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The Washington bee., 1897-05-22
rF-om The New Orleans Leader

II. President has broken the ice in
rsting an Afro-AmeriCan appoint
men, men, by nominating the well-knUwn ex-
Congressman, Hon. Henry p. Cheat
ham of North Carolina, for Recorder
oTDeeds for the District of Columbia.
Ne had the pleasure of stopping with
Mr. Cheatham al Minneapolis in 1892,
st which time he was a staunch Harri-
CON man and We were then for MCKin-
lev He is a man for the race and is
deserving Of the recognition thus
handed him and we should teel CRATE
FIJI for such an honorable recognition.
We hope the race will not be so rest
less now.
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

Dr. Shepperd has been appointed
in the Recorders Office as confidential
secretary to Recorder Cheatham. DR..
Shepperd is from North Carolina, and
the appointment IS worthy one.
Messrs. G. Winston, Edwards and
s. B. Thomas of Greater New York
are in the city on business. Mr.. Ed
wards is favorably we'll known in
this city.
Commissioner John w. Ross left the
city last week on little recreation.
Hon. John P. Green Of Ohio will be
in the city in few days.
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22
A WONDERFUL PILL
Uncle Sam Won't Be Fooled by Al
Quack Remedy,

Uncle Sam Won't Be Fooled by Any
Quack Remedy.
Uncle Sam-Why. doctor, that looks
like the pill Mckinley gave me to re-
duce my revenue.
DIR. Dingley-Yes; its ingredients are
practically the same, though perhaps
they are somewhat stronger.
S.-But you say this is to increase
my revenue. How can it work both
ways?
DR.. DIT is a protection and pros
perity pill. and will produce any effect
desired. 1t is an infallible cure for any
and all fiscal and industrial ills. II
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

~Ls commencement of the Academ'
J i5snsrtment ~ Of Wayland Seminary
lO C.,' ~ Ike place Monday evening, May
VIZ II the Vermont Avenue Baptis'
y 49, The class on roll are: Anne
q 9 Jobnson, Samuel H. Archer, Ed
- Bonner, Walter T. Foreman
rI,I s"Lr H Page and VIM. E. Robinson
Dc, Geo. w. Lee preached very
eua Illustrative sermon to the Normal
ms us Of fWayland Seminary last Sun
day morning,
Ms lane Honesty who has been
.sry T'-i n ali winter is convalescent.
Rev. ". Justin Waytes, B, D., pas
.,rofct Paul's Baptist church, Har-
rgi Tsbgrg, NJ Pa, arrived in the city this
week.
" Calvin Chase and E. NJ. Hewlett,
,sa over the B and o for Lancaster,
;, last Tuesday morning to attend
4, Afro-American League Conven-
.1u
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

The National Colored Personal Lib
erly League will give banquet June
x a, Moore & Prioleau's Cafe, No.
r7J6 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, in honor of
" Calvin Chase, Editor Of The
WASHINGTON BEE.
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

FOR RENT:-To gentlemen only;
nice furnished or unfurnished room
with bath. Terms reasonable.
2o5 o street n. W.
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

If you have more money than you
desire to carry at one time, make your
deposit in the Capitol Savings Bank
Cog F street, n. W.
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

Read THE BsE
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

I7rz 14th St. between R and
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22
Heilbrun 4 company

P. S.-A Special Discount to PAS
TORS
The Washington bee., 1897-05-22

Zero.-Yes, even women should have
a knowledge Of politics. We should
know the meaning, for the time is COM
ing when we may have 10 vote.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
MODIFIED.

Error from Leavenworth County.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
BOODLERS ESCAPE.
Continued from page ~

then, was provided by law as to COM
position and subject matter of jurisdic-
tion. Nothing, therefore, remained to
be done but to confer upon it the high
judicial prerogatiVe Of compelling
obedience to its orders. That was done
in the very way required by the majority
Of this court. 1t was done by law us
ing the term in its narrowest and most
technical sense. It was done by the
statute Of 1901, an enactment possessing
sll the requisites Of constitutional form
atty. But In a broader sense than this,
the court in question was provided by
law The Legislature, by the act Of 1891,
declared that such Legislative investigat-
ing committees as might thereafter be
appointed should possess the judicial
power to issue compulsory process and
punish for contempt It declared that
when such committees were appointed
they should be courts. It validated
their existence in advance Of their crea-
tion. 1t, in fact, authorized their ap-
pointment and made ready to their
hands the machinery Of judicial power
when they should be called into being.
1t, therefore, provided them by law.
There is, in my Judgment, no merit in
the petitioners contention, and he ought
to be remanded into custody and be
dealt with for his contempt Of the COM
mittee's order"
The advocate., 1897-06-09

