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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 50cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar If il
fail. TO cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee 25.cent bottle TO prove salts
factory or money refunded.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
CASE CALLED FOR SYMPATHY
Life of singIe-BIessedness Made Ne
Appeal to 5attered-Up kiav-
ried Woman.

Apropos the discussion Of the ad.
vsntages of married life recalls the
experience of certain bachelor maid
Of some forty summers and some VIZ
ters. She has had proposals enough,
so she says, but she prefers single
blessedness to pouring cOffee, mend
ing socks and spanking babies she
recently began devoting much Of her
time 70 working in the slums, pGrSke-
ularly among the women and Chi
dren.
A pitiful case was recently brought
to her attention to care for. A wOm-
an had been cruelty treated By her
husband, who, as q final act, locked
her out in the street. The pooE, sd
fering creature, ragged and dtshez-
eled, reported at the charity heed-
quarters and begged for shelter.
Miss J. dressed her wounds,
gave her something TO eat and than
started q sympathetic conversation
with the sufferer. The latter, after
recounting at much length the h-
JuIlS5 SnS udu UOIuC at ttS AaEGS VI
her iege, lord and master, asked q
few questions to satisfy her wOmsnly
curiosity about her new-fOuRd frbe8d
Live here?" she inquired Of Mss
J.
NO." was the reply; 81 spend oaIy
a part of my time here during E1e
day. My home is way up in HsYIsm."
You're married, amt yoH?' vas
the next question.
mo, I'm not married; and / may
never be-"
The poor, wretched woman Opeued
her bruised and swollen eyes as best
she could to get a look at her fE4ABd,
gazing at her in amaZement.
MY. my" she said, sympalhee5al-
ly. "T'm awfully sorry. Say, but ANT
it fierce to be an old maid ?"-RSev
York Times.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
PLEASANT FOR THE TRAVELLER
Russian Method Of Safeguarding Gar
Necessarily Led to Some ApRre-
hension.

The late William E. Ingersou. the
noted life INSURANCE manager, was an
authority on insurance rates.
"Mr. Ingersol knew the rates all
over the world, said a New York man
ageT, recently. The Russian rates are
very high. NJ. Ingersou once ex.
plained to ne, w.tL a story, why this
was.
"A traveller in Russia, he said, no
tced that the train was all deco
rated with flags and banners. and at
every station comapny Of soldiers
and band playing the national an
them. The traveller asked a brakeman
the reason Of all this ceremony. The
brakeman, lowering his voice. re
piled:
"f don't mind telling you, sir-but
In the strictest confidence, be it IN
derstood-that a carriage in this train
mas been engaged for his majesty. But
his majesty, as a matter Of fact. wont
set off till this evening. Thus the pIot
hatched against him may take effect
on this train, yOu see, and our gra-
c1ous sovereign vii be saved
The brakeman touched his can
and passed on. and tha traveller, sud.
denly grown pale and nervous, stared
from the window aHNiOIsIy."
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
QUEENSLAND'S WATER TREES
Wise Provision Of Nature That Is One
Of the Curiosities of the
Region.

One of the curiosities in natural his
tory IN the colony of Queensland Is
the provision by nature Of a supplv n
water in the roots of certain trees
On these roots the aborigines former
~ depended for their water for sew
eral months of the year.
There are seV-rI. Kinds Of trees fr
Queensland from which water caI
be obtained, Including three specie,
or eucalyptus. and the kUrrajong. Th,
eucalypd consists Of a gum, which
the largest OF the back country trees
a box and malice. The first named
the most preferred, as yielding th
greatest quantity This tree resen
bles the red gum in appearance. th
leaves being a little narrower and O
a silVery color. 1t grows chiefly o,
sandy or light loamy soil and throw
out numerous lateral roots at a deptI
OF about nine inches from the SUI
face OF TIE ground The position O.
these roots vas asceTtained by th,
blacks by repeatedly jabbing th
poIhLs OF a spear or sl7Tpened site
in the soft earth at a distance of abol.
six or eight feet from the trunk O
the tree. The soil was then remove,
with a wooden shovel for some 2,
feet or more and the root cut OF
either end. This was then cut Il,
Into lengths OF about Is inches. tn
bark knocked off and the lengths stoo.
on end in sone receptacle to contai
water. In many eases the blacks use.
bag made Of the entire skin of tn,
male wallaby. IS soon as all thes,
pieces were place. on end the opera
tor, beginning with the first placed
put the end in his mouth. and by
vigorous pun expelled the remaining
water. The size of the roots chosen
was, with the bark on. about the thick
ness OF a mans wrist. The larger
ones being more woody and less Dor
GUS, contain little or no water. The
water is beautifully clear, cool. and
Tree from any unpleasant taste or
smell.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
AN OBJECT LESSON

