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VOLUME XXVI. NO. 2.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, S VILRDAY, DECEMBER ]2. 1908.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
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II IRRISON BAPTIST < If a RCH.
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MulP-n?Rala and
iaawer Ftled?Oaaea < oaatlaood t*.
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morning I
field. Jol
Hill. Tl
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1'ontompt of courl
I in tha buatli
a bo wan
Tartt or antl-Tartt fae
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n the Ha
Churcl
how to ':.
He auggi t the
Tartt Itea aad tha antt-Tarttiti
? i<-h froin tha
Firat .
*><" lh< and that If \\\\<
niittee of six coold B that
fnon ? Btb roimi from
ima ehan | and that
th? decision of tba commll
nal. Mr Pattaa aald all they aaatad
was n vote on the questlon and let
Judpo Mullen and COanaal on both
sides b.' at tbe BMetlag.
Jndga Mullen did not tbink it was
possiblo to hold a meoting uniese a
third elemeat was poss.
Mr Mann thought the court should
dismias those cnses as had been done
ln tho Tartt contempt caae.
Judge Mullen said he would con
tinue further hearing of tbe caaea
to Friday next.
?Petersburg, Va. Index-Appeal,
Dec. 8, 1908
Maaaa Lcxlge Surpris<<I.
Just aa hTeroe Lodge was about to
ch.se on Thursday night. fd lnst, the
door of thelr Castle Hall waa alarm
ed and forthwith there enterod a con
course of lad led by Mra. S.
A. Steward and Mrs. BUaa Entman,
ainglng, "Py the Qrace of ?lo,;
i.".
The Lodge waa ln the act of aing
ing thelr rlo3tng ode: the men'8
voices were drowned by the atronger
and more ahrill notea of the ladies
and they had no rccourae but to de
sist and chlme ln with the hymn led
by thelr lady friends.
The ladies brought with them a
band of muslc and plenty of good
things for the inner man. Sir O.
M. Steward. Jr., Paat Chancellor of
Meroe Lodge waa asaigned by the
Chancellor Commander to welcome
the ladies whlch he did In a neat and
brilliant Bpeech. Rev. W. S. Jackaon
K. of R. and S. also made a fine ad
dreaa.
These were responded to on the
part of the ladies by Mra. S. A. Stew?
ard and Mra. Eliza Eatman. Mlsa
Marion Steward rendered a hutnoroua
recitatlon and Miaaea Albuna and
Racilla Steward aang a duet, ali of
which waa reccived with deafening
applauae.
The evenlng waa then anent ln the
amenltles of aociabllity and the com
pany broke up and repafred to thelr
aeveral homes in the "we ima houra"
of tho morning, reaolved to be ln the
future, good Knighta and fatthful
ladiea.
KNK.MTS or niiii XV
Qnuad \v?>rtin OownaeDor m
Organlnei?Two \?-? Coauta ha
Hallfaa < oanty.
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D. O. W
nville
ad Wortl
llor, Mra
Man
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hool-houa
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following
aellor
i Mrs Laura i
L A. E
Herald
Inltlation
nd.
?,?/ Baak. one
?lthT. Icanbanha
i , k- * at
itate
Rf?' atnoaaUag to
aud llluatratea what a thrtring eom
rnunty iuchmond. la Pn?
!?.? i ." -Ml,,,"-li ?''
gratolated.?Brooklya, n. i
BB1 i:i:i.v_4 1 i:nru..
and Mrs. John R. Forroll re
qaaat the boaor of your presence at
tnarrlaga of thatr daaghtar,
tha Ann, to Mr. Coraallua B
ibursday morning Dacaaib
at 11 oelock at I uirtb' St..
? \ZT "Mon ^?uarv
"9 from 8 to 10 oVloek l> M
at 5 20 Ha
A Free flonicstead.
