The Freeman

YOU CAN MAKE MONEY DURING YOUR VACATION REPRESENTING THE FREEMAN, AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE SEND FOR OUR EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS. THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XXI NUMBER 25 LIBERIA | WISHES TO STOP FOREIGN THREATS New Odd Fellows Building is Dedicated at Philadelphia—B. 0. Davis Appointed Instructor of the Tenth Cavalry. President Roosevelt listened with the closest attention to the representations of the firm, Vice President Dosen set forth the firm's commitment and with dignity and diplomatic grace. The President appeared to be highly interested in the vivid description, mineral resources of the black republic and was visibly impressed with the attractive painting by the commissioners of the firm, their country. The country has a populous and ambitious element, thousand are civilized, none are under the untutored natives, led by the intellect and ambition element, can be molded into any capable of making the wilds of Liberia a part of the country. Mr. Dosen says with the introduction of modern machinery and the training of some spots on face of the industrial and agricultural pursuits, backyard funds to finance manufactures and the rubber would become one of the most prestigious spots on face of the globe. After the delegation departed, feeling asked by the President's sympathetic manner and the delegation evidences of warm friendship that he has with the impression upon the Chief Executive and that they might expect him to go as far as be bound with proper regard for international standards and diplomatic standards. accompanied by Dr. Washington, the poet made a call upon Secretary Taft to make a visit home on K street, where a similar home on K street was accorded some. The Secretary has long been a member of the colonial affairs of the African continent and has given Liberia special consideration as the legitimate child of the United States, and there are more pleased to greet the Liberian inmates and in the interview gleaned much information that he regarded as particularly useful. Thursday, under escort of Dr. Washington, the inmates was made, and a cell of spies on Agriculture was made upon Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Among the many friends he met by the delegation was General Firmin, the inmate who was in the city on business, in court with his secretary, a distressed looking young man, with a big machete. General Firmin, good natured and unusually affable, had with a delightful French accent, impressed himself as proud of the progress in American Negroes are making along all lines of endeavor. Thursday night a public reception was held the Liberian envoys at Lincoln Temple Congregational Church. The general arrangements were in the hands of Lawyer Thurlow, who so successfully engineered the commencement at Tuskegee Institute in a few years ago. The church was located under the supervision of Mr. Henry Lloyd, who is a veteran in Writers' pertaining to the American colors predominated, and in a conscious place; suspended from the ceiling with large Liberian flag, made especially for the occasion, crowded to the doors long before the reception was called to order. Standing room was at a premium, and the streets adjacent to the church were filled with people unable to attend the admission, the reception was held in with Mr. William L. Houston, Grand Master of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America, has been to Philadelphia for several days. His mission there was to help the organization of the order the magnificent headquarters which has been built in the heart of Philadelphia, on the corner of Twelfth and Spruce streets. The ground, building and office space of the organization is 400, and is conceded to be the finest office building owned by men of color in the world. It is freeway, constructed of steel, granite, marble and terra cotta, riser and elevator service and electrical fixtures throughout. The first floor will be rented to merchants, while the floors above, arranged as offices, will be used to conduct business. The building has a frontage of 120 feet, and is designed upon the most modern type of architecture. It will be dedicated with elaborate ceremonies on July 15, under the auspices of the Lodge, a municipalized and efforts have been made in the past to secure a suitable building, but it was reserved for Grand Master Houston's business administration to give the order a permanent office city, a credit to the race, and an honor to the great fraternity of Odd Fellows. The Grand Master is being showered with congratulations upon the erection of mass-masonry monument to his capacity and ability as a leader of this world-wide organization. Hon. Charles B. Williams, a former mayor of the principal city of New Zealand, a foremost member of the bar, and one of the wealthiest men of that faraway country, is in Washington on business servations likely to prove beneficial to his adopted land. He has been shown many courtesies by our citizens and leading public officials. Mr. Frank H. Hitchcock is very likely to be named as chairman of the National committee. His masterly in bringing titles to the secretary, Taft titles to him the honor—and more. He is said to be the choice of the genial War Secretary for the place—which ought to will, in all probability, be made vice chairman. With Hitchcock stationed at New York and Vorsy at Chicago, we may look forward to a campaign that will wake the echoes from the "piney woods of Maine and low-sweet shores about the Golden Gate." --- Elijah Reynolds, an enterprising Washington boy, brother of Architect T. H. Reynolds and of Mrs. Aaron Bankett, conceded to be one of the most capable offenders in the Philippines, has been promoted from quartermaster sergeant to first sergeant. His commission was presented to him in the presence of the full commission of the office, took occasion to pay him a happy tribute to his efficient services. Sergeant Reynolds is fond of army life, and says the faithful colored officer is given a fair chance for promotion when he proves his worth. The suggestion that Mr. William Loeb, Jr., be promoted to a portfolio in the Cabinet of the next President meets with the warmest approval at the hands of the president, and thousands of whom feel personally indebted to him INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1908. WHAT HAPPENED IN JU NE --- It is encouraging to the race and a helpful reflection for the future of the Republican party that the Negro contestants are not because they were colored. As a matter of fact, the Taft delegations, which were seated upon absolute proof of their "regulation" in many instances contained more Negroes than white. For example, which were rejected because of the poor showing made in the presentation of their claims. Senator Lodge, a man of the left, did not present, and hailing from the hot-bed of abolition, Massachusetts, said: "The great bulk of the Southern cases, which were still frivolous, of the contests, were utterly frivolous and legal the words have been brought before the committee. Then, on the other hand, the Taft cases, which were presented, from beginning to end, the arguments were legal the words were complete, the evidence was full. As a rule, on the other side, in the Southern cases, no facts were furnished. In order that the committee was compelled to listen to stump speeches that had no bearing on the merits of the cases whatever." Major Arthur Brooks is getting the First Separate Battalion of the District National Guard in shape for the joint maneuvers which are scheduled to begin at Huron High School. Prior to the big events down the river District militia will give a series of regimental drills on the ellipse of the White lot. The First Separate Battalion is announced to appear there for parade and march in June 29, from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. First Lieut. Benjamin O. Davis, of the Tenth United States Cavalry, has been detailed in the Department as instructor with this battalion, and will co-ordinate the joint army and militia coast defense exercises in July. Lieut. Davis is now on duty at Wilberforce University, as military instructor for the co-ordinated office of the regular army. He is a native of Washington, and began his military service as first lieutenant in the Eighth United States Volunteer Corps of the Tenth Cavalry. In Spanish-American War. He served two years in the ranks of the regular army, and in February, 1901, was appointed second lieutenant of the Tenth Cavalry. In Spanish-American War. He has seen service in the Philippines, and upon his return to this country was stationed for quite a period at Fort Washakie, Wyo., and afterwards at Fort Lewis, Washington. Lieut. Davis was united in marriage a few years ago to Miss Lydia Dickerson, a charming young lady of this city. There will be many social features attached to the same neuquèvers of the District National Guard. It must be said in this connection that the National committee evinced a high order of generosity and a fine spirit of fair play in splitting the vote of Louisiana and the rest of the state and -tans' for the sake of party harmony, and to form a basis of party reorganization in the near future. Two Foraker delegates were seated in Virginia because the race was not a large one, and a call to go out to "white men only". This was a square "thrown-down" for the "illy-witches", and the colored voters will give克服 stand for the threatened principle equality for all elements embodied in the Republican household. The liberal attitude of Mr. Hitchcock, when urged by the certain members of the police, denounced Taft and "dissatisfied Negroes, will not be overlooked. White Republicans of influence grew disgusted with the nightly meetings of the Republican party, its officers, politicians, certain Taft and "custodian" Taft, Roosevelt, and described their as "insolent" and ungrateful, in view of the great service the party had rendered the race, its officers for citizenship, et al. Mr. Hitchcock, however, did of Secretary Taft, vetoed all such suggestions, and made up his mind to stand up for the Negroes as usual, because the Reverend of the black people, and he felt firmly convinced that the thoughtful element of the race would remain loyal to the ticket the heat of battle had cooled off. His keen attention to the active hostility against Taft had been fomented by a few hot-headed feudists, and real leaders like Tyler, Terrell, Ver. Napper, Napier, Anderson, Mollison, Mollison, Busch, Chiles, Booze, Glimer, Lewey, Lee, Morris, Crum, Scott, Grant and others have been able to make it clear that the revolutionaries are the main body of the sensible, patriotic and far-seeing members of the race. The crowd that has been making the fuss is noisy, but not so numerous as their volition and tans' for the sake of belief, and Mr. Hitchcock is wise in pay. ing no attention to them. He vindicates the judgment of those who pronounce him "the new Napoleon of political managers," listening to the leaders of genuine power, powered by the attitude to the race, regardless of the bluff and bluster of seekers after cheap notorily. The Negro masses will give Secretary Taft stanch support throughout the campaign and will be a large factor in securing him a photograph at the polls in November. Mark that! PARIS, ILL. The K. of P. banquet and reception given at the Armory was a brilliant affair. There were several out-of-town guests. the hall was decorated with palms and flies, and the stage was adorned to give a beautiful moonlight effect. Prof. Adams' full orchestra furnished the music, with which every one was highly engaged. The refreshments, ager, and everything was carried out in the best of order. The refreshments consisted of ice cream, sandwiches, pop, etc., and the band was very keen in Dr. Brent's Day exercises held at the Second Baptist Church proved to be a success in every respect. The program, in charge seen in Paris for quite a while, ...Mrs. Malte Reed, of Danville, was visiting in the city Sunday, ...Mrs. Ernest Evans Harris is in the city visiting among friends. ...Joshi Bolan, our popular young blacksmith, has just purchased a fine three-year-old sister to listen to. Henry Bolan, of Ridge Farml, who is connected with the firm of Bolan & Sons, general blacksmithing and horseshoeing, was in the city, driving one horse every three days. If everything goes O. K. we will soon have a colored young men's driving club, with Wm. Stull as assistant, and Henry Freeman as elected as delegate to the State Sunday school convention, to be held in Springfield, Ill., Walter Freeman was in the city, driving one horse every three days to Hopeston, Ill., where he has built up a nice business for himself. He has taken his brother George in as a partner. He has opened up a nice barber shop in connection with his pool and billard parlors. TERRE HAUTE, IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Benson, of Mount Vernon, are in the city...Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Porter, daughter of the teachers of the city were attended by large crowds. The programs were of high order and every one freely expressed the opinion that the teachers were the most work. The graduates of the Lincoln School were Eva B. Porter, Evangeline Harris and Floy Russell. Those from the Booker, a Washington School, were the bellbells, the Lena Baker and Leona Rucker. Those from the Dunbar School were Edna May Harper, Nellie Ellen Allen and Leonidas Case Blake. Miss Nevada Jackson has been a teacher in Chicago. Thursday was a great day for Terre Hautens in Paris. Quarterly conference at Spruce Street A. M. E. Church, on the 10th of December, the M. E.eman is at Women's Day at Allen's Chapel was a success in every way. EDUCATORS TO COME FROM ALL SECTIONS The Minister's Alliance Protest Against International Sunday School Convention-Booker T. Washington to Visit City. LOUISVILLE, June 16.—The National Negro Teachers' Association will meet here June 24-26, at the Boys' White High School. It will be one of the most educated, ever held in the South. Educators we learn about all sections. From the high-class program arranged and the brilliant and brainy men to appear each day, the association will be able to represent the Freeman extends a representative of the Freeman kings and Queens and wish them a most delightful stay. In the State of Kentucky we produce beautiful women, fine horses and schools. The schools have been beautiful and cool. We paintful paintings, which is in keeping with the art system which is one of the features of our public schools. It will be a rare treat to see the teachers to entertain the prominent education and success. The pleasant feeling existing is remarkable in that it extends to the children and parents, which it is hoped will not only to the city pupils, but the district. The epicurian art is being given much consideration. The Kentuckians are not only noted for furnishing that which is beautiful in their paintings, as well. The chefs will be busy during the stay of the teachers, preparing menu suitable for the distinguished guest, but for cooking. There will be dimers, banquets, reception halls, and other beautiful Trips will be made to three beautiful parks, named for the Iroquois, Cherekee and Shawnee Indians, that once rendezvous in contact with the principal thought of the day should attend this meeting, for never before was there assembled such an array of talented educators. Again, in the past the Courier-Journal and Indianapolis Freeman we welcome you. Of all the commencement exercises that have occurred in this city, and they have been many, the Normal class seemed to have been the most well addressed of Prof. S. Q. Johnson was the feature of the exercises. Unprecedence enthusiasm marked the last year of Prof. Johnson's work, and a sense of opportunity to say the last word he did with such intelligence and feeling that it brought tears to the eyes of those who attended the sessions, and a sense of sympathy was manifested by Prof. Johnson has been a teacher in the Normal School for nine years, and during the last board meeting he was removed from the position of President of the High School department, President Geo. Wilson and Superintendent E. H. Mark weer among the speakers, and they deferred to him the work of the work of Mr. Johnson. The exercises consisted largely of essays on the work of education and how to be an efficient and progressive musician, music selec-tor, specially the chorus, and Emma Ashford as solist, added much to the excellence and interest of the evening's music; the music was arranged by Miss Bourgard of the public schools. It was under the guidance of Miss Spratt Brown with Mr. Edward Gleason as accompanist. Diplomates were invited to the school, and the of the Louisville School Board. The following were given certificates of graduation: Misses Lucile Annis, Emma Ashford, Misses Evelyn Annis, Emma Ashford, Dovie Frazier, Ethel V. Gibbs, Marie Gillard, Mary A. Anderson, Mary Hocker, Ethel B. Malone, Julia Morris, Carrie Patterson, Saddle Taylor, Annie M. Vilor, Bessie Tucker and Francis Wilson. The Ministers' Alliance, the local organization of colored ministers, has met and passed resolutions protesting against the white supremacy and visting all their brethren to stay away from the International Sunday-school Convention, which is to meet here June 18 to 23. The characterize the plan as an attempt to "Jim Crow" to the black. The Kentucky Standard, a leading colored paper of Louisville, is also opposing what it terms "Jim Crowing" the Negro. The resolutions are very pointed and direct. They state that they will not participate in a "Colonizing" meeting in the name of Christ. The colored children made merry at White City last Saturday. Fully 8,000 children and about 9,000 "grown up" were there. It was the first time that colored people were allowed in White City since the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Columbus. Children gathered through Col. John Whalen granted them permission to remain at midnight. This news spread like wild fire and by 11 o'clock Saturday for the crowd gathered through about 9 o'clock. Children gathered at the about 9 o'clock. All the teachers and principals were also there early. The day was ideal up to 3:30 o'clock, when the storm broke and the crowds gathered suddenly. Soon there were rains. Notice had been given that if it rained the free-show houses would be opened, and when the rain began these houses were soon filled. Prof. E. H. Continued on Page Four. CF ~ Ez - aed Vi 4 he i eg Sy © Mh oP iii Hen} TaN fp = @i.. WORLD, yy Vi pK" 2 eo) a => AN PKS —— OY Sie, BY “DOROTHY” ZZ — > allie i ‘This column is devoted to the interests of all women and thelr organisations also. “Address J 2 Ci ticoumonicntions &o Dorothy, ‘The Preeman {odienapelis iol, are 2 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK. ‘The daily bath, || Common courtesy in public places. ‘The “end-seat hog” is a nuisance to the general public, If you do not feel inclined to speak, to any one, don't speak, but pass on; don’ Pretend eo dono! by oa ‘or jor of the id; You might injure, yourself. Read and learn; find something to talk about besides your neighbor's private busi- ness and your own personal affairs. Learning the value of being proficient in Some one thing Is a big step toward success. WOMEN UNDERTAKERS. Mrs. Carrie Sules and Mra, Ruth Dab- ney have established ‘an undertaking ¢s- tablishment at 32 1° street, N. W.. Wash- ington, D.C. Both are expert embalmers, NEW OFFICERS ELECTED. ‘The Daughters of Liberty of Topeka, Kans., have elected the following officers: President, Emma McNary ; vice president, Lydia Garner; secretary, Emma Robb! assistant, Bertie Scott; chaplain, Susan ‘Tellis; assistant, Rachel Clements; sick committee, Lucinda Jordan ; marshal, Cora Knott. A NEW PUBLICATION. Bie Sire mie aes ieee eee a Haat issue of “The Principle,” a four-page pub- lication, edited and managed by an enter- prising young woman of this city, Miss lara B. Mays, It promises to be to, the Point, judging current affairs from princi- Ple's ‘standpoint and not from fear or fa~ Vor. Miss Mays is a bright young woman and not afraid of work. She sets up the type for her paper, and the early morning hours find her toing in order to complete her task. She has our best wishes for her success, and we trust that ‘The Prin- ciple” will ‘do its. full duty and share in the uplifting of Negro humanity. POSITION AS NURSE. Miss Emma Jefferies, of Red Bank, a trained nurse, has been’ appointed as one of the nurses who will have charge of the milk depots in New York City. ‘These de- pots are to be established in different parts of the city for the purpose of im- proving the conditions of the poor. ‘The Society having these depots in charge is known as the “New York Mill. Commit- tee,” and will open seven Infant milk de- pots, to be run throughout the coming year. ‘The salary is $73 per month. Miss Jefferies is the only colored nurse em- ployed, and has served in the Ancon Hos- pital, Panama, employed by the govern- ment, THE F. C. HOME. ‘Tho Florence Crittenden Mission, of To- peka, Kans, has purchased a. very desir- able'plece of property near the corher of ‘Twenty-second and Adams streets, eleven lots, six-room house, good well and cis- tern, cow barn and other outhouses, thir- ty-two hearing fruit trees. Purchase price, $1,600, $700 cash and the balance in pay- ments, ‘They earnestly hope that the peo- ple of the entire State, and not only the entire State, but the West, will with all the generosity of their hearts help. them to meet thelr payments and make the in- stitution what It ought to be. Some things the home will attempt to do for its in- mates are: ‘To train the inmates in cleanliness; neatness and industry; to surround them with Christian influences; to. help espe- Cially those who desire ‘to lead’ better lives; to keep an oversight over the girls after they have left the home; to give ald and comfort to the needy and. unfortu- nate; to help the girls leaving the home to, secure good positions. ‘Tho officers are: Mrs. S. F. Malone, president; Mrs. Van Cleave, vice presi: dent; Mra, E. M. Guy, secretary ; Mrs. C. W. Campbell, corresponding sceretary ; Rev. Pope, treasurer. SEWING HELPS. ‘Use double thread for gathering. Use as fine a thread and needle as the garment will allow. 