The Freeman

AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE COLUMNS OF THE FREEMAN IS READ BY MORE THAN 100,000 PROGRESSIVE AFRO-AMERICANS EACH WEEK. CAN WE INTEREST YOU? THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XXII NUMBER 18 FUNERAL OF W. H. COUNCILL ATTENDED AT NORMAL BY LARGE NUMBER Addresses Made by Hon. S. J. Matthews, Dr. J. M. Henderson and Others—Special Music and Resolutions Read. (By CARY B. LEWIS.) Special to THE FREEMAN. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 28—Quite a deal of interest is being manifested here in the proposed merging of the Eckstein-Norton Institute and the Harrison Institute and normal school which is soon to be established near Louisville, following the completion of a $50,000 fund now being in this city. The Norton Institute has been running successfully, having a student body of upwards of 200, coming from twenty-six States of the Union. The school has showed signs of growth and has been working for running expenses and has not had an endowment fund. It has been operated largely as a faith enterprise, not knowing sometimes where the money was coming. The Norton Institute has managed to keepe it going. Dr. Parrish has represented the school on platforms at London an din Germany, from this school many honourable places have given to the honorable places in the professions, trades and in business in the State and all parts of the country. To merge the Eckstein-Norton Institute with the Eckstein-Norton school we recommend all doubt in the people that Berea people wish to exclude the colored students from obtaining an education. If the merger goes through, the students will be transferred to the student body is intended to transfer the student body of Eckstein-Norton Institute to whatever site is secured for Lincoln Institute. If none is secured between now and next year, the site now used at Eckstein-Norton Institute. In the conference was Dr. J. B. Marvin, custor of Eckstein, Dr. C. H. Parrish and Dr. J. B. Marvin, the second to be no serious obstacle, the merger, and that there is every reason to believe that it will be completed. In the meantime legal developments will be necessary arrangements can be completed. The citizens of Louisville certainly demonstrated that they appreciate high-class musicians by the large crowd of select people to present Monday night at Quinn Chapel, the home of the Mine. Armita Patti Brown in a recital, there have been many notable recitals in men by men and women who came to the concert to assist the night stands out as the most prominent. Mine. Brown was under the personal director of Mrs. J. C. Anderson, and the intelligence and artistic people of the city came to her assistance to that one of the largest crowds that ever attested a recital was present on that occasion. Mine. Brown's singing was exceptionally fine. She has a well-trained soprano voice, sweet and musical. The program arranged to reach the moods of the audience and at the conclusion of each solo she was accompanied by the responders with beautiful selections. "Coco" song was the feature of the evening. She sang this with a spirit of delightfulness that the completely enraptured the audience. "Wow!" was one of the encore selections which was generously appreciated. Mine. Brown was assisted by Mrs. Fannie Lee. Lee, who played two very fine selections upon the cornet, accompanied by Miss M. Johnson. This number evoked a great applause, and she responded with an encore. Johnson, Johnson and Emma Lee Claybord, Wilson Ballard were among the others who performed the audience with musical selections. The event was a great success, and it was a profitable affair. The wide, sym- APR 30 1909 Nearly every successful practicing physician of this city will attend, headed by Dr. Alfonso Adams, Dr. Lattimore, Dr. Walter Adams, and Dr. H. Rock. Physicians from all parts of the state are expected to attend the meeting and keep informed as to the advancement of one of the greatest sciences known to mankind. "Sambo Waxed Fat and Kicked" was the subject of Charles Steward, the well-known newspaper correspondent, to the daytime press day night. He gave a very humorous and instructive address, one of the best that has been heard at the institution for a long time. Dr. Steward is a native of Chicago and has been a reporter in Louisville. He later went to Chicago and became connected with a Chicago daily, and has since been doing newspaper work in the city. He is a syndicate writer, and travels mostly in the South, reporting meetings and delivering addresses. He left for his home in Frankfort on Wednesday morning. The Young Men's Progressive League held a very interesting meeting last week at their club rooms. 1100 West Walnut Avenue, Chicago, and the club, presided at the meeting. Prof. J. R. Harris, chairman of the house rules committee, reported, and the rules were adopted. The chairman of the opening committee, and his report was received and adopted. A campaign will soon begin for new members, and its is expected that within a few months, many of the leading young men in the organization. The rooms are nicely furnished and well appointed, having rooms for cards and pool games. Mrs. Lola Kennedy has returned from French Lick Springs, Ind. Mrs. Kennedy went to take the water for ten days, and returned to the city much improved. The Japanese Embroidery Club will meet at an early date at the residence of Mrs. Estella Kirk, 635 Fifthen street. Carrile Hike of French Lick Springs, is in the city. Mr. Rice is a proprietor of a hotel at the Springs. He is here undergoing medical treatment. Misses Mattle Frye and Lillian Merrit left this week for French Lick Springs, to be gone several days. Mrs. Josephine Scott entertained at a birthday dinner this week in honor of her husband, at their home. Twenty-ninth and Walnut streets. Arthur Harris, 541 North Thirty-seventh street, has been quite ill, but is much improved under the medical advice of Dr. Walter Adams. The Odd Fellows will hold their annual sermon at Jacob Street Tabernacle the second Sunday in May. The Rev. Hanun will deliver the special sermon. Lake Lilly Quartette seremaded the Pekin Cafe Friday night, to the delight of the audience. The seremaded of Sanford Fannery, bass: Julius Mitchell. PROTECTION. "PROTECTION IN AMERICA" BY UNCLE SAM. LIBERIA LIBERIA NEWS. EXTRA! UNITED STATES IS COMING WITH "PROTECTION." tenor; Bud Morris, baritone, and Harney Vance, leader. Their headquarters are 1427 Congress street. The Spears Gun Club is making preparations to shoot at an early date. They have organized for the season, and the shooting will be under the direction of Mr. Spears. Thomas Cole has informed us that he intends building a handsome three-story office building at the southeast corner of Eighth and Walnut streets. The many friends of Richard Irvin, an employee of Tom Cole, will be pleased to learn he is much better. Mr. Irvin has been ill for several weeks, but is expected to be out in a few days. "The Country School" is the title of the play that is scheduled to be played at Macaulay's Theater May 7. Asher Brown is director of the young people who are taking part in all reports it is to be a howling success. William E. Smith, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the guest of Miss Georgia A. Lattimore, the most prominent young men of the Queen City, and visits frequently at the Lattimore residence. Dr. Daniel Williams, of Chicago, Ill., was in the city this week, and operated on Mrs. Lillie Edwards. Dr. Williams was assisted by Dr. W. T. Merchant, city physician. The operation was abdominal in nature, and was successfully performed. It is said to have been very difficult. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Busey, 731 West Walnut street, are the proud parents of a fine baby girl, one week old to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Busey are very popular and have been involved in many consultations, while Miss Busey has received a number of presents. The talk of the town is the special sermon that is to be delivered to the Young Men's Business Club on the second Sunday of April. The pastor, son of the Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, Ninth and Walnut streets. The citizens of Louisville are cordially invited to attend the meeting. James Caldwell returned to the city last Wednesday night from Chicago, Ill., accompanied his niece, Evelyn, but he lived in Chicago to bring the remains of his mother to Bloomfield, Ky., where she was buried. Mrs. Lizzie Walker, the mother of Mr. 'caldwell, was buried in Chicago for quite a while. She was BIBERA==Shall it be Like This? Harney ars are buried from the Methodist Church in Bloodyfair and the number of friends were present at the funeral. Miss Clark returned to Chicago Monday. repara- have blooding Spears. Mme. Marie Thomas, 1220 West Chestnut street, is making quite a success in manicuring and hair dressing. She is a finished worker in the trade, and has succeeded in building up a lucrative patronage. She came here from Ohio four months ago, and is making her home with Mrs. S. H. Holden. er. Ch. Justin der w given, praise. conduc has been people drinks, man of the story or owner of the library, is making her home with Mrs. S. H. Holden. --- To write anything of Roy Tibbs' organ recital on last Friday night except an appreciation in as impossibility for a lover of music or a musician, unless the latter and the occasion are in wonder and amusement. The program given was a most pretentious one, and deserves the highest praise. Prof. Tibbs is a credit to our city. His work with the Eclectic Society caused the music to be sweeter than ever and the attendance to immeasurable increase. Long ago the people of Louisville have endorsed every organ recital he has given by being present in large numbers. We are grateful to the chorus preparing to render at one of the theaters "The Prodigial Son." We do not know who will manage the affair, but if it is managed as the one on Monday night, a large audience should be present on that ST. PAUL, MINN. Special to the PRESSMAN the only colored delegate to the National Convention of the Y. W. C. A., was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Gravies during her stay in the city. Mrs. Mary Bell, mother of Rev. and Mrs. U. S. Gravies died on April 28. The U. B. F. and S. M. T. are planning a royal entertainment of the National Grand Lodge when it meets here in July. There will be delegates from U.S. and U.K. to present the procured the Auditorium for the grand ball to be given; the sessions will be held in the capitol, and the outdoor sports will be held at the State Fair grounds. U.S. and U.K. delegates will play on his Gopher baseball team. Mr. Reld says he will have one of the best aggregations of baseball players in the States this season. Mr. Reder in a series of revival meetings at Pilgrim Baptist Church...A large audience witnessed the drama "A Woman's Honor" on April 22. Much credit is due toesses that Johnson, Messrs. Eddle Hatton, Edgar DeBaptiste, F. L. D. Park- er, Charles Granby, Payton Ruffin and Austin Rodgers. Mrs. Belle Grays, under whose management the play was given, is deserving of a great deal of praise. Mr. Robinson has conducted by Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, has become the popular place for young people to go for the confectioneries, soft drinks, etc. Mr. Robinson is a young man who is a patron of the patronage of our people...George H. Evans has opened an office in the Union Block, and is prepared to build small houses for our people on the installment floor. Mr. Robinson is a contractor and builder, and has built several handsome residences and flats. SPOKANE. WASH. Special to THE FREEMAN PARIS, KY. The "Old Malds" entertainment at the Christian Church was a financial success. The evening's receipts amounted to $35,000. The next day, a little daughter...Rev. Henderson, of Cyrthiana. Ky., is helping Rev. Webster in a week's meeting at the First Baptist Church of the Lexington Conference, was in our city this week...The Woman's Board of Missions was in session at the M. E. Church, and rendered some very fine pro TO BE ESTABLISHED NEAR LOUISVILLE, KY. MUCH INTEREST IN THE INSTITUTION Large Crowd Hears Madam Anita Patti Brown-Teacher's Institute Meets Today-Notes of General Interest. Special to THE FREEMAN. Short addresses were delivered by Dr. R. F. Boyd, Hon. J. C. Napier, A. N. Johnson, and R. F. Boyd, Hon. J. C. Napier, A. N. Johnson, Sunday school union, and special musical numbers were sung, as follows: "Face to Face," Miss Bertha L. Tate, Montgomery, Ala.; "One Sweetly Solem Thought," A. and "Ellegge Glee Club," In Theses Ditties; "Miss Bertha Club," in Tennis; "Crossing the Bar," Miss Isora R. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn.; "Somewhere," Glee Club Quartette, and a quartette composed of Misses Virginia C. Susannah W. H., Virginia G. Democrat, and that was composed for the funeral of their father, the late Hon. J. W. Clay, once Governor of the State of Alabama, and honor of the Huntsville, Ala., Democrat, Marian of the State of Alabama, and this the most remarkable tribute ever paid to the Negro in the South. Appropriate resolutions from the faculty were presented to Archer from the albmil by J. Turner, Mr. M. F. of Birmingham, Miss I. R. Garrett, of Nashville, and J. H. Poe, of Huntsville, the student body, Mahon W. Cooley; North Alabama Conference of the A. M. E. Church of Birmingham. Hundreds of telegrams and messages of condolence were received from all parts of the nation, and a magnificent display, offerings from many organization, and the grave of the distinguished educator. BIG ROCK. TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN Special to THE FREEMAN. B. J. Kingins is the sick list and has been for about two weeks, but at present writing is better...The quarterly conference of the Legate circuit of the University of Pennsylvania Chapel, Rev. G. W. Porter, D. R. of Memphis is the P. E. of this district. The conference was a success in every way. B. J. Kingins preaches and secures all through Porter preaches and causes his people to look up. Dr. Porter is remaining with Prof. P. D. Kingins this week until Thursday, when he leaves for Philadelphia. Porter was in Dover on the 19th on business. He and the county superintendent had a long talk concerning the work of the annual institute which will be held in June, which will be held in Philadelphia. The conductor of the colored teachers' institute...The teachers' monthly association met in Dover, Tenn., on the 24th, in Kingins, the president of the association, in the state reading course. At the close of the meeting Prof. P. D. Kingins lectured at length to the teachers concerning the duty and responsibility of raising up their race. Mrs. Lucy Blaine, formerly Miss L. Ladd, of Kentucky, was introduced by the president to the association, in a way made to the tender affectionate chamber of our heart and we count her one of us in this work. Mrs. Nicle Dixson, one of our best citizen of Big Rock was introduced by the president to the association, in a way made to the tender affectionate chamber of our heart and we count her one of us in this work. Mrs. Nicle Dixson's address was wholesome and full of many spicy things of interest to the teachers of Stewart county. Mrs. Nicle Dixson sat in Mrs. A. Parham had a number of friends to call on her Sunday...Prof. P. D. Kingins lectured to the Sunday school at Bethel A. M. E. Chapel, Rev. G. W. Porter, D. R. of Memphis can find out the progressive people of your race. LOUISVILLE, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN Miss Mattie Douglas has left to visit friends at Indianapolis...Mr. Churchill Faro has returned home after a successful trip through southern Indiana...Miss Veronia Clarke, of Chicago, brought the remains of her grandmother through Louisville, Ky., on her way to Bloomfield, accompanied by her uncle, Mr. J. N. Caldwell. Old World News. From Our Own Correspondent. THE ARMY ATHLETIC oo quietly cipeet last ee aan after term of seven months, with. Pro! MEET IN THE PHILIPPINES | er SicCoskle at the head, ably. assisted The Great Victory of the Colored Army! Siss "Pauline Owens’ No, 2, Afjes, Covel Athletes in Both the Division and eRe, eee ae ene ea No. 4, Miss “Maude Perry; No. 6, Mise Department of Mindanao Meets. — | Boas Owens, end No. 6 "Phot. i. ‘p. Me: The Doings of the Twenty-Fifth In-| COME; S,P Sealey, M.D; of Trinidad fantry in Garrison. jeal College, a branch of Walden Univer- MANILA, P. I, March, 1909.— The clos- ing day of the Phllippinies Division. Ath Ietie Meet has brought vo an end the great est victory for tho colored. troops present na the individual contestants ‘ever ‘won inthis” Division, and for: that matter, Ehroughout the ehtite. meets of the Army” Last year's record was lettin the ob: Scured, while’ this, our last one for this Gur of forvign servive, stands in a class What has been demonstrated in this athletic mest by men of colored Tegiments fe the much-argumented” question of the Physical superiority of tte black man over fhe whites when surrounded with like. ene Mronments.”" The following events. were Won by. the selected ‘troops and individual Competitors trom the. titres. colored reat Tents now over here, the Ninth and Tenth Gavairy and the twenty=atth infantry: Miroop ‘Ac Tenth Cavalry, cartied off, the firet honors in tho swimetar contest, the Tonth Cavalry relay team and the machine fun platoon ‘excelled in their. respective Eventh. For each of the entries the: wine ners were awarded beautiful trop. ‘The Ninth Cavalry eame in for its share of honors in the colored victory by carry fig'away the mounted woesting event bez fides furnishing a very strong: individual “The Twenty-ffth Intantry was the most highly honored of any of the colored reste nents, having the best. team of imaividual competitors and winning the greater nium Bertor events in’ thelr respective entries, This regiment can boast of having © most excciiont representative. of the late ohm Taylor, the colored champion quarter- lle tumer of the University. of Bennsyi- Yania, itt the. person ‘of George. Wasiingy ton, of Company K.. Washington has gle Unguistied himseit by winning for two con secutive years the Tod-yard dash and the $2p ana Ssoyard rune io was awarded the ‘ola modal for the “best. allsround Athlete.” and three silver medals’ for the Shoverimentioned “events. "After having won the Philippines Division ehampionstip Tor short and. long-distance. runner,” Mr Washington was detained in Mania at the carnival. to-run. again Corporal Andrews, of Tie British Majesty's Army, from. the Hritish Legation nt Hongkong. China, from whom he tooke the “bacon, thereby” wine The for himseit the tite of “champion ran het of the Far East.” He was awarded Bold medat for this contest. Second In honors to Private Washington comes Sergeant, Oscar, Morgan. Company OM wengentth Infantey. who Seon the héayswelght. boxing ‘chanipionship. of the Philippines from a white soldier at near ihe sxme time facie Johnson defeated ‘Tom: Iny Burns in Sydney. he following. arti: €lo is quoted from the CabieeNews sAmer= fean, a'daily paper of Mantia, relative to Sergeant Morgun's fstie ability, "In part St is as follows ‘orgeant Morgan, of the ‘Twenty-fitth Intantty. whe has the reputation oF being ihe champion heavyweight. boxer, of the Phitippines, entivened yesterday's program By appearing inthe savduat circle Yor reeeround ‘sparring exhibition, with. Sr geant Cecora, of the Pourth Battery Field Kittery the decision went. to. Morgan on points, “He is a powerful ‘man and Sor? elever with the'mts He should put Up'a very good showing with many So- batted fighters.” Tt is interesting to note, at this particu lar timer that while. we have experienced the toss of our champion lightweight boxer inthe person, of Gans, Jack Johnson has Come to the trontas the probable. future Champion heavyweight by defeating Tome my ‘Burns, while Sergeant Morgan holds the title for the Philippine islands Sergeant Baxter, Watson, ‘Company. K, was a winner of the running nigh jump, Ind Private. King. Companys A, ‘Twenty ith Tnfantty, caro home, with the medal for putting thie 16-pound shot "Two coveted events we liad the misfor- tune to Tose were the 220<vards” swim, faken ‘trom Private Petit, Iast year's wine het. Crormerls’ of the Ninth Cavalry, now GE. the ‘Twenty-tth Infantay), and “the Rignt-weight. boxing » championship.” won ftom "Private, Jackson, ‘of, Company "Sf, Ahwenty-fitth Tnfantey”” ‘In Jackson are Guaiities whic give gteat prospects of his Ultimate success in the pusiiistie arena, for he has the ability to give and take hard Dunishment. SiH! DEPARTMENT OF ACNDANAO 3EET, ahs athiptie meta amon over pitelming.vitory for tho ‘rwen‘y ah tn- Fant than the Division meet. he base- Dall team was awarded the loving eup by winning 13, points. out of 30 against the rong. teat of the eighteenth Intantry ihe "fwenty-tnira Intantey and. the Sixth realty, Gut ot nineteen events entered into by this resents the Highteenth Infantry, the Twenty-third Infantry and the Sixth Cav Ary. the ‘competitors of the ‘Twenty-Atth Infantry carried away” ten ‘first-place en- tries and nine second-place entries. ‘The heavyweight boxing went to Ser- seant Mornany Company Inet plage, Sith Private Benjamin Franklin, Company Pi taking second: pace, ‘The ‘running high jump was won by Sergeant Baxter Watson, Company K- Eécond place throwing 16-pound hammer went to Stracant Morgan Batting. iespound shot won by Private John ‘King, Company” A. George Washington made the 100-yard aasit tn 102-5 seconds. MPirst qiace in wunnifig broad jump went to Corporal ‘Thomas Parker, company E Walle Recond place went to’ Private John Grant, ‘Company A. : Tghtwelght. wrestling won by W. J. Willams, Company © ‘The relay race (880 varda) conceded to the went) ftir Intandry eam, Record established at 1 min. 381-5 sec. Private Harvey. Wiley, Company B, won the Tiiyard hurale in'19. seeonds, while Private Por Sharp, Company’ Mf, won the Hocyard hurdle in 303-8 aeconds. ‘ie ee-yant dash went to Washington in 284-6 seconds, az did the 440-yard Fun, Made in 821-3. seconds, Gonstaering the number, of competitors and the number, of events won by. the wentyeatth infantry” teams, we have great Teason {0 Fejoive at out victory. in Ethietics, likewise the entire race who are Shscrvors ‘of miltary. aftairs. especially hose parc whe “relnde, to” the weltare ind triumphs of the colored regiments. TRENT aera HAN 1S GARE, we post gave am ovation fo the athietes of the Foginent a few mights ago.