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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

ever promulgated" Perhaps Rouget
poetical as musical, and the lesson
of his unparalleled vogue seems at
any rate to be that it is an event
and not an abstraction that fills the
requirements Of a national anthem.
ForSeythe Wilson "abStracted," and
quite in the grand manner, the es-
sence of our Civil War. And yet
you cannot precisely see musicians
setting the distractions, much less
multitudes singing the same. The
Star Spangled Banner" on the 9th
cr hand, celebrates an event, and an
event which the patriotic muse conid
hardly have been expected to cele+
brate, being an episode Of about the
most inglorious campaign in which
the American arms were ever engag-
led. And the Star Spangled Linn
fner"' Mas just become "actuaT," by
the assumption of certain educators
to eliminate those of it's words which
seem to be incompatible with the
present AnglO-American under
|standing.' These educators consider
ed that British susceptibilities might
be touched by the statement that
No refuge could save the hireHngs
and slave
From the terror Of flight or the
gloom Of the grave,
although neither of those fates was
exactly that Of the British force
which captured Washington, what
time the American ''politics" were
in fact COMPOUNDED, and American
tricks, knavish or otherwise, were in
fact frustrated. But militant Ameri-
canism has arisen in its might, in
sisting that hireling and slave shall
not be deleted, and that the attempt
to delete them is AnglomanicaI. The
attempt does at least look rather
puerile. is more serious trouble
with the Star Spangled Banner"
considered as national anthem,
that the average American can
neither remember the words nor
manage the tune.
From THE Point of View in the
September Scribner.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
TAFT'S VIEWS
On the Negro Question Anger the
Blue Grass Voters.

Lexington, Ky, August 23.-While
1t is acknowledged by the Republi-
cans and Democrats that Secretary
William II. Taft is a splendid mix
err the general opinion is that he
is not a campaigner of the usually ac-
cepted type. The hearty welcome
given him yesterday in this city was
the spontaneous outburst Of Ken
lucky hospitality that would have
been accorded any prominent official
who honored this section with a.
visit.
1t Is freely said here that from the
standpoint Of his own interests his
selection Of the race problem as a
subject was unhappy. Personally he
made many friends, but his views on
the Negro problem do not meet With
the approval of the Democrats and
many Of the Republicans. AS long
as, the Negroes are permitted to vote
the general opinion is that they will
crowd into the larger cities Of the
South and prove d menace to any
party on election day. Little discus
sion is current about Secretary Taft's
WISH save the expression of his views
on the Negro question.
While Secretary Taft was very
busy man throughout the greater
part Of the day, nevertheless he
found time to visit several Of the
noted places. Among those visited
was Ashland, the home Of Henry
Clay, Kentucky's greatest statesman.
lie was entertained by Mrs. II. C.
Mcdowell, granddaughter of the
Commoner, Secretary Taft was much
Interested in the portraits and other
memorials OF the great Wing leader.
Secretary Of Corporations James
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A Garaead alsAanadc a favorable tnl
preston. 1912 ..
..,--s s. = ) Il, NJ
ARTMML pEAkLS. y
What a Lite Silver Fish Taught .
FrShah ReadmAkAr.t -

What a LITE Silver Fish Taught q
French Boadrnaktr. ~.
"I'll tell youss. said a 1eweler. chow
the wondoetaait9 perfect artificial pearl
came to be Invented. Is. -" &, -
"A rich Eteneh bcadmaker, Noise
JaQutn-he lived in the seventeenth
century-found q pond In his garden
covered one morning with lovely sill
very lister ,sAmazed, he called his
gardener, who Bald it was nothing
some albettes had got crushed; that
was ALL .N%tE& ..,.- .,
athletics Yerelittlc silver fish. bleaks,
the Leuciscus alournus. The gardener
explained that II YOU crushed them
they always gave the water q pearly
sheen like that Joaquin put on his
thinking cap. > ~ :
For six yearshe worked with beads
and bleaks, wasting millions of both,
but finally he achieved success. He
learned how to extract the pearly lus-
ter from the bleakS' scales and to COW
er glass bead with it.
"What he dfd-and his method is
still used-was to scrape the scales from
the fish, wash and rub them and save
the water, Thsawater, decanted, gave
off lustrous' nuid Of the thickness of
oil, veritahte pearl paint a magic
fluid that fmpatts lovely pearly sheen
to everything It Is applied to.
"It takes 1900 bleaks to yield an
ounce Of this pearl paint"-New Or
leans Tlmes-Democrat ..--.------,~---
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.

