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barter ye rosebuds while ye may Our Journalist our Literary Folk Masonic, Pythian, Odd-Fellows, Military, Band, Tent and Eastern Star Supplies Applications Aprons Books Badges Banners Buttons Belts Bells Caps Coats Cards Certificates Charts Charms Collars Columns Drill Tactics Demits Diplomas Engraving Flags Gavels Gloves Huages Lodge Jewels Letter Heads Life and Accident Insurance Masonic Poetry Medals Ode Music Petitions & Summons Pins Printing Regalias Seals Words Uniforms BENJAMIN R. BOULDING, P. M., Progressive Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. Masons, Nortok, Va.; Past Chancellor, Phoenix Lodge No. 44, K. of P., Capt. Conway Co. No. 18, U. R. K. of P., and is in the U. S. Railway Mail Service and runs "Clerk in Charge" on the Southern R. R. He is agent for nine (9) of the largest Manufacturing Publishing and Supply companies in America, best goods, lowest prices, satisfaction or no pay. Prompt attention. Everything direct from the factories and at factory prices. Discount given. Give name of Master and Secretary of Lodge, Grand Master of the Lodge. Also the Grand Admiral newspaper. Do you subscribe to a race paper? If not the do so and encourage others. Send money by Money Order or Registered Letter to BENJ. R. BOULDING. 31 Avenue A, Norfolk, Va. Sold at all drug stores. Price, 25c. in large cans—Contains One Month's Treatment. If your druggist does not keep it he will get it for you, or we will mail it to any address, securely wrapped on receipt of 50c. in stamps' or silver. For testimonials and full information, address By Charles Alexander. The Show Dog, by H. W. Huntington; Remington Printing Company, Providence, R. 1.; 244 pages. "The Show Dog" is a book that describes the cardinal virtues and objectionable features of all the breeds of dogs from the show ring standpoint, with mode of treatment of the dog both in health and in sickness. The book is beautifully illustrated with 120 fine half-tone plates, and is handsomely bound in cloth, the cover is printed in two colors. "The Show Dog" is written to help the fancier in the direction in which aid is most needed. First—by the aid of a fine half tone illustration from life of a typical dog, he is shown the proper conformation of the breed concerning which he desires enlightenment. Here is an optical illustration which is most potent in enabling him to form a proper idea of the breed under consideration. Next—he is given the standard as adopted by the Specialty Club, which is supposed to minutely and scientifically describe in comprehensive language what the perfect specimen should be. Then—the author finishes with what he terms "Comments," which is little else than a description of what is to be SANTAL-MIDY In 48 hours Gonorrhea and discharges from the urinary organs, arrested by Santal-Midy capables without incriminality. Free $1.00 of ALA. Drugs, or F.O. Box 2081, New York. Masonic, Pythian, Odd- Tent and Eastern Applications Aprons Books Badges Banners Buttons Belts Bells Caps Coats Cards Certificates Charts Charms Collars Columns Drill Tactics Demits Diplomas Engraving Flags BENJAMIN R. B. Progressive Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. Mas- sion Lodge No. 44, K. of P., Capt. Conway Co., N. Railway Mail Service and runs "Clerk in Chine (9) of the largest Manufacturing Public goods, lowest prices, satisfaction or no pay- the factories and at factory prices. Discount of Lodge, Grand Master and Secretary of St. Also the leading colored newspaper. Do so and encourage others. Send money by M BENJ. R. BOULDING A BEFORE USING. Sold at all drug stores curely wrapped on receipt of 3 AGENTS CAN MAKE THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Nelson's Straightine avoided in the conformation of the animal, and the filling up of omissions in the standard. The entire combination of "Do's" and "Dont's" should therefore enable the fancier to avoid all the pitfalls that beset his path in passing judgment on a dog. Consequently there is nothing left for the reader to do but to thoroughly "read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest" all that has been set before him "in language that is plain." Lias's Wife—an Island Story, by Martha Baker Dunn; L. C. Page & Co., Boston, Mass. 263 pages. This attractive little volume is one of the "Page's Commonwealth Series" of novels, a series designed to present the methods of thought and life of the people of the section with which the author deals. The first volume of the series, "Her Boston Experiences," dealt with Massachusetts; the second, "A Sunny Southerner," with the people of Virginia; the third, "Her Washington Experiences," describes certain phases of life in the District of Columbia; while this, the fourth book of the series gives us a picture of a people of intense interest in the State of Maine. The story is full of witty Yankee sayings; the people who live and move in the story are industrious and respectable; but peculiar and quaint in many respects. Antonia—A Tale of Colonial New York, by Jessie Van Zile Belden; L. C Page & Co., Boston. Mass.; 258 pages. A more unique, attractive and artistic volume has not appeared from the press of any publishing house in the United States for some time. The illustrations RACE CLEANINGS NELSON MANUFACTURING CO., 1333-1335 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. by Amy M. Sacker, are real works of art. The composition, press-work and binding cannot help but appeal to the reader, while the charming story the book tells will interest and please all who will take the pains to read it. There is a simplicity in the quaint narrative that is refreshing. Camp Venture—A Story of the Virginia Mountains, by George Cary Eggleston: 401 pages. Mr. George Cary Eggleston is a splendid story-teller for young and old. His "Camp Venture," a story for young people, depicts the adventures of a party of boys in the "high mountains" of Southwestern Virginia, and is one of his best. The boys undertake to fill a contract to cut and deliver to a new railroad company a large supply of logs for ties, which they are to cut and "chute" down from a mountain top. Their method of accomplishing things and filling their contract is capitally and entertainingly described. There are dangers from snowfalls and floods, from wild beasts and still wilder men—the moonshiners of the mountain stills. The camp is invaded by soldiers and revenue officers, there are scrimmages with the moonshiners, expeditions for relief, and all the exciting incidents of a winter camp in a dangerous locality. With all there is so much information and instruction conveyed in Mr. Eggleston's direct and convincing manner that the book is one that helps while it interests and instructs while it entertains. Wilberforce, Ohio. Quite a number of colored Masons met in Philadelphia, Pa., last week. The flurry over the action of President Roosevelt in asking Booker T. Washington to dine with him at the White House has brought out the fact that Thomas Jefferson entertained a colored man at dinner at the White House, and went so far as to invite him to visit Monticello. This colored man was Benjamin Banneker, who was remarkable for his attainments in mathematics, especially in astronomy, besides being a linguist of note. The Tuskegee Institute has just been notified by a wealthy Northern friend, who has already been generous to it that two bath houses, to cost respectively $6,500 and $5,500, for young men and women, will be provided. These bath houses will supply a long felt want. Prof. S. G. Atkins who has recently returned from England where he went as delegate to the Great Ecumenical Conference was given a royal reception by the students of Slater Academy of which Institution he is the worthy President, and the citizens of Winston-Salem. The occasion is reported to have been a grand success. Rev. J. J. Blackshear, who will be remembered as one of the orators of Emancipation day took the presidency of the Texas Theological Seminary on Nov. 4. The enumeration of voters for the legislative apportionment in Indiana shows a total colored vote of 15,346, of which number 5,065, or nearly one-third. reside in Marion county. Eight counties of the state haven't a single colored raightine for Straight. R DRESSING. Macon News. Macon, Mo., Special.—We are glad to earn that Mr. Essie Williams is recovering fast. Mr. Ellis Houston is on the sick list and confined to his bed. Mrs. Wade Brown has returned home again. Mr. J. W. Guy and Mrs. Sadie Wright were united in the holy bonds of matrimony last Friday evening. The W. B. C. A. rendered a delightful program Friday evening. Mr. Will Enix is out again and his many friends are glad to note the fact. Fire broke out at the residence of Mr. J. H. Coleman Tuesday morning and Mrs. Coleman and son had a narrow escape. THE FREEMAN IN CHICAGO Copies of The Freeman are on sale at the following places: S. C. Montgomery, 5542 Lake avenue. G. B. Georgeson, 2106 State L. Greenberg, 623½ W. Lake. Mrs. Franksen, 1917 Archer avenue. W. H. Goetz, 411 36th L. A. Harris, 360 30th M. M. Martin, 267 North Clark J. E. Turner, 5615 Jefferson avenue E. H. Faulkner, 2938 State A. F. Tervalon, 2826 State T. B. Hall, 281 29th C. Hughes, 135 North Clark W. H. Monroe, 486 State J. E. Lewis, 1204 State Ed. Felix, 368 30th Street.¹ G. W. MacMilten & Co., 77 E. Harrison. J. L. Love, 336 27th street. Harris and Dixon 336 E 30th street. C. C. McLain, 4902 State. Cole and Alley, 2511 State Miss M. Granger, 2940 Dearborn EANINGS voter, as follows: Adams, Brown, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, Steuben and Washington, while fourteen other counties have less than ten each. Twelve of the most populous counties in the state outside of Marion, with a white voting population of 162,455, have a total of but 5,420 Negro voters, while Marion county, with a total white vote of 58,272 has 5,065. The figures tend to substantiate the charge that the work of colonizing colored voters in Marion county has been systematically carried on. There are enough colored voters in Indiana to swing the state to either party should the Negroes choose to act independent of party organizations. In Indianapolis and county they are absolut masters of the political situation if they should see fit to exercise their power as an independent political quantity. Mrs. Moore the wife o o of L B Moore of Howard University Washington, D. C., died at Howard University Tuesday night. Her death was sudden. Mrs. Moore was a daughter of the Rt Rev. Bishop Tanner of the A. M. E. church. She was a woman of beautiful character, and of devotion to her family, and exerted a large influence over the community. H. C. Haynes Chicago's Famous Razor strap manufacturer has traveled some 30,000 miles and sold over 18,000 razor straps in 3 years. His record only shows 42 straps sold to colored barbers. Mrs. A Smith President he Colored Woman's Business Club and private secretary to H. C. Haynes of Chicago has resigned her position and accepted a similar position in Louisville, Ky. Owing to throat troubles Mrs. Smith was advised by her physician, to seek a warmer climate. CAROLINE AFTER USING. treatment. If your druggist does he will mail it to any address, se- ress 5 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. WRITE AT ONCE FOR TERMS Cures Weak Men Free. Send Name and Address To-day---You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vigorous for Life. INSURES LOVE AND A HAPPY HOME J. TWO BOOKS IN ONE QUESTIONS EVERY PERSON OUGHT TO KNOW...All answered in the History of the Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War. First. How many colored sailors were killed in the destruction of the Battleship Maine? 2. What colored sailor was the first marry of the Sainte Marie? 3. What colored sailor was the first marry of the Revolution? 4. What colored soldier had charge of a Hotchkiss gun knocked over the Spanish Block House and saved the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war? 5. What colored soldier reached the Block House first on San Juan Hill, took down the Spanish and hoisted the American flag? 6. What colored soldier did the same at the Block House at El Caney? 7. What colored soldier was the first marry of the American War at Washington, D. C.? 8. What greatest general in the United States said the colored soldier "fought without parallel in the history of the world," in the Spanish-American war? EVERY PAGE BRIMMING FULL OF NEW and interesting reading, with about 43 full half "one and fine engravings of soldiers, officers and scenes of the Spanish-American war, with a fine nature of Agumaldo, his headquarters, a Filippino lady of Manilla and a brief sketch of the Filipinos and their civilization. Handsome picture, General Nelson A. Miles, major-general of all the American army, who saw the destruction of the colored soldiers around San Diego was "without a parallel in the history of the world." 322 PAGES, INCLUDING 54 ILLUSTRATIONS IN BOHN BOOKS, AGENTS WANTED. Send for Agent's Terms E. A. JOHNSON, Corner West and Lenoir Streets, RALEIGH, N. C. The largest and most general assemblage of fine woolens ever shown in the West. Prices on SUITS and OVERCOATS made from this select stock will range from $20 upward. The same satisfaction is guaranteed as though double the price were paid as in case of other tailors. Don't be prejudiced against our output because it is not high priced. 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All correspondence is strictly confidential, mailed in plain, sealed envelope. The receipt is free for the asking and he wants everyman to have it. KIS IN ONE and ers in the Spanish-American War, com- bined. Price only $1.25. N Library complete without i Large commission to agents. either book ABOVE, $1.00. NEGRO BOLIER. Introduction: Beginning of ages; Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Co- mun and Pennsylvania; North Carolina and Soul southern colonies. Negro soldiers in Revolutiona- tion, War of 1812. Efforts for freedom. Liber- ary, Georgia, Bury, the colony of Adela- dia, slave population of 1880. The War of the Re- sistance, Around Petersburg. T. Crater. Inclu- sion, 1855--68. Progress since freedom. Re- national progress. Some noted Negroes. Free peop- ler. NEGRO SOLDIERS: First Hero of the Navy, was made by Negro soldiers at San Juan, El Cane- at at his post while firing a cannon which knocked post Panama Bay, the colony of Adela- dia, Hill. The glowing tributes of M. Kincen- ry of Negro soldiers. General Morgan advocate zoe. Miss Cianeros and the Oubian women cavalry of the Spanish Minister at Washington, dc. HIT TO KNOW.—All answered in the History War. First. How many colored sailors were? 2. What colored sailor was the first martyr of the war of 1812? 3. What colored sailor was the first martyr of the war of 1812? 4. What colored sailor was the first martyr of the war of 1812? 5. What colored sailor was the first martyr of the war of 1812? NEW and interesting reading, with about 45 fur- wings and scenes of the Spanish-American war, with Pilipino manila and a brief description of General Nacion and Andes, and/or genius said the fighting of the colored sailors around of the world." USTRATIONS IN BOTH BOOKS, WANTED. Corner West and Lenoir Streets, RALEIGH, N. C. OW at general assemblage of fine woolens West. Prices on SUITS and OVER- this select stock will range from $20 satisfaction is guaranteed as though are paid as in case of other tailors against our output because it is not did not be better if we asked twice as ING CO. Nashville, Tenn., Special.