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behalf of the League. He is chair
man of the executive committee, and
is recognized by the nation as one or
the very ablest, cIeanest and most re-
liable men thg"race' haas yet produced
He stood up for khsEsouth as the nat
ural home of the Negro, and declar-
ed that the black. man fwould contin-
ue to live in that section, develop it
by his brain and Drawn; and work out
his destiny as best he could by right
eous conduct, intelligent industry
and by making peace with those
among whom he must make his
home. Mr.. Napier, referring to the
political affiliation Of Mayor Mahool,
and stating that men OF his caliber
deserved the support Of their colored
neighbors in the south, made o pro-
Rpunced hit when he.said: - .'.~'<;-,
III If this country, continues to pro-
dice good democrats like Mayor Ma
hool, who has just addressed US, then
let the good work go on. "lAll we
want in this country Is fair chance
and we do not care through what
Source it comes" - H.>.; ~ q -:
& Mr.. Napicr's unusually strong ad-
dress was so literally punctuated
9Th applause when he referred to
Tie practical side of@Dolitical activity
that that its significant abandonment
Of the sentimental for that which
brings results could not escape at
tention.
The next response was from Isaiah
T. Montgomery, founder Of the thriv-
ing town Of Mound Bayou, Miss, and
who served as its first mayor. He
was q slave Of Jefferson Davis, and
now owns the plantation Of his FORM
or master. He was the only colorcd
member of the constitutional con-
vention Of Mississippi and lent his
powerful influence to prevent much
legislation that would have been, ex-
| eeptiOnally detrimental. to the Negro
| race MIR Montgomery is one Of the
south most successful cotton plant
! afs and his possessions rank well
| With those, OF any citizen of his state,
Regardless Of color. His address al
SO was practical and met with hearty
! approval. |...f.
! Before entering upon the business
section Of the program DR.. Washing
| ton made statement which set the
| pace for the three days proceedings.
! He declared that the convention was
not made up Of orators. 1t was a
gathering Of strong, thoughtful and
active men, plain Of speech, who had
really done something worth while,
and who are here to recite the simple
facts touching their achievements
| what they had done, and how they
did HlnRhsw arc, hfrafo, tell what
had actually been accomplished, not
what they are planning to do. Little
attention would be paid, to resolu-
lions, and parliamentary bubbles
would be scrupulously avoided. In
the nine years Of the orgafiizat ion
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T. @. NUTTER, Sol. :,
@Notice to Take Dispositions.

To Mary q. Henderson,, =. ~., \.
Take Notice: That on the 1st day
of august, "A. D. 1908, between the
hours of 8 O'Clock an; and 4 O'Clock
p. nj, at the law office OF T. C. Nut
terfsEsQe 60j4q ~ Kanawha~ street;
ChaEleston, w Va, + viii take the
depas 'tion OF myself and others, to
be +bead in evidence in fny behalf in
a CERTAIN suit In chancery now pend
ingsin The Circuit Court'of the Coun-
ty Of Kanawha, and State of West
Virginia, in which Alexander Hender-
son >is Plaintiff and Mary e. Hender-
sonfis Defendant. &c.,, =
If. from any cause the taking Of
said deposition ,shall not be COM
menced or completed on the day
aforesaid, the same shall be continu-
ed from day to day, or from time to
time, at the same place, and between
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=. fORDEEs OF PUBLICATION! -
State OF West Virginia, ? rs y.
/ H Conn tst,; : ), - :. - 49,, ::
At Rules held IN the Clerks office
of the Circuit Court Of Kanawha
County, on the first Monday In. the
month OF July, 1908.r,...s. . f.. I.,..,.
Alexander Henderson, Plaintiff,
gvs. In Chaneery.E :e,s f..
Mary E. Henderson, Defendant. .
~ .CThe gobjectaof& thiswsuitc. is TO OBJ
tain divorce, from the bonds OF ma
trimony.) ......
