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THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 35. NATIONAL AFRO- AMERICAN COUNCIL Holds Its Seventh Annual Sessions at St. Louis-A Notable Address to the Country-Great Interest Manifested Throughout. The seventh annual session of the National Afro-American Council in St. Louis, Mo., last week was a large and successful meeting. The opening session was held in the Central Baptist Church, Tuesday, Sept. 6, at noon, and was called to order by W. H. Steward, of Kentucky, acting president. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Capt. C. H. Tandy, Attorney W. M. Farmer-Rev, D. P. Roberts and Prof. Peter H. Clark. Responses in behalf of the Council were made by Col. James Lewis, of Louisiana, and Mr. J. W. Thompson, of New York. A committee consisting of Messrs. J. Madison Vance, of Louisiana; C. W. Katt, of Arkansas; J. W. Thompson, New York; F. F. Scott, of Missouri; J. Q. Adams, of Minnesota; Geo. L. Knox, of Indians; and E. E. Underwood, of Kentucky, was appointed on credentials. The report of treasurer J. W. Thompson showed that $68.13 had been collected during the year and $10.05 disbursed, leaving a balance of $76.08. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Wm. H. Steward, Kentucky; Vice-Presidents, John Q Adams, Minnesota; Col. James Lewis, of Louisiana; Walter M. Farmer, of Missouri; J. T. Settle, of Tennessee; T. B. Morton, California; J. D. Wetmore, of Florida; A. Alenworth, of Montana; F. F. Scott, of Missouri; and Mrs. R. Jerome Jeffries, of New York; Secretary, Cyrus Field Adams, of Illinois; Financial Secretary, W. A. Gaines, Kentucky; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Cecil Rodney, of Missouri; Assistant Secretary, Miss Munnie York, Tennessee; Treasurer, John W. Thompson, of New York; National Organizer, James H. Guy, of Kansas; Sergeant-at-arms, S. Joe Brown, Iowa; Assistant Sergeant-at arms, J. E. Bush, Arkansas; Chaplain, Rev. D. P. Roberts, Missouri. Directors of Bureau—Educational: J. R. Morris, Texas; Legal—J. Madison Vance, Louisiana; Business—E. J. Scott, Alabama; Ecclesiastical—Rev. R. T. Pollard, Alabama; Emigration—Nelson Crews, Missouri; Literary—Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams, Illinois; Anti lynching, George L Knox, Indiana; Newspaper—M. M. Lewey, Florida; Vital Statistics—Dr. D. W. Scott, Missouri. The reports of the several bureau shows a decided increase in the work of the Council. The public meetings at St. Paul A. M. E. Church on Tuesday evening and at Music hall on Wednesday evening called out immense crowds of people and were addressed by Col. James Lewis, Hon. Nelson Crews, Mr. G. L. Knox, Bishop J. S. Caldwell, Mr. W. Pickens, Hon. J. T. Settle and Bishop Evans Tyree. These addresses aroused considerable enthusiasm. The address to the country was reported and unaquatically adopted at the closing session Thursday as follows: ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY. We, the representatives of more than 10,000,000 of colored people, feel that we have a cause that ought to have a fair and impartial hearing at the bar of public opinion. We are citizens of this country, not from choice or by adoption but by nativity, and as much a part of our composite nationality as any other element it contains. We have always been loyal in time of our greatest national struggles. We have never been numbered with the enemies of our country but have always been found on the side of law and order. We have never been numbered with the anarchist, socialist or communists, who threaten the peace and prosperity of our common country, but have always been ready and more than willing to discharge our duty as citizens in each and every walk of life. We, therefore, appeal to all patriotic and fair minded citizens of all creeds and nationalities to give our cause a fair, unprejudiced and patient hearing and render us that justice which we merit at the hands of the American people. Do this and we do not fear the results. That we are unalterably opposed to the inhuman and indiscriminate system of depriving citizens of our country of life and liberty without due process of law and to end that the same be discontinued, we ask the people of the United States, the pulit and the press, the state and national legislatures to encourage crystalization of such a public sentiment and the enactment of such laws as will absolutely prohibit the perpetration of these outrages that blacken every page of the history of this country's civilization and places us in bad repute at home and abroad. CONDEMN CRIME We wish the American people to understand that we join hands with the best people of the country in emphasizing our condemnation of any crime against the womanhood of the land and have no sympathy for any wretch who commits such a crime; our appeal is in the interest of society generally when we ask that the mob be subordinate to the law. In the South, because of in-olerance and race prejudice a great many of its peaceful and law-abiding citizens are denied their civil and suffrage rights solely upon the ground of their color. Mean, proscriptive and humiliating legislation is continually being made a part of the statutory laws. Discrimination against the Afro-American is running riot. In the face of the organic law of the nation and in bitter opposition to the enforcement of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, to which all of these states have pledged allegiance; written in the Constitution by the blood of thousands of our countrymen and the expenditure of billions of treasure in the face of the righteousness of a just cause and by the power of might almost an entire race in one portion of our country is deserved of every right by unjust laws of distranchisement. BACE PREJUDICE We view with alarm the rapid spread of race prejudice in this country. For a number of years an active and aggressive campaign has been waged, which seeks to arouse a spirit of race hatred in all sections of this land. Whatever may be the motive actuating those engaged in this unholy work we wish to show our countrymen that we are the victims of an unjust and an unmerited attack. As a race, we have striven earnestly and patiently to enter into a harmonious relations with the life and activities of the nation; to prove our loyalty and devotion to the country we love, and to impress this nation with our sincere desire to be identified with its prosperity and to even share its failures, if failures must come. It should not, therefore, be a matter of surprise when we raise our voices against treatment that is so unwarranted. It is as essential true of a nation as of an individual that true greatness and enduring success rest upon righteousness. No one can wrong his brother without injuring himself, and a community in which the moral sentiment of the people is not strong enough to restrain organized lavishesness in danger of being engulfed. It is safer to teach patriotism than to encourage anarchy. It is better to inspire a people with hope and an ambition to become all God has created them capable of becoming than to fill them with despair. Here in this great city are assembled the nations of the earth. The various races of men are coming in contact with each other. They are broadening their sympathies. This spirit of good will is shown by the kindly attention bestowed upon the Filipinos and naked Igorotes and other dark races at the World's Fair. The only people that are not brought within the bond of human sympathy and good will are the Afro-Americans; refinement and culture count for naught when the individual has African blood in his veins. Many of the Afro-Americans are stockholders in the great Louisiana Purchase Exposition yet they are refused at many of the public places of accommodation. APPEAL TO MINISTRY. We, therefore, call upon the Christian ministry everywhere to lift up their voices against this growing evil; we ask the friends of humanity to give their assistance to this great work. We implore the press of the country to stop magnifying our vices and say something of our virtues. We call upon every Afro-American man and woman in this broad land to teach their children moral rectitude and the practice of thrift and economy. Let us inspire respect for the law and codemone those of our race whose lawless conduct and vicious tenden- tion shame and humiliation to the Afro-American people. We place the case of the Afro-American in equity before the American people and ask only for a fair and impartial verdict. J. E. BUSH, Arkansas. J. Q. ADAMS, Minnesota. D. P. ROERTS Missouri. J. S. SETTLE, Tennessee. R. T. POLLARD, Alabama. W. A. GAINES, Kentucky. GEORGE L KNOX, Indiana. J. MADSON VANCE, Louisiana. J. M. CALDWELL, Pennsylvania. WALTER M FARMER, Missouri. CYRUS FIELD ADAMS, Illinois, Sec. WM. H. STERRY, Kentucky, President PROGRESSIVE NEGRO CRABBY NEGRO ENVIOUS NEGRO CRABBY NEGRO WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO YOU TO PULL US BACK? The crab nature is in all to some extent, but the Negroes who need less of it than other races seem to have it in greater degree. Protestations of race love and fealty will mean but very little as long as simple tests, such as business patronage, find the Negroes clinging like crabs to the boots of those forging ahead. In the language of the good old Negro song: "Loose him and let him go." PENCILINGS, THE RECENT CONVENTION. BY W. MILTON LEWIS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. There were "no pints." The Colored Magazine of New York had an attractive display. Meet us in New York, Yorick alas—Payton, Thomas, Fortune, et al. J. J. Woodson, Grand Chancellor, was among those from Cincinnati. Men of prominence—Warren Logan, of Tuskegee; J. E. Bush, Little Rock. Booker T. Washington knows how to clear the docket; he thanks them very much. G. C. W. Gilliam, a successful general merchant, Okolona, Miss, was a delegate. Staple, fancy groceries, feed, reads the card of L. H. Williams, of Marshall, Texas. Rev. D. H. Butler, A. M., D. D., president of Campbell College, was among the visitors. Megsers, Willis Kersev and Edward Perkins feed special commendation for assistance rendered. Mr. J. H. Ryan, of Tacoma, Washington, conducts the "Forum," a publication having white patrons. A few funeral men:—J. C. Thomas, New York; W. O. Emery, Macon, Ga.; J. H. Johnson, Savannah, Ga. The credit of the beautiful grouping and arrangement of displays belongs to P. Scot, Ed. Stokes, of the city schools. Rev. J. E. Wood was an interested spectator from Danville, Ky. He is the publisher of the "Torch Light." The Penny Savings Bank of Nashville was represented by J. C. Napier. In an interesting paper he told how that unique institution was formed. Mr. Napier is a man of influence and means. The bank is doing much good as an incentive for saving. G. W. Franklin, Jr., undertaker an embalmer, was an interested looker on; he hails from Chattanooga, Tenn. J. C. Thomas, of New York, will show them how it is done next year; he is president of the New York Realty Co. Of the Newspaper fraternity:—Mr. J. C. Jackson, of Danville Ill., publisher of The Courier. Wickliffe Smith, managing editor. Indianapolis was on her best behavior; and she can behave when she wants to—everything for the good of the convention. Some prominent individuals:—W. E. Mollison, Vicksburg; Dr. Colly, Ciacinneti, O.; R. B. Hudson, Selma, Ala.; A. H. Cabell, Henderson, Ky. Payton's paper was a gem; he talked money from start to finish. He was made vice-president and secured New York as the next meeting place. Among the interest visitors was George E. Collins, of Omaha, Neb., agent of the Golden Chest Mining, Milling and Tunnel Company, of Sunset, Col. J. C. Groves, better known as the potato king, deserves his title. His paper was one of the most interesting read. He is the Negro Agricultural Aladdin. The exhibits, as a whole, were most excellent. Among the more noted displays by the ladies were those of Mesdames Clark, Estella Perkins, Retta Moss. Mr. Tom Fortune, of the New York Age, gave out some strong political views; he said he didn't care who knew them; they will be given out in due time. The dean of the Negro business men, Isaiah F. Montgomery, the founder of a city—a Negro of great wealth. Mr. Montgomery was one of the stars of the convention. Brilliant younger business men:—J. G. Groves, potatoes; Hunter Haynes, of razor strop fame; J. Gray Lucas, promoter, Chicago; A. C. Howard, shoe polishes; Patter- son of Patterson & Son, carriage builders; Calloway, the tailor; and E. I. Masterson, tailor. Geo. W. B. Conrad, attorney and counselor-at-law, notary public, assistant to claim agent's legal department Pennsylvania lines West of Pittsburg, Richmond, Ind., Xenis, Ohio. M. M. Lewey is known for the splendid editions of the Florida Sentinel he gets out. Mr. Lewey is one of the leaders in the newspaper business. Fine job printing is a specialty. Chas. Banks, the banker, cashier and stock holder of the Mound Bayou Bank of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, was a prominent figure. The beautiful Mrs. Banks accompanied him. Newspaper men:—T. T. Fortune, Roscoe Simmons, A. E. Manning, Gurley Brewer, Matt N. Lewis, of Newport News, Va., and W. H. Steward, of the American Baptist, Louisville, Ky. The stately Hon, Madison J. Vance, of New Orleans, was seen in circulation. Vance is an aristocrat with Democratic tendencies, socially speaking; he is a splendid fellow, one who laughs at age. Mr. Washington expressed himself as highly satisfied at the outcome of the convention, which he says exceeded his expectations. He had nothing but thanks and praise for all concerned. The well known correspondent, Charles Alexander, erudite and versatile, was present. Mr. Alexander is editor and publisher "The Boston Colored Citizen, Boston, Mass." He reported a good time. H. Thomas Calloway, the tailor of New Orleans, was early on