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-. WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BA-
ZAAk No. y4O LOUISIANA AVENUE.
AUCTION SALES OF HORSES. CARRIAGKs.
HARNESS. &c. EVERY TUESDAY. THURS
DAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. CON-
MENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK. THE ONLY
PLACE IN TIKI CITY DEVOTED ExCLUs-
IvELY TO THE SALE OF HORSES. CAR
RACES AND HARNESS. AND u THE BEST
PLACE TO EITHER BUY OR SELL. NOW ON
HAND 80 DAYTON WAGONS AND so BUG
GIES. WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT PRIVATE
TALE AT VERY Low PRICES. ALSO EVERY
SORT OF VEHICLE KNOWN TO THE TRADE.
WHICH WILL BE SOLD OR EXCHANGED AT
PRICES THAT CANNOT FAIL TO PLEASE.
THE LARGEST AND most COMPLETE STOCK
IN THE CITY. PURCHASERS ARE INVITED
TOCALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK BEFORE
PURCHASING.
s. BENSINGER.
s9-lin Proprietor
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VI. c. GRASTY,

l51O12 1th St. bet. Pani NV.
Double Stores urn;ture. CARPETS. Oil Cloth, Mat
ting. Shades China. Glass. &c ta5
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Removed ev.

cry vestige Of Ca
tarrh in the Head,
no m after how
bad the case, or
of how long stand
ing, by DR.. Sags's
Catarrh Remedy.
Not only CGtarrh
itself. but all the
troubles that come
from 1T they're
perfectly and per-
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THOMAS BOWLING & SON. Auc;ioneers.
L Gl1 1t. NV.

THE LARGEST. MOST COMPLETE SALES ROOMS
IN THE CITY.
Particular attention given to arranging, cata!ogung
ant ssin. ali cisssss of household furniture. books.
&c. &c. In addition We erecting srscols sales
room Tor the sale OF horses, carriages, &C.
Real estate = specially
sa.es every Saturday. No postponemsnt on account
OF weather.
Cons Enlnsnts respectfully solicited. ja27-lm
GEO. W. STICKNEY. Auctio neer.
" 500 18th st. w.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS


n ATCLlBIA. pARR . CO.. AaseA
TRgsrlys SALE OF Rn1L ysrATlIx AVALON
TEHbAC1 gnIN9 ON HARRISON sIRthr
NEAR sItNNkS9TA Ay.MgE, ANACosriA,
COTTAGE AND sTABLk.
BY AUCTION.
. By virtue OF deed Of trust duly recorded in Iibsr
No. l44o eo 20 ct of the land records of the
District Of Co unbs and 1t the Request OF the parties
Of the rreini.ss. on FRIDAY, T%ENTS-NfSiH DAY
OF JANUARY. A. p. 1872. q -FOUR O'CLOCK P. N !,
il til: county Il .1..hins,On. bi.:rsss Of
Columbia, TO wit: Al sEss certain Piece or
parcel Of land and known and dssing shed
and Icing los numbered I'D an Avalon TsTrscs :"
ths ssius duly recorded IN Country l4osr
seven Cd. folio tirtyone Is ID OF the land rScords
IN tue surveyors once Of the District Of Coiumbi.
toSsinsr with the improvements. ways. easements.
nsrsotanlsnss and appurtsnancssto The same bs.oD
Ing OF otherw - sppsrtaIning
lsrns OF sac; Ons-th4rd cash balance in one ard
tvo ysars, boar interest srs the day " sale at tie
rate OF Yer cent Per annu. all at the option
OF me purchaser. deposit Z: tsuU reg uirsc
tlns OF eAs IL tine ssrus VI COM piled
WIN u ntssn Gays IRON ths Gay Of - he trustee
reserves we night 10 resell the properly the and
cost OF the csial purchaser days advs
nsesnt OF such reasls In some pswsI spsE published
~ Masninston, ID G Al convey ancIrS and record
At the cost of the purchaser.
d. A. 6RIswoLp. rrussss
RATcLIFFE. pARR CO.. Auc,s ,sls- dSdOs
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Superior Value.

