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The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

w. D. DRIVER, young colored
man who was raised il Coffeyville,
and who acquired the rudiments
Of the art Of printing in this office,
i the present publisher Of a week
" paper at Topeka called THE
KANSAS BLAcKMAN. He claims
that it i "paper BY and for the
Negro" 1t IS certainly, a very
creditable publication. But it ap-
pears that the success of the
BLACKMAN has aroused the ieal-
ousy Of rival sheet, and on Fri
day last an irate darkey who is
connected with the Gall, went for
our "Chunk" with hostile intent
and a Gun in bis hand. Mr. Driver
appealed to the courts, ana at last
accounts the proposed black bury
inc had not occurred, although
CHUNK talked back at his adver-
sary like a little man. Coffeyville
Journal.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29
WHILE the editor Of the BLA

WHILE the editor Of the BLACK.
Man WAS in the southern part OF
the state last week attending the
funeral Of his sister and watching
at the bedside Of his sick mother.
our contemporary, the Ledger,
waded into Us and among other
things said we had skipped the
town. There are times when even
enemies pause in battle to pay
mutual respect to the dead, but
the ignorant, jealous, unprincipled
have no regard for the presence of
death and utterly disregard pro
priety. But we have no complaint.
The BLAcKMAN is here to stay.
The fttest must survive.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

A god many soldiers. North and
South, must rene mEser moments
which Will enable them to stmpa-
thize with the spirit of . question
recorded In > Southern magazine
On q tircs0me night marrh
Florida soldier. sleepy and worn out.
fell into q ditch ~ The roadside
There he Jay bcm0anlng his fate
when the next regiment came up
and hearing his means some uf The
uen hasteped % his rescue
A they stood him 90 hts feet. be.
dEsR gied ard demnrallxed. be turned
to one 0s them and sail.
Il say. stranger. don't Jon think
south Carolina was . lIFGlo hAstYys
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29
THE coRsIcAN CLAN.
How the splrit First Originated Thronxh
MiSguvernmnn1-

MiSgovernmenL
The Corsican loves not work.
neither il he greedy for god, bat he
is ambitious, an eager politician,
keenly desirous Of place and power,
of anything, In short. that may set
him above his fellow-men. The
word politician, however. must be
understood in a local sense. The
questions that agitate the continent
have small concern for hims his poli-
tics begins and ends with the triumph
or aggrandizement OF his clan. The
chief or a clan has no sinecure. lie
Is expected IN all occasions 10 exert
himself for the interest or his clients,
says the Contemporary Review.
III an adherent wishes for post, it
Is the duty of the chief to obtain it
for him; if he has incurred some fine
or penalty, the chief must use his In
fiuence 70 get il remitted. Ills
clients in return (as to public mattersl
will obey his lead implicitly. lie may
be Republican to-day, he may turn
Monarchist tomorrow, but it will
make no difference in their allegiance.
nor will he lose single follower
thereby; 1t is an understood thing
that what he has done he has done
for the good OF the clan, and as in
former times they would have fol-
lowed him TO battle, SO they will fol-
low him TO the ball0t-box to-day.
This spirit OF "clan" first took Its
rise during centuries OF abominahle
misgoyernmenL Under the infam-
Gus rule of the Genoese, justice was
not administered, 1t was sold. For
an isolated individual there was no
security either for life or property;
he had no chance in the battle OF life
save by allaying himself to some
powerful family that could make his
interests respected. The more nu-
merous the clan, the more Its infu-
ence would be felt; therefore the
Corsican glories in the number OF his
cousins as he would In the strength
OF his right arm
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

