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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-11
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ment 10 the clNlllZauOn oil the man IN
loved so well would remain monu-
black And then she told of the end;
the dark, dismal, broken-hearted end.
ing in the frozen dungeon OF Switzer-
land, under the cruel hand of the
heartless Napoleon. Going on she
pointed out the effect which the life
Of Toussaint had upon the American
Negro. how the example hangs like a
funeral pail over the white south. and
like halo Of glory over the Negro.
Miss Evelyn Lynch read a short paper
on the life and character Of Dessa-
lines, the lieutenant and compatriot
of Toussaint in the war for independ.
ence in Hayu. She told of the man.
ner in which Dessalines avenged the
death of Toussaint, how he finished
the work which the betrayal OF HIS
great chief and compatriot had left to
his hands. Mr.. Minkins then read an
account Of the celebration of the SER
vices Of Dessalines which took place
recently in the Island of Hayti. The
whole island, from infants to states.
men and warriors, after a century
had passed, realized after they had
slain the faithful and powerful Des-
salines, as the Romans realized after
they had slain the noble Reinze, that
he was truly great and fought, not for
himself but for Hayu and her chill
dren, to save her TO the immortal
memory of Toussaint. A general dis
cussion followed the reading OF the
papers, and II was the consensus of
opinion among those who were pres.
ent that there has never lived man.
in ancient or modern times, who
equalled the feat performed by Tous.
saint in throwing of the yoke OF the
oppressor by rising from slavery and
striking the blow, unaided, either by
help or example from without.
We have mentioned this meeting at
length, because the colored people. at
this time in their history, need to be
reminded of the possibilities of the
Negro. They need TO know the life
OF Toussaint, what he did and how he
did il.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-11

The Richards Literary met last
Thursday evening at the home of
Miss Grace Campbell, assistant di.
rectress OF kindergarten work of the
District of Columbia public schools.
The subject discussed was Toussaint
L. Overture and the founding of the
Haytian nation. The principal paper
was read by Miss Clotile Houston.
Miss Houston gave brief biographi.
cal scotch of Toussaint, reviewing his
birth. the lowly conditions out of
whSh he came, the education which
Toussaint acquired and how the train
ing which he gained as soldier, the
clean life which he led, the way in
which he organized his people and
fought to a successful termination the
only war Of its kind in the history of
the world, the broad humanity of the
man, his craftsmanship and love for
all his people Of whatever color and
his admonition to them, as his chill
dren, to see to II that the nation
which he fought for and which he
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-11

The Brownsville episode holds the
center OF the stage today as II did
last week, and 1t seems that Foraker
is going to win In the struggle. But
during the fight 1t has developed that
no investigation is wanted by the
executive. But the country demands
an investigation and 1t is TO be had
and the whole truth OF the inglorious
affair presented to the country.
We are not yet ready TO believe
that the soldiers are guilty, and we
regret that sa good man as Senator
Culberson OF Texas has to take the
position In the wrong against his con.
science TO crafty constituency
which Is the storm center OF Negro
hater-dom- As a lawyer and man
he knows how false is his position
and how greatly he wrongs the men
against whom he now lifts his voice
He is n conspicuous example OF what
the ballot will make great man do.
And II serves to show the power OF
the ballot In Wisconsin and Pennsyl-
vania. We mention this latter fact
because OF the position taken by the
senators from Pennsylvania and Wis.
consin.
You may fight on, but we are sure
to win In the end, for we are right
and must conquer.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-11

A few more months and the Press
Bureau will cease. One of It's mem.
bers, whose active work has kept it
going thus far, will have to take up
another work, which will take his
time and energy and preclude him
from going on with the work which
he feels needs to be done and in
Continued on Editorial
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-01-11

And It came to pass in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and six there lived man named
Moses, and he was known by the
white people OF his land as the leader
Of his people, his people being dark Of
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Not Uo to Eis Name.

aeorge Peabody. the philanthrop,st end John Bright often went to Ireland touether to fish One nay they went a .o,,ple of miles up the Shannon be- <ween Castleconnell and Killaloe They had engaged tue services of two hoatmen, and as Bright and Peabody rere keen anglers they made long Asv of it. On returning in the evening Bright. noticing policeman on the river bank, asked what sum tue boat men were entitled to for their time The constable said anything frov. sayen and sixpence to 10 shillings. Bright turned to his companion. say. io9: q have no change, Peabody Have you three half crownsf" The millionaire produced the coins and rave them to one of the boatmen, who said, "And Is that all ye're xiyin' mc?" 'aIhat is all," replied Peabody. Well that bates all I iver heard" observed kZboatman, adding, as he scratched his head: An they call ye Paybody. Faith, I should call ye Paynobody!"- London Standard.
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Some Wives Are Differant.

