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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17
A Heart BREAKING Job.

whats making Swubbs look 20
wrctchrtily carcworn The last few
wcrkegs
"oh. he won a dollar prize IN joke
contest three months since. and he's
trying TO Incuhatc another side split.
ter."-IIpplnrntt's
Chestnut Bread.
The chestnut bread used In north
Italy and Corsica will keep fresh for
iflccn days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17

IHLnL D BE IHUU- ~ woill lave 10
Bile pay $50 still.
his mother would instan;.r tpnd the
ESQ he asked for. eyen II slp liaa to
borrow. and I'm a few l.,rfs ttis hid.
eous situation would be ended.
With his evening clothes under his
arm. Loyeland found Ills wpysI,ack 70
the Bowery. back to The 1sat hotel.
back TO his friend Fiji. whos was al.
ready in the reading rooal Lsnd once
again the name OF IT. Gordon" zig.
urcd humbly among the 40 dodgers
for that night
(To be Continued Mex yeek)
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17

higher Dlu ne re
parked that he was mo Santa Claus
md at: last showed himself so indlffer.
at TINT Loveland was glad to ex.
4ange ~ despised belongings for. 81
lssS thn4fhe sum at FIRST refused.
II expect the old Curmudge will be
on for his scene by the time we get
back" said Bill as they returned to
Alexander the Greats after an absence
Of nearly an hour, during which time
Loveland had provided his shirt front
with cheap celluloid studs.
But Curmudge, alias Mr.. Solomon,
alias Alexander. was stillsabsent. His
understudy. lizzie Of the almond eyes
continued to reign alone. over a king
dom Of marble topped tables and empty
red chairs awaiting their next occu-
pants, but sixty minutes had changed
her oddly. She looked UP with nerv.
GUS start when Loyeland came in with
Bill and hid in her lap the newspaper
which had been lying before her on the
desk.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17
ENn on TIiE nEAsnN.

lTo be Continued Nekt fveekl
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

names of the most powerful, and its
position of advantage depends upon his
ability to fight. The veterans are
or more years old. The first row
back of them is usually occupied by
able and active bulls of years and
by those that are not quite success
full. They are logically in the line of
succession and in the following year
may be able to take up their places
in the front line. Because of the fact
that they are unable or unwilling to
battle with the harem masters they
have come to be known sarcastically
as cutters" Back of them are
great number Of bulls. some yet rele-
gated to the rear because of a tender
age and still others entirely mature but
unsuccessful in war and hence de-
spised. These are known as the idle
bulls" and the great majority Of the
males of the colony are idle. The next
in rank are the water or half bulls"
and 6 years old and lining the water
front. They are not yet able to main
tain place on land, but are dominated
by the homing instinct and thus hang
on the fringe of the colony. Aside
from these are the great number of
males, 2, and 4 years of age, as yet
youngsters and entitled to no consider
alton whatever. They are not allowed
to come near the colony but congregate
in great numbers in what is known as
the hauling grounds some distance
down the beach. Here they roll in
the sand and play about as would a
great pack of half grown puppies,
paying no attention to the battles that
are going on in the ranks Of mature
society near by.
In this way is a well organized col
ony laid out by the time the mass of
members are returned to the breeding
grounds after the long trips to the
south. Now is the season of great
activity and strife. Each Of the harem
masters is bestirring himself to the
utmost of his ability. His part is that
OF eternal vigilance. He is jealous of
every movement of his cows. He herds
them together most carefully For
three months he has no time to eat
bite. He dares not leave his post for
fear some vigilant rival will steal his
cows. He dare not sleep for the same
reason When the harem is located
some distance up the beach there is
some doubt If he even has drink DUR
ing all this time.
He attempts to keep his cows, like
wise, from doing any of these things.
he knows that if they attempt to run
the gauntlet to the open sea there is
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

