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vIsoRs FOR HEADGEAR.
Making of Them a Business by Itself
Millions Turned Out Annually.

Making of Them a Business by Itself
Millions Turned Out Annually.
There is one man in the business
visors for half century, and he isn't
such an old man, either. He started at
the trade as boy in 1859, working for
concern of which now he Is the head,
which was then established in a build
ing at Broadway and Rector street,
where the Empire building now stands,
says the New York Sun. He recalls
the fact that when the war broke out
they worked night and day turning out
visors for soldiers caps.
The manufacture of cap visors is a
business by itself. Only about fifteen
concerns are engaged in it, of which
number all are in the city save two Or
three located in Philadelphia and Bos-
ton. New York supplies visors for cap
manufacturers all over the country, pro-
ducing In the aggregate millions Of
them annually.
For the very cheapest cloth caps VI
sors are made of cardboard paper or of
imitation leather covered with the cloth
of which the cap body is~made. For
other grades of cloth caps visors are
made Of various sorts Of light leather.
and for some cloth caps of fine quality
there are now used, because it is lighter
than leather, visors made from heavy,
specially woven and waterproofed can
vas.
For visors there Is now made an imi-
tation leather composed of bookbinders'
board and what Is called moleskin, the
two being cemented together under pres
sure. In made-up cap, where It's
edges could not be seen, this material
might pass even an expert for leather
The best leather visors are made Of
leather specially tanned and prepared.
Take the country ut large and caps
are not used by people In general for
ordinary wear so much as they were fif-
ty years ago, but caps are still worn i'll
great numbers by younger people and
by sportsmen and travellers and golf
players, and Of uniform caps Of one
sort and another there are now worn
800 per cent more than twenty years
ago.
A very simple little thing cap visor
might seem, but great numbers Of them
are used, and in factory where they
make them you would find around rolls
and sides OF leather or other materials,
and hundreds of dies and molds for the
cutting and the shaping of the visors,
and men busily at work, following visor
making just as they might any other
trade.
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~~~~~

The Russian duma has adopted unanf
mously an Interpolation asking n. ~
kovsoff, the finance minister, to explsn
his reasons for inducing the emperor y
issue a ukase about the end of Januai'
authorizing an international loan OF $oS
100000 in violation of provision OF u"
fundamental law requiring the sanction "
the duma in all budget operations.
The Belgian Parliament received iron
King Leopold's ministers a new amer
ton treaty in which the king agrees
abandon the crown domain in the CoDs'
Free State, provided that Belgium 80 ~
sumo obligations amounting to $2i.V"
600. continue the kings use OF the Oopc
revenues for life, and respect the Amer
.an concessions of 1908, with WIN
Thomas +. Ryan Is identified.
Prince Ludwig Menelik of Abgss'n
has been expelled from Germany q:
undesirable foreigner. The prince
near relative of the King Of Abyssln u.
and a negro. He was born at Au'
Abeda, and for long time past nc
been making unsuccessful efforts TO
ganixe companies for the exploitation
mines, rubber and cotton, in the ~
dom Of his relative. He has been cD1 !.
ed repeatedly with drunkenness ana =
orderly conduct in various parts OF "
many.
The Yaqui Indians are again I'LL
miners In Mexico. They have e4tep.
their operations into districts W.
Americans are numerous. MeA'
troops are pursuing them. %.
The sweeping concessions made Dy =
Leopold in the new treaty which /,
vides for the annexation Of the Consv -
dependent State to Belgium are atllI
I'd to his dread of British interveIs
backed By the United States. The
It ID declared, would rather run tns
Of facing An international accousu
HI stswardship than the fsener c.
gency.
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COuiu CeCOlulueUU al lQIoll1SoQC OmCor
for the post of military governor to
some tiny, barbarous island in the
South Seas, or somewhere
Capt. Mayne laughed. THAT cannot
in any way affect me-" said be- 1.-THE
general Is the very last person who
would place my name under such fat
tering heading"
But he has, persisted Edith. HE
wrote underneath that he could strong
ly recommend Capt, the Hon. Fred
erick Mayne, Of the South Surrey regi-
ment, for the above position. AN Of
ficer,' he added, 'eminently qualified for
an administrative post"
"He wants to get rid Of me, then -
said Capt. Mayne, with a tug at his
mustache.
yes" agreed the young lady, visit
fully.
what are we to do?" asked the off,
Ger, anxiously.
I'm sure 1 don't know" said she,
demurely.
Il can refuse to co." declared he, de
terminedly.
THAT would ruin your career, would
it not" she asked
ut would be u good post, I'm sure
said he. rejecting, "but won't take ii
without you"
your last sentence has suggested to
my mind a brilliant idea Mamma can
carry it out. Mamma can do any
thing"
what Is it," he asked.
"Just watt" said she, It'll after Lady
Grossmore's reception The colonial
secretary is sure to be there. And-oh
you just wait! !"
Lady Grossmore's reception was one
of the most brilliant functions of the
season. Cabinet ministers, field mar
shals, peers and peefesses were to be
seen chatting gayly with labor leaders
artists, and even with humble authors
Gen. Sir George Morrant was pouring
into the sympathetic ear of retired
admiral his gloomy forebodings respect
ing the future Of the army, and Lady
Morrant was speaking in motherly
way to young official in the colonial
Office. Edith stood as far apart from
the chatting groups as she possibly
could, and watched with anxious eyes
the face Of her mothers companion
She noted his every change Of expires,
sion, and when she saw him laugh out
right and glance In her direction hel
heart jumped with Joy. She knew hel
mother had won.
SWELL, Of oil the objections that
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WORLDS GREATEST RANCH.
Mexican Estate Upon Which 10000
LabOrers Arc EMPLOYED