- Richmond Negro Day, on the 14th
Of August, was the occasion of the
visit to the Exposition Of a great
many of the leading colored people of
that city. The speech Of Dr. D. Web
ster Davis was one of the greatest
ever delivered by him, and aroused
great enthusiasm in the audience.
When it comes to genuine oratory,
DR.. Davis ranks high among the
speakers Of the day. Mrs. Maggie
Walker, of the st. Luke Order, DR..
Miller, successful physician, and
many others we're present and par
ticipated in the days program.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
RESOLUTIONS OF TIE NATIONAL
NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The following resolutions were
presented by the Committee and and
adopted by the National Negro Bus
1ness League, at Topeka, Kansas,
August 10th, 1907:
The National Negro business
League organized at Boston. Mass,
In August 1900, is no longer an OK
pertinent.
Attendance upon its annual Sos
stons has grown year by year. More
than 1900 pei sons in the seven
, years Of its existence have allied
themselves with it's members.
There are now 4j6 local and six
state business leagues, doing the
work and extending the influence Of
aahe national organization in differ
eDt parts Of the country.
~ The amount Of capital invested in
Negro enterprises and the number
! and variety Of Negro business con
Z Germs Is increasing steadily from
year to year. There are 81 Negro
banks now in active operation and
some four, possibly six, others are in
process Of organization. Eight wears
ago there were but two. Much O.
ahis progress is due to the enthu
te6asm which the meetings Of the Ma
ttonal Negro Business League have
created and to the encouragement
which indirectly has been given t
business enterprises.
ss5E we emphasize again our belief i,
sDpr honored presidents terse cpl
gram, that IAN inch OF progress i
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

On the following day, August 18th,
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina,
delivered an address In the Negro
Building which evoked great feeling
on the part of tn numbers gathered
in the building. Governor Glenn
narrated in a feeling way the debt
Of gratitude he owed to the colored
people, relating an incident Of the
Civil War which proved the Negroes
fidelity to trust. The incident was
the faithfulness with which the SER
want Of Confederate officer buried
the body Of g fallen soldier and then
'tTamped for 500 miles to the old
homestead, carrying with him all the
cast, and belonging of his dead mas
ter; and how the same body servant
assisted in the rearing OF
the children. The Fisk Jubilee Sing
ers arose to the occasion and sang
"shwanee River" in way,that pro-
duced a climax Of expression. =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

see, If nothing else, the exhibit. Of
Negro inventions in the Negro Build
ing, and that he found upon examin-
alton Of this exhibit that it was one
Of the finest things he had ever seen.
that he had no idea that the Negro
had invented and patented nearly a,
thousand mechanical discoveries.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
WITTY Women.

Women have more wit than humor.
They are more sensitive than men.
Their minds IRE 1ufmbler. Their
thoughts fash instantly to an intuitive
conclusion; hence wit fs far more nat
ural to them. They have hardly the
intellectual paticncS to create or enjoy
the less obvious and more deliberate
moods Of humor-Mhhsey's Magazine.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
No Tinkcrjng with "Thc Star Spang-
led Banner"

It seems that the true national an
them must be an occasional" poem.
AiI"2oIical distractions will not do.
France has had several national
hymns sine" the Marseillaise march
cd ny to Paris. But she still marches
TO the strains of what Carlyle calls
the IuckicSt musical composition
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

A white man, who holds a high,
position in western firm, visited
the Negro Building recently and
stated that the head Of his firm i'm
formed him that when he came to
the jamestown Exposition, he must
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
did you ever try M?n
lookg Tha WAY.

