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The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
The Disnatch Band Concert.

The musical concert by the
Dispatch band at Hamilton hall
was the grandest musical event
witnessed in Topeka for many
day. No words of praise are nee
essary in speaking of this excellent
musical organization, under the
able instruction of Prof. Geo. w.
jackson. 1t is numbered among
the best colored bands of the
world and their renditions last
evening were of a very high char
acter and each number was roundly
applaudcd. Thirty three members
were on the stage last evening in
regulation evening dress with
white vests and with Prof. Jack
son. baton in hand. in front of the
semi circle. the scene was striking
ly imposing and the sweet strains
Of music were blended in one har-
m0nious melody. In addition TO
the numbers given by the band,
Nine. &. G. Smith sang "Merrily
Roam" and received an encore
and later On She sang Come Back
Dearest Heart. She was not III
good voice. Mr.. s. NJ Mccoy
gave 4 trombone solo. Vision,
and Thos. j. Lewis gave a. q
cornet solo, s.Rocked in the Cradle
of the Deep" with variations ano
was enthusiastically applauded
II. NJ. billiard gave solo, AM
Miss Lena Thompson recited 'Ar
Old Actors Story, but at grea
, disadvantage, being unable to d
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
CONVERTS RECEPTION.
A Novel and Impressive 0ooasiOn-Ihe
Welcome and Response.
A recentinn was Given the con

A reception was given the con-
verts of the recent revival at the
Second Baptist church "Wednesday
evening, which was well attended.
At $50 o'clock the audience was
called to order by Prof. Z. +.
Clinkscalc, who acted as master OF
ceremonies and sold One Hun
dred" was sang, followed by an
invocation by the pastor, Rev.
G. D. Olden. The welcome add
dress to the young converts was
delivered by Mr.. A. ?. Smith,
Miss Matte Nichols responding.
Miss Minnie Page recited The
Switchman's Story" This closed
the program and elegant refresh
ments were served to to the nearly
sixty recent converts and their
friends and an enjoyable evening
spent. Subioined is the response,
which Miss Nichols delivered in a
highly satisfactory manner:
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS
We, the young converts, have listened
with much pleasure to the encouraging
remarks Of the speaker. and 1t Will be
the earnest effort of our lives to SO CON
duct ourselves that the confidence which
Won and he reDose in US shall not prove
TO have been misplaced. We accept
this kindly welcome as a manifestation
on your part, that you, as older chris
fians and members of this church VIII
helm us in every Christian way to prove
to the world that there IS something III
| the profession which we have made.
| We hope that YOU will not expect too
much of us. We are young in age and
Young in this cause and we are liable to
| the errors and mistakes of youth. we
ask of YOU that should you see us on the
road to error that you will kindly take
us bv the hand and point us to the
straight way which leads to higher
and purer life. We thank you for thl!
kind reception and it is our earnes
PRAYER that we may so live, that Whel
our duties on earth have been done W.
shall all meet in that grander reception
in our Fathers house above. And t
our kind and worthy pastor, DR.. Olden
who has done so much for us and work
ed so earnestly in trying to save OF
souls. we return our many and heartfet
thanks. We hope that You may spen'
many long and happy years in the SCI
vice Of the Master and be the means
leading many more to turn unto Go
and live. We hope that your going
and out before us here may be such as
encourage us in every good work an
lead many more companions to join on
band We hope that you and the olde
members Of our church will be patient
speak gently and kindly to Us and lea
Us on by your kind Christian sy0lpath
to lives of usefulness here and life
happiness hereeJ1er. Agajn we than
YOU twice ana thrice for this gran
reception.
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
Breakfast Time.

