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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
CLERGYMAN SUICIDES.
MY Carcass May BE Given to a Med
zeal College" Said a Note.

Fredericksburg. Tex. Dec. i5.-Rev
Or. @. W Howe OF Dubois. Ind. killed
himself In Baltimore. Md. lie is said
TO have LETT note saying: MY carcas.
may be given 10 medical college"
DR. Howe lived many yeays In Fred
erickshurg and practiccd medicine. Ho
WIS also pastor Of the Holy Ghos,
Lutheran church He was raised IN
Germany. About one year ago he took
charge 81 the church AZ Fort Worth.
and afterward went 10 Indiana
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL REDUCTION.
BY II Every Southern State Would
Have a Decided Decrease In House.

Washington. Dec. Representa-.
tive Bennett OF New York has intro.
duced a bill to cut down the represen-
tation Of southern staets In congress
because OF the alleged disfranchise-
ment Of the negro vote The bill re-
duced the entire number Of represent.
stives from $50 90 35l.
The several states would have their
delegations reduced as follows: Aha
bama, from ? TO &: Arkansas, from !
TO 8; Fiorida, from TO 2: Georgia
from II TO s; Louisiana, from 7 to 4:
Mississippi from TO >: North Car
olina, from 10 to 7: South Carolina,
from 7 10 3: Tennessee from 10 TO 8:
Texas. from 10 TO IL: Virginia. from
70 10 =
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
Exceed. Requirements.

Boston. Dec. 15.-The battleshir
Louisiana considerably exceeded her
contract requirement Of eighteen knots
an hour IN a four hour endurance run
along the New England coast. An av-
ernge speed 81 1ss23 knots an hour
was maintained. the revolutions Of her
propellers being az the rate Of 1916 a
minute
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
WENT THROUGH WALL.
Engine Goes Into Stove Works and Tive
Tralnnen Hurt.

Evansville Ind Dec l5.-An Illinois
Central passenger train jumped the
track because OF spreading rails The
engine plowed through the wall OF the
building of the Indiana Stove works
and the Pullman sleeper was thrown
against another buIl'iug. Frank Davis
and VIII Eock traiumen. were badly
hurt No passengers were seriously In
InrnI
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
EXPOSITION LAUNCHED.
Dallas People besides 20 Have an In.
dustrial Enterprise In 1910.

Dallas Dec. i5.-At largely attend
ed meeting 81 representative citizens
Thursday night Il was determined 10
have an Industrial exposition IN 1910
a number OF young men agreed 20 as
sist the older ones IN making the AFFAIR
a grand success Committees were AZ
once appointed and will begin al once
a company win be organized. 4 com
mittee Of fifteen will confer with tn.
fair directors.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
BURNS TO DEATH.
Miss Maggie Patterson Was Dressing
4 child al the Linz.

Gainesville. Tex. Dee ij.-Four
miles east Of Burns city. while Miss
Maggie Patterson was sitting IN front
Of a firc dressing a child her hair and
clothing became ignitcd She ran
screaming into the yard and before as
sistance reached her she was so badly
burned that death resulted.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
BECAUSE OF DURgss.
Judge Dryer Held Purportsd Comics
sion VS. lnadrissibie.

San Antonio Dec. 15.-In the Gibson
trial Sheriff Egg testified TO several
different statements that Monk had
made In regard 10 the Identity OF the
two negroes whom the defendant said
ala the killing. He also testified "a
beating Monk with strap the night
before and on the morning that Monk
made the confession % Lincoln.
Judge DIVER held that the confess
sion TO Lincoln was inlImlssible be-
cause % durcss
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
Voluntary Bankruptcy.

Shreveport. Dec ia voluntary
bankruptcy petition was filed In the
Federal court by J. Ellie & Co La
biliiies are placed at g2i7to03. with
assets OF $4,000. Real estate Is listed AT
5000. Property claimed 10 be exempted
10 given a. i1,sse
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
TURKEY GIVES IN.
Matter Which Has Been Up Eleven
Months Is Now Settled.

