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THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85¢; ONE YEAR $1. THOMPSON'S WEEKLY REVIEW WHERE WILL THE 1908 GENERAL CONFERENCE BE HELD? SOME POINTS OF DIFFERENCE Dr. Johnson and Atlanta—Wishes of Masses Should be Heeded—Justice Robert H. Terrell Confirmed—Dr. John Gordon Still There. (STAFF CORRESPONDENCE). The Special Commission, charged with the duty of selecting the seat of the next General Conference of the A. M. E. Church, will meet January 11th, to take action relative to the matter. The discusm of this Commission, we understand, is absolute, and after a conclusion shall have been reached, the church at large will be powerless to effect a change. Bearing this significant test in mind, therefore, the people are letting the members of the Commission hear from them in no uncertain terms as to their preferences, rightly insisting that no personal considerations be permitted to influence their judgment, and that nothing save the best interests of the church as a whole shall have weight in making up their momentous decision. It goes without the saying that the scene upon which upwards of four hundred representative Negroes shall gather to legislate for a constituency of not less than 800,000 aspiring souls, counts for a great deal in a spiritual and material sense, and it is of the highest importance, both to Methodism and to the race, that the very wisest counsel prevail in choosing the place of meeting. The selection should be in accord with the wishes of the masses of the church, for it is to the plain people that the institution must look for its support, and only once in four years that they have an opportunity to be heard in shaping the policies by which they are governed. Strong administrators bring glory to the cause, but it must not be forgotten that she A, M. E. Church is most effective when its essentially democratic character is most vigorously emphasized, and when the closest heed is paid to the voice of the humblest communicant. For a period following the strong editorial of Dr. H. T. Johnson in the Christian Recorder, favoring Atlanta, the hustling Georgia metropolis seemed to have the "call," and on "form," looked like an "easy winner." But a very noticeable reposition of feeling has come within the past fortnight, and the opposition to Atlanta has grown so formidable and intense that if she wins, it will be by the hardest, and her friends must beat the combined hosts now booming New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. The champions of these four cities are ready to unite on any kind of platform to defeat Atlanta, and it is of more than passing note that prominent Southern churchmen themselves, from Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, and other states of that section, are urging the Commission to carry the Conference into Northern territory where manhood rights are respected, and where something worth knowing can be learned by the delegates, many of whom have very limited chances for travel and observation. Dr Johnson is not believed to have any "axe to grind" beyond his avowed candidacy for the Bishopric, but the keeneyed brethren, who are reputed to be able "to see as far into a millstone as the man who peeks it," profess to see a colored gentleman in the woodpile in the sudden movement for Atlanta, as the reigning favorite, since the adjournment of the Chicago Conference, have bee New York. It is openly charged—from which accusation, however, Dr. Johnson is carefully eliminated—that there is a thick layer of "politics" behind the Atlanta Movement, which will be exposed in due season, and the further prophesy is made that if the Atlanta combine should happen to win out, through the manipulation of certain machinery under their control, the victory-will apt to prove a costly one for all who may be finally discovered to be responsible for it. Desirable as Atlanta undoubtedly is for some organizations, the argument is broadly set forth that the town is prejudice ridden to its very core, and while a commercial body might get through quite satisfactorily with a three days' session, the atmosphere would not thoroughly chill a great religious aggregation which would sit for at least three weeks, and number among its INDIANAPOLIS DEC 20 1905 PUBLIC LIBRARY AFTER TAKING. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TAKE A DRINK ON ME. HAVE A CIGAR. HAYWOOD 06 YOU ARE INVITED. members, scores of dignitaries from foreign lands, to whom we wish to present America in her best light. The most telling assignment of Atlanta's weakness as a seat for the General Conference is given out by Mr. H. C. Calhoun, who writes an open letter to the Southern Christian Recorder, under an Opelika, Ala. dateline, and his views may be taken as fairly representative of the entire anti-Antila propaganda. Mr. Calhoun points to the fact that the General Conference of the A. M. E. Church is to the colored American what the Congress of the United States is to the civilized world; that there is not another gathering of Afro-Americans on the face of the earth that has to do with the welfare of so vast a body of people, coming from so wide an area of territory—including South Africa, West Africa, Cuba, Hayti, British West Indies, Danish West Indies, South America and countless islands of the sea; and that no other gathering exerts so potent an influence in shaping the destiny of the dark peoples of the world. He holds that every self-respecting American Negro is bo and to feel ashamed to have his foreign brother, who has been largely free from caste humiliations, carried to a Bourbon community like Atlanta, where they will be thrust into a back seat on the street car, shown to an outside ticket window or a separate waiting room in the railroad depot, caged in a dirty Jim Crow box, forced to go to a back door of a lunch room for a bite to eat, and to find act a stepbox or a porter to assist a colored lady on or off a public carrier. To the Northern Negro, family ar with Southern conditions, the exclusion of colored people from the The]weak man]will soon have "an elephant on his hands." The]weak man]will soon have "an elephant on his hands." elevators in office buildings, city parks and places of general amusement, is exasperating to the last degree, and they scrupulous. ly refrain from visiting such heathenian communities, unless called thither by pressing business. Mr Calhoun argues, and is ably sustained by Mr. W. T. Menard in the Florida Sentinel, that a cosmopolitan body of such magnitude, dignity and importance as the General Conference of the A. M. E. Church of the world should be held at New York. Baltimore, Washington or Philadelphia, where the delegates and visitors, to the number of 1,000 or more, would be assured of a pleasant meeting, and in addition, have an opportunity to visit points of historic interest, and carry back to their homes experiences and observations which would prove of incalculable value to all concerned. The line of thought pursued by Messrs. Calhoun and Menard, antagonistic to Atlanta, is being taken up by correspondents in every section of the country, and if the Commission is anxious to please the rank and file of the church, it will be in no hurry to act, until the whole subject has been properly ventilated and the state of the public mind thoroughly ascertained, to the end that no mistake be made. An unpopular selection of a place of meeting, might nullify, to a large extent, tae good which the next General Conference hopes to accomplish for Christian civilization. Had we a voice in the matter, our preference would lie in the direction of Washington City. With a population of nearly 100,000 Negroes, it offers a rare field for sociological investigation, as well as congenial association. Within a radius of ten miles others are more points of historic interest to our people than in any given territory in the country, and at the time of the sitting in May, 1908, the Congress will be in session, with its galaxy of great men, and it is not impossible to bring the deliberations of the two bodies into profitable touch. A visit can be paid to President Roosevelt, and who is it that will not be glad to have our distinguished Chief Executive come into pleasant contact with the magnificent specimens of Negro manhood who always attend these Conferences? At Washington the facilities for comfortable board and lodging are first-class, and the auditorium of the great Metropolitan A. M. E. Church is better adapted for such gatherings than any other church building owned by the connection. All religious denominations being represented, the vie $ \sigma $ of the Negro's religious possibilities is unusually instructive, and the array of fine church edifice is a revelation of the race's business capacity. The schools, commercial establishments, professional people, and official element are all worthy of study, and a month could be spent nowhere to more lasting benefit than in the nation's capital. We think the Commission will do itself proud and satisfy the millions who are deeply interested in a successful meeting, by naming Washington by acclamation, as the Conference seat in 1908. As we predicted, Justice Robert H. Terrell has been confirmed by the Senate. The vote was unanimous after a favorable report from the Committee on the Judiciary. No one with an ounce of sense believes that Mr. Terrell was in any way responsible for the Capital Savings Bank disaster, and it is infinitely to the credit of the President and the best people of the Distr et of Columbia that they refused to make Mr. Terrell the scape-goat for the sins of others, simply because his head loomed up rather more conspicuously than most. We again congratulate Judge Terrell upon his great victory, and venture the hope that he will now be permitted to enjoy four years of sweet peace—a boon which ought to come quite welcome to him because of its rarity. The resignation of Dr. John Gordon evidently has a string to it, and there is a belief on the part of his friends, headed by Dr Hamlin, that he may be able to resume his place when the present storm blows over. The meeting of the Board of Trustees, called to consider the resignation, has been postponed, with the hope that a favorable turn may come through delay, if Drs. Gordon and Hamlin think the colored people are so wishy-washy that they cannot remember a just grievance many months, they will find that they will have to study the Negro's natu e over again. The black giant is slow to awaken, but when he does get his eyes open, those who have wronged him had better look out. Whenever there is a mess of any kind over the race problem, be it educational, religious or political, somebody thinks it awful smart to bring Booker T. Washington into it. A telegram printed in the New York tribune tells how the Tuskegee educator has been brought into the squabble in East Orange, N. J., over race discrimination in the public schools by the Board of Education, and how Dr. Washington shut the whole matter up by entering a vigorous SON OF GARRISON SPEAKS GREAT MEETING AT THE OLD JOY STEET CHURCH IF GARRISON WERE TO RETURN Would Find Negroes Excluded From Juries—Women Denied Full Political Rights—A Lowering of Civic Ideals—Yet There Is Hope. Mr. Garrison said in part: "I had not intended to participate in any of the numerous meetings which have been projected in honor of my father's memory on this, the 100th anniversary of his birth. It seems to me and to the other members of his family that it was for others and not for us to pay tribute to him at this time. But when I was told that a meeting was to be held in Joy street church, and was urged to address it, I could not refuse the request, for if there is a spot in all this wide country where it is fitting that this day should be commemorated, it is in this old church in which my father began his organized opposition to slave y. "There can be no question as to the sincerity of the tributes of gratitude that will be paid to William Lloyd Garrison today by the race whom he helped to liberate from bondage, and it is most appropriate that members of it should hold a service in this building, where the first society in America to demand the immediate and unconditional abolition of slavery was formed. "When my father passed away, the reactionary movement against the exercise of the executive franchise by the Southern freedmen had already set in, and his ast published utterance was a protest against the proscription which had driven hundreds of them from Mississippi and Louisiana to Kansas. "Since then the fraudulent tissue ballots have been succeeded by the no less fraudulent enactments which have practically disfranced the colored population of the South, and if he were to return today he would find not only the 15th amendment to the constitution nullified, but the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery, defied by the wretches who have adopted a system of peerage. "He would find Negroes excluded from juries from all town, city and state governing bodies, denied legal intermarriage with whites, restricted to Negro galleries in the theatres and Negro cars on trains; subjected to excessive penalties for violecus of law, and in many ways still victims of that cruel and unrelenting race prejudice which he ascalled from the outset of his warfare 75 years ago. "He would find women denied of their full political rights in all but four states of the union, and the Chinese, whose claim to equal treatment with all other immigrants to our shores he vindicated with his latest breath, still excluded as outcasts. He would view with amazement the spectacle of the United States seizing distant islands, slaughtering their people by tens of thousands, and establishing colonial governments 'without consent of the governed.' "He would be saddened by the mad increase of naval armaments, and the increasing disposition to interfere in and arbitrarily regulate the affairs of feebler countries. "He would deplore the lowering of civic ideals, the growth of the commercial spirit which have resisted in the wide-spread business corruption now being uncovered in this country. "But would he be disheartened or hopeless of the future? Assuredly not. Whoever follows the record of his life will find that throughout his long thirty years of warfare his courage and hopefulness, his certainty of the triumph of right, were never greater than when the outlook seemed the darkest to others. "So today he would pronounce the progress made by the colored population of the South since emancipation a marvelous record for forty years. "Knowing that under our political system, the only hope of correcting existing abuses lies in the education, moral training and material progress of the ignorant and degraded masses on the one hand, and the changed hearts of the white leaders of the South on the other, he would find infinite IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD. Marlon Smart and Ella Ander This column is devoted to the interests of women. Address all communications to the Woman's Department, The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind. THE NEW YEAR We are now standing on the threshold of another year. A new leaf in our lives is about to be turned over, leaving the old with the records of many happenings, pleasant and unpleasant, bitter and sweet. We start with many new resolutions in our mind and some are written down in the diary and are really kept—in the diary. It is evident if the past year's course was a failure, we must change; if a success we should continue. To do our duty according to the best there is in us, is all that is required Each hour, day and year should find us striving to fill creditably that place which in His divine wisdom, the Master has seen cause to put us. For some good purpose we are brought into this world; everybody has their own part to do and for that part only, will they be answerable to their Maker. As we turn the old leaf, we will bury the failures, and forget those things that were not as we would have had them; remembering only the bright things and the happy days, beginning the new with dear memories, for inspiration, a heart and mind to do what is right. With your resolutions I hope for you health, prosperity and endurance for a Happy New Year. A VISIT WITH THE WOMEN OF THE SMART SET COMPANY. It was quite a pleasure to be received by eighteen actor women in installments of twos and fours in their dressing rooms during their preparation for the entertainment of the public in the popular Park Theatre. I was introduced by the courteous stage managers, Mr. Jerry Mills. From door to door we went, the ladies presenting