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Brazilian Balm has cu~,a tlousancs-nev.
ef lost case; also catarrh. typhoid. scarlet
fever. measles and on other contarIous a.
esses. KILLS THE GERMS
B. F. JACKSON a CO.. Chemists Arcads.Hy
Evening journal., 1912-07-30

Reported Daily by r. d. Lacksy &
Co, brokers and bankers members
Philadelphia stock Exchange, S42
Marhef Street
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

and honest. But to spread out your
corporation over a lot of rural ter
ritory and tax them without regard
to public utilities offered them. is
taking something for nothing by
force. and the only thing that dis
tingulshes IL from robbery is that
II Is legalized and give nthe pro-
lection afforded by the forms OF
law. Hence. Incorporate. II We
must. our present territory. and let
additions come In under agreement
when you can give some compensa-
ton for what you take By taxes. so
as to make us morally as well as
legally honest
would repeat that there is but
one real consideration 10 induce us
to spend much time and trouble to
have a new charter. and that is the
consideration of taking over and
operating the pablo utilities OF the
own n this can be done on hon
ct business principles. ! am in ia
'or Of Il. but ! fear Il will be- a mon
umental task 10 accomplish such end
g. II MADDEN
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
MAOOEN'S VIEW ON
NEW CITY CHAR TER

The News is in receip' OF the fol-
lowing communication by Judge s.
II. Madden. in which his views on
the question OF the proposed new
city charter are set forth.
Look before you leap
u Is Characteristic OF the Ameri-
can people 20 be restless. magma
tive and hopeful Not a few are
commercially inclined One OF the
principal troubles Of our self gov
eminent lies IN the fact that We
wait without thinking. until aroused
by some agiiator or horde Of agita-
tors for some selfish or CONNER
rial motive. exciting us By proclaim
Ing something that appeals 20 our
Imagination. and. through our love
OF commercial gain, lend hope for
future gain. Too often We are leI
70 act and leap from the frying
l1n into the fire
Does Amarillo want a new charter
and. n 80. what for7 n d. can Dr.
made materially 90 better our c0udI.
ton as people. We should all want Dr.
II u Is needed Tor any real good pur.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
The Secref Icrrnr

The haunting fear OF sickness and
helplessness Is the secret terror Of
the working man Health Is his cap
it'll. Kidney diseases sap mans
strength and vitality. They lessen
his earning capacity. Foley Kidney
Pills bring back health and strength
by healing the disease. They are
the best medicine made for kidney
and bladder troubles They act
and thoroughly. You can
bay nothing better. John McMasters
Streator. ILL.,, says: II feel better
ard great deal stronger than
have for many years. and Foley Kid
ney Pills did IT," No harmful drugs.
Randall Drug Co. Adv.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
NOSE STOPPED UP
With CATARRH
4 COMMON SENSE TREATMENT
FOR COLDS AND CATARRH. :.
GIVES INSTANT RELIEF

No matter how miserable you are
with catarrh or a cold In the head
nose stopped up. throat sore. eyes
running. dull pain In the head, dry
cough, fever. foul breath. Ely's Cream
Balm will give you instant relief.
II gets right at the root OF the
trouble, cleanses, heals and strength
ems the raw. sore membranes, stops
the nasty discharge so that you are
not constantly blowing the nose and
splitting. In a few minutes after
applied you can just feel IL doing It's
work OF clearing the head, the pain
and soreness are relieved, the breath
ing becomes natural and the stuffed
up feeling is gone. This cleansing.
healing, antlseptic Balm contains no
mercury. cocaine or other harmful
drugs. II is easy to apply, pleasant
to use, and never fails TO give re-
lief, even in the worst cases.
Never neglect a cold, and don't
suffer the miseries OF catarrh nor
disgust your friends with your hawk
ing, splitting and foul breath. Get
so cent bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
from your druggist, and start the
treatment at once. You will find
that Il will be the best investment
you ever made.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