Most men, said thc man of expert. ence, think it must be awfully nice to have wife who takes things as cool ly as Dave Potter'S wife takes them. but others, more discriminat ting, prefer . good honest row to her style of quiet cynicism The way she behaved the other day when she found q letter ln Dayes pocket from a girl In Brooklyn Is an example of her method
 "I don't sec wrote this girl. how on earth can ever live without you
 "Daye's wife read that gush and a lot more just like 1t without ever turn Ing hair.
 "'Well,' she said quietly. that gir, .s fool. If she knew you as well as do she would hr wondering how on earth she could ever live with you
 And that. ill Inc opinion of the dis eliminating few. cuts a whole lot deep, CT than comn!on, everyday rumpus' .S Few York Globe.
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The AxiaI Rotation of Venus.

For over two centuries it was scner- ally accepted that, like the earth. the planet Venus rotated on its axis in a little less than twcnty-four hours. but since Schiaparclli after long ard care full observation of the planet suggest ed that the actual rotation period waa between six and nine months astrOn. omers have devoted much attention to this matter. In tho Observatory Mir Denning sums up the available evi- dencc on the point and can only con- cludc that this particular problem still defes solution. Life on Venus would be very different from life on the earth should the planets avial rotation be, as Schiaparelli asserted, identical With the period of its revolution round the sun, as in that case the same hemi- sphere would always be turned to tht sun and enjoy perpetual day, while the opposite hemisphere would be doomed to eternal night.
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chon 8uaY Best of All.

II have tried them all in their na- tive haunts, and like them," said tho trayeler, according to the Baltimore Sun.
 "rried what?' asked the bystander. "Railroads?'
 No: national dishes," answered the traveller. "Tle hot tamale of the Mex han, the goulash of the Hungarian, tho chop suey of the Chink, are all known t, me and many others.
 'The best of them all is chop suey. The hot tamale Is too hot and has very little nourishment to 1t, and goulash is too heavy. 1t tastes pretty good, but 1t Is not food to recommend to a man with weak stomach. Chop suey, how ever. is appetizing, easily digested and very nourishing. It Is the great contrl. button of the orient to the occident In my opinion. It is made of rice, sprout. ed beans, celery and chickens blood, all mixed together in the form of soup and nicely seasoned"
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\ Eioh4inn MSuuer,"

The following little gem was one of the experiences of Mir. Benson, the Shakespcarnan actor:
 MT. Benson made professional visit to Dublin. and ,ne reAearsals Included the due training of body of stage assistants to represent the hurried. ly retracting supporters of Richard "Crookback." when that monarch sue. cumbed to the onslar ght nf Richmond on the field of Hosworth. On the night of the first performance of the tragedy the army that was to hV stubhnrnl> refused to leave the tc!d or to ac knowledge being vanq1lislcd. but turn ing upon the forces of Richmond gav' them severe 1rubhing. Nothing co"lG be found to tanc them to proper submission till ono of tie rank and fle'' said
 Hook here, Mr. Benson. If you want us to be beaten, you must put O'Goo nor" the leading .bruiser'' of ib' party "in Richmond's army!"-Iear sons Weekly.
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3sniar "Reminiscences,

The chapel clock peeled the hour fo' Us, and we ate it with cpcurean cn. Joyment. We We're walking together the senior and l. and I listened w;,I baited breath while he told me fisl. story. Arm in ar.A we walked. but suddenly he stopped and drew his hands across his eyes. It was good likeness, but obscurcd his vision a bit Then he resumed:
 we sure were q bunch of hummers in our freshman year. In our snow ball fight with tie sophs on Washing tons birthday three of us gained the fence and began to chop it up into small pieces for souvenirs. Suddenly a seven foot soph grabbed the smallest of my assistants, but with well ain- cd snowball between the eyes I laid him low, while scarlet streams rolled down his face and made intricate ara. besaues on his collar"
 The, senior paused and fetched a sigh, Goodness knows where from.
 But whence the scarlet streams?" ! interrogated. "Was 1t blood?"
 "No.''. he palpitated; "there was to mato ip the snowfall"
 Then silence fell but we sustained lt between us.-Yale Record.
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oiaysr end 0Isiohar.

