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The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
THE Y. NJ. c. A. FAIR.

The Fair of the Athletic Depart
ment, opened brilliantly on MOI MGnoay y
evening last at Odd Fellows Hail. nj
street, n. W. 5o .bs
Prof. Richard T. Greener, maoe Ihe
dedicatory address, which was supple e
mented by the Hon. Robert Smalls, oi
S. c.. and Mr.. Daniel Murray, ASSIST, ASSIST
ant Librarian of Congress, intersperseo
with excellent music. a
The hall is beautifully decorated
The booths are ladened with articles
of beauty and usefulness and 1;n,, tne Ia, .:
dies in attendance are as charming as
POSSIBLE. Could any one ask lo'
% The Fair is open every evening ane
a Saturday matinee for the little ones
until Emancipation Day.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

From reliable sources it is said that
non Recoreer of Deeds will be ap-
nointed next week, or very Shortiy
hereafter. The question that IS being
r,,eidered IS. whether an outsider or
a District man will be appointed, FIX
Senator Higgins Of Delaware IS urging
Mr. Joshua Parker. The PIesloenI
feels very kindly TO Mr.. higgins. ana
Is anxious to do something to please
him.
Fy-State Senator John P. Greene OF
ONO is personally well known to the
President. but it is not likely that MI.
Greene will get the Recordershlp II he
goes outside of the District.
Dr. George w Bryant of Baltimore,
Md. is candidate, and is largely IN
dorsed by the Maryland delegatlon-
Aside from the Endorsement that Dr.
B~vaut has received from his State, the
white republicans are making no effort
10 have him appointed. Already there
Is 4 fight against Dr. Bryant by the OLD
resident colored politicians in the
State. The Young Mems Colored ke-
publican Club, and, indeed, all the
Colored republican organizations IN the
State are opposed to him.
Ex-Collector |. c. Dancy OF VII
mngton, NC, is being pushed tor the
Recorder of Deeds by the rank and hle
of the white and Colored republican
vote. The white republicans want Mr..
Dancy out of the State to enable them
to have smooth sailing.
These are the methods that are being
adopted bv the white republicans
throughout the South. If COlored re-
pubhcaDs are side-traCked and sent to
make application for places outside OF
their State, they go to the White House
and mdorse some white republican.
Stevens of Alabama, political force
in his State, is supporting white re
publican.
Prof. Tohn NJ. Langston is making g
manly fight for District Commls'
Sioner. There is no reason why some
Afro-American should not be one ol
the District Commissioners,
Mr.. lanes T. Bradford of Baltimore
Md, is being urged for Recorder o.
Deeds by Mr.. Daniel Murray and
others. Mr.. Murray is a member o.
the Episcopal Church of this city, and
he is a very active young man. Wha'
claim Mr.. Bradford has on the District
no doubt, Mr.. Murray will explain. He
aill not be appointed, however, SO the
District republicans need not worry
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
WHAT | SAW AND HEARD.

