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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-02-07
Irregular as the Sun"

is an expression as o d as the race. NO
doubt the rising and setting OF the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action OF the
liver and bowels wen regulated with
DR. Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed
by Hills Pharmacy. 25c.
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The undersigned having opened q
shop at Bakerton, is now prepared TO do
all sorts OF wood and iron work. carriage
repairing. etc. | have first-class tools
and guarantee my work TO give satisfac-
lion. Prices the lowest. The public
patronage is solicited.
ALBERT RICE.
March q, 1905.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-02-07

It's good old world after all;
If you have no friends or money,
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and,
And more people there would be,
Provided you take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Remnants Pharmacy.
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A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, blind, bleeding, protuding
piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in to IA days. soc.
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La Grippe and Pneumonia.

Foley's Honey and Tar cures lagrippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia. Re-
fuse any but the genuine in the yellow
package. Hills Pharmacy.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
tablets. Druggists refund money if il
fails to cure. 4. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-02-07
Notice to the Public.

Us. Fleming Will sell tickets on the 3. a
o. Railroad for the West and south.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
BUSINESS NEGRO
IN EVIDENCE.
"FollOwing the COlOr=Line"
RAY srANNARD CONDITIONS
IN THE SOUTHLAND OPPRESSED
PEOPLE-STRANGE INCONSISTENCIES

like the instructive clannishness Of
the Highland Scotch or the peasant
Irish. / don't know how many
Southern people have told me in diff
ferent ways how extremely difficult
it is TO get at the real feeling of
Negro, TO make him tell what goes
on in his clubs and churhces or in
his innumerable societies.
4 Southern woman told me OF
cook who had been IN her service for
nineteen years. The whole family
really loved the old darKey: her
mistress made her "A confdante, in
the way of the old South. in the most
intimate private and family matters.
the daughters told her their love af-
fairs; they all petted her and even
submitted to many small tyrannies
upon her part.
But do you know" said my hos
tess, Susie never tells us a thing a
bout her lie or her friends, and we
couldn't, If we tried, make her tell
what goes on in the society she be-
longs to-"
The Negro has long been defen-
sively secretive. Slavery made him
that In the past, the instinct was
passive and defensive: but with grow
ership il is rapidly becoming con-
scious, self-directive and offensive
And right there. it seems TO me.
though I speak from limited obser-
vation, lies the great cause Of the
increased strain in the South.
Let me Illustrate In the Poo
Pies Tabernacle in Atlanta, where
thousands of Negroes meet every
Sunday, l saw this sign in huge
letters:
For Photographs, Go to Auburn
Photo Gallery, Operated by Colored
Men"
The old-fashioned darkey preferred
10 go to the white man for everything
he didn't trust his own people; the
new Negro, with growing race con-
sciousness, and feeling that the white
man is against him urges his
friends TO patronize Negro doctors
and dentists, and TO trade with Ne
gro storekeepers. The extent TO
which this movement has gone was
one OF the most surprising things
that /, as an unfamiliar Northerner.
found in Atlanta. In other words.
the struggle of the races is becom-
Ing more and more rapidly economic.
ITO be continued.J
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
A New Court at Centralia.
Centralia. Va. Nav is.

