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The southern argus., 1891-08-27
A NeWsy News Letter

KANSAS CITY, KAN, Aug. "a, OF.
We welcome to our home the new anc
grand enterprise of the southeast, Thu
SOUTHERN ARGUS. Long may she live
and practice her motto, with malice
| toward none, with charity for all" Nav
she not exist for the lone purpose of boom
ing self, but may the good interest of
the people be her chief reason for circulat-
ing The ARGUS need not think no oppo-
sltions will be met with, for they are
strewn thickly along the pathway. Let
a good round number of Kansas Civ
Kansas, readers add the ARGUS to their
Libraries.
Kansas City. Kansas, as she lies at the
mouth of the Kaw river, is we'll known as
the metropolitan city of the state, having
population of about 80, 600, fully twenty
per cent being Afro-Americans. Amono
the colored people here are to be found
many praiseworthy enterprises, such as
merchants, grocers, junk dealers, hotels
restauranteurs, lawyers, doctors, leading
dlvlnes, teachers, shipping clerk, politi-
clans, post officials city officials, etc. We
have an abundance of churches and
secret societies. all of which seem to en-
Joy tair-sized memberships The MAORI
ty OF our churches are ably cared for bv
intelligent and thrifty ministers, who are
always in seeming position to encourage
race enterprises; being of an un-
selfish disposition, they say there is always
room for another good adventure.
We are the recipient of an invitation to
The nuptials of Lawyer Isaac F. Bradley |
and Miss Matte Johnson, September 8th.
1t the residence of the prospective brides |
parents residence at Lawrence, Kan. Mr.
Bradley is graduate of the law depart
nent of the Lawrence University and has
'ractlced in this city successfully about
our years
In the literary sphere this city claims
onor to the leading society of the land
ne Columbian-which is widely known
throughout the west. The Columbian will
pen for the season next Tuesday evening,
ept. 1st.. at the Metropolitan Baptist
hurch, We learn that the historian will
ave a red letter" report. You should
ear it.
Editor E. NJ Woods made us very ;
easant call recently while in the CITY. .
Rev. Wilton P. Boone, D. D.. will /.
each his farewell sermon to the Metro !
,litan congregation next Sunday, Aug. 90. l
II should hear him BKLANo, a
r
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GIVE DOUGLASS A REST.

The press has had the Hon. Freder.
ick Douglass arraigned before the ban
Of public opinion in season and out OF
season, for marrying lady Of the
dominant race. It i high time that
our cotempiries had hauled i'll their
nets and cast them into other waters
where it is possible to catch more
marketable news. Neighborly editor,
you have talked the Douglass-w wife
question threadbare. How stands the
case with You and yours i'll that re !
spect! Your unrelenting and I'M
reasonable talks about Douglass and
his choice for life companion are
nauseating to the eye and sickening to
the stomach. Give us a rest.
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"A LIVELY banana war took place
the other afternoon between two rival
department stores on State street, Chi.
cage. Each store had purchased cal
load Of bananas to use id special bar
gain sale. 1t was accidental that the
purchases were made at the same
time. One store opened out by dis
posing Of dozen bananas for a cent.
The other offered three dozen for a
cent, and the rivalry waxed hotter IN
I'll for an hour nice bananas were sold
at ten dozen for one cent. Both stores
closed out their stocks. Many fruit
vendors were among the customers al
the latter part Of the sale.-Weir Jour
nal.
Why don't some Of our merchants
get up an enterprise Of that kind here ?
Ii would work like a charm.
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JOPLIN JorrINcs

