place’ for Negro Democracy. ‘Special Correspondence, The Beet Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 22 | The Citizens’ Committee (colored). which is endgavoring te cause a ter- ination of race discrimination at she Nurses’ Training Department of the Las Angeles County Hospital, is lurringing to hold the proposed mass | meeting, on the th of Mareh, The delaytef the County Board of Super- Visors inerendering the commitive a unal answer is, considered as an indi- cation that the board dees not intend te act favorabt} to thé colored people. The committed intends to have some of the most representative and influ. ential white citizens address the meet- ting: . Vo Harold Pringe. a “colored youth, oi Pasadena, a neighboring city. has wor a place on the debating team of Po- mona College, one of the arigtoctatic colleges of” Southern California. Prince will represent Pomona in the intercollegiate debate against the, Uni versity of Southern California, “soon to he held here. « As a debater, yonng Prince won his first honors in oraterical contests at the Pasadena High, School. He a> very popular aman his class-mates. and Its repttation and merit are the best | V new Negro magazine, “The New Age." av quarterly. fas recently been Tannched in Loy \ngeles.\y Seuth- em Califorma hay no large, journal belonging to colered people, it 1 probable that the new magazine will succeed. = Ata recent gathering of a few col ored citizens, & Roosevelt club wy ordnized, as an advance step in th nemination fight, It ty riomred that a Tait club is soon ty he organized amutig, local Negroes Demoeraey Fhas dni few advecates among, loca { Negroes. | From Current Books lutimate personal sidelight. are throwh oon many omen known! thronghout the country, by Dr. Hooker, T. Washington in his Iate-t book, “My Larger Education.” re- vently published by Doubleday, Page & Co: . In ine place he says “J shall never forget a remark made ty me by Mr. John D. Rockefeller when [ was spending an evening at his hose. It was to this etfcet “Ale ways be master of the details of your work: never have tog: many lnose outér edges of fringes.” 1 iN little later on he observes. “L have been thrown in, frequent contact with Col. Henry Watterson, of the Louisville Cotarier-Jonrnal Colonel Watterson scems te me. to represent the Southern gentleman ot Hthe old school. a man of generents nmpalses, high ideals, and gracions manner. tC haye had frequent and long conversations with) him ‘about Hthe Negro and about. conditions‘ i the South, Hf there 1s anywhere a pumin whe Tits broader or more liberal ideas concerning the Negro, 1 have Hit met him “A few years ago, when a meeting Chad, been arranged it Carnegie Hall, New York, in order te interest the public in the work of aur school at “Tuskegee, We were disappointed it qecuring a distinguished — speaker irom the South whe had promsed jt be present. Mt the Jast) moment the committee in-charge telegraphed [iy Colonel Watterson Mehonh Cheeatse of the death of ane ot Ins children) he had made up his mind not to speak again im pubhe for some tine, Colonel” Wattersen went te New York from Louisville and made one af the. most eloquent speeches in behali of the Nexre that 1 have ever heard,” * Ass wall Known Dr. Washingtor gives the first account af his Iunch: con with Roosevelt in Ins book. ty another place he says: “On several occasions when 1 wa at the White House, during the time thar Colonel Roosevelt) was. Presi dent, 1 saw him surrounded by hal a dozen reporters—representing, great daly papers [way greatly: suirpris edo those occasions to observe ttt the President would tlk to these re porters just as frankly and feel alumt matters pertaining to. the “gov crament, and Tis plans and polteres as ame partner in bisiness would tall te another partner While these met as a result af the interview, work telegraph long dispatches to thei papers. Tam sure Pam safe in say ing that the President's contidenc wae rarely. if ever. betrayed” The Passing and Funeral Services for Miss F. V. Waugh. Funeral services tor Miss Flora V Waugh, whe did Tuesday morning. the zoth inst. were held atthe .