Breakfast is a test OF the house
ability. MeesiBg, as she
must, the various tastes Of even the
smallest family, she strives to have
the day open with the qualification
If each, and to make ai5 ha by. both
and spiritually. 1t is she
who must always be panctual, who
gives that last little touch which i'm
parts grace TO the simplest table, and
it is her duty to be height, sweet,
and helpful, even if broken slumbers
have left her unrefreshad, or vexa-
tions, temporarily sCIlleh, have re-
newed their wear and fret. How
seldom do those blessed with a real
hOme-maker pause to an2ly. the ele-
ments which compose her excel cnce.
Like too many other gifts Of God,
mothers virtues are accepted as mere
matter Of course, and 50 TRANQUILITY
does she fulfill her manifold duties
that one slarceiy percciyes their varied
and eXhausting nature. Ii the
mother be III, or taking rare holi-
day, her substitute learns with sur
prise that things do not no OF them
selves, as she has been wont to think
If, indeed, she thought at all about
the matter.
But it is not on the mother only
that the searching light Of early
morning falls The breakfast table
offers unequaled opportunities for the
study of character and idi0syncrasies.
Nature seems TO assert itself more
strongly as the ind vidual emerges
from the shadows OF drcamland, and
is less under the restraints which
civilization imposes and society ex-
acts. The happily constituted beings
who seem TO retain perpetually the
dew OF their youth bring with them
cheerful atmosphere. and gladden.
all who come within The circle oi
ther radiance. Where such bright
natures prodom nate breakfast is a
happy reuniOn-sOcial with a speci-
ally sweet intimacy. and merry With
the high spirits aud gay sparkle III
meeting after brief separat. on There
are others less fortunate WHO ind il
well-nigh impossible 10 cnake Of this
the drOwsy influence. Uf the night
and who therefCFc contribute moth.
iaL to the family gathering. And
sometimes a.as. and most pitiable,
are there ICtims ~ that unlgcky
misbac he getting out of led Oh
the wrong side" Material pecBl ari-
ties display themselves in other di
r c,ions Behind the scenes. hel0H
the stairs. the power that Ie ire
uently suffer from Hay aarl @akcn.
Jugs. and add TO the morning cares.
while they feat the n4ust carefully
laid plans ~ the pres ding genius ~
/ HarfaF's HaYar
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

Lincoln chapter, No. 2, K. A.
NJ. will have special meeting OH
May B, at their asylum, 419
Kansas Avenue. G. H. F., Geo.
w. Smith. assisted by I'll. F.,
Joseph Jones. and James Mason.
All companions are requested to
be present.
A Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor was organized
at the Second Baptist church
Tuesday evening, with the follow
inc officers: Clarence Bradshaw,
president; J. w. johnson, vice
president; Miss Bessie Sneed,
secretary; Miss Lulu Clinkscale,
treasurer; Miss Gertrude Brad
shaw, organist.
The semi annual examination OF
the clerks at the post Office was
he'd last week. In this examina-
ton a Negro, Prof. w. J. johnson,
made the only perfect record,
securing 100 per cent, while the
two white clerks in the same de
partment. Messrs. Theodore Wilkie
and Frank Robinson, stood 81
and 99.76 per cent. respectively.
Mr.. Wilkie has been in this de-
partment nearly five years, Mr..
Robinson has had six years eX-
perience, while Prof. johnson has
had less than one years experience.
Mrs. Rosa Reynolds, wife Of
Mr.. Jerry Reynolds, died at her
home, 1865 Buchanan street on
the 10Th inst, of hemorrhage OF
the lungs, aged 80 years. De
ceased had lived in Topeka fol-
sixteen years and was well and
favorably known. A husband and
five children survive her. She
was buried in Topeka cemetery
last Friday afternoon from the
Congregational church, corner
Lincoln and King streets, Revs
| Street and Darden officiating.
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
s6(!9i!It!lTLliSR.
CO The - = =
n. E. Cor. Sixth and Kansas Ave.