4 When threading your needie make the knot on the end broken from the reel. ‘The rule for frilling is to allow one and a.haif the length of the edge to be trimmed. ‘When sewing on a button place the knot on the right-side of the cloth directly under the button. ‘Sewing of hooks Is a bugbear to many otherwise good neediewomen, yet nothing is more Important to the neat appearance of @ gown. Hooks and eyes should ale ways ‘be firmly fastened with a thread that is not too coarse, and the lining should be carefully fitted over them and caught with an extra stitch or two.” Te this. were well done when done there would be fewer loose and gaping fasten- ings, which at once make a handsome frock look slovenly. WORRY, SUBJECT TO CONTROL. ‘Take the great curse of American life— worry. How we wrestle with this giant evil, to be overcome by it again and again! How the little things of experi- ence, the small” annoyances, the social Snubs, the inconsiderate words of friends, the enmity of those who dislike us, seize hola of the mind, tear and torture it, un- til we are reduced to a mass of quivering and suffering nerves! Suppose, now, the Victim of worry should, ‘on. retiring to Fest, compose his limbs, close his eves and calmly formulate In his mind this ora similar proposition: “To-morrow. shall awake with a free, clear conscience, glad in the thought that I can do whatever work Providence assigns me. I will there- fore be happy and cheerful, Twill be master of nyself and will know myself master of circumstances. T will not only be happy myself, but will seek to make others happy.” What will be the result? ‘This: Worry will soon loosen its hold on the mind, the world will appear in a fresh guise, and the whole life will move on a | eae cg LAWS FOR HOUSEWIVES MADE BY SERVANTS. Far-away New Zealand seems to have a domestic servant problem that undoubt- edly will excite ‘sympathetic interest mong American housewives, as well as those who “work out.” Special Agent. Harry T. Burrill, in a report describing the operation of the in- dustrial and conciliation act of New Zea- land and the arbitration court created to keep peace between employer and em- ployed, says that the house servants of that colony organized a Domestic Work- ers’ Union, which, through its secretary, Sent circulars to housewives, setting out the “olaims” of the organization and ex- pressing the hope that thelr reasonable- hess would be acknowledged by signing the agreements “accompanying the circu- lar letters, which informed those con- cerned that “by so doing it will obviate fie lnpledsantness of ‘appearing, personal. ly or by agent before the conciliation Board oF arbitration court.” WORK DAYS AND HOURS. Following are among the “claims” set forth ina elreular: “The week's work shall consist of sixty- ‘eight “hours, to be divided, aa, follows: fork to commence every morning, ex- SP reneess ate letere aca mer Sa? ara ued, gaa an Sa urdays at 7:30 p. m., with three intervals porate cae eae ore te nee ee = Yn thaary ove i ct, 6 2 Pp. m., with two intervals of one-half hour bine RN work cl cate, eee ee ee eee a ES ee ae “On Wednesdays work shall cease at gene almiere Tenet tae XnU AY row HOLIDAvs “Christmas day, Boxing day, New Year's day, King’s birthday, Prinee of Betas ta ce oa Ot na TAKING CARE OF THE FEET. ‘To keep the feet in good condition it is necessary to bathe them three times a Week and to look after the nails once a week. “If they perspire a great deal, dis- Solve borax*in the water, wash them ‘thor- oughly, Keeping them in’ the water fifteen minutes. and wipe dry. This may be done every night before retiring. Dust them In the morning with a powder composed of four parts taleum powder and one part bo- race acid, thoroughly mixed. ‘This checks Perspiration and dds” greatly to one's comfort. ‘ Corns are very painful, and, when they are new, may be removed by rubbing with pumice stone, “If of long standing, make & poultice by soaking light bread in vin- egar five minutes and bind jt to the corn at night. ‘In the morning keep the foot In warm water ten minutes and the corn will be easy to remove. Wearing one pair of shoes in the morning and another in the afternoon Tests the feet. wonderfully. Nothing is more restful to tired feet than the salt water bath. ‘This is prepared by adding a tablespoonful of coarse salt to a quart of warm water. After they are re- moved from the water, wipe dry with a coarse towel. HUSBANDS THE BEST HOBBIES FOR WOMEN. hee Re erence Bere With this sentiment as the keynote of her address, Mrs. Laura’ Willoughby Greene opened the annual May breakfast tendered recently by the Chicago, Social Beonomies Club to the women’s clubs of inols. ‘The annual breakfast, which is designed to bring club women of all sorts into a closer relationship, was given at the Grand Pacific Hotel, and upward of 700 delegates from all over the State were In Attendance. “Hobbies” was the tople assigned for the three-minute speakers, who were about equal in number to the ciubs represented. The advocacy of “hobbies” was wide, and about everything from woman suffrage to domestic gardening was touched upon. MAN IS MERELY USEFUL. Man, “mere man,” of which despised and downtrodden race only two represent- atives were present, received unexpected and undeserved prominence from nearly all of the speakers, who held that he was @ convenient piece of furniture about a house, being especially useful about “mov- Jing day,” early in May, In opening the series of talks, Mrs. Greene presented to the notice of the chib women a heroic figure of a hobby. horse, done in flowers, and announced that it would be at the disposal of the delegates, In turning the meeting over to the club representatives Mrs. Greene said: “Women here astride a hobby, ‘Tell us honest, ‘fess like Bobby, ‘Tellus what your hobby Is; For, by the good Lord that made us, Don't you think you can evade us, For what's one is all our biz.” FROM STOMACH TO SOUL. ‘The first hobby of the afternoon was presented by Mrs, George Watkins, presi- dent of the Federation of Woman's Clubs for Illinois. Her, topic, “The ‘Training of the Animal Man,” appropriately had to do with the nutritive value of foods and thelr appetizing, preparation. The old-time method of appealing to the soul of man by the stomach was defended by the speaker as being a homely but neverthe- less efficacious system. ‘Phe president of the Indiana Federation was the second speaker, and. discussed the educational work that is being helped by the women of the country, She held that the proper’ instruction of brides in the management of husbands was one of the principal objects of the, club move- ment, and that such hints had much to do otra GunTCMIAA Hemktr Of thes bernie, Miss Willa Smith, the assistant man- ager of the ‘Topeka Plaindealer, who is spending some time at Denver’ for her health, is much Improved. Mrs, Nora Wells Shepherd read a paper on “Negro Women in Club Work,” at the recent meeting of the Towa State Pedera- tion of "Women's Clubs, which was. well received. : Miss Bliza A: Turner, granddaughter of Bishop Henry M. ‘Turner, the assistant ed itor of the Voles of the People, was mar- ried last week to Judge M. Leonard Fra zler, of New York. ‘They will go abroad in a@ few weeks. Delivered by Dr. J. M. Waldron Before “Citadel” Club. WILMINGTON, Del., May 29.—Under the auspices of the "Clindelz” a. Negro po Utieal organization of Delaware, Rev. Dr J. Milton Waldron, of Washington, pres- ident of the National Negro American P>- litieal League, delivered a strong an forceful address upon “Why the” Negro should be. Independent in Polities.” ‘T's address was delivered to an audience 9° five or six hundred of the most represent tive Negroes of the vicinity, who cheer-° again and again every utterance of Speaker with reference to Senator Jose: B. Foraker and his bill for the reinsta’ ment of the discharged Negro soldiers 714 his strong and maniy plea for the rig'ts of the colored man under the Constitution. Dr. Waldron defended the right of the Negro to bolt the Republican Party if that party deserted Its basis principles, and in the course of his remarks, said: ’ “While the Negro complains—and justly so—of the treatment he receives in this country, he does not use all the power in his posses: sion to remedy the evils against which he Protests. This ts especially true of the po- litical power which still remains in_the hands of the race. Had any considerable number of the Negroes in the Southern States 25 years ago voted as independ- ents, or sided with the Democrats, the colored people would not have been dis- franchised by legislative enactments. The THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ‘solid black Republican vote in the South js largely responsible for the solid) Dem- oe eee 4 "ihe threat Dy" the Kebubltcan reduce’ dhe fepheaentnGion inthe Testorad Sollege ‘tna in Consens, of" cove South Sn States: Uae have aigranchised the Negro is meeting with indifference by the race throughout the country, for the col- ored people would not be benefitted in is dae? by “such. duction’ rn face, kerywhire in Aimee iw lating. bon a fair and impartial enforcement of the Constitution, and especially, the fifteenth Ainendment” She amendmént guarantees othe" Negro ‘the ight of the tmmhise thd itz abanaonment. bythe Tepubieat ‘Party has done more than anything else— except the discharge of the Negro soldiers Staite S6th intantey-cto ent the accontion St the colored people of tho entire country £5 ‘Ute toporeance of dong aH ie thele Hout tontave the Republican Parke ee E°llve ate or ‘the enforcement oF the Bie een amendment Sedontinuing. the. speaker, said, “Unless this is done, the right of the colored peo- Pie i the Nortner and ‘Western’ Seater Bake tramahiae woud yo by default: for 1o RMoniya step" fom the ‘aadoninest He teeth onetbtent ike Pepa ie Related “ie colored people ofthe coun Ley eotha casts’ improve thelr polly sl uation, if they would, for they hold the Balan ‘or power in New York, indiana, Ohler Rentubkys Matytand, West Vala, GRP olawave: and no pasty tn hope 18 fit a prosidcnilalcleetion “without: Giese Biriep_Pa concerted action of the part of the Nogro voters in those States wil ene ble ie race cary the coming. prt. sek eieetion wachover way thes Wish etnctended the Hehe of ther Negro to bor thdependent ‘s_pultic in Vigorous Bal iSeReT Satct aba tive Sovtral Strong Seances why he should not blindly bes the behest of the Hepultean party. he Negro ought to be independent in polition Noweaid foe in thin au Inno ther wa, oul ine ace tein pomition co vote fot SHC partic tnd could easly “any cueine fehots with de pest woite people In ever Seetion of Aerie By bene Undepenent in‘pollies, he would be able to accure trom the” domiant ‘party amnple_ Protection tor His suger "ant che Iasuese poamibte recog: tion of his rights under the constitution.” retouch Balical independence the oge could taslly vompane the defeat of he tomingne partys sould «that party prove Hachtcatupe in practioe and op Pood tothe Constitution, “in a, Republic Heene ‘Gaited Staten” ay. “oceabiona change’ in puree ir absolutely, ecessary, fnorer'to"insure the rights of the: whole People and tov prevent the prevalence of Peerioaion and erate “The South meet Sethe to “much dust, now asa. atone Sppositapolltical, pars and it" ue few SeoNP Lopte wind are allowed, Uo. vot fe that eclion “would become indepen Shas there! wound soon "be sumetene de aitecuion “he Democrat party tn ‘th oth to enable, the Repubiidans to bulla Sonu" purty in tne South sulilent to dee Beat Re" Bomocrate of the South nee fn Sonlte WoGonctuded with the statement. that end iste ten amentiente ot ie Beaahtn antes wound never be repented OSU the Nextoon' inthe Noreh ang West ant dnd Gee ail of thele politcal pow: SG! Bene about. chi wesule aid mae © strong’ appen! for the men of the race fo nmat everswhere ona "fale and finpare attentoscament of the Constitution and SSpocialiy the. war’ amendments fe wee Spend Bia Heaters that ia contending for Pied tale encoreement. of the Cone Sulttion thes: were mot only protecting the Stgtoe"but ‘safeguarding. the rghtee and TNEeeles Ue all the peuple of this enue Heres haved the Negroes ovale tor HO cunaldate for Congress, of Yor the Byesidaneys wie retuned 0 pleage hime Rae detete he. lection, to Bugpont the Horner di for dhe eltetatement ot the Foraker bill for the reins NATIONAL NEGRO MEDICAL ASSO- CIATION. ‘The National Medical, Association. will meet in New York City, August 25, 26 and 27 of this year. This body is composed of Negro. physicians, dentists “and pharma- cists of this country, with many Honorary members living in foreign countries. Practically every Negro physician, den- tist and pharmacist in the mear States of Pennsylvania, “Maryland, Delaware, “Con- hogticut, Massachusetts, Rhode fsiahd and thé District of Columbia has already sig- hified his Intention-of being present,” The focal. physicians of New Yorke ait) New Tersey on thelr part, are putting forth tvery effort to make the meeting & mem: orable one and the eriterion for all future conventions. @HAIR COLTUORISTs 95 Camden Street, Boston ar oo - —— : ise Ce eo > a ree. ‘The largest manufacturer of Hair prepara- tions in Boston. Dealer in Pare ‘Human Hair Goods. For growing hair on bald heads and bare Boog. Perjar . se ss + BOG For developing and beautifying the skin, use Parrish’s Orange Flower Skin Food. WC INE Selig ase Ricca ack as et Eee reggt eee ie ees cee the teeth, use Parrish’s Pearl ‘Top “Tooth POWER 80s ee cs is aes i ce Parrish’s Never Fail Hair Food is abso- lutely one of the best preparations on the MME. L. C. 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But under her sudden pallor he was taking fright again, and he began to bolster up his courage with bluster and noise as usual. "How all you like," he jeered. "It won't alter matters or square accounts with Plank. What are you staring at? Do you suppose I'm not sorry? Do you fancy I don't know what a fool I've been? What are you turning white for? What"— "How much have you?"— She choked, then, resolutely, "How much have you—taken?" "Taken!" he broke out with an oath. "What do you mean? I've borrowed about $20,000. Now yelp! Eh? What? No jeeps? Probably some weeps then. Turn 'em on and run dry. I'll wait." And he managed to cross one bulky leg over the other and lean back, affecting resignation, while Leila, bolt upright in her low chair, every curved outline rigid under the flowing silken wrap, stared at him as though stunned. "Well, we're good for it, aren't we?" he said threateningly. "If he's going to turn ugly about it, here's the house?" "My-house?" "Yes, your house! I suppose you'd rather raise something on the house than have the thing come out in the papers." "Do you think so?" she asked, starting into his bloodshot eyes. "Yes I do. I'm sure of it." "You are wrong." "You mean that you are not inclined to stand by me," he demanded. "Yes I mean that." "You don't intend to help me out?" "I do not intend to—not this time." He began to show his big teeth and that nervous snickering "tick" twitched his upper lip. "How about the divorce courts?" he answered. "Do you want to figure in them with Plank?" "I don't want to," she said steadily. "Just you cannot frighten me by that threat." "Oh! Can't frighten you! Perhaps you think you'll marry Plank when I get a decree? Do you? Well, you won't for several reasons. First, because I'll name other cororespondents and that will make Plank sick; second, because Plank wants to marry somebody else and I'm able to assist him. So where do you come out in the shuffle?" "I don't know," she said under her breath and rested her head against the back of the chair, as though suddenly flucked. "Well. I know. You'll come out uninjured, and you know it," said Morrimer, gazing intently at her. "Look here, Lella. I didn't come here to threaten you. I'm no blackmaller. I'm no criminal. I'm simply a decent sort of a man, who is pretty badly scared over what he's done in a moment of temptation. You know I had no thought of anything except to borrow enough on my I O U's to make a killing at Burbank's. I had to show them something big, so I filled in that check, not meaning to use it, and before I knew it I'd indorsed it and was plunging against it. Then they stacked everything on me—by God, they did, and if I had not been in the condition I was in I'd have stopped payment. But it was too late when I realized what I was against, Lella, you know I'm not a bad man at heart. Can't you help a fellow? His manner, completely changed, had become the resentful and freetful appeal of the victim of plot and circumstance. All the savage brutality had been eliminated. The sneer, the truculent attempts to browbeat, the pitwagger, the cynical justification, all were gone. It was really the man himself now, normally scared and repentant; the frightened, overfed pensioner on his wife's bounty, not the human beast maddened by fear and dissipation, half stunned, half panic stricken, driven by sheer terror into a role which even he shrank from—had shrunk from all these years. For, leech and parasite that he was, Timmer, however much the dirty acquisition of money might tempt him in theory, had not yet brought himself to the point of attempting the practice, even when in sorest straits and bitterest need. He didn't want to do it. He wished to get along without it, partly because of native inertia and an aversion to the mental nimbleness that he would be required to show as a lawbreaker, partly because the word "blackmail" stood for what he did not dare suggest that he had come to, even to himself. His distaste was genuine. There were certain things which he didn't want to commit, and extortion was one of them. He could at a pinch lie to his wife or try to scare her into giving him money. He could when necessary "borrow" from such men as Plank, but he had never cheated at cards, and he had never attempted to blackmail anybody except his wife—which, of course, was purely a family matter and concerned nobody else. His policy of alternately frightening, dragooning and supplicating Lella had carried him so far, and though it was true that this was a more serious situation than he had ever yet faced he was convinced that his wife would pull him out somehow, and how that was to be accomplished he did not very much care as long as he was pulled out safely. "What this household requires," he said, "is economy." He spread his legs, denting the Aubusson carpet with his boot heels, and glanced askance at his wife. "Economy," he repeated, furtively wetting his lips with a heavily coated tongue, "that's the true solution. Economical administration in domestic matters. Retrenchment, Lella, retrenchment. Fewer folderols." Lella's head was lowered. He could not see her expression, but he had always been confident of his ability to talk himself out of trouble, so he ram- L. L. Leila Mortimer. bled on in pretense of camaraderie currying favor, as he believed, ingratiating himself with the coarse bluntness that served him among some men, even among some women. "We'll fix it somehow," he said reassuringly. "Don't you worry, Leila. I've confidence in you, little girl. You've got me out of sticky messes before, eh? Well, we've weathered a few, haven't we?" Even the horrible parody on wedded loyalty left her silent, unmoved, dark eyes brooding, and he began to grow a little restless and anxious as his jocularity increased without a movement in either response or aversion from his wife. "You needn't be scared if I'm not," he said reproachfully. "The house is worth two hundred and fifty thousand and there's only fifty on it now. If that fat Dutch skinflint, Plank, shows his tusks we can clap on another fifty." And as she made no sound or movement in reply: "As far as Plank goes, haven't I done enough for him to square it? What have we ever got out of him except a thousand or two now and then when the cards went against me? If I took it, it was practically what he owes me. And if he thinks it's too much—look here, Lella, THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER I've a trick up my sleeve. I can make good any time I wish to. I'm in a position to marry that man to the girl he's mad