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The Rising son., 1903-05-22
LEXINGTON NEWS,

The quarterly meeting of the A. NJ
+. church will be held SUNDAY at III,
church. The total amount realized
from the rally at the A. NJ. f. church
was $3O7.S5, at the NJ. f church
5000. Second Baptist church s65.
Seventeen persons were baptiz,d
Sunday by Rev. c. c. Calhoun. as.
sisted by Rev. Strickley.
Rev. Hutton of the Christian
church filled the pulpit AZ both morn
ing and evening services.
Rev. Gilbert went tn Nayyiew Suu.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
6luffed Gen. Kitchener.

A certain young Canadian officer
of engineers is credited with having
put down" Lord Kitchener during
the troubles in South Africa. The
young man was in charge OF an i'm.
pOrtant piece OF railroad work. Kit
Chener appeared one morning and
expressed disappro>al of some feat
nreS. talking IN Charactcristically
biting fashion The Young officer
had his share Of the Independence
which comes of living on this side
Of the Atlantic. SO he said Am I
bossing this work oI are you?'
Kitchener looked at him. recognized
a young fellow after his own heart
and walked away with a nod Of ap.
proval.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
LEGACY Has Grown.

Wednesday, tEnglanh resident
in the sixteenth century left 81 0OO 60
provide annually on 81 Thomas day
three gowns and three CoatS Ia indi
gent persons of tn" parish Following
the custom ot the tlmc, the money
was invested in land Gin this case in
minCralsl. and the original legacy has
Increased in value IN $50 OOO Instead
OF the three gowns and the three coats
the charity commissioners who admin.
lister tho funds are able tn present
200 gowns and sixty coats.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
WAIVED RlGHTs As A SON.
True journalistic Spirit Evineed by
vounV corbIn.

True journalistic Spirit Evineed by
Young CorbIn.
Gen. Corbin's son 10 q newspaper
reporter In Washington. The other
day he was sent to the Adjutant Gen.
erals Office and found the door closed
against all comers. He pulled from
his pocket card with his name and
the paper he represented on 1t. and
asked the messenger to carry It in.
moment later the messenger re-
turnd with the information: Gen.
Corbin says he hasn't time to talk to
reporters just now, but II his son
Rutherford is outside he will be glad
to see him." I'm not his son Ruther-
ford on this occasion. so I'll just lay
for him here as he comes out" re-
piled the youngster. determined not to
sacrifice the chance for STORY" to
a personal interview with the gov.
ernor."
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
ALMOST KNOCKED OUT r!LLMAN.
South Carolina Senator Badly Stag.
gered for . Moment.

Senator Tillman was once sent by
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee out to Kentucky to crate for
the ticket. The first speech he made
there up to a certain point was a great
success. He spoke of the necessity
of electing incorruptible men to Con.
gress. such as the Democracy of this
district has chosen to represent the
people at Washington" Just at this
moment some one In the crowd inter
rupted with; Would DR.. Claherty
sell out?" What's that" asked Till.
man, somewhat riled at this break in
his train Of thoughts. Would Dr.
Claherty sell out?" repeated the Ques-
tioner. And who the blazes is DR.
Claherty?" asked Tillman. He's the
man you're asking us to vote for"
came the prompt response. The Sen
ator was stunned. and could only blurt
out: Il never heard Of him before"
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
NUMBER II.
WESTERN UNIVERSITY COM.
MENCEMENJ
COM

4 Convention Of leading NegrocS
will meet there next week May -.
u. ~ and rs
The Western University iustitu-
tion at Quindaro. Kansas--havinC for
its purpose the training Of the Negro
youth along intellectual and industrial
lines. is making great preparation FOR
the Commencement exercises which
will this year surpass any previous
closing.
The first of Il series of exercises will
be held Friday night the 32nd at Al
len Chapel, Kansas City. Mo. At this
time the closing musicale will I've given
at s o'clock sharp. All other exercises
will be held on the University grounds.
Sunday, May 2lth. at 3 y. m. the Bac-
calaureate sermon will he preached by
Rev. nr. J. c. Caldwell. OF Indepcnd-
ence. Mo
The next day. May %. marks the be
ginning OF new movement for the
Unity and Uplift Of the Race" BY
way OF the opening session of what will
hereafter he known as the Western
University ChautauQua," bringing to-
gether the leading spirits OF the Ne
gro Race. There will be present Ne
gro farmers. mechanics. business men.
professional men. including lawyers.
doctors. educators, ministers. etc.
MONDAY MAY 25th
From to IL will he Industrial
Day" 4. From lao to s y. m, will ba
business Mems Day"
At night at = y. m, will be- the class
day exercises of the class of 1903
TUESDAY MAY 26th
From . to II will hc doctors. law
ycrS and druggist day" From 20 tn
| : y. m. will he ministerial Day" At
night at y IN. Rev. VIM. II Peck.
II. n. will deliver the annual address
to the religious societies
WEDNESDAY MAY 21th
From 9 tn - will be- Educational
Day" President II. +. Allen of Lin
coin Institute will he present AZ that
session, with MARY ether distinguished
gcntlcmcl
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

