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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

an official visit to Elizabeth lodge No
4 of Malachites, prosperous lodge or
ganized some time ago by Brother
Holmes. ..fs
and Lieutenant Governor Davis were
the guests Of Venus lodge No. of
Kingston, Jamaica, of which Brother
Walcott is governor and Mrs. Mil
bourne Is secretary. This lodge they
found to be in a fourishing condition
and exerts a potent influence in the
fraternal and social life of the people
Of the island. The visitors called In
person upon Kingston's mayor, the
Hon. Fl. L. Simpson. who is an enter
prising colored man and an active force
in the Order Of Malachites.
Pausing for two days at Colon, Pana-
ma, the tourists set up lodge there
and then went on to their final destina-
ton, Bocas del Toro. the beautiful-in-
deed, a garden spot. radiant with flow
ers and productive vegetation at this
season of the year. Awaiting the ar
rival Of the supreme officers at this
place were two clubs Of Malachites,
the Rising Star and Minerva, compris-
ing about 300 members, ready to be in
itiated into the secrets of this great
order.
Their reception was enthusiastic to
the last degree, as the news Of their
coming had been heralded far and
wide for weeks among the industrious,
intelligent and hospitable denizens of
the isthmus. AS both Mr.. King and
Miss Davis are of pleasing address and
attractive personality. they found no
difficulty in making most favorable
impression upon their entertainers,
who are naturally fond of, distinguish
ed Americans.
The Knights and Ladies Of Mala-
chites of the World are tout for rec
ord" and the outlook for success Is
exceedingly bright The order is grow
ing rapidly, and at its present pace
It Is destined to become one Of the
strongest, If not actually the strongest,
Negro organizations known to frater-
nalism. It's object Is not only benevo-
lent-that Is, paying sick, accident and
death benefits-but goes beyond that
1t purposes to combine respectable
Negroes In every village, hamlet and
town for their benefit and protection
along all lines-civic, moral. education
al and business. 1t has all of the mer-
It's Of the older secret orders which
have made good.
Governor King and his lieutenant,
Miss Davis, will return from Panama
about the latter part Of May. and they
expect to find many applications for
charters for new lodges awaiting them
at the headquarters. where all requests
and queries will be complied with.
Governor King Is lawyer Of high
standing at the bar Of the District Of
Columbia, and Miss Davis is known
the nation over as an elocutonist Of
exceptional gifts. Both are race lead
ers Of the unselfish type and enjoy
the confidence of the masses every
where.
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TO sEGREGATE NEGRO MAIL
CLERKS.
Chisholm News Service.


Washington, d. C.-The colorei
postal clerks Of the South are much
stirred up over petition that is be-
ing circulated among the white rail
way mail clerks, requesting Post Mas.
ter General Burleson to put all the
Negro clerks on lines to themselves
and not allow any Negro mail clerk to
be in the same car with q white
clerk. The petition was started by
Robert Prather, white mail clerk
running out of little Rock, Ark. Pra
Their was flattered recently by having
had his name called to the attention
Of the post office department because
he prevented hold up on his line
He figures that since he Is temporar
lily popular that he will win fame
with this jim-crow proposition.
A few years ago the same scheme
was proposed and several white
clerks were dismissed on account OF
their activity in thus trying to cripple
the mail service.
The Negro mail clerks have fought
their way up in tie postal service, es.
pecially in the South, by superior
work, even against the rank prejudice
of most Of the white clerks who hes.
itate to, In most cases, do nothing
that Ia against the colored clerks and
in many instances their efforts seem
to have been sanctioned by the chief
clerks who have the direct supervis.
sion Of the mail lines. In last days
of Post Master General Hitchcock's
administration laws went into effect
providing for annual promotions to all
clerks with satisfactory records and
those laws when fairly applied will
permit the Negro clerks on big lines
to attain large salaries. The envious
white clerks want the colored clergs
for these reasons put on small and
Insignificant lines.
Assurances have been given by the
present administration that the civil
service regulations will be closely ad.
hered to and this Is taken to mean.
that this jim-crow proposal. like its
author, will amount to nothing.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

1.-THE most vlrtuous creature In the
United States Of America 10 . vIr-
tuous Negro woman. Her resisting and
enduring powers are Of the highest
order. In this che 10 q prototype and
phrophscy Of what her race 10 to be,
II Il will overcome. Her character 10
often assalIed In fact, and her repu-
tatIon more often assalIed In Islander.
Prof. Pickens.
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Nv r. W. THOMPSON.

