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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
BUCKHANNON.

Roy MCGEE, who. has been en-
ployed at Elkins for several months,
Is home for the fair. 49,. -,
Charles Davis, of New Martins
-viHe,~ lis visiting his, parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. Davis. ,..., ... 80:
Miss Maud r. Davis spent Thurs
day Of last week with Clarksburg
friends. She was accompanied home
by DR.. I. N. Whipper, who will be her
guest during the fair. -. -. -.
Mrs. Eliza >Mumford, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Lewis, Of Sutton, returned home,
Saturday. Mrs. Lewis and little
daughter came home, with Mrs, Mum
ford and will remain some time with
relatives here. : 49,. =.
Mrs: Jesse Dixon, of Wheeling, ar
rived here, Sunday night, and will be
the weekend guest Of Mrs. James
Wade. !, . =. .ft -. I,
Miss Mabel and Master Arnett
Mumford, who have been visiting
relatives In Sutton, returned Satur-
day. -. r>" o.. " -.
The Misses Green, of Mill Creek,
are IN tne% CITY,, guests OF Mr. and
Mrs Adam Green -. -.
Mrs. John Walker and children,
who have in Virginia visiting, arriv.
ed home, Saturday.. -. ..
The Misses Wilkinson, of Over
Hill, passed through here, Saturday,
en-. route from Webster Springs,
where they visited tn cir sister,, Mrs.
Moore. -" - n@',1.f
Mrs. George Williams; who spent
several days with relatives at Pick
ems! last week, has returned. 3 =, : - -
Mrs. j. T. Reid was hostess to the
Ladies Aid Society, Friday afternoon.
= Mrs. Mary Powell is visiting
Clarksburg friends. -.". *
The SilveR Leaf Club met with
Miss Nettie Madison, Friday night. :
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CARBON.

Mrs. A. W.. Aston returned, Sat
urday,, from Charleston, where she
has been attending the examination.
Miss Agnes .Dotson, of Charleston,
was visiting Mrs. A. W.. Aston last
week. ,%['' .,
T. G., Agnew spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives and friends in
Guyandotte and Huntington.
Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Riley was
visiting out on the river this week.
George Aston moved his family to
CenterVille, N! c., Wednesday.
Z. Mrs. Priscilla Parham left, We'd
nesday, for an extended visit. to rela-
tives and friends in CenterviIIe, N.
C. -
The church. gave a SUPPER ,Satur-
day night, which was extended over
to Monday night.
Mrs. Brooks, of Bellclare, was call
Ing on friends here, Saturday.
Harry Young went out over. the
river, Saturday, to visit his mother.
Horace Martin, Of Red Warrior,
was calling on friends here, Friday
and Saturday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
1THE DE,MANlJF FOR AN EDU6sAT4aD
Il (. MSS MINISTRY.

Z s. Real i1tnE the demand among the
Negro. people for an educ ated miniys
tryI the TuSESGee Normal and Indus
trial Institute conducts iii connection
with Its other Sdsp rtments 4 Bible
, TratntggS SSshQols The courses OF
studXsa Ire Aos arranged that; not only
ininiSterR land licentiates may sbe .bSn.,
Gifted, but those who desire to do
better IA visionary work Or become IN
telltgents Sunday school teachers. 1sA
E<ttT The chief aim Of the Bible Train
ing Sckool IS to afford "a conapre1en-
sive knowledge of the I'm glish Bible
and to jmplant In the hearts OF those
who attend AN ambition to- dedicate
their lives 70 the elevation and Chris-'
t1anizatton Of their people Daily
supplementary exercises designed to
ipstill habits OF aobriety, Cleanliness,
regularity and accuracy are proyid-
ed The teaching Ia wholly unde-
nominational, the Intention being not
to oppose or antagonize any Ttheolo-
gical2 work being done elsewhere, but
instead, to assist all denominations. q
- During the past year, the ENROLL
ment In the Bible Training School
has been satisfactory. but the oppor-
tunfty is now provided. for consid-
erably larger mum Der. @ ~, f.Ef,,..r
4 The teaching is Gree. The cost of
board Including furnished room,
light, fuel, laundering, ETC., is $3.50
per month. The entrance fee is 81,
to be. paid in. cash by each student
when he registers. Students will be
: given, the. opportunity to work out
much of the $3.50, In soma cases all
of it. LACK Of means should not keep
any one from entering the Bible
School. II the student Is not afraid
of work and study, he will succeed
( For fHxther information, address
~. BOOKER r. WASHINGTON, ="
e = .-.' -. II. - ..>S Principal,
-. III. Tuskegee Institute. Ala.
6-25-12t - g ..,'-.......
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
B1ARBOURSVILLE.