Mexican Estate Upon Which 10000
LabOrers Arc Employed.
Luiz Terrazas of chihuahua, Mexico,
is the largest land owner in the world.
He is sole proprietor Of territory ap-
proximating in size the States Of Yer
mont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Connecticut and Rhode Island For
eight hours one may ride by rail
through his lands, where an army Of
10000 laborers tend his fiocks and
herds or care for the irrigation bitches,
which stretch of from the track into
dim distance. General Terrazas owns
city property, too; is largely interested
in banking and manufacture, and all
in all, is worth some $3.50. 100000.
The Terrazas homestead Is undoubt-
eddy the finest farm house In the world.
1t cost 100000 in Mexican money,
and next to Chepultepec, the palace of
the President, il the most richly I'm
ished and furnished residence in the
republic The marble with which It is
lavishly embellished was brought I'LL
the way from Italy, and was put In the
!
place and then carved by European
skilled artists.
The ranch itself Is unique In that
no other in the world maintains its
own slaughtering and packing plant. It
may be added, too, that this establish
ment 10 the only enterprise Of the kind
in all Mexico. Each year some 1OO.-
600 head Of cattle, their hides bearing
the Terrazas brand, are here slaughter
ed, dressed and packed, while good
years see as many as $4,000 head of
sheep treated In the same way.
Don Luis, however, is not satisfied
with mere wealth-eFen such as this.
His dream is to teach his countrymen
something Of the modern methods OF
agriculture and the cattle trade. So.
to the proper killing and dressing OF
live meat, he Is about to add canning
and preserving factories, and is even
| talking Of introducing to Mexico ND
to-date coffee and tobacco plante
] lions.
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claimed Gen. MOrr0nt, 1ur1OuSly, lui'
one surely caps them! l used to thinl
war office red tape pretty stiff to dea
with, but this-this colonial office pat
tern; bah! Whoever heard of such
thing? I regret to state,'" reading
from an official letter which he held II
his hand, THAT through an oversight
I omitted to mention that, for various
social reasons, the military governor OF
Victoria Island should be married
man. AS your nominee, Capt Mayne
at present does not fulfill this require
ment, his appointment is hereby can
celed unless within q limited period
Bah !" roared the general again, break
ing off and flinging the letter on the
table
whats the matter, dear?" asked his
wife, quietly, us she glided into the
room.
'"They have Cancelled Mayne's ap
pointment because he hasn't wife J"
THAT can easily be RENE"
did you ever hear of such thingy'
he roared.
Never" she responded. Then, feel
ingly: 'It will be q great disappoint
ment to poor Fred, he was SO thank
full you had recommended him for such
a good post. Do you think, dear, you
couldn't"
II can do nothing MORE" said he, EN-
phatically, ''unless-well, unless he
looks out for a wife"
HE has already looked out"
"He can't have Edith" he said, de
terminedly.
,"Why not, dear?'' she asked. '"They
are very fond of each other; in fact,
do not think 1t would be wise to thwart
their inclinations Edith's health"
"What Is the matter with hel
healthY" he asked, anxiously.
"She is fretting-"
THAT Is really too bad" he inter
rupted. Il purposely selected Capt
Mayne for this appointment SO as te
separate them. But owing to some in
fernal piece of jugglery, which cannot
for the life of me understand. the very
thing that 1 wished to prevent 1 seen
to have FASTENED! What am to do?'
looking hopelessly at his wife. "Mayne
has already appeared in Orders AZ
having been placed at the disposal OF
the colonial Office for special service
and you say Edith's health Is suffer
ing"
"She is very low-spirited, indeed,
Lady Morrant murmured.
There is always the usual ending to
these entanglements," he cried, despair.
ingly. II thought to keep her for a
while longer, but, thanks to your con.
nivance, it appears that this is not
to be-"
II have only thought Of her inter.
ests?" said she, meekly.
mo one thinks of my interests y
said he, stubbornly.
She placed her hand on his shout
der.
II really don't know what to do
said he, hoarsely. "I'm-I'm fairly cor
nered Leave me for an hour while l
think it over" he continued, disconso-
lately. Il can manage an army corps
easily, but find two women are more
than my match"
"Have you. sent out the invitations
for the garden party?" the general
asked, as his wife entered the room an
hour later.
mot yet" she replied. II shall prob.
ably do so tomorrow.
II suppose you will invite Capt
MayneY said he, turning his head to
the window.
Naturally" she said, with smile.
eyes, naturally" he repeated. Twill
you send Edith to meY'
But Edith was not far away. She
rushed into the room at that moment
and. throwing her arms round her ia.
Tiers neck, kissed him affectionately
on each cheek.-London Answers.
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Everybody knows this beautiful
prayer, but few people, are aware, per-
haps, that nearly all the words in 1t are
Of Anglo-Saxon origin. In the first edi-
ton of the Authorized Version Of the
Bible, 1911, the words debts and
"debters" stood where we now have
"trespasses' and s1trespass.'' 'Tempta-
ton was the only word of Latin origin
before that alteration was made; now,
of course, there are three. This prayer
is model Of simplicity, comprehen-
siveness and beauty.
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assume that the younger readers may
need the information. The Latin cross
is the one with which we are all famii.
lar the lower limb Is good deal long
er than the other three limbs. The
Greek cross, on the contrary, has all
the limbs of equal length-two pieces
crossed in the middle at right angles
ST. Andrews cross is in the form Of
the letter x. The Greek cross is some
times called the cross Of st. George,
and is blended with that of st. Andrew
to form the flag called the union jack
Faithful Parrot.
Not long ago lady, calling on an
other, noticed the absence of a cherish
ed parrot, and asked what had become
of it.
'Oh, l had to give her away"
"Give her away! And you thought
so much of her!'
Eyes, but you know I taught her to
ask me In the morning, Did you sleep
well?' and she was SUCH dear, faith
full little thing that she used to wake
me up all night long asking me If
slept well. Nothing could cure her of
it-she was so morbidly conscientious
and so at last had to give her to a
night editor of our acquaintance"
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Anticipation.