By r. W. THOMPSON.
Washington.-The Knights and Ladies
Of Malachites Of the World Is the name
Of a new fraternal order that Is making
a distinct impression upon the people
everywhere it is being introduced. 1t
has just invaded Panama and the West
India islands, and the itinerary Of the
leaders has been march Of triumph.
The grand supreme governor, L. Me-
lendez King. and the grand supreme
lieutenant governor. Miss Henrietta
vinton Davis Of the Knights and La
dies Of Malachites of the World, sailed
the latter part of April from New York
on the palatial steamship Tivives, their
objective being Bocas del Toro, Pana-
ma, one Of the most thrifty communi.
ties in the new republic. Before leav-
ing the national metropolis they made
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

"Wherever any race or group Of pso.
pie learn to do . common thing in IN
uncommon way, By putting brain,
skin and conscience into labor. that
race Or group Of people 10 likely u
solve al the problems that surround
them."-Dr. Washington. -: IA.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

II some Of VI would give Q little
more Of time In self Improvement
along educational and literary lines,
instead Of frittering 90 much time
away in selfish pleasure. 1t certainly
would be q great blessing to the race
and make US much more respected BY
the opposite race.-The Weekly Vie
itoF.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

The Twin City Star has the sx.
elusive use in this city Of the Afro.
American news service Of the Amer.
lean Press Assn. edited BY Mr.. N. ..
Dodson Of N. T., which II Q feature
Of our publication. much appreciated
By our readers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.

The Negro. who Is ashamed to labor
with pick and shovel is generally
Unidentified with the loafing and
criminal class-the destructive Gle
ment Of the race. "a. .
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Good Year at kentucky State College

Good Year at Kentucky State College.
The Kentucky state college at Frank
fort will close the first week In June.
The school his had II very successful
year. The commencement address will
be delivered by the Rev. Or. J. w. ID.
Bowen ON Wednesday. June 4.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16
JUSTICE TO ALL.

Equal and exact Justice to al citiz-
ems Of whatever nationality, race,
color, or persuasion. A free ballot
and Q fair count. Grover Cleveland.
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DO IT NOW.
Lose this day lettering. twill be
the same story


Tomorrow, and the next more
dilatory;
For indecision brings its own de-
lays.
And days are lost lamenting DER
lost days.
Are you In earnest? Seize this
very minute!
What you can do or think you
can. begin It:
Boldness has genius, power and
magic in It!
Only engage, and then the mind
grows heated;
Begin It, and the work will be
completed.
Goethe
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new FRATERNAL
ORDER FORMED
What the knights Of MaIachites
Stand For.
20.
NOT LIMITED TO AMERICA,

Society Headed by Attorney 1. Me-
lender King as Grand Supreme Gov
ernor Undertakes Great Work of
UpIift at Home and Abroad-Large
Membership In Foreign Lodges.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

