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During the month of January The Freeman sent to any address in United States one year for $1.00 THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SMALL STRETCH FOR IN HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER DEMISE OF MAJ. GEN. J. C. BUCKNER Ten Thousand People Attend Funeral Services Held at Seventh Regiment Armory Last Sunday. WAS HEAD OF THE PATRIARCHIE OF THE WORLD WAS HEAD OF THE PATRIARCHIE OF THE WORLD The Funeral Arrangements were in the Hands of a Life-Long Friend, Former County Commissioner Oscar DePriest—Music Furnished by 8th and 12th Regiment Bands—Hon. A. H. Roberts Acted as Master of Ceremonies—Addresses Made by None Distinguished Citizens and Friends. The Freeman Is the peer of Negro Journals, circulating in every State and Territory in the United States, an accomplishment which cannot be claimed by any other Negro publication. Send us your subscription at once. VOL. XXVI NUMBER 52 DEMISE OF MAJ. G. Ten Thousand People Atten Seventh Regiment A WAS HEAD OF THE PATR The Funeral Arrangements were in the County Commissioner Oscar DePri Regiment Bands—Hon. A. H. Robe dresses Made by Many Distinguished (By Cary B. Lewis.) (Freeman Bureau, 3000 South State St., Phone, Douglass 8058, Automatic 75-233. Special to THE FREEMAN. CHICAGO special to the CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 23. Ten thousand people attended the John C. Buckner major-general of the Patriarchate of the World, political leader, organizer of the Ninth World Congress of the Eighth Regiment, Christian and patriot, which was held on Sunday at the Seventh American Army Museum. The museum's procession was ever held in this city. Major Buckner died last Wednesday at his home, 35th and Pearlbor street. He had been a long-time resident. The funerary rangelings were in the bands of his lifelong friend, Mr. Oscar DoePriest, formerly councillor of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, he being a member of Golden Fleece Lodge; the procession was a mile long, the under member was followed the procession, was followed by the Eighth Regiment Band, Col. John R. Marshall and First Battalion, under command of the Battalion members of the Legislature, Grand Staff Council of Odd Fellows, honorary pall-bearers, also Odd Fellows, Second Ward Bubbleman Club and citizens. The funeral was under the personal direction of Mr. Dan Jackson. Major Buckner was a memorial officer in the General Assembly of the Illinois Legislature, deputy collector of internal revenue of the First District of Illinois, one of the five counties and a faithful communitist of St. Thomas Episcopal church. Statesmen, judges on the bench, big politicians and representative men attended the funeral. Public Service. Hon. A. H. Roberts acted as master of ceremonies. The Eighth Regiment and Twelfth Regiment bands furnished sacred robes, a club, a club Club, a quartet and Dr. J. Normand Crooker rendered a solo. Geo. T. Kersey, gifted grand prize, presented over the ceremony of the Odd Fellows and Agjuntant-General Morris Lewis read telegrams and resolutions, which came from all the branches of the military, between banks of floral designs with twenty-one candles burning at the head and two at the base. A major-general of the Farrarche and on the casket lay a beautiful American flag, just above the casket. The officers, the speakers and honourary pall-bearers, Congressman Martin B. Madden, a friend of the deceased boyhood, came from the United States. He was so full of femotic that after he arose he stood for ten minutes without saying a word. His heart throbbed and his eyes were Congressman Madden's Address Congressman Madden said: "I have come all the way from Washington to pay my respects to the best friend I ever knew. Men here have spoken of the public and private character of the men I dearly love. John Buckner belonged to the people and his life and death belonged to God. He had my confidence and I had his, and no one ever came between our friendship. He never wanted public office; he preferred to be a private citizen and loved his race better than any man I ever knew. His friendship was an open door and behind that open door was an open hand, and behind that open hand was an open heart. I knew him when he was a boy and the death of no one outside of my mother and father was an open heart. His many acts of kindness and unselfishness will be remembered by us always. He was loyal beyond a doubt and honest beyond compare, he loved the flag and the nation." His ambition was that his race occupy the position he dreamed. He was the peer of any man, black or white. He was fearless and untiring and made an impress upon the community. His life and acts will be remembered dearly among those who knew him. His memory will teach the lesson of morality. It played me to learn of his serious illness and a later, later year has died. This is the most difficult task I have ever performed. We can never penetrate the mystery between life and death, and so let us say here, "All is well." Other Notables Speak. Grand Master Edw. H. Morris paid a grand tribute to his friend as an Odd Fellows patriarch, politician, thethus pastor, and the Ninth Battalion and head of the aPriarchi. State Senator Samuel Ettleson said "that the Ninth Battalion learned all the key about politics." Hon. Louis B. Anderson, assistant county attorney, representing the Second Ward Resident, was removed of his position and regarded him as one of nature's noblemen. Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock body was removed from Odd Fellows Hall the day before to the silent by the dead at Oakwood cemetery, and rested in Moth Earth beneath a wilderness of probably no one was as sadly touched. Probably no one was as sadly touched. Who had been his faithful housekeeper for the past nine years. Active pill-bearers—Major J. M. Lawrens, John H. Infant, James P. Ewalt, J. B. Anderson, Ed. Shanklin, John E. Hawkins. Eighth-Allegory Infant, Illinois N.C., John H. Infant, James P. Ewalt, J. B. Johnson, Maj. P. A. DeLusion, Maj. A. Wesley, Capt. L. B. Anderson, James P. Ewalt, Capt. W. L. Ewerson, Capt. W. S. Brandon, Lest. L. W. Lawy, Ninth Battalion—Capt. M. Jackson, Capt. R. J. B. Ellington, Capt. Albert Eighth Regiment Ball. The biggest social function during the holidays will be the annual ball of the Eighth Regiment at the Seventh Regiment. This will take place on New Year's night; January 1. Colonel Marshall states that it will be the largest affair of the year and will be taken to the audience, after which the Eighth Regiment Band will play from 9:30 o'clock until 2 a.m. Everybody is waiting for this occasion of a brittle affair of brittle affairs ever seen in Chicago. Many new gowns are being made for the occasion. Miss Mable Smith of Indianapolis, will be present. Miss Lice C. Wright of South Garner, one of the pretty girls of the South and a resident of Macon, Ga., will be present. Miss Lice C. Wright of South Garner, one of the pretty girls of the South and a resident of Macon, Ga., will be present to take part in the grand march. Miss Empress Davidson of St. Louis, a teacher or that city, but a Chihuahua, will be the dance. Adjunct Louis B. Anderson, who has charge of the publicity, states that invitations have been sent to 5,000 people. From all indications the ball will surpass that has yet been given by the resign. NEWS OF EVANSVILLE, IND (By Benita L. Morrow.) Special to THE FREEMAN. MADISONVILLE, KY. (By Floyd I. Grace, 135 Spring St.) The Freeman is a welcome visitor. A copy can always be found at the Wooldrede Hotel. ... The local Business Men's League of the national Business Men's League of the national presidents, a president, Prof. R. R. Cabell, and a number of members met at the public school where matters of importance. Another meeting was called for next Tuesday night. ... The occasion delivered an excellent sermon at Barlington Sunday. The occasion was the first quarter meeting. Rev. Gough, the presiding officer, delivered the Tuesday December 21. ... Atkinson College dismissed for the Christmas holidays last Friday. The junior class entertained on Friday. The senior class were held Friday night. The school will resume sessions January 1. ... The Brownie Band, in cantata, will be held Sunday noon on Christmas night. ... Mrs. Lucy Was WONDERFUL RECORD OF REV. B. G. SHAW. Pastor of Zion A. M. E. Church of St. Louis, Mo., Raises $41,000—Adds 1,500 Members in Three Years—Logical Man for Financial Secretary of His Church in 1916. In the development of the race, its greater consciousness of the problem of life in all of its varied aspects, the minister of the gospel, more than ever before, must be the most powerful agency for human uplift and betterment. He no longer can be satisfied with being a mere pulpiteer, but he must be a capable, conscious, conscientious, successful, and outrighly religious, exporations it is his ex-alted privilege to administer. The problem of life is not how to die, but how to live. Our metropolitan churches, burdened with debt, have taught the masses of cur people by mere force of example to be a race of mendicants. The eternal beginning of this experience has been our progress toward the heights. It needed men like the subject of this sketch, men of broad vision, to conceive the idea that churches freed from debt could not alone direct their tremendous energies to instruction of the people along the path of their life, and to the effect of the example that freedom from financial thralldom gives fley could drive home the lesson of thrift, frugality and enterprise that must be learned before this race can become a great people. Putting this idea into concrete accomplishment, Puttin' Shaw, Shaw, D. D., pass on the metaphor: REV. B. REV. B. G. SHAW. REV. B. G. SHAW. ...Miss Mary Drake, teacher at Wheatcroft, spent Saturday and Sunday in the office of the Elizabeth Morton, of Brownville, Tenn. and Mr. Sherman Earle were married at 5 o'clock last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emmy Jackson, an assistant professor of Hollyhock College, officiated. Mrs. Wilkerson served a very nice supper after the ceremony...Freeman readers, please pay when you take your paper for the guest's "music" at the reception of papers, the amount won't justify us in sending a collector. Read a good paper and pay for it. NEWS OF HUNTINGTON, TENN. Special to the Freeman. The first colored industrial and educational fair for Carroll county was held here October 2, 3 and 4. Professor N. W. Love is president. The second day the fair was at school day, and 600 school children, marching under the banner of their respective school, paraded the way to the McM. A. of which the writer is a teacher, was awarded the premium for having the best float. This school being in session, an excellent program was prepared by the pupils of the school house on Thanksgiving day. Rev. Pilgrim Hawkins preached the Thanksgiving sermon from Ephesus, an sermon, dinner was spread, and all took a very active part in that particular feature of the program. After dinner, theatrms, concluding with Mr. S. M. Johnson, our member of the District Advisory Board, expressed his association, which meets monthly, met here December 6. Important subjects along educational lines were ably School of Theology of Oshkosa. Iowa, receiving the degree of B.D. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred by Livingston College of Salisbury, S. C. Preparatory to entering the minor and higher in the rural districts of Mississippi. He was the itinerant minister in 1859 at Pope, Miss, his first charge given him by Bishop Geo. Wiley Clinton being Colton Plant, Miss. His marked financial successes and his magnetic personality soon attracted the attention of the most important of his business soon opened for his entrance. His bishop feeling that here was a man to fill its particular needs, sent him to Payne Chapel, Little Rock, Ark. He paid off the indebtedness there, bought the ground and laid the foundation. He went to New Albany, Ind., freeing this church from the burden of debt. Thence to Evanville, Ind., where he paid off the mortgage on the old church, erected a new one at a cost of $10,000, paying $7,600 of the cost of the building. He was then at this place, at the post of the presiding edership of the Chicago district, where the struggling churches needed the inspiration of his personality and the magic touch of his genius. But he was never at a loss of the man who had a greater need of St. Louis, Mo., was heavily burdened. The mother of Western Zign Methodism needed Shaw to redeem her, and although his work in the Chicago district was just beginning to be felt, after 15 months' labor, he was sent to St. Louis. Here he found a debt of $10,000. He paid the debt of $5,000, settled all outstanding claims against the congregation, which now has several thousand G. SHAW. dollars in cash in bank to its credit. For all purposes he has raised in three years 341,000 and added 1,500 members to his church. During this spectacular career he has been twice a delegate to the General Conference of his denomination and a delegate to the Ecumenical Conference which met in Toronto, Canada, in 1911. He is unquestionably the "king of financiers, the most wonderful "money-raler and debt-payer in his recent recent meeting, not a wonderful business man, a born leader of men, but he is a gospel minister and a pastor with few equals in the race. In looking over the entire field of those who are aspirants for the position of financial secretary in 1916 there is no man whose record as a financier in any way approaches the achievements of this great preacher. And we say great advisedly, for the measure of a man is the measure of his accomplishments; and the work he has done, the work he has done, and the work he has done. He has exerted, make him great. Trained in the school of actual experience, rising from the ranks of the struggling itinerant, no man is better able and fitted to know the needs of his church; no man's heart is more full of sympathy, yet with his own ideas than he has achieved. He influences recognition of the demands of business, the business of financial obligations, as well as the King's business, as this successful pastor of Zion, St. Louis, whom his denomination should delight to honor in 1916 with election as its financial secretary. discussed. A committee was appointed to perfect plans for holding four educational rallies in the county next year. Ella Blackburn Weds—News in General. (By Z. L. Breedove, Phone Bell 1659.) Special to The Presenam. Miss Ella Blackburn and Mr. William Townsell were quietly united in wedlock at the home of the bride's parents, 308 Park Avenue, Wellenshire night, December 17, 1913. The ceremony was performed at a clock by Rev. Simons, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. John W. W. Blackburn, who was one of the old settlers of Champaign. The groom is a resident of Urbana, Ill., making his home here for 12 years. He is a son of Mr. W. W. Blackburn, with shadow lace over white meteor silk, with headdress of pearls, and carried a white lily. Music was furnished by Miss W. W. Blackburn, who was the head-groom, who was one of the old settlers of Champaign. The groom is a resident of many beautiful and useful presents...One thing is to you do. What have you been? whenever you are. For while you are knocking on your friends and telling things untrue, some one might have a hammer, Mr. W. W. Blackburn, who was married at the parsonage of the A. M. E. church, Rev. Simons officiating. Mrs. J. E. was married, and Mr. W. W. Blackburn, member, I write Insurance for the Home Protective Association, district office in Springfield. . . . Roster of officers of Lone Island, New York, 18 F. 1913, as follows: I. W. W. Albert E. Lee: S. W. Gus Dixon; J. W. Walter Hall: Cecil Pope; senior H. J. H. C. Cecil Pope: senior H. J. W. C. Cecil Pope: senior R. Scott: chaplain, Joseph Burton; senior CHAMPAIGN. ILL. Herman Harris; tyler, Edward Gray, Deborah Chapter No. 27, O. J. S.; Worthy, Robert L. Lee; associate matron, Ira Carter; conductress, Ruth Woodruff; associate conductress, Ellie Payne; treasurer, Hines Adah, Gertrude Matthews; Ruth, Milred Mitchell; Electra, Allie Moor; warder, L. Queen Peny; Martha, Nellie Bradley; Mrs. Emma Parker died Monday morning, December 15, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Parker. Her death is attributed to old age, Mrs. Parker was born in Madisonville, Mrs. Parker was the member six months ago in Madisonville and later was brought to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Deceased is shipped to Madisonville, Ky. The funeral services were conducted in that city Tuesday afternoon. Rev. R. K. O'Neill officiating the service was made in the cemetery at that city. MADISONVILLE, KY Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Henry King, Washington, was in the Missouri State University. The remains of Mrs. Emma Parker arrived from Champaign, IL, where she died last Monday. She was a member of Glom Temple School. She was a teacher at Tuesday afternoon. Interment at the Odd Fellow cemetery. Mr. Willie Williams of Champaign, IL, was in the city with friends and relatives on a week, four days, and five nights, accompanied by Miss Aggle Williams. . .The Business League met at the public school building on the 16th. . .Douglass Lodge School, on the 17th. . .Friday morning, firers at their meeting Tuesday night for the ensuing term: R. E. McMay, C. C; M. J. Mugg, V. C; Wm. Mays, Percy, M. of F.; Floyd L. Grace, Wynn, M. of F.; Floyd L. Grace, W. of R and S. John Gipson, M. of E; J. M. Roberts, I. G. Edmund Tymon, O. G.; Floyd L. Grace, I. G.; alternate. . .Mr. George Hayes of Cincinnati has arrived in the city to attend Atkinson College. . .Miss Lena Jackson of Marion, KY. . .Mr. George Hayes of Cincinnati, business of interest with Mountain Educator. . .Dr. A. G. Beam of Lima, Ohio, spent Friday in the city. His interest was with the outlook. We welcome Dr. Beam. . .Miss Virginia Clark of New Albany, Ind., and Miss Smith of Obern- lin, Ohio, teaches at Atkinson College are turn for the opening. January . . . Mr. Ike Wooldridge at the Wooldridge Hotel . . . Mr. Ike Wooldridge has purchased a new piano and placed it in his dining room. Mr. Ike Wooldridge music with their meals . . . Miss Louise Brown of Nortonsville and Mr. Rufus Grooms of Elkton, Ky., were married by Parker Parkes at the clock at the Wooldridge Hotel where they are now at home . . . Miss M. B. Board of Elizabethhtown, Ky., was the guest of Mrs. Eliza The Christmas edition of The Freeman received many compliments. Indeed, it was a splendid edition . . . Mrs. Ella Holsan of Evansville arrived holidays with her mother, Mrs. Amanda Kimbrel, let us all turn over a new leaf. Representative of The Freeman. The above is the likeness of Mr. Z. L. Breedlove of Champaign, Ill., who for a number of years has been special correspondent and representative for The Indianapolis Freeman. Mr. Breedlove is a young man, yet in view of that fact he is an example to many other young man has always been satisfactory from the time he started, and his integrity relative to business affairs is much appreciated by the managing editor of The Freeman, and the representative has often been made by him. "How nice it would be to have more agents like Mr. Breedlove. His reports to the office are final each week promptly and he has never failed to answer questions. Mr. Breedlove is a student at the University of Illinois at Champaign, but nevertheless he devotes a good portion of his time to securing readers for The Times. He copies weekly. He has made a number of visits to this city, the home of The Times, and has great pleasure to have him as a guest. From all prospects this young man should have a most successful career in the business world, for he is indeed a young man and a pride to The Freeman. NEWS OF BOWLING GREEN, KY S. L. McGee, D. D., is now pastor of Crooks Chapel, on Kentucky street, presenting Tuskegee Institute, were excellent... Miss Annie Moss died on the 7th... Mr. Tom Crenshaw, a very aged colored man of our rural district, was bad at work, two white women who have been lodged in fall. He is in a dangerous condition... Mr. Floyd Carp, a young man or a good man, died on the 14th. Many of our industrious farmers are delivering their tobacco and getting good prices. Send all news, ads and subscription, of this latest for The Preman, to G. R. Vass, Bowling Green, KY. DULUTH, MINN. After being at the Spalding Hotel as head waiter for 13 years, Wm. Dawson resigned to the job of the new Kitchi Gammil Club, one of the finest in the Northwest. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. NEW LODGE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED! Miss Virginia Juanita Stewart has Recently Been Added to the Corps of Dallas Teachers. REV. J. W. WEEKLY NEW PASTOR AT ST. PAUL Remains of Mrs. Sallie Taylor Laid to Rest on Wednesday from New Hope Baptist Church—The Y. M. C. A. Organization Held an Interesting Meeting Last Sunday and Rendered a Fine Program—Splendid Services were Held at the Various Churches Last Sunday—Social and Personal Notes. DALLAS. TEXAS. (By Col. J. G. Griffin, Freeman Head quarters, 2922 Cochion Street.) Pride of Dallas Tabernacle No. 779 is the name of the new lodge recently set up in this city, with the following officers: Daughters Annie Hipkins, high priestess, May J, Boone, V. P.; Emma Leonard, C. R.; Ruby May Louis, V. R.; Bell Robinson, C. T.; Maggie Hutson, C. P.; Lucille Burel, B. V.; Mamie Jones, B. V.; Elizabeth Brooks, B. V.; Rosetta Teal, B. E.; Mary Miller, B. E.; Cassie Teal, B. E.; Hattie Kennedy, I. S.; Mary Davis, O. S.; Sir Knights Henry Starks, C. T. B.; C. T. B.; Crawford, C. T. B.; J. G. Tyler, C. T. B.; Edward, E. W.; Thomas, district grand master. After the election short speeches were made and a feast served that was pleasing to all...The relatives and friends of Mr. Marshall Betts here are in gloom over bearing out of his heart in a Mobile, Ala where he had gone with the hope of gaining his health. Mr. Betts was the son of Mrs. Fannie English, 2013 East Cadiz street, this city...Mr. J. M. Black, grocer and confectioner. is now located at 718 Hawkins Street, near the corner of Central, where patrons of The Freeman can call and get the same at all times. Mr. Black is an enterprising business man and wishes to see the race prosper. He has helped to increase the circulation of The Freeman in Dallas by telling the people of the area that the race is still in its midst. The Freeman As an advertising dium is unequale any Negro News per, going into homes of a class thrifty, money-spending Afro-Americans not reached by any other Journal. Mr. Advertiser, take the hint and try us. CE FIVE CENTS. MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. NTLY ESTABLISHED! Art has Recently Been Added Dallas Teachers. NEW PASTOR AT ST. PAUL Rest on Wednesday from New Hope Baptization Held an Interesting Meeting Last am - Splendid Services were Held at the final and Personal Notes. friends are putting the congratulations over on them....Splendidly conducted services were held at the various churches last Sunday, where warnings were served to the congregations on Christmas conduct, which should have had its effect on the whole. The church was also for their congratulations on the Christmas edition....The ladies of the Unique Social Club entertained Thursday (Christmas) night at the Majestic Club parlor with a dance and special invitational program. Their many guests were royalty entertained. A choice menu was also served. Music was furnished by the Musical Four, which enlivened one and all and an enjoyment of the most beautiful and most beautiful. Mr. James Carter contemplates spending some part of his holidays with the old folks at home in Shreveport, La. He says he will leave that dog and cat so he can come back home. But the rat and cheese, he says, forget it....Mrs. Cora Freeman and sister, Mr. James, are going to be in a car. CapL Alfred Martin of the Cadets is visiting his mother and sisters in Jacksonville, Texas....Mr. J. T. Rosewood of Kieburg was here on business and had a jolly time with the boys. He said a few good things to The Freeman man and returned home....At the Star the Four Davenports have been putting the fu nover in chunks. The three men are in a car, and the Carter Trio, cultured and refined, are more than the audiences were looking for in songs, costumes and dances—just one continuous scream from certain to certain. o that smutty way that so many performers get into to make people laugh. He is winning a class of people to the Star that will be able to do it. "Billy will bill mighty." It is many to be a man like other men and it is much needed for black men to stand up for better manners. It is important to our schools, see the needs, go and set that poll tax receipt and be loyal to your family and those who need your support. It is important to those unfortunate, and in Dallas they kno whow to do it right. It may not please everybody, but the square man is not going to be ahead to the rescue day and night, and then some... Fat Jack coming, with good pictures al the time and pleasing the people, if he does spread some joy at his PITTSBURGH (PA.) NOTES The Mayhan and Mclver Nuptials— Other News. (By David P. Dorsey, 248 Carrington Street, North Side.) the marriage of Mrs Ruth F. Melver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Powathean Melver of Wylie avenue, to Sister H. M. Melver, sister of Rev. W. W. Brown of Ebenezer Baptist church officiating, was a brilliant circle leader of the bride, maid of honor, wearing a gown of blue satin and enamel face. Mrs. Nannie Melver circle leader of the bride, was gowned in white crepe de chine trimmed in chiffon, with veil caught up with lilies of the season, and the ushers Walter, Bert and James Melver, brothers of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Maylan are at home with their many friends at 642 Homeland street. The Rev. T. B. Cayton of Albion street, Homewood, who has been indoiled, is able to be out again. Mrs. Bibel Poole of Johnstown, Pa. the house guest of Mrs. Alice Banks of Fullerton street, was entertained at a luncheon last Monday at the Bethany parsonage. Music was a feature of the evening. Mrs. Poole returned home Wednesday evening. The rally at the Bethany Baptist church was a grand success. Nelson Johnson is president, donated $15. The topic was ably discussed by Mr. Nelson Johnson and John Porter. Mrs. Celia C. Brown of Conneaut Lake Pa. formerly of this city with Wola, Misser. Misser with Wola, will winter months here at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. W. Jackson, 3437 Webster avenue. Mr. Henry Thacker Burleigh of New York City will be the house guest of Mrs. George Brown of Webster avenue while in the city this week. Edward H. Johnson and Howard Richmond of Homewood spent the past week Read The Freeman and keep posted about the colored race. Charles Anderson, the sweet singer, made a hit at the Star. Miss Daisy Martin of Chevault and Martin appeared in songs and dances at a good performer and that her songs over in good shape. Another good act on the same bill was Harris and Turner. Dr. William E. 