The Colored American

The COLORED American A NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER PRICE, FIVE CENTS PHILOSOPHER. 1910 ses, who leads his race and lifts it through education to s to tell of two Washingtons-one white, the other black— ne he seems one of the greatest of living men, because his work is unique; the m even better and higher things than a land overflowing with milk and honor. both fathers of their people.—Andrew Carnegie. --- THE COLORED AMERICAN. 3& City Paragraphs. 3X from the State at large to the next Republican National Convention. Mr. Berry is one of the strong young men of the State, and is an orator of pleas- ing address an is popular throughout the commonwealth of Kentucky. The annual concert and reception of thee Amphion Glee Club which was given at Grand Army Hall, Monday evening, February 15, was largely at- tended as usual, and although the club has undergone several changes in mem- bership the concerted work showed con- siderable improvement. There are sev- eral promising voices among the new membership, and under careful train- ing they will doubtless give a good account of themselves. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE NEGROES BY THE UNITED STATES. A most extraordinary treaty with Hayti was ratified by the Senate in executive session this evening. It pro- vides that natives of Hayti who may have been naturalized heretofore in the United States or who may hereafter shall lose their citizenship and become citizens of Hayti by returning to Hayti and living there for two years. The treaty discriminates against Hayti and in favor of the other natur- alized citizens. It tends to show the contempt with which the rights of the Negroes are regarded in the United States, Such a treaty would not have been thought of against naturalized citizens born in an Anglo-Saxon or a Latin country. There were only five votes against the treaty. Three Democrats nd two Republicans. Senators Teller and Patterson were of the three that took the ground that he colored man, wherever he was born, who becomes a citizen, should be pro- tected in his citizeship as much as a man of white blood. Such a treaty ought to raise the protests of the color- ed man of the country against the con- temptuous manner in which the rights of colored men are diregarded by Con- ‘gress.—Rocky Mountain News. A GREAT BAPTIST REVIVAL. Grand Union Services at the Metro- politan Baptist Church, R St., betweeen Twelfth and Thirteenth St., is being conducted by the great pulpit orator and evangelist, Rev. Simon P. W. Drew, D. D., of Boston The results have been great, 307 persons are said to be ready to join the church ané many persons inquiring the way to be saved. Large attendance at all the services, several persons being turned away for lack ef accommodations. Preaching tomorrow as follows: 11 a. m., preaching subject, “When I am weak then am I strong.” Baptizing at 12 o'clock. 3 p.m. Rev. Geo. W. Lee, D. D., pastor Vermont Av _ Baptist Church, accompanied by choir and con- gregation,” will preach. Sermon, 7.30 p. m., “Cities of Refuge.” Choir of one hundred persons will sing, Mr. Thomas Miller, Director. All churches and so- cieties are cordially invited to attend these services. All are welcome. 10 Prof. Booker T. Washington, accom- panied by his traveling secretary, spent a few hours in this city last Monday. The Sunday Post is becoming a forum for writers who discuss the race problem. : Mies C. EB. McClain an accomplished soprano of Evansville, Ind., is expected in this city at an early date. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cunningham of 26 Defrees St., N. W., are all smiles. A little stranger has come to live with them—a big bouncing boy. Mother and baby doing well. The Afro-American Ledger, publish- ed at Baltimore, Md., complains be- cause the learned and gifted Prof. Kel- ley Miller, recently lectured to an audi- ence in that city of only fifty people. Hon. Jere A Brown, of Cleveland, Ohio, but well and favorably known in this city has been appointed an Emigta- tion Inspector with heeadquarters at Cleveland, Ohio. Captain Harry West of the Commit- tee on Rivers and Harbors, at the Cap- itol, has been confined to his home with an attack of stomach trouble and grippe. At this writing, however, he is able to be up and out again. Mr. Jesse Barnes, the undertaker and funeral director at 614 41-2 Street, S. W., is kept busy looking after his large and rapidly increasing business. He is greatly asisted by his wife who is familiar with every detail of the work. The Valentine Reception of The Am- phions last Monday night at the Grand Army Hall, was one of the most en- joyable affairs that this well known organization has even given and was attended by a large crowd. If the young fellow who took the wrong black derby by mistake (7) at the recital of The Aeolian Mandolin Club at True Reformers Hail last Tues- day night will return it to this office he can get his and there will be no questions asked, otherwise— The Henrique DeVegue pool and bil- liard parior has just been opened at Eleventh and U streets, N. W. The proprietors, Messrs. (Charles Cutchs & Co., have spared no pains to make this the neatest and most up-to-date pool and billiard parlor in the city. Lovers of the game are invited to call and see for themselves. Se ’ Charles H. Brooks, formerly Grand Seeretary of the G.U.O. of O.F., has re- eently been apointed a Notary Public by Governor Pennypacker. He is the only one of color holding such a posi- tion. His bend is £10,000 and was given by two of our most substantial citizens, Messrs. John S. Tower and Walter P. Hall. Col. R. T. Berry, editor of the Ken- tucky Reporter, published at Owens boro, Ky., is a candidate for delegate The Grand Fountain of the {jnited {)rder of {rue Reformers Is the leading Colored Fraternal Society of the United States. It was organized 2 ,. 1881, by William W. Browne, and chartered in April, 1883, under the fee? SP State of.Virginia, with headquarters at Richmond, Va. Its member. ship is both male and female, and consists of all persons of good health from 14 to & years of age. Its membership of 60,000 is divided into Fountains and Cir- cles. “It pays sick benefits from $1.50 to $2.50 per week, and pays death benefis from $24.56 to $1000. BENEFITS PAID—Total benefits paid to date: Sick dues, $r,500,n00; death ben. efits, $714,378.75- SENIOR FOUNTAINS—A Fountain may be organized consisting of 20 or mo-= rsons not over 50 years of age paying a joining fee of from $4.60 to $5.10 eacui. he monthly dues are not less than 35 cents in rural districts and not fies: than eents per month in towns and cities, and a semi-annual tax of 40 cents paid fee and July of each year. Sick benefits paid are from $1.50 to $2.50 per week, while death benefits range from $75 to $125. A Fountain may be organ- ized in any locality on application to Rev. W. L. Taylor, G. W. Master or to any of his authorized deputies. ROSEBUOS—For the proper training of the young ari their developme..t in thrift, industry and brotherly love, there has been formed a Children’s Depart- ment known as the Rosebuds. Twenty or more children not less than three nor more than fourteen years of age may form a Rosebud, upon the payment of $1 each. This department, like the Senior Fountain, pays sick benefits from $1 to tweaty-five cents per week, and death benefits from $24.50 to $37. The monthlr dues are fifteen cents per month. CLASSES—Persons desiring t0 leave their benencfaries at death a larger amoun than is paid from Fountain Department, take out policies in one or more of the Classes of the Mutual Benefit Degree. The members of this degree are divided into Circles, and pay joining fees and dues according to the following tables: Fe ae ae oe Oe ee ee” oe i Line Sete. or ae - | ¢ (38 [342] 2 | 21 g-|s2 1227/21 ,: boyy S [See /2 | A | BA!) trys] S (Se5/2 | os] HA we |Sof| Sef! gs Ss } w 1S23)Se8] zs 5 = 1228) 088| § | 2 |} Sesh |see| §] =z 3 jgegieef/ 2 12 | 8 |segisek]e | 3 2 ieee ese|< |e | 13 (82/883 <|¢ SEY dee HE Ay ME ieee Bierce tear: See oe eed Age 141025 ee 200 00 's100 00 's4 75 $1 20 | Age 14 to 25 a $500 00 '$250 00 $9 50, $2 o4 * 25 to 30 | 2 75 5 200 00 aoe 58 ee * 25 to30 | 5 25 | 500 00 | 25000 / 950, 2 49 “© 30 to28 | 3 00 | 200 @ {| 100 00/475 /120!| 301035 | 5 50 | 500 00 | 25000| 9862) 2 wu “ 851040 325 | 200 00 | 100 00/5 70/143 || * 85t2 40) 575 | 500 00 | 250 00 10 40 | -2 e6 « 401045 | 3 50 | 140 00| 7000/ 579/143 || * 401045 | 6 00 | 450 00 | 225 00 10 40 | 2 “ 45 1050 | 8 7% | 115 00| 58 00/6 65/166 || * 45to50| 6 25 | 400 0@ | 20000 11 40) 25 © 50 t055| 400] 7000) 4500/685/166 || “ BetoGO 450 | 350 00 {175 00 1140, 255 * 55 1060 | 425) 65 62| 3800/7 60/190 | | j SEW AAD ee Mek orth tee) Oa ee eects PS ees epee et : g - | 3 2 z re REGALIA—The members of the Foun- a | 3s 3 | => | tains and Rosebuds of the organization a8 - se 3 = wear no expensive regalia. The rega- | 4 2s = S lia of the organization is simple and its bed > SS cost will be in the easy reach of all, Age 14 to 80 $11.00 $1000 00 ($21 90 $5 25 costing from Io cents to $3. The same = 20tess | 38 00 | 1000 00 | 2200 | 550} is made by th: organization in what is ee cece | 2000 ao 5 3) | known as the Regalia Department. 45 to50 | 13.00 | 70000 | 2590 | 6 25 THE SAVINGS BANK—In March, 1888, there was granted by the Legislature of 2 i Virginia a charter to the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers, capital stock $100,000. The bank commenced business April 3, 1889, and from _that time down to the present has steadily increased in volume nee It now has a paid up cap- ital stock of $100,000. From the humble sum of $1,268.69, deposited the first day .the bank opened for business in 1889 the deposits have grown to_ $350,058, and the volume of business transacted amounts to $6,190,141.47. During the finaa- cial panic cf 1893, the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain was the only bank in the city of Richmond that did not cease to pay cash on all checks presented, wnile the majority of other banks were using script and clearing house checks. This bank had its origin in the brain of William W. Browne, an ex-slave of Ha- bersham, Ga. The banking house is located at 604 North Second Street, Rich- mond, Va., Rev. W. L. Taylor, President; R. T. Hill, Cashier. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT—The Real Estate Se has charge of all th real Domne, to the amount of $220,221.65, situated in various States, consisting of 13 sages cent buildings used as halls, 8 ey lin 1 hotel. 5 stores and three farms. It also has under its control 16 large buildings leased by it. This de- partment is under the management of Lawyer J. C. Robertson, chief of real es- tate and attorney for the association, office at 608 N. 2nd Street, Richmond, V2 REFORMERS MERCANTILE AND INCUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION—Was chartered un der the laws of the State cf Virgins on the 14th day of December, 1899. with principal office in the city of Richmond, Va. The purpose of this association ir to conduct stores (wholesale and retail), buy and se!l real property, manage ana control hotels, manufacturing establishmerts, and do general foo The association has in operation Hotel Reformer, goo N. Sixth Street, Richmond, Va It is a modern up-to-date structure, heated by steam. cold and hot water baths, also electric cars passing the door. This hotel has accommodations for 150 guesis. Mr.-A W. Holmes is manager, and Mr. T. W. Taylor is clerk. It has in oper tion a system of five stores, located as follows: Richmond, Va.; Washington, D. C.; Manchester, Va ; Portsmouth, Va.; and Roanoke, Va. The first or these stores, at Richmond, V2., was opened April 3d, ae It employs a force of 13 men, runs three delivery wagons, and ee the first year did $50,000 worth of business. The other stores have been established’ since, and have been equally as prosperous. The general manager of the system of stores is Mr. B_L. Jordan, headquarters at 608 N. Second Street, Richmond, Va. This Association was formed on the plans and recommendaticns made by Rev. W. L. Taylor, its President. ; THE REFORMER PRINTING DEPARTMENT—1csues a weekly tournal, THE REForM®®. whica has a circulation of 12.000. This paper ls published in, che interest of the race, and di= cusses ti:¢ leading questions of the day. The subscription price is 8! per year, or 5c. per sincle copy. The office is equipped with modern up-toedate machinery,run by electricity. It cs3 print any‘hing from a visiting card to.a poster 42 by (2inches. Fie job work of every class and des:ription is made a speciaity at lowest prices. Mr. E. W. rowan is editor and business mav- ager, office 608 N. Second Street, Kichmond, Va. Correspundeace solicited and agents wanted. OLD FCLKS’ HOME—tpn septemper. 