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SOLOMON G. Brown.
The Longest in the Service of the
Smithsonian Institution at Wash
lngtOn, ID. G.

Mr. Brown was appointed as general
assistant to the late Prof Spencer F.
Baird in the Smithsonian Institute by
the late Prof. Joseph Henry, Feb. I4th
1881, AMI none who was then employ
ed are now living. Mr.. Brown has
continued IN the service Of the
Smithsonian up to nov, having seen
fiftv years and FIVE months, and We
know OF no other employee IN Wash
ington who has seen fifty years OF
continued service IN any department
OF the government except Solomon u.
Brown. II Is indeed a remarkable
fact that Mr.. Brown has reached
his seventeen year, vet he is sd act
i've as ever, he is blessed with excel
lent health and memory, comes eight
miles daily to and from his home to
the office through all weathers, anu
is rarely ever absent from his duties.
Gives much attention to his little gar
den al HIllsdale before and alter othce
hours. Mr.. Brown was surprised on
the morning OF Feb. I4th 1000 when he
W As approached by the Secretary Prof.
D. P. Longley accompanied by his As
| sistant SeCrt taTy Prof. I. w, Hodge,
Chief Clerk w. Adams in charge oi
the great International Exchange Blu
reau. Mr.. Harry w. Dorsey III charge
| of Official Cores ondence and Mr
/ Trailer Private Secretary to the Secre'
tary. ell surrounding Mr.. S. G.. Brown
when the Secretary Mr. Longley said
''r. Brown /. in behalf Of this estab-
lishmsut come this day TO offer you
! congratulations tor your long and
faithful service to this institution, YOU
have not only done great credit tc
( your self but reflected much honor &c
! the institute Each one in turn shook
his hand and gave him their congratu
latiOn and throughout that day Mr.
Brown received many kind cOngratu'
| lationS.
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to Bishop Derrick engaging in such
Mysteries in Boston and giving such
advice to the young Negroes of Massa
chusetts. If Negro Congressman are
necessasy for the right progress Of the
nation we do not know of any consti-
tuencies hat would be more consistent
and honored in electing them than
those around Boston. And if Negro
goYernOrs'are demanded as evide ices
Of good faith in the crusade for Negro
equality we would not kick little bit
TO see Massachusetts, Rhode Island
New York and Pennsylvania fill the IL
executive chairs all at once with such
oleaginOus and odorOus' chief magis-
tTates,
Therefore. if Bishop Derrick wishes
to get his hosting hooks into the slack
of the colored citizens trousers and
exalt him into equal rights, he is stand
ing on pro ,er soil in Boston. Let him
forget that there is any South until he
has compelled the Mahatmas OF Social
aud Political Equality in MaSsachu-
sets to elect Negroes estoTepTeSent them
in Washington and to sit in the seat
OF Tuhn Hancock under the Symbol OF
tie Sacred Goldfish in the COpitOl on
Beacon Hill!
A litter should always lift where he
is most needed, and we can see no
piece where a political Derrick for
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HOfor a grand Public Meeting and
Barbecue! The w. Calvin Chase Re
publican Club, of AnaCoStia and Hills
dale will give Grand Picnic and Bar
becue at GreenwillOw Park, Hillsdale,
u {, Tuesday, July IS. 1907. This
Park Is situated IN the pTeItiest and
coolest spot In the SurburbS Of Wash
ingion andis improved with the larg-
est dancing Pavilion in the District.
Swings, CGoquet. Lawns, Shooting
Gallery. one-haf mile Bicycle Race
Track, Summer Houses, Shade Trees
and the purest of Spring Water. The
Park is just two squares from Doug
lass Hah aud can be reached by TAX
ing Anacostia cars. Select music-hy
the famous reorganized Hoffm4n's
Standard Orchestra, Of ten pieces,
Prof. z l. Hoffman, director. There
will be speeches by the following we'll
known gentlemen: Hon. Geo. H.
White, Register w. Lyons, Attorneys
K. R -Horner. w. .CalVinEhaSe Thomas
L Jones, Captain H H. Blunt, JOHNNY
Freeman, r w. Laws and Rev. Cor
rOthers. Barbecue and speaking com
mencing at o'clock, dancing from 8
to II, Bicycle race at 4 o'clock for gold
medal, open to all. Prize Waltz al
1890 and Cake Walk at II O'Clock A =,
this is our first picnic Of the season, we
shall spare neither pains nor expense
to make it the grandest. No disorder
ly or Objectionable persons allowed on
the grounds. All Pleasure, Pc Utica
and Social Clubs are respectfully in
vited to be present. Committee OF
arrangement: A. N. Peters, Chairman,
EorOlin Tolliver, John Foster, Henry
Sayles, George L. Robinson, Charles
H. Walker, Elias Banks, Levi Smith,
Frank b. Foster, Mason Reed, John
H. Jones, Thomas Walker, William H .
Wilkerson.J I'm w. Williams, IT., Isaac
Thornton, James +. Bayard, Henry
Matthews. Officers r. II. Lewis, Pres.
\. R. Peters, Y. Pfest. J. W.Wil,iams
IT. Sec. z. L. Hoffman, Treas. T.
Smith, Segt-at-arms. w. II. WilkeT-
son, Chaplain. Refreshments in abun-
lance at city prices. Admission Is
cents. Children 10 cents.
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ties of America to lifi-yourselves into
the ranks of the WORLDS best scholars,
thinkers, writers; into the ranks OF the
realm where men aud women OF dlStin'
guished usefulness live to the uplifting
Of humanity. and the glory of the ma,
ton. May God be with you all, and
enable you to measure up the heavenly
command, Quit you like men So
shall you prove blessing to Amerl'
cans of darker skin and TO the whole
country"
A feature worthy Of note and testify,
ing to the praCticability of the Manual
Training School an of its pupils was
wearing of gowns made entirely by
themselves by Misses Addie kdmunds,
Mary Louise Morris, Annie Matilda
Weldon, and Sarah Roberta Williams.
Announcement was made by Assist
ant Superintendent w. S. Montgomery
that the Howard University scholar.
ship for dentist. had been aw rded
to Roscoe WormleY and that OF Fhar
macy to Shermont Lewis.
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grave, because he was thus able
to keep pace with his parliamentary
duties.
1t is pointed out as apparently con-
firmatory of the unwelcome reports,
that. upon the termination of the cor
onation ceremonies and conferences,
Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier, accom-
panied by some personal friends, will
travel on the continent for season,
and il is believed that the premieT's
final decision to retire from the gov
ernment willsnot be taken until it is
seen whether his health shows perma-
nent improvement or not by the
change.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is now in his
sixty-secOnd year He has about
reached the zenith Of his popularity in
thedominion. and in the empire as well.
He is the idol of his party. irrespective
of nationality, and is the admiration
even of his political opponents. His
forced retirement. at the present june
ture. is viewed with regret and alarm
by the liberals. since such a step would
undoubtedly change the whole situa-
ton, not only as between the two
great political parties in Canada, but
also as between the English and
French races of the Dominion. His POI
Iitical following is naturally appre-
hensive. that. should he cease 20 lead
his party. history will repeat itself and
the present government to go 10 pieces
| lust as did the conservative admins.
! tration shortly after the death, in 1891.
| of its great leader. Sir John A. Mac
| donald Sir Wilfrid LaurieT's admin
4 istration is almost sure to live so long
/ as he remains the prime minister OF
/ Canada, for nothing short of some
great political upheayal could now
oust him from power.
} The question Of Sir Wilfrid's sue
cessor TO the premiership is naturally
being debated quietly in political cir
cles. The man who stands out most
prominently in the public eye, among
| the other members Of the cabinet, IS
the minister of finance, Hon. William
/ S. Fielding. He is essentially self
made man. who began life as a news
paper reporter and rose to the edit
| orial chair. Mr. Fielding became prime
minister of Nova Scotia in 1884, which
office he held continuously until 1896,
when he resigned to enter the federal
government as the finance minister ol
the then new liberal administration Of
Canada.
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SOME BABY ARMIES.
nininutive Forces Maintained in
Various Parts of the Globe.
nh. Wake Up in ArdOr What They
1.cI. ina Numbers and Are Ready
to Defy the World, In
Words at Least.