This day, came Plaintiff by his At
torney; and on his motion, and it ap-
pearing by affidavit filed, that the De-
PENDANT Is a. Nonresident of this
State, 1t is ordered that she do APP
pear. within one month after the date
Of the first publication hereof, and do
what is necessary to protect her In
terest in this suit. 49,.
,ATeste:
i d. M. Shirley, Clerk.
T. @. NUTTER, Sol.
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RESOLUTIONS OF COINCIDENCE.

Whereas, 1t. has pleased Almighty
God to remove; from among us, our
beloved brother, Peter Saunders, who
died, Tuesday, August 4, 1908, and
Whereas, He had been a faithful
member of Charleston Aid Fountain,
No 1858, G.. U. Q, Of r. r., there
fore. be 1t ">
Resolved, Thatawe. extend to the
bereayed wife our sympathy in this
dark hour of aftliction and commend
her to Him who marks even the spar
rows fall. 20. =
G. H.. WOODS
GRANT. JONES.
JENNINGS TERRELL.
MRS. lee WHITE. -.
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the oirfrendered . nt1ntiS Isl |sl
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-, ! Thursday Was Fteid Isss sSS
Thursday was 4;Field DaY,,ssss ssh IsTs
The convention got down to- bur SiS sl3
I early. and pushed things uni
| the, afternoons. Some 0H k8 Rs} g
| prominent features! Of s't he So
{wefe addresses by r. E.s ISsi y s2s ID
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Crews, of Port Chester, M
"Co-operative: Enterprises
Rochelle, New York; 2 and sby
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whom described their j0tISI sySs
ward from poverty to- cGf1p &r$a
! wealth. a symposium ON,
groS Business Men Have 5AccGH
ed was participated in by sss
them, a lawyer, of Jacksons ST 6 Sss
j. H.. Stuart, Of Denver, Col. 81
r.. Wharton, Of Baltimore ami
coo :Conkling Simmons. edit
National Re ss \. }of Of. New
In the evening AZ tina 81 Is
which wase again ! nils
ling, b. G.. RpoWns a. pyssne
estate dealer, Of Newpaht IN AZ
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Business" Samuel II. ~
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Hon. William r.. Vernon sStsa S9
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The Hon Mrs Bertrand Russell 10
o,hom the movement owes is inception
4, m woman 10 whom the fat2s nave
hsen unusually generous. She has beau
~; she bas brains. 9ea easl - all' she
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of the household IS going OIL AS
rule the children are turned into the
streets with the babies after tea and
told not 10 come home TIL bedtime
There Is of course, a CERTAIN amount
of street-trading and wage earning for
the older boys after school, and IN some
districts where the mothers work out
Till late al>l the men lead nomad
existence, the elder children seem prac-
tically to do the work of the house.
But allowing for these various occu-
pations there still remains an army OF
children In London who roam the streets
inter school hours and for whom, in
certain districts, at any rate, the life
of the street Is a school of sharpness
indeed. but at the same time of idle
ness, mischief and dishonesty
PARLIAMENT TAKES TT UP.
in the revised education bill prepared
for the present session of parliament
there is Il clause giving local authorl-
lies power to establish play-centers and
vacation schools and If in the end the
state thus takes over and continues mel
work Mrs. Wards ambition WIN pc
realized Such a clause went through
both houses of parliament without op-
position last session. but necessarily
was lost when the bill Of that time was
defeated In the house of lords. A short
enabling act" however, went through
last session, Under inns, ClteS may
assist recreation schools, and the Lon
don county council il now considering
TO what extent il VIII use this power
BETTER PLAY GROUNDS.
