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The colored American., 1900-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

Principal Robert H. Terrell Ushers Into the
Arena OF Life a Large Batch of Expect
ant Afro Americans. "A Prosperous Year
for Master and Pupil.
The colored American., 1900-06-23
THE SUMMER SEASON.

Captain l.. J. Wooden, the manae er
Of the River Queen, announces 10
another column To the public that the
books are opened for excul lslons to Not.
ley Hall, that popular simmer resort,
and that The River Queen has been re
painted, Tefitted up in every way and
new electric lights / Ut in at the tx
pense of five ttOussd dollars and is in
better condition thsn ever to serve the
public. The following dates have all
been taken
June.
" 4, Belford Outing Club,
" 8, o ce0la 5 cia4 Club,
" 6, junk Dealers Business Men
Club.
" 7, to Cedar Point,
- 10, Regular 1amlJy excursion
to Motley Hall.
" IL, Crescent Social Club TO
Motley Hail,
- -, Mihuten en- Club,
F" u, F. w. Hedge and Dan
Freeman Auxiliary Club.
u IA, HIlIsdale Business Mems
Association.
" Is, Fred Douglass Post No. 81
to Lower Cedar Point,
18, Keystone Pleasure Club
" 10, ODD Fellows, Georgetown,
" 30, Lower Cedar Point,
21, Young Mems Protective
League.
> %, Young Mems Immediate
Relief,
" %, Felix Lodge, Masons,
26, La Tosca Social Club to
Motley Hall,
- 27, The Blooming Youth So
clal Club to Motley Hall,
" %, The Gay Hearts and Won
dell Social Club TO Lower Cedor Point.
" 20, The EpIcurean Pleas ure
Club.
July;
A" ?, Lafodonia Social Club to
Motley Hall, n,.
Motley Hail,
" 4, The Ideal " orking Club to
Lower Cedar Point,
" 8, The Old Folks Homestead
Social Club to Low er Cedar Point.
" II, The Ten Americans Club
to Motley Hall,
" 10, Second Baptist Church to
Lower Cedar Point,
" Is, The Boston House Porters
Social Club to Motley Hall,
" II, Israel L. n. E. Church TO
Motley Hall,
" 18, Court No. s, Daughters Of
Israel to Motley Hall.
" 20, Peoples Congregational
church to Lower / edar Point.
" 2S, American Star Social Club
Motley Hall.
/" "a, n. 3. Magnolia Social
Club to Motley Hall.
A list Of The charters will De publish
The colored American., 1900-06-23

ed from week to week, SO that the date
of charters will be known.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
COURT MOURNING.
Period % Grief ta vsrieus cesn-
tries Depenaa Eatirety "a
nank OF Deceased.

Now tha, so many countries are
plunged into grief over the loss OF King
Humbert of Italy and the duke Of
SAKE -CoburR. mourning such as pre-
scribed BY the court is being worn.
In England It is customary to mourn
for our king or queen three months;
for q son or daughter Of our sovereign,
such a. is the case now Tor the duke OF
saxs-Coburg. q Is TO be six weeks;
for . brother or sister OF a sovereign,
only three weeks; for an uncle, aunt
nephew or niece, the court Eoes into
mourning for two weeks, white from
three to ten days ls usual for a esusin'
according to the relationship. The
royal regulation for the first period Is
a black dress. white gloves, black or
white shoes, feather and fans, white
pearls, diamonds or plain gold and sil'
YER ornaments may be worn, says the
London Times. For the men, black
: court dress with black swords and
buckles.
At the end OF that period, which Il
generally third Of the whole, accord
ing to the rank Of royalty being
mourned for. the costume is changed
the ladies then wearing black dresses
with eolored ribbons, flowers, feathers
and ornaments, while the men remain
~ before until the court goes out o.
mourning. For the military and otheI
royal servants black Grape band II
Axed 10 the left arm for the time speci
Aed, while at night the handle Of thu
sword is also 20 be snveloped in Grape
In different countries differen'
mourning col0rs are used. but all owe
Europe black 10 universal.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
NO ONE KNOWS THEM ALL.
Net more Than ORs-Fifth of the Eaa'
Iish Words Are Used BY
Any. Writer.