—The most popu- lar of all Negro journals, the Freeman can be secured at: Ideal hotel, 417 N. Cherry street; Kelly's restaurant, Maxwell passage; Davis's shoe shop, 513 Ash street; Brown building of H. Cole; Palace of Sures, 417 Cedar street; 22 Tennessee street, Master Goodman; B. Z. Bake, general agent and reporter, 512 Cedar street, 'phone 334 Ring 4. PILES RUDY'S Suppository PILE D. Matt. Thompson, Baptist Graded Schools, Stateville, Derby, and they do all you claim for them." Dr. S. M. Dere- town, Raven Book, W. V. writes: "They give universal service "in a practice of 3 years, I have found no remedy to equal yours." Price, 50 Cents. Samples Free. Read by Drummons. MARTIN RUDY, LANCASTER, PA. --- THE WAITER OF THE WAIT EDITED BY W. FORREST COZART. Good morning boys, I am pleased to be with you again, after a long and much needed rest. Mr. B. H. Tompkins formerly second waiter at the Palmer House Chicago, is now acting third waiter for Mr. J. J. Miles at the Plankinton House Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. J. W. Jones is the new headwaiter at the Albany Hotel, Denver, Colo. J. Smith is the second waiter at the Wyoming Hotel, Chicago. J. Duncan is the headwaiter. Colored waiters have supplanted waitresses at the National Hotel Topeka, Kan. W. H. Evans will be headwaiter at the De Soto Hotel, Savannah, Ga., this winter. It will be remembered that Wm. Alexander was at the De Soto last winter. We wonder what is the matter with "Bill?" T. Pickett is the new headwaiter at the Codillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich. R. B. Squires late with the Bailey Catering Co., at the Pan-American Exposition has closed, a few head and side waiters are wiser but poorer, several of them left good positions and happy homes—deserted all for the Pan-Am., but they now wish that they could take their "clothes back home." It is reported that a white headwaiter has succeeded T. J. Simon at the Endicott Hotel, New York City. Thomas why is this thus? Frank P. Thompson chief headwaiter for the Flagler Hotel system and headwaiter the past season at Lake Champlain, N Y., visited the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo just before it closed. Thompson was accompanied by Mrs. Thompson. E. T. Montgomery who was chief headwaiter at the Plaza, Stadrum, and Tower restaurants for the Baily Catering Co., at the Pan-American Exposition, is now in Chicago, looking wise, evidently Mr. Montgomery has something good and strong up his sleeve. There is something doing in a certain hotel and if headwaiter—don't be careful he will hear something drop, and great will be the fall. Paste this in your hat. Now that the waiters column is revived, all news concerning the waiters will be chronicled weekly, and it behooves every waiter to show his appreciation by subscribing for The Freeman, the champion of the waiters rights. It must be remembered that a great newspaper can not be run on wind. It is reported that white waiters will be employed in the "Angelus" Mr. Holmes new hotel at Los Angles, Cal. We hope that the report is not true. The dining of Booker T. Washington, by President Roosevelt created as much consternation among the Southerners, as the dining of Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman, by President McKinley soon after the last presidential election, did among the readers of this column and the colored politicians in general. W. G. Moore late third waiter at the Plankington House, is now acting second waiter for Mr. W. C. Casey at the Leland Hotel, Chicago, Ill. The third annual convention of the H. and S. W. N. B. A., which convened in Buffalo, N. Y., elected the following officers: President—W. Alonzo Looke, Halladay House, Cairo, Ill. Vice-President—E. W. Harper, Mansion House, Brooklyn, N. Y. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUST Treasurer—W. B. Keys, Genesee Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. Recording Secretary—L. J. Rice, of Dayton, O. All of the above officers are competent and hard workers, and will push the association to the front. Among the deceased members of the H. and S. W. N. B. A., during the year 1901, none was better known, loved and respected more than the late Charles Hamilton, who was for years headwaiter at the Ritten house, Philadelphia. Mr. Hamilton was a wholesoiled fellow, well met and a zealous member of the Headwaiter's Association. In a letter, just before his death, Mr. Hamilton wrote as follows: "I am heartily in accord with any movement in the interest of and improving the service by both head and side waiters. I have given the matter of service a great deal of consideration and have lectured upon that subject for the past twenty years. I think each headwaiter should make the service of his dining room the feature of his life, for that is our last and only redeeming point." Thus spoke this good man, whose voice is now silent, and whose hands are still in death, but his sentiments and good work lives after him. Thos. H. Frames, headwaiter of the Knutsford, Salt Lake City, Utah writes that a colored crew will go West about Dec. 20 and that it would do no harm for about 20 and 30 first-class, intelligent waiters to write him at the above address. Enclose stamp for reply. Bob Hill is now headwaiter at the Tavern Cafe, Salt Lake City, Utah. W. F. Cozart, Esq. Dear Sir: I have acknowlledged the receipt of your letter of the 8th inst. and in reply, beg to say that if I am correct in my information that your membership is approximately about 200 it would not appear desirable, in the interest of a successful day, to name any special day for your organization. We would be glad to do anything we can towards making the day a pleasant one for your members and will be delighted to send them advertising matter of the exposition or anything that you may suggest that may enable them to be more familiar with Buffalo when they reach here. Very respectfully yours, W. J. BUCHANAN. As will be seen from the contents of the above letter, the editor of this column endeavored to arrange a special day at the Pan-American Exposition for the head and second waiters whose third annual convention convened in Buffalo recently. But the Director General possessed too much race prejudice to grant our request. But the Director General did not hesitate to designate Sep. 30 as Stewards Club Day and the Steward's Club membership was approximately. 50. Oh consistency, thou art a jewel. Mr. George A. Curry and his crew arrived in New Orleans during the past week and is in charge of the St. Charles. This being his sixth season as headwaiter of the same. Mr. Curry is very popular with all whom he is associated and is held in the highest esteem by the managers and officers in every department connected with the hotel. He was for a number of years headwaiter at Congress Hall Saratoga Springs N. Y. and also at Lakewood, Lakewood, N. J. and many other hotels of prominence. He is assisted by an able corps of officers and side waiters, a part of whom he brings with him from New York. His staff is composed of the following named men: James Lett, second waiter; Edward Hansbury, head waiter of cafe; Captains of watches; Wm. L. Swayze, George Ashby, L. D. Dobson, A. J. Reed, Edward King and Chas. Finley. James T. Norris hat attendant; E S Miller and Felix Ramos, private waiters. Wm. E. Dandrige, secretary. There are thirty-two side waiters and two wine men. This force of waiters is doubled during the Mardi Gras Carnival. Mr. James Lett has charge during the summer. "In The Black Belt of Oklahoma."】 Tokee, Okla, Special.—Is not this the land of beulah, has been asked by many of our race during the past ten years. Not because the land is better than other land but because of the better chances offered to the Afro-American. It is the only place in the United States where the black man can live in absolute peace. I do not believe there is another spot in America where so many openings appear: where men of small means can do so well. It seems that God has here opened every door to our race. Carpenters, blacksmiths, machinists. merchants, farmers and capitalists can all do well here. There are but two kinds of animals that we cannot use, they are dudes and dudines. Somehow this climate is not adapted to them. It is a vigorous self reliant country; the air is pure, seasons are the best with only about six weeks of real winter which is very mild. At this writing we have not had a killing frost in the uplands during the past thirty days. $10,000 worth of farms have been bought in this township by colored men and during the year $40,000 has been paid by colored men for farms and in every case white men have been bought out. We are not converts to Booker T. Washington's Idea that the colored man should abandon politics but believe that to be felt we must be around where folks can feel us. We do not seek office but simply get where the office can see us when it is seeking the man and here in the Black Belt we come near getting what we need. There are now within three miles of this Tokee post office, six good farms for sale at prices ranging from $600 to $3,500 on moderate easy terms. I do not write this as an advertisement but merely as information. I am no land agent I am only a preacher, post master, farmer and they say I am sometimes mixed up in politics but I deny the charge. If any one reading this letter would like to know more of this country I will gladly correspond with them if stamps accompany their letters sufficient to cover cost of mailing and paper, otherwise I can't answer them. I remain yours for the best interest of the race, S. R. CASSIUS, Post master, Tokee Okla. Copies of The Freeman may be found at the Capital City Drug Co., Saturday of each week 111 Monroe street, Montgomery, Ala., 5 cents per copy. Hair Switch Free HAIR GOODS Send a small sample of your hair, Send no money we will make and send you by mail, post gridiron or mail. If you have an exact match, 22 inches long, medium, short stem. 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STONE, General Passenger Agent, LOUISVILLE, KY COLORED NEWSPAPER Supreme Lodge THE WA COLUMBIAN BROTHERHOOD OF HONOR Chartered by Kentucky Legislature of 1885 and in active operation now in many States. Large benefits paid weekly—large local membership. It is an order that promotes the interests of its members at home or in the business world, encouraging thrift and enterprise in the race generally. The Banking Division is prepared to invest your savings, no matter how small, with profit. Any person of sound health and of good habits between four (4) years and fifty-four (54) years of age can become members—special terms for older persons. The fee for joining is not less than $1.00 nor more than $2.00. The following interesting table tells its own story. Five cents per week gives a child $1.00 sick benefit and $15.00 at death. Ten cents per week gives an adult $2.00 sick benefit and $30.00 at death. Fifteen cents per week" gives an adult $3.00 sick benefit and $45.00 at death. Twenty cents per week gives an adult $4.00 sick benefit and $60.00 at death. Twenty-five cents per week gives an adult $5.00 sick benefit and $75.00 to $100.00 at death. Fifty cents per week gives an adult $10.00 sick benefit and $150.00 at death. All pay the same and receive the same benefits. When it is inconvenient to attend the lodge room pay a deposit. Certificate of membership, financial cards, charter and virtual furnished on request. No extra charges. The order will buy you a home to cost between $200 and $2,000 allowing you to pay for it on less than renting terms—just as paying dues in a lodge. No foreclosure owing to sickness nor temporary loss of work; the order according to its mottoes will protect its members. $2.00 per week for sickness and $30 for funeral expenses for 10c per week. Beautiful funeral ceremony. For more information about joining the society, write to Supreme Secretary C. B. H. 931 W. Jefferson St., LOUISVILLE, KY. 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SMITH VS. CLIFFORD. The editor of the Cleveland Gazette, H. C. Smith, ex-member of the Ohio Legislature, in the last issue of that paper calls attention to the defeat of W. H. Clifford, colored, for the legislature in a style that will call forth criticism. It seems that Mr. Clifford defeated Mr. Smith in the nomination, for which Mr. Smith has never fogiven Mr. Clifford. But to use Mr. Smith's own language: "Two years ago this fall Willie Clifford and his close friends moved 'heaven and earth' to defeat the writer, who was for a third time a candidate on the Republican Legislative ticket for re-election to the Legislature. Some of them were most act ve in the distribution of a malicious, contemptible and lying circular, which was not only circulated to ruin us politically, but also fatally injure our business standing as least in this community. Indeed, they did everything in their power to bring to us defeat on election day in November, 1899. For two weeks prior to this date they had also resorted to other methods in their efforts to encompass our defeat that were most despicable. On Tuesday of this week the individual mentioned (Clifford), as a candidate for the same position, went down to most ignominious defeat, receiving almost the lowes vote of all the fourteen Republican candidates for the assembly RETRIBUTION! It seems that the hand of Providence played the most conspicuous part in the punishment meted out to the fellow and his friends. It will prove his and their Waterloo, too. Mark our prediction." Our attention is called to the matter through a marked copy from Mr. Smith's office. We take it for granted that an opinion is expected. Admitting all that he says as to the manner of Mr. Cliffford's selection, it will be presumed that it was but the outgrowth of a hotly contested nomination, when men were apt to allege most anything to win out. Surely, if the charges were of such character as to forever injure Mr. Smith, he should have sought relief in the courts at that time. That, of course, was purely a personal matter with him. But from the fact he waited until this time to select the only Negro amid the more than a dozen defeated candidates to abuse, makes it a race matter. The other candidates, it is noted, do not come in for a share of abuse, nor is it likely that they will be thus abused from any public source, such as a newspaper. These same defeated white candidates may have been guilty of schemes to defeat their opponents. We are simply surprised at the satisfaction manifested by the editor of the Gazette over the defeat of Mr. Clifford Colored men, the least of all, can afford to go into such business unless it be to denounce scoundrels. The fact that Mr. Clifford received such a low vote ought to be a matter of chagrin and humiliation from a race standpoint. The low vote was in no sense a vindication of any one. The voters knew nothing of the personal differences between Clifford and Smith. The whole legislative ticket of Cuyhoga county was defeated. Surely it was not because of the personal or political fight between Clifford and Smith. Without attempting to make small of the Gazette, the wisdom of using the paper for such a purpose is certainly questionable. The editor has won fame for the work done in the Ohio Legislature; notably, the anti-lynching law of that State. Will he abuse his fame? Et tu, Alabama. THE FREL AN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPE PRESENT NEEDS. The 'Booker Washington solution of the Negro problem is, in brief, to so educate the colored man as to make him a more efficient laborer. Industrially educated he may become self supporting, and, by adding to the productive capacity of the country, prove an element of national strength. The Negro must depend on his hands rather than his head; and for this reason the industrial instruction he gets at Tuskegee is helpful. There never was a worse mistake than to arm a man with the right of suffrage who was uncultured as to his hands and incapable of that intellectual poise and development which are needed for self-government.—The Philadelphia Record. Colored men made their gravest mistake in opposing Mr. Washington's theory, which is but the theory of all prosperous people. The wage men greatly exceed the class that live by its brains. The careless observer would think otherwise owing to the prominent and continuous advertisement of the results of the brain, giving rise to the theory that beyond the class of learned men there are no others. This theory has been too eagerly received by the race when considered in relation to those portions of other races similarly situated. To stride amid the stars has been too studiously cultivated when duty abided at our feet. The trades, the shops, the fields are the bent of the white masses. Now and then the fields will furnish a Lincoln, the canal tow-path a Garfield and a tannery a Grant. These are illustrious illustrations of the possibilities of American life. They are held up as such and not that every iron worker should allow the embers to sleep at the forge, or the fieldsman to allow the plowshare to rust in the furrow, while they chased some ignis fatuns or will-o' the-wisp. There may be some truth in the assertion that menial capacities are held out on the part of the whites as the place for colored people. But Mr. Washington is not advocating such an education; he is talking industrialism, that same industrialism in which white men are engaged as ten to one to the professions. To be prepared well for menial capacities, admitting that it is the desire, would be far better than educating to some false hope that ends in disfranchisements, mob justice and race humiliation. Great souls will not be knitted down by ties of any kind. They will escape any manner of bondage by reason of inherent strength, like the escape of Frederick Douglass. Such a force, such forces, will be recognized in the society of the world willy nilly. In this struggle, the fiercest of which since slavery days, is now on; it will pay to look backward. Watch the progress of other nations from the slough of despond to oppulence, to influence. Evolution knows no short cuts—no royal roads. Dr. C. L. Purce, President of State University, has been elected by the Trustees of Selma (Ala.) University to succeed the late Dr. C, S Dinkins. My forecast has come true, for at once on the receipt of the news of the death of Dr Dinkins I said Dr Purce would be chosen.