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Subscribe at Once! We Want Agents Everywhere. THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME 13 NUMBER 8 NEWS IN GENERAL ECHOES FROM FAR AND NEAR--- GEM CITY NOTES. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED UPON THE Death of a Much Loved Woman--A Prominent Lodge Member and a Consistent Christian--Paducah, Ky. Contributes an Interesting Budget. Henderson, Ky., Special.—A complimentary hop was given Friday night, Feb. 23 in honor of visiting physicians namely, W. H. Alexander, Louisville, Ky.; T. T. Wendell, Nashville, Tenn.; A. L. Siminger, Montgomery, Ala. The following out of town visitors were present: Misses Ada Bradshaw, Nora McGowan, Arminta Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Fite, Messrs. Henry Randalls and Orlando Barret, Owensbore; William Beecher, Jr., Hugh Rouse, — Pierson of Evansville. A very pleasant time was had by all present. An exhibition was given Feb. 22 by the pupils of St. Clement's Kitchen Garden department. The children made a very creditable display. Mrs. Mary Eliza Brown, a highly respected lady of this city died Feb. 16, in Chicago, Ill. Her remains were brought to this city for interment. Danville, Ill., Special.-The ladies of the Second Baptist church gave a valentine social on the 14th inst. Henry Howell is in our city again. Rev. J.H.Syndes and Sunday-school of the A. M. E. church gave a concert last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Colley of the R. R., Y. M. C. A., Decatur, have removed to their home on West Center street. Ben Howell was called to Terre Haute last week on the account of the death of an aunt, Mrs. Henry Smith. Will Parson won first prize at the Champaign cake walk last week. Williams & Walker played to a large house here on the 15th inst. The Vermilion Quartette after an idleness of six months has reorganized with its original members, Charles W. Colly, first tenor; W. M. Parson, second tenor; Ben Howell, first bass; James Johnson, second bass, and are ready for all engagements. Rev. Shipp. of the Second Baptist church says they will have a revival soon. Greencastle, Ind., Special—Mrs. Myra Hammond and Mrs. Elizabeth Miles of Indianapolis, returned home Monday evening after attending the funeral of Mr. John C. Payne. Mr. Payne's death occurred on Saturday, Feb. 17. Mrs. Charles W. Herring, who has been in poor health for nearly two years is seriously sick. Her near relatives and friends doubt her recovery. Miss Cherry Philips returned from Indianapolis last week after a pleasant visit of several weeks with friends. Mr. Dan Whittaker is on the sick list this week. Mr. John T. Fox was deputy sheriff to the Republican township primary election on Friday, Feb. 23. Mr. Irving Dickens is up again after a serious attack of rheumatism. Read The Freeman the best Afro-American newspaper in the country, published at Indianapolis, Ind. Greatest Colored Journal Editor The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dear Sir.—I received your paper in due time for which I subscribed for six months and I find it the greatest colored journal published that I have ever read. shall try to get my friends in my vicinity to take it here. I have Mr. George L. Knox's picture hanging on the walls with other honored men. Now what shall we say, England, she honored her Lord Nelson; France her Napoleon and Germany her Bismark, and the United States, her Washington. Now who shall we honor. I shall honor Mr. George L. Knox, B. T. Wash, ington, Douglass, Bowen or Paul Dunbar. You may expect my subscription Just as long as I live. Yours truly. Meridian, Miss., Special.-Sunday, Feb. 4th was a beautiful day; the churches were well attended all during the day. At 3 p. m., and 8:15 p. m., Rev. L. S. Lee occupied the rostrum at New Hope. His sermons are very interesting. Rev. J. T. Flinn preached his farewell sermon at Calvary Baptist church Sunday night, Feb. 4. He has been called to pastorate a church at Shuqlakak. Mrs. Rebecca Long, an old lady, died at her home in the western part of the city Sunday Feb. 4. She was buried Monday the 5th under suspices of the Old People's Protec- ITTLE WORKS OVERS SAF AND hey her ex- cour- tis- tis- for special ages. he re ce at KEES. am a wool erm, arm, and made of 4 to 10 15 am- News of Interest. News Notes. STEVE BEAVERS. Latest News. AUGUSTUS M HODGES. Brooklyn, N. Y., one of The Freemau's Staff Correspondents. tive Society of which she was a faithful member. L. W. Washington & Co., will be the newest and latest colored enterprise in our city. This firm will open in a few days on the corner of Eleventh street and Thirty-third avenue. Marshall Robertson who has been sick for sometime, died at his home on Thirtieth avenue, Jan. 21. Mr. Robertson was about 70 years of age. The funeral was attended at St. Paul M. E. church Monday, Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. Rev. J. C. Houston officiated. He was buried under the auspices of the Old People's Society, Mrs. C. B. Gaines has been quite sick at her home on Eleventh street and Thirty-third avenue. Mr. Frank Lucas is still very sick. W. T. Bell died here on the 5th, his funeral was largely attended at Pilrerim Progress Baptist church on the 7th, Rev. D. G. Griffin officiated. He was buried at the Masonic Cemetery under the auspices of the Meridian Home Lodge of Odd-Fellows No. 3056. News from all Around. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. — Revival services are being held at the A.M.E. church. Rev. R. J. Hogg, presiding elder of the Chattanooga district is assisting the pastor, Dr. J. A. Jones. Much interest is manifested and quite a number have been converted. Rev. T. T. Murry of Nashville is expected soon to help in the meeting. Married—Mr. William Smith to Miss Mariah Miller on the 8th inst., at the residence of Mr. Samuel Marshall, Dr. Jones officiated. The revival at the Wiley Memorial M.E church, was quite a success. Rev. Buckner, the pastor is highly pleased with the result. The small-pox sensation has subsided and business and social affairs have again assumed their normal bearing. Bishop Clinton, spent a few days recently in the city and preached at the A. M. E. Zion church. He is quite a favorite here abouts. The city and especially the A. M. E. 's were recently favored with a visit by Dr. Evans Tyree of Nashville. His visit was in answer to an invitation by Dr. Jones of Warren Chapel. Three powerful sermons were preached on Sunday and on Monday night a reception was tendered Dr. Tyree by the Daughters of Conference. The elite of the city were out including all the prominent ministers. Dr. W. L. Councill was master of ceremonies. Work is progressing rapidly on colored Presbyterian church, Rev. C. H. Trusty, pastor. It will be a thing of beauty when completed. The white agent, who, a few weeks ago, shot and killed a young colored youth, and wounded his mother and sister, while trying to collect money, was acquitted the other day. He plead self-defense—of course. We now have a colored laundry in full operation and doing good business. Rev. Dr. J. A. Jones is at Normal, Ala., this week delivering a course of lectures before the students of the A. and M. College. Echo From the Cockade City Echo From the Cockade City. Petersburg, Va., Special—Petersburg, Jan. 7th inst., notwithstanding on the last Lord's day it was threatening rain all of the force noon but that did not obstruct the church-going people of this community from turning out enmass to the Harrison-street First Baptist church of this city. It was the popular Rev. Ellis Watts, LL.D., the pastor preached an impressive sermon. Mr. James Taylor left on the 7th to accept a position in Park Place, N. Y. Many deaths have occurred in this vicinity recently. Pneumonia is the cause. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hinton now reside in the "Hub City." They contemplate a visit to this city soon. News From Zero's Home News From Zero's Home. Kalamazoo, Mich., Special.—Ed Barton of South Bend spent Sunday in the city the guest of Miss Cora Montgomery. Miss Martha Cousins is on the sick list. J. W. Pettiford is on the sick list. Mrs. Eunice Thomas of Milwaukee, spent a few days in the city the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hackley Mrs. Robert Weaver is on the sick list. Master Wilkie Edwards was pleasantly surprised Monday evening at his home on North Pitcher street by a number or his friends. The happy event being his 15th birthday. Games and plays were the features of the afternoon. Refreshments were served. Master Wilkie was the recipient of a number of beautiful presents. All enjoyed a nice time. Miss Julia Johnson entertained Wednesday, Feb. 14 in honor of her cousin, Miss Ida Mannings. The event being Miss Mannings' birthday. A valentine box was the feature of the evening. Refreshments were served. Miss Mannings received many handsome presents. A number of people from Grand Rapids and Battle Creek attended the annual ball given the young people of this city Valentine night at the Macecabe Temple. Mrs. Robert Weaver entertained Monday evening, Jan. 29 (?) in honor of Mrs. Lillian Hedgebeth Hammond. The happy event being Mrs. Hammond's birthday anniversary. Games were the feature of the evening. A seven-course repast was served. Miss Martha Cousins presided at the coffee urn. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all; Mrs. Hammond was the recipient of a number of useful and beautiful presents. The company broke up at a late hour, wishing Mrs. Hammond many more pleasant birthdave—(covers were laid for twelve.) Gem City Notes. Frankfort, Ind., Special. — Mrs. J. H. Johnson has returned to Noblesville to help out in the revival. Mrs. Emory and daughter were in this city last week. Dr. Hill is on the sick list. The male members of the A. M. E. church held a business meeting Monday night. The Busy Bee Club held their weekly meeting Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. A. Johnson filled the pulpit Sunday. An excellent sermon was delivered by her. Christian Endeavor at 6:30; church services at 7:30 every Sunday evening; Sunday-school at 2:30. Mr. William Hope has returned to his home in Terre Haute, Ind. Read the leading race paper of the day, The Freeman. The K. of N. C. Club meet Monday evening at Willard Hall. CORRESPONDENTS SEND US ITEMS THAT ARE OF GENERAL INTEREST GLEANED FROM THE WORLD AT Large--Social and General News of Interest to All--What the Church Workers are Doing in Their Quarters--Complimentary Notice. Resolutions Adopted. Decatur, Ill., Special.—The young ladies of St. Peter's A. M. E. church have organized a social and literary club and the following officers have been elected: President, Miss Rosa Bell; vice-President, Miss Magaret Greer; Secretary, Miss Luella Jackson; Treasurer, Miss Martella York. Mrs. Charles Love of Macon, Ill., visited Mrs. J. A. Rogans Sunday, Feb. 25. The following resolutions of condolence were sent to the bereaved family of the late Mrs. Louis E. Earnest, by St. Francis Court No. 10: Whereas, In the inscrutable Providence of Almighty God, Sister Mary Elizabeth Earnest, an honored member of St. Francis Court Heroes of Jericho, exchanged mortality for eternal life on Friday morning, Dec. 22, 1899, and Whereas, Her death which was sudden and unexpected has taken from this Court one of the charter members, who from the time of its organization to the moment of her death continued without wavering, to be one of the most faithful, useful and active, and Whereas, Her deep piety and sincerity o heart and manifest zeal for God in every good word (for God) and work greatly endeared her to all her friends and more especially to the members of St. Francis Court, who all loved her for her kindness of heart and general sterling virtues. Therefore be it Resolved, That this Court do hereby record its unexcledged love for her death and its sincerely condolence with her bereaved husband and motherless children. Resolved. That we express our unwavering confidence that as she lived for Christ manifesting in her life and character all the Christian graces, so in her removal from among us she has passed from earthly toil to heavenly rest, from temporal exile to eternal home, from service below toeward above, whither when life's short journey with us is ended we all hope to meet again. Be it further Resolved. That these resolutionf become a part of the records of this lodge and a copy of the same be sent to the bereaved family. MRS. ANNA WARD, MRS. PRUDENCE WOODFORD, J. W. WOODFORD, -Committee. News From the Freight Quarters. Pedacuh, Ky., Special.