1893, Rev William W. Brown recommended the form» tion and establishment of 014 Folks’ Homes for the henefit of old and decrepid members of the race. Since that time the valuable farm known as Westham. consisting of 63434 acres, locate six miles from Richmond, Va .on the historic “James.” has been purchased, at a cost of #14 490 The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs through the ia-m, and Westham Station is locate? © it. Adjoining this farm is Westhampton “ark. one of the most pleasant resorts im the South in summer. It ig reached in a f-w minutes trom 2ichmond by the Westhampton Electric Ra!ivsy and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. As this home is for tae benefit of the whole race. th ©0-operation of all charitable friends is prayerfully solicited. Ali contributions, donation > ##) beqnests of every character will be very thankfully received. Mr. T. W. Taylor is chief in chore* of the Old Folks’ Home. offices at 608 North Second Street, Ricamond, Va. “or further information address— pD.—< TFT m..3.«. & TT Ww WwW BD Rarrell O& Ww Sf THE COLORED AMERICAN. [Portrait of a man seated in a chair, holding a book]. A. 12 RT. REV. ABRAM GRANT, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. The Eloquent prelate of the A. M. Church. RT. REV. HENRY M. TUR NER, ATLANTA, GA. Emigrationist Senior Bishop of the A. M. E. Church. I Grow Hair in One Night. A Famous Doctor=Chemist Has Discovered a Secret Compound that Grows Hair on any Bald Head SEND FREE TRIAL PACKAGES TO ALL WHO WRITE. M. H. DISCOVERER OF THIS MAGIC COMPOUND THAT GROWS HAIR IN A SINGLE NIGHT. After half century spent in the laboratory crowned with high honors for many of his world famous discoveries the celebrated physician chemist at the head of the great Altenheim Medical Dispensary has just made the startling announcement that he has produced a compound that grows hair on any bald head. The doctor makes the claim that after experiments, taking years to complete, he has at last reached the goal of his ambition. To the doctor, all the heads are alike. There are none which cannot be cured by this remarkable remedy. The record of the cures already made is truly marvelous and were it not for the high standing of the great physician and the convincing testimony of thousands of citizens all over the country it would seem too miraculous to be true. tor's earnestness in making his claims, nor can his cures be disputed. He does not ask any man, woman or child to take his or any one else's word for it, but he stands ready and willing to send free trial packages of this great hair restorative to anyone who writes to him for it, enclosing a 2-cent stamp to prepay postage. In a single night it has started hair to growing on heads bald for years. It has stopped falling hair in one hour. It never fails, no matter what the condition, age or sex. Old men and young men, women and children all have profited by the free use of this great new discovery. If you are bald, if your hair is falling out, or if your hair, eyebrows, or eyelashes are thin or short, write the Altenheim Medical Dispensary, 1521 Fosso Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, enclosing a 2-cent stamp to prepay postage for a There can be no doubt of the Benjamin Franklin Was FRANKLIN The FRANKLIN STANDARD TYPEWRITER was named in honor of Franklin for its own Common Sense characteristic. It isn't Common Sense to pay $100 for a writing machine, when you can get one just as good and better for $75. The four essentials of a perfect typewriter; VISIBLE WRITING, SIMPLICITY OF MECHANISM, SPEED and DURABILITY are embodied in the FRANKLIN. Give the FRANKLIN a trial and be convinced. The Freedmen's Marching Song. Melody.—"Battle Hymn of the Republic." Chorus.—Up ye Freedmen, march ye on. To The Colored American:— Mine eyes have seen the glory of the freedom of the Slave, Seen him rise from shackled bondage as one risen from the grave, On his face the light of Liberty the light that never fades, Up ye Freedmen, march ye on. As they catch the step of Liberty, they raise its chorus grand, While their shouts of Hallelujah wake their echoes through the land, As they move a wonderous multitude obedient to command, Up ye Freedmen, march ye on. But their march is one of danger from the sloughs of deep despond, Up the Hill of Difficulty to the Heights so far beyond, And in the Vales of Tribulation still I hear their hopeful song "By God's help, we'll march along. Though sorely tried and erring from their path the sometimes stray, As did once the Sons of Israel in Moses' Ancient Day, In great humiliation see them kneel and weep and pray, "God help us as we march along!" God gives them faithful leaders, Douglass, Langston, Washington. Whose counsel and example guide the struggling hosts along. By and by ye'll reach the Canaan Fair of Justice, Peace, Sing Up ye Freedmen, march ye on. Our warfare is unto Ignorance and Poverty and Sin, Our battle-axe is Industry, our war-cry "Right shall win!" On yonder glorious summits, Hymns of tory we will sing, Freedmen, march ye on. arlier mists of Freedom's dawn ready fade from view, eyes are bright, the pathway, then did your lives anew, stated by besetments, we'll our tined way pursue. 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How to If the Negro is going to anything in the business we industrial world, or in the world, he must begin at the ning by equipping his sons at an early age how t UNHAPPY HOMES Caused By Weakness in Men A Michigan Specialist Finds an Easy Way to Cure Any Case of Sexual Weakness Even in the Oldest Men. This Wonderful Cure Has a Most Marvelous Record of Successes. SENT FREE TO ALL WHO APPLY IN WRITING Thousands of cheerless homes are filled with discontent and unhappiness, lacking in love and companionship through the sexual weakness and physical impairment of a man whose years do not justify such a condition. Indiscretions, abuses and recklessness often cause a temporary cessation of vital power that intently yields to the wonderful treatment discovered by the great specialist, Dr. H. C. Raynor, of Detroit, Michigan. It has remained for this physician to discover that sexual weakness and similar troubles can be cured in remarkable short spaces of time. This treatment does not ruin the stomach, adding the miseries such injury entails, but it is a new treatment that easily and quickly restores youthful vigor to men of mature years. The discovery is beyond doubt the most scientific and comprehensive that our attention has ever been called to. From all sides come private reports of cures in stubborn cases of sexual weakness, enlargement of the prostate, varicocele, spermatorrhoea, lost manhood, impotency, emissions, prematurity, shrunken organs, lack of virile power, bashfulness and timidity and like unnatural conditions. It does this without appliances, vacuum pumps, electric belts or anything of that kind. Simply write Dr. H. C. Raynor, 421 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and immediately on receipt of your name and address it is his agreement with this paper to send you a free receipt or formula of this modern treatment by which you can cure yourself at home. Livingstone College Closed!! FULL TO OVERFLOWING! Livingstone College (Salisbury,N.C.) has now four hundred and forty (440) students. Every available space is filled. Dodge Hall is full; Stanford Seminary is crowded; the dry rooms over the laundry have been brought into requisition to accommodate students. We have refused a number of applications, and we take this means to notify all that no others can be received this year. Room is very much needed, and in all probability the Trustees will make suitable accommodations for larger numbers by the next opening. W. H. GOLER, President. THIS PAPER FOR SALE AT: Plummer's, 732 2d St., S. W. Chapman's, 14th and P Sts., N. W. Leatherwood's, 1501 M St., N. W. Brinkman's, 4th and Pa. Ave., N.W. Morcoe's 421 12th St., N. W. Newsdealer, 1807 7th St., N. W. Wright's cor. 14th and Pierce Place Singleton's, cor. 20th and E, N. W. Ham Adams', cor. 9th and G Sts. N. W. How to Build up a Race. Education the Great Agent. The Negro Lacks Business Tact. Give us Your Opinion. Give us Your Opinion. If the Negro is going to amount to anything in the business world, in the industrial world, or in the educational world, he must begin at the very beginning by equipping his sons and daughters at an early age how to meet and Education the Every parent should see to it that the children begin early in life to know how to do something. The children should be encouraged to work before and after school hours. They should be taught the dignity of la- The Negro La Ta The Colored American has been testing the ability, the pluck and the business tact of the boys and girls of the race for the past few months by offering special inducements to them to become its agents. Out of over two hundred boys and girls who have accepted our offer, ninety per cent. of them have made complete failures. The fault has not always been with these boys and girls, but in many cases the fault of the parents. To read the letters of this army of bright young hustlers one would imagine that they all either lived in hospitals or in communities where pickpockets and pocketbook-snatchers predominated. Excuses like these come in in the largest numbers: "I sold the first ten copies of The Colored American and think I can sell twenty copies of the next issue." Then in a few weeks the same agent writes—"I have sold all of the papers and intended to send you your money, but was taken sick and cannot send it until I get well. Please do not send me any more pa- Give us Yo We will be glad to have any reader of The Colored American write his or her opinion on this subject or a solution of the problem and send the same to us. We shall be pleased to publish communications which may FOSTER CATERER 1120 20th St. N W Call and get my prices before you decide on your weddings, banquet or dinner parties. Elegant service of China, Glass and Silverware to hire. Special prices during holidays. 'Phone North 1221-Y. LADIES DINING ROOM, UP STAIRS 13 fight the battles of life. There is open to every boy and girl an opportunity to do something if they desire to do anything. There is no excuse for idleness, or to complain for lack of work or lack of opportunity. bor and the value of a penny. A great many children are indulged too often by their parents and grow up in idleness when they should be taught to work. acks Business ct. pers.' This agent owes anything from ninety cents to two dollars. Another agent writes, "Please send me ten copies of The Colored American to begin with as I think I can do well here." The second letter follows—"I sold every copy of The Colored American and I think I can sell twenty-five copies each week hereafter. Will settle monthly." At the end of the month a bill is sent, but no answer is received. At the end of six weeks another bill is sent with an urgent letter. An answer comes—"I have been sick and have not taken any of the papers out of the postoffice. I have not sold a single copy of the paper. Please continue to send twenty-five copies and I will send your money on the first." These letters show the character of the excuses made and how indifferent parents are in looking after the affairs of their children and to seeing that they grow up to be honest as well as useful citizens. ur Opinion. throw light on this very, very dark subject. Address all communications to Edward E. Cooper, Mgr., THE COLORED AMERICAN., Washington, D. C. HORNER & HARLAN Attorneys at Law Real Estate Brokers Webster Law Bldg. 505D St. N.W. A number of desirable houses for sale on terms to suit. Money loaned in any amount. Telephone East 515Y. WHY DON'T YOU PATRONIZE THE Capital Shoe Store We are prepared to show you a better assortment of Shoes than heretofore. Our High-Grade Shoes for Men, Women, and Children are priced for quick selling. Come and profit by our.....* Special Sales Every Friday.* 723Seventh Street, N. W. ```markdown ``` has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half Million bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Enclosed with every bottle is a Ten Cent, package of Grove's Black Root, Liver Pills. 14 THE MONARCH OF NEGRO NEWS- PAPERS. The ideal race newspaper, and published at the Capital of the Nation, is THE COLORED AMERICAN. It is clean, newsy, and ably and fearlessly edited. It is the organ of no clique or faction, but a fearless champion of the colored people everywhere. Its columns teem with news of the day, reflecting the best sentiments as well as the doings and achievements of the race everywhere. Read what the Negro press says: THE COLORED AMERICAN is already a great newspaper, printing forty-eight columns each issue. It aims to print seventy-two columns. May its friends aid it to its realization.