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The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
NEVER TASTE WATER.
Horses In che Hawaiian Islands Stake
Their Thirst with the Ma
tive 0rnns.

The proyerbiai horse which can be
led TO water, but which cannot be made
to drink, exists in great numbers in the
Hawaiian islands,
Among the cattle he has thousands
u cousins Of the same proolivities.
II is n surprising statement 10 make,
and yet one that is literally true and
so commonplace that no one there
thinks anything about IL, aud there are
hundreds of horses and thousands Of
sattle which never take drink of
water throughout the whole course of
their lives.
On all the islands the upper alti-
tudes of the mountains are given up
to cattle ranges, The cattle run wild
from the time they are born until they
IRE rounded up TO be sent TO the slaugh-
ter house. Except during possibly two
1r three months of the rainy season.
there are no streams or pools OF wa
ter In any part where the cattle range.
hut everywhere there grows re-
sumbcnt jointed grass. known by the
native name Of MAMMA. This 10 both
food and drink. Horses and cattle graz
ing on Il neither require water nor
Nill they drink Il when offered.
Our first experience with this fact
was on a trip to Haleakala. A party
were mounted on horses which had
Just been brought In from the range,
The journey they made was IA miles,
n which distance they assembled abou,
a.oO0 feet.
The party started In the afternoon,
aud about sunset halted for supper.
they thought II Strange that the horses
should leave feed Of grain 10 nibblc
the seanty grass which grew near by,
but were willing TO trust their in
stinet In the matter.
However. before starting they in.
sisted that they be given water. The
native guide demurred to this. saying
they didn't need II, but. with the good,
natured eomplalsancc Of his race. yield
Cd TO requests. and led a drtoar Of about
mile. which brought the party 20 a
raneh house. where there was we'll
But. 20 the utter amaxement and stupe.
faction II tho travellers, the horses
would not drink,
They took II "a another case Of In.
stinct, and assumed that the water. Cor
some reason, was not good. and 10 r.
trained from drinking II themselves. II
was not until the return. the second
lay, 10 Kawaapae. that the travellers
earned the secret Of the wonderful
MAMMA grass. Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
FIRE.RRsrsr1Ne MATERIAL
II IL . Plaster That Does Not Trans
mit Heat TO Wood which
IL Covers.

The most vital step in constructing
thoroughly fireproof buildings nova
days is the substitution of stone, brick,
terra Gotta, metal and other incombus-
tible material for wood, and the COM
plete elimination of the latter from the
edifice. But 1t is not practicable to
carry out this latter part of the pro-
gramme without much expense, and
therefore endeavors have been made to
render the wood freproof. One way of
attaining that object is to treat il
chemically, and fill the pores with sub
stances that win discourage combus-
ton. This is the plan followed on war
ships to-day. Another idea which has
been received with favor is to cover the
wood after it is in place with plaster
composed of lime and vegetable fiber, to
give the compound body, and certain
chemicals to resist the fire.
A test of an invention of this latter
class was made in London recently.
The author of the system, named Rous,
and number Of experts were present.
The Pail Mall Gazette tells the story.
Bits Of wood were coated to depth of
three-quarters of an inch with the stuff,
and then subjected to the flame of a
blowpipe. Similar specimens were
thrust into a boiler furnace. The blow
pipe, used continuously for 20 minutes,
did not sensibly raise the temperature
under the compound. The piece of
plastsred wood that was put into the
furnace stayed there half an hour.
When 1t was removed the coating was
chipped off with tool, and the wood
showed o temperature Of only 70 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The only costly in
gredient of Mr.. Rous' mixture II tung-
state of soda.--N. Y. Tribune.
encouraging Ffety.
There is good story of clerical So
ciety in Rome, and IL Is claimed for it
that ii has the merit of being true.
Leo KILL, with all his virtues, has, like
all mortals, also his small defects, one
of which. as is well known, is closeness
with regard to money matters. Some
mebers of his family cannot. however.
be accused of this trait, and have con-
sequently got into trouble. One of
these, who stands very near the pontiff,
when almost at the end of his re-
sources, remembered that Leo XIII.
not long ago had sold vineyard belong
ing to the family in common without
ever speaking of dividing the proceeds.
The young man went to the pontiff
and asked for what he considered his
"share." ''Sharel" exclaimed the pope.
with beneyolence. my son, have you
not been to the Church of the Stig-
mata? Have you not seen there the
family chapel, the paintings, the por-
traits of your grandmother and your
two uncles, and the picture of st. Ca
mile. your own patron, and st, Sylvia,
the patron of your grandmother?
There, my son, is where your share has
gone. "-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
A CHEMICAL TRICK.
One That Produced Black Roses ant
Mystified the Expert
Florists.

