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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
LYNCHED THE PREACHER.

The Way Southern Negroes Served Gaya
LOthario.
Little Rock. Ark, June 24.-A shoot
ing apray at Portland, Ark, has re-
suited in the fatal wounding of one Of
the participants and the lynching of
the other. Rev. Frank King, colored,
became infatuated with Deacon Will
lam Toney's wife and trouble arose
between the men. When they met
on the street the preacher pulled a
pistol and shot the deacon in the alb
domen. King was locked up, and
after dark mob Of infuriated ne
groes repaired to the lookup, took the
preacher to a tree and lynched him.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
Bogus Bonds AflOat.

Los Angeles, CAL, June 24.-Forty
thousand dollars worth OF securities,
purporting to be backed by the credit
of this city, now being peddled among
some of the leading financial houses
of the East, are pronounced to be for
geries. The bonds purport to be pow
er and public improvement bonds,
bearing interest at 10 per cent.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

The enemies Of the negroes are
i'm the church as we'll as they are in
the government.
The DailyEPost asserts that
tn ,rae, is not in n3a1 of 1e ador
ship. The race is lust as much In
need of a leader as any other ma
ti0nality.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

Editor John Q. Ddncy has not
issued any call for meeting of the
press convention. Why he has
failed the BEE is unable to state.
Several communications have been
addressed to him but as yet no ar
swer has been received.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
Eutombed Eight Mont is.

Shamokin Pa, June 25.-Trhe re-
mains Of George Brown and Anthony
Grujiniskie have been found in the
Luke Fiddler mine. They had been en-
tombed since last October. when a fire
in the mine killed five men and scourg-
ed the mine so that it was flooded,
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
DR GORDON.

DIR. GORDON,
tells your complete
past, your present life
your entire future, the
name S of your loved
ones, what you should
do to avoid trouble OF
Disappointment, how
to r,c yer lost or stol-
EN- property. ) h G
changes misfortune in
to good luck, tells you
how your busi n e S s
transactions will turn
out and how to make
them successful. She
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

long before they ban.
pen; in Tact. the,.
are no hidden mystn
ties so deep that sba
cannot fathom.
Come ye who suF.,
and be healed; eoms
I've spscul,tors and 10
advised; come We lov.
ers and win yOuridOt
come We brokenheart,
led wives ; come al
who are in tr0DbIs
and learn to bles,
this Wonderful No,
J dium, the Creates
phOpheteSs now in
America.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
BRIDAL OUTFIT IN A CARPET BAG
The Eccentric Brown and the late Mis-
Coxey on Tour

4z1s 81
The Eccentric Brown and the late Miss
Coxey on Tour
Massillon, Ohio, June 24.-Bride-
groom Brown is proceeding to Wash
ington, and expects to be the central
figure in the reunion of the Common
veal. He was obliged to borrow twen-
ty-five cents to get as far as Canton.
A probate judge provided him with the
marriage license for which no fee was
paid, and an easy-going justice tied
the knot on the same terms. The bride
nee Coxey, travels from town to town
in street attire, with her bridal outfit
in her carpet bag. This trousseau
was secured by Browne through an
obliging acquaintance. Brownies pro-
gramme is to deliver daily speeches
while his wife sells Reform litera-
ture" He has dropped Coxey's the
ories and after devoting year to pro-
claiming them now ridicules them.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

The Sanfrancisco Elevator is
next to the oldest paper edited
by negroes in this country
The Christian Recorder is the
oldest.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
Gluttony Caused His Death.