—Dr. John H. Frank in Moderator. The Freeman congratulates Dr. Purce on his selection as the head of the Selma, Ala., institution. In event he feels to accept the position, a successful administration is predicted for him. His gentlemanly and scholarly qualities have won him generous applause and heartfelt appreciation in the city of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky and throughout the country generally. Dr. Purce has for years been the head of the Baptist State University, situated in Louisville, and under whose guiding genius that institution has become a power for good. He has raised the standard of that institution until its graduates are accepted on par with the output of the best schools in the land. The Selma institute can well afford to congratulate itself on securing such a valuable man as Dr. Purce. The Charleston, S. C., Exposition will open next month. A spacious building has been erected for the display of Negro ingenuity indicative of the progress since his emancipation. The exhibition is under the auspices of some of the best known Negroes in the country, among whom is Booker T. Washington. The exposition management is doing much to encourage the exhibit, which, from all indications, is being warmly seconded by the race generally. It is a very sorry individual that does not recognize the fact that racial affairs in America have reached a stage that calls for the best thought of either race in order to assure the continuance of that prosperity enjoyed by the Negroes up until this time. The Roosevelt-Washington incident has invoked unkindly criticism, but at that it was a very fortunate affair in that it drew forth sentiment that left no room for doubt as to the true racial relationship. The Negroes, it goes without saying have profitted much from the result of that dinner. The whites are not the only sinners in race matters, and the sooner that fact is recognized the better for all concerned. It will be believed that prejudice is so strong in some localities that nothing short of a revelation will bring about the desired fellowship. But new localities will be new fields of endeavor which should be selected with care, with the determination to be vigilant and circumspect in conduct, thus settling at ease the reputation for rapacity, vulgarity and cussness that too often precede Negroes. The Negro pulpit, press and platform ought to stand out boldly in racial matters, and not allow the race to grow conceited in imagining that the difficulty is prejudice alone. We believe yet that respectable, law-abiding, tax-paying Negroes will not be offensive to any community when the facts are known. It does not mean well dressed Negroes that are full of intrigue and chicanery; political assassins and such like. These too often are in evidence and the rest judged accordingly. The new constitution of Alabama, from all indications, has been ratified by a majority of 25 000. It was framed ostensibly to improve the character of the suffrage, but those active in its support do not hesitate to declare that its real purpose is to eliminate the Negro vote. Ninety five per cent of the Negro vote, it is said, will be lost through the new constitution's operation. This is an extremely high per cent, but when the numerous prohibitory clauses are known it will be seen what a great inroad is made. England, on whom the race had learned to depend for a needy wordy in needy time has shown the cloven hoof. The London Spectator speaks as though social equality was expected on the part of Negroes when it says there can never be the thing, social equality or something very much like that. One would judge by its abruptness that the Negroes had laid seige to the sanctum sanctorum and were abiding their time awaiting the reduction and subjection of the social fortress In the last ten years there has been vast strides in the architectural design of churches. This is an evidence of the appreciation for the beautiful—hence the good. The church dedicated to christian worship is the most fitting place for such display. The Freeman, in its Christmas issue, will present to its readers some of the handsomest church structures in the country, built by colored people. Send in at once and claim a place. It will be an object lesson. The race question must be studied from the white man's standpoint occasionally. What does he expect? What is his notion of the Negroes' disposition? See if it is being demonstrated. The spirit of "I am not my brother's keeper" is too rife among Negroes. Too many go for themselves, heedless of the fact that the sum total of actions establishes a racial disposition in the minds of the on lookers at least. The race will not escape some form of persecution this side of heaven, but it will be greatly lightened if the Negroes will scatter all over this country, in the rural districts as well as the cities, in the small as well as the large cities. Those from the country should seek that field of labor and thus avoid the appearance of fleeing from that occupation. Dr. M A. Majors, well known in newspaper circles has finally concluded to make Chicago his home. He will find the windy city large enough to entertain his varied talents. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute has issued its Nineteenth Annual report in a neat pamphlet, the work of the school. It reports progress in every direction. Dorothy Hall has been completed says Mr. Washington. He says further. Dorothy Hall, the new Trades' Building for Girls, given us by friends in New York, to which I made reference in my last report, is completed and was dedicated April 22, 1901. This is a very satisfactory building, and puts us in a position to give more effective training to girls than ever before. A friend in Boston has given us $2000 to be used in the erection of a training school building, and another in Connecticut has given $4000 for a Hospital Both of these buildings are in process of erection and are much needed. Mr Morris K Jesup, of New York, has given $5000 for a new barn for horses and mules. This building is also being constructed Mr Andrew Carnegie has given $20-000 for a new library building, which is also in process of erection. In connection with all these buildings, we are stricking to our original idea of having pracically all of the work done by the labor of the students. In many respects this has been our most prosperous a d encouraging year The report of the Treasurer will show our financial condition in detail Very largely through the medium of large meetings held in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, and other centers, the interest in our work has not only been kept alive, but, has grown and broadened. Financial The total amount of money received for general purposes this year has been $189,782 30 Of this amount, $112 104 34 has been used to meet the current expenses of this year. "Minette," a story of the first orcade, a historical novel, by George F. Cram, of Chicago, Ill, has just issued from the press. The work, according to eminent authority, is a stirring and fascinating story growing out of the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey. Says one writer, "A true chronicle of events and a vivid portrayal of the mightiest passions of the mightiest passions of the human he rt." The Hon. George L. Knox, of The Indianapolis Freeman, threatens to invade the South with a lecture. We predict that he will have the merriest time of his life when he gets down in Dixie and bucks against the Jim Crow Car and other things that do not grow in Indiana — N. Y. Age. Mr. Knox is absent at this time, but we take the responsibility to say that when he enters a "Jim Crow" car, there will be a man in there. The colored voters are not frightened at disfranchisements that are meant to purify the suffrage; they object to that kind that makes a steady drive at them as colored voters. No race cares to be the object of special legislation. There is something offensive about such legislation even when applied to corporate concerns. As a rule there is something rotten in Denmark. Beware of the special legislationist. Human nature is not perfect. Arbitrary standards have been erected for race measurement. Human nature as evidenced does not reckon with the lack of opportunities; it deals with the now, the living, present. Under the circumstances the Negroes will have to work hard individually, collectively, with the racial situation ever in mind in order to reach these standards. The Christmas number of The Freeman, now being prepared, will be greater than any previous issue. It will contain articles by leading Negroes from all parts of the country. It will be an epitome of Negro life in America. If you desire to see the Negro at his best do not fail to secure the issue. Subscribe for The Freeman, the leading race paper. The Christian Banner of Philadelphia is congratulating Rev. J. W Carr, of Savannah, Ga., for his good work there. He is said to have the largest charge in the country, the church having a membership of about 4000. Dr. Carr is of Indianapolis, where he held one of the largest churches for a number of years The Christmas issue of The Freeman will show the bright side of Negro life in all its phases. It will be illustrated with the likenesses of the best institutions, churches, schools, etc., managed by the colored people. Send in at once and secure space in the great issue. The Freeman goes everywhere. Rev. C. H. Parish, of Louisville, Ky., is now doing Canada. He has quite a job on hand. The Governor of Kentucky has been paying his respects to the Governor of Indiana. READ EVERY WORD OF THIS ADV. AND THEN ACT. The Weekly In will distribute, absolutely free, old and new, just before $30,00 IN PRESS Gifts include 5 pianos, 10 organs, 1 piano players, 5 cooking ranges, 4 Dockas, plete, over 100 fine musical instruments, seating, clothing, beautiful oil paintings, 1 cutlery, cameras, and hundreds of other items. Send a postal card for complete list of ing the Great Distribution. Remember the old and new subscribers of THE WEEKLY Opportunity knocks once on now at yours. The Freeman and The Weekly Int Each subscriber is entitled to FOUR e-Remit direct to The Freeman, Indianap Inter Ocean totally free, among its subscribers just before Christmas, 0,000 PRESENTS 10 organs. 10 sewing machines. 5 Apollo self- s. 4 Dockash heaters. 10 graphophones com- munications, seal coat bicycle, furs. fine milli- shutings, 10 gold watches, portraits, razors, of other high class presents. complete list of gifts and all conditions govern- member the cost is absolutely nothing, to THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN. once on every door. It is knocking Weekly Inter Ocean one year for $1 50. to FOUR estimates in this contest free. in Indianapolis, Ind. The Weekly Inter Ocean will distribute, absolutely free, among its subscribers old and new, just before Christmas, Gifts include 5 pianos, 10 organs. 10 sewing machines, 5 Apollo self piano players, 5 cooking ranges, 4 Dockash heaters, 10 graphophones complete, over 100 fine musical instruments, seal coat bicycle, furs, fine millinery, clothing, beautiful oil paintings, 10 gold watches, portraits, razors, cutlery, cameras, and hundreds of other high class presents. Send a postal card for complete list of gifts and all conditions governing the Great Distribution. Remember the cost is absolutely nothing, to old and new subscribers of THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN. Opportunity knocks once on every door. It is knocking now at yours. The Freeman and The Weekly Inter Ocean one year for $1 50. Each subscriber is entitled to FOUR estimates in this contest free. Remit direct to The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind. 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Your respectfully, Gentlemen:—Please ship me at once 1 dozen bottles of Wrang-Tang Liniment and add 2 extra bottles to cover express charges. I agree to sell same quickly as possible and to sand you $3 00 and keep $8 00 for my trouble. Your respectfully, Name...... P. O...... Express Office..... 0..... .... A dispute is on as to whether the majority for the ratification of Alabama's new constitution is 20,000 or 30,000. To those most interested it will not matter, so far as its effectiveness is concerned. It may be some consolation to know that the whole world is not in opposition. From that standpoint the smaller majority will indicate 5,000 more friends. In these days that counts also. Have You Rheumatism? If so why suffer? Many cures have been effected through the use of Dr. Whites' Gout and Rheumatic Pills. Years of experience in the treatment of various forms of Rheumatism and Gout have resulted in the perfecting of this formula which is compound of vegetable extracts of roots and barks of known therapeutic properties in this class of diseases. By mail 50c; one month's treatment $100. J G WHITE, M D, 16 S. Gratrot Ave., Mt. Clemens, Mich. Ragtime, obstreperous ragtime, is again under the ban, placed there by the dictum of the Chicago Federation of Musicians. It declares ragtime music to be immoral, obscene, degrading and unworthy of production. Surely, if it is not now dead under that arraignment, it is immortal. The Indianapolis Journal says that only Booker T. Washington and a few other colored citizens will be able to vote at Alabama's future election. There is more truth than poetry in the assertion. After the 95 per cent. is qualified, then what? More restrictions? The Negroes in Alabama will have to go way back and sit down. It is said that only five per cent can come clean enough to vote in the future elections of that State. Next! After months of agony Collector C. E. Sapp, of Louisville, has resigned. PALANIG, P I, May 21, 1901 Prof. W. S Scarborough, Wilberforce University: Esteemed Sir—Thinking that I could do more good for the race I send you the following information, and more especially for young men who are bright, capable and can take an examination for a school teacher in Luzon. Such examinations are very easy, and after passing a school is secured at not less than $75 per month. One young man arrived in Manila in March, took his examination there, which he said was very easy and secured a school; was appointed for two years. He draws a salary of $75 per month and rations at Cabangon, Zamboles, Provincia. Of course a good many would rather pass examinations for book-keepers, etc., but --- --- --- Have You Rheumatism? If so why suffer? Many cures have been effected through the use of Dr. Whites' Goutand Rheumatic Pills. Years of experience in the treatment of various forms of Rheumatism and Gout have resulted in the perfecting of this formula which is compound of vegetable extracts of roots and barks of known therapeutic properties in this class of diseases. By mail 50c: one month's treatment $10.00. J G WHITE, M D., 16 S. Gratrot Ave., Mt. Clemens, Mich. they must consider that, when holding these positions in Manila, they have to pay from $30 to $50 per month for board, when a teacher in the rural district does not have this expense to meet. I remain respectfully yours. The above will prove encouraging to colored teachers who have felt all along that they need not apply. Its a good long jaunt to go, but others have gone and are still going. Five Hundred Dollars Will be Given For any case of rheumatism which cannot be cured by Dr. Grummond's lightning remedie. The paper wraps do not print in bold type, on all their circulars, wrappers, printed matter and through the columns of the wrappers, everywhere. It will work wonders. One bitle will cure nearly any case. If the dr ggist has not got it he will order it, or it will be sent to any address by Medicine Co., New York Agents wanted. Every man, woman, and child, who desires beautiful, straight, glossy hair, send 10 cents and self addressed stamped envelope for sample Latest preparation for straightening hair Wonderful discovery, no pomade, liquid, or combination of oils Nothing like it ever heard of in America before. Absolutely no ironing the hair. Don't fail to sent look of hair. "ALSO" Barbers, Hair-dresser, and Rail-road employees who encounter dust and smoke while traveling, do away with that old-fashioned egg shampoo. Send 50 cents for Recipe in full and directions for making the finest and latest Shampoo paste. Will save you hundreds of dollars yearly. All over 10c must be sent through P. O. or Wells-Fargo Money Order. Madame Fara, Sacramento, P. O. Box 410 California. Do not turn away from such an opportunity. STAGE. EDITED BY "Woodbine" THE FREEMAN POST OFFICE. A stamped enveloped, plainly addressed, must be enclosed for each letter, and the line of business must be written after address should be given, in order to prevent mistakes. Nore--Professionals and others should b-ar in mind that all letters, in truth it between the United States and Canada should be prepaid, otherwise they are not forwarded. NOTICE--Advertised letters will be held in The Freeman Post Office for FOUR WEEKS ONLY hereafter. Cook, Miss Anna Dodd, Mrs. Grace E. E., Terry, Miss Tenia Fernando, Mrs. Ada Mrs. Ada Payne, Miss Rosa Russell, Miss Tenia Terry, Miss Tenia Mattie Walker, Miss Daisy Wade, Miss Eva Avery, Dan Armstrong, J H Barbour, Berni Brown, Richard Cooke, J H Cooper and Balley Desunes, Dan 2 Edwards, Thomas F. Fisher, W. E. Fisher, Prof S B Franklin, George Garrett, Garbette Gregg, G. E. Harris, Geo O Harris, Will Higden, Nelson Hughes, Ed Hull, Harry Housely, Beverly Isler, Arthur Jones, Arthur Jordan, J W Johnson, William E Keith, Kephe Bobby, Kitch Massingale, Harry Mason, A J Mackenzie, Henry McCameron, Prof. B Massey, George McFadden, John Nicholas, Winstrels Nicholas, Ralph Perkins, U. Patrick Frank Patterson, Rayley Price, J. W. Pulca, Oscar Prince, Arthur Quinne, Geo. Sims, J. S Stevens, Augustus Simpson, Fred Simpson, J. Great The Fosters The Thompson, R W The Tuts Tubbs, J B. Tubbs, Sola Viney, Whitten Varl,ack, Henry Wilson, Wilt Wright, L J. L. Williams, Lewis Webster, M D West, J. D. Mackenzie, Henry A HOLIDAY in COUNTOWN — Jerseyville, Ill Nov 16; Edwardsville, 18; Litchfield, 19; Carterville 20; Bardstown, 21; Canton, 22; Pekin 23 BLACK PATTI TRAOUDHORN—Fargo, N. D. Nov 11; Cassleton 12; Travel, 13; Billings Mont. 14; Bozeman, 15; Helena, 18; Butte, 18; Anaconda, 19; Spokane, Wash. 21; Tacoma, 23. RICHARDS & PRINCELLE GEORGIA MINSTRELS—Natchez, Miss., Nov. 18; Jackson, 19; Yazoo, 20; Durand, 21; Canton, 22; Winton, 23 Harry Reed sends regards to friends. * * * No, Maude dear; Ten Nights in a Bar Room" is not a tank drama. * * * When an actress has a quarrel with her manager there is usually an under-study to take her part. * * * To Whitten Viney:—I have some mail for you sent to my address. What shall I do with it? Answer quick.