The growth OF the English language
Is 20 enormous that II would be prac-
tlcally impossible for the most learned
man to be acquainted with every
word, Intelligent persons, even those
engaged In the learned professions,
do not make use Of more than from
5000 to 5000 words all told, although
there are properly belonging TO our
language over 100000, The famous
writer or authority 81 to-day, wheth.
er he uses words to express nice
shades Of meaning or as technical
tools Of thought In his Own depart.
ment, must have al his Command .
vocabulary of from 10000 70 10000
words, the latter being the maximum
acquired by any man now living,
There Is q large number OF words
which until recently have escaped the
attention Of lexicographers, In the
text Of the Encyclopedia Britannica"
there are 10000 words which have
never been formally entered and de-
fined In any dictionary. In the Cen
tnry Dictionary there are 10000 words
found Ia no other, and II has been
said that there IL not to-day any
man living who il sufficiently learned
70 write one average page Of 1000
pages Of this dictionary. To give
some idea Of the tremendous growth
Of the language the words and phrases
under the letter A have increased IN
50 years from 1000 10 near'y 10000,
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
EVERY SERVANT IS A SPY.
Diplomatic Secrets Are Impossible In
PskinG and They May BE Pur-
chased In the Streets.

Every ervant In q foreign estab-
lishment In Peking is . spy and In
former Of some degree; espionage is
a regular business; and the table talk.
visiting list, card-tray and scrap-bas-
ket, with full accounts OF all comings
and goings, sayings and dsings Of
any envoy or foreigner In Peking, are
regularly offered for purchase by rec
ognired purveyors Of such nswa One
often catches 3 glimpse Of eoncentrat'
ed attention on the face OF the tur'
baned servants standing behind din
ing.room chairs that eonvinces one
of this fsaturs Of capital life. Diplo-
matte secrets are fairly impossible in
such an atmosphere. Every secret
convention and concession IL soon EN-.
blaEoned abroad.
Every word the British minister ut
tered OF the tsung-li.yamsn was re
ported 10 the Russian legation with
almost electric promptnsss, until thu
envoy threatened TO suspend negotia
tions and withdraw. Why concession
aries know each night where theil
rivals are dining and what they hav'
said; whether any peace Of writer
paper has passed and what has gon'
on at each legation In Peking an'
each consulate al Tisntsin. Every lie
cation keyhols, crack and chink ha
its eva and ear at critical timea, anI
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
WHAT THE TOURISTS SPEND.
MaAy Millions Of Dollars Are Left
AhnuaIly In swItueEiana and
the Riviera.

An astonishing contrast is apparent
In the sums Of money spent by the
average visitor to these two world
famous pleasure resorts, says the
New York World. In the season Of
1895 about 2,3Oo,OOo tourists visited
Switzerland. They paid TO the land
lords of 1900 hotels and inns a lit
tie less than s25,o00.OO0. The aver
age hotel bill was. therefore, only
about 81. In addition to this, about
$4,000. 900 was expended for trinkets
and mementoes.
These two items. in addition TO q
comparatively small outlay for horses
and carriages, form the principal
means of subsistence Of the vast mum.
Der of people whose livelihood is de
pendent on the natural features OF
the playground Of Europe"
The figures for the Riviera are very
different. In the first place, q sea
sons visitors are not to be reckonet
by millions. A recent estimate putt
the annual number at 270o00, o.
whom 10000 were English and $1,000
Americans, and the money expended
at about sG0.OOo00o. or s22s for th'
average visitor.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
EX0RBITANT TIPS.
rhey Prove = severe Drain on People
Of small Mesns-sysiem In
Altogether Wrong.

