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$1.00. Now is the time to Subscribe for The Freeman. Until January 1, one Year $1.00 THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 104 ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 50. OUR LITERARY FOLKS ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS URGED. PROPOSED LOUISVILLE DAILY Systematic Methods and Concentration of Energy Will Help the Race, and Bring Better Financial Returns to Newspaper Workers. By Our Special Correspondent. Mr. Cyrus Brown Adams cannot more effectively mark his administration as president of the National Afro-American Press Association than by building up a strong, bona fide organization of actual newspaper workers and literary people in general. A perfunctory session, called in a haphazard way, with an attendance of less than a dozen persons does not in any sense represent the journalistic capacity of the race, nor its true intellectual spirit. We have enterprising publishers, scholarly editors and talented writers galore, but they labor in a fragmentary, hit or miss way, and lose much of their potentiality by lack of harmony of purpose, and concentration of energy on given lines. This defect could be very materially remedied by a compact association, holding annual meetings and mapping out a definite policy, looking to a betterment of the race in civic status, and of the advancement of the profession in moral influence and financial returns. Four young colored men in Providence, R. I, have given a gratifying evidence of the cohesion spirit by forming the Douglass Afro American Press Agency, to place in the hands of the people all forms of literary productions—newspaper, books and magazines published by Negroes, and to encourage authorship of a high grade. There should be many other such enterprises throughout the country. We are reaching a stage in our literary development when a departure must be made from hackneyed methods, and new and original ideas must be put into execution. We are producing as large a brood of strong editors, publishers and bookmen as the output of our colleges and newspaper offices would lead us to expect. Some are doing well, under a load of difficulties, and others are burdened by an almost inexcessarily narrow conception of their possibilities, clinging to Chaplain T. G. Steward admirably points out, too closely to the mere racial view of men and measures and relying upon thread and brace traditions that, to this wide awake generation, are regarded to fit only for the rubbish pile. The comparative unprofitableness of literary endeavor, because of this failure to conceive and meet the popular taste, is robbing the profession of its brightest men and women. For the meat and bread of existence they are driven to other fields, and the only service they can give in the arena where they might otherwise shine comes after their best energies have been exhausted in public office, the school room, the business house, the printing case or in actual manual labor. Catering to the mental appetite is a distinct calling, and it should be renumerative to justify men and women to bring to it the full strength of their intellectual and physical resources. The National Press Association can help in this matter. It can gather up the factors that have made journalism and book making respectable, and it can offer a profitable rallying point for the hundreds of writers now doing unappreciated hackwork upon our newspapers and fugitive publications. These remarks are made in passing with the hope that Mr. Adams and other powers before, on and behind the throne may give the subject a thoughtful and fruitful consideration. Speaking of newspapers and "sich like" reminds us that Editor W. D. Johnson, of the Kentucky Standard, Louisville, announces that he has a daily on the "ways", prepatory to a launching in the near future. No straw has been thrashed oftener, if not altogether so thoroughly, than this problem of the Negro daily for metropolitan centers. The scheme has had a trial in Washington, Wilmington, Jacksonville and other places, but the results have not been flattering, though the promoters have invariably been men of honesty, ability and large resourcefulness. The National Afro-American Council once planned the floating of a daily in Washington, on a pretentious scale, but nothing came of it. Now, perhaps, Mr. Johnson, with his characteristic push, given determination, daintess courage, vigor of expression and great faith in his constitu ency, will be able to succeed where others have foreordained to failure. That a first class Negro daily is a prime necessity wherever a considerable Negro population resides, no one will deny. In no city of the country does the race stand in a more pressing need of a sturdy defender than Louisville. Her Caucasian press, with the possible exception of the Evening Post, is so besotten with colorphobia that the 80,000 Negroes of Jefferson county cannot get anything like a fair hearing for their cause. These papers are in line with the preailing local sentiment that the black man is naturally an inferior being, and their editorial and news features are constructed with a view of supporting that contention. Crimes of Negroes are illuminated by glaring headlines, while their virtues and creditable achievements are ignored. The antagonism to the Negro's civil equality the feeling against his participation in the functions of government and his admission to places of amusement or refreshment—is thus intensified. An up to date Negro daily, presenting the brighter side of our current history and refuting the arguments of the opposition every twenty four hours would go far toward enlisting sympathetic and fair-minded citizens in our favor. We have weekdays in Louisville, but in this hustling age seven days is a long, long period of time for an important issue to hang fire. The people's attention in thirty six hours is invariably attracted elsewhere by newer happenings. The colored population of Louisville and Jefferson county is curiously and fantasily constituted, but 10,000 can certainly be found willing to back up such a paper as Mr. Johnson would place before them when he get things in shape. He has a press and the nucleus of a typographical outfit and tons of good will to start with. He expects to have the associated press service and will experience no difficulty in picking up the local news. Much assistance will come gratuitously, for the educated and uneducated citizens of the worthier stripe have plenty of public spirit, and will co-operate cordially. The paper need not be as big as the Courier Journal or the Post, if it just sticks up bravely for its avowed mission, and can be delivered promptly and regularly. If the people will respond it is more than probable that the managers will do the rest. The experiment of Mr. Johnson will be watched with interest, and his success will be hailed with enthusiasm. Let a Negro daily prosper in Louisville and in a few months we would see Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta and New Orleans following suit with a whoop! The game is now up to Louisville and her gamey Editor Johnson. The General Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church, which meets at St. Louis May 4, 1904, will have a membership of 382, divided as follows: Bishops; 8; general officers; 13; college presidents; 7; other standing members of the general conference, presidents, secretaries and treasurers of general conference boards, 34; elective ministerial delegates, the ratio of one for each ten active pastors, 261; lay delegates, two from each annual conference, 72. It is esti- mated by statistician Rev. J. Harvey Anderson that the conference will cost the A. M. E. Zion Church over $20,000, exclusive of the private expenditures of individuals. This latter item will, doubtless, be in excess of the average, on account of the World's Fair, which delegates and visitors will de. seire to attend. The natives of Afric are happily represented by Rev. Majola Agabebe, a missionary of rare intelligence, who is in this country from Lagos, West Africa, soliciting funds for the education of his people. He pictures the present and future of his continent in hopeful colors, and makes some comparisons not wholly favorable to enlightened America. "There is no dark Africa," says Dr. Agabebe. "There is no place in Africa darker than the United States. No chief of a tribe would consider for a moment such treatment as lynching a man for some accused action of which he was probably not guilty. You need missionaries sent to this country." The tenacity with which President Roosevelt clings to Dr. Crum, despite the puerile objection to the latter's color on the part of South Carolina's senatorial misrepresentatives, is deserving of the highest praise. The President's policy is consistent with the American ideal, expressed in the Declaration of Independence. He again demonstrates that he is the chief executive of all the people, regardless of creed, color or condition. The United States Senate errs egregiously in permitting two of its members, gangrened with an irrational race hatred, to defy the thrice expressed wish o SOCIALIST OFF EUROPE HAYWOOD 1983 THE SOCIALISTS OF EUROPE, AFTER VIEWING THE RAPID INCREASE IN LYCHNCHINGS IN AMERICA, HAVE PUBLISHED IN FRANCE A MANIFESTO PROTESTING AGAINST "THESE ABMINABLE ACTS WHICH ARE COMMITTED DAILY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND CALLS UPON THE WORKING CLASSES TO UNITE, WITHOUT DISTINC. ION OF RACE OR COLOR, IN A CAPITALISTIC TYRANNY." THE SOCIALISTS OF EUROPE, AFTER VIEWING THE RAPID INCREASE IN LYCHNCHINGS IN AMERICA, HAVE PUBLISHED IN FRANCE A MANIFESTO PROTESTING AGAINST "THESE ABMINABLE ACTS WHICH ARE COMMITTED DAILY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND CALLS UPON THE WORKING CLASSES TO UNITE, WITHOUT DISTINC. ION OF RACE OR COLOR, IN A CAPITALISTIC TYRANNY." the President, and to stand in the way of the Republican principle of equality of citizenship, especially when the Republican party has a safe majority in that body. It is "senatorial courtesy" gone to seed. It is to be hoped that influential members will get together and put Dr. Crum's nomination through, for to allow him to be defeated on so plain a violation of the party's time honored doctrine, would be a mistake that our speakers would find embarrassing to explain away during the impending nation. al campaign. In view of Dr. Crum's conceded ability and unimpeachable character, it would be both just and good politics to confirm him at once. SHARPS AND FLATS. Get a footing in the soil. All right! Chicago is our choice! It is the true philosopher who knows when not to talk. Patronize race institutions that give you your moneys worth. They are wondering what Rev.J. M. Henderson will say next. Sentiment for the "open shop" is growing stronger day by day. An able bodied man should look for work—not for alms. Tuskegee Institute had its beginning in an old A. M. E. Zion Church in 1881. An honest workman does not have to be watched to keep him from "soldiering." The Negro stands in greatest need of the kind of education that can most readily be converted into meat and bread. Too many parents have a notion that the weather is too cold for their boy to do a business that carries him away from a booming fire. Invest a fair proportion of your savings in --- a profitable business enterprise. It comes handy to have more than one source of noceme. J. W. Adams' letter to the Chicago Conservator in defense of Booker T. Washington was a "oorker." Mr. Adams shows that he is as clever with the pen as with a yard stick. The trustees of Columbus Avenue A, M. E. Zion Church, Boston, are solely responsible for the prosecutor in and conviction of Trotter and Martin. It was their church in which the riot took place, and they had a perfect right to protect the sacred trust that had been committed to their care. That pusillanimous plug ugly Marvin Hart, argues that he is a southern gentleman, and refuses to fight George +odrey or any other "nigger." Hart is staying on the ground to harm him the same as a cooper going around a barrel. Dr Wallace Hadley, a New York professor of chemistry, has discovered a mighty fluid which brought back to life a person who had been dead three hours. Editor Cromwell should lose no time in getting him to work on the defunct bishopric boom of J. Albert Johnson. The death of Mrs Frederick Douglas and his family is relative to the future of the splendid homeestead on Cedar Hill, Anacostia. It was the pride of Mr Douglas, and he was fond of standing upon its tops. This dedication points in Washington and telling entertaining reminiscences connec ted with them as they came into the range of vision. The proposition to convert the homeestead into a museum, commemorative of racial achievement may now be carried ut through the association formed some time ago for that purpose. The Negro's arch enemy is con unpunishment, scientists ca1 it tuberculosis, and commemorative of racial achievement may now be carried ut through the association formed some time ago for that purpose. The Negro's arch enemy is con unpunishment, scientists ca1 it tuberculosis, and commemorative of racial achievement may now be carried ut through the association formed some time ago for that purpose. The Negro's arch enemy is con unpunishment, scientists ca1 it tuberculosis, and commemorative of racial achievement may now be carried ut through the association formed some time ago for that purpose. sumption is more than three times that of the whites. Negroes must try to live in more sanitary houses, and take better care of their health if they would escape the charge of 'race suicide'. Miss Gertrude Hood, daughter of Bishop Hood, as set a splendid example, has taught the art of being useful. She has accepted the directorship of the dress-making de artment of the slatter Industrial School at Winston-Salem. Miss Hood is a graduate of the school of dressmaking, and is also a musician of no mean ability. We need more practical workers like Miss Hood among the younger women of the race. Truity College, Durham, N. C, has done itself proud in refusing to permit Prof John Spencer Bassett to be forced out of his position as the head of the school. The citizen can hold the opinion that the South had produced no greater man in one hundred years, excepting Gen. Roert E. Lee, than Booker T. Washington. The South will grow in greatness only s it grows in tolerance of civil rights and respect for personal liberty. City Councilman J. Donglass Wetmore, of Jacksonville, Fla. does not need anything for his nerve. He bluffed the Negro-hating carnival managers to a standstill for failing to participate in the parade. The A. M. E. Zion connection is quite liberal in its recognition of the women in the pulpit. By virtue of an enactment of the New Jersey Constitution, Randolph was recently ordained an elder. There is probably no truth in the rumor that Dr. F. J. Grimke contemplates resigning the position of Eighth Street Presbyterian church, at Washington, DC. Bishop Holsey may "segregate" if he wishes. The bulk of the race will work out its salvation alongside of his white brother in a spirit of helpfulness and civic pride. The nut which the Methodist General Conference has decided to拭裂 is "Are new bishops an expense or an investment. Because a man brings the race face to face with the truth about itself, it does not follow that he is a "white folks Negro." Fidelity to obligations is habit that the race needs to learn—and quickly, too. INTERESTING NEWS CULLED FROM THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, BY OUR HUSTLING CORRESPONDENT Who is Always on the Alert for "Something Doing" in the Various Walks of Life-The Social World-Personal Mention. New Albany, Ind., Special.