—Wm. Hallback. Scotte and DeLeo, Afro. American Musical novelty artists send regards to Cooper and Bailey, Powell and our old friend John Eason. The Honolulu company were entertained by Messrs. Chas. Alexander and Harvey Holmes of the Need-More Club in Butte, Mont., Oct. 27th. Messrs S. D. Blakemore, leader, and W. L. Russell, guitarist, of the famous Big Four orchestra are in the city for a few days on their way East. King & Bush's minstrels were compelled to close at Meredian Miss, the show being attached by members of the company for back salaries. Mande dear, if you are not satisfied with the treatment of your managers send your kick to Tom The Tattler and same will receive attention. James H. Harris late of "Harrison Bros.' New & Ancient South" closed in Cairo Ill. He sends regards to all friends. Address 130¹ Poplar st. Swain's Nashville Students employs more business agents and has the strongest back-ing and uses more paper than any other colored show, of its kind on the road to day. Harry Eaton and Mamie Jackson are booked solid in vaudeville houses in the East under the name o. Eaton and Jackson in Eaton's original act "A Crazy Coon." W. L. Swain, manager of Swain's Nashville Students in mighty unison with P. G. Lowery Concert Band is very buisy arranging his business assisted by P. G. and three business agents. Miss L. C. Haynes, the prima donna that scored the big hit across the water is engaged with P. G. Lowery this winter. The Boster of Swains Nashville Students will appear in next issue. --- P. G. Lowery, assistant manager Swain's Nashville Students was the special guest of Scott Joplin, the ragtime king and author of the following hits: "Maple Leaf Rag," "Easy Winner" 'Peacherine Rag," "Sunflower Slowdrag" and "A Blizzard." The THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLOKED NEWSPAPER. following is what Lowery says about Scott Joplin as a writer. "I consider Scott Joplin one our leading rag-time writers. All first class bands will do well to get all of his compositions. When I desired a decided hit with the 4 Paw & Sells' concert, I at once got the Scott Joplin's rag time bunch. Don't take my word but write to Jno. Stark and Son, publishers, St. Louis and secure a copy and we will all think alike. --- Kid Langford, Oscar Camron, E. J. Bourton and Dave Smith, of the Alabama Quartette send their best to C. A. Hughes and want him to write if he is in America. He can find route in The Freeman if he yet reads it. J. Wesley Jenkins and write send regards to Sarah Price, Ida Day, Sally Douglas, Will Craine, Jube Johnson, Billy Banks and all friends and say they are still at the hotel Jenkins, 3019 Dearborn st., Chicago, where we Have The Freeman always on file. --- P. G. Lowery and his band is taking a vacation in St. Louis visiting friends. There was a jolly meeting when Manager Swain and his three business agents met Lowery and his company. Mr. Swain is well pleased with the show this season. The show will be much better and larger than last season. Geo. L. Moxley, the tenor solo singer, middleman and stage manager of no little reputation is laying off this season on ac. count of ill health. He is running a barber shop in the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland Md. Regards to Harry Fiddler, Bobbie Kemn, Julius Gleen, Billy Kersands and Billy Young. --- Hunn and Eaton have deeded not to put the "Big Coon Carhival" on the road until the beginning of the park season, in June. They have added six more parks to their list and will tour New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. * * * Owing to the fact of my having closed my show, I Wm. Hallback am at liberty for the balance of the season. Responsible managers only, write care of Freeman or 207 Cliffon st., Jackson, Miss., Wm. Hallback. Regards to Frank Clermont, Henry Troy, J. Ed. Green and all members of King and Bush's minstrel. I will send the stamp, Frank. *** Band master Elwood Johnson and his men of the Harrison Bros. minstrels are getting great applause nicely for their concerts. The band consists of the following members: Capt. Elwood Johnson, Wm. Flamer, Lunford Davis, David Young Geo, C. Horace, John Lewis, Andrew Quinn, Pearl Moppin, Ben F. Stevens, John Bart, Rip Taylor, Jessie Smith. All are well, Andrew Quinn, with his saxophone solo "Romance" and Pearl Moppin, trombone solo, "Tubarose Polka" are making a great hit and are well patronized. Hon. Geo. L Knox, lecturer, publisher and proprietor of The Freeman, was highly honored by Prof. D. B. Rice's Ladies Orchestra at Clarksville, Tenn., Monday Nov. 4. Selections rendered on the occasion were appreciated. They were such as won the commendation of Mr. Knox for such a creditable organization. Prof. Rice is well known in the profession, being ten successive years with the Famous Georgia Minstrels. The great Cinquevalli continues as the leading attraction at Kieth's Union Square Theatre, New York. This is the tenth week of this artist's success which has been really phenomenal. Another attraction that bids strongly for popularity is the B. F. Kieth $10,000 production of living art studies. A new model has been added this week, Miss Edna Adams who is well known as one of the "Gibson" girls. Other attractions on the long bill are May Edouin and Fred Edwards LaMar and Gabriel—Gabriel will be recalled as the midget who made the hit in "Sweet Marie" which closed at the Victoria last week; Three Fortuni Bros, comedy aorbets; Geo. W. Day, monologue; Hamilton Hill, the Australian baritone; LeVelle trio, instrumentalists; Sam J. Adams, eccentric comedian; Radford and Winchester comedy jugglers: Russell and Tillyne comedy sketch; O'Brien and Lawrence, Von Kamp magician; Biograph and stereopiton. Altogether presenting the money, 50 cents, in New York City. Notes from the Geyer-West Minstrel: "We are still playing in the State of Iowa to good business. Foster Henderson joined hands with the company in Falls City, Nebraska. Ethiopians representatives, Foster-Henderson, originators, producers and dancers are making a great hit. Miss Carrie B. Wood our extraordinary soprano soloist is making good singing, "Katie Did! She Did It" John D. West, the leader of the orchestra is about the best in the business. The members of the orchestra are John D West. 1st. violin; Oliver Perry 2nd. violin; W. G. Bostwick, viola; F B Wood, trombone; McQuity, double bass Buddie Robinson Bb. cornet; C. Washington, traps and drums Owens, Helen Dennis and Henderson our merry four comedians are decidedly makes hits singing their latest coon songs. Mr. Ben Bembry our interlocutor in his bass solo, "Down in the Deep Let me Sleep when I Die" never fails to please. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fletcher send regards to all professional friends. Mr. and Mrs Fountain send regards to P. G. Lowerv and Clarence Powell. Marie Bostwick would like to hear from Augusta Stevens. Mascotte Theatre, Tampa, Fla. notes: "The show this week was the biggest and best that has been put on at this house for some time. The feature of the show was a sketch by Kittie Brown and Jessie Thomas and the singing artist, Morris Jones. The other artists are as follows: Charlie Ruskland, dancer Savage and Smith, sketch; Jessie Thomas Marion Brown and Beatrice Coates. The show opened with Coney island. F. D. Soulas is still pleasing the patrons with his piano playing Morris Jones, the young comedian opened Nov. 4 for a three weeks engagement. He is the composer of the song he is now featuring entitled, "Blow Lobster Blow." He will also sing, "Just Because my Face Ain't White" by Howley Haviland and Dresser. This week his work is a decided success and a big hit. Girls:—All girls are essential to the success of an extravagant extravaganza that Bob Manchester has exceeded his most sanguine expectations and promises to present at the Empire Theatre, Indianapolis, next week commencing with Monday's matinee a more famous beauty show in his New York Stars Extravaganza, than ever. Mr. Manchester has also made a most important purchase namely, the entire production of that enormous stage spectacle, "The Sea King" and will use the same in all its entirety. The chorus has been most carefully drilled and the ensemble perfected. Two bright, merry burlesques entitled, "The Surprise" and "A Hot Finish", betwixt and between which will be presented a high class oio of vaudevillians and here are some of the top liners as proof of the pudding; Burke and McEvoy, whose famous impersonations of all the champions of the fistic arena are so interesting; Mile. La Belle Carmen, the highest salaried European importation in her marvelous mid air performances; Amont and Burns, acrobatic grotesques from the Royal Hippodrome, London, England; McIntyre and Rice, America's premier travesty stars, who in their character impersonations stand at the top notch: Ada Brown, Coon shouter and singer; those two exerciatingly funny German comiques, Carlin and Brown and La Belle Parsons, the sweet singer and a grand chorus of pretty girls headed by Miss Alle Burke. James E. Hood writes:—"The Tennesseeans are still moving along the even tenor of their way. The company is giving the best sati-faction of any jubilee company that has toured this part of the country. Soon the snow capped mountains of Colorado will be wringing with their unneful melodies. The company will remain in Colorado until the middle of December after which time it will take a bee line to the coast. In her renditions of "Ding Dong Bells" and "Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground," Mrs. Carrie S. Dixon proves her ability as an alto singer. She catches the spirit of these songs and in the happiest manner conveys to her audience. She has a way in reading the words of her songs that is highly commendable. Every word is accurately coined before it falls from her lips, which marks her songs readily understood. The members of this company work as though there was a tacit agreement to make it the "Ultima Thule" of perfection in jubilee work. Of course this pleases our manager and nightly he smiles approval. The company has organized a class for the especial purpose of reading and studying the Bible and the members have taken quite an interest in the matter. The more they peruse its pages the more they want to and a happy circumstance of the case is the fact that not a bible had to be bought, each member possessing one of his own. The writer sends regards to the Wang Doodle Comedy Four. Notes from Stetson's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co., No. 1:—We are at present touring New York State and business continues big as usual. We played Newburg, the home of Paul Floyd, on the 2nd inst to a phenomenal business. The show gave the best of satisfaction and Paul was greeted by his many friends. We played Albany three days and the following is an excerpt from the "Albany Argus:" "The company presenting the play and the scenery, specialties and accessories were the very best. The specialties in particular pleased everybody. The colored rag time quartette took the audience at once. The colored female band; the bloodhounds, the jubilee singers; the buck and wing dancers; the grand transformation scene all were presented in bewildering succession and received the applause they merited Frederick Bennet was Uncle Tom and did very creditable work Catherine Morgan and Bertha Carter were the two Topseys and it was hard to say which won the most approval." The roster of Mrs. Alice Gray's military band is as follows: Solo Bb cornet, leader, Alice Gray; solo Bb cornet Georgine Thomas; solo alto. Daisy Triney: 2nd. alto Lillian Weathers; 1st trombone, Irene Stevenson; baritone, Dalia Gideon; Eb tuba, Jennie Shenck; snare drum, Bertha Custer; bass drum, Della Peters and cymballs, little May Peters. --- Greater New York notes:—The Bailys in their prismatiscope dance were among the headliners at the Orpheum Brooklyn, last week. Allie Brown has signed to appear at Austin & Stone's Boston, this week. The Williams & Walker Co. have just closed a three weeks engagement in New York doing a phenomenal business. They were in Philadelphia last week. Yeager and Yeager, and Harry P. Brown were big hits at the mammoth benefit performance given for Lowell Mason at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre. They were the only colored people on the bill. Phil. R Miller's. 'Hottest Coon in Dixie' company, headed by the funny comedian, Bob A. Kelley were in Hoboken, N. J. last week and the members of the company were daily visitors to the metropolis. "Parson Johnson's Flock" appeared last week at Syracuse. Sheard N. Edmonds, the clever singing comedian and song writer is meeting with great success at the Fifth Ave. Theatre singing his own compositions: "Deed I Do" and "I'm Going to Live Anyhow Until I Die." Mr. Edmonds has in press a fresh one that is sure to be a winner, entitled, "Its a Shame to Take Money for That." Mr. Edmonds intends to visit the West during the holidays. John H. Smith's Old Virginia Minstrels are in their eighth week at the Manhattan Theatre, Bowery. On the bill last week were; Al. Bailey and wife; Joe Williams, Etta Gross, Ada Mickey, the Pattersons and John and Pearl Smith. Yeager and Yeager were at the Empire Theatre, Bowery last week. Lonnie Crosby was also at the Empire. —J HARRY JACKSON. Augustus Stevens writes from Allen Quine and Oakes' New Orleans Minstrels:—"We are now in the Lone Star State. We played Ft. Worth, Texas, Monday Nov. 4, to S. R. O. and everybody was well pleased. The boys received their raglans at Ft. Worth from Chicago and after the parade put them on and went out. They were the talk of the town. It had been three weeks since we had seen a colored person and you know how glad the boys were to get into Ft. Worth. After the show there was a grand ball given for the boys which every one enjoyed to the highest. We played Bowie Texas Friday, Nov. 3 and manager Quine gave the entire company a swell reception, that being our first stand in Texas. Eugene Pittman, Joe Jordan and C. M. Barge closed in Anadarka Okla. Pittman and Gordon went to their home in Dallas Texas and C. M. Barge, who was ill, went to his home in Chattanooga, Tenn., for treatment. Prof. McCamon received a letter from him in Ft. Worth. Dee W. Muse, while in Ft. Worth at his home set a dinner for a number of the boys. Manager Quine just received six efficient lights from Memphis, Tenn., which surpass anything we have ever seen. They were made especially for lighting in our mammoth tents. We expect to get our new baggage car within two weeks. We also expect our new tent in a couple of weeks. Murray & Co., of Chicago are pushing it as fast as possible as our present tent is too small to accommodate the crowds that attend our show in the South. Our present tent will for Missouri but not for Texas. Our new special paper was seen for the first time upon the boards and windows of Ft. Worth and as Al. G. Field's minstrel was billed against us, you may rest assured that by the time A. G. Allen was done there no bill boards, windows or ash barrels left uncovered in the city. Well they had to give it to the boys as being the best dressed show that stepped into the streets for many a day. Several of the boys old sweethearts met them in Fort Worth and some of the boys stopped over for a day or two for a visit. Well, we have been in anti Negro towns for about three weeks. Some of them where colored people have not been seen for seventeen years. Notes from the Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels: We are beating slowly but surely Eastward, having completed our trip in the West. We are now aiming to play Gumps for the balance of the season, so to speak, the management being satisfied with the season and its summer season also. He only aims to float around looking for good territory to carry a show in the future, our show holding good to the public and we feel it to be nothing but braggadocio to speak of any like Richards & Pringles' Georgia Minstrels as it has been before the public for the past 27 years. Those who have not seen it have heard and read of it and it is only a waste of space and time to mention the particulars of the show. We are still getting by and the man in white appears once a week as usual. The great Shields is putting on a new act here that is a perfect puzzle to the race. He is doing finely thus far, the act, he claims being not half to-gether. He does not expect it to be perfect before Spring, aiming to have it warmly in existence by next season. It is now the attraction of the show and we wish him every success in the future. Mr J. A Watts is still commanding the honor of the public, singing; "Tell Me Will My Dream Come True." Mr. Watts is by nature a tenor singer even talking in the same voice he sings. Mr. Watts has a peculiar idea in the last four or five years about his selection of songs. He keeps before the public a title with the word dream in it. He now has the public looking for a new dream song with beautiful melody and chorus. Next comes our club, The Williamette, the grandest idea that is known to the profession for pleasure, sociability. It is a home like affair, not only furnishing pleasure for itself alone but for its friends as well. This club gives an outing of some kind every Sunday and if Church's Park and Auditorium. WANTED for Three Nights in December Strong Colored Show--Seating Capacity 2200 P. Miller, write. Can book a good show any time. LEW HALL, MANAGER, 124 Beale Street, Memphis, Tenn. A HOLIDAY IN COONTOWN CO. Fourth Successful Week Great Spectacular Colored Show can use good people at all times. State your act in full in first letter, lowest salary and address JOHN TOLLIVER, as per route. 