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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
:aTHE YIN. c. A..

The success in point OF attendan nee
which marked the initial meetingl OF
the. fQ9nE. Mans christian Assoaia-;
ton mdkt have been as gratifying to
Its pro4noSers'ss It was Indicative sF
'Hhet maS,hs accomplished by the NJ.
soeiat ioa1 Nif pnoperly conducted. ~ =.
ut is:sapperent that some class OF
cntertainha ent Sneither too" secular,
NOR for that matter. too religious:
must be provided If the aesireed end!
is to be- attained, The shoal upon,
which the old association was strand
ed was. the: preponderance Of the re-
ligiods over the secular element in air;
it's sessions Instead OF, furnishing
INNOCENT amusemeRts under proper
supervision, instead OF holding the
boys, >attraf@a by curiosity. m with
something different yet as elevating,
rs they found In church end Sunday
services the mistake" was mzds / OF
having. the.. services oftthe ass6dias
ton along identical lines.
= .Ahas 1ae Alnss.a s, WAS npiateds out sbyst
thp KentlemaASwho Addressed the'
mestins. the ne work was In unframed,
thou gh ( eaypfsts;aahd enthXstaatst.
hands. The seretafy, who- recssvJd
no salary, was, Of necessity, compelll
ed to subordinate the rasociationaI
work toAhia regular occupatiop. THE
result was that the association,
which, was everybody's business, be
came nobody's, business. and it de-
clined and. felt. .:,,......'.... -. a., !.
Whether this second attempt will
be, like the frst. failure or a sue
cess depends largely upon the inter
est and generosity of the public. A
paid, experienced secretary is essen
tial to the success OF tho movement. :.
viii the clubs, lodges and churches
unite in : promoting this worthy
eause7 Wflt@they contribute 10 the
fashioning of the material which will
go to ~thoir future upbuilding?
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
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BARBOURSVILLE.

voldo, the little son OF. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Goode, has been very sick for
the lastaWee). f. e Z: ~ ~; - , :l 49,.
George <Grf!ls, Luke Hicks, Frank
Masses; or Huntington, were In town
Monday. ..5.:,
. Frank Williams was here to see
his sister, Mrs. L. Smith, last week.
Miss Charity Burns returned Mon
daH from satton after spending some
unle at home. ,..'ahrr,. .t<|7Ll..
Harry :'HAN>>was ia Il. Huntington,
Monday. - ~, ~ .h.r.;
= : hrs, 'Rerue'~ Toney end children,
CT Holden are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. FRANCES >Peyton, this
week, ~ -,
George Martin made a business
trip TO the: city, Wednesday. A.,
mrs g. W-.>MaRfln made q flying
trip to Hnntins ton,, Saturday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

