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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

the head Of the Pythians in this
state. as president and a systematic
campaign was inaugurated to place
the stock in the hands OF members OF
the two Orders. In It's third year
a lot was purchased in this city
across which the setting sun casts
| the shadow of the dome Of the State
House. Upon this lot the following
year was erected magnificent three
story, buff brick building, the super
ior Of which for its size and purpose
can not be found in this country, e."
The investment was what would
be termed in financial circles gilt
edged, as the six per cent, dividend
eight months after the completion Of
the building will attest. Now comes
the Huntington purchase and the
Board OF Directors tell us that they
intend to press forward with the
work till every important town in
the state shall have within it's limits
Pythian building, owned by colored
Pythians and Calantheans. .-.~ %, =,
What an argument for the power
Of cooperation! What an example
of the adage I'm union there is
strength" With this as a slogan,
the agents of the Association, wher-
ever the tri-colored banner of the Or
der waves within the state, have COL
lected month by month a dollar here,
two there and five yonder-accord-
ing as the subscriber held one, two
or five shares-till little by little the
fund crept into the thousands and
The most difficult part Of the road
was travelled.
1t took time. yea, and courage
and patience in the highest degree.
Looking back over the road, is it any
wonder that the chest of even the
holder of one share swelIs with
pride? Did they not have to gain
the confidence Of many who had been
mulcted out of their little savings by
get-rich-quick schemes? Were there
not hundreds of doubling Thomases.
awaiting with gleeful anticipations
the failure Of the undertaking, to be
enlisted? Yes, it required time, pa
thence and courage-how much only
those at the head know.
But that is all past now. Those
who stood aloof to doubt and criti-
else are singing leading parts in the
chorus of praise. From the miner,
farmer, mechanic and professional
man; from the washerwoman, nurse,
housewife and teacher; from every
employment in which our people are
engaged come payments upon such
stock as each feels himself able to
carry. having learned the strength Of
union and knowing their invest
ments are safe and returns soon.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
STRANGERS, AAyarx small sym Is, need
cd. WIN yous&ot helpr 1850 N'>s
q. THE LAST DITCH.

The; desperation to which the OPP
ponents, OF the Primary Election bill
have, been reduced is,smanifest from
the Questionable methods they are
pursuing to encompass It's defeat.
Under theSIikeHess of Jas. K.
Smith, aIwell Known Negro lawyer OF
the . southwestern portion Of the
States ~as a'1etter, in local daily
last week. alleged to have been writ
ten by him to a friend, in which he
reioioed over Che approaching reali-
cation Of lifeSlong ambition--a cir
cult ::judgeshi The letter, stated
that Smith has cherished two hopes,
one was to be,a bishop of his church.
the other to Rfesfde over the circuit
court of his dlstrict. ST. 49,;
Good friehas OF Mr.. Smith pro-
nounce the letter q forgery, state
that the yhalfrtone !, was secured by
trickery and denounce the whole as
a scheme to swing the neutrals to
the side Of the opposition and kill
the bill. o'.{do this the delegates
from the southwestern counties and
their friends have resorted to the
tactics of the demagogue and have
Joined hands with the gentleman
from Mingo'fsin stirring up the fires
race prejudice simply that the
people may have no voice in naming
those for whom they are to vote at
the general elections. Friendly ties
which hitherto have bound TIE ;two
races together In West Virginias are
heing, menaced by ruthless hands
that the elective offices may be pre-
served for a, few men who have hand
ed them around at their own sweet
will by virtue of their ability to pack
conventions and. fix" primary Of
ficers., ,>"t$';r.,
The Primary Election bill NAV fail
Of passage through this Legislature,
but, since the. trend Of the times Is
toward the disposition of the boss
and rule OF the people, it or some
other must eventually be incorporat-
ed In our statutes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
LESSON. FOR CONDUCTOR,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
: A Percheron size woman carrying
a great many bundles prepared to
alight from Wade Park car at Eu-
cid avenue and. East Ninth, street.
yesterday. AS she was stepping toi
the ground the car. started up. = -
,."Oh, wait, watt" she cried, alive
got or at the wrong place" The: car
slowed up and she climbed back on.
t got back on to see If I could get
you to- wait until 1 got Off before you
start your car" she exclaimed thte
moment she was safely aboard. "If.
you'll wait now I'll get of again"
And Off she clambered again.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
D.. l'E H.. s., = -. .
Have Archie Guessing.
Grant County Press.