Constantinople Dec. i5-Turksy has
formally surrendered 20 the demands
81 the powers and accepted the scheme
providing for financial control Of Mace
donia. A communication 10 this effect
Tas handed by the porte 90 the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador. Baron Won
Calico. and the cue ton. which has
been the subject OF negotiations for
Slsven months. IL closed. The ln,srns
dSnsl fleet will promptly be Withdrawn
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
VERDICT AFFIRMED.
BY This Decision Johann Hoeh Must
Suffer Death on the Seaffold.

chicago. Dec. IA telephone mes
sage was received by State Attorney
Healy from Assistant state Attorney
Barnett. who is al Springfield. to the
effect that the supreme court Of the
state has affirmed the verdict o. the
lower court in the case Of Johann Hoch
now under sentence Of death Tor pots
oniug his wife
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
Hendrtesson won

New york. Dec. 15.-G. IL Hendrick-
son OF Long Island city won the cham
plonship OF America az clay birds win
a score OF mnety-four out OF possible
zoe"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16
IS EXTENDED.
This Mas Done 70 include the Acts oi
Many Election Inspectors.

New York. Dec. william r.
Hsarst's lsEal campaign to recount tbs
ballots IN New York's recent nayorsity
slecson was extended 20 include the
acts Of many election inspectors q,
order 10 show cause why those lD-nsc-
tors should not spp-ar before the board
Of election cnnvassers and correct err
rors was signed by Supreme Court Jus
tice Slower. The order Is rsturnsble
Monday
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-16

have. II depnves the system Of nourish-
ment and the delicate organs peculiar to
women suffer - weaken. and become
diseased.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

tn inferior is benevolent and free from
persecution and oppression.
Nevertheless. 1t Is true-it must be
true, that our government is a govern
ment exclusively by the white man: that
the negro is a semi-subiect race, and as
such derives the benefits of government
only through its administration by the
white man. That he is governed better,
far better than he could possibly govern
himself must also be conceded. Owing to
the natural instinct of the white man for
good government the force and pressure
of enlightened public opinion the guar
antees of the fundamental law for his
protection. and the kindly disposition of
the whites towards the subject race in all
ordinary relations and dealings. he Is
well treated and well governed. Yet
again, It must be impressed on our minds
that there is something anomalous in all
this. The system is not IN harmony with
the theory of republican institutions, and,
II the negroes continue to sustain the
same numerical proportion to the whites
as they do now. and If they shall suc-
coed with the coming years in the ac-
emulation of property, and in the ac-
QUESTION of intelligence; then to the
extent they do succeed. and to the ex-
tent they may improve in morality and
industry and self-esteem the demand will
arise and grow for greater direct parti-
cipation on their part in the business of
government. Along with this, there must
arise also a greater insistence on the en-
joyment of civil rights without those
discriminating separations of race from
race. If II were possible to keep them
colonzed together, in ignorant content
ment with thir lot as menials. II their
minds could be kept in tact from sugges-
lions of the supposed larger freedom and
independence Of those of their race who
dwell in other sections of the country,
II might be possible to maintain the pres
ent system In its integrity But, is 1t pos
sible to maintain these conditions? The
very statement of the question fore
shadow the future, and suggests that
the negro problem so far. from being In
course Of settlement has but entered into
a new phase of perhaps greater persis-
tency and completely.
Greatest Political Problem
"'rhe negro, then, furnishes us our
greatest political problem; our greatest
Industrial problem; our greatest social
problem. He is a msit in the body poll
tic, clog In the wheels of progress and
a menace to our social order.
us there a remedy?
Clearly a sociological question 60 q,,eh
vast proportions cannot be solved by
mere legislative enactment or political
nostrum. 1t cannot be settled in n gcner-
alton. In the operation of law of nature
involving the play of many forces. as I'm
the evolution of a people from a lower
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standard required, although no one would
contend that either the property or ede-
eational qualification fixed test that
would be unfair to persons or classes
ordinarily capable of earning property
or acquiring the rudiments of learning. 1t
is generally held and believed by the
whites that these new constitutional pro-
visions are not violative of the federal
constitution, and that they Will be adj
minlstered fairly, and that the oppor-
tunity of the negro to cast his ballot will
enlarge In reasonable proportion to his
ability to comply with the tests OF the law
and to his advancement in morals and
good citizenship. 1t is absolutely certain
that the new system has forever ended
the regime of fraud so Calling to our
pride, and that II Is serious, honest and
deliberate effort to align the state of
Alabama perfectly in letter and spirit
with the spirit and letter of the national
constitution.
Until however, the supreme court of
the United States shall have passed
upon it, or unless the people, white and
black alike, acquiesce In it by common
consent its value and duration cannot
certainly be known.
Civil Rights.
Both federal and state syatems guar
anty the Dlack race IN the enjoyment
of civil rights. and these guarantees are
substantially observed in practice but
here these is also anomaly and source
OF embarrassment for the future In the
courts his rights and duties are passed
upon by white judges and juries, and the
law is universally administered by white
men, and. unless the matter tried give oe-
casion for race prejudice, as it rarely
does, there is no discrimination. The pub
lice schools maintained principally by
money obtained from taxation of the
whites, are open to the negro, but he
must be taught in separate school houses,
and as a rule by negro teachers. There
must be seperate accommodations or as
signments in public vehicles, public re-
sorts. theatres and railroad stations, and
no hotel or eating house catering TO white
customers dares entertain any negro at
all. If the President of the country visits
Alabama, at no private reception
accorded him by htes will be found
any of the negro race and IL the Presi-
dent should wish to meet the negroes or
address them. he must do so at their own
separate gathering. This line Of demarea-
lion Is inexorablo in accordance with the
decree of the white men that there shall
be no sort of comminglng of the races.
SO far as the white man Is concerned the
negro is a social lutcast and this fact
to some extent impsirs his civil status
in those directions which would tend to
bring him into seeming social contact with
the white man. In tie main, however.
the attitude of the dominant race towards
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

