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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-25

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SITUATION MISUNDERSTANDING.

WANTED. experienced English teacher
woman. desires position after Christmas
u. ""i..rc or good high school. Is 20. care
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Mules! Mules. Mu]eSl
FOR SALIl-VEHICLES.

TOP wagons t25, $40. 500: open wagons
20. 500. Richardson Bros. Gi5 Srook
\ :nue.
y number of single and double wagons for
sale. Arhcuscr Busch, seventh ana Canal
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR RENT-Furnished Flats

WANTED. :: rooms and bath. central: mus
D" reasonable. ;9S. care Times DIS
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.
BUSINESS CHANCES.

Hi.FoEE you rem, gee VI for room, or room
anu board.
IrNrNt.'r0r tTnrEI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-25
DANCING.

Ii'!N ATT. dancing Lessons. l. years Dr.,
e.sionnl .HucricuC. f:v.,,Iugs \ 10 I
IL nirc Shcuandvuh cafe. Phone Handol I
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DIE SETTER

WANTED. a shipping cIorN. also \ furnish :
Ink goods salesman for retail store Adj
dress u 81. ,lrc Iimca- Dispnteh.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-25

II what it was that troubled him, or
why his existence had dwindled to
this point of feverish unrest and stu
pefaction. He did not dream that his
body lay beneath a thousand tons of
rock that had fallen upon the ex-
press and buried it at the bottom of
the gulch, with all it's human freight.
1t was a long time afterwaTd when.
he suddenly remembered his person
atty. Then where was he? In a
madhouse? On a sickbed? The next
thing he. recalled was Margaret's
name and now he was able to con-
meet it with his troubles. Margaret
yes! The meaning of the word
flashed through his mind. He was
to have married her.
It was just then that he discovered
he was no longer in corporal form.
He was dead, and he could never
marry her. For a much longer period
years, in fact, he occupied himself
in putting things together, in the
way the dead do before they are
qualified to enter into paradise. This
might have been different, butt
was with divine purpose that it had
happened. This act, which had been
so costly to the body had been so
fruitful to the soul Gradually the
disharmonies of life adjusted them
selves, in spite of the grief of Mar
garet, which reached him as a dis
turbing influence, and at last the day
came when he understood and re-
membered all.
And he knew now, in the light of
his clearer insight, that he could
never have made Margaret happy.
Their temperaments were too ill-ad-
justed. It had been mistake and de-
fusion on both sides. Margaret had
idealized him, and he her. Marriage
would have been the ghastliest of all
mistakes. And the same providence
which, watching over him, had turn
ed the errors of his life into advan-
l. i -, L,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-25

But what it was the dead man could
not discover.
At last, however, the meaning
daWned on him. D.
1T was material love on Margaret's
part, he thought. "She is a woman
made for motherhood. If she had a
child :"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-25

But I could never have made her
happyw
The little boy was half dreaming,
while his mother moved in the next
room. He was striving with all his
new little brain to recollent the i'm
memorial past. He had visions for
which nothing in his present exist
ence could possibly account He
seemed to have suffered agonizing
pain, to have had the breath crushed
out of him beneath an awful weight.
And mingled with it there came a
Woman's face, which, indeed, he had
often seen in his dreams. The boy
puzzled.
Then it seemed to him that he re-
verified to a day when all these trOu-
bles were ended. A wonderful peace
enveloped him. A rest such as was
unbelievable after that awful tor
ment. And at the portals he seemed
to hear a Woman's- cry:
MY love, come back to mew
He hesitated; and then, oppressed
by that alien grief, he turned sadly
away. The call was like some noble
note upon an organ, a diapasOn that
filled all space.
He felt himself sinking into uncon-
seriousness. That was all he remem-
bered. ..... .
Now he slept, and the phantoms of
his brain, already fading, troubled
him no more. With his flushed face
upon his arm he rested, while his pa
rents stood by his bedside.
John slipped his arm around Mar
garet's waist. -..t
.''Do you feel as 1 do, that he has
brought US together?" he asked.
Eyes, DEAR" said Margaret.
"And you have learned to love me
at last?"
with all my heart. John"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
BELIEVES IN HIS RACE.

