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The colored American., 1900-09-22
THE BOYS OBJECT.
Hon. John P. Green Opposes Campaign
Literature Furnished by Southern Office
holders.

1t has just leaked ont that the charge
that the Republican state committee
is recognizing the colored Office holders
of the 81 nth to the exclusion of colored
men OF this state, resulting in almost a
rupture between the committee and
Hon. John P. Green, the other day. 1t
appears that the committt had decid
ed TO have printed and circulated liter
sture written by John r. Lynch, OF
Mississippi, although Mr.. George A.
Myers and MIR. Green had prepared
matter without charge, to be used as
campaign literature and General Dick
had given promise to use it.
The colored American., 1900-09-22

He asked the question-"What do
these men in the south know of the
conditions in the north" and intimated
that he did not proposeto stand longer
the ignoring of colored voters in the
north, without protest, and for him.
self, if they did N OF wish to use bis ser.
vices, he could very we'll return to
Cleveland an resume his practice of
law. 1t is SAID that those in the rooms
gathered around him. and were rather
nonplussed by his plain and emphatic
talk. Mr.. Green was seen this morn-
ing and asked for denial or confirma-
tion of the reported stormy interview,
but refused to affirm or deny. Colored
men, however, accept the report ss
genuine. Columbus (O.,) Dispatch.
The colored American., 1900-09-22

1t is said that when Mr.. Green learn.
ed of the purpose Of the committee
to use the literature furnished by men
of the south for circulation in Ohio, be
talked out in meeting and used some
pretty strong and foroible language. 1t
is said that he told the committee that
the colored voters Of the north were
sick and tired Of giving results and
seeing the colored men Of the south
get all the offices, be assigned as the
leading speakers, and prepare ah the
literature intended for colored voters.
The colored American., 1900-09-22
southern Negro for the Paris Expo.
sltion, and h-s Investigation brought
out the following facts:

' 'he ioiloWluS IdcCs:
Number of Negroes in busl-
uess -. d. 20 O20
Among whom were agents and
collectors 1172
Boarding house keepers >. 1898
Druggists l39
Dry Good Merchants -. 135
Grocers >. 1883
Hotel Keepers -. 429
Hucksters -. -. -. 1855
Bank officials & Ins. Agents 213
Undeltakers 23l
Builders and Contractors >. 154
Photographers ...... 596
Journalists and Publishers l25
Manufacturers :. 401
Besides BARRIERS numbering H. .4SO
Five thousand Of whom were
proprietors.
Butchers -. :. .... 2,510
Blacksmiths =. 80. 1O,762
Watch and Clock Makers 81
And more than 700 of these busi.
nesses had been established more than
thirty years.
The colored American., 1900-09-22
Virginia Union University.
Richmond
Theological
Seminary
Fay|and
College,.

MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS OF GRANITE.
n fI2iChrnOnd.
large Faculty of Enthusiastic and Able Professors.
lectures by Distinguished Scholars Educators and Preachers
COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, Og Modern Broad Thorough with
Electives Courses leading Degrees Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Literature.
THEoL OGCAL Baptist Conservative Scholarly with
e1ece with Hebrew leading Degree of Bach
elor Divinity and English leading of Bachelor
desire to fit themselves for the ministry.
ACADEMY Thorough attractive including College
paraoy useful,
living students for teaching
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, wood and
and machinery
Unuale advantages literary along with studies
Entrance and classification students Tuesday, Oct
Term begins Wednesday. Catalogue and
ationo to
Richmond, Va.
The colored American., 1900-09-22
Progress of Afro.Americans.

