The Colored American

The COLORED American A NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER VOL. X1. NO. 7. FUTURE OF THE NEGRO FUTURE OF THE NEGRO WISDOM THE SOLVENT PRESCRIBED BY ONE WITNESS. A Manual Training School For AfroAmerican Youth Donated by a Wealthy Philanthropist-Prosperity of Grand Army Posts. Providence, R. I. (Special).—Twenty seven posts represent the Grand Army of the Republic in the State of Rhode Island. Of that number Ives Post No. 13 is the only colored body in the order, and is one of the oldest in the country, being instituted April 23, 1868. Since its organization many prominent men have been attached to the post, some of whom have occupied lucrative positions of honor and trust. Even to-day, notwithstanding the fact that her proud ranks have been greatly reduced by the hand of death, the influence of the surviving few as a body is strong throughout the entire State. The post has made official visitations to some of the most important cities of the country, including Washington, D. C.; Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Brooklyn. In all of these cities a most royal welcome was extended. Among the active members are Past Commanders S. J. West, Hon. John A. Jenkins, ex-member of the State Legislature; John H. Francis, A. M. Smith, James C. Lacount and James E. Johnson. Past Commander Johnson has always taken a most marked interest in the affairs of the post and is at present occupying the position of adjutant for the seventh time. At the last encampment, held in February, 1901, he was unanimously elected delegate to the Washington, D. C., encampment. While the great question is being so widely propounded as to what is to be the future of the Afro-American in this country, many sincere men and women are ardouously striving to solve the seemingly difficult problem. I say seemingly, because of the manner in which the so-called problem has been heretofore dealt with. But as time rapidly hastens along on its march, the eye of the careful observer is directed first this way and next that way, until it discovers that in every section of this broad land $ \mathrm{o}_{1} $ ours practical and telling solutions are being graciously offered to overcome the monstrous creature, IGNORANCE, which has done so much toward the annoyance and detriment of the vast number of people living under the direct ruling of the United States Government. During the past fifty years great and grand strides have been made along the lines of education. Men and women have faithfully pursued various courses of study till they have brought forth things both new and old, and established themselves as examples of the wonderful power obtainable by the vast knowledge which it is possible to secure by researches among the things hidden in this old planet, the earth. As commendable as are these facts, there is, however, a deplorable feature which has stunted to WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 31, 1902. MEN OF THE HOUR. REV. CHAUNCEY I. WITHROW. Loading Divine of Staunton, Virginia. He Preaches a Practical Theology and Organizes the Negro Farmers For Advancemet in Agricultural Science. a hurtful extent that degree of intelligence which is essential for real progression in the higher spheres of life. Lack of WISDOM is the obnoxious element which has dampened the otherwise marked advancement attained in this fair land by all classes of men. As yet the board of trustees has not been completed, but the Rev. Dr. Buchman, of New York, who is a cottage owner at Narragansett Pier, will be one of the number, and it is said that our own Booker T. Washington will also be Happy is the thought that we now possess as we notice such movements as are being made by Livingston College, Tuskegee Institute and other similar organizations and schools where the hands, the minds and the hearts of the coming generations may be trained and matured in such a manner that all obstructions to that most-wise and God-intended doctrine of the universal brotherhood of man may be forever removed and thus allow the natural course of events to proceed in unhampered regularity. While these notable efforts are being made throughout the country for the elevation of the Afro-American, the State of Rhode Island now comes in for a share of the credit in that direction. Hence we learn with pride that Mr. Gordon McKay, of Newport, R. L., who is the owner of the Tower Hill property situated in South Kingston, R. I., has donated said property for the establishment of a manual training school for colored youth. This very valuable gift consists of ten acres of land and four cottages. The Rev. Mr. Holley, of Philadelphia, who has been selected as principal of the new school, has been overlooking the premises and says that as it will require only a few slight changes he hopes to be able to open the school by the first of next September. As yet the board of trustees has not been completed, but the Rev. Dr. Buchanan, of New York, who is a cottage owner at Narragansett Pier, will be one of the number, and it is said that our own Booker T. Washington will also be a member of the board. The new institute will be known as he McKay School of Manual Training. Rev. Holley expects an enrollment of 5 names at the beginning of the term, with a promised increase of at least 300 n the near future, a great number of vhom will come from the Southern States. Let this grand work continue, and nay this example of "Little Rhody" be imulated by other Northern States, and hus fall in line with our sister States n the South in a united effort to solve he problem of our own future. W. W. The special numbers rendered by Mrs. Lena Miller McKinney, Miss Annie R. Payne, Mrs. Clara G. Baker, Mrs. Carie Fountaine, Miss Lena Holmes and Mr. Richard Drew at the recent song service of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church were highly complimented by the vast audience that assembled to lisen. Miss Ella M. Boston's address on "W. C. T. U. Work" was in her usual happy vein, and the singing of the Orpheus Glee Club was a most attractive feature. Mr. B. H. Baker directed capably, and showed what faithful drill will do for an organization of singers who will follow leadership. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. RELIGION IN THE SOIL RELIGION IN THE SOIL REV. CHAUNCEY I. WITHROW TALKS ON AGRICULTURE. A Minister Who Brings Man into Communion With Nature and Unites Christian Teachings With The Vitalizing Forces of Earthly Production. The wisest and best preacher is he who exalts the gospel of service in all its phases. He takes the Word of God and points as an inspired disciple to the messages that bring man into the closest communion with nature — for man and nature's forces are God's divine representatives. Religion and agriculture are twin allies. Laws made by mortals may not be perfect, and customs are frequently the result of prejudice and narrow selfishness. Unfavorable conditions that obtain under governments invariably shake our faith in religion, and drive promising careers toward the quicksands of agnosticism or indifference to the teachings of the Scriptures. The pure and wholesome atmosphere of the farm, with its rich verdure and fragrant meadows, breathe the spirit of love, of confidence and of material progress. The storehouse of nature has no colored department, and an acre of ground is no respecter of persons when it warms into life the seed that opens the way to a harvest. He who preaches obedience to the natural law, and thus brings man to a deeper realization of his duty to Providence, and to the world by cultivating the soil and enlarging production, is the very best exponent of the religion that upifts and the gospel that saves. Such a minister is the Rev. Chauncey I. Withrow, of Staunton, Va., pastor of the Augusta Street Methodist Church. Dr. Withrow is a young man. He has won his way to the front by constant endeavor and the application of common-sense principles to the problems that stood in his way. He learned early that the leaders in the world's work must be those whose purpose is to 'cause two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before.' He saw with prophetic vision that the decrease in religious zeal and the trend of the people toward frivolity must be met and overcome by an appeal to a higher impulse than passion. He found that an increased education, a broader knowledge of science and a stronger esthetic taste demanded new and modern methods, and that the old-time "hallelujah," frenzied, emotional religion had done its hearers little or no good in a practical way. He began at once to mingle common sense with the Gospel and to give counsel to his people upon the affairs of everyday life. Last montin Dr. Withrow preached a special sermon to the colored farmers of Augusta County, Virginia, who came Continued on Second Page THE CHURCH OF THE LORD'S SUNSHINE. The Tenth Street Baptist Church. CORNER STONE LAYING. The Valuable 10th Street Church to be Re-Dedicated to The Baptist Denomination - Rev S. Geriah Lamkins Signal Success Commemorated Rev. S Geriah Lamkins announces that the new corner stone of the 10th Street Baptist church will be laid tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp by the Baptist Ministers' Union. It will be remembered that the $25 000 structure at the corner of 10th and R streets northwest, in which this congregation now worships, was erected by the Methodists, so the exercises of to morrow will be a formal dedication of the building to the purposes of the Baptist denomination. In securing the proper y and making it practically new, the pastor, Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins has achieved tone of the most signal victories recorded in the ecclesiastical history of Washington, and for which he deserves unstinted credit. Among those who will speak at this notable corner stone laying will be Dr. B. W Farris of Boston, President G. W. Hayes, of the Virginia Theological Seminary, and Register J. W Lyons. There is sure to be a spontaneous outpouring of the friends of the 10th Street Baptist church and the public at large tomorrow at 2 o'clock to witness these impressive ceremonies. Prominent Bsl.imoreans Wed. Few of those who sat under the magic spell of the violin bow, wielded by Mr Harry T Pratt at the Shaftesbury Art Club's recital last Friday evening at Grand Army Hall knew that he was a benedict of but two days' standing. Yet, it was true, and the talented young musician and his bride, formerly Miss Fannie Lansey, are the recipients of the congratulations of a host of friends. The happy event took place at the home of Miss Lansey's parents on Cathedral street, Baltimore. Both are prominent in the best social circles of the Monumental City. Mr. Pratt was graduated from the High School in 1894, winning a Shakesperean prize, and was also graduated with high honors from the Maryland Institute of Art of Design in 1895, he and Mr. H. Milton Gross being the only colored graduates from this institution. 10 THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Soon after graduating he was appointed cashier of the now extinct Lexington Savings Bank, but at the same time received an appointment to a clerkship in the Post Office. Dr. Hughes in Virginia. Dr. William H. Hughes, assistant surgeon of Freedmen's Hospital was in Richmond a few days ago, visiting his mother and sister. While away, he delivered an address to the alumni association of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute at Petersbug, and his wholesome advice called out much favorable comment. Dr. Hughes is a graduate of this college, and is one of the best equipped assistants that Freedmen's Hospital has had. Liverpool-Taylor Nupfias Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor has is sued invitations to friends to witness the marriage of their daughter, Glenna to Mr. W. H. Liverpool, Wednesday evening, June 4th, at 500 East Ward street, Urbana, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Liverpool will be "at home" after June 8 at their handsomely furnished residence on Nichols Avenue, Anacostia. Captain Blunt Vindicated. Captain H. Herman Blunt, against whom cuarges were filed reflecting upon his official conduct while in the Philippine service and which led to a courtmartial and dismissal, has been exonerated by a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. He will probably be restored to the army. TOWN TOPICS Mrs. M. linda Grimes has been visiting in Baltimore. Mrs. O. E. McNeill is yet at Providence Hospital, but ner condition is much improved. Miss Rachel Thompson, a graduate of the Freedmen's Hospital, is the guest of Mrs. Jessie Nichols in Chicago. Mrs. Tillie Stafford, of New York expects to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Laura Lyvera of 1708 10th street, northwest. Mr. Nelson Diggs underwent a suc- at the Columbia Hog- I WILL SET YOU UP IN BUSINESS MY CONDITIONS ARE SO SLIGHT THAT THEY COME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL. I want you to write to me address on a postal card. I am the way of making more money make in one month at the I don't care how well you make job is that you already hold my reply to your postal card thing and work for me. If you you, and follow the instruction will be your own "Boss," and own office. This is no fake, that I offer to every man I make no discrimination as If you are willing to work, I am independence. This is the Do not delay; send me you and I will send you a VALUE. WM. T. L 1700 Luca ST. LOU at you to write to me and send me your name on a postal card. I am in a position to put off of making more money in one day than in one month at the ordinary vocations. I care how well you may be doing or how good that you already hold. I know that when you try to your postal card that you will give up and work for me. If you will only do as I did follow the instructions that I shall give you your own "Boss," and sit at your own desk once. This is no fake, but a true and honest offer to every man or woman, black or white, no discrimination as to color, race, or color are willing to work, I am willing to help you evidence. This is the chance of your delay; send me your name and address, I will send you a VALUABLE PRESENT. Write to M. T. MART 1700 Lucas Avenue, ST. LOJIS, MO. I want you to write to me and send me your name and address on a postal card. I am in a position to put you in the way of making more money in one day than you can make in one month at the ordinary vocations of life. I don't care how well you may be doing or how good the job is that you already hold. I know that when you get my reply to your postal card that you will give up everything and work for me. If you will only do as I shall tell you, and follow the instructions that I shall give you, you will be your own "Boss," and sit at your own desk in your own office. This is no fake, but a true and honest chance that I offer to every man or woman, black or white. I make no discrimination as to color, race, or condition. If you are willing to work, I am willing to help you on to independence. This is the chance of your lifetime. Do not delay; send me your name and address to-day, and I will send you a VALUABLE PRESENT FREE! pital, and is now recuperating at his home in Leesburg, Va. Miss M. B. Williams, the obstetrical specialist, finds her practice increasing since taking her spacious new quarters at 1932 11th street, northwest. The distinguished poet and writer, Mr. Paul Laurence Dunbar, is seriously ill in Chicago at the home of his sister, Mrs. Murphy. His address is 5627 Dearborn street. The wedding of Mr. William T. Isbell, of 325 T street, and Miss Sylvia A. Russell, of St. Mary's County, Md., is announced for the evening of June 11th at 8 o'clock at the residence of Mr. Isbell. Mrs. Julia Mason Layton has been selected as Lady Commissioner of the District of Columbia to the Negro Congress of Young People which convenes in Atlanta, Ga, August 6, to 11. She is to be one of the speakers at the People's Tabernacle, the seating capacity of which is the largest in the city 4,000 At the recent great Baptist convention at Petersburg, Va., the sum of $10,000 in actual cash was raised for educational purposes, to be applied to the support of the Virginia Theological Seminary at Lynchburg. The District of Columbia gave $920. --- and send me your name and in a position to put you in they in one day than you can ordinary vocations of life. may be doing or how good the I know that when you get that you will give up every- you will only do as I shall tell us that I shall give you, you sit at your own desk in your but a true and honest chance for woman, black or white. to color, race, or condition. am willing to help you on to chance of your lifetime. name and address to-day, DUABLE PRESENT FREE! e to MARTIN, Las Avenue, IS, MO. B. B. SLADE, CO. Merchant Tailors Spring and summer suits to order a Specialty. Cleaning, altering and repairing. Goods called for and delivered. Telephone Main 1480 3. 1202 E STREET, NORTHWEST Branch at 6th and Missouri Ave J. S. Rawlings, Mgr W. H. FISHER DYER AND CLEANER, 709 9th St. n. w Washington 1407 14th St. n. w Telephone 1154. An Unique Trade Dollar. Atunique trade dollar containing a dagram picture of a lady wearing a sailor hat. I given by mistake to a Pullman porter going Jersey City to Philadelphia in 1886 or 1887, this date a reward of $100 was offered for the same can be had by addressing 'N' car- Colored American, Washington, D. G. --- # Write to PEN AND PENCIL CLUB. Second Annual Public Meeting Graced by The Appearance of Judge Anderson-Supplementary Speechesand Musical Numbers. "Pen and Pencil Club Day" rallied the friends of that popular organization in force and an audience remarkable in size, beauty and influence listened to one of the best programs of the year. President S. E Lacy welcomed the Pen and Pencil Club appropriately, and turned the gavel over to Mr. H. P. Slaughter, president of the writers' aggregation, who conducted the exercises. Judge Thon as H. Anderson, of the District bench delivered an address "Our National Development," a scholarly resume of American history from Plymouth Rock to the present, rich in epigram, optimistic in treatment, abounding in pride of national achievement along political, commercial, industrial and humanitarian lines, besides eulogies of such potential forces as Washington, Lincoln and McKinley. Judge Anderson is an eloquent and earnest speaker and his salient points met with hearty response from the cultured audience. Short addresses were made by members of the club as follows: "Journalism as a Profession," W. L. Board, of Wilberforce University; "The Literary Bureau," R. W. Thompson, associate editor of The Colored American; "Literary Ventures," J. H. Paynter, author of "Joining the Navy;" "Spirit of the Press," Arthur S. Gray, The remarks of each were well received Mr. T. A. Johnson sang "The Lost Chord," accompanied by Miss Lavinia Haywood; Prof. Elzie Hoffman's instrumental quartet gave two selections and a trombone solo, the latter being accompanied by Miss Eva Bell Reve. W, Bishop Johnson and C. D. Patterson conducted the devotional exercises. Upon motion of W. T Menard, Judge Anderson and other participants were tendered a unanimous vote of thanks. The occasion went far to increase the popularity of the Pen and Pencil Club and to encourage the work it is doing for racial development. MERE MENTION The Howard Medical School put out the largest class in its history this year-fifty-one in the three departments. The commencement exercises on the 6th were exceptionally fine. Mr. George W. Swann is in the city from Annapolis, Md., where has has been for several months. He will go to Oklahoma in a short time for permanent location, to grow up with the country. Rev. C. D. Patterson, of A'legheny City, Pa., was in the city Sunday. May 18, and preached in the evening at the Second Baptist church, He was en route home from the Baptist Convention at Petersburg, Va. Lient. R. E S. Toomey read a new poem at Sunday's meeting of the Charles Young Command Spanish-American war veterans. It told in graphic style, the horrors of the volcanic eruption at Mt. Pelee, Martinique. Messrs. R W. Thompson, W L Pollard, William E. L, Sanford, E E. Cooper and W. T. Menard have been added to the honorary membership of the Amphion Glee Club. There are eighteen gentlemen on the honorary roll. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs has re- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. turned to her duties in Louisville, Ky., taking with her Miss Georgia A. Smith our popular vocalist. Miss Burroughs was much pleased with the interest displayed by Washington's Baptist women in the organization perfected at her suggestion. The graduating class of the Freedmen's Hospital Trained Nurses this year had thirteen members. Judge Robert H. Terrell honored them with an able address on "Modern Systems of Nursing and Practical Education," which has been pronounced his best oratorical effort. M s. T. J. Calloway and children are spending several weeks with relatives and friends at Tuskegee. After the commencement season is over there, they propose to spend the summer in the East Tennessee mountains, with the children's grandfather, reaching Washington in the early fall. The Congressional Club gave a planked shad supper and musical entertainment in its cozy quarters on 17th street last Thursday evening. A large number of the members and friends were present and the evening was spent pleasantly. Messrs. Samuelp aring and Walter Savoy, the president and manager, are making many new friends for the club. It has decided to run its first grand excursion to Glymont June 10th. Many new features will be added. CAPTAIN KELLY DEAD Remains of a Noted War Veteran Interred at Arlington. The remains of Thomas Simmons Kelly, past commander of Sumner Post, No 9, G. A. R., a native of Augusta, Ga., who died at his home, 326 Spruce street. Le Droit Park, Saturday night, at the age of 64 was buried at Arlington Tuesday. He enlisted in Company C, Fourth United States Colored Troops, at Baltimore, Md , August 15, 1863, and served as first sergeant of his company, until the latter part of 1864, when he was placed in charge of the regimental field music, and after the close of active hostilities was made leader of the regimental brass band, serving in that capacity until mustered out in this city May 11, 1866 Later he located in New Orleans, La., and organized the first colored colored brass band of that city. About twenty five years ago he was appointed to a clerkship in the office of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, now Auditor for the War Department, in which capacity he was serving up to the time of his last sickness. He served as captain of the Capital City Guards and was always active in all movements tending to the advancement of his race. He leaves a wife and wide circle of friends to mourn his loss Bishop Turner's Tabernacle. B shop Turner has erected on his large lot on Young street, a commodious and well arranged auditorium which he calls "The People's Tabernacle." The building will seat easily 4,000 people and five thousand or more can be crowded in it. The Bishop has erected this building the benefit of the race that they may have some place to go for entertainment and amusement. Bishop Turner is needed in Washington. Miss Hallie B Williams, of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is stopping at 2016 Vermont Ave. CREDIT Makes Furiture Buying an Easy Matter. I is time you had a good, reliable Refrigerator in the house, and you can get it here in any desired size-on easy weekly or monthly payments. We can cover your floors with reliable Mattings for less money than any other house in town. We sell the best grades of Chinese and Japanese Mattings, and warrant the durability of every yard. Mattings Tacked Down Free. Mattings Tacked Down Free. For summer cooking you should have a Dangler Vaper or Blue-flame Oil Stove. We have them in all sizes, and sell them as cheap on credit as you can buy for in the cash stores. Go-Carts and Carriages are here in a great variety of styles-all on easy payments. Peter Grogan, 817, 819, 821, 823 7th St., N. W. Between H and I Sts. brethren were: The Grand Master of the State of Mississippi, E W. Lampton; Past Grand Master H. S. Smith, Ill. Sv. Grand Commander Thornton A. Jackson, Past Master Judson W. Lyons, Past Department Grand Master W. H. J. Malvin, Past Senior Grand Warden, T. M. Dent of Georgia and John T Lay'on of District of Columbia, Past Masters Charles Steward of Chicago and Fred Henry, Charles and John W. Freeman and George Webster, of District of Columbia; Ill Grand Recorder James O. Bampfield. Dr Creditt in Arkansas. Rev. W. A. Creditt, pastor of the Cherry Street Baptist church, Philadelphia, preached the baccalaureate sermon last Sunday to the Arkansas Baptist College at Little Rock. The college is one of the best in the South, having over four hundred students. He lectured on May 12 h at the First Baptist church of Little Rock, and again spoke at Hot Springs Dr. Creditt succeeding splendidly in his church work at home. He received thirty-five new members Sunday a week ago. Three services were held during the day and a large number could not get entrance into the edifice. Don't miss a single issue of THE CORPORATED AMERICAN. 