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The Mid-Winter Annual Reduction of THE FREEMAN, 1 Year for $1.00. Subscribe Now THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 2. A MORAL CRUSADE IS BEING WAGED BY THE CITY AUTHORITES OF CAIRO. 500 PERSONS DRIVEN FROM CITY More than Two Hundred Arrests were Made and Each were Fined Fifty Dollars and Cost and were Given 24 Hours to Leave the City. Cairo, Ill., Special.—A shocking sensation has prevailed over the poor white people and Negroes. Mayor Wright and all of his host met at the council chamber on the 29th uk, and passed a resolution that all of the sporting classes be brought to justice, and Chief Mahony received the order on Tuesday, the 30th. He gave the order to the police and on their first round landed 57 in jail, and by the 1st inst., they had 157 persons under arrest. Up to Monday morning more than 250 warrants had been issued. All of the rounders were fined $50 and cost and given 24 hours to get out of town. The women of the tender-loin district were allowed 24 hours to leave the city, which they did at once. Fifth and Thirteenth streets and Holliday avenue, the haunts of this element, looks like a cyclone had paid a visit as not soul was to be seen in that locality. Up to Jan. 5th 87 marriage licenses had been issued. There are now more empty houses in Cairo than was ever before. If the poor white man and Negro don't vote his principle at the coming April election, instead of 50 cts. and a glass of beer as heretofore, they may expect to receive just such treatment. Cairo has always been called a paradise for the sporting classes, but their kingdom has banished for three months if not for good. Ten saloons have gone to the wall since the crusade begun, and every train and steam boat that leaves this city are loaded with men and women seeking a more congenial clime. It is esti-mated that more than 500 people left the city in three days. One woman who lived in Thirteenth street, went to Paducah, and so was grieved at having to leave Cairo, that she committed suicide via, the carbolic acid route. It is reported on good authority that over 50 families are camping out in Kentucky and Missouri, who were driven from their homes in this city by the drastic measures of the city fathers. Mrs. Lucy Carr entertained a number of young folks at her home on New Years day in honor of her daughter, Miss Minnie. A nice time was enjoyed by. Mr. and Mrs. Greenberry, of 519 Seventeenth street, entertained a number of young people on the 3st inst., at their beautiful home. Mrs. S. Douglass is ill at her home in Thirteenth street. Miss Minnie Johnson is on the sick list. Miss Florence Covington, of Jackson, Tenn., is the guest of Mrs. B. C. Stephens in Jefferson avenue. The death of Mrs. H. H. Smith was a shock to her many friends and acquaintances. She was a true christian and a member of the Fourteenth Street church. Her remains were laid to rest in the Cairo cemetery. Miss Maud Stephens, of Mayfield, Ky., spent the holidays in the city, the guest of her sister. Miss Mattie Ousley is up after a serious illness. Mrs. Mollie Edwards was in the city during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Miller entertained Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Cape Gardean, Mo., at their home, 1211 Walnut street, on the 2d. Music was furnished by Overby's amusement. Refreshments were served in amusement. Bards are, out announcing the marriage of Tom Crowe to Miss Emma Collins, both of this city. Owing to the recent trouble, the excursion billed for Paducah on the 2nd inst., has been postponed until further notice. Mrs Frances Madison entertained at her home on the 2nd inst., in honor of her guest, Miss Ada Butler. Quite a number of young people of this city and surrounding towns were in attendance. Miss Azalia Dumas entertained a number of friends at her residence in Eighteenth street, on the 2d. Music, games and refreshments gladdened the hearts of those present. Mrs Frances Lindsey, of Mound City, is the guest of Mrs. William Miller. E.W. Owens, of Duquoin, who has been the guest of Miss Maud Cook, has returned to her home. Mrs. James Nesbett and little daughter are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Moore, in Twenty-third street. Mrs. Bettie Shepard was buried on the 2d from the Free will Baptist church, of which she was a member. Rev. Ricks officiating. Mrs. Geo. Scott is ill at her home in Twenty-third W. C. COLEMAN, President Coleman Manufacturing Co., Concord, N. C. street. Miss Minnie Mitchell is convalescing. The following is a partial list of the "dead beats" who have given the agent a great deal of trouble and won't pay their bills: Benjamin Smith, Willie Wogan, Dan Wright, Sam Davis, Dan Hart, Douglass Wilkins, Aaron Mullin, Vina Fuqua, Sam White, James Hamilton, Ira Davis, James Julia, Frankie Wilson, Sank Banks, Bettie Smarte, Mary Goodman, Joe Green, George Marshall, Sam Bankin, Phil Holman, Ben Ray and Ben Brook. This list of "dead beats" have taken advantage of the leniency of the agent and now repudiate their bills. Another list will appear next week. FUTRELL CITY NOTES. Mrs. T. Waid had a swell dinner in honor of her friends and all of the substantial and luxuries were in evidence. The citizens should put down a board walk, which would be a great improvement. The ladies do not look well in rubber boots. Face Things as they Are. EDITOR FREEMAN: — There are many things existing that are wrong and that good men do not approve, but the only true way to live is to face things just as they are. Upon the highest authority we may all accept it that it is always wisest to do right. The only question that will confront us is this, "what is right?" Public opinion is not always right; the opinion of priests or clergy is not always right; the editorial utterances of the press are not always right; party platforms are not always right; the most honest and sincere conclusions of the best individuals are not always right. But it is always right to do right. Therefore, the great question to know what is right. Civil law is not always right. The constitution of the United States once allowed human slavery. It took a bloody war to se- INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903. oure such amendments as were required to secure the right. No matter how long it takes, and no matter how much it may cost, right will triumph at last. If man is immortal he may hope to share in the benefits and glory of the ultimate and eternal triumph of right, but he may barter this hope for a few days or years' enjoyment of the triumph of evil over that which is right. "Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever." J. M. HENDERSON, M. D. 2224 Fitzwater St, Philadelphia, Pa. Terse, Timely Topics. Mound City, Ill., Special.—George Vaughn has been very ill. Henry Hayes is improving. The Lovejoy school lately put in their new organ. Mrs. Emma Swope, of Henderson, Ky., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Rucker, returned home last Saturday. John Johnson spent the holidays with relatives in this city. Mrs. Frances Lindsay attended the New Year entertainment at Cairo. Thomas Turner, of St. Louis, has returned home after a visit of a few days here. Miss Martha Bolen spent a few days last week with friends in Duquin, George Hayes left Tuesday for Springfield, to assume charge of the position to which he was recently appointed. Prof. H. McWilliams, of Lovings, has been appointed postmaster of that place. Mrs Sallie Johnson left Sunday to visit relatives in Murphysboro, Ill. The Sunflower Social club entertained on the 1st at Odd Fellows' hall, in honor of the visiting ladies in the city, viz.: Mesdames Emma Swope, of Henderson, Ky.; Josie Haines, of Portland, Oreg., and Ida M. Parnell, of Chicago. Music and games were indulged in, after which a dainty repeat was served. Miss Fannie Alexander entertained Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Margaret Wilkins, in honor of Mrs. Ida M. Parnell. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. James Belen, Mrs. Frances Lindsay and Miss Verna Price, Mr. and Mrs. George Clark spent a few days last week with relatives in Loveys. Misses Ida McKinney and Emma Gardner, of Cairo, and H. K. Perry, of Mounds, spent Sunday in the city. The Main Street Baptist church is conducting a revival. Medames Carrie Rushing and Susie Cross, of Mounds, were guests of Mrs. Hannah James Sunday. The Odd Fellows held a public installation Tuesday night. A literary program was also rendered. Mr. Charles Barnes died on the 1st inst., after a brief illness of pneumonia. The tunnel was held from the house Friday afternoon, under the auspices of the D. of T, lodge, of which she was a member. A husband and seven children survive her. Notable. Newsy Nuggets. Paducah, Ky., Special—The "smart set" gave a "German" Tuesday evening, complimentary to the visitors within our gates: W. A. and Mrs. Ross, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Miss Pearl Elkins, of Covington, Tenn., and Miss Bessie Davis, of Cairo, Ill. It was a most delightful affair and society was out in flower. We thank the management for honors extended. Sam Davis, of Henderson, was in the city this week. Lon Sterrett has returned from Madisonville. Rev. W. E. Glover was in Madisonville Monday. Peter Pollens, age 74 years, died at his home near this city, on the 28th ult. Little Douglass Reid is still confined to his home. G. E. Grimes, of Jackson, Tenn., was a guest of Mrs. Maggie Holt, in Clay street, during the holidays. Misses Mea Price and Katie Menafee entertained on the 2d, in honor of their guest, Miss Pearl Elkins, of Covington, Tenn. The amusements were cards and dancing, after which a delightful lunch was served. Miss Elkins left on the 3d for her home. Mrs. Laura Carter has returned from Memphis. Miss Addie Core was on the sick list last week. J. C. Jones is ill. Mrs. Harry Givens has recovered. A delightful concert was given Monday night at the Washington Street Baptist church, under the management of S. M. S. Lowery G. W. Harvey has resigned his position as teacher in the city schools. Prof. T. D. Hibbs has returned from a visit to his for-mer home in the Southland. Miss Torie Ridley was married last week. Miss Mamie G. Brooks visited in Mayfield last week. Miss Ada Young, of Haws, Tenn., is the guest of her brother Frank, in Clay street, W. B. and Mrs. Martin, of Trenton, Tenn., are visiting their son here. Miss Lettie Reeves and John Mitcherson have gone to Hopkinsville to enter school. Society and Personal Notes. Hot Springs, Ark., Special.—E. T. Mont- gomery arrived here last week from Los Angeles, Cal., to take charge of the Park Hotel dining room, which opened on the 3d Messrs. R. C. Baldwin and Edward Oliver, of Clarksdale, Miss., spent the holidays here. Oliver Page has arrived in the city to visit his mother, after an absence of two years. Malikai Kaufman and wife, of St. Louis, arrived here last week to spend the season. Miss Bessie Mattox, of Washington, Ark., is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Ada Daniels, in Pine street. The beautiful new residence of Will Brown, in Ozark street, is nearly finished. The waiters of the Waverley hotel presented Mrs. Ada Daniels with beautiful wall paper box and clock as a Christmas present. AND THEY ARE ONE! MANY COUPLE TAKE THE SOLEMN MATRIMONIAL VOW. EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVED! By the Dallas Negroes, and a Multitude of the Best Citizens Turn Out to Listen to an Interesting Program —An Inning in Social Life. Dallas, Tex., Special.—Mrs. George Washington, of Elpaso, spent the holidays in the city. Albert Dennis and Miss Della Smith were married on Wednesday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Floyd, in Juliett street. They were the recipients of many costly and useful presents. Mrs. Robt. Williams spent the holidays in northern Texas, the guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Scott laid covers for nine couples of their friends on Tuesday night, at their residence in Gubett street. Ossia Burleson is much improved after several days' illness. The Emancipation celebration was held on the 1st inst., on the lawn of the high school, where essays, recitations and the reading of the proclamation was listened to with great attention by several hundred children and their parents. Principal Harrille was master of ceremonies. At night Bethel church was paused to its capacity to witness the exercises, which was presented by the various choirs of the city, Miss Hallei Q. Brown, L C. Haynes, G. T. Smith and other notables. Dr. W. B. West, of the C. M. E. church, presided. Mrs. C. Henderson, of Herne, spent several days here visiting friends. Mrs. R. H. Wade will spend the winter with relatives at Clear Springs. Messr. Peter Morgan, Wm. Brockman and J. Turner, waiters at the famous Oriental hotel, Rev. W. R. Carson, formerly of this city, spent several days here among friends during the holidays. Rev. Carson is now located at Muscogee, I. T. He is well pleased with the progress made here by the race. Mrs. Lucinda Mitchell, of Brenham, visited her daughters here during the holidays. Miss Lena McCain was agreeably surprised by a Christmas visit from her mother and sister from Waco. Hon. Thos. Debrow and Col. William Britton made a visit of three days to Paris last week. Miss Julia Caldwell, a teacher in the high school, has returned to the city after a visit of several days at her old home in Columbus, Ga., where she attended the bedside of her sister. Fred. Minor has returned home after an extended trip through the South, and reports a pleasant time. Jordan's Minstrels was organized here last week. It is composed of some of the best talent of this city, and will tour Texas, Louisiana and California. M. D. Duncan spent Christmas in Calvert, visiting R. B. Walton. Mmes. Maggie Scott and Gus Walker, of St. Louis, recently visited their mother here, Mrs. George Elliott, in San Jacinto street, for several days. Frank Turner died recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Langs, in Paris street. His remains were shipped to rock for burial. He was a member of the K. of P. lodge. Mrs. Mollie Thomas, of Greenville, is visiting relatives and friends here. Edward Malone is ill at his home in Pocahontas street. Mrs. Richard Laffington entertained at her home in Bogal street, Thursday night, in honor of her husband's birthday, from 8 to 11 o'clock. and Mrs. Paul Smith served a stag party of 38 at 377 Cochron street, Tuesday night. Many notables were in Houston to hear Booker T. Washington speak. Last week the Black Troubard Troubard played to packed houses. The home and contents of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker were destroyed by fire last week while they were away from home. Mrs. Randall Anderson is in Henderson for a visit of two months with friends. We think it high time that the preachers here and elsewhere begin a crusade against all kinds of evil, which is reaching many church people. The father of Miss Eugenia and Eliza Moseley passed away on the 2d after an illness of several months. Pre-siding Elder Payton spent several days here attending the bedside of his wife's mother. Mrs. Bessie Thompson entertained a small party of friends on Friday evening, the 2d inst. Prof. J. S. Smith and Miss Connie Cotton were married Sunday after noon at the home of the bride's parents, in Young street, in the presence of many friends. The happy couple have gone on a tour of several cities in the northern part of the state, and will make this city their future home. They received many costly and useful presents. THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Three Men and a Woman eee Sr oe ele cree eee AN UP-TO-DATE CHRISTMAS STORY; aunt UPON THE HOOK OF FAT. By Augustus M. Hodges (B. Square)--Author of “Fred Jackson Vow,” “Maid and Mistress.” “Twos Not to Be,” “A Step Mother’s Story,” “What Hap- sees ited A VISIT TO THE ‘‘NEW SOUTH.” By personal agreement, Mr. and Mrs. Stratton agreed not to recognize eact other when it were to their financial} 1n- terests not to. do so, In other words, they agreed that he would not recog, nize her if he, met her on thestreet with ‘8 white person (male or female) that he did not know and she was not to recog: nize him if she met him on the street with a colored man (she drew the line at 8 colored woman) and