The ColOred citizens of this
city have no cause to complain
of being Disseminated against
or going where they are mot
wanted. The Bee does see, how
ever, hundreds o f colored citi-
zens patronizing many of these
"Jim Crow" five cent theatres.
Why don't the churches speak
out against it?
There is in this city two of the
best moving picture theatres
that can be found anywhere in
this country. They are up-to-date
and there is no theatre of SINH
lar character to be found in this
city to equal the two The Bee
has in mind. The Bee makes a
speciality of these two public
amusement places, because what
they show are instructive The
Bee makes special mention OF
these two theatres, the Hia-
wa-tha and the Mucea. They
are indeed two very up-to-date
theatres. The Bee must admit
that the two comedians at the
Hiawatha are refined and up-to-
date, and original. It will not be
very long before the colored citi-
zens will have a large up-to-date
theatre. All that the enterpris-
ing colored man wants is to be
let alone. He is paving his own
streets. He knows just what his
people want and they are salts
fed. Why will the citizens OF
this city continue to be Jim
Crowed"? Why do these con-
tinue to support these "Jim Crow,
five cent theatres on Seventh
street that makes them go in and
out different doors. When they
have their own up-to-date thea
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
HICEHES OF LEGAL TENDER
Somewhat PerpIexins Question WAlsh
Very Few Seem to Properly
Understand.

One Of the prominent officials q Is
treasury department recently YEA
tured the opinion that not one banker
IN q hundred and probably nos half
dozen members of the senate or
house could tell accurately what paris
OF the United States currency are L.
Sal tender. He went on to say:
"A great many people know EaAt
the definition of legal tender ia noosy
OF = character which by Law 8 debtor
may require his creditor 20 resolve is
payment in the absence Of a sDeoaaI
agreement. But when It comes to
stating just what money is legal ten
der you win find the banker ali q ga.
Gold certificates are not q lsgaI
tender, but are receivable for customs.
taxes and all public debts. Silver ser-
dhcates are not legal tender. Nslther
are national bank notes. They ara se-
oeiVabie, however. in payment of
taxes, excises, public lands ana all
other dues to the United States. g.
cept duties on imports. Trade dollaEs
SAU Al aSSlGudi CGIiCngy e~ES AsUS eSzk9siA
tender. Fractional currency Is se-
receivable for postage and Eevszas
stamps and also in payment OE my
dues to the United States less than
five dollars, except duties on impoxts.
Foreign gold and silver coins aEs aet
legal tender.
"The following are legal teBSsx in
ali that the term means:
Gold coins of the United Stztes,
standard silver dollars, subsidiary sill
yer coins, minor coin of copper.
bronze or copper-nickel, up to 25
cents; United States notes or grsaa-
backs, demand treasury notes, treas
ury notes of 1890. Columbian han
dollar and Columbian quarters. Sab
sidiaTy silver coin, including COInl-
bian half dollars and quarters. are
legal tender up to $40"
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
A Careless Messenger.

After a messenger boy had eaten
his lunch in a Pearl street restau-
rant In the New York financial dis
trict, Harry Bohrer, the manager,
found a package on the table, and Cd.
ening it he discovered that it con-
tained $4,000 in currency and also
sufficient negotiable securities to
make a total Of $4,000 From the
papers in the package he believed the
valuables belonged to the state bank,
a few doors away. and hurried there
with the money. The cashier quickly
identified the parcel and Bohrer was
Given a reward.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
Eurepe,s Riahest VILLAGE

'The highest village in Europe" is
the inscription on a post card which
shows group of wooden cottages on
a bleak hill, with no sign of vegeta,
ton in sight and having as a back.
ground range of ice-covered noun.
tains. The name of the place is Cume-
az in the Canton Wallis. It lies 2,047
meters above the sea level, where
Monte Rosa raises its gigantic head
into the clouds" The village consists
Of four families, and the latest CEN
sus gives it a population Of 26. The
storms Of spring and fall and the
SHOWS Of the winter months" says the
sender of the card, make life a
dreary one, and still the people look
happy, and doubtless they are So"
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
THT WONDER COMBS,

We have a pomade called "Won-
der-Uncurl." If you will heat =
Wonder Comb and use it to draw
this Wonder-Uncurl through your
hair, your hair will dress better than
ever before.
A wonder Comb will last life
time.
If you send 90 cents, we will send
the Wonder Comb, trial jar OF
Wonder-Uncurl, and two samples of
Complexion Wonder. The latter
will make your skin lighter colored
everytime it is used, and will make
you oman or woman) look better
than ever in your life before.
Berger & Co., Rector Street, New
York City, n. Y.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
French Forest-Makina.