AS for Joplin am able 20 sav -.
IN the lead and still they are corr;-.. : SUI
acques, OF Kansas City, has no.. slr
family to this city and is in bus;rss. = his
Mr. +. T. Landon. of Kansas C;tv !. asrs
ping with Mr.. Jacques -Fredj;ai - s.op
met with serious accident ! few 800. 49,
ago. out at the College Hill ParL !. sn's
FREDDIE Williams were wresfl;rg - nc
the tall Freddie Powell had h;s -. ~ j. y
Gated a number from Galena go !. USE
the quarterly conference 4. the 4 y
church. Aug. a. Elder Ramsey = i. =, :
,ena' preached to large crowd Of anr;c..
hearers. The stewards made q Rrana !.
| port ana good collections. The sacrams-.
/ was administered at night. -Rey. A -
law and wife are in Neosho where Il. !.
conducting gospel meeting. Ms. e.
pears made good turn in of Ieaa -
JACK last week and you can see him - -
long way before you meet him.--Mrss
Dr, Scales IS busy cutting. fitting and So
ing. Mrs. Eliza Barber went 10 Co.
age Sunday. Joplin people are -
scriblng for the SOUTHERN ARGUS 4. s;~a.
Dir. Scales sent US the names of -
Reub Barber, Mr.. L. Powell. Mr. a..
Elmore aud Mrs. Cordelia Ayers ih~a
our people read more they will thinl -, -
and thereby be better posted -
Harry Dotson. Mr.. II F. Thomnson 80
DIR. Scales were among the PASSENGERS - =
the Reunion which convened !. a.
Springs on the 24th inst. WIFE No..
and Kansas give the ARGUS 1900 snhser;A /.
ers this year9 Yes.-Mr. and NJ
Pondexter called on DR. Scales far;l.
Sunday while in Joplin. Rev. Rnehss
an was called 10 Parsons to see bis 80
mother. Miss Revels is back from Kar.
sas City. Little Matte Ayers i awav
on visit and her mother says prehaps a.
may spend the school-year in Girard ana
attend school there. -Messrs Elnore
PhllIps and Oliphin made a good turn n
me other day of lead and jack. Mis-
Louan Barnett IS away on a few weeks
'lsit, and Miss Johnson is looking after III
interest OF her boarding house until she
eturns. Miss Luella Holt returned
lome from a visit with friends at Indn.
Kansas. The committees -
working up grand time for the 22nd a
september and you. the editor Of the
'oUTHERN ARGUS, will come and also ouise
number of others from Baxter Springs
wish to see our people with the SouTH.
RN ARGUS in every family, and all ia =.
1ember that money epent for a good "a.
er or good book is money we'll invested
axe the SOUTHERN ARGUS and IL Won
ant read the paper have Mary or lanes
} read you the news of southeastern Kan.
IS and southwestern Missouri.--prof
. A, Underwood reports pleasant time
nrlng the Jasper county institute which
osed pleasant and interesting session
st week. The total number of teachers
lrolled wos 2o6 in Jasper county.
"Oh, mammai' exclaimed little MaIdIe
a blight-winged insect passed the door.
Iere goes ter-by!"-,Iudge.
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EDITOR REGIsTER-The editor of the
SOUTHERN ARGUS raps you roughly
III tue shoulder in reply to the item
.hat communicated for publication
~ your issue two weeks since concern
ing rive colored men on foot with
Dag ana baggage in hand and on hack
walked through our town on Wednes.
uay morning, and considerable sir
was manifested by our people who or,
anxious to have this class mo- &c
NO negroes for Scammon. tbsnt ~ oii !,
tnn;3r &c f ~ nave occasloned an oppor-
UNITY Tor the racy reproach of the edi.
I 1911; ;Ui VI .ue ARGUS. especially Oh your
inn0ceht shoulders. Just how to cred
Iraoly acqult myself, uncompromising-
i -, anu sustain the assertion without
,hng tresn pride-wounds. battles
fn nUGnt ana Kills the intention. where
49, oatl only fall on the mercy of
~ t@s-erly editor of the ARGUS and
.. 80 ain to be charitable in the exer-
Use OF irony and the ''irst impulse. y
LIS argument is true and on the score
OF humanity | agree. While we will
cheerfully give food and raiment TO |
our colored friends, we do not wish to |
associate with them as inha of |
ocammon. Surely it is no sin TO OK.
press choice Of citizens. fit is we
are guilty. Our Repu bican senator
ana friends are not responsible for Ills
expression. [ must correct him, polit-
lcally, regarding the town of Scam
mon, he is uniformed in calling
ocammon "a Republican town." as il
is and has been Peoples Party town
since the fall Of 1890. | am sorry to
have hurt the feelings of the editor of
the ARGUS, but trust he will let up
and relent, at least, sufficiently to good
naturedly straighten up from his un
comtortab BILE "half-bent" position await
ing another sickly slur like that" We
40 not aim to slur the Negro, but re-
spect him as an independent foreign
element, but object to him as direct
nelghbor, purely on the grounds of
preference without degree of bitter
ness or malace toward the coIored !
man. Socially we disagree.
CITIZEN.
Is that you | hit, fellow citizen?
Excuse me. / went to hit the editor F
ln-chief. You must keep out of the
way, lest you get hurt. Fright whar ;.
de hen scratch dar am de bug" y
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money, the trustees of this institution
tackled Ton paper an agricultural de-
| partment to their university. The Ohio
state university, with its great advan-
tages, its superb equipments and its
superiority in every department. has
always thrown open It's doors to well
come the Negro along with the whites
NlIoertorce university is a sectarian
school for Negroes, or Afro Americans
MT jackson opposed a division OF the
funds, believing that it would be against
the best interests of his race. He was
honest and sincere, and in his opposi-
tlon he was sustained by nine
tenths of the colored population OF
Ohlo-if might makes right an evidence
that he was right Now that Mr.
jackson has been nominated for an g.
poFtant office, he is threatened with
the opposition OF two Me+bod;~.
churches IN Cincinnati, and with the in.
nuence Of a bishop of the A. NJ
church against him to assist in his de-
feat.
This all because he dared to exercise
the prerogatives of a free American
ciuzen- such course pursued on the
part OF the A. NJ E. cl9rch oroapiza-
ton would be nothing short Of tTrannv
and relic Of the dark ages. and for
that reason, and for the raa.
son that the great A. NJ. = /
has ever been classad F..
as an organization with the best inta--
asts OF the race at heart. morally. phre-
caIly. financially, as well as religions.
", we are prone 10 disbelieve the chr.
.ent rumor Of such opposition to Mr..
Jackson
George II. Jackson was born in Can.
ida West now Ontario, on the Thames
1Ver, sixteen miles from Chatham
us parents vent TO Canada from +.
'ayette, Ind In Is49 they removed IN
he states, settling at Cincinnati q
nd here George was reared and ed7ra-
ed, and passed his youth and manhood
lie was educated in the public schools
Cincinnati, and his success in. later
fe Is indebted much TO the excellent
sachings and examples of his pre- !
eptor at school, Prof Peter II !
lark, the really grand old
ian Of the race Through ,he
'sistanee Of Prof. Clark, he became a !
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BELLE AND REAI-

