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The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

Toasts from various parts of the
State.
The Problem of Life,
Hon. A. Fairfax.
The Negro as politician,
E. P. McCabe.
The Negro as an orator,
j. NJ Brown.
The Negro as worker,
Hon. J. L. Waller.
The Negro as a. historian,
Rev. ]. l.. Davis.
The Negro as lawyer,
]. H. Guy.
The Negro as a journalist,
j. II. Childers.
The Negro as scientist,
S. G. Watkins.
Race Pride,
Mr.. Bradley, of WyandOtte.
The Negro as scholar,
B. K. Bruce, Jr. of Leavenworth.
The Press as an educator,
]. H. Stuart.
The Negro as pastor,
G. G. Goings, Of Fort Scott.
The Negro as psychologists,
j. 0. Robinson.
The following persons are expect
ed to take part in the program othe
than those mentioned:
S. B. MeElmore, Miss |. |
Glenn, Miss Julia Terry, Mrs. Thur
man, Mrs. B. W. Sportsman, Re-
Foster, Rev. Rivers, Dr. Stilliar'
Rev. j. A. Stewart.
The following are requested
serve as a committee en- refresE
ment:
Mesdames Rucker, Ellen Slaugt
ter, Mary Jordan, Misses Alice Ro'
inson, Nichols, Julia Terry, Mar
Caldwell, Fannie B. Sizemore, al
Messrs. A. Williams and 0. W. A
kinson.
A grand time expected.
| Come one, come all. All are CO
daily invited. w. ]. johnson
II. S. Sanders,
Committe
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
Candidate fnr 4.

WI NNM-.nN
One Of our old tiD
thrown aside enough mo5
himself a candidate 4,
refers to H. H, shattio.
truly entitled to the ~.
called an old timer havin,
light in this county tw,s,,
ago. In his social and ~
he has so conducted him,.l
his election a success. il
utes OF praise which ara
host Of friends is an iudl.,
opinion of him.
de believes his ability |.
duties OF the Office 10 !.
reflect credit upon him,.ll
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
North Topeka Notes.

M. F. T. Mcclure, formerly OF
Topeka, has removed to Kansas City
Mrs. Current is very i'll.
Prof. Oxley gave an earnest lee
ture at the Second Baptist Sunday
school Feb. 10.
The Second Baptist church ex
pressed its regrets of Mr.. Anderson'G
son who came to his death by the
blowing down of the chimney of said
church. Great sympathy for the
father and mother.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
NOTICE OF APPOINTrVr
minisiralM.

AauAatAAkVGt
State os Kansas. ShaWnn -
In the matter Of the e,l,h
Whitmond, late Of ehswn.,
Kansas.
NOTICE or APP0TNIn
: Notice il hereby given, &C.
18th day Of January, "A. Dn
undersigned war. BY lho m
of Shawnee county, Kan,, 8
pointed and qualified \ Ar
OF the estate Of Sallle Wlll
Shwnee county, deCs, u
interested in said ealnln E' l.
and govern themselves
A. M. THONn K
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
LOCAL HAPS.
Read the AMERICAN CITIZEN.


