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The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
Fnglana's Nos5 Generous G2nius.

Through his father John Ruskin
fell heir 10 nearly 81, U00, 600, TO which
must he added the income OF his writ
ings But this man counted his treas
ures as trust fund, held III the inter
ests Of suffering merit or youths
promising talent. That he was on the
London committee tor the victua.ing
of Paris in 1871 proves that his benev.
oleDce was as we'll known as Peabody =
or Lady Burdett- -Coutts's. Taxing
himself first with tenth, then half,
he finally gave his entire income.
Ii be needed botanical and art works
for his studies he crippled himself
rather than refuse his last spare TWEEN
ty guineas to the widow of u dead art,
ist. 1t tor health sake and arts sake
he wanted to take trip to SwitZer-
land, he would torego it that be might
contribute 500 to the Cruikshauk
memorial. If others woald not eu,
courage the study OF art in schools he
would buy ten water color drawings Of
William Hunt, paving for each S75,
and give them to the public schools
OF LONDON. In one OF MS 1eECeE5 TO
the -yra RI. n en- an Of -Grent- Drttaiu he
told them what he had done and was
doing with his money in carrying on
his St. Georges Guild aud his plans
for rent 1aecrn.
Up to 1877 he had given away all
his fortune save $3.50, go. But, in
view Of the needs OF his workingmea'
clubs, this amount seemed much too
large for his personal wants, He there
fore determined to distribute all save
so, 600 wo:th Of consols, the interest
of which would bring him some 600
Upon this interest he now lives, the
income OF his books being distributed
among his servants, his Old pensioners
aud his various plans for social re-
form. Home Journal
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
SlApnillg in Grnecp-

In Greece the hotels Of the interior
follow one general type-the Italian.
There is no common sitting room.
Why should there be? There is no
office, but that does not seem 10 inter
fere with the presentation OF bills.
The ground floor is given up to cafe
or restaurant, if the innkeeper goes
into that line OF business. Very oiteI,
however, the master OF the Apollo has
only rooms to let. The sleeping apart
ments on the floor above are often Il -
pro.ched by an outside stairway, and,
as is to be expected in southern ell
mate, they are scautiiy furnished.
Oyeriurnishing is u vice anywhere.
Under q southern SKY it IS n crime OF
which the Greeks are not guilty.
There is usually Il mirror, though
that tribute of human vanity Is some.
times lacking, and, like The Turk, the
solitary Turkish towel bears no brother
near his throne. The Uedstea is in
variably OF iron. As III primitive
United States within my memory.
single rooms are rare. Two, three. foar,
fiEe beds are put in one room.or strung
along the corridors. 4 fastidioas per
son who desires to occupy q room
alone has to pay for all the bed s there
In. In some places special charges are
made for sleeping in the daytime, and
there is fixed rate for sleeping on
the floor That man would visn to
be private when be Is asIeeps seems
absurd to II race that sleep at any
time and in any place, irrespective of
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

Narl- ten !

Theirs arc in New York twenty
more dealers IN saWglnst their high
sized wagons, built especially tor the
purpose. are familiar to MI. Formerly
sawdust was carried III bulk, with an
empty barrel for a MEASURE surmonut-
inc the load. Iu delivering saWtllst
tue driver filled the barrel and toot it
N and emptied it; sawdust was sold
by the barrel. Now city ordinance
forbids the banfling of sawdust IN this
loose manner, to be blown aboCs the
streets. and it is carried In bags, the
standard sawdust bag being OF the
capacity of u sugar barrel. The driver
takes bag and empties it into bar
rel or leaves full bag ana takes an
empty one.
Sawdust Is used for packing some
kinds of bottled goods, as Ink, cologne
and mustard; it is used TO some ex-
tent for packing eggs for retail deliv-
erv; it is used for some polishing
purposes, and in some other ways;
AMI the aggregate quantity sold for
these purposes is considerable; but
the great use of sawdust is in sweep
ing floors. For this purpose great
quantities are sold, and much also is
sold TO be scattered upon floors, where
it is left to lie, as, for example, in
butcher shops and fish stores. Used
in sweeping, the sawdust iss slightly
damDened before it is spread about IT
absorbs the dust and dirt, and is then
swept up, the dust with it, as the Old
phrase goes, "without raising dust. "
In butcher shops and grocery stores
and other places where it is left On the
floor it is ren9wed as often as may be
necessary, perhaps twice week.
For sweeping purposes sawdust. 1'
used in great many places, includ-
ing oil sorts OF stores, both great and
small. Some OF the great business
establishments of the city use fifteen
barrels each week; so that single es-
adjustment might use TOR sweepin2
purposes 700 or 500 barrels annually.
Sawdust is sold usually at twenty
five cents or twenty cents single bar,
rel, or three barrels for fifty cents.
The sawdust expense item in tine great
establishments may amount to $50 t.
SO year. New York Sun.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
invest
an j na1.flnY e. liLsh liz la4l


