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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-09
Watt FOR the Institute. CITY j
Sale, 1niy 2Srd. ~ q s5.a % Is J.

Cleveland, Ohio, July ., ss1sO8 -
Booker / T! Washington, president of
Tuskekee,.S Institute declaFSd last
night in the Hippodr rome that educa.
tion has never haen fairly tiled up;
on the mass OF the Negro race In Ana
:ericn. The child In the north has an
average Of, SIS spent upon his eduea~
tton every year, while the average
for the Negro children OF the South
Is but SO cents, he declared, as 1, 49, =
President Washington, said that ed,
,ucation alone could save the Negroes
from hopeless degradation. The need
Of the hour Is for leaders. He plead
ed with the men OF the north not to
judge the Nego race by those specir
mems Of it which appear: in the po-
lice court .-",.}.. A.-..,.... 81. !, j so s
"One-fourth of the physical terri
tory In the United States Is compris-
ed In a territory in which the Negro
Is depended upon very largely as the
chief laborer," he said. ..-- ~ :. y
THE Negro race in America no&
numbers not far from 100000
Within a few years, perhaps In this
generation, the race will have In
creased to 15, 600, 900. ! I repeat, that
they are going to remain in this
country for all time, and principally
in the southern states. These mill
lions of my race can be made useless
or useful. They can be made to help
or to hinder. They can be made to
become. criminals or lawabiding citt-
zens. They can be made potent fac
tors in the intelligeneey of our coun-
try, Or they can become load Of ig-
norance, dragging down our civiliza-
ton. Which shall it be?, - RI"
~ Some people are fond of assert
ing that education as a force to up
lift the Negro Is failure. Educa-
ton has never been tried among the
rank and file of our people on a scale
large CROUCH to warrant. any such
| Judgment. The great bulk of cur
| people have scarcely been touched by
education: ;. According to official, sta.
tictics, two years ago there were / ;
400, 900 children of my race. of scheo
age who were not even ENROLLED IN tht
| public schools, and a large portion o.
those enrolled especially tnEthe eoun
tEy DISTRICTS, were ins school only four
OF Ave nenths during the year .. -
a-'.tDo, YOU know what It, means tt
the. good. name and future security o
this country to have, in one part Of i
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the supreme Vice-chancellOr of the
Supreme lodge elected by it. ltRfnk
he is. a man; at least he goes for one
and his name is Sir John W. Stroth-
er Of Missouri ,4.M,
Thirdly--lt ought not to surprise
any one who is at all acquainted
with the order universal to. find the
Grand Worthy Counsellor Of West
Virginia a4man, since any number or
states have one, viz: Virginia, Ten
nessee, Pennsylvania, etc.
FourthIy>--We leave YOU to Judge
rs to whether any honor has been
bestowed upon the present Grand
Worthy Counsellor not due him.
Fifthly--The man ruler never
visits because that is the work of the
grand lecturer, and"for the first time.
we have round one IL the person OF
Miss Lola NJ. Lavender, who has hat
the courage to go forth to do her duty
and is now on her rounds. Had the
grand worthy counsellor gone FORTH
| have no doubt but what there
would have been a kick claiming he
was burdening the Courts and Great
Now in conclusion let me say this:
I became Grand Worthy Counsellor
by being placed there against my
will, by our lamented chieftan be.
cause he thought that l could make
it go. When Il took it we had only
so members, today we have 1.SON
In six OF seven years we have had
numbers Of deaths and paid out
thousands of dollars and there is to-
day not claim due which has not
been paid.
it has been and will always be my
policy to let the office seek the man
rather than he the office. I feel that
at this tim< the grand court needs
me worse than | need it.
have no objection to any one as
pirins to any office desired, but do
object to any one niscopstruelng the
facts in order to make the race.
If any lady or gentleman desires
to be the next grand worthy counsel
lor OF West Virginia let her or him
state his name, announce his candi-
dacy and come boldly out into the
arena and make fair race.
| am now as ever ready to abide
bv the wisdom and good Judgment
of the grand body over which | pre-
side - ---
We are not easily misled or de-
ceived in our Judgments, and thor
oughly understand the purpose of the
article and the reason for the same.
Fraternally yours,
]. RUPERT JEFFERSON.
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u fIVOCAEEs