P. F. Oliver, Of Wichita, is at the
Sun Flower House.
G. F. Clinkscale will entertain the
Literary tonight. SIS, Kansas Az
enue.
Mrs. E. Mcneil, 514 Polk street,
IS still on the sick list.
Mrs. Vine Bigham, West Tenth
street, is quite sick.
Mrs. Ollie Price,is visiting her faith
er in Nashville, Tenn, who is not
expected to live.
Mrs. Ida Scott, South Topeka, is
on the sick list.
Look out for our next issue, it
will be daisy.
Miss Josie B. Shipman, of Den
YER, is the guest Of her sister, M".
Park. 80 Taylor st.
Miss L. Alexander, Of Lawrence,
is in the city.
J. H. Guy entertained Mr.. Oliver,
Of Wichita, and A. NJ. Thomas at
his home On Sunday.
Mrs. White has been compelled
to resign her position as teacher by
reason Of i'll health.
The next dance Of the 0. H. @.
will be given at Music Hall Mar. 4.
Will Henderson, of Kansas City,
spent few days in the city.
Alfred Payne does general house
cleaning and would like the patron
age Of those who know him. Ad-
dress 1907 Jefferson St., North To-
peka.
Mrs. j. w. Brampton is At her
mothers, suffering with rheumatism.
Mrs. Martha Bird is able to be up
again.
Miss Julia Terry spent Sunday at
Hutchinson, with her friend, Miss
Katie Hill.
H. H. Shattio is candidate fol
constable.
Mrs. G. Hightower is on the sick
list, also Mrs. Martha Golden.
Miss Ellen Searcey says every
Negro should read the AMERICAN
CITIZEN.
Rev. P. w. Bankers church il
North Topeka. is a credit to thu
race.
Will the st. John A. ME-. church
eyer be finished.
Charles Mcdowell has his necl
tied up.
Miss E. R. Fouts, of Highland
Kansas, is at the Rolling House.
Doorkeeper Pullman, spent SIM
dax at Garrett.
Hon. W. D. Kelly and w. B. Towr
send, Of Leavenworth, are stoppin
at the Rolling House.
Remember the banquet on tn
22nd inst, to be given on the fri
anniversary Of the AMERICAN CIT
ZEN.
The Kaw Valley Joint Stock Co
have sold quite number of Shar
and will commence business opsr
tons in the near future.
The Rev. Thomas G. Harpe
Rector Of St. Augustine's churc
Kansas City, Mo. will speak at S
Simoh's Mission on Thursday eve
ing Feb. p, and will visit the Plea
ant Hour Literary Circle on Frida
The Coterie met at 4S5 Polk
on Monday night. Selections we
read from the Songs of Hiawatha
the Mrs. Waring, Clinkscale, Buc
ner and Watkins. Social chat &
was the order after the roadir
Mrs. Vernella and Miss Guy w
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
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W.
Alice Neal, Deispd1.
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entitled action. 80
You are hereby nosin.
Both day OF January a
plaintiff. Granville NsaI' 49,,
titled cause. did Ole az 49, h !
Clerks office Of the 49,
Shawnee County. rllas
against you in the go 800
that you are required 2 49,
tition OF plaintiff on q 80
day OF March, A. ID.
will be taken as true. 800
rendered against you =
said petition for DlFoa1 -
plaintiff against you
You from MI right, title Q 80
TO the following Teai 80.
county OF Shawnee. ahu -
sas. to Wit; Lots nunDs1.a -
and eiKhty-nine 1921 80 49,. :
ninety-one 1871 sesss =
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Topeka, in the \ =.
Six t6) Township 49, ..
sixteen IS. AM 70 nv s.sss
all the right. title and $50 80
and for other judgnen..s. 1900.
prayed for in said resl
which you will take ~ 60.
By JErMoRE i Sos. .,s,
Attest: W. Z. STEHsh 90
Clerk District
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
PROGRAM.

To Be Rendered at the AMERICAN
CITIZEN Birthday, Feb. %, 1889.
At Music Hall, East 9th Street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
STRAY BITS

\ curiosity in " alingIord, Conn, Is a dos
with three tails.
Madrid theatres arc allowed by law 10 use
only the electric light.
The slot device for ensnaring pennies, nick
els, dimes and quarters originated in England.
There are more than 1900 pcoplo in the
United States who are over 100 years OF age.
The annual income Of tine population Of the
United Kingdom is estimated at Fl 10000.
0OO.
1t is said that after fifteen or twenty more
intermGnts are allowed in Westminster abbey
the room viii all be occupied.
The Arctic whaling season for 1883, which
IS about over, resulted IN a catch Of III
whales, against 2s5 last year.
The cheapest Christmas present sold by one
jswelcf in New York city cost eight cents
the most expensive cost $1,000
a musical manuscript Of Mozart was sold
a few weeks ago in Berlin for $50 marks, and
letter from Lessing for 5OO marks
The EsLimos are naming their children
after by Thunder" Go 10 Halifax and
other expressions used by English sailors.
Philadelphia has 1900 people and 1900
houses, while New York, with 10000 in.
habltants, is said 10 have but y2OOO houses.
"Che Mah,n the Chinese dwarf, the small
est liliputian on earth, aged 80 years, IS 50
small that you can cover him with an or.
binary plug hat.
The water is colder at the bottom than at
the surface In many bays on tho coast OF
Norway the water often freezes at tho bottom
before 1t does above.
An alum mine has been discovered in Utah
II yields ~ TO ~ per cent. pure alum, which
can b. extracted By SIMPLY placing the crud
material In boiling water.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
RACE PRonLEMIN AFRICA.