are as rule in state of practical isola-
sagaesd i'm the cultivation Of
the single marketable staple of cotton,
ray but small proportion of the taxes,
are mostly illiterate dead to all progress,
ard can take no part in the affairs of the
state Meanwhile the lands they occupy
must be deteriorating and there is no oc-
cason for the erection upon them of valu-
allie improvements. In those sections
where the negroes greatly preponderate
in numbers they show the least tendency
To become owners of the soil they oc-
eupy and to improve their condition
whereas in those sections where the whites
greatly preponderate the negroes show
the greatest tendency towards landowner
Sip and Improvement in condition. The
following comment on this situation are
quoted from the twelfth census reports.
"The industrial experience Of the two
races, as expressed in the contrast be-
tween the percentages for the northern
states and those for the south and com
parsons Of country groups such as those
given in tables , justifies
the conclusion that an industrial separa-
ton Of the two races and the segregation
of the negroes in the north or south
inures to the benefit of neither race. The
negro at least, makes the better pro-
gress the more closely he is associated
with the white man and the more he Is
enabled to see in the example of the
white man, an incentive for becoming a
land owner. Take away this example by
segregating the colored man from the
white. as in the black belt Of the south.
repeat Haiti in a lesser degree, and
some of the Haitian conditions are repro
duced. Under such conditions the pro-
gres of the colored race is slower, and the
white man, as well as the negro, falls
to realize the benefits of an improved in
dustrial order
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"Upon this instinct is built an ancient
story whose opening chapter began with
historic man. The commonwealth of Aus
trala knew well this story and remem-
bered it when in the formation of their
great federated republic of the Pacific,
they decreed that no blacks should be
admitted on any terms, and that those
who, Heretofore had been imported (prin-
cipally the Kanakas working the sugar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Broken Dozens, Half Pieces, Mill
and Factory Ends by the
Thousands.
Tapestry and
Curtains

The patterns are new, the quality
is splendid and the price is exceed
ingly low.
5O-inch Tapestry in stripes; O-
regular SOC value. =. -. - l.
5O-inch Tapestry in new de- 1s
signs; regular Soc value. fCC
50-inch Tapestry. in plain mercer.
lied and forai designs, worth up as
choice ots% as $. 'iOO' .. you! -. 69c
50-inch extra fine Tapestry, highly
merccrized. in red and green; 90
regular $1.50 value. -. -. :. JOG
S-yard Nottingham Curtain, 10
ioc value.... -..... -. fOC
3-yard Nottingham Curtain, Os
$l.5O value. 49,. Ooo
3h-yard Nottingham Cur az
tain, $500 value.... -. -. I.~O
3h-yard Arabian Net Cur q co
tain, $500 value. -. -. ~.OO
2K.yard plain Swiss Curtain. 40
latest ruffle.... IOC
3-yard Swiss Curtain. large I 0S
selection, $500 values. -. Lee
Ss-inch Silkoline; OIL
special. 80. 80. 80. 49,. So. C2C
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
The Southern Railway