Rev. w. w. Scott was in town,
Monday. ~.
Anthony Pate, Of Charleston, was
the<guest of Mr.. and MRS. J. A. Hicks,
Tuesday. He was accompanied home
by his cousin, Mrs. Mary s. Brown.
Mr.. Bailey was a pleasant visitor
in town, Tuesday.
The First Baptist Sunday school
gave a picnic, Thursday, in South
Barboursville, and all that were pres
ent had nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Martin return
ed home, Thursday, from Hot
Springs, Va. It's" .,
Mrs. Hattie Hicks is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. w. Scott, in St..
Adams. ,>. -
Mrs. Matte Hamler has been Ill
for the last week. -. -
Misses Ella and Mary Dickerson, OF
Huntington, were guests Of Mrs. An
ME Hill, Sunday.
Mrs. l.. M. Jackson, the foreign
and home missionary, lectured at
the First Baptist church, Sunday
night. IL" - <]%f' f. h.
Mrs. Mary 9. Brown returned to
her home, in Columbus, Friday
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HINTON.

The members of the Secopd Bap-
list church were glad to welcome
Rev. 4. D. Lewis back to his post.
Mrs. Matte Strange returned
home, Tuesday, from g. visit of two
weeks in Virginia.
Miss Lucy Price, who has been
visiting the Miss Smithers, returned
to her home in Danville, Va, on
Wednesday. "a .
Miss "Dottie" Pack is attending
the institute at Beckley this week.
Miss Sallie Haynes has accepted
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
a GREAT OPPORTUNITY (, FOR
YyUNG sMEN WHO DESIRE AN
AGRICULTURAL 4EDUCA.
- AKA "a n TON. y - II, MP,

Many $Qf3 the young men who have
finished the 1courses in agriculture at
the Tuskegee. Institute are command
ing % aaiartes ran g.ng from $50 to
,$100 per month. The. graduates Of
this department or the school are
successfully, employed as instructors,
or as managers of important agri-
cultural operations. The school has
an agricultural faculty of 20 inetruc-
tors; men who have received their
training in the best agricultural
schools of the country. -. -
! Young colored men and women
who desire to take courses in prac-
ttoal and scientific agriculture are
now offered the best opportunity to
pursue such courses in one of the
largest and best equipped schools for
practical and scientific agriculture TO
be found in %thpS' sOuatif::s "r'hsffollo%-
ing courses are offered: ..
Dairying, three years course
Dairy Husbandry; two years course
Swine Raising, two years course.
- Beef Raising, three years course.
Strengthening, two years course. r,
Fruit Raising, two years course.
General Farming, two years
=. Truck Gardening, two years course
Care and Management OF Cattle
and Stock, two years course.
Poultry Raising, two years course.
I'm addition there is a special Post
Graduate course Of or two years pro-
vided for graduates of high schools
and colleges. We are especially anx-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
the position, as clerk with the Corp.

the position, as, clerk with the Corp,
Merch. Co. f.=(- ~ -. ~. &,,1>.
4: Mr,&Mosby, Of .RethStar, visited his
wife, Sunday, at the Holley Santa
rum: 4 &'s, - H. -: !. ~. :, - Z
:, BLACK PATTI and her troupe will
appear at the Masonic theater, Sat-
urday night. ~ ..>..r... -. = =
l.. @. Bentley, of Richm ond, va,
secretary oftthe c. land o. Hospital
Association, spent few hours in the
city, Saturday morning, Inspecting
the Hinton hospital and Holley San
ftarium in the interests of railroad
patients. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with. the work done at
both institutions. :. > 80.
Alexander Brown, Of Ronceverte,
spent Sunday in our city, the guest
Of Mrs. 1verson Smfthers, his. sister.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10

