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IF IT'S NEWS, IT'S IN THE BEE, FOR THE BEE IS A NEWSPAPER. THE BEE ngressional Library. Washington's Best and Lead- Newspaper-That's THE BEE VOL. XXXIII, NO 42 WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913 Friend of the People Retires-From the Board of Education—Resignation as President of Education Body to Be Effective April 15—Thanks His Co-workers for Their Co-operation—Had Contemplated Action for Some Time—Vice President Henry P. Blair May Succeed Him. The resignation of Captain James F. Oyster as a member and president of the Board of Education was no surprise to The Bee. This distinguished and valuable school official is a friend of the people and his retirement from the Board of Education is a regret and a loss to the people. Captain Oyster took his resignation to the courthouse himself Tuesday and had a long talk with Justice Barnard, Chief Justice Clabaugh being out of the city. The resignation is to take effect not later than April 15. Action by the court on the resignation will await the return of Chief Justice Clabaugh about April 1. Captain Oyster's resignation was foreshadowed exclusively in The Star nearly a year ago, when he had planned to resign with four other members of the board. His friends persuaded him he was still needed on the board, however, and he consented to remain a little longer until certain school matters could be straightened out. He has been a member of the Board of Education continuously since July 1, 1906, and his present term would not have expired until July 1, 1914. His first appointment was for a term of two years. He was reappointed July 1, 1908, for a term of three years, and in July, 1911, was again reappointed for a term of three years. Letter of Resignation. His resignation, addressed to the judges of the court, follows: "I hereby tender my resignation as a member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia and beg to request that it be accepted not later than April 15, 1913. "I greatly appreciate the confidence you have reposed in me and sincerely thank you for it." Captain Oyster, since his appointment to the Board of Education, has been one of its active workers, devoting both his time and money to advance the interests of education in this city. He has been active in obtaining appropriations for the schools and fought hard to get the teachers' retirement bill through Congress. Henry P. Blair, present vice president of the board, is expected to succeed Captain Oyster as the next president. Mr. Blair has been a member of the board for a number of years, and has been one of its most active workers. Had Long Contemplated Move. Captain Oyster's letter to the members of the Board of Education is as follows: "My resignation as a member of the Board of Education has been handed to the justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to take effect April 15, 1913. "When the present school law became operative in 1906 and a new board was chosen in compliance with its provisions I was, one of the appointees. I accepted memberhip because of my deep interest in our public schools and because of the opportunity afforded for public service. I have served continuously ever since, and during nearly all of this period have been honored in being your presiding officer. "My withdrawal from the board has been under contemplation for some time, yet until recently I have felt there were some problems before us in the solution of which I should have a share, which constrained me to remain. At this time, however, the affairs of the board amt of the schools are fortunately in such favorable condition that my absence will affect no vital interest. Expresses Thanks for Co-operation. "If you were not already conversant with the facts it would be gratifying to recount the forward strides made by the schools since the organic law went into effect—increased appropriations for better and safer buildings, better equipment, the extension of playgrounds, the notable increase in salaries of teachers and their enhanced efficiency. In fact, nearly all the policies advocated by you and by preceding boards, under the present act of Congress, have been carried into successful operation. We are hopeful of early action on a teachers' retirement law. "My duties with you as president have been lightened by your whole-hearted support in every undertaking. Without such loyal help, cheerfully given, the requirements of the office would have been exceedingly heavy. But I enjoyed your faithful co-operation, and I earnestly thank you for it. As I leave I shall cherish the memory of my labors with you." A similar letter was sent to the officers, teachers and other employees of the schools. THE 'PARENTS' ANNIVERSARY. Interesting Exercises. The fifth anniversary of the Original Parent-Teachers Association was celebrated at a recent meeting at the Alfred Jones School, corner of First and L Streets, when the Association had as its guests, representatives from the other home and school associations. held earlier in the day, while those for the adults were held from 3 to 5 o'clock, with the following program. Presiding officer, Dr. Charles H. Marshall, member of Board of Education. 1. Introduction of presiding officer by Dr. A. A. Russell, President of the Original Parent-Teacher Association 2. Address of Welcome, Dr. W. S. Montgomery, supervising principal of the Twelfth Division. 3. Minutes of last meeting (annual). Josephine Green, Secretary (former pupil of school): 4. Music, selected, Symphonia Mandolin Orchestra (composed largely of boys of school). 5. History of the Parent-Teacher Association in District of Columbia, Miss E. A. Chase, principal, founder and organizer. 6. Recitation, selection from Paul Laurence Dumbar, Buth Jackson (former pupil of school). 7. Music, selected, orchestra. Address, Roscoe C. Brace, assistant superintendent of schools. 8. Music, selected, orchestra. 9. Recitation, selected (from Duobar), Ruth Jackson. 10. Address to parents, Mrs. J. Mason Layton 11. Address to parents, Rev. W. B. Johnson, pastor of Second Baptist Church. Recitation. Rebecca Carter. Prof. R. C. Bruce urged the necessity of schools being used more and more as social centers and that greater concentrated work can be accomplished through committees with a definite purpose in view. He complimented the principal upon founding and organizing a movement of so much benefit to the community and said that if each person would take the initiative in some one thing a vast amount of good would be accomplished. In an endeavor to establish unity of action and to promote the co-operation of the various home and school associations, a District of Columbia League of these associations was formed, resulting in the election of the following officers: President, Mrs. J. Mason Layton, Secretary W. R. C. First Vice-President, Dr. A. A. Russell. Second Vice-President, Dr. J. H. N. Waring. Third Vice-President, Mr. W. J. Conway, Brentwood, Md. Fourth Vice-President, Mrs. F. Shipley, President of the Birney School Parent-Teachers' Association. Corresponding Secretary, Mr. W. Duffield, Assistant Director of Playgrounds. Recording Secretary, Mr. F. L. Cardoza, Principal of Deanwood School. Treasurer, Mr. Thomas Short, President of the Lovejoy Parent-Teachers' Association. Miss E. A. Chase, Principal Organizer and Founder, Chairman of the Executive Committee. Mrs. B. K. Bruce, President of the Bruce Parent-Teachers' Association, Chairman of the Executive Committee. Mr. W. J. Conway presented a resolution, which was passed, to establish a circulating library in the Jones School and that a book, written on the history of the Parent-Teachers' Association in the District of Columbia by the founder and organizer should be the first volume presented and mark its beginning. Another resolution which was passed, resulted in the appointment of a committee to investigate and report on the school accommodations. Committee: Mr. W. J. Conway, Dr. A. A. Russell, Mrs. Johnson. Much interest was manifested looking at the exhibition of the parents' and teachers' industrial work done at their afternoon meetings at the school. The meeting concluded with the serving of refreshments. Woman's Shifrage League. After a most successful year as president of the first Woman Suffrage League among colored women in Pennsylvania, Mrs. I. S. Lee, with Mrs. Rebecca' Aldridge, who organized the first league, and a number of prominent women of Pittsburgh have, organized the second league in the State. This organization is the Anna Shaw Woman Suffrage League of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lee had the honor of representing her race at the late National Woman Suffrage Convention held in Philadelphia since she was the only colored lady delegate to the national convention, having been elected by the Executive Board of the State (white) Woman's Suffrage Association. Mrs. Lee is also a member of the Sfate Executive Board. From Atlanta Journal. The musical festival and voice demonstration by students of Atlanta Baptist College drew an audience of four thousand white and colored people to the auditorium Friday night. In addition to the large local representation present, former students and alumni of the college were there from various other towns and cities in Georgia and Alabama. An interesting and varied program was rendered, consisting of exercises in voice culture, orchestral selections, old-time Negro melodies, instrumental solos and melodies by Negro composers, and renditions of Kipling's "Rolling Down the Rio" and Gounod's "Gallia" by a male chorus of 250 voices. As a whole the entertainment was very creditable. Many numbers elicited vigorous and enthusiastic applause from the audience. M. H. CAPT JAMES F OYSTER Popular Member of the Board of Education, Resigned to Take Effect on April 15th President Trift DR. B.T. WASHINGTON DR. B.T. WASHINGTON Scattle. Washington, March 18 A most unusual incident in connection with Booker T Washington's tour of this section of the Northwest was the large and enthusiastic reception given him by four hundred Japanese residents during his visit to this place. The Japanese Imperial Consul was present, together with the most influential Japanese of this city. At the conclusion of his address, it was decided by the Japanese present to present a Scholarship to Tuskegee Institute. Dr. Washington's address at the University of Washington was before the largest audience ever assembled in the University Auditorium, which was formerly used for exposition purposes. More than four thousand persons were present at the meeting managed and conducted by colored people of the city. These colored people also decided not to be behind the Japanese, and also provided money for scholarships at Tuskegee. Portland, Oregon, March 22.—Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Tuskegee educator, reached Portland Wednesday of this week to all a series of lecture engagements, which began at the Unitarian Club Wednesday night. His lecture here last Thursday night in the Gipsy Smith Auditorium was one of the largest ever held in that spacious building. More than 5,000 persons attended and the leading newspapers have been most enthusiastic and generous in calling attention to and in chronicling reports of these meetings. Dr. Washington is also under schedule to speak here before the teachers of Portland at the most important Unitarian Church in the city. He concludes his series of meetings at Reed College, Portland, Monday evening, March 24th. Dr. Washington's visit has helped public opinion so far as the Negro is concerned in this section more than he can possibly realize. Governor West of Oregon invited Dr. Washington to be his guest at the State Capitol for a day during his visit here. RACE DISCRIMINATION. Reported at Theatre and Church Two Colored Women Made to Feel Unwelcome. It is currently rumored that Belasco Theatre has now drawn the color line rigidly, reserving a little Jim Crow section in the gallery for all Negroes who are fools enough to accept the degrading discrimination. One of the female teachers in the public schools, it is claimed, was recently refused a seat in the balcony, for which her ticket called, and plainly told she and all her kind would have to occupy the section in the gallery reserved for Negroes exclusively. Another case of discrimination reported is that of a prominent colored society woman, and woman suffrage agitator, who was told when she visited St. John's Church that colored communicants were not desired; that St. John's communicants were largely Southerners, to whom colored communicants were odious. The woman reported refused at St. John's is a talented lady who has only been a resident of Washington for the past five or six years. When a supposed Christian Church hangs out the "No Admittance" sign for Negroes, and vies with a temple of amusement in race discrimination, the Negro is liable to doubt the existence of that just God famed in song and story, and wonder if "my Redeemer lives." Collector Anderson's Good Work. New York, March 20 Jerome I. Peter-on, for many years the partner and associate of T. Thomas Fortune in the publication of the New York Age, who has been for the past five or six years a deputy collector of internal revenue in the Second District of New York, was promoted on March 18th by Collector Charles W. Anderson to the post of Deputy Collector in charge of the branch office at San Juan, Porto Rico, with a large responsibility J. H. as the Porto Rico office collects something like $500,000 a year. The salary is the same as that of chief deputy $2,200 per annum—which is an increase of $1,200 over Mr. Peterson's former salary. The Porto Rican deputy collectorship was created by an Act of Congress approved June 20, 1906 (34 Stat. 620) and provides that the appointment shall be made by the Collector and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Anderson urged the promotion of Mr. Peterson on the ground of special fitness and his familiarity with the Spanish language, he having at one time been American Consul at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. The promotion was approved by Secretary McAdoo March 19th EASTER MUSICALE. By the Alibi Club for the Benefit of the Home for Friendless Girls. One of the most enjoyable, as well as one of the most unique charity musicals ever given in this city occurred Easter Sunday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon at the Washington Conservatory of Music. The affair was given by the Alibi Club, which consists of six manly and ambitious young gentlemen, who conceived the idea that a musical given at this time of the year for some noble cause would be met with success. And so it was met with success, for the parrons of the Conservatory were crowded to overflowing. The finest artists in the city appeared on the program, and each one seemed to be inspired with the thought of the laudable motive behind the affair, for never before were there voices so rich and soulful. The speakers spoke to the point and made a pathetic plea for the Home for Friendless Girls, which was heartily co-operated with by those in attendance. One hundred dollars were raised, which was nothing short of marvelous. The audience seemed touched with the spirit of Easter and its full significance. At the close of the program the guests were served by the members of the club, who were in evening clothes, and carried themselves in a Chesterfieldian manner as they moved to and fro. The ladies were given cut roses, and jonquils as souvenirs upon leaving the Conservatory, and all were unanimous in their commending of the young men for their interest in such work and in their expressions of a most enjoyable afternoon. Not only did the persons on the program unselfishly donate their services to the success of the musical, but Mrs. Marshall gave the use of the Conservatory for the occasion. Mr. Carter moved the chairs, Mr. Martin procured the dishes and left his place of business so that he might assist in the serving. Mr Powell sent the cut flowers, and Mr. Charles Brown attended the guests. The following program was re- Welcome—Mr. J. Williams Clifford. Duet, Instrumental—Misses Vermeille and Valerie Turner. music and Vocalist Merrill. Vocal Solo—Miss Manjie Simmons. Piano Solo—Miss Clarice Jones. Vocal Solo—Miss Charlotte Wallace. Violin Solo—Prof. Joseph Douglass. Remarks—Mrs. Coralie F. Cooke. Vocal Solo—Prof. Harry Williams. Remarks—Mrs. Pierre. Vocal Solo-Mrs. Tolbert. Remarks—Rev. Pazavia O'Connell. Vocal Solo—Dr. C. Summer Wormley. Remarks—Dr. C. Childs Remarks—Dr. C. Cindus. The arrangement of the affair was due to Messrs. James Henry Cowan, Charles Herman Flagg, Edward Rattley, Maurice Clifford, Joshua Williams Clifford, Joseph Harrison Martin. AFTER DOGGETT. His Criticism Unjust—The Other Side. Washington, D. C., March 19. To the Editor of The Bee. Dear Sir: Your accounts of the rendition of "The Mikado" by the Washington Conservatory Choral Society and of "The Lady of Lyons" by the Howard University Dramatic Club are indeed in decided contrast with the virulent, repugnant accounts that appeared in the New York Age, under the signature of Mr. R. G. Doggett. The writer of the above mentioned articles shows clearly his utter lack of intelligent comprehension of just criticism, and childish, narrowness in permitting himself to stoop to individual criticisms, because of personal dislikes. These faults are due, no doubt, to his limited intellectual capacity, and to his neglected training for the work which he undertook. During the last few years he has failed miserably in the management of several enterprises here in Washington because of these same handicaps. We cannot understand why Mr. Doggett considers himself a competent critic of dramatics, when he has never made any endeavors to study the art. To our knowledge he has failed for several years in his studies at Howard University, especially in his English branches. He has never acquainted himself with music, either vocal or instrumental, except by a few months' study. His ability as a critic is based therefore upon his skill in paraphrasing criticisms from white papers and magazines, and applying them to his own discussions. If the critic intended to be the least bit fair in his comments he would have restricted them to the work of the organizations as a whole, and their aim and intent, or to encouraging the good qualities of the members, instead of asailing them with all of the forceful adjectives in his vocabulary. Every one should know that both of the organizations criticised so severely by Mr. Doggett are purely mature organizations. It is therefore decidedly unjust to them to have their efforts held up to ridicule by one so absolutely incompetent to do so. Mr. Doggett will find that such articles from his pen will do him more harm than they will do to any individual or institution that might be the object of his attacks. We would like to suggest that the gentleman enter some dramatic school where he will receive instruction in the rudiments of criticism, English composition, and common politeness. Then he will be in a much better position to try to write criticisms for publication. Thanking you sincerely for a publication of this letter, I am truly yours, WALTER P. LOKE. Howard University, Washington. St. Luke's Chapter. At the Easter election of officers St. Luke's P. E. Church, Rev. Thomas J. Brown, rector, held on Monday last, the following wardens and vestrymen were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. J. C. Norwood, senior warden; D. D. Moore, junior warden; Dr. W. P. Napper, John T. Howe, Robert Rice, Henry L. Dixon, Alfred P. Brent, William H. Conn, Charles A. Thomas and Walter Douglass, elected vestrymen. Organization of vestry resulted in the re-election of Mr. C. A. Thomas, treasurer, and James C. Burlls, registra. William H. Conn was chosen as delegate and J T. Howe as alternate to the coming diocesan convention to be held in May. Ohio's Disaster. Is it not better to pass just laws for all nationalities than it is to have fatal disaster such as has occurred in Ohio. The more drastic laws that are passed against the Negro and the more he is tortured at the stake the more damnable will the white man's punishment be. Important News Happenings of the Week DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST (By Miss G. E. Maxfield) Assistant Attorney General W. H. Lewis retires Wednesday. Editor Trotter, of The Boston (Mass.) Guardian, says that he was not consulted about a job named in Bishop Walter's list. "One of the most successful theatrical managers in this country is S. H. Dudley. The report is that Albert B. Cosey, of New Jersey, will be among the first colored Democrats to be appointed. Miss Beatriz L. Chase is one of the most accomplished pianists in the United States. She is numbered among the most successful music teachers in the public schools. Mrs. Florence Talbert, the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Frankie Black Talbert, and Mr. Windell Philips Talbert are unsurpassed in vocal and instrumental music. Mr. Talbert's broom invention, from which he gets music, is the most remarkable musical invention of the age. There is a lull in the Oldest Inhabitants' Citizens' Association. There is a rumor that the association will erect a building. Every indication points to the selection of Napoleon Marshall for Hayti—so say the knowing colored Democrats. Congressman Herman A. Metz has advised the Democrats in Congress to go gingerly on the tariff cut. The workingmen also made a protest, against tariff legislation that will cut their wages. The New York Evening Journal says that the country wants cheaper meats now than it needs free wool. Jackson Johnson is to be tried May 5th for violating the Mann act and April 2d for smuggling. When they get through with him he will be a poor man. The storm that passed