The Washington Bee Newspaper, November 20, 1886, Page 2

| need | to the essayist and appreciated by | jection but every one responded | senger when he was president, left RISES NEAT 02 ee Published every Satu at 1108 1 street northwest, Washington, D.C. Entered at the Postoffice at Washington '. \ as second-class mail matter. TERMS OF SUR§CRIPTION, ne copy, per year - - = $2.00, Six months - - - - 1.00 Three months - - - - City subscribers, monthly - ADVERTISING RATES One inch, one month - - $100 Quarter column “ a - - 60 Malfcolumn “ = = = hod xed @ne colamn . - od 15 00 One nch, one year : = + 100 Quarter column * - 50 Halfcolumn Stig’ - - - 7500 One column - o - = 150 00 ® peci a! notices 50 cents each. Ten lines cun stitute an inch. We disclaim ny responsibility for state ments expressed by our correspondent neither do we indorse all they say. Correspondence on living topics is solicited bul te have attention must be brief. Communications for publication must +e accompanied with the writer's name Net necessarily tor publication : guarantee of good faith. W. CALVIN CHASE, Eprror. Tne people’s journal is the Beg. Subscribers are rm quested to pay =p. If you want aiive paper read the Bur The Neuberne, nN. C. Advocate has suspended, _ The Semi-Tropical Floridian was received in our sanctum, loug may it live. Col. Geo. W. Williams, will dis- cuss the “Negro Problem,” in its new phase Dec. 2 before the Phil- omathian Literary Society. The Royal banner, at Union City, Tenn., has cume to live again. We bope it may be royal enough to remain this time- Since the crank has retired from the Louisana Standard, there is some decency and sound sense in its columus. Messrs. Stumps and Simms are men of ability. We wel- come it We are glad to find that the night schools are progressing 80 finely. We trust that the ranks may be well filled and that the Privcipals and teachers may do their duty. Our medical friend may have no cause to be uneasy. The emanci- pation Celebration was no tailure, albeit certain medical men were nottvere. After all, when ‘big guus” do not prime, small guns can be used just as effectively. We have just received at our sanctum the spicy paper under the banner “The Mountain Gleaner.” May its course be steady und con- sistent and its usefulnes be felt in every department of social life. We are sorry to learn tnat the Wilmington Chronicle bas con- cluded to discontinue its issue. We have always found in its val- uable columns something worthy of consideration and we feel that we have lost a friend in its dis continuance. We hope that the above namid paper may find it profitab'e and necessary to resume at an early day. It is somewhat remarkable to note how people will change. At one time there was no man 80 pure, so powerful, so truly great us the “boss” man at Uniou Beth- el more recently styled “Metro- politan.” But for some reason the “grand mogriel” has contract ed and now there is no one so small, so tyrannical, 80 undeserv- ing as thateame man. Surely the world moves, but if we are to take certain person’s word for it, it moves backward. The organization of the various literary societies in Washington is to be commended. It shows the people are pashing ahead in the refining und elevating institutions in which literary society work may well be classed. With 80 large a population as is in this city a dozen or two literary s cie- ties would not be amiss. ‘he in- terest taken iu the Philomathian literary society bas been beyond the most sanguine expectations, The ball is crowded every night with fine audiences. The papers read for discussion have been meritorious and bighly creditable the public. in applause to President Cleve- —_— land’s selection ot the gentleman The 50th Congress will bave a who succeeded Mr. Douglass, the msjority ot twelve democrats: in }latterhhaving tendered his resig- the House of Representatives and | vation. It is to be hoped that thus be more evenly balanced be-|the Senators will note this fact twcen the political parties than | When the name of the Recorder is any Congress since the war.