Of the matter when Suzette came into
the Office. The girl was excited in a
su}len. suppressed q She stood 4
moment in tense silence, then exclaiim-
ed: II don't want to appear against
Mr.. Levi. II won'GAppear. You can't
make me como into court unless
want to! I wish that You lawyer peo-
pie would mind YOUR own business
The idea!" said Ellen, Grossly.
This is for your own good. my Door
girl"
rs. ito" sneered suzette. migrate
fully. Il. guess not. Lewis got a
lawyer named vailly who says"
Suzette put both hands up to her face
and began to cry. Ellen stared at
her with a great pity. into which grad
ually curiosity crept, Why in the
name Of common sense was that ride.
ulous girl so frightened. And vailly
Ellen frowned. Surely it wasn't the
same .Vailly. whom. she had met the
evening before. She hoped that he
s the sort of man to defend such
q client. But her hopes were futile.
MT. Failly that moment came In. And
behind Mr.. VailIy came Dir. Levi.
"fio do YOU do?" said Vai)ly. gen
lally. "Awfully surprised to know
that one Of my cases would be one
OF your. M" He smiled peculiarly at
Suzette. you here, my dear young
lady? That's good. Now. I'm, sure
this matter a be settled out of court.
Mr.. Levi is quite willing"
Indeed v snapped Ellen. But I'm
not. The idea" She looked protecting
~ at suzette. whose eyes were fixed on
the floor.
II amt mad" said Mr.. Levi, ami.
ably. Ii think its q Joke"
"A joke!" cried Ellen.
"And-you won't, discharge m. "
pleaded Suzette.
Course not" said Mr.. Levi. You
didn't mean to get me in trouble"
Ellen looked across the % at
Failly, who smiled al. her.
Guess it's all right" he said.
After this. suzette. you better Five
Art q different yarn"
What do YOU mean. Ellen de-
manded. her patience worn out.
"Suzette had an engagement with
another young man." laughed vaiiIy.
but She still wanted to Keep a hold
on Art. So she-shsll we say ro-
manced? Mr.. Levi Is very particular
not to keep a girl over time"
oh" said Ellen absently. suzette
sheepishly slipped out. Mr.. Levi fol-
lowed. Ellen looked after Slzettc
wrathfully.
"All sorts of queer things happen ia
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

before had been a success. Art gloom.
lily told her that 1t had been a fizxle
because Suxette. his best girl. who
was employed in the Benton candy
store. had been kept by a Grabbed EN-
ployer till 10 o'clock. So she had tel.
ephoned him that she couldn't meet
him. Art appealed, to Miss Garner, as
a person OF intelligence. if it wasn't p
name to make q poor. tired girl work
after h had worked all day.
IA assAnted Ellen abstract
eddy. And then, yehcmently. why
it's outrageous And there's a ten hour
Law. The Bonton you said:'
That afternoon 4 policeman with a
warrant sought Mr.. Low, the owner
of the Benton store.
What" cried Mr.. Levi, a gentle.
mild, little man. This is outrageous"
"Exactly!" cried Ellen, who had ac-
companied the officer. Aren't q
ashamed to be u slave driver?" Be-
hind the counter SURette Looked fright
ened. "1-I-In lose my iob." she
walled.
Ellen tenderly patted her shoulder.
Don't worry" she said kindly. Wen
see thai YOU get another"
Mr.: Levi. crying, protesting, howl
ms Tor Justice and shaking back a
wild fist at Ellen. WAS led away. Ell
lem with much serenity Of soul. went
back to her ONCE. Now. if Mr.. vAilly
came in to talk patronjsinEly Of her
case shed have something to talk
about.
While she waited for him she delv-
ed deep into legal lore anent the ten
hour Law. A splendid case. Without
doubt Mr.. Levi would get the extreme
fine. And poor. overworked Suxette:
Ellen pitied her greatly. Things had
afraid to complain lest shc lose her
position. She was telephoning to the
house to tell Art about the progress
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23
tsprinsheld Republican,