William D. Ferguson DepIores Color
Prejudice In United States Navy.
In the report of Admiral Fletcher of
the United States navy, made public
by the senate recently. the following
statement occurs:
I'm one division Of four battleships
the division commander in his June In.
spections reported shortage of 1850
men, or an average shortage of more
that 300 men in each ship"
William B. Ferguson of Dante, Va.
commenting on the above statement in
the admfrals report. says:
If It were not for so much prejudice
and discrimination in the navy all
these vacancies could be filed with
young cOlored men who. as far as
moral, intellectual and physical re.
Quirements are concerned. could meet
each and every one.
'Tear down the bars and have a free
field and fair chance for all citizens.
and the vacancies not only In the navy.
but In the coast defenses. can be filed
with men who with the necessary
training will meet all the require
ments."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG.

How the coIorsd Troops Fought In
Battle of Port Hudson.
Under the heading. THE Reason
Why" J. p. Prickett. writing Of the
valor Of the colored soldiers just be-
fore the assault on Port Hudson, says:
'The assault on Port Hudson was
pending. 1t was to test the fitness of
the colored race for freedom. The
white colonel Of the colOred regiment
called the colored standard bearer to
him and implored him not to dishonor
the flag and bring reproach upon his
race by being recreant to duty. This
lowly representative of despised peo-
pie replied, Pll bring these colors back
with honor or report to God the reason
why"
The above is followed by q poem,
which in part is as follows:
There, like ebon statues in the starlight
stood the black brigade,
Al adown the ranks the colonel strobe
and walking, silent prayed:
Prayed that God might fill with patriot
zeal each darkened soul and light
In each lowly breast bright pathway to
freedoms new D1rthr1ght:
That these newborn sons Of freedom. In
whose swelling hearts and breasts
Burned the memories Of centuries OF
bondage and Of wrong,
In the morrow's dreadful slaughter might
as heroes bear the tests,
In their races vindication might be brave
and true and strong.
Over yonder in the moonlight hoated out
the stars and bars.
Here the black brigade In silence stood
beneath the stripes and stars
Over there were trained artilprymen asleep
by silent guns;
Here were loyal hearts in swelling breasts
Of freedoms newborn sons,
Raised from chattelhood to manhood by
the stroke Of patriot pen,
wond'ringly and sometimes doubling loyal
hearts looked on to see
II these slaves and serfs and chattels, lift
ed to the plane Of men,
In the shock of strife and battle won
their right to liberty.
Eyes, I'll bring it back in honor. bear it
bravely in the right
Or beyond the mystic river tell to God the
reason why
Twas a horrid day Of slaughter, and the
crash of shot and shell
Told that men were bravely battling for
the cause they loved so we'll.
A shout, a cheer, a wild assault-and the,
the stripes and stars
F1oated proudly from the ramparts where
had waved the stars and bars.
Bravely fought the dusky black brigade:
in blood had rent the chains:
Chains of slavery from a fettered race.
and where in blood they'd trod
Lay in death the color bearer. His lifes
blood the banner stains.
All. beyond the silent river he's reportin
now to God.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
SMART SET ATHLETIC CLUB.
Fifth Annual carniva, Of Noted Or
aanization Arranged For April %.

Fifth Annual Carnival, Of Noted Or
sanization Arranged For April %.
The board Of governors of the Smart
Set Athletic club Of Brooklyn. incOr
porated. has begun preparations for
the fifth annual monster carnival and
Easter promenade Of the club to be
held under sanction Of the Amateur
Athletic union at the Thirteenth regi.
ment armory, Brooklyn. on Friday
evening. April %. The Smart Set Is
one of the best known clubs of the
Metropolitan association of the ANA
teur Athletic union. The organization
has a long and honorable record I'm
athletic circles. and the coming carni-
val will no doubt be one Of the finest
public functions of the spring season.
The board of governors Is composed
Of the following named prominent men.
with j. Hoffman Woods as chairman:
George w. baltimore. secretary: Will
liam f. Trotman, treasurer; Oscar A.
Scottron. Philip NJ. Thorne. Louis e.
Baxter. George w. Harris. Edwin r.
Horne. ST.; Howard c. Warren. Les
ter A. Walton, Charles E. COniek, Fred.
erick B. Watkins, Robert Il. Givens.
Robert p. baltimore. Alonzo F. Chad
wick, Jr.
Associated with the board for the
above occasion viii be an honorary
committee of many Of Brooklyn's pub
lie spirited citizens.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS AT
HAMPTON ARE COMPLETED
Able instructors Booked For Service at
Famous Virginia Institution.