—The rather curious circumstances surrounding the case of Mr. Thomas H. Johnson, an eligible for appointment as a letter carrier, emphasizes the necessity of better provision on the part of the government for substitute carriers, Mr. Johnson, after passing two creditable examinations, has finally been offered a position as substitute, this being the usual status of new men entering the service; but he has been compelled to refuse the place, as having a family to support he could not get a living out of it. The postoffice department only allows substitute carriers $1.00 per year and what they can make serving in the place of regular carriers. There are eleven carriers here, with two "ubs" already to divide the work between. The regular men, as a rule, are healthy and rarely lay off, allowing the extra force very poor picking at an occasional $2.20 per day. Before Mr. Johnson, as junior "sub," could become a regular, three men would have to die, resign or be dismissed. He is at present assistant custodian of the federal building at a fair salary and very naturally prefers to hold to what is sure, rather than deal in uncertain "futures." Should the situation, of course, before his eligibility ceases, Mr. Johnson might see his way clear to accept. The incident shows that substitutes ought to be given a salary and assignments as inside helpers of some kind when not needed outside, for it is extremely difficult for a man of family to take the place at the compensation allowed, and the service is thus robbed of a grade of material which it would find very valuable. New Albany has had one colored carrier since the free delivery was established, in the person of Dr. Milton W. Sparka, Rev. G. C. Clement, of Louisville, was in town this week in the interest of the Zion Methodist. His daughter, Miss Abbie, is the guest of Mrs. Lillian R. Johnson, 1747 Shelby street, Jones' chapel will have its Christmas tree night of the 25th, Drs. P. M. Flack and W. S. Adams were over from Louisville Monday. The Federation of Civic Bights is getting a public meeting under way. Rev. S. C. Channel has been pastor of the Second Baptist church eleven years and has leaved over $22,000 Meadams Margaret Sterrett, Amanda McGuire and Martha Taylor Gaddie have been on the sick list, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. F. Harris are cozy domiciled on Cherry street, at the foot of the Knobs, Bishop Clinton is expected soon. General News. Rochester, N. Y., Special.—On Thursday, December 3, occurred the death of the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Dubois of Park avenue. Miss Mary Keys has gone to Oneida to assist Mrs. M. H. Ross in her dressmaking parlors. John Thomas of 97 Oak street died Sunday evening at 8 o'clock; funeral from A. M. E. Zion church Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Frederick Douglass' remains arrived in this city Monday morning and were buried by her husband. The employment chapter of the A. M. E. Zion church gave a very interesting entertainment on Sunday to the merit of the pastor Rory J. J. Dame. The pastor produced a drama entitled "Have You Heard the News?" Those taking part in the drama were Misses Mary Jones, Ella Young, Mrs. Harry Harden and Mrs. William Franklin. A recitation by Miss Emma Sims, also a recitation by Mrs. Ben) Sims and a piano solo, completes the program of the drama. The pastor (the pastor's picture) was given with each supper ticket. The proceeds for the evening were $11,50. Thomas Sims, Charles Lucas (formerly of Rochester), Ernest Bland, Misses Emma Dixon and Hattie Dusen, of Munford, were Rochester last week, visiting friends, to the graduating exercises of the nurses of Lincoln Hospital in New York City which were to have been held, and were, Friday evening, December 11. Among the graduates is Miss Louise Mae Wright, for merely of this city, and a member of class No. 4 of the M. A. E. Zion Sunday school. Miss Wright's friends wish her success. Missaude Joyne, who has been on the faculty of Dr. Mason, remains critically ill. Rev. H. L. Spells is now assisting Rev. A. L. Mays of the Trinity Presbyterian church. A $40 Suit or Overcoat gon. ana’ack cc’abou BRADEN & BUSKIRK 120 Monument Place, Indianapolis, Ind. ee ..COAL.. LET ME PUT IN Your WINTER COAL, Get my Prices and be convinc- ed th.tI cn save You Money. SCHROEDER COAL CO., ‘Old Phone, Main 208. 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HUBBARD| some mans managed to get him to de-|Roberia, The Sno‘lower Socal Cinb ae aera stroy, for the time, the inflaence of men Cecmaats i Pee Mics Simmons Bt Seat: Uke Dr. Nelson, Dr. Colt and other|°f Daquoin, Ill, on Tuesday evening 3 as It Is Claimed That the Widow of the] T° ts oy stony been the oe dainty Iuncheon was served. The eS r Late Dr. P. As Hubbard Has Beon| gym panions of Chappelle, but of whom|Jamior Endeavor entertained thelr ee | Defrauded Out of Four-Hundrea|he now sought to rid bimeelf, Thie|fflends ata Incheon on the 7ch at the a aan Dollars by the Authorities. show of ingratitude and unfalthfulness|5- M T. Hall. Rev. J.B. MoCary filled Reset A. atitude an a ee re ae a ee eee he That The Freeman is a powerful means of reaching the best thinking people of the A. M. E. church, and that the chnreh fs fall of people who hold high standards, are facts which have been attested by the la.ge number of letters and lees formal comments called oat by the recent exposure of the way {in which Mrs. Hubbard, widow of the late Dr. P. A. Hubbard, has been de- traced out of four hundred dollars, a "very distinguished minister of theSonth writes that he knows of no minister of |high standing who is now willing to | allow himeelf to be classed as a follower |or eupporter of Dr. Chappelle I have |on file all manner of letters from South [Carolina in which the recent Freeman article receives the strongest commen- dation. One widely known minister ‘says in his letter * | _‘Dector—Yon are now right in the pleture which yon paint of Chappelle, |but a few years ago, however, when ‘some of us joined hands with Biehop | Grant and removed him from the prest- | dency of Allen University you censured ‘our action as being unjust. I attribute ‘your chunge of views as relates to the man to a larger knowledge of his real character, and {a your criticism of one |whom yon once defended, I seo high consistency to principle that is anir fia- eno.d by persons! or petty feelings ” | When I defended Dr. Chappelle in 1898, 1899 and 1900 it was because he | was ontspoken and steadfast in benalf lot certain reforms. He made many friends and won widespread favor by the stand which he took on many seri- ous questions, and many believed him to be sincere There were com> who, | even then, eatd that he was not elncere, bot was simply seeking favor and votes. Every delegate to the Generel Conter- ence of 1900 will recall that from the opening of that conference until after his election to his present office, Dr. Chappelle avoided taking part in any discussion or course of action against which were arrayed any considerable number of voters. This was good polt- cy, but poor principle But at that time I did not regard his mere eilence eee Our harmless Remedy relieves without fail delayed or abuormally suppressed mensuration. For free trial Jnldress Pais CHEMICAL Co., Dept. 83, Milwaukee, Wis. ‘TWO BOOKS FOR You! An original Gospel Hymn Book 250, and ‘a Book of Wisdom and Baptism” 25e' Ads drevs with money o:der, Rev. H. W. Smith, Winstoa-Salew, N. ©, Lock Box 204, WANTED—TRUSTWORTHY LADY OR genileman to manage business in this County and adjoining territory’ for house of solid financial stspding. $20.00 strsight cash salary and expenses paid each Monday di- ‘rect from beadquarters. Expense money advanced; position permanent. Address Manager, 605 Monon Bldg., Chicago. WHAT AILS Your Are you poor and needy? Do you suffer ‘with soy disease which your doctors have failed to cure? Have you teken drug medi- cines unti! you are sick and tired of them? Are you seeking health and bappives-? If to, write to me at ones, tell me all. about your troubles, and I will shew yon how to get ridof them Address, FRANK HAR- RIS, D, P , Metaphysician, 629 F Street, N. W., Wasbington, D C. ALBERTR. GRAY. DAVID 8, GRIBBEN. GRIBBEN & GRAY, For Christmas Gitts, We make a specialty of Holiday Goods in Our Line, which we will soll daring December at cath prievt on payments. Give'us «call aud be convineed+ 154 N. ILLINOIS STREET. Aépansetn she aemarcnes, oR: CLAY eee —=Cséss goingtoix my tenth f Bust Work AND ees = Lownst Prices, ig oe Bg) ws ornce war ae ee 111 — N, Iuurxows_ 81, ha Over Carter's er! on pee INDIANAPOLIS as an indication of the abandonment of principle. ‘The revelation of the trae character of the man came gradually. Bishop Gaines was assigned over South Caro- ins, Chappelle had found him hard for four years, but he suddenly turned aronnd and began to puff him, and by some means managed to get him to de- stroy, for the time, the inflaence of men like Dr. Nelson, Dr. Colt and others who had all along been the confidential companions of Chappelle, but of whom ‘he now sought to rid himself. This show of ingratitude and unfaithfulness was but a prelude to the change of front made in reference to Bishop Smith. ‘Chappelle hea stood up for Dr. Smith from the first day of his entrance into connectionsl sffaire until after he be- came secretary of the Union as the suc- cessor of Dr. Smith, Bishop Smith is now one of the strong and influential ‘bishops. but during the first two years of this quadrenninm he. was very un= popular, and it looked as though all who had favored his election were to be ‘made to enffer for it. It was during thts period that Chappelle swallowed all that he had ever eaid in the behalt ere 3. Smith and rushed to the front ranks of his foes, That he could find many things to hurl at the bishop goes without saying, but that he could be base enough to be the one to hurl them shames even the lowest type of human depravity. Bishop Smith has his faults, but he has his virtues, and they are ragged and manly. He towers above the base Chappelle as the Matterhorn towers above the foot-hills. From nothing he made the Concern out of which Cnap- pelle eecks so much glory simply be ‘oause it has survived ander bis manage- ment for three years _It.1s three thou- eand dollars worse off than it was when Chappelle took it, and this I will delib erately prove when the proper time comes The Sunday-school Union was onee an object of pride, bat now men speak of itin whispers aud drop thelr heads at mention of the :.ame of the vile Monitor that oreeps like a slimy serpent wherever it can spurt the venom of its slanders and falsehoods. What the Monitor {s the inner heart of Chap- pelle fs. ‘The Monitor reveals the man, ‘Many regard the Monitor as 8 black- ‘mailing sheet used to force votes. They ‘eay that it only puffs those who aro re garded to favor Chappelle, and it will stop at nothing to misrepresent all in- flnential persons who are openly opposed to Chappelle. Bishop Gaines and others whom the Movitor eeeks to represent as favorable to Chappelle are not so in reality and thus privately express them- selves. Many whom the Monitor puffs winch under it and scoretly wish that it coald be prevented. The true character of the Monitor as regarde its utter disregard of truth and honor is becoming to be so well known that those whom it seeks to slander needpay little heed to it. The’manner in which Chappelle was turned down by the men at Bishop Arnett’s, Blehop Grant’s and Bishop Turner's confer- ences shon!d warn him of what to ex- pect in 1904 when four hundred men, the majority of them men of character and respectability, are called upon to select a man to prepare the literature for the Sunday-school children. Such men as J. M. Holt of Tennessee, and many others Itke the avholarly young Bryant of Washington are bray send- ing out circulars to warn those who do not know Chappelle of his true charac- ter. He who saves the A. M. E. 8.8, Union from this man earves the best {n- ‘teresta of humanity. J. M, BenpErson, M. D. | 125 Highland St., Rox., Boston, Mass. | New Albany, Ind., Spectal.—Dr. W. A. Burney, New Albany’s oldest and most saccessful colored physician, was tendered a complimentary dinner last Sunday by Dr. and Mra. Williem Octah Vance, at their handsome home, 111 E. Elm etreest. Dr. Burney has just re- turned from a long trip abroad in search of health, visiting Gautemala, Mexico and other pointe in the great Southwest, and for some tmonths past has oj .urned at San Diego, Oal., which he may select as his permanent residence. He is the largest property owner of the race in Southern Iudtena, and is known every- where as 8 man of much business saga- city and broad pablie spirit. He is dean and one cf the founders of the Louis- ville National Medical College, from which some of cue brightest young phystclans have been graduated. Those who eat at the hospitable board of Dr. and Mrs. Vance io honor of Dr. Barney were: Rector T. J. Brown, of the Church of Oar Merciful Saviour; Dr. C. W. Houser, J. J. C. McKinley, Miss Lou Mitler and Miss Cornelia Roxbor- ough, of Loniaville; Mr. and Mrs R. W. Thompeon, of Jeffsrsonville; Mra. Mary KE, Washington, Mr Jeremiah Wasb- ington and Mr. and Mrs. Harry LaFurce, of New Albany. The menu was de- lightfal, both in toothsome quality and never ending variety. It was served in jeignt courses, and was a culinary trl- umph for the accomplished hostess. The table decorations were smilax and carnations. The toasts to the health of Dr. Burney were spontaneous and hearty, and iz the most complimentary vein, MADAM MeNAIRDER-MOORF! The giftea Visirvoyant, the great female Fronder, born with the doable‘canl) vel, he {» one of the old ancient Southern Clairvoy ants of New Orleans, She's living Phren- ologist and Phystogomist. She tells plainly what you are best adapied for in lize by reading your brains and mind, Wit & fr. of her hand she gives you a co of fiuence to enable you to overcome all bad Ick. She has made thousands of homes Beppe Read the fifth chapter ix verse of St. Matt: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.” She reunites the separated, makes peace where there is confuslon, Your husband or {rile will never become angry oF your sweet heart forsake you. But will love you better and marry you sooner it yon will only heed this ear ‘s consultation, “Read what several ladies of your city say, “Yes, we believe they s Godsend to our city; my husband and I’ had been seperated ‘over s year and jus think since I cal'ed on this lady, he returned today, we are together and happy.” This Young lady says: "The one loved refused to all or write me; Icalled_on this lady and we are now engaged.” Yon can’t afford to miss consulting this gifted lady; she Is gifted to read characters, She chal- lenges the world to excell her advice on love, losses business, family and financial troubles, Re-unites the separated causes speedy marriage with the one of your choice. No cards allowed in her place of business; no one’s ill wishes filied;st iotly a Ohristian Indy and depends entirely on her heavenly gift. If you are painful or siling, think a have been witchcrafted go to see her. She spent eight years in the Jangles of Africa and has travele i through 34 states doing good wherever she went, Read. St, John, 9th chap. 33d ver: “If this man is not of God he could do nothing. ‘Three parlors so arrainged thet you meet nofriends norstrangers:everything confi den- tial. Owing to such crowds you may call night or day. Feeney ener Send money by postal order or Registered letter I, for one, as one in the midst. My heart ached from the cruel treatment of my hus* bandand the way he would throw away his time and money until I consulted this won~ derful lady, 16 will soon be a year, Through her he hes become 0 loving fusbend; and today he prevents me with a lovely fot on hich he will in the spring erect a home. Tongue can’t praise her too highly. A Lavy of New Iberia, La, . Chicago, Ill., Nov. 17. 