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The COLORED American NATIONAL REGRO NEWSPAPER [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. The Republicans of the Seventh Congressional District of South Carolina Nominate a Strong Man.—Why they Selected Rev. Jacobs as Their Representative. The Seventh District of South Carolina comprises five counties—Richland, Sumter, Orangeburg, Lexington, and Lee; and is located in the central part of the State, with a population of 183,344, of whom 65,400 are white and 117,944 are colored. It can be readily seen that this District is largely Republican, the vast majority of the population being colored, who are almost all Republicans, besides a goodly number of white Republicans. In the last nominating convention the suppressed intelligence and advancement of the race asserted itself in the nomination of an ideal candidate in the person of the Rev. Dr. C. C. Jacobs, who was in no sense personally a candidate, nor was he in any way actively engaged in politics. He was brought forward by the Republican constituency as a means of meeting the excuses made so persistently by the Democracy for suppressing the Republican vote, claiming it to be a necessity, in order to prevent ignorant representation, for them to keep out the nominee of the Republican party. Dr. Jacobs is a college graduate and is prominent as a preacher and a lecturer; he has held, for quite a number of years, prominent positions in his church. He was elected to the General Conference of his denomination in 1900; and was prominently connected with the late General Conference—Methodist Episcopal—being honored with the position of "Associate Editor of the Daily Christian Advocate," the official organ of the Church that chronicles the daily doings of the great body when it is in session. The editor in chief said of him, in an editorial letter on the aid given him by his staff force: "The Rev. Dr. C. C. Jacobs of South Carolina has given attention to 'personal mention' and the reports from the institutions of learning. He has been capable willing and thorough." He has a clean record morally; is a safe leader, and withal a trusty, prudent man. The Democratic papers of the State can not say anything derogatory of Dr. Jacobs, and in justice to them, they have not as yet tried, every one making mention speaking kindly of a worthy man, acknowledging his character and ability. He stands high in the confidence of his church, and has been and is now, honored with a position of very great responsibility. He was repeatedly appealed to before giving his consent to allow his name to be used, but finally consented to stand, saying that he was willing now as ever to be used to further the interests of his people and party, if an absolute necessity, "The Voice of the People is the Voice of God." The party in the district is united, determined and aggressive, and intend despite Democratic manipulation and chicanery to make him a member of the 59th Congress. a i f 1 [Portrait of a man seated in an ornate chair, holding a book]. HON. JUDSON W. LYONS, Register of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. A ```markdown ``` Hon. Judson W. Lyons, Register of the Treasury, left this city last Tuesday evening for an itineracy in the west. He is in great demand in that section, and will speak in Cleveland, and other point in Ohio, as well as in Indiana and Illinois. Mr. Lyons is the recipient of many congratulatory letters and telegrams on his recent interview of the associated press, wherein he floored Senator David B. Hill, of New York, and Mr. Wm. J. Bryan, in a contest of statistics, relative to the plurality vote in the northern states. He will wind up his itineracy at a grand mass meeting in Philadelphia, October 29th, where a number of orators of national reputation will take part. The following graduates of the M Street High School, class '04, have entered college clear of conditions, having passed creditably the entrance examinations imposed by the colleges to which they applied: Capt. Hugh R. Francis, Harvard, with five honor marks: Alfred L. Jackson, Yale; CAPT. HUGH M. FRANCIS, Franklin Childs, Oberlin; Miss Hallie E. Queen, Cornell. Capt. Francis is a son of Dr. John R. Francis, whose wife is a member of the board of education. Among the subjects in which he made honor records are Greek, Latin, French, and physics. Miss Queen passed very creditably in English, having done successfully the freshman requirements in that subject. DEATH OF ISOM C. CLINTON Bishop of the African M. E. Zoin Church.—Once a Slave. Charleston, S. C., Oct. 24.—Bishop Isom C. Clinton, of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, died today at Lancaster, aged seventy-four P. Of the A. M. E. Zion Connection. years. He had been over fifty years in the ministry, having preached when a slave before the civil war. His jurisdiction extended over Tennessee, Florida, and Western North Carolina. Captain Walter S. Thomas, and J. E. Brooks, of Columbus, Ohio, were in this city a few days this week, on business. THE COLORED AMERICAN MR. S. COLERIDGE TAYLOR TO BE ENTERTAINED. A very commendable movement has been inaugurated by the representative citizens of Washington to give a public reception to Mr. S. Coleridge Taylor, of London, England, who will be in this city soon. The meeting was held at the residence of Mr. Wm. H. Connor, 1634 R street, N. W., where a temporary organization was formed, with Hon. John P. Green as temporary chairman, and Mr. C. F. M. Brown as temporary Secretary. Among those active in this movement are Hons. J. F. Cook, Judson W. Lyons, John C. Dancy, John P. Green, Judge Robert H. Terrell, Major Charles R. Douglass, Prof.'s Kelley Miller, John T. Layton, Drs. John R. Francis, A. M. Curtis, George W. Cabiniss, F. J. Shadd, Rev.'s F. J. Grimke, Walter S. Brooks, J. O. W. Scott, Messrs. W. A. Joiner, F. M. Brown, F. D. Lee, H. C. Tyson, A. F. Hilyer, and others. City Paragraphs, Mr. S. Coleridge Taylor, the celebrated Anglo-African song writer and composer, who is to be in this city in November, will be the guest of Hon. John P. Green, at 1944 Ninth street, N. W. Mr. Nicholas Campbell, late of the U. S. Navy, has left that service and is now located in this city. Dr. J. W. Prather, U. S. Immigration Inspector, of Montreal, Canada, is spending the last days of the election in Baltimore, where he is striking telling blows for his friend, Hon. Frank Wachter. Dr. Prather will return to his post of duty about the 14th of November. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams will be at home to their friends, Monday evening, Oct. 31, at 1515 Sixth street, N. W., from 8 to 10 p. m. ARMY MEN IN TOWN. Lieutenant John N. Morton, musician and drum major of the 25th infantry U. S. Army, in company with private Conny Gray, of Company I., of the same regiment, spent a few days in this city this week. Their mission was to bring Sergeant Early Hicks to the Government Asylum in this city, from Fort Niobrara, Neb. Messrs. Morton and Gray are fine specimens of the physical manhood produced by the army, and although young looking, will soon be retired. Lieutenant Morton hails from Baltimore, Md., while Mr. Gray hails from Alexandria, Va. He is a first cousin of Mr. James W. Gray, of this city. Mr. E. J. Crane, formerly of Richmond, Va., but now of Philadelphia, Pa., spent a few hours in this city last week the guest of the Southern Hotel. Mr. M. J. Whelan, a successful business man of South Washington, located at Third and C Streets, S. W., is one of the new subscribers to The Colored American. Mr. Whelan has a large colored trade which he appreciates highly. 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THE CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE AND INVESTMENT CO. 1200 R STREET, N. W. Phone North 1966. F. Bowie, A. B. Wesley, Treasurer. Gen. Manager. J. F. Bowie, A. B. Wesley, Treasurer. Gen. Manager. THE MARYLAND AGRICULTRAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, LAUREL, HOWARD Co., Md. Situation beautiful; climate unsurpassed; work thorough and efficient. Courses: English, Normal, Agriculture Practical and Scientific, Stockraising, Dairying, Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Domestic Science, Carpentry, Mechanical Drawing, Dressmaking and Millinery. $7.00 per month covers tuition, washing and board. Fall term opens October 1, 1903. Winter term opens December 28, 1903. Further information, address M. J. NAYLOR, A. B., Acting President, Box 190 Baltimore, Md. 4a The Colored American Published by The Colored American Publishing Company. A National Negro Newspaper Published every Saturday, at 459 C st. N. W., Washington, D. C. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 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Ali letters, communications, and: bus- tmess matters should be addressed to THE COLORED AMERICAN. MDWAED EB. COOPER, Manager, 459 C St., Northwest, Washington, D. C. Sold by ail News Dealers. OCTOBER 22, 1904. mo LEE a ge sy Far ae: SS Pern CF aS _— : hy c-<i7 g a4 ws Wee, ied P Sy kh Se. ta Si LF SS A) Ae IS eF ee Pete THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. The political situation of the coun- try grows brighter every day. Bett- ing money is being freely offered by the betting people, 10 to 1 on Roose- velt and it finds no takers. This is one of the surest signs indicating who is in the lead. A stroll up Broadway, N. Y., will convince one where the business element of the Metropolis -is —the Roosevelt banners outnumber the others 20 to 1. Heretofore busi- ness men have been averse to showing which side they were on, but in this campaign they are hanging out ban- ners. Good reports are coming in from all the doubtful states. A strong indication that the Democ- racy is being hard pushed lies in the fact that a man of Senator Gorman’s standing is getting down to the low level of using Booker Washington- Roosevelt dinner episode in his speeches in Maryland. It is weil known that the “Negro issue” is the last resort of the Democratic party. ‘When all other weapons fail they re- sort to abuse of Negroes and try to array the illiterate white voters against the Negroes by the holding up THE COLORED AMERICAN. to them the bugbear of social equali- ty—a thing that Negroes care nothing for, and something that all sensible white men know has never existed and never will exist as long as people are free to choose their own associ- ates in social affairs. The Democratic managers, started out by claiming everything; they seem now to have drawn in their horns and are making no claims, but “engineer- ing a still hunt” waiting for some thing to turn up that they can take advantage of. It was really amusing to hear them squeal when Governor Odell, of New York, commenced to challenge that array of Tammany Hall, composed of dead men and “re- peaters.” What a fuss they made? When they found that their trick of voting dead men was frustrated! “No thief ever put the halter draw with good opinién of the law,” and good men are not found “kicking” when the law is being enforced. The fact is our Democratic friends have been blocked at their game. They are defeated at every point. The Republican managers are too smart for them and are not sleeping on the battle field. A great victory for the Party is in sight and is due to come ou about November the 8th. Get your torch-lights ready for the pa- rade. Some of the Southern newspapers are trying to prejudice their readers against the Republican pafty by mak- inz capital of the suggestion of Con- gressman Crumpacker, that an extra session of Congress shouid be called to cut down Southern representatives because of the disfranchisement of Negro voters. Certainly! Who is surprised? And if Congress should get together for this purpose before the election there would be a great many “left at homes” who anticipate holding down a five thousand dollar job in Washington, for the next two years on the basis of Negro citizenship in their districts, which they have disfranchised. By a vote of the House of Deputies of the General Association of the Episcopal church in session in Boston, Mass., episcopal ministers wilt still be allowed to marry parties who have been divorced. 4 “Light Ahead for the Negro” is a new book just out by Prof. E. A. John- son, the well-known author. It bears the imprint of the Grafton Press, N. Y., and is a work of fiction, romance anu history. It completely refutes the ideas of Thos. Dixon in “Leopard Spots,’ and those who claim that it is necessary to use shot guns in settling the Negro problem. It is a work of high literary merit and is listed in the Book Dealers Magazine among the recent publications of note. The Reformed Presbyterian Syned, in session at Clinton, S. C., refused to unite with the Northern church by a vote of 34 to 8, the chief objection be- ing that the Northern branch of the Presbyterian church admits Negroes to membership. While drawing the line on admission to membership the Southern church nevertheless holds that it is its duty to assist financially the colored members in separate or- ganizations. THE “JIM CROW” CAR MUDDLE. The other day a very bright colored man and a white man were traveling together on one of the “Jim Crow” railroad lines. When they reached the Maryland line the conductor ordered the white man into the “Jim Crow Car” and left the colored man in the “White” car. These mistakes are con- stantly occurring and shows what a muddle the “Jim Crow” system is, anyhow. If this keeps on, it will be neces- sary after a while, not only to put “White” and “Colored” signs on the ears, but also to put a sign on each passenger. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hill are assert- ing on the stump that the Republican Party does not appoint Negroes to cf- fice in the North, but only in the South. We can see how Mr. Bryan might do so, but how could Mr. Hill overlook Mr. Charles W. Anderson, of New York City, Supervisor of Races, and Mr. J. E. Bruce, in the Surveyor of Ports Office. Bah! Bah!! Bah!!! The Republican party recognizes the Colored eiement of the party North and South, and lays down the rule of appointing good men to Office without first asking whether he is black - white, as tit Bourbon Democracy does. Some of our leading colored divines hold that separate organizations are best for the colored ministers in that they afford a better field of develop- ment; whereas in the white organiza- tions colored men would have to take back seats and be generally over awed. The late Bishop Haven held this view and for that reason favored separate organizations in the M. E. Church. STRIKING AT THE WRONG WO- MAN. Much excitement was created among the soldiers of the Forty-Second Coast Artillery over the announcement that John T. Smith, a member of the hos- pital corps, had married a_ colored woman—his nurse who had cared for him during a long spell of yellow fev- er, and “Hospital Sergeant Sparrow- berg called for his discharge. This statement in the daily papers shows a most contemptible state of race pre- judice existing in some section$ of this country. White men may live in adultery with Negro women and noth- ing is said, but here is a marriage and the soldier is discharged. Who ever heard of a white soldier being dis- charged for living with a Negro. con- cubine?) Why not draw the line on concubines and. let legal marriages alone, especially where the woman is of good character, as the woman was in this case, S HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM. The Associated Press dispatches in announcing ‘the death of the venerable Bishop I. C. Clinton, of Charleston. S. C., recently, called attention to the fact that the leading white people of Charleston suspended business and at- tended his funeral in large numbers. From another part of the country comes the news of a serious accident to Mr> George A. Myers, of Cleveland, Ohio, and the further announcement that among the visitors to his sick bed were Messrs. Rockerfeller ang Southworth, two millionaires of that city. The last named left word thot Mr. Myers have every possible atten. tion, and that all bills be sent to him. Moral—The best white people of the country are beginning to know that there are different classes of colored people just as there are of white peo. ple, and are treating them according. ly. THE DEMOCRACY RESPONSIBLE For the Evils Complained of in the St. Louis Platform, so Far as the Race Question is Concerned. Dr. C. H. Payne was born at Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va, now West Virginia, Sept 1, 1848, where he lived with his mother until the war of the rebellion, his father having died when be was about two years old. He received his educational training from private imstructors and at the Richmond Institute, Richmond Va., from which institution he sraduated with honors. Mr. Payne taught pub- lic school in West Virginia for a num- ber of years, beginning in 1868. He entered politics actively in 1870 and has taken part in every State and Na- tional campaign since that year, some years delivering more than a hundred addresses during one campaign. He has spoken in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Missouri; he has four times represented Congressional dis ‘tricts, in National Republican conven- tions—three times as alternate and once as a delegate. He served the ‘Government as deputy collector of In- ‘ternal Revenue, at Charleston, W. Va., ‘during the administration of President Harrison; was elected to the legisla- ture of Wési Virginia in 1896 by the Republicans of Fayette Co., receiving about 2,000 votes of white citizens and the entire vote of his own people. In May, 1903, Mr. Payne was appointed, by President Roosevelt, Consul of the United States for the Danish West Indies, which position he is now {fill- ing to the satisfaction of the Govern ment and to the credit of his country, his race and himself. Word has beer: received from Cleve- land, Ohio, of a serious accident which happened to Mr. George A. Myers, 2 well known leader and business man of that city. He suffered a break of both legs, one in two places, between the knee and the ankle, and the other at the ankle, besides bruising and oth- erwise injuring himself. He fell down the elevator shoft at the residence of Mr. Southworth, on Euclid avenue, from the second floor to the basemen™ He is doing as well as could be °< pected under the circumstances. | This has been gala week for the Shriners in this city. More than five hundred delegates from different pars of the country were in attendanc® ‘Those from Richmond, Va., came in 3 special car. Mr. E. A. Johnson, of Raleisn, N. C.. was in this city this week en route from New York, wheere he went to look after the issuing of his new book, “Light Ahead for the Negro.” U. S. CONSUL PAYNE RETURNS. To Take Part in The West Virginia Campaign for the Election of Messrs. Roosevelt and Fairbanks: An Orator of Force and Eloquence, And a Leader with a Following. He Pays a Matchless Tribute to the Administration of President Theodore Roosevelt.-Personal Reminisences. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Special.—The Democratic party is exclusively responsible for the woes caused by the race question to which reference is so skilfully made in the national platform of that party. The outrageous legislation enacted by the Democrats prior to 1861, in the interest of human slavery and in utter disregard of the interests of the masses of white people of the country, and the war into which the leaders of that party plunged the country in an attempt to perpetuate that infamous institution and the heathenish and fiendish methods used and the shameless course pursued by the leaders of democracy in dealing with the Negro race since the war, especially in the South, are wholly responsible for the woes attached to the race question. The appeal to the calm judgment of the people so shrewdly made by the St. Louis plat- HON. CHRISTOPHER H. PAYNE, U. S. Consul, St. Thomas, D. W. I. form must mean a desire for absolute inertia in judgment upon the part of the people, such as would equal the stillness of death; for the least energy in the exercise of judgment, especially if that judgment contained the smallest element of fairness, would result in a general uprising that would doom Democracy to an over-whelming defeat; nothing but a want of the exercise of active judgment upon the part of other sections of the country has made it possible for the leaders of the Democratic party to disfranchise more than a million voters