Rev. Peter Stanford, colored,
is pastor Of the Wilberforce Mem
orial church, at Birmingham Eng
land.
The Commencement exercises
of Eckstein Norton University, of
Louisville, KY, were held June
22nd.
John S. Mills colored, seven
teen years of age, was selected
vala dictorian of his class in Sioux
City, Iowa.
Miss Anna E. Wells, a sister of
Ida B. Wells, graduated, this year,
with honor from the Santa Cruz,
Cal, high school.
Miss Emma Savage, of Paul
ding, Ohio, is the first Afro
American graduate Of the high
school of that city.
The National Convention of
colored Republican clubs called
for Washington, D. c., July oath,
has been postponed for the present.
Rev. j. Francis Robinson, of
Richmond, Va, has accepted call
to the pastoral care of the Mt.
Gilead Baptist church, Fort Worth,
Texas.
w. F. Fonville, of the Living
ston, published at Livingston Col
lege, Salisbury, was married in
Mobile, Ala, last week, to Miss
Bessis II. Cherry.
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Trustees of Barnum, Colo,
George 2. Downey, colored, was
unanimously chosen police magis-
trate for that city.
Ed Parsel, white, of Pine
Bluff, Ark, shot Turner Trice,
colored, Thursday evening. Par
sci claims that Trice had been
knocking down. his fence.
Rev. E. W. S. Hammond, D.
d., editor of the Southwestern
Christian Advocate, was married
to Miss Anna S. NJ. Graves of
New Orleans on June 9th.
Gov. Stone Of Mississippi has
offered reward of $3.50 for the
arrest and conviction of each mem
ber of the mob that participated
in the lynching Of the two Negroes
at Clinton, Miss.
r. n. Hyde, prominent Afro
American, of Des Moines, Ia,
brought suit against the Oxford
restaurant of that city for refusing
to serve him a meal. The plain
tiff was awarded $3.50 by the jury
for damage and the cost Of the case.
JAS. Sellers, colored, of Marshal
town, Ia, has issued the follow
ing challenge: 81 hereby chal-
lenge any 135 pound man, give or
take five pounds, in the state of
Iowa, to a ten round glove con-
test, for 800 a Tide and gate re-
ceipts, which will no doubt amount
to $500 or $500 after paying ex-
penses, winner to take all Fight
to take place within twenty-five
miles Of Marshaltown, Iowa.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29
BLACKMAE BREVETIES.

Denver has colored jeweler.
Kansas has thirteen colored
lawyers.
The Colored High School of
Louisville, Ky, had twenty eight
graduates this year.
Hayneville, Ala, has new
race journal, the "Plain Visitor"
G. A. McCord, editor.
Martin Pedee, the first Negro
justice of the peace, of Illinois,
died June 18th at Catlin, Ill.
A young colored boy at Pine
Bluff, Ark, was fined $50 for
failing to deliver a mans break
fast.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

IHE misery and pain resultant
from falsehood is often severe. but
wrapped in the mantel Of conscious
rlght, we learn to suffer silently
and !, hope for the brilliant rays Of
light from truths unerrine lamp.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

H oNE-HALF of the energy spent
BY Negroes ia fighting among
themselves was turned in the di
rection Of the enemy Of the race,
our condition would be 50 chang
ed that a great many who now de
spise us would not See in our dark
skin inferiority.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

WHAT task lies before the
Negro IF to-day. To deal with
the inherent prejudice Of the white
man and the low, debased and
Jealous element Of his own race.
the Negro who would rise surely
has hard road to travel.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29
4TH OF JULY EXCURSIONS.
Santa Fe Route,

One fare for the round trip to
all local points within 200 miles.
Tickets sold July 3rd and 4th,
good to return including July 9TH.
Rowlev Bros. City Ticket Agts.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

LIN ORGANIZATION for mutual race
btection the Negro will find 4
ition for the conditions which
curtail his rights as q citizen
Il man.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

!, |saE goddess Of liberty must
Aer face and the spirits Of
MI y Asroes who died for liberty
II ~ ht to al men turn in anguish
y \ u hen are fiayed alive in this
= md Of ours(?).
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

|ssTlLL in the minds Of Negro
IA love Of truth and respect Of
and the coming generation
raise high the standard Of
gEo manhood.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

The hardest falls the Negro re-
|ceives are over stones which he,
|ln his narrowness, places in his
|Own path.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

The assassination of President
Carnot of France was one of the
hOst atrocions crimes Of the nine.
zenith century.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

liz you want a fearless advocate
Of the rights Of the Negro, send
IN your subscription for the
BLAcKMAE.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

