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DISTRICT CONVENTION
OF EPWORTH LEAGUE

HARRINGTON, Del. oct. 2.-The Dis
trict convention of the Epworth League
will sit I'm Lewes October IA and Is and VIII
be attended by young Methodists from all
over the Dover district of the Wilmington
Conference. The convention managers
have secured for an evening address DR..
Charles e. Goodell. OF New York. who
came within few votes OF being elevated
one Of the Bishops at the Methodist
General Conference in Baltimore. and
who is regarded as one Of the most bril-
liant men in Methodism.
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MAY BAR DRUGGISTS
WHO SELL WHISKEY

ST. LOUIS. No. oct. 2.--The ban
Of the Masonic organization is to be
placed on Missouri druggists who make
a practice Of selling whisky. The
Missouri Grand Lodge is now engaged
in a revision OF the State constitution
and bylaws, which VIII prevent drug
glsts who have a saloon adjunct 70
their stores from gaining admittance
to the order, and druggists who prefer
their whisky business TO the lodge will
be ousted.
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Taft Club at seaford.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
sEAFoRD. Del. oct. 2.-The Republi-
cans Of Seaford hundred have organized a
Taft Club with the following officers: J.
Frank willy. ptesident: Dr. c. NJ Hollis,
secretary; S. A. Brown, treasurer; f. F.
Prettyman and Henry Il. Morgan. vice.
presidents.
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ersat Inorsase in EoreIan Mail.

NEW YORK, oct 2.-Quick to take
advantage of the new two cent post
age rate between Great Britain and
the United States which went into ef-
feet yesterday. American merchants
have already begun TO oircularize the
English market and the outgoing mail
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steamers today carry huge consign-
ment of invitations to the Britisher
to do business with this country. That
the apprehensions of those English
merchants who opposed the change
were well founded was manifest when
two concerns alone posted $4,000 sealed
circulars for English distribution.
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Bank Treasurer Takes Bride.

]. Walter Jeneries. secretary and
treasurer of Kennett Square Trust Com
pany. was married to Miss Elizabeth
POsey. at the brides home in Avon
asls.
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The Worlds Wheat.

The possibilities in Increasing the worlds
supply OF wheat, as wen as that Of the
United states, are manifold and impos-
slble Of estimation. Vast regions OF land
IN South America, NorthgAfrioa and Asa
are awaiting the demand FOR "stin more
wheat which shall bring 10 them the
Evening journal., 1908-10-02

steel plough and the seif-binder. and cause
them to yield food product sufficient "a
feed new population OF untold milllona
And were modern agricultural Implements
and agricultural knowledge in the hands
OF the Russian and European peasants,
another addition, the extent OF which can
hardly be guessed. could be made to ths
worlds wheat supply.-rhe Century.
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n a. Them steaI BibIes.u y

CHICAGO, H.. oct 2-The Chris
tian Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton, known as the Gideons. is willing
TO pay eighteen cents a head for con-
versions under the new plan Of plac-
ing Bible in every room Of every hotel
in the country.
II any man steals one OF our Bibles
from a hotel room, so much the better" ="
said F. A. Garlick. national secretary.
yesterday THE Bibles will cost us
eighteen cents apiece. II any fellow
wants TO take one away with him he
most likely wants 10 read II. Any time
we can save souls for eighteen cents
each we win keep all the presses we
can find busy"
Evening journal., 1908-10-02

Passengers on Wilson Line Steamers
on Saturday and Sunday viii have an
opportunity of viewing the u. S. and
Foreign war Vessels anchored in Har-
bOrf
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Mt. HOPE.

Rev. J. E. Dotson filled his regu-
lar appointment at Mt. Morsah
church Sunday morning. Rev. Lar
arus Smith Of Virginia, being in the
community, preached for him Sun
day evening to large congregation
G.. A. Watkins, OF Hinton, and
Ballard Rotan, Of Fayetteville, we're
Sunday visitors here.
John Carter Of the West Side. was
taken to Sheltering Arms hospital
Saturday IN a serious condition with
typhoid pneumonia.
H. A. Johnson is recovering from
the grip.
J. G. Williams and WIN. Saundert
spent Saturday and Sunday at Nut
tall.
Mrs. Mamie Agee, who has been
sick several weeks, Is convalescing.
Oliver Jones, who Is cloak room
keeper during the extra session o.
:, the 2egislature, came up for a fe1
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MAKSE HENRY,S SPEECH