Grant County Press. .,,..
Senator Jake Fisher created a SUR,
pkise at Charleston the other day by,
refusing to accept the mileage al,
lowed him, claiming he had come q
nearer way and was not entitled to
as many miles. Many OF the other
members could not understand what
the, fellow meant. The idea of not
taking everything in sight was a new
one to them. Subsequent investiga-,
ton proved that Fisher was perfectly
rational when this breach of sena-
Itorlal courtesy was committed and
all are at sea as to why he intro
duced this unpopular Innovation.
Along this line we noticed an Item
that indicates Monongalia county is
much larger than we supposed. This
county has two delegates in the house
and we see from Morgantown paper
the mileage allowed one was two
hundred and twenty-five and the
othr ak hundred. These gentlemen
doubtless travelled different routes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
MisCENGE J.
tF'Tom The Dallas sExpress9

tFTom The Dallas Express:) ,-..: -
From The Texas Freedman we
gather this, interesting bit of news
and submit it without comment.
A d1spach from Meridian, Miss, tells
how district attorney J. H, = Carrie,
who delivered the Charge to the grand
jury, for the judge, scored the white
men OF the South for their unlawful
association with colored women. Re
ferr1ng to the Negro as an inhabitant
OF this country, Mr.. Currie Is quoted
as saying:
He came here an ignorant savage
full OF laughter, good humor, story and
song. II he had any virtue, it was the
virtue OF submission and obedience
and ne made the greatest slave the
worid? ever saw. As slave he was
faithful beyond all the examples of
history, for in the midst of the most
sanguinary war Of modern times. the
patient, long-suffeFing Negro stood by
the home of his master and maintain.
ed the women and children Of the
South and at the same time supported
the army that fought to fix his destiny
In civilization without murmur,
honor him for this, and the time
Will come when AN impartial history
will record his loyal patience by the
side of the heroic, courage of his fiery
Turning to the subject Of miscegna-
ton, Mr.. Currie says:
The accused shadow of miscregna-
ton hangs over the South today like
| pail Of hell. We talk much Of the
Negro question and all Of its possible
ramifications and consequences, but
gentlemen, the trouble is not far afield.
Our own people, our white men and
! their black concubines, are destroying
the integrity Of the Negro race, rais-
| ing up a menance to the white race
| lowering the standard Of both races
and preparing the way for riot, mob,
criminal assaults, and finally, q death
struggle for racial supremacy. The
trouble is at our own door. We have
tolerated this crime long enough, and
| II our country is not run by policy
rather than by law, then 1t is time TO
rise up and denounce this sin of the
earth. The white man who enters In
TO unlawful and ,unwhol1y relation of
| sexual and social cohabitation WIN
any race other than his own Is an
enemy to the peace of both races and
q menance TO the, stability of our civl.
| lization.'
To the white man he says:
Amy white man who deliberately
breaks down the law Of race pride
and race separation, should be expos
ed in public trial, side by side with
the victim Of his unholy, lust, and
scourged by the law until he stands
branded with the curse Of Cain as 2
common enemy Of both races and all
society This biting, eating, corrod,
ing sin had it's Genesis in the sham
bles Of slavery, when the Negro was o
helpless chattel and the white man his
dominant master, and this fs one of
OF the many sins. entailed by the ac-
cursed relation. The white man had
no excuse then, and neither has now,
and the lash Of the law should fail
thick and fast on the backs; Of both.
No manly Negro. who Is conscious of
his place in natuge is ashamed Of the
color Of his skin, for the biacls9r he
ia/the closer he is TO the law Of race,
yet the shamefI feet remains today,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
CHILD LABOR LEGISLATION.

Atlanta Georgian.
The south cannot afford to oppose
a measure for the protection of the
children Of America. While in one
industry the percentage OF children
employed is greater than in that Of
any other industry elsewhere, the
number Of these little child workers
is greater In the north, there being
more under sixteen In Pennsylvania
than in the entire south. Why. then,
should we act as though Our toes
we're being stepped upon. az though
tie matter. were a sectional one It is
81 national evil and tt needs nation
81 cure- -. ... .'....
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
FREDERICK DOUGLAS.