1902, Madame MoNairdee. Indianapolis, Ind. : Dear Madame.— Your letter like s ray of sunshine, came duly to hand and I am very pleased with it, for evory word of it were oman” CHRISTMAS "™xscre es Bveryone wants sometht.g vow for JN. For testivitise and gatety-omra ed — er OSA bate re toe wind vos ee. wusbaucer sword dontorses Ct oe \ Aiport ences fase) \\ Scatls (uta focfadtare water mist &. HGF a\ $198, $3.50, $5, $750 to 5 Os i. N \ eae WT ha Singhs The Miitary Style Lente 5 \ ORE LSA Cloaks at Bu aes Sot a i Fe Lah \ $10.00, $1250, $18.00, #2250 1! eae \) GLY, aA\ Overcoats and Suits ...%B3,. Ej ha \\ Goede a8 ‘the genuine Shamrock ra Pie bi SIR FS ocemiaitetti tl cau | iy BEM \ $5.05. $8.50 a10, $1250, 15 9 ie Gig kG eh bor 9808, eran aren thon. = fe 2 ae By > a= iI !” CONRAD'S oe a 832-334 Mass. Avenue, COAL “COKE Pr ces Right Quality Guaranteed Let us Le your ‘‘Coalman” we can please you 314 North St. Phone 842 no A. B, MEYER & Gv 4 . ‘ have a large stock of coal: Jackeon from O hlo, Cannel from Kentucky. Kanawha from W. Va. Linton No 4 Vein semi Block. Pure Gas Honse Coke. YARDS ALL PARTS OF THE CITY, Main Office 19 North Pennsylvania Street. ——8 rank Phone Lines, = — ! Now is the Time to Subscribe For THE FREEMAN ‘Mound City News Items. _ Mound City, Iil., Special.—Mr. James W. Campbell ison the stok list. Miss Dora Reed is gradually improving. George Rufus of Carrathersville, Mo., 4s visiting his cousin, James Willing- ham. Mrs. Annie Edwards of Memphis, ‘Tenn, is the guest of her mother, Mra. Roberts, The Sunflower Social Club entertained in honor of Mies Simmons of Daquoin, Il,on Tuesday evening a dainty luncheon was served. The Janior Endeavor entertained thelr frlends at a Inncheon on the 7th at the 8. M T. Hall. Rev. J.B. MoCary filled his usual appointment at the F, M. B: burch Sunday. The fnneral of the Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Clark occurred onthe 7th at the A. M. E. church. George Luster of Pinson, Tenn , a well ‘todo farmer and nephew of O Clair- borne will soon locate in our city, His wife follows in a few day's. The new reeidenca of Dr. O. B. Powell is nearing completion. He bas also purchased the Radford property. The A. M E charch raised $45 in a rallyon the 6th. The Misstonary Baptist church is being roofed. ‘Bastern Breezes. Hartford, Conn., Spectal —Memorial services were held the Union Bapti: Church Sunday, December 6. in memors of Mr. J. F. Jones. Papers were road and addresses made by W. 8. Jame and I H- Beaman, of Middletown; Mra Jaoklyn, Miss B. Cambridge, Mr. Jaoob: and Mr. 8, ¥. Phillips, of Hartford The E. ©, Day lodge was well represented by ite cflicers and members. Mr. J. 8 Taylor, superintendent of the Sunday School, made the opening speech, fol lowed by the pastor of the church, Rev. 'W. Gay —Rey. Dr. C Phillips, of Rich: mond, Va , {a conducting a series of re ligious meetings of ten days at the Union Baptist Church, He is a very sacoessfal evangelist —The Lyceum at Shiloh Baptist Church had for the speaker Mr Roberts, of Windsor, whc made an excellent address on “What i Man?’ Mrs Cully, Rev. 8. W. Smith and the ex president. G Grant Wil Hams, also made good speeches —Mr. Simon Phillips, of Hartford public high school, attended the Yale Harvard de- bate at New Haven Friday, December 4, and reports a good time. alaiiiy nee ee Cairo, Ill, Special —Oa November 30 Mr Edward Hames colebrated his 33rd birthday with a banquet and dance, which was well attended by the mem: bere of the Wall Street Club. J. M. ‘Watson acted as toast master; response by J. R. Magill and J, L, Browa,—Mrs Mary Williams, of 622 Douglass street, fs quite improved—Mrs, Milla Kirk. patrick {s stil confined to her bed —Mr. ‘Wiil Williams, who has made Chicago hhis home for the past two years, ts visit- ing his sick mother.—Mr. Cuas. Hamil. ton, the prominent drag clerk, who ie employed at the Red Cross drug store, will be united in matrimony soon — Many friends tender their sympathy to the bereaved widow, Mrs Mollie Tyler, since desth has removed from our midet her most estimable hosband, Mr. Chas. Tyler, having died Sunday the 6th, at. ter @ short illness of pneumonia, Ile was a member of G. U 0.0. F., Padu: cab, Ky., lodge ee Manele, Ind., spectal.—The ladies of the Firet-st. ME. church served enp: per at the home of Mr Marshal Boyer at 6 o'clock Monday evening for the benefit of the church. An entertain ment was given at the church also after the supper. The ladios of the Sewing Circle of the A. M E church will rive @ bazaar Dec 14 and 15 at the church. ‘There will be a different program eseh evening. On the 14:h will be given the “Oid Maids’ Convention,” and on the 15th a military drill will be given All are invited. The Sanday-school of the Second Baptist church are prepar- ing to give the cantata ‘A Merry Christmas” on the ni.ht of Deo. 25h. Rev. Lewis of Indianapolis was in tne ‘elty last Sunday and filled the pulpit at the A. M. 8, church Sunday evening Mr. Anderson Blair hus accepted e post tion at the firm of Keller & Brice, one of the largest olothiersinthevity. Tne adies of the Sewing Uirole of the A. M E. church presented the pastor and wif with a besutifal Persia 1 drogget. en ares ral rece a | Des Moinee, lowa—R L Mayfield, LL D, of Nashville, enn, lectared at the Y. M © A. anditorium on the 4th alt, His subject was ‘Man's In- |justice to Man.” December 6th was ‘rally day at the St. Paul A, M. E church. Four hundred and fitty dollars was raised. The most conspienone thing of the rally day was the co-opers. tlon of Methodist and Baptist preachers. ‘This {s something grand tonote. Here aie there seemed to have ben a little prejadice existing, bat now that it has been eradicated means progress, and the thought of it sends joy to my heart ‘Troops C and Li of the gr-at 24th Inf. 1e in the city. Among them are to be fonna brilliant Christian young men. Ww. L. Riley and others are arranging to give a grand reception in their honor. Go to 510 Third street and buy a Free: ‘man ‘The Freeman can be secured each week at Moore Bros’. barbershop, Kast Market street, Washington, N. C. PRR ek a ek inte mers Oi CS Ee eS 4 a Seats al Botan ig pre Meese ahs fee fe ee | aries Re. eee) Ree i. eae er eee ea ae et a setae ate A go ec ate < A ' een i i ee: AM i ee eS Na me 4 ¥ ee ie ee ee ae i ee Page a oe ee sogeeeeabase 7 ar . ae Rar er | dt ei sae eS eed “ ae Aire rs ee. GMa E | OER) eee Net ee ays anit re ee eu mee st Tee itecar is Rea Meneses eat a ON Nags nies nia ce eet wee eee Ce omen ee pee ae iy Cisg SR ane ee ee CHRISTMAS true; Tam ay, thet I did not w:ite to you onthe ago.” fencloge 38.0) for your var vice, hoping that you may be successful i bringing about desired resulte, 1 {cel quity sure that you can. I am very sorry to hag of your being ill, and sincerely hope, your speedy recovery. Molino, Fla, Nov. i4, 1902, | Madame:—You ane te proper person it ‘the proper piace, All that you ‘sey is troe ‘and all you do is good, May God bless sou, FJ. Guntersyille, Ala,, Oot, 26, 1902, I tried Mme, MoNardee and find that she iswell up to her profession, She will tall things to come, and they will come as prev dicted. It will pay people to tay hor eho want to know many things in the future. WRITE HEE AT ONOE FOR ALL INFORMATION, There is no doubt of this are prophetic ower, She is a living phrenologist, palmis) ad a natural ‘born ‘clairvoyant 10° which shousands will testify. She is a God send to vur country—born with a gift that noone can dictate. Tell you oe incident of your past and present life and put you on the road of snecess both financially and physiy cally if you will only heed her instructions, Fralied én her when the one love had ens I kuew not where and he returned at once, and today I am his dear wife, A Lapy of Fort Gibson, Ind. T, Madame.—t feel it my duty \0 do this for you are all you advertise, Just think my usband and I have been separated 2 years; I called on you in September and ina week's time he returned and married me, and I van’t praise you too much, Ladies that are heart broken by family troubles, love aftaire: dnd bad Inck ‘until ft seem that life tee Siaok, call or write to this dear lady, she will do you good; she will tell you to trust God ‘and she will do the balance, and she will, A Laby of Rossland, B. C. Dear Sisters and Brothers—Call on her when you can, she will be pleare to meet ‘ou and will when ever you wish to. She Tevotes her entire time for the welfare of the people believing God will reward her She will make your rer soul glad to hear her talk of heaven for she writes such soul searching letters, tells you how to make home happy. Please always enclose stamp for answer. 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A TRYAL ORDER— Indianapolis, Ind es Whiskev ages World's Fair now sold direct er in bond or free, all ages 1 to 8 n bond all size. Write in and we es if you wish to purchase direct. Gallery Co. 701 W. Main S., Louisville, Ky. SMOKE Trophy own quality and RELIABILITY. DEALERS IN THE FREEMAN: AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. readers of the paper in member much pleased to have weight and quality. CASH Co. L. E. & W. R. R. The Waiter with wide experience in the art of service, is very essential to the progress and improvement of the ers. We are trying to concentr ergy in the business in which engaged, making ourselves woo the confidence of our employer; trying to promote in all practi the interest of the hotel in wh are engaged. Years of experience will teach common sense suggests, and tha must unite to succeed. Edited By W. FORRES' COZART. Mr. J. H. Carter is again headwaiter at the Detroit Club, Detroit, Mich. Subscribe for The Freeman before January 1, at which time the $1.00 a year rate expires. Waiters are scarce in Denver, Col, and those who desire work will find good 'pickings' in that section for the next year or two. The waiters, as well as the office holders and would-be office holders, are glad that congress is again in session, as there will be "something doing." Mr. Frank P. Thompson and Mr. Fred Allen are very busy engaging their crews for the Florida hotels. They may be addressed at 111 W. Twenty-seventh street, New York City. Mr. Joseph McGuinn, headwaiter at the Brighton Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., has recovered from his recent illness and has left the John Hopkins hospital at Baltimore and returned to Atlantic City. Theodore A. Hungerford, editor and proprietor of the New York Hotel Gazette, died recently. Mr Hungerford was a good friend to the colored waiters and cooks, and his kind influence will be missed. The St. Regis Hotel, now being constructed in New York City, by John Jacob Astor, will be nineteen stories above the ground and three stories under the ground. What kind of a hotel will we have next? The colored waiters are already moving on St. Louis, and the summer and sea shore resorts will suffer next summer, in the meauntime the waiters that rushes to St. Louis will more than likely suffer this winter. Mr. C. C. Randolph, headwaiter at the Sherman Square Hotel, New York City, is considered one of the best men in the business. Mr. Randolph is an enthusiastic member of the Head and Secondwaiter's Association, and at its late convention he was elected a member of the board of national managers. The Hotel World's London correspondent writes: "The Italian waiter is like macaroni—a standing dish, at the inexpensive restaurants, while at those frequented by the 'smart set' he is equally in evidence. Indeed there is hardly an establishment in London at which he does not figure, from the Carton and Cecil grill-rooms to the obscure eating houses. At Prince's, in Ploadilly, at which the kings intimates dine and sup and where well-to-do actresses stay, he is to be found, and in the dining rooms of the Langham. Berkeley, Savoy and Metropole hotels he has almost ousted the British waiter, much to the indignation of that worthy." The recent strike of the colored waiters employed in Kohlsaats lunch counters in Chicago has killed the "goose that laid the golden egg." The colored boys are losing all the lunch counters. While this is regretable, nevertheless it will be the means of eliminating a cerough element from the waiters that has done the profession much harm. The lunch counter waiter was ever a nuisance in a hotel dining room, they make more noise and do less than any other. But we must admit that the above condition was due more to the condition and system of the lunch counter than it was to any individual waiter. With the passing of the lunch counter waiter the service will be much benefited. C. C. G. Certain Cure for Gonorrhoea Internal remedy cure guaranteed or money refunded. Ask druggist, if not obtainable. Send $1 to C. C. G. Co., Indianapolis, Ind., and obtain (bottle securely wrapped by Ex. Suggest Hotel School. Grenada, Musi, Nov., 29, 1903 Editor Hotel World: I have just read your article, "A Practical Reformer." If Mr. J. J. Miles would open a school to teach colored people how to be good cooks, good waiters, good chambermaids, good bellboys, good servants of all kinds, he would not only be a "practical reformer," but a blessing to all creation. I am a Northern man, but have been here for two years and find it impossible to get a first class servant of any kind in a small town. H G LEONARD. Advice Regarding the World's Fair City. The Negro waiter who leaves a good position, or even a poor place, and come atmlly into St. Louis next spring and summer, trusting to Providence to help him, will make a most serious mistake. The town is already filled with idle men who are trying to make their way down to Hot Springs, Ark, for the winter, and will reappear on the scene in the spring, together with those who come from all other directions. Make sure you have a place before you come or else have money to spend when you come, for you will surely need both and wait long to get either one here next summer. The present prospect is for a very dull season for the first three months, which means that the busiest part of the exposition rush will not reach here until the middle of August and September. Negro waiters were employed, twelve in number, at the Administration Restaurant at the World's Fair grounds, St. Louis, Mo, and one day a delegate from the local union had an interview with the management of the restaurant and. it is said, the demands were for "Union men and Union salary." The result was that on Saturday night of the same week, when the waiters were paid their weekly salary, $0.70, they were informed that they need not report on Monday as girls would hereafter be used instead. Only two colored waiters are now working where formerly there were twelve regular men and eight extra men at one dollar per day for three hours' work. No one need point out the moral in this case. A. B. CARTER Mutual Aid Among Waiters. Nothing can be of greater value to any class of men than mutual aid among waiters, for it is truly a painful reminiscence to recall the many waiters of your and my acquaintance that have passed into she realms of eternity without the care of a friend or the visible aid of charity. Retrospection of a few years, in a review of life and circumstances, I am glad to know that in