i. We have been not 4 rtt1o i,tor
ested In reading the various editor
'ai eonlllt"ns Of the Negro press re
Sardsng the speech editor tl1,nr,
Watterson delivered at the Tpskeveo
meeting iii New York a few wool, :,
a. ago From The Richmond Planet
winch devoted two weeks editoria,
TO discussion OF it. to the sma1,est
note' we have -;been pleased to find
that the entits guard of the Negro
race has fo',hd NTH Colone1,s ntter,
tance, new hope, fresh courage and
a fresh be1ediction Of that kind ~
faith the absence Of which rondor
struggling race, like a struggling
Individual, If not completely he1p1os,
certainly uitiably lacking in the
prime esseatial for good fight
~ Mr.. Watterson did deliver A vor,
eloquent address. He said fin.
things; he moved his audience: h,
inspired the large number Of Neer,
people present, both in the body 0
$sffhe hall, and on the platform.
III Than his colored listeners, none q
5plRnded longer, oftener nor NOR
/; vigorously The speech that Mars
Henry mace Is a patriots word.
3 phiiosopheT's bold proclaim; but i
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does not deserve to possess that
right and Wendall Phillips had =
way Of saying that the time to de-
mand a right is when it is denied
those who ought to demand it, are
those to whom it is denied. Christ
lanity is founded on agitation. There
was never so persistent an agitator
as Jesus Of Nazareth.
We fear, however, that brainy men
Of the Negro race are so much alb
sorbed in one form and character OF
agitation as to BE forgetful Of the
opening not only for high work in
this REGARD, but for enduring and
impressive work in constructive lit.
erature. Fancy often teaches wha-
naked truth never fails ultimately r.
teach, il she has to recourse to the
fre and the sword, but what she
does not as readily impart.
The times are prosperous for the
rich and farciful pen Of the Negro
author. Whose place in the liter
airy Of the country is already won
having been gained by Masters, some
OF whom ate with us, some Of whom
nave joined the immortals.
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Z
ST. ALBANS.

After a short Illness, Mrs. Mary
Smith died at her home. Monday
morning al 1900 O'clock. She is
survived by her husband: two sons
and 1nnumcrable friends The fun
erai was conducted at the residence
by Rev. d. Station. The remains
were accompanied to their last resting
place by the Household of Ruth, Of
which the deceased was Most Noble
Grand at the time Of her death.
CHARLES Page, one of our oldest
ana most respected citizens, died
January 3lst. Mr.. Page was a
brother Of John Gordon, citizen of
st. Adams. ...t"..
Mrs. Ursula Friend is home nurs-
ing her mother, who is confined to
her bed with grip. ....
Mrs. Nahcy Carr has been i'll the
past week with gfipI.
Mrs. Anna Wilson, and Elijah Nor
gan have been confined to their
rooms for the past week with grip
/ but they are bctterAt this writing.
| MISS Cora DiUkersof1 had slight
attask~of grip last week, but is con
| valescing. ~:
| l. G.. AgneW was at North Carbon
saturday night on business.
&. W. Dickersen was up calm.
on friends Sunday. z&.s>
Mrs. Hattie Martih's baby hat
Oeen very sick, but is slightly bete1
now. .Iy..|I
Alex Howard is confined to hi
room with serious, attack Of grip
SHELTON Ray and Wife, Of Bellclai
spent Sunday here WITH the latter
II parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Booker.
: Miss Rosa Winston spent Satur
@ day and Sunday WITH friends at We
waco. .5~f ~ 10
The protracted meeting Is still ii
progress, but notEmttch SUCCESS ha
resulted thus far. \. Ssys3Rs, 49,"
Rev. c, II. Carter isyih Cbarlesto,
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would not be scattered through
Kentucky In a campaign document
and that very. fact, however. may
serve to fetch home to the reader
its fervor and its general tone.
But imagine the surprise Of thos
who heard and applauded the speech
when the next morning the newspa-
pers had an almost entirely differ
ent speech, prepared for and dis
patched to the press by the orator.
There were many things jim the text
that Marsc Henry never uttered;
there were absent most Of the senti-
ments that evoked the greatest
amount Of applause and rallied II
few people to shake his hand at the
end Of tho exercise Howbeit, the
reader may really imagine how fin,
thing Marse Henry had upon his
tongue by reading what is not mean
essay prepared for the occasion. We
are neithe: criticising nor complain.
ing, but merely pointing out. Hence
the published> speech is not calcu-
lated to give much help and heart
to that part of the South constant
~ pursuing the Negro. it is pretty
certain that if any considerable num-
Der of them. could have heard what
was really spoken Carnegie hall
would havs been filled with fit
throwing lunatics
Nevertheless, we thank Colonel
Watterson for both his speech anu
his SPEECH. The presence alone
meant more than he knew to the
peace and moral progress of our
Booker T. Washington de-
serves great deal Of credit for
bringing the Kentucky sage and seer
to aplatturm even the name of
which, secures both an audience and
a respect lent to but few meeting,
grounds.
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attending the legislature.
Mrs. Ruth Wilson and,~daughte;
Virginia, are on the sick list
DR.. 0. w. Holloway has removed
to Jeffersonville, Ind, for permanent
residence.
Mrs. Emaline Smith, Mrs. Matilda
Jackson and son, Mrs. Laura Melton,
Mrs. Murray and Sam Williams are
reported on the sick list this week
The remains Of John Walker, who
met death at the hands of parties
unknown, were brought here from
Charleston Wednesday Of last week
and inferred in the local cemetery
Rev. Geo Walker has returned TX
his home at Columbus, after spend
ing two wAcks here.
Mrs. Alice Early is slowly recoy-
erlhg from severe attack Of grip
Miss Maggie Price is reported bet
ter.
Mrs. Lulu Brown has returned
home.
Rev. w. w. Scott and family were
all i'll last week.
Mrs. s. T.. Graves was a business
visitor to the Capital City last week.
jeff Price is very ill.
Miss Ruhner Overaull, student al
the West Virginia Co1ored Institute
spent Sunday here with her parents
.Kenton and Oscar Williams, Ar.
mold SDurlock and Charles Parrish
| nave returned to Institute afte
| spending week at home.
| Miss r. A. Wilson spent Sunday
here with Der parents.
Rev. G. w. Walker preached two
good sermons for us Sunday.
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FAIRMONT.

