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JACKSONVILLE, I'LL.
NEWS AND NOTES .

There was very quiet wedding in
our city last Monday; the contracting
darties were Mr.. Lindsay Topp and Miss
Annie Brown. Congratulations are now
in order in which the CAPITAL is fore
most.
We are very sorry to learn that. Miss
Eff1e Richardson is very i'll at her
mothers home on Marion street.
Mrs. III. J Jackson has returned from
Peoria, where she attended the w. G. u.
She also visited relatives in Galesburg.
On last Friday evening occurred grand
concert at Mt Emory Baptist church
We were unable to procure Il program.
We have the pleasure Of greeting Mr..
Stewart Of the editorial staff of the Chi
cago Consevator in our city last Tues
day.
Why is it that some people are such
gluttons that when they get chance TO
get good meal they nearly kill them
selves? Such was the case with Mr..
w. w. at the reception given by Mrs.
Judge Whitlock. We was there. not in
the capacity of a guest, but as waiter
He ate SO very much 1t caused his nose
to blead most profustly. We advise him
to take three meals day if they are nc
more than corn and oat meal.
The meeting ut Mt. Emory Baptist
church was of unusual enterest last Sun.
day morning The state Sunday school
missionary preached to a large congre-
CATION and in the afternoon Sunday
school service was also largely attended
At night the S. s. celebrated Biole Day
following the program of the American
Baptist Publication Society, which wa:
rendered to a large and appreciatiTt
audience, notwithstanding the inclemincl
of the weather. One special feature wa!
motion song BY the Primary depart
ment. Great credit is due for the sue
cess Of the exercises to Miss Mamie
Robertson, who drilled the children, ant
to Miss Berdie Boyd, for her drill of th'
whole school; the solo of the service wa
finely rendered by Miss Ida Chapman
A good collection was taken for tn,
cause.
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Jacksonville will soon have mando-

Jacksonville will soon have mando-
lin, guitar and bango club, composed of
some of our best musical talent. We
hope to visit and meet any similar clubs
of our neighboring cities.
Mr. J. r. Scott has been cn the sick
list, but is better.
At last the ice has been broken by Mr..
Eli Peirson, being the first eolored man
in twenty years with pluck and ambition
enough to enter Illinois College rs a
student We wish him success.
On last Monday evening at Bowens,
hall occurred the grand concert, given by
the Thompson ana Wilson Concert Com
pany TO good sized audience, and all
who had the pleasure of attending were
pleased with the program rendered,
Many pleasing numbers were given which
called forth applaus and elicited the ap-
oroval of all present. The Musical part
was as follows:
Instrumental, Miss Lucy Cobb.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Lydia Johnson.
Tenor solo, Mr.. Commodore Cowen.
Cornet solo, Mr.. q. w. Cooper.
Solo (selected,l NJ. p. Thompson.
Duetr, RaymOndeslsters.
Vocal trio, Miss Lucy Cobb, Emma
Happy and Mr.. Frank Bart.
Comedian, Willie Jackson.
After the musical program was given
the audience witnessed a grand Cake
Walk, participated III by the following
couples: w, Wilson and Miss Cate Ash
worth. g. W. Cooper and Miss Annie
Clarke, Grant Edwards and Miss Addie
Staples, Chas Reese and Miss Ada Ham
ners, Bud Elliot and Miss Lille Simons
and Will Hayes and Miss Liggie Cum
minis. The cake was awarded to Mr..
Hayes and Miss Cummins. The judges
were Walter Blue, John King, Elliot
Barnett, George sCocren and Capt.
Bowen. After the cake walk dancing
was INDUCED in until late hour.
What do you think of man who
breaks a comb in attempting to comb out
his locks?
Mr. Harry Allen who has been in
Kansas for several years is back on the
old stamping grounds. He is hunting a
house in our city. We are of the opinion
he will have about as hard job as ever
he had
Mr.. Moses Johnson is ence more free
man, the jury failed TO find any bill
against him.
Aunt Lucy Jackson is OH the sick list.
Little Viola Bolden is quite sick with
consumption.
Mrs. Jacob Duke enjoyed pleasant
visit from her granddaughter of Spring
field, Mrs Ed. Mallory.
Mr.. John Billion is once more in our
city. M b Ii.
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just what killed your cause is CAREFUL

