The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1902, Page 4

a The Bee. —PUBLISHED AT— I’ STREET, WASHINGTON, D. C W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR. Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1882. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year...eeeeeseee $2.00 Six months. : Three months City subscibers, mont'ily... In his second contribution tothe Collier's Weekly, Frederick Palm- er, in the issue of April 12, 1902, ugon ‘*Lhe Joyous South of To- day,’ comments at some length upon the conduct and effects of Booker ‘I’. Washington’s school, at Tuskezee, Ala. The article is well written but is replete with suggestion that the South is northe place for theskill ed laborer and that the fieldof Ag- riculture is the only one in which he may be permitted to oper te un- trimmeled by the opposition of | the whites. The impression is being sown very generally that most ofthe stud_ ents their course and are thereby equipped to at Tuskegee complete compete successfully with the white brother Light is thrown on this subject by the statement of a gen— tleman reputed to be inhighstand-| ing at the Souch. ‘This is what he says: | “The pity is that the school gradu- i ates so few, and so many students leave it when they have only a smat-/ tering instead of waiting until they are thoroughly masters of some one trade. The danger is that the North will spoil Washington and through him spoij | the school.” If this be trne it would seem that the school is doing a positive harm instead of a permanent good. One vf the most unfortunate re- sults of our educational systems is the turning loose of a considera- ble number of half-educated boys and girls, who possess just enough education to make them pride- blown and unwilling to perform labor for which they are most equipped. These yeople parade themselves as ex-students at this or that educational institution and do much to deceive their owm race as well as the whites. It were far better for the race, if Booker T. Washington sought fewer pupils and insisted that each should agree to complete the full course, rather than scow the country for mere numbers, the most of whom get a smattering of a trade. It is high time that positive ben- eficial results be demanded of so- called leaders and educators, be- fore accrediting to them honor and success. The correspondent takes up the theme and characteriz2s the institution as effecting but little along proper lines. _ Concerning the pupils who leave the institution, .e gives express- ion to the following— “To make him a machinist isas near as Tuskegee comes to preparing a student fora place in the steel _ ills of Birmingham; to teach her to darn socks as near as it comes to prepar- ing a girl to take charge of a loom in acotton mill. The institution recog- nizes the limitations of the race which called it into existence. In the cot- ton mill negroes are employed only in the picking room. If one appeared in anv other departmens the hands would either guit work or put him out promptly. Most cotten operatives are Southern born and bred.” This not only corroborates what is said by the white gentleman of high standing abeve referred to, but indicates the ~ tem- per of the South with respec: to the chanees~ of colored citizens to obtain employment. It would seem that the bars ace bed ing built higher and higher, more ani more impregnable against the colored people at the Siuth who desire to operate in the more re- munerative vocations. All of this talk and bluster about the mar- vellously good work being done at ‘Tuskegee would seem to be bat little more substantial -or reliable than flatus. The oft-repeated boast that the southerm colored man if permittéd to work side by side with the white skilled laborer in all of the various spheres, seems not to be bourn eut by the facts. In that section the edict has gone forth that Negrees must de the un- skilled labor while the skilled la~ bor is ‘‘absolutely the white man’s Here is what the corre- sponudent goes en to say— realm.’’ SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOR “But in the steel mills absolutely the same rule of the employes’ own making applies. Under lease from the State the convicts mine the coal in the Alabama mines. Negroes do the unskilled labor about the fur- naces; but skilled labor is absolute- ly the white man’s realm. A negro puddler would be boycotted.” This does not bear out what we are cous untly hearing and seeing im prin', that Booker Washington’s scho.l is preparing t e way for the revolution in the industria! districts in the South whereby negroes are to be traus- formed from ‘‘hewers of wood and drawers of water’ into skilled ci‘- izeus, applying their trades and professions through all the rannfi- cations of business, It would seem that the southern while Man 18 as namely, cetermined to day to keep the Ne- gro out of renumerative employ- ments «xs he was forty years ago, all uf ‘he boasts of Washington to the contrary notwithstanding. CAT FOUGHT EAGLE Saved from Bird’s Talons by Train Man's Intervention. Strange Struggle in the Mountains ef Pennsylvania—How a Water Snake Lead a Black Snake to Its Destruction, The vicinity of Susquehanna, Pa., must be great place for wild