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Evening star., 1898-11-19
rascals of boys. why. won't they-let us
thank God, wife; it came from Him. a.


You will be pleased to hear, mater, dear,
that corn is up twopence a Genital, and that
the rket is buoyant; that's the good oe
new blood being brought into corn. would
have been lost in medicine
Il have been studying the career Of a
corn prince. and it has FIVE chapters. He
begins poor boy-from the north of Ire
land by preference. but that is not necps-
sary-then he attracts his chiefs attention
who sends him out to America where even
the Yankees can't hold their own with him.
ana ne becomes manager of his firm. FIis
next move Is to start in partnership with
some young fellow who has money and no
brains. BY and by he discovers by instinc ct
that corn is going to rise. so he buys it
ahead by the cargo, and piles up a gor-
geous sum-say 100000. AfterwarG he
buys out Empty-head, and becomes the
chief of d big house, with lots of juniors
and he ends by being bank director and
moving resolutions at the town hall.
Please don't interrupt, mother for l am
not done yet. Long before the town hall
level this rising corn man has gone up by
stages from the street off Princes road to
an avenue near the park, and then into the
park. and perhaps into the country whence
he appears high sheriff
One minute more, you impatient mother.
A certain person who will pretend to be
nearly fifty when the corn man comes into
his kingdom, but will remain always at
twenty-five exactly, and grow prettier
every year. will have a better set of rooms
in each new house. and at last will have
her own carriage, and visit whole streets
of poor folk, and have all Liverpool bless
irg her. This is the complete history of
the corn man and his mother as it will be
expounded to after generations of school
boys by Informing and moral phlanthro-
pists What do you think OF it?''
Il think that you are a brave boy, Jack,
and your mother is proud of You and CRATE
full; If it's any reward for you to know
Evening star., 1898-11-19
rying the dearest, sweetest. prettiest

Hush, you5stupid boy.- And we had to
Keep up a certain appearance and pay a
hlgh rent, and We were very poor-poorer
than the pubic ever knew.
OF course. thes doctor had large prac-
tice before he died, and people used to
think he made f2,@p and $1,000 year. and
Mrs. Tattler-Jenes.Iwho knows everything,
said our income was IA 900.
his last year your father earned H,SH
and got in IL geo; the other 1900 will never
be paid; and Yet he was pleased because
he had cleared off the last penny of his
debt. and thought he would begin to lay
something aside for your education"
But why did he not yet the other $500?
Could the people not pay?"
They could pay everybody else-wine
merchants, jewelers. and car owners-but
altogether. and your father would never
prosecute
And didn't father attend many people
for nothing?"
he did not even tell me; he used to say that
If he didn't get often to church he tried
to do as people were told to do there; hts
commandment was the eleventh, Love one
another
Did father believe the same as clergy
men about things mater?",
No, not quite. and l suppose some peo-
pie would call him a hereto but you and
know. Jack, that if to do good and to be
quite seltiess, and to be highminded, pure
and true, is to be like Christ, then the doc
tor WAS Christian. the best l ever saw
Very likely he was the same sort of
hereto as Christ himself. l say, mater,
there will be a good lot to speak up for
father some day--widows and orphans and
such like In proud to be his son: it's a
deal better to have such father, whom
every person speaks well of, than to come
in for pot of money. If old Dodson had
a son. how ashamed he would be of his
father"
Money is not a bad thing, all the same,
Tac nd Mrc Siu uhnI
had had a little more than the insurance
policy, then We would not have had to come
Evening star., 1898-11-19