Plans have been completed for the
summer school session for 1916 to be
held at the Hampton Va.) institute.
The session for the coming term will
be held under the auspices of the state
board of education and the Hampton
institute and will open Wednesday
morning, June II.
Vice Principal George P. Phenix Of
Hampton is the director, and cooper
ating with Mr.. Phenix are r. @.
Stearnes, superintendent Of public in
struction for Virginia, and DR.. Hollis
B. Frissell, president of the Hampton
institute. The course Of study Is de-
signed to help teachers Of rural or
other schools to better fit themselves
for school management and work in
the classroom.
Among the well known teachers Of
our own race who are scheduled to
teach in the summer school are Miss
Fredonia d. Banks, Phoebus. Va.
School Of Observation" 1. p. Council,
CaprOn, Va. "White Oak Basketry;"
r. Nathaniel Dett, director Of vO-
cal music, Hampton institute. "Sing-
ing" DR.. George Edmund Haynes.
Fisk university, Nashville, 'Civics and
Community Work." Charles 8. Isham,
Hampton institute, General Science;"
Miss Corinne Jordan, Hampton insti-
tute, "School of Observation and AS
sistant In Manual Training;" Mrs.
Laura q. Turner, Washington, Sew
ing" and Charles III. Williams, direc-
tor Of physical training. Hampton in
stitute,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08

are a'bete noire' of our neighbor of
the North, what will they be when
they shall have attained 50000,000.
1.-THE Americans ought to be salts
fled to send us Negroes in exchange
for Mexican workmen. Although
many Mexican papers assert that the
latter are not wanted there and are
not treated with due consideration in
the United States.
Then let the Negroes come, fell
low Ell impartial, in order that they
shall improve and invigorate our
race"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
African Missionaries Are In Need.

The Rev. A. r. Robinson, d. D.,
chairman Of the foreign missions board
Of the national Baptist convention,
with other members of the board, is
doing effective work in informing the
churches Of the denomination Of the
needs of the missionaries on the for
eign field. Miss s. M. Taylor and Miss
q. L. Davis are in charge Of the mis-
sion school at louisville, West Africa.
They. like others on the field, are in
need of food, clothing and money with
which to keep the work Of Christian
training among the natives from going
down. DR.. Robinson appeals to all
who can to send something for the
work to the board at 7O1 South Nine.
teenth street, Philadelphia. on or be-
fore March Is.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
VALUE OF FOLK SONG MUSIC.
What . Southern Newspaper Says Of
Our PROGRESS as Composers.

SuT TT0StSSS 80 SotuPoSCtSs
Under the caption, 1.-THE Negro In
Music" the Richmond Va) Times
Dispatch in a recent issue says:
Assuming that the basis Of what is
termed national music is found in folk
song, it may be urged that American
music, 80 far as it is peculiarly Ameri-
can, is based on Negro melodies. This
finds support, for example, in Dvorak's
symphony From the New World"
which abounds in melodies strikingly
suggestive Of our plantation tunes.
True, 1t is cOntended that none Of
these melodies is to be found in Negro
music in the form In which Dvorak
wrote them, but the influence Of the
plantation song is apparent in every
interval, every melodic curve. OF In
dian music as it survives to us there
is much to be said, but the scope Of
Negro folk song is of more immediate
Importance since its effect is more
widely felt.
But the Negro is not confined in mu-
sic to melodies crooned In the field or
walled in meetings or chanted on
decks The Negro musician is becom-
ing less essentially Negro and more
widely musical. In other words, here
and there Negroes are writing music,
not merely repeating traditional tunes
from generation to generation, but
composing music that has no racial
qualities to set it apart.
In churches all over the English
speaking world choirs are singing the
works Of Coleridge Taylor, Negro
whose death a few years ago was re-
GREETED by all the world of music, and
choral societies are singing his beauti-
full setting Of "Hiawatha."
Only recently Amato, the great 1tal-
ian baritone, sang in a concert In New
York a song Of warning Italy which
was composed by Harry G.. Burleigh,
a modern American Negro, whose mu-
sic has been played here frequently.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
HOTEL DALE
Cape May, N. ].
Comfort and Elegance Without

