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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-06-07
Give it to me. 1t is all I have of value

The man hesitated He still looked
down on the trifie in his great hand
-motionless, entranced. From with
out sounded crackle of curses.
II will co. the man said, 'sif you
will answer these questions: Where
is this child? Where is her father?
Why are you here?"
She put out both hands and felt
blindly for the table behind her.
"She is at the Sacred Heart convent.
She is good. She is beautiful. Her
father left his home long ago in mis-
taken-a jealous-rage." She paused.
Something in the pose of the great
bulk confronting her-in the echo Of
the voice that had interrogated-mad
her nostrils rigid-her lir~ blue. 81
am here because I must support my
child and myself That is all"
"Your child" he repeated. He was
gazing down on the bright thing in
the hollow of his hand. That face!
The broad brow; the eyes. long-lidded
and long-lashed; the serious sweep of
hair about the temples-these were
his own. And the mouth-those
square-cut, sensitive lips. with the be-
guiling difidence that was half au-
dacity-those were hers.
"Nora," he began. 1t was his old
name for her. mora"
s'Git to work." advised husky voice
from the outer darkness. "Git to
work, you bloomin' fool!"
The .bloomin' fool moved nearer to
the nurse. He had cast aside his dis
guising hat and 'kerchief.
mora. you remember how we came
down here to cook post-opera supper
one spring night. after we had come
back from New Orleans? / did not
recognize you at first. Dress-time
change-many things. All these have
caused natural alterations" 1t was
no longer the intruder who was speak
ing. 1t was the gentleman-the schol-
ar. 1--WE were so afraid of the cook,
you recollect? And that confounded
omelette des herbes! We tried to make
it as it was served to us in dim, dark,
dear New Orleans. What dinners we
had in that little, gloomy restaurant
on the Rue Chartres! What prowling
in the French quarter! How you hated
the lazy old mules on Tchoupitoulas
street! Then there were mornings in
jackson square! And the strolls
through the French market, and"
There was no installing the fervor
of the curse which came through the
opened window. But the man fingered
although he had handed back the
bauble.
'sDo you remember?' he insisted.
"Could forget?' she counter
queried.
The bell rang.
81 am needed" She lifted the pitch
er of whey She opened the door.
"Go!" she said.
He walked to the threshold-there
paused.
'Will you tell Bessie
"What?"
Nothing. Nora. Never mind, dear. =
"You have been gone long time,
NURSE objected the patient, fretfully.
Il am sorry, madam, but the delay
was unavoidable Drink this
She slipped her strong arm under
the pillow. She directed the wavering
head upon it. She held the cup with
firm fingers. But her gaze strayed to
a corner where a crib used to stand
Ia little rose-hung crib, where the
original of the portrait on the medal
lion-Baby Bessie-had lain!-Chica-
go Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-06-07
IN UNAVOIDABLE DELAY
DRINK" entreated the weak

BIZ voice. "A warm drink, nurse.
shall bring it to you," answered
~ trained nurse. She rose, placed the
e1eh connection within reach Of the
feeble fingers, left the room, her light
stepe soundless on the rich, deep carr
pet. Along the corridor, down the
stairway, she passed. 1t was late, after
nidnight. Lights had been extin-
gsished in the drawing-room, the din
Sing-room, the library. Only single
globe, opaque and mellow, lighted the
This led to the servants quar-
~. Under and beyond the nurse
Alsried, . chaste vision. Her blue and
Aaite striped gown and the snowy lin
~ y throat and wrists and the coiled
e1k hair accentuated the pallor of the
edent, serene face.
4 was still in the great house on
lshigan boulevard. Now that the
staew had come. the crunching of run
I sen over the frozen snow, the CHEEKY
ngle OF sleighbells, the softened muir
+ gr OF gay young voices no longer
q aacaed the ear. Not that Nurse No
81 bad anything to do with sleighing
fles-nor any other form of indi-:
~ diversion. But there had been
shts out of the last two months
Nnen she had been a bit bewildered at
aaes ~ the recollections these chim-
responsible bells awakened. She
aa caught herself standing still, with
sae hand at her heart-listening to
ose should they stop before this door.
- nad dropped her hand with little
ping gesture of self-scorn. And
a had resumed her duties with the
seaaen glow in her cheeks dying out
= she hush of embers dies under the
slal Of gray ashes.
Acenight. however, there was no ex-
sneous sound to divert-no personal
mbsances to distract her. She
eu into the great, immaculate, de-
te0 Kitchen. The servants had gone
g ped She saw an expanse of polished
ooa noor, tiled wallis, sinks of mar
ana Of metal that glittered like sill
gas and alcohol ranges, and the
fous minor commodities which
&c, the drudgery of domestic labor
Hark!
i mat was that sound just without !?
.atlous, scraping footstep! She
aed = the saucepan poised in one
hand. Silence. Pshaw! It was
ng. It was no one. As if an at
3 ct burglary would be made in
nelghborhood and with the
J. bnrning! Il am getting nervous, .
e told herself. Constant vigilance.
nnal wakefulness will tell ON the
eest OF us after awhile. wish /
"a warn all young girls who desire
me nurses. dreaming only Of the
antic aspect of that profession
the real life inyolyes-what the
experience means
looked around the kitchen, and
e retrospect brought the rose
"a g her cheek, Here--it was down
mat she and Harry had stolen.
me cook was asleep. to attempt
npo ounding Of one particular,
ions dish. What blunder they
ade of i! Ard she had cut her
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

