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The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
Most Exclusive Climb on Earth.

The Diamond Club of London is the
most exclusive, richest and, in some
respects, the oldest club in the world.
Its members are such of the great dia-
mond dealers of London as can qualify.
Each candidate for admission is exam
ined by a committee, which injuries
minutely into his past.
The club is primarily an eating place
and a place of business. The members
meet daily at the luncheon hour in the
dingy little cafe in Hatton Garden, oc-
cupying a private room. Although
these dealers IN diamonds do not care
for dress they do care great deal for
good dinners. Their 1 o'clock repast
is'famous for Its excellence. 1t is said
TO be the finest in the world.
The doors of the clubhouse are
opened at 10 a. m. and the place is de-
serted before p. m, about the time
when the West End clubmen are begin
ming their day. One of the features of
this curious club is the displaying of
diamonds by its members. Often bags
full Of rare gems of exceeding size and
lustre are emptied onto the dining
room tables for inspection, and num-
5ers of them are passed around the
room and handled by as many men as
wish to look them over. The owner
has no fear, for he confides implicitly
in any man whose character is good
enough to allow him to become a mem
ber.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
ZEAL THAT FAILED.
a Telegraph Operators Effort to Please
an Official by Attention to Duty.

A Telegraph Operators Effort to Please
an Official by Attention to Duty.
'"The first Office that I found myself
in possession of" said the retired tele-
graph operator, was a little way sta
ton where there was not much else to
do but to report the trains. / had the
night trick, and the trains being few
and far between spent most of my
time dreaming of advancement. One
night soon after ! had taken the Office
I was called to the key to receive a
dressed to a railroad official who
chanced to be visiting some relative
who lived about three miles from the
Office where I was.
"'Violet is dying the message read,
and those three words sent the shivers
up and down my back, as saw with my
imagination fair-haired, blue-eyed lit
tie girldying, with her father away from
home. Then it suddenly flashed upon
me that here was a chance to win pro-
motion by hurrying the message out
where the father was. was alone in
the office, and there was no one living
near by whom / could send it.
'At last l determined to take it my
self. / knew / haa no business leaving
the Office, but / considered it a chance
to win recognition that | might never
have again. 1t was before the time of
the bicycle, and as there was no horse
to be had | started out afoot. There
was train leaving about 1 o'clock in
the morning, and / had figured it out
that the anxious father would take that
train for the city, and that l would be
able to get ride back to the station
with him, and have at the same time a
chance to create a good impression.
1T was in the fall of the year and
raining as hard as it could pour, with
good prospects that it would turn to
snow before l got back. / was a little
bit hazy just where the party was
staying, but after Drawing any number
of dogs and arousing any number of
found the right place and de-
hvered the message. The man, with a
white face, hastily tore the envelope
open and read the contents, while /
waited for him to say: We'll done, thou
good and faithful servanti'
But he didn't. He said things that
| would not care to repeat, and called
me any number of names that were not
the least bit complimentary. 1t made
me mad to see such an exhibition of
uncOncern over such serious matter,
and l was about to say so when he
broke in with another torrent of strong
words, of which / caught fool woman
pug dog glad of it,
. Then l comprehended, and as
wearily back to the Office i
had deserted l had plenty of time to
take a solemn VOW to never again
bother my head about what might come
over the wire"
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

the reverend Mr.. White could find
no words to condemn the extra ju-
dicial and illegal as well as criminal
conduct on the part of the whites.
He prefers to advise political pros
titution and the slavish surrender
of our manhood rights as the only
means of living among the Amer
lean people. We do not believe
that we should take the advice of
such men, even though they pre-
sent themselves in the livery of
heaven and the sooner ther are
made to know it, the better it will
be for the people. The negro has
been no coward and it is far too
late to cultivate that spineless
weakness. As was said by Mr.. Green
on the subject of the valor of the
colored soldier, our troops fought
under their own leaders around
Troy, in the Trojan war; against
Godfrey de Bullion in the crusades;
defeated $4,000 veterans of the
Rhine under Toussiant, defeated
the English troops under Cetewayo
in the Matabele wars and in Our
Civil war and before Santiago
fought bravely while white soldiers
quailed before the incessant hail
of grape, canister and shell.
With sGch a record of men who
have gone before US, it were worse
than madness to lose heart and
leave our guns at this time. Bro.
White may be sincere enough, but
he does not grasp the situation
neither has he the wisdom to
advise.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

The democratic press seems to
be in hys .erics over what they are
pleased to call the "oliye branch
policy of President Mckinley. If
they would devote just half of the
space toward persuadlng their
brother democrats at the South
that their conduct is blot on
American civilization and foul
stain on the traditions Of the dem
ocratic party, people would take
some stock in their sincerity. But
at present it looks like magnifying
the mote and overlooking the
beam.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
THE HOW ARD ASSOCI-
ALTON.