uIar appointment here, Sunda 81 slsxsR
preached two interesting and inst rsss Ssss
tive sermons. i, Rev. Barnett etf
his resignation as pastor Ha
preach his farewell sermon ID
the third Sunday In October .ss9s
+. Rev. Arthur Massey preached Nh
trial sermon here, Sunday, aud & 3es
cense was granted him to asacl #
> Rev. Woodruff, of GaHipoifa
Will preach for US on the third S.
day in this month. sI3s
Miss Matte B. Woodson, sSfS chs
lesion, is here visiting friends SD
relatives. .%s5 ssffs
Walter Pierson is able to- ba sSssf
again. -. ~. !, & & ss sssrss
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
MONTGOMERY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Buster are
spending some weeks visiting re1a-
tives at QuinnimoDt.
Mrs. s. J. Jackson has returned
home, after having spent several
weeks with her parents at Orange,
Va" ~ 4 q, /.r+ = ,isl III.
p, w. Wright, who has yeSn SICK
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10
NOTICE To TEACHERS

The Third Uniform Exami- Z,
nation for anawha county this !
I year viii be held I'm the Chars
lesion High School. on Quarrier \
street, Friday and Saturday,
septtemberi nth and 18th, COM /
1nencing at 1880 al m. on FRI.
I day. l: !, - XIX. TT
The General History aues-, /,
tons will he limited to the his
tory Of the 18th and 18th CEN 7
turtles, not Including English J
History. >,S
&. The Kanawha County Instf-
tute WIN convene, in Mercer
Hall on August 81. A splen-
did corps OF instructors has
BEEN secured. ~, ,
V. Is ~ 90 NJ. P. sHAWKEY,
s8'2O-zt County Supt.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-10

Washington, Sept, udg
ton B. Parker who is here sSya Aa SSi5l)
not willing to make the rage & 1
governor of New York ON the Des
cratic ticket.
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Proposed Amendment.

That section 176 of the constitution
of the state Of North Dakota be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 176. Laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property &C
cording to its true value in money,
and the legislature may pass laws tax
ing incomes, but the property Of the
United States and the state, county
and municipal corporations, both real
and personal, shall be exempt from
taxation, and the legislative assembly
shall by a general law exempt from
taxation property used exclusively for
school, religious, fraternal, cemetery
or charitable purposes, public hos
pitfalls under the control of religious
or charitable societies, used wholly or
in part for public charity, and per.
sonal property to any amount not x
ceeding In value two hundred dollars
for each individual liable to ta%xation;s
but the legislative assembly may, by
law, provide for the payment of a per
centum of gross earnings of railroad
companies to be paid in lieu of all
state, county, township and school
taxes on property exclusively used in
and about the prosecution Of the bust
ness of such companies as common
carriers, but no real estate Of said
corporations shall be exempted from
taxation in the same manner and on
the same basis as other real estate Is
taxed, except road-bed-right-of-way,
shops and buildings, used exclusively
in the business as common carriers,
and whenever, and SO long as such
law providing for the payment Of a
per centum on earnings shall be in
force, that part Of section 179 of this
article relating to assessment of rail-
road property shall cease to be in
force.
ALFRED BLAISDELL,
Secretary Of State.
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election or elections. Any constitu-
tional amendment or other measure

election or elections. Any constitu-
tional amendment or other measure
referred to the people shall take effect
when it Is approved by a majority of
the votes cast thereon and not other
wise, and shall be in force from the
date Of the official declaration Of the
vote. The enacting clause Of all
initiative bills shall be BE 1t enacted
by the people Of the state Of North
Dakota" This section shall not be
construed to deprive any member Of
the legislative assembly of the right
to introduce any measure. The whole
number Of votes cast for justice Of the
supreme court at the regular election
last preceding the filing Of any pc
tition for the initiative or for the
referendum shall be the basis on
which the number of legal voters
necessary to sign such petition shall
be counted. Petitions and orders for
the initiative and for the referendum
shall be filed with the secretary of
state, and in submitting the same to
the people he and all other officers
shall be guided by the general laws
and the act submitting this amend
ment until legislation shall be es-
pecially provided therefor. This
amendment shall be s~elf-executing,
but legislation may be enacted espe-
cially to facilitate its operation.
aE E-I I'll tAH- wi. AL -NL. ~ .L rI.l
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Proposed Amendment.

