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TII\T \V II ITU MOISK I > I \ \ I K Hooker T. Washington Teil?* the Slor> M*. I .1-1. In the World s Work for Februar \ Booker T. W ishington ?ontlnues his ' ('harter? From M\ H \ per lenee." Ho tells why he hau never sought or held a (lo\ eminent job. gives the gsery of his acquaintance with Col. Roosevelt and seeks t.? Itemise the thing* he has learned from the Cid. and tells the story >f his famous White House dinner. He Is very eulogistic of the Colonel, endeavor?-, to discount the general disposition to credit Mr. Roosevelt with acting upon Impuls?, contending that he Is a wise, far-seeing. . k thinking statesman, and says tha' "practically everything that he tried to do for the South while he wan President was outlined In conversations to me many years he fore it he cam** known to most peo? ple that ho had the slightest chance of b-iomlng President. What he did was not a matter of Impulse, hut the result of carefully mature.I plun-e" H* says of Mr. Roosevelt that "after th* death of President McKinley, I received a letter from him written In his own hand, \>n the \.r\ day C .t he took the oath of office at RuffaL?, as Presld.ro ..r wax It the day fol? lowing?In which he asked no- to meet him In Washington. He wanted t ? talk o\er with me the plans for helping the South that we had dis? cussed years before. This plan had lain matured In his mind for months and years and. as soon as the op? portunity came, he acted upon It." After debating with himself the ad? visability of aceepMng the President's Invitation, Dr. Washington says that he con>.-luib-d that It was his duty to go to Washington and that shortly af? ter Mr. Roosevelt became established in the White House he went there and spent the greater part of an evening with him In tall UU gee filing the South. He says that Mr. R ?ose velt "emphasised two points In par? ticular: first, he said that wherever he appointed a white man to ottlce in the South, he wished him to be the very highest type of native Southern white man -one In whom the whole country had faith. He repeated stiff emphasised his determination to ap? point such a type of man regardless of political influence?! or political con? sequences. Thea he stated to me, e.ulte frankly, that he did not prop.-, to appoint a large number of colored people to office In any part of the South, but that he did propose to do two things which had not been done before that time?at least not to the extent and vMth the definite pur4?Oiie that he had In mind. W'a ?rever he did appoint a colored man to office <n the South, he said that he wanted Mm to be not only a man of ability but of character?a man whv> had the con? fidence of his white and colored neigh? bors. He did not propose to appoint a r dored man to office simply for the purpose of temporary political cxpe-j dlency. He added that while he pro-; posed to appoint fewer colored men to office In the Sou'h he proposed to put a certain number of colored men of high charaet.-r and ability In office In the Northern Stab i lb said that he had ne\- r I.n iMe t" - ?? <'>v good reason whv colored men should be put In office In the Southern States, and not put In the North as well. As a matter of fact, before Mr. Rons - velt became President. not a single colored man had ever been appointed, so far as I know to a Federal office In any Northern State." Dr. Washington tells of some of the appointim-nt* which Mr. Roosevelt made In pursuance Bjf this policy and of Its continuance as regards the North and West by President Taft. Coining, then, to the famous White House dinner the incidents which led up to tt are narrated. l>r. Washing? ton was making a tour of Mlsslsslopi. He received w-.rd that the President wished to have a conference with him. After cons.derlng the matter he con? cluded ?hat he should accept this In vlatlon, and H as soon a* his work In Mississippi was done he went to Washington. Arriving there In the afternoon h" *vnt to the house of his friend. Whltetleld MtKlnhy, for? merly of Charleston, by the way. and now collector of the port of Heorge town. the first e dored man to hold that position. With Whom he expected to stop during his stay In Washington. His arrival at McKinley'* house brim/ ? him to the events immediately pre? ceding the famous dinner, a matter which, he savs, "I have hitherr ? c n xtantlv refus* d t? discuss In print >: In public, though 1 have had a great many requests to do so. At tin* tim 1 did n.-t ear*' to add fuel to the en - trov.-rsv which It aroused and 1 speak of it n.?w only because it seemed to me that an.explanation a ill show the Incident In Its true light and In Its proper proportions." Hate Is the ntory as Dr. Washington tells It: "When I reached Mr. McKlnlay's boos**. I found an Invitation fr on President Roosevelt. inking sag to din., with him at the White HoSHM that evening at R \?'clnck. At the hour appointed f went to the White House and dined with tho President ' and members of his family and a i i gentleman from Colorado. After I dinner we talked at considerable j 1. ngth concerning plans about tin BOttth which the Preside nt had in mind. I left the W hite |lou? almost itir11? ?. 