the scene. Mr. Calloway is a business man in every sense. He conducts an immense business, employing something like 60 people. The Kenilworth Poultry yards are managed by H. C. Conley. They are located at Kenilworth, in the vicinity of Chicago, Ill. City office 2933 State street, Chicago. Mr. Conley read an interesting paper. He is a "Kodakist" and has his interesting yards pretty well "snap-shotted," which he exhibited. R. W. Thompson, of the Thompson's News Bureau, chairman of press committee, Mr. Thompson is located at 506 Culbertson avenue, New Albany, Ind. He is the well known correspondent to a number of the leading race papers. Mr. Stanley Ruffin, of Boston, Mass., had an interesting exhibit in the way of a wood substitute for cooking bottles. His firm is known as the Wooden Stopper and Bung Manufacturing Co., 134 Eliot street. Mr. Ruffin is manager and treasurer. The intellectual phase of the convention was not wanting. There were school men in abundance also the school marm. Among them were Meyzeck, of Louisville, Wilson, of Cairo, Sneed, of Cane Springs, and the Indianapolis pedagogue, galore. R. B. Flournoy, general merchant of Macon, Ga. was accompanied by his family. His card reads: "Proprietor Earl Hights poultry farm; president Georgia Savings and Loan Co. Mr. Logan and wife were members of the party from Macon. Some of the distinguished churchmen that honored the convention by their attendance; Bishop Arnett, of the A. M. E. Church; Bishop Caldwell, of the A. M. E. Zion Church; Dr. M. C. B. Mason, of the M. E. Church; Dr. C. H. Parlah and Dr. L. G. Jordan, of the Baptist Church. Some distinguished younger men:—R. C. Bruce, of Tuskegee, son of the late Senator B. K. Bruce; R. W. Thompson, the bright and versatile journalist; Dr. S. E. Courtney, the courtly, of Boston; Philip A. Payton, capitalist and shining star, of Yew York; and E. T. Atwell, of Tuskegee. "Early potatoes, seed potatoes, onions, top and bottom sets, apples, cabbage, etc," is the card of J G. Groves and son, otherwise, potato growers. The firm is the oldest in the line in the Kaw Valley. They advise getting their prices before buying. Something like 70,000 bushels were raised last year. They are styled the Potato Kings, Edwardville, Kan. Those from Louisville, Ky, were Rev. C H. Chandler, president Eckers-in Norton University of Chicago, Dr. Dr. Jordan, general secretary of the Potato Foreign Mission Board; A. E. Meyzek, principal of Eastern school, and W. H. Steward and family. Mr. Steward is publisher and editor of the American Baptist, secretary State Baptist Convention of Kennewick and president of Afro American Council. ASSIGN COLORED MINISTERS A. M. E. Conference Closes Annual Session at Kokomo. Kokomo, Ind., Special. - With the assignment of ministers the 67th annual conference of the A. M. E. church of Indiana closed after a week's session in this city. Bishop Saffer made the following appointments: Chas Hunter, Presidianapolis Eder District. Indianapolis, Bethel Chapel, Jas M. Townsend; St Paul's A. M. E. church, R. Z. Roberts; Wayman chapel, E L Rabator; Lafayette, A. M. Taylor; Nobleville, G. H. White; Rockwell, J W. Russell; Crawfordville, H. H. Bruer; Logansport, Henderson Davis; Frankfort W B Hatchison; Paisley Field Stoke; Lost Cree, Andrew Tiller; Greencastle, J. E Evans; Brazil, W. C. Ivin; Danville, George Bruer; Thorntown, Lebanon and Peru, to be supplied. Richmond District. District, Richmond, A. P Baker, Allen chapel, H E Stewart; Marion, T. Price; Munole, A. E Johnson; Kokomo, J. F Petitford; Franklin, H. C Moorman; Portland, H J Coleman; Greensburg, J. Siler; Marion, Second churah William Kelly; Knigatstown, A Cotterman; Dublin Circuit, Jefferson Smith; Cabin Creek Mission, to be supplied; Fairmount, J. M Nickels; Hilt chapel, T. G Hard- dman; Sermon, J. W Campbell; Anderson, L. W Rateliff P. E Coleman, Presiding Evansville Elder. Evansville District. Wallace; Terre Hante, N. W. Williams; Washington, E. E. Gregory; Vincennes, W H Taylor; Mt. Vernon, M. V. Sanders; Bloomington, J. L Craven; New Albany, M W Parks; Princeton, Joseph Gaillin; Terre Hante, Second church C. H Jackson; Jeremyville, C. J White; Charlesston, W. Mitchell; Coryd n, J. L Thomas; L. Lee, D. R Amp; M. Dion circuit, Johnson Burden; Bedford and Mitchell, W. I Roberts; Peregrine, J. H Collins; Scenerer and Bloomfield. John Cotte; Wheland, to be supplied Conference Mary E Burner, Carl Hardin and Mrs. Evangelists Leta Mason C. C Townsend, transferred One of the very notable concerns represented at the recent convention of the National Negro Business Men's League was the A. 0. Howard Manu- facturing Company of Chicago, ll The firm makes a variety of polishes of such excelleucy that they are becoming noted thronghont the c.untry, and, algo, in foreign countries. In 1900 that ice ~ ESE t - ig = 5 Pe Oy eee ek > Sy ee RS ER ee es , aA << gee Pre i! it th Oe Pay i a ie JO" gal eS oe = ga 4S ca, Wiggers Ee oo Se grb’ exolbit was awarded Grand Prix et the Paria exposition. | Thece Goods here Stood the Test When all others Failed aes) GUE CIB eaten Se eee Sg ie eS “Oi GOP US oh ¥ ASRS Dye, Me ee aS } AN oe ail) \ tn GN is Sy hy “ag “Says BEFORE, AFTER. ‘These cuts were takeu frota one of my cutomers, whose hair was changed as you see by or ES STRAIGHT, SOFT 4ND GLOSSY —PRODUCED BY THE USE OF— GHEVELINE, yuceisietsamied i ct or ota aa -veline is undoubtedly the greatest of ail hair preparations. Price $3. per outfit. : destroys the coloring matter and makes Bl h toe blackest skin at least three snades Mystic Face Bleach, iies2an Sh: . s for growing the hair. Price Medicated Hair-Grower, #. MME M C TURNER’S Real Human Hair Braids and Wigs made to order. (No Goods 0. O. D. 1518 Canal 8t., NEWLORLEANS, Lé Own Your Own Home. The only return for the rent you co-operative methods have been are paying is the roof over your used in Eagland, France and Ger- head. If you stop paying yourrent many for the past one hundred you lose your roof. years. Here isthe way. We will make The contract we meke with you ® contract with you that will soon is executed by the Trustee elected put you in possession of a homeof by yourself and other contract your own selection at a cost tovon holders. of only 88 BO per month and NO It not only enables you to own INTEREST. your own home in a short time, on We are not operating in the man- easy payments, bot it is also a re- ner of unsafe building and loan deemable cash investment, bearing associations, but work on a esfe, 5 per cent interest in case of your conservative, business basiz. Our death before it matures, ..Send Stamp For Plan.... American Home uying Co. 8-9-10 Lombard Building, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Nerve Fag. If You Waste Your NerveEnergy, After Awhile You Wiil Suffer For It. ‘You can waste nerve force by excess, over-work, worry, anxiety, ete. ‘You can weaken yourself by not eating proper food or securing sufficient rest te Fenew the nerve energy you use up, ‘The proper treatment, in addition to B00d phosphatic food, such as whole meal bread, prepared cereals, etc., is Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine, This ts as truly a brain and nerve food as any food you could eat, and be- sides, furnishes strength and tone of Ita ‘own, which goes to the weakened nerve systema, and sets it to rights, Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine ts a re- freshing, revitalizing tonle feod-medicine for the brain and nerves. It reconstructs worn-out nerve tissue, and fills your languid brain with new life and vigor. Dr. Miles’ Nervine has made so many marvelous cures, of people so sick the @octors thought they were incurable, that it 1s today the standard medicine in many thousands of American homes. The first bottle is guaranteed to help you, or druggist returns your money. “The extreme heat, close confinement and intense mental strain incident te fhe banking usiness, has caused’ ro fo" suitor wien nervousness. and. insgme i Weare pleasure to say" thn T have feed Dr Biles’ Werving. with Norv’ satistactors’ reules inv the: treats Tueat of these affections: Tam now an Ry (itth boitie, and eat and’ sloop wall in’ fact" have ‘almost forgotten that postess nerves L'BALEY, Asst ashier, State Bank, Texareatiay Are: Rashi, Sieie Ben Meares, ANC FREE Wo, t0 ws tor wre Trai Package of Dr. Miles? Anti+ Pain Pills, tie, New: Selcntiie Remetty for pain.” Also ‘Setantort Blank Oat Specialist will diagnose your case, tell You. what 9 weon aud now to sight ie Fen DR, MI CES MEDIATE eos Txborat one ei ParkéenersHiend vee Polish Oy stmt y 1B! 2 alesis AY UR aTIC gh \ Ne<= Ea Fy ee PEOPLE ope a THAN ALLOTHER’ {poiicdaar gine Comsinea: =| Mente ie aaa Onepousa Box 8% cts, at Druggists and ———— eT eS A new stock of staple goods, emoked meats, chickens. butter, eggs, fruite and vegetables, 638 Indiana avenue. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. C. HOWARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY,---Chicago, Il Office cf the A. C. Howard M’f'g. Co., Chicago, Ills, Laboratory of the A. C. Howard Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ills. Mr. A. ©. Howard, who personally conducted the Indianapolis display, was born of slave parents in Holms county, Mississippi; he has seen plantation service; he ts not ashamed of the fact that he has picked cotton, feeling that the knowledge will be an incentive to thos who may despair owing to lowly origin, and an example to those born untrammeled by fettering invironments, In his paper before the League Mr. Howard says that he was inspired to go into business by one of Mr. Washing- ton’e famous utterances which was in substance, find something the ‘people want and they will want you. At that time Mr. Howard was shining shoes for 8 living; he felt that if he could rake a better polish than what he was using [Gliese ee ‘The farm of Mr. 0. A. Webb was the. scone ot a very enjoyable affair last week. A handsome new residence has just been completed in which Mr. and Mrs. Webb and danghter entertained relatives from St. Paul and friends The place is ten miles ont, about thirty minutes ride on the Martinsville elec: tric line. Frait and vegetables are growing in abundance, After one year’s secret planning 8 000 Negroes, armed with the most modern implements of war fare, boldly assault- ed the capital of one of the largest Western states. All day long on August 81, September 1 and 2 the inboand trains brought car loads of the attack- ing troops from every section of the country. The men were so well drilled in the method of attack that no time was lost after getting off the train. Falling into line quitely and orderly the men marched tuward the objective —Tomlinson Hall—in the heart of the olty. No order was given to charge the hall. Like the Negro soldiers at San Jaan, Ki Caney and Las Qaasimns, the important moment had come for them to prove themselves as brave men, worthy representatives of a people's interest. And, like one man the entire army of 8,000 strong charged over the trenches of ingrown and deep seated Prejadice, over the heavy breast-works of modern business competition. Great exoltement reigned on the outside. The mob of ourious onlookers asked the ‘oause of the Negro demonstration. A brief pause and then the vapid fire guns of exacting argument cnt loose on the inside. For three days the battle raged. On September 2nd the cry of victory filled the hall, streets and city, and the world goon knew that another impor. tant victory had been scored by the fifth annual convention of the National ‘Negro Business League at Indianapolis, Indiana. Are youa merchant, manufacturer, banker, real estate broker, enterprising promoter? Have you interests in large corporations that desl with our people? Are you an insnrance president. secret order organizer? Are you & colored business man? If so, we want to fight your battles for you. We have the very latest methods of making your business grow. increasing your trade. showing you how to puts newly manufactared article on the market and make it sell, pointing ont to youthe newest and best ‘Way to increase the membership roll of Your secret order. explaining the one ‘and only succewsfal way of baying and ‘selling property, awaking and Inspiring continued interest i your new organ- ization or corporation In short, we show you how tosueceed. Tell us what your business is and we wili put it be- fore the people for you in such a way as tocompel sales. Get the habit to-day. ‘Don’t wait. Modern business methods A LS [hh w3 ee ee ES | my i q's — it Kr ie - oe ] a 4 ogee | Cn. ae oe peice an fe Cia eo i a, ho : ares : ges * | gi a ee ma fete Meh al Pee sere teh pe - P Z bin F FESS rea) nm Rm a PRES SSS ees Ti aN b Pee ae: am Se eer i ee TO ee ESOS AA ON AS { Pea VBS, BS aie ; Packing Room of the A. C, Howard M'f'g. Co , Chicago, Ills. GALE: POR a ro pS SHOE pn. > Hayter POLS LEADING STORES? Ske oo Sa is a fi asin S Sf evvereey Bere ee AE) 0 e7 it . en 8 : ee " oe coe PaaS N EE Sey a sR oe ta Store Rooms of the A. C, Howard M’f’g. Co., Chicago, Lls. he would have what the people wanted, He experimented, and with what suc- cess is now known. The firm's prep- arations have proven highly meritorious, thereby wining thelr way into popular favor, ‘The magnitude of the business repre: sented by Mr. Howard will be under- stood when it is known that 3,000 porters use the firm’s goods. Says he: “When we began business I bought $3.00 worth of tin boxes, I now buy from $350 to $500 lots.” Something like 500 gross of thelr polishes was sent to Mexico last month and recently 40,000 boxes were sent to New York. Goods are billed to the largest firms, such as H. H. Macy, Slegel, Cooper Co,, The Fair, Rothchilds, of Chicago, Jordan have clearly demonstraded the value of advertising. Sleep in business meaus the loss of opportunities, money and success. Write for our plans to-day, GARDNER BROS, 1607 Broadway, New York. Advertising Specialists. Advertising