through the South last week caused great damage. National Committeeman McComb has declined the French Mission. He would be out of touch with his friends were he to go abroad. There is a strong fight being made for the reappointment of Judge DeLacy. President Eliot of Harvard College has declined the Ambassadorship to Great Britain. President Eliot is a great man. There is some talk of making Rev. Horace Talbert president of Wilberforce. A good man. President Wilson received the colored Democratic delegates in the East Room. Fourteen saloon licenses have been revoked in Coatsville, West Chester, Pa., when a colored man was unmercifully lynched by a mob. In states Congressmen and Senators will be consulted as to the appointments that are to be made. In the District of Columbia National Committee Costello is to be consulted. Rev. L. C. Moore is an original Negro Democrat who has the respect and confidence of National Committee Costello. United States Attorney Clarence R. Wilson will remain his full term, with a likelihood of being reappointed. Dr. W. F. Waugh favors husbands heating wives to let them know that they are boss. Can't a man demonstrate that he is boss without brute force? Omaba, Neb., witnessed a great tornado March 23d. Quite a number of people were killed and injured. The Commissioners have issued a proclamation designating April 14 to 19, 1913, to clean up the city. The correct version of President Lincoln's Gettysburg speech has been approved by his son, Robert T. Lincoln. Ambassadors find that they cannot live on 17,000 a year when they are compelled to spend $30,000 a year. Dr. Friedmann's consumption cure is meeting with success. The government has endorsed his treatment. Millions who are suffering with the disease will be happy. First Appointments. Alfred B. Cosey, of New Jersey, and Ralph E. Langstan, of New York, will be the first colored appointments to be made by Mr. Wilson. Napoleon Marshall will go to Hayti is the latest information obtained by The Bee. ARGUMENTS PRESENTED BY REV. H. P. JONES, OF ST. PAUL, MINN. To the Committee on Crimes and Punishments Against the Intermarriage Bills Pending Before the Minnesota Legislature, Jan. 31, 1913. What States Have Laws Prohibiting Intermarriage? It is argued in defense of this bill that 27 States of the Union have laws against intermarriage. This argument proves nothing, for of these 27 States, at least four-fifths of them are below Mason and Dixon's line, in a section which has always been unfavorable and unfriendly to the best interests of the colored people. It would be interesting to call a roll of the States which are prohibiting intermarriage, to see if New York, or Illinois, or Wisconsin, or Ohio, or Iowa, or Michigan, or any great States East, West or in the Middle West has passed such a bill. It does not seem probable that the sovereign State of Minnesota would care to follow the lead of such statesmanship as that of Blease and Tillman and Vardman and John Temple Graves and others of their kind, nor is there any need for the enactment of such legislation. It does look, however, as if a conspiracy had been hatched somewhere against the colored people in this country. It may be only a coincidence, but it certainly looks suspicious that legislation of a similar character should have been proposed almost simultaneously in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin. Ohio, Kansas and perhaps other Northern States, having the same purpose in view to restrict the Negro in the enjoyment of his civil rights. We believe that the attempt will meet with deserved defeat, for certainly it is class legislation and will serve no good purpose, either to one race or to the other. I claim that there is nothing in the conduct of the Negroes (more than in the conduct of any other race) to justify this discrimination. I challenge you to an examination of his record. Physically, he is the Atlas of America. An examination of the war records will show that his physical ability, as compared with that of others, has nothing in it of which he need to be ashamed. In the late war in Cuba it was shown that of all the regiments examined by the war offices in the State of Illinois, the Eighth Regiment of Illinois volunteers, composed entirely of colored men from the colonel down to the last private, had fewer men rejected for physical disability than any other regiment in the State. The Negro men and women have done and are doing more as burden bearers than any set of men and women in America, who survive. Mentally, he is a marvel of precosity. His reduction of illiteracy in the last fifty years proves this,—illiteracy which is now less than thirty per cent; much less than that of Spain or a dozen other countries in Europe and Latin America. He is here in your State University and in your grade schools and is winning prizes for scholarship and making an enviable record for himself. Morally, when his difficulties of environment for three hundred years are considered, he is a wonder in virtue and moral strength. He is a patriot; he is no anarchist; belongs to no blackhand society; has no mfa; is not a highbinder. His patriotism is celebrated from Bunker Hill to the last skirmish in the Philippines. Peter Salem and Crispus Attucks, and many others will be known as long as impartial history is recorded. He is a soldier of far more than ordinary ability, endurance and courage, as all the war records will show. In peace he is a taxpayer: he owns homes and farms, and banks, and business houses. It were unfair to fail to recognize his virtuous traits or to discount them with unjust legislative discrimination. Co-habitation. Who Is Responsible? Co-habitation, Who Is Responsible? If your purpose, by this proposition, is to keep the races from co-habitation, I am frank in saying to you. I believe you will absolutely fail. Co-habitation, intercourse goes on, either legally or illegally, and every city in America proves it.—St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, not excepted. A few weeks since, a white woman of the name of Efie Payne, was arrested at 252 Rondo Street, this city, and was charged with keeping a resort, in which white women met colored men. This case was placed upon the Court calendar, but it never came to trial, because the white witnesses in the case were spirited away. The inference is plain. White women keep houses for black men and black women keep houses for white men and so on. You cannot prevent it, or you do not. The white race has never touched any other race without mixing its blood. In East Indies it is true. In the Philippines, in the West Indies, in Africa the bleaching process goes on. The United States is not an exception. It is one case of many. That cargo of slaves landed at Jamestown, Va., in 1610, were not mulattoes; they were full blood Africans, but from that date until now, from there to here, this co-habitation has gone on and the millions of mulattoes are bankers and real estate dealers, etc., but, of course, we never speak as in this country attest the fact. Black people are not now and never have been responsible for it. We didn't come here seeking you; you brought us here. You cannot stop this by legal enactment. Every Southern State has "tried" it and is trying it. And with what success? The most mullatoes, octoorons, quarroons, creoles are there and will be there, because of Southern hypocrisy. They've strained at a gnat and swallowed a camel. Their laws provide one thing in theory and they put another thing into practice. What I state to you is not the product of my imagination. I was born below Mason and Dixon's line and lived there to young manhood. My grandmother lived with her white master until her death, which occurred a few years ago. My white cousins still live in West Virginia. I know them and they know me. They we pass by. You gentlemen cannot legislate virtue into existence, nor is it any credit to us to hide our true selves behind a legal mask of pretended virtue? The Injustice of Such a Course. Cannot you see the injustice of the thing? If a white man takes advantage of a white woman—he may be compelled to give her child his name—but what if the woman is black? Whose name will her child bear? What place will she have in society? On the other hand, this white man knows the law cannot get at him and so what is to prevent him from taking advantage of every 'unsuspecting young girl he meets—his wealth helps him to do it. He's the culprit, filling society with nameless disease, the almshouses and institutions with dependent children—roibing womanhood of its good name—its greatest possession—but if womanhood is black, it doesn't matter. But more—you cannot develop any high type of manhood by it—that manhood being white. A man may be degenerate when all the law is in his favor and often is helped on in his course of degeneracy by the operation of the law. The Argument as to White Racial Degeneration. How can it be argued then that this proposed enactment is in the nature of a prevention of degeneration of the white race? This law is that if one has only one-eighth Negro blood, to all purposes of the law he's white. John Smith is octoroon and white here in Minnesota, but his one-eighth Negro blood makes him a Negro in Kentucky, and so he rides in a Jim Crow car. And one drop of Negro blood in Missouri and other Southern States would be sufficient ground to divorce him from any white woman. But if John Smith can by any means "pass for white," whether your law said anything about one-eighth or any other fraction Negro blood, he probably would do it—it would help him to get employment—help him to be served in the nearest restaurant—help him to stand on his merit everywhere—the question-of color being eliminated. There are a million John Smiths in this country "passing for white"—you don't know the difference and they don't tell you—it's to their advantage not to. Whatever degeneration there is, or is to be, then comes and will come from classes you cannot reach by law—the white man who has colored concubines and the class of colored people, both men and women who "pass for white." Mr. George W. Cable, in one of his books, speaking on the probability of intermarriages in communities where they are not restricted, refers to the City of Oberlin, Ohio. "Oberlin is a college city and in the college there the colored and white people have studied together for many years; Oberlin College, being one of the first institutions for higher education in this country to open its doors alike to colored and white." Mr. Cable says that, although these people have resided side by side with the utmost good feeling, with a large amount of association, and have worked side by side in the college, intermarriage among them is practically unknown. Dr. R. R. Wright, sometime professor of sociology in the University of Pennsylvania, who made a special study of the Negroes in that city, has stated within the last few weeks that although there are 100,000 Negroes in the City of Philadelphia, and that there is no legal impediment in the way of intermarriage, that in the last generation there have been scarcely any intermarriages at all. Compare this record with that of Savannah, Ga., or Vicksburg, Miss., or Columbia, S.C., cities which are much smaller in size than Philadelphia, and you will find that although their Negro population is much less than in Philadelphia, that the City of Philadelphia, with marriages unrestricted, will make a far better showing than either of these cities in States where the marriage is restricted. You will pardon a personal reeference. I have pastored a large congregation of colored people in this city and in this State for nearly two and one-half years, and in that time I have been called upon to officiate at just one marriage ceremony in which white and colored people have been the principals, and in this case, the white woman was a native of Canada. The Effect of Unrestricted Marriage. Why, with marriages unrestricted, have there been no more in Minnesota and elsewhere? It would seem that with marriages not restricted in the State of Minnesota, if there were any disposition on the part of any large number to intermarry, that this fact would show itself in results and in statistics. But what is the truth? The truth is that there are such a few mixed marriages in this commonwealth, that they are really infinitesimal. What then, operates to prevent these intermarriages? There are at least three answers to this question. First, The growing respect of colored people for their own. We recognize this truth that our salvation must come from within and not from without, and again, we have the most beautiful race of people, in varying shades, from the ebony black to the alabastor white, upon the face of the earth. Second. Ostracism awaits everyone who violates this "unwritten" law and goes outside of his own race to find a companion and no one in either race is sufficiently strong to break over this barrier, without incurring the displeasure; yes, almost the hatred of his own people. Third. With public sentiment in the state at which it is at present, any movement toward intermarriage will give one pause. Since with marriage unrestricted in Minnesota there have been so few and since the unwritten law of prejudice and ostracism, and race love have been sufficient in the past to keep the races apart, it would seem that this proposed legislation is unnecessary and unwise. It is worthy of note, too, that a large proportion of these intermarriages are without issue. I think you will generally find that of such unions, no children are born and when there are children, the number is generally very small. A half dozen cases are in my mind at present, and in only one case are there any children. It would seem that any danger from this source is very largely imaginary. An Entering Wedge of Hostile Legislation This proposition is an entering wedge of hostile legislation and an incitement to the enemies of Negroes. If the Legislature begins this discrimination, why not the City Councils follow? Take as an example the State of Maryland. A short while since, under the leadership of such men as the late Hon. Isadore Raynor, United States Senator from the State, an attempt was made in the State to disfranchise all the Negroes of that State by legislative enactment. Fortunately, this measure failed, but the consequence in some respects have been bad, for Baltimore, through its City Council, passed an act segregating Negroes. Certain sections of Baltimore were reserved for their exclusive residence, and certain sections for the residence of the whites. If whites and Negroes resided upon the same street, whichever was in the minority, had to remove. Wherever persons objected to removal, force was employed and the law was invoked. Bad feeling and many lawsuits have resulted. "Jim Crow" sentiment spreads rapidly. When you legislators stamp the Negro with a badge of inferiority and single him out for this thrust (for you remember there is nothing said in this bill about any other race variety; nothing about intermarriage of white with the redmen, or yellow men, or brown men) what may we expect of less, thoughtful and representative men? This Committee ought to frown on this attempt because of the consequences of such an act. The Psychological Effect of Hostile Legislation You imagine, if you can, the effect upon these people, psychologically, when they think of this continual "nagging" and Negro baiting. Would you not be discouraged, disheartened? I tell you, gentlemen, the marvel is, not that Negroes have done so little, it is that they have done so much. And I say to-you that the greatest difficulty we leaders of our people will have in the next ten years will be to try to keep them encouraged, hopeful, to keep them from thinking like Jean Valjean—that every man's hand is against them—that councils and legislatures and congresses, that justices and judges are not all prejudiced and not amenable to reason. But you are bound to agree with me that it is to be a tremendous task, to keep these black souls and spirits from demon despair—to shoo away the black-winged birds of evil omen that croak above the busts of Pallas—"Neveimore"—"Nevermore." Shall We Have Amalgamation; How? Some persons talk of this matter of amalgamation as if it were really a very serious menace. A moment's thought will convince you that there is no menace whatever from the colored people's side. The whole question seems quite ridiculous. There are about ten million colored people in this country to about eighty million of whites. Is it prejudice that these ten millions of colored people are going to swallow up those eighty millions of white peep? To me, it does not seem probable. There are only two ways by which it could come about. First. Py force, but this is unthinkable. There was a time in the early history of ancient Rome when the Roman men, lead by Romulus and Remus, had no wives. They found it necessary, in order to perpetuate their city, to secure wives and so they planned a series of military feats and invited their neighbors, the Sabines, to come and witness these contests. They accepted the invitation and at a given signal, every man of the Romans seized a Sabine maiden and carried her off as his very own. Such is the story of early Rome, but there is no likelihood that such a thing would occur among the colored and white people of this State. Men are not given in these times of peace to taking their wives by force. And in the second place, it might come about by mutual consent, but since it has not come about with the marriage unrestricted in the State of Minnesota, why should this result be feared now; and on broader grounds, since a marriage contract is a mutual concern, recognized and ratified by church and State, if persons of opposite or different races choose each other as partners for life, why should the laws of this State be invoked either to prohibit their marriage or to separate them afterwards? In $^7$my judgment you gentlemen are conceding entirely too much to the ability and power of the colored people. The Inferred Superiority of Negroes. Are you ready to admit the fact that with your thousand years of training and superior advantages and advancement that it now becomes necessary to invoke the law, in order to hold these erstwhile slaves in the place to which you want to consign them? Whence comes your right to do this? Is it because you have the power? Is this a return to the old doctrine, long since discarded—that thought, "That might makes right?" Is it because no black voice is raised in these halls of legislation to check this onrushing advance of prejudicial feeling, that you take the bit in your teeth and go forward in a determined effort to nullify every good thing that has been done in the past and to stilify the manhood and womanhood of the race? Is there not enough of virility among you to protect your womanhood without resorting to this legislation? Can it be possible that the white womanhood of Minnesota, for no cause, is so attracted to the black manhood, or the black manhood is so intent upon securing their wives from among this white womanhood, that me must resort to legislative enactment in order to prevent? Surely, we have come upon dark days if these things are true. This black race, to which we belong, who through all these years has been the willing servant, the underman of the white manhood of America has not yet come to the place where by force it will take your daughters from your homes without their consent and if perchance they do consent, why should the great State of Minnesota put out its mailed fists to say "Thou shall not?" But, on the other hand, whence comes the protection of our black womanhood? Your womanhood has had the advantage of all these years of training, of home life, of culture: ours has had it denied and still you are admitting by this proposed legislation that with courts and officers, and legislature, and everything owned and controlled by you, it is still necessary to resort to legislation to keep this Negro down—such a giant has he become! What will become of the black womanhood of Minnesota? It lies prostrate, with neither wealth, nor power, nor numerical strength, nor centuries of culture, to throw about them either a natural or an artificial protection. They can be outraged and there is no redress, nothing in this law which will compel any white man to give to our womanhood the protection or support which they, because of their infamy, have forced upon them. She may bear the burden of that shame in silence and without legal redress, and this is the thing through all the years which they have been doing. Whatever the law may afford to others, it affords nothing to them. As to Jack Johnson. I mean no reflection when I say to you, gentlemen, that there seems to be a general opinion among white people that every colored man you see is desirous of having a white woman for a wife. Permit me to say to you that in this you are greatly mistaken, and if, perchance, some one man of the race should conduct himself in a manner which is unbecoming and unfortunate, we ask nothing but what is just when we say that in judging him, you should not be uncharitable to the mass of the race to which he belongs; to particularize, let me say that no one deplores more greatly the unfortunate action of Jack Johnson than the people of the race to which he unfortunately belongs. None have been more severe in the condemnation of his conduct than have his own people, because they knew the disposition of the other race to judge us all in the same way. He is no criterion, not any more so for our race than is Lucille Cameron for the white womanhood of the other race. Both are deserving of censure and both. I am sure, are receiving that censure which is their due. It will be most unfortunate, if in the light of what has been done by these two members of society, that any hasty or ill-advised action should be taken by those whose duty it is to legislate for all classes alike, without regard to creed or color, or previous condition of servitude. The Larger Good. This proposed legislation is not in line with the new and better doctrine of solidarity and altruism; nor the law of God—"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." The doctrine is as old as man, that out of one blood God hath made all the nations of the earth. In these latter days we have been working toward the recognition of this truth. Every thing now is being stated in terms of a world-wide brotherhood; a greater孝licity of spirit; a broader sympathy. We are recognizing at last the truth that all men are going up together or all going down together. That you cannot endanger the peace and security of one class of mankind without endangering the peace and security of all classes of mankind; that you cannot ignore the needs of one without the affecting the needs of the other. It is worth our while to have these truths in mind and to do our part in embodying them in human life and practice. I am inclined to question any way me that which he thinks I ought to be or ought to do. Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. It is not for you nor any class of men to set the metes and bounds beyond which I cannot pass. My own destiny and destruction will be fixed because of what I am and of what I am capable of becoming. Your laws are temporary expedients. Your distinctions are largely fanciful and prejudiced, and at the most are only for convenience. You will pass: your government may not abide; these temporary distinctions must give place to the greater and more lasting verities of the Eternal. It is for you and me to work, if we will work successfully, not against truth, but with the truth; not to move in the lines of least resistance, but to move where the higher inspiration dictates, which will be at last for the eternal glory of us all. It will be nothing to your credit to listen to the demands of passion nor of prejudice; to be served from your duty by force on the one hand or favor on the other; to seek for any temporal advantage that may come because of our attitude to this measure or to that. This is no part of statesmanship, nor is it in any sense creditable to our consideration of Christian duty. We must labor with some regard to the larger good. We must work with some thought of the to-morrow and when we have gotten this larger vision and see our duty clearly, we can work, not in the light of the approval of an enlightened conscience and in relation to the perpetuity of the institutions which we have established for the welfare and for the best good; not for one section nor for another; not for one race or of another; not for one particular bill or of another, but for the larger good of all. The centenary of the birth of Dr. David Livingston, the African explorer and missionary, was celebrated by the people of his birthplace last Sunday. Mrs. Livingston Wilson, the sole surviving child of the great explorer, unveiled his statue. AID TO INTELLIGENT STUDY OF THE BIBLE. An Illustrated Commentary on the International Sunday School Lessons May Be Obtained by Saving the Articles From This Paper—Handy Compendium For Bible Students. The Brooklyn Tabernacle articles on the International Sunday School Lessons bring out the instruction intended in a way which can be seen to be more harmonious, beautiful and reasonable than is generally understood. There never was a time when religion was investigated as generally by all classes of people as it is today. There never was a time when helpful explanations of the Sunday School Lessons were more needed. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Lessons are the timely aid for all. They present the various fragments of truth on the different subjects in such language as best enables all classes of readers to grasp the general thoughts of the lessons clearly. The Sunday School Teachers and pupils who devote fifteen minutes of study ordinarily, with the hope of mastering their lessons, are often disappointed; but to those of our readers who will give just time enough for a careful reading of the Brooklyn Tabernacle single-column article we offer assurance of pleasure and lasting good It is the design of many readers to save the Lessons for a period of time and then have them bound together. This will constitute a valuable and helpful commentary upon Sunday School topics. The Brooklyn Tabernacle International Sunday School Lesson will be a regular feature in this paper each week. AN EXPLANATION THAT EXPLAINS. Sunday School Lessons Made Easy and Interesting. A Weekly Illustrated Article on the International Sunday School Topic to Be a Regular Feature In This Paper Hereafter—The Oft-Repeated "I Don't Know the Lesson," Will Not Do Now. We are pleased to announce to our readers that in this issue we begin the regular weekly publication of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Illustrated Articles on the International Sunday School Lessons. These articles are written in easily understood but beautiful language, really explaining the Lessons, and go far towards making it a real pleasure for both teacher and pupil to meet in the class room at the recitation hour. No longer can the busy or careless offer as an excuse for staying home Sunday morning the oft-repeated, "I don't know the lesson." Teachers of pupils with ordinary mind can bereafter in fifteen minutes read the Brooklyn Tabernacle single-column article, and thereby creditably acquit themselves among their fellows. To those of our readers who are forced to miss the regular weekly class room exercises we are pleased to offer this feature as an excellent substitute. Hundreds of editors throughout America are serving the interests of a mixed constituency by publishing this unsectarian weekly service, and we sincerely hope to do likewise. Teachers and Students Helped by the Week's Lessons. A Splendid Article This Week—Sunday School Recitation Made Enjoyable by Reading These Excellent Sermonettes. A Splendid General Knowledge of the Bible Will Necessarily Follow. Of interest to all our readers are the Brooklyn Tabernacle Articles on the International Sunday School Lessons. These articles are written for everybody—the teacher, the pupil, the stay-at-home and the skeptic. All will find this week's lesson "worth while." Some people can prosper and maintain a respectable standing among their fellows without being familiar with Shakespeare, Virgil or Emerson, but none can afford to lack a general knowledge of the Bible. No matter how many cares rest upon an individual he is not excused if found ignorant of the general teachings of the Scriptures, acknowledged to be the World's Most Wonderful Book. By a perusal or, better still, by a systematic study of a series of these articles on the Sunday Lesson, a splendid general knowledge of the Bible will necessarily follow. Therefore we again with pleasure call our readers' attention to the one-column Brooklyn Tabernacle Bible Study, on the International Sunday School Lesson, appearing regularly in this paper. Vanishing Seamen it used to be seamen. Now it is steammen. The change suits to a "t" The old time sailor has nearly vanished. Steam has put him out of the running. If a new Sir Joseph Porter were to come from the imagination of some new librettist he would no longer be told of gifted sailors "who could handle, reef and steer or ship a selvagee." There will be no present day Allingham to chant the glories of "the wet sheet and the flowing sea and the wind that follows fast to bend the willow mast." for there are no longer sheets and masts enough to inspire his muse. For the matter of that, the entire song has gone out of sea life. When men "tripped anchors" and did it by manning a capstan and bending their backs rhythmically to the job, as the mate sang chanties to them, music counted as an exhilarant, but now steam winches lift the anchors and what would be the sense of singing to a mass of iron and steal—Cleveland Leader. Trees and Lighting. The relation of trees to lightning, as shown by a bulletin of the United States forest service, does not wholly record with popular beliefs. It is found that trees are the objects most often struck because they are the most numerous of all prominent objects, they offer a short course to the ground, and their spreading branches in the air and roots in the soil present an ideal conductor to the ground. Any kind of tree may be chosen by the lightning, the greatest number in any locality being found among the dominant species. The likelihood of any tree being struck is increased if it is taller than surrounding trees, is isolated, is on high land, is deeply rooted and if its condition—as when wet—makes it the best electrical conductor of the vicinity at the time of the flash. Lightning may set a forest fire by igniting the tree or—what is much more likely to be the case—the humus about the base. First Recorded Alimony An Egyptian mummy now on exhibition in London was wrapped in papyrus which scholars have found to be covered with inscriptions. Among others is one which indicates that at least one lady of the pharaonic period failed to agree with her life partner. The document is a petition to the proper authorities for justice against a spendrift and abusive husband. "When I married Heracleides," writes the petitioner, "I brought 200 drachmas as a dowry. Besides this, my husband, when he lost his property, found a home in the house of my parents. In spite of this, Heracleides, after he had run through my dower, cursed me, beat me, deprived me of the necessaries of life, wickedly deserted me and left me in misery. I pray you to force him to appear before you and to cause him to return to me the dower I gave him increased by half."—New York American. Turks First Banned Tobacco. Tobacco was first carried into Turkey by English sailors, and its use was quickly prohibited. As in Russia, a tradition was discovered prohibiting its use by the faithful. Mohammed, it was said, had prophesied that in future ages some of his followers would smoke a herb called tobacco, but these would be unbelievers. Sultan Amurath IV. strictly prohibited its use. Search was made for smokers. Tobacco pipes were driven through their cheeks, and rolls of tobacco hung as collars around their necks. Thus arrayed they were mounted on asses, facing the tail, and driven through the streets as a warning to lusters after tobacco to be hanged. New York Sun. Eunhamisme For Death. Euphemisms For Death "Decease" is now a regular form of word for death. But it began as a gentle euphemism, "decessus" (departure) seeming much less harsh to the Romans than "mora." All languages abound in euphemisms of the kind, which go back to a superstitious reluctance to mention death plainly that gradually passed into a kindly desire to soften the idea. "Passed away," "departed," "gone," "expire" (breath out), "no more," "demise" and even "the late" are expressions of this nature. Most striking of all is the Roman euphemism for "he is dead," "vixit" (he has lived). A Sap to Her Conciences. Hub (after a night out)—I feel like the two spot. I wish you'd telephone to the office that I'm in bed with the grip. Wife—That would be a li. Hub—How particular you women are! Fetch over that grip and lay is on the bed near my feet. Thorel. Now will you telephone?—Boston Transcript. Happy Homes. To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.—Dr. Samuel Johnson. True Greatness. Life is made up of little things. It is but once in an age that occasion is offered for doing a great deed. True greatness consists in being, great in little things.—George Macdonald. "Does your husband do any work around the house?" "Nothing except split a few infestations." - Indianapolis News. --- Happy Homes True Greatness. Literary Item PERILS AMONGST FALSE BRETHREN Jesus' Footstep Followers Wounded In the House of Their Friends—The Philosophy of the Matter—How to Receive Such Experiences—Why They Are Permitted—The Results They Serve—Special Perils Today. Ottawa, Ont. March 30.—Pastor Russell, who since his last visit has many friends here, arrived again this morning. As usual, the largest auditorium was engaged for him. He spoke twice today. We report one of his addresses, from St. Paul's, ours. Ottawa, Ont. March 30.—Pastor Russell, who since his last visit has many friends here, arrived again this morning. As usual, the largest auditorium was engaged for him. He spoke twice today. We report one of his addresses, from St. Paul's words: "Perils among false brethren." (2 Corinthians 11:26). He said: St. Paul was remarkable in many respects, but chiefly for his loving devotion to the Master and His Cause. His faithfulness brought also many trying experiences. In our context he enumerated some of these. He served the Cause of Christ to such an extent that many thought him unwise, and counted him a fool. This service brought him stripes, whippings, as a disturber of the peace—not that he did disturb the peace, but that those who opposed his teachings raised a tumult and blamed him for it, in order to bring him into disrepute. hinder his service and forward their own interests. This at times brought him to prison, too, and even close to death's door. Nevertheless, he rejoiced in all such privileges. He declared that five times he received whippings, stripes; once he was stoned, and three times he was shipwrecked. But none of these things moved him from faithfulness to his Master, whose servants he had persecuted before his eyes were opened. Then he recounts various perils experienced from waters, from robbers, from the Jews, from the heathen—in the city, in the wilderness, on the sea. He winds up the list of perils in the words of the text, "Perils amongst false brethren." One question which will arise in many minds is, "Were these sufferings—stripea, perils, etc—deserved?" If asked, the answer would surely be that they were not deserved; for St. Paul was a noble character and bore the Message of God's grace in Christ—"good tidings of great joy which shall be unto all people." The next question with some would be, "If his sufferings were not punishments, what were they?" We reply that they were the same as were the Master's—evidences of his loyalty to God and of the darkness of the world, which led them to oppose him. The declaration, "Whosoever will live godly will suffer persecution," was fully exemplified in his own experiences and in the Master's. The amount of suffering as a reward for well-doing marked the measure of loyalty and zeal, and the measure of hatred and malice aroused by the Adversary. The answer to the question as to why Jesus suffered is the answer to all such questions in respect to St. Paul and all other footstep followers. Darkness Hates the Light. The Master declared that He stood for the principles of light, righteousness. Truth; while Satan stands for the reverse-darkness, superstition, blindness. And so it is with the followers of Jesus. They must all be children of the light, must walk in the light, must be uncompromising in their attitude toward sin and all that is wrong. Therefore the world will hate them and say all manner of evil against them falsely. Yea, men will feel that they do God service when they say the righteous, whether literally, as in Jesus' case and St. Paul, or by "shooting out arrows, even bitter words" as is the more popular method of the present time. But some one will say, "Ah, times have changed! Today our bishops and popes and preachers are all reverenced. No one thinks of persecuting them. Rather, all men speak well of them. Any one not spoken well of today must be in some way unworthy." How strange that we should forget, and argue along these lines? Were there not Doctors of Divinity in Jesus' day? Were there not priests and chief priests and Levites then? And were there not Pharisees who made long prayers in the Temple? And were they not highly spoken of and reverenced? Did they not make broad their phylacteries? Did any one think of traducing them? No! But the Master was there, and Ill-disciples, and they were not of the popular clergy. By their own record they were styled "the filth and off scouring of the earth"; and, as the Master said, whoever persecuted them thought that they did God service. How apt we all are to think of our own day as being different from other periods! So it was in Jesus' day. As He told some of them, "You garnish the epulchers of those whom your fathers slew, yet we do their works." So today many extol the Lord and the Apostles, and denounce their persecutors, while they similarly persecute. The climax of St. Paul's perils, the severest of them all, was from false brethren. How strange that seems! One would think that however much the beatenen or the Jews might have persecuted him, at least all professed followers of Jesus would have thanked God for his example and ministry, and have esteemed him. But this was not so; and as we look back to the Master before him, we see the same to be true. As He declared, "A man's foes shall be they of his own household." The Master was a Jew. The Jews were his brethren according to the flesh; and it was they that hated Him without a cause—they that persecuted Him—they that said, "He hath a devil and is mad"—they that "took up stones to stone Him"—they that finally criEFed Him. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not," except a few saintly, elect ones. St. Paul also had persecution from the Jews, who repeatedly sought his life. He lived after the establishment of the Church. He had also Christmasthebrethen, begotten of the Holy Spirit and fellow-members of the Body of Christ. Jesus had none such. "Of the people there were none with Him." The Holy Spirit was not given until Pentecost; hence Jesus could not receive Christian persecution. The nearest approximation was the case of Judas. But if St. Paul enjoyed the sweetness of Christian fellowship in his study, labors and toils, he also knew the bitterness of opposition and persecutions from false brethren—the climax of his perils. We may be sure that such experiences were more difficult for him to bear than any others, because they came closer home. They came from brethren of the closest imaginable relationship—fellow-members of the Body of Christ. The Godly Suffer Persecution. As we glance down through this Gospel Age, from St. Paul's day to the present, we find that all followers of Jesus have had experiences such as He foretold for them—persecutions. We find that these persecutions have come from every quarter, but none, apparently, more severe, more cruel, more perilous, than those which have come from Christian brethren. It is scarcely necessary for us to refer to history to demonstrate this fact. Disputes between Christians have been very bitter. Thousands have lost their lives at each other's hands. The word heretic became more obnoxious than any other term in the dictionary. Neither Catholic nor Protestant can deny the terrible story of the pages of history. All true men are ashamed of the record. All are ready to say, "We would not so have done." Monuments stand in various parts of the world, marking places where sectarian strife has manifested itself in atrocious, barbarous acts. Our Catholic friends blush at the story of the Huguenots. Our Church of England friends blush at the story of the Covenanters and other non-conformists. Our Presbyterian friends, in turn, blush for atrocious acts; injustice, etc., done in the name of Calvinism. We might almost say that each denomination in its turn has been a subject of persecution from one and another. Baptists were publicly whipped—sometimes driven from their homes to exile. So were the Puritans, who afterwards became persecutors themselves. The Methodists also suffered from sectarian spite and jealousy, ignorance and superstition. Indeed, who will dispute that Christendom has good cause to be ashamed of her own record, no matter what her standpoint may be? Thank God for the advancement made along the line of human sympathy. No longer can civilized people take pleasure in public executions, tortures, burning at the stake, as in former times. Whatever competition may remain between Christian brethren, the jeril is not that of open persecution; for general sentiment has advanced beyond the point where physical torture could be tolerated. We have come to the time when Calvinists erect a monument to Servetus, expressing dissent from their great leader's mistake in causing a Christian brother to be burned. We have come to the place where the "perils, among false brethren" are of a different kind. Now whatever jealousies or rivalries there may be, either at home or in the mission fields, are recognized as im proper and suppressed, so far as brethren connected with popular and influential bodies of Christians are concerned But is it not true today that the Truth is unpopular? Has this not always been the fact? Is it not true that in proportion as the denominations have become popular they have escaped persecution? But woe be to those who, as were Jesus and the Apostles, are unpopular! If they indeed escape the cross, the guillotine, the rack and the fagot, they are amenable to other means of torture. Something can be trumped up against their personality. Instinations can be given by word and look, and shrug of shoulder. More damage can be accomplished in this way than in outward attack. Evil-speaking, evil-surmising, slanders, ambiguous suggestions, etc.