The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06

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SOME HEROES IN BLACK SKINS
G5a. BOOKER FORGOT.
It is with less desire to exploit the
character and qualifications Of Professor
Booker Il. Washing ton, OF tho Tuskege
Institute, than TO understand the purpose
OF the magazine that call attention to
an article. In the Century Magazine for
September, entitled Heroes IN Black
Skins" by the wel-known negro educa-
tor. Prof. Washingtons position seemed
pretty we'll assured. Mr.. Cleveland has
introduced him. Mr.. Roosevelt has lunch-3
cd him. Mr.. Carnegie has pensloned him
his enterprise with thousands Of dollars
1t had seemed that, In advocating thB
cause OF manual training for negroes
Washington had taken hold Of n good
thing and knew that he had done 80, md
perhaps would DO clever enough to hold
what he had. II is true that, for some
time. there have been signs that the sim.
Pile worker In the vineyard has found
while the plain Booker we knew and
respected. evolved into the Moses entering
ecipitately into the promised land, II
Prof Washington might talk too much.
But what can be the motive OF the Gem
tury-a Journal devoted to literature, his
tory and the lne artsain printing g these
sketches Of alleged Southern darkies UNI
| Black Skins"
from his old master and paid a balance
] due after Llncoln's proclamation.
D2es the performance OF n contract,
valid at tho time Of making, create a
No. g Sergeant William II. Carney was
a.. color bearer IN an assault upon Fort
Wagner. His regiment reached the
regiment was repulsed and William lay
| down In the shade OF the parapet, until
/ second Union assault brought him on.
a N9 bavns acn paSns
all his debts, donates $40 to the Tuske-
gee Institute and $40 to neighboring
! white school,
board the Confederate dispatch boati"Pian-
\ ter In Charleston harbor, captured ()
the vessel single handed (?) IN the night
time and turned her over to the reaera
i sixty and seventy thousand dollars. 70.
ceivng therfor a position Of honor and
trust together with q money re Ward .e.,,.s
i phasizes the writer's evident view that
i The condition of slavery. wiped out every
obligation Of fidelity to the master SO o .nnt
any service rendered n execp pr,e unaer eo1'-
+; No. S. Uncle zeke. was the butler OF
4 tho Confederate Genral c.. who en-
tertained several Union generals al din-
The distinguished guests retired from ,D,.
the table without tipping Uncle Zeke. INC
latter returns a dollar given him by u, MS 5
4 powerful 20, YER glad to see you make dat front
son. but, massa. knows dat Is de las !
dollar you's got; an. ! can't KEEP kfsp n nan,a
new dress. cause she amt had no ne"
Can the Century be imposed on oy the
unlmaginable absurdity OF this sro '-' =
'e No. 6. Moses Turner. entrusted with
Z, his masters silver, allows himself TO pc
tortured before he will be ely u 20
Federal raiders. IS
s No. I. wi VIII i Philip Lining climbs q
+ church steeple to put out nre. ,,.toa
This also has a legendary ana ao'ale'eu-
1ye. 8. tube" LIE. wra pped n cults quilt
Steps in the yard to protect ms = young ~ 9
mistreSs.
1t will be admitted that Prof Wa q Fhng
ton must often find t eccssary 70 eo., ],
3 vey moral instruction to his puplls " an an
elementary form, but are we 70 .pei,Ev .,
4 that Washington himself mos nes s'.,.
in such rudimentary conceptaon 10 ~ Ia 81. 70
that Givi, Var for such instances, From
o e,S own acquaintance we might continue tn
i the roll OF "heroes' ad nauseai' ~. 81 : /" ~
- 4, MARMADUKE MASON.
4 Tn the town OF Petersburg, Va, there
4 lives today an old colored man called
M Mar Mason. ALarmaduke grew
slavery and RECEIVES sq ha was Amin.
Tnao ~ servant a tor comfortable family
tog that citv. At this time Marmaduke had
t.been@ receiving thre good meals q ~ "a ),
Much With With de quality that he was t. t0o
strong to work When the re- result OF LIZ 5iae
4 duke found himself in a auandary' Be'ng
familiar With The sogiiptuftes steal ne SAG am
aafraId." Soon, however, he married =
stfoaE and ws;aspSo esaek w1msn s Isa
Il wns a good launaress and took In wash
Every 9 nsl ya menn sosees @tS
+, ave- rpa y basket land receive "the wash. =
s1Taay sSsn wse Ri waa esySts
r 1 3tecte,vinc, the stipend. Marmaduke would
return and hand ever 70 lz - t n a. sxe 9S9
change This no has c g 2 y a1se 20 40 'o'
4 :ff'i8} MOSES MINETREIa2,
1 III :. small town in Eastern Virginia
There still h!ghly resp1setsa eo1s seN
q era, eral Years ago, Just prior to r. hotl3y
contested election the pamoeTtah TO n po,i.
q voters nv means Of the device OF organ