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The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
TIE FIRST COMMISSIONED.

Hannibal c. Carter, of Chicago, was
born at New Albany, Ind, February,
1885, but his early childhood was spent
in Toronto Can.
He received a common school educa-
ton in the city of New Albany, and
when old enough, learned the barber
trade with his father. He was on the
Mississippi steamer "Vicksburg' when
the war broke out. This steamer ran
on the lower Mississippi A few days
after Gen. Butler occupied New Orleans
Carter and his brother Edward made
their way to him in safety.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

reciprocity treaty, he is said to be sat
isfied with his mission and ready to re-
sign. The belief seems current that in
case he does, it will be long time be-
fore his successor is appointed. The
unsettled condition of Hayti offers an
excuse for the president to withhold
the appointment of his successor, but
we are inclined to the belief that de-
layal in this matter will not be con-
strued by the great body of Afro-Amer-
leans, who are allied to the republican
party, in this light.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
AFRo-AnERTeAx LEAGUE MEETING.

The meeting of the Afro American
league of the United States which CON
vened at Knoxville, Tenn. last Tues
day, was not as satisfactory. in point Of
attendance, as was desired. This was
due, no doubt, to the fact that north
ern delegates failed 10 attend because
Of their dread Of the prejudice existing
against the race in southern cities.
Then again. since the last meeting in
terest seems TO have abated. The
league was never organized on prop
er basis 10 maintain the interest il
started out with Tt was a national az
fair before it was local The house was
built without \ foundation. Had there
been well organized state leagues prior
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
THE GREAT HISTORIAN DEAD

The Hon. G. w. Williams IA dead.
Though having just reached the rortieth
mile post in life and written two eminent
works on 1.-THE Negro he has closed
his lips forever. In his death. no less
mordant than that Of the late Or. Sim.
mons. the race loses one Of ia most
brilliant men. AS a scholar he was rank.
ed among the foremost, as a historian he
WAS the Afro-American Bancroft. a. a
legislator he was prominent. AZ 4 LAWYER
he was gifted, as preacher lie was SIR.
cess and as an orator he was excelsior
The literary armament was daakened
when that luminous meteor fell. He was
not 50 celebrated as an politician like
many Of our famous heroes. but where.
ever he trod andisputed sway was given
him. Being very reserved and studious
his innate qualities were often hidden.
and like lamp covered was brilliant
whenever necessity demanded II. Those
who have his book ''The History ar the
Negro Race from 1919 to 1853, wru see
= reflection Of mans intellect ina con.
clude "though dead yet he speaketh.n
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

AT the earnest solicitation Of my friends
will be candidate for the office of sher-
iff Of Douglas county, subject to the decis-
ion OF the republican county convention.
T.. w. HINDMAN.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

LYNCH Law in the South is as active as
ever-Negroes only are falling victim to
its clutches See here! this thing must
be stopped. Colored men protect your
selves, assert your manhood
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

HE Afro-American league is unques-
tionably noble institution, but 1t is fear.
Ell too much Negro-wump blood has been
infused into its veins. 1t is lamentable
yet, neverless it Is true that the Afro.
American race has not reached that plane
where unity, manhood and christianity
in their broadest sense are fully develon.
ed and recognized.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

Mr.. A. THOMAS FORTUNE, editor of the
New York AGEis one Of our most brilliant
journalists. He justly deserves the un.
qualified support Of the Afro American
Press In his candidacy for the Haytian
mission. In case we want strong racial
man eminant By reason Of his extraor-
binary work az journalist, author, esssyist
and moral worth. Fortune il that man.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

Mr.. JAMES Brooks, our recorder of
deeds Is gentleman well qualified to fill
that position and has given, thus far.
entire satisfaction to the community. He
has announced himself as candidate for
reelection; we hope our people will not
forget that he is the right man in the
right place.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

THE TOPEKA CALL, young child born
in the vacinity Of Of Shanee Co., is des-
tined to do great good if it will avoid
dropping into Negro pucilanimous cru
sading. Ambition is no akin to mud
singing or vilification.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
LARPH'S
Weekly Letter About Persons and
Things of Interest to Afro-Amer-
lean Readers.
Belief That Douglass viii Not
Return to Hayti, but Will
Resign.

