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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-11

No one had the courage to look for
the widow. Late at night, almost a
maniac, she knocked at the door of
the house where she boarded.
Morning came. A startling discov-
cry was made. Dan and the mad dog
were found lying across the path near
the place where the widow had faint
ed. The dogs teeth were buried in
Dams throat. Dams fingers were
stiffened about the dogs neck. Both
were dead.-M Y Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-11
Neutral Tinted Flowers.

Florists have managed of late years
to produce curious and striking
neutral tints in nasturtiums quite out
of keeping with the brilliant splendors
that one usually expects from these
flowers. But the plants manifestly
suffer from the process that leads to
a natural chromatic color develop
ment, for leaf, stem and blossom are
all weak and delicate in comparison
with the usual robust nasturtiums Of
the brighter colors-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-11
No Advantage to Him.

Saidso-aI got acquainted last night
with girl who has an impediment in
her speech; she can't say no to save
her life"
Herdso-"You might stand some
show if you proposed to her."
Saidso-"I didn't; asked her if she
had any objection to marrying me-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-11

Col. Bourbony (who is playing lit
tie game with the college students)-
"It's your ante, Mr.. Sweeting." Jamey
Sweeting umbling away under the
table)-"Good gracious! Tell her I'm
not at home"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

number OF young persons OF the
west SIDE enjoyed a very pleasant slelg b
ride TO the residence OF Mr.. Charles
Anderson, near Dalton station, Tues
day aIght- Among those VINO were an
tertained were the following; The
Moses CecilIa and Della Chrlstlanson.
Gertrude Simpson, JOSIE Emmer and
Jenny Clark, aud Messrs. {. W, Emmer.
IL. 4. Rhodes. w. y. Trebllcock, Jay
Hamaener and Ed. Mcmillan.
party composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ Burn
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Rice, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grinnell. Mr.. and Mrs. {.
II. Clark, Mr.. aud Mrs. Lin w Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will HnIchins. John
ShuEway and II. A. Greenley, enjoyed
a ine sleigh ride % the home OF DIR.
auu Mrs. Fred Haas, N Ottawa county
"Wednesday nignt.
Despite the wIntry blasts and falling
snow. the Marguerite Social club boldly
yentured forth on sleigh ride TO Cas-
c4ae Springs. Thursday evening. Dane
ing anu good supper more than re-
warded them, and all congratulated
themselves or their courage IN gong
Two pedro clubs from the hill district
took sleigh ride To Cascade Thursday
ngnt. There were three loads OF SIX
teen persons each.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
Interesting Items.

Miss Clara Smith OF No. % Lagrave
street entertained a number of ner
friends with pedro thursday evening.
The head prizes were captured by Miss
lona and Harry Middleton. The CON
ISOLATION prizes were awarded 20 Miss
Wldburger and Carl Mangold. A
new game was introduced during the
evening, that OF trimming bats which
caused considerable msrrlmeut. Each
lady brought Al uutrimmed hat some
very old styled ones, and material To
trim a hat. Then the gentlemen were
provided with -issOrs, needle, thread
and th.muies 81 their fair friends and
hidden 70 trim hat. A prize was Of
fered Cor the he-t trimmed hat, when
was awarded 80 Fred Wolf. Edgar
HIrth received the prize for the most
c0micaliy trimmed nat.
About twenty i've young people of
the esst end met AZ the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Elliott. No. coo
Wealthy avenue lsst Thursday night
and organized the "Once a Week" pc
dro club. They are 90 meet each NJ n
day night. The following officers were
elected: President, Frank Wilcox, vice
president. A. Maurice Elliott; secrs-
iary. Mss Cors Elliott; tressurerer,
Mlss Anus Wilson. The club will meet
at Charles wilson's on Henry street
next Monday ngnt.
Tho Political Equality club will give
see ala toe resdsnce OF Mrs. Mary
G.. Fearsal. $50. lo5 East Bridge street.
On "Wednesday evening. A fine literary
and muscai program vii % rendered +,
sfser v8i,h refreshments will he served
AL women Interested. with their gen
temeu friends, cordially Invited.
TIE Norning star pedro club met At
Mss Mamie bntt0u's resldsnCe, Mo.
ga Cass street Tnusday evening.
Charles Selsz aud Mss Nellie Mad gan
were awarded the head prizes. wnlie
Bert Taylor sud Mss KtteY Cunlmery
consoied themselves with she boob e..
Mrs. r. j. butcher Of santa Cruz.
cal. q spending ths winter IN me city
the guest Of Mrs. 4. W Msy OF Turner
street. ar. butcher = Engaged IN min
in4 m northern California. being a
member Of the butcher Mining com
pauy % ~sa Francs co.
Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. G.
NJ Loomis htfis daughter. Margaret.
vas gwen = pleasant surppse NJ her
home on wealthy avenue, sumptu-
ous repsst and music enlvened the oc-
casion Tor IRE little folks.
Tae annual meeting and election of
directors q the Peninsula elab Wi be
held Tuesday. The retiring directors
ar. Mctfeorxe Hlnty, Willard Barn
hart. George 2. VANITY sad Fredercs
r. Aldrch.
Masses Alioe Taylor. Belle Thorning
ten aud Frances Walsh 70 q Benton
HarHor nsxt THURSDAY evening. 10 take
cart n thsatr ca gwen in Toe opers
bcuse there.
Tie regular monthly meeting ~ the
hoara 81 managers es the 81 Woman .
home srd hospital vii meet st ms
horne. 40. 90 80stEick, Moaday, a.
2 3. n
Nsss Msude Mitchell az lowell E.
harnaa weeks vsit win her Uncle
ara aust. ~. ani SIS. lsnry Mitchell
NO aS2 rs~cent avenue.
rae East Ena Chsrsl society vi
hold meeting this wees - maze az
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