Gun readers will see from the editorial
Of the New York Tina. copied in an
other column, that there Is gigantic
movement in the slave market in Africa,
and tina, political philantropists who be
lieyc IN the great rig hi Of human freedom
have in Africa a field in which TO exer-
else their broad. minded humanity
We believe that the Southern States
would join In movement towards stoT-
ping this evil. and we are sure that such
patriots as John Sherman and Bill
Chandler, who have exploited their hui
mainly on the colored question in the
South will see that there Is a bigger pros
pect for their broad philanthropy. and that
this broad philanthropy can be coupled
with business-like aspect Of the race
problem" that will open up Africa some
what on the same line as the Alaska Fur
Company did that benigbted Indian land,
where seals could be bought in the water
at a dollar a piece and sold at ten, with
the privilege of catching as many as the
company chose and paying for the num-
Der they reported to the government
Perhaps We take the enterprise by the
forelock, but if the government, being in
the hands of the Radical party, with pow
or TO control elections in our section
of the country on different rules from
what obtain in other sections, we do
not see that the mere plea of race
problem should not obtain in our for
/ eign relations 10 the end that political
business may take the form of a world
vide philanthropy If It is to be arbi-
trary and regardless of the constitution,
why let the champions Of the race prob
lem take the question to Africa, and let
the Republican chiefs speculate In IL in
business as well a. politics. As we ex-
planned before, II would be a relief to their
country if statesmen who have the repu-
tation Of making fortunes out Of politics
would seek far more paying field out
side the country. i Is all the same 10
sherman and Chandler, for the home
market Of phnanthropical reputation,
and much better TO the speculative part
OF the business. The slave trade in
Africa ought 10 be reformed, and as
Sherman & Co are the champions Of a
race ploblem, Jet them take a national
policy over there TO Africa and get al
the Jobs that the opportunity offers, and
these jobs are absolutely dazzling to the
eyes of the American political speculator
The only thing is that Ben Butler may
Get hold Of the African race ploblem %
first He made millions by selling old
junk muskets in the South after the war,
and the same thing can be done now in
Africa
We venture TO say that if Sherman,
Bill Chandler, Ben Butler Il Co. will
take hold Of this idea that Colonel Sell
ler's dream Of millions in Asatic eye
water will be laughed to scorn, and then
II will be such relief to the country to
move the race problem so far of at such
a great profit and with the same skill on
larger scale as they moved the adjusta-
bic outrage about the South from State
to State.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
Concerning Hydrophobia.

Our knowledge concerning the condi-
tons under which the poison which
creates hydrophobia acts has been some
what advanced by the recent expert
ments of VI. Galtier, OF Paris. According
to the experiments the dried virus has
its poisonous properties destroyed in from
four TO six DAYS On the other hand
earlier experiments Of the same sayant
show that an animal which has died OF
rabies may retain the poison in that part
Of the brain called the medulla oblongata
for six or seven weeks. II Is evident
that this fact may be Of importance in
cases where persons have been bitten by
animals supposed to be rabid. If the body
of the creature has been buried it may be
possible 70 exhume il after many days
and make experiments which sill serve
to show whether danger from the wound
is 70 DO apprchended. In this way IN
founded anxieties may DO allayed. Pop
ular Science News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
PRINCIPLES AND POLITICS.

The CITY Committee need not disturb
the local policy of the Richmond Demo
Gratis. Let the committee perform in
any manner they may choose, pass reso-
lutions. rescind the resolutions, and re-
scind the rescinded resolutions.
The Democracy of the State Of Nir-
qinia is an organization of citizens who
work politically TO practice a policy that
is for the good of the people, and to accom-
plish the good Of the people political
leaders must announce principles and
then inform the voters well.
The old hunter says never run back
trail" We have an objective point In
view and We should move steadily to-
wards it,
The objective point is the intelligent
representation of the peoples bust less'
and every time we lose sight Of that and
indulge in mere trickery we will demon
alize the Democratic party. The people
of Richmond have had hard lessons, and
they know that they had as well give up
our city and go somewhere else as TO
hand over the control Of affairs o gross
ignorance, organized by a political ma
chine If we must have a political ma
chine let it work on correct principles
We cannot run to and fro on any silly
idea Of hiring out a great party repre-
senting the safety of the community just
for the purpose Of giving the wages to
few ward politicians The cause OF the
Southern Democracy is not an Office
mongering business. 1t is n cause OF
self-preseryation.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24