he, fool-like or man-like, accepted the terms. About s year after this agreement, she went to the Grand Musle Hall’with awhite man where, daring the play, the song, ‘The Old Oaken Bucket” was sung, which aroused in her heart a desire to visit the scenes of her childhood. ‘When she returned home she told her husband—Jerry Stratton of her desire and intentions to visit South Carolina and asked him to go with her. ‘He acvepted; he was not well read upon the social conditions south of the Mason and Dixon Line, although he ‘was of Northern birth. He did not know that he was going into a lion's den of race prejadice, into a farnace of social fire, into the home of Southern Confed- eracy, into the bed of rebellion, into the mouth of hell, into the devil’s country Instead of New York, God's country, that he was about to leave, Love or admiration for a woman makes a man blind as to the future, and—Jerry Strat- ton was blind. They secured Pullman car service to Knoxville, Tenn , where they transferred to s Jim-crow line to C—, South Carolina, He was not ‘aware of the change, as he made the ac- quaintance of a sporty colored man on the train, who led him into what he con- cluded was the smoking car, but which was in fact the Jim-crow car. As they were playing poker for money, and ‘Stratton was (by fraud) winning, he did not notice that he was in a Jim-crow car and in ignorant bliss reached Charleston, 8. C., twenty miles south of O—. During which time he won over three hundred dollars. When they reached Charleston, he and his white wife parted, by a suggestion of his own. He went with his new found friend toa den of vice and she to a fashionable ho- tel, he won about three huadred dollars at the card table, enough to pay for | thelr visit South; she had a good time in Charleston, as a Northern lady. They then prepared to visit’ C—, the home of her childhood. They hired a “hack”? the Southern name for a broken down cab, or carriage, which was & hack in- deed, drove to C—,8.0. His new found friend also went with him to C—. There Stratton and his wife parted, by agreement. Before he left New York city, he purchased several Remmington and Winchester rifles, double-barrel shotguns and a goodly supply of bird and besr shot and pow: der, all of which he soon found use for. After frying to hunt on posted land for three days, during which time he learned the civil, social and political prejudice against his people, he gave it up as a bad job. During thes time his wife had peen stopping at the farm of her great uncle's, five miles from the cross-road hamlet of C— in the township bear- ing the same name. During her three days’ stay at her great uncle's house, she learned the mistake she had made in leaving New York city, God's coun- try, and revisiting C—, 8. C., the home of her childhood, the devil's land, or she saw her mistake in bringing with her, her Negro husband. Both husband ‘and wife, withont consultation or knowledge of each other, resolved to Ret back home at once—togetherif they could, separate if they must, : He engaged lodgings under the roof ‘a two-room log cabin, the home of the Negro who had acted as their guide, or protector, during their hunt on forbid- ding or posted ground. Jerry Stratton and his wife met, and resolved to re- turn to New York olty. “Jerry,” she said, “I fear grave trouble tor us, or at least you, as the prejudice against inter- race cocial relations are as bitter here as they were one hundred years ago, how- ever, as I led you into this trap I will get you ont of it or—we will, more No eae LAST CHANCE TO GET AT 25c A SHARE DEVELCPING COMPANY'S GOLD STOCK OF LOS ANGELFS, CAL. x5 eras pepremte e ern go out wih tee rpiaisd nates 1 thre tauie gvapecia ‘The first stock sold among our own friends. Bie fal ts commer wot Aiseehirs SOIT dy usa tor SESE ‘Over $20,000 spent on the California Jack mine alone. Retanp, ‘mill running on the Oalifornia Jack. ‘Two shifts of men working night and ae Brice ‘to advance shortly from 50 to 100 per oat Bln moutiy paymenin, Sod denon De aipee mr eemaa very cella received by company eqen ithe mines Send for prospectus. First-clase bank refer- tiara ed wilt a SURE Sons, 119-121 LaSalle St., Ohicago prunes Cera ee ee ‘We will stop at your boarding house, at Uncle Tom's, for the next few days and then quietly return to New York. Remember my boy, what will, I will live or die with you.” They passed the next four days in what the romantic author would call “Love's Young Dreams.” or what the author of this story calls ‘blind love.” Itisasurprising fact to those who do not know the working cf the rural districts, how news and goselp can fy so fastly in a section of the country where there are no telegraphs or tele phones In three days it was known throughout C— township, a radiou: of ten miles, that Nat Fouester’s great niece, was living with a “nigger” from the North below the village of C—, in the log cabin of old ‘Uncle Tom Tat- um,” and of course the righteous (*) in- dignation of the country folks were arouced to action, and old man Forrest was told to talk to the girl and get her toleave the “nigger” after which the best citizens in the community would lynch the “nigger” and report it asa rape case for the good of the communt- ty. Old Nat Forrester, who was three score and ten and an old confederate soldier, sent word by a Negro boy to Ella Stratton, his great niece, that he wanted to have an immediate tali with her at his far farm home. She, expect- ing treachery in some form, perhaps kidnapping, refused to go. Old Nat Forrester then rode down to Uncle Tom Tatum’s cabin and called her out and remarked: “Now eee here, Ella, you's my broth- er’s gran’ darter an’ I recon’ I'se ther only old member of our family. Now, I want ter say ter you gal, that you have disgraced a honorable family of trae blue Southern people by taken up witha nigger. I don't blame you gal, is you run away when you was young and I recon’ you got mixed up with them d— Yankees who thinks that niggers are as good as white folks, but they is not. Niggers is only like horses and mules—made to work for white folks. They are not human beings, they have no souls and were only made to be slaves before the war and servants now, they ———.” “Well Uncle Nat, if these people or prntes as you call them are not human, now is it that white men assoclste with women of this prt How fs it that ;wo-thirds of thede people have white blood in thelr veins?’ How fs it that some ‘niggers’ as you call af are fair- er than some whites? Have not ‘nig- gers’ who have white fathers souls? Ate not ‘niggers’ who are as white as our- selves men and women?” “Well—er—er—well, no; one drop of nigger blood in a person makes him a nigner. ‘Ioan not accept elther your terms logic or your appeal, so good day. You mind your own business and we will at- tend to ours. We willleave this God- forsaking country in afew days never to return.” ‘With these words she shut the door into old Nat Forrester's face, With a heart fall of grief this old gentleman of the “State Rights” state of South Care- lina returned homeward, He stopped at the cross road hamlet, known as O— village where he made his report the result of which it was decided by five of tbe best citizens in the community that the girl would be sent to a private in- sane asylum, and the nigger be burned alive at the stake. So said, Jack Nash, the lawyer, and every one said ‘‘that’s so.” It was decided to burn Stratton at the stake after Christmas. Their deep reverence for the Christmas holidays only prevented them taking actions at once. (10 BE CONTINCED NEXT WEEK ) é THE DOCTOR. 5 OX D<2< DL I< ID OO E>E- EEO ee One day in the latter part of May, the happiest season of the year, when wheat and oat fields are ready to be harvested and the long blades wave and bow to the gentle breeze as if welcoming the high festivals of spring. The corn and cotton fields are being tilled by the brawnny arm of the honest farmer— the corn at this season {is jast beginning to tassel; and while the tired farmer trudges along with his mule and plow, his garments wet with perspiration from honest toll, the long blades of corn adds to his discomfort by occasion: ally swiping him across the face, neck and hands, leaving a disagreeable sting. Cotton, the king of the southern farm. ers’ productions, is, at this period of the year, only in its infancy, with a blossom here and there, indicating the apprecia tion of the touch of gentle spring, The apple, peach, fig and plum trees are laden with fruit and ready so be pluck- ed and made into preserves, pies, etc , or to be eaten in their natural condi- tion Ere this time the factotam of the farsa (small boy) has kept a watch- fal eye on a certain fruit, and when he sees a favorable opportunity he hurls a stick or stone, like a shot out of a gun, and brings down the object of his eye, and as he devonrsit with rapidity, fear- ing he may be discovered, he chuckles with glee to himself. Oh, how happy he must be, having no care or sorrow, and knowing no responsibility. I cannot fally appreciate the feeling that prompted John G. Whittier to write, “Blessings on Thee Little Man,” eto. The forest is green with foliage, the little birds twitter and chirpas they fly from limb to limb and swing in the bower or on the summit of the trees. ‘The Uttle brook or streamlet glitter as it continually winds along in the blaz- ing hoteun. The voice of the quail and the tursle dove floats on the breeze as they pass by and give one of thelr sweet strains. At night the dull monotony of the forest is broken by the owl and whip-po-wil’s notes while the old farmer and his happy family set around thelr cheerfal fireside relating ghost stories that fairly make the young boys and girls shake with fear. It is at this age that superstitious ideas about haunts ‘and ghosts are impressed upon the m'nd of children proves to be everlastingly fatal. Arroaring and ringing sound, cansed by the voices of numbers of amphibious tribe, (froge) in thetr sonorous voices which echoes and re-echoes causing @ continuons ring until late at night, when they cease thetr noise, in order, it seems, not to disturb the peacefal slam- ber of the tired farmer. At midnight all the cocks crow as they beat thelr wings, which tells the farmer what hour of the night. After noting the warning the farmer turas over and and soon finds himeelf in dream land, where he imagines he is reaping a great harvest from his year’s labor. But the crowing of the cock again disturbs his peacefal slambers and reminds him that the hour has come for him to begin an- other day's labor. Thus rudely awak- ened, he rises from his coneb, dresses himself and hurriedly walks to the barn where he feeds and waters the males and cows, and by the time itis just daylight, he has already begun to till the soll. 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I took charge of the Hotel Bon Air dining room on the second day of last October, and I am working the same crew of men that I found here. I have not had any trouble with any of them at all, and to see how sober and manly they perform their duties is a treat. For an instance, Thursday and Friday, while their friends were in the streets full of liquor they reported promptly and duly sober. Now, this is the way for us to prove that we are first-class waiters. Now, boys, you must respect your employer, headwaiter and yourself if you would be a first-class waiter. We all feel very proud of our many nice presents, not only from Mrs. Fudge, but also the guests of the house. I hope to be able to say more good things of my boys all along. W. H. EVERETT, Headwaiter. Charles H. Sterling conducts the Walters' Social club at 122 S. Center street, Schenectady, N. Y. Frank P. Thompson and his special PETER BUSINESS MEDIUM. MRS. 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It proves conclusively that although there are incursions in our midst with "oily tongues," perhaps we have not been closed to the entire profession. It takes a great deal of study to become an accomplished Medium, and by a continuous and persistent effort the well apparently unattainable the mysteries have been proceeded by MRS. MARTH for the benefit of community. By letter, advice $1.00. Hours from 1 a.m. to 9 p.m. All letters must contain site as for answers. MRS. M. B. MARTH. 246 W. 31st St., New York Ctiv. THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER train to Jacksonville, filled with waiters and bell boys for the Florida East Coast Hotels, has been all the talk in New York for the past week. From Philadelphia. Mr. Editor—It has been some time since I have attempted to give you any items from Philadelphia. It has not been the cause of my not reading The Freeman. I have been a very close observer of all that has been going on with my silence. I dare say you have heard of two hearts that beat as one. At this writing there is three that beat as one, being very near to each subject. I heartily co-operate with Mr. Thompson. I read every line of his address, and it was excellent. He is one of the brightest leaders of this country for the headwaiters. I would rather see him president of the Head and Second Walters' Association than any other man that I know. I am not speaking to exhibit knowledge. I have always said, and still say, if the colored headwaiters of this country could become united and work for each other's advancement, we would be able to accomplish and achieve a great victory. If it is possible that such an establishment could be brought about as a company formed, as Mr. Thompson laid plans of its foundation, the head and second waiters' organization as its founders, would set a great pace for our race. No one but me and E. C. Harper of Brooklyn, N. Y., know what an able man we have got at the head of this organization, if we would only help him. Frank P. Thompson to-day is, no doubt, the only colored headwaiter that has made the Negro waiters all over the eastern part of this country what they are. He has put more men in positions than any man in his class, and I consider him a race pride man. Now, what we, the head and second waiters of this organization want to do is to co-operate with our president in a most truthful and manful way. I trust that the colored people, especially the headwaiters, will wake up to a sense of duty, and give support where support is due, and not be as a few of a very illiterate people try to criticise what a true race pride man is trying to do to advance his people. There are people to-day even foolish enough to criticise Booker T. Washington. While I have mentioned his name I will say these are the three hearts that beat the same—Frank P. Thompson, Booker T. Washington and Gilbert A. Burnett—as to the training of the Negro, as we should not expect perfection in any human being. The best thing for us is to do the best thing for us, to remove defects. So, while we have a leader, respect him. Another great evil is the so called educated man, who feels h myself perfect in all he does. Our honorable Booker T. Washington and Frank P. Thompson do not class themselves among those perfect men. One is an industrial teacher and educator, the other is a leader in hotels of the colored race, but both able and honorable men in their position. Now, Mr. Editor, I will close by giving you a proper and correct item as to the West Philadelphia hotels and headwalters, as it seems that you have been misled. No man can be a strong man who can be unduly influenced by praise or censure, and no man can be a really good man who is too indifferent to be approved. We have but very few up to date hotels in the western part of Philadelphia. Of course the names need not be mentioned, as common sense is the first consideration, but West Philadelphia is noted for boarding houses, and I dare say if the captains over those houses would read The Freeman and pay to the office of The Free. man it would be a great instructor for them, and some future day they may be called to one of the few nice houses in West Philadelphia to be a first class side waiter. By the way, the very egotistic and uncoach tactics of the ordinary captains in West Philadelphia, daring to class themselves with N. N. Burwell and myself as headwaiters and putting it in public print when they knew that they have been discharged from both houses by some disorderly conduct. Common sense should teach them that a man to lead others must be