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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.

The Historical Society will meet
at 206 North Fourteenth street
next Monday evening, January l6,
for the purpose of arranging for
Lincoln celebration. By order of
the President and Secretary.
The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the X. of p. Lodge will meet
Monday evening, third Monday.
All members are urged to be out.
Installation of officers and the
regular business to be transacted.
Lodge opens 7 30.
Mrs. Robt. White, of South Fif-
teenth street, X. +. d., is indis-
posed.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
TO THE VOTERS OF SPRING
FIELD, ILLINOIS.

! have been sick for some days,
and will not be able to get out and
go around and see all of the voters
between this and election day, and
so | take this method of informing
you that | am out for Commission
er of the city of Springfield. |
need no introduction to any of
you. ! have lived among you and
in your midst for some years; my
life has been an open book | have
nothing to conceal, no excuses to
offer and no amends to make; |
have simply done my best to be
the right kind of a citizen The
Springfield Evening News, which
is not in any way supporting me,
and in fact seems to be neutral in
my candidacy, had the following
to say in regard to my candidacy.
1t said in part: Clarence S
Gibbs (meaning Charles S. Gibbs
the colored lawyer, has been
spoken of as candidate for Com
missioner. Mr.. Gibbs would make
an able Commissioners" The News
in the statement above admits
that my ability is all O. X. | do
not need to say that | am in favor
of a square deal that fact is well
known II every one who knows
me. | will do all in my power. if
nominated and elected, to prove
myself worthy of the trust reposed
in me.
was coal miner for many
years. and belonged to the L. NJ.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
THAT ORGAN CONCERT AT
ST. PAUL'S,

Last Wednesday evening the
elite of the city turned out and
showed conclusively that the peo-
pie do appreciate good, classical
programs. 1t was a rare treat.
The auditorium was filled to the
limit of its seating capacity. DR..
j. II. Magee acted as master of
ceremonies, and in his own ini-
micable manner introduced each
participant This was equal to the
best program of merit that has
ever been given at st. Paul's. 1t
was high class in the entirety.
The beautiful pipe organ is an
ornament to the church and makes
a splendid reflection. The fact
that every number on the program
was superlatively grand, we hard
ly know how to comment, except
by saying that it was one grand
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
LINCOLN HOME NOTES.

The regular business meeting of
the Springfield Women S Club
met on Monday, January 8, at the
Lincoln Home. Business of i'm
portance was transacted. AS a
liberal donation, Mrs. Thos. War
rick reported to the club from
Pleasant Grove Church, $3.05.
Other moneys received from the
Xmas Rally are as follows: Mr..
F. r. Thompson, $1.00; r. B. Will
liams, 55 cents; Miss Daisy Alex
ander, so cents; Mr. Nathan
Smith, $1.00; Mrs. +. j. Smith,
$1.O0; II. Tuttle, $1.00; Mrs. Ollie
Price, $1.00 Total collection
amounted to $605.
Mrs. Daisy Donaldson brought
forward, from the sack donations,
$1,000, for which sum the club
thanks all who contributed to the
cause so kindly.
The Home Culture section will
hold its meeting on Monday after
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
MANY TO ENTER RACE FOR
MAYOR AND COMMITS
SIONERS.

There will be large list of men
seeking to be Commissioner or
Mayor under the new system. 1t
devolves upon The Forum and
every respectable citizen and es-
pecially the colored contingent, to
centralize on the best and most
competent men. The better the
men, the better will the city be
run or managed, and it is always
better for the "common people
when the better class of men are
elected The Forum stands unal-
terably for the better element and
for reformation.
Men like Mr.. Herrick, F. l..
Hatch, DR.. Converse and Col. JEFF
ferson would be quite an honor to
the city as mayor.
For Commissioners, there will
be scores of men. We shall do our
full duty in calling the colored
people s attention to the right men
and the best men. G. S. Gibbs is
a candidate for Commissioner.
Mr. Gibbs is a lawyer and is able;
he is well known and liked he has
the unqualified endorsement of the
colored people. Among others
who are or will be candidates are:
j. Il. Smith, J. o. Rames, d.
Broida, j. B. Osby, Mr.. Link, Her
man Staab, Dock Elliott, Frank
McGowan, Harry Harts, Joe Far
ris, f. r. Simmons, Jr., Mr..
Vance, John Neuman and scores of
others.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

