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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. His orieal Societr state house 2 VOLUME II. REPUBLICAN'S PROBLEM WHAT WILL PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ADVISE A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS? NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT — HIS RIGHTS ACITIZEN. A conflict of eas North vs. South The traditions and history of the Negro have taught him to look instinctively to the Republican party for the enactment of such legislation as is needed to ameliorate his condition. His condition has grown to be a rather hazy and indefinite term. As used in our daily parlance it lacks that specificness, so very necessary, where definite results are needed and where the exigencies of the case demand imperative action. This lack of a clear understanding of how much of "his condition" any political party can "cure" or change by placing laws on the statute books, or amendments to state and national constitutions, has caused the great masses of our people to stand still, as it were, waiting "to see the salvation of the Lord." The abstract rights of the Negro, as a citizen and his success as an individual are entirely dissimilar, and must be disassociated in the consideration of what any political organization can do for him. As a citizen of the United States, the federal constitution very clearly defines our rights, privileges and prerogatives. As a Negro, recently emancipated from human slavery, the full enjoyment of these various "rights, etc.," are denied him in certain parts of this country. Senator Tillman of South Carolina, whose recent bold utterances relative to the peculiarly bloody methods adopted by the South for the purpose of perpetuating white supremacy in the South, unquestionably shocked the nation's sense of right and fair play, and beyond a doubt, contributed as much to the defeat of this latter-day democracy as the wild-eyed vagaries of populism and monetary heresies of the late Mr. Bryan of Nebraska. The results of the Civil war made the Negro slave a free man. Republican legislation invested the black man with the rights of citizenship. Since the emancipation and enfranchisement of the Negro the serious problem for the southerner has not been "What can we do to elevate this recent chattel to the higher type of citizenship; rather they have lain awake nights and scratched their heads to devise ways and means of depriving the Negro of the right to vote. Their success lay in rendering the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to the federal constitution inoperative, by incorporating into the organic laws of various southern states such stringent suffrage qualifications as to entirely eliminate the Negro vote. Some of the southern states sought to eliminate the Negro by adopting a "property qualification." This scheme worked for a while, but the desire of the Negro to vote resulted in the rapid acquirement of real estate sufficient, at least, to come within the requirements of the law. Mississippi was the first state to adopt a new constitution embodying such features as entirely eliminated the Negroes from voting. In this she has been followed by Louisiana, North and South Carolina; with Virginia, Georgia and Alabama preparing to follow suit. Texas was only saved the odium of such legislation by the manly action of ex-Governor Hogg, who shamed the white men by taunting them with fear of being outstripped by the Negro when given a man's chance. Returns from the late election in various southern states indicate that the Negro utterly fails to receive a fair chance at t ballot box, or there are a large number of ballots cast and not counted. The Fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States provides that representation in congress shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians, not taxed; but when to vote at an election * * * is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, * * * or in any way abridged * * * the basis of representation shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in each state. The foregoing amendment was adopted by congress especially to meet just such a condition as now confronts this country. The maxim of "the consent of the governed" is a basic principle in the establishment of a government of the people. In the various southern states the governed are taxed without representation. In the long run the educational qualifications adopted for the purpose of disfranchising Negroes will result in great good to the race, because the Negro's inherent desire to vote will cause him to acquire the necessary knowledge to enable him to overcome this obstacle. But the iniquity and injustice to the illiterate Negro is made manifest in the exceptions made in favor of the "poor, white trash" that served in the confederate army or whose parents were voters prior to 1867. There is a wide difference between the purposes to be served by the educational qualification as adopted by Massachusetts and other northern states and as adopted by the various southern states. The purpose in the northern states is to create an intelligent class of voters, and the states back up this demand by a compulsory school law, and the providing of ample school facilities and funds for the purpose of educating the illiterate. On the other hand, the South would perpetuate its ignorant "poor white trash" by its niggardly legislation, and further reduce and debase the Negro by refusing to provide even the eagrest school appointments This condition at the South is a serious problem, not only affecting the Negroes but the whites as well. If allowed to continue, it will develop a class of ignorant citizens whose presence and political influence will be a menace to our present system of government. But this condition will not be allowed to continue. There is a phase of the question of the suppression of Negro suffrage that affects the politics of the nation in such a way as to demand that something be done to relieve this condition. To meet this condition and, if possible, check its further spread, Congressman Crumpacker of Indiana introduced a bill during the last session of our congress that provides for the reduction of southern representation in congress and in the electoral college. The census returns now being prepared will necessitate the reapportionment of congressional representation in the several states by congress. By a comparison of the census returns with Continued in fifth Column. TAL INVESTED IN TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1900. [This is the beginning of a series of articles by Miss Cora Cole, of Detroit, Michigan, a former member of the noted Fisk University Singers. These letters will be printed from time to time during the year and will be full of reminences of lands seldom seen by Negroes. Miss Cole as a member of the Fisk Jubilee company enjoyed exceptional opportunities to visit places of especial interest and to come in contact with the best element of European society Her letters will be of great interest to our people.]