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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
In Memory of Mrs.
Lawrence.

The memorial services held at
Lincoln c. Home in memory of
Mrs. Mary Agnes Lawrence,
Sunday. March IA, 1908, was
largely attended by our colored
citizens as well as the whites.
These annual meetings are get.
ting larger each year, and IN the
near future we hope to add a
large memorial hall to the pres
ent structure, so that we can
accommodate the crowd. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Mallory were out of
town guests. Mrs. Mallory ren
dered Two very fine selections on
her beautiful harp. The paper
read by Mrs Emma Wilson
Craddock, euiogizing the life of
our sainted friend, Mrs. Mary A.
Lawrence, was worthy of more
than ordinary comment, and will
long be remembered by those
who were present. DR. Magee,
as usual, paid glowing tribute
of respect to the life and work of
this Illinois philanthropist and
urged the members Of our race
10 contribute more free y to this
noble institution. The quartette
composed of Mrs. Victoria Yates,
Miss India Harris, Messrs. Geo.
and Thos. Donagan, rendered the
following selections: Nearer my
God to Thee, In the Upper Gar
den and Only Remembered by
me. These singers deserve much
praise for service given on this
occasion. The solo Face to
Face by Mrs. Yates brought
forth that beautiful thought of
how sweet it will be to meet each
other face to face in that great
mansion above. AS a whole the
program was an impressive one,
and each number we'll rendered.
The memorial Offering amounted
to $27.-J. q. McC.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
w oman's Club Notes.

The Mothers Section was troy
ally entertained by Mrs. Solomon
White on Monday afternoon, the
Is. There were twenty three
ladies' present and much good
work accomplished. This sec
tion will hold their masked social
at the residence of Mrs. Hattie
Gem, 900 S. College ST. Thurs
day evening, April 1, Take the
Spring street car.
The Boys Meeting under this
section, will be held at the Zion
Baptist church.~-Surday the 21,
at p. m. We wish to have
every boy ranging in age from
to 18. present. Seats will be re
served for the all the boys who
will come. The public and pa
rents are also cordially invited to
attend these meetings. The pa
per read at this meeting by Mrs.
S. White. was fine production
duQ oil DIcSSuU, tIUefldU IL ne pcd,
them. The vocal duet by Mest
danes V. Yates and >OEfie Price
was we'll received :.
The Mallory Brothers will pun
on the one act drama, "A Day ia
Havana, under the auspices Of
Woman Club for the benefit Of
Lincoln Colored Home, April %,
at Arion Hall. The mem bers OF
the Club hope to have the hearty
support of each citizen who de-
sires to help L. c. Home.
The Philanthropic Section will
hold their pastry sale at L.C. H.
on Monday afternoon April %,
from 2.30 to p. m. Also come
with your donations Of soap and
starch. There will be on sale
hot rolls, pies. acakes, and nice
fresh bread. The public, please
come down and get fresh things
for your upper.-Reporter. :
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
BLOOMINGTON, i'll.

Miss Iona Johnson, a former
resident of this city, is visiting
at the residence of Miss Cathy
Williams.
Miss Blanche Hoagland enter
tanned the EIete Thimble Club at
her home, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. r. Williams spent few
days in Holder. 80
Mesdames Fannie Woldrlge,
Gains and children, d Moore,
Misses Ethel Duff, Bell Calhoun,
Jemelee Brown, Eva Graves and
Hattie Dice; Messrs. d. Moore,
Milton Samuels and Frank Dice,
spent Sunday in Holder.
A large audience of colored
people heard Dr. Mason the
great Negro orator of America,
The Negro in Africa and Amer
ica," at the First M. E. church,
Monday evening,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
APPROPRIATES $1,000.

.
Messrs. G. Keys and j B.
Osby d serve great credit for
their active service in securing
the appropriation of 81, q fast
week through the count per
vlsors for Lincoln Coloreo me.
AS usual we are proud to know
that such women as Mesdames
E. Monroe, j. G. McClain and
Roy Hunter, never tire ia appear
ing annually before this body of
men and express to them the real
needs of this Home. Oh. word
to our men of the race, fall in
line and help back up your wor
thy men on an occasion like this.
This is worthy institution and
needs your encouragement in
every way
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
REV. SMALLEY breaches ABLE
SERMON.