Centralia, Va, May Is, 'O7.
Grand Worthy Counsellor John
Mitchell, Jr. was here last night to
organize a Court of Oalanthe. He
had a delegation both from Rich
mond and Petersburg to assist him.
Thirty-nine persons were initiated.
The visitors were Miss NJ. L.
Chiles, CIV r. of DEEDS; Mrs. An
ma Taylor, ID. ID. G.. w. c.: Miss Eva
G. Davis. From Petersburg: Mrs.
Martha Harris. d. ID. 6. W. c.: Mrs.
Pattie Crumpler, Mrs Fannie Pc
gram. Miss 5. B. Norris. Mrs. Katie
Z. Lowry, Sir r. w. Wood. d. ID. c.
c.; Mrs. Anna b. Jackson, Mrs. Lou
vinia Bats, Sir NJ. Lowry and Sir w.
T. Stokes. Special ID. G. c.
The initiation was a success. The
new body will be known as Golden
Crown Court, 1872. The following OF
ficers were installed: Worthy Coun-
sellor. Mrs. Emma Bromley: Worthy
InspectriX. Mrs. Lizz'e Whitaker:
Senior Direcress, Mrs Mollie Goode:
Junior DireCtress. iss Gertrude
Rose; Register OF Deeds, Miss Mo-
zelle Berry: Register of Accounts.
Miss Mary +. White; = eceiver OF De-
posits, Mrs. Alice Johnson: Conduc-
tress. Miss Carrie Preston. Asst.
Conductrcss. Miss Lottie Thomas.
Inspector, Miss Estelle Gregory: Or
ator, Mrs. Mamie She herd. Escort.
Mrs. Susie Jackson: H-'aid. sir VIM.
White Protector. Sir Jonn Bromley.
Trustees: Mrs. Catherine Clark. Sir
William White, Mrs. Bette Hewlett.
Dr. r. II. Jefferson, Grand Medical
Register examined the candidates.
Sir 5. 5. Baker assisted in initiating
13 members of the Knights OF Pyth-
las Lodge here. This Court was or
ganized by Sir William White and
much assistance was endered by
District Deputy Merit, Harris "a
Petersburg. The Grand Worthy
Counsellor praised the workers
highly and was greatlr pleased over
the result.
Refreshments were served and all
highly enjoyed themselves.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
LOST ARM IN AFFRAY.

Lieut.. Dominguez, of brownsville
police was then called to the stand
He is a Mexican, but talks fair En-
glish- His right arm below the ell
bow is missing as the result of the
brownsville ARRAY. He told the
story of his experiences that night
without excitement. Dominguez was
riding his horse down Washingtou
street little before midnight. and
at the corner Of Fourteenth street he
met Policeman Padron. Just a mo-
ment before there had been firing
and Padron told him, the witness
said, that Negro soldiers mad inst
hnlshed shooting up the Cowan
House that the soldiers were stiIl
In the alley Dominguez said that
Padron warned him mott stand out
In the middle of the street with his
morse or he would be killed. Inst
then, the witness said, ne saw the
soldiers moving down the alley to-
ward the Miller Hotel on Thirteenth
street, and he feared they would
shoot up the hotel. so he rode around
to warn the people.
As he crossed the alley on Thir.
teenth street, he said, ne saw four
soldiers on one side and four more
on the other side. He heard them
say: Give him hell" and then 4
volIcy was fred. Dominguez rod,
on down Thirteenth street giving tn,
alarm, and the men shot at him a
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
Rev. Henderson Here.

Rev. John w Henderson of Allan
tic City, n. J. called on us this week.
He is pastor of the Shiloh Baptist
Church OF that city and is a tower
of strength in that community. He
has reduced the church debt from
$4,000 to $4,000 and he is making
a rally now to wipe that out. He is
a divine of a most pleasing person
ality. His popularity can be readily
understood when one has come in
contact with him. The following no
tice will explain itself.
The Eighth Anniversary of Shiloh
Baptist Church, Atlantic City will
commence first Sunday in June, 1907
Rev. DR.. Bishop Johnson of Wash
ington of ID. c. will preach Tuesday
evening, June 4. 1907 and lecture
Wednesday evening, June 5, 1907.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
Dr. Norris TO Preach.

Rev. DR.. f. c. Morris. President
of the National Baptist Convention
win preach Sunday morning at the
Fifth Baptist Church, DIR. w. +.
Graham, pastor. DIR. Morris Is un-
doubtedly one OF the greatest preach
ers In America. He has been Pres
ident of the largest Negro body in
the world for twelve years.
He can only preach one sermon In
Richmond and therefore the public
Is specially invited TO be present.
He will be accompanied by Drs. Z
w. Isaac and Dr. Cosey-
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
st. Luke Anniversary.

The Saint Luke Councils of the
city OF Richmond. working under the
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Grand
Council, 1. o. st. Lukes will have
their Annual Sermon preached at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday,
June 2, at 3 p. M.
The female members of the Or
der will meet in the basement of
the Church at $3.50 P. M. and march
in a body to the auditorium of the
Church and the male members will
meet at the Navy Hill Hall at 2 p.
NJ.
The public generally is invited to
attend this meeting. The Rev. w.
II. Stokes, Pm. D., the pastor of the
Church and a member OF the organi-
zation will preach the annual SER
mon.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.) }
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Another New Lodge at Newport Ne