—The Editor. "What land is this that, seems to be a munging of the land and sea? This land of sluces, dykes and dunes? This watercape that teasulates the landscape? This unending mare of gardens, through whose gates the imprisoned pinks and tulips; gates; where, in long summer afternoons the sunshine, softened by the haze; Cones streaming down as through a screen where over fields and pastures green The painted ships float high in a, And over all and every where The sails of undmalls sink and soar Like wings of sa-culls on the shore, It is the proper thing to spend a holiday in Switzerland or Germany, to go for a few days to Brussells or Paris, and probably a goodly proportion of America's tourists are familiar with Notre Dame, or the Cathedral of St. Gndule; have wandered around the Alster, or have seen Mont Blanc; but Holland has been, at all events until the last few years, almost a "tena incognita" to the average holiday maker. The artist who goes over to have a good time and visit every country of Europe will go on from Antwerp to Brussells, having seen the Rubens and Dierick Bouts, to Amsterdam and The Hague, to see the Rembrandts and Paulus Potters, but the majority of people who want to go on the Continent for a short time have chosen to go anywhere rather than Holland, which they supposed was a flat, wet country and very uninteresting withal. And yet, there is much to see and enjoy in the Netherlands. It is true there are no mountains for the climber, and the latter end of the Rhine is not so romantic or beautiful as its earlier career in Germany, but there is plenty of picturesqueness and color. As the artist well knows, there are many old world buildings, and relics for the antiquarian, and a great deal that is generally interesting to anybody who has eyes and ears and knows how to use them. One great enjoyment about any trip, is surely the actual getting away into a strange land among a people living a different life from one's own, and Holland is quite unlike any other country. A great part of it has been snatched from the sea, and it is only by immense labor and ingenuity, and at a great cost that it still remains dry land. "Whoever looks for the first time at a large map of Holland," writes De Amicus, "wonders that that a country so constituted can exist" At first glance it is difficult to say whether land or water predominates, or if Holland belongs most to the continent or the sea. Those broken and compressed coasts, those deep bays, those great rivers seem bringing new seas to the sea, and that sea which penetrates the land and breaks it into archipelagoes, the lakes and vast morasses, the canals, crossing and recrossing each other all combine to give the idea of a country that may at any moment disintegrate and disappear. The Dutch have often been called amphibious, and more than one writer has waxed witty at their expense; but no one can visit Holland and come away without great respect and admiration for a people who have so bravely, and with such perseverance and ingenuity fought against the very elements for the strip of country which they inhabit and love. Spring is the pleasantest time HOGS WILL MAK in which to visit Holland. The green country—and it is very green—is at its best, and the weather is likely not to be too hot. Moreover, the tulips about Haarlem are in full glory. There is only one drawback, and that, after all, is a very minor one, which need not be taken into account. The Dutch cleanliness is proverbial, and in the spring the Dutch housewife runs riot and housecleaning is rampant. The hose is turned on the fronts of houses on the slightest provocation, so the unvary traveler must look to it that he does not get a sudden ducking. At the museums and picture galleries, it is just possible that the unlucky sightseer may find that the rooms or the pictures or the attendants (he will not quite understand which) are being cleaned, consequently ingress to some of the finest treasures is barred for a time. A TOPEKA BOY WINS LAURELS. Down at the Emporia, Kansas Normal school is a Topeka colored boy who is winning laurels for himself and the race. We reprint the following excerpt from the Daily Capital on his work in a lace football game. It must be remembered that young Caldwell, who is a son of Jefferson Caldwell, is not only making a record as a foot ballist, but he is coming to the front as a scholar. Before leaving Topeka he made a record as a student in the public schools: Emporia, Kas., Nov. 12.—The best game of football so far witnessed this season in Emporia was played today, Kansas State Normal defeating Ottawa university 23 to 5. The former team averaged 170 pounds and the latter 185. The game was played in 30 and 35 minute halves. The most sensational feature of the game was a field goal kicked by Caldwell, the Normal colored players from the 35 yard line. The only man injured was Captain Evans of Ottawa, who came in collision with Peterson in the last minutes of the game, and he was only slightly injured. Caldwell kicked off 45 yards and Peterson was downed in his tracks. For a time it seemed that Ottawa was going to have a walk away for they advanced the ball to the middle of the field without losing. Here they were held and by some line bucks and end run Normal pushed them back to the Ottawa 35-yard line. Normal tried for place kick, but Caldwell missed goal. The ball was returned to 25-yard line and Ottawa took its free kick. Normal punted, Ottawa fumbled and Heaton, Normal's left end, fell on the ball on Ottawa's 30-yard line. Peterson, Normal's full back, was then pushed over for a touchdown and Caldwell kicked goal. Score 6 to 0. Ottawa kicked off and Middlekauff returned the sphere 30 yards. Normal lost the ball and after five minutes' play Peterson, Ottawa's left half was pushed over the goal line, but failed to kick goal. Score 6 to 5 in favor of Normal. In the second half Ottawa kicked off and Culp returned the ball 15 yards. Again the heavy Ottawas were pushed aside and after 8 minutes play Normal was in 35 yards of Ottawa's goal from where Caldwell made a field goal. Score. 11 to 5. Ottawa kicked off for 15 yards and Culp returned the ball 5. After a few exchanges of punts Ottawa fumbled and Myers recovering the ball, carried it behind the goal for the third touchdown. Score, 17 to 5. Again Ottawa tried to win by kicking hard, but Fisher returned the leather from the 15-yard line, where it was kicked to the center. Buck and end runs followed till Caldwell was pushed over for the fourth down, after which a goal was made. Here the scoring ended. Score 23 to 5. Following was the line up. Following was the line up. Normal. Position. Ottawa. Humes.....center.....Jackson Huffman.....left guard.....Kennedy Huey.....right guard.....Turner Culp.....left tackle.....Kearns Fisher (Cap.)...right tackle.Baughman Heaton.....left end.....Trueblood Myers.....right end...Evans (Cap) Caldwell.....left half.....Peterson Taliaferro.....right half.....King Peterson.....full back.....Cook (Shiras and Middlekauf.quarter back.Lamberson K. G. Banta and J. B. Scott referees and umpire. Timckeepers W. J. Griffis and W. Parker. REPUBLICAN'S PROBLEM-Continued. the actual number of votes cast in the South it does not seem reasonable to believe that the congressional committee having charge of the reapportionment can afford to ignore the flagrant violation of the letter and spirit of the fourteenth amendment. The present system gives to the southern states a larger political influence in congress and in the electoral college than that section is entitled to under the constitution. It at present requires more votes to elect a county officer in Kansas than it does to elect a congressman in South Carolina. It required 1765 votes to elect a democratic congressman in Mr. Tillman's state, while only 151 republican votes were cast in a district supposed to contain at least 176,000 population. This brings it down to a question of the supremacy of white men's ideas. The white man is so very