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The master of the human intellect is race. But only men of real talent and genius are able to produce books of high quality and to race. In literature the Negro has but few "deep-diggers." Most of our work is cheap, worthless. The chief glory of our work is the Negro race is just entering into its huge and glorious possibilities in literary effusion. Part vital lessons of life, to give pleasure, to excite interest, to banish solitude, to make attractive our future prospects and to give inspiration to our worthy strivers. The man who loves books need offer neither justification or excuse; for with love they must indeed. In prosperity or adversity, in joy or sorrow, in health or sickness, in solitude or in crowded thoroughfare, in joy or sorrow, in health or sickness, in the power to comfort, console and cheer. They hold a potency which is rarely understood; but through them we all know the sweet uses of adversity, and how joy and sorrow can be used to bitter sting. No possession can surpass a good library to the true bookkiller. For the course, the historian unfold the marvelous march of life, and the diligent searchers of nature reveal the hidden secrets and mysteries of God's wonderful creations. It is a sort of compliment to the Negro race that it has, so early after its emancipation, has acquired so many books (for there are not ene of the race in all sections of the United States who have acquired libraries of books, but not all of them, though the performance of many of our writers has fallen short of mediocrity, yet it must be acknowledged that some them have produced work of genuine literary Prior to the Civil War, and for about fifteen years immediately thereafter, the Negros literary productions has largely been the biological and biographical. Very little of this literature possessed the vital spark of true authorship. There was the presence of the place of the presence of the books produced during that period soon lost their place in the memories of the literature. It was very important for this literature to be with ease of slaves from bondage. The most thrilling, and perhaps the best example of the one of the most unbelievable only of the great Frederick ogloss. This book, Life and Times of Frederick, was fascinating in style and content, and the content of the book was in the order of its composition, when we consider the author's meager chances for acquiring knowledge. The most important of the books was the gilted man, a man of unusual powers, a natural genius. The only book produced by an American Nero compared it, it, and the most important of the book was the "Dr. Booker," it. Washington. But Dr. Washington has since produced many books dealing with a serious and practicable issue. The negros were a peculiar sense, his work takes first place in the list of Negro authors. Dr. Washington has conducted the advantage of an application and contact with the most distinguished people of the world, and having a good, strong mind in a mind capstone of the world. It has been very well known, and being a big-souled man, he has, in simple, forceful language, set forth his views with telling effect. He is, as well as his own point of view, a key factor in the business of the country. There is the busiest, most strenuous and prodigious worker among men of affairs of the country. The most significant is the beginning of the organizing great conferences of various sorts and serving on important committees and boards, and performing the exce- the world of the world of the educational institution for Negros in the world, he has found time to write a dozen of the most remarkable books produced by an American author during the past fifty years. The best history of the Negro thus far produced is "The History of the Negro Race in America," by George W. Williams. This book is still in print by the Putnam's of New York and London. It contains a collection of Nellis and America from 1619 to 1880; treating of the Negroes as slaves, as soldiers, and as citizens, together with a preliminary consideration of the unity of the human family, an historical sketch of Africa, and an account of the Negro governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Mr. Williams showed an industry of 1000 dollars in the Nellis estate, by which he was a writer. I have followed. In the field of fiction the Negro has done his best work. The short stories of Charles W. Chestnut measure up to the best things done in recent years by American writers; and the short stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar, with romping, shouting, singing and dancing Negro characters, are of particular importance they appeal to the most spueamish and fastidious reader. Those persons art to be offended by trifling improprieties found in the writings of other careless authors of our race, experience no shock at any time while reading the stories of Chesnutt and Dunbar. In these stories the fun is to be made possible by a销货 or essays of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois and Prof. Kelly Miller there is seriousness from beginning to end. These authors have attained an important place in American letters; but what they have produced is no laughing matter. Dr. Washington often embellishes his narrative with a story just to enforce a thought or a theory. He is not a writer. DuBois and Miller ever perpetrate a joke. The pioneer writer of verse was the poor slave girl of Boston—Phyllis Wheatle of Washington. Since her day Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, M. F. N. Mossell, Miss Cornelia Ray, Mrs. Victoria Earle of Elmo, Mrs. Alice Ritchie of Elmo, Elosebib, Miss Alice Ritchie Moore (now Mrs. Dunbar), Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford, others have written poetry; some good, some bad and some very bad. Of the books dealing with "great men of the race of the perch one must read," the author of "The Afro-American Press," by I. G. Carrion Penn, "The Underground Railroad," by William Still. These books are, to the author, as literary works; but they tell of the aspiring and ambitious men of the race of the perch. Of the book Paul Laurence Dunbar stands first. His work is that of a true genius. He created character and preface to this dreaded poem of this writer are faultless in their portrayal of plantation Negro life and language; but his regulation Englewood will be fully appreciated. Dunbar will be fully appreciated in about one hundred years, if the iconoclast does not arise and rob him of the credit which is due him for the writing of his Alberry Whitman and James Madison Bell wrote well their lines; but what they wrote and hence some worthy productions have lost their grip upon the hearts of the people. In the "Souls of Black Folk," by Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, the pathetic story of just how the sensitive Negro feels is told hearts the proscription, discrimination and injustice suffered by the average American Negro, stings; but so few are aware of the suffering of the African Cromnell in "Africa and America," and Dr. Rufus L. Perry, in "The Cushite," each evince ripe scholarship, beauty and strength for his verosity, William Hanibald Thomas, in his "The American Negro," would occupy a place with the writers of the Bible, in the Bible of these command respect interest, because of the lack of that element which imparts to the Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner, the father of envy O. Tanner, the artist, Bishop L. J. Coppin and Bishop J. E. Embry each contributed books of interest to our men of their station. John M. Langston wrote well, but his "From a Virginia Plantation to the Nathaniel Plantation." This book shows remarkable mastery of language, but the "ego" protruded quite too visibly to suit the good taste of his readers. He wrote that the "sweets and lights" tell the story of his life in a fashion to commend him to our readers. There is no attempt at nicety of diction or delicate use of language, but it must not be forbidden, tells us unyarm- ished tale of handicaps and cruelties suffered as a cadet in the West Point Military Academy in his book: "The Colored at the West Point Military Academy." Lawyer Edward A. Johnson made money out of severely poorly put up books, including "Light Ahead for the Negro," "The Negro in the Spanish-American War," and "The Lost War," which Chaplin T. G. Steward has performed a fine bit of historical work in :"The Colored Regulars," but Major Charles Young, the author of the book, "Military Education and Nationalism," has performed an exceptional piece of literary work in his book very recently published, entitled, "Military Education and Nationalism." Academy has performed an remarkable work. In it the author gives us a psycho-military study. He writes clearly and forcefully. The brief description of the second part of the book will help the reader to understand how to deal with the various races of the earth. In 1888 J. Boyd wrote a book on the production of the period was of doubtful merit. A short while ago a book of unusual interest was brought out by Sherman, a man who produced a book titled "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man." I have already had my sage about this book in other places. Interest in the book is listed in list of books, though few of these will be remembered after this present generation has passed away; and I have a lamp of Wisdom" by W. H. Council. "History of the Douglass Monument," by Bishop W. J. Gaines, "The Negro and the White Man," by Bishop W. J. Gaines, "The Negro and the White Man," by Bishop Daniel A. Payne, "Education," by Bishop Daniel A. Payne. "Evidences of Progress Among Colored Poets" "Pastoralism and the Negro," by "Pastoralism and the Negro," by "Presbyterianism and the Negro," by M. Anderson. "Appointed" (a novel), by W. A. Anderson. "Appointed forces," by Pauline E. Hopkins. "Bond and Free," by James H. Howard, "Imperium in Imperio," by Sutton E. Griggs, "The Goodness of Saint Rocque," by Alice K. McCormick. But if I should make a complete list of all the books which I would bring uninterrupted to my writing and poetic and philosophical writing, of the books left would be short indeed. And yet, I would urge the Negro to continue his efforts in the direction of story, literature, and philosophical writing. Only recently a young Negro poet was discovered in Bossington, North Carolina, where his cloacatto attracted wide attention when his poem defending the Negro appeared in several of the leading metropolitan dailies. CHARLES ALEXANDER. 1354 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California The Elite cafe, 3030 State street, is the most popular place in Chicago, where high class amusement is heard nightly. The proprietors are Messrs. Cadozoe & Jones, two gentlemen who have made an enviable reputation for giving to the public the very best that Chicago affords. Located right in the heart of Chicago's thriving district where can be seen comers from all parts of the world, is the famous Elite. Its appointments are beautiful. While the buffet is liberally patronized and men are always seen to enjoy the best goods, be they wines, cigars or liquors, the cafe is the best equipped in the Windy City. You are welcomed by brilliant electric lights, the famous Elite orchestra and polite service from all the attaches. On the walls are painting that do credit to the brush of a master painter. The pictures hold you in awe as you gaze upon their beauty. Every table is covered with linen and the general appearance gives that of a beautiful cozy parlor. Ever since the Elite has been open it has held the crowds. There is something fascinating about the place, about the music and the entertainers. Society people of both races declare that when they re-to-be entertained, hear the very latest songs and by the best singers, they go to the Elite. Cass Harris and John Whitsan, of the Elite, extend their friends a merry Christmas. Among the entertainers is Miss Elvira Johnson. This delightful and popular singer has been a high class singing of ragtime that she has been termed the Mary Garden of the music world. She is Boyd, a singer and dancer of the first magnitude. Mr. Wm. Rivers, the Caruso conductor, tracts and sings well, but the orchestra is Prof. Toney Jackson, the leading pianist, who was at the Pekin when it opened and remained until it closed, and Charles Almany, the one who plays the chimes. These are the entertainers who entertain and who will be in the main throughout the holidays and especially on New Years even, as they have done since the close of the cafes at 1 o'clock on that daze. Another feature is the first class meals served by Mrs. Katie Barnum. The very same menu is served with trimming of all kinds and served by polite waiters. Mr. Cozoe and Mr. Jones wish to thank their many friends for their help. Mrs. Barnum is merry Christmas and a happy New Year. The Clover Leaf Whist Club Enturies—General News Notes. Mrs. Coleman entertained the Clover Leaf Whist Club during elaborate lunchon Tuesday evening, December 10. Covers were laid for twenty. The menu contained sandwiches, salad, potato sandwiches, rum punch, club colors were used in the dining room, club colors were used in the club, and while Mrs. Mack Walton won the prize for ladies which was a fine cat. Mrs. Bessie Slaughter won the prize for bracelet watch. Mrs. R. Ellis won the third prize and Mrs. A. B. Anderson won the booby prize. Mr. Anderson won the third prize and Dr. J. Reed won second prize and Arthur Anderson won third prize, with Harry Dr. J. Reed won second prize and Arthur Mr. Harry Anderson will leave in a few days to spend the winter in Chicago, and of its business and society gentlemen. Rev. Stokes preached a grand sermon to a large and appreciative congregation on last Sunday evening at the First Baptist church....Mrs. Wm. Jordan has gone to Chicago to live, as her husband has a position there with the Pullman company....The Progressive Literary Circle met at the First Baptist church Friday evening, December 12. The circle was opened with reading from fire. Easier than ever, was offered by Rev. James E. Hudson, after which he fell was called and the minutes read. Then followed an open discussion, "Resolved, That the World Is Growing Worse"....Mr. Robert Turner, our staunch head waiter, is in the catering business, resigning his position at the Deerpath Inn, to go into business for himself....Let us have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Year by having the Freeman enrolled his son, the Young Men's Forward Movement Club will give a smoker at the club rooms December 22....Mr. Bost has gone to his home in Asheville, N. C. He is a constant reader of the Freeman and takes a copy with him wherever he may go....Mr. E. J. Nesby has gone south to his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. 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O. 298 Shreveport, La AGENTS WANTED. --- ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` Victor His Masters Voice MUSIC PATTERN (By Walker W. Thomas of the Thomas General Newspaper and Magazine Co., 427 W. LaRua Street. Phone 823.) Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Daisy Mims, hostess at a social in honor of Miss Minnie Geralds, is the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. The mother of the students surprise party at the home of Mrs. Gels in honor of Miss Mamie Geralds. The mother of the students occasion, Games and dancing were the features of the evening, the music being furnished by the Collins orchestra, of which Mrs. Geralds was entended themselves. Dainty refreshments were served to the guests who in attendance attended the Taylor, Alberta William, Esther Williams, Madie Dorsey, Rebecca Jordan, Marion Dozier, Ella Ryner, Mrs. Frank Jones, and Mrs. Daisy Jones; Mrs. Carrie Reese, Mr. and Mrs. D. Mims, the Misses Garalds, Messrs. Andrew W. and Fred Preer, Walker W. and Mrs. Daisy Jones; Mrs. More, Woodley Milton, Milton Dorsey, Fair, T. W. Jones, Wilkie Douglass, J. H. Surles, James Green, P. C. Burnett, E Lampkins, James Bunles, D. Darley, M. Hicks, C. Brown and others. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas and little Miss Daisy Geralds, Mrs. Matthew Thomas for the winter at their beautiful home in Morro de Castle. The Misses McCuffs are spending the winter in St. Louis, Mo., as the guests of the M.C.C. school, and the city their future home. This information is received with regret among their Pensacola friends. Mr. Eddie Oliver, of. Spokane, Wash., is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Silket at their beautiful home on the campus of the university, but unlike among the members of the younger set, and he has made a large number of friends since coming here. Prof. L. A. Kirksey, wife and little son are now keeping house on North DeVillier street, where they will be delighted to see their many friends. A mock conference was held at Allen night, which each, last Monday, which was a big success, being real laughable throughout. Messrs. P. A. Morris, A. Toney, E. J. Smith and Robert Milton gave a dance last Wednesday night in honor of the colored sailors on the various battleships in the city, which were brightly spent by all present. Music was furished by the Collins orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newton are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson at an event on Ninth Dwell Street. Mrs. Newton has made quite a number of friends who will regret her departure on January V for Mound Bayou, a big business enterprise of his own. His many friends wish him the best of success in the venture. Mr. Randolph Flsher, of Chicago, Ill., is spending a few days in the city as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holmes on Wheeling Street. Mr. George Robinson of Chicago, Ill., is spending the winter in this city as the guest of his parents and sisters. Mr. Robinson's many friends are glad to see him home again. The members of the younger set are guessing what Mrs. Robinson will be the grand carnation and masquerade ball to be given on February 20, 1914, by the members of the Young Men's Pleasure Club. Mr. Roy V. Surles arrived last week from New York, where he has been for some time. His many friends welcome him. Mrs. John Laster gave a luncheon last Friday night at the beautiful home of Mr. E. Castle. Dainty refreshments were served to the guests, who were Misses Mary E. Gillyard, Nora and Stella Johnson, Anneliese Thomas, M. Matthews, J. McCool, Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thomas, Messrs. George Likskin of Portsmouth, Va. Barnes, Walker W. Thomas and others. Don't forget to report all of your news to the following parties before Friday of each week: Rev. G. J. Jackson, J. Ceanan and Jack D. Wyman or Walker W. Thomas. The Wyers brace band gave a dance last Tuesday night, and a large number from the city went down and enjoyed the evening's festivities. All reported a delightful time. Mr. Ben Dolphin, of Warrington, Fla., in the city last week on business. His many friends were glad to see him. Mrs. Thomas Hayes, of Big Bayou, was a guest of friends in Montgomery, Ala., for two weeks. She reports a delightful stay. The Young Married Ladies' Club will give a Christmas dinner at Williams hall on Christmas day. A large number of Pensacola's prominent people have been asked to attend this affair, which will be one of the features of the present social season. The Belmont Street cafe is owned by Mrs. Perry Wilson and is one of the most comfortable little places in the city where you can get your meals at all hours. She will be pleased to have all of her friends call and see her. Mrs. Archie Toney is now out, to the delight of her many friends. Mrs. James Smith, of North Coyle street, has been on the sick list, and her many friends are glad to see her out once more. Don't forget to report all of your news to Walker W. Thomas, of the Thomas General News Agency. AURORA, ILL., CITY OF SIGHTS. (By Gus Hall, 231 Beach Street.) Special to THE FREEMAN. The beautiful city of Aurora, 40 miles from Chicago, on the C.B. & Q railroads, or C.E. & Electric railroads will end in the finest and most fine forest homes in the northeastern part of Illinois. Many rich people live here who are at heart second to none throughout the United States and have the employment of colored people by giving the work in various lines. Among the business men is Mr. John Dett, who looks after the home of the rich. He has a beautiful home on May street, a beautiful wife in May. The other fellow, Mr. Mitchell Bridgeport, is a great woman who has been a look after besides the keepers's waggons on the street, all run by his sons. He is deacon of the hires. Baptists are the second and the most thoughtful of Mr. Grimes and wife are employed by the ex-United States Senator Albert J. Hopkins. The first of the people and the company is much brighter. Mr. N. Johnson, a ready debater, a good politician, is employed at the pumping station, the only color of men present in the city of the United States. He is the� who of Attorney Jim Scott of Chicago, Mr. John Molton, head chief of the Elks' Club, has been in their employment for 15 years, but was a useful time to the people of the 15 years of avenue, is a trustee of the St. John A. M. E. Church's a well-spoken man and his family's love of the man. Mr. Postman's obsession, a gentleman is employed in one of our large factories. He is a member of the Third Baptist church and has received the most of the home of the first of the many beautiful homes, by colored people in our city, a recent annexation of the eastern part of our political office. It has added to the city the strength by bringing the city several hundred votes. Severs and paved streets will be in order in the future being the home will be the most eased. Many of our people are getting ready to spend Xmas away from home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bell have a beautiful house and the house is the most employed many years at the chemical works and is a trusted employee. He is a Mason. His wife is a beautiful singer and a teacher. The family is a good student. He has been a singer all love to hear. He has been employed at one place for ten years. He is a teacher. He is a man. Mr. E. Church is pastored by the Rev. Butler, an excellent man and a highly educated gentleman. He has a smart job. He is a life and life-loved to his success in life... Rev. Mr. Blake is a progressive young man, who is improving the Third Baptist church. He is a great woman's house in which meets every Monday in Chicago. Home-made candy on sale daily from J. P. M. The 525 for further information call by phone or see Miss Cordelia Wooltork. Send in your order at once.... Mr A. E. Smith is in Evanston, IL, on business. Sylvania Smith is to accept a position with his uncle, Mr. Fred Anderson, of Chicago. I wish to correct the statement in last week's Freeman concerning Mrs. Agnes M. Durante being president. She doesn't hold that office.... There are quite a few hobbies that will be the campus. Mrs. Chas. Barbee and children are the first to join. Mrs. Patterson and children and his sister and children. We hope they will soon recover. Cupid has been busy again. He claimed the heart of Miss Lottie Hillard. She is now Mrs. Colwell. Mr. John Dunette is still on the sick list. She has left all his lives. Mr. John has been very ill. He is a student at the Chicago University. The Freeman reporter is on the sick list. The Third Baptist church choir has taken in two new members, Miss Anna Shock and Miss Soll. Mr. Clarence Moore is boss teamster for Mr. Hardin.... Miss Bessie Moore was bitten by a mad dog. She is reported out of danger.... Mr. Anna Shock and Anna Soll made a flying trip to Chicago on business. Everybody seems to be making great preparations for the exhibition to be held during Xmas week at the Third Baptist church. NEWS OF FULTON, KY. (By J. L. Northington, 306 Holder St.) KANSAS . CITY. (KANS.) . LOCAL NEWS. The Yates Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association, located at the corner of 5th street and State avenue in New York City, offers girls for the past eight months. Mrs. Lydia C. Smith, whom the National Board of the Y. W. C. A. sent to take care of the children, is on duty daily from 9 o'clock in the morning and on Sunday vesper service is held in the rooms from 3 to 4 o'clock in the morning. The children are women and girls of color and it is the desire of those concerned that strangers coming to the city will seek its protections. The rooms are cheerful and every woman or girl is greeted with kindly welcome. Its features are varied and intertwined, while it offers something worth while for a woman. The Bible classes meet weekly. On the second Thursday evening in each month a social is held and during the month there are meetings of women's clubs. DU QUOIN, ILL. The Hallie Q. Brown Charity Club met last Friday evening at the residence of Mrs. E. W. Owens. The club went through with the regular work, after which delicious refreshments were served. The Lincoln High School is divided into two literary societies, namely, Dunbar and Lowell. Last Friday evening a good number witnessed an excellent program given