IL little money saIeh he lays
with much sacrifice and In
nie1ee to himself and & lnily.
ants to save, Init he hardly
feels inclined to put bis money,
as little as it may be, into o rat hole
~ sinlsing fund where it Il III myss
teriously disappear. Better not
to save it at all than to have it CON
fiseated in such manner. But,
until tie ordinary laborer and
working man has provided himself
with comfortable home of bis
own he need not give any serious
thought to enterprises of doubtful
security, however good their aim
may be. When a poor hard-work-
ing man has managed to lay by
twenty-five or fifty dollars, he can
with such an amount make cash
payment on neat little home, and
then finish paying for it in about
seven years, with about the same
amount Of money, monthly, as he
already pays for rent. Upon the
whole, this is about the safest and
surest investment or saving he can
make. There ought to be, upon
the part Of many who rent their
homes, al increasing disposition tC
own the house in which thay live
ana All this can be done with q
very little, if any additional, cost
to what they are now necessarily
sustaining in the shape Of rent.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

The people of Dorchester Com
ty are about great work. The
steps they are taking are the right
ones, and if persisted in will bring
good results. 1t is a shame, when
one thinks the matter over in a
calm, cool dispassionate manner,
that in Dorchester county, where
there are over two thousand colored
voters, not one of them have re-
ceived an appointment, while out
Of eight hundred white republican
voters il the same county, one
hundred of them have received
recognition at the hands of the par
ty. It is not only shameful, but
dow nright provoking, and almost
enough to put every colored man
IN that county at variance with the
party leaders. We are glad to
know, however, that they arc viii
ling to stand by the party, and
equally willing and determined to
s'a?d by their rights and s"e that
they are maintained.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

work with bis hands from an unwilling soil.
lie is fuu SIX feet high, aud while no orator.
his words, spoken in measured and emphatic
tones. never fail to impress his hearers. The
Senator is native OF st. Louis and is only
thirty-eight years old. His parents vera
poor, and young Heitfeld after trief studies
in the grammar schools Of ST. Louis, started
out West He went to Kansas and to Wash
ington. ana finally TO Idaho. He tramped
through the new country locking for work
AMI finding it as farm boy, laborer, stone
mason and other occupations. until he at
tune.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
lieYInQ THAT M I9wpdes as Sena--

lieYing that Mr Lgwndes as Sena
tor VIII be Cher, 70 far as we are
coneerne2 than Mr. Iowndes is
governor Mr. Lowndes seems not
to. hive the courage of Ills conyic-
tiSns. Lis has demonstrated lis
untrnstWorthiRess 50 far As eolored
people are concerfe1. lie is not
the man to9 demon strate, BY a wise
and judieious selection of iatelli,
CERT capable Negroes to fill certain
positions of honor and trust thai
the supreme absnrdity Of that no
ton that color has to do with effici-
ency and intelligent setvice.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

Nothing can be done without
organ:za ion, and it is the duty OF
every man who has a spark Of
IN II ODD left in his bosom, to join
hauds with every other man and
help to loosen the grip Of those
who are attempting to stife every
vcstige of manhood there is in us.
We want voice in the councils Of
the party, and we want recognition
of our manhood by appointment to
flee, nothing. less will satisfy u
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
Thirly-tuo C3iIareu at Eleven Births.