That section ZIG Of the constitution
of the state Of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows: h
Sec. ZIG. The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanent
ly located as hereinafter provided,
each to have. SO much Of the remain
ing grant of one hundred and seventy
thousand acres of land made by the
United States for "other educational
and charitable institutions" as is al
loted by law, namely:
First. A soldiers home, when
located, or such other charitable in
stitution as the legislative assembly
may determine, at Lisbon, in the coup-
ty of Ransom, with a grant Of forty
thousand acres Of land.
Second. A blind asylum, or such
other institution as the legislative as
sembly may determine, at such place
in the county Of Pembina as the
qualified electors of said county may
determine at an election to be held
as prescribed by the legislative as
sembly, with a grant of thirty thou
sand acres.
Third. An industrial school and
school for manual training, or such
other educational or charitable institu-
ton as the legislative assembly may
provide, at the town of Glendale, in
the county Of Dickey, with a grant of
forty thousand acres.
Fourth. A school of forestry, or
such other institution as the legisla-
tive assembly may determine, at such
place in one of the counties of Nc
Henry, Ward, Bottineau OF Rolette as
the electors Of said counties may
determine by an election for that pur-
pose, to be held as provided by the
legislative assembly.
Fifth. A scientific school, or such
other educational or charitable insti.
tuition as the legislative assembly may
prescribe, at the city of Wahpeton,
county of Richland, with a grant of
forty thousand acres.
Sixth. A state normal schol at the
city of Minot, in the county Of Ward;
provided, that no other institution Of
character similar to any one of those
located by this article shall be es-
tablished or maintained without a re-
vision of this constitution.
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Proposed Amendment.

That section 1853 of the constitution
Of the state Of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1853. No land shall be sold for
less than the appraised value and in
no case for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay one
naming four-ffths as follows: One
fifth in five years, one-ifth on or be-
fore the expiration of ten years, one
fifth on or before the expiration of ff-
teen years, and one-ffth on or be-
fore the expiration of twenty years,
with interest at the rate of not less
than five per cent per annum payable
annually in advance; provided, that
when payments are made before due
they shall be made at an interest pay
ing date, and one years interest In
advance shall be paid on all moneys
SO paid. All sales shall be held at
the county seat Of the county in
which the land to be sold is situated,
and all be at public auction and to
the highest bidder after sixty days
advertisement Of the same in a news.
paper in general circulation in the
vicinity Of the land to be sold, and
also published in a newspaper pub
lished at the county seat and also in
a newspaper published at the seat Of
the government. Such lands as shall
not have been especially subdivided
shall be offered in tracts Of n quar-
ter section and those subdivided in
the smallest subdivision. All lands.
designated for sale and not sold with
in two years after appraisal shall be
~reappraised before they are sold. No
grant or patent for such lands shall
issue until payment is made for the
same; provided, that the lands con-
tracted to be sold by the state shall
be subject to taxation from the date
of such contract. In case the taxes
assessed against any Of said lands for
any year remain unpaid until the first
Monday in October of the following
year, then and thereupon the contract
of sale for such lands shall, If the
board of university and school lands
SO determine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-24
Proposed Amendments
To The Constitution.

b following proposed amendments
to the Constitution Of the state of
North Dakota, having passed the
Tenth Legislative Assembly, will be
submitted to the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly for approval or rejection.
Proposed Amendment.
That section 40 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. lao. Amendment. Railroad
corporations and common carriers re-
quired to keep Office in the state and
make reports. Every railroad cor
poration and common carrier organized
in, or doing business in this state,
under the laws or authority thereof,
shall have and maintain a public Office
or place in the state for the transac-
ton OF its business where a record Of
the transfers Of its stock shall be
made and in which shall be kept for
public inspection, books in which shall
be recorded the amount Of capital
stock subscribed and by whom, the
names of the owners of the stock and
the amount owned by them respec-
lively, the amount Of stock paid in
and by whom and the transfers of
said stock; the amount Of its assets
and liabilities and the names and
place of residence of its officers. The
directors of every railroad corporation
and Of every common carrier doing
business in this state shall annually
make a report, under oath, to the
auditor OF public accounts, or some
officer OF officers to be designated by
law, of all their acts and doings, which
report shall include such matters
relating to railroads and common car
riers as may be prescribed by law.
Similar reports shall be made to such
other officers and at such times and
places as may be required by law and
the legislative assembly shall pass
laws enforcing by suitable penalties
the provisions of this section.
.au.N .LLH L+L--ft
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section 1853 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota that have here
stofore been sold may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest, as provided here
In; provided, further, that any school
or institution lands that may be re-
Iquired for townsite purposes may be
paid for at any time and patent issued
therefor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-17
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
PEsHINE AVENUE OPENING AND SEY-
MOUR VENUE