weak Ssrom that time tin the
end 81 Alrns1 An Nels0n u TAI 6g.
IN tls he eau sht Cans Of his
guSE M lean dsd heavily on Is 81 tie
BODY Ssa II sg s. t. NYeison s
fgAt. stiS ne twelfth round Il Cans
went toss MIG door for Scount of
nlRe ON stnthA ditferehts occasions,
NelsSns plnsAhed him ssxsrsly about
thesf and face. b&Svlt was the
body hove sthat eventually brought
the chAmDionA to grief. SIN the four
tae6tK GSHa Tho wed a Wash Of his
class, athSnsh apparently hops
lessly beatsnat this STAKE he rocked
the Dane ttsne and again with his fa-
nous sAort.arm wallopas Hut they
had not the elfghtest effaGks a,s :.
= ReteresS1SGk Welch had this to say
after The fiEhk: ZSS a.
'NeIsSu NON clean eat victory, I
do nots& hoWaver, think that Cans Of
today was thas Cans Of old, Nelson
was too ssfdHg and 1t was case Of
youth haysnE its fling" f,-.%,.],: =
TheS attSdAnce at today's battle
was the IFa&test, with two exceptions
that ever attended q prize fight In
California. .-; >.k>, i.
The receipts amounted to $40, 900,
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! $780, 900 children growing up each
year wholly without education? An
unframed horse or-dog is useless and
non-effective; how much more Is this
true, Of human being? .g <#'
= "On the basis OF school population.
each child in the northern states had
spent upon him. last year for his ed
ucation for teaching purposes about
IS. On the basis OF school ,popula-
ton, EACH Negro, child I'M the south
had spent upon him for teaching pur-
poses about 50~eents At this rate 1t
is impossible to educate the children
of. 10. QO0s0O0so people, sufficiently
to make them useful and effective
citizens. (. W - e.. ; ;
9asome people are fond OF passing
judgment upon the progress OF the
race based upon, their observation Of
that class Of Negroes wh6 are found
In the, police courts. 1T is always ,un,
safe and unfair to depend upon the
police courts to get ones simpres-
sions Of the progress and standing of
|: any race Or people. iii this respect ]
| ask the American people to judge my
race as other races are Judged, that
! is, by. their best representatives Yand
mot by their worst representatives.
ut would bs entirely Unfair. fe1
me to, paas .iu1gneht nn6h the sques-
ton OF the industry, the Intelligence
AND moral standing of the people, Of
Cleveland aby what naight. observe
any morning in. your police courts, j
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NELSON
STOPS JOE CANS IN THE SEW
ENTEENTH HOUND. 49,
Their Fight 4at Frisco q Surprise to
the Talent Which Picked ahe
.: - COiOre<l Man. o., ...

