The Minneapolis observer., 1890-09-13

Ended this song the singer said.
As to his feet he rose.
Thanks to you all, coed night my friends.
God grant us sweet repose.
Out spoke the sergeant sing one more.
The soldier bent his head,
Then smiling as he glanced around.
You'll join with me he said.
In singing this familiar air.
{ Sweet as a bugle call.
All hail the power Of Jesus name,
Yet angels PROSTATE fall
Wonderous the spell. the old tune
wrought.
And on and on he sang
Man after man fell into1Ine.
And loud their voices rang.
We have discovered among the
citizens of Minneapolis a poetica
genius, in the person OF Elijah 6
lhler, who is the composer OF the
the above lines, written expressly
for THE OBSERVER. II he contin
ues in this strain he will, no doubt
some day have his name recorded
with the famous poets of the nine
teenty century
The excitement OF the Republi
can conventions of last week has
hardly subsidized. The efficient
work done by the colored delegates
therein will not soon be forgotten.
Monday we are to have the city
Republican convention, the last
one to be held and in all probable
ity the most exciting one OF all.
No doubt the colored citizens will
be on hand in full force. The city
has been alive with people this
week. The great attractions being
the Circus, the Exposition and the
State Fair Nearly everybody saw
some part OF the circus. Some
valuable additions have recently
been made to colored society
circles, both in respect 10 beauty
aud intelligence. Other additions
are soon TO be made and the Flour
City will be blessed with rich and
rare musical and literary treats
during the Fall aud Winter. The
colored citizens are marching
proudly TO the front and sleir pow
CT and influence is beginning to be
felt. There is talk OF forming an
organization in which all of the best
musical and l. .erary talent will be
brought together. The project is
a good one, let il be put into exc
cution. Some of our young people
are making commendable strides
towards acquiring an art Miss
%. v, Woods now for nearly a year
has been applying herself most dill
igently to the study Of elocution un-
der the renowned teacher, PROBES
sor Ciprico, She has made excel
lent progress and is one OF his best
pupils, She finishes the course in
short time and will then in all
probility, open an establishment OF
her own. Such pluck and energy
are deserving OF the highest praise
and should be encouraged. Miss
Woods has already established a
reputation as an accomplished elo.
cutionist.
Miss Drucilla Duniee has shown
much talent as an eloeutionist and
her father is encouraging her by
having her instructed in this pleas
and ing profitable art. A bright
future ispredieted for her and unless
we are mistaken she will some day
stand very high up and near the
innaee OF her art.
Two of the most earnest and eff
hoient workers for the St. lanes
A. NJ +. church are the Mesdames
Fannie Bentley and Ollie Marshall
They have good voices and are
ever ready and willing TO tender
them for inthe benefit OF the
church and deed for any worthy
cause.
MIR, Frank Preston has not been
many years a resident OF this city
but he is strictly a man of business
and rs fast accommodating wealth.
He is careful, economical and
shrewd and will without a doubt.
with his present income soon be
come one of Our wealthy citizens.
There are many other citizens who
deserve special notice but their
names will have to be withheld for
another time. The efforts put
forth by our delegates in the last
convention are bearing fruit. They
were manly and open, The treat
ment they received in the Fifth
Ward was III deserved but we are
glad that the parties had the moral
courage to apologize for the ungen.
llemanly action OF a certain indi-
sidual and to trown upon his sheer
ing, insulting and impoIitic remark
We have been assured and reas.
sared that what be said is by no
means the sentiment OF the party,
BY which W. have stood all along
Ne expect for our friends to show
heir friendship by dealing fairly 1
with US and by granting and freely /
irving that which belongs TO us |
We are men, true aud tried. We
nave rights as we'll as obligations, /
he former we demand. the latter
We shall perform