—Hannah Leigh, of 215 South Ninth street has gone to Chicago to accompany her son Tommy home who is quite sick. Mrs. Sarah L. Mansfield left Sunday morning the 25th for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras festivities and visit relatives in other Southern cities. Mrs. M. G. Brooks left Sunday morning the 25th for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras festivities and will visit other Southern cities for several weeks. Deceased—Mr. Clark B. SQUARE'S BLUSTER המשתמשים ```markdown ``` 2 "Don't name the baby, Dewey, Sampson and other big names after big white men who hold big offices. Name the baby after such men as Bowen, Fortune Knox, Douglass, Moses, Booker T. Washington, Council, Turner, Dunbar, Major Taylor, Hodges, Brock, Straker and other men of the race. Incidentally it would no harm to name a boy after me. Yours for the race." M. A. MAJORS M. D. My suggestion about forming National "Helping Hand Circles" to help our worthy poor has commenced to bear fruit as the following type written announcement I received last night will show: Mr. A. M. Hodges—82 Hull street Borough of Brooklyn City of New York. Dear Sir:—At a social party of young folks of Brooklyn, held at the house of Miss Price, 172 Sumpter street, last evening, after your suggestion in The Freeman was read, the following resolutions were adopted and a "Helping Hand Circle" formed whereas, we have read the suggestion of our worthy townsman Mr. Augustus M. Hodges, that it is expedient that we from clubs to help our worthy poor be it therefore. Resolved: That we, the young people of the section of Greater New York, known as "New Brooklyn" from and hereby organize such a club to be known as "the Majors Helping Hand Circle of Brooklyn, N. Y." Resolved: That we give a "Charity Ball" on Washington's Birthday (Feb. 22,) and buy wood and coal sugar and tea, and the like for the worthy poor of this section from the receipts there from: Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be at once sent to Mr. Hodges in order that we may get the number one (Signed) Miss Sadie Page president, Willis F. Hodge second vice-president, Miss Mary Little secretary, Miss Eva Williams treasurer; Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1900. Ah! Revenge is sweet! Bro. Majors, here is the first child born after your suggestion, it is not altogether a boy still, it a good child. Now "pony up" present, as it is named after you. A "ten spot" will be a nice present (make the check payable at the "Nassau National Bank of Brooklyn, N. Y., where I have a deposit) and in my name, and I will see that it is honored. Now, will you be good. Doc? Just imagine a bright boy being obliged to go through life until old age burdened with the name Augustus Michael Hodge Smith or Edward Elmore Brock Johnson. Do you think think that he would "see that our graves were kept green?" Well, I guess not. Still the first live Negro baby named after me in full, gets a twenty dollar gold piece, with the hope that he will be a better and greater race man than I can ever hope to be. The second one will get well—shot if I can get within gun range of him. "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men." That the Nation, after spending more than three hundred thousand lives and Three Thousand Millions in money to rescue the Negro from slavery, should then abandon him to a state in many respects infinitely worse is explicable only on the theory that it has been persuaded of its mistake in the man. The attitude is the result simply of a conspiracy to make the man out a brute. A sinful conspiracy it has been. Considering the motive of political maneuvering, this systematic deprivation of the Negro's good name is rather more discreditable to the people responsible than the old deprivation of his liberty, or the later deprivation of his political and civil rights. But to believe that it can long prevail is to despair of the Republic.—The New York Press. Will history repeat itself? It may not to the extent of a second civil war, but in the language of the New York "Press" to believe that such conditions as now exist in the South will "long prevail to despair of the Republic." We have one ray of hope: "It's a long lane that has no turn" is that ray. The white men of the South will keep on stealing States "legally" from the black Republican votes (as in South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida) and illegally from the white Republican votes (as in Kentucky and North Carolina) until the last straw will break the bark of the nation and arouse it to a sense of duty and action. Do you doubt it? If so review the action, reaction and changes during the past forty years. Remember that the same just God lives and rules, that ruled forty years. "He THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER moves in a mysterious way. His wonders to perform" B. Square. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. 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For full particular and circulars, address or call on LEILA 1 Qi ge =] Seles Ba Sica ih ae as 4 L Yager Ne <a aT sm Dy css morte 5 W. FORREST COZART. Colored waiters should not be toohasty in rushing to the Paris Exposition un- less they have plenty money, as they will find very few positions open to them, It will be remembered how the waiters rushed to Chicago at the open- ing of the World's Fair which very se- riously complicated matters, owiag to the fact there were ten waiters to one. job, consequently, many of them had to liye around on the charity of friends, while others fared even worse. In Paris the waiters do not receive wages but are compelled to pay from five to ten dol- lars per week for theprivilege of serving in a first class Cafe. A new invention imown as the buffet automatique, is now used in Paris and by this method services of waiters are being dispensed with. The antomatic buffets are oper- ated on the slot machine order and all the guest has to do, is to drop the price of the article wanted in the slot and re- ceive their order immediately. The only opportunity the colored waiter will have at the Paris Exposition will probably be in the restaurants in the American building, which will em- ploy about 150 waiters, therefore, those that intend going to Paris Exposition should carry plenty of money with them, oes ‘The colored waiters are very indig- nant over the report that Booker T. ‘Washington was refused accommodation atthe Doxey Hotel, Anderson. ‘Lest we forget,” this is the same Booker T. Washington that was.an honored guest at the Anditorium Hotel, Chicago, at which time President McKinley was present. We also remember that Mr. ‘Washington’s eloquent speech on that ‘occassion brought everyone to their feet including the President, who arose and bowed repeatedly to Mr. Washington. Now after having such honors as the above showered upon him, it is simply ridiculous for a “‘cheap joint’” like the Doxey to refuse Mr. Washington accom odation. ees “The Waiters’ Manual is for sale by “The Freeman,” Price $1.00 one Mr. P, Landon, formerly head-waiter at the Southern hotel, Chattanooga, ‘Tenn., is now located in Atlanta, Ga. eee Mr. Wm. Alexander head waiter at the Park Hotel Hot Springs Ark., will return to the Fountain Springs hotel at Waukesha Wis., this summer for the ‘ith season, , woe Mr Frank Morse, who was removed from the head-waiters position at the Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland, O., has se- cared a political position in that city at 4 salary of $70 per month. vee Jas. L. Thomas, formerly head-waiter atthe Bolton Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa., Tecently opened a first class undertaker tablishment. Mr, Thomas is also a nember of the common couneil of the city of Harrisburg. see The many friends of Mr. H. J. Shelton bead-waiter at the Kitchi Gammi Club and formerly head-waiter at the Spauld- ‘ng, Dninth Minn., will be much grieved tolearn of the death of his estimable Wife. Mrs. Shelton was the leader of Duluth’s best society. ase ‘The Arlington Hotel which is under ‘he same management as the Eastman, sltohas a white head-waiter, a Mr. St. Clair, who succeeded the late Al. Holden Who was a well known colored head- Waiter and was employed at the Arling- ton for four years, eee Gilbert A. Burnett, head-waiter of the Bartram Hotel, Philadelphia is one ofthe brainiest men of the profession, Mr. Burnett has contributed some very Nietesting articles to the “Caterer” of New York City, He also conducts a ‘steting business of his own. aes “The Waiter’s Manual,” by W. For- "st Cozart, head-waiter. In this clearly Minted and neatly bound book of 114 Ao Mr. Cozart has gathered the ratios | Personal experience and obser- Tation in many hotels and has per- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Gnd catering iraternity. ‘The chapter headings which best show the quality of the book are, “How to become a good waiter;” ‘General in- structions to waiters,” “How to get_up an order,” ‘How to serve meals,” “How to serve a bangnet,” “How and when to serve wines,” “How to set a banquet table,” “Uniforms for waiters,” “‘Ar- rangement of watches,” ‘Rules and regulations for waiters,” “Salads and dressings,” “How to clean silverware, brass, ete.” “Figuring the wages,” “The tipping problem,” “Colored waiters and society,” “Remarks to young head- waiters,” ‘Lecture to waiters,” “Dining room service and culinary department rules, ‘New York Hotel Gazette.” ii ol ‘The Head and Second Waiters Nation- al Benefit Association was recently in- corporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, The incorporators are E. T. Montgomery of the Chicago Beach Ho- tel; C. R, Johnson, of the Lexington and W. C. Casey of the Windermere, Hotel, Chicago, Ill. eee Mr. William Kinney, who succeeded a white head-waiter and crew at the Lincoln Hotel, Pittsburg, Pa,, about six mouths ago, is giving perfect satisfac- tion and he and his excellent crew de- serve to be congratulated upon their whole effort to demonstrate that head and side waiters can render first-class service in European plan hotels. Mr. ‘Kinney was formerly at the Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland, 0. wee A Hotel Trust has been formed in Co- lumbus, ©., and several of the leading hotels are under its management. One of the main features of the trust, which will be of much interest to waiters is that waiters and other employees are taken from one hotel to another in case ofarush or banquet and overworked without extra pay. Between the labor union, hotel trust and race prejudice the colored waiter will have a hard row to hoe.” eee ‘The Eastman Hotel, Hot Springs, Ark. has a white head-waiter this season, in the person of Mr. H. T. Barnett. This is tho first season a white man has been engaged for the Eastman since that mammoth hostelry was opened to the public, Among the colored head-wait- ers that have served at the Eastman are Lee Walker, now at the Everitt, Jacksonville, Fla.; C. C. Lewis, now at the Burnett, Cincinnati, O. and William Hecks, head-waiter last season at the Rudolph, Atlantic City. Left the Bates House. ‘The Dalton Hat Co., has removed to 111 W. Washington street, opposite the Bates Honse. They will positively sell the best $2 hat in America, THE COLLIE AND SHEEP. Wonderful Sagacity Shown In the Care of Flocks. The 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 so 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- Her 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 their 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- ‘ty,—Kansas City Star. OKLAHOMA BUSINESS WOMEN. A New Yorker Returns With a Story of a Smart One. Spahr ie ata A New York grain man went down to Oklahoma last month and brought back a choice collection of territory stories. He was telilng some of them at the Union Club the other night. “The thing that impresses me most outside of the grain business,” he said, “was the practical ability of the wom- en down there. I heard a great deal about the clever business women here in New York, but I never happened to come in contact with any of them. In Oklahoma about half my business was Gone with the women. You see, when that country was opened up, hundreds of women ran for claims, got them, cultivated them and are working them to-day. A woman who can do that sort of thing is bound to have hard horse sense, if she hasn't culture, and what these women don’t know about run- ning farms isn’t worth reporting to the Department of Agriculture. Most of them are northern women; and, by the way, the sharpest piece of busi- ness practice I heard of was worked by a girl from western New York. She wasn't down there at the time of the run; but her brother-in-law staked a claim down near Guthrie, and, after a while, the New York girl went to visit her sister. “Yoyng women are scarce around that part of the country, but young men are as plentiful as blackberries in June, ‘There was a young fellow on each quarter of section of land for miles around. The New York girl wasn't so very young, but she was fairly good looking, and, after she had been there a week, there was usually a long line of cow ponies hitch- ed to the brother-in-law’s front fence, and the girl was having the time of her life. She made up her mind she'd like to live in Oklahoma. “The two finest farms in the coun- try were about five miles from the brother-inJaw’s, and lay side by side. There were living springs on them and some shade, and the two owners were fine young fellows and were making things hum. They both fell in love with the girl, and she liked both. In fact, she couldn’t make up her mind which she liked the better; and she was so pleased with both farms that she felt as if she couldn’t give up either of them. Divorce is easy in Oklahoma, but they have scruples about bigamy; so she had to figure the problem out some way or other. “Now just listen while I tell you how she did it. One of the men was a ‘sooner.’ That is, he had been hid- den inside the lines before the time when the government opened the country for the rush, No one could prove it against him; but, of course, he had no legal right to’ his claim; and, if his title could be disproved, some one else could stake the land. In a burst of confidence one evening he told the girl all about his experi ence as a sooner. She wheedled him into repeating the story before wit- nesses, disproved his claim, nabbed it herself and married the young man next door. Now they are running both farms in pleasantness and peace. How's that for business enterprise?” —N. Y. Sun. Methods of a Marriage Club. A Marriage Club, organized some: thing in the manner of the noterious suicide clubs, is the latest thing in Parkersburg, W. Va. The member- ship is limited to fifteen, and no new candidate can be initiated until a member has either died or is married. Drawings takes place every six months, and the member drawing the fatal number must either marry with- in the next six months or pay a large sum into the treasury toward the club's maintenance. Should he prove that he has proposed to two different ladies and been rejected, and that he used due diligence in his endeavor to keephis oath, the fine will be remitted. ‘The names of the members and the details of their plans are club secrets, which were, in part, given away by a confirmed bachelor, who, when urged to join the club, declined, because he would take no chances of losing his personal liberty.