A Tiennese woman OF forty has
already presented her husband with
thirty two children at eleven births,
according to the Wiener Medicjnische
Wochenschrift. T@enty-six OF them
are boys ami six girls; At the first birtu
four were born, at the second three,
at the third four, at the fourth two,
at the fifth three, at the sixth two, at
the seventh and eighth three each, at
the ninth awo, at the tenth and eleventh
three each. The mother has nursed
them all herself. She has suffered
from epilepsy since her fifteenth year,
but none of the children so far show
a9y sign OF the disease. The woman
was one OF four children born at one
bireh. her mother having borne thirty
eight children. She is the wife of O
poor linen weaver.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
TRIED To MURDER 4 FAMILY
Shot wife, Her Mother, Father and Sister,
aud Then Himself.


william Fees. farners living five miles
wesr OF Wameso, Kan, blew oiit his brains
after murderous assault. IN which he at
tempted to eSterminate a whole famsl3
Fees's wife recently left MIN aud returned
to the home OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
johnson. Fees went TO the house. and. after
his wife had reiterated her determination
never 20 live with him again, Fees shot her,
her mother and his sister-in-law, Miss john
BOD. and his wife 5 father.
None OF the women can recover, and it is
doubtful if johnson will live. Fees re-
turned to his own house and killed himself.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
GOVERNOR LoWNDEs AND HIS
coLoRED BROTHER.

# is believed in political circles
that our Governor would like very
much to sncceed the Hon. A. 2.
German as Senator from the State
of Maryland. In fact it has been
positively stated by those who seem
to be il a position Of knowing the
Governors mind along that line.
The Governor has not seen fit to
deny II. Governor Lowndes is q
excellent gentleman, Of much abiI-
tty, suave and inviting in DISPOSE
iion, And possessing many qualities
which would enable him to gra-
ciJusl Y adorn with true Senatorial
dignity such an exalted position.
In theory, he has been one Of the
best friends the race has. His
speeches and public utreranccs
have unusually had the right ring,
and some of them have been most
radical reSpectlng the rights and
PLY of his Afro-American
brotie and it is because Of such
.all attitnde, that his practical dc
fieiencies in the treatment Of his
colored citizen are so much the
the more conspicuous. We cal It
pursuade ourselves into believing
that our governor has a bad heart,
or that ho hes i dol;ber cptvf-y scU nm
self to play the part Of a full
fledged political hypocrite, and yet
we cannot account for the remark
able incongruity and inconsistency
IF His political theories Of civil and
equal rights with the manner he
has vigorously applied the same.
If th3n Governor Lowndes is not a
hypocrite it is hardly possible for
hIn to clear himself of being a
coward with respect to the appli-
cation of the principles Of citizen
ship towards Afro-Americans.
"a few weeks preceding his
nomination Tor the office of Cover
nor by the Republican party the
heart Of the people, especially Of
the colored people, was with Mr..
William L. MalSter. Somehow
the mass Of colored people felt
that Mr.. Malster was their FREUD,
and that they could trust him to do
the fair thing by them. They had
good reason tosuspect Mr.. Lowndes
on account of his vote and attitude
many years ago, in Congress on
the Civil Rights question. They
were afraid of him. Bnt many of
his colored friends who had conf,
dence in him labored hard and
long in his behllf, and finally Sc
cured delegations for him which
resulted in his nomination. Then
the campaign begar. In his
speeches and addresses Mr..
Lowndes used plain and direct
language which could not be mis-
understood. He practically pledged
himself to know no such thing as
color in his dealings with the citi-
zens of Maryland. How far he
has Kept his promises is not neces-
sary to say, iuasmuch as Mr..
Lowndes' administration thus far
has been conspicuous for its abso
lute and unqualified ignoring Of
colored Republicans
II Mr., Hurst, his democratic
competitor, who received the uni
ted opposition of the colored voters
Of Maryland had been elected, he
could hardly have more etfectually
fulfilled the function of setting
down upon the colored voter than
has our present Governor, Lloyd
Lowndes, and yet in spite Of all
this, Mr. Lowndes has the courage
before and address coiored
men, d,hling ina lotof vague gen
eralitiea and feeding them Oh taf-
fy. Mr. IoWndes NAV sucC e ed
ia ilis senatorial aspirations, but if
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

The great prize fight being over
the rooter will please put his lungs
in order so as to shout for his IA
vo,ite Base Ball team.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

Has the Citizens Committee Of
One Hundred gone to sleep, OF do
til y think their work was finished
wi the Samaritan Temple mass
meeting?
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
THEE ROASTED TO DEATH.