—The Wilmington Record. Mr. Edward Cooper, manager of THE COLORED AMERICAN, Washington, D. C., is unquestionably the ablest all-round newspaper manager of our race, if results are to settle the question.—The New South. THE COLORED AMERICAN .s, without question, the greatest newspaper published by colored men; every colored editor should take off his hat to Mr. Cooper.—The Leavenworth Herald. THE COLORED AMERICAN, of Washington, D. C., comes every week, brim full and running over with good things; Brother Cooper is one of the best newspaper men of the country.—The Huntsville Journal. THE COLORED AMERICAN, in a short space of three years, has gone to the front at the Nation's Capital. Its manager, E. E. Cooper, holds a unique position in colored journalism, being the pioneer of illustrated journalism. Ex. Editor Cooper, of THE COLORED AMERICAN, has so many good things for his readers that he seriously contemplates making his a twelve-page, instead of an eight-page paper. This shows that THE COLORED AMERICAN is not only holding its own, but is doing more. The Star of Zion. THE COLORED AMERICAN, of Washington, D. C., will shortly issue a twelve-page paper weekly—seventy-two columns of reading matter. Under the able management of Editor Cooper it has forged ahead till it earned the name of "Monarch of the Weeklies." The Western Outlook. THE COLORED AMERICAN, a local hebdomadal, published in the interest of the colored people, came out in a new dress and with a beautiful heading Saturday. It is one of the best newspapers in the country edited by colored men; has a good circulation, and carries a large line of live advertising.—The Washington Post. THE COLORED AMERICAN is without doubt one of the ablest journals published by Afro-Americans. It is a Republican paper, very free in its expressions, which makes it more popular even among those who deny the "equality of man." This paper is published at Washington, where the doings of the lawmakers of the great Republic may be had pure and fresh, and submitted to the people for their disposal.—The Rock Hill Messenger. THECOLORED AMERICAN BISHOP COPPIN AT BETHEL. The Y. P. S. C. E. will hold their Allen Day Anniversary exercises, Sunday, Feb. 21 at 7.30 p. m. As is always the case when the exercises are left with these energetic earnest young Christian workrs, we have a rare treat in store for us. So attend the services at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Sunday eveniing, if you would spend an exceptionally pleasant Sunday. The stewardesses are still working away with a will, through the extreme cold and damp weather, they have responded whenever and wherever a call has been made. They will give an Old Folk's Concert March 4th, under the direction of Mrs. Maggie Wilson-Smoot, and it is hoped all friends feeling in sympathy with their noble work will respond either in the purchase of a ticket or some garment that will be on sale that evening Mrs. Hattie Gray is able to be out again. Mrs. Hattie Dorsey, another J. loyal worker on the Stewardesses' Board, who has been ill for some time, attended the church service Sunday morning. The Sunday School children gave a free concert Friday night for their parents and friends. It was a success from a literary and financial point. Bishop Coppin gave an interesting sermon on South Africa. He has promised to give a more lengthy talk on the habits and customs of these people, at a later day. the Womans' Day is preparing ffor the 4th Sunday exercises, at which time Miss Ella Boston will deliver an address. It is hoped the friends of the Woman's Day will show their appreciation of the work being done in that organization, by a large attendance. Miss Julia Bush will sing a solo. Dr. Scott spent a day in Baltimore in the interest of the conference to be held in Metropolitan Church in April. Mrs. Blanche Bradford-Dorsey, formerly of this city, but who is living now in Philadelphia, was the guest last week of Miss Musette Brooks of Pierce Place. MAKES MEN VIGOROUS. Valuable Prescription by Which any Man Can Make His Own Remedy to Cure Himself at Home Sent Free to All. Write for it. For the return of that youthful feeling of manhood a prominent Detroit physician and savant is in possession of a receipt which he has himself used in his . America's Greatest Specialist. own extensive private practice with the most startling success. Though the years have passed its equal has never been found and with it thousands of weak men have brought about the cures they so much longed for. The doctor willingly sends the formula entirely free to any man who writes him for it, and they will find it a gift of lasting value. It is good for sexual weakness, lost manhood, nervousness, weak back, emissions, varicocele, lack of force, prostatic trouble, night sweats, inability and the many other embarrassing conditions that befall the sexually imperfect man. It creates an immediate social feeling, warmth and good nature, forces active blood to the muscular tissue, tones the nervous system and arouses bodily confidence. It makes the man of 65 as good as at 35, and the young man again eager for society and fit for marriage and parenthood. Satisfactory results are produced in a day's use, and a perfect cure in a few weeks, regardless of age, or the cause of your condition. If you need such a remedy send your name and address today to the Dr.Knapp Med. 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Help Yourself on CREDIT We want you to make this store your headquarters for Furniture, Carpets, and Housefurnishings. Get as much, or as little as you please, whenever a want presents itself. You will always find our credit prices as low as the lowest prices in the cash stores, and we will arrange payments to suit your convenience, weekly or monthly. We have no notes for you to sign, and there will be no interest on deferred payments. Parlor, Bedroom, and Dining-Room Furniture is here in great variety, and every quality is guaranteed for durability. All Carpets are made, laid, and lined entirely free of cost, which is a saving to you of from 20 to 25 cents on every yard. Open an account and help yourself. Peter Grogan 817-819-821-823 7th St. Between H and I Sts. TO OUR DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS. We have on our mailing books, a large number of names of persons who are considerably behind in their subscription to this paper, and who have been notified a great number of times, but who seem to pay no attention to these mild duns. Beginning with the New Year we hope that every subscriber will make an effort to pay up what New Year we can get out a better paper improved in every way. This dosen't mean the other fellow, but it means you. Who will be the first to start the ball rolling. All Tonic ver One and a Half Million No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Black Root Liver Pills. THE COLORED AMERICAN Straightens King of OZONO TRADE KING OF ALL BEFORE. BE WAIT Order to protect the public from the numerous quack noses that grow long, and which are simply put up by a lot of people. The idea to get your hard-earned cash and give you nothing less, which injure the hair and cause it to fall out, is the United States of America, on every box of OZONO, King of two heads, as shown in this advertisement—one head shows the heads with the hair done up in a coil, or not OZONO. Seeing our marked success with the true high-widely advertising spurious compounds, and trading our flaring advertisements, which are all promises. Buy the and fifty thousand colored people bought OZONO in the Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, also in Cuba. It is a true Hair Tonic, that straightens without any outright tights the hair, but produces a long, silky, beautiful, shiny, when you can increase its beauty by a few applications, so matter where you may live. The price of OZONO is treatment. In order to introduce this great Hair Tonic: Four boxes of OZONO; one bottle of ELECTRICIANING it several shades lighter, worth 50c.; also one bottle of Pimples, Tan, Acne, Itch, Eczema, and Boils. It also reels one-pint package of ANTI-ODOR, which removes all stains; also one bar of our PURITY SCALP SOAP, made extra durable honest goods. Cut out this coupon and mail to us. If you send $3.00, we will send you four lots; if you do not take advantage of this lot, let them pin their names on some one who does not own this newspaper, they can enter in which they saw our advertisement. Parties who enter in the opening process, can obtain same by sending 50c. extra. 50£ BE WARNED In the numerous quack nostrums now on the market, we simply put up by a lot of quacks, charlatans, and cash and give you nothing in return for your money and cause it to fall out, we have placed our own advertisement—one head showing short, curly hair, the hair done up in a coil, or showing features of marked success with the true hair-straightener, OZONO compounds, and trading on the reputation that such are all promises. Buy the genuine and only one people bought OZONO in the last twelve months in South America, also in Cuba and the West Indies. Straightens without any outside assistance. Notice a long, silky, beautiful, luxurious growth of its beauty by a few applications of OZONO. We are. The price of OZONO is 50c. a box, sent to you to produce this great Hair Tonic, we will send to you one bottle of ELECTRICAL SKIN REFINER, worth 50c.; also one bottle of ELECTRICAL Scalema, and Boils. It also removes Wrinkles, and ODOR, which removes all smells and odors and by SCALP SOAP, made expressly for the human this coupon and mail to us, with $1.00, and we will send you four lots; if you send $2.00, we will send, let them pin their name to this coupon, and in this newspaper, they can get the goods by similarement. Parties who desire one of our MAINAME by sending 50c. extra. Remember, OZONO Broad St., Richmond, Va. We send me the following goods, as by your offer: Straightens Kinky, Curly Hair OZONO TRADE MARK KING OF ALL HAIR TONICS. 50£ BEFORE. AFTER. BE WARNED Four large boxes of Ozono, worth One large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner One large bottle of Electrical Skin Food One large pint package Anti-Odor, worth One large package Purity Scalp Soap, worth Total House No. Post-Office____ Nearest Express Office_ County____ State____ House No._____Street. Nearest Express Office_____ State_____ Here is an opportunity for students and persons who have spare time to make a little money for themselves. The Colored American is the newsiest and brightest race journal published, and it is an easy matter for an energetic person to secure subscriptions for it, and to secure advertising for it. You only have to show a copy of it to your friends and neighbors and to the business men of your acquaintance and they will readily subscribe for it, or advertise in it. The work is light and pleasant, and as a good commission is offered an energetic person can make a few dollars every day without much effort. Send at once for sample copies and full instructions. Address The Colored American, 459 C street, N. W., Washington, D. C. --- --- make it grow long, soft, and glossy; also to cure all itching, burning, humiliating scalp diseases. To make the hair grow out again on bald spots, especially around the temples, there is no Hair Tonic on earth one-half so good. The Boston Chemical Company holds a charter granted by the State of Virginia. We also refer to the Metropolitan Bank of Richmond, Va., and to the Southern Express Company. Register your letters; it protects you. Address your letters plainly to— BOSTON CHEMICAL COMPANY, 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. PHELPS HALL BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL eg ee ESTABLISHMENT.—The Tuskegee Institute, realizing that the demand! for'an educated ministry is growing throughout the South, opened the Phelps Hall Bible Training Schcol in 1893. To enter the Bible School it is not neces- sary to have a special call to the ministry. Those who desire to do mission- ary work only, or to become intelligent Sunday school teachers, as well = those who intend to preach, will be greatly helped by taking the course. OBJECT.—The chief aims of the Bible Training School are to give to young colored men and women a comprehensive knowledge of the entire English Bible, and to implant in their hearts a noble ambition to dedicate their lives to the elevation and Christianization of their people. The students are required to do missionary work in the various churches and Sunday-schools near the institution. In this way they have been very helpful to the rar ing communities. The teaching in the Bible School is wholly undenominational, the inten- tion being not to oppose or antagonize any theological work now being done, but rather to assist-all denominations. | THE BUILRQING.