spring to and shut them off from all the
bright hopes they labored for
sick man cannot be happy; he cannot
accomplish the work he has to do in this
world; he loses the very money he is striv-
ing for his ambition defeats itself Any
man who discovers that his strength and
energy are giving way has an unfailing
means of regaining his physical health and
stamina in the simple yet all potent restor-
ative power of that wonderful Golden
Medical Discovery - originated by DR.. R V
Pierce, OF Buffalo. N Y, the world famous
specialist in diseases of the nutritive or
ganism.
Among the thousands who have consulted him
by mail the case of Mr.. Newton b. Blake Of
Tiplersvillc Tippah Co.. Miss as shown iu the
OF his treatment: " In December 1895 my health
began to fail, tried many different kinds of
medicines and the more took the worse the dis
ease grew. Finally in April when was busy
with the farm work my health got so bad that
could not hold out to work one hour. NV breath
became short and was weai and nervous and
oftentimcs would spit blood. / was unable Ia
work. tried one OF the doctors in the vicinity
but failed to obtain relief / seemed to grow
worse. NV father received a book from DR.
Pierce in which read of case similar TO mine
and decided to write to DIR. Pierce He recon-
mcnded me to take his Golden Medical Discoy-
cry After taking six bottles of this remedy
can recommend II as one of the best medicines
to build up the system i am now enjoying
good health"
Torpid liver and constipation are SURELY
and speedily cured by DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They never gripe. They regulate,
tone up and invigorate the liver. stomach
and bowels. No substitute urged by uer.
cenary dealers 10 as good.
Evening star., 1898-11-19

you've helped me many a time with my
| little troubles. Let me help you in yours
now"
| "Queenie. If you want to put me to utter
shame, you have taken the right way, for
IT. your thrift and good management which
nave given us our happy home, and L
Yes, you, Bert, you have idled your time,
| suppose. AMI spent your money on dress,
and generally neglected your family. For
shame, sir, when you have done so we'll,
and every one says that nobody is so mucn
respected Don't look like that if you love
me. What is it?''
1T is necessary that you be told and I
was going to speak this evening. but it is
very hard Queenie. when | kissed the
children and looked at you all so happy, 1
felt like a-murderer.'
Have you
NO. on my word of honor, have done
nothing wrong, that l can say: neither you
nor the little ones have any cause to be
ashamed of me-"
IF you had J would have stood by your
side. Herbert, but I knew disgrace would
never come by you: then, what is it7 If
IT, IT'S only the loss of some money, why, 1
know half dozen economies"
It's far worse than that, wife, I fear.
This will be our last Christmas in our dear
little home, and it's all my blame and !
feel the basest of men. AS If you
had trusted me when l had deceived you
all.
You are the best wife ever man had.
1 feel better, and I'll explain 1t all
to you. 1t is not very difficult; 1t is so easy
to be ruined.
You know we are brokers. and our bust
ness is to buy or sell cotton for other peo-
pie, and we are responsible for them, so
that If they cannot pay the losses, we have
to find the money. -
'"rwo of our firms which have been very
Kind to u.s. were sure cotton would go up
and so 1t ought to have done, and will in
the end-and they bought SO many bales
through us.
We'll a big firm, which can do pretty
much 1t likes. seized the Opportunity Of a
fraud to rush in and upset the market, so
our friends and many others have to face
declines they cannot meet. So unless our
Evening star., 1898-11-19
HEART DISEASE,
The Dangers of Extreme Excitement
and Oyer-ENertion.

4 rom the New York Herald.
The dangers of excitement and over-cxer-
ton in precpitating fatal issue in heart
disease were impressively illustrated in tho
case of Miss Ethel Marfowe, whose end
came suddenly and almost in front of her
audience.
An effort which was nothing more 10 her
than ordinary one in health became a
direct factor in inducing immediate death.
This so often happens under similar cir
cumstances that the lesson of preeaution
and the concern of prevention cannot be
too earnestly urged. 1t is not so much the
kind or the degree of strain AT the time as
a relative tolerance Of the organ to bear g.
Unfortunately organic heart disease has
a marked tendency to become progressive,
and patients finally become so accustomed
to the insidious symptoms of disturbed
blood circulation, short breathing Dalpita-
ton and faintness that the frequent warm
ings are scarcely needed in the pursuance
of their ordinary work. An extra squirt IS
all that is necessary to turn the scale OF
chances against them.
One runs for car and drops dead on the
way, another while excited over a speech
at a banquet drops senseless in his chair
and the unsuspecting actress dies behind
the stage wings from like cause. The
heart stops beating In each instance in
consequence of over-distension with blood
death being practically instantaneous and
painless.
Evening star., 1898-11-19

= NN VI z n
work and slave
and worry and
get sick and
broken down,
forgetting all
the time that
health is worth
m ore TIL an
that a happy,
home is rather
en- than great
Ill they hear
door of disease
Evening star., 1898-11-19
The Tfser,