just what killed your causeis carefully
kept out of sight. When the folks
open the just brilletives announce that
the fight goes on, merrily on. Next
BewareI take care. Strong men meet
shake hands and declare, it is easy to
reform. How your nerves gingle be-
cause your native cityis to be REDEEMED.
The next news comes, that reform is
sweeping everything before it. Then
loud shouts, hurrah, even bands of
music echo on. Later on about mid
night some slight doubts fly through
the air like dust. At 3 o'clork SO much
dust you can't see, and at day break
comes the astounding truth that un-
foresun circumstances occurred, some
trick of the opposition suddenly as
sumed formible shape and in spite
of the efforts of your reform leaders,
the victory at the last moment fell in
the hands of the other party.
The Bold hard, stern brutal truth is
you have been deliberately sold out.
You are the innocent victems of sche
mers who dug your grave while you
were looking on and drew from your
own wallets, the cash with which the
spades were bought. They have buried
you, with the apolagy of a hypOcrite
on their lips, and you did not even
know that you were being gulled and
swindled. CHARLIE.
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The Public Schools.

CAIRO, Ill, Nov. 18-The common
school is a little republic in itself,
wrere the poor mans child and the
rich mans child may stand on the same
level and start out with oven chances
in the race for life. The cost of the
dress or the coat, the size or value of
the hause out Of which the children
have come or the social standing of the
parents, have nothing to do with the
estimate of the school room. Brains,
application and behavior are the things
on which the estimates and grades are
made. There is such an aristocracy Of
true worth in our common schools as
The race problem has been perpex-
ing one. Our free schools have aided
US greatly in solving it as well as we
have. Il is wonderful to see how
rapidly the children Of foreigners in
our schools learn onr language aud ia
stitntions, drink in our spirit ard how
quickly Irish, German, French, Cath
olic, Protestant and jew become Amer
icans. Too few children profit by tteir
educational advantages. Many do not
60 to school at all, and Of those who do
60 almost a majority finish their edu-
cation at 10 or IL years Of age. Take
this city from the last printed report Of
the superintendent Of schools, the one
ior 1891-91, we find that there attended
the PRIMARY schools only 90. the gram
mar Is. Almost half of the children
entering the schools at the bottom
finish their education at 10 and u
years If age. Some go cut on the
streets to learn Of idleness aud vice;
some 60 to work. Mere babes are sent
out into the world to earn few cents.
Let the children left to the intuition
Of scounrelism be taken off the streets
and sent to school, the black-faced
little boys aid girls be taken off the
corners and road carts, and places OF
employment and properly educated.
If q generation be numbered by ignor-
ance, besotten by vice and hardened
BY avarice, does not recognize its duty
to its offspring or its country, then
should the state reach out it's strong
arm and compel payment Of the
obligation. In many states laws for
compulsory education have been passed,
but in most of them Insufficient means
have been provided FIR their education.
SUMMER SCHOOLS.
| The late w. E. McEmorn did in
valuable service in placing this school
upon solid footing. and will live long
years in the memory of hearts inspired
TO higher manhood and womanhood
during his five years of patient, per
severing and untiring service as prin.
cipal and teacher of the summer school
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The attack which some of the
clothing men are making upon the
fire and insurance sale is unwarant-
ed, and people should not be lnfu-
enced by such, petty, jealously, and
as they use.
This firm has gwen employment
to over 20 men OF our city, who had
nothing to do. And have literally
advertised mall Of the city papers
which have made Springfield what
it is almost without the aid, and
support of the clothing merchants
who expect to sell their goods and
receive large profits without ever
ADVERTISING. / his firm is not tenn
perarly here but permant and they
are benefting many of our poor
citizens with reduced prices for
good bargains.
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What is it'c dred
Dollars i'm Prizes.

