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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21

Nickel-plated high grade mechanics model real Steam Engine, $7.e8. Magic Lantern, with slides,3 ,38c. Large Magic Lanterns, with slides, 68c.
 Boston Bowling Alley, 5sc. Something new in Patent Target, complete with gun and darts. 28c. Patent Race Horse Game, 73c. Merry-Go-Round,5 59c.
 Childs Full Size Blackboard Desk. $t.48. $3.48.
 Childs Full Size Chair, 58c. Childs Full Size Rocker, 33c. Childs Tricycle., $248.
 Child's Velocipde, 9sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
Problem Likely to Be Solved.

From the Washington Star
 I'm told you are SD rich you don't know what to do with your money" said the old time friend.
 Yes answered MT. Cumrox But [ expect to have an imported son-in-law an 1 guess maybe he'll show me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
Victory for Sullivan.

Springfield H., December 20-rhc Hi nois supreme court today decided the eel ebrated case of Alexander Sullivan grow ing out of traction litigation in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
WILL SELECT STE
 FOR NEW LIBRARY
Work Will Begin Early in the
 Coming Year
BEAVERS TO ENTERTAIN
City Council of Bessemer to Meet In Special Session Tonight to Con- sider License Schedule
 for Coming Year.

Bessemer, December 2o.-tSpecial.) J. While active work on the new Carnegie library will not be commenced until after the holidays the women interested in the movement are looking over the field and doing considerable preliminary work
 The most vital question just now is a site for the building. There seems to be no desirable location in the central section of the city. Several sites have been of fered, some in the central section, but these are either too small or are not con veniently situated.
 A popular plan seems to build the lib- rary in the center of the city park, and it is believed that is the location that will finally be decided upon. It Is the center of d popular residence section of the city and is easily accessible from all parts of the city. The location is an ideal one for the library as 1t gives ab- solute quiet for those who would read and study at the building and in the summer is away from the dust and heat of the business streets.
 After the holidays the ladies in charge of the work will begin an active cam paign to raise the necessary funds for the furnishing of the institution and it is ing the building will begin as soon as plans can be drawn and contrcats awarded.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
STEAM ENGINES.

Upright, 38c.
 Upright, with whistle and mechani- cal attachment, 68c.
 Large engine, with mechanical at tachment, SIPS.
 Extra fine horizontal Engine, with whistle, etc., $2.48.
 Engine and Pile Driver, $1.98. Real Steam Locomotive, with cars track, rails, ties, $4.98, complete. Real Steam Automobile, $1.48.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
DOLLS.

All our Dolls are packed in separate boxes.
 "The Bride," the daintiest doll of
 al... =. -. ...... .. 15c China Dolls. -. =. -. 1c to 1oc A big 12-in. Doll .. -. ... ..... 10c Celluloid Dolls ... ..1Oc to 23c Doll Heads... -. -. .....5c to 25c Negro Dolls... =. =. ........ec DC Kid Dolls, bisque head... ...... 15c Dressed Dolls.. -. =. ..... 25c Rag Dolls... -. ....... 10c Beautiful Dressed Dolls. .... 43c Large Dressed Dolls, real hair. 68c Finest Grade Dressed Doll $1 AS Genuine Kestner Doll Qarge) .$1.9s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
CHINA

Cake Plates. 18c and up to. ...,$24e Cups and Saucers -. Sc to 6Sc
 Chocolate Pots... ..... 68c to SIPS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
Notes and Personals.

