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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 VOL. XXXIII NO.11 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY AUGUST 17, 1912 BRADSHAW SPEAKS Washington, D. C. August, 1912. W. Calvin Chase, Esq., Editor of The Ige. For the information and guidance of your many readers in this city and throughout the country, I call attention to a portion of the proceedings of the Committee on Credentials of the Republican Convention, 1912, in the case of the contesting Roosevelt delegates from the State of Texas, headed by Col. Cecil A. Lyon, a member of the Republican National Committee, chairman of the Republican State Committee of Texas, the Roosevelt leader in Texas, and his most earnest supporter at the Chicago convention. When the Texas contest was under consideration in the Committee on Credentials, Col. Lyon being present with all the contesting Roosevelt delegates from Texas, the following circular bearing the signature' of Col. Lyon, and which it was charged had been sent, by Col. Lyon, through the mails to every county chairman in Texas, was read and entered on the record of the National Committee: "I now make one last appeal to you to attend your county convention Tuesday, and see that this attempt to again put the Negro in control in Texas is repudiated. Telegraphic advice so far received from other sections of Texas indicate that Roosevelt will carry this State. I urge upon you, if you wish to do me a personal favor, to see that your county instructs likewise. "The main question we have to settle is whether the Negro or white man is to rule Texas. "The thing to do is to kill every snake you see. Some are harmless, but better kill them' all, and then there won't be any poisonous ones left. "Yours truly, (Signed.) "CECIL A. LYON." In fact, the evidence before the Committee on Credentials shows that in the county conventions the Negro Republicans were forcibly kept from the halls, Col. Roosevelt's friends even going so far as to seek the aid of the State militia to keep out the colored Republicans in Grayson County, until all business (?) had been transacted. It is unnecessary for me to tell your readers that when that circular was read in Col. Lyons' presence and its genuineness not denied by him, the Republican Committee on Credentials took the proper action and refused to seat Col. Lyons and his delegates. Col. Lyons "last appeal" was a success in Texas, but was the death knell of his Roosevelt delegates in the committee and the convention. This circular is on a par with the report of the army officer who President Roosevelt sent to Brownsville, Texas, to investigate the colored soldiers of the 25th Infantry—and whose report, was the cause of that most monstrous outrage on the rights of those men. Those soldiers of the 25th Infantry being the only Americans since the Revolution, who have been punished without a hearing or trial of any sort. This army officer, in his report to President Roosevelt, stated that he was unable to find out the identity of the guilty ones, if any; that a great majority of the soldiers were innocent, but all must be punished, the innocent with the guilty; and on this report Col. Roosevelt acted. Col. Cecil A. Lyon was one of the dominant figures of the late Roosevelt convention in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 5, 1912, and doubtless had those same delegates (?) with him which came to the Chicago Convention, in answer to his "last appeal" of May 4th, 1912. It is no surprise to me that the colored men who came to the Roosevelt convention from the South were denied admission. Those men evidently had never heard of Col. Cecil A. Lyon, of Texas, nor had they ever heard of Brownsville. I will add further that every one of the Roosevelt members of the Committee on Credentials voted to seat Col. Lyon and his delegation, but I am glad to say that the committee was controlled by Republicans, and the effort was a failure. Very truly pours, AARON BRADSHAW, Member of Credentials Committee, Republican National Convention, 1912. THE CALL FOR THE SKILLFUL NEGRO. Training the Teacher. Tuskgee, Ma. Aug. 12, 1912. The post-graduate in agriculture, one who knows the science and practical workings of agriculture, is not the only demand of the hour in the educational world. School teaching, plain old everyday school teaching, has put on new robes and is calling long and loud for one who can keep these robes ever fresh. Its latest dress is correlation. This garment is not Parisian, it is in all its texture American, American in design, in execution, in production of the fabric cut of which it is made. Now the school teacher of former days had only to know the dress, how it was made or the fabric thereof was not a part of his task. The book, the book! that was all the erstwhile pedagogue needed to know. It is far otherwise now. While grasping the principles of his text the school teacher of today must be able to bring the theory of that text down to common things. The other day Tuskegee supplied a teacher for a vacancy in a city in Illinois. What was she to teach, Arithmetic and Grammar? Yes, that. Then she was to teach a sewing class, a class in cooking, a class in gymnastics. She was to organize a community meeting, introduce school gardening, establish prizes for those pupils who raised the best products and gain the co-operation of the parents of the children sufficiently to secure the money from them for the prizes. Could she do all this? She did. She had had the training, Dressmaking and cooking she had taken as trades, while studying arithmetic and grammar. She and every other girl who enters Tuskegee Institute must take cooking. During her last two years she had specialized in education. This meant that she had gone out into the surrounding community and taught in cla-ses, that she had seen mothers' clubs organized, prize contests in vegetable raising set agoin. In a word she was no where caught napping. The environment alone at Tuskegee, where conferences and farmers' meetings are constantly held, would have equipped her sufficiently to master the situation. This young woman's story is but one of many as illustrating the modern demand upon him who would go forth as a professional teacher. Anticipating this, Tuskegee Institute, a few years ago established a regular course for the all-round school teacher. The principle upon which this course is established is that the student teacher is a worker, a worker in his class room and a worker in his community. In his last two years in school at Tuskegee, if a student elects the profession of teaching, he must begin to take special studies in that direction. He studies the theory of education as handed down from Socrates, and Quintillian, from McMurry and Booker T. Washington. In addition to this he is required to teach, actually teach in the class room under the direction of experienced teachers, both in the night school and the day school. He receives instruction in special preparation of a lesson and in the presentation of that lesson. Then he enters the class room and applies the theory of presentation. This is all done in Tuskegee Institute, which with its 1,500 students a big laboratory for such work. Around the school community are several model public schools. These are again the young-teachers laboratory. He makes trips to these and sees how such schools are conducted. Finally, through special arrangement, he is required to go out and teach in one of these for two weeks. In the meantime on the trade side he is taking one trade and observing many. His specialty may be blacksmithing or mattress making, yet, in the course of two or three years he picks up knowledge of the various kinds of farming, points on electricity, on sheemaking, and on many other of the thirty-seven branches of industry taught at Tuskegee Institute. But how does he gain any respectable knowledge of so many of these trades? Through correlation in his class in mathematics he measure-floors, and walls of the class room. Over there a new brick building is being erected. Forth he goes with his whole class and mathematics teacher and makes computations on the brick, the mortar, the rafters, shingles and the like. In his Geography class he studies the actual soils and plants. He goes down to the commissary and with the articles in his hands studies whence and how they came, whence the raw material and how such material was converted into the texture under consideration. Cotton, fruit, meats, vegetables, iron, various kinds of wood are studied in this way. In the grammar classes students write compositions and give talks on their various trades. Thus they exchange knowledge until each pupil is familiar with many trades other than his own. Thus correlation gets into the blood of the young teacher even long before he chooses his profession. It becomes therefore second nature to him to teach in this manner when he secures a position. So much is said about industrial work at Tuskegee Institute that frequently the impression gets abroad that the school is nothing more than training quarters for laborers. It is thought in many instances that the academic branches are very elementary and that they are but indifferently taught. This is by no means the case. True, no Lain, Greekt or modern languages are taught, but in mathematics, English, Geography and History Tuskegee runs as high as the average high school of the South. In some branches it goes higher. In English, there are two years of rhetoric supplemented by the reading of several English classics. In mathematics, they cover plane geometry in addition to having concrete geometry Economics, United States History, Ancient and Mediaeval History as well as Physics and Chemistry all run as high as these subjects do in the average high school. All these subjects are taught with an eye strict to the scheme of correlation, so that wherever the young teacher lands he can meet the demands upon the up-to-date teacher. Mrs. Roosevelt was 51 years old Tuesday. She celebrated the event. teet, has moved with his family to WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY AUGUST 17, 1912 J. H. H. VICE PRSIDENT SHERMAN Who will Notified at Utica. N., Y., August 21 REPUBLICAN RALLY REPUBLICAN RALLY. Great Meeting at True Reformers' Hall—Recorder Henry Lincoln Johnson's Great Speech—Napier Electrifies His Audience—Dr. Corrothers Squanda the Key Note. Monday evening was a marvel. Notwithstanding, the National Negro Civil and Political League was greeted with one of the largest crowds that has ever been in True Reformers' Hall. "The meeting was called to order by Rev. S. L. Corrothers, president of the league, and the speaker introduced was Grant M. Lucas, who was followed by Editor W. Calvin Chase, Mr. Lucas delivered a very scholarly address. Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, was the next speaker. His address was logical, and one of the most eloquent that has ever been delivered on political issues. Col. Johnson is a logical and eloquent speaker. He knows what to say and how to say it. He complimented President Taft, and extolled the virtues of the Republican party. He painted a picture of Tillman, Vardaman, Joseph Daniels, Heflin, and all other Negro haters, and asked Negro Democrats what they thought of them when these men are doing all in their power to deprive them of their constitutional rights. Register J. C. Napier followed Mr. Johnson. He is an easy speaker, and a pointed one. His gratitude is to the Republican party. Dr. J. N. Ross, electrified his audience in his oratorical flights and logic. No speaker was any more eloquent than Rev. Ross. Others spoke, and at the conclusion of the speech making with a line souvenir, in the shape of a Mr. Lucas presented the audience card with extracts of the acceptance speech of President Taft and his photo. ADMITTED TO THE ST. LUKE Independent Order of St. Luke, Office of the District Deputy, Washington, D. C., Aug. 13, 1912. Mr. W. Calvin Chase, Editor of "The Bee." Dear Sir: I most sincerely congratulate you on your recent entrance into the Independent Order of St. Luke. We feel justly proud of your membership, because it means additional strength to our worthy Order that seeks to unite, strengthen, uplift, and protect our people. I regret that on account of your having to join the committee to notify Vice President Sherman of his renomination, you will be unable to attend this session of the Right Worthy Grand Council, which meets in Richmond, Va., August 20. Our order is steadily growing in membership and usefulness. Its insurance branch is being conducted with honesty and efficiency, every claim having been promptly paid. I am sure the history of the Order, its aim, scope and beneficent work will commend itself to your encouragement and hearty support. With best wishes, I am Very truly yours in L. P. and C., MRS. BESSIE B. ANDERSON, District Deputy. Authors who would like to have pensions ought to imigrate to Australia. The Commonwealth Parliament votes 700 lbs a year to the "Australia Literary Fund," but there are not enough applicants to use up the money. Dear Sir: THE HOBBLE SKIRT THE HOBBLE SKIRT. The Days of Madame Eve—Mrs. Logan Disgusted—Something for Mothers and Fathers to Think About. Editor of The Bee: Editor of The Bee: Shiver the days when Madame Tove, draped in the choicest product of ye old fig tree, beguiled the ivory- noodled Adam into eating the forbidd- nood fruit (and thereby into losing a paradise); from the days when the un- scrupulous Therione de Mericourt played at sixes and sevens with the brightest and best that France offered; from the days when the belles of Richmond town did homage to Terpsicore by executing, faultlessly, the exhilarating movements of the Virginia Reel, indeed, from the time to which the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, down to the very moment I set my machine grinding out these lines, the right of woman to adorn herself so as to eclipse either angels or fools, or both, has been established and affirmed. The foregoing statement being true, why then write anything on woman's dress, unless it be to praise? Simply this: because there comes a time when one traveling toward the cast finds himself in the west; because more than enough good is bad; because fads have been known to run to folly and damn the people whose inoffensive trilles formerly they were. It is for this reason, therefore, that I here and now take station, as it were, beside that small coterie of observers (among the white people—not a single colored person have I heard of) who have dared express the feelings of disgust which have been called into being by the tightly-clad, indecent exposed woman one sees roaming at large in the public highways of Wa-hington these days. I will quote what some of this coterie have said: "Shocking is a conservative term to apply to the present mode of woman's dress," declared Mrs. John A. Logan, on the 25th of July, last. "I have always advised the young women with whom I come in intimate contact to avoid the use of such disgraceful costumes. The dress of today is conducive to a lower standard of morality, and is probably responsible for more crime than criminologists can ascertain. Speaking that same day on this same subject, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood said that "Queen Mary and the Catholic clergy of Germany have issued ultimatums to the women wearing the present styles." Supt. Curry, of the Florence Crittenden Home for Girls, has declared that "the tight skirt and other clinging clothing worn by the women of today arouse the basest thought in humanity and are inspirations, for criminal acts." Is what these ladies have said true? Let us see if there be any evidence at all to support their contentions. Perhaps the most diabolical murder that has taken place since the days of the White Chapel butcheries was the one which shocked the nation a few weeks ago when the mutilated body of little Julia Connors was found on a vacant lot in the city of New York. Men in New York, already hardened to news of sensational crimes and villainous practices, felt constrained to pause and ponder over the work of the demon who had done to death this little child, while rugged women, of amazonian frame, and spirit, for the first time in their lives ventured abroad with fear and misgiving, wondering where next the blow would fall. Meanwhile the wretched murderer, after eluding arrest for several days, made his way to a lodging house, and there sat down and spread what little soul there was in him upon a written sheet—a last will, as it were, and a horrible warning to the living. Nathan Schwartz, upon the threshold of the yawning chasm that awaited him wrote that the "way girls get themselves up nowadays" was the cause which aroused his murderous passion. Is not this a thing for mothers and fathers to think about? Is not this a fit subject for the family council? It seems to me that it is, and I believe some good can be accomplished in the home, the words of President McGill, of the Training School for Girls to the contrary notwithstanding. Says President McGill: "——the fashions are governed by the times, and nothing but time will change them." Has it, then, come to this that Dame Fashion, tired of holding woman in bondage, has decided to pass on to debauchery? Perish the thought—and, yet, what strange decision has she reached? Immodesty stalks forth unashamed in the places the crowds are thickest. Indecent exposure, crowned with a brazen diadem on which Misdirected Effort has engraved the word "style," mistakes the attention of the multitude for the homage due to Queenship—all this while men curl their lips in disdain, and painful disgust seizes the bosom of the truly virtuous. Add to this a cursory glance at the Turkey *Trot*, the "Teddy," the "Grizzly Bear," the "Horse Trot," the "Bunny Hug," the "Squirrel Wiggle," the "Eagle Rock," the "Sooey," the "Apache," and other sensuous contortions (you can't call them dances); then devote an hour to watching the gyrating creatures in feminine form who come snaking along every street and every avenue, and I submit it is a puzzle which will baffle the brightest minds to determine whether Washington is a city or a rain barrel. JAMES C. WATERS, JR. DENOUNCES T. R. Rev. J. Milton Waldron Calls Colonel Insincere, Unjust, and Dangerous to Country—Never Friend of Blacks. Col. Roosexelt was scored as insincere, unjust, and dangerous to the welfare of the country in a sermon preached by the Rev. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church, colored, last Sunday night. The minister pointed out that six weeks ago the colonel was sedulously soliciting the votes of colored delegates in Chicago, while yesterday he issued a statement against them. This, the Rev. Mr. Waldron says, indicates that the Colonel is prompted by a vindictive desire for revenge upon the men who beat him. "He never was a true friend of the colored man," said the minister. "Although the Negro soldiers saved his life in the Spanish-American war, he does not hesitate to accuse them of cowardice in his works. Moreover, in the Brownsville affair he discharged a whole battalion of colored troops without a trial, and three months ago stated that he would do the same again in a similar case. "He has spoken of the Negroes as a class of lawless rapists and an inferior race. In his statement of yesterday he says that he wishes to suppress the vicious and selfish black. Although a man is always assumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty, Col. Roosevelt reverses this maxim in the case of the colored man. Duty to Vote Against T. R. The various occasions upon which the colonel has shown apparent friendship for the blacks were 'grand stand plays.' He dined with Booker T. Washington, he upheld Dr. Crum at the port of Charleston, and a few other cases might be mentioned, but they were simply bids for popular approval. "Colored folk, like other people, love their own race. If Col. Roosevelt treats the colored man in the South unfairly, he may expect to lose the colored vote throughout the country. "Col. Roosevelt is a man whose am bitions make him dangerous, for he would not hesitate to use the Presidency as a stepping stone to a dictatorship. It is the duty of every loyal citizen, white or black, to vote against him." Christian Endeavor. The Christian Endeavor Society of the First Baptist Church, of West Washington, held its service, which was an "out door" meeting, in Early Rose Park, 27th and O Streets. The meeting was attended by the largest crowd witnessed at a Christian Endeavor meeting in this section for many moons. Rev. E. E. Ricks presided, and enjoyed the remarks of many brief but eloquent speakers, among whom were Mr. Wm. H. Brown and Mr. Chas. E. Hill; both portrayed vivid pictures upon the subject: "God's Beautiful Out of Doors and What it Teaches Me." The president, Mr. George A. Parker, expressed gratification over the splendid work, manifest enthusiasm and keen interest the friends and members are taking in the society's work. The Bee is the people's paper. Why don't you have it sent to your home? DEVOTED TO GENERALINTEREST (By Miss G. B Maxfield.) The Senate passed the resolution to appropriate $400,000 for a memorial building in this city to commemorate the services of the loyal women in the civil war. The building is to be used as the permanent headquarters of the American Red Cross. The Government dismissed the prosecution of Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight pugilist, on charges of intimidating a Government witness in the smuggling indictment against him and his wife, Etta Johnson. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Democratic candidate for President, prepared a statement, denying reports that she approves the cigarette smoking by women. The paper confused the Governor's wife, with a cousin of hers, who approves of women smoking cigarettes. The Senate has adopted a conference report granting Mrs. Annie R. Schley, widow of the late Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, a pension of $100 per month. The baby of Russell Dailey, who was born two weeks ago, is the tiniest on record. He weighs thirteen ounces. President Taft was enthusiastically applauded, at the rally held at True Reformers' Hall last Monday night. Roosevelt and Wilson were scored for their treatment of the colored man. A souvenir card, with excerpts from President Taft's speech of acceptance was distributed to those who attended. The Senate, by a vote of 49 to 7, has given postoffice employees the right to organize and right of petition. Installation of officers of the consolidated Fairmount Citizens' Association took place Wednesday night. The more sensible men of the Republican party condemn the passage of the wool bill over the President's veto. It was passed by a narrow margin. REV. LEVI WASHINGTON, Pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Rev. Levi Washington, pastor and founder of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Burrville, D. C., an alumnus of the School of Theology of Howard University, Class of 1911. This church was organized September 3, 1911; has purchased a beautiful site on the corner of Division Avenue and Garfield Street, containing 5,000 square feet, the most commanding location in the suburb, being one-square south of the $40,000 public school just completed. Sunday, August 4, was the greatest day in the history of the new church, from a financial point of view. The success was due to the heroic efforts of two working clubs of the church, which started about two weeks ago, the Vigilant Club and the Helping Hand Club. The total amount collected for the day was $6674. Rev. Washington is one of the most energetic and progressive pastors in the Baptist church. No new minister could have done what Rev. Washington has