Afro American League Meets and Strikes
Out NOn-PoliticaI Clause-CoIored Arfs-
tocracy-The Negro PopuIatiOn-Afro-
Americans Ordered to Leave Ancona,
Texas-First CoIored Officer Commits
siOned-Colored Women's Virtue Para
mount to All Other Topics-Other Notes
of Interest and Comments
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

OKLAHOMA is said to be the Afro.Amer-
lean Canaan. The new country is being
rapidly settled. This huge and saga.
cious scheme Of sheltering thousands or
orr people is due to the indefatigable
efforts Of Mr.. e p. McCabe.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

eemingly there as
a pretty well au-
thenticated belief
that Hon. Frederick
Douglass will re-
sign his office as
minister to Hayti.
Having brought
back with him a
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

THE WASHINGTON BEE: The bulldozers
assert that the Republicans vii not have
primary elections. 1t is quite natural for
one to squeal when he knows that his
time is near.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

THE LEAvENwORTH ADVOCATE has
changed hands. 1t will hereafter be pub
lished at Topeka by Mr.. J. Childers, the
gifted Topeka correspondent Of the In
dianapoIis Freeman.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

DIR. @. SMITH Of the "A. M. e, church
publishing house, Nashville, Tenn, comes
out with flat denial Of having discharg-
ed all Negro workman. We are glad to
learn this, as such action would have
cast mighty gloom over that strong
church
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

In case James G. Blaine is nominated
and elected president Of the United States
what has the Negro to rejoice over? Mr..
Blaine is not and never was an Afro
American enthusiast. Harrison is good
enough for US, if he will give US Negro
on the the circuit court bench.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

/ HEREBY announce myself as can
didate for reelection to the Office of Reg
lister Of Deeds, subject to the republican
primaries and convention.
JAMES BROOKS.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

The LANGs-ON CRY HERALD is after
ex senator Bruce's scalp. McCabe seems
to know whereof he speaks, and figures
Bruce little more than cipher.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
After 4opf.0rsr

-
Mabel's dolls are all lire pppp.s
her, and arc invested ailh Fszass -
histories A little whsle 80 80 -
ed an aunt Id Boston abo belongs II
club formed for The purroae q ssaly
ing Greek plays. ana broagas Benz Il
present FROM this aunt ) iapls -.
rag dbl" which was ! relie q c.
childhood
" What hare yon named herr aaks@
fabel's mother. ~ nc surveyed -
dolls somewhat expressionless -
ureA
she's q Greek. said AIAbses prpfnps'
ly, and her name II Mary Iig0nss
shes named for lady that lab Il
the naFue If SofulsRls wrote aeoa.
only Per name was daB Iigonei 80 !
don't think Ann Is pretty name.
Youths Companion -
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

