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The Washington bee., 1896-12-12
STILL ORGANIZING.

At meeting of the citizens of the
Seventh District, the following dele
gates were elected to the central body
of Afro-American Leagues J. A.
Perry, ". H. Clark and E. NJ. Hewlett:
Great interest is being manifested
throughout the city in the organization
of leagues.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12

1t makes no difference "ho is ap-
pointed Oh the inaugural committees
tor what good or benefit it will be
to Afro Americans. Il will be a
freeze out all round if there is not
concentrated action on the part Of
Afro Am ricans
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12
WILL APPLY THE X RAYS.

CHI. Taylor has been rendered
the editorship of the Colored Ameri-
can. He has the proposition under
advisement. The paper is about TO De
attacked with another stroke OF imam
cial paralysis which may. prove 1atal.
Taylor who has an invention OF MS OWL
TO STAY any temporary attack has asked
10 be given time to apply his X rays on
The brain OF the tender to ascertain
what he really means; whether II IS
his exchequer that is wanted or ms
personal popularity.
A thorough diagnosis of the case
will be made before he renders MS
opinion.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12
Time Is Flying!

Only twenty-five shopping between
best bargains being
Clock illustrated only 1915 Anson guaran-
only days Has cathedral striking
Goods selected at the Pas Royal
of deposit delivered when and where
Pocketbooks Jewey Bibles and all articles which
Handkerchief
ablv o.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12
THE BATsoN CONCERT.
AI4. BILLS PAID-THE' GREAT MAN
AGER EXONERATED.
Washington, December s.

Washington, DeCeHlpSl o.
Mr.. /. G.. Bergen, Dear Sir: = In re-
ply to YOUR inquiry, have to say that l
all bills against concert Dec. Mele
paid in full on night of concert lncIua-
inc paw Of all artists except Flora Bat
son, who received $4,000 on account,
and turned over to ]. A. Lively who
claimed to be her manager, list OF
persons holding about 900 9nIePpnii % !
ed tickets, from which, to collect par
ance due her.-I having paid out every
The concert was somewhat delayed
by the unprofessional demand OF the the
singers to be paid before "a .ieH the VIZ re- =
markable and uncalled Tor statement
of Flora Batson and the very insulting
and uneentiemanly conduct Of Bur-
leigh. the affair would have passed on
creditabIy. Respectfully
w. n. READ.
Per Clerk.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12

All candidates for the offices IN
the District of Columbia will please
send in their names at once.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12

The editor of the Age is of the
opinion that we do not understand
MIR. Booker T. Washington. Oh !.
yes. He is a money making ma
chine for the Tuskegee Institute
and an Afro American apologist.
The Washington bee., 1896-12-12

The killing of London She hrs in
South Washington few days ago,
VS. to say the least, the most brutal
in the history of crimes in the city.
We believe that District Attorney
Ejrney will present the case to the
grand jury. 1t is unwise to excite
the people to riot and confusion bv
"inflammatory speeches. There
is way to 60 about matters like
the South Washington tragedy.
Mr.. Birney can be depended uron
to do his duty.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
stuart IL on Deck.

Ring followers were about to ask
what had become OF Dan Stuart this
season. just as We are beginning TO
get a Whit OF the dog-days, when up
jumps Dan in New York, declaring he
IL ready TO pull of big fights. as usual,
especially the Sharkey-Corbett go, or
one 10 be arranged between Fitzsim-
mons and Jim Corbett. believe there
was never a man known before to stick
To the heels OF a phantom like this
Dan Stuart What he has sunk al
ready must be enough TO stake several
millionaires. But Dan never COM
plains: he simply says: II am now
ready" etc, etc. The central plank OF
Stuart's ambition is. believe. fully
by everybody that follows
ring dolngs; IL Is to engineer a great
heavy weight battle in opposition TO the
wishes OF Uncle Sam and the
governors. Some time. perhaps, some
vast time hence, when Gabriel blows
his horn-round. or not far off from the
crack OF doom-lf Dan still holds to-
gether he may, for all I know, do what
he is trying TO do.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26

