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The Washington bee., 1911-03-04

and age will say, mot yet" Oppor-
tunity awaits youth, it knocks upon
her door, but she hears it not. So
it is, we have the would-be pianist. A
cobbler; the would-be singer. a black
mith, and the would-be organist,
miller; all honorable occupations in
themselves, but so far removed from
the ideals and goals we cherished in
our youth of what we would be when
time had given us a realization of our
cherished hopes Read between the
lines in the book of Life and Endeav-
or" and you will see Lost Opportuni-
ties" stamped upon every page.
AS a parting word; he is great who
would be great, and to be great, good
and true, is to do all that will make
one great, good and true; this means
that when a fine book can be had for
the asking, read it; when a great mas
.terpiece can be heard, hear it; when
a symphony orchestra comes to your
town, make a sacrifice and hear it;
when a renowned statue or picture is
at the art gallery go and see it. Do
ing these things you may hope that
the muse will grant you your cher
ished ideals and allow you to reach
your desired summit. We usually
reap that which we sow; so when we
have sown good seed for years, which
is the seiZlng of every good OppOr-
tunity that comes in our way, our
lives will be rewarded, when harvest
time comes, by the richness and in
trinsic value of the harvest we shall
reap.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04

Hampton graduate who has been
most helpful TO Virginia Negro farm
ers as a demonstration agent, deliver
ed forceful, Christian, commonsense
plea TOR improving the country
schools and homes. He urged the
Hampton students to make unusual
sacrifice for their race
Hon. William H. Mann, the agricul-
tural Governor of Virginia; DR.. Sea-
man a. Knapp, Washington, D. c.,
the master spirit of the Farmers Co.
operative Demonstration Farm Work;
PTot. William D. Hurd, the Director
OF extension work at the Massachu-
Setts agricultural College, Amherst,
Mass; DIR. Nelson A. Mayo, the we'll
KnoWn veterinarian of Blacksburg,
Ea'' l. =, Sandy, Burkeville. Va,
otate Agent of the Z. S. Department
OF AgTlculture-these men spoke
words OF hope and wisdom.
members OF the Hampton Agricul-
tural Department delivered 6eIDful
and practical addresses on Potato
raising Fertilizers" Hog dis
eases Poultry production, Flies
and mosquitoes and Bee culture" 4"
Gov, Mann said; we have in Vir-
gInla 25,oI2,ooo acres Of land. We are
cultlvatlng less than 100000. We
nave not enough people in Virginia
only 2,ooI,ooo. If we had as MANY
people in proportion as Massacbn-
setts-I2, ooO,OOO-Virginia would he
the Empire State of the Union.
III the farmers of Virginia aver
aged 6IA bushels of corn to the acre
as did the boys who undertook the
demonstration work for 1910, Virginia
alone would produce annually I5o.-
100000 bushels of corn"
DR.. Knapp declared that the United
States loses every year two billion
dollars through losses by agricultural
shortcomings that can be remedied.
The demonstration work-COrn clubs
for boys and canning and poultry
clubs for girls-has increased the peo-
pies earning power and made them
better citizens.
Prof. Hurd spoke on Transition in
agriculture" and Corn production.
He advocated deep-son preparation
and shallow cultivation for corn.
Thomas c. Walker, Gloucester, Va,
Hampton graduate and lawyer-farm-
er, who has helped his people buy and
improve land, urged the farmers to
secure property while they have the
opportunity.
Hampton Institute is making pos
sible the extension of Gen. Samuel
c. Armstrong; ideas through its an
nual Farmers Conference
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
SET FUDGE ON HIGH
THE STANDARD OF CIVILIZATION
HAS BEEN SET.
Femininity In Absolute Accord on
the subJect-InVentor Merits More
Approval Than She Has Yet
Been Accorded.

