The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-02

tainIy q most darling and ditncult
achievement. <and Prof Howells il the
only !ctolored, performer who. hss ever
attempted to produce the dot IA; this,
section Of the land ne says Tie, 40.
compiiahment or this teat, has 4 beeenp
possible only after many sysSEs, 81,
study and ut considerable eli pensc,
Cabinet illusions, sptrttaaiiasse} tsiink,,y
creating birds; abbits. naastersSs ana
handkerchiefs' from empty space, arsI
few OF the many tricks he includes
In his performances. He has set All
Washington talking about hinIN NY e., i,
! Prof. Howell Is a natixe ,oS x.Rly..::
mouth, NC. but lives at WaahInf tSxss
at 1914 New Hampshire axenaS NORTH.
west. where he has an attractive stu
die" He picked up the amagic$S art
while travelling with a: &hite special
list, whom he served for a long zine
as an assistant; :, He has had thirty
years of! experience in %the business,
and when not on the road filla engage,
ments for parlor entertainments. He
has appeared before some Of the most
aristocratic gatherings here, and in
other cities. and never fails TO make
good He has recently YetIrned
from brief tour Of New tY RnRland
points and iss now arranging an .exten-;
sive itinerary which wfh prabably In.
clude Virginia, Maryland and ;Pennsyl,
vania and barry him into the MID
, die West; whore he will work, in con-
nection with vaudeville and moving
picture shows, as we'll as in, churches
/ and parlors.. Prof Howell, iniprasses
one as being ''as shrewd as they make
| EN-" and is q deep student Of human
nature, He is a Negro who has made
a place for himself in the worlds ac.
tiv1ties by keeping his eyes open and
taking as his model the very best per-
former in the field he saw At to choose
as his own. The country and the race
will hear more of Prof. Howell.
The Six prisoners now. in the Dis
trict Jail, serving sentences of from
sixty to ninety days for contempt of
! the court in permitting a Negro to be
lynched in Tennessee. are not happy.
Sheriff Shipp and his five associates
are finding time hanging heavily on
their hands. 1t is safe to say they
will not participate in any more lynch
ings. g.. ..E
President Taft has designated Lieut..
BENJAMIN Oliver Davis, of the Tenth
| Cavalry as Military Attache of the
United States to the, Government Of
Liberia. The position is newly-creat-
| ed and Is taken as an earnest Of the
closer relation that has eunesto exist
between this country and the African
| republic by virtue Of the exchange of
visits by the Commissions represent
ing the sister-governments.
| The appointment. is in the nature of
surprise to the Negroes Of Wash
| ington and the nation at large, as no
lintimation had been given that such
place was to be made but it is an
exceedingly gratifying surprise to all
| concerned. 1t is universally conceded
that the honor falls upon worthy
shoulders.
Lieut.. Davis is young man of ex-
eeptieRal force of character and has
made his way. to the front by sheer:
merit. He is native of Washington
and graduated from the public schools
Of this city. He entered the volun-
teer army shortly after the breaking
out Of the Spanish-American war, with
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