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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15
This year the honestNoter, -. !
!. I'm autoNrides in state, TX =
Next year perchance an :airship,
. His pleasure will await = - =.
Democratic frsss

For the ,dsgradation4o f the Afro
NmerichnS1toPIe Of the coufitry. Dem
'crats : detarmined to. nulltfy the
amendments and decitizenize. the race
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

II = u
3 The recent advance, in salaries
machine operators in the Govern
ment printing office brings JOY t.
quite "a Number Of cplored printer
employed in this particular branch.o
industry. Public Printer: Leecn j.
no, respecter Of persons or .colors. Mi
Stilitngs placed colored mon on tn.
linotype and monotype machine
whenever he found them capable an.
speedy, and Mr.. Leech has continue
the policy. The pay had been S
cents an hour, making O., compensa
ton Of Sd per day for an eight-hou
dag. Night workers received 20 pc
cent. additional, or $3.50 per day
Under the new schedule of wages
adopted by Republican. Publ
Printer and endorsed by a Republi
can President, the operators get 6
cents per hour or 80. per day, witt
1915 per day for night hands. Tn.
colored operators affected. by the ney
order are: w. T. Menard, of tlorl
da; G. W. Williams, of Kansas City.
). 7. r1askins, of Virginia; Elias
Webb, Of Texas; Gregory Shaed,
FLORIDA; ]. Edgar Smith, of Norti
Carolina; r. d. Holland, of, Georgia
and Edward G.. Male, of New York
A dozen or more colored printers ar,
employed on the casey. setting typ,
by hand. DR.. Wallace Christian
time keeper; N. Wright Quincy
clerk OF the counting division; Henri
+. Slaughter, Of kentucky, is an i'm
poser and "make-up" at the agricuJ
.tural branch, and was recently ad
.vanced to handsome salary; and I,
MANY Of the preferred jobs about tn
great printery colored men are hold
ing down good jobs as petty foremep
etc. Theodore Jackson, messenge
TO the Public Printer, draws s1,44,
per anhum. Under the Democrats
administration the number Of color
ed printers dwindled down to one
and few Of the race were retained ir
any capacity. To the wise voter II
would seem superfuous advice to le
welt-enough alone at this time.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

A campaign text book for coloref
voters. complied by Cyrus Field AID
ans, Assistant Register Of the Treas
ury, has been accepted by the Repub.
lican National committee, and viii
soon be ready for distribution. Mr.
Adams Is an old newspaper man, anf
Knows how to present the case of hif
party in effective fashion" He is 3
former Louisvillian, but comes. herr
from Chicago, where he was elected
como years ago as South Town Clerk
l3o ts editor Of the Appeal publlshet'
simultaneously at Chicago and st,
Paul, MINI. E
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

