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Subscribe at Once! We Want Agents Everywhere. THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME 13 NUMBER 8 THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY-REVIEW OF THE SYS- TEM BY WHICH MANY THOUSANDS OF SLAVES WERE Liberated--How the Operation Was Systematized--A Review of the Life and Works of Moses L. Dixon the Founder. The secret history of the underground railway, how its operation was systematized and the work of the colored people toward their liberation from bondage is the story which Moses Dickson tells here for the first time. His mother named him Moses and he says the name made him a leader. He is living in St. Louis and is Chief Grand Mentor of the Knights of Tabor an order of colored men and women which he founded. This is the story as he wrote it for the Sunday St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "On the 5th day of April, 1824 there was a boy child born in the city of Cincinnati, O. His mother was born a slave in Virginia near Petersburg. Her master was Robert K. Dickson, a wealthy planter, owning 300 slaves. He was a kind, good master, loved by all of his people. Unlike the neighboring planters he did not mix with them in their jolification, but was a man who spent his leisure time in his library. By this means he became convinced that human slavery was wrong. It did not take Mr. Dickson long to act on his conviction. He moved his slaves to different counties in Onio and gave each family 50 acres of land and started them comfortably in life. He then sold his property in Virginia, moved to Cincinnati O., and married his housekeeper, Hannah. Three months after their arrival in Cincinnati I was born. My mother was a Christian woman and a firm believer in the justice of God. She earnestly desired that her people, the bondmen would throw off their chains of bondage and become free men. She dedicated her boy to the cause of freedom and named him Moses and predicted that he would, like Moses of old, lead his people from bondage to freedom. Under the instructions of such a mother, I became a determined, implacable foe to the slave owner, slave trader and slave driver. My house was known as the headquarters of the Abolitionists of that day. It was here that these anti-slavery men met for consultation. Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, Nicholas Longworth, Levi Coffin, James G. Birney, Cassius M. Clay. Henry Boyd, Calvin Fairbank, Miles Greenwood, John I. Gaines, Harriet Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, William Darnes and many other noted men and women met there. This is the kind of surroundings that I had in my boyhood. Of course it gave me strength and firmness in my battles against the slave power. I attended schools taught by Profs. Watts, A. B. Denham and B. B. Nickens. At the age of 16 years, having lost both father and mother, I felt the time had come to commence work on my mission; to prepare myself and acquaint my mind with what was necessary to be done to make preparation for the battle of freedom. I traveled extensively in the slaveholding states on money left me by my mother and saw the system of slavery in all of its horrors. It made the African blood in my veins boil with indignation and fixed my determination to never give up the struggle until there was not a slave in the United States. In my travels I found 11 courageous, reliable men, who expressed a willingness to form a compact to work to break the chains of slavery. Arrangements were made for these men to meet in St. Louis, Mo., on the 12th day of August, 1846. I had in the meantime prepared a plan to be submitted to them. As per agreement 12 young men assembled in the second story of an old brick house on the south-east corner of Green and Seventh streets. The name, Green street has since been changed to Lucas ave. I read my plan. After a careful discussion of all its parts it was adopted. Organizations were secretly to be made in the Southern States. None but reliable fearless men were to be enrolled. Organizers were to carefully pick the men that were courageous patient and temperate. The oath was so binding that it could not be broken. One part of was, 'I can die but I cannot reveal the name of any member until the slaves are free.' This oath was never broken. Each man understood his part. I was to remain North with headquarters in St. Louis and watch events and keen members posted. REV. MOSES DICKSON Founder of Knights and Daughters of Tabor. Ten years was the time fixed to open the battle for freedom. It will not be amiss now to give the names of the men who, like the twelve Apostles, commenced the great work of liberty. They are John Patton and Henry Wright of South Carolina; James Bedford and Silas W. Green, of Mississippi. Irwin Hodges of Alabama; Peter Coleman, of Virginia; Willis Owens of Kentucky; James Orr, of Louisiana, Miles Graves, of Georgia; Henry Simpson, of North Carolina; Lewis Williams of Tennessee and myself. These men, with their aides, formed organizations in all of the slave states except Missouri and Texas. The organizations multiplied. In 1856 the army of true and trusty men numbered 47,240 Knights of Liberty. They assembled for drill in their various camps at midnight. In 1850 I saw the necessity of systematizing the work of the underground railroad. By making use of the Knights of Liberty I soon had the road in perfect order, with stations in all parts of the South. Fugitives from slavery, individually or in families, could be taken from one of the stations and safely conveyed to the Northern, Eastern or Western States and Canada. In 10 years over 60,000 were transferred from bondage to freedom. The underground road was in good working order. Secrecy is a power. But money was needed to successfully carry out the business of the Knights of Liberty and the underground railway. I visited the New England States and New York. I was fur nished letters of introduction from several eminent men of the West. I soon found wealthy men who were gad to have the opportunity to do something to aid the slaves in getting their freedom. I did not reveal all our plans, but the underground system needed money. Stations must be supplied with horses, wagons, provisions and clothing. Agents and conductors could not give their time for nothing. The result was I returned home with a large amount of money and more was promised when needed. Arms and ammunition were bought and secretly conveyed to each camp. The stations of the underground were usually from 10 to 20 miles apart. The agents were men who could be trusted. We had about 100 agents who were slave owners. They were men who disapproved of the system of slavery and wanted to see it abolished. They treated their own slaves so well that they did not want to leave them. There were a great many white men and women in the South who assisted escaping slaves. When a fugitive got to one of the stations he was safe. He was concealed at that station until night when he was taken ahead to the next station. The agent who took him was careful to return to his home before day light of the next morning. All the traveling was done by night. The fugitives from Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana were forwarded to St. Louis. from Virginia were forwarded to Cincinnati. those from the Gulf and Atlantic States were sent either to Cincinnati by the over land route or to the New England States on vessels. From the cities where they were finally landed, they were sent to different states or to Canada. After the underground railway was in operation I was in New Orleans prosecuting my mission. While I was there I saw a woman and her 12-year-old daughter placed on the block to be sold. The woman was a mulatto. Her daughter was a quadroon. They were both beautiful. The woman was sold first. She begged the planter who bought her to also buy her daughter, so that they would not be separated. He said he did not have any use on his plantation for a girl of her age. She was sold to another man. I was so stirred by this that I was determined that the woman and her child should be rescued. I had one of my men follow the man who had bought the woman and another follow the man who had bought her daughter. These men learned where the mother and her daughter were to be kept that night and managed to communicate to them that an effort was to be made to rescue them. They were therefore on the lookout. Before midnight two of my men had entered each of the houses where the slaves were and taken them away. At midnight they were at the underground station. Before daylight our tailor had them fixed up in male attire. Their hair had been out short and they looked like a young man and a boy. I went to the steward of the steamboat Orinoko, which was at the wharf. I told him I had a young man and a boy who wanted to PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR $1.50 go north and had no money and asked him if they could work their way up with him. He understood. He gave one work as pantryman and one as berthmaker. They left on the boat. There was a hue and cry raised when the escape of the two was discovered. The boat was searched at Baton Rouge, but no refugees were found. They safely reached St. Louis, and from there were sent to Canada. Twelve years ago I went to Chatham, Canada, in the interest of the Knights of Tabor, I was sent to spend the night at the home of a colored family. When I entered the door the woman looked steadfastly at me. "Haven't I seen you somewhere?" she asked. I said it was quite likely, as I was traveling all the time. "Ain't you Blue Dick?" she cried. That was the name I was known by in the old eays. I said I was. Well, that woman near ly pulled me to pieces. She was the woman I had helped to escape from New Orleans. She told me her daughter was married and living in Chicago. The same year I went to see her. She was living in a large three story house. She was a beautiful woman. Her husband was A. J. Jones. He was in the tailor business. He died four years ago leaving her $100,000. August, 1856, was the time fixed for each camp to commence the march. I was to give the day to start. Each camp was to march and fight their way from the various States KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY ORGANIZED AND THEIR POWER TO HELP BONDEN SHOWN A REMARKABLE INCIDENT--FROM The Auction Block to Freedom--The Black Men to the Front in the Civil War--The International Order Of Twelve, Knights of Tabor. to Atlanta, Ga. The positive order was given by me to spare women and children and parole non-combatants and to capture all the arms and ammunition that they could get. We were sure that every colored man that could walk would join the army for freedom. We expected that when all of the emps arrived at Atlanta we would have at least 150,000 men, well armed and equipped Circumstances were to direct the movement of the army after it arrived at Atlanta. It will be remembered that a desperate struggle for mastery was on in 1856 between the friends of freedom and the supporters of slavery. It was very evident the parties would soon come to blows. I notified the Knights that the signs of the times admonished me that it was best to postpone the time of action for one year, but to hold themselves in readiness to march. But the struggle of these two parties each year become more desperate and fierce. In the halls of Congress eminent Southern statesmen became crazy and declared that they would withdraw from the Union and establish a Confederate Government to perpetrate human slavery. The history of these troublesome times is of too recent date to detail now. Had not the rebellion occurred the Knights of Liberty would have made history. After the war had been in progress some time it was decided to call the colored men to join the Union army. Before doing this President Lincoln issued his proclamation warning the South that if they did not lay down their arms and come into the Union he would free their slaves. The Confederate laughed his proclamation to scorn. "How can he free our slaves when his soldiers can not conquer us?" they said. The President's next call was for colored men to enlist in the Union army. I, as the chief, gave my last command for every Knight of Liberty to join the Union army. I told them to remember their oath. "Freedom or death," and Lincoln's proclamation of freedom would not be worth the paper that it was written on if the Confederates conquered. Did the Negro fight? Yes, victory was for the Union. When the roll was called in 1865, but seven of the Knights of Liberty answered to their names. All had given up their life for freedom. I thought my work was done, but I could not rest. The Missouri colored soldiers donated a large sum of money to found a school in Jefferson City. Gov. McChurg as president and I as vice-president called a convention of leading colored men to meet in Jefferson City to devise ways and means to start the school. The convention elected Hon. J. Milton Turner and Moses Dickson to go before the Legislature and ask an appropriation for Lincoln Institute. They obtained an appropriation of $5,000 per year, and the school was opened. When the school question was settled and separate schools provided for colored children I declared they must have colored teachers for colored children. It was a struggle, but I was persistent and won the day. Colored teachers are now in all colored schools. It was my desire to perpetuate the noble deeds of the Knights of Liberty. For that purpose I organized the International Order Twelve of Knights and Daughters of Tabor in Independence. Mo., in August 1872, and pushed organizations of temples and tabernacles in all parts of the United States. This is purely a Negro organization. Its rituals of 12 degrees, general laws and ceremonies and constitutions and everything needed to conduct the business of the orer were originated and made by me. The order is now 28 years old. There are organizations in 29 States, with over 83,000 members and growing raplidly. It is beneficiary, taking care of sick members, relieving distress, burying its dead, endowing the family of deceased members, providing homes for the aged and infirm members, and schools for the orphan children of Knights and Daughters. It teaches the greatness and goodness of God, and that unity is a power. It is non-sectarian and non political. It instructs its members to live a moral life and to accumulate property. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLOR? NEWSPAPEii. RAI \\M- GG, ig Get) ATEER See ‘pane Ge WAULEN ey eo DB ED piney nels i a Var NU ie oS YL iii ae en) ) ac | it i fis es OC heS )) 7 y -- elie +: as = SS === * ml. <- | a BAN ce OE SaeaenEaan eRe Tice eee Ss a fy come and men may go. i A Soe f But tipping will go on forever. ik aa Speaking of tipping the “Lon aa Globe” says, few people know (i origin of the word “tip” It comes fi \ Ree a he the old coffee house of which I bel As hija Offiey’s in Henrietta street Que Pare Garden, was the last surviver. y e nal << door of these coffee houses was a a A Ere made, usually, of brass with lock - } 7 key and having engraved upon it “J " P,” (observe the stop between 5 a letters) “T Insure Promptne « s\ Customers, as they would pase O26 4 dropped a coin in for waiters, He feos | < . the word “tip.” a ‘The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Isla EDITED BY W. FORREST COZART. Each waiter of the Colonial Hotel, Cleveland O-, (twenty-two in number) recently bought a copy of ““The Waiter’s Manual.” The “Hotel World” a weekly published at Chicago, produced a very fine half- tone group picture of the Head Wait- er’s Association, in itsissue of Feb. 3. ‘The waiters of the Knutsford Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah, haye been sup- plied with rubber heels. This is much better than supplying them with rubber ‘necks, ‘The Employment Bureau of the Head and Second Waiter’s National Benefit Association, recently senc Taylor El- Grige as headwaiter, to the West Hotel, Sandusky 0. The colored waiters lost a little fortune, in tips on the gallant little Geo. Dixon, whemhe was defeated for the feather weight championship of the ‘weed, by Teery McGovern. Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the great colored poet, will recite a few of his gems, at Dayton, O., March 2. Dayton is Mr. Dunbar's home and the local waiters and other members of the race will give him a rousing welcome. A headwaiter once asked a guest if the waiter was waiting on him? and the guest replied: “No, I am waiting on the waiter. Now, the question is. ‘Does the guest wait upon the waiter, or does the waiter wait upon the guest? Mr. T. J. Simons, one of the best kmown headwaiters of the South and vice president of the state of North Carolina of the headwaiters National Benefit Association, is headwaiter at the Duval House, Jacksonville, Fla., ‘this season. At the reguest of Mr. Daniel Murray assistant librarian of Congress, a’copy of ‘The Waiters Manual” has been for- ‘warded to be exhibited at the Paris Ex- position. Thus the colored waiter of Aumerica will be intellegently represent: ed at Paris Exposition. ‘The late Alvin Hulbert, who died in Chicago on Feb. 4, was one of the best known hotel men in the country. Mr. Hulbert was formerly proprietor of the ‘Tremont House Chicago, and the Lindell Hotel, St.Louis, Mo. He has always ‘een a true friend to the colored waiter and his generosity will be greatly missed. Oh that the hotel proprietors ofiito- ay, would personify this good man to whom, we bow our heads in sorrow. * It may not be generally known, but it isafact that the chances for colored waiters in New York City is very limited owing to the fact that there ar only three or four small hotels employ ing volored waiters. In this respec ‘New York City is strictly a white man’s town. Iam pleased to note, however that Mr ‘'T. H. Frazier headwaiter at the Endi cott Hotel and who is one of the bes men in the profession is doing much tc change the situation. eel Neon 5 at la ciel saying, that colored waiters could not render first class service, in European plans hotels. This it seems aroused the ire of the colored waiters, in general, and they set out to disprove the asser- tion. How well they have succeeded can be seen by the number of European plan hotels that are now employing colored waiters. The Bellevuea new European plan hotel which has recently ‘opeded in Boston, Mass., employ’s 25 colored waiters. and tis said that they are giving general satisfaction. Mr. F. D. Tutt a well known waiter in Chicago and Indianapolis holds @ posi- tion at the Bellevue. A few unsophistical hotel proprietors as well as a sleeping car Company has ‘established the “no tip rule” hut tipping is like the babling brook. Men may {HE INDIANAPOLIS FREEMAD Greatest of Them All! %t has ee ee Artiste. | & has its own force of Colored Printers. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ONE YEAR....$1.50. SIX MONTHS. ...85c. SINGLE COPY. ...6: AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERR, GEORGE L, KNOX, Publisher, INDIANAPOLIS, INO come and men may go. But tipping will go on forever. Speaking of tipping the “London Globe” says, few people know the origin of the word “tip” It comes from the old coffee house of which I believe Offiey’s in Henrietta street Queen’s Garden, was the last surviver. At a door of these coffee houses wag a box made, usually, of brass with lock and key and having engraved upon it “T. I. P,” (observe the stop between, the letters) “T Insure _ Promptness.” Customers, as they would pass ont, dropped a coin in for waiters. Hence the word “tip.” The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich., has changed hands. Mr. J. R. Hayes, who has been conducting this favorite summer resort, for the past ten years, retires-and Mr. Henry Weaver, proprietor of the Planters’ Hotel, St. Lonis becomes proprietor. ‘This 1s indeed bad news for the colored waiters as Mr. Hayes has always em- ployed colored helpat the Grand and also at the Wayne hotel in Detroit, both of which he is proprietor. Mr. Weaver is a believer in white waiters and em- ployes them at his St. Lonis hotel. Just what he will do in this respect at the Grand is not yet know. Mr. Samuel Bledsoe, a well-known colored headwaiter has been in charge of the dining-room at the Grand in the summer and at the Wayne daring the winter for several years where ho has won the admiration of the traveling public, as well as the respect of the large crew of waiters employed by him. nm! a ODEO UAE Sexe Bo sit ea) “EA: So Ry preted 5) ‘ Tom Johnson, a Negro returned to his home in Hannibal, Mo., with $500,000 which he tiade during his four years stay in the Klondike. The ninth annnal session of the Tuskegee Negro Conference convened Feb. 21. The influences set in operation by this coming together of the masses are bound to be potential in solving the race problem. ‘Mr. J. Edgar Smith, for several years foreman of the Zion Publication House at Chalotte, N. C., has been appointed to, and accepted a position as compositor in the Government Printing Office, ‘Washington, D.C. It is said that the Chattanooga Plow company employs 700 or 800 hands and that a large percentage of these are colored men and boys. Eighty men are employed in the foundry and in this cas they are all Negroes. Among the exhibits that Tuskegee sends to the Paris Exposition, is the wood work ofa minature two horse wagon. It was made by a student working in the division of wheel- wrighting and does him much credit. A little colored girl, Mary Ledine. of New York, will succeed “Blind Tom. ’ Her friends noticed that every time the child could get at a piano, she, with no knowledge whatever of the technique of music, was able to coax melody out of the ivory} keys. Although “She” can read music fairly well, the knowledge is not of great value to her. She is a keen imitator—has a musical ear of wonder- falacnteness. It is claimed that her talents are nearer like those of Blind Tom than anybody else has ever reached. | Livingtone College Charlotte, N. C., is now crowded with students to over ‘flowing. More than 260are in attendance ‘and more room is needed. The upper ‘story of Stantord Seminary needs to be finished and it will afford accommoda- tion for 36 girls. | ‘The bread that is eaten by the nearly eleven hundred students in Booker T. | Washington's great industrial schoot, at | Taskeree, Ala., is baked in the baking plant that is operated by the students at ‘the head of which is a young man of the ‘senior class. | ‘The Capital Saving Bank of Washing- ton#is one of the strongest and most reliable finanical institations in the country. It has a capital of $50,000, It is under the shrewd and far seeing management of Hon. John R. Lynch. It went throngh the panic of 93 withont a tremor. P. G. Groves, of Edwardsville, Wyandotte County, Kans, 18 recognized to bethe wealthest colored man in Kansas. Ae owns large potato farms in the Kaw Valley and ships potatoes by the car load to all parts of the country. He owns 340 acres of land and city‘and town property, his personal property amounts to several thousand dollars, a a alee 4 aati aan Prof, John Uri Lloyd, the eminent scientist and scholar, of Cincinnati, who, a few years ago fairly startled and charmed the literary world by his remarkable genins and skill displayed in his book entitled “Etidorhpa,” has written a wonderfal serial story for The Bookman, published by Dodd, Mead & Co., of Néw York, bearing the homely title of “Stringtown on the Pike.” This story will, no doubt, prove pecaliarly valuable to the Negro race, as it is a kindly study of race character istics, and for that reason I have under- taken to give it a critical review, which review will appear in this journal the latter part of the summer. My review will be mainly devoted to the character, Cupe, of whom The Bookman, in its February announcement, has the follow- ing to say: “But of all the characters in the story, none can be said to be so distinctly a creation of whichany author might be proud, as Old Cupe. He is the great triumph of “‘Stringtown on the Pike.” If for no other reason, this character Wonld litt the book far above mediocrity and give it mani Salosemear worto tet @ aolie toe Cupe, proud, kindly, dignified, last scion ofan ancient African monarchy, is every inch the King he claims to be by hereditary right. He dominates the story as’ does his fatefal spell. He threads its sitmations and crowns its ac: tion in the climax.” Yours for the race, CHARLES ALEXANDER. L. S, STOCKMAN 34281 INDIANAPOLIS, IND,, Dealer in Drags, Medicines, Chemicals, Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Ete. Physicians’ Perscriptions Accurately Com- pounded. Best Work, Best Time. Best Prices. 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Read THE FRERMAN $1.50 nae THE CUBAN HEROINE Why, of course, I'll tell the’story if you care to hear about it, Don’t sup- jose anybody better knows the details fe the affair. The Acquackanock was jrached to our blockading squadron. {. SS. Acquaekanock, according to the official register, but, in spite of high sounding title, only a mean little sea-going tugboat with a one-pounder mounted on the roof of thepilothouse. Ensign Dunean. was skipper, and a jeter seaman of cooler headed fighter under fire, L never want to sail with, One day we were running coastwise at half speed. None of the other block- fuing vessels were in sight. The part of the island whieh we were cruis- ing was practically untenanted, owing. to the Spanish concentration ‘orders, aud there were no fortifications that amounted to anything for twenty niles either way. With the exception of those actually engaged in navigat- ng, our whole erew were taking it easy, snuggled in shady corners und otherwise recuperating after a night of incessant watehfulness. I happened to be lying on top of @ lot of commis- _ LiKe yt ¥2 Gs SCE Re (| aie ) f MAT el! dle ("I thank you, noble American.”) suriat stuff that occupied our after deck, From my position, which was of course a considerably elevated one, I had a pretty wide field of vision by simply turning my head in any de- sired direction. “Say, Landiss,” called our skipper from the shaky old deck chair on which he was reclining, “what do you make out of that bright red thing down near the edge of the water, about three points on our quarter?” “Looks as if it might be a woman, sir,” I said at a venture. “Those Cu- ban girls are fond of bright colors when they ean get them, and perhaps it is her dress. I'll take a look through the glass.” ‘The binoeulars were good ones. Had to be for our business. I suppose T must have gazed steadily through them for five minutes at the very jeast. At any rate the skipper got im- patient and came up alongside of me. “You're taking long enough to see right through the island and half way across the Yucatan,” he says, joking- ly. “May I inquire the reason of this intentness?” “You may, sir,” I replied, handing him the glasses as I spoke; “but the best answer I can give Is to let you Jook for yourself. “I? that sight does not glue your own eyes for a dozen doctor's watches, I'm no judge of pet- ticoat folk.” It was this way. As pretty a girl as T ever want to look at—big eyes, black hair, and face just like an angel's ta- ken bodily out of some great painting was Standing there upon the sand beach gazing directly at us, and, at the same time, waving slowly to and fro a big red thing which turned out to be a blanket. Even at that distance I fancied that I could detect a sort of wild longing in the expression of her face, The skipper must have seen as much, if not more than I did. Anyway he took the glasses down from his eyes only long enough to order our course changed so as to head directly for the spot where she was standing, and then recommenced his inspection through the lenses until we were near enough to use the naked eye to better advantage. Landiss, you and I will go ashore in the small boat and see what this scarlet signal means,” said the skip- per; “the rest of you boys, keep your: eyes peeled for treachery; and if any Spanish soldiers try to rush us, just drop a shot from our main battery where it will do the most good. ‘The men cheered him, and even be- fore T got well to work sculling the boat in | heard the snap of the breech block on the little one-pounder, which sail in the plainest kind of language under the sun: “Now I am all loaded and ready for business.” Tho skipper sat up in the bow of the skit, which was just a little dingy such as’harbor tugboats usually ear- ty, and told me how to head her. Luckily, there was mo sea on, to unount to anything, and we made the landing without getting very wet. It that Cuban girl looked a real pte. ture through the glasses a point blank Sight at her merely improved the ef- fect, if sueh a thing could be possible. Not but what she had a sort of piti- fully haggard look, and besides, her ‘kiinp dress was torn to rags, But somehow, even such disadvantages could not queer her style of beauty. She might have come out a_ shade preter when all togged up in ball fol- devols, although I doubt it. But UI Stop deseribing her to you, for I couldn't do the subject justice if I rie I was a mighty sad story she told the ensign, half in broken English and the rest to her own lingo. I picked oot enough of it to size the whole thing up. Her peopie had been well off and she was partly educated in the Stiles, but the rebellion came along ani her brothers joined the insur- xenis, and the Spaniards burnt down ‘heir plantation, and looted everything. The same old story so far, But thi s'|—~ Her name was a longish one “wi hard to pronounce. The skipper: Sot it down fine, but we always just filled her “the Senorita.” She certain. Hi.is as Plucky as they make them. Tan tther and mother and halt a ‘lozen aunts or servants of one kind “r another were all old and pretty! nish helpless; so when the reconcen- ‘ration ediets went into effect they, Simply could not obey. So what does qe lo but pitch in and rig up a lit! 