The city council will meet in adjourned session tomorrow night at the city hall to consider and pass upon the license schedule for the coming year. The mis- eellaneous committee reported on the new schedule at the regular meeting last night but the session of the council was so long that this matter was continued to d special session to be held tomorrow night for that purpose. It is expected that the schedule will show advances in several items over the present year.
 The Bessemer rolling mill will pay off its employees next Saturday morning and close down the mill until next Tuesday for the holidays. The Bessemer rolling mill has made a fine record during the past twelve months and is looking forward to a still greater business next year. Super intendent J. F. Kent is well pleased with the progress made in the mill during the past few months
 The old tracks of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company on the old railroad crossings at Twelfth avenue are being torn up since the completion of the new viaduct. The new viaduct is a matter of much admiration to all who have seen it. It is said to be one of the finest and most substantial structures of the kind in the state.
 The committee from the congregation of the First Presbyterian church having in charge the matter of the erection of a new building is hard at work looking over plans and canvassing the possibilities of the church. At a meeting of this com mittee held few nights ago it was de- cided to recommend to the congregation that a slo,ooo building be erected and soon after the holidays it Is thought that work will begin on raising the necessary funds.
 Howard McEnery, who has been taking the post graduate course at Auburn, is at at home for the holidays.
 Mrs. M J. Boots and son. Melvin, and Miss Zeretha Houston are spending the holidays at Meridian, Miss, with relatives and friends
 The public schools of Bessemer will close tomorrow for the holidays and will remain closed until January L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
ullding is to cost sIo.ooo.
Beavers to Entertain.

Local talent will present the "Old Maids Convention" and The Bachelors Rev erie' at Library hall next Friday night under the auspices of Denver Dam No l.
 The entertainment will be given for the benefit of the United Charities Christmas fund and it is desired that all give as liberal patronage as possible.
 The benevolent and other organizations of Bessemer are taking special pains to see that all the poor of the city are taken care of during the winter and especially on Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Burnside Corps Meetine.

Burnside Corps held it's regular meetino
wednesday evening. 1t was visitation
night, with the department president. Mrs
Hart, and her staff, and many visitors from
other corps, present. Mrs. Hart is a MEM
Der OF Burnside Corps, having served as
its president, and has filed other offices
successfully. Burnside Corps is auxiliary
to the Grand Army Post of the same name
and Is the largest corps in the District
numbering ia members
The visitors were called upon for re-
marks, and with two recitations from Mrs
c. L. True and Mrs. Street, wife of Major
Street. followed by refreshments. a pleas
ant evening was closed
An invitation was extended to the corns
by committee from the post, Messrs. Hart
and Davis, to attend memorial services of
the post May "a in their assembly room.
An early meeting of the ladies will be held
the same evening in memory of the de-
ceased members of the corps
There were the following ladies in at
tendance as members of Mrs Harris staff :
Mrs Marian b. Parker, senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Fannie Z. Worden, junior vice
president; Mrs. Emma G. Littlejbhn.. secre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

thousands of American negroes, who would
spend their earnings in the United States,
would be glad to do this work. Negro Ia
borers are capable too, of higher degree
of technical skill than they are generally
given credit for. They learn almost intul-
lively what many white laborers must be
taught slowly and laboriously and they al
ways develop a slefght-of-hand or 'knack
In doing every kind of work, which saves
time and energy They do best as group
workers. and the man who knows how to
handle them can get more hard work out
of them than out of a similar number OF
any other class of laborers. The men are
best at work requiring great eXertion ana
speed and they do best under pressure
They are not as good at tasks requiring
greater patience. Colored women excel the
men in tasks requiring patience, and they
should make excellent producers of raw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
The Poisoned Peanut.

The Royal Italian Opera Company of
Chevy Chase, Md, presented the opera I'll
Jacob; or the Poisoned Peanut Thursday
evening at Chevy Chase for the benefit of
the debt fund of the Chevy Chase Free
Library Association. The cast in the lyric
drama, composing three scenes, included
Mrs. Clifford Howard as Signora En-
righetta Hohardo, Miss Lillian Lewis as
Signorina Lili Luigi and Mr.. Eugene E.
Stevens Signor Eugenio Stefani. The
chorus was composed of Mr.. George H.
Chandlee as Signor Giorgio Ciandlini, with
the orchestra under the leadership of Mrs
Guthe. After musical selections by Mrs.
Emma Prall Knorr the tragic cantata,
1.-THE Grasshopper Sat on a Sweet Potato
Vine" was rendered by the Chevy Chase
quartet, composed of Mrs. Howard, Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Photographing Yachtsmen.

Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston of this
city is hard at work in her New York stu
dio completing a series of portraits of the
yachtsmen who are to compete for Kaiser
Wilhelms trophy in the coming interna-
tional yacht race The Earl of Crawford
Lord Brassey and Mr. Adolph Tietjens are
among her more recent sitters.
Her work is under sanction of Commander
Hebbinghaus. imperial German navy, the
kaisers personal representative. who has
designated her as official photographer,
American subcommittee Of the Imperial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

tary; Mrs Sarah Beach, treasurer; Mrs.
Matte E. Mcclure, instituting and INSTALL
ing officer; Mrs. Anna E. Hoagland inspec-
tor; Mrs. Emma A Newton, patriotic in
structor; Mrs. Alice Burke, chairman of
executive board; Mrs. Lucinda Gruber, Mrs
Anna Baden.
Ladies appointed on floral committee
Memorial day at Arlington: Mrs. Gertrude
Strickland, Mrs. Elizabeth c.. Months, Mrs.
Inez Lyon, Mrs. Ruth Gibson, Mrs. Nancy
J. Ayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
What Schools Should Teach.

Recurring more directly to the schools,
would add that these schools should teach
the colored boys to be blacksmiths, ma
chinists, plumbers. electricians, painters,
carpenters, wheelwrights, shoemakers, tai
lors, dairymen, truck farmers, stock feed
ers, hostlers cooks, general farmers, brick
makers, bricklayers, molders, founders and
the like; while the female pupils should
learn sewing, millinery, cooking, gardening,
dairying, fruit and flour culture, poultry
raising, beehiving, silk worm culture, house
keeping and sick and child nursing. Music
should be taught in all cOlored schools as
the best means of refinement and cultiVa-
ton along the more practical branches.
These schools you propose Zone in each
congressional district throughout the black
belts of the south) would increase the wealth
and productive power of the south many
fold in single generation"
What else would you suggest?"
Along with industrial education and OPP
portunity for the negroes of the south
should go a rigid, but lawfully enforced
movement against idleness and vagrancy.
Those who won't work should be made to
work, and punished for not working There
should be no hesitation about this. Every
man in civilized community should be able
TO give an account of himself and made to
tote his own weight if he won't do it with
out compulsion.
THE semi-peonage and cruel camp meth
ods-surviVors of the more cruel phases of
slavery, which had become mild, humane
and patriarchical in the older slave states
on the plantations in some of the black
belts tend only to make the negroes brutal
degraded, violent, treacherous and danger
Gus, necessita ting barbarous methods to
keep them down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Political Activity.

Are you in favor of political activity
among negroes?"
AS to that, the negroes are learning
themselves that little goes a long way
sometimes, and they are not being rushed
into complications by hot-headed brainless
leaders as formerly. They are finding
out That political activity is to be gagged
by the sentiment of the community and by
the inherent strength, social, political. com
merclal and civil, of those who engage in
II. Ihey have found that it is very easy 10
get beyond their depth, and are NOT fol-
lowing leaders who would get them into it'
ana then leave them to get out as best thew
can Not that negroes are disposed to sur
render their constitutional rights, but they
are disposed to exercise them more wisely
looking for a better day when they can az
erclse their rights without local friction and
antagonism. anu
industrial educa ton" concluded prof
Biackshear, can transform the labor of
the freedmen and their descendants into ~
industrial force that will do far mora for
Amercas wealth and happiness than To
save lapor, Just as that despised labor in
the cotton fields laid the basis for Amer
ca manufactures and commerce Ave.
cans owe something to people whose COW
Pulsory' uncompensated labor did So r,nnh
LOT them The industrial training of ~
coiofed race will repay Itself a tbousand
future life ieiica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

Yacht Club" and her portraits, with the
most complete photograp hic record of the
race obtainable. are to be collected in an
album, which will be presented during Kiel
regatta week to the German emperor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

Lewis, Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Allan Albert
with Mrs. Guthe as accompanist. The re-
mainder of the evening was devoted to the
serving of refreshments and dancing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

Madre mountains in northern Mexico. Col
Greene killed a bear Friday and Repre-
sentative stevens OF Texas brought down
deer. Representative Spencer Blackburn
OF North Carolina killed wild turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Morality of the Women.