possible, and we worked right along
Rothschild. And how well have we
succeeded? Let's consult our books at
this period.
1.-The day we opened our doors for
business our authorized capital stock
was &, 200, though less than one-sixth
of that amount had been paid in in ac-
tual cash. And after having paid some
expenses incident to getting into shape
for business we started out with less
than $500 in cash in the drawer with
which to do a general banking bust
ness" Within two and half months
after we started the deposits had run up
to sl3, 1888. During the next year. 1889.
eur deposits aggregated sll7, 1876; in 1890
they amounted to $40, 499; 1891, $247,-
pa; and for the first six months of the
present year the Deposits reached the
aggregate sum of sl56, 21s-more than
SEQ, coo month. and total of deposits,
up to the close of the present year. of
more than 5000, 600. This magnificent
sum represents in some degree the
measure of confidence which the bust
ness public has given us The net re-
suits of our business transactions have
been equally satisfactory and crafty
ing. With no experience to guide us
in the beginning. and having often to
combat the antagonfsm and meet the
prejudiccs of unfriendly rivals in the
same line of business, il is not to be
wondered at that we made some mis-
takes and sustained some losses, but
these have been comparatively few.
What we have accomplished in
these brief years has been accomplished
in the face of greater opposition than
we have any reason TO expect VIII con
front us again. Nothing succeeds like
success, and having shown what is pos
sible of accomplishment in this direc-
ton. we confidently look forward to
greater success in the future"
When a showing such as this can be
made from such unpromising begin
nings in four years. il is safe 10 con-
clude that these people have capacity
for something higher than they have
yet been given credit for.
Besides the Capital savings bank
here are several private bankers here
who arc conducting prosperous bust
ness. and the managers of the True Re
formers. who have successful bank at
Richmond. recently purchased . piece
Of property here for $40 0oo. upon which
they propose TO erect bank building
shortly.
T. TBoaAs FORTUNE.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

unfavorable condition under which this
present enterprise had It's birth One
point alone stood out prominently as
hopeful Indication ia organizing this
enterprise, and that was the growing
necessity for its existence.
Here We were, a people strong IN
numbers. advancing rapidly in every
educational aoqairenent, entering here
and there into the smaller business
avenues and eager 10 widen the field Of
our business operations, but unalfer~
ably handicapped by prejudice which
We could nSither modify nor control
We had an army of salaried men and
women drawing from the government
every mouth. through the public schools
and the departmental service, hundreds
of thousands of dollars, and a still larger
army Of honest. earnest wage-earners,
who week by week received a large
money return for their labor. There
was absolutely no central rallying
point at which the monetary interest of
the colored people concentrated and
through which we could prove 10 the
world that we are capable of that sort
OF business development that makes a
people respectable and respected
1T was under the impulse of senti-
ments such as these that six colored
men met one October evening in 1883 in
the library Of II. r. Montgomery's resi-
dence in this city and discussed
the project Of opening a bank. They
carefully weighed the arguments for
and against it, and. being filled with a
purpose 10 do something, they decided
then and there To do it. One of the
number present happened 10 know of n
suitable place that could be secured at
once for our business. We agreed TO
rent the place, and we assessed our
selves for money enough on the spot to
pay u months rent in advance. We had
place then, but no business We
hadn't single dollar of stock sold or
subscribed for. no deposits, no books.
no tender of cash from any source, no
offices, no clerks--in short. no anything
but one months rent and one years
pluck. A few meetings followed in
quick succession, and on Wednesday
morning, October II, 1883, the door of
the Capital savings bank was swung
open at s04 + street, and the public at
large were asked To give us share of
their confidence and their business.
I'm some business circles our courage
took the form of audacity, and our
bank was the quick sensation of the
hour.
"A bank with a colored president, col
orcd cashier, colored clerks and colored
board of directorsl 'Impossibler said
some Foolish said some others. But
we meant to succeed if success were
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