peculiarly constituted that the sufferings of humanity in the Orient are more attractive to him than the "piteous spectacle" within his own house. This is notably true of the institution of slavery. The abolition movement was isolated and sporadic until the arrogance of southern political methods precipitated the struggle for the preservation of our national government. Just what will be done by the incoming congress to amend the matter and curtail the preponderance of southern influences depends largely upon what President McKinley will say in his forthcoming message and his attitude towards the South. It has been known for some time that the crowning ambition of Mr. McKinley was not so much his foreign policy as it was to see the line between the North and South wiped out. This has been noticeable throughout his administration. His "swing around the circle" of southern states; his accepting a confederate badge at Atlanta, and his absolute silence when the cries of countless victims to southern barbarity demanded that the national government should at least extend a friendly hand, together with countless little acts of advancement toward the South, have indicated very plainly the president's desires. Can Mr. McKinley afford to ignore the best interests of his party? Can the Republican party afford to permit the present inequalities to continue? Can the president afford to withhold his influence from such a measure? The Plaindealer congratulates the Negroes of Kansas as well as the large number of white people of the First congressional district who voted for the return of Congressman Charles Curtis, that in him they have a stalwart republican who will not fail to cast his vote in favor of the Crumpacker bill or any other bill calculated to benefit the race. Let the Negroes of every district demand of their congressmen pledges to support this bill. AND LARGE PROF BURNED AN IDIOT AT THE STAKE FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT. THE PARTIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS FIENDISH OFFENSE Is as guilty as the culprit—No human with an honest soul could see this done. "Two wrongs do not make one right." This adage holds good in all things. Last week the papers were filled with the revolting details of the ravishing and murdering of Louise Frost near Limon, Colo., by a Negro named John Porter. It was a heinous, hellish crime without an extinguating circumstance. The human being guilty of such an offense is beyond the pale of sympathy. Another equally revolting and indefensible crime was enacted when a crowd, A MOB, of christians gathered about their hapless victim chained to a stake on the Colorado plains, and burned him. In a community where law and order prevail, there is no circumstance that will justify such a violent suspension of the law, and and exhibition of fiendish cruelty that would do credit to a wild Apache. Such conduct has been patented by the states south, and the action of Colorado is a bold infringement on their patent. But there is a wide difference between the citizens of Colorado, and those of Alabama and Georgia—especially those who are sworn to administer the laws. The verdict of the Coroners jury, that young Porter met his death "at the hands of parties unknown," does not reflect the sentiment of the better element of Negroes or Whites. On the 18th inst, a monster mass meeting was held at the Young Men's Christian Association in Denver and the action of the mob was denounced in unmeasurable terms. In this meeting were the very best men of Colorado—Governor C. S. Thomas, Mayor H. V. Johnson, of Denver, and a large number of prominent ministers, teachers, and business men. These men spoke in strong terms denouncing a crime that degraded the citizens of Colorado to the level of the degenerate Negro. The crime of lynching was denounced, not because, it was felt that the brute who violated and murdered Miss Frost was not deserving of the severest punishment, but because, as Governor Thomas well said "no well regulated citizen can justify a departure from the law. So all, we can do is to declare that we, as citizens of the same State deplore and condemn this act of barbarity." Lynch law, must be abolished. TOM FORTUNE TALK. A vigorous campaign does not seem to have in any way impaired the pen of the able editor of New York Age. In reviewing the results of the present administration and the future policy of the party, Editor Fortune says: The solid South—there she stands, a pitiable and a bleeding victim of infamous person regulated by more infamous politicians who if they had their just deserts would have long ago swung higher than Haman. The South is solid; it is more than that. The result of the election illustrates that it stands alone as a representative of everything odious in American politics—as the exponent of dishonor at home and dishonor abroad. There, like the Niobe of Nations NUMBER 47. with a withered urn in its hands, the solid South stands as a slave of Bryanism, with a few rotten boroughs in the extreme Northwest upon which the Republican party conferred statethood. There it stands! Look at it! Well, it may be proud of itself but it will not be the first infamous thing in history that thought it was the biggest catfish in the mud pond. We want here in the most emphatic manner to call the attention of the Republican party to the fact that having lavished honors and all sorts of things on this Southern aggregation of selfishness and bigotry and deviltry it came up smiling with a solid vote against the national credit and honor. There is nothing sharper than the serpent's tooth when you have warmed it in your bosom. There is Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, a major-general; there is John B. Gordon of Georgia, a major-general; there is Joseph Wheeler of Alabama, a major-general, retired on half-pay; there is John Gary Evans of South Carolina, the man who signed the disfranchisement bill in South Carolina, a brigadier-general; there is a long list of southern scoundrels who were put forward with the purpose of conciliating the South. What did the party get out of it? We had Maryland in 1896, we have it in 1900. It cannot be regarded as a southern state. We have fairly won in Kentucky and we have fairly won in Missouri, but with the usual southern democratic way of getting at it they managed to get more democratic tickets out of the ballot box than they put in it. What does the President think of the return which the Southern States have made to him for all the favor which he extended to them in the Spanish-American war? The viper that the Egyptian thawed out of his comatoes condition stung him to death. If the Egyptian had lived long enough after he had been stung, we have a mind that the Egyptian would have made it entirely hot for the viper. He who runs may read. There is a determined desire in the Republican party, as we know, to undertake to reorganize the South in its Republican policies, on which lines it can only be done by the loyal black Republicans, who were true to the Republican cause when the white Southerners were antagonism to it. We want to be with our party and we expect to be. We begin now and we expect to keep it up to enter our absolute protest and pronounce our early antagonism against the white Southern enemy because he is against us. If he wants to come into the party let him pull off his coat, roll up his sleeves and win what he can by fair and honorable means, but as far as we are concerned we shall accept no policy, Republican or other, which subordinates