A striking example of scientific for
estry is furnished by the COaSs Of
France, chiefly in GascOny, WbeFe in
1893 tree-pIanting was begun in An at
tempt to tx the sand dunes, which t1s
winds were steadily pushing Inland
over the vineyards. Pine forests have
now covered 275,OO0 of the $4,000
acres of dunes. About 100000 has
been spent on the work, with $780, 900
more for forest administration, but
the state has received $4,000 Dogs
than the cost, while the 125.000 acres
still retained have a value Of $4,000.
600. Farther inland, about 2,oOo,0 Geo
acres Of worthless shifting sands Snd
marshes, In the triangular area 0f the
Landes, have been converted toAs
profitable pine forests since the mid
die of last century. This work, most
ly done by the communes, has created
a property worth 100000. GOO, as val-
ued from the present yield OF pine
timber and resin.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
Invited to stay All NIghs.

The Hostess-It's storming 80 hard
that guess you'd better stay all Aight,
Mr.. Scoresby.
The Dinner Guest-I'm afraid I
would put you to too much trozbis.
Mrs. Brown.
The Hostess-Oh, not at all! Let me
see. can sleep on the library IOgRge,
and Jane and Martha and Ella and
Aunt Mary can room together, and
there's a mattress we can bring down
from the attic for Willie, and Mp.
Brown will do nicely with a blanket
on the parlor rug. It's no trouble at
all, Mr.. ScOresby.
The Guest-You're very kind, bus
I'm quite sure the rain ie stopping,
and I've an excellent umbrella. JusS
as much obliged. Good -night-C3eve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15

ters? So it is with their own
drug stores. There are enough
.colored people in this city to sup
port them all. The Bee doesn't
mean to advise the colored peo-
pie not to purchase from white
people. But it does mean to
suggest to support only those
white people, in business who
don't discriminate against them.
There are some good white peo-
pie in this city as we'll as some
bad ones, and it is the duty of
the colored people to support all
classes of people and business
enterprises that don't discrimi-
nate against them. Again The
Bee extends its congratulations
to the managers of the Hiawa-
tha and the Musea.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
BUSINESS LEAGUE HER
AID

Messrs. Pittman, Editor Col
Inns, publisher of The Negro
Business League Herald deserve
credit for their publication last
month. The cut of our disting-
uished townsman Attorney
Waring is a gem. The same
appears in The Bee this week.
The Herald is ably edited and the
publisers deserve credit for the
fine appearance OF their publica-
publication.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
patrons The Bee extends thanks
and gratitude to those who have
stood by and supported it.
SHAMS.


, briefly spoke of shams. This
city is the social and political
field for shams, They may be
; found in every avenue, house
hold and by ways. In a certain
section of the city there is a col
ony OF shams.. They represent
every State in the Union. They
make every effort to convince
the world that they are the real
beings.
Shams can get a reputation in
this city quicker than any other
class of individuals. The people
seem to take to them. They
seem to appreciate fake organiza-
tions and fake people better than
they do legitimate enterprises
and real people. 1t is amusing
to see shams attempting to orga-
nize the social element. Shams
will endeavor to initiate those
who have millions to give away,
while they, the shams, are barely
living. 1t would seem to The
Bee that these social shasms
would have enough of their false
pretenses. 1t seems that past
events have no effect on those
who will continue to play in the
circus. Some colored people are
continually chasing shadows.
They will leave the substantial
at any time to chase a shadow.
Society has been the death of
many well-to-do colored Ameri-
can in this city. The history of
the famOusLotus Club ought to
be a lesson to the present day
sham. The Freedmen's Bank
ring ought to be an object lesson
.Where are those shams who liv-
ed iii the day of that regime? One
or two died in the insane asylum,
others fell from grace on ac-
count of debauchery. The real
people in this city have property.
They have something to show.
Take a sham and ask him what
he Owns and see if he can show
you anything substantial. The
real people OF this city seldom
show themselves. But, O, Lord |!
what can we say of the shams.
A sham is easily known or rec
ognized by his department. The
real and substantial citizen is
known by his social and proper
ty standing. The real people are
not pushing themselves before
the public always. The sham
must be seen and heard. He will
make himself known by his own
sham acts,
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15

