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New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

they may rush out at you They don't like to be
disturbed when taxing a nap We go into
their dens to clean 'em out after seeing they re
not inside They're in their worst temper in the
breeding season, the months Of May, June and
July. The fathers mostly kill the babies. We
haven't had any serious trouble since Zip Slush-
err who works in the small deer house now, was
crippled three years ago by Syrian bear We had
The bear grabbed his leg and tore 1t. Bears fight
lot among themselves, especially the European
and Asiatic brown bears, which are together. Now
watch that big Alaskan stand up about seven feet
in his stockings and make believe to box Some
folks think he's ball player, but he got that
from initiating me throwing loaves of bread and
into his cage He makes that for grub
signal"
There excitement in the outdoor alligator
pool at this time. A six-foot gator caught little
In his jaws, and would not let Co. although
harried by keepers spiked pole. There was such
a mix-up OF scaly tails and monstrous jaws that
the tragic finish OF the little one could not be told
until most of the water had been drained from
the pool The keeper in hip boots fearlessly stood
amid the congregation OF hideous saurians. wash
ing down tho rocky walls of the pool with hose
They marched past him and In front Of him by
twos and threes, like a Noachian procession. When
the dead body of the little one was found the
keeper gave tho murderer few kicks Of moral
purport. The unrepentant reptile answered with
threat OF ghastly teeth, whereupon he received
proddng with the spiked pole. He might easily
have grabbed the keeper by the leg and when
gator once grabs he doesn't quit, but the animal
decided 10 be good. The oldest and biggest alli-
gator. who is blind In one eye. seemed to be on
friendly terms with the keeper and allowed him
self to be petted his ridsed tail as lie slowly
cambered Of the pool. A big gator In the rep
tile house is shy one foreeg. which he lost IN COM
bat with another OF his kind some time ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

II hear they got a safe deposit vault for Gunda-
haw, haw." chortled the African rhino. He takes
so many pennies from babies he can't spend 'em
ALL
Go on you're Jealous Of a legitimate business
success" replied the fnancier The architecture
OF the new structure. as far as can mako out,
is of the geological renaissance style. 1t is one
stored. 156 feet long and rs feet WIDE with lord
ly rotunda in the centre. You call it q rotunda
on the inside and a dome the outside. The
dome is 76 feet high, composed Of solid tng and
outwardly adorned with ornaments Of blue. orange,
green and white glazed tiles. Perhsps they call
this fafence. There ample window spaces
around the dome TO let In light, while the smoke
stack Of an independent heating plant is cunningly
concealed in slender cupoa- The cages,
should say apartments, are extraordinarily spa
cious. and ranged around the sides OF the interior
Each one has a useful well ornamental
dado OF chilled steel upon walls of Roman notified
brick. It would be wise for US not to kick the
dado. skylight, by u feet. insures each apart
nent plenty Of illumination The double doors
leading int separate yards are of four-nch oak,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

Willie (studying geography)-Say. pa, what Is q
strait7
Absent MindsA Pa-NlaA ter. 1aeks Sussp. kapGr.
ChteaG0 NAXA
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

''whea shall L call again with this bill. Mr..
Ardup?'
IT think young man. q concession to the con-
yentonaIities. you'd better not come any moro tin
I hava Fsturnsd IT least enc ee xsu cAlla."-Chi-
eAEa XHhma
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

I-.-I :. J.
1ronton, Mo- announcing the, death
OF his brother, Arthur e. Iankfofd,
the Junior menbeH of the Arm, who
passed ed 1a9}Yayt SUNDAY night. His
death was tadsed by a 7 .ie;ompficaa-.
ton Of diseases, from Witch ne had
peen q sufferer for long time.
Young Landlord although but TWEEN
ty-seyen years yof4age,, was .a6. jarchi-
tect of high standing IN his -pr4ofes4
Sion; and yves actively. engaged In.
building operattonst heFe, In, Baltds
more, Riehmond end 5ther cities 3 oS
the country, u He 3 Was, 81 ate
,o 3f s ffe faee anicsJ fa wing SO kio,r,,
~ a sl post
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
Especial by National Negro Press
Bureau)

