The Washington Bee Newspaper, June 30, 1888, Page 1

— Che ashington Bee Terms. $2.00 Per year in ‘Advance, i 5 cents per ‘copy. vob. VIL. AMUSEMENTS. A GRAND ADEN - PARTY. Will be given by the pUSY GLEANERS’ CLUB, por the benefit of Plymouth Con- gregational chureb, opening yh, JULY 2, CLOSING FRI JULY 12 “OB. AT JACKSON’S PARK W. cide 17 bet. O & Pts. n. w. a stiful lawn, which delightful oeca- , beautiful trees, ard py the ladies of Bunting, chi- hings that nd willing veut With as a trip autiful, from s and the xquisi the dainty The park will be open all th for children. Admission - 10 Cts G tes open from 6 p.m., to 12 will be further dec the committee, with nese lauteT han them Will to fair the bea charm: relre ‘Mus a: engagements accepted for PICNICS, CONCERTS and yleasures of all kind. Call on or address ‘ x 7: T. L. FURBY . Ae 1113 14TUST. SPHCIAL NOTICES. Officers and members of the (dd Fellow’s Hal! (Building) Com- mittee are requested to meet at their Hall on 11th, street, Thurs- day evening June 28, 1888. Bus- sness of importance. B. C. Whiting Chairman. St.Paul A.M. E. eburch 8th bet. D.and EB. streets s. w. Rev. C. W. Fitzhugh, pastor. Services at ll a.m. and 8 p.m. Sabbath Sunday School, 9:a. m. J. W. Butcher Superintendent. Gentlemen desirous of obtaining first class table board, during the the absence of their families for summer, can be accommodated by applying at 1509 15th street b, W. as early as convenient. June 9th 4t. THE NATIONAL PRESS CONVENTION, By virtue ofmy office as President of the National Press Convention aud by the ex- pressed wish of the Executive Committee of the said orgavization, and in ac,ordance with the vote at the last meeiing, “the an- nual meeting is hereby calle im the city of Nashville, Te: August Ist, 1888, at 12M. A isdesivexble. This pa times present to us g eting a the present problems for dis- cussion, The executive Committee will pub lish the program which I here y request ull pewspapers to copy, also extend this present notice. 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It is rightly ‘anied “Comfort Corset.” Don’t jetany ‘hor corset be Worn if you value health, “onl rtand a perfect fit. Sizes for miss- as ladies. Also a waist for the same principal, This is y child's waist in the market that £10 alteration to fit the child. > above address for circular g ving lescription and prices. Name this WASHINGTON, D. ©., SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1888. CULTIES. Yet let no one doubt that the way of the adventuress is hard. Ifany one does, let that one re- alize how some of my book- reviews—said to be remarkably pungent and brilliant—are written. More than once-upon-a-time it has happened me to receive a package of books when not a cent, not w scrap of paper, not even a postage stamp, relieved the how- ling wilderness of my impecunios ity. Before those reviews could be written I must, of course, have pape:! B.fore I could have paper L must, of course, have money! Therefore nothing was left me to do but clap a portion of those books under my arm and march off on fvot iuto the far-off region of Wideway where Grace Church points discrepantly a lean finger unto celestial spheres. There is an enticing shop known to all, where yes’erday’s novels and books of travei aud biography grace to-— day’s shelves at half last evening’s cost. There Isold my books, as { had sold many and many a book before, and, hailing a car, rumbled triumphantly down-town to buy my wholesale paper. Next morning I awoke with a glad first thought that there was shot in the locker,—that in, writ- ting-paper aud stamps on hand,— then a dampening second thought that those very books sold yester- day must be reviewed to-day. If any one doubts the hardness of the adventuress’s lot, let that one pic- ture measI spent the most of that day, lunchless and ready to drop with fatigue, devouring at the bookseller’s stall the identical books that only twenty-four hours before were my own, In treading my thorny adventuress way I have had occasion many times to smile bitterly—as romance people do—at the frequent irony of cir- cumstance. Svume-times I have business Battery-wards that must be attended to, although without a cent. How oitten as I have tramped wearily downward from Murray Hill throngh that Valley of Humiliation, lower Wideway, with smarting feet and tired limbs, some wretched creature has ap- proached me with winsome smile to say, “Ab, my pretty lady, you have never known what it is to be foot-sore and weary! Will you not give a poor woman her car— fure kome ?”