—Cincinnati Commer- cial Tribune. Philippine Women. ‘The women are not all homely look- ing, although they age very young in life. ‘Their hair, which is a jet-black, silky texture, is allowed to hang in a loose, flowing mass, and in many cases reaches almost to their feet. Yheir eyes are black and brilliant. They are remarkably clean in dress for such a dirty, muddy country. White, red and light yellow seem to be their favorite colors. A waist with a draw string at the neck, made of some light, fluffy material, and a red piece of dress goods neatly wrapped around them, reaching to the knees, goes’ for a dress. The head dress is ‘worn only on official or special occa sions. They wear no stockings or shoes, but have much dignity.—Indian- apolis News. ‘Two Built for a Bicycle. The doctor came into the room, rub- bing his hands and smiling. “Byerything all right?” asked the man wo was anxiously waiting fo m. “Couldn't be better,” returned the doctor. “Good!” said the man, with a sigh of relief. Then, when he saw that the doctor intended to say nothing more he asked, with some hesitation, “Er— ah—boy or gtrl?” ‘The doctor stopped rubbing his hands and looked a trifle uneasy, as if the task before him were not just to his liking. “Well,” he said at last, “you'll need a tandem bicycle for it.”—Tit Bits. ala Re BR aa ‘The ordinary shell which was man- ufactured 30 years ago only broke in- ‘to from 20 to 25 pieces when it burst. At the present time it bursts into 240, while a shrapnel shell, which only used to scatter 37 missiles now scat. ters 340. A present-day bomb, when charged with peroxylene breaks up into 1,200 pieces, and it is estimated that it would affectively kill any one standing within 220 yeards of the ex- plosion. Rich Organ Grinders. In Italy is to be found a whole vil: lage of well-to-do retired organ grind- ers, who are now spending comforta- ble fortunes acquired in America, Christmas in a Salt Mine. Thousands of feet below the surface of the earth, deep in the salt mines of Europe, Christmas is kept. For in the vaulted chambers, amid the pillars of salt, lives a population of human be- ings. Not only miners abide there, but people who occupy homes hewn out of the mountain of crystal that glitter eternally under the artificial light, which must always burn in these depths. Many of this population seldom see the light of day. ‘They are there from Christmas to Christmas. in the miles and miles of galleries that extend un- der the Carpathians and Alps—gal- leries on different levels, ascending and descending, crossing each other at various angles and reaching far un- der the overlying salt, rock and earth. On Christmas eve and on Christmas day the echoes of the rock-ribbed cav- erns are awakened by the children’s voices. The song, the merry laugh, the joyous shout in childish games and ‘sports, are heard. There are music andthe dance, feasting and merry-making the brilliantly lighted and decorated gift-bearing tree that 1I- lumines diamondlike crystals that gather up the light, divide it into pris- matic beauty and cast it back again. ‘The merriment may never reach the surface of the earth, but none the less does it cheer and make joyful the hearts of those who may sing “Peace on earth, good will toward men” down in the heart of earth on Christmas day. Head and Second Waiters’ a@ #:[ NATIONAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION EMPLOYMENT BUREAU ..... Has the address and hotel record of ovtr 200 head and second wiaers throughout the country, all of whom are members of the association. Addresses of Heads and Seconds furnished frec of charge. All business confidential. Address, less W. FORREST COZART, President, % Beckel House, Dayton, Ohio. 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"We will sell. anyone this | Great Hair perscription and three more that can’t be beat; and we have said | nothing about the remedies as sure cure for Rheumatism, Piles and Female Trouble, satisfaction guaranteed—each | One Dollar or the four (including the ‘Hair Restorative) for 25¢ or will send ]you a sample of all for One Dollar. As Ja test trial any drnggest will fill either | One of the prescriptions at a little cost to [rom Address C. G. GONOND, M. D., A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. At 309 Indiana Avenue, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. SUBSCRIPTION BATES: Any part of the United States and Canada, one year, postage paid, $1.50. Six months, $3.00. Three Months, $6.00. Foreign Countries, $1.00 extra. Send Money by Express, Money Order, Post Office Order or Registered Letter to THE FREEMAN, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. If communications, embracing news matter for publication, must be sent with the name of writer, not for publication, but as a guardian. 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On all pure reading matter and business iocas a discount of 5 per cent will be allow on business iocas a discount of 5 per cent should reach us on Saturday or Monday in order to appear the following week. Omissions to be made up at expiration of contract. Relative advertisements, $1.60 for one month, in advance. Entered at the post-office at Indianapolis, Indiana, as second class master. matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN. 9. L. Knox, Pub., Indianapolis, Ind. SATURDAY MARCH 3, 1900. "INSULTED BY OUR FRIENDS." For years The Freeman has given the New York Press a free "ad." in its editorial columns. Our New York City staff correspondent has also time and again, in his personal column, called the attention of our readers to the existence of the New York Press. The reason for The Freeman so doing was that we believed (and still believe) that in order to keep abreast with the times the colored people of the United States should not only read The Freeman, but some daily newspaper of a national note that published all the news of the day in a clean, truthful manner; some newspaper of the Republican stamp; some newspaper that was free from unjust prejudice against the Negro on account of his accident of birth; some journal whose editor believed in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man in general, and the brotherhood of American citizens in particular; some up to date newspaper of the party of Sumner, Thad, Stevens, Lincoln and Grant. We advised our readers to subscribe for the New York Press, because we thought it filled the bill. All doubts were removed when the New York Press published, a few years ago (under its late ownership and management), an anti-prejudice editorial, of which the following was the keynote: "The Press has never catered, for an instant, to that spirit of prejudice, which is disappearing like morning mist as the sun of civilization rises to wards its zenith, and as men learn, with the aid of a broader education, and more enlightened mental vision, that we all have a common heritage of virtues and failings from whatever race we may be descended." The above editorial (in full) was republished in The Freeman, with a short comment of our own about "Our White Friends," the outcome of which was many Afro-American readers (paid ones) for the New York Press. At that writing The Freeman never expected that those readers would be insulted upon the editorial page of the New York Press by an editorial writer, by the use of the insulting word "nigger" (with or without the quotation marks). Time, however, brings many changes both for good and bad. It is one of the bad changes we wish to call to the attention of the colored readers of the New York Press directly, and the present editor of the New York Press indirectly. During the past few years the New York Press has changed hands. With the change was a change of editorial writers, one of whom was (and still is) a Negro hater of the old "Reb" order. This man writes, upon the editorial page, a column under the name of "On the THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Tip of the Tongue." From the "tip" of the pen for years he has been doing all he could to convince the readers of the New York Press that the "nigger" was an inferior creation (half man, half ape) who should be excluded from American citizenship. At first, in his writings, he spoke of the colored Americans as "our colored friends," then as the "darkey." He has of late thrown these terms aside and used the word "nigger" (with quotation marks) when showing the "inferiority" of Afro-American citizens. We find the following upon the editorial page of the New York Press of the date of Jan. 11th, and take exceptions to the same, as it is an insult to the many readers of the New York Press, 98 per cent. of whom subscribed for the New York Press at our suggestions or those of our New York city staff correspondent. In speaking of George Dixon's Waterloo, Victor Smith, editor of "On the Tip of the Tongue" column, says: "For the first time in years I find myself in agreement with the general public estimate of a prize fighter, having always maintained that the nonpareil is George Dixon. Ten years is a big difference, and experience has proved that the fighting man is done at about his thirtieth mile post. Dixon's thirty years beat him. Moreover the white man is bound in the end to prevail over the "migger." If it were not so to what future should we look? I feel the same sympathy for Dixon that I felt for Isaac Murphy, who, in his generation, in the high tide of his success, was the Archer of America. A white jockey came along and beat Murphy. Murphy was a gentleman, though colored, and Dixon, notwithstanding his givocation and blood, is the most gentlemanlike pugfall I have seen. I hope the little fellow has laid up some money." The writer of the above has a just right to express in print his belief that the Negro is and always will be in everything inferior to the white man, just the same as The Freeman or its New York staff correspondent has the right to say that any white man who has reached this conclusion about the American Negro is either a fool or blinded by "that spirit of prejudice which is disappearing like morning mist as the sum of civilization rises toward its zenith." We have no objection to make about "Tip's" opinion (we will say, however, between the lines, they are out of place upon the editorial columns of a national Republican organ); we do, however, in behalf of the New oYrk Press' thousands of Afro-American readers, raise the same objection against being semitis Hebrew readers would raise were they referred to as "Sheeneys," "Motsers" or "Yutes;" the same objection its German readers would advance if spoken or as "Dutchmen;" the same objection its Irish readers would make if "Tip" spoke of them as "Micks" or "Harps," or the intelligent Italians would offer against being called "Dagoes." The Freeman will continue this protest against the use of the word "nigger" upon the editorial page, even if the terms "Sheeney," "Mick," "Dutchy" and "Dago" are used. Ten per cent. of the New York Press' readers are colored people, and sixty-five per cent. of its readers, south of Washington are also colored people, all of whom object to being insulted in the house of their friends (?). We see such insults in print every day, but find they only in the old type Negrohating Democratic papers of the South. We hope that in the future some of the New York Press' "broader education and more enlightened mental vision" will overcome the "spirit of prejudice" in the writer of "On the Tip of the Tongue." If there is any virtue or strength in union and organization, The Afro-American Council, is in a fair way to test it. The organization'enrolls such names as Lyons, Pinchback, Cheatham, Fortune, Murray, Lawson, R. W. Thompson, Ferrell, Douglass, E. E. Cooper, H. C. Bruce, John P. Green, H. Y. Arnett, Hackley, of Colorada; M. M. Moore, of Florida; W. A. Pledger, of Georgia. Robt. Pelham of Michigan, Jno. L. Adams, of Minnesota; C. F. Adams of Illinois, Isaiah T. Montgomery, of Miss. O, M. Wood and Peter H. Clark of Mo., F. S. Barnett of Nebraska, H. T. Johnson, of N. Jersey, Jno. C. Dancy, of N. C., H. C. Smith of Ohio, G. W. Murray S. Carolina, J. C. Napier of Tenn., Jno Mitchell Jr., Va., H. O. Flipper, of N. Mexico and E. P. McCabe of Oklahoma. These individuals are among the most prominent Negroes in public life in America. The avowed candidates for the legislature are, up to this time; Chas. Brown and John Puryear. Messrs Brown and Puryear are well known and enjoy considerable popularity. In the greater religious assemblages it is customary for the members at stated times or [otherwise to make some kind of of acknowledgement of sins venial, committed from time to time, presumably, in order to] propitiate the throne of grace and mercy with an unburdened soul. Thus the Catholic church has its confessional, where the trespasser may [unbreast himself. The adherents of the great A. M. E., M. E. and kindred churches unload their causes for grief in the class rooms. The great Baptist church devotees have their speaking meetings where they unbosom their sins and thus approach the Master, full of the sense of humiliation, throwing themselves on His boundless mercy, fully aware of that pardon that is promised to those that humbly beseech Him. Occasionally in this bivouac of racial life as pertains to the Negroes, it becomes necessary while railing at the sins of omission and commission of the surrounding race, to take, an inventory of the race's stock of moral, religious racial, industrial and political principles to determine whether the trouble resides altogether in it or in its stars. Let the race unbosom occasionally and note whether it is doing all it can