Comfort and Elegance Without
Extravaganza
This Magnificent Hotel Located In
the Heart of the Most Beautiful
Seashore Resort in the World,
is replete with every modern improve
ment. superiative in construction, ap-
pointments, service and refined pa
tronage. Orchestra daily, garage,
lighthouses, tennis, ETC., on premises.
Special attention given to ladies and
children. Send for booklet.
E. w. Dale, Owner.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
CALL TO EDUCATORS.
Conference Scheduled For Dur.
ham, N. c., Nov. 21-24.

ham, N. c., Nov. X1-Z4.
The following invitation to ed
} ucators, issued by DR.. James e.
Shepard, president Of the Ma
tional Training school, Durham,
N. G., should, and no doubt will,
meet hearty response from ed
ucators throughout the country.
The Invitation:
Durham, N. c., March. 1915
The National Training school,
Durham, N. c., extends cordial
invitation to the heads Of univer-
stiles, colleges and secondary
schools for the education and
training of colored people In the
United States to be the guests
Of the school Nov. 21-A, 1915,
for the purpose Of conferences,
closer unity and understanding
Of the needs and educational re-
quirements Of the colored people.
Among the subjects to be dis
cussed particular stress will be
laid on the following:
What is the opinion Of the ed
ucators themselves In regard to
the duplication Of work in schools
, In the various communities? Has
!, Il been hurtful, unwise and
wasteful? What plans ought to
be fostered to correct the evil?
To what extent should classes
devoted to teacher training be
encouraged? How and where To-
Gated?
What system should be devised
to meet the requirements Of the
rural teacher?
What should be the standard
Of the university, college, normal
school, teacher training and Sec
ondary schools?
How should students be receiv-
ed from one to the other?
To what extent should reli-
gious instruction be carried on
in the various schools?
Should there be general clear
ing house for aid for Negro
schools?
Is the aid given by the various
funds and boards to Negro edu-
} cation wise. economical and help
) full?
Many other ana kindred sub
jects will be announced on the
tentative program, which will be
) published in the early fall.
This conference has been sug-
5 gested by a great many who de-
sire to know the actual condition
; and needs of the school devoted
to Negro education from those
who are actually doing the work.
No conference in recent years
will be more farreaching in its
: effects than this.
D The guests will be entertained
free of charge by the National
Training school. Durham itself
presents a field of study and in
SEPARATION, which will be furnish
ed by no other city Of it's size in
the country.
Do you approve of such a con-
ference? VIII you be present?
Please let me know at your ear
lest convenience. Yours for
service,
3 JAMES e. SHEPARD,
3 President National Training
5 School, Durham, N. G.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
We'll Prepared Extension Official.

Well Prepared Extension Official.
The recent appointments of Miss Mel.
lie Robinson. class of 1914. State col
lege, Orangeburg, 8. c., as state ex.
tension worker In home economics
brings to the service a we'll prepared
leader. Miss Robinson's interest In
movements for the rural public makes
her a very acceptable person for the
position.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
8. A. Duncan Joins Press Association

8. A. Duncan Joins Press Association.
Among the new members of the Ma
tionai Negro Press association Is Sam
uel A. Duncan. editor and publisher Of
the Pilot-Gazette Of New York city.
Editor Duncan is very much interested
In the work Of the association He Is
a strong advocate Of race cooperation
and believes that the press should take
a leading part In all good movements
for racial betterment.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
THE NEXT REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENT.

The choice of the Star For presi-
dent is Theodore Roosevelt. We be-
lieve him to be the choice o, the rank
and file of true Republicans.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
Pythians to Eneamp at Philadelphia.