I'm comm ter Gee her in week or
two an to be sure an look out fer
me-"
Now, Aunty, you know can't spare
you in a week or two"
"Co'se | does, an / amt a-gwine
But she kin he lookin' out. | wish 8"
ADDED the kind soul, regretfully, that
J could send her some fruit. But how
can ]? ! don't know anybody gwine
there"
Why, Aunty. there's always lots of
fruit In the city market and you can
send her dime or two bits any time
IN letter and she can buy some"
Law sakcs! So kin. Huccomes Il
you alays thinks of everything? That
mead o yours is plum full all the
time,' said Aunty, admiringly.
is that all, Aunty?"
oh, tell her ter be sure ter ak her
iather ter pray fer me-"
"Aunty. wouldn't. lie seems to be
bad fellow"
But you see, honey, don't want
him ter be mad at me. cause mebby
then he won't let her come an see me.
j don't reckon he aims ter let her come.
Aohow. He took her away ter keep
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self in lordly fashion among its peers,
but now for many years, on account of
some obscure arrangement, 1t had been
retired TO humble society.
The clock doctor. he say she all
right, now, an jest as magnficus as she
ever were; only you'll jest have ter
wind her up, please, ma'am," said
Aunty.
The mistress cheerfully arose and
essayed the novel task.
The key turned in its place with in
finite difficulty. as il it dragged after
q the whole weight Of the unwilling
years and there was a strange groan-
ing and creaking within and convul-
five shudder OF the whole machinery
and framework. But ii began TO tick
and the hands began to move.
Aunty surveyed it with awe and de-
light
She goes tribulatin' along as peart
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as ever she did. How nachal it does
soundw
Where did you get such a fine old
relic, Aunty?" asked the mistress, not
ing its points.
my ole mistr's give her to me arter
the surrender. They was all broke up
and the ole plantation was sold and
they went to N Orleans ter live. An
now, honey, Use ready fer de letter If
you u.s."
Eyes, Aunty. Who is the letter for?"
MY granddaughter. Her mother give
her ter me an let her go 20 N Or
leans ter stay with her father. You
gee. they didn't get erlong-"
who, Aunty? Your granddaughter
end her mother?"
BLESS yer heart, no! means her
father an mother, an they separat-
ed an he's got another wife an she's
got another husban'."
"Oh. well. have written NV dear
granddaughter Now, what next?p
"T was mighty glad ter hear from
you all an that YOU was well an dom
we'll
She give one when she orter give
twelve an she give twelve when she
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26

June 20, 1872, and came to this countr!
in September. 1856. She located NJ
Jersey City, n. j., where she met NIl
Carr, whom she married in September
1890. Although her husband was A
professional she had no inclination ioi
the stage, nor did she ever attempt u
entertain her friends by singing and
in fact che knew but parts Of some o|
the popular ballads of the day. SeVeIs|
years after her marriage, having grown
weary of the lonesomeness OF life' conf
sequent upon her husbands professors
al tours, she resolved to fit herself l''l
stage work that she might be abe %
be with him. Finding that she pos
sesSed a sweet and sympathetic 'O''|
she studied the art OF singing Tor aOOu'|
six months with some OF the best NAL
tiers in New York City. She theh !OD'|
ed an opera company In which net Al',
band was engaged in order that sn'|
might acquire a knowledge oil stage ''
pertinent and of acting. Al the e'u
ination of that engagement she pa','|
the ingenue role in farce COMEDY, a.
ter which she Joined her husOahu
present their well known sketcn'
Farce Comedy Rehearsal" HOW w.
she succeeded is apparent to all WV
havo seen tboir refined comedy cTef
ton, to the presentation OF WINCH
renders such able assistance.
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orter give one" said Aunty, interrupt
ing her droning recitatiye.
The scribe looked up In bewilder'
ment. Aunty's eyes were fixed dis
tressfully on the clock.
Didn't you hear her strike?"
mo. Never mind the clock now
Aunty."
He said she were all right" MUIR
INJURED Aunty, sadly.
I'VE will consult him again II she
is not, but now we must write the let
ter IL you want 1t to go in the next
mail"
II does want Il ter go powerful bad.
well, then. what next?'
CT am well and doing we'll at pres
ent, but have had mighty pore health
this winter. BE good girl an don't
fergit your pore ole gran'mother II
her father don't let her come up here
fore long I'm gwine down there
The scribe caught her breath and
drew her pen through a line and
half.
What you do that fer" complained
Aunty.
Never mind. Go on"
You worries me so, scratchin' out
the writin'. | done forgot. Oh! Won't
you please LEI my granddaughter come
up an see me. if it's only fer day.
That's fer her father" said Aunty.
The writer paused.
IF I'd listen at her Aunt Lulu
shouldn't never have let her go with
him. Tell her I'm a-comin' down ter
see her. He beats her with his crutch
and don't give her nothin'. Don't
think hard o. me cause l didn't send
you anything Christmas | was away
from home two months water-bound. !"
The mistress laid down her pen.
"Oh. Aunty, what story
It's jest ter satisfy her, honey, so
she won't think hard o. me. Tell her
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
From Case to Box.