KANSAS CITY MO. FRIDAY. MAY 22 1903
INDEPENDENCE NEWS.

Mrs. Fisher died last Sunday and
was buried from the Macedonia Bap-
tst church Monday. Rev. Fits
preached the funeral
Rev. ]. c. Caldwell spent a few days
in jefferson City last week visiting
friends.
A dumb bell drill will be given at tho
A. NJ. E. church on the 26th under the
direction OF Mrs. Mollie Jenkins.
A missionary meeting was held at
the Second Baptist church Sunday af-
ternoon. 1t was addressed by some
ladies and gentlemen from Kansas
City who are especially interested In
the work OF missions,
Miss Fannie Griggs has friend Wis
iting her. Miss Saunders. a student OF
George r. Smith college.
Father Duncan. one Of the oldest
citizens OF this city died on Friday
and was buried Sunday.
The Boys Brigade meets every Sat-
urday afternoon at the armory. We
trust the parents will urge upon their
boys to attend. The object Of It is to
teach the boys to be mannerly and
obedient.
Miss Minnie Tucker has returned
home from her school at Holden. She
reports as having had very pleasant
year. She has been elected as teacher
at Pleasant Hill next year.
The NJ. +. church is making great
preparations to entertain the Sahhath
school and Epworth League Conven-
tion which convenes here on the 18th
OF June. They are expecting at least
one hundred delegates to attend Prof.
|. aGrland Penn. the historian. and
secretary OF the Epworth league. has
pormised to be present and deliver an
address.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. f..
church on the Goth.
The pastor, members and friends of
the A. NJ. f. church are putting forth
every effort to raise 800 on the LIST
Sunday in June. The church expects
every member to do his duty. "Up
and at it,"
A weeks meeting will begin at the
A. Nj. +. church on Sunday, May 29th.
Rev. NJ. Collins of Kansas City has
consented to be present and preach
during the week
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
VOLUME VIII.
GtEANlNGS FROM PLEASANT
GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH.

Located in rear Of Independence and
Tracy avenues, Kansas City, Mo.
Gleanings from Pleasant Green Bap-
tist church, located in the rear of In
dependence and Tracy avenues, Kan
sas City, Mo.
Sunday school opened at its usual
hour, $3.50. superintendent being late,
Rev. E. M. Wilson. pastor. opened
services. Lesson taught thirty min
utes by teachers. which was timely and
instructive. Explanation from cluster
leaf by pastor. which was plain and
comprehensive. Sunday school was
unusually interesting.
Choir entered choir box, and at the
biddings Of the pastor sang. "Ill die
at my post" Congregation read eighth
chapter of Mathew from 1st to 23rd
verses led by pastor. Choir peeled
forth in sweet medolious strains. "It
pays me to serve Jesus" Sermon by
pastor. Text Act. "a. 25. And as he
reasoned of righteousness, temperance
and judgment to come, Felix trembled.
Subject, Power Of Truth" He stated
that Paul was a man Of God. and rea
soned with Felix, man Of the world.
He further adds. that II We As Chris
tians see the sword coming and warn
not the wicked. their blood would be
on our own heads. Felix trembled be-
cause he could not stand the word.
the power of God. We had q most
excellent sermon delivered with great
pathOs Doors Of church were opened
for the reception of members while
choir sang. I've Tell Him OF His Sal
vation." Dismission after collection
was taken.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock the
annual sermon Of the Knights Of Py-
thias was preached at the Second Bap-
tist church. by our pastor. Rev. f.
NJ. Wilson. Choir entered box and
sang. A short, but most excellent pro-
gram was rendered by the Knights of
Pythias and sisters OF the Colanthe
At 2:45 the Knights came from the
North on Charlotte street. accom-
panied by the Metropolitan band: in
the meanwhile the ladies OF the Col
anthe We're gathered in the basement
Of the church. The band at the Second
Baptist church, the Nights of Pythians
raised more money than any of the
lodges at their annual meetings this
year, their general collection was close
to fifty dollars which went for various
benevolent purposese. G. w. NJ.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Penal Institutions.