about—stark raving mad." Mrs. Maximus. Mrs. Mortimer slowly raised her head and looked at her husband. "Leroy, are you mad?" "I! Not much!" he exclaimed gleefully. "I can make him the husband of the most run after girl in New York—if I want to. And at the same time I can puncture the most arrogant, the most cold blooded, selfish, purse proud, inflated nincompoop that ever sat at the head of a directors' table. O-ho! Now you're staring, Lella. I can do it. I can make good. What are you worrying about? Why, I've got a hundred ways to square that check, and each separate way is a winner." He rose, shook out the creases in his trousers and adjusted the squat gold fob which ornamented his protruding waistcoat. "So you'll fix it, won't you, Lella?" he said, apparently oblivious that he had expressed himself as able to adjust the matter in a hundred equally edifying and satisfactory manners. She did not answer. He lingered a moment at the door, looking back with an ingratiating leer, but she paid him no attention and he took himself off, confident that her sulkiness could not result in anything unpleasant to anybody except herself. Nor did it, as far as he could see. The days brought no noticeable change in his wife's demeanor toward him. Plank, when he met him, was civil enough, though it did occur to Mortimer that he saw very little of Plank in these days. "Ungrateful beggar," he thought bitterly. "He's toadying to Belwether now. I can't do anything more for him, so I don't interest him." And for awhile he wore either a truculent, aggrieved air in Plank's presence or the meek demeanor of a martyr, sentimentally misunderstood, but patient under the affliction. (Continued next week.) 10TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 10TH ANNUAL CONVENTION Of Head and Side Waiters - Officers Elected, Banquet Served. By W. FORREST COZART. The tenth annual convention of the head and side waiters, which was held in Fitzgerald Airport Tuesday, May 26-29, had an interesting meeting, although the association and its annual conventions are mere shadows of the association in its early career. Speaking of its first evening session, the Sea Side Press says: Prayer by R. F. Trusty, Mayor Franklin P. Stoy was then introduced by W. H. Simson of Virginia. The Mayor extended the enclosure, which he said he owed to association as well as any who came. He also said the hotel proprietors realized the truth of the enclosure, and needed them more than did this city. He also spoke very highly of the association for their good service which helped to save the city from a spanding, J. M. Butler, of this city, said the words of the Mayor were of truthfulness and honestness, and no other city had the honor of being so well favored by the city. He was also a quette, President of the Hotel Mens' Association, made a brilliant address on the disadvantages our men had to go through in the city, and gro. While he had always found them gentlemen, one of his great pleasures was to go to a base ball game given by colored players, and the proprietor the required service without the support of the waiter man; and should trouble amuse him would be with you. Mr. Marquette further intimated that the chefs and housekeepers must be respectful (because they are white.) They were also very humble and harmonious reign and success will be sure. W. F. Cozart, founder of the organization, made an instructive address, saying, "We were always a teacher, water a school and a teacher's room school. All who heard him were greatly edited." M. Nicholas then gave a brief talk, asking that the women help the men do their duty. It seems that the association, its influence and popularity has narrowed down to New York, where a few supporters here and there. The Eastern clique which has been running the association, some time ago cut loose from the group, and now cals that one existed in such cities as Washington, D. C.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Cleveland, Toledo; Columbus, Cincinnati and St. Louis; Louisville, cago, Ill.; Louisville, Ky.; Nassville, Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Birmingham and Mobile, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Omaha, Neb.; St. Paul Minn., and many other Western and Southwestern cities and other the association is a dead end. In the Eastern division, Philadelphia and Boston locals are run independent of the National, although at one time the association was the above slides were loyalty supporting the National. The question now arises, what has caused this decline? The answer to the question is the lack of training, supervision, officiance and especially for president and secretary. For these positions men with push and energy and qualification should have been elected. The association has been allowed to become a board of presidents and presidents as well as to the head and side waiters. The admission of the side waiters has not helped very much because, after admitting and being dismissed against and the system was discriminated representation was put in vogue. To this the average waiter objects, and rightly so, for God knows that the average side waiter is far more intelligent than the average barber. It is believed and hoped, however, that the newly-elected officers will readily build up the association as they are men of worth, but they have an up-hill fight, and the average side waiter will be to steer clear of the old ring. The newly-elected officers are: President, Joseph T. Lee, Hotel Chamberlain, Fortress Monroe Pa., and Grand Union President, Stephen Sprague Pa., president, Andrew I. Woodlyn, Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic City, N. J.; second vice president, James L. Dickerson, Harvey's, Washington, N. Y.; third vice president, Washington, Green, Reverend Ford, conn.; secretary, J. M. Butler, Atlantic City, N. J.; treasurer, Cornelius Lam, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Members of the board of Somerset, New York City, William Henry, N. Y., chairman; C. Randolph, Mohawk Hotel, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Fred Allen, Royal Poincaré Hotel, Palm Beach, FL., and United States Hospital, Curtail, Union League Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Berkley C. Wailer, New York City; Joseph Thorne, Atlantic City, N. J.; Edward Huntley, North Carolina, Charles Brooklyn, N. Y.; Edward Schanks, Port-and Hotel, New York City; L. D. Houston, Peninsular Hotel, Searight, N. J., New York City, was selected as the outgoing president. The hotel was served in Fitz- gerald's beautiful cafe. The dining room was profusely decorated for the occasion, and the table was set up in the form of a vase of flowers and other floral decorations, combined with an elegant bill-o-fare, with so many palatable dishes pre-arranged by de Quisine, and so artistically served by the chef. The fairest damsels that ever served mortal man, gladdened the hearts of the diners and fed them to raise their voices in voluptuous singing. "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and "Gog Be With You Until We Meet Again." The menu was as follows: MENU. Manhattan cocktails, "Ye Bay State." Maurice River Coves, "The Grand Atlantic." Cream of Cherrystone Clams, "The St. Charles." Celery, Olives, Raddishes, Almonds. Peach of Delaware Shad Roe, Sauce, "The Chelsea." Cucumbers, French Dressing. Broiled Spring Chicken, Water Cress, "Royal Palace." Paraguas Potatoes, Asparagus Tips, New Peas. National Punch, "The Isleworth." Waldorf Salad ensurprise, "The Gladstone." Cream and Requeort Cheese. Toasted Bent Water Crackers. Vanilla Ice Cream, Assorted Fancy Cakes. Fresh Strawberries, "The Loraine." Cigars and Caddon Hall. Cigars and Cigarillos. HOTEL NOTES. Butte City, Mont., has three good hotels, as follows: Finlin, Thornton and Butte Hotel. Colored waiters are in demand out there just now. Mr. J. Hamilton Brooks, of the Somerset Hotel, New York, will be in charge at the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, this summer. Mr. Chas. Saunders is now headwaiter at the Nelson Hotel, New York. J. Mr. Saunders was formerly second waiter at the Chelsea Hotel in that city. The Democratic National convention will meet in Denver, Col., July 10, and there will be a hot time in the old town that day, and the waiters will get theirs. Mr. M. D. Fry, formerly second waiter at the Nelson Hotel, Rockford, Ill., and late of the Illinois Hotel, Bloomington, Ill., is now headwaiter in a cafe at Fairmount Park, Kansas City, Mo. The white waitresses employed at the Park Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., struck for the job, and in fact, refused the cooks to join them. Another reason why waitresses should not be employed. W. Forrest Cozart, who was in charge of the Cliff House last season, and later opened the New Southland Hotel, at Dalby Lake, now at the new million dollar hotel at Cap May, N. J., the Hotel Cape May. Mr. H. D. Miller, ex-secretary of the Head and Side Waiters' Association, has been appointed third waiter at the Royal Palace Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., by H. Blenheim, and white boys will succeed the eighty-five girls employed in that hotel since they succeeded the colored boys a year and a half ago. There are about 2,000 colored waitresses employed in the small hotels and boarding houses to think that colored girls can't give quick and accurate service should visit Atlantic City once. Mr. Frank Griffin, one of the leading New headwaiters, and a prominent member of the National Association of Head and Side Waiters, will be in charge of the hotel, Marransett Pier, N. J., this season. It is reported on good authority that Mr. S. A. Williams will not be head-waiter at the roof garden of the Wayne that he will not return. It is also stated that he will not return to the Park at Hot Springs, Ark., this fall. 'Smatter, pop? Mr. A. S. Goudy will be headwaiter at the Gladstone, and Mr. Thos. F. James will be headwaiter at the Imperial Hotel. Maragansett Vier. R. L. this season. The men are to come on and the friends expect to see them make good this season. It must have been a sad day for the employees at the Midland Hotel, Kansas City, when that famous old hostelry closed. Several employees, some of whom had been the hotel staff for years, shed tears they bid the old home good-bye. Mr. D. Girley, a wellknown side waiter in Buffalo, Philadelphia and other cities, goes to Florida with F. Allen, and also to Saratoga Springs. Mr. Girley is not instantiating in Atlantic City, N. J., and also best regards to old friends in Memphis. Mr. John O'Donnell (white), for many years headwaiter at the Chicago Beach Hotel, and formerly headwaiter at the O'Hare, and Gibson House, at Cleveland. O'Hare was a headwaiter at Chicago and retired as headwaiter at the Beach to become proprietor. At last San Antonio, Tex. is to have a new modern hotel, and it will be about seven stories high and will be run on both plans. The hotel is to be ready by January, 1909, and has been leased by Mr. Soyleign, proprietor of the Hotel Suphur, at San Antonio. The many friends of Geo. Banks, the efficient second waiter at the Royal Ponzi Hotel, know that he has completely recovered from the six weeks' illness, which attacked him while in Florida the past winter. Mr. Banks attended the Head Walters' Convention at Atlantic City recently. It goes without saying that every waiter in Chicago was a full-fledged Republican during the National convention and worked that end of it for all it was worth. TheAME was a dealer during the Democratic convention, at which time Republicans will be hard to find. The head and side waiters went on record as opposed to Roosevelt and Taft until those important dignitaries gave the first public address of colored voters say amen. The farsighted politician who puts his ear to the ground, will no doubt hear a strange, but distinctive rumbling. Mr. James Crawford, who served as waiter at the Cliff House, Manitou, Col., and at the White House, among the fair sex of the West, is at present located at the Oliver Hotel, South Bend, Ind. Mr. Crawford contemplates spending the summer at Atlantic City or some other seacoast resort. The hotels and waiters have been reaping the benefits of the Republican National convention. The business men of Chicago paid $100,000 for the convention, and it was a good bargain at that. But the men who hustle for the nominee, also got theirs. Hurrah for the nominee. The famous old Burnett House, at Cincinnati, famous for the number of headwaiters employed since Mr. O'Donnell relied on the person of Mr. R. Pannell. Mr. Pannell was long an officer at the Homestead, Hot Springs, Va., and a member of the Hat and Side Walters National Association. Mr. Pannell is also a shorthand writer. Mr. C. H. Mason is now headwaiter at the Cathorn Hotel, Mobile, Ala., where he succeeded Mr. N. H. Slingey for the summer season. Mr. Mason was formerly at the Louisville Hotel, Louisville, where he was engaged as headwaiter at the Broadwater Hotel, at Helena, Mont. The editor wishes Mr. Mason success at the Cathorn. As stated in these columns some weeks ago, Mr. N. H. Smiley, well known as the "Broadwater Man," was the cage. Superior Hotel, West Superior, Wis. and several other first-class hotels, is now headwaiter at the Cliff House, Manitou. It has two seasons as headwaiter at the Cliff same season, and said that Mr. Smiley is quite a diplomat, and wears a broad smile that always captives the guest. The white waitresses employed at the West Baden Hotel, West Baden, Ind., deserve for an increase of three dollars per month, same season, that was forced to pay the same. A few years ago the colored waiters employed at the Cliff Hotel that time went out on a strike, being led by the hostess had nothing to lose. As a result of that strike waitresses were put in their places. We hope that history is now ready to repeat itself. Mr. Thomas Taggart, proprietor of the Prince Lick Hotel, French Lick Springs, Ind., is the chairman of the Democratic National committee. Mr. Taggart was for many years headwaiter at the Grand Hotel, at Indianapolis, during the war, be the best friend in the hotel business of colored employees. The colored people appreciated of same by electing him Mayor three successive terms, although Indianapolis is a Republican city. The National Manufacturing and Supply Company, a private enterprise, floated by some of the late officers of the Head Side waiters, at Atlantic City, N. J., has held the position an expedition two years. While the enterprise was a legitimate one, it is unfortunate that the men elected to promote the association entered into a private enterprise and seemed to use the business and energy to promote a private business at the expense of those whom they were elected to serve. Mr. W. M. Murray, a murray known Western white headwaiter, who has made a specialty of working colored waiters, is now headwaiter at the Chicago Beach Hotel, at Chicago. It was at this hotel that Mr. Murray was born, so well known as a dining room commander. Mr. Murray was formerly at the Hotel Worth, Ft. Worth, Tex., and a club at Ft. Auburn. He was headwaiter at the Cadillac, Detroit, Mich. He resigned there to become headwaiter at the new Rome Hotel, at Omaha, Neb. One of the Chicago hotels has established a rule to pay waiters a salary on the merit plan. The longer the waiter remains in the service the more salary he receives, the department and continuing service being the basis in his pay. This is a good plan, and, if adopted in general by the hotels, will do much to prevent the constant changing of employees from one another, the headwright the editor headwright the editor headwright approves the headwright THE FREEMAN furnishes more hotel news to its readers than any other race paper. Are you a subscriber? If not, why not? The colored waited in of Kansas City, Mo., are intelligent, energetic and full of race enterprise. They have a well-organized team of waiters make their headquarters. Any waiter found worthy can become a member and stockholder. In this event most of the waiters have more or less stock in their inventory, and thus they can with themselves, and instead of making a saloonkeeper rich, they are making themselves rich. The officers of the club are: AI Rogers, president; H. Patten, secretary and Walter Fisher, manager. The club is located at 1622 Wyandotte street. At the time of going to press the great National Republican convention is in session, and the nomination of Secretary Taff on an early ballot, not, however, without opening many wounds and causing serious dissatisfaction among the campaign. But now the nomination is made, it is our plain duty as loyal Republicans to let bygones be bygones, and we are not to be ber. There is no denying the fact that 75 per cent. of us were opposed to Secretary Taff in the nomination, but now we are all for the nominee, it matters not who he may be. A correspondent now traveling in India is giving interesting news of the hotels of that country, where curries are the culinary delicacy, the correspondent says, "looks upon the white cook is known as the 'Khan-samah,' and in the cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Lahore the Khan-samah is the chief cook," the correspondent says, "looks upon the white cook is natural prey." Asparagus is a ingredient of the delicacies of the East Indian market, consecrated rice, which makes it luxurious enjoyed only by the rich. Apples, owing to their scarcity, are also luxuries. as pastry is rich in sugar, which makes it luxurious. The chief meat is fowl, which is retailed at about 8 cents and usually cooked with curries and red pepper. Eggs are served with dinner and supper and boiled for breakfast (chotta hazri), which is served very early. Eggs sell two for one cent. Beef is almost unknown, but fish is pliantain and pineapples are the chief fruit. Race Gleanings Sidney Allen and Wilson Brown, contractors, of Red Bank, N. J., are meeting with much success. _____ The Teachers' Institute of Central Missouri is now in session at Sedalia, Mo. The Board of Education appointed C. C. Hubbard as conductor. _____ The first anniversary of St. Thomas Episcopal Mission, at Red Bank, N. J., was celebrated last Sunday, conducted by Rev. A. E. Jensen and Lay Reader P. A. McLoughall. _____ Georgia has 15 Negro industrial schools, North Carolina, South Carolina, 12; Virginia and Mississippi, 9 each; Alabama and Tennessee, 7 each; Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana, 6 each. One hundred Negro soldiers of the West African Regiment will illustrate West African life and bush warfare at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament at London, they created a sensation by marching in their troops barefoot from Waterloo to Olympia. _____ The General Education Board, at its meeting in New York, made grants to educational institutions that taught Negro students in the list: Spelman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga., $12,000; Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., $10,000; Tuskegee Institute, $10,000. The Colored Porters' Union and Protective League, No. 12662, of East St. Louis, Ill., meets every first and fourth Monday night in the month. The present president; J. Senoe, vice president; Wm. Morton, secretary and treasurer; L. Sewell, recording secretary; Chas. Collins, sergeant-at-arms; Estus Wells, H. H. Hearn, John Jiles, trustees. R. E. Pharron, of Birmingham, Ala., is one of the leading contractors of the country. He erected the following colleges: George Brown College, Albany, Ga.; Morrison Brown College, Atlanta, Ga.; Geter Building, Jacksonville, Fla.; Pierce residence, Mariana, Fla.; Yancy residence, Colley residence, St. Louis residence, Johnson College, St. Louis; Duncan College, Colored Pythian Temple, Masonic office building, Central Alabama College, Miles Memorial College and Miller Memorial Church in Birmingham, Ala., and at the Congregational Church at Atlanta, Ga. MAYOR-COUNCIL MUST PAY. Fifteen citizens of Alton, Ill., including Mayor Beall, all of whom were members of the Council ten years ago, must pay Illinois $2,503.53 as the cost of the court order to the School Board ten years ago to admit the children of Scott Bibb, a colored man, to the public schools. The decision was handed down by the Supreme Court. The School Board was appointed by the Council, so the members of the Council were held responsible. Bibb won the case recently, but his children are now grown. 