No other paers have been produced which gain many
testimonials of high value those continuously accorded
ALcocKs Porous PLAsrERs and the only motive for
tona concentrations lies in the fact Of their being
and pharmaceutical preparation of superior value.
Additional proof the value ALLCocK Porous
lies in the fact that they being largely initiated
who seek deceive the public by offering which
they claim to be the same "equal good better "best
porous plaster while it in general appearance only
they resemble ALcocK All of the oaed
limitations of
ALLC0CKS5F29228qPEEES}
Avoid
purchased by them ution.
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ADVERTISING.

A lOI Wash AZ A. 4 $3.50 An
j whsre any tine wr.le 0EO. n kCA kAl- Q
CO.. 10 sprace ST.. New aork. .u-i-ly
LIVERY oSE IN MID OF INfokaAlIOS %
IL tie fuuyect advertising MA 10 vol ~ oefsAns
cosy o. BOOK sUs lazss. latcs 81.
4kfled lo>t.Es la.a fsys.lf 81 ircs. IOlt2iLlsA
ctrssul col-ialkfen tfoin Tie Aneriesn >sssl1isf
Dsrectory OF al tins Leaf and cas- eanslsi
the circulation ratlt1s and sood
osa " in4orlstca sDoat r-ts~ ofer n.s.is Rcs-
howkLLs AD~GA1lsiAe bSakAAI. 10 syasss
-. New lork snzk-aE
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T ATIMER / SLOAN. Aucrioneers

4
II 14Co street.
TRUsTEEs SALE OF VERY VALUABLE IN.
PROVED PROPERTY. BLING HOUsks NO.
81 AND 3lo MAfLh ANENUE, LIZ DROIT
PARK.
By virtue Of csrtsin deed Of trust rscords1 in lbsr
1oz. TO-. lS 1t seq Of the land records shs
District o: Columbia and 1t me request the party
secursi Thereby. We VIII onsg t0r - trout Of tie
PROMISES MONDAY, lhA FIRST DAY OF kkE-
knARi. 1872. AT AALF-PAsT YOUR . CLOCK
PM, the following CsSrrtsi property IN the county
Of Wasbinston. District OF Columbia, to wit:
Lots nuuUsrsd II and - +. (. waggsmsn and
orlando Jones subdlv Of certain lots in Uluck
numbered thrtssn (il. IL Droit Part. Per pst
corded IN book county No page 81. surveyors Office.
strict Of Columbia sold subject ~ . certain deed OF
trust to secure the sum Of about a. 90 each ot
Terms OF sac: One half cash If said deed
of trust and tie bs sncs ia two equal iusts usnts
six and twelve months, with interest .: tie Of
per cenfum per anpum, payable semi uusl.y.
cured by deed Q. trust on sad q sty or al casa. At
sale. Terms to 10 comp.ied with in ten days the
property will IL rssoid risA ard cost of dsautny
purc haser. All conveyancing aud recording . pur-
chasef's cost
JOHN Z. wAGdAhAN, r.
ja2l-d&ds CHkkLSSP =. CkANDHLL. ! Afos.ses.
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Tur Attractions

AND ENDEARMENTs OF HOME ARE EN-
HANGED By THE COMFORTS WITH WHICH
The FIREsIDE Is SURROUNDED AND THE
BEAUTIES THAT GREET The EYE or A HAPPY
AND COMMENTED HOUSEHOLD
THEsE ARE THE RIGHT OF EVERY HONOR
ABLE CITIZEN. AND BY MEANS OF OUR
EQUITABLE
CuErnrr
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LADIES GOODS.