Mrs. Alice Slaughter, wife of
William H. Slaughter, died Mon
day, April %, at 1870 O'Clock a.
M. at their residence, 1916 Van
Buren, street, age 81 years, 8
months and Is days. She was q
member of Rebecca Chapter No:
s. Order Eastern Star. The fun
eral, under the auspices of Rebecca
Chapter, was largely attended at
the A. NJ. E. church Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. J. ". Gibbs
officiated, assisted by Rev. j. &C.
Owens. The deceased had been
sick for some time, but her youth,
together with her popularity, made
her demise sad event to many.
Mr.. Frank Wilson, Chief Grand
Mentor of Kansas and Nebraska
jurisdiction of the Knights of
Tabor, is in the city on his annual
visit among the Tabernacles. Mr..
Wilson called at THE BIACKMAN
office and reports the order in his
jurisdiction as being in "a healthy
and prosperous condition. This
order pays an endowment OF
$4,000 at the death of any member
who is in good standing Eight
deaths have occurred in this;;juris-
diction during the last fiscal year
and the endowments have been
promptly paid. Mr.. Wilson leaves
tomorrow for his home in Kansa:
City, Hans. At the internationa
session of the order held in Chicago
last September, Mr.. Wilson wa:
elected international grand treas
urer. He is now serving his thir(
term as chief grand mentor Q
this jurisdiction is doing 2 nobl
work.
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
A MOTLEY Crowd

Auction rooms have thai,
patrons who may be rouohlv 49,
into three classes. the anfIe~*.s
generally an old man whose 49, ~
the collection of curloSislas
woman OF middle age ana s...
means, who, having saved ss..s
money from the household 49,
must get few new thinus q.
parlor 7 and last. but by na
least far from it, the bashful 1.s
ing bride to-ba, who must Deaas
economical, rs "John BIS fsa.
small salary, you know, I anll ~
ponds entirely upon what ia -. z.
from these rich treasure -.
with which TO start her nloda<f 49,.
keeping. She is generals -
panied by her mother, and M sk..
gains" they pick up are wonders
their own estimation, Il
"Johnn may not be SO well safIsS-s
but be is not IN a critical stasa =.
can probably be rursuaded Is . Ell
his young wife's eyes OF cuufsa
know tie antiquarian. a Ht.
dried-up old fellow, with s.osss
shoulders and a shntfiing Qals q.
head protected by a wig, and utss :
nose a pair OF spectacles Is I'D SCI
worn out as himself this IL III r.
cal curiosity hunter. He dfom
every day for few moments faln /.
shine; there isn't a single arficle
the place with which he Ii nol =.
fectly familiar. His memory Il s
markable, and, all things considgs
he may ordinarily be SET down i
decidedly unique and intefeslls.
character. Usually his purchases 4.
confined to small articles. bits thai u
often overlooked by the more All
tious purchasers Really new aud Ya!t
able articles frequently fall into Il
hands. The professional relic huntu
who engage in this work u mess
Of livelihood are a shrawed set aad
most cases the wares have eonsIA
| able value. Another specimen Il i'll
antiquarian IS the man who e0lIala
everything he can lay his haaas npA
this sort OF ind vidual ID frsulea
met with, and Is a n0nomanlAt Il
the subject. knowing him 4 ~
you can readily account for The egs
triCities which he Ii constantly Il
hibiting. The increasing popala'
OF the auction business has lee 4 !
new Occupation--that of pfofessess
bidders. Most woald-he purchases
prefer to keep their purposes seeFEE
and, indeed, IL they are seen hldalts
others will be sure 10 fOll0v Ia
ders are. therefore, yery useful Go
They are well Informed cenpsFnlas
the articles offered FOR sale there y
OF course. a method III their Nlaalsk
and they never fail to galn III -
results from the moneT lnEessea
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
OSKAZUMA.
The Copper Colered Canibal from Kafira
East Africa.