black men in their official activity in councils of the party. We believe in the Republican party because it is the party of equality. We want to make it strong in the South, but we do not purpose to do it by subjecting the black Republicans who have fought for it in sunshine and in storm. Let black men stand to their guns. "AN AFRO-AMERICAN GIRL IN EUROPE" begins in this issue, and all numbers of the Plaindealer containing these interesting letters should be in every home. Are you a subscriber? If not, send in your subscription money. EEN taaee cet SER ed ot ee LL ee ~ 2 The Plaindealer. ee Pubtished at Topeka, Eanss4, Shaw neecounty, very Friday morutyy be The Pialndeater Pub- sbing ci tpany,J14 E. Seventh street. + ———— Entered at the postoffice at Topeka, Kansas, bawnee county, as second class matl matter. ———_——_——— —————— SUBSCRITTION RATES : Ome year, DY MAU... sess cece oe ae eeemeen ee eee BE WY Bix MONLhS, DY Mall... eee eevee se eeeeeee HE ‘Three months, by mall... wee ese e+ BOC er Nuox Caizes, - - Business Manager d.H.Campers, - ~~ Editor, —— FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 1900. {Un order to insure publication of matter in the current taste, cor- respondence muxt bein this office nol later than Tuezday ] There is abundant reason to be that those parents who fail to teach their children a trade make a big mistake. Do not be afraid to insist that your boy and girl must learn 10w to work, and then see that they work. ——_—XXX “The menace to the South is not the Negro, but the white man of narrew horrizon’’ says President Frost, of Berea College. —_—— With two industrial schools in Kansas, there needs be no ex- cuse for the young Negro, in acquiring a trade. The Negro needs that kind of industrial education that qualifies him to intelligently compete with the world. The practice of lynching or burning is a crime, whether per- petrated in Georgia or Colorado. Let the law take its course. The last report of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas contains some very interesting data. In its membership of over fourteen hundred, only ninety-four were unable to read and write; 245 owns personal property to the value of $224,875, of this num- ber 63 are farmers, owning $90,- 918.00 worth of personal and real property. Skilled laborer: of all classes belong to the Craft. This is a splendid showing and ought to be a source of inspira- tion to those whose faith in the future of the race is not the strongest. The Plaindealer condemns the crime of John Porter, and be- lieves he merits the severest pen- alty of the law. The frequency, in the latter days, that the young- er element of the race is becom- ing mixed up in serious criminal offenses leads one to the conclu- sion that the fault is not entirely with the opposite race. There must be a radical change in the home environment of the Negro boy and girl. Serious and cor- rect efforts must be put forth to bring them to a higher plane. ‘This work must not be left, alone to the public schools and the Sab- bath schools. We must carefully instill into the minds of the young- er element the vital importance of a higher aimin life. They must be taught to value chastity and virtue. They must be taught to think, and to keep their mind full of those things which tend to their elevation of and all with whom they comes in contaot. Theymust understand that liberty and licenseare not synonymous terms. Here, the man ashe will be in after life, is formed. This is a problem for our christian workers. It isfar more importance than magnificent church edifices cr quibbling over ‘octrine. It isa part of the race problem most neglected. Something must be done for our young men. Some means must be provided for their enjoy- ment and instruction. In all our larger cities thousands of our young men, bright, enerjetic and capable, are employed in hotels, restaurants and in various capac- ities that give them many hours of idleness. These hours are wasted by the great majority for no other reason than they have no place to go. True there are handreds of places open for them where pet le company, i bined tae ia aes Mew acetvo amusements are afforded, where they imbibe coarse ideals and manners, and where they soon become prey for idleness and im- morality. It is tothe shame of modern christianity that boasts of the millions spent annually on the heathen (?) chinese that they shut the doors of their Y. M. C. A. and other places of whole- some associations in the face of the young Negro, and then con- demn him because he has not the high ideals possessed by the whites. The solution of the prob- lem of what to do for our young men is left to the leaders of our own race. There is not sufficient manifest energy in our local churches. There is to much ol \the narrow selfishness that pre- vents the union of efforts that would be bound to be productive of good results. If the leaders of our race gave more attention to the betterment of local cendi- tions aside from promoting the success of political parties, the salvation of the race would need only to be left to the legitimate and logical result of such an ef. fort. Topeka Negroes need tc unite their efferts to reach ou young men. Let some one take the lead. PETITION CONGRESS. There will be an increase in the regular army of the United States. We now have four reg- iments of Negro troops. We alsc have in the volunteer army, the Forty-eighth and Forty-nintt regiments, Negro troops whose line officers are colored. It is highly important to the race that we should have a share in the increase in the army. Let the Negroes in all parts of the coun. try petition President McKinley and congress to incorporate these regiments. Do not loose time but begin pushing this mat- teratonce. That's the way tc win. Every congressman should be seen at once. The race wants Negro officers. Afro-American Leagues. The president, secretaries and mem. bers of the local Afro-Americar leagues in and fur the state of Kansas: _ Greetings—In order to further ad. vance the educational, business, agri. cultural and political interests of the race, the purposes for which the league was organized, I feel it very necessa ry that the league have an official organ. I therefore name and desig: nate the Topeka Plaindealer as the official organ of the Afro-American league for the state of Kansas unt} the next meeting of said league. W. B. Townsend, President of the Afro-American league ‘of Kansas. } Leavenworth, Kas. | Nov. 19, 1900. THE AFTERCLAPSE. During the campaign, just closed when the great majority of Negro papers were loud in de. nouncing ‘Tillmanism’’ and the Democratic methods of the South, a few political ‘pimp sticks’’ were doing their utter- most to lead our people away from the path of right. One ot our Kansas Negro Democratic editors has apparently recovered frim the effects ot the remarka- ble Republican landslide, and thusly delivered himself: We stated in the beginning that the injustice in the disfran- chisement act of North Carolina lies in the discrimination against the Negro and in favor of the poor and ignorant whites. The American people seem to have taken just that view of it, and entered a most vigorous protest at the polls. If the democratic leaders at the south are wise they will heed this protest, correct the abuse and move forward along the lines of justice and magna- nimity. We have heard it said that a sudden jar will bring some peo- ple to their senses but this is our first verification of that saying. The Negroes all over the coun- try knew of “the injustice in the disfranchisement act of North Carolina. They knew that those who wete seeking to influence them to endorse the injustice of Tillmanized Democracy were ig- norant of the true feelings of the rece. There is no feelings on the part of the Negro against the white people of the South, or any other section. All the Negro wants is a man’s chance. We wonder now that this Negro Dem- ocrat has admitted the cause of Democracy's defeat, if he will labor with his political compatri- ots in congress to see that the Ne- gro received justice. It has been the Negroes brain, brawn and energy that has brought the new South tothe point of industrial importance it now enjoys. The Negro desires the privilege of aiding and assisting that political party whose policies bring the best markets for his produce. The Southern Negro raises the corn, cotton, tobacco, cane, rice, that brings to his section the wealth of the world. He is the laborer of the South. He only asks protection for himself and family. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S DUTY. Fromthe (Richmond, Va.) rtefol mer. _ For another two years at least, the Republican party, the party of good government and purity in elections will be in full control of the execu- tive branches of the government. Our jeonrt of higher resort a3 now consti- tuted is above partisanry, is secure and removed from the danger of be- ‘ing packed in the interest of anarchy and demagogery and partisan politics. / ‘This being the case it is to be ex | pected that sume wholesome reforms Jouking to the purity of the ballot in ‘certain sections of the country will be ‘prowulgated in the next two years. It is a notorious fact that throughout the entire South there is a wholesale disianeinenen of citizens of color either by the Beu Tillman shotgun ‘method or constitutional amendment or such method as obtained here in -Vigisin | It was this condition of affairs that made it a certainty that the solid south stood ready to deliver to Mr. Bryan 112 electoral votes even before election day if necessary. Mr. Mc- Kinley was elected on a platform which declared unequivocally for hon-. esty in election, which in othar words means the consent of the governed, Now the framers of the Philadelphia convention knew full well the condi- tion of affaira in the South and as many of them willbe in close touch with the administration their influ- ence should be brought to bear upon the president to use his influence to see that that plank in the platform is carried out. The president has an attorney gen- eral whose duty it should be to i quire into the constitutional enact- ments of Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina by which | provisions Negro suffrage has been ree stricted while at the same time whites similarly disqualified are allowed the full exercise of the franchise, and the: election Jaws of Virginia and Ken- tucky which make it possible for dis- honest special constables or partisan judges to vote illiterate voters in the interest of the candidates of the party which those election officers represent. If ia the opinion of the attorney gen- eral these enactments are repugnant to and in conflict with the federal constitution, then he should have them reviewed by the supreme court and their constitutionality passed upon, This should be the first atep towards ballot reform in those sec- tions of the country whose suffrage ie prostituted. 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We a don’t want mouth subscribers that talk a Pa 2 bs a a paper to death. = if PLAINDEALER. peettseeseessestseeesensessess CURES = 1900.... i , ¢ 1900... i + THE PLAINDEALER for + ‘ Give a cash yearly sub- + : this year has begun at scription-Get the benefit : series of features. f of them. ; ebb ebb PEPE EEE tt 5 Nahi ey Bh Ree eaten . a « ow oe Mae wen ry Me eh a, eS SE eee ee oe Wee Came mene we | a OM PRIDE OF TuryRATRNT No 36, meets Ist and 4rd Saturday afternoon of each mionth xt Xo, 96° North Kansusavenue, srs. te 3B, Joudan,@. MMs Anna eynotdC. R Macrnmonty TAMrUAAGER No. 9% Ue Ke Hall 609 X. Kans Avenves Meriv ist and 3nd Thursday ofeach month, Mrx Wa3L Juidan, G.Tez bie Sura Walker, C. R MACEDUNIAN LODGE No. 9, GOOD SAWARI- ‘TANS and DAUGHTERS of SAMARIA, meets sec~ fond andfourth Friday evenincs of each mouth at8 o'clock. ste1y Eau Seventh suet Visiting Saman- aesarealways welcome. W.E Acnsoy, Chief ‘AULE Lacon, Kevording See. PEARLY RUSE Tabernacle Neo. 77, meets mt and third Wedoesday aliemoons at 3 otloch at an2 East Suth sueet Men S A.Ouews, ©: Mes WG. Kescnaviat. 13. A.M. Thomas is quite ill at his home on Clay street. The Ladies Guild of St. Simon church met with Mrs. M. E. Young, last Monday evening. Clarence Goggins died of consump: tion Sunday at his home on Jefferson | street, ard was buried Monday. ‘The Ivy club met Thursday night. ‘The Pleasant hour meets Saturday evening. Migs Florence Gibson fomerly with the CoLonep Cinizex is now with the Pharspeaten. Monroe school tenders a reception to its frieuds and patrons, Wedues- day, Nov. 28. Are you going tothe Anditorium on Thankegiviug day to see the Knights Templare Drill? Cyrene Commandery will confere degree “Order of the Temple” on Saturday night. The Handel Club will meet with Mrs. James A. Page, Monday even- ing. All members are requested to be present. Mr. Kirk Pinkston of Fire Station No. 3, bas purchased a home on West 10th street and will occupy it in the near future. Tha InterState which meets in St. Toe Dec. 27—28, promises to be one of the best in the history of that as- sociation. ‘The Rose-Bud club meete at the residence of W. B, McClain, 120i Lincoln street, Saturday afternoon a 2 o'clock. * Mrs. Hoford of Alma returned tc ber home Monday after a pleasant visit with her daughter, Mra. Belle Smith. ‘The Dumas club meets at the resi dence of Mrs. Ewing Small, Friday evening. The next meeting will b, with Mrs. Edgar Matley. Miss Nancy Dean willleave Wed nesday moraing at 7:30 for Kansas City where ehe will spend the holiday with Miss Mamie Richardson, Miss L. E. Brinkly, who has beet visiting W. D. Cooper and family fo1 the past three months, returned t¢ her home in Memphis, Tenn., on Jes Saturday. The Ladies’ Sewing circle of St Joho A.M.E Church are makin, special preparations for their Annua Thankegiving dinner which will b given at 113 E. 7th street. The la dies will serve dinner from 12, m., t 11, p.m. The Imperial Art Club met witl Mrs E. Ridley, on East Twelfth st. last Saturday. Mrs. O. A. Tayloi was elected vice-president to succeed Mrs. W. L. Grant. The next plac of meeting will be with Mies Nor Sexton, 918 W Eighth. street. Rev. A. Barton returned to Wash ington D. C,, last Thursday after four weeks visit with his family t resume his position in the Interio Department. The Third Ward Republicans en dorsed the action of Galen Nichols i the appointment of W. I. Jamiso: Deputy County attorney. Mr. At drew Jordan is president of that clu Mr. Jamison is one of the leadio, attorneys in Shawnee County, and th colored people should be proud < him. Now isthe time you want to ge into the Band Wagon, have you children taught music by Prof. G. W Jackson, All instruments taught b the Italien methods, also voice cult vation panoand organ, Prof.G. VW Jackson assisted by Miss Nellie Hick will organize a band for Institutior Send your children §1.00 per mont payable in advance. ‘Mrs. R. H. Wade assisted by Mi: Hester Hawkins, entertained her Sut day School class last Suturday afte noon frum 2 to 5 o'clock in honor « Hawkins, Alberta Guy, Lulu Odel, Hazel Barton Lillie Perkins and