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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

has for nearly sixty years been
recognized as the Peoples Ma
tional Family Newspaper, for
farmers and villagers. Its
splendid Agricultural Depart
ment, its reliable market re-
ports, recognized authority
throughout the country; its
fashion notes, its Science and
Mechanics Department., It's
fascinating short stories, ETC..
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per year.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
ENDEAvoRERs.

One of the largest young peoples
societies that is known to Protestant
ism is now in session at Cincinnati,
o., being attended Uy thousands Of
delegates from every section Of the
United States. This association is
known as the Christian Endeavor,
and is an adjunct to the Congrega-
tional denomination. It has grown
very rapidly since it was first organ
lied land for a while it looked as
though it would absorb all Christian
workers among the young folk, re-
gardless of the denomination they
belonged to, but there is no longer
any danger of such an absorption as
that, and its membership in the fu-
ture will be confined largely to the
membership of its own church. 1t is
estimated by those who have kept
tab on this work that it has bene the
means of bringing more young peo-
pie into the church membership
than any other move that has ever
been made by Christian workers. 1t
has social as well as religious features
and does not leave the literary fea-
ture to lag behind. On the whole it
is a most interesting and instructive
association and is doing vast
amount Of good among the young
people of this country.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
NEGLECT OF STUDY.

In most of the great Negro uni
versities the students are not watch
ed to see if they are studying their
lessons and giving faithful attend
ance on the lecture rooms. At these
Afro-American institutions colored
young people (men and women) can
give much or little as they choose.
The professors are in their places in
the class rooms at given hours, pre-
pared to give the students the riches
of knowleg sge and research. If the
pIn.ls ave nzqligent.and Anfaithful
the responsibility rests on their own
shoulders. 1t is taken for granted
that they will appreciate and avail
themselves of the golden opportuni-
ties within their reach. If they
slight them they have themselves
alone to blame.
Sooner or later every Negro boy
and girl finds that it is the same in
the great school Of life. The time
comes when those who exercise re
straint over us and prescribe our
duties pass out of our circle and we
are placed on our own responsibility.
The world, with its opportunities,
opens before us, like a university,
with an invitation to us to be in
structed and to put our best selves in
action. We may avail ourselves of
the advantages or let them pass by.
Herein lies the danger Of yielding to
lazy incinations and and sighting
the tasks which happen to be irk-
some and difficult because we have
no one to compel us to duty. The
time Of disclosure at the Negro uni
versities comes, when the Negro stu
dent attempts to make the showing
necessary to obtain degree. 1t is
this examination which tells whether
or not he has been faithful. Failure
sometimes brings too late recogni-
ton of what sad mistake it was to
have sighted the opportunities.
Life has also its examination time.
Sliding along easily, having a good
time, shirking our lesson and work,
we reach the examination season of
critical hours, to have the words
Failed to pass" set down upon our
record, and we have no one but our
selves to blame.
EDW ARD RAKFD
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
ROSLYN-

It is reported from Roslyn that
Mr.. William Wilson, one of the we'll
known miners and good citizens of
that camp, was instantly killed in
the mines July Sd by falling rock.
Mr. Wilson has been in that camp
for some time and has been faith
full, honest worker at all times. He
was born in Dallas, Tex, and at the
time Of his death was 81 years of
age. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren to mourn his loss. He was
buried from the Second Baptist
church, Rev. j. P. Brown officiating,
July 5th. The funeral expenses were
paid by the coal company, while the
congregation made up a small dona-
ton for the widow. Roslyn folk are
noted for their charitable disposition
and their willingness to contribute
to the relief of the family of any one
who has been killed or injured, and
especially when such one leaves lit
tie children to be cared for.
If you have piece of news that
you wish published, sent it to us
through the mails and it will be
given attention. The Seattle Re
publican, Seattle, Wash, is the
proper way to address a letter to
this Office.
This paper is in need of few
more subscribers at Roslyn. Why
not subscribe for yourself instead of
borrowing your neighbor's paper?
Rev. J. P. Brown, pastor of the
Second Baptist church, is still hope
full in getting a number Of Roslyn-
ties to attend the next National
Baptist Association.
Roslyn has more secret societies
among the Afro-Americans in a
hourishing condition than any other
town in the Northwest.
Mr. John L. Robinson, formerly
of this city is now permanently
located in Washington, D. c., and
and in writing for his church letter
incidentally remarkes that he is get
ting along quite well and both his
family and himself are well pleased
with their new home.
After all Rev. Hartsfeld promise!
to make very good report of The
A. NJ. E. work from this point
though he has only been able t(
preach here every alternate Sunday
Mr.. Julius Johnson is soon t.
move to the country and engage il
regular huckstering business, an(
it is reported that Mr.. R. H. Taylo.
contemplates doing the same.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
THE COMMITTEE HERE.

