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The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Wilberforce, Ohio, Nov. PA
Gilt of $4,000 to Wilberforce Uni
versity from an English woman
was announced at welcome re-
ception TO Miss Halle q. Brown,
the elocutionist, who has just re-
turned from Europe. President
W. S. Scarboroush is engaged in
acquainting prominent people with
the needs of the university. To
that end he is circulcting an ad-
dress delivered by him at meet
ing of the District of Columbia
graduates of the school over year
ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Mrs Geo. Huchison and family
are home again after severa
months stay in Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

New York.-Steven Bundy, af-
ter 81 years of service as porter
on the New York Central lines,
has retired. During his employ
ment as private car man he has
purchased property in Philadel.
phia, Jersey City and this city
that is estimated at S140,OOO.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

maintain certain military posts.
The United States has given as
surances that these conditions
would be met
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03
ALBUQUERQUE NEWS.

Mrs, j. H. Bryant is still on the
sick list
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Hugh Mcintosh writes from
England that he will give $4,000
for a fight between Jack Johnson
and Sam Langford, to be decided
in London or Paris, between now
and next summer. johnson says
he is going to cross the ocean,
and will fight anybody on the 9TH
er side if there is money enough
in it for him.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

The Albuquerque Buriel Assoc
iation met at the Mt. Olive Baptist
church and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Rev.
G. 81. Byas, Pres; D. A. Austin,
Treas; Prof. j. B. Lott, Secy.;
Executive officers, T. o. Mason.
chairman; Rev. j. W. Rodgers,
Rev. f. HI. Wilkins, V. Green and
K. C. Pennman. This organiza-
ton is three years old and in a
most prosperous condition, with
10 members enrolled.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Washington. d. c., Nov. 22.-
Aunt" Daphne Whitlow, colored
nurse, died at Freedmen's Hospl-
tai last Thursday afternoon at the
aye of ll2. She had been connec-
ted with the hospital since its
foundation, and when she became
too old to work, about twenty
years ago, the authorities took
care of her. No relatives survive
her. She was a member OF the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Trenton, N, J.-Alexis Y. Allen
has been selected for the grand
Jury of Mercer county for the
November term of court. Mr.. AL
len is the second colored man to
have this honor in this county
and the first in twenty seven years.
Mr.. Allen is the colored leader in
this section.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Paris, Nov. 16.-The French
government today announced Its
formal acceptance of the American
PROPOSITION to refund the debt OF
the African Republic of Liberia.
This. however, is made conditional
upon Liberals ratification of the
frontier dellneation and an agree
neut that Liberia shall grant llo-
erty of commerce to France, aud
that France shall have the right to
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

The S. S. Club was organized
last Friday at the residence of E..
Z. Ellsworth. The object of the
club is to promote religious, moral
and intellectual training among its
members, and to encourage social
entertainments ard pleasures for
members and friends of the club.
Ages for eligible members range
from 13 years to 20 years. The
following are the officers: Milton
Ellsworth, president; Miss b,
Rodgers, secretary; Miss q. Martin
treasurer.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Rev W. II. Prince, the well
known presiding elder of this dis
trict, preached soul string ser
mon at the A. NJ. E. church, Sun
day evening. He held quarterly
conference Monday evening, leav-
ing Tuesday for his home in Las
Vegas.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Thanksgiving day was an ideal
one, the day was duly observed,
many business houses were closed
all day. The Mt. Olive Baptist
church church served an excellent
dinner at the church all day, and
realized quite a sum for the
church. The A. M. E. Church
held services in the morning and
in the evening fine musical pro-
gram was rendered, which was at
tended by crowded house.
The New Mexico constitutional
convention that has been in ses'
sion at Santa Fe for over ~ days
has adjourned after writing the
constitution that will govern the
state of New Mexico. The Negroes
interest is fairly well protected by
the instrument SO far as his elec
tive franchise is concerned, we
need have no fear of any grand
father clauses, but our school sys-
stem for the separation of schools
might be tampered With some day
by the legislatures, and then the
supreme court will interpret the
law. The best constitutional law
yers in the state tell us that no
seperate schools can ever take
place under this law, but time only
can tell. The Negroes are to be
commended for the interest they
taken in their own welfare with
the framing Of this constitution.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-03

Jacob died there, aged 147 years, but
looking backward he said: Few and
evil have all the days of the years of
my life been" He was rich and sue
cessful, but inwardly a failure.
, 1910-08-03
WEST INDIAN COTTON.