climax. There were some that de-
serve special credit. The choir is
grand, the demonstrations by
Prof. d. S. Wiley, of the First M.
E. church, were highly appreci-
ated, and most excellently per-
formed.
1t is but fair to call special at
tention to the young musicians,
the Misses White, Miss Hortense
Mosby, Mr.. Ellis and Mr. Harris.
These young people promise to as
tonish the city and state and if
they are pushed ON they will be
musical wonders.
Never before has there assem-
bled a finer nor more cultured and
representative audience in st.
Paul's to our knowledge. The
affair was a total success.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
Y. M. G. A. PLANS.

To the Many Friends and Mem
bers of the Y. M. G. A. Move
ment of the City of Springfield
l have served you in the capa-
city of leader of your movement
during the past year and l have
done the best that l could have
done under the circumstances. l
have been reelected for another
year, but l can not serve the pub
lie in that office unless ] am given
better support than that / re-
ceived during the past year. |
have therefore asked the ones who
believe that this organization
should exist in this town to Sc
cure the following for the move
ment First, secure in pledges
from reliable men $4,000 for the
running of the movement during
the present year. Second, secure
the pledges from fifteen men
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

Sunerintendent of S. s. Rev.
II. K. Wilson.
Assistant Supt.-Mr. |. c. Jones.
Recording Secretary Eulaha
Osby.
Assistant Secretary Mary
Bailey
Treasurer Willie Robertson.
Chorister for S. S.-Lora Logan.
Pianist Georgia Osby.
Teachers Glass No. /, Rev. II.
X Wilson; Glass No. ,, Mr.. |. G.
Jones; Class No. 3, Miss Hattie
McTier; Class No. 4, Mrs. Helen
jackson.
B. Y. P. U. officers.
President-Mrs. Bette Coleman.
Vice President Pastor d. j.
Tate.
Recording Secretary Willie
Robertson.
Assistant Secretary ~ Lora
Logan.
Treasurer Mildred johnson.
The Sunday School meets al
9 40 a. m. and the b. Y. p. u.
meets at 6 AS p. IN. of each Sun
day. Come and visit us.
Miss Susie Renfro, a representa-
tive of the Old Folks Home OF
Lawrence, Kansas, spoke at the
New Hope Baptist Church Sunday
evening and Wednesday evening
to an appreciative audience.
She is splendid vocalist, a con
scientious lecturess, and seems to
stamp the impress of her Christian
influence upon the minds of those
who hear her. She will speak on
other occasions while in our city
The Shochie recital will take
place at the New Hope Church on
the 9th of February. See program
in the next issue.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

Henry A. Boyd, secretary, Nash
vile, Tenn. r. b. Hudson, record
ing secretary, Selma, Ala. and j..
M. Easterling, assistant secretary,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The last session of the Congress
was held in Atlanta, Ca, and was
attended by some of the leading
men of both races, such as Rev. b.
d. Gray, Atlanta, Ga; Rev. NJ NJ.
Welsh, of the Southern Baptist
Home Board N. B. Broughton, of
Raleigh, N. c.; w. f. Graham, of
Richmond, Va, and c. S. Morris,
of New Jersey. 1t was largely at
tended session and from what
could be ascertained the meeting
this year promises even greater
success. Every one of the 25,000
churches and Sunday schools of
the National Baptist convention is
entitled to representation, as are
also the universities and colleges ;
educators and missionaries are
eligible to membership, and are es-
pecially solicited by the promoters
to take an active interes in the
meeting
1t is thought that on account of
the National Convention s going
north this year, the Congress Off
cials and Boards were influenced
to go further South.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Hubbard S children, of
South Seventeenth street. are in
disposed.
1t would not be consistent to
sing Bright sunny days have all
passed away, even here in Janu-
ary.
Mrs. NJ. j. Waldon. 1011 East
Carpenter street, has been i'll the
past week.
Mrs. Porter, of ITO East Mason
street. who has been i'll for several
weeks, is much improved.
Mrs. \. }. Young, who recently
bought property at COG North
Thirteenth street, has a lovely
home. modern in many instances.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
DEATH OF GEO. w. WALKER.
We endorse him for the place.