Fancy selection OF cheese at Crit
fins. 3S-tfc
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29

since 1890. but there has been a gain
IN the number of mulattoes.
There were 64.171 Negroes within
the borders Of West Virginia in Lon
as Shown by the report given out TO-
day In addition there were POSTS
mulattoes. In West Virginia the Ne
gro population nearly doubled and the
mulattoes more than doubled between
1890 and 1900.
The Census Bureau admits that its
statistics as to mulattoes are of CUES
tc1abie reliability, because, in the ma
ture or things, in enumerating muIat-
toes t2e enumerator's own eyes and
judgment must be his guide, but the
OPINION is expressed that in the main
the statistics are -aeeurate--- -
The total Negro population is placed
at 1927 ,T63. OF this number 2O5f
$50 are set down as mula.toes. The
Negro population in 1870 was 1880
ooo, with 5S4,049 mulattoes. The per
centage Of mulattoes in 1870 was -
per cent Of the whole, while "a the
census of 1910 it is set down as prac-
tically Fl per csnt
The greater increase has been in the
Northern States. This, it is pointed
out, Is not necessarily because of in
teFmarriage between whites and Ne
groes, but due to the natural increase
that would come of the marriage of
fuli-blooded Negroes to mulattoes.
whose children are mulattoes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
CHANGE THE MONTH STONES.
Je~eisrs Want Moro Expensive Gems
Than tho Ancient Rule Gavo.

Jewoisrs Want Moro Expensive Gems
Than tho Ancient Rule Gave.
To soothe the quite understandable
resentment Of young women born in
those months of the year that are ira
dittonally represented by cheap and
not very attractive birthstones the
American Retail jewelers. association
at Its session I'm Kansas City has decid-
ed to make complete change in the
list Of jewels that have, by time hon
ored tradition, been considered the
birthstones for the various months of
the year.
Protests against the ancient and ac-
cepted lists have become SO numerous
In this jewelry loving age that the jew
elers, catering to the desires Of the
young women (and old women) whose
longings have ever been transplanted
In terms Of dollars and cents I'm the
Jewelry shops, have decreed the list of
birthstOnes hereafter as follows:
January-Garnet
February-Amethyst
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and aquamarina.
AprilEDiamond-
May-Emerald-
June-Pearl and moonstona
July-Ruby. -
August-Sardonyx and peridot.
September-Sapphire
October-Opal and tourmalina-
November-Topaz
Observation-Disclosures and lapts lazuli
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29

Mrs. Lois Evans Bird of Canandai-
qua, N. Y. is spending the summer nj
he- home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Evans, Bolivar.
The college has been able TO do tho
town of Harper's Ferry a eood turn
this summer by furnishing it water
for the building of the new High
School Building. The new water SUD-
ply OF the college is thus serving the
Institution and the public as well.
Pap" Trinkle smiles these DAYS
when the soldiers are here and saws
! less about selling out TO the first bid
der.
Inc presence of more than q thou
sand militiamen from the District of
Columbia for fifteen DAYS has served
10 recall to the old timers ether DAYS
when soldering was real and serious
matter.
President Mcdonald left some time
ago for Boston where he will spend
! August with Mrs. Mcdonald and their
little girls. Their house is occupied
By Capt. Smith, U. S. A., and family
this summer.
Jackson Cottage is occupied by the
family of Asst. Librarian of Congress
Murry- Sinclair Cottage is occupie;l
by Prof. Montgomery and family, of
Washington.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
WRITES BOOK WITH FOOT.
Unable to Use Hands, Girl Operates
Typewriter With Toes-

Unable to Use Hands, Girl Operates
Typewriter With Toes.
Three years ago Miss Ephie Gladys
Virtue OF St Paul, Mimi. now aged
twentyfour years, but a physical
dwarf since childhood, started to write
a book She labored at it many hours
a day, revising and revising. Recently
1t came from the press-a neat volume
of 175 pages-and she is happy.
When three months old Miss Virtue
was stricken with spinal meningitis.
Grown to womanhood now, her mental
strength Is marvellous, but she cannon
use her hands.
Every word Of the book was written
on typewriter by the use Of one foot
Holding pencil between her toes, she
clicked Off the thousands of words.
striking the keyboard with the pencil
and paying little attention to fatigue.
Three times did she rewrite the entire
manuscript before she was satisfied.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
TAKES SERMON AND REPENTs
Woman Made Penitent by Manuscript
In CioFayman's Suit Casa,

Woman Made Penitent by Manuscript
In Ciergyman's Suit Case.
After reading the manuscript OF a
sermon she found In suit case she had
stolen a young woman tried to make
restitution The Rev. Hugh Charles
Mcbride. pastor of the Disston Me-
mortal Presbyterian church, I'm a PhiIa-
deiphia suburb, owns the case, which
contained a sermon entitled Fright
and Wrong"
Recently Mr.. Mcbride received n let
ter signed "Heartbroken Young Wo-
man." The writer confessed she had
stolen the case She said she had read
the sermon and Ter conscience trou-
bled her. She tried to send it to At
lant1c City, where the clergyman is
staying for the summer, but found 1t
would cost more money than she had.
She then pawned two razors and with
the money put the case in a storage
house
1t Is safe to say she will never steal
another sermon
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Advocates Leaves Of SOAP.