men at New York heaa au "a tets are ris
sitting up and takings lSaen notice;
The stump is a oWs iech ding with the
tones tot thu sstiyer7tpng-
uea orators. " and the festive voter.
that does not know what he wantsSto
do5iis advised to- get Al move on him
and hear, these eloquent gentlemen
speak for the cause, that lieth next to
their hearts, The Campaign OF edu-
cation is. now In fnll swing, III m -,
The Lincoln Republican League of
colored, voters OF che adjacent. Statesl
has cosy headquarters at 10 Ia,
street, N W; and, Is sending out
large patches OF literature every day
to its followers. James w. Poe iss in
charge and Is. arranging series OF
mass meetings, An out door celebra-
ton lis announced for. this week and
after a grand street parade, Mr., Poe
and others will deliver add resses to
the people In behalf Of the election
OF Taft and Sherman. The LINCOLN
ties are also rendering assistance to
congressman George. A. Pearre, who
Is running for reelection in the 9Th
district Of Maryland. Delaware and
certain districts in Virginia are also,
receiving attention from this organ
ization. Y, .>, ST.. *. ~.
=, Z Does MI. Bryan believe the dis
ifranchisemeht' by his party of more
than 100000, OF American citizens
III the Southern States is in keeping
with the, oyershadowing. issue Of the
campaign, Shall the people ruler -
; :. This was the question which Har-
ry1A. Clarke, chairman of. the Repub-
lican Interstate. League, asked Of a
large audience Of colored voters last
Friday night at the Republican head
Quarters; He answered the query by
adding: .~-.>s:. 81. 49,. g. ',-.<. t.
/ 1.-THE chief distinction between the
1.-TWO parties, as it. affects the colored
race, is that the, Republican party
will aid the. individual in most in
distances and the race in every in
stance, while the Democratic party
twill help, the individual in a few in
stances. and the race in no instance
With Mr.. Cleveland representing a
tsuperior type Of Democracy and Mr..
Bryan representing an. interior type
both Of them in favor Of disfranchise,
ment, where is there standing room
III the Democratic. party for the Ne
.gro?" ~. 5s ~ ..,a..., + ~
s. Mr.. Clarke declared that t.the adj
herence of the Negro to the doctrines
of Repnblicanism is the only guaran.
tee of continued progress" He. Sc,
verely: criticised @Mr. Bryan's speech
Of acceptance and the pamphlet is.
sued by the Independence League Of
Negroes, urging the race to vote the
Democratic ticket. Other speakers
were: Auditor r. W. Tyler, Assistant
District Attorney ia. Cobb. Rev. B
q. Perkins, pastor of the Mt. Zion M
E. church, and DR.. Charles H. Mar
shall. o. D: Morris presided. Grow
ing enthusiasm for the National tick
ct was manifested by the size OF tai
gathering a. the hearty app1ausi
following the recital of the moral ant
| material achievements of the Repub
lfcan party. a%.. T." s.,. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

Harry A. Clarke has ,issded nea'
booklet, printed in red and bsue or
a white background, giving In acros
tic style 25 reasons why TAFT anf
Sherman should. win and Is reasons
why Bryan and Kern should lose. +
Is to be distributed very generally ir
the close Congressional districts.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Mary &. Washington, of New
Albany, Ind, who has been attending
the sessions of the National Grand
Council Of the Good Samaritans and
Daughters Of Samaria, brings a mes
sTge Of cheer from Southern 1ndi-
cha. She says the colored Repnbli-
cans are active and enthusiastic in
their support Of the National ticket
2 I'd are effecting a strong organiza-
f.>n for work on election day in get
ting every voter to the polls. A few
days ago Hon. J. Milton Turner, ex-
Minister to Liberia, delivered. an adj
dres$, 1T New Albany, and his recep-
ton was most cordial Race lines
were (obliterated and supper was
given at the home of Mrs. Washing
ton in Mr.. Turner's homer, at which
rs prominent citizens sat down to a
sumptuSus spreads Of them being
colored and whites. Three of the
latter were nominees on the county
and other tickets. The affair was
highly enjoyable and went far to &C.
meW tho friendly relations that have
long existed Z Between the races in
that section and to unity the eie.
Tnents That satlHt work together for
. = ia. u aF-Naa - q
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

One, of the best-known colored
men IN the service Of the government
is George w. Pitts, confidential Sec
Rotary to Hon. George B.. Cortelyou,
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Pitts.
has been associated with Mr.. Cortel-
YOU for a number of years. He was
at his side when the latter was Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor and
went with him later on to the Office
of Postmaster General. When Mr..
Cortelyou was made chairman, Of the
Republican National committee in
1909, with headquarters in New
York, the faithful Mr. Pitts, like his
beloved chieftain, resigned his post
under Uncle Sam and followed him
to the national metropolis: and re-
manned with him throughout the
campaign: Mr.. Pitts was reinstated
by, executive order when Mr.. CorteI-
you returned as Postmaster General,
and when the erstwhile chairman
was transferred to the head OF the
Treasury department, again Mr..
Pitts was found doing business at his
CAU ""e%'N. AhS 10 Iho A1ShI~llcluu 1udu
Of the Secretary, and sustains to him
relations that no other. colored man
in the departments sustains to cab-
met officer. re is trusted with the
most dencate commissions and new
er fails to give satisfactory account:
Of bis stewardship. Mr.. Pitts repre-
sents the type of colored men the
Roosevelt, administration is pushing
to the >front-clean, capable and SER
This is the kind of young
men Judge Taft will continue on the
rolls, and the kind he will add to
them as the opportunity offers. The
election Of Mr.. Bryan would mean
the elimination of Mr.. Pitts and the
end Of colored men in this high grade
OF special service.
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Ar 1 : ! !? I
1 NOT. Z