|sent’in for confirmation and not Overwhelming party majorities in | be misled into the’ belief that Mr. legislative bodies are always dan. | Matthews is not the choice of the geious and apt to lead to unwise | colored people of the country, for and extravagant measures for the|he is the choice as expressed by lack ot due restraint resulting|the colored press uf the country from a weak mincrity. The|and bas commended himself to country need haye no fear then|the American people as a gentie- that legislation, during the next|maa of refinement, culture and Congress will run into excesses. | business qualifications who was a manly enough without fear or fa- There is an emigration s-ciety | VOT to register his honest centi- with head quarters in this city ments and convictions at the bal- that has for its object the work ot |!ot box as all otber American pulating Lower California. It] ¥oters should do. is thought thet come day not far ——=Z di-tant in the fature the peniusulaj The Rev. Florence McCarthy ot Lower California will be on | Who addressed the congregation nxed to the United Stats and| at the Metropolitan M. EB. church emigrants to that country will not | ast Sabbath evening gave it out : ; . that Washington was more im- have to be aliens a great while be-| poral than Chicago. Judge Small fore becoming reunited with the} asked to be heard and explained United States. It is a concern] that perhaps the police were not as managed by colored people and | vigilant as our police in Washing- and the head men say they sre|ton and that therefore theestatis- doing some good work though in| tics may show a greater number a quiet way. tween the ages of 10 aud 20 years The Judge suggested that perhaps figures did not tell the whole truth, to which the congregation The time is bere when a man or weman will be asked not “what do you know?” but what can you do.” mau to have received a fair edu- | of Washington the world have had cation or a collegiate education] reasons for regret, and bumilia- could get a good paying position as a school teacher vut that field is getting woefully crowded. The competitive examinations held in this city show that there are ten applicants to oe teacher’s pusi- tion What employment will the rejected nine persons seek? With hands untr ined what can they expec ? Common sense would suggest then that it is well that every body be not only educated but also that they be skilled in some industrial department in the various trades, in music and draw- ing and millinery or other work which has « demand. “A deft hand 1s independent.” We learn with regret that Hon. B. K. Bruce sill leave for India- napolis this week. The Senator has be n with us a long time and has always done his best toward advancitg the cause of the colured people in the District and else where and has been uniformly de voted to the colored people. His accomplished aud beauuful con~ cort will aucud Lilt vo adorn 80- ciety by her vivacity, culture and general usefuluess. Mrs. Senator Bruce bas undoubtedly been an ornament to Washington society and the poor and lowly can attest to her kindheartedness She has made herself useful here and it is hoped that she may wield the same power and influence in her new home, which has brought to ber the benedi:tions and gratitude ot this city. The Senator and his family will remain away during the winter and we extend to them our warmest desire for this pleasant sojonrn and huppy return. The night schools were started last week und are being well pat- ronized, ulthough the attendance is not ao large as it ought to be. If the parents could prevail upor the young men who are employed at work during the day to spend a few evenings in the week in the public night echools of the city it would ve of great benefit to them, uot ouly as a source of mental cul- ture but as a place of resort and refinement far preferable to the costly and ofttimes barmful amusements tu which young men are attracted tospend their even- ings. There was a time when the colored peuple in Wushington had reason to cumplain of the la k of school facilities but the city gov- ernment not only provides ample accommodation for the youth of the city to attend public day schools but has provided night schools for them who cannot a'tend day schools. Let every body encourage the night schools. When Recorder Matthews was first appointed by the President to be Recorder of Deeds for the Dis- trict of Columbia all the colored papers in the country, numbering over a hundred, endursed the ap- pointment as a just recoguition of the colored citizens - of the United States. These newspapers repre- sent the sentiment of the whole race as they ate the exponents of various political creeds and politi- cul parties of the country. Nota tion. Thanks to Jadge Swnall for his timelly defense. eee: If there is one thing above another that the last election has developed, it is