1n the first number Of the Atiantas Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had a poen, called "Rrah,ua," which puzzled both critics and common readers Some said it was tho greatest poem of the century Sour said it was non sense. The i;"st Yr"sc ran as follows: If the rod slayrv tHtrk he slays
 Or # the stain tiliull he ii slain
 Ther know Tot well the subtle ways
 I keep and pass and turn again
 That winter # happened that q rcia- tive ot the poet ipnsfcllow. living in another state. bought sleigh and in q family letter to the cousins In Cam. bridge there was l wall lest tho larll- ary thaw which had followed the pun. chase should keep thrrl from cn;nYiuS the gay cutter that season. When the letter was answered, 1ongfcllow con trbrted this verse, which, 1t Is said has never been printed before:
 TO ON THE PURCHASE OF 4
 SLEIGH
 lt tho red sleiSher th!nk he s,eishs
 Or ii tho sietShin t}inlS 1t Is sletgiltn
 Thay know not well ths subtle ways
 Of snow. that comes and goes again
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The Gospel o1 Good Cheer.

People loved Robert Louis Steven son not because he was an admirable writer, but because he was a cheerful consumptive. He was sufferer whc for many years increased the gayety of life. Genius alone can do this on large scale but every body can do i. on little one. Our safest guide is the realization of hard truth-that we are not privileged to share our troa- bles with other people. If we could make up our minds to spare oul friends all details of i'll health. Of mon ey losses. of domestic annoyanceS. of alterations. of committee work; of grievances. provocations and any:eties we should sin less against thc world a good humor. !t may not be given t. to add to the treasury of mirth. but there Is couSid"ra bic merit in not roh bin@ it.-.\@nes Ecpplicr in Hai'per's Na"aZiAe
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A Plant of All Work,

The fields as well as the broad roads of Ecuador are inclosed by adobe walls surmounted by the broad lcaved Amer, ican aloe. The aloe, sometimes called the century plant. is one of the most useful and important plants In the country. The Indians thatch their huts with it's leaves. The leaves when tap, ped yield sirup. They can also be used as soap and the spines as pins. The fiber is woven into sacks, and from it are made the coarse sandals worn by the common people. The tall flower stalks are used for beans and ladders. The flowers. boiled and soaked in ylne- gar, make an agreeable pickle.-Nation. al Geographic Magazine.
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Surprised tho Ghost.

A ghost, vague white form which aatted about small neglected grave yard in Galway. much to the alarm ol those who lived near by, one of the gentlemen of our party undertook tc lay. Going out not far from midnight he did indeed soon become aware of s white figure looming toward him through the darkness. Our friend however. held on his way undeterred.
 Ghost" he said in sepulchral tones when he came near. could you drink a glass of whisky"
 Y could so. your honor" blithely re sponded the ghost. taken off his bal. ance by the unexpected offer and standing revealed as the principal poacher of the neighborhood, who had availed himself of this spectral guise to set his night lines and carry on his other deprcGattons undisturhed,-Black woods Magazine
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Limit of Human Strenath

Experiments upon q number of men have shown that man five feet high and weighing 126 pounds will lift, on an average. 1j6 pounds through a yer. dcal distance of eight inches. or 211 pounds through a height of 1.c Inches Others G.1 feet high and weighing 1SS pounds could lift the 15G pounds to a height of thirteen inches. or o17 pounds to a height of six inches. Other men six feet three inches high and weighing 1sS pounds could lift 156 pounds to a height of sixteen inches. or 217 pounds to height of nine inches. By great variety of experiments it was shown that the average human strength Is equivalent to raising thirty pounds through distance of two and one-half feet in one second.
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Norwich and t1err,no S,e.

