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The Washington bee., 1909-05-08

of little savings that would otherwise
be practically thrown away and will
return to the subscriber his or her
cash savings with added dividends
in the future. Professor Hart, who
is the President of this great new
corporation, wants ten thousand can
vassing agents to go out and sell this
preferred stock to the people at a
good profitable commission. This is
easy work which any honest and in
telHgent person can do at a great
profit. Men and women and young
people, colored and white, working
through the day, or only after office
hours, out in the streets, avenues,
courts. and alleys among strangers,
or in their own neighborhood or
school or church or fraternity or
among acquaintance and friends, can
earn lots of money in this work
A young married colored lady,
after caring for her family and re-
manning home Mondays and Satur-
days, is making from sixteen to
thirty dollars a week by selling this
preferred stock.
Everybody can help the good work
and earn considerable money on the
side by becoming an agent and plac-
ing the little subscription books,
which look like little bank books,
among the people.
Policemen, mail carriers, clerks
school teachers, lawyers, husksters,
grocery keepers, druggists, physici-
ans, charity workers, teachers, minis
tiers of the gospel, school girls and
boys, BARRIERS, laborers, walters, all,
everybody has his or her circle OF
friends and influence, can earn lots
of money in this way and are in
vited by Professor Hart to join him
in this great community work.
Call at the Office of the company,
at number 42o, on 5th street, north
west, between the hours of ten O'Clock
A. M. and four O'Clock P. NJ.
WILLIAM H. H. HART,
President etc
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THE KEYSTONE


GRAND CHAPTER
The Keystone Grand Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, of the
Southern and Western Jurisdiction,
was organized March, 1905, by Hon
.orable John G. Jones, 33rd Royal
Grand Patron of the Supreme Brand
Chapter, with authority to organize
the Keystone Grand Chapter, with
her three subordinates.
On April 80, last, we celebrated
our fourth anniversary in honor OF
Honorable John G. Jones and Mrs.
S. Hopkins, Royal Grand Matron
Quite a number of visitors were pres
ent. Among them were many Master
Masons.
Sister Lucinda Robinson, Chair
man of the Committee on Reception,
should be given grear credit for con-
ducting everything so nicely. Many
spoke Of her work during the celebra-
ton.
We are thankful that we are able
to care for the sick and aid the dis
tressed.
In answer to many letters of IN
quiry concerning a recent decision
of the District Supreme Court, we
wish to state that Honorable John o.
tones did not, and never did have
any thing to do with it. His work
has been among the Scottish Rite
Daughters of Sphinx and Eastern
Star Chapters of the Southern and
Western Jurisdiction.
These chapters meet regularly IN
O street Armory between 9TH and
9Th streets, northwest.
Brother John NJ. Washington, one
of the oldest Masons in Washington
delivered a great address to the
Grand Chapter with which he is con-
nected.
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PROFESSOR WILLIAM H. H.
HART, AN, LIN, FOUNDER

HARI, AN, LIN, FOUNDER
Among the most benefcient agen-
cies for aiding people to meet the
dangers and losses of life, the fore
most is life insurance. It comes like
an angel from Heaven in sickness,
sorrow. and death, to help wife and
babes face the cold, hard, stern world.
Professor William H. II. Hart has
organized splendid corporation
under a strict and technical charter
to meet this great benevolent need Of
the community and has iopened the
subscription books of the corporation
for subscribers to take the issue OF
Preferred Stock in lots of ten shares
for Twenty-Five Dollars, payable in
weekly installments of a dollar, or any
part of a dollar, a week or all cash
at the option of the subscriber 1t
IS desired to place this stock in the
hands of he people for whom the
CORPORATION was created.
One hundred thousand shares Of
preferred stock at the selling price u
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents each
are now ready to be distributed
among the people; all the people, up
in the principles Of Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity, Justice, Peace and Pro-
gress, the great American Principles
of social and civil and political de-
velopment. Not less than ten shares
as anv one wants will be supplied on
weekly installments, payments for the
same, or on cash payments at the
option of the subscriber.
This preferred stock will thus fur
nish a safe and profitable investment
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
AT THE GATE

