The Colored American

The American Library of Congress A NATIONAL REGRO NEWSPAPER VOL. 8 NO. 47. HON. G. M. NOBLE. Editor of The Southern Voice-A Strong. Conservative Young Man Who Figured Prominently in the last Campaign Supporting McKinley in the Face of Trying Opposition. The subject of this sketch was born at Campbelt, Ala., 1874. He worked on the farm until 17 at which age he entered the State Normal School Montgomery, Ala. From this school he graduated May 31, 1899 with the highest honors of his class, making a general average during his senior year of 98.925 per cent. the highest average ever attained by any graduate in the history of the institution. After graduating he spent the summer at work at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., from which place he would have gone to the Ohio Wesleyan University but for his call to a position as teacher in his alma mater. He has taught here for the past two years with credit to himself and race. He founded the Southern Voice last year and has maned it successfully over every opposition. He opposed the "Separate Street Car Ordinance" of discrimination against the colored people of Montgomery. He did this even in the face of threats of being discharged by the principal of the institution. When the presidential campaign came on, he entered the fight for McKinley with vim and vigor, and by his strong editorials and wholesome advice to his readers won many a vote for the Grand Old Party. He and Mr. Cyrus F. Adams that matchless prince of campaigners, were in constant communication and worked harmoniously without a waver until the glorious victory was won. This young man has refused every political honor, prefering at all times to simply work for the triumph of republican principles and right, asking for nothing save a good conscience that he has done his duty. It would be well if President McKinley would remember this young man who is one of the heros of the South, who dares to plead and do. And though he has been forced to resign as teacher because he would not discriminate against any part of his race, yet he stands, firmly wedded to truth, right and fair play and will not be swerved. The Negroes of Montgomery, the Negroes of the State, nay more, the Negroes of the whole country should stand by such a young man, who if sustained, will establish a record in the South that the most critical Negro hater will have to admire. This young man said in an interview recently, "That all I want is a newspaper outfit and the world shall know that I am in the South; and the Negro shall be lifted higher." WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1901. M. W. HON. G. M. NOBLE, Editor of The Southern Voice, Montgomery, Ala. At The Color d High School. The Colored High School is constantly springing surprises on the public On the 4th of February, when Marshall day was celebrated, a most interesting program was rendered and Prof. Robert H Terrell, principal, presided. The program was as follows: 1. Introductory Remarks by the principal; music, "America," school; a short sketch of John Marshall, Rutherford Berryman, 1902; address, E. M. Hewlett, E. q., of the District bar; music, "The Star Spangled Banner," solo and chorus; solo by Miss Nettie Murray, 1903 Remarks Prof. Wm. H. H. Hart of Howard University Law School; music, chorus. The Douglass day was also fittingly celebrated on the 14th inst. at the High School and we give the program below. Introductory remarks by the Principal, Mr. R. H. Terrell; music, chorus by the school Extract from Douglass's oration at Arlington, Frederick Morton, '01. Poen, "Frederick Douglass," Paul Laurence Dunbar, Miss Hallie E. Queen, '04. Solo, selected, Miss Nettie Murray, '03. Address, Hon Judson W. Lyons, Register of U. S Treasury. Among the Secret Orders. District Grand Master W. C. Martin, Deputy D. G. M., W. H. Rose, D. G. S., Walker, D. G. T., T. W. West and D. G. D., R. F. Williams, composing the executive committee of District Grand Lodge No 20 G U. O. of O. F. of the District of Columbia will visit officially and fraternally the following subordinate lodges during the present month: Monday evening 18, Corinthian Lodge No. 3857, and Mount Olive Lodge No. 1333 Tuesday 19, Union Friendship No. 891 and Social Lodge No. 1819; Wednesday 20, Free Grove, No 1343 and Western Star Lodge No 1380, Thursday 21, Eastern Star Lodge No 1028 and Golden Reef Lodge No 2362, Friday 22, Union Light Lodge No 1965, Monday 25, Bloom of Youth Lodge No. 1368, Tuesday 26, John F. Cook Lodge 1185 and Osceola Lodge No. 2033, PRICE FIVE CENTS. A STEP FORWARD. The Windy City Leaders in Equal Opportunity-A New Move for Charity and Humanity-A Glance of What the People of Cook County ate Doing. Chicago, Ill, Special—The colored people of this city are indeed proud of the recognition of the race through the reappointment of Dr. Daniel H. Williams to the Physicians and Surgeons Staff of the County Hospital. The County Hospital is recognized among the leading institutions of the country, and only men of exceptional skill and ability are appointed upon its staff. Dr. Williams is the first colored man to be thus honored, and his reappointment is gratifying evidence of his capability as a surgeon. In our last correspondence the latest move on the part of the White Women's Clubs in behalf of Colored Women's Clubs was presented to our readers, and was no doubt a very pleasing notice. A word more on the subject would probably not be amiss: The Chicago Woman's Club which is the most powerful in the city, and conducted by such women as Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs Charles Henrotin, Mrs. George W. Palmer and others, all women of undisputable influence and fine personality, is the club that played the noble part. The Arche Club of this city composed of women not so prominent in society, and not possessing much wealth or burdened with intellect, made barefaced objection to admitting the colored club members, and gave their opinion to the reporter of a large daily paper. But the Arche Club feels like 30 cents since the wealthy society women of this great western metropolis have opened the doors and windows of their noble hearts, and like an uncaged bird their opinions darts through them and scars away over the wide world breathing in the pure, free, fresh air, whistling a note as it soars that sounds something like "Good will to all mankind alike." For my part I do not think the colored clubs mean to press this opportunity nor to become enthusiastic; what they did want and do want at all times is respect and justice. I do not think either our sensible women will drown their newly made opportunity by showering applications upon the head of the General Federation, at least I hope so. Our State Federations are exceedingly influential, and in them we find fundamental provision for a wide scope of work. (Continued on 8th page.) 10 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HONORED. Girls Desert Secretary Long to Get the Colored Man's Autograph. Washington, Feb. 9. '01. About 150 young women, pupils of the Normal School of Westchester, Penn., visited the department buildings to day. Representative Butler took the young women to see Secretaries Long and Root, and presented them. The visitors were respectful in the presence of greatness, but were not much impressed. Suddenly, while they were crowded in the office of Secretary Long, a colored man walked in. It was Booker T. Washington. The young women instantly abandoned Mr. Long and flocked around Washington, who was fairly driven to the wall. He begged piteously for mercy, and the girls said they would let him pass if he would give them his autobiography. Washington was glad to make any terms. They all produced cards, and Mr. Washington began to write. He wrote for a long time without apparently making any impression on the immense pile of cards, and finally gave it up and entreated to be released. The girls reluctantly made a pathway and Mr. Washington escaped. Mr. Long was much impressed by this testimonial to their comparative fame, and congratulated Mr. Washington. Mr. Long had not been asked for his autograph. A CREDIT TO HIS RACE. The announcement comes from Memphis, Tenn., that Robert K. Church, believed to be one of the wealthiest colored men in the South has contributed $1,000 for the entertainment of the Confederate Veterans at their annual reunion in that city in May next. Church was born a slave in Mississippi and spent his early days on a Mississippi steamboat, of which his master was the owner and captain. Here he worked his way to the position of steward of the boat, in which position he was serving when his boat was captured during the war and taken to Memphis. Here he became a popular caterer and has emassed a large fortune. When interviewed in regard to his gift Church said he had made his money in Memphis and he wanted to see the city do itself credit in the entertainment of the veterans. He added: "No persons on earth are more disposed to help the former slaves than are the veterans of the Confederacy, those old men who yet remember the Negro in slavery." Hon. John Overton, a leading citizen of Memphis, in a letter of thanks to the generous donor says: "I never saw a more striking act to show what should be the real genuine feeling between the races here and to prove beyond the question of a doubt what should be done in cementing and building up the real interests of this great growing city regardless of nationality."—The Baltimore Sun. MUSICAL NOTES. Dr. James T. Walker is doing very acceptable work as the tenor soloist at St. Luke's choir. Israel choir is now under the conductorship of Mr. Harry Lewis formerly tenor soloist at Park Temple. Ernest Hogan is doing a vaudeville turn in one of New York's prominent theatres to the great delight of its numerous patrons. The Dvoraks have increased the board of directors to fifteen persons THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. and the chorus membership of sixty, preparatory to their next appearance. Shiloh Baptist choir is taking on new life under the efforts of Mr. Joseph Wilson their new leader. Special preparations for Easter music are under way already. The most prominent choirs and such other organizations as the Amphions are represented in the chorus of sixty voices now rehearsing each Thursday evening at the Ashbury church. New York's annual prize cake walk was given Tuesday Feb'y 12; in which 200 couples from different sections of the country participated. Madison Square Garden was packed from pit to dome. The Amphions have issued cards for their annual concert and reception March 15. The club will render a short program of popular selections before the usual reception begins. Saturday last they sang at the Hamilton, tonight they sing at the St. Louis. Cards entitling the holder to the privilege of purchasing an admission ticket for the production of the oratorio "Emanuel" by the select chorus of sixty voices Easter Monday evening at the Asbury church, will soon be issued, and they will doubtless be much in demand, for it will be a very unusual occasion, and only a sufficient number of tickets will be issued to fill the church comfortably. It may be given a second time to accommodate the overflow. Why Millionaires Can't Stop Making Money. A dozen of the wealthist capitalist in the country—men who wield absolute control over immense business enterprises—will tell the readers of The Saturday Evening Post (February 16) why they remain in the race which they have already won. Each of them writes frankly whether he makes money for his own sake, for the sheer joy of working, or to gain the power with which vast capital invests itself. THREATENS NEGRO POSTMASTER. May be Lynched at Live Oak, Fla., If He Does Not Resign. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 9. There is great excitement at Live Oak, a prosperous town and the county seat of Suwannee County, over the matter of a Negro postmaster. Thomas S Harris, the Negro official, was appointed some time ago, but the office continued under the management of S. B. Connor, a white man, until a week ago. Then Mr. Connor retired and Harris assumed the full duties of his position. 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Atlanta, Ga, Special.—The citizens of Atlanta are making preparations to celebrate the birthday of Lincoln on a larger scale than ever before. There are three days of much significance to Atlantians, vlz., the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's birthday and the birthday of Douglass. These celebrations are looked forward to with much pleasure and each year become more and more interesting. The first celebration of the birthday of the immortal Lincoln was held several years ago, and at that time the interest displayed and the success attained was so gratifying that each year the celebration has been taken up with renewed vigor and increased success. This year the management has arranged an elaborate program. Aside from the public exercises there is to be held a banquet at which toasts upon different phases of Lincoln's life will be rendered. The annual address is to be delivered by Prof. G. A. Towns of Atlanta University, subject, "Our Debt to Lincoln." Following the public exercises there will take place a banquet at which Rev. J. A. Rush will preside as master of ceremonies; Hon. S. W. Easley as toastmaster, and the following toasts responded to: Lincoln as a citizen, T. H. Slater, M. D ; The Religion of Lincoln, Rev. E. R. Carter, D. D ; Lincoln as a Public Official, Hon. C. C. Wimbish; Lincoln as a Politician, Hon. A. A Graves; Lincoln as a Leader, G. H Goodwin, A.M.; Lincoln as a Lawyer, Hon. H. L. Johnson; Lincoln as an Emancipator, Rev A. A Whitman, D. D ; Lincoln and the Press, Hon. W. A. Pledger; Lincoln and our Relations Abroad, W. L Jones, D D.; Were Lincoln Living today, J. C. N. Coggins, B. D. The exercises will be held at Loyd St. M. E. church next Tuesday evening. On next Friday evening at Wheat Street Baptist church there will take place a celebration of the birthday of Frederick Douglass Instead of an address, together with some other features, the young ladies who have charge of the program have arranged a little one act play which will be in conformity with the purpose of the celebration. Last Sunday afternoon, at the First Congregational church, of which Rev. H. H. Proctor is pastor, there was held an extra meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association of Atlanta. This association has a meeting place of its own at 28 Peachtree Street, but are now making efforts to raise more money so that they may be able to enlarge their work. They plan to have a large meeting hall, a reading room, gymnasium and baths. Appeals have been made to the citizens to help this movement and as a result cash subscriptions are coming in from all sources. The meeting last Sunday afternoon was in behalf of this movement and was largely attended. Dr. H. R. Butler is the president. The event of the week was the appearance here for four performances of Cole and Johnson's company in a "Trip to Coontown." This was the first appearance of this splendid aggregation in Atlanta and at all four of the performances crowds turned out and many people could not obtain admission. The company conducted itself well and received a number of flattering compliments from the press. Mr. Cole is an Atlanta boy. The intercollegiate baseball league has been reorganized and is now preparing a schedule of games to be played during the spring. Heretofore the league has been the source of much entertainment to the people of Atlanta. It was pleasant to go out to the schools on Saturdays afternoons and see the teams of the different schools contend in friendly rivalry. This year the league is composed of Atlanta University, Atlanta Baptist College and Morris Brown College. A most successful season is anticipated. 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You are entitled to know all about anything you are expected to part with cash or energy to obtain. They are stem-winders and stem-setters, having all the modern appliances known to the watchmaker's art. The cases are nickel silver. They are made on the celebrated thin model plan. Remember this is not a small clock commonly called a watch, but a highly jeweled, nickel movement, made by one of the celebrated watch manufacturers in America, on our order. These watches are guaranteed by the manufacturers, and if not found as exactly as represented this guarantee is assumed by us. They keep exact time. Watches like these a generation ago would have cost $20 if they could have been produced, but the fact is, it contains appliances then unknown. Each watch has been properly adjusted and will be sent in running order. Its character: They have a jewel balance wheel The cases are nickel silver. Are stem winding and stem setting. They have a duplex movement. In addition to these sterling qualities the watch has a capital attraction for the race loving Afro-American. Each watch bears upon its face a bust medallion of Hon. Frederick Douglass, the matchless philosopher, orator and statesman. This is a novelty that all are sure to appreciate. It is further, a splendid recognition of the value of the Negro's importance in the commercial world—an obeisance to the purchasing power of his dollars—an invitation for our trade, with a generous offer attached. This shrewd manufacturer would never have conceived the idea of making a Frederick Douglass watch had he not had faith in the race pride of the Negro and his capacity to know a good bargain when it is shown to him and fully described. Now friends go to work and get up these little clubs. Let everybody wear a Frederick Douglass watch and be on time at concerts, literaries and church. Let the leaders start the fashion in their respective communities and plenty will follow. Read this all over again. Turn to the advertisement and read that. Then follow instructions and send amounts to the Colored American, 459 C street Northwest, Washington, D. C., and a watch will soon be in your hands postpaid. "OUR LORD'S LEFTER." All persons desiring "Our Lord's Letter" which brings happiness and success to each home, send 10 cents for one or as 25 cents for three to S. S. F., 210. Ward Place, N. W., Washington, D. C. United Order of True Reformers. ORGANIZED January 1, 1881. Office 604, 606 and 608 N. 2nd St., - - Richmond, Va An order devoted to the interests of its members, both in their home and business relations. We offer you an opportunity for gift edged business investment, in enterprises owned and controlled by the Order and managed by colored men, who are members of the Order. ored men, who are members If you are sound in health and mind, of good moral character, not younger than three (3) years nor older than sixty (60) you are eligible to membership. There are two Fountains, the Subordinate and the Rosebud. SUBORDINATE FOUNTAINS. To join the Subordinate Fountain you must be between 14 and 16 years of age. You pay $4.60 to $6.60 (according to age.) as joining fee. If you live in the country you pay 35 cents per month as dues; if in the city, 50 cents per months. You pay as taxes 80 cents per month To join the Subordinate Fountain you must be between 14 and 18 age. You pay $4.60 to $6.60 (according to age.) as joining fee. If you the country you pay 35 cents per month as dues; if in the city, 50 months. You pay as taxes 80 cents per month. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6.00 to $9.00 per month, in woments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75.00 if you die with After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 months. You pay as take as months. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6.00 to $9.00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75.00 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 ROSEBUD FOUNTAINS. A To join the Rosebud Fountain you must be between 3 and 14 year of age You pay $1 00, either cash or by installments. The monthly dues are either 15 or 25 cents as Fountains may decide. The annual tax is 10 cents. You receive as Sick Benefit from $1.50 to $4 00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family will be paid $2450 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $37. In the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, there are Three (3) Classes:—Class B, Class E, and Class M. All dues are payable annually or quarterly. In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25. Annual dues, $4 75 to $7 60. The Certifica e is valued first year at from $100 to $33. After one year, its value is $200 to $65 In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25, dues, $4.75 to $7.60. The Certificae is valued first year at from 10 After one year, its value is $200 to $65. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $5 to $6.50. And $9.50 to 11.40. The Certificae is valued first year at from $250 to $one year its value is $500 to $300. In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13.50. And $21 to $25. The certificate is valued from date of issue at from $1.00. You are entitled to a Life Membership in either of the Found Class B and E upon purchase of the required amount of Bank s pays a dividend annually of 20 per cent. The Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers has paid 29,1900. a total of 3782 Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,282 HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE BANK.—In our Savings Bank the Order and flourishing institution that is a credit not on der butthe race as well. It began business April 3 capital stock is $100,000. The business is the same any other regularly constituted bank, and is en the same safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 members, and pays 20 per cent, dividends. Both time and dem are received and 4 per cent. interest is paid on time deposits. This is a copy of the Cashier's report to Auditor of Public Accounts of close of business Sept., 5, 1900 and shows its flourishing condition. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 Other stock, bonds and mortgages ..... 164,423 83 Due from National Banks ..... 48,383 22 Banking House ..... 14,000 00 Other real estates ..... 99,588 00 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 6,850 00 Current expenses and taxes paid ..... 1,388 99 Specie, nickels and cents ..... 12,399 80 Paper currency ..... 35,820 00 Total ..... 391,120 84 The Reformer's Grocery and Feed Store is located at 501 North Richmond, Va., and members of the Order and the public generally 20 per cent. on the cost of food products. THE REFORMER is the newspaper published by the order from office in Richmond, Va. It stands for the voice of the people, repro operation and combination of the race and is the Beacon Light, the General Messenger and the General Agent of the Brotherhood per year. A well equipped job office bids for the work of the people turned out in first class style and at low prices. Six miles from Richmond, in Henrico County, Va., the Order 634 acres of land, and established thereon an "Old Folk's Home" example liberality and broad-minded generosity, the Order doesrance to this home to its members alone, nor even to members fand doors are opened to the aged and decrepid of the whole race, regal residence or connections. The Order makes itself the trustee for charity, and calls upon the whole people, black and white, North and West to assist by their contribution the carrying out of this idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for Contributions can be forwarded to the casier of the Reformer's S who will send receipt for same and account for it to The Grand Fo Members of the Order and the public, when visiting Richmond invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 900 North Sixth St. It is and desirable location. Service is of the best and rates are reasons The Real Estate Department manages and controls all proper the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings with a fee simple value of $122,500. In addition to these the Orde buildings. After one year, its value is $500. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $5 to $650. Annual dues, $950 to 1140. The Certificate is valued first year at from $250 to $175. After one year its value is $500 to $300 one year its value is $000 to $000 In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13 50. Annual dues, $21 to $25. The certificate is valued from date of issue at from $1 000 to $700. You are entitled to a Life Membership in either of the Fountains or in Classe B and E upon purchase of the required amount of Bank stock, which pays a dividend annually of 20 per cent. pays a dividend annually on 20 per cent. The Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers has paid up to July 29 1900. a total of 3782 Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,264 75, over a HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE BANK.--In our Savings Bank the Order has a sound and flourishing institution that is a credit not only to the Order butthe race as well. It began business April 3, 1889. The capital stock is $100 000. The business is the same as that of any other regularly constituted bank, and is surrounded by the same safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 a share to THE BANK. In our Savings Bank the Order has a sound and flourishing institution that is a credit not only to the Order but the race as well. It began business April 3, 1889. The capital stock is $100 000. The business is the same as that of any other regularly constituted bank, and is surrounded by the same safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 a share to members, and pays 20 per cent, dividends. Both time and demand deposits are received and 4 per cent. interest is paid on time deposits. The following is a copy of the Cashier's report to Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia at close of business Sept., 5, 1900 and shows its flourishing condition: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 Other stock, bonds and mortgages ..... 164 423 83 Due from National Banks ..... 48 383 22 Banking House ..... 14 000 00 Other real estates ..... 99 588 00 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 6 850 00 Current expenses and taxes paid ..... 1 388 99 Specie, nickels and cents ..... 12,399 80 Paper currency ..... 35 820 00 Total ..... 391,120 84 Capital stock paid in ..... 88,125 00 Surplus fund ..... 80 967 81 Undivided profits ..... 6,826 80 Demand certificate of deposit ..... 96 785 29 Time certificates of deposit ..... 118 424 74 Total ..... 391,120 64 The Reformer's Grocery and Feed Store is located at 501 North Sixth St. Richmond, Va., and members of the Order and the public generally are saved 20 per cent. on the cost of food products. THE REFORMER is the newspaper published by the order from its own office in Richmond, Va. It stands for the voice of the people, representing cooperation and combination of the race and is the Beacon Light, the Headlight, the General Messenger and the General Agent of the Brotherhood. It is $1,000 per year. A well equipped job office bids for the work of the people, which is turned out in first class style and at low prices. Six miles from Richmond, in Henrico County, Va., the Order has purchased 634 acres of land, and established thereon an "Old Folk's Home". With unexampled liberality and broad-minded generosity, the Order does not limit entrance to this home to its members alone, nor even to members families, but the doors are opened to the aged and decrepit of the whole race, regardless of their residence or connections. The Order makes itself the trustee for this glorious charity, and calls upon the whole people, black and white, North, East, South and West to assist by their contribution the carrying out of this praiseworthy idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for the Home Contributions can be forwarded to the casnier of the Reformer's Savings Bank who will send receipt for same and account for it to The Grand Fopotain. who will send receipt for entire and account for it to The Grand Members of the Order and the public, when visiting Richmond, Va, are invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 960 North Sixth St. It is in a pleasant and desirable location. Service is of the best and rates are reasonable. The Real Estate Department manages and controls all property interests on the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 hotel with a fee simple value of $122,500. In addition to these the Order leases 13 buildings. For any further information, address W. P. BURKELL, G. W. Secretary, W. L. TAYLOR, G. W. Master, NAEN OF THB HOUR. ee . <A AER = Se ——— ih WN LA SS ( SN AY | Gyn Sy SS Ww . WM AN ‘i pee BHi//- LN A oe oe Ea ae ey \ i WY} i A \\.\ es : MAN 4 AN\\ y OZ SEN AD AI RY GC See = IN mA WS OO Cok iia AM WO Kgl NR 1) a PSN ASS \ a AN ASS a: EY ANS \ eC wWLAe ESSEC 5 i YH Le EEN S eee Le LIENS ‘ LGA AN Es : fj oe \ Wye om pint N Z oe \ See Si N Yio eee gE Bie Vt a a ce SH ZY pie EEG ME Y RA ne iife SK gy y IR rH Bey | Od Yor Ye 4 aa 1 IO, & WE JE tii Le Wg ORM Leos if ie | a V4 ye AZ YU Lae Vif ZG gy f Oe a fl MYL) i Uf Yt] Kyo) RUN Wy Au YY fy WY {| WA RO Ni Ye of WA AZ) RNG Uf j & } URTIS, rel DR. A, M. CURTIS, — THE INAUGURAL WELCOME CLUB. Their Arrangements Complete—A_ Bril- liant Entersainment Assured—Personel of the ommittees—A Chat With the President. Itisasource of much gratification to the citizens of Washington to know that the [uaugaral Welcome Club have at last succeeded in securing a very de- sirable hall in which to hold their ex teriaimment on March 5th. The hall secured is the Washington Light In fantry Armory, located on 15th street, below the Treasury Department, a hall which is admirably adapted in every way for public entertainments of the scope proposed by the Inaugural Wel com? Club. It is capable of the most besutifu: and effective decoraticn, and is provided with a variety of separate apartments for the general purposes of euch fuactions. luatalk with the president of the club, Mr, Daniel Murray, it was learned that at tLe meeting held this week the Several committees had their work 60 Well under way that everything looked {o 4 most successful entertainment. He Was feeling particularly elated over the success in getting such an excellent hall, especially since so much oppo ‘ition bad been encountered, and says, thst uow the committees will devote their best energies to making this affair the grandest entertainment ever un* detlaken by the citizens of our city. Some idea of the working capacity of the committees may be obtained by a Slance at the list, on which we see first the names of the general officers: Mesideut, Daniel Marray; vice presi Cents, Hon. John P. Green, J. Archer Lewis, and Dr. Hamilton S Smith; ‘ecletwy, H. Y,. Arnett; financial Secretary, HP, Slaughter; treasurer, Heury E Baker, 4nd smopg the members of the work 8 conmivees the following rames Were noted: Executive Committee—8, W. Lawis, Ctsiman, J. W. Mays, J, A. Johnson AVS. Gray and cthers. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. ©. Invitations Committee—Dr, W. 8S. Lofton chairman, W. L. Houston, R. D-R. Venning snd others Decoration Committee—Maj. Arthur Brooks, chauman, J. H Butcher, A. P Albert and others. R-ception Committee -Hon. Judson W Lyons, chairman, Hon. H. P.Cheat bau, Dr. A M. Curtis, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Andrew F. Hilyer, Prof. J B, Clark and otbere. Supper Committee—Dr. W. Bruce vans, chairman, Aaron Rassell, W. A. Joiner and others, | F.oor Cimmittee—Prof. W. T. 8. Jackson, chaumapn, Prof. P. N. Bailey Dr, H. A. Wallace, Dr. W. P. Napper, Chas. E. Hall, Albert Ridgley, E. D Bassett, Jr., T. B.iss Green, George Benjamin and others. Press Committee —- Robert Pelham Jr. chairman, F, M. Sims and others. Auditing Committee—R. W. Thomp kins, chairman, F. W. Pettiford and others. From the personne! of the above com- mittees 4 brilliant entertainment is as sured, The chairman of the Invitations com mittee, Dr. Lofton, has announced that admission to the hall on the evening ot the entertajnment will be by card only, and the cards can be secured only through his committee. Howard Night. Yhe Bethel Literary snd Historical Association, Feb. 10oh will devote an evening to Howard University when the foliowing program wiil be rendered: “Tne Influence of Howard University.” “the Theological Depariment,”’ Rev. F. M. Nixon; ‘‘The Medicai Depart ment,” Dr. F. J, Shade; “The Law De partment,’’ Prof. Wm. H. Richards; “he College Department,’ Prof. Wm. H. H. Hart; ‘‘Public Service,’ Hon, Geo. H. White; *'Local Influence,’’ Pof Geo. Wm. Cook, Hon. H, P. Cheatham the Recorder of Deeds, has returned from Littleton, N.C. Furniture buying is easy on Credit, 7 EASY, PAY. MEN y.223 The paying of a small amount once a week, or once a month makes house furnishing an easy matter. It enables you to get , everything you peed without any trouble, or inconvenience— and you have the use of the furniture while paying the bill. ‘ You need not be a judge of quality when you buy here, because we guarantee the durability of everything we selJ. All prices are marked in plain figures—w dich furnish abundant proof that they are as low as the lowest cash prices else where. Besides Furniture for every room in th house—yoa will find Lace Cur- tains, Fine Haviland China, Blankets, and Comforts, Gas, Oil, and Coal Heaters and Ranges—all on easy weekly or monthly payments. MAMMOTH : CREDIT HOUSE, | $17-819-821-823 Seventh Street N W, : , Between H and I Streets. eng oe Le yet Subs! | hale Se aa le ee ee ee eee ee SS ee eae WILLIS L. TUNSTELL, : MANUFACTURER OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS . . None Better: . PATRONIZE A RACE ENTERPRISE. No, 435 Druid Hill Ave. ; Baltimore, Md. s@-Having had Eerly Experience in Handling Tobacco, a Trial Only is Asked. Correspondenc> Invited, nae ape ah bbs bhdMbohtbbboboooooooe .. La Honesta Cigars . . We take pleasure in announcing to the Trade that we are prepared to furnish the following line of Cigars, all hand made: . . . THE FRED. DOUGLASS, A healthy Five Cent Cigar which is bound to become a general favorite throughout the United States . . FORTUNE'S FAVORITE, An all Havana Ten Cent Cigar which will stand upon its own dignity anywhere . . . THE B. K. BRUCE, An all Havana Fifteen Cent Cigar which has no superior of its kind in the Trade. . ; 1 Eco. Bonito. El Royalo. sae Orders invited by Mail or Telegram. Douglas, Fortune & Co. 4 Crepar STREET, - - New York. ' ee. ng 444666 6600000000000 04 Desirable Building Lots in the Northwest and Northeast Sec- tions, Apply for Informatuon to Scipio L. Baker, Room 14, 609 F Street, N. We; Washington, D.C. § Standard remedy for Glect, | Gonorrhea and Runnings IN 48 HOURS. Cures Kid- ney and Biadder Troubles. 14 STUDIO OF COLUMBIA NEGRO ART CO. PICTURES Enlarged in Crayon, Pastel, Oil, Water Colore, and India Ink. ART LESSONS Given in Painting and Drawirg by mail end at the Studio. Cail and see our_work. Studio 1113 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D. U. 14 Cures Weak Men Free Insures Love and a happy Home For All. How any man may quickly cure himself after years of suffering from sexual weakness, lost vitality, night losses, varicocelle, etc., and enlarge small weak organs to full size L. W. KNAPP, M. D. and vigor. Simply send your name and address to Dr. L. W. Knapp, 1811 Hull Bldg., Detroit, Mich., and he will gladly send the free receipt with full directions so that any man may easily cure himself at home. This is certainly a most generous offer and the following extracts taken from his daily mail show what man think of his generosity. 