seduced and ruined for life by some
white man, but retrobutive justice that
| is so quick and sure when a colored
man is the guilty one and white WON
an or girl the innocent victim, is never
visited upon the head of the Caucasian.
Occasionally we read in the dailies
where some Negro brute" has been
hanged for ravishing some white wom-
an or girl, but how many countless
numbers of colored girls have been
robbed of their pearl, their virtue by
some sensuous white brute and it is
passed by without comment and as a
natural sequent No white man was
ever hanged or shot for despoiling a
colored woman's virtue. The annals
of history records not single instance.
We believe the time is ripe for Negro
editors to lay aside their political dis
cussions for spell and turn their at
tention to sustaining, maintaining and
defending, even to the extreme, the
virtue of the women of their race
In looking through a treatls on Amer
lean Literature recently, | learned
something had not known before, and
doubtless there are but few that are
cognizant OF it. After reading it, the
thought occurred to mellow much
history that should be daily impressed
upon the minds of the Afro Americans,
is, seemingly, buried from view be-
tween the covers of old books. The
fact / learned, was the first arguments
against African slavery on American
soil were contained in a little three
page tract, entitled THE Selling of
Joseph" printed in Boston in roo by
Judge Samuel Sewen At that time a
few slaves were owned in New England
and Judge Seweu was writing of an
evil near at hand. Some of his SEN
fences were precursors of the ringing
words of the later and more successful
abolitionists
Considerable opposition is being mani
fest among colored G. A. r. men to
holding the next annual encampment
in Washington, ID. c.
This opposition is due to the pref
udice existing against the race in
Washington. 1t has ever been q per-
plexity to me, why at the seat of gov
eminent, where laws are made to regu- |
late, foster and protect there should !
exist such prejudice as does in Wash
ington. In no southern city does there
exist greater prejudice than in Wash
ington, and this too in the face of the /
fact that there are more alleged wise
acres among the Afro-Americans, who
pose as leaders, protectors and defend
ers, in Washington than in any other
one city. Usually where are congre-
gated large force of generals, backed
by an immense rear guard, there yon
will find justice and plenty Of it; but
not so in Washington. What strange
anomaly.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

--Cut'sng-~Nhy do you wear such
small hat? Daggitt latter deep thouxht)
because I've got large head N. Y.
Telegram
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

III pleasing to note the number of
Afro-Amerlcan ladies who are berarn-
ing Journalists. No better or sur.r
sign Of the progress Of race Journalism
can he found The addition of ladies'
IN any field, hitherto uninvaded bv the
lair sex. is always . safe sign II prog.
resa With the same advantages. and
all things equal, woman Is maa's eoual
in any field. whether she be white or
black ru.,
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

Because some of the colored citizens
of Ancona, Tex, showed a sympathy for
the Negro slayer OF Dr.. j. $. Love of
that place, the whites held meeting
and warned all Negroes to leave the
town within ten days Numbers have
left and it was expected that all would
leave before the expiration of the allot-
ted time
This is high-handed anarchy. This is
the result of public opinion countenanc-
ing the terrible revenge meeted out TO
the members of the Malta and like
cases where the courts rights are
usurped by mob law. The slayers of
the dead Mafas may and may not have
been right, but whether they were or
were not. it set a dangerous precedent
A man is innocent until proven guilty,
after n fair trial by an impartial court
and jury. This Is equity and any devil
alton from this, whether justifable or
not sets a dangerous precedent If
mobs are to take the place Of courts of
law, If the decree of organized mobs
Is 70 be recognized as law, then we had
better change Free America to En-
thralied America.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

Shortly after they arrived they petit
toned Gen. Butler to allow them ia
raise a regiment of colored troops This
request was granted and in October,
1862, was mustered into service. Com
rade Carter and his brother received
what was possibly the first commission
issued to cOiored men. He was captain
in the Second regiment Louisiana
Native Guards, corps De Africque lie
assisted in the reconstruction OF Ten
nessee in 1867. and was elected from
the Eighth congressional district in
1865 He afterwards went TO Mississippi
and assisted in reconstruction there and
represented Warren county III the leris-
lature, and was twice appointed secre.
tary Of state. He removed from Vicks-
burg, Miss, in 1886. where lie now re-
sides. His career as a soldier was a
meritorious one. and nj no time durinr
the terrible conflict did Comrade Garter
ever fail in all that pertains to d good
soldier.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29

The Christian Endeavor convention
held al Minneapolis was significant.
The eolored delegate from south Caro-
Ina was enthusiastically cheered. Ill
was also the delegate from Africa. Ray
Johnson Mr., Johnson Is about ID ~.
turn to Liberia. and says he hopes III
establish chain Of Christian Fndeavar
societies across the Soudan. Tie man
ner in which these two colored 9.rn.
gates were received should certainly
create a warm place in the affections If
Afro-Americans for the Christian Fn.
deavor societies
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
THE NEGRO pnp1rI.ArInN