Rev. j. NJ. Smalley of Grace NJ. +.
church, occupied the pulpit at Pleasant
Grove Baptist church last Sunday at
II a. m, and preached a sermon long
to be remembered by those who heard
it. He is considered a pulpit orator,
and proved himself worthy of the rep
utation. That was an able deliver
ance. He chose for his text: Il Will
Now Turn Aside and See this Great
Sight Why the Bush is Burning ana
Not Consumed Every man has that
opportunity, he declared, if he will
but turn aside and behold the brilliant
flames in the bush. He made a most
excellent Illustration of the seasons
and the time of sowing. Every man
must sow in the proper season if he
would reap a good reward.
Tomorrow Rev. Sma1ley breaches
his own farewell sermon; that is, he
is going to conference. We take pleas
ure in inviting all the people to Grace
M. f. church, Fourteenth and Brown
streets, where you may hear this
great young pulpit orator. We hope
his conference will return him, for the
city needs such men.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
Republican candidate for City
Attorney who will be g ected on
his merits and should be.
MATRIM ONIAL.

p. H. Wright and Miss MolIie
Andre, two we'll known young
people of Bloomington, were
married in Peoria last week. The
wedding will be quite surprise
to their many friends, as they
tried TO keep it a secret, but as
all such happy events are hard to
keep secret, it has finally come
to the knowledge Of some one.
DR.. Covington of Bloomington,
was a witness of the happy
event. The groom is a fine young
man. He has been employed as
a coachman for some time for
Ms. G. p Loper. The bride is
d charming young lady and is ad-
mired and has many friends who
congratulates them and wish
them many happy hours. The
happy couple will reside in
Bloomington.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.

Thursday night, Frank Damons
shot and killed Bertha Stamford
Stamford, both colored, and both
we'll known in the city. After
killing the woman, Damons kill
ed himself and both lay corpses.
awaiting the last sad ceremonies,
and We can but regret the affair.
Let it be timely warning for the
living.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20

The revival at Union Baptis
church has closed. Forty eight
souls we're saved. Rev. Ivory is
to be commended.
Mrs. Eliza Barbour of Pittsfield
is the guest of her daughter IN
law, Mrs. Alberta Barbour.
Call around aud see DR.. Ford.
Don't be afraid to advertise.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
The Sunday Revival.

Mr.. w. A. Sunday is doing a
great work. The entire populace,
irrespective of class or color has
been asked to cooperate and all
the white ministers have and one
colored minister only, though
every one should have joined the
Tabernacle Association. Rev
Smalley of the Grace M. E.
church. IS to be praised for the
active part be has taken-Ghls
manner of co operating, when
you are invited aud desired, does
more good than all the indigna-
tion meetings and prayers to God
for aid when you only need to act
and not aid. Rev Smalley well
says: God does only the impos
sible you must do the possible.
People, wake up. You colored
minstars go down to the Taber-
nacIe. Go over into Macedonia
and help.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20
Peerless Minstrels.

Masonic Hail. Monday, April 5,
'O9. The production will be Civ
en- by 25 young men of the city.
This will be the finest perfor.
nance ever before given by home
talent. We nave spared no
pains to select the talented com
edians of Springfield.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20

For Rent-One 6 room house,
nice location, good barn, water,
1915 S. 18th street, apply to [. G
Crlttendon, l18 s. I1th ST.
The churches that advertise
are doing the business. 1t pays
to advertise.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20

Why: Because he will enforce
the law. Because he will not
tolerate street highway robbery.
Because he will give Springfield
a new birth of civic freedom. Be-
cause every man, black or white,
high or low, will be protected.
Every colored man remem Der,
you vote for law and order and
security in your home when you
vote for Sherman.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-03-20

Mr.. Richard Bean spent last
week in ST Louis and is much
pleased with the progress there
among colored business people.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
GaIvanizina Steel Beams.