Zone occasionally reads about blackI
roses" said New Orleans florist. blu.
/ am certain the accounts are greatlyl
exaggerated, and the actual color d
such horticultural freaks is probably i
deep purplish red. Nevertheless, ono,
saw perfectly black rose myself, and
II astonished me greatly, until Learned
by accident later on that it had ben
treated chemically. The plant was nl
a private greenhouse of an eccentrisI
old botanist, who lived near Richmond
Va. He was very fond of producing all
sorts Of vegetable monstrosities by
grating and hybridizing, and every
now and then he would exhibit some
unheard-of fruit or flower to his pun
zled friends. Some seven or eight years
ago / happened to be in the vicinity q
his place, and heard of a marvelous
black rose, which the old man was said
to have grown on an elaborate system
of fertilizing. got a friend to taxi md
over, and after some little urging thd
botanist led us into rear room and
showed us a ported rose tree, about
three feet high, with several full-blownI
jet-black blooms and an equal numbet
of partly developed buds. Iconfess thai
1 was staggered, but suspected
trick and examined the tree with great
care. 1t seemed TO be perfectly healthy
and could discover no evidences q
dyeing. The petals were rich and
glossy, like velvet, and the stamens
were deep, royal purple. Invent away
more than half converted, but while
at Richmond a few days later ] stun
bled over indisputable evidence that the
flower was fake. got my Informs
ton, in fact. from a chemist who had
assisted in the operation, and who re
garded il as joke. The flowers wers
colored by the fumes Of some gas, out
/ never learned the particulars. II was
certainly clever piece of work, and
1 was told that the old man did 1t to
mystify some alleged experts. ~. Q
Tmes-Democrat.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

When Mirabeau was dying he said
to his servant: Prop up my head care
fully. for II is the most remarkable head
In all France" Michael Angelo wrote,
In ls42; "All the differences between
me and the Pope Julius arose from the
fact that Raphael and Bramantc were
jealous of me and tried 20 overthrow
me. Yet everything that Raphael
knows about art he learned from me- .
Rossini addressed some of his letters
TO his mother as followss ITO Mrs
Rossini. the mother of the distin-
guiShea master" Finally. Schopen-
hauer, when he was asked where he
would like to be buried, repliedi "The
place does not matter, as posterity will
know well enough where 10 find me. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Thereally swell thing is the pure white
silk or satin shirt-waist made In the
creates, simplicity OF style. and is worn
with a black skirt OF net. White shirt
waists In cotton goods have the prefer
ence. many being Of fine lawn. tucked
all over in bias or neutrality-suspicious.
or round-and-round tucks. The severe
linen waist ef white. win cuffs aud col
lar, Is worn with the tailor gown hav.
ing cutaway jacket in bolero style.
some Of the new waists show cut
lway at the neck, having fancy collar
and revsrs with which are worn fancy
solored or white ehemisettes.-wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

When our Afro Americans
give public concerts, etc, they
do not seem To think of the
ADVANCE by way Of compli-
mentary tickets until they
send account Of proceedings
TO our Office for publication,
and II we fail to publish 1t they
wonder why. How can we ex-
pect to be thought of. il we
never think OF anybody.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