ro+r-faart of the Pyrenees there's a
-.s.r.-..... state known as the An
s.rr. -.ru1lic. which maintains its in
4.r.rH-r.r among the formidable
r..r-. of Europe who surround it on
IN Sides Its nominal suzerain is a
t..r.n and it has an army of 600 stall
,,.s~- u...utainccrs, ready at any mo-
--.u- ru die for their national dig
Tf,r8rl independence. There is some
ching quite pathetic in the spectacle of
che handful. of armed men drilling and
..~r-trnr ln their mountain Businesses,
while ODD one side Is Spain, which can
rr.Grr.l 900 soldiers against one of the
raorgrfe. and on the other side the
army NJ France. which outnumbers
tL.m bv nearly 600 to one.
sr.n more timinutive army Is that
vhf.h numuaIIy protects the domin-
i'm Of the prince of Monaco. As the
n-.nefpa..tv is little more than a dozen
times rhe size Of Hyde park, London,
il is not surprising that the soldiers
who guard it only number 1876. or that
their duties are chiefly confined TO
making q brave show in their uni
form and having a good time in gen.
orally.
Another army whose Importance is
bv DO means to be gagged by mere
number. is that Of Luxembourg. which.
when every available man is sum
m5nel 90 arms. numbers a round 500
warriors. an in gorgeous uniforms
and full Of military zeal. There are. in
fact M keener soldiers anywhere
than these few hundreds of Luxem-
burgers. who are responsible for the
safety Of "a population roughly equal
o. that # Leicester, and there is not
man among them who is not per
feet in drill and soIdierIy accomplish
m-Hts.
There IS mo- more interesting state
i1 Europe than San Marino, which
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independence Political liberty and
industrial independence are very diff
ieTert things. You are learning rap
idly that you must have both. In fol-
lowing that trend yOu are following
the wisest leadership you have and
you are entering upon a prosperity
which none of US can measure.
The address OF Rev. Walter II. Brooks
paster of the Nineteenth Street Bap-
list Church, followed the couferring
OF certificates Rev. Mr. Brooks said
i part;
REV. WALTER II BROOKS ADDRESS.
''You should never forget that you
have been educated and fitted for some
ol lite's duties, and for higher attain
ments in scholarship by the bounty OF
the civil government. Whatreturn ,Fill
you make for favors bestowed You
will be deeply sensible of the claims
OF the country upon the patriotic devo'
ton 10 il every interest Were YOU
TO beinditferent to this claim after be-
ing in the best public schools Of the
country, you would merit the unenvi'
able distinction of being ingrates OF
the SupeTlative degree. But | know
that every heart beats with local pride
and with love Of country, however
dark the wrongs which are done our
brothers in parts Of the United States.
AS you have been educated by the
government. it is expected that SOM
of you will enter colleges and universi'
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LAURIER A SICK MAN.
Canada's Premier Expected to Re-
tire in a Few Months.
Announcement Looked For AfteR
Coronation of King Edward
Has Important Bearing on
Dominion Politics.