Gen Francis A. Walker has studied
the census figures regarding the Negro
population in this country and presents
his conclusions printed in an arti-
Gle in the July Forum. It is
pointed out that the Negro was
an involuntary Immigrant, and that
had it not been for the slave trade
he would probably never have reached
this country in large numbers; having
reached it, slavery has confined him to
a limited section. The Negro popula-
ton of to-day is practically all descend
ed from 700, 900 women who were in this
country in 1910, when the slave trade
ceased; for out of the 700, 600. which is
Gen. Walkers estimate of our colored
population, only a very small proper
ton are immigrants or descendants of
later importations. Since 1910 the pro-
portionate of increase of colored people
with the rate of increase of the whites
has been constantly diminishing. In
1910 it was per cent. of the whole, in
1910, 16.Sper cent, in 1860, IA per cent,
IN 1880, 13, per cent, in 1890, lis per
cent. Up to 1850 the average rate of
increase for a decade had been 30 per
cent; from 1850 to 1860 it was %. or per
cent. from 1860 to 1870, 21.37 per cent;
from 1870 to 1880, %. or per cent, and
from 1880 to 1890, IS. 0 per cent.-allow-
ance being made for the imperfections
of the census of 1870 and the totals for |
1890 being in part estimates. With this !
decreasing rate of increase there is a |
noticeable tendency of the race to con-
centrate in the gulf states and lowland |
sections of other states, like Georgia,
South Carolina and Arkansas, so that
the likelihood is that these sections will
before many years contain practically
all our Negro population From this
summary Of his data and conclusions it
is evident that Gen. Walker leans to
the opinion that the proportion of the
colored to the white population of this
country is to be constantly diminish
ing one. The problem is most inter
esting one to the race and we shall
have more about it anon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
LUMBER FOR SALE.

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"a, I6, IS and 20 #. long; 100000 #.
good single lath; 100000 #. good
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wide; Worked Flooring, Pine and
Chestnut wainscoating; Pickets and
Posts J Car load of good White
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Paints, Iron, Steel, wrought and Wire
nails. At Silas Young's, Light Street.
May I5-6-m.
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doughty general was ruling the cap
tured city of New Orleans with hand
OF iron, that pen and pencil were all
too feeble for the Southern papers to
portray their hatred of him. Beast
Butler" was their most common cpl
tibet, and he was caricatured as a NAL
formed and one-eyed gorilla indulging
in the most horrible brutalties. But
Ter at this time wore struggling set
of whlskers which grew chiefly from
under his chin and outward, and could
not be called handsome.
General Buffers famous "Order No.
49," which declared in substance that
any woman of New Orleans who. by
word or deed, insulted a Union soldier.
should be considered as a woman of
the town and dealt with accordingly.
created the widest wrath; The order
was so effective that no arrests were
ever made under 1t, but its fame be-
came so widespread that even the
London Punch cartooned its maker.
Later on, after Brick" Pomeroy
started the famous spoons story. the
cartoonists took it up and he was drawn
with spoons sticking from every pocket,
spoon for sword, spoons over his
eyes, shoudering a spoon, and in all
sorts OF spoon attitudes This spoons"
story, by the way, is one which Butler
will tell of in his book that is now be-
ing published, and which is having SO
tremendous a sale, and it is said that
he won't leave enough of the man who
started the story to take up in a spoon.
A staring-eyed Butler in big bottle
was the cartoon outcome of Grants
remark, afterwards apologzed for, that
the doughty general appeared to be
"bottled-up" between the Appomattox
and the James in 1854.
But it was after the wa~ closed and
Buffers congressional and political ca
reer began, that he was caricatured
week in and week out Those were
the days of Mast and Matt Morgan,
and the generals political eccentricitics
were a mine of material for them. He
was drawn in every possible form, from
a hen to hyena, but always was rec
ognlzable. He was cartooned on the
other side Of the ocean, and his pecu-
liar features became known in even the
French and German comic papers.
Even at the present day, when he
has passed the three score and ten al
loted to man, no cartooned group of
public men is complete without him,
and his frog caricature in Puck is to
be seen every few weeks.
All the caricaturing to which ne has
been subjected, has never ruffled him
in the least, and he laughs as hilarious
ly over a really pointed cartoon in
which he is made to figure as does his
bitterest enemy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
Ben Buffers Eye.
NO MAN HAS EVER BEEN CARICATURED
MORE THAN HE.