'c hot im among the trees, and lugged THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ‘ann’ AeA 2, Ae ee ae ilone finding food for halt a dozen months beside her own, in a country that was well nigh devastated. But she did it, somehow or other. ‘Then came sickness to vary the routine, and her father and mother were pretty nigh dying for want of medicines. ‘That was how she eame to run the risk pf signalling. us. Of course I sculled out to the ship again and brought back our medicine chest and som cans of soup and things to go with it. Meanwhile the skipper had gone along with her to the hut she had built, and so I toted the things up there myself, In a haif a dozen loads or so. Her shanty was a pretty tough look- ing plece of architecture, made of brush and long grass, but it served every purpose, and I don't wonder at the Dons not having sighted it on their coast patrols. ‘The old people were ina pretty bad state. We possi- bly could not move the sickest ones, and the others were not a great deal petter, “AS soon as one of our ships that has a doctor on board comes round I'll bring him ashore with me,” said the skipper to the young lady; ‘“mean- while, as you say you have a little knowledge of medicine and its uses I presume you can do something with our chest.” I never did see sa girl carry on so about being grateful, and “how noble we were,” and all that sort of theatri- cal talk. But of course you must ex- pect such from those Cubans. They're all hot-blooded creatures, and say ex- actly what they mean right out But for that matier the Senorita scarcely needed to talk, Her eyes told every- thing. She followed us out of the hut when we went down towards the boat again, “Is there anything more we can do for you, madam?” says the ensign, with his hat in his hand and bending forward as if he was talking to the Queen of England and not a bare- footed Cuban girl with enough good looks to supply an ordinary dozen. “T should earnestly repeat my aaviee to you of seeking safety, on board my vessel with all_your companions that can be moved. Lam truly sorry to say that I fear the days of your parents are already numbered.” “I thank you, noble American,” re- plied the Senorita in her pretty sping fashion; “but we both have sacred du- ties. Yours with your ships to the fight! I my people to nurse! But one thing there is you can do for me more, and every moment shall I call bless: ings upon the heads of my preservers. Give to me the—what call you it?— that thing.” (Pointing to the revolver in his belt). “I know its good use, but not_your name.” Without a word the skipper took the weapon from its bélt, saw that its chambers were properly’ loaded and handed it to her. He was about to give her extra cartridges from his pouch, but she stopped him. “No, no,” she cried; “one shot will my purpose serve—two at most!” ‘Then we understood, and I imag- ined I heard the skipper sniffle once or twice as we went down to the beach. I'm free to acknowledge that T did as much. Pshaw! Well, sir, the Acquackanock cruised up and down that part of the coast for a week or more. Not a day but what we managed to pass by the place where the Senorita and her field hospital hung out, and usually she would come down to the shore, where she was rather hid from landsighting, and wave that old red blanket to let us know that all went well. Of course we did not dare answer back very much for fear of having others see the signals that were not intended for them; but it made every soul on board mighty glad to see that old serape bobbing about, I can tell you. And once or twice’ I took the ‘skipper ashore there again, with a lot of our duds for her to make clothes out of, and little knicknacks of food and such and he would have palayered with her by the hour if I had not made believe to see smoke out to seaward or some- thing like that. And one time he put a ring that had belonged to his moth- er—I heard him tell her so—on her finger, and the last time he kissed her when'I made believe not to be look: ing. And I don’t blame either him or her for that matter. 1 enjoyed the war-time love making almost as much as they did, Hang me for a regu’ar soft soap swab! Here's my blamed old eyes filling up just as if they'd been scuttled for insurance! Well, the next day we were steam- ing along towards what we called the “Senorita’s landing.” Our pilot had got so used to being ordered to head the ship in there that he steered at an easy angle on his own account, just to save time, And so we were within niee range of the shore. I'l never know just what made me climb, up on top of the pilot house alongside of our little cannon. At any rate there I happened to be, and the ammunition chest was handy. Just as we came abreast of an open piece of country 1 gave a careless look ashore, and then my eyes fairly bulged out of my head. I saw about half a dozen Spanish eay- alry soldiers riding along in a little compact troop, and the middle fellow had a different sort of saddle cloth from the rest! “What in blankety-blank do you mean firing off that gun without my orders, Landiss?” bellowed the skip- per, coming out from his cabin at the sound of the report: “And good gra- cious, man, you're nothing else than ey ae eee cen. eee A worthy citizen who attended a church on Staten Island remarked one day that there was more caste in his church than there was in Calcutta.— Nemo. I never lie down to sleep at night without praying for the salvation of my men, and also for that of our friends overthe river-—Gen. R. E. Lee, during the Civil War. THE COLLIE AND SHEEP. Wonderful Sagacity Shown In the ‘Gare of Flocks: ‘Tle sheep dogs in this country come by their nature and training honestly, for either they or their ancestors came from the sheep-dotted hills of England, Scotland or Wales, where -for generations past the supreme ef. fort of the shepherd has been to pro- duce a perfect sheep dog. They have succeeded well, for no man could ex- cel them in sheep lore, no man could be more useful to the sheep owner, for man is neither so persistent and agile, possesses such endurance, or is 80 gentle under training and reproof. ‘The dog doesn’t reason as to the why and wherefore of his affection, for the worst sort of a brutal shepherd may have the most faithful dog, one that will mind the sheep on the hills, pa. tiently await his master's coming and guide his reeling foosteps to his home. On the great plains of the west these dogs have made it possible for one man to care for three or four thousand sheep in one flock. All they ask is a bite to eat, and once in a while when their feet are filled with the sharp thorns of the cactus they will come to have them taken out. ‘There is no value on a well-trained sheep dog. The welL-bred collie which takes the prizes at the bench snow is beautiful to look at, but this home lier brother, the trained dog of the range, is worth more than he is be- yond price. The sheep owner holds him as beyond purchase. The sheep herder who falls so low as to part with his companion is yet to be found, and if the dog were to be bought the buyer might rue his bargain, for the master must go with the dog. In the new country the work of the sheep dog is hard; it is on a big scale. In the old country the work is easier, but it has its finer points. In the new country the dog may drive two thou: sand sheep; in the old country a dog may drive three or four, which takes more thought and skill. In the old country the feature of every country fair in a sheep district is the sheep dog trials. A trophy is the annual prize, and the shepherds and theit dogs come from afar to try for the cup. The dog that carries away the trophy may be a little, short-haired, homely and insignificant brute, which slinks to the heels of his master like a creature of no spirit, but send him after the sheep and his whole charac ter seems to change. He is slow and gentle or quick and bold, as the sheep may require. His whole attitude is tense and nervous. No human'being could manifest a greater responsibil ity—Kansas City Star. Fewer Lynchings. Probably ninety-nine _ newspaper readers out of every hundred, if asked for their impressions at the end of 1899, would have said that they sup- posed there had been more cases of lynching in this country last year than ip any previous twelvemonth. It is therefore a pleasant surprise to find that the statistician of the Chicago Tribune, who has kept track of the figures for many years, can report that the record was really the smallest since 1885. There is no explanation of the apparent mystery which is not generaly thought of. Public sentiment against lynching has been growing steadily throughout the country, and especially in the south, where the practice has been most common. The result is that the press gives much greater publicity to reports of all such outrages now than formerly, and 107 cases during 1899 consequently at- tracted more attention than would twice as many fifteen years ago.—N. Y. Evening Post. What He Wanted. There was an enterprising Liverpool tailor who has never been known te acknowledge that he didn’t have any: thing a possible customer might ask for. One day a customer entered the shop and asked if he had any trousers made especially for one-legged men, “Certainly,” replied the merchant “What kind do you want?” “Dress trousers,” said the man “The best you've got.” Hurrying to the rear of the store thggenterprising merchanj snatched up* pair of trousers and snipped off the right leg. Hastily turning under the edges he presented them to the customer, “That's the kind I want. What's the price?” ‘ “One guinea.” “Well give me a pair with the left leg off.” A month later the merchant was pronounced convalescent and on the high road to recovery.—London Tit Bits. American Locomotive Buildinc. As an instance of the speed with which work can be executed by one of our great American locomotive firms, it is worth noting that an order was given on Dec. 16, 1897, for forty Mogul locomotives for two Russian railways. The first of the forty was erected and tried under steam on Jan. 5. 1898, three weeks after the receipt of the order, and was finished, ready to dismantle and pack for shipment one week later. The last engine was competed on Feb. 13. The forty en- gines were then constructed in about eight weeks, besides twenty-eight ad- ditional engines on other orders built in the works, wholly or partially, and shipped during the same period. No wonder the Americans have gained a reputation for smartness.—Cassier’s Magazine. Mushrooms for the Million. What is claimed to be the largest mushrom house in America is being built on the John Wyeth farm, near ‘West Chester, Pa. It will be equipped with four tiers of bees for the grow- ing of mushrooms, giving a total area of 196,650 square feet for the purpose. Tons of Flowers Used. Vast quantities of flowers are gath- erd for perfumery purposes. It is esti- mated that each year 1,860 tons of orange flowers are used, besides 930 tons of roses, 150 toys each of violets and jasmine, 75 tons of tuberose, 30 tons of cassie and 15 tons of jonquils. OO a ee he Every day there hangs over London a vast smoke cloud that is estimated to weigh about 300 tons. ‘News Items. ‘Terre Haute Ind., Special.—Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hughes, of Brazil Ind., was visiting ‘Mr. and Mrs, Charles Carter last week. Mrs. Docia Parker, of Chicago, is visiting her daughter Mrs, Mamie Ridgely, of South 1314 st. Grandfather Charles Row, of North twentieth st. is very sick. Mrs. Perlina Jones of Marion, Ind was in the city last week visiting her son in Third avenue. Mrs. Addie Anderson, of South Fourteenth st., who was very sick lnst-week is able to be out again. The Free-Will Baptist and the Second Baptists are holding a grand revival meeting. Interesting Notes. Crawfordaville, Ind, Special. Rev. D. 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The A. M. E. church is strongest in the North, and like the Republican party, it draws its administrative strength from the North. Governor Roosevelt has emphatically declined in advance the nomination for Vice-President which seemed so sure to be offered to him, by the Republican party in June. He evidently wants another term as Governor of New York and the Presidency. That he is a brilliant and able man no one will deny and he has managed to make the public impression, that he is fair in all things. This is an enviable reputation in any walk of life especially in politics.—The Gdd Fellows Journal. That "he has managed to make the public impression, that he is fair in all things" is quite to the point. As this excellent journal intimates, Mr. Roosevelt has got some squaring up to do with the Negroes who are eagerly watching and opportunity to show their "love" for him. 