AT THE GATE
There came to the gate of the City Of
Angels
A soul let loose from earth's many
cares;
And asked the keeper of that Golden
Causeway
If he was the one who collected the
fares.
The eyes of the stranger were so sad
and pathetic,
His outward garments so thread
bare and thin:
That St. Peter looked at the pilgrim
in sadness,
And asked the reasons, he should
come in.
What credentials doth thou bring to
claim admittance;
What hath thou done for the Great,
Good Cause?
Hath thou always loved thy fellow
man?
Hath thou observed and kept the
lawS?"
4 anne from the land called the white
mans country,
My home in that land was in a
Negro's breast,
And having such habitation
Entitled one not to the things loved
best"
my master was the proud Anglo
Saxon,
A mixture of Italian, German and
Greek,
That Haunted themselves DER that
fair country
Till the Negro loves this home to
seek"
My hours of toll were long and sadly
dreary-
My times of peace and pleasure
few:
So many hardship beset my pathway
I made up my mind to look TOR
you"
Thus spoke the uark lace to the face
that was lighter,
The keeper of the gate at that
Golden Inn:
St. Peter replied to the weary pill
grim,
"You are a Negro but III let you
in"
It. Shirley Nelson, Alb.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
PARAGPA0'UI!'c NEWS

Reports were received here Mon
day last that Theodore Roosevelt had
caught one more lion, which gives
him a total of three lions and one
lOness on the present expedition.
Smallpox has broken out extensive
ly in the ravaged districts of Turkey,
and it is said that an epidemic is
feared.
The death of Mrs. Ellen L. Pres
ton, wife of Mr.. Robert E. Preston,
former director of the Mint, was
wholly unexpected. The funeral ser
vices were held last Tuesday morn
ing from her late residence.
It took the House the short time
of twenty minutes to meet and trans
act its business, last Monday.
We have received the report of the
Ninth Annual Convention of the
National Negro Business League,
which was held in Baltimore, Mary
land, August 70, 20 and 2I, 1908. 1t
is not only filled with matter interest
ing to its members but to the general
public also.
We see by The Eye that the Afro
American Metropolitan Women's
Business Club, of Brooklyn, New
York. are preparing 10 build a hall,
which will be a monument to them.
P. w. Scales, of the "Trip to Coon
Town Company" died April 18th at
Berlin.
Lawyer Thomas L: Jones will ad-
dress the graduating class of the
High School. Frederick City, Mary
land. May II.
Foster Udell. we'll known as the
apple king of New York, died in
Brockport last week.
DR.. Manual Amador, the first pres
ident of the Republic of Panama
died last Sunday afternoon after a
lingering illness, at the age of seven
tv-hve years.
We see by the Philadelphia Trib-
une that when William H. Luden,
manufacturing confectioner of Read
ing. celebrated his fftieth birthday
anniversary and thirtieth business an
niversav he distributed $4,000
among his employees.
Th Frederick Douglass Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which
was dedicated the latter part OF APr'l
is now open for inspection. The
building is magnificent.
Rev. Mrs. Rachel T. Mitchell, the
well known evangelist, and who IS
pastor of Zion Temple Church OF
Christ, Memphis, Tennessee, baptized
thirtv-seven converts last Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Longfellow O'Donog-
hue the neice of the poet Longfel-
low. lectured last Monday on his lie
work, and of his home. A prominent
audience filed the public library.
Monsignor Farrelly, the bishop OF
Cleveland, was received in a private
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PROTEST AT MASS MEETING

A mass meeting. which had as an
object the promotion of the Christian
Fndeavor cause among the Negro
churches of Washington, was held in
the Shiloh Baptist Church, L and
Sixteenth street, recently.
An address outlining the ambitious
nrooramme of extension which the
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
DIR JAMES E. SHEPARD

The Progressive Afro-American IN
speaking of the undertaking OF DIR.
Shepard says;
"This enterprise which DR.. Shep-
ard has in hand, appeals to us by
every consideration of religion, edu-
cation and better life for the race, to1
which we do not hesitate to say, as
has been often indicated before, we
have great sympathy in its unequal
struggle.
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PRIZES FOR SCHOOL
Fountain Pharmacy Educational
Contest

Contest
The Bee is glad to call attention to
the generous prizes to be awarded by
Gray and Gray, druggists, for the
best written and most accurate de-
scription of their model drug store
and new marble fountain. ;':st in-
stalled at 18th and u streets.
For the best essay S.. in gold is
offered; for the second best, 81, and
for the next three in order of merit,
$I.oo each. Any student of NJ street
High, Armstrong Technical, or How
ard Preparatory Department may
compete. The only conditions are
that essays shall not exceed 1000
words and must be based on actual
experience.
Essays must be submitted not
earlier than May 10, and not later
than May 81, 1909. Awards will be
made by board of judges, to be an
nounced later.
Contestants are requested to sign
essays by fictitious name, and forward
same, accompanied by sealed enve-
lope, enclosing true name and address
of author.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08

Mr.. Booker T. Washington will
lecture at the Belasco Theater to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30. This lee
ture will be under the auspices OF
the colored branch of the Y. NJ. c.
A. A silver offering will be taken.
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Savings Bank Interest.