Il. l.. Morton was in Morgantowr
Friday and Saturday, January 80
and February LIST on business con
nected with the K. of P.'s.
Mrs. A. Fl. Williams and children
spent Saturday the guests Of her sis,
ters, Miss Bessie Jordan and Mrs
e. l.. Morton.
Walter Downing was removed +,
the city hospital quite i'll with ty
Dhoid fever. 80
Edward Allen, Of Baltimore, has
employment on the b. & O. between
here and Pittsburg
Mrs. H. W. Meade was very i'll a
few days the past week, but is how
oonvalescing.
Oliver Meade. has been iadisposed
a few days with rheumatism,
Walter Scott was visitor n
Clarksburg Sunday February 2nd.
Clarence Lee spent Sunday +,
Morgantowu on business
Revival services closed at the VI
e. church Thursday night, after {;
great deal Of success.
Little William Jennings met with
q very painful accident last week
while coasting.
Mrs. Jones, Of NJ. Lake, was the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Richard
Moore, last week.
Mrs Helen Cranshawe was hostess
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T. Thomas Fortunes Freeman has
appeared from q Cedar Street. New
York. Already it has jumped into
favor, as it deserves to do, for it
IS thing Of beatty. The colored
people very generally ought to b.
= proud Of Fortunes Freeman, and
they ought to support It. Aside
from the presence Of. Mr.. Fortune
as editor-in-chief, the style and
character Ct the publication arc
away and beyond anything contribut.
ed to American Journalism by a mar
Of Negro FLOOD.
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hours Saturday,

hours Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Green has returned
from the hospital but little improv-
ed.
Thornton Jackson and wife left
their two small children at homo
Saturday and went visiting. While
they were away the children, it is
supposed, set fire to the house and
before any aid could be given the
house was destroyed A man near
happened to hear the screams Of the
children, ran through the flames and
rescued them, being slightly burned
himself. One OF the children was
so badly burned that it died in 6
short while. Jackson was at a ga
loon making music and knew moth
ing Of it until 1T was all over.
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Secretary William Howard Taft
Will seek to square himself with the
colored people in a. speech soon to
be delivered in Brooklyn, N. Y, I'm.
der the auspices of the Armstrong
Association. There are many who
say 1t is now too late for the Secre-
tary to wiz the Colored Americans
1t will will be remembered that Gov
Charles E. Hughes spoke for the
Armstrong association very recent
ly. T."
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS

February is hOnored in the calen-
OAR, In that during it's short term
it saw the firth of three great Amer
| leans: Washington, the father Of his
country, the drawer soldier and con
| structive statesman, was born Feb
ruary 22nd; Lincoln. the emancipa-
tor and preserver of the Union, wa:
ushered into the world, February
18th and Frederick Douglass, the
most distinguished Negro the past
generation produced, first saw the
| light of day in the month of Febru
airy. Passing over the lives of the
| first two, We wish to record a word
OF two concerning the merits of the
third
Mr.. Douglass was, if anything, al
| agitator. 10 this he was born and
bred. He loved to be upon the fir
ing line and give. and manfully 6e-
ceive blows in the cause of free
dom. 1t 5 true that he was only
talker, bat what a talker 1t is
talk after ell that moves the world
to action. 1t was the unansw cradle
logic Of the anti-slavery agitator:
that prepared men in mind for the
sacrifices Of a terrible internecine
conflict. Mr.. Douglass talk was al
ways right. He caII~I spade
spade. His deIense or MS race was
invariably clear and indisputable. He
did not know how to fawn for Of
nee; he was unskilled in the ways of
the sycophant. His policy all the
way through was like American dip.
lomacy-ruSged, but straightfor-
ward
nat ne knew to be true he said
and his clarion voice rang out cleal
and true for full and complete liber-
" FOR all men. His eyes had grown
aim in the service Of his race and
! ne, therefore, could not see that
there are some rights in the Repub-
lie that Negro could not hone to
attain. He was old-timed enough to
believe in the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Am ,.ndments to the constitu
ton and was not one of those to
quietly submit to disfranch
HIS was great life and his like we
snail not see again soon.
Inc other race has shown the high
valuation it places upon the services
or It's two sons, born in the same
months as Douglass, by preserving
their birth places for future genera
tions. Soon the Lincoln birthplac,
farm at Hcdgensville, Ky, will vie
with beautiful Mt Vernon as a niece;
Tor those who would no deverence t.
Americas great son.
An association, through DR.. Booker
/. Washington, appeals in this mum.
Der Of the Advocate for funds to save
the Douglass home Yin Anacostia
snail its appeal be in vain? Surel,
the ten millions Of Negroes in the
united States will not rob their fu
ture generations Of 80 rich her
tage. ThcT will not allow tho home
OF MIN, who fought the fight ant
Kept the faith during the dark day.
before freedom. to pass into tn
OahoS Of strangers. Much is ye
needed. VIII YOU help?
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AGITATION CONSUMING ALL

We believe in agitation and moth
ing good or noble In all the world's
history ha= been attained without
agitation. The Negro may agitate
on"lsely, but he cannot agitate too
much' For what naturally belongs
70 MIN, bit is unreasohab1y withheld
IA man cannot demand too mach or
100 OFTEN. The man who will not
demand what is naturally his RICH,
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to the q clock needle club Fri
day.
Berkeley Williams and Fred
Meade, Jr were in Wheeling last
week seeing Williams and Walker.
Miss Fanny Johnson is visiting red
atives in Cum berland.
John Smith has recovered from
severe attack Of la grippe.
MISS Anna Dawson was able to re-
sumo her studies in school Monday
after a serious sick spell.
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GUN ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH

! g They've been shooting down
South. They are always doing some
! thing LIKE that down there Negroes
and whites alike go off on these
Interesting and usually fatal expedi-
Y lions. But there is a difference in
: the results generally.
~ When a bad white man gets a
belly full of rot-gut rum and his
hands on gun, he makes for the de
fenceless Negroes and proceeds to
shoot some, all for fun. The Negro
seldom shoots unless he is defend
{ Ing himself and his family agains
. the 1nVasion of the white toughs
who think it hearty sport to arouse
a Negro from his bed and fill hin
[ full Of lead
] }f TWO mrrderous assaults wer
made on "olored people last week
At Vera, ii Louisiana, six Negroes
Z were shot and wounded. by whit
saw mill employees who were dis
satisfied with labor conditions. +,
the rules Of the employing company
the white laborers objected: on the
,, Other hand thei colored laborers ac-
cepted them. This acceptance in
censed the whites, who, instead O
shooting those who made the rules,
LOOK it out on the Negroes, burning
their homes and driving over a hun
dred from the village. Mr.. Blan-
chard has acknowledged receipt" Of
the information of the event. And
so the white South goes On in it.
murderous work, unchecked by those
In authority; undenounced by the
leaders Of those whom thew murder
at will.
, me Cla"ksdale ARRAY ended lust
as one who is acquainted with Mis-
s1sslppi Negroes might have expect
Cd. The Negro in that state always
dies game and in the latest perform
ahce none died at all. The. othe,
man hit the dust. It appears that
three white men armed themselves
and thanked up" preparatory to
feachlng lesson in manners to two
Negroes who had "sassed !" them
Ihey got taught, and at this writing
one Is telling his lessons to the
angels. 1t may be the other has
joined his cnmpatriot in glorv bv thie
. tlHie. Inc whole story that came
unropgh the Associated Press wa:
aalse. TWO respectable young col
oeo men merely resented the i'm
PoIlahce Of several white ruffjans
= as they should have done. The RIFF
mans went out to whip them, as
they mad no business to do. TIL,
STORY is now history. The Coleman
ooys, like Robert Charles, have done
anuch against mob rule in the South
, indeed the fire Of the mob must
eyer be fought with fire. In those
scetlons OF the South where como
praVe Negro has lifted his Winches
.er against the mob, whethef rof
tnree or hundred, the colored boo.
pie have some peaceful moment
But when and where will thie
lung STOP Or will it ever ston
ms side Of d sure enough strugg,o
the conten DlatiOn Of the resulte q
Whlch are appalling But somotbin,
o'' oe cone ere We are plunged
'"'o oltier and fatal strife.
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L. N. BROWNE CONTRACTOR
AND BUILDER, WILL GLADLY
FURNISH ESTIMATES ON ALL
STYLES OF BUILDINGS AND
GUARANTEES SATISFAC TION. IF
YOU INTEND TO BUILD, WRITE
ME- AT INSTITUTE, w. VA. 1-2-16t
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NOTES FROM GARNETT SCHOOI.
The total enrolment CT the third
grade is 51-26 boys and 2G girls. At
tendance last month, 90 per cent. Mon
days spelling was won by Fred Hicks.
James Phillips ha sheen absent from
school two weeks on account Of ill.,
ness
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Colored people very generally vii
be glad to learn Of the recent cleo
tion Of Miss Inez Milholland to tn
presidency Of the class Of 90, Vassar
college Miss Milholand IS tht
charming daughter Of John f. Mil
holland, who at present the most
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FOR SHERIFF,

INN am candidate for the office of
SSherin Of Kanawha county, subject
III the decision Of the Republican pri-
mary election. Your support is solicit
cd. T.. S. P. SMITH.
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Says an exchange: you will new.
er be a really warm spirited tamale
until your forget your religion Ions
enough to live it,"
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vigorous white friend the American
Negro can claim. -
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ARE YOU WORKING FOR MON
OR is YUR !" ,:.n>..
MONEY WORKING FOR YOU?

IL yandpu + a
yandnv
You. ~" III ieo'' DIX
we coud save together and then
business streets the of
while the third floor
oN' Jul "o'hno1ueis
IN Of ~
The daily tribune., 1908-02-01
A HARD YEAR FOR
CATARRH SUFFERERS

The coming months will be a
harvest for the doctors and patent
medicine manufacturers unless great
care is taken to keep the feet dry
also dress warmly.
This is the advice Of a we'll known
authority aud should be he eded by all
who are subject to rheumatism, kid
ney and bladder troubles and espe-
cially cstarrh. While the latter is
considered by most safferers an in
curable disease, there are few men or
woman who will fail to experience
great relief from the following simple
home prescription, and il taken in
time it will prevent an attack Of
catarrh during the entire season.
Here is the prescription which any
one can mix: Fluid Extract Dande-
lion half ounce, Compound Kar-
gon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sar-
saparilla three ounces. Shake we'll
in a bottle and use in teaspoonful
dose after each meal and again at bed :
time.
These are mostly vegetable ingre-
dients and can be obtained from any
good prescription pharmacy at small
cost.
The Compound Kargon in this pres
cription acts directly upon the elimi-
nate tissues Of the kidneys to make
them filter and strain from the blood
the poisons that produce all forms OF
catarrhal affections. Relief is of ten
felt even after the first few doses and
it is seldom that the sufferer ever
experiences a return attack within
the year.
This prescription makes n splendid
remedy for all forms of blood disor-
ders and such symptoms as lame back,
bladder weakness and rheumatism
pains are entirely dispelled.
AS this valuable, though simple
recipe comes from thoroughly relia-
BILE source. it should be needed by
every afflicted reader.