Although American cities by means
OF The public money They can spend
have provided II much more complete
playground organization than exists
in England, the Fairgrounds of Lon
don are much better than the play
grounds of New York, and in summer
almost all the play center games ana
OCCUPATIONS are transferred TO the open
mir and the Fairgrounds Moreover the
whole scheme looks to the future. The
haudWork classes are designed 10 he
preparation for special study OF some
art on trade and the play cenlers are
becoming feeders TO the public evening
schools
From the viewpoints Of efficiency and
order. great importance attaches To this
purpose Investigators report that In
The poorer districts OF London not more
than one boy In a thousand attends
school after the law VIII release him a,
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a. With his family in serious need OF
the few shillings he can earn. he takes
the first job offered; frequently works
without learning much that win be
valuable later on, and at IS finds him
self stranded too old for boys work
and 1T for no mans occupation eX-
cept the unskilled laborer, If he happen
10 be strong enough. Just here is 1t
pertinent to remark that the question
OF boy labor is one of the principal
subjects under consideration by the
royal commission now overhaul
Ing England's poor law administration.
DECREASE IN CRIME.
From small shopkeepers and from
the police In play center neighborhoods.
one learns how petty theft street fight
ing and gambling, and other juvenile
crimes have decreased as q result of
the counter attractions. Many children
who roam the streets are taught In
their earliest years first how to beg,
then how to steal, and the influence of
the play center is of great value in
overcoming these evil habits
Recently police sergeant. visiting
one of the East End centers while truc-
Ing series of petty crimes expressed
himself as "fair struck al the sight
of several old acquaintances busily
mendnE shoes and weaving baskets
At an The centers attendance has
steadily risen, until this winter l4.00O
attendance, At the same time the am
nual cost of maintenance has climbed
from $500 per center TO $3.50.
"Of late" Mrs Ward tells me, at a
suggestion of a member OF the county
councils education committee, a few
children who have got into trouble
with the police and have been brought
f,,HpGfTial g4I.nIs
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trymeu, iu the pages of l.e Tennis, has
done n public service Zen accurately de-
filming the extent of NJ. BOrias achieve
mcnts and On making plain what he did
not do o. claim 10 do.
Unless n bo that rpdiuu constitutes
meuance 10 the quality OF the fnor
lTecious stones, jewelers. ana jewel
owners have nothing to dread as a re-
suit OF tho liOrdas discovery, Accord
ing af M. Henry de Narlsny that dis
covery amounts 90 mo more Than that
the most precious stones of the Coruu-
mum grnup-ruhies. sapphires and
emeralds-are subject 10 degradation
by the action Of radium. The color
Less variety 10 is true, changes into
yellow topaz. but the ruby losses MS
red color and turns 10 violet the sap
phlre turns green, ana each ~ those.
NJ the exposure bee prolonged, becomes
a worthless yellow. This is "A very
different ming from the "synthesls Vf
precious stones" limited al In the cable
dispatches. ana Whilo Il would ho too
much 10 say that science win not find
re- way TO reverse the order ~ change,
und so create the precious our OF the
worthless. truth compels the assertion
that n has not done 40,
A natural Inference from NJ. Bordass
paper IA that all the precious stones
we're originally red, ana that they have
become yellow or Colorlcss as a result
Of tho unequal action OF radlo-activity
within the earth. This SUCCESSES "A
search for radium in localities whore
The common forms af corunduln-t
colorless-are found and Il also sue
gests the adyisability OF protecting the
finer gems we posseGs from the de-
structiYo inhuendss OF radium. The
former might be worth while; the lat
ter IN easy, considering That tie
worlds total stock OF Isolated radiun
rs not mare than "a couple % cent?
grammes, philadelphia Ledger.
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OF three cents, while those VINO cannot
afford even this receive the dinner free
STICKS IN THE THROAT,
II is a mistake TO suppose that this
pauperizes the mothers MIS- Barnes
told me that the chief difficulty WAS TO
Induce the poor mothers VINO oonld n"I
pay to accept the free meals, "lhe iood
/ don't pay for sticks In my thfoo''
one of them told her
Other mothers nave to be watched 10
prevent them from carrying the ioon
la the elder children AT home How
can I eat when | know they are nun
gry?" the women say. THE FOOD choices
me" Mrs. Barnes has 10 explain that
the school Is particularly concerned
only with the latest baby, but she olten
manages to supply little extra food
for the hungry mouths az home
Every fortnight the babies whose
mothers attend the school are weighed
and, apart from It's scientific value, ms
weighing has proved one OF the most
valuable features of the school There
IL great competition among me noun
ers to show the heaviest babN, and the
mother whose baby has made the
greatost gain during the fortnight IL az
proud as II she had won substantial
nriZe This element Of competition has
done more to secure "a strict obserN-
ance of the rules of health than any
thing else in connection with the school.