that working men bave certain rights which are bound to be respected. Being possessed of the ballot they have organzed to make the laboring element asubject of fair conside~ ration of the hands of the capital is's. Weare in savor of having honest labor sufficiently rewarded ana believe that labor organiza- tions properly conaucted tend to bring about this result But it should not be forgot‘en that Jubor is ac mmodity, and in the ‘mar- kets of the world is alike subject to fluctuations and to the same laws of supply and demand etc. The greater the sujply the leas demand and hence the less the cost of any commodity ard vice versa. The commodity of labor may be “cornered” and au unnat- ural state of things be produced but only temporary will the effect be. AS water seeks i's level so labor seeks its due reward and when it has been found no abnor mal force should be employed to exceed that proper limitation. The lower gradee of labor are al- ways ill paid for the simple reason that the supply is always in excess of the demaud and a great compe tition between the millions of low grade luborers keeps the price of wages low. The higher the grade of labor the greater is the demand and hence the greater the price of labor, The laws of the science of wealth govern the industries in the world where labor is free and the knowledge of these laws if studied by the laboring man would help to remove many diffi- culties he confronts in the solution of his labor problem, $2 GOVERNMEMT PRINTING OFFICE. Among the many deserving pro- motions in the Government office by Mr. Benedict, we don’t know of avy that meet with universal en- dorsement Messrs. Sardo and Bright. Mr. Sardo is a gentleman and aman who knows how to respect his fel- low man, likewise is Mr. Bright. The discharge of the Irish foreman of laborers in the press room is oue of the most commendable acts of Mr. Benedict. ulates the Public Printer and pub lically asserts that Messrs. Sardo and bright are the right men in the right place. more than those of The Bee congrat- comes EX-PRESIDENT ARTHUR DEAD. Ex-President Chester A. Arthur died in New York city Thursday morning at 5 o’clock a.m. Mr. Ar- thur was no doubt one of the great- est American citizens of to day, While president of the United States he did nothing of which the nation should be ashamed. He be- longed to that school of politicians known as the stalwarts, which the country recoguized -as friends to progressive government. The republican party looses a leader, the country a distinguished citizen and the negroes a friend. Mr. Alexander Powell, of this city who was Mr. Arthur’s private mes- single colored paper raised an ob for New York Thursday morning and the first to drape his residence in mourning in honor of the dead Ex:President. NOT MUCH. The 50th Congress will have but one Afro-Americon, Assorr of of North Caroliua. He was elected over O’Hara, who bolted his nomi- nation. Mr. Assorr is decidedly colored, and there will be no need or fear that he will hedge or cringe to make his fellow congressmen be- lieve him white. We have seen and heard so much of this degrading humiliation that a nauseating feel— ing creeps o’er us whenever we con- template it. RoBT. SMALLS, anoth- er man of unquestioned color, was also elected trom South Carolina, bat counted out after the approv- ed method of Democratic return- ing boards.—Detroit Plaindealer. Our esteemed contemporary is laboring under a misapprehension. 1 Both Abbott and O’Hara were de- feated. OUR NEW JOB OFFICE. On account of the great demand for first class job work, we have just purchased a new job out fit, of arrests among the children be-| presses type &c.. which will now enable us to meet all demands made upon us. We claim to have the best colored office in the city and equal to any white. We make Z bowed assent. If it bad been made | a specialty of wedding invitations It was not long since that] out that Washington is a worse] bill and letter heads, tickets, dod. ulmost every colored man or wo- | city than Chicago, the good people ges, constitutions, by-laws, minutes, circulars and every thing in the line of printing. Come and get a sample of our new Cleveland script. The public can have no excuse in not giving the National Printing Co. work. As our young colored men are prohibited from learning trades in white printing houses, and neither are our colored jour- neymen allowed to work in white printing house, it is the duty of all liberty loving people to patronize the National Printing Co., at the Bee office, where no distinction is made on accouat of color, and the only place in the city where color- ed boys are taught the printing trade. ——-_+ono—_—_——_—— THE NEGRO INDEPENDENT. As will be seen on our first page an interview that our reporter had with Mr. H. C. Smith, of Chatta- nooga, Tenn., concerning himself and the condition of the Southern colored, people. There are many conjectures as to the true condition of the southern negro which will perplex the mind of an angel. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Roger Wil- liams University at Nashville, Teuu., and was endorsed in ‘83 by the democrats for the assistant sup- erintendent-ship of Public Instruc- tions, to look after the interest of the colored schovlsof the state, but failed to get the appointment. He has figured very prominently as @ journalist of distinction as Editor of the Southern American at Chattanooga, Tenn., until he received an appointment, under the civil service, as clerk of class one in the 6th auditors office. For the position of Public Instruction he was endorsed by such men as Cols. A. H. P. Bate, H.B. Falk and E. A. Taylor, the present elect democratic governor of Tenn. Mr- Smith claims that a division of the colored vote will benefit the south- ern negro and that Mr. Blaine’s statement relative to wages paid colored men in the south is incor- rect. If what Mr. Smith says is true, which we have no reason to believe otherwise at present, we think that he shows commendable courage. THE PHILOMATHIAN. THE BLOCKS WITH WHICH WE BUILD DISCUSSED BY MISS E. F. MERRITT. A PLEASANT DEBATE NOTWITH- STANDING THE RAIN. COL. GEO. W. WILLIAMS THE NEXT ESSAYIST. Although it rained last Wed- nesday afternoon aad the clouds overhead in the eveuing threaten- ed the lovers of iiterature, Miss Emma F’. Merritt graced tne Phi- lomathian literary last Wednes- day evening. The secretary, Miss Lizzie Mason, with her usual proraptness was the first to arrive, whict led her to believe from the appearance of black clouds in the eust the Puilomathian would have to adjourn. She was disappointed and 80 were many others when the essayist of the evening walked in with the dignity of asovereign. The president Mr. Chase, called the society to order, introduced Mr. Batts, who delivered a prayer suitable for the gods. Afterwhich Miss Merritt was i troduced and read a paper entitled BLOCKS WITH WHICH WE BUILD. She said: The conservative only is content after periods of years Our aim in life 1s to sell fine cloth. ing for men and boys at the lowest prices. possible. Consistent with good goods and honest workman. ship, we are doing it now and shall continue soto do so long as the good people of Washington continue the patronage they have so generously bestowed upon us, Whether you come yourself or send your child it is all the same—One price to all. Courtesy to those who honor us with avisit whether it be one of inspection or purchase is, and always shall bea character. istie of our House, Golden Eagle CLOTHING Co. have circled away, and volume af- ter volume of history recorded up on the table's of time, to recom~ mence other years similar in every particular as those stured away by father Time, or to write other volumes containing the same events unaltered. * * Every wonderful contrivance upon which we feust the eye, often in our wonderment doubting the - fact, that is in man’s handiwork, is the result of labor. Labor of mind as well a3 that of the hand vying for the honors, the matur-~ ing of the plan belonging the mind the execution of the same to the hand. Some of us believe we are fulfilling OUR MISSION who never labor, but never was agreater mistake invented. He who is above labor, und despise the laborer, shows a want of com- mon sense; he forgets that every blessing enjoyed is the reward ot labor, even the air we breathe, and the circulation of the blood through the veins, being the re- sult of the labor of the God of nature. Queen Mary of Eng land had her regular maids of honor read to her while she plied the needle. Washington and many other of our countries’ gems labored in the field when meaus were inadequate. When we are filled with purpose a: d resolution we are not as susceptible to temp- tation as when the mind is em- ployed; upon the same principle that air rushes into a vacuum as soon as an egress is foun'l; so sovn will temptation and wick: dne-s N. W. CORNER OF 7TH D Streets, (All Blue Signs.) J.M. Gravy, Manager, Auerbach & Bro, already described. OUR DUTY honor. the dignity by its rather than by the superticial the state of affuirs. to claim their occupations. BOOK LEARNING without the developement of the other powers tends more to de- grade than to elevate and he who undertakes to educate and fails to educate morals, brain and hand as well, has mistaken his calling. Knowledge is what we learn, wisdom is the proper application of it. Increase of knowledge is increasing of powers, to the evil as the good. In referring to the profession, Miss Merritt asserted that many doctors, lawyers and other professional men often miss their calling. The paper through out was very interesting. Mr. D. F. Batts was the first to discu:s the pap r and to some extent agreed with the e sayist. The paper eaid he shows great thought and research, but he thought that something had been left uusaid. Mr. H. C. Smith thought the paper was full of common sense and if it were heeded the people would get along better. He spoke at some length. Mr. H. Price Williams didn’t think anyone should be ashamed ot work, He gave several illus- trations of boys rising from low stations in lite to the foremost sitions in the land. After the discussion Mr. Batts thought as next Thursday was, Thanksgiving, on which evening the literary is held, that it would be best to ad- journo over until the first Thurs- day in December, at which time the society will meet in the 2d Baptist church, its regular place of meeting, on which occasion Col. Geo W. Williams, the color- ed historian will read a paper, en- titled the “Negro Problem.” His suggestion was put in the form of a motion and adopted. —_- EAST WASHINGTON NOTES. Send your printing to the branch office 316 H st., s. w. or to the main office 1109 I st.,n. w. We print visiting and business cards, dod- ges, tickets, wedding invitations, and any thing in the lize of print- ing. The fashionables of the s. e. sec- tion are making extensive ‘“prepa- rations for their winter parties. Services at Dr. Philips church, Hillsdale, were of a highly interest- ing character, and communion was served at 3 p. m. The Baptist Sunday School Un- ion, will meet with the Mt. Zion church, 12 and K sts., n.e. to mor- Tow at 3 p.m. The Ebernezar A. M. E. church, is enjoying a spiritual increase. The old 20 Building Hill, has been converted intoa handsome business community. find realy access to an empty mind. Let us scorn no lubor, for each one is but the separated links of one and the same chain, consists in performing the work undertaken, with diguity and If we learn to judge ot usefulness glasses it wears, better would be Many are honorably employed, but ashamed FRNSHERS ND No. 623, Penna. Ave. N. W., OFFER EXTRA LOW PRICES THIS SEASON IN UNDER- WEAR, NECKWEAR AND HOSIERY AND HATS. Viz:—Men’s white merino shirts, 50 cts; Men’s scarlet al! wool shirts $1.00; Men’s heavy Camel’s hair shirts and drawers, $1.00. Colored, extra heavy men’s halt hose, regular made, (double feet) 25 ets. Fine quality black Derby, $1.50, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50, and 3.00 Filk Hats at 4.50, 5.00 and 6.00. Sole agency for Dr. Lairitz fine wool underwear pronounced by the leading physicians of Europe and America, as the best cure for Rheumatism. GALBRAITH A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. 6th st., between L & M sts., n. w. GRAND HARVEST HOME. Commencing Tuesday evening. Nov. 23rd and continuing four ev- enings. The special feature are the beautiful Harvest Table, Pas- tors Table, four Harvest Queens, Cafe Extraodinary, the chureb is elaborately and beautifully deco rated and a fine program each ev- eniog. _ TICKETS, - 15 ets. NATIONAL BENEFIT AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION. KR. T. Greener, president, James A. Matthews. vice pres., W. H. Thomas, sec, Jesse Bumbry, agent and business manager, at 516 9th st. n. w. Office hours from 10a. m. to 5 p.m. Certifi- cates written up from $100 to $1,000. J. H. DABNEY: FIRST GUISS UNDERTAKING, Establishment at 441 L St. n. w- With Coffins, Caskets, and allkinds of furnishing materials, suitable for accommodations, and sapply- ing the General orders at the short- est notice. GIVE US ACALL. WATTS & BRO. ——wWholesale and Retail—— DEALERS IN WOOD & COAL, 2 CST. 8, W. Between 2nd and 3rd Sts. WASHINGTON, D.C. Fair weight and measure. Orders promptly attended to and delivered to any part of the city. WANTED—LADY coc. tcncrcunfocsiny sad qoodsalary. Gat & BROG., is Barclay Se. Re