100 acres. mineral. coal. agrtcul
ture or tlmber lands, located in near
ly ali of the States South. West and
Southweat of FU.rida and in Nortfc
and Alaska nment
rtiea. Land abeolatelj free.
$250.00 furnished each applicant to
defray the expenaes of moving, build
ing and improving the premisea.
Total expenses. $75.00, ineluding
atton | 0f fliing applloa
tloa raeordiag the deed and transpor
tation to the land. E:tra glfts for ex
aailors. aoldie/s. seamen. and marlnes
(if living, if dead, for thelr relatlves)
of the army. navy or rnarine corpa of
the United Statea.
Why pay rent? Own a home on
the government land. State location
desired. and send atamp for full par
ticulara. Addreae, D. AUQUSTUS
WRIGHT, 1248-3rx: St., S. W., Wash
ington, D. C.
Crippied By a Street Car.
John Boyd. 35 yeara of age, who
realdes at 636 N. 27th Street waa
knocked down at 25th and Broad
Streeta by \ Btreet car and hla hip
broken. The crippling and kllling
of people by street cara are now ao
common that but llttle attentlon la
belng pald to it.
EDITOR MITCHELL
INTHEFARWEST
A Farewcll to Chicago
SPRINGFIELD. OHIO AND ITS PEOPL? ?PECULIARLY BUILT HOUSE
HISTOR1C SPOT?IN CINCINNATi -PECULIAR WHISPERINGS II
A BARBER-SHOP-C;; TO RICHMOND.
Ali al
ginin and Ol
aeexn to r off flnai
The
, hav
i ing a good Uaae aad
; be aeen 11
uthland.
atKN in nrsixi:
stiii. a?? foni
?
ot" bu rder, Tho
i low
Of I
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v ho
1 tha
? ILWAY
;i ln
od brilllaal eolon
ni. Th
and it %vas aald that i
stiii aaother Btory below that Bhlp
plag and recelTli ,. j,v
- of a sinall tumiel that evtend
ON TO OHIO.
left Chlcago oa a Satarday
nlght for Clnclanatl, biddlng
. and
Atton
:ng whirl
ed to\v:,rds tho ..,,, ??
whlle our ahlltty
a good turn. fo- our weary limbs
ring niuch needed reat and
our activo mind was oblivious to ali
of our surroundii
THi: VISIT TO SP1UXFIELD.
? hing tho depot, we decided to
tha m-xt traln out for Spring
nd we had only about 16 min-:
rore we were a-!
baard the Pallmaa Parior Car with
D. Patterson. the colored ftr-l
riage maanfactarar of Gre.-nfleld O '
?ched Sp : andil
we were ,lM.f hy S.r .1 H. Wilaon. '
Grand Chancellor of the Knigl,
Pythias of Ohio and Sir A. J. pjggs !
the Grand Lecturer for thla Si.
MR. CHAVKRS- VISIT.
Mr. D. J. Chaaara of Richmond.
Va., who was viaiting Springfiold,
at whirh placo his aister residr
not preaent and we aftorwards barn
ed that he had takon a 12 mile trip
to viait aome friends. We were soon
at Mr. Witeon'a coay resi.:
were mado comfortable. We cnll*>d
next door and learned from Mr. Cha
rers* aister that she would 'phone
him. Mr. Wilson has two amiable.
accomplished and attractlve daugh
ters. who have recently graduated
from the High School.
ACCOMPLISHED LADIES.
Miss Fannie is accomplished in
music and Mias Bessle ia something
of an expert ln water-color painting.
The specimens of her work on the
walls of the parlor not ooly attraeted
our attentlon but surprlaed ua. Mr.
Wllaon is a cabinet-maker of marked
ability. Hia Pythian step for which
he claima a duiabllity of deaign and
beauty ln appearance wlll no doubt
I
and i
1 i
me ln r.
mpt?er h* i
l 11 ll|>
\ i arrtage driaa waa oi
of a
i
laaa. it ?
?
