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The COLORED American A-NATIONAL REGRO NEWSPAPER VOL. X, NO. 17 America's Best Marksman. Sergt. Emmett Hawkins Wins First Honors at Sea Girt He Breaks the Army Record at Fort Sheridan by a Record Skirmish Run, Making One Hundred Out of a Possible Hundred—A Biographical Sketch of the Champion Shot of the World. Score another victory for the race and add one more star to his banner of great achievements. The Negro has won first place as brave and patriotic soldiers in American history. He has held the championship in pugilistic and athletic circles, and he has won scholarships and prizes in oratory too numerous to mention. Peter Jackson, George Dixon, Joe Gans are acknowledged kings in the prize ring. Major Taylor, the record breaker and prince of wheelmen. Roscoe Bruce, Pickens and other giants in college oratory, and now comes Sergt. Emmett Hawkins, who breaks the world's record in marksmanship—rifle shooting—by beating all record in a skirmish run army contest at Fort Sheridan, Ill., August 17, 1903, making a perfect record of one hundred out of a possible one hundred, and thence at SeaGirt, N. J., where on September 11, in a contest with one hundred, fifty-six of the best rifle shots in America, he won first prize. The trophy was a $5,000 medal, which is a valued treasure in the War Departmnet, and which was won last year by Sergt. Hawkins. His record exceeds that of any American rifleman in the army or out of it. It was Mr. Hawkins who won this valuable Sea Girt prize last year, and placed it in the War Department—winning this year makes the second time he has won it. If this great marksman wins it the third time it will become his individual property. Sergt. Hawkins spent a few weeks in this city, and called on President Roosevelt, who gave him an audience of considerable length, and who remembered the Sergeant as one of the sharp shooters at San Juan Hill, Cuba, who put the Spanish sharp shooters to flight by picking one of their number from a tall cocoanut tree some six hundred yards distant. WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 10, 1903. MARKSMAN AMERICA'S BEST RIFLE SHOT. Sergt. Emmet Hawkins, Co. K. 24th Infantry, Ft. Missoula, Montana. The Associated Press,speaking of the incident, says: "The President to-day shook hands and talked with Sergt. E. Hawkins of the United States army, the finest marksman in the United States. Hawkins is a quartermaster sergeant in Company K, 24th nfantry, stationed at Fort Missoula, and he won the Sea Girt medal for the best individual marksmanship. He won the medal last year. Hawkins is a colored man, and was one of those who participated in the memorable charge up San Juan Hill five years ago. He and the President recalled some of the incidents of that day." Sergt. Hawkins has a record that reads like romance. He was born about 34 years ago at Canton, Lewis county, Mo., of slave parents. Before joining the army in 1887 his occupation was th a teamster and black- smith. He received such education as could be obtained in the public schools of his native State, and like many a young patriotic Afro-American, when the Government called for loops, he made his way for St. Louis, Mo., where he enlisted. He is a very modest man, not given to talk, but when questioned as to how he began shooting, replied, "I had no particular reason for becoming a celebrated shot, but I made up my mind to do something in the world a little better than any body else." He was not in this company very long before he was promoted from one position to another until he became the quartermaster sergeant, which place he has held for many years. He enlisted first in the 10th Cavalry, where he served with troop "I" for five years and then re-enlisted in the the 24th Infantry, where he still PRICE, FIVE CENTS The Maryland Campaign. Registration Shows Republican Gains in Every County of the State. Big Appropriation for the Reform School, at Cheltenham. Bishop Handy Honored.—Death of an Able and Well Known Race Leader. Oriole City Notes. BALTIMORE, MD., Special.—The Republican candidates for Governor comptroller and attorney-general were formally notified of the nomination at the Republican headquarters on Tuesday last at noon. Senator Louis Putzel formally notified Hon. Stevenson A. Williams, the nominee for Governor Senator McCulloch of Cecil county notified George A. Whitelock, Esq., nominee for attorney-general. The president of the committee was Mr. Thomas McComas, of Washington county, brother of Senator L. E. McComas. The committee consisted of one from each county and one from each Legislative district of Baltimore City. ExCouncilman Harry S. Cummings, who represented the Fourth Legislative District, was the colored representative on the committee. Hon. Stevenson A Williams made a ringing speech in accepting the nomination. Work on registration is being pushed with great vigor. Prizes of from $5 to $20 in gold are being offered for those producing the best results in their precincts. At the last sitting of the register two of the four prizes went to the Seventeenth ward and to two colored persons—Aaron M. Cummings won the second prize of $15 in gold and J. E. G. Webb won the fourth prize of $5 in gold. The Cheltenham House of Reformation for colored boys was appropriated $15,000 by the board of estimates of the city this week. This assures better facilities and better results from this institution. Gen. Thomas J. Schryock, one of the wealthiest business men of the city, is presidentt of the board, which also contains two col Rev. George F. Bragg, Jr., St. James Church, and Hon Cummings, who is a direct part of the mayor and ci of Baltimore. Continued on page 7. Se COLORED SOCIOLOGISTS TO MEET. . = Commissioner MacFarland has received notice of and is very much interested in the conference to be held in this city December 9 to 11, under the auspicies of the i se afl &) A 7 = \ yi i > PROF. JESSE LAWSON, President. Nation Sociological Society, com- posed of prominent colored men. The call for the conference is signed by Jesse Lawson, presi- dent;; George H. White, chair- man executive committee; J. Wil- MMe = MR. WM. J. MAYS, Treasurer. liam Mays, treasurer, and Kelly Miller, corresponding secretary. The conference will “deliberate on the most serious phases of the race question and endeavor to for- mulate plans for the relief of a strained situation.” “NEGRO DOMINATION.” The Reptiblicans of Maryland are to be congratulated on the promptness with yhich they have zxecepted the Democratic challenge about “Negro domination.” There is, of course, not the slight- est weason for raising such an is- sue in that state. The whites out- number the blacks, as the statistics show, four or five to one, and have always shaped the state’s affairs. But the race cry is supposed to have more or less potency in all of the old slave territory, and it is invariably uttered whenever a bit of campaign material is badly needed. If those who insist that the race issue cannot be solved care to be convinced of their error let them look at Maryland. There, as else- THEZCOLORED AMERICAN. where, the Negroes, as a rule, vote the Republican ticket. But they do so under the leadership, which is altogether worthy, and in that way they become at the polls an instrument for good. White men of the highest grade arid character do not feel themselves abased by accepting the suffrage of the Negroes, and when in pow- er seeing that their-rights are pre- served. They abide by the law of the land. The result has been that one of the best state governments Maryland has ever known was voted into existence by the aid of the Negroes; and in the national campaign of 1896 and 1900, when the public credit was seriously menaced, they were a factor in the recovering of the state in favor of sound money. And in the two na- tional campaigns thousands ‘of Democrats in the state voted the same way, and never felt them- selves injured by the association. fire, would the assistance of its If the city of Baltimore was threatened with’ destruction by Negro population be refused on the score of color? If the city were threatened with despoilment by a monster mob, would the au- thorities reject help to save its wealth and beauty on the score of color? If war with a foreign power were declared, and a call to arms laid the burden upon Mary- land of putting as her share a hun- dred thousand men into the field, would volunteers be rejected on account of color? The answers to these questions is as plainasa pikestaff. In all three cases the direction of affairs would be in the hands of competent white men, and all that would be necessary to get excellent service out of the Negroes, would be capable and worthy leadership. Mr. Williams, whose nomina- tion for Governor was well re- ceived when made, is proving him- self to be a man of excellent judg- ment and courage, and is making a campaign on the race issue and all other issues worthy of the best days of the commonwealth.— eee A ZION REVIVAL. Rev E. M. Stanton, pastor of A. M. E. Zion church, at Eaton- town, N. 