'Dear Sir:--Please accept m sincerely thanks for curs of recent date. I have given your treatment a thorough test and the benefit has been extraordinar. It has completely braced me up. I am just as vigorous as when a boy and you cannot realize how happy I am." 'Dear Sir:--Your method worked beautifully. Results were exactly what I needed. Strength and vigor have complete returned and enlargement is entirely satisfactory.' "Dear Sir,--Yours was received and I had no trouble in making use of the receipt as directed and can truthfully say it is a boon to weak men. I am greatly improved in size, strength and vigor." All correspondence is strictly confidential, mailed in plain sealed envelope. The receipt is free for the asking and he wants every man to have it. CURLY HAIR MADE STRAIGHT BY THE TAKEN FROM LIFE. BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW [COPYRIGHTED.] RACE LITERATURE. Our enterprising bookman, Mr. Wills, has for years been making a specialty of books by Negro authors, and about the Negro. Those interested in this subject will do well to call at his book shop and examine his collection, or write him regarding their wants in this and other literary lines. His address is: John H. Wills, Old Books, 506 11th street northwest, Washington, D. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Little COLORED AMERICANS. 1. "While looking for herthimblelast night, with a tallow dip in her hand, Mrs. Blank, an aged lady, stumbled and fell, the flames from the dip igniting her clothes and burning her to death before assistance arrived." . . The tallow dip of a century ago was a pretty warm article, perhaps, but it was as nothing for speed when compared with the gasoline lamp of today. 2. "By rubbing two sticks together, beginning at 8 o'clock this morning, Miss Antique was able to have a roaring fire in her room by noon of today." . . Think of the time Miss Antique could have saved had she been born 100 years later! There is adisadvantage in being born too soon. Had Miss Antique waited till today, and used a match, she could have saved three hours and fifty minutes. 3. "The Prairie Wolves, an organized band of highwaymen and cutthroats with operations on the frontier; held up a stage coach last night, finding it a light lift, as they secured only fifty cents and a cob pipe." . . Think of the fortune and honor which awaited them could they have only ceased operations till today and held up one of the modern steel and brass railway trains running at the rate of sixty miles an hour! Should we now refer to it as the King's English? If you have noticed, you have found that the Negro race is generally marked down on the debtor side of the ledger. Poor, downtrodden whisky. A great many men, naturally worthless, blame their frailties, weaknesses and failures on thee. A woman's idea of having made a tremendous success at a bargain count er sale, is to coax the saleswoman to knock down a piece of goods marked $1.30 to her for $1.29. The weather man says Uncle Sam has been expanding so much lately, he hasn't enough cold weather to go round, and that accounts for the mild winter we are having. When a book agent wishes to make a sale to you, she begins first by trying her vanity tickler on you in this manner: "You have been referred to me as a prominent citizen," etc. You can win a young woman's everlasting gratitude by making much ado over her baby's "smart" prattle, though it may be about as intelligible as the college students' college yell. When one woman calls on another, and the former is aked to be seated, she invariably says: "C, no, thank you; I have but a minute to stay;" and she stays about two or three hours until she has told everything she knows and a great deal she doesn't know. When a girl consults her parents as to whether she should marry her young man, it is a sign that she doesn't love him. Every girl really in love makes up her mind to marry the object of her affections without going into caucus with anyone as to whether she should or not. Perhaps you differ from us, but it is our candid opinion that there is absolutely no music to be gotten out of a banjo, no matter how much an artist the man is who picks it. Do you dote on the "music" furnished you from a Scotchman's bagpipe? Well, there is just as much "music" in a barjo as there is in a Scotchman's bagpipe. Do not think she is within the confines of some huge structure of learning when it is said of a society girl that she has been taken to the "lazaretto." It is meant that she is suffering from smallpox and has been taken to the pesthouse. The society folks are getting so smart and aesthetic that they try to throw the susceptible mortal off his guard on every occasion possible. Their low neck language has a tendency to entangle one with the naked truth on the King's English. The Associated Press and the kinodrome pictures in the theaters have the British killing the Boers and the Americans chasing and exterminating the Filipinos so fast that it is reasonable to expect a cessation of hostilities at any moment, because of a lack of soldiers of the darker races to fight the Saxons. However, it is quite evident that someone else besides the British and Americans is doing some shooting and killing or there would not be an insistence on more Saxon troops for two prolonged, painful and costly wars. If some enterprising show manager should capture Teddy Roosevelt's press agent, he would experience rich results in a short time. Teddy Roosevelt's press agent is undoubtedly the biggest liar living. During the New Yorker's hunting expedition in the Rocky Mountains recently, his press agent had him killing one mountain lion a day for a week! And only once did he have Teddy up a tree, as the result of having been chased by a lion. The fact of the matter is that Teddy actually killed a few prairie dogs on his way to the mountains! "If he were my husband and should strike ME," boasts the average woman, upon hearing of the cruelty of a man to a submissive wife, "I would leave him in a minute!" Of course, a wife beater is a nuisance that should not be tolerated in any respectable community, but we are personally acquainted with any number of married women whose husbands have given them black eyes now and again and they continue sharing their board and bed. In this matter many married women might pay less attention to precept and more to practice. It would be a good example to set, and one which all believers in right would appreciate and applaud. In order to give the ceremony a little more dignity and a tone of morol suasion heretofore unobserved, it is pleasantly suggested that just before another Negro is burned at the stake a brass band be procured and a parade made through the principle streets of the city in which the lynching is to take place, with the intended victim in the foremost hack along with the staked driver, followed by a wagon of the Standard Oil company, its accessories and attendants. This will also give the ceremony a spectacular significance and will attract a larger audience than it would if only given on the usual ordinary and meager scale. Even before they take an intended victim's life, the cannibals in the jungles of Africa at least give him a funeral dirge with tom toms and other contriviances with which their musical nature is familiar. WANTED —Capable, reliable person in every county to represent large company of solid financial reputation; $93 salary per year, payable weekly; $3 per day absolutely sure and all expenses; straight, bona-fide, definite salary, no commission; salary paid each Saturday and expense money advanced each week STANDARD HOUSE, 334 Dearborn Street, Chicago MRS. C. Born Clairevant & CardReader Tells about business, Removes Spells and Evil Influences, Re- unites the Separated and Gives Luck to all. Cures Piles and Drunkenness. 1228 25th st. n, w. Washington D.C. No letters answered unless ac- companied by stamp. The Frederick... ...Douglass Watch. A Premium Watch which Breaks The Record. Read carefully our Offer Below. MARK TWAIN FREE FOR ONE DAYS' WORK. AGENTLEMAN'S watch with the bust of Hon. Frederick Douglass on the case. We have secured for our friends the most serviceable watches ever made; they are stem winders and stem setters, having all the modern appliances known to the watchmakers' art. The cases are nickel silver. They are made on the celebrated thin model plan. Remember this is not a small clock commonly called a watch, but a highly jeweled, nickel movement, made by one of the celebrated watch manufacturers in America, on our order. These watches are guaranteed by the manufacturers, and if not found exactly as represented this guarantee is assumed by us. Watches like these a generation ago would have cost $20 if they could have been produced, but the fact is, it contains appliances then unknown. Each watch has been properly adjusted and will be sent in running order. Its character: They have a jewel balance wheel. The cases are nickel silver. Are stem winding and stem setting. They have a duplex movement. Free to any one sending $4 for two yearly subscriptions, or $2 for one yearly and $1-$3 in all. This watch and The Colored American, one year for $3. The watch as a special inducement, postpaid, to any one send, $2.25 It will be seen therefore from the above that no one need be without a watch equal for time keeping to any in the neighborhood, a single day longer. Indeed it will not take a day for any one to get a small club of subscribers for The Colored American, the national newspaper of the race and the newsiest and best race journal published. Try it once and see for yourself how easy it is to get this watch and to get only two subscribers for The Colored American. Don't lose time but attend to this matter as soon as you see this notice. Money can be sent by Post Office Money Order, Express Order, Bank Check, or Registered Letter, Address THE COLORED AMERICAN THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. BE NOT D TO THE COLORED PE King of all H "OZO NOT DECEIVED ORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA. of all Hair Tonics, "OZONO." BE NOT DECEIVED TO THE COLORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA King of all Hair Tonics, "OZONO." BEFORE. AFTER. TRADE-MARK. Recognizing the fact that there are many SO CALLED hair-growers and hair-straighteners now on the market, and knowing to a certainty that many of these are frauds pure and simple, we wish to make a straight-forward, honest statement to the colored race through this great paper. In the year 1871 our late secretary, Mrs. S. M. Moore, through a fortunate circumstance, acquired the receipt for OZONO. It was not offered for sale or purchase to any extent until 1875, when it was put upon the market and met with marked success. After a thorough test by the colored people of that time it was pronounced an honest, legitimate remedy, true to all that was claimed for it, and worthy in every respect of the confidence of every member of the colored race, because they found it to cause the hair to grow long and straight, soft and fine, and as beautiful as an April morning. Now, whenever a genuine article appears upon the market there are always a number of people who imitate and make capital out of the merits of other people's goods. Seeing our marked success, numerous firms have entered the market, offering hair-growers and hair-straighteners, many of which are worthless, causing the hair to fall out and doing great damage to the hair and scalp, and the colored people are buying these spurious compounds, which are filled with animal fats, and do the hair more harm than good. To these let us sound a warning—be careful what you use on your hair. Do not be deceived by flaring advertisements and big words. Buy the King of all Hair Tonics. which is sold with an iron-clad guarantee to do all that is claimed for it, or we will forfeit $50.00. Now, we ask you a plain question—would we absolutely agree to forfeit $50.00 if you are dissatisfied with our preparations, if they were not true to all we claim for them? We have advertised for several years under this guarantee, and we are glad to say that every one who has used Ozono has been satisfied in every respect. 20,000 people are to-day using our preparations, and every purchaser recommends Ozono as the King of all Hair Tonics. Ozono will positively take the Kinks out of Knotty, Kinky, Harsh, Curly, Refractory, Troublesome Hair. It will make short, harsh hair long and straight. It will cure your head of all itching, worrying scalp diseases. Itch, Eczema, Dandruff, and Scurf can not live after Ozono has been applied. It will stop your hair from falling out. It will restore gray hair to its natural color, making the hair long and soft. Now, right here, let us make a statement. Many firms are advertising remedies to straighten hair, but when they send the preparation they tell you to use hot irons. Friends, do not use hot irons; they will burn up the life of the hair, and cause it to drop out. Ozono straightens without any outside assistance. Nothing but Ozono is necessary, and the hair stays straight forever. You can stop the use at any time. The good effects on the hair are seen in a day or two after the first application. The price of Ozono is 50c. a bottle—4 boxes do the work. We make this liberal offer, which is good at any time: Cut out this coupon and send to us, enclosing with it the sum of One Dollar, and we will forward to you four large boxes of Ozono and one large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner, which makes black skin bright, rough skin soft and pliant, and cures all skin diseases. Also removes all facial imperfections, and actually removes small-pox pits. We will also include one fancy jar of our Electrical Skin Food—Nature's great beautifier—removes wrinkles, moth patches, freckles, and all facial blemishes; makes the old look young and the young look younger. Name..... House, No..... Street..... City..... County..... State.... We will also include one package of our celebrated Scalp Soap, which is absolutely CHEMICALLY PURE, and no soap but a pure soap should ever IT AN AGENT IN EVERY TOWN AND CITY TO SELL Class Watch AND GET SUBSCRIBERS FOR The Colored American It belongs to no clique or faction, but represents the whole people. doing. It is not a party organ, but stands for the rights of the Negro. thoughts and best achievements. It is not a patent back, but its columns teem with spicy, original matter. WE WANT AN AGENT IN EV The Frederick Douglass Watch It gives all the news. It belongs to no cliq It tells what the Negro is doing. It is It reflects the highest thoughts and best achievement WE WANT AN AGENT IN EVERY TOWN AND CITY TO SELL The Frederick Douglass Watch AND GET SUBSCRIBERS FOR The Colored American. It gives all the news. It belongs to no clique or faction, but represents the whole people. It tells what the Negro is doing. It is not a party organ, but stands for the rights of the Negro. It reflects the highest thoughts and best achievements. It is not a patent back, but its columns teem with spicy, original matter. Subscription Price $2.00 per Year. $1.10 for Six Months. 60cts for Three Months. Terms Invariably in Advance. For Further Information Address, THE COLORED AMERICAN, Washington, D. C. 16 OZONO. BEFORE. CHRISTOPHER ENG 60. RICHMOND, VA. AFTER. be used on the scalp. And, lastly, to prove our liberality, we will put in a pint package of Anti-Odor, a positive cure for Sore Throat or Mouth, all forms of Womb Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet; also removes all smells and odors arising from the human body, such as feet, arm pits, etc. The actual value of this Grand Aggregation is $4.00, but we let you have it for $1.00, simply to introduce honest goods. In order to protect the public in general from imitations of our goods, and to avoid mistakes, we have placed upon our coupon our Trade-Mark, one head showing Short Hair and the other head Long Hair. The U. S. Government has granted us this trade-mark, and it is registered in the Patent Office at Washington; so if the coupon has this trade-mark on it, you will make no mistake. Use only the coupon having the two heads on it. As to our responsibility, we refer you to the Editor of this paper or to the Metropolitan Bank of Richmond, Va. We have thousands of testimonials we have not space to publish. Here is a sample of one: Boston Chemical Company ; Dear Sirs, You are at liberty to state in any newspaper that I have used OZONO, and give it my most hearty recommendation. I have been fooled so often, it does me good to recommend honest goods. MAGGIE B. PROCTOR Here is another: Box 114, Fairfield, Texas. Here is another: Box 114, Fairfield, Texas. Gentlemen,—After using OZONO a short while only, I am glad to say that my hair is already straight and growing finely. MISS BESSIE POWERS, 383 Missouri street, Toledo, O. A last word. OZONO is absolutely guaranteed to straighten hair and cause a beautiful and luxurious growth. If your hair is already straight you can use it to secure a glossy long growth. Buy only the genuine "OZONO." Send us $1.00 at once, and the goods will be sent the same day we receive your order. BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., 310 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va. TRADE MARK BEFORE AFTER Boston Chemical Co., 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. I enclose you $1.00, for which please send at once the following goods: 4 Boxes of Ozono, worth $2.00. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner, worth 50c. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Food, worth 50c. 1 Package (1 pint) Anti-Odor, worth 50c. 1 Package Scalp Soap, worth 50c. Total, $4.00. If you want 4 lots like above, send $3.00. If you have a friend who has no coupon, let her write her name on a piece of paper and pin to coupon when you send your order. 2 ge eenggaeeeans tip: GGG GECEEESEE2 © ‘The Progress of the Negro Press. 2 CDHHHHOHDHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHOD HG) 2 ton City, appeared Isst week in s bran mew dress, the paper uscd was of fine book msteris!/ and its reading matter, original and contributed, was excep- tionally imteresiing. lt seems to us that tbe mseses of intelligent Negroes of the country ought io feel no little pride in journsis published by colored men, especially when those papers show expenditure of money_and Iaber in their pubiication. The Colered American, Indisnspolis Freeman, the Dallas Express may fair- ly come m line a5 3 part of our com- ment—are expensive publications and decidedly credi‘abie to the American Negro engaged in journsiism. There are other papers managed by colored men, aside from chureb publications, equally as creditable as those mention: ed. But we refer to them because of their striking illustrations of what it cost to run 8 psper. If the managements of the Freeman, American and Express sre not level- beaded newspaper men, then we are at & loss to find them. Right here we de- sire to advance the thought, not, too, so mach of athought as an observation: ‘That if our white inteiligent friends of this section of the country would make a2 opportanity te give a moment ortwo of consideration, not in mobey, but in thought, to some of the very fair and readable pspers managed by Negroes, it is possible tha: much of the adverse feeling between s1l classes of our coun try, would be modified; at least start « new line of thoughi among the whites We are not one of those pessimist being: who believe that nothing cau be accom plwhed in this generation look ing to a more sbsojnie friendly feeling between the races The Fiorida Sentinel enjoys excep- tional patronage 1m this section of tre country from beth reces, and we have every reason to believe that much o! the resding matter found in our col. umns is resd by both classes of peopl and we bave further evidence that ou! pein Dage c mes to these columns, no! OB see ant of color, but on acc wnt o! our BDown policy in (be jast treatmen of &l men. wietber white or black. One other thought, then we close this ariicie. There sre other coloured newspaper published in this country worthy o the tame cousideration as is accordec us in this section of the South. Amony them are the parer= referred to in thi: article. Whst we desire is that ou white frieuds of the South will pause : mc ment and see what the Negro pres: bas to easy before passing jadgment o7 the entise American Negro population beeause cf the fire brand and thought less political utterances cf the North —Fiorida Sentinel, Pentscola Fia, OUE ENTERPRISE COMMENDED. The Reformer, the orgep of the Granx United Order of True Reformers pub lished at Richmond, Vs., snd sjourna ef great influence snd circulstion pay: us the following tribuie: The Colored American 1s one of th newsiest and most progressive rac THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C agents: If thecolcred people of America wish toehare their sppreciation of and give their support to a worthy rece en" terprice, now is the opportunity. Let the reading travelling race always cail for The Colored American, let the man who delighis in good race literature ask his news desler for The Colored American, and by so doing build up the venture of Editor Cooper. Weare in the field of journalism and know what is essential to the succesful con* nuct ofa newspaper contsining good Wholesome, original literature, and while we are doing our best to increase our subscription list, we never become jealous of those who may forge shead of us, on the contrary we stand ever ready to belp push tnem up the ladder, and when we forge shead we shall be willing to drop a tow-line so thst oth- ere coming after us msy safely follow our work. if the race will only live to do this in all matters thst concern our material prosperity, we will hsve made, ere the sun of the twentieth century shall have reached its meridiars height, a record which will far surpass the already com- mendabie tori which we made the Inst third of the century just ended.—The Reformer, Richmond, Va. Publisher E E. Cocper, The Colored American, Washington, D. C., the mest enterprising Afro Ameriesn newspaper msn living. gives additional evidence or the fact by piseing weekly copies of his paper on all the American news stands. Henceforth all who wish that valuable race organ will only have to SsE it of their news dealers instead of writing to Washiagton fcr it.—Chris- tian Advocate, Philedelphis, Pa AN ONWAED MOVE. The Colored American of Wsshington D. C, can hereafter be found at all news Stands of the country. This the firet tame snd the dret Negro paper to re- ceive such distincticn, and the race should feel a just pride in the same, aud therefore ehculd call on the news desler: the country over, and purcbsse a copy of this +xcellent journal.—Col- umbis, 8. C., R-corder. *“BRER.”’ COOPER ACCEPTED. The Colored American is the only Negro journal to find ite way to the American Newspaper Company and its branches. ‘“Brer’’ Cooper, we extend congratulations, knowing as we do that you are psving the way for others of the race. In fact you will help the race in a theusand different ways by this just recognition which you have received.— The Major, (Ky.) CULORED AMERICAN LEaDs. The Colored American, published at Washington, D C., is hereafier to be found at all news stands of the United States, and is the fret colored journal to enter the American News Agency. Th is truly expansion of progress. Many congratulations to our worthy and esteemed editor, Brother B. E Cooper —Western Enterprise, Colo., Springs. The Americsn News company has entered into contract whereby the Washington Colored American will be sold allover the Unned States This is recognition which perhaps was nev- er before extended any Negro publica- ion in the land.— Dallas Express, The Colored American, hereafter will be ,hendied by all the news stands of the American News Company through” out the country. A great move along the road of progression.—Texss Guide. Col Kdwarda E. Cooper of The Col- ed Anierican is preparing s tutprise for the fraternity. He intends zborily to present his journal ins Lew dress. — W. T. Menaid in New York Age. Every colored msn in Montgomery should call st the news stands fors copy of The Colcred Americen. itis the newsiest of colored journals.— Southern Voice. BETHEL LITERARY. Prof. W- Edwin Priest of the Columbus University Speaks of the “Life of W hittier.”” Despite the inclement weather, « faz sized audience greeted Prof, W. Edwin Priest, of Columbian University, where he addressed Bethel Literary last Tues- day evening. Prof Kelly Miller, presi- dent of the association introduced the speaker who delighted his sudience with early remimiscences of the life of the poet Whittier. He siso spoke of the anti-slavery speeches msde by the poet, and hie championship of the op- pressed in all lands. The paper was discussed by W- T. Menard and W. H. Crawford. On motion of Prof. W. H. Richards, a vote of thanks was tendered tae speaker. Next Tuesdsy night, Msjor Chas. R. Douglass will read a psper en the ‘‘Home Life of Frederick Dougisss."” Mr. Joseph H. Douglass will render a violin solo. The Twentieth Century Union League Directory will be issued about the last of Febru- sry. It will be an exposition of the et- forts of the colored people of Washing- ton for social petterment, in basiness, in the government service, in the ac quisition of homes and real estate, through their churches, and other orgs nizations, and their efforts for one hun: dred yests to educate their children. This werk hss cost considerable mcney. So much historical and statistical mst ter has been insented that the sub scriptions to the publication fund ar not sufficient to cover ntorseary cost. To meet the deficiency a Jimited num ber of copies will be especially prepared and bound ass eourenir for p-ron: who will subzeribe to the publicatior fund at sixty cenis per copy. Sab ‘Seriptions sent by mail crleft at the ‘Capital Savings Bank will receive prompt atiention. Paper covers 35cts. | ANDREw F. Hityer, Compiler, +2352 Sth street, northwest. th Chnstian Esdeavor Notes. The Berean Bsptist Christisn En- deayor Society held its bi-weekly busi- ness and social meeting on Tuesday evening, February 5ih, at the residence of Mr J. W. Butcher, Jr., president of the society. Quite s number of enthusi astic endeavorers were present snd considerable business was presented and discussed. At the close of the business program light refreshments were served and each one did his best to acd life and smusement to the gathering. The society was addressed on Sunday the 9th inst. at 4:30 by Mr. L. A. Cornish xgez M Sureet, N_ W_, Jan 5rd, rgor_ Cardozo Pharmacy, ror Rst—Throagh my long experience as a barber 1 am familiar with most of the hair restorers on the market and I think your (Queen Pomade is one of the bes: as wellas a frst class care for dandreff and other scalp moubies. I bearuly codorse and lecommend mo ihe pab ry We M Emer, DEESSMAKING ACADEMY. Tie de Lam Orton Famouz trench Perfection Tailor System Acacemy Mua J. A. SMatiwoon, Sole Ager: 1513 Madison St. Northwest. Morning class from9 4. m tol p.m Afternoon clase 2 to 5 ym. daily, Evenings from 7.30 to 10 o’clock. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Dressmakers and ladies who wish to dg their own dressmaking. Se. WaANTED—To learn the wonder. fal De Lamorton French Perfection Tsyior System. Seamless Basques without soos oe of visible seam, in ling or , Bot even on the shonu!- der. Successful Dreeemaking requires as much earnest progressive study a successful work in any of the profes- sions. No fletail is too small to be carefully iGozed after. We teach you to make dreeses with or without seam and guarantee perfect fite, and com- plete your course with a diploma Pupils can enter at any time. Winter classes now forming. C NELSONS ib Te “LATEST DisCovERy Z FOR MAKING ore MN CuRLY Haig KN > f Rie le Sage en ee ~ oe —~ eee wy t S) ¥ SS ty / j ‘i | fab a \ SF See RN 5 er Sage et Guemermae $s no experiment, ict a thon ousiy reliable preparation.” Jt bas beea Soccesstally used by thousands in sil por- tonsoftheeountrs. We bare hunéredsof Jeteers speaking in the hichest terms of iss Merit, sad every seal beings us fresh testi. monisl, Straightine isa hich!y per i poesiias cr Straightens the Hair, remotes Dandruff, Keeps the Hair from Failing Out, cares Itching, Irritating Sealy Diseases, giving & rich, bong 54 luxurious bead of haic—so much tobedesrei. Guar- anteed perfectiy harmless. Price 25 Cents geen stall drag sores, oe sent by malt any address on receipe of 36 Certs in siaxps ce Sire= address NELSON M'F'G CO., Richmond. Va. #2-Big Money for Agents. Write tor Terms. s - The Dational , ; Colored Geach- , - ers Bureau—~~» oF . Washington, D.C, is prepared ; to furnish - CAPABLE TEACHERS — . of every branch of mstruction and 2 » DESIRABLE SCHOOLS y _——— —_—_—_—s . in all parts of the country. ; REGISTRATION FREE » but applicants must be fully . Competent to teach or possess ’ the ability tolearn how to teach. . NO SCHOOL—NO PAY » 6 per cent of the first year’s . salary will be charged those - for whom positions are | secureded, payable Dec. 1, ; 1900. The Demand ex- | ceed the Supply for suits- » ble teachers during the . past year, hence our hiber- ; all indueements. | ’ Send for registration blank bric!- > ly stating your full qualifications » and enclose ten two cent S85 | . for postage. } Address > James. Clayton, M.D. } $59 OS NW. Secretary. ana THE MARYLAND SCHOOLS. Colored Pedagogues Have an Annual Meet-Prof Kelly Miller Delivers a Number of Elequent Addresses-The Program in Detail. Rockville, Md., Feb. 7, Special.—The colored school teachers of Montgomery county, Md., assembled Thursday am. Feb. 7, '01, at 9:30 o'clock, in the school house for the purpose of holding the first session of the yearly institute. The session opened with prayer by Mr. Rooks Turner; singing, "America." Elected officers, Miss Rachael E. Bond of Boyds, Md., secretary. After which proceeded with business according to program. Prof. Stevens the State Superintendent spoke upon "The Value of an Institute." Among the great and noted reasons one may be mentioned is to train the ability and improve our skills as teachers, so as to impart clearly to others. It was also suggested by the Superintendent for the teachers to organize reading circles throughout the county. Professional work and character denote a professional teacher. Kellogg's work was recommended. Prof Kelly Miller of Howard University favored the teachers with a very interesting helpful, as well as versed talk upon "Denominate Numbers." It is evident that every teacher received light from the excellent explanations. Mr. Wilhelm introduced books and pamphlets to be used by the different teachers, who wished to become subscribers. After singing the Red, White and Blue, meeting adjourned until two o'clock p.m. The afternoon session opened at two o'clock. The Lord's prayer in unison; singing, "Onward Christian soldiers;" discussion of queries-How shall we increase the interest of our pupils in current topics? It was decided that the teachers should influence the children to establish reading circles, and the different topics of current news discussed in this way they will keep posted upon current topics. Paper: "Should spelling be taught by the oral or written me,hoor?"—Miss Sarah Dickson of Washington Normal school, teacher at Sugarland. The principal object in teaching spelling is to impress the form of common words so clearly and firmly upon the pupil's mind that the letters will fall into their places automatically as soon as the word is spoken or thought of. It is necessary for the average man to speak as well as write correctly. Query: "What class should be taught natural history?" Children should be taught nature from their early childhood. The country child has a great advantage over a city child in regards to nature study as it has nature plentifully around in the fullest and brightest sense. "Experience is the best teacher." The book suggested as to the study of nature, title: "School Garden," by Mr. Lucas, of Washington D. C. Experience as to object lesson in arithmetic. They were very helpful. The teachers of Montgomery county are proud to say that the outlandish and broken language is about, if not entirely passed out of the community. Paper: "Fairy Tales and Fables as Educational Aids"—Miss Georgiana Scott, Washington High School. It is quite essential for fables to be taught, to help develop the moral principles of a child; also to stretch the imagination. The paper was very instructive. Prof. Kelly Miller gave a lecture at the M. E. church, Rockville—"Primary Needs of the Colored Race." The lecture was very interesting as well as instructive. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Prof. Miller tried to impress the importance of the main points our people need for elevation, the points being knowledge, industry, and virtue. It is important to be educated upon whatever branch we intend to make a living The examiner, Mr. S. R. White, and wife, were present. After the lecture a collation was served the teachers in the schoolhouse. Mr. Wm. Fletcher an ex-teacher, and wife, of Washington, D.C., were present. February 8, first session opened at 9:30 a.m. Twenty-fourth Psalm was read, then the Lord's prayer was repeated. Singing, "Joy to the world," "Onward Christian soldiers;" roll call Paper: "The Newspaper as a factor in Education"—Miss Rachel E Miller Lincoln University, Pa. It is necessary to use newspapers in the school room to help in current topics. The paper was very interesting Recitation. 'Children'—Miss Louisa V. McAbee, Morgan College, Baltimore. Paper. "How to Interest Parents in the School?"