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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
STATISTICS OF THE NEGRO.

Amos R. Wells gives the follow
ing statistics Of the Negro and their
pursuits OF life: Nine-tenths Of them
live in the Southern States, and con-
stHQte one7third Of their popula-
ton, There are FL, 900 Negro car
penters, 10000 BARRIERS nearly as
many doctors, $4,000 ministers, 49,
600. masons, 900 dressmakers,
5000 engineers and firemen, s, 900
shoemakers, 1000 musicians and
1000 lawyers. SeVenty-seyen per
cent. Of the Negroes work on farms.
Oftthe:> 746, 900 farms on which they
work, 81 per cent are owtaed wholly
by the Negroes and per cent. are
partly owned by them. Nearly 4,00O,-
900 Negroes are engaged in gainful
occupations. This: is about 45 per
cent >of. their total:population:. W hne
only 30 per, cent toftthe white papu
lation Of the United States are bread
winners. '.'.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
ACCOUNTABLE STAGE TYPES.

washington Herald. S$ .....,
A New. York poliGse magistrate has
discharged ten sons 81 !, Erin, arrest
ed for Violently evidehcing their dis
approval; Of the green whiskered,
red-nosed, utterly outlandish and un-
natural lrishmen depicted in
Brooklyn theatre BY d well-known
vaudeville team. The magistrate.
perhaDs himself is, an Irishman-
felt that the defendants were very
properly resentful and were well
within their rights m manifestlng
their Wrath.,@.;. e2.tt. ,....
There is a good deal Of common
sense in this decision.. The Irish are
intensely patriotic They love the
old Sod" and all Of It's splendid
traditions, 1t is gkeatly to their
credit that their American citizen
ship fails to deprive them Of their
generation for their .fatherland.
The task OF cleansing the stage Of
offensive observation-disclosures, is 60
ing to be hard undertaking. There
Is an utterly grotesatie representa-
ton Of the typical rWesterner COM
mon to the stage that may we'll be
offensive to the citizen Of that sec
ton. The same may be said Of the
typical southerner and Down East
Yankee"--as 'portrayedfby many So
called comedians" AS for the ay-
era.ge stage negro, nothing like him
was ever seen in real life, South,
East, North or Vest He is a mon
ster burlesque. rpr -
|. Unfortunately, thesTemedy is hard
to apply, Horse play" Is as neces-
sary to some theatre-goers as SLAP
sticks are to others! The green
whiskered Irishmsn is 4an intensely
funny proposition to- "a rather large
section Of many audiences of
Irish persuasion, Of Course. The
southener who swaggers about, slur-
Ing his "r's,"a nd drinking copiously
or mint Juleps every seven and one
half seconds, IS not q sight that
meets the approval If southernerg.
Neither does h swash>buckling des-
perado with bowie knife in his
boot and a couple Of, x-shooters"
stuck in his belt find favor In the
West, any more tran sleek,
smooth, cheating and whining
Yankee" finds fayor..1n New Eng
land. Yet all these types are com
mon to the lower end mlddle Glasses
OF dramatic performances.
=. Abundant sympathy will be felt
tor the, ten BrooklynfIrishmen dis
charged for displaying their indigna-
ton over gross and'f8w caricature
OF theiEIrace,A 1t Is desirable that q
remedy be found for this thing--if
possible. We fear, however. that
any radical reform 8lo3ig the lines
It suggests is not within the range
OF Immediate possibility.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
THE DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL
LIZ QUALIFIED YOUNG MEN, -