Hsup tosskes date os 81 y Nd ~ MS ~
~ LET 81 vilsins PrtHsi 4 .tohn !; Cs
Male al has been snl deds sior tia rsSS
s'R e 10, tSE aaAleEeA AsgtsS Not 1dutjjS
MashsslAs prob, ole sSiytnot fd Il NM
ranks at the ;and az that ,tfnie, Mr.;
lfs.ss, triendse MAJ, mn, ..ttpuhtsh-
nient az, entitely. too heavy, ngy,e%
OF SsFtain mstis Gti aSSsos 4 fcumstS n sS
AiEaRlacS Is being Mica tempofSfify
& - Nis95sd s,a 1 8 ;gh Anpsss
ss&pDcahtm ehtN S9a &6SSyyrIeSS, to sS, I
the xction ofsCona ON a peRdYfffY
measure providing TOR, the ,disoony
tinnanee Of tAe once of supervising
shrssE' b. WHITMAN MI i;a, a.a| M.Ss
f s.es >of the 1nauESF AeMs @
i ma'&ektng HR bib Stsll I'VE SSa1i tns
sslHds s6me sof NM f1 iaEaE
ed Sblored Sr6en An 4iisS S00ftTy. It
Will be! DR., Willtston = plan. to- have
'sssl!erX slate represnt In s.rsbp ssibis
st0 s.seeasa,tesss tha i3es !, 81 ~
proper material frofaS ne ;dsKtahaIs
sect ~ Zach, me- har, ,oH the Man
#Al1Hbe mounted iSn S siSiFssfs NJ
ed steed, and viii %eaf q silk Tat hiat;
) 81 meets h. s,ash ;rid ding basts,
The :sight Abt d taif rs Ma MIST HE
sntaqsNaRE enc AID Sess are, hsld I'm:
high esteem y hy,sl those ;, Fortunate
enough To b" invited. The selec-
;tidn t:of3 Dr.yWin istou to-; lead this
'gssattpageant is5proving q popular
one. and 1t is certain that he Will
90 DC loyal! ioyaAy snppoEted by . contingent
: Ia cemmittee of 100, ,ia2 to be an
pointed. by the zexeGpt TIM COMMITTEE
of ten In 7charge: sot !@the nroposed
sR ! n, aeeptian. to- Senator, ForakeN,
to- he given Ut the metropolitan "A:
'M m.. ehp rch en 3sshg&S syshfng .fdf
Mafeh@ &. ~ ME- ;;DaltaE Asnrryf aa
treasurer Of the e&ecnttv8 4bntmittaa
= stG Z ,ss::.! ~ i. saPsoN;
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
ii lin Il l&sC 10 bss1s: sANnTka1ti Na6


While it is not possible to predict,
with any certainty Of It's fulfillmens,,
what course legislative body will
pursue in regard. to any measure,
yet, one need. not be a seventh SON
ia seventh SON to forecast legisla-
tive action On the tuberculosis SAM
tartum bill now bending: 49,;
The urgent need is SO apparent,
the demand shat the State take steps
to- check the raVages OF the sreaE
While Plague are so widespread ana
insistent that our soIons can not, II
they would, disregard them ..
The Tuberculosis 20 Commission
gives the following general sum-
mary of it's, Investigations:
t1) Tuberculosis is: the most
widespread and fatal OF Infections
diseases, causing cone-fifth to one
tenth Of the total mortality Of the
Yprfd- ."4.><;,. ~. r.. j: =.
H(2) Since west Virginia has no
law, requiring the reporting Of gases
suffering from tubercnlosfs, we have
no means Of securing actual figures
On the. number, Of sufferers that We
have from this disease, but q con-
servativs estimate places the num-
bef at not less than ten. Thousand
(1O,00O of OR. one, million one
hundred and fifteen thousand IT.
115,ooO people Gu. S. estimate
1860 - era. -.
CO Tuberculosis prevails espe-
cially during early adult. .Hfe. Wa
use. as a basis, for5 this estimate the
Mortality Statistics Of 1895 from the
United States Census once. As we
again find our laws: deficit, inasmuch
as we have no< Registration Statuts
cofnpelling deaths. with the cause
thereof, to- be reported to our State
Board of Health" =" + ..... 90.
f., Vital stAusties from all states hav-
Ing Registration laws, show the av-
per. annum. A, geneFa1ly conceded
Ecohseryative !. estimates. places the
number Of deaths from Tuberculosis
at one~seventh Oh Of the entire
number Of deaths from all causes In
times OF peace, and, basing our CON
clusion on this authority, the undi-
vided opinion Of the medical profes-
sion and our own findings are that
more than two thousand Ave hun
1red (2500) of our citizens (gener-
ally at the prime OF lifes and during
theperiod Of greatest wage Gaining
capacity die every. year from tuber-
culosis. '' = -" "s"' 4"''''
:(5) The loss =. OF these lives
means to the state an annual poten-
ttial loss OF at least ten million dol
liars, =" ,:"',.."' -
(s) After Insanity iEy tuberculosis
IFS the condition Witch reduces the
greatest number of oiuzsns to q
Estate in which they become; depend
ent for assistance or support upon
the community in which they live.
| tD Tuberculosis is a disease
| caused by the entrance into the body
and the growth there Of a specific
micro-organism the tubercIe bacii-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