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Everybody will attend the "Star" Concert Monday, October 12. Only 25 cents to hear the Star concert October 12, Met. A. M. E. Church. A fine program is promised. Pray much. Ben Tillman m'ay yet be a great Methodist or Baptist preacher. Who can tell? A junior choir of forty in number has been organized at Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church. Go and hear them. The new Government Printing Office is a thing of beauty—is your name written there? Rev. George W. Lee preached one of his soul-stirring sermons at Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church last Tuesday night. Miss Daisy Thomas, of 1614 Eleventh street northwest, has returned from a trip north. Read THE COLORED AMERICAN. Miss Estelle Thomas, of 2513 M street northwest, has returned home from Boston, Mass., whither she spent a pleasant vacation. Mrs. Sudie Jenkins, of Atlanta, Ga.. was in the city a few days ago, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Emily Thomas, of 1614 Eleventh street northwest. Hon. H. S. Cummings, ex-member of the city last Sunday, the guest of Hon. the city last Snuday, the guest of Hon. John C. Dancy. Mr. George W. Fisher, of the Interior Department, is on his annual vacation. He will spend a part of his vacation at his home, Charlottesville, Va. Now is the time to lay up for your Thanksgiving turkey. Don't put it off too long or you may have to make out on a piece of fat back or a stale jackrabbit. "Gen." Henry Forrest, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who has been at Freedmens Hospital undergoing treatment, will soon be out hale and hearty, to the delight of his many friends. Mr. Aldridge Lewis, of the District Building, has just returned from a two-weeks jaunt to Warrenton, Va., where he spent his vacation. He is looking hale and hearty. Mr. Albert J. Farley, who has been connected with the criminal court room No. 1 as messenger for the past ten years, has resigned his position. He hopes to secure a position at the Capitol under Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell. Read THE COLORED AMERICAN. The Smart Set Company, which is holding the boards at the Empire Theatre this week, is attracting much attention because of the spicy and interesting program rendered. Billy McClain and Tom McIntosh, the veteran comedians, are the stars of the company. THE COLORED AMERICAN L. J. Hayden, Manufacturer of Pure Herb Medicine. is one of the Greatest Healers of the Sick on Earth. Cures all Diseases or no Charge. I cure all diseases that are known to the human race or no charge, no matter what your disease, sickness, or affliction may be, and restore you to perfect health. I cure the following diseases: Heart Disease, Consumption, Blood, Kidney, Liver, Bladder, Piles in any form, Vertigo, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Lungs, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Rheumatism in any form, Pains and Aches of BENNETT any kind, Colds, Bronchial Troubles, Sores, Skin Diseaess, all Itching Sensations, La Grippe, or Pneumonia; Ulcers, Carbuncles, Boils, Cancer, the worst forms, without the use of knife or instruments; Eczema, Pimples on face and body; Diabetes of Kidneys; or Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. I cure any disease, no matter of what nature. Medicine sent to any address by express. For full particulars send a 2-cent stamp for answer. 394 Queen street, Norfolk, Va. Medicine can be had at 653 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive without charge in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a year; four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Branch office, 625 F St., Washington, D. C. LAW, REAL ESTATE, AND PENSIONS JOHN W. PATTERSON. 407 SEVENTH STREET N. W. Room No. 3. 'Phone East 352 - Washington, D. C. Grove has stood the test 25 year bottles. Does this record Enclosed with every LAW. ```markdown ``` Hours, 10 a. m. to 12; 2 to 6 p. m., Tu- Saturdays, till 8 p. m.; Sundays, 10 a. $100 WORTH OF We have purchased from the recee- ver ONE MILLION sheets of stand- which includes such well known c Verdi, Bisset, Mozart, Chopin, Rubi marches, ballads, coon songs, chorus we offer at the remarkably low价 sold from 25c. to $1.00. That you may see for yourself show remar- or instrumental, for only 10c. to cover postage, packing, etc., and Order to-day sending 10c. to CONSOLIDATED MUSIC Hours, 10 a. m. to 12; 2 to 6 p. m., Tuesdays and Saturdays, till 8 p. m.; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 12. 1233 Pa. Ave. N. W $100 WORTH OF MUSIC FREE We have purchased from the receiver of a bankrupt music publisher over ONE MILLION sheets of standard Vocal and Instrumental Music which includes such well known composers as Wagner, Beethoven, Verdi, Bisset, Mozart, Chopin, Rubinstein, etc. Also popular songs, marches, ballads, coon songs, choruses and sacred music, all of which we offer at the remarkably low price of 5 cents per copy—formerly sold from 25c. to $1.00. That you may see for yourself show remarkable this offer is we will send $1 WORTH OF MUSIC FREE, vocal or instrumental, for only 10c. to cover postage, packing, etc., and also our complete catalogue and list of all the late popular hits. Order to-day sending 10c. to CONSOLIDATED MUSIC CO., Box 439 Williamsbridge, New York, N. Y. MME. DAVIS I Born Clairvoyant and Card Reader Tells about business, Removes Spells and Evil Influences, Reunites the Separated and Gives Luck to all. 1228 25th st. n. w., Washington, D. C. No letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. Drugs, Toilet Stationery Articles, Cigars Finest of Soda Water in Season. Carl W. Shaffer, Prop. & Druggist. 922 Frederick St. Joseph Avenue Missouri SANTAL-MIDY Standard remedy for Gleet, Gonorrhoea and Runnings IN 48 HOURS. Cures Kid- ney and Bladder Troubles. 's Tasteless Chil ers. Average Annual Sales o of merit appeal to you? bottle is a Ten Cent package of Grove's NERVOUS DEBILITY, BLOOD POISON, STRICTURE, RHEUMATISM, PROSTATIC TROUBLES, UTERINE AND CONTRACTED DISEASE OVARIAN TROUBLES, VARICOCELE, BLADDER AND IMPOTENCY CURES. KIDNEY TROUBLES, VITALITY RESTORED. CONSULTATION FREE. MEDICINES FURNISHED Private Waiting Rooms for Ladies and Gentlemen. We make no charge for friendly talk or correspondence—everything strictly confidential. We will use you honestly; treat you skillfully, and restore you to health in the shortest space of time, with the least medicine, discomfort, and expense practicable. United States Medical Institute United States Medical Institute CURES Diseases of Men and Women. TON FREE. MEDICINES FURNISHED Bing Rooms for Ladies and Gentlemen. no charge for friendly talk or corresponding strictly confidential. We will use treat you skillfully, and restore you to shortest space of time, with the least mediit, and expense practicable. sedays and n. to 12. 1233 Pa. Ave. N. W OF MUSIC FREE over of a bankrupt music publisher and Vocal and Instrumental Music composers as Wagner, Beethoven, Stein, etc. Also popular songs, cases and sacred music, all of which price of 5 cents per copy—formerly able this offer is we will send $4 WORTH OF MUSIC FREE, vocal also our complete catalogue and list of all the late popular hits. CO., Box 439 Williamsbridge, New York. N. Y. Ladies Needing Advice and Treatment CONSULT BRENT MAR. The German female specialist. Treats woman's ills, complaints and irregularities. Private Sanitarium, not a public hospital, but a private home, separate rooms, and home comforts for cases before and during confinement. Trained nurses and experience physician in attendance. Private home for infant if necessary. City office hours from 9 a.m., to 6 p.m. 1233 Pa. avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. GONZALES The Greatest Clairvoyant and Fortune Teller THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN. Unites separated, brings back the one you love, helps quickly all in trouble. Removes Evil Influences. Cures Mysterious Diseases. Gives luck and success. Send lock of hair, Date of birth and 12 cents. Ask 3 questions and receive Horoseope and lucky Birthstone by mail GONZALES—236 Bergen St. Brooklyn, New York. All Tonic ver One and a Half Million No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Black Root Liver Pills. BLOOD POISON, RHEUMATISM, UTERINE AND OVARIAN TROUBLES, BLADDER AND KIDNEY TROUBLES, VITALITY RESTORED. 1233 PA. AVE. N W. Washington, D. C. 16 ’ ‘ ‘ Bai i : Curly Hair Made Straight By ‘ . G fiero —— a : S, 4 c “a Eos ES G = B = — —— re ———_—- c 3 ea 7 "ow 2 te ACE tm G TAKEN FROM LIFE: ( BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW : ; (Copyrighted.) ; Phis wonderfal hair Pomade ts the only safe ¢ reparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair straight as shown above. It nour- ¢ ishes the scalp. prevents the hair from fall. é ing out or breaking off. cures dandruff and ( makes the hair grow Jong and silky, Sold over forty years aud used by thousands. Warranted Rarmlcss. it was the Sret Rreparation ever ( sold for straightening Kinky halr. Beware of ¢ imitations. Ges the Original Ozonized , Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to Keep the hair straight, soft and beautifal, giv- ( ing it that healthy, life-like appearance: so ( much desired. A tofles necessity for ladies, ( Gepetts i aber nad teste eetinarss ¢ in rior ani ualities Sr Gictboss a most sconcmion. It tance ‘ esible for anybody to produce = prepara. ¢ Kom euusl to i, Pull directions with avery ( bottle... Ouly GO cents. Sold by druggists ( 4 Aéalors or send us 60 cents for one bor. ¢ je Or $1.40 for three bottles. We pay all « ress charges. Send postal or express money order. Please mention name of this ( Daper when ordering. Write your name and ( Pddress plainly to « * OZONIZED OX MARROW CoO., ; 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. ; (a aaa eaVaaNanaNaNawWaNaNaanla e BLACK SKIN REMOVER, By, = ~ Ff REGISTERED on PATENT OFFICE \_—-o8 “a us. = - z = (La. Bi RE f AFTER acl A Wonderful Face Bleach. AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER. both in s vox for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be the “best in the world.” One box is all that is required if used as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used a8 directed. Will turn the skin of a black o> brown person four or five shades lighter, ana ® mulatto person perfectly white. In forty- eight hours a shade or two lighter will be no- ticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beauti- fal without continual.use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles,dark spots, a: bamps or black heads, maring theskin very soft and smooth. Small pox pits, tan, liver spots re- Moved without-harm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER that goes in evezy one dollar box is enough to make snyone’s hair grow long and straight, and were it from falling out. Highly perfumed and makes the hair soft and easy to comk. Many of our customers say one of our dollar boxes is worth ten doll=rs, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. Any person sending us one dollarin a letter or Post-Office money order, —— money or- der or registered letter, we will send it through the mail Postage prepaid; or if you wantit sent CG. 0. D., it will come ~~ express, 35c. extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a bex free of charge. Packed so that no one will know contents except receiver. wait - . CRANE, 122 West Broad St., RichMonp, Va es Subscribe for the Colored ¢ e American MALE HELP WANTED. Wanted—Colored man who can fur- nish good references to collect for old established house; $50 monthly and expenses. Send self-addressed enve lope for reply. Superintendent, 702 Star Building, Chicage. THE COLORED AMERICAN. alas a LOC ALS $1,00°0Oo . Parad: ey a Fas ir ay It is a good bet that the local col-|Pia ae a Li Ete, ored residents would have