Scientific American.
In view of the, general impression
that the professions are greatly over
crowded, 1t Is Surprising to learn
ia at some OF the leading railroads Of
the. country are finding much diff
Guilty In SECURING properly qualified
young; men to, AL subordinate posi-
tons on the engineering staff. One
road In particular has recently gone
SO Far as to make, the fact known in
public: press, and to invite com.
mupication from young men, who
have. passed -: through technical
schools, and possess the necessary
qualifications to- enable, them to com
mence, work as .rodmen and chain
men, or do the. simpler instrument
tai /, WQrk y connected with the con-
struction> and maintenance Of rail
roads. a. It was further stated that
the, remuneration would be sufficient
to enable these men to maintain
themselves at once in decency and
comfort, and that for those who
showed aptitude and application
there was p reasonable expectation
OF early promotion. Further evidence
Of the excellent openings afforded by
the {, present industrial activity Is
@oNho LIZ tnC hesSh IhoI, Ill OilC VI tuS
leading technical colleges Of the
country, every member Of the gradu-
ating elasss Of 1905 had secured an
appointment some months before
the close Of. the college year. The
demand for technically-quallfled
men In railroad work has unques-
tionably been stimulated by the re-
cognition Of the fact that the in
crease in the capacity and weight Of
the motive power and rolling stock,
and the demand for more intelligent
supervision due to the introduction
Of electric traction on steam roads, Is
rendering 1t desirable that not only
the engineering department, but also
those who have to do with the main
tenance and operation Of the road
should be run by men with sufficient
technical knowledge, with sufficient
training In natural science, to enable
them to exercise q more intelligent
oversight Of their departments than
Is possible, in the case Of men whose
theoretical knowledge is bounded
by. the limits OF common school
education.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
. q INTERESTING
@ SHORT STORES
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Feared to Disturb Her.

In the village Of Potion a woman
fell into a trance. After the" Poitevir
custom, she was wrapped in sheet
and carried to the cemetery; but as
the procession was passing through
narrow. road q thorn Of the way
side pierced the sheet, wounding her
SO that the blood flowed, and she
aWOke. Fourteen years later the
woman really died, and again was
borne toward the grave. AS the pro,
cession passed through the narrow
road the husband cried: mot so near
the hedge, friends! No so near the
hedge!"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
CHARLESTON.

e: a company Is being organized to
produce Damon and Pythias" DUR
Ing the session of the Grand Lodge
and Grand Court in this city in Au-
gust. The moving spirit in the or
ganization is MRS. M. J. Lakewood.
Charles Billiard, who has been til
Pitsburg for number OF years, ar
rived In the city Wednesday Of last
week to spend two weeks with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Builard.
He Is en- route to Jamestown, where
he has employment during the Expo
sition. 49,. 49, q,
Miss r A. Wilson leaves Friday
for st. Adams to make preparations
for the opening of her millinery es-
Establishment ON Saturday.
- Mrs. Lenora Jackson Cowser went
TO. Anderson yesterday to furnish nlu-
sic for the closing exercises OF Mrs.
Mamie Huskins' school.
. The friends Of Messrs. KingsloW
and Green, Of the Gem Pharmacy,
will regret to hear that they will
soon sever, their connections with
that establishment and leave for
Bluefeld to start business Of their
own. Both young men by their cour-
teous attention to the wants Of he
patrons Of the Gem have made many
warm friends, and it will be q diff
cult matter to 6Il their places
The concert at the X. Of p. Hall
Friday evening of last week, under
the. management Of Mrs. Lenora
Jackson. Cowser and Miss Virginia
Gilmer, was by far the best ever
given In that hall and the manage
ment and their supporters received
rnstinted praise after the perform
apce for, a very pleasant evenings
entertainment FROM the, rise to the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

the May term OF the circuit court.
The plaintiff claims that She, a
member OF the Caucasian race. dis
covered after her marriage to Male
that the latter had q STRAIN OF Negro
blood in his veins and belonged to
the African race. In the declaration
she says that she was not informed
OF this fact by the defendant even
after he, had persuaded hsr to marry
him; but was told by some of, his
colored relatives who the defendant
invited to their house in Richard,
where they FIRST made their home
and later In Catawba: Marion coutn-
ty. 49,. ; ',,' =
They were married December s,
that time me ,ed to Richard where
Male was employed In the coal mines
of the Elktns Coal, and, Coke Com
pany. Within month after their
marriage the plaintiff AYERS. Male
cotnmeAced TO- drink and was in a
continual state Of, siptoxioation.
While in such a, condition he would
Invite his fQlored friends TO, their
home against her requests. Among
his friends was one Negro, Isaac
Parsons, who Informed her OF Males
family connection. y =. t.
Their one. child, Ward Elmer
Male, was born October "a, 1904:
From that time until she was forced
to leave him., June 10. 1905, the
plaintiff says that she was in fear Of
her life, as the defendant made
threats against her and once drove
her out OF doris in the dead of winter
scantly clad, she. made her way to a
neighbours house and remained there
until Male recovered from his de.
bauch. She says he frequently struck
and beat her.
During the time they lived in
CataWaba he was known as Lee May
using the fictious name as he was
a relative Of B. Frank Male who
murdered ,schoolmaster Walter
Smith at Houlte about two years
ago. He was always afraid that his
relationship to the murderer, would
be found out and was anxious to
leave the place. The pla1ntift says
July 9Th. she. received a letter ad.
drssed to, her In her maiden name,
Mary Risky, and signed by M. Ste
ven Erosion, whom she later learned
was none other than her husband.
The later. contained a fake account
Of the death OF Male. When sum.
mons was ISSUED for Male he was
not found In Monongalia, Marion or
Harrison counties by the sheriff
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
A .Homestead Law Definition.