What is the condition of the negro wo-
men of the south?"
The key to the real moral status of the
negroes is the moral status of the black
woman. There can be no permanent i'm
provement of the race until there is a
marked Improvement in the moral status
OF the negro woman and the negro family
life. There is reason for saving that in
many communities the black woman is in
a moral condition worse than slavery or
African saVagery. Her condition should be
tne supJect OF careful investigation by the
Christian white people of the land. 1t is
not true, as some claim, that the negroes
are inherently an immoral race. In their
primitive state in Africa they exhibit the
same primitive morality that characterizes
all races in a primitive state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Representatives in Mexican Hunt.

Col. w. c. Greene, with a hunting party
of representatives, governors and ex-gov-
ernors is now in the heart OF the Sierra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
HOPE OF THE NEGRO
Training in Agriculture and
Mechanics.
EFFECT OF EDUCATION
CREATES THE DESIRE TO ESTAB-
LIsH HOMES.
Prof. Blackshear's View of What
Should Be Taught in the Industrial
Schools of the South.
BY VIM. E. CURTIS.

Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
Professor E. L. Blackshear, principal of
the Prairie View (Texas) State Normal and
Industrial College, in answer to my ques
lions concerning the Observation-Disclosures
and education of colored people in the
south, says:
"A restricted suffrage with educational
character and property qualifications would.
If impartially, honestly and fairly enforced,
inspire the rising generation of negroes to
educate themselves, acquire property and
become good citizens. The negroes, at the
outset of their attempt at political rights
and power, during the so-called period of
reconstruction, were not only unsuccessful
in their assertion of political and civil
and spirit of that assertion; a result of
their entire ignorance of civil and political
principles and procedure and their total
lack of experience and development in civil
and political life. want of poise and
balance has been the bane of negro poll
tics. Instead of a sober political convic-
ton, based upon civic experience, there
was only political agitation and a fanatical
partisanship that destroyed the individual
and social perspective, RELOCATING intellec-
tual, moral and economical strivings and
aspirations to the background, when they
should have been to the fore. Subsequent
experience (the only real teacher in such
matters) has gradually altered the negroes
estimate of mere political agitation, given
them q more sober view of political re-
sponsibility, and intensified their desire for
civil security, legal protection and economic
opportunity, as opposed TO political emo
tionalism and notoriety."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Ideal Condition of the Masses.

Yes, a well-trained farmer or mechanic
with a sound common-school education
(and this latter term must not be taken in
a specially limited sense just because it APP
plies to negroes with here and there farm
er or mechanic of superior training thrown
in, just for good measure, is really the
ideal for the negro masses. Indeed, that is
a good ideal for the masses of any race.
But it will not soon be reached by the ne
groes unless much more far-reaching plans
are set in motion for their industrial train
ing. The rural life is the ideal life for
these people, and on the farm under peace
full conditions the negroes exhibit their best
qualities as individuals and as race. This
is so when they have good schools and
churches among them, and are not afflicted
with mobs, the political race agitator
(black or white, peonage or white-capping.
1t is these latter Affections that have driven
many negroes from the farms to the slums
of cities for physical safety. But where
they are treated fairly by the whites and
are not influenced by incendiary blacks,
they constitute an ideal yeomanry.
Men of wealth who are interested in
rural life would find in them the material
for a splendid tenantry in every branch of
modern farm life. The experiment has been
made (and was reported in one of the lead
ing magazines as a SucceSS) where all the
employees on a large country estate, owned
and controlled by a white gentleman of
wealth, were colored people excepting, per-
haps certain foremen) including operatives
in the dairy steam laundry, light plant,
bakery etc, as well the hands on the
farm proper and in the gardens and or
chards. This case could with profit be du-
plicated thousand times in the south by
men of wealth and profitable estates built
on the plan of the English country life.
Politics was riGidly excluded in the above
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Stone & Fairfax, 8O4, 500, sos F Street.
You Can Buy a House for
$4,000
in a $4,000 location
and get a bargain.

Just three of these houses
left to be disposed of at this
price. Five have been sold al
ready.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-25
Miss Ellen Francis.