Mr.. A. F. lilly er WAS ssappointed by the
U. S. Government to collect data con-
oerning the business standing Of the
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riermon ann business in Boston. Dor
othy was tho 6niy child at home. She
had graduated il year before at North
hampton AID WAS now taking a spe-
cial course iii music, going to the city
three days in the week.
She did not attempt to reason with
herself about the interest she felt in
Malcolm Kinks appearance. Thee
logues in general were mildly stupid
creatures to her. She had been born
and brought up in HcrHlon and classed
the %theologues as a part Of the fauna
and flora Of the town. but her interest
had w gone any further than that.
She had met Malcolm Kirk several
times during his three years course.
Once she had sat by him at a dinner
given by her father to the class. She
had found him an interesting talker
and was surprised when she Thought it
over afterward. His homely hair, his
shyness, his remarkable awkwardness,
had amused her. She had laughed a
little with her father about something
that happened at the table. But she
could not help listening to him today
with added interest as he went on.
Was it the voice? There was some
thing very winning in it. There was
none of the Yankee, New England ma
sal tone about 1t. 1t was full and deep
and suggested an organ pipe exactly
tuned.
Like Francis Raleigh, she seemed to
lose all vital interest in the mornings
programme when Kirk finished. While
the next speaker was on the platform
she turned her head to look over the
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chapel, and her eyes met those of Fran
els Raleigh. He smiled, and she re-
turned the smile, while a slight color
deepened on her face. And he thought
to himself it vas certainly more inter-
esting to glance now and hen at a face
like Dorothy Gilbert's than to stare
steadily at a tall, solemn young nan
on the platform who was talking about
the PHILOSOPHY of the Prophetic Idea
and its evolution in the Old Testament.
The programme was finished at last,
and the friends of the graduates lin
gered about the platform congratulate
ing the different speakers. Very many
of the visitors came up and warmly
greeted Kirk. Among them was one
alert, active, middle aged man who
said he wanted to see Kirk especially
on a matter of Importance. So the two
went up TO Kinks room, and the stran-
ger explained his business briefly.
CHAPTER II.
KIRK RECEIVES HIS SECOND CALL AND
ACTs' UPON IT.
"Im superintendent of missions for
Kansas. l want you to take a church
out there. You're just the man I've
been looking for. Don't say No for l
must have you"
Kirk looked at the superintendent
thoughtfully. Was this the second call
he had mentioned?
There's this scholarship l feel the
need of the training abroad"
"All right. Go on with that. But
there's a church that will be ready for
you at the end of your year there. It's
in the growing town of Conrad and a
great opening for hard work. The
man there now will leave at the end of
the year"
Kirk said nothing. He looked out of
his window. Right across the campus
stood the beautiful residence of Doro-
thy Gilbert's father. 1t was not the
first time he had looked in that direc-
ton.
"Of course" continued the superin-
tendent briskly. you understand the
church is a home missionary church
and cannot offer you a large salary.
They can raise perhaps $4OO or posi-
bly, $3.50. The society will grant 5000
or $3.50. You could count on about
$500 probably
Kirk was silent. He turned his head
away from the window and glanced
around his room. The shabby backed
books, the simple pieces of furniture,
the faded carpet, the meager furnish
lngs, all smote him keenly. 1t was not
the first time his poverty had thrust it.
self upon him coarsely, but he seemed
to feel it more deeply than ever. AS
he faced the superintendent who was
waiting for a reply Kirk had a most
astonishing and absurd feeling come
over him. He was not thinking about
his German scholarship or about the
superintendent. The superintendent
would have been slnitten into bewilder-
ment if he could have read Kinks
thought. What Kirk was saying to
himself was, How can Dorothy Gil
bert and ] live on $500 a year in a
nome missionary church?"
Well" the superintendent spoke,
with a slight trace of impatience,
what do you say? Give me a favor
able answer. You a make our mark
out there; plenty of hard work, but a
good field. Tell me you'll take it,"
Very well, | promise to take the
field If 1t is open when l finish my
studies abroad"
Kirk spoke quietly, but his lips closed
firmly. and he turned his head and
looked out over the campus again.
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lei gone with the immature after all.
He had actually taken 1t. Dorothy
said: HE had no right. But why did
1 not tell him so?" Somehow Malcom
Kirk was a part Of her memory now.
She had not time to ask what 1t might
all mean. One moment she laughed,
then she grew serious, then she turned
and played the "Traumerei" again,
then she wheeled about and said to
herself with a short laugh: 1.-The idea,,a
theologue, and homely and awkward
at that! Why, 1 have actually laughed
at him." But nevertheless she felt the
impossibiuty of laughing at Malcolm
Kirk any more. No true woman eve
laughs at the honest love of a man, no
matter how poor or unattractive he
may be, and Dorothy Gilbert was a
true woman at heart.
AS for Malcom Kirk. he went on
board the steamer the next afternoon
with a feeling that was almost content.
1t is true he felt a little uneasy to
think he had told Dorothy Gilbert 80
plainly that he loved her. But, then,
he was sure it had done no harm. 1t
was the truth. and, besides, when he
came back would he return the picture
without a word? Might he not claim
the right to keep it always?
He scarcely pretended to answer
this question. He found his way to his
Don in the intermediate cabin and
came out on the deck again. AS the
steamer went down the harboro he
thoughtfully reviewed his course and
looked out into the new life before him
with quiet hope.
1t was 10 o'clock when he went down
to his AS he proceeded to ar
range his few effects in the little apart
ment called a cabin one Of the stew
ards came by. There were two or
three other men sitting at the table In
the dining and lounging room.
"Any of you a Clergyman" asked
the steward.
No n answered, and Kirk after q
moment stepped out and said: "I'm q
clergyman. What is wanted?
The steward looked a little doubtful
ly at the long, unattractive figure.
"There's a woman down aft here in q
poor way. She wants some one to pray
with her"
"TU CO." said Kirk quietly, and he
followed the steward, not knowing as
he went that this, his first ministry of
service, was to prove one of the most
remarkable events in his eventful life.
Meanwhile the steamer had reached
the limits of the harbor. The great
ocean now lay wide and solemn before
her, and the lookout on the forward
deck was saying to himself, Its going
to be a beautiful night"
On the promenade deck two men
were pacing up and down.
But how did it happen, Raleigh,
that you took passage on the Gunard
line? l thought you were planning to
go by the Anchor line from New York;
II did plan to go two weeks later,
but circumstances changed my move
ments. l shall be glad to get to work
again. and I'm thankful to be thrown
in with you, Ed. We can talk over old
college days"
They turned in front of the music
room, and the light fell on Francis Ra-
leigh's face. 1t was at this moment
that Malcom Kirk down in the inter
mediate cabin kneeled to pray. The
lookout on the bow was saying, I'VE
shall have a quick voyage"
ITO be Continued.)
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MALCOLM KIRK
by Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon
CONTINUED From Seventh Paor