Recognizing that the steel beams
used in grillage foundations for tall
buildings, because of their being con
cealed from examination, should be alb
solutely protected from corrosion. the
firm of Milliken Bros. has been con-
Quoting experiments in the g%alvanizing
Of the beams after the shop work upon
them has been completed. BY using
the hot process in a large bath they
have succeeded in ~galvanizing MOI only
'I' beams, but a complete riveted up
steel column. Experimental grillages
containing galvanized steel were bro
ken open after they had been in the
ground for six months. and the con
crete was found to be in close and
firm contact at every point.-Scientific
American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

sumed diplomatic relations with Vene-
zuela and dispatched a special commits
sioner on a warship to the Venezuelan
capital to adjust the matters so long in
dispute between the two governments.
This commissioner, William l. Buchan-
an. might we'll be termed high commits
sioner of the United States to South
America in view of the many diplo-
matte tasks he has undertaken involv-
ing delicate and difficult negotiations
with various Latin American states.
1t was but a few months ago that Mr..
Buchanan was dispatched to Central
America by the Washington govern
ment to be present at the establish
ment Of the new Central American
court. This court was created by the
central peace conference as a tribunal
for arbitration Of differences between
Central American states. Mr.. Buch-
"A as American high commissioner
and Senior Enrique G. Creel, represent
ing Mexico. labored effectively in the
interests Of peace in this portion of the
continent.
Mr.. buchanan was born in Miami
county. o., in 1853. was raised on a
farm and learned the shoemaker's
trade, but fate had higher responsible
ties than those Of making or mending
boots In store for him. Most of his ca
reer has been associated with interna-
tional fairs and with Latin American
diplomacy. He first became prominent
rs head Of one Of the departments of
the Columbian exposition at Chicago
and ut its close was appointed United
States minister to the Argentine Re-
public by President Cleveland. While
in this post he performed a notable
service in arbitrating the boundary dis
putc between Argentina and Chile.
His popularity with Latin Americans
was such that he vas the logical choice
for director of the fair ut Buffalo in
the interest of closer relations between
American nations which was called the
Pan-American exposition. Since the
close Of this fair he has been n dele.
gate to two pan-American congresses,
minister to Panama and delegate to
the last Hague conference.
Something Of a sensation was Great
ed when 1t was announced ut Wash
ington that Mr.. buchanan had been
dispatched to Venezuela on the battle
ship North Carolina as commissioner
of the United States and at the special
request Of President Gomez himself.
The fact that Mr.. Buchanan is backed
up by a fleet of warships under COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Arnold lends
still further significance to his mission.
Among the vessels in the feet Is the
b~attleship Maine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
The Situation
In Venezuela.
he New Era That Has Been lnauouratnd
Under Acting President Gomez-Spe.
claI Commissioner William |.
Buchanan and His Mission.

NEW era for Venezuela is pre-
dicted now that the Castro
~ dictatorship has come to an
end and Vice President Go
mez has succeeded to the presidency.
He has proclaimed that political ex-
lies viii be welcome Il they return
home and will not be clapped into prfs-
On or executed for daring to oppose a
grating, despotic ruler.
'Oome back to Venezuela and help
Gomez to rule Venezuela for vene-
Euela and not for Gomez" is the mes
Nge the exiles have received.
And they are trooping back to their
native soil, including Ramon Ayalo,
who was vice president in General
Castro's first term and did not agree
to the latter's scheme to perpetuate
himself in power; General Jose NJ.
Hernandez, former Venezuelan minis
ter at Washington. who headed a revo-
luton against Castro and has been for
some years an exile; General Nicolas
Rolando, former governor Of the state
Of Bermudez; General r. e. Rojas, for
mer minister of foreign relations, and
others who have held high posts, but
have been persona non grata at the
court of the now repudiated ruler.
Venezuelans in the United States say
It Is probable Castro will be denounced
by the supreme court Of Venezuela as
a violator Of the constitution. Under
that instrument Gomez succeeds law
fully to the presidency in the absence
Of the president, and his term runs till
1911.
Meantime the United States govern
ment, acting on overtures begun by
President Gomez. has partially re-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

of decorated automobiles, etc, are
more in vogue than snowshoe races,
skating contests, tobogganing and
sleigh riding. In fact, the latter amuse-
ments would be out Of the question.
Among the New Year customs yacht
racing and rowing contests take a
lead. Many Of the young women Of
the cities on the "a are expert in
Craftsmanship and in climbing aloft in
the rigging Of a ship.
Southern California has sometimes
been called the Italy Of America. There
''winter" means green hills. a carpet
Of wild flowers. children playing out
doors, butterflies floating, fruits ripen-
ing and high on the horizon such snow
peaks as the untransferred easterner
neve saw.
1t is said by scientists that each year
brings a difference in temperature
from the preceding year, and while
New York is gradually becoming
warmer California grows the faintest
degree colder. As the matter stands
now. however. winter in California is
more like a prolonged summer than
anything else. Except that the dates
on the calendar tally with those that
mark n blustery day in New York.
there is little to suggest that the sea-
son has changed. Although the tenn
perature varies in different parts of
the state. really cold days with frosts
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
NEW TUBERCULOSIS SERUM.
Important Discovery Made by a
French Scientist.