THE COMMITTEE HERE.
The close and undivided attention
that the members Of the rivers and
harborS committee gave the various
improvements that Seattle's citizens
are asking congress to make appro-
priations for are very conclusive eyi-
dences that the committee is very
faVorably impressed with what the
citizens Of Seattle are asking them
to consider. Pre-eminent among
the things that Seattle and its sur
rounding country will ask congress
for will be a liberal appropriation
for the Lake Washington canal,
which has been the ideal dream of
the old-timers ever since the country
was first settled. The site Of this
proposed canal has been gone over
by the inspection committee, and
the interest that it showed in it as it
was being explained to the members
was another very strong proof that
this public improvement will re-
ceive a strong Endorsement at their
hands. While Seattle folk have en-
tertained the personnel Of this com
mittee as best they could and in the
most entertaining manner possible,
nevertheless, the cold facts have not
been left untold to them and The
Republican is inclined to believe
that they will have the desired eff
feet Puget Sound is much in need
Of public appropriations from the
the general government, and now
that sufficient influence has been
brought to bear on congress to in
dace it to send a strong committee
to Puget Sound to look over its actu-
al needs in the way of appropriation,
much more favorable
than in the past may be expected
from the United States congress at
its next session.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
AT THE SEATTLE.

Beginning Sunday evening, July
14th and continuing the week, Mr..
Mcdowell will appear in the great
society play, Fedora another Of
the strongest dramas written by
NJ. Sardou. The contrast between
LA Tosca" and Fedora" is very
great and the role played by Mac
Dowell in 'Fedora" is so different in
every respect to that in 'La Tosca"
that those who have this week wit
messed the cruelty and inhumanity
of the Italian LIE Baron Scarpia will
rejoice and be glad to see Mcdowell
portray the nobility and high char
acter Of the Russian, Loris Ipanoff.
Fedroa, the Russian princess, is a
creature of great passions. Her love
is intense, and is like the lining of a
great forest, her hate is as fierce as a
winter storm; when the love and
hate clash the love is extinguished.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.


The Democratic party of Ohio is
IN a topsy-trrvy condition, which is
shown from the state convention
that was in session in Columbus.
The rock which promises to rend the
party in twain is marked reform" :"
on which Tom L. johnson, the we'll
known Democrat who has been
thrice elected mayor Of Cleveland
and who has been conspicuous fig
ure in state politics there for num-
Der Of years is standing out in bold
relief. The other wing Of the Dem
ocratic party is marked "old line"
Democrats, who believe in Demo
cratic politics Of the old school idea
without any Of the new-fashion
frOcks and frills attached thereto,
and this wing is headed by the Nc
Lean faction and with what is
known as the kid glove part Of the
Democratic party of that state. If
two tickets are not named by these
factions for the various state offices
most political prophets will miss
their guess, and if it so happens that
but one ticket is nominated, which
ever faction prevails in nominating
that ticket, there is no doubt but
that the other faction will quietly
knife it at the polls and thus assure
Republican success even in this off
political year.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.