‘on whlch Steasion “Private Washington our. twice: ghamplon runner Of the Philippines, and Sergeant Morgan, our champion, heat’ eight boxer, weto the uckts of honor, Wile many’ medals hung ‘upon the breasts Bf the men who had distinguished there Stives atthe ‘Department “and. Division treet No panguet more brillant has ever Deen given in tho posts oF which: waa ‘more so: Sable nd pleasant’. ‘A great number of Smeets and their wives and families were Sut as ‘also. were many Filipino, Indies. The fadies of ‘our colony were attined in fome of the most, fashionable. and. lovely ows? made On the pattern of the Bars. Fin diectoir, which showed, advantare sr most beautifsl personages. Susie was furnished by the band, which renlerea "many. prety selections.” Dane- ine was the prominent feature,” The pox: Commander delayed the “call to quarters SoPhour and a halt to enable the. ban- Sheters: to enjoy themselves tar into the ane chaplain, upon his return from the Division tect whore he ‘assisted: In. the Division meet,’ where he assisted in, the Elder H. P. Patten, of the A. M. E. Church, is engaged in the most miccesaful Series of revival meetings ever known in Mounds. ‘There have been over forty con- yersions and thirty-six accessions to his chureh so far, and still the meeting con- finues... Douglass Colored School, in our 2 = MOUNDS, ILL. city, quietly closed last Friday morning, after a term of seven months, with Prof. H. T. McCorkle at the head, ably assisted by the following teachers: Room No. 1, Miss Pauline Owens: No. 2, Miss Cecelid McCorkle; No, 3; Miss Willie Brasstield ; No. 4, Miss Maude Perry; No. 6, Miss Bertha Owens, and No. 6, Prof. H. ‘t. Me- Corkle. ...8. ‘f. Sealey, M. D., of Trinidad; B. W. I, late graduate of Meharry Med- iecat Coliége, a branch of Walden Univer- sity, at Nashville, ‘Tenn. is in our city visiting Prof. H. ‘T. McCorkle and pros- pecting on a location. Quite likely he will Gecide to hang out his medical shingle here for future practice. .. .Quite an inter- esting ‘school election was held here last Saturday evening, for president and two members of the board. As the whites tried to defeat the two colored members whose ferm expired (Chambliss and Howard), thereby making the board white, the af: fair became quite animated. | Some. $15 votes were polled, and Howard and Cham- blass were elected by 75 majority each. -.. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn (ilttie Vesta Lee) died very suddenly last Sunday night at about 11 o'clock. ...Mrs. Malinda Quigiy, who has been coniined to her bed some five weeks, still remains quite Ill....Mr. Jones, of Jackson, ‘Tenn., and Miss Fanney Chambliss, of this city, Were quietly married at the’ home of her brother «Mr, "H. Chambliss, Wednesday evening... -Miss’ Esther Lott, of Cairo, 1s in the city Visiting Miss Wilie Brassiield, sagantige Sevens B. Herman, who has bee engaged as a teacher in Villa” Ridge schools, and her sister, Gertrude Herman, of Jacksonville, Til, who is visiting at Villa Ridge, called “on Miss Cecelia ‘Me- Corkie a while Wednesday. ...Linnard Williams will seel TE FREEMAN weekly. See him if you wish to keep posted on the Face issues of the day, LET ALL REJOICE WITH OUR BOARD. Our Foreign Mission Rally, which begun with Easter Sunday, has been more far- reaching and possibly was more generally observed than in any previous year during the past fourteen, If not the past twenty- nine years of our work. A number of B. XP. Urs, Missionary” Societies — and Churches “have also sent "contributions. From Indiana we have received up to this date, April 19, $43.47. ‘The largest amount. 35, was given by Mt. Zion Sunday-schooi of Indianapolis. Our Board really needs $14,000. to-day. This would be but a little more than $1 apiece from the 17,000 Nexro Baptist Sun- day-schools, would gladden the hearts of our workers everywhere, and save us from much humiliation as a denomination. Of course, only a few of our pastors and su- perintendents see this matter in its proper Hight, and the Foreign Mission Board must stand like the mother elephant who. ex- poses her body to the deadly arrows of hative hunters in defense of her young, While It remains on the safe side, uneon- Selous of death that pierces the mother ele~ phant, until she falls dead, that the little one may’ live. Surely. the’ day will come When every Baptist preached and every well-informed superintendent, indeed, ail good Baptists, will be missionary to. the core, and will’ not see how little, but how much ‘they ean give. ‘They will’ feel and Say, like Simeon Calhoun did, when he prayerfully read the Great Cominission—it Seemed ablaze with light from the Master who uttered ft, Though only a member of & chureh, he exclaimed: | “Somebody must xo. Lam somebody ; therefore, T must go.” Yes, the time is coming when thousands of lukewarm, cold, indifferent. members. of our Baptist churches of to-day, both in the pulpit and pew, will stand’ with tear dimmed eves, anxious to go or give as God prospers them that others anay go. ‘The blaze of missionary enthisiasm that is now sweeping our country is bound to in undate Negro Baptist churches as well as others, “Toth secular and religious papers are teeming with inspiring and unlifting news (missionary) week after week, and ‘our men must be blind, deaf, dumb or dead to shut out this great’ blazé which is now being fanned into a conflagration by the spirit of All ‘Truth sent into this world to bring “AIL things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have commanded you,” ‘We ask that all schools, churches and soeletios that have given nothing to mis- sions report to us, by all means, at thé earliest date possible. ‘Yours in His name, ais HAMS, WEST BADEN, IND. Special to Tue Presa. The dedication of the “Birst Baptist Churen" ‘of West Baden, by Rev. C. H. Parrish, “pastor of Calvary “Baptist Chureh, Louisville, Ky., was attended by ‘a large and enthusiastic asemblage. ‘The program for the entire day and evening Was well rendered and as well received. ‘The morning sermon was preached by Rev. C. W. Sims, pastor of the A. M. 8. Church, French Lick. ‘The afternoon and evening sermons were preached by Rev. Parrish, ‘The afternoon Attendance was the largest of the day. Rev. W. A. Todd (white), pastor Missionary Baptist Church, West Baden-French Lick, rendered a. ‘prayer which was quite touching. He was fol- lowed by Rev. Lester Jones (white), past- or West Baden M. B. Church, with Serip- ture reading, Rev. L.. D. Moore (white), pastor French Lick MB. Church, made ‘few remarks on tho history and pro- gress of the chureh, which had a marked effect on all present. ‘There were also, re- marks by Mr. Clarence Stockdale. ‘The music and solos rendered by Miss Ger- trude Payne and Mrs. Clarence ‘Thurman were well received and marked a high tal- ent. "At the night service Mr. Jos. Rice and Mr. Jno. P. Cook made a few remarks in regard to West Baden and French Tek waiters, which was Interesting. Mr. I. J. Jones rendered a solo, "Face to Face,” which ended the day in triumph. ‘The ‘contribution for the day was $160, whieh. payed the remaining debt. .. Mrs, Ella Scott, who has been confined’ to her bed, is convalescent. ..Mrs. Minerva Mont gomery, of Anderson, Ind., is visiting her brother. Mr. Fern Morgan, at the residence of Miss Luiu Burks. YOUNGSTOWN, 0. fe on ny fee rece Poin g ‘Mrs. Allice Green, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. Green Robinson..‘A. Jor- dan has opened a barber shop at Til W. Federal. street. ..Mr. H. Mead, of Indi- anapolis, Ind., 18 the guest of ‘T. Pull- man...Mr. John Holmes, Sr., and Mrs. Paris Hall are seriously ‘ill at, this writ- ing...Mrs, Irene Rinehart, of Franklin, Pa., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nor: man Smith. .Mrs. Horace Martin left for a visit to Charlestown, Ind....The danc- ing party given by the Royai Musical Club was, well attended Thursday evening... Paris’ Hall, Rhodie Homes, Mrs. Witt Jones, Mrs. Ganis Williams,’ Mrs. James Folks, Mrs, Charles Stewart, Mrs. Haw- kins, Mrs, Richard Burton, Mrs, Dodd are fmproving....the infant son of Mr. and Mrs, George Jefferson died Thursday after- noon at the residence on Burke street from pneumonia...Mrs. George Ridgout entertained at break¢ast Easter Sunday in Honor of Mrs. Lowell Baker's guests, Miss Bllza and Charlie Perkins, of Wilberforce, Ohio. Covers were laid for the following ladies: ~Mesdames T. H. Lonesome. ‘Thos. Green, Jos. Hill, Frank Hall, Chas. Reeves, Win. Honesty, J. H. Ragland, Miss Jessie Smith, Violet’ Robinson, Miss, Eliza and Charlie Perkins and Mrs. Rideout... ..The members and pastor of the Mahoning avenue Baptist church will give’an_enter- tainment In the form of a lecture for the benefit of the church Wednesday evening, May 12. Rev. P. J.. Blackburn, ex-pastor of the Oak Hill Avenue A. M. B. Church, has been secured for the gccasion and his lecture promises to be of an interesting and. educational nature....The members of the Young Men's Progressive Club will give a musical and literary entertainment in the town hall Tuesday evening, May 18, for the benefit of the club. An’ inter- esting program has ben prepared for the oceasion and every effort wil be put forth to make the affair a grand success in every phase... ‘The opening of the Chest- hut street pool room by David Branicks Wednesday afternoon was well attended and proved to be a grand success in every Phase. Music was furnished for the oc- tassion by the Imperial Orchestra and the Clover Leaf Quartet rendered a num- her of selections which were highly appre- ciated by all present. .A number of ladies of this city entertained in honor of Miss Eliza Perkins and Miss Charlie Perkins, ‘of Wilberforce, O., who are the guests of THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Seen eee ee Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of Burke street, in| ye ihe Bhke est Tumday evening. “the a] Dik ’s Puroo. fair was largely. attended and games, 9 MB | usic and dancing Were the leading feat + [ures ‘of the eventig’ At a. ee freshments were served. ‘Those present it Hi ; hes Were William Saunders, Mrs, S.C” West, (Eat it like Candy.) ae ps eo see Eth ie ~ o rs. Estella, Simpson, W" Willams Mr Qua Mss Btanap Atk, Houtaay Me and Cures corning, | M's. Joseph Thi, Mrs. Samuel’ Bocgens: n Frot:| Mrs, Chaves Reeves Mr and Sire. Rena 14: assisted | iil, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam | j¥ ss oa; | Honesty, Mrs. MeParland, Mr. Sioore, AIP Cecelia | thd Mrs. George Hideout, Mir. and ’Airs, ssficld; |Senkins “Mre nad ‘Mrs. James Saunders, : ip Miss | Sera wan, Mure and ‘Mrs, EA. onanon, rinidads| tia Mrs. A: Hi Berry, Miss M. Clare’ Miss ¢ Med: | ‘Thetma Richardson, Oscar Boggess, H. 10c and 25c per box. Gniver- | Simmons, Mrs. T. Hi: Lonesome, Att: Baker ur city | Prof Gs, Wa Harris, John vans “Ate he will he. Oak fill avenue’ Sewing Cire met single | it° tno residence of “Mfrs. ‘William Collins, ASK FOR A FREE Sh 1 re last | Ngular session, “the meeting Was lasgely re last | Megular session. “The meeting was largely nd tw4 | atfended and. business’ of limportance, was = es tried | fransacted after, whieh lunch was served Prepared Only at wehoxe | ihe next meeting wit be held at the rest Fard).| Genco of Mr. and’ Mrs. CG. W.. Swiston, the af |Gdwards “street.” ‘Thursday afternoon, 1 me, O78 | Mav g. the Buckeye Lodge Non Ts, Cham: | 753. pO. B. of We, will open thelr new ' Gao. | Giub' parlors Wednesday evening at thelr glenn | few home, 2601-2 West Federal street Bre. TROY, ALA. 550 Indiana Ave. baci ge oy ea ie yer St, Paul A. M. B. Sunday-school held pete “Raster” sercigos " Sunday’ night Eromptly Vat ($7 o'clock Superintendent Sinith Mahorn tock charge of the program, Which was ag follows: Song, “Over the Ocean Wave; Scripture reading by Rev. A. D. W. Mitchell; prayer by Hey.” Cras- key; welcome address by Joe High, Jr, And Sonie Pinknie; solo, Miss Creoin Mot: ity; recitations by’ Misses Nellie and Bes- Sio Grubbs, Lizlo Love, Carrie "Jones, Loutse Grady, Bessie Goodson, Ole Harris, Ophelia Roberson, Exmily. Gilford, Masters Tommy Lewis Mitchell, Pred Bray, Har- vey Jackson; after which L. W. shields, P.W. Mitchell and W. L. iindvick spoke some encouraging remarks to. the school. Excellent. Baster music was furnished by the church choir, Mrs. Wd. Simmons or ganist; $26.30 was raised for Master... Easter! exercises at the iret” Baptist Church Sunday night were excellent. Mrs. Charles Mills and’ Mrs. Pierson rehearsed the children. Each pupil played its part perfectly, aud 2 beautiful play was ren- fered of ‘the resurrection of Christ. “After tho program Wwas carried out a. prize was Awarded to the pupil who raised the larg- est amount on Baster eards. Little Bertha May Mercer was the recipient of this most beautiful prize, which was a lovely mor- oeeo-hack Bible.” Quite a. nice collection Was raleed In this exercise for the benef of the Baptist Sunday-school, of which G- W. Watson is and has for a long time ben the faithful superintendent... ‘The Master exercises. at the Methodist Bpiseopal Church (colored). wero as follows: | Song bythe choir; song by, the school, “Wel- come Happy. Morning :" welcome address by James’ Hobdy; song” by. the “school, “Kaster Moring:” prayer by Rev. J. Le Leonard; song by the school ; recitation hy uth N. Burd; reeltation’ by" Jullus Cook; solo by Miss Lillie Byrd, “Nature's Easter?” recitation by Carrie Squalr; reel- tation. by A. C. Byrd; recitation, by Ma- Hon’ Squairy song by tho school, “xulta- tion ;* exercise by three girls, Doll Leon- ard,’ Helen. Sanders and” Jurusha. Cook ; song, by the school, “The Cross and Bas” ters” ipaper_by- Miss Johnnies Byrd, sub- ject, tHe Is Risen t"" recitation by’ Miss Addie 'B. Cook: song. "The. Victory, of Raster" reeltation by Miss Semoniiia Paul; Fesponsive reading by. the school; song,’ “ie Taveth in Glary ;" exercise” by thre girls, Seminolia Paul, Addie 13. Cook and Willie Lee Lawrence; song by the School, "He Lives" a talk, by fev, Yar- San uibdatt Sranreasiion” GREENVILLE, TEX. Special to ‘TH= FREEMAN. { ‘Little Cecil Hasken was Very sick last week....Mrs, Lillian Willis was very sick last week, Her mother, Mrs, Lucy Hunter, of Dallas, was with her during her til: ness... Will Winston's house and _con- tents Were destroyed Sunday night while the family was at church. ‘The fire was caused by. defective Mue. .. Rev. ‘Spell fs again at his charge as pastor of the Chureh of God at College Hill, after an ab- geneo of two weeks at Waco... .Mrs. R. Z. Wells returned to the city last Thurs- day on business... .Lewis Turner is again seen on the streets of the city, after an absenee of three months at Sedalia, Mo., at the Katy Hospital..-.Rev, Love has added another room to his home....c. C. Lawson will soon be able to, return home again....Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Potter and Mr, and Mrs, Marion Jeffrey are happy over the arrival of, fine boys. ...Jesse Evans has moved to South King strect.... Mr. and Mrs. Willie Williams were bap- tized Sunday’ by Rev, Billbrew, and_be- came members of his church... District Superintendents of the M. 1. Church held quarterly conference Sunday with W. J. King, pastor. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Special to THe FREEMAN. ‘The Court Zennindore Commandery Knights Templar No. 5 celebrated, their anniversary at Wiley, Memorial M. WB. Church April 11, at 2:30 p. m....Rev. E, M. Arggle, B. D., is one of the leading devines, an eloquent preacher and is en- ergetic in the official department of the conference, A. M. H. Z. connection, and held the honorable position as P. ©. Atchens, Tenn., district for some time. But recently ho has been appointed the periorate: ip, the city Aceapeiag AI Me 2. . Church, which is a splendid charge. He preached his introductory sermon Waster Sunday, which was an able one, to a large and appreciative audience and ‘was greet- ed with a most cordial welcome by the en- tire. officials. and membership of _ the church. ‘The choir chanted some choice selections. EVERY LADY READ THIS. ‘Years ago, when I was a sufferer, an old ‘nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Leu- corrhea, Displacement, Paiuful Periods, Uterine and Ovarian troubles. It cured me in one month. It js # simple, harmless lotion thet can be prepared by any one hay- ing the recepe. I will send it FREE to every suffering sister who writes to me, I have nothing to sell. ‘This is a case of wom- an helping woman. I send it FREE. Ad- Arvest Mea A.B. Arner, Sonth Rend. Ind, H. GROSS, ARTISTIC TAILOR AND EXPERT CLEANER, Suits to order guaranteed to fit. Gent's garments cleaned. pressed. repaired and fSitered. Reasonable prices. Phone, Bain, 043. 601 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, Ind, See sce er New Phone (291, JOHN E, WILLIAMS, Groceries and Fine Meats Fruits and Vegetables. 1001 Cornell Avenue Indianapolis, Ind W. R. BRADY, Furniture, Carpets & Stoves maght, sold and exchanged. oi itafe snd Stowe repairing” Uphaiseri ted Kaeut far. Dinsoos. Mirror Piso fe Ei Phone, ‘Main, 8355. 861 W. Vermont St Ind anapolis. L. comes, won. 8 NeronoeR, nzp. THE SANITARY LAUNDRY CO. Family Washing by the pound our specialty. ‘Try us. ; Ind iain Bei Mains to, ee Pink’s Purgo, ae CONSTIPATION, 10c and 25c per box. ASK FOR A FREE SAMPLE, Prepared Only at | PINK'S CUT RATE PHARMACY, 550 nda ve. “GOOD CLOTHES—NOTHING ELSE.” meet DRESSERS WILL FIND THAT LIVINGSTON’S CLOTHES DELIVER THE GOODS BOTH IN STYLE AND Fy Pr 1483 N. PENNSYLVANIA. DENISON HOTEL BLOOK, ! gy | Mwiieh | io i | CLOTHES. SHOP ORES oases? ee es Taylor's New Shampoo Dryer : : and Hair Straightener! 