The Colored people in particular
and the entire people in general
will be bereaved to learn that Geo.
W. Walker, formerly the star per-
former in the famous Williams and
Walker Co., is dead.
Over one year ago the news
came as thunderbolt to the effect
that Mr.. Walker was demented and
was compelled to abandon the
stage and be secluded IN sana-
tarium on account of mental alb
normality. 1t is not necessary for
lis to undertake to go into detail
as to his record and the great
achievements wrought by Mr. Wal
ker and his company. Suffice it to
say, however, his was considered
the premier Colored show of the
world during the last past decade.
We mourn the loss, and can but
hope for another.
His history is unique. He was
prolific, diplomatic and shrewd. He
had great personal trials and bore
them magnanimously. 1t is
thought that the lack of domestic
tranquility had much to do with
his undoing.
He played well his part, how
ever, and his name shall not per-
ish, but live throughout countless
ages.
Here was Caesar, when COM
eth such another
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

noon, January 16, at the residence
of Mrs. Edna LEVELS, 2035 East
Clay street. All members and
friends are invited to be present.
The boys and girls meeting
will be Sunday afternoon at Zion
Baptist Church.
Miss G. l.. Renfro, from Law
renee, Kansas, who is working for
the interest of the Baptist Old
Folks Home of the State of Kan
sas, made a very interesting and
instructive talk which all present
at the meeting enjoyed.
Miss Renfro is the honored guest
of Mrs. E. B. Smith, of East JEFF
ferson street.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

w. of A. | was a member of the
Federation of Labor for some
years and only retired from the
floor of that body when | was ad-
mitted to the bar | read law un-
der the Hon. II. Clay Wilson, and
was admitted to the bar in the
early part of 1908 | have been
practicing at the Sangamon coun-
ty bar ever since. ! have tried to
do the square thing by every one
with whom | came in contact in
my practice. | have been true to
my clients, fair with the other par
ties to the litigation, honest with
the court and as far as my knowl-
edge extended | have been for fair
play.
| ask your vote for the nomina-
ton for Commissioner at the pri-
mary election ON February %,
1911, and | promise that if the
trust is reposed in me | will do my
best to see to it. in so far as in my
power lies, that the taxpayers of
Springfield, illinois, have their
full measure Of benefit from The
money expended by the city, and
that our fair city has the best
kind of representative government
in every particular.
Yours for good government.
CHAS. S. GIBBS.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14

(young and old that they will
give their presence to the move
ment So times during the year and
in doing the same that they will
strive to live good moral lives in
the city of Springfield. If these
requirements are net | shall think
that it is worth while for me to
spend more time in this movement,
if not, | shall deem it unwise for
me to continue.
BENZ. II. BELLAMY.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
JUDGE G. W. MURRAY

Who is urged by a host of his
friends to enter race for Commits
sioner. He would make an able
official, having had so much ex-
perience as County Judge
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-01-14
NEW HOPE CHURCH NOTES

At the New Hope Baptist
Church the Sunday School and b.
Y. p. U. officers elected for the en-
suing year are as follows;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
The Long Spoon.