THE BEE - ITS MISSION
For more than thirty years
The Bee has endeavored 70 show
to the people that there is one
paper among them that has
mission to fill. 1t does not de-
clare that it has come to fill
long-felt want or to flood out
whiskey sellers and sporting
houses. The Bee will leave
this work to hypocritical reform
ers. The mission of The Bee is
to expose such hypocrites and al
low man to reform himself if he
needs reformation. Dozens of
papers have come and gone. The
Bee is what the people want
The Washington people are be-
coming to know the hypocrites
and blacklegs. They have been
playing the fool long. enough.
Their eyes are opened,
The mission of The Bee is to
build up and point out to the
people the vampires they have
among them. For over thirty
years the people, regardless of
color or condition, have support
ed this paper. They have sup
ported it because they know that
The Bee is not hypocriticaI. The
hypocritical journalist is oppos-
ed to whiskey and the saloons.
They come to fill a long-felt want
and before they filled that want
fate calls for their checks and
they pass on to the journalistic
graveyard.
The mission of The Bee is not
to injure any man or woman.
The Bee will not kowingly in
jure anyone. It's mission is to
protect the innocent and expose
the guilty. The Bee means the
guilty oppressor. 1t will con-
tinue to hold up the hands of
those who are honest and are do
ing what is right. The sentiment
that DR.. Booker T. Washington
expressed a few weeks ago when
he addressed the local Negro
Business League should not soon
be forgotten. He said among
other things, "Let us speak well
OF a man one week and see if
we can't make a good man out
of a bad one" The Bee speaks
we'll of those who deserve to be
commended. It's columns are al
ways open to everybody, from a
street cleaner to the President of
the United States.
The Bee requests people to
send in reports of their doings
to its columns. They are opened
to disseminate the news. Anon
ymous writers have nos standing
with The Bee. A person who is
too cowardly to sign his name
to his article is unworthy of be-
lief. Rejected manuscripts are
not returned, and please bear this
in mind.
The management will endeav-
or to make The Bee an up-to-
date paper. There will be some
remarkable improvements made
in a few weeks, which no doubt
will meet the approval of the peo-
pie The Bee has always lead,
and it will continue to lead. Send
in your name and have the pa
per sent to your address, because
the mission of The Bee isl to do
right and treat the people fair
and Just; and to its thousands of |
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
FOR SALE

At Chesapeake Junction, Fairmount
Heights, Chapel avenue and 63rd
street, a new 4-room cottage, lot 5ox
I2s feet. Terms easy.
Apply on premises to Martin Dodge
or 4I8 Eyens Building, 1920 New
York avenue, n. W.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
WHY VERNON IS POPULAR


Register w. 7. Vernon is, be-
yOnd all doubt one of the most
popular men in this country.
Whenever he goes and whenev-
er he is booked to speak, he
draws a large crowd and he nev-
er fails to electrify his audiences.
At the dinner last Saturday ev-
ening, given by the Grand Unit
tie Order of Odd Fellows, Attor-
ney w. L. Pollard, acted as
POSTMASTER. Among some of
the eminent speakers present
were Grand Master w. L. Hous-
ton, Attorney Morris OF Chicago,
ILL.,, who are two of the most
able speakers in the United
States, but when Register Yer
non was introduced by the toast
master the large assembly gave
him one OF the greatest ovations
that has ever been given to
a speaker and when he concluded
his address the applause was
deafening and lasted five min
uteS.
DR.. Vernon's address was as
beautiful as and as sweet as the
song of the Sirene. In this city
as we'll as elsewhere in the
United States no man is more
bound by the people than DR..
Vernon.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
virtue of their poverty.

The white people are doing all
in their power to uphold the vir-
tue and integrity of thir women.
Why should the colored people
be found wanting? If you want
to help worthy enterprise send
to Miss Mamie H. Burroughs,
Lincoln Heights, D. c., small
contribution not less than a dol
lar.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
High Title Denied v,ssb;r,ton


A friend calls attention TO the fact
that Washington. 2lth1-gh comman
der in chief during the Revolution
and again in 1898 during the French
war, which did not really happen. die
not bear the title Of full general On
July 2, 1888. President Adams nomiu-
ated him ito be lieutenant general and
commander in chief" This was fol
lowed by the act OF March 3. 1898. of
which the ninth section read that q
commander of the army of the United
States shall be APPOINTED, aud com
missiOned by the style OF general of
the armies of the United States. and
that the present Office and title OF
lieutenant general shall thereafter be
abolished President Adams. Jealous
for the executive preogative as CON-
mander in chief, made no appoint
ment under this act and Washington
died as Geutenant-genera
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
A NOTABLE NEW YEAR DIN.
NER