11 LOW PRICES. On Beautiful gold crowns and all other work. We positively extract teeth without pain. ★★★★★ ...12th and Penn. Ave.. Vero Dentists. Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. to 12 m. Life from cradle to grave. 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The meeting Thursday evening of last week at the Third Baptist Church was well attended despite the counter attractions of the commencement season. President Geo. H. White made a splendid talk on the progress of the case and pointed out the necessity for united action to break down the system of oppression that was encroaching day by day upon the rights of the Negro. Mr. R. W. Thompson, of the Colored American, spoke of the importance of organized effort if desired L. Hon. John P Green. reforms were to be made successful. He took the New York Journal to task for its remarkably inconsistent editorial of May 7, answering the charge that the Negro "lacked the rebellious spirit," that he "voluntarily accepted his inferiority," and was never "intelligently dissatisfied." Mr. Thompson covered these criticisms along the line of our last week's editorial, and thought the black man's error was his failure to sweep all before him by "a compactly organized dissatisfaction," which would find an expression at the polls, in the newspapers, in the pulpits and which would support systematic movements for self-help, such as the council was carrying on. Those who go home to vote should ask their Congressman to explain to his Negro constituency why his vote was not cast for some of the bills designed to relieve the woes of the race, he suggested. Prof. Jesse Lawson made a strong speech reviewing the reports so far submitted, and urging increased interest on the part of the people, and liberal contributions. Rev. J. H. Lee conducted devotional exercises and made a forcible talk in consonance with the occasion. Several of the speakers announced failed to appear. A collection amounting to $15 was taken. Race Progress in Montana. Butte, Mont. (Special).—The Bethel Baptist Church of this city was organized June 23, 1901, with seven members, which number was increased the following Sunday in August. They had no regular pastor until March, 1902, and the work went forward with a little interest. Rev. C. C. Laws, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Sacramento, and Second Baptist Church, of Woodland, received a unanimous call to the pastorate of this promising church. Rev. Laws entered upon the work March 1. He was given a royal welcome by his prospective congregation. The attendance has been constantly on the increase. The colored population of this city is said to be 900, and that number ought to be able to make great improvement among our people. There are about 50 Baptists in the town, and the pastor is getting them in line. He has organized two auxiliaries for the benefit of the church: Bands of Hope and of Gideon, and it is hoped that they will prove a blessing to the cause Officers of Band of Hope are: President, Miss Hattie Withers; vice president, Miss Letha Esters; secretary, Claudie Bell; treasurer, Grace Johnson. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. Officers of Band of Gideon are: President, Mrs. E. H. Johnson; vice president, C. C. X. Laws; secretary, Gladys Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Drucilla Lewis. Officers of Literary Society are: E. J. Brown, president; L. R. Jones, vice president; H. B. Jacobs, secretary; Mrs. Parthenia Bell, treasurer; Mrs. E. J. Brown, sergeant-at-arms; Miss Sigmore Scott, chairman of programme committee, and Mrs. J. H. Allen, on the committee on refreshments. The Methodists are preparing to dedicate their church in the near future. The Baptists have negotiated for a lot at $2,000, and are pushing the work very rapidly to the front. One thing that hurts our people, not only in Montana, but all over the country (and they ought to stop it), is the refusal of barbers to shave their own color. If all would shave every one that came, the whites would have to put up with the rule. But when our own color refuse to serve us that gives the other race more ground for discrimination. There is not a restaurant here where the colored people can go to get a decent meal. Prof. Lucas, Williams and Walker, who are leaders of the theatrical company and said to be the finest and the best on the road, were ejected from a common restaurant here on account of color. They ought to have made an example of them that others would never attempt the like again. National Negro Business League. EDITOR COLORED AMERICANS-As official compiler of "The National Negro Business League," I am pleased to send to you this notice that the complete report of the Chicago convention of the League is in the hands of the printer, and will be ready for distribution on the 1st day of April next. The report is finely printed on heavy finished paper, and in clean large type. It is to be artistically gotten up in a photo printed cover of gray. The report will contain over 100 pages of matter, arranged conveniently for reference. This report promises to be one of the most interesting manuals of information and instruction concerning the material progress of the American Negro ever gotten out by a Negro organization in this country. The following table of contents will indicate its scope and value: Message of congratulation from the late President McKinley; Introduction by Booker T. Washington; Scope and significance of the Convention—Preface; Name of Officers and the Executive Committee; Official program; Minutes of the proceedings in detail; Interesting extracts from all written addresses; Reports of business enterprises from several cities; Resolutions adopted; Rules governing the League; Newspaper comments. The Executive Committee is very desirous that the widest possible circulation be given to this report, believing by this means that interest in the purposes of the League will be enlarged and intensified. To this end the cost of the Report, $0.35, has been put within easy reach of every one interested. You will greatly aid the work of distribution by sending in your order at once. Please send 2 cent stamp with the price of the Report and address. S. LAING WILLIAMS, 113 Adams St., Chicago, Ill. N. B.-It is a pleasure to note that this printing of the report has been done by Mr. R. S. Abbott, a graduate of Hampton, of the class of 1806. In Memoriam. In loving remembrance of my dear mother E114 Gbbs Thompson who departed this life two years ago, May 29th, 1900. THE GRAND FOUNTAIN. United Order of True Reformers. 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 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 Classes:—Class B, Class E, and Class M. All dues payable annually or quarterly. In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25. Annual dues, $4.75 to $7.60. The Certificate is valued first year at from $100 to $88. 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 $300. 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 $1,900 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 8782 Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,964.75, over a HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE BANK.—In our Savings Bank the Order has a sound and flourishing institution that is a credit not only to the Order butthe race as well. It began business April 3, 1889. The capital stock is $100,000. The business is the same as that of any other regularly constituted bank, and is surrounded by the same safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 a share to 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: Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 Other 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 of flce in Richmond, Va. It stands for the voice of the people, representing co-operation 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 thereon an "Old Folk's Home." With unexampled liberality and broad-minded generosity, the Order does not limit entrance to this home to its members alone, nor even to members families, but the doors are opened to the aged and decrepid of the whole race, regardless of their residence or connections. The Order makes itself the trustee for this glorious charity, and calls upon the whole people, black and white, North, East, South and West to assist by their contribution the carrying out of this praiseworthy idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for the Home Contributic as 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 on the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 ho with a fee simple value of $129,500 Ir addition to these the Order leases buildings. Pablo Picasso In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 years, $4.75 to $7.60. The Certificate is valid. After one year, its value is $200 to $65. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 years, $9.50 to 11.40. The Certificate is valued first one year its value is $500 to $300. In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 years, $21 to $25. The certificate I valued from d. You are entitled to a Life Membership. Classe B and E upon purchase of the req. pays a dividend annually of 20 per cent. The Grand Fountain United Order of T 29, 1900, a total of 3782 Death Benefits, with HALF MILLION DOLLARS. HISTORICAL MUSEUM RESOURCES. Loans and discounts ... $8,272 80 Other stock, bonds and mortgages ... 164,423 83 Due from National Banks ... 48,383 22 Banking House ... 14,000 00 Other real estates ... 99,588 00 Furniture and Fixtures ... 6,850 00 Current expenses and taxes paid ... 1,388 99 Specie, nickels and cents ... 12,399 80 Paper currency ... 35,820 00 Total ... 391,120 84 The Reformer's Grocery and Feed Store in Richmond, Va., and members of the Order, are 20 per cent. on the cost of food products. THE REFORMER is the newspaper public office in Richmond, Va. It stands for the vote operation and combination of the race and the General Messenger and the General Agent per year. A well-equipped job office bids for turned out in first class style and at low price. Six miles from Richmond, in Henrico County, 634 acres of land, and established thereon are exampled liberality and broad-minded generance to this home to its members alone, no doors are opened to the aged and decrepid residence or connections. The Order makes charity, and calls upon the whole people, both West to assist by their contribution the idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as a Contributic as can be forwarded to the casin who will send receipt for same and account. Members of the Order and the public, invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 900 N. 10th and desirable location. Service is of the best. The Real Estate Department manages the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings with a fee simple value of $122,500. Ir ad buildings. For any further information, address Wm: L TAYLOE, W, M, Master, ROSEBUD FOUNTAINS. Gosebud Fountain you pay $1.00, on the monthly dues are either due decide. The annual check Benefit from $1.50 to grants. Benefit, your family will pay this year. After one year. BRANCE DEPARTMENT, the B, Class E, and Class F, or quarterly. 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to its valued first year at $3.00 years. Fee, $5 to $6.50 first year at from $2.50 years. Fee $11 to $18.50 from date of issue at fromorship in either of the required amount of B. of True Reformers has with a grand total of $100. Our Savings Bank the Corporation that is a credit nec. It began business A.00. The business is the constituted bank, and its stock sells for funds. Both time and cash paid on time deposits, auditor of Public Accounts, owns its flourishing condition. LIABILITY Capital stock paid in the Surplus fund ..... Undivided profits...... Demand certificate of posit...... Time certificates of credit. Total...... Store is located at 501 N. Order and the public genius. Published by the order from the voice of the people, and is the Beacon Light Agent of the Brotherhoods for the work of the public prices. Lico County, Va., the Ordnan an "Old Folk's House of Generosity, the Order of the Ole, nor even to members, rapid of the whole race, nor makes itself the trustee of the black and white, Nor in the carrying out of the act as a Grend Rally Day, casnier of the Reformers count for it to The Grand Nic, when visiting Rick 000 North Sixth St. It the best and rates are realages and controls all pr buildings, 4 farms, 4 days addition to these the Fountain you must be between You pay $1.00, either cash or by only dues are either 15 or 25 cents s. The annual tax is 10 cents. profit from $1.50 to $4.00 per month, Your family will be paid $84.50 if After one year the Death Benefit DEPARTMENT, there are Three E, and Class M. All dues arterly. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25. Annual first year at from $100 to $88. Fee, $5 to $6.50. Annual dues, year at from $250 to $175. After Fee $11 to $13 50. Annual dues of issue at from $1,000 to $700. either of the Fountains or in amount of Bank stock, which Reformers has paid up to July grand total of $521,364.75, over a Bags Bank the Order has a sound that is a credit not only to the Or- gan business April 3, 1889. The business is the same as that of and bank, and is surrounded by stock sells for $5.00 a share to both time and demand deposits time deposits. The following Public Accounts of Virginia at surviving condition; LIABILITIES. Stock paid in ..... 88,125 00 Fund ..... 80,957 81 Ded profits ..... 6,826 80 Certificate of de- ..... 96,786 29 Certificates of deposit 118,424 76 Total ..... 891,120 64 Located at 501 North Sixth St. the public generally are saved By the order from its own of of the people, representing co- the Beacon Light, the Headlight, of the Brotherhood. It is $1.00 the work of the people, which is City, Va., the Order has purchased Old Folk's Home.' With un- unity, the Order does not limit en- ten to members families, but the one whole race, regardless of their self the trustee for this glorious and white, North, East, South trying out of this praiseworthy Rally Day for the Home of the Reformer's Savings Bank, att to The Grand Fountain. In visiting Richmond, Va., are Sixth St. It is in a pleasant and rates are reasonable. Controls all property interests o- c, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 ho- wn to these the Order leases W P BURRELL, G. W. Secretary --- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE WOMEN'S WORLD Address all communications for these columns to the Department Editor, Mrs. J. Silone Yates President National Association of Colored Women 2122 Tracy Ave Kansas City, Mo. By Prof. J. Dallas Bowser. (Read before the Kansas City Peace Meeting.) Fire, water, famine, pestilence, war, are the calamities that destroy or deteriorate mankind. A cataclysm of water has already destroyed our world, a holocaust of fire is prophesied to destroy it in its last days. Famine and pestilence have slain their millions in China and British India. But grim-visaged war is all of these, and more. It is famine and fire and flood, and pestilence, and murder, and arson, and fraud. It is treachery and hypocrisy. It substitutes curses for pity; it mains hearts as well as hands. It arrays brother against brother. It leaves scars of the conscience and embittered memories of the soul. Bullets respect not beauty. They tear out the eye and shatter the jaw and rend the cheek. War is the parent of armies; armies make debts and taxes; debts and taxes make paupers; paupers make thieves and highwaymen. The most successful war leaves nations poorer and always more profligate. Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are always remembered for the mischief they have done. All great warriors unite in denouncing war as the trade of barbarians, which mends but few and spoils the multitude; involving violence, blood, rapine, fraud; everything that can deform the character, alter the nature and debase the name of man. When, nearly 450 years ago, Pizzaro, the conqueror of Peru, in order to possess himself of the wealth of that country, invited the Inca to a feast, and while his guest was at the table seized him and loaded him with chains; and when the Inca offered for his release to fill the room in which he was confined with vessels of gold; when Pizzaro, after accepting the treasures, cruelly put the Inca to death, the civilized world stood agast at his treachery. Spanish cruelty became a byword for all Christian nations, and for generations our school geographies have held up to scornful gaze of American youth the Judasaical barbarities of Pizzaro. Yet how far has the world progressed in the passing centuries? To capture Aguinaldo Gen. Frederick Funston resorted to forged dispatches and pretensions of friendship worthy only of Pizzaro or Judas Iscariot. He dared not approach his enemy in the open, but must necessarily go skulking about in the disguise of a friend. A pretty example of consistency for the youth of our land to imitate! Apologize as our statesmen may for Funston's act, he will be regarded in the minds of thousands of his countrymen as a modern Pizzaro, treacherous and cruel. No wonder that Fielding might exclaim that war is the sink of all injustice, and Bovee that "war involves a greater or less relapse into barbarism which may save the State, but destroy It was 2,000 years ago that King Herod, becoming angry at the escape of the young child Jesus, slew all the two-year-old children and under that were in Bethlehem and all the coasts thereof, hoping that among them might be the young Nazarene. The verdict of Christendom has been that Herod was a barbarian and a butcher. Yet in this year of grace 1902 Gen. Jacob H. Smith, because he gave orders to make of the Island of Samar a howling wilderness and to kill all male inhabitants over the age of ten years, is held up to the admiring gaze of the youth of our land as a fine type of American soldier. If the If the creed of our modern militarism be true, then the great Napoleon was right when he said: "The worse the man, the better the soldier; if soldiers be not corrupt, they ought to be made so." Yet we sent our armies to the Philippines to save their souls from the damnation of the Catholic Church. How we did it appears further in the report of the secretary of the Batangas Provinces from diseases incident to the late war the population of the provinces had been reduced from 300,000 to 200,000. When it becomes necessary for a civilized people, so-called, to cause the death of over 30 per cent. of a people, a moral question arises whether it would not have been better for their souls as well as for their temporal salvation to have left the Filipinos to the mercy of their Spanish masters. It is a sad commentary on our boasted civilization and religion that America and England, for greed and conquest, should send great armies to far-off lands to devastate them with fire and sword under the pretense of establishing a more humane form of government. Reconcentrado camps under Weyler in Cuba called out the just indignation of mankind. But are they better in Southern Africa, where the Boers are driven from their homes, or in the Philippines, where the inhabitants over ten years of age are singled out for slaughter? Should forgery which throws a man in prison in civil life make a hero of the forger in the Philippines? War is only splendid murder. It breaks to stones every law in the Decalogue. Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not lie. Law is not only legalized murder; it is legalized theft. It is legalized arson. When Sherman made his famous march from Atlanta to the sea he cut a swath 60 miles wide, destroying plantations and, like levouring locusts, eating all the stock and grain, pilfering the houses of hoarded treasures of money and jewelry, burning towns, and everywhere leaving ruin in the wake of his army. The acclaim of the North made him the apotheis of the patriot. Sherman's own epitomized judgment of the invasion was that "War is hell." Sheridan's Ride is a classic in our literature, as Sherman wears a crown in the galaxy of the world's great heroes. Yet in the fall of 1864, hearing that one of his lieutenants had been murdered, he ordered all the houses within an area of five miles to be burned. It was not a moral question with Sheridan whether he alleged murderer lived within the prescribed territory or whether it was fair that hundreds of innocent women and children should be turned out of doors in the midst of an approaching winter. It was war, and the more hellish war could be made the better. It was Seneca who said that "in war warfare and cruelty know no bounds; barbarities are authorized by decrees of the Senate and votes of the people; and normities, forbidden in private persons are ordered and sanctioned by legislators. Things which, if a man had done in his private capacity he would have said for with his life; the very same things we extol to the skies when men lo them with their regimentals on their backs." It was Burke who said: "War suspends the rules of moral obligation, and what is long suspended is in danger of being totally abrogated. Civil wars strike deepest of all into the manners of the people. They vitiate their politics; they corrupt their morals; they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice. By teaching us to consider our fellow-creatures in a hostile light, the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less dear to us. The very names of affection and kindred, which were the bond of charity whilst we agreed, become new incentives to hatred and revenge when the communion of our country is dissolved." The civil war in the United States has been over 37 years. Yet with all our preaching ours is still a nation of barbaric impulses and tendencies. Sectional bitterness is still a smoldering volcano. Brotherhood is a caprice buffeted about by caste prejudice and race hatreds. Everywhere are seen the scars of fratricidal hate and internecine rancor. Seventy-five per cent. of our citizens are in sentiment the members of an organized mob which a spark could arouse to burn or kill by barbaric instrumentalities. The mad speculators of that struggle are still sowing dragon's teeth 7th Annual Excurs OF THE YOUNG MEN'S PROTECTIVE L To Notley Hall. STEAMER RIVER QUEEN 3 trips, 9.30 a. m. 2.30 and 6.30 p. m. Monumental Orchestra. 