The statement is made at Ottawa,
Ont, with somewhat startling emPha-
sis, that Sir William Laurier has sat
in the dominion parliament, as the
prime minister Of Canada, for the last
time. The report 10 this effect, which
gained considerable currency a few
days before the prorogation Of the re-
cent parliamentary session in Ottawa,
was at the time received with I'M
feigned surprise by the general public,
but not so by the personal friends OF
the premier. Although the latter rid
icule the idea, there is, nevertheless,
said to be ground for the statement
ernment supporters throughout the
country with mingled incredulity and
dismay.
1t is even added that the announce
ment of the final retirement of Sir
Wilfrid has been set for a time not
later than the coming autumn. The
principal reason assigned for the pre-
mier's withdrawal from active public
life is his persistent ill-heaIth, which
requires constant care and drestfulness.
He is from time TO time compelled to
take long rests at home, where, it is
said, his physician is summoned to
attend him frequently, and he is con-
stantly subjected to severe diet.
Immediately after the close of the
parliamentary session Sir Wilfrid left
for a rest in the Adirondacks prior to
embarking for England to attend the
conference. To discredit the disquiet-
ing reports as to the premier's i'll
health, his friends point to the fact
that. during the past session Of par
Lament. he was seldom absent from
his seat in the commons chamber, and
was as alert and keenly responsive TO
the moods of the house as ever. Never
theless, il is remarked that the nature
of his ailment is none the less
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from .-F rocky eWiuauoe has seen un-
move. ..r centuries the commissions of
Europe. au. has watched the birth and
growth .t new nations. compared with
which il +, rlc yeriest pigmy. Perched
on high rock, it Is better guarded by
nature than even by its own valor;
although, with the courage of a David.
II ha, always been ready to wage bat
te with any giant who was daring
enough 90 provoke it.
Naeh more ornamental is the army
which forms the bodyguard of the
pope and which ournumbers fewer
units than the rival army Of Italy
counts thousands But if its numbers
are small II is the most aristocratic
ana cosmopolitan army in the world.
Tor It's members are recruited from
every nation of Europe. and many of
Them are of noble blood. This, of
course. is am army which is not meant
I'D night. although there is not one of
us soldiers who. if occasion demand
el. would not die for his sovereign
p1niH
The army Of t'.a prince of Monte
negro is a much MORE businessIike
body. for il consists Of $4,000 hardy
ana fierce moUntaineers. who are Ger
Ia.h.y among the braveSt soldiers in
Europe. The number is remarkabl
"Arn one considers that the princes
subjects are scarcely more numerous
man the inhabitants of Salford; SO
'"ai al least one in every two males
capable Of bearing arms is a trained
soldier
Inc Honduras republic. with a pop
..Auon less than that of Birmingham
1'S a standing army of only 500 men
" protect a country almost as large
az England, although in time of war
a could easily multiply this force by
~ and The Nicaraguan republic stakes
IA existence on the valor of the 2,OOC
"su Who form its army Of defense.
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ToDeteetaCheae shoe.