Funeral Serviccsover the remains
of Miss Ellen Francis, who died
suddenly last Saturday morning,
were held at the residence of Mr..
w. 5. Dix Sunday morning at II
O'Clock, Rev. Julian Broaddus. of
the Berryville Baptist Church,
officiating.
lnterment was made in Green
Hill Cemetery.
Miss Francis was a native of
Fauquler county, but had lived i'm
Berryville for many years. Her
earnest Christian life, simple faith
and self-sacrifcing nature had
made her a benediction to her
home and those around her.
She was 50 years of age.
She was the aunt of Mrs. w. :.
Dix, Miss Nellie Henson. and
MesSrs. Frank, Richard and George
Henson.
The Lord knoweth the days of
the upright, and their inheritance
shall be forever"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-25
Educational Rally.

The big educational rally will be
held in BerryviIle Friday morning
at IL o'clock.
All of the schools in the county
will be closed that day to allow
teachers and pupils to attend.
Mr.. Charles G. Maphis, Exami-
ner and Inspector of Schools in
this (Fifth) circuit, DIR. Bruce II.
Payne, Professor in the Curry
Memorial School at the University
of Virginia, and other prominent
educators will be present, and an
enthusiastic meeting is expected.
Every person in Clarke county
who IS interested in the improve
ment of our public school system
Is urged TO come out and help to
make this meeting one to be long
remembered.
1t Is expected that Superinten-
dent Lynch, of Frederick county.
Superintendent Massey, of this
county, and many others. will de-
liver addresses.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-25
The Campaign Of 1905.

No Democratic candidate or
orator or editor has in this cam
paign. So far as we have seen. said
one word in favor of good roads.of
the adjustment of convict contract
labor, of a non-part;san judiciary.
of honest and fair elections. of an
equalization of taxation. They
have discussed the free school book
question only to ridicule it and
oppose it. Their campaign has
simply been one of personal abuse
of Judge Lewis and the RepubT-
can leaders who are waging an
honest, fair educational campaign.
How do the Democrats expect to
win by such tactics. How. Why
in the same old way-by enough
fraudulent election returns in GER
tain counties TO overcome the ma
jOrity for Lewis where there are
honest elections. That's all there
Is to this high plane" campaign
of 1905, on the Democratic side.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-10-25
No. 50.
About an Honest Election.

There is hardly a voter in the
Commonwealth of Virginia who
has not a neighbor or friend or an
acquaintance who has not been dis
franchised. Fully one-half the
white men of the State have been
deprived of the right to vote. And
what of the vote that will be castl
VIII 1t be counted as cast in all
parts of the Statel 1t certainly
viii not. Why Because under
our election law the Democratic
party. wherever it chooses. can
prevent any bona fTde Republican
from being Judge or clerk of the
election And where they do so
prevent it the only inference is
that fraud will result. It IS bad
enough for a white man not to be
able to cast his vote. 1t is worse
for a white mans vote to be counted
against the ticket for which it was
cast.
How long do honest Virginians
propose to tolerate this sort Of
thing How long is our State 10
be disgraced by these methods,
The question Is not who will we
elect or which party will be sue
cessful' but shall the majority rule
or shall we continue to be at the
mercy of an oligarchy. There is
one remedy and one only. Elect
the Republican ticket. place that
party IN power, and if they do not
redeem their promise TO give US
honest election laws and a pure
ballot sweep them from power as
they Will be by their own votes.
There can be no remedy through
the present Democratic machine
1t has prOstituted the State for
twenty years. 1t viii for twenty
years more if it Is continued in
power. 1t Is to the interest of
Republicans to have honest cleo
tions. 1t Is not TO the interest of
Democrats. 1t Is To- the interest
and highest welfare of Old Vir-
ginia to have honest elections.
When that Is assured in spite of
the acknowledgements greater
effort will be made to be a regis
tered voter. There Is no reason
why every white man should not
be able to vote in ten years if he
can know that it Is worth while.
1t Is for those who can vote on
November =, 1905, to make posi-
BILE opportunity for those who can
not.