Commenting upon the manner in
which young men are made to work
In the technical schools as compared
with the more easy ways of life in
colleges. President Pritchett Of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
told this story on his own institution
at the recent installation OF Alexander
c. Humphreys as president OF Stevens
Institute:
AT q civil service examination In
Massachusetts there was one app,i.
cant who had tried the course at
Tech with III results. A question on
the paper asked the names OF the
penal institutions OF Massachusetts
and this was the reply:
The state prison at Charles.
town. the rsformatory for women At
Sherburne and the Massachusetts In.
sti;ute Of Technology. New York
Times,
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Art Critic Stirs connolsseurs.

Giulio Bouola. the wsll.known
Italian art critic, has Just finished his
investigation IN regard 10 the Santa
Cecilia OF Douatcllo and tho results
will presently BE- published. Accord.
ing TO Bouola, the bas.relief in the
British museum. which IL regarded as
the original Santa Cecilia" is moth
ing but copy. The critic asserts
that he has found the authentic or.gj
nal in Padua
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

There are In Japan twenty-eight
natives of the country who have been
students at the University Of Penn.
sylvania and several Of them have
recently met in Toxic and formed an
alumni association. One OF them
writes: THE name Is rather odd to
you. We call It In Japanese The
Same Window Society Of the Univer'
sity Of Pennsylvania That means
we have once studied by the same
window. Then We havo no president
Of the society: we are too democratic
maybe---tOo much Amer,Canized. |
fear. But tho members are too few
to need II. Only serve the society
as the secretary and treasurer and
everything" lie signs himself "Sada
Suguira."
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
A Unloue ApoJoov,

President Roosevelt was telling .
friend about his mail. which averages
500 or 600 letters n day. One of the
most remarkable letters I ever re-
ceived," he said, arrived on the
morning the nrst full accounts OF the
Martinique disaster were printed in
the newspapers. The writer said he
saw that the American consul at
Martinique had been burned to death.
He applied for the place and wound
up with this sentence; Il make this
early application so as to get in ahead
OF those loathsome creatures, the
office seekers"
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
New Standard OF Measurement.

II having beon found that the meter
is not q natural unit OF measure, II not
being exactly a ten,mllionth part OF
quadrant OF the terrestrial mert-
dian NJ. Gadot suggests that the hight
Of the column OF quicksilver In the
barometer at a given altitude and
temperature, be taken as the standard.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

The United States imported from
China last year s27.lNg 2S2 worth The
large items are. Silk. sl0.6t3.sJO. tea.
Eii7,S22, great skins. s2,l27.267.
wool $2.0l9 .NS'. netting. sl.302, ,SSl.
Some interesting items are: FireCrack.
ers, NoJ,32S dog skins. s7l.3o2. bris-
ties, S397 ,9h2
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Anxious TO Please.

"A Washington woman who is trou-
bled with chronic nightmare, caused
by heart failure. and who frequently
cries out in her sleep, recently adver.
tised for room and board with fam,
lily who will not object to screaming
in the night" Among the answers
she received was one which asked
How often would you require us TO
scream"
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

There are 3.uGt languages In the
world. and more than 1000 religions
The number ot men is about equal to
III" number of women The average
length of human lie Is about 33
wears. and of 600 persons only QUE
teaches tn" axe ~ loo years.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

Standing on IN" highest mountain.
which Is slightly over five miles above
sea level maa can see to distance
of POO miles ON clear day To see
objects distance Of TOO miles. the
observer must hc standing at IA hight
Of G,GG7 feet above the level Of the
sea,
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Well Done.

Hint tu the women. If men will
not eat the steak, bring Il ON the table
the second time with a fresh garnish'
mcnt uf parsley. The third time.
haudpaint"d platter. assisted by tho
parsl may succeed in moving it
At,hisuu Globe.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Child Instruction.

We teach our children to use the
left hand as much as the right in play
ing games. croQust. marbles. ball, etc,
as this is good for the development OF
the child. strengthening the back and
bringing into play all the muscles on
each side of the body, says an expert
enced kindergarten instructor.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
The Obstinate Way.

