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THE FREEMAN IS HEAD OF MORE THAN 100,000 ENLIGHTENING AND PROGRESSIVE AFRICAN AMERICANS EACH WEEK. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? IF NOT, WAY NOT AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XXI NUMBER 36 TENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATION M. WILLIAMS ON SURGICAL TOPIC Gives instructive Lecture—Dentist Section Holds Separate Big Meeting—Dr. P. Augustus Johnson Elected President. Special by National Negro Press Bureau. NEW YORK, August 31.—The tenth annual session of the National Negro Association, held daily 1,200 delegates to the city during the past few days. The organization embraces the leading physicians, surgeons, dentists and pharmacists in the city and attracts them were enrolled, representing twenty-nine States. The largest delegation came from Washington, D.C. No body was attracted more widespread attention nor evoked heartier encomiums. Traffit, industry, intelligence, substance and competence were attained. Nine those attracted and a larger number of those coming marked a distinct epoch in the professional life of this community. It is no small feat for our organization to make itself felt in a metropolitan area and also attained the fact that these enterprising scientific men and women of the race incur such splendid recognition at the city and citizens generally, and made such a striking impression, is the highest compliment that could be paid to them as vital forces in the work of racial redemption. The opening session was held Tuesday morning at the elegant Plaza assembly venue. 110 East 59th street, with Dr. W. H. Wright, of Baltimore, president of the association, in the chair, and Dr. John A. Kenney, of Tuskegee, Ala., acting as secretary. Dr. P. Augustus Johnson, chairman of the local committee, gave the association a warm welcome and turned over to it the keys of the city. The president's annual address dealt with the growth and development of the organization in the ten years of its history, and spoke for it an increasing degree of influence and a larger sphere of activity in the future. The reports of the secretary, executive board, treasurer and other officers and committees were heard and a healthy condition of affairs was indicated. Dr. Kenney's report showed that there are 1,017 Negro physicians in sixteen States. 168 drug stores and 36 hospitals on by and for Negroes. He urged among other things an indorsement by the association of the labors of the committee of 100 of the American Health League, which is striving for the creation of a national health bureau at Washington. At the afternoon session the program embraced the following: Paper, "The Reason for the Intestine Discusso of the Lobster Dr. E. Hunter, Lexington, Ky.; discussion, by George C. Hall of Chicago, I.I.; paper, "Gastritis," Williams, Charlotte, N.C.; paper, "The Minor Details in Abdominal Surgery, W. H. Hughes, Richmond, Va.; discussion, by H. E. Connor, Brookhaven, N.C.; practical pharmacy, Mrs. H. Cohen, an energetic lady pharmacist and manufacturer, of Newport News, Va. GREAT MEETING AT ST. MARK'S. At the evening an immense public meeting drew the Mark's street, near 5th Street. Despite the weather灾, more than 2,000 persons crowded the spacious auditorium to see and many were unable to gain entry. Every section of the country, and useful decorations, made the scene a picture of beauty and grace. The audience continued throughout and joined enthusiastically in the spirit of the occasion. The Gustavus Henderson, president of the Chicago-Chirurgical Society of New York City, introduced the makers most felicitously. P. H. McGowan, acting for Mayor McCellan, delivered a cordial address in the Polish Hospital of City of New York he had some knowledge of the value of those who practice medicine, and the magnificent organization of nurses and pharmacists, and trained nurses, had his full sympathy and enmity. He referred in complimentary terms to wonderful progress that had been made in the country, as evidenced by the prosperity and substantial body of women in attendance upon these nurses, applauded their patriotic service for America on the face of the earth. The mayor, praising his valorous success of the Union and the advancement of the announced demonstrations of approval, addressed of welcome was deserved. W. Walter H. Brooks, pastor of Maryville and Dr. George E. McCillan, dignified and impressive, with his tribute to George B. McCillan, the father of Mayor, mayor, praising his valorous success of the Union and the advancement of the National Association of the Church of the City of Association and of teh North Jersey Medi-Center's most prominent president of the National Association and now filling the chair on the Medical School at Nashville, in response to the national address and most beautiful worded the convention. Following McCillan's deliverance, Dr. H. McCillan's invitations to the various announced addresses was made by Mr. John J. Kell, of D. TION TO DR. ROBERT REYBURN. D. Robert REYBURN, dean of the med- ical department of Howard University, introduced and was, accorded, a INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908 hearty reception. Dr. Reyburn fought in the Civil War and was one of the active promoters of the Freedmen's Bureau, an assention of the Negro slaves to gain their freedom and to aid in aid of Union soldiers wounded at the front. With Gen. O. O. Howard, he took a conspicuous part in establishing Howe's Union University, which was a contemporary of the colored people, and founded there, amid much opposition, a medical department for the training of colored men in medicine, and was a contemporary of Frederick Douglas, and Truth, and his stoyst of the early struggles to secure a footing for the Negro in the medical profession was quite interesting. He was a service the Negro has had no stronger friend or champion than Dr. Reyburn. Mr. Augustus A. Haston rendered a baritone solo, "The Two Grenadiers," and Dr. H. M. Wright, of Baltimore, and Dr. Charles H. M. Wright, of Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C., made short talks of an informing character. The principal theme of the convention series was *Tuberculosis*, and Dr. Richard A. M. Roberts, of the subject with the formal discussion of the topic, dealt exhaustively with the branch touching the problem of "Tuberculosis: A Clinical Problem of the Tenements," and in a subject Dr. E. P. Roberts, also of New York, introduced practical suggestions looking to the checking of the ravages of the dread disease, among the colored people of the United States, that victims of tuberculosis be isolated in attractive institutions maintained at public expenses, as a means of preventing the spread of the white plague, met with general indemnies. Wednesday was "clinic day," and the delegates gathered as a body at Lincoln Hospital, one of New York's most famous institutions, located at 141st street and boulevard. The exercise began at 10 a.m. and continued until late in the afternoon. An operation of unusual importance, involving a new system of abdominal surgical instruments and appliances, was performed by Dr. A. M. Curtis, of Washington, D. C., formerly surgeon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital. Another notable surgical instruments and appliances, was performed by Dr. A. M. Curtis, of Washington, D. C., formerly surgeon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital several years ago. Dr. William H. Roberts, of Dr. Daniel H. Williams, of Chicago, who was also surgeon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital several years ago. Dr. William H. Roberts, of Dr. George C. Hall of Chicago, and Dr. J. E. Hunter, of Lexington, Ky., who gave some valuable experiments in major surgery and afforded an opportunity for profitable investigation on the profession and the latity in attendance. At the Plaza the following program was carried out in the afternoon, with Dr. John R. Francis, one of Washington's most noted practitioners in the chair. It was a program that Dr. Francis proved to be one of the most informing factors in the body, cool in debate, sound in his reasoning, clear in working out knotty problems, and gave President Obama right much valuable assistive critical moments. The program was as follows: Paper. "Obstetrics and some Obstetrical Problems." Dr. H. F. Gamble, Discussion by J. J. France, Portsmouth, Va. Paper. "The Treatment of Inguinal Adenitis." Robert J. Abele, Philadelphia, Va. Discussion by C. L. Carter, Harrisburg, Va. Paper, "Experimental Surgery," A. M. Brown, Birmingham, Ala. Discussion by Willis E. Sterrs, of Decatur, Ala. Paper, "A Plea for Suggestive Therapy," A. M. Brown, Birmingham, N. J. Discussion by W. W. Wolfe, Newark, N. J. Dr. A. M. Brown, of Birmingham, precipitated a lively discussion, in which nearly every physician participated, "by advocating the policy of utilizing the vivification of criminals condemned to death as subjects for surgical experimentation. Dr. Brown's paper, which was the storm-ring of the convention, made the argument that where it is necessary for a criminal to die, his death should be made to contribute to science. In the case of a debt, he held, and surgeons too long had depended upon experimental operations on charity patients. "Consign those condemned to death to the hospital, for the use of those in a role of barbarian, the gallows, and the more modern electric chair, each of which, without benefit to any one, would have been their victims. Both have long ago lost their power in producing the desired effect for which they were originally intended, and have been the instrument of a staff of surgeons "whose material for the advancement of civilization and surgical science would come through their hands, the inmates, who, by this method of extreme punishment, would not explain crime without serving the real purpose for which such an ignominious death was intended— WOMEN'S FEDERATION SENDS GREETING A pleasing diversion was the advent of a delegation of charming ladies, representing the National Federation of Women at the Record Baptist Church, in Brooklyn, the party called to extend fraternal greetings from their organization. An admirable addition to the record of the special relations existing between woman and the medical profession, was delivered by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, honorary president of the Medical Association, one of the most brilliant and best known platform orators in the country. Responses in happy vein were made by Dr. H. H. Gorman of the executive committee of the National Medical Association, whose dignity and polite and strong conservatism have given the organ a place of pride. President W. H. Wright; Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, who possesses the rare capacity for saying the right things in the right way; Dr. C. W. Childs, whose force of character, tactful utterance and ready grasp of a situation held the vessel in the middle of the stream of conversation; Dr. B. Boyd, whose genitality and classic lore, coupled with the knightly habit of "framing up" diplomatic language, led the convention to dub him his "Father of the Church." DR. WILLIAMS LECTURES ON SURGICAL TOPIC. A lecture far out of the ordinary, the the association was that delivered by Dr. Daniel H. BILL B. BILL F. NEBRASKA INTERESTS HAYWOOD Williams at the Plaza in the evening, on "Crushing Injuries of the Extremities". A large and unusually attentive audience watched and lauded the scholarly presentation of the diaries with unlapping interest from beginning to end. Dr. Williams read a graphic outline of the anatomical aspect of the theme, giving stimuli and pictures to the picture, allowing with forty stereoptic images was illustrating the effect of various injuries to the extremities, each picture being taken from life and occurring in his own body. The pictures were the turtles and lesions had been successfully treated through the methods he described with great skill and familiarity, and the association was so gratified that on moving to the next stage the unanimously tendered Dr. Williams for the magnificent treat he had afforded them. The "slides" were handled with painstaking care and the drawings were presented in the chicchning papers presented during the evening were: "Causes and Prevention of Death During Anaesthesia." Dr. John W. Mitchell, of Washington, D. C.; discussion by Dr. A. Genneman, Ala., Professional Care of Decubitus Injury. Ferguson, D. D. S., Richmond, Va.; discussion by Charles H. Roberts, D. D. S., New York City; "The Modern Hospital," of the state of physicians in charge of the Frederick Douglas Hospital. In the discussion, Dr. R. F. Boyd, of Nashville, Tenn., who has had large experience in hospital management, and as a recognized physician in the state, he maintained and advancement of these useful institutions, laid especial stress upon the necessity for the hospital control of the system. Only through the hospital management by one of the Negro physician perfect himself in the delicate phases of his profession; only through them can the Negro surgeon become a master of his art, and only through his practice her profession with satisfaction. White physicians do not, as a rule, care to consult with his colored brother, and the colored patient thrives best amid surroundings that are congenial, environment friendly, and system of confidence. Dr. A. C. McClellan, of South Carolina, made important suggestions, and all agreed that Dr. Mossell's paper had drawn out one of the conveners's most profitable exchanges of opinion. An interesting meeting was held separately by the dental section, with Dr. W. Lloyd of Washington, C. presiding. Out of the member meetings throughout the country, about twenty-five were present. Three special topics along dental lines were given a hearing. Dr. Lloyd was retained as the head of the proceedings arranged for Thursday. The rain, that had been falling steadily for the proceedings arranged for Thursday, through the clouds encouraged the ladies to don some of the stunning costumes that thus far had been reposing in their trunks. Dr. John B. Hall, of Boston, gave a paper on "Obsonus and the Obsonle Index in Medicine," with able discussion by Dr. Frank F. Davis, of Cambridge, Mass., and supplementary remarks by Drs. Geo. A. M. Curtis and W. G. Bailey, of Chicago. Dr. W. S. Lofton read an illuminating "It is good to hold office, but it is better to be free to assail enemies or to defend friends. Offices are good enough in our society, but it is better to hold it as long as I can; but, for real leadership, the Negro race needs tall, brave men, who can earn their living in the industry, in pursuit of wealth. It is a shadow of industry, and it can be removed only by unselfish, patriciol men, who cannot be silenced by Federal ple, or who are in a position to talk because of their power. The free men can assert their rights as independent, untrammeled citizens. God is ever on the side of a brave people." In closing, he said if by some strange lack of foresight or failure to appreciate the power of the Republican party should be removed from power and he should be asked to step down and out, it was his sincere wish that he then dominant party would see it as a responsibility to be a colored representative of that party. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. When the decks were cleared for the election of officers, it was evident that some "line work" was "coming off," and the expectation was fully realized. From the records, it was clear that candidate for the presidency was Dr. P. Augustus Johnson, of New York, but there was an undercurrent for an outburst of anger. The palesting was indulged in, with a hope of finding a man around whom the opposition could rally. Dr. Johnson was put in nomination, as was also Dr. Gustavus Henderson, former same dame Dr. Daniel M. Henderson, Chicago was the long-sought-for dark horse. It is understood that Dr. Johnson was not a candidate and that his name was used even when he was not ever, was voted upon, and the race became very warm before the result was announced. Dr. Johnson received 62 votes, and was declared elected, being the only player to play in the holders of his admirers. Thirty-eight votes weer cast for Dr. Williams and 17 went to Dr. Henderson. Dr. W. S. Lofton was chosen as president; Dr. John W. Kenderson, general secretary; Dr. William Force Williams, treasurer, with the remaining officers to be selected by the sections at interest. Boston was chosen as the new place of meeting, winning easily the Washington oak, the capital was favored by a majority of the committee on place. Many delegates evinced a desire to carry the convention to Washington, and profession reside, and it is likely to go to Atlanta or Birmingham next time. Great as New York is for brilliant social functions, it has never been the scene of a banquet of such dazzling splendor as the one committee on Thursday evening, at Murray Hill Lyceum, one of the finest halls in the country. Nearly one thousand men and women attended rows of tables being filled by daintily-gowned ladies and menly many, typifying the highest intelligence, culture and substance of the race. The picture was one of the most glamorous take pride in the concrete demonstration of the race's advancement. It was absolutely indescribable; in the language of the story, written by Alexandra G. Alexandra N. J., made an admirable toastmaster. In the midst of the speech-maker Dr. Booker T. Washington entered the hall, and things had to be suspended for several minutes before the account accorded him could subside. In response to call later, he made a brief speech of thanks. The toasts were responded to in the following order: "Our Hosts," Dr. Amanda V. Gray, "The Aled Professions," Dr. William Slowe; "The Citizens' Committee," Hon. Charles Anderson; "The Education," Prof. C. Bishop; "The Press," Mr. Fred R. Moore; "The National Medical Association," Dr. R. F. Boyd; "Our Legal Friends," Councillor J. H. Sullivan; "The Society," Its Value; Dr. C. H. Sheppard; "Our Future." Dr. W. H. Wright. The tenth annual session of the National Medical Association outranked all presidents of interest manifested, and in the number and brilliance of the social functions provided. The officers are encouraged beginning with the introduction and have faith in the future of the organization as an agency for the relief of humanity and for the professional unity of the increasing army of colored physicians, surgeons dentists and pharmacists coming each year out of the great institutions. Remember, we are publishing one of the best weekly newspapers in the country, timely editorials, interesting stage news and the best of sporting gossip of the week. SPRINGFIELD IS NOW QUIET ALL CONDITIONS RESUME THEIR NOBMAL STATE NO ILL FEELING BETWEEN THE RACES All Colored Working Men Busy Many Returning to the City— Lesson to be Learned—Suits Filed for Damage. Special to THE FREEMAN. Everything in our city is quiet and condi- tious. I do not believe there are many people who have gone away permanently. The coa mines and street paving work and work locks and gates, the largest numbers of colored people work, the most any one, and all are working as they formerly did. The colored people never left the island Hotel. It was the proprietor of the hotel, and the colored help to go on at their work, and that so long as he stayed at the Le land the colored people might stay. W. the bank receiver, lawyer and politi- cian, did the work. He charged his colored help to go on at their residence, but that he would not, and that he dared any man to tell him what to do. He will keep my faithful colored servant as a guide, and charge his colored help at his private residence. A number of rich people got anonymous letters informing them to discharge their colored help, but few, if any, have paid them to the government authorities, who are secretly looking for the offenders. We all deplore the incident, but the colony people will gain nothing by becoming more distant from the away. All efforts will be put forth to pacify the community, restore perfect harmony, and to prevent pears to be no ill feeling between the colored and white people who stand for something in their community. We never forget the unfortunate affair discussed, even. The men at the Leland are going ahead as usual. The demolition of the old structure is nearly completed, after which work will begin immediately on the new Leland. Messrs. Chapman and Burns are now back at the Leland. Claude Pemberton, the head of the building, is still in the turn, and, U. G. Cabbell has returned. So have E. B. Smith and the force at the Illinois Cafe and Buffet. The colored help has also resumed work at the St. Nicholas Hotel. W. Naylor, J. M. Mosby, Ed. Wormer, Mr. Sublett and others, have returned to their old有限责任公司. The State House. Capt. R. A. Byd and Thos. W. Warrick are back at their desks at the Insurance Department. Your correspondent would advise colored people to go at their usual businesses and open more. Buy property; emigrate to Springfield now; the prospects are that property will be cheaper and the town a more comfortable place; the country is more desirable; white and colored, have been forced out of town. There are no dives here, and we predict that Springfield will be the real place. Go to work; if you can't get $1.50 per day, take $1 until you can do better. Save $1.25 cents out of every $5.50. Reach the colored people's and magazines and the best white magazines, especially Ray Stannard Baker's articles. The article in the September number capped the climax, and paid the highest possible tribute to the colored race. I would that every colored man who can read, read that article. The September number and the green men are or-sale by E. L. Rogers. Don't miss them. Let us take no steps backward; we cannot afford it. B. H. Bellamy has lots for sale at Red Bird, a Negro town in Oklahoma, and we cannot not err by buying one. So has A. W. Naylor, at Wil伯force, O. We must quit so much of this superfluous eating and drinking, and we must and intellectually. For dehovah's and your own sakes, patronize Negroes in business. You saw the spirit of the other people, and you sell us a lunch, not even groceries. Now, 'et us resolve to stand together, and, above all, let us patronize that class of white men who advertise in colored paper and those who were not terrified by the "threats," etc. Also, let us see how manly, and polite and discreet we can be, and how we pay. Help the Negroes who stand for and are trying to do something. Look at The Freeman, an excellent paper; had the best and most accurate account of the riot the Negroes would have fifty regular subscribers for it. We cannot get you colored people, to a large enough extent, to read what we know is good and medicinal prescription, but you The Wood River Baptist Association convened at Alfon this week. Rev. S. C. Wren, pastor of Alfon, and Mrs. A. L. Stewart were among those attending. Rev. Earnest Hull, the moderator, tendered his resignation in order that he might move to another location for studies. H. H. Long was called to Kentucky last week, where his wife and boy had gone the week previous, to attend the funeral of his son, who died in September. He was also sympathy of their host of friends, and specially that of the members of Capital City Lodge, K of P.... Rev. C. H. Jones is living at the mansion for two with rheumatism. O. V. Royall has returned from Chicago. C. S. Gibbs has returned from Columbus, O. well pleased with that city. The annual conference of the Association have met here September 23, has been changed to 'Boomington, to meet September 30 in that city. The Freeman will be attending the conference, the restaurant, or 305-12 South Sixth street. Nell & Brown have reopened their restaurant at the same place and are ready for business. Grady W. Wester has opened their business place at the old stand, and have *Continued on Page Four.* IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD. BY "DOROTHY" This column is devoted to the interests of all women and their organizations also. Address all communications to Dorothy, The Freeman Indianapolis, Ind. THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK An evil intention perverts the best actions and makes them sins. In every action reflect upon the end; and in your undertaking it consider why you do it. One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters. In the home she is a loadstone to all hearts and a load-star to all eyes. Half of the misery of human life might be extinguished by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence and humanity. Education is a better safeguard to liberty than a standing army. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else and you will be ten thousands times worse than nothing. "A thoroughbred never whines." Meet with courage whatever comes to you. Take hold of it squarely and the fear will vanish. ADVICE TO WOMEN DELEGATES. In the August issue of the Mission Herald Miss Nannie H. Burroughs gives some wholesome advice to women who expect to attend the Lexington convention, which all women would do ewl to follow when given the advice to convention. The follow-up is what she says. Another word: There are a number of women who have the habit of putting their feet on the street and going any and everywhere. If you have on a badge of the oWen's Convention at Lexington, you represent our women who might be careful not to misrepresent it. We stand for the highest development of Christian Womanhood and any woman who might be careful not to misrepresent it. We stand for this in spirit and in act would do us a favor by not buying one of the badges. We a word to those women who can not stay away from the men's meeting. eW want every woman who is interested or can become interested in the work we do. We want you to not nosy us by trotting in and out of the convention. If you are more interested in what the women are doing, you have our permission to go over there where they are A FOOLISH WOMAN. The colored woman who was urging a foolish number of men to kill Andrews, who was mainly instrumental in capturing Jesse Coe. The man was mobs trying to imitate Mrs. Howard, who led the Springfield mob recently. Perhaps had she read the evening papers giving an account of the murders, she would have dicted and arrested for the murder of Scott Burton, she would have refrained from following in her footsteps. When women go so far as to break the law, the police should be given a given time in prison, giving them time to recover their senses. Let us give our help to the enforcement of the law to the letter, to prevent crime and to keep the public from mobs have peaked their vengeance. FOR THE AUTUMN BRIDES. The friends of the prospective autumn brides may give them a "plant shower," "recipe shower," "horseshoe shower," "horseshoe shower," all of which would be very acceptable. Soup made of fried wasp is a Chinese delicacy **deutic** As far as known there are forty-eight kinds of horsesles. FRENCH CHALK FOR SPOTS. If a girl is away from a cleaners and she finds one of her frocks spotted with a greenish stain, French chalk and a hot iron. The chalk is spread thickly over the spot until all the grease is absorbed over it and a warm, not hot, iron is placed over it to draw the grease into the paper. Rub off the chalk when the iron is removed, the pot will probably have disappeared. HEALTH AND COMFORT Tuberculosis seems to be the most common disease nowadays, causing so many deaths. It is caused by colds, lack of proper food, lack of safety, other things. A lack of safety plan is to compense a physician in regard to preventing it and not wait until you are sure that you have it. Do not forget the importance of the bath. For must be clear to be healthy, it is fresh and soap about the cheapest thing on the market. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. To carry blouses in a suitcase successfully, place them one above the other on a padded coat hanger. Lay them in with the width of the blouse along the length of the suitcase so that they fold back near the waist line. On arriving at your destination it is very easy to lift out the hanger with the waists on it. Seven well have been carried in this way with much satisfaction. A button sewed on the neck band of a shirt waistband and banded with a dottedily to fasten on the collar, doing away with the collar button which so often hurts the neck. It is a good plan to fold a veil and pin it in your hat, thus preparing yourself for a sudden shower, if you are found without an umbrella. If you have a hat with feathers you can protect them. A pretty way to use your old ribbons and the old ties of the men of the house is to cut them in strips and sew them as you would carpet rags, and wind them on a ball, make a frame about the size of a ball, and put nails about an inch apart on opposite sides. Wind the rags around these nails across the frame and thread a bodkin with the rags. Weave them back into the result will be a stunning sofa pillow top. Satter makes a good back for it. If you are not able to buy a fine corset get a plain one of good material, follow the seams with a beading and ribbon, and you will have a very dainty garment. Petent fasteners from old kid gloves make good placket fasteners. USEFUL RECIPES. BROILED FISH Split open a firm fish, after cleaning, and remove backbone. Spread with soft butter, dredge lightly with flour and season with salt and pepper. Place fish on a buttered pan or fish sheet and cook until the pan is golden and upon the thickness of the fish. Serve on a hot platter and garnish with slices of lemon and parsley. PANNED TOMATOES. Select medium sized tomatoes, not too ripe, and cut in halves. Place in a buttered pan, and spread with soft butter, or olive oil. Place in a bowl. Onion juice and minced parsley may be added if desired. Cook under gas flame (or in oven if broiler is full) until tender and lightly browned, then serve on a platter. The sauce may be poured around them at serving time. For the sauce use three tablespoons each of butter and flour, a cup of boiling water (or stock) and seasoning of salt, peppercorns or orchardshire sauce and kitchen honour. CRAB MEAT IN SHELLS. Rub the yolks of two hard-cooked eggs to a paste with three tablespoons of soft butter, add juice of a lemon, salt, mustard and paprika and blend with a plint of cooked crab meat. Mix the mixture with a cupful of cream and two beaten eggs. Place mixture in baking shells (or hollowed out tomatoes) and with butter cracked crumbs. Parmesan cheese may be used on top if desired. Mix the mixture and serve at once. Mixture may be heated through before filling the shells and then browned over quickly underneath the gas flame. CHEESE STRAWS Make a paste of one cup of flour, two-thirds of a cup of grated cheese, the yolk of two eggs, the milk of one egg, and milk to moisten. Roll and fold as for pastry. Cut into strips after spreading with unbeaten white of an egg and bake quickly. INDIVIDUA LFRUT CHARLOTTES. Whip one pint of sweetened cream quite lightly with extract or sherry and blend lightly with the remaining in a strainer to use in decorating. To the remainder add flavoring extract or sherry and blend lightly with the remaining in a strainer to slice peaches or strawberries (when in season) or oranges, also halved pecans and one-fourth cup Maraschino cherries and one-fourth cup Maraschino cherries and lightly half fingers, fill with fruit mixture and garnish with balance of cream which has been tinted with Burnett's color pastes. Use the pastry bag and small bowl and place cherry cut in tuli fashion in the center. Race Gleanings The word is writ that he who runs may read What is the passing breath of earthly fame? But it watchs glory from the hands of blame A peer of princes in the world's acclaim. A MASTER SPIRIT for the nation's need. Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind. The mark of rugged force on brow and lip. Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind Where hot the hounds come baying at his hip. With one idea foremost in his mind. Like the keen prow of some onforging PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Feeling in the packed court house became so intense that the speaker was hissed from the platform. George Hunt, who recently died at Galveston, Tex., was 100 years old and left considerable valuable property. Monumental Lodge of Elks of Baltimore, Md., organized a few years ago, has over 400 members, and is in a strong condition financially. The Old Followers of the State of Texas have raised their insurance policy from $300 to $500. They, it is said, lead all other Negro societies in this line. Rev. E. C. Branch a popular divine of Houston, Tex., in a lengthy article in a recent issue of the Houston Post, declared that the Negro vote should go to Bryan. Under advice of the Attorney General the superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky has held up the $500,000 appropriation for the State normal schools. He thinks that the law is unconstitutional. It is estimated the rioting in Springfield will cost the taxpayers of this city, county and state nearly $200,000. The cost has been estimated thus: Damage claims against city and county for destruction Judge Brunet of Baton Rouge, La., has imposed a fine of $2,000 on the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad for refusing to provide equal accommodations for Negro passengers to that of the white. Practically every essential point in the invasion plan has been worked out and forwarded to the air Depot. Among those who the only graduated of West Point in the United States Army. He is now in the Philippines with his regiment. Sheriff E. L. Martin and Deputy Sheriff Chas. Park earl Lincoln county, Oklahoma, were ambushed by sixteen Negroes in a Negro neighborhood and another fatally wounded before the shooting ceased. Ten of the fourteen men charged with being members of the mob which made an attack on the courthouse ja in Norfolk. Vale week in attempt to bypass colored men, were fined $100 and costs with sixty days in jail. They have appealed their cases and have been released on bond pending action of the upper court. A jury trying the case of a colored man in Clayton, Mo., last week for murder behind the gate before setting knelt beside their cots and each member asked divine guidance in arriving at a verdict. On the first ballot taken the next morning without discussion the man was acquitted. offlife and property, $100,000; maintenance of 4500 soldiers (average six days, $1,400); transportation of troops, $7,000; rent and feed of horses (600 head), $5,400; grand jury investigation, $1,000; special deputies, etc., feeding prisoners and other incidentals, $5,000; total, $191,850. Installed in this building is a colored tailoring establishment, a finely equipped barber shop, a nice cafe, and also the headquarters of the largest Negro business in the United States. In this building Negroes have invested more than $100,000 and carry on business enterprises that stretch out over a large number of Southern States. CRUELY ATTACKS COLORED CONVICT. Special to THE FREEMAN. ATLANTA, Ga., August 19—A fight to death between deputies armed with picks and encouraged by Deputy State Warden Bleevins, was described by General Manager Hurt, of the Georgia Coal Industrial Company, in this evidence before the legislative committee investigating the horrors of Georgia's convict system. One day at the mines a giant colored coctail captivated Warden Bleevins. The convict armed with plink, planted himself against a bank and swore he would kill the warden if he approached. ★ ★ ★ At the recent meeting of the Thirty-first Annual Grand Lodge of Alabama, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Grand Lodge wizarded the body for Vendetta. Huntsville unions into the order, in a stirring address. He referred to recent outbreaks at Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Binford is editor of the Huntsville Journal. A dozen Negro whitecappers on August 8, at Wadesboro, N.C., thoroughly dissected the body, entered the church, Houston conducted a "speak-easy" next door to the methodist Church. Houston was taken to the woods and given a severe lashing with buggy whips, then told to leave Wadesboro and Anson county, never to return on pain of death. The State of Kentucky has started out on a new track. She has passed a new school law placing all colored schools under educated white commissioners instead of blacks, kicking, but the state superintendent of public instruction, Mr. J. G. Grable, says that he will enforce an equal opportunity with the whites. The first Negro newspaper ever issued in the state of Nevada was born Wednesday, August 19, and is to be known as the first commercial newspaper. The Rev. is to be viewed as to commercial financial interests of the race. It is a neatly made up sheet and bids fair to have a long life from all appearances. W. C. McFarland is editor and L. L. Brooks is business manager. W. T. Curtis, the wealthy saloon keeper of St. Louis, who died recently, provides in his will that his saloon be closed immediately, so that he soon as practicable, so that his son may not engage in the business. He provides that his son, who is now 17, be paid $30 per month until he is 21, when the estate passes to him. Mr. C. H. Brown, principal of the Dumas school, is executor of the will. --- Twenty-two thousand dollars cash is the price paid by the Knights of Pythias for a sanitarium at Hot Springs, Ark. last week. Two years ago they gave $48,000 for a temple at Chicago. Virginia, whose Grand Chancellor aspires to the Supreme Chancellorship, gave $3.20 toward the purchase of these two properties. Does Virginia deserve the highest office in the order? In an attempt to lynch a colored man who shot and killed a white man at Little Rock, Ark., a few days since, and who was staken to Hot Springs for safe keeping. He was protected by the Hot Springs Negroes arming themselves and guarding the jail. A number of whites, detrimined to lynch the man, went to the jail, and upon their arrival it was found they were outnumbered three to one. The showing made by the Negroes completely disturbed the balance of the wold-be white mob, and it was soon dispersed. Rev. W. P. Dorsey, a prominent local pastor of Huntington, Va., was hooted from the county democratic convention August 12 while speaking on the "Distranchisement and Jim Crow" platform. He said that the democratic party was the only "white man's party," and that any republican who would not vote for those planks should live to see the day when "his daughter would wed a Negro and rest of blood of offsprings of the dusky sons of Ethiopia." * * * * The War Department has completed plans for the invasion of Haiti to establish order there. Relying on secret reports of Capt. Charles Young of the Ninth Cavalry, who was military attache in Haiti for some time, the United States Government has perfect plans whereby troops can be now rushed from eastern ports to Port Au Prince, Gonales, or St. Nicholas in quick time. The Navy Department, it is said, has been by rushing a class of Port Au Prince and gunboats to Gonales and St. Nicholas. * * * The Atlanta Georgian, in speaking of Deal Jackson, of Dougherty county, Ga., who for several years held the record of producing, gathering and marketing the potatoes as owning hundreds of acres of rich, fertile land along with the barns, farming utensils, stock of the best money can buy, the Georgian says: "His word is as good as his sermon to his race. He has shown them what a colored man can do by thrift, industry and right living. He has shown the world that there is no better place than that of Georgia, but that will not only prosper when his energies are properly enlisted, but his standing with the best white people will be above reproach. South Georgia has many Neckers of Deal Jackson's class, and without exception they are prospering marvelously. NEGRO A WONDER AS ARTIST. Rare Ability Astounds Critics of High Mark. Special to THE FREEMAN: JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., August 21. Visitors to the Indiana Reformatory expect to see excellent work in many branches of industry, but the work is often overfilled to impress the sightseer. Chief among these is the school of painting. In this department the visitor naturally expects to see plain painting of wooden and other articles made of wood, but the instructor what looks like an artist's studio. Yet, although in some what crude form, this is what he will find. The spacious shop has its walls adorned with scores of paintings from the school. The best artist the institution has ever possessed was a colored lad by name of Thomas, who was sentenced for grand larceny and was recent parole. The greatest of work in the foundry, but in time a natural aptitude for painting was discovered, and, though he had never opportunity to handle brush or palette, he was shown surprising results. Some of the most successful pieces of work in the institution were turned out by this Negro. A few specimens of his work are really credible, and would be so in a more select A screen painted in panels, in subdued colors, is a very good piece of work, and some of the pictures, including those in which figures appear, are really finely with paintings, in which the men are with paintings, mostly somewhat crude, done by inmates, and one facing the men as they sit at dinner never fails to attract attention of visitors. It is called "The Village Choir," and is painted on the walls of the good, especially that of the tenor, which is a very happy hit of the first singer of the village. ANOTHER LARGE COLORED BANK. On August 1 another Negro bank was opened at Durham, N. C., with a paid-up capital of $10,000. The bank is to be known as the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank, and is the third one running in that State. 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Special to THE FREEMAN ATLANTA BAY BEACH NO. 19 — A fight to death between two convicts armed with picks and encouraged by Deputy State Warden Bleevin, was described by General Manager Huey, of the Georgia Department of Justice, his defense before the legislative committee investigating the horrors of Georgia's convict system. One day at the mines a giant colored cocaine cannon was fired, the convict, armed with a pick, planted himself against a bank and swore he would kill the warden if he approached. It was Bleevin's duty to handle the convict, and he named Charley, who was notorious as a killer, and who had a grudge against the mutineer, and told him to get the rebel. Hurt knew Charley had killed five men, but he was not a murderer, but the warden told Charley to get his man. Then a duel with picks followed. 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I will send you a copy of this splendid reed in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, free of charge. Thirty-Ninth Annual FAIR Speaks Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Fair Grounds. Big ring shows of all kinds. Races daily. Free big ring shows. Big ring shows. Balloon races. Reduced rates on all roads running into Letington. WILSON, Pres. A. L. HARDEN, Sec. The Fighting Chance. By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS. Copyright, 1908, by the Ourtis Publishing Company. Copyright, 1908, by Robert W. Chambere. [CONTINUED] When he had gone Siward lay back in his chair, very still, eyes closed. A faint color had mounted to his face and remained there. It was late in the afternoon when he went downstairs, using his crutches lightly. Gumble handed him a straw hat and opened the door, and Siward cautiously descended the stoop, stood for a few moments on the sidewalk, looking up at the blue sky, then wheeled and slowly made his way toward Washington square. The avenue was deserted. His own house appeared to be the only remaining house still open in all that old fashioned but respectable quarter. A cab, driven smartly, passed through the park, the horses' feet slipping the asphalt till the echoes rattled back from the marble arch. He followed it idly with his eyes up Fifth avenue, saw it suddenly halt in the middle of the street, saw a woman spring out, stand for a moment talking to her companion, then turn and look toward the square. She stood so long and she was so far away that he presently grew tired of watching her. A dozen ragged urchins were prowling around the fountain, casting sidelong glances at a distant policeman. But it was not hot enough that evening to permit the children to splash in the water and the policeman drove them off. "Too little devils!" said Sliward to himself and he rose, adjusted his crutches and started through the park with a vague idea of seeing what could be done. A man and a woman shake hands. As he limped onward, the sun level in his eyes, he heard somebody speak behind him, but did not catch the words or apply the hall to himself. Then, "Mr. Siward!" "Mr. Siward!" came the low, breathless voice at his elbow. His heart stopped as he did. The son had dazzled his eyes, and when he turned on his crutches he could not see clearly for a second. That past, he looked at Sylvia, looked at her out-stretched hand, took it mechanically, still staring at her with only a dazed unbelief in his eyes. "I am in town for a day," she said. "Lella Mortimer and I were driving upton from the bank when we saw you, and the next thing that happened was me, on the fifth avenue, running after you—no, the next thing was my flying leap from the hansom and my standing there looking down the street and across the square where you sat. Then Lella told me I was probably crazy, and I immediately confirmed her diagnosis by running after you." She stood laughing, flushed, sunburned and breathless, her left hand in his, her right hand laid over it. "Oh she said, with a sudden change to anxiety, "does it tire you to stand?" "No. I was going to saunter along." "May I saunter with you for a moment? I mean—I only mean, I am glad to see you." "Do you think I am going to let you go now?" he asked, astonished. She looked at him; then her eyes evaded his. "Let us walk a little," she said, withdrawing her hand, "if you think you are strong enough." "Strong! Look, Sylvia!" and he stood unsupported by his crutches, then walked a little way, slowly, but quite firmly. "I am rather a coward about my foot, that is all. I shall not lug these things about after today." "Did the doctor say you might?" "Yes, after today. I could walk home now without them. I could do a good many things I couldn't do a few minutes ago. Isn't that curious?" "Very," she said, avoiding his eyes. He laughed. She dared not look at him. The excitement and impetus of sheer impulse had carried her this far. Now all the sadness of it was clutching hard at her throat, and for awhile she could not speak—walking there in her dainty summer gown beside him, the very incarnation of youth and health, with the sea tan on wrist and throat, and he, white, hollow eyed, crippled, limping, at her elbow. Yet at that very moment his whole frame seemed to glow and his heart clamor with the courage in it, for he C. J. was thinking of Plank's words, and he knew Plank had spoken the truth. She could not give herself to Quarrier if he stood firm. His was the stronger will, after all; his was the right to interfere, to stop her, to check her, to take her, draw her back—as he had once drawn her from the fascination of destruction when she had swayed out too far over the cliffs at Shotover. "I came in with Lella. We're asked to Lenox for the week's end. We go to Stockbridge on the early train tomorrow morning," she said. "I'm not going to let you go yet," said Siward. "If I took to my heels here in the park, would you chase me, Stephen?" she asked, with mock anxiety. "Yes, and if I couldn't run fast enough I'd call that policeman. Now, do you begin to understand?" "Oh, I've always understood that you were spoiled. I'm partly guilty of the spoiling process too. Listen. I'll walk with you with a little way"—she looked at him—"a little way," she continued gently; "then I must go. There is only a caretaker in our house, and Lella will be furious if I leave her all alone. Besides, we're going to dine there, and it won't be very gay if I don't give a few orders first." "But you brought your maid." "Naturally." "Then telephone her that you and Lella are dining out." "Where, silly? Do you want us to dine somewhere with you?" "Want you? You've got to" "Stephen, it isn't best." "It is best." She turned to him impulsively. "Oh, I do want to so much! Do you think I might? It is perfectly delicous to see you again. I—you have no iden"— "Yes, I here." he said sternly Yes, I have. 