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Some autumn days, but it is poor wind that does not blow somebody good. Some one enjoys these delightful sea breezes we are getting. Mayor Bookwalter is congratulated on his ascent into great, big politics. He always had the making in him. Now look out for him in the future. The Japanese would not count for much were it not for their ingenuity. What is conceded them has been won. The Negroes might profit by the example. There is no reason why more purely Negro communities should not flourish in America. Our country is particularly favorable to such opportunities. Owing to what has transpired at Chicago the question of reduction of Southern representation in Congress threatens to break out fresh at the next assembling of that body. Mr. Gurley Brewer, of the Indianapolis centingent of colored men, was heard from. He was seen and heard making a noise for Vice-President Fairbanks, showing no mercy to Taft. Indianapolis did not get the National Republican Convention, but it got something just as good—it got the Thirty-second National Saengerfest des Nord-Amerikanischen Saengerbundes. Now isn't dasz sehr gut? An industrial association is one of the new moves contemplated. The community idea is a part of the scheme. A cheerful mood of the kind would mean respect in two ways—from the white people, among the Negroes. "Blind Tom" was reported dead at the Jamestown flood, after which a Negro woman identified a body as the wizard of the planoforte, but he was yet in the flesh. Some one went so far as to erect a small monument over the remains on which was inscribed the name of Wiggins, "Blind Tom's" real name. The Western Association of Negro Editors put themselves on record with the advanced race thought of the day. They especially commended the work of Booker T. Washington, Bishop Abram Grant and Register Vernon. The school, the church and the arena of politics are noted at their best. Michigan and Wisconsin are about to declare legal war over a strip of territory claimed by either state. The disputed territory has been under the jurisdiction of Wisconsin since 1846. It makes a fine question from a legal standpoint. The question of priority of claim or squatter sovereignty will be battled out in the highest court in the land. Secretary Taft gave an audience recently to a delegation representing the Negro posts of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the District of Columbia, who asked that a site be reserved in the national cemetery at Arlington for the erection of a suitable monument in special commemoration of the Negro dead of the civil war. The decision in the matter is not known at this time. The significance is this friendly call, while many Negroes at Chicago were protesting most vigorously against all things Taftish. Vice-President Fairbanks took it easy enough during the great hubbub in Chicago incident to the selection for President. At the request of the managers of the Y. W. C. A. he took part in the ceremonies of the cornerstone laying last Sunday of the building being erected by that organization. Among the things he said was: "The community which takes thought of the welfare of both the young men and the young women concerns itself with its best interests. It matters not how imposing the material evidence of our greatness may be, we are but mean and miserable if the great body of our people are not sound in those finer and gentler qualities which grace the most advanced civilization." Indianapolis was rigged out in festal attire this week, appearing as she never has appeared before. The occasion was the Thirty-second National --- Sangerfest of the North American Singing Bands. Decoration everywhere; flags, streamers and even pretentious designs, welcome the singers and the thousands of strangers that came to see and to hear. Long since thousands of Indianapolis singers had been rehearsing choruses to be sung in co-operation with the "meister" singers from all parts of the country. Among these were some artists of world-wide reputations, including Walter Damrosch, the renowned welder of the baton; Mme. Schuman-Heink, Mme. Marie Rarepold, David Bispham and Adolph Muehlman. The festival was held in the splendid new auditorium building recently erected at the State Fair Grounds, where thousands were delighted with the great musical demonstration. A New York paper suggests a novel use for pickaninnies. It describes a scene as follows: "Their greedy eyes eagerly fixed on two plump little pickaninnies, the crocodiles and alligators in the New York Zoological Garden were decoyed from their winter quarters in the reptile house to the cool and shady tank just outside the building. "It was a keeper's idea to bait the saurians with pickaninnies, knowing their epicurean fondness for the black man. So when two small colored children happened to drift through the reptile house among the throng of visitors he pressed them into service. "The two crocodiles and all but four of the twenty-five alligators wobbled out as quickly as they could after the ebony mites who darted around the tank just as the pursuing monsters fell with grunts of chagrin into the water, disappointed at not getting their prey." It is thought that the saurians are not averse to a bit of human food at times. It is not known that they draw the color line; we rather think the good, rich, luscious, fruitful look of the little Negro boys were more tempting morsels than little white boys. If such be the case, some consideration is due the carnivorous reptiles for their discrimination based merely on taste. Don't know that there should be a sacrifice simply to appease the appetites of the living toys of the New York Zoological Garden, since there are so many other ways in which the pickaninies might be employed. HOT TIMES IN CHICAGO. Something has been doing in Chicago in Negro political circles. What has happened there within the last few weeks is no more than what has been anticipated by The Freeman. How could conditions have been very much different? When the Negroes insisted on breaking with the administration over an incident in army affairs, taking the President to task, and in a manner not calculated to inspire respect, what could have been the consequence? It was the natural thing for the government to stand "together," and on the same theory as applied to great concerns and institutions. This does not deny the right of appeal, the praying for consideration, redress and the rest of it, but which should be of the utmost respectability—the polls are the place for war! Nothing short of a spectacle has been made out of the race incident to the soldier business. Some racial traits have been developed, and which we dare say were the unlooked for, the unexpected. Whatever we may think of that, we all know by this time that the question has not been without influence in the contest for nomination for the presidency. And if the threatened battle comes off, supporting Democracy as a matter of revenge, it may as well be put down that some form of retaliation will be forthcoming. But, happily, the great mass of Negroes are undisturbed. It is those on the tiptop surface that seem wrought up in the matter, and more than likely the fishes and loaves are some part of it. The following observation in the Chicago Tribune will give some idea of the situation. Perhaps in instances the report is colored in order to make it good and readable, yet in the main the story may be credited. It was in part: Dr. Cress Sounds War Cry. The outburst was started by Dr. Henry C. Cress, a Chicago physician, and while its spirit was carried along by those who followed him, it was he who shouted the war cry of black man against black man. After branding the Negro office-holders in the Southern delegations as "the bread brigade," and declaring that none of them had influence with the race as a whole, he shouted: "We must mark those men!" "They are marked," cried some one in the audience. "They are? Good," the speaker replied. "The men who betray their race must pay the penalty with their lives. We must organize. We must have a Ku-Klux Klan!" Howls of approval answered him. "We are looking for men. If we call you, will you answer?" he asked. "If we call you at midnight, will you come?" "Yes, I will! I will!" came scattered replies. "If we call you morning, noon or night you must come," he continued. "There's only one place worse than this, and if you don't wake up that place will be transferred here. It is here now. You know what General Sherman said about war? This is war. "Suppose I get killed. I don't care if it will help the cause of the black man's freedom. Do you remember how Moses threw aside his royal ring, forgot his royal foster parents and struck for the freedom of Israel? Can't you do it?" Again, near the close of the meeting, Dr. Cress showed signs of admitting the possibility of violence as the outcome of the present situation. "We're going to make tomorrow night," he declared. "Bring every man you can to the meeting. We are going to make a lot of Negroes from the saloon districts of the South, who have been brought in here to aid Taft, leave town. We aren't going to drive them out. We'll make them want to leave." Dr. E. L. Gillam, a Methodist preacher of Cleveland, after denouncing the "unrighteous course of the nation," declared that "extraordinary conditions require extraordinary meas American every- pre- singers that since had sung "hisister" country, lists of war Wall- elder Heink, and pham was present. On the 10th of this month the Compton House was sold to Mr. Louis Wood and will hereafter be known as the Hotel Woods. The Jubilee Singers, who have been rehearing for four weeks at the Central School, will be readied so high in the bottoms last Thursday that nearly every one had to move out. The water was to the second floor before one of our colored brethren would give up. It was still high, but has begun to go down. Lewis Woods left for Chicago last Sunday night to attend the convention. Frank Neil, J. D. Brown, Bradford, Lenore, Vaughn, Lewis Hall, Thomas, the three Johnson and several others of the old Baltimore matters now working at the Baltimore Hotel. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. "We're fighting against national disfranchisement right now," he cried. "They may have us down, but they haven't got us tied. I may be down on the ground, but they won't tie me. I'll bite, and kick, and scratch until I die. Blood may flow, but I'll not permit them to rob me of my rights." BLIND TOM. DEAD "Blind Tom," the famous Negro musician, marvel of three generations of playgoers, died recently in Hoboken, N. J., where he had been living for years in retirement and subsisting on charity. Thomas Wiggins is the name given in his burial certificate, but the sur-name was one which the famous pianist adopted. He was born a slave near Columbus, Ga., about 1850. In early childhood, Tom, who was born entirely blind and more than half idiotic, showed himself remarkably imitative, frequently stealing into the house of his master to reproduce on the pianoforte pieces he had heard played by others. In 1861 he became so proficient on the instrument that he was taken to New York and exhibited as a phenomenon and later was widely heard in the United States and Europe. Most people that knew of Blind Tom thought he was dead long since. Notice of his death a few days ago will set at rest the dispute concerning him. In his day, before his idiocy took such a malignant form, he made very much money for those having him in charge. He was in no way competent to take of his own interests; he knew the piano only, and that in the sense of a mimic. His other faculties, one might say, perished in favor of the one of retentiveness, or failed to develop owing to the predisposition for memory and that of musical sounds. We did not hear the great blind prodigy, but think his fame rested on his ability to produce the master tones or the leading tones of those compositions he is said to have played after once hearing them. These leading tones he supplied with a harmony of lower tones as a result of an inborn knowledge of thorough bass very similar to that entertained by most Negroes, but of course much more developed. By supplying, it is not meant that he could not reproduce much of the bass he heard; rather think he could reproduce much of the bass, and most especially the dominant tones, but doubt very much if he could execute the couplets, thirds, fourths and the rest of them with unerring precision. This is no sense detracts from his performances, which were indeed marvelous, and furthermore because it was not ability as conceived, but an abnormalism amounting toa disease. How far it was possible for him to imitate faithfully is the object of inquiry—whether nature could attune an individual so fine "even of one string" that he could catch the varied and intricate combinations of tones possible to the musical art. Much has been seen in print concerning the prodigy, where it has been maintained that he could reproduce to a note what was played even by professional people. However, the professional side has not been heard from; their views more than likely will accord with those advanced here, holding that it is humanly impossible to faithfully reproduce the more intricate masterpieces of the great masters. TUSCUMBIA, ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN Special 10 THE FREEMAN. The State Convention held their tenth annual session at the First Baptist Church, last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mrs. J. L. Crockell is president, and I delivered her annual gomery, Ala., and Mrs. Virginia Patton, of Bessener, Ala., delivered addresses. Papers were read by Miss Georgia Morris, Mrs. J. S. I. Birmingham, Burdell, Mrs. Mollie Smith, Mrs. Amie Bently, Mrs. L. E. Scott and Mrs. Emmia Jerry. The Rev. A. C. Morris, Birmingham, B. James, Bessenger, and Rw. Warner were among the speakers.... James Simpson, the proprietor of the Simpson Park, has accepted a position with the new reservation, Mrs. L. E. Scott, Mrs. B. Rowan conducts a pool room, and he is a great admirer of THE FREEMAN; Sherman Bradley, one of our popular barbers, can be seen at the deacon of the Moon, practical watchmaker and jeweler, is doing a nice watcher; Geo. W. Minor, our undertaker, is kept quite busy in his first Baptist Church depot on Thursday, June 11. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. Walker and Father Cross, new pastor of the First Baptist Church depot on Thursday night at the First Baptist Church.... Mrs. Malinda Johnson departed this life last Thursday. Her tutoring and delegation to the convention, Tuscany is home, and her many friends were glad to see her.... Mrs. Wass Ross is now keeping house at her lovely home.... Mrs. I. Birmingham, the proprietor of the Simpson, ill.... THE FREEMAN can be found on sale every week at the People's Drug Store, Price, 5 cents a copy. KANSAS CITY, MO. Special to THE FREEMAN On last Saturday morning, from 2 a.m. until 3:30 a.m. a.m. our city was visited by the Bishop Church, the corner of Tenth Baptist Church, on the corner of Tenth Charlotte streets was damaged about $5-600 by lightning striking the steepee. . . . We were here last week. . . . Bishop Grant has been returned to the Missouri Conference. . . . The A.M.E. Elders Elders Council met here last week. . . . Bishop Grant was funeral of Miss Ethel Love, who died last Thursday, was held Sunday afternoon from the Church of the Blessed Master B. K. Kearns of the W. B. F. Master state, was visiting here last week. . . . The Monarchs played the Smeltyers (a white baseball team) last Sunday. Our boys were visiting here last week. was present.....On the 10th of this month the Compton House was sold to Mr. Louis Wood and will hereafter be known as the Compton House. We have been rehearing for four weeks at the above hotel, left Saturday morning. The commencement exercises were held on Monday at the Central School. A large crowd was out and the program was good and well rendered. The water got so high in the basement that one had to move out. The water was to the second floor before one of our colored brethren would give up. It rose still higher, but has begun to go down. We had a Sunday night to attend the convention. Frank Neal, J. D. Brown, Bradford, Lenored, Vaughn, Lewis, Hall, Thomas, the three Johnsons and several others of the old Midland and now working at the Baltimore Hotel. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. ELMIRA, N. Y. CORAOPOLIS, PA. Special to THE FREEMAN John W. White, of Monessen, Pa., was visiting friends and relatives in town during the week... Miss Lucy Crockett, of Sharon, Pa. and Mrs. Christian, of Monessen, Pa. and Mrs. J. McCarthy, of M.J. T. Teamer during the week... Langdon Swann, of Newcastle, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Swann... Mrs. Alice Johnson and Mrs. Castle enter... Mrs. Alice Johnson and Mrs. Paul's A. M. E. Zion Church, Thursday June 11, at the residence of Mrs. Beatty. The visitors present were: Rev. and Mrs. Touf. M. A. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. Parks. Mrs. Touf. M. A. Stout, Mrs. Freeney. Joseph Viney, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was visiting friends in town during the week... Mrs. Joseph Ferrell attended the soiré given by the North Side Choral Society. Mrs. Ferrell attended the dance of Mrs. Thornton, Long street, North Side, Pittsburg. The lawn fete given by the Afro-American Political Club Saturday was quite a success. Miss Ferrell attended the house guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Brown. Harry Quarles, of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Quarles, of Main street. Mrs. R. B. Alleyon during the week. William Teamer, who has been very ill, is somewhat better. At St. Paul's A. M. E. Zion Church, Rev. V. L. Stout, preached at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. At the Mt. Vernon Church, Rev. J. L. Saunders, pastor, preached at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. At the New Hope Baptist Church, Rev. J. L. Saunders, pastor, preached at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. At the New Hope Baptist Church, Rev. J. L. Saunders, pastor, preached at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. John B. Anthony, who has been quite sick, is improving. Mrs. Alfred Moore spent Saturday in Rochester, Pa. visiting friends. John J. Payne arrived at 11 a.m. to spend a few weeks with his mother, Mrs. Payne, of Fourth avenue. MT. VERNON. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Gippie Hancock has returned to her home in St. Louis, after a few weeks' visit in the city with relatives and friends. She Mary Casket and two daughters, Mimie and Mackie. She visiting John Bell and family. Tobe Pippin, of Princeton Ind., is in the city, visiting. Miss Pearl Woods, of Evansville, is in the city, visiting her mother, Mrs. Geo, Phillip. Phillip have the annual sermon next Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m., at the A. M. E. Church. . . Rev. Davis, former pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church, spent a few days in Evansville. Friends, Mrs. Mattie Felton attended the sermon in Evansville last week. . . Miss Mary Richie, a teacher, of Evansville, is in this city, visiting Miss Tillie Hosman. Mrs. Richie, the excursion to St. Louis Saturday night, Pearl Woods is better and able to be up. ERIE PA Special to The Freeman. Sunday, June 21, will be celebrated as Woman's Day at the St. James A. M. E. Church. A special program has been arranged by the women of the church for the celebration of St. Kittrell will attend the celebration of St. James of the Masonic fraternity, at the Bethel A. M. E. Church, Pittsburg, Pa., Sunday, June 21...Mrs. Jefferson and her two sons, of Kane, Pa., were in the city last week, the funeral of Mrs. Florence Avlet, Mrs. Craig Haskins has elected delegate to the Sabbath school convention, which will be held in Franklin, Pa. . . The Young People's Forum of the St. James A. M. E. Church are holding interesting meetings. Alonzo Williams is president; Alonzo Ruth Baxter is president; Miss Ruth Baxter, secretary; Earl Lawrence, treasurer; Miss Bella Clarke, critic...Rev. Holly is in the city in the interest of the Industrial Development of Nigraca Falls, was in the city to attend the funeral of her daughter, Mrs. Florence Avler... Mrs. Florence Avler, of Monday evening, June 11 at 11 o'clock. Funeral services took place from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Drew, and were conducted by the Rev. M. A. Williams, Monday evening. Mrs. Williams devoted Christian worker, also an energetic worker in the Perseverance Club and Friendly Society, both being connected with the St. James A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Williams, devoted mother, a devoted daughter, a little grandson, one son and a host of friends. LOCKLAND. O. Special to THE FREEMAN The Odd Fellows of this city held their last Sunday, together with the lodges of Cincinnati, Hamilton and Glendale. Gray's an excellent program was rendered. FLINT, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. SAVANNAH, GA. Edward T. Black, superintendent of Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday school and messenger of Rose Walker Fountain 2633, G. W. W. is confined to his bed with malaria fever. SPECIAL TRAIN TO LEXINGTON. On June 21, 1908. Round trip, $1.50. Train leaves First Street Depot at 8 o'clock sharp. William Bennett manager; S. G. Bibb, assistant manager. WAXAHACHIE, TEX Special to THE FREEMAN The public school closed with three night concerts, which were largely attend- ed by students, and even recently last Tuesday night from heart trouble. Mrs. J. D. Love, Mrs. Cora Hillman and Mr. Willis Jefferson are ill... Rev. W. M. Cox, spending time with students, left for H. Hubbard, Jr. ... Rev. J. H. Friesson preached for Rev. C. H. Bell last Sunday morning. Subject, Mrs. C. I. B. Childs spent last week in Dulphius Miss Month Alice, after spending some time with her brother-in-law, Dr. C. S. Diggs, and her sister, has gone home. ... Mrs. Lillie Cobb is back from Mineral Well, Tex. The next session of the Joint Council of Bishops will be held in Louisville. TEACHERS WILL MEET Concluded from Page One. Mark, school superintendent; Dr. George F. Simpson, Dr. Samuel Myers and a university friend. Dr. Samuel Myers saw that the children found shelter, Prof. A. M. Eyezmek, W. H. Herry, Samuel Taylor, Steve Bell, Miss Lucy DuValle, Prof. J. Johnas, and many principal pupils were there to look after the wants of the indigent pupils. The children took in all the sights and never before were they so excited to see the children and many were heard to exclaim that it was the pleasant day of their lives. John Shanks and Bory Collier are now on a vacation. * * * * * Mrs. Mamie Walker and son, W. L. Walker, of Bowling Green, Ky., is the guest of her brother, M. L. Loving, 1024 W. Walnut street. Mrs. E. L. Stone, of Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting her relatives and friends. She is the guest of her father-in-law, Dr. E. L. Stone. --- Mrs. Minnie Harrison McFee is spending a few days in French Lick, Ind, the guest of Mrs. John Thomas. She will remain there several weeks. Miss Lella McFarland, of 1108 W. Chestnut street, who has been very ill, has just returned from a visit to French Lick Springs much improved. The Young Men's Progressive League Club has arranged to give a moonlight July 6. An effort is being made to carry a large crowd up the beautiful Ohio. William Winstead Mesinger, of L. & P. Canal, was accidentally thrown out of his buggy and considerably bruised and sprained his wrist, but is able to be out again. Miss Sadie Smith, the daughter of the late Dr. S. E. Smith, of Lexington, KY, and a student of Fisk University, is in the city doing stenograph work for Miss Nannie Burroughs. Mrs. Jenne Harris, entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. C. A. Rives, Mrs. Tille Baker, Mrs. J. L. Washington and J. P. Dueson, in honor of Mrs. Susie Liverpool, of Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Bates, of W. Walnut street, gave a reception last Tuesday night in honor of Mrs. Liverpool, of Chicago. The guests were entertained with the selections by Prof. Tobe Brown's orchestra. "The Black America," a troupe of well-known performers, held forth at the new museum, where the management of Clark Brothers and Walter Tinsley. They hope to give more performances. Miss Louise Mautice Glass, of Hopkinson, Ky., is in the city the guest of Miss Daisy Glass, of W. Chestnut street. Miss Daisy is a kind, faithful stay and has been well received by the young society people of the city. Mr. A. B. McAfee, Mr. W. H. McWhorter and Mr. W. H. Leonard, left Sunday night to attend the National Republican Convention. They are well-known Kentuckians and expect to make "Rome how!" they return. The Freeman representative is in receipt of an invitation of Mr. Howard Huffman to attend their first annual meeting. 