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FREEMAN A NATIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ETHIOPIA SHAALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MAR 17 1906 VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 11 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THROWS BOOM FOR BISHOPS IN A. M. E. ZION CHURCH The Meeting Will Be Heid-at Philadel phia in 1908-Mentions Drs. J. W Colbert and G. L. Backwell.-J. W Johnson Consul to Venezuela. Staff Correspondence. Now that nearly two years have elapsed since the last meeting of the General Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church, there is a well-defined disposition on the part of the members and friends of that connection to get busy" at the work of "lining up" in battle array, in order that certain cherished policies may be promoted and the interests of various candidates for official preferment may be duly protected and advanced. For a long time there has been a smoldering excitement on these points, and some very effective steps have been quietly taken by influential leaders to shape things for the next quadrennial session, but the edict of the Bishops that nothing be said in the official organs likely to bring about divisions and unrest among the rival forces has, until recently, chilled out any public demonstration in behalf of persons and measures, and on the surface, "booms" and plans were at a standstill. At the Tuskegee conference of the Connellational Council, however, the "lid" was viewed, and the business of exchanging views and sparring for place may now be said to be "wide open." The lifting of the aforesaid lid disclosures that the quietude supposed to exist was a myth, and a veritable Pandora's box of ambitions, aspirations, plots and counterplots, and combinations for fense and defense, are laid bare to the world. Beyond a few minor changes in the church discipline, looking to the correction of some glaring errors in administration, and the matter of organic union with the C. M. E. connection, little or no discussion as to measures is apparent at this time. That will come along in due season. As such issues are usually settled by agreement among a "baker's dozen" of the wisecrees, they never set the masses into half the ferment occasioned by the selection of the men and women who will be called upon to administer the laws of the church at large. Notwithstanding the fact that not a delegate has been chosen so far, and despite the further fact that many of the existing phases of the situation may be radically altered at the meeting of the Connectional Council at Nortok, in August of this year, the plan of campaign adopted by the bulk of the candidates is pretty well understood throughout the country, and practically everybody knows just what the rival elements are driving at. No one is backward about letting it be known just what he wants, and it is now up to the annual conferences to reveal, through the complexion of the delegates they elect, who they favor for the several assignments. The feeling is quite general that there is nothing discreditable in being anxious to the existence of the same in the Star of Zion, Seer and Zion Methodist, so that by the time the General Conference meets in 1908, the merits and merits of the ambitious ones may be well established. Thus equipped with reliable information, the delegates will be amply prepared to select the best talent offered, and the likelihood of mistakes is reduced to a minimum. It is safe to assume that unless a man be worthy, capable and impossible for him to stand for two years or more under the white light of public scrutiny, without his unfitness being discovered. The rank and file of Zionists are opposed to "dark-landers" or "star-chamber stealth" in the church. They correctly regard the selection of the general superintendents and the apportioning of men for the innateity of the leading stations as of legislation, for they have found by bitter experience that the blame for the shortcomings of the church lies in a far greater degree at the door of the lax and incompetent administrators of the law than because of any fault in the legislation itself. The fight for place at Philadelphia, in 1908, will thus be "in the open," and upright referees will see to it that there is a "square deal" all around. This is an era when especial qualification for duties sought is strenuously insisted upon in every walk of life, be the sphere commercial, industrial, social or ecclesiastical. At the next General Conference of the Zionites it is predicted that personal popularity will count for much less than at any previous session within the history of the church. The best hand-shaker and most gifted politician does not always make the best Bishop or executive officer. Character, experience, breadth of vision and willingness to abide by the laws are the tests that the people want applied to all who present themselves as candidates for promotion, and they purpose to do some scanning of records for themselves. No honest man ever suffers by investigation. The searchlight is being put into shape, and the proper focus will soon be found. Officers are wanted who will do the work assigned to them and give the church the best ability that is within them, instead of "hiking" around the country in quest of popularity and frittering away the hard-earned money of the general organization in profitless traveling expenses in a canvass for higher honors. Of this the church has had a sufficiency, and the right-thinking members are not biting their tongues in expressing their opinions on the subject. The Zionites now have eight Bishops, and a total membership approximating 600,000. By the election of Drs. Smith and Caldwell in 1904 the number of Bishops was carried to ten, but since the beginning of the present quadrennium Bishops I. C. Clinton and J. B. Small have died, again reducing the bench to eight. With the venerable Bishop Hood incapacitated and Bishop Harris in poor health, the working bench is really down to six. It goes without the saying that the welfare of the church is sadly jeopardized by this state of affairs, and the sentiment is growing that the Conference of 1908 should provide against a possible repetition of this contingency by electing Bishops to a number that will not only safeguard the interests of the church as it stands, but which will allow for a natural expansion into new territory, and lay the foundation of a "Greater Zion." Two will be necessary for a restoration of the bench to its normal strength; two more will be required to assume the burdens that can no longer be efficiently borne by Bishops Hood and Harris, and at least one episcopate ought to be chosen as a precautionary measure against further deaths or superannuations, and for the development of the church as a whole. Five Bishops ought to be elected in 1908, and if the wisdom of the progressive factors of the body prevails, five it will be. The additional men will more than pay for themselves by the increased revenues growing out of closer and more compact supervision and the extension of the borders of episcopal endeavor. Who shall the new men be? That is a vital question, and the answer will not be given hastily. Two years will allow ample time for sober reflection. The flower of Zion's ministry is offered for consideration, and it is for the most part seasoned material, and well known to the body of the church. To an unprejudiced observer, the very capable General Secretary, Dr. G. L. Blackwell, is far in the lead at this time, and his election may be safely predicted. Usually the financial secretaryship may be counted upon as a sure stepping stone to the bishopric, and the incumbent, in nearly every instance in the last half century, has been elevated to the bench; but there seems to be a strong doubt as to the advancement of Dr. M. R. Franklin, for reasons which are patent to the people, but which no one desires to discuss, except to say that the reluctance to pass him on is not due to any moral delinquency or personal objection. The fear seems to be that he has scarcely the executive strength demanded of a chief pastor at this critical period in the progress of the church, and he may have to wait. It may be that he will be reelected Financial Secretary, although Dr. J. S. Jackson is a warm applicant for the place, and will not be easily defeated. This phase of the situation is not apt to crystallize definitely for some months yet, for in the event of Dr. Franklin's failure to go up, it HOW LOVELY? SOCIAL EQUALITY AGENT NEGRO G. HAYWOOD will probably be offered to some disappointed aspirant for the bishopric as a consolation prize—with a "better luck next time" attachment. From the South, strongly backed for the bishopric, will come Dr. A. J. Warner, of North Carolina, well known as "The Swamp Angel." Dr. B. F. Wheeler, of Alabama, is a good second in the race from this section. The North and East have quite a formidable array of talent in the field. The magnificent work of Dr. S. L. Corrothers at Galbraith Church, Washington, regarded as a spiritual graveyard prior to his advent, will entitle him to serious attention. Dr. E. H. Curry, now of the Philadelphia-Baltimore Conference, who made a good showing in a hopeless race in 1904, and who is one of Zion's wheel horses, will try conclusions again. developed West has been decided upon and it is certain that one or more seats upon the bench will be accorded the church there. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Chambers has been longer in this field than Dr. Rives, and was voted for at St. Louis liberally. Although the Smith-Caldwell combination was too strong for any outsider to break through, with the elective number restricted to two, Dr. Chambers was the second choice of many delegates, and he may be expected to reap the benefit of these pledges at the coming session. Nevertheless, Dr. Rives has grown rapidly here, and, in addition to his Kentucky following, is remarkably strong in the South, and will draw heavily in the East, by reason of his fruitful sojourn in Washington. He is a wonderfully active man. resourceful to the last degree. Missouri Conference, it will possible for Colbert to get a for episcopal honors at preside is particularly eligible for a Secretary or Financial Secret ever, and it is the expected real friends that he will one or the other of these offices he would be of the greatest u Rev. E. D. W. Jones is "in it of the secretaryships, and will be permitted to say will take the general or m work, it being practically agile the two will be separated. far ahead to determine whether there will be a change in the tion department. Dr. G. C. editor of the Star of Zion, miracle performer, hence he been able to please everybody theless, he has been conscient The prettiest fight, however, and the most interesting feature now offered in the episcopal tournament, of 1908, will be the contest among the gladiators of the West. This territory does not begin to take rank with the South or East in numerical strength, but it is lavishly blessed with able, intelligent and ambitious shepherds, and in political acumen they show unmistakable signs of having imbibed freely from the fountain largely patronized by the secular element of that strenuous vicinity. For several months the names of Drs. W. H. Chambers, of the Missouri Conference, and Robert S. Rives, of the Kentucky Conference, have been upon every tongue within the purview of Zion politics, and there has been no little speculation as to the outcome. Both have assurances of support from their respective conferences, and will come to Philadelphia with their home forces well organized. Besides this, each has a host of friends in other sections of the country, who unanimously agree that the West has been ignored too long, and that the hour for the granting of delayed justice has now come. There isn't the slightest doubt that the extension of the Zion work into the un- developed West has been decided upon and it is certain that one or more seats upon the bench will be accorded the church there. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Chambers has been longer in this field than Dr. Rives, and was voted for at St. Louis liberally. Although the Smith-Caldwell combination was too strong for any outsider to break through, with the elective number restricted to two, Dr. Chambers was the second choice of many delegates, and he may be expected to reap the benefit of these pledges at the coming session. Nevertheless, Dr. Rives has grown rapidly here, and, in addition to his Kentucky following, is remarkably strong in the South, and will draw heavily in the East, by reason of his fruitful sojourn in Washington. He is a wonderfully active man, resourceful to the last degree, and unites vigor of body with a mind that has few equals anywhere in the ecclesiastical arena. Both he and Dr. Chambers enjoy an enviable reputation as financiers and theologians, and both have on many occasions, in their different bailiwicks, exhibited a zeal for good citizenship that has proven far-reaching and highly beneficial to the whole people. With such brilliant records to their credit, and with each so willing to give the church the weight of his extraordinary powers of head and heart, it will be difficult for the discriminating delegates to choose between them. Their friends are hoping that the vast possibilities of the Western field will so keenly appeal to the body—as well as the fact that it has been neglected so long—that they will take the bull by the horns, as it were, and elect both of them. If five Bishops are to be "made," why should not two be taken from the productive West? Why not elect both Chambers and Rives? This would simplify a hard problem and give universal satisfaction. In some quarters the name of Dr. J. B. Colbert has been proposed for the bishopric, but as Dr. Chambers is so overwhelmingly the favorite of the PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY-SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR $1.50. Missouri Conference, it will be impossible for Colbert to get a "look in" for episcopal honors at present. He is particularly eligible for General Secretary or Financial Secretary, however, and it is the expectation of his real friends that he will stand for one or the other of these offices, where he would be of the greatest usefulness, Rev. E. D. W. Jones is "in it" for one of the secretarieships, and will probably be permitted to say whether he will take the general or missionary work, it being practically agreed that the two will be separated. It is too far ahead to determine whether or not there will be a change in the publication department. Dr. G. C. Clement, editor of the Star of G. Z, is not a miracle performer, hence he has not been able to please everybody. Nevertheless, he has been conscientious and industrious, and has given the church a clean, high-toned paper, and his valued services will not be overlooked when the voting begins. Rev. J. Harvey Anderson, who gave Dr. Clement a close run at St. Louis, will be in the race again, as will also Rev. W. H. Davenport, who threw his strength to Clement at the crucial moment at St. Louis, and clinched the election of the latter. If Dr. Clement should determine to retire, the odds are that Davenport will be his successor. There is reason to believe that Dr. J. Foreland will remain as Business Manager, and that Dr. W. H. Coffey, Secretary of Church Extension; Prof. S. G. Atkins, Secretary of Education, and Dr. J. T. McMillan, Secretary of Vickar Christian Endeavor, will hold over, although it is possible there will be some revision of the scope and purpose of the V. C. E. Editors Dancy and Bruce, Prof. W. H. Goler, at Livingstone, and the minor assistants will probably remain as they are. Dr. Goler is suspected of having designs on the bishopric, but may be willing to wait until 1912. Dr. J. Edward Mason is suggested as an alternative proposition for Secretary of Education, should Prof. Atkins find it ex- [Continued on fourth page.] DR. D. A. GRAHAM'S STATEMENTS REPUIDATED BY MINISTERS No Effort Made to Disrobe Bishop at Conference.—Not a Penny Received One Bishop's Gift to the Poor Annually Averages $250. Editor The Freeman: With all the care and diligence possible I have been studying the article of Rev. D. A. Graham, D. D., in your issue of February 10, 1906, in order to try and satisfy myself as to the motives prompting his attacks on the A. M. E. Church and of his seeming indirect indorsement of me. It is with a very great degree of reluctance that I ask you to give publicity to the following: First—During the time that I had charge of the work of the A. M. E. Church in Louisiana, Dr. Graham was pastor of St. James A. M. E. Church in New Orleans, and neither he nor any one else presented me with charges of an immoral nature against any minister of the A. M. E. Church, either in or outside of Louisiana. If there were any drunkards or grafters among the ministers of the A. M. E. Church in Louisiana during Dr. Graham's stay there, he failed to see them, and if he saw them, or knew of them, failed to mark them at the Annual Conference, and thus bring the matter directly to the attention of the presiding Bishop. During my bishopric in Louisiana or elsewhere I was never presented with charges against any minister for immoral conduct. Second—I do not agree with Dr. Graham's statement that there was a "gigantic effort" made to "disrobe" me at the last General Conference, and that I was sent to South Africa as a punishment for my "fight against drunkards and grafters," and that the attack on me was encouraged by "shouting Bishops." I have felt, and still feel most keenly, the sting of this statement. It is an indorsement that does not indorse, either directly or indirectly. It is certainly not to my liking to have my name paraded before the public in any such manner. Third—Whatever desire I may have to see the "church set right," I am quite sure, is shared by every Bishop of the A. M. E. Church. There are proper channels through which to bring charges against members of the church, whether they be laymen, ministers or Bishops. Rumors are one thing and specific charges which a man is willing to stand behind are another thing. Reform in any given direction lies not altogether with the Bishops. It is necessary for some one to come forward with his charges and stand by them. It is no part of a Bishops' duty to play the role of a detective. From the standpoint of a civil law maxim, he must believe that a man is innocent until he is proven guilty. I most solemnly and earnestly repudiate Dr. Graham's statement that I made a fight on ministerial drunkards and grafters in Louisiana, and regard it as an unjust reflection on the A. M. E. Church ministers in that State. I also most solemnly and earnestly repudiate the manner in which he connected my name with the last General Conference. C. S. SMITH, Detroit, Mich. Moberly, Mo., Feb. 27, 1906. Editor Freeman: We do no believe that it is your purpose to have 'any one misrepresented through the columns of your valuable paper, and we take this method to correct a misrepresentation which leaves the wrong impression, in an article appearing an the issue of Feb. 24, and signed by the Rev. D. A. Gram. The year 1904 found us, the Fifth Episcopal District, with a piece of property in Kansas City, Kans., which had been purchased for an Episcopal residence, valued at about $4,500, with an indebtedness of something less than a thousand dollars. For the two conference years following we asked free-will offerings from the people to pay said debt. These not being sufficient to meet the obligation, small appropriations were made to make up the deficiency, and we are glad to say that the debt has been canceled. (Continued on El. Nth Pa. e.) This column is devoted to the interests of women Address all communications to the Woman's Department, The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind. JUST SMILE AND FORGET. Oh, do not be discouraged, little heart, This world is not a wilderness of woe; And if sometimes its brambles catch and tear. Don't let the scratches vex you so. For all the little worries that befall, The small vexations that so grieve and fret, Tomorrow they will vax in air Then smile, dear heart, just smile and then forget And if today the skies are overcast, Somewhere we know the sun is shining still; Its silver radiance brims the lowering clouds, And we may catch the glory if we will. And it is good to strive though we should fail, And good it is to suffer and be strong; And if we lift our faces to the light, The darkest day will rise to eonsong. And when our feet are weary, and the road More toilsome seems with every passing day, To share our every burden, little heart, The Helper walks beside us all the way. —Woman's Life. The wife of Rev. O. L. W. Smith formerly minister to Liberia is dead. Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart, the accomplished wife of Prof. Chas. Stewart is acting secretary to W. H. Councill, at Normal, Ala. --- Miss Arletta Vaughn, a teacher of Russellville, is doing an excellent work as superintendent of the juvenile lodges of Good Samaritans of the Blue Grass State. ```markdown ``` Most married women imagine that they are mistresses of their own houses but that appears, unless they actually hold the deed to the property to be a snare and a delusion. 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TEACHERS' INSTITUTE EXERCISES HELD TEACHERS' INSTITUTE EXERCISES HELD AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MISS NANNIE H. BURROUGHS. Louisville, Ky., (Special.)—The audience room of the Central Colored High School was taxed to its utmost capacity Saturday morning by a throng of representative people, who came out to witness the monthly exercises conducted by the Louisville Teachers' Institute. Prof. W. Pratt Annis presided, and he makes a model chairman, too. The program was rendered as follows, every number receiving a liberal measure of applause: 1. Opening Song—Intermediate Department of Main street school, conducted by Miss V. M. Simmons. 6. Vocal Solo—Selected, Miss Sophia E. Johnson. 7. Paper—"A Day in Kindergarten," Miss Ida M. Clark. 8—A class recitation of beginners, with exhibition, led by Miss G. A. Evans. 9. Address—"What is the Parents' Duty to the Public School," Miss Nannie H. Burroughs. 10. Chorus—"Sigh Gentle Gale," pupils of Main street school. The address of Miss Burroughs must be especially commended for its many practical suggestions to par W. E. H. ents. The subject is an important one, and if the parents would come out and learn more of the duty they owe to the public schools and to their children who attend them, the cause of education would take a decided upward trend. The drill of beginners by Miss Evans provoked much amusement and afforded a splendid view of how little tots are being instructed by the association of objects with words, etc. Miss Sophia E. Johnson was heard at her best, and was accorded a well merited encore. The program was furnished by the Main Street School, of which Prof. S. B. Taylor is principal, and he deserves great credit for the exhibit supplied from his well-ordered building. Prof. Taylor is one of Louisville's most popular teachers, as the magnificent turn-out amply testified. Among the visitors who spoke briefly were Mrs. John B. Castleman, one of the Negro's best friends among the Caucasian race. She complimented the work of each contributor to the program, and explained some of the advantages of the newly-ordained Juvenile Court, urging the teachers to support it and assist in making it a success. Dr. J. E. Ford, president-elect of the State University, made felicitous remarks, and Prof. Charles Stewart responded to popular request by reciting with dramatic fervor D. Webster Davis's "Why We's Got to Go." For the next meeting, the first Saturday in April, the program will be furnished by Prof. J. S. Cotter's school, 8th and Kentucky streets, and a treat is promised. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs has returned from a triumphal visit to Washington, where she attended the meeting of the Baptist Missionary Board, circulated before her hosts of friends and appeared before a packed house at Bethel Literary and Historical Association. Her paper, "The Out," was a splendid production, and was heartily approved by the distinguished persons who discussed it from the floor. Miss Burrough's is one of the race's most successful factors and is doing a phenomenal work for the uplift of the masses. As a platform orator she has no equal among the women of the race, and her appearance is always the signal for the gathering of a large audience. One of the Falls City's most graceful and accomplished dramatic readers is Mrs. Ela B. Graham, and her finished efforts in the histrionic arena have already attracted more than local attention. She is a graduate of the Central High School of Louisville, and during her school life she was in constant demand as a reader, and was regarded as the best drawing card at the various entertainments in which she participated. Much of her training has been derived from a natural talent for character portrayal and an ardent love for the work. Though delightfully original in her methods, she has had the advantage of witnessing the acting of numbers of the best performers in the country, and has studied them to immense profit to herself. She is a great admirer of Mrs. Fiske, Roselle Knott, Julia Marlowe and Viola Allen, and her style may be described as a composite picture of these famous artists, yet an imitation of none. Mrs. Graham has made the most of such training as she could acquire in the private studios of Louisville, and took an extensive course in elocation and delsarte in a prominent school of expression in Chicago. This has proven to be of great service to her, as the systematic study has given her such a splendid grasp of the details of the stagemfwypfipppp the details of stage-croft that she has been able to present several very creditable productions under her own direction, winning rich laurels in each instance. Mrs. Graham has devoted a large share of her available time to missionary and charitable work, and is known as one of the “pillars” of Jacob street Tabernacle in this city. Employing her own devices and depending upon her own fertility of resource for ideas, she has raised good sums for the cause, and on many occasions has led all of the clubs of her church in amount of funds collected for given purposes. She has been a delegate to three annual conferences, and her acquaintance throughout the general afficiary o the Zion denomination is such that it is not improbable that she will be designated by the next General Conference at Philadelphia for service on the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Board, a work to which she would brinf exceptional gifts. In the near future Mrs. Graham expects to further equip herself in the elocutionary art by a course of study in New York under one of the recognized masters of the dramatic profession. Wherever her lot may