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It would ill become the Negroes to impeach the integrity of one who has served his country so worthily, the Governor of our greatest state and a formidable candidate for the presidency unless there are grave reasons for such an impeachment. As the matter stands, the Negroes are hostile towards Governor Roosevelt and for no other reason than his reputed utterances. The charges against him are not in keeping with his reputation as a heightened, dignified, American citizen who would rather be right than president. Notwithstanding all that, the question is, what did Mr. Roosevelt say? The Afro-American Council is very desirous of testing the constitutionality of recent amendments to the Constitution of Louisiana. It is soliciting funds for pushing the case. The investigation goes merrily on. A penalty for laughing at the wrong time seems to be one of the unwritten laws. The policemen had all better laugh in their sleeves in the future in order to avoid detection. S'death to the laughers. Call on your member of the legislature, at once, and interest him in house bill No. 369 which seeks to strengthen our Ohio anti-lynching law. Let our ministers and leaders in all the Ohio communities be especially active. Don't delay. Cleveland Gazette The above from Hon. H. C. Smith's paper shows his ruling passion. In the legislature of Ohio, of which Mr. Smith was a member, he succeeded in having passed an anti-lynching law. He is now in the senate, where he hopes to strengthen the old law, the necessity for which has been seen during its operations. Anti-lynching laws are, at the best, only salutary measures; they cannot prohibit a lynching but they can make it very unpleasant for the participants afterwards. They can so bind sheriffs and other officials to their duties that they wil not wink at the disorders; if they did they would run the risk of forfeiting their positions. 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Entered at the post-office at Indianapolis, Indiana, as second class matter. matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN. O. L. Knox, Pub., Indianapolis, Ind. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1900. A. M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE As the month of May approaches the interest manifested in the next quadrennial or general Conference of the A. M. E. church, to be held in Columbus, O., at that time, is greatly increasing. The creating of at least four Bishops by the conference is fairly conceded and unless something very unusual happens, Drs. M. M. Moore, T. W. Henderson, and C. T. Shaffer will be three of that four. Tyree of Tennessee, looms up well from the South but a new Richmond is in the field in the person of Dr. C. S. Smith, of Tyree's state. The candidacy of Dr. Smith has assumed great proportions and it may be set down that in any contest Smith is in, he is certain to be reckoned with. Well, he is a big brainy man, whom some are trying to disparage, but he has been a prince of the church, a strong supporter of the cause through thick and thin. His giant intellect could have secured him greater recognition in other fields had he chosen to have thus asserted him self. The Freeman is no particular advocate of Smith's but it has noted the tendency to club the big brainy fellow and for no reason other than that he is big and brainy. The chances are that he will be clubbed right into the bishopricy of the A. M. E. church. The white journals are becoming a factor in this Methodist family powwow. The Dispatch, of Vicksburg has the following to say: "The consensus of opinion in many sections of the A. M. E. church as gathered from what is being said by newspapers, delegates and the people is that the coming general conference of the A. M. E. Church which meets in Columbus, Ohio next May, will elect four or five more bishops, and among those who may be successful are Revs. T. W. Henderson, C. T. Shaffer, H. T. Johnson E. Tyree, of Tennessee; Rev. J. M. Conner of Mississippi. All of them are excellent men. Of these will go to Africa for the foreign fields. It is believed that Dr. Conner of Mississippi will just suit the African work and is very much needed in that field. He has given his consent to go if elected. When asked: "Is it true that you said before the Louisiana conference of the A. M. E. Church, as it appeared in the Daily New Orleans Piscayne, that you would not accept the Bishopric?" he replied: "The first of my knowing anything about it was when it appeared in the Picayune and some other papers. The whole thing is untrue, as Bishop Handy had the whole conference know. I said nothing of the kind. I was selected unanimously to represent the visitors and being struck with the warm reception given us and how Bishop Handy and Bishop Derrick's conference resembled each other in freedom of speech and increase in membership, money for the cause of education and missions, etc. I spoke mostly along that line in a congratulatory manner of the excellent appearance of the ministers of the conference."—Dispatch It will be seen that the South is not slow in presenting candidates for consideration. Dr. J. M. Conner is one of THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER intellectual forces of the THE GREAT PAPER. have unlimited resources, and are un- The Freeman in New Dr. M. A. Majors, of Texas, a well known newspaper correspondent has the following to say of The Freeman: "The great paper is always in the happy mean, never extreme, fanatical or given to lassitude. It knows when and how to speak on all public, religious or social issues and because of this it has long since been adopted as the only safe newspaper of the American Republic, published by the race. Its solidity from a financial standpoint makes it a certainty. Its firmness from a political standpoint makes it a safe paper. Its truthfulness and high purpose makes it a great paper. Here is honesty, the brightest jewel that bedecks the American crown of citizenship. the palladium of the American home, sustained in its publication by the Negro throughout the world and by lovers of liberty wherever the English language is spoken. "Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others have greatness thrust upon them," or something very much like that, Shakespeare has said. The doctor dubs The Freeman great, is he sustained? If he means great in intentions, great in endeavors, great in doing the right as God gives it light to see the right then The Freeman pleads guilty to the effort to be great, at least. But as to results, as to the construction put on its efforts, as to the verdict its many readers may bring in as to the course it pursues, we leave it to Dr. Majors and others, to decide as to its greatness. The managers of this paper are flesh and blood. They, while publishing this paper, are not opposed to a good thing said about them occasionally. These journalistic sweets should come. They are as oases in the great desert—the sandy—the waste places of life. However we are not to be surfeited by them, and there is not much danger of that, for like all luxury that is too constantly indulged in, it inervates. At times the journalistic mast cries out for these tid-bits as the stomach craves a blood element. If they are not forthcoming the managers feel to ground their instruments and slink unobtrusively from the field. Let the Dr. Majors and others say on. They can afford to be lavish, fulsome, with their praise. Like that of the politician: let it come in an exaggerated form for while we know the purport, it like alcohol warms for a while at least and the individual is loved more for his ingenuity. So there is something gained. These men, the Dr. Majors and others, are building better than they know. The whole Negro craft needs those blessings which do not impoverish the givers but makes the receivers rich indeed. Strange, we have not heard of the little southern game of "lynch" lately. Is it really too cold down there or has the advance in hemp had a dampening effect upon very obliging gentlemen.—The Chicago World. The tendency to let up on the little game of "lynch" is decidedly marked. There was one reported case last week, which was not in an exaggerated form. In 1899 there was but 173 cases of lynching according to statistics compiled by very good authority. While that is 173 too many, it is an excellent showing in contrast with other years. Let 1900 be the banner year for the diminishment of the maunia. As it was expected the Boers at last are compelled to retire before the British forces. They do not retire in disgrace for they have contested ever inch of the ground. The world will admire their courage regardless of their disposition as a nation. THE TIME RIPE FOR ACTION. The Afro-American Council's Appeal. Contributions Needed to Help the Cause of our Brother in the South. The time is dowr梨 for action on the part of the Afro-American Council to justify its right to the continued support of the people, by taking steps to meet their laudable desire to test through the courts the constitutional provisions in force in the State of Louisiana, whereby thousands of American citizens are unjustly denied the suffrage rights guaranteed them by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the constitution of the United States, such denial operating solely upon American citizens of African descent. It is not the part of freemen to tamely submit to outrage against their rights, and our fitness for citizenship will be estimated by our unity of purpose to resist by every possible means, encroachments on our rights, and our willingness to make individual sacrifices for the protection of the same. Our brethren in Louisiana can not unaid, meet the issue. Our opponents have unlimited resources, and are unscrupulous in the use of them to work our undoing. In view of the facts in the case, it is expected that every man and woman in sympathy with the effort to bring before the courts the question of the validity of the constitutional provisions of the State of Louisiana, will make a liberal contribution of money for that purpose, and induce others to do likewise. Contributions should be sent to the Secretary of the Committee on Finance 2011 Vermont Avenue, Washington D.C. Remittances should be by postal orders or registered letters. Papers publishing this call are also instructed to collect moneys for the purpose set forth above and to acknowledge the receipt of same throughout the columns of said papers. Bishop Alexander Walters, D.·D president of the Afro-American Council. Jno. H. Harmon, Chairman, Finance Committee. Jesse Lawson, Secretary, Finance Committee. N. B—Contributions will be promptly acknowledged. News Notes. Greencastle, Ind., Special.—Mr. John Lucus, of Kokomo, visited Rev. G. W. Hardiman last week. Mrs. Lou Tisdale after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Herring returned to her home in Russellville, Ky., last week. Messrs. Wm. Hope and Wheeler of Terre Haute spent Sunday forenoon with friends in the city while enroute to Lafayette. Miss Estelle Horney is visiting her Grand Father Mr. Isaac Horney in Indianapolis this week. Rev. James Herring, of Terre Haute, preached at Hinton Chapel last Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Henry. Mr. Frank Taylor has returned from Indianapolis for an indefinite stay. Mr. Harry Rhodes attended the William & Walker show at Indianapolis last week. Mr. Bass of Bloomington spent a few hours last Sunday while enroute to Anderson. Mr. John C. Payne is quite low with consumption. The revival at St. Paul Baptist church closed Sunday Feb. 4, with two confessions. The Stewards and Trustees of Bethel A. M. E. church gave an entertainment on last Wednesday evening which was well attended. Mr. Wm. Nichols was in Indianapolis last week in the interest of the Sons and Daughters of Jerusalem. Mr. Thomas Nichols who married Roseana Elmore on Jan. 8, has mysteriously disappeared. Owing to the heavy indebtedness of Bethel A. M. E. church. The officers has dismissed their pastor Rev. G. W. Hardiman. They could not support a pastor as he should be and pay the debt of the church. The affair was settled satisfactory to both parties. Rev. J. H. Henry will start a revival at Hinton Chapel soon Gem City Notes. Frankfort, Ind., Special.—Mr. Albert Idle has been spending a few days in the country, he thus caused a little excitement in the Gem City. Mrs. Frank Lincy has recovered. Mrs. Horner is reported much better. Mrs. Mary E. Williams is better. Mr. Charles Emory of Michigan town, was in town last week. Be posted on all race happenings by reading The Freeman. Rev. J. H. Johnson preached an excellent sermon on Sunday night, in which was shown the progress of Christ's Works. Do not forget the grand rally to be given in June. Give a helping hand now. Church services every Sunday. Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Sunday School promptly at 2:30 J. D. Kersey, Supt. Teacher meeting Monday night. The K of V. C. club meet at Willard hall Monday night. The revival services ended Saturday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School was largely attended Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary Idle is still in our city. Fire bugs are getting numerous the firemen having to make several call within a week. Many of the show windows that are on the square, caused a great deal of attraction by having some of Cupid's work on Valentine day. Mrs. J. H Johnson has returned from Noblesville, Ind., after spending two or three weeks in the revival work with the church of that city. She reports that excellent work has been done during the revival. Mr. Elroy Cummings was in Indianapolis, Wednesday. Mr. Joe Homes has been on the sick list. Miss Hale, of Crawsfordsville, Ind., passed through this city Wednesday enroute to Logansport. Mr. Hope, of Terre Haute, Ind., passed through this city Wednesday enroute to Peru, Ind. at which place he will attend the ball given Wednesday night. Hoyt's "A Black Sheep" made a very entertaining play Wednesday night. The Gem City is soon to have a new bicycle shop, which will be located on East Clinton street. Mrs. Amanda Edwards, of Lafayette, Ind., is some better. Mr. John Morgan, of Michigan town, was in this city Thursday. Items of Interest Weatherford, Tex., Special—Rev. Cooper, of Fort Worth, preached at the C. M. E. church last week. The B. C. B. of K., gave a supper at their hall on the 10th which was well attended. Webb Cass jr., suffered from an abcess on his face last week. The following is the representatives of the Second Ward. H W. Harper, Prof. G. P. Lewis and six white delegates. THE INDIANAPOLIS FREEMAN It has its own force of Colored Artists. It has its own force of Colored Printers. ONE YEAR.....