by the Lowells. The society spirit shown was very interesting....Mr. H. Donald's, formerly of this city, has returned from Springfield, Ill. to spend the winter. Your leisure hours can be well spent with John Simmons, West Main street, Hot lunch at all hours, .Prof. of History, Mrs. H. W. McCarthy, School; Messrs. Gilbert Barnett, Jr.; Raymond Thompson, Gilbert Holmes, Ross Taylor and Anderson Thomas need to be married, having wived the schools very acceptably, .Mrs. John McAlister was at his parlor on North Oak street, .Rev. of a sick relative, .Hon. H. W. Anderson, an experienced barber, welcomes all at his parlor on North Oak street, .Rev. was summoned to the bedside of his father, who had a paralytic stroke, but he was summoned to the parlor part until Monday, after he had received a message of his father's death, .Join in sympathy with Rev. Baly, For. Mrs. Baly, who has got his Gatsby, Thompson's corner of Hickory and Poplar streets, .Why not visit J. W. Wolmes East Main street and see what Sally has got, .Gatsby an auxiliary of the St. Paul Baptist church, needs to be encouraged, as they need to be encouraged, as they Zion Christian Aid Society met Sunday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vessel. A good meeting was witnessed by all. .Success to The Free- CENTRAL COLORED NIGHT SCHOOL LOUISVILLE, KY. The program of the Colored High School Thursday evening, eventing 11, was as follows: Bred Real. Bred Real. Chorus "Onward, Christian Soldiers" Recitation "Progress o f the Race" Chorus "McGill" Recitation "Chimes are Rounding." Mrs. Lucy Garret Chorus "Abide with Me." Recitation—"People Will Talk" . . . Remarks.J. W. Brown, principal. Houghton, Houghton Mrs. Moade Highlighten Recitation - (Oriental) Mrs. Jamie Harris Humorous Selection Divorce - Mr. Reuben Childs Children with Us Accompanied, with Us B. F. Lang. CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL Christian celebrations in Mexico differ greatly from ours and usually last for a period. Bright lanterns are suspended in the air, palm fronds and rings of the holidays, and every Mexican jacal, no matter how humble, puts out its light. The jacal is usually the one should he perch appearance. The story of the birth of the Redeemer is annually portrayed in all Mexican towns and in a symbolic language, which the most ignorant of the people understand. The performance is given by fifteen players, consisting of Joseph and Mary, the angel Gabriel, the angel Lucifer and three of his minions and a number of shepherds. The costumes are adapted to the Mexican conception of the Christmas story. All of the costumes are got up tastefully, and, while a strict conformance with the requirements of the first century might have been doubtful, the lesson which it is desired to instill in the minds of the people would be that the early Jewish fashions were followed. The scene of the play opens near the ancient city of Bethlehem, where the body of angels appearing and telling them of the birth of the Saviour an dniviting them to follow to where he lies. They rest in the manger of which the infant stable, in the manger of which the infant rests in the arms of Mary and Joseph. The swords, appears and attempts to destroy the child Jesus, but is repulsed by two angels, who keep watch over him. Not to be outdone, Lucifer summons three archers of half an hour, resulting in the course of half an hour, resulting in the emissaries and the placing of one and his emissaries and the placing of the feet of the angels upon their necks. Then the shepherds break out into rejoicing the praises of the Resurrection who is born unto them, others chant in a harmonious strain the goodness and mercy of God. The harp and violin, is kept up until a late hour each night until the holidays are. One must understand the Mexican people and their devoutness and intense religious feeling to fully appreciate how the resurrection of the shepherds affects their minds. NEWS OF EVANSVILLE, IND. (By Benita L. Morrow, 411 Olive St. Quite a large crowd attended the communal church church. Being the last Sunday in the year, the congregation seemed to enjoy the services. ...The Missionary Society last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Noll, the pastor of the church, a Xmas fund for the poor children. The congregation of Independent Baptist church held services in the basement of the church building, being made ...Mr. Charles Cunningham was indisposed last week. ...Misses Molly Lewis and Edith Lewis and Mrs. Cunningham for. Indianapals to take a musical course ...Mr. Harry Jones was called home on a very sad mission last week. ...Missed almost instantly Sunday morning. PITTSBURGH, PA. Special to THE FREEMAN The pre-holiday attraction at the Staf theater is Susie Sutton. The Two Sweets are Susie Sutton and her sister, also are there. From all indications the hotel will be packed at every performance. Miss Sutton, although only able to play two songs, has an account of sickness, made herself a favorite with Pittsburgh audiences. The Two Sweets are in the best of trim and are in the best of trim and their work, he knows they will go big Kenneth and Company are new to Pittsburghs. Last week's bill was a humorous crowd all week. On the bill was Miss Daisy Martin, the rapid-fire singer and dancer. Her work met with the approval of the crowd all week. We were on the bill and scored big with their musical act. They have improved great in their line of comedy and get off with hilarious jokes. This was a return engagement. FREEMAN IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. When in Wichita Falls, Tex., see L. B. Armstrong for the Freeman. Now is the time to get it cheap. See L. B. the agent, at the First and Last Chance cafe. THE FREEMAN FOR SALE. All who wish to read the Freeman in Mineola, Texas, can call at James Hun- and see the agent, Johnnie Jones. He will be pleased to deliver them to your door. DR. EDWARD F. JONES' SUNSHINE WONDERS Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 1, 1912. 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SATURDAY, DEC. 27, 1913. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION The preachers are enthused with Mayor-elect Bell's program for governing Indianapolis. It is more blessed to give than to receive. O, yes, but a little receiving won't hurt anything. Some little lynching noted this week. Negro and a white man. The thing is deplorable, but if we must have it, apply it generally. The thing of lynching Negroes only is about the eminent business the country knows. The news of the death of Mayor John C. Buckner, of Chicago, Ill., has been the cause of wide-spread regret wherever he is known. And he was known all over the country as an individual of character and worth. In his active life he has been identified with the greater affairs of his race where there were possibility of racial uplift. Food stuffs are coming in for consideration. The steady advance for several years has become alarming. Wages have stood practically still. Under the circumstances, how can the poor man get to the bank? He is advised to be frugal and saving so as to have something for a rainy day. Well, the lodge and the insurance company are still in the land. God bless the man that invented those institutions. The Republican party shows signs of getting together. The leaders are bouyed by the slow progress of the Progressives. That party, in fact, gives evidences of disintegration. The Republicans, however, are wary and watchful. They know that there is life in the Progressive party sufficient to endanger their success. But that party having no special causes of merit to champion does not bid fair to be more than a menace. Those new political fads, the recall and the rest of it, are not consistent with our for mof government. Some one, perhaps a colored soldier, writing from the Philippines, calls our attention to what he calls the hardships of the colored soldiers. We respectively listen to what he has to say but do not feel it our duty to tell the government or military authorities what to do. He implies that the colored soldiers are being harshly dealt with, meanly dealt with. He says they must dig ditches and do other manual labor that a soldier is not supposed to do. We know nothing about the duties of the soldiers, but think that if there are trenches to be dug the soldiers must do it. They are yet emn, even when soldiers. We advise the writer to lay his complaint before the war department. There is such a thing as discrimination, but not very much of it can break into the army as it concerns duty. See that every child gets something. If you've been a child that has seen Christmas and that's all, you will know the feeling. If the rich could become poor for a while—just a little while—they would warm up greatly when they again came into their own. A giftless Christmas to the normal child is the cause of the greatest grief known to Childhood. O, you don't know if you have not been there. Here's to the boy that Santa Claus failed: Santa Claus, I hang for you. Boy, please bring me here. One for me and one to go To another boy I know. There's a chimney in the town You have never traveled down. Shoes you wear in the town. You would find a room all bare. Not a stocking could you spy, And you would be a boy. And the shoes you'd find are such As no boy would care for much. In a broken bed you'd see Someone just about like me. Dressing up pretty toys. Which you bring to other boys. And to him a Christmas seems Pretty. All he dreams, then, Santa Claus. Stuff the stocking with, because When it filled up to the brim to Santa Claus. The Freeman appreciates very much the beautiful Christmas card sent by Dr. Booker T. Washington. The sentiment expressed is taken from his book, "The Man Farthest Down." It is: "One cannot hold another down in the ditch with him and in helping the man who is down to rise. The man who is up is freeing himself from a burden that would else drag him down. For the man who is down there is always something to be gained." There is inspiration to be gotten of the thoughts expressed, especially the latter. Men live owing to their hopes and aspirations. When these are fulfilled thoroughly there is not sufficient stimulant to the life that best becomes man. Keenly feels the man that's down every day. Keenly he apprehends every opportunity to pull up; to do his part by those who depend on him; keenly feels he every anguish and thus softens to mankind, and thus fitting better in the community of mankind Marc Antony said of Caesar, that when the poor cried Ceasar wept. He knew the touch that makes mankind kin. It is such thought that makes the bard of Avon stand above men of all time. The rich are powerful, admirable and sometimes sympathetic; but we are most touched when the man lowest down is the subject. LOOKING AFTER THE COST OF FOOD. Through the excellent articles on foreign food markets that have been seen recently in the Indianapolis News it is plan to see that we, in this country, have got some way to go to reach the standard of municipal good through supervision along this line. We have been negligent of the poor man's interest, but reasonably so. We have had great prosperity, and so general that the thought of guarding the people's interest in buying food has not been given very much thought. Foreign countries, with their much lower priced labor had to seek out methods to protect the poorer classes. The food cost is getting to be a burden in our country, consequently we are beginning to look around for relief. Doubtless the readers of those articles were surprised to know the splendid systems in vogue in European countries. Their public markets as we read of them are the salvation of the poor, or, for that matter, those in fair circumstances. It has been shown that food consumption stands for 40 to 60 per cent: of the workingman's earnings. And the working people are by far the greater. When they are oppressed in any way, we can well say that the people are oppressed. When 40 to 60 per cent of the earnings go for food alone it says that the items of clothing, rent, doctor's bills and other expenses will have a time of it working out of the other 60 to 40 per cent. Food in our country has been increasing for the last ten years, perhaps longer, the essentials of the table especially. A few years ago potatoes, a standard food, sold at ten cents a peck in the fall, advancing a little as winter advanced. Meat of a certain kind is not mentioned by the poor people; it is positively a luxury. Other foods have kept pace with the advance. If wages had advanced also we would yet be undisturbed about the advance in food. But wages have held hard and fast, even going backwards in some instances. It is plain to see that something's wrong. It may be said that the farmers are getting theirs, but it does not seem that way. The farmer complains. The producers say that they are being poorly dealt with. What then? The middleman is accused as the hold-up man, holding up both consumer and producer. The middleman is accused of giving the producer what he chooses to give him. It is even said that the shipper has been known to pay freight on his own produce; receiving nothing for his products. It means that the farmer is not necessarily coming up—those who must depend on commission houses. Under the circumstances it is up to some one to look after the food supplies for our cities. The cry of the high cost of living is widespread. The movement to force foodstuffs back to normal prices is on throughout the country. Women have warred on high priced eggs and have succeeded in forcing them back to prices that were reasonable. Eggs bought at sixteen cents and sold at thirty and forty is too much profit. The people may not be able to say what the merchant may sell at, but they know when the margin is unreasonable. They have a right to demand that combines do not exist so as to make eating the whole of life. The articles on foreign markets show that we have a right know the wholesale price; they are quoted daily, as well as the prices they are expected to pay. They do some subtraction, giving a reasonable difference. Food stuffs are sold in small wholesale groups, showing how far those municipal authorities go in protecting the people. Perhaps conditions here do not warrant such fine supervision, yet some kind of attention is necessary if the poorer people get anything out of their earnings to lay away for a rainy day, yea, if they get the necessities of life. "PROPS." (Short Story by Salem Tutt Whitney. "Props" The call was impartial. "Props" The name and unlock my trunk, and the name of the handle is a person on the table and hastened to do the star's bidding. Scarcely had he finished when a second call claimed his attention. "Props" The call was a new place, and the call was not about light in No. 2. "Props" It had been to see that this order, which should have been a polite request, was filled. "Props" The time the summons came to the call, and the three was a pleading quality in its tone. "Props" answered this call as quickly as he had ever had the name, and the clear clear was with cold cream and grease paint was poked out the dressing room door. "O." Props "I hate to ask you, but won't have to ask you, but get to the hair not?" I never thought of it until just this moment, and my hair does look so bad without one! "You'll get it for me, don't you, ' Props'. That's a good boy!" "Props" usually grave eyes twinkled humorously as he took the nickel necessary to the proftion article and hurried across the street. To those not versed in theatrical parlance "Props" is short for property's main name, and the name of the property is an all-famous furtious all the apprenancies, accessories and parahermal or coral-polyure. A few telegram, to a paper or joint a fake telegram, to be proposed a paper to one, must be looked on the other. "Props" The name of all the properties are in their right places so that the actors and actresses may be able to be misplacing of a dagger would spoil the vilain's best work, or forgetting to place the revolver within their body of the heroine would ruin her best scene. "Props" must be ubiquitous and infallible, else he will bring down upon his unlucky heavy. He must also see that the trunks are conveniently placed during the show and carefully loaded afterwards. He is a clear one of the most important of the night and a consequent transfer of baggage. "Props" must be up to see that this is do not without anything in the setting. The name of the property may do not include the personal errands of the performers. But he must be the first in the public service. "Props" is a very important person with any theatrical company—the power behind the scenes. Not three people with the show knew that the "Props" was the name of the show. Ramsey, as "Props" was the only name by which he was called, and none of them were of the same identity, but the name of them was of the medium height, bulls upon the lines of a prize-fighter. His chin was square, with jaws to match it, and his mouth cuttered with a划线. He was veryوح The process of the present-time pressed together. He had an intelligent forehead and beige. He was a good one of the big ones that emitted sparks of the when he was angry. His whole face denoted will power and strength. One word he has just had in the years of age. His expression was naturally serious, but when he smiled it was like sunshine after summer. He was not so much so much as he had received in manner. "Props" did not make friends easily. He never went but for good in the way of the cost of the "light-wad" and a "grouch." He treated the women of the company with due respect but was intimate with none other. He was shorted to off-feeder him for the principal women did not like him for he was never obsequious, courting favor, and they did not be a good person, so for the dignity of their positions. One thing they were all forced to concede—that "Props" gave the closest attention to the minutest details of his One of the old girls had been sent to the hospital. She was the new girl when she came. Even the stare director did not know she was coming. "She stare and said, 'This is Miss THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Troy: try her out in Miss Thompson's row stairways. Girlie's dressing room was in the third tier, the farthest room eyes of the four eclipse blanks of the winter sun. The girl was a dainty bit of femininity, yet in her "teens." Her face was a perfect oval, with little muscled mustache, but beneath a black sailor hat curled ringlets of chestnut brown hair that matched the deep brown of her eyes. A heat-thing, a tightening of the skin, a pretty form. There was a startled, half-frightened expression upon her face, as she gazed at those about her, and in her eyes, a look of determination straight to the hearts of the men and those of the girls who were not feaulous of the little one's good books. They had any "Come here, girlie! Have you had any experience?" questioned the stage di- "No-o-o, sir!" was the hesitating response. "No, I don't want to disappoint, she hastened to add." "But I'll learn quickly! I'll soon catch on! I must!" on! 1 must! Her eyes never left the stage director's face. She awaited as though life or death depended upon his reply. A rehearsal had been called and most of the company were seated about the stage awaiting the stage door opened, some of the members of the stage door opened at a young man entered. He was a well-known actor, remarkably handsome and notes of his company and towns in the city. He seemed to be well liked, for most of the girls greeted him effusically, while the girl was going to the house. "Girlie," who was standing with her back to the door as the man entered, turned to see the cause of the unusual commotion. When he eyes were on the floor, he seemed to be the신이, the blood, reeded from her face. She pressed her hands to her breast and with a little, inarticulate cry, fell swooning to him. Although "Props" was farthest from "Girlie," he was the first to reach his side. Lifting her lightly in his arms, he cried her a gasping� of water and the rear of the rear. They crowded quickly about her. The man allowed his way to her side and looked upon him for the girl's eyes opened with returning consciousness. As their eyes met the man started with surprise and his face piled with a frightened look. Girole was so so化, the man slowly she raised herself upon one elbow and as she pointed a trembling finger at him, said: "You say he's." It was all she was able to articulate; but the scorn and loathing her words implied made the man's face redden with shame. "I am so so so," he was told to tell the man's face, and the muscles of his body were drawn and set, like a wild animal ready to spring upon his prey. The situation was so much superseded, صحت, unable. "I'm a little so long with a look of 'Girlie's' piercing eyes, the man turned and in order to hide his confusions, assigned him as a thoughtful, so much so. Props form snapped into fighting attitude and with one quick stride he was beside the man. "It was quickly crowded about the man," the showering him with questions. "What's the matter?" "Do you know her?" "What is it all about?" "I am assumed nonchalant air with my high gain." man started to explain. It was the first umbrella I met in a little town down South, who fell for my con' and left with me. When the little fool learned $7$ was "stringing" her about marriage she threw a fit, and How much more he would have said we never saw him at this juncture. "Propy uppercut with his right. The impact of his first against the man's jaw could be plainly heard. One moment the man's body trembled convulsively then crashed heavily to the floor. Without a look at his fallen victim, "Props" returned to "Girlie's" side. It was upon "Prop's" shoulder that Girlie sobbed the whole of her pitiful stories and had met the man in her little home town and been fascinated by his handsome face, dazzled by his veneer of polish, and captivated by the recital of his experiences and travels. She loved him and he lured her from home to the house. He was a little boy who had been born to them; then he had deserted her. She was ashamed to return home. Young and inexperienced, it had been a hard struggle to support herself and the little boy, to which she clung with all of a mother's living together. She was at the time to provide for their sustenance when she obtained a position with the company. During the recital of Girlie's story "Prop's face had been a panorama of varying emotions--anger, sympathy and joy, and success. When she finished he asked: "Girlie, will you marry me?" "After-air, all I've told you?" she fainted. "Will you marry me?" he asked again. "But the—the—baby, my boy?" she trembled. "Will you marry me," he reiterated. Girlie looked long and searchingly in "Props" eyes; she seemed tattleless with her scouting, for her face-broke into a white little pile of peace; a look of happiness brightened her eyes; she nestled into his arms: "Oh, you big-hearted boy!" was all she could say. "You great big, big-hearted boy." And "Props" kissed her curling brown hair, her flushed cheeks, her dimpled chin, and was satisfied with her answer. "I have known the fire originated. It started in the basement beneath the stage, but was discovered in time to allow the audience to make a hurried but orderly exit, and by the heroic efforts of "Props" and the boys, the company was able to escape unharmed, and most of the scenery anr costumes were saved. "Props," grimed and blackened beyond recognition, how just hurled the last trunk in the harrowing alley way and leaped to safety, when some one asked in an excited whisper: "Where is Giride?" "She was here beside me a moment ago," answered a girl. "I saw her start toward the stage entrance—" began another. truth. "Props" waited to hear no more; before those about could restrain him he had dashed again into the burning building. The girls screamed with terror. "Come back! Come back, Props!" yelled the man. underneath the stage was a roaring furnace, and it appeared impossible that he would be up in this scathecant flames of fire. The firemen, who had been late arriving, dashed upon the scene at this mo- "All out?" yelled the chief. "All out?" yelled the chief. "the wartest answer" came the hysterical answer. "Good God! I'm afraid they're goners!" exclaimed the chief, as he looked at the doomed building. Quickly he gave his commands. The man climbed over his bidding. Soon all streams of water were pouring a rushing deluge upon the raining fire. The air was stagnant with a dense cloud of smoke. General patrol above the scene of destruction. The scenery had caught and red, shooting tongues of flame, mingled with green and yellow, were bursting from the windows and licking the walls with venomous haze. Into this inferno of sparks and flames the firemen disappeared without question or hesitation. Lives were in danger; it was deadly. The city was under attack and they faced the danger unfinchingly. The theater was an upstairs house. The dressing rooms were built in tiers at the left side of the stage. The chorus people were in the audience. These were reached by steep nar- row stalwrays. Girlie's dressing room was in the third tier, the farthest room from the fire. When the first alarm of fire was sounded Girlie had grabbed her street clothes and what costumes she could carry in her arms, and rushed to safety with the Girlie had scarcely reached the ground when she remembered she had left her dressing room mirror. All the money she had saved to purchase Christmas presents for the boy was in the purse. She had taken the mirror and brought him so many pills little things, would break his little heart to disappoint him. She could not do it; so, without a doubt, she would have again into the burning building, groped her way to the narrow stairs and begun the ascent. Blinded and choking with the gaseous smoke, she fought her way through the stairs, but hot blasts from the fire beneath the stage as it gained headway. By almost superhuman effort she reached the third floor, where she was high above the stage. She had taken a costume cloak that was about her shoulders and thrown it over her head. Feelless, she was scared and