II am very sorry that We cant have
harmony In our party said the
statesman, Harmony 10 indispcnsi'
BILE" Yes. but You won't ace with
the other people" "Of course | won't
And II is exceedingly stupid OF them
not to see that the only way Ia have
harmony Is to come around and agree
with me"
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Floating Islands In Massachusetts.

An island l2s feet by 30. in Lake
Garfield, in the Southern Berkshire
town OF Monterey. fiosted three quar-
ters of a mile last week to the other
side OF the pond. Lake Quota In Pitts
field also has a floating island. Real
estate in that section seems to need
mailing down.-Boston Transcript.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
70 Advance Cause OF sci.ne.

The Swedish government has appro.
priatcd sHo.ono for the publication ot
the scientific results ot Dr Sven lie.
Gin : journey through crutrsl Asia.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
StiII Remember De Wet

4 London humurlst, on whose house
painters had h"vu working, put out
the sign DE Wet Paint for the hcnc-
III OF passcrshy. The memory Of tho
crafty Boor general stlll fingers in
the british capital
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Work for Artists,

Italian artists have been requested
to arrange the decoration of Rome in
honor Of the kaiser's visit The
scheme will include Street of Tri.
umph."
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

Machinery has been ordered for the
tons a week of "mnlasCuit," the new
cattle food made from molasscs and
sugar,anr fiber
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

The Rev. william Armhold has been
connected thirty eight years with tho
CONGREGATION KcneSeth Israel of Phils.
dclphia. The Rev. Almhold is in his
7ith year and is Still active.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Editor Given Professorship.

DR.. George Frederick Stout, editor
OF Mind. has been appointed to the
Andrews university of Glasgow. in
succession to the late Prof. Richie
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

The municipal authorities of Enfield.
one of the western suburbs of sydney,
have, after dozen years experience
of the electric lsht Tor street ilum-
nation, decided ,u revert tO gas.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

Turtle eggs are highly priced in
countries where they arc abundant
and though once commonly eaten In
America. are now seldom offered,
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

James q. Putnam, who WAS made
to belgium In 1850. on tho
uf William NJ Evarts
; dead at Eunalo. y. V. aged ST
The Rising son., 1903-05-22

Miss Theodosia Ammuns, who rep.
resented Colorado NJ the national suf.
irage convention Al New Orleans. 10
dean of women In the Colorado Agrl.
cultural College
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Railroad Consolidation.

Ten Years ago eighty railroads is'
sued weekly reports Of earnings Now
hut fifty five publish such figures
twenty five roads having disappeared
hN consolidation.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Cocaine in Demand.

A drug store in Atlanta. Ga, filled
more than three thousand prescrip
tions for cocaine in two months.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Art OF Owarfinu Trees.

The art Of dwarfing trees is part OF
the education OF the Japanese upper
classes Many persons devote as much
time To II as our women do To music.
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Much Money for Aoed Poor.

nr. l.. Gideon Archambault, late of
Providence. II, l., left $4,000 to found
"A home for the aged poor
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Well.knoMn Scholar Dead.

Prof A, II. Chester. who held the
chair Of chemistry and mineralogy at
'..''Hrs college. is dead
The Rising son., 1903-05-22
Little More Anthracite In siaht.

Little More Anthracite In Sight.
Prof, Charles ID, Walcott. director Of
the geological survey. says the an.
thracite fields ot the United States
will be exhausted in sixty years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
{ Times Dispatch J

The whiskey question is now claim
ing the attention of medical science
and students of penology the world
over. 1t is generally agreed that
whlskey Is fruitful source of crime
and of insanity. BY order of the
United States government a report
of the proceedings of the Sixth Inter
national Prison Congress, held in
Brussels two years ago, has just been
published, in which it is stated that
as an immediate and essential in
fiuence on crime, drinking exceeds
any of the other recognized causes.
DIR. Robert Jones, medical super
intendent of the Claybury Lunatic
Asylum at London, recently made an
exhibit, showing that of the 10000
certified insane persons now in Eng
land and Wales alone, alcohol is as
signed rs the cause of insanity in
21.5 per cent. of the males and 8. 5
per cent. of the females.
Taking this statement for text,
the New York Medical Record says
that almost every country in the
world is taking up the drink ques-
ton, alarmed at the inroads which
the unbridled consumption of alcohol
has made and is making into the
prosperity, health and morals of their
people.
But more than all this, business
men are insisting that their employees
must be sober, knowing full well that
the man who keeps his brain be-
clouded with alcohol is in no condi-
tioa to do first-class work, Society
is also taking hand, and while there
Is much drinking in social circles, liz
the best society of the country drunk
enness is not tolerated.
Ali of this goes to show that true
temperance is making rapid strides,
and the danger to be feared is the
over-zeal of the advocates of prohibi-
ton. The reform movement is pro-
crossing in satisfactory manner,
and it will continue to progress and
to work itself out, if it be guided by
conservative men.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
NORFOLK'S TRADE.
(Federieksburg Star.)