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Burton Jewelry Co — HAS—— Ready Money to loan on all articles of value, Watches, Jewelry and Dianionds RATES REASONABLE, 58 MONUMENT PLACE. oe JAS. N. SHELTON, LUCAS B WILLI> Phones—Oiav $28%600. Shelton & Willis, Clipe belies FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS detseryion ' taay ceeaasds pores ie gules ce Add Equal to Equal and the Total will be Equal. ‘The Westora Beauty, Supreme Grand Union Lock Lodge No, 1 located in the city of Hex derson, Ky. opganized by Joseph Hatchett June 2s, 1S, incorporated ander the general sates of Kentucky May 2, Iss and ceptifod inthe Henderson County Coury the ahi day of May, iss, George W. Smith, Clerk, by". H. Beverley, Deputy Clork: copyrighted by Josip! Hitch ett, entared according to act of Congress July 2, 1006, in tho office of the Librarian of Congres at Washington. D.C: forthe purposecof uniting the, Negroes of America in taion alive Taco. Forthis purpose the order of Western Beantion, with its great membership. lo this day ‘Appeal to the thinking Negroos of America who for various reasons aro Hot united ts 4 raon Bo sou love vour people: “Are you proud of your being in the world amon mi 10 0 a Jot us hustle and get together in the grand order of Western Beauties aud be auong thvss win sre your best friends, who laugh Wwilen you laugh, and weep when you wear who ar aizay roady and willing to extend the hand of fellowship: who, will id and. gesist a ones aaa fruldo Zon by dds fathor than by words, the true bond ot Faso union and lov tnt ils neat Sno. Phe order of Western Beauties, fame and name, 18 not in its zonith to-day, tt Will ome in the near future, Organizers wanted in cach state and territory. For information adres: JOSEPH HATCHETT, S. G. C., Headquarters of the Western Beauty Supreme Grand Union Lock Lodge No. ! 443 South Alves Street, - - Henderson, Kentucky. HENRY ABEL FRANK J. DOYLE Abel & Doyle, Hot Air Furnaces. Manufacturers of Tin, Copper and Sheet Tron Work. “Prompt. attention given to job work, apoiting, and guttering. tin, iron and slate roof: ing, hotel and. restaurant utensils, ‘copper draining boards, ete. "New phone 890 229-281 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis. H. COOK, New and Second-hand Goods Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and House- hold Goods of all kinds. Highest price aid for second-hand goods of every de- Seription. Your trade solicited, 429 Indiana Ave., —_ Indianapolis, Ind. For Johnson’s History of the Negro Race, and Light Ahead for the Negro. No better books for stimulating Race Price and Progress can be in your library. Entertaining to the old and stimulating to the young. Price 75c per copy for each. Large commis- sion to agents. Address E. A. JOHNSON, Raleigh, N. C. One Agent writes: “They sell faster than any books I have ever handled before.” Now Phone 6104. Old, Main 698 John M. Balz, Groceries and Meats 3855 W. 10th St, Indianapolis, Ind J. WALTER HODGE, | REAL ESTATE, ire, Accdont and Holt Ivaryace. Soe me fnvestuout’ Cath or ews oymentas BOTH PHONES 1173, 638 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. KARSTADT BROS; DYE WORKS Indiana’s Best and Most Modern Dyeing and Cleaning Works. Main office 135 N. Illinois street, Branches 249 Virginia Ave.” 2b N-Til St. 6 indians Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Gig That's the Whole Cry! Gia A lines around this plant now) higher qual A Neath ity. There’s nothing too good for AM Hi}) toe American eon AAT (UNE H. L. SANDERS, Manufacturer of Physicians ia | I Hil evi] Gowns, Dentists’ Coats, Waiters and Cooks’ Jack HMMM gts: Barber, Coats, Butcher Frocks and Aprons | 1 Ii} MH HMM © Nurses’ Suits. Write for catalogue and price lst HAAR THWART MM Xk. LL. SAT i i A Xt. . ERS, Mb valli satlirnet ; \ it I Il a i Store 206 Indiana Ave. CUES a va Mi iM UJ Factory, 108, 110, 112 West Ohio St. ATMA APNE MAAN 1 New Phone, 2561. INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS & SOUTHERN TRACTION C0, In Effect mS ’ | SOUTHERN | Feb. 1, 709. (am Gars Leave Indianapolis. SOUTH BOUND. S. 610m, to Seymour t 700am, “ Louisville L. 710am, ‘ Seymour L. 810am,“ 910am,“ “* + 1000am, “ Louisville L.1110 am, “ Seymour L1210pm, 110pmy + 200 pm, ‘ Louisville L. 210 pm, ‘ Seymour L: 3l0pm, 400 pm, “‘ Greenwood 410 pm, ‘* Seymour sien + 600 pm, ‘ Louisville L. 610 pm, ‘ Seymour 6 30 pm, “ Greenwood S, 710 pm, ‘* Seymour 810 pm, ‘* Columbus 910 pm, ‘* Seymour 10 10 pm, ‘* Greenwood 1030pm, 1115 pm, “ Columbus 11 30 pm, “ Greenwood } Flyers; L, connections at Seymour for Louisville; 8, connects at Seymour for Scottsburg. ‘Cars make connections at Seymour with trains of the B. & O. and Southern Indiana R. R. for all points East and West of Seymour. For rates and full information see agents and oficial time table folders in cars, General’ Offices. < Cotonibus, tna. WE WANT LIVE, HUSTLING AGENTS! and we want them quick. Gureis an nition propntton. Owe afin aro theater. Wmhngtn Ai Southwest. a city of 90,000 inhabitants, 10,000 of whom are Afro-Americans We pay llr) Se oe a ead eee aes ance rial es cass onl we as mens eee The Johnson Investment Co., Brown Bld’g, Muskogee, Okla. rr Pure Wholesome Milk Home Dairy, R. E. HESS, Prop. 1329 N, Senate Ave, - - = Old Phone, Main, 5075. 7 Your Patronage Solicited. ( . : Good Clothes Within Reach For the man who wants good tailoring as expressed in «8 ity, style, individuality, coupled with reasonable prices, \\ G. Schneider’s new commodious quarters at 35 West 0! Street is pre-eminently the place. Call in and let us prove Business Suits $20 and upwards Trousers $5 and upwards Merchant Tailor 35 W. Ohio Street 4 A RATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY At 22 Indiana Avenue, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. eo any SUBSCRIPTION BATES: ‘of the United Sta Figen ill cence AL Feree Month iaaiaag Canaskas ak “00 ran ding Cindi cxtim Soci sewroconpied, and literal inducements wl be Byes tothe same. Send for our extracrdinary ADVERTISING RATES: gutsy it ined to an fax p 27 noe tas Solace, foci ponition per Seat nddldonal “sa'Ne efvortncmnt imeried om fret reas. Special Garis. Bensonabt Qovoant for long tase end ‘Speco. Heading notjose 10c per line. Special Fates on “writeups.” raimtered At, the postatice at Indianapolis, eee ‘All matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, Kow Phone 280. GEORGE L. KNOX, Publisher and Managing Editor. ELWOOD C. KNOX, Business Manager. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1909. The weather refuses to be petted— just taking its time. Ex-President Roosevelt has at last reached the scene of his heart's de- light. Why not cultivate a fad? It makes for content, intelligence and the proper kind of independence. Since Charles Banks and his Miss- issippi associates called on President Taft there seems to, be little easier feeling, politically. ‘The shoe men are off to Washington to see that leather is kept within hailing distance, so that shoes can be had at fair prices. Good luck to ’em. The waiters in a certain hotel in New York City have their finger nails manicured daily by a professional. It appears rather frequent—every day. Might give ‘em a chance to make a fresh start. A junto of prominent Indianapolis Politicians has been to Washington to see Senator Beveridge. Something in- teresting may follow, although they give out that politics was not dis- anon. It is said that a hen lays from three hundred to five hundred eggs in her life time. If she would contrive to lay them in the winter, long about Christmas she would be worth her weight in gold. ‘The slaves, in 1790, are estimated to have been worth $105,000,000, of which the South had $98,000,000; New England (where it was not profitable to keep them), $565,000, and the Mid- dle States the rest. Fare frém Cheehaw, Ala., to Tus kegee has been reduced from fifty to forty cents. The road is five miles long. A first class coach was as usual. The Alabama R. R, Com- mission ordered the reforms. ‘The liquor war wages merrily on. ‘The “drys” have been having things pretty much their own way. Marion County will soon be the scene of a fiercely contested battle, when there will be activity that is. A New York judge has decided that where a man’s salary is but $6 he does not have to pay alimony. It didn't require an opinion of the learned judge'to establish the fact. Even the law can't compel an impossibility. The Liberian Commission is going a-begging for want of members. Ex- President Roosevelt offered his serv- ices long ago. It may be that Pres- ident Taft will have to grant him a “letter of patent” commissioning him to act while he is in Africa, Otis B. Duncan, of Springfield, was elected Major of the Second Battalion of the Eighth Mlinois by acclamation. Good for Duncan. We aren't on to just how much the position means, but he is deserving of anything that's to be given out. Mayor Bookwalter will be remem- bered for his large bump of civic pride. As Mayor he wants to see his city second to none. He's got the right feeling and should be given credit for it even if his notions mean money. Nothing good comes without cost. With Ex-Vice-President Fairbanks in Hawaii and Ex-President Roosevelt in Africa the colored race should take courage. The land of eternal sun- shine and the land of the bigkest game are not without distinction even if they cannot boast of anything ‘more. It is said that the Negrdes are in- creasing more rapidly in America than the white people, although un- aided by emigration. The fact is of that other fact that the poor people have more children than the rich. Ninety-nine per cent. of the Negroes are poor, At is plain. ‘The colored Elks did not come off so welll in New Jersey as they did in Massachusetts. The House of Repre- sentatives has passed a. bill having for its object the probibiting of col- ored men from using the name or wearing the emblem of the Benevo- lent Order of Elks. BR. R. Wright, Jr. formerly en- gaged in statistical work along socio- logical lines as they pertain to the Negroes, has accepted the manager- ship of the Christian Recorder . The publication has secured a very valu- able man. Already he has begun a unique campaign for building up the subscription list. He has his years before him, consequently the future should speak well for him: Nearly all of the papers are indebted to him for the valuable information he gave out from time to time. We ‘hope him success. If the Filipino band don’t watch out ‘it will have to walk home, if possi ble. Of the $5,000 expected from the Inaugural Committee, it is said only $660 has been paid. ‘There seems to be a misunderstanding, which, it- is thought, will be straightened out by the time the band is ready to sail next September. Mrs. Hiram Moore of Tacoma, Washington, is said to be an artist of merit, doing work in water colors, china and oil, She will send an ex- hibit to the A. Y. P, Exposition. The following is said of her: “Mrs Moore has lived in Tacoma for a number of years and during which time has been and is now both student and teacher. She has studied under the best teachers on the Pa- cifie coast, most of whom have fin- iahed conten “alcond” “The Liberian Commission people are a ‘swell’ crowd. We see visions of gold lace, glittering swords, silk hats and swallow-tail coats galore! The Black Republic can not fail to sit up and take notice."—From Thompson's Short Flights. Yes, but Liberia is not so much in need of awing by fine trappings as it is in need of a good, substantial boost. However, it is reasonable to think that the little republic won't mind the awing if it is assured of the other. ‘The trouble is that if certain kinds of business are advocated it seems to be taken for granted that the whole race is expected to get in it. Thus, if a laundry is urged, it is hooted down often, insisting that it's “wash- in’ an’ inin” when the town is filled with wagons which colored men can not even get a job of driving, solicit- ing this same “washin’ an’ inin.” If one-third of the colored people's busi- ness sent to laundries operated by white people was done in colored laundries not less than twenty to thirty girls and women would be em- ployed. It is being said that high prices for food are due to the fact that a suffi cient quantity is not being raised. Men are engaging in other pursuits, thus making a shortage of farmers. Col. ored men should take note;truck gar. dening is a light and highly profitable business. Some thirty thousand Ne- groes are in this city, most of whom are fed by food raised by white men. All should not be truck gardeners, or farmers, or dairymen, or poultrymen, or cattlemen, or fruitmen. A few, however, should be engaged in all of these callings. Marion County has no colored man engaged in dairying. A few own a cow or so, and attempt to sell the butter from the one cow or sell the butter from the one cow or so when it could not be consumed in the family. A half dozen cows is a modest suggestion. Good butter is at a pre mium. Good country butter is en: gaged by the wealthy people the year round. The poor people must eat “oleo” or creamery at thirty and forty cents. Eggs are as current as postage stamps and street-car tickets. You can’t lose on a good hen. Most people who know of the fam- ous Goebel assassination are pleased to know that in the matter of pros ecution, and we may say persecution, the matter is a closed incident. ‘The latest happening in the long series is the pardoning of Taylor and. Finley, Governor and Secretary of State, re- spectively, of Kentucky, who were charged with conspiracy in the mur- der of Governor Goebel. Being a mat- ter resulting from polities, it was pect liarly bitter and malignant. One-half of the state was arrayed against the other half, and men accused were not safe, Taylor and Finley fled to Indi- ana, where they have since resided. under the protection of Republican Governors, who, knowing the nature of the quarrel, refused to turn the men over to Kentucky authorities. ‘Time has greatly softened conditions, together with the repeated and un- successful trials of other men on the same charge. Finally, Governor Will- son of Kentucky, taking advantage of his prerogative as chief executive of the state, has made it possible for the two men to return to their homes without fear of molestation. _ Hurrah for Taylor and Finley. THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY BAND_IN STRAIGHTENED CIR. - GUMSTANCES. Speaking of the Philippine Constab- ulary Band, it might be cited, how- ever, that “All is not gold that glit- ters,” and that while Captain Lover- ing and his musicians have been de- lighting the hearts of those fortunate enough to hear their music, the finan- cial end of the enterprise of bringing this band to Washington during in- augural week has been trying to find the right string to pull which will compensate it for the trip here. Ap- parently some government red tape has gotten mixed up with Uncle Sam's purse strings and the inadvertent pull- ing of the former has resulted in pro- ducing but $660 of the $5,000 promised by the Inaugura! Committee, with the result that much inconvenience has been caused thereby. The fact of this shortage in the financial depart- ment of this endeavor may be better appreciated when it is understood that the expense incident to the carrying of this band overland to Washington, owing to the enforcement of the in- terstate commerce law, which preclud- ed reduced rate transportation. The band is to return to the Philippines by next September and it is sincerely hoped that long before that time shail have arrived the depleted treasury of this organization will have been at- tended to.—The Advocate, Charleston, W. Va. THE FREEMAN AT LOUISVILLE. Blue Grass Restaurant 117 W, Walnut street; 423 S. Ninth street; 420 Fifth ‘Street: 726 W. Walnut. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Ts -valu-|LINES ON THE DEATH OF PROF.| fontaine, Onio.. Born. to Me. and oe. | Wes By Dr. M. A. Masors, Chicago, Ill. ‘The scourge of Fate has with his blade Sustained, refreshed a growing race” eo ye And left a gapping vacant place, “The blast has struck another oak,” ‘The parson said as thus he spoke, fie ares Pie wae ae ae See fe panes re kak And heaven's crown has been well won. Wen coal es see ht shan In heaven, saying “Council's come.” And Douglass, Langston and Dunbar eee ih ev fn a etend Sree tah et mages Pa Nor spent his noble life in vain, Been aren He did not choose the lighter work, Hei oat aa Ne Se ee ae J He faltered not to speak right out, i ein eae a His earnest heart full in the fray, Soe ee ore ta peren cn Semone otaas os Se ce mis fae cand GO, seme i Dl ce ee His purpose eet in men’s hearts ; Es tee Brea Car en He ts’not dead—he cannot die ; aes ee CHAMPION JACK JOHNSON, New York Reception Given by the Colored Sports. By Jui Jonze. nti neceptiien enaared Tack, Sonat ty the New York colored sports was. the greatest thing that ever happened; brass Bands, automobiles, speaking, big” halls, cake-walks. Well,’ Mr. Johnson did not recelve any such time in Chicago. ‘These game New York colored sports have on ieir hands the t race of any living set of people in this world. Only ‘a few days ago the same dally papers that Spoke, of, how the ‘colored people “appre- lated \the Negro, word's heavyweight champion told to the world how ihe first black’ man that ever held a championship died in the Bellview Hospital without a home or friend in this same New York where colored sports went wild over John- son, ‘The man that died friendless was George Dixon, once the champion of champions of the whole world, the man that put the Negro on the fighting map, the man that made the lovers of the sport take notice to little men. One, great writer of the game coupled Dixon's name with John L jullivan, Jack Demsey, Jack McAuliffe as the men’ that put the game where it is to- day by fighting honestly. Could these gallant sports overlook ali of these good things this little Negro has done? Did they forget him 80 soon? Soine sports qyho haven't a, good word for anyone say that he spent, his money among the white men, which is only partly ‘true.’ Dixon spent his money freely among all races, but made off the white people. Prize fight- ing that. amounts to anything is solely Supported by the white man. “He makes the’Negro champion and pays him for his work, If Jack Johnson or any other Negro champion had depended upon the Negro to support or, make, them, champions, he ‘would never have gotten out of the state of Texas. Why should anyone question him how and where he spends his money? From the best of authority the fighting game grew popular through the merits of the Negro and the Irishman. ‘The Irish take care of thelr champions, supports them While they are living and bury. them When "they are dead. | “They never stop Singing the praise of John Morrisey, Bt Pool, Paddy’ Ryan, Jack Demsey, ‘Jack McAuliffe, Peter Maher and John 1. ‘Sul- livan, Docs the Negro ever mention the name of George Godfrey, Black Pearl, Wiley Evans, Bobby Dobbs, Frank Craig. Perhaps they have a. sight, remembrance of Joe Wolcott, Joe Gans, Peter Jackson ; have forgotten Jack Blackburn, The face value of the New York sports is counterfelt and id not mean one-half of what they did for Jack Johnson, and really did Johnson more harm than good. Jack Johnson is the champion of all men and Should be respected the same by all races. Had the colored people of Chieago seen fi to give him a hig welcome the affair would have ben managed differently. He would have ben met at the depot by one of our two bands, the Bighth Regiment or the Elks Band; a platoon of colored police, colored sergeant, escorted to one of their ‘own theaters or hall, and allowed to speak without interruption. ‘The colored people would not have, allowed Dixon to go 80 nenr the Potter's field. Let the colored Sports in New York weigh the Jack John- Sm affair on equal scales with the Georee Dixon affair, ‘They will find themselves sant vextinent Of four-Hushare. SHELBYVILLE, IND. Special to Tue Freeman. Rev. Jones delivered an excellent ser- mon last Sunday evening. Rev. Joseph Robinson, the assistant pastor, delivered the ‘morning sermon... .Mrs, James Burbin will leave the city for the lakes In a_ few Weeks....The members of the Second Bap- tist Church gave ‘thelr pastor a. pound party Monday night. ..Mr. Emanuel Jack- Son is out on bond tili June term of court. Mr, Jackson was arrested on two indlct- ments, one for the murder of James Luther Marshall and another for intent to kill Stephen Marshall... Rev. Mrs. Jones has been on the sick list this week. LOGANSPORT, IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Wesley Gray has recovered enough from his recent sickness to be able to go to his shop...Mrs. Henry Harriso, in Third Street, has as her guest this week Mrs. Emma Kennedy and Mrs, D. A. Roach, of Chicago... .