S1Pe AsSRooA4Sot'
Verbomania isn't a new disease-in
dangers to society are just beginning
to be realized. says Ossip Lourie. a
Russian writer, In an article ranking
excessive walking as a dangerous dis
ease and a menace to civilization.
Civilization is responsible for It,
in, his opinion, and nothing but a
strenuous regime to enforce tempo
rary silences on those afflicted car
stop its dreadful ravaEes. And he
urges humanity to inaugurate q. cam.
paign against verbosity just as It wag.
es war against tuberculosis and
against excessive alcoholism.
Progress is decidedly hindered. he
goes IN to say. by this prevalent vice
and he urges the immediate attention
Of the teacher ana the minister and
the doctor. According to his theory
human language developed from siSni
into EarticulAte speech and then wal
fixed by writing. Then people. like
the piantSts who can render difficult
compositions without thinking about
them, scduired the power to talk
without thinking about what they
were saying. So words become pos.
speaker.
II It were impossible to speak with.
out thinking. Mr.. Lourie insists thai
the greater part of mankind would
grow dumb in a few years. For far
from being creatures that think ''mef
are nothing but animated talking ma
chimes" They carry within them.
selves the principal Of verbal move.
ment, which is determined by a. pow.
or over which they have no control
When the words become divorced
from the idea talking becomes Patio.
logical. a disease, for a mans intellf.
gence Is not measured by the number
Of words he speaks, but according te
his power Of comprehension. Idiots
frequently express themselves with
great facility. while men Of genius arc
often able to talk in only the mos,
p~ovefty.stricker terms.
v~erbomania .hc insists. affects mum.
bers Of people who are In other re.
spects quite normal and whose NAL.
sdy docs not prevent them. unfortu.
natc1y. from taking part in the reg.
ular business Of everyday life. Among
its Victims he counts leaders Of sects
and Of political parties. and also hab.
ttual goesips. whom he places in the
same claAs Of dipsomaniacS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

H
Boston. Macs. Oct. 17.--Hiram
Percy Maxim, inventor Of the Hirsm
gun silencer. announces that In less
than one year he will hush every
unpleasant noise. no matter where it
from or what it in.
The cars and trains will go on
laundering. OF course, whistles will
shrek, babies will weep M cats
still do their best to make night hid
cous: but you. sitting in your office.
In You home. in a railway train. OF
elsewhere. will hear none of this. The
cars will neither rattle nor thunder.
The streets will bear only dead silence
to you.
This is no dream. says Mr.. Maxim.
He says he has carefully tried out
the device and found that it will do
all that he claims for It. This little
instrument is the elimination Of years
of painstaking effort in investigation
research.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23
PERPLEXING. But NOT ALARM
INC.

The fact thai certain differences cX-
list, or are said TO exist, between tho
United States and Great Britain over
the treatment of the Mexican question
Ia perpleXing. but not alarming. Just
what the differences are the public
does not know. hut it appears to be
u fact that the British government
Is MOI entirely i'm sympathy with tho
Mexican policy of this country. Great
Britain recognized the Huerta admin
istration. but it has not been UNDER
stood that she was especially interest
&c in Huerta or the faction which he
represents. and her acceptance of his
administration as the Gle facto govern
ment Of Mexico was generally consid-
cred largely Il matter of form. 1t
may he that the authorities in Lon
don a see something in the situation
which is not apparent here. and that
there are excellent rcasons for the
pursuance by them Of a course differ
ent from that which has been adopted
by the United States. If SO that fact
will become known through tho ex-
change of notes which is now going
on.
In any event there is no reason for
alarm over the situation. Men do not
always regard the same thing in the
same way. Sometimes there is a clash
Of interests i'll addition to the differ
ences Of opinion which arise on mat.
tiers of theory. But sensible men are
able to adjust their differences and
to reach some sort Of harmonious un-
Outstanding. OF course, to a few PEG
pie, a difference of opinion always
means A fight. and the policy advo-
Gated by the excitable ones will be. Of
course to load all the guns and call
u the militia in preparation for n
war with Great Britain. Such talk
is idiotic.
Two possible dangers may he fear
ed. One is that failure to reach a
common understanding may result in
some friction between the two govern.
ments. and change. for the moment,
the relations of perfect cordially
which have long prevailed between
these two countries into relations
somewhat less cordial and more for
NAL. and set back. for a short time.
the various movements toward a still
more perfect agreement on all points
where there is mutual interest. Tho
other danger is that whereas. in tho
critical state of affairs i'm Mexico, it
is. highly desirable that there be per.
fect accord and unanimity of opin-
ion among all the nations having
dealings with that country. a differ.
ence OF opinion between two of the
largest and most powerful Of those
nations may prevent effective action.
when effective action is needed. Talk
OF val or of serious misunderstood.
Ing with Great Britain over Mexican
affairs is bosh.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23
In Our School Room