The National Baptist Standard
would like to know what is the
greatest need of the Negro race.
Much is beng said about the needs
of the race by both white and black.
There are those who say that we
need money, some education. A
very able Atro-American said last
summer, owe are q race Of intel
lectuaI giants and financial pau
pers.' The other day man of
color who is thoroughly intelligent
and has lived both in the North
and South, said, "What we most
need is education" Others think
that we need "equility" as the la
mented Cable would say. Still
others think, some one thing, and
some another. In order to get and
be able to give our readers infor-
nation on this all important subject
we have decided to offer prize of
$50 for the best, thirty dollars for
the second best, and twenty dollars
for the third best essay of not less
than fifteen hundred $500 nor
more than two thousand (200O)
words. Any person may compete
for these prizes.
/. All papers must be sent to
this office, in print or written by a
type writer.
2. All papers must be in by
March, 1st, 1892.
? All persons intending to com
plets for the prizes, must send in
their names by Jan. lst, 1892, Ad
dress, Rev. G. FL. Mcdaniel, Box
33, Hannibal, Mo. Exchanges please
copy.
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A fro American Excluded from the White
NJ. IL. Church.


Mr. S. FL. McCracken, an Afro
American of Mount Pleasant, Ia, and
his wife had some Misunderstanding
with the pastor, Rev. Reeves, and its
officers. Finally he joined the white
Methodist church and was giving the
hand Of fellowship as full member.
Everything seemed to be going along
smoothly until the white congregation
heard that there were three more Afro
Americans who were displeased with
their own church and wonld ask for
membership in the white church. Eight
of the most influential members Of the
A. M. K. church (white) heard of their
intention to become members Of their
church sought out their pastor. Rev.
Thorn, and requested of him to drop
the name of McCrackcn and his wife
from the roll of members in their
church, which the pastor
done, giving as an excuse that the
Afro-Americans A. M. E. church
needed the support of the five colored
mem bers and the white church did pot,
(which caused great stir in church
circles throughout Iowa.
We are of the same opinion of the
eight white members who objected TO
the Afro-Americans joining the white
A. Nj. E. church, for the simple fact,
Afro Ameaican churches and other en-
terprises which are conducted by Afro
Americans, and for them need the sup
port Of the colored people more than
the whites. And there is something
wrong with the individual or individ-
uals when they attempt to thrust them
selves in places where they are not
needed. We have always maintained
that the whites will not make any OBJ
lection to one or two colored persons
in scctreain school, college or church,
but whenever they come in greater
numbers their room will be better than
their company. We only ask what is
justice and nothing more. Our white
friends are disposed to g We us that
should our demands and character an d
ability require it. Let the Afro Amer
leans build up their own churches and
enterprises than they will be doing
their duty, but whenever negroes be-
come di7ia teful with their own race
it will only be question Of time until
they Will loose the confidence and re
sppct If Tie whites in afy avenue OF
capacity in lif5.
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Do the young men of this city
who chafe under straitened circum-
stances and servile dependence, and
who are fond of heaping censure
upon others more fortunate, really
want to know what is the matter
with them? =.
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MACOMB. ILL.

Th protracted meeting which has
been in progress for. the past two
weeks at the A. M. E. church, closed
Sunday evening Nov Is, after a glori
Gus revival, fifteen souls claim to know
God in the pardon of their sins, there
has been a great awakening, the Pas
tor Rev. M. J. Gordon labored very
hard, and the people stood by him and
held up his arms. The white people
caught the fire also Macomb has not
been SO shaken for years as at the pre-
sent
Rev. Hampton Of Ohio, and Rev. M.
J. Gordon and wife, and Mis- Anna
Johnson of Augusta, and Miss Sara
Williams, took tea at Mrs. Barnetts on
Monday evening, MI. and Mrs. Barnett
know how to entertain company and
have the faculty for making one feel
at home.
Those young men who got drunk
and rolled in the gutter and yelled
like wild indians Sasurday night, need
not think that such conducts will
keep them into the good graces of the
respectable young ladies, for when a
sensible young lady, looks tor COM
pany, she will look for a moral man at
least.
Miss Mamie Ball is very sick threat
oned with typhord feaver, we hope she
will soon recover.
M. J. GORDON.
The state capital., 1891-11-21