Abbott Carroll. VINO has been spend
ing the holidays with his many friends
IN this city. started for his home at
Indian RIVER. Fla. Yesterday. He will
stop ~ Toledo TO pay short visit TO
BIS niece, Mrs. X. :. Pew, nee Miss
Carroll of this city.
Mrs. J. Donnely OF James street and
Mrs G. :. Weatnerly Of Lake avenue
attended the wedding OF Miss Grace
Bsitie. formerly OF this city. al Iona
Ex.Reglster Of Deeds SKINNER will
leave soon for Great Falls, Mont.
where ne viii spend the remainder OF
the winter visiting hls son, Harry.
Thomas ODoDnell and family left
Thursday night for a southern trip.
They viii visit many places of interest
Ia the south. returning ia March.
Among those registered at the Everett
hotel, Jacksonville, Pa. December 80.
were Mrs. John Nohrhsrd and dsugh-
Ter % Grand Rapids.
Mss Mary Heffersn. who has been
spending the holiday vacation with her
parenfs. hss returned 10 her studies al
Wellesley college.
Grand Secretary Albert Dodge went
% tssaovia % attend tue meeting OF
the district lodge ~ Good Templars.
81 - Myrtle. daughter OF Mrs. l.. ~.
nogar, PAS returned q the Academy
OF the Lady 81 the sacred Heart
W. Nekelvey. Who has been visiting
Trends 70 tnls city, has returned 10 bis
home IN >srnls, Ont.
Ass Nellie psrkhurst OF toe city
SCHOOLS = spending ter vacation a. her
bone iH Mi1giegiAe
IS FFsHees eisghton enjoyed her
hoidsvs a. Hart
Ars. A scott hss gone 10 Asrcehne.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
MADE IL A SUCCESS
Two Million Dollars Handled
i'm Four Years.
A WASHINGTON EXPERIMENT
Solving the Problem OF the Atfo-Ameri-
cans Capacity ~ Man and Citizen
in the Broader Sense.

Few people familiar with the habits
Of the Afro Americans living in Wash
ington prior 10 1883 can realize the
change that has taken place IN their
la bits At that time most of the peo-
pie employed in the departments not
only spent all that they made but were
habitual borrowers of brokers who be-
came widely known as 10 per centers, J"
because for every sl0 they advanced
they got 81 rental for the thirty days,
or interest at the rate OF 100 per cent.
per annum.
The 40 per centers" grew In num-
bers and waxed exceedingly fat, while
the department employe appeared TO
grow leaner and hungrier every year
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
In the City.