y San Francisco, July 4.-Battling
Nelson today won the title Of light.
weight pugilist Of the world from
the man who defeated him at Gold
field; Nevada, almost two years ago
He Knocked out Joe Cans In the 18TH
round after fight as desperate as
any that had been seen here in years
Fighting from the beginning to the
end of every round, moving ceaseless-
ly forward, and never giving ground
Nelson with his bulldog tenacity and
wonderful stamina slowly battered
the veteran colored champion into
submission. There were few who
watched the progress Of the battle
and saw Cans grow weaker and
weaker from round to round but had
made up their minds as to the result
long before the count was given that
made the Illinois lad champion
Three times Cans was sent to the
floor in the final round,, each time
taking all the time allowed. A blow
to the pit Of the stomach ended the
fight. He tried in vain to rise to his
feet mad was counted out. The TO-
O00 men and score of women who
had gathered in the open air arena
on the San Mateo hills cheered the
man who had become champion after
defeat and rushed in frenzied enthl:
siasm for the ring. The special po-
lice were bowled over and Nelson
was swept off his feet and hoisted on
the shoulders of his friends and car
ried about the arena, while the beat.
en-, bloody Cans was escorted by his
seconds.
1.-THE best man won beyond doubt, -
was Cans frank admission as he left
the ring. It's the old story Of one
fight too many. After the third
round l began to feel myself firing
Old age Will tell, and that is all
have to say"
Kick ON the Count.
There was the usual dispute about
the count. Many of Cans friends
claimed the count on the final knock,
down was snort, and that he was moi
properly out. 1t was apparent, how
ever, that Cans was beaten man af
ter the eighth round. For the firs
five rounds Cans landed at will or
Nelson, terribly furnishing him abou
| the face. 1t did not look that Mel
| son had one chance in a hundred tt
win, but the Dane never hesitated t.
come to close quarters with thu
champion and swung his arms con
fstantly seeking an opening. FINAL,
Fin the seventh roud Cans began tx
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EvANGELISTIC MEETING AT COL
:, DRIED M. f. CHURCH.
From the Anderson tW.s va Adver-
sH ; ~tiser.

From the Anderson CW.s Va,) Adver-
tiser. ~ =.
The revival now in progress, here
is conducted by Rev. c. !. Withrow,
Of the colored Methodist Episcopal
church. He *has conducted reyivals
in Huntington, w. Va; Chillicothe,
Ohio; Philadelphia, Pa Atlantic
City. N. J.: brooklyn, N, Y; Bristol,
Tenn; Pulaski. Va; Montgomery
Ala; Shepherdstewn, wv. Va;
Washington, D. c.; Ronceverte,
Nv. Va; JtGrRham, Va Pocahontas,
Va; and ,,Christiansburg, Va. He
has conducted two revivals in Wash
ington, D. g., in March, 1907, and
April ana May, 1908. He has CON
Quoted eight arevivals since January
/, 1908 preached 161 times in less
than six months. 1t is very likely
that he has preached more times and
conducted more revivals this year
than any ministen in the world Hun,
dreds have been converted since bic
has been In the work, and thousands
of Christians strengthened under his
preaching. OF the 100 conversions
in Philadelphia, Pa, the greater
number GANG under. his sermons. He
has been invited to conduct revivall
in New York. Alabama and Texas
from ministers he has never seen.
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% Morgan, sd delsss tss; tsoting.5
iiMcDoWell, SO 4 delsga teiS S~isfi Sr
SB 4 ,8i$ IA yHf& sssSSSi 1 N.Y. e!a mn
I SaNicholas. 8, delegates: Awishers7.
Z, Ohio. 10 3 delegates :; III eafha 6assAas
. Pepdleton, 9 delegates 81 not rvot-
PieAsahts, ; delssat MAJ kwisherss2
Posahontas 9 delesatea swisnsr
!; Scherr, z ,E&E & ,''yy;ESi>; $asS" ! I y n lseE
Preston, 90 delegates Il swishsr
Putnam. IA !. delssstesS svi.her
8 3-a,f Dillon s5 la. . , III. =
!. I n al! s ia delaEstes; sXishet IL
/ nsaarn "a ~ ddelegateaH no'tI3,vet-
ina. & # g - ~ ~ s -
Ritohie. II delegates: not yotipg,
Roane, l6 delegates; syisher g:
Scherr, g. = III, NJ. (. {. ~
Summers, 41lEdalsgateas swiaher
g.; Soherr 6. sSS3.f 4
Taylor, 16 delegates; Seherr de. /.
Tucker, IL delegates; SGherr' IL. y
Tyler. IL !deleaate 4 wlsher 15.
( ,Upshur, 16 delegates;. Swisher 16.
Wayne, 10 delekatea; SWisher Us,
webster, 6 delegates; Scherr g..
Wetael, II delegatesi Swisher 8;
Scherr, Ia. >-,..y s,,t. s,3 a. aE<2> te$IN "
Writ, 8 delegates: swisher 4:
Hearne /; Scherr 3, ~; H.F> 2.l
Wood, 3s delegates; swisher Is;
Scherr IS. ~ t s. ~ j, H.. -
Wyoming, z delegates; Swisher T.
Totals, JSSwisher, $40; e Hearne. 70
,3-26; Scherr, It's; Dillon, 6 Ia D.,
Necessary for a choice 443. "
!sOthers. not. voting. z,t;s 49, Z.
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! MIR. JEFFERSON REPLIES.
ro the Editor OF the Advocate