be cast, Mrs. Graham’s unfailing fidelity to duty and conscientious application to the task in hand will guarantee her the success that always comes to those who have learned to labor and to wait. *** Prof. Charles Stewart, the peripatetic representative of the Associated Press, has been with us, and has shaken the hand of 1,000,000,000—more or less—of his friends in the Falls Cities. This is "home" to the brilliant dean of the Negro National Newspaper Corps. In company with Dr. J. E. Ford and Mr. Carey B. Lewis he was the guest at dinner of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompson in New Albany on Wednesday evening. Dr. Ford is the new president of the State University, and has completely captivated the New Albany people. * * * The funeral of Mr. James W. Taylor, proprietor of the Garden Exchange, took place at Jacob Street Tabernacle last Thursday. It was one of the largest the city has ever seen, and the floral offerings have never been surpassed. Rev. Adam Wakefield officiated. Mr. C. H. Bullock, an experienced worker in the cause of saving men, has arrived from Brooklyn, N. Y., and has taken charge of the colored Y. M. C. A. He has some elaborate plans for the enlargement of the scope of the institution here and will soon secure possession of a more commodious building on Chestnut street. Mrs. Bullock will join him later. *** Rev. L. G. Jordan is arranging to hold a monster mass meeting shortly under the auspices of the National Afro-American Council. He will be assisted by Mr. W. H. Steward, Miss Burroughs, D. L. Knight and the ministers, teachers and masses of the Carey B. Lewis has been spending the week in Frankfort. Dr. J. F. Ford preached Sunday in Bowling Green. At a recent reception to Bishop Clinton, Mr. D. L. Knight presented the guest of honor with a large and handsome leather telescope on behalf of Broadway A. M. E. Zion church. Frank Walker, a colored detective from Wilkerson county, Ala., was in town the other day and paid his respects to Chief of Police Gunther. PENCILINGS PENCILINGS PROF. DU BOIS ON JOHN BROWN By W. Milton Lewis, Indianapolis, Iod. Prof. DuBois of the Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga., has been with us, telling the story of old John Brown, the famous insurrectionist. Unfortunately, it was not my pleasure to hear the distinguished scholar and author, but have made evident the trend of formation as to the trend of his talk, learn that he dealt with the causes of slavery and the accentuating incidents up until the moment, psychological moment, if you please, when the doughty Brown began to make his decided chapter in the history of the country. DuBois' masterfulness is not doubted. It is generally known that he is eminent authority on the slave period in America. He is out of the ordinary, it is admitted, but for some reason he left behind him a perplexed condition as it concerns the estimate of the lecture. Was he a too great a colossus? What was the mater with that lecture? Some say that it was too short, which, of course, is very excellent evidence in the professor's favor. Others insist that he talked about everything else except John Brown. The conclusion is, however, that the lecture, good, bad or indifferent, was unlike anything heard by the audience before. It simply escaped analysis—Just a trifle gosameric—fiine. It is not saying too much to say that Prof. DuBois has no superior on the history of slavery in America, if an equal. He has had the very best advantages at home and abroad for scholastic training. His place is among the intelligent, ripe men of to-day, his popular forte being along the lines of political economy, civil government and kindred subjects. His conception of a John Brown lecture was foreign to that of the most that heard him. Too statistical is also charged. Flowers and some "gravy" were expected, when accord ing to his idea of treatment nonspeculative cold facts were indulged in. The DuBois visit gave opportunity for airing the respective relationships of the two apostles, Booker T. Washington and the professor to the race. As usual the pros and cons had their innings. Despite the protests of Mr. Washington he is considered holding the portfolio of industrialism equalling limited education, while DuBois is said to stand for ultra classism in all of its catholicism. At any rate the great battle of race progression is being waged along those lines. DuBois is charged with belonging to the Boston crowd that hangs about the "Boston Guardian," which gathers inspiration from the classic shade of grand old Harvard. They are a brainy set of people but have rather stilted notions. Booker T. is pursuing the even tenor of his way, hammering it out along the lines essayed by the great utilitarian doctrine, the greatest good for the greatest number, and "let down your bucket where you are." He not alone In the language of Sir Roger DeCoverly, when he did not care to be offensive to either camp, much might be said on both sides of the question; we aren't all here to think alike. PHOTO BY JAYWOOD PROF. DU BOIS. Musing on the John Brown incident the thought comes, how shall posterity view John Brown? Our posterity; Negro posterity? How should they view him. The tendency is to hold him up as the martyrd "saint" who died in our cause. He was, and he did Our posterity should be taught to love him because he loved us. But under the microscope John Brown results an insurrectionist—a rebel, when liberally construed. Yet he barely escapes canonization because of the greatness of his cause. In our blind devotion we are too likely to forget the definition of insurrection, sedition and such like. A place is accorded to him in history, and moreover in the hands of a liberty loving people that is not accorded any other man that has aimed a blow at the heart of the government. His memory is tolerated loved and even his services somewhat appreciated because of what he did in what service? (that of humanity) and in what hour? As Marc Antony has it, he is an honorable man. The world is not yet satisfied just what Marcus Antonius meant. John Brown would have been an ideal in the cause of slavery had he contented himself with writing, speaking or any other peaceable means of arriving at his ends. He had illustrious company, Garrison, Phillip, Lovejoy, Stowe, Douglass and a host of others that confined their activities to agitation. But Brown overshot the mark set by the galaxy of immortals, and paid the toll of death ignominious, but to his credit, not in vain. It was well for us that John Brown did not succeed beyond the further "concentrating" of the spiritual forces of war. Another country had a sort of John Brown in Oliver Cromwell of England, a greatly beloved man one that did succeed in "freeing" the subjects of a supposed tyrannical king Charles I, and established himself in the high court of the people of England. But in due time the people sought their own, repudiating decrees of rump courts and unsanctioned governments. The cry was for government by constituted authority. They slickened and tired of the species of usurpation and longed for the old order of things, and true. The inborn sense of the fitness of things often defies analysis, but the sense of response to repugnance is recorded in every breast. Freedom through the rightfully constituted agencies relieved us of the fearful possible consequences of freedom based on insurrection. I prefer to think of the freedom Lincoln brought, with its clear title, rather than that possible by John Brown Brown is to be thanked, revered, yea apostrophized, and all that for his great heart, the soul of courage. He was like another John, simply paving the way for the One to come that was greater. The analogy of the incidents is too fine to be disregarded, so beautiful that it is poetic, so prophetic as to appear fate. John Brown and Abraham Lincoln great in the affairs of the country greater in the affairs of the negroes. BURLINGTON, IOWA. Mrs. Mae Johnson of Fort Madison visited her parents of this city.—W. N. Ray of Duluth, Minn., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Peter King on Starr avenue.—One of the bightest and best magazines is on sale at Harrison's Panitorium.—A smoker was given by Peter King to his friends in honor of Mr. Ray, his guest.—The St. John Church gave a concert, which was creditably rendered, last Thursday evening, Feb. 22.—The colored residents are forming a real estate agency here. If handled right it will win success. THE FAMOUS LOFTIS Credit System Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry is known throughout the entire United States from Maine to California and from Canada to the Gulf. Hundreds of thousands of pleased customers are the best testimonials as to its popularity and merits. As a successful business it stands without a parallel. It enables persons in all circumstances to buy the so-called luxuries of lite at terms to suit their convenience and at prices in most instances less than the all-cash retail houses. 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AAW G RG 2 SSS i SPRAINS FREE We nts FEE _ | 2 YoatveroRM) | To anyone who will write to [ron orem umiesone,|| us —a postal will do—we will x i REGAL REMEDY 60h | send a full size box of Se Prof. Hare's Crescolian Hair Grower. rT new non-failing, inimitable, and most meritorious medium for pro- althy hair growth, ‘Test it, and you will, after only a few_applica- lly convinced of its superiority over all other hair tonics. This is a fi and honest offer. If you want’a beautiful and luxurious bead of long, sth, Sowing hair, send your hame and address at once to THE REGAL REMEDY GO., No. 9 N, 13th St., Richmond, Va. Hoosier Poet CLUB ROOM LONDRES 10c Cigar We deliver Goods direct to consumers and pay allexpress -harges. Give Us A Tryal Order, John Rauch Cigar Co, - Indianapolis, Ind. ee oe {SUCCESSFUL WAITER Ec sny knows that tobe upto date ( - be must keep abreast of the et oye doing be mast reed fe te have attained sacceee tn " ma aging dinjng rooms and cafes. He Te ovat » knowledge of these fsctors f Horst mccem, It Jour © we oe tive or prospective, ft will be we Soar while to study the art of ven) Phe Blotel Department of Tbe be pronenting a eerie of thor- f Peco Te emu the rt sh ney ive. many practical Coe Shoes, fllustrating how the sue- ( cesstal walter succeeds and why others oe ecan assiet us, Appoint f (i ative to represent ‘The Free fore poll ample coe sent fine scare THE FREEMAN, Indianapolis, Ind. TS nd O00G>erererere —— Don't be a knocker. eee Don't oarry news to the headwaiter. ese ‘Don't forget to be polite to all guests. ese Don't fail to remain at the station ssalgned you. INDIVIDUAL HOTEL DIRECTORY [One address line $1.00 per year; inoindiug sabscription to The Freeman, in advance.) HRADWAITERS. J, W, Redmond, Headweiter of The Car- roll, Vicksburg, Miss, 20-06, ©. W. Dwyer, headwaiter Commercia! Club Minneapolis, Minn, 8-105 C,H, Plummer, headwaiter Hotel Brans- ‘rick, Uniontown, Pa. 10 5 B, H, Bradley, Headwaiter Menger Hotel, Sin Antonio, Texas. 3-08 G, W, Bland, Headwaiter of The Oliver, South Bend, Ind. 12-06 HOTEL DIRECTORY This column used exclusively for the ad geses of Hotels restaurants’ lodging and irting hotses and club, rooms throughout oun, aud Intenced ‘ae @ guide for the fraveuig pablie=yoo business soltelted. Hotei Keformer—Firat elnss in all respects wn S-6th sites fiehmond, Va, A. We Hoinies, manayer. Moore's Hotel First-class roomsand board frome neatly furnished, 7-2 and 71d W. Sinutrect Lidtte Hoek, AFR. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel—3%7 Laurel street, Hit Springs, ARK Qora’s Lunch Room — 220 Fifth Street, Tiitietock, Atk. Black's Hotel-A modern. frst-class hotel SESeA poopie, ke Black, Manager, Eransvitie. tnd The Parker House—Rooms, bath J. W. iol nan, proprietor, Ladiaaaposts, Ind. The hostess of the Owl Cottage boas tosnouce to her many friends and Jalrons that the cottage will bereafter te known ga the Hotel Lafayette which tas been renovated and baantified thro out, tuclading @ new dining room steam test, ges hot and cold water biths All light end early room Central lo- atl, jast 3 mtontes wall from Penn- nivanla depot. Open all year Bell BUD Mma, A Hotbert. prop., A. Pakney manager, 102 and 104 N North Ctrolina Ave., Atlant'e City, N. J. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Don’t grin whenever you are handed atip. oe Don’t become abusive to any of your fellow waiters, wR Don't fall to always have your cos- tame looking neat and clean. Don’t wear trousers that have become slick with grease. eee Don’t bring guests any more than what they order see Don’t show favoritiem toward no one. ee Don’t fail to take the proper amount of reat. see Den’t fail to be always on time eee Don't fail to give speclal attention to any order the headwaiter may give yox. CHANGE AT THE PLANKINTON. Eittor Freeman —The Piankinton House watters have been rooming in the hotel every since 1868. Now they have lost their happy home; they have to room out asthe building inspector has condemned their building. Bere- tofore chey have been getting twenty five dollars per moath. Through my ix flaence thetr salaries have been raised to thirty dollars per month, and all walters applying for a position here will have to room ont. J.J. Mites, Head waiter. MARTINSBURG. W va_ Oa March 4,.Mr James H. Levy celebrated his fortleth birthday anni- versary at the residence of Mr. James W. Smith by a magnificent dinner par- ty tohts friends. In sumptious outlay ‘and exquisite decoration it far eurpass- ed anything of 6 like nature ever given im our clty. The tables were beauti falty decorated with roses, carnations. hyacinths, Mllies cf the valley aud palms. The following menu prepared bya distingulened chef was served in courses : Manhattan Cocktail Olives Celery Mangoes Roast Tarkey, oyster dressing Mashed Potatoes Green Peas, Tomatoes Sweet Pota.ces Rive Corn Smithfic'd Ham Hearts of Lettuce Salad Parisiene ~~ Levy Panch Neopolitan IcsCream —_Pinapple Ple Fratt Cake Angel Food Chocolate Cake Pallsdelphis Oream Cheese Crackers Cate Notr Cigars Appolinaris ‘Momm's Extra Dry Bohemian Beer Martin Cocktatls | After the guests had regaled them. | selves to satlety and the rich vlands ha¢ given way to thelorack of the matet nnd the fames of the “pesfectos.” The host requested Prot. Fred R. Ramer tc ect astoastmaster, this he did in hi usual happy but polished style Eact guest in tarn was called upon for, speech All extolled the virtues aud [mualy qualities of the host, and voted him the one man who eould oommanc anything of the citizene of Martins barg and It wonld be forthooming The host replied with deep feeling claimed the world ss bis home and homanity bis religion. Amorg the gentlemen present were Prof Fren R Ramer, J: Frank Brisea. Henry H Hopewell, George L. Moxley, J. Monroe Taylor, James W. Smith, Wm. O Tarner, Chas H Marshall. Lee Ransome, James Scott, Samuel Woods, James Walden, J. 4 Carter, Joseph Cook, ©. A. Strawther, Mr Brown and several out of town guests. MERIDIAN, MISS. Mr. and Mrs. B J. Cotton celebrated their china wedding at their home fn thirtieth street Many presents were recelyed and a large number of gues 8 were present.—Mies Carrie Mitchell the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs JO. Mitebelf died at thelr home, of consumption February 15 A father, mother, three brothers and two isletera eae. See eee - ee cA Sage gate i ae % ae Oe a oh RS pe eee ee en: ee @ T MURRAY. Representative of The Freeman at Meridiar Proprietor of the only colored newspaper Guan ta Gaakens Wiki survive her. She wasa member of the First Baptist church, at which place the faneral services were conducted by Rev. A: L, Perkins —Misa Mattle Johnson died Febraary 18 —Mrs. P. McCaleb, a well known member of the Zion Baptlet church is dead —Wesley Moore a well-known blacksmith, age 80 years, was found dead in his shop Febraary 22. Ho leaves 9 daughter son and several grand-children, JACKSON, TENN. ‘The Students Auxiliary of Lane Col- loge has raised $225 among themselves to assist in seating the normal apd pre- paratory normal departments of the uewly built chaps! Lane College is among the leading colored institutions. J. A. Bray, A. M., is president. WILLIAMSPORT. PA. Mr. Buorse sud family will occupy thelr new home on Erle avenue after Aprii first,—Tne Queen Club gave a concert recently which was well at- tended.—Rev. WB Andereon of Pitts- burg was the guest of Rev. W. 3. Low ry last week —Mies Mable Harris has returned to her home in Reading after spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mre. O, J. Harrle.—An oyster supper was given by the ladies of Shilob Church resently which was largely at tended —4 tin shower was given to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Barton on First street —Mre, Jane Robinson gave a spelling Bee on Friday evening. The first prize was awarded to Mise Nora Burnley and the seoond to Mrs. Tile Smith.—Mre, Joseph Heggens has re- taraed to her home in Allegheny after spending a few weeke with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson —The ar rivals at tne Chaatanqua lact week were Mesers W. Tortee, W. Payne, 8. Wil Hama, H. Agasta, 8. Jenkons, W. Bar- 113, B, Haywood, W. F, Bucannon, of Philadelphia, Miss Loras Blue, Mies Corey Parker, Miss E. Taylor, Mrs, Cora Taylor, Mrs. L. U'Brine cf Wil- Mamsport, and Frank Sathern of Ke- ovo,—Mr. aud Mrs, Henry By den hye eturned to Atlantic City —The mem- bers of the Shilon Baptist Charoh eur- prised thelr pastor, Rev. Carter, on Center etrest, wita @ ponnd party Ixet Wednesday evening. Rofreabmente were cerved and all had an er joyatle time —An Alice Rocsevelt socisl ws given at the home or Mies Annie Whitt, 619 Sprace street, Inet Taesday evening, oy the R. H, Morris Circle,—Phe cnvir of Bethel A. M. £. Church gavea sacred concert last Sunday, whee some beau- [ctor music was rendered —Mrs, W. 8. Lowry ts visiting her niece at Pittsburg —8. J. N. Haley dined at the Chantaa- qua on Sunday evening —Mrs, wad. omith of Maucy was Williameport ‘visitor last ween. HOUSTON, TEX. Tne hotel waiters bai quet March 2 was en uptodate affair. Tne decora tions were flowers and palms, S H Erwell was toaemsster, E Jones master of oeremocies ard R J Hendricks de Uivered the welcome addrees. Prof. 8 O, Isles’ orchestra farnished she music L_N. Branob, of Oskland, Cal, 18 the guest of his elster —John Torres, whc is employed at the Kirby Lumber Com pany has purchased a home at idl Robin street —Tho Freeman oan be ee cured from John Tanner. Py oalz> oar advertisers cogil ei:, SR BE eae la Arey ee — EES AY OG Wt) ae Send for any Formula you SAS a a want in Food Extract, Med- PI Nh Vaan) Ah, icine Toilet Article, Etc. IK eS Fae, ‘Tell you how to make IL e haa Nee >money and where to buy mS wus I ‘ ae e 7 che goods cheap. oree 7 eo Address the GOOD FORMULA CO., 373Z,Kenweod Indianapolis, Ind BREWING C0., BREWERS = BOTTLERS SRE bon Sa aaa ae MONEY; DO Y OJ WANT IT? If go, it will pay you to read this carefally and write us at oncs ‘We want reliable colored persons of eltner sex who have experlencs in canvassiag. and agency work to represent us The work which we wish yoa to do {3 > manage branch offise take orders, deliver, collect, appoint azente, post signs, distribate advertisiag matter, ec. We contrat to pay von a salary acording to your worth in the basiness from $35 to $100 & month direct from headqrarters We offer ths opp»rtuatty only to energetic peop'e in every state In the uaton who are not expecting somethiag with at an fort ‘nd wish to batter thelr conditions by honest means We of- fer vou a propzsttinn, thy? no man or women who waate to make money can afford @ let pass It has been the means of giving a good steady income to oth-rs and will do the eame for yon Now, in order to get you interested in this work we will distrihnte absolutely fraa among the first 100 eagaging with ue $269 IN CASH PRIZES. We guarantee that there is no fraud, or trikery connected t> this proposition avd all will be treated fatr Far oontract and fall particalars, address at once D=pt F, MoPHERSON SPE TIALTY CO, Dorchestor, Va QUINCY, ILL, This clty has one of the best drilled colored companies in this county. Out enterprising painter and decorator, John L Smizh h.s bat few equals and no superiors in bia line He makesa ‘specialty of charch decorating, taking contracts In any part of the country. eis ® graduate of the Western Col- lege at Macon City, Mo—George Mills 1s one of the most sucoseSfal real estate dealers. He came to this clty withont 8 dollar and was forced to eleep in a vacant lot which he parchased later. He secured employmentas a meat cook and saved $300 00 with this amount he bonght alot, bailt a small house and started to accumulate wealth’ Mr: Milis owne tea thousand dollars worth of real estate and lends money on good security, LOUISIANA. ma The revivals at the Baptist and A. M. E obnrohes have closed. There were about eight additions to each one. Rev. F, A Henely of the M. E. church is attending conference at ‘Lexington. The public echool is doing nicely under the management of Prof. Embry. He gave Booncerb for the benefit of the brary at the A M E church —< hae. Heading ts recovering from a recent illness —The A M E. churoh is mak- ing preparations for their Spring rally toraise money for the parsonage debt which is $700—Dr @ B. Goines’ moth- er from the South, is visiting him. —_———_—_____ Eat Right and Feel Right Take Care of Your Stomach and You Will Escape No End of Trouble. We can’t abuse the stomach without paying a penalty. This penalty is moet frequently indigestion, with all its ac companying distress. at the right kind of food and you will not suffer. The right kind of food isa natural malted whole wheat food, Malta-Vita, the most delictous, the most eatistying food in the world, always freeh and crisp, containing every food element necessary for the sustenance and up- building of the body and the brain. A perfect breakfast !s imposelble with- ont Malta Vita. Betng @ pure grain product it ts rich in food elements—all the food elements of the best white wheat grown and the finest barley malt extract—Intensely vitalizing and eacy for the weakest stomach to digest. “I had been a sufferer from nervon: debility and indigestion for several years; without any Senefit or relief from various tonics and other medical pre seriptione, Imagine my eurprise when a short time after beginning the use of Malta Vita, I became aware of its bene: fiotal effeo's by the gradual disappear ence of my long standing ailment.”— P. Gereper, Esrnesville, Ohio All. grocers sell Malta-Vita. Try some with milk, eream or fruit. Yor never tasted anything s0 good and yor will be glad we told yon abont It. Ready to eat. Now 10 cents. AEE E> Eg Sree BOSE os $i fee ht : Ee “Kadeomnceese act EIS f & Se a mene COMETS. bs “a Ce es ; | ae Sy =<; j ‘ “ ‘ Se MRS. IDA YOUNG, Restaurant and Rooming House Old Phone 657 Main Boarding by Dag, Week or Meal, Everything Fissceluse 885-837 Ft. Wayne ave., Indianapolis, DRINK ee WIEDEMANN'S Fine Bottled BEERS JACOB METZGER €0,, TotheDrug,Grocery and Confectionery Trades Ifyou should find at any time,aspace in your Chewing Gum case, will you let us fill that space with some White Lily andi Yalu Cream de Mint Gum I manafactare my own Chewing Gum ard guarantee satisfaction. [askatnal, Agents wanted A good hustler «ith a little cash Din -nekebie profit. Write for full par tionary" 2010 pe cnut ade by. Sey little effort. Beiadependent, I can tell you how if you write, Address for information and prices, R. W. Johnson, 5118 DearbornSt, CHICAGO, ILL. Geo e gf. © V , ee) | (i hie > MNT |] LAl |. | 3 /RR ae age AT NM ap Ny | JS ry \\ ee A | | Waiters & Cooks Prefer Our Make | JACKETS AND LINEN | because they have found them i satisfactory. | rite ror complete Catatogue DD ede lee ee } tovonter | Marcus Ruben (Inc.) f_seeests cntoaces ant , SPINS= CUT-RATE PHARMACY, 550 Ind. Ave. S. E, Cor. West St. Always Reliable, Our Prescription Department, WE USE the purest and freshest drugs only; not in any circumstances allowing poor stock to remain about the store. Our Prescriptions are exactly what the physiclan orders. We run no chances. Our Customers’ health is Important to us. Send your prescriptions to us and be safe. Always Remember if you get it AT PINK'S, ITS RIGHT, ‘ 1 LEHMAN’S HY-LO SOAP Cures falling hair and makes the skin like velvet. For sale everywhere or sent postpaid ‘on reeelpt of 100 by Edward Lehman, PHARMACIST. 215 Union St., Memphis, Tenn, , 4 en ela waren as Peed nian WANTED ACBNTS inc00% oxentey to ven (Guiana uisie aig acne Kivi, Wied € Go, tinea iy drew Wi Ban ir Vine avenue” 8 Hien ue sill a=aaed eis swered Soy repos exerenged< full : Address Lock Box 565, Oskalcosa, la, ~"{ would like to know the whereabouts fmy ne SRE eine inayagn pene ae aie ting furnished, Write ond - DE. M. A. MAJORS Specialist 20 years’ ex- perience; practice limited to obesity: usthinn, Tropsy, gout rheumatism,” diubetes. lows of attire’ and loss of manhood, eaturehe ayy Noodand skin diserses, Dispepsia diseases fthe liver, heart and lungs coughs, colds eury eonsimption; ofice ios Stee’ See Suits Sr—hoars a ta LoO\p an; call or wrod, Chicago, ace SE THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUSE ts now oF fering extended courses In both theory hid Practice to young men anxious to seeure nde Yanced instruction in Archite. Carat Drawhiy And Electrical bogincerlug. Perms dedring 19 take advanced or elementary coufees. Te eltherof the subjects will find 14a op poruunte ty to obtain ‘instruction at ‘Tuskeyee Insti Ute stich ns few Instltutionsean offer ‘There Wagrowing demind tr yohug men who it themselves, by completing the Aroniuetanat Drawing course, to make plans. for houses and who can do tbe work required Klee te cal Engineering. Every elfort is belog made to make these cour-es tore hei plul than ever before.” Booker T. Wasbington, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, —_—_—— See Mrs Ea. Trowse ae or wies, Pompadours [8 ind ails kinds of Hale zoods. What you desire y gan jhe Monde from. tke | combination of yourown Py iit, taiohnvea snip gat _|food tat’ prevents the | 3 —|nair trom fabing out and fg | oroducesn besutitul Ss Erowth. Mall orders so bh Toteds ats Flora St, — Dallas, Texas, Goa we aid Peay S cs 3 5 “A a, 6 eee A a Jordon Bunch with the Jim Key S! a which filled an engagement at Tomlin = Hall this week was a visitor at The F \ fa® man office. Mr. Bunch is writin \S Yi sketch fora vaudeville act that he will WU x @ | on atanearly date, His wife, who a Yn ae now in Cleveland will work with him. ts se eae i \ Ly PAN ai Members of the “Abyssinia” comp: i’ Ca headed by Williams & Walker, sent } \ Alice Roosevelt Longworth a hands BS, i) C2sfsF | ciiver punch bowl, paid for by contr Ad Y of G2 AE5\, | tions of the company. There is an all “Sabet Dake rical aketch engraved on the bowl pic ” 4 o ing the progress of the Afro-American | \ ple, and a likeness of President Roose LA ‘The accompanying card read as foll BN “From some colored New York admis Sy Aa 2 with their respective wishes for your “Qa Sse gow i i | eee ae om ete Notes from A, G, Allen's New Orl —- | Minetrale —We have one more stand Youcan alwaysbe found if your name gpearsin The Freeman's Manager's and Actor's Directory. Walter Bates mixologist at the West Site Club, Kansas Clty, Mo., sends re- aris to Toin Logan. “Happy"” Bland leader of the Syndicate uirtet is featuring, “When I Look at You [Have Such @ Funny Feeling.”” ‘The jo'ly Prices will open on the Novel- ty Circuit at the Empire Theatre, San Francisco, Cal., April 12, playing that art of the country for about thirty-six weeks, Fred P. Douglass, formerly a popular ninstrel man is now manager of the Har- lem Cafe located at 557 Grand avenue, Ksnsas City, Mo., and will be delighted to hear from all friends, Maud Adams has given twenty tickets fer soats in the baicony of the Knicker- tecker theatre, at New York Clty, to tweaty young girls belonging to the girls’ cb connected with the Walton Colored Kindergarten. Harry A. Brown, the singing cartoon- it writss.