—all, as torture—can be applied to the followers of Jesus today. And all who today take such a course are sharers with the malefactors, even though they do not indulge in physical torture. Who can dispute that sometimes mental torture is equally severe? In our day there are other and more refined ways of persecuting, torturing, open to false brethren, than imprisonment or cruel fixion or burning. And what shall we say of the false brethren who do such things? And how shall we assure ourselves that we shall not be of them? Undoubtedly the Master is still of the same mind as St. John expressed when he declared, "Whooshoer hateth his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15.) Murders may indeed receive severe stripes, and eventually learn better under Messiah's Kingdom; but no one of a murderous condition of heart, seeking to do evil to a brother, could possibly be of suitable character to be a joint-heir with his Master in the Kingdom. "One of the Least of These." "One of the Least of These." In every time, and now, the spirit of persecution naturally would strike most prominently certain leading figures; nevertheless, even as Jesus' words implied, all lovers of righteousness are to have more or less share in such experiences of opposition. St. Paul mentions this, saying, "Ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly, whilst ye were made a gazing stock * * * and partly whilst ye became companions of them that were so used." (Hebrews 10:32, 33.) Jesus gives us the same thought in His declaration that whosoever shall offend one of the least of these. His disciples, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.-Matthew 18:4. This, of course, is very highly figurative language, and yet it must have a special meaning. It must mean that the Lord has a special care over all of His consecrated salants; and that no matter how poor, how weak, how ignorant, they may be, the very least of His followers are supervised, and injury to the least is punishable. Of course, there would still be an awakening from the dead for the one who was drowned in the sea; and so there are possibilities of help and recovery for those who would stumble the Lord's "little ones." Nevertheless, the intimation is that of drastic punishment. This would not mean anything like we once supposed—eternal torment—but some just recompense of reward for every evil deed. From this standpoint we may readily assume that considerable satisfaction of Justice is necessary; for surely a considerable number of the Lord's "little ones" have suffered persecution And as we have seen, not all of this persecution lies at the door of the world. Much of it lies at the door of the professed Church of Christ—"false brethren." Speaking of some such, Jesus once declared that they would have great disappointment when the time of rewards would come. He says, "Many shall say unto Me In that Day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name. * * * and done many wonderful works? And I will declare, I do not recognize you." They will not be worthy of the Lord's recognition as amongst His Elect Church, His Bride class. We shall be glad if they will be found worthy of some blessing under His Kingdom. But there will be great disappointment to them. They missed the greater point of the Gospel—Love. Love For the Brethren. The Lord's will concerning all His followers is that they should love one another as He loved them. St. John expressed this sentiment, saying that as Jesus loved the Church and laid down His life for the Church, so also His followers should lay down their lives for the brethren. (1 John 3:16) If this is the lore standard that the Lord has set for His people, how sorely some will soon be disappointed in respect to His will if they have ignored this requirement. If, instead of loving the brethren and laying down their lives for them, they say all manner of evil against them, etc., what then? Then they are false brethren. Then they are the peril of the true brethren, as men tioned in our text. Oh, how much the true followers of Jesus need to impress upon themselves this great lesson—that love does no ill to his neighbor, that love is sympathetic, sufferth long and is kind, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, seeketh not merely its own interest and, welfare, but seeketh the interest and welfare of others! The supreme test of our loyalty to God is our love for Him. And this love is manifested by our desire to do those things acceptable to Him. There is little that we really can do for the Almighty. He is so great and we are so small: but if we have His spirit of Love, then we shall love all those who love Him. And our conduct toward them will demonstrate the real sentiment of our hearts. Thus seen, we are daily making our reward in the Lord's saint, daily showing Him to what degree we are worthy or unworthy of His great reward. Those mentioned in our text as false brethren were perilous to the true brethren, but did not get into this position immediately. It was a growth, a development. The wrong spirit gradually supplanted the right. It is well that Christians note this insidious canker which gnaws at the root of brotherly love, tends to poison the spirit and to be forth the evil fruit age mentioned. Apparently, in some cases, the spirit of pride, the spirit of sectarianism, the spirit of ambition, are the leading features of the wrong course, which, if permitted to go to the heart, will develop a bad fruitage such as we are discussing. It will produce false brethren, persecuting brethren, blind to the real spirit of their Master, deadly, high-minded. Let us then, beloved, be more and more on guard against the encroachments of the Adversary upon us as New Creatures! Let us be more and more zealous for the Spirit of our Master and show forth the praises, of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous night! In no way can we better show forth these praises than by exemplifying in our daily conduct the lessons we have learned of Himl NOBLEST SCIENCE BEST INSTRUCTION Pastor Russell's Words of Wisdom In College City. BEST TEXT-BOOK--THE BIBLE The Value of Learning—Its Cost—Various Kinds of Knowledge—The Most Important One—The Best Teacher The Most Successful Pupils—Graduation Day. Ithaca, N. Y. March 16. Pastor Russell is here, and in view of this being the seat of Cornell University he took as a text the words of the philosopher, "Wisdom from Above the noblest science, the best instruction." It must be said, how Ithaca, N. Y. March 16—Pastor Russell is here, and in view of this being the seat of Cornell University he took as a text the words of the philosophers "Wisdom from Above the noblest science, the best instruction." It must be said, however, that the Eas- tor used various Scriptures, any one of which might have served for a text. Once the colleges of the world represented, not merely secular education, but the faith, the hope, the religious sentiment of their founders, who were generally religious people. A great change has taken place. Today colleges are ashamed to acknowledge any religious affiliations, and although they stand for moral principles of a high order and represent a form of godliness, nevertheless they are hot-beds of infidelity—disbelief in the Bible as the 'Divinely-inspired Revelation. This condition of things, the Pastor declared, is deplorable. In his opinion the great institutions of learning throughout the world, so well equipped for the inculcation of faith in God, are a matter of fact, doing more to overthrow faith than are all other influences combined. He declared it not strange under such circumstances that the cry of "graft" is going up in every civilized land. The increase of knowledge, of late spread abroad among the masses of mankind, the Pastor believed to be accountable for the increase of vice, which is so great that if it were not for our inventions and police arrangements, this would be the most insecure time in the world's history. He explained that the undermining of faith in the Bible as the Word of God, and the inculcation of the Evolution theory, tend to destroy faith in a personal God, and in reverbs and punishments from Him upon the just and upon the unjust. One of the most peculiar things to him was that the very wealthy men of the world have richly endowed its leading colleges, thereby destroying faith and unintentionally leading mankind to social revolution, and more, to the preclice of anarchy. Sympathy For Higher Critica Nothing in the Pastor's words indicated condemnation; but on the contrary, he manifested a deep sympathy for those who are entangled in the snare of Occultism and Evolution. He had once been entangled himself, he said. He had gotten free in time, thank God! Had his experience gone so far as to lend him to doubt the existence of the Supreme Creator, he believed that he would have been as irrevocably lost in Evolution as are many of the noble specimens of our race who are in colleke chairs. The Pastor knew well that the primary difficulty is that they cannot believe the Bible to be the inspired Record. So also he had once rejected it because he thought it to be in harmony with the creeds of the Dark Ages whose absurdities are more and more apparent to all intelligent, thinking people. Now, the Pastor pronounced himself a most firm believer in the inspiration of the Bible. He had a reason for the faith within him, which he also explained. He said: One of the surprising things my Bible study revealed was that the Bible supports the teachings of none of the sects, none of the creeds; and that none of the creeds and sects care for or use all of the Bible. Each has made selections of doctrines from the Word of God. Each uses these in its own defense, and each finds in the Bible other teachings supported by other texts, which do not fit in with its own creed. Evidently none of the different sects manufactured the Bible. Had the Calvinists made it up, they would have left out all the texts which teach Divine Free Grace. Had the Arminians—the Methodists, etc.—made up the Bible, they would have put in more Free Grace texts and would have left out those which mention Election. Had the Catholics made the Bible, they would have added something to teach the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary, and to prove that she should now be prayed to and worshiped. They would have put in something about indulgencies, high mass, low mass, holy water, holy candles, etc. They would have had it mention St. Peter as the first Pope. They would have had it support their theory of Apostolic Succession—that all the bishops are holy apostles, as well as the original Twelve. They would have put in, as would most Protestants, a number of texts telling about the doctrine of the Trinity. Both Catholics and Protestants would have left out the texts which tell that the dead are asleep, and that their awakening is to come in the resurrection morning. Indeed, they would have omitted everything respecting the resurrection; for it is one of the most difficult matters to explain—how there can be a resurrection of the dead, when they teach that nobody is dead and that those who seem to die really become more alive than when they were living. Evidently the old Book, which now I prize so highly, was not made by man. The intellectuals already are discarding it; and the religions, finding that they cannot defend their creeds from its pages, are at last discrediting the Word of God! My hope and prayer and effort are on behalf of the thinking Christian people of today. I would have them see that this wonderful Book, while out of accord with the creeds of Christendom, and the world, is fully in harmony with itself. I would have them see that the great Plan of salvation which the Bible sets forth towers far above all the efforts of puny men, as represented in the creeds of Christendom. I would have them see the gloriousfulness of the Bible Message; that its length, and breadth and height and depth could not have come from any other quarter than from Above. I would have them see that this "Wisdom from Above is the noblest science and the best instruction." Great men of the past have perceived that the Bible has been identified with the best there has ever been of human progress. Many have been their expressions respecting it as the Torch of Liberty and Civilization. But these dear men did not see the real beauty of the Bible, because they did not understand its real Message, for God's due time for the full understanding of that Message is only now here. And now Bible students have advantages in Bible study such as never before were possessed. And now, in God's time. His Word is shining as a light upon the pathway, with a brilliancy that is grand. Learning's True Value and Cost In other words, in God's order, all humanity afe so created as to have mental cravings, appetites and powers which none of the applied sciences however useful, will satisfy. The human mind must reason, must reflect, must have a theory respecting whence we come and whither we go, and the object of our present existence. These questions, formerly the more prominent ones, have been cast into the shade in recent times. I understand that in many classes, such philosophizing is tabooed. At very most, the searcher for knowledge along these lines is referred to Plato and Socrates, and their immature deductions. No one, seemingly, thinks of attempting to progress in mental philosophy beyond these giants of the past. And yet the Evolution theory tells us that living nearly three thousand years ago, those men must have been much nearer to the monkey stute than we are today. Besides all this, those men had none of the Wisdom which comes from Above—claimed none of it. The Pastor sought to impress the propriety of beginning Bible study afresh, ignoring the creeds of the Dark Ages and permitting the old Book to explain itself—one passage throwing light upon another. He pointed out, however, that the Bible specifically declares that none except the consecrated, the saintly, can have the Holy Spirit; and that not without it can the Bible be fully and clearly understood His exhortation implied, therefore, he said, that all who desire to have the Wisdom and instruction from Above should first of all recognize a supreme personal Creator, a God of Justice. Wisdom, Love and Power. To Him they should consecrate their hearts their lives. Then they should take up the study of His Word, destroys of knowing His will that they might do it in every particular. Graduation Day Is Upon Us. Graduation Day Is Upon Us. Graduation day is here. The examinations are on. The intellectual are being called upon to answer. What shall it profit a man if he gain all material knowledge and miss the Wisdom that cometh from Above? Unless the Pastor is greatly mistaken, the next few years will show that much of the learning that has been given has not only not been helpful, but really has been injurious. The Pope of Rome is quite right in his declaration that the education which ignores a God and the Divine Purpose in Revealton cannot bring blessing. If the next few years shall show an increase in the spirit of discontent in the same ratio as the last ten years behind us, it will be a most unhappy world. And that unhappiness will be traceable largely to our colleges. They have exalted material knowledge and applied sciences until the world is hungry for their application, and restless, expecting social, political and financial miracles, and chafing if these be not quickly produced. The Pastor believed that the difficulty has been that the most important element of human nature has been left untaught—the highest organs of the human brain, appertaining to religion, justice, mercy, equity, reverence for God. What college can claim that it has sent forth its students properly cultured along these lines? And if not so trained surely they are in an unbalanced condition, because the education of the heart and the religious proclivities of the human mind has been seriously neglected. Would that I could impulse here in this college city a revival of Bible study, of reverence for God and holy things, but not a reverence for superstition! said the Pastor. "All Taught of God." Speaking of the blessings of the Messianic period—the thousand years of Christ's reign—the Scriptures declare that the people shall all be taught of God. Messiah and the Church in glory will be the teachers of the world of mankind. In the Scriptures this double function of the Church is set forth in the promise that the Church shall be kings and priests of God and Christ and shall reign with Him a thousand years—Revelation 20:6. A Kingdom they shall have, with full authority to rule the world, for the good and uplifting of the subjects—mankind. As priests they will not merely be dignitaries and commanders, but sympathetic instructors of the people. The double office finds its fulfilment in Jesus, the Head of the Church, and proportionately in all the members of His Body. The whole is described as the Melchizedek Priesthood. Melchizedek' was a priest upon his throne—a reigning priest, a type of his throne, the antiquified Priesthood. The success of that institution is abundantly affirmed by the Bible. The knowledge of God shall fill the whole earth, until none will need to say to his neighbor, Know thou the Lord; for all shall know. Me from the feast of them to the greatest, saith the Lord. (Isaiah 11:9; Jeremiah 31:34). With that knowledge will come the responsibility—their trial for life everlasting or death everlasting; for eternal Paradise or eternal destruction. Meantime they will no longer walk by faith, but by sight; for the things promised will then have come. Then mankind shall see out of the obscurity, and realize the truthfulness of God's promises, when in process of accomplishment. Some Taught of God Now. The Bible tells us that some are taught of God in advance of the world—a special class, under private tuition, as it wera. These are called a Little Flock. We are distinctly told that they are constituted chiefly of the poor—not many great, not many wise, not many rich, not many learned are pupils in this class, receiving this special instruction. In order to enter this class for special, advanced instruction in the Wisdom from Above, two particular matters are requisite: (1) The pupils must be introduced, recommended, and all their course guaranteed by One who stands as their Advocate—Jesus. (2) They must make a complete surrender of themselves to God, promising that as they learn the Wisdom from Above they will use it in harmony with the Divine will. This class, beginning with the Apostles, has been in process of development for nearly nineteen centuries and is almost completed, we believe. Whoever would still join this class should make haste to be enrolled—to have his name written in the Lamb's Book of Life—Revelation 3:5; 21:27. This might be termed a special normal School; for the graduates of this School are to be the instructors of the world of mankind in the next, Age—the Royal Priesthood. But in addition to the privilege they will have in giving the world "The Wisdom from Above, the noblest science and best instruction," they will receive qualification for that work by change of nature. "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God"; hence these must all be changed by the power of the First Resurrection. Their change is represented by the Apostle when, he says, speaking of the First Resurrection class. "It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body."—1 Corinthians 15:43, 44. Our High Calling. The great honor to be conferred upon the Church — namely, joint-heirship with the Redeemer in His Kingdom and glory—is the Bible's explanation of the Church's special trials. To test our loyalty, our love, our zeal for God and for righteousness, the way to glory now is permitted to be a narrow one. The lessons which the Church must learn are to be learned under circumstances of greater difficulty than the world will experience in its trial. The world will be required to prove obedience merely by substaining from everything that is wrong, sinful, contrary to God's will. The Church is required to do all that and more—to sacrifice earthly interests—everything—in the service of God and His cause. This is the same lesson Jesus, the Master Himself, learned. As we read, "Yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered; and being made perfect He became the Author or eternal salvation to all those who obey Him" to all followers in His footsteps, whom He graciously assists by the way and encourages with His promises and providences.-Hebrews 2:10; 5:3, 9 The Bible shows us that at the end of this Age some of the Church will pass beyond the veil to glory, honor and immortality—in the first rank—more than mere conquerors. These are styled the Bride, Messiah's joint-heirs. There will be another and larger class of overcomers, faithful and loyal, but not zealous to the same degree. They will indeed reach the spirit plane, but will not be of the Bride class. They are pictured as servants, the maldens who follow the Bride into the presence of the King (Psalm 45:14). Let us choose the better part, that in the examination tests we may have first honors, and hear the Master's "Well done. good and faithful servants; enter into the joys of your Lord." THE BEE Published at 1109 Eye St. N. W., Washington, D. C. W. CALVIN GHASE, EDITOR. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year in advance...