The Washington bee., 1908-02-15
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
BY Miss Bcafriz L. Chass

superntendentbecause he does not con-
Slder the book up to date"
Gen. Q. o. Howard, the only Iiving
officer OF the Eivil War, was retired last
week as liteutenant general.
Services in honor Of the birth of lin
eoln and Frederick Douglass were oh
served IN many churches last Wedne.-
day evening
Ihe'e has been much suffering among
the birds Cf this section since the falling
OF the snow, owing to their inability 10
get food.
Today is the tenth anniversary Of the
destruction cf the American battle,bip
Maine in the Havana harbor.
Last Tuesday was the seyenN-fftb
birthday anniversary OF Chief Justice
Fuller and the forty-seventh of Mr. II
b. F. MacFarland, District Commits
sioner.
The Guardian says, Stick to Foraker
lH he says quit and then swing to
Hughes" "
The good citizens among the descend
ants OF the first slaves of America should
not be made responsible for the acts Of
the bad ones, any more than the good
descendants Of the Pilgrim Fathers
should be made account for the acts
Of their bad ones The law should he
mnlstered for all alike.
The St. John a. NJ. c. Church. at
Pine Bluff, Ark, was destroyed BY fire
quite recently, to the tamount Of ten
thousand dollars 1t was one of the
largest churches in the city.
The House of Representatives. bv a
resolunCn, has requested the Secretary
OF the Navy to furnish information
concerning the reduction of skilled h..
/ fJf IN he Washington and other NAVY
yards
Attorney Sutro, of New York. said
last tuesday before House Committee,
that mince pie and ice water had made
dyspeptcs who had committed crimes
as great as any committed by persons
who indulge in strong drinks.
Morgan College, Baltimore, Nd. Gel
ebrated its fortieth anniversary last
Wednesday and Thursday. The clos
ing exercises were held in Sharp Street
| Church,
Mount Vernon NJ. E Church, Ivy
City, D. C., is planning to build a new
church, and it is rumored that Mr.. Per-
~ Carson has promised to contribute
some substantial support as soon as the
building is started.
Major Taylor will make his appear
ance tonight at the Park Square Gar
den, Boston, the first time in many years
in America.
Lawyer Thomas L. oJnes delivered an
address on The Life and Character of
Abraham Lincoln last Sunday at the
Second Baptist Church. Lawyer Jones
Is an acceptable speaker at all times.
Prof. Imar J. Feritz, of Syracuse
University in his lecture before the
y. NJ. c. 4. last Monday evening, on
How We Got Our Bible" advocated a
revision OF the Bible
Mr.. Thomas Lawson says he is will
ing to bet $4,000 that President Roose-
welt will be his own successor.
Tie entire value Of the property now
owned by the descendants OF the Amer
lean slaves is estimated to be more than
$o3z83ooOo.
The Office OF the Southwestern Chris
tan Advocate was considerably damag-
ed by fire January 81. Everything IN
the business office except what was in
the iron safe was destroyed or render
ed useless. Friends Of the paper are
requested to have apGence until things
assumes hape.
Editor George T. Angel,of OurDumb
Animals, suggests Mr. Winthrop Muir
ray Cerane as an admirable man for
our next President"
1t IS reported that the pastor Of John
Wesley A. NJ {. Zion Church, Rev. w.
II. Davenport, IS a candidate for the
general management Of the Publication
Houseo f his connection.
True Reformers' Day was celebrat-
ed by the coIored branch Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. last Sunday afternoon at $50 in
True Reformers' Hall
The electric railway Of Santiago Gu
ba, was opened last Saturday. The Gel
ebraGons were said to be elaborate.
The Colored Albanian, published at
Montgomery Ala, entered its second
GEAR of publication last week. We hope
fcr it continued success
Miss Alice Byington, Of Stockbridge,
Miss, in her will bequeathed $4,000 Of
her fortune to Tuskegee Institute, Tus-
kegee, Ala. She was the daughter of
Judge Byington of the Massachusetts
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