The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1889-11-16
uTrRDAY, Nov. 18th, 1889
Locals.

Rev. james Manly vi ~
hing, Va, is in the city,
w.Henrietta Smith has been
., ni a teacher in Montgom-
! ego, Nd.
The CAPITAL City Guards will
1--WE hop at their Hall Thanks
giving night
J The Tea party given at Mrs.
/ Walls 4O7 n st., q. W, on Thurs
dsv evening was largely attended
The officers of Mt. Carmel
Bsptist church are preparing to
give prize entertainment.
Nicely furnished front room at
TS4 10th ST., Z. W., for gentlemen
only ~
WANTED, at this Office a young
man One who is not afraid or
ssbsme of work. None other need
apply.
The Knock About Club will give
their first grand Masquerade Ball
Ofthe season, at the Grand Army
Hall on Thursday, Dec. 9Th, 'S9.
Music BIZ Ebner'S orchestra.
A very interesting letter from Jay
KAY our Oco4ass oioUron =: con !
tributc5nt. That accomplished
sudll stop.
1t is the habit of prophecy an'
predict, and of ordinary men tn,
habit is well enough and is to b
COBdOned and looked over. Th
subject of this sketch, however,
not an ordinary man. He is some
thing more. Taking the risk q
being charged with triteneSs,
shall record him an extraOrdimar
man and as such deserving some
what of extraordinary treatmen
and handling. His life work up
this time has been accomplished
his great honor and credit ''despit
those twin gaOlerS of the darn
heart, low birth and iron fortune,
and must be sufficiently indica ,iy
Ofwhat his future will be if spare
to develop it, without anticipate
from my pen. L shall try to "mak
spiCtuTe of him" as best | can
the compass allowed me, and wi
uuSt my readers to supply wha
yer may be lacking.
As is true of the great majoriI
dthe really big colored men of I'll
country. Mr.. Cooper is SOuthel
product, but early in life, withou
money or friends, but full of pluC
aud ambition, he selected I'll
North for his future home an
held Of operations. The great n
uOnal centennial year found hl
not "a locker on in Vienna" {
Philadelphia, but a temporary eli
zen 10 the capacity of hotel wal
er' The booming of cannon ia
died away in silence, the acclaim
That had gathered from the fol
corners Of the earth had subslde
The hundreth anniversary of Anne
lean independence had come an
gone, the great Republic trippir
sayly and confidently into her sc
ond century of existence, wht
young Cooper, turning his foe
steps towards the setting sun,
Fcted Indianapolis, the Hoosi'
metropolis, as his permanent HON
having preceded Mr.. Cooper
Tue city of cOncentric circles"
temember as though it were yeste
uay the impression he made upC
me when meeting him for the fir
uue few months after his arriv
~ Tue city. A literary and debatir
sCclety was being conducted
ylat time under the auspices of Il
aeTmont street A. NJ. E. Churc
9au The occasion was a gala one
!O'H' debate or anniversary
@One nature, the building beiI
SG i.' to its utmost capacity.
s 1 mad taken place relative
ny .ue creation of some committee al
S SGe manner in which they shou
TI.Scaarge certain duties placed
~ ,ueu quota of work. Opinion
N eIe being asked for and give
T ,toIe out of a sense of mischi
s nou any thing else, somebot
SosseSted that Mr.. Cooper
"'u from. Mr.. Cooper was