what are you fishing for, young man ?"
"I'm trying to catch fish, if cam
What will you do with the fish, young
MANI"
"My mother will fry him in a pam"
"And when he is fried-what then, young
MANI
"Why, sir, will eat him as fast as ]
can"
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Usually.

Business Man (busy with correspond
ence)-In that telegram OF. Beattie's,
yesterday, he. said s1etter following" ]
don't see the letter here.
Stenographer-Why, don't you re-
member7 We received It the day before
we got the telegram.-Puck.
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Worse Than simple.

Wijjit-I am going to buy place In
the country to raise chickens and pigs
will get up before day and get my
appetite By working In my garden. Thu
simple life for me.
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Lack. Want and Need.

Lack, Want and Need.
These three words all mean to be des-
titute of, but with difference that is
not always regarded. A man without
certain luxuries, lacks them; without
conveniences, wants them; and without
necessaries, needs them. These shades
of meaning should be remembered.
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The Three Crosses.

Do the boys and girls know the DIFF
ference between the Latin, Greek and
St Andrews crosses2 Many grown
people do not, and 1t j. reasonable to
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23
GOVERNOR. APPEAR RS IN IA 4 ssl
COERTfAS ATTORNEY
Chief Executive OF Kentucky EsfensIs
For Negro Client. }EEssss@

Louisville, KY, Jan. 2O.-The tstgs@
usuaf spectacle Of a governor 6A9SI
commonwealth appearing I'M. court NO.
an attorney during his term, dremYs
crowd to one Of the equity divisiSRsj
OF the Jefferson county circuit eoaktz
today. Governor A., E.:,WiIlson5 Cans
to the city from Frankfort 10 appNY
as attorney for Joseph Order. ~ ghtisf3
gro> waiter, who Is suing the city, sass
contracting firm and real 'etsate con ss
pany for damages for PERSONAL 5insjiS
ries, sustained as the result ofgasfq1
into an excavation. <<&#fGSsf.lssSss
Wilson's appearance was necessafVS
as the status of the case was such thai
the Negroes rights would have stiffHF4S
ed had the case been turned over sttzyssi
new attorneys. Governor Wilson ba6
accepted the case before-his electiofs s.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-The
national event Of the week, though
Occurring in New York, away from the
capital was the great Tuskegee meet
ing at Carnegie Hall, with Governor
Charles Evans Hughes, Mr.. Henry
Watterson and DR.. Booker IT. Wash
ington as the speakers. Before an all
dience representing the culture.
wealth and personal prestige Of the en-
tire American continent, a northern
governor, prominently mentioned for
the presidency Ut the United States,
southern editor, the most remarkable
opinion moulder of his day, and on III,
tellectual leader of. people, whose
moral mental and material progress
has been the marvel of the civilized
world, gave sympathetic expression to
the needs, aims, and hopes OF the col
ored race. In cOnsonance with the
platform dliverances Of these distin.
guished men, messages came from
Cardinal Gibbons, the head of the
Catholic Church on this side of the
Atlantic, and Ambassador james
Bryce, the official spokesman of the
British empire In America. 1t is not
often that such influential voices are
lifted up on a single rostrum In be-
half Of any cadse, and Tuskegee Is
TO be congratulated that it's work has
been Of such far-reaching character
as to win the approval Of these inter
national forces not only through the
moral assistance that words can give
but that they nave been inspired to
go down In, their pockets and give sub
