The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-19
NEWS SUMMARY.

Oou get TOO OlE LOT your OEeecnes.
Be on the lookout. Be studious. eco-
and industrious. Don't al
low yourselves to be gulled by wlry
politicians. Don't pin your faith to
any special party. Remember that
you can 60 no higher than The masses
you represent. Do all you can toward
the world better. but don't
fail to look out for number one, if
you do. your name will he Dennis.
The Richmond Critic" of Rich
mond, Missouri, appeared among our
exchanges this week.
The Boston Advocate" has aus
pended. Cause. non payment of sub
scribers. A sad commentary on the
race.
Last weeks issue of the Gate City
Press" of Kansas City, Mo-, con-
tanned q cut and sketch of Hon.
G. Patterson. Street Commissioner of
Kansas City, Kan. Merit will win in
time.
Win the President recognize the
Negro as q contingent III the body
polite?
The Chicago "ConserVator" takes
up something over column with
we'll written editorial en- Mr.. Harri-
sons Southern policy. The Con
servator" speaks out plainly and
manly, aud gives the President to
under stand that if the Negroes are
wards they Will reserve the right to
choose their own guardians. We
would like to see the Negroes exhibit
such a manly spirit, but just now we
feel little shaky.
The Paris exposition will extend
two and one-half miles long and one
and one-half miles wide. 1t will be
opeued May 5.
Religion is the most gentlem anly
thing of the world. 1t alone will gen.
ill IL ii unmixed with cant.-Coler-
idge.
Some fifty or more families of ne
groes have left Fort Smith. Ark, foI
the vicinity of Guthrie, where they
and other colored people will estab.
lish colony.
George Lynch. aged 102 years, got
Lost in Harlem, N. y, recently. The
police took him TO = station house
and advertised him, and in a shor
time his son Patrick, seventy five
years old. called for his "pappy."
In the past twenty years there hav,
been 1871 divorces In this state. Blu
it must be remembered that IL is onl!
of late that Kansas City courts hav!
Increased their facilities for procur
ing divorces In q minute and half
Ex.
Race slavery had Its day aud cease'
to exist. Mental and political slave
ry will have it's day and cease Il
exist. knowledge, experience, tn
aspirations of progress, the hope o
gain, the ambitions that success L
business and industry breeds must a
no distant day shatter the solid Sout
and break the rule OF despotisn
maintained through intimidation q
the polls aud frauds on the ballot
box.-Chjcago Journal.
The Negroes in the island of Bar
BADGES have been free since 1884. Th
population now is 1000 blacks an
10000 whites and yet the whites hol
nearly all the Offices.
Richmond. Va, has opened ht
new bank. 1t is called the Saying
Bank of the Grand Fountain u. o.
r." and commences business undt
the most favorable circumstances. :
American Baptist.
One of the downright Affections I
the colored press is the volnntaI
contributor who just thought
wopld hand in little 'ArtickIe' 81
will subscribe for your paper wht
his 'arlickle' IL Published. Fire
man.
II is stated that~th president
vors 8 policy which win encourai
the Negroes in the south 10 divide 1
politically. This may be the be
thing for the colored men in the loI
run; but il seems cruel TO force the
| to a course which necessiAtes the
, turning traitor 10 the party thar "a
them liberty aud citizenship and 1
they have ever had in life worth Ia
ing.-Ex.
CREATES A SIIR.-A recent sur
cal operation performed BY DIR. Be-
D lax haE rauned nuffe a Ono1 deal