"oA "
French Scientist.
The French Academy Of Science has
reported on the marvellous new tuber-
culosis serum discovered by Professor
Lannelongue of Paris, and these sa-
wants declare that it marks a most
important step onward in the medical
battle against the great white plague.
For three years the doctor has been
administering this serum, and many
wonderful curative effects are author
itatively stated to have resulted from
its use. Professor Lannelongue eX-
.perimented principally with tubercu-
lar animals, treating them with his
special serum. These results we're so
remarkably successful that he decided
to experiment on human beings dis
eased with the tubercular bacilli.
The serum which DR.. Lannelongue
has discovered was taken from a don
key or a horse. Drs. Achard and Gail
lard elaborated with Lannelongue.
All the experiments made on human
beings were made with serum taken
from donkeys. The results obtained
both by the discoverer Of the serum
and the famous physicians who have
made use of the serum have been
remarkably successful.
The physicians assert that in cases
Of primary tuberculosis the cures have
been nearly total, that in second
airy cases nine out Of ten treated have
SO far improved m~arvelously and that,
in conjunction with proper methods
Of living along the regular lines for
consumptives in outdoor camps, a big
percentage Of the cases in the third
or advanced stage can be arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Pearl Harbor Naval Base.

Rear Admiral Holiday. chief of the
bureau Of docks and yards. recently
spent three weeks in investigating the
new naval base at Pearl Harbor. in
the Hawaiian Islands. He states that
there are 100000 cubic feet Of coral
and sand which must be dredged on,
to provide the required depth. The
estimated cost Of the completed har-
Dor. which is to be finished by 1912. Is
$5.OOO.OOO. Mare Island and Bremen
ton yards. on the Pacific coast. are
also to be greatly enlarged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
TWO LOVERS.
How They Parted After Spending an
EvenIna 1ouether.

How They Parted After Spending m
Evening Together.
IN the low, subdueI light Of the par.
lor they sat Oh the davenport, cast
ing but one faint shadow. The
radiator was humlning a quiet, sleepy
good night song. broken only by the
soft suction Of fervent lips.
II must be going" he said. with a
little catch in his voice.
Yes she assented, as If against
her will.
In the hushed silence he drew still
nearer and caught her other hand, and
so natural was it that she scarcely
took notice Of the act.
Love Is a great and wonderful
thing, isn't it," he whispered full into
her ear.
She brushed her hair into his eyes,
but gave no other answer. Mere
words would have Jared.
And its sharpest sorrow is the part
ing" he added in a philosophical tone,
for love makes all men philosophical.
"You really must 90 now" she said,
with sad armness. ut will be an age.
but
He arose and carefully picked his
way to the hall, while she lifelessly fol-
lowed.
"But we will see each other again."
he tried to cheer her with.
AS he drew his arm away at the
storm door he poured into her ear the
final comfort, Good night and goodby.
dearest own
"Goodby," she whispered chokingly.
"til-till Office time tomorrow"
And through the parted curtains she
watched him blow her a sad kiss and
then dragged herself up the bedroom
stairs.-New York Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