the beginning of our individual life our conditions were identical, endowed as we are with the same faculties, both mental and physical. And in the struggle for existence, circumstances prescribed both the same vocation, subsequently, we are fraternally related, and the interest of one should be the interest of all. Resolution to take the lead with man in the struggle for supremacy of thoughts and action has made some difference in our positions from a business point of view. Launched upon the tide of life, as we were, some have grasped the car and have learned to do a "common thing in an uncommon way," thus recovering from the taxation it costs others to gain a living. I am a waiter and I know that a life made up of such pleasures and excitement is very difficult to be reconciled to any other labor. Education is the only measure by which we can hope to raise the dignity of the waiter; it tends to blend and ameliorate the imperfect nature of man into pleasing and inflexible conditions; it also demonstrates the advantage of discipline; it discovers the latent beauties of the mind, and draws them forth to range fields of matter and space, to display the summit of human intelligence. While on the other hand ignorance breeds vice and corruption, besides it retrogrades the spirit of morality, participates frightfully in licentious pleasures, insuring a constitutional decreptitude, rapid decay and early death. We should preserve the moral spirit of our community; it is the stepping stone to progress and happiness. On account of the small wages that a waiter receives, I dare not suggest to you economy, for a waiter is graduated to such an ideal pleasure, that it would be folly to attempt saving from his small wages, and for this reason waiters are much in need of the present organization. The association is of recolprocal value to the waiter for we recognize the fact that high intellectual attainments allied with wide experience in the art of table service, is very essential to the mutual progress and improvement of the waiters. We are trying to concentrate energy in the business in which we are engaged, making ourselves worthy of the confidence of our employer; we are trying to promote in all practical ways the interest of the hotel in which we are engaged. Years of experience will teach what common sense suggests, and that is we must unite to succeed. Kaw's Mouth Jottings. Kansas City, Mo., Special—Out of the ten places of hotel employment for colored men here, there are more than one-hundred of the most refined waiters in the country, still there is great need for a united protective body among them. Fern Vance proved himself a progressive contestant Tuesday morning of last week by making a successful rush on Mr. Boarding House. Our estimable old headwaiter, J. B. Hill, while alighting from a cable car, bruised his leg, but at this writing is convalescing. In "The Prince of Pilsen" at the Gilliss boasts the girl who had the honor of naming "Hiawatha," the pup ar yet much abused musical air, was named for Hiawatha, Kas. The Freeman can be secured every Saturday from Arthur Greene, Savoy Hotel The waiters of the Gayoso Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., gave a swell box party during the waning days of last month. Watch No. 1 gave the party in honor of the head and second waiters—J. E Hill, head waiter, and W. A. Hill, second waiter,—and after the theatre luncheon was served, after which the waiters promenaded and were admired by the spectators. S. H. Graves, captain of the watch, was toastmaster and his behavior fitted the occasion. Others who drank toasts were J. E. and W. A. Hill, A. T. Stanley, D. J. Russ and A. L. Diggs. Withal it was about the swellest affair Memphis has known for sometime. Smith's cafe, 145 Beal street, was appropriately decorated. Courteous and prompt attention was given, and the band dispensed popular and serious music throughout the evening, among the airs being "Rags." Wheelling, W. Va., Special.—Miss Lulu Doffmeyer, one of the teachers of Lincoln school, has been very ill, but is convalescing. Her mother, Mrs Kate Freeland, and sister, Mrs Jones, of Springfield, were at her bedside all of last week. Robert Grant, a well-known headwaiter of our city, has been elected delegate to the Head and Second Walters' association next year, which convenes in Baltimore. John Page, Henry Jones and William C. Gordon have become members of the association. There were quite a number of strangers in our city Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Moxley, of Wheeling, spent the day in Steubenville visiting the Misses Blue. Mrs. Ellen Gordon spent the day in Zanesville with her niece, Mrs. Parker The wife of Rev. Ryder has been very ill, but is improving now. Mose White, who has spent the summer in Canton, O., has returned home for the winter. He reports having spent a delightful season. Mrs. Emma Beasley, who has been very sick, is well enough to be out again. Mrs. Marian Jones is very ill at her home on Twelfth street. Henry Shorts has been lying at the hospital very ill with typhoid fever for several weeks. Our colored mail carrier, William Turner, spent a delightful vacation of 10 days around among his friends. Bob White, one of our well-known young men, has gone to New York to jin Frank Thompson's crew for Florida. He will take the stewardship. Mr. White is an all-around hotel man and a great hunter. Odell has left the Owl gang of the Windsor Hotel and has joined the Automobile gang of McNure. A large dance was given on Thanksgiving as which there was quite a large attendance Prof. Dolan conducted the affair. The Rosebud club will give a dance on December 28. They will be pleased to have Prof. Dolan's club with them William Beckwith, a waiter at the Windsor Hotel, was seriously wounded by a pistol shot in the hands of a fellow waiter Dr. Engene Palmer has resigned his position at the McNure for a ```markdown ``` THE BLACK MAN can be made white—the More," the greatest scr the cells of pigment by diathely rebuilds, causing ly lighter until white sh lotion, absolutely harm Removes blotches end PRICE $2. can be made white—the white man whiter. "Black No-More," the greatest scientific discovery of the age, acts on the cells of pigment by breaking them up. 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Edgar Ward, of Columbus, was in Wheeling for several days visiting his father, while on his way to Sistersville. Jeff. Woods, headwaiter at the Windsor Hotel, has been serving quite a number of banquets lately. W. G. Beasley, headwaiter at the Ft. Henry club, has been quite busy serving dinner parties Pearl City News. Muscatine, Ia., Special—The ladies of the Dunbar club entertained their gentlemen friends at the home of Mrs. Peter Townley Thanksgiving. Lawrence Jones and Pope Harold, of Iowa City, where they are attending the State University, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. R. C. Ousley and daughter, Maud. Misses Mattie and Bertha Perkins, of Buxton, Ia., arrived in our city to attend Business College and take a course in instrumental music. Mr and Mrs Shackleford entertained a few of their many friends in honor of the Misses Perkins December 2 Among those present were Miss Eilee Greenway, Mrs. Alice Thompson Mrs. Watson, Robert Evans, Bert Powell, William Brooks, William Greenway, Virgil Underwood, William Owens and Lee Carter. Virgil Underwood presented W. H Hull with a large opossum and assisted in the feast and spent what they said was an enjoyable evening. Niagara Falls Notes Niagara Falls, N. Y., Special—Mr. and Mrs J. Clark, Mrs. William Taylor and Miss P. W Plats attended a party in Buffalo Nov 25th. Mrs. Anderson Fayette and niece were entertained at dinner at the home of Mrs. George Smith of Buffalo, also at the theatre in the evening Miss Fanny Simpson was the guest of Elisa Monroe. F. L. Barnett spent Friday, Dec 4th, in the city with brother and friends Mrs Anna Mason was in Buffalo on Thursday, Dec. 3d. DR.C. BOUVIER'S BUCHU GIN, A CURE FOR ALL Kidney and Bladder TROUBLES ROSENBAUM BROS. 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Mrs Frederick Douglass, wife of the Sage of Anacostia, as Mr. Douglass was latterly known, is dead. She was a white woman, a Miss Pitts, a woman of refinement, a college graduate and of a good family, which had been long identified with the abolitionist movement, and where in all likelihood she drank in her first lessons of regard for the helpless blacks, whom, despite the predictions, she forsock never, and if fearful of the spectre of reproach after her death, she saw to it that steps were taken, sanctioned by enactment of Congress, that secure to the blacks that which she was said to have taken from them by marrying Mr. Douglass. Mrs. Pitte-Douglas came to Washington years ago from her home in Richmond, N. Y., formerly Pittson, in honor of her family; she had an appointment in the government service, where she remained until accepting the position of amanuensis and tyre writer with Mr. Douglass, who was then the Recorder of Deeds of Washington, D. C. in which capacity she went in and out of the Douglass home, none dreaming that the beautiful white woman of cream white complexion, luminous eyes and a shock of golden hair could think more of the bronzed Norse Viking than official relationship warranted. The second Mrs. Frederick Douglass knew the first one well which, of course, follows, since she enjoyed the freedom of the Douglass home. It is evident that the first Mrs. Douglass never viewed the then Miss Pitts as her probable successor, and which thought would have been precluded from the most imaginative minds, owing to several reasons, one of which is not hard to guess, and by way of suggestion; marrying was not a common thing between the races, and the quality of those marrying argued against such a step by men of Douglass' standing. The good old colored Mrs. Douglass was no wiser than the generation, and what is more, if it were in these times of social equality agitation and some amalgamation, was not her man the very head and front of his people and the soul of honor as it were? Was he not old and honored? All of these as safeguards had to be assaulted and taken before the thought of anything that even looked irregular or so considered from the view point of races could be entertained against him. It is further true that rumor did attempt to assassinate their lives, but not until they were married, which was the surprise and sensation of the day. Something less than twenty years ago Mr. Donglass married the second Mrs. Donglass, just about a year after the death of his first wife, then, in the language of the stage, denouement followed denouement; Mrs. Donglass's father, an abolitionist, refused to be reconciled until the very last; he died a rebel to their union. Her uncle, a man of wealth and of whom she had an expectancy, cut her off struck her from his list of acquaintances. A mother and a sister alone remained faithful, but otherwise the Donglass home may as well have been a mausoleum for the first few years. Her acquaintances, girl friends and former associates viewed her as dead, urging the rumor beyond that of regular relationship with Mr. Donglass as the cause but which was more likely a mask of defense under the very peculiar racial circumstances. The infidelity of Mr. Douglass' family regarding what Mrs. Douglass' uncle termed the "unnatural union," toward Mrs. Douglass was no less marked than that displayed by her white friends and relations Perhaps no Negro Douglass to-day feels a spirit of forgiveness for the Douglass pere and Mrs Frederick Douglass, as the noted violinist, Joseph, a grandson calls Mrs Douglass, a specimen of that far away, overreaching dignity which might be justly called refined cruelty. It is needless to say that the Douglass family was not actuated by the same motives What cures? Why GEIER'S SILKWEED and WILD SWEET POTATO cures. What does it cure? It cures all kidney, Bowel and Liver Troubles, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Indigestion, Dyspasia and bad Blood Disorders. How do you know it cures? Because we have the proof. THIS IS WHAT ONE MAN SAYS ABOUT IT: "We L. Pink-I had large running sores on both my arms, which caused me a great deal of pain at the time. That I was unabo to work and had to resort to plates for temporary relief, I used the one bottle of Geier's silkweed and Wild sweet Potato which I purchased of you and now I am entirely in the care that I was afflicted, I used various blood remedies and Geier's Silkweed soaked for more than a week and remedies combined. They readily committed it to any one in need of a good tonic and blood purifier. Respectfully, (eigned) 'Jack Griffith.' 62 Maxwell Street, Indianapolis, Ind. We sell and recommed Geier's Silkweed and Wild sweet Potato. $1 per bottle. PINK'S OUTRATE PHARMACY 550 Indiana Ave., S.E. Cor, West St., Indianapolis, Ind. as the Pitt family. From the actions of the Douglass, fils, et al, they had in mind codiolls, the remainder man, and such like. Mr. Douglass at his death divided his considerable fortune between his two sons and daughter, leaving the fine old mansion at Anacostia, surrounded by suitable acres, to his wife, who, in turn, leaves it as a Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall despite the protests of the Douglasses, who, by inference, would divide up what they feel to be their patrimony; thus proving the magnanimity of the woman who passed through fire as it were, but who will, if she can have her way, leave in perpetuity the residuum of the Douglass estate as a memorial to him, where the colored race may yet pay homage to him as is paid George Washington at Mt. Vernon. In behalf of Mrs. Douglass it should be said that in after years following what was considered a very illstarred marriage, some of her former friends and associates came back to her; these with their new acquaintances and the few faithfuls made life more tolerable for them. But, through all the crushing criticism, she seemed the least perturbed of all. yet she was a woman and presumably wore the woman's mask. She went abroad with Mr. Douglass; where rumor did not prevail, and where race lines are not what they are in this country, enjoying distinctions and honors such as are accorded the great. In Haiti the couple were held in the highest esteem; the people never got over admiring the leonine Douglass of the white wool head and his companion so much younger and fair—the veritable ivy and the oak. The secret of the union, if there be one, rests in the tomb of the dead Douglasses. That she honored and loved the man of her choice was evidenced by the acts of her life and by trials that would have tested the faith of the stoutest hearts. Her last acts were such as become the wife of a great man whose greatness she fully appreciated, allowing no act of hers to make less. Despite the social hardships, the burden assumed, she performed her part well until the last day, passing to her reward freed of the accusation of having played a small part albeit the wife of a Negro. AS TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. The Montgomery, Alabama, Evening Times concludes a long editorial in favor of the President as follows: One of the best evidences that the public service has been raised up and purified in the South under President Roosevelt is recognized in the fact that the unworthy men who used to be so prominent are almost afraid to apply for office under present conditions. In certain instances Southern people may differ with the president in regard to the politics and the color of some of his appointees among them but none of us who examine his