For many centuries the city ot Nor Wich. in respect Of th, lnanor ut Carrie ton, was liable tu provide annua!l: twenty four hc"rii- pies for the roya kitchen. Elonr:irld in his "liistur, of Norfolk" referring io this luain' service prints letter from the hoGiSs. hold officers of Charles l.. mGhin2 divers just exceptions to the quality of the pies whict, had beeu forwarded! by the city shcfif.s.
 The main exceptions read as follows
 First yon do not send them accord ing to your tenure of the first neN he, rings that are taken
 Secondly. you do not cause. them tc be well bake,l in good and stronc pastye. as they ought to be. that thcr may endure tho carriage the better.
 ~Thirdly. whereas you should h, your tenure bake in these pastyeS six score herrings at the least. bein. the great hnndredth. which doth requI," i've to be put iuto every pye at the least. we find but flower herrings tn be in divers of them.
 "Fourthly. the number of pyes which you sent at this tyme we find to be fewer than have been sent heretotore and divers of them much broken
 "And. lastly. we understand the bringer of them was constrained tc make three several Journeys to you be. fore he could have them, whereas i' seemeth he Is bound to come bu' once" Chambers Journal
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Never Loses His Head.

Many years ago, when William 4 Stillman of New York city was re. porting a disturbance in Greece for the London Times. report was sept out that he had been beheaded. One of his friends, hearing the report. tele graphed to the correspondent this mes, sage: "Rumor here that your head has been taken off. Is it true:" It was not until the message had been sent that 1t occurred to the sender that If the rumor were true Stillman would be the last man fin the world to speak about 1t. But the message reached Stillman. and this was his reply: My dear boy. newspaper man never loses his head"
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Silence and Science.

Before it was determined scientific ally that smoke is waste, smoke waS fixed as the final indication and proof of prosperity. Today smokeless chimney means nothing less than thrift and good management Similar ly we now hear that noise is proof oI urban life. progress and activity. We may answer that noise Is loss as surely as smoke is waste. Decreased comfort is loss and noise decreases comfort Disturbed minds are loss through q re duction of mental force. But these and similar consequences are indirec, loss. There is direct loss also. A rat tling car means worn bearings and a short lived vehicle. Otherwise rali- roads would not spend so much on their roadbeds, and they would TUT trains at higher speed.-Detroit Free Press.
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Brouqht a Blush to Her Cheek

There was a story told of one of tht worlds great vocalists singing as |; young girl at private house. She Wa; overwhelmed with praise. By and by says the London News, she came anG sat by an elderly lady, who congratu lated her on the way she had sang, bu, ventured 10 offer one or two suggeS tions. The young singer treated tn hints with scorn and afterward asked the hostess who 'the old lady" was who had dared to give her suggestions 'AOh, that was Mime. Goldschmidt," re- piled the lady. And who Is Mme Goldschmidt?" was the next impatien, query. Well, she's better known aS Jsany I.ind." said the hostess. AnG th"n the singer blushed for shame a, her disdainful reception of hints from the Swedish Nightingale"
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Hcw tS Bounded.

"Mother." sahl ;,c sq,l.,~;H St',t'..n who haA h4tsa..'ti },i- cAasn 'ao2nr fo' the holilaEs. '''9z~3nit }ne 'o prrSen my frica:. Mr. .erl;&nr,,se'
 His mether. who WE, :, .!,.s'',' hard c hearing placed her hand 'n hr'' ear.
 'lm serry. Gcoa#Se. but 1 ,i;t!sl,t qrit> catch yoFr friends nau.e. inu'N hay. 10 speak a little louder I'm afrail"
 Il say, mother.' shouted George. |" want to present my friend. Mir SpecE noodlc!'
 Pm sorry. George, but MT. - What was the name again:'
 "Mr Specknoodle." George fairi. yelled.
 The old lady shook her head sadly
 ''l'm sorry. George. but :m aftai, it's no use. It sounds just like Speck noodle to me" ."-Detroit News.
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How to Make Oil of Swallows.

Among the valued specifics of by gone age was oil of swallows. In the "Couutess of kent's Choice Manuar' Q676) there are the following curious directions for making it: Take one handful of mother thyme. of lavender cotton and strawberry leaves of each alike. four swallows. feathers and all together well bruised. three ounces of sallet oil, beat the herbs and the swal- lows, feathers and all altogct her. until they be so small that you can see no feathers, then put in the oil and stir them well together and seeih them in . posnet and strain them through a canvas cloth and SO keep t for your use"
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A Story of WheWelI.