.' DO you not knew that the
knlghtS Il OF DYythias u.s. the
STRONGEST stT1d ,Tf1t3st progress
Siueso r der t1h tllE age? 515esss.5
the four d6pArtIlle11t or the
orusr are aSfo lloANS;ss (.
SUBORDINATE lQDCE
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

IN this the members are
, united tO care. Dr and pros
t6Ct each others interest
as Well as sickness and
4. distress. + *=.c.< .>"...> !.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

UNIFORM. RANK.

In this department our
Young men are receiving q
military education which
they can get fr1 no other
way, thus making them
better and more useful
citizens. .>..4. ...=.. ">@ ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-15

If there is no lodge i'm YOUR
locality, confer with the Dep
uty Grand Chancellor Of your
DlStrlCt@or Write w. j. Thompson,
charleston, W. Va, for terms
upon which to organize
lodges = "<..%*
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31
The Milton "nreeches" Bible.

and his third wife written therein are
fcrgeries, the situation has taken an
acute turn.
First definite action came when
George H. Richmond. dealer who
bought the volume for $1,22b at
sale by the American Auction COM
pany, insisted upon returning 1t anu
having the sale cancelled. He was met
by representatives of the auction COM
pany with fiat refusal to accept II,
but partial compromise was emected
by which the Bible was left In the
custody of the company as depository,
Mr.. Richmond agreeing to take out a
policy of insurance upon 1t, although
no money for the purchase has yet ex-
changed hands.
With the question of ownership
thus hanging in the balance prompt
| measures we're taken to refut0 the
| charges made against the integrity
| Of the work as one of the rare treas
ures of literature, as 1t had been
characterized by high authorities, and
| communication was begun with pro-
| fessors of literature and connoisseurs
in Europe who are familiar with the
book for the purpose of obtaining their
opinions. At the same time experts
in this city were called to make an
exhaustive examination of the book
and the inscriptions in 1t, their md
ings to be contrasted with those OF
the foreign authorities and with the
history of the volume from the ear
Hest date obtainable.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31

first youth they are simply invaluable.
With a perfectly cut gown of black
peau de sole, a transparent coat
reaching quite to the knees-of black
filet trimmed with bands of Japanese
embroidery and decorated with black
silk braidings, might be worn with
certainty of success. A touch of vivid
color could be introduced in the waist
coat, and at the breast a cluster of
roses or violets should make their well
come appearance.
We are slowly but surely drifting
towards the tight-htting bodice! This
does not mean that the day of the
useful blouse Is over, but 1t does
mean that the blouses of next spring
will be very different in outline from
those of yesterday. The pouch" eff
feet Is finished for the present, and In
Its place we have dainty little bodice.
which cross over the bust and remain
quite tight at the waist; some O
these bodices end off abruptly at tn
waistline. but others-and these ar
the more generally becoming-ar
fashioned like waistcoats. with tin
points in front. When such bodice
as these are made with perfect
plain, tight sleeves-the effect |
rather severe-or 1t would be so IL
, were not for the sleeveless, transpa
ent coats of which l have just Spoken
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31