themselves when presentable, if not, he stood on the outside and did the honors, while I acknowledged them on the inside as the representative of The Freeman Then I visited each "family" at different times SO STRAIGHTENS KINKY or CURLY HAIR that it can be put up in any style desired consistent with its The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) HAIR' SWITCHES Bangs and Wigs of Every Description. Most Complete Line of Hair Goods in County Fair 50c buys a double braid made of Black Kinky Hair 16 inches long. 75c buys a double braid made of Black Kinky Hair 16 inches long. $1.00 buys a double braid 16 inches long. Brown or Black. $1.25 buys a Creole Switch, 20 inches long. Brown or Black. $1.75 buys a Creole Switch, 22 inches long. Black or Brown. $5.50 buys a Natural, Wavy, Hand-drawn hair cut. Send sample of hair when ordering Creole Switches. Send money with order and send sample to warm mail. Send stamp for catalogs. ```markdown ``` THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Marlon Smart and Ella Anderson keep house together. Two big trunks, two chairs, powder cream, curling irons, dresses galore hanging on the wall, and a glance toward the ceiling revealed several pairs of pretty silk stockings, drying on the heating pipes, water, soap and towels made up the contents of their room. Miss Smart while putting on a garment told how anxious she is to please the public and that her one aim was to that end, but some day when the Prince Charming came, perhaps she would give up her work—the right one—perhaps. Miss Anderson while arranging her hair replied in answer to a question that her mother had planned for her to be a milliner but she found the show work more adapted to her than the designing of hats, but Miss Anderson does not advise young girls to go on the stage for she knows it takes a strong mind to stand the trials that comes to the women behind the footlights. As the conversation went on the stage manager gave the command "Fifteen Minutes!" Shortly after this call, in came Georgia Dobbs, the girl who danced so well in boy attire. Miss Anderson said, "Why, Georgia, how very nice your hair looks!" "How did you get it fixed so good?" inquired Marlon. Presently Miss Anderson gave Georgia's fetching pompadour an investigating little squeeze, "My, you must have all the "rat" in there, you should leave that to me, 'No, it isn't,' replied Georgia. "It's hair, Florence Mitchell put that in my trunk last season." At this juncture Miss Hammond came in with that big red hat on, the one that aspires heavenward in front, and then the talk drifted to this hat and its claim on beauty. All agreed that it was pretty red and Miss Hammond said she felt four months from her nose to the top of the hat and about a thousand from her nose to her feet. About this time Mr. Mills called out, "Let's go" and everybody went—upstairs to the stage. After the first act a few minutes with Daisy Brymm, May Bowen, Emma Baynard Whitney and Sarah Venable, "the bell boys," found them making a lightning change. Miss Bowen had been a member but a short while and is much interested in an Indianapolitan tenor colostist. The girls chatted gaily while Billy, the manager's dog sat on a chair and looked wise. The hunting girls Jennie Hillman, Sadie Mears, Etta Gross and Florence Smiley added to the gayety of a few moments interval. Alberta Ormes Dudley, the comedian's wife was very happy; she would see the Dudley heir, the coming Sunday, the most wonderful baby that ever was, so its picture looks. This baby, sixteen months old is at the head of the family of Mrs. Dudley's sister of Chicago, while its worshipping parents are on the road. Georgia Dobbs and Eva Swinton were delighted in teasing Hilda Harris. They told her she talked too much; talking all the time and Hilda seemed to enjoy it and languishing in her childish fashion said, "It's just one word about Georgia, she quarrels all the time and Eva—" "Let's go from here!" rang a familiar voice and the country was saved for the fodil malden. Haz l Alexander, of St. Louis and Marguerite Ward, ef Kansas City are portages of Mr. and Mrs Dudley. As Miss Alezander a composer and Miss Ward a western girl there was a bond of affection between us. This is Miss Alexahder's very first experience and she seems to like it better than "the cases" Marguerite Ward is an ardent admirer of Ada Overton Walker whose interest and friendship she enjoys. Hex height of ambition is to be a vaudeville star. The engagement in this city followed a two weeks' run of one night stands and the girls were really tired. The life of a woman on the stage is hard, sure enough hard and they are deserving of sympathy and encouragement. Every night for nearly three hours, every afternoon for the same length of time and if not working on Sundays they are en route to the next engagement. It is alright for those that have talent to go through the wear but it is a sad waste of time for those who are merely 'getting by.' It would be best for them to go back to even the smallest home town, maybe not on the map, help their mother and serve on committees for church entertainments. When you are making a scorifice you must have something that will fully compensate, you in view. The awakening to find yourself a great power in your work will overbalance all the hard things in the accomplishment of it. The criterions of colored society usually look down upon the womn of the stage, and these women from the star to the least experienced one has suffered snubs because they have chosen the stage for their work. It is true that some women on the stage do not come up to the height of perfection and it is also very true that some so-called leaders of the social set have strayed from the path. But who shall judge? "Let him without a sin, cast the first stone." Things are not always what they seem and they are but women after all. LITERARY NOTES. Chicago's fifty thousand colored people take especial pride in the vast accomplishment of its shrewd, painstaking, energetic, aggressive citizen, Mr, D A. Bethea, who among all her citizens has done the most pressing and needy thing, that of carefully arranging, classifying and c mplining the exhaustive subject in such a way as to have MR. DENNIS A BETHEA wrung the greatest order out of the most annoying chaos. It is indeed a revelation, telling all the world that the Negro is getting into business and reassuring himself that his representation in the business world vouchsafes all the rights of any people. Those out of Chicago who desire to inquire into the commercial spirit of the Negroes in Chicago may procure a copy of "The Blue Book" by addressing him, 4516 State street. RANKS ROOSEVELT THIRD Boston Editor Puts Booker Washington First of Four Great Men. Los Angeles, Cal., Special.—"There are four great men that are really worth while in this country. First of all I place Booker T. Washington; second I place Jacob Riis, and third I believe I must put Theodore Roosevelt. I am not sure that he ought to be third, because he is so fast nobody can keep up with him, and you never know in the morning what he is going to do before night. Fourth, I place Judge Ren Lindsey, of Denver, because of his great work in reforming the youth of this country." This statement by Dr. Albert E. Winship, editor of the New England Journal of Education, of Boston, in a lecture upon "Twentieth Century Ideals," startled the City Teachers' Institute recently. Asked after the lecture for an additional opinion, he replied that he had expressed all he could say in the words quoted. A QUESTION OF CHILD LABOR Washington, D. C., Special.—Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was the chief speaker at a recent session of the annual meeting of the child labor committee. Gompers refuted the charge frequently made that the federation is not sincere in its opposition to child labor and acts through selfish motives. Gompers mentioned the attacks which have been made upon labor organizations in the South for their advocacy of laws protecting children and discussed the conditions in Southern factories, where Negro children are excluded and white children are employed exclusively. The result is the Negro children are in school, while the whites work. Gompers declared, and the very men who disfranchised the Negroes are now working great injustices to the whites of the laboring classes. PREACHER KILLED IN PULPIT Forrest City, Ark., Special.—A sectarian tragedy occured in the Rawlinson settlement, this county, which resulted in the death of Rev. Kinch Mangrum, a sanctified preacher who was conducting a sanctified meeting, assisted by Revs J. H Boone and Noah Berry all from Memphis. They were denied the use of any of the churches, as it was said that they would split them, causing a continuous confusion Just as the Rev. Mangrum, arose from prayer a shot was made and he was no more. His body was shipped home. We are told that we have a better publication for clean, concise and complete news of the race than any other newspaper in the country; better serious articles than any all-serious publication, and better timely articles than any other newspaper. We have the brightest and newest publication now extant, devoted to the best interests of all the Negro race. It contains the most important happenings concerning our people, Church Affairs, Woman's World, Race Gleanings, The Stage, The Field of Sport and Social and Society Happenings from everywhere. The Editorial Page has been made the equal of any of the Metropolitan papers of the country, if not better. The liveliest topics of the day will be put before our readers by that very admirable correspondent, Mr. Richard W. Thompson, who is considered to be one of the leading journalists of the day. Mr. Thompson is a staff writer of this paper, who writes on difficult subjects with such singular fairness that every one almost believes that his word "is law." Dr. M. A. Majors, whose "Major Melange" has scored a world of success in the many past years that it has appeared in this paper, will continue to brighten these columns with his very interesting lines. Some of our columns will also be devoted to the best interests of the Head, Second and Side Waiters. These columns will be purely an education to the up-to-date waiter of the day. The Woman's World, which has been so well recieved by our readers, will be a splendid feature in 1906. "Dorothy's" power as a writer of the womankind has become the equal of Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in mark of beauty. A woman who read an article in the proofs for the Woman's World, said: "Until now I never had any but a confused idea of what our women are doing and of what they could do to better their condition." The World of Sports will be well taken care of by Mr. John L. Footslug, who has been right in the midst of it for years. Every kind of sport known will appear in these columns. The Stage will come in for a great share of praise in the next twelve months. It will be prettily illustrated. Newsy letters of the stage from New York, Chicago and other cities will appear each week. The Freeman's Gallery, a newly added feature, will also appear. Brief reviews will be published from the pen of Messrs. 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ALEXANDRIA, LA. The Sunday school of Newman Memorial M. E. chuorch celebrated the Garrison Centenary with a literary program Prof. Wright superintendent and the school of Shiloh Baptist church attended and took part. Dr. J. W. Young was master of ceremonies The following program was rendered: Music, "Tee Battle Song of the Republic" by the school; Prayer and Scripture Reading by the pastor. Rev. P. W. Clark; Solo, "Cavalry," Mrs. P. L. Patton; J. E Hines gave the biography of Mr. Garrison; Prof. R. M. Davis delivered an interesting address on "Garrison as a Journalist;" Solo, "Palma," Dr. I. W. Young; the address of Garrison in London was read by Miss Lucretia Dorsey; Garrison's address to Freedman in Charleston in 1865, read by Miss Mary E. Lee; His address to free people of o lor, in 1891 by H. C. Hudson. The address of the day was delivered by Prof. W. R. Wright, "Practical Lessons Drawn from the Life of Garrison." The closing number was a quartet "Rock of Ages." Miss Eilth Dier, organist. The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Travino and Mr. W. L. Ambler was solemnized Tuesday morning at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic church. They are at home in this city—The marriage of Miss Frances E W. Kelso and Mr Isath H Morris took place last Wednesday evening at the Memorial M. E. church They will reside at Beaumont, Tex—The colored people of this people a-e preparing to celebrate January 1, the forty-second anniversary of their emancipation. FRENCH LICK, IND. French Lick has been on a boom for the last six months. Several new buildings have been erected and quite a number of residences. Real estate has increased 25 per cent and several colored families have bought property in the last two months. Mr. and Mrs James Cook have purchased a beautifi ful two-story residence on Bowls street. SHREVEPORT, LA. The degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon Rev. Charles D Shallowhorne, December 10, by Rev. David V. Bohaman D. D, Pn. D, president of the McKinley Memorial University and National Correspondence College of Vincennes, ind. The services were The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind. held at St. James M. E church and a large congregation was present. Judge Cal. D. Hicks spoke of Rev. Shallowhorne as follows: "Doctor Shallowhorne always stood high in my estimation and the white people of the State of Louisiana and although we are of different races, we are today united by the ties of friendship which have been long and intimate." After receiving the honors, Rev Shallowhorne said in part, "I have been adrift upon the waves of circumstances; gudling my frail bark among the rocks and shoals of life, sometimes on a smooth sea oftener on a rough, praying, working and sacrificing. I have spent my life in the uplifting and development of my people and today I feel the least of His servants." Rev. Charles D. Shallowhorne was born a slave in Iberville about fifty-five years ago. He was reared by Mrs Maria Dickerson and traveled with her family in Europe and Scotland. He has held offices of trust in this State at times for thirty five years, and owns and maintains the Hartzel Industria Academy at D.naldsville, La, an institution for the education of colored youth. He is held in high esteem by his church and the community. Misses Willie May Jackson and Victoria Taylor spent the holidays at Marshall, Tex, with their mothers. Jim Alldridge spent Christmas with his sister at Dallas, Tex HAS SUCCESSFUL OPERATION Dr. Hall Performs A Good Operation In Decature, Alabama Decatur, Ala., Special—Dr. Geo. C. Hall, of Chicago, and Dr. A. M. Brown, late surgeon in the Tenth Cavalry of the United States Army, but now of Birmingham, two of the most eminent colored physicians in the United States, were here recently and performed a delicate operation on a Decatur Negro. They were assisted in the operation by local physicians. 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Address THE FREEMAN Indianapolis, Ind We beg to reproduce the following article from the Chicago Sunday Tribune on "Learn Your Business": "Every man says he knows his business, and then admits that he does not know it all. Every man still has something to learn from others about his own work. Technical schools, manual training schools, special schools in every line are established to teach men their specialties—for this is the age of specialties, but even the teachers in these schools do not know it all. They still have something to learn, and people from whom they must learn are the workers, the men who have had the experience. The worker at the latte or anvil, at desk or forge, in office or in the field can teach the teacher and the professor can add to the value of the worker Practical science and scientific practice are not quite synonymous. The place where the practical and scientific meet is in the Workers Magazine of the Chicago Tribune. (Substituting here the Watter's Freeman News Column) Through the Watters' Freeman news column the practical worker learns scientific methods and scientific men profit from the experience of the practical worker. We must learn from each other. No man can originate everything, and few can originate anything. The man who wants to succeed in any line must know INDIVIDUAL HOTEL DIRECTORY [One address line £2.00 per year; including subscription to The Freeman, in advance.] HEADWATTERS. J. W. Redmond, Headwater of The Carroll, Vicksburg, Miss. 10-06. C. W. Dwyer, headwater Commercial Club Minneapolis, Minn. 8 105 C. H. Plummer, headwater Hotel Brunwick, Unionton, Pa. 10-05 R. H. Bradley, headwater Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. 