q Va ltAlS t'lolS GEORGE w. GuIts
him. The result, ac- RTE.
,ording to rumor, was the authorized
expenditure of $15O.OOO in detective
work. 1t is said that altogether about
100000 is available for use in run
ming down grafters and furnishing
them.
The councilmanic upheaval will re-
suit In the naming of an entire new
ticket for mayor and councils before
the coming election. The Voters
league decided to indorSe neither Of
the candidates which the Republicans
are putting forward. nor. since Mayor
Guthrie cannot be reelected owing to
a city law, do they favor any of the
timber the Democrats offer. A new
candidate to be II on the Voters
league ticket is now what they are
looking for. There is to be n candi-
date for councilman in every ward
where there seems to have been graft
ing.
The Voters league announced that
it had received assurance of federal
help in the forthcoming prosecutions.
Mayor Guthrie was chosen executive
Of Pittsburg in 1906. He is a native
Of the city and was born in 1913. He
was graduated in 1866 from the West
ern University Of Pennsylvania and
two years later from the law DEPART
ment Of Columbian university. Wash
ington. He married in 1856 Florence
J.. Howe. In 1876 he was associate
counsel of the Tilden electors before
the Florida returning board. He has
been associated with various reform
movements and in 1902 was Demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

RT would not take many families Of
the size Of that represented in the
picture at the head Of the column
to make a fairly populous city.
Patrick Cavanaugh is the American
citizen who is carrying out the Roose-
welt principles as to anti-race suicide
by bringing up the family shown. He
lives at Alameda, Cal, and has recent
II petitioned the legislature to pass a
law exempting heads Of such large
households as his from taxation. In
the photograph reproduced above Cav
anaugh stands at the left end OF the
column, his wife next him, and their
children, numbering twelve, form a
series Of steps. ending with the little
tot at the extreme right. AS Cava-
naugh and his wife have scarcely yet
reached middle age, they have hopes
that their family may n day be even
larger yet.
The New Years festivities Of south
ern California take o. quite a differ
ent character from those Of more
northerly communities where snow and
ice generally prevail at this season. In
the balmy climate Of Los Angeles and
Pasadena and other cities Of the
southern California coast floral pa
rades. carnivals Of roses. professions
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Heard In the Divorce Court.

"Your honor, l don't think l shiuld
be obliged to live with this woman any
longer" said the dispirited and dys-
peptic little man who was the plaintiff
in the case. "Her cooking is some
thing Observation-Disclosures like clods. and
her coffee is mud! Why. to every
cupful there is half a cup Of grounds"
But the judges ruling was that half
a cupful was insufficient grounds for
divorce.-Lippincott's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

When Central park, New York, begins
to look bare and the weather bureau
issues warnings for a cold snap and
snow the bulletins in the west are pre-
dieting rain, with warm southerly
winds.
The exodus from the east begins tn
early November. Many Of the large
hotels and popular resorts have their
accommodations engaged months In
advance by the winter pleasure seek
ers who at this time find California all
in holiday attire. Nature covers the
mountains and highways with a wealth
Of scarlet manzanita berries, a non
edible but very decorative fruit which
resembles the English holly. The
manzanita grows on a spreading bush
about four feet in height. It is large
~ used for Christmas decorations
In the southern part Of the state the
popular winter resorts for bathing,
boating and fishing are Coronado, Cat
alma, Redonda, Santa Monica and the
farfamed Long Beach Of Los Angeles.
goes into the next cabinet as secretary
Of state a vacancy in the upper branch
Of congress will be left, and the ques-
ton Of how it should be filed is en-
crossing the attention of legislators
and politicians in Pennsylvania. A
leading candidate for the post is
George T. Oliver Of Pittsburg. Mr..
Oliver is publisher Of the Pittsburg
Gazette, which he bought in 1900. He
was born in Ireland in 184S, came to
this country in early life. graduated
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
The Usual HoIdup.

EYES," said the man who had been
travelling in the far west, II saw
three trains held up in n night"
"You don't sayw exclaimed the in
nocent bystander. "Was any one
hurt?'
NO." answered the traveller. "They
were held up by women in a ball
rOom."-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Not His Silvia.


II read and hear many pleasantries
with respect to the independence Of
spirit evinced by female servants in
this country" observes a B~ostonian,
"but I question whether as a class
they in any degree approach the cap
%tiousness of their male coworkers, es-
pecially those manservants imported
by the rich.
"a friend Of mine had engaged an
English servant at a good wage, and
everything was apparently arranged
to the satisfaction of the servitor
when suddenly he inquired:
BEG pardon. sir. but am I to wear
livery. sirT"
Eyes"
And what color will the weskit be,
STR"
"Red."
"Red! Then. sir, 1 cawn't take the
place, sir. I'm much too blond, sir, to
yea a red wesket, sir"-Harper's
Weekly.