X ,Ssas:;t 49, -; So e.. ,,x;,
aI;!' :. az W. atEeetI 5aptlst
.vtsassS, s. = ss'I .i!9 ~; iour
oNtqSk' = S SEssH|, :3lm % evangehatlc
a tFss:W sHe S4en! NV M & &. J.:
.fhe night school under che aus.
pieces Of the II M C. A. continues
With auccess and Interest. ,-zZ--y,
REV. Taylor, p. r.. delivered an,
interesting and instruetiye, Z, sermon
at the NJ. E.Hataurch, Sunday morn
ing ;uaihg various chemicals to illus
trate This sub jeet..,,7sf,,.u .,,t>. 49,
4 EMrs$tKaiesp, an !, aaeai yaedy. Of this
corn In ,fnftv.: after.,s. Din pparsa,s . ;,,nesa
died at :the,.hom;g osaSe,. 81 sughtar
Mfs- sEssinara, Brown last week In
iierment at Iapring Hill. Cemetery.
after sc ssseesrJicas af 2ba Fsftaf Ra pt,st
Church, >.'.*"''!'T'"f:' "'s'S.,R.r .H.I,1'1.
,H ar ~ !: - S'y onn ,;: 49,, 80
xshova 49, 80 ~ Sc sSasi,3,,, ~
TisItaa ~ yr s r .;ra 80 O.
=. 81 :,
!, l. t n =. eaY1pe9 a 9nltf'ft az the
''oS - Aet fRe5eHtS n! Afn stree''
etoagtsfay 1nsaAing; waH,Aeld at the
M H.f0harch'f Sunday the Lords
'aa 1 ne: Per" tbefafgSf al n1anAsteHaa, Sunday
AFTERNOON. ~ a'ib}o8fadb ssd$ ~
( aAeY'.ar Y"aBrgAHt dailea the pull
Ipatzht the;!M:: F. eAArGh Sunday af-
ternRpn'S s'aalaNerans 81 II aA' interesting
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

IH0, a.sAs N,sss HS;. :, ,S,r Iss
lt,S 4 0ssTCAos l1iernyoH94pism USUALLY
enterR A6cS body : through ipfected
Eaof az sthtG19A twoNndA OF the skin.
f9Stat 4AAgb GAl1: Rre Rprpad about
chiehy by The spray emitted by pa
uspts ssattgtfHg With the disease I'M
sSSE Ia,s - 81 slI I! ss n 81 thsir
FF( t18 1Af 'fTkB Stnost, aampArtapt meth.
cd Of dtats1butidns 8 ~ seeroie, ba-
pillt IN Rrahs bly, 8 - apus> spit,
ciiD gsberealls ssss Is ! prevent ~
* : :, ,aa .lps nsRs ttRpasspces "a cur
MIS- st III; q 81 'Ws sS v1irRiaia
should make ,ah effort 81, control tbs
disease in this >state: ~ .avFtH
"a Blythe enactment OF proper
laws relating to t1NSrCul and
other Infectious Sdissasss.f ;&,.IH,k!,~
E><t(bel;>> .RH lending financial aid to
the West Virginia. Association tor
sSnlpsia5< thai it IN ~ CHA Lar rea th,,
scope. aud Increase tie xalne, 81 Tue
eduoationsl campaign already BE-
O. -. L. FsC"o!,Sn nneHtT OF q stare
s,ssu 20 1*#nac9 ~.pnndreds: Of
~ snu nov oie ln$our state TOR
no ".ner reason than that they, are
uuaoo W get the prpehI treatment
trSSE,s vs. SSS ~ a. tsW months thus,
IL. IS ~ NY toeifnly lSfSentI OF the
go 8 s.t HHS pe restoIeG> 70 nealtn ana
am es t.ans@ cale.clIS.: iagRan 1oAnlng,
49, r s1 M. ~ 'Ho, hsoduseIsE teachsFs
anong tnetN 4etiGWEssl, 81 NOW 70 avoid
Son tSo Sns Taisease, now TO rem
u 49, 49, AS :! IlnteesS 20 DINERS
S,t'T :sS lta Ne :. ~ ana now 70 get
WY :. ~. T. ~, -, = ,:'f
t,,or, 80. S9sIRook TOT recovery
earlu c .uoe''o1os'fs 10 good only An
10y 49, SsS Ssk-,,,,>...:>. ~: :.
.rsNoSR3 ~ 's'aht elements -o g
PotaeAentAare: y - ~ - '"'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