counting her trees as worth what she
was offered for them (that, OF course, to
include the land, and considering that
she had the money for all Of the pears
and also the interest on the money re-
ceivea from the fourth and fifth years
crop? Show the difference between what
the son and daughter were worth.
All answers must be in by June %,
the result to bs published in the ADvo-
GATE June 30. Duplicate answers must
be sent to the undersigned. 1t should
be remembered that the solution must
be arranged in the most comprehensive
and concise form, as chat will be taken
into consideration by the judges.
It should also be remembered that the
son hires no help, has no losses, makes a
living clear of his cattle; that he loans
his yearly surplus Of s40O at a rate Of 10
per cent. semi-annually, and that he has
no debts shat are not paid at the end of
the six years by the sale OF the stock.
The daughter loans the money received
from the sale Of pears at 10 per cent.
interest compounded semi-annually, her
teaching makes her a living, and the
crop Of fruit credited to her is about
one-hale the amount claimed by fruit
growers in Texas who use clippings taken
from bearing trees in propagating the
fruit.
The writer will put anyone who desires
complete information on this point in
communication with one Of the best
German farmers in eastern Texas. He
will be pleased to give any information
obtainable relative to the coast country
and it's resources.
Respectfully submitted.
S. M. SCoTT.
Emporia, Kas.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
Decision for Port Arthur.
S. M. ScoTT.
Emporia, Kas.

have just returned from Port Arthur
aud am grstlded to report that every
thing is moving along in fine shape. All
objection to completing the ship canal
has been removed. The ponderous
dredge is blowing its way through the
water, and with the assistance Of nearly
one hundred teams with wheel scrapers
an amount OF work is being done that
inspires new hope in everyone. Two
other dredges are on their way to assist
in the great work. / have made several
trips to the coast country since last
February, at which time we ate ripe
strawberries; but no trip has impressed
me more than the last. found yellow
corn Of tho Golden Dent variety in good
hard roasting ears and the same straw.
berry vines still yielding their fruit. One
cannot realize the extent Of this great
country without visiting it. To think OF
man in Montana sitting around his
fsggot ire shelling corn to plant as soon
as the frost has left the ground, Kansas
and Nebraska farmers corn just through
the ground in good shape, while at the
same time the favored sons Of the South
are eating big fat roasting ears, makes
one feel envious of the latter. One can
emigrate to that country any season Of
the year and within six months have al
most any variety Of vegetables ready for
the table. / shall be pleased to answer
any inquiries from those who desire to
investigate for themselves. Special in.
ducements will be offered to those who
want to secure a home. s. M. ScoTT,
Emporla, KAs.
The advocate., 1897-06-09

The Olathe tribune tells about q
grocer who put a $l4 tag ON 81 castor
and presented tito the family preacher.
The next day the preacher returned 1t,
saying that he was too poor to afford
such a valuable ornament ON his table,
and If the grocer had no objections he
would like to exchange it for Sl4
worth Of groceries. The grocer couldn't
obiect,and 1t Is said he believes strongly
In Che text, ''Be sure your gins VIII
find yOn out"
The advocate., 1897-06-09

Many northwest Kansas POpuIlSts
who went to the Omaha Convention on
the Burlington oD the night of July 3
will remember an energetic discussion
which took place With q Harlan
County, Nebraska, banker by the
name of Mills. This discussion was
participated in by most everybody on
the train and continued until every.
body was worn out. The banker was
especially anxious to convince the boys
that they had very foolish ideas on the
money question, and that the Repub.
lican doctrine was the only safe solu-
tlon of the question. He has lately been
sentenced TO the peniteRtisry foE rob.
hing the bank OF which he was presi-
dent
The advocate., 1897-06-09

Years ago Msj, Henry Inmsn was in
the regular army In the buffalo grass
region and had control Of most every
thing in sight. AT that time Buffalo
BiIl was q buffalo hunter and was poor.
Inmsn befrlended him. OF late years
TnmRD has been unfortunate. He hes
lately written book entitled "a His
tory of the Santa Fe Trail" He was
unable to secure a publisher, having
no money. Some time ago he met
Buffalo Bill, who, remembering his
past kindness to him, took the matter
In hand and has assisted him to the
extent that his book will soon be given
to the public.
The advocate., 1897-06-09

E, M, Broughton, of the Stafford
Peoples Paper, has worked almost con-
tinuOusly at the printers trade since
1888. He began on the New Orleans
PjcGyWne. He later worked In offices
in South Carolina, Tennessee and I'LL
nols, coming to Kansas in 1877. He
then spent two years on a claim, but
has been continuously at the case in
Hutchinson and in Stafford County
ever since.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
SYLLABUS.


