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tary appropriation for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910.
The two hundred and seventy-6ftk
anniversary of the founding of the
State of Maryland was generally
observed the 25th of the month Just
past. Special programs were render
ed by the schools of the state.
Bishop George w. Clinton, of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, celebrated his fftieth birth
day anniversary last Sunday.
The Texas Freeman says, and
names them, there are FIVE colored no
taries for Harris County. Their terms
begin the first of this coming June
P. l. Edwards, of Bay City, Mich
igan, is forging his way to the front
rank of athletic sports.
Owing to the disturbance in Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, Judges Kennedy
and Evans, of the License Court have
rendered decision prohibiting white
and colored drinking in the same sa-
looms.
The Echo, which was heretofore
published at Long Branch, New Jer-
sey, has removed TO Red Bank.
1t is the purpose of the dark-skin-
ned taxpayers of Spokane. Wash
ington, to form a club to take an
active part in the city campaign, says
the Spokane Citizen"
The Mosaic Guide suggests that
aspirants for office should try for
some other Office than Recorder Of
Deeds for the District of Columbia,
as all cannot get that.
It is rumored that the colored re-
lief committee of Brinkley, Arkan-
sas, failed to get all the money sent
by persons of the race, TO help the
suffering.
Buxton, Iowa, has a Church of
God Cash Grocery Store" and Elder
Daniel Dozier is general manager.
! The Nashville Globe says the ap-
preparation of $4,000 to establish a
Normal School for the Negro youths
of Tennessee, SIS an insult" This
amount was named in the bill TO the
State Legislature by the General AS
sembly for Normal Schools.
The health department for the Dis
trict of Columbia has started an in
vestigation of ice cream and careful
inspection of where and how and of
what it is made, and will continue
during the season when cream is
most desirable.
The age of Il for the employment
of children in the South for day work.
has been suggested, and for night
work. boys at 10 and girls at I8. This
suggestion is made by the Child
Labor Conference"
1t is said that the police of our city
are using the new vagrancy law for
all it is worth. The law went into
effect the early part of March and
the officers intend to clear the city OF
idle persons.
The police regulations in their re-
vised form are almost new ones. The
work of revision was under the direc-
ton of Commissioner Henry L. West.
Mrs. Harriet V. TurIey died last
Sunday morning and her funeral will
take place Wednesday at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. Julia Scott, 1887
Ia street. Mrs. Turkeys death fol-
lowed closely on that of her husband
Hamilcar Turley, who died only
few months ago.
i A trained nursed in CumberlanG
Maryland, kissed a patient who was
dying, at the requesi of the latter,
and contracted the sickness which
caused the death of the nurse in a
short period. Miss NJ. c. Spier, the
nurse was a graduate of the Garfield
Memorial Hospital.
The fine of $4,000 was paid last
Monday by the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Com
pany. upon the plea of guilty of the
charge of rebating.
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief Of the Bu-
reau of Chemistry, asks for more in"
soectors. The positions are for men
only. and they pay from $1,000 to
$1,000 a year. Examinations will be
held the 9Th and 9th of May.