EkEk, FREE. FREE
every lady n order TO introduce the new patent
JAMES u. BORDEN All Hair Bang / viii Tor ;
limited time gys TO .. cry lady pa:vhas NJ o: my
PaIsl' o-hIs snort stem switch. hsss wonderful
bslss are M de without ace or net Gal! and lie
CONVINCED what marvel Of convenience ard Ie.uty
this ana Is IhItition 93l IA. y. Reprs s.ntsd
by Mrs. Ii. JOHNSON. ,...,-,itI
Gowns CnrAIED FOR VERY LOW PRICES
~ AT short notice, ETY. %. At and faish corr. & BY
Mss EDITH A. HiCkh. late draf,er utter Tor her
ssier. Nine. y. Van Aeuth. trial .olicsl SO
18th st. n. W. doors from Est aS,-,v.
NJ Co., Boston. has opened an establishment, ror
dr~ssnakiny AZ I25 18th ". 4. w., and .ocils tls
d.0-Ow'
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CHEsAIEAAE AND ONO aAILwAY.
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

n ORfOLk, EUlIEEss AONhOE AND PORTS
~ mouth Va. NorfO.E anu Washington, ID. C,
steamboat Conpans PALACE sIEAhkks WASH
lNO LON and NOhIOl.h ieage sycry lzy Ia the ye.F
Al D. from Niia IUOt " ftn 81. connecting with
az through trains sOutl and ofces Ola
0le, lsb5l and l42l Pennsy .NEnl. ave.
- Asa Tor tickets Via TIE usx line.
mo. CALLAHAN.
ta2l-tr ten. SUIT.
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Art Students League. Instruction in all branches
oy seven leading artistA sos 18th st. NV.
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AN INVENTORS PERIL.
Nearly Drowned in the Potomac While
Testing His Patent.

AN EXCITING TINE AMONG THE SUPERVISING
INSPECTORS OF STEAMBOATS, WHO WITNESSED
THE AFFAIR-MR. LEARNAN TELLS WHY THE
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND - STILL CONFIDENT
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ATTORNEYS.

GEoner W. kErS.
Attorney Law and collector Of Patents,
Warrington. b. G.. Central buildins stn and Pa ave-
fAfLSlS AND PkNslONs.
Letters patent caveats and trademarks procured
Gov's claims ItnsSias oIIA4ned sIt-aat-
ion on ali sega matters Tres cnarre.' di--~n
CAMPBELL cAkRINGToN, ATTORNEY AI-LAw
SMebster Law buldlnx. SJ3 ID u. w.. v asbinEton,
d. C. Residence ..,3 n 81 a d.S.
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SY STEM

ARE PLACED
IN HIS INIEDIITE POSSESSION UPON THE
PAYMENT OF \ FEw DOLLARS As AGUARANTY
OF HIS GOOD WILL. vi ACCEPTING IHE BAL.
ASIE IN SMALL WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PoR-
TONS. AS The CONVENIENCE oE FACE ONE
EAY DETEKMINE EASIEST AND BEST SUITED
TO HIS INCOME
HOUsEKEEPEKs WILL EyER FINp OUR COL
LcssAL PAI.LOEs A yEEITABLE FEAST OF
HOUSEHOLD ATTRACTIONS. EMBRACING
LvEKIrEISC MLRITORIoUs IN
TCESITUEE.
CARPETS.
DRAPEEIEs.
MATTINGs.
STOVES.
WORKS OF ART
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ja23-dkdbs
Auctionsers.

- BEESINGER, AUCTIONIEK.
-. WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BA-
ZAAk. No. y4O LOulsIANA AVkNUk.
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- BkNSIN6EG. AuctIoussr

=.
WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BAZAAR
NO. $40 LOUISIANA AVENUE.
PERENPTOiY SALE OF 7 ~ ENTY FL VI HEAD OF
HORSES. MARES AND MULES.
Will be 30 d within the bazaar THURSDAY
MORNING. ANUARI TWENTY EIGHTH. At Ten
O'CLOCK, car load cone sting Of twenty hss Of
horses and mares and three large This stock
IL slpped here by sIr Louis Beaero of Philadelphia
and consists OF nrst-cIass work horses aud drivers,
we'll WORTHY tue attention Of buyers The who's lot
"lIl positively bs sold without reserve.
ta.,.J-..t :. B.NSlNGER AuctiOnsSr.
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u ATCLIFFE. DARR s CO.. Auctionssrs.