Many a man with hi.
whole soul immersed in
business and money-get-
ting is like the miser
whose spring door shut
TO and locked him in for
Evening star., 1898-11-19

though they're not rich. they're true, and
If We have to go into smaller house
and live very quietly. they won't mind :;
they'll just come closer. won't they?'
Right again; you are getting on. We've
somewhere about $4,000 working capital
now"
We have our books and our music and
five years of love and spirit
ual blessings one does not talk about -
"one piece of property wanting, which is
best of all-yourself Queenie, surely the
cleverest, loyalest 80
You are talking nonsense now, Bert;
and are you aware that it is past IL
O'Clock? I'll turn out the gas in the din
ing room il you Will see that the door is
fastened"
Here is a letter which must have come
haps it's a Christmas card in advance.
Let's see Oh, l say, you've left me in dark
ness
Come up to our room: We open il
there: very Ekely it's a bill. Well?''
Il say-Queenie-no, II can't be hoax
nobody would be so cruel-and here's an in
closure-ietter from London bankers con-
firmng-sit down here beside me: Wen
read it together-so, near you can,
and your arm round my neck-just a Sec
ond before We begin-my eyes are all right
ROW."
Liverpool, Dec. % 1S9-.
Dear Sir-It has been my practice, as a
nan engaged for many years in COM
mercial pursuits, to keep watchful, and
beginning their business career in Liver
pool. For the last five years / have OBJ
served your progress with much interest
| and you will pardon my presumption and
take no offense when l express my .atis-
faction as an old merchant with your dill
genee, caution. ability and most of all in
tegrtty, to which all bear witness.
Il was. therefore, greatly grieved 10
learn that your firm may be hardly pressed
next week. and may be in danger of stop
rage-all the more that | find no charge of
folly can be brought against you, but that
you are indirect victims of one firms spec
ulative operations. There is no one. | am
also informed, from whom you can readily
obtain the temporary assistance you re-
Quire and are morally entitled 10 receive.
The only satisfaction l have in life is
rsirg such means as Providence has been
of people who are in every way better than
myself, but who are in some kind of
straits. 1 have. therefore, directed my
London bankers to open an account for
you and to put 10000 TO your credit. pom
this account you will be plea eased to draw
such sum as will tide you ever the pres
ent crisis, and such other sums will
able you to extend your business along the
safe and honorable lines YOU have hi herto
followed. | make no doubt that you will
repay the said sum or sums 10 the same
account as you may be able-no interest
will be accepted-and ! only lay one other
obligation on your honor, that you make
no endeavor to discover my name.
BE pleased to accept my best wishes of
this season for your admirable wife, your
two pleasing children, and my confident
hope for your final and large success in
busnessI remain your faithful friend,
"ZACCHEUS."
Let us go and kiss the children, Lhub-
BILE, and then-we might say the Lords
prayer together"
Evening star., 1898-11-19

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
Evening star., 1898-11-19

How tired you mus, be, Fred. after four
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
COLORED EDITORS SPLIT.

Col. PLEDGER OF GEORGIA, KICKS
HIS PARTNER OUT.
From the Augusta, Ga, Union.
We see from the Southern Age ot
last week that Messrs. Hagler and
Pledger have dissolved partnership.
Col Pledger taking the entire outfit,
leaving Mr.. Hagler the Office. We
regret the rupture between these gen.
tlemen and hope for an amicable adj
justment of existing differences.
Editor Hagler who assures the pub
lie that the Age will continue to issue,
gives his version of the affair in long,
hot-tempered editorial. We have not
vet seen Col. Pledger's side of the af-
fair, hence we are not disposed to say
who is right. In fact ii is business
transaction between two individuals in
which the public is not greatly inter
ested. However, it seems from Edi-
tor Hagler's statement that Col.
Pledger had bought and paid for the
plant, hence his right to remove same
at will should not be questioned.
Perhaps Col. Pledger was opposed
to furnishing the outfit for a paper
which was constantly abusing and
misrepresenting the trusted party and
race leaders of this State.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
WILL STRIKE THE BLOW

The President and Congress
have at last come to an understand.
ing and war is practically declared.
The system of mobilization is going
on rapidly and patriotism is in
creasing in intensity every day.
Spain in her dastardly conduct has
6iplomatized itself into a, delemma
out of which she will hardly emerge
without much smoke and rents in
her garments. The President IN
his usual wise manner will conduct
a vigorous campaign and Congress
will not be behind in responding
to every demand. The colored
soldiers are at she front and thous-
ands of valiant colored men are
only waiting for Uncle Sam to say.
"come on boys,'' and bowling
response will be forth coming.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
TOO MUCH SENTIMENT.