‘The social given by’ the young ladies at the home of Mrs. James Carter was a grand success Thursday evening. ‘The trustees feel very grateful to the young ladies for their good work... Mrs. Geo. Malone, in Stanley street, has as her Kuest this week Miss Grace Jones, of Chicago. Messrs, Purce Jones and Clay- born Lewis were In the city Tuesday with Wallace's | cirens. Everybody attended the big rally Sunday. ‘The meeting will be held in the court house...Mrs, Hugh Powell has gone to Newtown, Pa., fora month's stay. FLINT, MICH. Cea Scat Sma aie Face Rev. J.B. Lyons, of Lansing, will assist Rev. ‘PW. Beek in the third “quarterly mecting May 2°, ev, C."E. Allen, presi ing elder, ‘will hold. quarterly. conference May 5... Mrs. E. Henery and sister, Miss B. Haivison, ‘of Ann Arbor, visited thei aunt, “Mrs, James Johnson, ast week. Miss’ Pearl Grinage has. retumed’ to. her home in Sarid, Ont. ..‘The Willing. Work- ors wil give # concert May 4 to add money to the building fund of the A.M. Chureh...'The Preston W. C. T. U- wil meet ai the home of Mrs, M.A. Wrights May 7 at which tme they” will elect a delegate to attend the state convention at Battle Creek June 1....Mesers Sam Row- land, Steave West and Frank Bailey spent last Sunday at Detroit. URBANA, OHIO. Special to Tm Freeacan. ‘The District Conference convened fn this city on the 2ist, 22d and 28d. ‘There were quite a good many strangers in the city. “.,Joseph Waugh, a former resident. of iirband, died at the home of his son Har: vey'in’ ‘Columbus. “His remains" were brought here for’ burial." Miss. Bosste Church, a highly respected young lady of Urbana, died at the home of her parent un owel, avenue, April 12. "tn her death rbana. lost one. Of its most beautiful young ladies... Miss Efe Taborn is: ver} ii! at her home in South Main’ street... Professor Hornaday. of Springheld, Ohio visited in Urbana during the District Con: ference....Miss. Gertrude Dickerson, daughter ‘of Louls Dickerson, was suntted jn marriage to Mr. ‘Boyd, of Bell- fontaine, Ohio. .-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Bimer Waugh, of Hill street, a son. ..The Ladies! Ald met at the home of Mrs.” Re- decea. Thompson...Little Miss Fulton en- tertained quite. @ ‘number of her young friends at’ her home. in South » Kenton street. in honor of her fourth birthday. ‘The little folks all hada capital time. -: Mrs. Lawson, of Cincinnati, who has been visiting at the home of Mrs, Will An- Grews, of Bast Lawn avenue, retuned to her ome accompanied ‘by’ Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bert Williams, of Urbana... Prof. Curry. recelved the sad news of the death of his mother. “Her funeral was held at Delaware April 27. MUNCIE, IND. Special to Tux Faeman, SA. Talbott, ‘of Basle Lodge No. 14 attended the anniversary sermon of the Knights of Pythlas at Portland, Ind, |W. Bo Roberts, B.D. G. Gy” Repieseniative John N. M. Adair, ‘Rev. B. J. Coleman, of ‘Anderson, addressed the order. ‘The tnt- form rank and members of Richmond, Tad, were present. "The Ladies of Calanthe Court gave the following program Wednes- day evening at Mr. and. Mrs._ Kelley's home on Bast Willard ‘street: Sam Col ridge Taylor's Quartette entertained with choice songs; Miss May Stoaks, recitation ; Mise Pay, Lée, song, Refreshments, were served... Mrs.’G. W. Strong is at. Jeffer- Sonville'to care for her sick mother... The A.M. 1, and Baptist Churches will have Sabbath school at 9:30 Sunday "morning during the summer, Rev. L. ft, Mitchel has organized a business men's Bible class. jae Gat, Samuels, ia attending ‘the golden wedding anniversary of Mrs. James allinger at St, Louls. ion route home Mrs. Samuels will visit Aiton, Ill. .Mrs. Oliver Hunt, of Cleveland, has returned “home after’ a visit with Mrs. John Hunt. YOUNGSTOWN, OHio. ‘Special to THE FReeman. Mr. and Mrs. James Neal, of Louisville, Ky., are rooming with Mrs. West in Ma- honing avenue. ..George Burk of Sharon Hill was in the city’ Sunday. --Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jobnson entertained a num- ber of guests ‘Thursday evening in honor of their daughter, Geraldine, of Pittsburg, Pa, The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Miss Nannie Health played a number of seeletions on. the plano and lunch was served. Miss John- son will be in the city during the summer. ...Dave Brannock os on the sick list... Hrs. Hattie Jefferson, of McKinney street, has the neuralgia. .Mrs. Lewis, Mrs, Green Robinson wiil ‘spend Sunday and oMnday in Cleveland. ..Mrs. 1°, H. Simp- son spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E, M. Proctor in Revena.. .Fred Mayfield, Mrs, H. Hawkins are ill. . All the churches hhad special services Sundiy and were well attended.+ Mrs. Paris ‘Hall dled “Tuesday evening at the age of 73. She was a mem. ber of the Oak Hill Avenue Church and Lousie Edwards Court K. P. She leaves @ husband, @ daughter, three sisters, 12 grandchildren, 6 great children. ‘The fun- eral was held from the church’ Friday, of which she was a member for over, thifty- five years. ,.Mrs. Walter Wills, of Cleve- land, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Kerr...Mrs. Kittle Keene Mitchell,” of Cleveland. spent Wednesday with Mr.’ and Mrs. ‘T. D. Berry...Messts. Goerge Rid- out, Robert Stewart and Archie Thomas saw Champion Jack Johnson in Pittsburg last week. BOONVILLE, IND. qathere was quite a number went to Bvansville to, witness’ the bail game. be- ‘tween the “Boonville. Sluggers “and. the Evansville Hard. Hitters. It was_ their first game of the season, and after a hard fight Bvansville suecceded In. carry- ing off the honors... Mrs, Charles Folden, of Newburgh, was in Boonville Sunday. Rew. Graves, pastor of Litve Zion Bapita Chueh," bapelsed ‘ihe. following’ pertons Sunday’: “Misses Lovie Baxter, -Landonta Helms and Msater Barnest Coleman, Quite a crowd witnessed the affair and gave Splendid order...ftev. 1. -M. Carroll, the ex-pastor of the ME. Church, is “here from Chicago, shaking hands with friends. He. will move his family ‘Thursday to Chicago, where he has a charge... Rev. White will preach at Boonvilié M. ©. Church Sunday’ at 11 and 7:30, Newburg at 3p. m....Chesterfield Grifith is doing eit In his sew ‘shop ‘on Depot street: Manager eGo.” Brown, of the Boonville Slugers will "go to Mt Vernon with is team. soon hoping to defeat the Mt, Ver- non Bables....The Household of Ruth will give a grand entertainment ‘Saturday hight on ‘Mrs. Wm, Rates" lawn. Bvery ‘one Invited. .W. W. Loving was dfeated for the first time In the literary debates by the Hon Carl Green. ..,The entertain: ment under the management of the M. 1. vid was a success. MARION, IND. Special to THE FREEMAN, ‘The annual ‘Thanksgiving sermon of the Bince Lodge K, of P. and the two Courts of Calantha will be ‘preached Sunday at Bethel A. M.E. Church. ‘The K. of P. Band will escort the lodge to the church and the following program will, be. ren- dered: Song, "Blest eB the Ties,” congre- gation; prayer, Lord’s Prayer; Lodge and Court ‘ceremonies; prayer, prelate; _ad- dress on Pythianism:; Scripture reading, prelate; song, “All Hail the Power,” choir | lodge and court ceremonies ; hymn, “Praise God.” choir: paper, “Calanthianisin,” Mrs. Verlie ‘Craig: Thanksgiving sermon ; solo, “The Lost Chord.” Mrs, Cora Spires. "The Marion K. of P. Band is a very strong or- ganization and the entertainment given by them Wednesday night at Allen Temple was excellent. Among the numbers were Several difficult overatures which were well rendered, ‘This band will accompany’ the State lodge to the Grand Encampment at Kansas City In September,..The | mar- rlage of Miss Ina Wallace,” daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wallace, to Alfred Lee was solemnized Sunday morning: at the residence of her parents on West Thirty- fifth street. Rev, Jackson, pastor of Allen ‘Temple officiated. "The young lady is well known and respected by’ all who know her and the young man is a. highly, respected and industrious young man. "They. will make Alexandria thelr future home. ‘The ‘Amanda Smith Club have elected the fol- lowing delegates to the Federation that convenes in Kokomo this month: | Miss Rosa Johnson, Miss Cora Spires and Mrs. Anna" “Cook." Alternates: Miss Alles Walker, Miss Belle Wallace and Mrs. May Patterson...Mrs. Emma Spain spent Sun- day with friends in Elkha:t. While there she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Bert. ram Perry... .Quarterly meeting at Bethel ‘A. ME. Chureh last Sunday was well at- tended at all services. Love Feast Sun- day morning brought about a great spirit- ual feeling, which lasted throughout the aay, Rev. Irvin. of Kokomo, preached a Soui-stirring sermon at 3 o'clock and sac- rament was administered. Rev. Hunter, presiding elder of the Richmond district, {as present and presided. Quarterly con- ference was held Monday night and_the report of the past quarter was very good. Rev. Pettiford deserves much credit for the work he has done sinee his stay In Marion. --A new Eastern Star Chapter was or- ganized in this city recently and was given the name of Amaranth Chapter. ‘There was quite a large charter list-and the prospects for the future are very bright. {I has good working material in the society that insures success. ..'The Eurydice Club has elected the following delegates to the Federation at Kokomo : Mrs. D. H. Morrell, Mrs. Harry Nolan and Mrs. J. Morris. Alternates: “Mrs. J. W. Burden, Mrs. A. R. Martin and Mrs! Sher- man Curtis, ‘Sunday, May 2, the annual sermon of Bruce Lodge No. 16, K. of P.. Lone Star Court No. 210 and ‘8. W. Starks No. 29 will be delivered at Bethel A. M. E. Church. ‘The delegation will be large. and ‘a number of out-of-town visitors of local lodges will be present." The music for the oceasion will be furnished by the K. of P. band and a select chorus. Grand Lecturer Samuel Gray, Brig. Gen, Wilkes, U. Rt. We Ei, Barter, George P. Stewart "and Sadie B. Dungey, G. W. C., will be among Shae mtanbee feosn atiianenalie CLARKSVILLE, TENN. aiaeaa is hi ian Meas a * _Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Daisy. Merriweather, daughter of Mraand Mrs, Yancey’ Merriweather, Wed- hesday evening, April 28, to.-Mr. "Henry Bishop, of Clinton. tnd. Bapeiaing at St Peters at 1) a.m: Sunday. +/Mr. fferman Manning, of Dickson, ‘tenn, was the guest Of his “sister, Mrs.’ Lulu” Manning “last Sree Site annie, Waid and dang cr are quite fil... The Ladies’ Book Club Sed eth, Sars jno., Caldwell Thursday Evening, “April 22," A. pleasing wan Teidered,. after which m splendid. te- Past wad served.-.'The Embroidery. Club Willanesk with, idee. Gauskon adasenlt BIG SALARY F 13.Meteal Union Burial Leazue. f The Poor Man’s Association. Helps you in time of your distress, in time of business failure, in sickness, it death, and pays dividend endowments to its living members, Our field is the world. We want ten thousand agents this year in the United States. Write today for extract of constitution and agent's terms of pay, No capital rosirel of you for prospectus. Address S. D. BROWN, Box 492, McAlister, Oklahoma. ame SEE OUR omen New Arrivals % Proper Shades | ag TANS. We Fit Your Feet A Perfect Fit Means | = 3 Sizes Carried—1} AA to9 EE. J. & K. Ladies’ Shoe Parlor, Re CES DN kaa ee wife of Jno. Bell, had a successful opera- tion performed at the infirmary Monday, April 26...The public enjoyed the beau- Rut musio rendered by Prof. Steel's banc Monday evening at the K.P. Auditorium. ..-Mrs. Jackson, wife of Jim Jackson, died Friday <hes Funeral from St John ‘Baptist’ Chureh. Rev. Hi. Meteall conducted the ‘services... Mias dulla An ‘Gerson died “Monday, April 26, and was buried Thursday, April 27. Funeral from Fifth Ward Bapiist Church...Preeman fo sale by eGo. P. Ligon, who earnestly $0: iielts: your patronage’ for: the best’ and oldest ‘race Joumal now no ‘sale. Try’ tt Read ft carefully and you wouldn't be without it. SHERMAN, TEX. Spectal to Tas Parewan. ‘Mr Wm. ‘Mann runs a ‘first-class ton- soriai parlor on Bast “Mulberry. street en Toute Yo the Onion Depot, “ihe reeman on sale there. Rev. Dr. D. J. Crawford, pastor of the Harmony Baptist Church, is attending the Baptist Foreign Missionary convention in Houston, Tex. ..The Royal's famous orchestra will make ‘visit to. the city of Ft. Worth, Tex., this week on a musical ehgagement..-Sfra.. Will Flour- hoy_and little children, Jonay and Robert, of FE Worth, Tex., are Visiting her sisters! Mmes, Samuel Potts, Della. ‘Williams and families on East Magnolia street. | Will Flournoy is rales mail clerk in charge running from Ft. Worth to Amarillo, Tex., over the Denver & Ft, Worth railway.” Elmer Williams, ‘our prominent. tonsoriai artist, Nas returned trem @ pleasant fsh- ing tip in the Washita mountains in. the new state of Oklahoma, ‘He reports quite fn" enjoyable "trip. Recently a merry party of "young ‘ladies “and gentiemen eaded by Mr. Willis H. Crain, enjoyed a very pleasant fishing expedition on the banks of Choctaw near Sherman In honor of his birthday. JACKSONVILLE, (LL. Peaeien 50 Se See, "An excellent reception. was given April 22, on ‘Thursday night, at the home of Mrs Henry Richardson Allen avenue, and wa: largely attended, about thirty being. pres- ent. ‘The reception was in honor of Rev Harris. “pxeellent music was furnished by Mrs. Ollie Brown; Mrs, ‘Thomas Mounts and’ Rey, Harris’ and excellent. refresh: ments were served..-Mr. Bdward ‘Terry who has been. staying at_the Soldiers Home in Danville, 1il, has returned home to stay. ..Mr. William Bwing, of Kansas City, “Mo, is visiting his aunt, Mrs, Sam- uel’ Williams, and’ other friends... Mrs Willis Blue, of W, Edgmont street, has been quite iil, but sime some better. ..Mra Annie Taylor, of ‘N. West street, Is stil very i..-Mra, Mary Clark, who has been very Ill, ig able to be abouts’ Mrs. Free- Tan, of Chicago, Til. is in thé city visit th trlends. “The Brida’ Art ‘Ciyb met recently with Mrs, M.'C. Clark, on 8. West atreet_7 John, Salice and. Myrtle” liggins ‘both of this city, were married recently...” ‘The dinner and’ supper given April 20 at the old Odd Fellows Hall by Mr, Levi pastley as captain, was largely attended And a great success... Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler, “of “Arnold, iN. spent. Sunday in far elty.. The Junior "vengue, which meets every Sunday’ at 2 o'clock at the Second Christian Chureh, is. progressing nicely. ...The concert given by the Grand Orchestra April 20, at Mt. Emery Baptist Chureh,”"was in <very Way fine and a grand "success, ‘Thanks "is due. to. Mrs. Josephine Butier for the kindness “shown by ier, and also for the fine musie fur- nished by the Grand Orchestra... The sup- per given on April 20-at Co. Z, hall was Tarwely attended. fev. J. W, Kink fled his appointment in’ Pittsfield April 18 and was accompanied by the following: Sam- uel Bolden, Harvey Naull, Mr. and. Mrs, Levi Postley, Robert Wright, Miss Alberta O'Leary and Samuel Harris.’ A number of friends’ from Hadley ‘were also’ present, among whom were Afr. and Mrs. Mewor- ten and son, Mr. Butler, son and daughter, Mr, “Walker and Miss ‘Louise. The pro: gram consisted of recitations, music. by the ‘choir, addresses and remarks. .. "The carnival given “April 20 and 21 at the P. Hail by the Matlory Lodge No. 30, 1 of P., was largely attended. In the voting contest Mrs. Mattie. Carpenter received the largest number of votes and won the first prize, which was a gold watch. Mrs, John Dunn won. the second. prize, a gold brachiet..-Rev. 1. M. Harils has returned home from Winchester and Chapin, Ar. John Blue and son Lawrence are still very ill...Mr. Deamer E. Carpjenter, of Min- neapolis, Minn. Is In the elty to reside... Mra John MeGree is on the siek list this _: MOBILE, ALA. Special to THE FREEMAN. ‘The Alabama Medical, Dental and Phar- maceutal Association held their thirteenth annual meeting in Selma April 14 to 17. ‘The opening exercises were held in the Dinkins Memorial Chapel. Dr. G. _H. Wilkerson's annual address was very much appreciated by the audience. ‘The doctors of Selma were kept very busy _entertain- ing the visiting medicos. ‘The symposium ‘on tuberculosis, led by Drs. A. M, Brown, Jonn A. Kenny) Darden, Washington, Bru- mitt and A. M. Williams Swag quite help- ful. ‘There is now being made a crusade on the white plague among the scientists of which some good results are soon to be expected to check the enormous death rate among our people. A surgical clinic was conducted at Dr. L. L, Burwell’s In- firmary. Dr. Geo. Hall, of Chicago, Il. operated on several cases. New officers elected: Dr. D. Ei Scott, Montgomery, president ; Dr. L. V. Goins, Byham, secre- tary. ‘The next place of meeting ‘will be in Birmingham, April, 1910. ‘The meeting closed after having spent a very success- ful session. . Bishop Caldwell was in. the ¢ity Jast Sunday. He preached in State, Zion and Hope Chapel. ‘The Bishop has proved to be the right man for this dis- trict, as all of the churches with their dif- ferent pastors scem to be very much in- spired under his leadership...Dr. Sutton ‘Greses, of Nashville, Tenn, was in gity: He has’ some ‘very Bool fod, the fhe race question. He ‘reported wat, large sale of bis valuabie boon’ © & Mobile,’ He was lmprensca' wis 9 Gress ot Negro enitprees "ih tsb Slmington's Private Schoo! give thin: Hic exercises at Love ami Ghar’ fabs ueaday ment, April 22 for the weg the Boys! Heformatory’ “he: duit se Drug Store has opened tie soaa ii with a full tine of sore dringe i. .oumtala fundaes, ete, "Call around, soi ac ts fe'Wory much entred ahd ama be Secured, the best color paps? “a gutation. Lem. Wilksraon will. yaks to get your subscription. Dr. yd Intends Visiting Africa “ana” yc od Hands some time in 910. 0/0" cit United Order of Oda Feiler! thelr “annual sermon preached ty bf N. Metiwen at ion ‘Church ths DA Sunday in May.--Mr. Hendercos 00 Potontate, was kept very tusy wie lodges duting April. ‘The chict wif jti® for New Orleans, La., next week fei" ficial duties. --Blily Kersands"hesuice {© len’s Minstrels, gave to Mobis site, good entertaining. The grand vid wy fel Mot Tost any of his cunning. hae was good, each actor performulne, wit Prot. 'R. D. Hunt was called hem. tj very sad mission, having lost his, at fils home in Huntsville, Ala. re 2 ored National’ Amusement Cosipary 6° endeavor to have a park cantraica people of our race, they having lesa Negro fair grounds. Buildings ‘wills. be finished for this grand projet, "3 B, T. Belsaw has moved tie ms hone =. .On Tuesday evening, March "a" humber of Broadestrest Acadersy ee uates met, to form an alumnt cassis Prof, W. A. Caldwell, A: M. who hus hots principal since the existence of the ane Was present, The following ‘ficcrs no elected: Theodore -B. "Iteid. preside” Anderson Young, recording’ fosuatt Robert A, Brown, corresponding sity George 3, Vaughn, treasurer i nat meeting Ww! jeld at the Acad worn fe tees. Is Your Health Worth 10c? That's what it costs to get a—week’'s. treatment—of CASCARETS. They do more for you than any medicine on Earth. Sickness generally shows and starts first in the Bowels and Liver. CASCARETS cure these ills. It's so easy to try—why not start to-night and have help in the morning? CABCARET tc or for rots inthe world. Mifion tose’e monty, ——EEEEEE Amazing Feats in Calculation performed with erse if you master the Sev- erance System. 