animals of all sorts, or it is the headquarters of one of the most accomplished news- paper liars of our time. To the Chi- cago Inter Ocean this individual writes that Engineer Gardner has a big black cat, named Bob, which is his constant companion on his engine. Winter finds the cat snuggled up upon the cushions of the cab, and the running board is his airing quarters. Bob is a prime favorite with the men all along the division. For a week a big American eagle has been seen in the bend of the road near the state line, ard the trainmen have tried firing shots at him, without bringing him down. When Bob has been taking his airing upon the run- ning board the big eagle has eyed him» narrowly and greeted him with fierce screams and flapping of bis wings. As the day express was dashing around the curve on Sunday morning, Bob was on the running board, enjoy- ing the sunlight. Quick as a flash the eagle dashed downward from a big hemlock and seized the cat, when a terrific battle ensued. Bob retreated to the pilot and put up-a gallant defense with teeth and nails, and for three minutes honors were easy, but the bird got a neck hold on the cat, and ina moment more would have been in the air but for the opportune arrival of the fireman, who, armed with an iron bar, attacked the eagle, which dropped the eat and tried to defend itself against the man. The bird’s second battle was brief, for two blows from the iron placed it BOB DEFENDED HIMSELF. hors de combat. While the fireman dragged the dead eagle to the cab Bob followed, licking his lacerations and purring in triumph. He will probably hereafter ride inside the cab. The eagle measured six feet from tip to tip of wings. Near the Canauacta creek, one day im October, a water snake met a black snake. The reptiles did not imme- diately clinch, but hissed fiercely and cireled around each other as if seeking for an opening. The black. snake pressed matters, and in a few seconds sueceeded in getting the tail of his op- ponent into his mouth, and to preclude all possibility of an escape began to eat toward the head. This was exactly what the water snake wanted. It started on a straight line for the stream, and his consumer following him, and dining upon him simultaneously, as, of | { | 1 ! ! | | brother, Prince Henry, j that, late in life, the AN UNWILLING HEIR. Prince William Ernest of Saxe-Wel- mar Who May Reign in the King- dom of Holland. Queen Wilhelmina’s recent disap- pointment in the hope of an heir brings into prominence Prince Wil- jiam Ernest of Saxe-Weimar, who is at present the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands and who in- herited from his grandmother, be- sides immense properties, a fortune amountirg to $20,000,000. It rather an extraordinary chance that made this young man of 27 grand duke of one of the most im- portant of the Saxon duchies, as well as next in succession to the girl queen of Holland, supposing, of course, that was PRINCE (Saxe-Weimar B WILLIAM Ri ERNEST. y Who May and.) her maj blessed with off- sp of King William II sister of Queen Wi William III. further fr that one « ty is not His mother was the daughter elmina’s and and the fathe Probably nothing w m the prince y a son of hers would be come heir apparent to the throne, for, | had another and before she besides the king, she |married the eldest son of the grand | duke of Saxe-Weimar and left Holland for Germany both her royal brother and Prince Henry had married and the king had an heir. Fortune, however, was bent on play- ing pranks. The king’ sipated and cied unmarried, afterya son became dis- ' checkered career, and although Prince Henry married twice he had no chil- | So it happened nd duchess of Saxe-Weimar found herself in the re- markable position of heiress presump- tive to a little girl, her own niece, now Queen Wilhelmina. Naturally, the Dutch people, who for many ye the uncertain succession to the throne, would much prefer a son of their be- loved queen as monarch to the grand duke, and that young man himself is credited with hoping sincerely that his eousin and her consort may be blessed with an heir. MISS ISABELLE HAGNER. dren by either union. Civil-Serviee Reformers Object to Her Acting as Social Seeretary to the President's Wife. Civil service reformers have discov- ered what they believe to be a clear evasion of the law in the fact that Miss Isabelle Hagner is carried on the rolls of the war department as a clerk at $840 per annun. She is detailed away from her desk to serve as the social privste secretary to’Mrs. Roose- yelt and Mrs. Root. The reformers to whose attention this case has been called say that it MISS ISABELLE HAGNER. (Social Secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Root.) might be proper and legal to detail Miss Hagner as the secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt, but they ask what warrant of law exists to supply her services in a similar capacity to the wife of the secretary of war. ‘The art of successfully fulfilling the duties of private secretary is one that appeals to many gentlewomen, and many have incurred considerable ex- pense fitting themselves for this work. These ladies resent the fact that Miss Hagner fills two such important post on such a meager