Buffalo, N. Y, June "a. = Thomas
Melville, a "scooper," in his eagerness
to satisfy his hunger, swallowed an
unmasticated piece OF beef at the Sal
vation Army ark this morning and
choked to death.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
Two Cities to Re Annexed

White Plains, N. Y, June 24.-Ths
argument on the constitutionality of
the annexing Of Westchester and Will
Jams Bridge to the city of New York
is being heard by Judge Dykman in
the Supreme Court at this place to-day.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

Let there be a large attend
ance at the Press meeting to be
held in Baltimore, Md, next
week.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

There is as much prejudice in
the District of Columbia courts
as there is any where in the
South.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

An officers word in the police
court outweighs anything a re
spectacle citizen may say.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06


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oto " S
visit the restw 70
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He did
- '0iN - N. w., WASHINGTON, ID.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06

The negroes in this city will
never exercise the rights of citizen
ship until the rights of suffrage is
restored in this city.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-07-06
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

special notices 10 cents per lire
Ten lines constitute an inch.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
Accurate Measurements.

An illustration of tho marvellous accur- acy characterizing tools or instruments of measurement now employed as compared with those of former times is given by a writer in The American Machinist- namely, that whereas formerly .001 inch marked on drawing would have been objected to on the ground that it was diff
 flcult or impossible to work so closely to measures as that at the present time .0005 inch is measured in every fine, workshop, and dimensions given in hundredths or even thousandths of an inch frequently appear on drawings without objection on the part of the workmen. The instruments of measurement are now made with such a degree of refined accuracy that even the warmth of the hand may expand rod 12 inches long so that the amount of expan
 sion can be measured. It has thus become important in fine measurement to be care full that the temperature of the piece to be measured or gaugcd should have the same temperature as that of the instrument by which it's size is determined. By first handling rod of the length named and measuring it, particularly if the rod be of brass or copper, and then, after allowing tho rod to cool, handling the gauge until tho latter expands, it is found that dis crepancy of from .007 inch to .001 inch may be sometimes made apparent, due en-
 tirely to differences of temperature.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
RAPID WRITERS.
Gentlemen Who Covered Space at Good Speed Before There Were Newspapers.

Gentlemen Who Covered Space at Good
 Speed Before There Were Newspapers.
 Tho rapidity of the ancient writers is seen from the great number of works pre- pared by them. Livy, for instance, wrote 142 books Among the Romans, Cicero of ten wrote three or four important works in a single year. Of later writers, Dr. Johnson, Scott and Byron were all rapid writers. Byron, it is related, wrote "The Corsair'' in ten days, while Scott wrote . work for which he was paid q, GOO in ten days "Rab and His Friends, by Dr. John Brown, was written, it is said, at Q single sitting.
 The story is told that Dean Shipley once said to Heber, Suppose you write hymn for the service tomorrow morning." and by the next morning the hymn known all around the world, From Greenland's Icy Mountains," was written, printed and used in that days missionary service. Chalmers was once asked how long it took to prepare sermon. He replied
 That depends on how long you want it. If your sermon is to be half an hour long, it will take you three days; if 1t is to be throe-quarters of an hour, it will take two or perhaps one; but if you are go- ing to preach an hour, then tbero is not much occasion so think groat deal about it. It may be done in an hour."
 Samuel Johnson would write at a sin gle sitting the manuscript for 4S printed octave pages. In one week ho wrote Ras- 9seias" to pay for his mothers funeral, sent it off to the publishers without reading it over and was paid e100 for it.-Collector.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
DEITIEs OF THE ANcIENTs.
The vestal Virgins and How They Were
 IIl.rnrcd Iaz fha Enraans.