Mr.. Charles E. Hall and a coterie
of his friends were surprised and
honored at a dinner party on last
Friday evening at the Hall residence,
6I7 y street, Mrs. Lena R. Hall be-
ing the hostess. The occasion for
the dinner was the prospective depar-
ture from the city of MIR. and Mrs.
Hall, and the closing of the Hall
home for the winter. Mr.. Hall has
been designated by Census Director
Durand for special field work cover
ing period of several months and
Mrs. Hall will shortly leave for an
extended trip to Lower California.
Another reason for the dinner was
the timely arrival of two fat o'pos-
sums from the Illinois homestead of
Mrs. Hall. Messrs. (?) O'possum
were given the star place in the ten
course menu so dainty prepared and
tastefully served by Mrs. Hall. The
elaborate dinner service and artist
cally decorated room lent added pleas
ure to the enjoyment of the diners
Each guest was provided with a card,
symbolizing one of the months. On
detachable portion of each card,
which was lettered, the diner wrote
his year resolutions. These in turn
read at the conclusion of toast and
were then so arranged on the num-
erals of a novel clock dial (which
served as centerpiece for the table)
as to spell the word resolutions"
leaving the XII space for the passing
of the old and the coming of the
New Year. Mrs. Hall was unani-
mOusly voted the premier dinner hos
tess of the District. Besides Mr..
Hall, the guests were:
DR.. John Hurst, Register w. T. Yer
non, Grand Master w. L. Houston,
Inventor A. P. Albert, Attorneys John
H. Paynter and Robert L. Waring,
Architect w. Sidney Pittman, Mai.
Chas w. Fillmore, Prof. Kelly Miller
and Messrs. Walter c. Grouse and
Henry P. Slaughter. Mr.. Paynter
acted as master of ceremonies.
At the regular meeting of Prince
Hall Chapter No. II, o. H. S., held
Monday, January 3rd the following
officers were installed for the year
1910:
Royal Matron-Jennie Webster.
Royal Patron-Chas. L. Harris
18th term.)
Asso. Matron-Maggie L. Jones.
Treasurer - Oceana Brooks, F. G.
NJ.
Secretary-Katie Wood Harris, P.
NJ.
Conductress-Celia Smith.
Asso. Cond.-Daisy Watson,A
Rehabilitation T. Payne.
Truth-Gertrude Tibbs.
Faith-Aurelia Rose.
Wisdom-Laura Davis.
Warder-Helen Thomas.
Sentinel-John Hutchinson.
Organist-Louise Prater.
Marshal-Louise Walker.
A handsome bouquet of flowers
was presented the Royal Matron at
the conclusion of her Inaugural bou-
dress. The retiring Matron, Miss
Florence Dickerson, was presented
with a Past Matron's Jewel by Past
Grand Matron Brooks on behalf of
the chapter, and a beautiful bou-
quet of flowers by Royal Matron
Webster.
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15

There are thousands of dol
lars wasted daily by so-called
moralists and alleged Christians.
The Bee has heard men and wO-
men make appeals to the Chris
tian churches for all kinds OF en-
terprises. The Bee has seen our
women insulted criticised and
condemned while men stood by
and failed to protect them. There
has been erected, not very far
from the city, a few steps near
Lincoln, D. c., a school for the
education of our women. Miss
Mamie H. Burroughs, a young
woman is at the head of this in
stitution. She is a remarkable
woman and one of the greatest
and foremost women in the col
ored race. She makes an appeal
to humanity for funds to assist
her institution. There are nine
ty thousand colored Americans
in this city who owe a debt of
gratitude to Miss Burroughs
She wants to save our women.
She can do so by receiving help
from those who believe in the
highest development OF Chris
tian womanhood."
Hundreds of Our women fall
from grace yearly because con-
ditions forced them to do that
which is hard to overcome by
The Washington bee., 1910-01-15
TAKE IT NOW

Elsewhere in The Bee will be
seen an announcement of the
coming excursion season and the
time to secure dates. The color
ed people who patronized their
enemies last year will be given
an opportunity to redeem them
selves this year. Just read what
Mr.. Lewis Jefferson offers this
year. Go at once and secure
dates.