Hon. John: Diitard, WHO was a
member Of the :todbe from Mercer
county at the regular session Of
1907, ts in Charleston as an epvoy
from the 8luehs1d chamber Of com
rner6e to B68st r ne 'bhlka Bill, The
bill Was up Two years ago and Dill
lard Was one 6f It's champions. It is
designed TO protect the Wholesale
pnerchant AGAINST ffaad on the part
Of the dishonest dealer, and is max
ips excellent progress this year, Iiav-
ing boen rep6rtsd ia vofably by the
epmnittees Up each house, i1SS ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
HUNTINGTON.
!.ar.i5 = T.

Revival services at the A. NJ. T..
and III. e. Churches have closed bat
are conhHued at both the First Bap-
fist and 18th Street JBaptist onurBa,
with undated interest, d..
- Rev. =. f. Shadd delivered a very
Interesting sermon to p, the congre-
cation Of the First Baptist Church,
Sunday morning. f.. ,..;
r. The Y. M. 6. A. held It's regular
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

The Blueseld Telegraph congratu-l
Iatas, Merger, Mcdowell and Mingo
||ceIaf Sss. bp6a I;6aying fewer repErs4
sentatiSes IN the Reform School than
has Ohio: county: Wonder if distance
fPesas nttlhaes4t aleast sa1sa general
disrespect for law and order In the
three counties, and mot the molly
coddle eha4sketer ok their boys. are
;nek$ sKesponsablass7; T.. ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

s. Editor 'Mai4sIalA 1atfounce IN your
coiumRs that: l. ana. aacandidatG, fSx
nominRfiont Sari the office OF Member
Of q, the Board Of Affairs Of, the, Third
inistSiet, City Of {ShaTleaton subject
toctAst action ~ the ,,Rept bitean PHI
mary ELECTION. Ito be held Fsebraafy
or Stnn 3S9s, a91 resp ecsts2Sully j solicit
NJ ';%?2Respeetfally, rcl.':'''< -, y:
':'''> az y :, - s. v. NORRIS.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
!. FOR B&aARDa0R aBE&iEss.,

Ittfs heFefS announced 1fafaet T.. III.
Cain win be g. candidate For member
Of the Board OF IA ftaiss from second
District, comprising The foH1thyI Hfth,
sfxtR andt tenth wards, subject ito: the
Replb Ilsan Primary TO. be- held Feb
ruaEy |19U9.: - -" u ,'::
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

1.-THE 'jourasaaistic craftsmen, of
Washington-~xand there are a ig,lot,
Of them Shsrsrs 6f the, gilt-edge type,
too genSsItlss akpprovac of the prop.
osItionf to" Npfd Vi 1eontentiop., Of the;
Negro press3st htid 4ettn ehrr;'tt revive! the
associatdon already "fmt.existepee :. or
form Il: a4E taesAks 'pHs. Fhei prevaiitng
i6pintont f is that political Tines should
be; esoha@ed, and that abe AnderFyFne
'poitcy tba :atrietxNS hliainesss. 'szs The
Negro press. aaeedsa n8wita. pc placed
on Bonnd r; Observation-Disclosures ~ !: 1t
fRoaea Id SstisldJthe fitanaaee that is it's
ksuHt yahd: ~ this pro bleae%ea4 be solv-
eddy putting togather: the best heads
of: theN profession along about in
auguration time; 1t Will be worth the
While of, ieyery]. contemplating Negro
newspaper man mi the land TO come
ON land fcontribate4 bis mite to- the
discussion. = By All means, let us
hage the convention. ...:.. =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