$1.50. SIX MONTHS.....85c. SINGLE COPY..... AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE GEORGE L. KNOX, Publisher The Freeman in New Orleans. H. G. Caillox, corner Caulal and Franklin streets, New Orleans, La., has excepted the agency of The Freeman. Copies on hand at all times. A PROFESSIONAL Colored Base Ball Team for St. Louis --A Practical Profession. St. Louis has at last come to the front with a first-class professional base ball team. The Imperial Base Ball Club has been recently organized and have elected the following well-known gentlemen as officers: James L. Todd, president; William R. Thompson, secretary; George Anderson, manager. The management has secured park and perfected all arrangements and are prepared to meet all comers. We solicit correspondence from all first-class teams. For further particulars, address, WILLIAM R. THOMPSON, Sec., 1407 Market Street, St. Louis, Mo. Newsy Pick Ups. Marion, Ind., Special.-Mr. David Gastin and family, of Kokomo, Ind. have moved here preparatory to going into the junk business and keeping private boarding house. We welcome them and wish them success. Mrs. Ada Weaver, of Wabash, is in the city visiting Hattie and Harry Hammonds. Mr. Upthegrove, of Muncie, Ind., is in the city visiting his sister Mrs. Julia Grant. Interesting News Items. Interesting News Items. Louisville, Ky., Special.—Rev. Luckett we are glad to state is out, and filled his pulpit Sunday evening to a large and appreciated audience. Rev Dr. Thompson of Quinn Chapel, has been blessed in his revival they have reached the hungry sinner from all parts of the city, and I learn that the ninty-three have professed the word of God. It is to be hoped the good work will still go on until there is not a soul left unsaved. Rev. Smith Claiborne and Rev. Anderson are holding revival meeting at their churches and it is said are meeting with good results. The Auxiliary Hospital under the management of Dr. H. Fitzbutler had a banquet Monday evening. While the weather was very unpleasant their was a large gathering present. The Hospital at 1029 West Green corner 11th streets is a two story brick building of 12 large rooms. Bath and operating room to their credit. They have successfully managed forty child births, six cases of laparotomy, two ovarotomy, thirty-seven minor surgery and many acute diseases. There I found every thing nice and cherishing to the patient, nurses are trained free of charge uniform furnish and District work abundant. The object of this gathering was to refurnish their operating room which means that the ladies of the auxiliary are grateful to those who give their present Monday evening, we are glad such interest are shown to such a worthy cause. Of Importan Interest. Petersburg, Va., Special.—A grand and agreeable surprise was given on the 13th to Mrs. Kittle Booling of 209 Burn street, who is ill with paralysis. The affair was under the command of Rev. Mme. Louisa Cooley. The donaters met at Peabody school and marched from there to the home of Mrs. Booling. She was the recipient of $5.50 in money and two well filled baskets. Mr. Samuel Thornton is now located with Mr. John H. Davis, the popular butcher. He was hurt last week by a side of beef falling on him and had to have the services of Dr. C. R. Alexander. At this writing he is improving, and the chances of a serious injury were very narrowly averted. Dr. Miles' Pain Fills are guaranteed to stop Headache in 20 minutes." One cent + dose. Marietta, Ga., Special.-C. L. Pinkney, the colored plumber of this city is having good success. L. V. Stokes is the gentleman's tailor. The Freeman will be on sale for five cents a copy every Saturday at J. H. Fair's barbershop, or by the city agent, R. A. Henry. Look for "B. Square's Bluster." Read The Freeman friends! Left the Bates House. The Dalton Hat Co., has removed to 111 W. Washington street, opposite the Bates House. They will positively sell the best $2 hat in America. Something New HITZ'S FAVORITE Crackers Finest ever put on sale. Ask your grocer for them. HITZ'S BAKERY For SHERIFF of Marion County, FRANK M. HAY, Subject to decision of Republican County Convention. Agents Wanted TO HANDLE OUR FRED DOUGLASS PICTURE size-22x28. This picture is a work of art, and the best seller ever placed on the market. It will pay you to take an agency for us, as we are offering extraordinary inducements to those who will push the work. Send 15 cents in stamps with which to pay postage on one copy, with prospectus and instructions, and we will forward to your address a complete outfit. Address: The Freeman. Indianapolis, Indiana. DOLIS FREEMAN THE Them All! of Colored Artists. of Colored Printers. ION PRICE: IS...85c. SINGLE COPY...$0 EVERYWHERE. NOX, Publisher. INDIANAPOLIS, IND on THE STAGE. | Ae ee ‘THE FREEMAN POST OFFICE. mped envelope, piamiy addressed, tative enclosed for each Lotter, and the fie of business, followed by the person Miressed should begiven, in order to pre- "Gice-Protessionals and others should pear in mind that all letters, ete., in tran- Etetween the United States snd Can cot ‘are Me Sivardet LADIES List. en. Beasle Byer. Ma; Alsnit'Nettic @) | Jackson, Mrs. 3.w. grown, Cassio Lewis, Nettie finckwell, Clara 2 | Liverpool, Mrs. Leath Garay Lally ‘Mackay-Accooe, ‘Alice Gillam, Bessie Russell, Tenie Grey. Miss Alice ‘Thurman-Perry Lizzie Goin Nettie ‘Watts, Mrs. ATF. nein aaa Allen, J. G. Autson, Wan AfrocAmerican league Banks, David J. Brown.G. W. Banta. R.A. Back, Bily De Bape te Bull, tke Bundy, Geo., 19 Blind Boone Unatian Jub. Singers Carter, WH Chapman, John Gui, Bob Ghats, Arthor @) Clare, BW. Collins, Ben Cooper, Win B ey Me oooke Wm, Cottrell. Witt Crayton, Harry Camninigée Alexander besdunes, Dan Dobbins. Joo Devine, Ralph Douglais, Jas, Emery & Asher (iin, ares day. Geon Gina, Budde Handy, WC. Hampton, Pete G Henderson. Robt. Hogan, Ernest (8) Hom, Wit Jackson, Arthur Tackson; Prof. B. 3 Tenkins, Wesley Johnson, Ea We Johnson, Chas. Johnnon: Burt B, em emp Robie Lewis, Chas. MeCabe. D. w @) MeQuitiy, 3 A Mahara, W A Martell, WH @) Martin, Al W Miller, Billy MINCE PDI sg fontgomery, A. H. Montgomery, Walter Morris. 3. W. Morton.Jos Oliver, Jack Owens, W. J. Patrick, Frank . Barker, Chas. Borter, W. A. (2) Powell, Olarenee Pittman, John C. Preston, Charlie Prince, Arthur b guine. Geo. W. ese, Geo. Roberts, Walter M Scotte, ©. Jukes} Shelton, Ollie C. Smart & Williams Sinith, A.J. Simmons. Geo. @. Stevenson, Ara Stevens, Augustus Sutton, Frank” Phearle, EB. jompson, RN. ‘Titchner, Geo. Parner, Jas. Ae Walker, O Wallace. J. A, Washington, Lewis Wood, Geo. W. Wood. Fountain Wiltis, Jas A Willis, Broest Wilkens, Nathan Winfred’ Henry “The Two Electric Seals’—Tutt and Tutt. see “I got a letter from Billy Cumsam’— Sea Lion, eee ‘The Trustys are not with Allen's New Orleans Minstrels as was reported in our last isme. eae On account of illness, Chas. A. Hun- ter closed with the Nashville Students and Gideon’s Minstrels, at Memphis, ~ Tenn, Feb, 11. eee Male and female talent is wanted for the Harrison Bros.’ production of the “New and Ancient South.” See their “ad” elsewhere on this page. see Billy D. Black and Billy Rabe have joined hands ina new and original act entitled “I Never Was in the South.” ‘They send regards to all friends, ~oe Ike Devine and Chas. Miller, two old Indianapolis boys, are making a big hit, nightly, with Clittord and Huth’s farce- vomedy ‘“‘Courted into Court.” eee Billy and Madrid Jackson are now in the East appearing in the leading vau- deville houses. They were at Hurtig & Seamon's Music Hall, New York City, laet week, with Tony Pastor's and Kos ter & Bial’s to follow, sen ‘Tutt and Tutt, champion grotesque cake walkers of the world, are scoring a bighit with Slayton’s Jubilee Singers, Mr. Tutt has invested $800 in seal-siin wraps for himself and wife, and they arenow known as the “Two Electric Seals. wee The Full Weight Quartette, of New York City, that have been engaged this season with a prominent Philadelphia cigar manufacturer, as _ advertisers, closed with the firm at Indianapolis, Feb. 19, The qnartette is com- posed as follows: John Miller, 1st tenor; Charles Harberd, 2nd tenor; Lawrence Reddix, baritone, “and Frank Bolden, basso, see James W. Campbell, stage and amuse- ent director of the Little Solo Theatre, Galveston, Tex. writes: “We re-opened Feb 10, to good business. Everybody is well and hitting them hard. Glenn, Davis and Daugherty are still pleasing ‘the andience nightly. Miss Estella Freeman, our pleasing prima donna, is singing with great success. Regards to all professionals. eee Messrs. W. C. Buckner, Wm. A. Weir, lester Helm and A, L. ‘Patt, who by the way, was accompanied by his $500 sealskin overcoat, were pleasant callers at The Freeman office Tuesday morning. ‘They are with Slayton’s Jubilee Singers Which stopped over here fora few hours, ¢uzonte to Tipton. Mr. Buckner who is business manager of the company, re- torts that they have been doing a won- (erfal business through the New Eng- land States, see ‘The Slayton Jubilee Singers No. 1, fu route for the West after a loug: ap though the East and New Englan latesand Canada as far as Quebec, have been a howling success. ‘The pub- ae they are without-a-doubt ths st concert company ever appeared the New England states. ‘The sompany tas nine in number, four ladies and ve Sentlemen, all artists in their line. ‘The manager, W. ©. Buckner has spared no pains in securing ladies and gentlemen {imakeup this company, ‘The roster of the company isas follows: N. 'T. Wash- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ington, W. A. Weir, Lester Helms, Mrs. E. P. B. Helms, Mrs. V. A. Greene, Mrs. E. L. Tutt, Mme. Sylvester, A. L. ‘Tutt, stage director and W. C. Buckner, business manager. eee Miss Nettie Goff, trombone soloist, writes that during her recent engage- ment in Havana, Caba, she was tender. ed a reception by the musicians of that city, that was simply grand. ‘They could not understand how such a smail lady conld get so much music ont of that difficult instrament. She had sey- eral offs to remain, but she thought she would rather see the Rusco and Hol- land boys once more. eee New Orleans, La., Notes—John E. Lewis, the great Southern tenor, who is the manager of the New Orleans Color- ed Tronbadours sends regards to Holmes and Burk, Miss J. A. Harris and other members of the company and friends. Look out for A. Brooks in his female impersonation the coming sea- son, Frank Clermont, of the firm of Clermont & Tucker, has just received from Bobby Kemp, his likeness, which will be placed on the title page of their latest coon song: “Dat Gal Got to Give Me Back My Home.” Of conrse little Bobby Kemp is well known all over the country. He is now being featnred with Rusco & Holland’s Big Minstrel Festival. Prof et and Tucker have ar- ranged the orchestration and profession- al copies will soon be ready. Bobby Kemp will introduce this song. tes J. Ea. Green, of the Oliver Scott's Minstrels, writes:—‘‘The cold icy winds of the North have blown in on us and seems to be an unwelcomevisitor, Onr Southern ronte throngh Florida having been cancelled we are now enronte through the mother state of presidents, ‘The Henderson brothers entertained a few members of the company at their home, Athens Tenn. (larence took his old familiar role of ‘the cop’ during our eugagement there W.H. Russell left for a flying visit home, from Athens, re- joining the show at Lynchburg. At Chattanooga, Tenn., Tom Cross enter- tained Mesers Clarence Powell, ‘Kitchie’ and J. Ed. Green, the boys also enjoyed a pleasant time at Jake Earles rag-time ball. Standing room was at a premium during our engagements at Chattanooga and at Knoxville, the company being greeted with storms of applause. Max: well the trick cyclist proves a. strong feature James White has added to his repertoire that funny meaning song of Irving Jones,’ “My money never runs out,” and ismaking a wonderful _hit. Richard Lewis is featuring, “My Littie Georgia Rose.” Bob Pannel, Harry Creighton, W. H. Russell were at home at Lynchburg and a general hand-shak- ing and “‘Hello there!” was exchanged. Every one is well and sends best regards to all members of the profession. ‘The following is a letter from Mr. R. F. Donge,, Cabanatuan, P. I., Dec. 15, 1899; to editor The Freeman; dear sir.— “Your esteem paper, The Freeman comes to hand in every mail and is read with much interest. Being an ex-profession- al, [have derived much pleasure from the perusal of The Freeman professional columns, and send enclosed a roster of our band with a recent programme, thinking they may be of interest to The Freeman readers. At Cabanatuau, Luzon, P. I, a concert was given by the 24th U.S. Infantry Band at the regi- mental headquarters, Dec. 10, 1899 : Programme—March—‘2ith U. 8, Infan- try,"’ Thompson, (respectfully dedicated to the officers and men of the regiment. ) Overture—"Zampa,” Herald; Waltz— “The Skater,” Waldteufel; Grand Se- lection — ‘‘Cavalleria-Rusticana,” Mas- cagni; Patrol — ‘Turkish,” Michaelis; Star Spangled Banner.