—1 am now featured on the inn clrcalt and as a record have played tly weeks out of the year. And will be ander the management of Willlam Norris tent season In the east. Notes from Fred V. Millican Minstrel Company.—The company will be in Ble- ningham for one week's rehearsal and there will bs a number of new faces to win us. Billy Arnte sends best regards to .G, Lowery and all o d friends. D. C.Scott and Fred Rucker, the two teknown comedians are touring the North- tro section of the country in Mr. Scott's tew play, "No Man’s Land,” with a chor- wof thirty voices. Mr. Scott has for- nerly traveled with Mabara’s Minstrels, Notes from Big Sensational Georgia Pantation.—Prof. Frank Crosby is con- skered a wonderful rag-time planist and usical director under canvas. Miss Su- SieCooksey is now a t0p-notcher a sing- ‘og soubret scoring nightly applause. Miss Gracie Williams 1s acknowledged to be a comedienne of much note and her dancing lsconsidered a hit nightly, Mose Wat- kiss is bringing the house. Mrs, Essie levis is doing excellent work, Her sing- logability is far above average filling parts tah asa prima donna and a singing and ducing soubret. Walter S. Lyons never {ls to please, We open in Memphis, Teun, our first park engagement for four tonsecutive weeks. IBEFREEM4D GALLERY. Z SD we Rie) 4a fe H pm! LO i ee Hel 106 24 er o"tsing Manager ot Moore's Palace Theatre, Chleago, 11, Pintion trom ule frlend #1 wood Knox.) Hulest ietiow, weli met leach my hand to thee, ‘token of the warm fellowship You've held so long for me: Asi while | gaze at your lordly smile, ‘he thought ia my mind does pop, pi2cork, you may stay under awhile But you always rise to the top. = Chen Sekaeieas. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Jordon Bunch with the Jim Key Show which filled an engagement at Tomlinson Hall this week was a visitor at The Free- man office. Mr. Bunch is writing a sketch for a vaudeville act that he will put on atanearly date. His wife, who is now in Cleveland will work with him. Members of the “‘Abyssinia"’ company, headed by Williams & Walker, sent Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth a handsome silver punch bowl, paid for by contribu- tions of the company. There is an allego- rical aketch engraved on the bow! pictur- ing the progress of the Afro-American peo: ple, and a likeness of President Roosevelt. ‘The accompanying card read as follows: “From some colored New York admirers with their respective wishes for your fu: ture happiness.” | Notes from A, G. Allen's New Orleans Minstrels.—We have one more stand and we will leave the State of Florida to go in- to Georgia. The boys regret to leave the tropical State of the union in the midst of summer. Our business was good; we played forty-four stands. Master Richard Burrow is making a hit singing ‘Belle of Silvery Nile;"* Robert Gant, alto and vlo- lin sends regards to P. G. Lowery; J. T. Cox sends regards to William Grant of Chicago. A R Hutchens will return to the show in a few weeks. John Dennis the tuba player is gaining quite a reputa- tion; the Harmony Four gave J. H, Mc- Common a serenade at Lake City. John Williams is making the old folks as well as the children laugh playing “‘rube” in the streets, During our stay in all the his- torical points inthe oldestity in the Uni- ted States, we played against Si Plunket and packed the teat. J. H. McCammon would like to hear from Frank Caster. J. B. Norton is singing ‘‘Fare Thee Well’’ to appreciative audiences. J. B. Morton stage manager would like to hear from Perry Black. Write care of The Freeman. Notes from Smith's Minstrel en route with Barkout Carnival.—The show fs now carrying eighteen peop'e and band. Lee Henderson, Albert Smith aud Bud Rose have rejoined after atwo or three weeks' rest; Joseph A. Hagermon, th eccentric, basso is bringing the house down in the comical quartet. Mr, Alexander better known asthe screamer is still here. ““Kid" Willie the greatest buck and wing dancer is challenging the public and Mr. Smith ts putting up $20. in gold In every town for him. Miss Julia Holland, the priina_don- na is still holding her own singing, “Down Where the Swaunee River Flows" Me- Mullen is still here; Smith & Henderson are cleaning up with thelr song and dance act; Alex Wren Is stll impersonating the Southern mammy; Miss Florence Wren {s singing ‘‘Jasper, Don't You Hear Me Cal: ling You?" pleasing everybody. Miss Antonia Vo days, the New Orleans, sou- bret is getting two and three encores nightly singing, “My Hindoo Man.” Robert C. White, manager and planist is playing cymbals and bass drum and Joseph Office, the orator of the show is easily turning them in, while Mrs. Office Is selling tickets. Notes from Billy Kersands Famous Minstrels. Rogersford, Pa.—We have made a great tour of the principal Eastern cities and with tremendous success in every, particular It has been so long since a genuine colored minsfrel has made this section of the country that this whole section of the country is seemingly wild over one, consequently we have made good with perfect ease. We played the Savoy Theatre at Atlantic City. The fol- lowing 1s an extract from one of the lead: ing papers of that city: “Billy Kersands Big Minstrels opened to a two days’ en- gagement at the Savoy Theatre last even- ing and met with an immense success. This is the only colored company touring the country and one of the biggest laughs that has ever been in this city. The com- pany from the rise of the curtain to the last act in the olio is excellent and shows soine of the best colored talent in the coun- try. The parade yesterday was a novelty in itself in as much as Mr. Kersands car- ries the best band ever put ‘together unde the leadership of Prof. James S. Lacey,” J. A. Watts, the nonparell tenor and an esteemed friend of the Houseleys in Phila- delphia, Pa., pald them a visit at thelr home and returned to the Sth, inst., well pleased with his visit, having left them well. Our company Is fine and dandy and sends regards to ail friends and the Cler- monts who visited us at New York. NOTICE. Pat. Chappelle, Jacksonville, Fia., would like to hear from Ben Hunn and wife immediately; also from Dr. Pullen, of Memphis, Tenn, Business ot importance. KANSAS CITY, MO. ‘Mrs. Mary King celebrated her birth- day last Wednesday at her apartments in the Eastern Hotel. Many friends of Kansas Clty. Kan., were present. Mu- st was furnished by Maud Allen, the great pianist of the Eastern Cafe—N A. Seymour Cafe and Mother Arnold are conducting a nice business. TRIBUTE TO DUNBAR, The obsequies of Paul Laurence Dunbar, which have already been resounded by preachers, scholars and posts far more brilliant than I, makes it necessary to add anything more to his very honorable record except to gratify many Freeman readers whovhave expected something in consideration of the place [hold in com- mon branches of literature. Dunbar's death, | fear, leaves an ach- ing void in the poetic world that no poet- singer of his own race, or any white Amer!- can,will be able to fill, It was the. superi- ority of his Negro dialect and the perfec- tion of the stories of Negro life that went with them, andjhis unexcelled ability as a general poet. of his youthful age, that ranks him, without a doubt, as the greatest American poet who ever lived in the twentieth cenutry. There may be those of the white race still living with weatlh and a big name, but none of this fickle genera- tlon who qualify on original grounds of genius such as I have described. ‘The songs he has sung will live when the products of other men of whom I have spoken, are mouldy. His first stage con- tribution of note was the lyrics rat to the music of,Will Marion Cook, in the rag- tims comedy, ‘Clorindy."” It was his words to thesongs “Jump Back Honey ” “Who's Dat Say Chicken in Dis Crowd?" and “‘Darktown is Out Tonight” that made Cook famous in one night, after which Dunbar's name was used as a drawing card for professionalfmen of his race which thrived, while Dunbar saw in silence his profits which had died. They had sought his name to wed, to live, but not to give, and thus we have it: Dunbar was too good tolive. Men who are good must die. Men who live must fight, and as bad as men are who live, some must challenge the cause of right even for those who have died. This sting, which comes to actors of repute is but a tribute from the grave; areflection from the life of one whose Work had made musicians great and actors strong; a lesson to those of today who were led by the genius of Dunbar into the gate of financial prosperity. In these pro- fessional men Dunbar'’s memory should shine the brightest, in assuring the benefi clal welfare of his beloved mother if needs be, as long as her life shall last. Farewell to one whose life was light, Whose life was sometimes sorrow through Who dreamed of angels iu the night, Who saw shadows comeand yo But whispered all ts well Farewell to one whose tortured brow, Had told him that sweet death was near, Whosings in ethereal miidness now, While mother waits in sorrow here, ‘To meet him some sweet day. NOTES OF THE STAGE AND SHOP TALK I met ex-manager Sam McCorker a few nights ago in New York. He was looking fine and a mighty nice gentleman he is too, I find thathe is much beloved by all the actors. eee People are just beginning to discover that real oritics are very scarce and truth: ful ones more scarce. The way Acton Davies’ criticism of Willlams and Walker fell “ker plunk” on February 23 cooks his goose lorever. The New Yook Sun should discharge him. 1 wonder if actors will see this? nee On the last Saturday evening in Febru- ary I hailed Jesse Shipp euthor of “‘Abys- sinla."” His eyes sparkled, we talked a Uttle about the play but I'm not going to tell you. I've seen Ittwice. I might say its very classical indeed. Ishall review itin the next issue of “Sylvester Russell's Review.” tae If actors whom I have asked would ony have propriety enough to send one of their pictures and write me the place of thelr birth and the list of shows they have been identified with, their names would go in my history. The Review is out and if live we shall have a history. And, like George Walker, I must If possible control everything. eee I met Black Carl, the magician, for the first time over in Elizabeth, N. J , visiting the Billy Kersands’ show. Carl used “to lay me out”” in the days of the old Doug- lass Club, 30 the actors in New York used to tell me, and yet he was proud to meet me. I expect some day Illmeet Gus Hal of the Smart Set and Manager White too. AlW. Martin has discarded colored singers in his ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin’ ot else he can't get them, either one. He makes his actors double in black face. Even if they did go a “‘frost’” at the Mur- ray Hill Theatre in New York his effort 1s quite fan Improvement on the Clansman. The greatest laughing stock you see in a legitimate theatre, in these days is a bunch of white actors, singing and dancing, mind you, trying to look and act like “‘darkies.”” eee Henry Troy, the cymbal-voiced tenor of Ernest Hogan's “Rufus Rastus” Company who is singing “Just One Word of Conso- lation,"" by Frank Williams and Tom Le- monier, has just been informed by me that Dollar Package FREE Man Medicine Free _, You can now obtain a large dollar size free package of Man Medicine—free on request. Man Medicine cures man-weakness, Man Medicine gives you once more the gusto, the joyful satisfaction, the pulse and throb of physical pleasure, the keen sense of man-sensation, the luxury of life, body- power and body-comfort—free.