Plans for the ipaugurattaH are 60
Ing on as originally scheduled, not
outstanding the cireuiatiofGof rum
ors Of a piece with the foregoing;
The Monacans, a standard OF society
folk, will open the ball oH the even
ing Of March Sd at the Auditoriu am.
The people at large are free to at
tend the Inaugural balr.t :pfoDer TAT
the Pension Office on the might of
March 4th. On. the 9Th the coloeed
citizens m ovement--the Enaugurai
Welcome Ctub-Will give a grand
reception at Convention Hall; and
on the evening Of the 9Th, the Mu-SoS
Lit, of which much unauthorized
s'fot" has. been6. written, win give d
national smoker either at the Con
servaAury OF Music or at some other
place large enough to accommodate
Slts1SfiS4dB!a The Monacans., of which
pr, James E. walker. is5.a president,
EaRh Wild! Wilkinson .i# Becrefary;
have ARRANGED to folloR their in,
anguFd reception with "a, second
fuhetfon;; to be. pulled on during
Easter week Letters are pouring in
frotp all parts :of the country, asking
for information conceTnlQg these
various enteBtainments, ana an ef-
fort is being made to answer each
one promptly and correctly. =.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

. At the joint installation Of officers
Of the Charles Sumner Post G. A. r.;
No. 8, and the Woman's Relief
Corps, No. 3, at Grand Army Hall
on the evening Of January 20, the
principal address was made by Mr.:
John H.. Paynter, a member Of Cen:
Guy v Henry Garrison, No, 9,>Army
and Navy Union, and author i, Of
Joining the Navy, or Abroad With
Uncle Sam" The hall was complete.
ly filled with an audience of both
races, among whom we're many per
.soDs Of prominence in Grand Army
and political = relies.
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Continued From pag@on ~

'queatly ipdpigedI iinEby Nose who 20,
thrive upon strite ga wh9 perhaps
imagine they sesS@ lssssssonak profit IN
;h'E 81 aR>a gfong Of. Agh-grade
mon who ara. rendering 5Mob1e SER
vice and. upon whose centkaned soil
dalritS na4ehT Of our successE ID epapdss,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

= The subcommittee on Public
Comfort. OF which Mr.. Daniel MIR
ray is chairman, has opened head-
quarters in the National Benefit
Association Building, 500 F streeti
~ WI and communications sent
there will receive careful attenefOn
BY the officers in charge. 1t Is the
purpose OF this committee to secure
the best possible accommodations
for all colored visitors who plan, to-
come to Washington during the IN
auRufal period. No charge is made
for any service rendered in this con-
nection. Lists are being prepared,
together with prices to be asked, and
all that yisitors need toatoitsto write
Mr.. Murray, advising him Of the time
OF. their arrival and they will be
guided to the several places from
which suitable selection can be
made. 49,: !,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28

event. ,
NE scribe takes pleasure In ac-
knowedgfng an tnvitdfioff to be pres
emit atEthe banquet given BY: the At
tucks Republican, Club, @Uf Cleveland,
Ohio February ~, ii memory; OF the
day or Frederick 'DouRlass and the
Tooth birthday anha2efsafy' Of Abra-
ham Lincoln The function WIZ be
Rtyen>>at Clayton Hail.; 1898 Central
avenue, and Prof. Roscoe Co6klins
Bruce, Assistant Superintendent OF
the public schools OF this city, will
thejj- the guest OF honor sphe ban
q1tet committee of the >CrisDus AZ
tueks, ~ made Up Of John A.. Will
son, Nahum D., Brascher, George q
Jones, Thomas w Fleming and Ed
ward p. Smith, Grateful acknowl-
egement rs also made OF an invita-
ton to atten1 tF'n acknowledgements
Anniversary Dinner and celebration
Of the Westchester County Negro
Republican League, in Turn Hall,
| Yonkefs, New York, on the evening
OF February ~. Paul, II. Bray, q
IHepubItca1 leader Or the county. is
chaiff6an of the league, and s. J.
Davis, &"welI known business factor.
is secretary. - 49,; ...~
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Carter. aged
TOO years. known far and wide az
l"Grandna'' Carter, is dead. She is
| said. to have been the oldest person
living in the District Of Columbia
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-28
TIM AsRyo GATE