Ind on wlii.h th
success
built.
RRJUDK EUC TOO
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? to I...
prejudl*
I ! tlo
n
e and tl
that natb
and happ]
IN A BARB1 \IR
It was 1 | o*< ralag
Claclaaatl
S. T. Saead and
?at in a chair to got a shavo Tbe
hoat waa oppr.
'ng around 90. "Shut the
door." said one of the barb.rs with
raaaa. Mlfa too hot in l.
aaid another. "I must keep warm."
said the man who had flrst Bpokoa,
"I bavo an aguo and I can't kaap
warm." Th. r. waa another r,
about the need of staylng home, when
III and then the aaaemblage rel .
into silence.
THOSE MYSTERTOUS WHISPIIR
INGS.
"Thore he goos up-stalrs," said a
man near our shoulder. "Didn't bo
?u?" "Go and get an ofl.
Tho man disappeared. The shave
I we passed to the outside
and thata we saw a police-officer. j
Btaadlag at the side gate. The flrst
barhai bad laft a half-shaved patron,
and bad d nothor barl ?
tinish the job "The bird seoms to
have flown." howerar and we were as
much mystified as to tl ng of
it all as we had 1 een when we flrst
hoard tha inyst.rious whisperii
tfJL AXDERSOX'S OUTFIT
We went over t<- Qm printing of
[flce of Mr. W I, Anderson. He is
' "rinK an ag much buai
boing assisted by hla tactful
wife. He is uglng a Simplex Type
setting Machine and it ia glving him
aati8faction. A moment later we
were in the offlce of Gen^ Joaeph L
Jones, where we met tffe ladies in
charge. Oen. Jonea waa aaid to be
in Detroit. where hla Intellectual I
daughter la uodergolng a buaineaa1
trainlng. Later we vlalted hia resi
dence. He llvee among tbe white a
riatocrata on Blair Avenue and la the
only colored reaident In that aection.
DR. WILLIAMS IN EVIDENCE.
Th? reaidence la well-bu!U and ad
mirably furniahed. We met hia at
*
I ll. Il.l\ I-" >l.l> .1 l>l^. Il II
? i (?? I'.iu ii i hrm ? on
Mr Phlllp'a OhaervntkHaa
I am optlml
? one
?
a !)o, If tl.
not lie Brat, '
irtli, in
III, if poaalbli
in my oplnlon,
thing that is dolag D Icua
jury. and that is th- .
aractera rary generally ru
?*>iw4 of ol,r pnlplta;
? hv no Baaaaa has a
monopoly oa such tmmora
tors.
promiatag signs la th<?
Sootb la thal
elaea of that ela
aad beliava it is f.-.r :
to taacb I .;,. than by pr
ing. The stream can narar rl
Ita fountain. Whaa I thlah of
,no ' ?a immoral leadera ar*>
doing to tha yoaag pao]
I aaa l.'d to cry out with tt
mentation o( JaraaUah: "O. that my
aara watera, and n.ir.
iin of teara. that I mlgbl
day and night for the slaiu of th<?
dauchters of |
Th* n not
the edu^ational advant
in the North, and tbey bara
been wont to look to us for light and
examplr \\\ oftaa hear lt r^ri.
'llsh people of the
N'orth. that tha poople of the South
i^bind the sun. Praaamably
thcy mcan that they are In darl
but all things oonsidered, if we are
to Judge by the lifo the people of the
are living, in contrast to those
that mako the remark. they them
aelvea are the ones that are in dark
nesa.
There is one thing we would do
well to remember. that a people ls
largely iudged by thelr leadera. It
is therefore very obviouB that the
leadera Bhould be of tbe pureat type
Notwithatanding the retardlng in
Juencea that I have herein mentioned
I see brlght and hopeful aigna of the
ultlmate trtumph of our people.