to hasten the day of mutual esteem, or whether it sits sullenly by unmindful of its whence or whither, because fate has decreed a route so circultious. No one will attempt to deny the fact that all has not gone as lovely as marriage bells in the relationship of the races, but as this paper has repeatedly urged; it is a condition resulting from a previous condition of servitude which cannot be escaped by artificial means nor unnatural processes. That the race will escape the present conditions ultimately is fairly assured either by one route or another. And furthermore it rests largely in the hands of the race to either retard or accelerate this movement. Booker T. Washington is preaching the doctrine, which if subscribed to will do very much to tone up the Negroes and tone down the whites to a common meeting point. Whether they reach this plane of common understanding will be considered problematical; but it is evident that the very wide divergence of racial feeling will be, and is being lessened by Washington's great efforts. The race needs leaders who are to some extent philosophers, at least on the racial situation. It can not with impunity be left to the many to direct the race movements. Excesses will more than likely be committed, although they be not excesses in themselves but such in accordance with the spirit of the times. The physician is always careful that his convalescent patient partake of a progressive diet or else the patient would through indiscretion, ignorance or stupidity, take on that which would be otherwise than salutary. The Washington type of men should prevail more largely. The every man his own physician kind of case is not helping in the solution of the race problem. The utterances of such men as Washington should be respected. The rising generation that are attempting to treat what he says with indifference, and even more than indifference, should be taught to respect his opinions or ere long no man's opinions will be respected. Mr. Washington stands for all that is noblest and best in any race. The most stupendous error the race is committing is the denial of actual conditions, or the hardships under which they labor, or the undue tendency towards crime, or immorality. The race is charged with a clannish sentiment to shield the vicious. Such is hardly the case yet the charge is not without some foundation. A criminal is a criminal, none the less, be he white or black. When the race stands up for the right, to be right, quite as well as to have others do right unto it, clannish for the right instead of clannish for the race, good or bad, then a broader foundation will be secured upon which will rest securely the battering rams for the demotion of racial lines. The race is not without its spectators in this struggle. They have heard the voice of execration the vile mouthed slanderer of Booker T. Washington for daring to assert his views and principles of racial salvation. In politics we are not as genuine as we should be. This condition is largely influenced by the fact that at this time politics is the greatest door of hope for preferment and consequently financial betterment. It is a calamity to the race, the fact that politics is the major subject in the racial economy. Yet it is a fact, and it may be believed that more downright permanent racial harm comes from that condition than from any one course. There could no permanent harm result from indulging in politics moderately. Let some be reserved for politics, but the whole race is not to be used as a commercial commodity by designing white men or designing black men. Politics for the politicians is good enough, when it comes to the hurly burly of the thing. There is no reason why there should not be political leaders, but there is great reason why they should be upright men, honest as a politician could expect to be and not sell out for a mess of pottage. It is up to the white people of this community and all communities to see to it, that they give no moral support to any other kind of men. To set up a trick is not all of life and there are men just as intelligent who do not set up tricks. Let us have a little purification along those lines; it will be conducive to racial interest. Every man is not supposed to be gagged in the interest of some other man. If we have rascals in commanding places turn them out; they are no better than other rascals. It would not hurt to take a little review along the other lines mentioned. The wounds cannot heal otherwise, they must be cauterized. AFRO--AMERICAN COUNCIL. The Afro-American has taken out articles of incorporation at Washington, D. C. The object as stated is: "To educate sentiment on all lines that especially effect the Afro-American race and for the inculcating of such principles that make for law and order in all parts of the country." The incorporators are, Alex. Walters. J. W. Lyons, P. B. S. Pinchbach, H. P. Cheatham, T. Fortune Dan'1 Murray, Jesse Lawson, R. W. Thompson, R. H. Terrell L. H. Douglass, E. E. Cooper, H. C. Bruce, Jno. P. Green, and H. Y. Arnett. Members of the Executive Committee for Indiana are as follows: W. A. Sweeney, Geo. L. Knox and Lillian T. Fox. The following persons are the members of the general committee as selected at the December meeting at Washington D. C. for Indianapolis: Wm. M. Lewis, W. A. Sweeney, G. L. Knox, Lillian T. Fox, Mrs. H. A. Webb, Benj. T. Thornton, A. E. Manning and Rev. A. Waketfield. Col. W. A. Pledger, of Georgia, has already been chosen a delegate to the National Republican Convention. Several Indianians are figuring on serving the National Convention in a like capacity. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina has broken loose again. His utterances in the Senate the other day to the effect that he did all he could to disfranchise the "niggers" of his state was vile. However, the Senator is fangless now, hence quite harmless. The South Carolina Legislature thinks it has made some improvement on the "Jim Crow," car system. It has passed a law calling for one coach, a whole coach—not half of one that can not be entered by white people at will on all of the railroads of that state, to be used for colored people. Is it an improvement? If so, in what way. The Flanner Guild, a neighborhood house, where women and girls may spend their leisure time in reading and other profitable amusements, has been established by Mr. Frank Flanner, a white gentleman of philanthropical tendencies. It is needless to say that the kindness of the donor will be highly appreciated by the colored people generally. Hon. Jesse Overstreet was renominated for Congress from this district last week. He has served his constituents well. His activity in looking after affairs as they pertain to the nation, to the state and to the vicinity is well known. There is no reason why Mr. Overstreet should not be returned to Congress. His zeal, ability and faithfulness in discharging his duties as a congressman, certainly entitles him to the fullest consideration of all the voters: His election is assured. The Afro-American Council will meet at Indianapolis, Ind.. August 28. Of Indianapolis, Ind..-Candidate for Lay Delerate to the General Conference Methodist Episcopal Connection. Dr. Benjamin J. Morgan has been a prominent figure in both the spiritual and material work of his connection for nearly twenty years. He first joined the 9th St. M. E. church of Covington, Ky., then under the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Evans, April 20, 1882. During the five years of his resident membership, he was an industrious, zealous factor in the expanding growth and general welfare of his parent church. Within two weeks after connecting himself with the 9th St. church, he was appointed a class leader, serving with marked piety and distinction, and for three years was a prominent member of the Board of Trustees. Finding the church of his first selection struggling under a debt of $3000, he at once set about with other enthusiastic spirits he had called around him, to rid the church of the burden it was laboring under. What was needed upon the part of the congregation; was some one master and directing individuality, gifted with the power to concentrate and systematize the efforts of the church membership, inspire the confidence and subsequent aid of outside friends, so often necessary to the extinc- DR. BENJ. J. MORGAN. tion of church debts. It is not making invidious comparison to say that the old 9th St. church found such an individuality in Dr. Morgan. It was through his far sightedness in co-operation with the efforts of the late Amos Shinkle. Esq. that the eloquent and brilliant E. W. S. Hammond was called to the pulpit of the church, and from that time, it took on a new spiritual existence, and the shadow of debt, which had so long hampered its progress, vanished out of sight, before the business methods of Dr. Morgan and his associates in the landable determination before them. Dr. Morgan recalls the fact that, during the years of his connection with the "dear old church in Covington" he was a lay worker under the following captains of the hosts', Revs. Evans, Lankford, McDade, Hammond and Courtney. Removing to Cincinnati, in 1887 in pursuit of the requirements of his professional life, then about to commence, he at once associated himself with Union Chapel, Dr. Hagood being the pastor. Union Chapel at that time was facing an obligation of $8000. For a number of years the membership had been seemingly content to meet the annual interest alone, some $520 regardless of the menacing presence of the principle, which sooner or later had to be reckoned with. The brilliant and able Dr. Hagood was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Ziegler, and he in turn, by the Rev. John Moreland. It was under the latter's pulpitage, reinforced, by the loyal zeal of Dr. Morgan and other ardent compatriots in the church, that Union Chapel first commenced to seek her own. The principle upon which not one cent had ever been paid, was given attention, and no relaxation was indulged in by the tireless debt raisers until the first $1000 was paid on the original obligation. Dr. Morgan refers to his four years at Union Chapel, as very busy ones indeed. During the period mentioned, outside of the time devoted to assisting in wiping out the great debt, he found time and inclination to organize what was known as the "Monday afternoon children's meeting" not to speak of the "Blue Ribbon Club" of which he was captain. For a number of years in fact, to be accurate, since June 19, 1891, he has been a resident of Indianapolis, Ind., called here by the superior inducements held out to his professional life. Placing his "letter" upon his arrival in the city with Simpson Chapel, he still in honor, character, and general general worth, that splendid house of God "abideth with her. Under the different administrations incident to the pastorates, of the men whose individuality and spirituality have shed lustre upon the history of Simpson Chapel, he has been an observed; and influential force. In the capacity of teacher, S. S. Superintendent, and trustee, he has written his name high and clear upon the archives of honored Simpson, and upon the page where are recorded in "splendid isolation" the labors of her princely few. The new Simpson, now the architect the builder and decorator, have gotten through their labors, is a "thing of beauty" indeed a monument to that courtyard Christian gentleman, Dr. Sissle the present pastor, and it may be added for truth's sake, a monument also to that loyal host of members and friends throughout this community who stood by him in his good work so well and completely, finished. When it is remembered that Dr. Morgan was chairman of the trustee Board during the year just passed, his relation to the achievement will be at once understood and appreciated. Dr. Morgan represents that spirit, or rather that saving element of the laity, without which pastor's "live laborious days" and churches have a hard road to travel. The Doctor has been selected as a lay representative to the approaching annual conference, now let the laity send him to the general conference, as it is said, he is desirous of attending in a lay delegate capacity and the laity will not only honor itself but stamp the seal of its approval upon the church work of one of the most deserving and worthy of its whole great body. As a professional man, the Doctor has been very successful. But success has not spoilt him. He is the same urbane, polished, gentlemen as when nearly half a score years ago, he made his bow to the Hoosier metropolis. His elegant home, the center of much church and social gaiety is presided over by a much loved and honored wife, formerly Miss Margaret Gant of Lexington, Ky. On a golden May morning in 1882 Miss Gant became Mrs. Margaret Morgan and the Doctor at least has never regretted it. The Doctor in reviewing his married life in conjunction with his professional career, crowns his faithful wife as the inspiring genius of the best impulses of his life, impulses, the carrying out of which has meant success so far in the battle for existence, accompanied by the respect and esteem of his fellowmen. NOTE.—Since the above was penned, the writer has been informed of the fact that the congregation of Simpson Chapel are happy to-day over the possession of the finest church building in the Indiana District, due in the main, to Dr. Morgan, whose signature as chairman of the Trustee Board has made him personally obligated to the creditors of the church. And it is so understood. Had not Doctor Morgan and others of the Trustee Board been personally responsible in honor, and dollars and cents, the fact of his being a mere perfunctory chairman of the board would have had no weight with the business firms of Indianapolis. A less courageous man than Dr. Morgan would have shrunk from such an obligation. The Doctor's modesty has prevented him from speaking of the matter, but it is due to truth that this statement be made. Kalamazoo News. Kalamazoo, Mich., Special.