—Phelps Hall, the building in which the School is taught, was given by a generous New York friend. It is a frame structure, three stories high. On the first floor are the Chapel, Library, Reading Room, Office of the Dean, and three Recitation Rooms. The two upper floors, con- taining forty rooms, are used for sleeping apartments. TEACHERS AND LECTURES.—Rev. Edgar J. Penney is the Dean. He is assisted by Rev. B. H. Peterson and Rev. J. H. Gadson, Rev. C. O. Boothe, D. D., of Selma University, Selma, Ala.: Rt. Rev. George W. Clinton, of Char- Jotte, N. C., and Rev. H. T. Johnson, Ph.D.. of Philadelphia, Pa., deliver a regu- Jar course of lectures during the term. Dr. Frank K. Sanaders, Dean of the Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn., delivered a special course of lectures dyring the current year. - EXPENSES.—The teaching isfree. The cost of board, including furnished room, light, fuel, washing, etc., is $8 per month. Studenis will be given an opportunity to work out from $2.00 to $3.00 of this amount, thus leaving only $5.00 to $6.00 to be paid in cash. In some cases arrangements may be made a a few may work out the whole amount. Lack of means need debar STUDENTS AND GRADUATES.—There have been twenty-six graduates from the Bible School. Some of these are actively engaged in ministe: : other, with the ministry in view, are pursuing furthes studies is other Ineet tutions, while still others are teaching. = 4 The total enrollment in the Bible ch fifty-two males and one female. wuakraee scat yinis enon palabe licentiates, and the remaining twenty-eight are laymen "Th oa ane from ten States, the District of Columbia, and the ‘West Indies a a eat nations are represented. For further information address eens BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Prin. 16 : ~ CITY PARAGRAPHS. Mr. J.T. Simms, a tonsorial artist at the Arlington Hotel, ‘was called in to shave Senator Hanna the day be- fore he died. : Mr. George W -Murray, the druggist at 201 D St., S.W., has a complete stock now and is doing an excellent business. When.in need of anything in his line it would be a good move to deal with Mr. C. Rammling, the butcher and gro- cer at 312 Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Charles H. Johnson, the tonsor- ialist, at Vermont avenue and R Sts., N.W., has recently made a change in his shop force and is now in shape to cater to the best class of trade. Mr. Alex Brooks is as busy as-a bee these days but not enough so to pre vent him from giving his friends the glad hand and the smile of welcome when he runs into them. It has been understood that the Hon. Booker T. Washington would speak in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, March 11th next. But the date of his coming has been changed to the follow- ing Friday, the 18th. Colored people as a class are not extensive newspaper readers. They rarely know of anything that is going on except when they are told. It was ———————_————_ OF THE TUSKE¢ THE COLORED AMERICAN. oaoOoa0DanauauoSUe SSS announced in the daliy newspapers not ! EE EEE long ago that Civil Service examina- tion would be held for messenger boys, and out of the hundreds of boys that made application, not a single colored boy appeared. Our youths of to-day have the same opportunity as the white Walnut St Bet 4 youths to take and to pass these exami- nations api it is criminal the way §} Has been repaired,new- | these opr nities are neglect=*. Wer Settee ccondeel Se Walnut St Bet 4th and 5th, Evansville, Ind Has been repaired,new- é =Tt Var ly fitted upand is better wa team aia able toaccommodate the eS ed ee a . -_ pe BS ac Se Eee, traveling public than 2 ae ee ee a ez fa { ever before. Every |© ‘ / room has been over- | S=etauaecaiS Sas { hauled. The dining | 3 tise Li room is neat and clean | iL Bao and it is the only first- Baas i S : class place in the city , \ eS for colored people Fama cae emer GM oe Rates $1 to $1.25 per day. Special rates by week or month H. BLACK, Prop. JUBILEE SINGERS WANTED. Miss Belle Gibbons of the Jubilee Singers who are now doing Australia writes for 2 sopranos, 1 tenor and 2 basses who are willing to go te Mel- boure, Australia, for service with the Jubilee Troupe. Expenses are paid from starting point to destination. Leave America about April 1, 1904. All other expenses paid while in the employ of the Company. Contract guaranteed for one year or more to suitable person. Good salary. For further particulars, caH or ad- dress: J. Menry Lewis, tt 1450 Q Street N.W. BUFFALO N. Y. NEWS. The meeting was opened at 6 o’clock by singing “What a friend we have in Jesus,” after which we were led in prayer by Mr. Williams. Mrs. Lane then took chanrge of the meeting. The subject was “What would good friend- ship do.” The meeting closed at 7:25 p. m. and was ‘argely attended. A copy of the Colored American can be had by applying to Mr. Rufus Young, 202 Pine eSt., or after the meet- ings. e (cpa Bee RES RE ee 2 : ; | Coal and Wood | canal andN ai Delivered Promptly streets, S. W. ; . : . Call us up we will treat you right. : "White Ash Stove, Shamokin Stove, 5 Red Ash Stove, Lyken Valley Stove, 9 Chestnut, Egg, Furnace, Oak and Pine 4 Wood. ° Wholesale and Retail Dealers : 3 3 ao 7 *Phone Lewis Jefferson & Co. | ° 5 Canal and N, S.W. 3 Main 1779. ‘ :¢ ETS: Catia SP OE 8 oe 7s oe ee a ae a s The Arctic Ice Cream Co. and Oyster House. —oeeeee—e——e—e—eeeeeeeeeooooooee———————eee Makers.of all kinds of AMERICAN and FRENCH CREAMS and ICES. OYSTERS served in all styles Our motto, *‘Purity of Goods and Promptness of Service.”” Charges reosonable. “Remember ihe Arctic Ice Cream Co.” I. E. WILLIAMSON, Successor to J. J. Johnson, 601 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. Phone Main 1048m. IC Per Copy The Colored American. ‘Sold Everywhere. J. 2 AGAINST COCKRAN. Chas. Anderson Republican Candidate for Congress? Mr. Chas. Anderson, colored Republican, State collector of racing taxes and State Committeeman-at-Large, was mentioned to-day as a possible Republican nominee against Bourke Cockran in the Twelfth Congressional district. The special election to determine the successor to Mayor McClellan has been set by Governor Odell for February 23. To-night in the club-houses of the HON. CHARLES State Supervisor of Rad Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth Assembly districts, sections of which compose the Twelfth Congressional district, the unofficial primaries will be held, and delegates will be elected to the Republican Congressional convention, which will be held on Thursday night in the rooms of the Republican Club of the Twentieth Assembly district. Former Alderman Whittaker and Charles K. Lexow, a brother of Clarence Lexow, of Lexow investigation fame, were also mentioned about Re- NEGRO AGAINST COCKRAN. C. W. Anderson May Run in Twelfth Congress District. The Republicans of the Twelfth Congress convention, which will be held on Thursday night to choose a candidate for the House of Representatives, against Bourke Cockran, who was nominated by the Tammany convention last night. The interest in the Republican nomination is not even languid. The district gave McClellan 14,000 majority in 1902, and Cockran is likely to have a larger majority. The talk about Republican candidates for the --- THE COLORED AMERICAN publican County headquarters and the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day in connection with the nomination. A prominent Republican, speaking of Anderson, said: "He is the best possible man that could be nominated to go on the stump against Cockran. The district has a gashouse and ferry house constituency as well as a large colored vote, and I believe Anderson could go before the people and give Cockran the battle of his life. "Anderson is an educated man, a man of brains, a public speaker with W. ANDERSON. ing, New York City, N. Y. few peers even among the white men in the city. "For downright stumping ability he could out-Cockran Cockran. In the election in 1892, McClellan had 21,275 votes, against Charles Shongood's 7,039. This gives a Democratic majority of 14,236 to overcome, but such a thing is not without precedent. "I do not agree with any proposition to let the election go by default. Put Anderson in the field and you will have the most interesting campaign New York has seen for many a day." Mail and Express. nomination is, therefore largely of a jesting kind. Capt. F. Norton Goddard, who controls the Republican organization of the Twenty-second District, one of the Assembly districts in the Twelfth Congress District, is in favor of letting the election go to Cockran by default in order to avoid the expense of a canvass. Other district leaders want a little fun, however, so a candidate will be put in the field on Thursday night. Three men have been mentioned for the nomination—Ex-Alderman Whittaker, Charles K. Lexow and Charles Schongood—but a new candidate was suggested at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, Charles W. --- Anderson, the "Colored Demosthenes," who now holds the place of commissioner for the collection of the State racing tax. Anderson is the idol of the colored population of the district, and he is, besides a polished orator, and a man of marked ability. Those who suggested his name said that, with Cockran in the field, the campaign would be along Demosthenic lines, and that Anderson could do the "Demosthenes act" better than any other man, white or colored, in the district. Some of the State headquarters politicians said that if Anderson accepts the nomination they will try to arrange a joint debate between him and Cockran. Such a debate would be of peculiar interest. The styles of oratory of the two men differ. Cockran is a satirist, Anderson is a humorist. Cockran seldom indulges in stories to illustrate a point His colored rival in eloquence is one of the best story tellers in politics. Cockran is rather clumsy in figure and awkward in gesture. Anderson is a type of elegance in person and a model of grace. There is no doubt that if a joint debate were arranged between them, the contest would attract great crowds that it would be necessary to hire Madison Square Garden.—New York Evening Post. TO OPPOSE COCKRAN. Republican Movement to Name Charles Anderson, Colored Leader, for Congress. The Republicans have not selected any one as yet to run for Congress against Bourke Cockran in the Twelfth District. They will hold their convention Thursday evening, and the. primaries to elect delegates this evening. The Twelfth Congress District, which includes the gas house and slaughter house districts, is a Democratic stronghold—McClellan's majority there a year ago was more than 14,000—and consequently no Republicans are seeking the nomination. Among those who may be asked to take the nomiation are ex-Alderman Whitaker, Charles K. Lexow, and Charles Schongood, who ran against McClellan in 1902. Some of the politicians atthe Fifth Avenue hotel to-day suggested that Charles Anderson, the leader of the colored Republicans, should be nominated against Cockran. Anderson is a member of the Republican State Committee, and is State Commissioner for the collection of the racing tax. One ofthese politicians said: "If Charlie Anderson should be nominated and put onthe trail of Cockran we should have one ofthe liveliest campaigns this city has ever seen. Anderson is one of the cleverest and most eloquent public speakers in the Republican organization of this city, and he could be relied on to fire some red hot shot at Cockran in most effective style. Commercial Advertiser. A PIONEER JOURNALIST. The Colored American, Washington, D. C., of which Mr. E. E. Cooper is editor, is always brimful of news with pointed and strong editorials on the live issues of the day. Mr. Cooper is one of the pioneer journalists of the race, and is well versed in the newspaper business all along the line. We congratulate him in the marked success, to which he has brought The Colored American.