The "tipping" question Is one TO bs
,arefuly taken into consideration be-
tore ending q round OF visits or an itin-
.rary. From time to time discussions
have arisen as to the possibility OF do
ing away with the douceur. Some
,eople have steadfsstly set their faces
against II so far a. their own house
,ervants are concerned, but II Is obvi-
,usly impossible to put an end to the
practice altogether, because there are
some people who would always persist
in buying attention and favors, what
ever might be the custom, and others
who would "tlp" from sheer generos-
lty, but we may well pray thst some
kind Of restraint may be laid upon the
very rich, who nowadays are so many
In number.
The millionaire Is no longer rara
avis, and II the very rich set the ex-
ample OF presenting doucsurs OF such
magnitude that the aggregate sum OF
their tips while visiting here or stay
ing there Is tuly parsgraphed, how
many OF those of limited income ever
hope to win any respect or command
any attention. The result OF such ab-
solutely indisereet generosity is to
make 1t almost impossible for those OF
limited means TO go about at all. says
the Philadelphia Ledger. How, for ex'
ample, can women. with purses but
a.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
MONUMENT ON A MOUNTAIN.
The DimeuIty Of Getting Heavy
Stones for the Work TO Look
out Mounts Crest.

A serious problem confronts the en-
gineers in charge Of the erection Of
the great New York peace memorial
on the summit OF Lookout mountain.
The question Is how to get the
material for the monument to the
toy Of the mountain, 1000 feet above
the surrounding country. The rail-
road which has been running to the
top of the mountain as freight line
has been discontinued. and the rails
will be sold for old iron.
, II Is unsafe even IL II were In op-
Grafton, the trestles and cross-ties be-
ing worn and rotten, says the Phila-
deiphia Record. The track In its
present condition will only safely
stand q load OF 10000 pounds, the
engineers say, while one of the stones
TO be used in the monument will
weigh nearly 10000 pounds, and many
Of them $1,000 pounds. There Is no
roadway near the spot where the
monument is being erected. II being
high above all the surrounding coun.
try. In case no other means can be
devised to handle the material and
move II to the top u road four miles
in length will be constructed especial.
ly for the purpose.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
HOW TO MAKE FORTUNES.
The Late Coilis r. Huntington said
IL Was BY the Chemistry of
ManufaetuFes.

Mr.. Huntington was Of the opinion
that the field OF chemistry applied 10
commercial ends offered the greatest
opportunities probably for amassing
wealth which will open up in this
country In the twentieth century,
writes Holland, In the Philadelphia
Press. The great fortunes from the
development Of the transportation
business have been made, Hereafter
there Is TO be more and more distribu-
tion Of these fortunes, But Mr.. Hunt
ington not long ago said that II .
chemist were 10 make a discovery Of
some combination that would take the
place OF rubber he would have at his
hand a fortune quite as great as that
gained by Bessemer when he discov-
cred his cheap process Of making
steel. In fact, Mr.. Huntington de-
clared that II he were q younger man.
or were beginning to-day his career,
he would 90 to Africa or South Amer
ioa and undertake the cultivation Of
rubber, while at the same time he
would keep in close alliance with all
the chemists, with the hope thA, they
might be able TO make IN artificial rub
ber,
30, too, he said that the chemist or
the botanist who was able to discover
in some leaf or shrub or annual plant
Just the qualities that are in spruce
timber and by chemical or scientlfio
process, Of which be had the trade
mark or the secret, was able to deliver
pulp TO paper manufacturers au
good as that Of spruce timber, would
not walt loug for wealth or enormous
wealth, and In gaining great riches
for himself would add greatly 10 the
wealth of the world.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