Mrs. Bloomer and DR.. Mary Walker
have taken stubborn stand against
dragging skirts and tight lacing. But
before those aggressive ladies can hope
to establish their ideas as dress re-
form they will Of necessity be forced
to emancipate the belle Of the desire to
dress 50 as to meet the approval and
admiration of the beau.
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- ~AhhEh. 1FauPnt with OBJ
stacles at every turn, and like many
who have gained the heights he push-
ed on, overcoming obstacles here, mas
tering difficulties there, until now he is
one of the bright stars in Southern
Afro-American journalism. Mr.. Par
ker was born in Henry County, Ga, in
October, 1868, and has always resided
III his native state The life of Mack
Parker is proof of what can be gain.
ed by persistence, and he has clearly
shown, that man is, in nearly every in
stance, the architect of his own for
tune. Born IN adversely, Graded in al
most poverty, reared amidst disappoint
ments, he has weathered the storm. and
proved that all is possible to the man
that would be a man. We commend
the life OF Mack Parker to others for
emulation.
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HOTTER BYE AND RIVE

This is not a sermon. 1t is only rail
road missionary tract.
If you take a vacation this summer. WHY
not go to Colorado? Nestled aronnd
Pixies Peak there are plenty of places
where one can cool of for very little
money. Manit0u, Cascade, Green Noun.
tain Falls and Woodland Park, in the ia
nous Ute Pass, will be lovelier than ever
this year. They are most directly reach
ed via the Santa Fe Route.
Cheap tourist tickets now on sale.
good until Oct. 3lst, returning. INQUIRE
OF local ticket agent or address.
W. j. JANNEY, Passenger Agent
Kansas City. Mo.
GEo. 1. NICHOLSON. G. L. & t. A. A.
n. 4 ). F. +. r., Topeka, Kan.
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Last Saturday the Republicans Of
Cherokee county met at Columbus and
put full ticket in the field. The con-
vention was quiet and very orderly.
The boys went right through BY &C
clamation. No friction observable.
Now, boys, let us roll up our sleeves and
get out and elect it.
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WOULD it be courtesy Oh the part Of
the ladies to excuse bald headed men
from the painful duty Of raising their
hats to them on the public highway !?
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We insist On the appointment Of a
Negro to the Haytian ministerial post
vacated by the resignation Of the Hon.
Frederick Douglass.
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!. but never follow