Ii is useless to disguise the fact thai
General Harrison will be the only bull
wsrk against the plan Of the sherman
Chandler wing of the Republican party
10 recast Southern politics and mould 1t
on the old carpet-bag rule that the senti'
ment of the country sat down on.
II any election in the Southern States
Is 10 be conducted by Federal supervisors
when such election has any reference to
Federal Affairs, of course the election Of
State legislatures must be controlled by
Federal supervisors, on the ground that
the State Legislatures elect United States
Senators The Republicans will have
both houses of Congress and the Admin
istration, and they can do what they
choose, and work their bitter will to or
ganize an arbitrary prostitution Of the
vote in the States
The two points we call attention 10
afe these First, the South should take
hold of this difficulty calmly; and sec
ond, the North should take hold OF II In
dignantly We believe that there is
Americanism enough in our people to
despise a violation of our principles of
freedom, and the best way to settle the
problem quickly and once for all is TO
ask the Intelligence and patriotism of
the North whether they want to see the
Southern States sold out to the carpet
Dagger again.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
The REAL IRISH FRlEzE.
A Cloth Through which the Rain cannot
Possibly Penetrate

Among the various teXtlle PRODUCES
Of Irish manufacturing oil the most
extensively known. says TIE Slothier,
is the Justly celebrated Irish frleze.
IFS manufacture has come down from
fine immemorial. The process since
il was first woven on the primitive
hand loom. and the subsequent manlp-
ulation 70 prepare it for the only gar
mcnt for which it is prominently
suited. the Cotha More dig coat or
overcoap. hes been handed down from
one generation Of the Irish people 70
another until at the present day the
rapidly Increasing steam power looms
of the Irish mills are engaged IN man
ufacturing friezes which are making
their way by sheer force of real merit
in the best markets Of the world
The chief features which distinguish
frieze from all other cloths arc It's abso-
lutte imporviousncss to rain and IFS
extraordinary durability. In these 1t
resembles the famous blankets OF tho
Navaios Indians. or course we are
now speaking of real Irish frieze, not
the counterfeit article, which IS now
quite plentiful in the American mar
fet. These points OF excellence are
secured through the peculiar method
of manufacturing the longest and best
wool. selected from the best Irish
aeeces. without which there can be no
genuine Irish friczc. The process in
itself is quite simple. but tedious, de
handing much time, care and atten-
ton.
Nothing but washed wool OF the
longest and strongest fiber IS used.
This is first dyed. and afterward, when
spun. is doubled SO as TO resemble
warn; in fact, it is n softly spun
WOODEN yarn. which has not been
treated by acids in any manner, 50
that the whole natural strength Of the
wool fiber remains unimpaired. This
warn is then woven. after which It Is
put through the thickcning or tuck
ING process, as it is termsJ This lat
ter is practically a somewhat pro
lonced washing or sousing Of the
cloth in a carefully prepared solution,
slowly heated up to the boiling point,
and then as slowly cooled again. This
shrinks and. consequently thickens the
fabric which comes from the loom TO
such an extent that it becomes almost
impossible, after cutting the goods, 70
separate one thread of the cloth from
the other. 50 closely are they allied
and so intcrdcpendcnt on each other
The final operation Is the dressing
and finishing Of the goods. From this
brief explanation it viii be perceived
in what the chief points of the excel
lence of Irish frieze consist. Dyed IN
the wool the color is permanent; un-
treated by acid, the natural virility Of
the wool fiber IS preserved.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
A REVENUE BILL STARTED by THE
SENATE