had to take RE Kent 2 ain to the “tall timber” if Philfp Elliott, E a == = HP the armed lunatic who wanted to “in- ee eee 3 A terview” the President, had made a pre ea RR “dink.” | Fie Sere ee Mr .J. T. Johnson has opened a first- class dining parlor at 1419 P street northwest, with a private room for la; dies. M rs.Gray has full charge, and ‘tis said the cooking is excellent. Mr. Joseph A. Williamson has opened up a first-class printing estab- lishment at 505 E northwest, and is in shape to do high-grade work at rea- sonable prices. t The Lincoln Temple offers special advantages to persons desiring to take lessons on the piano. The teacher is one of the guests in the city. Call for information, Miss Lillie Naylor, of Thirty-seventh street, West Washington, a graduate of the Normal Sehvol, has been ap- pointed teacher in one of the public schools of the District. Miss Mary Pryor, of Twenty-seventh street, the leading soprano of the First Baptist Church choir, has returned from Culpepper, where she has been for a month visiting friends. She re- ports a very pleasant time. The Millinery Course, at Lincoln Temple begins “Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p. m., under a competent teacher, grad- pate from one of the best Western Schools. The terms are reasonable. The white messenger boys of Chicago are the latest to’ kiss the racial mad- stone. Four hundred of those em- ployed by the Illinois District Tele- graph Company have struck because a few Negro boys were engaged. A firm stand on the part of the company titat it will run its business upon its own plan would break this foolish strike in ten minutes by a Waterbury watch. ' { —_————- THE LINCOLN TEMPLE SPECIAL | DRESMAKING SHOP, We call the _ special attention of mothers and seamstresses, or girls who wish to become dressmakers, to our Dressmaking Shop and its ad- vantages. Pupils furnish their own material and make for themselves or friends while learning. This enables them to pay for their tuition. This is one of the practical features of the system. It is actual work. We draft directly on the material just as any tailor does. x It does not require the knowledge of an artist to understand this system. We back our opinion by offering you e Triat Lesson Free. Pupils are allowed the privilege of returning at any time to get posted or any new styles free of charge. The tu. ition fee covers expense attached t the entire course. Wie expect @ wu an all day shop. i rf $1,co°o REWARD = ‘Toanyone who wil: prove we do not do ae we etrerting Sree. oo SS eee every fomsiy ie Arnon Cooks panes ee ene mt og = c 2 in. re intend te give sway ot ea BIE OPS eaM £5,000 DINER SETS tn oract tose ina. Soper ae a ea Gj E PRReMEED {cate note the only conditions: Seae ws you? san 27 ca ao] ieee: #3 5a and we will send you eight boxesefour re-. en; 0 ee ei ae a ee Ba cc box at ase, Said return ts ONLY $1 9 of the 62 00 reas S gate Rape) See ete ee Bem ed for theacle of oug medicine. This 00 into show yong 2 See ae = ee saith ond thet Foe really want the dishes. The acco) mt 2 3 = eae you send ut ONLY after you receive the dishes an Lo" = Sas eo a, qoally used them, and are entirely antisied thet they 1.1 ° * Ez = y So any 910.00 set Fou cen purchase in the country” Wr." = —————— a you with the d: and also with 1.00 received for on: at oS =e OSES <2= Wedothis becanse'you may have bees focied ty ct" ea eS ee SS See Fe ree ene ee eeERNY epprectatecc b aie ‘ mere, 5 es a Se he dinner ect consists of 56 pieces ands LL aise for aent Ee Gsenss 155 Sk use; including soup pistes, dinner, tea, and bread pia. 7 SSS sree End seacera over dlanea cofice pot Sutter and milk pia ‘They are handsomely decorated with blue, green and gold. Or we will allow you 50 per cent. comm ma for selling ox tewricj Temedics. COLONIAL MEDICINE COMPANY. No. 71 BROADWAY. Deer. A NEW veo” The... , Falling Leaves| | Reminds usithat wintry winds will blow--If you wish to takegtime by the fore lock, now is the opportu- $ nity to order your fall suit. sees R. B. BUCKLEY, fess t SS. ea | Merchant Tailor, 1343 F St. N. W. Sf; Zi - CL: 4 i - = "—_-— P Mare e ne ane tt BR Sea ee en GRR rte To oe ee ee ais | ae ge eer EI a ae a Fist 4 ae are pad frie: aa — Nee ag ie eT ae Te ee A i eee ie ie a ee rg ee ae a aks S OS eee ce fres® : Se ee pe Knewks Busine. ye Boys? Mall. gy Stone Hall. Girls? Hall. ~ Model. Home YATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atianta, Ga.¢__ An unsectarian Christian Institution, devoted especially to advanced education. Sa. Ni mal, College-Bseparatory and English High School courses, with Industrial Training. Super: advantages in Music and Printipg. Athletics for boys. Physical culture for girls. Home ¥ and training. Aid given to needy and deservin de erm bergid he firs W edness . ke ee, ee —— ~ & Z We are anxious to@ntroduce our household remedies ‘x W $ ee CE every home throughout the Americas. and are doing some LE a en Ses S, sensational adverti ig to do this quickly and et, Ws (nes ¥. =) Will you order home remedies from us, either for yourself Say He) 221 relatives. or to sell among friends, and get a beautifal fj Oy ieee) dinnerset PREE? aw ( (i (jpegs) |, Send us your name and address and wo will sendyou eight f EP Seegee= boxes of Fomedies, sell each box for 2c. and return the Lk oN “FESS (es eee «= money. When we have received the ey for the med!- ——— ta cep cine, which we will send you immediately upon receipt of SS eae ~— Jour order, without the Sarees os peegne gees neers nen =a ERS for eight boxes, after you have sold the $1.60 worth and re : SS turned the money, we will without any further work on Ee > your part or payment of any kind whatsoever send you 6 ul Sa 3 beautifully decorated 112-piece HINA dinner set, exactly as per eut, with — a > either brown, blue —o ‘decorations, FULL size forfamily use. This set aan Pop is genuine CHINA. and bas absolutely’ no trade-mark or advertisement f Ty Yigg ours on it; all we ask you to do is to show it to your friehds and tell them 3 ee ee | how you gotit. Absolutely no otherconditions.” Dishes packed and shipp-4 aw alee Hn (Se | addressed to you free of charge. Our No. 2 box of remedies contains #1) SES «worth, and you can also secure many other valuable premiums therefor. 3 $1,000 REWARD to any one who will prove we do not do exactly as we say. U NEw vorRE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Pept,,; 111 Brondway, New York. Harry G. Lenz. Hugo Lossau. LENZ & LOSSAU, r Successors to CHARLES FISHER. ce ¢ 2 B BURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Trusses, Crutches, Syringes, Cutlery, Artificial Human Eyes, Elastic Hosiery, Abdominal Supporters. Rubber Goods of Every Description. 628 Seventh Street Northwest. Opposite Patent Office, WASHINGTON, - - - DG Competent Lady Attendant. _ Chiefs and Agents Wanted Do you want to be a member of & Society from which you can obtain § loan if you need money? Then m- municate with us; we will assist you. whatever be your need. Chiefe and Agents wanted in every locality. Splendid compensation for desirable persons. Position perm nent. Pay guaranteed. Address: MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY, 407 Seventh street northwest, Washington, D. ©. 'Phone B 322. pee ees | Money to Loan! Money to loan at lowest rate of interest on Real and Personal Property, 2!s0 o* Notes. Apply at office of Mutual Improvement Society W. , WOOT, se7 Barents Sipwes 3, W518 Sze: serves. He first attracted attention at an army contest at Bradmore, Coio., in September, 1897, in a department contest where he won second place. In this contest, 34 competed. After many army contests he shot at Ft. Sheridan., Ill., in August last, winning first place and securing the gold medal. The score stood 892 out of a possible eleven hundred. In this contest 38 contested. His greatest record was at the army contest at the same place August 17th, where in an army skirmish run he made one hundred out of a possible one hundred and received the personal commendation of Maj. Gen. J. C. Bates, who had a picture of the Sergeant and of the target photographed. This record stands without a parallel, and has never been equalled. Of the Sea Girt contest, the world knows. Although but 34 years old, Sergt. Hawkins has done army service and active fighting in three countries. He fought against the Indians in the uprise of the "Apachee Kid" at San Carlos, Ariz. He was with the 24th Infantry in the Spanish-American war in Cuba, took part in the battle at San Juan Hill, and when the Spanish capitulated was sent with the "volunteers" of his regiment to save the yellow fever sufferers and to oversee the citizen packers. The last two services he considers more dangerous than active engagement in battle. He went with his regiment to the Philippine islands in June, 1899, landing at Manila City, Island of Luzon, where he remained three years. He took an active part in the guerrilla warfare waged by the Philipinos and was in the battle of Arayatt. He returned to the United States with his company in August, 1903, and is now located at Ft. Missoual, Mont., where he hopes to join his company very soon. Sergt. Hawkins was given an ovation by the leading colored people of the Nation's capital as well as by the President and many whites. The feeling is crystallizing that something ought to be done for him in the way of a promotion from the place he now holds in the regular army. He is a fine specimen of physical manhood, standing six feet, with normal weight at 185 ponds. He is exemplary in habits, and it is said that when he is preparing for a contest he diets himself in the most puritanic fashion by refusing to eat any meat or to drink anything as strong as a cup of coffee. A good portrait of him os presented in this issue of THE COLORED AMERICAN. The Hesper Dancing Class, conducted by Messrs. Sewell, Brown and Williamson, opened Friday evening, the 2dn, inst., at the True Reformers' auditorium, with an attendance of nearly 300. The affair was a brilliant success. enth northwest, have an up-to-date truss on orthopedic department, with the most skillful attendatns, both male and female, in charge, and are manufacturers and dealers in surgical instruments, etc., of all kinds. The Negro must not neglect to emphasize his opportunities, while exploiting his grievances. SPARKS FROM OUR ANVIL. Whining never pays dividends. We have had enough conventions to last us until Christmas anyhow. We fancy the imitative Negro will reach the Chautauqua enterprise before the dog