reached the dressing room door. She remembered the location of the mirror, staggered to it, and reached the purse in her arms. She was the roar and crackle of the burning sounded in her ears. Just as she stepped with a deafening noise, burst through the floor of the stage. In a moment it had caught the scenery on the opposite side of the mirror, the most smothered her, and with a piercing scream she fell painting upon the landing. It was this scream that guided 'Props' to her side; without a thought for his own safety, she ran into a nearly bursting from the smoke-laden atmosphere. He had just reached the third floor, where he was held by him. With a bound he was at her side. Without the loss of a moment he caught her limp form up in his arms and started for the stairs, only to find they were gone. She brave spirit qualified as he saw they were shut from the escape looked to be their own escape. "Better death with Girlie than life without her," he murmured. Then he remembered the stage, was a form at the stage, and paralleled one he was upon; also, he remembered that there was a single door in the back of the fireplace, only read his door the firemen could rescue them by the aid of their ladders. With his senseless burden in his arms he heeded towards this last hope of escape. Several wings of scenery stacked at the top of the stage, as his gripping his way; these afforded them momentary protection from the intense heat. But the respite was of short duration, and the stage was parallel along which "Props" was gripping his way; these afforded them momentary protection from the intense heat. What was to be done? The height was too great to jump without fatal injury or death resulting, and the dense smoke came from being seen by those below. As "Props" raised his eyes to heaven but fell upon a heavy beam above the door. This beam extended about five feet, ported the ropes and pulleys by which the trunks and scenery were hoisted from the wagons to the stage. From the end of the beam dangled a piece of heavy rope, and there was wished that this rope was several times its length and there was some means to lower himself and Girlie to the ground, that looked so far beneath them. The flames behind him were gaining momentum. One swirled and other reached out of the tongue and at "Props" coat. There was not another moment to lose. If he could only be allowed to breathe, he thought, and hold there a while, they would at least be out of reach of the flames and perhaps the firemen would come home to save them. He must reach it. It was a desperate thing to attempt, but there was no other alternative. Pressing in a less than an hour of time the sequestering girl, he grasped the head, tightly to him with his left arm, leaving his right free to grab the rope. Taking a few steps backwards, the men, who were on the side of the door, for the gain, in the lead, "Props" rushed forward to the door's edge and jumped. But he was heaped in the crassed the rope and held. There they swayed, to and fro, like the pendulum of some huge clock. Chames were now bursting from the doorway, where they had stood a moment before, and flooded their hanging forms with a brilliant light. Immediately they were seen by those who had gone to the cross and a show of the game from the crowd, "Props" heard, and knew they had been observed. Could he hold? No, their combined weight was too much to be so great as the needles. In the end he felt his hand slipping down the short, rough length of rope. He gripped it with the desperation of the way of the men. He felt the right to hold, he knew that his hand was slowly but surely slipping to the end. He glanced toward the door and remembered that the end of the rope was a small part of the work. He was not glancing upwards he knew that there was hardly four inches of rope left between his now torn, bleeding hand and instant death. The crowd saw that his hand was slowly slipping, it was in a frenzy. Women screamed or fainted. Men cursed their impotency or shouted encouraged me to be so good. From the point. If the first chief were excited he did not show it by word or action. No sooner had he discovered the hanging pair than he hasard that he was found to be sival, the could not be reached from ladders leaned against the wall. Quickly he gave the order for the fire. The first thing to be said was this errand. Placing a meaphone to his lips, the chief shouted to "Props." "Hold on a few more seconds and well catch you in the net." "Props" heard, "few more seconds. The girl came in, few more seconds. Overstrained muscles. Already it seemed that they had been hanging there a lifetime. Would the eternal slipping even happen? He had reached the end of the rope, for it had slipped past the grasp of his little finger. So great had been the pressure the girl finally faced from its grasst, the nail dug into the palm of his hand, cutting it like a lance, and with the net? He was irritated by their tardiness. His grip tightened about Girlle's form. The slipping had started and was happening. They did not care if he fell, he reasoned, they would hurry. He could hold it longer, but they would be dashed to pieces upon the rocks below. The last strands of the rope slipped from his hand and he could hold it longer; now they would be dashed to pieces upon the rocks below. The last strands of the rope slipped from his hand and he could hold it longer; now they would be dashed to pieces upon the rocks below. No time had been wasted in securing the net. Hurrying feet had procured it he yelled. "Let go, but it was the net, his edge and stretched it tight to catch the falling bodies. "Props" not heard the chief when he yelled. "Let go, but it was the net, his edge and stretched it tight to catch the falling bodies. "It was Christmas morning as a train steamed into the depot of a little Southern town. Three persons alighted from one of the forward coaches—a man, a girl, a boy. The three were radiantly happy. "Mamma, we are going to see grandma, ask the little boy," the mother replied. "Won't you be glad to see grandma, too?" the boy questioned again, as he "You bet I will, little man," answered the man. He walked a few blocks, the trifo turned into a little a street. As they walked, the man saw a woman standing in the doorway. "There's mother!" the woman cried. For a moment forgetting her husband and child, she ran forward, calling: "Mother!" The mother in the doorway heard. An instant she hesitated, as if loath to believe the evidence of her own eyes, with a glad cry she ran forward and the woman to her boss, crying all the way. "My child! My baby girl! I knew you would come back to your mother from the farm. I knew you would come back to the mother's arms, the woman turned to the man and boy who had now come upon the scene. "My mother," said the woman, "this is my husband." "My son," replied the mother, as she kissed the man. kissed the man. The man, manman, lifting the boy in her arms, said: "This is my son." "Our son," corrected the man, and hugged the little boy to her breast. The Christmas chimes were ringing the door, and the mother entered the door of the little cottage. The sunlight, streaming through the windows, flooded the room with light that shone in the eyes of the four colapsed even the brilliantest. Without a word the mother fell upon her knees; the others did likewise. "Thank God," she continued, "I thank Thee for this wonderful gift, that the love of Thy Son, who was born upon earth, has returned my child to me Africa." COY HERNDON. "The Wizard of Hoopville." In past years connected with Douglas and Worthey, Florida Blossoms Company, Comedy Company, and the original Billy Kersands Minstrels; having made his last southern tour with the latter; Culligan's and Kersands managing the Herdon and Culligan's Nashville Students in vaudville, carrying band and orchestra, special scenery, costumes and a special line of pictorial and musical pieces, and the standard Print Company, or St. Paul, Minn. What a young man should do to attain success as a performer. Any man can make a success of this life with ambition, proper care and management. There are three things which make success. six dollars a week. My fines amounted to $5.50, so at the end of the week I drew 50 cents. At the end of forty-two weeks I had saved $15. Pretty hard, but I did not give it up. Sammy Cohen, the popular announcer and black Jew, took an interest. E. B. Dudley was a great friend of mine. At the close of the season took off short trousers and started out for the men. He first went to the town, to buy a suit from Dudley. Now, you know what I look like in all at all. The man who is close and I went to Jacksonville, Fla. At a v�akville agent wanted me the first man. I said "It don't know, do you think $12 is too much, as I have to pay my room and board, laundry and bag-in-the-box and a small-skirt-in-a-suit-out-of-the-kitchen-in-a-suit-out-of-the-kitchen-in-a-suit-out of the week." The agent was Joel, the Jew. I was the hit of the bill, being a Florida boy, so he was a good man. The week Audley asked me how much was getting, said, Now, E. B., don't think I am working for the same salary. I did on Blossford and the getting a "sail" salary, he bucks. Dudley said: Boy, is that all you are getting, why the poorest act on the bill getting to be the best of the land and will be the best of the salary. I told him I had made a mistake, so he had he would hold me to the money. I was a diamond ring out of his pawn shop I would quit, contract or no contract. He consented at the end of the time, and I was a firm and a firm to work on a prokoke and before 12 o'clock the next day I had pawned the ring for $5. Some one recommended me to Charles Balley, and I was a firm to me to spend my last penny to eat a telegram came from Atlanta, saying "Can give you two weeks' work," $25 per week, and off to Atlanta. I went to the town. Everyone seemed to like my act there and I was engaged at the money park for a week. I was always a man who was on the way out of home; remained at home a week and received a telegram from Dudley to report the Kevell's house. The new village, Fla. The Kersands Minstrels were the greatest I ever saw. The comedians were all men of ability, namely James Bally, the man who was the best man, Billy Kersands and Mrs Kersands. Besides Matthews, the barrel jumper, Ros-emborough, the magician, and my hoops. The management went wrong, salary got behind; Earthquake smelled a rat and left also several years, still and and the company got some money and went to Kansas City. It was employed the next day. Left Kansas City, the men of the week with a whiny Student August 11, 1910 Worked hard and built up a reputation out West and now, most any town I entered, of Kersands. I was a man who knows of a visit these towns every year and try to offer new features each season. I saved my money and put on the luggage. I was a man who was still students No. 2, out of Omaha, September 2, 1913. The show has made money and it business keep up. It has been a long time since I have a car show to offer. Since we left Omaha, we have played Colorado Utah, Nebraska, Nevada and California. Although I have my own show, on any minstrel show, the can't be featured on any wizard of the wire. His climax being from bone solo while balanced on sack The Musical Walkers, who are using $500 worth of new instruments and which I have just purchased, not only play the instruments, but also sing them. Thomas Harris, the principal funnelman, is not noted for his facial expression. I am carrying a nine-piece uniformed band, and I am also ahead; so, with ambition and proper management we are bound to have success. My best regards to Tutt Whitney, John English and all friend's performers, will interest all your performances who are trying for success. I remain, yours truly, COY HERENDRIN MEMPHIS' GREAT THEATER Story of the Rise and Prosperity of the Famous Metropolitan Theater. In no section of the country more than in the South has the theater developed to the degree just closing. The theater for colored people had a very crude beginning, and it has not promising. It was easy, but not promising. The earlier days of the present, when an experiment has grown into a steady actuality, suggest, nothing of the "days that may come." One of the most widely known theaters, in all the South is the Metropolitan at Memphis, famous Memphis, long the southern center of wealth and pleasure. The Metropolitan opened something more than a museum, with hands of the Barrassons nine months ago. Since then it has become not only the headquarters of the theater, but also something of a relay station in the profession of the theater for all the first class actors playing in the Barrassons' closed houses. management of the Metropolitan is a theatrical family and not experimenters in a golden age. The Metropolitan is G. Barrasso, while the managing director is his son, A. Barrasso. Both the father and the son take a role in the performances, but in the character or the performances that come to them; in the stage settings, in the orchestra, in the actors and in the musicians. The man has gone out in every direction as discerning men with discriminating theatrical sense, who have only to stick long enough to become a powerful link in the theatrical world. There was once a genius in the Barrazo family, not only a genius, but a barrazo artist. He gave himself to the theater and song in his days, which were few upon the earth, and in his death he left many members of which, the father and the remaining son, took up the golden threads weaved by the talented son and brother, Frederick Barrazo, for that was his name, so well began. He became under the direction of the Barrazos the pleasure center of the people of Memphis. This is due not only to the fact that here may be the most important actors in the city, with Jim crow surroundings, charge twenty-five and fifty cents for, without indeed, measuring up it, but very particularly because both the owner and manager realize that the success of their house, depends not upon the success of the actors, but upon the good will of their patrons. Their patrons are their friends, and more and more day by day their friends in the city through all its forbidding tracks, and the explorer has found but one Baile street. The artist is somewhat of an expression of it. Among the acts that have appeared at the Metropolitan are the Griffin sisters; the Griffin sisters, Criswell and Johnson and Robinson; Robinson and White; Eleanor Wilson, Wilson, and Brown sisters, Criswell and Powell, Bert Whitman and T. Spencer Finley. The Metropolitan is something of a star room only, for the capacity house is now very common. The orchestra at the Metropolitan is one of the best in the South, and the actors with the acts that make their weekly bow in Memphis. As all know Memphis is the musical center of colored people; and honored home of a symphonic muscle. Both the owner and manager of the Metropolitan are constantly in their and are are seen through every form and occasion they strive to only to make the professional side of their acts pleasant, but also the social and personal side of their lives. Over, but around the men and women who come to them. The manager, A. Barrasso, is easy of speech and manner, courteous to all, and makes it a pleasant experience. He is interested in every department of his theater. His popularity is not lightly to be compared, but impetus by Fred Barrasso, his father, brother into the most fascinating game in the world. Mr. Barrasso and his father wish all to the best profession a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! SHELESLE & HOFFMAN'S GREAT ER_MINSTRELS OPENS. ROSEBUD THEATER A handsome newly built theater situated on Dryades street, near Jackson avenue, in what is known as Glaring (Glaring Leans), and the most fashionable and artistic residential and business section for colorful people. The theater modern for every respect, having a seating capacity of seven hundred, equipped with very fine and comfortable opera chairs, electric fans on warm nights and on cold nights the building is heated with gas and equipped with a beautiful scenery and equipment, four large dressing rooms supplied with all modern and sanitary conveniences. This theater also uses an orchestra that is second to none in our city. A. J. Piron, is leader, Christian, pianist; A. L. Cotrell, trap, drummer. The proprietor, Mr. E. A. Billet, has spared no care nor means in the way of a popular place of its kind in the state. Mr. A. A. Moncrief, the efficient man, has made a man who understands the show business, knows what to do with a theater, and will do it. Above all he is highly esteemed in the theater, knows how to treat ladies and gentlemen and proud to say this house is patronized and owned inhabitants of the garden district. Mr. Moncrief stands in a class by himselm among the colored operators of the theater, who experience in the largest picture exchanges and the theaters in the United States. He thoroughly the manipulation of moving picture machines and the moving picture house. Would like to hear from good singles, teams and trios traveling South. Would like to hear from A. No. I musical team, and would like to hear from the house is "Wardrobe" and lobby display. NOTES FROM PROF. EPH WIL LIAMS "SILA GREEN" COM- PANY Christmastide finds our company on a pinnacle seldom reached or achieved by a company that has been in the eight season, larger and greater than ever. The success of this organization is due principally to the indefatigable effort of Eph William, whose uniting efforts and unquestioned business ability have made friends with every one he has come in contact with. The company is capable assistants. The company numbers fifty-one all told. Without a doubt the company is the character in existence owned and controlled and managed exclusively by colored people. "Sillas Green from New Orleans" co-owner, and a show a household word, still convulses bushels of laughter nightly, and it seems the public never tires of the antics of Green and its co-owner, the booth of the right-hand trunk of our manager, who, not being a suffragette, is a business woman in every sense of the word, is treasurer and has many boards. R. C. Puggsley, business manager, is a showman of old and wide experience, and hardly needs any introduction to Josephine, the child wonder, our sir-girl. Long Live The Freeman. From the Famous Troubadour, A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. SAM EVANS, VENTRILOQUIST. Sam Evans is a real undertone ventriloquist, barring none, white or colored. Mr. Evans worked twenty weeks in white mouses and received written compliments of his marvelous work. It is true that he is new in the business, coming fast. It is said that Sam has the best control of his lips and can talk longer and come up with the business white or colored. Mr. Evans is 15 minutes. Can be cut to suit employer. Over two weeks ago Master Evans opened the show and the finest colored theaters in the circuit, having wonderful success, and pleased the manager so he was sent to Louisville to work. He also placed on a redlist bill of old performers, but they all knew Sam and his moons Sam will understand the colored audience. There is no doubt about his art in the business because when it came to the show, at different times people watched Sam and tried to see his lips moving, but not both. 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Mitchell, pro- priate Dallas, Texas Phone Welch Furniture Company for things you need, Rino M 4406, Read the Twentieth Century Review store monthly at 2416 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas COSSIP OF THE STAGE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS. (By Salem Tutt Whitney.) I don't know where my friends may be. But be they far or on land or sea. Or fish or peat on land or sea. I must tip all a glad New Year. then some. There were various kinds of things on hand to aid the more solid foot clogs. By hand by the bunch, slow signs of weariness at eating. The tah was well disfigured, but still in the rim. Good things were still on hand when we all done and said. Miss Criswell was in the gayest moo oled health to those who love me best, Success to those whom I hold dear, A tear for those who've gone to rest, A prayer for all this glad New Year. A word of cheer to those who failed To reach the goal that seemed so near A hope there'll be no height uncalled In the present glad New Year. In wishing all prosperity, Good health and wealth, sweet hope and And trusting God will let us be Together at the next New Year. STAGE NOTES Williams and Stevens and their flock still the talk of Philadelphia, Pa. "Baby Jack Kag" is a new composition by Bradford of Bradford and Jeanette. Will be on sale at The Freeman office at an early date. Mabel E. Johnson has joined hands with Preston Young (Studson) and they are rehearsing an act that will be a big hit over the D. O. K. time. Baby Franks, Madge Clinton's daughter, it now plays the success in vanderbilt off this week, spending her Christmas at her home in Chicago. She is on the D. O. K. time. Williams and Stevens and their flock of 18 people, after a run of many weeks in Philadelphia, will close December Amusement Company, December 29, at Boston, Mass. or a run. Regards to friends. J. A. Watt, a veteran performer, is in the city of Indianapolis, where he is resting up for a few days. He is a great lyricist and has sung to generations that are long since gone. He is still active in the BEWARE OF THE HOWARD THEATER, WASHINGTON, D. C. Performers, beware of the Howard Theater, as he is looking to beat you out of your salary. Ask Mudge Clinton and Francis. (Signed) MADGE CLINTON. S. H. Dudley Theater - Law W. Henry manager: Susie Sutton, Harris and Tur- ner. Foraker Theater - Davis Bros., mana aderson. Howard Theater—Andrew J. Thomas manager: All-star bill, including S. H. Dudley and J. Baltimore—Md.—Baltimore, Md.—From Smith, manager Caitlin and Bailley. Globe Theater · J. Van Buskirk, manager · H. G. Hagglesley, Selman and Jacker · H. G. Hagglesley · Danville, Va. · Columbia Theater · Donley, manager · The Butlers, Cecil Watts. Auditorium - Michael H. John Smith, manager: Daisy Martin, Murphy and Walker, THE CRISWELL BIRTHDAY PARTY. Wednesday of last week, in Indianapolis, a bunch of performers and admirers met at the Wells and Bailey, sat down to a grand dinner in honor of the birthday of that lady, and the Freeman representative was present and he swore to out for publication. The Freeman representative was present and he swore to this. This pretty affair came off at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Firin Wagoner on Indiana avenue. Miss Crisisw received the presentation, and the day—beautiful and useful. These were mostly by her professional friends, other gifts were by her Indian阿姨. But the dinner is the subject. "Twas something beautiful and good, were companies by an abundance of side dishes, including all of the good things of At the Table. Miss Criswell was well assisted by Miss May Whitman and Laura Bailey. I, the writer, Lewis, had the distinction of sitting at the table of the table, McGregor was the head of the table, Guess I must have been McGregor. Miss Belle Smedley said that I must write something about myself and expressed wishes of the set. Miss Criswell sat at my left, Miss May Whitman at my right: Dr. Jones, white, former professor, Miss Bailey, sat at the Miss Whitman. Others at the table were: Denslow and Denslow, Fred Royd, Misses Marie Bostwick, Miss Belle Smedley, Laura Bailey, Sammile and a few others whose names I did not get. Miss Bailey opened up with a blessing. I didn't think she could do it, but she did all right. Then the slaughter was on. That big turkey melted down like snow in June, and weavered that Miss Bailey made the speech, telling why we were there, and so forth. It was not very long, a thing we were than, that Miss Bailey wanted to know of Miss Whitman what she wished. She replied that nothing short of the whole program would be possible. Some one said that the turkey and goose were heard making a loud noise early in the morning, but their voices were hushed at that moment. The lady of the house came in for a good share of praise for her excellent cooking. The plates were heaped high and often. Those of the bunch that lost out on Thanksgiving day made it up on Criswell's birthday; it was an opportunity. Before I knew it I found my plate full of legs. I think there was a method in it. You know a turkey leg stretches all over an ordinary plate. A turkey leg and a goose leg—think of it! Miss Whitman made me lay to it until I mastered those legs. I felt like hibernating for a day or two. Then the liquid nourishments sped around. Mr. Elwood C. Knox was not present, but sent his compliments and No experience necessary. Positions pay $65 to $100.00 per month. Steady work on stand-alrailroads. Passes and Uniforms furnished when necessary. Write now. then some. There were various kinds of things on hand to aid the more solid food along, and to help the bungee cord of weariness at eating. The table was well disfigured, but still in the ring. Good things were still on hand when it was all done and said. Miss Criswell was in the gayest mood. Miss Criswell was a pretty benny, all right, but she enjoyed it. She enjoyed seeing the folks happy. Miss Bailey, who acted as master of ceremonies, was equally delighted. After retiring from the table, Miss Criswell was spent in piano playing and singing. THE NEW CROWN GARDEN THEATER (Tim E. Owsley, Mar.) The Crown Garden Theater offers an attractive bill for the Christmas season, with a full budget of run. Madge Clinton, well-known for her rock and buck and wine dancing, gives a good entertainment. Bradford and Jeanneette sing and dance, furnish an audience of 250. BRADEORD AND JEANETTE. The Originals. This team hails from the East, and like most of the teams from that seaside asas, he is a Jesuit. He wishes it known that their team name is not Bradford and Bradford, as it is sometimes the number, a song, "Down in Dixie Land," is done with a dash, accompany composition. Bradford shows up as a comedian in the running talk with Jeanette of spirit all through the work. They get off some good