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The colored American., 1900-09-01

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v Typewriting, Copying and Steno
graphic work satisfactorily performed
at reasonable rates by the Misses Dor
sey, Room 8, LIE Droit Building,
Corner 9Th and F street northwest.
The colored American., 1900-09-01
Consumers
Brewing
Company

Brews the purest Beer on the Wash
ington Market. The highest chemical
authority in the district of Columbis,
after an analysis just finished of all the
different beers on the market, gives
this as his verdict. Don't be fooled by
jealousy, envy, or prejudice, on either
or all of which Is based our opposition,
We have the most modern plant.
We brew from sterilized water and
choice hops and malt. We have one
Of the most skiIlful brewmasters In the
county. Visit our plant and insist on
US proving our assertions. We will ba
glad to show all.
ABE KING,
Sec'y and Treas.
e. L. JORDAN,
Pres and Genv Mgr.
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NO, no, cried Cailan in terror, do
not curse mc-mut that, not that"
Again LaWrcnce's voice arose: My
friends, you know what my life has
been among you. but before that was
a life less favored and far less happy
II is of that Older time | would speak
to YOU, and then you will understand"
Callan sprang from his crouchinG pJ.
sition and in one bound was upon the
balcony brSid" O'Ilala.
"Lct Il man who knows all about that
Guild life speak of it for him." he cried
to the tmoug below. "Our young f''ind
here is nervous and upset tonight be
cause OF an one pcctCd visit from Il
companion of Thin ould days. Th,y
We're days when he hadn't always
shoes to his feet and sometimes scarce
whole pair of trousers on his legs.
and its because of these days of pov-
erty and distress being so strongly re-
called to him by this foolish OuI fr'ind
that he thinks tonight he's not fit for
this high station. But let one who
knew him then tell you that lie has
nothing to blush for except that same
poverty and the ignorance which went
with it, and both of thin he's long
since put behind him. There's no foincr
young man in the worluld tonight than
Lawrence OiIara"
A loud OutburSt of cheers greeted
this speech. Lawrence, who had stood
by, too astumishcd to interrupt. glanced
backward through the window and
seeing Helen on the point of slipping
from the chair into which she had
sunk. sprang to her aid.
CalIan had caught the fancy of the
kept them roaring with laughter as he
tOld.anccdotcs of his buyhood in Cross
molina.
Back in the room he knclt at lIclcn's
feet. his tattercd cap in his hands.
Take oil the curse. sweet lady" be
begged, take off the curse and nivcr
more be saddencd by the sight of Miles
Callan."
Helen looked ut the covering wretch,
n beautiful smile upon her pale lips
God forbid that | should curse you,
she said. Il shall pray that he may
forgive you, as do"
Callan bent his head low before her
and, after one adoring look. rushed
from the room.
Stay, Miles, stay; do not 20 yet"
cried Lawrence.
He would have followed Callan, but
Helen threw her arms about him.
The people were calling loudly for
him.
"Your place is with them" she said,
urging her husband toward the win
dow. Leave him to God"
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writing, for the paper before
him was untouched. \ bright smile
oycrSprcad his handsome face as he
looked toward the fair head scarce seen
through the partly opened door.
"Comc in, surely, Helen, darling.
shall not write at all He spoke in a
full, rich voice. with just Il suspicion of
broguc. "Of what use is it to make
any memoranda? III Just speak to the
boys out of my heart"
The young wife sat on Il low stool
at her husbands side and leaned her
head against his arm.
"You We're thinking, though for you
Jumped when | spoke to you. Go on
now and think, and l will he still as Il
mouse"
eyes; l was thinking" echoed the
young man seriously.
He put his arm about his wifc's Shout
der, and there was silence between
them for a space.
1t was great day in the life of Law
renee OIIara. He had received. Il few
hours earlier, the news that he had
been nominated by his party for CON
gress. This nomination was, in his
congress district, equivalent TO an cleo
ton. He was Is years old and had
been in America ten years. The first
two We're years of hard toll. but after
that fortune had smiled upon him con-
tinuously. He entered politics and had
been successful from the start. He
had I,I'i,I tpi.IJ- u ful ,rir. ~
brought him wealth beyond that con
tanned in heart full of love and admi-
ration, and O'IIara was regarded as a
man who had arrived.
While waiting the coming of a dole
CATION of his fellow townsmcn with
their congratulations he had been
thinking of the past. Back beyond
those first years in America his mind
had gone to the days when he wander
ed barefoot, ragged lad over the turF
of County Mayo. Those We're days IF
poverty, which was often bitter, and
ignorance which now seemed to Law
renee almost incredible. There was
one dark period of three months-his
last in Ircland-which he never could
recall without burning checks and
which came to his memory now only
at rare intervals. The shame of it
might have ruined his life, but instead
of that it had driven him out of the
night of ignorance into the sunlight
of knowledge and endeavor.
1t was upon this dark period that his
mind was dwelling when his wife star
tied him by her call.
Just now she moved her lips nearer
his ear and murmured softly: "Law-
renee, how proud am of you and how
happy | am! Are we not perfectly
happy now dearest|
flush, hush, Helen" said O'Hara
glancing quickly over his shoulder, the
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Mrs. johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
Mrs. Pis1khans