Mabel Ware. The regular meeting of the Ivy club will take place Friday evening December 3rd st Guy’s Hall 714 West Fourth street. ‘The program of the evening will be “The Relation o! the Club to the Community” a general discussion, conducted by John L Harrison; “The latest Book I've Read,” by J. A. Page, Mrs. EW. Guy, J. H. Childers and John M. Wright; “The Finale,” Quototior from Phillis Wheatley the earliest Negro poet. All members arereques: ted to be present to prepare for the Tnter State Literary Association. Rev. H.H. Lucas and wife lef last Thureday for Great Bend Kansa: their future home, their friends wist them a successful and continued pros perity in their new home. Rebece Chapter No. 8 urder of the Easter Star gave them eeveral handsom preeents at their last meeting the Rev and Mrs. Lucas spoke in the highes term of apperciation they held fo the members. Do not forget the Knights Tem plar drill at the auditorium Thanks giving Day. ' NORTIU TOPEKA. Mevsrs. Charles D. Williams and Solomon Tigh have returned from Omaha, Neb. Miss Eliza Lyman left Tuesday to visit friends in Kansas City, Mo. Club No. 3 gave a successful enter- tainment at U. K. M. Hall, Saturday evening. Mrs Ida M. Jordan, man- ager. Cards are out announcing the mar. riage of Miss Lizzie Hatton to Mr. Willie Wimms, both of this city, on November 29th, 1900. ‘Miss Victoria Bradford is on the sick list this week. Macedonia Tabernacle No. 93, i progresssing rapidly. A new mem: ber was made at the last meeting The Tabernacle has purchased a new set of furniture. ‘The funeral of Dr. S. P. Swift wa held yerterday afternoon at 2 o’elock at the North Congregational church, in charge of the Knights and Ladie of Security, of which order he was a1 associated member. Rev. Mr. Pear gon officiated. The Golden Rod club was ver} pleasantly entertained lust Friday bi Miss Mary Jordan. Mrs. J. 3 Wright being attvisitor. The clul is meeting§with Miss Nellie Hick: The club will meet Nov. 30th wit! Miss Ella Williams, all members ar jearnestly requested to be Spresent b: order of the president. Mary B. Jordan, ‘The Shamrock Art Club met las ‘Tuesday with Mrs. J. M. Brown an will meet Dec. 4th with Mrs. J.D Jamison. The Oak Leaf club met with Mr D.F. Ray. After one busy hour « needlework, current topics were con dueted by Mrs. Drain and discusse by the club. The next mesting wil be with Mrs. J. M. Rivers, 1405 Ty ler atreet, Dec. 4. | The drill and reception at audit rium Thaukegiviug Day will be tb finest exhibition ever seen in the city Industrial Institute Note: Several young 1adies from the High school have enrolled in the dressmuk. ing department. Mr. Robert Stone, Secretary of our Board of Directors, spent this week in Chicago. While there he made many friends for the work, Be sure to hear the Sunflower Quar- tette at the Musicale, Monday night, December 3rd. ‘The priutery printed some very dainty invitations for the 23rd Reg. girls, last week. The People’s Committee is doing most excelent work. This ie your school so continue to labor for it success. ‘Tne Mother’s League held quite ax interesting meeting Monday after. noon. The league continues to grow. Several new members were added this week. : Mrs. Gertrude Richardson of the Normal department is bringing her department up to a high degree of ex. celence. Her work is indeed credit. able. A CORRECTION. A mistake was made in last week's isgue in referring to the appointment of Judge W. 1. Jamison as Deputy County Attorney. A committee of citizens called upon Mr. Nichols in the interest of Mr. Thomas (not 50 however) because Mr. Thomas seemed to need the place more than Mr. Ja- mison and bad received no political benefits, but none of them had s word to say against Mr, Jamison. We ‘know him to be a gentleman of legal ability, and that he stands bigh at the bar. The only question discussed was whether orfaot be could afford accept. ~ Mrs. Presley Chiles has returned rom Chicago and will make Topeka her home. ‘The wedding nuptials of Miss Ida Barton and Mr. Green Scales were celebrated at the residence of the ‘bride's sister, Mrs. Weatherly, Sun- day at high noon. The ceremony wa simple, and Rey. A. M. Ward officiated. The bride is a daughter of Robt. Barton, the groom is a rel ative of Prof. R. H. Wade. Under the appropriate caption of “Growler,”a writer in the Enterprise characterized the papers of Topeka a: being sleepy because they made no reference to a certain marriage. In this the “Growler” sustains his rep. utation as being the coarsest dabble: in newspaper making between the two poles. He has all the charac teristics uf a “giowler”. In_ citie: one form of the “growler” is thal used to “rush” stale and filthy slop from grog-shops to the homes of in igitous consumers, Auother specie is tte little, yelping, howling, growl ing canine, that runs the streets an alleys, kicked and cuffed and despise |by everyone. The Enterprise “growl er” bears a striking resemblance t the other two species mentioned. ; “What the Outlook does is to give se fairest, the most unbiased, the clearest conception of the many mo- mentous occuriences which are shap- ing the world’s history today. This weekly combines the functions of the newspaper and of an illustrated mag azine, aud discusses politica, religion education, economics, literature and art.’—New York Times.” tin Ihe QUUILOOK Lyman Abbott and Hamilton W. Mabie, editors, during the months of November, December and January will appear a series of ten autobio- graphical papers from BOOKER T. WASHINGTON telling the roman- tic story of his life, from birth in a Virginia slave cabin to the eminent position which he holds as the builder znd head of Tuskegee Institute and the honored and trusted leader of the colored race in this country. Ev’ry Readerofthis Paper Will surely be interested in Mr Washington's story, and a8 a special offer in order to introduce The Out. Took to new readers. we will send The Outlook for the three months above mentioned at the special price oi twenty-five cents (regular price, sev enty-five cents), providing the name of this paper is mentioned. The Out look tells the story of world happen ings every week in short, clear, labor saving paragraphs. Address Subscription Department B, Th Outlook, 287 Fourth Ave., New Yor! City. Do you realize that Cotton is bringing the highest price that it has done for over ten years. Do you realize that in the Northwest industries are springing up, factories are running wages are increasing and peace, happiness, and prosperity is with us, and money is going to be plentifulandabundant--North, South Eastand West. In every pocket you will hear the chink of coin, and every pocket-book will be fat with greenbacks. Our agents are already coining money—some ofthem mak- ing as high as $80.00 weekly. Our laboratory is running today to fill orders. Our goods are giving such decided satisfaction, every one is pleased. My friend, don’twaste time for time is money; but sit right down and write to us, and we will tell you how to make money every minute in theday, if you will only be our agent. It does not matter whether or net you are at work, You can work in spare time. Our agentsare all pros- pering and rising in the world. Write for full particulars to— Boston Chemical Co., 310 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va. '| Our correspondents should sendin] For Poultry, Rabbits, -| hei: se 1 their communications not Jater than soo Tuesday evening to insure their inser-} © Pe tion the same week. 25 Hay es Cooeny . Se ee Coe || Mr. Eaitor: Ihave just returned | se Ha TWN |from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and’ @ HEE aN ||while there was requested to makel & 3 PTR sowe inquiries upon my return home,| 3-2 [Tit as to the whereabouts of Scott Cun-| « 2 HTH ype mingham and Ike MeAfes, They] 2 3 FEEEEEHEEEEEE\ “i shaves motherand. sister in Harrode-| © 5 FEESEEEEEESEEENS ,| burg, who are anxious to hear from} = “ EEeessaeeeeee eee |them. Iwas also requested to inquire pact daly f|for John Tompeton, Shep Tompston, . | Chatley Houston, Thaddeus Houston |g, StFOP eS ad cot iaid | ,|America Houston, Lucy Hall, Sam-| Fence Gates, otc, guavant uel Tompeton, all from Harrodsburg.) So eeeten se treo. .