—Wilfred 0. ‘Thompson, chief musician. The roster is as follows: Wilfred O. Thompson, leader; W. A. Gage, Ist cornet; William Quarles, 2d cornet; @. Simpson, 3rd cor- net; W. J. Townsend, piccolo: T. N. Fitch, Eb clarionet; R. F. Donge, solo Bb clarionet; R. J. Brown, 1st clarionet; M, J. Bell, 2d clarionet; K. Smith, 2d clarionet; C, W. Eubanks, 3rd clarionet; ‘T. N. Green, 3rd clarionet; T. White, ist alto; William Porter, 2d alto; E. O. Cartis, 3rd alto; P. Bonnseler, 1st trom: bone; 'C. Camel, 24 trombone; J. Gra- ham, 3rd trombone; A. H. Wall, bari- tone; J. A. McUoy, euphonium; Edward E. Lee, tuba; Joseph Clark, bombardon; Zack Ewing, snare dram; C. N. Fuiler, bass drum; E. L, Gaines, cymbals; Hen: ry Johnson, tenor saxophone,” eee Notes from Stowe’s Double Mam- month Uncle Tom's Cabin Company. It has been a little while sizce our many friends have heard from usthrongh your esteemed Journal. Owing to indis- position of our company correspondent, but we are still in the ring playing generally to standing room ouly, in many ‘instances turning them away through Ininoig, Missouri and Kansas, Everybody is well, and asis an establish- ed rale, the “Ghost” preambulates every Sunday after breakfast. Our business has been phenominal this season so far with excellent booking ballance season. ‘We followed very closely in wake of the Martin’s Uncle Tom's Cabin Company throngh Southwest Missouri and in every instance turned them away. At Springfield, and Jefferson City, our business far surpassed the capacity of DORN Far SOS Nae Oapeeey oF, Wanted! Colored Minstrel People LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-who are alround minstrel people. Singers, dancers, comedians Cal tes an Cae Peete Sakae Tar gl people, Ooior doug two ur mete Spaulehioe! Biaes lowest cee Pow a ee Boo ae and machete save stage Address CHARLES DUVALL, Manager, Lock Box 115, Petersburg, Ind. Se ee : ; Wanted for Harrison Bros. BIG SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION OF THE “ee a NEW AND ANCIENT SOUTH $0 Colored artists, 30 Mon aad 20 Young Woroen: Mon to be decidedly dark; Women Octoroons, Bone te ese ree ie. cicada Bien given preference sho ia urna rt oad sa ff te Hanno sag experenrs Ipoeary Men End Women who play tstrotscnts pene f play by note. raved in, Harrison Bros’ Own Meee Palaee Cares Lae aa Sa aE eal of arg for dining or sleeping accommo” dntgnof a creat on Show eye Ruan peru cum ers hoe tg Me aciOSS acne Ne legraseee TP ieae of dotormcd is any thauner: don't writ, ‘Addrent' HARRISON BROS., 11 South 9tn St, Philadelphia, Pa. ——————— MADISON OPERA HOUSE, « MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA. LOUIE H. WILEHITE, Manager and Lessee. Now. booking for 10001001, Upto-Date Stowualyarawente, Shan toate war Seaman Wasa Sconery. Hlectl Tipi Stage Saal” Wopeition sta Gob relisoa accorisatigty and tal accogtodations, "Ou te Che g'atip. Bay connectioneth Slows Fall Bipstonee Aberdoen, Watertows, Harton The Ever-winning Favorites: AND THEIR OWN GIGANTIC COMPANY, 60—PEOPLE—50 Sergei ar Introducing WILLIAMS & WALKER the Two Rea! Coons. MISS MATTIE WILKES, MALLORY BROS. & BROOKS, REESE BROS. & DOUGLAS, THE GREAT CATLIN, THE WILLIAMS & WALKER QUARTETTE: LIAMS @ WALEED'S BAND, QVERTON © BALLIDAY, wit g , Evssuaae | RBRSE enone And a chorus of thirty trained voices in gorgeons costumes. A show fall of new and bright original features and surprises. A carload of special soenery and electrical effects. An inepired innovation of a new ea. Direction of HURTIG & SEAMON. s£GyNO iM HO vel FOO. = WUT a, selotly eprtodate, ees reas up-to-date, an orion ‘Biorta, "Tho ‘Stowe Callope Quartette is a special feature and never fails to captivate the audience nightly. ‘Mme. Banks in her Ophelia is true to nature.-Tho Marshalls in their swell turn “Society” with little Walter the ‘Mascot are simply interesting and amus- ing, Little Greeta Bromly the smallest ard youngest Eva on the American stage is ae pretty aes doll ands henomina. Jas. and Tilley Marshall, BC. Shelton and Miss Annie Dorsey are setting a pace for them all inour “pas ma-la’ cake walk, a creation of our own. Miss Damon in_ her creation of Topsy, “‘golly aint ” keeps them howllng. Geo. Israel and Wa. Bine sends regards to Henry Carter, and little Willie Bostwick. Mr. Ruben Lawrence rings the bell threo times a day, and we put our feet under the table regular. see Notes from the Mahara’s Minstrel Festival. — ‘After a most successful Southern tour, we sailed from Port Tampa, Fla., for the sunny isle of Cuba February 1, playing Key West three nights to crowded houses. Our genial proprietor and manager, Mr. W. A. fahara is much gratified with our re- ception everywhere in the South and has received showers of congratulations upon the brilliant array of talent he has secared, and upon the general deport- ment of the company as ladies and ger- tlemen. Requests for return dates have ‘been numerous. Mr. Gordon C. Collivs, our leading comedian has created a furror everywhere and has been royally banqueted and entertained. Life for him seems one continuous round of ap- plause and plcenure: and everyone wants toxee the ‘fat fanny boy’ and his little dog ‘Roxie.’ He sends regards toall the boys. Mr. Leroy Bland, the versatile singing comedian and character artist, has added many laurels to his bright crown of fame. He ranks as peerless in his line. Mr. George Hamilton, come- dian, has been “‘hitting em hard” and is *malsing good’ all along the line. Prof. William Handy, our eminent bandmas- ter, and his military band are discours- ing sweet music to the delight of all. ‘Their stzeet concerts are marvels, of feccnnand) are highly appreciated by the admiring public. Mr. Will Malone, conductor of orchestra, controls a_ num- ber of very efficient musicians and their rendition of standard overtures are re- gelved with much applanse.. Mr. Ma lone’s partner, Mr. C. Jakes Scotte, has quite recovered from his long illness and will soon rejoin. During their separa: tion, Mr. Malone has put on their musi- cal act unassisted, and has been very successful. Mr. Malone is rendering ‘Chrystal Beach.’ cornet solo, with bril- liant effect. Miss Nettie Goff, lady trombonist is cansing the people to stand in open-mouth wonder at her bril- liancy. She is a great favorite with the music-loving public. Mr. Oliver Perry is making a hit with his solo alto and sgnds regurds to, Nathan Wilkins and fearl Brewer. The Thornton Sisters, soubrettes and cake walkers, have proven themselves artists in their lineand are prime favorites everywhere, Mr. Will Garland, tenor, is singing with grand effect and is complimented greatly upon the strength and beauty of his voice. ‘Miss India B. Gordon, soubrette, gains much favor from our audiences. Ont roster is as follows: Gordan C. Collins, Leroy Bland, George Hamilton, Prof. William Handy, Will Malone, Lonis Wright, W. N.P. Spiller, Will Garland, arthar Turnball,, Will Smith, - Oliver Perry, John Holland, Milton’ Graves, Will Walls, Edgar Clark, Clifford Bell, Will Lacy, Bert De Leo, John English, Ulysses Nichols, Cliff Lewis, Albert Fredricks, Mrs. William Handy, the Misses Mary Thornton, Rosa Paine, Clara ‘Thornton, India Gordon, Nellie Thorn- ton, Dora Wilson, Nettie Goff, Sophie Nelson, Mrs. Albert Fredricks. OUR AUSTRALIAN LETTER. They say that Frank Poole ‘‘cleaned up” for Jack Hearde. Jack Evans the dancer will remain ix Australia—Good reason why. Charley Alexander musical director is doing nicely and sends regards. ‘Wise & Miltonand the Bartons are big favorites with McAdoo's Company. Amon Davis is on_ the sick list. The three Jones Bros, , and Miss Katie Carter have left the Hogan show and are play. ing dates ‘The many friends of Tom Logan will be pained to learn of the death of his father at Kansas City, Mo., the 8th of last month. The Three Connor Bros. Acrobats who came over with Hicks” & Sawyer 12 years ago, are permanently located at Dunnedin, N. Z. At a sacred concert recently Miss Vin- cent Bradley (Mrs. C. F. Alexander) dis- played considerable talent and thorongh- ness As an elocationist. Billy McClain who came over with Ernest Hogan as-one of the principal comedians 15 now stage manager for ©. M. Medoo and has written a play called “Boer Justive” of which the papers make favorable comment. Mr. Robert ©. Logan has succeeded ‘Tom Logan as stage manager of Hogan's Minstrels, Mr. Tom Logan having severed his connection with said company several weeks ago and is play- ing dates, L. H. Saulsbury and Kid Alston settled their differences in the hotel ai the hotel at Nelson New Zealand recent- ly by thowing glasses ete at each other. Result: Saulsbury being the poorer marksman of the two got the worst of the encounter, Mr. and Mrs, H. S. Stafford of Hogan's Ministrels send regards to all. Ernest Hogan has dramatized Uncle ‘Tom's Cabin and is making a tremen. dous hit as ‘Uncle Tom.” "The paper: also have said some nice things of Lawrence Jhenault as “Mr. St. Clare,” ©. F. Alexander as “Marks” Madab Hyer as “Eliza” Muriel Ringold a “Topsy” Tom Logan as ‘‘Simon Legree” and Liver” 9s the bloodhound. ‘The members of Curtis American Ministrely brought suit recently at Christ church N. Z., and_ obtained judgement for back salary. Mr. Curtis immediately departed’ for parts un known. The show was immediately reorganized with Ernest Hogan and Carl Dante as proprietors and_ will be known hereafter as Hogan's Minstrels They ape to xeturn to America some time in June. Hanpy ANDY. AT LIBERTY LEW HATTIE Peyton and Harris Comedy Sketch Artists; in their new act en- titled “Honey Pick Up and Follow Me.” Singing and Talking Comedians. Grotesque Cake Walker, Managers of good companies Address care'The Freeman, Indianapolis Ind er FUNNY, FUNNY, = FUNNY Skater! Who makes them scream. Nightly working with “CHRisTIAN.”—Rusco & Holland’s Big Miguel Feetval P, S.—All Fall’s copyrighted. HARRY H. BOBBY GoopaLLanp Kemp Comedians, Singers and nN aucers Introducing their trial buck and ragtime patting “Pick the Winner.” ee e° RUSCO & HOLLANDS’ BIG ATTRACTIONS 88S Richards, Pringle-Rusco & Holland Big Minstrel Festival 55 People---3 Bands---Special Trains, The Largest Minstrel Show in the World, Se ee ee ne eae Richards and Pringles Famous Georgia Minstrels ol of RUSCO & HOLLAND. 45 People-- 2 Bands --Special Train, The 5 Whirlwinds, Arabian Acrobats. gon oma CO Sie | . = . Nashville: Minstrel) - | | tse ‘Students ; Carnival I : x | Direction of RUSCO & HOLLAND. | Fifty People-- --Two ‘Cars----Two. Bands, | | "Tian OfRow oF SUID G.AIOE Lan ohewaige A | Chicago, Ill., care National Printing Co. eh ia es geo aren Ve ag eae To Our Friends and Patrons: Please read and try and realize what we are offering our patrons for the Season of 1899-1900 with—— Mahara’s Big Carnival Minstrels 50 Best Dookn Neatest Dreased and Most Derry Storie Colored People. Richly Costumed 18-Piece Military Band and Orchestra. 12 Handsome Performing Shetland Ponies. © 25 Wonderful Performing Dogs. 4 High-Class Comedians. 16 Pretty Singing and Dancing Soubrettes. strletly tu gutertninaent for ales Gan Sao ee nein Bowron. strgnu apa ata Rit tm are rele wa Sk mga WEE PAID Th ute ea icmp Ora ular gtaatan ASU pam Buglers, Ponies, Wagonettes, Dogs and Grand Military Concert Band. S21 diferent kinde of SUES pac atone DORR en, Grand Mikey Concer W.A, & JACK MAHARA, . Managers and Proprietors Permanent address: 160 Clark street, CHICAGO. 8rd Annual Tour of... The Leading Colored Theatrical Organization of the World... HEADED BY BOB COLE * BILLY JOHNSON SUPPORTED BY Ur. Lloyd G. Gibbs, ‘Miss Edna Alexander, Mr. Walter Dixon, ‘Miss Mollie Dill, Mr. Sam Consins, ‘Miss Alice Mackay (Accooe), Mr. Barrington Carter, Miss Pauline Freeman, Mr. Thomas Craig, ‘Miss Clara Freeman, Mr. Samuel King, Miss Jennie Hillman, Mr. Geo. Ledbetter, Miss Jennie Sheper, Mr. George Brown, Miss Lavinia Jones, Mr. Willis Accooe, Miss Estella Ware, ‘Miss Willetta Duncan, Miss Nettie Glenn, Miss Albertina Martin, Miss Myrtyle Conzzins, Mise Pearl LeVan, AND MR. SAMUEL LUCAS PRESENTING ED.E, LESTER, Rep. Management of ED.W. COOK INTERLOCUTOR: RUSCO & HOLLAND'S BIG MINSTREL FESTINAL. “Alright too”—Say" Seein’ is belervin’—— 3 If you lead others will follow. EXPERT BOUILTBRIST. featured with ihe Rusco & Holland-Richards & Pringle’s Big ‘Minstrel Festival, Season 1600-190 a PETE STANLEY TRAP DRUMMER with Rusco & Holland's Big Minstrel Festival. Per. Address, The Freeman. —_—_—_—— 5 Simpson, Pittman & Patrick HIGH-CLASS MUSICAL ARTISTS Richards, Pringigs Georgia Minstrele -ee.on , ‘abont the fature— there are enough ite Jn this budget to give, ten Shows—only 28." Quinn's Comic Bul- Jetin contains 100 new End Gags, 100 "Team Gnas, Funny News Items, twoireat : Sohal reo new monologue Turns and ten |Parodies, in- cluding "Sunny Tennessee," "Hello, Ma Baby,” “ain't No Lie, "The Teemiap,” “Boonie, Sweet Home, ’ etc...ete, Now is ‘your chance to get a ine collection of gags Inondlogtee and perodienfor onvy 2B F. 0. QUINN, Box 532, Rochester, N. ¥. 6 COLONEL JESSUP The sharp sound of horses' hoofs ringing against the level, sun-baked road rouse 'Mandy Jessup from a state of hopeful abstraction, and leaning from her low seat in the door she shaded her eyes with her hands and peered anxiously out up the winding path. A young man on a stout "cane tacky" (Creole pony) parted the bushes and alighted without a word, "Well, 'Riah?' interrogated Mrs. Jessup; then as he shook his head dejectedly, 'sho'ly they ain't goin'——" "Well!" ejaculated Mrs. Jessup with indignation, as she hung 'Riah's hat on a nail in the whitewashed wall. "Well, well! an' you ar ole Zach Jessup's own gran chile by his second wife—why athern't no jesist in Mississippi, if the liers can't see with one eye that it's all yourn!" "I was kinder hopeful at fust, but soon I saw ther wasn't any chance for me; Judge Gary is all for Cunnel Jessup's claim an' I'm no whar!" "Riah, f'you had a leetle change ter slip inter the jury's hands you'd git thar too," insinuated Mrs. Jessup, "Lawsy! how you skeered me!" she whaked, as Amariah's clinched fist down on the table with a crash. "Don't say any mo!' I've got no money, an' if I had 'twould never go dishonestly! This little shanty is mean enough," looking sadly around at the dirty walls and wretched furniture, "but it's come by honestly." "You're right, 'Rlah, an' don', 'fret 'bout Lissy!' Ther's ez good fish in the river ez ever was caught; if she's too fine for yo' place why the's the Spinner gals is handy an'—well, I never if he ain't gone off in the heat o' the day!" as Amarih impatiently jerked his gun from the rack, and pulling his slouch hat down over his eyes, hurried away from his miserable home, which resembled a chicken-coop set up on pugs to avoid high water. He pushed through the bending canebrake, crackling the fallen stalks under his feet, roughly tearing aside the poisonous red and yellow vines that clung to him, heedless of the gray moss that brushed his cheek as he passed under the water-paks, and the wild ducks that, frightened by his footsteps, flew up from the swamp with hoarse cries. The ripple and splash of the river lapping against the bank, roused him from his abstraction as a bend in the willows brought him close to the golden Mississippi rushing down to its death in the great seas. Across this arm of the river lay the Jessup plantation stretching far out into the water like the finger of a great hand and half hid by the rank growth of moss-covered trees he could catch a glimpse of the once stately home of the Jessups—now glim and deserted, with its acres of untilled land lying fallow