'It takes a rainy spell to showruPa a
cheap shoe" says a shoe dealer. "It
can be spotted by an observer on a
rainy day though it may haye-come
whitman hour from the shop. Aeheap
shoe always slips when the paSemeRts
are wet. smooth asphalt pavements
especially show them up. The sole of
a cheap, common shoe is often made
of imitation leather, composed Of
pressed paper, and water softens II
and makes the wearer slide along whils
walking"
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BISHOP DERRICK SCORED.
From the Atlanta Constitution

A Negro Bishop by the name Of Der
rick has been lifting his race by tug
ging at his own boot straps upin Bos-
ton. He was presiding over a con-
ference OF colored preachers and
whooped them up TO beat the the
band in singing "M4rching Through
Georgia" repeadly while he jammed
through resolutions praising the Presi
dent of the United States for his Ar.
lington denunciation of Negro lynch
ings iu the South
The pussly prelate grated of course
and he talked with the wild frenzy
that buffers no parSnip and bodies no
good for his race, saying the same old
things against which sensible Negro
Leaders like Booker 7. Washington
and Bishop Gaines and Turner have
coutinu ally warned their race. This
Derrick advised the young Negroes
the Boston papers spelling 'em always
with a big N-tO "becom- officers,
cong essmen and governors. " and
saving to them that such things "musi
come, for We must have equal rights y
and the conference sang Marching
Through Georgia" a second time
and
Iohn Browns BODY lies a-moldertn
in de ground,
But his soul goes marching on "
Certainly VS. cau have no Objection
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She Did Well.

Miss Sadie E. Shorter, who was the
valedictorian of class of the Norman
Department Cf the public schools. on
last Monday evening, is the daught r
of Comrade Charles Shorter Of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Miss
shorter Is a young lady of 'efinement
and her address on last Monday even
ing was full of eloquence and logic
She was beau fully dressed and her
appear nee received the most fiattering
compliments
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American Leather tbe Re.,

American kid feathers are growing
in favor abroad, especially in Aus
tralia. Recently one Of the largest mo-
rocco manufacturers in Lynn. Mass.
made shipment to that country of
$500 dozen skins, which shipment is
said TO be the largest ever made from
there for foreign parts. 1t Is not so
very long ago when the best kid shoes
were made from shoes imported from
France. Now France is buying large
quantities of kid from this country.
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WIN DO 40 More Sliding

. y Sliding pole in the engine-house
''''IltateS the descent of the firemen
@"en they are in a hurry to reach the
SOUND toor. Four ladies visited an
"she-h"use in Yonkers. n. Y, and
1"t oi them, Miss Sallie Eisler. who
= t''shs 800 pounds. thought il would
grand thing 20 slide down the
r''e' as She had seen the firemen de-
I, ,enu, When halfway down she re-
''>eu her clutch, and she dropped
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nnw renciIs Are Made.