| When last heard of they were living|”” TiNIQN FENCE CO., D ||in Atchison, Kanes. ‘These inquiries {| were made by Sarah Boursand Mar} = ,| tha Bivens, sister to John Tompston, | KANSAS PACKIN 1{Samuel Tompston. Scott Cunning-| :|ham and Ike McFeeare sons of Sarah Wholesale 1 Bours. ‘Yours traly, Fresh and sugi ) _. Dennis D. Hope. 5 : First Nat. Bank, jTopeks, Kas. + SCHMIDT ,BRO’S . ‘ . = % , oe ed oe Be cre. he eattaamorvetigt | WSSoovevedeesssseoSSsSssSsSlSSSSSSSSSSSS SSS SSS SSSSSS) i ‘ : i ‘s SIBE NOT DECEIVED ® To THE COLORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA. | in King of all Hair Tonics, ; “@ZONO.” ; ! A Gel, GX 2: oe "2 WN Yea hee, if ZN) ne ee 2 Me Se ! i ‘Sie fe EO SS eae Me Ge) MR Gy, - a Ce J i m® [RS GSE E i, 5S. Ljijp oe? & ee Sa fey ee Sr Se Re ey: ay PEE as EB S| Cy Q eta 4 iy “7 & mate Wp Z| iS 7 VS NN) > GG Yy SOG ENO NW i FORE. (AFTER. BEFORE. AFTER be nsedonthesealp. And, lastly, to prove our liberality, we will put in a pint /; parkage of Anti-Odor, a positive care for Sore Throat or Mouth, all forms of i Womt Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet; also removes all 4 smells and evlors arising from the human bods, such as feet, arm pits, ete. f| The actnsl value of this Grand Axuregation is $400, but we let you have it for $1.09, simply to introduce honest gonda. In enter ta protect the 4 public in yeneral from imitations of our eornts, and ty avuid iwistakes, we f hava placed upon our coupon our Trale-Mark, one head showing Bhort g Heir and the other head Long Hair. The U.8. Gevernment has ranted us 4 ‘this trade-mark, and it is registered in spe Patent Office at Washington; so f ifthe conpon hag this trade-mark on It, you will make no mistake, Dee j only the coupon having the two heads ou it. A to our reapansintty, wef refer you to the Editor of this paper or to the Sf-tropulitan Bank of Rich / nme Var, We have thog-ands of testimonials we have not spuce to pab- / ish, “Hero is a sample of one: ( | Rostua Chemical Company : 7 Dear Sirs,—You are at liberty to state in any newspaper that I have 4 need OZONO, and give it my most hearty recommendation. 1 have been f {fooled 0 often, it does me good to recommend honest goods. f , MAGGIE B. PROCTOR, j Here is enother: Box 114, Fairfield, Texas. Gentlemen,—After usiog OZONO a short while only, I ain glad to say! that my buir iy already straight and growing finely. f MISS BESSIE POWERS, 353 Misoouri treet, Toledo, 0. 7 A last word. OZONO is absolutely guarantee! to straighten lair and cause a beautiful and luxurious growth. If your hair is already straight, ( you can use it to secure a glossy long growth. Boy only the genoine / *QZONO." Send us $1.00 at once, and the gyods will be gent the same / day we receive your order. f BOSTON CHEMICAL CO., i 310 E. 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Pe = o aeesemn ae aie ee a a * . rales wg lm or a “a hk i {G3 Boston Chemical Co., q Sy ES 310 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. gj NOT Fez Tenclose you $1.00, for which please send at once ff} the following goods: a 4 Boxes of Ozono, worth $2.00. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner, 7 worth 60c. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Food, worth 60c. 1 Parkave ff (1 pint) Anti-Odor, worth 50c. 1 Package Scalp Soap, worth 50. fj Total, $4.00. a Mame. csseccesseosevencsacavarsnesesey HOUM, NOssscscssensoren 2 Street « imate srevep CitYrecese eocercerscceoesecsee A County. ebuecnas. aeasascavcowoes say SMignvecnnsuncnsnse a It you want 4 lots like above, send $3.00. If you have s friend who hae f) no coupon, let her write her name on a piece of paper and pin to coupon 7 ' l when you send your order. fy AAA AAA, = =.=. SSS SSS SESE eek A. C. L. COAL COMPANY IsvHleadquarters for the Cheapest Prices, the Best Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest Profits and the Promptest Deliveries. 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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Miners and Dealers in_———aaeeite. ¥ Osge City Shaft, Leavenworth, Pittsburg and Hard Coal Office, 7th and Santa fe R. R. Crossing TOPEKA UNION Lock PoULTRY FENCE. For Poultry, Rabbits, 4 Orchards, Gardens, etc. Co TT ooo ° Coy SCO Zz 2 ys Coy = = #3 Fonoaay SS 2s HRT” 2 HTH = & $% fis ; i . 2s ge HHT OS) UNNON Ray NGHHEH 3 = es City x “Gt NT BE £2 HK eae SH 8 32 foes sss ZA BB ee Hoo — i aie Aro =a a> GHA Bae Nise tea & 22 SS Aree § S =? Seal eee 3S Seaton NAY startet Stronger and closer spacing than any other make. Our Union Lock Hog, Field and Cattle Fence, Union Lawn Fence Gates, etc., guaranteed first class. Your dealer should handle this line—if not, write us for prices. Catalogue free. “UNION FENCE CO., DE KALB, ILL., U. S. A. School Books j,i Fee nee Kellam’s, Kansas Ave KANSAS PACKING HOUSE MARKET, Wholesale and Retail. Fresh and sugar cured Meats. SCHMIDT BRO'S : : : 306E. SECOND ST. vm Roteasrimyete§ ATCHISON 408 Oy One Ob US Cony Swe tral committee who supported him. This is a slap at the com- mittee and also unnecessarily en- dangers Mr. King. Touissaint has agreed on the big Thanksgiving party, in full dress suits. +Rev. Smothers has put in two very nice hot tair furnaces in Ebenezer Baptist church. The young Odd Fellows’ lodge will pay Lucy Freemanan endow- ment on her husband's death. W. A. Coverton and wife cel- ebrated the 16th anniversary of their marriage at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Truhart, Tues- day evening. It is all nonsense to say the Bailey-Curtis cnmity defeated any of the local candidates Tues- day. The Shiloh Baptist church will call a pastor soon. They say they need a spiritual and financial leader, as they want to own the house in which they hereafter serve God. There has been some talk of the two churches, Bethel and Shiloh, uniting. Christian leaders can do it if they want to. Kerford’s rock-crusheris break- ing twenty carloads of rock daily. They have a night watchman, and everything is running smooth. Some men will try cunningly for months to undermine you, and the moment you slap back once, they will hollow ‘foul!"" The executive committee of the Inter-state Literary society met here at the Truc Eleven hall Saturday, to arrange the program for Christmasat St. Joe. Pres- ident S. Harvey of Lawrence; Chairman L. Jackson of St. Jo- seph; James Page of Topeka; E. Griffin of Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Tatiafaro of Kansas City, Kas.; Mrs. W. E. Gray and Dr. W. H. Hudson of Atchison attended. They hope they have the best pro- gram in the history of the society. Delegates from all circles of the city having literary features are called to meet at the A. M. E. church Monday at 4:15. The selection of representatives on program has been by the execu- tive committee left to such a meeting. Other business will come up. | George Irvin's place and hotel | are the best places a colored per-' son