20 Pieces. FREE TICKETS TO CHILD Each child under 12 years old, account given free tickets on the 9:80 boat on —COMM. W. J. Iverson, Chairman. Daniel Freeman, Sec. W. B Harris, O. R Rogers, Wm. Spi A. Woodson, W. Abrams, Adolph Smith Sidney, John Simms, James H. Henry Matthews, W. J. Thomas. Tickets Rround Trip 25 Cents. Each child under 12 years old, accompanied by their parents, will be given free tickets on the 9:80 boat only. —COMMITTEE— W. J. Iverson, Chairman. W J. Singleton, Vice Chairman. Daniel Freeman, Secretary and Treasurer. W. B Harris, O. R Rogers, Wm. Spilliards, George Payne, H. R. Crowner, A. Woodson, W. Abrams, Adoloh Smith, Milton E Simms, J. S. Tucker, C. D. Sidney, John Simms, James H. Henry, T. Williams, Arthur F. Boston, J. Matthews, W. J. Thomas. Tickets Rround Trip 25 Cents. Children under 12 years, 15 Cents. Tickets sold at wharf only. Just Look! Watson's Park. The Berean Baptist Sunday School will give their first picnic of the season at LAKE VIEW PARK Friday June 20,'02. G20. W. Proctor, Chairman. The Excelsior Business Club invites their friends to the Grand Opening of their Pleasure Park [formerly known as Madre's Park] Friday May 30, Good Music. in our marts of trade. The unlift of righteousness had scarce begun when our nation, with greed for empire, seized with a mere pretext the Hawaiian Islands and deposed the queen. Yet another day and our descent upon the Antilles in the name of humanity completes the farce of our scheme of benevolence. And the end in the Philippines may yet be far off. No! a thousand times, no! War is not a moral uplifting nor even a necessary evil. Benjamin Franklin declared that there never had been a good war nor a bad peace. "Dost thou not know the fate of soldiers? l'hey're but Ambition's tools to cut a To her unlawful ends; and when they're worn, Hacked, hewn with constant service, thrown aside To rust in peace and rot in hospitals." The author of the excellent article, "What Art Is For," found in these columns May 17, is Miss Lottie Wilson, Washington, D. C.-Studio 806 M St. Reports of successful peace meetings held under the auspices of various clubs of the N. A. C. W., have come from Chicago, Boston, New Bedford, Newport, New Haven, Norwich and Kansas City. The programs rendered were instructive and interesting and the resolutions sent out by the president of the International Council of Women, Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Indianapolis, Ind., were adopted. AMUSEMENT. Come!! 13 AMUSEMENTS. Washington's Great Pleasure Resort, located on Glen Echo Railroad, Md., now open for the season, and it is hoped that every person will pay one visit to the Park this season is there has been many improvements made for your enjoyment. All churches, social clubs and associations are invited to spend their outing this summer at Watson's Park. Special car can be charted Direct for the Park and ordered back when wanted. Cars for every day service. Take Chevy Chase for the Park. Those driving take Conduit to Turners and turn to the right. For further information apply to A. D. WATSON. 2025 L Street N. W. Excelsior Formerly known as MADRE'S PARK. Is open for engagements for picnics and out-door entertainments by Sunday Schools, Churches, Societies and reputable Clubs and individuals for the season of 1902. Run under entirely new auspices, the Excelsior Business Club. 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Every lady or gentleman, white or colored, is cordially invited to write to the Company, who will explain in detail by return mail their most liberal system, whereby anyone who is really anxious to mount upward on life's ladder, to fame, wealth and happiness, can do so. There are no impossible conditions; all who will can take advantage of this great chance. A valuable sample will be sent to all who write, for which they make no charge. Those who are already at work can increase their incomes by following their methods. So this chance is open to all. DOMINION MANUFACTURING CO. SEND NO MONEY. No. 106% E. Clay St., RICHMOND, VA. 9a 9a 9a 9a 9a 9a THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. SHADOW AND LIGHT SHADOW AND LIGHT This is the title of a most interesting book of 372 pages written by the Hon. M. W. Gibbs, well known in national politics, and late U.S. Consul to Madagascar. His admirable work, "Shadow and Light," consists of an autobiography with reminiscences of the last and present century. The introduction was written by Prof. Booker T. Washington, in which a high compliment is paid to Judge Gibbs. "It is seldom," says Prof. Washington, that one man, even he has lived as long as Judge M. W. Gibbs, is able to record his impressions of so many widely separated parts of the earth's surface as Judge Gibbs can, or to recall personal experiences in so many important occurrences." The volume is embellished with many portraits of distinguished individuals who are subjects of the authors's fruitful pen. There is not a single dull page in the book. It is highly commended by the press and is meeting with a wide sale. Agents wanted everywhere to sell this most interesting book. For full terms and particulars, Address J.H.Wills, 506 11th St. N.W. Washington, D. C. The Hotel Brunswick, 235 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. AND 220 B. ST., N.W On European Plan. First Class in Every Particular. J. G. VAN BRACKLE, PROPRIETOR: WASHINGTON, D. C. ILLUSTRATIONS CUTS MADE OF ANY- THING, BY ANY PROCESS. FINE WORK AT LOW PRICES. THE Maurice Joyce Engraving Company. EVENING STAR BUILDING WASHINGTON, IA. Relief Association. Incorporated February 27th, 1893, Under the Laws of Congress of the United States in the District of Columbia. The Oldest, Largest and Most Reliable Weekly Sick Benefit Company Incorporated in Washington, D. C. Home Office: Provident Building, Corner New Jersey Avenue and G Street, Northwest. OFFICERS: John Brosnan, Pres. Wm. H. Matthews. Vice Pres. Wm. O'Mealy, Sec'y. T. Brosnan, Treas. M. F Costello, Gen. Mgr. BRANCH OFFICES. 112 N Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Va. 35 Bank Street, corner Plume, Norfolk, Va. Melrose Avenue, near Armstead Ave. (West End), Hampton, Va. corner of 30th and Washington Avenue, Newport News, Va. C. V. Mayer, General Agent State of Virginia, Norfolk, Va. City Paragraphs. Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis is filling dates in Western Missouri. Mme Smallwood will begin her summer course of dressmaking June 1st, 1902. Mr. Clarence Hill, a young baritone and instrumentalist of note, is in the city. Mrs. Edward C. Allen, of 14th street, has been seriously ill with an attack of pleurisy. Mr. Daniel Freeman has enlarged and greatly improved his studio on 14th street. Miss Delilah Ross, of 622 Second street southwest, is out again, after a brief illness. Mrs. S. E Lacy, of 1732 Tenth st. northwest. is much improved after a month's serious illness. The best results can be obtained at A. H. Cooper's, our up-to-date colored tailor, 925 18th street, northwest. Little Phyllis Church Terrell has recovered from an attack of measles. Dr. Phil Broom Brooks attended her. Hopkins Bros., Bailey and Co., is the title of a firm of colored men recently organized, for the sale of ice. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell will attend the meeting of the National Afro-American Council at St. Paul, Minn. Miss Emma Carrington, who has been seriously ill at the residence of A. H. Cooper, is somewhat on the mend. Mrs. Ida E. Jackson, of 41 C street, southwest, will visit friends in New Kent County Virginia, in the near future. M. Clarence C. White, our popular young violinist, has composed a new waltz, entitled "La Serenade." It is in demand. Gowns made in the latest styles at reasonable prices by Miss Baker, 1222 13th street, n. w. formerly with Mme. Washington The garden party Thursday evening on the lawn of St. Luke's P. E. church was a highly enjoyable affair and was well attended. Mr. C. L. Marshall, our popular grocer has been making several business trips to Richmond on business connected with the True Reformers. It will be very grievous to the friends of Mrs. R. L. McNeill, the wife of Lawyer McNeill, 831 Deleware avenue, southwest, to learn that she is very sick. Mrs. Mary Shamwell, of Brightwood Avenue, D. C. who has been confined to her bed with a bad attack of sore throat for the past week, is able to be out again. The eleventh annual banquet of the Amphion Glee Club will be held Wednesday evening, June 4, at Murray's Cafe, corner 14th and 8 streets, northwest at 8 o'clock. The Minute Men will run their first excursion to Notley on the palatial steamer River Queen July 14. This association is up-to-date and never does things by halves Miss Eva Tinney, a promising young lady of this city who has been attending the Baptist College at Lynchbug. Va., for the past two years arrived in the city Tuesday morning, where she expects to spend her vacation with relatives and friends, Knowles Building. Boys' Hall. Stone Hall. Girls' Hall. Model Home. ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Ga. An unsectarian Christian Institution, devoted especially to advanced education. College, Normal, College Preparatory and English High School courses, with Industrial Training. Superior advantages in Music and Printing. Athletics for boys. Physical culture for girls. Home life and training. Aid given to needy and deserving students. Term begins the first Wednesday in October. For catalogue and information, address EDUCATIONAL. ATLANTA UNIVERSITY an unsectarian Christian Institution, devoted es- tablishment, College Preparatory and English High Scho- advantages in Music and Printing. Athletics f and training. Aid given to needy and deserving in October. For catalogue and information, adu AVERY COLLEGE TRADES SCHOOL A Practical, Literary and Industrial Trade School for Colored Boys and Girls, Carpentry, Bricklaying, Plastering, Painting and Interior Decorations. Tailoring, Dress-making, Millinery, Voice Culture and Piano Forte. Literary Department from Primary to Normal Course. Job Work Solicited and Profits given to the Students. Catalogues now ready. Unusual advantages for Girls and a separate building. Fall terms begins Sept. 9th, 1901. Address JOSEPH D. MAHONEY, Allegheny, Pa. Principal. Whelan's Market Everything the best at the lowest Prices. A full supply of Fresh Meats received daily. Cor. 3rd and C Sts., S. W. M. J, WHELAN. MRS. D. T. GIBBONS. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING and RETAIL CONFECTIONER. 523 4½ Street Southwest, WASHINGTON, D. C. Wedding Cakes Made and Parties Furnished at Short Notice Ice Cream All Year Round HARRY G LENZ. HUGO LOSSAU LENZ & LOSSAU. Successors to CHARLES FISCHER, IBSELEY & CO. WARRANTED Trusses, Crutches, Syringes, Cutlery Artificial Human Eyes, Elastic Ho siery, Abdominal Supporters Rubber Goods of Every Description. 623 SEVENTH ST., NORTWEST, Opposite Patent Office WASHINGTON, D. C. Competent Lady Attendant. 15 EDUCATIONAL. Hall. Girls' Hall. Model Home. SITY, Atlanta, Ga. especially to advanced education. College, Nor- cool courses, with Industrial Training. Superior or boys. Physical culture for girls. Home life students. Term begins the first Wednesday President HORACE BUMSTEAD, D.D. THE HOTEL HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, D. C. EN 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. RANKIN, D. D., LL. D., President, GEO H SAFFORD. Secretary. THE NATIONAL COLORED Teachers Bureau. 459 C St., N. W. Washington, D. C. TEACHERS WANTED. UNITED STATES STORAGE CO. 418 & 420 10 St., N. W. Furniture, Stoves, Store Fixtures, etc., bought and sold. Storage 75 cent per month. We buy and sell everything. CORBY'S MOTHERS BREAD. It is easily the best bread in the world. It is pare and wholesome and is the greatest strength food you can eat, Mothers Bread is sold in over a thousand grocers in this city. Try it. Corby's Modern Bakery SCREENS 12c 65c The strong, netal-center Window Screens for only...... Just the screen you want for the door; it's strong and well made. Complete for..... A BACE MAGAZINE. Do you realize that there is published in Boston, Mass., a high grade illustrated magazine, devoted exclusively to the interests of the Negro race, and which is edited, published and controlled by members of the race? If you would like to see a sample copy of this magazine same will be sent you on receipt of 8 cents in stamps, or one year for $1.50. Address, THE COLORED AMERICAN MAGA ZINE, Dept. A, 5 Park Songs, Boston, Mass. 16 ```markdown ``` Another wedding boon is on. The divorce cases filed before January 1st will be tried under the old law. Mrs Lucy Fisher is visiting her sister, Mrs. Elias Coles, in Alexandria. The next song service by the 19th Street Baptist choir will be given June 15th. Miss Minnie Gaines, of Loretto, Essex County, Va, is visiting friends in the city. The Masonic fraternity will give their annual excursion to Notley Hall Tuesday, June 24 h, St. John's Day. The M Street High School commencement will be held June 17th at the Lafayette Square Theater. Mr. and Mrs. John Trammell are now comfortably domiciled at 2236 12th street northwest Mr Tramwell is custodian of the Henrietta Flats on N street Mr Jonas Day, the popular barber died at his residence, 316 2nd street, southwest; Wednesday morning. Mr. Mr. Day was foreman for Baily's barber shops. Dr. John P. Turner, W. H. J, Malvin, Charles Freeman and Charles Stewart were in Alexandria last week booming the Masonic excursion that will take place soon. Miss Gertrude N Ryan, the daughter of Mr. Jack M. Ryan, the proprietor of the Southern Hotel left Wednesday morning for Atlanta to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. H. J. White. Tuesday evening, June 10 h. Mr. Mr. John H. Prater and Miss Mary E Marshall will be united in matrimony at 813 3rd street southwest. They will be at home after June 15th at 1615 Madison street northwest. "The Merry Milkmaids" an operetta in two parts by Gabriel, was rendered by the famous choir of the Mt Z on M. E. church, 29 h street, West Washington, at the 10 h Street Baptist church, Wednesday evening of last week. A number of gentlemen, headed by Dr. W. S. Lofton, 1543 M street northwest, are raising a purse to be presented to the newly ordained Baltimore priest, Rev. J. H. Dorsey, as a means of enabling him to start in life without financial embarrassment. Misses Susie A. Finney and Charlotte Spears, of Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, Va., were the guees of Miss Eva Tinney of 915 4th st. n. w. Miss Tinney will spend the summer at Oyster Bay, N. Y., and Miss Spears at her home in Providence, R. I. Mr. Hamil ar Turlev, director of the Plymouth church choir is arranging a song service to take place tomorrow evening. Among those on the program will be Miss Nettle Murray, Mrs Vonie Mason, Dr. J. T. Walker, Fred Freeman, W. H. Fossett and J D. Wilson. Cards are out announcing the mar- rlage of Miss Julia E. Moore to Sergeant Berney M Kay, Thursday, June 5th at 5 p. m., at St. Mary's Chapel, 28rd street, between G and H streets northwest. The bridal couple will be at home after June 19th at 407 E street northeast. Ebenezer M. E. church, corner 4th and D streets, s.e; Washington, D.C. of the Washington District, Washington Conference, Rev. J. H. Griffin THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. pastor, had a very successful rally in the interest of the debt on said church, the first and second Sundays in May 1902. In this special effort the church raised $1,340 Mrs. Anna J. Cooper, principal of the M Street High School, gave the boys of Compauies A and B of the High School battalion an enjoyable reception Wednesday afternoon. The girls of the senior year acted as hostesses. It was a matter of surprise and regret by the pupils that Company C was not included in the invitation. Thursday Mrs. Mary Church Terrell addressed the students of the Avery Trade School at Aliegheny City, Pa. She spoke in the great Carnegie Masonic Hall, and is the first colored woman to appear upon that rostrum. A splendid cut of Mrs. Terrell adorned a leading page of the Pittsburg Sunday Press on the 18th. Hon. Judson W. Lyons, Register of the Treasury, left last Wednesday for New Albany, Ind., where, under the auspices of Prof W O. Vance, he will deliver an address, "Things which Colored Men have done that Ought to be Remembered," before the public school of that city. He will visit other cities in Indiana and deliver addresses before the different schools before he returns. Prof. Cook Sees Tuskegee. Prof. George William Cook, of Howard University, recently visited Tuskegee Institute and of his visit to Tuskegee has written the following: "I had heard much of the mirrors (Tuskegee) but I can say truthfully, that with me the half had never been told. What no doubt strikes the visitor upon first view of the school is its magnitude, and then by a closer examination, the magnitude of its usefulness is no less apparent. I cannot say that I have ever met any one thing that proves to me more of the upift of our people than Tuskegee Institute. I notice that its influence as based upon first principles, such principles as make the foundation of any real, substantial progress in the world. I am thankful because it makes a great rift in a cloud that might otherwise throw a darkness leading to discouragement; but the evidence of the trend toward independence of life, personal support and that self reliance that makes for success are the things that cause me to speak in gratitude and to recognize the hand of God in it all. It was a pathetic right to me on that Sunday morning to see the review and inspection and to contrast that scene with the condition of our people prior to the Civil War." Amphions' : annual Ba' quet The well known amphion Glee Club will have their eleventh annual meeting and banquet, Wednesday evening, June 4 n, at Murray's Cafe, corner 14 b and 8 streets, northwest, at which time the following honorary members and guests will be entertained informally: Mr. William H Richards, Prof. J. T. Layton, Major Arthur Brooks, Capt. F. T. Webster, Capt. E. L. Webster, Mr. C F, M. Browne, Mr W, J. Abrams, Mr. William T. Smith, Mr. Richard Green, Mr. Nathan Ruffin, Justice R. H. Terrell, Mr. Jerome A, Johnson, Mr James F. Alston, W. E. L Sanford, Dr. P. B. Brooks, W. L. Poliard, Esq., Messers, E. E. Cooper and R. W. Thompson of The Colored American, and W. T. Menard of the New York Age. These annual entertainments by the Amphions are similar PHONE MAIN 2559. PHONE MAIN 2559. A. H. COOPER, FINE TAILORING. Suits To Order From $15.00 Up. Dying Scouring and Repairing. Dry and Wet Cleaning of All Kinds Clothing Called For And Delivered. 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Mr. Hamilcar Turley has arranged a splendid program for the song service to be given under his direction tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at Plymouth Congregational church, corner 17th and P streets northwest The choir, which has a choice repertoire of new selections, will be assisted by Miss Nettie Murray, Miss Marie James, Dr.J E Ratley, Dr.J. T. Walker, Messrs. W. H Fossett, Harry Johnson, and J. D Wilson. Two special features will be Mr. Fred. Freeman's first public appearance as a 'cellist, and the unique and attractive Zobo Band. A silver offering will be taken at the door. Manhattan Club Fete. A reception was given by the Manhattan Club in honor of Miss Annie King, of Annapolis, Md, who was the guest of Miss Estie Bown. Among those present were Misses Annie King. Essie Brown, Ernestine Wheeler, Jennie Pinn, B Wheeler, M Fulmore, N. Morton, E Brown, Mrs Craig; Messrs. John Berry, Alon o Mitchell, H. Parker J. Cole, Douglass Dyson, A. Newman, D. Smith and Wm. 