'he said softly.' They turned, walking past the fountain toward Fifth avenue again. Furtively she glanced at his hands, with the city pallor on them, as they grasped the crossbars of the crutches, then looked up at his worn face. He was much thinner, but now in the softly fading light the shadows under the eyes and cheek bones seemed less sharp, his face fuller and more boyish; the contour of head and shoulders, the short, crisp hair were as she remembered, and the old charm held her, the old fascination grew, tightening her throat, stealing through every vein, stirring her pulses, awakening imperceptibly once more the best in her. "There is no use," she said under her breath. "I can't go back to Lella. Stephen, the dreadful part of it is that I—I wish she were in Jericho! I wish the whole world were in Ballyhoo and you and I alone once more!" Under their gay laughter quivered the undertone of excitement. Sylvia said: "I'd like to talk to you all alone. It won't do, of course. But I may say what I'd like, mayn't I? What time is it? If I'm dining with you we've got to have Leila for convention's sake if not from motives of her decency, which you and I seem to lack, Stephen." "We lack decency," said Siward, "and we're proud of it. As for Leila, I'm going to arrange for her very simply, but very beautifully. Plank will take care of her. Sylvia, there's not a soul in town, and we can be as imprudent as we please." THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER "No, we can't. Agatha's at the Santa Regina. She came down with us." "But we are not going to dine at the Santa Regina. We're going where Agatha wouldn't intrude her colorless nose—to a thoroughly unfashionable and selectly common resort overlooking the classic Harlem, and we're going to whiz thither in Plank's car and remain thither until you yawn for mercy, whence we will return thence" "Stephen, you silly! I'm perfectly mad to go with you!" Then with sudden self reproach and quick solicitude: "Am I making you walk too far? Wouldn't you like to go in now?" "No, I'm not tired. I'm millions of years younger, and I'm as strong as the nine gods of your friend Porsena. Besides, haven't I waited for this?" And under his breath fiercely, "Haven't I waited?" he repeated, turning on her. "Do-do you mean that as a reproach?" she asked, lowering her eyes. "No. I knew you would not come on the first sunny day." "Why did you think I would not come? Did you know me for the coward I am?" "I did not think you would come," he repeated, halting to rest on his crutches. He stood, balanced, staring dreamily into the dim perspective, and again her fascinated eyes ventured to rest on the worn white face, listless, somber in its fixedness. The tears were very near her eyes; the spasm in her throat checked speech. At length she stammered. "I did not come b-because I simply couldn't stand it." His face cleared as he turned quietly. "Child, you must not confuse matters. You must not think of being sorry for me. The old order is passing—ticketing away on every clock in the world. All that inverted order of things is being reversed. You don't know what I mean, do you? Ah, well, you will know when I grow into something of what you think you remember in me and when I grow out of what I really was." "Truly I don't understand, Stephen. But then—I am out of training since you went—went out of things. Have I changed? Do I seem more dull? I—it has not been very gay with me. I don't see—looking back across all the noise, the chaos of the winter—I do not see how I stood it alone." "Alone?" "N-not seeing you—sometimes." He looked at her with smiling, skeptical eyes. "Didn't you enjoy the winter?" "Do you enjoy being drugged with champagne?" (Continued next week.) An advertisement in The Freeman always brings results. Hotel Notes. Atlantic City, N. J. 8-7-08. I read the letter written to the Hotel World by one of the managers of Boston; also my reply to same. As one closely in touch with the head and side waiter, allow me to say that we appropriately approve your good advice in the Hotel World from the staff plea for justice and toleration for the colored waiters. We always receive what you say as advice or a warning coming from us. In reference to Mr. Holmsley, I do not have the honor of knowing him, neither have I ever heard of him before, thereafter, or before. I have of my race and profession that has been identified with those of us who have been working to improve the colored waiter, the subject and those whom it concerns he would have made the mistake of attacking a friend. Therefore, we will style Mr. Homsley's dress, and protect technical displays in which force isosoient and its illumination is lost in darkness. It is the acts of these irresponsible individuals that handicap my race and increase my risk of death, and those who are trying to lift as they climb. It is a peculiar condition, as well as unjust, that the whole of my race is made a suffer for the deeds of the few. This is the reason why I am so proud of the Atlanta riot; it was true in Delaware the other day when every colored man, woman and child was beaten promiscuously, wherever found and chased out of town because one colored man had struck a soldier. Now in reference to a school to train walters, you know that the Headwaiters Association was president of the association. I also wrote Mr. Booker T. Washington on the matter in 1899. Dr. Washington stated that the walters would not be equal to the occasion, it would not be able to supply the demand. In this I agreed, and after further thought conceived the idea to make every headwaiter a schoolroom, and every walter a student. At that time we had a good organization, and had the hotel proprietors co-operated conditions would have been greatly changed. Education uplifts the white and black man alike. The educated Negro is not the criminal class, nor is he an agitator, but he is a teacher. Education does not unfit the Negro to fill his sphere in this country. We are told, however, that a little learning is a dangerous activity. In conclusion I will say that I appreciate the motive which caused you to write the editorial advocating a school to train colored waiters. As you have often said, the coloring of waiters will more interest in the colored waiter he would prove a more valuable servant. THE COLORED WAITERS. The colored waiters found their jobs waiting for them, so to speak, and, like most things that come without cost, were not valued sufficiently. They went on the theory that they were expected in such places and that because of the expectation begot the spirit of indifference noted. They seemed to feel and act as if there were a phase of menialty attaching that was wanting in other cullings. Then, too, the position was a legacy, and special, so viewed because in keeping with what they had been doing. These things have been thought on by the waiters at some time in their career, influencing their lives too much. The position as a whole has been of more real value than any other. It has been a sort of bank on which the race drew at will, its demands being generally honored. At times no questions have been asked as to fitness; the plow boy has been taken in on equal terms with the most Wilberforce University, WILBERFORCE, OHIO. Opens First Tuesday in September. Located in Greene county, 3 1-4 miles from Xenia, O. Healthful surroundings. Refined community. Faculty of 32 members. Expenses low. Classical and Scientific, Theological, Preparatory, Music, Millinery, Normal and Business Departments. Ten Industries taught. Great opportunities for High School Graduates entering College or Professional Courses. Catalogue and Special Information Furnished. Take God as Our Leader! Add Equal to Equal and the Total will be Equal. The Western Beauty, Supreme Grand Union Local Lodge No. 1, located in the city of Henderson, Ky. organizes by Joseph Hatchet June 28, 1888, incorporated under the general statutes of Kentucky in July 23, 1888, in the county of Macon day of May 1888, George W. Smith. Clerk, by T. H. Beverley. Deputy Clerk; copyrighted by Joseph Hatchett, entered according to act of Congress July 2, 1906, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C., for the purpose of uniting the Negroes of America in union and love as a People. For purposes of the great membership, do this day appeal to the thinking Negroes of America who for various reasons are united as a race. Do you love your people? Are you proud of your being in the world among men? If you are, use lustful and get together in the grand order of Western Beauties and be among those who are your best friends, who laugh when you laugh and weep when you weep, who are always happy. For the purpose of making sure you are guided you by deeds rather than by words, the true bond of race union and love that binds us as one. The order of Western Beauties, fame and name, is not in its zenith to day, but will come in the near future. Organizers wanted in each state and territory. For information address JOSEPH HATCHETT. S. G. C.. Saturday Night, Sept. 12 L. E. & W. Ry. and L. S. & M. S. Ry. Special train leaves Union Station 10:00 p. m., Saturday, Sept. 12th, arrives La Salle Street Station, Chicago, 6:00 a. m., Sunday, Sept. 13th, returning, leaves Chicago 11:00 p. m., Sept. 13th, arrives Indianapolis 6:00 a. m., Sept. 14th. No change of cars. Get tickets at City Office, 1 E. Wash. St., or at Union Station. INDIANA STATE FAIR September 7 to 11,'08 The most complete Live Stock Show Pavilion in America. New Brick Horse Barn, capacity 400 horses, only eighty feet from Show Pavilion. accomplished, willingness to do being the only requirement. Their wages, added to board and tips, easily made up from $8 to $10 per week. The good waiter in a good hotel doesn't think of such "beggarly" wages; $10 a week is a mere bagatelle; he counts his tips by the dollars in a week, and even in a day. Yet the tendency is to throw all of this down at the behest of what they call society. The aim should be for respectability rather than society that calls for entertainments—entertaining and being entertained as such things go. Real society, the kind that is imitated, is based on wealth. The poorest of all races have their circles; they go and come, fine enjoyment in keeping with their money. That other society means self-denial for years; the sacrifice, the dying of the present generation in the interest of those to follow. Indeed, more than one generation must pass away, like the coral workers of the deep, depositing their increment of good on which others are to thrive. We don't like that kind of doctrine very much—this self-effacement, surrendering in the interest of the unborn. But suppose we don't. Can the law be escaped? Not at all. The future generations of Negroes will reap as the present sows. There need be no expectations if nothing is planted, and that carefully planted, watered and watched. The waiting job is too good a thing to throw down. It does not compare with the jobs by men who move in the best society of the land. But the old Astors garnered pelts, the forebears of the very rich of today were the very poor of yesterday. Men of millions tramped the country with their stock strapped to their backs; they sold papers, they dug in the ditches and various other things that are not very much looked on today. Their poverty was their training, their school of experience. Wilberforce WILBERFORE Opens First Tuesday Located in Greene county, 3 1-4 surroundings. Refined community, penses low. Classical and Scientific Millinery, Normal and Business De- great opportunities for High Sch Professional Courses. Catalogue and Special HORACE TALBER, Secretary. Take God as Add Equal to Equal and The Western Beauty. Supreme Grand Union derson, Ky. organized by Joseph Hatchett June of Kentucky May 29, 1888, and certified in the H. of Kentucky by General T. H. Hatchett, entered according to act of Congress July 2 at Washington, D. C., for the purpose of uniting race. For this purpose the order of Western B appeal to the thinking Negroes of America who do you love your people? Are you proud of you let us hustle and get together in the grand order are your best friends, who laugh when you lauread and willing to extend the hand of fellow guide row by deeds rather than by letters, the one. The order of Western Beauties, fame and in the near future. Organizers wanted in each JOSEPH HATO Western Beauty, 129 Second St., Annual Excurs Saturday Night L. E. & W. Ry. and $2.50===Round Special train leaves Union Station 10:00 Salle Street Station, Chicago. 6:00 a. m. Chicago 11:00 p. m., Sept. 13th, arrives change of cars. Get tickets at City Offi R. C. KENNEDY, G. A. P. D. INDIANA S INDIAN It taught them the value of money. The habit of saving grew until the time came with its harvest. They did not sow thistles with the expectation of reaping what they sowed and watered, and the increase was theirs. It took years to reach the condition. Many failed, dropped out of the race. In the most part it was because they took no thought of the tomorrow. Many more did not care to have great wealth, being content with little—a surety against an evil day—passing the little down, feeling that they had served posterity well enough. They also had the larger, the greater outlook, and such as the colored people should imitate closely. Without the vision of seer or prophet, it may be set down that the vast opportunity to make and save will not continue forever. The race is riotous in its opportunity, treating it as pearl before swine. The new generations of white men are going to be without much mercy, at least without that paternalism noted in the past, when the former condition entered into the problem. Today the Negro is being measured by what he is really worth—what he neglects to do in his interest will be held against him. No longer a matter of excusable ignorance, but an almost criminal ignorance, falling to take advantage of the commonest laws of self-preservation. The new generations of white men will think and act different to those of the past, simply because they will see things differently. The new young Negro boasts that he knows nothing of slavery; neither does the new young white man. He says, go for yourself, feeling no sense of obligation. He is met by young Negroes who "feel" and act very much as he does, who has money. The supposition is that the Negro also has money, consequently there is but precious little favor to extend. University, ORCE, OHIO. Friday in September. miles from Xenia, O. Healthful y. Faculty of 32 members. Exc. c, Theological, Preparatory, Music, departments. Ten Industries taught. School Graduates entering College or Information Furnished. W. S. SCARBOROUGH, President. the Total will be Equal. Local Lodge No. 1, located in the city of Hen- 28, 1886, incorporated under the general statutes Henderson County Court the 30th day of May. Deputy Clerk, copyrighted by Joseph Hatch- ing in the one of zenith to day, will come the Negroes of America in union and love as a beauties, with its great membership, do this day for various reasons are not united as a race. Your being in the world image must! If you are of Western Beauties and be among those whoigh and weep when you weep, who are always ship; who will aid and assist and counsel and not be in union and love that binds us as name, is not in union and love that binds us as state and territory. For information address HETT, S. G. C., Henderson, Kentucky. vision to Chicago ight, Sept. 12 11 L. S. & M. S. Ry. Trip===$2.50. p. m., Saturday, Sept. 12th, arrives La ., Sunday, Sept. 13th, returning, leaves Indianapolis 6:00 a. m., Sept. 14th. No ce, 1 E. Wash. St., or at Union Station. C. L. HILLEARY, G. P. A. 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Peace be to the ashes of one Jesse Coe. If he sought notoriety, and that of a certain kind, he obtained the prize for which he strived. God forbid that any more be similarly situated. Governor Dineen of Illinois, according to information, is inviting all Negroes to return who left their homes through fear of mob violence. He asks that those of the outlying districts come to Springfield so as to be insured protection. Mr. Taft, the Republican Presidential nominee is a fisherman, in which respect he is after the manner of the late Grover Cleveland who was a most noted angler. Mr. Taft had luck the other day hauling in three black bass, the greatest catch of the party. Says the London Outlook: "We sometimes in this country sneer at American times and speeds; but it is beyond denial that in America are found, or rather made men, who can run faster, jump hibber, and throw weights further than any people in the world." O, yes, we are naturally the it. After us the others follow with o slow drag. One hundred and seven thousand Negroes in Philadelphia. Chicago has been held the heaven, some going so far as to insist that when a colored person dies in Indianapolis that they will be seen afterwards in that city. Philadelphia seems to be the favorite in these days. In 1900 it is said to have had only 62,713. It is a remarkable showing if the figures are correct. How many colored men will exhibit something at the State Fair in "fee simple?" The agricultural field is a great big one and inviting to those that only have their muscles for assets. The 50,000 colored must eat, and then too in the language of Booker T. Washington; get what the white man wants and he will also be a purchaser. The full pursed purchaser on market looks for the biggest and best. Many of the Southern papers are getting the old-time look—displaying at the heads of their editorial columns their preference for President and Vice-President. Only Taft and Sherman appear as yet. It is notable, however, that the publications are much slower than in former years in tics is not considered by many of the race papers of the South. They are acting out the advice so often given to cut politics out. The change in the plan of Jesse Coe's funeral was one redeeming feature. Enough publicity had been given him under the circumstances. To have taken him to church would have meant a great crowd attracted out of curiosity and which would really have mocked the religious services. Whatever benefit he might have derived in a religious way will not be denied him at home, and beyond this common decency will be observed. The old army boys are at Toledo, O., this week—the remnant of the memorable fight of '61 to '65. Most of them are no longer capable of those great marches of some pears ago. In view of the fact, the feebleness of the old soldiers, attempt has been made to omit marching from their programs, but it seems that it did not carry. Many of them feel that there's another good fight in them, yielding never, until the greater Captain than they ever knew demands that they show the white flag. Long live the old guard $ \frac{1}{2} $ The recent speech by Hon. James E. Watson, and which was set out in full in the daily papers, was a most notable production. Great care in its preparation was evidenced throughout. It was of generous length, but of a necessity, and really important and helpful to those who wished to be informed on the Republican party's position on the important issues of the day. The speaker dealt with the past at length, contrasting the legislation on the more important questions and its effect in operation, showing the advantages to have been with the legislation by his party. As a campaign document the speech will be very difficult to beat; it is clear, informing and convincing, having the ring of authority. It was a great effort. Rev. W. S. Rollins, pastor of the Second M. E. Church of North Vernon, Ind., speaks very encouragingly of the colored man's prospects in that city. He says he has a first-class show on all lines of business with the white man. The church was visited by Mr. George L. Knox, of Indianapolis, August 30, who addressed a large and appreciative audience. Rev. Rollins thought very well of the effort, insisting that it was a fine talk on the race question. The open door is extended Mr. Knox, who is expected to avail himself of the courtesy whenever he cares to do so. Hon. W. T. Vernon, Register of the Treasury, will be remembered for his work in shaping affairs among the colored people for Mr. Taft prior to his nomination. Mr. Vernon will be no less active in the coming campaign. Assignments will be made for after September 15 which will take in the States of a large colored vote and which are help by some to be doubtful. Mr. Vernon is a forceful, intelligent speaker, thoroughly conversant with the issues. He has been heard in Indianapolis, where he made an excellent impression. He is a Republican without dilution, and preaches the gospel of Republicanism as it is understood. The National Association of Bakers was in the city this week, discussing the very useful art of bread making. Bread is among the commonest of foods. No meal is satisfactory without it, yet it is only within recent years that, that commodity, coming from the general makers, the bakers The bread that "mother" made seems to have been the desideration, a thing that did not seem possible a score of years ago. This has in mind the very limited time and the vast amount to be gotten out. Today with the improved machinery, the bread made by the bakers has nearly gotten up to the well made home-made bread. It will be only a question of time when the much honored home-made article will be rivalled by the the output of the bakers. "How strange it is that few of our young people strike out in the new enterprises for themselves. It seems as if they all want to follow the crowd. This should not be. Rather they attempt large things and with pluck and attention to details determine to succeed. Many are the opportunities right here in the city awaiting the coming of the men, who, with confidence in themselves and with faith in God and in humanity, will grasp them and turn them into stepping-stones to an horrible and lucrative enterprise."