SYLLABUS. By THE COURT. DosTER, g. J.
l. The statute requires that the duties Of
commissioners appointed TO cOndemn land
for railroad right of way and to award dam
Oges therefor, shall be performed by full
body of three members, or by two OF them
upon notice to the third and opportunity by
him to participate therein; and a condemna-
tlOn and award made by two after the resig.
nation Of the third ia not q valid proceeding,
and II such Sction OF the two after ths retire
ment Of the third appears upon the face Of the
report such instrument Is void; and such pro-
Ceedings and report are likewise void IL IL ap-
pears therefrom that after the resignation OF
the one member an appointment TO fill the
vacancy was made, but that such appointee
took no part In the proceedings, had no mo-
tlce thereof nor opportunity TO participate
therein.
2, The statutory rule that "Words giving
o Joint authority to three or more public
officers or other persons shall be construed As
giving such authority to majority OF them,
unless Ii be otherwise expressed in the act
giving the authority" applies to boards or
tribunals the membership Of which Is full,
and not to one whose membership has never
been fully appointed, or IL appointed has be-
come reduced In number, nor TO one In whose
proceedings the minority has been given no
opportunity TO participate.
5. Until the report OF commissioners ap'
pointed TO condemn land for railroad right
Of way and award damages therefor has been
filed, it is within the control Of such commits
sioners, although written ont and signed,
and may be changed BY q majority, or dis,
sented from by a single member. The act OF
filing such report is in law the acts Of con-
demnatiOn and award, and must be performed
as the act OF the full body, or Che act OF ma.
iority upon notice to the third.
4. Acase ~ not ot uecessisy to be reversed
The advocate., 1897-06-09

In recent issue of the Kansas City
Journal the following appeared: "'It
is funny, isn't it, said an old soldier
yesterday, that the Government pays
It's warriors more in peace than war.
/ can buy more with my $8 pension
than / ever could with my $l3 pay. "
1t is also funny that half the people of
the United States can be made to be.
lieve that the country will become
prosperous when it takes as many days
work to get So as 1t used to take to
get @13.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
No 1OO66.
@. J. BROWN.
Clerk Supreme Court.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Company vs.. Almon Richards.
Error from Shawnee County.
REVERSED.
SYLLABUS. BY THE COURT. pOsTER, G. ].
1t Is the duty Of trial court which finds
thatA verdict for damages is excessive in
amount, to set such verdict aside and award
new trial of the cause; and the error Of its
failure to do so can not be cured by ordering
the remission Of q portion Of the sum ad'
judged to be excessive.
All the Justices Concurring.
true copy.
Attest G. ]. BROWN,
lsEALl Clerk Supreme Court.
The advocate., 1897-06-09

A conference OF middle. -the-road
Populists has been called to meet at
Bmporia, at the Whitley House, July l,
to elect delegates to the Nashville con-
ference.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
Published June Q, 1897
Supreme Court SyIIabi.
No. $685.
Amanda Corby vs.. James Moran.
Error from Doniphan County.
REVERSED.
No. O8O5.
BY THE COURT. DOsTER, c


1. A Sherlf's deed founded upon mortgage
foreclosure judgment is not void upon its
face unless defects sufficient to invalidSte &c
appear In the instrument ITSELF and a mis-
recital by IL Of the date Of the Judgment upon
which 1t is founded, which Is manifestiy a
clerical error, and mis.description OF the
land ordered to be sold, where 10 is manifest
that the tract conveyed is a portion OF the
one 80 ordered TO be sold and mis-statement
Of the capacity In which plaintiff recovered
Judgment, as eXecutrix instead OF In her own
right, do not render such deed inadmissible In
evidence ;and an instruction to the jury TO find
against the party claiming under IL because
Of such mis.recital, mis-description and mis-
statement is error
2. A sheriffs deed founded upon mortgage
foreclosure Judgment which had been preVi-
ously paid, Is o nullity in the hands Of the
Judgment creditor as purchaser; and the re.
cording OF such deed does not start the run
ming Of the statute Of limitations in his favor.
All the Justices concurring.
A true copy.
Attest: @. J. BROWN.
[sEALl Clerk Supreme Court.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
A SPLENDID OFFER.