Washington, Sept. 23.-"General
Apathy" has relinguished command
OF the campaign. There is now ac=
tivity all along the line Whatever
divisions there may be reported
among other classes of voters in the
VARIOUS states. the news that reaches
us concerning the coIored is of the
most gratifying character to the Re
publicans. There are Increasing ev111-
dehces of harmony among the color
ed contingent Of the party in all the
states where their vote is potent. No
factions exist in Indiana, Ohio, iii
nois, West Virginia or New York,
where the battle is to be fought and
won. In Washington, the office
hoiders:+ ex~office-holders, aspirants
Tor office, ministers, teachers and
business men and the toilers with
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

their hands are as one in support of
Tart and Sherman. No jealousises
or back-biting mar the serenity of
the situation. The erStwhfIe follow
ers of Fairbanks, Foraker, Cannon,
Knox and Hughes are all following
the: standard Of Taft now. A strik-
ing indication of the new trend of
thought and action is found in the
declaration Of the Foraker National
League for Taft the other day. This
organization led the canvass of the
Ohio Senator for delegates in the
south last spring, 1t has now. open
ed headquarters here, with Oliver
Randolph in charge, and it's leaders
who out-Heroded Herod a. few weeks
ago in their opposition to Judge Taft,
Advocate. At the Nations. TWO.
are foremost in urging their friends
to. make the path of the Chicago nom
inee TO the White House easy. The
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Cincinnati speech of the Judge has
set at rest all doubts as to his posi-
ton on, the race question and has
spiked the guns. of the enemy so COM
pletely that there is little left to be
done, except to keep the Republican
ranks intact and proceed with the In
struction Of the voters on the issues
that are of real consequence. Idle
complaint can have no weight with
people who are looking for construc-
tive craftsmanship. While Mr.. Bry-
an goes up and down the country
preaching the gospel of discomfort,
the co1ored voters are noticing how
carefully he avoids any reference to-
the rights of the race. They natur-
ally compare his silence with the
frank neutrality-suspicious. manner in
which Judge Taft meets. the tissue,
and how : uncOmpromisingly he
stands up for the equality of every
citizen under the Federal ,Constitu-
ton, making specific promises to the
Negro that the law of the land. de-
signed to protect his rights, shall. be
enforced:' The ;far-seeing cSlared vo-
TEL refuses to- be deceived by the glit-
tering platitudes of the Hessians. in
the employ, of the Democracy, and
VIII not be>1ed away from the party
that gave them their freedom, cloth
ed them with citizenship and which
now offers the only guarantee Of con-
tlnued opportunities for racial ad-:
vancement. >...,, ::
f. ''t'' -"eA<A.. .---.- 49,. -..4x:.
The Negroes are pleased with
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

.f "
Ghaigman. Hitehcock's:, decision that
there shall be no "jim-cEow annex -
and v there is general satisfaction
with the, caliber of the men, that he
and his. advisers have. called about
them 10, confer as to the best means
Of bringing out the coIored vote. The
accession of Senator w. Murray
Crane is likewise agreeable, for
none Of the. campaign chtefta1ns is
more highlysfegarfed by the coIored
party workers than the big-hearted
man from Massachusetts, He and
Mr. Hitchcock will prove an fnvinci-
Bile team. Together with Messrs.
Ward; ,Brooker, Dover, Hammond,
VoFys' and others, the campaign could
not be In better hands. Fortunate
lys' the tcolored voters have not been
mixed up in any of 70 the factional
lights that have. been worrying the
managers in several States; and con-
sequeHtiy there are noasore spots. to
be heafed, as far as local divisions are
'conceFned:+ 1T Is about understood
that the Brownsville matter, which
has baa6daSploited for ailit is worth
by thet1pppsftfoH, Is not, an issue fn
the campaign. By agreement, and
with the!aanction of Senator Foraker
himself, the problem of restoring the
soldiers ,HSill he adjusted by Congress
next December, The Democrats are
irrevocably committed, to the pro-
gram of. keeping the ''Black Battali-
onHH nutaof the. 'army-and, indeed,
are disposed to turn out all, of the
four. col0red regiments. So that shuts
BryanaHnd his allies up with a snap
On this: subject. The Republicans
differ onlg as ito method, and the, de-
tails caa bg safely left to them. Mr..
Bryan ;h8Rkco committed himself to dis
franc htsemept .of. the Negro; Judge
Taft has<decIared himself In favor of
Ethe: War Amendments and for the
EhigheR, az well, as the Industrial ed1-
Fcation OF theESNegro. Thus, the is
sues are@mede lup and the Republf,
cans areaon solid ground when they
invite .a3EarefulJ comparison of the
past actions of the respective parties
with EeksEenae- to the Negro, and to
draw the deadly parallel on their ten
denotes f9oksEEfe future. The black
man cannot be bought when his con
stitat01 iSffBffGs are at stake--if ev-
/ er--ard the key to the open door,
fof T.: "MafsS" Henry Watterson has
been LOSE. The Democratic Campaign
| for the Negro vote, Notwithstanding
/ the Embellishments Of Banker Farms,
worth g, Htbar'itt' or Tom. Taggart's in.
ieradcable smile, may be set down as
a dismal failure. Taking one con
sideratiSH with another, the situa.
l:tion, as FAR as the Nego is concerned
Els In d Very satisfactory condition.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