$2.00 Six months.....1.00 Three months......50 Subscription monthly.....20 WHAT OF THE FUTURE? Twenty years ago the last representative of our race passed out of the United States Congress. Our entrance into the national legislative body was epoch making. Our passing was the shattering of hope—the beginning of an iconoclastic period for the Negro. Our two Senators, Revels and Bruce, were our idols who had reached a vantage point beyond which there was but one higher upon which to train the eye, brain and hopes of the oncoming generations of God-fearing, country-loyal, industrious Negroes. When Bruce retired from the Senate that door of opportunity and hope was closed against us, and each passing year has but made it more unyielding—more secure against us. Finding it seemingly useless to strive to regain that lost ground, the race set about equipping itself well to fill appointive positions their citizenship and wonderful advancement clearly entitled them to. When Wm. H. Lewis was appointed Assistant Attorney General, hope, which had been cooled by years of repression, was renewed, and the race felt that at last it was warranted in believing that at some future time a Negro, (as has a German, Irishman and Jew, as has Protestant and Catholic, and as has patriot and rebel) might aspire and succeed to a cabinet position. Lewis is no longer Assistant Attorney General. The mutations of politics have swept from us this highest place to which a Nero had yet been appointed. And the mutations of politics, doubtless in a brief time, will be given as being responsible for the passing of the other places now filled by Negroes of intelligence and high character. Will history repeat itself? Will the passing of these appointive positions be followed by the closing of another door? Is hope again to be shattered? Is gloom to follow light, and despair, to follow hope? And if ten millions of free-born natives are to be turned back, what then? Ah, that serious, anxious question—what then? Are these places, this vantage point it took long, patient years to reach to be lost to us? "Lost," to us, portrays long years of unrequited toil, long years of buffeting against adversity's waves, long years of alien existence upon the soil our blood, tears and sweat helped to consecrate. It is well for Negroes, laying down all petty, personal differences, to commune together, and seek for an answer to that momentous question—what of the future? FRYING PAN TO FIRE FRYING PAN TO FIRE. The letter from Dr. Booker T. Washington, carried in this newspaper last week, giving his observations and account of his trip through the far West was generally and carefully read with interest by The Bee's readers. While the distinguished educator hesitated to clearly declare himself for or against invasion of the West by Negroes in considerable numbers, between the lines there was indisputable evidence that the Doctor regards the Negro's opportunity far more favorable for material progress in the South than in the West. And the fact that rank race discrimination exists in the far West where the Negro, as yet, has not become a numerical factor, offers no inducement to the race to proceed West to escape the annoying discrimination suffered in the South. In the far West the right of elective franchise is secured to the Negro, but the right to material prosperity is apparently denied. In the South the right to material prosperity is granted the race though privilege to exercise the elective franchise is denied. The two rights ought to and must go hand in hand—the right to vote and the right to prosper. The denial of the first makes native- "For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destrover to come into your houses to smite you." So wrote Moses in the Book of Exodus. More than thirty-five hundred years have been ushered into the unreturnable past since the foregoing was writ, and yet it found exemplification yesterday, is being exemplified today, and will be tomorrow. This week, out through the West, the rivers broke through their banks and madly spread out and swept on, destroying millions of dollars of property, and snuffing out thousands of lives. That grim spector, Death, sickle in hand, entered a thousand homes and mowed down the living as recklessly as the mower cuts down the tangled weeds of the field. There were lamentations, there were prayers, coming from the hearts of the dying, and the suffering, and the grief-stricken which rang up to Jehovah, calling for mercy, pleading that He stay the floods, that He spare the living, that He deliver His people from the wrath of the waters. But prayers availed not, and the horrors of death, of flood and flames mounted to the apex of the world's record of awful devastation, the Omnipotent Master moving in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. For two hundred and fifty years blood has been sprinkled on the lintels and on the two side-posts of the homes of Negroes. Every week, every day, has toled off, with a heart of stone, its victims of lynching and the mob, and every day has pressed down upon the brow of the Negro the crown of thorns. In Ohio and Indiana where thousands were made homeless, and Death reaped a harvest, it so happened that the mad waters inundated territories where race prejudice has been greatest: in sections where Negroes were rarely permitted to locate. Those who sought homes were forced to go farther out—out beyond the newly-made rich, densely populated districts. In Columbus, and especially in Dayton where the appalling loss of life has bowed down the stoutest hearts, and which beggers description, the Negro has been segregated in restricted areas. But it so happened that his segregated area was out beyond where the mad waters piled up the largest offering to Death and recorded the greatest destruction of property. It may be but a mere coincident that every lynching of a Negro is followed by some fearful disaster in which a score, or an hundred, or a thousand whites perish. It may be but a mere coincident that the horrible lynching of a Negro in the South last week was quickly followed by an appalling loss of life and property by devastating floods in Indiana and Ohio. Yet, in view of the fact that the angel of death passed over many hundreds of homes of Negroes in the towns where the rivers broke through their banks, spreading death and destruction, impels those who firmly believe that God spoke for today the same as He spoke for those days more than three thousand years behind us, to wonder, even though the infidel call them superstitious—Did Jehovah pass over the door of the abused Negro and not suffer the destroyer to come into their homes because blood was upon the lintel? But the Negro, though he suffered little from the awful, death-carrying floods which swept through the fairest sections of Ohio and Indiana, his heart goes out, and his prayers go up for those who were smote by the hand of Jehovah. He weeps for them, he weeps with them. And through the deep gloom a light is seen, and amidst dispair and desolation—out there where Death held high revel, a voice is heard, and the Negro hears that voice saying: "I am the ark and the covenant." Can it be possible that while the solons in the Ohio legislature were drafting their bill to further restrict the Negro God was nursing His wrath to hurl down upon them? Does this flood, with its fearful toll of dead, teach a lesson? Can it be the voice of Jehovah, speaking in trumpet tones, warning the living? And did the blood on the lintels and side-posts of the restricted Negro's home cause Jehovah to pass over his door? Who of us can tell? born aliens of men, and the denial of the second will make beggars of men. Give us the right to material progress and the right to vote must of a necessity ultimately follow. The South is by no means an Eldorado for the Negro, and the West is far from being a desirable asylum for him. More and more we are constrained to the belief that the Negro will work out his own salvation in the South, and be of it a part. And we are equally impressed with the belief that the half-starved, half existing Negro in the far North and West who devotes a large part of his time to giving the Negro of the South gratuitous advice, is wasting both time and energy. Dr. Washington's letter was illuminating in that it clearly shows that the Negro who leaves the South for the West to escape restriction unfortunately jumps from the frying pan into the fire. FREEDMAN'S HOSPITAL FREEDMAN'S HOSPITAL. One thing that contributes to the great success of Howard University's medical school, and helps to draw to it students from every section of the country, is Freedman's Hospital. Being one of the greatest hospitals in the country, it affords unexcelled clinic opportunities. Thoroughly equipped with everything presumed to be the last say in medical appliances and hospital furniture, absolutely sanitary, and nearly mammoth in its proportions, it becomes one of the great show places in Washington. It is impossible to speak of Freedman's Hospital without referring to Dr. Wm. A. Warfield, its surgeon-in-chief. That Congress has appropriated most liberally, during the past six or seven years, for this institution, is due, in no small measure, to the efforts of Dr. Warfield, and these appropriations show Congress' confidence in his ability and appreciation of his exceptionally efficient management of this great institution. A most excellent surgeon he is, also a splendid executive officer. The clockwork-like order, the fine discipline, the scrupulously clean interior, and the fine results achieved stamp him as the right man in the right place. Without the least reflection upon any of his predecessors, it must be admitted that Dr. Warfield's management has had no equal in the history of the institution, and no hospital in the country is better managed than Freedman's. It is true that the Doctor has had the advantage of a superior building and equipment, and the progress made in medical science since his incumbency of the position of Surgeon-in-chief—a big advantage over his predecessors. It is fortunate that his position is under the Civil Service, and that public sentiment is opposed to the recognition of politics in the management of eleemosynary institutions, thus assuring the retention of this fine surgeon, splendid executive, clean, high-grade gentleman at the head of the greatest hospital in the country maintained for Negroes and under Negro management. DEATH TO NEGRO DEMOCRACY. And now our daily contemporary, The Post, in a news item Wednesday morning, informs Negro Democracy in the District of Columbia that all the offices held by Negro Republicans in the District of Columbia will be given to white Democrats. This is a healthy compensation to Negro Democrats who had been told by their Democratic leader, Bishop Walters, that places held by colored Republicans under a Republican administration that they would be appointed to those places and receive one better. That is, they would not only be appointed to the places held by Negro Republicans, but Mr. Wilson would give them one additional place. What does Negro Democracy think now? Is their ambition crushed? Mr. Josephus Daniels, if the report in The Post is true, expresses the policy of the Democratic administration when he informed a delegation of quasi Negro Democrats that his policy was not to place Negroes over white voters. What will 30 per cent of the alleged Negro voters who Rev Waldron declared he caused to be cast for the Democratic Presidential ticket think? Where will Negro Democracy go now? Will it remain steadfast to its Democratic idols? But, Mr. Wilson is a Christian, and a strong church man whose church doctrine believes in equality of men. Christians know no discrimination among the saints and guiltless. Negro Democracy served the same Democratic God. This God knows no man by the color of his skin or the curl of his hair. The hundred or more Negro Democratic candidates for the office of Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia will now prepare a new slate. The recent slate that our good bishop presented to Mr. Wilson has been cracked badly, which means death to Negro Democracy. HIS LAST HOPE. This is the last opportunity the Negro has to put the Democratic party on trial, so far as he is concerned. With the opposition of the Southern Democrats to his admission to the last political campaign, the Negro, that is, some of them, declared themselves Negro Democrats. Many of them, now in the city from out of town, are like a set of hungry wolves. They don't know where or how they stand in this administration. All they do know is what the good Bishop has told them, because President Wilson has said nothing. Two of the offices held by Negro Republicans have passed out of existence and out of the reach of Negro Democracy. If all the offices held by Negro Republicans continue to pass away, Negro Democracy will soliloquize like Othello, "his occupation is gone." If Mr. Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina, now Secretary of the Navy, voices the sentiment of the administration, offices held by Negro Republicans in which white people are employed, will not be filled by Negro Democrats. That is Negroes will not be placed in charge and have white people under them. If this be true, the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia, Register of the Treasury, Collection of New York, the place held by Mr. Charles Anderson, and all other places over which Negroes preside in which white people are employed. These colored brethren will resemble Napoleon returning from the battle of Waterloo. QUESTIONING THE BISHOP. Editor John Mitchell, in one of his clear, able, distinctively Mitchellson editorials in the last issue of The Richnand Planet, asks this pertinent question: "Dr. Washington made admirable selections and the men nominated by him were readily confirmed. He selected men of sterling worth and unquestioned integrity and thereby 'spiked the guns' of the enemy before a shot was fired. "Can Bishop Walters do this with a steering committee of politicians to handicap and embarrass him? Can he divide the responsibility with this committee and when President Wilson calls him in conference relative to the questionable characters of some of the men whose names are on that list, what answer can he make?" Waiting for a political job is like waiting for a dead man's shoes. Half the energy expended in running after a political job, if directed in a business direction, would bring success and happiness. If the trinity at Howard University is not careful their harassing and hanning of Prof. Kelly Miller will only serve to make him a bigger and more popuar educator than he is at present. An obligation rests upon the Negroes of this country to subscribe for and advertise in their race newspapers. With white newspapers refraining as much as possible from publishing news about and concerning Negroes, except when they have a bit of sensational news that may further incite growing race prejudice, it becomes a boned duty to support race newspapers. With the loyal support of Negroes of this community, The Bee, already a power, can be made vastly more powerful in conserving race interests. BELASCO NO MORE. A bar has been raised against the colored patrons of the Belasco theater. They must go to the gallery if they want to see white shows. Now. Negroes will patronize their own theatres and will not present themselves for admission at the Belasco, which says no Negro need apply. Bishop Salter Dead. Philadelphia, Pa., March 26, 1913. Bishop Moses B. Salter, twenty-first bishop of the A. M. E. Church, died Tuesday, March 25th, at Charleston, S. C. Bishop Salter was born February 13, 1841; converted in 1856; licensed to preach in 1865; ordained in 1861; elected bishop in 1892; retired at the last General Conference, 1912. He had been paralyzed for more than a year. The funeral will take place March 28. Bishop L. J. Coppin presiding. Bishops, general officers and prominent ministers from all over the country will attend. POOL AND BILIARDS FREE. No Tricks or Schemes. Beginning Monday, March 24th, 1913, and until further notice, all pool and billiard games at The Metropole, 1828 Fourteenth Street, N. W., will be absolutely free. No trick or scheme Come and enjoy yourself without any charge or obligation whatsoever. Public Men And Things (By the Sage of the Potomac.) One of the belles of this berg whispered to me, at the Cosmos Club dance, March three times, while I was doing a two-step with her just a little better than Willie Wilkinson or Rosco Bruce could do, that this village had more bachelors and windowers than any berg this side of Mexico. There was a bevy of beauties at that dance, but most of them had to rely on mothers, aunts and old maid sisters for chaperones. Another thing she told me was that the bachelors were all strong on poetry—most bachelors are. I asked her what was the favorite poems of the bachelors—she was an awfully clever bunch of diaphaneous skirts, and thereupon she led me to a sparsely populated section of Middleton's upper morgue and informed me as follows: Now, she said Jim Cob's favorite pair of verses was: I will sing with you, I will jest with you. I will dance with you down the year; But trudge a day on a weary way? Never, never, my dear! I will feast with you when lights flare high And the hall is warm with cheer; But share a crust in a garret's dust? Never, never, my dear! And turning her liquid orbs up to mine, she said that Doc Sum Wormley's favorite was: Some blue points on the half-shell, in a row Some iced champagne, a melting bird, and thou Beside me flirting in a good cafe— But nothing more doing I vow. And some for sweet domestic life quite tame; But ahl! give me a supper, a cigar, And a girl—just to PLAY the old Love Game. And remembering Jim Waters, he of vitrol pen and dytactic style, she murmured that his favorite verses were: I love to have the broilers fair Beam on my form with care. I love to get their love-sent notes. But a wife to keep, I've got no votes. I can't afford my comfort to break. I'd dane for Moses, a wife to take. Unless the dear had Pierrepont's wealth Before she could give me the poetry dope on Eddie Burril—pronounced "Burreel." Doc. Henry Freeman, and Doc Ralph Stewart, the near-Marine band orchestra started up, some syncopated music, and the last I saw of her she was trying to keep step with Jim Cobb's gyrations while he trained all over her toot-sies. When a bachelor or a widower hits the poetry trail, just look for St. Elizabeth in the offing. Charley Barnes and Jim Ross were sitting. I should say "setting"—in the Negro Democratic headquarters the other day trying to work that fifteen block puzzle—how to hand all of Bishop Walters' recommendations in good fat jobs. I started to enter, but just as I got to the door I heard Charley, after fastening his straight-finish peepers on Wilson's lithograph, relieve himself of the following: "I don't just like that face. It sort of fills me with distrust." Jim Ross, who has visions of drawing. Link Johnson's salary for like services rendered, butted in with: "Why, Charley. I like that face, it's strong; looks good to me—it is just as pretty as the face of the Madonna. Don't never again say in my presence, and in this sanctum sanctorum, paid for by the Democratic committee, that you don't like that face. Wait until I get on the salary roll before you say it again so I can hand you a few, right back; or wait until I get shove off the hopeful list when I can agree with you. But don't mix up our friendship while I am working overtime trying to prove that I am a statesman after a job by working off that rot." "Unbeknownance" to them I slunk away, hit the trail down the hall and emerged out where the oxygen didn't cost a frazzling thing. Now, speaking about jobs reminds me that Ralph Langston wirelessed here, soon as he heard that Bishop Walters had hooked him up as a running mate for Pestiferous J. Smith for Assistant Register of the Treasury that he never authorized the Bishop to do it, and didn't want the job at half the salary—Peter could have it all by his lonesome. And New Jersey Cosey "enigily" took his pen in hand and indicted a few lines to the effect that he didn't know where Bishop got his authority to slate him for Cobb's job; that he was after heating out Jim Ross for Recorder of Deeds, and if he couldn't do that he just wanted to be left alone. And Nap Marshall phoned, in a conservatory tone of voice, that Bishop couldn't chase him off of that Haitian Minister trail by soft-soaping him with a recommendation for no $2,000 job: he wanted that ten thousand dollar beauty job or he left to practice his profession in seclusion. And Jim Ross got a shaky notion that the Bishop sort of handed him a lemon when he played him as a first and second choice in the free-for-all sweepstakes. Even Jim Curtis, when he read that list of recommends, said a few things that would be more appropriate down in the Devil's bailiwick than in Rew. River's Berean congregation. And he said it about the Bishop, too; that's what's worst. He didn't like the idea of being made a cheap alternate in two combinations. From all I can learn, and from all Chase learns, and he gets it all. the Bishop just played hellivia—with the "vetia" left off, sort of disconnected. And this just reminds me that politics is a profession, say what you may, and no preacher who is kept up by the donations of washerwomen and "sich" like can play the game according to Hoyle. Bishop is an awfully clever man, but when he mixed up with politics his text ranged all the way of Genesis to Revelation without stopping to differentiate between John the Baptist and Judas Iscariot. He just was out of his element. The dope that's floating around here is that a deal is being lived up to throw Bishop overboard, and the boys what know the game are going to draget the river of possibilities under another leader. Even Peter Smith, who thought he had the Assistant Register of the Treasury cined (on Bishop's recommendation). it is rumored, has begun to back, back. And Ralph Langston, who lost a job doing the Bishop a little honor, is nearly convinced that he is being two-timed. In the language of Carlisle, "affairs are in a state of indifferent apathy due to the ingenious contrivance of novices," so far as Hamified Democrats go. FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS. The Fairmount Heights M. E. Church Fair. The fair- at the above-named church, which began Monday night, March 7th, and ended Friday night, March 21st, was a grand success financially, and socially. The cash receipts far exceeded the expectation of the committee of arrangements. Mrs. Queen