days of 1904. Prof. W. F. For ant editor of the Quarterly, and on brightest literary l His honored place w to fill. The vote of a heaviest tax payers o Responsible men against their best i No one with an ounce of brains holds Boston responsible for the antics of William Monroe Trotter. Perhaps some of the excursion fiends can now get down to business. The Louisville Courier-Journal is not surprised that Booker T. Washington is tired. Senator Gorman thinks he sees a presidency in the race issue. The usually astute Marylander is fooling himself this time. Ex-Congressman G. H. White very sensibly declines to pose as the General Miles of the AfroAmerican political situation. Misfortunes may delay but they cannot defeat young men and women who are determined to succeed. The Negro people must become more tolerable of honest differences of opinion on matters political, religious and educational. That "National" Convention called for the 1st, in Brooklyn was just a little local affair all that it should have been announced as at the outset. Education is but a means to an end end. It is criminally misapplied if it does not fit its possessor for a more intelligent and capable service to humanity. An irreverent correspondent ventures the suggestion that the Hon. John P. Green and editor Fortune adjourn to Breathitt county, Kentucky, and fight it out. Judging from sundry pugilistic references growing out of the Washington session of the Afro-American Council, there were other "wars of '98" besides the Spanish-American. Our esteemed friend, W. Allison Sweeney may experience a few difficulties in getting "The American Blackman" started. But unless he puts on a strong head of steam, he'll find no trouble in stopping the paper. Industrious Negroes, who follow a trade or engage in a business, seldom find it necessary to appear in the police court, charged with crime. ```markdown ``` Prof. W. F. Fonvielle, assistant editor of the A. M E. Zion Quarterly, and one of Zion's brightest literary lights, is dead. His honored place will be difficult to fill. The vote of a community's heaviest tax payers can be trusted. Responsible men do not vote against their best interests. Possessions bring about recognition and suffrage by commanding confidence. Boisterous conduct in street cars, theatres and saloons are stronger evidence of Negro inferiority in culture and enlightenment than a dozen speeches of Tillman can produce. Stand not in our own light by abusing the privileges that are still ours. There is a saving fitness in the establishment of the Negro colony in southern New Jersey, as planned by ex-Congressman White and his associates. It wouldn't do for all of the intellectual weight to be centered in the northern end about Red Bank, Jersey City and Plainfield. The Cape May Colony at Whitesboro, will preserve a happy balance. When Vardaman contends that only the taxes of Negro should go for Negro education, he says in effect that only the dollars of Negroes shall be invested in the work of making good citizens of a majority of the people of Mississippi. Would Vardaman be satisfied to have only the moneys paid by Negroes devoted to their prosecution when they are brought into court? In a recent issue of The Star of Zon, Bishop Hood read a forcible lesson to candidates for the editorship of the Star of Zion, who desire to use it only as a stepping stone to the Bishopric and later Rev. E. George Biddle administered a stinging rebuke to "Ecclesiastical jingoism," the sacrifice of gospel service to the worldly honors of office and power. Self-seekers and ministerial jingoes are dead-weights to our churches, and should not be encouraged. Mr. Fortune does well to offer no apologies for his political course in 1888 or for his record as special Commissioner to Hawaii and the Philippines. He was governed by his conscience in supporting Grover Cleveland at the time he espoused that cause and his investigations in our insular possessions are invaluable in giving our government a clear and comprehensive view of the conditions that obtain there. The whole people are proud of Mr. Fortune and recognize in him a loyal and capable champion. 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. C. Fine wines, liquors, cigars and Tobacco. SATTERWHITE & CO., PROPS. The Albany Hotel. Has been enlarged and newly refitted with modern improvements for the accommodation of Guests. so as to furnish first class services with Bar, Dining Room, Private Parlors and first class Sleeping Apartments. Arthur Webster, steward; William Leonard and William Hall, mixologist Henry Johnson, manager and Auto Scott, clerk. CALEB A. SIMMS, Prop: 331 W.37th St.New York The Porters Exchange Hotel BROWN & SMITH, Proprietors, Newly rebuilt and elegantly furnished. Meals at all Hours. Electric lights, bells, steam heat, hot and cold baths. High grade Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The coldest Beer in the city. 103 and 105 Sixth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. Handsome rooms, $1,90 & up. Phone 1733 Y. THE WOODSON HOUSE. First-class, newly furnished and decorated, unsurpassed cuisine; convenient to all cars. Only half square from Pennsylvania depot. 467 MISSOURI AVENUE. HENRY WOODSON, - - Proprietor, Mr. Charles E. Hall, an efficient and high-salaried clerk in the Census Office, has been spending a few weeks in his old home in Illinois. He visited Chicago, Aurora., Springfield and other points in the State in company with his charming wife, who returned to this city with him. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have made many friends in Washington who are glad to see them back again. Mrs. F. U. Whitted, of 1732 Eighth street northwest, has returned to the city after several weeks' stay at Littleton, N. C. While at Littleton she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Cheatham. FOR TRAINING THE COLORED YOUTH. Opening of the Maryland Agricultural and Industrial School Near Laurel. Laurel, Md., Oct. 1, Special. The Maryland Agricultural and Industrial School for Colored Youths, located near Laurel, in Howard county, opened its third annual session to-day under favorable auspices. The rooms of the old portion of the building have been put in good condition during the summer. Twenty-six pupils were enrolled to-day from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the District of Columbia. This is a marked increase over the number enrolled at the opening last year. Several additions have been made to the faculty since the school closed in June, with four [Name not visible] REV. M. J. NAYLOR, Acting President, Maryland I. & A. Institute, Laurel, Md. new industrires-nomely, Carpentry, mechanical drawing, dressmaking and millinery. The following compose the faculty for this year: Rev. M. J. Taylor, pastor of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, who was selected by the Board of Directors to act as President during the absence of Dr. Ernest Lyon, now United States Minister to Liberia; R. J. Pollard, principle, graduate of Hampton Institute, teacher in agricultural, dairying and normal studies; Ida Pollard, graduate of Storer College, West Virginia, matron and teacher in domestic science, plain sewing and elementary English branches; Mollie Isaacs, director of the cooking and laundry departments; Charles Randall, graduate of Hampton, teacher in carpentry and mechanical drawing; Estella V. Mason, teacher in dressmaking and millinery; Rev. W. T. Harris, instructor in Christian ethics, and Thos. Isaacs, practical farmer and gardener. The larger portion of the 87- THE COLORED AMERICAN acre tract comprising the school farm has been under cultivation this year with gratifying results, the improvement in the crops over last year being pronounced. Three students were retained on the school farm all summer, working for school privileges this winter. Many visitors from Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis were present at the opening to-day. The acting president made an address upon the subject "The Training of Our Youth and Good Citizenship.—Baltimore American. LINCOLN INSTITUTE NOTES. Jefferson City, Mo., Special. All Departments of the school are in good working order and the various societies have organized for annual work. Among these may be mentioned the Buskin, the U. L. & D, and the Olive Branch, literary organizations; the Y. W. C. A. religious bodies; and the Athletic Association, devoted to the cultivation of manly and womanly sports. Prof. West is the very efficient manager and the boys are enthusiastically training for their annual fall activity on the Grid-iron. Sunday afternoon service, September 27, was conducted by Father G. N. Noble of the Episcopal church of Jefferson City. His discourse on the theme, "What is this?" was a most eloquent and logical address in which the doctrine of the Incarnation was very simply, yet very carefully elucidated. At the close of the sermon, Father Noble requested all who were Episcopalians to remain, and during his conversation with those who did so, extended to them a cordial invitation to regularly attend service at his church during their stay in the city. President Allen is continuing his series of highly interesting talks on "Unconscious Education;" the theme Monday morning, September 28, "Education from Surroundings," was intensely practical in its application to home life, school life, and our surroundings in general. No one can listen to these talks without gathering therefrom many valuable lessons, and patrons cannot fail to appreciate the fact that the President of the institution is striving so hard to develop the character, of the young people intrusted to his care. Mr. Charles J. Pickett, the righthand man of Senator Cullom of Illinois, will return to this city in a few days, where he will resume his duties as clerk in the committee room in the U. S. Senate. Mr. Pickett is still a single man. THE ORIGIN OF DOLLAR MONEY. Rev. E. W. Lampton, the financial secretary of the A. M. E. Church, has just had prepared an original design showing the origin of "Dollar Money," as originated by the A. M. E. Church. It consists of a group of pictures of the financial giants of the A. M. E. church, with a picture of Bishop B. W. Arnett as the central figure, and a number of financial secretaries and missionaries J. THE LATE P. A. HUBBARD, Financial Secretary of the A. M. E. Church. THE LATE P. A. HUBBARD, Financial Secretary of the A. M. E. Church. arranged around. The envelope in which the first Dollar Money was sent from Africa is used in the picture together with pictures of the gold, silver and copper coin sent. The pictures when completed will be a most unique one, and should be in the home of every African Methodist. Dr. Lampton is continually introducing innovations into the work of the Methodist and the great church which he represents. SOME SENSIBLE ADVICE. Mr. Charles R. Douglass, of Washington, D. C., was recently accorded a warm welcome in Los Angelos, where he spoke before the Afro-American Forum. Mr. Douglass, made Booker T. Washington, of the Tuskegee Institute, the subject of his remarks, and quite decidedly exposed the methods, animus and mendacity of the Boston conspirators who have sought to embarrass Booker T. Washington in his work for his people. The audience was composed of the most progressive men of the race in and around Los Angelos, and they soon fell into Mr. Douglass' way of thinking. Mr. Douglass appealed to them if they could not give material aid and encouragement, that they should by all means refrain from seeking to embarrass the work. Miss Myrtle Hart, the celebrated harpist of Indiana will appear at a musical at Lincoln Temple, at an early date. 311K SALOONS. Chris. Xander's QUALITY HOUSE. 