FOR RENT-Furnished or unfur.
nished rooms, with or without board.
407 Warner street, northwest, between
4th and 9Th, Q aud R.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

Virginia. They visited Hampton. At
lantlc City, Buckroe Beach, Norfolk
Fort Monroe and Newport New. They
are delighted at the progress OF the
young colored men at the latter plsce,
having a number OF lawyers, doctors,
merchants an real estate agents. Mr.
J. Thomas Nevsome, a graduate OF
Howard University Law Department Is
Que OF the most prosperous young men
OF the place. Mr.. e. E. Kicks and his
mother and his mother are now spend .
ing few days at Opequon, in the
mountains OF Virginia and are stopping
at the Tokus Cottage.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT,-rwo
single rooms In private family, with table
beard, lady or gentleman. Modern improve
ments, near two lines OF oars. north west
section, apply Mrs. ]. A, The Colored Ameri-
can office.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
Down IN Virginia.

Messrs. allen L. Deans, Will lsnel
and Edgar E. Kicks have returned 10
the city after spending pleasant ana
profitable time with Mr.. Charles Deans,
at Portsmouth, Va. Owing to the pop
ularlty of Mr.. Al. Deans. the young
men were the recipients of numerous
invitations, and were out each after
noon and evening during their stay IN
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
THE SEASHORE NEWS.
The Social Life at Rhode Islands Ideal
Summer Resorts.

Naragausett Pier, r I, Special
The season at the Pier is about over
and the conversation generally starts
with, when do you leaves" 1t seems
strange this beautiful place should be
deserted SO soon, when, in fact, Septem
Der Is Its NEST ideal month. Those who
are here from Washington seem to sp-
preciate this. and are generally among
the last to leave. 1t is not until duty
and they must obey that they Nara
gansett's summer girl until next season
Most Of the young men are eontemplat.
ing shoIt sojourn at some other place.
before rdaching home.
Mr.. Benjamin Washington intends
Visiting his brother William Washing
ton in Boston; Mr.. John White is to
spend a few days with Mr.. Charlie
johnson IN New Haven; MI Sumner
Taylor goes to York, Pennsylvania;
Mr.. James Payne is to visit friends in
New York; Mr.. Charles Masto meets
his wife in New York and they will re.
turn to Washington in few days;
Mp. Clarence Wormly, Butcher, Gas
kins and Fl iris will make short stops
in the cities of Philadelphia, and New
York; Mr.. Lawrence Bradley left the
Pier August 28th for an extended tour
through the New England States. The
literary met Wednesday the 10Th for
the last time this season; some inter
esting papers have been prepared and
read, the most interesting one perhaps,
being, "What the Church has done
and is doing today for civilization"
by Andrew Black. This young nam
who Is post graduate OF Howard Law
School, is one who has bright future
as evidenced by his character. inteIlec.
tua! ability, independence Of thought
and sound judgment, There are many
others at the Pier from Washington,
but instead of hearing of the Others
they will be sooner seen. Dr.. Charles
Tignor has had quite practice here
this summer. Macy Of his nights have
been interrupted by his patients who
felt that only the Doctor would do. He
leaves all patients doing we'll.
X. B. X.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

The wonderful Face Bleach has been
introduced in Washington and Is Offer
ed to the public st a special rate. The
two dollar packages can now be had for
one dollar by calling at Ogram's Drug
Store, corner Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
SPARTA
Pool and Billiard Rooms
1905 Pennsylvania Avenue, n. W.