—Nashville Clarion. [Picture of a woman with a decorative frame around her face]. For the benefit of those who wish to have their life read by the world's greatest life reader, one that can tell you all that you wish to know, give you luck, change your life from evil to good, reunite the separated, restore a lost love, draw to you your sweetheart, husband or wife, make people do as you wish them. In fact this wonderful WOMAN is the Greatest on Earth. Now if you want to find out what your future life will be and what your past has been, and want to have it changed from evil to good, send at once to this wonderful medium. Send lock of hair, date of your birth and 25 cents in silver, and receive your life written from cradle to grave. Do not send postage stamps. Address all letters to Mrs. Dr. WHITE, 1917 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, Md. James H. Hudnell, Representing The Castleberg Diamond Importers 935 Penna. Avenue. Washington C. Residence: 2009 9th Street, N. W. ```markdown ``` WONDERFUL DISCOVERY TAKEN FROM LIFE: BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW (Copyrighted.) This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair straight as shown above. It nourishes the scalp, prevents the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow long and silky. Sold over forty years and used by thousands. Warranted harmless. Was the first preparation for straight hair. A rare case of imitations. Get the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair straight, soft and beautiful, giving it that healthy, life-like appearance so much desired. A toilet necessity for ladies, gentlemen and children. Elegantly perfumed. Owing to its superior and lasting qualities it is the best and most economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a preparation equal to 2. Furious directions please. Only 10 cents. Sold by druggists and dealers or send us 50 cents for one bottle or $1.40 for three bottles. We pay all express charges. Send postal or express money order. Please mention name of this paper when ordering. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. THE RACE PROBLETI1 SOUTH. Z Al Alp =. is AOE SG EC <x hea eo KARTE. MEN NGRG Zo_ i 2 EAR Ree a PAC eo Ay Le NINA LE LLL BGS SOE. EE WY g's Pa ce Fee, Ye = ZZ > Beh ii 2 Sao OR ees 7 aE eS eee ee SST. OS eS ie Sh a -= yy - é — ve SS} St i see ae SSS. CC SSE =e Stee c — A py ae === Pd: Difiicult ! ‘Not at All. Look in Your Hand Uncle Sam. : VEEN AMEN @MONM@OM ON OMONM OMAN OM OMIM MOM 0am | celior, Knights Sparks from the Anvil. DAG PAD PAD PAD PAD DAD AD PAD PAL ADI AAAS | * What the colored people most need is}in the religious and political life of 2 race pride. A white man is no better | West Virginia. than a black man if f&é keeps himself —_—_—— ms in his place. The Civil Service law is not such a an oe bad thing if honestly carried out. In|... The Pine Bluff Weekly Herald is at|the great cities of the South where|,! liberty to use any matter that it finds) fair and honest examinations are held in the columns of The Colored Ameri-| the young colored men are winning ye can, but it should remember to give nearly all of the places, especially in = credit. { the Post Office Department, in places a Pay _|such as clerks, carriers and Mail th The friends of The Colored Ameri- agents. can are showing their appreciation a a of it by sending in their subscriptions.| Taljedega College, located at Talla- There are a large number, however,|qcea, Ala., noted for the number of M who are comatose when it’ comes to young colored men it has turned out 2 paying a bill. who have won prizes in the white col-|__ The religious prodigies—young boys and girls of tender years who pre- sume to preach the gospel are on the increase. It is the duty of parents to put these youthfuls in school and if they will not stay there, put them to work. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bampfield, daugh- ter of Gen. Robert Smalls, has been reappointed postmistress at Beaufort, S. CG. The colored people hold quite a number of good federal positions in that State. The Sunday School Monitor publish- ed under the auspices of the Sunday School Union of the A.M.E. Church with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., is a newsy and interesting publication. It is doing herculean services in build- ing up the fortunes of the S. S. Union. Dr. Chappelle, the Secretary, is the right man in the right place. The Methodist Intelligencer, pub- lished in Baltimore, Md., announces the candidacy of Col. Phil. H. Waters as delegate to the Lay Electoral Con- ference which meets in Los Angeles next may. Mr. Waters is a brilliant and gifted young man, and is a power @ | Talledega College, located at Talla- dega, Ala., noted for the number of young colored men it has turned out who have won prizes in the white col- leges of the East, received a donation of $15,000 from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, to build a library for the college. The bright black boys and girls turned out from thts school are attracting the at- tention of the world. , The Star of Zion is growing to be one the best and most interesting ex- changes. The last issue contained an elaborate article on the financial head- quarters of the Zion connection with a picture of the main building, an excelleent half-tones of G. L. Blackwell, D.D., J. S. Caldwell, D.D., and Wi H. Coffey, D.D. The paragraphing feat- ure of the editorial page of this journal is of a high literary character. The colored voters of Virginia are to be congratulated upon the manly stand they are taking in insisting that colored delegates be. sent to the next National Republican Convention. The colored voters of the State constitute between sixy and seventy per cent. of the republican party in that State, and there is no reason why they should not have representation in the delega- tion. Mr. S. W. Starks, State Librarian of West Virginia, and Supreme Chan- THE COLORED AMERICAN cellor, Knights of Pythias, has been appointed a member of the Republican State Central Committee. The ap- pointment shows that the republicans of West Virginia are willing to rec- ognize the colored voters. Mr. Starks succeeds Hon. C. H. Payne, U. S. Con- sul to the Danish West Indies. The Western Union Telegraph Co. of Richmond, Va., have employed col- ored messenger boys, and some of the “poor white trash” and the “weekly hand-bills” are advising the white peo- ple to boycott the Telegraph Company. This same clas of pecple convict the Negro for idleness and curse the man who woll give him work. Consistency, thou arte a jewel! The colored people of Mound Bayou, Miss., have established a new bank, to be known as the Bank of Mound Bayou, with a capital of $10.000. Their purpose is to carry on a general banking business and to handle real estate. This is the richest section of the State, a great many of the wealthiest colored men residing in this section. The officers are: President, ‘John W. Francis; Vice-President, B. H. Creswell; Cashier, Charles Bankks. Score another victory for the race. SUMMERVILLE—THE MECCA. The Republican Congressional Com- mitttee of the First Congressional District of South Carolina, met in Charleston and decided to meet in Summerville, S. C., on the 22nd inst. to elect delegates and alternate to the National Convention, and a large mass meeting was held in which the Hon. A. P. Prioleau was unanimously en- dorsed as one of the delegates to be renominated from the said District as candidate for Congress. The meeting fully endorsed the able and patriotic administration of President Roosevelt, and urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of Dr. W. D. Crum, Col- ector of Port at Charleston, S. C. The Black Republic, Hayti, is giving a few exhibitions of what it can do in revolutions. ‘aN 2) is) te > ‘fast >) 3 . SALOONS. ; Chris. Xander’s QUALITY HOUSE, oo ee truly stfu pinn) theres ct Som Beri Medicinal a Niza Olive Oil the thinnest pressing easily assimilated by delicate stomachs. To preserve its freshness and curative virtues im- ported only in small (4 ounce) bottles and sold at 25 cents by the sole dis- tributor, Chris. Xander, 909 Seventh Street. a ee ee Jas. F. Keenan. $F9ODOHOOHOH6OO RECTIFIER AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER. 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Denies That the Graduate of the Schools Is to Be Found in the Jails and Prisons. New York, Feb. 12.—Negro industrial education and its bearings on the race problem was discussed here to-night at a meeting of the Hampton Institute by Andrew Carnegie, President Eliot, of Harvard; Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee Institute, and Principal Frisell, of Hampton Institute. Mr. Carnegie presided. Ex-President Grover Cleveland sent a letter in which he said: "I am so completely convinced of the importance of this cause, as it is related to the solution of a problem no patriotic citizen should neglect, that I look upon every attempt to stimulate popular interest and activity in its behalf as a duty of citizenship." Booker T. Washington, speaking of the problem from a moral and religious point of view, said: "It is not possible to improve the condition of any race until its mind is awakened and strengthened. Does the American Negro desire to improve his mind, and what has been the result of his efforts? Will it pay to invest further money in this direction? In partially answering this question, it is hardly fair to compare the progress of the American white man who, in some unexplained way, got thousands of years ahead of the Negro in the arts and sciences of civilization. "But to get at the real facts and the real capacity of the black man, let us compare for a moment the American Negro with the Negro of Africa, or the black man with the black man. As was recently suggested by Mr. Carnegie in South Africa alone there are five million black people who have never been brought, through school or other agencies, into contact with a higher civilization, in a way to have their minds or their ambitions strengthened or awakened. As a result, the industries of South Africa languish and refuse to prosper for lack of labor. The native black man refuses to labor because he has been neglected. He has few wants and little ambition, and his crude and few wants may be satisfied by laboring one or two days out of the seven. "In the Southern part of the United States there are more than eight millions of my race who, both by contact with the whites and by education in the ohme, in school in church, have had their minds awakened and strengthened—have thus had their wants increased and multiplied many times. Hence, instead of a people in idleness, we have in the South a people who are anxious to work because they want land, and houses, and churches, books and papers. In a word, they want the highest and best in our civilization. Looked at, then, from the most material and selfish point or view, it has paid to awaken the Negro's mind, and there should be no limit placed upon the development of that mind. "Does the American Negro take advantage of opportunities to secure education? 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After years of civilization and opportunity in Spain 68 per cent. of the population are illiterate, in Italy 38 per cent. In the average South American country about 80 per cent. are illiterate, while after forty years the American Negro has only 44.5 per cent. illiteracy to his debit. "From both a moral and religious point of view what measure of education the Negro has received, has paid, and there has been no step backward in any State. Not a single graduate of the Hampton Institute or of the Tuskegee Institute can be found to-day in any jail or State penitentiary. After making careful inquiry I cannot find a half dozen cases of man or woman who has completed a full course of education in any of our reputable institutions like, Hampton, Tuskegee, Fisk or Atlanta, who are in prisons. The records of the South show that 90 per cent. of the colored people in prisons are without knowledge of trades, and 61 per cent. are illiterate. "But it has been said that the Negro proves economically valueless in proportion as he is educated. Let us see: All will agree that the Negro in Virginia, for example, began life forty years ago in complete poverty, scarcely owning clothing or a day's food. The reports of the State auditor show that the Negro to-day owns at least one twenty-sixth of the total real estate in that Commonwealth, exclusive of his holdings in towns and cities, and that in the counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains he owns one-sixeenth. In Middlesex county he owns one-sixth; in Hanover, one-fourth. In Georgia, the official records show that largely through the influence of educated men and women from Atlanta schools and others the Negroes added last year $1,526,000 to their taxable property, making the total amount upon which they pay taxes in that State alone $16,700,000. "Few people realize how under the most difficult and trying circumstances during the last forty years, it has been the educated Negro who counseled patience, self-control, and thus averted a war of races. Every Negro going out from our institutions properly educated becomes a link in the chain that shall forever bind the two races together in all essentials of life. "We must be sure that we shall make our greatest progress by keeping our feet on the earth, and by remembering that an inch of progress is worth a yard of complaint." THE AEOLIANS ENTERTAIN. The Fifth Annual Mandolin Carnival of the Aeolians at the New True Reformers Hall was a brilliant success socially, financially and musically. A very large crowd was out although the night was fiercely cold and one to make even a music-lover "hug the fire." The work of the club was unusually fine and they were ably seconded in their A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. CRANE'S!HAIR TONIC Two Shoes on a pin. 