—Miss Marie Letcher, Washington High School This paper was very interesting. Teachers should make themselves sociable as well as useful in a community and thereby gain the interest of parents. Hold mothers' meetings Discussion of decimal fractions. Prof. Kelly Miller gave an extremely interesting talk on mathematical geography. Adjourned. Afternoon session opened at 130 by reading the 23rd Psalm and repeating of the Lord's prayer. Singing, "Maryland." Paper: "School ethics." Miss Rachel E Bond. Washington, High School. The individual who has these virtues as a pupil will maintain them for life, and he will make a very acceptable creature. Regularity in attendance, neatness, punctuality, accuracy, silence, industry, truthfulness, self respect, citizenship, and finally duties to the family, to society, to the State, to self and to God. "Believe me the talent of success is nothing more than doing what we can do well, and doing well whatever you can." Paper: "Interest of Teachers in Children's Play"—Miss Mattie Brown of Washington High School. This also was a paper of deep interest and help to the teachers. It is best for teachers to take part in all children's play, at recess, but install this into them. Work while we work, and play while we play. Paper: "Manual Training" Mr. Rooks Turner, North Carolina The paper was very interesting. Manual training is not as it is supposed to be by many the teaching of a special trade, but it is a special training of the hand, and eye to outline, arrange and form into tangible objects the beautiful conceptions of the mind; carve away the roughness of the crude materials of wood and stone, etc., polish their surfaces and bring out their inherent colors and beauties. Prof. Miller read a very interesting paper—"Some curious words. How they or ginated and became a part of our language, i.e. quiz, tumbler, sandwich, jim crow," etc. After a few remarks by Mr. S. R White the examiner and a vote of thanks being extended to the instructors and the commissioners, they adjourned. WRITTEN GUARANTEE TO CURE after every advertising specialist, family, Hospital and Army Surgeon fails. Dr. THEEL, 527 North Sixth St. Philadelphia, Pa. All Abuses, Blood Poison, Varicocele, Stricture all PRIVATE and OBSCURE Diseases, both sexes, Lost Manhood, Shrink-en organs, fully restored. Fresh cases cured in 4 to 10 days. The most dangerous cases solicited. "EIN DEUTSCHER ARZT." Treatment by mail. Send for Sworn Testimonials & Book exposing every fake Institute, Electrical & Medical fraud. THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS WATCH. A Magnificent Time Piece Which Can be Secured by One Hour's Work. Every well regulated citizen ought to have a watch. It matters not whether he be white or black, Jew or Gentile, Catholic or Protestant, the man to whom time is an object needs a "ticker" to guide his movements. So then, in the first place, everybody get a watch. In the second place, get a good watch. In the third place, get it at a rock bottom price. How? That is an easy proposition. You don't need any money. You have two friends—intelligent, public spirited friends—who appreciate a first-class newspaper, and who also feel a personal interest in your happiness. Go directly to them and explain that if each will give you a year's subscription to The Colored American—$2.00 each, and they get more than value received—you will secure a fine watch free. No one can lose—every party to the transaction made happy. The arrangement can be made in a couple of hours—pick out your people. Or send one yearly subscription at $2.00 and add $1.00 to it—$3.00 in all—and you get the watch. Again, if you are in a big hurry, and want to deal directly for cash, we will as a special inducement, let you have the same watch for $2.25. Now, try some of these propositions. All are simple, and easy of accomplishment. Fool Kill r Wanted. If there is such a thing as a fool killer, he is due now at the capital of Tennessee and he should begin in the State House Note the following. A bill to prohibit the employment of white teachers in colored schools was introduced in the Tennessee Senate on Saturday by Mr. Peake, of Chattanooga. The passage of this bill would mean the entire reconstruction of the faculty of Roger Williams and Walden Universities, and other colored colleges and academies, representing a large sum of money in endowment funds. The measure is certain to meet with strong opposition from the trustees and friends of the various institutions which it would affect. The Senate passed the bill to prohibit the co education of the white and colored races. This affects Marysville College, the only school in the state where co education is permitted, and where an endowment was made on condition that co education should be permitted. The college is managed by the Presbyterian Synod of Tennessee, which body is divided as to whether the provisions of the will of the donor amount to a contract or not.—McDowell Herald, Norwood, W. Va. 1000 Agents Wanted to canvass and take orders and deliver the Military and Historical Souvenir Portrait Group of the officers of the Third North Carolina United States Volunteers. The first Negro regiment formed and entirely officered by colored men. Big percentage allowed to agents. They sell at sight. For particulare, address CAPT. THOS. LEATHERWOOD, Publisher, 1612 5th st. n. w., Washington, D. C. tf. Cora E. Dorsey and Christine Dorsey Typewriting, Copying and Stenographic work satisfactorily performed at reasonable rates by the Misses Dorsey, Room 8, Le Droit Building Corner 8th and F street northwest. MRS. DR RENNER SPECIALIST on obstetrics; gold medal awarded for the science of obstetrics from the University of Muni c l. Bavaria; treats successfully womens complaints and irregularities; private sanitarium for ladies before and during confinement, Office hours from 8 to 9 p.m. 6.19 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, L. C. 3 BLACK SKIN REMOVER. REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER. both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be the "best in the world." One box is all that is required if used as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four or five shades lighter, and a mulatto person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two lighter will be noticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles, dark spots, pimples or bumps or black heads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small pox pits, tan, liver spots removed without harm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly perfumed and makes the hair soft and easy to comb. Many of our customers say one of our dollar boxes is worth ten dollars, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter or Post-Office money order, express money order or registered letter, we will send it through the mail postage prepaid; or if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express, 35c. extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a box free of charge. Packed so that no one will know contents except receiver. THOS. B. CRANE, 122 West Broad St., PICHMOND, VA. Consumers Brewing Company Brews the purest Beer on the Washington Market. The highest chemical authority in the district of Columbia, after an analysis just finished of all the different beers on the market, gives this as his verdict. Don't be fooled by jealousy, envy, or prejudice, on either or all of which is based our opposition. We have the most modern plant. We brew from sterilized water and choice hops and malt. We have one of the most skillful brew masters in the county. Visit our plant and insist on us proving our assertions. We will be glad to show all. ABE KING. Sec'y and Treas, E. L. JORDAN, Pres and Gen'l Mgr. SPARTA Pool and Billiard Rooms, 1206 Pennsylvania Avenue, n. w. This large, spacious and well-situated pleasure establishment has had added to it a new room in the third story for pool and billiards, where those who do not care to play in the larger apartments can have a degree of privacy not to be obtained elsewhere. This new room is handsomely furnished and lighted by electric lights. The atmosphere is cooled by electric fans. You are cordially invited to make inspection of these pool and billiard parlors. You will receive a hearty welcome at any time. Ask for SAMUEL A. TYLER, Manager. T.F. Conroy & Co. T.F. Conroy & Co. Distillers' Agents and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Wines and Liquors. 1421 14211 P St.N.W. Hartona will make the hair grow long and soft, straight and beautiful. Makes the hair grow on bald and thin places. Restores GRAY HAIR to its original color. Hartona cures Dandruff, Baldness, falling out of the hair, itching, and all scalp diseases. Hartona does not have to be used all the time, as it straightens the hair and gives it fresh life and lustre, and the hair stays and grows naturally beautiful and straight after the use of Hartona. No hot irons necessary. No pasting the hair down with grease. Hartona is positively harmless—one box can be used by every one in the family. Benefits and improves children's hair just the same as adults. To meet the popular and ever-increasing demand for Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, we have placed it on sale in 25c. and 50c. sizes, in our special round, patent box. See that the word Hartona is on every box. Money positively refunded if you are not absolutely delighted with the Hartona remedies. Remember, we handle no fake goods, and you are positively protected by our $100.00 guarantee to any one proving otherwise. All our remedies are trade-marked, registered and copyrighted at United States Patent Office at Washington, D. C., in the years 1892 and 1900. We refer you, as to our responsibility, to the City Bank of Richmond, Va., Adams and Southern Express Companies, and to the editor of this paper. We want lady and gentlemen agents, white or colored, in every city and town in the United States. Write to us to-day, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make a splendid living, with easy and pleasant work, and no risk of losing your good money. Write to us and we will send you a book of over one hundred genuine testimonials in your own State of people who have used and are using Hartona remedies. Is this not fair and honest enough? HARTONA FACE WASH. Hartona Face Wash will gradually turn the skin of a black person five or six shades lighter, and will turn the skin of a mulatto person perfectly white. The skin remains soft and bright without continual use of the face wash. One bottle does the work. Hartona Face Wash will remove wrinkles, dark spots, pimples, blackheads, freckles, and all blemishes of the skin. You can regulate the shade of skin on neck, face and hands to any shade you wish. Full directions with each bottle. Hartona Face Wash is perfectly harmless, and is sent to any part of the United States on receipt of price, 50c. per bottle; securely sealed from observation. It is your duty to look as beautiful as possible. Thousands of delighted patrons send us testimonials every year. Please remember that your money is positively refunded if you are not perfectly satisfied and delighted with the Hartona remedies. We want agents in every city in the United States. Write to us, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make money without risking any of your own money. HARTONA NO-SMELL. Hartona No-Smell will remove all smells and bad odors of the body; cures sore and aching feet, chafed limbs, etc. Hartona No-Smell is a God-send to all persons suffering from disagreeable odors caused by perspiration of the feet, arm-pits, etc. Sent anywhere on receipt of price, 10 cents and 25 cents a package. Address all orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. Send us One Dollar, and mention this paper, and we will send you three large boxes of Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, two large bottles of Hartona Face Wash, and one large box of Hartona No-Smell. Goods will be sent securely sealed from observation. Write your name and post-office and express-office address very plainly. Money can be sent by post-office money order, or enclosed in a registered letter, or by express. Address all Orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. TRADE MARK REGISTERED 1892. U.S.PATENT OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. BEFORE USING HARTONA AFTER USING HARTONA --- 4 Town Topics. Town Topics. Mr. E. E. Cooper spent a day in Baltimore this week. Miss Ella Freeman, who has been very ill for several weeks, is improving. Mr. R. C. Thomas of College, Ga., formerly of this city, is to be married soon. Miss Amanda Rogers of Indianapolis, Ind. has entered Freedmens Hospital as a nurse. Lieut C. B Turner, a member of the 48 h Immunes, now stationed in the Philippines, spent a few days in the city this week. Hon. J. Milton Turner, Ex Minister to Liberia, appointed by General Grant and the gold tongued orator of the West, is in the city. Prof. Booker T. Washington passed through the city this week. He ad dressed the Business Men's League in Richmond Monday evening. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. SPECIAL GRAND OFFER. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Haley and daughter of Bath, N. Y., will be the guests of Msj. and Mrs. Charles R. Douglass during Inaugural week. Dr. W. C. Woodward lectured to the students of Howard Medical Department on Thursday evening on "Some Points of Law Interesting to Physicians." Mr. Roscoe C. M. Simmons, who succeeded Mr. R. W. Thompson as space writer on The Colored American, is now an agent for the Douglas, Fortune and Co., cigars. For the first time in twelve years Prof Jesse Lawson of the Pension Office has been off on "sick leave." He was confined with the grippe for a week but is able to be out again. Dr. L H. Harris, the pharmacist of 3rd street, s. w., has gone to the Mardi Gras Festivities in New Orleans, La., and will visit his mother in Rodney, Miss., also. He expects to return in about a fortnight. ..HARTONA.. Preparations for the arations for the Preparations for the Hair! The Original and Only Hartona. Watchless and Positively W ening all Kinky, H Harsh, Cu beautiful. Makes the hair grow on bald ing out of the hair, itching, and all with life and lustre, and the hair stays ting the hair down with grease. H children's hair just the same as an we have placed it on sale in 25c. an with the Hartona remedies. Remember otherwise. All our remedies are true years 1892 and 1900. We refer you less, and to the editor of this paper. The city and town in the United States indid living, with easy and pleasant hundred genuine testimonials in you through? STACE WAS on five or six shades lighter, and wi ual use of the face wash. One bot blackheads, freckles, and all blem Full directions with each bottle. Part of the United States on receipt o ble. Thousands of delighted patrons are not perfectly satisfied and delig , no matter if you are employed or NO-SMELL body; cures sore and aching feet, ch disagreeable odors caused by persp Address all orders to ONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. M AND OFFER. You three large boxes of Hartona H o-Smell. Goods will be sent securel ply plainly. Money can be sent by po 9 E. Main St., and Positively Unequaled for big all Kinky, Knotty, Stubby Harsh, Curly Hair. Does the hair grow on bald and thin places. Re- quire hair, itching, and all scalp diseases. Hair destre, and the hair stays and grows naturally down with grease. Hartona is positively hair just the same as adults. To meet the need it on sale in 25c. and 50c. sizes, in our nea remedies. Remember, we handle no fake All our remedies are trade-marked, registered and 1900. We refer you, as to our respon- sible editor of this paper. Own in the United States. Write to us to o- cide with easy and pleasant work, and no risk of fine testimonials in your own State of per- E WASH. Dark shades lighter, and will turn the skin of the face wash. One bottle does the work. Freckles, and all blemishes of the skin. Options with each bottle. United States on receipt of price, 50c. per bo- lands of delighted patrons send us testimoni- fectly satisfied and delighted with the Hartona if you are employed or not, and we will sh -L-SMELL. Store and aching feet, chafed limbs, etc. Odors caused by perspiration of the feet, all orders to EDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmoor OFFER. Large boxes of Hartona Hair-Grower and Stri- ods will be sent securely sealed from observ- Money can be sent by post-office money order. Main St., Richmoor Matchless and Positively Unequaled for Straightening all Kinky, Knotty, Stubborn, Harsh, Curly Hair. Mr. R. W. Thompkins chorister of St Luke's P. E. church, will resign on the 1st of March and be succeeded by Mr. Arthur J. Harley. Mr. Harley is from the West Indies and taking a course at Howard Law Department. Last Tuesday night was Douglass night at the Bethel Literary and Historical Society. Mr. Charles R. Douglass delivered an address "Reminiscences of the Life of Frederick Douglass," and Mr. Joseph H. Douglass rendered a violin solo. On Friday evening, Feb. 22nd the Hyacinth Social Club will give their first entertainment of this year at Miss Josephine Stevenson's, 308 3rd street s.e. The members of this club are members of Israel Sunday School namely Misses Roberta Wayne, Ada Woods, Eva Cruso, Maud Thomas, Josephine Atkinson, Josephine Stevenson. They have worked diligently toward this event. Mr. Paul Laurence Dunbar and --- --- for the Hair! Unequaled for Straight- Knotty, Stubborn, Early Hair. and thin places. Restores GRAY scalp diseases. Hartona does not and grows naturally beautiful and Hartona is positively harmless—one adults. To meet the popular and and 50c. sizes, in our special round, er, we handle no fake goods, and you trade-marked, registered and copy- you, as to our responsibility, to the es. Write to us to-day, no matter t work, and no risk of losing your our own State of people who have SH. All turn the skin of a mulatto per- tle does the work. ishes of the skin. You can regu- of price, 50c. per bottle; securely ns send us testimonials every year. hted with the Hartona remedies. not, and we will show you how to LL. cafed limbs, etc. piration of the feet, arm-pits, etc. Main St., Richmond, Va. Hair-Grower and Straightener, two y sealed from observation. post-office money order, or enclosed Richmond, Va. Congressman George H. White have been extended an invitation to deliver a lecture during the lecture course of the State College at College, Ga. this year. HAVE YOU GOOD HAIR? SCOTT'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GROWER--Makes curly hair grow straight and lorg. Free to patrons. Enclose a 2c stamp for particulars. Address Scott BENEMY CO. Louisville, Ky. Address SCOTT REMEDY Co., Louisville, Ky. When you write mention this paper. Mr. Andrew Jackson of the Pension Office, is in bed with la grippe. A stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Moore at 1160 20th street and left a beautiful eight and a half pound girl. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are all miles and are receiving the congratulations of their many friends. At 3 o'clock p.m. Sunday next, Prof. L M. Hershaw of the Land Office will discuss "The Negro of the 19th Century," before the Congressional Lyceum, Lincoln Memorial church, corners 11th and R streets, n. w. PRE LENTEN DANCE. Baltimore's Elite Turn Out to the Monday German Fete-A Peep Into Beauty's Bowers. The pre-lenten dance given by the ladies of the Monday German, at the Music Hall, on last Friday night, was one of the most brilliant affairs Baltimore has ever seen: The handsome costumes of the ladies, both mads and matrons were in the latest styles of the modiste's art. A prettier picture has seldom been seen anywhere. The decorations of the hall and supper room were in most excellent taste, and but added to the beauty of the scene. The Metropolitan Orchestra, screned behind lofty palms, furnished music for the fifteen dances and the german. Promptly as the clock struck the hour of midnight the march to the supper room was taken up and a supper served in caterer Mack's finest style, gave strength and vigor for the dances that followed and which was kept up till the hours began to lengthen. A large number of out of town visitors were present and added to the pleasure of evening's entertainment. The following were the patronesses of the dance: Mesdames Walter Akles, A Monroe Burgess, James T. Bradford, Jr., Ambrose E Briscoe, Wells Fernandis, Walter Fernandis, James Hughes, James Harris, Dr. William Harris, R M. Hall, George B Murphy, Mollie Rodman, Harry F. Stewart, W. H J. Wheeler. The officers of the Monday German are Mrs W. H. J. Wheeler, president; Mrs. Ambrose E. Briscoe, vice president'; Mrs. Harry F. Stewart, secretary; Miss Addie Jackson, treasurer. The committee in charge of the arrangements were: Misses Rose Murphy, Mary Anderson, Marjorie Hurst, Edna Hall, Mrs. James T. Bradford, Jr, Miss Beatrice Bradford. Among those present were: Miss Sallie Bishop of Annapolis, Md., Miss Mattie Williams, Miss Naomi Williams. Miss Louise K Smallwood, Miss Blanebe Bradford, Miss Mae Bradford, Doctora Lofton, Napper and Albert Ridgley; Messrs. James E. Walker, Ralph E Stewart and George Benjamin of Washington, D. C., Messrs. Charles Harrison, Thomas Dorsey and Arthur Holland of Philadelphia. Mr. W. H. J. Wheeler and wife; Harry F. Stewart and wife; James Hughes and wife, Walter Fernandis and wife, A. Monroe Burgess and wife, Ambrose E. Briscoe and wife; James Harris and wife, Wells Fernandis and wife, Walter Akels and wife; James T. Bradford, Jr and wife; Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris, Mrs. Dr. R. M. Hall, Mrs. George B Murphy, Mrs. Mollie Rodman. Miss Addie Jackson, Winifred Mason, Florence Mallory, Marjory Hurst, Evalyn Turner, Isabella Green, Lulu Perkins, Rose Murphy, Beatrice Bradford, Edwardie Lane, Bessie Sanderlln, Bertha Winsey, Lillie Murphy, Ella Brown, Florence Hughes, Katie Hurst, Belle Scott, Katie Hall, Mary Anderson, Edna Hall; Messrs, Jas, T. Bradford, Jr., Lloyd Toomey, John C. Matthews, E. Bernard Taylor, J. Clarence Chambers, T. Evans Fernandis, Shermont Jones, Robert Coleman, Henry J. Anderson, Daniel Murphy, Louis E. Toomey, Hugh Burkett, Charles Mallory, James Burgess, Herbert Winsey, Howard Gross; Drs. E. J. Wheatley, Richard Baker, Richard Johnson and J. Singleton. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. ALWAYS THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE LEAST MONEY! A Big Purchase in All-Silk Grenadines. A Big Purchase in All-Silk Grenadines. Always something new in this Department. Our buyer, while in New York last week, came across this lot of Colored Grenadines and bought them at a very low figure, something like 2,000 yards or more constituting the purchase. One-third of the assortment is blacks, and the rest show up in beautiful multi-colors. The weave is known as the Mexican Mesh and has that wear-resisting quality which makes it durable and desirable. Really worth $1.25 per yard; put on sale 59 cents. See Market Space Window Display. Another Good T 100 dozen Mercerized Italian Petticoats, in black ors—everything in the shape of a sample which facturer had in stock—they are made with umbre deep accordion pleats. others have three or and some have two ruffles, six and eight-row b in colors we can give you lavender assorted sh ple, apple green, red, cerise and garnet. The worth from $1.98 up to $2.98, but we are going to sell them at 98 ce You can buy them on the First Floor, Center Barg Good Thing Petticoats, in black and col- of a sample which the manu- re made with umbrella ruffles, has three or four ruffles and eight-row braid finish; ender assorted shades in pur- d garnet. These goods are 98 cents. Door, Center Bargain Tables Front. & Co. Market Space. Another Good Thing 100 dozen Mercerized Italian Petticoats, in black and colors everything in the shape of a sample which the manufacturer had in stock—they are made with umbrella ruffles deep accordion pleats. others have three or four ruffles and some have two ruffles, six and eight-row braid finish; in colors we can give you lavender assorted shades in purple, apple green, red, cerise and garnet. These goods are worth from $1.98 up to $2.98. 98 cents. but we are going to sell them at You can buy them on the First Floor, Center Bargain Tables Front. S. Kann. Sons & Co. 8th and Mark 8th and Market Space. Miss Mamie E. Fox, private secretary to the president of Wilberforce University, has been elected a teacher in the State Normal School, at Plymouth, N.C. Miss Fox is a very bright young woman and writes excellent poetry. TO LADIES OR GENTLEMEN. SCOTT'S HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GROW-ER—Makes curly hair grow straight and long. Free to patrons. Enclose a 2c stamp for particulars. Address SCOTT REMEDY CO., Louisville, Ky. When you write mention this paper. ```markdown ``` BLOOD RED RECORD OBITUARY. John E. Bruce "Bruce Grit" General Newspaper Correspondent. Price Per Copy 20 c/s. ADDRESS: Argus Publishing Company Or, JOHN E. BRUCE, 87 Orange St., Albany N. Y. --- Dat Female 'ooman Wid De Ax. For The Colored American. Bowed with the weight of forty summers she, Swoops down on the saloons with ghoulish glee Chanting the words "Nearer my God to Thee," Meanwhile the topers take the tip and flee. With vigorous strokes she plies her little ax And turns the bug juice loose with many a whack And then defies the minions of the law To interpose, or raise their pesky claws. Full many a quart of delicious juice Full many a quart of delicious juice Her handy ax from bottles—jugs have loos'd, No male man yet, has risen who can stay The arm that wields the ax and whacks away. And now she's coming (East), she's risen in the West Like Phoenix from the fire, and will do her best, While here, (D.V.) to rise a little higher And reach the heights where axes aren't re- quired. —JOHN EDWARD BRUCE. 97 Orange street, Albany, N. Y. OBITUARY. Mr. Isaac Cabaniss, father of Dr. Geo. W. Cabaniss of this city, died at Falls Church on the 13 h inst. His funeral took place from the M. E. church of that place last Friday at 2 p.m. Mr. Cabaniss was the father of 12 children, all of whom honored him by making a place and a good name for themselves. He was highly respected and a native of Virginia. RIPANS Wanted—a case of bad health that RIPANS will not benefit. One gives relief. No matter what's the matter, one will do you good. A cure will result if directions are followed. They banish pain, induce sleep, prolong life. Sold at all drug stores, ten for five cents. Be sure to get the genuine. Don't be fooled by substitutes. Ten samples and a thousand testimonials will be mailed to any address for five cents. forwarded to the Ripans Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce St., New York. A review of the horrible Lynchings and Burnings of Negroes by civilized White Men in various parts of the United States, taken from the records with comments by V SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED HELP A active energetic young man who has some exp ience as collector and who can ride a bicycle, can find employment at this office if he desires to work. Large sunny front room, also middle room, newly papered; bath and heated; with or without board; furnished or unfurnished. One block from Capital; convenient to cars, also first-class table board. Call or address 133 B St. s. w. Enclose 20 stamp for repl, and we will send particulars telling how ou can make from $75 to $150 per month, and also be presented with a fine Gold Watch. Address. SCOTT REMEDY CO., Box 570, Louisville, Ky. Wanted Rooms. Persons desiring to secure first class rooms in any part of the cit will do well to put an announcement in these columns. If you have a spare room that ou would like to rent to desirable parties, advertise them in The Colored American. WANTED—Persons having rooms to rent to families, to young meh or to young women, can get tenants by advertising in this column. Help Wanted. Do you want work? Do you want a job? If so, advertise the fact in these columns. Wanted an active, intelligent young man to collect for a reliable business firm. Good place for the right man. Wanted a Partner. Wanted a partner for a business already established and paing well. Must nave some cash and be able to take a position on salary Address C, care this office. (confidential) SPE IAL. SPE IAL SOMETHING NEW. Colored marriage paper. Best published. Enclose stamp for special offer. The Colored Bachelor, Sabine Pass, Tex. There are letters at this office for Mr. Harry Rauctiff. If you can furnish meals to a select few or to persons who want breakfast and dinner you can get customers by advertising in this column. Persons who keep boarding houses, or who can take a few strangers to board and room during the holidays or inauguration, should make announcements through these columns. Letters are coming each day and if your announcement appears in the paper the parties can write direct to you. Let us know if you can take boarders and rooms and how many. Agents Wanted. WANTED.—Capable, reliable person in every county to represent large company of solid financial reputation; $996 salary per year, payable weekly; $3 per day absolutely sure and all expenses; straight, bona-fide, definite salary, no commission; salary paid each Saturday and expense money advanced each week. STANDARD HOUSE, 334 Dearborn St., Chicago. Active agents are wanted in ever oi and town in the United States for The C loved American, the greatest and newest colored newspaper published. Write for terms. Address The Colored American, 459 C street, n. w., Washington, D. C. Colored man who reads and writes to prepare for travel $50 monthl and expenses. Send se f addressed envelope. President Macbrae, 556 Dearborn, Chicago. FOR SALE FOR SALE Nos. 33 and 37 Patterson street, near N. Y. avenue, and N. Capitol street, 6 rooms and bath, brown stone finishings; price each $2,100 Nos. 7 and 9 Hanover Place two two-story and cellar fancy brick houses nearly new; nice tenants, price $3,250 2225 and 2234 Cleveland avenue, 6 rooms and 5 rooms and bath price each $1,850 Some of the above houses can be exchanged. W. H. SAUNDERS & CO., 1407 F Street, N. W. : . F sg 6 METHODS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Senator McLaurin Commended for Taking High Grounds Smill Fry Politicians Who Make Local Fame and a Loca Nam2—*Possibility’’ on Politics Columbia, 8 C., Special—We, way down herein wi'dom have a gathering anpually forabout for'y dayseni nigh's of nearly 256 men and other unkeown anima's—styled as legislators, mem bers of the zeneral assemb'y, ete. whose ex'r-me and only purpose 18 to cus3— discuss the Negro, draw pay and over rsted mileage, distribute themselv-s over the state and reeuss the Negro S & . e fo Cs ( SSeS ‘s Se \\ ap SRY .\ (hes ONS ‘I Zi ake 4 [EB yy | ‘ €A, aI SAW ay) \\ Fi Yh | SENATOR J L McLAURIN through the conn'ty papers in order of reelection Tors is what is done, ard about all that is done annually in South Carolina’s legislature. But a8 Jaborions as this work, it became e»8y @uring this session and they were icrt for something to retain them the al- lotted for y @ays. Adjourn? Oh, no! Not with $4 per diem and mileage? A bright young Jawyer from Rich: Jand Jonn Mc Master, a new memb=r thought of ascheme, to both prolong the eessiou, sdvertise himself and tickle the fency «f a few Negro hating demo c-ats, by introducing a billon the 8 b ipet. to publicly condemn Senator John L McLaurin for the way ip which he voted in the sdjustment of oor matter with Soain,and also with reference to his actions and votes con: cerning our retention of the Philip pine-, when in the same building, the very person whointroduced th’s cor: danmnatory resolution heard and ap plauded South Car lina’s idol, Bryan, advocate the identical thing and seorteb+d Congress for its tardiness Principle is princivle, if in Bryan o: McLaurin Truth is truth, ifsroken by a white man ors N-gro; if issued from the lips of a god man or aiiat; a dia mond isa diamod if placed upon ¢ stiver dish orthrownin mud Oonsis tency art thou a jewel? Senator MeLaurin cid just what hi conscience dictated, irrespective of th desires of one or two peanut politician who interd to attempt to m-Ke poll ca! capita! out of the same snd thereb: enhance their chances for McLaurin’ shoes two years hep :e, because it hap pened ‘o be an sdministration measure Senator McLaurin’s shoes are too Jarg for our present governor, and too wel constructed in every respect for th lieutenant governar, and his seat woul be too uncumfortable for the littl gentleman who introjuced the ven¢ mous resolution. Wedonot know any man in th lower bravucn of our geperal assembl. eapacitated thusly, sav- the sole colore memberJ W. Roits of Georgetown who kvows when to say a thing, whs to say aud how to ssy it, if ouly itist secare an a,propriation for prorectio: of the fishiag interests of Georgetow! THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Bay—the chief industry of said Ne groes South Carolina’s I-gis!ature through he good graces of Hon. Josh A-hiey«f Ande’son ard nine others thwared the purposes and relieved itself of furtbe~ mockery by killing it upon first read- ing Senator McLaurin is the brain of the democracy of this state. he is an honest gen!!eman with all the qualifi cations of a statesman a matchless and gified orator on and off the stump and will wesr his own shoes two years hence if he sodesires Ability, brains: culture, intellect and the tike are what is wanted in the United States Senate. McCaurio bas them. Some people down here who never saw even a neighboring town thinks the United States Senete is a political c'rcus in need of a clown, that's why they hatched Uncle Ben Tillman. M-Laurin is the greatest Sena-or who graced that chamber fr>m this state since the great John C Cal houn. “ POSSIBILITY ”’ Some Queer Priz+s. The priza measuring en‘ertainment givenon Febrasry 5h by Mr ard Mrs Cras. Curtis at their r-sid=ne3. 518 20:n street, n. w. for the benefit of Me:ropoliten church was quite a suc eees in every way. The gentlemen trented the ladies to ice cream and ‘other retreshments, slso to a delicious ‘cup of chocolate, as Mrs Curtis alone can make, which wass9 much needed onacold night The tallest lady and shortest gentleman received a prize Miss Ida Cropp was about to r-caive the ladies prz> when M's3 Anita Martin came forth with one inch more and went off witha very pretty cut giass dish. Mr——received a very pretty shaving mug being the shortest gentleman but he will have to gros some whisker: before he is able to us . Southern Hotel Arrivals aod Guests, T Thos Fortune, editor New York Age; Giles B Jackson, attorney at law, Virgwwis; Edward EK. Cooper. Presiden Colored American Publishing Co. Washington; W. Calvin Chase editor of Washington Bee; The Business League Committee of Virginia com pored of the following gentlemen: Dr. P.B Rameey, Richmond; A. Biaga. Jr., Manchester; W. R Guilison, Rich- mond; Wm Moore and Son, Man- -hester; W. F. Graham, Richmord; and President W. L Taylor ‘of the True Reformers and E. L. Thoratop, Washington. THE CITIZENS’ RECEPTION TO STRANGERS Under the Auspices of the Cosmos Club The committee «f arrangements un- der the chairmanship of Msj. Charles R. Dougiass, are putting forth their vest «ff rts to make the citizens’ recep tion under the suspices of ‘he Cosmos Club, at Buiiders Exchange Hall, Mareh 5:h, the most e'abcrate effsir ever befor attempted in Washington by way of entertaining the strangers who will be here from al! sections dur ing inaugural week. The vast hail, supper and dcessing rooms have been ‘thoroughly renovaied and repainted and gilded and when the floral decora tor gete through, it will look likes fsiry iand. AJl the committees sre working harmonionely, and contrac's for supper, music, and decorating have slready been entered into. Mr. W. P Barrell, Grand Worthy secretary of the Grand Fonntain of he True R-f rmer- and prominent in Bap tist circles 11 Richmond, has been sp poioted Carator of the Hampton Nor- mal School by Gov. J. Hodge Tyler of Virginia. FINANCIAL. x“ your convenience. Any amount trom $10 to $1.00). on ything of value left in your possession s0 you get tis nonev. You want the lowest rate of c purse, the . to -uit you large or smali.wee<ly or month’y ins. ive the benefits of dea ing w.to the oldest, larzest, an4 in Washington, you call even if you do not wish to borrow It w = and you my tavor your friends by sending them a with liberality and courtesy. G tee € n Guarantee Company, ng, 602 F St. N. W., corner of Sixth Street. auce oom No. 9 1n tbe rear. On terms that ar2 arrang24 to sult your corverience. Any amount trom $10 to $' $bur furaiture, piano, organ, or anything of value left In your possession so you ce dse of both the goods as weil as the monev. You want the lowest rate of course. t be to ue we will arrange the paymeate to -ult you large or smail.wes<ly or month'y ins, ents in dealing wita us you receive the benefits of dea ing w.ta tae oldest, larzes most reliable company of this Kir d in Washington, We would be pleased to bave you call even if you do not wish to borrow It w well to know the bast place to get ‘| and you may favor your friends by sending thea and rest assure} we w'li treat them With liberality and courtesy. a 2 1 Capital Loan Guarantee Company, Room 8 and 9 Hood Buitding, 602 F St . N. W., corner of Sixth Street. ; Private entrance Koom No. 9 1n the rear. The Old Reliable “CAPITAL CITY BENEFIT SOCIETY” “CAPITAL CITY BENEFIT SOCIETY” 488 Louisiana Ave, Is Still Doing Business at the Old Stand. For $1.25 per month it pays $6, $7 or $8 per week. Pays for both Sickness, Accident and Death. No Distinction as to Color or Sex. 14 Years’ Successtal Business, INVESTIGATE. For Rea! Estate Transactions CALL ON B. H. Warner Company, — Real Estate Brokers, | ‘Warner Buliding. Wasnington, D. C. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trast Company Corner 15th St. and New York Ave Capital: One Millicn Dollars.. Pavs interest on deposits. Rents Sates insides turglar-proot Vanuits. Actsas administrator, executor, trustee, 4c. Ar 43 and 5 Per Cenr. On Real Estate in D. C. No delay beyond examination of Title | WALTER H. ACKER 704 14th St., N. W. Negro Printers in Fquity. “Bruce Grit” in The Colored Ameri- can recentiy gave the ship shod Negro printers some bitter bills. He tells the’ trath on them however, much they d'slikeit, No one likes to contribute an article to @ paper and have it “putcherei” by the printers This 1¢ why some gifted writers do sot con- tribute to the columns of Negro news" papers. The typographical appearance of sem: of our par:7s 18 very disgasting to the eye of the cr.'ic, The editor ard proofreaders are blamed when in most eases, the printer doesn’t correct the proof even after it bas been marked by ‘the proofreader. This is known in : vme cases to b2 a fact.—The Savan’ nosh Gazette. The Negroes of Rome, Ga. have de elared an ab-o ute boycot' or the Rome street railway, aud since Sunday not a half dozen Negroes have te-n seen ob the cars. The boycott is the result of a rule restricting them to the three rear seats which they bitterly r santed. GET ONE, Every intelligent Afro-American, who has a spark of race pride, should wear one of the Frederick Douglass watches. These watches are good time keepers and are things of beauty. You can get one by getting two of your friends to subscribe for The Coloreld American. It does not cost you anything. 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McCary, Cashier. Directors: Jno. R. Lynch, Dr. W. §. Lofton, Whitefield McKinlay, ] C. Bailey, Robt, H. Terrell, W,S, Montgomery, Wyatt Archer, John A. Pierre, Henry E. Baker, James Storum, J. A. Johnson, Dr. A. W. Tancil, Howard H Williams. Deposits received from 10 cents UP ward. Interest allowed on $5.()) aud above. Collections meet with promP. attention. A general exchanze and banking business done, z Bank open from 9 a, m. to 1:39 p™ Fritz Reuter's HOTEL : AND : RESTAURANT 451, 453, 455, 457 Penn. Ave. 202, 208 & 210 41 St. N. W Washington, D. C. ...C. H. NAUGHTON... LIQUORS AND SEGARS FINE WINES. Harper & Wilson a special. 1926 Fourteenth Street, Northwest. Chris. Xander's QUALITY HOUSE, 909 7th St. N.W. Established 36 years ago. The largest wholesale stock in town of the most exquisite, faultless wines and distillates (in all 240 kinds.) at Chris. Xander's moderate prices no others can compete in quality and purity with any of his goods. His liquors are absolutely free from fusel poison. No. branch houses. Phone 1425. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. Phone 1425. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 625 F St., Washington, D. C. ILLUSTRATIONS CUTS MADE OF ANY- THING, BY ANY PROCESS. FINE WORK AT LOW PRICES. THE Maurice Joyce Engraving Company. EVENING STAR BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. BENNETT B. SLADE & CO., Merchant Tailors, Cleaning, Dyeing & Repairing Goods Called for and Delivered. 1202 E Street, N. W. Gray & Costley, WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Laules and Gentlemen's Dining Room up stairs. The best of service guaranteed. 1313 E Street N W. WASHINGTON, D. C. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. LINES TO A MULATTO WOMAN. Her face is as fair as the flower that blooms in the shades of night Filling the air with fragrance and the sences with delight Her eyes are as soft as the twilight, her voice as sweet as the flute, To hearken to its music the nightingale grows mute, Her heart is as warm as the summer and as pure as the crystal springs, She is an angel of the shadows and the shadows hide her wings. Her mind is as clear as the sunlight of the most unclouded day, And her dainty feet unfaltering tread the straight and narrow way, She stands above ambition; she has no wish to rise, For nought o'ertops her lofty soul thats underneath the skies, For her with my heart's strong feeling, no taint of passions blend, Tis the pure and proud affection felt for a noble friend, Of dearest prized possessions, the richest, sweetest sense, Comes of a fully trusted friend, the rock of a souls defense. G. ALLEN THORNTON. Columbus, Ga. A Negro's Success. The Atlanta Constitution tells of a Negro living in southwestern Georgia, who has made farming pay indeed, though he is a young man, only 32 and had no capital at the beginning of his career, he has already acquired a large fortune by his farming operations and is rapidly increasing it. The Constitution says of him: He ran the gauntlet through which all the boys of the race had to go, but he had one quality not common to all, and that was that a dime once reaching his pocket stayed there. This qualification and the thoroughness of his service secured for him constant employment. Drifting from stores about town into the government service in the dredgeboats cleaning out the Flint river, his resources increased, and with the interest saving on money already acquired he found himself at the age of 20 the owner of $2,000, $100 for each year of his life. That as stated was 12 years ago, and the event was celebrated by a trip to Albany, where a white land owner was committing the usual mistake of parting with 500 acres of Baker county pine land. The white man got the $2000 which has most likely taken wings long ago, while the Negro got the 500 acres, which are today worth three times the money.—Church Advocate, Baltimore. A Correction. In the January 26th issue of The Colored American in which a sketch of Rev. John H. Griffin's life was given and also the commendable work of Ebenezer M. E. church of Washington D. C., of which he is pastor, the following declaration was made:—"He spoke in the most complimentary terms of the help and wise council of Messrs. A. W. Dangerfield, Daniel Jenkins, John H. Mitchell and William Dunmore; all of whom have by religious conduct and loyal interest to the church made his administration a grand success." This declaration was an error, and indeed unlike Rev. John H. Griffin. He is a man who believes in council, not with individuals, but with his entire official board. This policy is the kernel of his success and manliness in church work. He holds no caucus and has no pets. He claims that the hearty co-operation of his official board, members and friends of the church are to be credited with the marked success during his pastorate. 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People who need more hair, or are anxious to save what they have, or from sickness, dandruff or other causes have lost their hair should at once send their name and address to the Altenheim Medical Dispensary 2814 Butterfield Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, enclosing 2 cent stamp to cover postage, and they will forward prepaid by mail, a sufficient free trial package of their remedy to fully prove its remarkable action in quickly removing all trace of dandruff and scalp diseases and forcing a new growth of hair. wrapper so that it fits home. HOW SH Miss Della Jones Relates an Inter USED A FREE TRIAL AND THE RESULT Nothing can be more than to lose her hair ting thinner and to growing larger and to cause me anchorage cold and serious side. Miss Della Jones Tex, colored soc The remedy is not a new experiment and no one need fear that it is harmful. It cured John Bruner, Postmaster of Millville Henry Co., Ind, and he strongly urges everyone to try it. A Methodist preacher, Victor A. Falgaux of Troy City, Tenn., was perfectly bald on his forehead for many years, but has now a fine growth. Mr. C. W. Castleman, 843 Main St., Riverside, Cal. reports her husband's shiny head now covered with soft fine hair, and she too has derived wonderful benefit. Among others who have used the remedy is the wife of Geo. Defenbach General Agent of the big Four R. R. of Lyton, Ohio who was entirely cured of baldness. The president of Fairmount College, Sulphur, Ky, Prof B. F. Turner, was bald for thirty years and now has a splendid growth of hair from having tried this remarkable remedy. Write today for a free trial package. It will be mailed securely sealed in a plain Tuskegee Ala., Notes. Memorial exercises were held in the chapel Wednesday night in commemoration of the sixty-second anniversary of the birth of General S. C. Armstrong, founder of the Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Dorathy Hall, the new girls' industrial building, will be dedicated early in March. Many prominent and wealthy Northern friends are expected. The institution is now getting about 100 gallons per day from the dairy, and making on an average of 30 pounds of butter daily. wrapper so that it may be tried privately a home. HOW SHE SAVED IT. Miss Della Jones of Calvert, Tex... Relates an Interesting Experience. USED A FREE TRIAL PACKAGE: OF A REMEDY AND THE RESULT WAS WONDERFUL. Nothing can be more unfortunate to a lady than to lose her hair. To see it gradually getting thinner and thinner and the bald spot growing larger and larger day by day is apt to cause me ancholvy and be a cause of taking cold and serious sickness. Miss Della Jones, prominent in Calvert, Tex, colored society was having serious trouble with her hair but fortunately saw the notice of the celebrated Foso treatment. She sent for a free trial package and says:—I affords me the greatest pleasure to say that everything regarding this treatment is just as represented, I had no faith in it but since it cost nothing to try I used it and my hair has now been saved and restored to its original growth. Am very much pleased to recommend such a valuable and remarkable treatment. The remedial also cures itching and dandruff, sure signs of approaching baldness and keeps the scalp healthy and vigorous. It also restores gray hair to natural color and produces thick and lustrous eyebrows and eyelashes. By sending your name and address to the Altenheim Medical Dispensary, 2814 Butterfield Building Cincinnati Ohio, enclosing a 2-cent stamp to cover postage, they will mail you prepaid a free trial of their remarkable remedy. The Hon. Fred. Douglass never knew his exact birthday, but knowing that it occurred in February, he took St. Valentines day as his birthday. The Colored American, with its usual enterprise, has copyrighted a watch, with full jewel movements, known as the Frederick Douglass watch. Every intelligent Afro-American, every preacher, every school teacher and every school boy ought to have one of these watches. It won't cost anything to get one. See advertisement. 7 A VALENTINE. ```markdown ``` 88 The Colored American Published by THE COLORED AMERICAN Publ ishing Company. A NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER Published every Saturday at 459 C St. N, W Washington, D. C. One year - - $2.00 Six months - - 1.10 Three months - - .60 INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Subscriptions may be sent by postoffice money order, express or by registered letter. All communications for publication should be accompanied with the name of the writer—not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We solicit news, contributions, opinions and in fact, all matters affecting the race. We will not pay for matter, however, unless it is ordered by us. All matter intended for publication must reach this office by Wednesday of each week to insure insertion in the current issue Agents are wanted everywhere. Send or instructions. ADVERTISING RATES. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Display advertisements, $2 per square inch per insertion. Discounts made on large contracts. Entered at the Post-office as second-class matter. A letters, communications, and business matters should be addressed to THE COLORED AMERICAN, EDWARD E. COOPER, MANAGER 459 C Street Northwest. WASHINGTON, D. C. Sold by all all News Dealers. SATURDA, FEBRUARY 16 1900. QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE NEGRO. To no ruler of the Christian world, whether he be living or dead does the Negro of this country owe a greater debt of gratitude than to the late empress and queen. Victoria. For it was during her rule that American slavery tok on its worst and most brutal forms, and it was through the aid of her government, supported by her own powerful assent, that England and her colonies became a place of refuge for the slave who had run away from the barbarism and cruelties of American bondage. The black people of this country will always hold Canada in affectionate regard as the haven of the hunted and persecuted slave. And Canada could not have been what she was to the Negro if the mother country had willed otherwise. All powerful England under the sway of Victoria declared again and again that no slave could breathe its air, and no slave could walk on its territory. The moment the hounded bondman put his foot on English soil, that moment he became a freeman. In his efforts to maintain and retain his freedom, the great Frederick Douglass was forced to leave his own country and seek refuge on the shores of England. It was there that he continued his assaults on the iniquity of American slavery, and there his wonderful eloquence won for his cause such effective support, and for himself personally the friends who later purchased his release from all claims of his former masters. Indeed England, Victoria's England, has ever been the Mecca for the wronged colored man of this country. Alexander Crummell. Samuel Ringgold Ward, Robert Puvvis as well as Frederick Douglass, at one time or another pased their cause before the great liberty loving English people, and not in vain. It occurs to us that our lyceums and literary societies ought to do more than pass resolutions of sympathy with the King of England on the loss of his distinguished mother. They should have memorial services and bring be- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. fore this new generation of people the life and times of so great a monarch as the late Victoria. The exalted virtues of the queen herself as well as the justice and impartiality of her subjects are imperishable monuments within ourselves. Such deeds cannot be recounted too often to a race of people whose fathers were so frequently the beneficiaries of them, and whose pathway at this time seems to be growing darker Congressman Sprague of Massachusetts, is evidently lacking in vertebrae Daniel Webster would have given the dinner if only the Commissioners, Mr White and himself had been present. Mr. Sprague has given the other members of the committee an opportunity of explaining it off and to make him look like thirteen cents. THE INAUGURAL BALLS. Viewed in any light, it is much to be deplored that the colored men of Washington, young and old, who direct the social activities of our people in this city, could not have unanimously joined hands to make the social side of the inaugural ceremonies a splendid success, so far as concerns the colored visitors to our city on that occasion. When it was first made known that an effort would be made by representative citizens to repeat the successful entertainment of four years ago, and that a similar effort would be made by a highly respectable organization of young men of the city to give a similar entertainment on the same evening, namely, March 5th, it immediately became the project of several well known gentlemen, friendly to both sides, to bring about such harmony of feeling between them as would result in a united effort on the part of both to give one entertainment which should, in the completeness of its details, the perfection of its plan and the elegance of its tout en semble, represent the best that there is in the hospitality and good cheer of our community. But this proved a dream only. The two sides drifted so far apart that harmony proved absolutely impossible and the only alternative was that, since each seemed determined each side had to follow its own plan. The result is that there will be two public entertainments by our colored citizens on the night of March 5th, each vieing with the other to make the finer showing. One will be under the auspices of the Cosmos Club and its honorary members at the Builder's Exchange hall where the Citizen's Committee held their entertainment four years ago, and the other will be held on the same evening at the Washington Light Infantry Armory on 15th Street, n. w., where many of the finest social functions of the city have been held. The Citizen's Committee, as their name implies, are making their effort in the name, and for the social pleasure, of the citizens of Washington and their visiting friends, without regard to any limitation or distinction except that of personal resectability. They claim that in an entertainment of the scope and character of an inaugural ball they can at least afford to act upon lines as liberal and as cosmopolitan as those laid down by the National Inaugural Committee which make absolutely no distinction at all in the persons to whom they sell tickets for the National Inaugural Ball. Each entertainment is officered by men of character and responsibility, and we trust that between the two the public will have ample opportunity to "trip the light fantastic toe" on the evening of March 5th. While the Legislature of Virginia was extolling the virtues of Booker 1. Washington and voting a reception at his meeting last Monday night in Richmond, it was also passing a "Jim Crow" car law. The Colored American Magazine for February is out and it cannot be commended too highly. Its halftone illustrations are up to the latest standard of magazine illustrating, while the typographical and mechanical beauty of the make-up is all that can be desired It is issued monthly and sells for 15 cents per copy. The intelligent men and women of the race should subscribe for this most enterprising magazine. Address The Colored Cooperative Publishing Co, 5 Park Square, Boston, Mass. The Scotland Times appropriates an entire article from the columns of The Colored American without giving credit. There is evidently a good newspaper nose on the Times, but it should practice the Golden Rule. Prof. Kelly Miller will confer a favor on the readers of The Colored American by explaining the origin of the word "Jim Crow." Where are and who are the Afro American leaders in Indiana and Illinois? KANSAS NEGROES PROTEST. They Appeal to the Law and Order Element For Justice and Fair Play. Baldwin, Kans. Special.