Continued From Seventh Page.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
QUEER SPOT IN NEW YORK.
bunch of Wooded shantios Called "sun-
ken village"

Bunch of Wooded Shantics Called SUN
ken village
There are some queer spots in this
city, unusual places that one would
not dream existed in the metropolis
of the western hemisphere. One of
them is "Sunken Village" which is
bounded by SiXty-second and Sixty
first streets and Central Park West. 1t
consists of eight shanties situated on
track of land about Is feet below the
level of the surrounding streets.
high board fence incloses the village"
on all sides, and behind it the villagers
eat and sleep, work and play, live and
die, undisturbed by the gaze of the
curious. The shanties were construct
ed of boards, but they have been
patched and matched till but little of
the original material of which they
were built remains. Just how long the
shanties have been there no one seems
to know. In the days of the old
Bloomingdale road the village" was
proportionately as far from the city
as Mount Vernon is now. In those
days the settlement contained inns and
resorts of various kinds, and driving
parties gathered there to pass merry
evening undisturbed. The city grew
apace, and in taking mighty leap
passed over "Sunken Village" and for
got that 1t had been left behind. The
surrounding country was filled and
graded, but "Sunken Village" remained
at its original level. Many years ago
Messrs. l. and S. Wormer purchased
the tract of land on which the vii
tage" stands and have been holding
it till they could sell at the price at
which they value it. The price has
never vet been offered. and so "Sunken
Village" still stands. an alien to the
times an alien to it's surroundings"
New York Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
THE YELLOW
TOMATOES.

When Dominicus Van Brunt first
went to the public school in his adopt
ed country he had the felicity of sit
ting opposite little girl with freckles
and blue eyes. Her name was Bertha
Henderson, which was a difficult name
for Dominicus to remember. But 1t
was not at all hard for him to remem-
Der the dear little girl with freckles.
She wore tiny black tassels at the top
of her shoes, and white aprons, ruff
fled and tied upon the shoulders with
large, airy-looking bows, and the ends
of her smooth braids were tHd with
ribbons now the color of the violet and
now the color of the rose.
Dominicus said to himself that In
Amsterdam he had never known any
little girl so freckled and SO dear.
Il wish she would look at me"
thought little Dominicus Van Brunt.
But he thought it in Dutch, although
when he spoke aloud he managed to
make himself understood in English.
1t must be confessed that little Ameri-
can children are too egotistical to be
polite. Thinking as they do, that they
are nodded on the right pattern, they
e inclined to regard all children diff
fering from them as curiosities. They
considered the round-faced Dutch boy.
with his shy ways and deferentiai
manner to the teacher, strange little
fish indeed. And no one in all the
school was more amused than the
dainty Bertha, who looked at him CO.
verify out of her gray-blue eyes. How
ever, she did not laugh at him. SO
Dominicus, who did not know that she
was amused. and who perceived only
her aspect of gravity. thought her
kinder than the rest, and was grateful.
If only she would have spoken to him,
or looked at him as If she were his
friend, he would have nothing more to
ask-he could even have been patient
with that terrible English language
which every one around him was jab-
bering.
He determined to do something TO
call the attention of his freckled
hearts-own to himself, and one day he
hurried into the schoolroom the first
minute the doors were opened and laid
three pear-shaped yellow tomatoes on
her desk. The scholars came. saw the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
CONTEMPLATING PICTURES.
Th, Paris Exposition Is Expected to
Bring Plenty OF Victims.