after the flying figure Of the care
taker He clearly had the advantage
Of familiarity with the wood, striking
or boldly into the heart Of IL, and
quickly widening the distance between
us; but kept on. even after G. ased
to hear him threshing through the
underground, and came out presently
at the margin Of the lake about SO
feet from the boat-house. l waited in
its shadow for some time, expecting
to See the fellow again. but he did not
appear.
found the wall with difficulty and
followed 1t back to the gate. 1t would
be just as well. thought. to possess
myself of the hammer; and dropped
down on the st. Agatha side of the
wall and CROPPED about among the
leaves until / found it.
Then / walked home, went into the
library, alight with its many candles
just as had left It, and sat Gown
before the fire to mediate. had been
absent from the house only forty-f1ve
minutes.
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There was no doubt about his sur
prise; he fell hack, staring at me hard,
and instinctiyely drawing the hammer
over his shoulder as though to ding it
at me.
Just stay where you are a mo-
ment, Morgan" j said pleasantly, and
dropped to a sitting position ON the
wall for greater ease ia talking to
him.
He stood sullenly, the hammer dan
Cling at arms length, while my re-
volver covered his head.
Now, If you please, I'd like to know
what you mean by prowling about
here and rummaging my house!"
"Oh, it's you, is it, Mr.. Glenarm?
Well, you certainly gave me bad
scare"
His air was one of relief and his
teeth showed pleasantly through his
beard.
ut certainly is T.. But you haven,
answered my question. What were
you doing in my house today"
He smiled again, shaking his head.
You're really fooling, Mr.. Glenarm
wasn't in your house to-day; never
was in 1t in my life!"
His white teeth cleaned In his light
beard; his hat was pushed back from
his forehead so that / saw his eyei
and he wore Enthusiastically the air O
man whose conscience is perfect,
clear was confident that he lied
but without appealing to Bates l wal
not prepared to prove it.
But you can't deny that you're OF
my grounds now, can your" ha'
dropped the revolver to my knee, blu
I raised + again.
Certainly not, Mr.. Glenarm.
you'll allow me to explain"
That's precisely what l want yo
to do"
well, it may seem strange;"-h
laughed, and I felt the least bit foo
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Over His Head and Drove " AT Me-
the carpenters that worked ON the
house Shall l put this in the tool
chest, sir?"
Never mind. / need such a thing
now and then and I'll keep 1t handy"
VERY good, Mr.. Glenarm."
We were not getting anywhere; the
fellow was certainly an Incompatible
actor.
You must find it pretty lonely here,
Bates? Don't hesitate to go to the viii
lage when you like"
/ 81 thank you, Mr.. Glenarm; but
am not much for idling. keep q few
books by me for the evenings. An
Mandate is not what you would exactly
call a diverting village"
II fancy not. But the, caretaker
over at the summer resorth has even a
lonelier time, suppose. That's what
I'd call a pretty cherries job.-watch-
ing summer cottages in the winter"
That's Morgan, sir. l meet Am
occasionally when go to the village;
he's a very worthy person, / should
call him, on slight acquaintance.
mo doubt of it, Rates. Any time
through the winter you want to have
him in for a social glass. it's all right
with me-"
When 1 plunged INTO the weed in
| the middle of the next afternoon II
was with the definite purpose If re
I turning to the upper end OF the lake
/ for an interview with Morgan, who
had, so Bates informed me, a small
. house back of the cottages.
r I took the canoe | had chosen fol
B nv own use from the boat-house ant
/ padded up the lake. The air wa
e still warm, but the wind that blew on
t of the south tasted of rain. scanne'
e the water and the borders OF the lax
/ for signs of life,-more particularly,
l. may as well admit, for certain ms
e room canoe and girl in red tam-o
e shanter; but lake and summer CO
Dt tages were mine alone. / landed an
began at once my search for Morgan
" There were many paths through tn
Of woods back of the cottages, and &c
/ lowed several futllely before ! at La
liz found a small house snugly hid ava
ly in a thicket Of young naples.
ar $40 tE CoNTIEuED.l
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31

sion is the socialist party. On the
floor of the reichsrath he continually
taunts and abuses them. Not long ago,
goaded to fury, they announced that
they would beat him with a dog whip
IL he again attacked them. He re.
piled that he would meet any az
sault with a revolver The next time
he appeared on the floor he tainted
the socialists again, calling them COW
ards and saying he did not fear them
Herr Leow, a socialist democrat, said
publicly that If he attacked them fur.
Their he would stand before him with a
dog whip such as a fellow like you
deserves" to which the count re-
piled by tapping his hip pocket and
defying his enemies. The count Ia
young tall, handsome, popular with
women and a bon vivant. He has
sued three members OF parliament for
using insulting expressions and viii
sue the Arbeiter zeitung for sayine
he was dismissed from the army.
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EVENZ7VG DREeSy .DEUGWY

tunics fashioned after the manner OF
sleeveless coat, only that they fas-
tened invisibly on the left shoulder in
stead of opening in front. Pleats are
sometimes cunningly introduced at
the. waist and stitched down to the
line of the knees, where the material
is allowed to fan out.
Long sleeveless coats of f1let net
deliberately braided or embroidered
will be one of the features of the
spring season, and it is difficult to
convey In words the charm of these
garments. Being transparent, they dc
not hide the lines of the, figure, but
they give to the whole costume an air
Of easy grace which is irresistible
and for women who have passed theil
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31