Il wonder if Mars really Is inhabIt
ed"
Don't know, butif Saturn is, I'll BET
the politicians own it,"
"Think s0?"
"Ccrtainly: ran't you see the ringsY'
Philadelphia Press.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
@ Ehiis1ra.

$50 you don't believe in the mind
.cure?" l. IA
mo" +"tr.
"Dm YOU ever try ~"
well, ] once tried to convince my
wife that she didn't really want q new
gown."--Judgc. :Jja3. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

Col. j. II. Devoe, collector Of the
ports of Savannah, Georgia, was here
recently, and after making a
thorough inspection O fthe exhibits,
expressed himself as agreeably sur
prised at all that he saw, ana that he
was going to urge his people to at
tend.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

A concealed spark is more to be
reared than an open hte.-~Germap
ProYerb, u.a - 80
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

Chairman T. J. Galloway was in
attendance on the National Negro
Business League. August :14th to
18Th, and addressed the League up on
the features Of the Negro exhibit,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
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DR., B. A. CRICIIIOW

Physlcian and Surgeon K. of p, Bid
washington and Dickinson SITS.
Hectrotherapy, x:Ray examinatid
and Vibro Massage by appointment
Office hours after June list. 9 to
a. m.' 2 to T. a.; Z too p. m.
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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
The Capital of the
Country

IS represented by the standing and
wealth of its banks, and the banks
hold the money in trust for the peo-
PIE. How much of yours have they
got? None? Why, is it not time
that you had a bank account of
your own? You know that every
man of substance has a bank &C.
count. and that i, is sign of thrift,
and prosperity. If you have not
commenced to bank your
savings, let us talk with you and
you surely will become depositor
with lis.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
The Crop Report.

The government crop report issued
July 10th made little change in the
condition of wheat reducing the es-
innate about 100000 bushels and
placed the total yield for the year at
634, 494, 900 bushels. Last years crop
was 735. 27O. 900 bushels.
The condition Of corn is low on ac-
count of the backward season. There
is an increas. CT acreage of 400, 900
and crop of , $50. 3S4 900 bushels is
estimated for this year as against an
actual yield of 2,707 500, 600 in 1908.
On account of lateness there is dam
ger OF damage from early frosts in
the Northern States. There is esti-
mated slightly larger production
in oats, 973,O00,0O0 bushels, and the
yield OF rye is prac tically the same as
last year or around 33,0OO,000. The e
is an increased potato acreage
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
Inspecting North Bank Road.

The town OF Kahlotus was visited
Tuesday by some of the head con-
tractors and engineers Of the new
Hill line, the Portland & Seattle.
The party came up the Snake river
from AinswOrth on the steamer Yak
ina. and consisted of Peter Stems,
OF Stems & Shields. railroad contrac-
tors of st. Paul; Chief Engineer OAR
ling of the Northern Pacific; Il. II.
CrOsswell. assistant chief engineer;
Andrew Porter. of the firm OF Porter
Bros. & Welch. railroad contractors;
Grant Smith, of Grant Smith & Co.,
railroad contra ctors. and Ii, II.
Boomer, OF Winters, Parsons &
Boomer. They We're Oh a trip of in.
spection along the new line and the
members of the party expressed
themselves as being we'll pleased
with the progress that has been
made with the work. They all left
on the morning train for Hooper.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
First Band Practice.

The first practice meeting of the
newly organized kennewick Military
Band, held Tuesday evening, was n
success and gratifying to both the
| leader and the members. The pro
lessor made himself well liked by the
boys and expressed himself as much
pleased at finding SO good n start
toward the making OF Il band here.
Manager Collins reported good snc-
cess In enlisiinG the support of the
citizens in Il financial way. SOnOw
it is up to the boys themselves. With
a competent director and the sup
port OF the townpeople, it is only
necessary that the members show
the proper amount of interest and
"sticktOitiveness" and there is no
reason at all why kennewick should
not have musical organization
which will be Il pleasure and Pride to
the people.
The membership of the band at
present is as follows:
l.. K. Whitelock. T. NJ. LamOnd,
W. Spence, comets; Howard Grouse.
f. G. Trip. l. n Mueller. clarinets;
} n. Scott, George Scott, j. r.
Schlund. altos; Allen Tripp, Julius
Nelson, baritOnts: L &. Trip. Fred
Tweedt, tenOrs; E. r. Niebel, bass;
l.. Tweedt and Frank Shaughnessy,
drums.
New music has been sent for and
the boys expect to make street APP
pearance in a fortnight.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
Fishing.