Messrs, Wolsteholme and Holland, of Liv-
erpooI, write as follows, under date July l,
with reference to the sales Of West Indian
Sea Island cotton :-
About 200 bags of West Indian Sea Is
lands have been been sold since our last re-
port, chiefly st. Vincent cotton, at 22d. to
26d the remainder being composed Of Bar
bados and Antigua at 21d. to 2ltd
Owing to the fall in other growth9 Of cot
ton, spinners Of Sea Islands are rather in
cIined to hold off from the market, expecting
lower prices. Stained West Indian is dis
tIuctly more msaleabIe owing to the Egyp-
tian decline, and considerably lower prices
would have to be taken to effect sales, unless
Egyptian cotton improves. Cotton which
we were selling at 1870. to 1871, we are now
only getting 1Od per tb. offered for,
The report Of Messrs. Henry w. Frost &
Co., on Sea Island cotton in the southern
States, for the week ending JuIy 2, is as fol-
lows
Since our last report on June IL, the mar
ket has remained dull, with no demand.
The stock in Factors hands is now reduced
TO So bales, consisting principally Of Plan
ters' crop lots held at soc. to 55c. There is
also still left Oh plantation around Beaufort
about 100 bales chasing Fully Fine.
Although the season has practically closed,
yet it is possible that some demand may
spring up for the limited supply left unsold,
which may be required by the trade before
the next crop comes to market
rul Ners, July -.
, 1910-08-03
~ACETYLENE EXPLOSION.
Two SERVANTS KILLED Ar PEERS HOUSE,.

Two SERVANTS KILLED Ar PEERS House..
An explosion which caused the death of a
nursery goyerness named jessie Dawne, il
native of Richmond, Surrey, and u stableman
named Joseph Power, aged twenty, of Tip
perary, occurred at Sharavogue, Kings coun-
try, the Irish seat Of the Earl OF Huntington,
on Tuesday night.
The cause Of the explosion was an escape
Of acetylene gas with which the residence is
lighted. Miss Dawue and Power had ar
ranged to set a rat-trap ina corridor lead
ing to the kitchen, and the former went
to her room for a candle She was returning
with the candle tightod when the explosion
occurred. Miss Dnwne received terrible in
iuries to the head, lace, and arms and died
within an hour Power was blown against
the staircase. His mock was broken and he
was instantly killed.
The damage is considerable. The balus-
ters of the staircase were torn off, Il ward
robe was blown to mntchwood, and several
windows were shattered.
At the inquest on Wednesday, when a
verdict Of Accidental Death was returned
, 1910-08-03
THE PROSPECTS OF EGYPTIAN
COTTON. GROWING

An abstract OF a paper read at the Brus-
sells international Cotton Congress, by Mr..
A. H. Dixon, Of Manchester, is given in the
IectiIe Mercaay for June Is, 1910. In this,
it is stated that the tendency Of the Lanca-
shire cotton trade is always toward the CON
sumption of finer grades Of raw material
and that ID is therefore important that every
endeavour should be made to maintain an
ample supply Of cotton possessing high quail
tiles. 1t is pointed out that there has been
recently a comparatively large increase of
mills dealing. with Egyptian cotton, but that
the cotton crop has not been increased pro
portionately.
The account goes on to show that the ex-
tension Of the cotton growing areas in
Egypt has been from 977, 1875 feddans fed-
dam 05 acre) in 1856 to 1,G4O, 4I5 fed
dams in 19O8-9, but that the yield is much
less at the present time than it was from
1895 to 1898. In the last mentioned yeurs,
the production was from 5'3S to So kantars
(kantar=lO1> 81 tb) per teddan, whereas
that since 1902 has never been higher than
488, while III the years previous to 1909-IO
1t was as low as $50 kantars. The WELD last
year was even less, only about 3.3 kantars
per feddan, 50 that the total crop reached
less than 5000 600 k%untars, which, as is
pointed out by DR.. Dixon, is a figure so
startling that a retrospect of nearly twenty
years must be taken in order to find such 4
small output.
The chief reasons adduced for this de
creased yield were climatic conditions; de
torloration of seed; water-logging Of fhe soil,
the over-supply Of surface water; cotton
worm; boil worm; deterioration Of soil from
over cropping; and the use of artificial ma
nures. A serious accompaniment OF the de-
creased output is the deterioration in quail
ty that has taken place. Mr.. Dixon adduces
evidence to show that the true cause of this
is deterioration in the quality OF the seed,
for the introduction Of new seed has always
given an increased production. From ge4-
eral considerations, it appears that the time
during which a new kind Of seed Gan be
used is limited to twenty years.
One Of the most important matters dealt
with in the paper was the recommendation
that steps should be taken to impress upon
the Egyptian Government the necessity Of
the provision Of a Government Depart
mont, whose efforts should be devoted en-
tlrely to the service Of agricuIturo.-R5d
, 1910-08-03
81 YEARS or