Like a Flash He Flung the Hammer
ish to be pointing a pistol at the head
of q fellow of so amiable a spirit
Hurry" commanded.
well, as 1 was saying, it may seem
strange; but was just examining the
wall to determine the character OF the
work. One of the cottagers on the
lake left me with the job of building
fence on his place, and I've been ex-
pecting to come over to look at this
all fall. You see, Mr.. Glenarm, your
honored grandfather, was master In
such matters, and / didn't see any
harm in getting the benetit-to put 1t
so-of his experience"
l laughed. He had denied having
entered the house with so much assur'
ance that l had been prepared foi
some really plausible explanation OF
his interest in the wall.
"Morgan-you said it was Morgan
didn't you?-you are undoubtedly
scoundrel of the first water"
Men have been killed for sayini
less" he said.
And for doing less than fire through
| windows at a mans head. 1t WASH.
friendly of you"
st don't see why yOu center all you
suspicious on me. You exaggerat'
my Importance. Mr.. Glenarm. In
only the man-of-all-work at summe
resort"
81 wouldn't believe you, Morgan.
you swore on a stack of Bibles as hig
as this wall"
"Thanks!" he calculated mockingly
Like a fash he swung the hamme
over his head and drove 1t at me, an
, at the same moment fred. The han
mer-head struck the pillar near tn
outer edge and in such a manner thf
the handle flew around and smote N
, smartly in the face. BY the time
, reached the ground the man was q
. ready running rapidly through II
r park, darting in and out among IL
!. trees, and l made, after him at h
! speed.
4 The hammer-handle had struck n
! mouth. and the whole lower half
!. nv face stung from the blow.
abused myself roundly for managil
the encounter so stupidity, and In n
rage fired twice with no aim whatoV
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31
CHAPTER viii.
A String Of Gold Beads.

A moment after had flung myself
Adown before the fire, Bates entered
with a fresh supply OF wood. j
watched him narrowly for some sign
of perturbation but he was not to be
caught of guard. Possibly he had net
heard the shots in the wood; at any
rate, he tended the FIRE with his usual
gravity, and after brushing the hearth
paused respectfully.
lis there anything further. SIR
IT believe not, Bates. Oh! here's q
hammer 1 picked up out in the grounds
a bit ago. l wish yua'd see IL 1t be
longs to- the house,"
"It doesn't belong here: 7 think SIR
But We sometimes find tools lefe by
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MILTON BIBLE IS DISPUTED.
Autographs In Famous 5ard's BOOK
May Re Forged.

New York.-If Disraeli were alive
to-day probably he would hnd the text
for another chapter Of bis Amenities
CT Literature" in what promises to De-
come an historic international contro-
yersy over the authenticity OF the
Milton "Breeches" Bible. Following
the declaration that the book Is not
that from which the daughter OF the
blind bard of Paradise Lost" read TO
him in his declining days, and that
the so-calIed autographs of himself
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Largest Sunday School in India.

The largest Sunday school in the
Methodist Episcopal church is said to
be at Merut, India, with a member
ship of Aba. There are SO schools
In the denomination with an average
membership of 1,489.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31
AUSTRIAN FOE OF SOCIALISTS.
Count sternberg Calls Them towards
and Defies Them.

Vienna-Count Adalbert Sternberg
is one of the picturesque figures Of
the Austrian parliament. He Is an
Independent but his pet political aver
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-31

Mrs. Green-What is meant by the
small investors?
Mr.. Green-The small investors, my
dear, are the people who take biz
chances.-Detroit Free Press.