Managers Colored American Magazine, Voice of The Negro, MoGirt’s Magazine, Gard of Thanks, ‘Mrs, Eliza Torner and Mrs, Mary Soott and farhilies desire to thank their kind neighbors and many friends for the attention and sympathy shown them during the illness and death of thelr mother, Mrs. Delila Thrift. They also desire to thank the choir of Simp- son Chapel for kindness shown and ministering brethren, Revs. Heaton and Siseeli. Entertained at Breakfast. At the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. George Oabel, 411 North West street, on last Thureday week Mr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Mr. Emmett J. Scott, Rev. B. T. Watson, Roscoe C. Bruce and Hon. George L. Knox were highly entertained at a five course breakfast. MR STH JOHNSON rue 1 Mr. J. H. Johnson of Savannah, Ga., has made a great success in the under: taking business. His establishment fs complete, representing an investment of $10,000 or more. He is a self-made man, which fact he announces with Pardonable pride. Mr. Johnson is of the quiet, unobtrasive order with an air that marks the solid man of affaira In riding about the city, viewing its places of interest and beauty, he gave the well-known verdict that I®dian- apolis was in a class all to iteelf—a city without rival from the standpoint of beauty and grandeur. He thonght the annual meetings of the League helpfal Mr. Warren King of Cincinnati con- ducts # cate in the Cumberland Flats, one of the Emmory’s beantifal proper. ties. He is a caterer whose principal business is to supply the wants of the tenants. His business necessarily {s first class and one in which he takes Rreat pride, tis daughter, Miss Edna King, is a recent gradaate of a Chioago millinery school. She will open a mil- linery establishment. Marsh and R. H. White, of ‘Boston. These people are a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the goods. Machines are being built for filling tin boxes, and uleo for filling bottles with fluids which will greatly increase the present capacity of 50 gross per day. After having moved twice for want of buiness space the firm is again looking for still larger quarters. Mr. Howard is a business man with winning qualities. He is not afraid to chance his money with the rest of the business world. Under his management the wonderful success has been achiey- ed; he means to push the business until the Howard Manufacturing Company’s goods will be as familiar as household sword, J, HAZLEWOOD OF CHARLESTON, W. VA, J. N. Hazlewood, » prominent and worthy citizen of Charleston, W. Va., ‘was among the delegates to the League Convention. Mr. Hazlewood {s the publisher of the Charleston Advocate, &@ well conducted journal, under the editorship of J.C Gilmer, a bright young business man, who is making a success of the pubileation. Mr. Gilmer also attended the convention. ‘Mr. Hazlewood has the honor of be- ing the only colored member of the Board of Regents of the West Virginia Colored Institute, an institution sup- ported by State and Federal Govern- ments and by the Morrell fund to the extent of $5,000 annually. Mr. Hazlewood 1s the proprietor of three flourishing barber-shops, in his well written paper he gave excellent Advice to the barber that wishes to go the top. Speaking of his business he says: ‘My consumption of barber's supplies has become so great that the manufao turers rate me asa jobber, aud I have built up quite a neat business by carry- ing @ stock and selling to barbers through the State.” And, again, “The barber business, as you know, belonged almost exclusively to our race a few Years ago, bat, like ail other money making occupations, the white man has been attracted to it and is rapidly pass ing from our grasp. This is dae to the fact that our people have not kept pacs with tine times, bat are content with methods and custome of twenty-five yeara ago.” The Big Four Route. Having acquired trackage rights be. tween Carey and Toledo over the tracks of the Hocking Valiey E.R, will, on September 4, 1904, commence the opera tion of through train service between Cincinnati, Toledo and Detroit, via Michigan Central R. R. ‘Three daily trains each wav. Parlor cars, sleepers, dining cars. 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From Carlisle, Ind., comes the news that all the houses of Negroes, save one, have been wrecked because an alleged bad man by the name of Hammond resisted arrest. Indiana can truly be counted as one of the barbary States where the people seldom lose an opportunity to show that they do not take civilization seriously. The latent barbarism in the poor and ignorant whites of this State is not one whit less than that of Georgia or Mississippi. So long as this condition exists all money spent in sending missionaries to the heathen abroad is the worst kind of extravagance. But these people are at least half civilized. For the first offense of resisting arrest they did not burn the Negro at the stake. They only wanted to hang him in decent and respectable manner. Failing in this they were satisfied by inflicting the light punishment of driving all the peaceable Negroes out of town and demolishing their houses. In spite of all the humiliation that such demonstrations of race antipathy bring, it is with no small degree of satisfaction that we remind these alleged superior beings that the barbarism which they pretend to deplore residas within themsives. In Russia it is the Jew, and in America it is the Negro; but in either place it is the hunger of the dragon that must be satisfied. THE SIN OF ADAM. The Rey. Josephus Lee is to be tried because he has expressed some doubts on the doctrine of Infant Depravity. How long, oh, how long are we to continue the waste of time, of energy and opportunity on the merest shadow of the Christian religion? How long must the character of Christ stand unseen and His voice be unheard? We are not allowed long at a time to indulge the hope that we have outgrown these theological trivialities until just such things are thrust before us and we wake to the fact that we are still grovelling in the dust of superstition. Just why the theology should have so long continued to fight the harmless insect in the face of the fact that the wolf of cruelty and greed has always threatened the children of men, is one of the things that common sense fails to understand. And just so long as theology shall remain almost indifferent to these larger enemies of righteousness and at the same time continue to carve out man made doctrines, just so long will it be before we shall realize what His life was designed to teach. "Tis not by guilt on the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord we stay; Tis by our follies that soong We hold the earth from heaven away." HENRY WATTERSON Henry Watterson is probably the strongest and most vigorous editorial writer in America. Those who have heard his speeches declare him forceful and eloquent. But we do not believe a careful reading of his speech at the Democratic editors banquet in New York will add anything to his reputation as a brilliant man. His comparisons were not apt and his figures were clumsy. In speaking of Roosevelt he said: "I would not, for my part, utter an unkind or discourteous word. I admit that he is as sweet a gentleman as ever scutted a ship or cut a throat. Indeed, very much that kind of a gentleman; for, hoisting the black flag over the South, has he not scutted the ship of civil service reform and cut the throat of reciprocity?" We make no claim of ability to measure the fitness and proportion couched in fine rehetrical figures, and so we fail to discover either beauty or strength in this little extravaganza. To us it is but a clumsy attempt to appear dramatic and is unworthy of Mr. Watterson. The fact is that Mr. Watterson has joined hands with the other THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER leading Democrats in trying to win an election on imaginary issues. They are trying to excite fear where they feel none and his black flag is made use of only because it can be relied upon to stir the feelings of the ignorant and vicious. The Colorado Statesman reports that Randolph Miller, editor of the Ghattanooga Blade, while on his way to the Business Men's League stopped in Cincinnati and distributed some copies of his paper, the patent inside of which contained some items favorable to the Democratic party. For this he was severely beaten until rescued by the police. We have heard nothing of this, but if the report is true then these Negroes who were guilty of this outrage are just the proper subjects for the white caps of Mississippi. How can these men complain of their treatment in some parts of the South when they show themselves as no better than the worst white ruffian to be found anywhere? They complain of injustice only where they are too weak to inflict it on others. They have not yet learned that no man deserves a right so long as he is unwilling to accord an equal right to another. Such men are a disgrace to the Republicanism they think they are serving. Thomas E. Watson, Populist candidate for president, in his speech at Atlanta, Ga., said: "What a blessed thing it is for Democratic leaders that they always have the black man to fall back on. For thirty years they have been doing business on him and to-day he is their only stock in trade. In 1872 they pledged themselves to equality regardless of race and color, and in 1876 they pledged their devotion to the three war amendments to the constitution; and, in 1884, 1888 and 1892, they opposed any reopening of the issues settled by these amendments." He directed several well pointed questions to Parker as to what he (Parker) regards as the proper treatment for the black man. Of course Mr. Parker is in no hurry to answer such questions as they are sure to have a double effect. The confused condition of Democracy is something amusing. Charles W. Thomas, a well-known Republican, sets forth in the current number of the North American Review his reasons for believing that the Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, and the second and third sections of the Fourteenth Amendment should be abrogated. Instead of these he would have a Sixteenth Amendment providing that Representatives in Congress shall be apportioned among the several States according to the male inhabitants of the age of twenty-one years and over, being citizens of the United States, who are permitted by the law in the States respectively to vote for the choice of electors for President and Vice-president and for Representatives in Congress. The only difference between this and what we have now is that instead of providing a penalty for narrowing the franchise, it would offer an incentive to extend it. Bandits held up a train and robbed the express car on the Canadian Pacific on the 11th inst., but they only got $11,000. When one considers the very polite way in which the job was done it is half regretted that they got so little out of it. But they will be punished if they are caught. The hold-up business never was very popular in the West. The thing is done in the ideal way in the East. There whole roads and cities are held up, but in such a charming way that those who do it are called financiers. These bandits of the Northwest should change their system of doing business so as to eliminate danger and disgrace and also increase their "earnings" to millions instead of thousands. "A White Man Somewhere in the South" is the signature to a long letter in the Springfield Republican. It deserves to be widely read. It lays the alleged race question of the South open to the light. It repeats what has been told many times, viz., that the only social equality which threatens the South is that which is constantly kept np by the white men. If half that is said in this letter be true, the largest thing in America is the hypocrisy of the South. In giving this letter of nearly two columns in length to the Springfield Republican will secure for it the publicity it deserves. It contains points that are surprising and shocking. The Methodist church of Statesboro, Ga., has asked every participant in the lynching of Reed and Cato, last month, to resign membership in the church "unless a public confession of wrong be made with expression of penitence and contrition." This church is becoming quite exacting in its old days. It is growing fastidious indeed. The idea of Southern gentlemen not being allowed to burn a few Negroes without being compelled to apologize to the church of which they are members! It has not been the custom of the church to interfere with the cussedness of its members and the action of this one will no doubt create surprise. Now lis it not about time to stop this "Before Day" nonsense? It is to be seriously doubted that there was ever such a club or organization? It serves the good purpose of furnishing an excuse for the arrest of Negroes whom there may be a desire to get rid of, but against whom no charge can be brought. Hence we are having frequent discoveries of "Before Day Clubs" at various points in the South. Our acquaintance with such stories makes it necessary to add to each of them a very large lump of salt. St. Louis is to have a congress under the name of the St. Vincent de Paul society. It will be international in its scope and will have but one subject, viz., 'Poverty and How Best to Relieve It.' It is to be hoped that those who constitute this congress can be led to see the real causes of poverty in order that they may treat it fundamentally instead of doctoring its symptoms. Those who are the real cause of poverty are, as has been said, willing to do anything for the poor except to get off their backs. President Roosevelt's letter of acceptance sets forth the Republican position in its strongest light. A Democracy so greatly divided is easily attacked and he has made the most of the advantage. His letter is strong and to the point and it will require some very fine maneuvering on the part of Mr. Parker and his advisers to counteract the effect of it. "There was never a time when a change of administration would be of so litt e danger to business interests as now," said Mr. Watterson. And he might have added and never a time when such a change promised so little to the masses of the people. The Democratic position is very much like the old deacon's opinion of the trial sermon. It is "powerful weak." J, N, VANDERVALL, J. N. Vandervall of East Orange, N. J., who attended the recent convention of the National Negro Business Men's League, is a successful business man of East Orange, N. J. He is the proprietor of the Essex Steam Carpet Cleaning Go. The machinery of the establishment is Mr. Vandervall's own Invention. In speaking of the carpet cleansing business he says that, that industry belonged to colored men but they have not taken advantage of their opportunities by introducing machinery by which the work could be greatly facilitated. White men have put capital into the industry and made it a business rather than a manual occupation. Mr. Vandervall is willing to correspond with any one who may think of introducing machinery and the more modern methods in their work. CELEBRATED WATERING PLACE Thieves Visit French Lick Springs for the First Time—Personal. French Lick, Ind., Special.