Born in 1864 in Masakia vii
lage, lived there until 1878, when
he was brought into service as
mountain messenger in the war
with the English, which lasted
three months, when he returned
home and remained until 1877
when he was employed as post
guide for Lieut.. Cary, of the
English army. In 1879 he was
taken to Liverpool, and in 1880 he
came to America with fifteen
others, two Of his tribe and four
teen Zulus. Arriving here he was
engaged by ?. 7. Barnum and the
following year with Coap's circus,
and in 1888 with Adam Fore
paugh. In the fall Of 1883 he
entered the Baptist college al
Jackson, Miss, and remained there
until 1856. when he went to New
a / tIhs 2ItA = fCAAA = e1@tt L44AkG III
Burnell' : Museum. In the spring
+ Of 1857 he went to London and for
several months worked in the
4 Sanger Geological garden. Later
i'll the wear he was sent to Oxford
University, spending two years in
this institution in English and
military course and there he lolnec
the English army and remained
until December 1892, when he wa.
sent to America with Others il
charge Of a number Of ostrich birds
Last year he was familiar hgur
in the streets of Cairo at tn
2 Worlds Fair and was seen by tn
? thousands while he beat his tom
toms.
Since the close Of the fai
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
Tbe yerantia in WHITES.

During the warm weather u
veranda il accepted u y asS
lounging place; but Witb "a Al
preach Of winter 1t Il forsakta sua
for the time being almost l1iss1lsa.
Now there IL no reason Nng pns 4
the most desirable portions e 81
house should thus become leaIA
ly useless. The hundreds q II
who live In the country al ghe
round ought To realize what !
LARRY fine sitting-F0om for tas ~
ter an Enclosed veranda niak@
teT have arrived al this Feallla
But it Is seldom that one neea 70
such a perfect adaptation n q
as exists in a certain New 80
valley. This yeranda II iula
feet wide, perhaps even more
tends around three sides q
stone house. In the winter De-
Of It's glories fade. The entlrs
ture ii glazed The decorallohs !.
furniture remain. And WIS
visitors enjoy all the h0mellks ...
forts Of the summer tnsS 81.
stretched before them one q 80
lest landscades In the Eash
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
THE MARMALADE JAR.
a Tired Tragedian's Experience Of Night
in Bonnie Dundee.

a Tired Trasedian's Experience OF a Night
in Bonnie Dundee.
0f aIf the thousand stage accidents
which have at one time or another
DESTROYED the efforts OF the actors,
and by a dextrous turn changed
tragedy into broad comedy, none IS
perhaps funnier than that described
nv a well-known English tragedian
whose name is famous throughout
the world, says the New York Tri-
bune.
"It was in my very early days, he
saiu. and | was playing an engage
ment at a small theater in Dundee.
Forty years ago the provincial the
alters were not so generously provided
with properties as they are now, and
at critical moments the unlikelieSt
thing were brought into requisition
by the inventive genius of the prop
ertvman. en- the night IN question
the play was Hamlet" was doing
the King, and very good ACTOR,
whose name just now escapes me,
was the star In point OF propert es
the theater in which | was acting
was worse provided in all respects
than any other place / ever knew.
1T was Saturday: the theater was
filled with the Workpeople from the
strawhouses and from James keiller's
Dundee marmalade factory close by.
You remember that in the last scene
during the duel between Hamlet and
Laertes the king and queen drink
out OF the goblets. AT the last mo-
menL Just as the scene cue was
about to be given, the prOpertY-man
saw he had forgotten the goblet, or
was unprovided with one. With the
resource of desperation he grabbed
an empty Keller marmalade pot and
put it on the table in front OF the
king. Before l could stop him-be
fore l could utter grasp OF protest
he was off and the scene was on.
The company was competent (most Of
the members have since risen TO
eminencel and | felt that we were all
acting we'll. Yet to my amazement
as | looked at the audience l saw
nothing but a forest of broad Scotch
smiles stretching from ear TO ear
Some were nudging their neighbors
and half pulling them out of their
seats, as if to call their attention to
4 good Joke on the stage.
The smiles presently broke into a
ripple of laughter that ran all over
/ 5he house. We looked at each other
/ IN amazement. Hamlet almost
stopped in the middle Of his lines
and for q moment faltered. Still the
laughing grew louder and louder un-
ill, as [ raised the goblet to drink TO
;he swordsmen, it broke out into q
perfect yell l felt hard paper sub
stance on the surface Of the pot
goblet. | turned is round and then
the horror and dismay depicted in my
face seemed to make the audience
Wild. The company, Hamlet In
3 Guided, were seized with a sudden
J convulsion and their faces as they
tried to compose them, were lovely
TO look on. There was the ghastlN
l truth staring me out Of cOuntenance
r The villain, the property man, haC
= forgotten TO take the Keller label
familiar TO every Infant n Dundee
0f the marmalade pot. He hat
placed it with its face to the audi
ence, where every child could see it
For two days, accompanied by club
l [ roamed the streets and searched
The theater for the pr0perty-mai
out" with a sigh, Il never Inc
{ llim
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