accomplished in less than one year, without the spirit of God, who sent him out on this mission. He was born in this city thirty-two years ago, attended the public schools of this city; joined the Salem Baptist in 1899; was Sunday school superintendent, church clerk and deacon; at the time of his appointment as deacon, he was said to be the youngest in the Baptist church. He was licensed three years ago by the Metropolitan Baptist Church, and was ordained from that church December 20, 1911. The success of Rev. Washington in this new field, is due largely to the loyal support of his faithful members. He has been greatly aided in his work by his wife, who is no less devoted to the great Christian work. eve SE a - oe Ne il ie i - < Re ae ye ee ES SE EN RM me ae Seo — = ——————— * ee RA ARAPLIIF IT BIT eee TIC BIILIAD es —_—_—_—_———— HEAD PROHIBITIONISTS. Eugene Chafin (lower) and Aaron ‘Watkins (above). f Se ae ss . eee ; —: a eS a ic , ; oo Bae A es ate PROHIBITIONISTS HOLD THEIR NOTIFICATION Gainmittee Calls on Eugene W. Chafin at Waukesha, Wis. ‘The outdoor gala day arranged for the formal notification of the nomint- “ton of Eugene W. Chafin, of Tucson. Ariz, as Prohibition candidate for president of the States, was marred by heavy rain, and it was found nec- essary to hold the notification meet: ing in the Methodist church at Wau: Kesha, Wis. . The notification. address was ‘dellv. ered by Rev. Charles H. Mead, of New ‘York, permanent chairman of the na: onal convention which nominated Mr. Chafin In Atlantic City, N. J. Previous to the nolfcation address, brief speeches were made by T. W. Parkinson, former law pattner of the candidate; T. W. Halght, one of his school teachers, and Judge ©. E. Ar mip, on behalf of the Waukesha Bar association. . Mr, Chafin, In bis speech of accept. ance, strongly indorsed one term of six years’ plank of the platform, say: ,ing: “The time has come in our his ‘tory when we have too much presi: , dent—too much politics—too frequent presidential elections. We are an In ! dustrial business nation of people Our progress should not be stopped one year In tour to elect a president.” }Of the liquor trafic he sald: “The }liquor trafic 1s wrong. It produces | crime, poverty and political corruption and spreads disease and death. All laws taxing or licensing such a traf- fic should be repealed. Ten million persons engaged in or victims of the Mquor traffic consume and do not pro duce any of the necessaries of life Herein lies the cause of the bigh cost of living. Destroy the Nquor trafic— let those 10,000,000 consumers become Producers and the problem is solved and there is no other solution. Chars: Ing It to the tariff and like legislation la mere buncombe. The liquor prob: lem {8 the greatest economic problem the world has ever faced. “The solu tlon of the labor and gapital question {se bound up in it” - Saws Easy to Get In Jail. +.As a policeman was taking J. H. Clinton, a former convict, from the county jail in Chicago to return bin to Columbus, O., where he Is wanted on a charge of burglary, Clinton hand- ed six saws to Jailer Will T. Davis. “Here's a present for you,” Clinton said. “You see we can get saws In ‘there, no matter what you do.” A Week ago Clinton and three other prisoners attempted Jail delivery, and were In possession of the interior of the jail for two hours, It never has been learned where they obtained the saws and revolvers used at that time. Frank O'Neill, who is accused of Adiling a jail guard, also was taken to Columbus. Minister and Wife Disappear. ‘The Rev Charles S. Mundell, pas- tor of the Methodist oa ae Fred- ericksburg, Ind., and his wile, disap- peared ten days ago. The minister ‘was sald to be dissatisfied with his sharge. About $120 salary was due him when he disappeared. Thanksgiving Turkey WIll Be High. Turkey raisers near Elgia, ML, say damp weather has killed many young fowls, and predict turkeys will be 4) ‘cents a pound at Thanksgiving time’ ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON NAMED Ticket Nominated by the Pro- | gressives. UPROAR IN THE CONVENTION With Wildest Plaudits. | The Progressive party, the offical | name of the new party, adopted by the convention in Chicagy, completed its | ticket and nominated: | For president—Theodore Roosevelt, of New York. For vice presideit—Hiram W. Jobn- son, of Callturnia. Both nontinations had been made by acclamation amid stormy scenes of en- thusiasm. Colonel Roosevelt was put in nom! nation by Comptroller William A. | Prendergast, of New York, and the ‘nomination had been seconded by | Judge Benjamin Lindsey, of Colorade; Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago; Alex: ander T. Hamilton, of Georgia; Gen- eral Horatio C. King, of New York: Colonel T. P. Lloyd, of Florida; Gen- eral John Hi. McDowell, of Tennessee; Henry J. Allen, of Kansas; ex-Gover- nor Garvin, of Rhode Island; John J. Sullivan, of Oblo, and-Robert S. FISh- er, of Arizona. Governor Johnson had been put in nomination by Judge John’ M. Parker, of New Orleans, and the nomination had been seconded by’C. S, Wheeler, of Callfornia; James” R. Garfield, ot Ohio? Bainbridge Colby, of New York; Frederick Landis, of Indiana; Itay- mond Iobin, of {lllnols; Gitford Pin- chot, of Pennsylvania; Governor Ve- sey, of South Dakota; William Flinn, of Pennsylvania, and John R. Clede, a | negro, of New York. Colonel Roosevelt, arm in arm with Governor Johnson, appeared betore the | convention and were greeted with the | wildest plaudits, a very beilam of a | demonstration, and formally accepted ; the nominations. The great audience | of 15,000 souls sang the Doxulogy to the accompaniment of a band, the fie and drum corps, a quartette of trom- bones and cornets, with the minute gun machine banging away up in the organ lott, and with the benediction the convention adjourned. 4 Thé following Is an outline of the platform as adopted by the conven: ton: The preamble, among other things, says: “This country belongs to the people | who inhabit It. Its resources, its busl- ness, Its institutions and ita laws | should be utilized, maintained or al- | tered in whatever manner will best promote the general Interest. It is ‘ume to set the public welfare in tho first place.” ‘The platform deals with “the old parties,” which It characterizes as “the tools of corrupt interests which use them impartially to serve their selfish Purposes, |" “The deliberate betrayal of Its trust by the Republican party,” it continues, “and the fatal Incapacity of the Demo- cratic party to deal with the new is- sues of the new time, have compelled_ the people to forge a now instrument of government in the Progressive party.” Natlon-wide presidential preference primaries, primaries for state officials a short ballot, “with responsibility to | the people secured by the initiative, referendum and recall;" an easy and expeditious method of amending the federal constitution; effective national jurisdiction of problems which have expanded beyond reach of the indi- vidual states; equal suffrage; publicity of éampaign expenditures and Imita- tion of contributions, are some of the planks. ‘The platform pledges the party to legislation forbidding federal appoin- tees from holding office in state or na- tlonal political organizations, or taking part as delegates In state or national conventions. ‘The party demands such restrictions of the power of the courts as shall leave to the people the ultimate au- thority to determine fundamental questions of social welfare and public policy. Other planks declare for: Law pro- viding for one day of rest in seven, three shifts of eight hours in continu- ous industries; prohibition of the pre- mature employment of children; pro- vision for insurance against: hazards of sickness, accident, Invalldism, {n- voluntary employment and old age; strengthening and efficient enforce- ‘ment of pure food laws; establishment of federal department in which shall | combined all agencies relating to public health; revival of the country ‘Iie commission and co-operation by [the soverntient with the farmer to make the farm more productive; pro- vision for rural banking and ‘rural credits, and strengthening of the antl- trust Iaws against a monopoly and so- | celal practices. Explosion Kills Halti’s President. General Cincinnatus Leconte, preal- dent of the Republic of Haiti, perish. ed, and 400 other persons were killed or wounded in an explosion and fir which destroyed the national palace in Port Au Prince. . The explosion occurred in the pow- der magazine attached to the palace ‘and set the bullding afire. The flames spread to the entire structure and the palace soon was Im rulna, a PROGRESSIVE TICKET. . Col. Roosevelt For President, and | Gov. Johnson For Vice President. ie rea inp peonies te. athe ty Er Bw eey ner es) ; ae saat eared . . sae a es STS Rae, Mbt _ bos Be aie ae ne pie: ee rs TA) BER Lee. Fe) Mees ss cy meee ° Sl ae Rees: ere Ec 34 am James € Smothers and his wife, Marla, colored. were convicted in the quarter sessions court in Philadel- phia on three bills of Indictment ~ac- cusing then of aggravated assault and battery on five-year-old Jacob Sroth- ers, son of the man and stepséa of the woman. The couple were sentenced to the eastern penitentiary by Judge Ralston for not less than six years nor more than nine years. Nelghbors gave testimony against the couple and Ittle Jacob was pre- sented to the jury, and his bruised and battered body was mute evidence of the crueltles inflicted upoit him. His throat showed wounds caused by Tats attacklog him in the cellar of the house at 1225 Mercy street; his left arm had been fractured and had never Tecelved surgical care; bis back was & mass of scars caused by a red-hot poker being placed agalnst the flesh by the stepmother, It was declared, and other parts of bis body and face were cofered with brulges. “ To Cross Sea te Adzeniana. An aeroplane capable of making 200 miles an hour and Intended to cross the, Atlantic In a day, Is the ambition of Edgar L. Kéuling, of Scranton, Pa., & devotee of aviation. He ts building his high speed aeroplane at the Min- eola aviation fleld, Long Istand. Keullng, who {s visiting his mother in Scranton, safd that he fs confident his machine will do as he hopes. Ex- periments will be made In two weeks, Keuling sald. The machine will bo ‘equipped with wireless apparatus and @ sectional dirigibie balloon to carry & gasoline tank of 400 gallons ca- pacity. Finds Remains of Two-Toed Horse, Professor Richard L. Hull, of the chair of paleontology of Yale univer- sity, has reached Plainview, Tex., af- ter ending a successtut fossil hunt in Briscoe county. Professor Hull reports finding the fossil remains of a two-toed horse, something long sought and for which his trip to Texas was made. Among his finds were the bones of a camel and ground sloth. $150,000 For Gettysburg. ‘The general*deficlency appropriation bill, carrying $6,182,838, was passed by the house. The bill contains an item of $150,- 000 for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettys- burg next July, coupled with the pro- vision that Pennsylvania appropriate anequal amount. | Kills Self After Care For Father.” After having become fun down through long care for her aged father, who died recently, Mrs. Sarah Easle- son, of 43 Weaver street, Bloomfeld, N. J., committed sulclde by gas. She leaves a husband and two children. Train and Team Both Kill. ‘Two fatal accidents occurred in Har- risburg, Pa. Mrs. Rosa Ketchek was fnstantly killed by a train within sight of her home, and Roy Fetrow was struck by a team and his skull frac- tured. z Lynch One Negro, Puraue Another. ‘(One negro was lynched at Hall's Station, Ala, and a mob fs in pursuit of another. The two negroes are sald to have murdered a white man named ‘Tutt. ‘ Suspend Increased Rates on Lumber. Proposed increase in fretght rates on Jamber from southern producing points to destinations In the middle west and beyond on the St. Louis Southwestern railway were suspended by the inter- state commerce commlsaion untit Nor. on ‘* A Dinner Invitation That Showed the : General's Genial Side. In spite of the generat opinion to the contrary, Wasblagton was not an espe- clally grave and austere man. He had @ sense of humor and could make or enjoy a joke as well as any one. From Professor C. F, Holiday's “Wit and Humor of Colontat Days” Is taken this letter, written to Jovite a friend, with the lidies of sbis familly, tordine with the general. There 13 no date, but there ts some reason to think that the note may have been written from Val- ley Forge. It shows the grave and burdened solder in a pleasantly genial ght: ; | “Sloce our arrival at this happy spot We have had a ham, sometimes a shoul- der of bacon, to grace the ead of the ‘table, a plece of roast beef adorns the foot, and.a dish of beans or greens, al- ‘most imperceptible, decorates the cen- ter. “When the cook bas a mind to cut 4 Sgure, which 1 presume will be the case tomorrow, we have two beefsteak | ples or dishes of crabs-In addition, one on each side of the center dish, divid- ing the space and reducing the dis- | tance between dish and dish to about six feet, which without them would be [near twelve feet apart. Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to discov- er that apples will make ples, and it is a question if in the violence of his efforts we do not get one of apples Io- stead of having both of beefsteaks. | “If the ladies can put up with -snch entertalameut and will submit to par- take of ft on plates once tin, but now fron (not become so by the labor of scouring), I shall be happy to see /them.” « STAMPING A LETTER. A Swindler’s Way of Doing It Brought Him to Grief. “Whether a man fs a criminal or a Jaw abidiug citizen, he ought to take the pains to stick bis postage stamps on exactly straight,” an old detective adid. “If he is straight he won't lose anything by {t, and if he 13 crooked he will galo. When I was in the gov- ‘ernment serrice the first thing I found out about a man under suspicion was the way be stuck on his stamps. One of the cleverest swindlera I ever land. ed was tracked through his postage stamps. ' S “After you put a stamp on a cer- taln way for a little while it becomes second nature, and you stick ft on that way unconsciously. That was what that tan did. All bfs stamps were stuck ou diagonally, leaviog a little tri angle of a certaln size at the corner of the envelope. He was a slippery fel: Jow and had eluded vigilance for months. * “One day I heppened to be loitering around a postofice of a country town, swhere I bad gone on another trail. The mail came fn, and through the Uttle ‘window 1 watched the postmaster sort it? Presently I spotted ad envelope with the stamp stuck on fn that trian. gular fashion. I got the postmark, ‘hiked back to that town and nabbed my man. If be bad put his stamps on stralght probably he never would have been caught."—New York Times. Rousseau on Show. Rousseau created a sensation when he visited England in 1766. “Rousseau and fis Armenian dress," wrote Lord Charlemont, “were followed by crowds when he Grst artived In London, and as long as this species of admiration lasted be was contented and happy. Garrick not only gave a supper in his honor, but played two characters spe- cially to please him. Rousseau was highly gratifed, but Mrs. Garrick de clared that she had never spent a more ‘unpleasant evening in her life, the phi- losopher being so anxious to display himself and hanging over the front of the box so much that she was obliged to hold bim by the skirts of bis coat to prevent him from falling over into the pit.” . sralsbaa: Wate: It was Sunday afternoon, and the curate. calling unexpectedly to visit & member of bis flock, found him out— in two senses. ‘The gentleman's young son came to the door and announced his father’s ab- sence. “He's gone to the golf club,” said be casually, aod then, reading per- aps some sbade of disapproval In the argon’s eyes, he extenuated thus: “He's not:gone to play golf, you know, not on 2 Sunday; only to drink beer and have a game of cards.” Having thus cleared bis father’s character, he shut the door on the dum- founded cleric.—London Answers. bsiued: “Pop, is patience a virtue?” . “Yes, my son.” “and virtue fs {ts own reward?” “So we are told.” ‘ “And do all things come to those who know tow to walt?” = “See here, my son, never attempt to monkey with the proverbial buzzsaw!” Puck. : Much Better. “Doctors now say that boiled cow's milk {s not good for bables; It ts bet- ter raw.” “The doctors are right, A raw cow gives better milk than 2 boiled one.”— Brooklyn Eagle. ¢ Missing. Lillian taged four)—Mamma, you're not # gitl, are you? Mamma—No, dear. T used to be a iittle gitl, but now I'm woman. Lilllan—Then what became of the little girl you used to be?—Kan- sas City Star. ——_—_——_— | ‘The wine of life goes into vinegar. and folks that huzged the bottle shire the cruet.—Douzias Jerrold. NEWLANDS URGES DISFRAN-. CHISEMENT OF COLORED 7 VOTERS. Suggesting the propriety, but the impracticability of distranchising col- ored voters, and insisting on the ef- ficacy and justice of a plan to dis- franchise all colored persons yet to be born, Senator Francis Newlands of Nevada has stated his views on the race question with much vigor, as a result of the sudden interest manifested in the question by its im- portance in the preliminary organiza- tion and policy of ‘the new Progres- sive party. Senator Newlands sald: “Colonel Roosevelt opened up a very Interesting question {n dectar ing that his new party should be a white man’s party. It is true that he weakened the logic of his post- tion by declaring that it should be white in the South and black In the North; but perfection in mental pro- cess Is not to be expected of one who is going through a revolution of [long-held opinions. “He will come out all right in’ the end, and will reach the inevitable | conclusion that the colored people as a race must everywhere in this coun- try be deprived of sovereignty. “The same reason that justifies disfranchisement of the colored yoters in party justifies it in govern- ment. If we ought to have a white man’s party, we should also have a white man’é government. “The colonel complained of col- ored domination at Chicago, But what does he think of colored dami- nation at Washington, maintained by the colored vote in five pivotal Northern States, where they have the balance of power? * \ “A cruel suggestion, it may be said. How cruel? The colored voters had a right to be made free men, but did they have the right to be made sovereigns? And was not their sudden -transformation from slaves to sovereigns the greatest cruelty that could be inflicted upon them, as well upon the whites? Free- dom was a right; suffrage was privileg. The former was beneficial. the latter prejudicial. While secur. jing and strengthening the -former ‘why not withdraw the latter, avoid ing even the appearance of injustice by applying the withdrawal only to those hereafter born? “The colonel is on the right road though-he is as yet unwilling to g¢ far enouch?” VIRGINIA POLITICS. Pretending to Swing the Negro Vote To Wilson—Society — New Su preme Fountain — Visitors to Richenoed. . Xichmond, Va., Aug. 12, 1912. |, Outside of "politics things are “slow” in Richmond. Even polities would be below the zero point were it not for one or two Negro pollti- cal neophytes who have essayed to own the Negro vote of Richmond and Virginia, and through interview given to the reporters of the dailies, have tried to make {it appear that they are leading great movements to swing the Negro vote for Wilson or for the Bull Moose party. | State Conventions have béen called, but each had proven.a miser- able fiasco; at neither one of which ‘was there a corporal’s guard of the bona-fide Negro voter of the city with no representation from other sections of the State, These are dog days in Virginia and with the mercurial col- umn flirting around the century mark, the sensible Negroes are en- tirely’ abjuring politics for fear that these one or two self-constituted leaders may become rabid and do some harm, Fact {s, the Negro electorate of Virginia is an Intelligent one and cannot be carried as a vest pocket vote by any men, white or black, of any faction or party, and the appeals and representations of these “itch- ing palms” are as the “idle wind.” *Society” is out of town and the few stay at homes are contenting themselves with an occasional day's outing. The new fraternal organization, the Supreme Fountain of the Na: tional Ideal Benefit Society, Incor- porated, which was launched In Richmond several weeks ago, is forg- ing to the front. At a publfc meet- ing recently held In tts interest, A. W. Holmes, who is Supreme Master of the new’ Society, made a lengthy speech, setting forth the work of the Society. He placed partfeular emphasis upon the fact that the field in Richmond and the country at laige is broad and there Is plenty of room for other Negro fraternal so- Icleties. Others spoke along similar lines. ‘The meeting was full of en- thuslasm and encouragement to the members. Thasocletyhas opened spa. clous headquarters at 527 N, First street. A business meeting of the board of directors was held July 30th, at which meeting plans for orcanizing all over the country were fully discussed and the appointment of deputies for this especial work arranged and other important bust- ness was transacted. Large delegations of our women went to Hampton last week to at. tend the annual meeting of the Na- tional Federation of Women’s Clubs. Few of these have returned as they will spend the remainder of the sum- mer at the seashore resort. Among the- Richmond visitors to the seashore are: ‘Mrs. Magele L. Walker, Mrs. Eme- line Johnson, Mrs. R. 'D.. Bowser ‘Mrs. Nannie ‘Jones Perkins, Mrs. Rosa Smallwood, Mrs. Eliza Norrell. Miss Julia I. Stephens, Mrs. Ora. B. Stokes, Mrs. -C. B. Gilpin and Mrs. 0. C. Bolden. Mrs. W. C. Scott and Mrs. Eugenta Turner are visiting Atlantic City. Mrs. Josie Crump Russell Is home | tcom a five weeks’ visit to Washing- ton. Misses Pearl L. Rowe and Rachel Tharpe have been elected teachers In the Richmond public schools. Mrs. Henrietta Bacchus Childs, of ‘Washington, D. C., #ife of Dr. Creed Childs, is visiting relatives here. J. Frank Wheaton, Esq., of New York bar, -was in the clty last week on business. While here, he was the recipient of many courtesies at; the hands of his brother Elks. Dr. and Mrs. Urbane Bass, of, Fredericksburg, Va, were visiting relatives In the city this week. Miss Susie B, Cramp is spending the month of “August at the Bay Shore Hotel, Va. E. A. Randolph, Esq., was in Nor- folk several days this week. Mr. H. B. Hucles, secretary and treasurer of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, Petersburg, Va.. {s' quite sick. Mr. Hucles is the brother of the late Rohert Hucles, ot New York, and has a ‘host of frlends here ‘in Richmond, where he formerly resided. Many of his Rich- mond friends went over to Peters- burg this week to taquire of his con- dition. Mr. William 31. Miller has retura- ed from a two months’ trip to Hot Springs, Ark., where he went to take the baths for his health. sr. B. H. Peyton, the hustling sec- retary and manager of the American Beneficial Insurazce Company, 13 for- warding a movement for the orsan{- zation of Alumni Soclety among the resident graduates of the Richmoad High and Normal School, which promises ta be a success. SUNDAY SCHOOL ATHLETICS. Good Work By Prof. Henderson. E._B. Henderson believing’ that the Sunday Schools would ficd ta athletic sports and games a splendid field for practicat teaching of the principles of Christianity. the direc- tors of the Phillips School Play- srfound have persuaded the neigh- boring Sunday Schools to take part as organized bodies in sports on the grounds. Only boys who are regular attea- dants of Sunday schools can repre- sent their schoois. and the .princi- ples of honesty, fair play; truth, and | in fact the fundamentals of square dealing among comrades can be bet- ter applied here on the ground thas through abstract taching. The first meet was held Thursday, and after a good set of creditable athietie performances the boys af Mt. Zion Methodist Sunday School came out ahead with a total score of 55 points. First Baptist was sec- ond with 29; and St. Augustine was third with 18. In the following week the girls will meet in events suited teams representing some of the neighborhood schools will play. Play ground ball fs very different from the baseball game and Is suited to a small space and {s better for i symmetrical development of thi body. The game {s played with a fairly soft ball and it is 17 inches in diameter. The directors of the ground are Miss Martha Henson, and E. B. Henderson, a Summary: 50 Yard Dash, 80 Pound Class— John Jones, St. Augustine, first: John Anderson, Mt. Zion, second:. Arthur Briscoe, third. 