nenced to have spells with my spine.
Every month I grew worse and at last
became so bad that l found l was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-THE doctors treated me for female
troubles, but 1 got no better One
doctor told me that would be insane.
Twas advised by friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial, and before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it a
fair trial. I thank you for your good
medicine. Mrs. GERTRUDE M. JOHN
SON, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
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HIS APPEARANCE WAS GREETED WITH PRO
LoNGED CHEERING
old, Unborn superstition of his race as
serting itself for Il moment-''never
confess that, girl-ncver say 4 am per-
fectly happy'-that is a pinnacle from
which one can so no higher; the next
step must be downward"
Even as he spoke Il SILVER passed
over him. Helen laughed, and her
hand touched his dark curls caressing-
ly.
Every well, then. l am not happy.
am Il very miserable woman with
naughty, bad husband. Does that sat
isfy you?'
The bell r%ag and a voice in the
bwer haH asked for Mr.. O'IIara.
Helen kiSsrd her husband and ran
from the room. \ few moments later
heavy step was heard on the stair
and dark figure appeared in the door
way.
Lawrence took a step forward and
then paused, his face white as the
blank paper upon the table.
Il was so sure of my welcome that
L came right up, We see" The voice
was raucoGs and the tone sncering.
well, Larry O'IIara, we've pros
pered nightly indadc, and | seem to
have arrived at good time, for they
tell me we've just been nominayted
for high Office"
The guest seated himself unbidden.
Have We nothing to say to an ouId
fri'nd after all these years Of separay-
tion?"
Il hope you have prospered too,
Miles Callan."
Lawrence's voice sounded strange
and far away, like the voice Of one
who speaks in a trance.
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4 NutchitiaI,er.

The late Aaron Drnnison was called
"the father Of American watchlnak.
ing" He was interested in his work
because he hoped thereby to benefit his
fellow man.
Often he worked late into the night
so late that his loving wife would go
and beg him to wait until tomorrow"
One night she said to him: Are you
not going to bed at all? What are you
doing?"
And he turned and slowly answered.
Il am trying to make it possible for
every poor man TO have Il watch" n
result which ne very nearly accom-
plislIcd.-Youths Companion.
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a. L. "a "a u a. h. L. - j

Going to the door, he called, "lIclen,"
When she came, he put his arm about
her. Dear" he said gently. n great
trouble has come upon me. Are YOU
strong to help IN" bear it? Look ut
that man. DO you remember my child
ing You tonight. Helen. for proclailuing
our happiness: oh. girl, how true it is
that the consequences of Il sin can new
or be forcSecn and that they may pur.
sue us to the grave | made a misstcp
incc, Helen. 1t was in the farolI days
in the old country. and though
thought ! had atoncd by years OF bit
ter suffering. my sin has come home to
me in the hour of my triumph. borne
by the very hand which led me into
temptation
The sound of the trumpcls ana the
shouting were louder now. The adj
vance guard was already in front of
the house. Helen. who had listened
with face growing palcr, now threw
her arms around her husbands neck.
"Lawrcnce, Lawrence" she cried,
"you know | trust in you and believe
In you with all my soul Who dares
say that my noble husband has ever
done an ignoble thing|
lie himself; it is he who dares, not
that wretch there" cried the young
man eXultingly. Girl, | will never go
to Washington, but ye'll have no cause
to blush for me this night" In his eX-
element his tongue proclaimed in rich
er accent the land of his birth. Listen
while | tell them, and We shall know
everything"
Hundreds of voices were now shout
ing his name i'll front of the house.
Unclasping his wifcs arms from his
neck Lawrence lcapcd upon the bal,
cony. "NIy friends" he cried, but he
got no further. His appearance was
greeted with prolonged cheering.
Helen, half faintng, leaned heavily
upon the table and now looked with
dilated eyes upon the dark, heavy fig
urc in the corner.
Callan had risen from his chair and
stood regarding the beautiful young
woman with shamcfaced cmbarrass-
mcnt.
"My friends" continued Lawrence.
II thank you for your greeting. The
honor which has come to me | cannot
accept. Not that | do not desire it
most hcartily--to pretend otherwise
would be to deceive you. Because you
are my friends you shall know the true
reason. | am not fit to represent you
in congress- lie was interrupted
again, this time by loud cries of indig-
nation and disapproval
Before they had died away Helen
spoke. She was looking at Callan with
an expression of intense loathng
"Until tonight" she said in n low,
vibrant voice, 81 thought that in all
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have received
from the use of
Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegeta-
Bile Compound.
Soon after the
birth ofmy first
child, l COM
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Mrs. Perkins Letter.