Another New Lodge at Newport News
Newport News, Va, May 20, '07.
Grand Chancellor John Mitchell.
Jr. instituted a new lodge of Knights
of Pythias here last Saturday night.
He came down accompanied by Dr.
+. r. Jefferson. Grand Medical Reg
lister. They visited the Jamestown
Exposition during their stay here.
The new organization will be known
as Flying Eagle Lodge, No. 13O.
The initiation was largely attend
ed and was a success. Those who
assisted were Grand Vice Chancellor
Y. J. Pree, Major J. ]. Booker, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor ]. G.
Allen, Sirs w. S. Hobson, r. J. Jones
J. T.. Byrd, c. II. Robinson. ]. An
derson, p. A. Tyler, Peter Allen,
Lola Travis, James Revis, A. II.
Lawson, John Banks.
The following officers of the new
lodge were installed: Chancellor
Commander, K. ID. Cobb; Vice Chan
cellor, Charley Graves; Master Of
Work, Henry Randolph Prelate, ].
b. Duncan; Keeper of Records and
Seal, J. f. Williams; Master OF FL
nance, Basket Creath: Master OF Ex-
chequer, r. w. Carter; Master-at
Arms, John Oliver; Inner Guard,
James A. Askew; Outer Guard, John
Murphy. Trustees: r. NJ. Jordan,
Mack Allen, Sam Johnson. Atten-
dants: Miles Taylor, Jordan Peyton,
John Shepherd.
This lodge was organized through
the efforts OF District Deputy Grand
Chancellor J. c. Allen and Grand
Chancellor Mitchell was Outspoken in
his commendation of him. A boun-
teous repast was spread and all
heartily enjoyed themselves.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

the barracks. where several Witness
es say the roll call did take place.
althougu he said ne had good view
of that position.
The soldier alleged by Sanborn TO
have entered the gate was described
as a very small man. and looked like
a boy. The witness was sure he was
In uniform. however, and from mis-
carriage and the fact that he had a
gun that hc was a soldier. Senator
Bulkeloy called attention 10 the
cross-eNamination OF Sanborn I'm the
Penrose court-martial, where San
born said: Il couldn't swear IL was
a gun. it might have been a stick. q"
Continuing TO read from mis- cross ex-
animation, Senator Bulkeley called
attention 20 the fact that the witness
said ne could not see the hammer.
the barrel, or any crook 90 the niece
carried by 'he man, and la eNplana-
tion Sanborn said:
"Wcll. / had TO make an answer
OF some sort 20 the character OF
questions asked by Maj. Glenn"
Maj. Glenn conducted the cross
examination on behalf OF the officers
.of the Twenty-ffth Infantry ut the
recent court-martial
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
TEXANS TESTIFY.
They Declare They Could
See i'm the Night Time.
COLORED SOLDIERS SHOOTING-GRAPEuC
PECULIAR OFFICIALS-REBUTTAL. TESTIMONY INTRO
DUCED-COMNnTTEE GO TO BROWNSVILLE.
washington Post. May Il. 1901

washington Post. May Il. 1901
Two witnesses i'm the Brownsville
investigation before the Senate Com
mittee ON Military Affairs yesterday
testified that they saw Negro sol
diers shooting up tine Texas town on
the night OF August 13. one of
these was Lieut.. Dominguez. of the
Brownsville police, who received a
bullet through the arm and had his
horse shot from under him while
trying to warn citizens of the ap-
proach of the armed men, whom he
declared positively to be Negro sol
diers from the garrison; and another
was Policeman Padron, who dcscrib-
ed busy quarter or an hour dodg-
ing bullets. He also was positive
that the men doing the shooting We're
Negro soldiers.
Dr. Charles Il. Thorn. a dentist,
testified that he heard a group of
men firing at the rear OF his house
and shouting commands TO each
other. lie gave as his Judgment
that the voices were those OF Ne
groes. r. a. II. Sanborn, manager
OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company. who occupied a room op-
posite the garrison, testified 10 see
ing a Negro soldier enter the post
az about the time the firing ceased.
Sanborn was somewhat confused
as 90 incidents of the night because
OF fright. and. although occupying
a room directly across the road from
the main gate of the post, many of
the occurrences over which there is
no conflict of testimony Whatever
escaped him. He was positive. how
ever that the man was n Negro sol
dier and that he carried a gun.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

Mr.. Thomas Smith, the well-xnown
fish dealer and produce merchant has
purchased the large and commodious
building at the southeast corner of
Brook Avenue and Leigh Street at
a cost OF $4,000. He will remove
there in about sixty days.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
800
Watches Given Away.