100 which not only gives that refined, smooth, glossy appearance, at the same time in- and refreshing the skin. It softens the fibres of the hair and removes that curly, frizzy texture, which prevents one from feeling the latest fashionable style. MARVELOUS HAIR BEAUTIFIER It is a hair necessity for ladies and men. It is the hair straight, soft, curls, kinks, etc., and makes the hair straight, soft, curls, kinks, etc., and makes all charges, and will send you to a law firm for purity and satisfaction time-for only 8%. QUALITY, PURITY AND Satisfaction MADAME HAIR LINCOLN PAMODE AUROUR HAIR at Spring Lake Park. We are very grateful for such kind remembrance. Mrs. Mary Finley. 336 E. Green street was buried last week in the presence of a large number of friends. She is the mother of Howard Finley, a well known hotel man. The funeral was under the direction of J. H. Hathaway. Mr. George Slaughter will have charges of the sale of the Indianapolis Freeman Teachers wishing to take the paper for the year or the edition containing the "bings" of the association, can be served by Mr. Slaughter. Miss Jennie Estell and her mother of Lexington, Ky., are in the city attending the commencement of the Central High School. Much interest has been centered around the Saddle Tailer, their niece is the Saddle Tailer of the class. The commencement occurs on the Thursday night of this week. The Galt House Social Club had its annual Sunset excursion June 8 on renovated steamer Columbia. The gathering were among the distinguished guests. Misses Clara Harris, Olivia Miles, Dr. Jessie Moorehead, Prof. Green of Chicago, manager of the Pekin Theater, Chicago. Mrs. Robert Hall, of Chicago, was in the city last week the guest of Mrs. C. H. Winters, who was visiting several days at Eckstein-Norton Interment Cane Springs, where her son had been attending school. She also attended the annual commencement exercises of the institute, and she was last Friday night at the Masonic Theater. Miss Stella Beverly, nursery a charming and winsome teacher of Guthers, is in the city attending the commencements. She will remain as a guest of Ms. Georgia A. Lattimore, of 1504 W. Walnut Hill, for her graduation. She will also join the party that is to take a trip to Mammouth Cave June 26. Miss Windsor is very pleasing and attentive, and has made a host of friends while in the city. --- At last glad news comes that the New Carnegie Library is soon to open. It has been completed some weeks, but the color of the building is still white. The white library was open before the branch could be opened. Fro mall reports there can be secured any book desired if the research department is present. The nature is a handsome one and is generally appreciated by the masses of the colored people. Mr. T. F. Blue is librarian and is a member of the Miss Elizabeth Eleanor assistants. --- The citizens of New Albany and Louisville have a visitor, Mr. J. D. Green, of the Pekin Theater, Chicago. He is the guest of the Green Theater, Chicago. Mr. Green has met a host of old friends and has been dined and wined by the leading lights of both cities. He attended the public school picnic last Saturday and the uncrowned stage manager and playwright, While here he is composing songs, and after several weeks visit to French Lick, the guest of Mr. Ervin Slye, he will giveive hopes to get an interview from the distinguished visitor before he goes East. All the Pythian lodges of the city joined in yesterday's to commemorate the life and character of the late Ramsel W. Starks. The services were held at Ashbury church, Ninth and Walnut streets, and a large number were present. The monies and the augmented choir of the church furnished music. The principal memorial addresses were made by Past State Chancellor B. and Mrs. V. Paul M. Harris, Mrs. of the Court of Calanthe, sang beautifully, "Face to Face." The church was appropriately decorated with flowers and potted palms and on the after stood a size picture of the laste S. V. Starks. As has been formally announced through the columns of the Freeman, the Hon. Booker T. Washington who speaking at the Norton Institute, the speaker will be under the auspices of the Eckstein Norton Institute, of which Dr. C. H. P. Pursh is president. The people who will be there will be Dr. Washington and he has a large number of warm-hearted friends in this city and state. The Courier-Journal and other papers of the great work he is doing at Tuskegee. It was the Louisville Times that sent us there years ago to meet him. Annie Washington, Louisville, welcomes Dr. Washington and also Mr. Emmett J. Scott, who has a host of friends in this section. The Jefferson County Normal School closed this week at True Reformer's Hall where it has been in session for three months. The school has been open for the last three months of Lexington, Ky, and its progress has been phenomenal. The aim of the school was to instruct teachers in the common brand and to prepare them to pass course examinations. Instructions were also given to teachers. The state certificate to teach. On Monday night the school held its closing exercises and a fine program was given by many of the school's C.C. connected with the school. "What Is So C.Rare as a Day in June" was brilliantly and philosophy discussed and it merited a great deal of applause. A number of musical selections were given on the next afternoon a picnic was given at THE STAGE B. Ferris, of Waxahachie, Tex., has joined the Sells-Pluto Shows. George Boute, the singing and dancing comedian, is spending some time in Mason City, Va. The civilian Singers of Staunton, Va., are meeting with much success throughout the State. Happy Howe and White have just closed successful engagement of twelve women with the Moore Family. They send regards to all friends. The Classic City Quartette, of Atlanta, Ga., composed of Edgar Smith, Thomas Holland, Frank Spike and Ed Tramble, are doing some commendable work. Tom Logan, stage manager for the Smart Set, the past season, is improving rapidly at Mercy Hospital, Philadelphia, from an operation recently performed. Clarence C. White, the well-known violinist, made his farewell appearance June 19 at Bethe New Church, New York City, going to Europe, where he further his violin study. G. W. H. Jones, the great magician and ventriloquist, late of the Funny Folks Comedy Company, will be seen this season with a complete change of program. Regards to Florida Blossoms and friends. The Egglestons, L. Gordon and Richmond V. are making much success in their refinement, but this is their greatest achievement at the Smith Pavilion and Park, Columbus, O. Regards to George Roy, Roy Pope, T. Owley and the Spillers. Bert Williams has several new songs with which he is making Eastern audiences fairly go wild. They are "The Right Church, Church," "In the Morning, Morning," and "The Winter, No." George Walker is featuring "Bon, Buddy." The Thompson's -Lazzie and Thomas -are with Bohaneh's Minstrels, en route with the U. S. Amusement Company. Mrs. Thompson is singing "Won't You Be My Honey?" while Mr. Thompson is answering with "Who? Me? I Am Not the cleaning up. Regards to all in profession. Great McAllen, the world-renowned colored slack wire artist, will be seen this season with a complete change of his act, all new for the season. He will feature, featuring loop, the loop on small steel slender thread, the first time this feat has been before the public and performed by him only. He can be found at the Fla. Regards to all professional friends. A TESTIMONIAL FOR ERNEST HOGAN. A big testimonial will be tendered Mr. Ernest Hogan, the celebrated comedian, by a large number of performers, Sunday at 12:30 noon at 125th street, near St. Nicholas avenue. New York City. It is stated that a great many prominent comedians, singers, and actors will attend the business—will appear on the bill, not only colored, but whites as well. The business will be attended by Williams and Walker, Cole and Johnson, Jesse Ship, Alex. Rogers and Lester A. special entertainment from both an artistic and financial standpoint. NEW YORK BENEFIT A SUCCESS. The Alda Overton Walker benefit for the Industrial Home for Colored Working Girls at New York City, City, Wednesday evening, June 3, at the Grand Central Terminal. The event was that was ever given in that city. It is estimated that there were between 4,000 and 5,000 in the audience on that night, and the success of the entertainment was due to efforts of Alda Overton, a student at Ed. L. Todd, the entertainment was the strongest ever given in New York, such persons as Williams and Walker, R. Henri Strange, Cook and Stevens, Henry Trey, Abbie Mitchell Cook, Harrison Stewart, Moses and J. Adolphus Haston taking part. FRED S. MILLICAN'S COMPANIES IN ENGLAND. Fred S. Millican's Mammoth Minstrels are meeting with much success at Liverpool and Manchester. They gave a show at the captain of Capt. Enoch Maddox, in aid of Seamans Charities, May 11. The companies are as follows: Mr. K. McGraw, stage manager and principal comedian, Millican's Minstrels, No. 1 New Brighton Tower, Liverpool, England. Ladies—Mrs. Gracie Arnle, Mrs. Clemens, Mrs. Alice Butler, Mrs. Mamie Clemens, Mrs. Alice Butler, Mrs. McMullen, Mose Harris, Frank F. Morton, Herbert Butler, Geo. H. Booth, Joe Butler, Alexander Valatine, Richard Jackson, T. M. Crawford, Frank Crawford, C. Barrow, Frank Clemens, Geo. Winters, Matthew Chelton, Allison Walker, Leonard Fisher, Willie Carrey, the stage manager and principal comedian, Stage manager and principal comedian, Stage manager and principal comedian, The White Theater, Manchester, Engle Ladies—Mrs. B. Levard, Miss Betty Brown, Miss L. Stevenson, Mrs. Alma Meyers, M. H. Brown, Redmond, Chester Meyers, M. H. Brown, Alex Parker, ABOUT PERFORMERS YOU KNOW By Charles D. Marshall Andrew Trible is laying low these days and is almost impossible to even think of what he will do next. You can look out for almost anything wonderful from "Andy." Now they are coloring that Gus Hill is in control colored theaters in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and several other large cities. Well, if he should, we will have the support in large numbers for him. Billy and Gracie Arnute, "the South Carolina beambucks," are doing extra well these days and the big question being public the an up-to-date singing and dancing act. Everybody knows how Billy last week he sent to this office two picture showing himself and wife in new poses. These Ben Bon Bud doubled sextette, say, is a dream and Walker Company, they are, the "Floridorad" people. They are, Margie Davis, Ida Day, Kathlyn Jones, Margie Daughn, Jessie Ellis, Lavinia Rodin, Margie Charles H. Hall, Ernest Bell, William Moulton, Frank Bain and Henry Proctor. But you ever notice what a vast differ- ence is between the Pekin chorus and others with the average com- pany of to-day? When the time they enter the wings until resuming their dressing room. You cer- tainly move wonderfully fast to be a "Pekin man" that is, one who moves with a vim in an easy way. No wooden need apply. Filzer and Shelton spend all last week here and had a happy time of it. Home folks seemed more than glad to see the two high-class artists, as they never tired of wining and dining them at every opportunity. "Fld" is featuring a song called "Put Hau on Yo Countenance," which is said to be the theme wield. There are few vaudelley teams the road that have established such a reputation in one season as have "those two boys from Indiana." Williams and Walker have selected their vaudelley offering almost entirely from "Bandanna Land." Mr. Williams is singing a new song, "In the Summer Time, No, which is like immensely by Bandanna audiences. Walker is wearing two very swell suits, and his fancy stepping accompanying the final song, "Bon Bun Buddy, the great." Williams also figures in this song number, and his efforts to follow the nimble stepping of George cause much laughter. Mr. J. Ed Green, director of amusements of the Motts houses, has left the New York, where he will further his studies in the arts, with remarkable about Mr. Green is that after writing and rewriting nearly twenty-five plays, mostly of his own composition, he will continue in that line to continue gaining all the knowledge possible in that profession; there is a great lesson in that idea of preparation for the position that position we intend to follow. There is a number of writers and performers who, after making a hit once, see no reason to improve themselves. Miss Marguerite Ward, a popular chorus lady, with the "Bandanna Land" Land of preparation, is the prima donna, it is said. At the benefit by Mrs. Aida Overton Walker for the White Rose Industrial School for Colored Girls, in New York City, June 3, Ward sang one of Mrs. Overton's former successes, "It's Hard to Love Somebody Whose Loving Somebody Else." When she was surprised some of the best critics in the world sang her, someance. Some say she sang like the words of the song had some weight upon her mind. When she had finished singing she felt that she had little folks can sing as well as big folks. PETE HAMPTON AND BAUMAN MAKE BIG HIT. On June 2 Pete Hampton, the old-time favorite, and Bauman visited the town of Oldham, England, for a week's engagement, and took the town by storm. Accustomed to English papers, they have been setting all England wild. In the columns of the Oldham Daily Standard, of the issue of Tuesday, appears a nice account of their act of defiance, and it is the strongest dalles of England, and it is considered by all performers a large mark of credit to receive any favorable mention from its columns. Following is the notice: "Patrons of the Hippodrome this week will be delighted with the fare provided for them. The company is excellent, and includes Hampton and Bauman in a vocal scene. Down in Kentucky. They are full of energy, full of deserve their place at the top of the bill." In another column of the same issue it has this to say concerning their record:: The two colored artists, Hampton and Baumann, have been successful at the Hippodrome this week, are well known by music hall audiences practically all over the world. They are natives of America—the gentleman being Katherine Kearns, they have now toured England for five years, and during that time their reception everywhere has been phenomenal. When on tour they do not stop at disneyland, but they visit Africa, Germany, Russia, India and Asia are some of the lands visited by these accomplished artists. On one occasion, whilst fulfilling a two months engagement, they were the honor of being commanded to appear before his Majesty, King Edward, which they did at Buckingham Palace. They will be well remembered by Oldhamers by reason of their only performance. They were the Empire in the 'Dahomey show. They are both acceptable vocalists, musicians and dancers." "BLIND TOM" DIES IN NEW YORK. On Sunday, June 14, one of the greatest musicians, or marvels, of three generations of play-goers died in Hoboken, NJ. J. Wiggins, but the surname was one which the famous pianist adpted. He was born a slave near Columbus, Ga., about 1843. In early childhood he taught himself more than half idiotic, showed himself remarkably imitative, frequently stealing into the house of his master to reproduce on the planoforte pieces he had learned. He became so proficient on the instrument that he was taken to New York and exhibited as a phenomenon, and later was widely heard in the United States and P. G. LOWERY'S ENTERPRISE. P. G. Lowery & Co. were royally entertained June 14 at Menonville, Wis., by Ben Gillam and West Brown, warm friends of the Beechmans and Garlands. Jack Johnson met his old friend, Rufus Rutherford, at Menomonie, Wis., and he left not a single stone unturned to show P. G. Lowery's Company a royal time. Fred Garland, trombone solofist, has purchased a new Hentshel trombone, and he recommends the instrument without hesitation. in the Hattie Garland is justly termed the Aida Overton in the circus vaudeville Jack Johnson is well satisfied with P. G. Lowery. John Edwards is filling the warm seat in the back of Carter, and Chas. Beecham is doing credit to Billy Arente's end. Miss Estella Phillips is fast becoming a favorite. He has the voice and gregorian all redemption features. Barefield, the wonder bass is doing fine on his monster BB. On the drummer is the best in the circus business. Why? Because he has Tom May, second violin; Wm. Bolden, cornet; Geo. Hill, clarinet; Gordie Trombone; Billy Miley, bass; and Jno. Carrars. Wm. Bolden sends regards to Frye Miller of Joelt Ill., and hopes to hear his response. They say Billy May has been with P. G. Lowery for fifteen years. That's long enough to be on the pension list. Elvis Mason is holding a prominent position with the Wallace & Hagenbeck circus. On the wheel of P. G. Lowery's Progres- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER EUGENE BERRY EUGENE BERRY. Of Clinton, N. C., probably the most famous Negro song writer and musical composer in the world. sive Musical Enterprise we find Henry Blanche Beecham are all strong spokes. UNION GIANTS TAKE ALL. A. B. C.'s Lose Saturday and Both Sunday Games, The Union Giants of Chicago came to Indianapolis, met the famous A. B. C. s., and left, victorious in all games. The score for Saturday was as follows: A. B. C. S. R. H. O. A. E. Reeves, r. f. 0 0 2 0 0 Johnson, r. f. 0 0 2 0 0 Hewson, f. c. 0 0 2 1 0 Shawler, l. f. 0 0 0 0 Merida, 2b. 0 2 2 2 0 Board, 1b. 0 1 14 2 0 Allen, sb. 0 1 1 7 0 Gatewood, s. s. 0 1 1 0 Bishop, c. 1 0 5 0 0 Higbee, p. 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 1 5 27 10 1 GIANTS R. H. O. A. E. Pryor, 2b. 1 0 0 1 0 Ramsey, l. f. 3 1 2 0 0 Green, c. f. 2 1 2 0 0 Robinson, lb. 1 2 9 0 0 Primm, c. 2 1 7 0 0 Newbern, r. f. 1 2 1 0 0 Hutchinson, s. s. 1 2 4 2 1 Young, 2b. 0 1 1 5 0 Taltbott, p. 0 0 1 1 0 Totals ..... 11 11 27 10 1 A. B. C.'s ..... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 U. T. ..... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Innings pitched-By Higbee, 9; by Talbott, 9. 9. Base hits made-Off Higbee, 11; off Talbott, 5. 