Takes pleasure In advising its patrons
that Summer Tourist Rates are now on
to the Famous Summer Resorts along Its
Scenic Route to North Carolina. Tennes-
see. South Carolina, Virginia. and Georgia
Resorts. Tickets are on sale daily to Sep
TENDER 30, bearing final limit October 81.
for return. The following are rates to
some of these favorite resorts from Biz
Tningham, Ala.
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In Domestic Service.

In Domestic Service.
"outside of the farms, I doubt if condi-
lions are better. In domestic service
which is almost exclusively yielded to
the negro, he shows so far steady dete-
rioration rather than Improvement. In
other gainful occupations, therefore, FOL
lowed by him, he is being dispossessed
by the white man; in the towns ana
especially in towns such as Birmingham
i'm the mineral region, he leads sort OF
Stun life. and is a still more distinctly
larger factor in criminal annals In
short ne is not showing the qualities
that enable him to compete in the race
of life under modern conditions, nor the
qualities which tend to help and promote
the interests of well-regulated civiliza-
ton. and yet we have more than SOo,ooo
thousand of these people with u.s. com
posing As per cent of the entire popuia-
toni
"As an important political factor the
negro has been eliminated from the situ-
alton since 1874, and this by right OF the
higher law of self preservation.
Theoretically, the constitution OF 1870
and the statutes passed in accord
ance Herewith, in regulation OF the
electoral franchise, enfranchised MN
as voter. In practice he was
prevented from voting by force
or his vote was amulet by fraud EVEN
tually, negroes In most localities es-
peoially in the Black Belt, made no effort
to vote at all. But this system produced
results intolerable to self-respecting, en-
frightened and moral citizens, proud OF
their state proud of their country ana
its traditions, and intensely patriotic.
'Besides, as operated, 1t was a plain
and standing violation of the state law
as well as of the spirit of the federal eXef-
l...tsr II - rHtn
against discrimination in the exercise OF
the voting power. Although the system
was in a sense sub rosa, and beyond the
written law, 1T was the law of the land
so far as Alabama was concerned be-
cause, while the necessity for its exis-
tence was felt, 1t bore the stamp of the
peoples approval, and existed by com
mon consent.
What a terrible alternative this, for a
brave people. in an enlightened age. un-
der a republican government Apart from
the internal evils caused by it. we were
placed on the defensive at the bar of
public opinion of the nation, and for
years subjected to an ordeal of criticism
and exclusion from political influence
amounting almost to outlawry. 1t was
the penalty we had to pay for revolution
maintained underground for the preserva-
tion of our very civilization.
'Then the constitution of 1901 was
adopted. By its terms, beginning with
1903, only those persons not previously
registered under other temporary provi-
sions could become entitled to vote who
should be the owners of a certain amount
of property or should possess a certain
educational requirement. Necessarily,
these restrictions excluded from the
franchise at the outset the bulk of the
negro voting population, because of their
notorious unftness to comply with the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
WAYN ESvILLE

Brevard, N. C. ........................ SIS. rs
Lake Toxaway .......................... Is. 10
Waynesvile, N. C. .................... 16. 10
Lithia Springs. Ga. ................... 7.35
GAINESVILLE, Ga. ......................... II. 10
Talullah Fails. Ga. .................... 10. 80
Cumberland Island Ga. ............. 19.10
Isle of Palms. S. c. .............. Is. 90
Greers For Chicks Springs) ........ 15.2
There are many other resorts to which
Round Trip raise are authorized. and
rates will be cheerfully quoted upon appll-
cation to ]. N. Harrison. District Pas
senger Agent, Both phones GIT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
No Let Up, Odd Lots,
Every Department
Mill and Factory Sale Of Liuens and
White Goods.

