The Washington bee., 1910-03-05
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Hiss q. M 1La4fekd

A memory OF the ante-bellum days
was revived in Plymouth Church, in
New York, when Gen Horatio c.
King presented the church a paint
ing of Sallie Maria Diggs, a beauti-
full mulatto girl, commonly called
Pink, who was sold into freedom
from the pulpit of said church fifty
years ago. Rev. Mr.. Blake heard
of the intended sale, which was to
have taken place in the slave mar
ket He communicated with Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, who directed
that the church buy her in. With the
picture the church also received the
original bill of sale and freedom pa
perS of the little slave girl Glory
be to Him on high for deliverance.
In looking over the list of the
banks owned and controlled by col
ored Americans, it is said that only
one out of the ffty-three in theSouth
is north of the Mason and Dixon
Line, Virginia leading with thirteen.
and Mississippi eleven. Where there
is unity there is strength.
1t is said that ffty-fve percent of
the intelligent class of Negroes of
Harrisburg, Pa, do not support their
Colored physicians, of whom there are
three, while only forty-hve percent
of the less intelligent class pa
tronize colorei physicians. Is this
the result of education? Shame on
the intelligent colored man or wo-
man who has no confidence in their
own doctoFSi
Sheriff Nellis, of Cairo, H., is a
type of peace officer all too uncom-
mon. He has demonstrated that an
officer of the law can protect a pris-
oner and prevent a lynching if he
desires. Sheriff Fred D. Nellis can
not be commended too highly for the
bravery displayed by him, and it is
hoped that he will be light and ex-
ample for others south of the Mason
and Dixon Line.
When we see how near Vardaman
came to being elected, and what a
close call Mr.. Percy had, we are re-
minded OF Pharaoh and the children
of ISRAEL. Just think! Pharaoh al
most across the Red Sea, about FIVE
steps, then swallowed by the waves.
Yardaman, FIVE votes more, but de-
feated by Mr.. Percy. God moves in
a mysterious wap
A conditional offer of $4,000 by
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie to the Missis-
sippi Industrial School, established
by Bishop Cottrell, if the colored
people there could raise a like sum,
has almost been realized. In one
year $4,000 has already been raised.
Colored Americans realize the ne
cessity of education, and are aware
of the fact that they must help them
selevs which such a generous offer
is at stake.
! Two hundred and seventy-hve
thousand dollars for the remodeling
of the District Jail has been asked
for by Acknowledgement Wickersham.
He plans to have the prisoners do
the work and make it d credit in
stead of a disgrace to the District.
| With the spirit of Dixie prevail
ing, enlivened by the presence of
scores of Confederate Veterans, the
I ConfederateBazaar opened last Tues
day night at Masonic Hall Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, represent
ing Stonewall Jackson, Robert E.
Lee, Southern Cross, Albert Sidney
Johnston and Beauregard Chapters
had charge Of the arrangements. The
hall was gay with decorations Of the
Confederate colors. Major Conrad
delivered a stirring address, and al
so made a fervid appeal to the coun-
| try in upholding the ideals of the
old South And he hoped to Heav-
en- there would always be a solid
/ South. All! the old spirit still lives.
OF the thirty clerks in the post
Office in Mobile, Ala, eighteen Of
| their number are cOl0red.
CDECTAT NTOTT