, February Is honored In the. calen-
dar, in that during it's short term it
saw the birth Of three great Ameri-
cans: Washington, the father of his
country, the brave soldier and con-
structive statesman, was born Feb
ruary 22nd; Lincoln, the emancipa-
tor and preserver of the Union, was
born February. 18th; Frederick
Douglass, the eloquent orator and,
beyond all contradiction, the most
distinguished Negro that the past
generation produced, saw the light
Of day in the month of February.
Passing over the lives Of the first
two, we wish to record a line or two
concerning the merits Of the third.
Mr.. Douglass was distinctively an
agitator. To this he was born and
bred. He loved to be upon the firing
line and give and manfully receive
blows in the cause of freedom. 1t is
true that he was only a talker, but
what talkeT. 1t is talk after all
IL.
was the unanswerable logic OF the
antIslaVery agitators that prepared
men in mind for the sacrifices Of a
terrible internecine conflict. Mr..
Douglass talk was always right. He
called spade a spade. His defense
Of his race was invariably clear and
indisputable. He did not know how
TO lawn for office; ne was unskilled
In the ways Of the scycophant. His
policy all the way through was like
American diplomacy-rugged, but
Straightforward.
What he knew to be true he said,
and his clarion voice rang out clear
and true for full and complete lib
erty for all men. His eyes had grown
dim In the service Of his race and he.
| therefore, could not see that there
| are some rights In the Republic that
a Negro could not hope to attain. He
was old-timed enough to believe In
| the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution and
was not one Of those to quietly sub
| init to disfranchisement. He was a
great man and his like We shall not
see again soon.
The other race has shown the high
valuation 1t places upon the. services
OF It's two sons born in the same
month as Douglass by preserving
their birth places for future genera
tons. Soon the Lincoln birthplace
farm at Hodgenville, Ky, will vie
with beautiful Mt. Vernon as a
mecca for those VINO would do rev.
lorence to Americas great son.
An association appeals in this
number Of The Advocate for funds
Ito save the Douglass home at Ana
costa. Shall it's appeal be in vainY
Surely the ten millions of Negroes
In the United States will not rob It's
future generations Of so rich a heri-
tage. 1t will not allow the home NJ
him, who fought the fight and kent
faith during the dark days before
freedom, to pass into the bands of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY AZ 1SOeg

only such poor flowers tas are nov
borne bys our frs, nut oak and ash
trees, by the grasses by y spinach,'
docks and nettles." ,..4~..%.& Il. X
Mr., Bulman adduces evidence that
bees, far from resorting from pollen
ard nectar to flowers ,t!nged with
blue, az averred by Lord Avebury,
exhibit no especial preference for
them, or for yellow, orange, green,
black or white flowers; but Will read.
ily laden their hip pockets with HON,
eY from flowers quite despoiled OF
n.sals and NJ 60, Solor;
tie willow. the 'oafrSAaahd the wv
are alike thronged with murmuroua
bees appear, after ail;sto be strictly.
Commerclal.l 49, 'NtlNNsE wv. ~ - -, =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
Coming To It.

Wheeling; Intelligencer... =. ......
II the esteemed Fairmont West
Virginian will carefully readi4 the
Intel1igencer again, 1T Will find that
nothing has been said In this paper
to the effect that there was a. deficit,
resulting from the tax laws. What
was said, and what we repeat, is
that new revenue must be provided,
II the direct state tax is to be re-
duced below eight cents. To reduce
the state tax, and ,not provide other
sources of revenue, Will create q
deficit.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
BEES AND BLUE FLOWERS.

New York Times. .-.,-.-,A
Dar%in's theory of "bees and blue
flowers" or the evolution of 1.-The lar
gest and most brilliant flowers" by
the preference of these OF pollen dis
trfbuting bees, is challenged by Mr..
g. w. Bulman in. the current Nine
teenth Century. TsaTW WINS view was
thus expressed I'm HIS "Ofigin Of Spe-
cies:"
1--WE may safely conclude that II
insects had never existed on the face
Of the world the vegetation would
not have been decked with beautiful
dowers. but would have produced
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
COMMUNICATED

TO Editor Advocate: ...-.....
l have noticed that some welf=mean:
ing brother Knight has announced in
one OF our lively Journals that I am
buzzing for the Sup. Keeper of Rec
ord OF Seals ship Please announce .or
me that I ann not a candidate for
any office at the present. ::
First. think too we'll of our present
officer or officers.
Second the work of preparing for
our coming session Is too great for me
to- be- hGnting1 f6s4s office : away from
home. Many tfanks to the brother
however. g g., g.
p. J. ". Washington.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
RECONSTRUCTION AND RECON
~ =. STRUCTIONISTs.