The vestal Virgins and How They Were
 nonorcd by the Romans.
 It is possible for any Chinaman, or oven any Chinese woman, to become a deity by paying for the honor A few years ago a rich and devout Chinese lady died in Soochoo. Her friends thought that an apotheosis was no more than her due and communicated with tho priests, who inter viewed tho gods on the subject and discov- cred that tho God of tho Left Little Toe Nail had no wife. Tho old lady was ac- cordingly married to his godship and Is now enrolled as the "Goddess of the keft Little Toe Nail. !" The honor cost the old iady's estate over S5,000.
 The principal wind deities were Boreas, the north wind; Zcphyrus, tho west; Aus ter, the south, and Eurus, the cast wind. Tie first was remembered chiefly on ao count of love scrape. He fell in love with nymph, but could not speak softly and found himself unable to sigh at all. Knowing that it was impossible to make love without soft speech and sighs, he was about to give up loyemaking as bad job and go back to his regular business of blowing, but took advice of an expert who recommended him to carry off tho girl. He did so, she soon got used to his blowing, and they lived happily ever after ward
 Vcsta was the goddess of life and of home. Her altar stood on every hearth stone, her fire burned on the floor of every public building. Emigrants when leaving their country always carried with them fire from the public hearth. Tho Vestal virgins spent 8 years in servioe-ten in learning their duties, ten in practicing them, ten in teaching novices. After this term had expired they might, if they chose, leave the service of their divine mistress or marry, but few did so Honors were showered upon them. They rodo in chariots, privilege in Rome accorded only to royalty. The best seats in tho amphitheater were reserved for them. They pardoncd or condemned tho gladia- tors. If criminal led to execution met Vestal he was instantly released, no mat ter what his crime.-New York Advcr- tiser.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
A Brilliant Idea.

A German paper tells m amusing story of Cumberland, the thought reader. On journey from Vienna to St. Petersburg he entertained his fellow passengers by guessing their thoughts. One of the tray elers, a Polish Jew, who took the whole thing for hoax, offered to pay Cumber- land the sum of 50 rubles if he could di- vine his thoughts. Visibly amused, Cum berland accedcd to his request and said: You are going to the fair at Nijni- Novgorod, where you intend to purchase goods to the extent of 20, 900 rubles. after which you will declare yourself q bankrupt and compound with your creditors for per oent.''
 On hearing these words the Jew gazed at the speaker with revorential awe. He then, without uttering syllable, drew out of tho leg of his boot shabby purse and handed him the 50 rubles, whereupon the great magician triumphantly in- quired "Then I have guessed your thoughts, chi" No" replied the Jew, ''but you have given mo a brilliant idea "
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
ROADS OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
Below the Yang-tse-Kiang a Wheeled Ve-
 hicle Is Out of Place.

Below the Yang-tse-Kiang Wheeled Ve-
 hicle Is Out of Place.
 As might bo expected, tho roads in southern China are not remarkable for their excellence In n town tho street is seldom wider than from 5 to Effect. Be- tween great cities there runs what is called great road, i" kept in moderate repair and sometimes exceeding feet in width. Half a days journey from Annoy lies tho "great road" that runs almost straight from Peliing to Canton. The peculiarity of it consists in no consecutive 80 yards being of the same description. One part is composed of loose shingle, another is paved; here it mounts on the top of mudbank, there it desoends into narrow ditch. The farmer blows up tho highway to increase the size of his field, or he will take it into his head to construct pond for irrigation purposes where the road used to be-
 South of the Yang tse- Kiang a wheeled vehicle is out of place. In the north the roads are better, and among variety of methods of travelling the wheelbarrow plays great part as means of locomo- tion. The labor of propulsion is assisted by hoisting sail when the wind is favora ble and on ordinary occasions by attach ing a mule in front. There is no nor" ludicrous sight than that of n pompous . Chinese gentleman pumping along, his round cheeks quivering like a jelly, while a pcrspiripg cooly pushes the shafts be hind and endeavors to keep the barrow balanced. The springless one horse cart which has to encounter roads of the rough est kind, makes no provision for bodily comfort. It is stated on good authority that the servant of British ambassador actually got concussion of the brain from lying down when i'll in tho body of cart of this kind. The writer had somewhat similar experience when riding on a mail cart over corduroy road in British Co., lumhia. Being sleepy, he loft tho spring seat, fixed in front and holding three per sons, and lay down behind. It was i'm possible to stay there long. Dumping over the round tree trunks of considerable di- ameter, which formed the pavement, the hard wooden cart seemed to rise up and smite every portion of his body. A rougher system of making road can scarcely bo imagined.
 Not less remarkable than the wheelbar row was the method employed in Nepaul in the time of Tavernier, the traveller, and prevailing in some out of the way places still, of carrying passengers up and down mountain tracks. The women of the country offer themselves as porters. On their shoulders they wear strap to which a large cushion is attached, where the traveller seats himself. It takes three women relieving one another from time to time, to carry man in this rough dis trict.-London Standard.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
OMNIPRESENT HYDROGEN.
One of the Commonest Elements of the
 Earth and the Universe.