—Will Tillman, of Grand Rapids, was in the city Sunday. Miss Lucy Foster, of South Bend, the guest of her sister Miss Sarah Foster. Miss Rosa Gibson, of Washington, D. C., is in the city. Prof. George Jarvis, of New York, the professor of Phyonigles and Planet Reading is spending a week in the city. In the near future Prof. W. T. Lewis will give a grand entertainment in the city. The exact time and place are not yet decided upon. The entertainment given by the Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth No. 1068. Wednesday evening was a grand success. The orchestra rendered delightful music. Mrs. Robt Weaver entertained Monday evening Jan. 28, in honor of Mrs. Lillian Hedgebeth Hammond. The happy event being Mrs. Hammonds birthday anniversary covers were laid for twelve, a seven course-repast was served. Miss Martha Conisins presided at the coffee urn. The decorations were carnations and daffodils. An enjoyable time was had by all. Mrs. Hammond was the recipient of a number of useful and beautiful presents. The company broke up at a late hour wishing her many more such happy birthdays. Gem City Notes. Frankfort, Ind., Special--Subseribe new Mr. Idle was in the Gem City Sunday visiting friends. Miss Mary Idle has moved out on North Main street. Mr. William Mansal passed through this city Tuesday en route for Tipion, Hampshire. Mr. ranson, cook in the kitchen, has moved up in kitchen, Mr. David Valentine. Mr.Theodore Valentine was in town Thursday. Mr. Boone of Lafayette, Ind., is here working for Mr. Roush, Rev. J., his Johnson brother, Mr. Cummings passed through this city Saturday en route for Kokomo. 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. The Freeman in New Orleans. H. G. Cailloix, corner Caual and Franklin streets, New Orleans, La., has excepted the agency of The Freeman. Copies on hand at all times. For SHERIFF of Marion County, FRANK M. HAY, Subject to decision of Republican County Convention. MAJOR'S MELANGE. 6 REMINISCENES OF MY LIFE AS I RE MEMBER IT, IN RHYME. When Cooper said, "It now all up, I guess I have taken the cup, And drink the bitter gall. Who said, "Old chap, I have enough Of silver, gold and greenback stuff. The Freeman shall not fall." The people of Indianapolis town Had sort a let their hearts go down, When we were sick, we went. On failure, disappointment, well In fact the story's short to tell Race-good, couldn't be refused. So down on Illinois street, He found a man who was never beat, To help himself and race. He told his woeful bitter tale, His kindness a pale Anxiety on his face. The man he saw was Geo. L. Knox. He runs a business that makes rocks, To use a little slang. The Freeman has led all the rest, "Mong nation's journals stood the test And always for the right. The Freeman's now, as in other days, The man who decided to change her ways Unless to set a pace. And Knox the head, says, "Come on boys, You can help to share the joys, The whole things for the race." The time has come for the Negro to make a strong manhood fight for the maintenance of our present status. I wish to go on record as one of the few, and possibly the first to advocate and contend that the Negro should represent this Nation in Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico, Jamaica and the occupying of a Cabinet office at Washington. Any race that holds as much property as the American Negro, aggregating over $500,000,000 should have his hand on the handle of the law making machine. There is time yet to make the fight. Let every colored delegate to the National Convention, write this down and show it to Mark Hanna. *** Tyree is a black draught Dr. Henderson cannot swallow With the Bible. But when Tyree made a bishop Dr. Henderson will follow With the Bible. "Still we will sing, Christ our King," etc. Tyree will show John. That he's more than best With the Bible. John will reconsider When Tyree's stood the test With the Bible. "Still we will sing, etc. The age of the professional Negro is dawning, that of the Negro lawyer and doctor most especially. Why do we say this? Because, it is really so. We can see the yellow rays of the early morn as our sun majestically emerges from the sea. General acknowledgement of capability is the concensus of opinion. They are making money and while the doctors lessen our death rate and keep a lot of poor debt payers out of the grave, the Negro lawyer is lessening the use of rope and keeping some scoundrels out of the penitentiary. No hope for a fallen man. Watch the Loose tongued. We need more pure men for the pulpit. * * * Married men should never spend money to dress other peoples property. A cow doesn't like the bell around her neck, if she knows another cow that wore it. Negro bishops!—bah!!! Greek, Hebrew, Sanscrit, Slavanic and other languages, combined with educational qualifications can't keep the ignorant bible-beaters from reaching the high seat of holiness, if it is left to Negroes to do the voting. I mean this. It is a bit awkward for any person who has been shot at while trying to elude identification and on divers other occasions to be called papa by children in other homes, to come forth from obscurity and ask that somebody use their influence and prestige to elect them to an office or two. Well, its a shame to disgrace the race by elevating those who in any way have brought dishonor on their accursed names. The race interest is more than any part or individual interest. Feather picking will soon be in order and those who like to see them fly, keep your eye on this column. We have located a "cheap man" and we propose to handle him on the installment plan. M. A. MAJORS, M. D. News of General Interest Logansport, Ind., Special.-Allen's day was celebrated at the A. M.E. church Wednesday Feb. 14. The entertainment given by the ladies was a grand success Miss Minnie Hale of Crawfordsville is the guest of friends here. Next Sunday is quarterly meeting at the A. M.E. church, Mr. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Chester Kane has returned after a weeks visit with friends out of the city. Mr. Joe Malone has taken a chair at the Murdock barber shop. Quite a number of Logansporters were in attendance at the Grand Masquerade the 14th in Peru. They reported a fine time. Dr. H.C. Ford made a business trip to Chicago last Monday. Cass Lodge No. 4284 G. U. O. O. F. is in a flourishing condition. They are contemplating an initiation next week. Orville Turner is able to be out after a prolonged sickness. Mr. James Carter is indisposed. Dr. Chase of Wolcott was in the city lately. CAUTION TO OUR READERS! In buying the remedy "To Cure a Cold in One Day" from QUINE TABLETS be sure the signature of the inviter. appears on each package. Many worthless imitations are put up under similar names and are calculated to deceive the public. Miss Imogene Howard, colored teacher in Grammer school No. 80-81, New York City, holds fourth place in the "Trip to Paris" contest of the Evening Telegram. Mr. Henry O. Tanner has captured the Walter Lipincott prize of $300 for the best figure painting exhibited by an American artist, in the Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts. Walter E. Billows, a colored attorney of Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 2, sued William H. McKarthy, a prominent restaurant keeper, for $5,000 damages for refusing to serve Congressman George H. White, of North Carolina and himself. Harry Shepherd of Minnesota has been appointed official photographer for the Negro exhibit to be made at Paris. Mr. Shepherd is appointed at a salary of $4 a day, and will be paid for every picture taken. For the accommodation of the new students at Tuskegee most of whom are young men, two buildings, one brick and one frame, have been fitted up. Both buildings are heated by steam pipe, are-supplied by the machine shop. WANTED! WANTED!! A competent barber to take position in a first-class shop. Must be good workman. Apply before the 10th of March to William Harvey. 100 Portage avenue, Sault St Marie, Mich. Take Soldiers Relief. A sure cure for pains or cramps in the stomach, Cholera Morbus. Diarrhoea, Dysentry Summer Complaint, Cholera Infantum and indigestion, Testimonial. Manufactured by Nichols, 407 W. Northstreet, St. Louis, Missouri. Ind. Forsale by all druggist. While Sleeping. It is not while we work and worry over the affairs of life that we grow old. It is while we sleep, according to Flynn, the celebrated English physiologist. Mr. Flynn leads us to this conclusion through his advocacy of the midnight dinner plan. "No midday luncheon for brain workers," said Mr. Flynn. It impairs the mental powers and interrupts the train of thought." Then Mr. Flynn proceeds to advocate a before-going-to-bed meal. "It is necessary to repair the waste that has been healed." "The waste of a long night of fast is beyond calculation. The stomach should be well filled with nourishing food to counteract the loss. This is especially true of genomic persons." Mr Flynn points out the fact that most persons look pale and fagged as they get up in the morning. "I have heard dozen of friends say that they look five years older on rising than retiring, and it is true. If you would not grow old while you sleep be sure that you are well nourished before retiring. The body ages faster from hunger than time." Calendar Curiosity. January and October of the same year always begins with the same day. So do April and July, also September and December, February, March and November also begin with the same day. New Year's day and St. Sylvester's day also fall on the same day, except, of course, in leap year. Each day in the week has served as a day of rest somewhere; Sunday among Christians, Monday with the Greeks, Tuesday with the Persians, Wednesday with the Assyrians, Thursday with the Egyptians, Friday with the Turks and Saturday with the Jews. Known by His Wife. Many of the papers thought it sufficient to say when Captain Gordon Chesney Wilson was shot by the Boers the other day that "Lady Wilson's husband" had been wounded. What encouragement is there for a man in his fix to go on trying to be a hero?—Chicago Times-Herald. "It's always damp places that mushrooms grow, isn't it papa?" "Yes, my boy." "Is that the reason they look like umbrellas, papa?" BEFORE. AFTER. course the colored people had no way to tell that they were being fooled and bought most of them to their sorrow. Now we ask you a plain question: Would we absolutely agree to refund you your money provided you are not satisfied with the preparations we manufacture if our goods were not true to all we claim for them. We assert right here that we have advertised for nearly 24 years offering to return the money for every case in which Ozono did not give satisfactory results. We will not give you the money for Knotty, Kinky, Curly, Refractory Hair. It will make short, harsh hair, long and straight. It will cure your head of all itching, worrying, running scald diseases, Eczema, Plumless, Dandruff, Itch, Etc. It will stop your hair from falling out and keep it from falling out. It will restore gray hair to its natural color, making the hair Long and Soft, Fine and Silky and as beautiful as an ivory dress. It will also help to prevent breakage and the sands of testimonials. We've not space to publish Rev. B. Hertz an eminent Colored Divine of the Church writes: I have found your Ozone to prove satisfactory in every particular. Kate W. Page, Blacksburg, Va., writes: Your preparation has proven true to all you claim for it. The price of Ozone is 50c a box. 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Cut out and mail this Coupon to us with One Dollar and get this Grand Combination Offer, I enclose you $1.00 (One Dollar) for which please send me the following goods at once: 4—(FOUR) Large Boxes “Ozono” Hair Grower and Hair Straightener. 1—(ONE) Large Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner. 1—(ONE) Large Jar Electrical Skin Food. 2—(ONE) Large Package Anti-Odor. $1.00 BUYSTHEBEST $1.00 BUYSTHEBEST Switch made for Colored People. This goods is the best of its kind made. They are 32 inches long and a very short stem and retail at $1.50 to $2. sent to any address post paid on receipt of $1 00 and your money back if don't suit you. ```markdown ``` Creole Switches I have a fine line of them 22 inches long and a very short stem black and wavey, weighs one ounce each, sent post paid on receipt of $1.50 or will a pair of them for $2.50. Send a sample of hair. AGENTS WANTED. Agents are making big money. Write to-day for terms to agents, T. W. TAYLOR 52 Larch St. Read THE FREEMAN $1.50 A FAMOUS PLATE. The First Engraving Was Printed on a Laundress' Bundle. Two groups of tourists were standing in the Pitts palace before the large plate of pure silver upon which Finiguerra, the great master of early engraving, had depicted his lovely "Madonna and Child" in a trellised arbor covered with roses. An Italian lady was telling her friends in an undertone the charming anecdote of Finiguerra and the laundress. The artist, it seems, in mastering the new and difficult art of engraving upon metal, had acquired a singularly keen eye and delicate touch, and he also possessed a number of very fine and sharp instruments, which he used in his work. Being a kindly man he sometimes placed both his sure hand and his fine tools at the service of his friends and neighbors in performing for them some of the simpler operations of surgery, until he acquired quite a reputation for his skill in doctoring their hurts. One day a poor laudress who had been washing clothes, in wringing out a garment in which a needle had been carelessly left, ran it deeply into her hand. Worse yet, it broke off in the wound and a part remained imbedded in the flesh. She was in much pain, and on her way back from the stream where she had been washing she stopped at the house of the artist and was admitted. Entering his studio she hastily set down her wet and heavy bundle and held out the injured hand, begging his assistance. Finiguerra left his work to help her, and after long and delicate manipulation extracted the broken needle. The woman thanked him and turned to go, lifting her bundle from its resting place. Then he saw that she had set it upon one of his engravings. Like all others at that time, it was a plate of engraved metal, complete in itself, and regarded as a single and sufficient picture, exactly as if it had been a painting. But as the damp bundle was raised the quick eye of Finiguerra saw that it had received an impression from the engraved picture beneath, and his quick mind seized at once the suggestion of the possibility of indefinite reproduction from a single original. So that from the kindness of a great artist to a poor washerwoman sprang the discovery which has placed the beautiful products of the engraver's art within the reach of all of us today!