Vory reapectfully,
W. H. PHILLIPS.
BAKEB SCHOOL?HONOH ROIA
7B ( mtth (3),
7A ORA1 -. An
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Ruth
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Smltl
n. El
MOORti x< nooi.?iiiimii; UOI I
Andi
Ifi Kln
itelle Thornton
Elmo
? oolfork, Har
? I > dildred J
'?!?? Robinaon, R
ca Randolph.
3A (2)?Laura Johnson. Carrle
Jones. Corin
arles
rtha c, >ieSka
d, Pannle Johnaon, Lndle *
by, Anala Perkfna, Ifary Btorall, Na
omi Thornton, Waymouth Tupponce
2A ORADB?Jo.ieph Coppedge
ttillle HarriB. Rohert Price. Pauline
Bradley. Pauline Preeman, Cora Car
ter. Fior< ? ner, Rallle FI<
in ORADE Floyd Booker, oiiver
Branrh. Clalhorne Joi
gaa Adele Allen, Edltb
mr. Thereaa Howard
Mvrtle PridJy
Phoel
by.
, ' x ORADH lOMTd
Brown. Raymond Riand. Sai
by, Roberl i; Win.
I Ber
ther Johnson. Ku
Kertl1 Virgin
ia Smith. I
?r8 J A has been
ntilto siek. is alowly Improvlng at
nfr r,,si' 9 \V Duval St
Notice!
LOST?A certiflcate. No. 306 for
three abarea of stork ln the Ameri
can Beneflcial Insurance Company
The flnder will be rewarded lf re
turned to 517 X. 6th Street.
Signed?DAISY REID
?Pl.armacist Oeo. A. Thompson is
distributing a magniflcent wall pook
et calendar to his many patrona, with
the complimenta of the aeaaon.
?Mr. W. P. Burrell, who undtr
went an operation aome time ago ia
able to ba out agaln.
downo-nt l\i
This la
John Mitchell, Jr.,
.rand
Inla, Knlghta of
Fifty
clalm
iton.
nces.
ird.
9180 <>o | o*l..wm. nt I'ai*l.
Jr..
Klfty
. i
mp,
II
4 n. a a.
? 00 I ii.lowm.iit p.,
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1
Fifty
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"I ii.i .\\ in. to I'.,
1908.
Jr.,
; of I'yth
rid Fifty
of W. ho wa> t
f Pythlaa Lodge. Xo. 21 of
Norfolk, .
?nod?Jaanla Go<>
.?>flciary
aaaa:
John H. Dagner, actlng C. C.
?f F.
K. of R. A 8.
W. Daaanport, P. C.
H hf, Perklns.
M. Isbell, D. D. Q. C.
gl.'O.OO Kndowment Paid.
rfolk, Va., Deo. 4, 1908.
This is to certify that I have ro
! from John Ifitchell, Jr.
: Chancellor of the Grand
'inia. Knights of Pyth
L and A.,
00) One Haadrad and Fifty
aat of the death
claim of Brothar J. \v. Randolph
who was a i. f Frl.jndship
Xo. 3 of Xo rfolk.
Si- aala I uandoiph.
mark
wu ??eflciary.
Davenport, C
H. If. I'.-rkiris, M. of f
J? ?' >:s. P. C
Ni Isbell, D. D. G. C.
$150.00 Kiulowiiicnt Paid.
rfoll , Va.. Dec. 4. 1903.
This is to cortify that I have re
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge of Vlrginia. Knlghta of Pyth
iaa. N. A? S. A.. E., A., A. and A.,
($150.00/ One Hundred and Fifty
Dollara In payment of the death
claim of Brother J. J. Jamea. who
waa a member of Friendahip Jodge
No. 3 of Norfolk. Vn.
Signed?Florence J. Jamea
Beneflciary.
Witneeaea:
Geo. W. Davenport, C. C.
H. M. Perkiaa. M. of P.
E. U. Canaday, P. C.
U. Ia"bell, D. D. Q. O.