The politicians are g tting wor.
ried- They have begun to think
that the golden calf they saw be-
fore the nomination and election of
Major Mckinley is slow materili-
zing. There is much unrest among
the boys. l mean the colored poll
ticians. Some of them have filed
tons of papers, that will do no
good. Well the Congressman IN
/ the States are compelled to indorse
them, which they think is an easy
matter to be relieved of them.
There is not so much boasting
among the colored politicians. The
negro politician, Myers, of Ohio,
who Informed Senator Hanna that
all colored napers and certain COL
ored men amounted to nothing is
now seeking notoriety from the very
papers that he declared we're no
good. This negro is a barber by
occupation, who is known in the
State of Ohio as Mr.. Hanna's bar
Der. These kitchen cabinet cOlOred
men have great influence sometimes
over certain classes of white people.
1t makes no difference how many
Endorsements you have from dis
tinguished and influential peo-
pie, the kitchen cabinet Will get
together and discuss pro and con,
the merits and demerits of the COL
ored applicants aid conclude that
it would be dangerous thing to
allow the colored brother to be ele-
waited to position that he cannot
fill. The prejudice white republi-
cans and the kitchen colored cabi-
net often defeat the aspiring col
ored politicians.
| have often heard these members
Of the kitchen cabinet say to their
white boss Mr.. Secretary, | un-
derstand that Jim Smith is a cam
didate for the Haytian mission, or
jim Brown is a candidate for Col
lector of Custom. He is a "nigger
We colored people do not like. "
"Why Jim ~
Because he puts on so many
: airs > "He do all kinds of things,
Mr. Secretary, agin our people "
This member of the kitchen
. cabinet has fixed him.
1t is very hard for the colored ap-
plicant to overcome the stab he has
received. The white man will he
: heve his colored servant. Another
remarkable thing is, to see how
much Difference is paid to the
kitchen cabinet by some colored
politicians when they call TO the
! residence of some of the parlor
cabinet officers. The colored poll
tician is either asked to walt, Sit IN
t the hall, or he is not at home. The
, colored politicians with all of his
great constituency behind him is a
coward.
] notice very often when colored
members of Congress, go to the
, departments, they hold their hats
in their hand. At the out.
side door they bow and scrape
like some of the old cOrn-field
. "darkies," is the way the white
man puts it, when they are abou
5 to approach the high officer. Il
: the colored man could be convinced
t that it is not necessary for him to
; play monkey and parrot he will bt
! ! more respected.
There are thousands of colored
office-hunters patiently waiting fol
, something to turn up. Some o.
S them will be waiting until 1900.
CYRUS.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRA.
TION.
3sTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
NOTICE SERVED ON BOGUS
SOLICITORS.

SOLICITORS.
The 35th anniversary celebration of
the emancipation of slaves in the Dis
trict of Columbia will take place Fri
day April 10Th.
The President of the Emancipation
Historical and Celebration AsSoCia-
ton, George w. Stewart, has an
nonnced the following committee on
finance for the coming celebration
Vim. Mathews, chairman; Alexander
Oglesby, A. Acmith, Henry Ander-
son, Benjamin Yearne, Lewis Hill,
Albert Bailey, Joseph SmotherS, J..
II Mcdowell, w. P Gibson, w. H..
Hall, !. Carter, ] w. Coles, Alexan-
der Hawkins, w. II. Simpson, ]. w.
Wanzer, NJ. Herbert Johnson, w.
WavaI. T H. Gibson, Addison Bank
EFT, Washington Perkins, IaScoe
Thompson, Glenn Smith, w. b. SImmS'
TilIman Dorsey, J. I; Deed, r. w.
Brown, George Fletc er, Brery
Broadus and Lewis Willis.
w. Calvin Chase, Editor OF IHE
BEE was unanimously chosen ora
tor of the day, and The BEE was
adopted as the official organ OF the
association. The ASSOCIATION also IS
sued the following notice:
| therefore call your attention to
section 3, of article a of the conStltu,
ton, that no person or persons Shall
solicit money or other contributions
in the name of the association unless
it be done under the corporate seal,
d any person who solicits money in
the name of the association for defray-
ing the expenses of the 10Th of April,
1857, except under the authority OF its
seal, shall be prosecuted under the
| laws of the District of Columbia.
Done by order of Board OF Dlrec'
tors.
GEO. w. STEWART,
President.
ATTEsTE:
!. w. Coles,
General Secretary.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
HE CHANGED HIS HEART.

Ex-senator John H. Williamson Of
Raleigh, N. C., is in the city making
arrangements for the publication OF MS
new book. Among other things Mr.
Williamson said that he was tree
silver advocate, and the time has come
for the colored man to be independent
All of this talk about colored people
being lynched in the South is false
There is more prejudice in Washington
than there il in North Carolina.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
RlRAsIlAE's LOAN lEEIa
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward tor any case of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, D.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
I. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
1ieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, D.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists estimonials free.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
WHAT THE BEE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE.

Oolored men united.
Good men appointed to Office.
:. N. Hewlett appointed Judge.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

The largest hotel for Afro-Ameri-
can guests will be found in The
BEE directory of hotels. The largest
and best houses in the city.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

Be bold enough to refuse what you
do not want and say what you do not
like. It's pretentious to say no when
YOU mean yes.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
rlRBsToNE CHIT AND CHAT.

