The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

Oar leading men are rather tender
footed. They seem to think that
every thing they may say or do, must
be endorsed and landed to the skies
In ibis my friends you will be often
most inglOriously left.
The conduct of our young people
at our churches and other public
atherings, might be improved to a
decided advantage.
The question is often asked will
our people advance III the various
avenues OF life? We answer yes, If
thew possess the necessary elements;
but they must rustic and hustle, aud
having done all, they must cuntin lie
| to rustic.
We seldom fluid out thar our paper
i not received until we 70 To- c,llect.
Win the Negroes take the advice of
our Republican bosses and ago" or
will thoy still hang on? That's the
question.
A woman living near Perham, Min
nesota, has Just become the mother of
six children at one sWoOp. The name
Of the town ought to be changed to
Perhaps, in anticipation of eustain-
ing thia record. --RepOrter.
The North will one of these DAYS
| find out that the solid South 10 not
to be broken, mu matter how many
good officers you do them or they
may get. They may have buried the
| Ratchet. but the handle 10 stIll left
sticking out SO that II can be easily
unoarthed, and upon the slightest ex-
cuse,-La CrusahAr.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Bryant. n colored
stenographer of Louisville, Ky, is
said to be- the fastest short hand writ
er in the state. Al All examination
for admission to the bar. held i'm
Louisville lately, he passed with q
splendid record, and will at once
enter on the practice Of the law
Peoples Advocate.
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.-A report
was current in Kansas City. Kan,
among the colorOd people, that Presi-
dent Harrison had discharged all the
colOred servants at the White House.
A letter of inquiry by Rev. j. ID.
Smith was answered by the presi-
dents private secretary to the effect
that such course had never been
contemplated. Capital Common
wealth.
If it IS nailed, il is not clinched as
as the following will clearly show:
The New York World" is authority
for The statement that President liar
rison has contracted with the SER
wants left in Washington by Lord
SacksVille, the late British minis err,
to serve at the White House at re-
duced wages. thereby clearing out
the entire eoIOred help left by Mr..
Cleveland. We have to doubt the cor
rectness of this Observation-Disclosures
Day.
This xplain-awaY-busln in this
instance has utterly failed. We have
read Nr. Smiths letter, aud In our
judgment, it makes q bad matter
worse.
THE DEAR GIRLS AND WHAT WE
SHALL DO WITH THEM.-As | walk
| through the streets day after dav and
meet our girls coming from school,
with large number Of books under
their arms. aud hear them chatter
away in girl fashion one to the other.
| | have often wondered, have they
ever thought of the grave RESPONSE
bilities, that will rest upon them i'm a
few short years. Have they ever tried
to look beyond The present ito The
1 lUECi lAlu fu uiC W lCI hLNUOt uAF
will have passed, the play of child
hood nve-. aud the realities Of wo-
manhood have taken their pIac.. Do
they know how much depends on
them, and that much bOokisn knowl-
edge l. of very little vA'ue if not ac-
comprnied With good judgment aud
sense, and that in order 10 become
perfect women the hands must be-
| educa Ell a. we'll IS the head? r il
will he some time before our girls
will be able TO rel, upon their educR.
ton n a means OF support. The ave.
nues are still closed 10 US: and taking
iuto consideration The finaIcial condi.
ton OF most parents. tney have moth.
ing whatever TO give GU side Of au
education. So il would be wise III
the parents 10 give them trades And
teach our girls how TO keep house
teach them TO ecouomiX~. ~ lnok