jokes, most of which they new. Then the way he goes, he is also a monologue. He gets off a string of clever stuff. He does a bit of blues, "Look What It Means to You." It is, as most of that character of songs do. Miss Jeanette is something of a fashionista. She is a good mate to her partner. Her daughter is neat. They close with a redhot finish and sometimes she's a bit overdressed. The audi- MADGE CLINTON Old Mammy Impersonator—Buck and Wing, Dancer. Madge Clinton is quite an Indianapolis mature. She is well known for her fine and deep impressions on songs like Dad Does Cost Me Sings "Mother Always Waiting for You at Home, Sweet Home. This song is one of the best songs way it is received. Miss Clinton has a good singing voice, good intonation and articulation. These qualities help in making this number effective. Miss Clinton is a song she Curses the Broken Heart." Her first number is a pretty song "Henna, Her first number is a pretty well sung. Miss Clinton mulls the graces of movement. She has a pretty doll face, and with her makeup and costume most resembles a big doll. As a buck and wing dancer she is hard to catch. Perhaps she is not excellent in the dance, but she gives a highly satisfactory entertainment. U. S. THOMPSON (SLOW KID). Comedian With the Fun. Slow Kid has seen all kinds of comedian and actress, now a bowman comedian, following the white wherever they light. In the winter he continues to make them laugh. where he continues to make them laugh. Thompson is coming up in his work, which is that of all-around comedian. His U. S. THOMPSON (SLOW KID). droll style of monologue gets 'em. His eccentric dancing is his strongest card. He can entertain you with his feet, "Just Dragging Along" is his song hit. KINKY DOO TRIO. A Spicy Set—Eloise Johnson, Lola Wicks, Madeline Cooper. This team does some breezy turns. They enter doing a musical stunt on some improvised horns one of their number acting roles. They do some pleasing features. "Good music," Lola Wicks says in "International Rag," which she does in great style, with a little miss turn, finished with a business, a little miss turn, finished with a prance and high-kicking dance. Flores, is also attractive. They close with "Flower Garden Ball." They give a good entertainment all through. If they stick together, they are all young and have plenty of time. WEST BADEN, IND. Chas, P. Rice, proprietor of Rice's Hote and Baths, has returned to the city after a delightful stay in Cincinnati. Ed Galfer spared no pain in making every pleasant experience. They and a great spread also a tour of o'fightseeing in his auto-mo "MUSIC WORLD." (By D. George Taylor.) Latest talent has through all ages sacrificed itself upon the seat of modesty. They have been the best and you will be amply rewarded. Has it ever dawned upon us who is or who is to be the leading music writer of our school, or to be the one to out in the music world as a beacon light? This is an important question, and we will take consideration from our Afro-American students, mean to be merely a piano player and have some well-versed musician to write true born writers. Who possesses ideas that are original, because those in the first name do not exist musician to write true born musician to write musician to write a writer, or are desirous of being a writer, to demand recognition. Some of their credit have the public blinded as to their musical abilities. Success comes to those who seek it in life. Life Not Unfair. Melody is in the schoolboy and schoolgirl as well as in the highest bred schoolgirl. Their credit have written through the feelings of the writer. Lay off the "Blues" awhile. Two birds wouldn't feel justified in singing and playing the "Blues" around our mothers and sisters constantly, would put something on the market, and put something on the market, and THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. give to the hungry public something something else, and a more moral song, these are the ones that answer for you higher recognition and the ones that are the ones that answer for you. Look for the "Music World" every week NEW YORK CITY. (By the Owl.) The act opened with Miss Nellie Moran. Her singing and dancing was not only good, but neatly. Cook & Beak, a kid act, went big. Stowall & Stovall again pleased a little crowd. These people are making quite an impression in New York. Miss Bessie Verdera and her actors in comedy but by nicely. J. C. Pridgeon, one of the best banjo and violin heavy applause. He was without a doubt clover, and the audience was with him. He was with another one of their acts, which pleased. This was their second week and to stay at the Lincoln Theater two weeks you have to go some, and they did. Lafayette Theater J. Leubie Hill and his Dark Town Follies still here, presenting "My Friend From Lafayette Theater." They continue to go big. Crescent Theater We have a new management at the Crescent Theater, but so far little has been done to better conditions. The theater has been able to make that when a new firm takes charge of a thing, they should make some improvements from the jump, and better the things remain the same. The show opened with Bob Condon, who went fairly well. Sadie Britton in a nice singing act, got their share of the Monroe Bros, got their share of applause. The Merrose Four did nice. Alda Guy in a singing act, got by. Big Smith, named the director, Monroe Mack & Co. novelly act, went big. Minus & Bryant was the hit of the bill. Family Theater. As I failed to see the bill of the week here, can't say much about it, only that the managers, manned the show was good. The new managers are trying to figure out a plan to use the building next door. If so the theater will be enlarged by next May or Pioneer Theater This house has a new management of which I spoke in last week's issue but seems to be running about the same and is using a number of white acts. Fifty-Ninth Street Theater The talk is of a new management. The owner seems to be getting cold feet. Well, we can't blame him much as have never been able to see where it was payed. We can't be the cause that has into effect will be the cause of many small houses shutting down. Notes. Sam Lucas, dean of the colored profession, has been on hite list list for the past week, but is now again up and around. The three Nashville Students were at the Lyric Theater last week, Hoboken N. J. Montgomery & Florence are doing nicely up and around Boston. Johnnie Woods, ventriloquist, is going big, On the Fox time, New Haven Conn., last week. WASHINGTON (D.C.) (By John H. Hall.) Usual run of good pictures and a good vaudievel team. Navy. A great collection of pictures and a class team in vaudievel featured good bill ties. Sellman and Jones, some classy team, and a great collection of pictures featuring everything. Some shine. H. Dudley. Daisy Martin, chasier as ever; Chas, Anderson, some more class; Brown and Brown, O. K. Some great pictures. Grace Muriel Ringold, America's greatest single lady performer, in all her glory stormed them here and is welcome for a great collection of pictures. eChirity is all smiles. Notes S. H. Dudley, the big reel, with Petrie the funmaker, are in town, furnishing Xmas fun for the blues. More about them next week. Miscellaneous About seven years ago I ventured the prophecy that eventually the South would be the only paying field for a colored man. I saw that we sees that prognostication soon fulfilled. At present there is not one first-class colored show playing first-class houses in the North. The advent of the mov- tion of first-class houses to colored shows, and at this time there are scarcely ten profit- able week stands in the North, while the one- class houses to colored population, are not worthy of consideration. This is the prospect for a colored show routed through the North, with two or three exceptions, the first-class houses in every Southern city are available for colored shows. In other towns, where there are no first-class houses, we have no first-class houses that will insure a reputable colored company a profitable engagement. True, the balconies and galleries only are available for colored patrons in most of the Southern cities, but this lack of seating capacity is offset by an increase in price one-hightier than the original colored show always assured of a full colored attendance while playing South. Many white managers, realizing this fact, have turned over the entire colored house to colored patrons when playing a colored show. If a colored company travels South in its own private car, it will suffer little prejudice than is encountered in the North. Whenever I have had occasion to speak with the white managers of the South, I have been told that many of them come back upon the stage to speak with me or send me to come to their office. In Pine Bluff, Ark, the manager came upon the stage during the hibernation if I dared to play his house again without coming to the office to greet his wife and himself. Hunting-ton, Ark, had photos of myself placed in conspicuous positions about his office. I was always forced to spend an hour in his office so that I could see by the Northern stage hands than by those of the South, and I am forced to answer in the negative. When they learn me, they sincerely sincere in their congratulations and confident that we would "make good." They never failed to remark that we must not forget them, and assured them that we will be more cordial welcome than in the South. In towns where the colored population warrants the venture, they are erecting or have erected colored theaters, and most of them have a view to playing colored road shows. Unless there is a change for the better in the North, regarding colored shows, a couple more seasons will find the South the only possible field for the exploitation shows. The Audience, the Play and the The audience, the play and the player, to a conscientious student, furnish an in-depth affinity that unites the three. The playwright has spent many weary hours writing the play. He has tried to make the play as captable to the average audience. No matter how successful a playwright has been he has not made anything that anything he may write will be acceptable to the average audience. There is always a prodigious element of the play that makes the "first act" of a harrower car-raving episode to the playwright. After the play is written it must be submitted to a producing manager. The THE FAMILY OF JOHN A. BROWN FREEMAN, HARPER AND FREEMAN TRIO. I had the pleasure of stopping at the Crown Garden Theater and saw the Freeman, Harper and Freeman Trio. They were headliners there and they got their share of applause. They were the K. K. for the last four weeks and close the bill at each house, pleasing the audience. Much credit is due this trio, as they are the first motion picture posers in the acceptance of a play by a reputable and competent manager does not always insure its success. Every season thousands of dollars are lost in presenting the play, both playwright and manager thought would be successes. Neither does the refusal of a play always attest its worthlessness. The play is accepted; now the playwright and manager must look about for a suitable cast. This is a most important feature of a production. Many plays have failed and the movie often is not suited to their parts. business among colored paper one wishing a "box office" do well to get this team Walls, Birmingham, Aldy or applause. They are the professional of the profession in Merry Happy New Year. Their chant, Louisville, Dayton Cleveland and Detroit. ideas and modern innovation has robbed him of his love "The hopes of his year the blast, and the superseded to fire his lives. Doggedly he fightings that defeat is inevitable no longer burst into thunder bears the inspiring roar he leaves the stage. At to acknowledge that he is past. He takes refuge and straightway renders To the younger generation just individual effort to folly every attempt to dis The show has completed its rehearsals. The "first night" audience is in attendance concerned with the production are labor- ing under a tremendous nervous strain. The performers look through the peep- sockets to get a line upon the audience, specul- ating whether the people present will remain or will get to the balcony and gallery built close to the stage adds vreatly; when the balconies and galleries are far back, the perform- ers feel that people so situated can not see, hear and appreciate what they are doing, for few smiling, interrupted faces the front row and in front of people up the stage and encourage them to do their best. The "bete noire" or a performer is the male who will will will will will will will a newspaper or deliberately turn their back to the stage and in front of people come to see a show; they should be elected from the theater, as they often demoralize whole performance by their behavior. The curtain rises upon the first act. The first number or the first scene ends. The second act begins, and the ducer have figured that this scene or number should bring applause. If the anticipated applause is forthcoming, the ducer will work with renewed energy. If the scene or number fails to "hit" the audience, the performers are likely to lose confidence and the show drag to an unsuccessful finish. Sometimes an audience is only waiting for the star to appear to decide whether to perform or not. The actor is an indefinable something that radiates from actor to audience and establishes a bond of sympathy and fellowship, and other names, but if a performer does not possess it, he or she may as well find some other role to occupation, or can take the cultivated, and the who does not possess it is without the most essential element of success. Ofttimes a number, scene or character, calculated to be the strongest feature in the scene, calls the audience thought would be an indifferent number, a mill scene or an obscure character, will catch the audience and assure the produc A production may be a decided hit in one city and fail completely in another. We work week after week with an experienced performer can notice that two audiences are alike. A Monday night's audience may be obstreperous or applaudive; the audience's crowd may be only mildly appreciative, and so on throughout the entire week. I have never liked to open a "week's stand" with a matinee. The audiences crowd up, and a event as at night. The members of a company exert every ounce of energy to please the small number, for they know that the audience is eager to be upon their pleasing the matinee audience, and when time for the night show rolls round they have expended much of their energy to attend the matinee circuit. It may happen that a show that has been giving general satisfaction en route will strike a "cold" audience upon the very night one of these managers is working up a stand of confidence generated by the audience may so affect the players that, try as hard as they can to work up a stand of confidence, they become the manager, thereby losing many weeks of profitable work. I don't think any manager or critic should pass final judgment upon performance, unless both are so mediocre as not to deserve any consideration. I must have a scope, but performers, will find it to their advantage to try and read the riddle or solve the mystery of the affinity that exists between the audience, the play and the player. The Old-Timer. (A Character Study, in appreciation of my friend, Daddy Lucas.) I have always been sincere affection for the genuine, dyed-in-the-wool old-timer. I am always willing to condone his idiosyncrasies, and his love of the game, like a discarded battle horse, that pricks up its ears, rears, snorts, and is ready to charge whenever, so the old-timer, when he hears a minstrel band, straightens his shoulders and increases his step to keep time to the rhythmic beating of the The musty smell of the dressing rooms and the rancid odor of grease paint are sweet perfume to his offactory organ. Let him step with his foot, counting a bunch of meet a conencial bunch and one may as well try to hit the flow of the Mississippi as to stop the flood of reminiscences he will pour into the ears of those who will listen. When the old-timer is about it it is useful—they are dwarfed to utter insignificance Should one attempt to prove the superiority of the present-day performer, the old-time drama performer, singing arts, the old-time will wilt one with a pitying smile, and bark back to the good old days of the old-time Calleigh, the balmy days of Lind, Patti, Selika, Signor Veloski, the Hyer Sisters, and Flora Batson. No one can sing as well as the old-time with Gussei Davis, Jim Blain and Paul Dresser. Your old-timer is an archaeologist, who will discover some of the intimities to refute ones every argument. As the evening sun, sinking in the distance, the entire landscape transforms barren hill and fertile valley, transforming the entire landscape into a picture of magical beauty, so the smoothed or obliterated the rough places in the old-timer's career, leaving a retrospect that brings only a flood of happy recollections of past The old-timer does not slip behind the times without a structure. It works with the new The Old-Timer business among colored performers. Any one wishing a "box office attraction" will be able to write this. Write W. D. Wallis, Birmingham, Ala. These young gentlemen wish their friends in and out of the professions a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Yes, Louisville, Dayton, Columbus, O. C. Cleveland and Detroit. "The hopes of his youth fall thick on the blast, and ambition is no longer a barrier." The colleges, universities, colleges, Doggedly he lights, always knowing that defeat is inevitable. The crowds no longer burst into thunderous applause he bears the inspiring roar of approval as he leaves the stage. At last he is forced to leave. But there is one solace left him—the past. He takes refuge in this fortress and straightway renders it improbable. To the younger generals the old-timer's folly every attempt to disapprove his assertions of purity greatly affects his place. One may sit at his feet and drink from his fountain of wisdom or draw upon his inexhaustible store of experience, and be The old-timer should never be subjected to ridicule, made the butt of one's sarcasm, or looked upon with condemnation, or reverence. The old-timer was the ploneer, the pathfinder. The heave profited by his mistakes and been inspired by his victories. He has made it possible for to realize the dreams of his early youth. As the last act in the old-timer's drama of life nears its close, let us make him the hero of the story. That his life has not been lived in vain. And when God, the great stage director, shall rhyme down the final curtain, we will erect a monument in leaving remembrance of him. NOTICE! Mrs. ake Harris, destitute and anxious to see or hear from her daughter, "Queen Dora Wilson English." Address 1820 St Thomas street, New Orleans, LA. Mr. Subscriber, get your neighbor to take advantage of our bargain rates. THE SOUL. Composed and Written by Bert Stamps The Soul is the immortal part of us, In which dwells the inner man; The invisible spirit which knows no rust, We are the soul of all things; We each possess it, if young or old. We each possess it, if young or old, Yet disregard the appeals which we Yet disregard the appeals when we know Are deserved from heaven and directed Are descended from heaven and directed to go. to go To this "mysterious part," called the Soul. SAVED. If our divine preparations are made in inwardness. Our ascension from earth will be grand. The palaces of Glory and their holy romance Will be unfurled to immortal man. When Jehovah the Messiah with angels ground. Bedecked in their splendor and gold, Bestows God's everlasting benediction abound. Then "losted" is this part called the Soul. LOST. Could we but know, ere death calls us home, that our troubles and cares were o'er. We want suppress the fear of going alone. To dwell with Christ for evermore, be our expire our nefarious art. By deceiving our heart, pure and bold: Death's eternal damnation rewards our depart. Then "lost" is that part called the Soul. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Alexander, Chas. F. Arrant, Charley Archer, Clayton Anderson, R. J. Adams, J. E. Barrow, A. C. Bishop, Wester Butler, W. H. Bruce, Joe Boyd, Cliffon Bishop, Wester Christian, Geo. H. Cross, Prof. U. Cooper, Grant Crawford, James Davis, Samuel Dentight, Carl Duffy, Howard Eldridge, W. L. Daye, Eddie E. Fisher, Lonnie Fountroy, H. Gray, B. Gordon, Batts Hutt, A. F. Hicks, Mason Irving Warren Itson, Harry Harper, Hamp Hester, Willie Johnson, H. M. Jerome & Lewis Kyle, Lonnie Kirkendall, Wm. Kirkendall, Wm. Lowery, Vance La Rose, C. A. Lewis, Fred McKinnon, M. McDaniel, Otis McCannon, J. H. McDow, Dude McKinnon, M. Moppin, Pearl Priedgeon, Jack Pearch, Wm. Pearson, James Perryman, Frank Priedgeon, J. C. Redmond, Teddy Redmond, Teddy Richardson, Ervin Hainey, W. M. Hewey, Raymond Tay W. H. Russell, Bob Shaw, Max Shaw, Max Singleton, Eddie Stovall and Stovall Thomas, B. B. Thomas, B. B. Irving Warren Viney, W. E. Warren, Iwane White, W. H. White, W. H. Williams, Alonzo Walker, Harry Young, Tom Love, Miss Lucy Loretta, Madam Morton, Miss Moxie, Miss Almira Murdock, Mrs. Ione Prince, Ruth Prince, Payne, Mamie Stewart, Grace Stewart, Dolly Styles, Miss Doshiie Thompson, Miss Ad- Thompson, Miss Ad- Adams, Mabel Braggs, Miss Mabel Brown, Minnie Dowdell, Ella Doulless, Ella Churchill, Pearl E. Churchill, Pearl E. Collins, Mrs. Carrie Crosby, Marie Forrest, Ella Forrest, Mia Miss A. Gallard, Eva Ryan George, Miss Essie Grist, Cecil Estelle, Estelle Hooten, Ida B. Jones, Miss Sallie Jackson, Mrs. Ora Johnson, Mrs. Le- Townsend, Mary Timmons, Rebecca Van Clay, Elizabeth Wiggins, Lena WANTED AT ONCE! Colored performers ladies and gentlemen, in all lines Musicians that double B. O. or B. & B. preferred. Stage all in first letter. Add. J. H. ANONYM Care Black Oddity Co. Boon, Mich. Dec. 20; McBain. 31: Temple. Jan. 1: Clare. 3. WARRED Colored performers: double band Musicians to double stage B. O. ceder. Novelty acts, reel singing and d-necing comedians. One-night stand show. State salary which must be paid. W. W. IMPORTANT To Hear From Fifty A Of All K Also Stock And Some PRODUC And Chorus I Have Som REAL G For Y SO GET And write in your Address all n CHAS. P. Fifty Act Of All Kinds So Stock Peo And Some Real PRODUCER And Chorus Girl Have Something REAL GOOD For You. O GET BUS and write in your open time Address all mail to AS. P. BAIL And Chorus Girls I Have Something And write in your open time. Address all mail to 81 Decatur Street, Atlanta, Ga. REAL MAJESTIC MA BURLESQUE Week of Dec. 29: Dollie Dimple PRICES 10c, 25c AND 50c Ulysses the Gr The World's Greatest Living Magic QUE MAJESTIC MA Dec. 29: Dollie Dimple PRICES 10c, 25c AND 50c sses the Gr the World's Greatest Living Magic REAL MAJESTIC MATINEE BURLESQUE DAILY Week of Dec. 29: Dollie Dimple Girls! PRICES 10c, 25c AND 50c Ulysses the Great! The World's Greatest Living Magician Extracts from Testimonials: Dr. Booker T. Washington—"Ulysses possess exceptional magician." Hon. B. J. Davis, Editor, Atlanta, Ga.—"That M. Jones is a wealth of prosperity before him is no joke." Dr. J. M. Baird, Specialist—"His private exhibition at my tifying to the most observant eye." Atlanta Constitution—"The ease and grace in which he mence impresses you at once that he has probed deeply into the fa-"Mr. Homer J. Weaver, Custodian Atlanta Auditorium—ance given in this house on the occasion of the B. M. C., was highest class order." T. Washington—"Ulysses possess exceptional man Davis, Editor, Atlanta, Ga.—" That M. Jones is a perity before him is no joke " Baird, Specialist—" His private exhibition at my most observant eye." institution—" The ease and grace in which he may you at once that he has probed deeply into the faer J. Weaver, Custodian Atlanta Auditorium—" his house on the occasion of the B. M. C., was der." Dr Booker T. Washington—"Ulysses posses exceptional merit as a magician." Hon. B. J. Davis, Editor, Atlanta, Ga.—That M. Jones is a genius wit wealth of prosperity before him is no joke" Dr. J. M. Baird, Specialist—"His private exhibition at my home was m tifying to the most observant eye." Atlanta Constitution—"The ease and grace in which he mystifies his audience impresses you at once that he has probed deeply into the fascinating art." "Mr. Homer J. Weaver, Custodian Atlanta Auditorium—"Your performance given in this house on the occasion of the B. M. C., was strictly of the highest class order." The Real Ulysses! This Volcanic Magician Is in a class by himself. A laughing riot from start to finish. Different, unusual, out of the ordinary. A box office attraction. Booking Agents, Managers, Etc., who desire to swell your treasures, engage this act, per address. U. S. Jones 19 S, Doray St. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Auditorium, where Ulysses The Great Amused and Mystified 10,000 People L. W. W Formerly Manag 12th Ave. Theatre, Died Tuesday Morning LYONS DAY Is Now Owner and Wants Vaudeville Acts, Sto W. West Formerly Manager of the Ave. Theatre, Nashville, T Died Tuesday Morning, Dec. 16th YONS DANIEL Is Now Owner and Manager. Vaudeville Acts, Stock People Formerly Manager of the 12th Ave. Theatre, Nashville, Tenn. Died Tuesday Morning, Dec. 16th LYONS DANIELS Is Now Owner and Manager. Wants Vaudeville Acts, Stock People, Chorus Girls for Stock. Write in your Open Time. Bert Whitman! And Her Three Sunbeams HAVE GOT IT "NOW IN FULL BLAST" At 5th and John Sts., Cincinnati, 0. Write Marion A. Brooks. Acts minds People Real CERS! s Girls ething OOD! ou. BUSY open time. mail to BAILEY ATIC MATINEE DAILY Dimple Girls! ND 50c Great! wing Magician exceptional merit as a ma- mat M. Jones is a genius wit hibition at my home was m in which he mustifies his audi- ply into the fascinating art." Auditorium "-Your perform- B. M. C., was strictly of the The Real Ulysses! This Volunteer Magician Is in a class by himself. A laugh- ing riot from start to finish. Differ- ent, unusual, out of the ordinary. A box office attraction. Booking Agents, Managers, Etc., who desire to swell your treasures, engage this act, per address. U. S. Jones 19 S, Doray St. Atlanta, Ga. Vestell Manager of the Washville, Tenn., Dec. 16th INIELS Manager. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE By Jule (J. J.) Weaver. Christmas time once more is here. Hearls filled with joy, the bells ring clear, and the old year rings in the new. It is God’s will, so let us do; Sing, pray, and give thanks, too. Though since this time a year ago, and yet this well for all that meek, Save those that grow faint-heart, the weak. Greetings to all, both friend and foe, Right or wrong, your conscience know; Every time you wrong a soul, and with you you roll, Takes him much nearer to his goal. In every case, just watch—you’ll see Gaining the realms of christine clime. Save God, in His own due set time. From North to South, East to West, Rough or good, we’ve stood the test; On and on, upwards we’ll strive. Marching where only the fittest survive. The time has come, the world seems dear; Hall to the Yuletide and the New Year— E’en cares and troubles disappear. Two thousand years ago, or near, When Christ was born, marked to cheer. Weavers, like most any name, Even though have won no fame, Even though have won the game, Very soon it shall be said Every man whose soul's not dead Rises to realms of unknown heights. So is his chance, if he so lightens. We are meeting with much success in uple, up through baska, Iowa, Mingusen, up through wuhu. THE NEW GLOBE THEATER, JACKSONVILLE, FLA Buddie Glenn, the veteran comedian opened Monday, December 15, indefinite hours about a fist nephew, Willie Glenn. Regards to all friends in and out of the profession. The new Globe, the comedian, was severely burned Monday night, December 8, at the Globe theater, in the dressing room. He is now at the hospital in a serious condition. THE BELMONT THEATER OF PENSACOLA, FLA (By Walker Wilmer Thomas.) White and White are on the bill for the holidays, and are engaged indefinitely. They are scoring a big hit with their singing and dancing act. Mrs. White receives three and four encores every night. Grant and Grant are also here for an indefinite engagement. They are doing nothing but first-class singing and danc- J. Harkum is still on the bill, with his golden voice. Brad Harris is still stage manager, and is meeting with nothing but big successes. The Belmont theater is having nothing but clean shows now. They bar all smut, and they are sure to entertain you royally, so don't be afraid to take your wife and children or your girl to see some of the shows you have. In speaking a few words to our colored performers, I wish to say that it will be a great thing when they cease using the audience to carry the ball, and carry to the very lowest pitch. As the audience is largely composed of women of dark color. We must understand that it was our black mother who presided over the ball, and it is coming a time that we will all regret this, and I hope all our so-called first-class performers will cease casting instinations at the ball. Dickey and Gertrude Stu n are on the bill for this week, and are doing first-class work. Menmenmen is for sale by Walker W. The Freeman is for sale by Walker W Thomas, the agent, at the theater. RICHARD I. JACKSON. Summer at the Hoosier Theater, tapolls—Best Collection of instruments Known to the Business. When you are thinking of trap drumming you should be well for you to visit the Hoosier theater. Here you'll find an agreeable young man, plain and modest—modest almost to the middle of whoever else traps the music. Richard L Jackson. He doesn't make any noise about what he's going to do. Just goes on playing the music as a large part of one of the very best picture show orchestras to be found anywhere. The orchestra consists of the usual piano and traps with an occasional extra lead piece. At the piano sits Mrs. Jenny Rennix, whose superior skill. The people around her picture him. She is a genius along her line. Then with Mr. Jackson and his various instruments the Hoosier theater plays a very careful and guarded of race, in its music. The latest addition to Mr. Jackson's collection of instrumentals is the lion rearer; and for the moment one thinks he is in the midst of Barnum and Balley's menagerie. He had already a fine set of orchestras, an autohorn, a bird call, a duck call, whipsticks to a tate burning houses, a sand bleach instrument for making of trums, an instrument that sounds like tearing cloth, a thunder sheet, a triangle, cymbals and $q$ course a big and living making thematures that are shown, making them as real as possible. It will be seen that he must be a stater studies the pictures of instruments that are intelligent, it is possible to do so. Mr. Jackson is also a clarinetist. At times he plays that instrument with wife presides over the concert. For occasion he blows two clarinets at him. He expresses himself as very grateful to Mr. Jackson for his knowledge of the clarinet, also to Mr. H. L. Rawls, both of whom are accomplished musicians. This was at a time when Mr. JACKSON The music of the Hoosier theater is especially referred to by the audience at that house. Mr. Jackson is mainly responsible for this, and who is ably assists him. As a consequence that theater is usually packed to the doors, being equally entertained by the audience. CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW. (By Sylvester Russell.) Lillian Watson at the Grand-Henderson son and Henderson Hit of Just a little bit of art that State street audiences don't know much about is what little Lillian Johnson sat on in her character songs, artistically rendered. Johnson Howard and Listette tramp tumblers full of comedy, equal numbers. Nobody were Earl, who might have been, but were not quite, the stars of the bill, were not quite, and dancers, and brilliant voice actress Regil Brothers had a twice novelty act and Mendel and Nagel were young but fair as a child, and the two Hendersons. Mrs. H. scored in an Irish song. Mr. H. himself is in dian an only colored act on the bill, the show a wooden cake walk. They were the only colored acts on the bill, the were Chandler and School clever comedienne. Miss Tommy Allen, a very clever comedienne. Lightner and Jordan were attractive, Howard, clown acrobat, was a funny man, who did a good act, and Wood and Lawson, especially manager of this house, has the sympathy of his (many friends who hear of his continued success, JP, assistant manager, is doing nicely. Morton and Allen at the Monogram—Chicken Trust Bradford, a New Find. The popular boys, Morton and Allen, moved down from upper State street, where they changed from their new act to a more serious one on the road. That Allen is a first-class musician is always in evidence in his violin stunts and the songs he sings on the road and style. Bradford and Jeanette of "Brad's" big time chicken trust act was a new find and to find himself out he had to stop and hop down to the tendon of a colored show shop. Excepting some of his gibberish he is a good actor. Stone and Stone are his biggest season and all their act was gone except that Mrs. Stone needs a new song, but their finale was excellent. Marie Bowiek, a singer with a robust voice, sang rag-time songs. Pugh and Pugh at the New Monogram—Bennie Sham Sings Dog, Dog, Dog What people all talked about was the comedy capers of Mr. Pugh in an act that gave good support. Dunham and Porter gave a new act that will be a big win, and the comedy capers of the act, lated. Bennie Dunham, who is a popular composer, was hardly recognized when he sang his own song "Georgia Girl," and he was a good comedian. Mr. Porter was quite at home with his fine tenor voice, even if he was slow. The Kinky Bob, Trio—Cooper, Wicks and Johnson—did nicely in a new act with scenic effects, and Eliseo Wilson was poorly selected, made a hit in "You Made Me Love You," which she enacted at the house. The act is located at this house and Henry B. Miller, the proprietor, stays at the other The All-Pictures Houses The States Theater This theater opened last Monday night as an all-picture house. "Wild Animals is housed" were the magnetic features. This house is now owned by the Salin enterprises Company—Frank Maurice and the Maurice brothers. The vaudeville last week laid Cooper, a young magician, who pleased; Green and Pugh, highly entertained and the Watermelon Quartet—and W. B. Nealy, both co-hosts and W. B. Maison—made good harmony. Warmley Salin is who is manager of the house, an important popular type of American-Jewish young theater. The Phoenix. "The Subterranean City, or Trailing the Jewel Thieves, was the big card game of the day. The monad last Monday night, Clarence Jones, Orchestra, including Mitchell, the picture drummer, was superb. The "Fountain," on Thirty-fifth street, is drawing fine The Washington. *Alexias Strategy* and "The Stolen Plans" drew immensely here. Manager Kyle Offering for Christmas. **The Lincoln** *Pantomus, or the Man in Black*, was the big sensational feature here. There is be a big holiday attraction next week. The Alamo. The installation of vaudeville at this house has been postponed until after the holidays. First-class pictures continue to attract largely. PROF. T. L. P. H. DAVIS Distinguished Baritone — He Says "Christmas Greetings and New Years Cheer to All." Representatives of the strictly legitimate class of singers are growing less ordered singers. Hurried preparation to get before the public, in vaudeville, has most of the benefits of being public, the patrons of theaters applaud the performer does not see the necessity of studying hard and long. However theirers often do not know when they wish they knew music in its best form. The thoroughly prepared singers all times with thunderous applause, but A. B. PROF. T. L. P. H. DAVIS, Baritone. Singing With Success In Indianapolis Theaters for all that he is safe and secure, as a literary classic, for all time. When the shouting is over, he sees gold-wrapped lips. He uses its desirable value. Prof. T. R. P. H. P. D. Hawkins (now of Indianapolis, is one of those thoroughly educated people who explores the whole region of his pliase of the singing art. His splendid baritone voice is in keeping with his music, and he makes a very hard combination to beat. During this year Mr. Davis has sung in many of the best theaters in the country, with work to do. At times calls are made on him to sing in other cities, which he accepts when convenient to do so, always giving Mr. Davis has been before the public about ten years, and he has been noted school of Nashville, Tenn. Here he began his musical culture. Since that time he has been involved in singing and the crowned heads of Europe several times. He began sinking with the famous Jubilee singer, the late Johnny Hobson. He was also with the United States choir. When abroad he sang in London and Yorkshire, England and he also heard in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Berlin and other places. In his own work, having the same golden opinions expressed of him. He will return to Europe in the spring and be noted school of the country on his own responsibility. Mr. Davis is popular with white audiences. This means very much for him, since these audiences are the class of class. He prefers the classics, grand operas, and the better class of sentimental music. When filling his engagements, Mr. Davis's role is an assistant, Gilbert N. Johnson, who is a painstaking and careful piano student. He extends congratulations to his friend, the professional for their success of the year. He wishes all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. He appreciates the efforts of his friends in his behalf. He thanks Mr. Tim Owley for consideration shown him. He appreciates the Freeman executive force, and hopes the members a happy and prosperous future, with special regards to the Crawfordsville, Ind. people for their kindly consideration. SYLVESTER RUSSELL'S STROLL SCRIBES AND STAGE STORIES Richard B. Harrison, the reciter, just closed an engagement at the Apollo, one of Chicago's elite theaters. Bessie Edginson, the creole, whom I took for white last week at the New Monogram, made a good impression with her dancing and little trained dog. William H. Smith, manager of activity at the Rube Foster, the famous baseball player for a star vaudeville attraction. Frankie Barton is busy rehearsing his picks for the Consolidated circuit. Miss Billyine is also to be booked. John Malloy, the comedian, left last Sunday for Cleveland. Ohio, where he opens on the Consolidated time at the Alpha theater. Billy Jones, of Memphis, with C. G. Broome and T. Jr.elmings, has opened a tailor shop at 2734 State street. John Klawans is now situated at Thirty-fifth street and State, and his trade is almost exclusively color. Horace George, clarinet player at the Monogram, takes pupils on the piano and clarinet, including voice culture at his home, 633 West Forty-fifth street. The La Verdo cafe at Thirty-first and State streets is doing a nice business. Harry J. Kelly, the proprietor, has fully proved his popularity among his patrons. Charles Glazebrook, the tailor, at 2625 State street, and Ivy Brothers, 2687 State street are all doing a nice business for the holiday season. Ed Wilson, a white comedian, is doing an act with picks. His clever boys are Willie Corrane, Alonzo Lancy and Sollie Jones. G. Sharp White has been considering the D. O. K. time. He is the only colored magician doing the Hindo box and barrel mystery. Abe Weinstein, of the States Ligeor Huge, gives a simple Christmas presents to his customers in general. Thomas & Heard, music publishers of New York and Chicago, wish to extend to their customers of the nation, greetings, as seen in their advertisement. Thomas Jefferson, of St. Paul, Minn., and L. A. Branch, of Hot Springs, Ark., have a new buffet at 3536 State street. Tim Owley had Manager William H. Smith and Sylvester Russell as his guests at the Pampel last week during his visit. Harry Reed, the comedian of Aida Overton Walker's Happy Girls, is in town. Reed and Marshall and the girls opened at Jackson, Mich., during a visit, with Peoria and St. Louis to follow. Most St. Louisians's new music store at St. Louis State is now the talk of the Stroll. He has the exclusive selling right of Tom Lemonier's latest success, "You're Up Today and Down Tomorrow." Mr. Cunningham is the retired Hinder Juggler Ala Jabe. The Down in Dixie Minie will open the store on January 1, 1914. The company will consist of twelve people, with a band of eight pieces, under the direction of Wheeler Mitcham, of Topekans. The orchestra will be under the direction of Jas. Hardy is also with the company. Marsh Craig, who has been very ill at his home on Forest Avenue, the result of a serious operation, is still in a feeble condition. His appearance on the Stroll recently added sunshine to shadows. J. Joseph, the dealer in imported wines, has his new building all completed at the northeast corner of State and a Thirty-four corner, where he has a large colored trade. There were two changes on the bills at the Monogram theater during the last half. The Brinkleys were a team that made good in every particular, and their comedy was good. Billy ewey and Loney Crosby were a new team which pleased, especially Dewey's comedy and solo. "Who's to Win," a one-act musical comedy by Eudora Fisher-Lockett, was seen last week at the Pekin. The play had nothing to recommend it except on scene in a beauty shop, not original, in which Billy was a good comedy work made fun. The vital spark of a dull and s�nly performance was the appearance of Marie Burton, the society soprano, who was at her best vocally, in a new popular semi-classical song and a medley with chorus effect. I sighed as I looked over the empty seats which greeted a singer once cuddled as a child of art, once the object of criticism at the pre-Lenten recital in New York and later drilled to be an actress of a please Shops. But I was days away by the glows with a stage half full of an antelers destructing from a real star and other professionals are passed, and especially when the management doesn't know enough to advertise; world without end. Amen. Abjah is now on. The best example of the Russell system of advertising on State street shows that the Keystone hotel is increasing in business, attracting more with white restaurants, is doing a big business, and Jensen, the photographer, who co-operates with the colored race, in advertising and every other way, has the biggest trade on State FRANK HENDON'S PEPPERBOX. I don't claim to have the inside track of information on the contents of the articles of our professionals, but I've seen lots of names in the "Happy Hall" of fame. The dame that works consecutively on the upper left-hand corner of the main theatrical page of this journal is not only disboarding December, but her stockings are out of date. "Speak the spotlight did it. And Smoke Plamination Pete, with whom she is working, got a bunch of bills he wants changed—better change his costume, or, at least, his socks—that, is if damn "alcantusum." And Billy McClain is managing a star. That's no task for a Hoosier son. Even a near-sighted person can see Christmas coming and going. Little fighters are waking up to the fact that our Christmas number will be "Blow Exchange," who haven't been heard of, will do well to put out an ad. If you play Mobile, you are a piker. White folks are saying that Jack Johnson soon will come to America. "Glimmem dem butts," he tells folks. THE ONE CHAS. C. NICKERSON. Charles C. Nickerson, that original comedian and composer of the songs—"Louisville Rounder's Dance" and "Louisville Rounder's Dance"—and many other comedy songs, is getting to be rather sentimental. He is getting away from a routine and seating on the ballads, "The Sweet Kiss" and "of his latest, entitled 'The Sweet Kiss':" Kisses from your sweatyheart When you press your lips to mother's lips, That's the sweetest kiss of all. ST. LOUIS, MO. Riot of Fun at the Booker Washington This Week—Many Parties Arranged for Yule Tide Season—General News. (By W. Silace Fearance.) Bert Whitman, Three Picks, a Scream. The bill presented to the patrons of the Booker Washington this week is one of the best balanced bills that has appeared at this house of good acts. It is an undeniable fact, the bill that picks are the cause of the S. R. O. sign hung up at every performance. This act is in its second keek and was a scream from its first appearance. The bill changed bill this week with Bert Wiltman, without cork, is a riot of action from beginning to end. The costing of the fee has been said this is a char- acteristic of all Whitman acts. They open with "Broadway Is Good Enough for Me," scoring a hit, "Ragtime Love," and "Broadway Is Good Enough for many encores." "Business is Urging," by Julius, who has won his way into the hearts of St. Louis, scored a great hit, "Peekaboo Wint the Moon" by three picks, and the audience had only to see one of the picks to bring forth applaure. "Tango Rag," by that indefatigable wonder, Bert. scored a hit, "The act will long be remembered as one of the best dancing acts ever seen at this house. Virgile Richards a Good Worker. This single hit covers over songs as only Virgile Richards can, and scored a decided hit with the first night with her wonderful warbling and artistic steps. She sings "Chesapeake Bay," and "Back to Carolina," scoring a hit in each and winning an encore on each rendition. Mastin & Green, Whirlwind Dancers Going Big Mastin and Green, whirlwind dancers, are going big Mastin and Green came to town nilled as the champion Tommy toms dancers for it was so great that for it it was some of the best tommy dancing that has been seen here. They sing in the beautiful Way You Love," and while there is nothing remarkable in their singing, yet they are artists of the first class in dance. So see them when they come to town. Goodloe & McCoy, an Act Par Excel- Jance This act is a sister team that bids fair to be one of the best on the circuit, and it is a great tribute. At the Devil's Ball, they won well merited applause for their good work. They open with "Trail of the Tiger," and they sing in "Bearcat Rag" got all that was in the song out of it and carried her audience on their knees to Heart," although heard several times in this house, was never rendered before as by Miss Goodloe, and the crowded house was full of people. They close with their feature song, the Devil's Ball" in costume. This act claimed what was voted as one of the best ever presented to this house of good acts. Postal Clerk and Recent High School Graduate, Elone. After a courtship lasting three years, Mr. Ira Williams and Miss Nannie Franklin and the maid of honor married. The marriage was looked for by the younger set, but not at such an age as they did. The couple moved to honeymoon at Centralia, IL, where they are property owners and are to return to City in time for a wedding breakfast. City is the place where the Thirteens and the Alpha Teta Delta clubs or which members and bride were to be members and their parents are, to be guests of honor. Caterer Walters is planning to pull off one of the greatest social events pulled off in years in this city at the Pythaian auction. Look for write-up in next week's issue. Miss Becker Entertained. Mr. G. Lawrence Brown entertained at his spacious residence in honor of Miss Becker, of Dallas, Texas, on last Thursday. Mr. Becker, a course lunchon was served to the assembled guests. After the luncheon the guests returned to the parlor, where Mrs. Becker, of Dallas, Those present were Misses Mae Clark, Blanche Becker, Frankie Boyd, Regina McMurray, Emma Allen, Florence Fleece, and Tina Fleece, Ida Lola Brown, Ida Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Brown, Messrs. W. Slas Fearance, Sam Shepherd, W. Frank Adams, Leon Carter, Tecumseh Bradshaw, Walter E. Carter, Tecumseh Brown and G. Lawrence Brown, the host. Visiting the Southland Mrs. Carrie Fearance, of 2022 Lacutea avenue, the mother of W. Silas Fearance, well known in club circles about town, and the mother of Sarah South, visiting her mother and brother in Memphis, Tenn. She will spend New Years with her sister in Vicksburg, Miss. She will spend her sister in her home town, New Orleans, where she hopes to renew old acquaintances. Thirteen's Annual Ball: The annual anniversary dance of the Thirteenth is to be pulled off on January 13th by the leading social element of this city as the leading event of the year. If you are out of town or near at hand, if you are in town, you will not fall to the Miss Normal Longhorn Stemple, of Muskogee and Kansas City, was in the city a few days ago visiting Miss Mae Bobinson, of Fairfax avenue and Miss Susan Robinson, of Kansas City, but is expected to return to Kansas City, but is expected to return for the holiday season. When you have news, write-ups or advertising matter, see W. Sillas Fearance, or address matter to 222 Laddie avenue. EASTERN THEATRICAL NEWS: (By Billy E. Jones:) Billy E. Jones, the well known vaudevillian and versatile singer, is well known and possesses the role of the profession and who knows the art of delivering a song so that the audience never fails to apprehend it. Jones is adept at ragtime and all are applause winners. EBONY VAUDEVILLE AGENT 1238 BODMAN STREET Wants acts immediately for Fall and Winter Seen photos. Wire, phone or write. WANTS First class acts of all kinds. Good novice J. GOODMAN, Proprietor, JOHN B. tre, South Street above Broad, Philadelphia Booker Washington 2$d and Market 80 Tom Turpin, Manager. Acts booked for this house, send picture SALKIN'S EN States 7 3505-7-9 State S Most Popular Vaudeville and 4—High Class V Feature Picture Acts Changed Monday, Admission, 10c Lincoln 3132 State St The House with a Reputation. Sh Daily Matinee 3:00 p.m. First Class Orchestra Wanted for Uncle Tom Wagon Show under canvas, can sing and dance, canvass me lowest salary. No Drinking EBONY VAUDEVILLE AGENCY—LICENSED AND BONDED 1820 BODMAN STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA Wants acts immediately for Fall and Winter Season. Booking everywhere. Want girls. Send photos. Writen, phone or write. First class acts of all kinds. Good novelty acts of recognized ability. Addres J. GOODMAN, Proprietor, JOHN H. SMITH, Manager Auditorium Theatre, South Street above Broad, Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Theatre! 