the year round. Pausing a moment to look at the spot where his brightest dreams had been centered and where now lay the grass grave of his dead hopes, the young man turned resolutely away. Following the narrow path on top of the high levee for some distance, he then took a road to his right which wound its way through a dense forest and was soon lost in the gathering gloom. Colonel Jessup of the hill Jessups, so called because his neat white cotage was built on a green mound, sat on his gallery, from which a fine view could be obtained of the Jessup plan- ("What!" velted the colonel.) tation, which he was now regarding with the indulgent eye of ownership, and as the colonel called his pretty daughter Lissy and asked for another glass of mint julep anyone could see at a glance that he was in an extraordinary fine humor. "I am certainly glad," Judge Gary was saying, that we have succeeded in wresting that fine old place from the grasp of those shiftless, downstream Jessups it was really a duty we owed society in general to decide against them." "Damme, sah! you' hand on that!" energetically from the colonel. "An' you may be sho', sah, if I see him loafin 'round Lissy any mo' I'll kick him off, so" and the irrasible colonel administered a sharp rap on the judge's August shin. "Softly, softly, colonel!" cried that gentleman, rubbing his bruised member, "don't do anything to arouse the young lady's anger—1 am afraid I have already offended her in some way." "Hang it, no, sah! She's jest like all girls—devilish skittish when a man's 'round! She shely ought to respect a gentleman that has saved a piece of property like that for her ole dad, an dam'me if I think she cares a picayune! Anyhow, she's yours by to-morrow evenin' as soon as that place is put pintely in my possession," and Colonel Jessup, waling a tiresome discussion, leaned back with closed eyes enjoying his new-found property. The judge also indulged in pleasant meditations, occasionally talking a sip from the glass at his side as he mused upon Lissy's tempting red lips and glowing eyes. "Evenin', cunnel, evenin', judge?" Both men started from their reveries and looking saw Amariah standing before them. The colonel's face was purple with THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. anger and astonishment while a sardonic grin sped across the lawyer's thin features. "Well, 'Riah, is yo' blz-ness pressing?" asked the colonel sarcastically, As he straightened his rotund figure Amariiah looked from one to the unsympathetic face and his own flushed painfully. "My blz-ness is mo' private than pressin', cunnel," he answered with dignity after a pause. "Well, you couldn't be mo' private than with me an' Jedge Gary." "My blz-ness have nothin' to do with Judge Gary; it's—about—Lissy!" he jerked forth with so visible an effort that great drops of perspiration stood out on his forehead which he wiped away with a large plaid handkerchief. "Oh, as to that—if it's 'bout Lissy,' chuckled the colonel, with a knowing wink at the judge. 'Jedge Gary has a half interest there; too; mind, jedge, I've only said half to-day." Amariah's limbs were stiff and tired, but he would not sit down uninvited, and now an angry gleam shot from his dark eyes. "I see you air very sho' of my grandfather's place, cunnel, an' much joy may you have—for whatever is come by honestly is boun' to be enjoyed." "Humph!" growled the colonel, "who told you to come here with your impudent, known' talk." "Avery Solon," giggled the judge. The young man felt that he was not pushing his suit with policy, but his blood was decidedly up. "You may sneer, jedge, an' you, cannel may laugh, but as she' as that's a God in heaven that plantation is mine! an' but for kinks an' law terms, that us folks can't understand that wouldn't a' been any suit 'tween my father an' you! As for Lissy-I love her, an' she-she keers for me but so long as I have only a po' shelter sich as mine to offer her, I ain't fit to kiss the groun' she walks on! God will help me through—I feel it—an' I warn you, the Jessup plantation'll never be yours!" "What!" yelled the colonel, springing from his chair and glaring suspiciously at the two men. "What! I tell you, you lyn raskill, that I'm as sartin of that plantation as I am of the—the the judge's honesty," laying a heavy hand threateningly on the judge's shoulder. "An' to show you how sartin I am, I promise you that if to-morrow evenin' that plantation ain't in my possession you can have Lissy an'—an' half my place to boot." "Softly, colonel," expostulated the judge. "Yes, I mean it," cried the excited colonel; "you know, judge, I put my trust on you; no half-way measures suit me, an' you see I am mighty sho' of you, 'cause I never break my word. "Well, I have yo word, cunnel," said Amariah, calmly, "an' the judge is my witness." Then before either could speak he had vanished among the trees. The moon was at its full when Amarah shut and fastened the door of his little room in the old stable, and so bright and soft was the light she gave that he smothered the feeble flame of his candle till it flickered and went out; then groping around on his knees he found a plank, very loose at one end, and running his hand along the edge drew out a small, leathern bag and emptied its contents on the floor—gold eagles and a handful of silver the savings of his life. It had seemed a great deal of money to 'Riah, but now he realized how little it would buy. "It itain't much," he muttered, "but it might do a good deal. If somebody could at them law papers—if they could be burnt—then—then—no, no!" he cried, burying his face in his hands; "things come by dishonestly don't do any good; it ain't in me! I can't cheat and steal!" Slowly he dropped the pieces one by one into the bag and put them back in their hiding place; but his sleep that night was disturbed by strange dreams, and eer the sun was fairly up, he had left his bed to breathe the cool morning air. Idly shouldering his gun, as was his habit, he once more turned his footsteps toward the Jesup plantation, now gone from him forever. Colonel Jessup, also desirous of seeing his newly acquired wealth by early sunrise, had taken his accustomed seat on his verandah, field-glass in hand, and was surveying the beautiful wilderness at his leisure. As Amariah stood looking, it seemed to him that the tall willows bent until their heads almost touched the river; a low, rumbling sound smote his ears; the willows bent lower, and with a crash, sank into the river; the gray old house toterted and trembled, and, with a hoarse rattle of wood and stones, was devoured by the greedy waters. "My God, the plantation's caving off!" Amariah gasped as he dashed into the woodland path to the hill Jessups, shouting as he came nearer. "Bring men—men! the plantation's caving!" He roused the hands, who came running to the point of land and worked with all their might to save the old cotton-gin and its valuable machinery. Amariah gave orders and lent himself willingly to the almost hopeless task, while Colonel Jessup sat stock still in his chair, holding Lissy's hand tight in his own clumsy fingers. In an hour the Jessup plantation had vanished from earth like a spectre, and nothing was left to tell of it but a mass of trees and planks whirling down to the sea. "Riah," called the colonel, faintly, "you've worked for me this mornin' like my own son, but even nature was against me. I'm wore out with lawsuits! Take Lissy if you like an 'he' ten' this place. Seems to me I'm gettin' ole all of a sudden," with a tremulous smile, taking Lissy's hand and placing it in Amariah's warm chap. After a moment's silence, during which he seemed almost asleep, Colonel Jessup half rose from his chair, gazed with startled eyes at the seething river, where once had been his every thought, then, with a low moan, fell back lifeless in Amariah's arms. The river had taken from him the hope that made the old man's heart beat, and now it lay at rest forever. A woman once asked Rudyard Kipling whether Cecil Rhodes was a married man. "Yes," was the reply she received, "to 10,000 square acres of British territory. England cannot afford to let such a man as that marry in any other way." THE CASCADE TUNNEL. Trains Will Be Running Through the Mountain by 1900. The Cascade tunnel of the Great Northern, one of the great railroad tunnels of the west, is rapidly nearing completion. The tunnel will be 13.253 feet in length, and its cost will exceed $13,000,000. This tunnel has been excavated at a point where the Cascade range is the highest, and the distance from the roof of the tunnel to the pinnacle of the mountain through which it runs is 2,300 feet. The contractors have broken all records for tunneling. Work was begun in January, 1897, and by Oct. 1 next the tunnel will be turned over to the Great Northern fully completed. It will take about thirty days to lay the track and get trains running after the tunnel is finished. The contractors are now working two camps, one at each end. Wellington is the western end and Cascade the eastern. On Jan. 1 the tunneling had progressed 4,700 feet on the Wellington end and 4,300 feet on the Cascade end. This leaves 5,253 feet yet to be completed. Seven hundred and fifty men in all are employed, and are driving about ten feet a day on each end. The men are worked in three shifts of eight hours each, and fourteen drills are employed by each crew. The tunnel will be uniform in size all the way through, 24 feet high and 20 feet wide. The drilling is being followed up by the concrete work, so that shortly after the tunnel is cut this portion of the work will be finished. Seventy men are, employed in each shift to do the tunneling, about 150 are employed at the concrete work and about fifty engineers and helpers are engaged. When the tunnel is turned over to the Great Northern the cars will be operated through it by electricity, or some smokeless device that may yet be adapted to the work. President Hill has found nothing that promises to appear to offer more desirable service than an electric motor. The old switchback road which climbs and crosses the Cascade mountains near the new tunnel, will give place to the new and short route via the tunnel by the end of 1900. JOE JEFFERSON'S NAP. Effect It Had Upon an Irish Hotel Porter. A good story is told of an experience of Joseph Jefferson, the great actor. A number of years ago he played a one-night engagement in a small Indiana town, appearing in his favorite part of Rip Van Winkle. In the hotel in which he stopped was an Irishman "recently landed," who acted as porter and general assistant. Judged by the deep and serious interest he took in the house, he might have been clerk, lessee and proprietor, rolled into one. At about 6 o'clock in the morning Mr. Jefferson was startled by a violent thumping on the door. When he struggled into consciousness and realized that he had left no "call" order at the office he was naturally very indignant. But his sleep was spoiled for that morning, so he arose and soon after appeared before the clerk. "See here," he demanded of that individual, "why was I called at this unearthly hour?" "I don't know, sir," answered the clerk. "I'll ask Mike." The Irishman was summoned. Said the clerk: "Mike, there was no call for Mr. Jefferson. Why did you disturb him?" Taking the clerk by the lapel of the coat the Hibernian led him to one side and said, in a mysterious whisper: "He were shnoring loke a horse, sir, and Oi he'd heerd the b'y says as how he was onct afther shaping for twiety years, so Oi ses to meself, ses Oi, 'Moike, it's a cooming onto him again, and it's yer juty to git the crayter out o' yer house instantly!"—Leslie's Weekly. Texas Under Six Flags. Scarcely another state in the union has as remarkable an interesting a history as Texas. In one respect at least it occupies a unique position in the history of American states. Since its discovery six different governments have at different times claimed its allegiance and as many different flags have waved over it, those of France, Spain, Mexico, Independent Texas, the United States and the Confederate States. The foundation of Texas statehood was not laid as a British colony, nor under the grant or control of the British crown, as were those of the original thirteen states. Its first settlement dates back more than two hundred years ago, and its first American colonists went there under terms and conditions imposed by a foreign state to whose language, laws and institutions they were total strangers.—St. Louis Globe Democrat. The Wily Native. "Nothing," says a man who spent many years in South Africa, "gives a native greater pleasure than to read the countenance of a white man when he knows the latter wants information. For a piece of tobacco he will trump up an exciting story, and for an extra quarter he will lay it on thickly. I have often seen them at this game, their eyes twinkling with delight while they have been imparting some confidential statement to myself and others; and it is quite clear that they are making wild statements as to these supposed battles and the terrible loss of life which has been inflicted upon the enemy." She Can Boast. Philadelphia can boast of the longest smoothly asphalted street in the world. Broad street has that distinction. It is the only street which is of even width for eleven miles, and this width is the gratest ever attained by any street for a course of eleven miles. It is also the straightest street, for from League Island to the county line it does not vary an inch, except where the great city building causes the building to turn around it. Seven miles of the street are asphalted, but the remainder is provided with a bed of fine macadam, which is about twenty miles further on. Shoesoles Eight Feet Thick We wear away two inches of shoe leather in a year. A pair of shoes that would "last" a lifetime would. would with shoes from 8 feet to 9 feet, thick Dr. Colley's Private For the Accommodation of all Colored People in attention is still doing business on strictly p Dr. Colley's Systemic Regulator and Blood Purifier, Restored for $5.00. Send money with order, as For information write Dr. Colley's Private Hospital. 