in the South, and then with astounding audacity claim the right to count them against the voters of other States, where voting is free and counting is fair. Why should the eliminating from the base of all men of voting age, who are disfranchised by discriminating laws stir up the hateful race and sectional animosities referred to in the Democratic Platform? Is it possible that these Democratic leaders of the South mean to stir up all "the THE COLORED AMERICAN. animosity" possible should the other sections of the country cease to be calm in judgment, that is to say, that all the American people must be calm while the solid South disfranchises more than half the citizens in some of the States and more than a third in many others of them and continue to be possessed of that beautiful calmness of judgment, while this same solid South walks boldly to Congress with a claim demanding representation for every man they have deprived of his right to vote, and his representation thus demanded is not to represent the views and interests of the men disfranchised but to represent views and interests diametrically opposed to them and not to them alone, but to the interests of every laboring man, wage earner and business man in America, for whoever opposes the system of protection to American industries strikes at the best interests of American laboring men and American business men. Everything indicates that the "calm judgment" of the American people will dictate, this fall, a final settlement of this race question which seems to have given the Democratic platform makers at St. Louis so much trouble. In settling that trouble there is but one course to pursue that will be fair and just to the American voters, in the sections of the country outside of the South, and that course under the circumstances is to enforce the 14th article of the Federal Constitution, thus reducing the representation of the South in Congress and in the electoral college in proportion to the vote suppressed there by the Democratic party. It is an outrage for the Southern Democrats to be permitted to oppress the Negro at home by disfranchising him and then go to Congress by simply counting the men whom they have disfranchised. The calm judgment of the American people will put a stop to such political piracy next November, and teach the Democracy that hereafter the vote of one man in Georgia shall not be equal in influence to the votes of six men in Ohio and to five men in West Virginia. This, under the circumstances, will be simple justice to the Negro of the South and also to the white men of the North and West. It is a fact established by history that the Democratic party has during the greater part of the time, since its organization, had for its leaders a class of men who was exceedingly aggressive, persistent and oftimes domineering; while other parties have many times been unfortunate in having leaders who often hesitated, placated, compounded and sometimes made humiliating surrenders and sacrifices of principle. This condition is seen in the long struggle between the Whigs and Democrats which lasted until 1856, when the Whig party went to pieces as a result of a long series of compromises many of which were strongly tinctured with shameful surrenders of principles, in a vain effort to satisfy the leaders of Democracy. Then when the Republican party came into acting existence and grew so rapidly that in 1860 it elected its candiadte for President of the United States, the Democratic leaders being still possessed of that unconquerable spirit of arrogance and domination led the party into open rebellion against the expressed will of the American people, which caused a destruction of life and property and entailed sufferings such as the world had never before dreamed of. The leaders of the Democratic party can never escape the responsibility for all that happened between 1861 and 1865, and when, after the close of that war, the American people through the Republican party extended amnesty to those leaders, they under the inspiration of the despicable treachery of Andrew Johnson, re-established their State Governments to suit themselves, and rushed to Washington, and with the same spirit of audacious, domineering, demanded at once peace and power under the very flag at which they had been shooting for four years; those times, however, present also, beautiful instances of magnificent courage, wisdom and patriotism displayed by the Republican leaders, who saved the situation and in a large measure protected from spoilation the fruits of victory won by Grant, Sherman Sheridan and the hosts of others in blue; from those days to the present the same spirit of domineering persistence has characterized the Democratic leadership, and in order that this dictorial, over-bearing spirit of aggressiveness may succeed in ultimately controlling everything, methods the most disgraceful are often resorted to—such as the tissue ballot in New ork and the shot gun in the South; and general abuse and slander is another much favored method. It is almost horrifying to begin with Lincoln and come forward to Roosevelt, and behold the vile, vicious despicable assaults made upon Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Harrison and McKinley by the Democratic leaders in Congress, in the press and on the stump; but it seems that they have reserved for President Roosevelt the fullest vials of foulness, vileness, and slander. This outrageous course of daring assault upon Mr. Roosevelt is doubtless an inspiration of the South, it has a kind of Southern dash about it. There are certainly at least, two objects in view, one is the faint hope of defeating Mr. Roosevelt, the other is to so impress the Republican leadership as to produce a timidity that will prevent the overthrow of that system of gigantic election frauds which they have inaugurated in the South; in this they will fail, for just now the Democratic leaders will have to meet men in Congress possessed of courage as dauntless as their own. C. H. PAYNE. AN UP-TO-DATE SEAMSTRESS. Mrs. Marguerite Clark Underdown, of 314 Elm street, northwest, is a new candidate for dressmaking and fancy sewing. She comes fully equipped for the work and brings to it a ripe experience. She is a graduate of the Armour Institute of Technology, and served a two years apprentice-ship. She was formerly Miss Marguerite Clark, daughter of Mr. Samuel Clark, a prominent race leader of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is now located at 314 Elm street, where she will be located for the winter, and extends a general invitation to the public for its patronage. A FAMILY REMEDY. Ex-Governor Isaac Sharp, Isaac Sharp, ex-Governor of Kansas, in a letter from 1227 I street, N. E.Washington, D. C., writes: "I can earnestly recommend your Peruna as an excellent tonic. Its reputation as a cure for catarrh is firmly established by my friends, who have been benefited by its use, and the public should know its great curative qualities."