Mrs. alter MOuAL OF cteuDenSl!Ie,
o., IS IN the city, the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Renwlck and Mrs. L. b.
Fisher. Her husband DR.. Mottat ex-
poets 10 locate here.
H. ID. Chambers. lay reader in charge
of 81 MATHEWS church, mas gone 10
Seabury Divinity college at Faribault,
MIMI, where he will study for the MN
istrv.
Mrs. NJ. E. Haskell and Mrs. ]. Pur-
Wis II Traverse City, are the guests of
their mother, Mrs. Kate Barnard of
Madison avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. G.. Ketchsm of No.
IA West Bridge street, will entertain
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, while she is
IN the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gray have re-
turned from their wedding trip ana
are st home to their friends at No. 341
Lyon street.
David Franks and wife and o.
Il. Sanford have returned from AL.
Logan, where they have been visiting
friends.
Mrs. Robert Blandford of No. 2is
Straight street. is entertaining her SIS
ter, Mrs. Hector Grant. of st. Thomas,
Ont.
Mrs. NJ. c. Sinclair has returned from
-. Thomas. Ont. where she has been
spending the holidays with friends.
A. 5. Brock and family have re-
turned from Newaygo where they have
been visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Lyman of Battle Creek is spend
ing few DAYS with her friend Miss
Mayfieid of Hastings street.
The Rev. DIR. John l.. Jackson sd
dressed the MONDAY prayer meeting
at Allegan last Wednesday.
John Benjamin has returned from
Holland, where ne was called to attend
his nephew's funeral.
Henry VI. Desenberg of Kalamazoo
was in the city To attend the Sisson
party Tuesday night.
Mrs. c. b. Allen of Chicago il visiting
her sister, Mrs. c. Il. Smesd of No. 66
Madison avenue.
III. 81. Atwood has returned from
Ithaca, ". Y, where he has been visit
ing his parents.
Mrs. E. Balyett of Kalamazoo is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Sisson
of State street.
Miss Lon Elliot of Pontiac is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. +. Miller of No. 81
Tenth street.
ID. VI. Russell has returned from
Sturgis, where he has been spending
the holidays.
Miss Ella Rsmsdell of Manistee is
visiting Miss Nellie Freeman Of Has
ungs street.
Miss Cornelia Cleveland of Kalama-
roo Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Slaght.
Miss Edith Fawcett of Kalamazoo is
visiting Miss Jessie Sisson of State
street.
Miss Minnie Pike of Detroit is visiting
Mrs. c. L. Bond of No. 81 Paddock
street.
Mrs. G.. Sharpe of Cherry street, who
has been seriously i'll, IS now GONZALES
cent.
Miss Grace Mason of Plainweli is
visiting Or. R0zema's family for few
Gays.
Ralph Stone has returned from a
two weeks visit with relatives in Della
ware.
William Smith, Jr., of Chicago has
been visiting his parents for the past
week.
Mss Annie Baker of Muskegon will
spend n week with friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. jacob Van Zoeren are
at nome from a visit IN Muskegou.
r. G. S,udley returned "Wednesday
from a business trip to Chicago.
Fred WUrzburg returned Thursday
from an eastern business trip.
John Thorp spent the holidays with
his family IN tins Csty.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

tertiary 70 the Argentine Republic.
Miss Pitkin is decided blond. She is
stately, dignified and particularly grace
full. Besides conversing fiuently in
French, Italian and Spanish, Miss Pitkin
performs beautifully upon several mu-
steal instruments. She is also not I'M
known TO fame as a writer, her contri-
buttons having graced the pages of sew
eral prominent magazines. Miss Pitkin
has dabbled in amateur theatricals, and
several comediettas which she has writ
ten have received favorable mention
from competent critics.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

until the time came, as il invariably did,
when he found Washington a good place
to leave ION the dead quiet" The broth
er in black here seemed to live for
pleasure and the 10 per centers alone.
When Mr.. Cleveland was elected In
1855 there was very rude awakening in
the Fools Paradise. Men who had
heretofore spent every penny of the
salary they received from the govern
ment suddenly became thrifty in the
penurious sense. The craze for saving
money and buying property spread rap
idly. All sorts of business enterprises
sprang up as if by magic: banking, in
surance, real estate and mercantile ven
lures were projected on all sides.
Among the ventures projected in 1883
which attracted general attention and
has been watched with interest is the
Capital savings bank, which numbers
among its managers some Of the most
competent Afro-Americans in the city.
It's officers are ex-Congressman John r.
Lynch (the present fourth auditor Of
the treasury, president; j. r. Wilder,
vice president; Ii. f. Baker. secretary;
l.. C. Bailey. treasurer; d. B. McCary,
cashier; directors, John r. Lynch, j. A.
Pierre, ii. z. Baker, Whiteield McKin-
lay, Jerome A. Johnson, w. L.
Mathews, DEW. S. Lotion, NJ. Cole. j.
Archie Lewis. j. T. Bradford, Dr. A. w.
Tancil, DIR. j. r. Wilder, Prof. James
Storum, L. G. Bailey, Prof. w. S. Mont
gomery.
The company first purchased build
and Ninth street, northwest, for the
sum of s21 900, and intended to occupy
it some day in carrying on their bust
ness. The location was not exactly
suited to the present needs of their
business, and so when they were noti-
fed last May that they would be re-
quired to give up the rented quarters
they were then occupying they set
about at once to purchase building in
more suitable locality. Their efforts
resulted in the purchase of their pres
emf elegant building on one of the most
prominent business streets in the city
of Washington, situated just in the heart
of Washington's commercial and finan-
eial activity, convenient TO the depart
ments and midway between the capt.
tol and the white house-F street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, north
west.
Secretary Henry e. Baker, a gradu-
ate of the law department of Howard
university and for many years special
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
ID. n. CARY.
CASHIER