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Fifty five Dollars a Year will cover all expenses of board, tuition, fuel light and furnished room separate home and matron for little girls and another for little boys from 6 to 15 years. Term begins last Monday in September. Send for catalogue to President of Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn. News of Importance. Marion, Ind., Special.-Mr. Heart of St. Joe, Mich., passed through here on his way home from a visit with his (intended.) Two of our most popular young men still persist in great investments, after investing (heavy) in the street car line from here to Anderson. They went to Wabash to see about buying stock in the Wabash railroad and while in Wabash they bought a coal yard. We wish them success. Miss Mayme Clay returned to her home in Indianapolis last Monday to witness her sister's wedding after an extended visit with Miss Cora A. Julius, Miss Libbie Hill who has been on the sick list for several days is able to be out again. Beware of too much corn bread and cabbage. 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It is the close of a rare June day and the sun sinking behind the ruined battalements of old Fort Putman, towering westward of the barracks, throws the slowly lengthening shadow of the old revolutionary relic across the parade ground. There is unusual jollity in "D" company to night. The names of the cadet officers for the coming year have been announced, and of the cadets who will wear chevrons a large number have been chosen from the boys of this command. The unlucky ones are busy congratulating their fortunate fellows and giving them the initiatory backslapping usual on such occasions. Along there is a good deal of noise and skylarking being crowded into that brief interval between drums. At a little distance from the rollick- ling gray-clad groups stands a cader learning on his rifle. He is taking no part in the fun of his fellows. John Masters, that is his name, is a tall, well-knit boy, with a face that is per- sonal grave and thoughtful be. years. He has been at West Point a full year now and is a full-fledged third classman, or "yearling" as the cadets prefer to call it. John Masters's cut by nearly his fellow cadets. The few who speak to him do so only on rare occasions, for the cadets have pronounced this boy a coward. When he reported at the academy for some weeks his course run as did that of the other cadets. He took his hazing good-natured, and there was nothing to mark him different from his comrades. Then one day by the usual order from the superintendent the new cadets were formed into two sections for the purpose of taking dancing lessons. The corps of cadets was something more than mildly astonished the next day when a special order from General O. O. Howard, the superintendent, was read excusing cadet John Masters from attendance at the dancing class on account of "expressed conscientious scruples against dancing." Such a thing as this had never happened be.ore in the whole history of the academy. The cadets laughed at Masters a little and most of them called him a "milksoop." It was not until a month after this, however, that the real trouble of the new cadet's life began. In accordance with old-time cadet usage it seemed to the body of the boys that a certain class difficulty made it necessary for Masters to engage in a fight with an upper classman behind the ramparts of old Fort Clinton, which for eighty years had been the place where cadets settled their difficulties with their H ("I was the first to call you oeward.") fists. Masters said: "There is no reason for my fighting; I do not believe in it. While I will always defend myself from assault and resent an intended insult I will under no circumstances engage in an arranged fight. It is against my conscience." The cadets at once voted Masters a coward and cut him off from all comradeship. His room-mate secured other quarters and the ostracism was made complete. It is mid July at the academy, one month after the opening scene of this story. The first-class men are drilling with the heavy "seacoast guns," which frown over the parapets near the north pier. The third-class men, standing in detachments by the caissons and light field pieces on the artillery plain, are waiting the ringing trumpet signal, "Cannoneers, mount." In front of the white-tented camping ground, under the shade of the great elms, are gathered hundreds of spectators, mostly women and children, waiting eagerly for the yearlings' inspiriting artillery drill. The trumpets sound "Mount," and the cannoneers spring to their seats on caisson and limber chest. There are four horses two leaders and two at the pole for each piece and its attached limber. On the extreme left of the battery is the field ride, to which Cadet Masters is assigned. He has sprung to his place on the limber chest and is sitting there with folded arms, facing forward, with his feet upon the pole between the flanks of the rear horses. On either side of him, facing to the rear, is another cadet, his companion cannoneer for the drill. The horses drawing the limber chest and its attached field piece as a recent government purchase. They are absolutely new to the drill and are restive and frightened. The two enlisted men, whose duty it is to ride one leader and one wheel horse and to act as drivers during the evolution, have slipped to the ground for a moment to adjust a twisted trace. At this instant there comes from below the hill, where the senior cadets are at work with the great guns, the heavy reverberating boom of the glant twenty-two smooth bore. The four mettlesome horses attached to Cadet Masters' field-piece and limber jump forward without the warning of a fraction of a second, hurling the two enlisted men to the ground and dashing forward in wild flight over the artillery plain dragging as though it were but a feather, the ammunition chest and the three inch rifle. The two cadets who are Masters' fellow caneens, with the ease born of training, jump from the limber chest clear of the thundering wheels of the trail- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ing cannon and alight uninjured on the ground. ONE GAVE RELIEF. Cadet Masters is about to follow them. His right hand is on the flank of the nigh pole horse and he makes ready to leap forward beyond and to the left of the crunching caisson wheel. Then for a moment he looks ahead. In the direct course of the flying horses are the hundreds of gathered spectators for the great part women and children. They are sitting as if paralyzed by the sight of the runway. Masters' thoughts act quickly. There is no time here to spare. He stands upright on the pole between the rearmost two of the maddened horses. He makes his way slowly forward, his hand now upon the back of one, now upon the back of the other. One slip means instant death beneath the hoofs or the grinding of the gun wheels. Masters' body sways as the animals dash over the rough ground of the drill plain. He looks ahead once more. Many of the crowd have sought safety in flight, but scores of women and children are still in the direct line of danger. Reaching the end of the swaying pole Masters stands for one instant pole. He makes no one ever knew, he made a flying leap and landed squarely astride one of the frenzied leaders. They are within thirty yards of the group of frightened lookers. Masters leans forward, well over the neck of his mount, grasps the bridle at the right side near the bit, and by a mighty effort brings the leader's head to the right. As if in obedience to the enforced movement, the other leader complies and there is a slight change of direction. Once more the cadet brings his whole force to bear upon the bridle and still further do the runaways change their course. They are almost upon the terrified group of people. One more tugging effort. The leaders are turned still more and the children under the shade of the elms are saved. With speed unchecked the horses dash on. Almost in their path stands a great tent post. Masters makes an effort to bring them clear, but only half succeeding, the wheels crash into the obstruction and the boy is thrown headlong to the plain, stunned and bleeding. When thought in some degree comes back and objects shape themselves once more to his eye he becomes conscious that a cadet is bending over him and saying: "Masters, I was the first one to call you a coward. You've got more grit than the whole corps of cadets put together." A cheer that came as an echo to the words told John Masters, coward, that he had won his case with his comrades.—Chicago Record. Toasting the General. At a family party where young people predominated, the grandmother of a dozen lively boys and girls suggested a game which had been in vogue in her childhood. With the substitution of the name of the President for that she gave, the game was played with great success and much merriment. "It was called 'Toasting the General,'" she said, "and was handed down from my grandmother, who was a contemporary of George Washington. "The boys and girls were seated around the table, and a glass of water was placed before each one. The leader took up his glass, saying gravely, 'I drink to the health of Gen. George Washington!' Then he nodded his head once, took one sip of water, and touched the bottom of his glass once to the table before setting it down. He then patted the table once with his right hand and the floor once with his right foot. This formula went around the table. "Next the leader said, 'I drink for the second time to the health of Gen. George Washington. As he took up his glass he nodded twice, took two sips of water, touched his glass twice to the table, patted the table twice with his left hand and the floor twice with his left foot. This again went the rounds. "Then the leader raised his glass again, saying, 'I drink for the third and last time to the health of Gen. George Washington!' nodded three times, took three sips of water, touched his glass three times to the table, patted the table three times, first with his left and then with his right hand, and the first with his left and then with his right foot. "This ended the game, save for the forfeits which were called in consequence of mistakes. And there was scarcely a person in the room who had not nodded or slipped in the wrong order, or patted too many or too few times, or with the wrong hand or foot; so there was much sport." Fun, as well as history, repeats itself, and the same old-time game was nounced one of the best forfeit plays the boys and girls had ever tried. Rusian Wolf Story. "Well," said the red-faced man, "the most exciting case I ever had happened a few days ago in Russia. One night, when sleighing about ten miles from my destination, I discovered, to my intense horror, that I was being followed by a pack of wolves. I fired blindly into the pack, killing one of the brutes, and to my delight, saw the others stop to devour it. "After doing this, however, they still came on. I kept on repeating the dose, with the same result and each occasion gave me an opportunity to whip up my horses. Finally there was only one wolf left, yet on it came, with its fierce eyes glaring in anticipation of a good, hot supper." Here the man who had been sitting in the corner burst forth into a fit of laughter. 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The cough drop must be passed down the line. So she wrapped it up in a piece of paper, asked her neighbor to pass it on, and thus started it on its mission of peace. There was a smile, there was even a number of perceptible titters as it made its way slowly from lady to another. Some of them insisted on unwrapping the little bundle and making a special study of the drop, and more than one came near laughing in meeting when they found what burden they were bearing. But, in spite of all obstacles, the cough drop reached its goal and at once did its work. A more grateful woman than the one to whom it was sent did not sit in the hall, and no one enjoyed the rehearsal. In Good Samaritan—Baltimore American A FAMOUS PLATE. The First Engraving Was Printed on a Laudress' Bundle. 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Respectfully, Prices, Blood Tonic.....$1.00 " 6 Bottles.....5.00 " Liniment.....50 " Lung Balsam.....50c $1.00 " Hair Grower.....50cts " Muscle Grower.....25cts " Hair Oil.....25cts " Wash for Skin.....25cts " Mexican Indian Soap Cake.....10cts Agents wanted. For further particulars address, Dr. Sadie F. Porter, 904 Cedar street, Nashville. Tenn. Ffty dollars reward for any person claiming to sell my remedies with out proper credentials and signed by me. When writing for information please send stamps. Dr. SADIE F. PORTER, 904 Cedar street. Nashville THE WAITER Price, $1.00 Every waiter this book. reputation Compiled by W Fo CONTENTS: How to Become a Go How to Serve Meals; How to Serve waiters, etc., etc., etc. Address: THE SCOTT'S MAGIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GROWER BEFORE USING. AFTER USING. In guaranteed to be perfectly safe and harmless, it is almost wonderful hair separation in the world, to make kinky, harsh and stubborn hair grow long, straight, soft, pliable and glossy. It is used on small haircuts and small thin places. A great hair tonic for all Scalp Diseases. Price, 25 and 60 cents. SCOTT'S FACE BLEACH AND BEAUTIFIER, 25 cts. LITTLE HERO PILLS, 25 cts. As tall as the stock on each small lid Liver, Headache, Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Kidney Affection, Complexion and Dyspepsia, Blood Price 10 and 25 cts. As tall as the stock on each small on receipt of price. Stamps accepted. Agents wanted. Can make $75 to $150 per month. Write for instructions. Enclose 2c. stamp for reply. P. O. Box 570 SCOTT REMEDY CO., Louisville, Ky. DR. B. F. BYE'S SANATORIUM, Indianapolis, Ind. Cured With Soothing Balmy Oils. Cancer, Fistula, Fistulae, Eczema and skin diseases. Cancer that uses oil, by inward exposure, such, womb- in fact, all internal or external organs or tissues, cured without knife or burning plasters, but with soothing aromatic oils. Send for an illustrated book on the above diseases. Home treatment seek in most cases. Address as above. Cured with Soothing Baby Oils Cancer. The ointment, lip, ear, neck, breast, stomach, wom—in fact, all internal or external organs or tissues, cured without knife or burning plasters, but with soothing aromatic oils. Send for an illusion of soothing aromatic oils. A message sent in most cases. Address as above.