----Isaac Sharp. Congressman H. Henry Powers writes from Morrisville, Vt.: "Peruna I have used in my family with success. I can recommend it as an excellent family remedy." If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a 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, O. TUSKEGEE'S NEW PLAN. The officers of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, of Tuskegee, Ala., have gradually matured a plan which should very deeply interest the young men and women of the race who are seeking an education. This plan enables young men and young women to attend school at night and work at an industry or trade during the day, or in the case of those who are able to pay a small monthly sum, to attend school during the day and at the same time, learn a trade or work at some industry. This improved plan gives superior opportunity for literary and academic training and at the same time, gives equal opportunity for the learning of a trade. Last year thirty-six states were represented by students at Tuskegee, and nine foreign countries. The attendance during the coming year promises to be very large and the class of students promises to be of a high grade. Lawyer L. Melendez King, will address the Lyceum, at the Y. M. C. A., to-morrow, at 3 o'clock p. m. : Cash for your real estate or business | 4 No matter where it is located. If you have a farm, residence, factory, 4 store, or any other kKind-of real estate, 3 f | CAN SELL IT FOR You. : y —_—————— 3 : I have on my lists hundreds of names of persons desiring to buy Real Estate in different parts of the country. Your place may be just the place ; they want. Send me description of your property, state its price and I will tell you what I can do for you. I have property for sale in all parts of the country. Write for Brown’s Bargain Bulletin. 3 E. C. BROWN, 2123 Madison Avenue, Newport News, Va. : eteteeeeeneeees PSERSOSELEESEES HOSS ESS SACO OS RORES EO MAGIC HAIR STRAIGHTENEF Shampoo Drier. This necessary toilet article will accomplish two results in one operation. It will straighten and dry the hair quickly, effectively and satis- factorily. Its use will give the hair its natural appearance. Itis positively the only device upon the market that will accomplish such results. The pur- chase price will be refunded if it does not accomplish all we claim for it, by ret- urning it to our office. Stop and think how the public is being deceived by extravagant adver- tisements of various pomades and many impractical straighteners that are foisted upon the market, which are injurious to the growth of the hair, and after their use leaves such an unsightly appearance. We will forfeit $100 for any so called hair tonic or preparation that will make the hair straight and soft by applying it without leaving the hair with a greasy, pasty appearance, thereby retarding the growth of the hair and soft- ening the hair follicles, causing it to collect dandruff and dust which is a great cause of so many bald heads; and the promoter of the wig industry. We ask you to name us a hair straightener, of any drug composition, that does not pro- duce these effects. Now in comparison, The [Magic Hair Straightener and Shampoo Drier, which is a straightener consisting of a steel bar and an alum- inum comb attached, six inches long, with an ordinary amount of heat, dries a head of hair after a shampoo and straightens it as fast as it is combed. Its mode of operation is easy upon the hair, thereby eliminating the pincher method, which almost pulls the hair out from the roots. The comb separates the strands leaving a beautiful and natural appearance. A heavy head of hair can be straightened in less than thirty minutes. Its use a few minutes daily follow- ing instructions will straighten the hair where hours of combing will not. It will save the loss of hair that excessive combing produces, and we guarantee that it is the only device that will accomplish such results. It has been carefully and skillfully examined by the chief examiner of the United States and other countries and has been granted a patent as the latest and most practical ap- pliance of its kind on the market to-day. It will be found an indispensabie article of the toilet by all whotake pride in their personal appearance. It has the indorsements of physicans. Price $1. Address MAGIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER MFG. CO., Acenta Wanted. 405 Century Bidz... Minneapolis, 'dinn. , Je Of S am. an ~¥ ¢ od) i} om ~~ 23 = z \ D | ac OS f ty ji eS -~ Bs oe ‘ | o., "Cr"! 7 ew. TS ii SPS WZ iy | + Ip Dy 6 FEN ee we SN d | . = : AGENTS WANTED: $20 a week for Selling Author of “The History of the Negro Race,” “History By E. A. JOHNSON, of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War.” The latest and most interesting story yet published on the Necro Proptem. A young Southern lady espouses the Negro’s cause and revolutionizes Southern sentiment in the Negro’s favor. Romance, love and marriage. - Some subjects treated: Trip in au Airship; The Story of Re-Construction ; Success of Governments Created by Negro Votes in the South ; C~tor Line Abolished in Labor Unions; The Kind of Education the Negro Needs; Southern Plantations in the Hands of Negroes: Negroes in the Courts; John Temple Graves, Tom Dixon, Vardaman and Tillman success fully answered. z PRICE $1.00, Postpaid. Address: E, A. JOHNSON, Cor. West and Lenoir Sts., RALEIGH, N.C. MR a NR Nk i in Ca ee 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 the Arctic Ice Cream Co.”’ 1. B. WILLIAMSON, Buccessor to J. J. Johnson, 601 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. Phome Main 1648m. 6 Re hs eer ss as ass PATENTED 71963 THE COLORED AMERICAN. AND « SHHMPOO DRIER. LOOK The above cut repre- sents the Magic Hair Straightener and A NOTED SOUTHERN WOMAN. Mrs. Alice H. Thomas is the wife of Dr. John W. Thomas, who graduated from Harvard College in ’95 and How- ard Medical school in ’99. Mrs. Thomas was Miss Alice B. Hubbard before her marriage and was a teacher in the public schools of Cambridge, Ma&s., until Dr. Thomas came to New Orleans, in 1962, to ac- cept his present position in Flint Med- eS os. : - a : MRS. ALICE H. THOMAS, New Orleans, La. ical School, and she was appointed as teacher at New Orleans, La. Mrs. Thomas studied medicine un- der her husband, making diseases of the skin a special study and has ap- plied the knowledge to the treatment of the complexion and hair, which has brought her a large patronage. She owns and controls a large local and mail order business and after Oct. 15th, will be permanently located in Chicago. a Mrs. Thomas is a talented and cul- tured yourg matron and is popular in social and intellectual circles in ‘Boston, where