|. Emphasis is being placed upon the
fact that the next President will have
the appointn1ehtIof probably four OF
the. members of. the Supreme Court
during his ff1cumbency, on account of
the death or, retirement for, age D., of
the present +35usttces.. Should a Dem
:ocrat be selected he will name Demo
crats for; the vacancies, giving that
party d. e1ssrtmaiority. How. easy it
would =, be, On III test case, for this
court OF last resort to decide that
the war amendments were runeon-
'stitution&I1y( adopted? Look where
It would leave the 'colored man! ,T4fs
citizenship would be an 'frfdisGdnt
dream ~. The race cannot trust a
Democratic Supreme Court. This is
the View taken by the ablest lawyers
Of both races, and the Negro voter is
urged not overlook the Importance
of the argdfnehf set forth. -" -
AS has been pointed out in anoth-
er COMMUNITIES ton, oftice-hofdfng is
not all the Negro desires, when he
struggles for the election OF one par
ty or another; b tt IT fs very essen
tial that We give very close attention
to the question Of patronage when
one party accords us the privilege of
filling places OF high trust and re-
sponsib iIitS ITO say nothing of the
efa6168sffss 1sa1fd o. confers mon
broad-fnfnded and tinseIfsh members
OF the race the power to, protect ara
advance wofthy ,employss OF our race
who might mot otherwise sBe eiyssA
the profho ssSto which 3thefs rec
ords '5gs 8 estftIe them, sw6lts
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- Nation
-Htcfcok and Crane
NOT Will Adjust
oe Lines Fart Sound Race Question Supreme
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graduate OF the School OF Afcchiteeicsgz5
ture at SCRANTON, Pal John A.
Landlord, the elder brother, left at
noon Monday Tor P6tosf, MO. the
former. home of the Lenkfords,
where the ,interment took place
Wednesday ~.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Mr. and Mrs. Henry, p. Slaughter.
OF 238 gTSth Srteet, gave an elegant
dinner Monday In honor OF Mr., and
Mrs I. - James SLACK, az LoufsyiIis.
y, who we're enisodts nom oWard.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Calvin Chase, James W. Poe, and
J. w Freeman were the speakers at
q TAFT and sher:iifiaan, ratification
meeting at Rustine Hail, IN South
Washington last Friday evening. !"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

The Negroes are pleased with
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

i, The public school opened Monday.
with large attendance. Nrnum-
Der of important changes were made
in the PERSONAL of the teachjna
corps Assistant Superintendent
Roscoe Conklihg Bruce looks forA
ward to a season of peace and help
tfpl cooperation on the, part of all
interested In the school; manage
ment. ..-...... =. 80. -. - o -
,t.UEr gE&l1r. r. - - ~
], Mrs. 55hA IA. II JjLl:s,ssnkfobal (, sot IN,
S1srfa of r:shkst ia b Bro. Sarohiteess,
gfeeeiy ef . elegfanS Mond " q : an,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