124 Beale Street, Memphis, Tenn. A HOLIDAY IN COONTOWN CO. Fourth Successful Week Great Spectacular Colored Show can use good people at all times. State your act in full in first letter, lowest salary and address JOHN TOLLIVER, as per route. its too bad out of doors they go into some hall. It is not necessary to mention or describe their dinners and beverages which are above the average, as nothing comes too high and when you are invited to attend one of their entertainments it means that you are to have everything that one could wish for once in your time. The manager and the Housely Bros, were the last guests of this club and as a result the manager is sick and the Houseys are so elated over their trip that they cannot, their gratitude express. Prof G. W. Houseley's Orchestra is making nice hits and is called upon nightly to play for dances after the show and are being treated royally. The Houseley's send regards to all friends in and out of the profession and hope soon to be among their home friends. Cotten Worth Almost as Much as the Wheat Crop. Two Thirds of it Exported. "This country is the greatest cotton grower in the world. Texas alone produces more than any foreign country. The cotton crop is worth almost as much as the wheat crop, and two-thirds of it is exported. The third that remains at home has become a bone of contention between the New England and the Southern mills, and recent developments indicate that the Southerners may get the best of it. They have a quarter of the spindles in operation in the country, having doubled the number in the five years from 1890 to 1895, and doubled it again since the latter date. The Southern mills use two-fifths of the cotton that stays at home, and at times have been able to pay the grower half a cent more a pound than he could obtain at New York or Liverpool. The South suffered from the war, but long ago her people began to draw new strength from their adversity. The capacity for management and the quality of labor have both improved, so that she is ready to take hold of manufacturing industries and make them pay. Her new energies are going largely into cotton manufacturing, and that will mean a firmer basis for raw cotton production than it has ever had before. "Cotton is grown in seventeen States and Territories, and ranks first in six of these. It has gone West of the Mississippi River and become the chief crop of Texas. It is pushing back wheat. With commercial fertilizers the planter has been able to hasten its maturity and cheat the frost, so that the cotton zone has been extended fifty miles northward. Its appearance as a crop in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory bodes ill for wheat in those regions —Krank M. Todd in Ainslee's We love old Georgia. We were born here. There are thousands of white people here that we love. It is the old camping groung of ante-bellum days and we have camped here since then. We would like to sleep in the bosom of old mother earth with our ancestry, but the signs of the times point to such an estrangement between the races as will make it impossible for them to live together. The coming Negro will never agree to anything except the full measure of his manhood and his equal rights before the law. When issue is finally taken we will all say that it is better for the white man and better for the Negro that segregation take place. Better it is that a billion of dollars be spent by the government to colonize our brother in black Thinking men of both races had better get their heads together for the separation of the races.—Col. Pledger in the Atlanta Age. If Negroes continue going North in less than ten years they will be the balance of power in most of the Northern states. They will insure Republican success in selecting congressmen, senators and president at the --- AMONG THE EXCHANGES. WANTED At Mascotte Theatre first-class colored male and female performers. Long season. Salary sure. If you are not first class, save stamp. R S DONALDSON, MASCOTTE THEATRE, TAMPA, FLA. J. ED GREEN Disengaged Stage Director and General Performer. Rusco & Holland Oliver Scott South B 4 the War Co. King & Bush Ragtime Opera Co. The East India Fire King Act How to eat fire $1 00 How to walk ladder of swords and dance on broken glass $1 00 Send money by express money order Address J. 1. NEWBURN. Room and Board MRS. M. E. BALLANCE, 610 East Twelfth St., Kansas City, Mo. Theatrical Troupes a Specialty. expense of our white friends here whom we love best. If they will it, "so mote it be."—The Atlanta Age. Mr. R. W. Thompson of the Colored American was married this week to Miss Grace Lucas of Jersey City, N. J. Full particulars next week. The People, The Banner, The Headlight, The Star, The Independent and The Van are the only papers published in Houston by colored men. Houston could well afford six more. Now what fool will start the first of the next half dozen—The Houston Van, Tex. --- The prominent part taken by ministers in the recent election will cause fewer men to go to church. The church and State are separate and distinct. This is a thought dear to the hearts of many. A preacher, and also a politician, won't work among enlightened people.—The Philadelphia Tribune. PLACED BLACKS ON EQUALITY. Will of a Southerner that May Figure in Big Litigatian. Terre Haute, Ind., Special.—The will of Wm. Sanderlin, at one time a leading citizen of Tennessee, who recognized part of his Negroes as being on an equality with his own children, has been received here, to be used in the claim of a wife of a Terre Haute Negro barber, who was one of the colored beneficiaries. Many years ago she received $1,000 from the estate but she has reason now to believe that she was entitled to $10,000. The will is remarkable document. In it Sanderlin says: "I give my soul to God and my body to the discretion of my friends. I give and bequeath to my thirteen colored children that I have set free in the State of Ohio and State of Indiana and, also to the two daughters of my natural son, one share, or the fourteen part of the one-half of my estate. My will and desire is that at my death the executors take the three small colored children to Evansville, put the boys out to some good trade and find a good place for the girl child." The woman in Terre Haute was the youngest of the thirteen colored children named in the will. She has learned that the estate was valued at $250 000 at the time of the death of Sanderlin. Judge Rawley has received a letter from Mrs. Miles, of Chicago, who is the "Eliza Ann" of the will. She says she received only a few hundred dollars from the estate. There is information from Memphis to the effect that the request for a copy of the will became known to descendants of Sanderlin and others and caused a sensation. NEWS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PUBLISHED BY Simpson Chapel, Indianapolis, Indiana REV. EDWARD L. GILLIAM, EDITOR The M. E. Church, beginning less than eighteen months ago, has in the Philippines 1,400 probationers and full members, in Manila alone, and the work is being rapidly pushed forward. God is blessing us in this work. WHY COLORED MEMBERS REMAIN IN THE M. E. CHURCH. Permit me to digress just a moment. The Negro in the United States is a source of annoyance and contention to a large number of the citizens, and the greatest question of to-day is not the Wilson or McKinley tariff act, the silver bill, or the federal election law, but the Negro—what shall be done with him? He is discriminated against both in the North and in the South, his rights and privileges as a free man are denied him, and plan after plan is proposed for his relief. Some favor standing still, giving up all claims as free men and citizens, take what he can get and be satisfied; others advice him to resist by force of intellect, character and wealth, and fight for his rights with brain, means and muscle; whilst another class urges him to pack up bag and baggage and emigrate to Africa. Now, which of these three plans strikes the true man at the proper one to adopt? To lie down and tamely submit to every indignity which may be heaped upon him, to turn his back upon his home and like a coward run to a foreign land, or to stand up and contend for every right guaranteed him as a free man and citizen? Which? In my opinion it would be far better for the Negroes in the United States to face extermination as a certainty on America's soil than to voluntarily surrender their birthright in American civilization. It is better for a man to be killed fighting his enemy, by his enemy, than to kill himself for fear of his enemy, and it is better for the colored man of the United States to die on American soil struggling for his rights than to perish in the attempt to avoid such struggle by moving away. So in the church. Must we sit quietly down and submit to whatever our enemies in the church, and out of the church, see fit to put upon us? or withdraw from the church, set up in business for ourselves, and write over our doors. "We came out that we might have peace?" or remain in the church, and with our intellect, character and piety compel our enemies, whether white or black, whether in the church or out of it, to acknowledge our manhood and our Christianity, and to prove to the church that she made no mistake when she took her stand squarely on the platform of the "Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man." (To Be Continued.) INDIANAPOLIS NOTES Quarterly Meeting to morrow. Rev. G. A. Sissle, P. E., will be present, and we expect it to be the best of all Quarterly Meetings held under the pastorate of the editor. Our report will show $425 collected, 27 additions, Church Aid Circle and Young People's Christian Worker's Union organized, and every department of the church in better condition than last year. Note the report of the Class attendance, and it will be seen that just in proportion as the Leaders give faithful attention to their classes, do they grow and prosper. We confidently expect to double the number of attendants. The Choral Society is singing as never before, and the members and friends of Simpson are showing their appreciation of same. There is no choir in the city which equals ours in efficiency and ability. With the return of Misses Janie Beard and Mamie Clay, our alto, it will be first class in every particular. The weakest department of Simpson is the Sunday School, and this would not be if our members would send their children. We ought to have an attendance of not less than 175 scholars. The superintendent and teachers are giving faithful service, and it is earnestly hoped that the parents will see to it that the scholars are sent regularly and promptly each Sunday morning. Quite a number of the members of Simpson send their children to the Sunday Schools of other churches, instead of to Simpson. This is rather a peculiar manner of showing interest in the growth of your own church. Send your own children to your own Sunday School. The Young People's Christian Worker's Union has arranged to give the members of Simpson a "Social opportunity" on Wednesday evening, Nov. PAPER NO. 5. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER 20, at which real ice cream, cake and other refreshments will be served free. A short program will be rendered, and opportunity given the members to become acquainted with each other. No admission will be charged, and none but the members will be present. except those persons who are members of the class. Full account of "Young People's Day," under the auspices of the Young People's Christian Worker's Union, Sunday, Dec. 1, will appear in our next issue. We expect to make it a great spiritual treat. The Epworth League is at work, and expects to do some practical work this season. The Bible study, recently begun, is growing in interest, and quite a large number are attending. The pastor conducts this part for twenty minutes each Thursday evening. The Literary Department will furnish interesting programs once each month. The Employment Bureau has secured places for more than a dozen persons since the first of October, and hopes to be able to see that every member of Simpson, desiring employment during the winter, is not idle. The thirty-seven other Epworth Leagues in the city, among the whites, are heartily co-operating with us in this work. President G. L. Knox is in the South on a lecture tour. His presence and counsel are much missed, and all will be glad when he returns. Simpson Chapel is much pleased at the return of Rev. W. H. Chambers as pastor of Blackford Street Church an MED Walden University. 1901 FACULTY • CRADUATES MEHARRY MEDICAL DENTAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL COLLEGES other year, and wishes him and his congregation abundant success in the Master's vineyard. Revs. Patton, Broyles, Chambers and Gilliam will attempt, on a small scale, a canvass of the city for their mutual benefit. These brethren united in a call to the other pastors to organize a Preachers' Association, which would include all in the colored churches of the city. The new administration has taken charge of the affairs of the city, and Mayor Bookwalter has given several colored men appointments, but notling like what the colored people, whose votes elected him, deserve. We are of the opinion that the colored men in politics in this city are too easily satished. Without the 5,000 colored voters, 90 per cent. of whom support the Republican ticket, the Democratic ticket would have been elected, and these colored men, many of whom are men of ability and competency, should be rewarded with other than janitorships and the like. The Stewards and the Church Aid Circle will serve Thanksgiving Dinner at the church from noon to midnight. At 8 p. m. an excellent program, under the management of the Junior League, will be rendered. LOUISVILLE ITEMS. Thirty-Fifth Street M. E. Church.