Pencils are very skillfully con-
structed. When the column Of
graphite has been prepared for use
in the pencil it is laid in a slit cut
for it, covered with another piece Of
wood, which is glued on; then, by
means of ingenious machinery the
wooden covers are reduced to the
proper size for pencils, and painted
or vanished and set aside to dry.
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COL. NJ NJ. PARKER.
lie Leaves for Maine.

Col. NJ. NJ. Parker the National Com
nitteeman for the District Of Column
bia will leave the city shortly for
Maine, with his family. CLl. Parker
he tall political ajax will be gone all
the summer. He is one of the most
commanding figures in the United
states. Col. may you return much
inyi2orated.
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Capt. VIM. Merideth.

The Chief of the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing i the right man in
he right place. Capt MeTideth is
he boss of his office and he will see
that colored employees are given
fair deal.
The Washington bee., 1902-06-21
Windows in Spite Fence.

A lady in New Haven erected a
"spite fence" to keep the workmen in
a factory next door to her house
from making gOO-goO eyes at her.
Now a justice has decided that she
must put ground glass windows in
the fence, to give light 70 the fac
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Large French Automobile,

TheIargest automobile in the world
is being constructed for a Partisan
doctor. In it, accompanied by two
medical students. he intends to make
a trip around the world. II will
have two sleeping apartments. a
large workroom and four big tanks
for storing oil
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Bi~ Dock In Rotterdam.

The biggest excavated dock In tho
world is in course of construction in
Rotterdam. It's area is $50 acres, with
q depth of water of II feet. The dock
will be subsequently, dredEed until the
depth Is 2s feet.
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Rev. l. B. Scott to the Naval Office
in N " Orleans, La.
Rev. Scott is the editor Of the South
western Advocate. This is another
black eye TO the southern negro poll
ticians See
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OUR HI0H SCHOOL.
Many Graduates A Distinguished
Audience Present-Speeches by J.
F Bundy, Rev. Walter II. Brooks
and Commissioners HCFarIand.

The Lafayette Square Opera House
was a scene of great brilliancy On last
Tue day evening The occasion was
the graduating exercise Of the High
School and Manual Training School
No. I.
1t was a gala night to these young
people, the occasion marking the end
of their public sen ool work, aud the
happy faces Of those on the stage bore
evidence of the fact. The graduates
were arranged in tiers, running to the
back OF the stage. and in front were
seateU the speakers of the evening
and other prominent persons. With
real beauty IN Its very simplicity, the
stage was decorated with plants and
the floral gifts for The graduates. The
scene set was a garden, and the eff
feet a pleasing one.
me audience was representative
one, nor was 1t made up of members
of the colOred race alone, for through
the house were seen many of CauCas-
ian blood.
Among those on the stage were
Rev. Waiter ). Brooks, the | rincIpal
speaker of the evening; Hon. H. 3. F.
Maciarland, president of the Board OF
District Commissioners; Rev. F. /.
Grimke, pastor of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church; Supt. A. T. Stu
art, OF the public school, DR.. Francis
K. Lane, director Of the high schools;
}. +. Bundy, of the board Of education
and the presiding officer of the even
ing; Gen. George H. Harries, wee
president OF the board OF education;
DR.. Bruce Evans, principal of manual
training; Mrs. A. /. Cooper, principal
ofthe NJ Street High School; 7. Holds
worth Gordon, member of the board
of education; Or. A. ID. Mays, Mr.. l.
X. Francis, member of the board o
education, ana W. S. Montgomery. as.
Slstant superintendent. Among those
IN the boxes were Gen. II. Y, Bovn
! ton, president Of the board Of eduCa-
tion; w. F. ROderiCk, secret. ~ of The
board of education; Mrs. /. G. MYERS
assistant superintendent of schools
]. II. Chamberlain, director of manua
raining, and Mrs. H. B. F Macfar,
land.
Following several well-reudered Sc
eCtiOns by the Columbia orchestra
which furnished the evenings pre-
gramme Cfmu>ic, Rev. +. J Grimkt
offered the Invocation.
Mr.. }. +. Bundy, as presiding Officer
made the opening address. He said
IN part:
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A Black Eye.

The President told Booker T. Wash
irgteu that he intendsd to appoint