Time or Money.
Many inquiries are received by tht
writer either by mail or in person from
persons who desire to have me give then
an idea as to what seems to be the mos
attractive feature and what would b'
the safest investment in the coast coun
try. / answer unhesitatiugly that tht
safest investment in any country is IL
land. This line promises an especially
rich reward to those who invest con
tinuously and handle their lands prop
erly. The question is also asked, Why
do so many people flock to the coast
countryP If you will take your pencil and
figure out the accompanying problem
you will wonder why this immigration
has not taken place long ago. Men OF
small means are securing for themselves
q twenty acre tract Of land upon which
they can produce a small fortune. 1t has
been done and at this time is being done,
and what others have done, why can t
you do?
THE PROPOSITION.
The undersigned will give o land
certificate worth S25 to the first person
who is reader Of the ADVOCATE, OF
who subscribes for it for six months
who will send q comprehensive answer
to the accompanying problem. This
certificate is transferable and will be re-
ceived at It's face value on first payment
on twenty acres Of pear land purchased
of him near Port Arthur, Texas. price
of land to be the same as OF other land
in the same locality.) To the second
person furnishing a correct answer will
be given years subscription to the
ADVOCATE. The manager will carefully
mark each letter received, The problem
will be submitted to judges chosen by
the competitors
THE PROBLEM.
A father starts his son and daugh ter
in business. He gives each their choice
of fifty acre farm. He also furnishes
each with $500 cash capital, a team, cow
and brood SOW. The son chooses his
farm in eastern Kansas, buys forty calves,
paying $400 for them. He keeps them
one year and doubles his money, clear
ing $40O on the transaction. He uses
the remaining $100 for living during
the year. He repeats this transaction
for 1--WE years, except that he makes his
living in each Of the subsequent years
out Of hogs, COW, etc. He loans his $400
each year at 10 per cent, interest payable
and compounded semi-annually, What
will the SON be worth at the close Of
business at the end of the sixth year when
he has sold his last bunch Of calves, as
sumipg that his land is worth $35 per
RcreS
The daughter chooses her fifty acre
farm in the coast country, pays $500 to
have it set in pear trees, seventy trees to
the acre, and leases her land to o young
fruit grower for six years, She furnished
team, COW and brood SOW with the
understanding that the grower shall at
tend to the trees in a first-class manner
for use Of the land between the trees.
She was q graduate OF the State Normal
School and taught school for a living.
Her trees commenced to bear the third
year. The fourth year they yielded one
half bushel to the tree, the fifth year
The advocate., 1897-06-09
No. $500.
The Supreme Lodge Of the Order OF Select
Friends vs. Daniel T. Dey.
Error from Crawford County.
MODIFIED.
SYLLABUS.

SYLLABUS. By THE COURT. DosTER, C.J
The general laws Of a mutual benefit 80.
ciety, which by the use Of permissive words
only allow an appeal from the decision of an
officer Of the order, before whom the claim.
ant OF death or disability benefit is required
in the first instance to prosecute his claim,
but which do not obligate him to appeal
from an adverse decision as condition prec-
policy of insurance, may, in the event of such
decision, maintain an action in the courts
for the recovery Of his loss.
All the Justices concurring.
true copy.
Attest: CO.. BROWN.
[sEAL Clerk Supreme Court.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
No. 994l.

Leavenworth, Northern & Southern Rail-
way Company VS.. Otto Meyer.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14

A new bicycle game, or rather game
which can be played on wheels, has late
ly been evolved by cycling genius. 1t
is called the royal game, and requires
a court or field divided into alleys. Two
teams of nine riders each take part
and the field is divided into right and
left field, with the courses chalked out
plainly. An alleyway constructed OF
ropes or cables extends from the upper
to the lower field on the division line
between right and left field. Gables
also form two upright sides between
which the playwheel rolls and is driven
backward or forward by the riders in
passing at any point between the lower
and upper field. The playwheel is sim
gle bicycle rim. having 4h-inch pnen-
matte tire. The idea of the game IS
to drive this playwheel from the center
field, through attack of opponents, to
a goal ahead, the riders using sticks
especially made for the game The ends
of the alleyways are the goals for the
respective teams. Players ride in sim
gle file and always circle to the left
Thus the two trains are constantly
meeting and passing each other in OPP
posite directions on the upper sides OF
the alleyway. Royal is a game requir-
ing swift riding and much skill, and
novice would scarcely venture to form
one of a team.-London Cycler.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14
DANGERS OF THE WHEEL.
RecIxlessness Leads to Most of the
Accidents That Befall Riders.