3-06 G. W. Blem, Headwater of The Oliver, South Bend, Ind. 12-06 HOTEL DIRECTORY This column used exclusively for the adresses of hotels restaurants lodging and boarding houses and club rooms throughout the country, and intended as a guide for the public, for business selected. Hotel Refomer- First class in all respects Hotel Reformer—First class in all respects 900 N. 6th street, Richmond, Va. A. W. Holmes, manager. Moore's Hotel - First-class rooms and board Rooms neatly furnished, 7.2 and 71.4 W. 8th street Little Rock, Ark. Walton's Hotel - 327 Laurel street, Hot Springs, Ark. Cora's Lunch Room - 220 Fifth Street, Little Rock, Ark. Black's Hotel - A modern first-class hotel for colored people, H. Black, Manager, Evansville, Indiana. The Parker House - Rooms, bath J. W. Indoor, Indianapolis, Indiana. AMERICAN B BREWERS HIGH GRA AMERICAN BREWING CO., BREWERS & BOTTLERS OF HIGH GRADE BEER. —TELEPHONES 935— Hoosier Poet CLUB ROOM LONDRES 10c Cigar We deliver Goods direct to consumers and pay all express charges. Give Us A Tryal Order. John Rauch Cigar Co. - Indianapolis, Ind. HEADQUARTERS : 111 West 27th Street, New York. ```markdown ``` by what means and methods the other fellow succeeded, and the best place to learn that is in the Workers' Magazine the only place in the world where science and practice meet and discuss their doings so that each may profit. The worker in any line who wants to succeed must be up to date and know all the tricks and all the advances in his own trade or profession. He must learn these from others, who have learned them by experience and by experiment and the Workers' Magazine is up to date. It prints the best scientific treaties by the best instructors in trade and business methods and the best practical hints by the workers. Read it and keep up to date." We borrow this nuget of thought from that valuable paper and reproduce it for the benefit of showing to our readers the object of this department of The Freeman. It may be fitting to note here that the American steward has the advantage of markets unequalled anywhere—from every section of the globe, in fact—to a greater degree than those of any other nation. They have also the advantage of catering to the most liberal nation on the face of the globe—a nation of more millionaires than all the other countries put together. The question box, as referred to in a recent letter of Mr. Goins, is one of the needed additions to the work of the progressive methods of treating subjects of the profession. F. P. THOMPSON DEAD. It is our painful duty to chronicle the sudden and intimately death of our beloved president, Mr. Frank P. Thompson. His death came at a time when his family and friends were most hopeful of a speedy and permanent recovery. He himself wrote to all members of the Association a letter, a few days before Thanksgiving, in which he expressed his hope and confidence that he would be at his post December 1st, little dreaming the end was so near. Mr. Thompson had been confined to his bed in the Presbyterian Hospital in New York for nearly four months, where he had gone to be treated for stomach trouble, which has been a great annoyance for more than four years. To those who heard his annual address delivered before the last convention at Pittsburg there was an apprehension that he would not live to attend another annual meeting of the Association. In fact the word was whispered that he was failing and could not last long unless there was a decided change for the better. Mr. Thompson was a man of great initiative and determination, and his object and aim to reorganize the Association and put it in the best possible condition fully testifies to his love and work to better the interest of the waiters of the country. He was a man of great force of character and magnetic personality; a Christian gentleman in every act and thought. The Association has suffered an irreparable loss and the race a great and noble character. The funeral services were held at 255 Decatur street, Brooklyn. N. Y., Wednesday. December 20th, and like services were held in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 21, 1905. We all share the sorrow and extend our sympathies to Mrs. Thompson and her son in their bereavement. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER WESTERN BRANCH 325 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill. THE AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL IS RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS Yours for the uplift of the race, What constitutes the qualities of a first-class waiter? The most readily suggestible reply and comparison is to select the good qualities of six of the best waiters you know, then combine them all into one man and you get a good idea of what ought to constitute the qualities of an ideal waiter. Every man has his excellent qualities and his negative qualities, but in many cases the predominating qualities are the negatives. It is only by cultivation and practical application of the positives that they may be made to predominate and as a result the man grows strong and healthy in the eyes of men and in his work. The two positive qualities worthy of first place is character and health. Character is the health of the soul, and health is the character of the body. It is a source of pleasure to repeat often the wholesome advice given in the recent reprint of our friend: "No man lives for himself alone; he may think he does, and perseize his course headlessly and without regard of its effect on his fellowman, but when the critical moment comes in his career, as come it will to the very best of men, if he is out of elbow-touch with those who, by reason or reputation, would be obligated to assist him, it remains only a question of time when the end of that man's career will be reached." The Afro-American Council has a Specific Object. It is laboring to unite men and women who are agreed that since the civil and political rights of the Negro are denied or abridged in many states of Union it is our sacred duty to contend by legal process for a restoration of all rights to which we are entitled as American citizens. In 1902 the Councill made a gallant fight contesting the Louisiana disfranchise law; in 1903 with herculean strength we went at the Alabama law; in 1904 we made a fight against the Pullman Company for discriminating and in 1905 our legal adviser succeeded in wiping out the separate car laws of Florida. As custodians of a great trust committed to us, we did our best with the means in hand. Our fight is one that must go on until we are free from every discriminating law. Now, to make this fight, it takes money. As we write you this letter, our legal adviser has a case in hand in Pensacola, Fla. There the city aims to enforce the "Jim Crow" street car law, despite its unconstitutionality. The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution which made us free, the 14th which made us men and the 15th which made us citizens, are on trial as never before. Let us make no defense; only keep quiet and "Wait." Don't agitate, just sit still and within ten years more, custom will have us disfranchised and cornered until there will be no way out. Miss court has no separate car law, and yet every train going south and southwest from St Louis, has its signs, "For Whites Only;" "For Colored Passenger." The I C., delivered its cars to the B. & O., in this city and with their discriminating signs they went on to St. Louis and Cincinnati. As Secretary of the Council, I took the matter up with the Superintendent and the following is an extract from his letters: The Baltimore & Ohio S.-W, R R Co. Offices of the Vice President and General Manager, Cincinnati, O. Sept. 15 1905: Mr. L G. Jordan, 736 W Walnut St., Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir, I have your letter of Sept. 13th. The signs you refer to I find are securely fastened to the partitions in the Illinois Central coaches. It is not, therefore, neglect on the part of our conductors or porters that they are permitted to remain after the cars are delivered to us. You speak of this being a violation of the law. Will you kindly give me reference thereto? We know of no law prohibiting these signs. Yours truly, W.M. M. GREENE. This road runs through Indiana and Ohio, the home of vice President Fairbanks and our late President McKinley, but to our next letter he wrote: October 11, 1905. L.G. Jordan, D. D., 726 W. Walnut St., Long Island, Ky. Dear Sir—Further referring to our correspondence with reference to signs in the Illinois Central coaches concerning separate apartments for white and colored people. I have arranged to have these signs removed when the equipment is received from the Illinois Central, and I trust we will be able to avoid any friction through this arrangement. Yours truly, WM. M GREENE. In another case some of the women of our race were railed at and humiliated by a conductor on the C. & O , road. This we took up with their management and the following is self-explanatory: The dining room at the Rapids Hotel, Alexandria, La., is in charge of James H. Hollins, who has held the position of headwaiter for four years. John Osbone is second waiter; Wesley Williams captain of the watch The following are the sidewaters: George Perry, James T. Coleman, Wm Johnson, Charles Tarver and Oliver LeJenne. The following are the cooks: Charles DeLavalade, chef; Thomas Jefferson, second; Howard Smith, third and Henry Norris pastry cook. The high class restaurants of our big cities have, by vling with each other, almost unconsciously been conducting a campaign of education among the moderate well-to-do. The New York "diner out" to-day is perhaps the most critical of any civilized being. He has been taught how things should be, and he is not content unless he gets them just exactly that way. This is a most exacting standard to live up to, but competition is the life of trade, and to succeed means to excel. The path of the profession is still bright with the light of old characters who have made and maintained a place time cannot efface. To mention some of these grand old men might prove hurtful to others who, by the merest chance, might be overlooked or some one not well known to the writer, but October 26, 1965. Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D, Cor seey The National Afro-American Council, 726 w. Walnut st., Louisville, Ky. Sir.—I have your letter of Oct. 24 h. and regret that our conductor should have given offense, which is not ap proved by the Company. He will be called to account for it. Yours truly, C. E. DOYLE, Gen Mgr. In another case of discrimination in a daily paper we called the editor's attention to it and the following is an extract from his letter: "The Louisville Herald. Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D. 728 W. Walunt St. Louisville, Ky.: My Dear Shr.—I beg to acknowledge your favor of the 18th, enclosing two clipping from the Louisville Herald of Thursday and have carefully noted your criticism of the same. Your criticism which is intelligent and directly to the point applies closely to conditions existing to day in our great news centers. Unless viewed with liberality, these conditions can make cynics of us all regarding humanity in general. From a purely psychological standpoint, it does seem that the appetite for news at the present time runs to scandal, riot, murders and all that takes place on the dark side of life known under the general term of 'human interest stuff', rather than what is good and elevating. * * * * * I am certainly much interested, as we all should be. in the manifest attempt on the part of the better class of your race to elevate itself and to improve your usefulness to society and I heartily agree with influence in your letter that an effort to expose the vicious and to supress the good would be extremely injurious, not only to your people, but to our great American country. With best wishes for the welfare of yourself and your undertaking, I am GEO. A. NEWMAN, Jr, Edl'or and Publisher." I give these three letters to show what the Council is doing to carry out the work for which it was organized. The Council is non-partisan, non-sectarian and stands for principles, not men; for the race and not politicians. Whatever may have been charged as a mistake in the past, the Council at its Detroit meeting, purged itself and declared that it would forever stand on its original platform and begin anew the defense for the civil and political rights of the race The legal bureau is handicapped for want of funds to test cases constantly put into our hands. The liberty that cost the lives of thousands of heroes is too sweet to give up on demand. If agitation if contention, if money, if life is the price of liberty, civil and political, it is worth every speech the Negro has made in its defense and every drop of blood he has spilled in forty years and every dollar he has earned since 1865 to purchase it. Garrison, whose anniversary occurred this month, spent his entire life in breaking our shackles. An intrepid and uncompromising reformer whose burning words still ring in our ears. He too fully expressed the determination of the Afro-American Council in the present fight for our political and civil rights when he declared, "I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—AND WILL BE HEARD." We would be unworthy of this great friend, whose sacrifices and sufferings for us are without parallel in history, if we sit down and allow ourselves to be manacled again. No chains must be fastened about us nor strings tied to our rights. There are men among us who have freely emblated the Garrisonian spirit and these men are going to be heard. cast the mind's eye over the horizon of memory, doubtless you will recall many whose work is still considered among the best of the present day. The waiters of the Albion, Augusta Ga, were given an instructive lecture recently by their headwatter, W E. Tucker, on "Various Kinds of Wines and How They Should be Served." There are twenty men on the roll. MAY ERECT BIG FACTOREIS MAY ERECT BIG FACTOREIS A Company With Large Capital May Establish Factories in South. Cherryvale, Kan., Special.—The Negroes of this state are organizing an industrial movement which they intend to carry into all, the Southern and Southwestern states. The plan is to raise money and establish factories to employ Negroes, to buy farms and sell lots to them on small monthly payments and to encourage in Negroes generally a spirit of industry and frugality. An organization has been affected and a company chartered with an authorized capital of $1,000 000. The shares are being sold at par. Chas. D. Clem one of the organizers, in an address here said: "A few years ago there were many avenues of employment open to the Negro which are absolutely barred to him now. White girls have taken the place of Negro girls as servants, and white boys have taken the place of colored boys for all sorts of general work. As a consequence, when a Negro boy or girl comes out of school these days there is nothing for them to do, and they drift into mischievousness and crime. The solution of the Negro question is not to be found in legislation, but in giving the Negro an opportunity to go to work. The Negro must do this for himself. Before he earns the respect of his white brothers he must show a capacity to take care of himself and to provide employment for his boys and his girls. This movement is not for the purpose of making money, but for giving every member of our race something useful to do. We purpose the establishment of small factories, laundries and the like, which many of our race are competent to operate. "We propose to buy tracts of farming lands, cut them up into small tracts of from four to five acres, sell them on long time and encourage the development of truck farming throughout the South. These industries, scattered throughout the country south of Mason and Dixon's line, will tend to stop the congestion of the Negro race in the cities and to decrease the percentage of Negroes in the penitentiaries and jails of the country." PEONAGE CASE IN MISSISSIPPI A Boy Given His Liberty After Being Shackled and Confined on Three Mississippi Convict Farms. Jackson, Miss., Special—Attorneys Beadle and Howard, of Jackson, Miss., have achieved a signal victory in the Habra3 Corpus case brought by them before the Hon H. C. Niles, Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, for the release of one George Wilson, a minor, who was being held by a private individual and being forced to work out a debt in addition to being shackled and confined on three County Convict Farms of Holmes County, Mississippi. This boy received very cruel and inhuman treatment while incarcerated, so much so that he had become a paralytic in one of his sides and he is still oated in many other ways. Every effort was exhausted by the relatives of George Wilson to get him released. But they were of no avail. They finally sought the services of these attorneys who sued out a Writ of Habeas Corpus, returnable before Judge Niles. The management of the Convict Farm employed some of the best white legal talent to be had in the state and a stubborn contest ensued Among these attorneys was Senator E. F Neal who was a candidate for Governor against Governor Vardaman in the last gubernerial campaign After a long and bitter fight the boy was given his liberty and the defendants were ordered to put up the costs in the case. The attorneys for Wilson will now institute proceedings for damages. Messrs. S. A. Beadle and P. W. Howard, who make up this firm, have received many congratulations for their fearless and skillful handling of the case. This case has attracted a great deal of attention and comment in this state. JIM CROW CARS IN JANUARY Separate Seat Measure Will Come In Effect Jan. 4th. Dallas, Tex., Special.