\s- bury Mob. Church, corner Eleventh and K streets Narthwest, at 1 o'clock TM, Friday. the 23d. Ra MW Char éfficatimg “The mneralar- rangements were in charge of the Miriam Chapter, No. 8 O. ES.» ‘The .deceaved was a communicant ot Asbury MoE. Church: a member of the Silver Queen Household of Ruth, Ne. yo. G. UL OL of OF. and onthe EE Walker Connell, Ne. 48o, AL OO St Le. i whieh latter wngame- tinn she miest etficiently aad satistiac tetity iled the mmpertant olfice of limateial secretary from the date of its institution in’ to06 util Septem, Wer last. when she resigned. She wats the daughter of Sergeant James HH Waugh. a cnil war veteran, and Vir- zinia Wangh, deceased. both ef wher were residents af this city, Though her Mness was Tong and exerneiating. she bore it vith won: deriul fortitude and resignation She is survived by-a sister. Mrv \nnie E Reed. of Philadelolua, Pa. ‘The' deceased loved home, aud her devotion tw her mother prior to. the latter's death in May, 1908, was mos! marked Beng unusually intelligent somposed and noticeably dignitied in conversation and manners, and of; cheerial. unseltish and most amiable disposition, she kad a host of real warm, sincere friends and dmier: whe fully appreciated her worth an whe now deeply regret her passing The high regard in” which the de ceased was held by those who knev her hest, was attested by the lary attendance at the funeral service: Jang ‘the many and beantifal tors [tributes placed on and about the das het Interment: was at) Woodlaw Trees, & . ; DEATH OF WILL BEVERLY. Expires on Train en Route to Wash- ‘ ington. ‘The death of Will Beverly, one of the best known_of Washington's col- ered men Jast Saturday was particu- larly sad, He expired on the train. before Richmond was reached, while Weing en route home irom Florida. Mr. Beverly left for Florida in Jan- sary. but while there became ill and decided to return home for treatment here at Freedman's Hespital, and un- ‘der the watchful care of his physi- oain,_Dr. E. D. Williston. When the news reached here last, Sunday that he had expired en route, his friends were shocked, for while they knew he was ill, none suspected that he was dangerously ill, and they had hoped ‘a few weeks rest and treatment would restore Inm tu health, Mr. Beverly “was a Washington “boy, having been reared here, and had sfany warm and levered fri¢nds here with whom he Was a great favorite beacuse of His quiet and geal manners. He leaves a Soung sun, anda daughter, who is a student at Wilberforce University. _ Died Miss Matilda Wheeler. principal of Lovejoy Scheal, who was stricken with paralysis, died Tuesday aiter- neon, and will be Iniried this more ing from St. Vugustine’s Church at st w'clock VOM jJ. EDWARD MASON DEAD. A’ Well Known Washingtonian Suc- cumbs to Pneumonia. J. Edward Mason, son of Catherine L.. and the late Frederick Mason, Sr. and brother oi Charles W. Mason who way brought home sick last week from Covington, Ky., where he lad been in business for a mumber oi years. Ed. Mason, as he is familiarly called and known, was a mitve 01 this eny, and came from une ot the oldest and one of the leadmy run. lies. Prior to Ins leaving ‘ty ety, he? was in the real” estates business. He was a member of the first grad- uating class of the high school in this city, and was highly respeeted by his teachers, After his. arrival home, Tuesday, February 2oth, he went to hed, and Dr. Williston was sent tor, but he was too fap gene for the doc: tor to render him any aid, but he worked heroically to ‘save his hie fle died Wednesday, February 21 ‘He was buried irom the residence o lus mother and sisters, 1909 Elevent! street Nurthwest, Saturday afternoor at 2clock, The inneral was largels attended by the leading eitzens 0 this city, and the dural tributes wer beantial and aporopriate. Wm. H., Beverly. Funeral sertices over the remaing of Win. HL. Beverly, well and tavor- ably known in this city, were held at St Enke's PLE. Church layt Wed- nesday at 2 v'cloch. “Doctor Thos. J. Vrown, rector uf the parish, conduct- ed the service. Deceased