One of the Commonest Elements of the
 Earth and the Universe.
 No result of spectroscopic research among the heavenly bodies has been more remarkable than that which demonstrates the extraordinary abundance with which the clement hydrogen Is diffused through out tho universe It is, of course, one of the commonest clements of the earth enter ing, as it does, into the composition of ev- cry drop of water. Hydrogen is also con- stituent part of a vast number of solid bodies, but the remarkable circumstance fer our present purpose is that this same element is found in profusion elsewhere. Surrounding that visual glowing globe of the sun there is an invisible atmosphere, of which hydrogen is one of tine most prominent components.
 A like conclusion is drawn from the spectra of many of tho stars. In the case of certain specially white and brilliant gems of which Sirius and Vega may be taken as tho types the chief spectroscopic feature is the extraordinary abundance in a which hydrogen is present. Even in the dim and distant nebule gaseous hydrogen is the constituent more easily recognized than any other which they may possess Indeed it may bo affirmed that we do not know any other substance which is so widely diffused as hydrogen.
 It need hardly be said that this gas is an important constituent in those com pound bodies with which life is associated. In that somewhat grewsome exhibition which shows the actual quantities of the several clements of which an average hu- man body is composed the bulk of the hy- drogen forms one of the most striking items, and indeed in connection with all forms of animal and vegetable life hydro gen is of primary importance. In the ar gument from analogy for the existence of life in other worlds it is significant to note that an element associated in such an emphatic manner with the manifestation of life here should now be shown to be widespread through the universe Robert Bali in Fortnightly Review.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
PARSON CHOWNE.
A Peculiar Character Tn the Novel Of
 .sThe Maid of Skcr."

"The Maiu or Skcr."
 Mir Rlackmorc worked into his story tho character of a notorious pair of par sons in the samo portion Of tho county Parson Chowne actually was rector of Knowstone, and the tradition of his evil deeds is by no means faded out of recollec- tion The people tell still of the manner in which he revonged himself upon any farmer who offended him. He had two methods. One was to invite tho man against whom he meditatcd evil to dine with him, when he would ply him with liquor, and when his guest drove away, down steep and rugged hill, the finch pin of one of his wheels would come out and the man be thrown from his trap and break neck or leg or arm. The other way was less severe. Ho would say before some man whom he could trust T wonder how bad Farmer K would feel were his rick to be flred?" Next night the rick would be in flames. Chowne never entered into alliance with the savagcs of Coleridge Nor did he end his days torn to pieces by dogs as represented ill the novel Several of the tales told of him in ''Thc Maid of Sker" are, however, true, as is that of his having introduced an apple pip into the eyeSof horse that belonged to baronet to the neighborhood, against whom he bore a grudge.
 Tho story is told of Parson Chowne that the bishop of Exeter sent word that he would visit him. Chowne had q portion of the road dug up and filled with peat wa ter and then covered over with sticks and furze and sprinkling of soil The bishops carriage went in, and the bishop was up set, but Henry of Exeter was not the man to be stopped by such matter as break down-not on the road, but of the road and he walked forward on foot.
 "Mr Chownc," said he, i've heard strange stories of you"
 "Waal, my lord," answered tho rector, 'so hev I of you. But, my lord, us be gentlemen, you and l, and us pays no mo- tice to the chitter chatter of pars1 O fules
 Nothing could be brought homo to Chowne He was far too clever man to allow himself to be caught in his malprac- tice Toward the end of his days he re- signed his living and resided in Il houso of his own.-Atalanta.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
Employer and Companion.

