The Colored American

The COLORED American A NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER TEMPLE OF EDUCATION TO BURN GIVE ME A FIRE Anwar Carmys UNCLE SAM-Hey, Andy, my eyes er gettin' kinder dim, but don't s'prise me if thet aint someone knockin'at your door over thar. The Intermarrying of Races By BRUCE GRIT. An old colored man at Washington, N J., an ex-Union soldier and seventy years of age—according to the press dispatches—recently received arrears amounting to more than $500. He is said to be a widower and the father of eighteen children. But he had a hanker at his age, think of it, for Rope Meat and employed as his housekeeper a young white girl', aged twenty, whose hand he subsequently sought in marriage, but the Justice of the Peace Lindbury to whom the pair applied for permission to marry refused to unite the aged abony Lothairo and his juvenile Desdemonda, and so the old gentleman and Miss Hannah Losaw, for that is the girl's name, "returned back home." The white people of the town all of whom doubtless believe that this is a free country and that every man has a right to do as he pleases so long as he remains within the law in the doing of it—took matters in their own hands, mobbed the old black man, pulled his house down, knocked the old man's eye out, fracured his skull with a spade, and drove the girl and her mother, who was also an occupant of her prospective son-in-law's house out of town. These are the main facts as reported by a representative of the Associated Press who nowhere alleges that this man and the woman of his choice were not self-respecting people. He does not even state that the old man was a crap shooter or a dissolute character or a state charge. He shows that he was able to take care of a wife in that he is a pensioner and had only recently received a large sum of money which two thrifty and frugal persons would be likely to use properly and economically. But the supersensitive white people of that particular New Jersey village saw one thing the correspondent did not see. This old "nigger" had done something that few old white men ever do who have a predeliction for colored girls and women; he wanted to marry this twenty year old white girl. The affair in no way concerned these white people both the parties to it were of age, both of them were citizens of the United States and unmarried. General C. M. Clay of Kentucky married a girl—a mere child—a few years ago and he is an octogenarian, both are white, and nobody nabbed him or tried to, or burned down his house or destroyed his property wantonly as did this mob of civilized white citizens of the Jersey village. The late C. D. Warner, the eminent literatuer of Connecticut, died in the home of a black woman in Hartford who was his friend; she may have been his washerwoman or seamstress or an old family servant on pension. Mr. Warner was proud of her society and during his life she took no thought of the morrow. Mr. Warner was a great literary genius; a maker of books and editor of a daily paper. When in Hartford a few years ago, a friend pointed out to me this woman and I violate no secret when I say that she is decidedly colored and would not take a prize at a beauty show. But Mr. Warner liked her and his friends did not mob him nor ostracise him for going to her house and spending two or three days at a time. Kind o' queer isn't it. But this old Negro who is just as human as Cassius M. Clay or C. D. 01 Warner and the myriads of white men scattered all over the country whom nobody will accuse of being saints—it subjected to the worst imaginable in dignities at the hand of white men presumably civilized for no other crime than that he wished to marry a white girl of twenty. It was his own choice and he certainly had found favor in the eyes of this girl otherwise she would not have consented to marry him. The mob said no in spite of the fact that it was none of its business and it said no in the most forcible and brutal man, en This is only another sample of the article labelled American civilization. If the statements published are true the circumstance reveals very accurately the kind of American civilization that flourishes in Washington County N.J. I am neither for nor against amalgamation, neither are white men. This is a question which legislation however drastic, nor public sentiment however vigorous can control more can not even prevent white men from sorting clandestinely with black women in the South nor Negro men from marrying or cohabiting with white women like the babbling brook it will go on forever and a day. The law of natural selection knows no color, no race. White men marry Indian women, Chinese women, Filipino women, any kind of women they fancy and who will agree to have them. The black of the American white man isn't as pure as he thinks it is. A good deal of it at the South is largely mixed with that of alien races and not a lot of it in the North is in the same condition. The mob that assaulted this old Negro man in Jersey for wanting to marry a white girl was very likely composed of a lot of coarse fibered, coarse grained whites who are probably the descendants of some of the criminals who were transported from the old country for sheep stealing. This class of the "superior race" is generally more sensitive and prejudiced to color than those who can trace their ancestry in an unbroken line for centuries. I am in favor of a man or woman marrying whom they please. If i pleases a white woman to wed a black man that is their business, their right. If he can support support his wife or if he cannot, that also is their business. This being a free country a man may go bare foot in winter if he elect to do so and if personal freedom and civic freedom mean anything he may also marry whom he wants to marry if the other party to the contract is willing. The Jersey mob is a pack of intell rant fools and they have trodden on dangerous ground. If there is any virtue in the law, this old black man should see to it that the town or village of Washington and i.s best citizens pay heavy damages or their fun. The druggists have already been supplied with Peruna almanacs. There is sure to be a great demand for these almanacs on account of the articles on astrology which they contain. The subject of astrology is a very attractive one to most people. The articles on astrology in the Peruna almanac have been furnished by a very competent astrologist, and the mental characteristics of each sign is given, constituting almost a complete horoscope. A list of lucky and unlucky days for each month are given. 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We are the exclusive agents for the Famous CYGOLF SHOES for Men, Price $3 50 The Only Colored Shoe Store in the City Conducted by Colored Men. MainTelephone 1768 Established 1873 S. H. Hines & CO UNDERTAKERS, EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1315 14th St. n w. Washington, D. C. --- FROM THE PHILIPPINES. A Colored Soldier Tells of American Prejudice in the New Territories—Natives Told they are Superior to Negroes What Shall we do to be Saved? Bishop Turner's Theory Not so Bad—Our Flag Does Not Protect us. Philippine Islands; Editor The Colored American; Being a constant reader of your paper and others edited in the States my indignation has been thoroughly aroused over the damnable outrages committed upon the colored people almost over the whole of the United States. The situation seems to grow worse every day. I am neither a writer nor scholar, therefore I feel my inability to discuss this question as it should be. But I believe it the duty of every Afro-American to boldly speak his sentiments, and tell to the world of the wrongs inflicted upon him regardless of whom he may be, or of the consequences. Almost every paper from the States brings the news of another lynching, burning, or massacre of some defenseless colored person, women and children not exempted. The Turkish outrages which a few years shocked the civilized world pales into insignificance before the flendish ortures practiced upon the colored people in the United States; and yet throughout the civilized nations of the earth we cannot hear the voice of one rise up against it. And Old Glory continues to rally forth farther and farther into distant lands, carrying the sovereignty of the United States, and bearing the emblem of "The land of the free and the home of the brave." Here, equal rights and justice is (supposed to be) distributed to all; but, oh, where justice and our equal rights? They both seem to have vanished. Have we any room for hope of a future betterment of our condition? No, in my estimation all hope has fled. We have remonstrated, we have pleaded, we have sent delegations of our race to Washington to implore for the interposition of the President and Congress to arrest the bloody hand of Judge Lynch. But our remonstrances have been disregarded our pleadings have been in vain, and our delegations have been snubbed and ignored, and we have been cast away from the foot of mercy. Now under the existing circumstances what should we as a race resolve upon doing? Bishop H. M. Turner says the salvation of our race lies in its immigration to Africa, the land of our fathers. But other prominent men of our race say that we can finally overcome every obstacle if we remain in America. They seem to think that the days of injustice and mob violence are numbered. But looking into the subject as I do, and having a thorough knowledge of the Southern white man as I have, I am forced to admit that I believe Bishop Turner's so-called immigration scheme, absurd as it may seem, warrants more than a passing attention; for in the South harred, prejudice, and a belief that the Negro is by nature inferior to a white man is taught and instilled into the children by their parents; and not only is this taught in family circles, but it is also taught in many books of the Southern schools. For example, I refer you to Smith's history of Georgia; it is taught in all of the schools of this state. This is a book teeming with prejudice and hatred towards the colored people. Now when these children grow to maturity they are filled with a Mephistophelian emity towards the entire race. How long will this racial antagonism exist? What will be our final THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON. B. C. doom; who can tell? Now is this antagonism confined to the South alone? I think not, for daily manifestations prove to us, that through the yellow journalism of the South it is swiftly spreading over the whole of the United States. Aye! Even farther, yes everywhere that an American white man resides. Even here in the far away Philippines they are swiftly drawing the color line. And they are daily teaching these Filipinos, a half savage and ignorant people, that they are our superiors, and many other fabulous lies too numerous to mention. Now with this vast amount of enemies combined against us at home and abroad can we ever (by remaining in America) command the respect of the world as a civilized and intelligent people? I leave these questions for some other to answer more capable than I. Now I am aware of the fact that there are some good and law-abiding white citizens in almost every section of the country; but the low and lawless element by taking the law in their own hands, make themselves pre-eminent. And for their many barbarous crimes they escape punishment by the laws of the land, but we may rest assure that they will be held accountable for every human being that they have coal oiled and dissected, butchered and burned, by the righteous tribunal at the bar of justice, in the great beyond. A Member of the Twenty-fourth U. S Infantry, Manilla, P. I. November, 20 1901 TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. What it has Done and is Doing for the Colored Youth. Nearly 4,000 students have gone out from Booker T. Washington's Industrial Institute at Tuskegee, Ala. Over 1,500 students have been reached by the teachers of the institute this year, and hundreds of adults through the conferences held at Tuskegee. The students range in age from four cen years to twenty, and those who attend the conferences from twenty to seventy. The question as to what the graduates of Tuskegee and those who have attended the school but have not taken degrees, have done for their race was answered by Booker T. Washington in his address on Sunday night. Mr. Washington stated that in the early years of the school the larger proportion of the graduates became teachers. At the present time a very large proportion follow the trade industry learned at the institution, and the demand from whites as well as Negroes for trained men to take charge of industrial ventures or various departments of agriculture is larger than the school can supply. In addition to this the great majority of the young men and women who have had even a year's training in the industrial departments of the school have found profit in employment and heir influence has been of great benefit to their race, not only in the country, but in the cities. To determine to what extent he practically educated Negro was becoming a fact r in Southern progress, Mr. Washington sent letters to 400 white men scattered throughout the South asking bluntly if education had made the Negro more useful as a citizen, more economical, more inclined to acquire wealth, and more valuable as a skilled workman. Of the 300 answers receivd 270 were in the affirmative and only one was an unqualified negative. The president of Tuskegee has be lieved from the first that the salvation of his race in the South, reated largely upon its ability and willingness to secure ownership of and properly cultivate the soil. To that end he has encouraged his students to be one land owners, or at least farmers. The fact that the colored people of Georgia paid taxes last year, on $14 000 000 worth of property and owned 1 075 000 acres of land shows that Booker Washington has talked to good purpose. CURES WEAK MEN FREE. 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"'ear 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 man 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 want every man to have i THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. J. C. THE GRAND FOUNTA United Order of True Re ORGANIZED January Office 604, 606 and 608 N. 2nd St., An order devoted to the interests of its members business relations. We offer you an opportunity for ment, in enterprises owned and controlled by the O ored men, who are members of the Order. If you are sound in health and mind, of good mo than three (3) years nor older than sixty (60) you are There are two Fountains, the Subordinate and the To join the Subordinate Forntain you must be b age. You pay $4.60 to $6.60 (according to age.) as joine the country you pay 35 cents per month as dues; if months. You pay as taxes 80 cents per month. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6 00 to $9 00 p ments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75 0 m After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 ROSEBUD FOU UX, Georgia. I b e c e n t e r l i m i t is 14 to 60 years. Fee du c e, $1 75 to $7 60. The Certificate is valued first After one year, its value is $200 to $65. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $9 50 to 11.40. The Certificate is valued first year at COL, JOHN H. DEVEAUX, Collector of Customs, Savannab, Georgia. virtuoso, the Treble Clif Quartet and Miss L. A. Haywood, accompanist. The musical work of the evening sought to give a clear and broad understanding of "the developing power of good music," by sequentially arranging the numbers of a very intelligent program. The feature of the evening was a lecture by Miss Gibbs bearing on and interpretive of the musical numbers in which she showed a profound and comprehensive knowledge of music. The subject of tone, melody and song were first discussed by Miss Gibbs and then cleverly and artistically illustrated by Miss Childers, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. A quartet from "Hiawatha" by the Treb'e Clef should be favorably mentioned. Mr. White's "Gypsy Song" proved very attractive and Miss Childers surpassed herself in an aria from the Oratoria of The Messiah and after her solo, "He was a Prince" received thunderous applause. The lecture recitsl was given for the benefit of Bethel Literary and netted a handsome sum. Next Tuesday the meeting of the society will be addressed by Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Richmond Planet, whose subject, "Judge Lynch and his Victims," will doubtless draw a large crowd and provoke a lively discussion. Mies Lola Johnson will sing and Mrs. Julia Wormley McAdoo will will recite. Ambi exter Institute, Springfield, Ill. is another school similar to Booker T. Washington's and has the capacity and means to teach the youth of the race 35 trades. The United Investment Company, a commercial enterprise of Chicago is owned and operated solely by colored men, Pullman car porters at that, who have decided to open a bank in connection with the big stores that they are already successfully operating in that city. HAMPTON'S TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY. In Honor of the Late Gen. S. C. Armstrong. Hampton Institute will celebrate on Sunday, January twenty-sixth the birthday of its founder the late General S. C Armstrong The address of the occasion will be delivered by Franklin Carter, Ph. D., LL. D. ex-President of Williams College, from which Institution the founder of the Hampton School was graduated in 1862 He immediately raised a company in Troy, N. Y., and joined the army in the field, serving his country with distinction. He was several times promoted for bravery in action, and was for two years Colonel of colored troops, receiving the title of Brevet Brigadier General when he left the service at the close of the war. He was an officer of the Freedmen's Bureau under Gen. O. Howard, and founded Hampton Institute in 1858 making it, during his twenty-five years of service, the greatest industrial school in America. He was the pioneer of industrial education in this country and as such is being honored by historians. A NIGHT IN MUSICLAND Miss Gibbs Gives Bethel Literary a de Luxe Entertainment. — Editor John Mitchell Jr. on the Program. An immense audience overflowing with enthusiasm more than filled Lincoln Memorial Temple last Tuesday evening, January 7, being present not only to do honor to Miss Harriet Gibbs at her first recital before a Washington audience, but to testify their generous appreciation of the splendid efforts that have been made this year to continue to enlarge the scope and importance of the Bethel Literary Society. Miss Gibbs was ably assisted by Miss Lula Childers, a beautiful contralto, Mr. Clarence White, our own violin An order devoted to the interests of its members, both in their home and business relations. We offer you an opportunity for gilt edged business investment, in enterprises owned and controlled by the Order and managed by colored men, who are members of the Order. 