appointments as a whole can deny he has done a service for the South in giving us a higher and cleaner set of officials than has been true of the history of any president of the United States, with the exception of Mr. Cleveland. As a Democratic newspaper with little or no concern for the issue of the periling quarrel between the president and his Republican enemies in the South. The Evening Times in that measure of its estimate of right and justice in all things does not hesitate to affirm that the South in the matter of Federal appointments has received a fairer consideration at the hands of Mr. Roosevelt than any of his Republican predecessors. The Independent of Pittsburg, Pa., says that the colored people of that city spend $25,000,000 with the white people without getting as much as advertising recognition. The figures are high, but the point is well taken. We do things better in Indianapolis. We are educating our white folks to respect the spirit of reciprocity and they are very apt pupils. The Boston Guardian takes a tilt at President Roosevelt because he failed to say one word in his message about the "suffering colored folks." It wants to know if the 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution are not violated. O yes, they are violated and all the other laws along with the "law" of free speech Lord. help it to get right. The Ebony Belles combination, of which Mr. Mike Wells of this city is proprietor, lost its private car by fire last Sunday night. The company was filling engagements in Ohio The loss is regretted by all who know Mr. Wells. Bear in mind that Indianapolls will entertain the National Business Men's League this year; it does nothing by halves. IT CURES The proposition to cut down the Southern States convention vote is said to have met favor at the National Republican Committee meeting recently held in Washington, D. C. Is it the first step toward that other inflation? One of those convicted by a Federal grand jury at Savannah, Ga., of enrage is a member of the State Legislature; he claims to be friendly to the race; he may be, but he has a very poor way of showing his friendship. The usually level-headed Washington correspondent of the Indianapolis News writes glibly of "Three Great Men of Indiana" without once referring to the Hon George L. Knox the Hon, "Gabe" L. Jones or the Hon 'Garley' Brewer It is these thoughtless omissions that keep modest merit from its rightful reward and hide Indiana's refugience beneath the bushel. Why should the names of such people as John Hay, John W. Foster and James A. Heminway be sounded oftener than those we have mentioned.— "The few—the immortal names That were not born to die" —The Colored American, Washington, D.C. It's on us this time; its all right; no fools, no fun. The Indianapolis Freeman of Oct. 31 contains a number of excellent pictures and a well-written article of the gallant companies B, C and D, Twenty-fourth U. S. Infantry and its famous band now stationed at Fort Harrison, Mont. quite near the beautiful city of Helena, the State's capital. This military band, of Manila, P. I. f. its masterless music, is conceded to be far superior to any musical organization in the United States and is highly deserving of the generous endorsement accorded it by both press and public.—The Southwestern Christian Advocate. "Don't Stop Him" he is taking a Bottle of Old Prentice Whisky home for Christmas J. T. S. Brown & Sons, distillers, McBrayer, Ky. Every Lady Read This Years ago when I was a sufferer, an old nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Lorcorthea, Displacement, Painful Periods, Uterine and Ovarian troubles. It cured me in one month. It is a simple harmless lotion that can be prepared by any one having the recipe. I will send it Free to every suffering sister who writes to me. I have nothing to sell. This is a case of woman helping woman. I send it Free, Address Mrs. A. B. Hudnut, South Bend, Ind. The Pope Bicycle Dally Memoranda Calendar. The re-issue of the Pope bicycle daily leaf calendar may be considered the ope in gun proclaiming the natural and helpful return of bicycling. Col. Albert A. Pope, th founder of the Biodiversity Centers and the pioneer in the 200 Roads Movement, owns the 366 calendar bicycle industry. Upon the 366 calendar leaves are freshly written lines, from the pens of our greatest college presidents, doctors, nurses, women, all of them enthusiastic and women, all of them enthusiastic and porting bicycling. Half of each leaf is blank for memoranda. This calendar is free at the Pope Manufacturing Company's stores, or any other location. Half of each leaf is tamps to the Po e Manufacturing Co. Hartford, Conn., or 143 Sigel St., Chicago, Ill. Christmas Greens ALL VARIETIES Huntington and Page 130 E. Market St Phones 129. $1.00 WOOL SWEATER, double neck, blacks, blues and oxford. We carry one of the largest lines of WOOL sweaters in the city. In plain and fanoy colors from $1 00 to $5 00 All-wool children's sweaters 50c, 75c and $1 00 SUPERIOR TO ALL. Our $2 00 and $2 50 Hats are the BEST values in the city. TRY ONE. SEE OUR SHOW WINDOW FOR HOLIDAY HINTS : : Hatters and Furnishers, 207 East Washington St. Opposite Court House, 1 Square from Pennsylvania Street. THAT'S SURE SIL KWEED and WILD SWEET It oures all Kidney, Bowel and Liver digestion. Dyspapia and bad Blood Discause we have the proof. OUTT: "Mr. L. Pink had large running at deal of pain, at time the pain was so intense diates for temporary relief. I used the one bottle each I purchased of you and now I am entire y various blood remedies and George's Silk e other remdies combined. The heartily recom- blood purifier. Respectfully, (signed) "Jack I" and Wild Sweet Potato. $1 per bottle. TEPHARMACY West St., Indianapolis, Ind. A An Overcoat made at this shop will keep its superb front and shoulders as long as the garment lasts. The Christmas That isn't magic. Any tailor who'd put as much brains, skill and material into the foundation work as we do, could probably produce coats as good as ours. Our preliminary "try-on" permits you to see every stitch of this foundation work. Store For Every One Overcoats to measure, $20.00 to $50.00. Cravenette Rain Overcoate, $25.00 to $50.00. The fabric variety is practically unlimited. 64 Great Departments Deutsch Tailoring Co. MEN'S TAILORS. 41 South Illinois St. THE LAKE FRIE & WESTERN RAILROAD A Wonderland of Christmas Novelty and Charm for Toledo, Detroit, Ft. Wayne, Blooming, ton, Peconic and points east and West. * H. H. Illinois Passenger Agent 28 S. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind. H. J. BHEIN, General Passenger Agent. LOADSTONE. If you want to know all to give power, good luck etc. Success inspite of opposition, of one of the wonderful about it; send 2-cent stamp for camp to Indian Occult Scientist. rooms 4 and 5, 24 E. Front street, Trenton, N. J. H. P. Wasson & Co. Cincinnati Artificial Limb Co WM. L. RICHEN, Prop. James A. Foster's Union Artificial Limbs 501 507 Plum St., CINCINNATI, OHIO. U. S. Government Manufacturer. Best grades of fuel, Lowest prices, Satisfaction guaranteed. Before buying your Holiday Goods call on- Rawitsch & Co. MEN'S FURNISHERS CLAYPOOL HOTEL INDIANAPOLIS. 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LADIES LIST. Binford, Miss Hattie Churchill, Miss Minnie Cross, Mrs Cora Davis, Miss Willie M Frances, Miss Bell Gilliam, Missenia L Gerrow, Miss Thomas Gerrow, Miss Irene Jones, Mrs D LaRhue, Eva C Morris, Miss Emma 2 Morton, Clara Ogden, Miss Helen Prampit, Miss Minnie Thomas, Miss Minnie Miss Je s E Woods, Miss Pearl Woods, Thomas Brown, Stobard Hughes, Chas A Hudson, J A Browers, G E Hammond, Fre Cissel & Mines Hightower, W ile Clark, H G Harris, E C Harra, Jner Bark, G G Inman, Frank Cheatham, Lawrence Johnson, F W Cooper, J W Johnson, J R Copeland, A A Mitchell, Walter 4 Crosey, Harry Walter Monkey, John DeLee, B F 3 McQuity, M Desdunes, Dan Palmer Dan Edwards, Al Perry Oliver Arley, Harry James Prentice, Oliver Flamer, W H Pampin, John Garland, William Sherman, James E, George J E Smith, J N Clark Goods, W T 2 Sleadman Heater, Edward The Fosters Hughes, Ed Thomas, W A Horace, Reo Watters, Harry Warren, Willie Williams, Harry Haligton, M F BILLY KERBSANDA' Big Colored Minstrels... COTSIRCIAH, Tex, Dec 21; Shreveport, La... 24; Vickers, Dec 25; Natchez, 26. A RAINERS' Foot Co-Laurie, Miss., Dec. 19; Hattiesburg, 28. BLACK PATTI TROUDAURS, (7oelkel & Nolan Morgan City, La. Dec. 21; Patterson, 22; New Iberia, 23; Opoluska, 24; Lake Charles, 25; Beaumont, 26. NASHVILLE STUDENTS P. G. LOWERY— Edwardville, il. Dec. 19. The HOTTEST COON IN DIXIE—Cairo, Ill. Dec. 30; Reservoirs, il. Dec. 19; Tenn., 25 to 27. A. W. Lowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin co.— Easte n—Providence, R. L, Dec. 21 to 26. MALLORY Br. s. & Brooks (Fenberg Stock, Co.)— Lowell, Mass. of Dec. 21. THOMPSON'S JUILLE SINGERS— Webster, la. Dec. 21; hiverside, 22; Kolona, 23; Lone ree, 24; Wellman, 25. WILLIAMS & WALKER'S "In DAHOMEY COMPANY, London, Edg. indefinite. Eva Leach wants Sarah Green to write. Eva Bradley wishes to hear from Miss Georgia Dobbs. In Memphis on the 14th Billy Brad ley and Miss Leach, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Jones, took tea with Miss Ada Cissell. The Thompson Jubilee Singers, sent from Stover College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va, are meeting with encouraging success in Wisconsin and Illinois. Billy Bradley and Era Leach sends regards to Ida Forcen, Maud Turner, Allie Gilliam, Georgia Dodds, Sarah Green, Ed, Green, Anthony D. Byrd, Ada Robinson, Alice Gray, Nettie Goff, P. G. Lowery and other friends. The Domino Theatre, Fernandina, Fla., J. W. Smith manager, closes Dec. 19th, the house being sold to Mr. Martecia, a wealthy colored business man of Fernandina. Mr. David Morrison will have the house in charge and act as manager. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins send their best regards to Pauline Stevens, Sarah Price, Leona Harris of the Hottest Coon in Dixie company, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Augustus Stevens, James Marshall and would like to hear from them. Address 64 Fulton street, Pittsburgh, Pa. William Flamer, band master with the Hottest Coon in Dixie Company met death Friday, December 11, in Taylorville, Ill., the show is now hung in mourning over the lost of a beloved member. He was down in bed with pneumonia, lasting nine days. He leaves a wife and many friends to mourn his death. The Enterprise band, of Pawtucket, R I, under direction of Prof. E. T. Jackson, is noted as being the best band in that section of the country, to be so young in organization. There are twenty pieces and the feature is Master E. T. Jackson, 10 years old, whom his --- father has taught to play upon ten dif ferent instruments. Louis Gottschalk, the admirable conductor of "The Red Feather," and formerly of many other big musical productions, has written and placed with M. Witmark & Sons, a new composition entitled "Idlewilde," an intermezzo pastoral, which is dainty, graceful and melodious. It is a perfect picture in music tones of the country in the springtime. Mike Wells' "Ebony Belles" company, which had been meeting with success throughout Ohio, lost its private car by fire at Rushsylvania Sunday. A lamp exploded in the car and several of the actors escaped with nothing but a little clothing, two or three horns and a violin. Mr. Wells left Indianapolis for Rushsylvania Monday. He has our deepest sympathy in his great loss. Notes from Hottest Coon in Dixie Company. Everything is moving along the same as ever since the big jump from Greenville, S C., to Louisville, Ky. We have lost a great deal of time. We played Terre Haute, Ind., two nights, Dec. 7th and 8th, and turned them away. We did fair at Decatur. After Dec 27th their will be a No. 2 Hottest Coon in Dixie company, carry a band of ten pieces. No. 1 will not carry any band, playing cities only. W. Jones, the musical wonder, is encored nightly. Harris Cassisi is one of the big cards with the show. Williams and Stevens please all classes. The boys are getting ready to meet friends in Cairo, Ill., on the 21st. T. T. Dunmore, who has had a plantation show on the road for the past twenty-six weeks, sold out this week to Dr. E. L. Sparks of Indianapolis, Ind. It has been rumored that Mr. Dunmore will return in a few weeks, but we have it from good source that he will accompany Miss Mattie E Floyd, his private secretary, to her home in Rome, Ga., and visit there during the Christmas holidays; from there to Louisville, Ky., to visit friends, and thence to Frankfort, Ky., to see about some property belonging to him, after which time he will get together a company and rehearse in Louisville, Ky. He is to join the Meyer Bros. at Keokuk, Iowa, the first of April. Notes of L. R. Stookwell's U. T. C, Co.-This is the only Uncle Tom's show that carries no band and has no big street parade, but it gets the money. Last week, in San Jose, Cal, Topsy, a white character, was taken suddenly sick and Mrs Douglass Banks Jones did the part with only thirty minutes notice with much credit to the show and herself. The management is figuring on keeping her in the part. Mrs Laggretta Henderson is doing Aunt Chloe, and is meeting with much success in the role We met Oliver Howard while playing Stookton. He is well and sends regards to all friends. The Yosemite quartet is the biggest hit in the show, and "clean up" nightly in their sweet songs and comedy antics. Notes of W J. Weaver's Ragtime Opera Co.—We are now in Alabama and business is above the average; S R O. nightly. Charles Smith, descriptive baritone and stage manager, is very busy arranging a new first part. We have the following strong attractions: Walter Hunt, Ed Coles, George Grant, Mamie Lawrence, Prof. Jack Ellison, Prof. C. Gatewood, Alvarado and HI Henry Hunt. All send regards to professional friends. Billy Arnle is making a big hit nightly, singing "I've got to Go Now, Kase I Think Its Going to Rain." He sends regards to Wm Halback, Williams & Stevens and the A.G. Allen's N. O. Minstrel. Master Archie Martin, the young comedian, is doing a wonderful whistling specialty. Notes of the original Billy Kersands Minstrels —We have just finished a short sojourn in the state of Louisiana and are back in the Lone Star state. Business was excellent. Alexandria and Nachitoches, our two last stands, being exceptionally fine. In the first named place (Alexandria) the Manhattan Pleasure Club tendered the boys a grand reception. The boys express themselves as being highly pleased with the royal manner in which they were entertained. The show continues to be a screamer, and the verdict 'the best we have ever seen' is heard on all sides. The winter "togs" for the entire company have arrived, and certainly enhance the appearance of our street parade. Our band concert is attended by the hundreds. David D. Smith sends regards to Sallie Lee, London, B C. Dame Rumor has it that E J. Burton is soon to take unto himself a blushing belle of St Louis, Mo. E J. Burton, Piccolo Jones, David D Smith and Will Taylor says hello, Daddy Love "Jose" No 2 wants to know how "Jose" No. 1 is. Piccolo Jones saves hello. Skip Farrell, how is Brown's Vaudeville Co. The Nashville Students in mighty unison with P. G. Lowery's Concert Band is meeting with great success through Illinois. The company numbers twenty two members We are all happy on our car "Pana." Sam Lucas, our active stage manager, has always a keen eye and a sharp ear, and is always perfecting the show. He is always meeting old friends and acquaintances. Miss Pearl Crawford easily catches the audience with her charming voice; her songs are as cheerfully applauded in America as when she was abroad in spite of the prejudice that predominates in this country. The Crosbys are a great benefactor to the show, always catching their audiences. Miss Essie Williams and Sallie Lee come in for equal shares of the entire performances. Their professional style never fails to call for encores. The Fosters are active members in the company; they cleverly represent themselves all through the performances. The well-known like McBeard is with us, taking the comedy roll of the show. Credit is due his efforts Master George McDade, the boy wonder, is without doubt the coming rival of P. G. Lowery. Mr. Lowery wishes to state publicly he has the field yet without a struggle. His tones are brighter, clearer than ever. His peculiar dash and vigor always catches his audiences. We, as a company, are certainly proud of our managers, Messrs Hathaway & Baker. Too much cannot be said of these gentlemen; they prove themselves white by treating us and our friends white An invitation is always extended to our friends to visit our car. Sam Elliott, our chorus director, has greatly improved the singing with the show. May all companies prosper is our wish. Napoleon Johnson sends the following from Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels.—The company joins me in extending heartfelt sympathies to the Campbell Bros. in behalf of the death of their father. I regret to state that William Garland is still on the slick list and in Mobile Frank Clermont was unable to play the night show. Whenever there is a social gathering it is often stated the more the merrier, but not so the case in Mobile on the 9th. While there S. H Dudley, star, stage manager and amusement director, met his friend, Dr. E. C Shaw, one of Mobile's young and leading business men. The meeting was mutual, as they were boys together. After the show that night the doctor had a few of us, in behalf of Mr. Dudley, as his guests and we took a cab and drove out to his well stocked drug store. After viewing some of the secrets behind the prescription counter, we departed for room in the rear, where an enjoyable evening was spent in conversation, eating, drinking and smoking. Those present were the doctor, S. H Dudley, Kelley, Clarence Powell and myself. As we did not leave until the next day at 1:30 the doctor had Dudley, Mrs. Alberta Ormes-Dudley and Kelley out to dinner and, judging from reports it was something fine, as the doctor is well versed in entertaining, and especially his friends. He spares neither time nor money in making it the best ever. All join me in wishing the doctor a long life and success in his chosen profession; we shall always hold him dear in our memories and when we come to Mobile again we hope to meet him, and if not there, somewhere. 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Clarence Powell, the big mouthed comedian commonly called the "Mirth Producer," is still making a hit in the first part singing "Oh, My" and getting his doing his monologue in the oillo. He says hello to Kersands and that he has 10 cents. Wants to know how much Kersands has for the syndicate. I hear of late that it is going the rounds of the public in general that as far as Klaw & Erlanger are concerned there will be no more colored shows booked in the South over their circuit, as they seem to think the colored shows are taking bread out of the white companies' mouths, owing to the amount of business being done by the Smart Set, Patti, Kersands, ours and other colored companies in this territory. Following is an extract taken from the Mobile Daily Item, date of December 10, which speaks very well of us and adds another feather in our caps, as we played behind the Smart Set, who are also creating a furore around here: "Richards & Pringle's colored minstrels attracted a good audience to the theatre last night, and 479 white people are present. The opening scene was very pretty, showing a facsimile of the Royal Poincaré at Palm Beach, Fla. The jokes were fairly good and the specialties were equal to any seen here Simpson & Pittman scored a hit in their musical turn. S. H. Dudley carried off the honors for the comedians. He is about the best Negro actor ever seen in Mobile." I more than regret to state that G. F. Anderson, on account of sickness, was forced to close during our layover in New Orleans and left for Indianapolis, where he will undergo an operation on his jawbone. The company joins me in wishing him a speedy recovery. "When in Rome do as Romans do." Such was the case with us in Biloxi, Miss, on the 11th, as that is the late home of Frank Castry. After the show he had a number of us out to his home to one of those good old Creole dinners prepared by a French cook and served in family style Rumor has it that as Mr. Castry took unto himself a helpmate the night before, this was the result, and as my flow of words will not allow me to express everybody's feelings, suffice it to say we had a fine time and were well pleased and wish Mr. and Mrs Castry a long life of happiness. The evening was spent in dancing, singing and conversation. Muncie News Items. Muncie, Ind., Special.—The bazaar, given by the ladies of the Sewing Circle of the A. M. E. Church, opened Monday, December 14, to continue two evenings. Rev. W. H Taylor and wife left Wednesday for Noblesville, to witness the marriage of Mrs. Taylor's sister, Miss Dison, who will wed Mr. Harrison, of Logansport. 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He was a man with a big, open heart who gave away hundreds of dollars to assist some of the actors who are now living in luxury. Today Mr. Copeland is an afflicted man; his affliction places him in a lingering condition. His stage history shows how liberally he has aided certain performers and to what extent performers have aided him. Black Patti (Mme. Sissleretta Jones), Billy Kersands and Billy Young once assisted him and also got up a subscription for him. One well-known actor, who had himself received a liberal benefit when he was stoked in New York, was not in favor of Copeland receiving a collection benefit when approached by another actor on the subject. This "well-known" actor's plea or objection was that Copeland has a brother who is in good circumstances. Supposing he has? One actor is as good as another when it comes down to actor charity. A charity actor is a bigger, no matter whether he hegs up in the sky or down on the soil. It's no credit to an actor who once wore diamonds, and who belongs to a white actors' secret order, to accept of a benefit from his colored brothers and then object to one of his former associates being given a collection on the grounds that his brother is well-to-do. I do not intend to injure anybody and nobody has been slandered. I guess every actor knows by this time that I know what to write, what not to write and how to write it. I must prove that big actors must learn to think and think right. Some of them have just commenced to learn. Both Mr. Copeland and this "well known" actor should have been as well to do today as Billy Kersands. Mr. Copeland is not on speaking terms with his brother, but that has nothing to do with the case. The facts are that Mr. Copeland is a reputable actor of long standing. He has applied to the emergency fund for a little aid. But what can the fund do? The fund is not even yet established. I have sent him word that I cannot do anything for him until the fund is established. I explained to him that the fund would be more for deaths than for cases of slickness, but according with his record as a performer, I would be willing to go as far as the proposition allows in such a case—the sum of 5 dollars occasionally until 25 dollars is reached, to be followed there. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By TAKEN FROM LIFE: BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW (Copyrighted.) This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or oily hair shine. It jashes the scalp, prevents the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures dandruff and it helps to keep hair dry for forty years and used by thousands. Warranted harmless. It was the first preparation ever imitations. Get the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow as the genuine never falls to the ground. It is the best thing it that health, life-like appearance so much desired. 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His rise in life swelled his head. Gentlemen? It's a long lane that has no turn, and the actor who despises charity and hates the truth ignores his own troubled conscience. The vital sparkes of his very soul burn within him. Cau any famous colored actor of today stand up in the face of popular sentiment, with his bosom on fire, and quenoh his indifference toward a cause so noble and grand that all the world favors it? The white actor element in New York, from Hurtig and Seamen's to Fourteenth street, seem to be in favor of this charity. White actors who visit Indianapolis endorse it. As long as there is no fund colored actors will only be looked upon as a haphezard set of showmen without any instinct. Mr. Big Actor either gives to or ignores charity in a colored, but in a vaudeville theatre you will always see his name on the list. Mr. Small Actor always gives when he has it; if he doesn't it's because he has no money. Charity collections among colored performers are many. Few of the big stars excepting Black Patti and Billy Kersands care to take much interest in them, but are always ready to appear in big white benefits. What will it be when colored benefits are needed. Today we have a once brilliant comedian, Mr. Horace Copeland, on our hands. Manager Charles B Hicks, whom Mr. Copeland once befriended largely to pay the fare of several stranded actors from Australia to America, is now dead. Some of those actors still live. What is to be done for Mr. Copeland? Is the actors' fund to be quickly established so as to aid him, or is the fund to be turned down and Mr. Copeland to be left to his fate? The emergency fund, my dear brothers of the footlight gaze, is cheaper for you than the unpleasant burden of continual contributions, and the disgraces which follow. Can you not see that I am pleading for the great majority to rule in an effort that the whole human family applauds? Why not accept of these applaudits and fill your hearts with living graciousness? Supposing Mr. Copeland should die before the emergency fund is established. What then? We are nearing the end of a critical crisis that can never cheat its record. The brightest stage lights, I say again, can never escape its stigma if this duty is ignored. The condemnation will come from the people and not from the writer. The longer we lag in this matter the longer the world will condemn us. Harvey Goodall sends best regards to Billy Kersands and company. Hiram Sorrell, well known Chinese impersonator, sends regards to P B R. Hendrix. Gordon C. Collins, of Mahara's Minstrel Co., sends regards to Tom Logan and Clarence Powell. Miss Blanche Marie Woods, of Davenport, Iowa, has accepted the position of musical director in the Iowa Vaudeville Theatre of that city. Rosie Johnson, of Stetson's Uncle Tom Cabin Co., met with a very serious accident December 9. She was playing with one of the dogs of the company when he suddenly turned and bit her in the face. Frank Clermont sends regards to the Housely Brothers, L. Cooper and musicians that have written to him before send your permanent address as per route, Richard & Pringle's famous Georgia Minstrel. James Tucker, lost your address. Roster of Clermont's Concert Band, with Richards & Pringle's famous Georgia Minstrel, direction of Rusco & Holland.—Frank Clermont, director; Fred W. Simpson, trombone; Frank Anderson, cornet; Pat Bartlett, alto; Alphonse Guigesse, saxophone; R. Nicolas, alto; Geo Bqnet and Geo. Horace, claronets; Fred Campbell, euphonium; Wm. Garland, tuba; Tony Lewis, cornet; Manzie Campbell and Pete Stanley, drummers. Notes from Exchange Garden Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla. - Ourshow is still meeting with success, and everybody is enjoying good health. Our opening act, "O'Brien," went big. The closing act, the "Florida Justice," left them screaming. Payton and Harris in their team work was up to date Bob Batie and Rich Slammons, the staging and dancing team, opened Monday, Dec 7th, and stormed the house. Miss Florence Harris closed Dec. 5th after four successful weeks and opened in Sanford, Fla., Dec. 7th. Miss Pearl Woods, Miss Annie Jones, Miss Agnes Powell, Miss Vivgie Deor, Mr. Dennis Mitchell, Payton and Harris, Dan Robinson, and the king of comedy, Buddle Glenn, Jacksonville's favorite vocalist, are still pleasing the people. George Jones and wife returned from New York, and will spend the winter at Palm Beach, Fla. Miss Annie Jones sends regards to Dennis and Jones, Kitty Brown and Sarah Price. Dennis Mitchell sends regards to John Rucker, Happy Howe and all friends. Buddle Glenn and wife (Riah) send regards to Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Dudley, Clarence Powell, Dude Kelley, Geo. B Rhone, Tom Logan, J. W. Dennis and Sarah Price. Notes of the famous Billy Kersands Minstrels — We are still in the Lone Star state and business is just the same, with us playing to the capacity of the house. We have had considerable dodging around on account of yellow fever and some of our stands were quarantined, but we managed to play all but one or possibly two. The company is in splendid health. The management banqueted the entire company on Thanksgiving, after the show, and a large evening was passed with all kinds of wines and cakes prepared by four cooks, Charles Butler, H S. Wooten, Mrs Kersands and Kid Langford. This staff gave us a dinner that the entire company claimed to be the best they ever saw served on a show car. Maggie Fernandez has been indisposed for a few days and is spending a few days' layoff in Houston. Tex. She thinks Dick Thomas could find time enough to write her; also Mr. and Mrs. Kersands say for Dick to wake up, either write or call and see his old friends. W. K. Taylor, of Brenham, Tex., manager and proprietor of the Headquarters saloon, gave cur company a royal time throughout a day and a night while we were in his city. All send regards to the R and P. Minstrel company and want to hear from some of them, the Alabama Quartette and Cooper. The Houseleys and Lacy say "Hello, Denton!" Little Cooper, Clermont, Simpson and Pittman, write; you are not the whole store if you have got notions. Ted. and Harry Morton send regards to Williams and Stevens, Daddy Love and Jerry Barnes. The Rabbit's Fcot Company. The Rabbit's Foot Comedy Company, under the management of Mr. Pat Chappelle, still continues to do a standing room business. We have, recently, added to our corps of attaches Mr. John H. Toomer, of Savannah, Ga., as our travelling representative and press agent. Kid" Williams joined us recently. Mr. Chappelle, who is really the only colored owner of a show, deserves to be commended for the show he is putting on. THE SPORT.... Johnny Reagan is after another match with Frankle Neil. Kid Herman and Harry Lombard will meet in Hot Springs in three weeks. Jack Johnson will edeavor to force a fight with Jeffries after the Ferguson fight. Johnny Kelly offers to meet Harry Forbes or any man at 118 pounds six o'clock. New Jersey is preparing to fight the mosquito next summer, but the betting is 100 to 1 that the mosquito draws first blood. Father Fitzsimmons may be a trifle ancient, but it looks as though he will never grow too old to grab his share of the gate receipts. Abe Attell will be Frankle Neil's next opponent in all probability. Attell will challenge the winner of the Yanger-Murphy bout, too. George Gardner's "disappearance" from San Francisco is a joke. Gardner is reported to be at the Oakland race track playing the horses. Tommy Feltz has been matched to box Gus Bezenah before the Business Men's Club of St. Louis December 15. They are to go twenty rounds at 116 pounds. --- Martin Duffy, clalmant of the welterweight championship among the whites desires to get a chance at Hugo Kelly. He offers to let the Italian come in at 150 pounds at the ringside, which he asserts will be taking ten pounds the worst of it. Duffy did not think much of Kelly's showing with Joe Grim. on't wait until the last day. Come early, while the stock is full and complete. Make your selection and have it set aside. We can sell you a UPRIGHT PIANO FOR $235 Terms $15.00 cash and $6.00 per month. Same grade Piano could not be duplicated elsewhere for less than $325 PEARSON'S PIANO HOUSE 134-136 NorthPennsylvania Street The ten-round go between Jack O'Keefe and Gus Gardner scheduled for Grand Rapids is off, the club falling to secure a permit. The two may fight in Chicago. --- Buddy Ryan and Jack O'Keefe will probably meet at the Watita Club in Chicago, either next week or the week after. They will weigh 135 pounds at 8 o'clock. --- Joe Choylnski, Abe Attell and Johnny Hogan are preparing Mike Schreck for his go Saturday night with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Schreck has confidence in the result. --- Mike Ward, who recently defeated Otto Sieloff and claims the lightweight championship of Canada and the West, will meet Willie Fitzgerald before the Metropolitan Athletic Club of Detroit Wednesday, December 16, and matchmaker Considine says that the winner be given a chance at either Jimmy Britt or Joe Gans in the near future. --- Major Taylor in Australia. A dispatch from San Francisco of December 5 says that Major Taylor, the Negro bloodyist of Indianapolis, is now on his return trip to Australia Taylor sailed some days ago without blare of trumpets or previous announcement. He raced with success in the Antipodes last winter, clearing up a nice little fortune, after which he stopped in Europe for the summer and made much money there. 