q II there iS@ia0 lodge lit YOUR.
LOG atty, confer villa the, .DeD-
|ugyvO Graz Gf1atoc eIiaSIs b 4. It,l1r
D l3lss q write W. d houopson,
Cfan t6st0 fl, NV. va; foft Ggsffffns
upon Which to ORGANIZE
LODGES ,4~s j. ~ Fl !. : i Is Il q s,s., IL Il
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men are n6t ctsxnS SGta1 to ale 4 the
Same degree, OF Interest In our peo.
Vaes tfat we s3aook 'tos NsswA deusFs
20 take In 1sss fFie& az when, -sthe
right kind OF q ra6ee III Sirmghs Ia
placed ON guard, and his Services j. re
OF Sdemonstfated value. 1t removes
the race 70 keep him there and j to
strive to Continue An Fewer tAUt party
that will keep him WHARF, ne ban no
on doing good We ASx numbers Of
upright and capable men MO ara
helping the race III ROACH ths inf,u-
,ence that their high tositinnsis give
them. Everybody Know that Oily h! "a
the Republican party N.can .Ra look
Tor the appointment Or retention OF
coi6fed men In such Places 81 power
ana profit. The"dIty OF the race Is
plSfn.s; NY : srt2% ~ ~ ,:ss :. as =
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In: this uelJa r a4Tsn t sEue are
paying Otlt .S7L t1pJlISarlIfS .zOf
dpnarS M af1r1ualiy TO & the
WiuoVSsr.g q nd tf1eirs Of; de-
j. ceased, Knights. .,.= - III, Z ! :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

- .o'Eal.ttt1fS the arin 5eftlbgrS are
! N. :yl,1lf1ited to- care forsaflSd pro
49, .o>*t eGt, 4eaC H. theirs aGeneSt
as well as sickness and
distress. = ~'.@:~ Al >sE@#% sf=.aa5@ II.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
Conserving Our Resources.

OF the campaigns in which President
Roosevelt is engaged there is none that
appeals so strongly on the score OF its
utility and common sense as his cam
paign for the conservation OF the natural
resources Of the country. II is very evi-
dent. already. that his meeting Of the
governors is 20 bear good fruit. He has
received word from the governors Of
twenty States, officials who were i'm
pressed by the Washington meeting. that
they have appointed commissions TO CO.
operate with the National Conservation
Commission.
And now each chief OF a bureau in
Washington whose work bears a relation
TO the natural resources Of the country IS
busy collecting material for the use Of
the commission. and before the summer
ends the commission will have before II
the reports, giving IN detail the present
condition and extent Of the country's nat
ural resources; how they have been used
and abused in the past; how they are be-
ing used or exhausted to-day; what steps
have been taken to prevent waste, ana
what is being done to preserve them for
the future.
All this indicates an aroused public con-
science on the question OF the natural re-
sources with which this continent has
been so richly endowed. 1t means, too,
an awakening OF the public mind TO the
duty OF unselhshness. 1t indicates a
growing realization OF the duty we Of the
present owe to the generations yet to
come, and. although this movement has
been ushered in without pomp or cere-
mony. and has, so far, no practical po-
litical significance, it is not improbable
that, when history comes to be written,
this one advanced step In sociology will
stand out as the biggest achievement OF
he Roosevelt administrations
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
The Morning Paper.

IRON the New Haven Journal
These times afford striking illustra-
ton Of the inestimable usefulness and
value Of the morning newspapers. The
preparations which are being made for
the assembling of the great national party
conventions to nominate candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency are
OF immense Importance 10 the citizen who
wishes to vote intelligently IN November.
and OF even greater Importance will be
the news from the conventions when they
have been called together and organized.
To an adequate understanding OF the
significance OF these daily events a morn
ing newspaper is Indispensable. except
upon the hopeless theory that the Amer
lean people, alert in every other partic-
ular, are willing 10 wait until the after
noon for news amply provided at the
breakfast table. The news from the city
of Chicago these days is pressing inter-
est, and in order to read the story OF It
consecutively and intelligently the morn
ing newspaper must be had
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
THE OPIUM TRADE.
EngIand's Morals and other Peo-
pies Money.

From the New York Post
About three weeks ago the House OF
Commons unanimously adopted resolu-
tions on the subject OF the Indo-Chinese
opium trade. with a recommendation that
the licensing Of opium dens In British
Crown colonies. such as the Straits Set
Elements. be abolished. In a letter TO the
London Times. Sir Frank Swettenham.
formerly governor OF the Settlements,
writes:
The opium habit. when INDUCED IN 10
excess, is a bad and harmful practice, but
the members OF the last royal commission
on opium went more thoroughly into the
question and spoke with greater author
ity than Will be the case with any local
commission. Setting aside the large reve-
nue. losses, which the people Of the East
ern colonies will have to make good as
best they can-perhaps by means OF a SCI
entiic tariff involving the taxation OF
British and foreign manufactures--it is
questionable whether the consumption OF
opium can be suppressed by law. 1t also
remains to be seen whether consumers OF
opium. deprived Of the drug. will not con-
tract the habit Of drinking intoxlcants,
and perhaps carry that to greater excess
with worse results. The experiment may
involve something more than our own
morals and other peoples money"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
The Commoner's Wealth.