—The colored citizens of Baldwin, Kans., met in mass meeting the other week and adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, The obnoxious, unlawful, unjust and degrading tendency, not only to disobey but also to disregard and defy the law when certain crimes are committed, is becoming, and is contagious among citizens otherwise faithful and law abiding; and Whereas, This teudency not only degrades the morals, checks civilization's progress, but also is a blot on the escutcheon of America's boasted liberty and fair name, and feeds the flame of defiance to law, thereby demolishing one of liberty's chief corner stones; and Whereas, Any person who has committed a crime is entitled to a trial by judge and jury, and. Whereas, This defiance of law by the citizens of a community where certain crimes have been perpetrated—in other words, this mob law is a crime against Liberty and Justice and an infamous perpetration upou the decency and respect of any community or commonwealth wherein committed; be it Resolved, That we, the colored citizens of Baldwin, in mass meeting assembled, denounce the unlawful, the demoralizing, and perfidious heinousness of mob law now practiced throughout the United States. Resolved, That we, in the strongest terms possible, denounce and deplore the unwelcome and dts-graceful fact of the burning of an American citizen in our own fair State, the State of prided liberty; that we denounce crime in any form; that we urge that every crime committed against the law should be punished by process of law, irrespective of the perpetrator of the crime; that we urge the punishment of those who took part in the heinous and unlawful burning of the criminal recently at Leavenworth. Committee on Resolutions, L. F. BYRON, ROBT. B. HAYES, LOUIS BROOKS. Speeches were made by James Murray, Mr. Williams, L. F. Byron, Rev. Patterson and R B. Hayes, Mr. Hayes read the resolutions, Rev. W. L. Fox president of the evening, and Miss Josephine Chisem, secretary. Do You Know. Washington, D. C., Feb 12, 1901. Editor The Colored American.—Would you please let me know through the pages of this week's paper the addresses of R W. Thompson and Mr. Outlord? From A Reader. (We do not know Mr. Outlord nor do we know Mr. Thompson's present street number and address.—Ed.) The Inaugural Welcome Ball. Invitations to the Complimentary Reception to be given under the Auspices of the Cosmos Club March 5th, 1901, at Builders Exchange Hall, will MEN OF THE HOUR. MR. R. T. FOUGLAS. be ready for delivery to subscribers February 15th, at 609 F street. Each subscriber is entitled to three invitations which will be delivered to him on payment in full of subscription. 609 F st., n. w. Berkley C Waller. A STEP FORWARD. (Continued from 1st page) Mr. Oscar Mack 3123 Dearborn street will leave the city about April 2nd for M-xico and Texas and will travel all through these States before returning. Mr Mack is a bright embodiment of true manhood and has earned his reputation and means by honesty and hard work. Mr. Booker T. Washington and his secretary passed through the windy city last week en route to Detroit, Much. Honorable John G. Jones is losing no time in presenting resolutions since his election to the Legislature. Dr Jordan C. Chavis who was chairman of the Bureau for Colored Voters of Illinois is a candidate for State Grain Inspector. This is not a very complimentary office for a man who worked as Dr. Chavis did during the ampaign. The members of different women's clubs are making preparations to attend the General Federation at Buffalo this summer. A goodly number will no doubt be present from Chicago. The colored people of Chicago and friends of Provident Hospital everywhere will be glad to see the doors of that institution reopened to colored internes. There is no excuse for having white internes in that grand institution. A recent move on the part of one of the colored clubs of this city, namely, the Civic League, is to be highly commended and presented to the public as an act worthy of support. I refer to the "Home for the Sick and Incurable," whom hospitals will not accept. This move was partly instigated by the conditions of a young colored girl dying of consumption in a disreputable house, uncared for, unattended and picturing a scene unbearable. The ladies made special haste in furnishing the home, had secured a matron and just bringing their final intentions to a close when the sad intelligence of the death of this young girl was received. The Home was started on a small scale with its furniture paid for, and it will no doubt receive every encouragement. It is inaugurated under the auspices of an active Woman's Club composed of intelligent and energetic women. ROBERT R. CHURCH. The Successful Man of Business- His Large Donations—His Early Struggles, mr, Robert R. Church cf Memphis, Tenn, who treated his native city so handsomely a few weeke ago by giving one thousand dollars to help it defray the expenses incident to the entertain ment of its gueats next summer, is one of the most remarkable men of his race He has male his great fortune through his own efforts and without the aid of any of those things that gives cne special advantages. He is a self made man in the broadest sense of the term. | ge be ‘ | \ a i | m ray) MR. ROBERT R. CHURCH. He had no opportunities of theschools; he had no nucleus for wealth left him by an ancestor, but with nothing but bis hands he has made his way to suc cess over every possible obstacie, His great common sense has always been his guide; bis remarkable business in- stinct has shown him at all times the way tothe main chance. No man in the South has been more radical than Mr Robert R. Church in his champ ioaship of the cause of hia race, In the eatly days when the Negro was first enfranchised he was a fearless leader of the black voters and many a time took hislifein his hands while insisting upon the full and free exerciee of theit tights at the polls. The people of Memphis will not forget how 1t was through his efforts and courage that the Sepirate street car system wasabolished in Memphis Indeed, in all matters Prriamning fo theinterest of the Ne: gto Mr. Robert R_ Church has been a foremost champion. The Mempbis Commercial Appeal speaking of his re cent donation has this to say: “This is not the first time that this man has gone to the front, setting an example to h’s white fe!low’citizens in the matter of liberality, public spirit snd confidence in his home city. Twenty years cr more ago when it be. cathe necessary to float a large issue of compromise bouds ia order to rehabili- tate the shattered fiuances of the city, was desired that the start should be made by some resident of Memphis, so t hat other capitalists might be inspired With confidence in the securities. The first of thes compromise bonds was taken by R. R. Chureh. His Attention was called to the case by such men as Napoleon Hill and the late Dr. D.T. Porter, and it required no per’ Suasion to induce Robert Church to Pat up $1,000 for the first compromise bond. The recollection of the incident forms one of the most pleasing men Srles inthe mind of Robert Church But this latest gift of $1.000 to the velerans’ entertamment fund brings Robert Chureh into public notice in 2 Rew and interesting light, . There are THE COLORED ANFRic 4%, many who are aware of his grea! wealth, his extensive interests, the ac camulation of his properties, bis rise frem a slave boy in 1865 to his presen’ affluence in 1901, The story reads like the conjuratior ofa magician. Yet it isno myth. It i astory of fact,and the substance o | this man’s wealth is to be found al over the city. Long before the Civil War there was born into slavery near Holly Springs Mises , achi!d whose natal circumstance: and whose early experiences were suck that it is doubtful if the grown max now Enow his own age. Its parents were tlives, When this child ap proached the age of usefulness it found itself the property of Captam C. B Church, who in those daya was one o! the navigators of the Mississippi. The lad was put to work in Capt, Church’: ‘steamboats, inthe kitchen, cabins o1 ‘Wherever such a youngster could ke ‘made to earn i‘s keep. His experi nce: ou the river were many and varied. Or March 24 1855, he was cabin boy aboard the Bulletin No. 2, a large sidewhee Memphis and New Orleans packet. loaded with 4 000 bales of cotton and ‘engtby passenger list. When nea! Transylvania Landing, La. the boat took firein midriver It was steered for the shore, the flames makiog rapic headway. When its nose struck the shore the cabin boy and ¢ few others of the passengers and crew leaped ashore. But only a few were ac fortunate, for the steamboat sheered cf intothe river with its panic stricker human freight, and the loss of life either by fira or water, was frightful. The memory of this holocaust is pre served by Robert Church in the shap: of an oil painting for which he paid « small fortune, it having been made upon a special commission from him by a celebrated artist. The painting | hangs in his residence on Lauderdale street. | The young slave was not taken from the river after this experience. He was brought up to the basiness, and ten years later found him steward o: the Victoria. It was the year in whick Memphis was ocenpied by the Feder:. troops. The Victoria took on a cargo (: Confederate stores at Randolph anc dropped down to this city, where ves sel, cargo and crew fell into the hand: of the Federals. Captain William Ash wood, nowin the White river trade was in command of the boat. Yoang Church found hims2If withir the Federal lines, a free man, He wa throwa upon his own resources, Hi enjoyed the advantage of having ha experience asa trader while employee as steamboat steward,’and he lost ni ime in applying himself on his ow account. He devoted himeeif tovictual ing and sumptuary pursusuits, wit! which he was familiar. He was fruga and thrifiy, without being close. Hi early accumulations he invested prud ently. He relied upon the growtho the city. He had confidence. His career bas been uneventful so fa UNULE SAMS BUSY MEN Use Peruna oe Coughs and _ As the skin covers the outside of the body, so the mucous membranes line the inside. Every organ, every duct, every passage, every cavity of the body, is lined by mucous membrane. Thesemu- cous membranes are liable from various causes to become irritated or inflamed. When this cecurs it is called catarrh, and catarrh may be located in the head, | nose,middle ear, throat, bronchial tubes, or air cells of the lungs, liver, bowels, kidneys, bladder, procreative and uri- nary organs. Wherever there is a mus cous membrane, there catarrh may be also. To be sure, catarrh of these various organs has been known by different names; that is, catarrh of the stomach has been called dyspepsia, catarrh of the kidneys, Bright’s Disease; catarrh of the bowels, diarrhoea or dysentery; catarrh of the procreative organs, fe« male trouble, and so on, and so on. But our claim is, that these are ali one and the same disease—catarrh—and that our remedy, Peruna, is applicable to catarrh of all of these various ore gans. Peruna is nota “cure all” ;itcures just one disease—catarrh. Butsince catarrh is able to fasten itself within the differ- ent organs of the body, so it is that Pee runa cures affections of these organs. But we insist that Peruna cures one dis- easeonly. Weclaim that Perunais the only internal, scientific remedy for ca- tarrh yet devised. We claim that ca tarrh is a systemic disease; that is te say,it invades the whole system. We claim that Peruna is asystemicremedy 3 ‘that is to say,it eradicates catarrh from thesystem. Catarrh is not a lecal dis- ease; Peruna is not a local remedy. Since catarrh invades the system, only asystemic remedy canreachit. Thisis, in brief, our claim in assigning to the disease—catarrh—our remedy, Peruna. Aninstructive and interesting treatise on catarrh in its different forms and stages, will be sent free to any address by The Peruna Mediciue Co., Colum: bus, Ohio. ee fj 544 ae PA eco 1 allele ie eae g mL matress te td aaa Creer SE eRe >> “age ee SOSLOMCE DUMUINE, MONLSOUMCEYs Alte Hon. John C. Leftwich, Redeemer of Public Moneys, whose office is in the magnificent building above shown,ina letter written from Montgomery, Ala., says:“I take pleasure in recommending Peruna as an excellent tonic and it is recommended to me by those who have used it as a good catarrh cure.” Hon. Robert Barber, Register United States Land Office, also writes from Montgomery, Ala.: ‘‘For some time I have been a sufferer from catarrh in its incipient stage, so much so that I be- came depressed and feared my health was generally ina decline. But hear- ing of Peruna as a good remedy I gave it a fair trial and soon began to im- prove. Its effects were distinctly bene- ficial, removing the annoying symp- toms and was particularly good as a tonic.’’ - Hon. J. ¥K. Burke, Collector of Port, of Mobile, Ala., writes: “ Peruna I can rec- ommend as a fine medicine. It has been used in my family and as a tonic it is excellent. I take pleasure in testifying to its fine qualities.” P. D. Barker, Postmaster of Mobile, Ala.,in a recent letter, says: “ Allow me to send to you my testimonial as to the good qualities of Peruna. Ihaveusedit for the past three months and find ita most excellent tonic.” This particular incident in the life of Mr. Church for which he has received so much public notice marks an epoch in the progress of the Negro. It brings this race before the world in an entirely new light. He becomes a giver, a con- trioutor with his means to the activi ties around him. He is no longer simply in the clas3 of the receivers What Mr. Church has done, others will do trom time t» time and the race will be the better off for it. No race of beggars can ever become strong. The sareer of a man like Robert R. Church 18 an ingpiration to every colored boy in America. What he has become it is possible for others to become. The way, however, is no royal road. Its every mile post has on it ‘thrift, econo my and self sacrifice.” Mrs. Francis Thomas of 12th st. n.w. is still very ill. FURR’S COCOANUT CREAM Makes the bair grow Keeps it soft, stops it from breaking off and falling out and removes the dandruff and tet- ter. It does not straighten hair. make it grow seven feet in length, or turn it a blond color. It is for the sbove only. Each person selling 25 boxes gets $10. Price per box $1,00 or 6 boxes for $5.00 with directions. Send all orders to S. 3. Farr, 2104 Ward Place, n, w., Week‘ ington, D. U. Coughs and Loaugural Welcome Club. EID —— Arrangemenis having been complet’ ed for giving the cit'zens’ entertain. ment under.the auspices of the Inau- gural Welcome Club at the washing: ton Light Infantry Armory, on the evening of March 5th, the subscribing members are hereby notified that the full subscription is now due and should be paid at orce to the financial secre- tary, Mr H.P. Slaughter, 1706 10th st., northwest, between the honrs of 6 and 9 p.m. Applications for membership will be received by the Invitations Committee of which Dr, W. 8. Lofton, 1541 M at, ‘northweet, is chairman. Daniel Murray, Pres. Henry Y. Araett, Seo’y. Miss Juliette N. Spareques, who has been quite sick for the past four weeks, is able to be up and out again. The Raleigh Bellmen are on the tapis for their second annual ball at Grand Army Hall Wednesday evening, Feb- Tuary 27th. These young men are full of dash and pluck as well as good looks and gallantry, and the secomd annual promises toeclipse anything of its kind yet given. Mr. Daniel Stewart, the Chesterfieldian manager will see to it that every thing is ready before the band, plays,