909 7th st. NW. Established 38 years ago. The largest wholesale stock in town of the most exquisite, faultless wines and distillates (in all 307 kinds), at Cris. Kander's modern prices no others can compete quality and purity with any of his goods. His liquors are absolutely free from fusel poison. (No branch houses). Phone 1425. Jas. F. Keenan. RECTIFIER AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER. Elegant Club Whiskey a Specialty Importer of Fine Wines, Brands, Gins, Etc. 462 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest. Fritz Reuter's Washington, D. C. Hotel and Restaurant, 451, 453, 455, 457 Pennsylvania Avenue. 202, 208 and 210 4 1-2 St Northwest. W. M. DRURY'S Restaurant, 1100 20th St., Corner L. N. W. Sparta, Buffet, and Cafe, 1216 Pa. Ave. Washington, D. FINE WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS Hot Free Lunch every Day. Ladies will receive special attention in Dining Room upstairs. J. M. RYAN'S CAFE Pool and Billiard Parlors. 619 B StreetNorthwest. (Op. B. & P. Depot.): A full line of the choicest wines, liquors, and beers. All brands of domestic and imported oigars. J. M. RYAN, Proprietor. C. H. NAUGHTON LIQUORS and SEGARS Fine Wines. Harper & Wilson a specialty. 1926 Fourteenth Street, Northwest REV. M. J. NAYLOR, MINISTER Of the Gospel and Acting President of The Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute. The opening of the Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute, at Laurel, Md., last week was an event in the educational circles of that state. The champions of industrial education are elated at the consideration shown by the last Maryland Legislature making an appropriation to establish and maintain this school for the colored boys and girls of the state. The advantages of this school are set forth in another article in this issue of the paper. Rev. M. J. Naylor, the acting President has been selected as the head of the school because of his special fitness for the work. He is a minister of learning, of power and eloquence, and has held some of the most important charges in the connections of his church. He is an A. B. of Morgan College, Baltimore, Md., and an alumnus of Howard University. He brings to his new work that kind of equipment which will crown his efforts with success. Mr. C. L. Marshall the general manager of the True Reformers Grocery store in this city, made a flying trip to Richmond, this week on business connected with the Order. Miss Bellfra Harper, of Nicholson College, Conn., was in the city a few days last week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, of Pierce Place. Miss Mary Leftwick, a recent graduate of our public school, after passing an examination in Wilmington, Del., has been appointed as principal in one of that city's public schools. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Keith, of 1416 10th street, N. W., have returned to the city from Philadelphia, where they were the guest of Dr. and Mrs. McDugal. Their summer vacation was spent at Atlantic City. STAINER'S CRUCIFIXION. Musical Activtitles at Lincoln Temple. Lincoln Temple choir began its year's work Sunday morning, September 13, with all the old singers in their accustomed places. Two new solo voices have been added, Miss Mamie Onley, soprano, and Mr. Morrison Goodrich, tenor. The choir plans, as heretofore, to present from Sunday to Sunday, throughout the year devotional church music of the highest class. Just now it is busy rehearsing Stainer's "Crucifixion," which will be sung with full chorus Sunday evening, October 25. Of the minor cantatas, few excell the "Crucifixion" in intrinsic beauty and none are more suited to a sacred service. Admission will be by card only issued on and after Oct. 12. Requests for cards should be made to the director, Mr. Walter B. Hayson, either at the office of the church, or to P. O. Box 433 Station "G." No atteneion, however, will be paid to requests by mail unless accompanied by return postage. Miss Mamie Cheatham, daughter of ex-Recorder H. P. Cheatham, is in the city. She has entered Howard University, and will stop with Mr. and Mrs. F. U. Whitted, of 1732 Eighth street northwest. THE COLORED AMERICAN. GRAND RALLY AT ZION. The Zion Baptist Church on F street southwest, of which Rev. W. J. Howard is pastor, has just completed the celebration of the 39th anniversary. Zion Baptist Church is one of the largest colored churches in Washington—has a membership which runs up into the thousands. A most interesting program was arranged for the week's service, which ran from mSeptember 20 to 27. Every member of the congregation and all of those interested in the Sunday school, the Endeavor and musical department of the church, contributed something in the way, of money or services. The result of the celebration was very flattering and a handsome sum was added to the treasury of the church. Rev. W. J. Howard, the present pastor, has had charge of the church since 1886, and has made a record of good work, which this paper hopes to print in an early issue. In the language of Dr. Howard, peace and harmony prevails in every branch of the church. WEDDING BELLS Invitations have been received announcing the coming nuptials of Miss Georgie B. Douglas to Mr. Henry Lincoln Johnson, both of Atlanta, Ga. The wedding took place Monday evening Sept. 28th, and was an event in Atlanta's social life. Mr. Johnson is one of Atlanta's leading attorneys, and one of the most successful in the state of Georgia. He and his bride will be at home to their friends after Oct. 15, at 428 Houston St. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Jackson announce the wedding reception of their daughter, Fannie Coppin, to Mr. George A. Robinson. The happy event will culminate Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, from 7.30 to 10 o'clock, at 1220 Wiley St., N. E. LINCOLN TEMPLE SCHOOL OF NEEDLE WORK. The Lincoln Temple School of Needlework has grown in great popularity for its worth's sake. It is now better organized than ever and the indications are that the coming classes will be much larger than ever. The school aims to meet a special need in th art of plain sewing, dressmaking, fancy needlework and millinery. A teacher's course is also given. Learn about the all day DRESSMAKING SHOP. CLASSES FOR 1903-4. School opens Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p. m., in Industrial Rooms, second floor of the church building. ART CLASS at Lincoln Temple, taught by Miss Lottie E. Wilson graduate of the Chicago Art School. See her work in pastel and oil painting. Miniature work a specialty. First meeting Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p. m., at church, 11th and R streets, N. W. tf. Read THE COLORED AMERICAN. NELSON'S St NELSON'S STRAIGHTINE. 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Handy to the board. The venerable Bishop is widely known and respected for his greattt ability and sound judgmentt. This community was shocked at the sad and sudden death of Mr. William H. Cormsbe, one of the oldest barbers of the city and one of the ablest and most progressive of that older set of race-loving colored men who have made it possible for the favorable conditions under which the pouunger people live to-day. He was always foremost in all movements looking toward the improvement of the condition of the race. He advocated colore dlawyers at the bar when the law forbade it. He urged colored teachers in the schools. He was a leading spirit in St. James Male Beneficial Society; was the organizer of St. Francis Xavier Lyceum, which during its existence wielded a power for good. He was a member of the board of directors of the Weldon Social and Stock Association, and was one of its founders and most ardent promoters. His funeral, which took place from St. Francis Xavier Church on Wednesday at 10 a. m., was attended by an audience which for refinement, quality and numbers has rarely been surpassed at the death of any colored man in the city. Mr. Cornishe leaves a widow, one son and five daughters. At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Weldon Social and Stock Association of Baltimore city, resolutions were passed deploring the loss by death of Mr. Wm. H. Cornishe. who was an honored member of the board. A copy of the resolutions was ordered engraved, framed and presented to the family of the deceased. A committee of five was appointed to attend the funeral, and it was ordered that the board room be draped in mourning for thirty days. Reah C. Wright, who plead guilty to an offense against the postal laws, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Lawyer Harry S. Cummings was in New York City on legal business several days this week. City Councilman Hiram Watty, who has been confined to his home by illness is able to be out and attend to councilmanic duties. One Mr. Wood, who essays to represent Macon county in the Alabama Legislature, is making an ass of himself by bitter and wholly unfounded attacks upon Tuskegee Institute. He tried to defeat the State's appropriation to the school, but made a sorry failure of it. The animus behind his assault is not clear, but it is demonstrated that he has no sympathizers among the responsible citizens of Tuskegee town, like Congressman C. W. Thompson, Collector J. O. Thompson, Attorney Hare, Banker Campbell, Supt. Varner and Postmaster Webb. Wood is a back number and Alabama did well to flatten him out by granting the appropriation with a whoop. THECOLORED AMERICAN In Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. Dr. Scott's Popularity.