At last a standard of civilization-of
feminine civilization-has been set, &C.
cOrding to the Cleveland Leader.
The masculine one has not as yet
been reached, and the difficulty of ar
irving at a general standard is at once
apparent
With femininity, however, there was
little or no trouble. The sex unites
upon a single test That made, the
examination is passed with honors.
The case of the Misses Chang, whose
father is the new Chinese minister to
the United States, is most pertinent
Illustration. According to their gov
erness, who has had a wide expert
ence with outside barbarians, these
young Chinese girls are the most in
telligent students of English she has
ever known and are showing mar
VelOus results. Most significant Of all,
they have not only fallen a victim to
fudge, but they are experts in its man
ufacture
Nothing more Is needed to admit
them to equality. social, moral, reli-
gtous and intellectual, with the girls
of this nation. They have become
Americanized in the biggest sense OF
the word. And they will stand in the
very first rank Of feminine civilization,
because the records show that they
make fudge three times a day, and
only heaven knows how often they
nibble at It.
It doesn't need this celestial Gp-
proval to show the heavenly qualities
Of fudge. 1t is the most popular
course In every feminine boarding
school or college, and while not OIL
ciaIIy recognized in the curricula OF
public schools, It is there just the
same.
History knows that Dolly Madison
invented Ice cream. and a grateful
world talks of raising statue to her.
But all that is known Of the discoV-
erer Of fudge is the slight fact that
she was a Vessar college girl and that
she hit upon the delicious compound,
like so many other inventions of great
moment TO the world have been made,
in q casual way.
From another point Of view her
discovery is unique. Improvements
have followed upon other inventions;
the basic idea has been expanded and
developed. But the original fudge is
still the best Of all, though there have
been countless variants Of it.
Tc a mere man It seems that there
IS an unconscious ingrautude on the
part Of fudge lovers, not at all con-
sistent with the big-hearted apprecia-
ton we expect from the sex. II there
should be concerted action to discover
the girl who invented the delicacy,
and to reward her as she deserves, 1t
would be better than a number Of
the other plans which women are agi-
tating.
And as a slight beginning, as an
earnest OF the reverence WOmankind
should feel for fudge and its inventor,
We would suggest that the exclama-
ton: "Oh, fudge!" so common among
cosds, be dropped altogether or
robbed Of its sneering irrevsrence.
Aftsr that, the pension for the dis
coveEy and then = statue.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
CHATS ON MUSIC AND MUSIC
STUDY.
(By ]. Hillary TayIor.)
Music, Youth and Opportunity.

Youth and opportunity are two fac
tors that are of paramount impor-
tance in the life of every man and
woman. With youth comes a clear
mind, a robust constitution, ambition,
courage and the desire to look into
things. Opportunity presents itself to
the best advantage during the youth
full period and it is important that the
young have impressed upon their
minds, indelibly, the secret of grasp
ing every opportunity of value that
presents itself
One begins to cherish ideals and to
work for the accomplishment of GER
tain goals early in life-to be a plan
ist, a singer, a violinist, a conductor.
a composer, teacher or whatever the
inclination or adaptability may lead
one to fancy. The period of youth is
the most important one in our lives,
and 1t IS here | desire to encourage
the earnest student and progressive
teacher to make the most of his or
her opportunities.
Bach was always on the lookout
tor opportunities, and he never failed
to seize them when they appeared.
His walking of hundreds of miles to
hear a noted organist or orchestra
his copying of a valuable manuscript
of contemporary compositions by
moonlight, though it took him six
months; his stay overtime" when
given vacation, on certain occa-
sion, that he might perfect himself
more IN his art, are all touching ex-
amples of how this youth, this genius,
was on the lookout for valuable op-
portunities. We also find this great
spirit anlmating the lives of other
great musicians. Handel in the attic,
practlcing on the harpsichord; then
hanging on the coach bound for the
palace, again proves his eagerness to
seize an opportunity. Bring this les
son home to your hearts, students.
How many of you do not have the
best OF teachers given you; the finest
OF instruments given you; the greatest
pIanlsts, OrganlSts, vOcalists, violin
lists, and OTCheStTas to visit YOUR town
and yet how few of you avail your
selves Of the valuable opportunity OF
hearing these artists and organiza-
tions perform? Grasp these golden
opportunities and seek to get all you
possibly can from their exemplary
and idealistic performances. Some
times 1t only costs a few squares walk
to hear fine band, orchestra or sing
er interpret the noblest thoughts ge-
MUS has given US, and yet we find so
few music students there, and when
there often listening in listless, per-
tunctory manner, hence gain little or
nothing from the performance. Let
| 1t not be said that you are in this
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
HEAVEN.