OF all the verdicts rendered
by a coroner's jury. the conclu.
sion reached at an inquest over
the remains of a Negro, who
was lynched by a mob al
Scranton, Miss, capped the
climax. I'VE, the jury, find
that deceased came TO his
death by climbing a tree, ven
turing too far out on a limb,
falling off, breaking his neck
Lynching of Negroes has be-
come so common with Southern
whites. until truth have taken
it's flight to more congenial
CLINE. What Southern Town
will furnish the world with the
next surprise1
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Mr.. Timpkins-WeIl. my dear, you
look as happy as n girl who has just
received three proposals. What's hap
pened?
Mrs. Timpkins-You see, invited
your Aunt Henrietta to reception
which ! am going to give.
"0h, yes. We've got to keep on the
right side of Aunt Henrietta. She's
worth 100000, you know. OF course
she's little queer. but people have to
put up with such things. She's coming.
is she2"
mo; she writes that she has lame
ankle. Now, you see, we've got the
credit of asking her. and won't have
TO have her around. George, isn't this
. perfectly lovely world-sometimes %
Chicago Evening News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
EaItoI
>. c, REID
Bishop Arnett's
answer to Gov.
Northern's Bos-
ton speech was
Bishop
Arnett
Weakens.

a sad surprise
TO his many friends. Too much
could not have been expected
from one who stands among the
frs, Of &c, 600. 900 Afro-Amerieans.
Unfortunately our good Bishop
evineed a great weakness OF his
supposed manhood, and caused an
irreparable breach OF trust ana
confidence the race imposed IN
him, by giving utterance TO the
words 80 long as we have I'm
Grow Negroes we will have Jim
Grow cars" All races have their
surplus Of Jim Crow racial identity
and the Negro race IS not ex-
cepted. This Jim Grow car bust
ness is disgrace to eiv'l'Ea''o"
and will continue to be so, as long
as such men as our Bishop com
promise by dwashng the manhoou
and dignity OF the race Tor .he
sake OF personal popularity we
want no Jim Grow cars Tor Ne
groes only. II the jun Crow RUE
must be enforced let Justice and
equity prevail among both races
alike. Place the Jim Crow white
people" in the Jim Crow cars, and
we will be willing for the Jim
Grow Negroes" to share the same
fate. Place our respected ladies
and gentlemen in the first class
cars with other respected people
and there will be no Jim Grow
question, So long as we have IN.
telligent Negroes, and intelligent
whites. continue to lcgislatc
against their dignity, respect and
manhood. thus equalixing the
morals OF all Negroes, and seper.
ating himself from his own whom
he thinks to be possessed OF weak
morals; dissatisfaction will forever
prevail. II the intelligent aud
respected Negroes remain quiet
until the whole race become per-
feet. his doom will be sealed with
that class OF humanity who care
nothing for themselves and no
one else. The words OF Bishop
Arnett has signaled his willing.
ness to be content with the unjust
discriminate. assignment TO rail.
way Jim Grow accommodation
among rowdies and other obiee-
tionable characters. 1t is hoped
that the Bishop has realized his
sad mistake.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
TFee crew. HAN : Nm. . 49,,

II 10 perfectly amazing to notice care.
fully how much an ordinary shrub will
grow In single summer. A silver ar.
IA feet high. was lately carefully meas.
ured, II had put forth. since early
spring. SIS new shoots. varying from
one-half inch 20 ak inches each. The
average was two inches, eqnaling alto.
gether - feet. The total number Of
leaves ON these shoots was sg.sl4. TAX
ing the aggregate OF the length OF each
shoot, this very small tree has In six
months put on growth which. II laid
In line, would extend considerably
over half mils.--cineinnati CONNER
Al-Trihune.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
cursou. o9.r.

A firm Of English tea merchants Of
fers 70 every married woman who buys
q pound Of its so-cent tea for i've con-
secutive weeks pension Of s2.s0 a
week in case Of the death OF her hus-
band, provided he was in good health
wlsen she began TO buy the tea. The
pension Is 10 continue as long As she
remains q widow.-N. Y. World.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
Fl,s,r oas,. fer rlaa,..