Mr.. A. +. Games, controller of the Genera!
Telegraph Office, retired on Thursday after
tuty-two Yours service, and in the evening
be was ontertained by his old colleagues at
the Holborn Restaurant.
Sir Matthew'S Nathan said that Mr.. Eamos
began on the lowest ruug as an operator, and
had reached the top rung as controller.
When he began his career there were only
10000 messages a day; now there were
10000 a day. The Office staff then mum
bered 500 men and women; it now numbered
4,500.-Uid
, 1910-08-03

A communication has been received from
DR.. {. +. Goodin9, of Stirling, Barbados,
describing experiments which have been uu-
dertaken 10y him in the direction Of procur-
ing hybrids between Sea Island cotton and
the ordinary native cotton of the perennial
type In these, in July 1903, a seed from a
large und hardy native cotton tree was
planted, and the following January, when the
plant was well grown, some Of its flowers
were polinated with pollen from n good
strain OF Sen island cotton, the procedure
being to emascuIate and bag the flowers Of
the native cotton on the evening preceding
their opening; then to p|ollinate them from
Sea- Island flowers, and finally to bug them
for tweuty-four hours. All the howers thus
trented produced healthy hollis, which duly
came to maturity.
When ripe, the seeds from these hollis
were divided into two lots, one Of which was
planted by itself in April 1909, and the
other, with other cotton seed, undor ordi
nNry field conditions, in the following July.
The plants, especially those sown in April,
attained a large size, but this extra growth
had been anticipated, and allowed for, by
setting them much farther apart than Sea
Island cotton is usually planted.
The following table gives the particulars
and results Of the experiment
, 1910-08-03

four women kissed one another goodbye and
placed themselves in Indian file on the edge
OF the precipice. Making the sign of Tue
Cross, the mother plunged first. Then the
two elder daughters followed. The youngest,
however, seeing her mother and sisters Wild
ly struggling in the waves and hearing their
screams OF agony, hesitated. AS she lifted
her hands in a prayer for courage she wan
seen by fishermen. They rushed to the spot
and were IN time to save her.-Daly NuU,
Jtty 2uu.
, 1910-08-03

Lime EuflbCr seed Seed
of Of cotton cotton Remarks
growth trees produced. per tree.
Easlg Planted %'" " as r s@55l Exactly similar
Late planted 2 Is 30 I4o field conditions
hVbrldS
Sea Island 9k 022
As is pointed ont in the account of the ex-
pertinent. the results show that, under ex-
actly similar conditions, the yield of hybrid
cotton was much higher than that from the
ordinary Sea Island. In terms OF weight
per acne, it was more than twice us great,
for, working ont the results in this way, Dr..
GoodiuG shows that the number Of trees per
acre and the yield Of seed-cotton per acre
were as follows early planted hybrids, 64S,
and 2,549 H.. late planted hybrids, 1910,
and l,694 to. Sea Island, $500, and 795 III.
In order to gain information as to the
quality Of the lint, q special report was OBJ
TUNED on the cotton. This showed that
those OF the hybrid and Sea Island types
were both practically the same, as the lint
was Of excellent length, strength and fine
ness, and the same price was obtained for
both kinds.
Further experiments are required to show
IT heavy bearing is a definite property of the
STRAIN obtained, or whether it is due TO the
stimulus of crossing, and "a greater immuni-
~ from disease, of the hybnds-Bia
, 1910-08-03

the suggestion was made that the leakage
might have been caused by rats gnawing
the acetylene gas pipes.-L6jd
, 1910-08-03
THE
M1utual INSURANCE 60.
EsDANMARK"
Fire Insurance Drpau lmrnt.