Sydney Smith said of the great pr Whewell, master of Trinity college that "science was his forte and om niscience his foible" On one occa sion two fellows of the college. think Ing to get beyond his range, read UT the subject of Chinese metaphysics and then disputed about it in the doctors presence He listened in silence for a time and then observed, "Ah, see you have been reading a paper which wrote for an encyclopedia of sci ence.''
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Ducks and Drakes.

The momentous day had arrived. ant the Inspector was putting his usua series Of lnaiisitiyc questions to 6 class of small boys.
 'SoW, tell mo" he sad. why 1t is that duck can swim and a hen can't
 "Eecause duck nas webbcd feet. pipea one of the miniature philoso phers.
 Yes" said thr inspector. "Now, car any Of .,.ou s's,;l!.:
 Stony sileiye. during which the in sIector and the teacher whispered to gcthcr.
 Come, come" said the Inspector you s!,oull all know how to swim Your teacher tells N!s he ran swim Why i% it you can't if he c"n.:'
 Please, sir" said the same little boy, the teacher has very big faet.'- London Answers.
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Easy Rhymino,

William Makepeace Thackcray in hls lines Peg of Limavady" acknowledges himself a cockney. It was hardly nee essary for him to do this. as not only in that poem. but in others, he makes the syllable ing rhyme with sylla- bles like "ln" and 'en," failing to sound the concluding E." Richard Harris Barham of InSoldsby legends. most facile rhymer, has done the same thing over and over again. thus Tightening his labors greatly in the pursuit of rhymes.
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The Farmer In the Lighthouse.

ment as light keeper in a Maine coast lighthouse. The first night he went on duty he lighted up promptly at dusk and at II o'clock carefully extinguish ed the lamp. The next day of course there was trouble, and when he was taken to task he replied that he sup posed 10 o'clock was late enough to &c"n the light going. as he thought tnat all honest men should be in bed at that hour-Boston Herald
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Applyino the Proverb.

A professional humorist was having his boots blacked. And is your fa. ther q bootblack, too:' he asked the boy.
 No, sir" replied the bootb!ack: ''my father is farmer"
 "Ah," said the professional humor- ist, reaching for his notebook 'he be- lleves in making hay while the son shines"
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His Memory.

First Boy-Di0 you really win three prizes at school?
 Second Ditto--Y .s, and one was fo, my excellence of memory.
 How did you win thc others:'
 The others? l forget what ths., were for ''-Transla, ed For Transatlar tic Tales From Rlahco Negro.
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His Preference.

"Our ncw chef" said the manager of the restaurant. stopping to chat wit. the patron who had deep lines between his eyebrows, lis a wonder. really believe the man could take an old rub Der shoe and make an appetizing disl, of it." That so:" asked the patron tapping meditatively with his fork up. on the steak that had been served him Suppose you tell the waiter to take this steak back and ask the chef to tiv up rubber shoe for me" e."-Modern So ciety.
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Nea,.ino the Limit,

Mrs. Henpeck seems to have her husband so well trained that he'd jump through q hoop if she held it up and gave him the word"
 Its worse than that. She even makes him hc!p her celebrate the anni' ,versary of her marriage to her first husband. ."-Chca: Record -IIcrald.
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A Mean Advantauo.

You say he accused you of beins untruthful?"
 That's what happened" answered Piute Pete, with much embarrassment
 And lives to tell the tale?"
 Well, you see he used long words in such roundabout way that he was out O town before had fingered ou. exactly what he nt"-Washington Star.
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Siamese Onject to Walking.

The Siamese, above all nations iE the world, hate to walk. No such mode Of progression is tolerated by Siamese if he or she can by any means ride. A Venetian gondolier will walk some times, even a Hollander will ride ou his rough cart, but a Bangkok man. not if he can help it. His family boat for him.-Windsor Magazine.
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Takinu Them Down.

Dr. Risk did not satisfy the Calvin istfc portion of his flock. Why" said they. you dinna tell us enough aboot renouncing our ain righteousness v "Renouncing your ain righteousness:' shouted the doctor. Il never saw any ye had to renounce. ."-Driftwo
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Not Her Full Weight.

Mistress-Letta. Letta, you'll break that fragile table with your full weight on 1t. Letta-I haven't my full weight on 1t; I'm standing on one foot.
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The one who will be found in trial capable of great acts of love Is ever the one who Is doing consider"' small ones.-F. W. Robertson.