One of the most important secrets of q hunting expedition is this: Never allow yourselves any luxurics in tight place which your men have no share in" The English sportsman whose advice we have quoted tells how he was rewarded in the Caucasus for treating his men as comrades and sharing camp comforts with them. He says:
 One chilly night among the mountains | awoke at o'clock to find myself warm and snug under two extra native hlankets
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
DREW ON SIGHT.

BuckslSin Joe of cowboy fame Once from a creditor heard, Who wrote line about the bill And of payment long deferred. The cowboy plugged him when they met And snu1fed his earthly light, For on the letter he had read, s'I'll draw on you at sight,
 Atlanta Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
The Lawyers Benefactor.

] Who is the greatest benefactor of the le- gal professional Professor Wood of the Ed inburgh chair of oonveyancing the other day told his students how at dinner of English country solicitors the oldest prac- titioner present was asked to propose the greatest benefactor of the profession as Q toast and how he rose and said: "Gentle- men, fill up your glasses. Here's to the man who makes his own willl"-West- minister Gazette.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

this happened, and they left mo the next morning with hearty God be with you," unconscious that they had done anything more than the proper thing to- ward their employer and companion.- Youths Companion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
A costlx Walking Stick.

The most precious walking stick in the world Is said to be owned by Dr. Hailes of New York. The handle is made of a nugget of virgin gold, weighing nearly three pounds, and joined to the stem by lsing studded with 65 diamonds. It is val
 \d at $S, O00.--Jowelers Circular.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

A Pompeiian hand mirror of brass cost 7S cents, of silver $9.27, and the seller guaranteed to keep 1t bright.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

Hereafter all telegraph and telephone poles which are erected in the streets of Hartford must be of we'll seasoned chest nut wood, octagonal in shape, to be paint cd dark green uniformly, and not over 40 feet in height from the ground
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
The Difference.

Oldboy-Hello old manl Whats upS You don't look as trim as you used to during the first few months of your honey moon. Doesn't your wife still brush you up?
 Wedly-No. She combs me down. New York Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

One or another variety of wheat is found in almost every climate and country on the earth.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

Rye contains from to per cent less of the nitrogenols principles than wheat.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

Several flutes, still perfect and capable of producing musical tones, have been taken from the Egyptian catacombs.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15

The China or tea wheat is said to have come from grain found in chest of tea.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-15
FUN FOR COWBOYS.
GAMES IN WHICH MEN AND PONIES
 ENGAGE ON PUNcHERS' DAYS.

Tests of slsin That Would Not Do For Or dinary Riders-A Sort of Tug of War With Beautiful Shock at the End of It-Joy Unalloyed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-11-07
SAINT OF AMERICA
EFFORT TO HAVE THE LADY OF
GUADALUPE SO INSTALLED.
OLD LEGEND or THE VISION
Mexico the Scene of Great Pros
pectiye Festival Authenticity of
the Apparition Has Been Discussed
for 300 Years Petition 40 Go to the
Pope Soon.

A Position is to- be soon presented to
the pope urging that the lady of Quad
alupe shall be created THE patron saint
of al the Americas. If the holy
father should see tit TO grant this
strongly urged request great re
ligious festival will be held four years
from now in the City of Mexico. lay
men, priests, bishops, cardinals and
archb.shops wiz gather from all parts
of the world TO take part in the mag
niticent services. Such a festival
would be the greatest religious event
i'm the history Of the continent. Each
nation the world over has particular
saint recognized by its l,onan Catho-
lie population, and the Catholics of
Mexico hope to have the lady of
Guadalupe awarded the honor.
The religious writer's Of the past
three hundred years have discussed
the authenticity of the lady of Guada-
lupe. Mexican historians have uni
yersally agreed upon it AIS being gen
uine, but so much of the miraculous
must be first accepted Ills the truth
that the papal authorities have treat
ed the matter with extreme consery-
atism. The legend Of the lady Of