salary, and they have brought their grievances to the attention of some senators and rep- resentatives, who will investigate. It is contended that the secretary who attends to the white house work should not receive less than $100 a month. They also consider that Miss Hagner should either remain at her desk at the war department or resign. The experience of the past winter has taught Mrs. Roosevelt that she needs some one who can give her en- tire time to the labor. Miss Hagner, in addition to serving Mrs. Root, acts in a similar capacity for Mrs. Depew: and Mrs. Hanna. There evidently will be much opposition to Miss Hagner’s appointment to the white house if she is continued on the war depart gent rolls. THE WASHinu SON * mind than | s have been perplexed by | Ba SAVED HER JEWEL How Timid Little Cora Outwitted a Boid Burglar. Even After He Had Secured Ail of Resolute Julia’s Rings and Money =—Unique Study of American Maiden Nature, Of the two girls one would say Julia is by far the better protection against burglars. Cora is small and quiet and sweet to see and hear. Julia is five feet ten, generously built as to bony framework, and she was 1 the born with a dare against all © conscience, world. Cora has a n Julia none. When Cora tells a lie it is not one, for a lie is a statement calculated to deceive, and no mortal was ever deceived by one of Cora’s fibs. Julia, however, fibs by nature and tells the truth only for expedi- ency. Julia has always taken care of herself and scorns men healthily. Cora has always been taken care of and is of a plastic temperament. Yet the two are bosom friends, de- mires Julia and Julia domineers over Cora. The other night, says the Chie: Daily News, it happened that Ju stayed all night with Cora. It also happened that no one else was in the house save Cor mother. The absence of masculine protection was | bitterly bemoaned by Cora, who had received that day the pleasing little which was in cash and sum of $110, \in the house. Julia sniffed scornful- | ly as she deposited her two ten-dollar bills in the tiny drawer of Cora’s writing desk. “What earthly account would a man be?” she demanded. “I'm not j afraid of any burglar that ever drew a pistol. our money here and inally decided to keep it all where it | was, in the little chamois bag about | her neck. | Two hours later Julia, roused by a | slight noise, sat up in bed and looked “I AIN'T GOIN’ TO HURT YOU.” squarely down ,the pleasing perspec- tive of a revolver. Her gasp roused Cora, who also sat upright and vie..ed the spectacle. instinctively the two girls grasped hands, and Julia drew in her breath as one breathes when about to expel it in one forcible yell. The grim figure before them seemed to recognize the sound. “Don’t you scream, lady,” he said, warningly. “I ain't gvin’ to hurt you, but | want to know where your money and rings are.” “Take that horrible thing away,” Julia said, in a voice that Cora did not recognize, it was so thin and quavery. “Here are my rings and my money's yonder in that desk—the lit- tle drawer.” She held out her hands. “Good,” said the gentlemanly housebreaker, as he pocketed three rings and gained possession of the money, still keeping the girls careful- ly covered with the revolver. Then he came back to the bed. “Now you He was standing over Cora. Julia turned sick with dread. That frail little thing beside her—what would be the eifect, not so much of the loss of the money she had but of the fright and shock? “I'm staying all night with her,” said Cora, calmly. “I haven't a sin- gle thing with me.” A slight gasp from Julia made the masked gentleman turn a threaten- ing glance on her, but Julia had no spirit left for screaming. She sat up and listened to the conversation. “No,” said Cora, sweetly, in reply to a stern question, “not even a pock- etbook.” “Give me your rings, then,” growled the baffled burglar, con- vinced of the truth of her words by her utter confidence and lack of con- straint. “I don’t wear rings at all,” said Cora, frankly holding up her hands. Julia gasped again as she thought of the two solitaires and the diamond and emerald one and the beautiful ruby that had gleamed on Cora’s hands in the moonlight just as they went to sleep. Yet they were quite bare now. “Anybody else here?” the burglar growled again in deep disgust. “Just her ma,” said Cora, with & gesture toward the dumb and stricken Julia. “I wish you'd go now, please.” “Anything to oblige marked the burglar. “Where had you put them all?” asked Julia, as the burglar vanished, “Here with my money,” said Cora, j faintly touching the chamois bag. “Oh, Julia, I'm perfectly sick with fright.” “Pshaw!” said Julia, grimly; “I'm cool as & cucumber.” you,” re- spite their differences, and Cora ad- | tingly nervous over the matter, and | SAVED BY RED COA Lagineer Mistook Baby's Cloak for Danger Signal and Stopped Train Just in Time. Engineer David Whitsell was bring- ing Burlington train No. 186, Conduc- tor Everett Dyer, from Lyons to Den- yer, Cal., the other afternoon. It was a heavy freight carrying stone and coal. At a rapid pace the engineer was guiding it to Lafayette. ‘The grade permits of high speed and No. 186 was making time, flashing past mine build- ings and a few houses