Conrad c. Lucid. who was with the
Philadelphia club OF the National
league and American association for
a greater part of this season, was born
on Feb. "a, 1869, at Dublin. Ireland. and
is a printer by trade. IL was while
working at his trade as a compositor
on the Boston Herald that he gained
some renown as pitcher on local
amateur teams. His first professional
engagement was with the Denver club
of the Western league in 1889 as
catcher. but did not make a hit, so he
drifted out TO Spokane. Wash, and
tried his hand at pitching and met with
three seasons. Lucid at times pitched
some remarkably good games and
made several fine pitching records.
Among some of his best pitching per-
:ormances can be mentioned his pre-
venting the Cleveands from making
more than one safe hit in the second
OF the two games played Sept IS, 1894,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
The Original of MIR. Csssubon.

Many years ago Frederick w. My
ers. in an article on George Eliot. told
us how once, when he called upon that
great woman and George Lewes, he
found the couple vastly amused over
the fancied discovery by friend that
the portrait of the pedantic, capricious
and jealous Mr.. Casaubon had been
drawn from Lewes.
But whom did you draw 1t from?"
asked Mr.. Myers.
Mrs. Lewes pointed solemnly to her
own breast and said: From myself"
This old story is brought to mind
by paragraph in Mrs. Annie Fields
Days with Mrs Stowe" in the cur
rent Atlantic Monthly, from which it
appears that Mrs. Stowe was the friend
who identified Lewes with Casaubon.
In the summer OF 1869 Mrs Field
called upon George Eliot at her home in
St. Johns Wood, in London. The
novelist expressed the great love and
admiration which she felt for her
American contemporary. Many let
ters had passed between Mrs Stowe
and herself and she confided to us her
amusement at a fancy Mrs. Stowe had
taken that Casaubon in 'Middlemarch'
Lewes. Mrs. Stowe took it So entirely
ewes. Mrs. Stowe took is so entirely
for granted in her letters that 1t was
impossible to dispossess her mind OF
the illusion Evidently it was the
source of much harmless amusement
ut st. Johns Wood.
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no fine had been imposed. The state
ment occasioned considerable surprise,
but IL developed that II was true. On
July Tebeau received letter signed
n. Il. Young. secretary OF the league.
This note informed him that the d.
reetors. at a special meeting, had re-
qlested him to impose fine of $500
on Tebeau and TO restrain him from
participating in any game until the
fine was paid. Tebeau obtained tenn
porary injunction against the league
and the Cleveland team restraining the
collection of the fine and compelling
them to permit him TO play.
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In Ian act. in which ,A.,
through the West during ~. appear,
years. He Joined AL q ,.e next /,
strels for the season OF is s,eld'' u,
ture OF the regimental f,rs, v -. as ass
,as, snare drum specially. o part $ doa|
ISL, 1881, at Buffalo, N. Y, he ma Ur aaly
ifu'h, and in September. Isss ! sap
yen 'a.la a sketch with his wife a aOa
ing later In the same wear aDpes|
Pastors theater. then MAXI. a. Toni
appearance before a New ye, as o.
ence, They visited the pripeIn s aug
ely houses during tho pa Var|
that season, and in 1894 si"ur
Manager Pastor for the fan to''a viz
road company. continuIng 'Our Of b
show during its spring and ,s WIN I'D
1898. On the 10th of the curr a,i '0ur
they opened with Manage , n mont
Long Branch, N. j., for n. i ,aN
season OF twelve weeks, at tha sall 'o'
ton of which they will ,o, e expn|
Williams Own company TO- ,U.A =, Har
mainder OF the current season c Ine =
and HUH are too well know. Ouno'j
formers to demand an extenS.s a. p''
tion OF their excellent act, but !, ~. usa
seem appropriate to mention :. " woO
Cliford's portrayal of tha aa uat
character is not excelled on ths I r
vilie stage. Miss HUH, in hsr a NJ
singing OF negro melodies, is eon,"]
prohcient. and shares the honor. YUAN
by their performances. Apart t,o Sa'l'
ability as a performer, Mr.. Clifton,
possessed of keen business ~
turning his earnings to the hes,
sipie advantage, and adopting NAV.
ures, at all times, to further nj, I~
ests in the profession. An instora'
his enterprise was shown last srm.
when he rented from Manayar p.s.
a large bill board, near Union son.'
In New York city. maintaining tbs,..
a stand OF bills advertising his sDecIs,J
ty. He recently purchased a valu.a,
farm near Paterson, N. j.. WHERE
spends his leisure, his brother.In.,,J
and his wife's mother maintaining a.
property during the teams absar.
upon the road, and also caring for RIr,
5. Clifford, Jr.. who was born Feb !,
1895. ~"
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so lfeless as a Hoyt farce once the
public is through with it, but there is
so little substantial or necessary to
one OF these literary alarms that so
long as the title remains intact and
the skeletons of the characters,
changes interminable and unnumbered
may be made in the farce. so that IL the
public will have it at all they will ac-
cept it jubilantly as something pereni-
ally new. And undeniably Charles
Hoyt is shrewd caterer IL he is not
creator or a literary giant. and his
farces mark an era which, strange to
say, they will not live in except by
titles. AS written things they will sink
with the popularity of musical farce.
but the fun they have made and the
feeting enjoyment they gave every
where will be remembered If not per-
petuated.
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NEWSY TRIPLES.