ITO the Editor Of the Advocates:
1--WE have carefully read the article
/ which appe ared in your issue OF July
q end under the caption of. "Why NOT
Y 81 Woman for Grand Worthy Counsel
flor Of West Virginia" and signed by
"a nameless Calnnthe. 1t is an I'M
usual thing for us tn rush into PRINT
ana never our policy to attempt 10
i answer any articles directed against
Il n$S in our work. For the intorma-
1sfIen of the "Nameless One" however
Z and in order to set the facts before
ANY of the CalantheS Of the state
who may want to know them; permit
the to make a few observations. In
,sthe first place the writer says: lhe
i Court of Calanthe has grown to such
( magnitude under tho direct contrlbu-
4ipns of the female members that 1t
might not be a surprise to ask the
4 question." Why not Woman, ETC.!
. 3sE Secondly-'The Court Of Calanthe
is maintained, protected and preserV-
ed by the wives, sisters, mothers
: etc, '----TT--...
: Thirdly-"It will possibly be a
. surprise 10 KNOW lildl NSSI WI sim" ~
womcn's organization is ruled by a
:. man
= Il: Fourthly-The Courts Of this jur-
\ isdiction are such that VIC can b7
! proud of all their actions except to
see honor bestowed where it is not
due,
"F'ifth-"The man ruler never Wis
it's except when he happens to be
in place where his own personal IN
terests causes HIM to be-"
Now follow me for little while
and let us see: The very first state
ment acknowledges that the Court
Z has grown in magnitude, but gives as
reason, "direct contributions OF
the female members. I leave you
to draw your own conclusions ano
to determine as to whether you thlni
any organ .ZatioE could grow in mas
nitude if the controlling power mar
or woman failed to do his work.
e e SecondIy-The Coart Of Calanth'
4 Lis maintained, protected and.pTesecv
ed not by the women, but as I under
y stand it by the supreme lodge, the
Supreme Worthy Counsellor bein&
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y Barbour, IA delegates ]; Swish Sdh,
3 Berkeley. II delegates; SSishsr

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boone, s asiasatas,s swisher4@b +,
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SssHaiana aasss Is,v fshsr g,
Gay. = delaTntaH: Sw}sher ~ :: r rO'
rDod Pc ~ ~ sdelesafss. swisher
81. 5. 5 $. !, 3 ~. : 81 In I'm; : I,
cFaSette, as delegates: swishsr Az.
I: Giimier, { dsfARatas; not voting. !" :
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UNIFORM EXAMINATION.

The second uniform examination
for Kanawha county for 1908 will be
held in the Charleston High School
On Quarfier street, Thursday and
Friday, July 23rd and Oath, com
day.
English history is the division Of
general history assigned for the ex
animation.
M. p. SHAWKEY,
County Superintendent
Another Lot Sale at Institute, Ju
IY 2J.
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INSTITUTE.