John Shafer, G. w. Lane and S. S.
Washburn were fishing the first OF
the week at the Van Horn lake west
of Richland and had excellent luck.
catching a hundred bass. catfish and
carp. Another party, VIM. Collins,
c. c. Holmes. T.. j. McPhce and
Others went up in the launch Wednes-
day and brought home 20 as fine,
large bass as you will see anywhere.
This last party had live minnOws
tor bait and the fishing was fast and
furious all the time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
RIChLAND.

John +. Kelley, OF Spokane. is
building a residence on his tract oil
land west Of town and will make
his home there.
A pleasant fishing party was
given Tuesday afternoon in honor OF
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman, of Olney. III.
They will leave Friday for Salem,
Ore to visit their niece. Mrs. J. n.
Penn.
Mrs. L. D Peckenpaugh visited he,
daughter. Mrs. John Penn.
W. r. Lamb was Kennewick Wis
itOr Wednesday.
Mr.. Tavis and family and MIR. Pratt
and family visited friends in the
Horse Heaven Sunday.
Every few days crowd drives up
from kenneWick to fish in the Van
Horn lake. Some fine catches of
black bass and catfish are reported.
The painters began work on the
bank Tuesday. All the rooms will
soon be ready for occupancy.
The Aid Society will give an ice
cream social in the school house Fri
day evening.
A party OF railroad surveyors are
at work few miles up the Columbia
from here They Stnrtpd from Wnn
atchee and are looking for a route
to kennewick.
Miss Mabel Cox visited at kenne-
wick Wednesday and Thursday.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
North Coast Runs Line from Wal.
lula to WaIla WaIIa.

Engineer F.. S. Clark. who has been
engaged in running a line fran Wal
lula to Walla Walla for the North
Coast road, has now reached a point
near Walla Walla and will have the
survey completed in a few days
He has Il large crew at work be-
tween Wllla Walla and the Blalock
fruit farm and is within a distance OF
two miles from the center OF the city.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
Hover Notes.

Mrs. J. Pearson left for Spokane,
Wednesday, where she expects to
spend the remainder of the Summer.
Mrs. Bert Mills, of Horse Heaven,
was in town Wednesday visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Mills and other friends.
Messrs. McKenney ard Dobbelaar
made business trip to Kennewick.
Friday.
w. L. Biackman expects to ship car
ta'oupes in few days.
Mr.. Taylor returned, Saturday, from
Montana, where he has been engaged
in shearing sheep.
The framework for the new school
house is nearly completed.
Anumber of young people gathered
at j. G. Koeg er's, Saturday eve
ming and had very pleasant social
time. Mr.. koegler served some of his
fine cantaloupes for refreshments.
Mr.. Dobbelaar shipped ton OF po-
tatoes to kennewick Friday.
J. c. Koegler shipped consignment
Of cantaloupes to Kennew wick Sa,ur.
day.
l.. W. Soth. of the "Courier'' was in
Hover Friday.
Misses Amy and Della Phillip went
to Milton. Oregon, the last of the
week. They will be absent several
days visiting relatives and friends.
J. Pearson's gasoline launch has
been anchored at Hover for some
days. He went down the river in it
Monday.
Mr.. Rogers. Wren & Greenough's
chief clerk, was down from the Snake
river Saturday. He says railroad
work is progressing nicely up there.
Mr.. Philiipi, OF Milton, was in town
Monday looking after his Horse
Heaven interests.
w. F. Anderson. L. J. Dimirk, II.
Graft, J. Marsha l and Mr.. and Mrs J.
McKenney leave for harvest this week
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
STRAYED