down to $4,000 at present. Yet II would
have remained as Of old and might
even now be increased to the original
number but for a single infuence-the
claim OF other nations Of a right to kill
these fur seals on the high seas. Great
Britain has waived this right. Our
own fishermen are not allowed TO kill
them. Japan. however. insists upon It
and every year her fishermen get more
seal furs than does this government
itself from the Pribilof herd.
The manner OF this killing is waste
ful In the extreme. Each spring when
the seals start north from the Califor-
MIA coasts the japanese fleets follows
them, and the slaughter IS cOntinuedv
Into Bering sea- After the seals have
located themselves on the islands the
japanese vessels take positions outside
the three mile limit, and when the seals
go beyond this TO feed they are IN
constant danger. The great majority
OF the seals they kill are females
Those that are killed on the trip north
are in search OF the breeding grounds
and each female IL near the time OF the
birth OF a young one. Those that are
killed while feeding Off the island are
mothers with pups at home, and these
starve to death IL she does not return.
They can not be raised without her. A
large per cent OF those killed at sea
sink and are seen no more. Figuring
all phases of this manner Of getting
skins. the lives OF three seals are
given up for each skin secured The
herd is being thus stamped out and
the worlds supply of seal skins is
coming to nothing
II Japan would waive her right to
kill these seals on the high seas the
herd might be increased a hundred fold
in the course Of time. The seal skins
of the world would be cOrrespondingiy
increased. Incidentally. the United
States would develop an industry
that would yield her millions OF dol
lars every year. Because OF this latter
fact the other nations hesitate to Weld
to the United States. They attribute
to her only mercenary motives and
possibly they are right. Japan. at
least. refuses TO deny her fishermen
a small profit that the United States
may reap a monstrous one and that the
seal fur industry may be maintained
for the benefit OF the whole world.
There Is no way IN which this nation
can enforce protection OF her seals
while on the high seas. Unless Japan
voluntarily consents to deny her fisher
men their merciless pursuit to extinc-
ton OF these creatures, the time VIII
soon come when they will cease a
exist.
This is the problem that has been
worrying congress during the present
session and is still on it's mind. Tha
solution has not been reached. There
are plans for improved breeding meth
DDS. but no way to get at the core OF
the matter. The matter rests with
the state department. and japan
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

harems are intact. are in a humor in
which they fear neither man nor beast.
Ihey are ready to defend their homes
against all comers and night to the
death. At one time japanese poachers
ralded the rookeries and drove off great
numbers of the fema.ss to be butchered
Tor their skins. The bulls refused to
ne driven and when their hauuts were
later investigated it was found that
they had stood their grounds against
the poachers until their oyes were
Beaten out and the old. blind warriors
We're, days later. rearing themselves
In unseeing defiance of all comers.
Men dare not invade the rookeries
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

into the sea, drink their fill. pass on to
the feeding grounds, where the long
Iast is broken and the process of accu-
mulating stored up vigor for another
season of activity is begun. The whole
colony disintegrates and it's members
Feed to the south until the arrival of
another May
The United States government.
through it's department of commerce.
and labor, has maintained the seal in
dustry OF Pribilof islands since 1867.
when the islands, with Alaska, were
acquired The return to the govern
ment for seal skins alone has been two
millions more than was paid for all
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

danger Of their being stolen by the
half bulls or some OF his rivals. He is
therefore always on the alert. II a
COW starts for the water he pursues
her. She fees, but he overhauls her.
She is dragged back by the nape of the
neck in no gentle manner and flung.
often wounded and bleeding, among
the other COWS. These scrimmages are
likely to precipitate other complica-
tions. The bulls of adjoining harems
may take part in an attempt to secure
for themselves the fleeing COW. Bat
ties have been witnessed in which two
bulls would seize a COW with their
teeth and rend her until the skin was
ripped from her body and she was NOR
tally wounded. other battles result in
a fight to the death between two mas
ters of harems. both being so disabled
as not TO be able to recover their
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

of the adjoining harems are watching
an unguarded moment when they may
make raids upon him.
The idle bulls and the aspiring young
ones are ever hanging in the offing to
bear away his wives. The females are
as perverse as members of their sex in
other spheres of life and constantly
attempt to do all manner of things that
is against the will of the master. Only
fear and rough handling will keep
them in their places. 1t is but a rare
moment in the span of the day that al
lows the master of the harem a mo-
ment when he can sit quietly and fan
himself restfully with his hind f1ippers.
At such times he is often thrown into
a panic by the idle bulls on the beach
higher up. These get to fighting among
themselves and often some member is
thrown over bluff and into the midst
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

the other 20 male members are useless
and might as we'll be killed for their
skins The system followed by the
government Is TO kill all these surplus
bulls. but no females. In this uvav tha
herd multiplies as rapidly as Il would
IL 1t were unmolested. The skins OF
the year olds are the best. These
young bulls naturally separate them
selves from the herd and keep to the
hauling grounds. They may be driven
to the killing grounds as easily as so
many sheep.
Wnen the United States acquired the
Pribilof Islands there were 1000. 900
seals upon them. This number has run
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