In Heaven we'll wear crown so bright
With faithfulness of glorious hue,
And gather blossoms of sweetest light
From the God OF wisdom, loving, true
Planted by angels, the precious good
seed
OF friendship, love, and everlasting
truth;
No rootlets there of sin singing weeds,
That crush the buds of dew-dropS and
youth.
Morning, noon and eve they ever smile,
In the bautiful land so bright and fair 4;
Where loving songs are sung all the
while,
And gather sweet combs of honey
there.
The breezes of Heaven continuously
blow,
Giving fragrance of glory and joyous
hue;
Bright angels hands on harp music flow,
And flowers of beauty On others
strew.
When the blossoms fall on each soul
That springs up with lasting life anew,
Inspiring faith and tender love,
Hope of gladness and hearts that's
true
Gabriels blow will form a wreath,
And bind the hearts of all the good /;
The angelic songs with softeSt breath,
Will watt them to their living God.
L. c. MOORE.
8o2 F Street n. w.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
NO, INDEED!

Is the white race as a whole against
the Negro? You may say what you
will against the white people of the
North and South. All of them are
not inimical to the colored people.
Just think of it! a Judge leaving his
bench to come North and canvass for
a Negro school without compensation or
hope of reward-The Bee.
Tho some whites are Negro-haters,
thank the Lord they all are not;
There are thousands yet, God bless 'em,
whose hearts hold a tender spot
For their weaker ColOred brothers who
are struggling on the way,
And they'll lend a hand to help us in
the fight both night and day..
Can we count such friends against u.s.?
No indeed!
There are thousands, yea, there are mil
lions with the grand old royal blood,
Who believe in truth and justice, and in
everything that's good,
Who will do right by the Negro, as a
brother, as friend;
Who will help us when in trouble, and
in danger will defend.
Are those good folks all against us?
No indeed
We are children, yes, just children, as
the age of nations go,
And we need kind hands to lead us, and
to guide us as we grow;
There's good white folks who'll assist us
III our every time of need,
Who will help us clothe our naked, and
our hungry ones will feed.
Can such good folks be against us?
No indeed
There is not another Lincoln that will
make us wholly free,
But there's lots of real good white folks,
just as good as good can be;
While there are many who just hate us,
and will always on US frown,
Yes, there's some who are always Schem-
ing, day and night, to keep us down
But are all white folks against us?
No indeed!
Let us then be always grateful, let us
then be always true,
To our good friends who stand by US,
give them all that is their due;
Trust in God and He will raise tip
faithful friends on every hand,
He hath said the meek and lowIy shall
some day possess the land"
JAMES CONWAY JACKSON.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
GREAT WORK OF HAMPTON
INSTITUTE.
Distribution of Prizes.

Hampton, Va, Feb. Io.-The an
nual two-day session of the Hampton
Institute Farmers Conference, includ-
ing remarkably fine exhibition of
Negro farmers home and ield prod
ucts, directed by Charles K. Graham
and Roy R. Clark, of the Hampton
Agricultural Department, brought to-
gether in most helpful relation some
500 white and colored men, who are
daily improving home, farm, school
and community life throughout the
South.
About Szoo were distributed among
Negro adults and children for prize
exhibits of corn and cereals, vege-
tables, canned and preserved fruits,
domestic arts and science goods and
public school manual training.
John B. Pierce, Wellville, Va a
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
(From the Sun Bureau.)