| Man Medicine does it. Man Medicine cures man-weakness, ner vous debility, early decay, discouraged manhood, functional failure, vital weakness, brain fag, backache, prostratitis. kidney trouble and nervousness. You can cure yourself at home by Mar Medicine, and the full size dollar package will be delivered to you free, plain wrapper, sealed, with directions how to use it. The full size dollar package free, no payments of any kind, no receipts, no promises, no papers to sign. It is free. All we want to know is that you are no! sending for it out of idle curiosity, but that you want to be well, and become your ‘strong, natural self once more. Man Med: {cine will do what you want it to do; make you a real man, man-like, man-powerful. Your name and address will bring it;_all you have to do ts tosend and get it. "We send It free to every discouraged one of the man sex. Interstate Remedy Co., 319 Luck Bldg., Detroit, Mich. people desire to see his picture on the frontispiece of tha! song. Just what Chas, K. Harris, the publisher of the song thinks of my gall is best understood by music publishers only, Henry Troy was made tokeep music publishers from starving, and publishers—well, 1 guess {'ve said enough. “Farewell, that means goodbye,"" SHORT FLIGHTS, Tom Dixon is in eclipse. ‘The bad trust is the one that we are not in, ee ‘The sun is shining on both sides of the street. charter members could be raked up around the offices of the Conservator and Broad-Axe. nee The fruits of injustice he is sowing today constitutes the co-called “white man’s peril.” We see nothing to indicate that Negro men are marrying white wo- men—against their will. toe ‘The thickest coat of whitewash never has helped a roten preacher on the long run. For obvious reasons, Senator Till- man did not attend the Longworth. Roosevelt wedding. Be sure to pay the good preacher the highest salary you can afford, but don’t have the other kind at any price. vee Society folks who know nothing worth talking about breathe a sigh of relief when a card game starts up. wee Professional evangelists, male and female, are all right—when they are not hypocrites, braggarts or fakirs. wee Only an idiot or a conscienceless Har would assert that education makes the Negro or any other race more crim- inal, Events are happening so_ rapidly nowadays that one almost hates to go to sleep for fear of missing some- thing good, The Tuskegee Negro Farmers’ Con- ference was a success beyond the most sanguine expectations of the good peo: ple of the Black Belt of Alabama. nee Neither railroad accidents nor po: litical enemies seem to be able to re- press the irrepressible John E. Bush, of “Arkansas.” ate Georgia preachers are exercised over the possibility of a prize fight taking place in their midst, but view the lynching or burning of a Negro with perfect complacency, Ben Tillman is trying to give Dr. Vernon a dose of the medicine he came very near administering to Dr. Cram, but he will find out that Kansas is not South Carolina, eee Colleges do not have a monopoly of “scraps.” Cohgress, state _legis- latures, mass conventions, and bar- rooms can furnish a neat article in the “rough house” line at a moment's no- tice. eee The colored papers handled the death of Paul Laurence Dunbar in a style befiting the gravity of the event, and with a thoroughness that bespoke positive progress in the art journal- istic. There are men in the United States Senate more dangerous to the wellbe- ing of this republic than Reed Smoot, and there are worse evils confront ing the American people than Mormonism. eee Our various denominations ought to lect editors for their organs—not reg- istering machines to be wound up to a certain notch, and to tick off auto- matically the opinions stuffed into it by its owner. see During the anniversary celebrations of the month no names of greater Americans were more affectionately linked than those of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, The presence of 50,000.00 Negroes in this country at the end of the cen- tury, will not constitute a “white man's peril,” if a square deal is C= 0 Ci 0 GazaD 4 a 4 TE eee COMING SOON! » we ere Funny Folks under 3 F ae canvass, the grand-- . ei "=a est Negro enterprise a 4] ever put before the oe) | public. 40 people, 5 p.. -S@ brass band under phe _- <9 Prof. Henderson cd . <4 Smith. Traveling in 3 ar sy their own private : Bi car, street parade daily. This company A wise will travel through tne following states: Florida, Georgia, Alaba- ma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missou- ri, Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Kansas Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, BP. S.—I alse have room for a few more performers and music'ans; parties wanting 4o weeks? work witha reliable show mut write qutek. APPRESS PAT GHAPPELLE, 523: ,00ie¢hiaree* | OOS ) Teak Se ee WANTED for Allen’s Minstrels! 4 first class end men, and a first class novelty act Geo. W. Quine, manager, permanent address, National Printing Co, - Chicago, Ill Camilla, Ga,, March 17; Atbany, Ga., 19; Arsington, Ga,,20, THE FREEMAN Postorrice. | Omg. @ ff LADIES’ LIST. Beecham, Mrs Biche Robinson, Miss Lydia Howard, Mrs Eddie Robeson, Miss Ada Johnson, Miss ME Smith, Mrs Eliza Moore, Mrs Fortes ‘Telnte, Mrs bard Ogden, Miss Helen—2 Yeres,'stiss OO GENTLEMEN'S LIST, Armstrong, Thos Moody and James Blumer, tobe Pove, R Roy Douglas, JR Prince, Arthar Davis, S Rav tou, Harry, Davis, Sum Parker, Chas. Devine, Isaac P Reed, Baward Dickson, W Thomas Smith, DD 2 slit, ET Swan,'Geo A. Ealtott Foy, Sweatman, Wilbur Goodidw, Will-2 ‘Thomas, Dick Goodlow, WIN The Pauls Howard, adie Watts, Billy Hatch, Joe Wise, Jim Hunt, H! Henry-3 White, Capt BY Jones, Simon Williams and Devine La She, Herbert Wood, FB 2 Looney, BJ Williams, John—2 ‘McCatamon, Prof B 1906, ROUTE, 1907. A Rabbit's Foot Co: Jacksonville, Fla., Jan, Bo April 2. Blnck Patti Troubadours: Lorain, 0., March Iie Sandusky, 3 Tittin, 217 Foleds, 22 ands Smart Set Company: Camden, N. J., Mareb Te 20. 215 Williaintiéon, Del 3, 35, 3. New Orleans Minstrels: Albany, Ga,, March 19; Aviington, 20 Ernest Hogan in Rufus Rastus: Dayton, Gy ‘March I 20, 21; Indianapolis, Ind,, 22, and, Gldcon’s Hot Time In Coontown; London vvilie, O., March Iv, Harry A. Brown, Singing Cartoonist: Fam- Hy “cheaten, Lancaster Pa, week of Mare Mallory Bros and Brooks, assisted by Mis ‘Grace Halliday: Monawke Theater, Sebo hectaay, N.Y, week of Mareb 9. Frank Muhara’s Minstrels: Wilsop, Kas, ‘Maren 20. Georgia Minstrels: Quanah, Tex., Mareh 19 Original Tennessee Minstrels: Carroll, Neb, Mareh 10; Coleridge, 20. granted the race from this time to the year of our Lord 2000. Tom Dixon's father was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The author of “The Clansman” proudly confesses it. We are now prepared to believe firmly that criminal instincts can come through hereditary Influences. wee Talladega did not take exceptions to that overseer so much because he was a white man, but because he was the kind of a white man the students found him to be. There is nothing like looking at a situation from the proper point of view, wee ‘The Negro is rich in up-to-date mag: azines. The fine literary qualities em- bodied in The Colored American Mag. azine, Alexander's Magazine, ‘The Voice of the Negro, McGirt’s and Syl- vester Russell's. Review, would do credit to any race under the sun. eee Harry Stillwell Edwards has not de- nied that he wishes to wear Judson W. Lyons’ old shoes as the Georgia member of the Republican National committee. It looks as if he wants Lyons’ shoe on one foot and Rucker’s brogan on the other. Dr, T. Wellington Henderson may be deeply grieved because his dear friend, Presiding Elder S. Timothy Tice has been transferred from the New York Conference to Florida, but he is managing to bear up under the bereavement with a fortitude that is little short of wonderful. Atlanta is chuckling because the ‘A. M. E. Conference dodged the Scylla of jim crow street cars in Georgia, only to run into the Charybdis of a similar law just passed by the Virginia legislature. Better to have gone to Washington “like we told 'em to, in the first place.” If Editor Murray of the Alexandria Home News insists upon fighting a duel with Editor Jones of the South- western Advocate, let us suggest that the weapons be Remington rapid-fire typewriters at ten paces, with L. M. Henshaw and Roscoo Conklin Sim- mons as the respective seconds, and Henry P. Slanghter as referee. Nor- folk, Va., might be a fitting place for the battle. is ‘The requiem mass has been sung upon the proposition to cure the suff- rage ills of the South by the reduction of representation. The only perman- ent and really helpful method of get- ting at the infamy is the enforcement of the 15th Amendment, and the im- partial administration of the laws en- Wanted ! MALE and FEMALE For a large colored musta act playing the largest vaudeville circuits. All must play brase, those doubling string preferred All must be competent, reliable ‘and sober, absolutely steady en- gagement. This act is put out by the owners of the great mu- sfoal art successes *Y , Coloni- al Septette” and ‘The Military Octette”, Laeky, Rolfe & Co , Hndron "Theater Bldg, New York elty. Would like to hear from Mra. Sam Lucas, Alloe Grey, Fountain Woods, Fred Hamn ond and The Prenpline. Address comunications to Henderson Smith, 2907 Dearborn St., - Chicago AT LIBERTY ‘Talented amateur, am no great thing but can make good itgiven a far trial. 1am a good comedian, have specialty and can Work In'acis, Smoké or booze? No, Steet, inch, es tall, welg 15) IDs Age 10) yours! Mini trot Siusien! comedy with private ear Dro A. J. SMITH, 709 Garden 8t., Gainesville, Fla. Wilson and Harris Worlds Greatest Colored show under canyne Wants Acrobets, Contortioaists, Come- diane, Singers and Dancers, Male and Female Address 115 W. 25 St., New York City, Griffin B. Wilson and Olemo Harrie. ———— MANAGERS AND ACTORS’ » ——DIRECTORY— Your aqme asdaddressat tou conte a line ‘or J lines for 25 cents for each insertioi. W. Henry Bowmen, the silver toned ton- Arthur L, Prince, trombone soloist en- rote Uriglonl Reasons alps aelae found to conform to the Federal con- stitution. R. W. THOMPSON. COLUMBIA, TENN. ‘St, Paul A. M. E. oburch was taxed to its utmost ospacity Tuesday night of Inst week. The occasion being the lect- ure of Bishop Evans Tyree, giv-n under he ausplcss of tne Tyree-Gaines camps. The weloome address was made by Dr. J.Q Johnson, P. E., of the Columbia distriot, who pald a glow- ing tribote to the Bishop as one of the race's conservativeleaders. After an excellent program was rendered by the publio schools and other local tal- ent. the bishop was introduced by Rev. B.G. Gordon, pastor of St. Paul. He spoke for half an hour on “The Young People and the Church” His elo- quence, wit and bumor held tye entire attention of the pnbife throughout bis aiscourse. After the lecture a banquet was tendered the bishop and the clergy in the session room. Bishop Tyree’s popalarity was amply attested by the ovation given him, and he expcessed himself as being highly pleased with the reception given him—The recent marriage of Miss Matile Gwyn and Charlle Dodson was quite a surprise to thelr many friends. —Andrew Ca- mack has gone to Birmingham, Als— Mrs. Irene Robinson of Nashville is visiting in the olty. ANDERSON. S. c. Rev. 5. J. Jones is the progresasive pastor of the Second Baptist church The churches are progressing nicely Services are held every Sanday.—Rev. J.0. Williford fs The Freeman repro sentative.) Tae Yreemsn can always be secured at James Hudson, barbershop 112 Bast Ninth Street, Ft. 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I often think Twould have quite @ laugh should J ever ance to nee you, My husband is at home ter and he never go out at. night scarcely Mill, Answer my letter at your earliest ‘wavenient, Yours Mrs, 8, Gitmer, Texas, Jan, 15, 1906, Dear Madame—I take great pleasure ‘to Mie you to let you know of your work. My dsuchter has returned home, and I can’t tie you too mach for your bindness, Yor jas: as soon as 1 can I am going to fad von some money. I am ina feeble fhieright now, also have no work to do, ‘ht mill py yon 88 son asToan. Nothing ine, Yours, Mra M J. jo:Kepers friend | Nisin. ‘jets Polish. |? AN ote ae | G iwFho-BATE Uigtick at ’ L Fe | I gS 4 Dobe (ee? oii copie a ‘ mace a ae Ore yuna % ols, sb Draggiete and Dealers CHAS. W. MOSBY Atomey ard Connselor-at-Law Notary p, \anaging states, Collections AM Say 0! Papers especially. ‘siness all the Courts promptly 272 staatea PAN, Deta sea ee St. New Phone 3458 Pa AWESS.sspuTOw —-LUCABB. WILLIE Ol 44, Main —~Phones—New 068 Shelton & Willis ‘Licensed Embalmers) mea: DIRECTORS & EMBA Best Service, Lady Attendant Br'Pricee. a1: tnatnan ace Gace eee THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED CGiORED NEWSPAPER. | Rage Fe OER RE PT ale aa Ge ae decision. money —Mrs. Pex fj ne Pneumcnis at her William Grizzard, proprietor of the Morgan sirecte, > y Rosebud ealoon at Kansas City, Mo., — Ns Ay SS oR. has 4 very artistic design of a tiger at LOUISVILLE, Ky — - ‘his saloon. It draws much attention. MEMORIA: il a 7 ( r It keeps ee asking for Harper’s ae Knights of AG ! eNXids high bal of Calanthe patd a ee aoe B ies a GS: ose memory with elog: SS ape Re heer ny ay Fred Donglase aud Willie Bollyway | gies to thetr depart os Kasey ER are longing for the base ball eeagon to| charon, February (Os : ai ay Sanne Oniy, They Ste cruck piayers of| Marks was mace a=: fom antiin SoIE OTT aN Kansas City, Grainger, prelate. oe Se rela ges eee delivered the ad RO ae cg . James Bush, John Cunningham, Ea.