examiner in the patent Office. was seen
by me and furnished the following in
teresting and instructive statement of
the beginning and progress Of one Of
the most successful business >cnter-
prises conducted bv Afru-Anericans
l be history ~ the organization and
development OF this business enterprise
IS net entirely free from some Of the es-
sentiai features Of a romance. Bora
into an almost AFFECT poverty, and grow
Ing into 8 vigorous manhood amid the
nosf uulaYoraole surroundings, Is q
feat that neither individuals nor enter
prices perform With frequency. Banks
are commercial necessity ia all bust
ress ceaters They are the medium
through which TIE money property of
individuals changes ownership They
touch The money pulse Of a community.
As rnie therefore. the men who err
ganise banks are men 81 wide business
experience. with aIapic resources at
Their command and enjoying a large
share ~ public confidence. nder or
dinery circumstances. when t,gese con
diiious are lacking. men eiaher haven't
the courage - organize a bans or they
haven't The luck to succeed at h. 1t
would appear from this. therefore. that
when a set Of men who have hal abso-
luteiy no experience II the sort required
ian successfully conducting bank. and
who are lacking in the essential re-
sources ct means aad credit. undertake
- pat IN operation business enter
prise under the pretentious name Of
bank surely the difficulties Ia the way
Of their success would appear weh-hiea
iasurHlouHtaDie, Bat s..ch was last tie
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

No.. where she will spend SIX weeks
vita Der brother.
Mss Ida Miller, took keeper Tor Al
fred Brown. has gone to Eixin, VI 20
yisit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. t. Hiimartb are
visiting friends in Philadelphia and
Washington.
Fred Wolf has returned to Chicago
after weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
Mas Lille weiden has gone to Hes
pena tor few days visit with Mics
Bush.
The Hon. u. A. Blodgett has gone to
Rock Ledge. 4 "a, TO spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Brown are IN Ia
dianapolls with Mrs. Browns parents
III. b. Bsnghlner has gone 10 Cas-
cade for few weeks recuperaton.
Mrs. Y. Berg and family started Tues
day for an extended trip IN Europe.
Miss Quinlan anu Mss Manda Lilly
visited friends IN ionia last week.
Mrs. joan J. Sours Is making an ex-
tended solourn in Denver. Colo.
CALVIN l.. Ives and WI fe are spending
the winter In Florida.
Harvey j. HOLSTER is IN Washington,
ID. c., ON business
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

On JANUARY STH, 1912,
Calico Galilei, the iliustrious
Italian astronomer and philo-
sopher died near Florence.
He framed and used the first
telescope to observe the hea-
vcnly bodies, with which he dis
covered the moons of Jupiter in
1910. and finally proved that
the earth and other planets re-
volved around the Sun. His
rude telescope magnihed thirty
lines, and was the commence
nent Of modern celestial dis
)veries.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
Isolated Electric Light PLANTS.

Penlnsular General Electric com
psny, 2, Ottawa street, are prepared to
put IN low speed dynamos amt motors.
as we'll as the oid-fsshloned high speed.
The aim OF electrlcisus for the psst two
years has been 10 decrease tue speed
and increase the efficiency at the came
time on electric apparatus. The slow
speed saves 10 toe purchaser the extra
shafuug and betting. which - quite 81
item, but the most Iin porfant feature re-
the prolonged life snd the efficiency OF
the machine. Another feature of equsi
Importance, WI Gu tae old-fashi0ned
al gh speed machine prohb lted. "a ne
stailing plants ia blocks. hotels and
business houses, owing g. the vibration
caused by the fat running belts. mo.
tors aud dynsmOs The Auditorium
hotel IN chicsgo IS taxing out lfs Eli.
son electric light plant ant suhsutnt,ng
for Il one OF low speed. on account of
isrrlng the hotel, at an expense of $50. e.
600. We have recently had 10 d. tne
same hing ~ the Courtrgbt house ia
NeNavgO- Their dynamo was puf IA
the basement, bat owing 20 the Earring
It mad 10 - put a detached hftiting'
The same fact = true OF tire fnanerial
hotel, the Standard thesisr aud nan
dreas OF others ia New YORK. The
Peninsula General Electro connn.nv
will Ue glad 60 make estimates for ir.
stsslIng isolated electric lighting t3snt.
snd a. recommendation at iis nast
can say that it hss pot IN more rvht.
ing plsnts IA Western Mieh gan than
tae eatire electric flsld together
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08

The 4. and l. Pedro club was enter
tanned Thursday evening at the resi-
Deuce of Mrs. r. Lelchner OF Wealthy
avenue. Nine tables We're operated.
The head prizes were won 10y john
Wesley Hustled aud Nora Hustled.
After the games were closed the club
INDUCED IN = little hop. Next Friday
the club Will take a sleigh ride TO Cas-
cade Springs.