—Notes. The first week in October usually marks the passing of the Junior Choir. They have sung themselves into the hearts of the people and done such commendable work that our pastor thinks it only fair that they appear upon other important occassions during the winter season. Too much credit cannot be given the leader, Mr. DeWitt Wilson. Sunday morning, October 11th, begins the rally services. The pastor, Rev. O. D. J. Scott, D. D., will preach. It will be well for all who can ot come hear this able divine. His sermons are pure, fresh and vigorous, presenting in the most pleasing, clear and forcible manner thoughts of a true Christian life. His one more effort to win some soul to Christ makes a lasting impression and fills the soul with strong resolutions to reach a higher plane of THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH METROPOLITAN A. M. E. CHURCH, M Street, Between 15th and 16th Sts., N. W. life. Hear Dr. Walter H. Brooks at the 3 o'clock service. If you would be pleasantly surprised be in your seats at 10.55 a. m., and by your early presence give proper recognition to the Senior Choir, whose reputation is well known by all who love the best, the highest class of music. Prof. Layton is with us again and promises this season's work will surpass all others. The Sunday School is steadily on the increase. Dr. Connor hopes to have his school keep abreast with the other church organizations. Come to the Bible class conducted Friday evenings from 7 to 8 o'clock by the pastor. No hour in the week could be more profitably employed. Do not forget the rally. The church hopes to raise $2,000 at this time, then revival services will begin. Dr Laura Joiners talks before the Woman's Day last Sunday, was enthusiastically received. A CARD. While sugering from the anxiety incident to the long illness of our daughter, Nellie, as well as during the hours of our deep sorrow, the burden was greatly lightened by the extreme solicitude manifested by our many friends; and we take this opportunity of publicly expressing to them our heartfelt thanks for their christian charity and benevolence. Respectfully and gratefully, MR. AND MRS. J. W. HOLLIN. 1209 Linden Place, N.E. Read The Colored American, 5 cents per copy We hasten to assure the timid one among our readers that the caloric reverberations now thundering in the columns of the New York Age, will do no damage to the foundations of our beloved Republic. The noise is by the Hon. John P. Green, "warming up," for the Ohio stump and editor Fortune practicing for his biennial punching bag exercise with Tammany. Negroes who appreciate the efforts of Caucasian newspapers, which stand up for American citizenship and human rights, regardless of color, should not overlook the Boston Transcript, New York Evening Post, New York Tribune and the Washington Evening Star. And, of course, there are others. It is stated authoritatively by Bishop Walters, that Dr. E. D. W. Jones is not and will not be a candidate for the editorship of the Star of Zion, at the St. Louis conference. Dr. Jones is a young man, and four years of waiting will only serve to ripen and emphasize his splendid endowments. At St. Louis he will shine best as a hospitable entertainer, leaving the strenuous duty of "plum-tree shaking" to the visitors. By all means let President Roosevelt make a swing around the Southern circle. His policy of pure Americanism is not at all understood by the rank and file of the Southern people. They have been misled by demagogues and political mountebanks and have not been permitted to know the Truth. The better thinking element is friendly to the Negro and would entertain kindly sentiments towards the President if they could but learn his true position upon racial and sectional questions. Frank, straight-from-the-shoulder speeches in Birmingham, Montgomery and Jackson, New Orleans and Atlanta would be beneficial to all the people of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. An eminent philosopher, musician and painter, says that the methods by which Williams and Walker have captured London, King Edward and all,correspond to the impressionistic school in painting,the school which the craze just now in advertising. Rag time and the bazarre in art, are both to win out. They will evolve a comprehensive system after a while, says he, and will put their stamp indelibly upon our American life. Read THE COLORED AMERICAN. DRESS MAKING ACADEMY. The de Lam Orton Famous French Perfection Tailor System, Mme. J. A. Smallwood, sole agent, 1513 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. Mendays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, dressmakers and ladies who wish to do their own dress-making. WANTED.—To learn the wonderful De Lam Orton French Perfection Tailor System. Seamless Basques without one inch of visible seam, in lining or goods, not eeven on the shoulder. Successful dressmaking requires as much earnest progressive study as successful work in any profession. 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. If you have a spare room that you would like rent to desirable parties, advertise them in The Celored American. Please Help Me Find My Brother Saunk Joyce was sold in Mecklenburg, Virginia several years before the civil war, to Cunnigan a Negro trader. His mother, Willie, was a slave on the Joyce plantation. He had one sister Betty, who is very anxious to find him. Any information will be gladly received. MRS BETTY REYNOLDS. 44 Barker street, Atlanta, Ga. FOR RENT:Two furnished rooms gentlemen only; excellent location; reasonable. 1419 Hopkins st. N.W. WANTED:Girl for house work in suburban home with city conveniences; family of two adults; none but first-class girl wishing a good permanent home with good wages need apply. Call, or address Mrs. J. K. Gaines, Glen Echo Heights, Md., or 467 C street northwest, Washington, D. C. AN ADVERTISING SOLICITOR WANTED. Wanted-An active man, who understands soliciting advertising, to take a position on The Colored American. It is a good paying, permanent position for the right kind of man. Apply at this office. tf NOTICE. NOTICE The copartnership known as Carter & Davis, doing lunch-room business at 308 Twelfth street northwest, has by mutual consent this 28th day of September, 1903, been dissolved. Will be known hereafter as G. A. Carter. THE COLORED BUSINESS Preparatory and Elementary Night School Will Open October 1st. IN THE OLD TRUE REFORMERS HALL, Cor. Fourth and N Streets N. W. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. Special Courses—Business, Preparatory, Elementary, and Lecture. IN THE Free Information given from 4 to 5 p. m. Subjects—Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, English, etc. J. W. BATES, A\ B., Ph. B., Manager. 6 A COLORED CAR CO. The Thrifty Colored People of Florida Operate Their Own Street Cars and Thus Destroy Jim Crow Cars.—Good Words for a Great Race Newspaper. The Color-Line in the Trades. Jacksonville, Fl., Sept. 17th, Special. I am a constant reader of The Colored American, and I find so much straight up right talk in it I am compelled to say to you I think your paper is the paper of the colored man to read, as he will find so much to interest him in his every day life. I live three miles from the city in a white settlement; the owners were only too glad to sell to a colored man. This was five years ago. Now today it is settled up by white people only. No land is sold to a colored man at any price now. There is a street car line from here to the city; six months ago Council passed an ordinance prohibiting colored people from riding in the front part of the cars or in the center, the rear seats being set apart for colored people and if the car become crowded the colored man must get off or stand on the platform. If he resisted the conductor he was promptly arrested and his fine was to be $500.00 or 2 years in the States prison. That was the ordinance passed. As soon as the colored people scrambled up to the place, they had a Northern white man to assist them in getting a charter and they built themselves a railroad of their own and erected a fine pavillion for dancing and other amusements. The travel, of course, went the way the Negro pavilion was built on. The white street car company began getting jealous; they felt their treasure box, and the Negro nickles were short., so now Negroes can sit on any seat in any of the cars and ride as grand as any white man and as far as he chooses to. You are right when you say, "Stop spending your money with the white man; that will bring about recognition than any thing else. Boy cot their business houses and railroads and steam boats all that you can and in a few years they will see the results." I am a brick mason by trade and have learned and served with all classes of mechanics. I am master of my trade. A few years ago F. M. Flagler built a very fine hotel at St. Augustine, Fla. I applied for work; they gave me a job. They first put me with what they called the Negro gang, on the rough part or back end of the building, the white men were on the front part. Some of the whites were not fit for hod carriers. Of course, they were very soon fired if they could not hold up and compete with their THE COLORED AMERICAN. white brothers; they saw from my work I was a good mason; they carried me to the front and put me to work on a piece of work that every white mason had failed on and I completed my job satisfactorily. The whites then made complaint to the foreman that they did not want to work with a Negro; they then managed to keep me on the front on difficult job to myself, that being the order of the general boss. The foreman hated a colored man worse than he would a snake, and although he kept me on the front work until the job was finished, but would never raise my wages up with the white masons, yet I did the best work and most difficult jobs on the hotel. Now, that goes to show you that the colored man will be kept in the rear at all times and in all cases if possible; but the colored people will not agree with me when I tell them to spend their money with their own color and try by every means to teach and persuade your friends to do the same. Right here where I am living the whites want me to contribute towards building their church, near me, but they do not want me to visit their church and become a member; that would be a disgrace. There is a very wealthy white man who bought a large tract of land adjoining my land and is now preparing to build himself a handsome residence. As soon as he found out that a colored man owned a tract of land adjoining his he was thunderstruck. He came to me at once to buy me out, with this pitiful excuse, that he needed my land to straighten out his line of land. I asked a very reasonable price, but he said it was too much; he would not pay no such price. 