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Two cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound. Half cupful yeast to one pint of o' liquid. One teaspoon of soda to one cupful of molasses. One teaspoon extract to one loaf of plain cake. IN WOMAN'S WORLD THE "NIGGER" SOLDIER MAN. Only a "nigger" soldier man, Proud of his uniform of blue. And bearing "a blacken d span A heart which beats with firmness true. While old Annieise and her laddie, Down in the cabin by the lane. Are still watching for their daddy, Who never home will come again. It was in front of San Juan hill The boys were charging with a yell, With riffles gripp'd they had the will To rush the gaing mouth of hell. They waver now, and see, they turn, No! but a moment do they halt, A with'ring fire had check'd the run, And if they pause who could find fault. Along the front their comrades fell, From murd'r guns of hidden foe, Seem'd open wide the doors of hell, And full their hearts of anxious woe. Oh, white man! you are in the van. But whose to take grim San Juan hill? Ah there's the "nigger" soldier man, To charge o'er you the"gainst your will. On came the "nigger" soldier band, With teeth firm set and eyes ablaze, They knew no fear, as fighters grand, They were content with meager praise. Then came the pride of Saxon race, And those who stopp'd went on again, And made the charge with no disgrace To join with those of fighting strain. And when the fight was fairly won, Both blacken'd skins and those of white. Full honor gain'd, and neither one Would all the glory claim by right. But long in story and in songs, 'Neath blacken'd skins will ever dwell, The mem'ry where proud Glory longs, To place the laurels won from hell. Only a "nigger" soldier ma', Proud of his uniform of blue. And bearing 'neah a blacken'd span, A heart which beats with firmness true. - EDWARD G. SPROW. 349 Arcad. Building, Seattle, Wash. The Phelps Hall Bible Training School, connected with the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, at Tuskegee, Ala., offers exceptional opportunities to young men wishing to prepare for the Christian ministry. The chief aim of the instruction is to afford young men and women a comprehensive knowledge of the English Bible, and to implant in their hearts an ambition to dedicate their lives to the elevation and christianization of their race. Students are required to do missionary work in the various churches and Sunday schools near the institution, and to report on same each week. The teaching in the Bible school is wholly undenominational, the intention being not to oppose or antagonize any theological work now being done, but rather to assist all denominations. Phelps hall is three stories high. It contains a chapel, library, reading room offices and three recitation rooms, besides forty rooms for dormitory purposes Rev. Edgar J. Penny is in charge of the work and is assisted by Rev. B. H. Peterson and Rev. J. H. Gadson. A course of lectures is given each year in the Bible school by Dr. C. O. Booth, of Selma Ala., Right Rev Geo W. Clinton, of North Carolina, and Dr. IN CREAM OF CELERY SOUP. Cut the celery into inch bits, cover with a quart of water and boil tender. Run through the colander and return the liquid to the fire. Make a roux of a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour, and when it bubbles pour upon it a pint of rich milk—part cream, if you have it. Stir until smooth and thick, then add gradually the celery puree. Season with salt and and white peper and serve. H T. Johnson, of Philadelphia. Other notables also lecture from time to time. Miss Hawkins, one of the first matrons of the colored orphan asylum at Oxford, Ohio, has made the asylum a splendid gift of the building now adjoining the girls dormitory. The building is worth at least $2,000 The asylum has steadily grown under the charge of Rev. Shepard, and now such an answer has come to the institution, affording much more room for the accommodation of the many hungry children begging to come in. Attorney Robert C Barnes, of Detroit; H. J. Guye, of Mt. Pleasant; and John Harrod, of Niles; have organized a stock company here, Niles, Mich., to be known as the International Building & Investment Co. The capital stock is divided into 100,000 shares at a par value of 10 cents. The company will incorporate under the state laws, but will not confine its operations to Michigan. --- Sixteen men who participated in the lynching of David S. Wyatt, the Negro school teacher of East St. Louis, who shot and seriously wounded Chas. Hertel at Belleville, Ill., three months ago, have been indicted by the grand jury. The men are not charged with doing the lynching, but are charged with malicious destruction of property. The colored Young Men's Christian Association is making itself felt throughout the country. It has now 10 associations of young men, the aggregate membership reaching fully 7,500. Nine of the branch associations own buildings valued at $60,000. --- Miss Mary Reper, who died recently in Salem, Mass., has left public bequests amounting to one million dollars. Among the institutions remembered for a generous sum is the Tuskegee Institute. The financial department of the A. M. E. Zion Church, located in Philadelphia, Pa., has purchased a new building at a cost of $6,000, located at 420 South Eleventh street. The firm of Majors & Grant, of Chicago, III., who are selling the Donglass bust, will put on sale the bust of Booker T. Washington before the holidays. The second annual session of the Texas Negro convention met in Huston, Texas Nov. 26 to 28 inclusive. The session was both interesting and instructive. The Odd Fellows assisted in the lay- ing of the corner-stone of the First Baptist Church at Charlotte, N. C., Sunday, 29 nit. Mrs. Mary S. Moore, of Galveston Texas, runs and owns a first class butcher shop. Mrs. Moore is colored. The Negro Baptist of Arkansas collectd $12,000 in a state convention last week at Helena. WOMAN'S WORLD OYSTER PIE Line a vegetable dish with mashed potatoes. Brush it over with the whites of an egg, and put it in the oven to brown lightly. Take two dozen oysters, half a pint of milk, one tablespoonful of butter, pepper and salt to taste. Let it come to a boll, and thicken with a heaping teaspoonful of flour and put into the space left in the vegetable dish—What to Eat. One teaspoonful salt to one quart of soup One pint of milk or or water equals a pound. Two cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound. One half cupful yeast to one pint of o' liquid. One teaspoon of soda to one cupful of molasses. One teaspoon extract to one loaf of plain cake. One teaspoon of soda to one pint of sour milk. Two cupfuls of granulated sugar equal one pound. Four cupfuls of flour equal one quart or pound. Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material equal one cupful. One dozen eggs should weigh one and one-half pounds. Three teaspoons of baking powder to one quart of flour. Two even teaspoons of liquid equal one even tablespoonful. One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for bread. Two and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar equal one pound. One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for batter. One quart of water to each pound of meat and bone for soupstock. Three even teaspoons of dry material equal one even tablespoonful. Four peppercoars, four cloves, one teaspoonful mixed herbs for each quart of water for soup stock. Skim milk is heavier than whole milk and cream is lighter than either, while pure milk is three per cent heavier than water. Educational Notes. Educational Notes. Lincoln Institute Notes. The Rev. Dukes of the A. M. E. church, Jefferson City, Mo., conducted the Sunday afternoon service Dec. 6th. The sermon was interesting and well received by all present, and was followed by an excellent address from Presiding Elder Colbert of the A. M. E. Zion connection. During the course of his remarks he emphasized the value of holding religious service in the Institution on Sunday. This practice was inaugurated by President Allen and, strictly non-sectarian in character, has proved to be an excellent method of keeping alive, or instilling, as the case might be, a religious spirit in the minds of young people away from home. Earlier in the day the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. held a very interesting joint meeting. Miss Addie Williams, president of the girls' society, deserves much credit for her uniting zeal in the Christian work of the Institution and for the tact and earnestness displayed in securing the attendance of both the younger and older girls upon services that must sooner or later bring forth the peaceable fruits of righteousness. President Allen is very much interested in the graduates' work. Many members of the class of '08 are successfully engaged in teaching the young idea "to shoot," and one young man was so thoughtful as to send to the Institution some of the work of his pupils in the various grades. The character of the work sent indicates that he is securing excellent results with Longan's arithmetic, the word method, vertical writing, etc. President Allen and members of the faculty will be at all times pleased to see such tangible results of their efforts from other graduates; for always the best proof of the worth of an institution is the work of its graduates, their life and career. Misses Carney and Pigeon are meeting with marked success in the department of music. The vocal and instrumental work of the Institution are on a high plane and are frequently commented upon. Miss Carney now has several choirs in training, and there is much good-natured rivalry when, so to speak, they "Vie with Isreal while he sings in notes almost divine." Interesting Items. Jackson, Mich. Special.—Mr. David Williamison, of Albion, was in the city Sunday—Mrs. Wm. Kemp has left the city for Lansing, where she will join her husband—Miss Belle Doan and Albert Green, of Battle Creek, were in the city—Mr Tutor Freeman, of Battle Creek, was in the city Sunday.—Mr. Howard Clark, of Battle Creek, spent Sunday in the city—The Canadain Jubilee Singers will be here in the near future.—Anyone wishing The Freeman will please call on our agent, Miss Flossie M. Johnson, 259 East Washington street. Cadiz, Ohio, Special.—The death of Mr. Fletcher Christian occurred on Friday morning, Dec. 4th. Interment at Stillwater, Sunday, Dec. 6th. Anthony Wren is seriously ill. He had a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Rosa Johnson of A. Miss Alice M. Smith, of Minneapolis, Minn., tells how woman's monthly suffering may be quickly and permanently relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: I have never before given my endorsement for any medicine, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has added so much to my life and happiness that I feel like making an exception in this case. For two years every month I would have two days of severe pain and could find no relief, but one day when visiting a friend I run across Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she had used it with the best results and advised me to try it. I found that it worked wonders with me; I now experience no pain and only had to use a few bottles to bring about this wonderful change. I use it occasionally now when I am exceptionally tired or worn out."—Miss Alice M. Smith, 804 Third Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn., Chairman Executive Committee Minneapolis Study Club. Beauty and strength in women vanish early in life because of monthly pain or some menstrual irregularity. Many suffer silently and see their best gifts fade away. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps women preserve roundness of form and freshness of face because it makes their entire female organism healthy. It carries women safely through the various natural crises and is the safeguard of woman's health. The truth about this great medicine is told in the letters from women published in this paper constantly. Mrs. C. Kleinschrodt, Morrison, Ill., says: — "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: I have suffered ever since I was thirteen years of age with my menses. They were irregular and very painful. I doctored a great deal but received no benefit. "A friend advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which I did, and after taking a few bottles of it, I found great relief. "Menstruation is now regular and without pain. I am enjoying better health than I have for sometime." How is it possible for us to make it plainer that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will positively help all sick women? All women are constituted alike, rich and poor, high and low,—all suffer from the same organic troubles. Surely, no one can wish to remain weak with life and without hope for the future, when proof Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will—all womb and ovarian troubles, and all the ills we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of als, which will prove their absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. and sickly, discouraged with life and without hope for the future, when proof is so unmistakable that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will cure monthly suffering — all womb and ovarian troubles, and all the ills peculiar to women. $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will prove their absolute ginniness. Lydia E. Pinkham, E. Pinkham, E. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. --- since The did great pain. for s high trouble Cleveland, O., was here during the convention at the A. M. E. church. She preached Sunday night. Miss Mand West was married on the 3d utl. to Mr. Ulysses Grant Christian. Rev. H. F. Fox performed the ceremony. They were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas West, near Solo. Those from here in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, Misses Florence Smith and Irene West and Mr. Jesse Smith. Quite a number of young people drove over from Flush, on Sunday to attend the services held at the A. M. E. church. Edward Brown of Columbus, O., is working at Folk's Station. He expects to move there in the near future. Ed Lucas is here. M. B. Carter and two children of Unhichsville spent several days here among friends and relatives. Master Harold Lee has the whooping cough. Miss Viola Tyler is out of town. Mobile News. Mobile, Ala., Special —The Freemau's many readers in Mobile and other places will regret to know Miss Mamal-Calap, one of Mobile's best society young women, lost her mother last week. Hope Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church was destroyed by fire last Friday night. Now as The Freeman will issue its usual holiday edition you who have been asking about it leave your names with Dr. Derreck, at the People's Drug store, where The Freeman will be on sale, and he will preserve a copy for you. The holiday edition will contain some of our leading business men, and all will do well to get a copy. The Colored Men's Suffrage Association met at the Franklin Street Baptist church last Tuesday night to raise a collection to assist in defraying the expenses of the two cases now before the Supreme court. The great banquet given by the Waiters Union Thanksgiving night was highly complimented by the Mobile Item, the leading daily paper of the city. Dr. S. G. Adkins of Winston-Salem N. C., secretary of the educational department of the A. M. E. Zion church, lec tured at Big Zion church last Sunday night. Revs. W. H. Devenport, R. A. Morrisle, T. H Jones and A. J. Alstarkz. Zion's swift winged messengers, after a successful conference held at Mospoint Miss, have been returned to Mobile for another conference year. Pick-Up Items. Columbia, Tenn. Special — Bishop Tanner preached an excellent sermon at St. Paul A. M. E church Sunday, Nov. 29th. Miss Maggie Green entertained a party at cards in honor of Miss Eddie Slaten and Dr T O Moore A delightful buffet supper was served in the evening. These present were Misses A. J. Dehr, Emma Webster, Florence Slaten, Mr. and Mrs R. D Purdy, Mrs Lucile Nicholson Messrs Wm. Evans, R G Johnson, Andrew Armstrong and James Slaten. Mrs. Clister Frisier died last week at her home on F. linson street Rev W. H. Shelby of Nassville has been visiting here. The concert given at St Paul A. M. E church was a success in every respct to Mrs Anne Mayberry was shot and seriously injured Thursday night, Dec 3, at her home on E 19th street by an unseen wn party. Mrs Della Howard was entrained by Miss G A Foster, Friday night, Nov. 27th. Cards were payed after which a delightful mnu was served. Mrs Sarah Hughes, whose dwelling recently burnt, has result, She can now accommodate private boarders at a reasonable price. Dr J. W. Pickett passed through here 1 st week en route to the Mississippi Conference. Cadiz Notes. Cadiz, O. Special—The Fe and A. M. Howe, who has been successfully preaching at the First Baptist church for the past week, has returned to home in Pittsburgh. The funeral services of Mrs. Ida Wallace took place at Simpson chapel on Monday afternoon of last week at 2 o'clock. Among those who ate their Thanksgiving dinner here were Mrs. Emma Thomas and two daughters, Raonael and Louise, of Mansfield, O, and Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, East Liverpool, O. Thomas and Henry Freeman, of Stenbaville, were called here by the death of their piece Mrs. Ida Wallace. Although the weddling bells were 4½ miles from town when they were being rung, yet their echo was heard here. 8 ew A BENNY Barry EN f Rani Sampler. tears ail tase zon muner on Peralta, Pianos, Hee Pees) 7 — This is the company that was organized for the express SEMEL | 29 purpose of supplying the peo -le of Indianspolis with money 7. atthe very lowest possible rates and making payments within WS yPA\\:* reach of all. Try our new Building Association Plan oar Sa (fil {ed in fifty weekly payments, $25 oo Weenly Payments Only SEE A ZENE) 600, $50.00—Weekly Payments Only$i.20, Other amounte in Hee {iNX3 same ‘proportion, We aleo make loans on Watches and Dia- et ‘i Bri monde, allowing partial payments to reduce the cost, and to ae salaried people on their individual note, Most reliable place sams in the city, Yoom 208 Stevenson B’ld’g, Second Floor—front room. 10 E. Washington St. Worth Seeing (bn A mission style hall or li- ‘brary chair of dark oak. .$5 25 | A emoker of English oak |“ deoorated...........-.+. $8.75 | A hanasome hali’ chest’ of REDON osc |” dark oak. $450 | An umbrella and cane hold SMENOR os Sete nek foe OT OD? A cleverly designed collar- feel occas osc snc BLOOD ‘Two India stools of particu- larly pretty style at......$4 50 Two Jardiniere stands of- fered at..,...........--.-$175 Revere pt covered with rare Turkish and Hast [a- dia embroideries, $300. $4 00,85 00 and upward to.$11 00 A magazine stand with four leather-covered shelves. .$14 50 ‘Two handsome library tables } RAINE. os se-/es ons cease 807 00 Several teakwood pedestals, both high and low, $18 50 $22 50 and upward to...#40 00 L.S.AYRES &Co | Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. ‘TO FREEMAN SUBSORIBEBS. If The Freeman fails to reach you, please let us know by phone or card ‘We cannot know unless you tell us. ‘Phones—New, 2880; old, 7187, black. CITY AND SOOIETY BRIEFS. Mrs. G. T. Haywood is able to be ont again. ‘Mr. Anderson Lewis s ill at his home in Talbott avenue. Mr. Nimrod Jones of North Missonr! street is ill at this writing. Wert Smith of Pardue will spend Christmas with his parents. ‘Miss Margeret Mason will spend the holidays with her sunt, Mrs. Lotti Nona. Anthooy Walker, 1084 N, Reynold: avenue, is much improved after a severe illness. ‘Mrs. Susle Eppe of Humbolt, Tenn., has recently taken up redidence in this olty. Ray Smith, injared recently in an ac- oldent at the West Washington street bridge, is slowly recovering. Mr. John Bryant {s at the Union Station barber-shop instead of the Oneida, as before mentioned. Miss Ida Adams will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Adame, 809 W. Eleventh street, during the holidays. Angustus Bass of Sullivan, Ind., was In the city Tuesday en route from Cin- cinnati, Ohio, where he attenaed the foneral of Mies Edith Troy. Mr. 8. G. Givens, one of the progres- sive young business men of India:.apolis, has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to regain his health. His speedy recovery is wished, Miss Marie Barbee, niece of Mrs. Emma Sheppe.d, spent the past week in the city enroute to her home in Dan: ville, Ky., after a four months’ visit in Chicago. ‘Tho installation committee of the U.B. F. & 8 M T. will meet Monday evening, Dec 21, at Friendship Hall. Isrnest McAfee, chairman, 8. Hizer. seoretary. ‘The ladies of the Flanner Guild will issue invitations to cellers New Years day. A program will be farnished con- sleting of the city’s best talent. Music by orchestra. ‘William R Hill of the State Univer- sity will arrive home Christmas eve ac ‘companied by Fred Williamson of Mad ison, Ind., and T Reynolds of Anderson, Ind. ‘They will spend the holidays witt Mr. Hill. Prostdent Willis Kersey and Secretary Sanford Yopp and eight, young, men from the Y.M. C. A’ will asalst the committee at the Dunbar recital al Bethel A M E. church Monday night December 2ist. Miss Vivian Lucile Thompson_o! Walden street leaves to-day for Jeffer sonville, Ind., to spend the Christma holidays with her father, Mr. R. W ‘Thompson. She will include Louisville and New Albany in her itinerary. Mrs. Henry Hart, assisted by Mre. J. Diamonds & Jewelry — THE BEST : Christmas Gifts For they are a joy for ever, and a life time remembrance of the giver. I keep a first remembrance of uo giver, Kew» i dear ia peso ont ts oak eth hold goods nati XMAS J.P. MULLALLY, DIAMONDS ol ae THE FREEMAN: .AN ILLUSTRATED. COLORED NEWSPAPER, e FINANCIAL. ———_—— Wi, Bill, Mrs. Moning, Mrs. Iéltian You canmake your halt just a senignt [OOO ; rown and others will give gifts and re- nny! si, freshmente in abundance to over 300 Gud smooth as You want to by useing the) OF INTEREST 10 WOMEN ry Seon Oe ee there bstore will not come back. It frequently happens that a thrifty wo- eo 35, es A Will be a rare treat to the little folks, |The Ozonized Ox Marrow also keeps hair | man uukdown to othvy memb. 8 of her Lewse: SN) ee a {from falling out, cures dandruff and makee| hold, will manage to save « dollar here and = VE aN the hair grow. itnever fails. One botile|3hes wheres man could not. and many afam-| gato LEN ) METROPOLITAN BAPTIST NOTES. | does it, Sold over forty years to ladies ot | JY has been carried over periods of misfortune S Ids s= rofinment all over the country, giving pere| Y theforesight of the wite or mother. ais e 422 North Senate avenue, Rev. T. W. Lott, | fect satisfetion. Send us 50 cents and wo in q ent one oman has done can be Fepeated CN pastor; Sunday School 9:30: preaching 11 8. | willship you a bottle express paid. Ad=| omens" ere <7) Se A m, and 8 p, m.; prayer meeting Thursday | dress Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash | “We ‘appreciate the patronage of women: | gli Vk sais Scag evening. avenue, Chicago, Ill. thelr busloss with us is already largo, and we | Ee, ‘The faanoe report for week ending |__| 200 2 tron of ont" Savings, Depastinent, | Mec gS <<a Dec. 6th was $21 26; for week ending DIVORCE LEGALS, please consider this an Invitation to becomé | SAAS SSMU am Dee. 18th $2135, The tithe system ts] | State of Indlane, Marion Gos: | "5 So ————— largely observed. Aid society meets at] "Ss" sora | circuit Gout ut Marion Co., INDI AN A TRU ST Only 5 days befor the church. Berean Bible class mects| 51." % 15,» | yo,imihe Stateot Indians 5 ae e C at 7 p.m. Proceeds from fair $50. BeeReTERTS SORBDInINGDivaren, time to prepare for the pr VN, That on the! ‘ : A " ee 108, the above maimed plaintifl. by her attorn: Everything here in ALLEN CHAPEL NOTES. ey, filed in the office of the Clerk of the cirenit - St a Hours of service:—Sunday, 10:45 a. m,, preaching; 12 m,, class; 2p m., Sunday School; 7:30 p.m, preaching; class Tues- day night; prayer meeting Thursday night: teacher's meeting Fridaynignt. Rey. H, E Stewart, pastor, residence 1501 Cornell ave. ‘The pastor will preach Sunday morn: ing on the subject of ‘Regeneration o1 Evernal Life,” (ist) the essential ele ments; (21) the necessity for jt; (34) the results that follow. Evening sub jeo- “The Power of Example.” Can tata to be given Christmas eve, alsc Christmas tree. Tho Free Will Brigade ts making excellent headway. CORINTHIAN BAPTIST NOTES. Rev. J- Franklin Walker pastor. Sun: day-sohool 9 a, m.; preaching 11 a. m. and 8 D. m,; communion first Sunday each month, The financial report for the year wil be read at a call meeting, Thursday, Deo 31, at8p m, and requ.st all the members to be present to correct all mistakes before the report is printed, and if any have not what he or she ought to have paid you can pay it on the third or fourth Sunday or on that night Please tell all members to be out oneald date. Onr revival will be- gin on watch meeting night. Rev B W Farris will conduct the meeting for three weeks. Rev. Farris is pastor of Sr Paul Baptist church of Boston, Mass., and has almost an unbounded yeputation a2 a revivalist, being one of the best known ministers of the United * tates, BUSINESS INTERESTS Call on J. A. Robinson, the grocer, 435 Indiana avenue. New phone 807. Farnished rooms for rent, 210 Roan: oke street. One half square from State House. The Boston Market, 839 Indiana ave., for cholee meats and poultry. New phone 3555 Buy your coal, wood and kindling of Jackson Brothers, 1613 Martindale-ave. Phone, old 996 main. For up to date millinery oall on Mra Whitten 837 Indiana ave. Children’s school hats 50.and 75 cents, Call on Emanuel Williams for coal, coke, wood and kindling, 402 W. North street. Phone 1884 main, old. tt Charles A. Duncan, dealer in fish and oysters, 626 Indiana ayenue. Old phone 1257, red. Goods promptly delivered. For Rent—Nicely furnished room with bath andfoel ‘Terms reasonable In- quire 421 Muskingum street. Gentle- man only. Lockhart & Kerr 349 Indiana avenne. Iee Cream Soda, Hot Chocolate, Boul- Mone, ete Fine ‘Candies, Pure Drags. Prescriptions. ‘You will be pleased with the millinery at Mrs Whitten, 337 Ind, ave Misses and Ladies trimmed hate $1,98 and up. Retrimmed 25 cents. Thompson's Lunch Room, 825 Indiana Ave., is the place for good big Innches and low prices. Everything in season Good clean service. For fine service and the best in the market in season, go to the Parker House. The special Sunday dinners and suppers are 2bc; week days 200. Good lodging rooms, 321 W. Michigan street. Holilman & Reese. L E &8 E Hall, grocers 1601 North- western avenue. They carry a com: Plete line of staple and fancy groceries also fresh and smoked meats. Goods delivered to any part of the city. Tele- phone old 1756 main. RAWITSOH & CO. Present unique novelties in complete Une of up-to-date gents’ furnishings. ‘Teir stock comprises everthing sult: fable for Christmas presents. You wil be sstoniched at their remarkably low prices. They handle nothing but the best, and during the year just ending have made many substantial friends among the readers of The Freeman. Call in and inspect their stook. You are sure to find something to pleage > oa Obristmas Dinner at the Parker House Don't worry at home about your Christmas dinner; the Parker House dinner will suit yon—from 1 to 8 o'clock Christmas day. 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DIVORCE LEGALS. eee Florence in the ‘Shepherd | Circuit Court of Marion Co., vs { ,. Inthe State of Indiana. Ellsworth P._ | No. 13014 Bbevhord | Complaint Divorce, BE IT KNOWN, That on the8th day of Dec. 1048, the above nained plaintiff, by her attorn: ey8, fled in the office of the Clerk of the clreult gourtof Marion county, in thestate of Indiana, her complaint against the above named de. fendant Ellsworth P. Shepherd and the said plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk's office {he affidavit of a competent person, sh wing that said defendant, Ellsworth P. Shepherd 4s not a resident of the state of Indiana and said cause is for divorce and that the above named defendant is a necessary party thereto and Whereas sald plainthf having by, endorsoment on said complaint required sald defendant to appear in said court, and answer or deur thereto on the tt day of February, 04. NOW, THEREFORE, By order of said Court said defendant last above named is hereby notified of the fling and pendency of ‘said com plaint against, him and that unless be appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of said cause on the 4th day of February, 1904 the same belng thedth jndlcial day of «farm o said Court. to be begun and held at the court house in the city of Indianapolis, on the 1st Monday in February, 19%, said complaint and thematters and things therein contained and alleged. will be heard and determined In hie ‘absence, ‘Wu. E. Davis, Clerk. A. H. 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