—According to a ruling made by the city attorney the separate seat ordinance will not go into effect until thirty days after the date of the approval by the municipal commission. Acting on this ruling the street railway companies will not comply with the provisions of the ordinance until after January 4. 1906 COOK Waiters & Cooks Prefer Our Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found them satisfactory. Write for complete Catalogue FREE. giving full instructions how to order. Marcus Ruben (Inc.) 390 State St., CHICAGO, ILL. PINK'S CUT-RATE PHARMACY, 550 Ind. Ave. S. E. Cor. West St. Always Reliable, Our Prescription Department. 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It was with some difficulty that he succeeded in getting the Cuban reciprocity treaty through Congress, and we apprehend more trouble to come. The politicians did not take kindly to his refusal to endorse political freebooters that were fighting for the lives during the last campaign. They do not look with much favor on his proposed rate legislation, and there is already an express'd determination to allow him less freedom in superintending the digging of that ditch across Panama. Mr. Odeli of New York has charged him with interference in the politics of that State, and has even gone so far as to charge that he will disrupt the Republican party. It is our firm belief that the whole trouble springs from the fact that politicians in his party have found in him a rugged honesty both unusual and unexpected. To be sure it is quite an unusual thing for a President to wish for the defeat of any of the candidates of his party, even though they deserve defeat ever so much. Party politics has descended to such a depth that the chief executive is expected to give his approval of candidates when asked to do so. Not only did Mr Roosevelt not do this, but he let it be known that he neither favored corrupt methods or corrupt candidates. Again, it could not be believed that the President really meant it when he asked for legislation against corporations and combines that were plundering the people. They took it for granted that he must be the same old play where the villains are killed before the audience and then get up and walk off the stage after the curtain falls. It has always been so, and why not now? But they are now convinced that he really means it, and they are beginning to discover that rate legislation would be bad —especially bad on the poor working man. Thus they seek to appear zealous in guarding the interests of their constituents. As to the Panama difference, they had better beware who attempt to scotch the wheel of progress. It is no new suspicion that the trans-continental railroads will be sure to manifest opposition to the construction of the canal when work was once begun in earnest, for it is clear to be seen that when the canal is once in operation the harvests of the railroads in carrying freight across the continent will be at an end. For this reason we may expect that a silent "i. fluence" will be exerted to cause delay, and anything that causes unnecessary delay is more than likely to have the flavor of this "influence." We believe that the President, backed by the people as he is on all these points, has decidedly the best of the situation. He is not only willing to have a less free hand in the canal zone, but we are informed that he will anticipate this move by Congress by asking that it relieve him by taking upon itself a larger share of responsibility in that work. We believe that on all points of difference the President stands more nearly for the interests of the people than do the politicians, and for this reason we believe they are playing with the buzzsaw when they oppose him on technical and questionable grounds. A local paper contained a column article on the 26th inst., under the head "Wed White Girl." It is a published report that Harry W. Furnill has taken unto himself a Spanish lady for a wife, and that the news was kept quiet for fear of ostracism and opposition from many sources. Espe- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER cially was it! thought that information on this point might have endangered his confirmation as minister to Hayti. We shall now expect to hear this matter threshed over and over through the press without little change in belief as to the propriety or wisdom of such a union. As for ourselves we can only say that if the two most directly interested are satisfied with the union we cannot see that any one else should be concerned. It is the business of but two people or, at most, of but two families. Indiana has again come to the front with another political scandal. Indiana is teldom found wanting in such things. Politics has had about as rank a growth in this State as can be found elsewhere in the Union. The work is begun here in the kindergarten stage. One develops to a formidable size in some locality and he must then be taken care of. He gets a nomination for something, and the false god, "party regularity," decrees that any found guilty of political abstacy must die the death. Thus it is that wolves and sheep pass in together. Congressman Fred Landis of Indiana proposes to regulate the insurance companies by enacting a law under which they must operate within the District of Columbia. The refusal of any company to comply, with this law, would be proof to the people everywhere that such insurance company was continuing the present notorious abuses. There may be a better way of getting at these modern "high binders," but we have not heard of it. Russia seems to have learned nothing from the experience of France. It will be a long time before the classes give up their occupation of living on the backs of the masses. As Louis F. Post once said, "they are willing to do anything for the toilers except get off their backs." In this respect the Russians are not much different from some people we know. The greatest blessing that could come to this country would be the uprooting of the spoils system. We cannot make progress in economic reforms so long as a horde of office hunters are allowed to befog the issues. Our present methods tend to perpetuate ignorance. The people must make their way over the heads of the politicians. The time was not long ago that a good book by a colored author would have been a hard thing to find. The list was short and the quality doubtful To-day any one who possesses all of the highly creditable volumes is sure to have a large collection of books. The revolutionists of Russia have demanded that the pricests stop saying prayers for the Czar. Judging from the amount of trouble he has been having for the past two years it might be to the advantage of the revolutionists to let the prists continue their prayers. Unless we miss our guess the old line Republicans are getting well along digging their political graves. The Roosevelt, Jerome, Weaver, LaFollette and Hanly brand of Republicanism is in the ascendant. A report from Pittsburg, Pa., states that this has been "another big year for iron and steel." Yes, it has been especially good for steal. A street csr containing thirteen passengers was held up and robbed on Christmas eve in Pasadena, Cal. This fatal number did not prevent the hold-up men from getting away with the money. Things may get into such a state during the next four years that it may become necessary for Mr. Roosevelt to just keep the job for another term so as to get things straightened out. New Year's resolutions are better than no resolutions, but there is little faith to be put in a man's good resolves who waits until the new year to put them into effect. As New Year's day is the time for making good resolves and quitting bad habits how would it do for our churches to swear off from the parade habit? We are not hearing much just now from our old friends—Governor Vardaman and Senator Tillman. The silence is ominous. We have five churches in this city whose members have abandoned the parade method of taking up collections. The value of a present depends somewhat upon who gives it. It is our sincere wish that no fault of your own may prevent you from having a happy and prosperous New Year. If the time ever comes when Christmas presents are given only to the deserving some of us may not get any. The Santa Claus game is getting to be almost as hazardous as foot ball. Did you read "Saint Dixon at the Gate" in our Christmas number? SHORT FLIGHTS. Tom Dixon now knows the difference between fame and notoriety. Dr. W. T. Vernon can fall back on the assurance of "something equally as good." The sympathy of the country goes out to Bishops Arnett and Hood in their hour of affliction. Editor Chris Perry is doing some solemn thinking these days, and reflecting upon the ingratitude of republics. Since Vice-president Fairbanks moved to K street in Washington he is considerably nearer the White House than he used to be. Fairbanks, Foraker, Taft, Root or Shaw may have Folk of Missouri to beat for the presidency in 1908. And some Folks are hard to beat. Jay Wesley Cromwell is permitting Bethel Literary to give visible evidence of progress, and the society is rapidly regaining its pristine popularity. It develops that Bishop Alexander Walters has never had the title of "D. D." conferred upon him. Perhaps he has never felt the need of it. Since the Jewish problem has grown so acute by reason of the atrocities in Russia, the children of Israel are crowding the sons of Ham out of the center of the stage. --- Giles B. Jackson is not a quitter. He and his Jamestown exposition refuse to be sand-bagged out of existence, and the effervescent Giles is putting them over in rapid fashion. --- The Negro girl who does her duty wherever she is placed is entitled to respect, be her station that of the mistress in the parlor or at the kitchen range as "Morely Mary Ann." --- It is a genuine pleasure to observe that the Hon. John P. Green is running the well known Second Baptist Lyceum at Washington to suit the fastidious taste of the Hon. W. Calvin Chase. --- The "globe-trotters" of Washington society are regaling the pink teas and parlor socials with "travelogues"—a pleasing departure from the usual inane gossip and profitless small-talk. --- With their intelligence and their capacity for handling money the Jews of Russia hold the key to the future progress of that benighted Empire. They are biding their time and keeping an eye open for the main chance. ... The Indian foot-ball team from the Carlisle school beat the proud West Pointers to a standstill, not long ago, in full view of Prince Louis of Battenberg. Strange to say, we have not heard anything of a "red peril." --- The United States furnishes three-fourths of the cotton of the world, and the Negro furnishes three-fourths or more of that produced in the United States. Is not Ethiopia stretching forth her hand as fore-told in Holy Writ? --- Cleveland, Ohio, points with pardonable pride to the large number of talented Negrocs she has given to the artistic, political and commercial world. Unquestionably the Buckeye metropolis has done well for her day and generation, and the end is not yet. --- There are no signs that the millennium is dangerously near, yet the fact remains that the editor of the Washington Bee and the ex-editor of the late Colored American are smoking the pipe of peace—and with a degree of enjoyment that warms the cookles of one's heart. --- Marvin Hart, Rob Fitzsimmons and Battling Nelson will not take chances on being "liked" by a Negro. The pugilistic game is not what it was when Peter Jackson, George Dixon, Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, George Godfrey and the "Coffee Cooler" were in the hey-dey of their glory. --- The denominational vanity which insists upon saddling six struggling churches and six half-starved preachers upon a poor little community is a crime against Christianity and an assault upon common sense. The federation of our religious bodies would be a step in the direction of reform of this glaring species of mal administration. --- "Love laughs at locksmiths" and defies the miscegenation laws as well. The way Negroes, whites, Chinese, Indians and Italians are intermarrying is "something fierce." Cupid always did decline to work along systematic or conventional lines. The little god is no respecter of traditions or racial animosities. --- It must be admitted by those who follow the fortunes of politics that in placing Editor Wilkins on the Chicago charter commission, Mayor Dunne "trumped" Governor Deneen, capturing his ace, jack, dauce and ten-spot at one fell swoop. It was an easy case of "high, low, jack and the game," in the vernacular of the green cloth. --- The office of the Recorder of Deeds is now an organic part of the machinery of the District of Columbia. To stand for an examination for a place therein, an applicant must be a bona fide resident of the District. The voteless Columbians have some rights that the people of North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, New York and Ohio are bound to respect. --- Business interests make strange bed-fellows. The interpreter for the Indians who are in Washington conferring with the "Great Father" is a Negro-Hutelkemiko by name. His hair is snow-white, framing a face as black as ebony, and is about eighty-five years old. He was formerly a slave of a Creek master and remembers when the Creeks migrated from Mississippi and Alabama to the Indian Territory. THE DEFENSE LEAGUE. It is believed that one of the most prejudicial causes which operates against that higher race unity demanded in the interests of simple justice and a Chiristian civilization is, that aspersions and misrepresentations coming from those of prominence have been allowed to go practically unanswered. We have witnessed the poisoning of the public mind by writers and platform speakers of the South until its ill effect has become noticeable everywhere. The race has been maligned time and again without bringing to the offenders either a protest or reply. Is there not, therefore, some ground for these charges of wholesale ignorance and incompetence when these charges are not met by us? Have not those who misrepresent us a right to construe our silence as pleading guilty, when neither reply nor protest comes to them? We are abundantly able to meet the arguments of these men on the ground of their own choosing, and the interests of the race demand that this be done. This is the purpose of the Defense League of letter writers. On and after Sept. 1st, any such case or cases coming to our notice will be called to the attention of the Defense League in these columns, and within thirty thereafter each member will be expected to address a well written letter in answer thereto. It will cost only a postage stamp, and a little time. One hundred of the letters concentrated on a given point, and all coming within thirty days, cannot fail to produce and effect that will be helpful. The absence of ostentation and display does not mean that this movement will thereby be productive if any less of that which is good. Will you join us? Address G. W. Cable, Editor, Freeman. FULLY CONCLUDED TO SURRENDER. Bishop Henry M. Turner of the A. M. E. Church and the editor of the Denver Republican have had their say about the Negro going to Africa. That is a much mooted question, goes without saying both among the whites as well as among the colored people themselves. The African Colonization Society was organized by under-graduates at Williams College in 1808. It was transferred to Princeton College in 1816. Many prominent men, including Dr. Finley, its president, Thomas Jefferson and Henry Clay regarded this movement as the wise and humane way of settling the vexed slavery problem but after the most difficult labor and large expenditure of money only a feeble colony now exists in Liberia. The Negro has been sweating and fighting it out here for nearly three centuries and has about fully concluded not to surrender now.