John Harsen Rhoades. commenting on
the reduction by the Bowery Savings
hank OF its interest or dividend rate
from to 31aper cent, does well ia
emphasize fundamental law Of the saw
ings bank business, but not few di-
rectofs are disposed to forget. II IS
that the savings bank. while in ono
aspect it Is aH Institution for c0-opera-
tive Investment, with it's depositors its
stockholders. in another aspect 1t IS an
institution which owes to rs depostors
the sums Of money that they have in
trusted. III their decorative ADVERTISE
ments the savings banks are careful to
call their distributions dividends, but the
average depositor calls what be receives
interest
This debtor relation, IN certain sense
invoIuntariiy thrust On the savings bank,
makes the protection Of principal and
the maintenance of d sufficient margin
between assets and liabilities of SUI
preme Importance Two years ago great
known that the shrinkage in the mar
ket value Of savings hank securities was
50 great as to threaten the theoretical
solvency Of the banks. It IS much to
Be suspected, if list had been made,
that there would have been difficulty
about persuadng depositors that they
were shareholders, and that as they had
shared the gains Of the good wears so
they should not complain over the shares
Of the bad The occurrences OF two
years ago were Of such nature that
no careful savings bank manager should
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
THr woRK oF rHE aRANaE.

In calling attention To the resent
growth Of the grange throughout New
England, the Boston Transcript says
There are nov more than 5823O grang
ers in good standing in Maine, nor is It
the only New England state in which
the Patrons Of FIusbandry can be at win
a powerful civic force. New Hampshire
had quite recently q number of oranges
almost equal to one III every incorporat
"a community. Throughout central Mas
saehusetts, the order Is strong. and there
are powerful contingenta in Connecticut
and Rhode Island. Vermont grangers
spoke for themselves few years age,
u the election Of Governor Bell Though
New England Las recently had two
granger governors. nevertheless tile order
lives pretty closely M 10 its claim Of
not being more political than the inter
ests Of agricnlturists demand We hear
comparatively little Of the graneers.
compared with what we heard twenty
years ago but in the rural district. their
activity is continuous without being spec
tacular The grange and the Pomona
arc tlc two centers of social commingling
in many a New England inland town,
and they undoubtedly make fer nplift.
Probably the grangers are to-day more
effective for the advancement Of farming
interests than ia the era Of their more
spectacular influence Of legislation Neg
ertheless. the rural politicians hnd the
Patrons Or Hlusbanary worthy III Obj
servation. and keep their ears TO the
ground about the grange halls"
The Vermont grange now numbers up.I
wards Of twenty thousand members, al
considerable number having been taken
into the organization during the past
year. and the organization seemingly isl
ii very prosperous condition AS AMI
organization Il does not dabble very
much in politics. but now and then if
expresses its likes quite forcibly, as III
the case of Governor Bell, when be ran
for governor It's chief work lies in the
line Of Improvement Of The conditions
Of the farming class Of people, and it i
undoubtedly doing fine work IN YER
mont, furnishing many u the intellectual
and social requirements Of the people 81
the more scattered communities. II the
influence Of the grange is waning any
where in the country, it certainly is not
on the decline in Vermont
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what a FAN was rhere7


Romance must have sailed IN the first
aeroplane, if indeed II did rot sink with
the pioneer submarine, eva we would
haYe 70 tell no such painful tale As
this which comes from Muscolah, Idh
One Of our most fastidions young
men, as the story goes, bought 4 pair
.of oyerals and founa IN them the name
|of the sewing girl in an eastern city
who made them. Following the formula
established for such cases, he wrote to
her; a. usual, she replied but alas
tie reply showed d wide departure from
convention. II am a working girl. it
is true, the missive ran, hut | make
q good living and do not care TO sup
port a husband. as | would have to do
Il I married some silly noodle who
thinks he loves girl he never saw, Per.
nit me to say that ! do not know how
my card got in that pair Of overalls.
and that when | do marry, ii ever it
will be To some fellow who can afford
something better than forty-seven. cent
brooches Who wonders that there i
gloom IN Muscolah and that the mar
ket price Of mush and moIasses has
fallen to unprecedented depthsg When
the course Of things IS 50 sadly chang
ed from what it used to be, people in
Idaho must be beginning to wonder if
any fairy tales are true Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
RARRE GRANITE INCREASE.