The Paris Exposition Is Ihpecteu To
Bring Plenty OF Victims.
There is no doubt that the counter
feiters of paintings by well known ar
lists are hard at work in anticipation
of the rush OF half-informed picture
buyers to the Paris exposition. says
the Art Amateur. One well-known pic
ture dealer informs us that Brussels
and Amsterdam are full of spurious
old masters. and he instances the case
of a picture sold by him about year
ago which has turned up in the former
city bearing a name more famous than
that of its author and priced at ten
times the amount for which he had
sold it. From another source we
learn that two of the most famous falls
ifiers of pictures in Europe. Gatti and
Vogli are rushed with orders for their
specialties, among which they now in
clude pictures which are expected to
pass for the work of the late Alfred
Sisley. The London picture factories
are turning out old English paintings
by the dozen, and the INSCRIPTIONS
buyer may obtain Sir Joshuas, Gains
boroughs and Romneys for f10 to EGO
apiece. An expert appraiser for the
New York custom house tells us that
he saw there lately three dozen false
Monticellis and other pictures on the
same day. Everything that will bring
a good price is being counterfeited. A
certain American artist, of somewhat
inflated reputation, is proudly going
about announcing that he is among
ha rfntf, fe of
cd of self-advertising, like the periodi-
cal robberies of actresses jewels. but
we have every reason to believe that
the painters claim is true.-Chicago
News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
Poisonous DYES In Hosiery.

New York correspondence Chicago
Inter Ocean: The poisoning of Patrick
Quirk of Paterson, which. it is alleged,
was caused by wearing socks that were
not fast black and getting the dye in
cut on his foot, is the kind of case
that bobs up periodically. though few
Of these cases results in death. as
Quirk's did. Many hospital doctors,
however. have patients who come to
them with swollen and poisoned feet
for treatment, and who almost invarl-
ably lay the poisoning to their foot
gear. A doctor who has had some ex-
perience with blood poisoning cases
of various sorts said that it is was
easy to blame it on the socks. but in
his opinion one is not very likely to
suffer dangerous poisoning from that
source. At the same time it is. of
course. much safer to wear hose that
are either dyed fast black, or, if the
wearer is unable to afford a good quail
ity, to buy hose that are not dyed at
all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22