—Youth's Companion. Dr. Colley's Private Hospital. For the Accommodation of all Colored People in need of Surgical or Medical attention is still doing business on strictly private basis. Dr. Colley's Systemic Regulator and Blood Purifier, $1.00 per bottle. Nerve Vigor Restored for $5.00. Send money with order, as no medicines are sent C. O. D. For information write Write for Dr. Colley's SYSTEMIC REGU- LATOR and BLOOD PURIFIER. $1. bottle. 437 Pioneer St. Cincinnati, O NOXVILLE COLLEGE, Classical, Scientific, Literary, Agricultural, Mechanical, Normal and Common School Courses, together with Theological and Medical Schools. 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 13 years. Crown vacation last Monday in September. Send for catalogue so President of Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn. Something New HITZ'S FAVORITE Crackers Finest ever put on sale. Ask your grocer for them. HITZ'S BAKERY THE FREEMAN A National Negro News-paper. It is conceded to be the leading Negro in the world. No expense is spared by the INDIANAPOLIS, a publisher in an ideal home journal. More special contributors than any two other Negro papers. We want an author in the United States. Write for terms IND. Add: The Freeman, Indianapolis, V GERMICIDE TREATMENT FOR CANCER. A Blessing $ \overline{\mathrm{g}} $ Humanity This is the only Treatment in the World that destroys the largest CANCER or TUMOR by a single application of medicine, and is the least Painful of all treatments. An application is made that penetrates at once the depths of the CANCER, destroying every ROOT, BRANCH and FIBER no matter how deep they may go. A permanent cure assured in from 2 to 5 weeks. Home Treatment sent to any part of the United States for $20.00 with full instructions and when directions are followed closely a cure is sure to follow. Address for full particulars, THE M'CARTY-CANCER CURE 121 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Colley's P For the Accommodation of all Colored BE NOT DECEIVED To The Colored People of America: RECOGNIZING THE FACT that there are many so-called hair growers and straighteners now being offered on the market, and knowing to a certainty that most of these are franks pure and simple. We wish to make a straight-forward statement to the colored people of America through the letter of the President in the year of 1871 our present Secretary through a fortunate circumstance acquired the recept for OZONO. It was not offered for sale or pushed to any extent until 1875 when it was put upon the market, and met with marked success. A thorough test by the leading color people of that time, it was pronounced an honest, and attractive remedy. True to all we claim, it was a great success, and attained the color race. Because they found it to cause the hair to GROW LONG AND STRAIGHT and fine and as beautiful as an April morning. It also cures all forms of itching, humiliated scalp diseases, stops the hair from falling out, and causes a new growth to grow on the baldess of the head. Because it is so effective, it was put out of the people who imitate and make capital out of the merit of other people's goods. Beeing the most successful numerous so-called hair growers and hair straighteners were put on the market. BEFORE. CHRISTOPHER ENG. 90 FLEMING, VA. AFTER. A. H. FRED DOUGLASS 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. SANTAL-MIDY In 48 hours Gonorpha, and discharges from the urinary organs, arrested by Bantal Midy Capacities without conviction Price $1.00, or L.A. Drugstores, or P.O. Box 2081, New York. P. BUSINESS MEDIUM. MRS. MARTH, the world renowned and highly celebrated business and test MEDIUM, can be consulted in all affairs of Life, Business and Marriage a speciality. Every mystery revealed, also of absent, deceased and living Friends. Removes all troubles and estrangements from your life. Can help her in her startling revelation of the past present and future event in one's life. Remember, she will not, for any price, matter you, your friends, your family, your nonsense. She can be consulted on all affairs of Life, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friends, etc., with description of future companion. She can be consulted on all affairs of friends, enemies, etc. Her advice upon sickness, change in business, journeys, awuents, contested wills, divorce and speculation is valuable good or bad; she withholds nothing. MRS. MARTH tells your entire life—past, present and future—in a DEAD TRANSFER, has the power of any two mediums you ever met, and can fore婚, the names of all your family, their ages and description, the name and business of your future husband, the name of your future wife you are to have one, the name of the young man you are to have one, the name of your future husband, and the day, month and year of your marriage—how many children you have or will have—whether you are married or single; whether your present sweetheart will have no sweetheart, she will tell you when you will have, and his name, business and date of acquaintance. ALL YOUR FUTURE will be clear, clear, plain manner and in a dead trans. Mother of your four husbands and children, young ladies should know everything about their sweethearts or h.ended husbands. Do not keep in mind that you enter into business until you know all, do not let sly religious suspensions prevent your consulting. Madame is the only one in the world who tell you the FULL NAME of your future husband, or you whether the one you love is true or false. There are some persons who believe that there is no truth to be gained from consulting a Medium, but such beliefs are contrary to the fact that such a conclusion can be reached. It is not everyone who placards himself or herself as a Medium that can stand a test of what knowledge may help the question mind may take the reason why. It is simply that these advisers do not take the trouble to study human nature. They do not spend time with the people they advise, and art of phrenology and kindred branches that will art of a tendency to make the pathway to the road of the business clear and devoid of obstacles is an undeniable fact that persons will come for advice—in full knowledge of what they want to know, and yet as soon as they confront a Medium they try their utensils and know so as to hear if it will be rehearsed by the Medium. To get the secret out of a person by "pumping," in no few cases, is the art used to convince a Medium that their mind of the hand and gain control of the mind thereby, is a matter of impossibility to most of them. And yet this can be done, and by consulting a RPH this seeming mystery becomes a realization. This subject has received no little attention by eminent men and even college professors. It shows evidence of that through our infringers in our midst with "oily tongues", perhaps, the gates of wisdom have not been closed to the entire profession. It takes a great deal of study to become an acclaimed conductor by a continuous and untiring effort, the key to the well of apparently unfathomable mysteries have been procured by MRS. MARTH for the benefit of humanity. By letter, advice $1.00. Hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All letters must contain stamps for answers. MRS. M. B. MARTH. 246 West Thirty-first NEW YORK CITY N. Y. Mention The Freeman. No Money in Advance! $1550 HIGH GRADY CHOICE Shipped anywhere C.O.D. with privilege to examine women, boys and girls well made and durable. $500 "Oakwood" $22.00 $500 "Woodland" $22.00 No bitters labels made value. Buy direct from the manufacturer for today for special offer. Illustrated Catalogue Free. CASH BUYERS' UNION. 162 W. Van Buren St. B-170, Chicago, Illinois WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY. Of All These The Average Woman's Is Set Forth as the Worst. A great many men have cranky ideas about preparing their bills for ready handling. One plan is to fold each bill separately, keeping the denominations apart in the various divisions of their pocketbooks. This method facilitates the search for the desired sum when making a purchase. This is almost a sure guard against passing out a bill of the wrong denomination. Then there are men who make a near roll of all their bills. The first is rolled by itself to about the size of a lead pencil, the next is lapped about it and so on to the end. Then a rubber band is placed about the entire lot. When it is desired to use one of the bills the rubber is removed and the end of the first bill caught between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand while the roll is held between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand. Then the bill is quickly unwound, none of the others being disturbed. A great many men never carry a pocketbook. One reason for this is that a well-worn purse more easily slips from the pocket than a roll of bills. Then, again, the bulk of a pocketbook is annoying; it takes up too much room, especially where the pantalons are made snug. When pocketbooks are not carried a favorite receptacle is the watch pocket. When this is used the bills are made up into a little hard bunch. Their presence is always felt against the body. In a crowd there is no danger of losing them, and when traveling with any considerable sum this is a safe depository. Some men have a fad of carrying a lot of new bills in an envelope, which is kept in an inside pocket. Now and then a man is found who keeps a few bills in every pocket. He goes on the theory that if he is robbed one lot, a sufficient amount remains to last him until he reaches home. He starts out feeling that he is going to be robbed, and makes provisions to meet any possible emergency. He usually makes three folds of his bills and tucks them away in the corners of his pockets with extreme care. He does not feel surprised if he finds, upon making an inventory after he reaches home, that a part of his funds has disappeared, as he expected to be robbed. Any number of men are bound to keep only a little working capital in their trouser's pockets, the bulk of their fund being concealed in broad, flat wallets in the inside pocket of their waistcoats. These bills are always of large denominations and folded in bangles before bills reserved funds it will be found that all the bills have a smooth, bright appearance. They have been with him so long that they are as flat as a sheet from a letter press. Very few men in this country carry coins in purses. In England purses are common. The material is generally pigskin, but undressed kid is also used extensively. The former have two compartments, one for small gold coins and the other for silver. It is sometimes amusing to watch a man with a little undressed kid bag pay his fare on the street cars, especially if he is wearing thick, dogskin gloves. Only conductors with great patience can watch the proceeding with complacency. A woman can pick out five pennies beneath a roll of bills in considerably less time than it takes the man with the kid purse to bring forth a nickel. One reason that the kid purse is not popular is because it feels like the half of a small dumb-bell in the pocket when fairly well filled. In London it is the proper thing to carry a pigskin, owing to the large circulation of sovereigns. It is essential to keep the gold and silver separate in order to avoid mistakes.—Boston Herald. Theory of Hunger. We all know when we are hungry, but we do not know why we are hungry? The unscientific person will reply that we are hungry because we need food, and this is certainly true. Professor Appenheimer, of Heidelberg, agrees with this, but he agrees that there is much more to be said on the subject. According to the professor, the sensation of hunger is felt by the human being whenever the food supply that nourishes the stomach is deficient in quality. On the other hand, the longing for food disappears whenever the stomach is filled, for at that time, through the process of digestion, the necessary supply of blood is furnished for the nourishment of the stomach. This rule does not hold good in the case of many invalids, as, for example, those suffering from chlorosis, since various tests show that they do not feel hunger even when there is no food in their stomachs. The reason for this, says the professor, is because there is, as a rule, too much blood in the vessels that serve for purposes of nutrition. Whenever the stomach is more or less out of order in consequence of a deficient blood supply, a certain stimulus acts on the nerves, which are thus excited until they cause the well-known sensation known as hunger. A Farewell Sermon. A clergyman in the west country had two curates, one a comparatively old man, the other very young. With the former he had not been able to work agreeably, and on being invited to another living he accepted it, and took he young curate with him. Naturally there was a farewell sermon, and we can imagine the feelings of the curate who was to be left behind when he heard the text given out, "Abide ye here with the ass, and the lad will go yonder and worship."