Washington, Feb. I6.-In thrill
;ng sneech in the Senate to-day a
Northern No Republican Senator-Wlll-
;sm Ian E. Borah, OF Idaho-made the
STR. strongest arraignment OF the Repub-
Iican party on the Negro question that
has been heard in the Senate LOT
With a courage and honesty, that
few of his party associates have shown
IN dealing with this issue, Senator
Borah tore away the mask OF pretense
,,;tb which Northern Republicans
have been wont to shield themselves
in treating politically with the Negro.
His shots on the Negro question
came in the course of an agreement
favoring favor the direct election OF United
States Senators, the fight for which
he has brilliantly and boldly led at
this session of Congress.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
woRrH NOT FOR NEGRO.

Rorah Saws It Plays the Hypocrite on
the Race Question-Same Prejudice
as in South-Repubhcan Senator
from Idaho Declares Race Issue
Raised by Root is a Fake ana
Fraud"
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Calls Race Issue a Fake.

Mr.. Borah charged the North with
moral cowardice and arrant hypocrisy
in dealing with the Negro question.
He asserted that the South had eX-
hjbited no more animosity, no more
race prejudice and race hatred toward
the Negro than had been, and IS, ex,,
hibited in the North. He denounced
the specious race issue injected into
the fight for direct elections by SEN
ator Root and Senator Carter, and as
serted that the whole race question
raised in the Senate at this time was a
fake and a fraud and that, should the
pending resolution be defeated the
whole subject would be promptly
dropped and no more effort made by
the Republican party to secure Tor
the Negro his alleged rights than had
been made in the last 40 years.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Says White Man Will Rule.

"'The Senator from New York said:
Let the truth be told; let us conceal
nothing. And the truth is that the
Negro IS beginning to learn his first
great and sad lesson in the upward
struggle OF civilization. He is be-
ginning to realize that the white man,
whether North or South, is a member
of one and the same race; that IN
his blood IS the virus of dominion, of
rule and Of power, and while the slave
chains have been broken the indus
trial chains are being forged, and
that his race will inevitably wear those
chains, unless through self-disclpline
and self-help and through frugality
and industry and patience and long
suffering they become strong enough
of themselves to reject them. 1t is
a badge of sufferance placed upon them
by the inscrutable wisdom of their
maker, and it can only be solved
through their own efforts, through
their own help, and through the sym
pathy and encouragement of those
who have the courage to- speak to
them as to what their real rights and
opportunities are.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Used as a Political Football.

The Negro has been used as po-
litical football about as long as our
sense of decency and the developing
intelligence of the Negro will permit
If we have a constitutional power
which may be used to his benefit we
ought to use it. If we have no such
constitutional power and no wrong is
being practiced we ought no longer
to mislead him and ought to have
courage to state TO him some plain
and palatable truths. We ought at
least to cease this surfeiting the Ne
gro by the soporihc application Of
rhetoric. We ought no longer to put
into the Congressional Record and
embalm there the tender protesta-
rs.Sznseas.ascss Z,zss1ass..1s-Aa.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
What Can Be Done for the Negro.

1--WE have the power under the
Constitution to do just exactly this
for the colored man: We have the
power to guarantee him the protec
ton Of equal laws, to guarantee equal
Ity and nOn-disCrimlnatiOn. That we
should do; that we have to do to keep
within the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. To do anything more,
or attempt to do anything more,
would not only be ruinous to the
colored man, but it would be demoral-
izing to the whole political body.
"If the time ever comes when
great political organization takes over
to itself and offers a special wardship,
special privilege to millions of
voters in consideration of their sup
port of a great political organization,
that will be the beginning of corrup
ton.
I'VE have the power as a people to
give all protection to every citizen
under the flag, and under the great
rule of equality, upon which all re-
publics are founded, all race questions
and all rights of citizenship must be
worked out to their final conclusions.
81 want to say to the colored men
who, over this excitement, have been
sending their protests to this body,
that when the exigencies of this de-
bate are over and when this resolu-
tion has been defeated no measure will
be offered in the Senate Chamber to
protect any supposed right to the
COlOTed men, in whatever part of the
country they might live. When the
of this debate are over the
question of our power will settle back
to where it has been for 40 years, and
the exercise of that power will pur-
sue the same channels that it has for
the last 40 years. If those who are
from the standpoint of the
race will turn to the settled provisions
of the Constitution and to the inter
pretations placed upon them by the
Supreme Court of the United States
a great tribunal that has never trifled
with the rights of citizens-they will
find the one universal rule of equal
ity, the only rule to be guaranteed
to them, the only rule which we can
adopt and upon which we can base
laws
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04

tions given from year to year and
campaign to campaign. The colored
race has advanced to that point where
we may well dispense with this PERM
cious distribution of political sooth-
ing syrup and give him some substan-
tial food in the way of plain facts.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Denies Power Invoked by Root.