—Charleston (S. C.) Messenger. Ditto for Indianapolis. Too many are around looking wise instead of jumping into business of some kind. If they don't know how to do business it wouldn't hurt to break up a few attempts trying to learn. Experience must come, and if there is no "open door" then the only thing to do is get busy making those of our own even if there should be failures. Get up and go again, and still again, profiting by the experience gained. A stranded colored brother, writing from England, informs us of his plight. To use his own words, he says: "I am a candy peddler and go about through the streets to sell my goods." He spoke of the prejudice met up with in his travels and which is notable right where he is in good old Engeland. He says that for three days in the week there is no business, and really he doesn't seem to think very much of the business for the other three days. He will gladly do some corresponding for The Freeman in event it wants any done. He casually remarks that he is a citizen of Tennessee, Negro—a decidedly new classification, but unique, distinct. The Freeman does not stand in need of a correspondent in England, since the writer says, "There are not many Negroes in this district," "but as for news about the population of England," says he, "I can say something." It will be glad to us any information that may be useful of the colored people he happens to run across. The Freeman would have him tell them howdy and to solicit a brief experience of their ups and downs as Afro-Englishmen. It will agree at least to pay him in kind, by swapping "yarns," if nothing better. Isaiah T. Montgomery, of Mississippi, is double distinguished. He was the slave of Jefferson Davis, of Confederate States fame, and he has founded a city. To build a church, to endow a hospital are among the great acts of men, but hardly so great as that of him who builds a city. This has in mind these days when men find established communities everywhere. Blackstone has it that man is a creature of society; he would rather dwell in the city "midst alarms" than be king in a desert. But Montgomery saw no reason why a city composed of Negroes should not flourish, and just the same as hundreds of communities that are made up of white people. He acted on the theory. His city did not spring up in a night. Also, he was no Aladdin, but worked out his salvation, guided by the thousands of examples about him—the thrifty American cities that had their humble beginnings. Finally he gave the race the city of Mound Bayou, where the colored people are seen at their best at keeping city. Mr. Montgomery was one of the members of the Constitutional Convention of Mississippi and did much to keep down legislation that struck at the Negroes' citizenship. He is a cotton planter and is said to compare favorably in wealth with those of means of his State regardless of color. He was among the interesting speakers at the National Negro Business League Convention, recently held at Baltimore. White River due west is beginning to look up. It has fine possibilities, and may be the real estate men don't know it. Guess they do. The ground is low on the east side, the side that will be most popular, but it is being THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER filled up with the refuse of the city. As if things were conspiring for those who "have," the steam shovels are busy scooping up sand from the river bed—of course for commercial purposes—but the stream is being deepened just the same, and will be the delight of those who own the land and who doubtless will "hold" it until everything is done to increase the value. This is in the flood district, but in these days of "rapid transit" via sewers, the water has got to keep on going. Formerly the water did not begin to rise for twenty-four hours after the downpour of the rain. Now it gets busy at once, and is well on its way to the Mississippi in that length of time. Besides the land is being filled up, giving further assurance against future washouts. The river will never be navigable for big boats, nor even medium-sized ones. The smaller steamers will be able to make it, but due to the steam shovel men who pull up three or four bushels of White River bottom at every scoop. A dozen or more of these sand companies line the river banks, all scooping up and selling sand. If the business is kept up for the net dozen years a trench of some depth several miles long will result. It will prove a boon to the water-loving people and a boon for the real estate men. We said last week that we saw no virtue in the church as an organization. The statement applied to the church-house—the church as an organization. The spiritual church is the operation of its teachings and principles—beliefs. The efficacy is here, in its blessings, its admonitions, all of which are of a spiritual nature; not so owing to the church house. A church house is held to be a sanctuary when consecrated to religious purposes and because the mind conceives it to be in consonance with the consecration, and because devoted to religious purposes. But in more than one instance church-houses thus consecrated have been put to other uses and without any ill effects beyond the shock of conscience with the more religiously inclined. Then again private houses have been devoted to church purposes and are so today. William Penn preached under a tree. The favorite Penn picture is where he is seen with groups of Indians and white people at his feet, who are listening to the Word. In fact, all of the pioneer preachers of whatever faith—Marquette, Jollet, Roger Williams, the Pilgrim Fathers, who were essentially preachers—had no choice of houses. In the language of William Cullen Bryant, they sought nature's sarcitrave; their songs rang mid wooded aisles—direct from man to God, as it were, as if the need. But one feels to unlatch his shoes at the sanctuary, as is the custom in the far East. The religious aspect attaching to the house of worship indicates in some manner the hold that a religion has on a people or the respect for the divinity. JESSE COE. It is to be hoped that the Jesse Coe business is a closed incident. From beginning to end it has been a mischief breeder. The shooting down of officers of the law is looked on with extra horror, and not without reason. It is the duty of the officers to keep the peace, to run down the criminal—in short, to protect society against those who would prey on it, enriching themselves at the expense of others, not stopping to count the cost. As the rule, they do no more than this. The general public has confidence in them, reckoning from the standpoint of duty. It is well that it has this confidence, that it can retire at night knowing that the hundred-eyed city is keeping vigil, while the city slumbers. So when an officer is shot down extra horror attaches the deed, for we are to believe that the officers in this instance, and as they generally are, were doing their duty. We have no right to view the situation differently. If so, we indict them and those above them, those of the appointing power, as to the fitness of the men. As it is understood, two officers were shot by two Negroes, Jesse Coe being one of the Negroes. The other one was caught and met his fate at the hands of the law. Coe escaped. The rigid search and the many false scents and the rest of it are not important, not germane to this article. Finally he was caught or shot, as you please. Coe found lodgement in the hills of his Kentucky home, where he was surrounded by relatives and friends. These, together with the mountain fastnesses, made it fairly impossible to reach him. The "sleuths" were determined to have him, and they did not stop to count the cost. A great crime had been committed; it stood unsatisfied. Information has it that his cousin, one of his household, was induced to lead him into ambush, into a net of officers hidden behind trees, shrubbery, and who at the appointed moment rushed on him, shooting him down, while he (Coe) was in the act of using his gun. Not many have found fault with the officers because of their manner of capturing Coe. Of course, there are some who try to see a thing of "fair play" in such business, insisting that he should have been given an opportunity. But that's just what the officers did not want to give—an opportunity. They did not go out to fight a duel, nor was his case a matter of suspicion—he was no suspect. His crime was known far and near, even boasted of in some parts. The officers went to bring Coe in without the sacrifice of another man. The personal conduct of his cousin is what most people detest. Most of us recoil at such a duty, and simply because most of us have the sense of gratitude; and this cousin, it is said, fed at his mother's table. And yet we should not be too denunciatory in the matter, since in theory and we believe in law we are not to shield known criminals. It makes a hard case—a condition which most relatives will not comply with. But by no means is it an unheard of affair where the nearest relatives have delivered unto the law the culprit, feeling the sin and disgrace needed expiation. But most of us are not built that way, consequently see in his cousin one of the basest Judases that ever lived. the basest Judases that ever lived. As to the exhibition of the body, unless it were to satisfy the public that it was really Coe, we saw no reason for it. And had that been the object, that of identification, the public was not prepared to decide. The officers in charge in the matter thought it was an object lesson, a sort of holding up as a deterent, as they used to do in the old country when they fixed the victim's head on a spike and stuck it up in the most commanding place, for the warning of evildoers. It may be that they are right, but we are not used to such things, and really harm is done in the creation of ill race feelings. Since the happening there has been a notable increase of ill feeling, a thing the officers are morally obligated to hold in subjection. That they got their man was quite enough. That they expressed satisfaction in having their man was right and proper, since it is the "capital" of their business. And we suspect that had they known that such ill feeling would have followed, the thing would not have been permitted. They are human, capable of mistakes; they make them as others make them. We can only hope that they also profit by the experience. BALTIMORE'S HOSPITALITY. It is said that Baltimore is not excelled in the hospitality and good cheer extended strangers within her gates. It was thought that this applied particularly and not generally. But it is proven by the distinguished consideration accorded the National Negro Business League that Baltimore is no mean city, and that she has the proper greeting for the worthy and honorably disposed, regardless of the nationality. We feel safe in saying that Baltimore leads in the attention paid the group of Negro business men and the visitors attracted to the city by their presence. We make this comparison simply because that city is held to be Southern, and owing to which fact much was not expected. The comparison is not odious, but rather complimentary to those of that section of the country of whom the race has not entertained the best notions in those latter days. That Baltimore acted so beautifully in the matter ought to add to the stock of race hope, and without doubt it will. The race problem is here reflected, and the thoughtful, earnest Negro, who he hears the news, will warm up in his love for his country and conclude that, after all, there are many more not half so well situated. The Council, through its Negro Councilman, Harry S. Cumming, made an appropriation of $400 for illuminating several blocks of street. It also provided for a court of honor, with massive columns, made more imposing by the many electric lights of various colors, and which shivered with brilliance, during the evenings of the convention. The city also donated the use of the great Richmond Market Armory and tendered the steamer Latrobe for a delightful sail down Chesapeake Bay. The courtesies thus extended by the Council represented an expense of not less than $1,000. In addition to this, every business house on Druid Hill avenue, from Eutaw street to the strictly residential section, was lavishly decorated with flags and bunting, and many beautiful homes were similarly adorned in honor of the occasion. Yellow and black, the colors of the commonwealth of Maryland, and the national colors were festooned in artistic fashion and large portraits of Dr. Booker T. Washington were in evidence in the scheme of decoration on all sides. We take this occasion to say that the $1,000, or whatever amount spent, was well spent. The white people who control in municipal affairs owe it to the colored people to do some gracious things now and then that they feel to be an appreciable part of the country. Mr. Washington is to be congratulated in that he made it possible for the extending of the courtesies. Mr. Cummings is also to be congratulated on the esteem in which he is held by the citizens and by his colleagues, enabling him to render such signal and valuable service to the race. RALEIGH. N. C. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Gertrude Reese, who has been visiting her father, has returned to her home in Columbia, S. C. ... Mrs. J. R. Cardinal, who has returned to Columbia, S. C. has returned to the city. ... Misses Willie and Lizzie Oley are visiting in Norfolk, Va., and adjacent cities. ... Mrs. R. H. W. Leak is visiting her home in Norfolk. ... A sacred concert was given at the Congregational Church, Sunday night, for the benefit of the Begging Club Society. Among those who took a part were Misses Eugene Lytle, Dr. A. I. Shade is again at his post of duty in People's Drug Store, after a week of much earned rest. ... Mrs. Emerson of Greenboro, is in the city, visiting Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Burgess. LOUISVILLE KY Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Anna Adams Watson entertained in honor of Miss Emma B. Kaye, Thursday evening, August 27, at the home of Mrs. Anna Adams Watson, who was beautifully decorated and well laden with the delicacies of the season. All present spent a delightful evening. Miss Emma Watson and the 5th inst., and expresses herself as being very much indebted to her many friends, who have made her vacation so pleasant: the guests on evening of 6th inst., the 7th inst., Shiloh on an, Mays, Darden, Jamerson, Christman, Yancey, Edwards, Moody and Kemp, Mesdames Yancey, Christman and Jones, Mordan, Adama Hughes and Todd, Mordan, Adama Hughes and Adams. Miss Anna Cornelius left Tuesday for Chicago to visit friends. ... Miss Ida Coleman, who has been visiting friends at Inman, has arrived from Fort Erie, Taylor has arrived from Fort Erie, Canada, and is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Owens. ... Mrs. Louis Hale, at Chicago, and Mrs. Miles Harris is visiting Mrs. C. J. Howard at Chicago. DALLAS, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN The flood losses to the colored people of Texas will go up into the thousands of dollars. Something must be done to save their crops and property in the low land of Texas. We need good lectured here to a large and appreciative audience...Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Williams, of State street, are visiting in Colorado when we are visiting points in the North. H. W. Scott will visit Atlantic City in the interest of the Odd Fellows of this city. ...The C. M. E. Sunday school convention in New York has included Many, interesting papers were read. Buffer Sutton, who was killed Friday night on Ross avenue, by one of a gang, with a knife, was a young man well with a family. He was the sympathy of the good citizens of the city...J. R. Brown is ill on Eastora street...The colored help of William Freeman Reading Club, and they pay for and receive this paper each week...A teacher of the laws of the State of Texas, has been formed here and has its books open for members...All of the teachers were in several of the city schools...There will be a Labor Day drill and picnic at Douglas Park, Fort Worth, Monday, September 10, at 10 a.m. G. J. Griffin, at 190 Main street, for ads, cut and local news in these columns. SHERMAN TEX Copies of The Freeman on sale at Mackay-Graham tonsorial parlor, 209 E. Mulberry street. Give them a call... Martin Wade is attending the Grand Lodge, Improved B. O. E. of the World, in Paul Milk, this week. The sentative from Defiance Lodge No. 138, here... The handsome Binkley Hotel has gone back unto the old reliable R. W. Thomas as headwaiter. Every one seems satisfied. His sidewalkaters are Jas. Warde, Eliza Jefferson. Wm. Barr, the Brushman North, Chris H. Harris, Andrew Whitley, and James Henry, ... Several hundred people will be in attendance at the Northwestern Baptist Association meeting here, October 2-5, at the handsome edifice of Harmony Baptist Church. Rev. A. W. Moss, of Dallas, is the moderator. Mrs. L. H. H. et al., the most-best safe North Texas. The funeral of Jacob Marshall was largely attended last Friday, at St. James M. E. Church, of which he was a consistent member. Rev. L. H. Richardson, of Waco, conducted the funeral, under the auspices of Polar Star No. 33. Masons, and Phaegon in New York. K. He leaves widow and several relatives. Interment in his lot in West Hill Cemetery. NEGROES THANK CHAFLIN SEATTLE, Wash., September 2.—At a reception given to Eugene F. Chafin, a Professor of Political Science, United States, yesterday, a committee of Negroes, headed by Ed Clayton, editor of a week's newspaper, Negro State employee in the Springfield (Ill.) riots. Mr. Chafin said that he had been saved from drowning by the police, and that he owed the race a debt ever since. SPOKANE. WASH. The seventeenth annual session of the Puget Sound Conference of the African Methodist Church gave Dr. S. S. Freeman to Bethel Church here... Miss Helen J. Stafford, one of the leading young ladies of the city, left for St. Paul on the list relatives and friends... Eugene Sykes returned from the ranch August 23. TERRE HAUTE, IND Special to THE FREEMAN. The organization exercises at Terre Haute on September 22. Great preparations are being made to make it the grandest affair ever witnessed in this city. The members of the committee are working to provide the help of the visit from other cities a first-class entertainment. Efforts are being made to secure a speaker of national reputation. The group will be in the first place when we begin the 16th inst. and continue a week. There will be a big day, Sunday, the 20th. Dr. Evans, of the Spruce Street Church, will entertain the conference at his church, and will be in the first place when the Army building is the strong colored men of Terre Haute are more and more coming to realize the importance of entertainment and the stakings. This evidence from the fact that they have started several enterprises. One of the late undertakings is the People's Mercantile Company, launched in February 1908, by such a firm, G.H. Holling, the president of St. D. Simpson, secretary of M. P. Bragg, treasurer; R. C. Simpson, Joe Churchill, H. O. Roberts, Chas. Stewart, John Brown, and John Brown, during the 15th in 1908. Shares are selling at $10 each. This company aims to put up a first-class store in the near future. Mrs. C. M. Turner assisted by Miss Thomas, has just been the first member of the group. Thirteenth and Main streets. These ladies are genuine artists in their line, and they have one of the prettiest lines of up-to-date public life. The school is the neighborhood. We are sure they will succeed, as they possess the essential qualifications—experience, tact, energy, intelligence, business acumen and honor in intelligence, and their role in the world. The first group of F. Frager Special Announcement! The Granger Store Is again in the field with its innumerable Bargains. The time is approaching when you will need somewhat heavier goods than you are now using. To make room on our shelves for Fall Stock, we have cut the prices on everything in the house. Many of these goods can be used at the present time. Our Men's Clothing is up-to-date; our general line of Dry Goods is right in price and style; our Ladies' Suits, Skirts, Dress and Street Hats are of the nobibiest; our Shoes for Men, Ladies and Children are both serviceable and cheap. We have many other goods, but want of space forbids mentioning. Come and see for yourself how low everything is priced. THE GRANGER STORE, 336-338 West Washington Street. 