A chemical friend OF the Scientific
American suggests that a campaign be
started against the common cake of
soap. About so years ago there was
sold a form OF soap for travellers, con-
sist1ng o: a booklet. about two inches
by four inches. In which small leaves
OF soap paper saturated with soap
were bound Each leaf contained
enough soap for one washing OF the
hands 1t Is suggested that one might
profitably dispense, through a penny
h-the-slot machine, q paper towel In
which is folded a sheet of soap paper.
Tor convenient use In public lava.
tories
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
ANNUAL ELECTION
or Negro Eiks Opens at Dayton
Battle for Name Begun.

Dayton, Ohio, August 27.-The thir-
teenth annual session of the Negro
Order of Elks of the world was begun
mere today. with about 400 delegates
n attendance. The first session was
called to order By Grand Exalted Ru-
Ter Harry II. Pace. Of Memphis. Tenn.
George E Bates, of Jersey City. \. J.
serving as secretary.
Already several cities have inaugu-
rated a campaign to capture the con-
vention next year, among the mos.
formidable being Atlantic City AMI
indianapolis.
Considerable indignation was OK
pressed wh4l the members were in
formed that the white Elks had IN.
stituted suit to enjoin them from tic
use OF the name "Eiks."
Judge Morris stated that it had BEEN
his purpose to propose that the matte
"Elks" be dropped by their order. a,,,!
that some other name be substituted.
but that the action of the white E1ks
made l. impossible for the order 10
consider any such action
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
MULAT TOES

Washington. August 27-The pro-
portion OF mulattoes to the total Ne
gro population is decreasing in Ohio
and Indiana and increasing IN Ken
lucky and West Virginia according
TO report made today by the Cen
sns Bureau, based on the thirteenth
decenniaI census.
The report shows that in Ohio tho
percentage Of mulattoes to total Ne
gro population in 1910 was 35.2, as
against 42.5 II 1890 and 282 in 1870
There were Ill ASP fulI-blooded Ne
groes and 39,249 mulattoes IN Ohio In
1910. In 1890 there were 87,113 Ne
groes and 37,035 mulattoes. and in
1870 there were 63,213 Negroes and
1889 mulattoes.
In 1910 the Per cent Of mulattoes
TO total Negro population in Indiana
was 241, as compared with 800 in
1890 and 2S.6 in 1870. There wore
$4,000 Negroes and 1863 mulattoes in
Indiana in 1910. In 1890 there were
A2,2to Negroes and 1858 mulattoes
in that state. This was a marked in
crease over 1870, when there were "a
$50 Negroes and 1912 mulattoes.
The bulletin announces that Ken
tuckys Negro population. as shown
by the 1910 census, is 1856, and
that there are 65,943 mulattoes in the
Blue Grass State. The total Negro
population OF Kentucky has fallen OF
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
STORER COLLEGE