The Result Of the wreck Of an Engine IN
Denver. Col.
James White, a hostlsr in the Union Pa
eifc shops at Denver, started for the Union
Depot with three passenger engines alI
Joined together. AS bis last engine was
crossing the track Of the Denver. Texas and
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
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The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

Spring is here and the sound Of
the'carpet stick will soon be heard
IN the land.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
The NEW FARMER SENATOR.
Henry Heit'eld, Idaho's Junior Represen
tative in the Upper House.

Henry Heitfeld, the new United States
Senator from Idaho. who has replaced Sena-
tor Dubois, is ono of the most interesting fig.
'ures in the Upper House. Ho is q plain
blunt man, farm bred, with rough an(
ready experience in life AMI snug little
fortune of s85, 900 or $40, 600 wrung by hard
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

Live, active agents ana cores
pondents wanted in every county
md towR ~ Msryland. Good
terms to t!se right sort IF people,
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
We are AV0nd derlng l0 man

We aase HGllderlllg oAE nany
more innocent colored zen I'll be
arreste who look Puiley
and s. lotela Ids Thing lis
been gong oa fof satnetime, after
while soase unfortunate Nero
will be arrested and furious
mob will lynch him, because he
F.ooks TIKI" either Pully " Scho-
Held, and that will end the matter.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27

'icIy Stated, and VIZ sur-
horitively, that President
has adopted the policy
Ig haste slowly. He de-
opportunity to scrutinize
ers closely; to satisfy him
* To the fitness IF the candi-
les for appointment, and tn treat
HE appointments in a leasurely
X manner, with no disposition To
Withhold proper appointments, but
with the intention of avoiding as
far as possible, Ill criticism that
might be met by careful considera-
Ation of each case in advance OF
Ion. OF course this BIT of infor-
mauon will not be at all pleasing
TO "thc boys who want office and
that mighty soon Many there
are who are doubtless, ready to
step right in, and we would not
be surprised if ehere be not few
who arc candidates who will not
be able by such a scrutinizing pol
sncct s,fully pass But the
aiflceof President does not exist as
q aconvenience to office-seekers but
rather fogthe epublic good. At any
rate iii pdAticlans become discour
aged and lose by such process, of
one thing we may be sure, that tue
interests of the people Of tie Uni-
ted States will not suffer thereby
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
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(The credplit;r .Nf ,wl4ite people il

The credplit.p-.>fy white people in
rAssre4ce to colored peoples doings
IMPLY amazing, almost any old
goes dowr with \ gulp. "a
common Negroes will get up
leeting and u the white papers
Imediately give them \ p1omi-
fence entirely out Of proportion
their merits, with the result THAI
some good Rork advocated by the
better class of our citizens is en-
tirely overshadowed, because the
participants are frequently not il \
position to catch the ear of the
pablo or have their doings chron-
icled ID. the press. Discrimination
Ks. line will prove Of lasting
e race.
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
lurgery i'll Ancient Rome.

~ was praeticad in Rome bs-
Christian era. Aselp aides
R greaE success N Blfh-
here IS reason 20 Ds
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HOW 70 SAVE MONEY

The ordinary wage-earner ought
fo be encouraged to save some Dor
tion of bis earnings, however small
n may be. The time of disability.
sickness or misfortune. Of some
- |s sure to come, sooner Or
SiIf;las oVertaKes
'''''II
The Afro-American., 1897-03-27
WHAT MecllanIsln ITtll DC.

with tie nee q, tba
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s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
a Musical Success.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. Goth, 1895.
L heard Mr.. Oles play at Tully Lake
Assembly aud was delighted. Verify,
he is master of the art of melodious
expression. A wizard with the king OF
instruments, and most valuable ad-
junct at all places where delightful en-
tertainments are given and sought. To
hear him play is to be delighted in mind
and soul. To hear him play is to be
overwhelmed with surprise that such
things are possible. He is success
and I commend him to all entertain.
ment seekers. L. T. COPELAND,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
He Enioys Hard Times.