a man that can see all the time and not sober to-day and drunk to-morrow. GILBERT A. BURNETT. Christmas was observed in royal style by the force at the Commercial Club, Minneapolis, Minn. C. W. Dwyer, headwaiter, was presented a new hat and a pair of gloves by the members of his crew. Through his influence all the waiters were presented with a new Tuxedo suit, made to order, the contract being through the Plymouth Tail-oring Company. F. C. Long, who has been head waiter at the Windemere, Chicago, ill., has sent in his resignation to the managers of this hostelry, to be accepted as soon as his successor is selected. Mr. Long resigns to accept charge of the dining room of one of the largest European hotels in the country. Mr. Long was born in North Ca olina, and when 14 years old made his way to Washington, D.C., where he first began his hotel work, going from here to New York, Connecticut and other places until he finally roamed westward in 1893. He has filled the position of head waiter at the Millard, Omaha, Neb, where he was for five years; the Colonial, Cleve- [Name] land, O., one year at St. Joseph, Mich. and two years at the Windemere, all of which places he has left voluntarily, and is in a position to return at any time the services of a headwaiter was needed. Mr. Long has always received good salary, and his service in the dining room has always been performed by good, active and first-class waiters. He leaves at the Windemere one of the best crews in point of service, as well as intelligence, that is to be found in Chicago He hopes that Mr. Reed, his second waiter, will succeed him at the Windemere. In connection with Messrs. Cozart and Goins he was among the first promoters of the Headwaiter Association, and they spent $200 in perfecting the organization before its first convention. He has been inactive in the association for a while as he has intending going in other business, but as yet still olings to the dining room Mr. Long has one of the most extensive libraries on culinary and dining room department to be found among wide awake and up-to-date headwaiters. The Freeman wishes him success in his new field, which will be announced later through these columns. SECOND WAITER—I need a second waiter; I want a man who stands erect, nice in appearance, not too dark in color, 5 feet $7 \frac{1}{2}$ or 8 inches tall, steady and sober, not less than 28 or 30 nor more than 48 or 50 years old; will pay right man $50 a month. Address H. Williams, headwaiter Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, Mich. The above want ad. is clipped from the Hotel World. It seems that after forty years of freedom, education and progress, that some men of our race has learned but little of race loyalty. How can we expect the white man to overcome race prejudice and discontinue the practice of discrimination on account of color, when men (?) of our own race disrespect themselves as well as insult their race by inserting such an ad. as the above in one of the leading white papers of the country? Is it surprising that white waiters are supplanting colored waiters, when colored men holding high positions resort to such nefarious practices as the above? If the Negroes who hold offices that are supposed to be held by intelligent men, show the lack of race pride and confidence, can they expect the white man to do otherwise? In regard to the above hotel and Mr. Williams' authority, it is said that he has none and can't give a second waiter protection. If all the men who have been second waiter under Williams were stood in a row, the line would extend several blocks long. Some day the proprietor of the Cadillac may think that Mr. Williams does not stand erect enough and that he is too dark, and install a white man. Then there may be a difference. J. McClain, who is now second waiter at the Oliver Hotel, South Bend, Ind., was formerly head waiter at the Swanna and Oaks Hotels, Ashaville, N. C., and the Fairfield Inn, at Saphire, N. C. Mr. McClain has recently become a member of the Head and Second Waiters' National Association. That big bluff of the white waiters in Chicago about a general strike, in which BRAXTON'S PLACE 260 West Lake Street Chicago. Ill. Help Wanted. GEO, L, BRAXTON, PROPRIETOR. they olaimed the colored waiters would participate, failed to materialize. The white waiters thought that they could influence the colored boys and get them in an ugly mood so that they could get the colored waiters' places. Make'a new resolution and subscribe for The Freeman, the greatest of all colored papers. Judging from the various reports, old Santa Claus was pretty good to the majority of headwaiters Xmas. Samuel Crawford is the genial third waiter at the West House, Minneapolis, Minn. Sylvester S. Steele, who has been headwaiter at the Baltimore hotel hotel, same city, has taken charge of the dining room of the Hotel Metropole, St. Joseph, Mo. Send $1.50 for a year's subscription to The Freeman, the best Negro paper published. Tickets on sale to and including April 30 108, via the Mobile and Ohio R.E., to winter weekend. Tickets are $100 west at a very low rate. Ask your home agent R.E., St. Louis, Mo., particularly. A. M. & O. R.E., St. Louis, Mo., particulars. Bar-Keeper's Friend Metal Polish AN INFALLIBLE UP-TO-DATE ARTICLE USED BY MORE PEOPLE THAN ALL OTHER METAL POLISHES COMBINED One-pound Box 25 cts. at Druggists and Dealers. MEN Have you a frequent desire to pass water? Use a sound or catheter? Have you any unnatural discharge or night flosses? 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Choice Liquors, Wines and Cigars Trade Solicited on Merit of Goods Pool and Billiard Parlors. .....New'Phone 8026 Prop.ARCHIE GREATHOUSE ROBERT B. PARKER, Prop. 7 Indiana Phone 4257 new. Avenue. Indianapolis, ind. "THE STAR" Shoe Shining Parlor J. R. REED, Proprietor, S. W. Cor. State and 22nd Street CHICAGO, ILL. in basement. C 'PHONE MONROE 1937 HOTEL de MOORE [Picture of a man in a bowler hat and suit]. 171, 173 & 175 TWENTY-FIRST ST. CHICAGO, ILL. [Name] Theatrical Head HART Buffet for The Ten CURTIS HART. Popular resort of pleasure and amuse- and Hotel Boys. Our stock speaks choice line of fine wine, whiskies and Theatrical Headquarters . . . . . Buffet for Ladies and Gents The Tennessee Club tasure and amusement. Especial attent stock speaks for itself. Everything tea, whiskies and cigars. 2634 State ARNETT'S B Fine Wines,Liquor Everything strictly first-class. A reser polite only. MEALS SERVED IN prvate parties wishing to be reser ved. E. L. ARNETT, PROP organ Street and 805 N. 23rd Street SENAT CURTIS HART. GEO. HARLAN. Popular resort of pleasure and amusement. Especial attention to Railroad Men and Hotel Boys. Our stock speaks for itself. Everything strictly first-class. A choice line of fine wine, whiskies and cigars. 2634 State St. CHICAGO O. ILL. ARNETT'S PLACE Everything strictly first-class. A resort for the genteel and polite only. E. L. ARNETT. MEALS also drinks of all kinds to pr vate parties E. L. AR 2801 and 2308 Morgan Street THE SE E. L. ARNETT. MEALS SERVED IN THE CAFE also drinks of all kinds to pr vate parties wishing to be reser ved. E. L. ARNETT, PROP. 2801 and 2303 Morgan Street and 805 N. 23rd Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. THE SENATE HENRY JONES, Proprietor. Reception Room and M High grade Wines IMPORTED CIG Headquarters for a 5532 Lake Aven an and Musical Parlor seperat grade Wines and Liquors always on PORTED CIGARS, A SPECIALTY quarters for all sporting men. e Avenue. 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All matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GEORGE L. KNOX, Publisher. SATURDAY, JAN, 10, 1903. It is not too much to say that the members of the Republican party of Indiana, when not directly interested in an election, are in favor of the colored voters, voting according to ideas and policies rather than to custom or habit. They feel that it is for the best in the effort to keep down an extreme anti-Negro sentiment, such as is known to exist elsewhere. The colored voters in the main are Republicans, and it is very likely they will continue to act with the Republican party. Its policies, reputation and character recommend it. But among the colored people are those who see otherwise, and, as they do, they should be respected for their courage in expressing their convictions instead of being spiritually mobbed, as has been noted in the past. There is no reason to make a move against the Republican party at this time as such advice is too often and so foolishly termed, but the good of the race is the question and no spirit of retaliation should be considered. Individual failure should have no bearing on a question that is as large as the race question in America. The election is over; there are no axes to grind. So, in the season of calms, it will be safer to advocate political conduct rather than in the heat of a campaign when words mean much more than they should. The Democratic party in Indiana is not the political ogre that it was twenty years ago or supposed to have been. It has not shown as much favor to the colored people as the Republicans, but the reason is plain enough. It tried time and time again to convince them that they should share in their successes, but without great results. The associations of the past, the war period and all that have terrors for the colored voters that time changes but very little. The South, too, with its one party method, is a perpetual menace to the wave of such influences is felt where there are colored voters, and they hesitate before casting a vote for a party whose sole object for existing, seemingly, is to intimidate the Negroes. But even this condition under the circumstances is qualified by conditions known only to those who live in the South, where Republicans are readily converted into Democrats. So it can be seen that in the South the issue is RACE and not POLICY in its stricter sense as applied to politics. Therefore the colored voter in the North ought not allow the conditions in the South to too greatly influence his political activities. The object of the general intermingling is to avoid just such conditions as confront the South. It can be done by joining those parties that stand for their ideas, providing those parties' ideas do not run contrary to our form of government as set forth by the constitution. The Freeman is still of the opinion that the Republican party is entitled to greater consideration than other parties owing to its record in the colored man's behalf, but The Freeman will not oppose the colored man if he sees it differently. Freedom is the watchword in this country. CASTING ABOUT The Pine Bluff Weekly Herald gives this information touching Mr. Fortune's mission to the islands of the sea: "It is now claimed that the appointment of Mr. Fortune to visit our insular possessions has for its object the generating of a sentiment favorable to the colonization of the American Negro in the United States in some of our insular possessions. We favor the scheme before Mr. Fortune gets there and back. Ten years ago or more we advocated the purchase of Cuba for this purpose." Mr. Fortune will be a blessing to his race if he is successful in his mission, admitting that his mission is as outlined above. Many Negroes are looking for their betterment like other races, and are not standing on sentiment in the matter, but will go as soon as a THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. country is pointed out that promises them a change that will meet their approbation. Liberia, it is understood, is making ready to present her attractive features to the American Negroes with the hopes of turning their attention in that direction. The Liberian government will take the matter up and make a strenuous effort to bring the Republic up to the verge of its possibilities. Our home government may not oppose the idea of rendering some assistance to the struggling country, if a proper appeal is made to congress. Something in the way of transportation might be granted since the general government is aware of the spirit of racial unrest, and it is probable that it would do much to relieve the situation. If Liberia takes rank according to its opportunity it would be the only advertisement the country needed. It is favorably situated as to climate, and its proximity to the coast insures it direct communication with the world. It has been slow in the past in talking up its virtues, but it promises better in the near future which, at least, will not do any harm, and the chances are that much good will result from a studious effort to build up the country. DR. CRUM'S APPOINTMENT. Among the appointments sent to the Senate on the 5th by the President was that of William Crum, to be collector of customs for the district of Charleston, S. C. Crum is a colored man, and when his name was mentioned for the collectorship, several weeks ago, many letters of protest were sent to the President from South Carolina. It was charged that Crum's record was not good. The fact that he was colored was also declared by some of the protestants to be a good reason why he should not be appointed. After a careful consideration of these letters the President promised to investigate Crum's record. He also wrote a letter to a prominent citizen of South Carolina, in which he refused to draw the color line when making appointments in the South. Merit, alone, he said, should be considered. His letter attracted wide attention, both North and South. President Roosevelt has done an excellent thing in the appointment of Dr. Crum. He has silenced those who sought to make capital out of the case, thinking that he had decided against Crum, holding his letter to be a bit of demagoguery, pure and simple sop to please the colored people, and at the same time satisfy others by holding up the appointment. We said on that occasion that the principles enunciated in the letter by far transcended in importance any appointment that might be given. In making the assertion we attach credence to the utterances of the President, any President or other high officials, feeling that they cannot afford to stuillify themselves by empty boasts and gasconade when serving the people in their high capacities. It is nothing more than that respect and that utmost confidence we should have for those in high places—confidence until it be destroyed by their own actions. The Crum appointment should not have been felt a necessity to prove that Mr. Roosevelt meant what he said in his letter, but it will be all the better for him since it relieves him from all suspicion of out and out "politicalising" by those who would it so, and at the same time gives support to the testimony of those who had faith in him. The Freeman congratulates Dr. Crum on his appointment, in that it means much to him personally, and owing to the significance attached which arose out of the circumstances. Gurley Brewer for Liberia is the latest. Everything comes to those who wait, it is said. Mr. Brewer has both worked and waited, and he, above any man in the State, is entitled to the distinction the position will give him. The President will make no mistake if he finally decides on Mr. Brewer. Rev. Ernest Lyons of Maryland is also under consideration. Dr. Lyons is a man of ability, but has not the vitality of Mr. Brewer, who is in the prime of life and who will be able to weather the change of climate. Indiaaapolis and the State will regret very much to lose Mr. Brewer, but the country is more than either. He is a good politician, a man of ability and splendid physique. He will without doubt be persona grata to those of the land of our bears. The author of the plan of sending all the Negroes in the United States to the Philippine Islands is accredited to Senator Morgan of Alabama. It is well that the Senator found something to do to rest his mind after its long strain in advocating the Nicaragua canal, but nobody expected so frightful reaction as this. But then the Senator is growing old.