stantial sums Of money and to urge
their wealthy friends to do likewise
Each year the Armstrong association
created to keep alive the interest Of
the well-to.do-classes In the develop
ment Of centers Of industrial activity,
Of the Tuskegee and Hampton type,
hold meetings Of this nature in the
metropolis, and the appeals made by
eminent sociologists and never fail to
score. This year, DR.. Washington
made 1t very plain that, owing to the
financial stringency, the usual dona-
tons to his school had fallen off to
such an extent that his work might be
seriously embarrassed II the sum Of
$4,000 was not realized before May
Added to Or. Washington's appeal was
that Of Bx-Mayor Seth Low, of Brook
lyn, who presided over the meeting,
and who is president Of the board of
trustees of Tuskegee Institute with
intimate knowledge of the institution's
resources and liabilities. The amount
subscribed was not announced, but it
is not doubted that the expectations OF
the wizard" wore fully realized and
that enough help was guaranteed to
keep the black belts unique beehive
of industry in perfect operation
through the period Of lean benefac-
.tiShs.. AS 10 known by the initiated,
Tagkeees, HE u j;aFesa endowment .fupA,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23
DISCUSS NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Senator Simmons md John Sharp
. Williams Speak In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. ,<l7.-United
States Senator F. M. Simmons. OF
North Carolina, raised the Negro suf.
ffrage question at, the fifth annual ban.
quet Of the North Carolina society, in
Baltimore, held at the 4Belvedere Ho,
tel tonight.
Ice cream was served in what was
styled the "Mikado FORM little Jap
sitting on a block with q paper para,
tsol over him. Representative John
Sharp Williams saw In 1t an opportun-
ity OF twitting Representative Rich,
mend Pearson Hobson about the life
as a naval fighter.
Il told my friend Hobson," said Mr..
Williams, that 1t seemed rather curl
Gus that they were serving .Japs up to
him"
Yes, and watch me eat him up" re-
PRED Hobson.
Mr.. Williams said North Carolina
was the first state TO realize what in
dependence really meant. The speak
err pleased the members Of the society
by referring to he fact that the first
recorded meeting OF q committee Of
public safety in this country took
place In Wilmington: N. C. He de-
e}ared that the union owed much to
the idea Of pubic safety as 1t was
enUnciated in that meeting at VIII
mington.
The way 10 solve the race problem,
he went on to say, "is to educate the
white man and not, as the Yankees
say, the Negro. The strength of the
nation is not in the number or
strength of its Deople, but in their ed
ucation and knowledge"
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margin. A report COMES from New
York that former GovernorEP. B! 8.
Pinchback, the last and most pictur.
esque member Of the sold guard" has
declared for. Taft 4, j.
Former Register j. w. Lyons is back
from Georgia, where he has been ex-
amining conditions on An extensive
scale, comforting with politicians OF
high and low degree all over the state.
He says presidential preferences in
Georgia are not, as yet, sufficiently
.crystaltzedrto Justify a positive express
sion from him as to who Will receive
its votes al Chicago All the leading
candidates have a following, he says,
and while as national committeeman,
he cannot commit himself to an opin,
ion for publication, his only wish is
that the most available man be nomi.
mated. He is prepared to accept the
judgment Of the party, and will give
the nominee cordial support, whoever
he may be. {,
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AT THE NATIONS CAPITOL