she was partially edu- cated and has lived for a number of ‘years. THE COLORED MAN’S OPPORTU- NITY The time is past when the only ca- reers in life open to.a Negro were to pick cotton, make up berths in a Pull- man Sleeping car, or wait on table. The study of the Negro population by the Census Bureau discloses some facts that show very clearly that ihe colored’ race is steadily developing a complete social and industrial system of its own. There is hardly any branch of industry in which Negroes are not represented, and that state- ment includes the women as well as the men. One of the most serious difficulties which the colored person has to con- tend with is prejudice against the dark color of their skin. Recent sci- entific discoveries have made it pos- ‘sible for the Negro to rid himself of this inconvenience. The discovery of Black-No-More has done much to aid the Negro in his upward progress. ‘44ue more intelligent Negroes will lose no time in taking advantage of this opportunity to convert their dark skin into white. Indeed from the reports that are coming in from all parts of the country it looks as if the colored face will soon be a thing of the past. Comfortable Homes for Thrifty Colored Peopie. Easy to buy o@ our easy-payment plan. 6 room brick house, water and sewer, fronts on two streets. P strect be tween 26th and 27th. £100 cash, bal- ance $15 per month. Price, $1,450, 6 rooms and bath; house on 2th Street; frame; het and cold water; Jot 14 1-2 by 146 feet, beautiful ter. race. $100 cash, and $15 per month. Price, $1,500. 3 room house, on 33rd street, near R, for $100 cash. baiance {10 per month. Price; $1,000. THE MILLER-SHOEMAKER REAL ESTATE CO., (INC.) Main Office, 1323 22d st. ‘Phone West 40. First Ward Branch, Penn Ave. ang Rock Creek. "Phone West 544. . The Wilson School . of Modern Science. The Wilson School of Modern Sci- ence, in Ladies’ Tailoring, Dress Mak- ing and Millinery, -will open Sept. 15, Mrs. Eleanor F. Wilson has a com- plete and practical knowledge of these branches, and is prepared to instruct pupils to fill positions as teachers, Dressmakers, Ladies’ Tailors, Cut- ters, Fitters and Designers. She will give either a full or a special course in day or evening class, or ‘o suit Here is an opportunity fo. young women. For further particulars ad- dress, MRS. ELEANOR F. WILSUN, Prin., 1523 14th St. N_ W.. Washington. HORNER & HARLAN) Attorneys at Law Real Estate Brokers Webster Law Bldg. 5050 St. ¥.W. " Money ioaned in any amount. Telephone East 515Y. | ~—EHE.. Municioal Buffeit 1310 E Street NW. W.- An up-to-date Cafe and Buffet, a full line ef the oldest and best brands of cigras and tobaceo. Ladies dining room up stairs. J. H. Montgomery, Mer. A. L. SATTERWHITE, Prop. (1310 E Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. AMERICAN COLLECTIVE AND INFORMATION BUREAU. 30 <-3 Phone 1364 A We, authorized and bonded, make * specialty of cellection of bills, both in and about Washington and throuzi- out the United States. Only polite. honest and trained people are emp!oy- ed by us. Information furnished 27 ‘all topics; the whereabout of 257 friend, here or heretofore, in zd ‘about Washington. 203 41-2 St, 8. W. "Phone 1364-4 Hereafter agents who send in ™ turns or unsold copies must place their names and addresses on (he same or they will not get credit. We have nearly one hundred anc fifty agents, and as will be seen at a glance igis utterly impossible for us to recos, mize the handwiiting of each. if - For Rext:—1704 Tenth street north- west. One large furnished room; sec ond floor. Hot and cold water. SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL HONORS. The politicians of the race are seeking honors in the political field, quite a number of them being aspirants for Congressional honors. In Indiana we have George L. Knox, the barber editor, who runs a lily white shop where only Negroes and dogs are not allowed; running for Congress against Honorable Jesse Overstreet, Secretary of the Republican Congressional Committee. Mr. Knox is without the support of his race, and is said to be backed up by Democratic money, but will not poll two per cent. of the colored vote of the district. Lawyer H. M. Porter is a candidate for Congress from the 10th District of Georgia, against Congressman Hardwick, the dude Congressman, who is said to be better known in Washington south of the avenue than in the halls of the lower house. Rev. L. R. Dudley is making a race in the 22nd district of Illinois, nothing of importance is known of his antecedents. Hon. Ike B. Allen, who received some notoriety a few years ago as being a member of the Governor's staff of the Bay State, and who is a perrenial candidate for office is running for Congress in one of the Boston districts. Editor C. P. T. White of the Rock Hill Messenger is making a strong fight from the Fifth Congressional District of South Carolina. Mr. White is a full blooded Negro and a young, intelligent and progressive leader who will wake up the natives in his District. He is backed by the Republicans of his district, and will be heard from after theides of November. The strongest member of the race making a fight for Congress is Rev. C. C. Jacobs, of the 7th Congressional District of South Carolina. He is the regular nominee of the party; is a scholarly and eloquent man, a leader of his race, and the peer of any man in the State. Dr. Jacobs is a strong force in the M. E. Church, and a man of learning and deep research, who will receive the full Republican vote from his District. THE COLORED AMERICAN speaks of him at length in this weeks issue. THE PEOPLE KNOW A GOOD THING. The advent of the Newark Shoe Store has proven to be a fact the old truth which the martyred Lincoln put into the axiom, yiz: "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people all of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." The Newark Shoe Store has come to "fill a long felt want," and the people of Washington have shown their appreciation by giving it their patronage in such a way that proves that the store has "come to stay." The Newark Shoe is up-to-date, and comes in all of the latest patterns. The leather is of the best quality, and the make will please the most fastidious. Mr. Fred P. Dodge, the manager has already won a place for himself in the business community as well as in the esteem of those who have been fortunate enough to visit the Newark Shoe Store. The readers of The Colored American are invited to visit this store, 913 Penn. avenue, N. W., whethc: they wish to make a purchase or THE COLORED AMERICAN. The many friends of Dr. W. S. Smith will be pleased to learn of his success in passing the examination of the Board of Pharmacy for the District of Columbia. The doctor was one of three successful candidates out of nine applicants for License to practice pharmacy in the District of Columbia, being especially complimented on his examination by the members of the Board, he having made the highest percentage. Dr. Smith is now engaged in business at the corner of Seventh and Pomeroy streets, where he has a full line of Druggists' sundries and every thing usually found in a first class drug store. We predict for Dr. Smith a successful business career. Success, doc. Hon. Judson W. Lyons' reply to Senator Hill, of New York, and Gassaway Davis, of West Virginia, as to the Negro votes of the north in last Monday's Star was a corker, and created havoc in the camp of the enemy. WANTED, AN ACTIV A young or middle aged man, who understands collecting, can secure a permanent place by applying at this office. Must have had some experience, must be acquainted with the city, and be able to give references. 