The statement Of the Quincy, Mass,
Ledger that Quincy granite is coming
into its own because Of the fact that
people are firing Of other GRANTEES sure.
II does not apply to Barre granite, as i
shown BY figures in our news columns to-
day relative to the output Of Barre gram
ite for the year just ending. Barre
granite is more popular than ever for
monumental work IN every part Of the
country, and, If indications are safe
guide, il viii soon have an enviable posi-
tion il the building end Of the industry
New GRANTEES start up here and there.
advertised "as good as Barre just Ike
Barre and various. other comparisons.
and for time the exploiters Of them
may do business on the strength Of de.
lnding the public into thinking that their
product is actually as good a. the Barre
stock, or even resembling III But sooner
OF later. the outs about the stone are
discovered il viii be too spongy, Or iron
will crop out in it, or it viii peel and
scale oil, or some ether defects will be-
come obvious. Then the dealers ana
consumers who have been demded by
the clever words Of the exploiters come
back to the reliable stone, such as Barre
furnishes, from the best formation 81
granite known at the present time.
Biologists and quarrymen freely admit
that the strain Of granite found here
combines the substantial qualities which
will keep it at the forefront Of GRANTEES
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CURRENT COMMENT
Pass the PIums Please.

This paper is a sincere believer ia hav-
ing the fat plum federal positions
passed around This Il no new sugges-
ton in these columns and the good fei-
low who is now holding down his Job
need not think that 1t Il because BE "a
in the position that this view il taken. The
positions of the two collectors ara par
ticularlY fascinating Jobs from fnan
eial standpoint. Collector Darling ana
Collector Emery have both filled the Of.
fetal position with credit to themselves
and the government which they have
been serving. lie salary in each case
is sufficient after four years tgrm to
retire and live happy il any Vermont
town Or city. Certainly i four wears
term ought to satisfy and, canddlv. VIZ
believe il il all That Messrs. Darling
or Emery expected The same rule
should apply to United States Marshal
Bailey's and United States District At
tomey Dnnuett's positions. Waterbury
Record.
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First Lesson IN Practical POLITICS.


YES. son. this * picture o. two men
who want 70 be tile next governor of
Vermont
Yes. politics il dignised business in
this state and so we call this political
race.
Yes. both men think they are going to
be governor; they have overloaded their
st8machs with something that makes
pleasant dreams
Yes they are both great men, but The
voters don't believe It vet
Yes they are holding their own they
haven't slipped hack Of the starting
point thus far
Yes if the man on the barrel knocks
in its head be may overtake the rocking
horse man.
No. It wouldn't do him any particular
good II he did knock in tile head, but the
political workers would do him good,
No, probably they wouldn't act 70 the
eapitol amy quicker Il they turned around
and went the other way
No. it's not too bad; one is old enough
to know better and the other is young
enough to start life over again.
No this is not the first time they have
wanted a Political office: tbay begun by
teasing their nurses for one.
No, we can't tell you who viii be the
next governor until be comes into the
race but you've learned enough for this
time, son and now you may go TO bed .--
Mortified News.
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panying the singing with the cornet.
Prof. Surdo was the director OF music at
the notification OF President Taft. Sun.
day school at 2;45 p. M The Christmas
tree viii be held on the evening Of the
Goth at 1850 o'clock. Prof Surdo will
play the cornet and violin solos. He is
at the head of 4 department Of music
in the public schools In Cincinnati Ey-
erybody is welcome
First Baptist Church. william &.
Braisted, minister. Morning worship at
1880, with messages subject, after
Christmas Whatl1 Bible school at IL
m. G. f. meeting at g. Evening worship
at Z subject Of message. His Stars. ,
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening al
1880. The annual meeting Of the church
viii BE- held January /, beginning 1t z
p. m. All who worship and work with
us are invited as well as the members
and their families
Swedish Mission. Christmas service.
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SUNDAY SERVICES.
Times and Places Of Worship and
Subjects Of Sermons.