—Denver Post Centenary of Electricity "Electricity as we know it" is just 100 years old. In 1799 the Italian scientist Volto gave definite form to the method of producing the current, and it is from his name that we have the name 'cylinder' to describe the instrument, which measures the force of the current, and 'volt' as the unit of that measurement. A Pertinent Query: Browne—Come around to my house to talk and we'll have a quiet little game. Towne—When did your wife leave? -New York World. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. A GENEROUS OFFER! George B. Wright Discovers a Cure for Lost Manhood and Sends it Fre to Every Sufferer who will write for it. G. B. WRIGHT G. B. WRIGHT Gratitude is one of the noblest impulses of the human heart, and in few instances has this fine quality been so conspicuously exemplified as in the case of George B. Wright, of Marshall. Mr. Wright is a merchant and well known citizen of Marshall, Mich., who was permanently cured of lost manhood and nervous debility after declining health for years. He now devotes his life to helping other men who suffer as he once suffered. Mr. Wright offers to send the medical prescription that effected a cure in his case to every reader of Such mental anguish The Freeman who is a he suffered. All who letter asking for a cop will receive it by of charge. As certain a scar, and as sure cause, do men live to and indiscretions in waking. The tortured su tell-tale marks of run betray his host man his grave a human tells of his sufferings PACIFIC HOTEL 1511 West Markham Street LITTLE ROCK, ARK.. 60 feet west from Union Depot. Board by the Day or Week. Hot and Cold Baths and all other modern appliances. Rooms well ventilated. Meals on special order. Christmas at Keno. "Speakin' of Christmas trees," said Cyclone Murphy as he snuffed a candle on the topmost twig of the Keno Gulch Sunday School tree with his trusty six-shoeret and then nipped remonstrance in the bud by getting the drop on the Sunday School superintendent, "reminds me of a galoo named Hard-Luck Hankins, who lived up on Tenderfoot ridge and who was the biggest kicker that ever lived. This were Hard-Luck Hankins lived in a cabin on top of the ridge and p'tended ez how he was a miner, but he didn't never seem to mine anything and was generally regarded ez a feller without visible means of support. Some folks said he was a road agent and others opined ez how hoss stealin' might be the mine he was workin'. "There wasn't a decent looking tree on top of the hull ridge except one, and that stood right in front of Hard-Luck Hankin's shanty. 'She's my old Christmas tree,' Hankin's would growl every time Christmas came around, but, dern her ole hide, Santy Claws don't never hang nothin' on her fer me." "That was jes' Hard-Luck's pesky and oney way—allers kickin' about somethin'—and that handsome tree never havin' anything hangin' on it for him seemed to rile him 'specially every year. What's the use havin' a blame Christmas tree that never don't have nothin' hangin' on it? he'd growl. 'Have a dern good notion to cut her down!' "This went on year after year, and the boys kep' a-wonderin' and a-wonderin' how Hard-Luck got a livin. One Christmas eve they found out, and it put an end to Hard-Luck's quarrel with his big pine Christmas tree. "Fer the very first Christmas sence Hard-Luck had been living in Keno there was somethin' hangin' on his Christmas tree. "What was it?" repeated Cyclone Murphy, as he snuffed another candle. "Why, it was old Hard-Luck Hankins hisself, and he was — kickin'—ez—usual, and kickin' with both feet." Distinctly Feminine. Mrs. Dasherly—What are you going to give your husband for Christmas? Mrs. Flasherly—Don't know yet. I haven't thought of anything I needed The Freeman who is suffering today as he suffered. All who will drop him a letter asking for a copy of the prescription will receive it by return mail free of charge. As certain as a wound leaves a scar, and as sure as effect follows cause, do men live to repent their follies and indiscretions in weakness and suffering. The tortured sufferer may bear no tell-tale marks of ruin upon his face to betray his host manhood. He goes to his grave a human wreck, and never tells of his sufferings for fear of shame. Such mental anguish at times drives him NELSONS STRAIGHTINE THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KNOTTY. KINNY. CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT BEFORE AFTER STRAIGHTINE is no experiment, but a thoroughly reliable preparation. It has been successfully used by thousands in all positions, and we have hundred letters speaking in the highest terms of its merit, and every mail brings us fresh testimonials. Straightine is a highly perfumed powder, but removes Dandruff, keeps the Hair from Falling Out, cures Itching, Irritating Scalp Diseases, giving a rich, long and Inuxurious head of hair—so much to be desired. Guaranteed perfectly fresh, it does a can at all drug stores, or sent by mail to any address on receipt of 30 Cents in stamps or silver. Address NELSON M'F'G CO., Richmond, Va. *A* Big *Money* for Agents. Write for Terms. Monthly Paints cured by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills I apply for three bottles of Ozonized Ox Marrow. I have told others what a wonderful effect your remedy had in MAKING THE HAIR GROW. My hair was very short but since I have used the original Ozonized Ox Marrow I can now fix it any way I want to. MISS ANNA CHIN, Springfield, O. Ozonized Ox Marrow also makes curly or kinky hair straight, smooth, pliable and beard-like. Beware of imitations. The gonine never disapoints. Warranted harmless. Only 50 cents for a bottle of express paid. Write your name and address plainly to the Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. THE INDIANAPOLIS FREEMAN AGENT8 WANTED EVERYWHERE. GEORGE L. KNOX, Publisher. to the verge of desperation, and he is easy prey for those vultures in human form—quack doctors—hold had out alluring hopes of cure only to disappoint, and after robbing him of his money, plunge him into absolute despair. No one can appreciate these horrors of lost manhood except he who has suffered them. No one can help such sufferers except he who know a cure and has himself been restored to full manhood. A notable cure of lost manhood in an extreme case was effected in the person of George B. Wright, a music dealer and well known citizen of Marshall, Mich. Mr. Wright for years suffered the agony of lost vital power. He saw his physical power go from him as the result of insidious disease, until he was reduced to a condition of senility and the best doctors in the country gave him up to die. Like many others, he tried the various remedies offered by specialists for the treatment of weaknesses peculiar to men, and it was this experience that drove him to a little study and research for his own benefit. He asserts that his 10 years' suffering, both mentally and physically, was turned to unbounded joy in a single night through a rare combination of medicines that literally made him young again. It is the prescription of this discovery that his enthusiasm leads him to offer free to any man, young or old, who feels that his animation or the fire of ambition has left him and needs something that will not only brace him up and enable him to be prepared for any undertaking which may present itself, but will restore the parts to their original size and vigor. There is no question but what in his individual case the results were just as described, and it it seems quite probable that any man who believes himself to be weak may profit by sending for this free prescription. Many people wonder how he can afford to send this prescription free, but it costs him little to do so, and he feels anthropic interest in giving weak men an opportunity to cure themselves. A request to G. B. Wright, music dealer, Box 120 Marshall. Mich., for his free prescription, will be promptly and privately complied with by return mail. 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INDIANAPOLIS, IND By the never failing merit and efficacy of "5 DROPS," many diseases have been robbed of their terror, and the grave of many of its victims. Through the prompt and decisive action of "5 DROPS," thousands have been snatched from the jaws of death and restored to health, happiness and friends. Many a person has been told by the attending physician that they were beyond the reach of medical science. Yet today, they live and are a walking advertisement for this remedy, and are likely to reach a patient in need. We make no exaggerated statements in behalf of this remedy; we hold out no false promises to the sick and afflicted. But we say to all of them, it does not matter how many doctors have treated you, how many remedies you have tried, how long you have suffered, if you have any of the following diseases, you can positively be cured by the use of "5 DROPS." for it never fails: *RHEUMATISM, NEURAL CURACA, BACCHASE, ASTHMA, HAY-FEVER, FACARTH, TOOTHACHE, NEROFURY, HEART WEAKNESS, EARACHE, CROUPE, MALARIA, DROPSY, CREEPING NUMBNESS, BRONCHITIS, LA GRIIPPE, and kindred diseases. So proof positive are the of the effectiveness and highly curative properties of "5 DROPS," backed up by the many thousands of testimonials received from grateful persons from every part of the country, that we are fully warranted in saying "5 DROPS" is daily curing more people than all the remedies on the market combined, and in cases of Rheumatism, it is curing more than all the doctors combined for they cannot be cured. We are not the only one who recognizes the importance of how long standing, "5 DROPS" is not alone the best remedy, earth, but is the cheapest, for a dollar bottle contains 300 doses. Price per bottle, $1.00, prepaid by mail or express, or six bottles for $0.00. *Sample bottles*, 25c, but for the next thirty (30) days will send sample bottle for 10c. 5 Drops is the name and the dose. Agents wanted. SWANSON *RHEUMATIC CURE COMPANY*, 160-164 E. Lake Street, Agents III. J. H. H. Ripans Tabules are just the thing for work of this kind, where a large amount of writing is done in poorly ventilated rooms. WANTED: A case of bad health that R.T.P.A.N.S will not benefit. They banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. Note the word R.T.P.A.N.S on the package and accept no substitute. R.T.P.A.N.S, 10 for 5 cents, or twenty pencils for 10 cents may be had in any drug store. The prices are not thousand testimonials will be required to any address for 5 cents, forwarded to the Ripans Chemical Dept. No. 10 Bursa St. Kuwait York. A. B. Union City, Tenn., June, 20, 99—Dr. Sadie F. Porter; I have used your medicine and find it to be as you have advertised it. I only used your hair preparation twice and my hair began to grow and stopped falling out. My hair is now growing beautifully. I once began using your preparation I tried everything heard of, but nothing proved successful and your Magic Hair Grower. I will also accept an agency for your medicine. I have had several calls for your medicine and have recommended it to my sister, at Fort Smith, Ark. She will also send for some of the remedies. Yorus for success. PEARLIE F. LONG. Prescott, Ark., Sept, 30, 1899—Dr. Sadie F. Porter, 904 Cedar street, N (1) Tn Dr. Doctor: I beg leave to say that about a patient you treated me for neuralgia at your office, and not felt a symptom of it since. Your medicine is instant relief. I have had treatments before but nothing to compare with yours. You rubbed my head very lightly once and gave me one dose of that Magic Blood and Nerve Tonic, and the pain disappeared. I don't think that any one should hesitate in purchasing your medicines, for they are what they are recommended. Respectfully REV. J. Prices. Blood Tonic. $1.00 " 6 Bottles. $5.00 Liminent. 50 Long Balsam. $50e $1.00 Hair Grower. 50cts Mustache Grower. 50cts Hair Oil. 25cts Wash for Skin. 25cts Mexican Indian Soap Cake. 10cts Agents wanted. For further particulars address, Dr. Sadie F. Porter. 104 Cedar street. Nashville. Tenn. Fifty dollars reward for any person claiming to sell my remodel 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 G How to Serve Meals; How to Serve waiters, etc., etc., etc. Address: THE 25c. SAMPLE BOTTLE 100 5 DROPS The World But All for the for it RHEUMAT [TRADE MARK.] By the never failing merit and effort robbed of their terror, and the grave of my decisive action of "5 DROFS," thousands and restored to health, happiness and friend tending physician that they were beyond the lives of our children, a killing ripe old age. This may sound a little positively true. We make no exaggerates hold out no false promises to the sick and a not matter how many doctors have treated no longer on have you have an AIDS, by the "5 DROFS" GIA, SCIATICA, BACKACHE, ASTHACHE, NERVOUSNESS, SLEEPLEPS HEADACHES HEART WEAKNESS SCOTT'S MAGIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GROWER BEFORE USING. AFTER USING. In guaranteed to be perfectly safe and harmless. In the most wonderful hair preparation in the world, to make kinky, harsh and stubborn hair grow long, straight and shiny, and by pressing 25 inches of growth on bald heads and thin places. A great hair tonic for all Scalp DISCASES. Price. 25 and 50 cents. FACE BLEACH AND BEAUTIFIER. 