459 C St., N. W., Washington, D. C. J. COL. PERRY H. CARSON, President Blaine Invincible Club. ATTENTION, SUBSCRIBERS! We are sending out a large number of bills each day to delinquent subscribers as well as to subscribers whose subscriptions are just expiring. We are striving to give the race a clean, strong, newsy newspaper and we hope every person who receives a bill or who know themselves to be in arrears will send in their subscriptions at once. tf. THIS PAPER FOR SALE AT; McNulty'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. Avery's, cor. 14th and Pierce Place Mrs. Keys, 1808 7th St., N. W. Singleton's, cor. 20th and E, N. W. Ham Adams', cor. 9th and G Sts. N. W. I. E. Williamson, 601 N. Y. Ave. T. Smith, 1213 N. Y. Ave, N. W. Cigar Store, 706 Fifth N. W. Stafford's 1000 Twentieth St., N. W. Q Holmes Hotel Holmes Hotel 333 Va. Ave., S. W., Washington, D. C Best Africo-American Accommodation in the District. Bar Stocked with Fine Wines, Imported Brandies and PURE OLD RYE WHISKEY. Best Line Cigars, 5 & 10c Good Room and Lodging, 50, 75 and $1. Comfortably Heated by Steam. James Ottaway Holmes, Prop Harry G. Lenz. Hugo Lossau, LENZ & LOSSAU, Successors to CHARLES FISHER. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Trusses, Crutches, Syringes, Cutlery, Artificial Human Eyes, Elastic Hosiery, Abdominal Supporters. Rubber Goods of Every Description. 628 Seventh Street Northwest. Opposite Patent Office, WASHINGTON, D. C. Competent Lady Attendant. The SOUTHERN HOTEL Good board, steam heat, and electric bells. Home comforts, moderate prices. 311 Pa. Av. N. W., Washintgon, D. C. Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. SAMUEL S. STEWART, Prop. "AGENTS—Both sexes.—To sell our Scott's Magic Hair Straightner and Grower, and Scott's Face Bleach and Beautifier. Beats anything of the kind. Sells for 30 cents each. Every woman and man will buy when shown a package. Over 100 per cent. profit for agents. You can easily make clear $4 a day. Write to-day for particulars. Address, Scott Remedy Co., Box 570, Louisville, Ky." (tf) --- 7 The Negro's Hope of advancement lies in his change of color. The structure of his skin and composition of his blood are precisely the same as that of the white man. Ages of living under a tropical sun have made a chemical change that can be remedied by the use of counter-chemicals. Black-No-More, the greatest scientific discovery of the age, changes the blackest skin to the purest white, without pain, inconvenience or danger. Makes a white skin whiter. PRICE $2, BY EXPRESS PREPAID. Dr. J. A. HERLIHY, Chillicothe, O. GONZALES The Greatest Clairvoyant and Fortune Teller THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN. Unites separated, brings back the one you love, helps quickly all in trouble. Removes Evil Influences. Cures Mysterious Diseases. Gives luck and success. Send lock of hair, Date of birth and 12 cents. Ask 3 questions and receive Horoscope and lucky Birthstone by mail GONZALES—236 Bergen St. Brooklyn New York. MME. DAVIS STAR Born Clairvoyant and Card Reader Tells about business, Removes Spells and Evil Influences, Reunites the Separated and Gives Luck to all. 1228 25th st n w. Washington D. G 1228 25th st. n. w., Washington, D. C. No letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. Good Work. Good Treatment Good Work. Good Treatment and Reasonable Charges. Vero Dentists, 1115 Pa. Ave. Opp. P. O. LADIES will avoid trouble and worry by using our harmless remedy. It relieves without fail delayed or abnormally suppressed menstruation. Send For Free Trial We answer in plain sealed envelope by return mail Paris Chemical Co., Dept. 31, Milwaukee, Wis. ```markdown ``` THE COLORED AMERICAN. "Save a Dollar" Shoe For Men $2.50 AS GOOD AS ANY $3.50 SHOES SOLD AT RETAIL. THE DOLLAR YOU SAVE IS THE DOLLAR YOU MAKE BY DEALING DIRECT WITH THE MANUFAC-TURER. Newark Shoe Store 913 Penna. Ave. For Men $2.50 AS GOOD AS ANY $3.50 SHOES SOLD AT RETAIL. THE DOLLAR YOU SAVE IS THE DOLLAR YOU MAKE BY DEALING DIRECT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. Newark Shoe Store 913 Penna. Ave. REV. JOHN GORDON, D. D., PRESIDENT. Howard University WASHINGTON, D.C. Gives opportunity for Higher Education to all without regard to creed, race or sex. Ten departments—Theological, Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical, Legal, Collegiate, Teachers, Commercial, Preparatory, Industrial—conducted by one hundred competent Professors and Instructors. Tuition Free except in the Medical Department. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Including MEDICAL, DENTAL and PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGES Thirty-Seventh Session. DAY SCHOOL FOR NEW MATRICULANTS. Tuition fee in Medical and Dental Colleges, each, $80. Pharmaceutic College, $70. ALL STUDENTS MUST REGISTER BEFORE OCTOBER 12, 1904 LAW SCHOOL. Organized 1868. Applicants for admission to this well-known Law School must be over eighteen years of age and possess the proper qualifications. Matriculation fee $10.00 strictly in advance. Tuition Free except in the Medical Department. Including MEDICAL, DENTAL and PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGES Thirty-Seventh Session. TUITION FEE IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGES, EACH, $80. PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGE, $70. ALL STUDENTS MUST REGISTER BEFORE OCTOBER 12, 1904 Applicants for admission to this well-known Law School must be over eighteen years of age and possess the proper qualifications. Matriculation fee $10.00 strictly in advance. Non-Professional Departments open September 21, 1904. Theological Department opens September 28, 1904. Medical and Law Departments open October 1, 1904. For catalogue or further information address THE PRESIDENT, or MR. GEO. H. SAFFORD, Secretary of the University, or the Secretary of the Department which you wish to enter, viz: Medical, F. J. SHADD, M. D., 901 R St. N. W.; Law, JAMES F. BUNDY, ESQ., 420 Fifth St. N W For catalogue or further information