70, \, ! IS q ~ GATE. @sa
= ,.ss-sEEs--z.%.-E$
4 .,MNsnst Rie4 YNaod', sondIct-
cd thsscsreInN III stdsnt rs the anx
sta Hat ton StAe Post and: Mrs. IsSS;
bel tASloSsaeM BAiE, TOR the Corps. sfS
Mr.. PaxqSaE Raid high tribute
to tae saEYaosk 9t the Negro soldiers
Stnaa SssiIH4Ea /, IN ma the wars OF, Amsrs
1cas kh that Of the TeSol-
y tt t,sls; az yShStfk, Assfs Mere 6s60S who
Z, dia ya!I9sfS IA FOR The cause OF
Amer . ftcah ns4SRsndeRce. Speaking
Of NeSrQeH AZ TIE Navy. he satd !
lit lee not the fa1it of Negroes
pthat THY HixS mot risen hikh SrF in
this tBF1neh' off kerStce.% S::,rhS dial. OF
time and hecesstty has not perhaps
yet r<ess.jtasd No sho9r:s but who can
tell : 7aTht ltfe Df4Ahe REPUBLIC ;is, ssE
yet lihefShat; Af the fitsntlifr' s%adi
ding: 4ty.s development, a
broadeni1K Horoscope may yet fofos'
g ..rel0oSaNts rANoKnttion, OF this ne
elected clsss ia the Acknowledged
truth, OF Com Hdadore Chaqncey,s hp-
prassmsnt, 'W38 scOuirag elously said.
MY :Reat3 saitork are not surpassed
by any ssanaeHl 10 the Hest, and. Il
have YET ID 1lSafn that the color at;
the n! sixth .ttl of Mn Sqt and trimmings or
ths sp s. sRa ansse mans SQUAT aa1if1os
I'm cios1nEs lSr,> 'Paynter; said: q. !.
In sS;lCIsToo adjustment and.
correction RRd the process ,of@ the ;ess,-..
tablishment ri ghts and priv
,,iligea HgI An tA& citizens OF Our com I'M
mon COUNTY, ,sthe Grand Army i Of,
the Rspdb Bite afd;lts allied organiza-
tions mGst shAVe an inhportafF1 part
ItHahonll never permit Itself Is be
tynra 2,inati Democracy; Sc;
snrR and hevotfoh which was idoaix.
ed amid the thunders &of ahot and:
.she H9 Che. s1esnoryf Of which i;shuuld
now, In evil lyS&,, unite as; with bands
of steeIt &ha interests and directions.
OF :oomrade to e6mrade, be :herblack
or"be hstssafta:.S,' ! 30.
=. rii's,<t 81. -..... ID; \>,,t.,: :.
Or: .Bookeg T; washington is in
! the city this %seF attending the con-
feIeHss of' Rhl Ianth ropistS,, educators
and sociolpgfsta 81 the, country at the
WHITE H[9 81 these: elninent work-
ers For, huinRnitY were SUMMONED es-,
peciallX WI. Ptesident Roosevelt to-
consult toRsther and to devise some
plan by Which Z stronger degrees of,
EFFORT may bsFnIt forth. for the care
Of depend 9he chtldrenAhowH they;
may be, edpeated and developed Into
useful :cits5eab, { Dr. Washington is
prepaftns 70 make a tour Of the State
of south CsFbHna, similar In ''pnr-
pose, and metaod to that which he
made With such signal sue
cess th1@taugh Mtssissippk The party
viii ipeslads ty R9t44mlber ,pf Tepresenta-'
tive .ga4tleaan,: and ;yyill:: be under
the geRnaesrat shaxse 81 ReX Richard
r Ger relll Qt Gelum bia, ST. C, and Mr.,
n y: =: Andrews. pf, Sumter, '::;h1 )
i. ;'7th&ir'hts9s;E- +-r7--->., 49,, h;"t -
" The 5oufaaahstic craftsmen Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-20
RAILROAD PROMISES SPECIAL.