admitted to practice, but never toIIo"
cd his profession.
At the completion of his term of OF
fee, he commenced his history OF thu
Negro, a work that stands preeminen
among the works of history. 1t is
remarkable work emanating from a re
markable brain. George Williams was
n rapid liver, and saved nothing.
When he began his history, he Dor
rowed s., 900 from Hon. Charles Foster,
then governor of Ohio, now secretary
of the treasury, hence the reason why
that history was dedicated to Hon.
Charles Foster"
That debt was never paid, save in the
dedication of book to his (Foster)
name. While this money held out he
lived like a king. He employed two
Amanuenses, both white, one gentle
man, the other a most prepossessing
young woman. He took his meals at
the ultra fashionable cafe in Column
bus, O., and not infrequently he and
the lady amanuensis dined and supped
together while his wife at home lived
humbly, conscious of his unfaithful-
ness, yet hoping and trusting that he
would some day be to her as in the hal
cyon days that had passed Alas that
hope was never realized
Just before the close of Arthurs
term, he nominated Williams to be
minister to Hayti, but a democratic
senate did not confirm.
He has gained considerable notoriety,
while in the Congo Free State by his
letters attacking Stanley. He has been
in the Congo State for the past two
years, in the service of the Belgium
government. His wife is living in Chi
cago with her son and mother True |
to the last, and in spite of all, she had
always refused to grant him divorce. /
Future generations will know him bv
his history of the race, without doubt .
he richest legacy ever bequeathed to
he race by one of its members, beyond
hat he will sleep in a forgotten grave.
lis death, dying thousands of miles
rom home and country, in the dark
ointment, without a friend near
administer the smallest COM
ort, or to hear the last words his
ps uttered, seems a striking reward.
'hus ended the life of man. talented
nd INSCRIPTIONS. brilliant and I'M
althful. A man of fame but furnished.
man that challenged both admiration
nd disgust. A paradox, man, and vet
OF man. To get the best view of Geo s
'1lllams, we must look at him through
lat magnificent work, his history, and
I'll all else from view.
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are wide awake,
fearless and ut al
times battling for
the promotion OF
the race in all the
walks of life.
Among the bright
ones is Mack Cor
nelius Parker, ed
itor of THE Peo-
pies Journal OF
Rome, Ga Like
many of the race,
his efforts to gain
an education were
rnnr1,< -,%1 Il
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TALMAGE SAID 1T.

One Of the topics Of Or. Talmage's
discourse for the 10th was, 1--WE over
look present blessings" This il ex
actly what the blatant Farmers Ali
ance leaders are doing.
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Ell. N. FURNESS.

After September 18th the subscrip-
ton price for this paper will be ST for
one year; 65c for six months; 35c for
three months.
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LARPH.
= Letter Of Interest to and About
Afro-Americans.
oome Facts in the Life of the Late
Geo. w. Williams.

separate Department For Colored Exhth.
IT'S at worlds Fair-Minister Douxlna.
Intervie"ed-Is the Word '.Nsgro'' n
Mlsnomer-M. C. Parker, . Bright Jour.
nalist.
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NOMINATED FOR THE LEGTs1.Arr p,

NOMINATED FOR THE LEGIsLATU RE.
1t was once said of Grover Cleveland.
our eX-president, 1--WE love him for the
enemies he has made" This sentence
VIII go down the corridor of time as
significant and as commercially appli-
cable to some men. 1t is applicable to
George H. jackson, who was recently
nominated by the republicans of Ham
llton county for member of the legisla-
ture. Mr.. Jackson, during the past
winter, was prominent and conspicu-
Gus opposer of the effort in Ohio. to
divide the fund voted by congress to be
applied to the agricultural colleges in
the several states, between the Ohio
State university and Wilberforce uni
versity,a colored theological institution
operated and maintained by the A. Nj.
L. Church. In anticipation of this
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w anted
n egroes
10 Sell Our Royal Book
" THE BLACK PHALANE,"