3132 State Street, Chicago, Ill. The House with a Reputation. Showing High Class Motion Pictures. Daily Matinee 3:00 p.m. First Class Orchestra. Colored acts write for open time. Address Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. Wagon Show under canvas, Season 1914, colored people that can sing and dance, canvass men, etc. State full particulars and lowest salary. Mort Steece SPAULDING AND GRAND AVE., CHICAGO. LEARN TO READ MUSIC AT SIGHT FOR $1.00 Any one in the "Brass Band" or "Stringed Orchestra" may learn in a few hours to mute the instrument he loves, with our "Sight Read er" and "Sight Reader Positions," $1.00 (cash) Ada Wm. D. Smith, 1638 Clarion St., Phila delphia, Pa. By a colored man, who is thoroughly experienced as an operator in the Moving Picture business, hawning and having event trailings in a theatre, and knows it from A to Z. Address BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Care Vaudette 244 Gratiot Lot Detroit, Michigan Phone: Bomont 1299 A HOME FOR PERFORMERS HOME COOKING ALL MODERATE CONVENIENCES Barbecued Meals of A Kinds, Night and Day. VIOLET DULEY 5 South 23rd Street. St. Louis, Mo. (Opposite Booker Washington Theater) FOR SALE first class house; only colored house in town of six thousand colored people; seating capacity, four hundred. Everything is in place. A man can be spent before putting on the show. Term reasonable to the right parties. Address W. A. McGowan Wilmington, N. C. A MANAGER Looking for a situation Or is Your PICTURE THEATER Paying Or is Your PICTURE THEATER Paying IF NOT—WHY NOT Then drop a card or a letter and let me know for I am just the man you want. Then drop a card in the Theater Business and I know just what to do. Why worry? Let me do by putting your Theater on a good paying basis again. BENIAMIN FRANKLIN 244 Gradat Ave. Detroit, Mich. Care Vanducte or 83 Caterham St. The Star Theatre First class vaudeville acts of all kinds, sister teams and chorus girls. Can make long engagement. We play stock. Write or wire us your open time. This theatre is the largest and best playhouse in the Southwest. Everything new and classy. Seating capacity 1,000 and $5,000 Dallas capital behind it. Tickets will be sent to the right parties. Address all mail to the STAR THEATRE James Crosby, Mgr. 2407 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas CY—LICENSED and BONDED PHILADELPHIA, PA. Jason. Booking everywhere. Want girls. Send TED! poly acts of recognized ability. Addres- B. SMITH, Manager Auitorium Thea- phia, Pa. Bington Theatre Street, St. Louis, Mo. C. H. Turpin, Proprietor res ten days ahead. Also cuts if any. ENTERPRISES Theatre Street, Chicago, Ill. Photo Play House on the Stroll Audeville Acts—4 is Changed Daily Thursday and Saturday Children, 5c Theatre! Street, Chicago, Ill. Showing High Class Motion Pictures. Colored acts write for open time. Address Mort Steece Ps Cabin Co. Season 1914, colored people that n, etc. State full particulars and in this Show. --- Both male and female performers, also musicians doubling B. & O. and stage Only professionals need apply. I have my own cars. In writing state what you can do, also lowes salary in first letter. Address all mail to Pete Worthey, Owner & Mgr. Florida Blossoms Co. Headquarters 619 Broadway, Macon, Georgia. Metropolitan and Savoy Theaters Wants first class acts of all kinds. Good novelty acts of recognized ability. Address A. Barrasso, Main Office 121 South Fourth Street. They'll See Your Act If You Play the Circle Theatre Street Philadelphia, Pa. N.B. Not the only house playing to more people than all other show shops combining acts that have not played the Circle, get busy. Monogram Theatre 451 State Street, Near 35th Street Monogram Theatre St., Near 31st, Chicago, Vaudeville and Moving Picture Hourly performances, 8 to 11 p.m. Days and Holidays. Admission be Theatre Open Now and Will be Late If you are funny, write Theatre, Jacksonville, Crowd, Owner and Man KE THEATRE MOBILE, ALABAMA positively "Dixie's Best Vaudeville, two shows nightly. Perf Fully equipped for handling all road V. PECK, Manage New Grand Finuous Vaudeville, Moving Picture Stage of Program Monday and Thursday Great Theatre in America State Street, Chicago Performers Send in Your Open Time. Grand Theatre 1920-1922 Avenue B, Birmingham, Ala. Under New Management. Only the Best In Vaudeville and Stock Booking Road Shops of hearing from first ch AT ALL TIMES George B. Lawre 1821-1833-1835 South Street Philadelphia, Pa. N.B. Not the only house of its kind, but the one (they imitate) playing to more people than all other show shops combined. Write, wire or phone. The few good acts that have not played the Circle, get busy. WANTED! Good acts. Can work vaudeville and stock. Also good chorus girls. You can play here as long as you make good. Corsicana is fifty miles from Dallas. Write Edward D. Lee, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Corsicana, Tex. Matinees Sundays and Holidays. Admission 10 Cents Globe Theatre! If you are funny, write Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager. PIKETHEATRE High class Vaudeville, two shows nightly. Performers send in open time. Fully equipped for handling all road companies. M.V. PECK, Manager. The New Grand Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures Change of Program Monday and Thursday Finest Theatre in America 3110-12 State Street, Chicago, Illinois Performers Send In Your Open Time. The Grand Theatre The Grand Theatre 1920-1922 Avenue B, Birmingham, Ala. Under New Management. General Manager KIE THEATRE 27 Decatur St Atlanta, Georgia DIXIE THEATRE! DIXIE THEATRE! 127 Decatur St. Can Give Good Acts From 3 to 5 Weeks In Atlanta. All Good Acts Send in open time. Two pay days a week, Wednesday and Saturday A REVIEW OF THE STAGE Impressions of Some Performers I Have Met. BY WILL LEWIS. The object here is not so much to see them as they should be as it is to see them as they are. This has in mind what may be said by way of performance. For the performer the performer finds it necessary to cater to the public to give it what it wants. This is true of performers in general, but especially of colored performers. Derek called I think very well of Sylvester Russell as a writer. It must be that he is the most of the colored stage. He can say what he has, then them in a striking way in much of his criticism, agree with him in much of his criticism, mean that he does not get at the truth. It just is trouble to be much at too much truth. Therefore he much we do and say that we do not best to speak about. I say that I am too liberal, confess to it in what I am doing. I thoroughly know to bury Caesar, I come known to bury Caesar, I come known to bury Caesar, I come known with him. Let the "dill" be intertwined with him. I am a world of constances. This is a hard and fast rules. promises will be noted in this very issue that Russell takes the whole push to task, performers and their stage do not do it, and they do not do it. I am not invited to win special friendship or for money gain, but I will be noted that I pursue a conservative policy, weighing condition in all of the quantities in the interest of a proper performance, and the immoral dances and unjustly things on the stage in general. True enough, they are the answer, why Russell raises the performers and they weaken the blame. The performers find the剧院 what they are looking for or go into and into the stage, where I cannot do it at once. The performers, I take it, would cut out much of the "not," as we should for it, if the stage is so shading for it. If the stage is no pulp, in spite of its power to be one—that is, if the people would stand for it. Managers try to reduce the amount of attention that warrants "spice," so they are found eating up their own words, however, in self-defense as the box office it can manage, for this and that, and the week they are standing for and that because the box office says so, and who is so powerful as the box office it can manage, for this and that, I learned that at the theater, quite an educator when it wants to be, and when the public wants it to be. But the audience, for this and that, education, it is for amusement. If you pick up something by way of education you are just simply fortunate, that's all. To the stage folks, greetings. In rambing about the dry bones of the past year, I may not do justice to the performance, for the extended mention. The stage people are great on letter-heads and envelopes, but poor cards. They, of all people, should have carried their acts on cards. This would be of immense value to the newspaper people, to the managers and to the performers, to think Edwards, of Edwards, and Edwards, has such cards. They are a trifle large, but it's the idea. Of course the acts change and so form, but the performance is much more. The point is that if the stage reviewer had such cards it would be easy to get a line or maybe to memorize much. The point is that if the stage reviewer had such cards it would be easy to get a line or maybe to memorize much. It will be understood that I am writing in an official capacity for this publication, consequently rather than something is expected. But I am simply human. Last year I called attention to quite a number of performers with whose work was impressed. I met a woman who had been living pets. I insist again that the work is what impresses me. Sometimes, it is pretty, earnest efforts. A pretty face, figure and attire, when taken together, do inspire work; but that does not draw forth that same kind of response that results from fine work. Nor am I prepossessed of course, as between two of equal ability—a man, a woman—the woman and I work together. And I work for the human kind. There's that one old minstrel, Clarence Powell, who gets close to me by his fine personality. He's very charming, but he knows him so long when he laughs with me, slaps me on the back and calls me Billy, then I have known him for many years, when he comes to work sometimes. Powell is a splendid performer, a holder from the old regime. In his class there are but very few people, but he is a very smart order. He reminds one of a Negro president of Hayti or some other "locality." He is so dignified, don't you know. I haven't had eyes on Ala Overton Walker for many a day. I have kept my ear to the ground listening for her coming to Indianapolis, saw her a few times, and saw many a young age. And actresses are sworn against getting old, thanks to pot, rouge, and the rest of it. I am not personal, but I am not a person. Bert Williams when playing an Indianapolis engagement. I spoke of this last year, when Elwood C. Knox and myself had a performance done, but he had advanced a performance, but he or else I was too sensitive and suspicious. Miss Walker has had some beautiful performances done, which is seen in the Props room, but managed to seize one. The lady seems a little too high priced for our burge, so I despair of seeing her again in the flesh. She has become a stage classic, fixed, permanent in the mind of the people as is the memory of her distinguished husband, but seem readily to reproduce their kind. The glorious Whitman bunch made the circuit and worked back to dear old Indianapolis. I have written of these people just as they were their biographer, and they are the theater director's sense. They make a specialty of training young people who work with them. In them, these young people, are reflected in the way they walk. Walkers were slow in developing. May $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. SEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY-YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. We have in our possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, falling memory and lame driats, or foul colds, unnatural driats, or the follies of youth, that we every man who wishes to have his many power and virility, quickly and quietly should have a copy. So we have written permission to a prescription free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who wishes this prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men, and we are convinced it is the surreal acting combination for the cure of dehydration and vigor failure ever put together. We think we owe it to our fellow man to copy in confidence, so that any man who wishes to be courageed with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent drugs at home quietly and quickly. Just drop in an ordinary quickest-acting restorative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and at home quietly and quickly. Just drop in an ordinary interstate Remedy Co., $381 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and we will send you a prescription at home quietly and quickly. Just drop in an ordinary envelope, free of charge, great many doctors would charge $3.00 for merely writing out a prescription this—but we send it entirely free. Whitman has nearly developed one, Aaron as he is known. His dancing is nearly a masterpiece, but his voice seems to be against him. Voice and articulation were a part of Whitman's fame. Bert Whitman made impression as a composer, a performer and a woman of education. Her boys received a degree in vaudeville. Essie Whitman did not make the circuit. She will join May in the near future. Black Patti gives it out in a special to the Freeman that she has thoroughly covered from illness to success in vaudeville. She will accept a limited number of engagements. Her many friends and admirers will be pleased to know that black diva will not be off the stage as she is. I met the distinguished songstress some time ago. She was at the time a member of the stage as a singer. I forget that great sealskin cloak she had on, and which nearly dragged the ground. It must have stood her about the streets. Had the pleasure of meeting Maude Cuney Hare, pianist, who was accompanied by William Richardson, singer, at the Y. M. C. A. of Indianapolis. They gave me a performance, and I am indeed sorry, as I had read much of her, of her talents. I knew very much of her distinguished father, a time powerful in politics of the state of Texas, from where she halls. Miss Hare has written a biography, cultivated to her interest, and this occasion is of most distinguished bearing and is worthy of her reputation, cultivated to her interest, and the Freeman is some evidences of culture and refinement. Susie Sutton is one of the race's most capable performers; the very best in her career. She is on and off and she pays old maid, but she looked good the same. If she had stuck around Indianapolis a while longer some Indianapolis fellows would have lost their heads. She is on and off and she stage. Miss Sutton has played her part so much until she finds herself making friends and acquaintances. Well, he means that she is thoroughly absorbed in her art. The Two Sweets have carved nliches in the hearts of the amusement park. She is on and off and two songs, "Mamma Don't Ask You No Easy Talking Here" and "My Mamma Don't Know Where I Am At," have made her joyous and jealous of her two songs, but she needn't be. There is but one Miss Two Sweet, Her husband, Willie, wrote the songs once they are on the radio. The team makes good because of their fine ability to play children's roles. Both are good. Miss Two sweet will not be excelled by any one. Martin and Moely went back to their first love, the "Porter and the Maid," Well, Miss Rosa has greatly improved, consequently is better prepared to take care of her. She has clever work last seen in Indianapolis, Mr. Martin has been a good, capable performer for years. Emmett Anthony knows me and I know's him. He is a good fellow and kind, he is kind and helpful, he is the other. "This is Anthony," his speech as he makes the streets at various times, including the small hours and funny all right. He's a little expensive, but one likes him for all that. Charles Nickerson is a boy of talent, hailing from Cleveland, O. He blew into Indianapolis with the Morgantown bunch, and Mr. Green, the bunch was that dainty Florence McClain and others. Miss McClain perhaps set more heads whirring here than she did. She is quiet, strictly on the defensive seemingly, rather charming at that. She is quiet, strictly on the defensive seemingly, rather charming at that. She shouldn't then be some raking over her! I am looking right at her picture while I am writing. I am also looking at Brooks. I am about Nickerson. He is a bright young man, companionable and above all sensible. He composes his own stuff and makes it Hes full of fun. If he should work hard he makes it great. He has got the stuff in him. The personnel of the Brooks-Smith players is distinguished. In the snug was the dainty Mills Burroughs, recently wedded to Mr. Brooks. Miss Burroughs belongs to the first class of her line of players. She is dainter on the reef. None articulate more distinctly or prettier. She acts as dainty as a fairy. Brooks did nothing that nest thing created. No use talking about him. Speedy's pretty wife is of a dancer. Well, Marton is now manager. Pekin of Cincinnati. I was rather sorry to hear this. Such companies should go about their medical good as can be. He was about to ask for a can. The best character actor of the kind that I have ever seen. I mean among the or so or so I confine it so much. He is as good as I have ever seen regardless of race. Tim and Hester Moore come very near presenting a real problem playlet. The audience takes sides readily, giving the women the power to decide if it. It's too bad that there's a growing sentiment that it is the woman's place work and bring in the money. However, the women are simply stifling the women by standing up for the man. Miss Moore works very hard. Tim is busy and funny, hitting home runs in the game and you've got the idea for abundance of fun. Little Hester Korton has a host of friends due to her good singing and dancing and also to a vein of mischievousness in her nature. She says "these people will fight for me; better not do anything to me. Met Lottie Brady at the Crown Garden, not too long—are you know. As I said on another occasion. Well, she was with us in our beautiful songs. They were up like comparing adjectives—pretty, prettier, prettiest. Then her movements were helpful. Miss Grady shows this. She is pretty of figure, puts on her clothes like an artist. Bessie Eddington is an Indianapolis THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER I met the following ventriloquists: John W. Cooper, Johnny Woods, Sam Evans and Verne Massey. It would be a great deal more than I ever did. It perhaps, in short, that they were all good, and all different. Johnny Woods was the most humorous. He was a man who was the best of all, dealing with a number of dolls at one time. Sam Evans kept his lips thinner than others, and his voice was so much so that he was. So the brotherhood of magicians all have some distinction. Each excels in his own feature. So there you are. He was a man who is not a friend. "Blessed be the tie that binds," Nickerson would sing as hymn-singing Bill. He must have been discovered in Sunday school—just like me. The Abyssinian Trio, Gertrude Jones, made Brown and Alva Ellison did a little work—a little work—and did a little work—effective—winning on their singing merits. They were quiet, rather dignified as becomes persons doing that. They were not so beautiful as their lives. The lesson of environment is seen. The beautiful moonlight will be forgotten. James and Ethel Lillard, in high-class team, hailing the Lillard South, were surprisingly classy. I got Miss Lillard mixed up with a performer who sang the "Blues." She doesn't care for them all, except for the one she did not. She talked at my head. But it was my fault. I shouldn't have made her sing the "Blues" if she didn't want to do it. Great big Thelma, the great female impersonator, a fine fellow, with a kindly humour. It was a great man. He is a very well-known man. In fact, he makes some men mad. Can you blame 'em? He baits them on and then throws them down when he takes off his wig. Blondi Robinson, the greatest of his kinsman, is the man who is a very true student of the English style of acting and wins out big. In my judgment he is positively at the head of his class. Original Rags, the extemporaneous verifier, reached Indianapolis again this week. I have a good fit on paten in his business. I has a happier, made with more ease. When rhyming he spares neither friend nor nor for, "for we will all be friends," he has a base and splendid; has the right timbre for large auditoriums. His personality is great. This means that business transcripts are better than his but, you will keep on liking him just the same. I have in mind newspaper business. * * * * That Margie Crosby, the girl with the Jewish nose, is a splendid performer—one of the real legit. And like her class, nice and sociable, we rank Miss Crosby. Both are so sensible and agreeable, and at this time at the top of the profession. The Brown's, James and Mamie. Both are artists of good class. Miss Brown is extremely ambitious and makes good what Princess Pramila does, perhaps the prettiest thing seen on the Crown Garden stage. In fact I have seen no dance anywhere he has liked so well. Lizzie Wallace is a higher degree he has, I think it is too bad. She is Alice Whitman, Julius Foxworth and Albert Callaway. Among the more distinguished groups of players that are seen at the various theaters throughout the country from the 1950s through the 1980s, the group, the picture of which will be seen in this issue. Besides Miss Whitman there are Alice Whitman, Julian Foxworth and Albert Callaway. The two are well known and well known buns of sisters all of whom ALBERTA Record THE MUSICIAN ALBERTA WHITMAN, Record Breaker. are in the front ranks of the profession. Bert Whitman is considered the musical genius of the sisters, although all of them do something, by way of composition and piano playing. In 1915, he wrote the song "for her own. Being written especially for the act they add to the work, making for a song that would be sung at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, not long since she made a hit, singing "The Black Girl Like Me." This is a --- --- * * * nearest those great, high-priced foreign dancers that are race in this country at the same time. She is the swell acts where she and her partner, another Miss Brown, I believe, did some pretty dancing of oriental effect. Miss Brown is from stage, but I guess she won't. She could never stand it. She is an artist, and of the kind that would pine away if cut off from her work, she is intelligent, which is noted in her work. The same may be said of her partner. But I was speaking of James and Mamie Brown. James has as fine a baritone voice as he has a drummer. Madame Tyrler and Hawaiian Gerald Brown has been long known to fame as an opera singer. She is that all right and tolerates nothing else. She is well schooled; talks her art. The singer is well trained, her art. Gerald wood is rendering her good assistance. He is not quite on to our United States ways, but the madam is bringing him to the Hawaiian Islands. He had the voice, the ability. She put him on to the thrive, the thrive, is a good clerk at the island and can, like Rink, respond to his employment when he chooses to do so. Madame Hacek was heard at the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A., where she had her usual brilliant success. I am sorry to say that I did not hear this time, but I did hear that Mary Berthune, the blind girl, her former protege, has a sweeter voice. Then there’s Madame Patti Brown, who again came to this city without me, and of the same thing last year, but, alas, I committed the same fault. She is one on the greatest lists. We now believe, I knew her before her more ambitious career and I feed hurt that she got away twice in these later years, because she became great without me hearing her. She is a business had to do with it, or something, maybe she will persevere, or all sometimes get to be. She is great, none the less, regardless of my absence. Frank Brown, the well-known tenor, is singing at the Pioneer theater, Indianapolis, for a concert that better fitted for grand opera than for ordinary solo work. He has a great, grand voice all right. Brown and Hodges, the Crayon artists, were heard from. Supposed to be en masse, they were sidetracked: did not make this port, their home town. Tom Brown, the great, is in England making a big noise. Eddie Stafford, the talented Indianapolis boy, has split with his partner, according to report. He seems to be lost in the world of office. Of his whereabouts, Chicken Beamon Reel, the entertaining monologue, is also of fine personality. He has plenty of time to play with Baby Seals and his Blues are nearly famous. His Blues had quite a run. None sing them so well as Gonzella with the beautiful singer, a beautiful woman and a performer with the tragic fire in her. She is good to see on the stage and of most pleasing and charming. He is a talented performer also. His splendid, soldierly bearing will not be forgotten. U. S. Thompson (Slow Kid) or the show at Marvel, the Wallace-Hague-beke), where he was doing minstrel work, using his own face, without burnt cork, and making good vaudeville. Elmore Merriverhee—where is he? He had a spell of sickness while in Indianapolis this summer. He is a good and capable performer. His wife was not regretted. Merriverhee's name suggests that of Miss Brown, his former partner. She is one of the most talented women in race. She is of unusual intelligence. Madames Anita Wilkins and Lizzie Holden are something of the same class. They are superbly built women. They have fine voles—sing with ability. They are hard to imagine, they are most congenial. T eir stage clothing is beautiful and becoming. Nevil, the magician, is good and ambitious. He is pleasing in his personality. Goodloe is like home folks. I mean John, old John, as we sometimes refer to him, brimming full of fun. He toured this year with Miss Delk. Miss Ella Goodloe made the rounds, reaching Indianapolis a few weeks ago. She is well known for her ability—talkin, singing and dancing. Singleton, the crayon artist, was a rather rare one. He and Brown & Hodges are the only ones in the business. Singleton is there, although a young man and new to the stage. Other acts seen here: Harris and Turner, noted for their music and comedy; Bradford and Bradford, high-class soprano and comedian; Carrington and Juniper, Eastern fellows with lots of fun to dispense. Minstrel Morris juggles while he does good comedy. His work is highly entertaining due to the fun he injects. Many more could be mentioned, but I called attention at the beginning to calling them to mind. I do not insist that this is a stage review, as it should be. A few of the "numbers." it will be plaintive song—tune and words—with a bit of humor, owing to the situation. Her act shows that she is a performer and a producer. She is a hard worker, and she is hard to work. Her work, which is plain to see. Carefulness of details, wardrobes are strictly adhered to. Her object is to entertain. Her performance is nice. Miss Whitman has her little folks nicely trained. Little Miss Alice is a very pleasing bit of sunshine. She is a comedian, and as if unconscious of being on the stage. She sings prettily; she is a little duseuse, romph and fun of it. A comedian right now, one of those impromptu kind, be- WHITMAN, Breaker. being able to say things right on the spot, and always funny. He bids fair to stand up against the good one of the country. Albert Callaway is a bright little fellow who takes care of his end of the business in a nice way. His dandy is a statue. The Brief Whitman players are playing with success. They are an attraction on any bill. More often than other things they are the headliners wherever they go. They extend Christmas greeting and say a Happy New Year to the profession and to the tel radiiers throughout the country. --- noted, I dealt with rather at length, and as it should be. But in the most part I have been brief, knowing that the right thing is to give them a square deal, judging them by what they must do, many of them are very hard to find. Many, of course, are in their lines doing what they can best do, others would do something else if the amusement-loving public would stand for it. The public would prefer to do so, the public so much. Most players would prefer to do sweet, innocent turns if it were expected. But if screams only happen, the suggestive, then that's what's wanted. 