The Southern Negro congress,
which was held in Jackson, Miss,
from July 1st to 9th inclusive, was
attended by delegates from Texas,
Louisiana, Kentucky and Mississip-
pi, and a number of very successful
sessions were held. The congress
was addressed by Gov. Longino Of
the state of Mississippi and num-
Der of other leading and influential
Southern statesmen from among the
whites, After they had discussed
the situation Of the Negro race in
the South at length, the following
resolutions were adopted by the
congress:
<'Be it Resolved, That we, in con-
gress assembled, urge our people tc
continue along their lines, knowing
as we do, that they must necessarily
get their support from this source
we urge them to become identified
with the soil, to owning homes and
small farms on which they may
make diversified crops and urge
them to regard the home as sacred
and all honest labor as honorable
urge them to look for happiness anC
prosperity through their own intelli
gent efforts rather than through pol
itics; urge them to be patriotic ant
love the land of their nativity; urg,
them to live in peace with thei
white neighbors and condemn Grim,
in every manner by black or white
and whenever necessary lend thei
assistance in apprehending crimin
ais; urge them to educate along al
lines, from the most simple Of indus
trial training to the highest form o
philosophical and scientific research
urge them to pay whatever taxes tn
state may levy that our publ
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
MErHop1srs GO SOUTH.

Next Saturday a large delegation
of Methodist worshippers will leave
by steamer for San Francisco to at
tend the National Epworth League
convention, which is to be held in
that city, its first session being next
Thursday, and continuing therefrom
for three days. By prearrangement
delegates from all over the state will
meet in Seattle and take a steamer
for an ocean voyage with the view Of
the entire Washington delegation
landing in San Francisco at the same
time, and as far as possible put up at
the same hotel. Headquarters for
the Washington department have
been arranged for and badges for the
delegates have been prepared, and
Washington state, so far as Method
ism is concerned, will be ably repre-
sented in that great religious con-
vention. Rev. E. NJ. Randall, Jr.,
Of the First Methodist church, has
taken conspicuous part in this ar
rangement and he will take his an
nual vacation at this particular time,
remaining in California for four
weeks before returning. During his
absence his pulpit will be filled al
ternately by visiting preachers,
either locally or otherwise.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
EPWORTH LEAGUE.

As is noted in another column Of
this issue, the Epworth League, a
like association to that Of the Chris
tian Endeavor, will assemble in its
annual national convention at San
Francisco next Thursday, and will
hold three-days' convention. The
Epworth League is an adjunct to all
Methodist churches, and it is doubt
less the very largest institution
among the young folk Of a religious
turn connected with any church in
the world. Methodism may differ in
many respects and there may be
quite number Of different kinds Of
Methodist organizations, but they all
have the Epworth League adjunct,
and it is a kind Of common stamp
ing ground for all Of them. The
San Francisco convention promises
to be the largest and most well at
tended one that has ever been held
in the United States, for the dele
gates elected will combine business,
religion and pleasure in one, and not
only attend the convention for the
Epworth Leagues sake but have an
opportunity to span the continent
and see what the country in which
they live really looks like. They will
be permitted to visit up and down
the Pacific coast, from Sacramento
to Seattle on their regular return
trip back, which the railroads have
placed at a nominal figure, being
only $44 from the most of the East
ern cities to San Francisco and re-
turn and giving the delegates per
mission to 60 over the Southern
routes and return over the Northern
routes
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
WANTS A WIFE.

A Sunnyside Negro farmer of this
state is advertising in Eastern race
papers for wife, and says, not in
Guiding a 100 acre farm and personal
household effects, he has $4,000
worth of live stock on his quarter
section. If any woman takes up the
offer and goes there expecting to find
such an estate in the possession Of
her dusky dude, a sad, sad disap-
point awaits her. Our hero perhaps
goes on the old adage that every
thing is fair in love and war.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
SHOULD NOT DO 1T.

An Afro-American is not pleased
with his brothers Of the craft be-
cause they publish fake advertise
ments, which purport to make black
skin white and kinky hair straight,
and says that the opposite race is
making fortunes out Of the black
race playing thusly upon their weak
ness. The average colored person of
this age should have common sense
enough to know what he wants and
if he allows himself to be bunkoed,
it is nobody's business but his own,
nor can he blame any one but him
self. If he wants to change his color
and straighten his hair, and believes
that he can do it, why not let him
try it? That is, if he has got the
money or the wherewith to try it
on. 1t is certainly his wherewith,
and he has the right to use it as suits
him best.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
POOR REMUNERATION.