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. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6 00 to $9 00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75 0 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 To join the Subordinate Fontain 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. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6 00 to $9 00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75 0 if you die within a year After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 Pablo Picasso ROSEBUD FOUNTAINS 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 $24 50 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. the age limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4 25. Annual 100. The Certificate is valued first year at from $100 to $83. his value is $200 to $65. the age limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $5 to $6 50. Annual dues, the Certificate is valued first year at from $250 to $175. After is $500 to $300. the age limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13 50. Annual dues certificate I valued from date of issue at from $1 000 to $700. titled to a Life Membership in either of the Fountains or in upon purchase of the required amount of Bank stock, which annually of 20 per cent. Mountain United Order of True Reformers has paid up to July of 3782 Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,264 75, over a DOLLARS. I B e e e e limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4 25. Annual dues, $1 75 to $7 60. The Certificate is valued first year at from $100 to $83. 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. Annual dues, $9 50 to 11,40. The Certificate is valued first year at from $250 to $175. After one year its value is $500 to $800. In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13 50. Annual dues $21 to $25. The certificate I 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. 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. JUICE 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: days 20 per cent, dividends. Both time and demand deposits 4 per cent. interest is paid on time deposits. The following Cashier's report to Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia at Sept., 5, 1900 and shows its flourishing condition;— SOURCES. Amounts ... $8,272 80 Bonds and Bonds ... 164,423 83 Total Banks ... 48,383 22 Wages ... 14,000 00 Wages ... 99,588 00 Textures ... 6,850 00 and taxes 1,388 99 Ded cents ... 12,399 80 Ded cents ... 35,820 00 Total ... 391,120 84 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in ... 88,125 00 Surplus fund ... 80,957 81 Undivided profits ... 6,826 80 Demand certificate of deposit ... 96,786 29 Time certificates of deposit 118,424 74 Total ... 391,120 64 Mer's Grocery and Feed Store is located at 501 North Sixth St., and members of the Order and the public generally are saved the cost of food products. Mer is the newspaper published by the order from its own of Va. It stands for the voice of the people, representing combination of the race and is the Beacon Light, the Headlight,unger and the General Agent of the Brotherhood. It is $1.00 equipped job office bids for the work of the people, which is in class style and at low prices. In Richmond, in Henrico County, Va., the Order has purchased and established thereon an "Old Folk's Home." With unity and broad-minded generosity, the Order does not limit en- tire to its members alone, nor even to members families, but the to the aged and decrepid of the whole race, regardless of their selections. The Order makes itself the trustee for this glorious upon the whole people, black and white, North, East, South by their contribution the carrying out of this praiseworthy of each year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for the House. It be forwarded to the casnier of the Reformer's Savings Bank. Receipt for same and account for it to The Grand Fountain. The Order and the public, when visiting Richmond, Va., are The Hotel Reformer, 900 North Sixth St. It is in a pleasant station. Service is of the best and rates are reasonable. State Department manages and controls all property interests o Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 he value of $122,500. In addition to these the Order leases Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 O her stock, bonds and mortgages ..... 164,428 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 ..... 80,957 81 Undivided profits ..... 6,826 80 Demand certificate of deposit ..... 96,786 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 $1.00 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 threson 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 deerepid 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 House. Contributic s 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 Fountain. Members of the Order and the public, when visiting Richmond, Va, are invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 900 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 o the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 ho with a fee simple value of $122,500. In addition to these the Order leases buildings. For any further information, address. W P. BURRELL, G. W. Secretary. Wm L TAYLOR, W M Master. Wm L TAYLOR, W M Master. W P. BURRELL, G. W. Secretary. FOW WORFD AWAKIRAN FASHINGTON D C NELSONS STRAIGHTINE THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KNOTTY. KINKY. CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT 10,000 Agents Want To sell Nelson's S ents Wanted ... NEW YEAR 10,000 Agents Wanted ... NEW YEAR THIS IS THE CHANCE OF YOUR LIFE. Nelson's Straightine is the greatest sell without question, is the greatest seller ever offered agents. It is, without question, the greatest Hair Prepa- of an honest business, and make yourself independent for life. Write at once for terms and full information. Address, NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., Richmond, Va. utfit, containing one box Nelson's Straightine, one box Hop's Indian Herb Tea, packed in a handsome cloth-covered cart to work at once—before someone else gets ahead of you. P. O. Money Order or Registered Mail. It is for your NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., 1335 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, Va. Nelson's Straightine is the greatest seller ever offered agents. It is, without question, the greatest Hair Prepa- Start the New Year Right. Take hold of an honest business, and Don't fail to write at once for terms and Address, NELSON Special.—Send 48c. to-day for Agents' Sample Outfit, containing one box Nelson's Scalp and Hair Cleaner, and one box Dr. Hopp's Indian Herb Tea, per Sample Case, containing order blanks, envelopes, etc., and start to work at once—before Delay means your loss. Write to-day. Send money by P. O. Money Order or protection. Address, NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., Start the New Year Right. Take hold of an honest business, and make yourself independent for life. Don't fail to write at once for terms and full information. Address, NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., Richmond, Va. Special.—Send 48c. to-day for Agents' Sample Outfit, containing one box Nelson's Straightine, one box Nelson's Scalp and Hair Cleaner, and one box Dr. Hopp's Indian Herb Tea, packed in a handsome cloth-covered Sample Case, containing order blanks, envelopes, etc., and start to work at once—before someone else gets ahead of you. Delay means your loss. Write to-day. Send money by P. O. Money Order or Registered Mail. It is for your protection. Address, NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., 1335 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, Va. 9. The offices of the Assistant Treasurers are located in the following cities, viz, New York Boston, Philapelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco. 1900. Treasury Department, Office of the Treasurer. Washington, D. C., March 23, 1900. V.—ISSUE OF THE 10 Subject to the convenience charges on remittances have been sue transfer checks on the Assist or his correspondent, for United S 10 Subject to the convenience of the Treasury, and provided that the express charges on remittances have been prepaid at bankers' rates, the Treasurer will issue transfer checks on the Assistant Treasurers, payable to the order of the sender or his correspondent, for United States notes, Treasury notes of 1890, and gold certificates unfit for circulation, or national bank notes sent to the Treasurer for redemption, or for subsidiary silver coin or minor coin sent in multiples of $20 to the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. 11. United States notes, Treasury notes of 1890, and gold certificates are redeemable in gold coin, and silver certificates in silver dollars, by the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. National bank notes are redeemable in lawful money of the United States by the Treasurer, but not by the Assistant Treasurers. United States notes, Treasury notes of 1890, gold certificates, and silver certificates, unfit for circulation, when not multilated so that less than three-fifths of the original proportions remains, may be presented to the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer for exchange, at face value, for new United States paper currency. Fractional-currency notes are redeemable in lawful money. 12. United States notes, Treasury notes of 1890, fractional-currency notes, gold certificates, silver certificates, and national-bank notes, when mutilated so that less than three-fifths, but clearly more than two-fifths, of the original proportions remains, are redeemable by the Treasurer only, at one-half the face value of the whole note or certificate. Fragments not clearly more than two-fifths are not redeemed, unless accompanied by the evidence required in paragraph 13. 13. Fragments less than three-fifths are redeemed at the face value of the whole note when accompanied by an affidavit of the owner or other persons having knowledge of the facts that the missing portions have been totally destroyed. The affidavit must state the cause and manner of the mutilation, and must be sworn and subscribed to before an officer qualified to administer oaths, who must affix his official seal thereto, and the character of the affiant must be certified to be good by such officer or some one having an official seal. Signatures by mark (X) must be witnessed by two persons who can write, and who must give their places of residence. The Treasurer will exercise such discretion under this regulation as may seem to him needful to protect the United States from fraud. Fragments not redeemable are rejected and returned. Paper currency which has been totally destroyed can not be redeemed. The Department does not furnish blank forms for affidavits. 14. For remittances received under the Government contract: For remittances from a place where there is no subtreasury, returns will be made in new United States paper currency by express, at the expense of the consignee, at Government contract rates; or in subsidiary silver coin, in sums of $200 or more, at the expense of the Government for transportation. For remittances from a place where there is a subtreasury, returns will be made in new United States paper currency by express, at the expense of the consignee, at Government contract rates; or, subject to the convenience of the Treasury, in the Treasurer's transfer checks on the subtreasury in the place whence the remittance is received. No exchange for remittances of currency to the Treasurer for redemption under the Government contract will be furnished either by transfer checks or shipments of currency. VIII.—REDEMPTION OR EXCHANGE OF SILVER AND MINOR COIN. 15. Subsidiary silver coin and coins of copper, bronze, or copper-nickel may be presented in sums or multiples of $20, assorted by denominations in separate packages, to the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer for redemption or exchange into lawful money, and STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS for exchange into silver certificates only. When forwarded by express, the charges should be prepaid. 16. Depositors of subsidiary silver coin will obtain quicker returns and aid the THE COUNCIL NELSONS STRAIGHTINE TRADE MARK THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KNOTTY. KINKY. CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT BEFORE AFTER ration on the market. ISSUE AND REDEMPTION OF CURRENCY. The following regulations govern the issue, redemption, and exchange of the paper currency and the gold, silver, and minor coins of the United States and the redemption of national bank notes, by the Treasurer of the United States: I.—ISSUE OF UNITED STATES PAPER CURRENCY. 1. The Treasurer will forward new United States notes, Treasury notes of 1890, silver certificates, or gold certificates, by express, at the expense of the consignee, at Government contract rates, or by registered mail, registration free, at the risk of the consignee, in return for such notes or certificates unfit for circulation, national bank notes, subsidiary silver coin, or minor coin received for exchange or redemption. 2. Silver certificates are issued by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers upon a deposit of standard silver dollars. 3. Gold certificates are issued by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers upon a deposit of gold coin. II.—ISSUE OF GOLD COIN. 4. Gold coin is issued in redemption of United States notes and Treasury notes of 1890, by the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. III.—ISSUE OF STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS AND SUBSIDIARY SILVER COIN. 5. Standard silver dollars are issued by the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers in redemption of silver certificates and Treasury notes of 1890, and are sent by express, at the expense of the Government, in sums or multiplies of $500, for silver certificates or Treasury notes of 1890, deposited with the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer. 6. Upon the deposit of an equivalent sum in United States currency or national bank notes with the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or national bank depositary, subsidiary silver coin will be paid in any amount by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers in the cities where their several offices are, or will be sent by express, in sums of $200 or more, at the expense of the Government, or by registere I mail, at the risk of the consignee, in packages of $50, registration free, as the depositors may request, from the most convenient Treasury office. For this purpose drafts may be sent to the Treasurer of the United States in Washington or the Assistant Treasurer in New York, payable in their respective cities to the order of the officer to whom sent. Drafts on New York City must be collectible through the clearing house, and should be drawn to the order of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, New York, and mailed to him direct 7. Subsidiary silver coin is sent from the nearest subtreasury office by express, transportation free, in sums of not less than $200. When desired, a less amount will be sent by express, at the expense of the consignee for transportation. IV.—ISSUE OF MINOR COIN. 8. Upon the deposit of an equivalent sum in United States currency or national bank notes with the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or national-bank depositary, 1 cent bronze and 5 cent nickel pieces will be paid in any amount by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers in the cities where their several offices are, or will be sent by express, in sums of $20 or more, at the expense of the Government, or by registered mail, in like sums, at the risk of the consignee, registration free, as the depositors may request, from the most convenient Treasury office. For this purpose drafts may be sent to the Treasurer of the United States in Washington or the Assistant Treasurer in New York, payable in their respective cities to the order of the officer to whom sent. Drafts on New York City must be collectible through the cleaning house, and should be drawn to the order of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, New York, and mailed to him direct. The express charges on new silver or minor coin sent from the mints of the United States must be paid by the consignee on delivery. V.