SEWING CLASSES.
In addition 10 the health lectures
| there are sewing ana cutting classes at
which the mothers are taught 10 make
| babies clothes and To cut down then
avn and their husbands old clothes
| for the elder children
The walls OF The school are decorated
| with pictures and drawings showing
| the right and the wrong way to care fol
babies. One OF pls most striking fea-
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snecinl Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
v oNDoN, April when the In
ternational Congress of School
hygiene was meeting in London
last summer, several of the
American delegates visited at the Pass
more Edwards settlement the Vacation
school rounded there six years ago by
Mrs HumphIy Ward. After passing
through all the department where 500
or 600 children We're baslSet-maldng,
sewing. cobbling, coofing, clay-model-
ing, drilling and working in wood.
delegate remarked, well, it's true
we had vacation schools In America
before you had them here. but we have
nothing like this.
But while II Is generally known that
Mrs Ward took from the United states
the summer vacation school idea which
she has developed so extensively, prob
ably most American readers are moi
aware that in the mind Of this Eng
fish novelist originated the evening re-
creation school or play center for poor
children which OF recent years has been
taken up so extensively by American
municipalities. When this article Is
printed, Mrs. Ward will be ENJOYING
her first visit to the United states.
1t is her intention to travel for Two
months at least, and although she de-
cares that the trip, on which she
viii be accompanied by her husband
and daughter, is solely Tor holiday
she IL looking forward with much IN
terest to seeing what American cities
have done and are doing in the drec--
ton OF what seems to her the great
educational reform OF the future
THE PLAY SCHOOL"
1t was In the autumn of 1897 that
Mrs. Ward first thought of the play
school, TO realize some of her Rob
ert Elsmore" ideals, she had previously
raised money to start a social settle.
ment near Kings Cross. AS center
for the education and recreation ~
Working people, this naturally would be
used principally IN the evenings, 50
before the building wac finished Mrs
Ward began considering how It's rooms
could be utilized in the day time.
Among the first plans occurring To her
was "A Saturday morning playroom lor
poor children, from 6 10 a. whose only
resource outside school hours was III
streets, and this Mrs. Ward proceed ~
to act upon by opening the new build
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turos which meets thn eye ON entering
the general room is a huge placard
bearing the words. Bring your baby
VI TO be teetotaller" This may
sound rather ridiculous to American
ears. but il is "a very serious injunction
IN England, for II Is the custom among
English women or the poorest class 10
give their babies a little sip Of beer
gin. or Whatever else they drink Them
elves One of the commOnest sights In
the public houses In the poorer quarters
OF london is the bar lined with women,
each carrying baby and when the
public houses close at midnight these
women can be seen leaving them, still
carrying The babies
FOOD CHARTS.
Then there are charts and diagrams
showing the food value of different ar
tlclas and proving that some foods that
ai,a much dcepsed are more nourshing
chan others that are much more ex-
pensive When the daily dinner II being
cooked the mothers are instructed IN
the preparation of cheap and nOurish-
ng articles of diet
The m0sl recent development OF the
school r. the class for fathers which
has lust bean started. This rs the idea
of Mrs. Barnes, the lady supeiinten-
dent who found In her visits 10 the
homes thai many Of the fathers We're
anxious Ia help their wives II they only
knew how Others were entirely care.
iess OF their most elementary responsI-
blities We found shA says, that
the fathers of Somers Town can be al
! yided INTO three classes, the attached.
! the semi-detached and The detached.
| Tho last class lives in the public houses,
ana goea homo only 10 sleep"
HINTS FROM THE DOCTOR.
The men were invited 10 come to th,s
school onoe week. They are allowed
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INFLUENCE OF RAOlUM.