for such men are generally wArm
hearted and enthusiastic. No formal
prayers then. No heartless singing
then. No cold conventionalisms then.
Destitute children Of the street Of.
fer a field Of work comparatively un.
occupied. The unesred for children
are in the majority in most Of our
cities. When they grow up, II un-
reformed. they will Outvote your chill
dren, and they viii govern your chill
dren. The whisky ring will hatch out
other whisky rings, aud grog shops
will Kill with their horrid stencil pub
iic sobriety unless the church OF God
rises up with outstretehed arms and
infOlds this dying population In her
bosom Public sehesis cannot do Il.
Art cannot do IT, BlaekwelrS island
cannot do Il. Almshouses cannot do
Il. Jails eanont do it. Church of God,
wake up TO your magnificent misSionl
You can do it, Get somewhere, some
how 10 work.
The Prussian cavalry mount by put
ting their right foot into the stir
rup, while the American cavalry
mount BY putting their left foot into
the stirrup. do not care how you
mount your war charger II you only
get into this battle for God and get
there soon. right stirrup or left stir
rup or no stirrup at all. The unoccu-
pied fields are all around us. and why
should we build on another mans
foundation2 ] have heard OF what
was called the "thundering legion"
II was in i7s, a part Of the Roman
army TO which some Christians be-
longed, and their prayers, II was said,
were answered by thunder and light
ming and hail and tempest, which
overthrow sn invading army and
saved the empire. And ! would to
God that our churches might be 50
mighty In prayer and work that they
would become . laundering legion be-
fore which the forces OF sin might be
routed and the gates Of hell might
! tremble. Launch the Gospel ship for
another voyage. Heave away now
lads! Shake out the reefs in the fore.
topsaill Come. o Heavenly wind, and
| All the eanyasl Jesus aboard will as.
sure our safety. Jesus on the sea will
beckon US forward. Jesus on thu
shore will welcome us into harbor.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
NEWS OF TIE RGILvAYs.


Tse Rock Islands proposition for cheap rate
.xrursious 10 and frorD Colombo during this
summer has been Besatived BY the Western
Passenger Association. In consequences notice
vAs served yesterday on Chairman Mcleod
nv General Passenger Agent Sebastian that
the Rock Island will take independent action
and Put in elects rate Of one fare plus sec
for the round trip from chicago and all inter
mediafe points east Of the Missouri river to
Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo. salt Lake
City and Ogden. Tickets at this rate VIII DO
sold on June %. Julys and " and August l.
From Missouri river points the same rate VIII
Se made on the days following these dates.
Tickets Al this rate also viii be sold from Ms
sour nyer EaieWsys, Kansas City TO Omaha
inclusive. on July Z, : and .. Pour special eH-
cursi0us will also be run BY the Rock Island
from Colorado common points 10 Chicago and
intermediate stations on June p. July u and
% and Angus, 4 These excursion tickets.
Soth sAs, and west bound. viii be limited for
return passage 70 October 81. The Rock Island
aanopnoes ~ Intention Of placing In service
special traina for these excursions. leaving
chicago At 5 p. m. and making the nun 70
Colorado with only one night on the road
Chicago Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

Capt Lans, Of the German navy,
who took such prominent part in the
capture Of the Taku forts, writes
home that the Germans captured ai
that place II guns OF various caliber
and much ammunition. "These," de-
elares Capt. Lans. "are the guns which
have killed and wounded so many OF
my brave fellows, and which alasi like
almost all the enemy's guns and am.
munition, come from our native coun,
try. The guns are all modern quick.
hrers from krupps."
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
MOUNT ARAFAT AscENDED.
The Task Was Recently ACCOM-
plishsd By . Party of Russian
Scientists.