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The brotherhood of several branches of Masonry met at Sam Hill's, S.S., 435 Second street S. W., Monday evening the 15 inst., and paid honor to P. D. G. M., George S. Newman, who was recently elected R. E. G. C. of Chivalric Masonry for the District. Among the guests were: W. H. Judd, Malvin M. W. G. M.; John P. Turner, R.W.G.M. GRAND MASTER W. H. Washington F. H. Cozzens, M.E.G.H.P.; Chas. Freeman, S.G.W.; W. H. Severson, P.D.G. M.; Owen E. McNeill, W.M.; John W. Freeman, P.G.M.; S.K. Perry Thomas, J. R. Dyson and J. C. Cooper, J.W. The Tapioca Singers directed by Profs. Johnson and Hungerford furnished music for the occasion. The Masonic toasts and speeches were very appropriate, interesting and instructive. P. D. G.M. W. H. Severson acted as toast- WIZARD LIKE A RUBBER BALL. Editor Colored American.—Enclosed please find $2 for renewal of subscription. The paper is received regularly miration of the common eople. The and is always welcome. I note Brother Morris was recently in your city and was placed at the bat. We would not like to call a foul. Dr. Washington, in this game, is like the indian rubber ball, the harder hit, the higher he bounds, in the esteem and admiration of the common people. The Tuskegee Institute is a living monument of the genius of this great man. With lost wishes, I am, Veery respectfully, JAMES LEWIS, New Orleans, La., Feb., 12, 1904. MR. WASHINGTON SPEAKS MAR. 18. A letter received by Mr. H. Lassiter, from Prof. Booker T. Washington, of a recent date, he says in part: Mr. H. Lassiter:— master and Lawler Owen E. McNeill as newspaper reporter. W. H. Judd Malvin, M.W.G.M. was late and when he did arrive, accompanied by John P. Turner, R.W.D.G.M., he brought the sad intedlligence of the death of Senator Hanna. He had been detained in carrying flowers for the casket of the late Senator Hanna, and prayer was invoked by W. H. Severson and the assemblage at once adopted resolutions of ARE YOU A K. OF P? WHY NOT? I hope this will awaken in people a just pride for the Knights of Pythias. Its past been corrected. For the Ne had no equal since Syracus the world, that which will JUDD MALVIN. Boston, D. C. condolence extending sympathy to the bereaved family, and expressing what seemed to them an irreparable loss to the country. At 11 o'clock Robert Dyson, the prince of caterers, rushed the guests into a dining hall where the feast was spread, here amidst the strains of music the guests ate to their heart's content. At 12:30 the music ceased and the guests went their way rejoicing. My dear Sir:—Replying to your kind letter of a few days ago, I will say in regard to my charges, I understand that your object is to secure money to help your church, and I will be very glad to donate the whole of my usual fee to your cause, leaving you no expense whatever in connection with my address. I hope however, that you will keep the suggestion which I have already mentioned in mind, that I wish as far as possible to speak to the common, hard-working, every-day people, as well as those who have had superior advantages. Believe me to be very truly yours. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Jos. A. Williamson. BOOK, JOB AND COMMERCIAL PRINTER Mail orders receive prompt attention. Street NW., Washington. D. C. ARE YOU A K. OF P? IF NOT, WHY NOT? I hope this will awaken in the colored people a just pride for the Order of Knights of Pythias. Its past fauls have been corrected. For the Negro it has had no equal since Syracuse gave to the world, that which will live to the end of time. A Society representing the three links of F. C. B., that bind us so closely together in every sense of the word. The order was re-incorporated in the District of Columbia, December 14th, 1903, with such honorable men at its head as S. W. Starks, of West Virginia, Supreme Chancellor, S. A. T. Watkins of Chicago, Ills., Supreme Attorney and several others, some of the leading men of the race. All Lodges in the District of Columbia have been placed under the Supreme Lodge with a death benefit for each member of from $50 to $3.50. It is easy to sail on the smooth waters of life, but when the winds of adversity blow, and the billows of troble and sorrow are sweeping over us, is the time for the demonstration of the three letters, that bind us together in this grand order. Some very good men have gone out, but will come back. There are others who can't get back; our strength has been greatly increased by the new order of things, and we hope to continue increasing by taking in young blood. Activity and vigor will be effused into the Order in the District of Columbia. We care for the members of the Order, the widows and orphans of those deceased. We pay from $3 to $5 sick benefits per week. Joining fee in clubs of not less than twenty persons, not over 45 years, $4.50 each. I will organize a new Lodge giving you all the benefits of the Order. The four departments are as follows. (1st) The Subordinate Lodge. In this members are united to care for and protect each other in health, as well as in sickness and distress. (2nd) Uniform Rank. Inthis departments our young men are receiving a military education, which makes them better and more useful citizens. (3rd) Ladies Court. In this the wives, mothers, daughters, widows, and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. (4ht). Endowments. In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. Each member receives from this department $300 at death. It comes from the Supreme Lodge. It is not a local affair. Those interested may obtain further information by addressing, JAMES M. CONWAY, Special Deputy of the District of Columbia, 1618 L. St. N. W. Washington, D. C. tf. 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No race problem, no white supremacy, no race superiority, no anything to keep the Southerners from developing the almost inexhaustible resources of the beautiful Southerland! Of course there is no doubt about the attitude the Negro will assume on this question if it is successfully demonstrated that Radium will turn him white. The University of California will become the Mecca of the race and the Golden Gate of the Pacific will grow black in the face. There isn't any doubt of it. And herein lies the kernel of the dreadful likelihood. Othello's occupation will be gone with a big G. The dulcet note of the Vardaman screech will be lost in the depths of the high brush of oblivion; the alluring tones of the Tillman pitchfork-variety-of-racesuperiority eloquence will be relegated to the tall timbers in the Land of Forgetfulness; and as for Gorman's plans of race elimination, why, that will be but a faint memory among the things that probably ought to but somehow don't make history—that is if Radium can turn Negroes white. I have been somewhat interested by the character of the comment on Edward H. Morris' address on "Shams" delivered before the Bethel Literary and Historical Association a short while since. It looks like a bad case of hysteria, and I am quite sure that Mr. Morris is having a deal of fun at the expense of the Washingtonians who were impelled by a sense of duty to rush to the defense of the Wizard of Tuskegee. I don't quite see the need for so voluminous a defense. No one can deny that Mr. Morris is a very clever man. More clever, perhaps, than convincing. And then again no one can deny that he has an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It may be that in his quest for happiness he takes special delight in criticism of the aims and methods of Booker T. Washington. If so, why call him bad names about it? The possession of the facts of Mr. Washington's life and work is in the keeping of no particular man or set of men. With reasons of one kind and of another kind, men will agree and differ as to the merits and value of this life and work. There is no help for it and there should be no help for it. I have no patience with the kind of protest which sprinkles pepper on platforms and makes unwarranted showings of bad temper and worse THE COLORED AMERICAN. taste. Neither have I any regard for the criticism that hinges on the aptness of a cleverly turned phrase or the deftness and skill of special pleading, because it is utterly worthless as an accurate guide to right thinking. But I am thoroughly convinced, however, that the admirers of the great apostle of industrial education are oversensitive of criticism of him and his work, more so than is Mr. Washington. If the strictures and motions of "shams" as outlined by Mr. Morris have a permanent value no amount of expressed difference of opinion can rob them of that value. On the other hand if they are as valueless as many would have us believe, there is small need of giving their author the extensive lines of gratuitous advertising which has come to Mr. Morris by reason of his utterances before the Bethel Literary and Historical Association. It is never wise to make much ado about nothing. In one of the sanest discussions of the race problem I have had the fortune to see recently, Joel Chandler Harris in a current number of the Saturday evening Post, comes to this conclusion: "The overwhelming majority of the Negroes in all parts of the South, especially in the agricultural regions, are leading sober and industrial lives. A temperate race is bound to be industrious, and the Negroes are temperate as compared to the whites. Even in the towns the majority of them are sober and industrious. The idle and criminal clauses among them make a great show in the police court records, but right in Atlanta the respectable and decent Negroes far outnumber those who are on the lists of the police as old or new offenders. When we come to form our conclusions and make our judgment on the testimony of little things we make a confession of prejudice and intolerance, and we find it impossible to take a broad and catholic view of the whole question, whatever it may be. We cannot fairly judge a race, or a country, or a religious institution, or a social organization, or society itself—nay not even the republic in which we take pride—unless we measure it by the standards set up by men who are its best representatives. Unless we judge every human institution by its best products, instead of its worst, we shall find ourselves far from the truth; and this being so, who are we that we shall judge the products of the Almighty by their worst, instead of their best, results?" This is a voice from the South, and sounds that note of romantic protest which has ever been the abiding charm of the oftiest spirit of the South. It is upon the foundation of sentiment that the South has erected her most lamentable failures as well as built her most enuring monuments. From my viewpoint I find but one false note in the range of Mr. Harris' discussion of "The Negro of To-day." 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C., President; Philip Manual Thorne, Alonzo Cardozo Cambridge, A. E. Anson, Trustees. I, Alonzo Cardozo Cambridge, Secretary of the Street Railway Swith Manufacturing Company, of the District of Columbia, do hereby swear that the facts stated in the above certificate are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signed) Alonzo Cardozo Cambridge. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of February, A. D., 1904. (Signed) E. T. Lawrence, Notary Public for the State of South Carolina. (Seal). (Continuer from Page 6). towards those who fall victims of their own bestiality, in regarding these criminals as martyrs to race prejudice. This sweeping declaration is scarcely an accurate statement of the case. The burden of the Negro's contention is, in this connection, that a fair trial be accorded all accused of crime and that punishment be meted out by due and rational processes of law. No one can deny the justness nor the saneness of this attitude. Lynching should have no place in the canons of any organized society. But justness and saneness aside for the moment. There is another phase of this question which receives scant attention in the general discussion of the lynching feature of the race problem. I recall a tragic incident that occurred in an "up" county of one of the Southern states several years ago. Two young white men, of respectable parentage, waylay and outrage a young colored woman. The young woman's brothers in turn waylay and kill one of the young white men and severely wound the other. The prominent citizens of the locality in their turn organize a mob and promptly lynch the brothers and other members of the colored woman's family. Here were "expected reprisals" with a vengeance. A black woman is the victim of an "unmentionable crime." Her brothers, in this instance, "lynch the white brutes." The "prominent white citizens" lynch the lynchers. What a ghastly comedy of errors! But what lesson of ethics is here taught the Negroes in this particular community, at least? Certainly no lesson which would give them an exalted notion of moral responsibility. And then because of isolated dispositions to "regard Negro criminals as martyrs to race prejudice as willful abettors of "unmentionable crimes." This is making a poor mule "tote a sore back, an' no mistake." And yet it is one of the decidedly hopeful signs of the times when a Southern white man of the standing and commanding talents of Joel Chandler Harris can rise in the arena of public discussion and declare that the outlook is a hopeful one for the Negro because, in the main, he is industrious and temperate. Truly time works wonders. But another word on this question of the "unmentionable crime' business. It is the word of a prominent colored woman and was delivered last summer before the convention of the Illinois Federation of Colored Women held in the city of Evanston, Illinois. Its subsubject was, "What of the Night?" and in the course of the address she said: "For two centuries the white men of this country have considered, not only the comely, but the uncomly colored women their legitimate prey for illegitimate purposes. Even in Chicago, as well as throughout the north and South, any colored woman who is well dressed and attractive—upon the street cars, the thoroughfares, everywhere—is approached and followed by white men who seem to consider that the colored woman will reciprocate these advances simply because she is colored. I ventu that there are not enough poles in this country upon hang the white THE COLORED AMERICAN men who are and would be the despoilers of our womanhood. But a new era has dawned. A new generation has arisen and the colored woman of to-day considers that the advances of a white man toward her are not an honor but a humiliating disgrace. There are colored women who mutually associate with white men in the wrong, and there are white women, North and South, who mutually associate in the downward verges with Negro men. But the great mass of each stand for the highest morality, and black men are becoming like white men—an unlawful approach to the women of their race means death." All of which I would respectfully call to the attention of the broad and liberal minded men and women of the South who are beginning to recognize "the hopeful outlook" for the Negro. The truth, with a modicum of temperate statement, must be told on both sides of the race problem. All Negroes are not angels. And the same measure of contention, neither are the white people. It don't matter which way you jump you are likely to get your feet wet. "The Judge." WISE STIRRED TO WRATH. His Speech Answered by Dolliver, Who Had Heard It. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 13.—John S. Wise, of New York, had a bad half hour last night. He was one of the speakers at the Lincoln Club banquet. He discussed the Negro question, arguing that the Negro ought to be disfranchised in the South and Southern representation in Congress reduced. During the afternoon he read his speech to Senator Dolliver at the latter's request, and Senator Dolliver was the next speaker on the banquet programme. For more than an hour Senator Dolliver argued against Wise's proposition urging amendments to the Constitution and the duty of the nation to elevate and educate the Negro up to citizenship standards. Mr. Wise was visibly surprised at the turn of Dolliver's speech, and it was easy to see his anger rising. Twice he interrupted the speaker: "What would have been your speech had you not read mine?" he asked with some heat, and loud enough for the whole audience to hear. Doliver made a soothing reply, and then proceeded with his argument, while the toastmaster and others labored with Wise to calm his temper. "I will give $500 if you will arrange to let me speak ten minutes when Dolliver is through," said Wise to the president of the club, with such emphasis that many could hear. Fearing a scene, the request was not granted. Immediately after the banquet Wise had an angry colloquy with Dolliver on the stage, and it was renewed when they met later in the cloak room of the Peninsular Club. Friends interceded, however, and succeeded in restoring peace. Dr. H. Lee Riley, the well known physician of Mobile, Ala., was the successful contestant in guessing the correct motto quoted in the last issue of The Colored American. He will receive the paper free for one year. A Real Chance for Enterprising Canvassers A Real Chance for Enterprising Canvassers The demand for PROFESSOR W.E.B. DuBois' great book The Souls of Black Folk has been so remarkable, especially among those who do not buy many books, that we have just issued a Special Subscription Edition Negro Question stands ahead of all others. 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We cannot begin to supply the demands that come to us for trained men in the direction of agriculture. The positions for which these trained men are wanted are those in most every case which pay high salaries. hold of men who have received as far as possible, a good education before coming here, and are ready to enter upon a thorough course of agricultural training. EDWARD GREEN Fine Wines and Whiskies SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year, ..... $2.00 Six Months..... 1.10 Three Months ..... .60 Invariably in advance. Subscription may be sent by post office money order, express or registered letter. All communications for publication should be accompanied with the name of the writer, not necessarily for publication but as a guarantee of good faith. We solicit news, contributions, opinions and in fact all matters affecting the race. We will not pay for matter, however, unless it is ordered by us. All matter intended for publication should reach this office by Wednesday of each week to insure insertion in the current issue. Agents are wanted everywhere. Send for instructions. ADVERTISING RATES. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Display advertisements, $2 per square inch, per insertion. Discounts made on large contracts. Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. All letters, communications, and business matters should be addressed to THE COLORED AMERICAN. EDWARD E. COOPER, Manager, 459 C St., Northwest, Washington, D. C. Sold by all News Dealers. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1904. UNCLE SAM DRAWS COLOR-LINE. We reproduce elsewhere in to-day's Colored American a Washington despatch to the Mountain News, Denver Colorado. It shows that the Negro still has substantial friends who desire to see him treated as fairly as any other citizen of this republic. We do not know why this open discrimination in the treaty above referred to is made against naturalized citizens of Haytien birth Is it because of the innatee prejudice of some white men against the Negro, or is it because of the hide-bound constitution and laws of Hayti which forbid the Anglo-Saxon from acquiring real property or full-fledged citizenship in that republic? Whatever the cause, the effect is the same, for it goes out that the United States of America discriminates against Negroes as such. Within the United States and at our own homes prejudice against the Negro is so rife that the unweaned child, white or black, can discern it. When Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator and father of freedom issued the proclamation of emancipation, he invoked the blessings of Almighty God upon the righteous act. Then men like Sumner and Garrison, Phillips and Douglass were in the forefront and exerted themselves to make the blessing invoked by Lincoln effective in securing to the Negro the full rights of American citizenship by enfranchising him and legislating him into manhood, pure and simple. The enfranchised Negro used his ballot far more loyally than did his former master, for he never voted against the United States nor against any of its interests; he ever --- THE COLORED AMERICAN. defended the flag, freely yielding up his life blood in support thereof. He always voted the Republicanticket because the Republican party stood for the Union. In doing this thousands of colored voters were ruthlessly shot down at the polls by the Ku-Klux and other political marauders who kept them in a state of terror until Union soldiers were sent South to protect the Negro in his right to vote. Of course this state of things could not last. White men, although Union soldiers could not be expected to hold down their white brethren with the bayonet in order that Negroes might exercise their manhood rights and by so doing triumph over white men. Hence the cry went forth, "no more bayonet rule in time of peace. The Union forces must be drawn from the ballot box of the South and the Negro must stand or fall according to his ability." Shortly before this the Negroes were fairly well armed and splendidly organized. If any attempt was made on the part of anybody, white or black, to deprive him of his rights, he could by sounding the bugle-call assemble a thousand men well armed men andequipped for action in any locality in the Gulf States. The white man petitioned Andrew Johnson, then president of the United States to disarm the Negro as he was a menace to the peace and safety of the white man in that section. This was done. Now that the Negro has been disarmed supposedly by his own friend, the Republican administration, so called, he was asked to defend himself against a brave, well armed, well disciplined Anglo-Saxon community thoroughly used to governing and determined to rule or ruin. The inevitable result was too plain to doubt. Now our Northern friends say that we were given more rights, freedom and liberty than we were prepared to receive or appreciate; hence the disfranchising laws of most of the Southern states, if not approved by Northern statesmen, were at least silently acquiesced in. But we thank God that the spirit of Abraham Lincoln is revived, also the doctrine we uttered fifty years ago to the effect that a nation cannot long endure half free and half slave. The honest thinking citizen of all sections of this country have come to the conclusion that under the constitution and laws of the United States the Negro is a citizen of this country and shall be protected in all of his rights as such. The Supreme Court of the United States just twenty years after its backward step on this question, has now taken a forward step never to reverse itself upon the question of manhood rights under any circumstances. Hon. I. E. Rider, member of Congress from New York, has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to make an appropriation to provide for free lectures to the people in the District of Columbia. The passage of the bill will fill a long felt want and the people of the District regardless of race or color, will welcome such a law and will patronize largely free lectures to the people. NOT AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION. Editor Colored American:—Will you I have the kindness to grant me space in your columns to reply to an i'em that appeared in your issue of the 31st inst., and in part as follows: "It seems rather strange that Mr. L. M. Hershaw, a department clerk employed here, should be interested in contributing constantly to anti-Roosvelt Negro newspapers?" The impression evidently sought to conveyed by the sentence just quoted is, that I am hostile to the nomination of President Roosevelt, and that I am using my pen in that cause. I wish to say as directly, clearly, unequivocally, unreservedly and emphatically as language at my command will permit me, that such is not the fact.. I have never publicly or privately, orally or in writing, nor in any other way imaginable manifested any hostility to President Roosevelt. His stand for justice, civil equality and fair play makes it utterly impossible for me to harbor thee least sentiment of opposition or hostility to his administration or nomination to the presidency, even in my secret thoughts. I am now and always have been a Republican without variableness or shadow of turning. I have voted the Republican ticket, contributed cheerfully, willingly and without solicitation to Republican campaign funds and made speeches for that party, always paying my own expenses. There are questions, however, in no way connected with the policy of the Republican party and the administration of the government, about which I have honest, fixed and conscientious convictions, and on those questions I have expressed my convictions orally and in writing, publicly and privately, and I have neither apology nor explanation to offer for having done so. As to such questions, I carry my sovereignty beneath my hat, and shall continue to do so while liberty endures and speech is free. MR. CARNEGIE