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Address— Southern Sales Company Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, U.S.A. THE STAGE Fred Garlanad and Wm. Jones; baritone, Jas. Hall; drummers, Johnnie Carson and Jack Johnson. The Beechurms were greatly pleased with a visit from their parents while at Seymour. P. G. Lowery sends regards to all friends, and says he is going to put out a winter show this season that is going to be a peach. He says, "Watch The Freeman." This company closed the summer season at McCook, Neb., August 30. They report a very successful time from all points of view, and they report that managers and proprietors, say they will be "busy old souls" from now until October 3, when they start on the lecture course dates. They who have been engaged for the season of 1908-9 are requested to report at headquarters, 3456 State Street, Chicago, Ill., for rehearsal, Monday, September 21. Please let us hear from you as soon as possible. Mrs. Annetta Higharden, pianist, and Mrs. Julia E. Ware, soprano, have returned to their homes in Chicago. Mrs. Julia E. Ware, soprano, will probably stop in St. Louis a few days and J. A. Watts in Memphis, Tenn., each to see their mothers, ere they enter upon their winter work. Mrs. A. Watts reader and contralto, will spend a few days in Chicago, the guest of Mrs. Edna G. Winston. The many friends and admirers of Tom Logan are surprised to learn of his unexpected death, which occurred at New York City in 2012. Tom Logan, for several weeks this summer at Mercer Hospital, having undergone a very serious operation, but recovered from that and sent the New York City Company, a former Smt. Set Company, because fatally it, it having developed that he had a weak heart. During the run of Ernest Logan's *Rufa Rustu* he was a memoirist, a writer and a company besides being the Hogan's "right-hand" man. Last season he was with the Smart man. Last season he was with the Smart man, a stage manager and general secretary in the company. Mr. Logan had been a member of the profession for a number of years, and no performer was more universally popular. His accomplishments in intellectual ability and general knowledge of everything made him a favorite with everybody. He was loyal to his friends. He was also a friend of Mr. Logan and his remains were shipped to his mother at Kansas City. Mo. Those who knew Mr. Logan will feel his death as a personal loss, and the Freeman extends his sincest sympathy in her bereavement. The Blue Eagle Theater, at Plant City Fla., is still making a good success, and has four new performers, headed by two star comedians, Fred Newsome, better known as Jimmie Dick, singing and dancing comedian, and I. A. Wright, the original Negro comedian and old-man impersonator. Andrew Williams and Mrs. Rosan L. Wewentz, who had the new sketch of "Cocooo," singing "Tattoo," and send much love to all of their friends. Miss Annie Jones is making a great hit in her buck and wing dancing, and has the house screaming, supported by D. McDonald, song and dance artist. W. H. Butler is still alive and holding his same position, playing straight in all acts, and is doing well. "Peking Jack," he is known as Punch, is now arranging a new rag on the piano, by the name of the "Plant City Ragmala," for next week's program. Miss Pearl Stuard and Miss Eulee Galvan are still getting good encodes. J. Best Brown will leave for Valdosta, Ga., his little Southern home, for a stay of three weeks, visiting his people. Willie Knight, the great first-hand man, has been a blue Eagle baseball team of Plant City, has left for Key West, Fla., to play two games, and then he is ready for engagement with any team. At the Family Theater a strong bill is being presented this week. Charles and Bertina Bruce are the top liners on the bill, because they are delivering the 'real action.' Unlike other acts, they are putting forth something original in music and in comedy. Mrs. Bruce is an exception to the rule, so far as the audiences of this city are concerned, in voice culture, gestures, and words. When he gestured her hearers the most was her singing. She has a voice that few persons of the profession have. Her tones are round and mellow, and she has the cordial touch for a prima donna of the order of Patti. As an excellent dancer it has not been our pleasure to see one who has anything Charles Bruce in many ways. Do Brittany and I have a good deal and we have seen him and derived an opinion that he was one of the best in the business, but we feel that he has little chance of making it not resort to the "chicken" idea in order to make good, but rather give you a clean-cut performance of the up-to-date sort. These two artists of the stage have been very successful in mistake in the name. There is a W. A. Bruce and wife, who are spendid performers, but are in no way connected with the Bruces in particular. The man of this act was the buck and wing dance on roller skates by Mr. Bruce. It is seldom that you ever see such a feat done as he does this work, but the Bruces go wild over this particular feat. It is seldom that one can see such a feature in vaudeville. However, all acts in our race can be prepared upon, but to say that that have not a good act would be putting it wrong. The Grand. The vaudeville season opened Monday with a well-balanced bill. It is evident that the house, judging from the opening program, is to be well represented with foreign acts. The house also has a strong presence for spay French dancing maidens from the Eldorado, Paris, scored heavily. Their dances are characteristic of the French stage, appealing to the sensual side, and go big with the men folks. The house is also known for the city, the weird concept, "In the Realm of the Alligator," by the Saytons, two men and a woman, was another foreign offering which delivered the goods. It was easily recognizable by the group as alligators was so perfect that it gave one the squirms to witness it. As conterionists the Saytons have set the pace for all comers. The show was a beautiful girl with a big voice, rich in tone and range, and also a good violinist, was the feature end of the musical part of the bill. The Murray sisters were tame, and need quite a deal in the stage before they could dance the strong acting act go. The "Majestic Musical Four" were good musicians, all men. If they would eliminate the painful attempt of one of them, they would stand out with that time-worn chestnut of limitations of Sousa, the act would stand out distinctly on its merits as a first-class musical offering. Their best number was the rendition of Miserere, "from 'Il Trovatore,' on the piano." pierced Gaston & Green, in "one," offer the Neil Brinkly creation, *Spoonercy*. The second season, it resembles somewhat "A Classic in Sting" of last season. Delin-Ellwood Company, in a The Centers are making a big hit at the Lincoln Theater, Knoxville, Tenn. Tim Owstey, the comedian, left Sunday evening for Chicago, for rehearsal at the Park. Lacy and Dady White have closed with the Norris and Rowe circus, and are in St. Louis. Brown and Hodges, cartoonists, are doing good work, and are booked twenty-three weeks solid. John Scott, of Rockford, Ill., has located at Milwaukee, to play the slide trombone in the Cream. City Band. The Peregrine stock season opens next Monday, at the Majestic Theater, with The House of a Thousand Candles. Richard Jackson, who was recently with Milwaukee's Plantation Company, at London is now at Philadelphia. Regards to all friends. The Bruces, eccentric singers and dancers, introducing a buck dance on roller skates, are entertaining at the Family theater this week. Anatole Victor and John W. Carson, of P. G. Lowery's Musical Enterprise, with the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus, were in the city Sunday, the guests of friends. Manager Bowley, of the Park, informs us that the Smart Set Company will be November 12, 13 and 14, followed by Williams and Walker, November 16, 17 and 18. The Dixie Comedy and Specialty Company having ten people, under the management of Prince Oskayuma, the African Indian Traveler, are doing splendid work at Marianao, Cuba. The Gardners, Samuel P. and Mamie, are still at the Lincoln Theater, at Knoxville, Tenn., and pleasing the audiences. To Pop Adams and Lucy and Lady White, and all friends. The regular season opened at English's Wednesday night with Al G. Field's Minisitre. Next week at the theater the attraction will be the Coat production, "Pity Miles from Boston." The Great Cosmopolitan Carnival Company have with them the team of Hamilton and the team of the Coat production. Business is very good, and the R. E. sign is displayed every night. Augustus J. Smith, the young comedian and author, is organizing a theatrical company to play the popular winter resorts to Eustace and Evelyn only seventeen years old. He is becoming quite a successful manager and author. Euseck Clark and Annie Hicks are with the Hower's Great London Shows, and aer making good in the annex. Miss Hicks sends regards to all friends. Mr. Clark wishes to honor his brother, Joe Clark, and Robert Clark. Benjamin E. Wallace, general manager of Waldorf-Astoria Shows, wrote this home at Peru for a few days this week. He says the shows are doing the best business in their history, notwithstanding the competition has been tightening. The show will close the season October 19 in the South. It is said that it is a great inspiration to a player to have a fellow-artist in the audience. A few evenings ago Oscar Hammerstein entertained Mime, Tetrazinium Williams and Walker in "Bandanna Land." The critics say that the comedians encouraged by the enthusiasm and perseverance played better than ever before. Francis Swartz and company are appearing at the Family Theater in a sketch called "Love's Sacrifice," and to that the act is making good is put to great power, especially in comedy, her gowns are of the richest quality and her voices are in sweetness. Mr. Lawrences Gordon is an able assistant as the leading man. There is much merit in the act, as a top liner in the best vaudeville circuits. NOTICE. New York, Aug. 31, 1908. Mr. Flipped Knox, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dear Sir, thank you for giving us a little reading not acknowledging the many communications received from your advertisements, and which came in such great numbers that time does not need to acknowledge the receipt of all. We this means of advising our correspondents to take Back Patti positions are all filled, and that we will retain their applications later and favorable consideration, and that any vacancies occur. Thank you. Thinking you again for your courteous consideration, I remain. HAWK'S MOVING PICTURES. Three machines, three shows, nightly, open No. 1, as Hawk & Hypsher, will open Gayoos Amusement Co. Theater, Central Theater, September 7, presenting the "James in Missouri," "Cast Up by the Sea," "Jim Holmes" and "The Bandit King at Mihiel," presenting the "James will be presented," Madame Jumina & the Cuban palmist, with Hawk & Hypsher, will sing for the illustrated pictures, as Galatea. The poses "Postages" will be new, the "James Colored Theater." All professiona- l poses in Atlanta, will be highly entertained, Gayoos Theater, Hawk & Hypsher, manage its regards to all in and out of the profession. PEKIN NOTES. All the members of the Pekin Stock company for the coming season assemble on a clock Monday morning and active rehearsals for the opening, which takes place on September 8th. Books as if the company is more active in comedy this season. By popular demand the moving pictures will be performed, opening and closing each performance, and latest pictures will be seen at the house. Every night will show a new picture. The new lobby is completed and has added greenery and convenience of the patrons and also to the private house. The crowds still continue to pack the house at every performance. LOWERY'S MUSICAL ENTERPRISE G. Lowy's. Musical Enterprise, inviting with the Wallace-Hagenbек clerc we visited by a Freeman representateme Monday, at Seymour, Ind. He re-define the as one of the best in that Mr. Lowy has surrounded him with first-class instruments and band is a winner. The personnel of the concert company and band are: Com-wards: Ehs. Beechum and John Ed-Banach Beechum, Hattie Garland and Bowles, clairinet, Geill M. Wyn-Bowles and Antole Vigte, trombones DIXON & DANIELS STERLING JUBILEE SINGERS. TOM LOGAN DEAD. THE BLUE EAGLE THEATER. THE BRUCES AT THE FAMILY. SHOWS OF THE WEEK. sketch "full stage," entitled "The Girl from Yonkers," was amusing. The Empire. Chas. Burkhardt, in the "Travelers," opened the Monday for a week's stand. The two burtlettes are well written, and afford abundant opportunity for the little comedian to get in his "funny alides." He scored quite as well as the old offer, which was a cleverly devised bit of sentiment in the form of a sketch called "The Italian." His characterization of the role is well as as a joke, impersonations, which show a marked versatility in character work. The chorus was large, well drilled and "bitterly" costumed in an agar, the "Dutchman," and a brilliant ollo of novelties, including the mechanical doll, completed one of the best burlesque shows seen at the Empire this season. landed his man from third. This inside ball is all that is required to make the A. B. C's the strongest amateur team in the Middle West. Thompson shows up well as the oftener. With such a balanced team as the venerable Gordon to coach and teach him he is sure to develop into the real goods. A funny stunt was pulled off in the second. With a man on first and second, a double steal was attempted. Catcher Thompson was attempted, second to catch the runner. The empire was behind the pitcher and evidently did not see the play, as the ball struck him an awful bounce, the "doco," taking an ugly bound, whereupon the two men can be carried home. An awful bow went up The cartoon comedy, "Panhandle Pete," opened at the Park Monday for three hours, and is a comedy, I am, pends largely on the grotesqueness of the principal comedian's make-up. Walter Wilson is a comedian of ability, and gets all there is to grab out of the role. The character is named "Mistrel," causes up some frosty situations. With proper trimming and shaping up, "Panhandle Pete" will develop into a really acceptable show. **The English** Al G. Field's Mistrels came to the English Wednesday for two performances, afternoon and night. The show gave general satisfaction and played to capacity. **The Family** The Bruces, a colored team, man and woman, took the honors at the little house in Kentucky avenue. The woman can sing, can dance, both black and white, is a rule playing this circuit. Mr. Bruce is a good dancer and is wise in giving his audiences what they want and the can babysit, billed as the youngest monologist, etc., on the American stage will hardly do. Her age alone saves her. She couldn't get a "wrinkle" with her hair, and the school stun on the merit of her work. EASY PICKINGS. The Much-Touted White Socks Prove to Be a Bunch of "Mutts." BY J. D. H. The A. B. C.'s had easy pickings last Sunday at Western Park, in taking both ends of a double header from the overtouted Sox an aggregation of the talent in the interweaved and the game was looked forward to by the bugs as one promising a superior article of ball. This was due to the fact that the Sox had three of the three from the Reserves recently. If the Sox are a sample of the material it takes to trim Reinhart's bunch, then the team will be able to liaising set, if they ever get away from their cowardly stand and consent to cross clubs with the colored sluggers. In the first time the "iron" team has been Sox completely at the mercy, shutting them out—11 to 0. The brewers fielded brilliantly behind him, pulling off several clever stunts. The white boys were wary. Warrior curves and benders almost as effective in the second game. At times the mighty wedge of the rube was called upon to "send the ball" to the occasion and brought me the bacon notwithstanding that the fielding behind him was not quite as gilt-edged as the team put up behind the iron man in the Totals ..... 11 14 27 7 0 White Sox. R. H. O. A. E. Bauer. 3b 0 1 1 1 1 Miller. c. 0 1 2 0 1 Levings. s. s. 0 0 4 1 1 Frank. 2b 0 0 1 1 1 Bauer. f. 0 0 2 0 1 Jordan. 1b 0 0 6 1 0 Long, c. 1b 0 1 5 0 Giffin. p. 0 0 1 2 0 *Owens Totals ..... 0 3 24 5 4 A. B. C's. -0 0 0 0 0 White Sox. -0 0 0 0 0 Bases on balls—Off Higbee, 4; off Giffin. 1. Struck out—By Higbee, 10; by Giffin. 2. Hit by pitcher—Granger. two- Mayer. -Granger. Davis. Mayer. Bauman. Home run—Meriade. Double plays—Meriade to Hutchinson to Board. Herron to Merida; Giffin to Hutchinson to Merida; Umpires—Adams and Dauss. Time—1:45. Attendance—900. SECOND GAME. A. B. C.'s. Granger, i. f. R. H. O. A. E. Herron, c. f. 1 0 1 0 2 Allen, 3b. 2 2 4 0 0 Allen, s. s. 3 4 0 1 0 Merida, 2b 1 0 1 0 1 Board, 1b 1 0 9 0 0 Thompson, c. 2 0 11 0 0 Davis, r. f. 0 0 0 0 0 Washington, p. 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 10 8 27 7 4 White Sox R. H. O. A. E. Braun, 3b 0 0 1 2 1 Meyer, i. f. 1 2 1 0 0 Dugan, c. 1 9 9 0 0 Levings, s. s. 1 2 9 4 0 Frank, 2b 1 0 1 0 0 Barnes, r. f. 0 0 1 0 0 Miller, f. 0 0 1 0 0 Jordan, 1b 1 3 11 0 0 Long, c. f. 1 0 1 0 0 Avery, p. 0 0 3 0 0 Totals 6 7 24 9 2 A. B. C.'s. W白色 Sox 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 *-10 W白色 Sox 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 balls in bats 0 0 1 0 0 Avery, 3. Struck out—By Washington, 9; by Avery, 7. Hit by pitcher—Thompson. Two-base hits—Washington (2), Jordon (2), Levings, Dugan, Three-base hits, Jordan, Balls in bats, Herron, Time —1:50. Attendance—900. NOTES OF THE GAME Gordon caught a good game. The White Sox could use a new set of uniforms. Davis is back in his regular form and is playing a great right field. "Rabbit" Granger was there with the pole in the first, getting a two-bagger and two singles. Puggy's long fly in the seventh of the first game was a splendid swat. It looked good for two sacks. That was a fast double in the fifth inning of the first game pulled off by Merida to Hutchinson to Board. Big Boy "fenced" the pill in the eighth of the first game, sending Puggy around ahead of him. It was a terrific smash, the ball sailing over the fence by two feet. Albert Herron is the official scorer of the A. B. C.'s. His work has been approved by the daily papers, and the records of the score appear regularly. The "Tron Man" Higbee wriggled out of some tight places in the first game. In the fourth, with the bases full and two bases on the field, he jumped Jordan, the heavy hitter of the Sox. Again in the eighth, two men were on bases, with one down, when he struck out the men two men up. In the ninth he made the "cow kid," fanning the first three men up. SECOND GAME Herron is still the master fielder Todd took three on a Texas Leaguer, which was "going some." Avery was wild as a steer, and came near putting two or three of the A.B.C.'s out of the running, had they not been great dodgers. "Rube" Washington not only pitched a good game in the second spasm, but was there with the willow, stepping into a pair of doubles and a single. Puggy put on a squeeze in the fifth that landed his man from third. This inside ball is all that is required to make the A. B. C.'s the strongest amateur team in the Middle West. Thompson shows up well as a backstop. It is a pity he cannot be worked offener. With such a standard quantity as the venerable Gordon to coach and teach him he is sure to develop into the real goods. A funn stunt was pulled off in the second with a man on first and second, a double stunt with the "doco" shot. Thompson shot the ball down to second to catch the runner. The umpire was behind the pitcher and evidently did not see as the ball struck him an awful waddle before the "doco" taking a angry bound, whereupon the two men on base cantered home. An awful howl went up from the brewers, but umpire Adams declared both runners safe. Ran Butler deserves credit for giving the city the most classy set of ball players ever representing it outside of the city. This goes for Reinhart and the rest. Pitcher Talbot, ex-A. B. C. slabman, is home, after many weeks' service on the unions. Talbot was affected with a slight infection of the back, a form again. He is undecided what he will do the rest of the season. He has some promising offers to finish the season with Iowa and Minnesota teams. He has an advantage of the company being a national of the many opportunities thus afforded to improve his knowledge of the inside points of the game. This gag of grumbling on the part of some of the colored players about criticisms of their plays, etc, is becoming a chestnut and is absolutely childish. When they pull off a "mutt" stunt that stinks, or speaks of it as it occurred? This is a newspaper, sent forth to 26,000 readers weekly in the United States and Canada, and is published for the news and information, but the best of feeling and good wishes for the success of the home boys, and would not willingly say anything to hurt the team, but we must respectfully acknowledge the plays as we see them. We ought not to be expected to call a cabbage a rose or a sausage angel food. The Birmingham, Ala., Elks ball team, who were scheduled to play the A. B. C.'s engagement at the last moment, and The Merits, a local team, being substituted, the S.C.'s getting sweet revenge for their previous defeat, winning by the score of 8 to 1. The Chicago Union come today for four games. CHICAGO UNIONS WIN TWO. LOUISVILLE. Ky.-The Chicago Unions showed their superiority over the locals by taking a double header Sunday by the following scores. First game: Chicago unions . . . 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0—10 Chicago unions . . . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—3 Second game: Chicago Unions .....2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4—12 Lou. Giants .....0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0—6 The five literary associations of Atlantic City combined and held a national election recently. There were four national tickets in the field, viz.: Republican, Democrat, Republican, and the liberal. A whirlwind campaign was made and then the national election was held. When the votes had been counted to the surprise of everyone Bryan had swept everything before he was elected. There were 300 votes cast. ROUTE. BROWN AND HODGES-KEITH's Thea- FRANK MHAARAH'S MINSTRELL—Eau Claire, Wits. Sept. 7; Rice Lake, 8; Menton, 9; 10; Stanley, 11; Med- ford, 12. A RABBITS FOOT COMPANY, PAT CHAPPELLE, Mgr.