The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-08-05
Friendly Tips

friendly lips
TITS sweet to hear the watch dogs
honest bark
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we
draw near home;
'Tis sweet to know there is an eye
will mark
when we come"
Old Song.
Yes, "On to LouiSvillei" Ills
home" to scores of those who will
be delegates to the convention of the
National NegrorBusiness League
The political hook-worm seems to
be getting in some deatk-dealing
stunts among the Negroes all over
the land
Uncle Eben," of the Washing
ton Star, enunciates a homely bit of
philosophy when he says:
Some men meet wifi the mos
to be agreeable Dey's like my gray
mule: he's mo- liable TO get beatin'
fob tryin' to sing dan he is foh
kickin'",
In all probability, Uncle Eben'
has been a Washington correspond
ent at some time or other in his
long and eventful career.
What is the need of woman suf-
rage when one of the fair sex, with
out a vote, can become the official
head OF the great public school sys-
tenn of city like Chicago.
A mere man" or the genius cynic
says the reason race journals do not
thrive at the nations capitol is be-
cause there are SO many social clubs
and sewing circles that there is no
chance for q poor newspaper repo1,
ter TO circulate the daily gossiu
ahead Of them.
Will it be Bryan some more in
1912?
If the Baltimorean idea of the
Pullman palace car etiquette is to
prevail. the walters in that service
Will find it expedient to wear base
Dali catcher's masks when they bring
chops or cocktails to the TRAVELLING
Senator Stones.
Anyhow, the income tax is not
among the colored brothers manv
WOrriments.
If the Senator William T Stonas
continue to travel, Pullman walters
or color may have to wear baseball
masks when they serve their ham
''r po eggs 'kAS2
The knocks Of the enemy don,t
hurt fellow half so badly as the
indifference Of those who should be
ardent friends.
It IS noticeable that Brother T
Thomas Fortune has quit makine
uncomplimentary remarks about Re.
corder John c. Dancy's clothes. We
VINO see the afTable North Carroll.
man attired day by day lin his silk.
laced broadcloth Prince Albert and
up-to-date high hat, have no fault
10 find with his attire. AS a first
class federal official, common-sense
ed1tor and all-round man of affairs
ne looks the part" to dot
'BHll Taft is largely responsi.
pie for the pledge-fulflling Taft
Bill"
lhe gentlemen Of the press will
hold confab at Louisville, In con
ncctlon with the National Negro
business League. This conference
ought TO be one Of the most inter
estlng of the special features of the
League period.
correspondent F. II. M. MURRAY
or the Boston Guardian, is find,n,
mat bishop Turner has by no mean,
loSt his batting eye". The "Olt
roman Slugged the ball in true "T,
NoOo fashion on the Jim crow
car matter in the last issue of III,
'o'I"r organ. Brother Murray will
nave 70 play deep center to fel,
'"c eminent Drelate's terrific drive.
me White House door at Wash
'ngton is ornamented by remark
ABLY fine 'Pannell'. When Won Wis
10 see Secretary Fred w. Carpente,
Just hand in your card through NJ,
WlIliam Panncll, and the thing
done.
IL would not be strange if Pres
,u'nc William Howard Taft shout
? Deco1no a trustee Of Tuskegee Inst
, .ole IN the near future He has Wis
.'eu Booker r. Washington,s grea
oee-h1Ve Of industry and is an arden
oeneVer IN its efficacy as an ager
IN the work Of Negro redemption.
, N. Il. Dodson, who conducts tn
eNce'ent news service for many {
our representative journals. has sff
, n1hed his intention Of visiting tn
G"eeting OF the National Negro Bus