5. Bases on balls-Off Higbee, 8; off Talbott, 5. Struck out-By Higbee, 11; off Talbott, 5. Higbee, Hit by pitcher-Bishop, Two-base hits-Merida, Board, Higbee, Robinson, Primm (2). Three-base hit-Hutchison, Horse, Green, Robinson, Stoker, Reeves, Green, Robinson, Passed balls-Bishop, 4. Umpire-Adams. Time-1:30. On Sunday the team home team hoped to revise the count. The first game was called at 1:30. The Giants won, 7 to 3, and took the second 8 to 4. Herron got a three-bagger in the first game and Pryor got a breaking-crowd saw the games. Score: A. B. C. R. H. O. A. E. Allen, 3b. 0 1 0 2 0 Herron, c. f. 2 2 1 0 0 Shawler, 2b. 0 0 4 0 0 Marshall, 2b. 0 1 1 6 0 Gatewood, s. s. 0 0 0 1 Board, 1b. 0 0 12 0 0 Bishop, c. 0 6 0 0 Brown, r. f. 1 0 3 1 0 Johnson, p. 0 0 1 0 Totals 3 4 27 10 1 GIANTS. R. H. O. A. E. Pryor, 3b. 0 1 0 0 0 Ramsey, f. 0 1 0 0 0 Green, f. 0 1 0 0 0 Johnson, 1b. 0 1 3 0 0 Primm, c. 2 0 0 7 1 1 Newbern, r. f. 1 3 1 0 0 Hutchinson, s. s. 0 0 2 4 2 Young, 2b. 2 2 3 3 1 Norman, p. 0 0 0 3 0 Totals ..... 6 7 27 11 6 A. B. C.'s. ..... 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 Union Giants ..... 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 Hits Attended - Johnson ..... 9 9 0 0 7 Hits - Off Johnson ..... 7, 3 of 9, 0 Norman EUGENE Of Clinton, N. C., probably the and musical comp Bases on balls—Off Johnson, 2; off Norman, 2. Struck out—By Johnson, 6; by Norman, 7. Hit by pitcher—Johnson. Two-base hits—Merida, Young. Three-base hits—Ternan, Young. Plays—Hutch Robinson, Norman, Brown. Robinson, Stolen bases—Herron, Brown. Johnson, Ramsey, Young. Umpire—Adams. Time—1:30. # A. B. C. S. Allen, 3b. R. H. O. A. E. Herron, c. f. 1 2 1 0 Shawler, l. f. 1 1 3 0 Merida, c. 1 2 9 0 Gatewood, s. s. 0 1 2 2 Board, 1b. 1 0 1 2 Higbee, 2b. 0 0 1 0 Brown, r. f. 0 0 1 2 Washington, p. 0 0 4 0 Totals 4 9 27 8 4 # GIANTS. R. H. O. A. E. Pryor, 3b. 0 2 1 0 Ransey, c. f. 1 2 0 Green, c. f. 1 0 5 0 Robbinson, 1b. 2 7 0 3 Talbott, 1b. 0 0 0 0 Newbern, c. 1 0 12 0 Butchinson, s. s. 1 0 0 2 Yung, 3b. 1 2 0 2 Means, p. 0 0 0 3 Norman, p. 0 0 1 0 Totals ..... 8 7 27 8 3 Austin ..... 8 0 7 27 8 3 Union Giants ..... 3 0 1 0 0 3 Innings pitched—By Washington, 9; by Means, 8; by Norman, 8; Hits—Off, Union Giants, 1; Bases on balls—Off Washington, 4; off Means, 1; Struck out—By Washington, 4; Meredith, Washington, Ramsey, Merida, Washington, Ramsey, Young Double play—Talbott to Robinson, Stolen bases—Alen (3), Shawler, Ramsey Attendance—1,500. Times—1:45 BASEBALL AT LOUISVILLE Special to THE FREEMAN. Among colorful fans is surely picking up. The crowd was almost equally divided last Sunday. The Giants had about 3,000 and the Unions 4,500. Both teams have been playing for the last four years, they have merited the large crowds that have witnessed the magnificent games since the first ball was tossed across the diamonds. At one time, but the Giants had played the first game, but the Unions games of the Unions has caused the crowd to divide. This has been due to the Unions playing the Reccius, the famous white ball. The Giants have last and last Sunday. They hope to win again this Sunday. To demonstrate that there has been no put up game between the Unions and the Giants, they played a twelve innning game with a score of three to two in favor of the Unions. Under the management of "Bally" Fleming the Unions are making good and the Unions are making good and the street and Broadway to see his boys, while other crowds go on to Spring Bank and see the famous Giants. The score: Reccius..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-2 Unions..... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-3 The Unions will play the New Albany Stars next Sunday. Those wishing to see another great game are urged to be pres- Lou Glants.....1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 *-8 Gold Medals.....1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 *-8 The angler Baseball Club plays another game with the Murry Twelfths their park, Twenty-eighth and Broadway. Lewis Thomas, manager; Joe Cotton, umpire. Cary B. Lewis. ROUTE. P. G. LOWERY'S ENTERPRISE, with the alice- Haggelenbeg Circus—Duluth; 24; New Richmond, 24; Mankato, 25; Albert Lea, 26; Mason City, Ia., 27. WILLIAMS AND STEVENS—Crystal Theater, 24; June 22. LEROY BLAND—Week of June 22, Crystal Theater, Logansport, Ind. BANNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS—Troy, N.C. BURTON & TUCA, 24; Watertown, 24; Syracuse, 25; Rochester, 26; Niagara Falls, 27. 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Mrs. C. C. McGruder, of Birmingham, Mrs. C. C. McGruder, of Birmingham, Mrs. C. C. McGruder, of Birmingham, last week. Sheffield has recently organized a crack baseball team, known as the Sheffield Brownies. Andrew Hayes, captain; N. T. Perkins, manager; W. Hill, manager; Lee Fort, Johnie Pitts, Will Gadd, Will Render, W. V. Jackson...Mrs. Emma Lytle entertained Mrs. C. C. McGruder at dinner, Thursday, June 10, 2014. Sheffield has recently worked at the colored auditorium under the management of Prof. F. H. Bowser was a success and largely attended...Miss Jennie Lee Taylor and Mrs. Hannah Storer are Henry and she is much more highly entertained. Sheffield has highly entertained Wednesday night, June 10, at the A. M. E. Church, by Mrs. C. C. McGruder, of Birmingham, Ala., the State Grand Lecturer of the Court of Calanthe. Mrs. Henry spoke long and intense, and received a Master Robert Carter, the little son of Mrs. Ellar Carr. --- JACKSONVILLE, ILL Special to THE FREEMAN PADUCAH. KY. 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Court Address Benjamin F. Leighton, LL. B. Dean, 420 Fifth street, N. W. THE SCHOOL OF LOGO AND SPECIAL IN- FORMATION ADDRESS DEAN OF DEPARTMENT. COLORED MUSICIANS WANTED At once for Wm. Walker's Band and Coontown 400 Co. with Heinz Bros. Shows. All must be properly watered and suitable. Address: The Pro- man or Cincinnati Billboard. Route: Jewel Junction. Ia., June 22-27; Odebolt. Ia., June 29 July 4. Paul Carter Principal Comedian, and Stage Manager of Florida Blossoms Co. The greatest colored amusement organization of its kind—comprising Minstrel and Drama. Coming Soon A RABBIT'S FOOT COMEDY, The greatest Negro show of them all. A Continued Success. Watch and wait for the Big Comedy PAT CHAPPELLE, Box 702, Jacksonville, Fla. SHORT FLIGHTS. BY R. W. THOMPSON. Very boastful was Iagoo, Never heard he an adventure But myself had met a greater; Never himself had met a greater; But himself had done a bolder; Never any marvelous story But himself could tell a stranger. Would you listen to his boasting, Would you only give him credence, No one ever shot an arrow Half so far and high as he had; Half so far and high as he had; Ever killed so many reindeer; Ever trapped so many beaver! None could run so fast as he could, None could dive so deep as he could, None could swim so far as he could, None had made so many journeys, None had seen so many wonders, As this marvelous Iagoo, As this marvelous Iagoo, It will be "President Taft" after the 4th of next March. It is well to have a case before attempting to be a "contestant." Temporary Chairman Burrows was not "John R. Lynched." Louisville might be happy if the Colored High School could have two principals about now. It is well to be able to distinguish clearly between ingratiate and independence. The latter is often a cloak to hide the former. Agitation to be potent must be timely, based on sane principles, and conducted by individuals who stand for something worth while. Among the familiar features that failed to put in an appearance at the Norfolk General Conference was the quadernial Townsend bishopic boom. The "chronic knocker," who sees no good in anybody, and who has no faith in anything, is entitled to a front seat in the class of "undesirable citizens." Other cities than Washington would have a "Medico-Chirurgical Society" if the young doctors and their friends were sure they could pronounce the name. The delegates at Chicago will find a never-failing source of inspiration in the biblical text, "Be not weary of well-dong, in due season ye reallay ye, if ye faint not." If there is a "natural antagonism" between the white and black races, why should white men find it necessary to pass laws to keep white women from marrying Negro men? It is a fine thing to be able to go forward upon one's "merits"; but when a fellow is somewhat "shy" on merits, a "thing" might handy commodity to have within reach. Anyhow, in planning to keep the Brownwells issue to the fore, Senator Foraker is making it subtly impossible for any Negro to have an excuse for voting the Democratic ticket. Negro editors managed to retrain from getting out of school to answer question—that is, they did not get worried over the one the "big guns" talked about during the recent Congress. the manager of a campaign press bureau who thinks personal abuse and misrepresentation are "good politics" is a raw man, and the great people are not froils and cannot be fooled by a fool. And now Senator Bailey, another Negro governor in the state, commissioned from an aggravate commission, suffered from an aggravate commission, the thing of talking too much about the black man is sure to bring disastrous consequences in its train. "They walked right in and turned around, and walked right out again," is refrain Kossoff, coining Simmons was heathenly, and he immediately that his contest Mississippiians had been given the "double-cross" by the national committee at Chicago. Dr. L. H. Reynolds could have been a bishop—without vote or American jurisdiction—had he been willing to exchange it for the "Dark Continent." He did not need the title that urgently. It will be Reynolds next time, without a doubt. It is now up to Chairman Thomas J. Calloway to see it that the American Negro makes an adequate showing at the Japanese World's Fair at Tokyo in 1912. The American Negro makes an adequate showing at the Earth. Mr. Calloway is giving the sometime reputation of Barnum a close run. The banishment of the Rev. Jay Albert Johnson to far-away Africa meets with universal approval. The faithful and uninterested press agent of the university's press agent have borne the fruit that might have been expected. A lemon is better than no fruit at all. Private Secretary Emmett J. Scott has no idea of becoming a candidate for the superintendency of Freedmen's Hospital at washington—a job that does not exist. He is a professor at the museum of Imagination on a certain New England "weakly" is working overtime. Bishop Scott says that no one is permitted to become a member of the Mystodist Episcopal church who does not pledge himself to abstain from intoxicating liquor. If this rule should be rigidly enforced, the country, there would be—well, what's the use of prophesying what there would be? Bishop Stephen S. Visner of the Free Synagogue of New York, gets on the solidest kind of ground when he says "The three great powers of the world today are the school, the church, and the press and the church in its influence is the press." The reasons are obvious. Baltimoreans are urging their moneymen to start a good paying business enterprises, and are calling attention to the need to increase stores, hotels and restaurants. The committee meeting the National Negro Business League in that city will doubtless act as an effective stimulant in this direction. Collector W. D. Crum was "on the job" when Secretary Taft stopped off at Charleston, S. C., en route to Panama. As the leading representative of the federal government it was not only his duty but a duty to be Foremost in extending the freedom of the city to its distinguished guest. It will be of interest to our Indianapolis readers to know that Mr. James K. Nickens, the stereotyped lecturer, and Mrs. Cornelia Harrison Evans, both former residents of the Hoosier capital, but now of Cleveland, Ohio, were united in merriment in the Buckeye city. They have the best wishes of a host of friends throughout the entire country. In adding 40,000 to the membership of of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in his year and a half of administration, Grand Master Houston has made an appointment for his ordination at the head of that massive organization. The B. M. C. at Atlantic City in September will be a "Houston ratification meeting." The active work of taking the thirteenth census will soon begin. More than 3,000 additional helpers will be needed to carry on the great undertaking. Colored men and women who can so arrange their prereligious duties will be a chance to draw on their talents for a limited period, would be well to sit up and take notice. Bishop Walters did not get a "square deal" at the hands of that Philadelphia crowd, and he shows signs of washing his hands of the entire outfit. The genial Bishop of New York has the confidence to good people the country, and there is always a front seat reserved for Didn't we tell you so! Dr. M. C. B. Mason, secretary of the Freedmen's Aid. Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, is liberal on the subject of the education of the clergy and a croquet enthusiast and when he goes to the various cities on his itineraries he frequently takes advantage of his opportunities to the local teams. Dr. Mason will be a blonde of these days, if he lives long enough. Chairman T. J. Calloway did himself proud as the official minister of the Indian envoys on their recent visit to the commencement at Tuskegee Institute. He exhibited the distinguished African commissioners to the Tuskegeeans and exhibited his dual task with the skill and ease that might naturally be expected of a veteran of many stupendous expositions. There is hope for the white people of Arkansas, after all. They had the good judgment the other day to rise in their ranks and to show their dual task with the skill and ease that might naturally be expected by sufficing Jeff Davis hip and thigh, defeating him for delegate to the Denver convention by an overwhelming majority. It looks as if the sojourn of the "Howling Dervish" in the United States Senate will be short-lived. The General Conference of the A. M. E. Zion church lived up to its great opportunity in re-electing John C. Dancy as editor in charge of Quorum and the institutional Dr. George C. Clement to the editorial chair of the Star of Zion. When an organization gets the right kind of men in charge, it is fitted, it is a blunder to move them out merely to make a place for a novice who may happen to be popular among his brethren. The able and scholarly New York Age was never better than now. Under the energetic and business-like management of unexamined prosperity, its editors伯 REV. V. S. S. The Noted Pastor of Washington [Name not visible in the image] Dr. V. S. Smith came to this State from the State of Virginia fifteen months ago, and he was a member of the Church of Earlington, Ky. He accepted the call and spent only nine months with the church, where he was successful in erecting a beautiful brick, of brick, with a seating capacity of 600. This building is a credit to the people of Earlington to the Baptists of the State to the race. HOW BEST TO INFLUENCE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND CHURCH. (Read before the City B. Y. P. U.) (Read before the City B. Y. P. U.) Dear Friends—It affords me much pleasure to appear before you with this important message from the High influence Our Young People to Attend Church." We desire first to inquire as to how far Christ's influence may be seen in the lives of our kings and upon the governments over which they rule. Among the many names by which we designate the Divine Being, we may see the significant difference those who we describe Him as the Moral Ruler, Governor Sovereign of the universe. Indeed, the term Lord is one that involves the idea of rule and authority, and the spheres of His domination, it has special reference to His moral government and to Him as a Moral Governor. God's fatherhood does not call into exercise the discipline of the character and relationship that belong to Him as Ruler. If there is any being among men who ought to have and may have moral character and moral responsibility to the head of civil government. At least it is so if the ruler and the government over which he rules are to fulfill their heavenly mission. If the kingdom of righteousness is ever to be fully established in the earth it can only be by the kingdoms of this world and the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. An important part of the work of Christianity in the earth is to Christianize the world. If we are to influence our young people to attend the church we must have a moral character and a moral responsibility. The trouble that comes be- --- --- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. he gets are crisp, plain-spoken, dignified in statement and optimistic in spirit, and its news columns are full of fresh and clean matter; the information for made think well of itself and encourages the weak to persevere and be strong in their efforts toward individual betterment. Former Register Judson W. Lyons made an excellent showing as Georgia's national committee man. He conducted him with dignity and with kindness in the stages of the game, and impressed everybody as being a man who was sincere and knew just what he was doing. It was a neat compliment on the part of Chrisman Harry S. New to call Mr. Lyons to the chair during the hearing of the Mississippi contests, and the former register's friends have delivered in the good account he gave of himself. Mr. Lyons will be a factor in the coming campaign. A Large Selection of Latest Patterns 14k gold LAVALIERS at prices below competition. Will be pleased to show you the selection. CARL L. ROST. The rapid trend of the federal government toward centralization is in keeping with demands of modern sought. Private institutions have sought to results grow out of the concentration of responsibility at a common center, and that a single source of power should be the primary source of power of the machinery it is designed to move. Centralization is absolutely necessary to the preservation of our national life. No matter what the rights" which is invoked nine times out of ten to avoid federal interference with pernicious and oppressive local laws. With Ben, Tillman and Dr. Alderman, of the University of Virginia, off to Europe to recuperate, Jim Vardaman sent to the rear, Joe Balleway with a sore throat, an unarmed black man, Hoke Smith put down and out in Georgia, and Jeff Davis elected to stay at home from the Davis County jail in Arkansas, it looks as if the bitterest of the Negro's foes are being "brought unto judgment" in a miraculous way. Surely thegency in the divine inunction, "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord; I will repay." Cary B. Lewis is forging to the front in the reportorial world like a streak of greaseful lightning. His special write-up of the reportorial state of affairs at the trial Institute at Frankfort, published in illustrated style by the Louisville Courier-Journal, was a fine piece of work. His Treeman are among the best features of the reportorial series to its prestige as a purveyor of live news. Mr. Lewis is young, aggressive, ambitious and capable, and if the "old stagers" do not look to their aureus, the nimble Kentucky will be "lighten unto their hip." Ten months ago, when a group of well known colored men were disposed to speak unkindly of Secretary Taft because he was a Republican, they will charge of the Brownsville troops, and to threaten to bolt the ticket if he should be the nominee, the writer of this column remarked, as William Horton nominee, the Negroes will vote for that nominee, and the less that is said against him now, the less you will be able back this time next year." That's all. Add to your earnings. Our agents make big profits Boys and girls can earn more than what it requires to keep them in school books and clothes by selling The Freeman every Saturday. SMITH, D. D. St. Baptist Church, Paducah, Ky. but a pastor, and last, but not least, he is a giant in the pulpit. As a preacher he has very few equals. He is scholarly, he has many spiritual. 