60 Yard Dash, 95 Pound Class— Clarence Brown. First Baptist, first; William Briscoe, second; Charles Brown, St. Mary's, third. 70 Yard Dash, 115 Pound Class— Robert Robinson, Bt. Zion, firsts Theodore Alexander, First Baptist, second; William Jones. First Bap- lst, third. 100 Yard Dash, Unlimited weight class—George Ferguson, Mt. Zion, first; Harry Magruder, St. Augustine, second; Augustine Parker, St. Aug- ustine, third. Running High Jump, 80 Pound Class—John Jones, St. Augustine, first; John Anderson, Mt. Zion, sec ond; Charles Freeman, Alexander Memorial, third; height, 3 feet. 6 Inches. Running High Jump, 115 Pound Class—Robert Robinson, Mt. Ziou first; Claren¢e Brown, First Baptist, second; Theodore Afexander, First Baptist, third. Height, four feet, four Inches. Running High-Jump, Unlimited Weight Class—George Ferguson, Mt. Zion, first; Randolph Ridgely, Mt. Zion, second: Augustine Parker, St. Augustine, third. Height, four feet, ten inches. Running Broad Jump. 80 Pound Class—John Jones, St. Augustine, first; Charles Freeman, Alexander Memorial, second; John Andersoa, Mt. Zion, third. Distance, 11 fest, 1 tach. Running Broad Jump, 95 Pound Class—Clarence Brown, First Bap- tist, first; William Briscoe. second. Distance, 12 feet, 10 inches. Running Broad Jump, 115 Pound Class—Ernest Carroll, “First Bap- tist; first; Robert Robinson, sft. Zion, second; Theodore Alexander, First Baptist, third. Distanc’, 14 feet, and one-half inch. Running Broad Jump, Unlimited Weight Class — George Ferguson, Mt. Zion, first; Randolph Ridgely, ‘Mt. Zion, second; William Peterson, Alexander Memorial, third. Playground Ball Throw — Ran- dolph Ridgely, Mt. Zion, first; Era- est Blair, Alexander 3femorial, sec- ond; Wilbur Briscoe, third. Distance 163’ feet (17-inch ball). Relay Race—Mt. Zick, first (Ridg- ely, Hayes, Ferguson, Roblason); First Baptist, second: St. Augusting, third. Total of Points: Mt. Zion, 56; First Baptist, 29; St. Augustine, 18: Alexander Memorial, 13; St. Mary's. 1. Read The Bee if yuu want a live paper. a Ox Marrew. We wast our readers to patresizn us: @ helps all around. The Ozonieed Ox Marrow Co. advertises in this pe- per, aud when you want « Sret-clase dressing for kinky, harsh and waraty hale, go to your druggists and get a bottle of Ford's Hair Pomade, aSe o soe a bottle. MAGIC OF WOODCRAFT. Feats of Trailing the Result of Observation and Deduction. The truth is that without a knowledge of woodcraft one would soon perish in the wilderness, and woodcraft is simply Sherlock Holmes' work applied to wild life, a matter of observation and deduction. If a man finds a lot of hair adhering to a trunk of a tree he knows it did not grow there, and he is safe in assuming that no man took the trouble to stick it there. Thus he arrives at the conclusion that some animal has been scratching itself on the tree. But in order to tell what animal has been there he must be familiar with the hair belonging to all the inhabitants of that section. Not until then can be say that a deer, a moose, a puma or a wolf, as the case may be, rubbed its side against the tree trunk. Of course if there is snow upon the ground the tracks of the animal will aid him in identifying the creature. Again, if the day is absolutely calm and the sun is shining and he notes that the dead leaves have been displaced and their damp sides turned uppermost or that the damp sides of the pebbles are exposed he reasons that they have recently been disturbed and concludes that some animal disturbed the leaves or pebbles. In fact, all the apparently wonderful feats of trailing are based primarily upon a trained habit of observation. Dan Beard in Leslie's. AN ELEPHANT'S CHARGE. The Way It Was Met by a Cool Headed and Nervy Hunter. Dr. Dunbar-Brunton spent some years in Africa as a district medical officer. One of his most thrilling adventures was with a bull elephant. With a friend, who went off on another track, he had been following up the tracks of elephants all day without success, and just before sundown received word from his comrade that he was going back. Dr. Dunbar-Brunton decided to return also, but before starting on the homeward track sat down and lighted a pipe. He was smoking quietly when he heard the noise of his friend's beaters, and a native who carried a gun said, "Look!" A great bull elephant was close upon them. Very quietly the doctor laid down his pipe and took his gun, while the natives scuttled up the trees in terror. The doctor took a quick shot, but just missed the elephant's brain pan. It threw up its trunk, opened its mouth, put its tusks forward and charged. A second shot struck in the shoulder, but did not check its onrush. The doctor shot again when it was within a few paces, and, hurtling past him, it fell, with legs outstretched with a bullet in its heart. The doctor turned to his pipe. It was still alight, and he finished his smoke while the natives danced round the body of the elephant.—Chicago News. Man Eating Sharks The sailor says that the most ferocious creature that swims in the sea is the shark. By that he does not mean every shark, but what is called the man eater, just as a certain species of tiger in India is called the man eater because it hunts human beings for its prey, preferring them to animals. The man eating shark is not the largest of this species of fish, but is noted for its strength, also the rapidity with which it swims. It goes through the water so rapidly that few fish exceed it in swiftness, and it is thus able to catch food of that kind. This is especially true in the waters—such as the Indian and south Atlantic oceans, the Pacific ocean and the waters tributary to them—that are deep enough for the shark to swim in—Chambers' Journal. Oddly Shaped Spiders. The most peculiar spiders in the world as well as the largest ones inhabit the island of Sumatra. They are of all conceivable forms and colors, and some of them spin threads almost as large and strong as the grocer's twine. Some queerly shaped spiders have square bodies polished on long red legs, and others have crooked green and yellow legs which support heart shaped bodies. One of the very oddest of the lot has a body that looks like that of a young turtle, the "shell" having round knobs and pear shaped projections all over it. A Bad Recovery Scene: Registry office. Bridegroom (to registrar)—The first time I was married was in a church, the second time in a chapel, but I like this way best. It's so plain and simple, and I should come here if ever I got married again—(Catches sight of his bride and sees he has said the wrong thing. That is, my dear, if ever I have the-er-misfortune to get married again, of course—London Punch. A Dig at Dubbleigh. 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Best to be had. Stand 662-3. Center Market. The WeekJin 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 6th and You Sts. N. W. They employ four graduates in pharmacy, skilled and experienced, and you get the results in perfect service. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Plumb, formerly of the City of Mexico, have moved from 1806 New Jersey Avenue N. W., and are residing at 1826 Sixth Street N. W. The stork brought Dr. and Mrs. P. C Jackson, of New Bern, N. C. a nine ten yound boy last week. Just as the parents were rejoicing, the little one died. Dr. Jackson and his wife have the sympathy of their Washington friends. Miss Annie Waters, niece of Rev. D. E. Wiseman, was married to Mr. Carlisle Johnson a few days ago. Mr. W. H. Ricks, clerk of the Metropolitan A. E. Z. Church, is spending his vacation in Atlantic City. Miss M. E Janifer is spending the season with friends in Hampton, Va. Mrs. Jennie Shelton, 416 Third St. S. W., who has been confined to the bed for four weeks with a severe illness, is out again. Dr. Geo. Murray's mother, who has been quite ill, is much better. Arrangements have been made by the St. Lukes for a special coach to Richmond, leaving Washington Monday, August 10, at 5 o'clock A.M. Members of the Order of St. Luke and their friends can make the trip at reduced rates. The Right Worthy Grand Council of the Independent Order of St. Luke will hold its forty-fifth annual convention at Richmond, beginning next Tuesday, August 20th, and will be in session three days. Nine hundred councils of the Order are expected to be present. Mrs. Bessie B. Anderson will head the delegation of fifty representatives from this city. Miss Alfreda Kennedy, of this city, is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. A. Jackson, of Charleston, W. Va. Miss Edith Taylor, of Cumberland, Md., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Lewis, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Grey are the guests of Mrs. Manuel, of Cumberland, Md. Mrs. James Gumm is spending the month of August in Atlantic City, guest of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Wm. Chambers and daughter, who have been visiting relatives and friends in this city, have returned to their home in Germantown, Pa. Miss Mary Helen Garnett, of Philadelphia, is the guest of relatives of this city. Among the visitors at the Ridley Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., are Mr. and Mrs. Weir and Mrs. Butler, all of this city. Dr. John W. Morse is now prepared to serve you with the finest ice cream that is made. 1902 L Street Northwest. Prof. Lightfoot of Howard University, is gaining in health by his sojourn in Atlantic City. Mrs. James Wormley and daughter, Miss Imogene, are in Atlantic City for the rest of the season. Miss Sophia Harris was the guest of Miss E. A. Scott, of Wilmington, Pa., for ten days. Among the guests at the Bay View Cottage, Ocean City, N. J., are Miss Edith Fleetwood, Miss L. H. Hawkesworth and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, all of this city. Miss Mamie Simmons, after having been delightfully entertained by Mrs Estella G. Ashton, of Philadelphia, has returned to the city. Miss Helen G. Moss, of Philadelphia, is visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. Maria Jackson, of Pittsburg, is spending two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Webster, of this city. Mrs. Henrietta B. Childs, wife of Dr. Creed Childs, of this city, is visiting relatives in Richmond, Va. Mrs. William Middleton and children, who have been summering at Sea Bright, N. J., have returned home. Mrs. Maggie Martin, who had been visiting in this city for about a month, has returned to her home in Newport News, Va., much pleased over her trip Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton, who have been visiting in the city, have returned to their home in Indiana. Mr. R. W. Thompson, the correspondent to the Indiana Freeman, will be there for the convention of the Business Men's League. Ralph Tyler, formerly operator at the Minneaha Theater is visiting friends in New York. Mr. John Williams is visiting friends in Charleston, W. Va. Miss Mary Goode, who has been