A DISREGARD for law is legal
anarchy. A disregard for the
rights Of others j. morally the same
crime.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

LEARN to acknowledge the abiI-
alty of others; in 50 doing youl
own attainments are in no way
dimi nished.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

LIKE fire in dry stubble, a lie
goes swiftly; but soon dies and
solid truth remains untarnished.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

AN OUNCE of common sense il
worth more than several revolvers
and in the end conqucrs.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

TIE dark and gloomy misdeeds
of others add no brilliancy to our
armour.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

FTGHrrNG does not pay. 1t Is
only the vicious and low who in
|dulge i'll it.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

DON'T fight; but if you must
light, fight the enemy.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

W HERE right and justice are il
powe discrimination does not
linger.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

WANTED-Two young ladies for
solicitors. Call at THE BLAcKMAN
Office, 500 Kansas avenue, Monday
morning.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

The glorious fourth comes
Hail the day!
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

Envy throttles manhood.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-29

TRUTH is the last to get audience.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
Harnessins Niagara.


Engineers have estimated that the
total water-power of Niagara Falls is
100000 horsepower. This estimate,
u be sure, is in the main only a
guess, but when the area drained into
the lakes above Lake Ontario, and pass
ing through the Niagara river be con
sidered, the guess or estimate does not
seem TO be too large. The water surface
of the Great Lakes above Ontario is S4,-
600 square miles, and the watershed of
these lakes is 100000 square miles-morc
than twice the area of Great Britain and
Ireland. The total length Of shore.line
is 5000 miles, while the volume of water
is 5000 cubic miles, of which Lake
Superior contains almost one half. The
rate of outflow at Buffalo is from 217,-
900 to 275,OO0 cubic feet per second,
while the fall of the cataract Is l6j feet
The volume oil water in the lakes l.
such that it has been estimated that
even if no rain fell the flow of the river
would be continued at its present rate
for 100 years-that is, if the lakes could
be gradually drained.
These are very large figures, but in
the main they are tue results of exact
measurements. The small water pow
ers in the world are uneven, and are af.
fected by floods and drouths, but this
great power at Niagara is as constant us
anything in this world can be, not even
the ice in the severest and longest win
ter ever known appreciably changing it.
The present plant is intended only to
utilize 125,000 horsepower, and the tur.
Dimes now in place are only for small
part OF this. Other turbine wheels will
be put in place as the demand for the
power grows. The general plan of the
company contemplates the ultimate use
of 450, 1000 horse power on the American
side and like amount in Canada Such
u power would turn all the wheels
within radius of five hundred miles
OF the Falls. Atthe present time Il con.
siderable part of the power developed
is to be taken to Buffalo by electric
transmission, and it is the confident OK
| pectation of the electricians now at
work on the problem that the power can
be taken as far east us Albany. three
hundred miles away, and delivered there
cheaper than power can be generated by
burning coal, If this be so, then all the
country between Albany and the Falls
| will be admirably adapted for manu-
featuring, while the Erie canal will al
ford cheap and tolerably quick trans.
portatlon, for there seems to be little
difficulty in the way of hauling these
boats by electrical power.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
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SOME TOLL EFT HINTS.

White kid zouaves embroidered in
steel are most beautiful to wear with
white or gray chiffon dresses.
Stockings will be worn to match the
dresses for the house, and even in the
street where the dress is Of a dark color.
Rouge has gone ont OF fashion and
only white cosmGtiques are used. Faces
are worn very pale and shine becom.
ingly through the cream-tinted wells.
Dress skirts are almost without ex-
ception made with either two double
box piaits or with three single ones,
These are frequently lined with crino-
line to make them stand out from the
waist.
The new wells have grounds of very
line Russian net upon which the chenille
spots are closely set together, but they
are mostly small. Black wells that are
spotted with white and white with
black spots are the most desirable.
A hairdresser has introduced n new
kind of curling tnngs. 1t consists of n
sort of paper-kaife arrangement to pro.
tect the head from the heat of the irons
with little combs on either side 10 keen
the hair in position, while tongs of the
ordinary make curl the hair.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
Foor-nALl coNsIDEsED
Scientifically a. ncans of Physical De-
yelopment.