The prospects for a large enroll
ment this coming month are good.
The Myrtle Hall girls will be glad to
find new hard pine floors in their
rooms.
Prof. Winters and his student help
ers are smiling over the fine returns
from the college gardens While the
summer season has been rather dull
here until this molth, there has been.
as ever a regular demand for the
fresh, first class products of tne school
gardens
Preparations abe under way look
Ing toward the filing with ensilage
the 65-ton college Silo. It's use last
year when feed for stock was so ex-
pensiVe was most satisfactory.
Myrtle Hall is being managed again
as a summer boarding house Miss
Smith is conducting it VITA efficiency
and general satisfaction.
Miss Mabel Young is spending her
vacation in Boston and is making ex-
summer school of gymnastics at Har-
ward University.
While the college is sorry to lose the
services of Miss Horton, music teach
er, it is especially fortunate in secu--
ing the services of Miss Venitta Dud-
geon, who received her musical edu-
cation a the London, Ontario Conser-
vatory of Music Miss Du1geon will
offer courses in piano, voice and pipe
organ and in addition will give in
strnction on the violin and harp. Miss
Dudgeon comes very highly recon-
mended as highly culture and ac-
complishsd musician and will doubt
less add to the good foundatics,
in music already laid here.
Another teacher has bee1 added To
the faculty for this coming year. Her
name IS Miss Harriet d. Church. She
Is Bates College graduate With teach
ing experience. For a number of years
she taught in New Orleans University
one Of the leading schools for colored
youth in the far South. Her specially
is Latin. She comes as teacher of
that language. Storer now has thir-
teen teachers giving their entire time
to academic and normal instruction
number practically equal to all go
employed In both the other institu-
tions.
With special teachers in English, in
Latin, in German, in French, in
science, in history, in normal train
ing, in Northumberland all excel
ientlIqualitied for the work they do.
Storer is now fitted to give the most
efficient instruction in her entire his
tory.
Miss Mabel S. Brady, preceptress of
Bluefield Institute, is spending her va
cation at her home in Harper's Fer
ry.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Nervous Children.

The nervous child has in him, the
making of the brilliant man. but he In
generally spoiled In the making. You
must be patient and long=snRerin1
with the boy " girl of nervous teiu-s
permanent. else you will do your child
great injury. Never scoId or tease
Never hold the little one to ridicule
Above all never use the whip It In
only by the greatest means that the
best can be brought out OF the highly
strung child, but when the proper
course is taken such children are
wonderfully Responsive.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
industrious Nlvalon-

Inc NaVaJos. numbering 10000, live
In northern Arizona and northwestern:
New Mexico. They occupy an area
about as large as the state of Penn
syivania. most OF which Is a desert
Here for centuries they have made
their own living by raising sheep ana
goats part of the wool Is woven
oy their Industrious. Tesourcefui wcin
en- into the beautiful and durable
Navajo blankets, which promise te
become fair competitor OF the i'm
ported rug.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
A MUMMY IS INCHES TALL
Ono OF That Height Found In Now
Mexico Cliff DWELLINGS.

An ancient mummy eighteen inches
high, In good state of preservation.
has been found at the cliff dwellings
on the upper ella, near Silver City,
N n, and instructions have been re-
eeiyed to forward it to the Smithsonian
institution at Washington.
Careful examination shows indts-
putable evidence and confirms the idea
Of many scientists that the old cliff
men were a dwarf race.
The most striking feature of their
dwellings was very smali doorways and
extremely low ceilings.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
What q Man Is Made o.

The average man has "insredients'
10 make fat for seven bars OF soap.
iron for a medium sized nail. sugar tc
NIL small bowl. salt to fill a shaker,
lime to whitewash "a chicken COOP.
phosphorus to make 1900 match tips.
magnesium for a dose Of magnesia.
sodium to neutralize a pint and q hall
OF water. potassium to explode a toy
cannon. sulphur to rid a dog OF feas.
and albuminoids to make a case of
eg8s.-Leslie's Weekly.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
For Bone-Settera

"A recently invented aluminum appar
-atus makes the most minute detaila
OF fracture distinctly visible. Alan
mum Is no more an obstacle to The
arrays than clear glass Is to the sight
AS the metal is transparent to the
rays the operating surgeon can exam
Inc the fracture without haste or DIFF.
hculty. closing his apparatus only
when every fragment has been put IN,
place .-.s ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Gas From Peat.

The production OF gas from peat
having a low water content (up to
about 20 per cent? for use In suction
gas (sauggas) engines has already
met with success in Germany. but for
a number of years efforts have been
made to utilize peat with water con-
tent as high as so to 60 per cent and
thus eliminate the costly process OF
ary ing the raw material.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Separating Lady's Flnqer TIpa.

Many boys pride themselves OF
their muscular strength. Let a girl
place the tips Of her foref1ngers togeth-
er. keeping her elbows ON a level with
her shoulders. and challenge any boy
TO take hold OF her wrists and seq
arate them by a steady pull. Unless
she be unusually weak or he be very
strong. he will probably faiL-Wom
ans World.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
sanehc ranza'. srtbv,S I. a,s = q

sanehc panxa's frtbutS q AlSsl :. IS
Now. blessings light on him UT
nrst Invented this Same sleep! Il cor
ers a man all over, thoughts and MI
like cloak: 1t is meat for the hun
cry. drink for the thirsty. heat for the
cold and cold for tho hot. IL % TIE
current coin that purchases al the
pleasures OF the world cheap and tAA,
balance that sets the king and the
shepherd. the fool and the wise man.
tven.--Cervantes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Speak Kindly.