"I had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
1 began taking Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and cam
not praise your remedies enough
Mrs. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
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"TAKE OFF THE CURSE, SWEET LADY"
Gods creatures, however low they had
fallen, some germ of good remained.
did not believe that anything so utter
ly vile as you could live. Go from this
home, which you have dishonorcd by
your presence" She raised her open
hand and turned away her head. MAY
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LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. o3,2S41
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-For some
time have thought of writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit l
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AWNENtE. dear, have you
finished? May | come inT"
The young man ut the table
started slightly and laid down
! his pen, yet he had not been
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
GROWTH OF CITIES.

The cities which show the greatest
increase of population during the last
ten years and their percentage of in
crease are as follows:
Increase, per cent.-South Omaha,
222, 81; Superior, Wis, 1916; New
castle, Pa, 144 30;Butte. Mont, 49, IS;
Atlantic City N. j., 1884; Passaic, N.
J., 1921; Los Angeles, Cal, 1o3.35;
st. Joseph, Mo-, 96.81; East st. Louis,
Ill, 9549; 40; Portland, Ore 94.94;
Seattle, SO 30; Spokane, 84.96.
The only cities that have fallen off in
population during the last ten years are
the following:
Decrease, per cent.-Troy, NY, o.5o
Bay City. Mich, O,75; Albany, o.81;
Saginaw, 8.o7;Sioux City, .H;Omaha,
26. 9S; Lincoln, 27.11
1t is said the falling off in the West
ern cities is not real, but results from
the padded census of 1890, when these
cities were fercely competing with
each other for the largest population.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
THINK OF IT.

7
Think OF Chaffes leading his troops
through the flooded rice fields, of the
boy Titus, as they approached Pekin,
springing to the front to plant
the stars and stripes on the walls of an
immemorial despotism as a signal OF re-
lief and comfort to the hunted women
and children who covered in the lega-
ton IN terror of death and worse than
death Roosevelt at Indianapolis.
And think of an administration that
did not have the nerve to keep Chaffee
and the ''boy Titus" in China long
enough to let the immemorial despot-
ism known it must cease killing and
numbering. Think of it, think of a
government SO swayed by the desire
for political advantage that it ordered
its troops Withdrawn, leaving China to
be divided between Russia, France and
Germany, her ports barred to American
trade and three-fourths of the reasons
for holding the Philippines vanishing
forthwith Think of it!-NashyilIe
American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
THE VOTE OF THE DRUMMERs.

It may be that 50 per cent, of the
travelling men will vote the Democratic
ticket. We hope all viii, but we can
hardly commend the argument that
trusts are detrimental because they
economic labor, and neither can we,
on the other hand, blame the travelling
men, who have lost their jobs through
the action of trusts, for voting against
trusts.
But does not civilization constantly
aim at economy of LAHORE That is what
every invention that we hail as mar
vel and as aid to man means. In the
benefcence of providence, however,
labor saving devices, some trusts
among the number, so rearrange the
order of things that employment is
created for more men at something else
than there were men thrown out of
employment by the creation of the in
vention, the device, or the trust.
The only sensible manner in which to
approach the trust question, as we see
it, is to so legislate, first, that the po-
tentialltles of government shall not be
lent to any business-an example
would be to do away with the tariff
and secondly, so that excessive profits
derived from laborsaving devices shall
in measure be shared by the public
through the instrumentalitY of, say, an
income tax.
The trust that economies labor
merely, that has a work done with one
man where ten worked before-as the
steam engine does the work with two
where hundreds we're employed before
is not something to get rid of.
If trusts can so economic labor
that the necessities of life, sugar, oil,
flour, meat, etc., will cost but little, is
it not condition to be desired?
In other words, are we not endeavor-
ing to get nearer the day when man will
be lifted further from the beasts of the
field, when each may have time for Ieis-
ure, leisure for knowing nature other
than drought the smoky roof of fact
orv, and to cultivate the better parts of
their own nature so they may the bet
ter be able to return twofold the talents
given them by their Maker when they
come to lay aside this earthly easement
of clay?-Nashville American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
ITCHING HUMoRs, PIN
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Do scabs and Scales form on the Skin,
Hair and Scalp2 Have you Eczema9
Skin Sore and Cracked? Rash form on
the Skin? Prickling Pain in the Skin?
Boils? Pimples? Bone Pains? Swol-
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
SOME SUICIDE STATISTICS