: Mrs w. H. Lowry left, Thursday,
for Iowa City, Iowa, to visit her par
ents. +. = - ~ .. a, -.
Drs. Gamble, of Charleston, and.
Hunter, of Lexington. Kya made.
professional trip to Institute. Thurs
day. -e.>j.a i, ". - w, ~. .
Miss Alpha Brooks and mother
were Charleston callers during the
week. r.H s,a@'t, y, l.. - III ..E'.'
=, J., Arthur Jackson and Matthew T.
Obie spent the Fourth at Institute T.
Joe Taylor and party drove to In
stitute, Sunday, TO visit j. r. Patton.
: Several families assembled in In
stitute grove, Saturday, and held
picnic. ~. e.; - 81, 49, ',-.>
!, s.. H: Gusas left for Hill Top, Sum
day. to conduct q summer normal ~,
= i 81,
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n s. .WANTss IL K vt n I /, !.
tVoGftf sal HIS Ss s t M = fSa,h.
* Silys-,AVaHts ID, fateck s, - ;s S

,JS Filyr-!Av ants to tect S ilt3 & $50
Camhrid gs. y MassIy III j sS 81 sRsr
cause his applicant I'm tai ereSk u Rar-
age iii hs$ FEAR ost Rtts hcdtss$ ii b been
consistently OPPOSED 'bS "a n&
IN, f Bechtsl, who lives Soh parHE
HillSone OF the md axct asaySs neighs
borhootia, IN theS city, Won Ia Saell hip
palace to d aolprad ffafnt y. IL aS
to sell ,hiss place 10 mona
but q Nekto. hopths thus t bysnS
the mayor who vetoed HID app icatton
ana the heishhors to; terms. " III
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Lots at, yodr own pride, at rnsti
tute City, July 23. q x~e =. ..
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- Wait for Me lot sale at Institute
City, July %.
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Lots at your own frfees, at Tnsti
tute City, July. %. -l.& i :. =. .
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Ypu win have another chance for
a<lo2 at Institate CITY, July 2s.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-09

- You will have another chance for
n lot at Institute CITY, July 28.
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Save np for the In4titate. City Lot
Sale, July 23. : M TN.
The sun., 1908-09-13
CREMATION STILL UNPOPULAR.
The Number Of Incinerations Growing
Bnt Slowly From Year 10 Year.

FROM LesHes hcfhfV.
In spite OF the strong sanitary arguments
advanced In favor OF II. the practice OF
eremating dead bodies Of human beings is
but slowly gaining favor. This fact is
confessed In the annual report Of the French
International Cremation Society at Paris.
This society is doing it's utmost 10 induce
the French people to burn rather than TO
bury their dead. Owing to It's efforts the
number OF incinerations is growing from
year TO year. but the increase is hardly
Most Of the cremations In France occur
in Paris. as the country people do not take
ts this method Of disposinG of. the dead.
America. the report says. has the largest
annual number Of eremations; There are
in which last year nearly four thousand
bodies were consumed.
The greater number of the cremations
IN this country, 1t is claimed, take place In
the case OF foreigners. Germany has
fifteen orematories. which last year inciner-
ated nearly three thousand bodies. In the
Argentine Republic there were e7e crema-
tons, in Switzerland 7?i. In Great Britain
7o5 and In Italy +t2.
The sun., 1908-09-13
Tue Potato Bug Pest.
From Leslie's Weekly.

Remarkable tales are told Of tho doin "a
Of the potato bug In Accomac and North.
ampton counties on the eastern shore of
Virginia. In that section $500 200 a year
Ia spent In fighting this insect. The potato
raisers buy annually ESQ tons OF paris green.
the cost Of applying which Ia twice as great
as that Of the stuff itself
The two counties named ship tens Of
thousands OF barrels OF potatoes yearly to
the East and the West. Some seasons. IL
is stated. the bugs appear In vast armies.
marching from field to field, often fiiling
passing vehicles. When allowed 10 6avs
their own way the insects strip ali veee.
tation from field and ruin the plants
causing great loss TO the farmer.
The sun., 1908-09-13

Production Of colored oleo was slightly
less this year than last; this product Is
taxed at 10 cents a pound and therefore,
according to the National Prorisioner, the
public is learning to eat Its oleo unoolored
or to color 1t at home after purchase.
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Plentiful Crop Of Chestnuts.
From fhe Lock Haren Erpre,s.