The Ararat mountains in Armenia
comprise two peaks situated seven
miles apart. They are known as
Great and Little Ararat. and are re-
spectively 1880 and 1880 feet above
the plain. They partially belong to
three countries. Russia. Turkey and
Persia. The mountains are covered
on the tops with perpetual snow. ice
and glaciers. The summit Of Great
Ararat was reached In 1929 by Prof
Parrot, says the Scientific American,
and on September 2. 1900. q member
Of the Russian Geographical society
named Peoggenpohl assembled the
peak with considerable party. The
DIFFICULTIES Of the ascent are very
great, and his successful expedition
win be welcome news In geographical
circles. Ascents are rare, having been
made In 1884. is4s, is45. 1880 and 1885.
Little Arsrat 10 even more difficult
10 climb, as Its decliyities are greater
and sleeper, its form being almost
conical. II Ia believed to be the spot
where the ark rested, hut there Is q
tradition that Mount Judi in south
ern Armenia was the spot. The noun.
tain Is OF volcanic origin and was In
eruption In l7s5. and In 1910 there
was q vast discharge Of sulphurou'
vapors from Its sides. and tremen
dou. earthauake shook the surround
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
In THE SAHARA.
\ Traveller Tells OF . Recent Pleas.
eat visit TO the Great
Desert.

A traveller from the Sahara desert
has Just returned to Washington with
800 young date palms which will be
planted In Arizona, many parts Of
which have y climate similar to North
Africa aud Arabia. He found the
nights pleasant on the sandy desert,
there being often a difference Of 90
degrees hstwesn noon and midnight.
The sirocco. or hot wind and sand
storm, made the days unbearable,
but the nights were wondsrful-cool,
clear and windless and filled with far
stars. He Travelled at night, and the
long caravan Of which he and his
baggage was q pert swung silently
along In the shadow OF the sand
dunes The Arab guides steered their
way by the stars.
This traveller witnessed the mag
nihesnt rising Of the sun over III,
limitless '"--'@ . olitterina sand
NaaN
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
BURLINGTON ROUTE

New Through Trains to Portland anu Puget
Sound, The Burlington-N Northern Pacific
Rruress." New Daily Through Train from
Kansas City aud st. Joseph for Lincoln.
Northwest Nebraska. Black His. wyoming,
Montana, Washington. Tacoma, Seattle,
Puget Sound and Portland. Oregon. via Bll.
lings, Montana short line and time saver
10 the Upper Northwest To Central Montana
IN % bours: 10 the Puget Sound In 20 bours
from the Missouri River. Through coaches
and chair cars. through tourist sleepers,
through dining car service and Standard
sleepers. This IL the main Travelled road Mis-
souri, River 70 the Northwest.
Number IS. Kansas City and st. Joseph tc
Nebraska. Denver. Colorado. Utah. Pacinc
Coast and the Northwest. via Ogden; also 70
the Korthwest-MontaLa, Washington, Ore
son. via Lincoln and Billings. Weekly Cali
iarnia Excursions.
Number q. "kebraska-cOlorado EIpress.'
from Kansas City aud b. Joseph--the latesI
night train for Nebraska, Colorado, Utan and
Pacific Coast
To the East Chicago and b. LOU. greatly
imr-oved trains In time and eqp'DmeDb
To the North: Best truins dlAly % Omaha
ST. Paul. Minneapolis Ard 'hs Lake Region.
J. &. BkAMHALL, l.. W. WAKELY,
TtAY. PssssAgt- Gen'l Pass'r Agt.
s2s Main Street. 81. Louis. Mo
Kansss City, No.
HOWARD ELLIOTT;
General Manager,
81. Joseph, No
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

Teacher-I am sorry to say II
Henry, but your composition Is not
worthy Of you. The rhetoric is faulty,
the logic weak, the statements are
based upon misinformatlon, aud the
style Is lamentably crude.
Henry-Myl Won't my dad be mad
when | tell him that?
Teaeher-But you can tell him You
did your very best.
Henry-Did my best nothing. Dad
wrote the whole Of II himself.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

rocky heaps and pronontorisE and
clustered plumes Of date palms that
rose from green oases. where gay
tents sheltered bands Of Bedouins
and their fiocks and herds Of sheep
and camels. In such places ss these
he visited during the day and was
served with goats milk and bread and
dates and good mutton and Arabian
coffee. IL was all 80 like story book
that he was afraid he would wake up
sometimes and find II was all . dream.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

by far the most important mining
work in progress in British Columbia
is the opening up Of the vast areas
OF the Crows Nest--undoubtedly one
Of the largest coal properties known.
The measures occur In the heart Of
the Rockies and extend north and
south distance Of 40 miles, stretch
ing east and west ten miles from the
banks OF the Elk river toward the
boundary line between Alberta and
British Columbia. The area is, OF
course, reduced by the creeks which
abound on the mountain slopes and
from which the coal measures have
been eroded, but sufficient remains to
constitute the coal fields, unique in
extent as they are in richness,
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