—Miss Mattie Williams has returned from Louisville, Ky.—Mrs. E. A. Grimes of Indianapo is, Ind., is visiting Mrs. Zara Scott.—For the first time on record thieves have visited French Lick. A small show reached here a few days ago, and while villagers were at the performance the residence of Watts McNary was entered and several articles of clothing, eight dollars and the watch dog were taken.—Mrs. R. A. Schaefer has returned from Adrian, Mich.—Miss Saloma Worthington has returned to Louisville, Ky.—E. I. Masterson and Tom Tate spent three days here.—Miss Virgle Levels has gone to Louisville, Ky.—Mrs. Carrie Fields has gone to Frankfort, Ky., for a few days.—George Smith, Arthur Miller, Charles Morgan and Will Cannon have returned from Louisville.—Scott Walker, who has been the guest of Erbin Slye for several days has returned to St. Paul. Mr. Walker is proprietor of the Scott S. Walker Buffet of that city.—An auto party, consisting of Wm. Foster, Wm. Levels, Rob. Coie and John Thomas, let her at 10 p. m. Friday. Mr. Cole is with the Louisville Motor Vehicle Co., and a chefeur of experience, having covered extensive territory in the States. The party reports fine moonlight night and delightful trip. The party reached Louisville at 8:45 a. m. Saturday.—Will Martin has returned from Atlantic City, N. J.—Misses Vila Harris and Nannie Turpin passed through French Lick, last Monday, en route from New York to St. Louis. Patronize our advertisers. Young Men's Meeting. Springfield, Mass., Special.—The young men's meeting at the First Baptist church convened at 6:30 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 11, and in every way proved instructive. The Sunday-school invites the attention of every young man in the city.—The editorial in the Springfield Republican on the "Political Status of the Negro in the South" is a truthful statement as well as an admission that our condition there is not unknown to the whites North. The disadvantages under which the Negro labors in the South presents a problem for the Negro in the North.—Rev. Amergia of the First Baptist church offered a prayer which it is hoped, will be heard, that all people some day may [Name] EDWARD PERKINS, Indianapolis, Ind. EDWARD PERKINS, Indianapolis, Ind. be free.—B. F. Henderson, one of our most thrifty citizens, now employed as steward of the Country Club, predicts a bright future for those of our race that will speedily learn to read colored papers as, he says, it will inform them about the race and at the same time contribute something to our educational enterprises.—The Young Men's Club held a business meeting a few days ago and some fine speeches were delivered. —Those desiring to take The Freeman may do so by subscribing direct from the office or see the agent, W. J. Carter, 23 Bliss street. Scentillations. BY O E DUNCAN Bravo! Excelsior! The unions must go. What has become of Gilbert Perez? The days of the ice man are numbered. Tell me what you are busy about and I will tell you what you are — Goethe. Rise early and watch the golden rays of sunlight play on the leaves of beautiful trees. New York is sure of one base ball pennant and a winning presidential candidate this year. "As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined" and likewise as the child is trained the man is inclined. THE BEAUTY Man can sometimes in PARKS. picture Nature as it Man can sometimes picture Nature as it really is. While cont wandering once, for some cool, shady spot, I suddenly spied a beautiful space of trees. They were green and shady, their boughs bowed welcome and as the day was quite sultry, I entered this enclosure and found myself in the midst of a beautiful place of recreation, retreat, repose. And these artificial embodiments of Nature are such excellent places for thought and study. I thought of the great trees that were waving welcome, of how carefully man had prepared these beautiful snake shaped walks and pretty meandering drives. As I went further I saw pretty stone bridges thrown across rippling brooklets and creeks, and among the dense green foliage of trees. Scattered over this space of over a mile square, were small settees under shrubbery brush and among richly designed beds of the canna. The grass mowed so smoothly over the entire space—one can only tell the richness of Nature's carpet, after spending weeks walking over rough stone and cement walks to spend an hour walking through one of these lovely reservations on Nature's rich green carpet. In hardness, how soft; in 'beauty, how exquisite; in color, how beautiful; in actuality, how real Such a blending of color and rapture no artist, how perfect or correct, could ever paint its model. And this is the picture of Nature in a beautiful city park. 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NEGRO WOMAN NOW LAWYER IN KENTUCKY. Mrs S. J. S. White of Louisville First on Record to be Admitted to Lexington, Ky. Special—For the first time in the history of Kentucky a colored woman has been admitted as a member of the bar and licensed to practice law in this county. She was examined before the Circuit Court and passed. She is Mrs. S J. S White of Louisville. WILL PAINT NO MORE, Report of a Fortune of $50,000 for Him Halts the Brush. Berkwil, Pa.—"You may have my day's pay, and you may have my month's pay, for I am now a rich man," joyfully said Noah Arnold, a Negro painter employed at the car-workers here to his partner, after receiving a letter from a Toledo, Ohio lawyer informing him that he had inherited a fortune. Arnold has been working here for some time, but upon receiving the good P the State Bar. choose from. Is's Tailoring Co. Mical Tailors to the Trade. Letters for World's Fair Trade. —Call and see us. S. Q. CLARK, Prop. Market Street, St. Louis, Mo. 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THE STAGE. By "WOODBINE." Lew Payton sends best regards to all friends. Henry Lane will please come, or wire home at once, his mother is seriously ill. Homer Butler, wife and son, have joined Al Martin's U. T. C. Co. The Misses Dimpfer and Carson closing. "Ant Dinah." The company sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Eugene Clark writes.—I have just returned home from an engagement with the 22nd Military band, and have now contracted for two more weeks with the Kurkamp Military band as vaudeville attraction have Joe Jordan, of the Kersands Co., sends regards to Williams and Stevens of the Hottest Coon in Dixie Co., and all of the profession. Lloyd Cooper sends regards to John E. Jackson, James P. Jones, Henderson Smith, Sam Burns and G. W. Houseley and wife, wishing all success. J. L. Johnson, the clever singing comedian of the Nightingale Quartet, is now working at the Bohemia Buffet Chicago, with Fred Berry and Al Brown as accompanist. Pearl Moppin, trombonist, will feature this season, "Only a dream of that beautiful city." She has ordered another herd of "white flying hoops." She now has an army of them. The McCarrers, Billie and Sadie, are playing Goldsmith circuit and are doing fine, big hit at the Star, Portland, Ore. last week. Regards to all friends. Crystal theater, Seattle, Wash. week of 12 and 19. Miss Jennie Scheper, the clever singing and dancing soubrette who has been in Europe for the past four years, is now meeting with great success in Moscow, Russia, where she is working alone in vaudeville. George Williams, the turtle boy, under the management of Hugh Hancock and John Batchman, was the leading feature at the Industrial Carnival last week. Warren Brown, an Indianapolis boy, is also connected with the company. Wm. Pennell, buck and wing dancer with old Kentucky Co., was in the city last week. He sends regards to Dude Kelley, Clarence and Bowens, would like to hear from Tinnie Gilliam and Pauline Cottrell. Will be in Louisville, Ky. the week of the 25. Regards to all friends. Notes from Lewis' Big Minstrel headed by Williams and Beecham. We are now in the East and showing to crowded houses every night. Williams is pleasing, Beecham is succeeding. All send regards to friends. We had the pleasure of meeting Black Patti at Buffalo and shaking glad hands with our friends John Rucker and James Crosby. All are well, and making good as usual. Lew Janes and Perry Black have joined hands and will be known hereafter as Black and Janes. They are now touring the South with the New Orleans Minstrels. Lew Janes was married Sept. 1 to a beautiful soubrette, Maggie Rookman. The marriage was a great surprise to all who knew Lew. He sends regards to Williams and Stevens and all who know him. Address him care The Freeman. Notes from Billy Arnte with Milligan Carnival Co.—I am in Washington, D. C., singing. "Save your money for the winter am coming on." Miss Clara Griffin and Billy Arnte were highly entertained last evening by Harrison Seward and other friends. Mance McDaniel is leaving the house in uproars with his laughable act THE FREEMAM POST OFFICE. LADIES LIST. Bacon, Robirda 2 Bacon, Miss Pauline 2 Clark, Mrs Lain 2 Gary, Lilliam 2 Hillard, Mrs Susan 2 Jones, Mrs D B Jones, Mrs Ivy A GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Armstrong, 1 Baccham, Chas 2 Beece, Cus 2 Caster, Frank 2 Cooper, S 2 Cissie and Mines 2 Elliot and Howell 2 Elliot, George, J E George, J E Good, W T 2 Hunt, W H 2 Howard, E L 2 Johnson and Johnson 2 Johnson, Cus P Logan, Laura 2 McCurdy, Mrs Ger 2 Maude, Morta 2 Taylor, Mrs Carrie 2 Wills, Mrs Bessie Kraton, Harvey 2 LaShe, Herbert 2 Lucas, Sam 2 Lucas, Mt. A A Muston, St. A A McCamon, J H McDonnell, J I Pittman, James 2 Sailor, Sailor 2 Snailers, Fred H Shaw and Clifton 2 Tibbs, Sol 2 The Fosters 2 Watson, Dr S J Williams, H L Waethery, Joe 2 ROUTE A Rabbit Foot Co. *R*-Rockdale, Tex., Sept. 19; Taylor, 21; Maracos, 21; San Antonio, 22; Austin, 23; Brenham, 24; Houston, 26; Gauss, 27; Baumont, 28. George Instrels, *Hallettsville*, Tex., Sept. 28; Houston, 29; Houston, 29; Squire Lake, 29; Baumont, 30; Nashville, 31. Mahana Operatic Minstrels, *Osage*, Ia, Sept. 19; Northwood, 29; Dumont, 22; Ft. Dodge, 24. P.G. Lowery 4 Pavs and Sells' Bros. Cress. — Linville, Ky., Sept. 19; Lexington, 20; Brighton, 21; Paris, 29; Frankfort, 3; Suebiel, 31. A.I. Holman's Students Enroute. — Martinsburg, W. Va., Sept. 19; Cumberland, Md., 20; Myersdale, aa, 21; Sousercet, 28; Unionville, 29. Wang Doodle Comedy 4. — Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 19. P.25 Brenx Bros, Carolinians,—Alexandria, Min Sept. 21 to 24. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER "Ant Dinah." The company sends regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Eugene Clark writes. I have just returned home from an engagement with the 22nd Military band, and have now contracted for two more weeks with the Kurkamp Military band as vaudeville attraction having eight performers. I am also proud to say that I have never yet failed to bring the house with my tambourine solos which which are a feature. Regards to all performers. Would like to hear from John Ed Green. Billy Miller, of the Star Theater, Portland, Ore., writes.—I am now in Golden California playing the 3 L's circuit with much success. I have only lost two weeks since May. This is a fine country here and all the colored actors, so far, have made good here. I go to Portland, Ore. Sept. 12 to open on the Goldsmith circuit for 10 weeks. Regards to all friends in and out of the profession. I will be East in May or June. A. A. Copeland writes.—I am now with the Dr. Paul Quaker show. Our business is forever lasting. We show to from 500 to 3,000 people nightly carrying band orchestra and comedians. We change our program nightly. Mr. Trusty proves to be a first class stage manager, and the show he puts together are enclosed nightly. The band holds the people spell bound. Woods solos are enclosed frantically. J. J. Smith does not play the cornet now but is playing a trumpet. The orchestra is far above the average. Mr. Bostick is very young as an orchestra leader yet he has proven to the profession to be very capable. He directs his orchestra in a most graceful manner. Regards to all friends. Napoleon Johnson writes from the Georgia Minstrels.