—ISSUE OF THE TREASURER'S TRANSFER CHECKS. VI.—REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE OF PAPER CURRENCY. VII.—RETURNS FOR PAPER CURRENCY. THE COLORED AMERICAN WASHINGTON D. C. Straightens Kinky OZONO TRADE MARK KING OF ALL HAIR BEFORE. 50¢ BE WARN In order to protect the public from the numerous quack nostrums now on hair to grow long, and which are simply put up by a lot of quacks, charlatan sole idea to get your hard-earned cash and give you nothing in return for greases, which injure the hair and cause it to fall out, we have placed of the United States of America, on every box of OZONO, King of all Hair-Grips of two heads, as shown in this advertisement—one head showing short, coarse preparation showing the heads with the hair done up in a coil, or showing feature, is not OZONO. Seeing our marked success with the true hair-straightening are now widely advertising spurious compounds, and trading on the reputation by these flaring advertisements, which are all promises. Buy the genuine and hundred and fifty thousand colored people bought OZONO in the last twelve years all over Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, also in Cuba and the West because it is a true Hair Tonic, that straightens without any outside assistance only straightens the hair, but produces a long, silky, beautiful, luxurious great than foolish, when you can increase its beauty by a few applications of OZONO live in, no matter where you may live. The price of OZONO is 50c. a box, so complete treatment. In order to introduce this great Hair Tonic, we will send aggregation: Four boxes of OZONO; one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN REPAIR skin, making it several shades lighter, worth 50c.; also one bottle of ELECTRICAL such as Pimples, Tan, Acne, Itch, Eczema, and Boils. It also removes Wrinkles include a one-pint package of ANTI-ODOR, which removes all smells and oily pits, &c.; also one bar of our PURITY SCALP SOAP, made expressly for the paper in which they saw our advertisement. Cut out this coupon and mail to us, with $1.00, and money. If you send $3.00, we will send you four lots; if you send $2.00, we wish to take advantage of this lot, let them pin their name to this coupon is read by some one who does not own this newspaper, they can get the goods the paper in which they saw our advertisement. Parties who desire one of our straightening process, can obtain same by sending 50c. extra. Remember Fens Kinky, Curly ZONO TRADE MARK KING OF ALL HAIR TONICS. 50¢ BE WARNED In the numerous quack nostrums now on the market, which clich simply put up by a lot of quacks, charlatans, and fakirs, who cash and give you nothing in return for your money but a and cause it to fall out, we have placed our trade-mark, g every box of OZONO, King of all Hair-Growers and Hair-Strain advertisement—one head showing short, curly hair, the other sl one hair done up in a coil, or showing features different from the sued success with the true hair-straightener, OZONO, King of all compounds, and trading on the reputation that we have made are all promises. Buy the genuine and only original King of people bought OZONO in the last twelve months. OZONO is s South America, also in Cuba and the West Indies. Its fame straightens without any outside assistance. No hot irons are us es a long, silky, beautiful, luxurious growth of soft, fine hair is beauty by a few applications of OZONO. We can send OZ The price of OZONO is 50c. a box, sent to any point on re reduce this great Hair Tonic, we will send to you, on receipt of one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN REFINER, which softens worth 50c.; also one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN FOOD, N ema, and Boils. It also removes Wrinkles, and makes the sk DDOR, which removes all smells and odors arising from the Y SCALP SOAP, made expressly for the human scalp. This this coupon and mail to us, with $1.00, and we will send the go and you four lots; if you send $2.00, we will send you three let them pin their name to this coupon, and the goods will this newspaper, they can get the goods by simply sending $ artisement. Parties who desire one of our MAGNETIC COM Curly Hair MARK TONICS. AFTER, the market, which claim to straighten and cause the means, and fakirs, who have no chemical skill, with the for your money but a dirty, sticky mass of worthless and our trade-mark, granted to us by the Government owers and Hair-Straighteners. This trade-mark con- curly hair, the other showing long, flowing hair. Any natures different from the faces shown in this advertise- ment, OZONO, King of all Hair-Growers, numerous firms in that we have made for OZONO. Do not be fooled only original King of all Hair Tonics, OZONO. Two months. OZONO is sold in every State in the Union, at Indies. Its fame has travelled around the world, No hot irons are used; nothing but OZONO. It not worth of soft, fine hair. To neglect your hair is more D. We can send OZONO to any place that you may not to any point on receipt of price. Four boxes is a to you, on receipt of only $1.00, the following grand UNER, which softens rough skin and brightens black CAL SKIN FOOD, Nature's cure for all skin diseases, and makes the skin soft and pliant. We will also ors arising from the human body, such as feet, arm- human scalp. This grand aggregation offer is made we will send the goods the same day we receive the will send you three lots. If you have a friend who and the goods will be sent promptly. If this offer simply sending $1.00 and mentioning the name of MAGNETIC COMBS, which aids materially in the Straightens Kinky, Curly Hair IN order to protect the public from the numerous quack nostrums now on the market, which claim to straighten and cause the hair to grow long, and which are simply put up by a lot of quacks, charlatans, and fakirs, who have no chemical skill, with the sole idea to get your hard-earned cash and give you nothing in return for your money but a dirty, sticky mass of worthless greases, which injure the hair and cause it to fall out, we have placed our trade-mark, granted to us by the Government of the United States of America, on every box of OZONO, King of all Hair-Growers and Hair-Straighteners. This trade-mark consists of two heads, as shown in this advertisement—one head showing short, curly hair, the other showing long, flowing hair. Any preparation showing the heads with the hair done up in a coil, or showing features different from the faces shown in this advertisement, is not OZONO. Seeing our marked success with the true hair-straightener, OZONO, King of all Hair-Growers, numerous firms are now widely advertising spurious compounds, and trading on the reputation that we have made for OZONO. Do not be fooled by these flaring advertisements, which are all promises. Buy the genuine and only original King of all Hair Tonics, OZONO. Two hundred and fifty thousand colored people bought OZONO in the last twelve months. OZONO is sold in every State in the Union, all over Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, also in Cuba and the West Indies. Its fame has travelled around the world, because it is a true Hair Tonic, that straightens without any outside assistance. No hot irons are used; nothing but OZONO. It not only straightens the hair, but produces a long, silky, beautiful, luxurious growth of soft, fine hair. To neglect your hair is more than foolish, when you can increase its beauty by a few applications of OZONO. We can send OZONO to any place that you may live in, no matter where you may live. The price of OZONO is 50c. a box, sent to any point on receipt of price. Four boxes is a complete treatment. In order to introduce this great Hair Tonic, we will send to you, on receipt of only $1.00, the following grand aggregation: Four boxes of OZONO; one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN REFINER, which softens rough skin and brightens black skin, making it several shades lighter, worth 50c.; also one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN FOOD, Nature's cure for all skin diseases, such as Pimples, Tan, Acne, Itch, Eczema, and Boils. It also removes Wrinkles, and makes the skin soft and pliant. We will also include a one-pint package of ANTI-ODOR, which removes all smells and odors arising from the human body, such as feet, arm pits, &c.; also one bar of our PURITY SCALP SOAP, made expressly for the human scalp. This grand aggregation offer is made to introduce honest goods. Cut out this coupon and mail to us, with $1.00, and we will send the goods the same day we receive the money. If you send $3.00, we will send you four lots; if you send $2.00, we will send you three lots. If you have a friend who wishes to take advantage of this lot, let them pin their name to this coupon, and the goods will be sent promptly. If this offer is read by some one who does not own this newspaper, they can get the goods by simply sending $1.00 and mentioning the name of the paper in which they saw our advertisement. Parties who desire one of our MAGNETIC COMBS, which aids materially in the straightening process, can obtain same by sending 50c. extra. Remember, OZONO is guaranteed to straighten the hair—to OZONO is guaranteed to straighten the hair to make it grow long, soft, and glossy; also to cure all itching, burning, humiliating scalp diseases. To make the hair grow out again on bald spots, especially around the temples, there is no Hair Tonic on earth one-half so good. The Boston Chemical Company holds a charter granted by the State of Virginia. We also refer to the Metropolitan Bank of Richmond, Va., and to the Southern Express Company. Register your letters; it protects you. Address your letters plainly to- BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., 310 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va. Enclosed find $1.00, for which please send me the following goods, as by your offer: Four large boxes of Ozono, worth.....$2 00 One large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner.....50 One large bottle of Electrical Skin Food.....50 One large pint package Anti-Odor, worth.....25 One large package Purity Scalp Soap, worth.....25 Total.....$3.50 Name____ House No.____ Street. Post-Office____ Nearest Express Office____ County____ State____ BOSTON CHEMICAL COMPANY, 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. AND CITY TO SELL FOR The Colored Americ represents the whole people. 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A postal from Charleston, W. Va announces the return of Col. Phil Waters He set a pace for the boys in Baltimore and Washington during the holidays The Metropole Club has clinched its reputation as a pace setter and its ability to occupy the center of the stage when it has a mind to Its Christmas and New Year features were gilt edged. The New Year's dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wyatt of 49 L st. n. w. was one of the finest of the season Among the visitors were Hon. G. L Single on of Louisville, Ky., Prof. O. E McNeill of Mississippi Mr. January Gordon of Pennsylvania and others. Mr. Clarence C White, premier virtuoso spent the holidays in this city the guest of his parents. Mr White is a favorite in Washington and was the "cynosure" in many a social ground during his sojourn. He is Professor of music in the Avery College Trade School, Allegheny, Pa Mme. E. L. Monzaro of, Norfolk, Va... spent the holidays at the Nation's Capital the guest of her relative on Ridge street She is proprietress of the Monzaro Medical Company of Norfolk and has in addition a most excellent company on the road. She will be in the city for a few days. Justice Bradley in Equity Court No. 2, last week signed a decree granting Hartie L Hall a divorce from Hubbard B Hall on the ground of desertion Mrs. Hall (nee) Brown is the daughter of the late J. A Brown and his widow Mrs M S Brown. They are owners and managers of the McKinley Hotel and theorter House both of which are paying business enterprises. The Twentieth Century Aid Club of Shiloh Baptist church, assisted by a number of the members visited their pastor on Christmas morning and presented him with a fine suit of clothes and handsome purse and supplied the store room with a number of good things of the season. After spending a pleasant time with the family until a late hour they retired wishing their pastor a merry Christmas and happy New Year, Six Hundred and Fifty Choice LOTS FOR SALE. Each fifty by one hundred and fifty feet. Price fifty (50) dollars up. A DISCOUNT MADE TO CASH PURCHASERS. Time purchasers: First payment not less than five dollars, subsequent monthly payments from two dollars up according to the ability of the purchaser. Secure Homes. Invest small sums with large returns in a short while. "The GEORGE H. WHITE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY" has purchased 1800 or 2000 acres of land between Ca Invest small sums with large returns in a short while. "The GEORGE H. WHITE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY" has purchased 1800 or 2000 acres of land between Cape May Court House, and Cape May Court City, N, J, extending to within one-half mile of the Atlantic Ocean; has surveyed and mapped 650 town lots beautifully located, high and healthy, entirely free of malaria, traversed by three railroads and two county turn pikes. Lots offered for sale as advertisement for the next few months, as above indicated REFERENCE TO TITLE Hon. Robert E Hand, Erma N J Dr, Julius Way, Clark, and Ex-Officio Register of Dept. and George H. White, of Washington, Secretary, treasurer and General Manager White Land & Improv T, N. W, H. K. FU Loan 314 9th Str The George H. White Land The George H. White Land & Improvement Company, ROOM 4 609 F STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 314 9th Street Northwest. Money Loaned on Watcher Silverware, etc.. Unred mounds and Jewelry for duced prices Old Bug Money Loaned on Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, etc., Unredeemed Watches, Diamonds and Jewelry for sale at greatly reduced prices Old gold and Silver Bought. A BusinessOpportunity. An active, energetic colored man himself and who is willing to assume permanent position and can earn from ability. The work is pleasant and money. A cash bond is required or call on or address Wide Awake Business Washington, D. C. argetic colored man who desires willing to assume a little respo can earn from $10 to $30 a pleasant and consists in co is required or the best of refere the Awake Business Man, care An active, energetic colored man who desires to go into business for himself and who is willing to assume a little responsibility, can secure a permanent position and can earn from $10 to $30 a week according to his ability. The work is pleasant and consists in collecting and handling money. A cash bond is required or the best of reference. For particulars call on or address Wide Awake Business Man, care The Colored American, Washington, D. C. DR. LEATHERMAN. Washington's Leading Specialist; 28 years of unparalleled success; Graduate of 3 medical colleges; Authorized by District Gov, to treat, Blood Diseases, Skin Deceases Nervous Diseases, Kidney Diseases, Stomach Diseases, Bladder Diseases, Female Diseases, Private Deseases, Sexual Debility, Seminal Weakness, Night Loses, Hydrocele, Variocele, Stricture, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Scrofula, Epilepsy, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Catarrh. Ulcers. CHAKGES LOW· MEDICINES FURNISHED. Consultation Free. 602 F Street. Northwest. (Closed Sunday) F r particulars apply to THE CHRISTIAN MARKET Blood Diseases, Skin Deceases Nervous Diseases, Kidney Diseases, Stomach Diseases, Bladder Diseases, Female Diseases, Private Deseases, Sexual Debility, Seminal Weakness, Night Loses, J. B. B. B. & Improvement Company, K. FULTON'S Loan Office 9th Street Northwest. (ESTABLISHED 1870.) ined on Watches, Diamords, Jewelry, etc., Unredeemed Watches, Diamond Jewelry for sale at greatly reduced prices. Old gold and Silver Buight. man who desires to go into business for me a little responsibility, can secure a a $10 to $30 a week according to his consists in collecting and handling the best of reference. For particulars less Man, care The Colored American, HARRY G LENZ HUGO LOSSAU LENZ & LOSSAU. Successors to CHARLES FISCHER. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. Trusses, Crutches, Syringes, Cutlery Artificial Human Eyes, Elastic Ho lery Abdominal Supporters Rubber Goods of Every Description. 623 SEVENTH ST. NORTWEST, Opposite Patent Office WASHINGTON, D. C. Competent, Lally Attendant. 