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So no attention will be paid to any order that is not accompanied with the sum of $1 as an evidence of good faith. Cut out the attached coupon and enclose to us the sum of $1, and we will immediately send to you by mail, prepaid, twelve boxes of Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass. These you sell for 50c. each, or $6 in all. When sold send us $5 only, which will be the amount due us, counting the dollar which you will have already sent, and immediately upon receipt of same we will send The picture by no means shows its extreme / beauty, made large for men, small for ladies, a genuine electro gold-plated hunting case; full 7 jewel New York Standard movement; not a toy clock, but a first - class watch in every 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 way. Given to you free if you sell only 12 boxes of our great remedy. ```markdown ``` All Wood Paints. Your choice of any of the Intest color and strips. ```markdown ``` 18 NEGRO IN THE WARS Hon. John P. Green's Elequent and Scholarly Memorial Day Address. Pictures That Live in History— Pictures of Battlefields upon which Black Men Fought for Freedom and National Integrity — Wisdom of the "War Amendments." Memorial Day was fittingly observed yesterday by the colored people of the District of Columbia. The exercises were held at Harmony Cemetery, under the auspices of Frederick Douglass Post G. A. R., of which Major Charles R. Douglass is commander. A vast concourse of citizens was in attendance, and the sacred significance of the occasion was reflected in eloquent oratory, patriotic songs and martial music. The address of the day was delivered by Hon. John P. Green, of Ohio, United States Stamp Agent and former member of the Senate of the Buckeye State. The speech was one of the best ever heard here. It was fervent in sympathy for the soldier dead, full of cheer for the surviving comrades, and abounded in optimism for the future of the race, for whose welfare the white head-stones before him gave out a mute but convincing testimony of love and sacrifice. Mr. Green's utterance was greeted by frequent applause, the recital of the valor of Negro troops evoking especial acclaim. In the pathetic passages dealing with memories of the old days of '61-'65, the stillness was as that of the grave, and strong men were moved to tears. THE COLORED AMERICAN is pleased to present here in full, the admirable address of Mr. Green. He said: MR. GREEN'S PATRIOTIC ADDRESS. Mr. Commandant, Brethren of Frederick Douglass Post, G. A. R., and Fellow- Citizens: The great Frederick Douglass once said: "It will be a sad day for any people, when they no longer have in their midst any great men to whom they can look for guidance and example in the paths which lead to practical success and moral glory." So, I declare to you today, standing in the presence of our hallowed dead who have gone before us: It will be a sad day for any people when they no longer hallow the memory of those to whose deeds of glory they can look for inspiration and emulation in every sphere of manly and patriotic activity. Nor is this sentiment expressed by me in any sense an original idea; for, as far any sense an original idea; for, as far back as history, and even traditionary lore can carry us, we find that, in practice this truth was constantly kept before the masses of the people. In Egypt, even before those sublime pyramids were raised to kiss the clouds, royalty and the great heroes of thought and effort were not only chemically embalmed, but, in story and in song, their noble deeds were blazoned forth to the world and handed down—in papyri and hieroglyphic inscriptions. Nay, more: on their great fete and holy days the remains were brought forth and stood in suitable places, where, while their noble deeds were being rehearsed, they thefmselves were the cynosures of all eyes. In China the emulation of the worthy deeds of ancestors, by the precept and example of Confucius, has existed for many centuries. In Greece the matchless muse of a Homer immortalized the deeds of those who rared the Trojan capital of Priam to the ground and sent the dauntless Aeneas in quest of an asylum for the homeless penates and their worshippers; while the chisel of a Phidias sculptured in living marble the classic features of her matchless sons, still to be seen, treasured up in the Vatican of modern Rome and the art centers of the civilized world. Similarly, in ancient Rome, incense was burnt upon the altars erected to her THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. august functionaries—in some instances even while they still strutted and fretted upon this mortal stage of action; while in our own beloved land the names of the Pilgrim Fathers and the Revolutionary Sires are ever hallowed and revered. In the presence of such well-known historical facts little need is there of an apology on our part that we are here today to recall the times which produced these giants, to laud their patriotism and martial valor, and to search in the conditions of the present auspicious omens for the future. The stage upon which ur heroes acted their part was as large as our whole land—the drama in which they were conspicuously engaged was the saving of a nation and the freeing of a people; they were inspired by the love of liberty and patriotic ardor, while they played attentive audience composed of the whole civilized world. The times which molded and fashioned these heroic men were, in some respects, unique: never before had such existed in this country, and let us pray God that they may never again afflict us. From the inception of our Government down to the beginning of the great Rebellion for the destruction of the Union the moral forces of our land had been arrayed against that pestiferous evil, human slavery not inaptly termed by one, "the sum of all villainies"; by another, likened to the great Upas tree, the touch of which is fatal to living forms; and also to that strange plant of the Antipodes, facetiously called the "lawyer vine," which, entwining some proud tree of the forest in its close embrace, finally smothers it in its relentless folds, and then, proudly victorious, stands in its stead. Those were the times when men of nerve, intellect and moral courage were in demand; and when, in titanic struggle, quarter was neither asked nor granted. Their impact raised a sound which "Tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night." First and foremost among those who buckled on his armor, in the beginning of the last century, was that earnest Quaker lad, Benjamin Lundy, with his "Genius of Universal Emancipation" newspaper, and his Union Humane Society, organized at Mount Pleasant, Ohio. During the third decade of the same century, we find Elijah P. Lovejoy toiling, contending and dying, in the cause of human liberty, in the State of Illinois. Then along stalks old William Lloyd Garrison—speaking, publishing newspapers and generally contending for "Emancipation as the right of the slave and the duty of the master; disclaiming all temporizing, all make-shifts, all compromises; condemning colonization and everything else that involved or implied affiliation or sympathy with slaveholders." His motto was, "Our Country Is the World; Our Countrymen Are all Mankind." Sometimes languishing, like the Apostles of Christ, in prison, and again being hauled through the streets with a rope around his neck, he "fought the good fight" and lived to see the consummation of his dearest hope. A tall and stately man of sombre hue shies his castor into the arena, and, fresh from the bosom of the hated antagonist, his knowledge and his recent sufferings inspire in him a mortal hatred, and arm him for the fray. Do you ask his name? It is that stalwart veteran who, never wearying of the strife, even after the Proclamation had been issued, girded himself for that new and well-nigh interminable struggle for equal rights in the spirit of the law. It is he who, at the close of a long, eventful and useful life, received the conqueror's crown. It is that earnest, stately, faithful patriot-philosopher-Frederick Douglass! Towering above the rabble who despise and deride him, another form, conspicuous for its gearing and commanding in his speech, confronts us—one to whom high birth, riches and the learning of all the schools are as nothing unless they can be made to serve the cause of humanity. In the arena of oratory and forensic art, where the silver tongue, honeyed accents and stern logic sway the masses, he rules without a peer; and in earnest metaphor well may he exclaim: "Before my body I throw my warlike shield; lay on Macduff. And camu'd be he that first cries 'Hold, enough!'" Wendell Philips, if you please, whose memory is in perennial bloom, and ever shall be as long as knowledge, liberty and truth remain immortal. Then, in the midst of a countless throng, conspicuous by that martyr'e crown which adorns his brow, "Old John Brown" come marching on. He the stalwart preacher of Liberty, Justice and Right—a man who died for his cause—comes marching on! In the forefront of the fray, giving and receiving blows in behalf of his cause, he is stricken down; and afterward, like his Saviour whom he loved, he was hung to a tree; but. But who can call this roll of honor, or more than casually glance at the wonderful list of heroes, each of whom has gone, or in God's good time will go to wear a victor's crown? Suffice it to say that, in the face of obloquy and scorn, social ostracism, legal persecution and physical violence, they succeeded in arousing the attention of the fair-minded people of this and other countries to the great iniquity, and in promoting a sentiment which may be likened to Byron's description of a popular tumult: "At first it grumbles, then it swears, and then, Like David, flings smooth pebbles 'gainst a giant: At last it takes to weapons, such as men Snatch when despair makes human hearts less pliant: Then comes the tug of war!" The foundations of the accursed institution were shaken and it toppled from its proud pedestal, to rise no more. Does the foregoing inspire the thought that, like another Jericho, these ramparts fell at the winding of a ram's horn? Perish the thought, in the presence of these hallowed graves, and these our living veterans who bear the visible tokens of strife and suffering in the holy cause! It was no innovation in the martial experiences of the people of this country to enlist colored soldiers to fight for its cause, beneath the Stars and Stripes; for, not only during the Revolutionary War but also at New Orleans during the War of 1812, colored men had sealed with their blood their patriotism, love and devotion for this their native land. However, since those days, the country had prospered so greatly and the slave power had gained such an ascendency, not only in the law-making body of the nation, but even in the hearts and minds of the average politician, that, when colored men sought to enlist they met not only with a refusal, but, in one instance, a stern rebuff. "This is a white man's war," said the late Governor David Tod, of Ohio, to a committee of colored men who sought his friendly offices toward the enlistment of colored troops during the early stages of the war, "and white men are going to fight its battles!" With clearer vision, however, did that matchless "Pathfinder," General John C. Fremont, commanding the Army of the West, in August, 1861; and that other grizzled patriot, General David Hunter, commanding the Army of the South, in May, 1862, see the signs of the times; and had their orders been left to have full sway who can say that the bloody and wasteful War of the Rebellion would not have successfully terminated years before it did? It is not within the scope of this address, however, or befitting this occasion, to relate in detail all the struggles and disappointments which were experienced before the ranks of the Union Army opened for the receptions of their "brothers in black." Let it suffice to say that, with the great Proclamation of Emancipation, opposition ceased; and from that time down to the present day colored men have continued to wear and honor that blue which is known and respected wherever civilization has made its impress. The total number of Negro soldiers furnished by the States and Territories during the Rebellion, as stated by the late George W. Williams, in his "Negro Troops in the Rebellion," was 178,975; of course, this has no reference to many thousands of colored men who served in the army as teamsters, laborers and servants in many other capacities. Nor must we forget that, at the time when many of these troops were en- listed, they were offered as compensation for their services the meager sum of $11 per month; while the white soldiers were receiving $13 for the same services. In addition to the foregoing, it is worthy of mention that these troops were enlisted in the face of the fact that the Confederate Government had proclaimed (Proclamation of Jefferson Davis Dec. 23, 1862) that no quarter would be given to Negroes captured with arms in their hands. The Fort Pillow Massacre will go down in history as one of the most crush and heartless butcheries on record; when with the "rebel yell" of "No quarter!" Major N. B. Forest, at the head of a division of rebel cavalry, attacked and unmercifully butchered five hundred and fifty-seven colored troops, under the command of Maor L. F. Booth, of the Union Army, after they had surrendered The historian tells us: "As rapidly as the men surrendered they were murdered; and the Negroes, believing that no mercy would be shown them, rushed at top speed down the bluffs to the river. The enemy pursued, and shot them down as soon as overtaken. Many of the wounded, to escape brutal treatment, feigned death; but they were revived by cruel kicks and blows, compelled to rise to their knees and then shot." It was not long, however, before the enemy were given to understand, by a threatened reciprocal policy on the part of the Government of the United States, and by the bravery of the colored troops in action, that the rules of modern warfare could not thus be set at defiance without incurring a terrible retaliation on the part of those who were guilty of the deeds; and the practice was discontinued. At the Battle of Fort Wagner, the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts regiment of infantry, led by that chivalric and indomitable scion of one of Massachusetts most refined and cultured white families, made a charge on the fort, and to some extent within the fort, which would have honored the Greeks at Marathon or the English at Balaklava. In the language of the same historian: * * * "The column advanced quickly to the perilous work. The ramparts of Wagner flashed with small arms, and all the large shotted guns roared with defiance. "Sumter and Cummings Point delivered a destructive cross-fire, while the howitzers in the bastions raked the ditch; but the gallant Negro regiment swept across it and gained the parapet. Here the flag of this regiment was planted; here General Strong fell mortally wounded, and here the brave, the beautiful and heroic Colonel Shaw was saluted by death and kissed by immortality. * * * The contest endured for about an hour, when the regiment, shattered and torn, with nearly all of its officers dead or wounded, was withdrawn, under the command of Captain Luis F. Emilio." Another battle which opened the eyes of the civilized world to the fact that the Negro troops were foemen worthy the steel of the most gallant troops on earth, was that of Olustee, in the everglades of Florida, fought on the 20th of February, 1864, between the Eighth United States Colored Troops, the First North Carolina and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Colored Vounteers. We are told that "Although the battle of Olustee was not a victory, yet it furnished an opportunity for martial valor of the highest order, and the opportunity was fully appreciated and embraced by all the troops; but by none more than the gallant Negro regiments." At the battle of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, N. C., the colored troops fought with a desperation begotten of an intelligent appreciation of the cause which they were serving; and, in some instances, were found heaped in piles where they had died, rather than fail. At New Market Heights, which was a strategic point of great value, the colored troops fought with such valor and desperation that they furnished to the late General Benjamin F. Butler the inspiration for a panegyric on the services and value of the colored troops, when in after years he was championing the cause of the Negro upon the floor of the National House of Representatives. Here is brief, what he said: "I went myself with the colored troops to attack the enemy at New Market Heights, which was the key to the enemy's bank on the north side of James THE LETTER RICK DOUGLASS ERCK DOUGLASS River. That work was a redoubt built on the top of a hill of some considerable elevation, then running down into a marsh; in that marsh was a brook; then rising again to a plain which gently rolled away toward the river. On that plain when the flash of dawn was breaking, I placed a column of three thousand colored troops, in close column by divisions, right in front, with guns at right shoulder shift. I said, 'That work must be taken by the weight of your column; no shot must be fired'; and to prevent their firing I had the caps taken from the nipples of their guns. Then I said, 'Your cry when you charge will be, "Remember Fort Pillow!"' and as the sun rose up in the heavens the order was given, 'Forward!' and they marched forward steadily, as if on parade, went down the hill, across the marsh, and as they got in the brook they came within range of the enemy's fire, which vigorously opened upon them. * * * The axe men ran to the front to cut away the heavy obstructions of defense, while one thousand men of the enemy, with their artillery concentrated, poured from the redoubt a heavy fire upon the head of the column, hardly wider than the clerk's desk. The axemen went down under that murderous fire; other strong hands grasped the axes in their stead, and the abatis is cut away. * * * It became my painful duty, Sir, to follow in the track of that charging column; and there, in a space not wider than the clerk's desk and three hundred yards long, lay the dead bodies of five hundred and forty-three of my colored comrades, slain in defense of their country—who had lain down their lives to uphold its Flag and its honor, as a willing sacrifice." At the battle of "Milliken's Bend," a strong point on the Mississippi River, the colored troops and Confederate veterans engaged in a desperate hand to hand conflict in which the bayonet was freely used. The use of the bayonet is said to be the severest test of martial valor; and yet they passed through the fatal ordeal with the unflinching nerve of veterans. The engagement lasted from 3 a.m. until 12 m., during which time the Negro troops covered themselves with glory. Among others of the hundreds of battles which the brave Negro soldiers engaged in may be mentioned the battles of Nashville and Port Hudson in the West, and Five Forks and those before Petersburg in the East, where they wrought prodigies of valor, and won for their whole race a place of respect and gratitude in the hearts of all patriotic Americans. They fought like brave men, long and well. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. They piled the ground with rebel slain, They conquered, but their comrades fell Bleeding at every vein." "To what purpose," am I asked, "did those brave men yield up their lives a willing sacrifice upon the altar of their country? To what purpose did those whose precious graves surround us contend in arms and suffer? And why, O why, do you who remain, like the lifeless form of another Anchises, sigh and groan in the midst of the life and bustle of this twentieth century? It was that the great Republic might live, not only to become a "world power," but, by the grace of God, to help to bear the burdens of the weak—to carry the blessings of our Christian civilization to the poor of this earth, and to prove that, in truth and in fact, as well as in poetry, "One touch of mercy makes the whole world kin." They fought to free the slaves, and, by so doing, to restore to this great American people, the white-winged dove of peace; that peace which, like sleep, we may say, it "Knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care; * * * balm of hurt minds, Great nature's second course; Chief nourisher in life's feast." That peace which gives loose rein to the forces of production and all the arts which flow from our marvellous systems of education and practically applied science. They fought, moreover, that the poor white people of the South might be rescued from that debasing thraldom which the slave-power had imposed on them; and that honest labor might be enthroned on its proud pedestal, from which ignorance and a heartless slave caste had thrown it. Finally, they fought that a precedent might not be established for dividing the territory which constitutes our glorious Union into a number of small, independent States, each one contending for supremacy, no one commanding world-wide respect, and every one drained of its substance (needed for internal development), in order that a number of standing armies might be sustained for mutual protection. Yes; and the great American people were grateful, as shown by the Amendments to our National Constitution, and the Civil Rights law which they enacted, but which our Supreme Court decided to be unconstitutional and void. By the XIII Amendment, they abolished slavery forever from all the territory of these American States and Territories; by the XIV Amendment, they confirmed the native American in his citizenship and all the rights pertaining thereto, and by the XV Amendment, they conferred on him the elective franchise. I am aware that it is fashionable nowadays in some quarters, and on the part of some biased minds, to inveigh against the action of the fathers of '60-'70 for many things done by them; and which from their point of view, seemed wise and discreet. Especially is this true when referring to the XV Amendment by virtue of which the right of suffrage was made universal in this country; and raised all the freedmen to the status of full-fledged electors. Nay, their conduct is even viewed in the light of a crime; and in the same breath some attempt not only by innuendo, but even by open avowal, to decry and belittle the heroic services of our veteran soldiers. To all such we have but one answer: the fathers who sought to heal the bleeding wounds which the long war had made and "reconstruct" the Union along the lines of constitutional law and order were in quest, not more of men of brain than men of heart. They stood second to none, perhaps, in their appreciation of moral and educational forces as factors in the great work which they had in hand; but the conflict was too recent, and the dangers avoided too real, for them to lose sight of the fact that, when "brainy" men, some of whom had been educated by the Government, and had even taken oath to support the Constitution, sought to destroy the Union, there were nearly two hundred thousand of the ignorant, uneducated Negroes who came to the front and aided, with their true hearts and strong arms, in shielding and protecting it. They believed that at a time when a majority of the adult males of the South were disfranchised, by reason of the part which they had taken against the Union, they could trust the native, patriotic Negroes who had shot right to vote right. And had those whites in the Southland to whom the boon of suffrage remained shown a disposition to fall in with the logic of events, accept the results of the war, and co-operate with the Government and their former slaves in bringing about a condition of peace, amity and prosperity, the country would have been saved the carnival of vice and rapacity in the South which, in some instances, disgusted the whole nation, and, ultimately, relegated the Negro voter there to a place of "masterly inactivity." In view of the progress made in Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama toward the elimination of the Negro as a political factor in the South, the disposition on their part to nullify and even rescind those amendments is a question which will scarcely admit of debate. In fact, there is no effort put forth on the part of some of the leaders of popular thought and effort in that section to conceal the fact that the Negro voter is, to them, persona non grata, and ought to be and will be suppressed—by mild means, if practicable; by harsh means, if necessary. Indeed, it is no secret among the politicians of the South that in the adjustment of every question of general economic import, whether of tariff, finance or expansion, all must quail before that paramount issue of the suppression of the Negro politically. In a current number of the Atlanta Constitution, issued during the last fall, the following quotation was found in one of its editorials: "Not until the Negro has been completely eliminated as an issue can there be any serious division among the white people of the South. With that question out of the way, the Democratic party will welcome the open field which it will give upon which to fight the battle of party policies, and be content to stand or fall upon the popular verdict." Will they ultimately succeed in rendering nugatory this great boon which you and your dead comrades struggled and suffered for? Will the wheels of progress be reversed and the car of liberty glide backward? Will one generation see the noble deeds of the patriots of '60-'70 become abortive, and the Freedmen of the South reduced to a condition of serfdom more pitiable, in some respects, than that estate of slavery from which God and the stern logic of war recued them? or can we, in this hazy atmosphere, with prophetic vision, see those "envious streaks which do lace the severing clouds in yonder east?" While we can never forget that "God and one is a majority," and that, often, 19 "The clouds we so much dread, Are big with mercy and will break, In blessings on our head," yet, we must never forget that, as with you and your comrades, the battle rests not more perhaps in the justice of our cause than in our stalwart rectitude, in our ability to enlist in our behalf the sympathy and active support of those who by word and by deed are qualified to aid us. The cause of the Negro slave was the cause of humanity—of liberty; it was the cause of the Republic; for upon the correct solution of that problem rested the future weal of the Union; and it would have been fought to a definite conclusion regardless of the merits or demerits of the unhappy victims of the hateful institution; but now that it has been wiped out of existence and the question of slavery expansion, with its attending evils, once and for all time settled, the only sure and successful appeal which we can make to the dominant class in this country in our behalf must be predicated on the immutable principles of justice and merit; otherwise all our appeals for sympathy and support will but fall upon deaf ears. Our course toward success and consideration in this wonderful country now lies, methinks, along the paths of industry, thrift, education, morality and usefulness. With these noble characteristics pertaining to us as a people, we are sure to bring to our support, in every sphere of life, that noble army of white men and women who are ever on the alert to reward the worthy and punish the unworthy. These people or their ancestors were with us during the old anti-slavery contest; and, for the sake of Freedom, co-operated with the Republican party, during its whole heroic work, in that behalf. Since the dawn of emancipation they have been giving of their wealth, of their sons and daughters, for the education and advancement of our children, and, rely upon it, if we but prove worthy of their efforts—if we do not betray the trust which they have placed in us—there is no question of economics or political polity which can swerve them from what they consider to be their duty to the Negro race in its present dependent condition in the United States. Excepting the right to cast one ballot and have it honestly counted for the election of those upon whom devolves the legislative, judicial and executive functions of our national and State Governments, there is no function so dear to the colored American as that of sitting on juries and passing upon the innocence or guilt of members of his own race, at least; and upon cases involving property interests in which a he is party to the suit. Yet, it must be confessed that, in the Southern States, this privilege—nay, right—which has been safeguarded to the English-speaking people and their descendants from the granting of Magna Charta down to the present day, is "more honored in the breach than the observance" of it, and we have before us the anomalous condition of ten millions of citizens of the United States, free men (in theory, at least), deprived substantially—practically, of the right of being tried, even in part, by a jury of their social peers. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred; in cases where the life, liberty and happiness of Negro citizens of the United States are concerned, they are tried before a jury consisting of a white judge, a white jury and a white prosecutor; and in the South it is notoriously true that the two races never meet on terms of social recognition, and they are politically at variance with each other. Until this defect and gross injustice in the administration of the laws of the land is radically changed, the colored American can in no sense be termed a free man, according to the Anglo-Saxon acceptance of the term. However, let us not be discouraged; for, by every token of birth, service and patriotic love of country, we are citizens of this proud country, and entitled to share in all the blessings which flow from its fundamental law. On this, our native soil, thrice watered by our blood, and honored by our dauntless courage and sufferings in Cuba and the Philippines, we stand erect; through the Providence of God we are here; and by His help we propose to remain here, where in the future as in the past we will acquit ourselves like men. 2 FOR COLORED TEACHERS. A Bureau That Acts as a Convenient Medium Between Positions and Those Who Desire Them Since teaching is the main profession which invites the talents of the educated Negro, a medium through which he can be put in touch with a position commensurate with his ability, is unquestionably a valuable adjunct to the work of education. Authorities of schools and colleges are often at their wits' end where to find suitable talent. Bright young men and women who are capable of J. holding the highest positions are frequently compelled to accept places that barely afford them expenses or remain idle through ignorance as to where desirable vacancies may be found. It is readily apparent then that the establishment of a central point, where only the best talent is registered, would subserve an almost indispensable need to both school and teachers. It would obviate the necessity for endless correspondence for a teacher or a position which more frequently results in neither getting what is wanted than otherwise. It is just such a purpose that it is the endeavor of the National Colored Teachers' Bureau of this city to fulfill. This institution has rapidly expanded its field of usefulness and is now being drawn upon by most of the representative schools and colleges throughout the country for their teachers. Its rapid success is due to the fact that positively none but fully qualified and capable teachers whose integrity and character can be vouched for, are registered and recommended for positions, thus inspiring confidence and giving such a high character to its work as to invite widespread attention. It is a matter of some surprise that its projectors have always been more handicapped through lack of suitable teachers to take positions than vice versa. The columns of this paper have attested this many times in the past by carrying special advertisements of this bureau for certain kinds of teachers wanted at once to take splendid paying positions. The bright young men and women all over the country who desire to teach and to get places commensurate with their ability, will do well to investigate this agency. Its promoters are men of honesty and responsibility who are as anxious to build up an institution of high character as for the paltry remuneration there is in it. As a conspicuous evidence of their extreme fairness, not a dollar is required of anyone until a position has been secured and entered upon. The National Colored Teachers' Bureau has offices in the Colored American building, 459 C street northwest. THE MAN-ON-THE-CORNER. Some Left-Over Reflections About Mr. Stafford and Congressman White. Our clever friend, Prof. Alphonso O. Stafford, came down from Baltimore last Saturday to take in the drill of the High School Cadets. Since he became a member of the faculty of the Baltimore High School, Mr. Stafford is growing in avoiddupois and increasing in dignity, al- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. though he has always been gifted with a gracious, sunny and attractive presence. Mr. Stafford is a fine type of the high-grade Afro-American literateur, and has a laudable ambition to produce something that will live in the annals of the "art preservative." His forte is history, and his superior talent in that direction was made manifest during his several seasons at the Hampton Summer Normal. He is the author of a neat little work illustrative of Negro history, which fills a long-felt want to the student who wishes to know where to find a comprehensive treatment of Negro development along every line of activity. If the Man on the Corner has any influence with the authorities at Baltimore he would whisper to them that the Negro child could not be placed in a better atmosphere for imbibing race pride and lofty ideals than to be under the historical guidance of Prof. Stafford. Mrs. Ada Washington, I see, has been convicted of deadly assault upon Mr. Tryon, the white man she claimed had wronged her young sister. Mrs. Washington's witnesses were weak, it is reported, or absent. The man is vindicated and Mrs. Washington gets a jail sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days. The people rallied to Mrs. Washington's aid, for her act had in it many apparent elements of justification. General interest in the case, however, was permitted to die out through the short-sighted and assinine policy of the provincial attorney that Mrs. Washington's misguided friends foisted upon her. The heaviest contributors gave their money for legal talent with the tacit understanding that ex-Congressman George H. White would be placed in charge of the case, and he had consented to serve, taking no note of the size of the fee, as his first wish was to secure the ends of justice. The lawyer, who had undertaken the preliminaries, declined to permit Mr. White to become an associate counsel, and not only insulted him, but made a demand for a small sum that had been paid to Mr. White by kind-hearted friends of the oppressed. Mr. White simply returned the money to the donors and washed his hands of the matter. If those really interested in Mrs. Washington could have been shrewd enough to have foreseen the advantage of enlisting the wide influence and indefatigable energy of a lawyer of Mr. White's experience and acquaintance, it is my humble belief that the prisoner would now be in enjoyment of her freedom at her home in Fenton place. Professional men who aim to measure up to a large city cannot afford to continue as narrow as the confines of the villages from whence thy came. RELIGION IN THE SOIL Continued from first page in large numbers to attend an industrial conference in response to his call. The object of the conference was to lay plans to secure a firmer hold upon the industrial resources of the land and to organize for systematic effort, through plans similar to those in vogue at Hampton and Tuskegee. The people heard him gladly, as he answered the question, "What shall we do?"—which query is being discussed by every Negro newspaper, in every Negro pulpit and in every assembly where Negroes meet. Taking as his theme "The Relation of Agriculture to Christian Civilization," he advised the people to stop crowding the cities and buy land—a little at first, and then more and more. Colored men with families could do better on the farm; there they could give each of their children employment; some could go to the mill, some feed the stock, others milk and make butter, etc. Country life would be more healthful and the fearful death-rate among us would be decreased. The young men and women would escape the demoralizing influences of city life. Farm life would foster independent living and higher thinking among the colored people. It would lead them to contemplate nature and to have more rational ideas of God and religion. Immigration, he said, is setting southward; the rich waste lands of the South will soon be taken up by the foreign element and unless the colored man gets land now his chances will be gone forever. The colored man on the farm would pay but little attention to politics. No colored farmers are politicians. They have no time for politics. Our old slave fathers learned to trust in the Providence of God through observing its action as they sowed and reaped the harvests of cotton, wheat, etc., on their master's plantations. As the rain came down and caused the earth to bring forth, just so the old slave believed that God's word went forth not to return unto Him void until Ethiopia should stretch her hands free unto Him. The Negro of 1902 is not the intensely God-fearing Negro of 1862. His new environments are rapidly undermining his belief in an over-ruling Providence, and unless he is called back to agricultural life, there is danger of his becoming a non-religious being. Eight-tenths of the young Negroes seem interested in having what they call a "good time," which means playing cards, billiards, crap and dancing, at the expense of morals, manners and education. Our boys and girls are debarred from the factory and the store as clerks, and from the mechanical world by trades unions, but they have an open, unobstructed entrance into farm life, where they can make a living and be kept out of the devil's workshop-idleness. Dr. Withrow's speech at Hampton's anniversary covered much of the same ground, and his argument against artificial education and description of race progress in agriculture and business evoked the highest praise from President H. B. Frissell and Dr. Talcott Williams. During the conference which called forth this remarkably fine sermon the delegates resolved themselves into a permanent organization, known as the Augusta Farmers' and Business Conference, to meet annually at Staunton, Va., and co-operating with local clubs and bureaus of information all over the country. Rev. C. I. Withrow was unanimously elected its first president. He is an abie advocate, a high-purposed minister, respected by all classes and races. In urging home-getting, skilled workmanship, better schools, right education, activity of women and observance of the law, Dr. Withrow is fulfilling the true mission of the shepherd—uniting the remedial influences of the Bible with the vitalizing forces of earthly production. He is indeed a man among men, and should have many imitators. With The Young People. A grand luncheon was tendered the little tots of the Young People's Improvement Association Sunday afternoon, 11h inst., at 1337 7th street, northwest, by Dr. Jeremiah M. Hall who founded the organization several years ago. A nice luncheon was served. Miss Mattie Bowen, our well known, speaker, teacher and charity worker, was introduced and in her remarks she pointed out that the future of the republic as well as the race depended upon the children. Mesers T J. Gordon and S. B. Burk delivered interesting addresses. Dr. J. Mitchell Hall will be pleased to see his many friends every Sunday afternoon at two o'clock p.m., at the above number. Dr Mason at Tuskegee. Dr. M. C. B. Mason, Senior Secretary of the Freedmen's Aid and Education Society with headquarters at Cincinnati, delivered the annual commencement exercises of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, May 29th. People from many sections were present and listened to Dr. Mason with interest and pleasure. A Colored Benefactor. The largest gift which Tuskegee Institute has ever received from a colored man was received recently from Robert F. Baptist of Galway, N. H. who sent a check for $1 000 to Principal Booker T. Washington to found a permanent scholarship at the school. Baptist was formerly a slave in Virginia. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THE M'KINLEY HOUSE, 489 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 choicest 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. O. FINE WINES OLD WHIRKEY AND BRANNDIES Liquors of all kinds, Choice Cigars. PHILADELPHIA HOUSE. M. F. CARROLL, Prop. Restaurant and Saloon 848 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. Meals to Order. Everything First Class. Billiard and Pool Parlors Attached. HOTEL CLYDE, 475 MISSOURI AVE, N.W. First-Class Accomodations For Ladies and Gentlemen. Hot and Cold Baths. MRS. ALICE E. HALL, Proprietress. 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. The Woodson House First-class, newly furnished and decorated, un urpassed cuisine, convenient to all cars. Only alf square from Pennsylvania Espot. 467 Missouri Avenue. HENRY WOODSON, Proprietor. "TALK OF THE TOWN." Gray's special supper served every Sunday from 6 to 10 p. m., at their Cafe under Odd Fellows Hall is attrac- turing large crowds to their establ- ishment. Special supper with hot [home-made] Rolls only 25 cents N. B. Ice cream wholesale and retail. Phone 1597-3 Gray & Bro., PROPRIETORS. I enclose a deposit of one dollar as an evidence of good faith. Please send me at once by mail, prepaid, 12 boxes of Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass. These I agree to sell for 50 cents each, or $6.00 in all. When sold I will send to you $5.00, conditionally, that immediately upon receipt of same you will send to me, absolutely free and without charge, the valuable article as specified by me on line below and three shares of stock of the Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass Company, as by conditions of the above offer. If I cannot sell the medicine I will return it to you. It is also a condition that you send me a list of over one hundred doctors' testimonials on your medicine, giving their full name and address. Seven Springs iron-Alum Mass Co., 1061-2 east Clay street, Richmond, Va.: ```markdown ``` This beautiful petticoat is made of extra fine quality black mercerized sateen; 12-inch wide flounce, which is handsomely trimmed with 7 rows of black fancy extra quality ruching; the very latest style of petticoat and one of the most handsome ever originated; made in black only, but can furnish same in slightly altered style in any solid color that you may desire. Would cost from $6 to $8 in any store. Free for selling only 12 boxes of our celebrated remedy. you yourself, or whoever that reads this glorious offer, can own a portion of this great mineral springs property, as well as a portion of this great business, and all you have to do is to follow the easy conditions that we offer. The three shares of stock that we give to you are worth $1 each or $3 for the three shares, and an annual dividend of absolutely no less than 10 per cent. is guaranteed, and will be paid to you annually, but we have every reason to believe that the stock will earn at least 100 per cent. annually—that is, double itself in one year. This stock is good as long as you are our agent, which means that you must agree to sell $6 worth of the medicine every year. Of this money (the second year) you will keep $3 for your trouble in selling same, or the stock will always be good if you sell only $3 a year and send us all of the $3. The valuable presents from which you can pick your choice would cost you from $5 to $7.50 in any store. You ask how can we do all this and get so little. We answer you here. Every firm, no matter how good the medicine they have may be, Seven Springs iron-Alum Mast I enclose a deposit of one dollar 50 cents each, or $6.00 in all. When valuable article as specified by me or medicine I will return it to you. It Name_ Name The premium you must send is It is the purpose and intention of the above corporation to increase its capital stock to $200,000, represented in 200,000 shares of the par value of one dollar each, on which an annual dividend of no less than 10 per cent. is guaranteed to the stockholders, payable annually. It is the purpose of said corporation to manufacture from the mineral waters on the property which said corporation owns (as described below), the now noted and famous medicine, Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass, which is now largely prescribed by the medical fraternity, and to sell same as they deem proper, either through the medical profession, to the drug trade, or to the public through agents, or at their discretion through any and all means that they deem ```markdown ``` This beautiful Black Figured Dress Skirt. Has flare bottom, full width inverted pleated back, and all seams are felled; has first-class quality black lining; body of skirt is beautifully trimmed with 3 rows of fancy black gimp, thoroughly well made and a perfect fit guaranteed; sells for $5 to $7.50 in stores. Free for selling only 12 boxes of our great remedy. proper. So noted is this medicine, S. S. I. A. M., as a cure for diseases of various kinds and descriptions, that the corporation feels satisfied that the stock will earn at least 100 per cent. annually, and for this reason gives an absolute guarantee of an annual dividend of no less than 10 per cent. The corporation also will, at their medicine from the water. This is done by heat. The water is boiled in huge caldrons, and the medicine sinks to the bottom. The medicine is then dried, reduced to a powder, and put up into tablets of six grains each. A sample of this peculiar medicine was sent to Prof. J. W. Mallet, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Vir- Guitar ginia, who pronounced it an invaluable remedy, after a careful analysis of same. At the same time we sent out hundreds of samples to noted physicians, who thought so much of it that they are all prescribing it in their practice. We will send the names of these doctors to you when you send in your order, and will also give their address, which proves to you that our great remedy is not a fraud, like most of the medicines that are now being advertised, which promise so much and do so little. Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass is no prescription of mortal man, but is a prescription formulated by the Supreme Being, and no one can make or imitate it. It is pure and harmless; not like the sickening, bitter, sweetish stuff sold as medicine which tears up the stomach and ruins the digestion. Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass cures all diseases of the stomach, liver, bladder, kidneys, bowels, and blood. As a spring and summer medicine it beats all sarsaparillas, specifics, roots, teas, herb mixtures, and all so-called blood medicines. It cures headache, backache, stomachache, palms of all kinds, dropsy, rheumatism, coughs, colds, croup, catarrh of all kinds, chills, fever, malaria, jaundice, diarrhoea, dysentery, bloody flux, whites and all the womb diseases of women, such as 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Our Famous and Original Clock. Runs eight days with one winding up; strikes every hour and every half-hour; made in solid oak; is 22 inches high and 15 inches wide; has patent alarm, which can be set to go off at any hour you may wish to be awakened; sold at from $7.50 to $10 by installment stores. We give it to you free for selling only 12 boxes of our great remedy. and together with the apparatus, evaporating tanks, furnaces, &c., cost a large sum of money. It has also a first-class reservoir. The land contains the famous seven springs from the mineral waters of which the noted medicine, Seven Springs Iron-Alum Mass is made. There are in addition to these eight other valuable mineral springs on the property. The land consists of mountain, plain and meadow, and is not only the richest soil in Virginia, but is also rich in iron, copper, alum and other minerals, and grows ginseng, timber, fruit and blue grass, and contains a large orchard, all of which are very valuable. Ginseng brings a price o' from $6 to $14 a pound. We are assured by famous mining experts that the land is rich in gypsum, coal and salt, and we contemplate boring for salt (brine) some time in the near future. (The three-million dollar salt mines are only five miles from our property.) Should we strike salt, as is most likely, our stock, would be worth fifty times its face value. With the established business on the great medicine, Seven Springs Iron-Alum is also indispensable to weak men, who through youthful indiscretions and indulgences have weakened their physical systems. To such it will bring back the health, happiness and vigor of youth. It is the best family medicine on earth, and is good for the aged as well as the baby, and sells for the small sum of only 50c., which is remarkably cheap, as it takes exactly twenty-eight gallons of the mineral water to make one 50c. package. To any one who will sell only twelve boxes of this great remedy we will give absolutely free their choice of any of these valuable premiums and three shares of stock in this great corporation worth $3. How to get your choice of any of these valuable premiums and three shares of dividend earning stock of the Seven Springs Iron Alum Mass Co. absolutely free. There are thousands of people who would answer this advertisement with the sole intention of getting free the twelve boxes of our valuable medicine, without the intention of selling them at all, or if they did sell them they would put the money in their own pockets, and we would be out of our Oud medicine and the money and trouble besides. In order to bar out all such impostors, we have adopted the plan of requiring one dollar to be sent in with order as an evidence of good faith, and no honest person will object This Beautiful Sweet- Toned Spanish Model Guitar; has patent head; is made of hard, well-finished maple; inlaid sound hole and fine quality. Given free for selling only 12 boxes of our great remedy. CONDITIONS. This Artistic and Graceful Mandolin has cedar and maple ribs, with mosaic bands of fancy wood inlaid between each rib; fancy finger guards, fine strong cherry wood neck and solid walnut fingerboard; ivory position dots, patent brass head, and a good case, and will be given to you free if you will only sell 12 boxes of our great remedy. of any you can buy for $5, and will give you a pair absolutely free if you will sell only 12 boxes of our great remedy. (Send waist measurement and length from close up in crotch to heel, inclusive.) D Ladies' Parasol; novelty pure silk coaching style parasol, made in all the fashionable colors, black, national blue, red and tan; solid color centers with polka-dot border on edge, 4-inch wide hemstitch joining border and body, 7-rib white paragon frame, finished silk puff at top, natural wood stick. Sent free if you sell only 12 boxes of our great remedy. you your choice of any of the valuable articles that you may select. Read the coupon carefully. Write your name and address plainly. Send money by U. S. postal money order, which you can get from your postmaster. This way of sending money is absolutely safe, for if the letter should be lost your postmaster will refund the money. Direct your letter plainly to us and we will not fail to get it. As to our honesty and business responsibility we refer to the Broad-Street Bank, Richmond, Va.; the Metropolitan Bank, Richmond, Va.; the Southern Express Co., Richmond, Va.; Dun's or Bradstreet's, or to any business house or wholesale druggist in Richmond, Va. You can write to the Sheriff or Treasurer of Washington county, Va., or to the editor of this paper. LIFE IN WASHINGTON. Mr. R. W. Thompson Presents in Serio-Comic Style a Series of Pen Pictures Illustrative of America's Modern Cosmopolis. At the 15 h Street Street Presbyterian church, Tuesday evening, May 13 Bethel Literary and Historical Association took a step out of the usual path of didactic productions and placed before its patrons, through Mr. R W. Thompson, of The Co'ored American, a series of per pictures of the kaleidoscopic, social, business, educational and po- A. B. litical conditions found in the nation's capital, under the title "Phases of Washington Life." Our peculiar social atmosphere, cosmorolitan population and strenuous activities were carefully analyzed and the sketches of familiar characters in the official and private life, were treated in a serio-comic vein, and easily recognizable. The speaker was frequently and vigorously applauded, and the audience gave evidence of hearty enjoyment. A sparkling discussion followed, all highly complimenting Mr. Thompson's paper and emphasizing the points set forth as pertinent and valuable. Those who spoke were Hon. John C Dancy, Judge R H. Terrell, U. S. S amp Agent John P. Green, Mrs. Ida D. Bailey, Mrs. Mary Curch Terrell, Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins, Robert Pelham, Jr., T. W. Allen, Prof. Kelly Miller, H. P. Slaughter and Mrs. Daniel Murray. Among others present were Mrs. Helen A Cook, Miss Maria L. Jordan, W. L. Houston, L M. Hershaw and Prof. Jesse Lawson. Prof. F. L. Cardozo presided and Miss Wila M. Boston acted as secretary. It is understood that Mr. Thompson has agreed to a proposition to rewrite, and amplify his"Phases of Washington Life" and publish the article in book form, illustrated by appropriate designs. Dinner to the Winners. The popular catering firm, Gaskins and Gaines, gave an elegant dinner on the Saturday evening of the drill to the officers of Company B, High School Cadets, in honor of their victory in the annual drill contest. Those present were: Captain Chester H Jarvis, Lieutenants W. E. Lewis and Eugene Clark; Sergeants Hugh Francis, Harry Tignor, Thomas Johnson, Richard Crier and Bernard Key. Special guests of honor were Judge R. H. Terrell, Dr. W. Bruce Evans and Major Arthur Brooks. Frank Gaines, a son of the junior member of the firm, a private in Company B, was present. The blue and red colors of the company were attractively displayed. Editor Colored American—I noticed in your last issue that put credit to Mr. E A. Johnson of North Carolina as having been appointed District Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. I beg to correct you in this regard. Mr. Johnson was appointed clerk in the District Attorney's office four or five years ago, and holds that position today. Ex Congressman Harry Skinner, the populist democrat, was appointed District Attorney succeeding Claude M. Bernard, a life long THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. republican. The only change that Mr. Johnson has experienced, as I understand it, is that this populist democrat has so arranged his office as not to have Mr. Johnson work in the same room with him, as he did under the forme District Attorney, I am anxious that Mr. Roosevelt should have credit for all that he does for our people, but I am quite sure that Mr. Johnson or any other of the race would not care to give credit where it was not properly due. I am sure that the error in your column was unintentional. and I make this statement because of the deep interest I have not only in my people, but in the affairs of North Carolina generally. With best wishes, I remain. GEORGE H WHITE The High School Idea. Mrs. Anna J. Cooper, principal of the M Street High School read a scholarly and interesting paper Tuesday evening of last week before Bethel Literary and Historical As- H. C. Mrs. Anna J. Cooper. sociation on "The High School Idea" It was a convincing plea for the cultural effects of the higher mental training and liberal educational advantages. She urged a deeper regard on the part of parents and school authorities for the welfare of children. Dr. H. L. Bailey, Prof. George William Cook, R S Smith, Kelly Miller, W S Montgomery and others took part in the discussion Dr. William gave graphophone selections that pleased. Quite a number of teachers were present. This meeting closed Bethel's season. Our Buffalo Budget. Buffalo, N. Y., Special-R v J. A Ayler has taken his two daughters to school in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mrs. M. M. Day, formerly of 54 Union street is now comfortably loca ed at 166 Clinton. Miss M. Young, who went to her home in Jameestownon account of the death of her brother, has been spending a few days with her brother in this city, before returning to New York to resume her duties. Among the many brilliant entertainments given this season was "The May Festival" for the benefit of St Philip's church, Wednesday evening, Eay 14 h, at Turn Hall. A terpsichorean carnival and a literary and musical program was given under the management of Mrs. Andrew Stockton whose popular entertainments are always favorably remembered. Mrs. Stockton'sschool of dancers was seen in the latest minuets, Spanish dances, delsarte and physical culture evolutions. The program was augmented by the appearance of the following artists; Mrs. F. G. Leggett, Mrs. A, A. Davis, Miss Elizabeth Marshall, Miss Grace Byrd, Miss Viola Lett, prima donna and mezzo soprano of Buffalo, and Miss Lela Cooper, leading soprano of Syracuse, and other prominent local artists. Mrs Miunie Reeves and Miss Louise Harris assisted Mrs. Stockton in the management. Mr. Wilson N Fairbush was stage manager. The music was furnished by Schlageter's Orchestra. Jane Mosley Secured. The Freedman Transportation, Land and Improvement Company announces that the beautiful steamer "Jane Mosley" has been secured and is ready for service. Charters can be written for Gymont, where everything has been made new and inviting; Lower Cedar Point, Leonardtown and Norfolk. The company is made up of enterprising colored men and it is hoped that success will crown their efforts to give the race a new avenue for pleasure and at the same time pay dividends. The office is at 609 F street north west. Joseph N. Mayne is president of the company and W. L. Pollard is treasurer. "Hiawatha" Pos'poned. 'Hiawatha' will not be rendered by our Choral Society this spring. The members of the chorus felt that they had not sufficiently mastered the fine points to enable them to do justice either to themselves or the composer. The wiser counsels prevailed and they decided to postpone until next season. The rehearsals will continue during this month. By next season the chorus will have the entire work thoroughly learned and will be able to render this magnificent composition with credit. Our Boys Hustling. Quite a number of bright boys are now handling The Colored American in many of the principal cities of the country. Many of them are doing remarkably well and are making from $2 to $4 a week. Parents who wish their boys to acquire some knowledge of business can do no better service than to have them sell The Colored American each week. It is a good seller and it will take a boy but a short while to work up a good route. If the boy goes to school he can take the after hours to canvass on his route and can deliver the paper on Saturday morning. We want a few more bright boys. Bring or send in your order at once. To Te ch in Africa. Miss Ella Dowell, a graduate of Morgan College, Baltimore, has sailed for Liberia where she goes to engage in missionary work under Bishop Hartzelt of the Methodist Ecclopal Church. She will teach in the college of West Africa at Monrovia, of which Dr. A. P. Camphor is president. A Colored Chief Justice Fir William Conrad Reeves, who recently died, was Chief Justice of Barbadoes, West Indies He graduated from Middle Temple, England, in 1863, returned to the West Indies, was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1883, in 1886 was appointed Chief Justice of Barbadoes, and in 1889 was Knighted by one of the most honored orders of England, Fritz Reuter's WASHINGTON, D. C. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT 451, 453, 455, 457 Penn. Ave. 202, 208 and 210 41 St. Northwest MOORE & PRIOLEAU, Sparta - Bullet and Cale 1216 Pa. Av. Wash., D. C. Fine wines, liquors and cigars, Hot Free Lunch Every Day. Ladies will receive special attention in Dining Room upstairs. Jas. F. Keenan, Rectifier and Wholesale Liquor Dealer. Elegant Club Whiskey a Specialty Importer of Fine Wines, Brand- ies, Gins, Etc 462 Pennsylvania Avenue. NW. Karl Xander 1530 and 1532 Seventh St: N. W. Wholesale dealer in imported and Domestic Wines and Liquors. Old Reserve, a pure rye, eight years old. Full quart $1.00: ...C. H. NAUGHTON... LIQUORS AND SEGARS FINE WINFS. Harper & Wilson a specialtv. 1926 Fourteenth St., Northwest. Gray & Costley WINES, LIQUORS & CIGAR Ladies and Gentlemen's Dining Room n stairs. The best of service guaranteed 1313 E street N. W. WASHINGTON. D C Chris.Xander's QUALITY HOUSE, 909 7th st. NW. Established 86 years ago. The largest wholesale stock in town of the most exquisite, faultless wines and distillates (in all 240 kinds,) at Chris Xander's modern prices no others can compete quality and purity with any of his goods. His liquors are absolutely free from fusel poison. Nobranch houses.) Phone 1425 Sweeps The Horizon with a Lorgnette and Sees a Variety of Things worthy of Note—Bishop Lee and Some Other Men You All Know, --- 4 Bishop B. F. Lee wisely comes out against that relic of the paleozoic age, the camp meeting. They had a place in our religious life in days when churches were few and small and people were widely separated. They once had a sacred significance and Christians came to pay tribute to the Master—but the glory of these meetings has departed and their sweet savor has been destroyed by the advent of the fakir and jackleg preacher. J. Religious development has given us commodious churches, a more highly intellectual congregation and a statelier service. The camp-meeting has degenerated into a circus, with red lemonade and side-show features. There is little about it that conduces to moral elevation-often the contrary. The camp-meteeing is not endorsed by up-to-date churchmen. Bishop Lee is correct in placing upon it the seal of his condemnation. It is a treat to be permitted to gaze upon the inner recesses of the apartments of Cyrus Field Adams, Assistant Register of the Treasury and president of the National Afro-American Press Association. He stops with Mr. Daniel Murray, Assistant Librarian of Congress, whose S street home is one of the most handsome and commodious residences owned by a colored man in the country. Mr. Adams, while active in the political, social and business affairs of the race and nation, is essentially a student. He loves his books, papers and magazines, and his apartments are typical of the man. His ample library contains everything worth reading—history, travel, biography, languages, poetry, fiction—all in beautiful binding, luxuriant in variety and scope. His big roll-top desk is a workshop. Those who know how the desk of a voluminous writer looks can imagine the riotous confusion that pervades this one. The treasures of a "literary shop" appear disordered to the critical housewife, but the owner knows where every scrap of paper is—if she will just quench her everlasting thirst to "straighten things up"—and can find the minutest manuscript in the dark. The most unique feature of Mr. Adams' "den" is a library of file-cases, in which he has collected and assorted newspaper clippings touching the notable events of many years, each subject and incident carefully classified and indexed. The amount of work required to get this collection in such a systematic shape is inconceivable and bespeaks for Mr. Adams a degree of patience that would fit him to take on the trying responsibilities of matrimony. This scholar, linguist, journalist and publicist has had a wonderfully successful career, but his honors have not been able to take from him the modest and unassuming bearing characteristic of that aristocracy whose entrance fee is brains. In last week's issue of the Colored American I read a "write-up" of Mr. Emmett J. Scott, which pleased me immensely, as he is a young man for whom I have for years entertained the most THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. appreciative regard. I feel no small pride in knowing a man who at such a tender age has so completely woven himself into the personality and work of such an eminent patron as Prof. Booker T. Washington, who is noted the country over for the discretion he exercises in choosing confidential advisers. In this day, when smart men are met at every turn, all struggling for preferment, it is a feat to be selected from the multitude and crowned by a genius of international reputation with the panoply of perfect trust. Mr. Scott has a right to feel that his struggles through the mazes of life from boyhood to manhood have not been unrewarded. One phase of Mr. Scott's career was omitted one that I am sure he values as an infinite source of satisfaction and a precious heritage. It is the testimony of the managerial forces of the Houston Post, upon M. Emmett J. Scott. which he won his first spurs as a journalist and from whose sparkling spring he imbibed the nucleus of his finely-cultivated instinct for newspaper work. His merits won the friendship of Mr. J. L. Watson, then business manager and afterward president of the Houston Post Printing Company, and was given a place in the business department and an opportunity for a large amount of reportorial and other literary work for the Post. Here he remained three years. He still retains in the largest possible measure the respect and goodwill of all the officers of the Post corporation, especially of the then, as well as now, editor-in-chief, Mr. R. M. Johnston, perhaps the most influential man in Texas, and Mr. G. J. Palmer, the present general manager of the paper. A Negro be who thus secures and holds the personal esteem of representative Southern men solely upon intellectual capacity, does himself and the race a service of no mean proportions. The training and encouragement given Mr. Scott by the Houston Post was the seed that brought forth the Texas Freeman, the Lone Star State's greatest Afro-American journal and eventually made him the "right-hand man" of the "Wizard of Tuskegee." The current prints tell us that Miss Myrtle Hart is in the East. She is a harpist, the Hoosier State's favorite lady musician, and one of the most accomplished in the country. She made a pronounced "hit" here a few seasons ago, and her vivacious manners and delightful social graces are a pleasant memory. She is now in New York city, where the artistic world has warmly welcomed her. She visits Newport, Boston and Philadelphia before returning home. Is it not possible for our wide-awake managers to induce Miss Hart to include Washington in her itinerary? It is not often that two youthful members of the same family become so conspicuous as to get their portraits into a leading paper within a month and for accomplishments wholly dissimilar. Yet this happened in the cases of Miss Harriet Barrier and Robert A. Barrier, of Detroit, Mich. They belong to one of the best families in the Wolverine State, and are related to the Misses Barrier, so well and favorably known in Washington. February 26, when the color question was at its height in the women's clubs, the Detroit Journal printed a double-column cut of Miss Harriet Barrier because of her success in securing the admission to the City Federation of Women's Associations the Detroit Study Club, of which she was president, settling as far as Michigan was concerned, the question of Negro membership, and entitling her to a place upon the board of directors of the local federation. It was a personal triumph. Robert A. Barrier's leap to fame came March 29, his cut appearing in the junior supplement of the Detroit Journal in connection with his contribution to a symposium, "Why I Do Not Smoke Cigarettes," in which boys of the high school were offered silver medals for the best essays. He gave as his reason, "Wrecks body and mind," and was awarded the first prize medal. All that Negro boys and girls need is an equal chance in the struggle for the heights. How is this for a romance of the Orient?—a phantasy borrowed from the pages of romance. A correspondent writes me that Mr. George W. Chivis (familiarly known here as "Lord Chivis," "the Prince," etc.) is seen daily on the boulevards of Philadelphia in a new turnout. Questioned concerning the rig, Chivis said: "This outfit has a remarkable history. The carriage is brand-new and was made in Berlin for Prince Henry, but he did not take it because his love of horseback riding made another vehicle unnecessary. I bought it in for the moderate J. Cyrus Field Adams sum of $2,700. The horses—a beautiful pair of steppers they are, too—were formerly owned by Li Hung Chang, and were recently shipped to me as a present from the Emperor of China for distinguished courtesies shown the great Chinese diplomat while touring this country. I became acquainted with him during my stay in the Flowery Kingdom, and we became mutual admirers. When he visited this country I felt that the best service I could render him would be to act as his interpreter on his memorable "swing around the circle"—which I did, and earned his gratitude and that of his people. I wouldn't part with the turnout for any amount of money." And "Lord Chivis" dashed away toward his mammoth publishing house, from which he issues monthly the "Hotel Waiters' and Railway Porters' Magazine." Washington has a magnificent array of gifted and forceful newspaper and magazine writers—and every few weeks the town is honored by new arrivals, fresh from the throbbing life of the States that produce men with red blood in their veins. Numbers of them are identified with the Pen and Pencil Club. Weak Men Can Have It Free by Sending Name and Address—Imparts Strength and Vigor for Life You Will Be Delighted the First Day Day. "FEELS SO GOOD TO BE MY OLD SELF AGAIN." How any man may quickly cure himself after years of suffering from sexual weakness, lost vitality, night losses, varicocele, etc., and enlarged small weak organs to full size and vigor. Simply send your name and address to the Dr. Knapp, Medical Company 1911 Hull Building, Detroit. Mich., and they will gladly send the free receipt with directions so that any man may easily cure himself at home. If you are not troubled with sexual weakness don't write. But if you are weak, have shrunken organs or night losses write at once as the remedy will give instant relief. You will feel stronger and vigorous from the very start. This is certainly a most generous offer, and the following token from their daily mail, shows what men think of their generosity. Dear Sir—The results could not have been better. I noticed a warm feeling, as of returning life an exquisite experience of renewed power, the first day I used your treatment, and I cannot withhold an expression of gratitude to you for having thus led me to the way of restoration, strength and vigor. Everything looks brighter, offers more than I ever supposed it would, and nothing can be of more service to a weakened man than your priceless receipt." MAX GREENBERG, PRACTICAL —Watchmaker & Jeweler— 523 TENTH ST. N.W. Watches cleaned 75c. main springs 75c. crystals roc Repairing of Foreign Watches, French Clocks, and Music Boxes a specialty. 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We want a few more bright boys. Bring or send in your order at 0509. --- JOYCE ENG. CO. The Aggressive Editor of The Kentucky Standard. Alert, aggressive, athletic, lynx-eyed and keen-witted, there stands a gladiator—guarding, like a sentinel on the wall, the sacred interests of his people. Invincible in debate, incisive with pen, a sturdy champion of the right, an implacable foe of evil—he is Mr. W. D. Johnson, of Louisville, editor of the Kentucky Standard. No one individual has done more to strengthen the Negro's grasp upon public affairs in the Blue Grass State than Mr. Johnson, and no single influence did more to augment the great wave toward republicanism in Kentucky in the recent campaigns than the editor of the Kentucky Standard. Since 1892 he has led the van for reform and liberal government, and at great personal sacrifice. He deserves not only this expression of confidence and note of praise but his merits should receive substantial recognition at the hands of the party—national or State. He has never held public office, but holds a license as a stenographer, granted by the State of Ohio. Mr. Johnson is a business man of the highest type. It is probable that he will soon launch in the city of Louisville an afternoon daily. Louisville has 50,000 Afro-Americans and thousands of big-hearted white people. Mr. Johnson believes they will support the kind of a paper he will offer them. He is a thinker and student of the conditions that beset us. Here is given a communication, kindly furnished by him: THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. Editor Colored American: — Permit me to say through your valuable columns that to my mind the most important question affecting the civilization and welfare of this country at this time is that touching inter-racial relations, and the fate of that question first claiming the consideration of the white man relative to the status of the Negro in this, the most progressive country of the world. The Negro as a race of people has had all kinds of drawbacks which tend to hinder his progress. All other slaves, whether Israelite, Roman, Russian or even native African, when delivered from bondage have gone back to the companionship and sympathy of a dominant and common race, and have found hands and hearts willing and able to help them. It is, however, different with the Negro, An ocean of water and of oblivion separated him from the home of his race. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. He is now a free man, but does he enjoy himself as such? Is he not a free man, endowed with all the rights and privileges of a free man? Will he cherish these rights and privileges which are accorded him by the Constitution? The time is not far off when the Negro of this land will be recognized as a man, despite even direful prophecies and horrible apprehensions. The fact remains indisputable that in the most gigantic civil war that the world has ever seen four millions of slaves, whose liberty hung trembling in the balances of war, passed through the most trying ordeal, with all its multiplied temptations, in the very midst of those who were fighting for the perpetual continuance of their bondage, with scarcely a single outrage against life or property being laid at this door. This alone is indeed a good tribute, a good history, a history without a parallel and should overbalance all shortcomings of that unfortunate race, for it out-tongues a thousand slanders and demonstrates that the Negro is capable of the highest civilization. Mr. Editor, time will not permit me to write at length on this subject, but I hope that you will grant a short space for these scattering remarks until an opportunity presents itself for a more extended discussion. Yours for the race, W. D. JOHNSON. MAN-ON-THE CORNER Continued from fourth page but would not the purposes of the organization be more effectively carried out if the support of several very active journalists now outside the breastworks could be secured? Would not the character and tone be emphasized by the addition of such forces as John-C. Dancey, Cyrus F. Adams, E. E. Cooper, Prof. Jesse Lawson, Lewis H. Douglass, George H. White, Rev. B. J. Bolding? all of whom are experienced men; besides such witty and spicy correspondents as W. J. Singleton, E. W. Turner, R. H. Terrell, F. J. Cardozo and Kelly Miller? Despite the fact that the Afro-American race is making rapid strides along all lines of endeavor, there are numerous pull-backs among us who do their level best to undo the uplifting work of the progressive and manly. When a white man notices that the intelligent Negroes are aroused over some discrimi- ination or injustice—be it in the courts public offices, or what not—he can always find a Negro low enough to criticise those who protest, and who will cheerfully perform the dirty service of covering the slime on the record of the said white man with an indorsement as "one of the best friends the Negro ever had." A police superintendent may deny proper credit to efficient colored officers; a chief of a department may make wholesale raids upon capable colored clerks and decimate their ranks to a corporal's guard for no other reason than that their places are needed for whites; a prosecutor may refuse to issue warrants for plain violation of our civil rights laws; a grand jury may refuse to indict in such cases and a prejudiced judge may obscure the truth through a partisan charge to his petit jury; civil service commissioners may ignore evidence of illegal classifications of colored clerks and laborers, and irregular certifications—and yet, for a few paltry dollars, or to hold or secure a petty position—or even for the pitiful purpose of scoring a "point"—there are Negroes to be found who will paint these offenders with all the virtues of saints and ascribe to their critics purely selfish motives in making an expose of the methods that rob us of what is rightfully ours. They run to the white people with scandalous gossip, and solicit opportunities to appear as often as possible in the role of black Judas Iscariots. It is to this class of stumbling-blocks that the well-disposed of the Negro race owes its low estate. The Man on the Corner meets them every day. I can only account for their continuance upon earth when I remember that "the Lord is good, and His mercy endureth forever." The vindication of Bishop Walters is a triumph of decency over the malicious cormorants who are ever on the alert to destroy the character and reputation of those who "sit in the fierce white light that beats about a throne." When this man Corrothers and his frail accomplice were unceremoniously routed, there went up a thunderous rebuke to every blackmailer, tale-bearer, peace-disturber and scandal-monger that infest the States of the Union—not excepting the District of Columbia. It is a pity that Bishop Walters could not send Corrothers to the penitentiary, where he justly belongs; but it is hoped that his consignment to a disgraceful oblivion will be sufficient to serve a warning notice upon that unwelcome element in all communities who have no respect for the happiness or well-being of their neighbors or the race. Miscreants who stand eager to traduce the honest minister, to villify the courageous race leader, to sneer at the struggling newspaper, to besmirch the fair name of a woman or to suspect the motives of every public servant are blots upon the escutcheon of our people. In choking off two, Bishop Walters has brought upon his brethren a blessing. One of the best known men in the great army of Uncle Sam's Civil Service is Mr. W. F. Lavalette. He came originally of French stock, and his family connections, ancestry and posterity are of the best. He has been for a long time a communicant of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Though having meagre opportunities for attaining an education, he has profited by contact with the world and has acquired from a varied experience a mental equipment far above the average, and learned much that does not find a place in the curriculum of colleges. He is a linguist of no mean calibre, speaking several languages with the fluency of a native. Twenty-seven years ago he entered the Government Printing Office and, barring a brief season of political drouth, he has served continuously since as a compositor. For eleven years he was a proofreader, being the only colored man to serve in this capacity. His efficiency has always been equal to that of the leaders. It is rumored, and I hope the rumor is true, that Public Printer Palmer has about concluded that the race ought to again be represented in the proofroom, and that Mr. Lavalette will be restored to his old place. If this can be arranged one of our fittest men will be recognized and the spirit of civil service reform will be maintained. Promote Mr. Lavalette, Colonel Palmer, and you will receive a paen of praise from the Negro people and their spokesman. LEARN THE BEST Dress Making School. MRS, L. R. Clark, principal of the Livingston School of Dress Making, a No. I439 W Street Northwest Wa shington, has a fine school, and we advise all those who wish to learn this valuable trade to go to her school. She is a fine teacher and a credit to her race. He MRS. L. R. Clark, principal of the Livingston School of Dress Making, a No. I439 W Street Northwest Wa shington, has a fine school, and we advise all those who wish to learn this valuable trade to go to her school She is a fine teacher and a credit to her race. He terms are reasonable, and all her scholars who have graduated from her school are making a success as dress makers. She has the only school of its kind in the city. The improved French drafting machine is the most wonderful achievement of Mathematical skill for cutting ladies' and children's garments. It is not difficult to learn, as it does not require any complicated figuring. Special lessons given in the Art of Ladies' Tailoring, also in blending colors. Young men are taught Ladies' Tailoring at this school 'lass for young men from 2:30 to 5:30 p m Thursday 9:30 to 1:30 a m Saturdays. Persons desiring to learn the art of making alter- ing and trimming hats are taught the same while taking the course in dlass making. This, however, is paid for independent of dress making Mrs. M. Underdown of Cincinnati, who is a graduate of Armour Institute of Chicago, will instruct in this branch of the work MRS. L R CLARKE, Principal SUMMER RESORTS. KEEN COTTAGE. 1713 Arctic Ave Atlantic City, N. J. This Cottage is about two squares from either railroad. It will accommodate about fifty guests. Rooms are large and airy with a beautiful plaza, it has been thoroughly renovated and put in first-class condition, with all modern conveniences. No pains will be spared to make everything comfortable for our patrons. Address all communications prior to June 1st. MR. S. A. KEEN. THE KEYSTONE PARK. The Keystone Park, Suitland, Md., will be open and ready for business June 1st. A commodious house with large and improved premises, plenty of fresh water with garden and chickens where a number of select couples or people can be accommodated. Everything is strictly first-class. The Route Cars run to the new Pennsylvania ave., bridge and for those who drive, follow the straight road and watch the signs. Private parties will be met at the bridge conveyances. For those who desire to spend the heated term arrangements will be made for trips morning and evening. For further information apply at 443 1st st., s w DRESS MAKING ACADEMY. The de Lam Orton Famous French Perfection Tailor System Mme J. A. Smallwood, Sole Agent 1518 Madison street, northwest, Morning class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Afternoon class 2 to 5 p.m. daily. Evenings from 7.30 to 10 o'clock. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, dressmakers and ladies who wish to do their own dressmaking. WANTED—To learn the wonderful De Lam Orton French Perfection Tailor System. Seamless Bagues without one inch of visible seam, in lining or goods, not even on the shoulder. Successful dressmaking requires as much earnest progressive study as successful work in any of the professions. No detail is too small to be looked after. We teach you to make dresses with or without seam and guarantee perfect fits, and complete your course with a diploma. Pupils can enter at any time. Business Opportunity. WANTED- good man to lease a Park in easy access to the city on surburban car line. Water, snade, pavilion and all modern con venience*. Address'M, care Colored American Office. Wanted Booms. If you have a spare room that you would like to rent to desirable parties, advertise them in The Colored American. WANTED—A gentleman in the department desires room and board in a first class private family. Is willing to pay first rate for a home-like place Address B. care this office. Improve The Hair and Complexion. Singleton's Pharmacy 20th and E carries a full line of Ozono preperations with his toilet articles and sundri.s. See display this week. COTTAGES FOR SALE Four desirable Cottages on Jefferson Street, between Washington and La Fayette Streets. In the very best locality, newly, painted and papered all the latest improvements on easy terms. For further particulars address J. Harry Hughes Cape May, N.J. Madres Park situated on the Eckington and Burburban Line at the corner of 7th and Albany Streets has been refitted and is now for rent for plumbers, garden parties, etc. This park has a beautiful pavilion 50 by 50 swings, excellent water and everything necessary to make it a desirable please resort. For further information call or address M. A.D. Rodre, Mardes Park, 7th and Albany Streets, Eckington, D. C. Upperville, Virginia. Mrs. Virginia Plukett, Upperville, Va., Farquar County, desires to take a number of first class summer boarders. Uppe ville is located in a beautiful part of Virginia and arrangements have been already made to give first class service to a limited number of persons who desire to spend a few weeks in the summer. Rates are reasonable and the Villa is located close to the Blue Ridge Mountains with splendid water, etc. For further information address Mrs. Virginia Pinkett, Upperville, Farquar County, Va. Little COLORED AMERICANS. Negro journals are taking on a decidedly independent air. Success is a tyrant who insists that we live up to expectations. The significant speech is made by him who says the unexpected. Who will be the next president of the National Afro-American Council. Don't forget the National Negro Business League at Richmond in August. Young man, get a home and put a good girl into it as your wife and help meet. These commencement days revive the youthful fervor of the now prosy man of affairs. Prof. Du Bois does well to agitate an open door for the Negro workman in the trades unions. Many persons can endure adversity with fortitude, but it is the few who can stand prosperity. Order a lithograph of Booker T. Washington, and give it a place upon the walls of your home. To be in trouble is not always a misfortune. It gives you a chance to see who your real friends are. The Negro voters residing in Washington should not fail to go home in November and tell the truth. The necrology of the period is astounding in the passing of so many figures luminous in history. There is little hope for improvement in the worker who is thoroughly satisfied with what he produces. Nothing pleas us better than this strong movement toward the education of the poor whites of the South. When democrats are in power, they do not care a pinch of snuff for the opinions of the North on anything. In case Brother Smith goes to the Bishopric in 1904 our choice for editor of The Star of Zion is John Edward Bruce. A cursory reading of some "reigious exchanges" suggests to us that there is a large missionary field going ne glected. Let us not forget that the girl of to day is the mother of tomorrow. Protect her purity and inspire her with lofty ideals. No race can be convicted of incapacity for self-government whose members are always found on the right side of great public questions. We have nothing to put people to doing who take delight in hearing THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. scandalous stories concerning useful public men and women. No one individual can possess all the brains in the world. There is glor enough for every man, if he will but fill his allotted place as best he can. From letter's received "The Man-or-the-Crner," Little Colored Americans' and the editorial page are close rival as the most popular feature of this paper. The resident of Washington who feels it incumbent upon him to attend every meeting. function or to-do, is speeding at an automobile gait toward the cemetery. The passage of the bill providing for a Fiedmen's Inquiry Commission is just now of greater importance than the question of who will constitute it in case the bill succeeds. It is feared that "The Story of the Census and the Negro" will not be circulated as campaign literature among the colored voters in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and New York. If Congress fails to pass any of the blils looking to the relief of the Negro what shall we say to the colored voter this fall in the doubtful states to convince them that the republican party is "our friend?" With "our friends" in full control at the White House, in both bronches of Congress and the Supreme Court, who can tie the hand that is opposed to 'ynching,' "jim crow" cars and a fraudulent suffrage? How to reduce the extraordinary political power of the South is the northern white man's problem. The Negro is anxious simply that the latter shall not be content to be a fraction of a citizen. It would be the making of some of the holders of professional diplomas now in the departments, if they should receive a poite "ticket-of-leave" from the service of Uncle Sam, and thus be compelled to util ze the talents that at present are hidden beneath a bushel. Odd Fellows' Lyceum Last Sunday, Dr W. Bruce Evans principal of Manu I Training School, No. 2. by popular request, repeated his thoughtful address on 'Right Education.' The speaker appealed elequently for a more dignified consideration for those who labored with their hands, urged that the best possible mental training be acquired, and that opportunities be seized by us in the industrial world. Misses Hattie Ress and Marion T. Adams rendered a duet and solos were contributed by Mesars Andrew Payne and T N Dixon. A piano reception was given Thursday evening, which was well attended. Tomorrow at 8:30, Miss Mattie R. Bower is announced as the speaker of the day. Dr. Jordan Sails. Rev. Dr. Jordan, secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention, sailed for Demarra, South America, on the 28 h of May to look after the work of his Board. A nine chapel organ, the gift of the National Baptist Publishing Board of Louisville and Rev Dr Carr of Savannah, Georgia, was taken out Prof Rosborough, the noted Negro musician, is expected to join Dr. Jordan. REALESTATE. FOR SALE--Fostoria, Va. Frame cottage of 6 rooms and cellar, good well water and stable. Lot 110x180. ft. Price $1.000 Colt's sud-division, hesapeake Junction. Lots sold on on payments of $5.00 cash and $5.00 per month. Other suburban property at low price. S. Brooks, 624 F STREET, N. W. SANTAL-MIDY Standard remedy for Gleet, Gonorrhoea and Runnings N 48 HOURS Cures Kid and Bladder Troubles WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By ```markdown ``` TAKEN FROM LIFE: BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. ORIGINAL This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe separation in the world that makes kinky or very hair straight as shown above. It nourishes the scalp and prevents the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow long and silky. 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Rents Safest sides Purglar-proof Vaults. Acts as administrator executor, trustee, &c. DO YOU NEED If so, come to us. We are always ready to loan you any amount you may need. You can repay it in small monthly payments to suit your convenience. We make loans on Furniture, Pianos, &c., without removal or any publicity in any way. All business is private. Washington Mortgage Loan Co., 610-F Street-610 CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK. 609 F St. N. W., Washington, D.C. Capital $50,000 Hon. Jno. R. Lynch, President. L. C. Bailey, Treasurer. J. A. Johnson, Secretary. D. B. McCary, Cashier. Directors: Jno. R. Lynch, Dr. W. S. Lofton, Whitefield McKinlay, L. C. Bailey, Robt. H. Terrell, W. S, Montgomery, Wyatt Archer, John A. Pierre, HenryE. Baker, Robt. Williams J. T. Bradford, Dr. W. A. Warfield, J. A. Johnson, Dr. A. W. Tancil, Howard H. Williams. Deposits received from 10 cents up-ward. Interest allowed on $5.00 and above. Collections meet with prompt attention. A general exchange and banking business done. Bank open from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. ADAMS HOUSE. 582-584 Broadway, Opposite New Depot. ALBANY, N. Y. EUROPEAN PLAN. T. H. Diggs, Prop. Special attention paid to Private Dinners, Lun cheons, etc. Ladies' Dining Rooms up stairs. Ladies' Entrance to Cafe, 63 James St. Telephone 1840 D. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. TO A MATCH. Thou slender stick with sulphurous end. Thou hast been called man's stunchest friend; But 'tis a travesty upon the word. Thou art the basest of all base deceptions; And neither art thou skiggy Nor all ski. I would make light of thee, But try in vain. Once, twice, nay, full five times I draw thee 'long the whitened wall. Five faint blue ghostly streaks— And that is all. Make light of Thee! Full serious have I grown And in my stress and dire necessity I cuss. But softly. Yet shall thou succumb To my determination. Now firmly grasped, I draw thee 'gainst my shoe. Eureka! and alas! Thy fiercely blazing head hath fallen on the rug. O Match perverse! Do I but gently rub my pocket To see if thou art there, At once thou dost respond And to my tailor's handiwork do naught. But vainly I may scratch thee all day long Upon thy box, The side of which some Lobster workman Hath "sanded" but too well. Plantanket! To all the world at last Tis plain: By none canst thou be struck Save men. And then Tne only place where instantly thou'll light Is on the nether portion of the breeches. O matchless Match! By A. GUDE DEEKUN. SAW BOTH SIDES. The Thompson Party View the Negro's Lights and Shadows in Alabama's Black Belt. The most interesting feature of the Alabama trip taken by a party of Congressmen through invitation of Representative C. W. Thompson was the visit to the school of Booker T. Washington, at Tuskegee. Wednesday, May 21, was spent there. After the humorous experiences of the previous day on the plantation, the visit to the industrial school was particularly interesting to the Northerners. The contrast between the untrained Negro, as represented by the plantation hands, and trained students of the school, was so marked that the visitors were deeply impressed with the great work Washington is doing for his race. It was an object lesson of immense value to the visitors, they declared. In a word, they were given an opportunity by Col. Thompson to look upon the Negro in his lowest state, and then upon the Negro in his highest development. Students of the school took charge of the party immediately on their arrival in the grounds, and the visitors were shown all the various departments at work, including the sawmill, the iron foundry, the brickyard, the chemical laboratory, the girl's industrial classes, and the kindergarten class. This last feature proved one of the most interesting sights of the day. Lunch was served by the students on tables spread in the grove, after which the entire student body assembled in the chapel and heard speeches from the visitors. The speeches were interspersed with songs by the students, who sang "Old Kentucky Home," "Dixie," and other Southern songs as only the Negro can handle such melodies. Col. Thompson spoke to the students after an address of welcome by the prin- cipal. Washington referred to the graduates of the school as successful men and women, and made the observation that not one of his students had ever broken into jail or Congress. Mr. Littlefield, Mr. Arney, Mr. Smith, Judge Fuller, and Mr. Brown made short talks to the students and gave them advice. Those who feared that Col. Thompson would show his guests but one side of Negro life have thus had their illusions dispelled, and it will be found that the trip has not been without its benefits to all concerned. ADMIRAL EVAN'S STORY. The Great Sea-Fighter Tells of The Famous Meeting Between Prince Henry and Washington. An article that is being read with the closest attention by the students of current events is Admiral Robley D. Evans' contribution to the May number of McClure's Magazine on Prince Henry's impressions during his recent visit to America. The Admiral was the official representative of our Government and had the best opportunity of any one to know the inner feelings of the royal guest and to learn his candid opinion of persons and things. Here is Admiral Evans' account of the meeting between the Prince and Booker T. Washington: PRINCE HENRY AND WASHINGTON. The first request made by Prince Henry after being received in New York was that I should arrange to give him some of the old Southern melodies, if possible, sung by the Negroes; that he was passionately fond of them, and had been all his life—not the rag-time songs, but the old Negro melodies. Several times during his trip I endeavored to carry out his wishes, with more or less success; but, finally, at the Waldorf-Astoria, the Hampton singers presented themselves in one of the reception-rooms and gave him a recital of Indian and Negro melodies. He was charmed. And while I was talking to him just after a Sioux Indian had sung a lullaby, he suddenly turned and said, "Isn't that Booker T. Washington over there?" I recognized Washington and replied that it was, and he said: "Evans, would you mind presenting him to me? I know how some of your people feel about Washington, but I have always had great sympathy with the African race, and I want to meet the man I regard as the leader of that race." So I went at once to Washington and told him that the Prince wished him to be presented, took him myself and presented him to the Prince. Booker Washington sat down and talked with him for fully ten minutes, and it was a most interesting conversation—one of the most interesting I ever heard in my life. The ease with which Washington conducted himself was very striking, and I only accounted for it afterward when I remembered that he had dined with the Queen of England two or three times, so that this was not a new thing for him. Indeed, Booker Washington's manner was easier than that of almost any other man I saw meet the Prince in this country. The Prince afterward referred to President Roosevelt's action in regard to Booker Washington, and applauded it very highly. Grea er New York No's. Mr John D. Rockefeller has notified Mt. Olivet Baptist church that he will give them $1,000 if they raise $1,000. The pastor, Rev. C. T. Walker, feels sure the amount will soon be raised. Rev. Charles S. Morris, former missionary in Africa, is temporarily serving as pastor of the Abyssinian church. Rev. T. W. 