Sixteen out of the eighteen assembly
districts of San Francisco have woman
suffrage clubs.
The cost of a London four wheeled
cab is from $3.50 to $500, that of han
som about $780,
In Russia the principals in a duel
partake of breakfast together before
going out TO fight.
A Towering plant during its life is
said to abstract from the soil 200 times
its own weight in water.
1t is proposed to celebrate the 400th
anniversary of the discovery of Natal
by an exhibition next year.
English radicals are asking for the
appointment of public defenders to op-
pose the public prosecutors.
A -four-year-old chancery case
has just been decided in England, and
there was little money left for the
contestants.
The piles Of old London bridge, driv-
en- 800 years before, were found to be
in good condition when the new bridge
was erected.
The city attorney of Helena, Mont,
warns the council that the indebted
ness is over the limit and future con-
tracts will be illegal
A New Orleans man who rides home
on street car is met every evening
by pet cat, which waits for him at his
usual place of alighting.
In Albania the men wear petticoats
and the women trousers. The women
do all the work and the husbands at
tend to nothing in particular.
An Oklahoma editor expresses his
thanks for a basket of oranges thus:
We have received basket of oranges
from our friend Gus Bradley, for which
he will please accept our compliments.
some of which are nearly six inches
in diameter"
The Morning Post in 1912 made the
following statement: I'VE congratu-
late ourselves most on having torn off
Cobbett's mask and revealed his cloven
foot II was high time that the hydra
head OF faction should be soundly
raped over the knuckles.'
An English lecturer on chemistry
said: zone drop of this poison placed
Oh the tongue of a cat is sufficient to
Xii the strongest man." and an En-
glish lieutenant said that the Royal
Niger company wished to kill him to
prevent his going up the river until
next year.
II was the celebrated Sergt. Arabin
VINO, at the Central Criminal court.
Informed the prisoner before him that
III there was clearer case of a man
robbing his master that case was this
case;' and, after passing sentence. con-
Guided: 81, therefore. give you the OPP
portunity OF redeeming a character ir-
retrievably lost"
y clergyman in an Eastern town
warned his hearers lately mot to walk
in elippcry path, lest they be sucked.
maelstromlike. into its meshesw This
metaphor suggests that OF another
clergyman who prayed that the word
might be rs nail driven in a sure
place, sending its roots downward and
Its branches upward"
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field OF Captain Tebeau and his play
ers. Says he: Eight or ten years ago
Cleveland was one OF the best paying
base ball cities in the country. But the
fans in the Forest City became utterly
disguised with the language Of Tebeau.
Burkett and O'Connor. who carried
their blackguardism so far that the
patrons of the grand-stand refused to
attend the game. The patrons dropped
OF year by year. until to-day Cleve-
land. despite the fact that she has a
strong club. is one OF the poorest pay
ing base ball cities In the League. Is
it any wonder, then, that Mr.. Robson
wants coaching stopped?"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
Ola m ond Dust.