A Revenue bill originated in the Sen
ste-lthat is the size of the Republican
Tariff bill Just passed)-is contrary 10
the spirit of the Constitution. The ex-
cuse for the Senates action is that the
House passed Revenue bill and the
Senate proposed a substitute, but tie
two are no more akin than The claim of
one 10 protect the labor and consumers
of the country, and the object Of the
other, which is to foster monopoly by re-
ducing The surplus and increasing the
taxes,-mcreasing the taxes on the ne
cessary articles Of life and reducing the
taxes where they hurt monopoly.
Not only has the bill originated in the
Senate, but it was prepared by-a Senate
commil---ee- s-+rT long series of meetings
--sgrrf consultations with the benefciaries
of the tariff begun before il was known
that the House would pass any bill what
ever. and continued for many months
while the House still had the measure
under consideration.
We understood that the Senate's duty
is confined to amendments of revenue
bills sent to il by the House. Please
notice that fact and see how far our tax
ing authority is given away or rather
hired out to monopOlists.
The New York Times says most peril
nently that the Finance Committee OF
the Senate acted as the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican party. Mr.
Quays ideas certainly prevailed. The
Finance Committee recognized the debt
due TO the mOnopolists for the help to
the Republican party, and as we stated
Yesterday. there is one instance, that OF
carving out the demands of the wool
growers. that proves the fact that the
pets Of the party furnished the
money, and were given the bounties by
the Tariff bill In the increase OF the
already outrageous duties on the mate
rails Of manufacture. such as wool and tin
mates: in the taxation of the commOnest
necessary articles of daily life, such as
salt. in the deliberate sacrifice OF weaker
industries 10 stronger ones, as in the tax
alton Of lead in silver ore, and of wire
for wire fencing; in the taxation OF the
materials necessary TO agriculture as
cotton ties and hay hoops; in the pro-
lection TO combinations and trusts, &C
tual and contemplated, as in numerous
provisions of the metal schedule
in the discrimination against The
poorer consumers and in favor OF the
weather., as in cutlery, cotton, ana
wooden goods-in all these, which are
only examples of many others, the
Finance Committee forced a number OF
Senators. including the one in charge OF
the bin. Mr Allison, as well as its chair
man, Mr. Morrill, TO act in contradiction
on one or more points to principles den
niteiy advocated in the past by the Re
publican party
The Republican party must therefore
q before the country in the next cleo
tion not even as il claims, Protection
party. but as party of privileges tC
wealthy classes that furnish the doodle
10 buv up elections The Senate Tarih
bin means that the profits of all the IN
dustries Of the country are to be hired
out TO monopolists in return for the
money 20 buy votes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24

The conference on the Nicaragua
Charter bill appear TO have agreed on
report, that will put the bill on a practi-
cal footing, eliminating the amendments
that were put on by the House so far as
10 make them only supplementary TO the
original intention Of the bill The Mica
ragua Canal Company only asked char
ter from Congress as letter of intro
ductiou, so TO speak, from their own
country.
There was no request for financial aid
or for any responsibility on the part OF
the government, and the large majorities
In both Houses Of Congress that voted
for the bill only reflected the sentiment
of the people OF the United States, who
feel that the inter-oceanic waterway at
the isthmus ought TO be in American
hands in order that our own commerce
and all our interests should have the ad-
vantage.
il would be an outrage 10 the sense
Of the American people If any trick Of
legislative process would retard the pas
sage Of the bill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
The spartaas aud Music.

The favorite problem Of thinkers
and teachers. since thought began, has
been 10 find some engine OF education
which should reach the character as
effectually as the ordinary means Of
training touch the understanding; and
in the opinion OF many, not men
alone but nations, music was such an
engine. 1T is music, said the Spar
tans. (which distinguishes the brave
man from the coward. - A mans
music is the source OF his courage" - 1t
was their music which enabled Icon
idas and his three hundred to conquer
at Thermopyl@.
It was music which taught the Spar
tan youth how to die in the wrestling
wiring or on tho field of battle. These
claims are audacious, surely. Yet,
when we consider how the rhythmi-
cal tread of the brave man differs from
the agitatcd shamblc Of the coward,
how music is the art Of human joy,
and how Joy and repose Of mind are
the main elements Of manly fortitudc
we shall at any rate admit that there
Is a strong affinity somewhere; our
only difficulty will be 10 acknowledge
that music, deliberately applied, could
ever be the direct cause Of these re-
puted results.
To achieve the end desired Spartan
boys passed their youth in learning
tunes, hymns and songs: this was
their sole mental culture They were
taught TO dance and keep step to the
measure Of the songs as they sang
them. And, grown TO manhood, now
perfect warriors, marched into battle
with smiling faces, crowned with
flowers, calm, joyful and serene, and,
intoning their songs, moved steadily
thus into the thickest of the fight, un-
disturbed and irresistible. The band
that leads our armies 10 the field Of
battle nowadays is a scant survival of
Spartan practice, yet even IN this
music by proxy there are many ele-
ments of Indictment TO courage. The
National Review.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
Fl.hing In tho Rcd Sen.

Tho old Arab geographers describe a
way Of taking fish from the waters OF
the Red sea which must have been
convenient for the people of that re-
gion, if it were not very ingenious.
The people supply themselves from
the sea without craft, or without
standing upon the shore They use,
while swimming or diving, little nets,
which they themselves make Of woven
grass.
They tie these TO their feet, and by
slip knots and lashings held in their
hands, they draw fast the snare when
they feel that fish has entered it. All
this they do with exceeding art, and
with q cunning bred by long expert
ence. They also teach land reptiles to
drive their prey.-Youth's Compan-
ion.