d; (, =. STRUCTIONlSTS.
II 1t. has become the fashion In late
years to assail with bitterness those
who took part in the work of Recon-
Struction at the South in the years
following the War of the Rebellion;
indeed the fashion has become
habit, the orators and writer's. and
publicists generally, with no kn6wl-
edge OF either the character or activ-
9 tiles OF those who occupied high
places in the government of the
South until the Shotgun substituted
the ballot, because they have come
up K since those fearful days, speak
neither wright Of the principals of
what we now, again from habit, are
pleased to style the Tragedy, with
out assuming that all they have read
or heard Of the viciousness Of 1.-The
that all testimony handed down in
support of their patriotism is In no.
wise true or trustworthy Even
leaders Of the Negro race, which i'm
enee and counsel Of many of those
VINO remained in the South after the
rebellion, or came down after its
close, have set their oratory agaYns,
their one-time friends, or dipped
thelr pen In the wrong ink when
they would set down what they
achieved for organized government,
Or tailed to achieve. Be it said now,
we take up the cudgel not in defense
or those Northerners who led the Ne
gro In situations out Of which devel-
oped hostility between the races at
the South, or disgraced the South in
the eyes Of the Nation and the world
For that class Of white men, now
passed away, we have no language
harsh enough to describe it's perfidy.
lie came to ravage, and ravage he
d1d; he came with evil designs; his
purpose he accomplished and fled
away, leaving his sins to be visited
upon those he protested to befriend
and lead out Of the wilderness. But
all carpet baggers" were not like
these men. We dare affirm, the ma
Jortty was very much unlike them
VIC dare to affirm, that the majority
were high-minded, patriotic men.
%. who did the best they could, accord
Ing to their light, and served the
ends Of peace and justice to the best
of their ability
p. Goodwin Smith, the eminent pubIi-
cist, writing last week to The Nation
takes occasion to add his contempt
tor those who came into the slave
states and attempted reconstruction
Mr, Smith processes to believe that
president Lincoln had in his bosom
ahpotfty , OF reconstruction in the
South very much unlike that follow.
ed after his death, and permitted by
Grant, but which was put to an end
when he was assassinated by Booth
Mr.. Smith writes:
-. Never was crime more fearful
ptWI 1ef than was the assassination
or j ncoln by q Southern hand, II
T. p> oVed the ruin Of Reconstruction.
7cFnr vt help thinking that Lincoln
" T@ * the nature of the problem
which he had to deal, takina
g ! rebellion, as he always did, thai
x sHkhtan fact was not q rebellion
b~STths sudden creation of a new
nationality by q rupture which was
!. AneVtabae and had been long fore
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
FAIRBANKS AND SHAW
Principal Speakers At Lincoln Ceie.
bration I'm Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 12.-Lipcoln,s
Dlrthoay was celebrat ed here today,
quets to night, one under the Joint ALL
spices Of the Union League Club, and
the Young Mems Republican Club. and
the other at the German American
CLUB. AT the former Mayor Clay
president Fairbanks responded to the
toast Abraham Lincoln," and Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw
to the Republican party" The Vice.
President devoted himself to g. eulogy
Of Lincoln.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
The Premier.

Oshkosh!
There Is a name to laud, hi-goshi
Some yell, I know,
For KOkomO,
But that is plain, unvarnished bosh.
Oshkosh!
1t makes ones very blood go swash!
= Kalamazoo?
1t will not do.
It's claim to fame hereby quash.
Oshkosh!
Beneath my tongue thy namo r
slosh! =,
For titles queer
You, have no peer,
You stand alone. And that's no
josh!
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
SENATORIAL POVERTY.
Savannah News,

Savannah News ...- =. I :.
~. There has been much discussion
lately as to who Is the poorest SEN
ator In Washington. NotwitKstand-
Ing his name, Senator Money, of
Mississippi, claims the distinctions of
being poorer than, any. of his: Con
freres. But that Is merely a matter
OF dollars and cents. II there Is q
noorer senator In Washington than
Clark, of Montana, who has more
money than he knows what to do
with, we have yet to hear of him.:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
EXPLAINED.