DO the young men or THIS city
who chafe under straitened circum-
stances and servile dependence, and
who are fond of heaping censure
upon others more fortunate, really
want to know what is the matter
with them?
Do they desire to learn why
they are, as they are? We can tell
them plainly.
They are much too fond ofsa-
looms, of gaming, of immoral prac-
tices, and of wasteful pleasures.
They have a false idea of manhood.
They are too much given to swag-
ger, and the cheap style.
They think only of present dis
play and tumble headlong and un-
prepared into a purposeless future.
They are brave after the manner of
toughs, bnt lack the spirit of men.
And with all these undesirable
qualities. they are saturated with a
pitiable egotism which makes them
insensible of their own shortcom-
ings. Hence as a natural conse-
q1ence they are given to evil
speaking of others who shun their
society and prosper, and to cursing
their own misfortunes.
1t Is not i'll luck which is pursu-
ing these young men; it is not the
prejudice of the white race alone
which keeps them down; but the
consequence of wasted time, wasted
energy and riotous living, which
multiply with every years exist
ence, until the barrier to material
progress and higher usefulness be-
comes wellnigh insurmountable.
Supposing the business world
should experience a change of
heart, and places and opportunities
be opened unto them, how many of
our disgruntled and complaining
young Atro-Americans could, in
the light of their present lives and
practices can obtain satisfactory
certificate of character?
How many possess the requisite
ability? Brag and buster doesn't
count with men of business, nor is
the "materiaP' of which the appli-
cant is made of any moment. W hat
the world wants to know is what
they have done and what they can
do.
The Afro-American stone masons
and brick masons and machinists
and shoe makers, and carpenters,
and printers, who keep sober, keep
busy. Have any of our educated
failures tried these trades and
failed? Or is the material of which
they are made oftoo fine texture?
The men who go into business and
strike to, it, earn a living. Why
not more? The few young men
who have apprentices? The steno-
graphers are not idle, the respecta-
BILE lawyers find cases, the intelli-
gent book k-keepers get books to
keep.
All these have prejudices to fight
disapointments to overcome, perse-
cutions to endure, but they realize
that ever since the world began
men have been hustling and push
ing each other, and he who would
succeed has little time for whining
and evil speaking.
Really the best advice the plain
dealer can give to some of these
disgruntled gentlemen is to stop
"reading history" and to buckle
down to some honest, conscientious
work.-Detroit Plain Dealor.
This is the right argument that
should be used; by the press and
pulpit, to the Afro-Americans
throughout the country. We can
not succeed until we have accom-
plishcd th ese qualities.
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has, however. nothing TO fear from his
death, for the reason that his pupils have
been so thoroughly prepared by him that
the empire cannot be taken unawares or
unprepared."
CAPTAIN CHARLES EUKTB.
Captain Charles Euker, of the Stuart
Horse Guards, expressed the view that
Won Moltke was the greatest soldier and
man that ever lived. HIS DEATH" no
added, may encourage France little,
but that Will not result in war"
ME-. LOUIS WAGNER.
Mr.. Wagner said the death of Won
MOltke was, he thought, great loss to
the German empire. He was" contln-
racters around whom the German Union
lists massed themselves and one of the
creators of the empire"
REV. FATHER BAUMGARTEN.
Rev. Father Baumgarten, Of the St.
MRry's German Catholic church. was of
the opinion that Won Moltke's death would
be great loss to Germany.
MEMORIAL MEETING PROBABLE.
These interviews embody the opinions of
q number of other German citizens with
whom the DIsPATOB representative talked,
One phase of Won Moltke's character which
was particularly dwelt upon was his ten
derness and gentleness.
1t is probable that to-day the Germans
of the city will take some action looking
TO a Won Moltke memorial meeting, at
which resolutions will be passed and suita-
able addresses made.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
Baseball as Played Yesterday Through
out tho Country.
by telegraph to tho Dispatch.