Fredericksburg has no earthly OBJ
lection to Norfolk's advent into the
rich field lying along the river, and
we say with all frankness that this
city would infinitely prefer to see
Norfolk enriched than Baltimore,
but we have no idea of wishing en-
richment for either one of them at
our own expense. This may be a
selfish position, but it possesses the
merit of loyalty to our city. In warn
ing the Business Mems Association
it was done with no other purpose in
view than to put that body on guard
to meet any action adverse to the in
terests of this city and not with any
purpose of opposing, even if such q
thing were possible, Norfolk's debut
in the river counties. If our words
conveyed such meaning, then we
take this opportunity to explain.
fredericksburg is willing, nay aux-
ious, to compete with Norfolk and
with Baltimore, and with Richmond
for that matter, and furthermore we
are confident of our ability to com
pete successfully, as demonstrated In
the past six or eight months, during
which time this city has met Balti-
more at every turn; but in order for
any one of these cities to compete
with the other each must have steam
boat facilities, and we shall always
oppose any movement which might
result in taking some of these same
facilities away from fredericksburg
as would our esteem contemporary,
the Landmark, were Norfolk con-
cerned. In conclusion we have only
to reiterate that Fredericksburg
wants the river trade and we want it
badly enough not to fear competition
with any city, provided always we
can maintain our transportation
facilities.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
wHERETHE sHoEpINCHEs

Illinois, the land of Abraham Lin
coin, is giving the "uncivilixed
South" a few lessons in the race
problem. A colored school teacher
fatally wounded white man in
dispute about some school matters.
1t soon brought an angry mob to-
gether, aud while the wounded man
was still living, and for aught they
knew would recover, they swung the
colored teacher up by q rope and
tortured him nearly to death, and
then saturated his body with coal oil
and set it on fire. We have heard of
no such atrocious act as this in the
South for such provocation. The
last act of the mob is an order issued
that all colored people must leave
that part of the State under the pen
atty of death. So we see the North
ern friends of the colored people are
not much friends after all.
A colored man was killed in Indian
apolis Wednesday by a mob of two
hundred people because they thought
he made an insulting remark to a
thirteen-year-old white girl he met
on the street. In no place in the
South, which they have villified and
abused so much, would such a snip
position form a pretext to take hu-
man life. 1t looks as If the horrors
of the race prejudice are taking place
principally in the North, even in
those States that are generally found
in the Republican column.
The authorities at johnson CITY,
Tennessee, rescued a colored man
from mob on last Thursday after
he had been hung up, and saved his
life. He had brutally assaulted a
white woman, who it is thought will
die. How different was the action
of the Tennessee authorities to that
of the authorities of the States of
Illinois and lndiana.-Eee Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-26
DEATH AT THE STAKE.

At Newcastle, Delaware, a negro
hend was burned at the stake. lie
had assaulted and murdered pretty
white girl. Of the mob of nearly
1900 that overpowered the authori-
ties, stormed the county workhouse
and dragged from the cell the trem-
bling wretch, the identity Of only one
is positively known. That person is
little Peter Smith, II years old, who
fell when the work-house guards fired
volley into the ranks OF the attack
ing mob. The lad was struck by a
bullet which entered his back and is
thought to have penetrated his
kidneys.
After the mob had completed its
awful work of revenge the BODY of
the negro was left chained to the
stake with the fires burning around
it and the lynching party went home.
Rain which began falling later ex-
tinguished the fire, and at daylight
the charred body hung limp and
horrible in plain sight of passers-by.
Public sentiment there appears to
approve the lynching. The lynch
ers have been feted and congratulated
by men and women.
Whites confession, made lust
before the torch was applied to the
pile of oil-sosked bushes around him.
was an admission of everything and
more than had been charged against
him.