1 ?.11*? 1; and took . a train the MUM night for New York. When 1 reached Neu York the next morning 1 noticed that the New York Tribune had about two lines, stating that i hail dined with the President the pre? vious night. That was the only New i oi w paper, so far as I saw. that mentioned the matter. Within n few boon ttie whole, incident completely passed from my mind, i mentioned the matt, i casually during the day to a friend ?Mr. William H. Baldwin, Jr., then president of the Long Island Ka'lroad Mit spoke of it to no one else and had no intention of doing so. There was. in fact, no reason why I should discuss It or mention it to any one. "My surprise can be Imagined when, two or three days afterwards. the who|t- pr. ss, North and South, was tilled with dispatches and editorials relating to my dinner with the Pr?si? dent. For days and weeks I was pur? sued by reporters in quest of inter? view?. I was deluged with telegrams and letters asking for some expres? sion of opinion or an explanation; but during the whole of this period of agitation and excitement I did not give out a single interview and did H0| discuss the matter in any way. "Some newspapers attempted to weave into this incident a de*M-erate snd wa ll-planned scheme on the part Of President Itoosevelt to lead the Way In bringing about the social In? termingling of the two rates. I am sure that nothing was farther fro he President's mind than this; certainly It was not In my mind. Mr. Itoose? velt simply found that he could spare the time best (hiring and after the dinner hour f ?r the discussion ?>r tns matters whic h both of us w - re inter? ested In. i "The public int. rest aroused by tins dinner seemed all the m"ro extraor? dinary and unealh-d for, I < SUSS, on previous oc taslons i had lakt n ten w ith Queen Victoria at Winds >r ?*astl?-; I had dined with the CJover I nOTS of nearly every State'in the North; I had dined in the sums room with Pr sid. nt McKinley at Chicago at tin- peace Jubilee dinner, and I i din. ii w i'h Bn-Presldenl Harrison In Paris and with many other promi? nent public me n" Dr. Washington's version differs materially from that which has been industriously circulated in the South during the last two or three years by those who would soften the dislike of Mr. Roosevelt which this dinner oc? casioned. The tale as it has been told latterly has been that Dr. Wash? ington was nt the White House in conference with the President; that lunch was nnnounced and that Mr. He sevelt, being absorbed In his con? versation with the Tuskegt educator, said Impulsively: "Come on and have lunch with nu ;" that Dr. Washing ton was reluctant, but that Mr. RooSS? velt repented the invitation suggest* | ing that only thus would the) be able to finish their conversation. It has been understood lere that this was the story ns sold by Mr. Roosevelt himself and in the absence of any proof to the contrary It has bet n SC? pted and Mr. Kooscvelt's action in this matter has been viewed In a light somewhat different from that in i 1 which news of It was tirst received in this part v>f the country. This unof llclal version cannot stand m tin fs ? of the fac ts as they are now set forth I by Dr. Washington himself. Dr. Washington says that hS has long since come to the conclusion that ? prejudic es are something that It does not pay to disturb," and that in dining with President RoOSSVel! there R as no disposition on my part?and | I am sure there was no disposition on Mr. Mr. RoOQSVSlt'S part?to attack any custom of the South.' The fact remains, however, that the custom was attacked and that mors grossly than previous stories have- indicated. Dr. Washington's contention that there Is, therefore. absolutely no ground or excuse for the assertion a metlmOS made that our dining to? gether was part of 8 preeonceted and w. ||-thought out plan," mav be ac oepted as true, but Dr, Washington (?ught to have- known what the effec t of his acceptance of Ihe President's Invitation would be and ought to hive known that he COUld not afford I to dine with the President and his family tit th?? White House even though the President's "convenience" was thereby promoted, it appears . I I now thai Dr. Washington had plenty of lime to think over the- matter In Sdvance and that hi v Mated w hat he himself admits to be the a ttied conviction Of the Southern people, that whites and btttCkl should not all ' at the sums inble, More than that, he doss not display a trace ?f regret for his ac tion. "I wis born in the South." he SSya "and I understand thoroughly the prejudices, the cus? toms, the imdltmns of ths South? j and, strange as It may seem lo those who do not wholly nuderstand IhS sit? uation. I love the South, The re- is no Southern white man who cherlshei a deeper Interest than I in everyth'ng that promotes the progress and -ric glory of the South. For that reason, if for no other, l Will never willingly and knowingly do anything that in my opinion will provoke bltternesss Im twean the North and