15 WASHINGTON, D. C. THE COLORED AMERICAN, W. HINGTON, D. ENTRANCE TICKET OFFICE TO NIGHT UNCLE TOMS CABIN Prof Booker T. Washington speaking of the opportunities of the colored people in the South, said: "In the North the Negro is given every opportunity to spend his money, but few opportunities to earn it, whi'e in the South he is the man of all work. He has a chance to earn money and own a home." Prof Booker T. Washington speaking of the opportunities of the colored people in the South, said: "In the North the Negro is given every opportunity to spend his money, but few opportunities to earn it, whi'e in the South he is the man of all work. He has a chance to earn money and own a home." City Paragraphs City Paragraphs Hon. John C. Dunn the new Recorder of Deeds is in the city. Do not wait to be dunned but send in your subscription at once. Congress is now in active session with the city full of strangers. Editor E. E. Cooper has been confined to his bed for more than a week His illness was due to overwork. Detective Henry E. Lacy is an active sleuth these times and is doing the lion's share of fine work around town. The many friends of Mrs D. Coilcoat are pleased to know that she is rapidly convalescing from her recent illness. Mrs. Lottie E. Wlson gave a delightful luncheon at her studio January second in the honor of Mrs. Herndon, of Atlanta, Ga. Attornies Giles B. Jackson and John H. Hayes of Richmond, Va. are in the city on legal business. They are registered at the Southern Hotel. The pastel painting by Mrs. Lottie E Wilson was drawn by Mrs. Ida Bally, Friday, Jan 3rd, at the Studio of Mrs. Wilson. The lucky number was 13 Col. W. A. Pledger, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Georgia is in town fixing up the party fences and getting the machine in good working order. Editor A. E Manning of The Indianapolis World accompanied by his charming wife spent a few days in this city this week en route from New York where they had spent Christmas the guest of friends and relatives. Mr. Jas H. Hudnell, representing the Castelberg's Diamond Importers, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue did the banner work for his firm the month of December. Mr. Hudnell is making a record for himself and for the race Lawyer R. S. Smith is kept busy now a days looking after his many cases on docket. Mr. Smith is a painstaking and successful lawyer—seldom losing a case. He has the respect of all the courts and the race should see to it that he has all he can do. The Congressional Club will hold a ladies day Thursday, Jan. 16, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music and a toothsome repast are among the features Mr Samuel R Spearing, the President to gather with his associates is briging the club up to a high standard. BLACK SKIN REMOVER. REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER A Wonderful Face Bleach. both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2, warranted to do what we say and to be the "best the world." One box is all that is required if it was directed A NONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four; or five shades lighter, and a mulatic person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two will be noticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. Wii. remove wrinkles, frees les, dark spots, pimples or bumps or black heads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small pox pits, tan, liver spots removed without harm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER. that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly perfumed and makes the hair soft and easy to comb. Many of our customers say one of our dollar boxes worth ten dollars, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. THE NO-SMELL thrown in free. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter or Post-Office money order, express money order or registered letter, we will send it through the mail postage prepaid; or if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express. 25c. extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a box free of charge. Packed so that no one will know contents except receiver. CRANE AND CO. 122 west Broad Street BICHMOND, Va. DINNER SET FREE ments of all kinds and many other premiums 15 days to deliver goods and collect for them brued. We prepay all freight charges: Illu CO , Cheman Blige, St. Louis, Mo. for investors in OIL. Fortunes for Investor we can personally assure our readers t . the Salvona Soap Co., i$ thoroughly reliable and trusted worthy. -Editor Fortunes for Investors in OIL. CALIFORNIA OIL CAN MAKE YOU RIH-IF IS MAKING HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN RICH EVERY DAY. "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." The personal fortunes of several persons ,more or less well known, have increased as a result of investing at the right time, a few of the many are as follows: W. B. Hardison - $150,000 Thomas Hughes - 150,000 Edward Strausburg - 100,000 Charles Toll (Councilman) - 30,000 I. E Mosher - 40,000 Harry Chandler - 40,000 Lester Robinson [County Recorder] - 20,000 Anderson & Chanclor - 1,000,000 Edward Doheny - 100,000 I. G. Parker - 100,000 Robert Bulla - 75,000 And there are hundreds of others [men and women] in the United States whose fortunes are estimated at a million dollars and upwards. Those fortunes are not the result of small savings from salaries or otherswise, in nine cases out of ten they are the result of buying an article when it was for sale at a low price and selling when the price had reached a figure many times that which it originally cost. This is the secret of accumulating wealth. Any bright, ambitious person with a few dollars' start can get rich. It is easy to buy and sell. Buy cheap and sell at the highest rices. The man or woman who economizes on a small income can never get rich as a result of such savings. Put your spare funds to work for you. Make your money earn wages. Plant a few dollars in the oil business and see it grow day and night. Not many industries yield profits as a flowing oil well. If it is worth say $1 a barrel, and yields only 100 barrel [some yield 50 000 barrels a day] the income is $100. Expert oil men receive good wages, so we will estimate the pumper and his helper at $5 each, making $10 daily expense, leaving a clear profit of $90 a day. Oil wells produce day and night. Sundays also, therefore the profit for a year or 365 days is $32,850 enough to pay 120 Per Cent Dividends to Stock Holders no matter whether you invest ten or a thousand dollars the money would be divided according to how much yon put in of the original $300 000 capital. The stock could have sold at 50 cents. $1 or $100 a share, but the big profits would go to the investor who had the foresight to buy at the cheapest price. [National Oil Reporter, Oct. 10, 1901.] Fuel oil will ake the pace of 57 per cent of all the coal that is now used in the world. It means as a yearly market for $400 000 000 worth of fuel oil in the United States alone. We desire the bright, ambidious readers of this paper to be among the first to secure one of the first allotment of the shares of the El Capitan Oil Company, capital stock $300,000, fully paid and non-assesible. The first allotment of stock is now offered to those persons who apply at once at 50 cents per share. From among the persons, men or women for each State to purchase stock will be selected for membership of the corporation's Advisory Board. For these responsible positions the Corporation desires the brightest persons possible: The oil experts of the Cal'itan Oil company have, after considerable expense and careful work, succeeded in securing 640 acres of excellent ground in the Ventura Oil Bed of California and arge acreage in other districts. Very few other large oil companies except possibly the Standard Oil Company, and none of the small ones have lands in these distric s. In the hands of experienced and competent men with wise business management, the oil industry is safer than any average business and profits greater, dividends of 5 per cent, a mouth are not unknown ir oil, the sto. ries of the riches poured forth by oil we often seem riliculous when compared THE EL CAPIT SAN FRAN Send money for Stock to E. P der. Express Money Order, made p Louis, Mo., for El Capitan Oil Compa For further particulars, etc., addr E. B. HALE. EL CAPITAN OIL CO., FRANCISCO, CAL. for Stock to E. B. Hale, treasury, by P. O. Money Or Order, made payable to Lincoln Trust Company, St. itan Oil Company. ulers, etc, address (enclose stamp for reply.) E. B. HALE, Lock Box 24, Clayton, Mo. Send money for Stock to E. B. Hale, treasury, by P. O. Money Order. Express Money Order, made payable to Lincoln Trust Company, St. Louis, Mo., for El Capitan Oil Company. For further particulars, etc, address (enclose stamp for reply.) E. B. HALE, Lock Box 24, Clayton, Mo, ```markdown ``` for selling 24 boxes Salvona Soaps or bottles Salvona Perfumes. To introduce our soaps and perfumes, we give free to every purchaser of a box or bottle, a beautiful cut glass pattern 10-inch fruit bowl, or choice of many other valuable articles. To the agent who sells 24 boxes soap we give our so-piece Dinner Set full size, handsomely decorated and gold-lined. We also give Curtains, Couches Rockers, Parlor 1 blen Sewing Machines, Parlor Lamps, Musical Instruments? selling Salvona Soaps and Perfumes. We allow you them. We give cash commission if desired. No mones relluated catalogue free write to-day, SALVONA SOAP COURAGE TO VENTURE REWARD&D BY WEALTH. with their small cost. Wells bored at a cost of a few hundred dollars often yield several thousand dollars profit the cay oil is struck Now most every one know that profits are greater, according to outlay, in oil than any other product Wanted Bright Men and Women To become identified with the El Capitak Cil Company, whole excellent features enable bright, foreseeing energetic, an bitious men and women of limited mean to become share holders in this corporation and share its profits. An enterprise of this magnitude needs the co-operation of one or more persons in each locality to become a member of the Corporation's Advisory Board and use their influence to the success of this Company and guard its interest in their community. To first applicants, whether man or woman, mentioning this advertisement showing proper ability may become members of the Board. Our Offer. Read Carefully. This advertisement will no doubt attract hundreds of applicants as it affords an opportunity seldom presented to any except capitalists, therefore you will have choice, and we recommend that you write at once before others less ambitious, and who are slower to act when an opportunity is presented. Write to-day for full particulars, and be the first in your vicinity to accept this exceptional co-operative profit sharing offer and be one identified with this corporation destined to become one of the greatest extant Shrewd Investors Act Quickly: Early investors, those who grasp the situation without delay, are the ones who reap the golden harvest. The oil business is a vast and growing industry, and millions have been and are going to be made in it. Already some of the oil gushers have broke loose and are spouting 70,000 barrels per day, at least $25,000, actual profit daily, piling up wealth for stockholder. One of these wells sold for over a million dollars cash, and this enor mous profit afforded a hand-omed vident to stock holders early investors made fortunes. You cannot afford to delay. $5 Invested in Oil Make $2,000. The oil industry presents the poor man's opportunity, small investments, promptly made produced large returns, for instance, in the Reed Oil Company [Merchon Report] which recently sold for $1,800,000, netting $2,000 for each original investment of $5. Think of the shrewd, farseeing, now happy investors who had the courage and ambition to invest a small amount. They suddenly became wealthy, and even their nearest neighbors marveled at their good luck. They simply had the courage to contribute money to help develop a good property, and it earned each investor 1,000 per cent. It would take a savings bank 100 years to equal it. The investor who purchased $20 of stock sold for $8,000 $40 yielded, $16,000; and the one who put in $50 received the snug little fortune of $20,000. The Standard Oil Company has paid larger dividends for several years than any four railroads in the United States. Can you doubt that oil is to-day the most profitable industry? The time to buy oil stock is when it is first offered. Don't wait until the price advances several times, but buy at the ground floor price. The boom is now on. Excitement is intense. A Boom in Oil Stocks. Means big profits to those who are wise enough to invest while stock is selling at a low figure. To wait until the property is developed, simply means a price for stock many times that which is asked for it before THE WOMEN'S WORLD Address all communications for these columns to the Department Editor, Mrs. J. Silone Yate President National Association of Colored Women, 2122 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Ring out wild bells to the wild sky. The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out wild bells and let him die. spent several years as a teacher in the public schools of St Louis where she gained an enviable reputation as an Ring out the old, ring in the new. Ring happy bells across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring in the valiant man and free. The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land. Ring in the Christ that is to be. MB3 8USAN PAUL VASHON (A Sketch.) Among the noble women living in Missouri who are helping with heart and with hand to elevate the race, no one woman perhaps is deserving of greater commendation than Mrs. Susan Paul Vashon of St Louis. Mrs. Vashon is yankee, pure and simple, born of Yankee parentage in the good old city of Boston Massachusetts while her ancestors for four generations back were natives of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She was educated in the schools of Boston and Somerville. Having been bereft of a mother in early childhood, on the remarriage of her father who had settled in Pittsburgh, Penn. she went to live in that city, and there met fate in the person of Prof. George B. Vashon, to whom she was married at the age of seventeen. Several children came to bless this home and to them Mrs. Vashon was not only mother, but a constant, loving companion; it may be said literally, almost that they grew up together; the father was no less kind affectionate in his family relations and here we have the picture of the "perfect home," its natural joys and sorrows shared by all. Alter several years of married life happily spent in Washington City Professor Vashon was appointed to the chair of language and mathematics at Alcorn University, Rodney, Miss. and although reluctant to part from the pleasant life and associations of their former home. The entire family accompanied the husband and father to the new field of labor where he felt that his duty lay. There laboring unceasingly for the education of the youth under his charge, he received from them an affection amounting almost worship. Mrs. Vashon at the death of her husband returned to Washington and for a time taught in the public schools of that city out in the appointment of her eldest son to a position in the St Louis schools, removed thither. Blessed now with both children and grand children, Mrs. Vashon still finds time for much work of a public nature. She is a forcible writer and from time to time has contributed most excellent articles to journalism. She is the president of the Missouri State Federation and Superintendent of the Department of Mother's Clubs in the N. A. C. W. where her wide experience and unselfish devotion cannot fail to be of great value. MRS LIBBIE C ANTHONY. Another Missouri woman of whom it may be said in a very truthful sense, "her life has been spent doing good" is Mrs. Libble C. Anthony of Jefferson City. Mrs. Anthony is a native Missourian, and as Miss Coleman, was educated in the Missouri schools. She THE COLLEGE AMERICAN; WASHINGTON, D. C. spent several years as a teacher in the public schools of St Louis where she gained an enviable reputation as an educator and was much beloved by XO MRS. LIBBIE C. ANTHONY. both pupils and patrons. In 1889 Miss Coleman became the wife of Professor E L. Anthony, a gentleman and scholar, well and favorably known in the educational circles of Missouri and other states. A Baptist in religious faith, Mrs. Anthony has always been a zealous worker in church and Sunday school. As a temperance and social purity reformer she is well known, having been identified with the W. C. T. U. for a long period, holding during the greater part of this time the responsible position of state superintendent of work among colored people of Missouri. Mrs. Anthony has also held many other important offices of trust and honor, discharging the duties entailed with a lively sense of her personal responsibility. She is now matron of the girls department of Lunc in Institute, Jefferson City, Missouri, and treasurer of the National Association of Colored Women. The seventeenth annual session of the Missouri State Teachers Association was held in Allen Chapel, Kansas City, December 26th and 28.h inclusive. Many valuable papers and discussions were presented and much practical good should follow. Mayor Reed while delivering the welcome address in behalf of the citizens paid a glowing tribute to the artistic talent of our race, to its poetic fire, and to the Afro American educators and authors rapidly forging their way to the front On Friday afternoon Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga. one of the most eloquent speakers the race has produced addressed a large and enthusiastic audience and held them spell