"Tomkyns" recently heard the ex-
preston If you sup with the devil
You will need a long spoon" Though
I never heard 1t before he says. 1T
is evidently fairly well known. and
what should like to know is, What
does it mean. and where does It come
from r
It means that If you are going to sit
down to meal with his Satanic
majesty you will need a long spoon
to avoid the necessity Of getting too
near the old gentleman and, In Its
general sense. of course, it implies
that IL you have dealings with dan
gerous or notorious person it behooves
you to use great caution. It comes
from one Of the "Ingoldsby Legends. .
and the quotatipn reads:
Who suppess withe the Deville sholde have
long spoone.
London Answers,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
Rae,,el,a on;on.

/ was amused by the observations Of
retired actress who sat beside me at
the Conservatoire examinations and in
an undertone thought aloud as the
recitations went on.
why SO much weeping and wiring
ing OF the hands y she said OF a can
didate attempting Andromaque. How
she spoils her nice young face In att
tempting to force tears from her eyes!
At this distance nobody could scent an
onion in her pocket handkerchief.
Rachel resorted to that trick in
.Adrienne Lecouvreur.' and the tears
flowed freely without facial contor-
lions. heard It said that as she left
the stage she gave the onion she held
to Prince Napoleon to eat in salad and
that he did SO. r Paris Letter to Lon
don Truth,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03

Duprez the great but m favored
French tenor. was once walking from
the Grand Opera House in Paris with
the baritone Baroilhet. WHO was not
an Apollo either. They happened to
meet Perrot. the dancer. Tnan Of very
great ability, but short and thin and
SO ugly that a manager once said he
could never engage Perrot unless for
the Jardin DIES Plantes Geological gar
dens). as he engaged no monkeys.
Perrot told them the story. and
when Duprez laughed at him Perrot
said: "Why. surely you need not laugh.
II am ugly am certainly not so
ugly as either Of you"
"You monkey" said Duprez this
difference shall soon be settled" And,
seeing stranger pass who appeared
to be gentleman. Monsieur" said he.
twill you be so good as to arbitrate
In little difference Of opinion be-
tween us?'
with pleasure" said the stranger.
.if can,
Well" said Duprez. '.just look at
us and say whom you consider to be
the ugliest of the three
The gentleman looked for some time
from one to the other and then said,
Gentlemen, give it up; cannot
possibly decide" and went away roar
ing with laughter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03

Difficulties Of the Chinese language
were ably demonstrated when the
problem arose OF adapting it to tele-
graphy. How was It possible to apply
the Morse alphabet to language
which has no alphabet at all. but CON
sists Of nearly $4,000 characters
Then it was impossible TO treat Chit
nese phoneticalIy. writing down the
sound Of the Chinese words in Euro
pean letters and TRANSMITTING them into
Morse dots and dashes. because no
such system could deal with the Chi
uese niceties Of intonation. The in
genious solution came from a Danish
professor. He simply codified the
1000 commonest Chinese characters,
representing each by numerals. Thus
the Chinese word for cash. became
6O8o in the code. and the operator had
only to send the code signal for that.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
Tho Holland Primrose.

There is plant In Holland known
as the evening primrose. which grows
to a height Of i've or six feet and bears
a profusion Of large yellow flowers so
brilliant that they attract immediate
attention, even at great distance,
but the chief popularity about the
plant is the fact that the flowers,
which open just before sunset, burst
into bloom SO suddenly that they give
one the impression Of some magical
agency. A man who has seen this sud
den blooming says itgis just as If some
one had touched the land with a wand
and thus covered it all at once with a
golden sheet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
WATCHED OVER BY SATAN.
superstitions That Irvine About the
Mandrake Plant.