the South." That is a fl.iQ resolve, but it loses much of its effect In view of the fact that Dr. Washington shows every dis 'ion to stand upon his action in a i eptlng the President's White House Invitation to dinner, holding that it entirely proper for him to have dell-' So. BASEBALL (.A.Mi: TUESDAY. Broad Street Team Wins From Main Street Nine It to t?. A very interesting game of base bull was the one played Tuesday af? ternoon at the baseball park when tin- teams from Main and Hroad I tret tS went tip against each other in a elath and ?dang that finally termi? nated In the Hroad street nine win? ning over the ".tain street team by the score of 11 to 6. The game began shortly after -i O'clock and was an exciting one throughout. The pitchers did good work and were well supported by their team mates on both sides. However, there were more pitchers to work for the Brand street niii", all of whom were given a try out, and after sonn- hard and handy work succeeding in winning the game for i lo ir team. The batteries were: Hroad street, pitchers; Boyle, Shaw and Cuttlno; catcher, Nunnamaker. Main Btr< et, pitchers, Richardson md Mason; catcher, Darr. TO VOTE FOR FREE BRIDGES. Cltlsens of Columbia Want Toll Bridges Made Free Bridges. Columbia, Feb. l",.?Thai the clVi sens of Columbia will vote to make free the toll bridges over the Hroad and Congaree rivers is the hope of the business men of the city. For many yea 's farmers and others who have wished to enter Columbia to trade have been forced to pay for en? trance. The proposition Is for the township to cither buy the two bridges or erect oth? rs. The ques? tion will be voted on March 14. NAME FOR COLUMBIA TEAM. Ladles at Work to Find Appropriate Nu me for Team. Columbia Feb, if>.?Columbia fana i Blies are busy today In their ?(forts to hit upon a name suitable for the he? roes who wear the Columbia uniform in the South Atlantic League. Hither? to (he local team has been known as the "Gamecocks" and "Blues,*1 but the boys made such records under the first eognom- n that the second was ?0 suggestive that another change is desired, it would not do to call a winning aggregation the "Blues," Is Is urged and so the ladies are trying to make the tit. To the girl who sc let ts the most appropriate name con? sistent of a now winning team?or a team that looks like a winner?a ? .i on pass will be awarded. PREACHER TURNS MINSTREL. "Hero of Home Missions" Tries New Method of Raising .Money. Columbia. Feb, 15.?The Rev. Chaa J aggers, "the hero of home missions," as hi has been aptly called by one of his fri< ruls. is one of the oldest color? ed persons In Columbia, and if he lives as long as he expects to, he will be too old to reckon his age. "Uncle Charlie," as he Is known to hundreds of people, Is a constant worker for his race, always weirs a smile and never forgers those persons who are on his contributing list. "Uncle Charlie" has gone Into, the minstrel pr< tension, to a certain extent, and a i a means of raising funds for his work, gives entertainments in which the old plantation melodies of years ago figure prominently. He gave one of his concerts the other night and It proved so successful that he has an? nounced another. in Java and some other places la a rernjM kable Hying frog, nith a green bacw\ a white belly and a bright or? ange colored membrane between its to. s. which are tipped by circular discs. Like the chameleon, it can change Its ( (dor t > suit its surround Inga H feeds "t night on insects, and when disturbed leaps out of a tree and sails away to safety, Some observers call it a fro^, while others say it is a tree toad. The membrane between the toes probably acts as a parachute, and not as a flying appa? ratus, The toe discs, like similar en? largements on our- common tree toad, mUSf act like suckers, to hold tin animal firmly In place against tin trunk of the limb. "Language la Inadequate to ex press the deepest emotions.' says tin Albany Journal." Correct, especial lv io when the telephone wires ar? sd, or the "line's busy- with flirtation.? Richmond News Leader. MODERN ALCHEMY. Making Steel is Worth More to the World Than Making Gold. j in the- d?"S of th?" mediaeval: alch. niists it was believed that it was possible by means of some undlscov- ! r< d laboratory operation to convt rt the baser metals into gold. With the I development Ol modern chemistry , this belief was shown to he baseless, at least in the sense in which the older workers held it. At the same time there has been: evolved as a result of the work of the more recent chemists and metallur- [ gists a transmutation in the properties' of that most widely used material | steel which is of far more real value! to the world than any formula for j making gold could ever be. The discovery that iron containing a certain proportion of carbon consti? tuted steel transformed society and created modern civilization; without steel we should relapse into oarbar Ism. Today it is known that in ad? dition to carbon there are other ele? ments the addition of which will im? part to steel certain properties in? creasing immensely