visiting in Suffolk, Va., has returned to the city. Mr. Lucy Addison, Mr. J. T. Smith and Mr. Robert Moten, are the guests of Prof. and Mrs. I. C. Norcome, of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Dewett Crittendon, of Louisville, Ky., are in the city. They will join a few friends and start on a touring trip farther east. Mrs. Clara Dickinson, Mrs. Chas. R. Scott and Mrs. Fred B. Lee, while on their way to Chicago from Hampton, short say. They were the guests of Mrs. L. C. Simms. Assistant Attorney General Wm. H. Va., stopped over in this city for a Dr. John W. Morse, since he has been in this city, has won a host of friends. He is one of the most popular druggists in the city. Go to him. 1902 L Street Northwest. is visiting in Chicago. Lewis spent a few days in Chicago, Ill., guest of Col. John R. Marshall. Mrs. L. C. Turner, of New York City, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Amelia Jackson, of this city: Mr. Thomas Cambrie, of this city, is in Clarksburg, W. Va., spending his vacation with his family. Mrs. Beatrice Hicks, of this city, is visiting her aunt in Boston. Before returning home she will spend two weeks in Atlantic City. Miss Carlotta Kersey, of Richmond. Va., is the guest of Miss Virgie Callow. Miss Dora Thornton, of Lebanon, Ill., is in the city. She is the guest of Mrs. Mary Robinson. Miss Iona Grant, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is stopping in the city for two weeks, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Monroe. Mrs. Martha E. Gatewood, formerly of Charleston, W. Va., but now of New York City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Isabella May, of 1735 F Street Northwest, for a stay of ten days. Mrs. Fearing and daughter are in Dayton, Ohio, visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Maud Moss, of this city, is in Cleveland, Ohio, guest of friends. Mrs. John R. Jones spent last Sunday in Annapolis with friends. Miss Susie Crusoe, of Pittsburg, Pa., is a visitor in the city. Before her return home she will visit Boston, Norfolk and Atlantic City. Mrs. Josie Crump Russell has returned to her home after a most enjoyable stay in this city. Dr. A. J. Carter, of Philadelphia, Pa., is in the city, visiting relatives. He will also spend a week in Baltimore, then he will go to Atlantic City to spend the remainder of the summer. After the show and throughout the summer evenings you will find the big crowds promenading Fourteenth street, where they fall into the ever popular drug store of Board & McGuire, 1912½ Fourteenth street, or else you will find them at the busy corner at Ninth and' You Streets. Two places "where everybody meets everybody else." Mr. W. Calvin Chase will leave for Utica, New York, next Monday, as one of the members of the notification committee to Vice President Sherman, which will occur in that place Wednesday, August 21st. Miss Mariorie Shepard, daughter of Dr. J. E. Shepard, of Durham, N. C., accompanied by Miss Emma McGinnis, arrived in the city Monday. Miss McGinnis has been in Durham, N. C., for several weeks. Miss Shepard will be her guest for at least a week. Dr. Charles H. Shephard and Mr. C.C. Spalding of Durham, N. C., are in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Leo. They are inroute for Capa May. Mrs. Dr. Willis P. Steers of Decatur, Ala. is visiting her brother, Mr. Geo. A.' Young of Country Club Wash., D.C. MORSE-HANNA NUPTIALS. Dr. John W. Morse and the Pretty and Accomplished Miss Hanna Marry—Left for Long Island on a Wedding Tour. A very quiet and beautiful marriage was solemnized last Wednesday morning at 1423 Corcoran street Northwest, between Dr. John W. Morse, the well-known and popular pharmacist, and Miss Rosalina Hanna, one of the most accomplished young ladies in this city. Miss Hanna is a graduate of the Atlanta University, and for some time attended the National Training School for Women and Girls, of which Miss Nannie H. Burroughs is principal. Miss Hanna, while at this school, was a great acquisition, and popular among the teachers and pupils. Dr. Morse is originally from Philadelphia, Pa., who came to this city and opened a drug store at 1904 L Street Northwest, where he is doing a flourishing business. There is no pharmacist in Washington better known or appreciated than Dr. Morse. He has accomplished a great deal since the establishment of his citizenship in this city, and it is the wish of his numerous friends that he and his accomplished bride will live long and have a prosperous trip. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev.Walter H. Brooks, pastor of the 19th Street Baptist Church. The bride was dressed in a very becoming traveling suit and the latest fashion hat. After the ceremony, Dr. and Mrs. Morse received the congratulations of their special invited guests and friends, and at 9:30 they left for Union Station and boarded a special for Cedar, Hurst, Long Island, New York, where they will spend several days of their honeymoon; thence to Providence, R. I., Boston, Mass., returning by water from Boston to Cedar Hurst, L. I., and return to this city in two weeks. / Among those present were: Miss Helen G. Morse, niece of Dr. J. W. Morse; Mr. James R. Moss, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Cabiness, Mrs. Bell Lewis, Mrs. Peoples, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cabiness, Misses Jackson, and Editor W. Calvin Chase. ```markdown ``` (By R. H. Brooks, 723 So. Fairfax St.) The Colored School Improvement League, headed by their hustling president, Mr. Edw. P. Dixon, Jr., their able secretary, Mr. J. Byron Hopkins, Mr. John F. Parker, principal of Snowden School, and several others, have started an active campaign in an effort to get every child in the schools at the beginning of the season. Messrs. Dixon and Hopkins, in their "house to house" canvass, are getting the names of all children of school ages and upon blanks furnished for the purpose are making written reports of those who have not attended school, and reasons for their non-attendance. The League has carefully studied a remedy for each case, and has even started a fund for those who need clothing, shoes, etc. If every member of the League would get out and actively engage in the work, the house to house canvas would be a short and easy job; but, as is it will take the small corps of canvassers a long time to get into every home. Through suggestions offered by Mr. Hopkins, quite a large amount was collected tag day; but a much larger amount is yet necessary to successfully carry out the plans that have been recommended by the committee. The committee on entertainment has arranged several entertainments that will be given during the autumn and winter season, and it is safe to say that these, together with special innovations that will be introduced by others from time to time will more than meet immediate requirements. A special meeting of the League has been called for at Alfred Street Baptist Church Sunday, August 25, 3 P. M., at which time several well known speakers from Richmond and Washington, D. C., will address the League. Special musical features have been arranged for the occasion, which promises to be a pronounced success. Dr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Murray were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. M. Murray. Mrs. Murray has returned to Culpepper to assist her mother in nursing her father, Rev. L. L. Marshall, who has been ill for a long while. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Berry are spending a few weeks at Leesburg, the guests of Mr. Berrys aunt. Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Truatt are spending their vacation up in the State. Mrs. Mary L. Robinson is visiting friends and relatives out of town. The entertainment given at Brooks Park on Tuesday evening by the Silver Leaf Social Club, was a grand success. The roster of the organization is as follows: Wm. Jackson, president; Katie Williams, vice president; Sarah White, secretary; Sarah Williams, assistant secretary; Harry Williams, sergeant-at-arms; John Jackson, chaplain. The music was furnished by Whitfield H. Brooks and D. R. Carter. Mrs. Barbara Lee, of New York, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Simms last week. The Bee is on sale at George H. Lane's barber shop. No. 104 N. Columbus street, by David Wair, and Miss Julia Brown. No. 200 N. Payne street. WEST WASHINGTON. Personal. Mrs. Marie Wheeler has left for a two weeks' stay in Virginia. Mrs. Sarah Smith, of 2603 P Street Northwest, is out of the city, and will enjoy her stay of one month at Atlantic City, N. J., New York and Philadelphia. Miss Mamie Williams is spending the season with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Williams, of S Street Northwest. The Heliotrope Circle was delightfully entertained on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Alice Carroll. A very pleasing musical program was presented, including innocent games, which were much enjoyed by the guests present, who were invited to the dining room where a handsome buffet supper was served. Among the many present were Mr. and Mrs. S. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cruso. Mr. and Mrs. D. Carroll, Mrs. M. Thomas, Mrs. L. G. Williams, Mrs. Anna Boyd, Mrs. Alice Harris, Mr. R. Foster, Mrs. L. Palmer, Mrs. H. Morgan, Mrs. E. Holt, Miss Maria Morgan, Messrs. S. Howard, J. L. Turner. The members of Mt. Zion M. E. Church on Sunday last presented to the organist, Mr. Louis N. Brown, a purse, who is to take a vacation for a few weeks. Subscribers will kindly send in their subscriptions to The Bee at Smith's Pharmacy, 28th and Dumbarton Avenue. ON THE BOULEVARD. Atlantic City, N. J. Among the restful nooks on the main boulevard of Atlantic City is the Heathman Cottage of which Mr. Andrew Heathman and wife are proprietors. Any one seeking rest, comfort and absolute peace of mind will find it under the roof of this cosy little cottage with this charming host and hostess, who are Washingtonians by birth, and members of two of the oldest and best families of our city. The former is the brother of Mrs. TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, Tuskegee, Ala. NURSES,— IN FACT THE DEMAND FOR MEN AND WOMEN TRAIN ED IN ALL THE TRADES AT TUSKEGEE IS FAR BEYOND THE SUPPLY. THE ACADEMIC WORK IS VITAL AND REAL; IT IS CLOSE TO SOUNDNESS AND EFFICIENCY, THE ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL LATED. MORNING DRILLS FOR BOYS, SPECIAL GYMNASTIC TRAINING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS; ATTRACTIVE GROUNDS; MORE THAN 1 FORTABLE, AIRY, ELECTRIC LIGHTED; 186 TEACHERS. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. CADET OFFICER NURSES.