36-inch all pure linen Cambria
and suitlns' our 4oc 29c
Ndlue..
36-inch Linen Cambria, Linen Suit
Ing hai,,a and Linen Lawn QUO 39c
36-inch all Linen Suiting, Linen
Ga iaaD 1.a and s shee gal Pgsn'h 49c
90-inch Sheeting, all pure OQo
72-inch Table Damask, $l.5O QQo
value. -. -. -.
22-inch Napkin to > TX
matc1.... 49,. '''' 49,
72-inch Table Damask, S5c Coo
quality -. -. -. -.
72-inch Table Damask, Csc 400
quality. -. -. :.
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$i5.25

0IVs[O
Asheville. N. c.,
Hendersonville. N. C.
Saluda. N. c.
Greenville. S. c.
Spartanburg, 8. C.
Hot Springs, N. C.
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Tam O'Shanters

The largest Tam IN town. made Of
long hair Ahgom IN all eoloFs; equal 10
many sold a, SOC, at 25c
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STATE NEWS

Tho jaFy Ia uis eass II Carrie Z
MOODY ts ne Metropolitan tAfo laser
anae CoHpAhY Ia lhe Washington
oosHsy eaaFs. has rsiaFRsd = verdict
for 40 plalniir - recover Ellis, Tho
aniauai ~ no face taiar ~ ne poiioy,
ei ,on ard ihssnosi sinoo tho proof ~
dssih uas s9hnitsrd.
Tlh5 jaFy la tho malpFActlcs cas- q
WIilian u hhsidon We J \ WFight ~
iiafion Landins. shich HAD hooa on
Trial for The past nice days Ia prleahs
coaniy ranft. returned . FeFdict last
nishl la favor 81 shs piaihti1 b. TO-
cover siii - aud cosis,
Charles Adams II Shrewsbury sas
arraigned bsiars Judge Willis u iloss
~ i.ailAnd. rcocaily. charged ~iih
having - short trout Ia bic posses
sion. Adams pleaded DOT guilty. bat
vas found guilty and hnod go add
costs 81 sii.s5 10 appeaicd add fur.
nished ball 10 tbe sum 81 sico
Tho Rutland high school graduating
class IL considering . proposition 81 .
trip 20 Washington. u &, 10 place II
ihc usual commencement exercises Al
Tho Gloss II term pcxi juno. Last
year tho graduating class Of the Bel
lors Falls high school substituted This
interesting and valuable trip for ths
elaborate exercises ipcidcui gcnerally
10 graduation. giving both Tho class
funds Ia some Instances making az
9Th personal money tho necessary
amount IL vas considered q vcry
successful venture.
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MOhairS

Special Offering in s0.ineh MOhairs in
in al colors, large variety Of neat, at.
tractive patterns at DOC I'd
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MANCHESTER DEPOT.

Judson somburgsr IL able W BE- out
on the streets again.
Between 20 and % attended the fair
al Bondville last Wednesday.
Earl Marsh IL driving the express
wagon during SIR Phillips absence.
Edgar Hollistcr has recovered from
his shock and IL able 10 h. out doors.
Mrs a ] Bourp, who has been sick
at the home OF her son. { 4 Bourn, Il
improving.
ZEE Phillips, our cxprcssman, IL on
the sick list, and has gone 10 his home
la North Bennington.
Mrs Aw Dassei, Of North Benning.
ton has been spending a few days with
her father, J G Heinel.
Mrs T Bentley aud two children,
who have been spending week In
town, have returned TO their home In
Rutland.
The funeral Of John MoGat was held
AZ his residence last Friday afternoon,
Rev Mr. MacNeil officiating. The 10.
trrment was In Dellwood.
One of the Italians engaged in dig
ging a ditch through s A Dyer's pas
ture, hung his vest on fence post.
One OF the cows In the pasture seeing
u thought II something good to eat
and commenced To devour IL. In the
vest was watch and other articles
The Italian saw the COW just as she
was about TO swallow the last mouth
full and took after the Jersey. They
chased about the pasture and across
the river into some brush, but the Ital'
ian had to give up the chase.