Tho Medical Record of last week,
speaking On the subject of "Foot- ball
as Means of Physical Development"
says; The advent OF the foot. ball
season has already given rise to discus
sion about the value and dangers of the
game. As to the dangers there is no
longer much dispute, and it is stated
that the new rules will not make any
appreciable difference. We can only
trust that the record of last falls NOR.
tality will not be repeated.
AS to the practical advantages Of the
game as u means OF physical culture
and mental stimulus, there is still much
controversy. What is wanted is, how
ever, not SO many opinions and more
facts. DR.. Boyer, i'll the American
journal Of the Medical Sciences, has con-
tributed somewhat TO our actual knowl-
edge of the matter. He finds that in
the Annapolis Academy the football
players are four por cent superior in
height, 2S per cent in weight, 81 per
cent in lung capacity, and 40 per cent
in total strength. These were only
average players, many of whom never
played in a big game, and nearly all the
measurements represented the player
as he was at the beginning OF the train
ing period. Between the average Yale
student and the average American foot
ball player, the players were one year
and month older, but they were 80 per
cent taller, 20 per cent heavier, had 10
per cent more lung capacity, ana were
Az per cent stronger than the 80 mercan-
tile grade of Yale students. Between
average American players and Amherst
students the comparison is on rather q
different footing, because here the
students are nearly two years older than
the players; but the latter have a
superiority of three per cent in height
% per cent ill weight, 90 per cent in
lung capacity, and 81 per cent in total
strength.
THIS all shows simply that the bigger
stronger and more active men are
selected for football. AS ii is lust the
opposite class who most need physical
education, it seems as If the figures
furnish very telling argument against
football as means Of securing good
general athletic training The strong
boys train and play; the weaker sill
around, drink beer, smoke cigarettes
and shout.
DIR. Boyer gives some further statistics
which have rather academic interest.
They show that after two months
work at football, the player gains foul
or five per cent in weight, about foul
per cent in lung capacity, and IA to 1t
per cent in general strength. This gair
in strength continued for long tim,
after training. The lung capacity wa.
not much increased. AS compared witt
rowing and gymnasium work, DR.. Beye
shows that football is inferior as
means of physical development, as by
the first two methods the physica
strength was increased about 2S per cent
The case for football is not helped b,
DIR. Beyer's investigation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
TINE LATEST JET.
Crescents, Ovals and Circles of Artist,
cut. ....

OTestthtbg oNhlh anu
Cut.
Shaped pieces for waist fronts and
braces for the shoulders are the latest in
the jet line. Slender and broad, long
and short Vandykes arc sold by the
yard or separately for skirts, waists and
wraps. Some Of the shaped pieces are
of jet, colored beads and gold work
Evening dresses will be trimmed with
strands of pearls, looped from an oval
figure in the centre to similar figures
on the shoulders. Jet is made up in
the same style, and also with rain"
fringe.
The new buckle design, says the Dry
Goods Economist, is taking very we'll in
Paris, being an applique of white beads
and gold, with a buckle introduced AT
intervals, also made Of white beads and
gold cord. Jet is treated in every
possible way; crescents, ovals and circles
of line jet are mixed with spangles,
facets, nailheads and beads. Some Of
the designs are evidently suggested by
Etruscan and medieval motifs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25

Elbow sleeves are likely TO become
very popular this season, aud where the
lower portion Of the arm has not been
particularly favored by Dame Nature u
mitten.like arrangement of chiffon, or,
more graphically speaking, sheath of
timely shirred silk muslin will lightly
veil the skin from elbow to waist.
Moderately good arms, however, will
adopt the long glove only, either suede
or kid, and either in black, white, light
mauvG, straw color or faint pink, usually
denominated flesh color. The tops Of
some of these gloves are very prcttily
adorned, with frillings Of lisse or lace,
the same tone rs the kid, and run
through with rather broad satin or MORE
ribbons, tied in smart square bow ON
the outside of the arm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25

A traveller in the South recently was
interested when a chance acquaintance
said to him: II have some OF Lonrlcl
lows hair" Then he drew from his
pocket a little box and exhibited
quantity of course black hair.
"Oh" said the surprised traveller, 81
should have thought that it would have
been white"
NC" said the proud possessor of the
relic; "it's all right. was in the stable
myself yesterday and got this where
he'd switched it of against the side of
his STALL"
II was thus that the traveller first
learned that a famous horse had been
named for the poet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
RATIONAL DREss.