hanniker Heaton has been gather
ing some very interesting marriage
statistics concerning the customs in
vogue in different countries. from
which one reads with amusement.
and perhaps a certain degree Of
ANA ement, that throughout Japan
a man NAV get a divorce II hIs VI g
talks too much Ordinary PEOPLE
may suppose that this marsh law vii
have the effect e curolng loquacltv.
bat IL has not japanese ladies are
the most taIkatlve nf their sex ADD
divorces are common among them
In ThIhet 3 woman is entitled -
three husbands II Melbourne a man
NAV secure a divorce IL his wife gets
drunk three times. or IL she habitu-
/ ally neglccts her household duties --
y. Y. sun
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
Teaching Roy aIfyA

The London papers have - $50
say Of that wonderful ills .'.I..
Mrs Wordsworth, " who j $3.50 y
skirt dancing to the female 49, =
the aristocracy. She u = =
the present moment teachins -
pupils The queen, heafinx 4 -. =,
Wordsworth's fame y = 49,. $3.50
OF stir ankles, sent for ID 49, - i
little lady, who was inisoagg. -.
teach the children Of PrSncs -
rice. Possessing q stenE0FlAl -.
and extreme yigor y - -
ner OF imparting, Mrs 49,. ..,ts 4
treated her little teas q 49, -
the same shouts and sgnss -
she finds 10 effective viii -
army 81 pupils. TIE 80 = g
present and much Interest," $3.50
lesson. Next time tbs 800
dancing mistress rlsitea -.
however. 1t was politelI Il -
through 4 iady-ln-waitias' 80
Majesty's nerves had oesa
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

f that ao oha at. A. ner side, and -.
S Snat sue slie was sure she ~ -.
We er rom paralysis immedIssss.
Inc appeal for assistance
IN vain. Not only her 60.
dress were at once obtainss
- !. ner friends; she vas heI Il
the car; cab was callad ~. M
she was lifted and taken s'9
near BIZ; hysician 49, I as
nurse summoned; the M ~.
nelgnoorlng city telegras ~
anu t,, INSIDE q twenty minutes u.
i y. invalid was dur cs s. z
~ her friends, amid whose la's 4.
tlons she died ABOUT Two das. y.
Ward without having regaInas ~''sk
sclousness. Church Union -
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
WANpAROO MONKEYS.
they Were on the Watch and Discovered n
Hungry Leopard.