Two DESIRABLE 2-sTORT BRICK HOUSES ALL
MODEM iMPR0VEhENTs, HEALED By
2is AND 2@4 STREET NohTHhAsr. BY
On MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY FIRST.
Al FOUR O'CLOCK. we Will offer FOR sale. n Of
SUB LOTS llo AND1a2.
IN SQUARE 753,
Fronting each 10 feet 100 fset running back to
lar -s 3QtUot alley nlrovs3 ~ ws.i-Uuilt
with al the latest improvements. sIinS Shsln very
desirable :or Investment o. for home.
Terms over and above in uIubraucs Of ~, 100,
due June l.. 1894, each Louss to ts paid
deposit OF 500 each house require 1T tns time
Of sac II the terns OF SAFE are not compsd with in
fifteen day from tbs day Of t reserved resell
the property at The ami of the e.aultinx
chaser after 1--we days advertisemsnt Of such rssas
some newspaper published III athinxton, ID. e. All
conysyancns and recording at the cost Of the pur-
chaser.
ja.U-dSdba RADCLIFFE, DARR co. ,Aucts.
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I ATIMER 4 SLOAN, Auci.onssrs.

I AIIMLh q SLOAN, AuCt.Onssrs
LOT OF LADIES, CHlLDREN'S AND MEMS
HpES AT AUCTION, BEING ! HE LEOPf RrI
Oh LOCAL DEALER REDUCING STOCK
On THURSDAY, NuARY TWENTY EIuHTH
1872, Al ZEN O'CLOCK NJ. within SAFES
rooms, 1909 street. will sell the above stock to
which We inVits general attention.
LOT OF NOTIONS. DICTIONARIES.W WATCHES. &C.
ia.o-dts LAIlMER& SLOAN, Auct.Uneera
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AUCTION SALES.
T,BNibisistbN .

" EEkS CO., AuctIoneer.
w U31 Louisiana ave.
Opp. City Post Office.
FURNITURE. CARPETS. &c.
- At ACTION.
SEVERAL WALNUT. OAK AND OTHER BED
ROOM SETS. IINE PAkLUK SUITS. BOOK
CASE AND MARpEQDE. HAIR AND 9 Htk
CQUCHLS. LACE CURTAINS. COMIC. Ts.
BLAShErS. MANU- AID ASH SIDE.
PEI. AND ASH EXTENSION TABLES. HALL
IIECE And Ia .GE COLLECTION o.
OTHER tURNlTURE
SEVERAL HANDSOME LARGE AND SNAIL
SMYRNA. VELNET, Is. 3. AND OTHER RUGS
AID CAHtEIs rMtNTf lees "a. -
ms, Thu I.SDAY, JANUARY TWENTY
Eight II, ZEN A. NJ. 1t
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noN'r WAIT TILL DECORATION DAY BEFORE
~ yop give your osdss. ios nonpmenss snd He.a,
seh e 2a hsaansnss md Hs.dssonss clssssd
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ts4lrn
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AUCTION SALES.
EUIUkss. IDAYs.
pATCLIFFE. DARR L CO.. Anctions.rz.
IL go Pa, ave n W.

- ATCLIFFE, DARR l. CO.. Anctionssrx.
IL go Pa. n W.
EYECUroR'2 SALE or VERY DESIRABLE hi
fROVED REAL ESTATE GEiS9 TIN Two
aiUAY NDBASEhENT BRICK HOUSE NO.
~ A STREET iHEAST.
ON MONDAY, TEDRUAkf EIGHTH. A. D. lS32.
At y ~: O'clock I. NJ. viii offer for sale in
FAnT 81 LOf NO. .. IN SQUARE s9s.
Frontn: - feet 1t bst. 7;h AID STU .ls. n O.
with depth o! soous 100 tsst to an alley AND ina
provsd by a two-ssory and Lassnens crosse bri, 4
front hxywindow house. containing y and all
iuoarn improvements. one square the hsrlIcs,
Metropolitan street L. X. and etteN
Terms OF sac: Uns-thIrG cash the balance in one
And two years, wlta notss bearing interest from the
day Of sale at the rate of Leg cen: per and
BE urod by deed o! trust the irsmises sole. !
caah. ut ths OPTION OF the purchaser. dsposit OF
32UU required Ut the time OF Terms to 10 com
pied with IN fifteen days. otherwise the riGnt 10
served to resell at the risk and cost OF she
purchaser alter five days advert ssInsnt All con-
vsyancng. Recording. &c, at the Purch cost.
I. A. ClAEElUUX, Exc, utor
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-07
= Extraordinary Generosity.