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The crop is made especially for class. We will send pre and one "Superior" Razor key by Postal or Express company, New York City. ```markdown ``` SPORTING GOSSIP of the WEEK. OM | | tg - 4 ; i : to MPEAOte : Tg a \ | 7 & : wy , Pe E Y Wrog ff \ B x % Ny ' ge fj ds ; B ( Ba t = TAP SN Ce "ame SPORTING COMMENT. —By Char 0 oe come days T have kept in the back. For som ie had little to say or do in grating world, but on recelving sev. Be Fos Goncerming basek was fal 05, Sy“and take notice, Some fool 1) novement Was, om foot t0° or ta **) Sted National baseball league ane Olle was done by myself and Btu 0 ita complete success, but Ger 0 0a its Tight fMekered out al 2500 cnn 1 wa started, 18 geome po ‘copie who Were, 80 deep! fer 0 0 tltare were at the same mest!" cmning leagues of thelr own we fs.) Aiso, It appeared that tas 2" Sincers and members expect- Be." od persons to form the league oe 0 | geistanee Whatever on ito one was ‘good at handing: Be, (That was all. If every person Boe USNs their full supporg. a eecrre " Would have been in runs See inday and everybody ‘really Beg 0) nse, I is no small matter State oe tha especially an aaso~ oe Sto ‘baseball clubs, but by Ete few handicaps Tt eam be pacing, how the movement, 18, at a yl the, roepeets, Took cloudy, eanistl! {Mn gentiemen Uke Franke bese) Stage, Willem H Ford, of Yano Conrad Kuebler, of St. Louts, Geolan’.) Lancaster, of Louisville, Ky., Moning orsanization can be perfected, gorking (are Several minor Bet nous paris tha could. be wing Hic inte the Dig, league Ganped 28 "\ic National Colored Base- Be eee end 10, be @ sure thing Bi vatice even though things may not fox rod USC OWS ‘jon B Taylon, Jn the great runner, te B Tao OT ae tate that er bes agel) (World's greatest athletes by oie quarter mile run at the an- woe al intercollegiate ‘Champion Fal Naor eirndelphias recently as 2) wey of all American Colleges, ‘Tay~ PeNti also take part in the Olympic ww Si “is considered to be. the snr, Qreqtest meet for athletes. jrvas with soreow and regret that the Je ucned last Week that, Referee ES ju bern stricken with heart disease Se (ai la_all, probability not. recover foie stocks The veteran referee was fate down State street, in Chicago, ahs fehie, Le sank t6 the sidewalk Exiacious and was carried to a near-by emai a Mogens Bir. Siler Was OF (Rae's take the train for Milwaukee, Bema Ss scheduled to, Report the Fe Quiche! glove contest. for the Chic fkctSoune. the paper which has em finn for inany Years. Foe Gining world has been aware of go igeltennt condition of the -old-thme fhe Miiree'for over a year, and on fer Guuat the sudden breakdown of the four ring official Was no great, sur~ Peta ae the same. time his frlends Fifi shook neatly, and many inquiries fee condition. reached Chicago trom Shia: of the United: States. Ue "iaSucted ae the third ‘man in the fein at least a dozen of the ‘most ime Paarl glove contests in the history” of the Kerem cing. He banded down the de- ais in the famous Corbett-Fitzsimmons fires at Carson City, and also declared fin jetties winner over ‘Tom Sharkey. in Tat esg-to-be-romembered veneounter at (iy isimnd for. the ‘world’s champion~ Sh It vas Siler who acted as the third Sih iu te vag when Joo Gans whipped futing Nelson at. Goldfield on a. foul. fouls oictated. inthe. fight. between Minja Hart and Mike Sehreek at. ‘Tono~ flust sear this being the Inst fight of Ey svat interst, thats he took part in. fees strange that. this widely. known fog euneral should get his start to. fame irfralf Nevada, and in that same State yaeteally finish hig career in the squared [ee List year Siler was given a ben- fh at which) $4,000 Was raised. Had It fiber for this he would have Jefe: the fig pactically penniless. Jars Metovern has anit, the ring, for pul and ith his retirement the Queens- Bre rnin loser one of the most, wonder {lig inser inthe history of the game, Sem, ui to a few months ago, had been Eirlie as far as pugitistie matters, were eomed. but, after several Weeks" trains Bein tie South, the fight bee started buz- He |) his bonety anda bout Was. ar fee! for him with Young baughrey, at fivabiniie. "tte made good in that eon fea lh was matched “With. “Splice” fies Iu this Nght he aeted like he had fopsiey all the good things he ever knew ayes hosing. and his manager, Joe Hinpiters, decided to eall_ off all’ Route wat viet and tn "the future will oeragiin enter him in the prize ring. Toe Sieurt off 4s fighting eareer with Si flaris as" bis manager, and. Sam ork to him to the last, Although Joe Hopi has been managing MeGov- fosarirs for several years, Sam Bas all ing dou his best to help "Perey along, Sel his wlvicw was heeded in all matters @ioportanes. “he tet that Hares and Monghvevs stuck. to. Ferry to. the wery, ew is fzhting days shows that there Esto fiction of any kind inthe: Me- Goren camp, sand that ‘Terry was not a asi mont Ihindie. MeGovern started. Hanis on the road’ to riches, and has Holninde Wig money for Joe Humphreys. nly oe who never ‘profited to. any. Prat tent by Terry's sucvess Inthe Ting fe Caries Mayhood, who. trained tum frowns big fit he went into. Charley Byte working on the strect cans im York City, and is to-day @ poor man. B vas always faithtul to. the Brooklyn Pilrisiad, and aid much Toward boosting 0 the championship. ‘Phau he fy ol Inve any OF the, world's Good foe Moviiood’ has’ the ‘satiafaction of feming the was tna. great menue mivasble for the success Of the greatest Ee telucr of tHe age, who always fought the square, for If he had not done #0. JACK JOHNSON’S CAREER. qi Jonson was born in Galveston, [2 05S"and now is at the zenith of fs Possical powers.” "He has. been active Aoesied in the ring for six years. His Eien of importance was with Joe fQeuski in Galveston, in 1901, when. he Cysts, sons" and: both “ne vand aii Jolson went down the Hine and Bg nos: every" "man ‘whe Would. fight tig flv Anoeked out dack Jeffries, broth- Eplthe champion, in Ave rounds, in 1902, GLK wos dlought the boitermaker would Berg for he ne tothe amt, Buh not ao so, Phe most. Sigmihe Seufeil oF Johnson's career was with wine ier. in’ San Francisco, Cal, in wet le san won. Some of’ the Ex folnsin never was able to beat de- Ses eas gheneunon, Joe ean \ANFORD GAVE HIM A BEATING. pny Mrsuson, the Chelsea, Maus. Eiiteshi! took al severe beating at the AEE "Soon Langford, atthe Atmory teh Mass. on May 19, but man- m8 imi ot ewelve eounds Late “nothing tothe fight ae vauson weighed a. ton in Shon fo Lingtord and. was a foot men of a dash in the eighth ft Le RULE lL ath ol eae os it he meant business, Fer fires lobe “He had rolls of fat on manne and at the end. of every heat Ma" Mowing. like porpoise. He firs, Lafond, the “latter knocking hats = cleverly, and what few dl Pe sus lett Jabs, which had no en! {i otier “Hana, Langford. landed SFG bgay blows with, both, hands a Senay ‘on the Jaw until he ea it he had to push. 80. much ee the ring that he tired him- % ee AYLOR WINS MEMBERSHIP IN OLYMPIC TEAM. Stoner Heads the List in His Line. pie she American OipsaghasinNe POOR wig. Bhulands ume St, Ammon es “pepe ‘e found John’ B. ‘Taylor, wy VS who Is considered to be_one aie sprinters of the age. Tay- m1 "orapete for the: AOgceetee rake mes tt ttle doube that he wil dp Wie Wil represent Unele Sam tn A-meter’ dasit Gartmell), oeanoapivas Cot Hat ripe reinia ; Robertson, I. A. A. C.; Huff, Grinnell; May, Tilinola. ito-meter | hurdie—Shaw, Dartmouth ; Smapeon, California; Garreis, CA, Ao jimeter run Stoppard, i. AAC. eines, Chama: Brombog Ef. jftamey, C. A.“A?; Prench, Gorell meiirmeter dasti—Same men as the’100- er. 400-meter hurdle—Hiliman, New York A C3 Bacon, A. A.C. Sullivan, Apul nasA, C. 1,800-meter | run—Halstead, Cornell; Sullivan, LA. A.'C.; Lighthody, Chicago Coe and Rowe, Miciiigan- 400-meter min—Tayior’ Pennsylvania Garpenter, | Comell;” Atlee, Princeton Prout, Boston A. A, * Five-mile run—Ballares, New York A. ©; Honhag, LAA. C.; Truber Connell, Pole | vauit—Giibert ‘and Dray, “Yaie; Cogke, Cornell; Batian, Santora. Shot Dut—Coe, “Bosion “A. A.; Rose Olympic Club; Garrels,, Michigan. Running high jump—Dorter, fA. A. C.- Moflit, Pennsylvania’ Gidney, ‘Boston “A Acq Patterson, GAs A. Standing high and standing broad jumz FpByry, New Yorks AWC);"Buler, “Brook lyn ¥. ie Gna. Discus ‘throw, free and Greek style— Darbomn. New York A. C-; Sheridan 1. A. A. Cui Balbott, Comelt, Running ‘bréad_ jump—Cooke, Cornelt: QConnell, New York A. ©. Kelly, LAL Hammer throw—Flanagan, I. A. A.C. MeGrath, New York A.C. "Talbott, Cor: nell, Hop, step and jump—Platt, Adams and O'Comiell, New York A.C. Javelin’ throw—Adains, New York A. Cp Sherlaans EAA Oe memtaie ay Swimming—Gooawin and Daniels, New Xone A. Co; Green, Brookine: Swimming Cin. Marathon rum—Morvissey, Mercury A. AG BASEBALL STAR PAYS FINE. Special to THE FREEMAN. DETROIT, Mich—Ty ‘Cobb, of the Ti- gers, appeared before Justice’ Jeffries, on duné 9, on a charge of assault and. bat- tery, preferred by Fred Collins, a Negro, whom ‘Ty slugged on Saturday’ afternoon as he was leaving the hotel for the ball park. Tyrus claimed the Negro insulted im.’ He pleaded not guilty. “If you are guilty you'll have to pay a fine,” Said the judge. “Your batting aver- age won't save vou. We pay when we go to see you, and you ought to pay when you come here.” ‘The court consulted his pocket schedule, found that the tear would be at home hext Monday, and et the hearing for that THE BURNS-JOHNSON AFFAIR IN ENGLAND. Sam Fitzpatrick, manager of Jack John- son, writes as follows from England? Bear Sir—We have now heen In. Eng- land four weeks, doing our best, as vou and your readers know, to foree Tommy Burns, who claimed. the world's cham. ionship, into a match for that title and a Big'side’ stake. "The British public ‘know full well that we have placed’ no obstacte whatever in the way of Burns, while, on ‘The Greater Birmingham Giants Base- ball ‘Clib, ‘which has won fifteen out of twenty-two games played this season, and fifty-one out of eighty-two last season, the contrary, he has been doing his best All along to, put forward alieulties. whieh At the time he knew quite well could never be surmounted, More money—in “Tact considerably. more--has heen" offered Burns than he ever fought for. in a gen- te: content, in gaigion to whieh ae Have promised him™ backing up. to.” $15,000. Mhere iz no bluft in this statement, for the money ig at-hand at ang moment, AST Write, Mr. Bettinson, “at_ the” ‘National Sporting Club, holds “$5,000, which Is iodged ‘with hin to prevent any get out onthe part of Burns or any. jealousy Qmong hewspapers, and this, as 1 have Said can, if necessary, be increased to $15,000. Burns has repeatedly stated, that he ts oul for, the money. and bearing, this In find, we are prepared, m_ the. hope of Travving him, to'bet hiny odds to his. stake, Ana we wii wager him $13,000 to his $10,000, and, further, Johnson will agree thatthe winner shail take the whole of the. $10,000 which the National Sporting Glup is prepared to give. _L would like to Femind Burns and. his friends that in’ do- Ing this we are making overtures. toa champion, anyway one who. claims that {ite and’ Te would atthe same time ask iny’sporting man jf such a thing Has pre- Hiousiy been Knowh inthe history’ of he tne Now, in order to know—though the x- planation is hardly: necessary——that Burns Pi eGaing his utmost to. side-step Johnson, let ome. draw attention. to his proposed Thatch with, BHT Squires, which is sched- ted for duly 12¢ in Paris, Tt is almost Unnecessary to. say" that Burns has al- Heady, beaten ‘Squires in less than one Tound : therefore, why a second mateh, if Hot fgr the ‘purpose of, gaining time or Tornishing a stop-gap.” ‘Then we come to the alleged offer from Goldfield, whica_ ts the Second obstacle put forward by, Burns to evade a match with Johnson, “A week fas “elapsed since this astonishing, cable- gram Was read to the public, and yet SiaMec to say, It has got-no further than the stage at the Holborn Enipire. 'T have made inquiries in. all directions respecting this particular message, which Thould: If the affair’ is business and not Blatt hiave ‘reached either Johnson or, my- Bu” ip. tothe present, however, Burns Rppears to, be. the only. man here who Rhbws anything bout it. ‘Therefore, we Knewout the Goldfield business down as Sunkum, which Burns Knows it to be. ‘The azony. is still being piled up, for the next ding that appears ts the offer of a Purse for Burns to box Lang, of Austra- fia ts this a move made to get Burns dui of England, and, having chased him to this country, 1g he going to give us the tale (Conia sail to Australia? 1 would like io°Rky that Johnson has already defeated {is"Same Lang in very, easy fashion. Taking ail this into consideration, T ask. Tree goes the honor and glory come in for Burns. to. meet beaten men and to {Pavel 46,000 miles to fight one of Lang's travel 16,000 mid suggest before he leaves THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. oe that Burns has a return match with Jem. Roche, who appears quite as uch “entitled "to. another, €0 as Bill Squires. "Statements to the contrary not- withstanding, Johnson, as can be proved, as had money” posted ‘with the Bveoag Sournal. of NewYork Yor" the, past sie inonths to bind n maten with Bure” Hite Stake is, ag T have said, now up'ie Eng: lad, ana Burns makes fo response In face of ail this, there is surely no question asta! who fi tosday’ the gesuine champion or the world. “Jonson gas he hhas"been ait long, prepared to. box. and Burne fails to ‘come forward.” There is therefore, only one Inference to be drawn, When is that Barns is afraid. From this date 1 therefore feel justifea tp, claiming ‘the. championships far Jack Jonnson, who, 1 may add, is ready. t0 des Tend ie at’ ail’ dimes’ and ‘against all come ers, giving Burns the first chances Yours raise Sie Fivzrarmcn, OHIO LEAGUE ORGANIZED. kas dor cecal oe anes lie and. William: He Tord, owace and. mate Ager of the Cieveland Giants: a State" Cok ees sa Serene Ginter feo the fiowing towns, comuoce the Teague: Columbus, Cleveland, Spring Hela, ‘Dayton, Cincinnal and Sonia CRICKET CLUB ORGANIZED. ‘Thursday evening, May 21, a number of the best known colored cricket players a this country met at 316 North. Bess aves hue, Atiantie City, and orsanized the West Indian Cricket ‘Clu. Many of the mem: bers" onee “Delonged” to tie famous "Sen Wick Club; of Barbadoes, BA We. ‘who have defeated Oxtond, of London, ana ais the ‘cruck Ausgratan’ team The oinecrs lected are as follows? dames Ac abareayy president; 3° Fi, ‘Tucker Vice “president; Bintin Le Best eeurseary : seeobh oreae: Wien, treasurer; SyaneyHutenineon held captain JUDGE FAVORS SPORTSMEN. ‘The- courts of Delaware county, in the case of the Olympic Athletic Association, affirm’ the legality of boxing in Pennsyl: Vania. In the opinion handed down in this case the judges gave a decision which Will be pleasing to followers of the sport all over the State of Pennsylvania, In the plea of the Olympic Athletic Associa- tion it. was maintained that “there 1s no luw against friendly and scientific exhibl- tions of boxing In Pennsylvania.” ‘Tn. re- ply the court states: “This is affirmed, Provided ‘such exhibitions do not include prize fights or fights or pugilistie contests on the result of which any. money or val= uable thing is bet or wagered." In many places throughout the State hoxing bouts of any description whatever have been Claimed to be illegal and have been inter- fered with through the actions of parties anxious for cheap notoriety and of graft- ing politicians, whe have what has rightly been termed “the. Itehing. palms,” or. in other words, men who have heen loosing for rewards’ in the line of money for al= lowing the ‘boxing contests to be conduet- ed. Tt has always been a strange specta- clé that in Philadelphia boxing has been permitted by the police authorities, who have never had any good reason to want hold the title of champions of the South. ‘They are open to all clubs on thelr own. grounds or elsewhere.” Prefer dates with Loulsvite Giants, A. B, Cs and Chicago to interfere with it as an orderly, well- conducted sport, which is enjoyed by thou- sands, while at'the other end of the State, ‘in the elty of Pittsburg, where the same liws are Supposed to prevall, boxing Nas Deen prohibited by over-officious pollce- men, and even amateur beuts have been forbidden, It will be noticed in the opinion that no mention is made of the length of time which at boxing bout may he carried on, and there is every reason to think that within a reasonable degree, as far as the Safety. of the contestants was concerned, the low’ places no limit on the number of ‘rounds to be boxed. The principal thing which the judges seem to have had in mind was the fact that the Hne must be distinetly drawn between a prize fight and a boxing Dont, and they did now hesitate ovamabe i cle shat here te atieranee ‘LEAGUE BASEBALL FEVER HIGH. It is only a small matter of time until a National Colored Baseball League ‘will he had by some of the larger cities of the country. ‘This. season, Seems to. warrant that fact because of the success some. of the States have had with aninor leagues. Tecyatly,, Mrs Conrad’ Kuebler, owner, of the §t.” Louis, Mo. Giants, organized “a Teague’ consisting of six. teams in. and around ‘St. Louis, ‘and that league has heen wonderfully successful financially. ‘The same might be said of the Ohio State League, comprising Columbus, ‘Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton. Springfield and Xenia, which was organized through the, efforts of William H. Port and Andrew. Williams. ‘hese Teniucs are very sucoesatul, Because they guarantee professional ball’ playing. And everybody. wants to see first-class ball Dinying. At Cleveland only last week, at A Saturday game. between Columbus. and Greveland, the “attendance was over 700 Strong. Suppose we were to have a Na- tional "League. Don't you believe the ate tendance would be even stronger, and don't You think the idea even better? Of course these minor leagues are necessary, as they Will, ald" both masnates and players in gaining the desired experience that Is re- quired: In the effort to form a National League last winter It was seen that many of the town Thentioned Were “endinely out af piace, and. that many of Its supporters Were’ so" inexperienced in the ‘idea. that thes, feared: w venture even one step. to- ware placing It'in Working ‘onder. "The teachings that they may gain ‘this’ season Will be of much use to them In promoting a National League. CORBETT SAYS GANS IS BRAINY FIGHTER. “This man Gans I consider the master now. I put on the gloves with him one afternoon just before he boxed." Erne. Some people wanted to find ‘out whether he was there or not, and I told them after 7 a while that, there was nothing in the world he didn't know about the game. He ig @ cat in the ring, and knows the game from soup to nuts. "Take It from me. “Does a fighter need brains? Well, you can say for me that a fighter needs ‘them more than a ball player does; and you can imagine what a fine thing a brainless shortstop would be in a close game of ball cant you?" piped Jim Corbett one night last week at Detroit, as he leaned back in his big Thomas Flyer, smoking a large Perfecto, sow bY; gertainly, they are smart fellows. Look at those who have the great names jauomemy. van, Kid McCoy, Joe Gans, Jack O'Brien, Young Corbett, ‘Frank Erne jpats and any number of cther big fel- lows! ‘poo E didn't include Fitzsimmons and ‘Terry ‘MeGovern. I consider those two natural fighters. They" knew. without learning all about the game, and were ‘right at home in any sort of going. Fitz was @ cunning fellow, and if he had been schooled when he was young 1 think hed haye been as smart as any of them, as he picked things up as fast as they came his way, vuthere are bruisers and sluggers, you ‘know, who never will amount to anything, who ‘rely upon’ brute strength ‘and_ one Wallop. I can't dope them at all. For a brainy fighter they are the, easiest men in the World to beat. T don’t think that I was the smart Aleck of the bunch, but for ‘mine T always wanted the big, husky fel- low who wanted to get one wallop over. ‘You ean dope them out in a round—learn ‘their speed, thelr one wallop, thelr little ‘igks, and’ then pepper them, blind. “A good, clever fellow with brains beats ‘the ‘slugger nine times out of ten. He has to be a judge of distance; he has to know how to'fight this fellow and that fel- low; he has to know where to place his punches in order to save his hands, and he has to know just how hard he is fight- ing so that he can save his strength.” | =~ WEAR THE LEVINSON HAT, oz S aSaamee c Ty | 92” | é 43 CS) The One Best Bet x EX 37 Ni PENNSYLVANIA ST, Ce SS Try Celery-Vesce For that Headache, also Neuralgia, Nerve and Stomach Trouble. HARMLESS. PLEASANT AS GREAM SODA. Sold by All Druggists. Indianapolis, Indiana, eM Degrees 1) Tentanapetien aad wa MOORE, Pres. W. H. ALLERDICE. Vice-Pres. WM. L. HOY, Sec.-Treas, Moore Grocery Company Pure Food Store. Phones : NEW: 892: 381. 164 North Illinois Street. THE A. B. C'S GROW STRONGER. With the changing this season of the A. B.C. team of this city, it-can be seen that “it ‘was for the best! ‘The team 1s how one of the strongest in the country. The pitching staff. with the recent addi tion of Lewis Johnson, of Memphis, ‘Tenn., has been placed in the front ranks along with other professional teams. ‘This sea son ought to be a record breaking one for Manager Butler and his gallant orem. ‘M. HERRMANN. F. J. HERRMANN, HERRMANN BROS., Distillers of Fine Kentucky Whiskies, Importers ot Fine Wines and Liquors. Both Telephones 1948. 234-236 SIXTH ST., LOUISVILLE, KY. WINGS OF CLIPPERS ARE CLIPPED. D. P. STIRK & CO., i878" i Artificial Limbs and Braces, Abdominal Supporters and Crutches Trusses Made and Adjusted in Bad Cases. ; Taay Auendane’ «208 3:aeer Indianapolis, Ind. Olg Phoge Main BAGSEs Take Fast Michigan Street Carta N. Kat and Ohio Streets Special to THE FREEMAN. CHARLESTON, W. Va.—The Charles. ton and Institute baseball teams played an exciting game before one of the larg- est crowds ever assembled here for’ an athletic event. Up to the eighth inning the game was of the A No. 1 class.” Both clubs showed up in fine form, the weather being ideal for the players, -but rather uncomforta- ble for the spectators, who were exposed to the Blazing sun.’ For three ‘innings nelther side was able to score, Charles: ton sending a man across the home plate in the first half of the fourth. — Institute ted the score their next. time at bat, getting in four more runs during the next three inn ings, while Charleston added two. t ‘Then it was that the slaughter began. Charleston had acquitted itself with credit till now, Ifthe unnecessary delays occa- sioned by their all too frequent tendency to dispute decisions be overlooked. The HOOSIER POET Club Room Londres, 10 Cent Cigar. We deliver goods direct to consumers and pay all express charges, John Rauch Cigar Co. - Indianapolis, Ind. MONEY Il) LOAN : 4 The Borrowing Question. Nobody questions the fact that it is often very convenient to bor- row money. 