—The State Capital, Springfield, Ill. The colored people have a right to look around in order to see if they can better their condition, but it is very likely that they will do it in their own way. Hon. John C. Dancy delivered an Emancipation address at Hampton, Va., on the first. Bishop Walters was the speaker at Lakewood, N. J. The life and times of the great Emancipator could be reviewed with much profit each year. These days should be considered opportunities to pay homage and respect for one who played such a great part in our civil welfare. Some Opinions Voiced on the Holiday Number... Senator Beveridge has presented the name of Gurley Brewer to the President for consideration for the Liberian Ministership. Mr. Brewer is worthy of the consideration shown him. He is a man of ability, and enjoys a very wide acquaintance. As a politician Mr. Brewer has made himself felt throughout the State. He has served in all the recent campaigns as a speaker, with credit to himself and the party. In fact, as an orator, Mr. Brewer has no equal in the State among his own race and he stands among the best in the State regardless of color. The President would make no mistake in appointing Mr. Brewer since he has those qualifications that demand recognition—usefulness to his party and to his race, since the appointment means the recognition of the race The Indiana Legislature, which is now in session, will have some important work on hand. The present Primary Election Law has not given the satisfaction expected. A new bill, which has already been framed by men of legal experience, will come up for consideration. It is Rider Heggard that talks of hot-potting in Africa. In event our genial friend and fellow-townsman, Gurley Brewer, should go to Africa he is advised to look out for the hot-potters Mr. Brewer is a splendid specimen for that order. Indianapolis will have a coliseum if money talks. Sixty-five thousand dollars has already been subscribed by the business men of the city. The plunder committee of the Indiana Legislature will set for a few days, after which the needs of the State will be considered. Mr. Editor—The holiday number is a "Jewel." The Freeman has successfully eclipsed all previous efforts of all colored papers in the attempt to reach the highest standard of Negro journalism. The Christmas number marks the approach of a new era in Negro journalism and places The Freeman in the front rank of all Negro papers in America. The Christmas number is the greatest issue ever sent out by a colored paper. Not a Negro household in America should be without a copy to retain as a souvenir. With three cheers for The Freeman, I am very truly yours. Phliadelphia, Pa. Mr. Editor—I have been a constant reader of your paper for the past eight years, and read many of the race journals, but I can say that never in all my reading have I yet been more gratified than I was with the holiday number just issued. I have remarked, on several occasions since its appearance, that I wish The Freeman was a daily and that a single copy of the holiday number was worth twenty-five cents. I read The Freeman last week, but have never yet subscribed for it, only taking it from the local representatives in order to help them, and I will continue to read The Freeman wherever I go because it talks of the colored race, his past, present and future success; because of its able articles that appear from such eminent men as appear in this week's issue. It speaks of the one to four hundred of the professionals of all classes as well as the man behind the pick. Many things have been said about the Negro, but the thing to be done is to find a remedy for all his faults. You can see and hear on every street the Negro elimination from politics, nothing and burning, Jim Crow car, Kentucky Items Picked Up. Kentucky Items Picked Up. Nicholasville, Ky., Special—Richard McClain of Cincinnati, O., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Ellen McClain. John W. Smith, grocer and undertaker, and Henry Fry, coal dealer, are enterprising business men. Dr. T. C. Jones will leave for Birmingham, Ala., this week, and we regret his departure very much. May he be successful wherever he goes. G. W. Lewis, agent for the John C. Winston Book Co., of Philadelphia, is doing a good biz here. A man can no more live out of the church than a fish can out of water, so come back, brother. If eating meat hurt my brother I eat no more meat. If dancing hurts the church, and it does, why don't we stop? Prof. C. H. Boriican, Misses Daisy and Lulu Arnold were visitors at the State Teachers' Association at Lexington, Tuesday, Dec. 30. Rev. W. H. Williams was in the city last week. The Christian church has organized an aid society. Rev. W. M Richards is their able pastor. Rev. C. C, Goines, pastor of the First Baptist church, and his wife, Mrs. R. M. Goines, are the greatest church workers that Nicholasville has ever had, both are for the upbuilding of the race and church. Six hundred dollars is their report for nine months. Subscribe for The Free man; five cents per copy; James H. Wilson, agent. Among the Hotel Boys. Duluth, Minn., Special—W. L. Coleman has resigned his position as second waiter of the Spalding Hotel in this city and has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to spend the winter. He leaves a host of friends in this city who wish him God speed. S. Richardson, of Pittsburg, and recently of the Spalding, has accepted the position of head waiter. The Commercial club. He will make a efficient M. Dawson, headwater of the Spalding, is spending his vacation in the Twin Cities. 104 Mrs. Ellena Beall. The subject of this sketch is Mrs. Ellena Gill-Beall, of Memphis, Tenn. She spent most of her early days in Mississippi, and was educated at Rust University, of Holly Springs. Unfortunately she married very young to one of her classmates, Dr. J. E. Beall, of Jackson, Miss. She taught for several years and resigned to accept a position as traveling agent for the American Publishing company, of Chicago, and has been connected with several Philadelphia firms as traveling agent. Mrs. Beall has A. B. done valuable work for all the Negro papers of this country, and is a strong supporter of the Freeman. She is now supporting two younger children of her mother, who died some two years ago. One of these is at Tuskegee, Ala, and the other at LeMoyne Institute, Memphis. The eloquence of Mrs. Beall always wins her an easy place in life. She has been complimented by more than one newspaper as a woman of merit, and has contributed several articles to the Hot Springs Echo. equal rights, social equalities and many other things, but I have nothing to say unless it be some suggestion for the betterment of his condition. I live in the South and for fourteen and a half years united with the habits and customs of our and the white people, as that was ever in the South, and I have some knowledge of what goes on in all the avenues from the greatest to the lowest. My information was not from some one passing through, but from actual knowledge. I will say, as Bishop Gaines, if we lose our opportunity its lost never to be regained. To go up in arms only means extermination. Immigration is out of the question, and all other remedies will fail except the Negroes and the God, who works in many ways His wonders to perform. The Negro, with the assistance of God, is the only method by which the so-called race problem can or will ever be solved. Out from a lonely station, Bound for greed and gain, A car went through creation Filled with people vain, Over hills and valleys And over the level plains. Still rushing, crushing, pushing, Onward go the train; Men of every station In pleasure and in pain Let off their occupation And boarded the train. It stops at every station; Nothing is the fee, Then hurry through creation Into Eternity. — J. N. MCHURST, 409 N. 123d St., Paducah, Ky. Mr. Editor—I am more than pleased with the holiday issue of The Freeman. It is the peer of all other Negro journals. ESSIE M. PETERSON. The Grim Reaper's Work. Chicago, Ill., Special.—Mrs. Hester Keys, of Minneapolis, Minn., was called to this city on account of the death of her brother, Joseph H. Brooks, which occurred at his late home in Cottage Grove avenue. His death was caused from paralysis. Miss Gussie Lewis, 2819 Dearborn street, will leave shortly for an extended trip South. The marriage of Mr. J. Webb to Miss Jessica Watkins occurred on New Years evening, Rev. A. J. Carey officiating. Mrs. George A. Thornton, of 3114 Groveland avenue, gave an elaborate New Years dinner for a number of friends on the 1st. Church and Social News. Muncie, Ind., Special—Sunday was trustee day at the A. M. E. church, and quite a neat sum was realized from the day's collection. The week of prayer is being observed at the A. M. E. church, the meetings being led by different members each night. Rev. G. W. White will preach at the A. M. E. church on the 13th. He was pastor of this church a few years ago, and his many friends will be glad of the opportunity of meeting him again. Miss Frances White has returned from Indianapolis, after a pleasant visit with her parents. W. H. Fielding was in the city last week attending the funeral of John L. Morin. Mrs. Curtis entertained in honor of her sister, Mrs. VanMeter, of Indianapolis, one evening last week. The entertainment given by the Willing Workers' club on Monday night of last week, was a decided success. Jerry Poindexter was the lucky man who drew the rocker. Mrs. Henry Howard has returned from a visit to relative in Indianapolis. Miss Verner Robbins returned to Columbus, O. Friday last, aft a short stay with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robbins. THE STAGE Miriam C. Sinclair Miss Gannon, Sec'y Detroit Amateur Art Association, tells young women what to do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. "I can conscientiously recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with female weakness and the troubles which so often fail women. I suffered for months with general weakness and felt so weary that I had hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains and was utterly miserable. In my distress I was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose, for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a changed woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that I want all women who suffer that get well as I did."—Miss GUILA GANNON, 359 Jones St., Detroit, Corresponding Sec'y Mich. Amateur Art Association. —$5000 for felt if original of above letter proving geniusness cannot be produced It is clearly shown in this young lady's letter that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will surely cure the sufferings of women; and when one considers that Miss Gannon's letter is only one of hundreds which we have, the great virtue of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine must be admitted by all. Theatre Sunday night.—The Hills left Sunday for Springfield, Mass., where they are filling an engagement this week.—Murphy & Slater are big favorites at the Boston Theatre, Jersey City last week.—Billy Ward, the singing comedian is still the favorite at Convers music Hall, Brooklyn—Avery & Hart were on the big vaudeville bill at the Dewey Theatre Sunday and scored a big hit.—Marie Bolden is featuring Von Tilzer's "Eternal City," and the "City of Sighs and Tears," with much success.—Tom Brown, the clever mimic assisted by Cyrene, is playing a leading vaudeville house in Brooklyn this week.—After two weeks of hard rehearsing, Larkins and Patterson and their big company presenting, 'A Trip to the Jungles' left New York to resume their tour through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Canada and Halifax. N. S. We have been informed that the company is booked solid through the above named States until June 1. The roster of the company will appear next week.—The vaudeville entertainment given by the Buddie Gilmore Associacion, Jan 2, at the West Side Lyceum was a brilliant affair. Buddie Gilmore, Mattie Brown, Ritchie & Francis, Willa Turner and Harry Woodroe all appeared to good advantage. The entertainment was under the management of Mrs. Sadie Murray. News Personal and General. Decatur, Ill., Special.—The M. Y. O. B. club gave a match party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson. A very pleasant time was enjoyed Miss Effie Grundy entertained a number of friends on the 29th ult., in honor of her birthday. The S. L. C. club gave their second annual musical reception New Years, at their hall in West Main street. Officers were installed for the ensuing year, after which dancing was indulged in. James Franklin of Charleston. Ill., spent the holidays with the Misses Cook, on W. Main street. Miss Nellie Merrill, of Champagne, was the guest of Miss Maude Ernest New Years. Mr. Smith, of Elkton, was a guest of Mart Merrell during the holidays. John Smith, of Broadland, spent New Years with Geo Williamson. Charles Wilson has returned from Assumption with his Concert company, where they closed a successful three days' engagement. Mrs. Jackson, of Indianapolis, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Primus Chase during the holidays. James McGregory has trading for a 160 acre farm in central Missouri. Wm Moore and Mrs. Alice White will be married on the 15th inst., and will immediately join a show, to which they had signed, for the ensuing season. Abraham Barnes has opened a lunch and pool room at 144 S. State street. Make Money at your own home dur- ing spare time. One hour daily will make $3 to $5 a week. Full particular free. GOINS SUPPLY CO. 237 Mt. Vernon, Ohio $8 A DAY easily made handling our line. Special offer closes in ten days. Write to-day. Box 570. Louisville, Ky. STAGE EDITED BY "Woodbine" THE FREEMAN POST OFFICE A stamped enveloped, plainly addressed, must be enclosed for each letter, and the line of business followed by the person addressed should be given. Nor are professionals and others should bear in mind that all letters, etc., in transit between the United States and Canada, must be prepaid, otherwise they are not forwarded. ```markdown ``` NOTICE..-Advertised letters will be held in The Freeman Post Office for FOUR WEEKS ONLY hereafter. LADIES LIST. Baily Mrs. Laura Harris Mrs Eliza Brister, Miss Grace Harris, Mrs. M. C. Coates, Miss Beatrice Henry, Mrs. Marion Francis, Miss Belle Locke, Miss Ma Franklin, Miss Cora Locke, Miss Ma Freeman, Miss Cora Mitchell, Estelle Francho, Miss Jas Morris, Miss Emma Gilliam, Bessle Morton, Clara Deluc Miss Annie Perkins, Miss Annett Bennett, Briggs Ellis, Bill Bostwick, W. G. Booher, Sherman Brown, Sandy Brown, Bernard Burton, S. E. Brinker, J. C Patterson, Petit Chatenet and Cissel & Mines Ellott, Sam Greene, Sam T. Greene Chas, H. George, J. E. Geyer, Perry Henry, Ron Hensely, G. W. Holle, W. B. Heater, Edward Horace, Geo. Hicks, Judson Helms, Blit Horace, Chas King, Eugene Kitchle, N. T. Jordan, J. W McCoy, Geo. Malone, W. M. McCamon, J. H. McDade, Henry Oliver Prestie Palmer, Dan Perrin, Syoney Price, J. W. Patterson, Henry Rawles, Henry Smith, J. J. Steward, August Sherman, James E. Smith, J. J Thomas, W.C. Wick, J. B. The Websters The Footers Fraser, John Wright, J. L. Wilson, Lewis Wheaton, J. Frank Helms, Blit Wooden, H. S. Watson, Jack Watkins, Jack Washington, Dan, E -ROUTE- BLACK PATTY TROUWDADOWS (Voscelkel & Nolan) Sherman Tex. Jan., 12; Denison, 13; Paris, 14; Clarksville, 15; Shreveport 17. COLE & JOHNSON. (In Vandervele) Hurtig & Season's, New York, Jan. 5-11. LARKINS & PATTERSON - Boonton, N. J., Jan. 10; Reading, Pa., 12-13; Milville, 14-15. RICHARDS & PRINLEY's FAMILY GEORGIAI: - Dyerville, Iowa, J. n. 10; Manchester 12; Independence 14. WILLIAMS & WALKER "IN DAHOMOY" Co.