Light-cOlOrcd Jersey cow, unbrand-
ed; scratch on right side. Strayed
from my place July Bird. Reward
offered for information leading to her
return ID. J. BEINHART.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26
AT tl1r 0llurrl1ra
Sunday, July %, 1907.
PRESBYTERIAN

j. FOrsythe Smith, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a. m, Junior
{. T.. meeting ; p. m, Senior G.. + at
Up IN. Preaching services and sub
iects: II It. H., "A Pa tern of Thank
fulness." Sp. IN. IAN Up ward Look"
All are welcome.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26

LOST-A light, colored lap rob-,
on the road to Finley, last week.
Finder please return to the Kenne-
wick Transfer Barn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-26

Wanted-1O,O 900 second hand sacks
Chas. II. Collins Co,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-20
HORROR SNIP
REACHES PORT
NORWEGIAN VESSED FROM LON
DON BRINGS CHASTITY TALE OF
THE DREADED BERIBERI.

SAN FRANCISCO, November O.
The Norwegian ship Prince Roberts,
1853 days from London crept through
the Golden Gate, sails torn with the
gales that sweep round the Horn, hull
black with the reek of the tropic seas,
men weak from the grasp Of disease
and toll.
A terrible tale is the yarn they spin;
a tale of hardships almost unbearable,
of disease that made them pray for
death, of privation that seemed like
death itself and of the scourge that
claimed the captain for it's prey.
From London to Cape Horn the pas
sage was ideal. Favoring winds drove
the ship through a sunny sea. The
jolly crew lived in hearty good-fellow-
ship; mirth and jollity made the work
seem light. The good ship travelled
down the South American coast, speed
ing along at merry clip, and reached
the Horn in good season.
Here a Titanic storm bore down upon
them, and for days the sturdy crew
fought to save their lives. After
fourteen days they rounded the Horn
and wallowed into the Pacific, with
ship and crew at the limit of endur-
ance
Then disease came. The dread beri-
beri crept into the ship and laid its
hand upon the crew, one after another.
First the second mate was singled out.
He fell one day at work. and as they
carried him below the men glanced In
horror at his swollen limbs and staring
eyes.
One by one the sailors fell, dumb
with the horrible disease. In the
midst of his work a man would fall
and lie like log upon the deck For
days the ship lay in the calm, while
the Sick festered in the heat, and the
veil moved sluggishly about, fearful
that the next day would find them with
the unsightly sick below.
The captain sickened with the
spreading disease. The first mate
took charge of the battered ship, and
worked her with the few men left. On
August q the captain died, and the
day following they cast his swollen
body over the side.
And after it all there crept in
through the Golden Gate the Norwe-
gian ship Prince Roberts, 1873 days
out from London, and 62 days out from
hell.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-20
November 10, 1907

November 10. 1907
Mr. Royal ID. Mead, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor
of November 18th in re rule of the
road, beg to state that the treasur-
er's regulation for the observance of
the rule of the road is covered bv
the following section. Amy driver of
any carriage, dray or vehicle must OBJ
serve the rules of the road by keep
ing to the right of the middle of the
travelled part of any bridge, road or
any other highway, and the driver
violating this rule is subject to arrest
by any police officer, and upon con-
yiction will be liable to the penalty
provided in Section 141S r l. of 1905
with reference to your statement
that the officer who requested you to
keep to the right of the road. had es-
tablished himself at a point on the
Waikiki road where all vehicles travel
on the makai side, etc, beg to state
that this officer was stationed by Mr..
Taylor Chief Of Detectives. at that
point being the junction of Waikiki
road and the John Ena road. Com
plant is frequent that owing to auto
mobiles keeping on the makai side of
the road and passing John Ena road
In that way, that accidents have been
narrowly ayerted That junction is a
dangerous point, and / am sure you
will agree with me that it is neces-
sary for the safety of all concerned
that the rule of the road should be
strictly observed there, at least.
Il wish to state in this connection
that it is the purpose of his depart
ment to have the intelligent element Of
the community set an example to the
more ignorant classes of drivers, to
wit, Asiatics so that they too will