—Colorado Statesman. IT IS NO WONDER. A preacher, at the conclusion of one of his sermons, said: "Let all in the house who are paying their debts stand up." Instantly every man, woman and child, with one exception, rose to their feet. The preacher seated them and said: "Now, every man not paying his debts stand up." The exception noted a care-worn, hungry looking individual, clothed in his last summer's suit, slowly assume a perpendicular position. "How is it, my friend," asked the minister, "that you are the only man not to meet his obligations?" "I run a newspaper," he meekly answered, "and the brethren who stood up are all my subscribers, and—" "Let us pray," exclaimed the preacher.—Alabama Baptist. DULUTH, MINN. The Chrysanthemum Club gave a reception, December 14, complimentary to Wm. Dawson and Robert Moody, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., and S. Dago of Chicago. The decorations were of chrysanthemums and roses; red and white ribbon streamers from the corners of the room, crossing in the center, from which a cluster of bells were suspended. The features of the evening's entertainment were dancing and whist. A flash light picture was taken of the guests seated at the table. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. L. Bralser, Mr. and Mrs. R Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and M. s. James, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. G. Coffers, Mr. and Mrs. D. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Simms, C. Brady, C. O'Neal, L. Brooks, J. Patton, W. Ramsey, B. C. Officen, K. Barber, N. Wright, J. Ash, C. Hardere, J. East, C. Black, F. Henry, W. Coleman, S. Dago, S. F. Common, R. Mallory, L. P. Payne, P. Slaffias, R. M. Chase, D. Henry, W. W. Stockton, Messrs. Macingold Tonstall and Karnagy; Mesdaines Simpson, Ridgely, Newman, N. Bowen, M. Steele, C. Greene; Misses F. Williams, J. Speeds Jessie Shephard, Leta Basel and Eva Bonen. The committee on arrangements was Mrs. Fannie Coleman, president; Mrs. Mamie Jacobs, vice-president; Miss Carrie Alexander, secretary; Mrs. Maggie Dago, treasurer. Robert Moody was toastmaster. IS THIS TRUE WITH YOU? Some colored folks pay for race newspapers willingly; some colored folks pay for them grudgingly and some other colored folks do not pay for them at all. Those of the first class are the glory of the publisher and those of the last named class tend to make him lose all hope of heaven. —The People's Recorder. THE WAY TO LOOK NEAT And comfortable is to have your hair nicely combed and put up in the latest style. If your hair is kinky and harsh it looks untidy and hurts when you try to comb it. You can easily change all that and make your hair pimple, soft and easy to comb by using Ford's Hair Pomade, formerly known as "Ozonized Ox Marrow." It also prevents dandruff and makes the hair grow. For over forty years ladies of refinement have been using it with great success. Warranted harmless. Only 50c a bottle Sold by druggists, or send us 50c for a bottle. We pay the postage. Address Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., Charles Ford, Pres't, 7 Wabash avenue, Chicago, Illinois. THOMPSON'S WEEKLY REVIEW THOMPSON'S WEEKLY REVIEW (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.) denial, which, it is to be hoped, closes the incident, as tar as he is concerned, at least. The East Orange Board, it appears, got itself into pretty hot water over its uncalled for action in separating the colored and white children, and in casting about for excuses for its narrowness, some of the members of the Board circulated the statement that their scheme of Jim Crow classes had the approval of Booker T. Washington, having been submitted by them to the noted Negro educator. Two members of the City Council have said that this statement was made to them by a member of the Board of Education. Of course, as soon as it became noised about that Dr. Washington had approved the scheme, a good many people began to think that after all the Board might be in the right. Unfortunately for the Board, however, Dr. Washington promptly administered a quietus to this by writing the following brief, but pointed and emphatic letter to Mr. Robert A. Travis, one of East Orange's leading citizens, and who is prominently identified with the school fight. Said Dr. Washington: "Dear Mr. Travis. In reply to your letter of recent date, would say that I have given no opinion or advice on the subject to which your letter refers. I am frequently quoted on such matters without authority." Those who undertake to write or speak on the school trouble at East Orange should not overlook this positive and equivocal denial by Dr. Washington of any interference in what is purely a local matter. The address of Mr. Emmett J Scott at Tusteegee on the "Lesson of William Lloyd Garrison's Life," was out of the usual run of such productions, and merits the many encomium it has received at the hands of the country's best thinkers. It was replete with original suggestions, and placed the eminent abolitionist before the world in a setting that gave his life an instructive value far beyond that afforded by the full some laudation of the average orator. Mr. Scott has few equals in the art of putting grett thoughts in a simple way, and of getting the meat out of a mass of matter by the speediest and most luminous route. As a speaker and as a writer, he has made a reputation that is national in scope. As we close business for the day, the Registership of the Treasury controversy is in statu quo. The selection of a successor to Mr. Lyons is wholly in the hands of the President of the United States. R. W. THOMPSON. 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Coar at the Alabama Penny Savings Bank Bldg. Call and secure a copy of the paper each week from him. The St Black & Jones are booked for Yonkers, N, Y. January 1. Harry A. Brown, singing cartoonist is booked on the Keith Circuit. The Two Prices send regards to all friends, wishing them a Happy New Year. The Arkansaw Minstrels were entertained at dinner Christmas at Lake Charles, La. J. H. Mosby, after a successful season with Van Amburg Shows is at home with his family. Prof. William La. DeAcklen, M. D., prima basso of the Slayton Jubilee Singers will begin his concert work in April. Notes from F. H. Eberhardt's Minstrels We are still in the Sunny South. Arnet Hudgens, the great book and wing dancer from Hopkinsville, $ ^{k}$ , has joined us. Notes from the Benbow Minstrels. — We are still making good. William Benbow has just returned to the show from a trip to New Orleans to secure a ten piece band. We now have fifteen people. Harry Crosby, of the team of The Crosby is at liberty and invites offers from reliable managers. A good comedian, coon song and dance artist and character performer. Lowery write, 305 Cooper street, Greensburg, Ind. Pearl Mappin, hoop roller with "A Rabbit's Foot" Company is doing fine through Florida and sends best wishes to A. G. Allen's and Mahara's Minstrels Samuel Cohen wishes to hear from John Hamilton. Louis Chappelle sends regards to James and Mitchell Chappelle and Alfred Coleman. Notes from Mahara's Minstrels.—The show is now on its way to California. Everybody is happy in the expectation of being in dear sunny old California, the home of balmy air and perfumed flowers. The business with this aggregation still sticks to that Mahara style plenty of "happy metal" in sight. The members dress to look the part on and off the stage. We have just received a swell consignment of New Market overcoats for street wear and the boys look fine and the ladies are in the same class. W. A. Mahara has just arrived from Chicago where he has been looking after his interests, placing orders for new scenery, costumes, first part settings, electrical effects and lights, and dresses for the chorus, which he brought with him. Billy Young, late of the Smart Set is the latest acquisition of the show. Miss Bessie LaBell is singing "Lonesome me" and "Making Eyes," assisted by the lady sextet. W. Henry Smith THE FREEMAN POSTOFFICE. LADIES' LIST GENTLEMEN'S LIST. GENTENLEY'S LIST. Arant, Kid Armstrong, Roy Armstrong, Thos Dosson, W A Gant, R H Harris, J H Hamp Gold Mining Company H rris Jordan, J W Johnson, S A La She, Herbert Looney, E J Mullan, J H Mills, Tom O Moody and James McCannon, Prof J C Pevton, Harry Parker, Chas R Russell, Joseph Smith and Bailey Wise, Jim Wite, Bent B Y Watts, O F Wallridge, Arthur 1905. ROUTE. 1906. A Rabbit's Foot Co.: Tampa, Fla., Jan. 1. Billy Kersands' Minstrels: Athens, Ga., Jan. 1; Greenville, S. C; Spartanburg, 3; Columbia, 4; Augusta, Ga.; Vannah, 6. Harrison Bros'. Big Spectacular Minstrels: Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 1; Camelia, 2; Pelibam, 3. ROUTE. Hall and Brooks, assisted by Miss Grace Hall and Theater, New York City, week of Jan. 1. Liljebag & Parquette: Olympic Theater Chicago, week of Jan. 1, Band Brown: Keith's Theatre, Boston, Mass. week of Jan. 1. The Brewer (John and Maud and F. R. Mc- Adoo) - Ratortong, Cook Island, South Seas, December to January. A.E. Holman's Serenaders - Folles, Manager - Paris, France. Aug. 1 to Sept. 30; Paris- Istanbul, Oct. 1 to 31; Nederlausch, Panoticum Amsterdam, Holland, Nov. 1 to 30. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER has rejoined his quartet a few weeks ago "The Maharahah Harmony Four" and they are leaving them screaming as usual and taking eight and ten encores nightly, featuring "Only a Message from Home, Sweet, Home." ENTERTAINED AT PITTSBURG. An elegant reception was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gordon in honor of Miss Flora Batson, America's queen of song and her friends of the Hogan Company. A lunch was served after which a musicale was given by Miss Batson, Girad Miller, Will Pencs, the tenor, and Miss Anna Cook Pankey. The guests were Mesdames Pearl Le Van, Maud Thompson Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Pankey, Will H Pencs, J. H. and Beverly Gordon, C. and Beverly Jackson, Beverly Housley, John Grant, Misses Marie Thomas, Pearl LaVan, Birdle Gillespie, Mamie Jackson, Georgie Mickle, Julia and Lizzie Gordon. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sillars entertained at breakfast complimentary to Ernest Hogan. Those present were Mesdames Ward, Timpson, byers, Jackson Tom Logan, William Ward, A. K. Neil, J. N. Bers and Adam Wilson. Mr, Hogan and his company were also entertained by the Loendi Club, the Elks, John Brown, John Rosmond and several social clubs. THEATRICAL COMMENT AND PERSONAL NOTES BY CARLE BROWNE COOKE. From Greater Few York. I wish all my friends, both home and abroad a most healthful, successful and real Happy New Year. Thanks to those who have remembered me. I shall strive to do the very best I can in the future in justice to you and myself as long as the Creator gives me grace and strength to do so. --- The Abyssinian Maidens, after eight weeks' work laid off a week, enjoying a few days' rest and quiet. Mrs. Ada Overton Waker is starring in the act and America's real critics say she is one of the cleverest soubrets on the stage. As I do a good deal of press work for Williams & Walker, I am afforded an opportunity of being directly associated with them a great deal more than any other journalist except Prof. D. E, Tobias, who is on the Paris Review staff, and is also at present connected with the team in their new business office recently opened at 42 West Twenty-eighth street, Jack Shoemaker is their new manager. This o'fice is separate from the Gotham Attacks Music Publishing Company, of which Richard M. Pherson, the song-writer (Ceoll Mack) is the manager --- The royal comedians use their old title originated by George Walker, "The Two Real Coons" during their present engagement in high class variety. They played to full houses at the new Alhambra in Harlem, where they were specially featured headliners. It was their first appearance at the Alhambra and they presented an act framed around the famous detective story scene from their great musical comedy, "In Dahomey." The stars are supported by Lawrence Chenault, Charles Foster, George A. Hammond, T. B. Robinson, Charles Gilpin, Hattie Hopkins, Minnie Brown, Bessie Payne, Ada Gulgusse and Daisy Topley. The company played at the Orpheum in Brooklyn Christmas week. After a limited amount of vaudeville work Williams & Walker will call rehearsals for the great Ethiopian comic opera "Abyssinia" by Shipp and Rogers. This new thought is a tremendous undertaking and the most costy spectacular affair that any two comedians have ever attempted to unfold to the American amusement lovers. The score composed for "Abyssinia" comprises some of the best and heaviest musical creations ever composed by our latter day musicia s. Will Marion Cooke, the composer has contributed his best work to the score of this only real comic opera of the Africans, and the most tremendous production that will be produced this spring will be the really great and original "Abyssinia." Prof. Cooke is now in London with his big Tennessee Students vaudeville act, which is at the Palace headed by Miss Abble Mitchel l, the sweet soprano. I received the following clipping from London: "The Empire Theatre—The Monday performance was well attended. On Wednesday the Brittons appeared at the Palace much to the surprise of the audience which filled that house. One of the principal members of the "Follies" the head-line cast, was ill. So a big number had to be secured at once. The Brittons were the first in Manager Butts' mind, and through the courtesy of the management of the Empire where the colored performers are playing, he was able to secure their services after they had concluded their Empire work. Needless to say that they repeated their big hit at the Palace." This news was gratifying indeed, as it was expected that the Brittons would return to the continent some weeks ago. Next week they will appear in their new act at the Appolo Theatre, Dusseldorf, Germany. The famous Irving Jones and wife are still in London. Miss Bell Davis and her American Pickaninles appeared on the bill to good success at the Palace in London a few weeks ago. They payed on the continent several months, Rastus and Banks opened in London December 18, to great success. Johnson & Dean, Charles and Dora are still playing the varieties in Germany. --- Pete Hampton is doing well in Paris. He is there with Joe Warmsley, Fred Douglass and Walter Richardson. It is reported that Edith Adams died in a hospital about three weeks ago at Paris. Her chun, Reina Morris was in London at the time and was greatly shocked. So great was her sorrow that she attempted self-destruction, but fortunately the timely interference of some of Will Cooke's musicians prevented her from doing so. Miss Morris wants to be in America by June. F. W. Dunn, a great patron of the Colored American profession, an admirer of The Freeman and a favorite in Hariom society is spending the holidays in Fayetteville, N. C., with relatives. --- The recent death of George W. Pope, the professional barber at the Lincoln Hospital in the Borough of Bronx N. Y., was quite a shock to his friends. He was 51 years old and originally from Thomasville, Ga. His remains were interred at the vault in Cypress Hill Cemetery. Mr. Pope was last employed at Jones Torsonial Parlors at 109 West Thirty-first street, New York, and an intimate friend ol Prof, Mayse. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago race papers please copy. The music to Paul Lawrence Dunbá's sweet song "Good Night" was composed by Prof. N. Clark Smith, of Chicago, leader of the Eighth Regiment Band and who is also an instructor of a large private class. He is doing a grand work for the race in music. ... In my last letter from the stage manager of the Rufus Rastus Company, I was glad to note the continued success of the entire aggregation. The only ones to be closed were Wormley, bass and Toliver, tenor singers. Miss Watts was hurt by a street car in Chicago, but no one was left to look into the affair. They will play at the American Theatre in Manhattan very soon. Henri Troy is making an impression with his song "Consolation," by Thomas Lemner. Miss Anna Cook and the other leading sopranos are doing very good work. So is Harry Gillam, whose versatility is hardly excelled by any other young colored actor-comedian now appearing on the American stage. While Hogan and Green are of course capable of delivering the real goods at all times. Frances Morris is the leading baritone and possesses one of the finest voices in the aggregation. --- Whipper & Lemonier, our newly organized firm of song-writers and publishers have a fine catalogue of new good creations, and are selling their products direct. They are starting in real business with $3,000 capital. --- The Sam Lucas Night, the grand vaudeville smoker and luncheon given at the Theatrical Professional Club, December 7, at New York was a decided success. Mr Lucas, the noted star was assisted in presenting a most clever performance by the following star artists: Hattle Hopkins and Lawrence Chenault, from Willis ans & Walker Company; Thomas Lemonier and Carle Cooke, late of Hogan's Company; The Prampins, Thomas Carter, Wellmom and Marshall, dialect comedians; Fletcher and Bailey, Newell Morse, the dandy-doodle-boy; Miss Rose Browne, the clever soubret, William Humphreys, banjoist, Henril Strange, noted tragedian and the famous Golden Gate Quartet. The affair was under the personal direction of Carle B Cooke* 积 Address all foreign correspondence, photos, etc., to 26 W. 134 S., until further notice. Anything else to 42 W. 28th St., in care of Gorge W. Walker, New York City, Carle B. Cooke, Eastern Journalist of The Freeman. ALICE MACKEY RETURNS TO THE STAGE BY SYLVESTER RUSSELL. "Anon and oblivion but not forever" is the creed of alry fairy Alice Mackey. But such are the ways of actresses. Everybody knew she would return to the stage again. Nobody thought she wouldn't; all she needed was a good opening and a fair chance. Alice's history? No. What's the use of that? Everybody knows Alice Mackey. It just happened like this. When the news began to flash around New York last summer that Madam Marton Adams Harris, the creole beauty and sweet singer of the West had relinquished her position with Ernest Hogan's "Rufus Rastus" company on account of a series of colds and nervous prostration, everybody wondered who in the world with voice and beauty could fill her place. Nobody knew and nobody cared except acresses. Actresses, you know always interested in each other, no matter for what, whether it be jealousy or genuine love, are ever anxious to advance. Then the word came 'twas Alice Mackey. Carita Day and Mamie Emerson, in tears as it were, cried "never." but yes it was so—another female star had come to shine among the shady and add to the lustre of Ernest Hogan. Anna Cook Pankey was no doubt glad the rival soprano had gone and was replaced by a low-voiced contralto, for Alice Mackey you know, if you haven't forgotten is America's greatest living colored contralto. She first dawned in New York from the West with Madam Sisselierton Jonas (Black Pattit) and the blending of their voices in the sextet from "Lucia" has never been equaled by any extracts of opera presented in the Troubadour company. Then Alice joined Cole & Johnson's company for awhile; then she tried being a soubret and with Williams & Walker's Company she sung and danced Sydney Perritt's "Dinah" in such a manner that Ada Overton Walker never recovered from the shock until the coming of "Hannah frm Savannah." By that time Alice had faded from view and her large chestnut eyes which made her a stage beauty were missing. It was said that sweet Alice had married rich; one rumor of that kind was sufficient; she never would return to the stage, they said but she did, and the chances are she will now be able to add to her riches. But discussion among actresses is general; their views of each other are not like the public's views. While M. Coell Watts or other prima donna discuss, "Can she sing like me?" Mauriel Ringold whispers, "Can she dance like me?" And yet with all Miss Mackey comes as leading lady. These are the grounds upon which actresses build their hopes and never loss their faith until time and age betray them. But pardon me. I do not mean by this that actresses get gray or even grow old or even retire forever. Like Miss Mackey they may retire for a little while just for recreation. Miss Mackey's was one grand unusually long exit. Now people are asking, "Can she sing good ye?" Does she still dance well or are her ankles weak? Do her shoes fit snug and pretty? Does she dress like Mrs. Walker? And most pertinent of all, does she still wear a withered bunch of roses behind her ear as she did before the styles of old changed? These are questions the public with whom she is so popular is asking. I must tell the public to wait till she gets to New York and see. The new regulation requiring consuls and secretaries of legations to be masters of another language besides English, is a good thing for the country's foreign service—but is pretty tough on the politicians whose "pull" has heretorore carried them through. It looks as if the Roosevelt idea is to run this government in the interest of the people, rather than for the benefit of the needy politicians. CHURCH'S PARK AND AUDITORIUM. A new star has arose and demands universal consideration of the many theatrical managers and proprietors, in the position of a Park and Auditorium general Amusement House for the theatricals and conventions. In attending Black Patti Trounbadours engagement, you could get "S. R. O.," and its situation is such that from a moment's notice a large audience can be collected its seating capacity is 2300, beautifully lighted by electricity; cars stop at the door; centrally located; large and spacious dressing rooms. Stage 25x75 feet; height to rigging 46.6; drops 20x93. R. R. CHURCH & ON, PROPS. Can use good acts at all times. Reference.—Vogel & Nolan, Rusco & Holland, C. Jay Smith, Billy Kersands. Where The Freeman can be Found in New York City. The Indianapolis Freeman can be found on sale in New York city at the National News stand, the 14th street, the whole street, the agents, and its retail news stands in the following first class places: The Freeman's Headquarters. Persons in Macon, Ga., should see our representative, C. J. Crenshaw, corner Cherry street and Cotton avenue, and secure a copy of the Freeman for sale by him each week. Mr. Crenshaw is quite a hustling agent and deserves the support of all Macon citizens. The Freeman at Kansas City, Mo. The Freeman is on sale each week in Kansas City, Mo., at 108 East-18th street, J. Turner Wall, grocery and Meat Market, Confectionery, Fruits, Cigars and Tobaccoos. All friends are welcome. While in Paducah, Ky., call at 627 South 8th street and secure a copy of the Freeman, on sale there each week. A. B. ment for the right par ie can do in first letter and i send photos. Can also ph lithegraher bill pos ers a ball players. The Funny March 12 at Jacksonville. A Rabbit's Foot Comedy opens about PAT CHAP'ELLE, o 1054 W. Church Street, Jacksonville, F ht paries. State all that you after and lowest salary. Ladies can also place advance agents, pos ers and first class base the Funny Folks Comedy opens sonville, Fla. opens about April 2 Address all letters to ELLE, owner both shows sonville, Fla. ment for the right paries. State all that you can do in first letter and lowest salary. Ladies send photos. Can also place advance agents, lithegraher bill posers and first class base ball players. The Funny Folks Comedy opens March 12 at Jacksonville, Fla. A Rabbit's foot Comedy opens about April 2 Address all letters to PAT CHAP ELLE, owner both shows 1054 W. Chu ch Street, Jacksonville, Fla. I HAVE WON IT AT LAST! WHAT? A Medal for Champion Lady Mandolin Players. All you ladies thinking you can play a mandolin, buck up to me, for I am "I'll." WHAT? The "Mandolin Queen." I bar no lady white or black, my invitation extends to you all. Mdm. Charlotte Reeves, at liberty after Jan. 1, 1906. THE REEVES, 54 Ferry St., Hoboken, N. J. W. M. MOORE, Alias "Torpedo" of the Arkansaw Minstrels THE MAN OF MANY FACES with Alias "Torpedo" of the Arkansaw Minstrels THE MAN OF MANY FACES Proctor's Arkansaw Minstrels. PARTNER, Horace George, Musician and Star of the Slayton Jubilee Singers, address of reputation to help get the money Deville after April 1st. Tele correspondence, send photos and address to GEORGE GEORGE, 908 Steinway Hall, of Slayton's Singers THE "HOLTON" BAND INSTRUMENTS WANTS A LADY PARTNER Comedian, Musician, Celebrated Slayton Jr. would like to hear from actress of re in strictly high-class vaudeville after P. S.-I have no time for idle correspondence HORAGE GEOR Chicago, Ill., care of Slayton WANTS A LADY PARTNER, Horace George, Comedian, Musician and Star of the Celebrated Slayton Jubilee Singers, would like to hear from actress of reputation to help get the money in strictly high-class vaudeville after April 1st. P. S.-I have no time for idle correspondence, send photos and address to HORACE GEORGE, 908 Steinway Hall, Chicago, Ill., care of Slayton's Singers FOR 10 CENTS --- --- Mandolus Queen A. B. B. BEN TOLEDO The unsurmountable jugger, after two successful seasons under one of Philadelphia's best booking agents; territory covering Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and other States, would like to hear from managers that could place an up-to-date novelty. I can work straight or comedy and take parts all through show, ministries, musical comedy or any travel show. Address The Freeman. 3 PER CENT. INTEREST Paid on saving accounts can be drawn anytime with interest. No account too small. THE RICHCREEK BANK 106 N. Delaware St. The Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator fired on sheet steel. You can not break, scratch or corrode this wonderful tiring. It will last forever, sweet and clean. Sliding adjustable shelves, of same material, case of oak with quarter sawn panels. Hard polished golden finish, nickel trim in lining, eight walls with minimum insulation. This style 35x22x46 in. $27.50 freightpaid as far as the Mississippi ppl river. We sell direct where we have no agent. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for booklet showing other styles from $8.25 up and free sample of our wonderful river. Many of our agents sell on partial payments. Beware of limitations made with white paint, white glass or tile. THE GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 30 Ottawa St, Grand Rapids, Mich. The Freeman in Chicago. B. Williams 4864 State st. S S. Ash, Cornell Ave, & 56th, st. E. H. Faulkner, 3104 State st. A. F Tervalon 2826 State st. Calvin B. Brazand, 5506 Jeff Ave. J. S. Love 2702 State st. Isadore Jacobson 2970 State st. Prof. C. E. Hawk, one of the traveling representatives for The Freeman, is now in Tennessee in the interest of the work. 100 Performers and Musicians 100 WANTED Both ladies and gentlemen for my2 shows under canvas A Rabbit's Foot Comedy & Funny FolksComedy40 weeks' enage- Are Used by the Best Colored Musicians in Preference to any other. Mr. P. G. Lowery is considered one of best cornet cornet soloists in world. He also one of the most efficient bandmates in the past with the Wallace show, the past season. He himself used the "New Proportion" cornet and has his band almost entirely fitted out with "Holton" instruments. His quintet of our instruments is worth reading. Bedford, Ind., Sept. 1, 1905, Frank Holton, Chicago, Ill. Dear Friend, After thoroughly testing the qualities of your "New Proportion" corn*t you sent me, I found it a corn*t for all lines of business. I tried it, but it makes for both business work and find the "New Proportion" corn*t THE corn*t. I cheerfully recommend it to anyone who wants the best. G. G. LOWERY, Cornet Sololist and Bustler, "Holton" instruments are sold for cash or on instalments. We allow a week's trial before the deal is closed so absolutely not to purchase them. "Holton" is the instalment that is coming to be universally useanddall updatemusicians should find and purchase them. Our catalog and other literature are sent. FRANK HOLTON CO. 117. Madison St. Chicago, Ill. ```markdown ``` I will send this elegant and up- to-date set of collar pins, your choice of oxidized silver of Ro- ver 14, your choice of a list of Christmas suggestions, jewelry and silverware novelties. CHAS. HARTNANN. choice o man gol list o jewelry ties. 2610 F, W, Polk Street. WANTED--MEN We want colored young men for all kinds of hotel, store, wholesale, railroad and general work. If you want a nice job write us Tiffany-Sanborn 25½ N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind. Neuralgia And QUE Pain. ‘All pain in any disease is nerve pain, the result of a tur- bulent condition of the nerves. The stabbing, _lacerating, darting, burning, agonizing pain that comes from the prom- inent nerve branches, or sen- sory nerves, is neuralgia, and is the “big brother” of all the other pains. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills rarely ever fail to relieve these pains by soothing these larger nerves, and restoring their tranquility. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills leave no bad after-effects, and are a reliable remedy for every kind of pain, such as headache, backache, stomachache, sciat- ica, rheumatism and neuralgia. They also relieve Dizziness, Sleepiessness, Nervousness, Car-Sickness, and Distress af- ter eating. “For many years I have been @ con- stant, sutcrer from. neuralgia and feadachs, and have never been able to obtain “any relief from. various headache powders and capsules, until Pea De Siles' AntePaln” Puls, Amey always cure my headache tn five minutes time.” FRED R. SWINGLBY, Eisler Ist Nat. Dunk, Atlnson, Neb Dr. Miles! Anti-Pain Pills are sold by your deuaolet, wn? SiN Donen at it fnie ha wil retrn Your money, : 33 doses,"25 cents, Never sold in bull, Miles Medical Co., Elishart, Ind Always give former address in case of removal where paper is to bechanged from one place to another. an ‘Conarrhoa and Runnings 1m'48 HOURS. "Cures Khd- ey and Bladder Troubles. (gga cers es PAGE] cee 2: EN eae. NAA oN AY ai OS a \ RIUSINESS MEDIUM MRS. MARTH, the -vorld renowned 9-6 niuhly Celebrated bialueas and tse MEDIO M foveal everything, No tmmpotition | Oan be Sonjalted tal adie ot Life, Basinee, Low ud Marriagoa specie «.. Every. mystery: enled, also of absent, “decoase? and living friends, Removes all troubles and estrange ments, challenges any Medium who can exceed Torin’ her starting revelation of the past coont and future event in ouo'sife, ‘eae Uervaho wil not for any price Bator yout Sut may rest asenred you will gain facte without Tinsense, Bho.cal be consulted on all afaire Of Lite, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Frieade ea tetera niece tosh toes Bie'ls very accurate in describing tlasing friends, cucmles, ete, Her advica upon sick Bes. change it ives, fours ora ital ‘outested wilt ivorce aid speculation fs vat ‘Sablon reliable. © Sher: ade your destiny: Sint. MARTH tells poor entire Iie MES. ne entire Mite pre cotand fhuro-ina D" AD TRANOE hiss the power of any two medium. you ever met. In tests she tolls your mother's full name Eefore nergy the ame ofall your fami et green dceriptiva: ie nacho and baa Rose of your future husband, the aime Of Your ext, it'you are to have one, the naine oF the Young man who now calls on you. the name of our titure busbabt, mut the ngm outs eu oar of our marriage bow many children fou Reve or will have-wbetuer you are married oreingioy whether your present swecthease Will otrae to youand Ie be will marry yout if Foubare nosweetbeart, she will tell Sou whee Fou wil have, and his name Tu-inees and Gate Stuciuaintance. | ALG YOUR FULORR will botoid is an Nouest, clear, plain-matiner nd in adead trance, Mother's should kuow ihe surcom of their Busbenda and ‘children Foung Indios should: row: everyting. ausck Ther eWweethenrts or Intended Busbunde, De vot hoe compas intey or go to tines tilly kuow sil, do Hoelet ality” zoligoes Setunlts prevent your consulting, Madame is the coy one inthe world who can tell sou the FULL NAME tf scar fe tre husband, with age and date of marriage bee you Wheather the one you .ove is trne or en Thore are some persons who believe that there is no tratu to bo gutted troy comsaltag 4 tion, but sueh beliets ara contaary eo ehe truth, “Ibis caly-trom tholack of diss ions {ich thabeuch a conclusion ext tes rewchene ot gotevergone who placarc himself or thee «fon Medium thatcanstad ate t chee. isorsheelaims And aperson ofa: penne