-HENDERSON, N. C. Sept. 7; Littleton, 8; Weldon, 9; Franklin, Va. 10; Suffolk, 11. B. DUNNEE, WITH RINGLING BRO. HICHE - KAES, City, Mo. Sept. 7; Topela, Kans. 8; Salina, 9; Great Bend, 10; Hutchinson, 11; Wich-kg. 12. THE FREEMAN POSTOFFICE Notice—Persons whose names appear in the following list will kindly send for them a letter to the office and then returned to writer or dead-letter office. It would prevent delay if all performers would send route from time to time and letter could be forwarded at once. Gentlemen's List. Bryant, George. Carter, Pete. Clark, Prof. H. I. Lee, Walter. McDaniel, Mance. Malone, William. Pugsley, the Acrobat. Sawatha, Clarke. Williams, Geo. A. Willkerson, George. Wilson, Miss Dora. Ladies' List. Crosby, Miss Oma. THE "HOLTON" BAND INSTRUMENTS Are Used by the Best Colored Musicians in Preference to Any Other. Mr. P. G. Lowery is considered one of the best colored, cornet soloists in the world. He is also one of the most efficient bandmasters, being connected with the Wallace-Hagenbock show the past season. He himself used the "New Proportion" cornet and has his band almost audibly fitted, out with "Holton" instruments. His opinion of our instruments is worth reading: Dear Friend; After thoroughly testing the qualities of your "New Proportion" cornet you sent me, I found it out on the website and played all the standard makes, but for both business work and solo, I find the "New Proportion" cornet THE cornet. I cheerfully recommend it to anyone who wants the best. P. G. LOWERY. Cornet Solist and Bandmaster. "Holton" instruments are sold for cash or on installments. We allow a there is absolutely no risk in purchasing them. The "Holton" is the instrument that is coming to be universally used and allow more musicians should find it. There is a store and other literature free on request. FRANK HOLTON CO., 100-171 Gladys Ave. - Chicago, Ill. WANTED For the Sunny South Comedy Co., musicians and performers at all times. W. L. Horne. Answer care The Freeman. THEATRICAL ENGRAVING QUALITY RIGHT PRICES RIGHT INDIANAPOLIS ENGRAVING & ELECT. CO. P. O. Box 103. MENTION THE FREEMAN INDIANAPOLIS IND. First class Tuba and Double Bass, Baritone to double either Stage or Trap Drums—could place a good Trap Drummer and other musicians for Band and Orchestra. This show never closes. Address FRANK MAHARA, Manager, As Per Route in The Freeman. WANTED! For Pontella's Musical Comedy, First class colored performers and musicians, both men and women. Those doubling brass given preference. No tickets advanced unless I know you. Answer, stating lowest salary, which will be sure. Must be able to join on receipt of wire. Address SIG. PONTELLA, LEXINGTON, ILLINOIS. WANTED! A high class colored female singer, soprano voice, One who can be featured for Stetson's Big Eastern U. T. C. company. Address THAT FUNNY ACT "IN ONE," George ELMORE & RAY Beulah THE MAN WITH THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE FIDDLE. THE BIG NOISE. Open for Polite Vaudeville or Burlesque. Per. Add. 242 State street, Chicago. WANTED! Performers, male and female, for the Florida Blossoms Minstrel and Comedy Company. Those doubling band given preference. Address Big Four Excursions, SUNDAY, SEPT. 6th, $1.50 LAWRENCEBURG, AURORA AND WAY POINTS $1.50 Special Train Leaves 7:00 a.m. $1.25 Terre Haute. Greencastle 75c Special Train Leaves 8:00 a.m. C., H. & D. R. R., Sunday, Sept. 6th. NOTE—Rushville and Connerville tickets on sale every Sunday, good going and returning on all trains (regular and special) of Sunday for which sold. Magic Wand for Fairs and Carnivals. Can make $50.00 per day. Price $7.50 for complete outfit, including supplies ready for operation. Send $2.00 with order, balance C. O. D. NELSON BROS. COMPANY. 123 S. Clinton St., Chicago. 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, WANTED By a New York company, for every city in the U.S., colored young man or woman of business and executive ability to act as denominal Agent of company in the selling of some of its capital stock. Applicants must be hustlers and be prepared to furnish cash security; can earn from $2 to $4 per week; company are arming more. Write, stating experience, to A. M. Clarke, 24-20 Stone street, New York City. ADDRESS 3602 Forest Ave., Chicago, Ill. Coming Soon! A moonlight invasion of "1HE SUNNY SOUTH." The Smart Set, In the Jolly, Jingling Musical Melange THE BLACK POLITICIAN Headed by the Southland's "Sunny Boy" S. H. DUDLEY, 59-OTHERS-59 WANTED At South Royal Street Park, a Musical com- pany performs at the venue's performance. Merry go-Round. Will seat in house 1,500 to 2,000 people. Electric light. Sept. 14 to 21. T. Z. Adams, Jackson. Tenn. Violin and Clarinet player with the best goods. Address D. TURNER, 1025 Charlotte St. Kansas City, Mo ENGRAVING PRICES RIGHT BRAVING & ELECT. CO. (ON THE GEMAN) INDIANAPOLIS IND. Ra's Minstrels NT Bass, Baritone to double either place a good Trap Drummer and Orchestra. This show ARA, Manager, in The Freeman. TED! Musical Comedy, musicians, both men and women. Those tickets advanced unless I know you. An- be sure. Must be able to join on receipt NTELLA, N, ILLINOIS. TED! ale singer, soprano voice, for Stetson's Big Eastern ess SHBURN, Book, N. J. ACT "IN ONE," E & RAY Beulah THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE BIG NOISE. deville or Burlesque. the street, Chicago. TED! the Florida Blossoms Minstrel and band given preference. Address WORTHEY, Macon, Georgia. Excursions, SEPT. 6th, ORA AND WAY POINTS $1.50 leaves 7:00 a. m. Greencastle 75c leaves 8:00 a. m. Sunday, Sept. 6th. DECATUR.....$1.50 HUME.....$1.25 BLOOMINGDALE.....$1.00 Special train leaves 7 a. m. Returning, leaves Decatur 6:30 p. m. on sale every Sunday, good going and returning which sold. The MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER LADIES everywhere now use this great toilet necessity. Besides being imitations which are overtised. Look at the picture and see how it works. See how strong and substantial is the Aluminum Comb-1-8 inch thick, 1-3 inches wide, 4-12 inches long. It will retain an even heat, and will not burn the hair or scalp. Look at the heavy steel heating bar, 7-16 inches square, and 4-12 inches long. It will take a moderate heat and retain it all time, and will last a life-time. The clamps for holding the comb are easy of adjustment, easy to keep in order and clean. The handle has a stitched steel rod from end to end and makes a handsome article for every lady's toilet table. RAT JUNE 22-04 SHAMPOO DRIER MFG.CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA HOW TO USE THE MAGIC STEEL HEATING BAR ALuminum Comb The Handsome Aluminum Comb is moved to the heat. The clamps, which hold it in place, are released by turning the heat and retain it all time, and will last a life-time. The heavy steel bar is heated (like a curling iron) in gas or alcohol lamp. The comb is slipped back into place, the handle and nail of the Magic is ready for use. Hundreds of ludies write us that they would not attempt to arrange their hair without the Magic. We only guarantee that it will straighten the curlerest hair without injury to the hair or scalp and by keeping it back free from dandruff. It increases the growth of the hair. It is fitted and straightened in 30 minutes after shampooing by using the Magic. Do not be deceived by imitations, buy the genuine, get the best—sold to fashionable ladies for years, it always gives satisfaction. AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA YOUNG COLORED BOY PROVES TO BE A HERO Stops a Runaway Horse and Saves Two Girls at the Risk of Special to THE FREEMAN PETERSBURG, Ind. Aug. 25.—Babe Richey, a fourteen-year-old colored boy, was shot in the eye of the citizens of Petersburg. A horse driven by Albert Kellams, who was accompanied by his two young daughter, was thrown from the buggy and the lines became wrapped around his body. Kellams was dragged on head and side. Just as the horse started to cross a bridge young Richey sprang at the bridle and held the animal uninjured, but Kellams, the girl who was uninjured, but Kellams, the skull was crushed and he is fatally hurt. THE STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF KENTUCKY. Special to THE FREEMAN: The State Baptist Convention of Kentucky met at Hopkinsonville, Ky. Aug. 15. Rev. Edward Williams, of Hopkinsonville, pastor of the Virginia-street Baptist Church, was elected moderator on the first day of the convention has been the pastorate at Hopkinsonville until thirty-years. He is highly respected by the people of both races. He was born a slave and worked for his education in the early nineteenth century. Roger Williams University, in Nashville. The other officers are as follows: Vice presidents, Revs. W. J. M. Price, George K. H. Steward, William H. Steward, Louisville; corresponding secretary, Rev. P. H. Kennedy, Henderson; treasurer, E. P. Marrs; state evangelist, R. H. L. Mitchell. The report of the trustee board of the State University was submitted by William H. Steward, editor of the American Journal of Education. The report stated that the attendance had increased, although the work was greatly hampered by a lack of room and facilities. A new science hall and a dormitory for the students of the school. The total receipts for the purposes of the university from the colored Baptists of the state during the past year were $40,400. The American Baptist Home Mission Society made its annual contribution of $1,100. The committee on temperance recommended that no one be admitted to fellowship who was guilty of having disgraced himself by the drink habit, that drinking by pastors and members be discouraged from drinking, that all forces at their command to aid the great temperance cause, which is being pushed in the state. SIN IN HIGH PLACES We wish to call the parents' attention to a form or style of dance that the girls and boys seem to be going frantic about, and the surprising and disgusting thing about it is that they are not the purpose of raising rally (church) money. The dance seems to be a variation from the odd and graceful two-step it is known as the Slow-Drag, and no doubt it is for it. We'll create created for it. Well, the suggestion of this dance are altogether vulgar and while there is much said about the Park it is hardly probable that this Slow-Drag is more engaged in there than by some other dance. The mention is made for a good reason, and we trust the parents will just take a glance at this Slow-Drag while it is in full sway and if you like it, why you can see so through these columns free of cost, but you can also get free access to the parks or an yfree-and-easy. The result will be identical. SOLDIERS MAKE ASSAULT. Twenty-Two White Men Assault One White Woman. Special to THE FREEMAN LARAMIE, Wyo., August 31.—While every effort has been made by the authorities at Camp Emmett Crawford, the milled and unconscious on the ground, the secret, it transpired today that on last Sunday members of an artillery battery assaulted a young woman, leaving her bruised and unconscious on the ground. The Regiment was escorting the young woman when the pair were attacked by thirty-two men of the artillery battery. The offender was unfortunate young woman was dragged to an isolated spot and mistreated. After lying half dead for hours the victim of the outrage revived, crawled to a house some distance away. Under constant guard to prevent lynching, under sediment in the camp is strong against them. Six of the alleged assailants escaped, but three of them were apprehended at today. The other three are still at large. WHITE MAN IS REINDICTED Second Trial for Murder of Negro Twenty Years Ago. Special to THE FREEMAN. OXFORD, D. N. C., Sept. 3.—A most remarkable trial for alleged murder began here today. Twenty-five years ago Dr. James O'Brien, a former orded man who worked on his plantation, after a dispute over the failure of the man to remove a lot of cane from the tree, was sentenced to be mentally unbalanced, and the court ordered him to an asylum. Two years later he escaped and went west. Four years later he escaped and Oxford and Sidney sided here unnotested until recently, when he had a dispute with an old acquaintance who was the director of Dr. Pyrour again encured the indictment of Dr. Pyrour again NEGRO PROTECTS WHITE WOMAN Special to THE FREEMAN. Bristol, Va.-H. H. Gerst, a white traveling salesman from Chicago, was arrested on Thursday and attempted to assault Mrs. M. I. Prelbea a young white woman, who was staying at the same hotel. The woman occurred at midnight at the hotel and the Negro porter knocked Gerst down several times for his conduct. SOLUTION FOR THE NEGRO PROBLEM. The only process reasonably possible by which the matter can be handled is by the distribution and diffusion of the Negroes in the Southern States, 400,000,000 of them would be lost among 100,000,000 of whites. Then they would cease to be a disturbing factor in our affairs. They would be more than political privileges, and they can get both in the Northern States. They are going, and they should be assisted by legal counsel. They are exercising a constitutional right to go, and they can underwake the whites, because they can live on a lower level. They are not going to show astonishing results when the next one shall be taken.—New Orleans Picayune. B. T. WASHINGTON'S NEW STORY Booker T. Washington, at a dinner in Cleveland during the National Educational Association's convention, was complimented by a clergyman on his eloquence. In reply, told a story of a Southern minister who could not have been very eloquent. "One Sunday morning," he said, "in the midst of the minister's sermon, a head poked itself through the door of the vestry and took a long look at the church." "Parson, the church is on fire." "Very well, Brother Spriggins', the minister answered. 'I will retire. Perhaps you'd better wake up the congregation.' At Atlanta, Ga., the other day ten thousand persons leaving Boardwalk amusement places were thrown into a panic by an attempt to bomb Bombay and angananda at an Indian Hindu to murder Fort, an octoroon girl. The woman was terribly slashed with the razor by the insane man who had been following the attack and was married to marriage. He is held without bail to await the result of the girl's injuries. ANOTHER GIRL WINS MATCH. The young colored girl who figured as a queen of the spelling bee in Cleveland, Indiana, is not the only feminine representative of the race with a blue ribbon record for such excellence. She is 1600 competitors, another young miss. Abbie Anderson by name, daughter of Presiding Elder Dr. W. B. Anderson of the Pittsburg District, another young miss. Abbie Anderson standing after the smoke of the contest had faded away. Miss Anderson graduated recently at the head of her class. She is the head of a bright future ahead for this promising young miss. BRYAN REWARDS NEGRO PORTER KANSAS CITY, August 27. —The honesty of a Pullman car porter saved W. J. Bryan a loss of several hundred dollars from the Negro a "thank you" and a ten-dollar note from the Democratic nominee. Mr. Bryan dressed hurriedly, on his arm, to meet the reception committee, and forget the pocket knife which held the $300 given at Salem yesterday, for the Democratic campaign fund, and Pullman officials got busy seeking it. Meaning, he pocketbook when he reached his note and the wildest excitement prevailed, the reception committee, police and Pullman officials got busy seeking it. Meaning, he pocketbook and turned it in at the Pullman office. He was permitted to return it in person, and Mr. Bryan peeled off a $10 bill. An impromptu address by Mr. Bryan, who was here two hours today, en route to Topeka, was the feature of the convention. Mr. Bryan went to the Baltimore Hotel, directly across the street from the Willis Wood Theater, where the session of the convention was held, and he accepted the invitation of the delegates to make a speech. COLORED YOUTH, COME SOUTH! Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College. E. L. Blackshear, principal; C. W. Luckie, treasurer. Located at Texas Tech University, Houston, Texas, main line Houston & Texas Central Railway. Educate your children in the South, the land of the black man's opportunity, offering superior inducements of labor, business skills, affordable, cheaper living, and business enterprise. Full normal and industrial courses, well equipped shops, library and laboratories; new buildings, electric lights, water system; summer camp; water system teaching, for the trades or for business. Courses in music and accounting. Faculty of twenty-five trained, experienced instructors, goodness of leading colleges. Summer camp, water system teaching, for the trades or for business. Thirtieth annual session opens September 9, 1908. For catalogues and application blanks address W. C. ROLLINS. Secretary. The best and freshest news is always to be found in the columns of The Freeman. News pertaining to the best interest of students should be obtained for it one year for $1.50. NOTED IN PASSING. That men's trousers are getting shorter daily, bidding fair to rival the abbreviated articles of the good old George Washington days. That Fall Creek north is a dream realized, with its winding boulevard, beautiful stone facades, reminding one of the cities by the sea in the old country. missioner, the canal was at its best. And one cannot think of Broyles without thinking of the Second Baptist church., feeling like exclaiming with that Roman oration pomposity—"O, Sires, evil ans have fallen on us, surely we are not in favor with the gods." But that has nothing to do with this story. It was in Broyles day when a horse pulled a great flat boat up the canal *** That in time White River due west will be known for its lovely scenery, fine homes, picturesque boats and all the rest of it—a most classical stream. That the "raging canawl" will forever remain the measly stream it is, with its ups and downs. It had its opportunity. It could have had its high art bridges under which the gondolas might have passed laden with their precious freight, giving us a bit of Venice. "But 'bwet not thus to be," and we have this "yellow dog" of a stream whose bottom is thickly strenw with old boots and shoes and tin cans, the homes of catfish, crawfish, leeches, et cetera. In the winter the stream is festive enough, with its groups of skaters, proving what it might have been in the summer under favorable circumstances. In fact, it started out to be a respectable stream. It was in Moses Broyles' day—the saintly old Negro preacher of the Second Baptist Church—the second Baptist Church, think of it today. But what has that to do with the canal? And as to the erstwhile respectability of the stream—it's a long story, too long to relate at this time. But this much: We of the older generation rode behind the horse that drew the great flatboat miles and miles up the stream to some grove for a day out. Rev. Broyles chartered the craft many a time and oft for his church and Sunday school. That the restaurants on Indiana avenue have a hard time trying to stick. The most pretentious place the colored people have ever had was the Indiana Cafe, a swell dairy lunch joint where you walked right up to the steam table, got what you pointed out, turned right around when right back to a chair with a commodious handle or arm that stood for a table, and designed doubtless to defeat the laundry man. Restaurant men know that the margin is very close in that business, permitting no great money for rent. Some half dozen help or less means a loss of nearly a dollar a day per man. The help are choice feeders, you know. The cafe was an ordinary success, but couldn't get up to that down-town rent. It suspended early, a most sensible thing to do. Others have passed out with more or less commotion. The colored man is learning to make his business keep him or quit it. That the avenue is pretty well laden with good, stout, robust fellows, in the very pink of condition, physically. They are seen often enough with their heads together talking it over—as to how they are going to get theirs. Just to think all of this strapping manhood wasted. Some wee mite of a fellow is tolling with might and main, often lacking in the very essential with which these are so heavily endowed. So much time wasted—it makes one nervous. Do something; don't matter very much what, just so you keep busy. Once busy, things sufficient will suggest themselves to keep one well employed. * * * That the farmers are nursing their specimens in all lines with the object of taking blue ribbons at the State Fair next month. Can't remember seeing a colored farmer at the fair exhibiting in "fee simple"—in his own right. Fifty thousand people ought to send up a respectable list of contestants. That the cost of food soars way up, when the hard times have not gone altogether. It looks as if the election must be pulled off before poor people will know of a certainty what they will eat "tomorrow." And the hard part of it is, that the election may even mean four years of doubtful suppers. No wonder more appropriations are being asked for for insane asylums. THE RAGING CANAWL. The "raging Canawi" bids fair to forever the measly stream that it is, with its "yellow bridge," its toe path bridge, its iron bridge, and wooden bridge. It certainly has its ups and downs. It's a thorough going stream all right enough—just as deep in one part as another; that is to say, it is uniformly deep. Of course it has its declivity, and from one end to the other; but it has no beaches, no unexpected holes. If it were filled with a mold of earth its shape would be a triangle—a great long one and regular. It has no islands. In fact, it is a man made affair—monotonously regular. The stream had its opportunity, might have had its high art bridges under which gondolas might have passed to and from laden with their precious freight, reminding one of that dear old Venice of the sea. But most unfortunately the pioneer settled about it. He had no time for beauty. Could not look away down the vista of time and see the day when the stream could have been the most loved of them all, especially the Southern position; but it has proved to be the veriest "yellow dog" of a stream; its bottom is thickly strewn with old boots and shoes, and tin cans, the homes of cat fish, craw fish, leeches, etc. In the winter when the ice and snow have covered up much that is unsightly, it becomes festive enough, with its groups of skaters, proving what it might be under better circumstances in the summer time. It may be thought that the imagination is being worked about the possibility of the canal. Let us see. It started out at one time to be your most respectable of streams. This was a time when private boat houses lined the banks. But long before this, way back in Moses Broyles day, when Sid Hinton, one of the most prominent Negroes of the country and the leading Negro of the state, one honored by a seat in legislature, was Canal Com- missioner, the canal was at its best. And one cannot think of Broyles without thinking of the Second Baptist church., feeling like exclaiming with that Roman oration pomposity—“O, Sires, evil alys have fallen on us, surely we are not in favor with the gods.” But that has nothing to do with this story. For County Commissioner 2d District. Candidate on Prohibition Ticket. When elected will clean out grafters in court house and save the tax payers thou sands of dollars. This can be done only by putting an honest man in place. It was in Broyles day when a horse pulled a great flat boat up the canal for miles, maybe it were two horses or more, not at one time, but by way of relief. One hasn't always been big—can't remember with the nicety