IL saw funny thing on c. and o.
train, going from Maysville to Cincin-
natl last week" said the drummer, with
chuckle that whctted the appetite of
MS listeners. 'Sitting right in front of
me was tall kentuckian with IL rat
Ting pretty girl beside him, evidently
his newly made wife, and it was plain
that he was proud of her. Across the
car from them sat another couple who
had come on mt Maysville. evidently
from the Ohio side of the river. The
man was not ut all bad looking, but the
woman with him had IA face OH her that
would scare a setting hen off her nest.
1t didn't take the man long to notice the
pretty woman across the car, and then
he fairly Toasted his eyes on her. He
sat facing her. and she couldn't get out
OF reach of his gaze, and mt last it began
to embarrass her.
George she finally said to her hus-
band, that man across the car annovs
me-
How, darling?' and George, utterly
obllvious of everything else except her
until then, looked fierce.
BY staring ut me all the time.'
"'Wait minute, said George, and he
began watching the offender
cit was evident that the man was in
no sense masher, for when he saw the
pretty woman's escort ewing him he
turned his face toward the homcly wom-
an with him. George watched for five
minutes. and during that time he also
observed the homely lady. Then he
once more turned to his own charmer:
Its all right, darling he said, and
won't Interfere with his looking at yo,
all he wants to. If you were as homely
as that woman and she was at pretty as
you are, dearie, I'll be blamed if |
wouldn't look at her all 1 wanted to.
wouldn't care if it threw the whole train
ot the track and tore up the roadbed
for twenty miles
"Then she smiled the very sweetest
kind OF smile and the other man
watched her cautiously, and George let
him. detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-07

He was going home to his wife and
family. 1t was growing dark. His road
from the station was lonely one, and
he was getting along as fast as he could,
when he suddenly suspected that man
behind him was following him purpose
ly. The faster he went the faster the
man went, until they came to church.
yard. "Now," he said to himself, iii
find out if he's after me-" and he entered
the churchyard. The man followed
him. Vague visions of revolvers and
garroters grew upon him. He made u
detour of IL splendid mausoleum. Still
the man was after him, round and
round.
AT last he turned and faced the fell
low and asked: what the dickens do
you want? What are you following me
for!' "Wcll, sir, do you always go home
like this? am going up to Mr.. Fitz-
krowns house with Il parcel, and the
porter at the station told me that if Id
follow you l should find the place, as
you live next door. Are you going home
Mt all Observation-Disclosures City and
Country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-07

There also exists, even with those of tai
ent and means, II timidncss, n backward
ness as to pushing and making their way
as literary characters into the literary
marts of trade for fear of rejection, etc.
with but few exceptions our literary
men have been unable to gain n hearing in
the leading literary journals of the land.
Mr.. Douglass, Professor Scarborough, Ed
ltor Fortune and one or two others mark
the north and south pole of this sphere
The association of authors and literary
workers have fond hopes of putting back
bone into our writer's and encouraging
them to submit manuscripts to publishers
and editors
Efforts will be made ut the Wilmington
meeting to devise plans for Il more salts
factory circulation of Afro American
books among the members of the race, as
well as to put these books also into the
hands of our white fellow citizens.
1t is believed that the failure upon the
part Of our white friends to know of our
actual progress is due very largely to the
fact that means of information are not III
their possession.
How best to reach them is a question
that will receive careful attention.
There has probably never been call is
sued for any gathering of American ne
Sroes fraught with more good and of more
benefit to the race than this 1t is also
safe to say that there has not been II call
issued for meeting of race leaders backed
by more prominent, able and conserva-
tive set of men, who know the best needs
of the race.
Hon. Fred Douglass. Bishop Daniel a.
Payne, Bishop b. w. Arnett, DR. A. Crum-
nell, Professor w. S. Scarborough. Hon.
j. NJ. Langston. Mrs. ~. l.. Johnson, Law
yer +. A. johnson, Rev c. B. w. Gordon.
Bishop II. NJ. Turner, Hon. T. T. Fortune,
Dr. y. w. Pegues. DR.. l.. NJ Iiagood, DIR.
ID. b. Williams. Bishop j. w. Hood, DIR. J..
j. Coppin, w. II. y. Moore. Esq, all race
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-07