dhed sud- denly on the cars et route to this city from Tample. Fla. \is remains were temporarily removed to Rich mond, Va, where they were prepared fer shipment to this city. Deceased way a member oi” several beneficial amt fraternal orgameations, embrac- ng among others the Bannaker and Frederick” Douglass reliei aysucia- tions, and the Prince Hall Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. which had charge of the remains. Deceased leaves two children to mourn his loss. a-hoy and a girl, futerment, Har- mony Cemetery. . Paul G. Smith, son of Mrs, Anna E. Smith, “and the late Willis J. Smith, died Tuesday evening, at 9:45 P.M. Me will be buried Saturday morning from St. Augustine's Chureli at 10 ALM. - Saturday Evening Whist Club. The Saturday Evening Whist Club way entertained last Saturday evening by Mrs, Arlington 1. Cha- ngs. at her home, igto ith street Northwest. Among. these present Were Mrs, Florence Walton, Mr. and Mrs‘. W. Thompson, Mr. and’ Ves. James E. Buckner, “Mr. and Mrs. James 1.” Walker. Mrs” Sophpenin Ghaney, and Sivas Mary Ef Chaney and Vivian Lucille Thompson | \Chis evening the club will meet with Mrs J oT Walker, at her residence, 6094 S Street Northwest Mu-So-Lits’ Looking For a Home. The Mu-So-Lit Chib held aspect meeting, Tuesday night at Martin's to consider plans relative te perma nent quarters for the clab | Several sery -desirable pieces of property have been affered to the arganizatier and it 1 hikely that one si then will he taken at an early date, with J view of purchasing everitually. —\. many men of quality hare uot beet able to become members owing the quota being full, a moyemen has heen started ws raise the limit t igs or 150 Delegate Pegg Honored by “Stand ‘ardizers.” \t the seventh annual conference on weights and measures of the Uni- ted States. there was one colored del- cgate, a Mr. Pegs, who has been for ‘the past six years the sealer for the eith gf Omaha, Nebo So far aycr Enewn, he as the only colored dele- gate who bas attended the annual conference on weights and measures. He came armed” with credentials from, the Governor of Nebraska, and ea won the fawor of the orgamzation that it suspended the rales, created the oflice of sergeant-at-rams, and elected Mr Pegg to the same hy a unanimous vote. The occasion was somewhat hilarious, becawe of the imucual happening. and following. his instalfhtion, Mr. Pegg made a speech ob appreciation which, for cleverness and felicity, had not been equaled during the sitting of the bedy. Dr SW" Stratton, director of the Bu reat of Standards, is the president, and the delegates Were received and addressedbe President Taft at the \\ hite House at the close ot the con ‘Cecaatnan, St.RegisHotel For first-chass service gu to. the ST. REGIS HOTEL, "Meals at all Hours?" Finest Caie in the District for 5 Colored People. NET. MMeRcER, Prop. 1832 14th St. ANNOUNCEMENT LT ys - Cs 33 ‘ bass ' of a: xc e, +~" MORAINE RADA 2 Sas ; camer NS =e Oe Se aerate ees Se THE BROOKS OF THE. PALATIAL IRON STEAMER «2 a9 ANGLER, ° 2 ARE NOW OPEX FOR CHARTER $ AT THE OFFICE* vs WATER AND N STREETS SC. THWEST — ‘ TO WASHINGTON PARK AND LOWER RIVER LANDINGS FOR . poe, SEASON, 1912. = SPECIAL RATES FOR EARLY CHARTERS. . LEWIS JEFFERSON. res — General Manager Tne Maciets Teo Times UAncen man metuse 1115 91% Low SS eH EMAGIC THER ) eee ee TT 6 f DRIER. Rs (Rage hipmerzreen AnoTHaIR: STRAIGHTENER bi piermsee kU ill (aes IM sy amonene USS] a2 oe ee MAILED seoesere ys 5] 22 debate Ele og SEND MGRCY By POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER. , j Foor lads eat hove a heaetifal ard inwuriart head +f ih Ba caf sie uses a MACIC. Attera Siampee oF Bah: © Mise dies tehar rewouins tae Gandeults and sf +t B straighten the curliest head of hart. ‘Tred + + will not burn cr injure the haip bewance the combs never heated. The steel heat~ irg' cw ‘airons the hair, .szione. put into the tlame of the aleohol or was heater. ‘Lie Aluminum Curt. cistvdernched from the nesting har, thepeatter tie ha is ke ite ca the com gneabyek mio lave urd bs hekd by a tera et the baie © The Mate Heater