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Mifflin Wister Gibbs was born in Philadelphia in 1823, and received a good common school education. As he grew up he became active in the affairs of the Anti-Slavery Society. In 1850 he arrived in San Francisco by steamer. He had learned the trade of builder and contractor, but found prejudice too strong here to make that line of work successful for him, and he engaged in the boot and shoe business. He took in Peter Lester, an- 1 JUDGE MIFFLIN W. GIBBS, Jurist, Traveler and Orator, Little Rock, Ark. other colored man as partner, and their business grew rapidly. The firm of Gibbs & Lester catered to the aristocratic trade. Their large store was on the north side of Clay Street, below Kearney. They imported from the East, from England and Paris. In 1858 Gibbs went to Vancouver where gold had been discovered and established the first mercantile establishment outside the Hudson Bay Company's fort. He was a director in the first anthracite coal companyand took a contract to build a railroad and sent the first cargo of anthricite coal mined on the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. He read law with a Vancouver barrister, went to Oberlin College and graduated from the law course. He went to Florida where his brother Jonathan was Secretary of State, and later settled in Little Rock, Ark., where he was admitted to practice. He was appointed County Attorney of Pulaski county and in 1873 THE COLORED AMERICAN was elected City Judge of Little Rock being the first Negro to hold such a position in the United States. He was a delegate to many Negro conventions. In 1876 he was elected Presidential Elector at large on the Republican ticket, leading every other State candidate by several thousand votes. The following year, he was appointed Register of the United Land Office at Little Rock, and was re-appointed by Presidents Garfield and Arthur. President Harrison made him Receiver of the Land Office, in which capacity he handled over $1,000,000 of public money. He has been a delegate at large to every Republican National Convention but one since Grant was nominated. In 1897 Judge Gibbs was appointed Consul to Madagascar by President McKinley. At the end of his four-year term his secretary was appointed to the post at his request. Judge Gibbs has four children, the oldest being 35. One of his daughters is vice-principal of colored schools in Washington, D. C., and the other is professor of music in the schools there. San Francisco Chronical. THE WAY TO LOOK NEAT. And comfortable is to have your hair nicely combed and put up in the latest style. If your hair is kinky and harsh it looks untidy and hurts when you try to comb it. You can easily change all that and make your hair straight, soft, beautiful and easy to comb by using the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow. it also gives that healthy glow to the hair so much desired. 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Like other compact organizations or "trusts," organized labor soon displayed arrogance and dictatorial impulses by virtue of fancied numerical strength, and assumes the unwarranted position that Federal laws are subservient to theirs. They invoke Federal legislation to regulate and curb the power of commercial trusts, but reserve all interference with laws and methods of their own industrial combine. Federal laws do not conflict with those of religious or social institutions, but rather invite hearty cooperation. No man is barred from employment under the Federal Government on account of his religious or industrial views. The Government desires efficiency and morality among its employees. It does not object to the formation of unions or societies among its working force, but it does object to any attempt on the part of any industrial union to dictate or regulate the working system of any department of the Federal Government. But the arrogance of organized labor is bringing about lack of respect for the cause. At a recent Labor Day parade in a city on the Pacific slope it is reported that a gentleman was dragged from his carriage and severely maltreated for no reason except that THE COLORED AMERICAN. We are not taking a prejudiced view of organized labor because of its apparent hostility to colored mechanics and tradesmen, but calmly reviewing the matter from its past history of selfishness and greed. The attitude of President Roosevelt toward labor unions will not cost him many votes next year, and the deflection will be offset by large recruits from the conservative, patriotic, and business elements of the country at large. FREEDMENS HOSPITAL Dr. W. A. Warfield, the surgeon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital, deserves the thanks of the community for his timely expose of the methods employed by local physicians to place his institution in an unfavorable light before the country by sending patients to the hospital in a moribund condition, thus increasing the death rate there. He intimates in his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior that the physicians who resort to this ignoble practice either desire to keep the death list of their patients low, or they have no further pecuniary interest in the cases. Upon this matter, he said: "In noting the deaths of the institution it will be observed that the greatest number prevails on the medical side; but it should be remembered in this connection that many are moribund and far beyond medical aid when admitted. Twetny-two were in this condition, and died within twenty-four hours after entering the hospital; 15 died within forty-eight hours. I recall three cases where death occurred before the patients reached the ward. In many instances these patients do not come to the hospital from choice, but upon the advice of their attending physician, who either wishes to keep his mortality record low or whose interest in the patient lags when there is no further pecuniary benefit in sight. In either case it is an inhuman practice, which seems to be on the increase. If the transportation of the patients to the hospital in this condition contributes nothing to hasten the hour of death, it certainly adds nothing to their comfort, and no benefit is secured by their admission into the hospital at so late a period of their disease." Dr. Warfield recommends that the management of the hospital be unified, thus insuring better administration of affairs at this noted institution. When President Roosevelt receives that 9,000-worded letter from the Labor Federation he will know just how a newspaper man feels over the tons of gratuitous suggestions that pour in from cheerful idiots whose idea of journalism are about as clear as a 'possum's conception of international law. If the understrappers in the Navy have determined to weed out Negro seamen, the matter should be kept before the President and Secretary Moody until a settlement of some kind can be reached. The game of "freeze-out" is not pleasant when our people are to be the "frozees." The Navy doesn't belong to a clique. It is the refuge for all Americans. The silent conservative masses are the real strength of a government. The National Baptist Convention rose to its great opportunity as the mouthpiece of the largest Negro religious organization in the world when it called upon the race to "emulate the successful white man and imbibe something of the American spirit of enterprise and push." Such counsel means progress all along the line, and gives effect to the spirituality that the gospel is designed to implant. The Maryland Democrats are contributing to the gayety of nations this year in declaring for "white supremacy—to be maintained at all hazards." This is indeed setting up a man of straw for the delectable pastime of knocking it down. Who on earth is threatening the continuance of the white supremacy that has always existed? What Negro is a candidate for any important office, and what party has made any effort to put the race in a position to lord it over the wealth and intelligence represented by the whites? Senator Gorman has gone a great distance out of his way to make capital out of the race question. Is the Filipino a white man or a Negro? The question is fairly up to us. The school board of Princeton, Ind., has gotten itself into hot water by refusing to admit to the white school a twelve-year-old Filipino boy who was sent to this country to be educated. Leading citizens denounce the board for its "provincial narrowness," while others lend their approval to the loyal adherence to the color line. We leave it to the expert philologists. Is the Filipino to be treated as a white or blackperson? A campaign button representing President Roosevelt and Dr. Washington taking luncheon together is said to have made its appearance in Chicago. The word "Equity" in bold letters across the face of the badge is given as its most striking characteristic. To Charles H. Thomas is credited the origin of the emblem. Considering the erroneous impression that might be gathered from a liberal use of such a button, it is doubtful if colored men are wise in flaunting it too ostentatiously. We are not sure that the buttons are being circulated by friends of the race. The cry is for white settlers in the South to take up the land and do with it what the alleged "shiftless Negroes" are failing to do. An Indiana company is to establish a colony in Antauga county, Ala., from which Negroes are to be entirely barred. So far, so well. We shall watch with the deepest interest to see how any county in the lower tier of States gets along without the faithful, tractable Negro. --- It is reported that Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, will accept second place on the Republican National ticket. Roosevelt and Fairbanks would sweep the country, with the exception of the Solid South and the District of Columbia