ltis history of the Negro Soldiers and y;rs.
4 tull account of their services IN avh,i,,-, I
freedom and the Union. from the ReyoIn,,en ;.
fhc present time SPLENDID pICTrpr.
of the Negro Troops All saw il j. tbs gr.n.Iez.
egoA ever written. Piles Of money to b. made
selling it, for everybody wants # Van -.
800 800 "oheS. one man has already made ii,
hundred dollars on five hundred books. non,,
It'll y seh A. once for Circulars and Sc our very
h-iDeral Terms to Agents. Address
AMERICAN PUBLISHING co
hartford O., Boston, Cincinnati or s. ronis
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The sunny southland has produced
some bright newspaper men mar -
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Sheriff.
ID. O. MARVIN.
For Treasurer,
II. r. SADLER,
For County Clerk,
CHAS. ROBINSON.
Fer Register Of Deeds,
]. Fl. ABBOTT.
For County Coroner,
r. 3. MA.aAN,
Fer Cc-Gnty Surveyor,
q, Il. McCLUNG.
Commissioner Cd District,
Ill. N. FURNESS.
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teacher, teaching at intervals in Gin
cinnati, Paducah, KY. and Evansville,
Ind. In April, 1879. he was married to
Miss Virginia A. Gordon, daughter OF
the wealthy colored coal merchant OF
Cincinnati After the death of the
elder Gordon he gave up teaching to en-
gage in the practice of law, having
been admitted to the bar in 1884 Mr..
Jackson is one of those men who are
assisting very materially in the eleva-
ton of the race. He is man of excel
lent attachments, studious habits, and
always alert to the interests of the
race In appearance Mr.. Jackson is a
handsome man, being above the aver
age height, full, rotund form, which is
always faultlessly attired in neat fit
ting clothes.
Should Mr. Jackson be elected we
are confident he will not only reflect
credit upon his race, but viii be an
honor and credit to the state of Ohio
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hon Frederick Douglass was inter.
viewed at Washington the Other d.x
regarding his resignation. and
SAID; In no manner whateva,
mas either the president or the
state department ever intirnataa
TO me that my resignation would be- ac-
ceptabIe- On the contrary. 7 received
only the kindest treatment from al.
the head Of the administration and tba
department with which / was in,,.-
dlately connected My resignation vns
rendered on purely personal grounds
IL mas been charged that have hao,,
dereHct on obtaining the con~ee.
sion Of the Mole 81 Nicholas f~rr. a..
hayuan government For various
reasons / was unsuccessful throuvh M
fault OF mine in obtaining the Mol
and / do not believe that the nuas.i~,,
OF my color either added 10 or detra,~..5
from my usefulness As minister >
haytl" This all sounds very nice b7,
the fact Is apparent. nevertheless .h.+
Hon Frederick Douglass had bano,,u.
cognlzant Of the fact that his rexfs,,.-
ton would please not only the a9rnfrtv
ration but also large majority ~ fLe
younger element Of the race "a
eslgnatlou may not have been asLAJ
or or limited al by the administrator
1nt IL was an easy way out Of 4 dilemma
ma an acceptance OF the meaning ~
ne handwriting on the waIl-vo1,r,,
''eA4 ~ the 'front.' LAEPH.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-15
THE STATE EDITORS.
No Excursion This Year-A Pleas
ing Presentation.

President II. P. Hall called the sum-
mer meeting of the Minnesota Editors
and Publishers association to order in
Lifts hall at the close of the first ses-
sion of the national association. He
wasted no time in speech making. but
explained the nature of the entertain
ment provided for the visitors.
Mr.. Verbeck reported upon the pro-
posed excursion to Denver in the fall,
stating that the committee found it i'm
practicable, recommending instead a
journey to Hot Springs, Ark. q. S.
Pease, of Anoka, wanted to go on rec
ord as being in favor of an excursion at
any or all times, and he thought that
Jan. Is would just about suit him, or to
Denver, if at all, in September, and so
he made motion to that effect, leaving
the selection to the executive commit
tee.
Gen. Jennison objectedl to the Hot
Springs proposition as winter trip.
G. II. Lineau wanted to go to Ar
kansas.
Mr.. Strain amended the Anoka mo-
ton, abOliShing this years excursion
and substituting one in February, the
arrangements to be left with the eXecu-
tive committee. The amendment was
adopted.
Mrs. David Ramaley was presented
with life size cravon portrait of her
husband, who has been for twenty-five
years treasurer of the association. The
portrait was ordered hung i'll the rooms
of the press club during the conyen-
ton.
The association will meet again this
morning.