The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-12

men.s; but if they have no work, are I'M
able to do it. they are sent away rejoicing with
something suited TO their needs.
The little that Is realized on sales pays
freiEhtage and buys hominy and COW peas to
give 10 the hungry. The colored people are so
| comical and light hearted, and if they can have
| meal OF hominy once day and enjoy the free
| fire, the sunshine, it is all they ask.
| The climate here is lovely; flowers have
| been blooming all the Winter, and until the
killing frost of February the gardens were
| luxuriant with peas, lettuce, cabbage and other
vegetables ready for the Northern markets.
| 1t is only of late years that they have had ice
here, and some of the oldest inhabitants had not
seen snow until some four years ago. The last
cold snap, destroying early vegetation will add
| greatly TO the hardships of these unfortunate
people.
Then, the terrible tidal wave of 1898 swept
over this part of the State, washing away the
| houses of thousands and drowning hundreds
of the occupants for Ii miles back from the
| coast. The salt water swept over the land
making it unfit for crops without the aid OF
fertilizer. and these would cost moro than the
| land is worth.
Descendants of the Colonial Scotch settlers
are here, with such names as Muirhead, Kin
loch, Gordon, and so oil. They are very pleas
ant people, but pitifuly poor. while the poverty
of the colored people is beyond description. A
help, whose cabin burned yesterday. You
could hardly tell whether he was man or beast,
for rags.
OF the three departments of the freedmen's
schools here, one, the Superintendent says, IS
supported by the Quakers; one, the Orphanage,
by faith; and the Dorcas room by barrels in
the rubbish line. The living rooms are on the
second aud third floors; they all face the ocean.
and consequently stand at all kinds of angles to
the village streets. Some of the houses have
their kitchen at the front, so you have to pass
through to get to the parlOr. But suppose
this is recent arrangement, rs there is an out
side kitchen, or negro quarters to every house,
where the cooking was done in ante-belium
days, or "befo' dc wab." Now the people are
so poor they glad 10 rent their kitchens to
the colored folks,
The poverty here is something terrible. In
this County there are 20 blacks to each white,
and in the village FIVE blacks to one white.
Their only employment is working in the cot
tonfelds, and the times have been SO hard that
many of the planters have been ruined, and
have planted no cotton at all.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
Havana Girl" thinks "Chautauqua Boy"
should not dictate what girls should wear. She
is he parts his hair in the middle, wears
his collars seven inches high, and talks politics
like her father
Annie L. Williams Sauaus, Mass, will forward
her address in full. giving postoflice and State
which she failed to do, exchange autograph
will be sent to her.
Donald j.. Laudon, of Arkansas, writes q
patriotic little letter for boy of IL, and though
not quite a prze-wrnner, the Editor proposes
TO send him little tok en- to encourage him to
keep with his studies and do something
great by and BY.
Pansy: The use of nom de plume does not
debar You from writing over your own sigma
ture, which IS always preferred by the Editor.
Mrs. II. Z. Hoover. Rock Island. H.: Your
handwriting can be read very readily.
w. Z. Mcbride Littleton Common, Mass,
Box g. who has been an interested reader of the
&C. for three years and member OF the LH.W.
one year. would like to exchange autographs
aud photographs with members who are sons
and daughters of veterans, between % and 80.
LOYAL HOME WORKERS.
Annie L. Williams. Sangus, Mass, requests
ali Massachusetts &C. aud l.. II w. members to
write 10 her. or to Mary l.. Best, Stoneham.
saying whether they would like to hold
meeting soon in Boston, and whether they will
attend if owe is called.
Massachusetts, members should wake up,
never forgetting for moment that they were
largely instrumental in bringing about
formal organization of THE NATIONAL TRrB-
bNE TeSueIs, anu tHdb LILO uESJ IeetlDS Was
held in Boston.
The Old guard stand ready TO act, but cannot
90 10 the expense of securing ball and max
ing necessary arrangements unless all fail in
and do their part i'll making the meeting a
success.
National Chaplain Frank McMurray, Canton,
o.. is putting forth every effort to have a sue
cessful meeting of Ohio Loyal Home Workers
at Columbus i'll Nay. AT the annual meetings Of
the GAR. and WR.C. Every Buckeye In
terested should write him. whether members
of the &C. and L.H.W. Or merely interested in
their success
DIR. McCIung, whom Loyal Home Workers
in attendance at the Louisville Reunion re-
member with much pleasure, has finished his
medical studies aud is looking about for per-
manent residence. lie called upon friends mt
Canton, O.. who hope he may locate in that
solid manufacturing center, now widely known
as the home OF Gov. Mex nley.
APPLICANTS FOR MEMBERSHIP
HEADQ'Rs LH.W. 5l61 MINERVA AVE,
ST. LOUIS, Feb. %, 1896.
Report No. Is.
IL no protest is received within one week
from date TO the admission of the following
applicants they viii be enrolled into member
ship:
Fred. r. Vedder, Santa Ana, CAL: i. L.
Flower, Sheldon, H.; Ada NJ. Wilson, Tarring-
ton, Conn; Martha {. Wood, New Britain,
Conn.
Respectfully submitted
AMOS j.. SEAMAN, Secretary.