25 cts. LITTLE HITTLE PILLS. Constipation. Pid Liver, Headache, Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Kidney Affection, Complexion and Drug Use, sent by mail for color, and growth on bald heads 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 1507 SCOTT REMEDY CO., Louisville, Ky. 5 cents additional for packing and postage. DR. B.F. BYE'S SANATORIUM, Indianapolis, Ind. Cured With Soothing Balmy Oils. Cancer, Tumor, Fistula, Eczema and skin diseases. Cancer of the nose, eye, lip, ear, neck, breast, stomach, womb, in foot, 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 sent. In most cases. Address as above. 8 BUYING DRESS GOODS BY MAIL The best way in the world. Make your wants clearly known and we will mail you samples of any color, quality or style from Indiana's greatest collection. This is primarily a dress goods store. We buy more and sell more than others, and quality considered we probably sell cheaper. But that question is easily settled if you send for samples. They're free. L S. AYES & Co Indiana's greatest distributors of dry goods INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ..CITY NOTES.. Mrs. Wm. Glover is on the sick list. Mrs. Gardner of Center st., is quite ill. Mrs. Watkins of Walnut st. is on the sick list. Mrs. Thompson, mother of Richard W. Thompson died last Monday. Rev. E. A. White of Connersville, spent a few days in the city, last week. Mrs. McMurray of Milwaukee, is visiting her daughter Miss Coleman, of Center st. Miss Lizzie Gordon, of Tuscola, Ill., is visiting in this city with a view to locating permanently. Rev. Chas. Jones after spending a few days with his family returned to his charge at Haughville, Ky. Presiding Elder Gilliam went on out his district for the last time this conference year. This is the winding up of his sixth year. Mr. Samuel Givens, proprietor of the Occidental Barber shop spent last week in Chicago, visiting his brother William. Rev. C. W. Newton, of Bethel A. M. E. Church preached the saaragam sermon at Jones Tabernacle A. M. E. church. Miss Rose V. Heston, of 2015 Cornell ave., who has been teaching in Kentucky has returned home and is attending the Kindergarten Normal Training School. Bishop Clinton, of the Zion A. M. E. church preached Sunday morning at Jones Tabernacle to an appreciative audience. He also administered the Lord's Supper Sunday afternoon. The great rally of the Second Christian Church will take place next Sunday. Three services will be held. At 3 p. m. Rev. C. W. Newton will preach. All members and friends are invited. Our agent Henry Vertesse of Connerville, Ind., is doing a great work for the paper. His office is well equipped for the business, having every needful, including a long distance telephone. Miss Cora Julius of Marion, Ind., was a Freeman caller Monday. She was accompanied by Miss Mayme Clay. Miss Julius came to attend the wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Davis. Miss Mamie Smith 760 W. Walnut st. was highly pleased with the stay of her old friends, Miss Mattie Wilkes and Miss Burgoyne of New York, who are filling an annual engagement with Williams & Walker. Mrs. Jane Thompos one of our old and respected citizens died at her home on Howard street Feb. 20, 1900, aged 51 years. She was ill only one week. Funeral will be held from Jones Tabernacle, New York Store (Established 1853) Sole Agents BUTTERICK PATTERNS NEW STYLES IN Silk Shirts A beautiful line of these silk shirts in all the new spring shades are made ruffled and recordian plaited. $5.25 to $18.00 Pettis Dry Goods Co. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Thursday under the auspices of the United Sisters' Lodge of which she was an honored member. The Ladies Social Club, No. 2 of Bethel A. M. e. church gave a grand musical, Feb 26th at the residence, at Mrs. Allen of West Eleventh st. A large number were in attendance and a most enjoyable time was had. The ladies realized a neat sum. The entertainment given at Mrs. Henderson's on N. California street last Monday evening was equally a unique affair. Among the delightful selections on the program was, select reading by Mrs. Lillian Thomas Fox entitled "The Man With a Hoe." Ten cent smoke for five cents—Proono. The Freeman is always on sale at the Bates House Barber Shop. Price 5c. At the Palace De Vandyke get your hair cut and shave with the man with the Vandyke, 344 Indiana avenue. Rooms for gentlemen only, large light and warm rooms with latest improvements. Mrs. Canton 440 W. Michigan. You can dress your hair in the latest fashionable style easily and safely with the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow (copyrighted) as it is perfectly harmless and never fails to make kinky hair straight, pliable and beautiful. Imitations won't do it. Be sure you get the genuine. Sold over forty years. If your dealer cannot supply you send us fifty cents and we will ship you a bottle. Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. A. E. Gramoy at the Palaise De Vandyke. Get your hair cut and shave by the man with the Vandyke. 344 Indiana avenue. Smoke Pro Bono. The Dixie Flyer. For quick service and close connections for all points in the Southeast see that your local ticket agents route you via the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway when going to Tennessee, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. For all information, maps, folders and rates write to Biard F. Hill, N. P. A., 328 Marquette Bld.g, Chicago, Ill., or W. L. Danley G. P. and T. A. Nashville, Tenn. Notice! Notice! Any one desiring invitations or visiting cards neatly written, please send their order to Miss Mattie Ford, 604 Preston avenue, Houston, Texas. You Can Get The Freeman at the Bates House Barber Shop every Saturday. Price 5c. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and, therefore, requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and the intestines. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druid Media. 75c. The Event of the Season The Elite Concert Company will give their first annual entertainment at Cleveland club hall March 20, 1900. Some of the city's best known artists have been secured to participate Robert Miller, William, Donglass, "Dude" Griffin, Depreez Granger, Victoria Wookfork, Mary VanCleave, Johnny Johnson, Mollie Kiehl, Credia Richardson, "Dude" Taylor, William Good, Jennie Miller, Eva Turner, Millie Bell Newton, Frank Brown, William Williams, Rose Heston, Lene Kirk and quartette are a few of the well known people engaged. A grand ball begins immediately after the concert. The best of musicians have been secured for this part of the entertainment. Admission 35 cents. Tickets on sale at Malone's barber shop, 308 Indiana-Ave. and "The Favorite" If the label on your paper reads, 1-00 or 1-19 ---2-00 or 2-19, your subscription expires with this issue. Forward your renewal at once and do not miss a single issue. We highly appreciate your past favors and wish to merit a continuance during the year. THE FREEMAN. Interesting Notes Henderson, Ky., Special—Miss Mary Ann Allen and Mr. Sherman Bukey were united in marriage Feb 5, at the residence of the bride on Adams street. Mr. Fountain Browne, of Louisville, is visiting relatives here. Miss Joyce Davis an estimable young lady of this city died last week in Washington, D. C. Her remains were taken to Nortonsville, Ky., for interment. Rev. R. H. C. Mitchell has returned to Harrodsburg. Mr J. W. Jenkins is with us again after an absence of several months. G. L. Cheatham has gone to Lousville for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Mari Lou Key died Feb. 8, after a long illness. Miss Oma Badger, of Cedarsville, O., was the guest of Miss Bessye Slaughter several days last week. A very enjoyable concert was given at the A. M. E. church Feb. 5. An excellent program was rendered which reflected much credit on the manager Mr. W.B. Taylor. Sick list Mesdames. Susie Carr, Rosa Starling, Nancy Barnett, Messrs. Jordan Dalam, Preston Edwards and Robt. Carr. AMERICAN PROTECTIVE LEAGUE. An Organization Which Meets the Approbation of the People in General -Different Branches Organized. National Organizer Joseph W. Henderson, and Chief Assistant National organizer, Miss M. Genevieve Burnett, of the American Protective League, express though the columns of The Freeman their appreciation for the ready and loyal manner in which the people of Indianapolis have taken hold of the league movement. They feel sanguine of success and are hopeful of the leagues' future prospects in this city and state. Mr. Henderson puts much stress upon the fact that the organization belongs to the people inasmuch as the local branches elect their own officers and retain the funds until the National Convention is held; in which the local branches throughout the country, will be represented by delegates. The organizers have been conducting as successful campaign throughout the city during the past two weeks. The following branches with large membership were formed last week: Frederick Donglass branch. No. 6; J. T. V. Hill president; Booker T. W. Washington branch. No. 6; Rev. N. A. Seymour, president; Vermont street church branch. No. 6; Hon. G. L. Jones, president; Crispus Attricks branch. No. 6; Murray president; M. Genevieve Burnett branch. No. 4; W. E. Henderson president. The organization campaign is continued throughout the present week. The various branches are arranging to meet weekly for the purpose of keeping blaze a general league interest in the community and increasing membership. At the combined meeting of the various city branches held in Allen Chapel Monday evening it was unanimously voted that a Central Committee be for med of five members from each A. P. L. branch of Indianapolis. The Central Committee will take steps towards organizing the state. Steps are also being taken towards bringing the National League convention to this city. Among the many prominent persons commending, organizer Henderson and his league work, is Dr. Frank Johnson, of Cincinnati, president of Queen City branch No. 54 of the A. P. L. who expresses satisfaction at the result of the league work there and a desire that the league be made the "Greatest Negro organization in America." Notice The Imperial Base Ball Club of St. Louis, Mo. is now ready to arrange all dates for season 1900. Address Imperial Base Ball Club 1407 Market street, St. Louis, Mo. ALL FOR TWO CENTS. A Letter Delivered Seven Thousand Miles Away in Forty Days. It may not be out of place to give an illustration of the vast distances a letter may travel on the strength of a two-cent postage stamp. Suppose one of the girl readers of the Companion in Key West, Fla., has a brother in the Klondike region, who has risked all to dig fortunes from mother earth, and writes to tell him the news from home. She drops the letter in the postoffice at Key West, and it starts on its long journey. It does not, of necessity, travel in a straight line, but must follow the twistings and turnings of the railroads, which have complete charge of it until the northwest corner of the State of Washington is reached. When it arrives at Seattle it has passed through fourteen states, and yet, so far as time is concerned, but one fourth of its journey has been accomplished. It now takes a sea voyage from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska, and from the latter place is carried, as I have already described, to Circle City. It may be taken from there by friendly hands farther into the Klondike country, and finally delivered into the hands of the anxious brother, who has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next party from the nearest town in which a postoffice is conducted, in the hope that some one would bring him a letter. The letter has now travelled in the neighborhood of 7,000 miles—by railroad, steamboat, stage, horseback and, perhaps, dog sled—and has been on the road for nearly forty days without a moment's rest. No profit, in money, accrues to the government for delivering that letter; indeed, each letter sent into the Klondike costs the government for transportation many times the amount of postage charged.—Youth's Companion. 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. "Why, man," said he, "by your way of reckoning that last wolf must have had the rest of the pack inside of him!" "Ah!" said the red-faced man, "now I remember, it did wabble a bit."—London Tit-Bits. In Wall Street. Wayfarer from Arcadia—As I came up Wall street it struck me as being a sordid rift in something. "Sordid rift" is good, but what's it a rift in? Eh? Denizen of the Street—Sordid rift. Yes, that's good. What ails it's being a rift in the loot?—Life. 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We are Giving a Benefit for the NINTH PRESBYTERIAN C The Indiana Vocal Comp UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OLIVER, THURMAN AND Our first appearance in this city will be at the Ninth Presbyterian Church MARCH 9. We have esting of all musicales. We heartily invite the musical-lovers of Indi see who and what we have, then judge for yourself ADMISSION: PRESBYTERIAN C the Indiana Vocal Compo DIRECTION OF OLIVER, THURMAN AND in this city will be MARCH 9. We have presbyterian Church $200 to make es. We heartilv invite the musical-lovers of Indi see who and what we have, then judge for yourself SION: PER CO TERIAN CHURCH Vocal Company ER, THURMAN AND STEWARD MARCH 9. We have spent more than $200 to make this the most inter- est the musical-lovers of Indianapolis to come and be, then judge for yourself SINGLE. 150 PER COUPLE, 250 The Indiana Vocal Company UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OLIVER, THURMAN AND STEWARD Our first appearance in this city will be MARCH 9. We have spent more than at the Ninth Presbyterian Church $200 to make this the most interesting of all musicales. We heartily invite the musical-lovers of Indianapolis to come and see who and what we have, then judge for yourself ADMISSION: SINGLE. 150 PER COUPLE. 250 of firm of Parkhurst Bros. & Co., Bolt Manufacturers, 814 N. East street, Indianapolis. 17$\frac{1}{2}$ S. Meridian Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND Your truly, J. M. Parkhurst