bound by his magic and fervent oration upon "A New Negro for a New Century." This is Dr. Bowen's second address to a Kansas City audience within a comparatively few weeks, but were he to return next week he would be just as heartily welcomed by both races as he has been in the past, and cannot come too often. Kansas City's grand reception to members of the association on Friday evening, December the twenty-seventh was in every sense highl creditable, and evidently heartily enjoyed by all who were so fortunate as to attend. The Institute Literary Association of Kansas and the West held its eleventh annual meeting in Kansas City, Kansas, December the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh. The papers, orations and music were of high order, reflecting much credit upon all concerned, and showing that the West is a coming power in the literary and musical world Delegates were present from Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri The president of the National Association of Colored Women was cordially invited to present the work of this organization to the assembled body. Much interest was manifested in the address given. Professor Walter G. Wood of Kansas City, Kansas, was elected president and Miss Mary J Dillard of Lawrence, recording secretary. After an exciting contest between Omaha, Nebraska and Leavenworth, Kansas, the next place of meeting was decided in favor of the latter city, during the holiday season of 1903. The Asbury Choir Elects Officrs and Makes Presen s The annual meeting of the Asbury church choir was held Thursday evening, January 3rd. at which time the following persons were elected to office for the ensuing year: Mr I. L Henson, president; Mias Bertie Mason, vice president; Thomas H Coaplin, secretary; (re-elected.) Miss Sara A. Tyler, treasurer, (re-elected.) In a very fitting speech Prof. J. Henry Lewis who has trained the choir for the past few years was presented with a hand some silver mounted umbrella, Mrs. Estelle V. Jarvis the faithful and accomplished organist was presented with a beautiful dressing sack, and Wm. Diggs the attendant was given a half dozen shirts. Appropriate acknowledgment was made by each recipient. By the annual report submitted it was shown that the choir membership was thirty two persons in good standing, and that in five years the choir had accumulated music to the value of one hundred dollars As a request has been made by citizens generally for a repetition of the oratorio "The Prodigal Son," recently given, it is likely that it will be repeated during the meeting of the annual conference which will be held in the Asbury church during the early part of March. Dr I. L Thomas is the pastor of the church which is one of the oldest and best known here, and the choir is rated among the very best in the city. A Class-day Banquet. Rev. J. S Johnson, teacher of Class X. Metropolitan A. M. E. Sunday School, gave his annual banquet to the members of his class Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Barquet Hall of M E Murray, 14th and 8 street Northwest, where they were excellently served Mr. W H. Conner, M.D., Supt of the Sunday School gave an excellent discourse on The Negro as a Doctor, and was followed by Mr. Chas. McElroy with a solo entitled "Heart and Flowers" Mr. Clarence C. White, a rising young violinist spoke on the Negro as a Musician Among the other young men who spoke were Mr. T. J Abrams. The Negro as a Soldier; Mr. G. W. Parker, The Negro as a Lawyer; Mr. W. T Clarke, The Negro as an Agriculturist and Mr. Wm: H. Wilkes, Religion. The other members present were Messrs. Roscoe Orme, R L. Johnson, R. M. Goodwin, C. L. Payne, M.D., John F. Thomas, Wm. H Payne, Severn Taylor and W. C. English. ```markdown ``` HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THE M'KINLEY HOUSE, 48g Missouri Ave. Near 6 St. First-class accommodations for all. An up-to-date Hotel for colored people. Rooms neatly furnished, linens clean, and prices within reach of all. Meals and Lunches served at all hours. The PORTER : HOUSE : CAFE 103 6th St., N. W. Wines, Liquors and Cigars.—A full line of the choiceest liquors, the best brands of cigars and the coolest beer in Washington. BROWN & SMITH, Proprietora. --- W. M. DRURY'S RESTAURANT 1100 20th St., corner L. N. W. Washington. D. C. THE SOUTHERN HOTEL, Good board, steam heat and electric bells. Home comforts, moderate prices. 311 Pa. Av., n. w, Washington, D. O. Fine wines, liquors, cigars and Tobacco. JACK M. RYAN, PROP. She Woodson House First-class, newly furnished and decorated, unurpassed cuisine, convenient to all cars. Only all square from Pennsylvania Epot. 467 Missouri Avenue. HENRY WOODSON, Proprietor. FINE WINES OLD WHIRKEY AND BRANNDIES Liquors of all kinds, Choice Cigars. PHILADELPHIA HOUSE. M. F. CARROLL, Prop. Restaurant and Saloon 348 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. & Meals to Order. Everything First Class. Billiard and Pool Parlors Attached. SMITH CAFE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S DINING ROOM. Board by the Day or Week. A. M. SMIH, 479 Missouri Ave. Prop. HOTEL CLYDE, 475 MISSOURI AVE, N.W. First-Class Accomodations For Ladies and Gentlemen. Hot and Cold Baths. MRd. ALICE E. HALL. Proprietress. Noted Divine Talks Freely of the Washington Roosevelt Dinner and of Race Problems—Lynching is the Greatest in the South - Hoar Bill is endorsed by the Bishop. (Iowa State Register) Bishop Grant, of Indianapolis, Ind in the city and will be heard at the Y M C. A., auditorium tonight. He was seen by a reporter for The Register on his arrival from Chicago, Saturday and he talked freely of public affairs Naturally, the first topic of interest related to the Washington-Roosevelt dinner Asked his view of that, Bishop Grant said: "President Roosevelt, in inviting Mr Washington to dinner, was in harmony with his past life, and did nothing more than any president should do who desires to show that he appreciates national ties who are citizens of this country, and I do not believe that scarcely any publicity would have been given to the act had not it been that it was just a few days before the elections in several states. "I was in Washington city at the time, and the papers of that city simply announced that Prof. Booker T. Washington had dined with the president, and we heard nothing more of it until some strong protests came I cannot see how an intelligent man can entertain the view that any individual on any class of individuals, can establish rules to govern the social relations of the people for there is no such thing as social equality. Any one who enjoys the acquaintance of President Roosevelt will agree that when he decides on a course of action he will act. In accepting the invitation to dine with the president, Mr. Washington simply did what any other American citizen would do had he the opportunity to dine with the chief magistrate of the nation. Mr. Washington is a gentleman of high character and a scholar and we have been taught that this is what the American people require of any race or nationality to accept them as men. He is doing more for the development of his people than any other one man in the country, except those who furnish the means with which to do, and my prayer is that nothing will occur to interfere with his work. Just a few days ago I visited his school and found 1,200 students hard at work preparing themselves for future usefulness, and all knowing what they will follow as their life work when they leave Tukegee Normal. It the United States government desires to do something substantial for the Negro race, let it establish institutions of this character in every state where slavery existed, and prepare the young people to do the skilled labor of the South as their fathers have for the last 150 years. Bishop Grant was asked his view of the nation's attitude on lynching. He said: "The Republican party was born at a time when there was a great duty to be performed and it seems that it was intended by Providence that Abraham Lincoln should meet the emergency. The first was to abolish slavery. The second is to guarantee equal rights to all regardless of race or color. The third is to guarantee to all citizens the right of suffrage, irrespective of color, race or previous condition of servitude. These are all covered by the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the national constitution so far as the relate to my race. As to h well the constitutional rights have been enforced is left to the intelligent public to THE COLORED AMERICAN WASHINGTON "The Chicago Tribune says the record of lynchings in this country for twenty years since 1881 shows a total of 3,130 The details of this red record, as given by the Tribune, show that many of these lynchings too, were accompanied by torture, to match which we must go to Turkey and China. The details for the years 1881-4 inclusive, are not procurable, although the totals are. Beginning with 1885 and ending with 1900, the record is complete. In these sixteen years there were 2516 lynchings. In the list, Indiana has the unpleasant distinction of holding the record among the Northern states, more lynchings having occurred within its bounds than in any other Northern state. The number was thirty-six. Thirteen states exceeded this number. They are; Alabama, Arkansas, Florida Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Indiana record by years was: In 1886 8; in 1887 6; in 1889 3; in 1890 2; in 1891 3; in 1893 2; in 1894 2; in 1896 1; in 1897 5; in 1898, 1; in 1900 3 Mississippi leads for the period, with 253; Texas next, with 247; Louisiana, third with four hundred and twenty-two; Georgia fourth with two hundred and nineteen; then Alabama with two hundred and ten; Tennessee, 169; Arkansas, 156; Kentucky, 140; Florida, 109; South Carolina, 84; Virginia, 78; Missouri, 65; Indian Territory, 53; Indiana, 86; Oklahoma, 36. The only states that were free from this crime are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware and Utah. Of the total of 2,516 in these sixteen years, two thousand and eighty were perpetrated in the Southern states and 436 in the Northern. Of the victims 2465 were men, 51 women. "It will be seen by these figures that the crime of lynching has become contagious and only the Almighty knows where it will end if the nation does not take hold of it with a strong hand. All civilized nations now join with the Chinese minister in the statement that lynching is strictly an American institution, as such lawlessness is not practiced in any other country." Bishop Grant spoke of the Hoar antilynching bill before congress. He said: "Since the Republican party's organization it has usually taken the stand for good government, hence we expect the senate to stand by Mr. Hoar's Bill. If the bill passes it will have a tendency to check the crime complained of, and I am of the opinion that some of the liberal Democrats—if the thought of state rights can be eliminated—will support the bill. Several of the Southern governors in their messages to the legislatures, have made stronger recommendations against lynching than any of the Presidents of the United States. Among these were Govs. Hogg of Texas. Longino of Mississippi, and Jones of Alabama. If Senator Hoar's bill fail to pass we can do nothing but abide our time and pray for some party to be organized that will see that every right guaranteed by the constitution shall be enjoyed by all citizens alike." "Is there a disintegration among Afro-American voters as between parties?" "There is not at this time. Six years ago there was a sentiment among the colored people which indicated that in a few years the vote would be divided as much as that of any other nationality in the country, but since the disfranchising methods have been adopted in several of the states it is my opinion that the effect has been to make the Negro vote more solid for the Republican party than ever, and it is now thought that a large number of them will emigrate to North and West from the states were these disfranchising acts have been passed. If these people locate in the doubtful states, as many believe the Republican party will control the nation for the next quarter of a century " "Roosevelt as you kn b'm? "President Roosevelt is the highest type of an American citizen and will do his duty as he understands it." "How is the work and the growth of the church progressing?" "At the close of the civil war, the membership of the A.M.E Church was 50 000. It is now over 600 000 has 6200 ministers and 6 800 congregations, with 17 institutions of learning; foreign work has three conferences on the coast of West Africa, three in South Africa, two in Canada, one in Bermuda, one in Hayti, one in San Domingo one in British Guiana, one at the Wardard Isles and one in Liberia. The property of the connection is valued at $10 000 000 so we feel in our humble wav, that we are doing as well as possible with the means at our command, to advance our Rodeemer's kingdom. We had eighteen delegates at the great ecumenical conference just closed in London." Race Gleanings. In the Southern tobacco factories there are over 5,000 colored tobacco workers who are members of the tobacco workers' union. The Negroes of Alabama are raising money to carry the Constitutional Amendment and its appendages to United States Supreme Court. It is thought at Bev C. L. Purcell, D. D., who is president of the State University of Kentucky, will accept the presidency of Selma University, Selma Ala. Ambi' exter Institute. Springfield, Ill. is another school similar to Booker T. Washington's and has the capacity and means to teach the youth of the race 35 trades The United Investment Company, a commercial enterprise of Chicago is owned and operated solely by colored men, Pullman car porters at that, who have decided to open a bank in connection with the big stores that they are already successfully operating in that city. The statesmen has come to us that Negroes in Hawaii are not handicapped on account of color. We would advise the young Negro who has not a chance to show himself in this country to an advantage to go there or to the Philippine Islands. Spellman Seminary, at Atlanta, Ga. is said to be the largest and best equipped school for colored girls in the world. It has property valued at $300 000, including nine well appointed brick buildings, 41 teacher, and 800 students. LATE LOCAL, Mr. Louis R Cark of the U. S. Maip Bag and Repair Shop was a pleasant New Year caller at this office. Col. William Pledger of Atlanta, G a. arrived in the city this week and is opping at the McKinley House. The song service conducted by the Philharmonic Glee Club, Sunday after noon at A M. E. Zion Church. D St., Southwest, was quite a treat. Mr J T. Newman deserved much praise as a leader. A papar was also read by the Hon. Calvin Cnase, Editor of The Bee. WASHINGTON, D.C. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT 451, 453, 455, 457 Penn. Ave. 202, 208 and 210 41 St. Northwest MOORE & PRIOLEAU, Sparta - Buffet and Cafe 1216 Pa. Av. Wash., D. C. Fine wines, liquors and cigars. Hot Free Lunch Every Day. All Ladies will receive special attention in Dining Room upstairs. --- Jas. F. Keenan. Rectifier and Wholesale Liquor Dealer. 