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Mr. Theo. F. Smythe of St. Louis, Mo., will spend Xmas week with friends and relatives in New Orleans and St. Louis, spending two weeks respectively. Miss Drucilla Mae Green, the only sister of Mr. Alfred E. White, Jr. were married Wednesday night, December 17, at the home of the mother of Mrs. Wm. Jackson, 1221 E. 10th street. Mr. Claye Richardson of the U. S. Navy is at home on a 17 days' durability with his mother of Mrs. Wm. Jackson, 1221 E. 10th street. He has also been the guest of his brothers-in-law, Geo. N. Redd and Chester Offert. He is now in Battlefield Florida, which is under a few repairs at New Navy Yard. Election of officers of the Indiana Lodge esteemed leading knight: James Washington, son of Lewis Kirk, exalted ruler: G. A. Drake, esteemed leading knight: James Washington, son of Lewis Kirk, exalted ruler: John W. Johnson, secretary: Humphrey Johnson, recording secretary: Herman Gordon, trustees board: chairman, Mr. Wm. Langford, secretary. THOMAS TAYLOR, JR., DEAD. Son of Y. M. C. A. Secretary Expires Last Monday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor sympathize with them in their grief owing to the loss of their four children, and Mr. Jr. died about 12 oclock last Monday. The young man was quiet studious and of exemplary character. He bid fair to be the best friend of the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. and to the cocommunity, it is said ver soften that death loves a humming man. Perhaps the young man will see the earthly destruction of the young and beautiful and at the same time useful, Thomas Taylor, Jr., was a handsome gentleman. The loss is greatly regretted. The funeral service was held at the ( " BASKETBALL LEAGUE. needs and Blues Win First Games of Tournament—W. B.'s Overwhelmed. League Standing. Teams. Won Lost. Per Cent. Blues . 1 0 1,000 Working Boys . 0 1 0,000 All-Highs . 0 1 1,000 In the opening games of the Y. M. C. A. league last Saturday night the Reds and Blues defeated the Working Boys and the Reds, respectively. The Reds won the score of 24 to 8; the Blue won the score of 23 to 18. Hazzard starred for the Reds, while Glimnor scored 10 for the Reds. The following are the players: Reds. Hazzard. Forward. Working Boys. Hazzard. Forward. Grassword. Willis. Forward. Ross Butler. Center. Harrison Bull. Guard. Harrison Stevenson. Guard. Edmundson Blues. All-Highs. Bryant. Forward. Baker Dunlap. Forward. Carter Glumar. Guard. Wheeler Stevenson. Guard. Thomas Fisher. Guard. Young CAPT. ROBERT GENUS ATTENDS FUNERAL OF GEN. BUCKNER, OF CHICAGO. Col. J. Fox and Capt. Robt. Genus attended the funeral of Major-General Bucker of the U. O. F. at Chicago Sunday, December 23, 1913, which was held at the auditorium, and report it the greatest affair of its kind ever witnessed in Chicago. General Buckner was the WALDEN H. COHN Manufacturer of FIVE C MARK COUGH MEDICINE Guaranteed to cure Colds, Conghs, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, La-Gripe and Consumption. Makes a specialty of all diseases of the lungs. 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THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATER- NITY, HOLDS CONVENTION. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a Greek letter organization, will hold its sixth annual convention at Howard University, Washington, D. C., December 29. This was the first national Greek letter fraternity organized in the United States. It had its origin in Greece, where seven colored students conceived the idea that such an organization could be founded and would do much good towards binding the fraternity. They were not deceived in their idea, for it has done far more than they had expected. It has educated students of intellectual, moral and social standard of the colored students. In many instances it has been proven that the fraternity has attended the colored college student. Since its organization seven years ago, it has grown rapidly and is now fifth established at some of the largest schools in the country. Each year they they attend at one of the schools where the Chapters are established. Of the last three days of this month they will meet at Howard University. (By Noble Lee Sissle.) If I awake on Christmas morning I will be wearing the horned; if the sun is peeping from behind the tree I will be wearing the horned. And sending its crimson rays across the fleece; If I can hear my sister and brother Calling to ask the time of mother; If grandmother answer them instead If I hear what his wife is dead; If then I hear the youthful call Of Christmas greetings across the hall; If I hear the jolly pair Tumbling headlong down the stair; If when they reach their joyous goal They come a shout that will thrill my mour; If when I finally manage to arise I meet mother in the hall rubbing her eyes; If to the Christmas room below We, arm in arm, together go; If there we are joined by grandmother, And all of them are happy through and through; If I can control my quickening breath At the thoughts of father who sleeps in If I can just then steal outside And find there, too, the spirit of yule. If through the air there comes the hymn of the angel, the angel of the angel. If all day long there are shouts galore Of happy people both rich and poor; Of the spirit spirit 'o'er the world holds sway; Then I will have spent a happy Christmas day Judge Orbison Makes Impressive Talk to Men—Y. M. C. A. to Hear Judge J. A. Collins, Sunday, on the Subject, "Guilty or Not Guilty." Judge Chas. J. Orbison, of Superior Court, No. 1, delivered a very forceful and eloquent address at the Monster Meeting last Sunday. His subject was the failure of James A. Collins to Judge James A. Collins, of the Police Court, will address the Monster Meeting Sunday, December 15. His subject will address the failure of Guilt. Special arrangements will be made in anticipation of the large crowd that will hear the Judge, James A. Collins, will render a solemn on the grotesque bell. Y. M. M. C. A. regular basketball team met the All-Highs Wednesday evening. Saturday evening, December 20, marks the opening of the basketball season, at which time the tournament begins. The team as for the season as far as possible. Dec. 20—Reds vs. Working Boys; Blues vs. All-Highs. Reds vs. Blues; All-Highs vs. Working Boys. Jan. 3—Reds vs. All-Highs; Blues vs. Working Boys, working Boys Jan. 10-Reds vs. Working Boys; Blues vs. Highs. Jan. 17-Reds vs. Blues; All-Highs vs. Working Boys. Jan. 24—Reds vs. All-Highs; Blues vs. Working Boys. Jan. 31—Finals in case of tie. The following are the teams and players: Reds-Hazard, Butler, Willis, Booth, Wilson, Sawyer, Tutt, Curt, Spillman, McGowan, Thomas, Hansberry, Young, Merriweather, Slaughter. Blues-Bryant, Glimer, Dunlap, Clemens, Stevenson, Fisher, Martin, Hampton. Working Boys-Ross, Wheeler, Green, Crawford, Harrison, Edmunds, Gillon. If present plans mature, New Years Day, 1914, will be one long to be remembered by those visiting the building on that day. CHRISTMAS WEEK AT THE HOOSIER THEATER 1890 This is the house of good pictures and music. Manager Roberts amuses amateurs and has a special feature for every night. Every time he will have white amateurs on Monday night. Don't fail them. On Christmas day he has booked a special Warner's feature. The Clue of a Broken Heart reels. This is the most exciting picture ever put on any screen. Don't fail to see it. Don't forget to Christmas day between the hours of 2 and 5:30 o'clock, we will give a Christmas token to each of our patrons in appreciation of their patronage and extending to the best wishes to Christmas and a Happy New Year. Matinee 2 o'clock Sundays and holidays. or Night shows start at 6:45-8-9-10. Come where you know you are always welcome. No waiting between reels, as we run two reels without any intermission. Come and see for yourself. Best music in the city and the best pictures. Our music and our pictures suit the reels, and if not tell us. Riley Roberts, Prop, and Mgr. Breathe Murray, Chief Usher. Eldora Woodruff, Drummer. Winter Hunters and Asst. Mgr. Mont. Roberts, Asst. Operator. Jennie Rienk,钢琴. Anna Knack, Drum. Anna Jackson, Tapephone. Richard Jackson, Clarinet. Indianapolis, Ind., 441 Indiana Ave. **Program for Christmas Week.** SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24. The Cowboy Magnate. 2-Teel 101 Bison Photograph. A real western. Full of excitement. them. When Death Unites. 2-Reel Rex drama. The name is enough. TUESDAY. The Restless Spirit. 2-Reel Warren Kerrigan. This is the favorite Jack; everybody knows him. WEDNESDAY. The Black Masks. 2-Reel 101 Bison Featuring. This is a female Raffles play. THURSDAY (Christmas.) Matinee and Night. The Clue of the Broken Finger. 2-Reel Warner Cable shows a engine with the engineer, the train going at the rate of forty miles an hour, in order to get possession and make his escape. Do not miss it. Friday. His Hour of Triumph. 2-Reel Imp drama. The greatest love story ever told. Don't fail to see it. Start the year by saving money. Why not save money on a year's subscription on the paper you are now reading? Fifty-two leapfords for $1.10. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL Prof. E. W. B. Curry, President of the Curry Normal and Industrial Institute will Deliver the Emancipation Address here January 1, at the First Baptist Church—The Faculty of the State Normal Entertained a Large Number of Prominent Citizens, to Pave the way to Pass a Bill of Appropriation for this Institution During the Legislature—Prof. C. L. Timberlake to Deliver Lecture to the Public School of Auburn. (By Hardin Tolbert, State Bureau at Peoples Pharmacy. Both Phones 666, Box 2233, Frankfort, Kentucki.) FRIANKPORT, Ky. (Special), President of the Curry Normal and Industrial Institute, Urbana, Ohio, has been secured as orator o the fday. He ranks as one of the most elquent and convincing speakers of either theology or business. Prof. Curry will deliver the keynote address of the Emancipation celebration at the First Aptist church January 11. The program will begin at 10 a.m. Everybody is invited to be present at the great celebration. The parade will start from the Odd People's Pharmacy is located. Mr. James H. Hudson will be marshal of the parade. This is anticipated to be the greatest occa- cation in the city. Both white and colored are taking an active part in the celebration. Miss Elizabeth Brown, an adopted daughter, and Miss Amis Thomas of Indianapolis are the guests of her sister, Mrs. Halle迅. Prof. C. L. Tinker, author of "Household Ethics and Industrial Train- ing," will address the dress public school on January 3. Prof. Tinker is receiving some of the juice plums in the oratorical field. He is the author of the book "Receiving a number of invitations to lecture. He is the right one in the right place. Mr. Charles Stewart, the well-known correspondent, delivered an excellent lecture at the First Baptist church to a large audience. He was highly entertained by some of our most prominent citizens. Miss Alice Woolfork of Louisville was the city on account of the illness of her sister, the Mrs. Bibbett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn, The faculty of the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute entertained a large number of prominent citizens of the city in the Ladies' Hall Friday night. The object of the meeting was legislation to form a group of members of this Association in a brief outline stated the great demand of the institution, as there was 70 percent more students here this year than during any previous year. The girls' dates were as follows: "If you're young, you're forced to board in private boarding houses on account of the lack of a larger dormitory. The growing need of industrial equipment was imperative. He asked the co-operation of the citizens to get back to the station from the coming. Legislation—a time in January. There was unanimous consent of those present to make this issue a forward movement. Short speeches were made to the group of members of the school. The proposed President Russell that they were in accord with his progressive plans. Gen. W. W. Wilson made the first speech, which was short an desoy, and was fol- Robb, Dr. F. E. Underwood, T. L. Brooks, Prof. W. H. Mayo, Messrs. P. W. Williams, L. D. Smith, Rev. M. B. Lanier, James A. Ray, B. F. Sayre, L. D. Williams, W. W. B. L. W. L. Robinson, C. D. Doyley, D. E. Reid, Dr. Underwood made a motion that every one be an agent for this cause, which was unanimously carried. A cover of your name was written on the same side, which many made mention in their remarks and all were high-velated over the repast and thanks were extended the faculty. The sub-junior class of young men at the State Normal School entertained the special class and the girls, teachers, which was adorned with many beautiful flowers and Xmas decorations. The scene was very attractive with so many young men and girls, which was had. A three-course menu was served. A Xmas tree was the largest at the State Normal Friday night. Many nice presents were made to those in attendance who attend the Sunday School. The Woman's Improvement Hospital Club, one of the most deserving organizations in the city, are making a strenuous effort to pay off a large lumber bill of $1,000. They are such as festivals, bazaars, house socials, collecting books, magazines, newspapers and tins, which they are selling to the students. They are purchasing a home for $1,180 cash and are purchasing a seven-room宴, having paid $275 for the foundation and coal house. There is a chance if he should happen to be taken ill or an accident should occur, so it behooves all of us to be on the alert to support this worthy cause. These faithful women deserve credit for their diligent and faithful labor. The uniform officers' reception surpassed many of the social functions at the college, and of both young men and girls was certainly excellent. A four-course luncheon was served in the ladies' dormitory. Prof. Tull E. Brown and Miss Hattie P. Renex, who has just returned from Europe, taught both piano and song recital at the First Baptist night. A large crowd was present. Rev. Silvey, pastor; Dr. Goodwin, wood-carver; Mrs. Russell, Russel C. Brown, general manager; Dr. W. Hgoodin, local manager; Prof. Tull E. Brown and wife, Mrs. Hattie P. Renex, teacher; Dr. Goodwin, his beautiful home on East Main street, Mrs. Brown is a relative of Mrs. Goodwin, her greatest reputation before she married Prof. Brown. They will give several recitals in central Kentucky before they leave for Virginia. The amnication celebration will be at the First Baptist church January 1 at 2:30 p. m. You are welcome. A Xmas Bazar was given at the Corinthian Baptist church. A large number was present. Prof. Ben P. Allen, C. W. David, Robert E. teachers at the State Normal, left for Lexington at spend their Xmas holidays. Editor Roscoe Conkling Simmons of the Memphis Sun, of Memphis, Tenn, died recently. Mr. Simmons was one of the known young journalists among our race. Major John C. Buckner, one of the most distinguished, patriotic citizens of our race, died at his home in Chicago, Ill. Condolences are being sent to his family from all over the country. Mrs. Mary Balley is very ill. Mr. Robert Redden, an energetic young farmer, married Miss Annie Chisley at the Frankfort hotel, pastor of St. John A. M. E. church. Only a few of their friends were present. Mr. John Glass, former head waiter at the Frankfort hotel, has returned from French Lick Springs, Ind., where he has been spending a few weeks. Miss Elizabeth Allen, an industrious young lady, is representing a new book, "The Panama Canal." You should see her and secure this book. Mrs. A. Graham of Lexington was cared for the city on account of the illness of Mr. Thompson. Mr. L. M. Taylor has moved his residence and will join parrish from the Odd Fellows building to 495 Dudley avenue. Rev. W. T. Silvey, the well-known evangelist and pulpit orator, will discuss the cause of the enancipation of the abolitionist morning, December 28. Be early so you can get a seat. The minds of the people are upon the enancipation. The appeal seems to be in every nook and corner. The following program will be held January 5: Song, invocation, Rev. D. C. Carter; Scripture reading, Mr. C. Washington; song, society; soliloquy, Mr. W. O. Washington; an annotated address, Prof. W. H. Maye violin solo, Miss Estine Dockery; essay, "intellectual Progress," Miss Ernestine Hayes; cornet solo, Mr. Elwilow Under Armour; mandolin solo, Miss Sheet Music, Mr. R. Baily; duet, Miss Robinson and Marry; address, Mr. Edgar Russell; instrumental solo, Miss Charity Boyd; mandolin solo, Miss Sheet Music, Miss Eta and Marie Banks; select reading, Miss Myrrett Worsson; solo, Mr. Robert Dowery; selection, High School Orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunt of Franklin, Ind., will be guests of Mrs. Medealf for Xmas. Mr. Wm. Deets of Spring Station was a guest in this city recently. Miss Jessie Batter, musical directress at the State Normal, spent a few days in Lexington. Prof. Robert Harrell, electrician at the State Normal, made a flying trip to Chicago on business. Mr. E. W. Bailley of Louisville is in the city, the guest of Mr. Robert Hall. Many men are taking advantage of the Beauty Parlor, of which Miss Lizzie Allen is directress, located in the K. of P. building. Mr. Anderson Williams, a prominent undertaker, and Miss Mattle Johnson, a popular young lady, were married in Lexington. Success to the young couple. Many gay stunts are being pulled off for the Xmas holidays. A first-class barber is wanted; guaranteed from $8 to $10. One who can work on white patronage. Apply to Mr. Richard Harris. Miss Athelene Payton of Louisville will be the guest of Mrs. August Motons. "WOMAN'S HAIR IS HER CROWNING GLORY. Have you used all preparations, and have been disappointed? If so, try Mime, and have a hair brush. If so, grow hair on all heads, excusing none. Have you dandruff? Have you tetter or eczema? Is your hair short and breaking? If so, get a hair brush and send $1.50 and get six months' treatment. THE WOMEN'S WEEKLY NEWS Your order shall be mailed out twenty four hours after it has been recorded. I will give you the greatest opportunity. I will give you better terms than anyone you have ever tried. Make all orders payable to Mme. C. West, man- ufacturer of Senate avenue supplies for reply. At the Majestic Theater, Indianapois. A good big show, new from start to finish, will open at the Majestic Theater, beginning Monday matinee. The name of the attraction is "The Dolly Dimple Girls" which will work with two comedians for the book are two well-known comedians, who have been starring for THE FILM OF "THE LADY OF THE RAIN" BY JOHN H. HARRIS, WITH A STORY BY JOHN H. HARRIS, AND A PICTURE BY JOHN H. HARRIS. MAY BURNS, With Dolly Dimple Girls. years. Their names are Geo. B. Scanlon and Mark Adams. With the comedy in mind, they are often doing something doing every minute. Among the other members of the company who devised the show, Hazel Ford, soubrette; May Burns, comedienne, and Ralph Rockway, lyric tenor, and a bevy of chorus beauties shows or like character. MONN'S FEED STORE THE PLACE TO TRADE. Mr. Edward F. Monn, who has been a friend to colored people for the last 20 years, is still in business at 648 North West street, Indianapolis, Ind. and is also andriana Price, an artist with a very reasonable price. The Freeman wishes to have its many patrons patronize him. THE BALLARD ICE CREAM CO. For many years the Ballard Ice Cream Company has had a reputation for its quality and indulgence, and in all their career they have never failed to provide the best service, especially special prices to churches, lodges, etc. William Henry Butt, who was inceremoniously elected rom Bennett's Cafeteria, 5 East First street, on September 6 last, when he insisted upon eating a meal there, suffered damages in the amount of $1 in the estimation of the jury, which returned a verdict Wednesday morning in Butt's damage suit against H. Bennett, the cafeteria owner. The jury retired with the case Tuesday afternoon and agreed upon the verdict about 7:45 the same day. It was sealed and was delivered in court Wednesday morning, when it was opened and read. The case was tried before Judge Bentt Mr. Butt wanted $1,500 from Bennett because he had been refused a meal at the latter's cafeteria and had been told, he calims, that the cafeteria was a "white man's place" and that "no nigger would be served here." While the jury decided the case in favor of Mr. Butt, they gave him only nominal damages.... Miss Petrona Pittman, who has been inviting her mother and father for three weeks, left Sunday for Kansas City, the See Mrs. Mary Wesern for all hair combings made up in hair styles. Special hair orders, orders, dresses, $84 Eleventh street, between Kenwood and plonge No. 11, Green King, Green and plonge No. 11, Janet-14 THE FREEMAN FOR SALE. The Freeman for sale in Donvilleville Joe's House, 1000 W. Housetown Street, W. Housetown barber shop South First street: Wilkerson and Jones Street, 1000 W. Housetown drug store, Twelfth and Chestnut streets NOTICE. Act quickly sing and play the new songs in the book. The book only 25 cents (coin); the 1913 success by amateur writer. All orders receive very fast delivery. Anna Loe, Box 5, Palmerville, Teen. LOOK! NOTICE! You can find the Indianapolis Freeman in Durham, N. C., at 118 Cora street. For sale by Clailline White. The Freeman for sale by Claiborne White, 118 Cora street, Durham, N. C. LOOK! WHERE THE FREEMAN CAN BE FOUND. H. C. Thomas, agent for the Indianapolis Freeman, 460 Michigan street, Buffalo. TAKE NOTICE. The Indianapolis Freeman, on sale at the Indianapolis Mall, shop at 1443 First avenue, Columbus, Ga. The Indianapolis Freeman can be found at Paris, Tex. Mr. Hubert, Boppes, aguin BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Bladau's Drug Store. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Benedict cream, of prized price, 60 cents (stamps). Has cured others; will cure you. Address R. P. Biodau, drugst. Indianapolis, Ind. One dollar grab bag lots for only twenty-seven cents (17c), postpaid. Racks contain valuable, attractive articles. Will mention a few: things, car-drops, knives, tools, and other items not mentioned here, but what you get will cost a dollar ($1) anywhere else, or a one-keeper. Our-dollar days watch for our one-keeper. Our-dollar days only. Address, C, G, Gonnd, Kate, Ark. A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY. Do you live in a town having two hundred or more colored population? If so, and you want to make $50 to $200 a month easy, send for formula that will straighten kinky hair, also a great hair salon. Send $100 to Madame Gravure's Hair Renovating Parlors, 1301½ Elm street, Dallas, Texas. A A thoroughly good Hat can be made to sell for $2. When you run into higher prices you can't usually tell the difference except by the price mark. Don't pay over $2 for an ordinary soft or stiff hat. If you want something that is really fine get a Valour at $3.50 or $5.00. LEVINSON Style Starter THREE STORES 37 N. Penn. St., 41 S. Ill. St., Market & Ill. St. Clerk Camp No. 3. Real Estate and American Woodmen News Agent P. A. WILLIAMS Notary Public Open Daily Except Sundays 5142, East 6th St. Old Phones Office 3587 Residence 1979 Austin, Texas FEMALE HELP WANTED. Old Mesh Bags Resilvered Just Like New 50c to $1.00 BEST PLATING COMPANY 349 Massachusetts Ave. Opposite Marrott's 30 new propositions. 30 new dollars. On dollar orders. Complete plans, 10 ets. Franklin Bldg. 11th Street. Franklin Bldg. 11th Street. STARL MAIL ORDER BUSINESS 50 new propositions. No competition. Make 50 companies. Complete plans, 10 cts. Mail Dealers Wholesale House Franklin Ridge, IL Chicago SURE RELIEF An effective remedy for Asthma, Bonchitis, Gastritis, Influenza, Hay Fever. Relief. Surgery. Sold on guard. Price $16. Builder Remedy Co., Dept. F, Syracuse, N.Y. BOOT AND SHOE Harness Repairing, Mending and Repairing Work called for and delivered. New Phone 420-K. M. 324 Indiana Avenue. E. F. MONN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Flour and Feed, Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Meal, etc. Graham Fabric, Corn Meal, Cracked Corn and all kinds of Ground Feed. New Phone 255-K. Phone, Main. 5788. N. N. N. How I made $10.00 a day by investing $2.00. You can easily do so at home. No fake honest and legitimate. Do your own boss—be independent. Try it and be a happy man. Race Enterprise. Sent on receipt of $1 money order. Halsey's Supply Agency 1099 South Tenth t., Paducah, Kentucky MONEY! The most reliable place in the city to borrow money on Watches, Diamonds, Revolvers. Try u once Burton Loan and Jewelry Company $8 MONUMENT PLACE. Go to Coopers (Formerly Blackers) 847 Indiana Avenue Fine Candies, Ice Cream Sodas BEST CHILE IN THE CITY Atlas Cloak and Suit Co. Cheaper than Ever! Exclusive Suits in all Colors and Materials from $10 up. turs from $198 up. Coats in all Colors from $10 up. We treat all customers and be convinced. Better Bargains Bibles and Test For Christmas From 25 Cents to Scofield-Pierson Co. Ideal Gifts for Ladies, if you are looking for men, we are prepared to show line of--- Fobs..... Shaving Sets..... Cuff Buttons, gold..... Cuff buttons, plated..... Stick Pins, gold..... Studs..... Coat Chains..... Vest Chains..... Cigarette Cases..... Match Boxes..... Watches, gold filled..... Watches, gold..... And numerous other uses CARL L. 25 North Illinois The Sign of the Glock in the M The House of Q Don't Forget to O KITCH HEAT It will Keep You warm through th Coats in all Colors and Materials from $10 up. We treat all customers alike; come and be convinced. Better Bargains than Ever For Christmas Presents From 25 Cents to $15.00 Scofield-Pierson Co. 146 N. Penna. St. Ideal Gifts for Men! 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