in doubt. Over five thousand colored men voted against Seth Low at the last municipal election in New York City, and several thousand more will refuse to support him this fall, because of his failure to recognize the Negro voter in an official capacity. Foreman W. A. Miller, of the Government Printing Office, seemed a "tough" proposition to organized labor in this city and elsewhere. Plymouth Rock marked the initial movement of the early advocates of liberty, and Plymouth Church sheltered the first meeting of the Suffrage League of this city. Singular coincidences. There is an increased attendance at the Washington High School this year and a possibility of a fifth company of high school cadets organized. Capt. Edward L. Webster is acting as military instructor in the absence of Major Arthur Brooks, who accompanied Secretary Root on his European trip. At this season of the year it is well to take a peep at your own coal bin. Many a ton of coal has been thrown over the "drinking"-bars of our saloons and steamboats this summer. The open season for the "hot-air" statesman begins next month with the opening of our literaries and debating societies. A frock coat and a tall hat and a strong pair of lungs constituted the average preacher's stock in trade many years ago. These things count for but little in these progressive days. It takes genuine money to publish a newspaper. Do you subscribe for THE COLORED AMERICAN? The "knocker" never takes a vacation. He is up all night with schemes, while honest men are wrapped in dreams. It is rumored that the next District of Columbia delegation to the Republican National Convention will not support Roosevelt unless he promises to deliver a few judgeships, district inspectors, etc. We fear(?) the President is uneasy about this. It is highly unnecessary for those who contribute cartoons to Negro newspapers to copyright their productions. They are simply inimitable. Members of our local police and fire departments are retired and pensioned after a certain number of years of active service. Why not apply this rule to our public schools? Representatives and agents of the ex-Slave Pension scheme at the South are being indicted and jailed as fast as the arm of the law can reach out and secure them. The colored press of the country has contributed largely toward the exposure of this visionary scheme. There is hope for Tillman's State. Not all of his constituents are as besotted with race prejudice as the Cyclopsian Senator is himself. A Greenville white jury has just convicted a white man of criminal assault upon a colored woman. SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL WORK. Mr. Robert W. Taylor Presents the Negro's Case in Equity Before the National Conference of Unitarians The Progress of Education in the Setuh. The following address was delivered before the National Convention of Unitarians at Atlantic City, N. J., in September last by Mr. Robert W. Taylor, financial agent of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.: The president then announced that thirty minutes would be given to the representatives of Southern educational institutions, and introduced Mr. Taylor of Tuskegee, who was received iwth applause. Mr. Taylor said: "In nearly every part of the civilized world white men are asking themselves, 'How shall we solve the problem growing out of the presence of dark-skinned races?' In this country the misanthropice proposes extermination; the visionary, colonization; the brave and practical, education. Were it possible, I do not believe there is meanness enough in the world to accomplish the former: I do not believe MR. ROBERT W. TAYLOR, Financial Agent, Tuskegee N. & I. Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. there is goodness enough in the hearts of men to help consummate the latter. This is an age of social sympathy, an age when men were never less inclined to act upon the brutal priciple that one's elevation is conditioned by another's degredation. And from William Lloyd Garrison, the effective agitator, to William Eliot, America's foremost educator (applause), from William Ellery Channing, the great preacher, to Edward Everett Hale, humanity's friend and teacher, the Unitarians have been among the first to accept this fundamental truth. We are not here to remind you of it lest you forget and ally yourselves with those who would adopt the short-sighted policy of oppression and repression, but to tell you of that work to the success of which you have contributed so largely. "The presiding genius of this work is Booker Washington. It was he whose tuition was paid by a good Unitarian when he was a struggling student at Hampton. It was he who came to you a few years later, crowned with a mission and his tongue aflame with a message,—a message that was charged with eloquence, saturated with wisdom and throbbing with sincerity. That message fell upon willing ears and touched sympathetic hearts, because you knew, as he did, that ignorance solves no problems, rights no wrongs, exalts no civilization, saves no race. "Through the help and encouragement which you and others have given Dr. Washington, what has he accomplished in twenty-t owyears? The Tuskegee Institute is the answer. It is a city on a hill, that cannot be hid. But the 2,300 acres of land it covers, the 62 buildings it owns, the 34 different industries that are there taught, the 1,500 students that attend it yearly, but faintly measure its true worth. Its deeper and most significant meaning lies in the spiritual force that emanates from that institution,—a force that is silent, subtle, irresistible, born of toil, of struggle, of sacrifice. This is the force that more than six thousand men and women who have gone out from Tuskegee during the last twenty years are applying to their lever of enthusiasm for the social and economic uplift of their benighted brethren in every State in the South. (Applause.) Of the far-reaching results of their work who can be sure? Of the many lives that they are blessing and helping who can tell? "One word more. Much has been said, my friends, about the criminality of the Negro. 'He forms only 12 per cent of the population, but contributes 30 per cent of the crime.' gloatingly cries his critic. May it not also be pertinent for me to remark that, though he stands for 46 per cent of the illiteracy, he contributes only 30 per cent of the crime? The criminal Negro is the victim of a web of circumstances not wholly of his own weaving. He belongs not to that class of men and women whose lives have been touched by our educational institution. Think of it. Though more than six thousand men and women have gone out of Tuskegee, not one, so far as we know, has been called to the bar of justice to answer for crime! My friends, in the end school-houses are cheaper than jails. (Applause.) Education costs less than degradation. "This is the message I bring you from that race whose dearest hope, whose fondest dream, is to know something, to do something, to be something. We know that we are in darkness, so we call most pathetically for light. We know that twe are weak, so we are trying to gather strength. We know that we are down, but we are struggling to rise; and rise we shall and will, for God has decreed it, the stars in their courses declare it, and, with institutions in which leaders may be trained to properly guide and stimulate our native force, no power on earth can stay it. (Applause.) Governor Yates, of Illinois, is entitled to a division of honor with Governor Durbin, of Indiana. Reviewing the recent outbreaks of mob fury in Illinois, Governor Yates says: "I will keep my oath, and put every bayonet and every rifle belonging to the State against the further use of lynch law and mob violence." 'That's the stuff! There's ginger in this policy. When every governor makes up his mind to do his duty at any cost, lynching will be a thing of the past. Lynching is indeed "the essence of cowardice.' THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Are Never Without Peruna in the House for Catarrhal Diseases. UNDER date of January 10, 1897, Dr. Hartman received the following letter: "My wife had been suffering from a complication of diseases for the past 25 years. " Her case had baffled the skill of some of the most noted physicians. One of her worst troubles was chronic constipation of several years' standing. "She also was passing through that most critical period in the life of a woman—change of life. In June, 1895, I wrote to you about her case. You advised a course of Perunz and Manalin, which we at once commenced, and have to say it completely cured her. She firmly believes that she would have been dead only for these wonderful remedies. "About the same time I wrote you about my own case of catarrh, which had been of 25 years' standing. At times I was almost past going. I commenced to use Peruna according to your instructions and continued its use for about a year, and it has completely cured me. "Your remedies do all that you claim for them, and even more. Catarrh cannot exist where Peruna is taken according to directions. Success to you and your remedies." John O. Atkinson. SERGT. E. HAWKINS HONORED. The home of Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Plummer, 732 2nd St., S. W., was the scene of a happy gathering Monday evening October 5th. The occasion being a reception in honor of Sergt. E. Hawkins, whose recent achievements in the annual shooting contest at Sea Girt, N. J. startled the world when he won for himself the distinction of being the best shot in the United States. After several musical selection by Mr. J. T. Newman and Thos. Walker, Mrs. Plummer invited the guests into the dining room here a repast consisting of all of the delicacies of the season was served. Editor E. E. Cooper delivered a timely and appropriate address of welcome, and showed what a noble son we were honoring. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Misses Ida Contee, Aurena McNeal, Minnie Brooks, Mable Bough, In a letter dated January 1, 1900, Mr. Atkinson says, after five years' experience with Peruna: "I will ever continue to speak a good word for Peruna. In my rounds as a traveling man I am a walking advertisement for Peruna and have induced many people during the past year to use Peruna with the most satisfactory results. I am still cured of catarrh." John O. Atkinson, Box 272, Independence, Mo. When old age comes on, catarrhal diseases come also. 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