BUILDINGS of stone, household
y furniture and non-inhammable
goods therein will be accepted at y
per mile p. annum.
Risks for other buildings-wooden
houses included-as well as for fur
niture or goods therein, will, under
ordinary circumstances, also be ac-
cepted at very low rates.
All calculations Will be given by
Mr.. II. ANDREASEN, Clerk in
Government Office, Chr%istiansted, or
by the undersigned.
LUDV. ANDERSEN.
Iycnt for 81. 1hoD1o rs a1'l ST. Croir.
, 1910-08-03

July lst-A Trieste telegram staes that
IN addition to the three British warships
and the three Austrian liners, which are
searching in the Indian Ocean for the miss
ing Austrian steamer Trieste (which was due
Mt Bombay on June 2l) two Italian wnrships,
the Piemonte and the Volterno, have iolnod
IN the search. There is stir not the slight
est news Of the missing vessel Ibid.
July THE execution of the apache
Llabeuf, which took place in front Of the
prison of La Sqnt9, Pari8, was marked by
serious Disturbances, in the course of which
n plaln-clothoa Inspector was seriously
wounded, while a number Of persons were
injured IA the police charges Oh the mob.
Llabeuf was the humane porcupine" who
protected has throat, shoulders, arms, and
wrists viii leather gauntlets studded with
nmIs and went out to kill policemen. He
murdered one and wounded SIX other consta-
ble8 before beng captured. Liabeuf's face
was lyId Is he descended from the tumbrl.
Is the eXecutioner's assistants seized him
he shouted wildly: Il protest No! No!
This execution is not Just p He fought
desperately as they adjusted the lunette, and
his cry OF "LAchos - (cowards( was cut
short by the fall Of the knife. The disturb
ances between the police and the crowd were
very serious. The mob pelted the police
with flints from the roadway, which was
under repair, and the mounted troops had
to charge repeatedly. keeping back the
crowd with the fiat Of their swords. Many
people were injured, and the utmost bitter
ness was manifested by the demonstrators,
who shriekod with impotent rage at their
inability to prevent the eXecution.-Ibtd
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
She Baked at the Altar.

After travelling 1000 miles to marry
Peter Bartiniki, of Roanoke, Va, Miss
Petrincella Ungleroic, cabin passenger
on the North German Lloyd liner Frank
tort, which arrived in Philadelphia on
Thursday from Bremen, refused to be-
come bride when she saw the man
whom her parents in Russia had selected
for her husband. -Bartiniki, who is a
prominent baker at Roanoke, stopped
work at his bakery and gave all his hands
week off in anticipation of his marriage
to the girl, who had been a childhood
playmate near Libau, Russia. A license
had been granted to the couple by Clerk
Ferguson, of the marriage bureau, to get
married before leaving for the south, and
Rev. Father Kalankis, OF the Lithuanian
Catholic Church, had made arrangements
to have the ceremony take place at the
rectory, at No. 1888 Wharton street. The
ceremony was about TO begin when the
intended bride told Father KalankiS that
she had changed her mind. Nothing
could induce the young lady to marry,
and Father Kalankis stated that so far as
he was concerned the matter was at an
end Miss Ungleroic, told Commissioner
OF immigration Rodgers, under whose
care she now is, that she thought Bartin-
Xxi VAS a better looking man than she
found him 10 be. She said the proper
time TO avoid trouble, was before and not
after marriage. She further said that I'M
der no circumstances would she marry
the baker and would rather be depored.
Bartiniki promised TO call on Mr.. Roo
gers, but he did not do So He left for
his home in Virginia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
Homecoming Week.

The interest in Shepherdstown's
Homecoming Week, September lst to
9Th next, continues, as expressed by ma
ny letters from former residents OF this
section. The ladies are as much inter
eSted as the men, and we quote from
some OF the letters received by the COM
mittee on invitation.
Mrs. Hugh P. Allen, of Pittsburg, writes:
81 can't imagine anything more delight
full than the plans OF your committee for
the bringing together OF the scattered sons
and daughters OF dear old Shepherds
town. Mr.. Allen and | are planning to
spend few days of that week in reviv-
ing old memories with our old friends.
am sure the week will be a delightful
one"
81 am deeply interested in Home COM
ing Week, and know that it will be a
pleasant and profitable occasion. hope
to be able to be present."-Mrs. H. M.
Lentz, York, Pa"
81 hope the old home week will be a
great success. | am sure it cannot help
but be truly pleasant time for all who
are living away from dear old Shepherds
town. ! am expecting to be there. -
Mrs. Bernard GuStafSon, Plainfield, n.
J.
Mrs. n. c. Beckenbaugh, OF HagerS-
town, says: "There is no place quite so
dear to me as the dear old town OF my
birth. hope TO be in ShepherdStown
during home coming week"
81 consider the homecoming plan a
most excellent one, and beSpeak for it a
huge success. If nothing unforeseen oc-
ours, we all hope 10 be on hand. ! hope
that everything will combine to make the
occasion one of the most pleasant and
enjoyable in the history OF the town. -
Harry E. Chapline, Frederick, Md.
at will afford me the keeneSt pleasure
to be in Shepherdstown during Home
coming Week if can possibly arrange to
do so. know OF nothing that will serve
so well TO strengthen the ties that already
bind us to our beautiful little town and
awaken happy memories of our childhood
days than an occasion OF this kind
Maurice Fitzgerald, Roanoke, Va.
"Unless something unforeseen occurs,
| and my family will be present during
Home coming Week. II will be great
pleasure to mingle again with old friends
and neghborS and share in the hospitality
for which the old town is famous. y. K.
Underdonk. Moundsvile, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
Church Notes.