=, An lrishman, wishing to take a
homestead, and not knowing Just
now TO go about it, sought informa-
tion from a friend.
Mike he said, you've taken a
homestead an l thought maybe We
coula tell me tn law concernin' how
to go about It," 0. =.
. well, Dennis, I don't remember
tn exact wordin' NV tn law. hut 7
can give We TIL manin' NV It. TIL
MANN Nv it Is this: TIL government
Is whffn' t bet We 100 acres Nv land
again $14 thot We can't live on #
five years without staryin' t. death -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

Loralu, Ohio, Aprii s0.-Fire de-
stroyed the plant Of the National
Stove. Company. The loss was two
thousand dollars whick5 was covered
by insurance. 4s5G
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
NOTICE.

~ A lot So feet by 65 feet for sale.
For terms apply to Mrs. Mary Perry,
NJ montgomery, w. -Vaa
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
Mrs. Male Says Her Husband is Part
Negro and Seeks a Divorce.
Grafton Sentine1

Morgantown, w, Va, April 25.---
The declaration in the divorce suit
OF Mary Ellen Male vs.. Lafayette
Male has been flied by Attorney Van
NJ Barrleknan, counsel for the
plaintiff, and the case viii be tried ct
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

WHO was 1t said 4yThrow pbvsic
to the dogs'?" 8,1,1
y don't remember shia name. but
I1p bet he WASN'T pssSrnber Of the
s. F, 6. AZ" :. rsSxss
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

Het Sold Had Goods. ,,@5r r..
SIR Thomas Iipton, whose. grocery
shops, Lipt9n's limited = are as
thick In tohdon as fog was talk
ing, to a" New York reporter on his
last visit yaboHt.pare food laws 4, :
And that reminds me- said. Sir
Thomas, ""of my youth, when i was
running my fist grocery and sleep
ing under the tSuhter. 49,, Ah'E,t''.., 3 I,
"A rlval in the next street was
selling notort9gsIS bad goods and 1
heard story about him with de-
light. "t @HTf%<s:'SSF' ,..''"|@' @Sii,,..,' -
lit seems thatSa customer enter
ed M MS shop s Al1ss for pound
YES. sfr;,s.ysid my rival; the
real or the thnitAtion, str?', r. 81
: - What vast, you sold, me yester-
day." inquired the customer ~-~-.
" That was Che real, sir ...s
Then glyeSmS the imitation
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
Buy of the g.
Manufacturer !.
andsavennoney'
:1'|R 81: / ! f. ! :.
L !.

n There are thousands: OF, !.
worthy people who would, :,
delight in the convenience
OF a. charge account If they
could only find a. store !,
where no, extra charge is
made for credit accommo-
dalton. One, visit to our /,
stnre---one glance at our
stock. will convince the
most skebtical2 that cash
store prices prevail here,
factory to you-through
ouE t72 stores. a. You are
welcome to credit.
MEMS SUITS made in
our own factory OF sturdy
material - cut Stylishly-
Faultless fitting SIS. Other
Good Suits :. .$V to $22
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

the transops t6Ssay what the mat ter,
was. The man ia ] SO has shot him
self. Ham and sss, sandwich, please"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT
ON THE VERGE OF A BIG BOOM.