—Rev E. M. Reid, of Portland Baptist, is meeting grand success in his revival meeting, having had several converts and about twenty accessions. The entertainment given by the ladies of 35th Street M. E. Church, Nov. 3, was a grand success. Rev. W. C. Statesman has begun prayer services, preparatory to his revival Sunday, Nov. 10. Rev. David Ervin will assist him. Rev. J. Courtney will hold his Quar- terly Meeting at 35th Street Church Nov 29. All are invited. Mrs. Katie Dolman, better known as the moving spirit of 35th Street Church, is managing the Literary Department of Epworth League with great skill. The Spiritual Department under the management of Mrs. W. C. Statesman is holding its own. Mr. W. H. Lawson's broad and uneven smile has not yet entirely worn away, though young W. H. is about to celebrate his fourth week's anniversary. The mother and baby are doing well. Jackson Street M E. Church—Rev. W. H Evans, the beloved pastor of Jackson Street Church, is much improved. Jackson Street Church witnessed one of the grandest entertainments given under the auspices of Prof Hynes' company. About sixty dollars was realized. Rev W. W. Look preached a very able sermon at Jackson Street Church Sunday, Nov. 3. He has lost none of his elucence. The Quarterly Meeting, which was held at Coke Chapel last Sunday, met with success. Rev Courtney was present. Rev Wallace preached in the afternoon service. STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. One of the most unjust and inhumane things happened here that ever stained the pages of a city's history. Wm. Coles, an honest Negro boy, was arrested for assaulting a white woman on May 21, 1901, and, after laying in jail 161 days, was tried for assault with intent to rob and rape. He was found guilty and sentenced for eight years in the Ohio penitentiary. People of the best class testified that Cole's character was good. Among the witnesses was Miss Martha Leslie, his former school teacher, who testified that William's marks in school were very good, and his deportment excellent Mr. Andrew Forsythe, the truant officer, testified Walden University 1901 FACULTY • GRADUATES MEHARRY COLLEGE DENTAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL COLLEGE that he had occasion to go and see after Colees once or twice, but found him doing his mother's washing. His pastor and wife, Sunday school superintendent testified that Colees was a church going boy, and that he attended Sunday school and Epworth League, and behaved like a gentleman. Nothing was proven on the boy that would make him even seem guilty. He was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence. To show the injustice of this trial we shall mention another. A white man was tried for having raped two little girls. He plead guilty to both charges and received a sentence of four years. A white man shot his own son and got one year. Will we have our children torn from our arms, sentenced through prejudice, to lay in prison with the lowest types of civilization, and thus pluck from them the training of home and in its place plant corruption? No. Let us up, not with arms, but with our prayers. "God is not dead." He who loves and takes care of the sparrow will care for us. We are now getting money together that he may have a new trial. Lend us your prayers. Rev. Primus Alston has returned to Quinn A. M. E. church for another year. Miss Irene Howard entertained her friends Halloween night at the home of Mrs. L. Mercer. There was Quarterly Meeting at Sixth Street M. E. church last Sunday. Rev. T. L. Ferguson, P. E., preached three able sermons to crowded houses. The P. E. declares the church in a very flourishing condition. Collection §44 45. Miss Mary E. Logan, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio, is the guest of Rev. C. L. Lewis and family. The coal yard operated by Johnson and Green is doing a good business. Mr. James Baltimore, who has been very sick, is convalescent. Mrs. Charles Irwin is on the sick list. Prof. Walter E. Gossett is kept busy --- giving music lessons. He is one of our most aggressive young men. The orchestra of the Sixth Street M. E. Church has been newly reorganized and is in full blast. Chas. R. Lewis is suffering with a sprained wrist, accidently injured while playing basket ball. You will find The Freeman on sale at 229 S. Sixth street. The Staunbenville Sub. Dis. No. 1 League convened at Flushing, Ohio, November 11 and 12. The Baptist churches of Indianapolis have determined to conduct a College or Academy in this city, and have contracted for the purchase of a piece of property near Hillside avenue, containing more than an acre of ground and a building with eleven rooms. They are actively at work collecting the money with which to make the first payment, and are meeting with encouraging response at the hands of their people. A special effort is to be made on Monday, Dec 2, at the Mt. Zion Baptist church, at which time the editor of this page has been invited to deliver the principal address on "Christian Education." Our Baptist brethren are to be commended for their wisdom in taking this step, and to be congratulated on the measure of success already attained. The greatest need of the race to-day is christian education. The Musicale and Literary Concert at Simpson, Wednesday evening last, was first class in every particular. Every number on the program was filled with one exception. Mr. Fred Anderson, who was unavailably absent. Every number was excellently rendered, and the audience enjoyed the evening. Taken as a whole it was one of the best of the many concerts which have been given in our city. The thanks of the church are tendered the friends who so kindly gave us this rare musical and literary treat. ES. PRINCETON, IND. Rev. W. B. Harris and his loyal members are pushing the work as never before, and the influence of our Methodism is being felt and appreciated by the people. The new church is a thing of beauty, and the growing congregations show that the right thing was done in its erection. A great spiritual revival is looked for, and Rev. Harris is hopeful of being blessed with a large number of conversions. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. Rev. J. H. Stanley, M. D., the Presiding Elder of the Lexington District, writes that there is an unusual amount of activity among the pastors and people of his district. Revivals are being held at several points, while others are expecting to begin within a short while. Many churches have been repaired, old indebtedness (the bugbear of the average pastor) is being reduced, and he confidently expects this to be one of the best years in the history of the district. Every brother is working hard and industriously to bring the Lexington District to the front rank. Regular items from this district will be found in The Freeman each week. Read The Freeman and keep posted. Important to Correspondents. The editor wishes to call the attention of his correspondents to the fact that this page goes to press on Saturday morning, hence it is absolutely necessary for all matter to be in his hands not later than Friday morning to insure its publication in the issue of the following week. A safe plan to be followed would be to send all communications eight days ahead of date of issue. We desire to publish all that comes to our hands, but cannot do so except it reaches us in time. Write on only one side of the paper. JEFFERSONVILLE ITEMS. Wesley Chapel is still on the upgrade. Rev. M. S. Johnson is leading his people with marked ability and success. With the exception of the few chronic grumblers, to be found in every church and community, everybody is actively at work, and the church is doing its best to reach and save men. Louis Brown, Abraham Courtney, Alex. Cannon, Wm. Booker and James Spears, trustees, with A. Middleton, Ben Holloway, Peter Brown, Wm. Robinson, Mark Heady, A. J. Spears and Geo. Spears, stewards, are standing nobly by the pastor in all his plans, and have added much to the success which has come to him. The Sunday School Superintendent, Malvin Middleton, and President of the Epworth League, Miss Maggie Bryant, are also doing grand work among the children and the young people. The third Quarterly Meeting was a spiritual feast. The P. E., Rev. Sissle, was at his best, and rendered excellent service. Rev. J. W. Luckett preached the Sacramental sermon, and more than one hundred partook of the Lord's Supper. The Love Feast was well attended. Collection $23 80. All of the pastors of the city churches, with their members, were present and added much to the interest of the meetings — S. E. S. The Young People's Christian Workers Union. In response to the call of the pastor more than forty young people of the church have organized themselves into a Christian Workers Union. Enthusiastic meetings have been held, and it is confidently expected, through this society, to reach and bring to Christ and into the church, at least a hundred young people before the close of this conference year. There are hundreds of young men and young women in this city who are on the outside of the church, and strangers to God, and apparently cannot be reached by the usual methods, hence the organization of this society of young Christians, whose special duty will be to go out after their acquaintances and friends, and to bring them in. No stop will be made until every young person in the church is at work through this society. Elyria Notes. Elyria, O., Special.—This is a beautiful city, county seat of Lorain county, about 30 miles West of Cleveland on the C. S and M. S and C. L and W. R. R., about eight miles from the lake. There are six electric lines that run into it every 20 minutes. Work at this place is plentiful. No one need to be idle. Wages are good. We have no church house at this place. We worship in a hall. Our membership is small only a eleven. We have bought a lot on which to build a church; which we hope to be able to begin soon. There are about 60 families of our people in this place. Mr. Ernest Johnson an energetic young man of Oberlin, O., and Miss Alma Smith a most estimable young lady of this city also a member of the M. E. church were united in marriage at the parsonage by the pastor the Rev. J. T. Leggett Oct. 22, 1901. They went at once to Oberlin their future home where the groom had a home all in readiness for his bride. Mrs. Johnson is also the secretary of our Sub-District Epworth League and S. School Institute which meets here on the 20th and 21st of this month. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Brown lost their infant child Oct. 30, funeral conducted by Rev. J. T. Leggett. We have a beautiful church at Lorain all newly painted and paper with a seating capacity of about two hundred. Here we have about 34 members; well organized into clubs. The congregation for the past few weeks have largely increased; and the class meetings are better attended. The Willing Workers under the presidency of sister R. Brown is doing good work for the trustees. The club of the Faithful Few under the presidency of sister Mattie Coleman is doing excellent work for the Stewards. The daughters of Epworth gave a very pleasant social Saturday evening. The W. H. M Society was entertained by Mrs. Thomas Williams at her residence 1609 Lexington Ave., Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14. Mrs. F. A. Coleman, read a paper on Mission. The Epworth League and choir under the management of the Rev. W. H. Redmon are making arrangements to entertain the Epworth League and S School Institute. Brother H. Tates a Steward of our church and also an expressman of this place who has been very dangerously ill for the last two months is able to be up again; during his very servere illness his little daughter Ruth was taken suddenly ill and died in a few weeks which was a great shock to the family and friends. Mr. Harry Jackson after spending six months in Sidney Nova Scotia has returned for his family. They will leave in a few days for the above place. The Rev. E. L. Gilliam will address the Ministerial Association, whites and colored, at Meridian St. M. E. Church on Monday next. Subject: "The Fruits of Indifelity." This will be the fourth paper by him within two years to a body of more than sixty ministers, many of them the briniest in the State. Dr. E. W. S. Hammond, recently of this'conference, has been selected as the Fraternal Delegate to the A. M. E. General Conference, Dr. W. H. Brooks to the C. M. E. Church, and Rev. P. O'Connell, of North Carolina, to the A. M. E. Z. Church. MADAM M'NAIRDEE Has Returned to the City The gifted Clairvoyant, the great female wonder, born with the double(caul) veil, she is one of the old ancient Southern Clairvoyants of New Orleans. She's a living physiologist and Physiologist. She tells plainly what you are best adapted for in life by reading your brains and mind. With a hair of New Orleans, she gives you a coil of influence to enable you to be bad luck. She has made thousands of hard happy. Read the fifth chapter iv verse of St. Matt: "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God." She reunites the separated, makes peace there is confusion. Your husband or wife will be the ones for your sweetheart forsake you. But will you love her and marry you sooner if you will only have this lady's consultation. Read what several ladies of your city say "Yes, we believe her a Godsend to our city; my husband and I had been separated over a year and just returned to our city, he returned today, we are together and this young lady says: "The one loved refuses call or write me; I called on this lady and we are now engaged." You can't afford to MADAME M'NAIRDEE miss consulting this gifted lady; she is gifted to read characters. She challenges the world to excel her advice on love, losses business, family and financial troubles. Re-unites the separated causes speedy marriage with the one of your choice. So she will be in her place of business; no one's ill wishes filled; strictly a Christian lady and depends entirely on her heavenly gift. If you are painful or alling, think you have withered crafted to see her. She spent eight years in the Jungles of Africa and has traveled through 34 states doing good wherever she went. So she will be withered. Will this man is not of God he could do nothing. Three parlers so arranged that you meet no friends nor strangers; everything confidential. Owing to such crowds you may call night or day. Permanently located. Send money by postal order or Registered letter. N.B.—Send look of hair accompanied by one dollar ($1.00) and receive full life reading. Clip this ad. 417½ Indiana Avenue, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. MADAM M'NAIRDLE. Eckstein Norton UNIVERSITY CANE SPRING KY. Offer's Industrial, Normal and College training alike to male and female. 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We labored ander mortal fear, some one would “knock” the mayor. Weapprove the mayor's declaration for it forces applause. The citizens of Chicago must either appland their may- oror keepaclam-like stiliness. To dc otherwise means Carter H, for a fourth Sins Seore one for Sioux City, Iowa. A lynching party waited on the jailer: Chris, Krege, and demanded that a Ne- gro, James McGuire, be turned over to them. The jailer refused and the com- mittee warned him the Negro would be taken by foree. Inthe meantime a detachment of police arrived and arrest- ed the leader of the mob and put him in a cell next to the Negro. After his ar- rest the mob made {teelf scarce in the quickest possible manner. Now, if the authorities will only deal out the law as rigidly to this leader as he would done to this Negro could he have gotten to him, Sioux eity will have conferred a blessing upon civilization that will be lasting. We are pleased: to learn that our “Smock” column met with such hearty approval, but; as we have just remarked it is not expedient to continue it at present. ‘And to those who have offered ussuch valuable suggestions concerning a ‘kick’ colamn, which they wish usto start, we must reply it is entirely ont of the anes. tion, Why we know one performer alone who could fill every page of The Freeman for the next five years to come rad . — AQ vi 4 \v E BUSINESS MEDIUM. MRS, MARTH, the world renowned anc highly colbrated'bunteenn aud tant MEDIUM reteaa" everything. Nov npontien Gan bi Shreulted‘on altars ot Lif, uate, Low Sud" Marriages apecinity. Story metry re Setodclast or ater ncescd "ah ions "Removes: ail troubles and eatrange fret challenges any Mediura whe ous exces fer ta her sstartiing Tevelution of tho. past [feng at tere arent one ite essen cr she will nob for any Pree, iatter yous yor ray rest nagured you will gain facte withon Sousenee She eat be constited ‘on. all aiatr or Lites Lovey Conriahipy Mattinge, iitendr Soy with destription of future Sccananton She Ie very ecurate im describing’ atest Trends, eneaiee, eka" Her aivice. ufom seh bess, change in business, journeys, lawsuit: Sontestet wile: divoreo. eid spectlation ie val ‘able and ‘eliabla, “She reada your destiny Stator beds ane withhelds notitog: ‘ik, SANTEE "eella your entite 1ife—past present and fataresin a DEAD TRANGE! he Ricpower of any two mediaie. you over net In teste ako tella your mother'a fail neme be {ore marriage, tne names ofall your feral tiie tes aba deseription, ste aime wud bust car e'yourfoture husbub, fhe uae of ou Scat it'you are to. haveene, the ate. of thr fous man who now ealla om yu, the name o your future husband, and the day, sionth ast {ost ofyoue mirage “how many dhldren yn have or will have—whether you are marvied o) te; whether your presege sweetheart. wi be true to you and ff he will marry you; if you hate oo awcethearty she will ¥ellyo% ation Jot olivate, and hiaame, business und date 0 fcinatatince ALE YOU FOTURE wilt be tei fn'an honeat, lear, plain manner and ins dead trance, "Modvers should know the succes: of their husbands and children, young Iadier jtould know evergthing aboct hole sweet hearts or inamded. uusbande, Do tot Keer sotto, mainy or go tata besicees unt yet Encwral! d'aod 9 ily religious sorapies Pre ‘ada fe the onky one tn the world who ox: tel you tho FULL NAMB of your future hus Sand, withage and date of marriage, tele. yot sthvthtr the Gne you fore is trae of fale. ‘There are woe personas. wino. Believe. that there is no truth to be gained from consulting 3 Sicalam, but muon beliefs are contrary to tht tnoth. itis only from the lack of siecrisaina tion that rach’s eonoluston eam be reached Ef not everyone who plaoarde himaelf or her- tei as' Sted/um thatean stand teat of wisi hcrstectaimm Awan person of any engi Iceialad mayank the: reavon why. Te fe size 3iy fat theee advisete Go not take the trouble fo gudy hman, nature: ‘They do act spent ttl thoaghtevor ameoment with soquting the ‘rt ct phrenology and. Kindred. branes that fu hatea'igohtourag ate ay tary Ket’ Ge Sts aalncs eon att ove Te ta undeniable fact that persons wil some fot “advicontn full knowledge of wie Gojwnst' now end yet an soon ae The Sonleonts Met they Gry thele uemoont ch: fetccrto diapel from hele minds what they 200 roa to hear fit willbe rehearsed by tt Medium. ‘To get the secret out of a person by ‘pamping,” in no tew oases, is the art used by Zany uoprinetpaled Mediums, but to take hole athe bah neil gn gonteal ct the wind there br, (8 a matter of impossibility to moet of thers Asd'yee"thie'onn Be done, aad by coneaitias SRS" SVARTH! this sooming mpekery Deore Teatation ‘hls subject hae regetved no, tse attentior {y fminent men ‘and even college professors St proves canclustrsly that. stenough. there No jotvinyers in our teidet with “oly tongues,” ecaps the gaies of wisdom eve not Dede $c the entice profession Ite eat deal ef tugs to become ax Kcomplished Medium, and by @ continuour Mé ootiring effort, the Key to the well of ap devectly ‘untathomable myatories Have. beer [iiiret by MES. MARTI for the nenedit 0 stanity.” By. letter, advice. $1.00e, Hone fos a m.409 pom. All letters mast oom als sta for anewere Mas. M. B. MARTH. 