TEE NEWS OF THE CITY DIsHED oF
FOR THE BEE READERS.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

,,osr NEWS AND EVENTS TRANSFERRED
srNCE OUR LAST ISSUE.-oTHER MAI
rrRc WORTHY OF CAREFUL CON
sInERATION.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

grvsoNAL POINTS PoINTEDLY OUT.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27

T. L. ZONES appointed prose'
attorney.
Bob Brown chief of the Fire DeP"''
ment.
Chief Clerk Sylvester promoted
Major Moore given credit for "ri1'
he does.
Col NJ. NJ. Parker United o'a'eS
Marshal.
The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
LOVE BROS.

10th and /, nth and NJ, 18th and S,
nth and t SITS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
standard Varieties OF Chickens.

Dominique Leghorns are not SO gen.
rally known. Their color is much
like that Of the American Dominique
and Barred Plymouth Rock, and is
what is known as Cuckoo" by English
breeders. The body color is grayish
white, each feather regularly crossed
with parallel bars of blue black, pro.
ducing the effect of a blush tinged
plumage. The color Is the same
throughout. The ground color of each
feather is clear. light. blush gray.
The shanks and toes are bright yellow
and eyes bright red in color. Silver
Duckwing Leghorns are not generally
bred in this country. though they are
frequently seen in showrooms. They
are considered as profitable as any of
the other Leghorn varieties, and in
point Of beauty they are very interest
ing and fascinating. They take the
name 'Duckwlng' from the similarity
of the steel-blue wing bar to that of
the Mallard or Wild Duck, the name
being first given TO variety of games
the Silver Duckwing Game. The
hackle and saddle feathers Of a Silver
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14

amends for the past, at the price of my
own happiness. From hot indignation
she became pathetic, asking me how
could so wound her. finally leaving me
in tears. To say that l felt like a
brute gives but faint idea of my sem
sations. I left Owls Nest the same
day. trying to comfort myself by my
own virtuOus intentions. But, Roy, /
love her. l love her with all the
strength Of my heart. Her deformity to
me is but touching Renaissance of
the tenderness owe her. and which I
long, unutterably. to pour out upon
her. To me she is the one woman in
the world, and cannot imagine a deep
err, purer happiness than mine would
be could call her my wife. How to
convince her of this, how to overcome
her morbid horror that am unwilling
ly devoting myself to her service, do
not yet know. But / am resolved to
try. Surely such deep, sincere love as
mine must at last win its way and force
her to believe in its truth"
"You have my best wishes. Come.
shall we rider"
So they strolled away to order their
horses, and May Talbot threw off the
Afghan. to stand before her mirror,
and once more compare her little
crooked figure with the thought Of 9TH
er women's symmetry.
But into the blue eyes had come a ra-
dance that made her whole face joy
Gus. Over the sweet sensitive lips how
cred smile born of love and such hap
piness as her life had never known
before. For she loved her knight we'll,
this fair maiden who would not accept
his pity. To have been his wife doubt
ing his motive in seeking her. to have
thought every tender word duty
wrung from his remorse, would have
been torture. To be his wife because
he loved her, had won her love, was
such happiness that the truth made
her dizzy, and she sank into deep
arm chair, sobbing for pure JOY.
my dear" said matronly lady.
presently entering the room, who do
you think In here? Robert Blake! I
met him as we drove up to the porch
steps. Tell me. darling, will 1t be
painful for you to see him? We can
60 away IL 1t is."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14

Duckwing Leghorn cock are pure sill
very white, without the slightest straw
or creamy tinge, with a narrow black
stripe along the center of the lower
hackle feathers Back, saddle, wing
bow and wing pay pure white; breast.
under parts, wing bar, and tall, dense
lustrous black. The Silver Duckwing
Leghorn hen has a silvery gray hackle
with a narrow black stripe through the
center Of each feather. The breast Is
light salmon, shading off to gray
toward the sides; the body color when
viewed at short distance should ap-
pear gray with faint blush tint all
over. A tendency to rudy gray,
either in ground color or pencil, is OBJ
jectionable. The tail Is black or dark
brown, except the two upper feathers,
which are light gray. The penciling or
markings are irregular or wavy. The
White Leghorn. like the brown. is the
more generally bred Of the Leghorn
varieties. 1t is, no doubt, the most
advantageous variety to breed for pro-
fit, and the easiest to raise on the farm.
Being of one color in plunage, they
are more successfully raised and cared
for than the parti-colored varieties
Their plumage is pure white through
out, the feathers other than white will
disqualify them. 1t has been a matter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
STUB ENDS.