II two pieees Of sugar cane are rubbed
together in the dark they viii make
a ttay light. Thls comes from the fact
that every reed or cane OF leaf Of grass
has hard fliaty outside skin. which
helps them 20 stand straight up and
always kreps ne tender inside from
being eaten up By many Of the insects.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Boil or steam the caulilower until
tender. In another Dish prepare a
sa1ee with Z pint Of strained Stewesl
tomatoes heated TO boiling. thseksned
with tablespoonful az aeur rubbed
smooth in = little water. and sailed
70 taste. Wh~n the caGiisowsr Is ten.
der. dssa. ard pour over 1t the hot Ia.
mate sauce. II preferred. a tah1e.
spoontai Of thick sweet ersam are b,
added to the sauce before using. Geo.
Health.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

The sea horse alone. with enc other
sxtsting fab. the gar pike OF our west
arn rivers. possesses the power which
WAS common 70 many % the older iishes.
hat Of turning its head Independently
q its body. The sea-horse can also
turn It's eyes In alni0st any direction.
N. i. journal.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Attorney Frederick l.. Nc
Ghee. of ST. Paul, will bring
suit against a prejudice res
taurant keeper. who refused 20
property serve him a meal on
account of his color. Mr.. Me.
Ghee has the moral support of
the community. furthermore.
the iaw IL in his favor. and
there il no reason why that he
should not win. We hope TO see
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

anexampIe made of that Cheap
John,' whose only chance
to evince his hatred for the
Afro-American IL limited by
refusing TO serve properly, a
gentleman.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
An oeeaa &c re-.

II has been calculated that something
like 100000 pints Of tea are imhited
fearay BY Londoners, and that the tea.
pot aeeeasary 70 contain this amount.
4 properly shaped would comfortably
AXE Ia the whole OF ST. Paals cathe-
1rAls-N. Y. Sun.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
"A Letter from President Geo
A. Brown.
BLooMlscroS. ILL.,, June 70.

BLooMIEGroN. ILL.,, June 20.
Mn. c. REID.
Dear Friend:-Very much TO
my agreeable surprise. your jour
nal came to me this morning. 1t
was indeed a treat. You are to
be congratulated on such a clean,
newsy and interesting paper.
Please find my subscription for
the same. take almost every
paper published by our people in
the United States and desire to
have yours.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Rev. l.. II. Reynolds, ID. d.,
of New Orleans, formerly of
this city, preached an able and
most eloquent sermon Sunday
evening at st. Peters A. NJ. +.
church. His sermon was based
upon broad-guage principles,
full of advanced thoughts, free
from bigotry, and an intelIec-
tual treat to the audience as
well as spiritual.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

So great Is the dexterity Of the en-
ployes in cigarette manufactures. &C
quirea by long continued practice. that
somc workers make between 1000 and
s.ooo cigarettes daily--and being paid
ey piecework Al - much per LOO sern
about six dollars weekly.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
rNlnr. 81 81 c...rar.ns.

In this oountry Of divorces ne IA
tional bird Il the eagle. hat chooses It's
mate for hfs and never repeuts its
choice.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

The Afro American Authors
Association will meet in Bethel
A. NJ. T.. church, Detroit, Mich,
July 18th, Bishop Arnett,
president; also the American
Association Of Educators Of
Colored youth will meet Mt or
about the same time, affording
many authors who are educa-
tore, an opportunity to attend
both meetings. We urge upon
Minnesota Afro-American re-
presentation 10 be present at
the authors meeting.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

Entered 8. the Pos. oasoe. At Minneapolis
Mimi, ~ second-elans matter.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01

The citizens Of Mobile, Ala,
are to be complimented for
their timely actiod in prevent
ing the lynchins of a Negro
charged with rape Of 10-year
old girl. In this case the
charge was true. A mob at
tempted To break the Jail but
was intercepted by a strong
body guard, thus preventing
the bloodthirsty mob from
staining the fair reputation of
Mobile with Negro blood. The
law will take it's course.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-01
THE
AFRo-AMERIcAN
ADVANCE.
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nspin avenue and Foursh street.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
COLSON DREW A PISTOL FIRST
MORE DETAILED STORY OF THE
TROUBLE AT ADMISSION.