could go to get first-class| treatment. So visitors are wel- come to 112 and 114 N. Eighth street, where the well is in the sidewalk. A man said today ‘no such good meals have ever been served so cheap in Atchison be- fore. ‘The Negro is improving in one thing. Not half as many now abuse each other just to be call- eda “good nigger” as did eight years ago. And the white man wonders why so many tales are not brought him as he used to get. Why, your black brother is getting tired of being your shep- herd dog, that is why. Nannie Patterson died Satur- day, and was buried at Oak ‘Hill cemetery Monday. She was her mother’s only child. Mrs. Allen has the deep sympathy of friends and many cftizens here. When the conspirators are through we will summon. the peace angel. COFFEY VILLE. Dear Editor: Please allow me space in your paper to speak of Edward Madison Lancaster, who was shot and killed by John Walk- erat Independence, Kas., Friday night, Nov. 2, at 11:20 o'clock. There is nothing said of his par- ents, Edward Madison Lancaster was born in Frankfort, Ky., Aug- ust 12, 1870; he was 30 years, 2 months and 21 days old when killed. In 1879 he moved te Ft. Scott, Kansas with his parents and madc it his home for a num- ber of years. He then left Ft. Scott and came to Independence, where he first made the acquuint- ance of Eliza Davis, to whom he was married July 6, at \he res; dence of his mother and step- father, Rev Allenand Lydia Gar- mer. He left a broken-hearted mother, a kind stepfather, two sisters and two brothers to mourn his loss. “The Lord giveth andthe Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’” Ministers’ and Deacons’ Union. AFTERNOON SESSION. eee! Seer eee wee Serene; ed by Rev. Banks and others, af- ter which the president introduc- ed Bro. Ed. Williams, who de- livered the address of welcome in away that made all present feel proud of him, His address was upto the occasion. Rev. H. W. Scott responded in a pleasant manner. Revs. Scott read Matt. fifth chapter and offered prayer. ‘The president introduced Rev. Banks, who took for a text John 111-12, from which he preach- ed a soul-stirring sermon. Rev. ‘Thomas offered a fervent prayer, after which a collection of $3.06 was taken up. Bro, Ed. Keesee paid 25 cents and Sister S. An- |derson 10 cents for membership. | Rey. Banks was chosen to open | the topic, ‘The Bible Method of Giving,” Friday morning at ¢ Jo'clock. Adjourned to meet Friday |morning at 9 o'clock. Benedic- _|tion by Rev. Banks. | FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. \| Theunion metat 10:20. Rev. )|Scott conducted the devotiona s|services. The afternoon anc -| evening journal was read and ap proved. Rev. N. Sowell and Li centiate G. W. Washington o .| Russell, Revs. I. Thomas and G , |W. Watson paid 25 cents eacl .|for membership fees; Rev. Scot paid 25 quarterly fee. ev. S. M. Lee of Nicodemus was introduced to the union and invited to sit within the bar. Topic, ‘Bible Method of Giv- ing,’’ was opened by Rev. R. P. Banks, who supported the Bible method. Ihe topic was further discussed by Revs. Thomas, Cos, Scott and Lee. The sense of the union is that we give as the Lord has prospered us. See the fol- lowing scriptures: Acts 20 : 35, 2. Cor. 8:12, 2 Cor. 9:7. Preaching was dispensed with, andthe president appointed the following committee on business: Rev. Banks and Scott and Licen- tiate Butler, A collection of $1 wastaken up. Rey. Lee was ap- pointed to preach at 4 p. m., Rev. Scott at $ p. m. Adjourn- ed to meet at 1:30 p.m. Bene- diction by Rev. I Thomas. AFTERNOON SESSION. The union reassembled at 2 p. m. The devotionals were con- ducted by Licentiate G. Wash- ington. The morning journal was read and approved. Topic, ‘Relation of Pastor and Church,"” was taken up. Rev. Thomas read an able paper on the topic, after which it was discussed by Revs. Scott, Banks, Lee and Cox. Many thoughts were brought forth by the paper Elder Thomas read and by the brethren, The union adopted the paper of Rev. Thomas. The hour for preaching arrived. Rev. Lee read Luke 13 and Rev. Sowell offered prayer. Lee took or atext Luke 13: 24: “'Strive fo enter in at the strait gate,’’ rom which he preached a good sermon, full of thought. Rev. Banks led in a fervent prayer, fter which a collection of $1.25 vas taken up. Adjourned to neet at $ p.m. Benediction by Rev. Lee. EVENING SESSION. The union reassembled at 7:30 m. Rev. N. Sowell conducted he devotional service. The pres- dent, Rev. G. W. Watson, read he names of the following per- ons from Burlington,” Kas. to yecome members of the union: Jeacons Lewis Wilson and B. Villiams, 25 cents each; Sisters I. E. Moore, G. W. Watson, Rachel Keys, Celia Wilson, Mor- an, J. Harrison, Ellen Brooks, vho paid 10 each. Total $1.20. The hour for preaching having rived, Rey. I. Thomas sang ymn “In thy cleft, O, Rock of \ges'’ and Rev. Lee offered rayer. Rev, Scott preached an uble sermon from 1 Tim. 6 : 12, afler which Rev. Thomas offered prayer. Rev. Scott extended an invitation by request of the pas- or, and two came up for prayer. One joined the church under watchcare. A collectionof $3.41 was taken up. Bro. Lewis N. Grimes of Ellswortw read a pa- per, subject, ‘Sunshine,”’ with c;edit to himself and showed that he had mastered his subject. The union extended him a vote of thanks for such a paper. The finance committee report- ed $13.7g taken up from all sources. ; The committee on business re- commended the following: To president, traveling expenses $5.20; to clerk for printing pro- grams, stamps and services, $4.40 to Plaindealer Publishing Co., to ‘. LA a . er and gospel minister, Rev. P. W. Barker, pastor of the B street Baptist church, Topeka, Kas., who was a preacher, a good pas- tor and an able leader, a loving and affectionate husband and fa- ther, a good citizen and a repre- sentative race man, we bow to the higher power and believe He does all things well. But we can say we have lost a good and wor- thy man from our ranks. We can say “Servant of God, well doue, Rest from thy loved employ; ‘The battle fought, the viet’y wou, Enter the Master's joy.” Therefore, be it Resolved That the Ministers’ and Deacons’ union of the Cen- tral district assoziation give its sympathy to his wife and family, also to his church and his many friends. ——— WICHITA. Miss Pearl Morris was the guest of Mrs. A. Paul last week. She returned to her home in An- thony Monday. Capt. S. W. Jones left Wed- nesday for Kansas City to attend the Board of Regents of Western University. Mrs. M. J. Brown, of Ft. Scott, passed through the city this week. Miss Narcisse Thompson who has been quite ill is improving. Mrs. Dr. Vernella, of Topeka, isin the city the guest of Mrs. Lee Anderson. Ike Patton is building an ad- dition to his house and making other improvements to his prop- erty on North Water street. | ‘The Ministrel concert given by home talent under the manage- ‘ment of A. F, Johnston at the G. A. R. hall Wednesday even- ing was well attended and was a success. Eugene Whitted, J. McDugal and M. L. Bryant who enlisted in the United Slates infantry left Tuesday for California where they will be assigned to regiments and sent to the Philippines. Miss Cora Lee, of Kansas City, is visiting Mrs. L. Chap- man. J-M. KNIGHT, ‘Comeau . BRL. Ea pen eS Rw a hae eos Vora eae dee ns me, iS 406 Kansas Avenue. ‘hone 52 MM. S. POULTAY FENCING, SAR TOT Ter SRT STAY VAVAUAN AY, BARR BRED ron, Was | Seer VES SSW, NR BF SN eg A Saves 50 per cent. of the cost of the completed fence. 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