- Kansas City Mo. 11, 14, 11. Payton & Harry have joined Grahm's Southern Speaker Co. and send regards to all fri. Emory J. Douglass would like to hear from his nephew Fred Douglass with the Williams & Walker company. Walter S. Lyons of the Cincinnati Carnival Co., is in Indianapolis organizing the Old Plantation Georgia Minstrels for next season. Mr. Russell writes that in his Holiday Review, Billy Johnson should have been mentioned as a legitimate comedy star and not Rosamond Johnson. Remember we have only just about one-fourth the necessary amount for the Bland fund. A nice little rally will wipe it out. Let it not be said that we started a good cause and failed. --- Mr. Walter Crumbly of the late team of Crumbly and Bradford has accepted the position of entertainer at the Bennington Club, Grand Rapids Mich. He sends regards to professional friends. *** All professionals find a cordial welcome at the Bennington Club of Grand Rapids Mich. Mr. Shammy Robinson the genial manager has made himself a popular favorite with the show people. *** D. D. Smith, of the Famous Georgia Minstrels, would like to know if Mr. Smith of the Southern Quartette has received any mail not belonging to him. If so, kindly forward the same to The Freeman and oblige. Geo. L. Moxley says that the colored profession is always taking example after the white actor on the stage but they don't seem to imitate the white actor in contributing to the Bland fund very strong. Loosen up, boys, and come to the front. J. D. Howard chief advertising agent of the Freeman staff made a flying trip to New York last week on special business. He regrets that the brevity of his stay and imperative nature of his mission prevented him from getting around more than he did in a social way. * * * Russell Brandow, formerly of the team of Brandow & Arlington and Miss Pauline Freeman of the Freeman Sisters have joined partnership and will present to the public next season an act entirely different from all other colored THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER acts. They are this season with the Smart Set company, making a good hit in their respective characters. They send regards to all friends and enemies. Fred W. Johnson, the Tarantula, whose cut arrived too late for our Holiday number, though his sketch appeared in the same, wishes you all a Happy New Year to all, adding that it is better late than never and that he will be very busy until April 1, '03. He invites offers for season of '03 and 04. Permanent address, "The Tarantula" care The Freeman. --- Desdunes & Harris met their old friend Will G. Millford, who is one of America's leading colored pianists. He left no stone unturned to make their stay pleasant. In order to make things complete, he secured the services of several of his personal friends and brothers, all members of the 2nd Bat, 1st. Regt. K of P. of Missouri, headed by Maj J. A. Shackelford and the following worthy members Bud Phillips Marshall Story, Edgar Trout, and Lee Patten. There was no end to the pleasures derived while in the company of those gentlemen and we left Joplin with a fond remembrance of our old and new friends. * * * The quartette now touring with the Swanee River company, consisting of Messrs. Geo. R. Reese, D. L. Frazier, Samuel Booker and M. T. Halgo, were tendered a swell reception during their recent sojourn in Fort Wayne, Ind., by Mr. and Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Barber. This quartette, by the way is a stunner and unlike general customs the management of the company has given them the best possible chance to forge to the front. The usual bridle of restriction is conspicuously absent and they are given a good showing in the dialogue of the play. ```markdown ``` Notes from the Old Plantation with Southern Carnival Co.—This leaves all well and doing as well as could be expected. The Boys send regards to Joe and Lulu Russell. Mrs. Douglass Banks Jones wishes all her Cincinnati and Louisville friends a Happy New Year. Chas. Holm sends regards to J. D. West, the World's Fair Band and all St. Louis friends. The Hendersons say to Sam Johnson that they always knew you could clean up if they would just give you a chance. They also send regards to Tom Logan, Kid Aiston, Prof. McCamon, A. R. Hutchins, Bob Gant, the Cheatams and all friends. *** The following clipping was from a Jacksonville, Fla., journal of Jan. 2: "There was only one marriage license issued yesterday at the office of County Judge Phillips. The license was issued to a colored couple, Walter L. Crampton and Pauline Cottrell." Who said Pauline Cottrell could get a good husband. My New Year present has been in the show business but is now a prosperous tailor of Jacksonville Regards to P. G. Lowery, Stella Mitchell and Ladson B. Alston, Misses Pearl Woods, Annie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones of the Exchange Theatre and Mr. Sam Cohen of the "A Rabbit's Foot Co.," were present, so you see my New Years was a very happy one to me. *** Napoleon Johnson writes from the Big Minstrel Festival—As a rule with companies the week before Christmas is considered a dull week. As that is true then we must be one of the exceptions for we cold hardly notice it at all especially at our Xmas audiences in Beaumont Tex. In Franklin La., Dec. 21, we had a general handshaking and a few minutes chat with members of the Black Patti company. Our band serenaded them during the stop on their way from New Orleans to New Iberia. On the 2nd we met the members of the A. G. Allen's Minstrel as their cars were in the shops at Mobile for repairs. No one can cook like mother must be the motto of a number of us, judging from the good edibles received in our Xmas boxes. Our new scenery for our first part settings has arrived to replace the old that was ruined in the rail. Regards to all friends. Would like to hear from Allen Sauls and R C Logan. --- Boston, Mass., notes:—Cole & Johnson, the greatest colored entertainers in the world have closed their record breaking engagement at Keith's new Boston theatre, having played four successive weeks at this popular house and if it had been left to the manager they would have been retained for four weeks more. The Boston Herald says Bob Cole is the greatest comedian yet produced by the race. Mr. Rosamond Johnson is making a reputation as a TENOI VOCALIST, CHARACTER AND SKETCH ARTIST THE BOSTON EDITOR great musical writer and baritone soloist. The Boston people are glad to know that they will starr a show next season.—Irving Jones certainly carried the Howard Theatre with his coon songs last week. They could not get enough of his singing. Mr. Jones appeared Sunday evening at the Bowdoin Square Theatre concert and was received grandly by the house.—The Golden Gate Quartette was in town last week playing at the Austin & Stone's Museum. They are booked for the Keith circuit and left for New York City Sunday night. They send regards to Henry Troy and Ernest Hogan.—Mr. Thomas J. Jackson is representing the Freeman here. Address 237 Berkeley *** Notes from the Famous Georgia Minstrels:—We are still in Iowa, getting and hoping the same of all comWe had a never to be forgotten Xmas at Des Moines, as we cancelled two stands ahead, thus giving us three days in the great city of Iowa Notwithstanding the thermometer marked 8 to 10 degrees below, during the entire three days, we carried our "Ugly Men's Ball," out to the letter. Our crowd was mostly made up of strangers in the city but everyone went away satisfied, claiming universally to have witmessed one of the most pleasurable events of their lives. A glance at the program was well worth the price of admission. The greatest feat of the evening was that of the jury hanging over the decision for first prize, which was to be the ugliest man of the profession present, the prize being $20 in gold. The jury hung on Jesse Gilmer, Wm Shields and Oscar Cameron and as the honest and fair jurymen could not agree, the first prize was called in by a unanimous vote of the jury. W. A. Dixon won without a struggle, the second prize, a new Stetson hat, and F. L. Denton fell heir to the third prize, a nice $3 fur cap, without even the assistance of the jury. Prof. G. W. Honsely the score keeper of the grear casino tournament of 160 games, in which each man in the tournament had to play 160 games, the one winning the most to take first prize—with the assistance of Dave Smith issued the prizes at the Ugly Men's ball. The TENCT VOCALIST, CHARA F. W. winners were: T. J. Culligan, score 93; Mr. Clermont, score 92; second prize, $2; Wr. Watts, score 86; third prize, $1.50. All partidpants of the tournament are well satisfied and want another go at either casino or whist. Chicago Note: Daddy Love's Theatrical Exchange, 330 27th St — Augustus Stevens of the team of the team of Williams and Stevens sends regards to the New Orleans Minstrel Company. — Miss Georgia Dodds is singing "Mandy" with great success at Peters' Vaudeville House. — Mr. Steven Wheeler, formerly of Bostock Comedy Co., is preparing to put before the public an act that has never been executed successfully by any one. — Cook and Jones, one of the best sketch teams in the business, are playing at Peters' Vaudeville House. — William Gregg, a professional mandolin player, also sweet singer, is entertaining some of Chicago's swell clubs to the entire satisfaction of the host and hostess. He is assisted by that eminent plano player. Prof. John Love of San Francisco, Cal. He sends regards to all friends. — Prof J. L. Peters is going to make several changes in his place of business which, when completed, will be one of the finest vaudeville resorts, cafe and bar in the city. Professionals take note — The Crosby's, Harry and Orna, arrived in Chicago with a Honolulu Coon Company, and are fast making friends here, and send regards to all their professional friends. — As a female impersonator in actions, talk, singing, dressing and performing, up to the present date of them all, our dear friend, Augustus Stevens, is the leader. He is so perfect in his make-up that persons talk to him, men get stuck ```markdown ``` VIOLINIST on him before they find out the real facts. His working partner, Charles Williams, is one of the cleverest in his make-up, and monologues among the best. As a team they are hard to beat. As I close my items for the week I learn that the team of Williams and Stevens were compelled to close with Peters' vandelle house owing to illness of Mr. Stevens. Mr. Douglass has assumed the management. We hope a speedy recovery to Mr. Stevens — J. A. Watts of Richards & Pringle's Minstrels No. 2 passed through the olty. He sends regards to all his friends.—An in justice is being enacted upon our esteemed friend and comedian, Billie Caldwell. There is a hobo team starring themselves as Caldwell and Henry. Now, there is only the one Billie Caldwell, and Henry is out of the business. Mr. Caldwell desires the public and all managers to beware of them, and, be sides, if they continue to do so, they may expect painful results. Remember there is only one Billie Caldwell, making a hit, starring alone, and still composing his own pieces. He has now four new songs in press that will shortly be produced. They are "Big Foot Nigger," "When a Coon Turns Day to Night," "Maybe Some Day." He sends regards to all. Mrs. Fisk in "Mary of Magdala." BY J. D. HOWARD. Dear "Woodbline:"— Having nothing special to demand my time last night and feeling some- CHARACTER AND SKETCH ARTIST F. W. JOHNSON. score 93; size, $2. amount, $150 are go at Theat- augustus of Wil- liam to the —Miss "with adveille formerly luring to that has fully by of the who, insisted and excited from the heavy, uvass I had just finished, as per your instructions, relative to per- sonal ove-ures at the various adver- tising agencies, I left my hotel, upon di- version bent and soon found that my aimless vagabondizing had brought me in the vicinity of the Mauhattan. The blazing lights from the electric display read: "Mrs. Fiske, in Mary of Magdala." So much had come to me by way of reading and otherwise of the wonderful work this auburn-haired actress had ac- complished in her recent characteriza- tion of "Becky Sharpe" (which, by the way, she has immortalized) that I made up my mind at once to pass the evening listening to the version of her latest creation. The play is Biblical. The scene, Jerusalem. The first act takes place just a few days prior to the arrest and trial of Christ. It opens with a scene in a chamber of Mary of Magdala's house. Mary is a very beautiful wanton of the province whose rare loveliness and accomplishments have attracted to her many of the profligate nobles of the city. Chief among these, in fact the favored one, was no less a personage than the infamous Judas Iscariot. I say infamous by virtue of tradition, yet the character as constructed, gives one a different and, perhaps, a more just opinion as to the correct calibre of Iscarot. Throughout the delineation of the character one finds him humane, very. He was a man of strong convictions yet of swerving temperament. His passions, always his conqueror, degenerated him to the miserable wretch which, later, makes him the betrayer of Jeans Christ. st stuck Jerusalem, as the play goes and his- Perfect in tone and workmanship, wonderful carrying power. Thousands in use. Price within the reach of all. BUY DIRECT. We are the manufacturers, no middleman's profit. CROWN GUITARS AND MANDOLINS. 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WANTED COLORED LADY PARTNER For Colored Car Show with capital and ability. Also, for rent one 60 foot Wagner Combination Car. Address Box 341, Mitchell, S. D. WANTED Judas Iscariot, himself a Jew of much influence and power with his native priests and seers, was sorely burdened by the degrading yoke of subjugation. His mind was ever alert and active to any schemes by which the rule of the hated Romans might be dispelled. He had been attracted to the public preachings of Jesus, in the streets of the city and finally became one of His staunch disciples. He claimed throughout the play that the Christ had promised the le of Jerusalem their deliverance from Roman rule. In His later teachings when Jesus admonished the people to "love their enemies" etc., Iscariot became wroth and denounced Jesus secretly to his people. In his anger he hastens to the palace of Mary of Magdalene, his mistress, to seek her council as to the best measures adaptable to rid the community of Jesus of Nazareth. He was too late, however, for Mary, herself, had fallen victim to the charms and persuasive tenets expounded by the great Philosopher. She had become cleansed by the Lamb of God and was at times almost hysterical in proclamations of allegiance to His faith and doctrines. This being too much for the erstwhile favored lover of the most honored courtesan in the Kingdom, he betook himself to the high priest of his people. This wiley individual had already begun to feel the decay of his offices by the strange and wonderful things being daily accomplished by Christ, and he heartily agreed with and urged upon Judas the imperative necessity of getting rid of this Jew of "black art and sharp practices." Then come the finer points of the story, so far as character acting is concerned. 