| Knighthood,” 3 Zip ay Yarborough and Tom Gross are come | “Our Endowment, SS of Kansas City’s whist players. ee ee 2 (eae FELD. = ¥ ‘eo %& aaa Ae CRG 2) iO ae ce Richard Allen, a colored porter in the Firet National Bank of Kaneas City, Mo. Twenty years ago be swept out the room and made ready for the bank’s opening. He ts the only man who bas been on the bank's pay-roll every day since its history. A few months ago the bank learned that there was a mort: Rage of $800 against his little home. On its twentieth anniversary, March Jet, the directors presented Mr. Allen with a deed of release with the mort- gage cancelled. The Board of} Education cf Kansas City, Mo., have about completed for the colored children a new Lincoln High Scnool at a cost of #70000 and a new Attacks Ward school at a cost of $45,000 GN, Grieh is principal of the form r and J. Dallas Bowser of the latter school, Sandy Edwards snd Leon Jordan are the largest colored real ectate dealers in Kansas Cicy, Mo. John Hord, formerly of the New Al- bany Hotel in Kansas Oity, Mo., has just inherited five hundred acres of farm land in the Indian Territory. W. H. Bell, one of the True Reformer directors, will establish @ mercantile business in Kansas City, Mo,, soon. J. F. Basll, one of Kansas Ulty’s buel- ness {men, will open a poultry farm soon with a atrong capital. The colored people of Petersburg, Va, are erecting a horpital which will be known as the “Danbar Memorial Hos- pital” in honor of Panl Lawrence Danbar. The Cleveland Jourcal is making preparations to celebrate ite third annt vereary March 21. A big meeting is planned for the Antioch Baptiet Churea, and Prof, Stratton D. Brooks, president of the Cleveland School Board, will de liver an address, At the banquet tendered In honor of Dr. Booker T. Washing'on by the local Buelness Lesgue of Waehington, D. O., the following tossts were appropriately responded to: “Photography ae a Bust ness,” by Daniel Freeman; ‘Insurance Among Colored People,” by George 8. Collins; “Dry Goods and Notions,” by Mrs M. T. Mossel; * Contracting and Building,” by Joseph Manning; “Drag Stores,” by Mrs. Amanda V. Gray. Ont of the one hundred and ten drug stores in Washington, D. C., elev n are owned by Afro-Amerioans, Bramlette and Abernathy are prosper. ous tatlors at Palaskl, Tenn., and J. M. Gentry is doing well in the shoe bust- ness. 8. 8. Johnson has a thriving grocery store. The Mechanics’ Savings Bank of Richmond, Va., started five years ago under difficulties and discouragemente, with the energetic John Mitchell, Jr., as president. The first year’s business amounted to over $120 000, and the in- crease has been steady until last year ‘the clearings were ove half a million. ‘There are many pertons who have followed pug sport for a great many years are not aware of the fact that the venerable Doo Hyde of indlanapolte, Ind., wae at one time e prince in the fistic arena, Hyde was known to be very solentifie, and generally got his man if given the opportunity. Since his retirement Doc bas fitted out a head- quarters at 776 and 778 Indiana avenue where he invites the sporting fraternity to attend at all times. eee Many base ball teams are springing ap this season, Indianapolis will have the pleasure of enjaying many gamee. The Herouleane, who play such good football, will organizs a team, and are now out with @ declaration that they vill win tke championship in baee éall Mrs. Dora Leonard, a fashionable white woman, was fined, the cther day, by 8 St. Louis jadge $10 for contempt of court, and was forced ro pay it, with the alternative of going to jail. Mrs. Leonard was prosecuting domestic formerly in ier employ, and being ex- amined by Attorney H. H. Hofer, color- ed, who sppeared for the defense, she refasd to answer certain questions held by the court to be germane, saying “I don't have to answer a nigger.” She patd the $10. The Votce of the People brings out ‘Mr Walter P Hall,a prominent Iayma: of Philadelphia, for the fiasucial seore- taryship of the A. M. E Coarch on the Presumption that Dr E W. Lampton, the present incumbent, has a clear road to the Bishopric. Mr. Hall may bea Bood eltizan and the possessor of raze basiness ability, Lat If @ layman dares to seriously asptre to the ante-room of the Bishop's Uouncl, we know some People who would have a fit. Bishop ‘Tarner’s paper has another guess com- jog to it. Richmond, Ve., has etx weeklies pub- | Ushed by Afro Americans. Carnegio Library at the Normal In- dustrial Institute, Alabama, was barned recently. The insurance brought some money for rebuilding, and Mr. Carnegie readily agreed to supply the remainder needed, and the flae structure will soon be replaced. re ee ee) Oe TE Rev I. L. Thomas, field worker for the church extension service of the M. E Church among colored people, has gone to Cuba, Ais work this year has been phenomenally enocessfal. aii meeting of the Students’ Volunteer Movements for Forelgn Mis- slons, held at Nashville, Tenn., the color Ine was drawn agatnet the delegates from Fisk, Howard University, Morris Brown, Atlanta University, Wilberforce and other colored colleges space being provided tn one corner of the building for them. The representatives of the colored schools withdrew from the assembly, and may decline to have any- thing farther to do with the work, The action of the managers is being roundly denounced In religious and educational clroles The Dayton Journal will recetve enb- sorlptions looking to the erection of a suitable mooument over the remains of Pani Lawrence Dunbar at Dayton, Ohto Donations in any amonnt, from $1.0( up, may be eent to the Dayton Journal, to Dr. D. W. Clark, 220 W. Fourth s‘reet, Cinctnnat!, or to Mrs, Malinda Danbar, 219 N. Summit street, Dayton, Ohio, The Good Samaritan Lodges of Lonie- ville, Ky., have farnished a beantifn! room at the Citizens’ National Hospital of that city ander the broad and capable leadership of Mrs. M. E Washington, grand treasurer. Keene, Ky., ts inhabited almost ex- clusively by Negroes, SS a FD Pons, A te ¢. ie FULD. =| iVaeoae G2 ty 2 MD ‘ootsluge as easily as they did football through ont the States of Iadiana and Oalo. ‘The first great game of the season is tkely to be played by the “Spit Balls” and tne A. B.C. clubs, | Ike Barrett, boxing instructor of the Indlanspolis Atheletic Aesootation, may meet Beverly Howard, boxing instruc: or of the Eastern Athletic Club, at a date nct far cff. Should these two very sclentific men come together every one can be assured of witnessing one of the fastest fights ever given before an Indiana gathering. eee As Deck Mitchell announced at the Hing alde of the Hogan and Schob fht on the 11zht of Maroh 2 at Realty Hall that he challenged the winner. it 4, ie now up t) Hogan for he was given the decision. pate William Grizzard, proprietor of the Rosebud saloon at Kansas City, Mo., has 4 very artistic design of a tiger at ‘his saloon. It draws much attention, It keeps everybody asking for Harper's high balls ese Fred Donglass and Willie Bollyway are longing for the base ball season to commence. They are crack piayers of Kansas City, eee James Bush, John Cunningham, Ed. Yarborough and Tom Gross are some of Kansas Oity’s whist players. ee, PUT COLORED PEOPLE QUIT, ; Not many months ago the so-called superlor white members of the Seventh Day Adventist church of Sprins fisid, Ill, deliberately kickea out of their ebureh all members of Afro-American blood And we have been informed that the only excuse cffered to jastity them in thelr helitsh deed 18 the ques. tion of intermarriage of the races. Al. though no Intermarriages have occar- ted between the colored and white mem. bers of the congregation, yet it ie opeu- ly confessed that the whites were got- tig very anxious about thelr danght ors lest they marry colored mon Noth- Ing of course was mentioned about the young men of the white race marrying colored young women on the European plan that goes you know as a part of the privilege accorded the so-called sapertorrace, It ts traly heart render- ing to see these poor dejeoted colored people holding meetings from house to house trying to keep their little band together, while the church of thelz cholee etands there almost depopulated, which ts another example showing ¢ ‘o.mplete repetition of the old Bibl story of the rich man and Lazarus, It 1s eald that many stormy seseions were held before the plan to throw the color. edont of the church was acted npon. Some of the white members fought agalast it to the end, and are still wor. shipping with the colored people. It 1e.also reported that at one of these sessions 8 white member asked the president which would he prefer a good Christian colored man marry hisda~ ght er or 8 white man who 1s a sioner? In answer to this qaestion the president said he would rather his daughter mar- ry an infidel than 8 “nigger.” A report: er of The Freeman interviewed the new president Rey. W. D. Parkhurst a ew Sayaano buh cecehvon! ad'wort encouragement. In answer to a direct question Rev Parkhurst admitted that ‘he did not believe the matter could ever be adjusted in any way to induce the whites to reinstate the colored people again, Groce H. Jones That J. D. Baltimore ts an inventor of a pyrometer, That Hiram R, Revele, a Negro, took Jefferson Davie’ seat in the senate. ‘That Martin R. Delaney was elected mayor of Greytown, Centra! America, ‘That J. Milton Turner is considered to be one of the best orators of the day. ‘That in 1885 Richard T. Greener was appointed chief service examiner of New York City. That Robert Smalls stole the steamer Planter from the Confederates and de- livered it to the Federals, That James E. J. Capttion, a Negro, published at Amsterdam, in 1742, a email quarto yolame in Datob, ‘That Jobn R. Lynoh was the speaker of the house of representatives of the Miselestppi Legislatare in 1871. That Joha M. Langston was minister resident and consnl general to Hayti under Presidents Hayes, Garfield and Arthar’s administration. KEOKUK, IOWA, | Rey. M. Smothers of the Seventh Street Baptist Church made 6 fiying trip, last week to several southern points. Ho is much pleased with the outlook —R.v. Green of Pilgrim Rest Bap ist Charch hae started a revival meeting and doing well —The funeral of Mrs. Koster was largely attended from the A, M. E, Church, Wedaesday jatternoon.—The weather has put on ‘many changes in the last two weeks.— Basiness is looking up owing to the water power boom so mach talked of — Mr. Paston, an aged resident of Keokuk, was found dead in his bed last week. Heart trouble was the cause —The Odd Fellows gave a successfal entertainment et their hall last week —Ic is reported ‘that Alonzo Dratne, one of our popular young colored men, will start an ice oream establishment in the near fatare. —Patronize home trade if you want to build up the race busines—We have quite a large number of colored business men. Why not advertise in The Free- man and reach the outside world; build ee oe tee COMPANY. OF INDIANA be Ni (INCORPORATED) Et Capital Stock $25,000---2500 ¢ Shares---$10.00 Each SHARES SOLD ©. M.G. WILLIS, CHAS. 4. STEWART, undertuker, President. Secrciary-sianager 1000 Shares of Preferred Stock non-assessable and guaranteeing at least a 6 per centsinventnent., Bharoe new op Salo: eal Fatate, Fire Insurance, oldeat and best companios represented, Wortmage Loans, Bente collected: Tavest your oernings with your own people, Woofler you better induce ae ea ee err On one etter fond with tno National Surety Company of Rae york’ “irenore is any thing at all that is not plain toyou, Write Us At once; we will make'tt plain. Seer se Dividend bas been pald the shars-holders for the frst six months of oar nieetsiiSne cading July 1100s What better investment. thnn this are you Paine hr ts employ your earnings? NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. ‘Officers—C. M. C, Willis, Undertaker, President; Charies H. Stewart, Seeretary- Managers DeLoss Seaton, treasurer, eer or Dineetors. aM. W, Turner, Chairman; J, Walter Hodge, Henry Seaton W. Borman Gurrs, Worltias Shrewsbiory and J. W. Watiins, auiof weite our manner of doing business. Phones: New 1173; Old, Main 1173 636 Indiana Avenue, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. . ‘UP race pride by ‘Uniting interests and money —Mre. Penosk died of typhoid Pueamcaia at her home, Twentieth and Morgan cireete, Bae ees, LOUISVILLE, Ky,, K OF P'S HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES, The Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe patd a tribute of love ana memory with eloquent and tender enlo- Bles to thelr departed at the C. M. E churoh, February 25 Kalght 3, R. Marks was master of ceremonies; H Grainger, prelate. Capt. E.L Bowen Gelivered the address on ‘Pythian Kaighthood;” J. L. Washington on “Oor Endowment,” Capt. P. R. Asford on ‘Oar Sir Knights.” Col. B, F Johnson, V. G. O, made the memorial Sddrese, He said ta part: “Yon may brea, you may shatter ‘the rose it. you wil), bat the ecent will ‘hang around it Sulll, and so the ever movihg band of time may change the government of our order and brother may come and brother may go out at wiil, bat the Memory of those who have departed will hang erouad us still.” The ser mon waspreached by Rev. L. H, Brown. WwoopviiLe tery “ts B Brickman who has been tke guest of her parents has returned home.