II In our speech we would only con-
slider how our words will affect those
to whom they are spoker-if We would
try to hear them with their ears and
consider how they affect hearts, there
would not be much passionate or TN
advised speech: certainly there would
be few spirits wounded or lives en-
Uttered by the words of our lips
w. g. Horder.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
New Industrial Material

AS the result of many years OF ex-
perimenting in England. new sub.
stitute for hard rubber. gutta perchA
and leather has been announced. 1t In
a product of seaweed. The new ma
terial is said to be especially useful
In the electrical industries, being a
noninf1ammable insulation of high
d1electrtc strength, proof against
heat, cold. oils and weather. 5
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Always Some Shred Of Good

NO man Is perfect; yet no man Is
wholly broken and useless You may
grind a mirror to powder. SO that II
no longer reflects single ray of light
but you canr.ot crush human soul sc
utterly that no trace OF goodness
which Is a reflection OF he eterna t,
goodness-may be found somewhere
In Its depths.-Christian Endeavo,
World.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Wouldn't Try 1t On Himself.

And you didn't know 1t was load
ed?" mo. judge. / swear 1 didn't"
But before pointing it at the de-
ceased. shy did you not .ook into the
barrel to see whether or not 1t was
loaded?" why. Judge. that would
have been fool thing to do! 1t might
have exploded and killed me."-Hous-
ton Post ~. ~ y,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Some Proof.

Hunt Secretary Ito inexperienced
assistant. who is telling him. after run
about some poultry claim)--But how
do you know they ever had the fowls
Did they shCw yon the corpses7" AS
sistant-"No. not exactly; but IFS all
right. don't you know. they showed
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
SPEECHES TO BE TAKEN
By THE HYDROCARBONS.
instrument Similar to Dietosraph 10
.-.. BE Put to Novel Uss- -

No stenographers will be needed when
delegates to the eighth International
congress Of applied chemistry, which Is
to meet In New York Sept 6 to 13.
read their papers In four languages.
The place OF the shorthand writer's Is
to be taken by photograph, hitherto
heard OF for the most part In connec-
ton with the detection Of crime, now
to have Its christening as the hand
maid Of science. Strictly speaking, it
Is kind OF cousin Of the photograph,
a micrographone, that will be en-
ployed. '.-
No delegate to the congress will be
permitted to speak from the floor
Whoever has anything to say must
mount the rostrum and stand under
the apparatus, SO that his words may
be recorded on photograph cylinder.
This will be the first trial OF the in
strument In circums tances of this kind
Ii the machine works as it is expected
to 1t will furnish a perfectly accurate
record Of the proceedings of the con-
gross In the four official languages
English. French, German and Italian
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Many Good rhlnas az Liza.

When we look into the long avern@
or the future and see the good there ia
for each one Of US to do. we realise
after all what a beautiful thing 1t ia
to work, and to live. and be happy
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Better Than coun4rnn Yen

Poke Eazley and Fletcher Henstep
got into a fight Tuesday morning.
Poke rushed away after a fence rail,
but he was 80 long in finding one that
he was in good humor by the time
he got back.-Hogwallow Kentuckian.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Baby Wsiahod Eiohfeap Pound

FFV'B''VV t-I8''NV8W FOUNu@~
Mother and baby are doing fne,"
was the information given out from
the home of Mrs. Antoine Crosse Of
Grand Junction, Colo, who gave birth
10 boy whose weight was just ono
nth OF that Of the mother. Mrs. Cros-
70 weighs ninety pounds, while the
weight OF tho child Is eighteen pounds.
Matter of Possession.
Anything which you have which y0n
oant get along without--has you,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
Give a Guess.

II the Lord loveth cheerful giver
We wonder what his opinion is of the
hard losar.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
ARE YOU WORKING FOR MONEY?
OR|S YOUR MONEY WORKING FOR YOU1

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For Yu
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-10

wely the of the personal appeal it
Our display Jewe Silverwa be
be appreciated You gifts onand
tremely