hardy band expeck to start on thare
discovery of the East Pole right after
school today. Miss Palmer saws
she llasent any objecktions, but il any
of them are late tomorrow she'll have
Short-Leg Mi1liken do a little explor-
ing after them.
the COW. She asked FIX. Brigham
what animal it was fernisled him
with beef. shoes. milk, butter, and
many more things. and Elk. said My
father"
Lilac Grimes says don't forget her
party Friday night. There will be
kissing games and ice cream. Fatty
Believes says he don't care about the
kissing games. but the ice cream hits
him.
CRATE SHOW!
The ackrobat show at recess was
very fine. Phil. wigglesworth was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

had to hire a private detective to
scour the city.
Presently Mr.: vail,y Informed her
that his office. was in the same block
as hers. Jim had given him the infor.
nation. "1ll drop over tomorrow and
we'll have a chat concerning your cas-
es and mine" he observed coolly.
Ellen assented rather shortly, hop.
ing that he would forget. There was
something about Mr.. vailly that an
noyed her. The next morning she
found a case, and in the region that
h would have judged least likely to
be productive. Art, the young gard
ener. was digging at the side Of the
piazza. when she came out Just after
breakfast He looked morose Ellen,
with her usual Kindness. wanted. to
know IL the theatre jaunt of the night
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23
OFFERING 10 REWARD THE m.
GENIOUS.

A dispatch from Nome saw that.
as a result Of the recent destructive
storm there. the beach is again spre.
deep with auriferous sand, and that
more than enough gold to make up
the damage suffered by the little CITY
VIII be taken out Of it. when work
can be resumed next season.
There 10 more than q hint in that
OF the almost ~incalculable wealth
which lies under water off that bleak
coast. only waiting for somebody ia
come along with ingenuity enough "a
raise 1t to the surface. That some.
body SO equipped will arrive soone,
or later is certain. and then--the cos,
Of living will 20 up faster and furthe,
than ever, II one school Of. economist.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

BY the mere pressure Of an. cleo.
trio button any single room or SAC.
ton Of a room can be made .h...
lutely proof against noise. Maxir
says he'll prove this absolutelv NTH.
IN ter months by installing his in.
hospital. ioFk
In connection with the s~ilenc.r
Mr.. Maxim has perfected anoth..
marvellous device which he rersrs -
a, o a "by-product" Of the s%ilencer,
suffer the slightest nconv.n I;nSer
from his ailment except when the
solnder Is inaccessible to him, az. FOR
h., the sss second }nst device: like the first,
cess by Mr.. Maxim, and MI, sue.
inventor declares, soon be placed I'm IN
general use. '"I" IN
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

M progressiHes of the Sixth New
York district have rendered Sulzer
the nomination for the assembly, and
the tender has been accepted. It is
generally predicted that he will he
elected. The Of the progressive
party has not been making great
progress IF late. Wherever there has
been a test the new party has lost,
n lost heavily. There was no rca-
son to believe that a different result
would have followed in the New York
district had the test been made in the
usual a The managers of the par
ty appear to have realized that m
thing must be done to stop the tide,
and h nomination of Sulzer is tho
thing on which they pin their hopes.
Sulzer is a cheap politician thrown
into the discard. But he has poscd
as a martyr. In a sense he is 2
martyr, because. while he offended
previously. he refused to commit his
onenses in the interest Of Tammany,
hence Tammany decreed that he mus,
be punished. He will 20 into tho
breathing anathemas
against Tammany, n he can make
a plausible appeal on that basis.
When the 'progressives win in this
cannpaign-if they do whit will be
diheult to figure out where they have
gained anything. for the victory will
not be one for the new party. but
merely a vote Of sympathy for a man
who has suffered at the hands of a
greatly disliked organization. and his
" little peccadillos will have been
lost sight of in the mix-up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23

a. lawyer" said vailly comfortingly.
Now, I once had u case"
Ellen listened inattentively. Once
she frowned and put a hand up to her
hair. vailly paused. Say" he said
irrelevantly of law, you don't look
just the as you did last night"
II was in a hurry this morning.
said Ellen, land just twisted my hair
up. And then Ellen. with a blush.
bit her lip, for she, like Suzette, was
romancing.