superstitions That Irvine About the
Mandrake Plant.
The little plant the mandrake has q
wealth Of tradition centering round 1t
such as is seldom found In floral lore.
Quite az Insignificant little plant with
q spindle shaped root often divided
into two or three forks and rudely re-
sembling the human form, it Is doubt
less from this latter fact that 1t has
derived its name. Langhorne In the
latter part Of the eighteenth century
tells us to
Mark how the rooted mandrake wears
His human feet, his human hands,
while it was once believed that per
son pulling up mandrake would in
stantly fall dead. This was said to
be because the mandrake had human
heart at Its root and when pulled It
would scream in such a fearsome man
ner as to terrify the hearer to death or
else induce madness. Shakespeare
alludes to this where he says:
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out Of
the earth.
That living mortals. hearing them. run
mad.
And again in .'King Henry VIZ
where Suffolk, asked by Queen Mar
garet whether he has not spirit to
curse his enemies. replies:
Would curses kill. as doth the mandrake's
gToan,
i would invent as bitter, searching terms
As curst, as harsh. as horrible to hear.
From time immemorial the man
drake has been associated with en-
chantments and has ever been be-
lieved to be one Of the most powerful
charms Of witches. Mr.. Conway In a
paper on Mystic Trees and Flowers
states that ''by popular superstitions
in some places It is said to be per
petually watched over by SATAN. and
If it be pulled up at certain holy times
and with certain invocations the evil
spirit win appear to do the bidding Of
the practitioner" Westminster Re
view.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
lnauranca GAMBLING.

The Britisher's favorite gambling is
insurance gambling. He will take out
policy against anything. from the
death Of the king to the loss Of horse
race by thoroughbred. Marine in
surance gambling by those who have
no direct interest in the safety OF a
ship or its cargo grew into such abuses
that parliament was compelled to pass
a drastic act to prevent such gambling
on marine accidents and losses by
those not otherwise concerned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
wife Got Tip Top Advice.

my wife wanted me to take our
hoy to the doctor to cure an ugly
boil,n writes D. Frankel, Of Stroud,
Okla. "E said put Bucklen's
Arnica Salve on it. She did so,
and it cured the boil in a short
time" Quickest healer of Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Corns, Bruises,
Sprains, Swellings, Best Pile cure
lon earth. Try it. Only 25c at
Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
The Twice-a-Week American
The Cheapest and Best Family News
paper Published.
American
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Six Months, 50 Cents.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK AMERICAN. is
published in two issues. Tuesday and Fri
day mornings, with the news of the week
in compact shape. 1t also contains inter
esting special correspondence, entertain
ing romances, good poetry, local matter
|of general interest and fresh miscellany
suitable for the home circle. "A carefully
edited Agricultural Department and full
and reliable Financial and Market Re-
ports are special features.
See clubbing arrangements in other
parts Of paper.
Entered at the Postofiicc at Baltimore,
Md, as second-class matter, April 10,
1904.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
Falls Victim to Thieves.

s. w. Bends, Of Coal City, Ala,
has a justifiable grievance. Two
thieves stole his health for twelve
years. They were liver and
kidney trouble. Then DIR. Kings
New Life Pills tl1rottled them.
He's well now. Unrivaled for Con-
stipation, Malaria, Headache,
Dyspepsia. 25c at Eli 7. Reynolds,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
A Reflection on the Horse.

my husband" Dragged Mrs. Jones.
was a famous long distance runner in
his day. he once outran horse in a
twenty mile race
isn't that funnyr' answered Mrs.
Smith. I'VE once had a horse like
that"
Now Jones and Smith wonder why
their wives don't speak Buffalo Ex-
press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on ths
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03

why should you beg? You are
young and strong.'
THAT is right, but my father is old
and weak and can no longer support
neutrality-suspicious. Batter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03

Nell-Polly says her fiance is aw-
fully conceited. Belle-In what way9
Nellie has never once told her that
he is unworthy Of PhiIad. elphia
Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
a PhiIosionhar

'Pa, what is philosophers
"A philosopher, my boy. is ore who
tells other people that their troubles
don't amount to much. Detroit Free
Press.