Hungry Leopard.
"A band of WandarOG monkeys
aOoted in the distance, and, as their
Watchfulness is proyerbial, we knew
that there was 40 leopard at hand,
says a writer in Outing. "They came
nearer and nearer, and in time APP
peared above the cliff. One seldom
has the chance of observing these
animals in their native state, but as
we lay entirely concealed they were
ignorant of our presence. it was
evidently feeding time, though some
seemed to prefer basking on the
heated rocks to scrambling after
lchens and berries. The old men
with huge white whskers kept
sharp watch from the 3opmQst
branches of a couple Of trees. The
mothers with their babies, pretty
little things covered with white hair,
were feeding in complete security,
while the unencumbered members Of
the troop ran about everywhere. We
felt sure that sJOner or later our
hiding-plaCe would be discovered, and
that all our precautions were in vain,
for the cry Of alarm of one animal is
often recognized by another Of diff
ferent species. When any monkey
seemed inclined to wander the sem
tinels uttered a deep Hoo Oo-hOo"
which gathered the band closely.
"All at once one OF the sentinels
gave d peculiar cry, which hal the
effect Of bringing the entire band
around them. Then they listened in
silence. The cry was repeated, and
all bounded into the branches 0f the
biggest trees near by. We thought
we had been discovered, but when
half dozen of the patriarchs sud-
denly rushed down and Looked over
| the edge of the rock, grimacing and
/ barking at something below, We knew
that our patience was to be rewarded.
Creeping forward inch by inch, j
got to the extreme edge and peeped
| over. and as Ibid so the awful height
OF the precipice nearly caused me tC
utter a cry Of terror To my left
was a crevice. where rocks and Other
/ debris formed a rough means 81
ascent. Here. half concealed by kit
/ tool palms that had found roOthold
/ was a cat-like form. standing motion
/ less, gazing Inward at the monkeys
| evidently calculating the chances o
a meal
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

Oskazuma has been lecturing
through the country on the habits
and customs Of his native land,
and in an intelligent way has en-
tertained large audiences, He has
been engaged for this season by
Sells & Rentfrow's show and will
leave with them on Sunday.
Oskazumais an intelligent young
man and has made many friends
in this country.
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27

Il Is not often that one woman :
cal.ed upon - help another Iii r.
cumstauces = CD as we shall nov rc.
cite. 4 memter of the National
Christian League Tor The Promotion
III >oc a. Purity whose name re are
re uested not u publish, hal i thrill
Ing experience q Sew dafs ago ln
which vas shown 4 rare example ~
mental Qolcknes and dec sint It'd.
lng In a street car. Ter notice was a.
tracted 10 a WOMAN wila. SIT ~ %
rfsslte was evidently quite Ill 51t
.,efore our watchfal frend roall
cross over q her ald she herself came,
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
LOCALS.

see The BLAcKMAN's solicitors. !
Patronize THE BLACKMAN's ad-
yertisers.
Miss Hattie Penman left Sunday
for St. Joe.
Mrs. Clarence Moss i On the
sick list.
Gall at 500 Kansas avenue ana
leave your news items.
THE BLAcKNrAN office il at 5O9
Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Judge M. !. Jamison i III
at her residence 1911 fillmore.
Dallas Lowery i suffering with
arysipelas il his right hand
Mis- Mary Morgan, Of the
North side, i sick.
II. ID. Bradshaw Wa confined to
his room few days this week.
Frank Vaughn, Of San Diego
Cal, was in the city during the,
past week.
Miss Carrie Langston i in the
city visiting her brother, p. MI,
and friends.
Mrs. Nicely Beache and Miss
jessie Day, Of the North side, arc
sick.
Rev. j. a. Stewart left Sunday
for missionary tour over tht
southern part Of the state.
Fourteenth anniversary Of th'
Knights Of Pythias at 40 Kansa
avenue next Tuesday evening.
Miss Bette Royster, who re-
Gently had her foot amputated A
Christ's hospital, i rapidly re
covering.
Be the guest Of Excelsior Lodg'
No. B, knights Of Pythias 1t 44.
Kansas avenue, next Tuesday even
ing.
"A reception wa given the youn5
converts of the Second Baptis
church Wednesday evening ANA
very enjoyable time Was had.
Rev. M. Collins, presiding eldt
of this district Of the IA. Nj. !
church, held quarterly meeting
Browns chapel Sunday.
Mr. a. r. Reynolds, who II
student at Lincoln institute, Ne
ferson City, No, was called 70 th
city last Thursday by the sudd'
death Of his sister-in- law, MI
Rosa Reynolds.