In the September number of the
Nineteenth Century Magazine, Regi-
nald A. Shelton gives some statistics
in the matter of suicides that are in
teresting and may be sufficiently &C
curate to be valuable. According to his
figures, in this country the greatest
number of suicides occur in August,
while IN Europe July Is the most popu-
lar month for self-destruction. Four
times as many men as women take
their own liyes in the ''auId country"
In the United States between five and
six times as many men thus seek re-
lief from their troubles. Bachelors and
spinsters head the list of suicides, and
after them probably come divorced per-
sons of both sexes. In America shoot
ing or poisoning is the favorite method
of destruction adopted by those who
tire of life. Hanging or drowning is
most frequently resorted to in Europe.
It is also pointed out that many
more suicides occur in the cities than
in the country, which is due to the
greater nervous tension and excite
ment of city life. Without offering any
su questions as to remedy for the
growing evil, Mr.. Shelton beIives edu-
cation, wounded vanity, longing for
Iuxuries, and the modern tendency to
eschew religion are at the bottom of
much of the trouble,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

vS.es the trouble, purlneS the DIood
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GERS, Eczema and all manner of skin affections
DR.. Hathaway also treats with
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Appliances other appliances, in the use of
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wide fame as an expert. All of the medicines
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own laboratories, under his personal direction
and special remedies are prepared for each In
dividual case according to its requirements.
~:.s.o DR.. Hathaway has prepared
EAaH'anS4''0" series of self-examinatio blanks
Blanks applying to the different diseases
which he sends free on application: No. /, for
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MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN WRITING.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

Mrs. Bresci, the wife of King Hum
bert's assassin, has declined the offer of
the Paterson, Nj, Anarchists to pay for
educating her children provided that
the group were given control of the
little ones. She abhors the doctrine
winch has brought so much unhappi-
ness to her little home, and says: "My
children shall never be Anarchists.
She has shown her independence by
refusing offers of aid from kindly-dis-
posed callers. II can work, " she says,
land do not need help"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

The people of Georgia will be glad to
hear of the present prosperous condi-
ton Of their State University. Never
in its history before has as large num-
Der of students matriculated at this
early date, as are now upon its rolls.
The number has reached 3O5 and is still
growing daily.
Under the able management of DR..
Waiter b. Hill and his corps of splendid
professors the University Is rapidly
taking the advance in line with the
great institutions of learning in this
country. -Athens Banner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
Relieres Hls son W IS Aiurdered.

BIRMINeHAM. Ala, Oct. 16.-John T.
Barbour of brownsville, Ala, Is in the
city investigating the death of his son,
]. Ernest Barbour, who was found in
an unconscious condition in Avondale
park week ago, and who died soon
after being brought to the city. Post
morton examination showed that the
Young man s death was caused by NOR
.phine and the theory of suicide largely
obtained, but it Is believed Barbour may
have been dragged for the purpose of
ce.,bsry and that deati resulted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

Two noted educationalists, President
Eliot, of Harvard, and Prof. Laughliu,
of the University of Chicago, who sup
ported Mckinley four years ago, have
Just announced that they will not vote
for the reelection of Mark Hanna's
trust and imperial nominee. Imperial
ism, however, is what is the matter
with both President Eliot and Prof.
Laughlin. These announcements are
worth more than straw votes as in
dicators of the wave of honesty and
patriotism overspreading our political
consciousness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

No one can predict the result of the
present campaign with any degree of
certainty. The Republicans profess
to be absolutely assured of the success
of their ticket, but it will be re-
called that they were at least equally
as confident at corresponding dates of
the election of Blaine in 1884 and of
Harrison in 1892.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

The Census Bureau has announced
the population of Arkansas, the first
State enumerated. The population is
1911, 564, which is an average of 1873, 385
or Is. 25 per cent. over the population
of 1890.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
see 70. 9i5.OOo Danlages.

SAVANNAH, Oct lev. 7. sallade of
Topeka, Kan, fled in the United States
court suit against w. O. Wyl1y Of
Darien for $50, O00>for false 1mprison-
ment Sallade's petition is Of some
length and is Of more than ordinary in
terest. 1t tells in graphic, but legal
verbiage, the feelings Of man confined
in Jail, surrounded by a large mob Of
angry negroes, brahdishing shotguns
and other weapons and threatening to
burn it down. This was the time the
negro Delegal was in Jail on charge Of
rona
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17
AMERICUs, GA, OCT. II. 1900

The Republicans have laid the pipes
20 colonize two thousand negroes from
the South for voting purposes in Kan
sas, and they are playing the same
game over in West Virginia. Honest fell
lows,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-17

Some of our Western Democratic
contemporaries are inconsistent. They
continually tell their readers that
Roosevelt is making votes for the Dem
ocratic ticket, yet they devote much
editorial space to combating his argu-
ments. Why not let him have his way,
if he is helping the Democracy?