446, Wost/s1st, NEW YORK OITY THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUs. RATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. with “ticks” and then not be one fourth exhausted. ‘The fateof Miss Scone, the captured missionary, seems to be about as hard one as her name 1s. How is this for one of Missouri's big metropolitan dalies, “It is doubtless true that President Roosevelt would have better commended himself to the good graces of the Southerners if he had helped to lynch a Negro instead of din- ing with one.” Colored folk, despair not; when Mis- souri can give birth to such a sentiment as this there is every reason for hope. Pay no attention to Tillman. No one takes him seriously. He was born with ‘a pitchfork in his hand and must stick it into something. His ability is very i- mited and he mnst do something to keep ‘himself in the public eye. Every time his lamp of flame flickers he racks his venomous brain for some insulting re mark concerning the Negro. Tillman is shrewd. Hehassimply taken advan- tage of the Southern prejudice of the Negro and worked his way to fame. Notoriety is a better word. When the mollifying influences of time have had thelr effect on present circumstances, whose name will triumph Booker T. Washington's or Benj. Till- man’s, When fature historians, whose minds will be untrammeled from preja- dice and injustice, begin to record great deeds will they place the name of Till man above that of Booker T, Washing- ton? Methinks when that time arrives even the South will have progressed 0 far that they will have concluded it best to leave the name of Tillman unspoken. When Tillman stands at the bar of God to answer that awfal sammons, “inasmuch as ye have done it to these the least of my children, so have ye done it unto me,” his woes will be many. ‘To my mind there is no doubt as to where he will dine when that time comes, for his sins will be many. Every time he berates the Negro he injects new life into lynching. There is not a hood- lum in the South that does not apotheo- size Tillman. He gives them encourage- ment by his damnable utterances. He theorizes and they put his theories to practice. As far as Washington is concerned, Tillman’s efforts to belittle him and even tarnish his name are fatile, for, as I said before, when time has lulled turbulence and strife to a sweet repose, it will hang up the name of Booker T. Washington as one of the greatest men of his age, while it will deposit the name of Ben Tillmanin the potter's field Bf oblivion, “‘anwept, unhonored and unsung.” ‘They say this is a christian world But to me itseems so cruel When down in the sunny South land ‘They use our people for fuel. The World's Fa , (financially, was virtually a failure. The Pan-American financially, wasa dismal failure, and with those examples before her, St. Louis is going on with hers with a mad rush. Language does not contain arga- ments strong enough to restrain her. She mustlearn the lesson from dire ex- perience. St. Louis, when Chicago tries anything and fails it is nothing short of folly for you to attempt it. Dear Tattler; In one of your writings where you refer to Tillman, I notice you used the word “Tillmanique.” Now, that is decidedly wrong. If you will look up on the derivation of words yon will find it should be ‘“Tilmanesque.” I hope you will not take this correction as an intrusion, and will pardon me for same.—A Graduate. ‘We take no offense at the correction; ‘on the otherjhand rather likeit. ‘To tell the plain, truthy, truth we would rather be corrected than be President—of a de- bating society. We are so enamored with correction in all its phases, that it is a wonder to ourselves!'why we don't take up our abode in the House of Cor- rection. B, Square:—Thanks for the compli- ment. Do you ever indulge? If s0, take one on us, Get a receipted bill for eame and send to us andjwe will send the cash. Please do not let your indulgence be more than anickie. Fundsare very ay Feet:(An Inspired Composition) —Feet means two. Probably this is not definite enough for some minds. We will set our assertion in an algebraic formala, thus; feet : 2ifoots. Ah! we see; You say our grammar is bad. This is one of those rare occasions in life where it is necessary to be upgrammatieal in order to be accurate, ‘In other words gram- mar must, “Go way back and fuifill the other requirement. And to those cav- illing minds we will say, it used to be perfectly right to say “two foots” in years gone by. Feet is modern word, a time saving device. It requires just ‘ *BE-NOT DECEIVEDe . | "TO THE,COLORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA. . King of all Hair Tonics, ! AN 66 99 ©OZONO. | KG CeO 1 NO wn VW Yee @ i WZ ¢ F \ FORE. AFTER. AN Recognizing the fact that there are many SO-CALLED hair-growers and “A bair-straighteners now on the market, and knowing to a certainty that man; AWN of these are frauds pure and simple, we wish to make a straight-iorward, honest statement to the colored race through this great pepe: In "4 the year 1871 our late secretary, Mrs. 8. M. Moore, through a fortunate N circumstance, acquired the receipt for OZONO. 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We will also include one fancy jar of our Electrical Skin Food—Nature’s great beautifier—removes wrinkles, moth patches, freckles, gi end all facial blemishes; makes the old look young and the young look AN younger. 3 | We will also include one paneer of our celebrated Scalp Soap, which is | AX, sbsolutely CHEMICALLY PURE, and no soap but a pure soap should ever | =, 2 SSSSSSssssssss one half the time to write “feet” that i does to write “two foots,” provided, of course, you are up io spelling and do not spell it “feat,” and then have to erase it and write it properly. Now we are in line for a defination “Feet” is a contrivance, devised by the Almighty, on which all humanity re- poses. As weallknow, some of these contrivances are much larger than oth- ers. The two extremes are Cinderella on the one hand, end Fanny mills on the other. Tousea figurative expression, that is the gamit of feet. The latin word for feet is “pes” from which we derive “pedal.” Consequently when writers wish to dress up their language they use the expression, “pedal extrem- ities” instead of the homely Anglo-Sax- on word, feet. If ever you are inclined to use the word, don't get it confused with “peddle” which means to offer for sale cabbage, string-beang and such stuff. Feet is the homeof the corn, likewise the bunion. This characteristic makes them useful tothe weather burean in diagnosing—beg pardon, I mean prog- nosticating the weather. No feet can be said to be complete without corns or abunion. There is always something lacking. ‘To show you how natare has ponred her blessings on us, we have one on each toe. Each toe is crowned with a corn. Would not be surprised to wake upsome morning and find one on each heel. Feet give rise to bootblacks. Without feet the world would be Whittemorelesa to-day. The latest style of boot-black stands have the foot rest made with a slide that pushes out and pulls in to suit any size of feet. In doing their work, bootblacks don’t charge for the territory covered If they did, there are some men every time they wanted a shine would have to pay fifty cents. The price is regulated by the Bootblack’s Union and is ten cents Feet used to be indispensably neces- sary in kicking, but not now. One of the greatest ekers we know is a legless man. This shows what rapid strides civilization is making when human be- ings can kick without feet, They are necessary to football thongh. It is a matter of impossibility for us to con- ceive of such a game withont feet, al- though the time may come-when it will be “fait accompli. Naturalists assert there is a strong af- finity between some feet and a camel. ‘They can go so long without water. And by the way, if your feet are weak, this,is a good way to make them strong. It is this fact alone which makes some of our theatrical cars such disagreeable quantities. Take a bevy ‘of feet that have drawn the line of prejudice against water and its enough to disqualify any ‘board of health. Chicago is noted for big feet especially among women folk. We remember once we took a young lady shoe-shopping ‘because it was her birthday and we were going to give her a pair of shoes. She wore a nine and it was impossible to get a pairin town. Tens were the smallest. The fact that she wore a nine caused quite a little stir among the shoo dealers of the city and they were all anxious to see a woman with such emall feet. One dealer went so far as tosay she was @ Chinese woman mas- querading as a colored woman. ‘Turkeys, you had better be holding revival meetings. TOM THE TATTLER. News Notes. Vickeburg, Miss., Special.—A beanti- ful home wedding wrs celebrated at the residence of Mrs. Emma C. Bowie, 103+ West Main street, Wednesday evening, Nov. 6, the contracting parties being Mr. Wm. Heston, of Pittsburg, Pa, and Miss Alice Elrize, better known as Miss Alice Bowie Rev.G W Porter offici- ated. Reception was held from 630 to 8 30 at the residence of Mrs. Eliza Jones of 511 First N. St Refreshments were served in abundance. The presents were costly and beautiful. At 9.30pm. Mr. and Mrs. Huston left for their fn- ‘ture home, 26 Robert et., Pittsburg Pa. be used on the fealp. And, lastly, to prove our liberality, we will put in a pint q package of Anti-Odor, a positive cure for Sore Throat or Mouth, all forms ot Womb Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet; also removes all | smells and odors arising from the human body, such as feet, arm pits, ete. j The actual value of this Grand Aggregation is $4.00, but we let you have it for $1.00, simply to introduce honest goods. In order to protect the } public in general from imitations of our goods, and to avoid mistakes, we have placed upon our coupon our Trade-Mark, one head showing Short Hair and the other head Long Hair. The U. 8. Government has granted us this trade-mark, and it is registered in the Patent Office at Washington; 50 ifthe coupon has this trade-mark on it, you will make no mistake. Use, only the coupon having the two heads on it. As to our responsibility, we refer you to the Editor of this paper or to the Metropolitan Bank of Rich: jnond, Va. We have thousands of testimonials we have not space to pub- j lish. "Here is a sample of one: ; Boston Ohemical Company : | Dear Sirs,—You are at liberty to state in any newspaper that I have 4 used OZONO, and give it my most hearty recommendation. I have been f fooled so often, it does me good to recommend honest goods. 4 MAGGIE B. PROCTOR, Here is another: Box 114, Fairfield, Texas. 4 Gentlemen,—After using OZONO a short while only,I am glad to say / that my hair is already straight and growing finely. 4 MISS BESSIE POWERS, ° 388 Missouri street, Toledo, 0. A last word. OZONO is absolutely guaranteed to straighten hair and j cause a beautiful and luxurious growth. If your hair is already straight, 4 you can use it to secure a glossy long growth. Buy only tho genuine / ,QZ0N0.",, Send us $1.00 at once, and the goods will be sent the same day we receive your order. ( BOSTON CHEMICAL €0., / @ 810 E. Broad St., Richmond, Ya. 4 I Bi igeds a et eee tne a nL ae { Boston Chemical Co., 4 S$ 810 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. (GT J enclose’ you $1.00, for which please send at once 4 the following goods : . 4 Boxes of Ozono, worth $2.00. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner, @ worth 50c. 1 Bottle Blectrieal Skin Food, worth 50c. 1 Package A (1 pint) Anti-Odor, worth 50c. 1 Package Sealp Soap, worth 50c,. | Total, $4.00. My SAM ody iets tae sad sansinndidang MEQOBR MBsiceces< lise a, ae Btroet sje sacesnys ccs sess cosstacd sary Ollgeers acopea pan a eee County. Geiniase aaasuelsgvaeessss Bias ion share a If you want 4 lots like above, send $8.00. If you have a friend who has i no coupon, let her write her name on a piece of paper and pin to coupon 7k when you send your order. ~y Ak ee i via the A. & V. R, R. The Freeman extends its best wishes to them for 9 long and happy life. ‘The following guests were present; Misses Mand Foote Lilly Glispie, Mande G. Lovett, Aurellia Burley, Ella Banks, Minnie Malrie, Annie Bnok, Willie Buck, Clara Jones. Marietta Bowte, Mamie Reynolds, Bes- sie Webster, Mary Jackson, Leatha Gorden, Mrs, Hilliard Lawson, Mrs. J. M, Blowe, Mr. Anthony J. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J, Head, Mrs, Hester Johnson ‘Mrs. Mary Miller, Thomas A. Buckner, Orange N Taylor, Geo. W. Buck, Revs. G. W. Porter and R. Middleton, David Worldly, John Butler, Joe Scott and Prof. Albert 8. Barnes. Mr. Jerry Per- kins is home again after along absence in New Orleans, La. He is now em- ployed at the Carroll Hotel. He is man- ager of a fcat slam etiag band and is ready to fill all orders, satisfaction as- ea George Moore has lateiy reno- ‘vated his barber shop which is second to none in this city. Will Terrel is the ‘head barber. Terrell is all right Give him acall boys. The Freeman is on sale Every Saturday, 5 cents a copy. Bay a paper of your own and read, don’t borrow your neighbor’s paper to find out what the Negroesare doing: Every body shonld turnont to hear the Hon. George L. Knox, the owner and pub- lisher of the greatest Negro journal in America, who will lecture here on No- vember 21, The place and hour will be given later on. Rev. J. H. ©. Henry, Pastor of King Solomon B. church 1s visiting friends in Natchez, Sam Du pree died at New Orleans La., Nov. 5, where he had gone to regain his health. His mother was with him in his last hours, It will be remembered that Mr. Dupree has been in ill health for about two or three years but not until recently was all hopes for his recovery aban- doned. He was a faithfal follower of the meek andlowiy one and leaves a devoted mother and large circle of friends to mourn their loss. We say as the poet has well said, ‘‘Sleep on, dear ‘prother; asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep; Part of the host has crossed the flocd and part are crossing now. g THE LECTURE TOUR Of George L. Knox,Publisher, The Freeman, Through the South. We are in receipt each day of agreatmany letters inquiring as to the date of the apa pearance of Mr. Knox, in cities included in the tour of his lecture through the states of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas, It wil be impossible for us to answer all of there replies personally and as all of them are subscribers to The Freeman, and desire to | hear Mr, Knox, we take pleasure in publish ing his complete route. We also regret that ;t will be impossible for Mr. Knox to appear at all the places who have asked for him, 4 can say that at some future time they will have the pleasure of both hearing and ‘seeing him, | THE ROUTE. ‘Jackson, Miss., November 17th and 15th ‘Canton, Miss., November 19th ‘Yazoo City, Mies., November 20th Vicksburg, Miss,, November 2ist Natchez, Miss., Novomber 224 Alexandria, Louisiana, Noyember 23 and 24 Baton Rouge, La., November 25th and 26th New Iberia, La,, November 27th Houma, La., November 28th New Orleans, Noy. 29th, 30th & Dec, 1 and 2 Ocean Springs, Miss,, December 3d Mobile, Als., December 4th Pensacola, Fla., December 5th and 6th Montgomery, Ala,, December 7th and 8th ‘Tuskegee, Als, December 9th Columbus, Georgia, December 10th ‘Macon, Ga, December 11th Atlanta, Ga., December 12th and 13th Birmingham, Alabama, December 14 and 15 Decatur, Als., December 16th Huntsville, Als., December 17th Normal, Ala. December 18th Shelbyville, Tennessee, December 19th Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 20th Chattanooga, Tenn, December 2ist and 224 ‘Knoxville, Tenn., December 23rd E C. Cooper is The Freeman’s agen Ee ponies Als. Address 1600 Pine street. UNION SUITS —_——_____—_—_—— SS ‘The woman who once en- joys their faultless fit, delicate texture and general excel- lence of finish will hardily be persuaded to wear any other kind. Piqua Union Suits are the best we know of, and yet are far from high priced. Women’s Piqua Union Suits, of cotton come in three qualities, $1, $1.50 and $3. Of natoral wool, in four grades, $2, $250. $3.95 and $5 ‘Of pure «pun silix $10. Black Wool Piqna Tights for wo- men $1 $125 and $150 ‘MISSES’ PIQUA SUITS of cotton Tange ‘upward from 500, according to ize. ‘Of natural wool, upward from $1 Misses’ iqua Tights of black wool, 500 to $1 according to size. LS ARES OL OOOO ODOUOV GV V CITY NOTES... $ OOOO SSSL SSOFG Mrs Retta Moss has returned from Shelbyville. The Rev RR. Downs. will got Muncie Thursday. Mrs, Cornelia Hampton, of Terré Haute, is in the clty. Mrs. Harry Joneshas returned from a few days’ visit to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ward have gone to Greensburg, Ind., for a few days. ‘A Sisters of Charity lodge was organized at Allen Chapel Thureday night. Bishop Grant and the Rev. B. F. ‘Wateon returned to the city last Friday night. ‘The Lend-a-Hand Club, of Allen Chapel, met at the church Thursday afternoon. Bishop Grant Wednesday night addressed the young peopleat