Some men want to show how smart
they are every minute, and become
Alexis.
The inmates of English prisons who
cannot read or write receive compul-
sorry education twice week.
The greatest events OF an age are
it's best thoughts; it is the nature OF
thought to find its way into action
Bovee.
Human experience, like the stern
light of ship at sea. illumines only
the part which we have passed over
-Coleridge.
London has added to it's parks until
they occupy fourth of the city's area.
They have added to the health and
prosperity of the metropolis. and the
Londoners could not be persuaded to
part with any OF them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14

return to my home, I renewed my
self-exacted VOWS to devote my life to
May, but--do not despise me, Roy-it
Remember. I had not once seen her
since the day when | carried her home,
after my hand had ruined her young
life, but | knew that she was deformed.
/ was young man. In the full vigor Of
health, and, while my conscience told
me very plainly that / owed my life to
May Talbot, my heart shrank from the
Common sense spoke very plainly. On
ly as my wife could I give to May the
tender care, the love, that might throw
some gladness into her life. And |, like
coward, thought of the long misery OF
my own life tied to a deformed woman
that l did not love. So / came home,
slave in my own idea to my duty
and resolved to wear my chains brave
ly. 1t was summer weather again when
l went to Owls Nest, and, to my sur
prise, the house was full OF guests,
most of them young people. l think
that May must have gathered some
thing of my intention from my letters,
for she was no longer child, and sur
fering had made her womanly even be-
yond her years. only guessed this
from her manner. / had expected to
meet frank, cousinly welcome, for
our correspondence had been like that
of an affectionate brother and sister,
but May was dignified and even chill
ing in her greeting. 1t was soon evil
dent to me that she was trying to
thrust other ladies who were her guests
upon my care, and to avoid me as far
as possible"
But was she repulsive, Bob?"
"Repulsive! She was far from that,
my poor darling. Feeling her deform-
ity, as such sensitive natures do feel
any personal defect, she had morbid
idea that she was hideous. and yet a
craving to be loved, if she could not
be admired. Governed by this wish,
she had cultivated naturally fine in
tellect by constant study, porting over
books when other girls of her age
would have been seeking pleasure in
flirtations or amusements. With a
sweet, pleasant voice and a good ear
for music. She had cultivated mu-
steal taste till she was wonderfully pro-
ficient. and her singing was a pure de-
light to her friends. But for me she
never sang; she never played; never
chatted as she did with her other
friends, and avoided me so persistently
that at last horrible fear took posses
sion of me. In spite of her natural
sweetness of disposition, her affection
ate letters. feared she had never real
ly forgiven me, but was too generous
to let me know the truth"
HIN! Not an unnatural fear. But,
my dear fellow, when you found your
self so persistently snubbed, why did
you not leave her? You had done all
your conscience required"
But not all my heart desired! One
day, when she was more gracious than
usual, made her a downright offer of
marriage. She was furious! She said
l insulted her! Nothing could con-
vince her that l was not trying to make
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
EMO, mamma. I want to see him"

NO, UldlHmd. L want TO see MIN.
But she made no explanation. She
met him in the evening promenade.
when, leaning upon her stepfather,s
arm, she slowly walked on the beach.
Her smile, her soft words of welcome,
invited him to remain beside her, and
soon he was alone with her, the older
gentleman pleading fatigue.
They were alone, though hundreds
passed and repassed in the public
promenade. Her voice was low, yet
he heard it above the roar of the break
ers, when she said:
Robert. am afraid was very I'M
kind to you, last month"
very unkind, my darling!" he satd.
all his love in his eyes, as he looked
into her face.
will you forgive me?'
"On one condition only; that you are
kind now, and will promise to be my
wife,
Il will" she said, gently. "your true.
loving wife, Robert, for love you with
all my heart"
LAS | love you!" he answered.
But he never knew that she had
heard that hours chat in which he laid
his heart bare for his friend. little
guessing who was listening so near to
him.-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
FLOATING FACTS.