You state in one place that you
were born in 1892"
y s$$-' = stSI', 'sA%1sYE $%~1TrF
:: And Id another that you were;
born in 1852"
Yes, SIR 49, -. ..a..s:.
- Isn't that inconsistent?'' @|%..'
oh, MOI" smiled the witness II
was born In 1884, and just stayed
born. Why, I'M born yet"
Then the great lawyer had to rec
ognize that novelty had been
sprung on him.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
THE RATE PER GENT.

illustrated Bits.
.'@f Smith takes more interest In his
business than, any one / know"
What's his business?" H.,
e. 'tHe runs pawn-Shops~ p. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
THE EXECUTIVE JOKER.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Governor Hughes is q great jok-
er, isn't hep"
What makes you think SOP"
why, you remember his cam
paign Bromises2"
Yes"
well, he meant EN-"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
BOND ELECTION FEB. 2s.
School Board Proposes Issue of
$4,000.

The Charleston school board meh
last night and decided that a. bond
issue pr S115,000 would be neces-
sary for the erection Of the pro
posedi new school buildings in the
city. The question will be- .su bp1itted
10 ;th4 people at an election Oh Feb
RuarYy 20. ~ ....lt -. - =. /.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
MIR. TILLMAN's NECKWEAR

Richmond News-Leader,
Writing Of Senator Tillman. a
newspaper. correspondent remarks
on his preference for the burned
down collar. We Judged that he wore
always a standing Choler.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
FROZEN.

New York Sun.
The parlor jet has got no light, ~.
The gas stove has no fame, :
But when the monthly bills coma
I in H. r.. r. '-. o's'
They'll get there Just the same:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
INTO ELK RIVER
OH Flows Six Miles From Glen
DENIM.

Six miles from Clendennin on the
Craig farm In .Kanawha county, the
united States Gas and OH Condpariy,
Monday, accidentally struck q flne
1ow Of oil at a depth OF on.y about
$500 feet in the shallow sand. The
company has been boring for gas in
that region and were surprised when
large flow Of op,WassatsSck. The oil
poured forth, add ran limo q nearby
creek and thence into the Elk river.
The same company has number of
options on adjoining land.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
DEFECT OF OMISSION.

Baltimore American, '. e.. -
An multiplying law for Washing
ton, D. c., ts in progress of manu-
facture. 1t is very defective in that
1T does not prohibit giving tips on the
races.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
THE HUNTRESS.

Grace, what sort Of a fellow ia
Mr. Gotrox?" 40
He's very shy, Maude."
Shy or gun-shy?"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

OFFICES.
New York
~ TBS 7th Avenue.
Washington:
1446 @ St., N. w.
Louisville:
HIP w. Madison St.
st. Louis:
.3137 Pine st.
Philadelphia:
H702 So. 18th ST.
Baltimore:
G,.5O2 w. Biddle st.
Boston:
%%94 a Harvard ST., Cambridge.
Pittsburg:
- 461 9Th St., Braddock.
Columbus:
%t,266 st. Clair Ave.
New Orleans:
:-A:226 So. Robertson st.
Jacksonville:
,536 w. Union ST.
Nashville
706 Bass st.
Indianapolis:
pI6O5 Alvord st.
Lexington:
= SGT N. Upper ST.
San Francisco:
1865 Union St, Oakland.
Detroit:
261 Elliot ST.
Ell Paso:
1872 Lion st.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

The Legislature adiourns on the
22nd. Praise God from whom all
blessings flow.t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-05
WINEsBuRo.

Winesburg. April 3.-Mrs. Fred
Schott and sons, Walter and Robert
of N llersburg. visited relatives IL
tC Yn on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pfelster OF
Canton, spent Easter at the home of
the formers parents. west OF town.
Charles Bader. sr, and family re-
Gently moved TO Canton, which they
will make their future home.
Fred Schallioll, who is employed at
Akron, visited his home a few days.
Miss Mary Pfiester, OF Wooster,
spent Sunday at the home of her
parents, west OF town.
]. II. Leyman has moved to town.
occupying the property formerly own
ed by e. Il. olmstead. Mr.. Leyman
sold his farm, where he previously re-
sided, to Amos Hostetler.
Mrs. Elizabeth Metz and family. for
merly residing east of town, moved TO
Strasburg last week.
Irwin Stahl, OF Beach City, visited
his parents at this place Sunday.
Lewis Deuber, OF Akron, visited