V Coalman, the chairman, general superintendent, and the chairman of the departments are receiving the happy congratulations of the members and friends of the church. Some of the features of each evening were as follows: March 17, a grand Easter contata: March 18, an address by Col. B. F. Bingham; Wednesday night, March 10, a drama; Thursday night, March 20, a debate, and Friday night, March 21, a general winding up of the sale of the many good things which were left from the sales made each night during the week. Those who are responsible for the success of the fair are: Mrs. Queen V. Coalman, chairman; Mrs. Mda Armstrong, Mrs. Amanda J. Ware, Mrs. Addie B. Mullins, Mrs. W. E. Campbell, Mrs. Mary Johnson, Mr. Ruth L. Bryant, Miss Victoria Floyd, Miss Etta - Dotson, Mrs. Blanche Lewis, Mrs. Patten, sub-chairman, and Sergt, Frank Coalman, R. D Dullins, and James E. Armstrong. Dr. Ernest E. Williams was booked to preach at Asbury, Sunday, March 23, 1913, but ill health prevented. Rev M. W. Clair preached the sermon and the great congregation rejoiced. The choir sang beautifully. Rev. Williams made a few timely remarks, which were graciously received. The district superintendent of Washington District of Washington Conference of the M. E. Church, held an important meeting Thursday, March 20, 1913, at Ebenziean M. E. Church, Washington, D. C. Their meeting was graced by the presence of Rt Rev. Earl Cranston, resident Bishop of Washington. He delivered an instructive and encouraging address Under the wise and energetic leadership, of the highly accomplished superintendent and pastors of the Washington Annual Conference, the work of the church is being developed as never before. Messrs. R- S. Nichol, James F. Armstrong and W. S. Crouse, trustees of the Fairmount School, Fairmount Height, Md., held an important meeting March 21, 1913. Among other things they decided to extend the school term until June 1, 1913, cooperation of the patrons and friends of the school. To be able to accomplish this purpose, the sum of two hundred dollars is needed. The trustees went to Upper Marlboro a few days ago in the interest of the school, this being to induce the authorities to complete the schoolhouse. Early Sunday morning prayer meeting was held at the M. E. Church, March 23, 1913. Massmeet ing at Presbyterian Church at 3 o'clock, March 30, 1913. Miss Phoebe Hart, a student in the M Street High School, and daughter, of Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Hart, was severely bitten by a dog Sunday night, March 23, 1913. Precautionary measures are being-taken to prevent any serious happenings. At present Miss Hart appears to beARMSTRONG. A NEW BANK Known As the Industrial Savings Bank. A new bank is to be established in this city known as the Industrial Savings Bank. The bank will open on or about May 1, 1913. Deposits from 10 cents up will be received. The officers of the bank are the organizers to a great extent of the Mechanics' and Laborers' Union, which has been such a success in this city. It is believed that it will be the most successful bank that has ever been in this city. Full particulars will appear later on. Gray & Gray's Health Hints—No. n Take no chances with your health. Care and skill characterizes every prescription compounded at Gray's Have The Bee sent to your home The Week in Society Quality and good service. You will always find at Board's Drug Store, 1912 1-2 Fourteenth Street Northwest. The Misses Jalena Gray, Gertrude Helen and Elsie Reeves, all of York, Pa., were the week-end guests of Miss M. Aina Greene, of 1811 Fifteenth Street Northwest. The many friends or Dr. J. Guy Bowley, recently returned from the University of Michigan, are sorry to note his continued illness. We hope him a speedy recovery. Mr. Maxwell Nicy Hayson of this city has been the house guest of Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Snelson, of Steubenville, Ohio, for several days. Miss Naomi Chinn, of Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. James Bundy. Mr. and Mrs. William Clark and Miss Sarah Clark, of Snarpsburg, Pa., were called to this city to visit their father, who is seriously ill. After visiting in this city, Rev. J. R. Saunders returned to his home in McKeesport, Pa. Miss Cornelia Wilson, of Baker Street, Baltimore, spent a most delightful time in this city as the guest of Miss Helen Gordon. Mrs. Sadie L. Mann has just left the city for her home in Richmond. Va. after spending a few pleasant weeks here Miss Jaunita P. Howard was in New York last week. Wm. H. Lewis, Assistant Attorney General, has returned from Boston after spending a week there. James Ross, of Buffalo, one of the numerous candidates for Recorder of Deeds, is still in the city. Mrs. Ralph W. Tyler entertained her whist club Thursday afternoon at her home in Tea Street. Mrs. Daniel Murray entertained a number of ladies this week in a most charming manner. Miss Lillian Baker, of New Haven, Conn., is still in the city, the house guest of Mrs. Janifer, of Third Street Northwest. Miss Mary H. Magnett, of New Bedford, Mass., is spending her Easter vacation in this city. Mr. Geo. Thomas, of Philadelphia, is visiting in the city. Mr. J. B. Anderson, husband of Mrs. B. B. Anderson, is on the sick list. Mrs. L. Haywood Johnson, of this city, is visiting in Durham, N. C. Rev. W. R. Ray, of this city, is now pastor of the St. Luke's Church of Wilmington, N. C. Miss Edna Trice, of Charlottesville, Va., is visiting in the city. Mr. Robert Adtkins, of Charlottesville, Va., is visiting friends and relatives in this city. Mrs. Louis Cornish, of Cincinnati, is visiting relatives in the city. Dr. J. W. Morse is prepared to accommodate his customers with soda water and ice cream with an up-to-date service. Miss Agnes Davis spent a few days in Atlantic City last week, but she is yet indisposed. Mr. Wendel Philips Talbert and wife, Mrs. Florence, were royally entertained by the friends of Dr. and Mrs. Tignor during their short stay in this city. Mrs. Robherts and little daughter, Evelyn, formerly of North Carolina, but who have been spending the winter in New Jersey, are in the city, the house guests of Rev. and Mrs. J W. Pope. Mrs. Lottie Norris, of Pittsburgh, Pa., who was called to the city by reason of the sudden death of her foster sister, Mrs. Naomi Toppen Lloyd, left the city last week for her home. Mrs. Norris was the house guest of her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Toppen, of 45 Hanover Street Northwest. Mrs. Janie Freeman Booth entertained a few of her friends last Saturday evening. Mrs. Bertie Thomas Anthony, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting her parents in this city. Miss Normal Sewell has been appointed a teaching of sewing in the public schools in this city. Mrs. M. C. Maxfield was taken suddenly ill at her home, 1229 First Street Northwest. Her friends wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Phillips, an old resident of Anacostia, D. C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cooke, in New York City. Dr. J. W. Morse, having commenced his season with a new line of goods, he will be pleased to greet all of his old and any new patrons that may come. 1904 L Street Northwest. For an up-to-date drug store, Dr. J. W. Morse, at 1904 L Street Northwest, is the one. The masquerade dance given by the Young Men's Club of St. Luke's Church was well attended. Miss Jessie Mason, who has been quite sick, is out again. Mr. Early, who was operated on at Freedman's Hospital about two weeks ago, is home again and improving nicely. Miss Anna Speaks, of Maryland, is the house guest of her uncle and aunt. Mrs. Benjamin Proctor, of N Street Northwest. Little Ellie Vessells, the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown of 69 N Street Northwest, has been indisposed for the last two weeks. ucational institutions and women's clubs of this city and Hampton, Va. Dr. W. L. Smith, Fourth and Elm Streets Northwest, is prepared to fill any kind of prescription. It is the only drug store in the park. The Christian Endeavor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church was largely attended last Tuesday evening. Miss Annie Henderson, the little sister of Prof. Henderson of the M Street High School, passed a successful examination for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and stood a high mark. Bishop Alexander Walters arrived in the city Monday and left Tuesday for New York. Dr. A. M. Curtis was operated upon last week for an injury to his side. While the doctor was not put under the influence of ether, he underwent the operation very successfully. He is fast improving. Dr. J. W. Morse is having his spring opening. Call and see him at 1904 L Street Northwest. If you want a live paper, read The Bee. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Soger, of Albany, N. Y., and Mrs. Sewall, of New Haven, Conn., came to the city for the inauguration and left immediately after the great event, to the regret and disappointment of her many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Sager are still visiting in the city. They are stopping at 1412 Seventeenth Street Northwest. Hon. A. E. Patterson, of Muskogee, Okla., who has been visiting in this city, has returned to his home much pleased with his trip. Mrs. Samuel W. Watson is very ill at her home with an attack of inflammatory rheumatism. She is improving under the skillful care of Dr. John R. Francis, Sr. Mr. J. B. Smith and wife, of Troy, Pa., who have been in the city for several weeks, the guests of Dr. Scurlock, are having an enjoyable time. They will leave for their home next week. Fourteenth Street was never a more popular thoroughfare than it is today, and Board's Drug Store at 1012 1-2 is its most popular center. Mrs. Bell Kearney, who has spent a most delightful stay with her cousin, Mrs. Beard, of 1624 Church Street Northwest, has returned to her home in Bridgeport, Conn. Mrs. Bell was entertained by a number of her former associates while here. Miss Paris Nizer, who had a slight operation performed at Freedment's Hospital, has returned to her home, to the gratification of her many friends. Rev. J. A. Brown had a fine service Easter Sunday morning at the Tenth Street Baptist Church. This membership is steadily increasing and this struggling church is getting upon a firm financial basis under his efficient administration. Mrs. Cox, wife of Dr. Cox and daughter of Warren Fearn, living in Dayton, Ohio, was visited by the flood. Miss Missouri Wilson, one of the prominent ladies of Harrisburg, Pa., paid a visit to our city during the inaugural week. Miss Wilson participated in all the social functions of the week and had a most delightful time visiting her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Syphax, and others. Ice Cream Sodas and Sundaes are always pure and delicious at Board's, the drug store on Fourteenth Street, 1912 1-2, where everybody meets everybody else. FALLS CHURCH NOTES. Easter Sunday was a day filled with services of -ermon, song and story of Christ's resurrection. In the morning Dr. Powell, at Second Baptist Church, delivered a beautiful word-picture narrative of our Lord's suffering, burial and resurrection. The choir, with organist, assisted by Prof. G. W. Simmons with his violin, sang inspiring songs to a fair-sized congregation At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the exercises at Galloway M. E. Chapel by the Sunday School were well attended, the house being crowded. Mrs. Susie Allan, the superintendent, with Mr. F. W. Newman, the organist, directed a grand program. The soloists were Miss Ruth Scott, Miss Helen Robinson and Miss Mary Genus. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers and a cross; the recitations were well rendered by the children, one of the most pleasing features of the exercises being a "Cross Drill" by six little girls. In this drill a large cross having thereon the inscription, "He is Risen." was used. The day closed at this church with a sermon at night by the pastor, Dr. Colbert, on "The Resurrection of Our Savior," followed by administration of the Lord's Supper. The choir of the Second Baptist Church rendered for the 8 o'clock hour in grand style a song service on "Immortality." This service was almost one continual program of real musical delight. The soloists, Mrs. J. Powell, wife of the pastor, and Mrs. Lena Dixon sang well. But the choir's singing, the choruses with parts in duets, and in unison, having added thereto the entrancing strains of violin and organ, thrilled the audience, who showed their appreciation by the best attention and remaining throughout the service. It was a grand day, resulting in much good instruction and pleasure. The Sunday School of the Second Baptist Church will give a special "Review Exercise" on the fifth Sunday. The teachers of the public school gave a concert at the school, building on Monday night, March 24, for the benefit of the proposition to lengthen the school term. There was a good attendance of patrons and school children, and a neat little sum was realized. On account of the illness of the president, Mrs. Susie Campbell, the Mothers' Council did not meet on Tuesday night, March 25. VIENNA, VA., NEWS. For more than a week preparations for the celebration of Easter day had been going on at Vienna, the superintendent and Sunday School of the First Baptist Church there having carried out rehearsals to that effect. The exercises were scheduled for 3 o'clock in the afternoon; but the death of Miss Olive Ocean P. Miner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Miner, occurring Friday morning before Easter Sunday, caused a postponement of the exercises until 6 o'clock p.m. The funeral took place at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Owing to the prominence of this family, the funeral was largely attended. There were friends and relatives from Washington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Barcroff and all along the line. The funeral took place from Union Baptist Church, of which deceased was a member, and of which Rev. J. N. Beaman is pastor. The deceased was 24 years of age and had been a member of the local society of G. U. O. of Sons and Daughters of Liberty for twenty-two years. The society, with Mrs. Marscellina S. Williams, past grand secretary, conducting ceremonies, had charge of the services. The floral offerings were many and beautiful and were given by both white and colored friends. Lack of space forbids mentioning names. The pastor's sermon was impressive. The Sunday School and choir of the First Baptist Church came over in a body and rendered the music for the occasion. Mr. Edward Chivers, of Washington, rendered a solo. Interment took place in the village cemetery about 4:30 p. m. At night, between 6:30 and 7:00, the Easter exercises of the First Baptist Sunday School began. So large a crowd attended there was hardly enough room for all within the church house. The decorations were pleasingly arranged. The little folks were happy, the grown-ups were pleased. Quite a lengthy program of song, recitation, responses and addresses was carried out. Mr. Neal, the superintendent, with his assistants, Mrs. Henderson, Miss Payne, Mr. Carter and others whose names space is not here for mention, deserve the greatest praise for the successful manner in which they brought out these exercises. We were indeed sorry to have to leave in the midst of the exercises, but our own folks were calling us, and so we had to hurry down on the 7:30 car and look after "immortality." THE KINGDOM. What It Stands for—Social Discrimination Its Requisites. Occasionally there are a certain class of colored people in this city who become infected with a social discrimination fever. In certain government departments in this city there are at least seven or eight colored men and women who have the social fever. There a number in the public schools in this city who believe that they can sad under false pretenses. But the latest propaganda is The Kingdom. It is composed of school teachers and other social dunkies. The Bee is informed by a person who was invited to join that there are certain requisites to which members must subscribe. You must be tamed first, however; that is, you must pay 50 cents for a badge. This individual informed the officers of the Kingdom that he would not join and neither would he be tagged. This individual is a native Washingtonian and you cannot tell him from a pure Caucasian. He has no color prejudices and neither would he become a member of the Kingdom. He is engaged to be married to one of the sweetest and prettiest teachers in the public schools. This marriage will be one of the revolutions of society. Whenever there is a social function given it is distinctly understood that the Kingdom members are not to dance with other people. The badge of recognition is to be worn. The Bee last week mistold the necessary requisites to become a member of this social force to society, but the following must be strictly observed if one wishes to become a member. This is given to The Bee by one that declined the invitation to become a member: Hair ..... 70 Color ..... 10 Lips ..... 5 Eyes ..... 5 Nose ..... 5 Auto ..... 5 The social flunky farce has become the ridicule of society. If there are colored people who wish to be identified with the white race, they should resign from the general government in which they are employed as Negroes and the public schools. The Bee is in favor of separate public scholls and the employment of colored teachers who don't want to get away from their race and who are not sailing under false colors. The grand colored people in this city should not join any organization that would tend to discriminate against themselves. All nationalities are proud of their race identity, except certain colored people. This color question has taken a great hold on the Negro from the time the Lotus Club was organized in this city by a lot of bank and department clerks, who were brought to the city at the time the Freedman's Saving Baul was organized. The Editor of The Bee has been in opposition to every race discriminatory organization and to Negroes who obtain government positions under false pretenses. There would be no race problems of this class if Negroes would behave themselves and keep themselves in their own places. It makes no difference how white the Negro paints his face, he is a Negro just the same, and any attempt to show to the contrary is an evidence of false pretenses. WEST WASHINGTON. Rev. D. W. Hays, Pastor of Mt. Zion M. E. Church, Tendered a Reception. A public reception was tendered Rev D. W. Hays, the pastor of Mt. Zion M. E. Church, Twenty-ninth Street, Northwest, on Wednesday evening, at which time a large number of the members and friends of the church were present to show their appreciation of his services during the three that he has been among them and speeches were made, in terms of admiration and praise for work he had accomplished this conference year, and the desire of his return to them the next conference year, and the district superintendent, Rev E. W. S. Williams, who was present, was requested to do all he could to comply with their entire wishes. Addresses were delivered by Mrs. Louise Brown, Miss Martha Henderson, Dr. Chas, H Marshall, Augustis Bruce, Rev. M. W. Clair, Rev. E. E. Ricks and Rev. U. Leeper, Rev. D. W. Hays made hearty responses to the remarks of several speakers. Among the number present were Rev. Geo. Jacobs, Rev. F. H. Brooks, O. C. Sprague, Rev. A. Moore and C. S. Harper. Music was furnished by the Sunday School Orchestra and West End Glee Club. Mrs. Martha Lee, chairman, Miss Eliza Botts, secretary, and Mr. Thornton Rhodes, master of ceremonies. The sacred cantata, entitled "The Seven Last Words of Christ," was most admirably rendered on Easter Sunday evening by the vested choir of Mt Zion M. E. Church, Twenty-ninth Street. The auditorium was crowded to toile doors by the large number of persons present, who were more than pleased with the excellency of the music' sung by them. Special mention should be made of the soloists, Mrs. Alta Scott Hayes, soprano; Messrs. Volphus Hodge and Ferdie Smith, baritones; Messrs. Verdi Fisher and M. Brown, tenors. The chorus work was up to the standard and well trained under the direction of Mr. J. Emanuell Jones and Mr. Louis N. Brown, organist The Easter exercises of Mt. Zion M. E. School was held Monday evening at the church and consisted of the story of the "Resurrection Day." The entire program was delightfully rendered, assisted by stereocoptic illustrations by Mr. Smiler, of Zion Baptist Sunday School and the orchestra of the school. Miss Fannie Hays was the conductress and Miss Emma Williams, organist. At the conclusion of the exercises a large Easter offering was presented to the school. The Sabbath School of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church had the Easter exercises Sunday evening and a very interesting program was listened to by the large audience present. Mrs. Leeper was the conductress and Miss Josie Brown pianist. Mr. D. G Mitchell is superintendent. Mrs. Bessie Smith Died at the Age of 07 Years. Mrs. Bessie Smith, an old and respected citizen, died on Friday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Alexander, the wife of the late Rev. Sandy Alexander, of the First Baptist Church, where funeral services were held Sunday evening and was largely attended. The Daughters of Tabatha and Union Biblical Society, of which she was a member, attended in a body. Rev. E. E. Ricks officiated, assisted by Rev. Geo. Jacobs and Rev. Williams. Interment in Baptist Cemetery. Misses Ella G. Hays and Martha Henderson, public school teachers at Baltimore, Md., spent Easter pleasantly at the home of their parents. Mr. J. Ferdinand Turner, of Baltimore, Md., is here on a short visit to his sister, Miss Hattie Turner, of 2507 P Street Northwest. Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, of dental surgery, of Richmond, Va., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Brown, of 1756 Oregon Avenue Northwest, Mrs. Alice Tasco, of New York, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter, of 1109 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest. Miss Harriet H. Beason is out of the city visiting friends in New York City during her school vacation. The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church has just closed a very successful revival in which quite a number of souls were added to the membership. Special Easter services were held. Mt 11 o'clock service, the pastor, Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., preached a most eloquent sermon on "Resurrection of Christ." The following program was rendered at the B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p. m. 1. Opening hymn. 2. Invocation by pastor. 3. Song by B. U. P. U. choir. 4. Reading of lesson, led by Miss D. E. Harris. 5. Solo by Miss Mattie Jernagin. 6. Address by President of B. Y. P. U.. Rev. H. L. Denman. 7. Solo by Miss Edna Lucas of Be- HOWARD THEATRE Tst.near7th,N.W. The Theatre for the People ONE WEEK COMMENCING Mon., March 31st Matinees: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday That Greatest of All Musical Organizations THE SMART SET HEADED BY SALEM TUTT WHITNEY, HOMER TUTT AND BLANCHE THOMPSON. In a Dazzling New Production. "THE DARKTOWN POLITICIAN." 25—BIG MUSICAL HITS—25 Book and Lyrics by Salem Tutt W. Whitney, Tutt a SEE The Dixieland Drill, the Dance the Spectacular Battle Scene. HEAR the Male and Female Octet the Song Hits of that Famous Big Singing and Dancing The Slaughtering of Prices. Night For Matinee a HOTEL CAPE M This magnificent hotel, located seashore resort in the world; reple superlative in construction, appoint age. Orebestra daily. Garage, ba Special attention given to ladies an Book and Lyrics by Salem Tutt Whitney. Music by T. L. Corwell, Whitney, Tutt and Watterson. SEE The Dixieland Drill, the Dancing Contests, Rag Time Jubilee, the Spectacular Battle Scene. HEAR the Male and Female Octette, the Grand Ensemble Singing, the Song Hits of that Famous Comedian, Salem Tutt Whitney. The Slaughtering of Prices. Night: 10. 20 and 30c. No Higher For Matinee all Seats 20c. HOTEL DALE CAPE MAY, N. J. This magnificent hotel, located in the heart of the most beautiful seashore resort in the world; reple te with every modern improvement, superlative in construction, appoint ments, service, and refined patronage. Orchestra daily. Garage, ba th houses, tennis, etc., on premises. Special attention given to ladies and d'children. Send for booklet. ream Baptist Church. 8. Remarks by Rev. Jones, president of Local B. Y. P. U. 9. Instrumental solo by Mrs. Annie Gillem Green, organist of Metropolitan Baptist Church. 10. Offering. 11. Benediction. At night the pastor preached the annual thanksgiving sermon of the St. Lukes, at which time Mrs. Julia Mason Layton was present, and after a most helpful talk introduced the officers of the Council. SMART SET. All that goes to make a musical comedy successful is to be found in "The Smart Set" Company, which comes to the Howard Theatre Monday, March 31. The comedy is in the hands of Salem Tutt Whitney, and when it is understood that he appears in the title role of the new production entitled "The Darktown Politician," it can be seen that he has a part suited to his peculiar and original form of humor. In his fun-making he is aided by the greatest bunch of fun-makers ever assembled under one banner, and the musical numbers are handled by singers and dancers that can do both and do it well. There are 25 exclusive musical hits with the show in addition to half a score of novel features, to be seen only with this organization, while the scenery and co-tunes were evidently prepared by those who believe in the very best regardless of the cash outlay. For real genuine fun, hilarious, but refined in every sense, for more vaudeville features than would be seen at Hammerstein's, in New York, with music and songs that will be sung, hummed and whistled until the return of "The Smart Set," a year from now, it will be well to visit "The Smart Set." Visit of a Former Washingtonian Mr. Addison Holmes, formerly a resident of this city; but now, and has Thitney. Music by T. L. Corwell, and Watterson. Boeing Contests, Rag Time Jubilee. itte, the Grand Ensemble Singing. is Comedian, Salem Tutt Whitney. Thorus of Bronzed Beauties. Int: 10, 20 and 30c. No Higher All Seats 20c. DALE in the heart of the most beautiful te with every modern improvement. ments, service, and refined patronth houses, tennis, etc., on premises. d children. Send for booklet. E. W. DALE, OWNER. been for many years, a prominent and highly respected citizen of Crown Point. Ind. after two weeks' visit here on important legal business, left for his home Tuesday afternoon last. While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James McCall, 728 Third Street Southwest. In 1868 and 1869 Mr. Holmes served in the family of General Grant, and with much pleasure he refers to the fact that he drove the President to and from the capitol in the great inaugural procession, March 4, 1869. When President Grant ordered the U. S. Monitor "Sargoss" to Cuba in the latter part of 1869, Mr Holmes enlisted as wardroom steward, and after nearly two years' service was honorably discharged, and is now pensioned for disability contracted in service and line of duty. At his request he was given a special medical examination here by Dr. Phil. Broome Brooks, 306 Third Street Southwest. Mr. Holmes has a large, intelligent and interesting family, and one of his sons, Wardsworth Vinton Holmes, is a lieutenant in the Eighth Illinois State troops, and one of the most efficient clerks in the United States postal service in Chicago. Mr. Holmes has secured the professional services of Attorney W. C. Martin, who will have charge of his legal matters, which made his visit to this city necessary. Executive Committee of the Parents' Association. Chairman E. A. Chase, founder and organizer. G. S. Wormley, principal of Bunker Hill Road School. M G. Lucas, principal of Bruce School R E. Bell, chairman of Committee on Charities of the O. P. T. A. Mrs. Chestnut. Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. A. Lemos. M. J. Jackson, president of the Briggs School. P. T. A. National Religious Training Schoo THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS TRAINING SCHOOL Origin of Paper. At various times the scholars of different countries have tried definitely to determine the real discoverer of paper in the eleventh century. It is to paper that we owe the renaissance of letters. From time immemorial something answering modern paper was used in China, where it was manufactured from silk. About the middle of the seventh century of our era there seems to have been established in Arabia a manufactory of paper, and fifty years later the way was discovered to make it from cotton instead of from silk, silk being a rare commodity outside of China at that time and cotton relatively plentiful. In the reign of Henry II. of France a Greek scholar was sent to Paris to arrange systematically a catalogue of antique manuscripts in the royal library, and a notation in his hand speaks of what was then known as "paper" as originating in Damascus. The later invention of making paper from flax, linen or hemp has been attributed equally to Italy and Germany, but there is evidence that it existed prior to the fourteenth century.-Harper's. Escort For the Holy Carpet. As is well known to Mohammedans, but to few Europeans, the Holy Carpet always travels with an escort to and from the holy cities of Medina and Mecca. This escort consists of 300 to 350 men of one of the Egyptian infantry regiments, with two small field pieces and two quick firing guns, and about forty mounted men, together with their horses. The object of such a strong escort is to protect the sacred object from falling into the hands of the Bedouin tribes, through whose countries it must pass at various stages of its journey and who are also on the lookout for it, as the carpet is worth a fine ransom. Desperate attacks are not infrequently made upon the Holy Carpet by the Bedouins of the desert; hence the strength of the escort—Egyptian Gazette. Lions and Tigers Three feet or a little over is the real height of good sized lions and tigers. And when sportsmen realize what an extra six inches or nine inches added to the stature involves in increased length and general bulk to balance the known proportions of the animals I am equally sure they will admit that no lion ever scaled anything like four feet at the shoulder and that the height measurements of dead specimens give quite a false idea of the actual heights of the animals in life. The following are the heights at the shoulders of some of our large felidae: Large lioness, 2 feet 11 inches; Manchuria tigress, 2 feet 9 inches; Nepal tigress, 2 feet 8 inches; Sumatran tiger, 2 feet 7 inches; large male jaguar, 2 feet 3 inches; male cheetah, 2 feet 2 inches.—London Field. Youth. Youth is the springtime of life. It is the time to acquire information, so that we may show it off in after years and paralyze people 'with what we know. The wise youth will "lay low" till he gets a whole lot of knowledge and then in later days turn it loose in an abrupt manner. He will guard against telling what he knows, a little at a time. That is unwise. I once knew a youth who wore himself out telling people all he knew from day to day, so that when he became a bald-headed man he was utterly exhausted and didn't have anything left to tell any one. Some of the things that we know should be saved for our own use. The man who sheds all his knowledge and doesn't leave enough to keep house with fools himself.-Bill Nye. Turkish Justice. The poor baker for some reason appears to have been singled out for some extraordinary punishments. It is only within late years that there has been rescinded in Turkey a law by which the baker guilty of short weight tricks was punished by having his ear nailed to the doorpost. Turkish officers of the law are notoriously averse to giving themselves more trouble than is absolutely necessary. If the recalcitrant baker did not happen to be at home when they arrived to administer punishment they didn't bother to call again, but just seized his son or his journeyman or his father-in-law or whoever was handy and nalled his ear to the doorpost. So long as somebody was punished it did not matter. The Samian Letter: The letter Y is called the Samlan letter. It is so called because its Greek original was deferred to by Pythagoras, the philosopher of Samos, to illustrate how deviation from the straight path of virtue becomes constantly wider as the lines are extended. The poet Pope refers to this idea in the lines: When reason, doubtful, like the Samlan letter, Points him two ways, the narrower the nts him two ways, the narrower the better. Her Intense Sorrow. He—I called to see you last evening, and the servant told me you were not in. She—Yes; I was sorry to have missed you. He—I thought you must be. I heard you laughing upstairs in such grief stricken tones that I almost wept myself out of sympathy. Wanted to Find the Crumb. Mamma—What are you tearing your doll to pieces for? Hattie—I'm looking for the crumb of comfort papa said was to be found in everything. Friendship. Bounder—Is Slick a friend of yours? Bounder—I should say so. Why, he will let me share my last dollar with him.—Exchange. 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It is one of the Best Tonies for persons in advanced years. 15th and H Sts., N. E. OPEN ALL NIGHT Where you change the cars for Caesapeake Junction. E. MURRAY Elte : Tran-date : Cafe FIRST-CLASS PLACE FOR MEALS Ice Cream, cut, $1.20 per gal. Plain Ice Cream 90c per gal Public and private receptions served E. Murray 1216 You St. N. W. TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Mrs. P. James Bryant, of Atlanta, Ga., has been the guest of the president and faculty of the National Training School for Women and Girls, at Lincoln Heights, during the past week. Mrs. Bryant is a trustee of the institution and vice president of the Woman's Convention, auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention, which owns and operates the school. She came to the city for the purpose of helping to lay plans looking forward to an elaborate celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of freedom in connection with the meeting of the convention at Nashville, Tenn., next September. Plans for a great religious celebration were carefully considered and it is quite evident that the Nashville meeting will be the biggest and best ever held by Negro Christians in this country. Mrs. Bryant received much social attention while here, but perhaps the Cream Puff Cure A young woman teacher in a school in one of the poorer parts of the city was overcome by a sudden attack of illness the other day. She dismissed the class, telling the boys she felt too ill to continue, but hoped to be quite well by the next-day. The teacher rested her head on her arms and sat at her desk a few minutes waiting for strength to start on the journey homeward. She was only dully conscious of what was going on about her and did not notice a group of the ragged youngsters gathered by the door in deep consultation. In a little while she heard some one softly say, "Teacher!" and looked up. It was the raggedest boy of the lot, and he was holding out a paper bag full of something. "What is it, Jimmie?" she asked. "Somethin' t' eat," replied Jimmie. "But I'm not hungry." "Yes, you are," insisted the ragged philanthropist, winking at her gravely. "Nobody's sick except when they're hungry. We took up a c'lection an' got these cream puffs fur youse. Ent 'em quick, ma'm, an' you'll feel better."-Philadelphia Star. The Silence Wager. Once a Brahman and his wife quarreled acutely over three kol fish. Each wanted to eat two and leave the third for the other. The husband argued that he had fetched them from the bazaar, the wife that she had cooked them. Neither would give way. Then said the Brahman: "Let us go to bed and see who speaks first. Whichever of us does will have to take the one kol fish." This agreed, they lay down, supperless, and passed the night, the dawn, the morning, in utter silence. The neighbors, alarmed, went in to see if they were dead. They shook them and pulled them about. Still no sound. Then three of them made the funeral pyre, placed the Brahman upon it and applied the torch. Next they lifted up the Brahman to lay her beside her husband. At that moment the flames reached the body of the Brahman. Unable to keep quiet any longer, he jumped up, crying, "Brahman, I'll eat the one!" "Then I'll eat the other two," she promptly replied.—"Bengall Household Tales." Some Indian Precepts Ernest Thompson Seton's "The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore" contains the teachings of the Indian Chief Wabasha I., from which we quote the following: "In the day of his strength no man is fat. Fat is good in a beast, but in a man it is disease and comes only of an evil life. "No man will eat three times each sun if he would keep his body strong and his mind unclouded. "Bathe every sun in cold water and one sun in seven enter the sweat lodge. "When your time comes to die sing your death song and die pleasantly. not like the white men, whose hearts are ever filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes they weep and wall and pray for a little more time so they may live their lives over again in a different manner." Almost Epigrammatic This overheard conversation appeals to the weary one as nearly epigrammatic. The young people on the seat ahead of us in the homeward bound car the other night talked it out so loud that we couldn't help hearing it and jotting down a few notes on it. "So," said the girl. "he said he knew me when I was a little girl?" "He didn't say anything of the sort," contradicted the man. "You said he did." "I didn't." "Why, then what did you say?" "I said he said he knew you when he was a boy." That put such a wet blanket on the conversation that we were able to read our sporting extra uninterrupted for the next several blocks.-Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bits From Shakespeare. Users of everyday catchwords are constantly quoting that ubiquitous person Shakespeare. "Dead as a door-nall," "long and short of it," "getting even," "tag-ring," "birds of a feather," "that's flat," "mum," "scarecrow," "solid," "milksop," "loggerhead," "bag and baggage," "a mere song," "dancing attendance," "send him packing," "kill with kindness," "give and take," "an eyesore," "to boot" and "the man in the moon" are all his. Impertinence. "I was born on the 29th of February." "Remarkable!" "Yes. There are few men who have that distinction." "Very true. Have you ever done anything else unusual?"—Chicago Record-Herald. Cynical. The old fashioned woman who used to get up at 5 a. m. to celebrate wash day now has a daughter who has an awful time getting the stuff together in time to give it to the laundry driver when he calls at 2 p. m.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Didn't Know Horae Talk. "Wanted, a man who can speak French and who understands horses." reads an advertisement. One, of the applicants wrote. "Oh, yes; I can speak ze Francais, but I know not what 'langue' ze 'orses speak."—London Standard. Talk cf Money. It is true that money talks, but its vocabulary is limited to "goodbye" and one or two other phrases.—Philadelphia Ledger. The following Departments are in successful operation. 2. Department of Theology. 3. Commercial Department. 4. Literary Department. 5. Department of Music. FORD'S HAIR POMADE MAKES HERM, KINNY or CURLY HAIR, GUSSY, SOFTER and MORE MELIABLE, EASY TO COMB AND PITUP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL MARK UNEXCEEDED State Summer School for Teachers of Both Sexes. STATE SUMMER SCHOOL, Agricultural & Mechanical College, Greensboro, N. C. We claim for this preparation the the reliability insured by the use of pure chemicals, skillfully combine. Mrs. Bryant in the City. THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS TRAINING SCHOOL training of young men and women in successful operation. Training. This department is of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. beaconesses, and for Home and House 7th a WHEN IN DOUBT Household of all kinds and description, House to visit. There is no other b whete the people can b house that, will RMAL School Teachers of Both Sexes. begin June 23d and continue five d iees, $14 for entire session. impose Summer School Staff. $1 at once and reserve accom- House & Herrmann 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. College, Greensboro, N. C. most beautiful and elaborate spread was the dinner served in the Model Home on the grounds of the institution. Fourteen of the most distinguished educators and social workers of Washington were the invited guests. There was a serious and helpful discussion of the various phases of the race problem. Mrs. Bryant returns to her own work in Atlanta this week, but will give much attention to the development of the plans for the celebration at Nashville. MISS BURRILL WINS AP- PLAUSE. A Large Audience Fills the Church. Before an audience which completely filled the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, Miss M. P. Burrill gave two Lenten recitals from Henry Van Dyke on last Sunday. Her subjects were "The Lost Word" and "The Story of the Other Wise Man." Miss Burrill's renditions were the best of their kind that have ever been given in Washington. Religious subjects are naturally difficult to portray, but Miss Burrill presented her readings with such ease and vividness that the audience was ready to shower her with hand-claps but for fact that it was the Sabbath. 'She possesses a natural eloquence and dramatic instinct which places her in the front rank of modern elocutionists. At the conclusion of her, second recital she was presented with a beautiful bouquet of roses and carnations—the gift of the Christian Endeavor Society as a token of its appreciation of the service which Miss Burrill rendered. The presentation was made by Mrs. C. C. Smith, vice president of the society. The Endeavor choir, under the leadership of Dr. R. E. Rattley, rendered "Lead Kindly Light" with the same sweetness which characterizes all of its selections. At the conclusion of the service Miss Burrill was surrounded by her many admirers and showered with congratulatory expressions. Go To HOLMES' HOTEL 333 Virginia Ave. S. W. Finest Afro-American Accommodations in the District. European and American Plan. Good Rooms and Lodging. 50c, 75c and $1.00. Comfortably Heated by Steam. Give Us a Call. James Ottoway Holmes, Prop., Washington, D. C. Phone. Main 2315. BURHAM, N. 