In another column will be fonnd
part of the report of Howard
Association of London, which deals
with the convict labor system at
the South as we'll as of lynchlngs
in the same section. The How
ard Association is composed of
the brightest minds of Great
Britain representing t he House of
Lords, House of Commons and
those standing high in the royal
family. 1t was founded under
Lord Brough I'M and dovotes much
time and money in sociological
investigations with the view to
mitigating the suffering of man
kind and instltuting reformatpry
measure among civilized nations by
appealing to the popular heart and
conscience. These Investigations
are not confinei to any par icalar
country, but comprehend all
nations and peoples. The reprint
in another column is but IN ex
cerpt from the general report Of the
wrok done on humatarian lines. The
complete report can be had by
applying at this office. We feel it
our duty to print a part of the
report to show to our readers to
what extent slavery and brutality
exist in some Of the southern states
and to open their eyes to the i'm
portance of providing some ad-
eqate remedy for this fearful evils
1t is nothing to the credit Of Ame.i
cans to have it said that the peo-
pie of England are the first to cry
cut against the wrong and injustice
which the colored people are made
to suffer in America. The chris
tlanity of which We so much boast
receives a most forcible rebuke
when it can be said that eur
pulpits are silent upon the gross
outrages which are being perpetra
ted upon striving and unoffend-
ing class of Americans. We hope
that the friends of christianity and
of civilization will help wipe out
the iniquitous system of poonage
which is cursing the southland and
bringing disgrace upon America
and Amersc ,nism. We have an
abiding faith in the wisdom, and
goodness and justice of Coo and
ultimate arousal Of the public
conscience and look prayerfuIly
and expectantly for better times.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
TOO MUCH PRAYER.

News comes from call from
New York by the Fugitive presi-
dent of the alleged Afro American
Council, Bishop J. W. Walters,
setting June 2, for day of prayere
Just what effect prayer will ha V
upon these cut-throats, lynchers
and murderers in the South the
BEE is unable to state. What these
murderers want is an eye for an
eye and tooth for a tooth. We
pray Id church, at home and
before We 60 to bed. Men fight
when they are struck or when the
enemy invade his home. The negro
has been praying too much
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

One of the most commendable
things ever done by the board of
trustees was to authorize vacation
summer schools for children who
cannot attend school at o,her times
as well as those who would like to
keep up their studies during vaca-
ton. The board has authorized tn e
use of as many schools as may be
necessary and will contribute
material and such, but no special
provision Is made for a teaching
corps. A numb Der of white teachers
have volunteered to conduct white
schools and it is hoped that We
may find a number of colored
teachers sufficiently charitable and
race loving to enable our colored
children to obtain similar school
advantages. No tossible harm can
come to our teachers who show a
willingness to help in this impor.
tant undertaking as they will
surely have the unqualified support
and gratitude of the public.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
BAD ADVICE.