Ben Butler has probably been carl
catured more in his day than any other
public man ever was. No humorous
cartoon has been made ofpublic events
for the past twenty years that did not
have Butler in it in some shape or 9TH
err. This is in part owing to the fact
that "they reckon i'll who leave him
out" of anything, and in part to the
fact that his countenance is SO pecu-
liar as to be easy to caricature. "Firs.
a dog, then boy, then Butler" used
to be the course Of drawing that ia
nous cartoonist recommended to his
pupils.
The first rude pictures of him ap-
peared in weekly paper in Massachu-
sets forty years ago, at the time when
he was running for the state legislature
on the ten hours ticket. The picture
represented a slender young man with
a whisky bottle in one hand and a
blazing torch in the other, setting fire
to the public buildings of Lowell at
the head of mob. This was because
Butler had said in speech: "By the
living Jehovah, if one man is driven
from his employment by these mill
owners because of his vote, will lead
you to make Lowell what it was twen-
ty-five years ago,--a sheep pasture and
fishing-pla and will commence
by applying the torch to my own house.
Let them come on"
But it was during the war, when the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
Here's the Chance of
the Year.

We've secured from the Bis
sci Carpet Sweeper Co., a lot
OF their famous sweepers, made
up in special finish for this
Falls trade.
B1ssell's :se Grand Rapids in
six different styles of special
finish; all selected woods hand
decorated. Natural walnut,
natural maple, mahogany fin
lsh, 10th century oak, ANTIQUE
oak, English oak.
lis part of the finest lot of
snw!eepers n! ever put out by the
blssell Co., and you can have
your choice among six styles
OF these special finishes at the
price lt, OF the regular sweeper.
Ihe stock will not last long,
II you want one for a present
or r tor yourself, It's the chance
of the year.
Bisselrs Grand Rapids is
is IS. the most famous of all the
b;issells, /; and the Bissell's are
.he "a greatest carpet sweepers in
Iae p world: For sale by S. F.
reacock d Co., Bloomsbury.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
A Real Balsam is Kemp's Balsam

The dictionary says, "a balsam is a
thick, pure aromatic substance flowing
from trees Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs is the only cough
medicine that is real balsam. Many
thin, watery cough remedies are called
balsams. but such are not. Look
through bottle of Kemp's Balsam
and notice what pure, thick prepa,
ration it is. If you cough use Kemp's
Balsam. At all druggists. Large
bottles 80 cents and ST..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
THE BEST
APERIENT

In modern pharmacy is, undoubted-
ly. Ayers Cathartic Pills. Except
in extreme cases, physicians have
abandoned the use of drastic purga-
tives, and recommend milder, but
no less effective medicine. The favo-
rite is Ayers Pills, the superior
medicinal virtues of which have
been certified to under the official
seals of state chemists, as well as
by hosts of eminent doctors and
pharmacists. No other pill so well
supplies the demand of the general
public for safe, certain, and agree.
able family medicine.
layers Pills are the best medicine ever
used; and in my judgment no better general
remedy was
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02

| have had catarrh for twenty years
and used all kinds of remedies without
relief. Mr. Smith, druggist, of Little
Falls.recommended Ely's Cream Balm.
The effect of the first application was
magical, it allayed the inflammation
and the next morning my head was as
clear as bell. / am convinced its
use will effect permanent cure. 1t
is soothing and pleasant, and l strong
ly urge its use by all sufferers.-Geo.
Terry, Little Falls, N. Y.