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A Disgruntled Negro of Boston starts a Patent back Newspaper whose Object is to Reform Everything and Everybody-The Papr on its Last Legs at Last Reports. The Colored American:—"The Guardian," a Negro newspaper published in this city is the latest acquisition to Race Journalism. It appeared on the scene several weeks, ago, and during its brief career it has run the whole Gamit of invectives. It seems never so happy as when heaping abuse upon someone who has chosen to think or act along lines not laid out by The Guardian. This paper is the outcome of a series of nauseating efforts on the part of a few young men in this city to make themselves conspicuous by posing as the champions of the Negroes "manhood Rights." At this critical period of our history no man can be blamed for putting forth every effort that a pure heart and honest mind can exert in behalf of the sacred privilege of citizenship. We need "watchmen to tell us of the night, what the signs of promise are"—men to "cry aloud in the wilderness, make straight the way." Such men are "nature's noblemen" and we should give them "our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, our faith, triumphant o'er our fears." But when a set of men adopt the suecidal policy of race uplift by negative methods—of criticising instead of doing, of tearing down instead of building up, of sowing the seeds of strife and discord instead of unity and concord, it is then that our souls revolt and we cry "Halt!" Strange as it may seem such is the avowed policy of "The Guardian." But be it said to the credit of the representative people of Boston, they "have neither part or lot" in such whining proceedings, and they have stamped their disapproval on The Guardian by refusing to subscribe to it. If any, out of Boston, who read this paper think that it voices the sentiment of the colored people of this city, let them cast away such thoughts, for the young men who publish it are out of harmony with their fellows and are left to "wander more lonely" and less majestically "than a cloud." The editor de facto of The Guardian has said that the mission of his paper is to crush Mr. Booker T. Washington. "Booker is the arch enemy of the Race and we mean to follow him to the ends of the earth," said he. And he has "followed" him only to take disjointed and detached phrases from Mr Washington's speeches and distorted and colored them so as to make him appear to be what The Guardian would have him. Never was Ca o more relentless in his determination to destroy Carthage than The Guardian to cripple the influence of Mr Washington with the thinking people of his race and country. The Managing Editor of The Guardian is reported to have said that he wished "that Tuskeges would soon be burnt to the ground" and even intimated that Mr. Washington was a thief. To further show how little he is in mind and soul, he refused to rent certain public parlors in this city after speaking for them, because he happened to see Mr. Washington's picture hanging on its wall, along with those of other men and women who have served the race. Neither is this all. The Guardian has alurred some of the most respected and honored citizens of Boston because of their refusal to be parties to such littleness. Hon. J, J. Smith, an ex-member of THE COLORADO AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, 12, 6 he State Legislature, who has fought tooth and nail in behalf of his race for more than a generation, has fared most ungraciously at the hands of The Guardian because of his expression of confidence in the wisdom of Booker T. Washington. Capt. Chas. L. Mitchell who worked for his race with Wm. Lloyd Garrison, who lost a leg in the Civil War fighting to liberate his race when the Editor de facto of The Guardian was sucking 'sugar tits' and wearing kilts on a Mississippi plantation, and who after the war, was elected to the Massachusetts Leg'sature by a greatful constituency and at the expiration of his term was transferred to the U.S. Custom House where he has since held a lucrative position, has also come under the ban of The Guardian. Capt Mitchell is one of the most substantial colored citizens of Boston and has done as much, if not more, than any other colored man living in this city towards obtaining employment for young men and women of his race Such services, however, did not shield him from the sneers of The Guardian after he said: "I believe in Booker T. Washington." Mr. W. H. Lewis, who, because of his scientific knowledge of foot-ball, is the most widely known young colored man in college circles to-day, who is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and has a lucrative practice in Boston and who will soon take a seat in the Massachusetts Legislature from a district in Cambridge, Mass., where there are not a dozen colored voters—the solitary representative of his race in that august assembly—he, too, has had hurled at him such a fuselade of opprobious epithets as to make one's cheeks burn with shame for The Guardian lack of the sense of common decency. And why? Because, at a banquet given in honor of Mr. Washington by the Business Men's League of this city, he was manly and corageous enough to say in effect "for years I have misunderstood Mr. Washington and criticised him; now I understand him and am with him." After intimating that mercenary motives actuated Mr. Lewis to pursue the course that he did, it closed its scurrilous attack by saying: "There is not a true and tried well-wisher of Lewis who would not a thousand times rather have seen flowers heaped around his coffin than around his plate for such a service." Mr. Roscoe C. Bruce, the honored son of an honored father, the late Senator B. K. Bruce, The Guardian has given "the most unkindest cut of all." It is unnecessary to say anything of Mr. Bruce by way of introduction. His remarkable career in Harvard College for nearly four years speaks for him. Though a little beyond his majority he has the eloquence of a Greek combined with the wisdom of a philosopher and is so refused and gentlemanly in his bearing that he has been dubbed the "Harvard Gentleman." In a pre-eminent degree he is the ideal of Harvard College. His latest honor is his election as class orator for next June. There is nothing visionary about him. He is a hard student of sociological questions and looke facts squarely in the face. This young man was bold enough to advocate industrial education for the masses of his race and cited statistics showing the pathetic conditions of hundreds and thousands of Negroes because of the croplien and mortgage system—another form of slavery—by which they are cursed. This speech brought to the fore all the vanom of The Guardian and after calling him trimmer, sycophant and what not, it was cold and calculating enough to say that Mr. Bruce took such a position because his mother is the Lady Principal o'an industrial school—the source of his means to get through college. Another prominent citizen to whom The Guardian has alluded in language unworthy of any reputable sheet, is Mr, E. E. Brown, one of the oldest law yers, in point of practice, in this city. His "crime" like that of the other gentlemen was his words of commendation of Mr. Washington. There is nothing positive about The Guardian. A negative vein is in its nature and it seems oblivious to the fact that "A fool can criticize but it takes a genius to build." It is indeed unfortunate that such a spectacle should be presented by any young men who are old enough to know better, but such is true. As of old "Ephraim is jined to his idol" so making such comments we are actuated by no personal difference with The Guardian. We simply consider it due the race to say in words which cannot be misunderstood that the young men behind The Guardian are more voluble than valuable, more flippant than conscientious, and they never have and unless kind Providence intervehes, never will put themselves to the least inconvenience to serve their race, unless by so doing an opportunity is offered to "play to the galleries." ROBERT W. TAYLOR Boston; Dec 30, 1901. MUSICAL ASSOCIATION OF ST LUKE'S P. E. CHURCH The regular monthly meeting of the above named church association, was held at the residence of Miss Lucy Shepherd, No. 1108 Connecticut avenue, n w. After the regular business had been transacted, including the reception of new members, among whom were Surgeon-in-chief Wm. A. Warfield and Major Chas. R. Douglass, several addresses upon the 'Chinese Exclusion Act,' were made, limited to ten minutes each. The following well known gentlemen and educators spoke upon the Act, Hon Jno. P Green. Messrs. R. W. Thompson, Thomas J. Calloway, Prof. L M Hershaw, Kelly Miller, and Major Douglass, Mrs. lMary Church Terrell, and Dr. Wm, H. Connor who were to have spoken upon the subject were unavoidably absent. A letter of regret was received from Paul Laurence Dunbar regretting his inability to be present on account of indisposition. The Aoelion Mandolin Club, under the direction of Dr. W. P. Napper, furnishd several numbers during the evening. The next regular meeting in February will be held at the residence of Mrs. John P. Green, 1944 9 h St, n w. LATE LOCAL Mrs Sarah Willis, mother of Mrs. O. L. White, died at Spartanburg, South Carolina, Dec. 31st, 1901. Miss I. abella V. Green of Baltimore, Nd., was the guest of Miss Geneva Walker of 1537 M street, n. w., doing the holidays A guessing party will be given by Miss Celestine Harris, of 322 E St., S. W., January 17th, for the benefit of St. Monica Chapel. Miss Nan J. Jackson of Southwest, returned to the city after having spent the Christmas holidays in New York the guest of Mr. and Mrs McCarthey Mr. M. A. Harris entertained quite a number of friends at his residence 1729 10th St., last Tuesday evening. After an elaborate repast, a game of urchre was enjoyed by those present. Mr. James Alexander of Hillsdale, D.C. died at his residence, Monday January 6th He was an old and respected citizen of Washington and Hillsdale He leaves two daughters, Miss Amelia E Alexander a teacher in our publicsch o's and Mrs. Stansbury Boyce of Jacksonville, F.a. Mr. Joseph Wilson, the chorister of Shiloh Baptist church was pleasantly and agreeably remembered on Christmas by the presentation of a magnificent parlor lamp from the members of the choir and a five dollar gold piece from the trustees of the church. The excellent music that Brother Wilson gave Shiloh last Sunday you would have thought that Joe had recyed a horse and buggy. A jilly crowd of young people assembled at the hospitable home of Mr. M Alfred Harris, 1729 10th St, n. w, in honor of his twenty-fifth birthday, where a most delightful time was had in merry making, feasting, and a good time generally. Miss Virginia Harris proved herself an excellent hostess, while Mrs Harris did all in her power to make the evenir one of pleasure for the invited guests. Mrs. Martna Anderson, of Chicago, who has been stopping with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart M. Lewis, 1619 3d St, N. W., was tendered a brilliant farewell reception on the 27 last month. More than thirty friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Miss J. M. Cropper were present and all enjoyed themselves as they always do at the home of Mr. Lewis. The ladies were becomingly attired and was the cause of much favorable comment. C.I. Lewis as usual turned back the hands of his clock to pullong the hours of his guest. Mrs. Anderson left for her home on the 30th of the month. MainTelephone 1768 Established 1873 H. Hines & CO UNDERTAKERS, EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1315 14th St. n w. Washington, D. C. TERMS REASONABLE LOSTIE E. WILSON, Fine Art Studio, 806 M ST, N. W. 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William Anderson, Wm Beckett, Daniel Murphy, and Dr. Baker of Baltimore Md. The Old F. Lows Temple was never more beautiful than on the evening of the twenty-sixth ultimo, when the auxiliary of the Day Nursery gave its second annual Charity Ball. Although the down pour of the rain was great yet it did not stop the lovers of gayety and charity from attending. The costumes of the ladies were beautiful and the gentlemen never looked more gallant. The Utopian Orchestra with its proficient leader, Prof. Robert Bobinson, furnished the music, which was indeed enchanting. The dance was a great success and the president, Miss Dora Needham, together with her coterie of assistants, deserve credit for the fine affair. All of Philadelphia's elite was present, together with friends from New York, Brooklyn, Hartford, Washington and Baltimore. The president, Miss Needham is worthy of praise. She is a recent graduate of the Philadelphia High and Normal School, a young lady of rare ability. She is now holding a position in the Cato School. The success of the Bill is due to her modest ability in handling such an affair. The Ulys Club, Jr, had a special dance for the srangers on Friday night The hall was crowded with charming belles and gallant beaux and all enjoyed themselves until the wee hours of morning and were loathe to part with the strains of the beautiful music and the smiles of happy faces. Mrs. Thomas Gorgas entertained at a tea from 4 to 7 on last Sunday at her home in honor of Misses Davis, Brown and Murphy of Baltimore and Miss THE COLORED AMERICAN WASHINGTON D. C Helen Johnson of Washington, D.C. The Masquerade given by Miss Anna Duncan in honor of her Brooklyn and Baltimore friends was indeed a swell affair. All classes and conditions of men were represented by mask and the evening was one of delight to all present. There was much laughter when the hour came to urmask. Miss Duncan's costume was gorgeous and displayed the artistic ability of the pleasant young modiste. Watch meeting was observed in all of the churches. Cherry Street Church had a great gathering. The services began at 10 p.m, and the pastor, R v Dr. Creditt preached an excellent sermon on where one will spend his eternity, taking as his theme the "thising of Dives in Hell" when on earth he had such an abundance which did him no good after death. This meeting commenced with a week of prayer followed by special revival services and several already been converted. On last Sunday. Dr. Cteditt was presented a fine suit oil, clohes and handsome roll top deck by the church and Sunday school as a gift in appreciation of his faithful service. Miss Lizzle Carter of West Philadel phia gave a charming New Year breakfast in the early morning of January 1st. After a sumptuous repast, card-playing and dancing were indulged in, until early in the morning, after which the guests left, feeling they had spent an enjoyable morning. The Treble Clef was at home from 4 until 7, on January 1st, at 517 South Street. Misses MacBelle and Lela Walker gave a pleasant reception to their guest the Misses Nora Proutt and Augusta Lewis, of Baltimore at their home, 1910 N. Warnock Street, on January 1st. Between the hours of 5 and 8 hundreds of friends called to meet the ladies and a pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The affair was altogether one of mutual pleasure. Misses Proutt and Lewis left on Friday after a most pleasant visit in the City of Brotherly Love where they pere royally entertained by the Misses Walker, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Trower enter- tained at their beautiful home in Germantown in of hot no the friends of Baltimore, on Thursnay evening. The guest were pleasantly entertained by vocal selections by Mr James of Lincoln University and Miss Lcla Walker in her usual pleasing style rendered her famous recitation "The Rainbow." A fine repast was served in the spacious dining hall, where toasts were made by hosts and hostess, Mr. Wm. Anderson, of Baltimore, Mr John Miller and Miss Lizzie Davis of Baltimore, Mr. C. O. Hopson acting as toast-mas er. A coach full of happy ladies and gentlemen returned to the city, the young folks vowing they had never spent such a pleasant evening. Miss Mamie Beckett gave a reception in honor of her brother Mr. William Beckett of Baltimore on Friday evening. Miss Clara Saddler spent the holiday in Ithaca, N. Y., the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. I. Powell. Miss Jessie Fawcett, a student of Cornell, spent the Christmas at home to the extreme delight of her relatives and friends. Central Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Keeves, Pastor, had a bazaar during the holiday, which was largely attended. The young people worked well and deserve credit for the success. Dr. D. W. Shaffer and bride were in the city last week. The ladies' auxiliary of the Business Men's League gave a promenade concert on Wednesday night at Fidelity Academy. The Old Liberty Bell, left Philadelphia, once more, to attend the exposition at Charleston. Miss Carrie Harlan is wish us again Mrs. Chas. H Brooks, is suffering with a severe cold which prevented her rom going out to the regret of hernany friends. The Violet Green Social Club. The ladies of the Violet Social Club held a reception, New Year's Day at the home of its president, Miss Katie Green 2015 Mst. Northwest. The parlors and dining rooms were tastefully decorated and the tables prettily dressed with evergreens and various flowers. The gowns of the lrdies were beautiful, being of black satin, organdies and colored silks Mrs. Susie Ellis introduced the visiting gentlemen and acted well her part in the entertainment of the several hundred callers from three to ten o'clock, p m. Among the prominent names on the cards were: H. W. White, L L B., Prof J T. Layton, Mr. Lucius Peterson, Mr. Dickerson, Prof R W. Thompkins, Dr. W. H Conner Mr. Geo Patton, Mr. Geo. Carter, Mr. Clarence Jackson and Dr. James T. Walker. Some of the ladies of the club are Miss Katie Green, Mary Peak Emma Tinney, Susie Washington and Mrs. Philip Coleman, Mrs. Geo. Carter, and Mrs. Susie Ellis. The Dvoraks Will be Re-Organized. Editor of The Colored American Please permit the use of your valuable journal as a medium to inform the public concerning the Dvoral Musical Society of Washington, D.C. No public appearance of the Society has been made here since June 1st, 1900 for the reason that it has been impossible to secure a suitable place for our use. It is proposed however, to re-assemble the society at an early day, and to take up a new opera which will be presented in the True Reformer's Hall, Richmond, Va about the first week in May. J. HENRY LEWIS. Director. Dvorak Musical Society. Everybody, Eats CORBY'S "MOTHER'S BREAD." It is easily the best bread in the world. It is pare and wholesome and is the greatest strength ning food you can eat. Mothers Bread is sold in over a thousand grocers in this city. Try it. Corby's Boderm Baker DRESS MAKING ACADEMY. The de Lam Orton Famous French Perfection Tailor System Mme J. A. Smallwood, Sole Agent 1813 Madison street, northwest, Morning class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Afternoon class 2 to 5 p.m. daily. Evenings from 7.80 to 10 o'clock. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, dressmakers and ladies who wish to do their own dressmaking. 