alse suitable for curbing froas basa cover and can be carrie 3a. Deidbag. Miz + Shampoo Drier sic, Magic Alcohol Heater #00, Liberal temas ’u x13. Write for Mteraturgtodar. a 7 Magic Shampoo Drier Co., Minxeapolis, Minnesota. LL —— Hot and Cold Water. Electric Bell Service in Every Room. Electric Lights Steam Heat. : Phone 757. GEO. lL HUTCHINSON . ‘Proprietor , 7 48 Wells Street a? Mt. Clemens, Mich. THE MT. CLEMENS HOTEL & EUREKA MINERAL BATH HOUSE Who has the hopor of being the only Negro owning and operating the only Hotel and Stineral Bath House (combined) at any of the Healtk soo. and Summer Resorts in the United States. FOR COLORED PEOPLE EXCLUSIVELY. Rates for Board and Room, $8.75, $1050, $12.25 and $14.00 per Week. Aly Specialty: Catermy to Private Parties and Banquets. Fint-class Fich, Frog and Chicken Dinners, 30¢, 78. $1 00. ‘An average of 90 Patients out of every 100 are permanently cured of the fol- lowing diseases by the healing waters of the Mt. Clemens Mineral Baths. Rheumatism, all kinds _ Constipation Blood Poisoning, all kinds Jaundice , . Skin Diseases, ail kinds Nervousness, all kinds Stomach and Liver Troubles Catarrhal Troubles Malaria - Kidney and Biadder Difficulne: Paralysis Female Diseases Neuralgia, Dyspepsia Aiter Effec’ of La Grippe | PRICES OF BATHS. ~2 @ Ss Mineral Vapor Bath........$0.73-! Fresh Water Bath. ...... .§ 925 Mineral ath. Plain, with at- | 14 Mineral Baths, with at- tendant : 73! ‘tendant 2 B50 Mineral Foot Path......-. 25 1 21 Mineral Bathe, with at- poe} 2 }._tendant. .....-... .- 13.25 Pe EE Ee Pe eo eT ee ee Houses for Rent. Several houses at Burville. D.C. ior rent. Large garden tracts 1 cath house and good water. Four, five and six ryoms; 4-room, $8.005 3- room, $10.00: *-roum, $12.00. Apply ty Thomas Wather, 506 5th St. N. W. For Rent. Several houses at Burrville, D. C.. from four to seven rooms. Large yards, ete. ‘Terms reasonable. Ap- ply Thomas Walker, 500 5th St. N.W. FOR SALE AT ONCE. One hali or all interest in the Mt. Clemens Hotel and Eureka Mineral Rath House (For colored people ex- clusively) which is the only hotel and bath-house combined. owned and op- erated by a colored man at any of the health, or summer resorts in the United States, 1 good proposition for a hustling young man. with money. For particulars. write Guo. I. Hutchinson. Prop, 218 Welts St, Mr. Clemens, Mich, Tickets now on sale for Miss Jean Kelly's All Star testimonial Hair Culture | \ school has been opened at Mrs? Dr, Scott's, 521 Nichols Ave. S. E., (Anacostia), to teach all branches of hair work, scalp and facial mas- sage. For further information, call or write. Malaria and Kindred Diseases. Headache and Bilious Attacks Caused _by Malaria, removed by the use of Elixir Babek cure for such ail- ments _ “have used Elixir Babek in my family for sixteen years, and found it even more than you claim for it_in treating cases of Chills or Malarial Fe- vers. One member of our family was cured of Malarial Fever by it when given up to die by physicians—J. F Oberlet, Vienna, Va. Elixir Babek 50 cents, all druggists or Kloczewski & \o., Washington, D. C. W. F. REITH Dealers in ail Kinds of N. Auth Provision Co.'s Products. ‘Bacon, Lard, Pork, Beef, Lamb, Veal, all kinds of Sausage. Fresh arid Cored Pork. 34, 31, 32, North-East Market. Phone, Lincoln 2508. d-9-3t . YEATMAN’S DRUG STORE , Seventh and.H Streets N. E.° Prescriptions and Medicines. d-p-2t . Malarious Fever. Causing loss of appetite, headache and bilious attacks prevented by Elixir Babek, a splendid remedy for such ailments. : “Myself and whble household bad suffered very much for some tme [with Malarial Fever. ‘Elixir Babek’ has cured us perfectly, so that we en- joy at present the best of health."— Jacob Elberly, Fairfax Court House. Va. Elixir Babek, so cents, all drag- gists or Lloczewski & Co, Washing- to. D.C. - I JUSTH’S OLD STAND | Workmgmen, pulling vourseli up by sour boet-straps is hard. secing yeu near shoes. but here~ news: Slightly sed snits $3 10 Sto: de they meet with year views? One” price. Justh’s hd Stand, 619 D. mo Ask J. S. Jones for The Bee.