during the breeding season. The idle
bulls are even more vicious than the
masters of harems. These have staked
out their claims and stay upon them
throughout the season as a hen might
sit on a china egg The lack of sue
cess that has crowned their efforts
seems to have embittered their lives
and they are as verbose and quarrel
some as are the failures of the human
family. They wrangle loudly among
themselves and blow their breath nox-
iously "as might two rival Journalists"
using the words of a certain high
browed scientist who recently visited
their haunts.
AS the season advances the rigid OBJ
servance of the divisions of the rock
cries is gradually broken up. The
pups have become able to take care of
themselves. The old bulls are worn to
emaciation. Finally these drop down
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

harems. the CLAIMS being left to the
next bull above that was able to seize
and defend them.
The master of the harem is always
busy and often the calls upon him are
SO multitudinous that he is not able to
meet half of them. Perhaps he has
captured cow that is always attempt
ing to return to her former master
She requires constant guarding. Other
of his cows are attempting to go to sea
and must be held in check The bulls
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

of the harems This occasions all
manner of excitement and often a
stampede of the entire harem, the cows
taking to the water. A mighty battle
ensues, in which the bulls of the
harems handle the outsider In the
roughest way possible. gashing and
tearing him and passing him from one
TO another until he has run the entire
gauntlet. This tests the endurance of
the young bull and is training for fu-
ture participation in harem life If he
survives. The masters, after his pass
ing, are faced with the task of recov-
ering their cows and bringing order
out of chaos
The bulls. during the time the
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

Alaska. From this experience has
come a very thorough understanding
of the business of seal farming. The
peculiar manner of life OF the seals
and the fact that the great mass OF the
male is super1uous has been found to
be fact that is of great commercial
value In that but one bull in so is
able TO establish and maintain harem
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19

ING COMPANY is ENTIRELY NEGRO.
Not one dollar of white capital will be ac-
cepted in exchange for its securities.
There is not one dollar of Promotion Saock.
consequently there is no watered stock.
Every holder of stock from the President
down must pay at LEAST $1,000 per share foE
every share of stock allotted to him.
This does not mean that the price of stock
will REMAIN at $1,000 per share. It is $Io-Os
NOW. It will advance in price far beyond
$1,000, just as railroad and public utility stock
goes to several times par. So will the Lincoln
Memorial Building Company's stock go to
several times its present value.
This means that a share of stock costing
$1,000 NOW will be worth $4,000 when stock
goes to four times par. Estimates show that
the Company's earnings will be 20 per cent, and
that is four times par, with every dollar in
vested in Real Estate. THE BEST in the city
OF Washington, where values are as firmly 5xed
as the Rock of Gibraltar.
This does not mean that the price of stock
will remain at $1,000 per share. 1t is $1,000
NOW. If the Company, as it is estimated,
pays 20 per cent, $1,000 sha-> of stock will be
worth $4,000. If it pays 40 per cent, single
share of $1,000 stock will be worth $1,000. Just
as railroads and public utility stocks increase
in value, will the Lincoln Memorial Build
ing Company's stock increase in price.
The first allotment of stock at $1,000 share
is being rapidly subscribed, and the next aIIot-
ment will be SI2.5o per share, to which point
1T will soon be advanced; therefore, you are
urged to avail yourself of the present oppor-
tunity to get in as completely on the ground
floor any one of the Company'S Directors
are.
The Company's Directors, by the way, are
men of sterling worth, integrity and honor, as
you are possibly aware, or can easily ascertain
through any COMMERCIAL AGENCY.
Their names are at the top of this page
They have unbounded faith in the future of the
Company. They have invested THEIR hard
earned money in it, and they advise you to in
vest YOUR money side by side with theirs
DON'T WAIT UNTIL 1T IS TOO LATE.
The price of stock is $1,000 per share, pay
able $I.0o down and SI.oo per month for nine
months U."- each share subscribed for.
DO IT NOW.
L lore you lay this paper down cut out the
coupon or the lefthand corner of this page and
mail to-day with remittance for first payment
if for but one share of stock
We shall be glad at all times to give you any
further information desired, and again invite
you to join in this enterprise.
Very truly yours,
LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY,
494 Louisiana Ave, Washington, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19