tBy telegraph to the Dtspatch.l
At Philadelphia Oeague): R.B.H. z.
Brookyns o 0 / 90 0 0 o. 3
PhiladelphiasO O20x-3 g. 0
Batteries-Fleming and kinslow; Glea-
son and Brown.
At Washington (Association)--T Ten innings:
T.. B.H. z.
wash'gtons. .O1OOO21O52-I1 l6 5
Athletics. 200 2OO143-12 10 4
Batteries-Bakely and Mcclure; Callahan
and McKeough.
At Pittsburgh Ueague): n. oh. z.
PlttsburGhs q o. 0 0o1 OF 4
Chicagos lib O.00O1--S 4
Batteries-Calvin, Staley, and Miller ;
Hutchinson and Kittredge.
At New York Ueaguel: R. BIB. z.
Bostons ......1 101l01 0-5 7 2
New York. % Dol 00-2 4
Batteries-Clarkson and CAMEL; Shar-
rott and Clarke.
At Boston (Association): R. B.H. z.
Bostons 30 OO0O01-2 10 3
Baltimores.. o O011x4 0
Batteries-Haddock and Farrell McMa-
hon and Robinson.
At Cincinnati (Association): n. BIB. z.
Cincinnatis.. 2 0 4 0021 % 10 4
Louisvilles. 80 1201x-11 - 3
Batteries-McGill and Kelly; Dornn and
Tyan.
At Cincinnati Oeague): R. B.H. z.
Cincinnatis.. L 0 900 221-7 10 2
Clevelands a 0 0 O2 z 10 2 0-23 &c 1
Observation-Disclosures and Harrington (;
Gruber and Doyle.
At Columbus (Association): p. BIZ. Z.
Columbus 80 0 l l 004 3 90 IL 2
ST. Louls....1 300 Dol 0-3 6 5
Batteries-Easton and Donohue; Neale
and BOYLE.
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opposed to him politically could not bs,n
rom entertaining for him the highest ~,
teen' lie never offended. His nanners
were always those of gentleman. AZ 20
ms mliltary genius ] need say nothing g;s
reputation is established by results Tba,o
- no man who viii be more mourned in
Germany. ! do not think his deatb viii
endanger the empire. GERMANY has The
heritage OF his plans and experience.n
mr.. HENRY O. MILLER.
Mr.: Miller said: Next 10 B1srnarck w.,
Moltke was the greatest of Germans AZ
q strategist he was the greatest the world
has ever seen. He was superior 10 Frede'
rex the Great and Napoleon the First. He
had the thoughtful genius of Lee for plan.
hlng, and the celebrity Of jackson in execn-
,ihg., lie never made q show, and in that
ne also resembled Lee. / believe that he
Ieaves plans for any war that may be pre-
cipitated upon Germany"
Mr.. CARL wfPPKRMASN.
MT. Carl Wippermann, who has served
N inc German army, said: II think Won
Moltke was the foremost strateeist OF the
age. Yet with all his military rigor he was
the most klnd-hearted and unostentations
OF men. He was simple and sure. Ito
was an example to the youth OF his
country. He was a great lover of music
and art, kind and tender IN his fami-
ly. and in fact a model man. Germany
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THE WALLA WALLA lYNCHlNG.
How Soldiers Repeated the New Orleans
Incident without Equal Warrant
tBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch

lBy telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l
WALLA WALLA, WASH, April 25.-D. J.
Hunt, the slayer of Private Miller Wednes-
day night was lynched last evening by
soldiers from the garrison and fell in the
court house yard riddled with sixteen bull
let's, four of which entered his head. Early
in the evening Sheriff Mcfarland received
intelligence that an attempt would be
made to lynch Hunt, and in company with
Prosecuting Attorney BIandford repaired
TO the garrison and told Colonel Compton
what they feared and asked him to assist
them. This he promised to do by having
the check-rolls called after taps.
The Sheriff returned and engaged an
extra number of guards; but all had not
arrived when a crowd of probably seventy
soldiers appeared and demanded that the
officers open the doors of the jail. When
their demand was refused the soldiers
began work on the door with hammers and
chisels. Finding this slow work they
threatened TO use dynamite. Further re-
sistance then being useless the doors were
opened and thirty or forty cooked re-
yolvers were levelled at the heads of all
inside and the keys to the cells demanded.
These were given them, and when Hunts
cell was shown them they quickly took
him to the courthouse yard and shot
him. The excitement was intense, and q
crowd of 1000 people surged about the
street in front of the Jail until after mid
night. After the shooting the soldiers
went to their quarters, and it will be diff
cult to identify those concerned in the
shooting, though many were not masked.
The soldiers actually took charge Of the
town and allowed no one to pass along the
streets in the vicinity of the jail They
compelled the merchants to put out their
lights. ,,,
Hunt, who was a gambler, met Miller
last Wednesday night in saloon. The
two began drinking and soon became in
yolved in o quarrel. Hunt drew his re-
yolyer and fatally shot the soldier.