There is entirely too much senti-
ment in the personel of the colored
public schools of this city. Some
of the eigth grade teachers should
be changed to enable the principal
in the High School to turn out
competent pupils. Some of our
trustees are aware that a change
in some of these schools is abso-
lutely necessary, and yet they will
not remove them. The colored
High School is in need of reforma-
tion. There should be few
changes there for its benefit. The
four colored trustees, who have
been made subcommittee of
their own High School, should GER
tainly make a move towards refor
nation.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
AFRO-AMERICAN LEAGUE.

There has been great deal of
talk of organizing an Afro-Ameri-
can League. We have very
strong one In the State of pennsyl-
yania, and it is composed Of young
representative oolored men. Our
good friend. Mr.. James l.. Goodall,
is chairman of the executive COM
munity, and he is a very level
headed man. Now, if there could
be national organization with a
level-headed man as its president,
we have no doubt but tnat it would
amount to something. We need 8
man at it's head who is not looking
for an office, and one who will no
attempt to sell out to some politi,
cal party in consideration of th'
hope of getting an Office. Tha
has been the trouble with all he
gro organizations. We have goo'
material, fiom which we can selec
some good man, and it is hoped
that immediate steps will be takel
to establish national body.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
A COURT OF JUSTICE.
JUDGE scorr's GOOD ADVICE.

JUDGE scoTT's GOOD ADVICE.
There is no man on the bench thar
seems to win the plaudits of the peo-
pie more than his honor, Judge Scott,
who is now presiding over the lower
branch of the Police Court. During
the week Judge Scott has tried several
hundred disorderly cases which has
distinguished him. In disposing of a
case in the Police on Tuesday, he re-
marked in vigorous language; ad-
dressing himself to the officers, said;
he wanted it understood "that his
court was a court of ofjustIce and not
one of persecution; that he didn't
know what the officers instructions
were, but he didn't want police officers
to make cases, or go around hunting
up cases, because some one informs
an officer that he heard some one
swear or use indecent language would
not be sufficient. He didn't want arrest:
made for disorderly conduct, unles:
the public peace was disturbed. 1t i:
important to have witnesses when al
officer makes an arrest. | am dis
gusted, said Judge Scott, with the
number of disorderly cases l have
tried yesterday, Monday and to-day
which were very trif1ing. again state
this is court of justice"
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
SELF CONSTITUTED.

The committee of colored residents
Of this city, purporting to repre-
sent every STATE and territory in
the United States, called upon
President Mckinley on last We'd
nesday morning and offered the
services of 5000, 1000 negroes for
Cuban independence, and to assure
the President that these negroes
are all loyal to the flag.
Ii this self-constituted commit
tee would only reflect for moment
it would see how ridiculous such a
statement reads,
Every negro who is an American
citizen is pledged to suxort the
constitution of the UniteA States,
and oy virtue of that pleage he
stands ready to fight to sustain
the constitution. What The BEE
contends is that the American ne
gro needs protection himself, and
he does not hesitate to fight his ene
my or offer his life for his country
If his government will guarantee
protection to him.
We have had enough of a few
colored men, who have no constitu-
ency whatever, arrogating to them
selves to speak for the millions of
loyal negroes inthe United States.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
EMANCIPATION DAY.

Again Emancipation Day has
been celebrated, and once more we
have had an exhibition of folly and
almost madness never shown be-
fore. With everything in It's favor
the procession proved to be a dis
NAL failure, being no longer than
the length of short square and
as motley as anything ever before
seen or heard of. The manage
ment may find something to be
proud of, but they can gather no
consolation from the better class
of people, who have had no scru
plies about calling it a mere farce
and disgrace to the city of Wash,
ington. Mondays proceeding fur
nlshes a very strong reason why
such parades should be discontin-
ued. We have contended for years
that streeG parades never have and
never will amount to much as an
expression Of thoughtful apprecia-
tion of an important event. For
the most part, such demonstrations
merely furnish designing men the
means of cheap advertisement,
with resultant loss in many ways
to the people whom they profess
to represent, The BEE suggested
last year aud in previous years the
propriety of discontinuing street
parades and the Importance of
holding appropriate exercises in
public halls. By this means the
event may be fully analysed and
discussed and the lessons growing
out of it fully emphasized. Our
children, instead of being allowed
to run the street after miserable
and half equipped brass band
mig hit we'll hold exercises in the
schools commemorative of the
emancipation.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
FOR CONGRESS.