but only the income from this fund
Is available for current expenses, and
this income, however we'll invested,
does not yet~bring enough revenue to
meet more than ane-half Of the amount
necessary to maintain the immense
plant, to constantly increase the de-
mands upon it's accommodations. sup
ply facilities for proper instruction,
pay the best teachers procurable, and
to hold up to the world the ideals for
which the school has stood throughout
Its more than rs years of existence 1t
mas more than yindicated the wisdom
OF its founders, and is growing in pop
ular strength with each presentation
or Its cause by the annual meetings
Of the Armstrong association. It's
fundamental usefulness is happily H.
Illustrated in the remarkable range of
influence exerted by it's founder and
chief exponent, DR.. Booker T. Wash
1ngton. In his wonderful personality
and through the thousands of intellec-
tual and industrial leaders he is send
ing to every state In the union and to
many foreign lands, he is rejecting,
more LUMINOSITY than any other force
IN the life of our people, the vast pos
stbtlities that reside in the Negro race,
when placed witain the pale of oppor-
tunity. The daily newspapers have
given the world the text Of the en-
couraging address Of Gov. Hughes, in
which he held so earnestly that the
black man is entitled to his chance"
We have read with consuming inter-
est and renewed hopefulness the clear
note sof mutual Hnterdependence Of
the whites and blacks Of the south,
enunciated in no uncertain tone by
Editor Watterson, "a southerner un-
to the manor born" and this utterance
bids fair to accomplish more toward
cementing the races of the south into
closer bond Of unity than anything
that has been said or done in recent
times. We should like to see the ad-
dress Of MIR. Watterson read in ev-
cry public gathering of colored people
before churches, clubs and literaries
to the end that the grumblers and
winners may understand that the Ne
gro is not without friends among the
stronger potentialities Of the whites
of the south, where the bulk Of our
people must, of necessity, make our
own way and solve our own problems
DR.. Washington dwelt eloquently up,
on the dignity Of labor, the necessity
Of inspiring the Negro to become land
owners, taxpayers, skilled farmers,
and mechanics, and to help themselves
to get broader learning by taxing
themselves when the public revenues
failed TO make adequate provision for
Keeping the rural schools open. Car.
dinal Gibbons. lfke Ambassador
Bryce, :, followed the lead of Editor
Wattefson In holding ZIP Booker r.
WASHINGTON as the '.Boses" Of the Ne
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wounded A. :CIEFauIk, secretary Sa 1
treasurer OF the oil company, here, iassss
night, after he had been caught M IRIS;
mill. r. .'.'.G 'ssFsssa
me sheriff was notified immediat aiWS!
after the shooting and posse was
sanizede This morning the sffaffiss
learned that the Negro was at Wabhis
Ala and later in the morning he 49, 49,
captured there. Franklin was brow gnS1
pack TO Dothan by private conyeyaneess
After putting the team up at the gsa
Die and just as the start was made YoEs
the jail mob OF 200 men, all naskSdSs
swooped down on the sheriff and & 81
posse and forcibly took the prisoner
The Negro was taken a short distap
away, hanged to a limb and his boSsy
r1ddled with ballets .s,. s.. p ? ? +sfis k S
The lynching created a great deal ogi
excitement here, but no further ;fr1tIsa
pie Is expected - 81, 4 {.{