pretty vegetables and had little trou-
BILE in deciding from what source the
tribute came. For who else in fash
ionable suburb would have yellow to-
matoes. except the son of the Dutch
gardener? The school INDUCED in
unrestrained giggling, but Bertha, in
stead of participating. shot defiance
from her gray-blue eyes, and, turning
with an adorable smile toward Do
minicus, carefully fitted one OF the
yellow tomatoes into her red mouth,
and dcvoured 1t in the same spirit in
which loyal subject drinks to his
king. 1t was evident that Dominicus
had been right. Bertha was different
from the others. \ happiness stained
the amiable boys face scarlet, and
while the other boys jeered at him a
number of them felt distinct pang of
Jealousy. They were quite alive to
the extraordinary favor which had
been shown him.
From that day on Bertha, the daugh-
ter of prosperous lawyer and little
maid distinctly conscious of her social
opportunities, and Dominicus, the son
Af the man who rased garden truck,
re friends. There came day when
B Ma, having reached the proud age
Of 10. gave a birthday party on her
fathers lawn. and insisted on having
Dominicus among her guests-a ia
nous day for Dominicus, in which he
saw his princess in all the glory of her
best white frock. with her hair crimped
down her back, and had the rapture OF
eating cream tarts in her company!
which Dominicus was permitted to re-
turn this social attention, and was al
lowed to invite Bertha and three other
friends to the snowy kitchen of his
home, where the mother OF Dominicus
sang beautiful songs to them in lam
guage they could not understand, and
fed them with crullers and grape juice
Bertha thought she had never seen any
room so charming as this kitchen, with
its racks and blue plates, its shining
pans and its illuminated notices upon
the wall.
Bertha was not more than 10 when
she was sent to a private school. and
as the years went by she saw people of
quite a different sort from Dominicus
and his father and mother, and ought.
probably, to have forgotten all about
them. But 1t is an unieniable fact
though it may have shown some evil
dences of vulgarity in her nature
that all the years that she was occu-
pied with other matters, such as board
ing-school and summer resorts, and
Coming out" and the gayeties of a
winter in the city, she remembered
that curious kitchen, and the people
who lived in it. and wondered where
they had gone. For it had happened
that one autumn, after returning from
ttA seashore. Bertha had discovered
that the house back of the garden was
smaty. 1t had been a sad moment for
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
TWO PAIRS OF TWINS MARRY.
ohio Brothers Welded to Sisters In tho
City OF Columbus.


Columbus (O) special correspond
ence Chicago Chronicle: A most un-
ique wedding was solemnized at West
erville. o., this afternoon, when Guy
Omer Crabbe and Roy Homer Crabbe,
twins, married Aldren L. Dotson and
Edna A. Dodson, also twins. The
grooms live in Columbus and the
brides at Westerville where they have
resided for about two years. The
grooms are 27 years old and the brides
IS. During their lives they have never
been separated. The young men have
rented and furnished a house at 40S
West First avenue, which they will
occupy, Guy Omer and his wife the
upstairs part and Roy Homer and his
wife the first floor. The apartments
have been furnished exactly alike from
kitchen to parlor, each corresponding
room the counterpart of the other
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
Mans Body Turns to Bone.

William Miles. blacksmith at Niles.
Mich, is proving a puzzle to the doc
tors of southwestern Michigan. For
some years the bones of his body have
made rapid growth, SO that now his
ribs are over two inches in width and
of equal thickness Other bones of his
body have enlarged in the same pro-
portion. He weighs 162 pounds, Ill
pounds being bone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
Arizona and New Mexico Excursion.

May 2ith Santa lie Route will sell tick
cts to principal points in New Mexico and
Arizona and return at rate of ! cent per
mile good for thirty days. with stop-overs
on return trip. Low rates one way also.
rare opportunity for tourists, miners
and prospectors to visit the Grand Canon
and rich uneNplored mineral lands recent
~ opened by new railroads. For full
particulars address j. p Hall. General
Agent Santa Fe Route. Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
Cause and EMect.

What bore that man isl" He
never bores me-" why doesn't hep"
Whenever l see him coming I'm in a
great hurry to catch street car
Chicago Record.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
Cheap Excursions East.

The Burlington will on June 1lth and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago ST. Louis. Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate Of one fare plus
81 for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 3lst. This rate open
to everybody G. w. NALl.ERH.
General Agent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
To the rast and Back for ono Fare.

Plus 81 Via Union Pacific. on June 11th,
18th. sd July 18th 10Th and August 4th.
Rate applies to Chicago, st. Louis, st;
Paul. Duluth. Omaha. Kansas city and
intermediate points. Ticket Office. 81
lTth *
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

is causing an increased demand for potatoes Grd
circumstances promise better prices II you
plant, you will save many backaches, much time
and expense by purchasing the Little Giant
Potato Cutter complete machine for only
500 fully guni anteed. Write for free circulars
AGENTS wanted. Dealers especially solicited
J. X. Elliott 4 Co, Platteville. Colo
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22

Dropsy treated free by DR.. Fl. Fl. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22

First Horse-''I see the finish of the hu-
man race" Second Horse-"What do
YOU mean?" First Horse-"Just wait un-
Ill men try TO drive those sneal<y. treach-
erous automobiles four-in- hand"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22

L do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumptio
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN y
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10. 1900
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22

Dorothy-We've invited 5000 guests to
our wedding. Donald-Wel. sayi We can
sell enough duplicate presents to pay
every bill connected with the whole