At the annual meeting OF TIE Board OF
Education, Synod OF the Potomac, Reform
ed Church, held on Monday in Chambers
burg, Pa, Rev. J. David Miller, OF Shop
herd, was reelected treasurer OF the
board. He HIS held this position since
March, 1901.
Reformed Church-Sunday school at
9.l5 a. m. Morning worship and sermon
The Christian Way-lO.3O a m. AT
100 p. m. the congregation will unite
with the other congregations OF the town
in a union service at the Lutheran Church.
All welcome.
The executive committee Of the Jefier-
son County Sunday School Association
met IN Shepherdstown Tuesday and &C
cepted an invitation to hold the annual
county Sunday School convention at Kear-
neysville Thursday and Friday, August
4th and 9th.
M. E. Church South - Services at
Shepherdstown next Sunday morning at
1920 o'clock, and at Marvin Chapel in
the afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Union ser
vices in the Lutheran Church at 7.30
o'clock.
The State convention and summer con-
ference of the West Virginia Christian
Endeavor Union will be held at Terra
Alta. July 26-28. This will be one OF the
best conventions ever held in the State.
The district conference OF the NJ. E.
Church South convened at Shenandoah
! Junction Tuesday evening, the opening
sermon being preached by Rev. ChaS. S.
Stanton, of Shepherdstown.
There will be services in the Shep-
herdStown Presbyterian Church Sunday,
if Providence permits, at 1870 a. m. and
at Kearneysville at s p. m.
Lutheran-Service at Uvilla Sunday at
1920 a. m. Union service in Shepherds
town at night.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
Those Pies OF BOyhood.

How delicious were the pies OF boy
hood. No pies now ever taste so good.
What's changed? The pies? No. It's
you. You've lost the strong, healthy
stomach, the vigorous liver, the active
kidneys, the regular bowels OF boyhood.
Your digestion is poor and you blame the
food. What's needed? A complete
toning I'D by Electric Bitters Of all organs
OF digestion Stomach. Liver, Kidneys,
Boweis-Try them. They'll restore your
boyhood appetite and appreciation o.
food and fairly saturate your body with
new health, strength and vigor. SOC al
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
Real Estate For Sale

The undersigned offer for sale the fol-
lowing desirable properties, which are
worthy the attention Of buyers:
An excellent farm Of fifty acres about
three miles from ShepherdStown,w with run
ming water through it.
A nice little place oil Is acres, two miles
from Shepherdstown, good locality, lots
OF fruit.
A very desirable block IN Shepherds
town-best available location on Main
Street. Price right.
A good business stand and dwelling
combined.
The old Lutheran church property near
the new railroad station. Viii make a
fine warehouse or business place.
For further particulars, inquire OF
H. L. SNYDER & Co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
Do You Feel Like This /?

Does your head ache or simply feel
heavy and uncomfortable ? Does your
back ache ? Does your side ache? Do
YOU feel tagged out ? The tonic laxative
herb tea known as Lanes Family Medi-
cine will clear your head, remove the
pain in side or back and restore your
strength. Nothing else is so good for the
stomach and bowels. At druggists and
dealers DC,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
rs Life Worth Saving p

Mrs. Mollie Mckinney, PrentiSs, Miss,
writes that she had severe case OF kid
new and bladder trouble, and that four
bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured
her sound and well. She closed her let
ter by saying: al heartily recommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy to any SUFFERER
of kidney disease. II saved my life. "
Sold by all druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21

Miss Augusta Lee Locke, of Leetown, and
Mr.. Earl Fulk, of DarkeSville, were mar
ried in Martinsburg last Thursday evening
at the United Brethren parsonage by
Rev. w. F. Gruver. The groom is a ru-
raj route mail carrier from lnwood.