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COOPER, MANAGER Sold by all all News Dealers. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1902. SELF-GOVERNMENT. The Washington Post has on its editorial staff a very brainy and accomplished individual whose especial function is to read up on all the incidents, social, political or otherwise, that place the Negro in a bad light before the world. After absorbing his information this brainy individual's duty, as well as pleasure, is te deftly distort the facts and deduce a set of conclusions that prove the black man's inferiority mentally, morally and as a factor in the affairs of government. Of late, this erudite person appears to be working overtime. The Haitian revolution was the impelling cause of The Post's most recent spasm. Because the personal ambition of rival leaders and the development of contending factions crystallized into a revolution, after the fashion of tropical nations our Avenue contemporary observes that the Negro is incapable of self-government. It fails to tell its readers, however, that human nature is the same in the black race as it is in the white, and that love of power and the abuse of it follow in the wake of opportunity. From the plains of Marathon, from the fall of Rome, from the rise of Oliver Cromwell, or the repu'se of the English tyrants from our own shores, down to the retreat of Simon Sam, the history of the world has taught us that the strong will rule, right or wrong, and that the weak will be forced beneath the yoke. In the philosophy of governments, white and black, might is adjudged as right. The Haitian revolution does not prove that the Negro is any less capable of self-government than a race that produced a cruel Nero, a dictatorial Napoleon, a treacherous Arnold or a nihilistic Czolgosz. The voodooism of Haiti is no match for the fiendish barbarities perpetrated in the name of religion in the days of the Spanish Inquisition, and the "bloodthirsty" Christophe never gave an order more subversive to Christian civilization that that of General Smith in the Philippines, who commanded that Samar be made a "howling wilderness" through the wholesale murder of innocents The Haitian revolution, like those of France, of America, and of Colombia, merely indicate that the thirst for power and restless ambition are the same in all the races of mankind. If The Post's hired hand wishes to be fair to the real Negro—the Negro who is now securing control of the destine of his people—let him come over and have a little chat with us. We would tell him of the remarkable progress the race has made in forty years of freedom, and illustrate that advance by pointing to our growing roster of educators, minister, professional and business men, literateurs, newspapers and beneficial organizations. We would ask him to look over the books of such massive, and skilfully managed fraternities as the Masonic, Odd Fellows, True Reformers and United Brothers, also the great A. M. E. and A. M. E Zion connections, and the Baptist denomination with their five churches, well equipped schools and publishing houses. The other denominations set an equally clear example of our proficiency in the art of self government and departure from the superstitions of the past. This data could be multiplied many times over, if space permitted. The esteemed Post is wrong. That's all. No people can be blamed for praising the bridge that carries them over in safety. NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. A comprehensive little volume has been issued giving all the details of the third annual meeting of the National Negro Business League at Richmond, Va., August 25, 26 and 27. The Colored Men's Business Association of Boston has arranged to run a private excursion party from that city, to be joined at way points by delegates residing between Boston and Richmond, The book contains the complete itinerary noting each stopping place, time of arrival of train, and names of persons who will be in charge of local arrangements The rates are remarkably low, and, beides the delegates, many citizens will join the party, to see Richmond, and to attend both the sessions of the Business League and the annual conference of the True Reformers There is no rivalry between these two gatherings. As they are harmonious in the work of race-building, the one will be a help to the other, and greatly augment the attendance. Washington should be largely represented in Richmond in August. Little offices have destroyed the influence of hundreds of large men HOME IMPROVEMENT If you wish to know the status of a people go into their homes. No race is better than the conditions under which it is content to live, when it has the power to change them We have been pleased to note several articles in the Caucasian papers describing the improved homes of colored people in the South. The one room cabin, with its dirt floor and unspeakable chink filling is giving away to neat frame cottages, cheerfully furnished. Ragged beds are disappearing, and in the parors are found pianos and organs Education is raising the standard of taste and this creates a desire for higher moral ideals. The development of the home in the Southland is the sur The Booker T. Washington Lithograph. There has been such a great demand for the lithograph used as a supplement in The Colored American last week that more copies have been printed and will be sent to any person who will send ten cents (stamps accepted). These lithographs are printed in four colors and have all the appearance of an oil painting. They ought to be in every school room, in every public library, every literary society and in the homes of every intelligent colored person. To agents who wish to sell them they will be furnished in numbers of ten copies or more at five cents each. We will send the same lithograph, framed and shipped by express, for $1.50. Send in your order at once to THE COLORED AMERICAN, Washington, D.C. est index of race advancement. It is the sword and the shield that will most effectively confound our enemies. An ignoramus cannot help being narrow. Educate! EDITOR JOHNSON AND TILLMAN. Editor W. D. Johnson, who has been in the city for several days looking after some matters of interest affecting the colored people, had a thirty-five minutes talk with Senator Ben Tillman of South Carolina. The Senator wrote a letter recently to the convention of Baptists in Petersburg, Va, in which he said that the colored people were mistaken if they thought him an enemy to the race. Mr. Johnson called upon him to reconcile this statement with his oft repeated sentiments on the matter. The Senator promised to answer in writing ten pointed questions which were propounded by Mr. Johnson. The country would like to hear from Senator Tillman through Editor Johnson at an early date. Has Ben Tillman been seeing a great light, we wonder? Newspapers are what their patrons permit them to be. No paper can live that is without a constituency. There are a lot of worthless people in the world who never forgive a man for succeeding over their protest. The Lexington Standard reproduced in full our Mr. Thompson's story of "How Booker T. Washington Won the World" If the New York Journal will take a trip to Atlanta, it will see a new light on its idea of the Negro's lack of the rebellious spirit. Haven't you ever noticed that whether you raise a finger against your enemy or not, he gets the worst of it in the long run. At the recent public meeting of the Pen and Pencil Club the name of Director Merriam was not mentioned, although there was good reason why it should have been. We welcome to our exchange list The New Era, published at Hyattsville, Md, devoted to the interests of Prince George's county. It is neatly printed and bears evidence of sufficient vitality to stay. Our associate editor says "Thank you, very kindly" to those who felt moved to cheer his few words on Pen and Pencil Club Day in defense of the Negro's great work in the development of our national life. If it be true that in some audiences the name of Booker T. Washington is coldly received, we doubt very much if in those same gatherings a word of praise for Jesus Christ would elicit three amens. The anniversary edition of The Florida Sentinel reflected immeasurable credit upon Editor M. M Lewey, and is a convincing evidence of the great progress that our race is making in the Southland, despite many untoward circumstances. The Colored American is the only Negro journal of its kind published It is not only national, with a touch of the local, but is international in scope. It combines in a well balanced degree, the newspaper, the advocate and the magazine. Now is the time to subscribe. If the blame for the annihilation of the colored clerks in Census office belongs to the individual members of Congress and not to the Director, then it is up to the decapitated ones and their friends to make the individual members a special order of business at the November election. If there has been racial discrimination at the Census office without the knowledge of Director Merriam, his friendly feeling for the Negro ought to induce him to not only keep all colored clerks that are now on the rolls but reinstate the capable ones that were discharged unintentionally. The sympathy of our great nation goes out to the unfortunate victims of Mont Pelee's volcanic fury. Such catastrophes serve to strengthen the ties of universal brotherhood, and are not in vain. America's prompt response, with dollars and bread, is a practical demonstration of our deep feeling. It is to the credit of all that we have scarcely remembered the color of the bulk of the sufferers. The Macon News is one of the most influential journals published by Coucasians in Georgia. It is always interesting and liberal in its view of public questions, and we are glad to have it on our exchange list. It told the wholesome truth the other day which may lead the esteemed Montgomery Advertiser to rise to a point of order. The Macon News said, "Alabama is known in the North as the state in which Tuskegee is located." THE HIGHEST OPINIONS Ellor Colored American—Send me one hundred copies. Your history of Booker T. Washing'on should be the study of our young gradua'es. JAMES LEWIS, U. S. Surveyor's Office, New Orleans, La , May 18th, 1902 Editor Colored American—The Colored American's new departure is all right. Keep it up. CHRIS J PERRY, Office of The Tribune, Philadelphia, Pa., May 20th, 1902. TO THE WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES. SHAFTESBURY ART CLUB. Baltimore Talent Makes a Most Favorable Impression Upon the Washington Publ c-An Evening With the Muses. One of the most unique, original and high-class entertainments ever given in the National Capital was that presented at Grand Army Hall Friday evening of last week by the Shaftesbury Art Club of Baltimore. The programme was a cleverly arranged medley of farce, serious declamation and music. Every artist was a "star," and the work of each was so ably and so interestingly performed that the closest attention of the audience was held throughout the evening. The opening skit. "The Hiartsville Shakespeare Club," was a side-splitting travesty on a coterie of intellectual women, who are rehearsing selections for a benefit affair. While a vein of realistic humor pervaded the piece, the elocutionary talent of the players was easily discernible, and acknowledged by liberal applause. To particularize would be unjust, for, as above another, it is difficult to call especial attention. All were excellent—they were just simply different in their methods and character portraiture. There was life, zeal and dramatic instinct in every act, and the reading of many of the passages from Shakespeare and lesser lights would have done credit to professionals. The delsartian treatment was par excellent. The scenic effects and costuming reflected great credit upon the management. The following will give an idea of the quality of the olio presented: Violin solo, "Rondo Elegant," Wieniawski, Mr. Harry T. Pratt; musical recitation, "The Power of Prayer," Alice May Youse, Miss Genevieve M. Frazier; humorous recitation, "How Ruby Played," Bagby, Miss Lillie M. Thomas; popular selections, Prof. Hamilton's orchestra; dramatic monologue, "The Soul of the Violin," anonymous, Miss Sallie B. Hatchett; violin solo, "Les Adieux," Sarasate, Mr. Harry T. Pratt; dramatic monologue in two scenes, "Preciosa," Bertha Marion Wilson, Miss Ella R. Browne; humorous monologue in two scenes, "The Show at Wilkins' Hall," Bertha Marion Wilson, Miss M. Belle Scott. Miss Deane Chambers acted as accompanist. The ushers were Misses Edith E. Wright, Marion C. Harris, Nellie Washington and Olive W. Wright, all handsome young ladies. The managerial staff was made up of J. Clarence Chambers, Truly Hatchett and James C. Wright. At the conclusion of the programme "the ship was cleared for action," and Prof. Charles Hamilton's orchestra discoursed sweet music for the lovers of the "light fantastic." Notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain which came at just the hour for starting, the audience tested the capacity of the hall, and was made up of the elite and beauty of Washington. The picture of the mazy waltz, as seen from the balcony, was one of dazzling splendor, the rich and tasteful costumes of the ladies lending a revelry of tints and kaleidoscopic shades. Many Baltimoreans accompanied the club, and the local young men saw to it that the fair delegates from our sister city were not neglected. The Shaftesburys should come this way again. Teachers' College at Howard- The graduating exercises of the Teachers College (Pedagogical Department) of Howard University were held Thursday evening of last week in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. The following members of the several classes received diplomas, with degree as stated: Bachelor of Philosophy—James H. Carter, B. S. Jackson. Bachelor of Pedagogy — Birdie E. Beard. Anna E. Charity, Lucinda D. Christmas. James A. Cobb, Mary L. Mason, Jeannette C. Williamson. Kindergarten. Garden Diploma — Grace P. Campbell, Isabella Hawkins, Anna S. Johnson, A. Lavinia Lofton, A. Gertrude Madden, Alberta Moore, Eleanor Robinson, Adliena A. Shaw, Lillie E. Thomas, Genevieve Thompson, Anna E. Williams, Laurence M. Williams, Mabel D. Williams. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. DR. S. B. HARTMAN. In view of the great multitude of women suffering from some kind of female disease, and yet unable to find any cure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned gynaecologist, has announced his willingness to direct the treatment of as many cases as may make application to him during the summer months without charge. The treatment will be conducted by correspondence. The doctor will prescribe all medicines, applications, hygienic and dietary regulations necessary to complete a cure. The medicines prescribed can be obtained at all drug stores. This offer will hold good only during the summer months. Any woman can become a regular patient by sending a written statement of her age, condition of life, history and symptoms of her derangements. All cases of female diseases, including menstrual irregularities, displacements, ulcerations, inflammations, discharges, irritation of the ovaries, tumors and dropsy of the abdomen, should apply at Diploma in Elementary Teaching Virginia M. Banion, Mary E. Coates, Oliver R. Tennyson. The programme included addresses by Supt. A. T. Stuart, Assistant Supt. W. S. Montgomery and Miss Harriet Cable Friese. The music was furnished by the Aeolian Mandolin Club and Mr. Clarence C. White, accompanied by Miss Warrick. President Rankin conferred the degrees and diplomas. Prof. L. B. Moore, dean of the Pedagogic Department, conducted the exercises. The attendance was very large. Atlanta, Ga. (Special).—Prof. L. M. Hershaw, of Washington, reached this city last Monday morning. He has been kept busy shaking hands with a host of friends. The Professor is looking well Miss G. B. Douglas, one of the city public school teachers and one of our most popular belles, has resigned her position is teacher and goes to Hampton and Cleveland to take a musical course. Mrs. A. F. Herndon, who has spent the last six months at the Boston Musical Observatory, returned to this city a few days ago, looking well. The St. James Lodge of Oddfellows had their twenty-eighth annual sermon preached last Sunday afternoon at Wheat Street Baptist Church by Rev. Dr. P. J. Bryant. Mrs. Thomas Lee, an old and faithful member of Big Bethel Church and a pillar in the Daughters of Bethel, and also a very worthy and prominent member of Atlanta society, died very suddenly here last week. Mrs. Virginia Dozier gave a pleasant entertainment a few days ago Happenings in Atlanta once and become registered as regular patients. All correspondence will be held strictly confidential. No testimonials of cures will be given to the public except by the express wish of the patient. As is well known, Dr. Hartman is the President of the Hartman Sanitarium, an institution which has a department devoted exclusively to the treatment of female diseases. He is thus brought to see thousands of such cases every year, the most of whom return to their homes to be treated by correspondence. The principal remedy he relies upon in such cases is Peruna, which every woman should have, who has any affection of this kind. Those wishing to become patients should address Dr. S. B. HARTMAN, COLUMBUS OHIO. No one knows better than Dr. Hartman how much the women suffer with diseases peculiar to their sex. No one knows better than he does how many of them suffer with such diseases. Patiently, hopefully, wearily, and often at her home on South Hampshire Street for the benefit of Antioch Church at Decatur, at which a large number of the Decatur ladies were present, among them being Mrs. M. L. Howell. Mrs. Sally Wicks is a constant reader of The Colored American. Mrs. W. W. King, after installing the colored exhibits from Atlanta at the Charleston Exposition, has returned home and taken up her work in the temperance cause. Mrs. Nora Hughes, who has been quite ill for some time at her home on McDaniel Street, is. I am glad to say, improving, to the delight of her many friends. The original Daughters of Bethel had an annual sermon preached to them at Big Bethel Church last Sunday afternoon by Rev. Dr. C. W. Newton. This society is perhaps the oldest and one of the wealthiest colored societies in the city. Mrs. Lizzie Nollam is president, Mrs. Smith is vice president; Messrs. R. M. Cooper and James W. Palmer are marshals. Business Enterprise Needed. We should improve along the line of Negro enterprise. The Negro has done well in religion, education, industry and morality. He has demonstrated to the world that he is a good soldier in the field in the civil and Spanish-American wars. When the President of the United States issued a call for volunteers, he cheered until he was hoarse, so eager was he to go and fight for the nation's flag. In the times of danger the Negro showed that he was a man. In the various professions he proved that he is equal to the tasks imposed tiller 9 silently, they eke out a miserable existence year after year. A woman confined to the house several years with a chronic female derangement had finally given up all hope of being cured. She had tried physician after physician, and remedy after remedy, without any permanent improvement. Her treatment had cost her husband, who was a poor man, hundreds of dollars. They had been obliged to deny themselves many comforts of life in order to get money enough to pay the physicians. Picking up the paper one day she happened to read an item which contained the news that Dr. Hartman would treat such cases free of charge by letter. She immediately wrote the doctor, describing her case, and giving him all her symptoms. She soon received a letter telling her exactly what to do and what medicines and appliances to get. She began the treatment (the principal remedy being Peruna) at once, and in a few weeks was well and strong again and able to do her own work. Another woman who used Peruna without becoming one of Dr. Hartman's regular patients had the following experience. Miss Ida Green writes from Baldwinville, Ga.: "Peruna is wonderful and good, and a certain cure for female weakness. I have been ill and have been taking doctor's medicine for several years, and found that none did me any good. "Every day it was a worry. I was always sick. I had come to the conclusion to give up, and not use any more medicine. I was sick indeed for the past two years. Just before I began to take Peruna I was very weak, besides I was bilious and constipated. "I had pains in my back and side and falling of the womb, with bearing down pains. "One day while reading my newspaper, I came across an ad., read of the book for women entitled, "Health and Beauty," and sent for it. Then I began to use the medicine. After using several bottles I am now thoroughly cured." Send for free book, entitled, "Health and Beauty." Address Dr. Hartman Columbus, Ohio. of the soil he has no equal. But on the other hand, can he show what he has done as a race in business enterprise? Some one may say, he has done well. That may be true, as far as it goes. But when you enter the cities, towns and villages, do you find as many enterprises controlled by the Negro as you do by the other races. You do not. The Negro must hustle along these lines if he wants to compete with other races in this respect. It is true, the other races have had the advantage of being free all their days, but you have been free, too, for 36 years. Improve your opportunities! B. F. EVANS, Minter, Alabama TALKING GOOD SENSE. The editorial in THE COLORED AMERICAN of Washington, D. C., under the caption of "Appeals to Race Prejudices" was copied in full by Editor Bryson in the daily press in the issue of the 13th inst., commending in the highest terms its logic and good sense. It was certainly one of the most sensible editorials that it has ben our good fortune to read. It ought to have been reproduced in many of the colored papers.—Louisiana, Mo., correspondent of Omaha Enterprise. Congress is beginning to invoice its stock and to clear the decks for action in the coming campaign. 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