1t will also have theatre, which, if patron
lied at prices ranging from 10 to so cents, by
only per cent of the total Colored population
of the city OF Washington, will enable the Com
pany to pay IS per cent on its total capitaliza-
ton. Equal in al to 20 o-Io per cent, to which
may be added the land value increase of SIS
per cent.
Now, all this is Conservatively Estimated
Banks and Insurance Companies engage in
enterprises like this with their depositors' and
policyhoders money-YOUR money, but
YOU get only about 8 or 81 per cent. The
banks or insurance companies keep the balance.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19

paying amusement place in America.
IT KNOWS ALL THIS AND IT IN
VITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE in an en-
terprise ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF RISK,
where every dollar will be invested IN the best
of Washington Real Estate, that increases in
value annually at the rate of SIS per cent
nearly DOUBLE bank interest.
Even that is good enough for most people,
but the LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY will do better than that. It will
have offices and stores and lodge rooms, which
will earn, on a conservative estimate, at least
S23,2oo per year. Equa' 5 9-Io per cent per
dnnun.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19
IS THE SEAT OF OUR
NATIONS GOVERNMENT.

The eyes of the world are on Washington.
One-third of Washington'S population is
Negro.
If all the Negroes in Washington were colon
ized in one place they would make city larger
than Richmond, Virginia.
There are seven theatres in Washington,
supported by white population of 24I,o23-
and few foolish Negroes willing to be colon
lied in the galleries, the only place to which the
Negro is admitted.
THERE IS NOT SINGLE FIRST
CLASS OFFICE BUILDING in the city of
Washington, where a Colored professional or
business man woman, and there are hum
dredS of them in the National Capital, can OBJ
tain business quarters.
JUST THINK OF IT! 100000 enterprisng
thrifty, intelligent people, through race preju-
dice, swept completely out of the business dis
triCt of Washington; 100000 genteel, prosper
Gus, amusement loving people deprived of
every form of theatrical entertainment unless
willing to submit to the most humiliating con-
ditions.
Every colored man and woman IN Wash
ington.
Every colored man and woman VISITING
s Washington
Every colored man and woman in America,
familiar with the true state of the Negro in
Washington, realizes that theatre, store, and
Office building, operated by the Negroes, for the
Negroes, is A NECESSITY.
The welfare of the race demands it.
The self-respeCt of the race demands it.
ANY enterprise resting its hope of success
upon NECESSITY is bound to be a sue
CESS
A THEATRE AND OFFICE BUILDING
IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, built by
Negroes, for the use of Negroes, is a NECES-
SITY
Approaching to the utmost that fact
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY proposes to erect in the Central
Business District of the city of Washington a
magnificent theatre, seating capacity 800, and
a store and Office building of splendid proper
ton, adequate in every respect to meet the re-
quirements of prosperous professional and busi-
ness men.
The enterprise is exceptional in two respects:
First-It is absolutely safe.
Second-It promises enormous possibilities
as a money maker.
Features that must appeal to every man or
woman with few dollars to invest, and you
are such woman or you would not
have read this far.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD
ING COMPANY has surveyed the field care
fully, and it KNOWS that hundreds of tenants
are available for the Offices, that dozens of
merchants are ready to rent the stores, and
that 100000 people are anxious to patronze
the theatre exclusively, and make it the best
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19

mail hy t 6 First Payment
sana Ave, W. WASH hngonD
dI f
up d blowing nad conc
p is ten rSpe share
k Issued to me- y yaidan nno-as sgsabe
has
Fourth Tatm of will Eueo r rt fhasp applied for
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19

Offa nd maiIfo Free Prospectus
LincC 4 Memorial Building Company,
Louisiana Ave, Washington, D. C.
your and desire further nfOmOn
Please of charge, the
Whatsoever
The Washington bee., 1910-03-19
uiIding Co.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

w.
D.
Ist Pres w. "
Benefit Asoeiaa
D.
F. Counsel H. Trsar
Auom
C. D.
WILLIAM
L H. dtor J. l.
Rea and Loans
C.
S. H. BOILING GEORGE W. ROBINSON
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LynehbuTg, Washington, D.
w.
and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
RUSSIA Is LEADING
ALL OTHEH COUNTRIES ~ Leg
AL EXECUTIONS.
fri<oa Congress Advocates Work.
house. for Tramps-Suppre.>ion
Of Vasabondase j. trgrd.