PEsHINE AVENUE OPENING N sEY-
MOUR AVENUE OPENING.
Notice Is hereby given that the Commission
City Of Newark to make an estimate and as
sessment upon all the owners Of all the lands
liarly benefited by any local Improvement in the
said city. in proportion as nearly as may be to
CURED. have made an estimate and assessment
of benefits conferred upon all the owners of all
the lands and real estate in the City Of Newark
peculiarly benefited by each OF the following
improvements in said city, namely;
The opening of
from Renner avenue northerly about 1os feet. or
the present terminus of said avenue;
SEYMOUR AVENUE,
from its northerly terminus to Hawthorne
Said assessment comprises all lots, tracts and
parcels of land and real estate liable to be as
sesssd as afo ESss lying on beth sides of
both sides Of
RENNER AVENUE.
from a point about one hundred feet east of
Peshtne avenue to a point about one hundred
feet west Of Peshine avenue; on the south side
of
WATSON AVENUE.
to a point IA Atty feet west Of PeshIne avenue: on
'A' wXrsoN AVENUE
from Peshine avenue to a point about one hum
dr'a feet we'' eGssriE 81 I a%ns s1afs o.
from Peshine avenue to a point about one hun
dred feet westerly: on both sides of
M AVENUE,
from Hawthorne avenue to Renner avenue; or
both sides Of
CUSTER AVENUE.
ECKERT AVENUE
and +
BOOK AVENUE,
from Seymour ayenue to q point about foui
hundred and seventy-nve feet westerly: on both
sides Of
HAWTHORNE AVENUE,
from a point about one hundred feet east Of
Seymour avenue to a point about one hundred
their reports Of said assessments for benefit.
In the office Of the clerk Of the Circuit CourI
said court has ixed Saturday. the twenty-nrsi
day of November, 1908 at 10 o'clock In the fore.
House in the city Of Newark. as the time ana
place of hearing any objections. that may bs
made to the said assessments.
Dated November 16. 1908.
FRANCIS CHILD. JR..
n~ov17-5t City Attorney.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-17
CLASS A BOILERS
WANT TO OBTAIN
MORE CONCESSIONS.
A BOILERS WANT
TO GET EQUAL RIGHTS

the class A clubs and two from the
class B clubs at the same time as the
major leagues and at the same price.
The American Association and East
ern League also want to have the right
to draft territory from the Microbes
and desire to keep the major leagues
from drafting players from ~organiza-
lions below classes A n b.
Internal warfare In the leagues may
be what the expanding element is look
ing for, so that there may be a coalition
of the forces of O'Brien and Powers
that desire to go ahead with the ex-
pansion movement. Following is the
proposed legislation which will be dis
cussed at the meeting:
First-A separate class for the Ameri-
can Association and the Eastern
League, which shall provide for a work.
Ing agreement between the major
leagues and National Association clubs.
This would provide for three parties
to the national agreement instead of
two, as now constituted.
Second-American Association and
Eastern League to be allowed to draft
one man from class A clubs and two
from class B clubs (unless class B
clubs prefer to grant unlimited draft.
Third-American Association and
Eastern League to be allowed the privi-
lege of drafting from National Asso-
citation clubs at the same time as the
major leagues and at the same price.
Fourth-American Association and
Eastern League to have the right to
draft territory from National Associa-
ton clubs, compensation to be deter
mined.
Fifth-Major league clubs not to be
allowed to draft from clubs below class
A or B.
Sixth-Tenure of proposed agree
ment. Terms to be agreed upon.
Seventh-Commission rule No. 29 to
apply to the American Association and
Eastern League in the same manner
as said rule now applies to major
league clubs. Purchased players to be
allowed to remain with clubs during
the season in which they are purchased.