Lawyer Thomas l.. Jones, a
young member of the District bar,
is being urged for Congress frem
his district in Virginia, where he
was born and reared. Mr.. Jones
is young man of brilliant parts,
and it is hoped that his constitu-
ents may be successful in electing
him if nominated.
There is one thing certain. Mr..
Jones is a progressive young mar,
and if he succeeds in securing the
nomination he will have the sup
port of The BEE.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
ROUND BAY.

The attention of the citizens Wash
ington, societies, churches and other
organizations, is called to the opening
OF Round Bay, the Palisades of the
Chesapeake Bay. In another column
of this paper will be seen the adver-
tisement of this popular summer re-
sort. This beautiful place, will be un
der a new management this wear.
Rev. 5. r. Hughes, of Baltimore, Md,
will have full charge of arranging for
picnlcs and excursions. The citizens of
this city are requested to apply at the
othce of The Bee for any information
they desire for the renting of these
grounds. Rev. Hughes is one of the
best known divines in Baltimore, and
Will do all IN his power to make the
people satisfied when they go to
Round Bay.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
THINKING OUR WAY.
From the Indianapoli, Ind. World.

From the Indianapoli, Ind. World.
Brother Benjamin of the Standard
as well as Brother Chase of the BEE
are right. A newspaper to amount to
anything must have opinions of its
own with the courage to express them
boldly and the ability to maintain its
views. The lickspittle, slobbering
kind OF newspaper is a nuisance.
Above all, newspaper should be in
dependent in the true sense of the
word. That is, it should have the
nerve to express its honest views,
without regard to outside considera-
tions, especially those of party. What
ruins most so-callei newspapers is
that they are servile organs of some
party. They make all their contests
subservient to what they regard as
their duty to their party. They lie for
1t, suppress facts for it, cringe for it.
deceive for it and in every way make
themselves slaves to it. They are
afraid to call their souls their own un-
til they have consulted some party
boss or local leader. A thick and
thin party organ is simply paid liar.
whose views cannot be excepted or
trusted by people who want to know
the actual facts of particular case;
let 1t hurt whom it may. This is true
NOT only OF the negro press but of the
Wnite press as well. The organ bus
mess has ruined thousands of papers
and is the bane of the press. You can
tell twenty years ahead what all organ
is going to say on any public question.
1t Will always be for party.
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
IN THE COURTS.

Lawyer Kicks had an Italian week
In court.
week.
Attorney R. S. Smith was busy in
the equity court. III
Attorney Sellers was not so busv
the present week.
Attorney Campbell Darlington. has
been doing the races, but not so much
SO that 1t has taken him out of the
courts.
Mr.. Frisby is becoming quite active.
His business is on the increase,
Lawyer Thomas l.. Jones is deyotinp
some time to his canvass in Virginia
He will make the run.
The attack of the ministers has had
but little effect on the colored attor-
neys. Their business seem to be on
the increase. " oN
The Washington bee., 1898-04-23
PUBLIC OPINION,
DRAWING THE COLOR LINE.

The following is copy cf an inyita'
ton received by Gen. H. L. Street,
and his answer to it.
Hdprs. Committee on Visitors Ma
sonic Fair.
City, April, 4, 1898.
commander-in-chief, U. V. U.
Dear SRA cordial invitation is
extended to you and through you to
the officers and members of your va
rious unions, to attend the National
Masonic Fair and Exposition on the
evening of April ~, which has been
set aside as the night on which to re-
ceived your and kindred organizations
Permit me to inform you that this in
vitation is only intended to apply to
the white organizations, kindly in
form me if it will be your pleasue to
accept.
Thomas P. Morgan,
Chairman on Visitors.