address THE PRESIDENT, or MR. GEO. H. SAFFORD, Secretary of the University, or the Secretary of the Department which you wish to enter, viz: Medical, F. J. SHADF, M. D., 901 R St. N. W.; Law, JAMES F. BUNDY, Esq., 420 Fifth St. N W. .A NEGRO LIBRARY FREE! Booker's Mother Praying Do you want a negro library of four velumes containing the sum total of negro knowledge, negro literature, negro progress and negro achievement? In fact, these four books contain everything that anybody could wish to know about the negro race. They are: FIRST — "The Progress of A Race or The Advancement of The American Negro," by Pref. W. H. Crogman, Clark University, Atlanta, Ga. Price, $1.75. SECOND "The Story of My Life and Work," by Dr. Booker T. Washington. Price, $1.50. THIRD — "Twentieth Century Negro Literature or a Cyclopedia of Thought," written by 100 of America's Greatest Negroes. Edited by Dr. B. W. Guip. Price, $2.50. FOURTH — "Golden Thoughts on Chastity and Procreation," by Prof. J. W. Gibson and Dr. W. J. Truitt. Price, $1.50. AGENTS WANTED — Do you want the agency for one or more of the above books? If so you get the Above Library Free. It is worth $7.25. Only those who take an agency can get free. Agents now in the field are making from $5.00 to $10.00 a day. We pay big commissions, supply books on credit and send Gutfit Free. Write for full particulars at once. Don't hesitate—we mean what we say. J. L. NICHOLS & CO., Naperville, Illinois THIRD — "Twentieth Century Negro Literature or a Cyclopedia of Thought," written by 100 of America's Greatest Negroes. Edited by Dr. D. W. Cuip. Price, $2.50. FOURTH — "Golden Thoughts on Chastity and Procreation," by Prof. J. W. Gibson and Dr. W. J. Truitt. Price, $1.50. AGENTS WANTED — Do you want the agency for one or more of the above books? If so you get the Above Library Free. It is worth $7.25. Only those who take an agency can get it free. Agents now in the field are making from $5.00 to $10.00 a day. We pay big commissions, supply books on credit and send Guffit Free. Write for full particulars at once. Don't hesitate—we mean what we say. J. L. NICHOLS & CO., Naperville, Illinois CITY PARGRAPHS. Mr. Robert T. Douglass has just sold his P. O. Cafe. Consideration, $3,000. Mr. A. L. Satterwhite, the enterprising boniface of 1310 Penn. ave., is sporting a new turn-out, with rubber tires and a spirit stepper. The sale of seats at the Coleridge-Tayior Musical Festival at Convention Hall, November 16 and 17, will begin promptly at 7 o'clock to avoid a long wait. Mr. Paris Lyvers was acquitted last Thursday in the U. S. Court, on the charge of violating the U. S. Postal laws. His friends who never doubted his innocence, are rejoicing over his acquittal. Hon. John C. Dancy spoke to a large ad enthusiastic audience in Charleston, West Virginia, last Monday night. He will speak as a mammoth mass meeting in Philadelphia, one night next week. Mrs. Ella F. Sewell, who has spent the summer in Stockbridge, Mass., has returned to the city where she will spend the winter. She will be located at 2331 Ontario avenue, where she will be pleased to see her friends. Mr. Alex. C. Bryant, the popular and well known Anacostian has returned to the city from Lenox, Mass., where he spent the summer. He had a successful summer, but has returned to this city where he will spend the winter with his old friends. Mr. A. F. Hilyer of the Colridge-Taylor Musical Festival Committee, requests that his friends will not call to see him at the department, but to inquire at the Treasury Cafe, for tickets and circulars pertaining to the festival, as he will be on leave after November 1st. tf Rev. Simon P. W. Drew, and two of the trustees of the Metropolitan Baptist Church were found in contempt of Court last Thursday, and given jail sentences. Dr. Drew received a sixty days sentence and the two trustees received thirty days each. Bail was given and the case has been appealed. Hon. John H. Smythe, ex-minister to Liberia, and now superintendent of the Farm School, at Hanover, Va. in company with his wife, spent a few pleasant days in this city this week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Shippen, on Tenth street. They had just returned from an extended trip to New York, and other eastern points. There was a grand presentation at the Buffalo Social Club, Thursday evening, October 20th., in the headquarters in the hall over Gaskins and Gaines, at 320 Eighth street, northwest. The members of the Club are highly elated over last summers work. They find the membership increased, and a plethoric exchequer. The meeting was well attended, and Hr. S. T. Craig, chairman, acquitted himself with great credit to the Club. REGISTERED BY RATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH ...AND HAIR TONIC... both in a box for $1.00, or three boxes for $2.00. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be "the best in the world." One box is all that is required if used as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. A PEACH LIKE complexion obtained if used as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four a five shades lighter, and a medium perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two lighters will be possible. It does not turn the skin in spots, but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles, dark spots, pimples or bumps or blackheads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small pocket pits, tan, liver spots removed without farm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using them. [CRANE'S!HAIR TONIC that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly performed and makes the hair soft and easy to come out. Money order, express money order, dollar in a letter or Post-Office money order, express money order, dollar in a letter, we will send it through the mail postage prepaid; or if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express, 65 cents extra. ● In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a book free of charge. Packed so that no In any case where it falls to do what we claim, we will return the money or send a book free of charge. Packed so that no one will know the contents except receiver. CRANE & CO., 11 W. Jackson St., RICHMOND VA Creditfor all Washi on Great October Sale of Carpets at Reduced Prices and on the Easiest Terms of CREDIT We are determined that our carpet sales during this month of October shall exceed, by far, those of last season, and to this end we have reduced prices on all standard weaves. Right in the face of, these sharp reductions we shall give credit as liberally as ever and all carpets will be made, laid and lined free. Orders placed before 1 p.m. will be executed the following day. Furniture, Draperie Crockery, Bedding, and everything for housekeeping on easy payments. PETER GROGAN, 817-819-821-823 7th St. Between H and I streets.