scattered, on the outskirts of the town. Rounding a curve, W. J. kler, who was acting as brakeman and was rid- ing in the cab, grabbed Whitsell’s arm. Ui Wl) SEIZED HER BABY. MOTHER all haste applied the air and reversed The heavy train responded r and rumble, and, sliding lecreasing speed, came t« le child Pp, Weari the lever. with a j with eve stop within 20 feet of a litt rl of about two y a red cloak with a lac ar. rails as if rooted there, gazing at the locomotive with the liveliest curiosity. It was the color of the cloak, a mere speck of red in the converging lines of steel, that had saved her from Beath under the wheels. As the train was slowing up, Whitsell gave the whistle leeway and with hoarse screams and the bell tried to frighten the child into a realization of her danger. There was a horrible fear in the hearts of both stop in time. The whistle attracted the attention of the inmates of a miner's house near the track. A woman ran swiftly to the track, seized the child in the red cloak, kissed it as she hugged it to her breast, burst into weeping as she car- ried her lustily erying burden dowr the slight embankment. She forgot to thank the train crew, but that didn’t matter. They were used to stopping at danger signals. SWAIN WAS BASHFUL. Young Missourian Informs Preacher That He Was Bent on “Commit- ting Matrimony.” | “I want to commit matrimony!” Dr. E. L. Powell, in the Louisville Courier Journal, tells the story of a bashful Missouri swain who blurted out this sentence in one of his mad endeavors to make his desires known. It was in the early years of the min- istry of Dr. Powell, when he had a charge in Missouri in the good old days before every Missourian had to “shown.” There came to his home one morning a gawky individ- ual, who disjointed, so to speak, as be From the cab window Fickler had seen a red flag, the signal of d wav- ing down the track. The ¢ nce Was | probably 800 feet. The engineer with The child was standing between the | men that the train would not | GIRLS FIGHT A Dugr, Both Fell in Love with an 1, Trapper and Then Wanteg Kill Each Other, diag te Two young Americar up by careful mothers wealth, luxury retir eustomed from babyhood tu tra-conventionalities of pe | Of the cities in which they jrecently in the Wiscor farmed with rifles, and anx one to kill the other for | | some quarter-bre } The two yo | lives, had. hard | met in the woods and wit! | both were in love with an [x i and Inc rls, wh JIM MERELY LA a Howgl 0 do murder | The twe | Philadel wealthy lumbermar | acres of h and soft v | lon, Wi 1 Evelyn’ \ ter of a Milwaukee | extensive holdin quarters at Mel It b some ppened and m | j recommended to ¢ the young men of the him, and e in love with } | out that the « h was jealous 1ort. He lau ame furious z | Finally the gir | delphia maid jumped and 5 she was drivin whip across the Miss Mahoney, who was walking with short. As a result, says une, a duel was arr ago in a clearing between Mellen and Fenlon. The seconds vg decided there should air rifles were secured and the two city girls t just alike and of th The Philadelphi the Milwaukee maid was the trigger. Miss Mal blow on her ¢ r 1 found that the 1 touched the skin she was reac reconciliation. So was the other gir! she was a murderess WAS GLAD TO ESCAPE. One Woman Beats a Burglar with ® Washboard and Anoiher Shoots at Him, Mrs. Jennie Williams, of Sioux ‘ Ta., late at night, finding her apparently about to be t “I ER WANT ER—ER-ER!” he bowed himself into the presence of the preacher. “T-er-er-want er-er-er—” and he took a big swallow at the lump in his throat, but, like Banquo’s ghost, it would not down. Dr. Powell knew what was coming, but he gave his tall caller no encour- agement. The more the fellow tried to get out of the scrape the more entangled he by the wind, attempted when she found a burglar on thé BEAT HIM OVER THE HEAL side. He said he was com she seized a washboard « over the head with it « her night clothes to the Fred Beckwith, a neighbor The burglar then went to of Mrs. Anna Mauger whi out of the window the to see W became. He would lead up to the sub- ject and would be on the verge of im- parting the momentous information, when a break would come in his voice and he would shift his talk to weather. Finally in sheer desperation he man- aged to jerk out the words: “Parson, I want to commit matri- mony.” The teeth came together with a gnash, as he bit off the last word. The sentence came as a life preserver. A kindly twinkle in Dr. Powell's eye bg ia the Missourian back to earth and arrangements for were forthwith made. ete sigccin Dr. Powell says he has heard o: mitting murder, but por owchas mr rimony was a new one on him. happened, looked into his ! instantly fired a revolver throvg* = window, but he escaped. Thoroughly frightened, she the kitchen till morning ) cocked revolver ready to warm reception should he The police have found no clew Powerful Polish Intoxicant Polinsky is a powerful int: used chiefly by the Polish co in Pennsylvania. It is mac beer, cheap ‘whisky and spices. It is drank as an “enhv’” at christenings, weddings and — and in one hour the entire company is roaring drunk, in two hours —— is an uproarious rumpus, and kaiv come into play. le of stale