The Illinois Contra Railroad COM
pany has authorized A. H. Hanson,
passenger traffic manager, to have
fitted for the reception of southern
exhibits coach and baggage car,
which is to be run over the COM
pany's lines in the state, similar to
the arrangement carried out in ILL
nois last fall. This work is in charge
of the immigration department, and
Capt. ]. F. Merry, general immigra-
ton agent, has received information
from Mr.. Hanson in regard to the
proposed trip through Iowa next sea-
son. A special train used to carry
the exhibit, speakers and assistants
will start at Bpworth about August l,
where the campaign will begin. Two
days at each town is allowed, and on
the afternoon of the second day, Cap
tain Merry will deliver lecture on
farming and the science of diversity.
ing the crops as it is being success
fully done in the southern states.
Two months will be consumed in
preaching the gospel of agriculture,
and Capt. Merry believes that the
special will be run as far west as
Fort Dodge; also on the Cedar Ra-
pids and Albert Lea branches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-20
SECOND ANNUAL SHORT COURSE

Inc second annual short course in
agriculture and domestic science In
charge of the Iowa State college. is
10 be held in Manchester February
10 to 20, inclusive, 1909. The amount
OF premiums to be awarded is s2,500..
w. The domestic science work will
be held in the Pythian castle. and
VIII be taught by Miss Charlton, Miss
knowles and Miss Byers.
There will be double classes this
term, the elementary and advanced.
AT the Court house will be given lee
lures by Prof. P. G. Holden and other
members of the faculty from Ames.
There will be a very fine exhibit
made of stock, which is to be brought
in a special car from the agriculture
college. The corn study is to be a
strong feature of the course.
Dairy Day" promises to be one
of the interesting days. Two hun
dred dollars in premiums are to be
awarded. The creameries of Delaware
county have contributed SIS each for
this purpose. The first uremuim of
an Indiana silo, to be given to the
man who brings in the best dairy
COW, and who is also ti,e owner of a
herd of at least six cows.
Stock judging will be made at the
Novelty Stables. An illustrated lee
ture on tuberculosis has been promis-
ed. An attendance double that of
last year is confidently expected
by the officers of the Northwestern
Iowa Short course. Tuition is $3.50
for the course, and s1.5O for the do
nestle science work. Henry Brayton
is president; Frank R. Brooks, vice
president. Jos, Hutchinson, treasurer
and Frank p Joseph, secretary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-20
AS TO RURAL MAIL BOXES.

Attention of the postoffice depart.
ment has been called to wide.
spread belief that rural route mail
boxes, even though purchased by
the individual patrons, become the
property of the government. The
postmaster general authorizes the
statement that no order ever has be.s
issued by this department claiming
ownership of the rural mail boxes.
1t is explained that the erroneous
Impression probably arose from the
fact that the postoffice department
will not permit mail boxes erected on
rural routes to be used for any other
purpose than the receipt and dispatch
of mail matter. The position taken
by the department is that while the
rural mail boxes are the property of
the patrons buying them, they are
erected exclusively for the receipt
and dispatch of mail and matter plac-
ed in the boxes is construed to be in
the mails and subject to the laws
and regulations governing mail matter
including the payment of postage
Winthrop News.