at cannot be denied that man will
take greater risks on a wheel than he
would think of taking if he were on
foot. He feels sure of his ability tc
ride a chalk line or to go at great speed,
and he will cross the track in front of
a trolley car or he will pick
his way through press of wagons,
where a slight miscalculation will
throw him under the wheels of the We.
hicles. When he has done this thing
once he feels sure that he can do it
again. Then, too, he will rush in front
of spirited horses in the park, Brighten
ing them and exposing himself to the
danger of being run down by fran
tic animal. The use of a little common
sense and prudence will prevent nearly
all of the bicycle accidents. The dan
gers of cycling should be by this time
pretty well understood. These dangers
are no greater than those attending
almost everything else that a man does
for pleasure or business. A man can
not stir out of his house without ex-
posing himself to danger. But the
chances in his favor are so great that
he seldom thinks of the risks that he
takes when he goes upon the streets.
Horses run away, houses fall down,
mad dogs rush through the streets,
lunatics explode firearms, trolley cars
run away, bricks fall from chimneys
or from the walls of buildings going
up, sunstrokes PROSTATE people to the
earth, and a thousand and one other
things happen which injure or kill PEG
pie. The wheelman is exposed to them,
as is every other person. The use of
the bicycle has only introduced few
new kinds of accident, every one of
which can be avoided, however, by good
sense and caution, except those caused
by the breakdown of the wheel.-The
Wheel
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14
STARTING A SYNDICATE.
Few Inside Lights on How Some Con-
Germs Get to Work.


Scene-An office in the city. Time
After lunch. Present-Members of a
proposed syndicate.
First Member-And now, gentlemen,
to business. | suppose we may put
down the capital at $4,000?
Second Member-Better make il $780,
600. Half million is SO much easier
TO get.
Third MemberOf course. Who
would look at paltry so?
First Member-Perhaps you are
right. Five pound shares, Ell?
Fourth Member-Better make them
sovereigns. Simpler to manipulate.
First Member daresay. Then the
same solicitors as our last?
Fifth Member-Yes, on the condition
that they get firm to undertake the
underwriting.
First Member-N ecessarily. The firm
l propose, gentlemen, are men of bust
ness and quite recognize that nothing
purchases nothing.
Second Member-And they could get
the secretary with thousand to in
vest.
First Member-Certainly. Our brok-
ers, bankers and auditors as before.
Eth, gentlemen?
Fifth Member-On the same condi-
tons.
First Member-That is understood.
And now the prospects is getting into
shape. Is there anything else anyone
can suggest?
Fourth Member-Oughtn't we to have
some object in view?
First Member-Assuredly. Making
money.
Fourth Member-Don't be frivolous.
But what | mean is, should we not
know for what purpose we are going to
expend the half million?
First Member-Oh, you mean the
name. Well, that comparatively unim-
portant detail we might safely leave
until our next pleasant gathering
Meeting adjourned. Curtain
Punch
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14
THE LITTLE ONE.

amt nfeared on Death to look-on the
land. or the fur-off sea:
Fer Death once come to my home an took
a little one off from me;
An thar wuznt a smile fer a lonesome
while in the home whar she use to be
amt afeared O. Death sence he took a
little one off from me-
She wuzn't afeared! fer day by day
still on the mothers breast.
Uncomplainln' she went away-we whis-
perrin: God knows bestP'
Never a word from her lips wuz heard as
the days and the nights went on
Only the arms roun' the mother after the
soul wuz gone!
1 reckon it's right, but somehow I'm al
ways wantin to know
Jest why the good Lord took her from the
ones that loved her SO?
Minister says. "Twuz to bring us all close
In the Masters keep"
But fer her I'd take my chances out with
the poor. lost sheepi
If only knowed she was livin-thar. whar
she use to be-
II only she had the daylight, an the dark
ness come on mel
II only, when the shadders come up from
the gloomy west
] could hear the mother calm her home.
an rockin' her still to rest
But she's gone the way that we all must go,
an the mother an me must moan;
She was such a little bit of a thing to go
In the dark alonel
But sweet an uneompiainin' she lived her
happy day;
And | aln't afeared on Death to look since
the little one went that wayi
#. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.