89666 X 984875—? 97287 X 896625—? Think of multiply the above ment- ally in 10 sea te of adding beacon as easily as you read. The system covers every branch of business calculation. Src to understand. A stepping stone to higher salary. Price. paper, 50c; cloth, $1.00, “Address The Freeman, 225 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Otto Aldendorf, Fancy Groceries, Vegetables and Fruits in Season. 50x Agnes St., Indianapolis. Old Phone, Main, 2299. ———EE Green River Buffet Twelfth and Missouri Sts. Choice Wines and Liquors. Foreign and Do owas Olgas: “Your ta welled Wick (Kid) Davidson, Manager A. Rothschilds, 304 Indiana Avenue. Garment Cleaning and Pressing Panta torium. First class work guaranteed. Colored help employed. Prices Reason able. CS Sodding, Grading, Excavating, Sewer and Cis- tern work of all kinds. JENKINS & HODGERS, 2146 Dexter St. Phone 2914 North. THE STAGE P. W. Scales, of a "Trip to Coontown" company, died April 1$^1$ at Berlin, Germany. J. H. Williams, stage manager of the Air Dome at Jacksonville, Florida, will visit his mother in Indianapolis during May. W. H. Carter, manager, and James Douglas, baritone, of the Carolina Jubilee Singers, were in the city a few days this week. P. G. Lowery, manager of the Lowery-Morgan aggregate circuit with the Wallace-Hagenbeck circuit was a caller at The Freeman office Thursday. Carina Day and her dancing "pickles" will take a week's rest at Chicago, beginning with their usual success at St. Louis, Mo. The Brown's, James and Mayme, of Indianapolis, have joined Terry's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Company, this being their third season. Regards to all in the profession. The Smalls, Nellie B. and Charles, who are members of "The Westport and Sunshine Company (white), were pleasant careers at THE FREEMAN two days last week. Clifford D. Brooks, leading tenor and genteled comedian with the J. C. Rockwell's Sunny South Company, is now in his third season with this company, doing leading parts and making good singing "If I Had a Thousand Lives to Live," etc. Mrs. E Azalia Hackley writes from London that she has been very ill for a month past, and is left for other musical education abroad, but on account of her health will return to America at an early date. The dampness and heaviness of the English atmosphere is not very favorable to singing voices. The Florida Blossoms will soon have another Florida product, Coyden Herndon, hoop roller, acrobat and tenor singer. Herndon had a tryout and made good time, and it has been removed. Best regards to Adela Smith, Prices, Fishers, Kennedy and the profession. The Edwards & Webb Colored Musical Comedy Company played to the largest house ever known to the patrons of the new Opera House at Red Granite, Wis., having over 500 paid admissions. They would like to hear from Madame Brown and care THE FREEMAN to the Edwards & Webb Colored Musical Comedy Company. Miss Daisy Collins, formerly of Chicago, but who has resided in Cincinnati for the past ten months, will open the Gaither Palace Theater, situated at 410 West Collins Street. Miss Collins has a rich soprano voice of rare quality. She is known among the best talent of the colored aggregations, having traveled with Williams & Walker, The Smart Set, and has been engaged for the coming season by Cole & Johnson. Paul Carter and Charlie McKenzie have retired for the summer from the road, and are now in Richmond Va., and have erected a theater at Fulton Park. After the summer, she will play one of the greatest acts on the stage, to be known as "Miss Flash and Mrs. Dash" dog and cat act. The act will consist of singing, talking, acrobatic and contortion skills, and special scenery. Best regards to all friend and address 522 Brook avenue, Richmond, Va. Duncan Clark Amusement Company's Royal Theater, 3206 State street, Chicago, under the management of Eddie Foy Elliott, is still drawing good crowds and their families along the line. The bill this week kidnazed Kildaz, the human frog; Bonnie Clark, the impersonator; Kathryn Berry, soloist; George Harris, the star of State street, that makes everybody laugh; the Wilson Lulu girls; new moving pictures and illustrated songs. Next week comes the Merry Minstrel Girls. These people run two and a half interview Exposition this summer, using all the valuable obtainable. Regards to all friends. NOW IN EUROPE Grant and Grant, Billy Maclain and Madam Cordella, Rastus and Banks, Carlisle and Baker, Harry Brown, Billy Farr, charles Davis, Bob Goggins and Davis, the Davis, Dark Knights, "Epb" Thompson, Jennie Shepherd, Belle Davis and the Kravtons. WHAT HOGAN THINKS OF "BLACK PATT!" "Without any doubt the greatest of them all was Madam Sisseretta Jones (Black Patricia Chalmers) whom been probed by Ask Emma Eames or Marcela Sembrich to tour the road and night for forty weeks, and see how long they can stay. The artist is simply divine. She doesn't get credit that is due her. She is not the greatest singer of world's Goddess." LYRIC THEATER, SHREVEPORT, LA ED T. Peat and company arrived in the city on the 17th and opened the new theater to a packed house, playing to standing room only. 500 people being turned away. The Peat works engagement at each town and town 18 people and all hard workers. J. J. Peat Miss Maule Perry and Garfield McGee, McLee McGee, John Ellids, of Vickersburg, Miss, and Andy Rucks, the laughing little girl, and are among the number. Ed F. Peat is holding his own with his wonderful sing- and dancing and talking act. He would like to hear from Arthur L. Prince and Al Bord. Regards to Tim Owley and Billie Young. J. C. ROCKWELL'S SUNNY SOUTH PEKIN THEATER, LOUISVILLE, KY. The S. R. O. sign was placed at the Park Monday night, when Hendon's latest fare speedy, "Bingham," under the direction Elmore Taylor, was presented by Park Hendon Stock Company. The comedy usually a nice piece of work; the dialogues are sharp and singing fine. The opening chorus, "The songs was delightfully rendered. "Aln't That, That Song." linda" sung by Miss Myers, was nicely done. Bud Livelys took several encores with "Take Your Hands Away". Robert Bentley of the comedy artist seen at the Poker game, Robert would bring down the house. Mr. Clarke sang "Going Away", and received several encores. Ellmore Taylor sang "The Song of the Poker". Taylor's song was a nice bit of work, and seemed to please the crowd. The opening song the second act, "Kinkle", sung by Mrs. Chandler and Baby Estella Chandler. Estella is one of the brightest children ever seen in Louisville. Miss Taylor closed the show with her song, "Down Among the Sugar Cane." Due public opinion is due crowded houses every evening. CULLIGAN'S NASHVILLE STUDENTS. Culligan's Nashville Students have been showing in northern California for a number of weeks. L.She expects to open his Georgia Coa Shouters about October 5, and sends best regards to all friends. L. McDuff, band leader and interlocutor, had a short lay-off a week ago, and visited his relocation home. He brought back some good music for his band. Mrs. Rose Mitchell, wife of Fulton Mitchell, will leave for her home in Camden, Ark., from San Francisco, May 1, for a vacation. She sends best wishes to all, and is invited to attend Outhwaite. Ruby Smith sends regards to Harry Sinclair and Tom Thurman. Ed L. Anderson sends regards to George Walker and other friends. Ruby sends regards to Leroy Bland and partner, and would like to have one of their pictures. George Wilson would like to hear from P. L. Jenkins and S. H. Dudley. THE PROFESSION AT MILWAUKEE The Weaver Brothers' Mandolin Sextet is playing an indefinite engagement at the Fountain Inn Cam, with two mandolins, William Cole and Eddie Davis; two guitars, Mal Weaver and Kid Duncan; two cellos, Frank Weaver and Sam Armold. The band performs at Wonderland Theatrast as banjo solist. Miss Nettle Murdock is making good at the Family Theater as a song and dance soubrette. Theayers who received $1,109 from Uncle Sue will open a lunch and ice cream parlor on Wells street in May. Tony Burgette furnished twenty colored people at the Baptist Theater last week, The installation of the Colored Catholic Foresters will be held June 6 at the Alhambra Theater, and their picnic at Rachea on the 7th, accompanied by the Cream Bash. THE FREEMAN is on sale at 192 Four street, Edwards' cigar and news stand. Cooper is connected with the Northwest-Booking Agency, Star The Theater Building. ALLEN'S MINSTRELS. After playing through Alabama, we entered Mississippi for three stands, then into Memphis, Tenn., thence into Arkansas, on the way west. On April 13, while in Birmingham, Ala., the bunch visited Napoleon Black, who was severely injured by a street car the day before. Robert Miller is on the slick list. Frank King, who joined April 12 at Attala, Ala., has danced himself into prom and has been given a glamorous night with his peculiar stunts in dancing. Charles E. Rue, conversationalist par excellence, still holds his own. He belongs to the old school, and knows his profession from A to Z. O. E. Brooks sends best regards to H. Q. Clark. Prof. McCannom sends regards to Paul Carter, and says, why do you want to be a performer? Brooks sends best regards to Irene Gales and James Wolfscales. William Fischer desires to hear from the Tollivers, Mabel and Alex. Write care prompter to please. The peculiar antics of the performers and witty sayings never fail to produce a hearty laugh. TEN DARK KNIGHTS Napoleon Johnson sends the following from the Ten Dark Knights, now touring Europe: "I am spending five weeks in a hospital in Brussels, from the effects of an operation. I rejoined the company in London, April 5, when we opened at the Willesden Hippodrome, and our act in the big city incurses, and on our opening night and each night during the week we would leave the audiences asking for more, and were a big hit. At first the agents were somewhat skeptical about taking the act outside of English-speaking countries, as there was singing and talking in it, but since playing Brussels we were such a scream—well, as the audience was singing is in the eating," and, to make a long story short, we were immediately booked for Germany, Paris, Copenhagen, return date at Brussels, etc., which time come we as we finish our five weeks London time. The all boys are well and having the time of their lives, and the department of hospital on this side. Our genial manager, Henderson Smith, is congratulating himself in getting such a company of boys together, and weeded out what he called the drones." Jack Smith, our comedian, is making the hit of his life, and some of his sayings, such as "Is my face red?" etc., are the basis of his comedy. W. J. Collins, our bass solist, in rendering "Old Black Joe," never fails to get his share of applause. Morris P. Warfield, our dancing master, has a number of coon songs and ballads with the publishers, Francis, Day & Hunter, and a bright future along this line is in store for him. The roster of the Smith company is as follows: Henderson Smith and Jack Smith, W. J. Collins, assisted Morris Warfield, W. J. Collins, Alonzo Bosen, Owen Granger, John W. Mobley, Charlie Alexander, Leonard Scott and your humble servant. Press and public pronounce us the best colored act that ever came over from America, and our band, under the able leadership of Henderson Smith, is one of the leading features, and at night, after your act, for at least a minute you can hardly hear yourself for the applause. All the boys send regards to all friends and out of the profession, and are always able to get the old reliable THE FREEMAN, which keeps us in touch with all the news, both professional and otherwise. DEAR DEHOMEY! BY JULI JONES. The grand old Stroll has begun to awaken, after one of the hardest winters. The weather man man hasn't a friend left. The weather man hasn't a friend left. The weather man hasn't a friend left. "coal-scuttle" hats, and not a one of them has had the chance to wear them. It's just a way for the managers of the five and tencent theaters, with two exceptions they have lost their lives the past winter. The Grand and Monogram have made money, and they have made money, a full nights sleep since in Decem- ber. Their troubles came about just as predicted in these columns, when all hands started in to bucking and fighting one another. The actors and landlords got the money; the public the shows, and the man with the exception the Grand and Monogram. These two houses went the limit, and really paid bigger salaries than the same teams got at the Olympic and Haymarket. From the pace that they have set right along, it was Chloe and Chloe, Manager Brooks, of the Grand, has held the winning hand over Manager Kline, of the Monogram. The latter house has encountered more bad luck in the last four months, more hard work in playing in the "Two Orphans." First a fire on Sunday night; next water stopped the works. The final blow came through the death of Mr. Marks, which will have its effect, as he grabs and paid big salaries regardless of business. Perhaps they were both too too clever. Harry had been going it alone; did not know what it was to double up until he made the proposition to Frank. They didn't get along, at any rate. Shortly after their meeting with Harry and his wife passed through Indianapolis on to the East. They stopped at the Parker House an amusing incident occurred. He introduced me to his wife. Says I, "What's the name, please?" He said, "Mrs. Brown, I am a laugh that was tantalizing. "Oh, yes, of course. Both I, the chagrin can be imagined. I laughed at my discomfiture. Mrs. Harry Brown. I did not ask after her as to her home. The reason is I thought of that horrible blunder all the while. The stage fright was on for true. Even an ordinary woman furries one for what grate and paid big salaries regardless of business. As to the other houses along the Stroll, they have been knocked every way. The Washington has had twenty managers in months, the Baltimore has had two banks, the Royal is in the broads of a sage bush syndicate, Clark's Amusement Company. The question is, where did they come from, and who has the money? The Pekin has been putting on legitimate shows of good managers, the Byron Brothers. They are doing the business from a musical standpoint. They are giving the best show along the Stroll. The Pekin has been putting on legitimate shows and doing well, but will send off its first musical show May 10. The full original crew has been gotten together. Joe Jordan, "the man who has the charge of the orchestra and chorus, Mr. Green has adopted the baseball idea in regard to the chorus people. The complete outfit will be improved, the team will certainly be an improvement, the team will be full speed and fire, which is the foundation of all successful musical shows. Billy King, the stage manager of the Georgia Minstrels, has just pulled through a very dangerous operation. His case puzzled many Chicago specialists. Clarence Powell got his crew together for the summer show, including "Frosty Moore." Clarence is game, that's all. Harry Brown, the cartoonist, and wife are playing the Big Morris time now. He says his success is due to his ability to communicate well, out that sentiment is against the Indian. He changes to Chinaman, Japanese, or anything. This is a good tip to those who can change, but who can? This same gentleman is getting up a "Camp Jig" show for the Seattle Fair. Good promises to good people; railroad tracks to railroad tracks; go out on the freight train and return on the hog train. It is hoped on all sides that he will carry about five thousand. We can spare them. I don't care if they never PITTSBURG SHOW SHOP: By JASSIMINE Things are going along fine on the Avenue just now. We are having the finest kind of weather, and everything seems to be moving along just lovely. We are at the Avenue, near Fulton street, is almost completed, and it is to be opened on or about May 3. It will be known as the Star, and is without doubt one of the finest vaudeville houses in the city. We have several new colored acts in the city at present—Hector, Johnson and Ringer, known as the Memphis Students Trio, Burton and Watts, Meggins and Green, Reese Brothers, and a few others. They are all playing the Morganstern & Crimson, and from all reports are going big. Bert Briscou, a young colored man of this city, is now holding the position of electrician at Blaney's Empire Theater, in the East End, the first position of its kind to be held by a colored man in this Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion of the world, played an engagement game proved to be the drawing card of the season. The champion did a very neat little turn, which consisted of bag-punching and boxing, and ended with a short speech by each performance, and was forced to respond to numerous encores. The champion was the guest of Frank Sutton, the well-known hotel keeper, during his stay in New York. He gave a number of swell social affairs given by prominent colored people. On Monday night he was serenaded and escorted to the hotel. First Brigade Bard, a thirty piece ensemble by Mr. Sutton Tuesday night; by Iron City Lodge of Elks at their "Rest" on Wednesday night; at Ward's Stag Hotel on Friday night; at Men's Thinking Club on Saturday night. THE LYCEUM.-This house offers a very good bill. This week, headed by the Le Wards in a singing and talking act that included good singers and talkers, and received hearty applause for their work. It is a very good act. Then came Master Joe Burton, who presented one of the best novelty acts ever seen on the Avenue. His work was marvelous, and he too, received hearty applause, fair monologue and moving picture. The FULTON.