Universalist Church. Edward G.
Downey, PASTOR. Preaching by the pas
tor at 1890 a. M, a Christmas service.
Sunday school at ~ O'Clock. No even
ing service.
Hedding Methodist Episcopal Church.
Christmas services all day, with special
music BIZ the choir Topic Of morning
sermon, "The Christ Child's Kingdom.
Christmas concert by the Sunday school
at Z o'clock.
st. Moniea's Church. Children's mass
at o'clock. eelehrant, Rev. p NJ. Me-
Kenna. Parish mass at l0;30 o'clock,
celebrnnt, Rev. r. 7. Cray. Catechism,
3 p. m. Rosary and benedictions, 1 P,
M. Baptisms at >. IA.
Presbyterian Church. Special Christ
mas services viii BE held at 1880 a. nj.
and 7 D. n. The chorus choir viii render
Christmas music BY request, an item
OF the Sunday school Christmas concert
will be rendered at the evening service.
All are cordially invited
Congregational Church. Special Christ
mas music and sermon in the morning
Ak 1880 Sunday school at IL O'Clock
Young peoples meeting at Gas n M.
In the church. Christmas concert BY the
Sunday school in the evening at O'Clock
Important Ladies' Aid meeting in the
church parlor Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock Annual meeting Of the
church Saturday. New Years day, at
l0:30 in the morning The usual mid
week service Thursday evening at 1880.
Everybody welcome,
The Italian Mission. Brook street,
near Main street Rev. G. b CasteIini
pastor The Christmas services will be
held on Sunday at 4 p M, with Prof
Joseph Surde OF Cincinnati, Ohio, accom-
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forget them, or fail 10 apply their les
son. There needs 70 be IN insurance
fund against possible depression in the
market value OF assets.
In another report the action Of the
Rowery Savings bank i highly inter
esting IL represents a guess by q
body III experts % ard the probable fu-
tire course Of the interest rate II
amounts 10 4 prediction that rates are
to remain low arid that there Is no
early prospect Of 9 return 81 the hign
rates of few years ago high rates
that were then attributed 10 causes that
IRE still operating New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24

with special music and preaching, at
$3.50 Saturday morning in the Baptist
church. Sunday services--BibIe school at
l0.30 in Foresters' hall al the children
are urged to be present. for the rehearsal
for the Christmas concert, to be held IN
the hall at 7 p. M An ScaHdiBayians
cordially invited to All meetings Prayer
meeting in Baptist church "Wednesday
evening at 7:30. Special service WITH
baptism, at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at $3.50.
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HarmIess Hop.

He y not old, he Is not young.
The Chinese laundrymap. Hop Lung,
The yellowed cheek, the slanting eye,
The humble nose, the cheekbone high,
The cheerful face, the willing hand,
That serves the proudest IN the land
His back yard you may scan with care;
No dirty linen airing thereI
Chicago Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
Not Guiltr.

II was a. m. and Bilkins erept softly
into the house and removed his shoes
but as he tiptoed up the stairs one OF
The treads gave loud creak.
"1s that you, Johni' demanded Mrs.
Bilkins from above.
No my love-" replied Bil<ins. TITS
the stairs. Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24

It doesn't add much to the tragedy Of
the situation to announce the fear that
Dr. Cook has come To harm through his
own, or somebody else's, effort II was
tragic enough beforehand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
WIN Your Income Continue

after your ii yes, you have done well
II no, then insure at once and PER-
petuate your earning capacity aEH
year National Life Insurance Company
Montpelier, VT (Mutuall
S. S. Ballard, General Agent, Mont.
pelier, Vt; N. B. Ballard, local agent
Montpelier, vt. tMutusll
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JINGLEs AND JEsTS
In winter Quarters.

In Winter Quarters
The north winds blow,
And We shall have snow,
What wil tbe airship 10 then poor
thingg
Il viii rest in the she'd
With q bag on its head,
And get ready 20 fly in the spring, poor
thing
Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
Al conundrunl.

Bones Who was the greatest financier
ever known
Exchange Noah; because he foated
his stock when the whole world was
in liquidation Tit Bits.
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His status.

What makes that young officer SO
blue II
II don't know, bnt perhaps it il be-.
cause he Il a submarine. Baltimore
American.