AL classes in China dress BY imperial
command, and when the PekInr o.
1e,'e announces that the emperor he /,
pu, on his winter hat on a day pre.
scrioed by centuries unyaryipg ast,o.
nomical custom, all China does iIkeSts.
.no turns over the chair cushions, sr.
posing their winter sidsp
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

Surgeon McKenna, who has passed
the last six months on the island Of
Mindanao, does not hesitate to main
tain that the number Of quadrupeds
and insects enjoying existence In the
moonlight OF the tropics exceeds that
Of their daylight rivals; SO much so,
indeed, that whole species and groups
or species are represented only
by nocturnal creatures. Forests that
remained as still as the grave under the
glare OF the vertical sun are all in an
uproar within an hour after sunset.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

The manufacture Of cast steel in
India can be traced back for over 2,OoO
years while there are also examples OF
wrought iron work nearly as old,
Near Relhl' close TO the Kutub, thers
Is an enormous wrought iron pillar
which weights ten tons and il though,
TO be over 800 years old.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

An Admission Day semi-CentennlAi
CslebYAtion will be held In San FFaneisoo'
California, September S to II, inclusive.
-Four days and nights OF festivities.
Gorgeous spsctseuIsr features. Well
worth crossing q continent 10 participate
in. Naval reviews, Darades Of .. 5.
troops, reKattns. concerts, fireworks, nsld
sports, excursions. and many novelties 0i
sarpassinE interest Tue erestsst ee'sorA-
,ioa Of It's kind ever given in California
Tue Santa Pc Routes new san Francisco
hne Affords . quick and eomioftAoie
means Of reaching the Golden Gate City.
Round trip tickets on sale. lnquire oi
I'D. EASTER, JR.,
Agent A. T. a 5. P. Ry.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

Ia Crosse, Wis, Sept. sO.-yeeaulg-
ing the hyeyear-old son Of the ,nnr.
dered chief Charley" will succeed hI,
mlher as chief of the Chippewa In.
dians The little buck viii he m.
youngest Indian chief In the coun,rv
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06

The horllt business of the United
States ia by no mesns an unimportsnt
industry. II Is estimated that the re-
tail value Of flowers sold annually ia
sil.BOOOoO and OF pottsd plants tiO..
100000. There are no lees than 10000
Embellishments in the United States
devoted TO the growing Of plants under
glass.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
GO via the Chicago and Alton Railroad
the Short Line and Best Route.

REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES NOW
IN EFFECT.
All Of the large hotels at Hot Springs
are now open. In addition to these are
hree hundred boarding houses proyld.
Ing accommodations at reasonable rates.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, Is the only
health and pleasure resort under direct
Government control. The curative
properties Of the Hot Waters are
vOuched for by the Surgeon General Of
10 qUnited states. Send for rates, illus
lpated descriptive matter and complete
rarticulaB.
H.G. sTIDHAM. Agent.
Tel. NO. ~. lligeiD-ville, No.
JAhEscHARLroN, v. at. A.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-06
GoING WHsT.
'ra!ns No, lol and 10. daily except Sunday

Trains No. Iol and lOs daily except Sunday
All other trains daily.
Excursion tickets sold 10 Kansas City satur.
day evenings, Sunday mornings. and Sunday
evenings at one fare for the round trip. good
for return up TO and including Monday morn
ing following.
Through tickets aud checks TO all points.
Round trip tourist tlcketson sale 10 all tourist
points.
For further information call on or address:
q W. 5. LYONS, Ticket Agent,
Telephone No. SO.