In order to remunerate the black
folk of Alabama for robbing them
Of the right of the ballot it is pro-
posed by the constitutional conven-
ton now in session in that state to
have the governor file impeachment
proceedings against any sheriff or
officer who permits a prisoner to be
taken from him and lynohed The
convention is very careful to not
provide any remuneration for the
family of the lynched, as did the
legislature Of the state of Ohio. 1t
is a poor recompense to a dead man
to have the officer in whose charge
he was impeached.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12

schools may be maintained; urge
them to maintain and extend the
terms Of their schools by private sub
scriptions for at least eight months
in the year; urge their youths to en-
ter her institutions Of learning for
the purpose Of developing any spe-
cial talent which they may possess,
be it blacksmithing, carpentry,
painting, music, sculpturing or any
of the fine arts"
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
WORLD GETTING FULL.

Jay Holt Schooling, who has been
doing a bit of private calculating
concerning the worlds population, is
of the opinion that in 1880 the
world will be full of people and
there will be no room for any more.
This statement has prompted a stat
istician to look into the matter as to
the natural increase of the worlds
population, and according to his YER
sion, the population Of the world was
682,000,000 in 1910, 847,0OO,0O0 in
1928, 1,OO9,OOO,OOO in 1845, 1891 :
100000 in 1047, ,483,O00,00O in
1896 This increase was at the rate
Of II per 1000 per year, from 1911
to 1913. Ten per 1000 per year
from 184S to 1845, II per 1000 per
year from 1916 to 1874, and 6 per
1000 per year from 1874 to 1896,
giving a general average for the cen
tury of 10 per LOCO persons per
year. The United States during the
past century grew more rapidly of
course than the European countries.
Between 1900 and 1850 the United
States grew at the rate Of 80 per
1000 annually, Russia IA per 1000,
the United Kingdom IA per 1000,
Germany 8 per 1000 and France 6
per 1000. From 1850 to 1890 the
United States grew at the rate of 25
per 1000 annually, while Russia s,
Germany s and France 2. Sum
ming the century up from 1900 to
1896 the population of the United
States grew at the rate Of % per
1000 annually, Russia II, the Uni
ted Kingdom 10, Germany s and
France 3. Mr.. Schooling is inclined
to believe that the Teutonic and
Anglo-Saxon nations increased in
population over forty-three and one
half millions in 1900 to 191, 100000
in 1900, while the Latin nations in
creased in population from 55,OOO,-
900 to nearly 9O,OOO,OOO, which by
the year 1000 will make the Teutons
number 671, 100000 and the Latinl
149, 100000.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
ROOsEyELT,s ROOTERs.

The friends Of Vice President
Roosevelt according to the Washing
ton Post, are already making strenu-
Gus efforts to capture Southern dele
gates for the next national Republi-
can convention. Arthur did that
thing and did it to his bitter regret.
Harrison tried it when he wanted a
second term and experienced worse
results than did Arthur. While the
third may be the charm, yet Mr..
Roosevelt had better look out.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
EDWARD BAKER.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Mount Zion Baptist church desire at
this opportunity to make known to
the public that an effort will be
made on next Wednesday evening,
July 18th, to establish a literary So
ciety here, believing that it is con-
venient to all, with proper effort and
little exertion on the part Of the
literary public, that a literary society
or lyceum could be established which
would bring the people into closer
relations with each other. There
fore they earnestly hope that each
and every one who was present last
Wednesday night will attend next
Wednesday evening and take an
active part in establishing literary
society which will continue through
out the winter months at least.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
THEY ARE ORGANIZING.

Colored men in Houston, Texas,
are reported as having the organiza-
ton fever, which has resulted in one
or two large oil companies being
perfected among them. Nothing
will prove so beneficial to the Negro
race in general as moves like that.
1t is learned from an exchange
that the United States has 34,447
colored deaf mutes. OF this number
3,308 can neither speak nor hear a
loud conversation.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
COMPLIMENTS WASHINGTON.

Booker T. Washington, the great
Negro educator, was paid a most be-
fitting tribute by the literary depart
ment Of the Post-Inteligencer last
Sunday. Mr.. Washington's autobi-
ography is deserving of all the good
things that can be said in its favor.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
LIPPY BANQUETTED.