—"Name chasers foiled" in those three words it fully demonstrates the condition of the Georgias this season. The name chasers of whom I speak are of the first class or people who attend a play because some noted person is in the title role and the second class are the ones who attend for the sake of the play alone hence our success this season. In regards to scenery, costumes, mechanical effects as our first part, which represents the 9th Cavalry in Manilla, takes the people off their feet. We make a hit with the audiences from the start and when curtain goes up on our scene representing the pike at the World's Fair and with all in special costumes, scenery and different electrical effects we go way from anything ever attempted in minstrelsy. With Clarence Powell as Jim Jackson, the man with money, makes one of the funniest after pieces ever witnessed. Old William Tell sends rgards to Stradela Pittman and Music Spiller. The Toney Trio of acrobats are still one of the features of the olio. They can be found at the opera house daily practicing, and every now and then they spring a new trick. They say, "Hello Zanesville." Napoleon Black says, "Hello Bobby Kemp." Notes from Billy Kersands Minstrels — The managers of the opera houses in Little Rock and Hot Springs claim that we have broken all previous records in their houses. The two stands reaching a trifle over $16,000 for two days. We also had the pleasure of meeting some very distinguished and prominent professional people in Hot Springs that gave us the highest praise for carrying a show that was a credit to our race, as it was clean, neat and talented throughout; having the best of everything. We pretend to carry the best acts, the best singing, the best musicians of any colored organization on the road, of its kind. The show pleased easily in Hot Springs and Mr. James Lacy was complimented by some of the most able musicians as having the most select band ever put together for a minstrel. The most astounding and perplexing thought is how can such musicians of rare ability be induced to travel, there being so many big military bands in existence that need every musician. Mr. Lacy claims that he likes good company as well as the concert bands, and must have them as long as he is in the business. Jake Smith, the boy basso profundo, is making a phenomenal hit this season singing. Moore, the great magician, is a perfect wonder. Mr. and Mrs. Kersands were the recipients of a large cake at Little Rock, Ark. after the show by an esteemed friend and performer of long acquaintance, (ofay). Daily the Kersands are meeting nearly as many friends among the ofays as colored, and they really appreciate the courtesies extended them at the hands of both races. Regards to all friends of the R. and P. Co. MR. RUSSELL'S COMIC BOOK "Comic Poems on Colored Actors" is a pamphlet book recently published by Syvester Russell. Comic poems of many prominent actors, including Bob Cole, Billy Johnsen, Rosamond Johnson, Jas. W. Johnson; Bert Williams, George Walker, Irving Jones, Ernest Hogan, Marsh Craig, Billy Yeager, Black Patti, Cordella Mc Clain, Mattie Wilkes, Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Will Marlon Cook are among the professional people who have been saturated with humor. The books will retail at 20 cents or ten books for a dollar, by money order only, made out and addressed to Sylvester Russell, Orange, N. J. All orders will be promptly filled. See display advertisement. AT THE EMPIRE. Have you been to the Empire Theater to see Fred Irwin's big show? Don't miss it. It's the best I ever saw, and say: talk about fencing, marching and drilling, why that Austrian Troupe of seven girls simply hypnotized me. I really did not think women capable of working as they do, why, I was inclining to stand up and shout "Bravo" instead of giving the usual applause with my hands. I have been informed that Fred Irwin made a tour of Europe last summer and that he brought these people back to America with him. Between you and me, it would be an excellent idea for other managers to make the trip and follow Mr. Irwin's example. In addition to this Austrian Troupe there is the Messenger Boy Trio, Wilson and Sorg. George Klein, Rho da Bernard, Jessie Moore, Maggie Bennet, the Three Sisters Dale and a chorus of 25 pretty and attractive girls. There is no denying that it is one of the largest and best companies that I have ever seen at the Empire. Now don't fall to see this show and when you meet me again, you will thank me for my advice. This conversation will be heard and participated in all over Indianapolis next week when Fred Irwin's Big show will be the attraction at the Empire. THE BLACK PATTI SHOW. THE BLACK PATTI SHOW. BY SYLVESTER RUSSELL Albany, N. Y., Aug. 16.—Black Pattie and her opera, comedy and vaudeville combination company, opened its annual three days visit at Harmanus Bleecker Hall, on the 15 inst. "Looney Dreamland" a musical comedy in one act by Robert Cole, was the skit that served to introduce the strongest set of colored comedians ever brought together in one performance. Bob Cole, in fitting out the company, has excelled his former efforts in giving a higher grade of comedy than has been heretofore accorded to life at Coney Island. "Dream land" is a dream, and a highly legitimate one, if we must not consider it a second cousin to a circus. Excusing the farcical side of Negro life in exchange for the horseplay of white actors, he can be credited with having presented a musical Negro comedy quite as genuine as white comedians of the same class. In connecting the two heavy links of a very nonsensical story; the tale of an automobile coming at full speed with a little baby in it is a very thin thread; a comedy reduction which serves to re-introduce John Rucker of. Alabama, as a comedy blossom. It is fortunate to say that he performed in the comedy very legitimately for a minstrel man whose very heart yearned for a few words across the footlights. Rucker shows that he can play a good minstrel-comedy part. His mouth is quite large but he has no special magnetism excepting that and a good voice. Anthony Byrd as Dinah Jones, John Rucker's wife, has succeeded at last in attracting attention both in dress and naturalness. He has even gone to powdering his face. Now isn't that killing? James Crosby, who owes a debt of gratitude to the management for renewing his contract, played an overgrown boys part in capitol style. His later appearance as a Shanghai rooster with wings and feathers was a special novelty in Negro comedy quite hard to surpass. If Crosby only could have enough natural instinct to know that all roosters should crow. Charles Bongia played an organ grinder and his Italian dialect was very good. Mattie Phillipps sang and danced well, as of yore, and ida Forcen as a Kaffir queen, dressed in a shade of green, sang and danced "Maid of Timbuco" quite as fascinatingly as ever. Jas. Worles sang "Dollie" a pretty love song, and the superior quality of his voice, which he is saving for his' older age, was just audible, that all, but received a heavy hand. Bobby Kemp sang "Lazy Moon" a serenade, with a great artistic finish, and the grouping of the chorus, in this as in every other number, was healthful perfection. W. H. Stewart played monkey, talented Will Cooke played tramp, and Harry Reed policeman. All these things belong to the Cole lobster sauce of coon comedy. The comedy commences with Harry Von Tilzer's song "All abroad for Dreamland" Crosby sings "When the coons have a dreamland of their own", but the most interesting chorus feature of all "Big Indian Chief" the first original development of Indian song music, not in rag-time, by Cole and Rosamond Johnson. Negro actors make elegant looking Indians, so everything in that line was perfection. Everything in "Dreamland" is perfect. The oloi is much stronger than ever before. The Johnsons, William and Estelle, give a neat sketch. Mr. Johnson uses a few of the original Billy Johnson's steps and also dresses in the same style. His rag-time songs were sung a trifle slow and dreary; these with the efforts of his wife's assist- ances were nevertheless received with much applause. Ver Valin and Gray, instrumentalists, played "Blue Bell" and other popular sons on instruments, their cornet duet pleasing greatly. Black Patti who has taken off weight and thereby added youthfulness, appeared and sang a cavatina so full of thrills and shakes as to render only the most exacting technical skill invaluable to perfection. Her voice is better than last season and in view of new contestants, she is showing us what she really can do in sustaining the reputation of being the greatest female singer of her race. She was attired in a very handsome well fitted white satin embroidered with Irish pointed lace and beaded spangles, and wore her favorite large diamond brooch. For encores she sang, "You can pick plums from my plum tree" and "Swanee River" with invisible chorus. "Plantation Pastimes" was another very appropriate number. Cotton picking, singing and dancing predominated. Ida Forcen, the greatest dancer of her race, again showed us all that she cannot be excelled by any dancer of the same style in America. Christian and Reed, expert skaters, gave a true exhibition of art, the former in his skill of skating between a set of electric lights on toe wheels and the latter for simply killing time. What will the McCarvers say when they hear that their former partner Harry Reed has another very easy job? Harry Kraton, hoop controller, dressed in white duck pants and white shoes and with a plum colored shirt, and a high collar to catch the sweat, with nice hair parted near the middle, the partly self-estimated boy wonder controlled hoops carelessly enough to convince the average novices that he is perfection unsophisticated. But art will grow with age and then he will be a wonder. Last and least of the olio came John Rucker, all blossomed in a new suit of wide white pants and a white lace raglan cut short at the thighs and made to wear without starch and without the expense of a laundry bill. He was in his glory. An opportunity to be able to talk to the people without being shut up in the atmosphere of a selfish stingy legitimate comedy nearly set him crazy. A very good bunch of talk that was not tedious proved it was not dangerous after all to turn him loose; and then he sang "Glory hallalujah," a typical rag and came back often enough to frost on the fourth encore. The newly selected scenes of opera seems to have surpassed anything presented within the past five years. The opening chorus from Orpheus was all that could be desired. "Say to Him," from "Grand Dutchess" was a sweet serenade sung by Black Patti. Crosby and Reed showed off the possibilities of opera-buffe distinction by one good scene in that direction. Guillame Bell, new comer, with a deep resonant voice sang from "Blue Beard" charmingly. "Roses Honeymoon" by John W. Bratton and "To Arms" from "Orpheus" two concerted numbers closed the performance. Mme. Sissleretta Jones in these two latter scenes wore a pale blue silk dress of starling beauty, without diamonds. Her obligato airs in these final scenes blended harmoniously with a chorus that was well balanced. All her high and higher notes were heard distinctly above both chorus and orchestra just as they should be and reflected great credit upon Trevor L. Corwell a very promising young conductor indeed. The Bleecker Hall orchestra is much better this season with the single exception of a violinist that wants to run ahead of everything and possibly ahead of Manager H. R. Jacobs. The aristocracy turned out each night and filled several of the best boxes and some of the elite of the colored race of Albany sat in the most desirable orchestra seats unnoticed. If this is the case in Albany there would be no objections in New York or anywhere else in the North except the managers, themselves, draw the line. This show could easily run on Broadway in New York. It is the best company Voeckel and Nolan ever had, and may not be excelled by any of the all-comedy companies this season. DR. ATTAWAY IN JORDON'S MOUTH Dr. L. G. Jordan's Bird's-Eye View on Africa, the "Fatherland." Sir:—Allow me space in your valuable columns to voice my sentiments o neering the article that appeared in your paper by your special staff correspondent, entitled "Eye on Africa." Dr. Jordan is not the first among Mother Africa's sons that have gone to view her in her ancient education and civilization, which mean nothing more than witchcraft, superstition and barbarism. But many have gone and returned, bringing to her sons and daughters whatever fragments they either seen or heard. Dr. Jordan, on learning that the work has been more than often interrupted through the misunderstanding of the government authorities concerning the Baptist Church among the natives of Africa, which church was never mentioned by our European missionaries; for this and many other reasons the Doctor crossed the Atlantic waters, through the will of whose cause he undertook the voyage he safely landed in his continent. It is not meet for anyone to relate his battles, but he who desires to know may go and inquire. But this is true, and that is a coward has no place to put his foot in that continent. Our opponents, who are landing by hundreds, rushing for the gold and diamond fields as chickens on wheat and oats. Yes, even more fierce, for many of them being bm either in cellars or some corner where no freedom could be had, taken from such a state and carried to Africa, where they arrive as citizens, the "Great Would like to hear from you at once. Please communicate care of Room 402 3 Garden City Block, Randolph St and 5th Ave. Chicago. W. B. TAYLOR Wanted Colored Singers, Dancers and Cake Walkers, ladies and gentlemen, that's all. Address LEW PEYTON, Al. W. Martin's Eastern Uncle Tom's Cabin Co., care of The Freeman. CHEEK & ISABELLE CHEEK & ISABELLE Open all Night. Electrically lighted throughout. First-class Pool Rooms. Roof and Palm Gardens. Steam-heated Apartments. 