—Mies E, L Kiles has returned to her school—R H. Franks s vietteng his brother, at Bieway, Tex —Rev, L. E, Mitohell of the M. E churoh has organiz:d an Epworth League with the following cfiicer-: H. Bradford, prest. dent; I W. Waitficla, 1st. vice-pros ; Jeesle Seale, 214. vice—Rey W. T Boulding, of Beaumont, Tex , filled hii regular appointment at the Pleasant Hill Baptist charch and ralced thirty dollars for pastoral collection, B. H Farmer, superintend of the Sunday. school 1s making preparations for at elaborate Easter program —Call on J W. Waitfield for The Fre-man every Saturday. MOGERLY mc ‘The concert given at the Fifth street Baptist church by Dudley, Baker and others recently was such a enco:ss that 1t was repeated at the A, M. E. ebur-h, The noted evangelist, W. H Robinson, gave an Interesting discourse on the Face question at the Forum at (Gillam’s Chapel A paper was read by J. L Jones, @ chalienge from the Macon Col: lege tor a debate was accepted; date to be decided upon A mock trial was held March 12 —Bishop Grant was en. tertained by Elder 8, D, Loyell last Week and preached a wonderful cer- mon. Blsnop Grant is a man of broad knvwledge and an inspiration of God: & mn whom the race should be proud of. In his discourse he dwelled on the Pont to overcome by saying that sel! was the greatest enemy to conquer. while in jhe city a plan was laid for « real feast in the wilderaon at this place 1a July —J.8 Evans left for con‘er- ence March 18,—Tne Vreemad 1s on sale at 531 Weet Coats streets —Alonza Althouse has opened a resturant at Fifth and Franklin streets, Everything {n season. He will appreolaie your pa. tronage. THE FREEMAN OAN BE FOUND At Springfield, INL, at the Keyetone 121 South Fourth street and 806 Kast Washington street. |r eer THE WAY TO LOOK NEAT And comfortable 1s to have your halr nice- ly combed and put up in the latest style. If your hair is kinky and harsh it looks un- tidy and hurts when you try to comb it. You can easily change all that and your hair pliable, soft and easy to comb by using Ford's Halr Pomade, formerly known as “Ozonized Ox Marrow." It also pre- vents 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 bot- tle. We pay the postage. Address Ozon- ized Ox Marrow Co., Charles Ford, Pres't, 76 Wabash avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Serer aes OUT 73 PN ae Gp S £> ie Ga SS er is. cy ARG T “a > S i <2 COrs SC \ KS ae UU SS e Ne pe || AYA aa Li PRICE $1.00 Files toe ee oe Soon iat caraagi gant inches cengtaed tarts Hats Sueigh Soccer sacotruan gteotre Tore anata Se eee Sal teseuasent ec pamiee Svar nthe gts satan se par aea er bore aroezen intl tate gh Rorbors Nee ee Gabe pate, Laat aloe ta ae eae ak aaa ae caren ee The Hair Straightener Co. fn. Caeraiane, 7 tas agile tal eee i When you buy a 3 Hand, Cross Cut, Butcher, Hack, Buck, Circular, Band or other SAWS @ favy deseription seo that it bears the Atkins Brand are the finest on Barth. For sule by dealers every where £.C. ATRINS & CO. Inc, INDIANAPOLIS, IND ———_—_—_—_—— Panrrs, OU. AND VARNISHES, ‘TIX AND GaLvanizep Inox Work x FRANK H. PRUNK Hardware, Pumps, Pipes, Kite, 522 INDIANA AVENUE, ‘Telephone 1188, INDIANAPOLIB, INDIANA To the Business People Agents & Salesmen Why not let Lowe iroreese your in- come by handling the Cream of Roses Perfume the Imperial Sachet Powders put apin fancy | thographed envelopes they are ready Sellers put on Ltho- graphed display cards Wholesale Price List. One dz Prepaid $ 85 Three diz " 190 Six doz Ss B75 Agents harvest big profit write today. Samples by mail 20° = ee Lowe’s Peerless Mf’g. Co., Chicago, Ill. | HE_MAGIG SHAMPOO |) gas HAIR DRIER« : 7 femeed i y ——aee Bad \ Salle | \areravatormonpootonstr ace SRP tages bee ae dele tony device which wl | RM irene acai i wee elements PY er retinoic aT arm F) grant isan stn alps | | witretot eta et CO re fn Rae r a inn. Persons in Birmingham, Ala. can secure copies of the Freeman each week from Mr Jno. W. Coarat the Alabama Penny Savings Bank Bldg. Call and secure a copy of the papsr each {week from him. THIS IS - - EXPOSITION WEEK The Ayres store has on its best bib and tucker"—show windows, cases, counters and display fixtures are filled with spring's most attractive garments, textiles and dress accessories. The millinery and suit floors (2d and 33) are particularly interesting, reflecting, as they do, a style condition which one must know would she dress as fashion says she must. Come whether immediately interested or not, the "show" is worth your time Send for samples when distance bars a visit to the store Mail orders are given quick and careful attention. L.S.Ayres&Co. CITY AND SOCIETY BRIEF'S. Mack Byrd, of Calicoago was in the city recently. S. E. Green, of Cairo, Ili, has come to the city for permanent residence. Woodbine Perfume has magic powers. On sale at Biodau's Drug store. The Woman's Club will give a mask carnival at Odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday evening, March 27. Mrs. Deilah Scott McCann, stenographer, and Miss Bertha Williams of the circulation department of The Freeman continue ill. The Novelty Club will entertain Ernest Hogan and Company Friday evening, March 23, at Odd Fellows Hall. Strictly invitational. The Ninth Presbyterian church will give a muscale at the Robert Gould Shaw School Sunday afternoon. G. W. Cable will make an address. John H Lynch, assistant manager and treasurer, of Gazetter and Guide Publishing Company, of Buffalo, N. Y., was a caller at The Freeman. The Arocadian Home Bakery will serve the best dinner in town Sunday, at their bakery, 1204 North West street Music will be furnished on piano that will be given away. Some of the shining lights for the great Summer Lesague Minstrel, Dr. Joseph Ward, Wm. W. Waldon, W. H. Jackson, Homer Lucas, Joseph H. Broyles Major Gardiner, Emrsidell Stone, James Shelton, Charles Humble, Hayes Wilson, Irvin Hardy. The two hundred members of the Summer League will be seen to an advantage at Tomlinson Hall, March 26. Something doing from the moment the curtain swings upward. Stunts by the best people etc. The S. R. O. sign is expected very early in the proceedings BUSINESS INTERESTS Call up Kimble for trauer, 311 Indiana avenue; Phone 1906. Hayes, sole agents for Ozonized Ox Marrow. Try Mack Bartley, the tailor for satisfaction, 425 Indiana avenue. Have you heard about the piano that the Arocadian Club will give away Easter Monday? It is high time for you Save Your Money Better than a Bank Put your saving in a Diamond. We will be glad to hold a Diamond for you for $1 00 down and 500 a week. Call and get further information. J. P. MULLALLY Diamond Jewellery. 28 Monument Place. "A M When our war Resolved We are PERSON moving the city loan po in full portion stired. MON treatm CENTRAL Second Floor, Room 208, State L. (Formerly Stevenson Front Room 15 E. Washling --- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER to be looking into the matter. Come and see it at once. It is at the Arosdian Home Bakery, 1204 No.th West street. If you want an enjoyable time, come out to the Novelty's Spring opening, Friday evening, March 23 Strictly invitational. Just received a new shipment; 4000 pairs of shoes for men, women and children, at Wilson's Sample Shoe Store, 236 Massachusetts avenue Stop at Hayes' Drug Store 502 Indiana Ave Hayes' White Line and Menthol will fix your cough. Full line at Bennett Bros'. feed store, 321 indiana avenue. Good Big Lunches 10c and 15c. J. F. Love, 325 indiana avenue. If you don't trade at TRULOCK'S PHARMACY you lose money and so does he. 638 indiana avenue. Household goods bought, sold and ex- change. W. H. Baron, 338 Indiana Avenue. Solos, sketches, skits, monologues, and other good things too numerous to mention at the Summer League Minstrel at Tomlinson Hall Monday evening, March 27. TRULOCK, the popular druggist, beats them all on prices and quality. Prescriptions a specialty Registered pharmacist always in charge. No. 638 indiana avenue. DEATHS. William Tate, who was employed at the Kahn Tailoring (company for some time, died Sunday of heart disease. His remains were shipped to his home at Kuoxville, Tenn., last Wednesday for burial. Rhodes Miller, an old and respected citizen died Wednesday at the home of his daughters, in West Eleventh street. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Simpson Chapel, of which church he was a faithful member. Owing to the death of his mother, Rev. George L, Davis, D.D., of Philadelphia was in the city a few days this week. A year ago she went to that city with her son at whose home she died. Rev. Davies brought the remains home for interment, which took place at Crown Hill last Tuesday. Funeral ceremonies were held at New Bethel Baptist church. Rev. Davis was formerly of Indianapolls where his two brothers still reside. He went East several years ago, attended Lincoln University of Pennsylvania from where he graduated and received the degree of D. D. He is widely and favorably known here where his friends would like to see him holding forth as pastor. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. D. D. Hunter desires to thank her friends for their kindness during her late bereavement. A GREAT RHEUMATIC REMEDY DISCOVERED. Why suffer longer with bad health when for $1 00, you can get a full size bottle of Newton's Blood Renovator, which is a sure and positive cure for rheumatism, catarrh, syphilis, eczema and all forms of stomach trouble. If you suffer from any of the above troubles, call or phone, 604 N, Senate ave Old phone, Main 1048. Dr. William Newton. THE PARKER HOUSE Doctors, lawyers, captains, lieutenants, managers, merchants, clerks editors, reporters, solicitors, collectors, type-writers, stenographers, teachers preachers, students, hair dressers, compositors, musicians and poets are among those that take their meals at the Parker House. Every convenience Good sleeping rooms, bath, etc J. W. Holliman, Prop, J. W. Hollman, Prop. 317-321 W·Mohigan street. LOST RELATIVE. Wanted to know the whereabouts of Lucy Booker; last heard of at Jent, Ky. Any information address her daughter Louise Jackson, 423 West Michigan street, Indianapolis, Ind. FT. WORTH. TEX. Mrs Ellen McJlenon gave a grand reception in honor of her 'son who was passing through en route to New York V. M. C. A. Notes. The monster meeting, last Sunday was a big success notwithstanding the bad weather. The South Side Bard under the direction of Prof. T Q SECRET Old Phone Main 3182 New Phone 4270 Brown played several selections and Mr. Frank Johnson sung "The Holy City" by request. The Hod Carriers' Union will turn out in a body tomorrow when Rev Charles Williams will be the speaker at 3 p. m. at Realty H II. Subject for discussion Tuesday night "Was the Bondage of the American Negro Severe and Degrading Than That of the Children of Israel?" ORDER TODAY. We respectfully call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the well known publishing house of Messrs Dodd, Mead and Company of New York placing in the reach of all the writings of our beloved poet, the late Paul Laurence Dunbar. As this advertisement will appear but once we advise you to order at once; mention The Freeman. See ady. In this issue. WATERTOWN, N. Y. Mrs. Ida McCandell, of Ogdensburg N. Y. is visiting her sister, Mrs Rose Loucks in Vall street. —Andrew Anderson has moved to his home at 7 Val street —Mrs Isabella Wilson is improving from a severe attack of pneumonia. —Benjamin Barnes has recovered from a two weeks' illness and is at tending to his duties at the Hotel Woodruff —Mrs. Carrie Mackill who has been on an extended visit to her daughter at Denmark has returned home —Mrs Emily Defrank continues ill —Mrs John Gaylor, Mrs. Susan Booker, of Newell street and Edward Thomas are ill. —Mrs. Emeline Buck, of Syracuse is visiting relatives at 91 Main street —C. Wilson of the Wood ruf House is visiting his parents at Rome, New York —Sunday evening, Rev J. C. Walter delivered an interesting sermon last Sunday —The third annual concert of the Apron Bazaar at the A. M. E. Zion church will be given March 22, under the management of the stewardess board for the benefit of the pastor's salary, Refreshments will be under the direction of Mrs. Anna Spotford. TWIN CITIES. The Cross Club met with Mrs N. Bolden Monday of last week The members were entertained by Misses Mable Cushion, Ethel Reilly and Mattle Gates—The sewing circle met with Mrs A R Lee in West Walnut street Richard Stissle, of Indianapolis was the guest of Misses Madeline Thompson at Urbana—Miss Stella Stokes, of Danville and Guy Baptist were the guests of Miss Jessie Jordan at Champagne URBANA, O. St. Paul's A. M. E. church began its revivals March 8 — Miss Vidella Weavec spent Sunday, the guest of her parents and Jesse Howard, of Troy, O. was the guest of Miss Essie Owens. — Pro. Wilson of the Curry School gave an interesting talk to the young people at St Paul church Sunday Do not miss this opportunity to subscribe for the races' leading journal BISHOP SMITH ANSWERS. (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE ) The Bishop stated in open conference that the funds thus applied must be collected and replaced during the ensuing year, and it is very likely that when the Doctor examines the minutes of 1906 he will find something other than the Bishop's residence to which he may call attention. The Bishop who presides over this district must of necessity have headquarters in Kansas City, for, aside from other important duties which require his presence almost continuously, he, as President of the State and Church Boards of Western University, must examine and place his signature upon all vouchers before the State Treasurer will pay them. He has already passed upon $15,000 of the $35,000 appropriated by the last Legislature to the school. We insisted that the presiding Bishop accept our Episcopal home as his headquarters, that he might perform these duties conveniently, and for this we have no apology to offer to Dr. Graham. The present Bishop of this district has never received one penny from any conference in said district for his residence nor for traveling expenses to hold any of his conferences, and no Bishop has ever been with us who is more anxious to make the appropriations according to law than he. His position in the A. M. E. Church, with reference to the enforcement of law, economy and the proper use of funds, is too well known by the members of the thirty-seven conferences over which he has presided in the last eighteen years for Dr. Graham or any one else to inform them. Though reticent in discussing the matter, we are sure that this Bishop's gifts to churches, needy ministers, widows, orphans and others will average not less than $350 per annum. 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