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The flash of lightening and roar of thunder just before Iscarlot hangs himself is indeed weird. The audience sees him crouching and hiding behind the rocks of the moun tains as though to dodge the wrath of Heaven. The play in all is a grand piece of work showing the scope and imagination of man's ingenuity and handiwork. All who embrace any opportunity they may have to witness this drama will find it one of the richest educational treats of the season. FARM&HOME. There are more or less men in every community who cannot be hired to do a good day's work who will still work hard all day long for two rabbits and a red squirrel. There are 600,000,000 acres of public lands subject to homestead entry, nearly all of it mountain and desert. Irrigation will reclaim when put in operation from 3 to 4 per cent of this area. It is estimated that 25,000 American farmers have bought land in northwest Canada and will locate there as British subjects. This is the best thing that has happened to Canada for a good many years. The butter exports of the state of Iowa for the year ended Sept. 30, 1902, were 72,000,000 pounds, bringing an average price of 24.16 cents per pound. The big year was 1897, when 84,000,000 pounds were produced, which, however, only brought 18.85 cents per pound. A claim is made for a newfangled milking machine that the cows milked by it have in ten days increased in their milk product to the extent of one-third. We had always supposed that it was what was put into the cow and not what was taken from her that determined her milk yield. We saw a model windbreak for the prairie farm homestead the other day. It consisted of two rows of Scotch pines set twenty feet apart each way, breaking joints in the rows. These trees were sixteen years old, twenty feet high and formed a solid evergreen wall, proof against the worst that the winter winds could do. Bastard stalks of corn may more frequently be traced to a lack of fertility in the soil than the inferior quality of the seed used. Many a field which will produce a growth of stalk of fair size is still too impoverished to furnish the food for ear and grain development. It will be found upon examination that unless the corn is planted too thickly the bastard stalk will rarely be found on rich ground. A lady writing from Illinois complains that her hens don't lay in the winter and wants to know what to do for them. In the first place it is not natural for hens to produce their eggs during the winter season, and more or less artificial means must be used to induce them to do it. Warmth, sunshine and the feeding of egg producing food to young hens will usually result in egg production, even in midwinter. Without these things no eggs need be looked for. During a recent trip away from home we tried to eat a dish of oatmeal at four different well conducted hotels. At not one of these places was this oatmeal so cooked as to be fit for food. We wish we could in some way impress upon the minds of cooks everywhere the fact that all starchy foods must be cooked for a long time in order to be palatable and digestible. If intended for the morning meal, oatmeal, rice, hominy, grits, prepared wheat—in fact, any of the uncooked cereal foods—should be cooked in a double boiler for at least three or four hours the previous day and then warmed up for breakfast. The possibilities in connection with the production of cereal crops in the Canadian northwest are immense. Assuming that when forty-three acres out of every quarter section are so employed there will be produced in that territory 350,000,000 bushels of wheat, 250,000,000 bushels of oats and 50,000,000 bushels of barley, should the entire area ever be utilized which is suitable for cultivation there will be produced 1,000,000,000 bushels of wheat, 600,000,000 bushels of oats and 150,000,000 bushels of barley. It is claimed that in any event ten years hence there will be available for export 300,000,000 bushels of wheat and 100,000,000 bushels of oats. The principal need of the apple orchards of the west is more moisture. The irregularity of the rainfall and oftentimes its marked deficiencies are serious problems confronting the apple grower. Every means which will result in conserving the rainfall for the use of the trees should be adopted. This may take the form of mulching or of persistent surface cultivation during a dry time, and care should always be used to so cultivate the surface of the land as to throw the water toward the roots of the trees instead of having the trees grow upon the apex of a ridge, which runs the water all away from them. Moisture is absolutely indispensable to the health of the apple tree and to the production of perfect fruit. THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. We heard an Englishman the other day roaring because we have not the same laws here which they have in England which will send a hired man to jail if he throws up his job. This sort should go back. The state of Missouri has farmers who are out in the papers with affidavits to the effect that their crop of corn this year is yielding as high as 140 bushels per acre. It is entirely proper to have this sort of a story backed up by an affidavit. Here a woman to tie to. She and her husband lived on a South Dakota farm, and help was hard to get, so she fixed a basket on the gang plow, put her baby in it and drove four horses while she plowed forty acres of land. You don't read of this kind in the society journals. We came across one bright man the other day who had attached the power furnished by his windmill to his wife's washing machine, and the scheme worked so nicely that she can hardly wait for washing day to come around. The dirtier the clothes are the better she likes to run them through the machine. In the state of Ohio the crows have learned the bad trick from their York state brethren of digging up the sprouting corn. An Ohio farmer adopted the novel method of stretching twine on poles at intervals across his field to protect his corn from the crows, the birds for some reason being afraid to fly under the strings. The claim is made that the soil of North Dakota is so well adapted to the production of flax that this crop may be grown continuously on the same land year after year. We are inclined to doubt this story, for in every locality where we have known flax to be grown flax following flax has proved almost invariably a failure. The government now has 5,000,000 acres of the public lands set aside as forest reserves. This is all right, and the area should be doubled. What is all wrong is allowing the sheep herders of the west the range of these forest reserves, for it is not possible for young timber to grow and develop where the sheep are allowed to run. It having been demonstrated that one cause of the failure of alfalfa to do well in many localities is the lack of that bacterial life in the soil necessary to the plant's development, we incline to the opinion that it would be a good policy to put the alfalfa on land which had previously grown clover, these two plants being relatives in the legume family. For some years an effort has been made to secure corn with a small cob and a consequently small shank where it was attached to the stalk, thus making the corn easy to husk by hand. The introduction of the corn harvester makes bad work with this kind of corn, the ears being so easily knocked off by the operation of the machine. New things always beget new troubles. A so called grade Angus steer won first honors at the late Chicago stock show. It is due to every raise of pedigree stock to say that the breeding of this animal was a full blooded sire and a seven-eighth dam, for if it gets out that a common grade steer can win first honors away from registered stock there will be plenty of fools who will immediately want to know of what use blooded stock is anyway. The writer was well acquainted with Dr. Sheldon Jackson, a home missionary who for years worked among the native tribes of Alaska. It was largely through his agency that the government was induced several years ago to make an experimental shipment of reindeer from Siberia to Alaska. This has proved to be a great success, these animals very readily adapting themselves to and thriving well under Alaskan conditions. The small herd imported has now grown to a very large one, and the reindeer bids fair to solve the problem of internal transportation for that country. Now listen to the woes of a lightning rod man. 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Both were lovers of trees—one loved the hard maple, the other evergreens. We recently passed through the towns which sprung up in these two communities. The one has its cemetery and park filled with beautiful specimens of white and Scotch pines, and nearly every homestead in the city possesses more or less of these beautiful trees. It might very properly be called the evergreen city. Ten miles away the hard maple trees which were so liberally planted forty years ago now make miles of shaded avenues and streets and present a wealth of color and tint. In the fall of the year which have not been duplicated since the forests were cut down. These two men have long since passed to their reward, but have left to posterity a magnificent legacy, forever perpetuating their memory. WHERE SHALL HE LOCATE? WHERE SHALL HE LOCATE? This man is a Scandinavian, with a wife and seven children, a toiler in a western city, who by dint of hard work and economy has saved up the sum of $400, which he wishes to invest in a small piece of land for a home. He presents three propositions to us, wishing to know which is the best one for him to accept—one to buy forty acres of timber land in central Missouri with no improvements at $10 per acre, another to buy unimproved prairie land in northwestern Kansas at $6 per acre and another to buy cutoff pine timber lands in northern Wisconsin at $6 per acre. We can only answer him in a very general way, for so much depends upon the specific character of the particular tract of land which he might select. On the face of it the Missouri proposition would seem to be the most attractive. There he would find a mild climate, a corn country, fruit of all kind easily procured, a short winter feeding season for stock. On the other hand, it's pretty far south for a Scandinavian, and he might find the fever and aage and some old fashioned poky ways of doing things which he would not like. The Kansas proposition should regard as altogether too risky for this poor man, who seeks land for the purpose of cultivating it in crops. Northwest Kansas is more of a stock country than anything else, and he would be sure in his contest with drought and hot winds to be discouraged in the effort to raise ordinary crops. The cutoff pine lands of northern Wisconsin and Minnesota offer many inducements for a man situated as our friend is. He will there find climatic conditions of a Scandinavian type, plenty of rain in summer and a heap of snow and cold weather in winter. He will find if he properly selects his land a soil which while extremely rough and unpromising in its natural state still one which will produce splendid crops of grass and all cereal grains except corn. Locating there with his limited means, he will have about ten years of life in the wilderness before he really comes into the promised land. If we were in his place, we would look at Missouri first, Wisconsin next and let northwest Kansas alone. THE TIMBER LOT. We are asked what varieties of timber a man should plant who wishes to start a ten acre timber lot upon a prairie farm. We do not know that the following would be the best way, but it is the one which we would adopt if we were going to plant such a grove. In a word, the trees would be set out eight feet apart each way. The trees would be alternately of the hard and soft wood varieties, the plan being to remove all of the soft varieties as soon as the hard wood trees needed the ground. For soft wood we would plant soft maple alone, this being a far more valuable wood and more easily worked up than any of the other rapid growing varieties of timber. 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New seedlings of not a little promise are coming to the front each year, liberal premiums being offered for such as promise the qualities desired. This territory is now amply supplied with varieties of excellent quality, unquestionable hardiness and adaptability, covering a period from July until Christmas, and really no new varieties need be sought for this season. But the apple which may be kept under ordinary cellar conditions until May is not yet fully decided upon, if it exists at all. Two varieties which possess this keeping quality—the Malinda and the Northwestern Greening—now take the lead, the latter giving very much promise of being the kind of apple sought for, with the exception that it seems to be a slow and shy bearer. NATURE RESTORES FERTILITY. It is interesting to watch the process by which nature restores lost fertility to the soil. If the conditions are not too bad, she will speedily cover the surface of the earth with either grass or timber. These in their growth and development, feeble at first, for lack of nutrition, gradually restore the lost humus to the soil, the trees furnishing leaves and decaying wood and the grass the yearly decaying growth for the same purpose. It is a slow process, but one which works continuously toward the restoration of fertility. Where the soil is so poor that neither grass nor trees will grow, nature will have some form of crude vegetable life to accomplish in almost a pathetic manner the same end. It is worth noting that all of nature's efforts in this direction are accomplished by living organisms and that she never works with a bare and barren surface. J. S. TRIGG FARM·ORCHARD AND GARDEN. BY J.S. TRIGG. COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY J.S. TRIGG. ROCKFORD, IA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. The condition of winter wheat throughout the winter wheat growing section has seldom been as good as it is at the present time. The high price which turkeys are bringing this year will make everybody want to raise them next year. At $2 a bird they are a very profitable crop. Men in the soft corn sections of the country who bought four and a half cent feeders to consume their soft corn will get rid of their corn crop, and that is about all. A successful fruit grower recommends the plowing of the orchard just before winter sets in as the best means of retaining and conserving the melting snows and the spring rains. If we wished to establish a herd of blooded stock, we think we would wait a little while before investing, prices for this class of stock being at high water mark. We look for a reaction inside of two years, when such stock will be more easily within reach of the average farmer. The mineral products of the United States loom up in large figures—gold, $78,000,000; silver, $21,000,000; copper, $87,000,000; lead, $23,000,000; zinc, $11,000,000; abrasive and chemical materials, $38,000,000; clay products and cement, $230,000,000; coal, petroleum and natural gas, $442,000,000—making a grand total of $494,000,000. A few days since we traveled through a section of the west where scores of men were busily engaged in digging out and hauling to the barns the shocks of corn which were half buried in snow. Laying aside the waste, connected with this process and viewing it simply from the standpoint of convenience, surely the silo has very much to recommend it. The canneries of the west are now making their contracts for the crop of sweet corn for 1903. The price being paid is $5 per ton, which makes it a very profitable crop to grow. The yield in extreme cases is as much as seven tons per acre. To this should be added one and a half tons of choice fodder and the further fact that the crop is in no sense exhaustive of the soil. A lady who this year raised over 300 ducks, whose husband kicked a good deal because, as he said, the birds ate their heads off, made him make out a bill for the food consumed and was able to pay the bill and have $10 left from the sale of the feathers which she picked from the ducks before she sold them. She then sold the dressed product for $150, no part of which the stingy old man had the nerve to ask for, or would have got if he had asked. We have one or two inquiries about speltz as a crop. Like other crops, this one has its place determined largely by the question of latitude and rainfall. We do not think that where wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn can be successfully grown there is any place for it. It is especially fitted for the semiarid sections of the west and northwest, where the rainfall averages from ten to fifteen inches. It withstands drought and the hot winds better than any of our common cereals and produces a crop of equal feeding value with oats. The American tariff on agricultural machinery, primarily supposed to promote the upbuilding of factories for the production of such machinery in this country, is having exactly an opposite effect, so far as Canada is concerned. A vast cereal producing territory is being opened up in the Canadian northwest, creating an enormous demand for all kinds of improved American farm machinery. To hold her own with us Canada imposes a duty of 25 per cent on all machinery imported from this country, and numerous factories are now being built in Canada by American capital to produce the machinery needed in that country. The state of Iowa has taken a marked step in advance in the matter of working the public highways. Hereafter all road taxes are to be paid in cash. The good old times are gone never to return when John Smith would turn up about 9 o'clock a. m. in response to the call of the road supervisor, plow a few furrows alongside the highway so as to dam up the water and spend much time lying down in the shade of a cottonwood tree spinning yarns which he dare not tell at home, going home at 11:30 and repeating the performance in the afternoon, getting credit for work to the amount of $2.50 faithfully applied on the public highway. John will now pay his $2.50 in money, and some man will be hired to do a day's work of ten hours under the supervision of a township officer, and twice the work will be got for the money. Here's a point: If you empty the warm cream from the farm separator taken from the morning's milk into the cold cream skimmed the previous evening, you have done about all you could well do to spoil the whole batch. If you have to mix the cream, cool down the morning product before mixing. 