The members Of the First Meth
odist church Of this city rendered
Prof. T, S. Lppy farewell recep-
ton in the church parlors last Mon
day evening, at which pleasant lit
erary program was rendered, Rev.
Randall speaking on behalf Of the
church, expressed sympathy and
good will for Mr.. and Mrs. Lppy
while absent, to which Mr.. Lppy
feelingly responded. 1t has been
practically four years since the Ore
gon brought T. S. Lippy and a unm-
Der OF other pioneer Yukoners back
to civilization, whittier they had
been in search Of gold mines, and
the most of whom had been very
successful. Mr.. Lippy is the posses
sor of a gold mine which has
brought to him fully a million dol
lars worth of gold dust, and which
will yet bring quite handsome sum
to him. Unlike most men who step
from the ordinary walks Of life to
the walks Of a millionaire, Mr.. Lippy
remained the same Tom Lippy as he
was when he was but drawing thirty
dollars a month salary as instructor
at the Y. NJ. G. A, and as Rev. Ran
dali said in his farewell address last
Monday evening, Brother Lippy was
just as ardent a Christian worker
when he had the widows mite tc
give up as he is now, when he i;
! able to contribute his thousands tt
the cause of Christ. Since his frs
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12

The Mason County Journal is to
be congratulated on its special his
torical number that it has just is
sued, which is the work Of Honnor
L. Wilhelm. 1t is a most excellent
number, and one that the citizens of
Mason county should highly appre-
ciate. This is the second number of
this kind that Mr.. Wilhelm has is
sued this year, the first being a his
tory of Kitsap county, issued under
the Port Orchard Independent.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
FRANCES PUBLIC DEBT.

If the republic Of France is grow
ing stronger in any way, it is GER
tainly not in a financial way. Since
France has been a republic her ma
tional debt has been steadily on the
increase. In 1900 her public debt
was 714,OOO,OOO francs, but owing to
the wars under the Napoleon regime
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12

Major Taylor the American crack
bicyclist, now known in France as
''the black wonder from the United
States" is said to have won a for
tune while in France riding against
the champion Jackquelin. In the
first race Taylor permitted himself
to be beaten, but when a second race
was matched, he bet every cent that
he could rake and scrape on himself
and easily won the race. He sailed
for New York the same night many
hundreds Of dollars richer from his
experience.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-07-12
STILL STRIKING.


Seattle's big iron plants are still
practically idle, though the most Of
them have one or two men working,
turning out necessary rush orders.
Two months have elapsed since the
strike was first ordered by Mr..
O'Connell, the head push of the
union to which these men belonged,
and the end does not yet seem to be
in sight; that is, the desired end
that the strikers expected. Accord
ing to one Of the leading shop own
ers of this city the strikers have lost
over 100000 and have not as yet
gained a single point. So far as the
local situation is concerned, this gen
tleman said, 81 am inclined to think
that it is just what the Morans
wanted, a chance to close down their
works so as to make the necessary
preparations for their ship building
contract. The other establishments
all have store rooms in connection
with their works, and they have de-
pended on those since the strike be-
gun and are not seriously crippled
financially. Perhaps the firm that
has suffered the most from the strike
is the Washington Iron Works,
which had no store room in connec-
ton and depended solely on the
work it did for its stock and trade.
1t has been conceded by every work
man in the city and by every labor
union in the city that the Washing
ton Iron Works paid their help more
than any other concern in the city,
and from one to two dollars per day
more than similar concerns in the
East paid their men, and yet the
men who have worked at these shops
for years and who were shown every
favor possible by the superintendent,
walked out as deliberately as if they
had been mistreated, unpaid and
overworked since the foundry had
been in operation. Mr.. Frink from
time to time has treated his men
more like partners in the business
than common mechanics and day
laborers. They have gotten their
share of the profits, and their share
has been quite big share Men and
boys were shown favors by him and
were given opportunities to learn
the trade almost at the company's
expense, and strange to say, they
were the first ones to put their coats
on and walk out. Since the men
quit work, in this shop, they have
| lost $20,830 in wages, and in lieu OF
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