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OER a = Pare s i ae | era 6 ee ADVICE 1U AFKO AMERICANS. ; ‘-1 Care Notbing for the Color of a Man’s Skio; It isCharacter Toat Makes Him ” ee {(Dattas News.) eT ee a Ee ee ORs) Cuuich, corner of Burford and Juliett sirecis, Bishop L. W. Joyce presiding. A great deal of important work has been accom plisbed a1 d many interest- lng reports made respectirg the work both religivus ad educational, Mapy preminent ministers and educators are present from this aud other States. Aspecial feature cf last night's meet- mg wasan sddrers by Prof 1 Garland Penn before the Young Peoyle’s Ep- worth League. Prof. Penn said in part: “What the young Negro wan:s is character and ability. Let bim get character, get something in bis bead and always keep something ‘n bis p: ck et. Character and ability wil win in the end. Iam certain of une thing. God is always oa the side of the man of character, and you need not doubt but that ali good men sre on the same side. | Let us jo bands with the good men of characcer of ali racesand let us build on asolid foundstion. Iam anx'ous about the young men and women of the race; I am anxious that they chill be raised up avd to be useful along sll lines. The Negro society has divisions that are very distinct, though those who decry the Neg’o, blinded by pre- | jadice, msy not be able to see it. The Negro is waking great moral progress, @ material avd fina: c'sl progress are marked by «xtremes, for while @ part are cn the hilltop others, the great ma- jority are in the gutter. What I waat those who are uptodolsto extend their hands and as ist those in the gutter to rise, “J believe this ccuntry is the place for the Negro. We bave Lot time to talk about taking ihe Negro to A ica, or anywhere else, but we w-nt him to work here, to edacate his ch luren, buy homes, get }roperty, be sumebody have character, be a man, think as other men think Iam a Negio, and; Iam proud of the fact. I think, I =a sop, I act as otber men act, and I .sm not disturb:d about what the vewspa | pers may call me. I kvow whet lam I know character will sbine just as bright under a bisck skia a, under a, white skin. Cbaracier is the worth of! the map. 1 would vot bave all the Ne- groes go to Africa if 1 could There are, some hese that the Airicaus then;eives do pot need and would not have any use for over there. *Bome ove has said the Negrois the only being that bas been able to look the gray-eyed and the pale- faced race in the eyes and live. Tbe Iudian has heard his voice and bas g ae westward but the N-gro remains aud cou\inues to buy homes and is being educa ed fr a noble parpose, whatever that nay be, Let ustake fresh courage. A bright day is sbe»d. Put your ear to tLe greund and lisiea. The oine- day the fourtt bauk was organized by Negroes in Richmond, Va., ‘and one iu Phila- deipbia. This means fadusiry, ab lity and honesty. +*What the Negroes needs 1s th: k nd of faith that the old mothers hed on the plan‘ atious of the Soutb before tle war ‘They prayed and trusted God ' ete oll thinge would win for them in THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. Q ee Ree Gk Bn eee Items From tre Philippives |bury M. E Chureh, Cor llth & | A letter from CaptainW. C Warme- ley, written ia November from the ‘Wall d Ci y” Manila, Chilippine Is- Jands, has been received at this cffice He tells of his trip from San Francisco to Manila, which was made in 26 days. On the Transport Thomas he found many cfficers and quite a number of school tesche:s going to the i-lands. Among the number of teachers there was only one colored. He say: there are at present three cclored teacbers in the Philip; iae Islands, and while they are giving good account of themselve they are discouraged by ‘he white cffi cers most of whom are from the South and have tek-n their race prejudice tc the Philippines. The outicok for ccl- ored peopie inthe Philippines is very diecoursging. he says, as long #s Ameriao cfficers have control of the civil government. ‘They are agains: the Negro st every stege of the game Dr. Warms'ey has been «lected Presi- dent of tbe Provincial Board of Healtb in the Province of Cagayan at a falary of $1 200 perapnum with priviege of outside practice, NEGRO YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN CONGRESS, Assuming Mammoth Proportions. The Negro Young People’s Christian Congres:.—the first mammoth yourg peopie’s Christian meeting in which s | denomivatiors have taken part —ie to be the greatest meeting, so the leaders say, in the history of therace, It is the first union effort of all denomiis:- tions Jo k-ng to the Christian training of the Negro ycutk. The mecting wil be beld in Ail.ota, Ga., Aug. 6 11,1902. The railrca is have already agreed up: p a@ one fare for the round tip whicb will make the fare from Washington for the round trip ab ui $15 00 During the conven ion, or immediatly afier a side trip will be made to Tuskegee, Al- abama, for the bene fit of those who w'l want to see the great Tuskegee Normal and Iodustrial Iostitute. Prof. I. Gar land Penn, A. M., of Atlanta, Ga , who has executive direc.ion of this great m‘vement, wasin the city jast v e-k aud called upon President RKo.s v-'t who locks upon this movement » th favor. Prof. Penn arrauged for tie call of a deiexa tun of leading men ot the race, of sll den mivations op Pr.sident Roseveli on sanusy18 + invite him to a tend the meeung. [i+ delegation wil ve made up of the f }- lowing Meu fFeproreuting diffeeit churches and sgeuciea participari : Bx ker T- Washingwn, Rev M C B Ma-oa. D Dz, Cincinnaui; Bushoy G W. Clinton. D. D. Charlotte, N.C ; Rev I B. sScott,D,D., New Ola s La., Bishop W J. Gaines, D. D, a Janta, Ga; Rev. D- N. Vasa, uv, D R:leigh. NC; Hon. #. A. Ruck -> Acacta, Ga; Bishop B. W. Arnet, D D, Wilberforce, O20; Rev. J W & Bowen, D.D, Adanta, Ga; Rev.v_ J. Saunders, D. D , Charlotte, N.C ; Kew E W OD Issacs. D D., Nashville, fen... Rev-G W. Moore. D. D. Nasby 1 Tenn ; Prof. I Garlaud Penn, 2. mM A lantsa, Ga; Prot W. B Mattbe - Auanta, Ga, Bishop R S Wiil'a D D, Augusta, Ga;Rv L G@ Jord-1 D D; Lovisvils, Ky ; Rev. E R Oy er, D D. Atlanta, Ga; Rev W H Weaver, D D., Baltimore, Md 3 Rev J. A. Rasn, D.D, Atlanta, Ga. 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W. Tancil, Howard H. Williams, _ Deposits received trom 10 cents ap-ward. Interest allowed on $5,00 and above. Collections meet with prompt attention. A general ex- change and banking busines: done, Bank open from 9 a.m, to 4.30 p-m, Orrice Hours: OAM TOIZ Teveruome West 39-3 1705 PF. Me Dr U. Clifford Fry, SURGEON DENTIST, 1407 28th Street Northwest, Washington, D.U, NEGRO DAY AT CHARLESTON. Orator Declared Social Equality Neither Possible Nor Desirable. Charleston, S C, Jan. 1-This was Negro day at the exposition. The colored people held appropriate exercises in celebration of Emancipation Day and delivered their building to the exposition authorities. The crator of the day was Thomas E. Miller, president of the South Carolina Colored College and former Congressman from this district. He spoke of the accomplishments of his race and urged for the future chiefly frugality and the acquisition of property as the most effective means of attaining a proper recognition. He emphatically deprecated any efforts to gain social equality, which, he declared, "is a foolish delusion and neither possible nor desirable." He also charged his race to friendship with the Southern whites and not to be looking North for recognition, which would not be given. Booker T. Washington was not able to attend the celebration. In his address, among other things, President Miller said: "The white man of the South is the white man of the northeast; the white man of the South is the white man wherever the American eagle spreads its wings. We have friends across the Mason and Dixon line. They have spent their treasures to assist in elevating us, but we have them by the millions around us on this side of the line. Let us say here that there is no such thing as social equality anywhere in the world!; and that no sane white man or Negro should pay any attention to the clatter about social equality, for it is all bosh to talk about it. No sensible Negro aims at it or expects it." Concerning the Negro as a factory hand he said: "I can locate a cotton factory in tide water Carolina and operate it with Negro hands and make more money on the capital invested than has been or can be made with white hands in the counties of Anderson, Richland, Chester, Greenville, Spartanbug, Cherokee, York, or Union, and cotton factories have always paid in the counties named. I am not asking to displace the white labor of the upper country with Negro labor, but I want the moneyed men of the world to know that the chances to make money in cotton factories with Negro labor in lower Carolina and Georgia are two to one in our favor." SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENTS. Many Visitors in Town—Personal Mention—Delayed Dots and Dashes. Charlottesville, Va.. Special-Christmas entertainments were held at all of the churches of the city. Space will not permit us to mention them in full Rev. J. C. Lias was installed as pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church last Sunday. Services were continued each night through the week, the ministers of the city and others assisting. Mrs Maggie Walker, R. W. G Secretary for Virginia for the order of St. Lukes in company with Mesdames M. E. Griffin and M. V. Young, past officers of Richmond, Va. were in the city Monday night and set apa t a new order of St. Lukes which was organized chiefly by the efforts of Mr. A. F. Angel. Mr. John Mabrey of Richmond visited Mr. C. H. Brown on Ridge street last week THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. G. Rev. W. J Howard and son of Washington, D. C. visited Mr. and Mrs. James Allen on Pigs street last Friday. Miss Georgia Smith of Washington spent the Christmas holidays in the city and sang at the Shilon Baptist church, Mr. J. H Dickerson visited Washing on this week. Mr. Eil Howard who has been in West Virginia for some time was home for the holidays. Mr. Wm. Chiles of Staunton and Chas. Jackson of Lexington were in the city visiting friends Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. W. B Davenport, son and daughter, Miss Lillian Duncan of Staunton spent their Christmas in the city, the guests of Mrs. Davenport's mother, Mrs. Gillum on West Main street. Mr. Chas. Cosby of Wilmington, Delaware is home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dabney and family spent the holidays in Petersburg, Va. their former home. Misses Mary Martin, Lena Nicholas and Mr. Charles Allen, spent the holidays in Washington. D. C. Mrs. Rosa Walker visited Richmond last week. Miss Susie Bryant of Staunton, Va. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Warner Reeves on 12th street. Mr. Holmes of Louisa visited his daughter Mrs. P. S. Hooker last week, Mr. Joseph Landrum, a young business man of Philadelphia who has been visiting relatives and friends in the county and city left Monday for Philadelphia. Misses Fannie and Jennie Brown left this week for Jersey City to visit their sister Mrs. Salie Brown Payne. Miss Minnie Terrell is home from Philadelphia. Mr. Lucian White of Washington, D. C. was in the city this week Mr. Eljah Gilmer of Jersey City is home for the holidays, visiting parents and friends. Mr. B. M. Starks who is preparing at Andover, Mass. for the Harvard College medical course, and Mr. H. J. Marton, instructor in St. Paul Academy, Lawrenceville, Va. were in the city during the holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ferguson on West Main st. Mr. Julius Patterson who was injured in the Spanish-American War, passed through last week en route to Washington, D. C., where he went to look after his pension recently granted him. Many on the county teachers spent their Christmas vacation in the city among whom we noted Mr. W O. Lewis, principal of Leesburg public school; Misses Lettie and Rebecca Ferguson, Cora Brown, Emma Heiskell, Ehel Brown, Annie Bryant, Mrs. Essex Alexander, Mrs. Annie E. Baker, Mrs. Sarah Hearnes. Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Washington were in the city last week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ferguson, The 13th annual V. V. Club banquet came off on the night of the 9th of January, the club surpassed all previous efforts along that line. Don't fail to read The American which can be gotten at Mr. W. B. Pollard's barber shop. MONTICELLO. THE COLORED AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Contents for Jan. 1902—This useless to Regret (Poem) Roscoe Conkling Wossom; Two Years in Luzo Part second Examining Schools, etc, T. G. Steward; Smoky City Part 4th, Thomas S Ewell; The Art of Public Discourse, Roscoe Conkling Bruce; Hagar's Daughter (serial), Sarah A Allen; Home (poem), Robert Hamilton; Famous Women of the Negro Race Part 3rd, Harriet Tubman (Moses) Pauline E Hopkins; The Haytian Girl, How she is wooed and won, (with illustrations), Theodora Holly, (Daughter of Bishop Holly of Hayti); Here and There, with many illustrations, Timo- by Thomas Fortune: Journalist, Author, Lecture, Agitator; A sketch of his life with portrait, Cyrus Field Adams; Epriam Brown, The Thirteenth Man; Fascinating Bible Stories, (The Defeat a' Hormah), Charles Winstow Hall; Muzeriah Johnson, Gertrude Mossell; Editorial and Publisher's Announcements. EDUCATIONAL. HOWARD UNIVERSITY Washington, D. C. TEN distinct departments, under one hundred competent professors and instructors—Theological, Medical, Legal, College, Pedagogical, Preparatory, English, Agriculture, Industrial, and Musical. For information address— Rev. J, E. 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Never fails. Warranted warmless. Only 50 cents. Sold by druglists and dealers. Sends 50 cents. No bottle below. 40 four three bottles. We charge charges. Address OZONIZED OX MARROW 20, 56 Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois. --- 80 The Colored American The Colored American Published by THE COLORED AMERICAN Publisbing 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 guar- fee 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 SATURDAY. JANUARY 11 1902 WE MUST ADVANCE, The Negro must advance commercially All the other good things he has done he should have done, but advancement on his part, along commercial lines, is the one thing needful and should not be left undone. Now that the New Year is upon us, we should make new resolves, and live up to them. We should stop advising others to support colored business enterprises in our midst, and set the example by patronizing them ourselves, and bid others follow our example. Recently a shoe store has been opened on Seventh street by a firm of young colored men. Just before the True Reformers opened a grocery on 4th and N st. We have no doubt but that many good people advise their friends to trade at these stores, while they themselves continue to trade anywhere else but there. We forget that men are influenced more by what we do ourselves than by what we tell them to do. The Twelfth Census shows that there are more than 27 000 employees in the government departments here. It is safe to say that at least two thousand of these are colored, and that they have an average income of nine hundred dollars per annum. Most of these had either no salary at all, or not over twenty dollars per month income when they entered the government service. What we cannot understand is, why it is that these employees for the most part live up to or beyond their income? Surely, it is not because they were accustomed to the style of living which necessitates the expenditure of $250 or more per day. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. to save one third of their salaries for one year their would be at the end of the year an average amount of $300 in the hands of each, or an aggregated capital among them of $600,000! If we should deduct two-thirds of this amount for the unrestrainable extravagance of the dudes and dudines, there would still remain a saved-up capital of $200,000 at the end of the year—to start a department store on the plan of the Boston House. If ten per cent of the remaining $1,600.000 in salaries received by Negroes here were spent in such an enterprise, there would be no doubt of its success for it would be assured of a volume of business equal to $160.000 der annum. What a number of High and Normal School graduates who fail to secure teacherships or government positions, would find suitable employment in such a commercial enterprises! One thing is certain, namely, that the savants of the race must either begin to devise some means of suitable employment for our educated boys and girls who are idle because the avenues of educated toil controlled by white men are closed against them, or they must expect the cursees rather than the blessings of the rising generation for bringing them into the world and assisting them to become educated and then refusing to do their part in providing them the means of using their education Another wise resolve would be that each and every colored person here who shall need the services of a doctor, lawyer or mechanic shall enddeavor to employ those of colored men, other things being equal, for if our own professional men and craftsmen are whil supported, it will encourage other men of the race to venture upon mercantile pursuits and it enter into genesal commerce with the assured hope of success. Why don't you send in your subscription which you know now, is over due. COL, M'CLURE'S RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS In an article in the Washington Pest of the 5th inst., the veteran journalist, Col. A. K. McClure expressed the opinion that the Negro has passed out of national politics for good. He bases this opinion on what he calls his "Random Recollections of Half a Century," in which he says the colored people have never received any political recognition in the northern states, as he can reall but one instanco of a colored man being elected to a state office, and only two instances where persons of that race have been elected to a state legislature. As Mr. Thomas H. Clark so admirably showed in his letter to the Post, Col. McClure, like most white men who discus s so freely the Negro and his progress, knows very little about the progress of the colored people. As a matter of fact colored men have received considera le political recognition in the North considering their number, both in elective and appointive offices. At the present time there are colored men in the legislatures of Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts and Illinois. There has scarcely been a time in the last twenty five years that colored men have not been mrmbers of the Ohio Legislature. Colored men have been elected and appointed to all sorts of officers in the North, from township clerk to mayor, sheriff, state auditor, governor's council, judge and others too numerous to mention. As a rule they have run even with and often ahead of their tickets While the North has not done for them all it should have done, it has done enough to establish and protect the principle of the political equality of all its citizens. The colored voters in the Northern States are active and alive to their rights and interests and we believe him to be a poor prophet who predicts that because there is no longer one of their race in Congress, these free voters will "Go away back and sit down." In the article in question Col McClure gets off the stock argument about the mass of colored voters being venal and purchasab'e However, he trips himself up In one place he says they have uniformly voted the republican ticket Evidently both these statements cannot stand. If they are republicans, the republican managers are not big enough fools to go out and buy what is already theirs Either Col. McClu e has been "buncoed' by some tricky, unprincipalled Negro or he thinks money paid for legitimate campaign work goes to buy votes The Colonel need not be told that the Australian ballot nakes the purchase of votes useless The tenor of the correspondence to The Colored American from the Philippine Islands is that color prejudice is on the increase. The 'noble' American army offices are leaders in this nefarious work. The relative speed of truth and false hood is shown in bold relief by a recent incident. About two weeks ago an associated press dispatch from Altoona, Pa, lit up the wires with the statement that Senator Hanna and Secretary George B. Cortelyou had provided a place in the United States Senate as special messenger for James B. Parker the hero of the Buffalo tragedy. It was printed in nearly every daily and weekly newspaper in the United States. Three days after the dispatch had been sent out Senator Hanna denied any knowledge of the appointment to an associated press reporter. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate made a similar denial. But the colored press with its usual tendency to drowsiness continue to announce in large head lines the appointment of Mr. Parker to a good federal position. Speaking about Cabinet making reminds us that a most excellent piece of cabinet work—a violin guitar has been sent us from New Orleans to present to President Roosevelt for his daughter, Miss Alice, on making her debut. The instrument is a wonder and is as full of music as honey with sweetness. The maker and sender is Mr. Samuel E. Davis a most successful colored cabinet maker of the Cresent City. He presented the late President McKinley with an electric launch and has sent Hon. D R. Francis, chairman of the World Fair Purchasing Exposition at St. Louis. Mo, with a many wooded gavil. There is mahogany in the Cabinet. In his thoughtful paper before the Second Baptist Lyceum last Sunday, Mr Lewis H Douglass spoke some brave words on the necessity for better service among those of the race engaged in domestic service. Nearly two thirds of our people in this city who are wage earners are thus employed. The number of advertisements in the "want columns" of the daily press calling for white domestics is increasing with alarming proportions. Two thirds of the race in this city are face to face with this alarming fact. What are we going to do about it? Are we simply going to drift? The "local in the last issue of The Colored American to the effect that Mr. Dancy, the new Recorder, would "make a clean sweep" of the office when he took charge was without foundation Mr. Dancy is a veteran federal office holder and has fil'ed many high places with great credit to himself and to his country. Merit will be the test in his office which will be conducted on the highest business lines. Prof. H H. Hagan of Greensboro, N, C. sees no difference in the Negro of today from the Negro of two hundred hears ago - except in education, his fondness for titles and degrees, his desire to accumulate wealth and to own property-a few differences don't you think? We may begin now, we may put it off one year, five years, a hundred years, but until we learn to put aside our small, unworthy jealouses, enimities and rivalries, put our shoulders to the wheel as a Christian duty and help one another to success in business, we will continue to be at the fag end of the procession. What a great blessing it would be of influential white men who want to be fair would stop writing on the race question until they knew something about the colored man's side of the controversy. The white citizens of Selma, Ala., had three successive conspiions last week when they heard that President Roosevelt had appointed Charles Gary, colored, postmaster for Selma. It was an idle rumor. A SOUTHERN LEADER. We notice that an effort is making to have Col. John H. Deveaux, Collector of Customs at Savannah, Ga., superseded at the expiration of his present term by a white man. The only objection urged against Col. Devaux is that he is a colored man; and this objection comes too from a class of men who claim to be republicans, and who profess to be able to build up a strong republican organization in Georgia, provided only about four offices held by colored men by presidential appointment, are filled by white men. The contention is at once silly and a reflection on the integrity and chivalry of Southern white men. We do not believe that by displacing the colored men in office, and filling their places with white men, any considerable number of white men in the South will join the republican party. But to return to Col. Devaux. He is a loyal, veteran republican, grown gray in the service of his party in the state. He has the confidence and expect of all the people who know him, regardless of race, or color, or politics. For twenty-three years he has been connected with the military organization of the state of Georgia, during which time he has reflected credit on himself, and rendered lasting service to the state militia. He has an enviable record as a public official of the United States, possessing experience, administrative ability and incorruptible integrity. He measures up to all the requirements of the merit system. He meets President Roosevelt's standard of efficiency. This being the case, and it is the case, it is to be sincerely hoped that the President will not be swerved by the cry of color, nor mislead by the ignis fatuus of a white man's republic can party in the South. A Virginia Possesses a Civil Service Exam. imation and Comes to the Nations Capital. Death of an Old And Respected Citizen. Rev H Chas. Pope and His Wonderful Stereoptican Views. The Black Hand - Some Holiday Church Rallies. Musical and Literary News. Hartford. Conn. Special-John D. Chapman of 163 Barbour street has been awarded a position in the Navy Yard at Washington, D. C. as a result of a competitive examination. He reported for duty Monday morning the 6th inst. Mrs. Chapman and her little daughter will not move until some time in February. Mr. Chapman has resided in Hartford something over three years, coming here from Manasas, Va where he attended the Manassas Industrial School. For two years he has been employed as porter at T. Sis- sion wholesale drug company on Main street and applied himself assiduously at such spare time as he had to his books. He has received his reward in what we read above, Mr. Chapman didn't hide his light under a bushel but set it up where all could see that what he knew might be of use to some one else. He took an active part in the Sunday school work at the Union Baptist church of which he was a constant attendant. Mr Chapman is a spirit that is bound to rise and we may expect to hear great things of him in his new field of labor. The readers of The American congratulate him on his success. Mr. Edward McClain an old citizen of this city died in Fall River, Mass. some weeks ago. Mr. McClain left Hartford something over a year ago, returning last summer for a week. He again left the city and nothing more heard from him until his cousin Herbert McClain received a letter informing him of his death from heart trouble. The deceased leaves a wife and daughter in this city residing on Liberty st. The McClain's came to this city from North Carolina about the close of the Civil War. The father of the young man just passed away was an earnest and devout Christian and a deacon in the Zion church for a number of years. He lived to a good old age and passed into his rest some five years ago. The children of the A. M. E. Zion Sunday school held their Christmas exercises on Sunday evening December the twenty ninth to a small sized audience on account of the rain, but an elaborate program was rendered for which Mr. John J. Williams, musical director and the teachers are to be congratulated. An interesting feature of the evening was the presentation of twenty-five dollars to the church by Vena Major in a neat little speech to which Rev. Cooper responded. The amount was the proceeds of the entertainment given by the children on the 19 h of December. Rev. H. Charlesope of Washington, D. C. gave two展首 an exhibitions at the A. M. Z on church on the 30 h and 31st. The enemy, "The Black Hand" was the subject, which exhibited the part the Negre played in the independence of this country from the Boston massacre, at Bunker Hill, at Lexington, at Concord down to the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo when James B Parker saved the President from an immediate death. The second enemy, his subject was that wonderful story from Rev. THE OLLOWED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Charles M. Shaldon's book, "In His Steps or What Would Jesus do?" Both entertainments were largely attended and enjoyed by all. After the exercises closed on Thursday evening the audience repaired to the upper part of the church to watch the old year out and the new year in. Services beginning at ten p.m. A praise service was held until 11:15 conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. Sulla Cooper, after which Presiding Elder J. H. S. Bell preached. The first Sunday in the new year was a high day in Zon church. Being quarterly meeting Sunday, the day was open with a six o'clock prayer meeting and an old fashion love feast at 10:30 a.m. and communion in the evening. The Sunday school elected the following officers for the year Superintendent Dennis Scott, Assistant superintendent Mrs. Rachel Diason, secretary Mrs. P. Basson, assistant secretary Miss Eva Dennis, treasurer James S. Taylor, organist Mrs. John J. Williams assistant organist Miss Helen Ashen, librarian Mr. Charles Bowen, assistant librarian Mr. James A. Willis. The school gave Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Babcock a purse as a token of their appreciation of their services rendered the Sunday school and church Mr. Babcock was presented a beautiful bible the gift of his class, the reward for raising the largest amount of the last three months over Rev. Cooper's class. Mrs. Nellie Carry Reynolds, the eastern star will appear in a musical and literary concert at the A, M. E. Zochurch on the 16th of this month. Other noted talent will appear and among them will be Miss Effie Hollingworth, Miss Maujory Branson, Miss Bacon, Mr. J. J. Williams and Mr Marshall Carver. Mrs. Mary Laurance and grand son, Putman Steward of 36 South Prospect street returned home last week from Newark, N. J. where they spent Christmas, the guest of Mr. Andrew Laurence, Mrs. Laurence's son. Miss Effie Wilson of Wilmantic who was reported sick with pneumonia has fully recovered. She is visiting in New York City so we are informed. Mr. Albert Stewart the successful restaurant proprietor at Willimantic was in our city Monday on business. Mrs. Carrie Wilson of 17 South Ann street presented her husband with a fine baby boy Monday morning. Mother and son are doing well. Mr. Jackson Ross of Walnut street who has been prostrated with pneumonia for the past three weeks is convalescent at this writing. Mrs. Hattie B. Thompson is out of danger and will be out soon. Mrs. Jas. H. Washington of 2 Martin street left the city Saturday for her former home in Columbia, S. C. She was called to the bed side of her mother who is sick. Mr. Peter Parker of 4 Winter street received the sad news that his sister, Sarah Parker of Halifax, N. C. was dead. MONTICELLO'S MUSINGS Some Live Doings in a Quiet Village. Charlottesville, Va., Special Mrs Eliza Ells, wife of Mr. Adam Ellis, died at her home on North 63rd street, Thursday the second instant. Her death was very unexpected, coming as a shock to the community. Mr. W. H Parago, spent the Christmas holidays, visiting relatives and friends in Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York City. Misses Alberta Coles, Serpie West, Roberta Saunders and Rosa Flannagan who are attending Hartshorn College, Richmond, Virginia, spent the holidays with their parents NATIONAL CELEBRITIES FOR CATARRH COLDS COUGHS SORE - THROAT GRIPPE CROUP HOARSE NESS CHIEF JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OF SAMOA, Says: "I can recommend Peruna as one of the very best remedies for catarrh. I recommend Peruna to all sufferers." PERUNA THE GREAT TONIC HALF ACTUAL SIZE. in the city. Mr. Horace Wayland of Phi'adelphia, Pa. was in the city last week the guest at the home of Mrs. Julia Terrell Kennie. Mr. Jesse A. Crawford of Springfield, Ohio, elocationist and reciter is giving entertainments in the city this week at the churches. Mr. Lucian Hill, who came home from Philadelphia last week very much indisposed is greatly improved in health. Mr W. P. Allen of the Virginia Seminary and College with his bride, formerly Miss Minnie Norvell of Lynchburg stopped over in the city last week at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. James Allen en route to Lynchburg from Washington, D C. where they spent a part of their honeymoon MONTICELLO. THE PERUNA ALMANAC. The druggists have already been supplied with Peruna almanacs. There is sure to be a great demand for these almanacs on account of the articles on astrology which they contain. The subject of astrology is a very attractive one to most people. The articles on astrology in the Peruna almanac have been furnished by a very competent astrologist, and the mental characteristics of each sign is given, constituting almost a complete horoscope. A list of lucky and unlucky days for each month are given. There will be a great rush for these books. Ask your druggist for one early before they are all gone. Hon. M. C. Butler, exGovernor of South Carolina, in a letter from Washington, D. C., says: "I can recommend Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I have been using your medicine for a short period and I feel very much relieved. It is indeed a wonderful medicine, and besides, a great tonic." U. S. Senator Stephen R. Mallory, Pensacola, Fla., says: "I have used your excellent remedy, Peruna, and can recommend it both as a tonic and a safe catarrh remedy." Hon. William Youngblood, Auditor for the Interior, writes from Washington, D. C., to Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O., as follows: "I've often heard of your great medicine and have persuaded my wife, who has been much of a sufferer from catarrh, to try Peruna, and after using one bottle she has wonderfully improved. It has proved all you have claimed for it." Hon. Rufus B. Merchant, Superintendent and Disbursing Officer, U. S. Postoffice, Washington, D. C., says: "I take pleasure in commending your tonic, having taken a bottle of Peruna with very beneficial results. It is recommended to me as a very excellent catarrh cure." RECEIVED ON NEW YEAR. Among those who received on New Year's day was Mrs. Maggie E. Jackson of 1535 4th St., n. w., assisted by Miss Lillian Throckmoston, Miss Lulu Pollen, Miss E ta Johnson, Miss Jennie Jefferson and Miss Hargrave of Baltimore, and Miss Estelle Barber. The ladies were handsomely gowned and charming in their manner of entertaining the many who called to exchange the compliments of the day and to renew old acquaintances. The occasion was an enjoyable one. ORANGE BLOSSOMS. A quiet wedding took piece Wednesday evening, January 1, 1902, at the home of Rev. James H. Lee, when his daughter Miss Clara B. Lee became the bride of Mr. George S. Allen. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father in the presence of relatives. The bride was gowned in white organdie and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. After the ceremony the couple followed by the relatives, entered the dining room and partook of the wedding supper. The parlor and dining room were tastefully decorated in evergreens and holly. Mr. and Mrs. Allen will reside at 313 Elm St., Le Droit Park and will be pleased to have their friends call.