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Ladies that are heart-broken by family troubles, love affairs and bad luck until it seem that life is a joy and you will do joy good; she will tell trust God and she will do the balance, and she will. A LADY of Rossland, R.C. Dear Sisters and Brothers—Call on her when you can, she will be please to meet you and will when ever you wish to. She devotes her entire time for the welfare of the people believing God will reward her. She will make your very soul glad to hear her talk of heaven for she writes such soul searching letters you wish to make home haapy. Please always enclose stamp for answer. Here she is as she looks today and a bride three weeks. N.E.-Send lock of hair accompanied by one dollar ($1.00) and receive full life reading. Clip this ad. 608 N. West Street, cor. Indiana Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. MADAME MCNAIRDE-MOORE. The Freeman papers can be found every Saturday at Lon. Washington's restaurant and lunch-room, 5528 Lake avenue, Chicago, Ill.; phone 1154, Isaac Toulbert, News Agent. GRAND FOUNTAIN OF THE UNITED ORDER OF TRUE REFO leading colored Fraternal Society of the United States. It was or William H. Browne and chartered in April 1883 under the laws with headquarters at Richmond, Va. Its membership is both m lists of all persons of good health from fourteen to sixty years of of 50,000 is divided into Fountains and Circles. It pays sick be over week and pays death benefits from $24.50 to $1,000.00. UNITED ORDER OF TRUE REFORMERS is the leading colored Fraternal Society of the United States. It was organized January 1851 by H. H. Browne and chartered in April 1883 under the laws of the State of Virginia with headquarters at Richmond, Va. Its membership is both male and female and consists of all persons of good health from fourteen to sixty years of age. Its membership of 60,000 is divided into Fountains and Circles. It pays sick benefits from $1.50 to $2.50 per week and pays death benefits from $2.40 to $1,000.00. BENEFITS PAID Total benefits paid to date: Sick Dues, $1,500,000.00; Death Benefits, $714,378.75 SENIOR FOUNTAINS certain may be organized consisting of twenty or more persons not paying a joining fee of from $4.60 to $5.10 each. The monthly dues five cents in rural districts and not less than fifty cents per month and a semi-annual tax of forty cents paid in January and June paid are from $1.50 to $2.50 per week, while death benefits are $0. A Fountain may be organized in any locality on application of G. W. Master, or to any of his authorized deputies. ROSEBUDS. As proper training of the young and their development in this love, there has been formed a Children's Department known or more children not less than three nor more than fourteen rosebud, upon the payment of $1.00 each. This department pays sick benefits from $1.00 to twenty five cents per week and $5.00 to $37.00. The monthly dues are fifteen cents per month. CLASSES. As desiring to leave their beneficiaries at death a larger amount an department take out policies in one or more of the Classes of the members of this degree are devided into Circles and paying to the following tables: A Fountain may be organized consisting of twenty or more persons not over fifty years at age paying a joining fee of from $4.60 to $5.10 each. The monthly dues are not less than thirty-five cents in rural districts and not less than fifty cents per month in towns and cities and a semi annual tax of forty cents paid in January and July of each year. Sick bequests may be made with benefits range from $7.50 to $10.00. A Fountain may be organised in any locality on application to Sav. W. L. Taylor, G. W. Master, or to any of his authorized deputies. ROSEBUDS For the proper training of the young and their development in thrift, industry and besheerly love, there has been formed a Children's Department known as the Rosebuds, Twenty or more children not less than three nor more than fourteen years of age may from a Rosebud, upon the payment of $1.00 each. This department like the Senior Fountain pays sick benefits from $1.00 to twenty-five cents per week and death benefits from $2.50 to $2.00. The monthly dues are fifteen cents per month. CLASSES Persons desiring to leave their beneficiaries at death a larger amount than is paid from Mountain department take out policies in one or more of the Classes of the Mutual benefit degree. The members of this degree are devised into Circles and pay joining fees and dues according to the following tables: CLASS "B" TABLE AGES. Joining Fee. Value of Certificate after 1 yr. Value of Certificate after 1 yr. Annual Dues. Quarterly Dues 14 to 25 $ 2 50 $ 200 00 $ 100 00 $ 4 75 $ 1 20 83 to 80 2 75 200 00 100 00 4 75 1 20 80 to 85 8 00 200 00 100 00 4 75 1 20 88 to 40 8 25 200 00 100 00 5 70 1 48 40 to 45 8 50 140 00 70 00 5 79 1 48 45 to 80 8 75 115 00 58 00 6 65 1 66 80 to 55 4 00 90 00 45 00 6 65 1 66 88 to 60 4 25 65 00 83 00 7 60 1 90 AGES. Joining Fee. Value of Certificate after 1 yr Value of Certificate after 1 yr Annual Dues Q'terly Dues 14 to 25 $ 2 50 $ 200 00 $ 100 00 $ 4 75 $ 1 20 28 to 80 2 75 200 00 100 00 4 75 1 20 80 to 85 3 00 200 00 100 00 4 75 1 20 88 to 40 3 25 200 00 100 00 5 70 1 48 40 to 45 3 50 140 00 70 00 5 79 1 43 45 to 50 3 75 115 00 58 00 6 65 1 66 80 to 55 4 00 90 00 45 00 6 65 1 65 88 to 60 4 25 65 00 83 00 7 60 1 90 CLASS "E" TABLE. ES. Joining Fee Value of Certificate after 1 yr Value of Certificate before 1 yr Annual Dues 4 to 25 $ 5 00 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 20 to 30 $ 3 25 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 25 to 35 $ 5 50 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 40 to 40 $ 7 75 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 10 40 45 to 45 $ 6 00 $ 450 00 $ 225 00 $ 10 40 50 to 50 $ 6 25 $ 400 00 $ 200 00 $ 11 40 60 to 60 $ 6 50 $ 350 00 $ 175 00 $ 11 40 AGES. Joining Fee Value of Certificate after 1 yr Value of Certificate before 1 yr Annual Dues Quarterly Dues 14 to 25 $ 5 00 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 $ 2 50 25 to 20 $ 5 25 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 $ 2 40 30 to 25 $ 5 50 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 9 50 $ 2 40 35 to 40 $ 5 75 $ 500 00 $ 250 00 $ 10 40 $ 2 60 40 to 45 $ 6 00 $ 450 00 $ 225 00 $ 10 40 $ 2 60 45 to 50 $ 6 25 $ 400 00 $ 200 00 $ 11 40 $ 2 85 50 to 60 $ 6 50 $ 350 00 $ 175 00 $ 11 40 $ 2 85 CLASS "M" TABLE. GES. Joining Fee to 80 $ 11 00 to 85 12 00 to 40 12 00 to 45 13 00 to 50 13 00 Value of Certificate $ 1000 00 1000 00 900 00 800 00 700 00 Annual Dues $ 21 00 22 00 28 00 24 00 25 00 REGALIA. members of the Fountains and Rosebuds of the organization with The regalia of the organization is simple and its cost within from 10 cents to $350 the same is made by the organization in w alia Department. AGES. Joining Fee Value of Certificate Annual Dues Quarterly Dues 14 to 80 $ 11 00 $ 1000 00 $ 21 00 $ 5 25 80 to 85 12 00 1000 00 22 00 5 50 85 to 40 12 00 900 00 23 00 5 75 40 to 45 13 00 800 00 24 00 6 00 45 to 50 13 00 700 00 25 00 6 25 REGALIA. The members of the Fountains and Rosebuds of the organization wear no expensive regalia. The regalia of the organization is simple and its cost within the reach of all costing from 10 cents to $350 the same is made by the organization in what is known as the Regalia Department. THE SAVINGS BANK. March 1888, there was granted by the Legislature of Virginia, a bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers 100. The bank commenced business April 3rd, 1889, and from the present has steadily increased in volume of business. It now has a $100,000.00. From the humble sum of $1,268.69 deposited to the bank in 1890, the bank has accumulated excess transactions amounted to $6,190,141.47. During the financial Bank of the Grand Fountain was the only bank in the city of Raleigh to pay cash on all checks presented while the majority of the script and clearing-house checks. This bank had its origin in the town an ex-slave of Habersham county, Ga. The banking house is 100 Street, Richmond, Va. Rev. W. L. Taylor, President; R. T. H. In March 1888, there was granted by the Legislature of Virginia, a charter to the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers, capital stock $100,000.00. The bank commenced business April 3rd, 1889, and from that time down to the present has steadily increased in volume of business. It now has a paid-up capital of $100,000.00. The bank opened for business in 1889, the deposits have grown to $550,588.00, and the volume of business transacted amounts to $6,190,141.47. During the financial panic of 1893, the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain was the only bank in the city of Richmond that did not cease to pay cash on all checks presented while the majority of other banks were using crips and clearing-house checks. This bank had its origin in the brain of William H. N. Second Street, Richmond, Va., Rev. W. L. Taylor, President; R. T. Hill, Cashier. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT REFORMER'S MECANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION is situated in various States, consisting of 18 magnificent buildings, 1 hotel, 5 stores and 3 farms. It also has under its control a department is under the management of Lawyer J. C. Roberts and Attorney for the organization, with offices at 604 N. Second street. The chartered under the laws of the State of Virginia on the 14th day of the principal office in the city of Richmond, Va. The purpose of this stores (wholesale and retail) buy and sell real property, man manufacturing establishments, and general business. The Association Hotel Reformer, 900 N. Sixth street, Richmond, Va. It is a more heated by steam, cold and hot water baths, also electric cars that accommodation for 150 guests. Mr. A. W. Holmes is man clerk. It has in operation 150 stores, located at Va., Washington, D. C.; Manchester, Va.; Portsmouth, Va.; 18 eleven men, runs three delivery wagons, and during the district of business. The other stores have been established since and have the. The General Manager of the system of stores is Mr. B. L. J. 908 N. Second street, Richmond, Va. This Association was form commendations made by Rev. W. L. Taylor, its The Real Estate Department has charge of all the real property to the amount of $225,221,655, situated in various States, consisting of 18 magnificent buildings used as halls, 8 dwellings, 1 hotel, 5 stores and 3 farms. It also has under its control 16 large buildings leased by it. This department is under the management of Lawyer J. C. Robertson, Chief of Real Estate and Attorney for the organization, with offices at 604 N. Second street, Richmond, Va. REFORMER'S MECANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION Was chartered under the laws of the State of Virginia on the 14th day of December 1899 with principal office in the city of Richmond, Va. The purpose of this Association is to conduct stores (wholesale and retail) buy and sell real property, manage and control hotels, manufacturing establishments, and general business. The Association has in operation Hotel Reformer, 900 N. Sixth street, Richmond, Va. It is a modern up-to-date structure, heated by steam, cold and hot water baths, also electric cars passing the door. This hotel has accommodation for 150 guests. Mr. A. W. Holmes is manager and Mr. T. W. Taylor is clerk. It has in operation a system of five stores, located as follows: Richmond, Va. Washington, D. C.; Manchester, Va.; Portsmouth, Va.; and Roanoke, Va. The first three stores, at Richmond, Va. was opened April 3rd, 1900. It employs a force of eight men, runs three delivery wagons, and during the first year did $50,000 worth of business have been equally as prosperous. The General Manager of the system of stores is Mr. B. Jordan, headquartered at 608 N. Second street, Richmond, Va. This Association was formed on the plans and recommendations made by Rev. W. L. Taylor, its President. THE REFORMER PRINTING DEPARTMENT weekly journal, THE REFORMER, which has a circulation published in the interest of the race, and discusses the leading the subscription price is $1 per year, or 50 per single copy. The modern up-to-date machinery, run by electricity. It can print card to a poster 12 by 62 inches. Fine job-work of every class a specialty at lowest prices, M. E. W. Brown is Editor and B. N. Second street, Richmond, Va. Correspondence solicited an issues a weekly journal, THE REFORMER, which has a circulation of 12,000. This paper is published in the interest of the race, and discusses the leading questions of the. The subscription price is $1 per year, or 50 per single copy. The office is equipped with an up-to-date machinery, run by electricity. It can print anything from a visiting camera, a large printer, a desk and description is made a specialty at lowest prices. M. E. W. Brown is Editor at office 608 N. Second street, Richmond, Va. Correspondence solicited and agents wanted. OLD FOLKS' HOME optember 1893. Rev. William W. Brown recommended the format of Old Folk's fare for the benefit of the old and despair mind at time the valuable fame known as Westham, consisting of 1343 from Richmond, Va., on the histori "James" has been purchased. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs through the farm and is adorned it. Adjoining this farm is Westampton Park, one of it in the South in summer. It is reached in a few minutes from Ripon Electric Railway and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. It is home for the benefit of the whole race, the co-operation of is prayly solicited. All contributions, donations and bequests will be very thankfully received. Mr. T. W. Taylor is chief in chic Homes, offices at 608 N. Second street, Richmond, Va. In September 1883, Rev. William W. Brown recommended the formation and establishment of Old Folks' Homes for the benefit of the old and decrepid members of the race. Since that time the valuable farm known as Westham, consisting of 634% acres, located six miles from Richmond, Va., on the histori "James" has been purchased at a cost of $10,000. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs through the farm and Westham Station is located in Nt. Adjoining this farm is Westampton Park, one of the most pleasant resorts in the South in summer. It is reached in a few minutes from Richmond by the Westampton Electric Railway and is also home to the Westampton Electric Railway, as this home is for the benefit of the whole race, the co-operation of all charitable friends is prafully solicited. All contributions, donations and bequests of every character will be very thankfully received. Mr. T. W. Taylor is chief in charge of the Old Folks' Homes, offices at 608 N. Second Street, Richmond, Va. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS W. L. TAYLOR, G. W. M. W. P. BURRE 604-6-8 N. 2nd St., RICHMOND, VA. REV. W. L. TAYLOR, G. W. M. W. P. BURRELL, G. W. S. 604-6-8 N. 2nd St., RICHMOND, VA. THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. RACE CLEANINGS Cures W A Simple Home Treatment Full Streng SENT F It was organized January the laws of the State of is both male and female years of age. Its mem- ers sick benefits from $1.50 Benefits, $714,378.75. SPORT Edited By BREAKAWAY. The newspaper men, white and colored, seem to be in the saddle under this administration Dancy, Durham, Terrell Fortune, Adams, Smith, Pelham and others who are on the road to preferment, are all knights of the quill. Jacob Fulcher, colored, has been appointed a member of the Brooklyn fire fighting corp. He is said to be the second colored man ever honoured with a position of this kind in that city. The Colored Odd Fellows of Norfolk. Ala., lost their $10,000 hall on account of being unable to keep up their payments. A colored man over 100 years old residing in Omaha, by a recent decision of the courts of that state, became a millionaire. He was willed a tract of land a long time ago by his white master, but a white man claimed the land, and sold it out in lote. Now numerous fine cottages are on the colored man's land. He says, that every man who had to work for his lard shall be allowed to keep it, but rich folks will have to pay for same. SPO Edited By BREAKAWAY Year a Poor One for Pugilistic Games. The year past cannot be said to have been a good one for the pugilistic game. If anything, the sentiment against the game is stronger now than it was a year ago, and it is harder to pull off a contest in which prominent fighters are matched than it was a year ago. This is attested to in part by the unsuccessful hunt that McGovern and Young Corbett are making for a fighting ground. The situation is directly due to those inside of the game, the fighters and promoters. Several years ago the East began closing its doors to the fictile ground. Then was the time to set on foot a reform. Had this been done, the standing of the game would have been assured by this time and the closed city would be the exception instead of the rule. The fighters and promoters went on the mistaken theory that the public could not see a job, no matter how bad it was, and gradually, but surely, the game lost its foothold in the East and middle West, until now it is doubtful if a genuine championship fight in any division could be put on east of the Rockies. By a genuine championship fight is meant one of unlimited rounds, straight Queensbury rules, with a championship at stake. Sometimes the little champions get engagements in the East, but they are always for a limited number of rounds, in most cities six, in some ten and in others twenty. New York's Action. When New York closed its doors to the fighting game, by the repeal of the Horton law, the fighting game suffered the hardest blow that it was possible to give it. New York City was worth a whole region in the support that it gave the game, and when the curtain was drawn the pugilistic goose of golden eggs was certainly killed. The usual attempt will be made this winter to revive the game in New York. The only thing that augurs for the success of the attempt is the fact that New York has been without fights for a year longer, and is, consequently, a little more eager for the sight of the stripped gladiators and the tund of the padded gloves. If New Yorkers are only anxious enough the game will be revived. But New Yorkers got such an awful run for their money, through jobbery and the like, that they may not yet be ready to be called on to "stand and deliver." The number of big fights held this year has been unusually small. The most important scraps of the year were the fol-lowing. July 25—Jeffries knocked out Fitzsimmons in the eighth round at Sa Curry and McDaniel, of South McAllister, Indian, Ter., railroad contractors, both colored, have laid one hundred and fifty miles of rails for the Chootaw railroad within last eighteen months, working on an average 200 men. Dr. John P. Turner, the son of Bishop Turner, has been honored by the appointment of a special examiner of pension, with headquarters at Pine Bluff Ark. This is the second time that his efficient work in the pension department has secured him promotion. At Titusville, Pa., a "Woman's Friendly Institute and Domestic School of Science," has been established. The object is to promote the education and employment of colored women for domestic service. Whitesore, N. J., near Cape May founded by ex-Congressman George H. White, is growing rapidly. Families are building houses on the lot, and wooded land is being cleared up. In October last over $1,200 worth of cordwood was disposed of. 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Prentice filled the pulpit at Simpson Chapel Sunday. Mrs. Ada Goins entertained the Woman's Club Monday afternoon. Prof. J. D. Walton of Franklin, Ind., was visiting in the city last week. Miss Pearl Gilliam of Modoc, Ind, is the guest her cousin, Miss Desda Lucas. John Wise was called home from Chicago on account of the illness of his mother. James Clark who has been in Jackson, Miss., visiting his parents, returned home Monday. Miss Ada Pearson has returned to her home in Muncie, after spending several weeks in the city. Miss Nellie Dupree of Connersville, was the guest of sisters, Miss Rosetta Dupree and Mrs. Louise Bass last week. Mrs. Pettiford of Franklin, Ind., was visiting her daughters, Mesdames James Shelton and Carter Smith last Sunday. Little Miss Ruth Pettiford, after spending the holidays with her grandparents in Franklin, has returned to the city. Mrs. M. J. and Miss Drucilla Mea Jackson, entertained a few friends last Tuesday evening, in honor of Mr. Wirt C. Smith. Mr. James R. Wilson and son James of Evauston, Ill., were in the city this week attending the funeral of his stepfather, George Thompson. Mrs. Thomas Dudley, who has been ill for several months, died at her home Monday evening. The funeral took place at her home in North street. Mr. Oscar Coleman and Miss Maude Walker were secretly married the 24th of December. She is at home now to entertain her friends in Ashland Ave. Persons who saw the street car accident to the colored boy Nov. 19th, will please leave name and address at this office. Mrs. Sarah Grant, 534 Superior street. Tiffany-Rogers whose "ad" appears elsewhere are offering a hair tonic which is said to do all that it is advertised to do. Read their "ad." Give them a tral. Miss Dayse Walker, superlutend, of the Flanner Guild, addressed the Principals' Club Tuesday evening at the Bujunam Harrison school on the Flanner Guild work. Mrs. Minnie Frazier, after spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Dr. Elbert. has returned to her home in Muncie. Her brother, Samuel, accompanied her home. Miss Gladys D Lewis entertained her little friends New Year's day at her home in a birthday party. The little lady received many tokens of respect from the hands of her guests. The Flanner Guild management has begun work on the new building. The work can only progress as the subscriptions come in. Dr. Morgan would like to urge upon the subscribers to the building fund the necessity of paying their subscriptions to the collector who will call in the next week. The installation of the new pastor of Corinthian Baptist church, Rev. J. Franklin Walker, took place at said church Sunday, Jan. 4. An interesting program was rendered, and the whole affair was quite a success. The following men delivered addresses: Hon. G. L. Knox, Dr. W. E. Brown, Rev. J. M. Townsend and Hon. Gurley Brewer. A party that proved a vehicle for the exploitation of Miss Lucinda Puryear's talents as an entertaining and capable hostess, was the 21st anniversary of her birthday, which was celebrated at the residence of her father, 2116 Parker street, Thursday evening, the 1st inst. The occasion marked a happy event in the lives of the entertained and entertainers, and Miss Puryear, particularly, could not upon any occasion have appeared more attractive or acceptable in the discharge of her several functions befitting the regalement of her many friends and guests who had come to give attendance on her homages. A short program was recited, on which were solos, declamations, etc., the most notable of which were the recitations of Miss Lulu M. Hampton and the hostess. Refreshments were abundantly served after the exercises. In a vein of slight repetition it might be said that Miss Puryear did herself proud, and the young ladies present were fetching inso much as the gentlemen were chivalrous and courtly. May Miss Lucinda see many more happy New Years. BUSINESS INTERESTS Call on Emanuel Williams for coal, coke, wood and kindling, 402 W. North street. Phone 1884 main, old. tf Pertinent, Pithy Pickings. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Special.—John T. Beckett is convalescing at his home in Main street, after a brief illness. Mrs. A. L. Mason and niece were in Buffalo on the 2d. Mrs. Jerry Plato, who has been ill at her home in Main street, is able to be out. Several Niagara Falls people attended the dancing party given by Messrs. Stanly and Marshall on the 1st inst., at Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was an invitational affair and was attended by more than one hundred people. 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INQUIRY I would be pleased to gain any information regarding my aunt. Martha Saddler, when last heard from her address was Richmond, Ky. care of Coach Cleaner at Lane Station; also a business Thomas Saddler at Lexington, Ky. Please address James Clark, 24 S. Park St. Decatur, Ill. Coelio Hysterotomy After due consideration, my diagnosis was that the only chance for Mrs. R. Night's wonderful life was Caesarian section. With only two women to assist me, I made the attempt, and within two hours and five minutes had patient dressed and in bed. I judge from history child had been dead about 72 hours. She lived 15 hours after operation. Patient and assistants were all white. As for the operation, she had a better show for her life than Mrs. White, my first case, who is well and healthy, S. M. MITCHEM M. D. Patronize our Advertisers. THE COLORED MASONS. Relation to White Fraternity Subject of Colored Man's Address. The Colored Masonic Grand Lodge has just closed its twenty-sixth annual session. Dr. R. E. Jones, Most Worshipful Grand Master of Virginia, who was appointed by the Grand Lodge to attend the international Masonic Congress in England in behalf of the colored Masons of America, to ascertain the difference as to the white and colored Masons, made a lengthy address He said in substance: I bring to you glad tidings from Jafer. After arriving quarters at 15 Rue de Lambre, I at once sought the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France. As many of you might know, the grand lodges of England and America do not recognize the Grand Orient of France, on account of the last-named not requiring belief in God as one of the prerequisites for membership. Hence, they have no altar as we have. My visit was not an official one, but one to obtain as much Masonic information as I could. After leaving Paris, I went to London, and proceeded at once to the great Masonic Temple, where my Masonic history was secured as to the Negro Mason. The following are the subjects I enquired more particularly about: The proper terms to be used by Masons in official and other papers. The authenticity of colored Masonry, or Masonry among colored people of America. The meaning of the term "free-born." How does the mother lodge look upon her colored offspring? As to the authenticity of colored Masonry in America we are solid Prince Hall of Boston, applied to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of England for a charter for African Lodge. This charter was granted by Thomas Howard, third Earl of Effingham, acting Grand Master under Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland. Of course, in England Grand Masters, and Grand Lodges, grant charters. Hence, you see our legal authority. From African Lodge all regular lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons have sprung The meaning of "free-born:" The United Grand Lodge of England, in 1847, changed the word "born" to "man," and the landmark now reads 'free man,' instead of "free-born" The minutes of an especial communication of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, held at Freemasons' Hall, contains the statements of its Most Worshipful Grand Master, when he urged that it was necessary that some resolution should be reached as to those persons who at the time of their birth were not free. He stated that it was very hard that persons of this description should be precluded from joining the fraternity. He urged that the term "free-born" be changed to "free man," and that it would be sufficient to answer the end required; for so long as a person is a free man he should be capable of being initiated into the order, and it should not be absolutely necessary that he be born free. "This," said he, "has been unanimously adopted by the International Masonic Congress, and to-day, as heretofore the white and colored Masonic lodges are one and the same."—Richmond Dispatch. The following officers were elected for the next term: J. B. Evans, Lynchburg, Most Worthy Grand Master; W. H. Gaskins, Accomac, Deputy Grand Master; Harris Barrett, Hampton, Senior Grand Warden; George W. Kramsey, Norfolk, Junior Grand Warden; Douglass Johnson, Petersburg, Grand Treasurer; Dr. H. L. Harris, Richmond, Grand Secretary; Benjamin B. Boulding, Norfolk, Grand Lecturer; J. Cornelius Carter, Huston, Grand Senior Deacon; Rev. P. F. Morris, D. D., Lynchburg, Grand Junior Deacon; Rev. D. W. Davis, A.M., Richmond, Grand Chaplain; Throas H. Brooks, Norfolk, Grand Tilter. Postoffice Troubles Postmaster General Payne received information January 5th that a posse of white citizens at Boeuf river, Louisiana, last night ordered Charles Jackson, a Negro mail carrier, not to return with the mail on his route, and threatened him with death in case he did not heed their injunction. The reason given by the posse was the color of the carrier. The case was reported at once to the postal authorities and Postoffice Inspector Peters, of the New Orleans division, has been dispatched to Girard with orders to make a thorough investigation. Senator McLaurin of Mississippi conferred, January 5th, with Postmaster General Payne on the situation at Indianola. Miss., where the postoffice has been closed as a result of antagonism to the Negro postmaster. Subsequently Senator McLaurin stated that he believed the office would be reopened this week. Mr Payne said the office will be reopened if there is no intimidation of the postmaster. A special to the Courier-Journal from Indianola, Miss., says: "Mrs. Minnie Cox, the colored postmaster of this place, on account of whose resignation the government ordered the postoffice here closed, left Indianola to-night for Birmingham, Ala., accompanied by her mulatto assistant. It is now thought Are You Broke If so, come to us. We will help you out. If you need a little money and haven't got it on your own, call us at Room 206 Law Bid. We loan money in amounts from $5.00 up on Furniture, Plumbing, or any chateel security, leaving all in your possession. We give you from one month to one year to pay the loan in. You can pay the loan in full at any time and you will be able ONLY for the time you have it. Our rates are by far the most reasonable in the city. We take out nothing in advance. In case of sickness or misfortune we extend the time. Everything is strictly confidential. East Market Street Mortgage Loan Co. Room 205 Law Building, 134 E. Market St. $8 A DAY easily made handling our line Special offer closes in ten days. Write to day. Box 570 Louisville, Ky. there is little danger of further trouble and, although the sentiment of the people is against the action of the government in closing the office on account of the consequent partial paralysis of business, no violence is anticipated. Before she left to-night Mrs. Cox made a statement in which she denied that she had been subjected to any indignities and stated that no violence had been threatened her. She sa d, however, that she would not again take the office of postmaster under any circumstances. Her husband, who is employed in the United States railway mail service, also made a statement in which he said that his wife had not been threatened, but that he understood the race problem in the South, and had advised her to give up the place. "There is no doubt," he continued, 'that there is a general sentiment here against a Negro postmaster." Lebanon Notes Lebanon, Ky., Special.—The celebration of Emancipation was held at Zion church on the evening of January 1, 1903. The church was beautifully decorated with American flags, bunting and flowers. Much praise is due the committee on decoration. Mrs. Rev. E N Brown, Mrs. Bettie Penick and Miss Lucy Reed Quite a number of the Grand Army Post were present A splendid paper on the success of the race was read by Prof. H J. Ray. Dr T. N. Brown spoke of the Emancipation proclamation. Patriotic and war songs were sung. Mrs E N. Brown recited "Barbera Fritchie" and "Aunt Jemma's Countship" to the delight of the congregation. The exercises were closed with a dialogue, "Jonathan Syke's Children," by a combination from Milestown. Prof. R. Smith and children have returned home from Virginia, where he had been to visit his parents. T. B Redick and wife have returned from Franklin and Murfreesboro, Tenn., where they spent the holidays. Prof. H. J. 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