its value as a material of construction and of oper? ation. Among the substances which were formerly classed as the "rare" ele? ments there are several which were j .are only because there was not sutli lent use for them to provide all in? centive to discover natural sources of . apply. Thus vanadium, known as an Cle? men; for a hundred years, estimated as having a value many times that of I gold and used solely lor a few artistic I purposes in coloring fabrics, has with? in a few y.ars risen immensely in Importance because of the knowledge which has been accpiired of the valu? able properties which it imparts to steel, While at the same time it has fallen in cost to a point about one half that of silver because the very demand has r< vealed hitherto uu kno.vr. deposits. The Influence cd' vanadium upon steel may well la- regarded as a tri? umph of modern metallurgy, and vanadium Steel has become one of the most important of the so-called ' alloy steels. The older steels, now known broadly as "carbon" steels in distinction to the various alloy steels, had certain fairly we 1 ascertained properties together with determinate limitations. Tin y could be made ductile within certain limits of strength or strong within certain approach to brlttleness, I but when both strength and tOUgh ! m ss were demanded it was realised that something el.se in addition to car? bon was essential. That something has been shown to be vanadium. The Influence Of the addition of small proportions of vanadium to steel is two-fold; it acts as a scav? enger, removing oxides, nitrides, etc. .n a form easily carried away to the slag, and it also toughens the steel directly, by its solid solution, under normal conditions, in the carbonless portion, known as ferrite. in ad? dition it forma complex carbides of such a nature as greatly to strength? en the steel statically. The result is a product BO vastly su perl ?r to the ordinary carbon steel as to remh r it practically a new material of construction, especially for situa? tions in which shocks must be met and resisted. The combination of high strength and great toughness makes it the material above all others for automobile parts as well as for railway axles and engine frames, for springs for the important parts of vessels and for bridges and similar structures. Por the latest typ. s of engineer? ing work, stub as Hying machines, submarines, torpedoes and similar work the possession of a material of high reslstence to stresses of all kinds enabl s sonn of the most diffi? cult elements of the work to be solv ?d. While the application of vanadium to steel constitutes at present it-; most Important use, it has also a marked Influence upon cast iron ami upon copper, and while its use has not yet be.-n developed so far in these direct? ion--, tlu-re is every reason to believe that these applications will follow.? Cassier's Magazine. The Mow Florence Buck is the first woman to hold a pastorate in Aleme da, Cal. She took chage of the Pirsl Unitarian Church, of Alameda, on New Year's morning. She is said to have had the largest congregation ever gatln-red in that city. Miss Buck was recently the pastor of the Unitarian Church In Palo Alto, Cal., and has preached also it Wisconsin and at ('h-v eland. < >. Piano Tuning, Mr. Edmund R. Murray offers his services to those who need an expert and experienced Piano and Organ tuner ami repairer. References fur? nished and work guaranteed. Address EDMUND R. MURRAY, Sumter, S. C. r YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. You/* Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Let's Talk it Over Capital $50,000 12 W. Libert Sumter, S. C THE PEOPLE'S BANK, "W Libert*St ? THE BANK OF SUMTER SUMTER, S. C. Capital and Profits $ 140,000.00 A Bank Story Smith owed Skinner ? Co., $.'.00 He went in one day and hand? ed them $5.00 in cash. Skinner forgot to take it off his books, and the next month presented the same bill. He thought he had paid it, but having no proof, Smith paid twice. Jones owed Skinner & Co., $5.00. He went in one day and handed them a check on this bank for $5.00. Skinner forgot to take it off his books. But the next month when the bill was pre? sented to him, Jones balked, lie said: "See here, Mr. Skinner, 1 paid that bill last month and here is the check which the beak has returned to me with your name endorsed on the back, show? ing that you got the money." Jones Paid Once. This illustrates on? ly one of the advantages of a bank account. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. # ? 't* ?t? ?i? ? *t? *t? *t? *t"f"t> ? ? H * 4 * ?it T at* atl oeo Cut Glass! WK have one of the prettiest assortments of Cut Glass that has ever been shown in Sumter, and will appreciate you giving us ! j a call if in need of these goods. You I_I will find them on display at our store. and we will take pleasure in assisting you to make vour selection. >eo T Xi * * at* Siberfs Drug Store, 4 W. W. S1BEKT. r<i Phone 283. :: :: No. 8 S. Main St. W 4* 4* 4* ?|* i|? 4* 4? 4*| * 4? 4* 4* 4* 4? 4* 3* 4 4 Seed Potatoes! 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