\ MOKE Dfl ALLIED SUM Or llih
TROUBLE AT ADMISSION.
Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 12-A dispatch to The
Constitution from Anniston Ala. says that the
trouble that has been brewing for some time be-
tween Colonel David G. Colson and First Lieu
tenant Scott Of the 18th Kentucky. eliminated
az a late hour last night in a shooting affair. in
which Colonel Colson shot In the hip and
Lieutenant Scott and many others had narrow
escapes. The encounter occurred in restaurant
about midnight
Lieutenant Scott was sitting at a table. eating
with a friend. Lieutenant Brakeman. of the
same regiment when Colonel Colson entered
He walked over near the two men at the table.
and. after looking a. them a few seconds
stepped up and pulled Lieutenant Bakemans
ear. at the same time applying To him vile
e2ithet Lieutenant Scott declared that Blake
man was his friend and he would not allow him
to be insulted.
At this Colson drew a pistol and Lieutenant
Scott rose from his chair with pistol IN eacn
hand There were number OF men IN the
Mace and while some say they do non know who
fired first several declare that Colson opened
the fight Probably a dozen shots were fired
before the onlookers could stop the fusillade.
Ticutenants McKav and Phelps, Of the 4th
Wisconsin, on duty with the provose guard were
i'm the room. and took immediate steps 10 nilhS
the ENHANCEMENT TO an end. Lieutenant Phelps
ran up 10 Lieutenant Scott and demanded MS
pistol and the latter gave 1t up
The pistol was taken from Colson by force.
Quick as fash Colonel Coison drew another
weapon and fired. some say at Lieutenant scott
but without effect The provost then bent his
efforts toward getting Colonel Colsons pistol
and in doing So struck Colson twice with his
fist.
Colson was the only man injured. He an
rounced that he was wounded. and was carried
10 an upstairs room \ bullet had entered his
hin and ranged around 10 the back where 1t
was found and extracted. Coson made frantic
efforts to get UP and secure his pistols. II was
some time before he could be quieted
\ friend Of his swore out warrant Tor Lieu
tenant Scott who was arrested to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
COLD SNAP NAY ELECT GRAl J.
;1X ADDICKS MEN STORMBOUND-KILL~
ING STORM IN DELAWARE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune

Laurel Del Feb 12-The unprecedented
storm and cold snap have added immensely to
the interest in the Senatorial fight at Dover. II
Is generally believed that Senator Gray will be
reelected Tomorrow on two occasions the
Democrats have been only two votes short Of
a majority Most Of the rural members who
went to their homes on Saturday Addicks
Republicans 1t is thought that II is impossible
for six Of them. Senators Abbott and Brazer and
Representatives West Johnson. Short and
Hunter. who live on a branch road TO reach
Dover in time TO vote The greatest excitement
prevails in political circles
All trains are now running very late. Snow
is falling in clouds which will greatly impede
II not entirely stop, travel.
This immediate section Is in the embrace Of
the third blizzard in the course OF a week The
thermometer registers Is degrees below zero.
which is the coolest ever recorded on the penin-
sula. The loss 10 farmers will he great. The
coolest spell previously on record was in 1SSl,
when the thermometer fell TO q degrees below
zero. Peach and pear trees were ali killed then,
and it is thought none can possibly survive now.
Blackberry and raspberry bushes positively
Killed Laurel is the centre Of the fruit belt
All kinds of game are killed Last year many
thousands Of dollars were spent In restocking
the peninsula with partridges.
The distress among the poor Is heartrending
Farmers are unable 10 reach town, and conse-
quently wood as we'll as eatabes is at pre-
MUM. Yesterday one nearby farmer brought IN
a load Of wood, and so great was the demand
that he sold II at suction at several times us
ordinary worth. Scores Of families. being un-
able 10 procure fuel. have doubled up with
others.
All rivers and bays are frozen. thus stopping
the oyster business Several boats have been
M reported