2135 Market St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Lord" gets some work in the gold mine to be an overseer over the natives, earning £1 10, or 30 shillings ($7 50) a day while the men who ually do the work (the natives) £1 5 ($5) a week. What is the overseer's real work? one may desire to know. Well, sir, that would be good to know; he has to afflict ourses, and if there be any weaker ones he might, when the big boss passes by, suddenly attack him, and as the big boss may inquire, why the great man prominently answers, as his inferior cannot express himself, who, even when he could, the big boss would not listen to, but to the boss. It is not meet for any who may have the full welfare of the African and the Europeans to expound such fear, many cowards may deem it unworthy to regard Africa the Ethiopian's soil, the Negro's continent and the sableman's native land The white man calls England home, the Italian calls Italy home, even the Jew, although he might in high honor or in degradation he calls Jerusalem home Therefore it is right for the sableman to have his original home, and this is Africa. America is the red man's continent, the English claim it for their forefather's bodies that lie under this soil, likewise the African claim the area where a sableman lie in rest in the same continent. The Doctor crossed the sea to hold up the banner of salvation, this he did. Aside of what Dr. Jordan has accomplished there is seemingly nothing so consolling as his bird eyes view of our Fatherland as the sign of love to his fellowman. He did not come alone as many do but he carried a number of his brothers to this country of modern civilization; not only that his mind is very deeply interested to the building of the new walls of his Fatherland It is most amazing that he should mention the name of Dr. A. H Attaway of whom so little or nothing is ever heard from the many prominent men or men of honor who have actually lived side by side with Dr. Attaway, seeing him striving hard physically and mentally, and undoubtedly telling all his daily cogitations to them Dr. Attaway left this country as a missionary, not as a bishop or an A M., but as a simple missionary, neither does he ever exercise masterhood or such great "I" but he is simple Through this reason his name becomes sweet to many that know him personally. He is thought of highly by his native country men. Among many wonders of the twenteth century is the unwritten history of Dr. Attaway. Success in so much as that he has today bought the land where he means to start his work. This will be the first work of this kind from the Cape of Good Hope to Rhodesia, there is no industrial school for the natives; this is what the Doctor saw, we hope for him a success. Then, sooner or later shall the sun rise in Africa as in the states, while the rays from our shining sun over Tuskegee will reach over even the more brotherhood will exist between Ethiopian, then rightly said Zephaniah: "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my supplicants, even the daughter of my dispersed shall bring mine offering," and then Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. AFRICAN. YOUNG CORBETT HAS AN IDEA According to the New York Telegraph, Young Corbett has conceived the bright idea of organizing an all-star pugilistic theatrical company. Corbett said at Saratoga the other day that if one boxer could give a show, half a dozen champions, past and present, ought to guarantee capacity business. "Fitz, of course, would be leading old man," said Young Corbett, "while Jim Corbett would be the handsome hero Jeff would be the stern father, and Sharkey the designing villian. Kid McCoy would come in as assistant bad man, and Bob Armstrong and Jack Johnson could figure as the ebony slashers. "The leading juvenile would suit Jack O'Brien very nicely, while Kid Broad and Dave Sullivan would furnish excellent low comedy. I would have fights in every act, not at all serious, of course, for we would have to burlesque some of the boxing. "I like the idea, and think there is a load of money in it. The main trouble would be that each of the fighters would ask for a million a minute to show his ugly mug before the footlights. Unless your average pugilist can get at least a thousand dollars for making a move he doesn't want to work. A. B. C. Colored Singers, Dancers and Cake Walkers, ladies and gentlemen, that's all. I. W. Martin's Eastern Uncle eeman. COMING SOON TO YOUR CITY A Rabbit's Foot Comedy The only genuine Negro show on the road owned and managed by Negroes exclusive. See the biggest free street parade travelling. P. S.-Can always place Good performers and musicians both male and female PAT CHAPPELL, Owner and Mgr. as per route. Why drudge your life out in kitchen or over wash-tub when you can learn a paying profession by mail in eight to twelve weeks. Particulars for stamp. LEIGHTON-MAURICE INSTITUTE, Madison, Wisconsin. "However, if this bunch of actors would get together, as I suggest, there would be some easy gold for them all. What a scream it would be to have Fitz plead for the daughter's hand from the haughty Jeff and, being refused, hand out a sanyo left to the solar. Jeff of course, would have to be the surprise of the piece, and despite his gray wig turn in and wallop all hands at every opportunity." Jefferles must think that his easy win over Munroe has hurt his reputation. The big fellow said after the fight that he was ashamed of himself for having trained hard for the miner. Now he has come out with a challenge to fight any three men that may be selected, promising to take them on for ten rounds aplce in the same ring. It is unlikely that the challenge will be taken up, for none of the heavy weights now in the business would stand much of a chance with Jeff, with the big fellow beat on knocking them out quickly. At that the plan is not so wild as it might appear. It is conceded that no man could beat him, and the only way the champion can get a good test is by some such plan as this. If it should be brought off, and Jeffries should beat three men in one night, he could retire from the ring with no one disputing his right to be called the greatest fighter that ever placed his hands in a pair of gles. Earl Kiser now holds the world's automobile championship for one mile, having broken the record Aug. 22 at Cleveland. Island University, of New Orleans, has schedules with Straight, New Orleans and Southern Universities. Tuskegee has a great foot ball squad, most of last year's champion team are back. Jack Munroe was able to leave San Francisco six days after the quarrel. Jimmy Gardner and Joe Gans will not fight. Where is Hatchet, Tuskegee's great pitcher? THE GOLDEN GRAIN BY SYLVESTER RUSSELL. The golden grain of yello w corn! The harvest is past, the year is gone. The golden grain will come again, But farmers must toll and clouds must rain. The golden grain—the seed of life Is relative soil of earthly strife. The golden grain that man doth so w, Is multiplication here below. One Fare Plus $1.00 to Baltimore, Md., and Return via Big Four Route. On account of the National Convention of Eagles tickets will be sold Sept 9th and 10th, 1904, good returning until September 19th with privilege of extension to September 25, 1904, under certain conditions. For full information and particulars as to rates, tickets limits, etc, call on agents "Big Four Route" or address Warren J. 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Enrollment of students for the last year was 47,747, from 22 states and Central America. The location is one of the most desirable in the South and offers access and beautiful buildings are steam heated and electric lighted. Self help offered to students in departments. Fall term opens Sept. 27, 1994. Expenses for Board, fuel, light, furnished rooms $8.84 a month. For further information, catalogue, etc., write the president, R. W. McDranahan, d. D., Knoxville, Teen. Morristown Normal and Industrial College MORRISTOWN, TENN: Beautiful for situation, climate unequaled, handome building well furnished. Every modern convenience in able and experienced faculty. Through and efficient work done in all department ts. Good positions guaranteed to those taking the curse in Domestic economy. Board, $6 00 per month. Fall Term opens Sept. 15, 1904. For further Address the Fresh LINCOLN INST LINCOLN INSTITUTE, JEFFERSON CITY, MO. THE HOSPITAL Missouri State School for Colored Youth. Benjamin Franklin Allen, A. M., LL. D., President. DEPARTMENTS.—College, Normal, Preparatory, Industrial, Domestic. COURSES—Classical. College Preparatory, Normal, Sub Normal, Model Training School, Music (instrumental, vocal), Drawing (fine arts and mechanical). Carpentry, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Machinery, Shoemaking, Farming and Gardening, Printing, Typewriting, Sewing, Cooking, Laundering. ADVANTAGE AN PAGES—Good Location, Free Tuition, New Dormitories with Modern Improvements, Buildings Heated by Steam. Diplomas are licenses to teach in any public school in the State. A few worthy students will be assisted. SUMMER SESSION.—The second annual session of the Summer School at Lincoln Institute will begin on Monday, June 29th, and continue seven weeks. FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION AT INDIANAPOLIS LAST WEEK. GREAT INTEREST THROUGHOUT Booker T. Washington Again Dem- onstrates His Hold On Popular Affections. The city of Indianapolis was honored last week by the presence of hundreds of Negro business men, representative race men in the fullest sense, who met as the fifth annual convention of the National Negro Business Men's League. Negroes of prominence, wealth and position from all parts of the country came as delegates and visitors, contributing in every way toward bringing about the great success. The body of men, as a whole, was ideal; it was the flower of the race as it pertains to endeavor and worthy achievement; it was the quintessence of the race's best as it concerns material wealth, the master condition for appreciation in this country; it was a body of gentlemen and of whom none can feel ashamed — the choicest spirits of the Negro nation. The Negroes may as well conclude now that the country runs to materialism; money, money is the panacea regardless of the boosting of other forces. What is right is not the question. We must recognize the most forceful logic that, what is, is. Mr. Washington with that usual forelight known to him planned well when he organized and mapped the course of a Negro Business Men's League. He saw that after a third or more of a century that young colored men and women were not entering the higher walks of industrialism; it dawned on him that the thing was incumbent on the race, and why not? It is a consumer; why not be a producer? The Negro has the situation in his own hands; he can become a millionaire or a victim of the lazier house at his own election, or at least, at the election of the race. The millions can spend their earnings with the race or they may spend it otherwise; what will they do? Along this line, absolutely there is no rops. Caddo County excels all others. Prod corn, broom corn, sugar cane, Irish potatoes cantaloupe and all kinds of vegetables in abun For information write to ANADARKO, CADDO COUNTY. OKLA. Sesss-Classical, Scientific, Normal, Theological, cultural, and various industrial departments, Enrollment of students for the last year was measured. The location is one of the most desirable and beautiful. Buildings are a term open to industrial departments. Fall open- ness, furnished room only $8.85 a month. For fur- ure president, R. W, McGranshan, D. D., Knox- and Industrial College DOWN, TENN: College Preparatory, Normal, English, Commical, Music, Industrial, Carpentry, Iron and Wood Working, Moulding, Black- gingith, Broom-making, Leather Work, Sewing, Dressmaking, Millinery, Cooking, Stenography, Tertiary 30.00 per annum. Winter Term opens Jan. 2, 1905. information ident, JUDSON S. HILL, D. D. TITUTE, JEFFER BUSI- room for any sort of complaint against the whites. It is up to the race. What will it do with it? man's Part in a Man's Business," Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams; "The Growth the largest nut checks, bring the The long heralded convention came to pass the morning of August 31st, everything taking place according to program. Booker T. Washington was there, also municipal and State authorities who were to honor the opening occasion, also the various committees, the delegates and the visitors. The immense Tomlinson Hall was highly decorated, bespeaking the efforts of the local committees that labored so assiduously to that end. The exhibits were seen in the long capacious corridors that were well fitted for the purpose. These displays were beyond the expectation of the management who could scarcely find space for all of them. It is but scant justice to say the display on the whole was magnificent. Every section of the country, and apparently every worthy enterprise seemed to take advantage of the opportunity to be represented. It was superb. The fifth annual convention of the National Negro Business Men's League was called to order by Mr. George L. Knox, the vice-president and head of the committees for the present meeting, after receiving the hall from Attorney J. W. Lott. Mr. Knox then turned over the gavel to Mr. Washington; he rapped and the fifth annual convention of the National Negro Business Men's League was ushered into existence. The Invocation by Rev. James Townsend was a study and in which called attention to racial woes, asking for guidance and deploring the somewhat "hopeless outlook." Attorney-General Charles W. Miller made the welcomes address on behalf of the State in place of Governor Durbin, who was unavoldably absent. Mayor John W. Holtzman on behalf of the city, Hon. John W. Kern, president of Indianapolis Commercial Club, on behalf of the business men, Editor A. E. Manning of the "World" on behalf of the local Negro Business Men's League of Indianapolis. The usual routine of business that mark such bodies was followed out. The chief event of the day was the annual address of the president, Mr. B T. Washington, delivered in the evening before as fine an audience of Negroes