-This house offers an excellent bill this week, headed by Burton and Watts, who presented the best singing, dancing and talking act that has ever been seen on the Avenue. The best that has been seen in this city. This team is indeed very evenly matched, Charles Burton, the straight man, is an excellent talker, the best good singer, and the few straight men really dance. As a comedian Billy Watts is all one could wish for—a good talker, a real good singer, and without doubt the best seen on the Avenue. All in all, it is indeed a good act. The Bishops, sketch artists, presented a fairly good act, and R. G. Baker, in illustrated songs, was well known. Moving pictures closed a very good bill. RAMBLING. Harry Brown is unique and distinct in his work. Very few, regardless of color, have similar talent, rapid drawing. He is a master of the medium in Europe at his time. His father is Charles W. Brown, the well-known politician. Harry was rather "wild" in his school, and he was a school, staying, however, long enough to get a good working education. No one suspected his talent, at least to the extent and peculiar direction it took. He, it is said, was a schooling was thought of it, since every school boy tries his hand at drawing sooner or later. There is philosophy in what Topsperd said he "just grown." The same may be said of either Brown or Harry Fidder; they just growed. Harry Brown will be said he "just grown." The same broad smile suffuses his face as it did years ago; it was not that dull, meaningless smile, but something of conscious superiority along some line—an as He was first seen in the churches and small halls, giving exhibitions, and at the college, where he improved rapidly, and in a few years was in great demand. Really, Brown became so clever that he found it difficult to keep up with the cepting a Negro. He is rather light, and has found no trouble in passing for a white person when making up pretty faces. He was also well known dian; he and his cousin, Frank Brown, the well-known tenor, were associated, showing as Indian college boys. Frank sang with the others. Somehow the artists did not get along. Perhaps they were both too clever. Harry had been going it alone; did not know what it was to double up until he made it happen to Frank. They didn't get along, at any rate. Shortly after disagreement Harry and his wife passed through Indianapolis, en route to the East. He sat at the Parker House. Quite an amusing encounter, he duced me to his wife. Says L, "What's the name, please?" He said, "Mrs. Brown, of course, with a laugh that was tantalizing." He said, says L. The chagrin can be imagined. Both of them laughed at my discomfiture. Mrs. Harry Brown. I did not ask after her as to her home. The reason is plain. I thought of that horrible blunder all the time. The stage fright was on for true. Ever an orphan woman one for a moment or so, but the he has not notions about things, she will put the ordinary man to rout, at least for a time. In trying to make good for the blunder, I wanted him to select Mr. Brown on his good taste in selecting him. But don't think I helped it a little bit. I came away thinking that Harry would have talked very hard and fast to contain the horrible thing. Mrs. Brown is good looking, dignified in her movements, and speaks well. At that time she was in training to make one of the team which Harry said, I think would be as Brown and Brown. He was much delighted with the progress she was making. I must confess that Indianapolis has not sent out any real great colored women, at least in recent days. Lucretia Knox, now singing in Europe, was formerly of Kentucky, and she has honest to claim her as an Indianapolis product. Lizzie Pug Pudug was of the old school, but one of the most gifted women that ever lived. This is in no sense an exaggeration; God never gave human beings the power to lift completely out of herself into some higher sphere, and sang from this new eminence. This expression does not sound sane, but it's true. And what man's to do, to a hurt, only sang when fully under attack by toxicants—fully, I say, and in no sense ridicule, but as a truth that's worth knowing. Of course, she could sing at all times, but when in this strange condition Adelina Patti had no such voice. She could sing in her rilts. Again this is no exaggeration. Lizzie had some little musical education; she had no reason to have much, since she was a great big girl before she was a little girl. I must I say that I too, saw her at the beginning? I think I am the only living individual that can tell about it. Others are as old and older, but they in the most part are not as young as I am; it was many years ago; not less than thirty; and I am afraid to say just how many more at this time. And must I say I was a little tot of a fellow, doing my school concerts. Broyles in his Sunday-school concerts? She was blessed with voice and execution, but most unfortunately was without consequence. Consequently she could not do the great thing she wanted to do was to commit a few pages of the best music; not whole operas—an impossible thing without the aid of note knowledge. She rejoiced that she was able to leave common labor and live the life of refinement and ease. Of course, she did not want to be a teacher, but she was due to that pleasure which she did not know how to use. Lizzie was an ignorant woman when it came to letters. Indianapolis knows her yet, the present Indianapolis is a city where she sang. She has been dead for something like two years. SWEL. Associated with Charles S. Sager in the Novelty Producers' and Promoters' Company of Winnipeg, Man., is Will B. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence is well known in the two seasons we have heard of the head of the Comedy Company, Lawrence and Sager are with the Rumohr Summer Shows for the season of 1969. They ask for a good imitation. The result is evidently making good financial headway. Not long since Ernest Hogan did Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Emancipation Day." Herbert Everett Amos, the dramatic editor of the book, was his masterpiece. He said: "The apparent idea of the author was to show the humorous side of the Negro, by the charm of the tall man, Mr Dunbar) already had his interpretation at command. Seeing the pitiful side of the old plantation darky as he did, it cannot but amuse you. You are a boy of stories of the old ante-bellum days." KENTUCKIANS AND NEW YORKERS DIVIDE Large Crowds Witness Contests— "Little" Griffin of the A. B. C.'s Falls to Win. Special to THE FREEMAN. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 28.—Four thousand five hundred people saw the Louisville Giants defeat the New York Giants in a Twenty-eighth street and Broadway. The much-heralded New Yorkers were completely surprised when the ninth inning came and they had not made a score, in whist parlance it would be called a Boston Giants. A New York, claimed that his men had never had a practice and had not the chance to learn the signals; at any rate the home boys did not count this an excuse, and they now wear the honor with becoming moderate. The game in many respects was interesting and fast. The best part of the game was played by the local Giants. Every man of them knew the game, and Kentucky boys just hit the New York pitchers for the fun of it, while Hale, for the Giants, did not allow the New Yorkers to make a hit up to the seventh inning, and succeeded in striking out. Some very excellent work was performed by Gordon and Bedford, of the New York Giants, but their fellow players did not support them. It was evident that Napoleon's team knew the game, they looked pretty. It was stricly a hitting game for the visitors, a game of skill and fumbles. Fumble first, and right field. That intends playing Chicago the coming season, can have an opening at the Monogram. Forward picture, description of act, in advance. Martin Kline, Manager, Monogram Theatre, State and 30th Sts., Chicago, Illinois. Can use Single or Teams. Good salaries to good people. Don't answer this Ad. if you can't make good. When writing state your line of work. Send reference in first letter. Air Dome Exclusively for Colored People Bridge & Ashley Sts., Jacksonville, Fla. The Cuban Giants are noted as one of the fastest colored teams in the United States and a member of the National Colored League. They are coming to give the Atkins team a good, hard game of ball. First Game 1:30. : Admission 25c. No extra charge to Grand Stand for Ladies. N. Y. Giants.....1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 Lou. Giants.....0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 Miami Giants.....0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 morning for French Lick Springs. Tuesday play a series of games. Manager Ed Lencaster is much pleased with his men, and he has the best teams in the country. Captain William New York Cuban Giants, states that the local boys are excellent players, and be he expects to hear of their standing high with other semi-professional teams. A. B. C.'S WIN TWO GAMES FROM BROSLEYBILVILLE RAMBELS. "Ranites" Too Much for White Boys- Visitors Lacked Team Work and Real Knowledge of the Game. The double-header between the A. B. C.'s and the Shelbyville Ramblers, Sunday, was a one-sided affair, so much that the games, from the spectators' point of view, were right to right. "We allowed two games, and made 17 runs to the Ramblers' 1. Griffin pitched the first game, which ended with a score of 10 to 1. I allowed the visitors' but one hit. Shawler crossed home plate for four runs. Errors allowed the Shelbyville boys to escape a whitewashing. Merida caught in both games, while Lola played all around second base. With the score 7 to 0, the second game ended in the fifth inning. Davis pitched, and gave the Ramblers one hit and fanned six men. Danville (Ill.) boys will meet the local team to-morrow at the Northwestern Park. SOME BASEBALL NOTES. The lineup of the Danville Unions, who cross bats with the A. B. C.'s Saturday and Sunday, with a double-header on Sunday at 1:30, the A. B. C.'s Lee, lf; B. Woods, cf; F. Gollah, 3b; C. Wryson, ss; William Bradley, rf and p; Gus Johnson, 1b; William Noelan, c; Gus Johnson, 1b; William Noelan, c; the famous pitcher of the Danville Unions, who recently shut out the Wabash Clerks of St. Louis to the tune of 7 to 0, will be called the New York Giants. The first game will be called on Sunday at 1:30. Take Indiana avenue car. The action of Catcher Primm, who jumped into the pitcher's box with the New York Giants, without warning to the management of the A. B. C. club, and apparently without provocation, is causing much comment in baseball circuitry. The action of the player is generally condemned. Ran Butler, manager of the A. B. C. team, is very much incensed over the treatment he and his players received at the end of last week, and after the management of Ed Lacaster. Mr. Butler claims that the decisions of the umpire were a disgrace to baseball, and could only tend to utterly disrespect the rules of the tactics are kept up. Owing to the general dissatisfaction among the local players, Manager Butler feels that it will be rather in the future to get the home boys to consent to play the team under Mr. Lancaster again. The Waldors, of Cincinnati, Ind., are booked to appear at Northwestern Park some time during the regular season. The West Baden, Ind., Sprudels defeated the Louisville, Ky., Giants Tuesday, April 27, by a score of 6 to 5. The "game keeper" was on the coaching line last Sunday in full uniform, and was actively exercising his lungs around third "RIVER BATS" DEFEATED The West Baden (Ind.) ball team opened the season Sunday, April 25, with the Evansville Athletics, a semi-professional team before a game and enthusiastic crowd. The bicycle is used as a grandstand, was filled half way around. The game was fast and snappy, quite like an opening game, but the team was not as enthusiastic and batting of Bennie Lvons, who struck out six men and put the ball over the a for home run. Webb, the new first base- man from Anderson, Ind., showed up as a professional ball player. Toney, of the Chicago Lilwille Glanius had a a way with two errors, but managed to get away with two safe ones. Gordon, one of the A. B. two landed a couple of safe ones. Scout West Baden. . . . 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0—5 Evansville. . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0—3 Cuban Williams will play here this week TIGERS DEFEAT DYERS. The Tigers defeated the Dyers, one of the best colored teams in St. Louis, Sunday, 6 to 4, at Handlans Park. **SUMMINGS** R.H.E. Tigers ... 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 *6* 9 4 Dyers ... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 *4* 6 5 Batteries—For the Tigers, Dismuck and Green; for the Dyers, Percy and Woods. Struck Out—By Dismuck, 10; by Percy, 8. Bases on Balls—Off Dismuck, 2; off Percy, 1. Hit by Pitched Ball—By Dismuck, 1; by Percy, 1. Lineup of Tigers: Eldridge, ss; Crawford, 3b; Lansue, 1b; White, cf; Mosley, 21; Taylor, rf; Green, c; Dismuck, n. Lineup of Dyers: Foley, ss; Pitchers, 11; Rush, ss; Watson, 11; Tirkey, Jr; Woods, c; Percy, p; Attendance, 60. Weather fair. The Tigers want games with any strong team. CUBS BEAT TASTE TELLS. Twelve hundred dyded-in-the-wool fans went down to Reccius to see the strong Taste Tells, in Indianapolis, defeat the Louisville Cubs, but were agreeably displeased. The kind ball that was bound to win. The Taste Tells tried every scheme and trick they had in stock, but without success. Pitcher Martin, with the able assistance of Catcher Todd McGraw, determinedmates, played a good game, Collins, at first base, was easily the feature of the game. Only one error was registered against the Cubs: Score by innings: RHE. Cubs: 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 -7 8 1 T. T's: 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 -0 5 5 Batteries-Cubs, Martin and Mitchell; Taste Tells, Mason and Dunn. Two-base Hits-C Collins, Emory. Two-base Hits-B Collins, Struck Out-By Martin, 4; by Mason, 2. Passed Ball-Dunn. Time of Game: 1.55. OPENING GAME AT ATKINS PARK TODAY. The Atkins baseball team will open their local season this afternoon with the Cuban Giants. The two teams also play to-morning of the strongest colored aggregations on the road. There will also be a curtainraiser between two amateur teams. Colored caps will be provided. No extra charge for ladies occupying the grandstand. The New York Giants recently signed "Sheeney" Primm, ex-A. B. B. B. and "Mike" D. B. B. for the games. The colored cans can rest assured of courteous treatment. Fred C. Gardner, of the Atkins Saw Works, is in the enterprise. This is ample guarantee that everything will be strictly first class. AT LIBERTY. Mustclan, violin, trombone or clarinet. Locate or travel. Address F. Miller, 909 S. Joliet street, Joliet, Ill. The Freeman can be secured at any time at 602 South Entan, or Camden St station baggage room. Harry M. Cubbins, representative. ED. HOWARD, PROP. MINER HOWARD, MGR. Hotel Howard 212-214-216 Fourth St., Milwaukee, Wis All modern conveniences. Phone 727 Grand Special Rates to Professional People. AT LIBERTY William A. Robinson, Orchestra leader (can arrange) cornet in band. With Richards and Pringle's Minstrels. Home address 414 Broadway, Yankton, S. D. of the beautiful, pathetic song, "Could I Recall the Days Gone By," words and music by W. J. Harvey. Shapira publisher, Broadway and 30th, New York City. Order at any music dealer. ILLE ACT ing season, can have an opening at the son of act, in advance. le, Manager, d 30th Sts., Chicago, Illinois. Specialty General Correspondence. DELHI, O. Special to THE FREEMAN. MERIDIAN, MISS. TYLER, TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. Returned to the city after an extended Northern trip. Among the cities visited by the Doctor were Nashville, Tennessee, St. Louis, Racine, Wisconsin, Chicago. The Rev. R. Browne, president of P. W., the jubilee singers, Rev. Wm. Womack, Col. W. A. Redwine and a number of other City citizens, attended the dedication of the Arkana, this week. Rev. W. B. West, D. D. Dallas, Tex., and general secretary of missions of the C. M. E. Church, was the builder of the progress of construction in this city a new $150,000 court house. Every single workman is a colored man.... The main building was completed, at a cost of $35,000, and is the most eloquent exponent of self-help in the country. Every dollar of this was raised by beggars in the city. The main time, by Bishop Charles Henry Phillips, D, bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District, Colored Methodist Church. Bishop Phillips is a great financier and leads the missions along this line....Dr. W. H. Bibb leaves for Mexico soon to see after interests down there.... Efforts are being made by Booker T. Washington visit Phillips University and Tyler in his Texas tour. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN. MINEOLA, TEX Special to THE FREEMAN The bushes and trees in the South have been looking green, but they were darkened by a big frost. ..Mr. Robert Brooks has opened a restaurant, and has anything you want. ..Mr. Charles Simmond lost his job in the Ford arm factory. ..Mrs. Della Turman was taken by the knife of John Haines. ..Mrs. Lucy Mead was in bed with rheumatism last week. ..Prof. Veasy closed his school for a night and there was a large crowd. The boys and girls were good. The boys and girls can get plenty of strawberries to pick now. ..The fruit crops were damaged by cold this year, but there will be a great deal of damage. ..Be be no compress work in Minneapolis soon, for the compress was destroyed by fire. MASSILLON. O. SPECIAL FREEMAN. Mr. Rube Eberhardin to his bed, suffering from an attack of pneumonia. ...Mr. George Gaddis, of South Kent street, is putting in city water into his new residence. ...Mr. James Earley, of 24 year, is putting in city water into his improving slowly. ...Mrs. William Byrd, of Kent street, is having gas and city water placed in her home. ...Mr. Louis Hughes is doing some repair work on his house. ...Mr. Johnson is doing some Bellevue Terrace, teached of the Shiloh Baptist Church, reports much success in his work. Mr. Johnson has been teaching theology. Mr. Johnson has been ears. He is at present studying the preacher through the International Correspondence School, of Scranton, Pa. ...J. H. Lowry, proprietor of the South Street Hotel, and manager of the Massillon Mineral Water Manufacturing Company, reports a successful year. CHATTANOOGA TENN Special to THE FREEMAN Sunday, April 17, 11 a.m., at the Leonard Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. C. E. Lucke, D. D. pastor, preached a well-prepared sermon to quite an appreciative audience. The choir renamed some choice music. The Warren A. M. Hull, H. H. Hull, pastor, has requested that all of the class leaders for the May Rally raise in each class the sum of $25. Bro. D. H. Hall, class leader of class No. 1, has the honor of leading the first graduates of the above named school, the amount in cash up to date. He is quite a church worker...Miss Belle Washington, the public school teacher at Howard High School, has the distinguished honor of being the first graduates of the above named school, the amount in cash up to date of her teachers, educationally. She has taught in this school for quite a while and is a very proficient teacher...H. M. Hull, the photographer, has a first-class photo studio and modern improvements to do extra fine work. QUINCY. ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN XENIA, O. Special to THE FREEMAN ...Quite a number of converts were baptized at Jackson's Run Sunday...Mrs. Alice Gales has returned to her home in Cincinnati after a two weeks' visit...the church is a grand day festival at the Zion Baptist Church...A large crowd went to hear the lecture given by Mrs. Nannie Burroughs at Zion Baptist Church last Friday night. DALLAS, TEX in the Baptist red rapa care we about that most few Prof. Wife give a 26, at et ave- ment vice president; Henry Williams, secretary and treasurer; Sandy Jackson, manager. ...Messr. B. G. John and A. L. Walters have opened a furniture house on Boll and Sutcliffe streets. They have a cream and cold drink place in connection also. Mrs. Chas. Best is up, after several weeks' illness...Our City School Board has with the domestic department the High School last week. The mittees of the various lodges of K. of P. have arrangements under way for all delegates to leave Dallas and near-by points to have chair car accommodations. 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Walters vice openers; armature house on Boll and Cottage, Sandy Jackson on Sundays, cream and cold drink place in connection, also. ..Mrs. Chas. Best is up, after several weeks' illness. ..Our City School of the High School last week. ..The mittens of the various lodges of K. of P. have arrangements under way for all delegates to leave Dallas and near-by points of interest. The mittens wishing to be accommodated can address Mr. Jim Tolbert, secretary, 566 Pythian Temple, Dallas, Tex. Let the delegates know that they are June. ..The new laws in the city have thinned the dives and keepers out. It has made an everlasting impression for the betterment of our people. Even the salaries on Sundays, and people are stopped from hanging around the saloons, as of yore. PEORIA, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Mattie Antisey has returned from Chicago, and will spend the summer in the city. G. W. Cooper, of Jacksonville, was the wife of the late J. Jameson, of Jameson...Mrs. Georgia Hall, of Warner avenue, is very ill...Rev. H. W. Jameson is out, after a siege of chills and Sophia, visited Thursday and daughter, Miss field Sunday...Mrs. Edna Hanna, who has been spending some time at the home of her father, Joseph Johnson, on Pine Brook, G. W. Cooper, of Braske...Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Fields, of North Elizabeth street, are entertaining Stanton Fields, Jr., of Decatur...Mr. and Mrs. Jameson, who was a sick list last week, Mrs. Bannister is able to return to his work. Mrs. Bannister remains quite ill...Those who witnessed the act of Man in the house," Word Chapel Motters, were well pleased. The cast was as follows: Mrs. Mattie Watson as Mrs. Maria Bings, who had had experience with the children of Word Chapel Motters, clares no man shall enter her house; Mrs. Sarah Sheppard as Miss Lucy Ryder, a timid sister; Miss Nettie Summers as a gentleman cousin on the force she greatly enlisted in Bannister, of Fort Madison, Iowa, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bannister, of North Adams street...Owain Jameson, of Madison, Jameson, the Sunday morning services were conducted by Rev. H. F. Johnson. PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO. We take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Emma Incubator Company, who are introduced as the fastest improved incubators on the market. We desire to say that this company is well known to us and thoroughly reliable. We offer our services to this firm with the assurance that it is "dead on the square," and that you will get your order without any false representation. 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The tariff business, like war, is sport for kings; kings of industry find it to their interest to keep back competition excepting at a disadvantage. The laborer has no objection to a patriotic tariff if he can discover where he comes in. In spite of the beautiful adjustment, so said, of the raising wage as food advanced, the leading necessity, and the rest of them, wages are standing still, if not actually declining. A cut of 10 per cent here today, there tomorrow, as may be noted through the daily papers, means that wages are declining. According to the theory of adjustment, the necessities of life should also decline in price rather than keeping the dead level now known, and with the strong tendency to advance. There is no hue and cry in the matter since the thing is universal. Men are satisfied, however, that their dollar does not go so far as it used to go. The difference, perhaps, is considered too trifling to make a noise about but sufficient to make men skeptical as to the beautiful theories of low tariff or high tariff. They are not doing anything except thinking. This is a tariff age, a high protection age—too high, men urge—those who were formerly for the highest rates and placed fairly everywhere, and yet we have the unheard of condition of wages declining and food advancing. A cut of 10 per cent is a small thing from the material side in times of depression. If the thing becomes general, then sugar should be cut 10 per cent, and the flour, and the meat. Corresponding reduction at the grocery would be a boon to the working-man. The flour man, the butter man, the milk man, do not reduce their prices 10 per cent. And, to speak specifically, most of those commodities have actually advanced in price, by agreement, not owing to the condition of the market by which eggs rise and fall. 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B. | PORTING 5 FROM THE hacle by a score of 6 to 2. ‘The Datias| bones ws scRAP SPORTING WORLD| ttm was never in Ie'at uy stage Of the | il dotr ang’ mat, find any game. After ‘the game ‘Manager uewis | my stomach. “My wind is get Haney W. JACKBON. Holmes decamped with the gate receipts, | right along. Tim able to box n cae Ieaving the whole team on the city, broke | along for some time at-# fast cl nay baseball in Minnesota. nungry. Being tn" distress and, thn x i =, as hard and fast ‘as I” cou tp all, Mr. Fan; you! y,2% 186 gamo between the Waxahacie| time't inet Gorter 4 nag. High School and the Ennis High School,|\ "ri take plenty of time, I c 3 nays at ‘Ennis, Waxatiachie won by a score of| not 0, “Johnson may. Ue a, 100 ; Jready beaten Johnson on - H.Bwats Rakin. | whip, and he inay not, but dive 5 ras WINS ESE EE Teady for the heht ey 2 roe OXYGEN WINS FOR JEANETTE, | can't tae any chances on that 5 e played Knoxville College = can say for me that when I ge [Muay of last week. PARIS. —'The Jeanette-McVey _ fight, | ring to, fight Johnson I'l be the D piel Aprit 47, was one of the most interesting | boy. I'm golig to make 1t my t 5 Whew! Why didn’t he| contests that Paris has ever seen: Sea | be: the same old boy. i make it a year? nette’s victory was mainly due to the “Another thing. I do not. th F i adoption of Young Corbett's method of in- | i any chaneo for me to fight Jot @ the conclusion that | haling oxygen between the rounds the | where else than in this county. 1 previous good form.” first time it had been resorted to on this| Will take place in America. oe my previous side of the Atlantic. The efficacy of the|— “Ketchel? I do not think h m1 will meet Friday at} oxygen treatment was well illustrtea by its| Johnson. Might almost say T ‘iltale Club at New York. [effects on Jeannette, who revived quickly | afraid that he can not, for he ® metinie after being on the verge of a knockout no | Dest wishes, and if he dées imect ries say if Johnson de-| less than four times during the fight. His| I’m going to pull for Ketchel to (wit Seitries do it he Te- | freshness at the end of the. fortyeninth | and knock him out. If Ketche ‘ round was such as to astonish the veterans | iim there will not. be any. ser s _ of the prize Ting who were gathered about | Keeping on in training. “If he | : cperaity’s baseball _ team | the ringside. Ketciwell, it will be up tome ile "Monday on the. for~ eee ee Til be ready 29 do my best, sust ~ EAGLES ENGAGE KETCHEL. always been,” 7 prize fights in Calitor-| Ew YORK—Stamley Ket a Bay has been signed by | middleweight champion, ‘and Sam Lange |AS THE FIGHT PICTURES : : ford have been offered a purse of $10,000 TOLD THE 3 ——— qt Battle for ten rounds at a boxing show <= : Jack O'Brien has asked to "be held. during a “convention “of the By Haney W. JAcK#0x js ‘@ match, to which the] Bagies at Calumet. Mich. on June 10. ‘The — a consented putrse has been subseribed hy Afty business | ‘The Aight pictures of the ‘Tom: : aoa ceee ehett have at} ez of that city, who are also willing t9| Jack Jolnsan ‘fight, which took i = and Corbett have all! post a guarantee of a similar amount that | S¥dney, New. South’ Wales, Aust . the last two months. All! they “will bring off the fight If the men | December, were presented on ing the Judge. decide to fight for it. Although this offec| performances given at the Engl stanley Ketchel, middleweight — cen pai taking moro of a “rep! of Jobn- He. S jularity Gian oft his own title, tho yout in Philadelphia, between Sam awa avd AL Kubiak, (pronounce st) Tange otiy plume in “Terrible” Sam's row ‘41 Kaufuann, after failing, to elinch a ae Sneke Johnson, “has sent a matt ge to) dow Jeannette, who recently GE sin MeVey in Paris, France. Sole - ppesident Colbung, of the Alaska-Yukon prion, suyn iat there will be no Basing at the fair. ‘This means that 15 fiei--_ Johnsen fight will not be pulled Be JSenuie this summer, George Brown, manager of the Boonville nant ham, which was recently organ- Hagtwioll like to arrange games with ford Wit Hoosier teams. Joseph Jones ie captain, te often sold that James Jeffries has 1d Wa necked down, but it Is not the reir Suck, Monroe floored the big Call- Faia in a, four-round bout at Butte, Went December 18, 1908. stumps Kirkeuy, of Anniston, claims the qaiuulity championship of the South, and Tee inn tis challenge. Kirksey tare "hinds of horseshoes, and can A mah chow a horse with great rapidity. ‘the ‘Talludexa College baseball team 1s cuner this sear than {twas last year Sieeyviave, played five games. this Year. hey Me eee games were played, with Rimminghann, High School, of which, the ‘he YM. CA. has closed its gymna- sign suicor, The basketball tournament Miivead when the nal game is played fewer the Whites and. Blacks, ‘This Eine will deeldo the “¥" championship, a finae two teams are tied for first. place, Teatro bathe, Dore! Walker's Cnbs are in the southern part ot ie tinea ts a5 follows: Sob StS), captain: Aaron Coleman, 2 Wikis Garmete Ib: Bovd Long. 82 Otto Raion, ce Barnest Wagotier, it; Albert Murs, cts Haw. Washington, ef; im Haninion, pe erank W. Ware, Be Ee Meching game wil be phased May 13. With the ueonehas of San Antonio, ‘The tigers. of St Louis, Mo., are ready tomer ail comers. ‘They opened the sea Sto baster Sunday: byt winning a. game. (6 to's) ttm a white: team of the Trolley Tiscves trtore a cerowd of 500. people. Xinies, Suuiey “Green, 414 Washington Sick whe lineup 1 a8 follows: Robert aus (captain), th: B. Paylog, 203 C. Euisiist dbs W. ‘Gieen and. Carey, 3 Wilt Disrmuek’ and Dickinson, pi) We Cares, ss de Sealy it; ts White, ef V. Waste #. PY" Cook's baseball team, of Vieks- tung, Miss, Wwonld like to meet any team In fie Suton or-about May. 26-0r later, Niltrss. Wills” Brown, care of Brooks itarber shop, Viekshune, Miss, ‘The follow- Ing is the lineup: Warten’ Johnson, Tb, Manueer Willis iirown, 32 James Boils, Se Pits 2b; Dan” Kenny 6: Alex Simos, I Harty’ Starks, ef; Bal Darden HE Firuest Clarke. p: Willan Perkins, D: ‘Aire Martin. utility. Bennie Jones i eslient of the club,” You can ‘get 2 Finstas at the Big 4 Pantatorium at any we timers Leland Giants, of Chicago, Gross hus with the Black Buffaloes of Bs city days, beginning with to- Boros Mi ‘The Buffaloes have Premised © the famous tossers a pt Sechall™ thrashing as. they et 1 before, ‘The Giants have Mt be timated, but the localites Rise tine'ves the Windy Citys. sue 72h Blsck Pronehos, of San Antonio, Tet et Black Buffaloes in thelr a n of this city wif! give all ates Nees tothe grounds Be Ema i Park June 18. Any Pad is tovdonate for the occa: ma iH Tanner by seeing oF WAXSHACHIE NOTES. fates Mervin, the noted thing “bane: ae Kock Sluggers, and who fe 1 wits Wallee?s Dallas ens Xas' Colored ‘League, has ee Ais, Minn., to aecept_an Sten the Minneapolis Key- os sregation of Dall tossers si We wish you success, % —— pitta cnother of Waxa’s best ee. ia berth with MeGars i | lens, of the Texas Col fx (S25 suat'has made good. In his feo ce times at bat. he 0% es vo-bager and one threes ei, ree stolen bases to his Int, =e, tee, S32" tere on the Teh Insts be. 08 irt and ‘the Waxahachie fae \.,00!",, Thompson the. Diack eer 8010) had the visiting team 8 game Was won by Woxn- A —_ Sf eee oo Mer IR. oo ee, Bet a Ree le i en) Se Ea HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JACK JOHNSON Wwhom Ex-Champion James J. Jeffries Has Consented to Fight within Ten Months. ‘hace by a score of 6 to 2. The Dallas team wag never, In it at any stage of te une, After the game “Manager Lewis Holmes decamped with the gate receipts, leaving the whole team on the city, broke and hungry. In the game between the Waxahacie High School and the Ennis High Scuoo), at Ennis, Waxahachie won by a score of 20 to 4. H, Ewer? RANKIN. OXYGEN WINS FOR JEANETTE. PARIS.—‘The Jeanette-MeVey _ night, Apri 47, was one of the most interesting contests ‘that Paris has ever seen. Jean nette's victory was mainly due to. the adoption of Young Corbett’s method of in- haling oxygen between the rounds, the first time it had been resorted to on. this side of the Atlantic. ‘The efficacy of the oxygen treatment was well ilustrted by tt effects on Jeannette, who revived quickly after being on the verge of a knockout no less than four times during the fight. His freshness at the end of. the forty-ninth round was such as to astonish the veterans of the prize ring who were gathered about the ringside. EAGLES ENGAGE KETCHEL. NEW YORK.—Starley Ketchel, the middleweight champion, and Sam ‘Lang- ford have been offered @ purse of $10,000 to battle for ten rounds at a boxing show to be held during a convention of the Eagles at Calumet, Mich., on dune 10, ‘The purse has been subscribed by fifty business men of that city, who are also willing to post a guarantee’ of a similar amount that they will bring off the fight if the men decide to fight for it. Although this offer is certainly a flatterin gone for a ten- round bout, it is not likely that Willus Britt, manager of Ketchel, will accept It, as Willus has already said that he will not have Ketchel fight any one until he meets Jack Johnson at Colma, Cal., on Octo- ber 12. WILL NOT FIGHT KETCHEL. Jeffries Is Jack Johnson's Man—Cali. fornian Must Cover $5,000 Forfeit. PITTSBURG.—Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight of the world, on’ being as- sured that Jim Jeffries in New York had indicated that he wants to fight, sald: “there will be no fight for me with Ketehel, then. No matter If Jeft does chal- lenge the winner of the Johnson-Ketchel fight, the whole world knows that he is after me. T know it, any way, and am ready. I will throw Ketchel down, of course, when I'm given the chance to meet Seffries. “Any move I have made since: beating Burns and winning the championship has been with the main idea in view of getting on with Jeffries. New York dispatches assure me that he is now willing to fight ‘Phen let him cover the $5,000 T have post: ed in New York. Tam réady. As to the time and place, Jeffries can practically set- tle that himself, so long as it is in reason, and I feel that it will be. All I want is to Set in the ring with him. No matter what the time or where the place. “Never until 1 beat Jeffries will I be able to demonstrate to the American peo- ple that Tam. in bis class, I suppose,” fontinued Johnson, with some bitterness, Sy"have haa it thrown up tome that I never beat a really good man, that it took Ine an awful lot of Founds to, beat ‘Tommy Burns last Christmas day in Australia, ete, Tet me tell the American people that I could have beaten Burns that day in six founds, ean Knock him out any time in six Tounds’ now, Dut on that day I had to be Inost careful. If T had hit ‘tommy, Burns once below the chin in that fight, 1 believe that T would have been disqualified for fouling. “T-know what 1 was up against there Sind that’s the reason that T fought So very carefully, “I didn't want to give the slightest chance for ruling me out.” “TERRIBLE” SAM TO FIGHT IN LONDON, ENGLAND Has Signed for a Contest Before N. S. C. with lan Hague on Derby Day. LONDON.—The projected fight between gace Yolmson, the colored heavyweight Zhampion, and Sam Langtord may possi- hiy never. be pulled off, as Langford has Signed articles fora contest, before the NEtional Sporting Club on Derby day with Tan Tague, who last” night wrested the championship" of, Great Britain from Gin- fer dim Molt. Hague, who knocked Moir Dut inthe. first round in the easiest fash- fon, 13 a Yorkshire pitman. His previous Opponents have been local small fry, and the cage with which he finished Moir was Ao great surprise, ‘The National_ Sporting Giub has offered a purse of $7,000, to- fether with a side bet of $1,000, for the fangtord-Hague Nght. AT LAST! AT LAST!! HE HAS SPOKEN! Jeffries Will Meet Johnson—Will Take No Chances When He Faces the Conquerer of Tommy Burns. NEW YORK.—James J. Jeffries has an- nonneed that he will fehi J. A. Johnson. Tho eternal question has been answered now let us have peace. ‘This is no belated Hest o¢ April Jest Jeffries means business He imakes the flat-footed statement that he will begin to train for Johnson as soon ag his theatrical engagement comes to 2 close. Feitries said: “Sure, I'm going Yo Sight. Might as well, T've been ready for severai Weeks, but T'thomght Pa let Johnson £0 Riong fora while. Some People will say ‘that this is only a press agent gag. Look ‘back over my record and you will never find that I ever said anything and went ‘pack on it. As a usual thing, it’s a better plan not to say anything, but to do some- Thing. But in this case—well, vou know how. it has been, Everybody ‘wants to Know, and they haven't given me any rest Say inever would have made this. state- ‘ment If T hadn't felt sure that I was able {0 et back into Aghting trim, | t_would be the truth to say" that I wasn't sure, of that when T came to New York. My wind ‘was tick and T had fat on me and inside rat Rive taken cif 60 muah my eneox THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. bones are beginning to show again, and Til defy any man to find any fat atound my stomach. My wind is getting better right along. I'm able to box now and go along for some time at-w fast clip without being in distress, and I think 1 hit just as bard and fast as I could the second time T'met Corbett. “Tl take plenty of time. I can't afford not to. Johnson may be a tough man to whip, and he may not, but Ive got to be ready for the fight of my life, because I can't take any chances on that point, You can say for me that when I get into the ring to fight Johnson Til be the same old boy. I'm going to make it my business to be the same old boy. “Another thing. I do not think there is any chance for me to fight Johnson any- where else than in this country. ‘The fight will take place in America. “Ketchel? I do not think he can bet Johnson, Might almost say I'm almost Afraid that he can not, for he’s got my best wishes, and if he does meet the Negro Tm going to pull for Ketchel to beat him and ‘knock him out. If Ketchel can lick him there will not. be any sense in. my Keeping on in training. If he wins from Ketch—well, it will be up to me then, and Tl be ready to do my best, just as Ihave always been.” AS THE FIGHT PICTURES TOLD THE STORY By Haney W. Jackeon. ‘The fight pictures of the Tommy Burns- Jack Johnson fight, which took place in Sydney, New South’ Wales, Australia, last Decemiber, were presented on canvas at performarioes given, at the English Opera louse last week. ‘The pietures were very distinct, every turn and blow being clearly seen. ‘The first ten minutes of the pic- tures were devote dto the training quar- ters of the fighters and views around and in the stadium, which was built of two thousand tons-of timber, as well as, re- quiring six weeks for its completion. ‘The Tingside seats, which sold at $50 apiece, were occupied’ by some of the most prom: Inent people of the big island. Mrs. Jack Johngon was seated near Jack Johnson's corner. Though on the 26th of December, the spectators are seen in thir shirt sleeves and with handkerchiefs tied around their heads, as the sun was shining with in- tense heat, ‘This Is necounted for because In December the sun is on the other side of the equator, and the weather In Aus- tralia resembles our July weather, ‘When the two fighters, accompanied by their managers and the referee, Hugh Mc- Intosh, who was also the promoter of the big mill, came to the center of the ring, everything seemed to have been in perfect feadiness for the scheduled twenty-round fight.” Bub-chortly before the go Manager Fitzpatrick, who. looked. after Johnson's end of the ‘business, looked over into ‘Burns’ corner and spied bandages wrapped around his arms near the elbows. Burns had these concealed by his wardrobe when he. Johnson. and the officials were. in con- suitation a few minutes previous. | Fitz sailed Referee McIntosh's attention to the bandages that the French-Canadian wore, and he could be seen to motion that John- son Would not fight until Burns removed the banages. Jack also shook his_head negatively, ‘refusing to fight until Burns was ready to meet him bare-armed. Burns finally agreed to answer the objec- tion by removing the bandages. Jack dic- tated. ‘Tho fight began with Tommy the ag- gressor, and also the favorite at 3 to 1. ‘Outwelghed and outclassed in every re- speet of the game, Burns showed nothing commendable but iis gameness, for which, as a fighter, he must be given credit, The ‘Texan simply toyed with him at ieisure throughout the fight, seldom missing a blow.” The ex-champion resorted continu- ally to clinching, and at times the fight Seemed ‘to have been. diverted into. a wrestling mateh. So tightly did they hold each other that Referee McIntosh often showed some difficulty in separating them ; sometimes Johnson himself could not loosen from his opponent. Whenever he reached out with that awful right, It meant for Burns to play the leech. - In’ the sixth round Johnson issued out. several wallops which were responded to by Tom- my clincing. It was announced from be- hind the canvas during this round that some one in the crowd yelled at Burns to “knock that grin of of Johnson's face.” ‘Then Johnson did grin, and he could be seen replying to the request. At the end of the eighth round he waved his glove at groggy Burns, telling him that he would be back. At one time, while ‘Tommy clinched “him, Johnson Icoked up at the sky, admiring ‘the weather. He always wore that grin and talked to those seated around the ringside. After taking a num- ber of those left hooks, the ex-champ. be- came cautious and stayed at some dis- tance from Johnson, but he got what was coming to him just the same." “Artha” even dropped his guards, stood almost, per- feotly stil, and did other. stunts, giving Burns advantages, but still the ‘French- Canadian could do'no harm. In many in- stances the black walloper made it really Inughable — sometimes intentionally — by “showing up” helpless Tommy, whose face showed marks of punishment. Johnson tried hard to land a knockout blow from the tenth round to the time the bout was stopped, but he labored without avail, Had he made this earlier in the fight he would have probably made the ex- champ. take the full count of ten. One could easily observe his tactics of tiring Burns before he attempted to land the big thump. ‘The fourteenth and last round was inter- rupted by, the chief of police, who was seated at the ringside. Johnson ‘had floored Burns when the chief notified Referee Me- Intosh to discontinue the fight. McIntosh did's0, and announced Johnson winner of the bout and the heavyweight champion of the, world, after which Johnson went over to Burns’ ‘corner, carrying that grin along, and shook hands with the defeated man, The whole fight looked like a boy and a man. fighting—Johnson_ being the man. Checks for $31,000 for Burns, who received the lion's share, and_ $7,000 for Johnson were signed in the middle of the ring and presented to the managers of the two fighters. Jack watched this little incident more closely than he did Mr. Burns. ‘The fighters do not share in the receipts of the pletures, as Mr. MeIntosh bought the sole a PIG BEATS SPRINTER. Big Four Excursion, SUNDAY, MAY 2d SL.SO ‘oulsville and Return: $1.56 LINCOLN, Mass.