Only 8 per cent of cases of amputa-
ton are fatal.
Australia harbors one species of kan
CARGO no larger than rat.
One pound of sleeps wool is capable
of producing one yard of cloth.
Down to the Norman conquest the
Britons had living money and dead
money" the former being slaves and
cattle, the latter metal
Alexander the Great had lage num-
Der of wives, and was accustomed to re-
duce them to obedience by using The
fiat of his sword as corrective.
When old coins are worn so that it
is hard to make out the inscription.
gradually heat the coin. and in almost
all cases the inscription will appear.
A Dakota man has, after 20 years
efforts, succeeded in collecting $75 from
the government for supplies furnished
Clusters army on its way to the Little
Big Horn.
Alexander McIlroy, who died the 9TH
er day at his home in Philadelphia, was
n delegate to the national Wing con-
vention that nominated Gen. William
Henry Harrison.
Sidney Smiths wife was such a good
cook that he calculated that during the
course of his life he had eaten forty
eight four-horse wagon loads more
than was good for him.
The longest continued cataleptic
sleep known to science was reported
from Germany in 1892. the patient hav-
ing remained absolutely unconscious
for four and half months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
VARIETIES.

1t is estimated that the lumber D.,
the Miramiohi and tributaries, Canada.
will this season amount 10 112.0O0.001
feet
Frogs have been raining down Ia
thick showers on Bizerta, in Tunis
The largest were the size of mans
thumb.
In England and Wales the death
rate from typhoid fever has declined
from 277 per million in 1S7e-S0 to 1875
in 1S91-91
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14

of much speculation as to which varie-
ty of Leghorns is most prolific in egg
production. = This is a difficult question
to properly adjust to the satisfaction
of the speciality breeders, but from a
conservative standpoint it is generally
considered that the whites have slight
ly the advantage over the others. Phe-
nomenal individual egg records have
been made by most all the varieties,
but the above opinion is advanced from
the general results obtained from vari-
Gus sources. There are sub-varieties
in Brown and White Leghorns-the
Rose-comb Brown and the Rose-comb
White. The only distinguishing diff
ference between the last named and the
other varieties is in the comb. The
Rose-comb White and Rose-comb
Brown Leghorns have small rose
comb square in front, firm and even
upon the head, tapering evenly from
front to rear. without inclining to one
side, the top comparatively fiat and
covered with small points or corruga-
ticns, terminating in a we'll developed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
sheen a. Sailors.

Sheep make good sailors. Their hab.
1t of sticking close together probably
enables them to acquire sea-legs sooner
than other animals. They become quite
tame after a short experience on board
ship. Once In Genoa We were supplied
with one Of the most extraordinary
looking animals of the breed l have
ever set my eyes on. His horns were
twisted nearly twice round. and his
nose was a real wellington" He was
at home on board in a few hours after
his arrival, and continued to enlarge
the circle of his friends by making
some three or four voyages with me to
India. In the matter OF food he was
by no means particular. Pea soup was
his favorite dish. Hot potatoes or any
vegetable he took fancy to were cas-
ily obtainable. He had but to watch
the sailor who carried these things
from the galley to the fo'csle, and by
butting him until he rolled over or
threw the contents OF the dish to him
he succeeded in getting the desired
dainties. lie became latterly the ter
ror of the sailors lives at meal hours.
but his outrageous conduct having been
the result of their own teaching, they
never complained. His evil practices.
however, became so great that | had.
though with some regret, to close his
career as a shipmate.-Captain John
Balm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
Princess Chimay Making Butter.

The Princess Chimay and Rigo, her
gypsy lover. are, it is said, living on a
small farm in the Tyrol, where the
princess superintends the making Of
butter. She gets a small income from
her photographs in the nude, but be-
not extend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

The horses of German cavalry regi-
ments are to be shod with paper shoes,
recent experiments having proved
their durability and lightness desira-
BILE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
Flavor In Butter.

N this important
subject H. Hay
ward of the Penn
sylvania D air y
school says: The
annual production
of butter in the
United States is
about 1,375,OO0, 900
pounds. The larger
part of this Is put
on the market and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14

Let the crop Of poultry and stomach
of animals get empty before slaughter
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints to the Care of 1--we Stock
and Poultry.