The indications for a boom in southern Nevada arc at hand. and
one al see the handwriting on the wall And the financial world is
sitting up and taking notice of Tonopah. The squirt in the securities of
with regard to the Tonopah securities, for the majority of the orders
came from the East. The business was done before the strike in Gold
field was settled. although the settlement was we'll under way.
The troubles that affect Goldfed usually affect Tonopah; but the
depression here va due rather to the depression throughout the country,
than the labor difficulties of Goldfed. While the securities of Tonopah
have been in line with the general decline the mines have been improv-
ing all the time, and the Eastern investor has been keeping his eye on
the camp Many big financial men ere practically broken o the Wall
street rack, and those who saved something out of the wreck, are not
inclined to try the same route again. The fun of being crushed be-
tween the upper milestone of Roosevelt and the neither milestone of the
money powers, does not appeal to them any longer. They want to get
into the Nevada stocks, whose mines Ire producing, and adding to the
wealth of the country.
The spectacle of big buildings and solid institutions, strikes deeply
into the mind of the thinker. 1t augurs well for the men who are taking
money out of the ground to put it back into the country in the way of
improvements. This is what has been done here, what is being done in
Goldfeld, and what is now about to be done in Fairview.
The people Of the Nevada Hills, Messrs. Kirby, Rice, Clark, and the
other owners, are to be complimented upon the pluck of their undertake
ing in building a railroad from Fairview to connect with the Southern
Pacific at Fanon. 1t means that the road will open up the country in
a manner which no other enterprise could have done. Farvew and all
Nevada is to be congratulated upon having such men in the country
These are the kind of men who have advanced the country, and theirs
is the sort of action which appeals to the outside world.
the latter are willing to throw their fortunes with that class of people.
We have had many difficulties to overcome in this country, but the pluck
Of the pioneer has been sufficient to combat them all. We believe that We
shall see a great improvement in the market and that this year shall yet
witness a great revival in prices and properties.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14
LAST PAYMENT
FOR DAISY WATER

The last payment ON the north JEFF.
ferson, or Indian Ranch water, was
made last Saturday In the Round
Mountain Banking Corporation. This
was one of the streams acquired last
spring by the Daisy company from
John f. Stebbins and Frank Dixon.
To draw up the final papers, Geo. B.
Thatcher OF the Tonopah firm OF
Bartlett and Thatcher, started out to
camp Friday afternoon, but was com
PEELED to lay over in Manhattan on
account OF a weak knee that was Civ
ing him some trouble. The balance
of the party came on to camp, and
consisted of John J. MeSorley, super
intendent of the Daisy company,
Capt. Geo. w. Thatcher, one of It's
directors, and Hugh Thatcher. The
party finished their business and re
turned to Tonopah Saturday, and on
Sunday w. w. Booth of the Tonopah
Bonanza and also a director of the
Daisy company and probably its larg-
est stakeholder, came out to inspect
the property. He brought with him
his son Walter. who went in a couple
of weeks ago on a visit and rest. The
Booths, father and son, expect to take
a lease on the Daisy. If so, it will BE-
the means of putting up one more
hoist on that already famous leasing
property.
The Madigan lease is still taking
out punches of high grade and the
dump is growing larger every day
with good milling ore. A run will
be made soon at the Fairview mill
end, unless all signs fail, the next
run will be made with the Daisy mill,
as n of the missions of General
Manager Thomas Il. McSorley's pres
ent visit to California was to look to
the details of securing a mill.
With a half dozen hoists on the
Daisy and a mill in operation, things
Will soon have the appearance OF
something doing on the Daisy hill,
Round Mountain Nugget.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