First and last since the present cam
paign issue was joined with the mention
Of Mr.. W. J. Bryan and Mr.. w. II. Taft
as rivals-which they have in fact be-
come-a good deal has been said. most
of 1t in a sneering way. about the sup
posed fortune amassed by w. J. Bryan
since he first emerged from the obscurity
Of his Nebraska law Office to a position
in the House OF Representatives and
afterward to a political career.
There is no means OF knowing, per-
haps just how much money Mr.. Bryan
is worth. but a statement more or less
authentic places his fortune at or near
100000. This is not great sum. but il
is enough to insure a comfortable living
for himself and his family.
All this talk about the wealth OF the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
carries with It the sneer that Mr.. Bryan
is in politics for the lowest of motives:
for the money that may be made out
OF It. There have been jeers at the
lectures he has given before Chautau-
quas, at the royalties from his books.
and at his Lincoln newspaper. The Com
moner. as If all these were not fields
Of worthy and laudable endeavor. The
present incumbent of the White House
has not been above making money out OF
his writings, although he was born to
fortune; and only recently we have had
II heralded far and wide that on his
reputation as a hunter and because he
viii be an ex-President. he is to be
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
The Democratic Platform.

There is nothing OF the firebrsnd in the
platform Of the Democratic convention. 1t
contains no utterance that is startling.
menacing, or calculated in the slightest
degree TO disturb the counrys equanim-
ity or jeopardize its future
On the whole indeed, while unmistak-
ably progressive in its tenor. It is decid-
edly conservative in its text and It's
promises It declares for immediate
tariff revision, for an income tax, for
election Of United States Senators by the
direct vote of the people (Which, sure as
fate, will ultimately Gomez. for navy
adequate to protect both the Atlantic and
the Pacific seacoast, for a change OF the
law governing the Issuing Of injunctions
by the courts. for greater economy In
governmental expenditures. for a continu-
alton of the present liberal pension pol
icy. for publicity Of campaign expenses.
for home rule for the States and other
affirmative doctrines commonly found in
party platforms, but which touch less
vital spots in the body polite.
Asserting the right Of. Congress 10 ex-
ercise complete control over interstate
commerce and demanding an enlargement
of the powers Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, It makes a recommendation
which the Republican convention refused
to make-the valuation OF the railroads.
in order fairly TO pass upon questions Of
rates. It heartily approves-and thus
voices honest public sentiment-the law
prohibiting the pass and the rebate.
Almost universal assent viii be given
to that plank condemning the use OF Fed
eral patronage for political ends
The platform Is like that of the Chi
csgo convention-and like that of every
partisan convention--in the careful franz
ing and shading OF its utterances. Never
this side Of the millennium will expediency
cease 70. figure in such an equation. But
II is comparatively free from meaningless
platitudes, nevertheless, and clear enough
to be generally understood.
II it does not prove helpful to the
party, II will. at least. not be hurtful to IT,.
However. 1t may be truthfully said that
the candidate, Mr.. Bryan, and not the
Denver platform, IS going 70 be the vote
getting or yote-repelling factor in this
campaign on the Democratic side. just
as Mr.. Taft, and not the Chicago plat
4 form. will be the controlling or de-
/ termining factor on the other side. 1t
is the man and what ne stands for
that will make for victory or defeat at
I the polls four months hence.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-10
The Veterans.

From the Mobile Item.
Birmingham has within her confines to-
day many Of the remaining few Of one
Of the most patriotic armies that ever
fought for home and honor. 1t is the
eve OF the reunion Of the United Con-
federate Veterans. These grand old he
roes will be welcomed with open arms
and nothing Will be left undone to make
them realize they are in the home Of
their friends. 1t will be a great gather
ing. and we feel sure the old heroes will
have the time Of their lives. It will be
but a little while until all Of these dear
old comrades will have passed from earth
20 rally around the maJchless leaders in
the great beyond. and it is but fitting
they should, in their declining days. be
shown all honor and courtesy in the land
for which they so bravely fought