sca dmayank the reawon why. Te evihily Uist those advisors do not tako the trouble’ te sly buman nature, ‘They do not spend ‘hoe thivahte for @ moment with wcqahing theket of phtenology wud kindred wramete tisr'will' havea tendency to mano the pask sos © Seerond of te busiuessclonr aud dbwola ioetnaes {tisan nndentable fact that persons will com» for acvicenin fall Kaowledge of What: they “ol th pow, apd yee aa toon as they co nc Mediama they try thelr utmost eniies sor {0 dispel trom’ thelr minds «hat they know so.as tohear if it * {Il be rebearsed by the Mecliom. ‘Po got the secret out ova yore byViauuplng "imbo few ean, iB the Set und ‘iy au:'s"upprinelpied Medians: but “o tate Bold the hand aud gaia control of the matt Ger. ly aamatter Of Impostoiity tc wot 2 tuna And peu thia ean bedone, aud ly “we saltine MES MARTH this seeining myst eons reallaation. ‘This subject has recetved no little attentio ¥ eminent men and even college prafenes hrotee eGnelasively at efthongh thes Sy ringers our mldet with “ollg fongees Terhaps, the gates of ‘wisdom bate. Set hse Siete ete protemiog. es tacos wgreat deal of etndy to become a. Sccompl shed Mediom, and ‘Dy'a eomtimoe: Sut dott dag effort. eho Rey to fue Wel ero darently nifathoniable aysteries have bees Feured by MRS. MARTH for the benef qlbumanity. By letter advice $1.00" Hoo wu 1 as tO9 pom, AN letter amuse oon Tait stamnpe for auowers MRS. M. B. MARTH Removal CBIOKAs@a, Indian Territory, | Box 958, “se Freeman will be onsale at Jim Jers Pool room and Cigar store, 105 8. ith street, Omaba, Neb, The Freeman oan be secured each Rees from Mr. M, D, Ferguson at the Saattal Pharmacy, 929 Kansas avenue, ‘opeka. Kas, THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED CGLORED NEWSPAPER. IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.us OUR YOUNGMEN IN HARVARD AND YALE. | ‘There are eald to be about fifty col- ored young men in America’s leading Anstitutions of learning, Hervard ana ‘Yale.g Every graduating class in the ‘past few years has bad in its member- ship one or more colored men who have distinguished themselves in scholarship or oratcry. Roscoe Conklin Bruce. William Pickens, Frank Gregory and Leslie Hill, are examples. In the field of athletics, too, our boys make records. ‘The worlds reluctant to stop referring to thenow distinguished assistant dis- triot attorney, W. H. Lewis, of Boston, ‘as “Football Lewis” because of the fact his record has never been surpassedas center rueh. “Matthews saved theday for Harvard” hae been the glaring head- Iine in the great New York and Boston dailies, many times during pact four yearsin base ball seseon. Our men are distinguishing themselves in char- acter in those great universities also. No rude case of ,has been reported 80 far. President Eliot of Harvard paids tribute to Matthews, saying that he was one of the strongest. men that ever attended Harvard, strong of body, strong of mind, strong of character. PETER JACKSON’S FIRST BIG BATTLEIN AMERICA dames /. Corbett in telling of reter Jackson's first battle in this country, wrote the following; The blame thrust upon Billy Delaney for compelling Al Kanfmann to meet Jack O'Brien, one of the cleverest fight- ere that ever lived, before be bad met any_of the others, recalls an experlence in my early Califoania days. it was the first fight Peter Jackson ever hadsin this oc nutry. Joe McAuliffe was then doing ring stunts on the coast under the manage ment of Barney Farley. He had jast trimmed up Paddy Ryan and was tout ed a8 8 wonder. Jackson was entitled to the battle with MocAnliffe. however as he had shown his hand against (teorge Godfrey When the time came for two fighters and thelr manacers to meet to settle on terme, McAuliffe and his managers, Farley, objected to Jackson's demands. Peter wanted a loser's end, as he was 11000 miles away from home and not a chance in the world to get back if he lost a battle in which there wasno loser’s purse. Farley held ont and McAuliffe stuck for winner take all. Finally Jackson was abont ready to give up hope of the when President Fulda, of the old Qali fornia club, who had Listened to the wrangling and the pleading of the hon- est Negro who didn't want to beccme a burden tothe people in the United States, stepped in sndolinched the matched for Jackson. TM never forget how Jackeon told the story afterward and showed the greatest admiration for Fulda. Jackson agreed to the demands of Farley and the fight was arranged. President Fulda had prom'sed him tran- sportation Back home and $100 tf he lost the battle. Jackson went to work training as he never trained before and when the night for the fight arrived he was in the pink of condition. Well, if ever @ fighter got a beating it was MoAnliffscn that night. Jack- son pounded him into a pulp and every blow duly reached the sensitive part of MoAuliffe’s makeup, for tt would be ac- compllshed by astinging remark abont “qinner take all.” Jackson won in a walk and won many friends by the way heacted when he reodived the money from the olub. The enmity for McAnliffehe showed inthe ring was all forgotton; and be took $500 of his winnings ard handed it over to Jce, saying that if he bad not been there jthere would have been no fight, and that hereafter he would do well to take his opponent into coneider- ation, ASHFORD. Mr. Thomas Winston, vetter known 8s Indian, is algo interested in locking after the welfare of Mr. Ashford’s Place Being a young man of valued services of which he has the good wish. eeof allbis frierds, Mr. Winston Is qaite gentlemanly Imposing little fellow ‘and he keeps up with the fastest and sends his regards to his friends who have strayes away from old Sunny Ten ne = Taleo bad the pleasure of meeting Mr. Emmett Malone, Mr. Ashford’s right hand man and life time friend and general man of his place. Mr. Malone is@ gentleman of comm:nding appear. ences. A man ofrare business attain- ments* A scholar and one whom aspires confidence to the many who frequent the houss. He is well known by the strong ones allover the country and eays tell them he has health and ‘strength as he had jast come back from he pool rooms all smiles with s banch of “yellow boys.” ‘Two of Tennessee's most energetic young menarethe Ashfords, who own and conduct, two first class business houses. The one in Memphis is ron by Mr. H.C Ashford, and a more pleas- ing, polite gentlemanly fellow can’t be found. His place {e the mecca for all classical sport and any of the good fel- lows can be located their since Mr. Ashford s the general authority upon any of the day. The other br other Mr. Fred Ashford conducts a high-classed place in Hot Springs, Ark. being the headquarter for popular race horse peo: ple. a Mr Hammet 0. Ashford had the sad misfortune of being entangled in some recent trouble which created much pub- lic comment, but owing to the estab: lished reconnaissance of his reputable ‘citizenship he was able to prove an ‘alibi and to vindicate himself in the eyes of the court and people, and he will be pleased to meet his many old frieads of yore with the same glad handeake, with his head erect, vind’- cated before the world the ame honest warm hearted, impulsive good fellow Gis many courtesies and congenial co-operation with the many whom he has been brought in contact with has made him the universal favorite of Memphis. His place of business 1s 850 Beale street. MR. STERLING M'WILLIAMS, THE GAME COCK MAN. To the Jovers of sport we have recent- ly given account of the pugs and otherr, 1am personally introducing to you Mr. Sterling McWilliams, the Game Cock Man, headquarters at the Monarch saloon, head mixer and manager of the bar, the finest resort for colored men ‘n Memphis or the South, Mr. MoWil- Hams is as pleasing and an entertatviox young gentleman, something of ‘a scholar and rare business attatamer t and among the best in authority on game chickens. He is an extensive breeder and he ships cocks far and nesr. Among some of his choloe birds are the Hopkinson War Horse, the Wisco: ein Red Shofl rs In thelr purities the Derby Grays of Derby, Ind., bred by Mr. Alex, W. Cummings. These birdi are game to the core, never whippe¢ until dead. Mr. MoWillams woul¢ like to hear from some of the northerz or eastern chicken promoters of ga chickens, Headquarters 310 Beale St. Memphis, Tenn. eee TO THE SPORTING WORLD. I am personally introducing to you the ooys of the turf who are well known all over the country, especially in sport- ing ciroles, and ate good fellows, whom any one of any note would be pleased to meet. They are amiable, congenial and polite, and thelr entertaluing qual ities bas won univercal respect and ocn- sideration for them in the many places where they have officlated. Mr. Geo. Allen, late of New York City, whose connection was with the 37ch street club owned by Mr. Thomas Diggs. Mr, Allen came down to Memphis for the last spring meeting and was induced 10 stay here, and he can be found looking after the interest of his old friend’s place of business, Mr. Hammett Ash- ford. 850 Beale street. Next is Mr Geo. Fitzhugh, mixologist and geveral eotertainer of the bar. Mr. Fitzhugh is @ polite and congenfal manager; ie the life cf the bar, and his cervices can not bereviaced. He is. personal friecd of Mr. Ashford and is well known over the country and throughont the State and in meeting him once will cause you tocome again. He sends his regards to all inquiring friends. Mr. Allen serds regards to Henry Chase of New York and Mr. Jule Jordan of Peoria, Il 1'll call your attention to Mr. Bud Woods, one of the other attaches of Mr. Ash- ford’s place. Mr, Woods 1s considered a good fellow by the many whom he has interested himeelt with, Mr. Thos. Turpin, Mr. James Ray sud George McKinste of St. Louis, being manager of the latter's place during the World’s fair. Mr Woods has traveled exten- sively, and has met the livest of the live, and ail of them speak of Bud as a good fellow. He is now connected with his old trend, Mr. Hammet Ashford, 200 Beale atreet, Memphis, Tenn. PALESTINE, TEX. Joe RaKestraw, who has been attend- ing school at Chicego spent the noi days with his parents - Mrs, Hattle Blood was the guest of her husband, who Is a section foreman at Contot during the holidays.—Rev. H. MoKen- na is making his headquarters here. Rev. Morvan, of the C. M HE, church goes to Marlin, Remember ihe «ove tse HARRIS HAIR STRAIGHTENER er Aye Yr wae Ae i A AW [ee VNB 4 SS eel ? HN ae i . Ny al Ley | j PRICE $1.00 ‘Thisis the renowned Hatrls Hale Stralght quer which aoorauch eqcstite Sade sia demand froma par oF the Coen Ononitsa good waar" This nntrament surpasses eversthingofits Intentor purpore now Refose due Paine! eee Hai wil ena siralght Yor’ Agate ar Uslng this most valuable nese ogi eater fyingor yourappearanes. The Hait Straightener Co. 606 N. California St., Indiauapolis, Ind, | ae SAW O0oe When you buy a Hand, Cross Cut, Butcher, Hack, Buck, { Circular, Band or other SAWS ofany desertption see that it bears the Atkins Brand are the finest on Earth, For sale by dealers every where #.C. ATKINS & CO. Inc, INDIANAPOLIS, IND Oitizens of New Castle Give Aged Min Money For Trip Home. New Oastle, Ind, Spectal.—alec Hal- comb, better known as Freeman an old ex-slave residing here, {s in all proba- bility mow the happiest man in the country, He is visiting his old-time haunts in the South as the result of generosity of friends. Thirty-five years ago old Alco left his native Caro {na and came to Indiana and since that time he has never vistted the econ: of nis childhood. This week he expressed & wish to see his old home and citizens made up @ purse with which they par- chased new wearing apparel and a return ticket to the South, He was as joyfal as a boy when he boarded the train to return agsin to the land of cotton and cane. He wasa slave before the war. DR, $, T, TIGE PROSECUTED New York, Spectal.—Key. 8. Timothy Tloe, an A. M. E, presiding elder, was prosecuted here lact week for default. ing in paying $37.50 for ten volumes of “Modern Eloqnence” bought three years ago on the iustallment plan. He defanited after paying for one year. LETTER OF GRATITUDE. ee a ed eae ee eas nee: Mr. E. 0. Kaox, Kind Sir:—Ir fills my heart with prine and pleusure to acknowledge the recelptof your Thanksgiving present. As a prisoner itis mach easler to ex- prees gratitade for the splendid time wo fellows had here on Thankegiving day, bot ob, how diftionlt the effurt at expression when one 0 disgraced as I attempts to exprees gratitude for per- sonal favors from 8 man of your stand- lag. 1 beg you not to jadgeme by the past, If I was uudeserving then, I am a different msn today and I would give magh of my life to be the happy boy and favorite bootblack that I was aoout the doors of your father’s chop in the early 80's or the usefal domestic that I was credited with belug at the old Bates House in the latter 90's. Excuse me for It ls not my deeire to aunoy you with the bawaliment of my lot which has been a great leseon that I never could haver learned at school Neither shall I try to pay off my oblt- gations to you with promises tha: can never pay for (he sunshine that you have brought into my grateful heart. Time alone shall prove whether I am troly thankfol or elmply “grafting.” I recelved a few coples of The Freeman and ss 9 returned friend to anxlone hearts who bad mourned him dead, 60 fs The Freeman t) me. 1 thank you and pray to continue yourhumble ard grateful servant MARTIN GREEN TO FESS Oe ii The Freeman fails to reach you please let us know by phone or call. ‘We cannot know unless yon tell us. Phone—New, 2880. ‘When in Chicago one can secure @ copy of The Freeman from Mrs. A. G. ‘Marshall, 3604 State street. ac Gren ae eee QD) =oF7 i) | 36” NS 1S cee i ey Cowes \C) S39 |i wi}, EFF = Ve >i. H Se “JN ' S As? ke || 1 COCA 1, BH ih wa | © PS Hy» A \\\\\ WN J * oe RSF hu) WN ZA ae (sel I} i) gp \\)\\ RY o> | 1) °~€ i Ze eta SN! OD | ‘J | GEE NN | . F2 i oo Fy Nar a Se | CS NY Oe PC || LOGE...” | C$ SOX‘N Ze Brod iy %3 i] be WEE nS Agents Wanted. Sollng LIGHT AHEAD FC f tor. Sel GHT AHeap FOR HISTORY OF THE N bea ae HE OES Nuun AN Sooke Of n brisiany cost iuterestivg story yet published on the Negro problem pictures the © Teer Sea ullant soune, Southorn lady” wo spouse sie Nestle cusan,cregterteveiacion fant te Aare gue pret sen hinoae etge ed, y ganeana meian tr. Sh perce saes aes Pia Rte tec ake Seat eA mente Created by Negro Votes a the South; Fabor cians tent Golok Liter tire wind of aes cation the Negro Needs; Southern Pls asin the acie: siciroae| od eproea bene Courts; John Temple Graves, Vardaman and Tillman ausweres seeeestalin ERE TO Postpaid, ADDRESS E. A. JOHNSON Boe ae iv. PRICE $1.00. THE AMERICAN REALTY GE x COMPANY OF INDIANA . | is nas (INCORPORATED) ba pe a = Capital Stock $25,000---2500 es Pa Shares---§10.00 Bach Leer ¥ SHARES SOLD — TO NEGROES ONLY Y mente, better protection and better earnings than any Bank or Trast Com- ‘As per-cent, Dividend has been pald the sharo-holders for the first alx months of |, bourd of Directors<Af. W. Turer, Chairman; J, Walter Hodge, Henry Seaton, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. a ei as a SKS we Buy Your Xmas CK! Slippers at Indiana’s greatest Ss CO Shoe Store by) a j , b/ You get the Largest Assortment and Lowest prices. Geo. J. Marott, 26 and 28 E. Washington Street. xs Serra YADIAN Sh eee L Pleccrorvre @,') 2723) @) “ENGRAVERS scl ‘23W.PEARLST, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. YZ With Capital, Surplus and Profits of $160,000, and total resonroes of $5,000,000, respeot fully solicits the business of banke, bankers, firms, corporations, manufacturers and in- dividuals, to whom every accommodation consistent with correct banking will be ex= tended. Frand Powell, president: || —Orvicens—___ Hiram W, Moore, eaghie; th, vis iwynn F. Patterson, ase’t cashier, Andrew Smith eGULAR GOVERNMENT DEFOSITORy, | n mbier Direct banking connections in every county in the State of Indians. FINANCIAL, With Capital, Surplus and Profits of $460,000, and t fally solicits the business of banks, bankers, firms, | dividuals, to whom every accommodation consister tended. Frand Powell, president: | —Orricens— Andrew Smith, vice-president; G EEGULAR GOVERNMENT Direct banking connections in every county in the —_—_—_—_——_———————— The Freeman in Hot Springs, Ark.) -—— can always be found on sale at the! | ‘Afro-American News Co., on Gulpa] | fand Him streets, James Shirley's Bht-! | |\ ning Parlor, the only first-class place in i town. Panwrs, OIL AND VARNISHES. } Lf ‘Tr axp GaLvanizep now Wonk ( - FRANK H.PRUNK| \ Hardware, Pumps, Pipes, Kto, zh 522 INDIANA AVENUE, | M0 Telephone 1188. INDIAMAPOLIE, Inpriaya H PEC CHRISTMAS GOODS: | = pincLsdasiwatebesk Olnenastew sy |VOn wopatiggattosans Soe” | De STRENG&LUX | 3, 217 Indians Avenue.' scribe i a +, = ‘Park¢epers iend| fetal Polisi «| i —= AN LIBLE FALLS TE iNFQ-D! sp “TICLE ie Uharle GF | aah Ge tee Fi ORE Salle Sia | MEACpousncs;.essietic's ie aaa a One-pound Box ® cts, at Druggiste and Desiers. ——__ Do not miss this opportunity to sub- scribe for the races’ leading journal, SECRET When you need money you'll be pleased with our way of dealing with you. Prompt, Safe and Rescue allways. 