trail railroad train near Utica wt,
the train was in motion, cut his me-.
into an American Express oomra~s
car, and covering the messenne
with a revolver, stole $4,000 ana
some jewelry therefrom, cut tho a.
brakes, which reduced the speed y
the train, and made his escape
February 81, 1892. Perry agai,
boarded an express train near Svro
cuse, n. X, %concealing himself on tba
roof of the express car until the trait
was in motion, Wien, with a bon,.
and rope fastened to the roo of a.
car while the train was moving -
fifty miles an hour, he lowered hin,
self to a window, and, GOVERNS ~
messenger with a revolver, orderoa
him to throw up his hands. The mos
senger attempted to pull the hon
cord, but Perry shot him in the hama
the messenger returning the fire win
several shots. Just as the last sbo,
was fired by Perry the train pulIod
into Lyons. He attempted to escano
by driving the fireman and enginao,
from a locomotive which stood on q
siding, which he boarded, and start.
ed to escape in it full speed, but was
followed by railroad employees IN
another locomotive, who subsequent.
ly overlook him and after consider.
able shooting caused his arrest.
Results in Double Tragedy
"On May 10, same year, he was
sentenced to forty-nine years and
three months in the Auburn. N. Y
state prison, from which he escaned
October %, and was recaptured IN
less than t~wenty-fonr hours. He som
began showing signs of insanity and
was transferred to the asylum for
the criminal insane at Matteawan
from which he escaped, April 10
1895, but four weeks later was ar.
rested by a railroad detective al
Weehawken, n. ]. The detective had
a dispute with the superintendent of
the railroad about Perry's capture
killed him. and was hanged in New
Jersey for this crime.
After his return to Matteawan
asylum Perry punched his eyes out
with a saddler's needle, and is now a
blind raving maniac"
MIR. Pinkerton believes that train
robbery as a criminal profession has
practically been wiped out.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

is ready to be issued from the office
of the Federal Trust Company in
Boston. This company was formed
as a result of a consolidation of the
Bingham Standard and Bingham
Central Mining companies, which
owned attractive mining ground In
the upper part of the camp of Bing-
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

the maximum possible extraction,
sparing no expense in fitting the
plant to do the work most econom;-
cally, so that the mines of the camp
VIII be assured an absolute market
for their ores at the most reasonable
rates for treatment.
An important meeting of the board
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14
o FOR WOMEN

When | was in Berlin" said a
clergyman, II had enough curiosity
to visit n of the peculiar saloons
for women that they have there. The
place interested me, and l am bound
to say that it was decently conducted.
Berlin is the only city in the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14
FOR THE DRY SKIN.

a too dry skin, that is easily
roughened by exposure to SUI or
wind. should be carefully fed n
treated, or it will become premature
ly wrinkled and withered.
Every night battle the face care
fully with warm-not hot water
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

Write d. G. Doubleday. Merchants
Exchange, building. San Francisco
for market letter and sheets showing
actual market prices in all Nevada
stocks, free. You should read MT
Doubleday's market letter. u
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

Merchant and Bookkeeper The
Bonanza car ft you out with ruling
to suit your particular style of oooN
keeping. Call and get figures.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

Corporation seals of every descrlp'
ton furnished on the shortest notice
by the Bonanza.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

First the wires announced that Richard Mansfield had become
Christian Scientist, then that he was dead of softening of the brai
There is a sdperfuiy somewhere in those two items-Reno Reveile
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14
Mills TO TREAT
MANHATTAN ORES

Three plants for the treatment of
ore are being araetad - -
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

The women of Omaha protested against the exhibition in show win
dows of plaster of paris legs, used to show off hosiery. They tackles
the chief of police and when he refused to interfere, they went to tbs
chief of the fire department He refused, probably on the ground tina
Reveile.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

John Burroughs discovers with regret that Mr.. Roosevelt has gone %
lambastfng the nature takers again. Mr.. Burroughs explains the lat
est sally by saying resgnedly "But he is so keen1y interested and so
indignant at some OF the things he sees that there Is 10 use trying to
dissuade him. He must take his part, and he is right about IT.
Springfield Republican
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

c. c. Goodwin in writing of the great Agnostic, the late Robert G
Ingersol, in the Salt Lake Telegram had this to say in the closing par
agraph: "None of us can tell what his record was in the great ledger
above, but one thing is sure. If he went 20 heaven he was from the
first hour of the ternal day that he reached there more at home than
good many who were called religious all their lives, and if he went to the
other place. it has been a joIHer spot ever since his arrival"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

In 1906 the total production of coal in Tennessee was 6,259,275
short tons, having a spot cash value of $7,667,415, or $122 per ton.
People who are paying from $3.50 to SIS a ton for coal may find the con
ISOLATION of religion very comforting when they come to figure the fat
proft If the middle men-Nashvlle American.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-14

4 man spoke lightly OF a womans name on a Los Angeles street the
.other day and shortly aferward was on his way to the hospital for re-
pairs The age of sophhtry may be here, but chivalry is not dead r.
Los Angeles Herald.