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Taylor, 800 Cove avenue, Birm- ingham, Ala. contest so far was a battle royal between the ‘pitehers, both of whom had’ excel- lent support, ‘\ long squabble over a decision of Um- pire JM. Bilis, In the last halt of the Sishth, ensued, and the Charleston’ boys who appeared ‘to have gotten into a blue funk, lost their heads. "fumbles came so frequently ‘that one would have thought they were a lot of beginners. In the art of juggling, trying a difficult feat for the first time.” ‘The ball was in the hands of every player of the infleld on a single play, and'no out was recorded. Institute took’ advantage of the confusion and piled up three runs, making the score 8 (oJ in their favor, which practically ended the kame. Individually there was tittle to choose tween the “twa clubs, gat, Towtitute. far surpassed. the Clippers in'team work, and their piteher, “Country” Poindexter, had a shade the better of Ford, who did the twirling for Charleston. oe Vote For = Salem D. Glark, For State Senator. The Popular Candidate of the People. LONDON DISPATCH SAYS JOHNSON GIVES UP s ser : Union Co-Operative Laundry cena eee The Laundry of Quality—On the Viaduct. If we do it—it is done right. Both Phones 1269. JOHN F. WHITE, Mer., - - 232-238 Virginia Avenue. LONDON, June 15.—Jack Johnson, the American colored fighter, has given up all hope of getting a match with Tommy Burns. Burns has refused every proposi- tion to fight *Johnson.. ‘The _ Natlonal Sporting Club has offered a $7,500 purse for a fight between Johnson and Marvin Hart, the Kentucky scrapper, to take place in September. ‘After this fight Johnson will follow Burns to Australia in a further attempt to get on a mateh with him. Another fight between Burns and Jem Roche Is likely. ‘The sporting syndicate headed by Dick’ Croker, former ‘Tammany leader, whieh ‘backed “Rocke befgre. ‘be- Heves ‘that the Irishman was insufficiently trained for his first go with Burns, and Is willing to put up some money for a sec- ed aan. PERSONAL GUARANTEE! People who are suffering with Consumption, Throat, and Lung Trouble to know that Dr. Emmons’ Throat and Lung Healer IS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. 411 State Life Bld., - Indianapolis, Ind. AN EASY MARK FOR WALCOTT. At Springfield, ©,, on ‘Thursday night, June 11, Joe Walcott disposed of Charley Kemp, of that city, in the fifth round of what was to have been a ten-roud go. Kemp was a novice in the hands of Wal- cott, who played with his man for three rounds.” Kemp's ‘efforts were. so. feeble that Wateott could walk away from him and laugh. ‘Joe tried to dispose of his opponent In the fourth, but he managed to last the round out by clinching. In the fifth his ‘scconis touscd-a towel into the ring. Northwestern Base Ball Park RAN BUTLER, Manager and Owner. Des cl oy al ra tel ne wi mnt alma ergo nen 462 W. 15TH STREET, RAN BUTLER, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. REPORT GACH GAME TO UG eee ee te ye ea Rl STS fa ae inetd Eka ee = sat ce eres rua paar gene on alle ou, {0 Send’ in all the good thinks you see GOOD colored or white teams solicited. If you are not “right,” don't write. Saal brize fighting—in fact, all Mines of] 469 W, {5TH STREET, RAN BUTLER, INDIANAPOLIS, IN Many would make pretty and appropriate gifts; all priced for quick clearance. Passe Partout nursery subjects, selling regularly at 25c. repriced Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND SOCIETY. Mrs. Frances Smith is visiting relatives in Versailles, Ky. Charles Monzon of Washington, D. C., is spending sometime in the city. Miss Beatrice R. James, of Chicago is in the city for a ewo week's visit. Miss Eva Miller has returned from Noblesville, Ind., after a week's visit. James Green, state grand master of the U. B. of F. left for Chicago, Saturday. Mrs. J, B. Monroe, of Cincinnati, O., is the guest *of Mrs. G. L. Knox, this week. The marriage of George L. Edwards and Miss Bertha Hudson took place last Monday. Mrs. Mary Mays has gone to Wilber force, O., to attend the commencement exercises. Mrs. Gabriel Jones, entertained in honor of her son's graduation, last Tuesday night. Miss Beulah Porter returned from Wilberforce University where she been attending school. Mrs. Jennie Gibson, of La Grange Ky., will be the guest of Mrs. Annie Webber next week. Charles Lewis, well-known about the city has excepted a position with Mr. Archie Greathouse. Mrs. Ida Brown-Miller, of Chicago, spent several days this week visiting her mother who has been ill. Mrs Ida Mae White and Mrs. John Samples of Cincinnati, O., are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Sykes. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Benson of Mt. Vernon, Ind., were in the city for a few days visiting old friends this week. The corner-stone laying of Mt. Zion Baptist church occurred last Sunday at the corner of Fayette and Eleventh streets. The C. W. P. A. entertained in hono of the graduates of Manuel Training and Shortridge High Schools, last Monday evening. Mesdames Malissa Mason and Hattye Williams of Connersville are in the city attending the missionary conference at Simpson Chapel. Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon, associate matron will represent Leah Chapter No. 2, O. E. S. at the Grand Chapter at South Bend, June 23. Tomorrow the pastor and members of Phillips Chapel M, E. church on Drake street near West, will have their opening of their new church. The L. O. G. club gave an entertainment at the residence of the Misses Carrie and Sarah Boyer in North Senate avenue, Friday night. Communion services will be held at Simpson Chapel Sunday afternoon, Rev. McMullen of Jones Tabernacle, will deliver the sermon. "Jephthah and His Daughter" will be presented at Simpson Chapel June 24, under the auspices of the Junior League and Sunday School. The Ladies Guild of St. Phillips Mission will give a lawn fete at the residence of Mrs. Fannie Lanier Thursday evening June 25, 722 N. West street. Mrs. George W. Dungey, state grand lecturer for the Calanthe Courts, left Wednesday morning for Frankfort, Terre Haute and other points on official business. William McDonald, of Canada, an interpreter of Italian, French, German and Spanish is in the city. He leaves in a few days with a French family for WASH SUITS SKIRTS WAISTS At Popular Prices S. L. KISER & CO., Washington and Delaware Sts. Philadelphia where they are going on a shopping tour to Wannamaker's store. Bishop A. Grant will occupy the pulpit at Allen Chapel tomorrow morning. At the evening services Rev. T. E. Wilson of Wilkesbarre, Pa., will deliver the sermon. The Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign, Missionary State convention will be held in this city, at the Metropolitan Baptist church, next week beginning Thursday, June 25. The Iron League Club and the Toussaint Giants will cross bats tomorrow morning at 9:30 at the Northwestern Park. A fast game is expected as both teams are cracks among amateurs. The death of Frank Ross occured this week at his home in Camp street after an illness of several months of tuberculosis. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mitchell at the Metropolitan Baptist church, Tuesday. St' John's Day services will be observed by the five Masonic lodges in their hall on Delaware and Court streets Wednesday evening June 24 at 8 p. m. The Grand Lecturer Prof. James H. Williams will deliver an address. All Master Masons in and out of the city are invited. F. D. Patridge, general committee. For James G. Green Thursday evening, June 11. Mrs. Sophie Butler president of the Gold Star Club gave a reception in honor of Jamee G. Green, State Grand Master of the U. B. of F. and S. M. T., at her home 1430 Mill street. After a musical program was rendered a gavel was presented by Mrs. Cora B. Jackson in a happy little speech on behalf of the club immediately afterwords a four course dinner was served. M. E. Missionary Society Meets. The eighth annual convention of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Lexington Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opened a three day's session at Simpson Chapel Wednesday morning. Nearly 150 women representing the five Conference districts, including the States of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, were in attendance. Mrs. J. T. Leggett, of Rushville, is the president of the several districts, and Mrs. L. M. Hagood is president of the local society. Mrs. M. A. Sissle, of Cleveland, O., third vice-president Mrs. A. E. Stanley, Flemingsburg, Ky, Mrs. M. E. Ramey, Rushville, Ind. Mfs. J. W. Stovall, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. C. D. C. Mebane, Paris, Ky., are among the number. Mrs. Erma Harrington made the address of welcome and the response was given by Mrs. Lulu F. Allen, of Covington. Business Locals Woodbine Perfume, Oh' how fragrant exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. 'Phone your wants to us. We call for and deliver prescriptions. Anything ordered by 'phone will be selected as carefully as if you called in person. No extra charges, Gauld's Pharmacy, New 1178; Old, Main 4032. If you want the best photos, go to Bennett's, 36 E. Washington street. If you want the best photos go to Bennett's, 36 E. Washington. One of the new ventures is the dairy lunch room opened by Wm. Cabell, at 214 Indiana avenue. Mr. Cabell has the late idea, the dining chair and steam table service. A well fitted dining room for ladies and gentlemen upstairs. PHOENIX, ARIZ. HATTIESBURG. MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN. Sunday, June 14, was Children's Day at the A. M. E. Church. The following choir, Rev. B. S. Williams; chant, vested choir; baritone solo, "The Heavenly Son." by W. B. Jones; reading selection, Mrs. Hines: THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps) Has cured others: will cure you. Address R.P. Blodau, druggest. Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday A Day of Special Values in MISCELLANEOUS Call at 009 1-2 North West street and see Dr Langston's Dental and Manicuring Parlors. Bennett Bros.: Transfer, Coal, Kindling, Flour, and Feed, 417 Indiana Avenue, New Phone 2977. Dr. Langston, the dentist at 009 1-2 North West street makes a specialty of good plates, crowns, bridges, repairs and regulating children's teeth. WANTED—Local agents to sell Snow Flake Complexion Cream, a most perfect bleach. Satisfaction guaranteed. Full size jar 25 cents (coin or stamps) postpaid. Burton Toilet Goods Co., St. Joseph, Mich. LOST RELATIVES—Mariah Turner, whose maiden name was Mariah Lallis, and Rebecky Lallis, a sister, when last heard from were in Kansas City. Any information by letter or through The Freeman will be appreciated by S. R. Lallis, Iberia, Mo. FOR RENT-2127 N. Arsenal ave. 3 rooms, $8.50; 2129 N. Arsenal ave. 3 rooms, $8.50; 698 W. Eleventh st. 4 rooms, $9; 957 Wayne st. 4 rooms, The Anderson. 4 rooms, $4; 212 Glsenstor 5 rooms, $10.50; 568 W. Sixteenth 5 rooms, $10; 536 W. Sixteenth 5 rooms, $10. The Freeman Realty Co., 225 Indiana avenue, New Phone 2880. INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS & SOUTHERN TRACTION CO. INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS & SOUTHERN TRACTION CO. Indianapolis for Greenwood, Franklin, Edinburg, Columbus, Seymour, Crothersville, Scottsburg, Sellersburg, Watson Junction, Je and Louisville, at I.C.B.S. SOUTHERN TRACTION L.O. 9:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. LOCAL CARS leave Indianapolis for Seymour and all intermediate points at 6:10, 7:10, 8:10 a. m. and every hour there-after until 8:10 p. m., and for Columbus at 9:10 p. m., at 10:10 p. m. for Greenwood; at 11:15 p. m. for Columbus and Greenwood. Cars make direct connection at Seymour with cars of the I. & L. Traction Co. for Louisville and intermediate points, also with trains of the B. & O. R. R. and Southern Indiana R. R. for all points East and West of Seymour. For rates and full information see agents and official time table folders in all cars. For full information regarding freight service call 1278 New Phone. A. A. Anderson. song, "Calvary," by Mrs. Albertia Mason; oration, by Mr. S. D. Wiggins; bass solo, "Garden of Life," by Mr. W. R. Woods; response, by Dr. J. H. Howard, president of the Magic City Bank; solo and chorus, vested choir; collection; Mrs. M. K. Harding; pastor; Mr. W. R. Woods, pastor; Mr. W. R. Woods, chorister; Prof. Charles C. Henderson and wife have returned to Hattiesburg for permanent residence; Mr. W. R. Woods, A. M. E. ex-organists, filled the place of Miss Willie McCarty at M. Carmel, who was ill for two weeks, but able to be out of school to attend Maud Boughton, of the Campbell School, is spending her vacation with her mother. MINEOLA, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. We have had plenty of rain in this part of the country...Sandy Anderson's horse was bitten by a snake last week...R. M. Anderson was usual...The people of Minola heard good preaching last Saturday, on the streets...William Hall, of Crow, was usual last week...A. Reece is in the restaurant business...Minola has one bakery shop. CANON CITY, COLO. Special to THE FREEMAN Rev. L. W. Harris, pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church, preached a sermon for the G. A. R., Sunday, June 14. Rev. L. W. Harris, pastor of the Lamada and Anna L. Moore and Moody Bruton have returned home from Quindaro, Kans., where they have spent a succe- nful summer at the Lamada Moore was a member of the college orchestra, and is an accomplished violinist. TUSCALOOSA. ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN Saturday A Day of Special Values in Women's Linen Suits Our most attractive and artistic models are included in these items. Each and every suit offered is a decided bargain. The latest perfume fit and trim effects are all that a careful dresser could desire. White Linen Suits $4.50 and Linen Suits of black and white stripes Choice models, beautifully made, $6.00 quality. Blue and White Suits $10 Made with long coats, lace trimmed, $15.00 values. Linen Collar Jacket Suits $6.50 Lace trimmed. Blue Linen Suits $2.98 $7.00 values. White Waists 69c Lace and embroidery fronts, $1.50 value. Skirts $5 Tallored to order, all ma- terials furnished, com- plete, upward from... Domb Bros. Women's Outfitters 134 W. WASHINGTON ST. The Little A. H. TENNESSEE Barber Shop & Bath Hy. Thomas, PROP. Agent for The Freeman 1313 Dodge St. Omaha, - Nebraska. LINCOLN HAIR POMADE MAKES HINKY HAIR IN SOFT EMPOWERMENT KEENS HAIR FROM SCRUB 07 LINCOLN HAIR POMADE WHICH WOULD YOU BATHER WITH YOUR HAIR? SOFT AND LONG SO THAT YOU CAN NOT IT UP IN THE LARGEST STYLE OF SHORT AND HINKY. A WOMAN'S JUST PRIDE IS HER HAIR. To straighten out that kinky, curly hair, putting it in the most perfect condition to be combed into any shape, just try a bottle of LINCOLN HAIR POMADE. There is no other preparation on earth to equal LINCOLN HAIR POMADE in producing soft, beautiful hair, Lincoln Hair Pomade is a natural hair cleanser—a natural promoter of growth and naturally reduces the hair to a straight and combable condition; but also supplies the hair with a silky sheen and gloss. No matter how rough or heavy your hair is now, no matter how hard or curly it may be, the use of Lincoln Hair Pomade will give you hair that can well be the envy of others. Lincoln Hair Pomade is the only highly recommended preparation for this purpose on the market. It is Lincoln Hair Pomade you want, so refuse weak and inferior substitutes. Do not take anything that is claimed to be just us good, but insist on getting the gummie. PRICE 15 CENTS. Manufactured by THE LINCOLN POMADE COMPANY, NORFOLK, VA., U. S. A. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for particulars. If your dealer does not keep it, send 20 cents in silver or stamps to WILE LAND CO., De partiment D., Norfolk, Va. and we will send you a bottle by return mail. The Indiana Dairy Lunch ROOM. EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE! Come in and call for what you see. Cafe and Dining Room up stairs for ladies and gents. William Cabell, PROPRIETOR, 214 Indiana Avenue. from the Blind School at Talladega..... The Three Times Ten Club met last week with Mrs. Lhaka Edmunds...Roland L. Douglass attended the grand session of Royal Arch Masons at Montgomery last week. TRADE MARK REG US PAT OFF GEORGE KEITH COMPANY Hav 7 THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS At the sites are being pres- tent "Gas" month will give annapolis Pennsylvania Our Next ODM S. W. Cor. A. EASY PAYMENT D PER W urns Arrive , Bicycle CYCLE REPAIR Repair Shop. The Discover ing our market with the recipe. You can make on. We will send you Formula C Three Dresden Art Plates are be "Perfect" C $2 down and $2 a month w The Indiana 45 South Pen Buy Your N GOOD 261 E. Washington St. S. V ON EASY PA $1.00 PE New Patterns A Robt. R. Baron, Bic BICYCLE Paints, Tinware, General Repair S 335 Indiana Axenue. Whisky Recipe Dis A liquor dealer has been supplying our ma- made a fortune. We have his secret recipe. Y lation; at about the cost of 30c a gallon. We w Central Form 605-607 E. English Street, Vote Pliny W. B Candidate for Judge of Superio ticket; former Judge room 3. C., H. & D. R. R., $2 down and $2 a month will give you the Gas Range. The Indianapolis Gas Co. 45 South Pennsylvania Street. Buy Your Next Suit at GOODMAN'S 261 E. Washington St. S. W. Cor. Alabama and Washington. ON EASY PAYMENTS OF $1.00 PER WEEK. New Patterns Arriving Daily. Robt. R. Baron, Bicycles & Hardware BICYCLE REPAIRING Paints, Tinware, General Repair Shop. Tires put on Go Carts, Etc. 335 Indiana Axenue. - - New Phone 5407. Whisky Recipe Discovered, 30c Gallon A liquor dealer has been supplying our market with fine whisky. He made it himself and made a fortune. We have his secret recipe. You can make it at your own home without distillation; at about the cost of 30c a gallon. We will send you a copy of it for $1.00. Address Central Formula Company, 605-607 E. English Street. - - Wichita, Kansas. Vote For Bart Superior Court from 3. Record R., Sun Pliny W. Bartholomew, Candidate for Judge of Superior Court, room 5, on Democratic ticket; former Judge room 3. Record approved by the people. C., H. & D. R.., Sunday, June 21st. ROUND TRIP. CONNERSVILLE 75c RUSHVILLE 50c Rushville and Connerville tickets good going and returning on all trains (regular or special) Special train leaves 7 a.m. Returning leaves of Sunday for which sold ROUND TRIP. DECATUR $1.50 HUME $1.25 BLOOMINGDALE $1.00 Decatur 8:30 p.m. Big Four SUNDAY, J $1.75 Cincinnati Special Train COLORED K. OF P. P. Sunday, Jun ROCHESTER, LAKE MANITO $1.25—ROUN FAMOUS K. of P. BAND, Fist fit of the Pythian Temple Castle Ha Station at 7:30 a. m. Our Excuse DAY, JUNE annati and l Special Train Leaves 7:00 F P. EXCUSE June 2 MANITOU--L. ROUND TRIP ND, Fishing, Boat Castle Hall fund. Big Four Excursion, SUNDAY, JUNE 21st, $1.75 Cincinnati and Return $1.75 Special Train Leaves 7:00 a.m. FAMOUS K. of P. BAND, Fishing, Boating, Base Ball. For benefit of the Pythian Temple Castle Hall fund. Special train leaves Union Station at 7:30 a. m. IN THE LEAD. Private Dining Room in Connection. C. Raines. 416 Indiana Ave. DO YOU KNOW that you can save from 75 to 100 per cent. on all household articles bought of WILLIAM H. BARON. dealer in new and second hand goods. It costs you nothing to inspect my stock. Always something on hand that is the very thing you need. Special bargains to young married couples. Tires put on Go-carts. 341 Indiana Ave. --- Style Variety Attractiveness and Price Have Made Walk-Over Shoes Famous. HUTCHINSON'S WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP 28 North Pennsylvania Street. Have you seen The Lovely Enameled Plates. At the Gas Office? being presented to purchasers of a Gas Range. will give you the Gas Range. apolis Gas Co. Pennsylvania Street. Next Suit at OMAN'S W. Cor. Alabama and Washington. PAYMENTS OF PER WEEK. Arriving Daily. Bicycles & Hardware REPAIRING Air Shop. Tires put on Go Carts, Etc. New Phone 5407. Discovered, 30c Gallon market with fine whisky. He made it himself and You can make it at your own home without distil- will send you a copy of it for $1.00. Address mula Company, Wichita, Kansas. te For Bartholomew, Prior Court, room 5, on Democratic Record approved by the people. Sunday, June 21st. DECATUR $1.50 HUME $1.25 BLOOMINGDALE $1.00 BLOOMINGDALE 7 a. m. Returning, leaving decatur 8.38 Excursion, JUNE 21st, ti and Return in Leaves 7:00 a.m. EXCURSION OUTING June 21, 1908, TOU--L. E. & W. RAILROAD, UND TRIP-$1.25 Fishing, Boating, Base Ball. For bene- Hall fund. Special train leaves Union Hadley Bros., 755-757 Indiana Avenue. Near St. Clair St. Indianapolis. J. WALTER HODGE, REAL ESTATE, Fire, Accident and Health Insurance. See me for bargains if you are looking for a home or investment. Cash or easy payments. BOTH PHONES 1173. 538 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. DRUGGISTS.