AS a specimen of the acumen
being displayed by some of our
ministers Of the gospel touching
the race problem, We present the
following from Rev. James l..
White who delivered an address
last Monday evening at Lincoln
Memorial Church:
"Let the colored man cease this
political and social fight and get on
the right side Of politics and he will
receive 1.-the blessings of this govern
ment and lynchings will no longer be
heard Of"
Here is a bit of solution which is
capable of precipitating a nostrum
which will correct all Of the race
troubles which now beset US! The
right of the enjoyment of life, lib
erty and property, civil and political
rights, the pursuit of happiness all
of these blessings of this govern
ment" can he received by ceasing
political fights and getting on she
right side of politics. Just how
We can get on the right side of pol =,
ltlcs by ceasing to vote is a matter
which only the divine lecturer can
elucidate. And how all of this will
guarantee immunity from lynching
is quite as obscure. Indeed our
lecturer tells us that We can arrive
at the point of equality, where we
will enjoy all of the blessings
Of this government only by prov
ing ourselves incapable as we'll
as urdeserying of equality and
the enjoyment of the aforesaid
blessings. 1t seems to US that
Rev. White is trying har,l to prove
that all of the charges preferred
against us are true and that our
enemies are right in insisting
that they are justified in mur-
dering and lynching us because we
take sides In political way and
insist upon our natural social and
civil rights. Such advocates (?) of
the race are in broad contrast with
those who take other views of the
matter. Particularly is the above
position opposed to the more en-
hghtened, manly and christian
attitude assumed by Hon. John P.
Green a few days ago. In an
address, the latter gentleman show
ed his fidelity to his race bv
producing arguments to prove
the inference that the criminal as
saults charged to southern negroes
are not committed. He showed
lst, that there was no legal proof OF
the assaults, on the ground that
innocence runs with the defendent
until it is overcome by evidence
beyond reasonable doubt; 2nd.
that alleged confessions have no
validity because obtained by tor
ture and threats; 3rd, that during
the civil war, while the natural
protectors Of the women of the
South were at the front, negroes
protected them; 4th, that in the
British West Indies, Cuba and
Brazil, where more than 1900. 600
have been emancipated since 1888.
no rapes have been reported; 5th.
that many false charges of rape are
preferred against men by women.
In this connection Mr.. Green cited
three distinct cases where the inno-
cence Of the men had been estab-
llshed after conviction and i'm.
prisonment, it having been shown
that the testimony had been
undnly extorted from the females
and relatives. In view of these
arguments, coming from so dis
tlnguished and authoritative a
source, it seems queer indeed that
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
CT ZE 1T A TRIAL

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9urely packed TO any part Of tne WV Wit
SPECIAL-Any person ordering
bottles of Angeline will receive cooo, -
premium a package of BlOdal ,..i', ; %",
Almond Cream. ANY person ofus..',
s bottles Of AngeIine. will rTC'i''
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The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
rag SPECIAL NOTICE. -N

There are regular authorized COT
teetors in the employ Of THE BEE
Printing Co., and 7Uhen they call to see
deIingnenf subscribers they are re-
gaested to pay them. and not gi0e the
excuse that "they Win see the Editor. "
The Editor has no time to see the Sm6-
scyi6eyS, and ii is 0ped that his
friends and the patrons IF THE BEE
WiH pay the Collector 7Ohen he calls.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

If we are to Judge from the wide
discussion of education methods
now being INDUCED by magazine
writer's and editors, the common
school system must talk more de-
cided steps in the direction of the
uti!itarian side of education or else
suffer from the consequences of
of popular disapproval. The
present age demands knowledge
of how to do as we'll as how to
think
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

The labor war conducted by
labor agitators at Wardner, Idaho,
has been ended in the recognition
ofgraded labor. The claim of agita-
tors that unskilled labor should
receive the same pay as skilled
labor was vigorously denied and
successfully antagonized. This is
victory for skilled labor and
emphasizes the importance of intel
ligent artisanship. This is hint
and encouragement to our people
to engage in the trades assured
that merit will win.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

Hon. j. z. Green Was recently
called in consultation with the
President upon important race mat
ters and it has leaked out that Mr..
Mckinley was so impressed with
the presentation of the negro's case
in equity that he gave the crafty
ing assurance that the matter will
soon be vigiously handled to the
satisfaction of the most pessimistic.
We hope that this is fact and will
await developments with roseate
expec alton. "AIl things come
round to hun who will bus wait, -
but let us hasten.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

The remarkable change of base
on the part of Gov Roosevelt on the
subject of the bravery of the 10th
cavalry, is striking example of
the difference between Teddy
drunk and Teddy sober.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
AEgeline Is not made Of hiaJI
peFfumed VasplIue like q great rUT
What ANGELINE viii OG

1.-Angeline will positively MA
klnky and stubborn hair straight. Oa
application will prove to you COna'
slyely, that there is efficacy in it.
2.-Angeline Will stop the hSl
from falling out or breaking OF, %
will give to you an abundance Of idl
pliable, straight and glossy hair.
3.-ADgeline will actuslly niI
hair grow.
4.-Ange1ine will cure EcIs1l
letter, Dandruf and all the de:ls'
able diseases Of the Scalp
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO HAIR
PER'S FERRY, ..