of the older and more discriminating ones—this was many years ago. But whoever rode in the old flat boat will not forget the main facts; he may not know about the exchange of horses, but he will know that a horse did the work. And how he strained and pulled against the current! And what a sweet time he had meandering back—floating with the current; not the horse. These were the outing days of Broyles' church and Sunday school. The boat filled up to its capacity: Your vote solicited on the merits of an honest business career in Marion County. I submit my past administration in office as recommendation for your future support At the golden wedding. The little take off will be pardoned, but looking backward, reviewing those stolid, solid, somber figures, moving the first priests of the new dispensation giving stiffness, stateliness to everything making such a different picture to the now, one sees something amusing notwithstanding the sincerity. Broyles was a somber man; he did not laugh. Indeed nobody expected him to laugh. He conducted himself as the people thought proper—a devout man—lending the tinge to all about him, and showing in all his work. There were sanctity at the picnic, the festival. He had only to hold up his two hands, any where at any time, when there would be a hush like that when the benediction is pronounced. It was this saintly man who with his church and Sunday school, followed the horse up the canal to some fitting spot. A few years ago the last of the old boats were seen. The bridges, low enough, got lower if anything; they increased at any rate, making such trips inconvenient. And then the canal too, had begun to lose its reputation, all of which were not conducive to flat boat picnics. Since the day of the flat boat the skiff was seen, sometimes a flotilla of them, making the night musical, merry crowds of young women and men—"those were happy days," and the rest o' it. But lifeless hangs the sail of one bark, while piece by piece its hulk gives unto the eternity of the has beens. And these voices, where are they? "On we are floating" and; "Out upon the praie," not you know? We few that have been left over from the big boat and the little ones too, ought to be feeling a trifle lonesome about this time. Some have gone—well, where "Make me a child again just for tonight," we sometimes feel to say when in the reflective mood. As his fitness will warrant your support. He is a reasonable and capable man, and the people will have a square deal with him. Hon. Lawson M. Harvey, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Judge Superior Court Room 4. Election Nov. 3d. Pliny W. Bartholomew. Candidate for Judge of Superior Court, room 5, on Democratic ticket; former Judge room 3. Record approved by the people. But the measley old canal just floats on, one dull slow plod from beginning to end, the evenness tempered stream in all the world. Up at Broad Cut it gets slower and moves like the hour hand on a clock. It is absolutely without current that may be discovered. A piece of wood thrown in or a boat adrift has no future; the wind alone decides their fate. A fish straggles through once in a great while, but he runs a gantlet of hooks. According to the stories of the fishermen he makes a successful run. The canal is there; its the most that may be said of it, having in mind the adorning of the other streams, which, as a whole adorn the city. The canal is good for ice, the small boy would say in his school composition, but no good for fish. It furnishes water for boilers and receives the discharge from numerous little sewers. It may get better in the future. For State Senator. The Popular Candidate of the People. Will follow the dictates of his own conscience if elected. HENRY L. KLAUSMAN, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Surveyor Marion County. Election November 3d. Chas. F. Maas In the Pearson Magazine, September edition, will be found an article on the Brownsville affair, by Captain "Bill" McDonald. This is supposed to be the only article on the Brownsville affair by McDonald is a genuine Texan and noted as a bad man with a gun. Captain McDonald is one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders and it was on his evidence and the report that he dismissed the three companies of colored soldiers and thus placed a stigma upon the whole race. The President not only did the colored soldiers an injustice, but the race an injustice, and the colored voters will demand "their pound of flesh." For Representative, who stands for equal privileges to all and no discriminating legislation. Things will come your way if you be- come an agent of The Freeman. INDIANA ELECTROTYPE CO. DESIGNERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPES 23 West Heart Street INDIANAPOLIS Both Phones 120 I pledge myself to an honest enforcement of the law as applies to the office, fair treatment to every citizen, special privileges to none. James E. Berry, For Assessor Center Township. Your support is respectfully solicited. Joseph N. ) State of Indiana, Marion County, ss. Stites. in the vs. Circuit Court of Marion County, Elma in the State of Indiana, Stites. No. 14747. Complaint Divorce. BE IT KNOWN, That on the 28th day of August, 1908, the above named plaintiff by his attorney, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County, in the State of Indiana, filed in the office of the named defendant, Elma Stites, and the plaintiff having also filed in said clerk or the affidavit of a competent person, showing that said defendant, Elma Stites, is the defendant of a divorce, and that the named defendant is a necessary party thereto, and whereas said plaintiff having by endorsement on said complaint required said defendant to be divorced, and that the named defendant on the 23rd day of November, 1908. If elected I promise to select a committee of colored ladies from the different churches in the city to act as sponsors for worthy colored citizens entitled to the charity of the county, and shall act according to their reports. NOW THEREFORE, by order of said court, she satisfied the filing and pendency of said complaint against her, and that unless she appear and answer or demur theroto at the calling of the same being the 1st judicial day of a term of said court, to be begin and held at the Court Monday in November, 1988, said complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined in her clerk, L. W. WISMAN, Attorney for Plaintiff. Vote For ADOLPH SEIDENSTICKER Democratic Nominee for the Legislature. Election November 3d. Notice of Appointment. Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned has duly qualified as Executrix of estate of George A. Woods, late of Marion county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. No. 8648. HULDAH A. WOODS. Hon. Merle N. A. Walker, Republican Nominee for Probate Judge. Election November 3, 1908. SPORTING GOSSIP of the WEEK. "FOOTSLUG" ON LEAGUE QUESTION. You should read in next week's issue what "Footslug" has to say on the National Colored Baseball League question. It will be of interest to you for all ball players will be given an opportunity to say what they want to columns concerning it. SOME SPORTING COMMENT. It does not seem likely that a fighter of Saddam Kettle's calibre can be afraid of Sam Langford, who has known himself from the war, and is suitable man for that ever drew a glove. The chances that Kettle's manager is constantly keeping his charge away from Langford till she is dead, and the other available man is gathered in all the cash in sight. A boat between Kettle and Langford would be decidedly interesting; still one can be a while before putting on the matts with the dangerous Bostonian. You might say that Sam Langford surely is bound up on the horizon as a possible champion in the heavyweight diction. By the time Tommy Burns retreated to America, he was a stronger candidate for his attempt to Jack Johnson, who trailed him to London and Paris, demanding a fight for the champions. In the fight Langford has gone in leaps and bounds. From the lightweight class he grew into the water, thence to the heavyweight. He declares today he can make 150 pounds, and he has challenged both Papke and Kettle to a match at that weight, having both, hever Lanceford is a marvel as a fighting man. Lanceford is the goilla build and tremendous power of Flitzimmons. His punch is one of the best Sam is all shoulders and Lanceford Sam is all shoulders and arm, although his legs are firm and hard. arm, combined with his unusual strength he has the skill of a 'Tild McCoy' and that means the title of Tild McCoy. He is the author of Joe Woolcott, the Barbados Negro, who in his prime has been a 'Giant Killer'. Langford has height and reach—something Walcott Lanceford is a legitimate candidate for match with Jack Johnson, Burns's nemesis. He has fought Johnson to a standstill in the days when he had to give Johnsons weight. And when he has he has with Johnson. dripped into the face many experts in New York today are believe Johnson would be no match for Langford now. These same experts are looking forward to the match between Langford and Nielsen next week. Jeannette is the only man in America today who is capable of giving the Boston man a close argument. He has fought him four times, lost once, won once and got two draws. But Langford has developed in his battles around New York Langford has made his opponents look like powers. He disposed of Barry in two pounds and he simply toyed with Tony . . . There is no doubt about the match between Jack Johnson and Mike Schreck coming off at the National Sporting Club no Monday, October 19. Schreck's manager, Frank Kelly, has received word from the team that Schreck and Kelly will follow instructions by taking passage on the steamer Baltic the first week in September. In the party will be Mike Schreck, Billy Griffith and Manager Kelly. They expect to arrive in London on Monday and resume training so as to be in perfect condition for the match. Every afternoon out at Reading, Ohio, Shreck entertains several hundred friends with from four to ten rounds of boxing, taking on Billy Griffith, Harry Wuest and any others who care to try their hand. Kelly expects to send the Dutchman in the ring at 190 pounds. He can make that weight easily, as he has cut his beer-drinking habit, which caused him to take on so much flesh. Mike is taking the best of care of himself and is confident that he can whip Johnson, and has hopes of getting a much with Tommy Burns. Shreck boxed Burns twice. Once he beat him easily, and the second bout was called a draw. In this contest, which was a six-round go at Milwaukee, Schreck and Tommy Burns agreed to call it even up at the finish if both men were on their feet when the final going sounded. Schreck says he had to do this to get Tommy in the ring, but as far as the actual battle is concerned he knocked Burns down a dozen times and had him all but out at the finish. Schreck asys he met Jack Johnson, a private bout at the Shamrock Athletic Club. Chicago, someone ago, and has repeatedly told his friends that Johnson pulled off the gloves after going about four rounds, claiming that Schreck was trying to put him out when they had agreed to box friendly. But who wishes to believe all that not. But who wishes to believe all that not. In it a peculiarly funny how well some puss can tell things that never happened. It seems that the reason Mike tells this story to his friends is that he dreamed such a thing one night and now he believes it is true, for he has told it so often to his friends that he really thinks it is so himself. Can anyone imagine just how much luck this Dutchman "can rush er might have going up against a strong, well-developed, husky machine like Johnson? You should know that a powerful man like Johnson would defeat Schreck easily. Then when you have that question settled just remember that Schreck defeated Burns once and fought him to a draw in a second battle. Now can you not figure out how easy both fighters would be for Johnson? Simply the belt would be turned over to Johnson as the champion of the world and it would take Lanford only to wrest it from Johnson's --- A very interesting, yet sad piece of news comes from San Francisco to the that poor old Joe Gans, who lost the right-weight champion to Battling Nelson. So he went to San Francisco again on September 9, is a victim of dead consumption. Besides being afflicted with tuberculosis, he is said to be goering, his is certainly not bad, but not many will believe it, so they are a bit afraid it is only a part of getting scheme to get good odds on old Joe when he fights Nelson next month, that there is some truth in the story. Gans has been training so many years he efforts to make weight have understated his constitution to such an extent that he is only a shadow of his former self, and to go to the mountains after he lost the last time, and as soon as he not the first came he story from his quarters that he broke down. He has lost weight, once who have had the pleasure of his acceptance say that he is about all in as a brilliant reminder of his life building up his body to get back his normal condition of health. He will see what the coming contest shows the matter of verification of these stories. THIS IS While the Gans sensation was still fresh it was minds of the sports last week it Wainwright announced that his old rival, Joe Warren, in Boston and go back to the Indies where he was born. He is familiar known by the names Dynastics. Another bit of gossip regarding fighters was the announcement of Benson Langford that Sam Langford, the black middle-wizard would be matched to meet the take place in Los Angeles September 7. There is a great deal of credit due Joe Wainwright for his ring career and it is with feeling we saw one of the games fighters that stepped in any prize ring. There is even been in the history of fighters that from Barbados Island better than the man ATHELETIC GIRLS OF TODAY: and half of all the talk about the decline fall of the athletic girl, and the re- version to the traditional feminine type of frills and languor, womankind in general still retains a wholesome interest in out-going Sunburn, tan and ashiness are not of the type required for a time, and the fashionable young woman no longer considers it chic to hang around the house in hob-nailed boots or the Michele table with her sleeves rolled up. The man has fads to rational and furbelows and daintiness undoubtedly came as a protest against such extremes, but now sports have been raised in the fashion. Fads to rational and health-inducing pleasures have costumes and sporting manners divested of their spectacular bizarre features and harmonized with the general canons of good taste. The girl who plays tennis, squash and golf, handles rod and reel, goes out with the guns, loves yachting or sails a small boat, rides and drives, does not consider it necessary to have a striking and individual sport. Her riding habit and more separate sport. Her riding habit and more tame are in the nature of things of individual character, but it is quite possible to have smart outing clothes which will still require adjustments of almost any out-door sport, without being extravagant or conspicuous. LEACH CROSS DRAWS NO LINE. Leach Cross, a young lightweight who is not reason to draw the color line, so long J LEACH CROSS Who sees no reason to draw the color line the "pug" has class to him. Cross intends to spend the winter in San Francisco, where he expects to take on some classes. O'BRIEN TO FIGHT LANGFORD. Jack Will Fight Him if He Can Do Weight. NEW YORK Aug. 28.—Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia will blossom forth soon with Harry Pollock leading him along the Peacock Alley of pugilism. Jawn has been flirting with managers for the past few months, but his stall was just to feel the public out after his great confession of coking. Earnest, the middleweight title, he was given to give, and you'll see him in the ring within the next month. BOXERS GO IN VAUDEVILLE. One of the new plays of the coming theatrical season will be a vaudelle skirt of a fake prize fight to be put on shortly. The principals in the contest will be the only ones to champ, and they have for years given the fastest three-round exhibitions ever seen on the stage. Time and again the police have threatened to interfere with their exhibitions because they were so real that every one was convinced that the men and pet Griffin have built their performance has been built a story of the double cross as practiced by some of the experts of that kind of work. The sketch, which is to be in three rapid-scene scenes, is how the money is divided and how the fight is faked. SOME NEW FIELDING PLAYS. By John L. Footslug. Not only in batting but in fielding new plays have been invented. Great players have studied the game and have devised improvements upon the conventional style of play. Take for example, a play introduced by the braintail player, the first baseman was content to "play for the batter" when a runner was on first base and a ground ball was hit toward first, that the batter was baseman tag the base, retiring the batter, but allowing the runner on first to go down to second unmovable player. This situation. Instead of "playing for the batter" he came in on the ball, whipped it to second, thus cutting off the ball and putting it to first in time to receive the return throw from the second baseman, thus putting out the batter. Other first baseman plays and it is now a feature of the game. Much debate has raged among followers of the game over the question whether the great players of the game are stars of two or three decades ago. Individually, the old stars were probably as great as the leading players of the present, but the league teams of this year surpass in skill such finished baseball artists of the past as Dickle Johnston, Charley Ferguson, and the Incompatible King Kelley. As individual performers these players and many others that might be named stand easily abused. But the game itself has moved forward since their day. To be sure, the felding averages of the leading players in the game of the best men in the eighties and ninetes. But the vast improvement in felding average can not be regarded as conclusive proof of a real advance in utility. The explanation of the swollen averages is twofold. In the first place, the use of mitts and gloves has greatly relieved the wear and tear on the players, helping them to handle easy balls that would be trouble for a bare-handed player. The advantage of protective apparatus isers. It has raised the fielding percentage of the league catchers in the last growing lenency of the official scores in the matter of charging errors to players has helped to raise the fielding percentages. Nowadays the hard chance play is batted ball the play is awarded a hit for the batter, rather THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER than an error for the fielder. The latter is more severe. Formerly the scores were much more severe in this respect. Thus liberal scoring has appeared, have combined to elevate fielding success. WINTER RACING IN JAMAICA. That Eastern horsemen may find opportunities for high-class racing in Jamaica this winter, is the promise held out by the management of the Knutsford Park race track, Delissier said, already have spent $150,000 in enlarging and improving the plant, and extra stables are to be built. The management has vassion of horses and horsemen from the United States. The track itself is a mile circuit, seventy feet wide and well constructed, and as racing in Jamaica is governed by the English jockey Club, owners of the outlawry by running their horses there. "The wiping out of the New Orleans track means that the East will be left this winter without any racing," said Delissier and the only tracks in the Count. "In the past, the Knutsford Park people believe they will be much better able to handle the Eastern racing stables than California. It costs $1,000 a car to ship horses from New York to Knutsford Park in a car, and only $30 each—$560 for two—to send horses from here to Jamaica." BALL PLAYERS CAN'T BE INDIFFERENT They Must Have Heart Interest In Every Game to Win. Many persons unfamiliar with professional baseball have a notion that it is less interesting to watch than amateur baseball. The former is posed to play the game in a lifeless, mechanical fashion, doing their work like hired men, whereas amateurs are inspired by a genuine enthusiasm for the sport itself. The latter is famous in sports lore; therefore, commonly thought to be more lively, strenuous and exiting than a professional game. This idea is in sharp contrast to the former, who play the game for the love of it—they are amateurs at heart. An indifferent player cannot last long in the big leagues. The zest of the game grips the professionals, but the former do not break so easily under the strain. In a league game between two teams that are fighting for position and success, the excitement as in a big college game, and steadier and better playing. The prevalent notion of the inferiority of professional to amateur and college baseball in point of interest to spectators is largely WE WANT ALL SPORT PHOTOS. Send to the sporting editor of this paper your photo or cut and if we can find it possible we shall use them. Write us for information concerning such matters. WILBERFORCE TO MAKE VISIT. It is not yet known on what date the Wilberforce University football squad will visit here, but it has been ascertained that they will play a date hree with the Summer League squad some time early in the season. The Wilberforce squad is considered to be the best team in the country and it is thought that their coming will create much interest in pig skin circles. GOOD TIME FOR BALL PLAYERS The best time is now for the fellow who wants the picture to costume him in. You want to play this ball this season you want a better job for next season. You want to see who you are. Write us for particulars. SEND IN YOUR FOOTBALL NEWS These coldbands are now ready for football players. We wish you all the warm wishes every manager, coach and captain to write and tell us what your squad will do. Send us your challenge and your call. WILSON TO ACT AS COACH. Ward Wilson, the well-known local athlete, has been re-engaged as coach for the Summer League football club. Mr. Wilson was formerly a star player on the Hoosier Tigers and is now a leading member of the Summer League Athletic Club. He perhaps be engaged as official referee on several of the big games to happen this season. HOLMES BACK FROM ENGLAND. The Chicago Defender says: "Mr. Francis J. Holmes, who participated in the Olympic games in London during the past month, returned to the city in 2014 and took high jump class. He stood third in the meet. While that may be true, we fail to see in the list of the American team any such nummer of participants taking part. I thought Taylor to be the Negro participant in the Olympic games. GREEN-THOMAS FIGHT A DRAW. Thomas Shows Much Gameness Clean to the End. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3.—On Thursday night, August 19, Joe Green, champion colored middleweight of the South, and John Thomas, champion light heavyweight of the North, draw before the St. Bernard Athletic Club. Thomas clearly demonstrated the fact that, if given the chance, he will be among the op notchers before many moons. He was the first to easily seen that Thomas was the most powerful of the two, although Green had won from Thomas some two or three years ago in a six-round go. For the first time, Thomas was the clever work and in the fourth start off, but soon Thomas began to show up well by doing some clever side stepping and shooting in some strong punches that told both men come up strong, seventh round greater speed by a narrow margin to rounds it was seen that all that kept Green from a knockout was his clever genius. But Thomas, by the way, was greatly impressed and the decision of the referee was a popular one. ELBERT ELECTED CAPTAIN. Herculeus Hold a Successful Meeting. The Indianapolis Herculean football team held an enthusiastic meeting last Sunday night at 405 Indiana avenue. The object of the meeting was the election of a captain for the coming season. Stewart, who was the captain backs the Middle West has ever produced, was elected captain. At this meeting the team was thoroughly organized and many old-time star players were present. This meeting was the most encouraging of all players as Wayman White, Phil Owens and Sam Elbert were present. The Herculeans are considered to be one of the strongest of independent managers now stand ready to defend its title as champions of the Middle West. The Herculeans is composed of some of the best academics pleted a high school course and some who are yet attending the local academic institution one of the city's best known local high school coaching and E. S. Galliard is acting as manager. All the "Hercurs" ask of any individual it college, school or independent, is an opportunity to show what they can do. Those wishing dates will write to Manager Gallillard, 450 Indiana avenue. PATCH FAMILY TO RACE. There were many of the Patch family in the many big racing events of the Mint-10, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, August 31 to September 5, in spite of the world's greatest peer, Dan. In fact, numerically speaking, there were more of the Patch family stock in evidence on the world's record book. year than ever before. Sired by this world's equine wonder there came three horse stallions named and seeking something different, by taking the Minnesota State Fair track of 1908. Dana Patch, favorite of this trio, was one of the three largest money getters in the state, and on the track. She won the $5,000 stake on the Minnesota State Fair track in the 2:13 class, and also got first money with one of the stallions, and a class at the Interstate Fair in Shoox City. Othereral other races in which she was entered, she got second money. She is a bay with a star on her face, has her father's disapproval, and up until she was can hardly be told from her father, except for the slight difference in color. She is regarded as a two-minute flat pacer this season, and the reasons for the admiration Mr. Savage has had on her. Her record is now 2.05 and a half. Robert Patch, dammed by Cosdoon, who has been 2.05-3.4, made on the Cleveland track last year. The four-year-old "green." He is one of the fastest-bred coils in the country, having speed inheritance of a fraction over two horses. Mr. Savage was also entered on the St. Paul track. Owing to the flooded condition of the Minnesota River lowlands, the Savage State Fair track is lying on the Minnesota State Fair track this year instead of on the track of the stock farm. Among the various Patches which Harry Hersey and his assistants have been given, the most important, old, with a record of 2:34:14 damned by Cedar Bell, by Woodbine. Young Dan has gone a mile in 2:23, a half in 1:08, damned by Fannie B., damned by Bumby, damned by Gide, broken in Patch and marked up with a half in 1:15 and a quarter in .34. Fanny Patch, a four-year-old, damned by Fannie B., by Handallah, damned by Fannie B., by International Patch, a green four-year-old, who has already shown much of the speed qualities of his father. Completing the group and indispensable to its happiness mascot, a long haired terrier called Merton Patch. GANS AND ATTELL GAMBLE Can Not Break Away from Old Habit of Training Camp. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3—Joe Gans and Abe Attel can not break away from their former habits. He pairs pair and together go through their daily routine of training, but they also shoot craps in their leisure time and have great sport in winning and losing their money. He is certified with having lost his entire fortune at the game. He was always fond of "rolling the bones," and when he defeated Nelson at Goldfield, nearly two years ago, he immediately became a fan of the craps, with could risk his money on the ivories. He is said to have lost a good portion of the purse before he quit the city. He has a fascination with fondness for the craps heretofore. eH has been a well-known frequenter of the various race tracks around San Francisco, and never seemed to shun them in other places. It is said that a good part of his earnings come into the pockets of the book-makers. LANGFORD TO SECOND GANS. NEW YORK. Sept. 4.—Sam Langford of Boston has received a telegram from Dan Janssens. Dan Janssens Langford to go to the coast. "Come and second me against Nelson. You can get a fight with Kaufman and go or Burns later if you win," wired Gann. Langford will leave for San Francisco the day after his battle with Jeanneette, the man and with Jeanneette's scalp, will be a good card for the coast fight promoters. When I get to the coast I am going to Ketchell into the ring," said Langford. LANGFORD AND FLYNN MAY FIGHT. There is a strong probability that Jim Flynn and Sam Langford may be matched before the Jeffries A. C. Flynn's game showing against Kaufmann has only added to the fighting fireman's drawing power. Fight fans say Flynn should prove a good card against Sam, but it is doubtful if promoters think so. BATTLING HURLEY AFTER BLACK- BURN. A new lightweight that promises to make a mark in ring circles is Battling Wheeler, who wishes to light Jack Blackburn, Hurley and Titty. (I'll whatever, but his friends say he has all THE FIGHTER BATTLING HURLEY. 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Bishop Abram Grant was in the city this week on business. Mrs. John Payne continues ill at her home in North Missouri street. Miss Susie Sharpe will leave next week to enter Tuskegee Institute. Mrs. Ella Clay has returned from a three months' visit at Atlantic City. Isma Erwin, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., is spending some time in the city. Mrs. Mamie Huffman has returned to the city to take up her work in the public schools. Rev. C. W. McColl will preach at St. Paul A. M. E. church tomorrow morning and afternoon. George W. Hines, of North Vernon, Ind., was in the city this week en route to Denver, Colo. Miss Edna Scott has returned from a two weeks' visit at Chicago, accompanied by her cousin. Mrs. Claude Dean, of St. Louis, Mo., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hattie Turner in Miami street. Mrs. Martha Hall, well-known as "Mother Hall" continues seriously ill at her home in Bright street. Allen Scott, of Chicago is in the city this week to attend the funeral of his little niece Mary Charlene McCann. Miss Anna Lancaster of Louisville, Ky., spent Sunday with her father William Lancaster in Alleghany street. Mrs. J, T. V. Hill has returned from Chicago where she has been visiting her son, William R. Hill and family. William H. Mayo, and daughter of Lexington, Ky., was in the city last week en route home from a visit at Chicago. Mrs. Lucy Philpott entertained an nnumber of ladies last week at the Parker House for Mrs. Lena Hubbard, of South Bend. Onis Williams, formerly of this city now of Cleveland, O., proprietor of the Antler Palm Grill Room was in the city this week. Superintendent Skelton, of the Indiana District of the Lexington Conference of the M. E. church was in Chicago last week. Mrs. W. A. Kersey has returned from Chicago where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Nellie Glenwood, formerly of this city. Mrs. Mary Rudolph, formerly of Lincoln, Ill., who has been residing in this city the past year, left Monday for Danville for permanent residence. A number of persons of this city will attend the Emancipation Celebration at Madison, Ind., September 22. Hon. W. T. Vernon will make the address. Master Frank Webster Scott, of Kalamazoo, Mich., who has been the guest of Mrs. S. E. Gray will return home Thursday. Master Scott will represent The Freeman. There will be services at Simpson Chapel tomorrow at 3 o'clock under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society, Rev C. E. Hardiman, pastor of Wayman Chapel will deliver the sermon. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jones and family were in the city last week, the guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William McGee in Torbet street. CLEARANCE SALE SUITS, SKIRTS, WAISTS. KISER'S, Washington and Delaware Streets. After a visit at Detroit and Chicago, they will return to their home at Lawrence, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hansberry entertained at luncheon Thursday of last week in honor of Misses Lossie Holman and Lee Matthews of Danville. The young ladies returned home Sunday, A grand musicale will be given at St. Paul A. M. E. church September 11. The program will include numbers by Misses Lotie Brewer, Laura Hogan, Mesdames Mattie Lamont, Kathyrn Samuels, Messrs, Wilson, Samuels and others. The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul A. M. E. church will give a grand barbecue this evening in the grove at Hill side avenue and Twenty-fifth street, Take Columbia avenue car to end of line and walk three squares east. The general public is invited. Mary Charlene, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCann died Tuesday from an illness of several weeks of brain fever. The funeral services were held Thursday at the home. Mrs. McCann was formerly Miss Delilah Scott, stenographer at The Freeman. Earl Hagans arrived in this city last Sunday and will attend school here. Mr. Hagans is the son of Prof. H. E. Hagans of Goldsboro, N. C., who is the head of one of the oldest and most substantial families in North Carolina. The Hagans are relatives of Dr. J. H. Ward, in whose care young Mr. Hagans has been placed. 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. BACK IN HARNESS: Cohen & Glimer, tailors, No. 205*Indiana avenue, have been fortunate in securing the co-operation of Henry Deutsch, the noble stylist, and William Deutsch in South Illinois street. Mr. Deutsch is one of the best known tailors among the colored trade in the city. The nobly styles of his tailors are the avenue for years have all been creations of Mr. Deutsch. All lovers of the latest in artistic tailoring will do well to see this beautiful avenue, the latest modes and fads in fat fabrics. THE WALG-OVER SHOE CO. It is with pleasure that we take up special announcement of The Walk Over Shoe Co., 28 North Pennsylvania street, in New York City, where we are desirous of looking after shoes for the winter. The Walk Over brand of shoes have proven the best quality and design on our market. We are forged for Paterson, and the broad and liberal-minded proprietor, Mr. E. M. Hutchinson are ever ready to welcome the colored trade, with ready the store has become exceptionally popular. MT. VERNON. IND. Speaker Boore is akkawk be out again after the second attack with the trumpfew fear HUMPHREY, ARK. Mrs. Emma Smith, of Memphis, is the guest of her daughter, Miss Alberta Dukes. . . The A. M. E. Quarterly Meeting, held on Monday, March 16, 2014, was a grand success. Three members were added to the roll, Miss Ada Carlise, Hattie Olon and Joseph Spearman. . . Mrs. Georgia Bramlett is attending the Sunday school. Mrs. Bramlett, Col. S. S. Gunse is erecting a fine barn on his place. . . Rev. G. W. Johnson is now acting pastor of Bayou Meto Baptist Church. . . Thomas has returned home to Mississippi and has resumed his regular practice. FLINT, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. The musical concert given for the stewards of the A. M. E. Church, at the G. A. R. Hall, cleared $25.29....Miss Ida Clay of Detroit, and Miss Sarah Roberson, of Kingsville, Ont., are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lyons....Mrs. J. O. Linney and daughter Valerya have returned home, after visiting relatives and friends at Connersville, Ind., and Lansing, Mich....Mrs. J. Richerson entertained Miss Gertrude Bailey, of Washington, D. C., and Miss L. Williams....Aldean Barber, of Lansing, is visiting at the home of Mrs. J. O. Linney....Miss Martha Bailey and Miss Gertrude Bailey were the guests of Mrs. Maggie Barber, of Lansing, for a few days last week, and report a fine time....A. H. Douglass, of Goshen, Ind. is in our city, working on THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. FOR SALE—Four beautiful lots, Columbia Place, only $30; $25 cash, $5 mouth. Also lot Chicago street, same terms, Lew Nicoll, 200 Unity Building. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamp) Has cured needs; will cure you. Address R.P. Blodan, druggest. Indianapolis, Ind. MISCELLANEOUS Wanted—Colored agents. Good pay. Chowning Card Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Bennett Broa: Transfer, Coal, Kindling, Flour, and feed. 417 Indiana Avenue, New Phone 2077. WANTED—Colored Tailor, a good hustler. married man preferred. Will sell half interest to right man. Write at once for more particulars. L. T. Shirley, Pantatorium. 117 S. Main street, Fond du Lac, Wis. JOHN L. BARDMAKER MEAT MARKET Fresh and Salt Meats. N. E. COR. NORTH AND WEST STREETS. We render our Lard. Phone. Main. 4300. IN THE LEAD. Cafe, Restaurant, Oyster Bay. Open Day and Night- Private Dining Room in Connection C. Raines. 416 Indiana Ave. VOTE FOR George W. Stubbs, Republican nominee for Judge of Juvenile Court. the cement sidewalk....Mr. Frank Bailey, one of our hustling young men, has made a veneer of estate business, having purchased the house and two lots at the corner of Tenth and Liberty streets, paying $975 cash, and is now adding new sidewalks and other improvements. Miss Nina Becks is spending a few days in Detroit, before returning to her school at Richmond, Ky....Rev. T. W. Beck launches for the conference at South Bend, Ind. MIDDLESBORO, KY Special to THE FREEMAN Special to the FRIENDS. Mrs. Global Campbell and R. C. Campbell Jr., have owned from a pleasant visit with relatives and friends at Ashenville and Clinton, N. C....Miss Clidie Satterfield, of Excelsior, spent a few days with her grandmother last week. Thomas Jones, Misses Bessie Jones, Daisy Kennedy, Frances Griffin and Mrs. A. R. Simpson spent Monday at Knoxville....R. C. Campbell was in Coburn, Va., last week on business....Miss Lee Williams returned last week from Russelville, Ky. Miss K병창, Givend and Mr. L. E. Elmore were married last Sunday evening....Edward Elliott has returned to his home at Lebanon, Ky....Miss Lou Evans, of Norton, Va., was the guest of Mrs. R. C. Campbell last week. Ralph Williams is ill with tonsilitis...Mrs. Hawthorn, of New Orleans, is visiting Mrs. Fowler at the residence of Joshua Burdette....Dan Anderson has gone to Birmingham, Ala. on business....The foundation of the First Estate was the house in the Kowloon city pastor. Miss Edna Williams...Essuering with throat trouble....Edward Williams and Joshua Burdette have gone on a fishing trip. KANSAS CITY, MO. Mr. McNight, head waiter at the Baltimore Hotel, has returned from his vacation through the East.....Mrs. Joe Ottie has returned from a very pleasant visit to the Baltimore Hotel, 1622 Pacific, is on the sick list.....Mr. Perkins, second waiter, and Thomas Price, side waiter at the Baltimore Hotel, are set last week.....Mr. Haze Long, head waiter at Coat's Hotel, is back on the floor again.....Harry Sanford, has returned from the Middle School, Frank Nell, extended waiter of the Midian Hotel, is on the floor at the Baltimore.....Mr. Charlie Lewis is head waiter at the Densmore Cafe.....Dr. Dibble and Walter to attend the Elks Grand City Sunday night to attend the Elks Grand Lodge in Minneapolis, Minn. CLARKSVILLE. TENN Special to THE FREEMAN John Smith got his hand so badly mashed by an electric ice cream freezer that the doctor had to amputate two of his fingers as he can be expected...Mrs. Bedelia Jones, of Oakland, Cal., is in the city on a visit to relatives...Wm. Hamton and family members...Prof. Hines gave us three first-class moving picture shows at Mt. Olivet and Baptist Churches, on the 24th, 25th and 26th of October. John Drain and Mrs. Rufus Watkins spent last week in Hopkinsville, Ky., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Moore, Prof. Henry Dunn, and Mrs. Wendy Dunn, African Women's Amusement Company. Messrs. Norman Kimbrough, Geo.umbrough and Prof. Ellis Bush have received awards from the Falls...Mr. and Mrs. Wash Dahney entertained a number of friends at their residence. No. 525 Glen street, in honor of Mrs. Dahney. ...Mrs. Jas. Sebre is visiting in Centerville, Ky. ...Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cobb returned on the 25th, after a pleasant visit to relatives in Louisville and Lagrange, or moonlight picnic given by the stewardesses. ...Mr. and Mrs. Louise Cenchur, at Mr. and Mrs. Loudy Proust's resuscitation, on the 26th, is a grand success. ...The Queen City Brass Band or Healy, of which they are very proud & Healy, of which they are very proud. ...Our public schools open on the 7th, with Miss Lizzie Ramey as principal. The number of scholars will be larger than the number of Donors to have the children at school too. on the 7th, if you want them to get a seat. GREENVILLE, MISS Special to THE FREEMAN T. M. Holloway was in Dallas last week. Mr. Holloway has supplied his barber shop with everything known to the city, and he has returned from McKinney, much improved, J. A. Askew, Mrs. G. W. Brown and M. J. Askew, Mrs. G. W. Brown and Mrs. T. Ashton has returned to Carkville, Tex. after a two weeks' visit with her sisters, Mrs. Ruben Davis and Mrs. Peter Knoll, M. J. Ashton has moved to Carkville, J. W. Jonkins has moved to Dallas, Mrs. Ell Smith is visiting her mother in Kellyville, Tex., Mrs. Elfe Cradock is able to be up again. FOSTER SPEAKS WHEN CORNER STONE IS LAID Congressman Defends Colored Race at Ceremonies by Members of Zion African Congregation. Special to THE FREEMAN EVANSVILLE, Ind., August 31.—The cornerstone of the Zion African M. E. Church was laid to-day. The address was made by Congressman Foster, of this city, and the colored race had made great strides during the last forty years. He pleaded for the equality of the colored man before the law, and said that social equality was not wanted. The speaker said the colored men should keep on climbing and advancing themselves. It is not any trouble for us to give you any information concerning our advertisement rates. A VOTE FOR FRANK S. FISHBACK DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR COUNTY TREASURER IS A VOTE TO OPEN UP THE BOOKS IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE Skirts for Women, of chiffon panama, has invisible stripe, button front style, circular gored, cut extra wide; regular $6 grade, sale price .....$3.98 Skirts for Women, of panama or chiffon panama, plaited or gored styles, trimmed in wide and narrow band trimmings, colors brown, blue and black; up to $4.75 values, sale price .....$2.98 Jackets for Ladles, of plaid and stripe woolens, collarless, trimmed in plain broadcloth and fancy buttons; up to $5.00 values, sale price .....$2.98 Suits for Women, of chiffon broadcloth, satin lined jackets, trimmed in satin bands, skirts are circular gored, trimmed in one fold of the material, edged in satin; regular $21.75 values, early selling price .....$14.75 New Parker House EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN. Under New Management. Service up-to-date. Special party rates. Good sleeping rooms. bath, etc. FRANK C. DUERSON, PROP., 317-321 W. Michigan St. Old Phone. Main. 4105. VISIT THE PUBLIG MARKET! for all kinds of FRESH AND CURED MEATS, Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds. POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS Fresh River Fish. H. C. Trowbridge, Prop., 117 and 119 Main Street, Phone 2404. Terre Haute, Ind. FOR SALE! We have beautiful, up-to-date homes for sale in all respectable parts of Louisville, on easy payments. Write for our list and terms; also for investments in real estate see us. Southern Realty Company, Douglass Bld. Home Phone 8553. Louisville, Ky 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. 558 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. J. A. NISBET Everything up-to-date and at reasonable prices. Both Phones. 103 N. Fourth Street. - Terre Haute, Ind. Choice Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. Cold Home Beer always on tap. G. H. TAYLOR, Prom., 325-329 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis. Old Phone, Main. 6208. PENNSYLVANIA LINES! Excursion Tomorrow $2.00 Louisville Ky. 40° Franklin $1.10 Seymour 60° Edinburg $1.30 Crothersville 75° Columbus $1.45 Scottsburg Leave Indianapolis 7 a. m. FRAN DE COUNT The Indianapolis Gas Co. 45 South Pennsylvania Street. BUT UNDERSTAND ME. The Best Clothes Made to Your Individual Measure, that I guarantee to be Faultless in fabric, fashion and finish, that you have ever purchased at my own or any other Tailor's prices. I have a complete selection of the finest Fall and Winter fabrics in hundreds of designs and patterns My facilities for making faultless clothes are the equal of any tailor in the city, and my prices are Suits or Overcoats, $18.00 And Upward. THE POPULAR PRICED TAILOR. MAIN FLOOR TER. TRAC. BLD. School Books and Supplies FREE BLOTTER'S Ierger's Drug Store No. 3, Cor. Indiana Avenue Michigan Street. Prescriptions carefully compounded by graduates registered. Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Choice Cigars and Tobaccos. EVERYTHING NEW. "Good Goods" at Down Town Prices. NEW PHONE, 5304. GUS FERGER, Proprietor Dodson Son & Company, 306 W. Wash. St. Indianapolis, Ind. Three Doors West of State House. TRADE MARK REG US PAT. OF GEO. WILLIAMS PERFECT WALK-OVER SHOES FallStyles Our Men's and Women's Shoes are all Union Made and Stamped. 28 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA ST. Will Your House BE WARM This Winter? Yes! If you use genuine GAS COKE. Its the cheapest and cleanest, sold by Dealers andapolis Gas Co. nsylvania Street.