Bethel A M. 5. church. ‘The marriage of Charles McKaron and Mrs Anna Beamoth took place ‘Thursday evening. Bishop Abraham Grant left yesterday for Marion, and will then go to Detroit and to ann Arbor. ‘The Rose of Sharon Club met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Jobn ‘T. Smithin Martindale avenue. ‘The Metropole Club members met ‘Wednesday night at the Adelphi club rooms, for reorganization. ‘The Flanner Guild night class is beng conducted at school No. 24, under the supervision of W. T. B. Williams. Jeff D Porter, employed as a lette! carrier at Chicago came this week to spend his vacation in this city with his wife. ‘Mrs, Mary Jenkins, of Cincinnati, has come to the city to live. She is with ‘Mrs. George W. Prince at 422 Dorman street. Daniel Sweeney and wife of St. Louis, Mo., are in the city the guest of his brother J. H. Sweeney of 1108 Fayette street. ‘The Rev. R. R. Downs lectured to the Richmond district conference al Muncie Thorsday on “Law and the Gospel.” The Young Men's Prayer Band has een invited to conduct the service at Simpson Chapel Sunday afternoon, December 1. The Topaz Cluster Club was enter taized Monday afternoon by Mrs Stella Fisher, at her homein Wes! ‘Tenth street. The Fannie Jackson Coppin Mit Missionary Sovipty of St. Paul temple met Wednesday with Mra, Scott at 2447 Baltimore Ave. ‘The Here and There Club, of Bethe A.M E, church, met at the parsonsg: Friday night. The hotel men wer: present in a body. The Young People's Aid Alliance o Bethel church held a meeting Tuesda3 night at the home of Mrs. Banks, 813 N California street. ee Ihave told others what a wonderful effect The Original Ozmuized Ox Marrow has in making the aie grow. My hale was ‘very short asia came out bythe Tomb{ful, but-sinee have used sour Ox Snized Ox Marrow { can fix it aay way d want to. Please send mo three bottles Tore. Penclose money order 81:40. Resp. Yours, Miss Jussi HAMS, Bristol, 1 THE ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW copsrighted) also, makes, Kinky or gurl AGE eefaieht," tore and eautifal” Gurey ortbreaking, off Never fatlng Warranted farmiess.” Only GO cents. "Sold by drac- Eivte and aonlges ot sont We 80 cents for ‘ine botile oF $1.40 for three bottles.» We BGawTeRe wees, Altec, Saati THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ‘The Progressive Social Club was entertained by Mrs. Angile Brooks, at ‘the home of Mrs. Stella Rhodes, 1012 Lafayette street, Thursday afternoon. Dr, R. J. Perkins of Huntington, W. Va.,8 noted evangelist preach a very excellent and instructive sermon to the members of Second Baptist church last Sunday. Sunday is quarterly meeting day at St Paul Temple. The Rev Charles Hunter, the newly appointed presiding elder will conduct the services through- out the day. The Delsarte entertainment given several weeks ago under the direction of Miss Daisy Walker will be repeated in the near future for the benefit of Fianner Guild. Rev. J. W. Luckett of Louisville will be in the city Saturday and for ten days will beat Jones Tabernacle. He will preach at Simpson Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Woman's Educational Board, au organization to aid in the establishment of a Baptist college, announces an old citizens’ meeting to be held at the Sec ond Baptist charch Thursday evening, November 22. Messrs. J. A. M. Lea and G. L. Kenned of Pittsburg, Pa. Norman Richard and J. O. Thomas of New York City were in the city this week. They accompanied the officers of the American Glass Manufactures. The East End Sewing Circleof Bethe! church met at the home of Mrs. Mary Wright, 125 East Eleventh street, Fri day afternoon. A social will be given for the benefit of the circle at the home of Mrs. rene Cooper, 2028 Alvord street, this evening. ‘The marriage of R. W. Thompson, formerly of this city, at present holding Government position at Washington, D. C., and Miss Grace Lucas, also a former resident of this city, took place Tuesday, November 5, at Jersey City. Bishop Alexander Walters officiated. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chavis to the wedding reception of their sister, Miss Mamie A. Chavis, who will be married to Napoleon P. Gardener, Wednesday evening, November 20. The reception will take place at 785 Center street. ‘The Young Men's Prayer Band held an enthusiastic meeting Sunday atter- noon ac st. Paul Temple A solo by Henry Sharpe was much enjoyed. Delegates elected to attend the Y. M. C. A. State convention at Richmond November 21-24, are Dr. H. L Hum- mons, 8. Ratiffe, Richard Stssle and William Bill. ‘The campaign entertainment of Bethel and Wayman Chapel took place Monday night. The following were the contestants: Mrs. Fannie Moore, Re- publican; Mrs. Florence Bennett, Democrat; Miss Lucille Mays, Probibi. tion; Mrs. Ada Goines, Independent. The Rev Charles W. Thompson, pastor of Wayman Chapel is manager. Jones Tabernacle Notes. Grand rally at Jones Tabernacle corner North and Blackford streets, Sanday Noy. 17. Exch member will come out that day register their names with one dollar. The Rev, J. W. Luckett, D D , the palpit orator of the C. ME chureh will preach for us that day, initial sermon on Friday evening Nov. 15. Come, come, W. H. Chamber, pastor Mr James Thornton joined the church on last Sabbath, good worker. He was given cordial welcome. Mrs. M F ‘Stokes was our efficient delegate to our last annual conference and tuey elected her vice president of the Christian Endeavor Society for the conference. Rev. J. W Luokett the Scar orator and Preacher of Kentacky will preach for us Sunday morning at 11 a m.,and evening at 8p m. Come early to -geta seat. First Qaarterly meeting on fourth Sunday in this month. Grand Uhanksgiving diner on the 28th Social Club elected officers last Thurs: dayat the residence of Sister Annie Brown, President, Mrs Anna Steven son; Vice President, Mary Bowes; and Secretary; Maggie Primus Miss Mandic Mitchell will give grand mustoal on the the 19th. Rey. W. H. Chambers pastor. SIMPSON CHAPEL NOTES, Rev. Edward L. Gilliam pastor 11th and North Missouri Streets. Splendid congregations last Sunday, morning and night. The attendance at Sunday School shows a gratifying increase. Collections keep —_ pace with the increase in size of congre- gations. Our Class Meetings have gone beyond the hundred mark, in attend. ance, and the Leaders are at work to push it to the 150 mark before the end ofthe year. The ¥. P. ©. W. U. is enthusiastically at work preparing for the ‘Social Opportunity” Wednesday evening Nov. 20, and they confidently expect to have 350 to 400 of the mem bers, and their families, present. These young people are equally as enthusiastic over the prospect of “Young People’s Day” the first Sunday in Dec. The Young Men’s Prayer Band has bee invited to take charge of the services at 8 p. m., and have accepted the invitation. The Church Aid Circle had a “Gentle- re Brosnan’s. WASHIN TON STREET STORE. 200 all-wool Kersey cloth jackets; the colors are black and castor, made with a large storm collar, military cuffs, bore front, tight and half fitting backs. $7.00 valne for.........ceceesse 8) Q S Dry Goods Co, 6and8 West Washington St THE M«aRKET New Orleans, Nov. 8.—Cotton firm; sales, A4pi bales ordinary, 6 16-le: ¢ od ordinary, 6116+; low middling, Oe; mit hing 7c; good idling, 74": mnldiilog fale, 7X6. Recelpts 12.12 bales; stock, 2 1.25) bales. New York. Nov. §—Cotton quiet; middling uplands, 7 10-10e; middling gulf 81116. Bales none. ‘New Onteaxs, Nov. 9—Cotton -Spot firm. Sales, 475) bales. Ordinary, 5'sc: good ordinw: Fr. ve: low ‘middling’ 15 16 middiing, ‘T5360; good miadling, 7-16e; middiing fair, Ge Receipts, 18,155 bales; stock, 198,680 bales. New Orleans, Nov. Il_—Cotton steady Sales spiitnten." Granary, 610s ood granary, Sorlnc? ow midatng: bse; midaling, 7 good midiliog aecmiddling fairs? its. Hecelpt, 18,855 bales; stock, 200,210 bales. New York, Nov. 1-Spotott closed aul ti middling uplands, fhe; middling gulf, Bic. Bales, bales. =e New Orleans, Nov. 12.—Cotton steady. Sales, 5,20 bales “Ordinary,5 -10c; kood ordinary, Sider low middling, Oxe: middling, Tc; good midd fog. 7c: middling fair, 7 Ibo. Ke- celts, 21 920 bales, stock, 228,074 bales. New York, Nov, 12 —Spot cotton closed quiet at Iie higher: middling wolands, 75-100; iid dling guif;8 wie, Sales 335 bales men’s Tacking Bee” at the charch or Wednesday night, and it was asight worth seeing, to see those men thread ‘needles, and tack quilts and comforts The Sewing Circle is preparing to give anovelentertainment, on the order of the Old Maids convention, known as “The Milkmaids Convention.” The Stewards will serve Turkey eto. ‘Thanksgiving Day. The Junior League will provide the program that evening Third Quarterly Meeting to morrow. Dr. Luckett of Lonisville, will be with us, Presiding Elder Sissle will preach at 11a mand at 7:45 p.m, Commun- ion services at 8 p. m. Come and worship with us. A cordial invitation is extended the pastors and congrega- tions of onr sister churches to unite with usat3p m. Love Feast Monday night. A Traveling Pain. ‘Theres no disease so peculiar as rheuma tism “rhe pain whieh isto the little fluger to ay may bein me of the toes to marrow. and soit travels all over thosyster, seeking an ont ict, and fading nove Weedties permanently in on plage, wd from It home ober pains start out, and settle down and multiply. ‘Dr Drum mond's Lightaing Remedies for ‘rheomatisin Attack the dlsrase from all points at oree. and thelr work is always successful if your drug: Gisenes Bet gol these readies, write tthe yrummond Medicine Co., New York, ani dee serib your ease, Agents wanted, ak Rana Barkeepers and Porters to send for free samples and premiums lists. HARVEY CHEMICAL CO., 216 N, Fifth Street, Lax fayette, Ind. ‘Who will be the most popular min- ister by December 812 Vote for your choice at the Sarprise Store, 348-320 Indiana Avenue. The vote, up to Oct. 10, stands as follows: Reva DOU 65s is sacesssstosexse (0 Williams 2220022000222 165 Wardle scence ccpennsayss: 5 208 HOVIEN 5055-60057 /ostmeee dS Mathews 2000000000000 aa Harley, -0.5- ccc lsocecsses es B10 Bilder Carr....0000.0ccci.0. 50 Wg ose en Nica ceeds vege NS Chambers -2..0 002... LLLL 95 Thompson ......00.-..e0--- TH Mat ac. ss esahsesdservs) 92 WlO oso ccp cn odissogay AST Downes... 2....eeeeecscsee 224 Morton 0-200. oscecceeses 265 Bowed: os scoscseecogenes SL . GMM 22 oor sa ee ee preserve bodies according to the best embalming methods. Mr. Johnson proprietor and manager of this concern, comes well recommended by the bert citizens of Mobile, Ala. Memphis is in- deed fortunate in having this distin- guished business man to cast his lot with her people. Ail societies and fam- ilies, as well, would do themselves jus- ce by calling at this eétablishment and inspecting their line of goods before going elsewhere. In connection with this firm is @ Burial Association, which charges an admission fee of tenjcen's and ten cents assessment at the death of each member. This small amount ives all members in good: standing a $75 00taneral. Its membership is in- creasing at an enormous rate, The colored people would be wise to with- draw from these white'concerns and cast their lot with an institution of their ywn. who appreciate thelr patronage. They have the only fall grown white faneral car in the city. B. W. SADDLER. ity-three Big Cases o for men, women ard children. ~The entire surplus of a maker, bought for ready cash There is far too much for us to handle together with our regu- lar stock--so “hurry” methods must be used. Bought at a liberal discount they will be Sold at Positively the Lowest Prices of the Year Men’ heavy ecru Derby-ribbed fleeced cotton Ladies’ ecru and silver ‘‘Oneita” style fleeced cot- Shirts and Drawers, 50c ones, each.............. .39 fon Union Suite, 75c kind................0060. 50 Se eee cele aet nen aC ESE | vanieeaoetabP anti weiter aia cs Shirts and Drawers.....................2s..0+.. -50] button down front and “‘Oneit” style, $1 75 suit $1.25 fatietenemces eo ee ne 5g bee Plain gray heavy donble fllesced cotton Shirts Men's heavy plain camelshair non-shirnking wool and Drawers, 35c ones, any size................. 25 Shirts and Drawers, each......................$1.00| Children’s ecru and gray drop-back fleeced cotton Ladies’ ecre silk-finished fleeced cotton Vests and ‘Union Suits, any size............ eee eee eee fA OME sp wasne vi marer tees te dapescesen: ae Ladies’ heavy. fleeced silyer gray cotton Vests and Children’s “Oneita” style non: shrinking natural French band Pants, 50c kind, each.............. .35! wool Unton Suits, drop-backs, 600 to.......... $1.10 H. FP. WASSON & CO pa) Groves & Betz _ {| PLUMBERS nate Incandescent Lighting ? os A Specialty, | E24) TANTEL of all Kinds Sa Give us a trial. BS te ‘45 Massachusetts Avenue. New ’Phone 1747. — CHARLES L. HARTMAN Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Steel Ranges, 315-319 fat Washiagton St. Opp. Court House Grocery, Mrs. H. M. Willits calls your attention to her fine display of millinery at 342 Indiana Avenue. You are cordially invited to call and inspect before buying. 20 years of ex» perience. ‘MRS. H. M. WILLITS, * 38 Indians Benne S.L.TAYLOR& CO Fail and Winter Styles OVERCOATS AND TROUSERS "70 ORDER FROM $16.00 up. ‘Trousers $4 00 up. 17 Virginia Avenue, New Telephone 1228 SS Dancing Skeleton, ..hay sn Mystery, A We, lon Manntactariag Oa, Dosartisoot a, Wi etieg tartare 2 $100 000 ico cur Yorfume "We tract you, Bend 2-contstamp for filustrated catalogue Wontra Specialty Gor Grahams Nex, BLACK SKIN REMOVER: C7, MeN << Zh parent e PATENT OFFICE on US ag BEroRE ~~’ AFTER ~~ | ‘A Wonderful Face Bleach. AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER, both in a box for81, orthres boxes for #2. Guaran” tottn do what wey aula oa the eae a Hons? Onc box i att aaa a einen das world” ie you FACE BLEACH. A. PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used a aARBACHLIN compleron soe gata Mecrhatatnermmecrinat tatters bron fur rage jh, tn 8 ul fea hs ator igh naan era caatar te de orien lee emul aac Bolshoi ten copie evashamekhonie makine ue evry tmoved without haruytotheskin’ Wien Pon ast Hevchorinoenarmg teen Wea ye eee eect ec ee Sears esrss onetir be He Sab ego "aan reo Hem felng ony leh verte aa apt neat fll nd enc Many se omg a ov ofr ,doae bate on nau geese or a eee ae a vibum etngan one alana «tro ettored iste eet Sal eae eal Praga brepala; or if you. want it sentC. 0. D., it will come by express, 25c. extra, Eee eee ees we will return the money or send a box free of charge. Packed so that no one will know com Sahat ieee ae RICHMOND, Va, i i hea eee ee Rees toe ene ae fia CONTEST FOR MINISTERS — AT THE — For the most POPULAR colored minister in the city, we will make a fine suit of clothes valued at $35.00. A vote is given with every purchase of 25 cents, Contests Starts October Ist, NOTICE-- Wisse aif coc 89ie gta Po, $18 Sues or bates we be” SALE STARTS TO-DAY All goods guaranteed as represented at THESURPRISE STORE Corner Indiana aud Senate Aves. and Vermont Street. Planner & Buchanan, —— THE LEADING ——— FUNERAL DIRECTORS $20 N: Illinois St., bet. New York and Vermon’ St (- Do You Want a | ( (i ) ee AY a . Or, ~~ lf NV (= a A EE 2 i fr \i ist © ata *\ z Ih i AS rm / yf |) Cia DO Jf b4 yy The movement is Jewelled, patent regulator, a handeomely damoskeened, quick train, with train bearings in settings, compensation balance, stem wind and set. Made especially for us by Kut kerbocker Watch Co., New York, fully guaranteed by the manuiaiu: so os well as ourselves to be an accurate time keeper. The case is beautifully engraved in 14 Karet Roll Gold. It 18 a watch that anyone will be voud of, We have it in hunting case for gentlemen and in smail open face for ladies. To secure 1000 more new agents in the next 30 days, we will give this Hanasome Gold Watch absolutely FREE for selling only 4 bottles of Cheif Elkhorn’s Indian Wrang-Tang Liniment at 50 cents a bottle. We trust you with the Liniment and when sold send us $1200 and we will wend the watch the same day money is received, We will add 4 extra bottles to pay express charges. If you want to get the Beaustul Gold Watch, and accept the agency for our powerful Liniment under this offer, please sign name and address in blanks below and mail it to us at once, — ga-This oller is only good to the first 1000 applications received; we advise you to reply quickly. WICHITA MEDICINE CO.,1 —— Be Shreveport, La. Gentlemen :—Please ship me at once by express 24 bottles of Chief Elkhorn’s Wrang- Tang Liniment, (add 4 extra to cover express charges). I agree to sell same at (0 cents per bottle, and when sold to send you $12.00, and you agree to give me, absolutely free, for my trouble, a Gold Watch as described in above. Pout Oba erro sce sass era ccwdes enews -oree Meareat Bapiees ccc c eee ss ssi iorsstue see MORMMIR cose sues se Jolored Lady and Gent Agents Wanted For Our Wonderful Frozen Perfumes Exolusive territory given. Send Se for sam- Eiandvorns ofcoutiact. Youcan make more Piewoy at oad times than many do at Pegulsr Sieployiort. Otter snecaitic te follow. on wblegugent nil bere iret al. Adios PARAMOUNT NOVELTY OO., ‘Indiauapoile, Ind Dr.Joseph H. Ward OFFIOE HOURS: Stollam, ltodp.m, 6toip.m OFFICE AND RESIDENCE 485} Indiana Ave, INDIANAPOLIS "New "Phone 1974—Old Phone 1.6490 rE Patronize our advertisers nOW