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This question is sent to the Scientific American by a correspondent, and the editor of that magazine answers it as follows: Sir Isaac Newton stated three laws of motion which from his time to the present have been universally accepted as true. The second law is, "A given force produces the same effect whether it acts upon a body at rest or in motion, whether it acts alone or together with other forces." You will see that the second part of this law covers the case of a ball dropped from a table and another ball shot horizontally from the same level at the same instant. The first ball falls by the force of gravity alone. The second ball has, as you say, two forces acting upon it. The ball obeys both forces at the same time. It falls as if gravity acted alone. It goes by the blow as if the blow acted alone. Both balls reach the floor at the same instant. The Milk in the Coconut. South Africa natives along the Orange river have a way of producing "milk," which, primitive as it is, vies in ingenuity with the method of those who believe in the synthetic production of what the journalist, hardup for a synonym, has been known to call "the lacteal fluid." After cutting the top from a cocoanut, the native places the nut over hot ashes, so that the warmth may cause the fat and "butter" contained in the husk to be absorbed by the milk. This changes the milk's quality and gives it a palatable taste. In order to deal with several nuts at a time the natives construct rough "holders" from old iron hoops. The ashes are placed under the grating and the nuts set in it. Obviously there must be no actual fire beneath the nuts or they would be burned away and the milk be lost—Argonaut. Many mountains which long enjoyed a reputation of being absolutely unclimbable are now considered as almost ordinary excursions'. The Matterhorn for many years repulsed men who were among the foremost mountaineers of the day. Professor Tyndall and Edward Whymper were, followed on more than a dozen occasions But on July 15, 1865, with Lord Francis Douglas, Hudson and Hadow, Mr. Whymper eventually reached the summit, and it was in descending that the fatal slip occurred which cost the lives of his three English companions as well as of Michel Cross, one of the most competent of Swiss guides. Nowadays the peak is constantly ascended (with the help of guides) by tourists who have no pretensions to be mountaineers at all—Dundee Advertiser. Queenstown Town In England. Queenset town in England. The most curious town in England is Northwich. There is not a straight street nor, in fact, a straight house in the place. Every part of it has the appearance of an earthquake. Northwich is the center of the salt industry in Cheshire, England. 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"Daily Heavenly Manne" This little book is having the largest circulation of any of its kind and is conceded by Christians everywhere to be the most helpful. If Christians allow the rush and crush of selfish ambition to deceive them of their daily portion of heavenly food, they must not be surprised if they grow spiritually leaner day by day, and if the peace of God gives place in their hearts to the discontent which is growing in the world, not withstanding the multiplication of our comforts and privileges. Daily Heavenly Manna contains a collection of Scripture texts with appropriate quotations for every day in the year. Surely the little tithe of time daily spent in partaking of its morsel of heavenly counsel cannot fail to profit all who partake. It is published to do good—not for profit. Your Friends' Birth Dates. Your Friends Birth Dates. An autograph and birthday record feature in this book is a great convenience. Opposite each day of the year are blank lines upon which you can secure the autographs of your friend and be reminded of their birthdays as they occur. This makes the book more valuable yearly. In ten years you would not sell it for ten dollars. Besides it has a place for Birth Records, Marriage Records and Death Records. Also it has a table showing the day of the week of any date for one hundred and fifty years. Printed on bond writing paper, blue cloth, handsome. Price, 35 cents postpaid; imitation alligator skin; gold edges, $1.00 postpaid. Order now. Bible and Tract Society, 17 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Didn't Like the Combination. Weary Walker-I allers know'd it. Tired Tatters-Know'd;wot? "Wot dat sign over de way sez- Cleaning and Dyeling." "Well, wot erbout it?" "Why, I allers know'd day went ter- ether."-Boston Post. Willing to Oblige. Lawyer—We want you to be willing to waive immunity in this case. Witness—All right; hand the old rag here. I'll wave anything to oblige you—Balmore American. A concealed spark is more to be shared than an open fire. German Proverb. The Matterhorn. A Wonderful ProdIvy. A Wonderful Prodigy. The king of prodigies died on June 27, 1725, at the age of five, after having astonished the whole world. His story is the most remarkable in human annals and is attested by evidence which has satisfied all the learned inquirers who have written about him. The infant, Christian Meneckan, was born of respectable parents in Lubeck, 1721. A few hours after his birth he began a conversation, at ten months there was scarcely a subject on which he could not express an opinion, and at a year and a month he had mastered both the Old and New Testaments. He was only two and a half when he was able to answer questions concerning anything in ancient and modern history, and he was also at this time an expert geographer. He spoke Latin and French and at the age of four was speaking in the French language at the court of Denmark. All this time he was being nursed by his mother. At the age of five it became necessary for him to be weaned, and in consequence of this change of diet he died, leaving psychologists an insoluble problem—Westminster Gazette. Politician and Other Bibles "You bibliophiles talk about the breeches' Bible, the 'bug' Bible, the politician' Bible, the 'vinegar' Bible, and so on. What do those names mean?" "I'll tell you," the collector answered. "Take first the breeches' Bible. It is so called because a garments error in it causes the garments made by Adam and Eve out of fig leaves to be termed breeches instead of aprons. "In the 'vinegar' Bible of 1607 the word 'vineyard' is misprinted 'vinegar.' "The printers' Bible, 1702, makes, the palmist say. Printers have persecuted me without a cause." "The reiligious' Bible, which was printed in 1637, put 'reiligious' for 'rebellious' in the fourth chapter, seventh verse of Jeremiah—'Because she hath been reiligious, * * * saith the Lord.' "The 'politician' Bible was published at Geneva in 1652. It makes the famous verse 'Blessed are the peace-makers' read 'Blessed are the place-makers.'" A Radical Old Aristocrat. "The old French aristocracy dies with me," cried the Princess de Valmont on her deathbed. She was a bitter old soul, who, born of a long line of uncontaminated ancestors and married to a noble of equally superfine strain, had, through her husband's death in financial difficulties, to marry her five children to "abominable persons" of high character, but with the blight of trade or industry in their blood. Her last years were made mournful to her by this pitiful descent, and just before her grandlose last utterance, looking with a bitter smile at her children and grandchildren in tears round her deathbed, she broke silence in the following terrible reflection: "We have, here," counting on her fingers, "representatives of carriage making, wholesale grocery, confectionery, coal mining and the stock exchanges, and all grafted on the old tree of the De Valmonts." The Value of Knowledge. Mrs. Featherton had embroidered a gown for herself. Butterfiles were the design, and she bad made them look so natural that—so Mr. Featherton said—one would think they were actually alive. But Mrs. Featherton's little son was more critical. He regarded the decorative insects long and earnestly, opened his lips to speak and then, with remarkable self control for one so young, closed them again without speaking. "Well, Frankie," said his mother as last, "tell me what you think of my butterfiles." "They are very nice, mother," replied he seriously, "but the next time you embroider butterfiles would you mind putting the antennae on the other end?"—New York Press. Oaculation Conjugation Sam Slick once said that kisses were like creation, made out of nothing and very good, and another American writer thus conjugated the verb "to kiss:" "Buse," to kiss; rebus, to kiss again; plurbus, to kiss without regard to numbers; syllabus, to kiss the hands instead of the lips; blunderbuss, to kiss the wrong person; erebus, to kiss in the dark; omnibus, to kiss every one in the room." Peralfiage "Hello, Jones! I hear you were sick." "Yes; I was threatened with a fever, but the doctor succeeded in arresting it." "Ah! He arrested it for making threats, I suppose."—Exchange. Concentration The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers in a single object can accomplish something; the strongest by dispersing his over many may fail to accomplish anything.—Carlyle. Enough For Her. The Cure. Guest—Yes, my wife has been ill, but she is out again now. Hostess—What doctor did you have? Guest—No doctor at all. I bought her a new hat. London Opinion. "There's one thing I want to see while I am in Europe." "And that is?" "The Hungarian goulash in session." -Exchange. A Place For All Things. Willoughby was nervously watching the time, and as the minutes passed and it became evident that the train could not by any possibility reach its destination on time he turned viciously to the porter and began angrily: "Of all the dad blinged old heaps of junk this side of the earthquake belt this railroad of yours is without any exception the"— "Excuse me, boss," said the porter, with a courteous, wave of his whisk-broom toward the rear end of the train, "but dere's an observation cyar on de end ob dis yere train, suh, an' if Ah might take de libbity ob makin' a suggestion, suh, you might go back dere, suh, an' make de observations now risin' in yo' midst. 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Racial Differences as to Humer- The comparative seriousness of the English and French races is illustrated by their mental attitude toward their respective instruments of capital execution. Sometimes during the Christmas season in Paris little crowds may be seen gathered in the streets around a toy which seems to amuse them very much. This is a miniature guillotine, in complete imitation of the real thing, and it is caused by the men who are vending it to decapitate a manikin of lead to the great delight of the crowds. The guillotine is not a new toy in France. During the reign of terror little copper, guillotines were worn as charms, and during the last century delicate women in the cities of France wore the same strange ornaments. So far as known, the English speaking race has never converted its gallows into a toy. -Boston Post. Conventionalities of Speech Nothing is easier than to fall into conventionalities of speech, and nothing so impoverishes conversation. 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Test: J. R. YOUNG, Clerk. By J. McKEE, Assistant Clerk. Bethel Literary and Historical Association. The March and April meetings of the Bethel Literary and Historical Association and the talent, will be as follows: March 25—Hon. C. First Johnson, Mobile, Ala., "Salesmanship." An address along business lines. April 1—President J. B. Dudley, of the A. & M. College, Greensboro, N. C. April 8—The Treble Cleff, Grand Musical Recital. April 15—Prof. S. G. Atkins, Winston-Salem, N. C., "Lest We Forget." April 22—Dr. R. C. Ransom, Philadelphia, Pa., "The New Emancipation." At Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Rev. I. N. Ross, Pastor. Public invited. S. M. Dudley, president. Miss Mary Curtis, secretary. THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT The Griffin Sisters are now under the business direction of S. H. Dudley. They are in Norfolk this week. Lillian Brown, singer, and Prof. DeMont, cartoonist, are making a hit at Dudley's. Lew W. Henry is said to be negotiating for the control of the "blue Mousy," Charlie Green's well-equipped West End theater. "The "Southern Smart Set," headed by S. Tult Whitney, comes to the Howard next week. Frank Fowler Brown, the eminent lyric tenor of Indianapolis, Ind. pleasantly remembered as "Red Feather" in Cole & Johnson's "Red Moon," is at the Academy of Music handling a leading role in the musical features of "The White Slave." He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompson, 722 Harvard Street Northwest. Mr. Brown's season closes after next week's stop in Philadelphia and he will be seen in vaudeville at the New Howard week of April 7. Mine, Anita Patti Brown is in Bermuda. "The White Slave" company carries fourteen colored performers. S. H. Dudley in "Dr. Beans from Boston" played to 2,200 people. The great comedian will retire from active stage work after this season and devote his entire time to the development of his chain of theaters and management of his various amusement enterprises. Rufus G. Byars, the energetic assistant manager of the Howard, is an experienced "show man," understands the popular taste, and is a potent factor in the phenomenal success that Manager A. J. Thomas is enjoying. Manager Frank Kearney, of the Fairyland, is well liked by the profession. The Foraker is still "dark." Susie Sutton is in town. "Johnny" Miller, the peerless drummer in the Howard orchestra, has added to his equipment of "queer noises" and can now correctly imitate any bird, animal or sound that may be needed for effect in drama or vandewille Mr. Miller stands at the head of his calling in this country. Mr. Frank Fowler Brown, of Indianapolis, Ind., tenor soloist with "The White Slave" company, now at the Academy of Music, rendered a delightful selection yesterday noon at Howard University, in connection with the scholarly lecture of Prof. W. E. B. DuBois on "The History of the Negro." Prof. Elzie Hoffman's Sunday "Pops" at the Howard Theater are drawing big audiences. The Grimm Sisters are in Norfolk this week. GREAT FUN. One of the real theatrical events of the season is now announced in the coming of "The Smart Set" Company, which appears at the Howard Theatre on Monday, March 31st, presenting the new three-act musical comedy, "The Darktown Politician." As to the politician, Salem Tutt Whitney is "it," and those who know the work of this famous comedian will immediately recognize the fact that he has a part that he will handle with true insight and artistic ability. With 25 song hits, half a score of novelties, such as the Dixieland Drill, the Ragtime Jubilee and the Southland Oetette, with the classiest chorus of little bronzed beauties and Dixie lads that could be secured through scouring the whole land, all of whom can sing and dance, and look the part required of a classy chorus, it is small wonder that "The Smart Set" is more than duplicating the success of past seasons. The supporting cast includes Homer Tutt and Blanche Thompson, and 37 others, and the entire company of 40 members is said to be selected from the best of colored performers. An elaborate scenic equipment, with superb costuming throughout adds to the general excellence of the organization. Death of Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. Cordelia Anna Curtis, mother of William and Mary Curtis (stenographer), of this city, died suddenly Tuesday night, March 18, at her residence, 1410 Swain Street Northwest. The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, the Rev. Dr. I. N. Ross officiating. Dr. Ross preached a very soul-inspiring and uplifting sermon, in which he referred to the rich legacy left by the mother to her two children—an exemplary Christian life. Mrs. Curtis was for several years a resident of Ithaca, X. Y. GILES WHITE Adopts a Queer Method of Campaigning for a Position Requiring Special Ability to Fill. At a meeting of citizens of Montgomery County, Md., held at Cabin Johns, Giles F. F. White, colored, was unanimously indorsed for the position of Consul for the United States to St. Thomas, West Indies Islands, the resolutions being unanimously adopted. Prof. White has been a consistent Democrat and has worked for the party interests twenty-five years. SPIRITISM SAID TO BE DEMONISM. A most interesting little brochure has recently come off the press setting forth with Bible proofs that the communications received by and through Spiritist Mediums is of Demon origin. The writer traces his subject through the Scriptures from the time when certain of the holy angels became disobedient. He proves from the Scriptures that these fallen spirits personate the human dead, with whose past history, spirits, though invisible, are thoroughly acquainted. He shows that they also frequently personate the Creator and the Redeemer, commanding their deceived ones to pray, do penance, etc. This, however, is merely to lead them on and to bring them more thoroughly under demonical control. Sometimes by breaking down the natural barrier, the human will, they possess their victim, and rule him more or less to his rule—frequently sending such to the mad-house. Numerous illustrations, Scriptural and otherwise, are given. The price of the little book is but five cents; it should be in the hands of all interested in Spiritism or who have friends interested therein. Enclose stamps to the Bible and Tract Society. 17 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Annual Mystic Banquet. The Budda Chapter Rose Croix gave their annual Mystic banquet at Scotish Rite Cathedral, 1633 Eleventh Street Northwest, Thursday evening, March 20. There was a large number present and the banquet was the most successful in the history of the chapter. Those who participated in the program in a reflective way, etc., were the following Maunday Thursday: Ill. Jas. O. Rampfield, 330; Sec. Gen. U. S. C. A. A. S Rite, Southern Jurisdiction: "The Country in Which We Live," Dr. Wm. H. Jackson; "The U. S. C. Southern Jurisdiction, Ill. R. L. Pendleton, 330; Most Puissant Soyreign Grand Commander: "The Mason as Citizen." Judge R. H. Terrell, 330; "The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M. D. C. Prof. N. E. 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T. Layton, 330; "Meecca Temple A. E. A. O. M. S.", Wm. G. Smith, Potentate; "Brethren of the Rite Whose Earthly Labors Are Ended." J. A. Richardson, 330. "Shall we Meet Beyond the River?" was then feelingly sung. Dr. S. Thomp- on, 330, acted as toa-tmaster. The lights were extinguished in memory of the death of Christ, and the re- lighting of them was on Sunday morning. March 23, at 7 o'clock, in memory of His resurrection, after which devotional exercises were conducted by officers of the Rose Croix Chapter in charge of Revs. J. N. Beaman and W. M. Jernagin, the sermon being preached by Rev. Beaman. Breakfast was then served at 8 o'clock a.m. The St. Lukes. The annual thanksgiving service of the Independent Order of St. Luke was held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Fourth and L Streets Northwest, last Sunday night. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. L. C. Moore, assisted by Rev. Enoch Harris. Rev. W. H. Jernigan, D. D., pastor of the church, delivered an able discourse, taking for his subject the life of St. Luke. The choir, led by Mr. Miller, rendered excellent music and Mrs. Eva Height and Mrs. Lucy Blagburn each sang a solo. The church was filled. Mrs. B. B. Anderson, State deputy, conducted the ceremonies as presiding officer. Mrs Julia M. Layton, past district deputy, after commending the order to the confidence and support of the men and women of Washington, introduced to the congregation several of the past deputies and high officials, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Taylor, Mrs. Olevie Pryor, and Mrs. Julia Hayes, who organized the first council of the order in this city Major W. C. Cox acted as chief marshal. The meeting was one of the best ever held of its kind. The congregation seemed greatly entertained and edified A large collection was taken up and given to the church. 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Price, 50c. TYREE & CO. 15th and H Sts." N. E. Open All Night. Where you change the cars for Chesapeake Junction and Kenilworth. Wonderful Results on Short Notice. I have used your Pomade. It's the best thing I ever used for making curly hair lie smooth. I have not finished my first bottle, but can see wonderful results, writes Mrs. Louise E. Hayes, of Pineville, S. C. Try Ford's Hair Pomade for harsh, stubborn and unruly hair and Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion for the complexion. Ask your druggist for them. Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's), manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by Nichols' Pharmacy, Corner 19th Street and Penn. Ave.; S. A. Richardson & Co., 7th and Q Sts., N. W.; Morse's Pharmacy, 19th and L Sts., N. W.; W. S. Richardson, 316 Four-and-a-Half St. S. W.; Daniel H. mith, 28th and Dumbarton Ave., N. W.; J. F. Simpson, corner 7th St. Rhode Island Ave., and R St., N. W.; Singleton's Pharmacy, 20th and E Sts. N. W.; Market Pharmacy, corner 20th and K Sts. N. W; John R. Major, 210 7th St. N. W; Ideal Pharmacy, 11th St. and N. Y. Ave., N. W.; R. A. Veitch, corner 20th and M Sts. N. W; E. E. Cissell, 10th St. and N. Y. Ave.; W. P. Herbst, Penn. Ave. and 25th St. N. W; Hutton & Hilton, 22d and L Sts., N. W.; R. W. Duffey, Penn. Ave. and 22d St. N. W; Whiteside Pharmacy, 1921 Pa. Ave.; Board & McGuire, corner 9th and U Sts.; F. M. Criswell, 1901 7th St. N. W; Quigley's Pharmacy, corner 21st and G Sts. N. W; Daw's Drug Store, corner 23d and H Sts. N. W; Howard Pharmacy, 10th and R Sts. N. W; People's Pharmacy, 7th and Mass. RUPTURE CURED FREE BY SERVER PIPSA-Fox means that you can throw away the painful truss altogether, as the rupture and not simply the capture and not simply to hold it: being self-adhesive and body sliding is impossible. Therefore, they are also an important factor in keeping rupture from occurring. Buckles or springs cannot truss, so cannot chase or press against themselves at home without hindrance from work and most obstructions. Wrapped Gold Medal. Process of recovery is natural, so no further use for truss. Recovery is a most convincing mass of evidence absolutely FREE—you pay nothing for it, now, or ever. Write your name on a postal and mail TODAY. Address, Pipsa Laboreries, Block 366, SL Louis, Mo. Dr. J. W. Morse. Dr. J. W. Morse. If you want to see an up-to-date drug store, call on Dr. J. W. Morse, 1904 L Street Northwest. He takes the lead in the West End.