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ;s
now ready to contract with oroaniza.
tons, societies and Sunday Schools
for special excursions 70 H2. HarOor;s
Ferry. For full information and 49, , >
apply at B. 0. Ticket Office No 6Io o
Pa Avenue between and ~ ui9
week days. ahu p. m.'
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

As little oil guarantees the
effectiveness Of the smooth bore. so
will official recognition help to
preserve healthy republicanism and
constancy on the part of the much
neglected 'lored voter. Tam
many has tried the experiment and
proven a blooming success.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
$50 REWARD

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reward Of Fifty Dollars TO sn! w w
all persons VINO use ADgellIe sDuLI
ter giving it a thorough and ,upsi,S1I
trial, will make an affidavit taat 5nl
geline contain, ary injurious Ing'
dien6s.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
The Chinese Invitation.

When Chinaman gives a grand par
ty he sends three invitations to each
guest-one two days before the event
another on the day itself, and the third
just before the hour has struck, to sig
Nifty how impatient he is for his VISIT
sr's arrival.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

1t looks like another case Of
"tail wag the dog" when we see
the South coquetting with Mr..
Bryan and displaying a disposition
to take him even at the expense of
16 to idol. But the South must
control the President if democratic.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

"Whistling Rufus" and Sousa's new
march, Hands Across the Sea. /"
played by Hoffman's Band at the
Academy of Music, Friday evening
June 9th will be worth the price Of
admission alone.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13
BlOdau'S Cocoa Almond Cream ii ai!G'I "a {.

icient application for Chapped Hsnus nGs,,sss sul
Lips, Sunburn or Tan. EUufsns e. p'i,ib he skiI
brightens the complexion, fendellns. zoe, resb
smooth and vUtyety and i'm Dar,ink, I'm i,s q
ness. Gentlemen Will be feIightssq 5s DIesssa
1sai ~sh Ass Il as soasns Ssns5 Se1 ! "a
toilet. Sent by mail 20 any part u
m receipt Of 25c.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-13

Anseline ;:;;: !; E; ,:$i :55 ;s3 s ; ',
orlstly and undesirable suits Of hsiR
Anselne y: =; &;:s; IS, e. .:: =: e: : c. c.
the market of the world, as a pertscgy
pure harmless discovery that will brrr
joy to any persons heart, in need Of
If you will but give it q trial.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
The EiMt Bomb and Mortar.

The Koreans invented the first bomb
and mortar. The lust for revenge hai
taken such a grip upon them hat
nothing snfficed to hold them il check
when once they had the enemy ~ tie
run. Before the first year OF the War
had expired the Koreans had initiated
the firearms O. their enemies, tLniGh
pebbles were at first the only MISSILES
used. They ever surpassed tAe iA-
yaIers III the use OF gum o"de.. ,ef
the records tell us that a ce:.ala rea-
eral Invented a piece Of otda"&tt
which. when discharged, won.i tAIt"
itself bodily over the wal 2 III" H.
sleged fortress, and when i exploded.
the Japanese whohad crowie aHolLd
% eEa.nlne it were torn 10 piece /.
the lying debris OF choked by tie 81
piurous fumes Of the buinlng leN
ger. lie startling statement tha. 'Ae
mortar threw itself over the Hal :
nicely the WORK OF an e~zcltrsf t4a-l-
H''lp3. whereby tie |pru5ectl.e t.s
confused with The machine ~
! to-"cf!on. We are to.l tia 'ar
s. ri invention pc.IsLeo Nt'
bit that the Mus.a t-
"-ed >ti't lies in one Il tn -
l4cnt stoIchouses in the .o.trt q
N~ah-La-l, which guards tie sa.Lsfh
a!pfoach 70 the capital. Va iei'
Magazine.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
His Idsu OF luxury.