Speaking for myself, 1 deny that
the power extends where the exl-
genCies of this debate have sent 1t,
and l resent the proposition that for
40 years these alleged wrongs have
been committed; that we have had
the power to deal with them and have
cowardly refused to exercise that
power.
at is a fine situation in which the
great Republican party finds itself in
this debate. 1t has been practically
asserted upon the floor of the Senate
that under Section 4 we can deal with
what are called the grandfather
clauses of State constitutions. Then
the question arises: When are we go
ing to deal with them? 1t IS my delib-
crate opinion that we have not an iota
of power to deal with the question OF
suffrage of any State in this Union
so long as it complies with the FIT
teenth Amendment of the Constitu-
ton, and that can be tested under
the provisions of that amendment
alone and of itself.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Says North plays the Hypocrite." !"

81 do not know" said Senator
Borah, chow long the North IS go
ing to play the hypocrite or the nor
mai coward on this Negro question.
1t is always assumed, when we come
TO discuss the Negro question: that
there is a superiority of wisdom and
of judgment and of virtue and OF toll
erance in the North, with reference to
dealing with that question, than IS
found in other parts of the country.
Call the roll of States in this Senate
Chamber where they have a Negro
population and present the record
with reference to the manner III which
the North has dealt with this question
and tell me what authority anyone
has to stand upon the floor of the
Senate and chide any part of this
Union as TO the manner in which It
sees fit to deal with this question.
The Northern States have exhibit
ed the same animosity, the same race
prejudice and race hatred that have
been developed in other parts OF the
Union.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-04
Negro Not Favored in the North.

"We have burned Negroes at the
stake. Our Northern lands are cursed
with race wars. We push him to the
outer edge of the industrial world; we
exhibit toward him the same intoler-
ance as they do in other parts OF the
land, and in the same way. l have
not a particle of doubt that if we had
TO deal with this subject in all Its
widespread ramihcations, as others
have to deal with it, judging from
what happens in Colorado and in Ilil-
nois and in numerous other States
IN the North, we should exhibit the
same qualities and the same weakness
and the same intolerance that others
have been Chided on the floor OF the
Senate with possessing.
Il want to ask my friends who have
raised the question of protecting the
Negro of the South and who assert
that we have the power under Section
4 to deal with the subject want to
ask why we do not exercise the pow
er if we have it. We have not only
behind US in the Northern States, IN
proportion to population, the same
record, but, in addition to that, we
stand before the country declaring
that we have the power-constitutlon-
al power-to deal with this question,
and yet we must admit to every black
man in the North and to every black
man in the South that we have not
had the moral courage to exercise
that power.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-08-03
Undecided on Wool Tariff.

Washington, July 31.-Democratic
leaders of the house adopted anything
but a conciliatory tone on the wool
tariff situation. Chairman Underwood
and Representative Harrison of the
ways and means committee and other
prominent democrats, expressed them
selves in unfriendly terms toward 2
wool tariff compromise with the sen.
ate that would mean raising the rates
OF the original Underwood bill. Mean
time Taft is generally accredited by
those who talked with him as being
fully determined to veto the bill When
1t reaches him.
The present situation in the house
Is the key to the entire tariff tangle
n congress. Upon the action of the
house early this week depends the pos
sibility of further tariff legislation
this session. Speaker Clarke express.
ed confidence hat the wool bill would
be agreed upon in conference and that
1t would be signed by the president.
Other house leaders, however, adopted
a pessimistic view of the presi-
dents attitude and contemplate the
presidents veto of any wool bill franz
ed by the present democratic-insurg-
ent republican coalition in the senate,