— IN FACT THE DEMAN KEGEE IS FAR BEYOND THE S THE ACADEMIC WORK IS VITA SOUNDNESS AND EFFICIENCY, T LATED. THE SPIRITUAL WORK OF THE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS S A SECRETARY OF THE Y. M. C. MORNING DRILLS FOR BOYS, S FOR BOYS AND GIRLS; ATTRACT FORTABLE, AIRY, ELECTRIC LIC CATALOG WILL BE FORWARD Charity Heathman Smith, the former principal of Mott School. Mrs. Heathman is noted for re- finement and musical ability. Among her guests this year are Miss Eva Chase, Miss Sarah Lewis and aunt, Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Rachel E. Bell, and Miss Anna L. Costin. One of the best movements that has ever been made in this country or any other is "The Bahal Movement," which teaches such a beautiful lesson of humility to the Christian world by universal disarmament of those weapons which tend to upheld prejudice of any kind. It eliminates all cast, race, and religious prejudice and does away with merely teaching the beautiful life and peaceful life of its followers, but combines with it the actual bringing of it into their daily lives. These followers live the religion they teach. There are two meetings a week of this movement; the Wednesday night one is held at the residence of Mrs. Dyers, corner of 13th and U streets, and the other is 1124 Connecticut avenue, N. W. FAIRMCUNT HEIGHTS. United Citizens' Association. The above named citizens' association had a rest during the past week excepting to make still further arrangements for the first grand picnic of the United Citizens' Association, which will be held in the Pine Grove near 61st Street Station here Monday night, August 19, 1912. Prof. Hamilton has been employed and will render the music for the occasion. Five hundred tickets have been disposed of, and we are looking for 1,000 people. The installation of the newly elected officers will be held Wednesday night. August 14, 1912. Judge R. H. Terrell, one of the judges of the District of Columbia, will make the principal address. Elder Lewis C. Sheafe will preach at the M. E. Church Sunday, August 18, 1912, at 3 o'clock. CHURCHES. Methodist The Sunday school and the preaching service of the M. E. Church continue to grow. The congregation at the 11 o'clock service was larger than it has been since the establishment of the work here four years ago. A special sermon was preached to the children. The public collection was quite encouraging. Many new faces were seen. Among the visiting friends were: Mrs. Pearl K. Fonville and Mrs. Nichols, her mother: Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Nichols, Mrs. Duckett and the two Mrs. Bryants. Our sister, Estelle Watkins, Mrs. Lucy Makel, Mrs. D. W. Utz, and Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Day, Mrs. S. Towles and Mr. Harris, of Deanwood Heights. They all seemed to enjoy the very instructive and eloquent sermon delivered by Rev. O. C. Sprague, the pastor. The Epworth League held its last session for the summer last Friday night. After the program the whole business was turned into a social, which was enjoyed by all those present. The night was given over entirely to Mrs. L. E. Crouse, one of "I regard the Tuskegee Institute as the most considerable educational invention of modern times," writes Professor W. I. Thomas, Professor of Sociology in the University of Chicago. TUSKEGEE'S INDUSTRY Industry is the spirit of Tuskegee—industry and discipline are made a habit. The choice of some 40 trades is offered young men and young women. Tuskegee graduates are earning from $50.00 to $80.00 and $100.00 per month as Academic Teachers, Farm Managers, Steam and Electrical Engineers, Tailors, Teachers of Domestic Science, Nurses—in fact the demand for men and women trained in all the trades at Tuskegee is far beyond the supply. AND FOR MEN AND WOMEN TRAIN E SUPPLY. TAL AND REAL; IT IS CLOSE TO H THE ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIA THE SCHOOL IS STRONG. IT RANK S STUDYING THE BIBLE. IT IS O R. A., AND THROUGH A BIBLE TR ACTIVE GROUNDS; MORE THAN 1 0 IGHTED; 186 TEACHERS. DED ON RECEIPT OF SIX (6; CE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, FRI Excursions To Escape Hea Excursions! Picnics!! To Escape Heat of City. Go to ADAMS' ELECTRIC PARK West Annapolis, Md., 90 minutes' ingtion, Baltimore and Annapolis Ele of 10 acres is magnificently located on rounded on three sides by salt water, pavilion, flying horses swings and boa All Societies, Organizations, Club secure at once dates for a day's outin near historic Annapolis. For terms and further particulars St. N. W., 5 to 7 P. M., or W. C. M 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. West Annapolis, Md. 90 minutes' ride from Washington on the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad. This beautiful Park of 10 acres is magnificently located on high ground near Annapolis. Surrounded on three sides by salt water, fine shade, constant cool breezes, large pavilion, flying horses swings and boats for crabbing, fishing, &c. All Societies, Organizations, Clubs, and Select Excursion Parties should secure at once dates for a day's outing at this cool, breezy, shady Park, near historic Annapolis. For terms and further-particulars see J. H. Coleman, agent, 1522 12th St. N. W., 5 to 7 P. M., or W. C. M artin, Room 5, 503 D St. N. W., from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. the leading spirits in the community. The principal address was delivered by Mrs. H. E. Stewart, of Chicago. Mrs. Stewart gave a full account of the great work that is being done by the colored women in the United Stites as was reported at the recent convention held at Hampton. The Official Board met Monday night and passed an order to launch a grand rally to commence on the third Sunday in September. The pastor, Rev. O. C. Sprague, brought in glowing assurances of aid from the sister churches in the city of Washington. It was also decided to begin a revival about the middle of Octo- Rev. A. H. Strother, the First Baptist Church founder, is still lifting up his voice in the name of the Blessed Redeemer. His services were well attended morning and night. Mrs. Shorts, a missionary, will preach for him at the First Baptist Church Sunday night, August 18. This missionary is doing great work and should be encouraged. The Sunday school and preaching services were held as usual. The Christian Endeavor Society held its meeting at 7 o'clock. Quite an interesting program was rendered. Rev. and Mrs. Thompson are much alive in the Christian work here. Presbyterian Church Picnic—Everybody was Happy. The annual picnic of the First Presbyterian Church was given in the Pine Grove here Wednesday night, August 7, 1912. It was one of the most enjoyable affairs ever given here. Mr. Thomas N. Brown, an ardent Christian worker, may well be called the general manager, with Mrs. H. B. Cardozo as chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. The Monumental Orchestra did the music for the occasion, and Prof. Hamilton and his men were at their best. It was fun to see and hear them play the "Teddy Bear" and "Everybody's Doing It," along with many other selections "unthinkable." To make the matter more enjoyable, they had the sack or bag race, the three-legged race, the fat woman's race, also much fun was had from the chance taking for five and ten cents a chance, and cheering the lucky party. And to make the occasion still more lively, there was a (voluntary on the part of the participants) genuine dog fight. The big dog of Mr. J. S. Johnson and one owned by one Mr. Andrews, came --- TUSKEGEE. First Baptist Presbvterian THE MISSING MEN OF THE WORLD Girl in Institute Hat and Uniform REALITIES. THE SCHOOL SEEKS L WORK ARE CLOSELY CORRE- S FIFTH IN THE UNITED STATES GUIDED BY A CHAPLAIN, AND AINING SCHOOL. FOR GIRLS: SWIMMING POOLS 00 BUILDINGS, — LARGE, COM- NTS FOR POSTAGE. ADDRESS: NCIPAL, TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALA. s! Picnics!! eat of City, Go to s' ride from Washington on the Wash-electric Railroad. This beautiful Park on high ground near Annapolis. Sur- fine shade, constant cool breezes, large bats for crabbing, fishing, &c. bbs, and Select Excursion Parties should ing at this cool, breezy, shady Park, ers see J. H. Coleman, agent, 1522 12th Martin, Room 5, 503 D St. N. W., from Speiser's Freckle Cream Speiser's Freckle Cream and Skin Bleach. Large 50c Jar, 39c. O'Donnell's, 904 F St. N. W. PURITY ICE COMPANY. Purity Ice Company, 5th and L Streets N. W. Near the K Street Market. JOHN McGAW, Proprietor. EVERY MAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE—HOW ABOUT YOURS? COLORED HOMESEEKERS! INVESTORS! TENANTS! I am making a specialty of showing the way to HOME-GETTING. Why pay RENT when you can BUY as easy? No matter what your wages, salary or income, if you pay rent I can make you your own landlord. Homes all sections; all prices: Any terms. Rental properties as good as the market affords. Investments in small well-paying properties. Why go through the "ads" of the daily papers with the question "wonder if they will sell to colored?" I will relieve you of this embarrassment; tell me what you want, where you want it and how much you want to put in it, and I will do the rest, without cost or obligation to you. Phone, write or call. I can interest you. Office Phone, M—3640. Residence Phone, N—1258. SHELBY J. DAVIDSON, Attorney at Law, DIETZ BUILDING, ROOMS 21-23. REAL ESTATE CLAIMS, COLLECTIONS. upon the scene and found everything so laughable and happy they thought they.would break things up in a row. So they went at it, but instead of (Continued to page 8.) --- BEFORE THE CAMERA The Best Pose, as a Rule, is For the Three-quarter Face. How very few people really know how to sit for a photograph! Every face has its weak points, and these unfortunately, have a way of cropping up in a picture and ruining the effect. Of course a photograph should be absolutely lifelike, but at the same time one naturally prefers to look one's best. Scarcely one face in a hundred has features perfect enough to promise a satisfactory photograph in profile, for this pose brings any little defect into the foreground. For a full face picture a sitter must possess fine eyes, above all things. If they are good the pose will be a success, even if the other features are lacking in comelliness. If one has any pronounced defects to hide, the three-quarter face is really the happiest way to be photographed. This position enhances the charms of the beautiful and tones down the irregularities of the plain face. It is never well to be photographed in a hat distinctly modern style, for in a year or so the picture is ruined by the old fashioned headgear. But a picture hat—such as those worn by the Gainsborough women—makes a most picturesque setting for a beautiful face, and this, of course, is never out of fashion—London Answers. . THE HUMMING BIRD. Known as a Flower to Which God Has Granted Wings. Our continent has a monopoly of humming birds, the gems of the feathered creation. Of these there are said to be as many as 400 species, most of which confine themselves to the tropical regions. Only eighteen varieties live farther north than Mexico. It is generally thought that humming birds live upon honey. This, however, is a mistake. They do devour some honey, it is true, but most of their food consists of the small insects which inhabit certain flowers. The little bird is therefore useful as well as beautiful and has been called a flower to which God has granted wings. Humming birds are so small that when they are captured for commercial purposes it is impossible to use even the smallest shot for fear of injuring their skins. They are therefore stunned with a drop of water from a blowgun or syringe and fall into a net, when they are quickly poisoned. Humming birds vary in size from those half as large as a sparrow to those about the size of a bee. Their flight is so swift that they can be well seen only when polished on a flower.—Ave Maria. The Train Robbers "Yes," said the distinguished foreigner traveling in this country and being interviewed by the busy reporters—"yes, I've gone about quite a bit in this bally big hinterland, y' see. And I cawn't help wonderin' why your bloomin' government doesn't catch the train robbers and lock them up, by Jove!" "Train robbers?" said the American. "Why, have you met up with train robbers already?" "Tubby Shaw! Tubby Shaw!" "Who's that?"* "I meanter say, yes, I have. These bandits black their faces, y'know, and then they come in very politely and take me money." The American thought it over, and then it began to dawn upon him that this was only another story about Pullman porters—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Her Mistake. "While in Kansas City last week I had occasion to dictate some notes to a hotel stenographer in regard to a coming convention," said a Chicago man. "I began one paragraph with this statement: "On Wednesday evening the visitors will be the guests of the various fraternal organizations having clubhouses in the city." "This particular paragraph came back typewritten thus: "On Wednesday evening the visitors will be the guests of the various freight terminal organizations having clubhouses in the city."