Boys and Girls: get a handsome
watch free. Send name and address
and get 80 jewelry novelties. Sell
them at ten cents each. Send us
the $500 and receive on return
mail a handsome watch.
IYNWOOD & CO..
229 Il. 18th Street,
New York City.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
.:O.-


The Grand Lodge OF Virginia,
Knights of Pythias will hold its an
nual session Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, July 16. IL and is,
1907 at Norfolk. Va. The Uniform
Rank will go in camp and all ar
rangements are being perfected for
this purpose. Tents have been or
dered and IL is estimated that at
least 400 knights can be accomno-
dated in this manner.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
Salaried Positions.

Are offered men and women with
small means TO represent us in all
the principal cities. Experience up-
necessary. For information, enclose
stamp,
Consolidated Order OF Friendship.
Roanoke, Virginia.
2mcs.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

Big Claim Paid by the American
Beneficial Insurance Company.
] wish to tell the public of the
treatment accorded me by the A
merican Beneficial Insurance Com
pany, DR.. w. F. Graham, President; /;
Mr.. B. II. Peyton, A. NJ, Secretary.
My husband died having policies in
this Company to the amount of S575
all of which has been promptly paid
and I take great pleasure in recon-
mending the American to the con-
fidence of the people.
Respectfully.
HENRIETTA V. JACKSON
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

Mrs. John II. Johnson Of Gle
North First Street is now confined to
her room on account of sickness.
She is under the care OF very
skillful physician.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

NURSE WANTED-at 2OO4 w.
Grace. Good home. Person hav-
ing had experience with children pre-
ferred.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
"Secing Richmond"

Automobile for hire by the hour
or trip. Headquarters. Miner's
Hotel, corner Second and Leigh SITS.
Call Phones 1899 and 22SO.
Bragg and Ferguson Automobile
Company.
d. a. FERGUSON, Mgr.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

WANTED-A woman for general
house work for small family. Good
pay TO right party.
MRS. SCLATER,
2721 Floyd Avenue.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
AWAKENED BY SHOTS.

Sanborn has lived in Brownsville
between thirty and forty years. He
served in the civil war with the I'm
ion army as a military telegrapher.
In Brownsville ne occupied a room
in the rear OF the telegraph office.
and one window of his room faced
the garrison the night OF the shoot
ing. He said he was awakened from
a sound sleep by hearing heavy fir
ing very near him, and it appeared
to come from between the telegraph
Office and the garrison, although it
might have been from beyond the
wall. He said ne did not think i'll
advisable 10 open his door, but afterI
several minutes had elapsed he light
ed a lamp in the office and them
went 20 his bed room window. He
saw nothing prior TO the passing of
the soldier down the garrison road
and his entrance to the post near the
main gate. He gave the Twenty
fifth Regiment rather a bad name as
to discipline, saying that the men
were loosely controlled, vulgar and
boisterous, although he disclaimed
any prejudice against them.
On cross-examination Senator
Scott drew from the witness the ad
mission that the soldier alleged TO
have entered the gate and walking
deliberately and apparently making
no effort to avoid detection. Sena-
tor Foraker examined Sanborn close
ly as to what ne was doing prior to
going TO the window. The witness
replied that he was looking for
something with which TO light his
lamp, and said ne was confused,
greatly excited, and perhaps fright
ened, and that he could not be sure
of all that had happened. Instead
of opening the window and looking
ont, as he had testified in direct ex-
animation, and in the previous in
vestigations. ne said he just turned
the Stats of the window slightly and
peeped out. He could not say wheth
er the firing was going on then or
not.
CoNTRADICTs FORMER STORIES
The action OF the officers OF the
regiment in coming across the pa
rade grounds, routing out the sol
diers and forming the companies was
minutely described by Sanborn. He
said the firing had entirely ceased
before the officers arrived on the
scene, which testimony was in conflict
with the stories that have previous
ly been told. On this point Senator
Foraker obtained the admission taat
he probably did not "get out from
under cover" unyl all of the firing
was over.
Sanborn said he went to bed i'm
mediately after hearing the roll-cal
for one company. and knew nothing
else of what occurred that night
He could not say whether the roi
J call had been on the town side o
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
SENATOR LODGES COMMENTS