What Mrs. james Brown Potter Thinks
on That Muoh Discussed Question.
News which ought 10 rejoice the
Irrational dress" advocates everywhere
is that Mrs. James Brown Potter Is in
sympathy with the movement. She
announced that interesting fact to mem
bers of the Rational Dress League of
Minneapolis, and added that she had
been from her youth up disciple of tile
doctrine Of comfort as well as Of beauty
in dress. She was not as radical perhaI
as some of the agitators would fain have
had her. She did not mention divided
skirts, leggins, eutaway coats and
billycoek hats with admiration, nor did
she say that without n stiff linen shirt
no woman could ever be truly free in
/ her movements,
She did say, however, that she had
never made practice of wearing either
corsets or heels on her shoes. Her
mother was convinced In her early life
that much of the worlds miseries came
from Informed bodies, and as a result
she brought up her two daughters with
absolute freedom of body. At the aye
OF IL Mrs. Potter was given permission
to put on corsets, and, rs she had seen
ether girls wearing them, she made the
attempt, but could not stand them, and
has never tried since. She never wears
heels to her shoes now, unless 1t be in a
Louis Quinze gown on the stage, where
her dress is short and the high heels are
an essential part of the costume. If she
buys ready made shoes she has the heels
knocked off, in spite Of the shoemaker's
protests. Nothing but this absolute
solidity on her feet and tho comfort
which comes Of it, would enable her to
stand the long rehearsals which the
very careful methods of herself and Mr..
Bellew make imperative for everything
which they produce. Besides having no
heels, her shoes are made absolutely the
shape Of her foot.
In reply to an inquiry in regard to
what costume she thought most suitable,
Mrs. Potter said she did not believe any
one could prescribe to another what She
should wear; that one of the charms of
woman's dress was originality. Appro-
prlateness should be the test of cos
tune after it had been made on rational
lines, which could be adapted to almost
any fashion. In this she thought the
society women had the advantage,
for she suited her clothing to the occu-
patton of her time. In the morning
loose gown was worn in her room until
her light breakfast was over; then, Il
pain cloth gown for shopping and the
transaction OF business; in the after
noon, u handsome gown in which to re-
ceive her friends or to ride, in the even
ing, full dress for entertainments.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25

w. s. Walsh iu November Lippincotts
John Bright went into an agricultural
district one day and had to walk from
the station long way into the village,
A clergyman who was driving in dog
cart overlook him, and, learning his des-
tination, offered to drive him there.
"Have you seen the papers to-day !"
the parson asked, when Mr.. Bright had
accepted a seat. "Ics what is in them?r
"Why, that rascal John Bright has been
making another speech" "And what
was it aboutY" asked Mr.. Bright. The
clergyman explained. "Well," said the
stranger, "perhaps MIR. Bright was only
expressing his honest convictions; per.
hnps, even, he may be right" "Oh, no."
said the irate clergyman. ali had him
here | would feel like shooting him."
Before they separated Mr.. Bright had
promised to go to his new acqualntance's
church next morning. The theme Of
the sermon was Bright's speech, and at
the conclusion Mr.. Bright thanked him
for his able sermon AS the rector was
going home 10 dinner, u friend met him
and said, you have been preaching
under distinguished patronage this
morning." No" said the parson.
ooh, yes, you have" replied the fricnd
"lou had John Bright among the con.
gregation. Didn't you notice him in
front, IN the middle pew" "Why,"
said the rector, ~ drove him to the
village yesterday in my dog.cart, and
called him u rascal and excoriatad him
III all the moods and lenses, and lie never
said word. must so and apologize
at once" .....