ever assembled. Many white people were present who were liberal in applauding the words let fall from the speaker's lips. It is not even the lot of Mr. Washington to often have the privilege of facing such an assemblage. Tomlinson Hall is one of the commodious auditoriums of the country; it was packed from "pit to dome." The sessions of the convention were held in the mornings and evenings. The morning sessions continued the greater part of the day. The people were not anxious to leave at any time; it was a protracted affair. Many valuable papers were read, and by men who talked with authority. The banker, merchant, farmer, manufacturer, editor, publisher and professional men, all had expert testimony to offer along their lines. The papers were attentively heard as the rule—discussion following Wm. H. Stewart of the American Baptist, Louisville, Ky., read of "The Negro Publisher"; S. R. Scottton of Brooklyn, New York, "Manufacturing Household Articles"; P. A. Payton, Jr., New York, of the New York Realty Company, "Meeting the Really Needs of the New York Negro"; D Rowan, Dallas, Texas, "Building Up a Grocery Business"; A. C. Howard of the A. C. Howard Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill, "Manufacturing Shoe Polish"; J. H. Johnson, Savannah, Ga., "Undertaking"; James C. Thomas of New York, "How to Establish and Maintain a Barber Business"; Willis Kersey of Indianapolis, J. M. Hazlewood, Charleston, W. Va., "Making Farming Pay", Sam'l P. Hurst, Clarksdale, Miss.; 'Producing Potatoes on a Large Scale', J. G. Groves, Groveston, Kas.; "The Wo man's Part in a Man's Business," Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams; "The Growth of the Banking Idea," S. H. Hart, Vickersburg, Miss.; "Building a Street Railway Line," R. B. Robinson, Jacksonville, Fla; "Moving Houses and Heavy Machinery," Charles Webb, Indianapolis; "Plumbing, Heating and Contracting," Troy Porter, Paris, Ill.; "The Management of Poultry Yards," H. C. Conley, Kenilworth, Ill.; "Merchant Talloring," G. M. Howell, Atlanta, Ga., and E. I. Masterson, Louisville, Ky. Other papers were read, speeches and remarks made that were well received by an attentive audience. Georgia In Evidence. One of the notable features of the recent session of the National Negro Business Men's League was the very large attendance of delegates from Georgia, who came up on the "Southern special" in charge of G. M. Howell of Atlanta, Ga. Messrs. Howell and J. G. Carter are two of the most active young men in the League and deserve much credit for the very successful manner in which they manage affairs down their way. A. S. Beasley of Macon rendered great assistance in helping to work up the party. Mr. Carter was elected a member of the executive committee, a place justly merited, and which will be filled with credit. Officers and Heads of Committees Thank Citizens. Mr. George L. Knox, chairman local executive committee and vice-president, Dr. Sumner A. Furniss, secretary and treasurer, A. E Manning, chairman of finance committee, Willis Kersey, chairman reception and banquet committees, J. W. Lott, chairman arrangement committee, and E Stokes, chairman art committee, express themselves as very thankful to the people for their hearty cooperation in making the meeting of the National Negro Business Men's League the success that it was. T. W. BUTLER OF MOUND BAYOU, MISS. Mr. T. W. Butler of Mound Bayou, Miss., is one of the big farmers about that city, owning something like 480 acres of land, devoted mostly to the raising of cotton and corn. Last year he produced 166 bales of cotton, worth on the market from $60 to $65 per bale, also something like 2,600 bushels of corn. Seven years ago he had one cow; he now has 60; he has 14 mules, 6 horses, a drove of hogs, wagons and other farming implements, all of which, together with land and houses, set him down as worth not less than $30,000. He is one of the largest depositors in the Bank of Mound Bayou. Mr. Butler says that his present crop is the best he has ever had. He has reached a comfortable financial condition, but not without a great struggle, undergoing hardships, deprivations and all of the opposing circumstances which are the making of men. He is of the sturdy Negro yeomanry, peaceful and respectable, making the individual an acceptable citizen wherever he may go—the kind the South relies on to keep the peace. Mr. Butler thinks the League great as an incentive, urging colored men to go into business and to support their business enterprises. He is a man of good judgment, business tact and education sufficient to protect his interests. COLUMBIA INKLINGS COLUMBIA INKLINGS ```markdown ``` Columbia, Tenn., Special.—The colored republicans of this city met Monday night, Aug. 29, at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church and organized a political league. The following officers were elected: Dr. A. T. Braxton, president; Albert Wright, vice president; H. D. Merrill, secretary; W. H. Ogleton, assistant secretary; Robert Grissom, chairman of the congressional organization committee. This league will meet every Monday night until after the election. Rev. Clifford Miller formerly of this city and a graduate of Fisk University, preached last week at several of the leading churches. Mr. Miller is a young man of unswerving fidelity, and a faithful worker in the cause of Christ. He has a brilliant career before him. The people of Columbia wish him much success in his future work. Master, Odis Buford and Ida and Edward Halfare left Sunday for Normal, Ala., where they will attend school. Bishop Lee preached an excellent sermon at St. Paul A. M. E. church Wednesday night. The Macedonia and city public schools opened Monday with flattering prospects for the ensuing year. The Twentieth Educational Day celebration will be held Sunday Sept. 18 at St. Paul A. M. E. church. Dr. M. B. Williamson, our only colored dentist, wants all of our give, give him a call at 17; S Main street. Dr. Sevler and Mr. C. L. Cheatham have gone to Nashville with only colored dentist. The People's Drug store will decide next Thursday who will be entitled to the $10 in gold given to the one holding TWO BOOKS IN ONE History of the Negro Race and History of the Negro Soldiers in the Send for Terms. Large Commission to Agents. CONTENTS OF THE HISTORY OF NEGRO RACE. Introduction; Beginning in the colonies. 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The Freeman will beon sale at Jim Jewel's Pool room and Cigar store, 105 S. 14th, street, Omaha, Neb Great Reduction Sale on all Furnishings. Ravitsch e.C. MESS FURNISHERS CLEXPOOL HOTEL INDIANAPOLIS. 16 North Illinois Street. The above cut represents the Magic Hair Straightener and article will accomplish two results in dry the hair quickly, effectively and satis- natural appearance. It is positively the all accomplish such results. The pur- not accomplish all we claim for it, by ret- being deceived by extravagant adver- imprractical straighteners that are foisted the growth of the hair, and after their All society uses Woodbine Perfume. Bladau's drug store. Messrs. Luther Whitted and Haywood Artist of Rockville, Ind., attended the State Fair on Thursday. Miss Mallisa Davidson will leave Sunday night for a visit with friends and relatives at Hamilton, O. Rev. J. F. Walker, pastor of Corinthian Baptist church, is attending the Baptist convention in Texas. Miss Lulu Goens of Seymour, Ind., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Sadie Barnett of 424 W. North street. Mrs. Wm Ervin, of Calgary Alta, N. W. T., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Crawford in West Ohio street. Mrs. Knox and Manning have returned home from St. Louis, where they attended the Afro-American Council. Mrs Ada Bagby Ford and children have returned to their home in Chicago after spending the summer with her parents. Ernest Casson, who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever at the home of his father, 1026 N. West street, is convalescent. Miss Eva Radden has returned to her home in springfield, O. after spending a few days with Mrs. Gardner in Center street. Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson announce the marriage of their sister, Lill an Majors, to Mr. J. Simpson on Thursday, Sept 29. Master Robert Williams has returned home after spending three weeks in Marion, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver and son Guy. Ernest Armstrong, in the Indiana building, is the right man. Too much cannot be said of him. Every one visiting the World's Fair much visit him. Miss Tennie G. Robinson, who returned last Sunday from a visit to Columbus, O., and Covington, Ky., is ill at her home, 1807 N. Sheffield avenue. Miss Tillie Larter of Bedford, Ind., who has been visiting relatives in this city for the past two weeks left on Monday for Charleston, Ill., for a few days' visit. The Social Five Club was royally entertained by Miss Florence Howard at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Sherman E Davis, 913 Paca street, Thursday evening. Twenty-seven thousand children of all grades, including Shortridge and Manual Training High Schools, is the opening enrollment of this city for the fall term, which began Wednesday morning. Rev. Wakefield is visiting the city for a few days. He is just returning from conference. He will leave the church at Henderson, Ky., and take charge of Jacob Street Tabernacle in Louisville, Ky. Miss Naucle Alvis of Chicago, who has been visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheatham, 704 Fayette street, for the past mouth, returned home on Wednesday. While here she was the recipient of many social favors. The Japanese wedding at Simpson Chapel next Monday evening, Sept 19, should be seen by all. This entertainment will be highly instructive, giving in detail the quiet customs attending matrimonial ceremonies in the flowery kingdom. The Rev. Mrs. Mason will preach for Union Baptist church Sunday morning, Sept. 18th, at 11 o'clock at Odd Fellows Hall. On account of an accident last week she was unable to preach last Sunday morning. The public is invited Mrs. Violet Ellington and Mrs. Buckner, who have been visiting friends in the city for the past two weeks, returned to their home in Madison. Ind. Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Eliza Turner, who will spend a couple of weeks there. The reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Williams' Friday evening was an enjoyable affair. Quite a number of friends were present and enjoyed a very pleasant evening Mrs. O. C. Rushing, of Beechwood, Ill., being guest of honor. Prof W. S. Scarborough of Wilberforce University of Wilberforce, O., was in the city this week on his way to St. Louis to attend the International Congress of Art and Science and the conventions of other scientific bodies. Prof. Scarborough has the honor of having been selected as a delegate. Uneeda good Photo, go to Bennett's 38, E. Washington. All society uses Woodbine Perfume- Blodau's drug store. Parker will find you a job. Employment Agency, 315 Indiana avenue. Parker's Hand Laundry. Office 315 Indiana avenue. 5 cents per pound. Call on Dr. Clay for dental work. He is located at 108 N Delaware street. Household goods bought, sold and exchanged. Naumann, 338 Indiana Ave. Buy your coal, wood and kindling of Jackson Brothers, 1613 Martindale-ave. Phone, old 996 main. If it is in season you can get it at the Parker House, 317 321 W Michigan st. Phones: New 4972; old red 6512. Dr. Grant S. Clay, dentist, has removed from 111 N. Illinois to 108 N. Delaware street, where he will be pleased to meet old and new customers. The very latest is the beautiful Folder Photo. Have you seen them? There SECRET When you need money you'll be pleased with our way of dealing with you. Prompt, Safe and Reasonable always. We make loans on FURNITURE, ORGANS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY of all kinds without removal. Our rates are positively the lowest in the city and payments within reach of all. $25.00 loan, payments are only 60 per week. This pays in full in fifty weeks. Other amounts in same proportion. Payments can be made monthly if desired. We also loans on WATCHES and DIAMONDS. All business strictly private, courteous treatment to all. It cost nothing to investigate. CENTRAL LOAN CO. door. Room 308 State Life Building, Old Phone Main 3193 om. (Formerly Stevenson Bldg.) New Phone... 