Result of Researches Of VI, Bordas on
The subject

one of the last ~ the scientific "son-
sations' that nave come by way Of the
cable was that which told OF the crea-
ton Of precious gems by the exposure
OF colorless coruudum 90 the influence
OF radlum II is not fair 90 lay at the
door of NJ BOrdas, the author OF these
experiments the blame for the ASSUME
tons which have hcau drawn from his
communication 10 the Paris Academy
Of Sciepces.bat cue Of his fellow eouh'
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SINGING GAMES.
\ fascinating feature Of these play
rooms called singing games attract
cd SO many children on Saturday morn
mgs that Mrs. Ward began thinking
Of some. provision tur recreation dup
ing the late afternoons. Thus came the
"ChildrenS Hour at the settlement
beginning with one on two recreatlVe
classes Il week Soon. however. the
demand for admission to these classes
made necessary an increase TO three ar
four every evening. Mrs Ward work.
ed constantly at her new plan despite
other calls upon her time. one evening
a week she read to class Of boys. she
Interested her two daughters In the
games. stories and handjcraft work,
and gradually enlisted the services or
many friends Presently the Duke or
Bedford became helpfully interested
too And gradually the weekly attend
ance rose from about $50 TO 1900 or
1000.
COMMITTEES ORGANIZED.
Three years ago Mrs Ward began
extending her work to other districts of
London by organizing the play center
committee, Its members were per
SONS already known In social work, ana
their efforts have produced sufficient
funds t. put in operation 10 new play
oenters where the average weekly at
tendance this winter has been 1,40Q,
For these the London county council
has allowed the use Of public school
buildings, a superintendent ON
salary of 5000 10 $3.50 a year assisted
both By paid ana voluntary helpers,
carries ON the games, dancing auq
gymnastics, thp classes in manual
training, co0hling. cooking, etc, az
they now exist at the Passmorc Ed
wards Settlement center.
SUCCESSFUL CENTER.
In n narrow, mean street between
Commercial road ana the still no.
torious Ratcllffe highway is situated
one of the most successful East End
centers This district is n portion Of
Stepuoy Metropolitan Borough whose
population, three-fourths the size OF
Buffalo, lives an average or more than
nine la a mouse. and where every year
about /. 500 babies die under one year
of age. As one turns into the dis
tlict. children seem TO swarm the
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HOW HER WORK BEGAN.

10 smoke and have 70 sing song which
IA lhr chief deligh. Of the British.
workingman. Then "A man doctor who
has worked among them and can Wlk
their language drops In aud apparently
IA the most casual manner gives th"m
a talk ON general hygiene including the
care of their own health and that of
their families Sometimes the talk rs
pretty personal
81 saw your old WOMAN today, BIN,
he will say 10 bury navy. she s
looking a bit clammed Cstarved). Bet
lei, sec that she gets more TO cut or
"Jim. that last Kid OF yours Is regu-
lar little Wastcr why doesn't the wife
take better care of itP Better buy more
milk and less beer
rha men take these ndmonitiuns Tn
good mari bccnuse they are couched In
languags that they can understand ana
becausc they know that tho doctor is
"nl riaht" and mo tuff. They usual
10 act ON his advice, one 10 whom tho
doctor said mat his wife was spending
TOO much time I'm the public house and
100 little looking after her children an-
nounced his intention of goins nome
and "nashng her face The doctor
r.,susd ad him 20 Try gentlel treatment.
mo cost NJ running the school as IL
f. working al present Is about $1,000 a
vear hut lts expansion " checked ny
iacb nf funds The experiment has
neon such success that other districts
nave asked for the establishment Of
similar institutions and series Of
d,aving room meetings rs now being
haid MI London TO interest society Wom-
nn a, mis- night 90 save the babies.
BEAUTY AND BRAINS.
The Hon Mrs Bertrand Russell 70
o,bom the movement owes it, inception
N n woman 10 whom the fat9s nave
hoen unusually generous. She has beau
tN'f' 49,. i,roIpr and bnei 80 all she
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