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 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 loan on WATCHES and DIAMONDS. All business strictly private, courteous treatment to all. It cost nothing to investigate. CENTRAL LOAN CO. Room 203 State Life Building, (Formerly Stevenacn Bldg.) 15 E Washington Street) Old Phone Main 3189 New Phone..... 427 Rugs and Art Wares Rare Bric-a-Brac and Beautiful Home Furnishings Cheaper by a fourth, a third, often a half MAKE your home more beautiful—add to its living comfort—you'll not have another opportunity soon to do so much with so little. Hours before Christmas crowds dispersed, sales people and department managers on these fourth and fifth floors were busy reticketing their superb stocks of rugs, furniture and art wares. Special price cuts often exceed a half, in other cases are a third or more; never less than a fourth. L.S.Ayres&Co. The Heart of the Shopping District. CITY AND SOCIETY BRIEFs. Miss Bidie Hooker. of Chicago is visiting Miss Joanna Jackson. Miss Florida Jones is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. E. Brown. Woodbine Perfume has magic powers. On sale at Biodau's Drug Store. Miss Eva Radden is the guest of Mrs. N. P. Gardiner in Center street. Fred D. Thomas has gone to Nashville, Tenn., to spend the remainder of the winter Lieut. Hawkins, of the 8 h. Illinois, U. S. V. was a visitor from Chicago last week. A watch night jubilee will be conducted at Simpson Chapel Sunday night beginning at 8:30 Mrs. Thomas Howard, of Columbus, O., is the guest of Mrs. Augustus McFarland, 908 North West street. The Indianapolis Choral Union was organized last Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Ora Dunlop. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Nunn attended the marriage of their niece, Miss Merrie Nunn at Louisville last Wednesday. Frank Penlok and George Lyle, of Petersburg, Ill., and Leroy Riley, of Hamilton, O., spent the holidays in the city. George Evans, of Terre Haute, and Clifford Evans, teacher of manual trailing at Evansville were in the city this week. Mrs. Maggie Stewart, of Battle Creek Mich., and Clarence King, of Columbus, Ind., were the guests as Mrs. George Murray this week. Mr and Mrs Raymond Lawson and little son, Warner, of Hartford, Conn., were the guests of relatives the first of the week. They left Wednesday for Nashville, Tenn. The reunion of the Alexander family was held at the home of Robert Kirk, in Lafayette street. A dinner of six courses was served and in the evening a program was rendered. Prof. R. A. Roberts, principal of the Scribner School, of New Albany, and John Hodge, a teacher in the same school are in the city this week, attending the Teacher's Association. BUSINESS INTERESTS Hayes, sole agents for Ozonized Ox Marrow. Hayes' White Line and Menthol will fix your cough. For first-class furnished rooms and board, call on Mrs. H. Robinson. 430 DIAMONDS and Jewelry Christmas Gifts. For they are a joy forever and a lifetime remembrance of the giver. I keep a first-class stock of jewelry and can save you at least 10 per cent as I am out of the high rent district. J. P. MULLALLY Diamond Importer and Jewelry. 28 Monument Place. ASI When way of do always We are PERSON a Our payments are only Other are made more and DIAL ous trees CENTRAL Second Floor. Room 203 State Lil (Formerly Stevens) Front Room 15 E Washing THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER North Senate Ave Kentucky oysters served every Monday night. Seaton, the Hatter, 29 North Pennsylvania street, sells the Stetson hats. Charles Byrd, the popular tonsorial artist is now located at Rape's Shop 218 Indiana Avenue. Household goods bought, sold and exchanged. W. H. Baron, 883 Indiana Avenue. Wilson's Sample Shoe Store. Shoes for the most fastidious. Fit guaranteed; prompt and courteous attention. Chas. E Wilson, 236 Mass. Ave. Stop at Hayes' Drug Store 502 Indiana Ave. FOR RENT—Nice, large front room with bath and illuminating gas, also board if desired. 412 Muskingum street, Mrs. Mary Scott. If slok you cannot afford to run any risk as to the quality of the drugs used or as to care exercised in compounding Bring your prescription to Gauld, the Druggist, 601 Indiana avenue and be assured you have the best. WILL KEEP OPEN HOUSE NEW YEAR'SDAY. The Ladies Physical Culture Class at the Y. M. C. A. rooms from 8 to 7. Misses Willard and Brenta Webber and Mary Childs at the nome of the Misses Webber, 982 East Seventeenth street, from 2 to 10 p. m. Friends invited SERVICES AT ALLEN CHAPEL. Alien Chapel A. M. E. Church will have service at 10:45 a. m. Subject, third and fourth commandments; class meeting 12:30 p. m.; Sabbath-school 2 p. m.; Christian Endeavor 7 p. m.; watch meeting 9:30 p. m. followed by week of prayer. All are welcome-George C. Sampson, D. D., pastor. THE PARKER HOUSE Hopes Christmas cheer and extends New Year's greeting to its many patrons. It will continue, as heretofore, giving the best of service. Everything in season. Good sleeping, rooms, bath, etc. Phones New 4972; Old 651. BROWNSVILLE. TENN. A. Shaw, shortstop for the Browns villeClub and Miss Fannie Taylor were married December 24.-The Young Men's Club, No.4. gave a grand entertainment at the K of P. Hall Christmas. DANVILLE,ILL Mrs. John Chavis has returned from Crawfordsville, where she was called to attend the funeral of her brother, John Artist—Samuel Gant, formerly of Indianapolis, is in the city and has joined the Artist and Johnson Show Company. Mr. Gant is a baritone singer—Mrs. Walter Brown is recovering slowly from a serious illness. The Meridian Club met with Miss Eva Carter Friday. FORT MADISON, IA. The forty-third anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation will be celebrated at the A. M. E. church, Monday evening, January 1. Rev S M Smothers, of Kookuk will be the principal speaker. The other speaker$^2$ will be Major A. P. Brown, Attorney J. Frailey and Rev J, C. Reid. This celebration will be given under the auspices of the energetic Men's Sunday Club—Mr. Marshall Blackwell and Miss Lincoln McClelland were married Wednesday evening of last week at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. and Mrs Oscar McClelland. Rev J. C Reid pronounced the ceremony. The bride's gown was crepe de chine, with lace trimming. She wore a veil and carried roses. Mrs Allen was matron of honor and Mrs. Haskins, a sler of the bride played the wedding march. Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell will reside at St. Joseph, Mo—The marriage of Mr. Preston Boulster, of Kookuk and Miss Battle Stew rt of this city was solemnized by the Rev. J D Peterson, Wednesday evening of last week. The bride was attired in green silk. Mr. and Mrs Banlester will reside in this city. MEMPHIS, TENN. James Margerum is the progressive manager of the Monarch Saloon, 340 Beale street. This establishment is an up to date and well arranged business. The finest wines, liquors and cigars are * MAJORS' MELANGE * * MAJORS' MELANGE * There are evidences, sufficient strong and true as proofs of Holy Writ that the race is beginning to engage in some of the business of the world, even though it be on a very small scale, it portends volumes in which it will not be very long before it will take statisticians to chronicle the vast work. The next socialist who undertakes; to descent eloquently of the upward trend will have to include in his list, banks, insurance companies, clearing houses, reality and mercantile corporations park associations, cotton factories, automobiles and mammoth transfer companies, street car companies, electrical engineers, boss tailoring of men and womens' fine tailoring architects, contracting mechanics, civil engineering and general surveying, hotel companies, truck garden companies, lumber, brick, lime, coal and asphalt corporations, stock breeding, cotton shippers, woolen shippers, poultry, fish and game, jobbers in stationery, merchants and grocers, meat market, and packing of meat and shippers on a small scale, milk, butter and eggs producers, milliners, manlure, chiropody, massage, medicine, law, publishers of music, publishing concerns, of newspapers, magazines, books and pamphlets, stock brokers, grain merchants, potato shippers, manufacturers of barbers' supplies, hospitals, trained nurses, manufacturers of furniture, oak kets, undertakers, livery stables, haberdashers, feed barns, ice dealers, horse breakers, dog trainers, and perhaps dozens of other things the race is doing besides building churches. There must inevitably come a man or woman of the race, filled with the energy that it willtask to prop-take to perform the always in stock and is the headquarter for all hotel waiters. Mr. Margerum is highly respected and enjoys a thriving trade due to his kind and polite manner.—The Mansard Club is the fashionable organization of the town. The rooms are quite swell and are fitted up for card parties, literaries, etc. The president is J. J. Moore, who is very popular with everybody. The directors are James Margerum, George Houston, Sterling McWilliams, Charles Robinson and Alfred Houston. COLUMBIA, TENN. The past week was replete with social happenings, marriages and Christmas holiday events.—William Merrill spent the holidays with his parents. Thomas Brown, Wiley Polk, Obe and Philip Webster and Mr. Vorhles have returned from Chicago.—The Peoples Drug Company are distributing some beautiful calendars to their patrons the cut of Dr. A. T. Braxton is the central figure—Mrs T. A. Frierson, of New Decatur, Ala., spent the holidays with parents and children.—Another colored physician, Dr. Hunter of Lynnville, will begin practicing in this city about January 1—Daniel Armstrong, a well-known citizen of this city died recently. The funeral services were conducted at the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian church by Rev. J. T. Lawrence Miss Fannie Wallace and Hazel Brown were quietly married December 11. Dr. F. W. Stephens attended the lecture of Booker T Washington at Nashville.—The Y. W. C. U., rendered an excellent program last Sunday. An address was delivered by the president, James Goodlee.—The Bachelors Club was a barquet in honor of Prof. J H Kelly and brother—The Middle Tennessee Teacher's Association was in session here this week. A creditable program was rendered Tuesday night at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church.—In a recent rally at the First Baptist church $90 24 was realized by the different clubs The church has been nicely painted and presents a very atractive appearance—St. Paul A. M. E. Sunday school held their Christmas exercises Monday night—Rev. B. G. Gordon delivered an address to the Macedonian public school December 25. A social was given at this K. of P. Hall December 21. KISSES FOR MAN IN JAIL White Girls Suspected of Aiding Him in Plot to Escape. Yankton, S. D., Special.—Sheriff Wright declares that he has the names of school girls, members of prominent families, who have confessed that they threw kisses to Sam Carr, a mulatto, in jail charged with murder, and he beives the girls are the ones who smuggled tools with which Carr and others attempted to break jail Carr is handsome, despite his Ethiopian features. He declares he would rather go to the gallows than betray the names of the girls who came to his window, although he denies that they passed anything to him. The receipt of numerous sympathetic and even affectionate notes by Carr indicates to the Sheriff that a dozen or more girls and women took an interest in him. Do not miss this opportunity to subscribe for one races' leading journal. erly bring together, classify and publish the, great resources of the Negro in America, which will strikingly contrast with a period, when the accomplishment of much else, save making a speech, singing or preaching was indeed very remote. In this "Top of the year" 1906 let us look upward and onward with renewed zeal, great interest, and with a godly spirit fervently thank Him who differed with Jefferson Davis and little skulking men who are blind both as to conditions and their duty to their fellow creatures. There never was a time that promised so much to the American Negro in spite of the opposition, which seems to overcome only for the moment. We are pushing toward the gates, and that's no royal road seems to loom up in our study gaze forward, all great people who have trudged to their greatness ever reached their summit of grandeur without much blood, much hardship, struggle and tears. We cannot be a great people' with ut great heroes. We must have heroes, and time and opportunity will surely bring them. The white race points to their Farragut, Dewey, John Paul Jones, Hobson, Joan of Arco. We have heroes, but the N-gro is not in his mood to appreciate them. We are beginning to collect the broken fragments of a much disgruntled people, and in God's own time mayhap the dry bones of our dead selves will come together and astound a stolid world conscience. The Japanese way to glory may be the way we are to trudge. If so, don't. oh don't let it come soon, for we will not be ready for a hundred years M. A. MAJORS. M. D LET INTEREST ACCUMULATE Amount of $2, 800 Loaned Thirty-Three ears Ago is Now $10,000. Concordia, Kas, Special.—Thirty-three years ago David Henry, a Negro of this city, sold a piece of town property for $2,800, and loaned the sum to John Hollis of Monmouth, Ill., taking a deed to a farm as security. He never collected or attempted to collect his interest, and last winter when Hollis died and his family went to settle up his estate it was found that the farm was in Henry's name and it would require nearly $10,000 to secure it to the heirs. It has become very valuable property, and Henry has been notified that his money awaits his orders at Monmouth as soon as the property is deeded back to the estate. He will send the dead at once and collect his fortune. CHURCH Rev. C. H. Johnson, pastor; preaching, 11 a. m., and 8 p. m.; prayer meeting Tuesday evening; Sunday School 9:30 a. m. SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH. Corner West and Walnut streets Hours of service: Sunday 9:30 a.m., Sabbath School; preaching 10:45 a.m., and 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday night; preaching Thursday night. Rev. J. C. Patton, pastor; residence 2225 Greenbriar avenue. METROPOLITAN BAPTIST NOTES 422 North Senate avenue, Rev. N. F. Plus, pastor; Sunday School 10 a.m. Bible class 7 to 8 p.m.; preaching 11 a.m., and 8 p.m.; prayer meeting Thursday evening 7:30 to 6 p.m. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH NOTES. Vermont street, between Missouri and Toledo streets. Rev. George shafer, pastor. Services 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday school 2:30 p.m. MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. Oorner Eleventh and Lafayette sts. Hours. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. preaching 10:45 a.m. m. and 7:30 p.m. m. Prayer meeting Tuesday night: preaching Thursday 11:03 North West street; pastor residence 1103 North West street JONES TABERNACLE. Corner North and Blackford streets, Rev. J. W. Woods, pastor, residence 606 Blackford street. Sunday services, preaching 11 a.m., and 8 p.m., Sunday-school 2 p.m. Varrick C. E., 6 to 7 p., Holly Communion every first Sunday. NINTH PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. G. R. Brabbam pastor; services 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.; Sunday School 2:30 p. m.; prayer meeting Wednesday evening, 8 p. m. (pastor) and 8 p. m. Come out and hear the new pastor. SIMPSON CHAPEL NOTES. Corner Eleventh and Missouri streets; Sunday school 9:30 a.m. m.; preaching, 11 a.m.; morning class, 12 m.; Epworth League, 7 p.m.; preaching, 8 p.m.; weekly meetings, Official Board meeting every Monday evening at 8 o'clock; class meeting Tuesday evening, 7:30; choir practice Wednesday evening; class meeting the Tuesday evening; Queen Esther Circle. Friday evening Rev. H. W. Simmons, pastor. The Freeman can be found at the Capitol Pharmacy, 929 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kans. M. D. Ferguson, Agent. 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