Senator Lodge picked up one of
the Springfield rifles. which Is used
as an exhibit I'm the Investigation
before the committee. and comment
ed rather caustically: "Of course.
the witness could not see the nam
mer Of the gun. Can the commit
tee see it2 Why, it's a hammerless
gun"
on redirect examination. Sanborn
said the man whom ne saw enter the
gate was doing something to the
magazine OF the weapon, as though
he might be cleaning IL: but, in re-
ply 10 question by Senator Fora
ker, he said he had never before
told anything about that fact. be-
cause he knew nothing about the me-
chanism Of the guns.
Or. Charles H. Thorn. n dentist
In Brownsville, who lives about a
square from the garrison. between
twelfth and Thirteenth streets. on
Elizabeth street was the next wit
ness. He said he was awakened on
the night of the shooting by the
sound OF heavy firing, but il an
peared some distance away, and at
hrst he paid little attention to il. IL
came nearer, and he recognized the
shooting as proceeding from nigh
power rifles, and then ne heard men
coming down the alley which is
known as the Cowan alley and leads
TO the garrison. He went 10 his
back window, and there ne heard
voices, which ne judged TO be those
OF Negroes. Almost under ais win
dow, but about thirty feet awav. he
heard some of the men say: 'eTbere
ne goes" or There they 60" he
could not tell which. Then followed
loud voices, and he distinguished /.
GIVE him hell" and then other
voices, from which ne distinguished !.
es, - - him." After this MANY
shots were fired ana the party passed
down the alley. Thorn could not
see them.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

he rode. He says he looked back
over mis- shoulder and when he reach
ed Thirteenth and Elizabeth streets
a bullet struck his arm. Then his
horse stumbled and fell just as ne
reached the opposite side OF the
street BY the time Dominguez had
got clear of his horse, he said. the
soldiers had disappeared down the
alley. He heard them shooting,
but knows very little of what hap
pened after that. as he lost conscious
ness soon after going 90 the home
of a druggist 90 get his arm ban
daged Dominique asserted posi-
lively that the men he saw were Ne
gro soldiers, and on that point de-
clared he could not be mistaken.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

In one of the parks of Atlanta I
saw tnis sign;
''No Negroes allowed in this Park
COLOR LINE IN THE PUBLIC IL
BRARN.
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25
TESTIMONY is UNsHAKEN.

He estimated that there were from
fifteen 10 twenty Negro soldiers al
together in the COwan alley when he
passed down Thirteenth street. Sen
ator Foraker on cross-examination
took the witness over all the events
of the night of August I 3 and traced
his movements throughout the en-
tire night When the noon recess
was taken the police lleutenants
story had not been shaken.
Policeman Genaro Padron testi-
fed that he was at the corner OF
Washington and Fourteenth streets
shortly before midnight. and that ne
saw soldiers i'm the alley half a block
away. and that they were shooting.
He said ne could distinguish their
uniforms when the guns flashed. He
told OF the meeting with the lieut.
enant OF police, but contradicted tne
statement of Dominguez that he had
Richmond planet., 1907-05-25

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on a large red ottoman in the center Of
his saloon and received his guests in
state, showing marked displeasure IL
any one failed to caress or praise her.
"Tasso wrote a sonnet to his favorite
cat, and Petrarch had one he loved as
dearly. we are told, as Laura. No
doubt she was the confidant Of many
of his trials and consOled him for much
of the fair lady's disdain. and when
pussy died the poet had her embalmed
in the Egyptian fashion and carried her
mummy about with him everywhere.
Baudelaire the French poet, very
shy man, was always i'll at ease in any
new house he entered until the family
cat was brought up and introduced to
him, after which, with the cat on his
knee, he was perfectly happy in his
silent poet fashion.
Traditions respecting cats are, OF
course, legion. From time immemorial
they have been regarded as somewhat
uncanny, omens Of veal or woe, beings
to be either conciliated or crushed.
The cat worship of ancient Egypt and
later, the Roman creed that the cat
was sacred to Diana speak of the one;
the wild charges Of witchcraft-or
concern in it-rife during the dark
ages Of Europe will attest the latter.
But there is another popular belief de-
serving also of mention, that which
sets forth the old maid as the cats
only friend, legend arising in the
medieval nunneries overrun with
mice, where one or more cats were
always kept and were no doubt much
petted by the good nuns."-Chicago