ON SUFFRAGE. A noteworthy meeting in the interest of the race was held in the Madison Square Concert Hall on the evening of February 12th, the birthday of Lincoln. The principal speakers were Mr. Andrew Carnegie, President Eliot, of Harvard University, Dr. H. B. Frissell, Principal of Hampton Institute, and Dr. Booker T. Washington. It was most interesting and encouraging to note the brave and frank manner in which Mr. Carnegie especially put himself on record in favor of equality of the suffrage. In his opening address he used the following language: " \* \* An educational test for suffrage should be adopted and strictly applied, applicable to white and black alike." These words seem to your correspondent to place Mr. Carnegie, one of the strongest forces of the nation, on record, not only in favor of education for the Negro, but of equal opportunity at the ballot box. In the large audience were many colored people, and several of the most prominent, including Mr. C. W. Anderson, Mr. Harry Burleigh, and Mr. Wilford H. Smith, occupied seats on the platform. Most of the speakeers not only dwelt on the importance of industrial education, but also of collegiate education, in the uplifting of the race. VARDAMAN A PILFERER. Roscoe Conkling Bruce has received a telegram from Prof. Wilcox of Cornell University, in which he declares that he has never written or uttered, and does not believe the "conclusions" imputed to him by Gov. Vardaman in the last issue of Leslie's Weekly. This telegram refers to statements made in an article by Vardaman in Leslie's Weekly, in which he attempts to make to make Prof. Wilcox the authority for a number of allegations concerning Negro criminality. "COLORED PEOPLE." Is the title of a book I am preparing to publish. It will be made up almost entirely of cuts and biographies of colored people of both sexes. When proper, and desirable, the cut of the wife may appear along with that of her husband. Those who do not feel able to publish their cuts can have their names, address and occupation registered in alphabetical order. If the people make adequate returns, the set of books will be arranged somewhat as follows: VOLUME I. Will be made up of the discussions of "The Status of Colored People," by presidents, ex-presidents, congressmen, governors, cardinals, ministers, educators, bishops, editors, and scientists among white people; and of people of like standing among our own people, when obtainable. Bank officials, judges, lawyers, physicians, chiropodists, massagers nurses, druggists dentists and others. VOLUME III. Congressmen, all Federal office holders, all State, County and City officials, army, navy and militia officials, store office and other clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, typewriters and others. VOLUME IV. Bishops, missionaries, ministers, authors, poets, artists, publishers, job printers, engravers, photographers, typesetters, electricians, electrical and other engineers, noted singers, musicians, actresses, actors, elocutionists, pantomimists, inventors, music teachers and traveling salesmen. VOLUME V. All merchants and manufacturers, all first class mechanics, plasterers, carpenters, masons, plumbers, all proprietors of first class barber shops, hack an- transfer lines, hotels and restaurants, stone cutters, moulders, firemen owners and tillers of farms, planters, gardeners, fruit raisers, dairymen, and others; first class sign and house painters and decorators; cuts of colleges, publishing houses, hospitals, sanitariums, city and farm homes and other buildings. VOLUME VI. Officians of and educators in colleges and educational institutions, including all school teachers, college graduates and perhaps, high school graduates. The above classification is subject to change and the number of volumes published will depend upon the amount of material sent in. We want to get as many volumes of these books as possible into the waiting rooms of offices and hotel lobbies in order that white people may know what we are doing. And there can be no doubt that we, ourselves, would be greatly benefitted by having placed before us a pictorial representation of the progress of others of our people. The object of this publication is to benefit our people; and we hope you all will do your part by sending us immediately the name and address of as many people as you can think of. Liberal terms to reliable agents everywhere. Our history and literature should be preserved. Write to-day to WESLEY ROBBINS, M.D. Flint., Mich., Rooms 100-101 Paterson Block. THE COLORED AMERICAN. Good Play of a Golf Enthusiast. "The Wilkie shot is what we call a special stroke in the game of golf," said a New Orleans man. "This stroke is so called all over the south and was given its name because it was made by a man named Wilkie, a member of the New Orleans Golf club. "It was one of the prettiest plays I ever saw and was made during a match. Wilkie drove off from the ninth hole, and his ball landed in a small creek, which was one of the hazards in the course. The ball was lighter than the water and floated. To take it out and begin play over again meant the loss of two strokes and the hole, so Wilkie waded into the water, which was about two feet deep, and played the ball from there. He made a pretty stroke and was on the green, making it in two. He holed out in three, which is bogey for that hole. It was a cold day, and that water was not pleasant, but the act gained Wilkie lasting fame, and his stroke will always with us be called a Wilkie shot."—Louisville Courier-Journal. The Girl of the Netherlands. The Dutch girl does not enjoy anything like the amount of freedom granted to her English or American sister. She is a very carefully chaperoned young person, and when she goes to the theater it is with her elders, not merely with a friend or two of her own age. At the dances she attends, songs, recitations and music for the entertainment of the elders form a part of the regular programme, and the chaperons sit at tables socially enjoying their coffee or other refreshments, while the young folk glide over the waxed floor to the strains of the latest waltz. Dutch maidens have to make the best of their opportunities of amusement, for when it pleases their parents to seek the quiet of home they must meekly accompany them. In their country the idea of a girl being unchaperoned at a dance is not to be thought of—at any rate, not yet.—Exchange. Broad Enough. A large and stout woman called on a friend and while waiting for her was stared at so intently by the friend's little children that she asked one of them: "What are you staring at, little girl?" "Why, you see, manima said you were so narrow in your views, and I was wondering what view she got."—Philadelphia Ledger. Not to Be Blamed. He—A self made man is common enough, but we never hear of a self made woman. She—Considering the kind of article the men who are in the self making business turn out, you can hardly blame the women for not taking it up. The Usual Way. Nodd—Awfully sorry to hear your house burned down. Did you save anything? Todd—Oh, yes! After some very lively work we succeeded in getting out all the things we didn't want. Town and Country. An Improvement. "I see the agent has sold yez a carpet sweeper, Mrs. Maginnis. Is it as good as the ould fashioned broom?" "It is an' better, Mrs. Mulduckie. I can knock Maginnis twice as far wid it." The General's Part. "Say, Jimmie, how many men d'yer s'pose he's killed?" "Aw, g'wan! Don't yer see he's a general. Generals don't do no killin'. Dey jest bosses de job."—St. Louis Star. Never make friends with the devil. a monkey or a boy. No man knows what they will do next.—Rudyard Kipling. Measuring Brides. Measuring brides for legacies is the remarkable ceremony which annually takes place in St. Cyrus, a quaint little village in Kincardineshire, Scotland, on the brink of the German ocean. More than fifty years ago a native of the village, who had been paymaster general of the Indian army, bequeathed a sum of money, the interest of which was, for all time coming, to be disbursed in five equal parts every year. One part was for the purchase of meal for the poor, while the remainder was set aside to be divided among each year's four conspicuous brides—the oldest, the youngest, the tallest and the shortest—who were married in St. Cyrus parish church. The administration of the fund is in the hands of the parish minister, and unhappy at times is his task, such are the jealousies which arise among the competitors, for there is keen rivalry for these legacies, which amount to hardly more than $30 each. But that is quite an important sum in so remote and simple a village. All St. Cyrus turns out on "bride measuring day," and the occasion is made a holiday. Fads. "Women are not the only ones who have fads," said an observing individual during a discussion on fads. "I know a contractor in New York who goes about buildings he is constructing and extracts bent nails from waste lumber. He straightens them out and tosses them into a nail box. It is net because he is penurious, for he is quite generous. It is just a fad. I knew a banker in New York who has all envelopes laid on his desk after the letters have been taken out. Then at his leisure he cuts the envelopes apart and lays the addressed sides in a pile to be used for scratch pads or memorandum pads. That is his pastime, or fad, if you will. There is a rounder uptown who never passes a hotel without going in and looking over the register. And I know that he is never expecting to find a familiar name. He told me when I chided him about it that he didn't know why he did it unless it was his fad."—New York Commercial Advertiser. Aphasia and Amnesia. Aphasia is an affection akin to amnesia, both of them being the result of a disease of the cerebrum. But amnesia, or loss of memory, manifests itself in an inability to recall events or words and in the latter case the substitution of wrong words in the place of those intended to be used. For instance, a brush might be spoken of as a comb or a dog as a giraffe. There is no loss of the power of articulation. In aphasia, or loss of speech, on the other hand, the sufferer is unable to utter any connected sentence. His speech is often the merest babble, with an occasional word interjected. He may understand what is read to him, yet be unable to read—be may have, that is, "word blindness," or be may have "word deafness" and be unable to understand what is said to him. Locke's View of Dancing. John Locke in his "Thoughts Concerning Education" says quaintly, "Nothing appears to give children so much becoming confidence and behavior and so to raise them to the conversation of those above their age, for, though dancing consists only in outward gracefulness of motion, yet, I know not how, it gives children manly thoughts and carriage more than anything." He adds, however, that the teacher must be a good one, for "I think it more passable to put off the hat and make a leg like an honest countrymen than like an ill fash- ing master." To put off the like a leg explains much, by a the "business" of the ordime play.—London Chronicle. COMMODORE NICHOLSON OF OUR NAVY Recommends Pe-ru-na—Other Prominent Men Testify. COMMODORE Nicholson Commodore Somerville Nicholson, of the United States Navy, in a letter from 1837 R St., N. W., Washington, D. C., says: "Your Peruna has been and is now used by so many of my friends and acquaintances as a sure cure for catarax that I am convinced of its curative qualities and I unhesitatingly recommend it to all persons suffering from that complaint."—S. Nicholson. The highest men in our nation have given Peruna a strong endorsement. Men of all classes and stations are equally represented. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. The St. Luke's Herald and the Virginia Advocate have both been taking The Colored American to task for its attitude on the methods of the National Suffrage League, and especially for its criticism of the employment of Messrs. Carlisle and Wise as the Attorneys to prosecute the election cases and disfranchisement laws in Virginia. The wisdom of our position will be shown in a dispatch printed in this issue of The Colored American from Grand Rapids, Mich., in which the Hon. John S. Wise, one of the attorneys employed by the Suffrage League, discussed the Negro question, arguing that the Negro ought to be disfranchised in the South etc. We are now anxious to hear from our Virginia contemporaries on the subject. OUTSTRIPS ALL The Colored American of Washington, D. C., Ed. Cooper, proprietor, still outstrips all of his competitors with columns of original reading matter and good, live advertiseing makes The Colored American the national journal of the colored people of the country We admire push, energy and good common sense and wish him success. Illinois Idea.