—Chicago Post, The Moon's Offspring. Looking out of the window one evening.. little Marie saw the bright full moon in the eastern sky and apparently only a few inches from it the beautiful Jupiter, sliming almost as brightly as the moon itself. Marie gazed intently at the spectacle for a moment and then, turning to her mother, exclaimed: "Oh. mother, look! The moon has laid an egg!" -New York Press. Not Attractive. Mrs. De Good-Why aren't you going to church? Mr. De Good-Last Sunday the roof leaked, and three or four drop went down my back. Mrs. De Good-The roof has been repaired since then Mr. De Good-Huh! Then they'll be wanting money to pay for the repairs New York Weekly. Broke Through. Ella—He is said to be a very versatile young man. Stella—He is. One night last winter he started out to teach me to skate, and before we got through he was teaching me to swim. —Exchange. Literality "Mr. Henpeck and his wife had a fight over his coming into the house with his feet muddy." "How did it end?" "He went to the mat"—Baltimore American. HOW THE EARTH DRIED. And Why the Drying Up Process Is Constantly Going On. When water is decomposed by radium or by ultra violet rays it produces hydrogen and peroxide of hydrogen, and it does not form oxygen. Electrolytic decomposition forms oxygen. A German investigator bases a new theory relating to the drying of the earth on the fact that one form of decomposition produces oxygen, while the other form does not. Part of the water vapor emitted by the seas is decomposed by the ultra violet rays of the sun. The hydrogen formed rises toward the high atmospheric strata, and all the water does not return to the surface. Therefore the quantity of water on the face of the globe is always diminishing, and the earth is incessantly, if gradually, drying. To cite one example: On the north side of the Alps occur a continual falling off in the depth of the lakes and a gradual formation of swamps. Two hundred and fifty years ago there were 149 lakes in the canton of Zurich. Today there are seventy-six. The destruction of the forests and the cultivation of the land partially explain this, but the loss of hydrogen is an important factor. The hydrogen accumulated in the higher atmosphere is diffused in interstellar space. Harper's Weekly. REPORTED THE WEDDING. The Dramatic Critic Got the Job and Did the Best He Could. In the absence of the regular society reporter the dramatic critic of the Dally Doings was detailed to cover a wedding. "I'll do the best I can," he said, "but I feel sure I shall make a mess of it." This is what he turned in, omitting the preliminary remarks about the size of the house and the delay in beginning the performance: "Mr. Barker, in the role of the bridegroom, acted the part in a stiff yet listless manner. He has a good stage presence, but mars the effect by a total lack of animation and an almost inaudible voice. Miss Perkins, as the bride, was much more effective. Her costume was bewildering, yet true to life. If one may venture to criticise, her effort to overcome her obvious stage fright was a trifle too evident. She was in good voice, however, and her enunciation was clear and distinct. "It must be pointed out that both Miss Perkins and Mr. Barker were deficient in their lines and had to be prompted almost constantly by the Rev. Henry Harper, who, as the officiating clergyman, was decidedly the star of the performance."—New York Press. Homesickness Spoils Photographs. Aunt Maria thought, and so did her New York relatives, that the photographer was unpardonably discourteous. For three successive days he refused to take Aunt Maria's photograph. On the fourth day he told why. "In justice to her," he said, "I do not want to take her picture now. She is too homesick. Most out of town people want to be photographed while in New York. If they are longing for home I put them off with one excuse or another until the homesickness wears off. "If you want your aunt's pictures to turn out well just hunt up some one from her home town who happens to be visiting in New York at present and bring him here so she will meet him unexpectedly. The meeting will put sparkle and animation into her face, and neither she nor I will be disappointed with the photographs."—New York Times. A Hard Road to Travel. To add to Bunkerton's discomfiture in losing his way, he had now been brought to a standstill by the absolute impassability of the highway, and his temper, already sorely tried, finally gave way. "What kind of people are you up here in this rotten old state?" he cried, addressing an old countryman who stood close by inspecting his stranded car with curious eyes. "I, dunno," said the old man. "Baout the same ez most folks, I call late." "Not ez I knows on," returned the old man. "This here hain't the pike; it's Mose Whibley's traout stream run dry. I wondered what ye was drivin' up it fer."—Harper's Weekly. Child Love. Welcome to the parents the puny struggle, strong in his weakness, his little arms more irresistible than the soldier's, his lips touched with persuasion which Chatham and Pericles in manhood had not. His unaffected lamentations when he lifts up his voice on high, or, more beautiful, the sobbing child, the face all liquid grief, as he tries to swallow his vexation, soften all hearts to pity and to mourthful and clamorous compassion.—Emerson. Cold Wave. Nellie—They say mustaches are coming back. Mamie—Do you care? Nellie—Certainly. I think most men look much more handsome and knightly with them. Mamie—Well, of course. I suppose you know. I was too young to take notice when they went out of style.—Chicago Record-Herald. Self Accused. "Do you remember that $5 you borrowed of me a rear ago?" Do you remember that so you borrowed of me a year ago?" "I should say I did. I lent $1 of it to Brown, and the skunk h 'nt paid me yet."—Boston Transcript. Do not for one repulse forego the purpose that you resolve to effect—Shakespeare. National Religious Training School The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text or details. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a building or structure with a dark roof and light walls. Offers superior advantages for the training of young men and women in many departments of work. The following Departments are in successful operation. 1. Department of Religious Training. This department is intended especially for the training of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Secretaries. Settlement workers, Deaconesses, and for Home and Foreign Missionaries. 2. Department of Theology. 3. Commercial Department. 4. Literary Department. 5. Department of Music. House 7th a House & Herrmann 7th and Eye Sts., N. W. WHEN IN DOUBT, AEOUT, YOUR Household of all kinds, and description, House to visit. There is no other b where the people can b house that will VISIBLE W WELLINGTON VISI Only $60.00. SOLD ON EA Only Typewriter Sold Which is G Two Dollars per Month Will Rent of all kinds, and description, House and Herrmann is the place to visit. There is no other house of its kind in the city where the people can be satisfied. This is house that will satisfy you. Only Typewriter Sold Which is Guaranteed for Two Years. Two Dollars per Month Will Rent the Wellington. Rental Applies on Purchase. Manufactured by the WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 509 Eleventh St. N. W. Washington WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Death Wipes Out G. A. R. Post. Hawleyton Post, G. A. R., of Binghamton, N. Y., is now no more. The last one of its fifty members, Andrew Meeker, was buried Monday in the presence of a little delegation of gray-haired, sobbing men from Watrous post, No. 30, of Binghamton. Daniel L. Cline, the forty-ninth member, died last winter. Negro Siaver Killed by Posse. Leonard Potts, a negro, who for a week eluded hundreds of citizens, was shot and killed by a posse near Detroit, Tex. Potts killed Sheriff Charles Stephens in Clarksville several weeks ago when the officer sought to arrest him. In Dallas a few days later Potts shot Policeman Tedford to death. Beachey Seriously Hurt. Hillery Beachey, the aviator, lies in a serious condition at the Nichols hospital in Battle Creek, Mich., as a result of his biplane colloding with a chicken coop when he tried to land after a flight in that city. The aeroplane was smashed to bits and Beachey was buried under the wreckage. Burglar Killed by Safe's Heavy Door. The burglary of the Howe, Ind., postoffice safe caused the death of one of the burglars, who was crushed by the heavy iron door when the explosion occurred. Officers found his body in the wreckage. His companion escaped with a large sum. Motorboat Crosses Atlantic The motorboat Detroit, commanded by Captain Thomas Fleming Day, of New York, which started at noon on July 14 from New Rochelle harbor, New York, on her voyage to St. Petersburg, arrived at Kinsale, Ireland. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA — FLOUR quiet; winter clear, $4.10@4.30; city mills, fancy, $5.75@6. RYE FLOUR quiet, at $4@4.25 per barrel. WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, 93½@ 94c. CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow, 84@65c. OATS firm; No. 2 white, 65@66c.; lower grades, 64c. POULTRY: Live steady; hens, 15½ @16c.; old roosters, 11c. Dressed firm; choice fowls, 17c.; old roosters, 12c. BUTTER quiet? creamery, fancy, 28c. per lb. EGGS steady; selected, 27 @ 28c.; nearby, 26c.; western, 26c. POTATOES steady; 80c.@$1 bush. . Furniture and Herrmann is the place house of its kind in the city he satisfied. This is satisfy you. WELLINGTON BLE TYPEWRITER You Save $40.00. EASY TERMS. Guaranteed for Two Years. the Wellington. CTURING COMPANY, NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. Chicago, Ill.—No time in the history of Chicago were the people so active in preparing to entertain visitors as they are now getting ready for the National Negro Business League, which is to meet in the city next month. Two thousand people are expected in the city during the session, and among them will be some of the leading men and women of the United States, representing every line of profession, trade or business in the country. Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, District of Columbia, and Indiana will send up large delegations and there is no end to the letters which have been received by Secretary William D. Neighbors from all parts of the South. A large number of Knights and Daughters of Labor will visit Chicago, taking advantage of the summer tourist ticket, attend the Business League, and leave Sunday night for Louisville, Ky. This will give them a splendid opportunity to visit Chicago. President Dr. G. Hall of the local league announces that they are ready for 2000 visitors. The sessions will be held in the Seventh Regiment armory, Thirty-fourth street and Wentworth avenue. The social features arranged will appeal to all. There is arranged a boat ride on Lake Michigan, and August 22 an automobile ride is planned which ing the large commercial houses, the will be a tour through the city, visit-packing plant, the parks and boulevards. The much-talked-of home of Jack Johnson will be passed on the tour through the city. The banquet and reception Friday night, the 23rd, will excel anything yet in the history of the League. The Chicago people are going to demonstrate to the visitors that they know how to do things. Dr. W. E. Gales, of Anacostia, our successful druggist, has also a fine drug store in Burville, where he is doing a land office business. UP FROM SLAVERY. Mr. Booker T. Washington's book, "Up From Slavery," is being used in the regular course of study in the Boston Latin School. All students are required to read it. Washington, D. C. Dr. Gales. There are special scholarships for deserving young men and women, in the Departments of Theology and Religious Training. 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