We are not sorry when times are
hard. The women then cook noodles
with the chicken to make the chicken
go around; make good gravy to save
the meat; serve apple pie oftener than
plum pudding; do away with the hired
girls who can't cook and display their
OWE skill; stay at home more with the
children, because they have no fine
clothes to wear gadding; try their hands
at nice old fashioned ginger bread, in
stead of angels food; the general health
is better. and the people who would
otherwise come and visit month, stay
at home. There is nothing so terrible
about hard times if a clever woman
manages the house.-Toronto Repub-
lican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
Rules and Regu lation

OF teachers examinations for Barton
county. Adopted by board of exam
liners Jan. 23, 1897:
I. That persons who have had three
or more months experience in teaching
shall receive but one certificate of the
third grade.
z. All examination papers will be pre-
served in the Office of the county super
intendent three months, for inspection.
3. No communication allowed be-
tween applicants. or between applicants
and visitors. Applicants communicat-
ing will be refused certificates.
4. Ali visitors must keep apart from
applicants.
S. The examining board reserves the
right of seating or reseating applicants.
8. No results of the examination Will
be given to any applicant or other per-
son, until the certificate is issued.
7. Each subject must be completed
at one sitting.
8. Credits will be allowed for care
and neatness.
9. In grading papers on arithmetic
the solution of the problems will receive
more consideration than the answer OBJ
tanned.
Ie. The examination fee of one dol.
lar must be paid to the county superin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
tendent. before applicants will be al
Ioxued nueefio1e

tendent, before applicants will be al
lowed questions.
II. The following rules shall govern
the granting of third grade certificates:
The applicant must be at least II years
of age and must pass a satisfactory
examination in all the branches required
by law for second grade certificate,
except constitution of the United States.
Provided that persons receiving third
grade certificate shall make a general
average of at least 70 per cent. and
shall not fall below so per cent. on any
one branch.
BOARD of M. L. HARRISON
CLARENCE ALDRIcH
EXAMINERS F. L. MARSH.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-28
Restored Confidence.

We over in Iowa have need to be con-
graduated. Confidence has been fully
restored It is substance without body,
flls all the wants of frail humanity.
Blessed be confidence? When man
needs square meal there is nothing
like con nfidence to fill stomach on, and
when he needs new pair of breecbes
to keep out the Geld zephrys from the
northwest, confidence will clothe and
warm him as beautiful dream.
We are proud of 1owal We are
proud that our state voted for sound
money! We are proud that they voted
for the gold standard ticketl Iowa
hasn't any money in it's treasury, but
it has lots of confidence and confidence
is what knocks. Our stats treasury is
filed to its uttermost capacity with con-
fidence. Iowa warrents are at a dis
count, and it is hard to cash them at
any price, but little thing like sordid
money does not disturb our happiness.
Six Iowa banks have gone bust since
election, but ''we depositors will be paid
in full!" We do not miss them because
We have confidence to take their places.
The hundreds of railroad men who
have been turned off since election are
| doubtless thankful that lows went for
Mckinley. Their dinner pals are
empty and they board at the free soup
houses but confidence has been restored
Sic Semper Kansas. Root hog or die
Nebraska! The railroad section hands
who had their wages cut from S1.25 to
8S cents per day. are glad that lows
went for Mckinley. They can now
eat liver once a week and masticate
confidence every other day of the week
How thankful they are that they do moi
live in Kansas or Nebraska.
We people in Iowa who have hal
confidence restored to us and who
clothe ourselves in gunnysscks, eat saw
dust and stave off the grocer, are happ,
that We do not live in the crank ridder
states of Kansas and Nebraska wher,
anarchy stalks abroad on every farm
and where they can borrow no none,
from the east. It is blessed privilege
We have in Iowa of borrowing money
We can borrow it any day or night tina
we want to. Nice, bright Wall stree
gold. To be sure we are compelled 3
put up ten times its value in salabl
property and pay per cent month in
terest. and give bill of sale on all W
possess on earth, including our life in
surance policy, but that's nothing.
That is merely a trifiing incident t
our happiness. 'Rah for Confidence!-
Des Moines Tribune.