A story IS toiI Of an Arizona rroSpoc
tor who, after Il irty years CT bad luck.
hardship 81 %rrivation. finally struck
K rlcH 4 few WceAS ago in the vicinity
Of Flagstaff. an! sold q half Interest
II lis PROJECT LGic for $1,000 cash.
Nnen tie money was pax. owe - him
At ia bank tie cashier, WHO had
HnoWn Linn for q long time. remarked
casually: We'll. Bill. what are YOU
r":n - 10 TO make yourself comfortl-
hle and enjoy life. now you're got
rleEt. Of money"
l;ill thought i Llinute IN silence. and
then. a i Pleased expression brighten
Il VII LIS ragged face. he answered:
"EtcEon | won't cat Eo.--4n bat
AIMED s:-f hereafter.
That was Lis islea Of luxury. he
haI lived - long on salt pork and
heavy biscuits 81 his own manufacture
;.at canned corr beef and tomatoes
, ana salmon represented 10 him lie
.irhest lnxur:eS that life could afford
New York tribune
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-04
SCIENTIFIC SCRAP,

The average height Of Ill cr.r,-
from the earth Is one mile.
A lump of sugar represeats Ill.,.
as much nutriment as al .n.
potato.
An inch OF rain falling aroa an
of n square mile is e ui&aIsa. =
nearly 1900, 900 pounds cy e Il,
tons. ~
Or. Petri of the imperial heal,
Office in Berlin has fou 4 t.Iar.la
bacili in 1922 per cent. OF l02 sam,l..
of butter examined.
Long study Of French preAi..o.
remains has convinced NJ. !. TIM.
ellen that the finer implements. Lc.h
paleolithic and neoIithic, we've luznri-
ous, the ruder one having leeD ,on.
monty used.
ANiennese me:eoIologist las proved
by experiments that rainbovs ! { con-
ditioned by the size Of tie ialndro,s
and thai, while we ordinarily see onlv
two r%ainLows side by side. there ale
as many as twenty.
An enormous meteor quite recently
dropped into the sea Eear Helslngtors.
Russia. penetrating twenty-five lee,
into q be | Of clay. It is ,houcht L
will be raise | shortly, as the oil ana
other metals it probab!y contains would
be Of considerable value.
Professor Pickering proposes il call
the new moor of saturn wh.cn he
! discovered %"Phoebe," aftey 4 SISTER Of
Saturn the god. As viewed from Sat
urn, the new satellite would apuear a.
Il faint star Of the sixth magnitude
Its diameter is perhaps 2O9 mics.
Professor Wassermaun CT Berlin 4
said to have discovered az auti-pnea-
Motoxin Of undorbted prophvlact;c
and therapeutic value. According "a
cablel reports Of the discovery. tie
protective body is found III the bone
marrow os men and animals suffering
from pneumonia.
/. The Progress Medical reports the
experiments made by a physician 10
cure insomnia and othe. nervous
troubles by influencing the dreams Of
the ratien. by means OF a phono, aph
AID suggestion. Cases are cited in
which by this means sleep was le-
stored and irritabiiity caime'.
Recent Investigations have shown
that the principal source Of the Gulf
stream is not the Florida channel. but
the region between and beside the
islands Of the West Indies. At
Binloni the volume Of this warm wa,o
is sixty times as great as the combined
volume Of all the rivers in the world
at their mouths.
Eoenholm. an island Of the Baltic
sea, ninety miles east of Zealand, is
formed of magnetic rocks. They 80
affect the compass that nayicators
when IN their vicinity have 10 rely
upon stationary objects for steering
guides. One submerged rock is 50
charged with magnetism that the com
pass on a vessel passing over i dips
perpendicularly downward.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-25
A Tumble in Meat Prices.

A dispatch from Chicago. states that
without any apparent provocation or
previous warning, the price of meats.
particularly those of the lower grades,
have suddenly dropped in price. much
to the astonishment of the meat eating
public, which was of the opinion that the
beef trust would continue to have every
thing its own way.
What effect this drop in the price OF
meats in Chicago will have in Annapolis
remains to be seen. That meats of all
kinds and grades have been gradually on
the advance here is we'll known to all
purchasers. There was no fair reason
for this, and the only way to account for
it was the avarice. and grasping propen-
sites of the meat packers. To meet this
a rigid economy in consumption was all
that was needed, and. perhaps, this has
been exercised to such an extent as to
have compelled the reduction as noted.