—Lippincott’s for July. ee ae oO ILARPER’S FERRY (By A Forigner.) Nothing on ear h is so calcu- lated to fascinate the intelligent mind as nature when arrayed in her garb of foliage and flowers. At this season she speaks to man in accents unmistakable. The emerald grass seems to say to the hopeless: “If God so elothe the grass of the field, which to- day 18, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, Oh ye of little faith ?” To the proud the flowers whisper: “He cometh forth like a flower and is cat dowv.” When man would depreciate the worth of Christ and Llis claims, He speaks through the rose: “1 am the Rose of Sharon ”—value inestimable Nature is man’s best teacher of the greatness and goodness ot God. At Harper’s Ferry as is so often quoted, is svenery worth cross: ing the ocean to see—nature eluborately ornamented with the grandest devices. If you would see the sun rise witha halo of burnished gold and solemnly set into the crimson West; and a low streak of lived purple with a lineor gold on is ragged edge lay along ‘he horizon; aud saffron clouds in their flight across the sky kiss each other in rapid suecession; and a landscape ‘ A | ou a summer’s morning decorated with ten thousand diamonds; aud hoary summits side by side shak- ing their heads in bold challenge ior superiority; aud the confluence of mighty rivers like two warriors clashing their armor in glad. salu- tation; if you would see the silvery moon replendent in brightness peeping above the unshorn heights scattering its glow amid the biils and valleys, and historic sites which serve to kindle patriotism in ones breast—John Brown’s Fort, relics of the late war, the spot where Miles surrendered, the heights where the armies were stationed, delapidated forts, etc.; if you would hear the babble of brooks, the carol of the winged tribe—in a word, it you would see verified to the letter the words of the Psamist: “The heavens de- clare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handi- work.” Come to Harper’s Fer- ry inthe months of June and July. And just now Iarper’s Ferry is having a boon. Her grand water power which has lain dor- mant so long, are being turned to good account. A large pulp mill adorns the Shenandoah and anoth- er is in course of erection on the Potomac. Other great projects are being considered. Houses here and there are springing up in rapid succession. The people move with a quicker step. ‘The business outlook is promising. As a summer iesort Harper’s Ferry is becoming very popular, and distiued to rival the most pop- ular resorts in the country. Crowds pour in during the Sum- mer, from the cities, where they find ample accommodations in the Ferry and on Camp Hill. I hear that satisfaction is proven by the increased number that comes every year. ‘The sports are many. Beautiful drives, croqueting, boat- ing, fishing, hunting, pleasant walks to John Brown’s cave, Rats tling Spring, Lovers Leap, Mag- azine Hill and [land Park, where, during July and August, large excursions come almost daily. When the natural resources of Harper’s Ferry shall have been developed, we shall look in vain for many places superior to her in the United States. J.J. Waters, Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. PETER CLARK DISMISSED. (Ala. Independent.) Hon. A. 8. Fletcher Jno. D. Branson, 8S. J. Mayahne, the Commissioners for the State Nor-~ mal school at Huntsville. gives a fine endorsement of Mr, Clark, recommending him to any school tha: may need his services. We do not personally know Mr. Clark, but know that he has a fine repu- tation as a teacher. However the recommendation ot Ma. Clark by the board and the board’s action in dismissing Prof Clark are quite inconsistent, we suspect. some crookedness in this aflair as in Marion and Montgomery. It is the compententcy of Prof. Clark that renders him incompetent. We wonder if the colored people and patrons of the school were consulted about these changes. The colored people must Jearn to burst thing which are handed to them at the back-gate, Js it not about time for that farce of a school to stop? oo The origion of the parase “the bloody sbirt” is a corsican custom, now nearly, if not quite, absolete. | In the days of the tierce vendette-- the feuds which divided Cursican family from family—bloodshed was a common occurance. Before | the burial of a murdered man the | gridata was celebrated. This word, which literally means a erying aloud, may be translated ‘a wake.” “The body of the vic- |tim was laid upon a plank, his | useless fire arms were placed near his hand, and his blood stained shirt was huvg above his head. Around the rude bier sat a circle of women, wrapped in their black mantles, who rucked them. selves to and fro with strange | wailings. The men, relatives aud | trlends of the murdered man, fully armed, stoyd around the room, | mad with thirst for revenge. Then | one of the women—wife or moth-~ er or sister of the dead man— with a sharp scream would suatch | the bloody shirt, and, waving it | aloft, begin the vocero,—the lamen tation. This rhymthmic discourse was made up of alternate expres sions of love for the dead and hatred of his enemies; and _ its startling images and tremendous curses were echoed in the faces and muttering of the armed moui- ners. it was by a not unnatural transition that the phrase ‘bloody shirt” became applied to utteren- ces cancerning the Southern Re- bellion. RACE ADVANCEMENT. THE PLANS UPON WHICH To SUC- CEED. GOOD WORDS FROM A WOMAN. To the editor of the BEE: I thank you for the space you have so kind- ly given in your paper. to the Pro- gressive Star, and I wish to speak further through your columns. I am proud that you are one that has progress at heart, as I see n your paper yo do your own print- ing and employ your own race to assist you in your work. That is a good step, may God bless the move and may others follow the example. Iam one that have al ways advocated the establishment of ourselyes into business and thus helping one another. You have wisely adopted this plan, “never get weary but have faith in the Lord and many will be profited by it and you be glorious- ly crowned for your labor.” The Progressive Star is anxious to see the day when the women of our race will become more interest- ed in the progress of the race. The day when we will not be con- tented with the menial situation of present things, but look aloft with outstretched arms, grasp the heights and depths of progress and feel that itis not sufficient that a few of us arise to good positions in life and the largest portion of us remain in the grals of bitterness! and under the yoke of oppression. No, let us love one another and become united in some work. There is a large field that needs cultiva- tion and we women can be useful in helping to cultivate it. The Progressive hopes to pub- lish in a few days a plau of its work, so that many may become engaged in it with great profit and benefit. There is a striking contrast be- tween Mr. Tuiders opinion and that of the congressman who were contending for the Southern slave holders to be paid for their property lost during the war, which proper- ty consisted mainly of the slaves who were liberated. Wishing you great success in your political career, I remain Yours respectfully. Progressive Star LANGSTON’S PREDICTION. BLAINE’S NOMINATION WOULD SHIT~ RECK THE PARTY. Cuicae®, June 24--John M, Langston, the colored ex—Minister to Hayti, who reconed the nomi } nation of Sherman in the Conven tion, declared flitly to-diy that the nomination of Blaine now would ruin the party, and thatibe candida‘e must either be Sherman or a man Said he: “Joho Sherman holds the balance of power among the candidates in the fi:ld. We are going to hold fast to our faith in Sherman and see what develup- ments to-morrow brings forth. The Sherman forces hold the key to the situation, and when the time comes they will dictate the nominee. It will tiually be either Blaine and Sherman ora Blaine man and ® man named by Shc «| man.” “I was for Blaize at Cincinnati in 1876,” continued Langston, warmly‘ “and won over the bishops of the colored church for him, . notwithstanding Lis record on the force bil, Buc Blaine cannot be neminated uow without dishonor, and if he should be pre-| vailed upon to accept it will be not only defeat to Blaive, but shipwreck for the Republican party.” — Subecribe to the Bex it will pay named by Sherman. J Merchants to advertise. AN WNPRECED D GLus @FFEE Er SV J AS ead ; SARS CZ, S - Se re AACR NS 5 LIVELIEST & BRIGHTEST OF ALL ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINES } \S es I TRATED MAGAZINES S VB Sti? E FERY MONTH ree Sample Gopy The Weeeicaey ‘©osmopolitan’ _29 Park Row, NEWYORK. 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