Association of Educators of Colored
Youths in the last week of December
brings to the attention of the American
people II field of work in which the Amer
lean negro has done himself credit, and of
which little is known by the general pub
lie.
The literature which he will represent
at this meeting dates from the poems of
Phillis Whcatlcy in 1901. 1t had it's gen.
esis in n collection of poems composed by
this slave girl. who was bought by n
wealthy resident of Boston, and who
evinccd n love for writing and n talent for
poetical composition shortly after her pur-
chase. The master encouraged the slave
and history records the fact that she was
the recipient of most complimentary no
tees Mt the hands of Washington, Jcircr-
son and others.
Her efforts were followed by the ONLY
philosophical work ever issued from the
hands of an American negro in the shape
OF an almanac by Benjamin Banncker in
ld92, and published in the city of Balti
more. copy of the book having been
sent Thomas Jefferson, then secretary of
state, he acknowledged it's receipt in the
most flattering terms:
thank you most sincerely for your letter
and for the almanac it contained. Nobody
wishes moro than | do to sec such proofs ia
you exhibit that nature has given to our black
brethren talents equal to those of tho other
colors Of men, and that the appearance of IL
want Of them Is owing only to the degraded CON
dition OF their existence both in Africa and
America. / can add, with truth that no one
wishes moro ardcntly to n good system
commenced for raising tho condition, both of
their body and mind, to what 1t ought to be, rs
fast rs the imbecility of their present exist
cncc and other circumstances which cannot
he neglected will admit. | have taken the
liberty of sending your almanac TO NJ. Con-
dorcct. secretary of the Academy of Sciences
Mt Paris, and to members of the I'hilanthropic
society, because considered it document to
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-07
thor Of Clarence and corrinne," the sec

thor OF Clarence and Corrinne," the sec
Ond of Cola"
Tho two best known poets OF the race
are DIR. A. A. Whitman. of Kansas. and
w. III. a. Moore, of New York. The first
named is author of the Rape of Florida;"
the second Is author of The Token ana
Other Poems" Professor w S. Scarbnl-
oush, Liz d.. as author of the only worl,
OF lanyuaye-that of First Lessons in
ureek stands without peer so far
The works of Fred Douglass are highly
creditable and valuable for their histor-
ical Information and literary character.
Inc original productions of Il. c. o. Ben
Jainin Ill general literature claim much
attention Mt the hands Of the student.
These, with the multiplicity of church
histories and church works by Bishops ID.
"A. Payne, j. w. Hood, H. NJ. Turner. B.
i. Tanner and others, go far to make our
literature valuable.
w hile these authors are known and rc:ul
OF men, yet there are n large number that
YET remain practically unknown to the
american negroes, to say nothing of their
Introduction among the whites.
1t is proposed Mt the Wilmington gather
ing to form an association that will stimu-
late the mutual interest of one race litter;l-
tcur III another, and it is hoped that plans
may be set, and conclusions reached AMI
put into action for larger and more excel
lent efforts in all departments of our liter
ature
1t is also evident to those who are inter
ested in this branch of progress that the
ftilure upon the part of the American
negro to write has been the fear upon his
part that the effort of his struggling
might not find itself into print, since pub
fishers for him nre hard to find
No one will dispute the fact that but for
the publishing department of the African
Methodist church but few of the books
ana booklets now on the market would
have been published
1t is thus evident to these literary Lead
ers of the race that n publishing. house is
tho demand of the hour as Il means neces-
sary to the emf of enlargng the sphere and
encouraging productions upon the part OF
those who have talent without means.