—Matched against a pig in @ 10-yard dash for a purse of §7 J. H. Stillson, a well-known’ professiona Tunner, Jost by ten yards last. Tuesday, Shamrock, the pig, Is the property of Ike ‘Tollick, @’ trainer of runners and old-time bieyele’ racer of Waltham. The pig was put through a unique training stunt. A bottle of milk was waved before his snout and then placed a hundred yards away after which Shamrock was figured to. & the distance in record “time. ‘That. was practically the way the raee was won, ex cept that for the start there was nothing ta it but tab cae, C., H. & D. R. R, Sunday, May 2d. Booxp Fair. Roux TRIP. CINCINNATI ..........222.22..$1.50| DECATUR «2... 0ceeeeeee eres S150) HAMILTON. -osseeeeeeeeee ees 1.25 HUME: Nexesccms aa CONNERSVILLE 2.0...) 75 Sr aii ed RUSHVILLE .00002000.0...... (50| BLOOMINGDALE ....-.....-+++ 1.00 Special train leaves 7:00am, Returning, | Special train leaves 7:00 a. m. Leave Decatur Jesves Cincinnati 1:00. a returning 6:90 p. 1. AONE. Rushville and Connersville tickets on sale every Sanday, good going and returning ‘on all traina (regular and special) on Sundae for wih eel BLUE BIRDS REORGANIZED. Lose Six Old Players—Manager Hag- gard Wants Bookings. COVINGTON, xKy.—Special—The Blue Birds, after losing sii of thelr players this year to, othog cities, have been. Yeorean: ized. ‘Manager Haggard has succeeded In filing the Vaedneles with a eapable set of men, and will be ready to book games’ with ail Sacer own cuts after” Mag as the team Will travel altogether. Air. would Uk to hear from the A,B. Crs of would lig to hear from the A, BC's of Louisville, Ky., the Louisville Cubs, Spring: field and) Dayton, Ohlo,, and. elsewhere Address Charles Haggard, 20 Auiey ave: Adarete Qnaries He ° Monon Route to Chicago. 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Jeffries, In & statement, says he is convinced that he ‘will be made to get into good fighting con- dition. ‘For some weeks the former cham- pion has been touring the country giving sparring exhibitions and at the same time endeavoring to ascertain if his four years’ retirement from the ring has Impaired his fighting ability. se Bac ee ae The A. B. C. Base Ball Club, RAN BUTLER, Prop. Northwestern Park. Games played at home and abroad. We bar no good team. Correspondence solicited. Address, 462 W. 15TH STREET, RAN BUTLER, INDIANAPOLIS, IND, THE FREEMAN AT NEW ORLEANS Our agent is F. R. Anderson. Leave news and orders for copies at 821 Dryades street_or Calloux’s Barber Shop, 117 S. Franklin, ‘he Freeman can be found at Pughsly's cigar, tobacco and news depot at Atlanta, ‘Ga. 4 Central avenue, g YEAR ’ROUND SALE a a OF MEN’S $3 HATS a ‘To day. to-morrow, next week, next month, all the year round we are sell- ing $3 00 hats for $2 00. 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" eg) oe holding the lucky A B87 number. You will be F Bae entertained by our best local talent. Music every afternoon. J. ALEXANDER, Head Bartender. Telephone, Calumet, 852 MR. & MRS. J. B. WILLIAMS, Props., 2252 State St., Chicago Saloon and Buffet 1313 N. Senate Ave. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Courteous treatment, Your trade solicited. (ebede oe ESlse Boys Exchange Buffet A full line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on hand. Business Lunch. Good Service and courteous treatment to all When out for « good time, stop in. Brutus Owens, Prop., 433 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, Ind. — The New Savoy Bar —AND CAFE— Fini Sest Weadeaactor of Sw BPO Bike WILLIAM ROBERTS, Prop. Scip Williams. Mgr. Frank Whitney, Mixer. ‘ud Indiana Ave. New Phone 6206, 88 Many new features are shown in these practical and almost indispensable garments. The collars are made to fit snugly around the throat and they're cut to give long graceful lines with ample fullness. The materials include many which are shown for the first time this season, and all are reasonably priced. Very light weight coats, soft and clinging, absolutely rain and storm proof, cut very full with large pockets and turnover military collars. Dressy, stylish and serviceable for street or auto wear, in biscuit, tan, reseda green, navy and black. $35.00 Handsome coats in Empire style, of soft chiffon satin, made double breasted and trimmed in stitched bands, in tan, navy and black.....$25.00 —Third floor, north. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND SOCIETY. Miss Mary Brooks is ill with tonsilitis at her home in Camp street. The Frau Frau Club will hold a business meeting Monday evening. Mrs. G. H. Shaffer has gone to Springfield, Ohio, to visit her parents. The Wistaria Club met Wednesday with its president, Mrs. Ella Ernest. Mrs. Bessie White Kirtley, of Anderson, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Sam Carter was in the city Wednesday en route from Louisville, Ky., to Chicago. T. H. Bazel, of Boise, Idaho, was the guest of his brother, Fort Bazel, last week. Mrs. Belle Craigneal went to Peoria during the week to attend the funeral of a nephew. The Bachelors' Club gave the last of its winter series of assemblies last night at Odd Fellows Hall. Mr. and Mrs. John Banks, of Anderson, attended the funeral of Alfred Banks in this Thursday. Ky. having been called there on account of the illness of her aunt. Mrs. Sadie B. Dungey is in French Lick on official business of the Grand Court of Canhee Indiana. Sarah S. Newrow Shoes in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. Dr. Robert O. Alexander, assisted by Dr. John W. Norrell, performed a very successful laparotomy at the City Hospital last Tuesday. Walter Graves is much improved at Dr. J. H. Ward's sanitarium. John A. Puryear, who also received treatment there, is able to be out. Irvin Banks, of Logansport, attended the funeral of his uncle, Alfred Banks, Thursday, in this city. Mrs. Margaret Hughes and daughter Mary, Mrs. Marr, and Mrs. Charles W. Brown, last July. The Carolina Jubilee Singers, after a two weeks' rest in the city, left Monday to fill a series of engagements. Mrs. Pattie Dean Brown, the singer, was in the city this week, on her way from successful professional tour through the South. Rev. G. H. Shaffer will go to Chicago Monday, as a delegate to the World's Peace Congress, representing the Indiana A. M. E. District. Bishop Grant, W. T. Vernon and Rev. John R. Ransom were in the city a few miles away on route from Kansas to Washington, D. C. The old folks' concert given by Martin R. Delany Post at Bethel A. M. E. Church, assisted by the George H. Chapman W. R. C. drill team, was largely attended. The Middendorf Club has issued invitation to an "at home" to its friends at the教会 in Georgia and Alabama streets, May 7 from 8 to 10. The funeral of Parker Warfield, an old member of Allen Chapel, was held at that church Thursday. He was fifty-five years old. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Quarterly meeting will be held at Allen Chapel to-morrow at 3 o'clock. Rev. D. F. W. Pleasen will preach the sacramental sermon. Presiding Elder Hunter will preach in the morning. Rev. T. A. Fenderson, pastor of Caldwell Chapel, Haughville, is preaching a series of special sermons. His subject tomorrow night will be "The Low Standard of Personal Religion." The "Hiawatha" entertainment was given last night at Caleb Mills Hall under the guidance of Dr. Larry and brilliant audience filled the hall. The program was pleasing from beginning to end. Mrs. W. N. Curry and Jacques Beatty accompanied Misses Frazier and Wilson, of the Carolina Jubilee Singers, to spend "The Best at the Price No matter what the Price." MAROTT DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY, 342 to 358 Mass. Ave. GROCERY SPECIALS Saturday Sale 5 pounds of best H. & E. granulated sugar with purchase of $1.00 or more of groceries Sat- turday for.....25c Best grade of peanut butter, the pound..... 15c Fancy prunes, Saturday special, 2 lbs. for..... 15c 10 bars Lenox, Royal or Santa Claus soap for..... 29c Fancy breakfast bacon small strips, lb. by strips..... 15c Large bottle of olives, regular 10c and 18c kind, Saturday 12c and..... 8 1/4c Taggart's best crackers, strictly fresh, the lb..... 6c Michigan hand picked beans 3 quarts for..... 25c Save our trading stamps, they'll get you something for nothing you thought you couldn't afford. Always ask the clerk --- Monday at Ralntown with Mrs. Anna Phillips, who lives on a farm near that place. Henry Odell, of Downer's Grove, Ill., brother of Mrs. Henry Hopkins, in West St. Clair street, was in the city last week, en route to Kentucky. On his return he will spend the home by his grandfather James Miller. HAIR WORK DONE AND TAUGHT. Mrs. Millie Alexander has a full stock of all kinds of hair goods at reasonable prices. Shampooing and hair-dressing, also done. Classes in the work daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. My patronage solicited. Mail orders promptly filled. 324 Indiana avenue. REV. E. L. GILLIAM HONORED Rev. Edward L. Gilliam, formerly pastor of Simpson Chapel Church, delivered an address before fifteen hundred students and professors of the Ohio State University. Moore wrote that the first colored man in the history of the university to have had that distinguished honor. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in. Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. "UGLY" MEN'S CLUB. The "Ugly" Men's Club, a popular social organization, was entertained Tuesday evening at the home of W. N. Curry, 520 West Michigan street. There were four women, all of whom were made by Messrs. W. R. Valentine and G. L. Hayes, new members of the club, after which the guests were invited to an elaborate spread of many courses. The menu was prepared and served by Miss Hersetta Davis, which guarantees its quality. THE FRAU FRAU'S PARTY. The Frau Frau Club, one of the leading social organizations of the city, gave a night top at Masonle Hall, the hundred guests present, and the many beautiful gowns wore the object of much praise, to which the hall, brilliantly lighted, added a beautiful dress. The grand march, led by its president, Mrs. George Worthing, and husband, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Guney music, by the piece of music, by the Douglas Orchestra, was a pleasing feature of the affair. The club, of its entertainment for the elegance of its entertainment of its friends, sustained its reputation. Spring Styles. Low Shoes now in Call and see them. Big 4 Shoe Store, 352 West Washington street. THE PARAGON SCORE BOARD AT TOMLINSON HALL. The Indianapolis fans are afforded an opportunity of keeping up with the Indians during their trops on the road this season. Of fact, through the peculiar mechanism of the Indianapolis Twins exhibition at Tomlinson Hall one can watch each and every play just as it is executed on the field of battle. Not a single detail of the game is unfair, the bidding fair to prove one of the most popular diversions of the summer. The games are called at 3:30 each afternoon that the home team is on the road. Admission to the game is twenty-five cents and ten cents for ladies. DEATH OF EVA MAY MILLIGAN. Eva May, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Millikan, died Saturday at the family home, in South Keystone avenue, after an illness of about three months. Her funeral was held Monday at the home, where she was surrounded by those were very impressive, and there was a large attendance of relatives and friends. The singing, under the direction of Mrs. Fannie Brown, was by the Junior Christina Mays, of which she was a member. Condolence from the society was read by Miss Elizabeth Mays; also resolutions of condolence from Bethel Sunday-school, of which Mr. Millikan is the superintendent, and from the trustee of the church. The funerals were many and beautiful. She was eleven years of age. WILL CONDUCT CAMPAIGN ALONG HONEST LINES The methods employed by Arthur A. Marcy in presenting himself before the people as a candidate for city clerk are the same as those used by the police policy is to conduct a straightforward, honest campaign, free from the tricks and cavils usually introduced by the professional politicians. His is not going to be a liberal campaign. He is liberal in his views, he feels that it is not conducive to the higher indictment of the people's regard for a candidate to be a city clerk. He feels that the citizens, but to all alike. The best classes of both races in the city, regardably, are the businessmen and taking notice of the sterling qualities of this progressive young business man. Spring Styles, Low Shoes now in. Call 412-555-1234, 412-555-1235, 412-555-1236 Washington, stree DEATH OF ALFRED BANKS. Alfred Banks, at one time prominent as a business man in this city, where he had conducted a restaurant for a number of years for the insurance company for incurable insane. Mr. Banks had been an inmate of this institution for nearly two years. He had been in poor health for a number of years, but his decline became more severe the death of his wife, Mrs. Parthenia Banks, in 1903. About two years after this he married a Miss Florence Reed. The latter was shortly afterward divorced from him. His mental aliment dates back over two centuries. He mediate cause of his death. He was forty-six years old. He was born in Franklin county, Virginia. He is survived by an only brother and a nephew. His funeral was under the undertaking establishment of Sheton & Willis; interment at Crown Hill. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The following were elected to the board of directors of the Colored Young Men's Christian Association at the annual meeting of the board. Dr. J. H. Ward. The board will meet on Monday evening, at which time will organize for the next Tuesday, May 4, A. H. Godard, of the Central Y. M. C. A., will address the annual business men's meeting, at which time the general secretary will give his annual report. All business men and officers of the association are invited to attend. The annual financial campaign will be inaugurated on May 5, and the board of directors are looking for a hearty response from the public. On May 9 the public is invited to attend the great annual meeting that is being arranged for that date. A splendid program is being prepared, and a treat is in order. The board is especially invited to be present. Doors open at 3 p. m. Program begins promptly. THE PASSING OF "FERG." The death of Dave Ferguson last Tuesday morning will come as somewhat of a surprise to his many friends and acquaintances. Ferguson was familiar known as "Ferg." He was familiar with characters that go to make up the cosmopolitan citizenship of Indiana avenue. He was for many years in the employ of businessmen, and was, perhaps, the only really interested friend the old man had at the end. The later years of Ferguson's life presented a home, and only the memory of other days, when he was the possessor of good property, surrounded by his promising family, he passed the last days of his life in his home. He was used, as Mr. Rape deserves much credit for the unswerving fidelity of his friendship for the declining old man. It has been said that through some misfortune Ferguson was forced to use drugs many years ago, and it was known for a long time that the inevitable was only deferred by the unusual vitality of his dear friends. THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps) has cured others; will cure you. Address R.P. Blood, drugest. Indianapolis, Ind. MISCELLANEOUS For Rent- For man and wife, 4 room house. 1117 Hudson street. rear 1114 North Alabama. Good locality; plenty of work. First class tailor and cutter, graduate the Mitchell School of Cutting, wants a position in a city. Reference A.1. Address Q, care The Freeman. Marry- We introduce refined and cultured colored ladies and gentlemen, some wealthy. Send 2 c stamp. L. R Bennett. R. No. 36. Peoria, Ill. Reliable agents want to take orders for our visiting cards. Highest quality: lowest prices. Spare time work. Good pay: credit given; outfit free. Chowning Card Co., Indianapolis, Ind. WANTED-A good barber to take charge of a barber shop in the Waters Club at South Bend, Ind. No rent. no light, no heat—everything furnished. All that is asked is twenty-five dollars in the dollar of all money taken in. A good chance for a good man. H. W. Russell. 124 Hibbard Court, South Bend, Ind. WAKE UP JUSTICE and judge for yourself the great values we are offering in gas and electric chandeliers, dining room domes and table lamps during our remodeling sale: to be napping while they are being sold and to be in a crime—but is a dead loss. During our alterna- tion sale everything in Lighting Fixtures goes at 25 per cent discount, and a few "Specials" at early before bargains are all gone. C. Anhesaensel & Co., 29-33 East Ohio Street. BULK GARDEN SEEDS! sweet peas and nasturtiums, now tube, rose, gladiolus, caladiums and all spring bulbs. Best fancy lawn grass seed at 30 per pound. Bash's New Seed Store, 141 N. Delaware Street. Main 5721. New 2335. Complete Line of Shoes Repairing a Specialty. J. P. HEATON, 904 Indiana Avenue. (Miss Glenn's Old Stand.) 554 Mass. 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