RusSi2 is Ear hehino other civil
:zed coun',ia. al the Nor!d in tx
matter o; decceSa;ns ;ae number OF
death sentences. according 20 Stats.
tics given TO the International Pr!>o"
congress =, its session Thursday By
Or. Frederick II. Wines. OF Philadel-
ph!a.
In no country does the frequency
and enormous number OF executions
excite such hoyro. AZ IN Russia.
said Or Wines. NoIhere else Is
there vased 20 determined and an-
ceasia: war aSa!aS; the employment
G: capital pua!sh meot tor he sup
preston OF crime This isoore ~or-
thy Of remark in view OF the Tact
tia, the pena! code limits the appli-
cation 20 political offender. And
yc.. in virtne of ;Ae system. b.
which onenses not political! can ve
punished by martial law. even in
time OF peace. the number OF exc
cuttouS is truly extraordinary.
The Official statistics shoT that
In Iao6-!sos. 2.los persons we're !e-
ga!Iy executed SO az least. IL Is
stated. ia one OF the manuscripts
placed in my tauds. in another.
the number o. military executions
In 50 gears from 1874 to 1908 is
given as 2.s1s OF whom 10 per cent.
only we-e In the army; 2.4l0 o.
them xere civilians: and 1850 were
punished for iniractioa Of the COM
mon law
DR.. Wines gave an interesting re-
port on othe. countries. but explain
ed ,ha; statistics Of aomicid. ior The
United States zero Invaluable a,
present. He declared. however. .ha;
IN spite * statements 70 the Goa
t.a.y. there was strong evidence that
crime IN this country was on the de-
crease.
Accepting the principle Of condi-
.ional release on parole as ineispea-
sable. the congress approved OF these
The suppression OF vasaooadase
and street begging vas advocated
as necessary Cor social preservation.
The congress endorsed unanimous
Is the recon mendat'on OF Section
:. that ,ramps should be classified
and that system o: !dent,Sca;:"a
should be kept By 'ae police OF al!
cities and towns. Work hous-s f'r
his class we're advocated with az
culture as the leading industry
This is OF especia! significance :"
the United States. where the farm
colony plan for se>-esatins tranpe
and burglars and making ,hea, work
rapidly is becoming an !ni3o-:ant 81
rial question.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
Beats Gold Mines.

Two hundred millions OF dollars
IS 10. value placed on ;he cotton and
corn crop produced in Georgia DUR
in: the past ;.a!. IN the 1epo'' o.
IA. commissioner .: agriculture JUS;
issued. The cotton crop Ta> raiued
a. nearly $40 6"1."1d. which is ap-
p-oYima,e!y on.-Ei;h o. ;ae value
OF the en:i-. crop produced IN 'ns
eleven states comprising the cotton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
COTTON CROP SHORT.
smaller Than the Crop Made aud
Gathered Last Year.

According to the figures issued by
the census bureau Of the cotton gin
ned this aesson. which is published
On the FIRST page OF this issue. i: ap-
pears tha; up 10 September "o there
eas shortage OF .65.a3e bales. as
compared with las: year. And las:
wear. il should be remembered "as
shor; crop year.
The total nnu5es 0: bales sinned
this season waa ::.302.2li. 81 the
shortage is more than ooe-ten.h. X
the same ratio should hold good the
remainder OF tie season II would
mean that the crop ta:s year vii: fall
short about million Bales below
las: years crop.
And this seems to be just aoou:
1ha- is to be expected. The Las:
government 7epor; on the eondi,ion
Of the growing crop also shows
great deterioration. So. while there
is already a shortage Of ten per cent,
n the cotton picked UP TO :he pres
cn;. an equa! shortage is indicated
in The portion Of H. crop that re-
mains 20 be picked.
4 SHORTAGE Is reported from al
the states e1cep; Texas and TenneS'
see. The Texas crop laa; year vas
FAR below the normal. and even 'he
gains made this year still leave i
below An aveSaS- crop. TIE shor;
age IN all the other states shows ,ha'
in yield. compared with last :ea1
:hey will lose more than Texas gains
SO b. th- drs; actua! figures. say:
the Augusta Herald. in regard . 'n'
cotton crop the certainty is ?reSen;
ed that the yield this years. TA!:
means that cotton v!l: De cotton De-
fore this time neS; .eaT