TTUHf ITTVUB.
From nearly every section OF the country
II is reported that the chestnut trees are
literally covered with burrs. This is
especially the case in the woods In the
vicinity of Lock Haven, while trees ON
farms are also well filled.
Some Of the weather wise are already on
deck with prediction for n severe winter
by reason OF a plentiful supply Of nuts for
SQUIRRELS. bears and other Wild game TO feed
upon.
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EATS ITS OLEO UNCOLORED.
Or Else the Public Colors Its Artincial
Butter at Home.

The internal revenue report shows the
following production for the fiscal years
men toned. OF both unoolored and oolored
ola
The sun., 1908-09-13

At the Crescent Theatre this week MIR
Cummings will be seen in James X. Hack
ett's old part in THE Walls OF Jericho,
play by Alfred Sutro. It is q good play
and ought to prove a winner In stock.
The sun., 1908-09-13

John Slavin and May Vokes in "A
knight for a Day which had such a
long run at Wallack's Theatre last season.
will come to the Montauk Theatre for a
week Tomorrow. This is the play Of
'I'm Afraid TO Go Home in the Dark
fame.
The sun., 1908-09-13

A melodrama that has gained much
popularity in Brooklyn. Convict $780,
will he the attraction at the Folly Theatre
this week. 1t is the work Of John Oliver,
who has displayed skill In working up
dramatic situations and climaxes: While
the scenery and stage effects are elaborate
and ingenious the plot is not subordinated
to stage views.
The sun., 1908-09-13

The Bowery Burlesauers will be at the
Gayety this week, after a prosperous
week at the Star Theatre. At the Star
they will be followed tomorrow by the
Vanity Fair company. headed by two
English players.
The sun., 1908-09-13

Two burlesques and half dozen diver
sified vaudeville acts comprise the pro-
gramme OF Clark's Runaway Girls. which
will come to the Olympic Theatre this
week, beginning with matinee to-mor-
row. The company has undergone O
complete change since last season.
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starts. The members know the o..
dividual characteristics Of the excursioa
ists.
-One man can be made to pass up q
fight by a little blarney and talk. Al
other Is bully or a thug and as soon
he begins to look wild and won't list0
to plain talk then the committee gea
busy and the bully gets his, In the lansuas
Of the district.
Usually there Is gambling. That !
constant source Of trouble. Iher
mustn't be any swindling Of the regel
lars; do what you like 10 outsiders, oal
don't skin the mob. The COMMITTEES SEC
to that.
"A hard Job for the committee yc.|
say. Not 80 very. In the hrst Ps Pr
and will back them up. II q membs "a
1t the man who is responsible is not gay
when the picnic is over. he knos,
that he is marked. and sooner or later d.
will have to take a whipping. .,.,I
@The same principle applies as nn
worked on the piokpocket. II 1t s %
ticed that he is getting ready to ply hsI
trade he 10 told to stop. and he slopsI
Now and then pickpookets are succesa
In turning tricks. but not often on plcn.
managed by a competent reception oo''
mittee.
@All good sized picnics follow aoos
the same programme. It's simple enouk
isn't it3 1t works out very well.
assistance Of the regular police rs sei1u
needed. They are called In for what!
can describe as nondescript picnics.
Some fellow gets the idea that no
make money by advertising plcps
selling tickets, for what he can get
them and holding out alluring promls
OF a very pleasant and inexpensive oS
ing. He seldom makes good and 70,
Is trouble, and lots OF fighting wi.n
.It's Of these picnics that you reso
newspaper accounts Of police inteIs
ence. | don't mean that the other W.
mics are always tame. Sunday nneeSs -
Affairs. but there Is less strife tnan "
should expect