Pythians to Eneamp at Philadelphia.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Pennsyl,
vania are evincing timely interest In
the forthcoming encampment Of the
order to be held for one week in Phila
delphia. beginning on Sunday. July %
The uniform rank is being recruited
and will be fully equipped for the occa
sion.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
Meeting OF METHODISTS.
Virginia Annual Conference convenes
In Richmond, Va, April 4.

Virginia Annual Conference convenes
In Richmond, Va, April d.
Delegates from the various churches
Of the African Methodist Episcopal de,
nomination In the state of Virginia
have been selected to represent their re.
specttve churches at the fiftieth annual
conference Of the A. Nj. T.. church
to be held at Richmond. beginning
on Tuesday, April 4. The sessions of
the conference will be held In the
Third Street Bethel A. NJ. e. church
This session Of the conference will be
Of more than ordinary importance or
account Of the near date of the general
conference of the A. NJ. Il. church.
which is to be held In Philadelphia In
May. Several Of the bishops and Off.
GERS Of the general conference will be
in attendance at the Richmond meet.
ing.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
MEXICAN ADVOCATES ANAL
GAMATION.
Able Editor Wants Negroes and Mex.
leans to Get Together.
Newspaper Published at Matzatland-
Mexico Says Mixture of Negroes and
Mexicans would make Vigorous
and Handsome Race. Trans
lated from Correo De La
Tarde of Mazatland,
Mexico.

Mazatland, Mexico (Reciprocal
News Service, taken and translated
from the Correo De La Tarde OF Ma
zatland, Mex, by c. b.
at is inferred by what is asserted
in the Ell impartial, under date OF
January 10Th past, under heading The
Negro Problem that this daily wishes
that our race be improved, crossing
with the black woman, because as 1t
seems, it advocates that colonies OF
Negroes should establish themselves
in Mexico.
Recently there appeared in some
dailies, that there were coming about
10000 Negroes to work land in the
states of Topic, Chiapa and Tabasco'
"The Mexican Herald, of the 18th
of last month january, informed its
readers that a large number OF Ne
groes were ready to leave Texas and
Louisiana for Mexico to COLOMBO &c.
600 hectores 10000 acres) of land do
mated conditionally by the govern
ment and were assured of 100000 hec-
torres 100000 acres) more to be pur-
chsed.
"The white Americans who come
here to seek lands are mostly specu-
lators that buy or take options for
speculations, but not for the purpose
of cultivating nor improving them.
Those (whites) who emigrate from
the United States to seek homes, do
not come to Mexico but to Canada,
where they find good lands cheap
These past few years, more than AGO.
600 Americans have emigrated from
the United States to Canada carrying
with them more than $200000000.
The Europeans have no desire to
come here to compete with the peon
laborers of the plantations for the low
wages the latter receive. Nor the Jap
anese either. The Chinese when they
come do not compete with the poems
in the cultivation of lands, but to COM
pete with the Mexican retail mer-
chant.
snow that neither the European,
japanese nor Chinese desire to work
our lands under present conditions,
who objects to the coming of those
Negroes from the United States, tired
as they should be of the daily lynch
ing, etc.
Should 10000 come now ard sue
coed we can rest assured that IN five
years we shall have 100000 of them,
and in two decades 100000.
"The most serious problem and diff
ficult of solution which threatens the
United States in the near future, is
that of the Negroes. When the Ne
gro was freed so years ago there were
100000. Now there are more than
100000. Should they continue in
creasing in the same proportion at the
end Of this century there will be over
$4,000, 900.
IF now that they. being 10000, 900,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-08
Sanford johnson Was Wealthy Farms,

Sanford johnson Was Wealthy Farmer.
Sanford Johnson, whose will was
filed fol-. probate at Stockton. Kan, the
early part of March, was one Of the
most thrifty farmers of Rocks county.
Mr.. Johnson had been a resident Of
the county for nearly forty years. He
reared and educated his six children.
who share his estate, which consists
Of $40 acres Of land free Of debt and
personal property valued at $1,000. He
was born a slave, but when he was
emancipated he struck out for himself
and made good use of his opportunities