4270 THE Drapery man was over the last month, and while there made a special study of the many famous French. Present purchases reflect his enthusiasm; they'll stir yours. A hint of variety and values: the Dore Rep Curtains, with neat narrow porches pink, red, green or blue, $7.25 a pair. Gordon Rep, plain with fancy bordure in every wanted color, $8.50 a pair. Brocade plain center Portieress in various colors, ten different patterns, $7.55 a pair. Plain fringed edge Portieres, favorite colorings, $40.0 a pair. Silk Rep Curtains, more effect, finish with plain cord edge; red, green or rose; also figured Jute Fortiertes, $149. Double-faced Valour Curtains—green with red—with tinsel border, rich and graceful, $169.5 a pair. Others of increasing elegance at $25.00, $42.50, $55.00, $75.00 and up to $125.00 a pair. Nearly a thousand room-size rugs are also ready. L. S. Ayres & Co. Indiana's Greatest of Distributors Dry Goods CITY AND SOCIETY BRIEF'S. Rev. Wood is convelescent. Rev. Wood is attending conference. Moses Flemings is permanently located in Chicago. Richard Mason of Ohio is in the city on business. Dr. Furaias has returned home from a visit to St. Louis. Mrs. Aunle Smith will visit friends in Cincinnati Sunday. Sculpio Williams' mother will spend the week with her son. Mrs. Hattie McCoy of Greencastle is visiting Mrs. Williams. J. W. Evans will teach at Charles Sumner school this term. Steve Smith of Covington is visiting his mother at 311 Cora street. Rollin Griffin and Bessie Stafford spent Sunday in Terre Haute. Mrs. Mary Kyte, who has been visiting in Ohio, has returned home. Guy Weaver has returned to the city to return to the Medical College. Walter Keller of Louisville, Ky., is in the city mingling among friends. Frank Gaines, late of the Columbia Club, is now with the Stribbin cofee. Cluo, is now with the Stubbin cafe, Missouri Flemings left for Chicago last Saturday to join her husband. William L. Majors of Chicago will attend the Majors-Simpson wedding. Simmus Moore of Battie Creek, Mich, is now located at 222 Indiana avenue. Mrs. A. H. Henderson left for Lex- ington, Ky., this week to visit friends. W. C. Moore of Franklin was in the city this week attending the Fair Falt. Mrs J. E. Gaddie and Mrs. Raymon Blandford have returned from Shelbyville. Mr. and Mrs. Alberta Stewart of 226 Anderson street spent Sunday in Terre Hante. Miss Gertrude Morgan of Shelbyville, Ind., will attend the Majors-Simpson wedding. Mrs. Rebecca Carey has returned home after a visit to her mother in Michigan. Stanley P. Mitchell, of Memphis, Tennessee, was mixing with the powers last week. Mrs. John Eagleman has returned home after a prolonged sojourn in Old Kentucky. Fred Bass of Muncle was in the city this week. He returned home last Wednesday. Uncle Jeff Dixon is confined at the city hospital with a severe attack of rheumatism. Mrs. Annie Scoggins and her nieces Mamie Flemings of Nashville, Tenn. are in the city. Miss Sallie Cabell has returned after an extended trip to St. Louis, Evans- ville and Henderson. WATCHES AND JEWELRY At Prices Beyond Compare J. P. MULLALLY Diamond Importer and Jewelry 28 Monument Place "A THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. BUSINESS INTERESTS is a special run being made on them for a few days at just half the regular price See them at Bennett's, 36 East Washington street. The R. W. N. G. G Council of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samarita of North America will hold its fifty-seventh annual session in this city, commencing Tuesday, Sept. 20th, at Jones Taberacle A. M. E. Z.on church. The welcome reception will be held Wednesday evening, at which time Gov. Durbin will deliver the welcome address On Thursday night there will be a public installation with sootable features following. We desire to extend thanks to the people of Indianapolis who opened their home so hospitably to the delegates of the Business as Men's League, and we also desire to con- ratulate the entire committee for us ably assisting the people to respectable homes. Too much cannot be said in praise of Mr. Willis Kersey, chairman of the reception committee for his efficient management during the whole affair, and especially of the orderly way in which he seated the guests at the banquet. In fact, so admirably was this conduited that it drew favorable comment from Booker T. Washington. GEO L. KNOX, chairman. DR S. A. FURNISS, secretary. Y, M, C, A, The Rev. Mrs Lena Mason will deliver an address at Allen Chapel, Sunday afternoon, Sept 18 h, at 3:30. All members of the Y M C. A. and friends are invited Everybody is welcome. Don't forget it, to morrow afternoon. FABULOUS FINDS While Indiana is intensely exuded over her great oil d soveries and thousands who are fortunate enough, to own a few shares of stock in the operating companies are making fortunes, a stampede of much greater moment is taking place in the Curlew Mining District in Washington where the National Mining Co., have discovered a ledge of high grade silver and lead ore, averaging $847 per ton in silver and lead. This ledge has been traced for over 2000 feet across the properties of the company. A shaft 90 feet deep only shows increased values as depth is gained. Experts say nothing so rich in silver has ever been found in the United States. The National Mining Co., owns several other properties in this district. There are many stock-holders in India who are to be congratulated on their wise and fortunate investment it is reported from the Indianapolis office, located at rooms 68 70 Baldwin block. They have notice in a very few days no more stock will be sold for less than $2.00 and soon the stock will be $3.00 per share. RESOLUTION Offered by S. Joe Brown, of Iowa, and Adopted by the National Afro-American Council. ST. LOUIS, MO, SEPT., 30, '04. We call the especial attention of the citizens of the United States and their representatives in congress to the clause of section second of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides for the reduction of representation of those states that have disfranchised a large portion of their male citizens over twenty-one years of age for reasons other than those authorized or permitted by law, and we advise all Negroes and all white persons who are not in sympathy with this system or so called constitutional disfranchisement to support no candidate for member of congress who refuses to openly declare himself as favoring the enforcement of said clause by appropriate legislation. EDUCATIONAL NOTES Lincoln Institute opened Tuesday with the largest enrollment in its history. The enrollment last year was 400 and President Allen expects to make it 500. The summer school had an enrollment of 86 and a very fine corps of teachers Lincoln Institute is better advertised to day than ever and some of the best teachers in the country are in tonnage with the work. The buildings and ground are in excellent condition and everything poised to a very successful year. The central heating plant is nearly read yand all the buildings will be heated from the same boilers. The teaching force numbers twenty. Mrs. Chestina M. Judkins and Mr. J. Anthony Josey, of Dawson, Ga., were married September 4. At home, 533 Glenn street, Atlanta, Ga., after September 12. Hazel Tailoring Co. 327 Indiana Ave See our new English effects in brown with 500 other patterns. You pay $5 00 more down town for the same. Why should you pay their high rent? Perfect fit guaranteed. Ask others about our work. Use HOWARD'S Celebrated POLISHES SOLD EVERYWHERE ONLY COLORED MANUFACTURER OF SHOE POLISHES IN THE WORLD Agents Wanted. Write for Terms. Address A. C. HOWARD 3544 S. State Street, CHICAGO, IL. Staple and Fancy GROCERIES REQUESTS YOUR PATRONAGE Good corn per can.....10o Union label tomato s, 3 cans..25o Best pie peaches per can.....10o Best pie apples per can.....5o Pure food succasateob per can.....10o Columbia best flour 12 lb sack 40o Columbia best flour 25 lb sack 75o Best granulated sugar 19 lbs $1 60 Pure leaf lard per lb.....10o Good country bacon @.....124o Best breakfast bacon @.....18o Best Elgin creamery butter @..25o 545 Indiana Avenue NEW PHONE 2471 PRICES TALK PRICES TALK Peruna. 50c Swamp Root. 27o and 54o Pinkham's Compound. 59o Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 54o Pierce's G M D. 55o Lax. Bromo Quinine. 8c Palmer's Skin Success Remedies. 16o Hays Hair Health. 38o Capillaris. 39o Syrup Flgs (genuine). 35o Fine line of Perfumes at bottom prices. Remember the place. J. D. GAULD Druggist 601 Indiana Avenue Vonnegut Hardware Co. Household Goods on 2nd Floor, Stoves, Ranges, Refrigerators, Etc. Builders' and Cabinet Hardware, Meat Market Outfits, Machinery and Mill Supplies, Shafting, Pullies, Hangers, Belting. Tools for all Trades. Both Phones 589. Wanted--Colored Women To learn hair-dressing, manicuring, childproof and dermatology, we curate courses or start you in business. We teach by mail. Send stamp for information. LEIGHTON-MAURICE INSTITUTE, Madison, Wisconsin. ED W. DOSER Wholesale and Retail Paints, Oil and Glass 16 W. Market Street INDIANAPOLIS, . INDIANA Both Phones 388 O. H. MORGAN JAMES N. SHELTON Old 299 1 Red—Phones—New 8058 Morgan & Shelton (Licensed Embalmers) FUNERAL DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS Best Service. Lady Attendant Fair Prices. 147 Indiana Ave. Open all Night FRANK'S OYSTER Parlor DIVORCE LEGAL Oscar Gray complaint for Divorce NOW. THE above named Sept. 19, 1904, the above named plaintiff, by her attorney, filed in the office of the Clerk of the circuit court of Marion county, in the state of Indiana, her complaint against the above named plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk's office the affidavit of a competent person, sh wing that said defendant. Oscar Gray is not a plaintiff having also filed in said defendant is for divorce and that the above defendant is a necessary party thereto and whereas said plaintiff having by endorsement on said complaint required said defendant to be remunerated on the 5th day of November, 1904. NOW, THEREFORE, by Order of said Court said defendant last above named is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint and answer and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of said cause on the 5th day of November, 1904, the same being the 8th judicial day of a term of the filing and begin and end at the court house in the city of Dayton, Monday in October, 1904, said complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined in his opinion. T. V. HILL, Attorney for Plaintiff, 2014. T. V. HILL, Attorney for Plaintiff, 208% E. Washington Street, Suite 5 and 6. Fall Sporting Goods Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Bicycles; Foot-ball, Basket-ball, Polo, Roller and Ice Skates; Sweaters, Jerseys and Athletic Goods. Cutlery, Etc. CUT RATE PRICES Choice boiling beef 5c Choice roast beef 8c Chuck steak, 3 for 25c Round steak 12c Loin steak 12c Porter house steak 15c Best kettle rendered lard 9c Good lard 8c A. R. HAINES, 298 Indian Don't Be Bluffer PINK, "the Cutter," is not a puppet His Priests are not made temporarily but are PERMANENT. PINK is the C goode are Fresh and Up to-date. No O Don't be bluffed by some special arr protect yourselves and fight the trust by PINK'S Cut R 'T Be Bluffed by a Bubble butter,' is not a puppet of the Drug Trust. It not made temporarily by special arrangement or MENT. PINK is the Original Cutter in this net and Up to-date. No Old Shoddy Goods on his s and by some special arrangement price that is only is and fight the trust by patronizing K'S Cut Rate PHARMA Ave. S. E. corne ALWAYS RELIABLE HN BRO Wholesale & Retail Me Fine Cutsof Beef a specialty. 860 8803 407 W. N KY'S HEADACHE CAP The relief of headache 100 a Bis Wines 250 a KY'S DRUG ST COR. ILLINOIS & OHIO STREET FINANCIAL Don't Be Bluffed by a Bubble! PINK, "the Cutter," is not a pupet of the Drug Trust. His Prices are not made temporarily by special arrangement of the drug trust, but are PERMANENT. PINK is the Original Cutter in this neighborhood. His goods are Fresh and Up to-date. No Old Shoddy Goods on his shelves. Don't be blinned by some special arrangement prince that is only temporary, but protect yourselves and fight the trust by patronizing. PINK'S Cut Rate PHARMACY ALWAYS KUHN Wholesale & STUCKY'S HEAD for immediate relief of headache ... Fine California Wines ... STUCKY'S D COR. ILLINOIS Coal AND Coke WHITE RIVER FUEL CO. S. West St. and Vandalia R. R., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. New Phone 1700. Old Phone 1700 Main Substantial friend of The Freeman. PAINTS, OIL AND VARNISHES. TIN AND GALVANIZED IRON WORK FRANK H. PRUNK Hardware, Pumps, Pipes, Etc. 522 INDIANA AVENUE. Telephone 1188. INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA Household Goods New and Second-Hand Strictly First-class Highest price paid for Second-Hand Goods. Repairing Of All Kinds New and Second-Hand Strictly First-class Highest price paid for Second-Hand Goods. Repairing Of All Kinds J L. BEATTEY N. E. cor. Senate and Indiana Avannes Fancy Groceries and Meats Flour and Feed Hardware, Granite Tinware, China and Glassware, 1901 and 1903 Yandee, cor. 19th Street Phone, Meiu 9237. Use Hammerine for the Hair New Phone 2666 Res. 507 Hiawatha St. Nathan T. Ward BONDS AND COLLECTIONS Office room 1. Wilson Building 12¹ N. Delaware Street Remember the advertisers --- read the kids had then 550 Indiana Ave. Telephones NEW 860 OLD 3803 California hams.....11c Bacon, 12¾ pound.....19c Ham.....14c Pork chops.....12c Fresh pork sausage.....10c Lamb chops.....10c Veal chops 10c and.....12c Ave.: Cut Rate Meat Market. Ed by a Bubble! of the Drug Trust. by special arrangement of the drug trust, original Cutter in this neighborhood His Shoddy Goods on his shelves. agreement prices that is only temporary, but patronizing State PHARMACY S. E. corner West St. RELIABLE BROS. Retail Meats Ref a specialty. 407 W. Michigan St. ACHE CAPSULES 10c and 25c a box 25c a quart bottle RUG STORE & OHIO STREET FINANCIAL. Inspect our unreceemed pledges, where everything in Jewelry can be found, We can save you money. Money Advanced on Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry or any Article of Value LOAN OFFICE 209 Massachusetts Ave. Private Entrance: 108 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Ind WILLIAM BOSSON, President LAWRENCE W. GEORGE, Sec'y New Phone 3841 Capital Stock, $190,000 The Annuity and Savings Fund Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. Offices 29, 30 and 31 Fitzgerald Building Northeast corner Market and Circle N. B. WRIGHT Manager Real Estate, Insurance and Rental Department Real Estate Mortgage and Collateral Loans Children's Certificates (educational life starting) Five per cent. Annuity certificates Deposit for Savings Four per cent. Real Estate and Rental Agents Fire and Tornado Insurance Property bought and sold CASH FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE OR BUSINESS no matter where it is located. Send me description of your property state its price and I will tell you what I can do for you. If you want to buy property or a business of any kind, tell me what you want. I can suit you. E.C, BROWN, 2123 Madison Ave., Newport-News, Va. Taggarts Bakery 234 W. Vermont Street. 233, 235, 237 Massachusetts Avenue. 18, 20, 24 N. New Jersey Street. 1538 N. Illinois St. 1532 College Ave. Tomlinson Hall Market HAVALUNCH In a Box for 10 cents. Read the Ads and then patronize them.