Newark has signed Pitcher Willis,
late OF Syracuse, and borrowed Pitcher
Gettig from New York, and Garvin
from Philadelphia.
Clark has played In more games for
Louisville than any one man. and
has become one of the strongest bats
men the Colonies have.
The Buffalo team contains seven left
handed batsmen. They are terrors to
right-handed pitchers, but a southpaw
keeps them guessing.
Ex-Captain Gleason, OF the Giants.
is light-hearted player since throw
ing up the captaincy. The Kid is play
ing better ball too.
Tom Tucker has played in every
game this season, and has struck out
fewer times than any other everyday
player on the Boston team.
Every time Jimmie Ryan strikes a
bad run of luck at the bat he talks
about retiring from the diamond.
Uncle never >akes him seriously.
Pittsburg has the honor of taking
the first series from Cleveland. This
is the first series that the Cleveland
club has lost in two seasons.
Pitcher Cuppy has made only two
wild pitches and hOs hit only FIVE men
in thirty-six games. In no game has
he given more than four bases on balls.
Cincinnati has achieved the rare feat
of winning the entire series from a Ri
val team. St Louis fell twelve conssc-
utive times before the Reds.
Hawley is making up for his poor
work in the early part of the season.
He is not only pitching well but hit
ting the ball hard and timely.
Cleveland papers are making all
sorts of concessions this year. Tho
latest 10 that Cleveland is a poor town
for base ball. What next?-Ex.
Lyons is batting in lots of runs for
Pittsburg and has not failed to hit
safely in seventeen games. His field
ing, however, is not quite up to the
standard.
Heinie PETIT, the clever Cincinnati
catcher, is one of the most frugal play
ers in the business. He is laying IN
some greenbacks for rainy day.
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her. but he needn't have gone at II
that reverent way"
what name shall write on the out
side?"
REV. Jim Brown"
But. Aunty. it's for your grand
daughter"
"He gets the letters an he'll know
who it's fer. And now there's another
one an It's TO the Rev. Jim Brown. An
then II you amt anything partickler
10 do. I'd like ter have YOU write ter
my daughter out on Tickfaw, please,
ma'am."
Two hours later the amanuensis laid
down her pen with a long sigh OF re-
lief.
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stage Whispers

And now rumor has IL that CAVE
eeeking for some one who wiz ' -
"Trilby" into an opera IN WIN"
may sing the title role. d,
Rose Coghlan has been playihs Ga 81,
tia TO the Shylock of Fred warn !" -
Francisco. .J,
Sadie Martinot is TO play vV~ .~
next season in Charles Frohman w.
panies. ,,.ri,,n
T.. s. willard will open his Ani''"
season at Boston November ~
George Backus will play CHE, ~.
role In TOO Much Johnson neA' -
son. ,sp IA;
Robert Browning's Straho'O
Just been presented in Englahu' .,ocel
A monument has just been p'' n,
over the grave of Edward soionD o,ber
composer of "Billce Taylor" ana O'"
comic operas. in Willesden '''''
Jewish cemetery. ans o.
Gus,ava salyini, one of the sou, an
the Italian tragedian. has comp ,isaSs :
Italian translation Of Goc'hes en-
to be performed at Turn neS' , ,s
sutton vane is writing the lI n.s.s
for a musical play based upon I,.o
crombie's story, "A Plunge
Space" ,.,,p,s
charles II. Hoyt is engaged % %, haze
play in which Harry Conor w." ~ prs
the leading part. IL VIII ~"
d1ced until March.
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From an eyrie altitude of l,150 feet
Chicago proposes to look down on the
rest Of the world. A tower which sur
passes in height the Eiffel structure of
Paris is projected by the citizens of the
Windy City, and already land on which
TO build has been secured and actual
work begun. This cloud disturbing
structure is the outcome of patriotic
desire by Chicagoans to fly the Ameri
can flag higher than any other banner
In the world. The structure is to be
known as the City Tower, and as an at
traction 1t will outrival anything ever
before undertaken. except the Worlds
Fair. The base of the tower is to be
326 feet square, and it will occupy an
entire city block. At the base, from
the four corner supports, each of which
is so feet square, will rise arches 200
feet across and the same in height.
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Had Never Heard of Him He fore

"A new slang phrase is picked up
and worn out in a day in the great
cities of this country" said COM
mercial traveller but sometimes years
elapse before they are ever heard in
rural districts. | was sdetracked in
a small mining camp in southern Ore
gon a few days ago and was playing
freezeout with some of the natives.
In the course of events | got three
tens and made small bet. A big,
red-shirted hoosier opposite raised me.
! raised him back. and he came back at
me with another raise.
We'll, I'll have to call you ! said.
My name is mud
He raised up from his chair,
seized my hand in his big paw and
shaking 1t enthusiastically, said in all
seriousness:
Glad to know you. Mr.. Mud. MY
name is Jenkins San Francisco
Post.