This large, spacious and welI-eitua-
ted pleasure establishment has had
added to 1t new room In the third
story for pool and billiards, W here those
who do not care to play in the larger
apartments can have q degree of
privacy not to be obtained elsewhere.
This new room ia Handsomely furnished
and lighted by electric Jighte. The
atmosphere is cooled by electric fans.
You are cordially invited to make
inspection of these pool and billiard
parlors You will receive q hearty vel.
come at aay time. Ask for
SAMUEL A. TYLER, Manager.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

Company

Brews the purest Beer on the Wash.
ington Market. The highest chemical
authority in the district of Columbia.
after an analysis just finished of all the
different beers on the market, gives
this as bis verdict. Don't be fooled by
Jealousy, envy, or prejudice, on either
or all IF 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 skillful brewmasters In the
county. Visit our plant and insist on
us proving our assertions. We will be
glad to show all.
ABE KING,
Sec'y and Treas.
E. L. JORDAN,
Pres and Cent Mgr.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
WashingtonianS Were In is.

The Business Convention at Boston
had more than one hundred and fifty
delegates. Our city was hsnorsd by the
presence of Messrs. e. E. Cooper, A. F.
Hilyer and D. B. McCaFy, all Of whom
received high recognition. Mr.. Cooper
in being secretary, Mr.. McCary in be-
ing one of the Vice presidents and Mr..
A. D. Hilyer's paper has been editorial.
ly commended by the Star. Judging
from the character of the attendance
the convention will do much to stimu.
late business enterprises among our
people throughout the Countrywide
Daily Record.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

fora E. Dorsey and Christine Dorsey
" Typewriting, Copying and Steno
graphic work satisfactorily performed
at reasonable rates by the Misses Dor
sey, Room 8, LIE Droit Building,
Corner Sth and f street northwest.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
CHR. XANDER
900 Seue,sth Street ", ".

His Sweet Norton, a deep tinted red wine,
bis own pressing, allows double dDution In
the drinking glass and remains as vinous and
sweet, a. the best sweet Catawba unwatersd.
Both he seas ct u gallon. Zoe the halt gal
lon. Chr Xander's Rye whistles at 7ac, S5e,
Gee snd toe the full quart, are free from fusel
poison Of some age, Kept In heated storage,
AZ compare advAntageoualy with any wk1is-
kfss at their price. Equally so his Brandiss
G1as and Ruin are pure end well developed,
ard the moderate use Of them ever causes q
headache. He has an array OF ever SO many
stan daras OF Wines and Whiskies stored in
his CELLARS and warehouse. Remembe the
Number 900,
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
AGENTS WANTED.

Eaelosa 20 stamp for repiv, and We will send
particulars telling how you can make fro m
us to $3.50 per month, and also be presented
with q fine Gold Watch. Address.
SCOTT REMEDY CO.,
Box $40, Louisville. XIV,
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
APPEALS TO Mr.. HANNA.
The CoIored Republicans of Louisiana
Protests Against The Yarmouth Policy
q and Withdraw Their Endorsement.

Hon. Marcus A. Hanna, Chairman
National Republican Committee, Chica =.
go, ILL.,. Dear 5ir:-The condition of the
republican party Ia Louisiana is SO
changed since I advised my colored
republican friends from Donaldson
vile, La, on the 10th day of June,
1900, to petition yon aud the members
of the late National Republican Com.
mittee, begging your honorable body
to give recognition to the delegation
headed by the Hon. 81. Clay Warmoth.
AS representing the only true, able and
effective and aggressive republican Or
gsnization In the state OF Louisiana.
we told you that you would be told by
the Wimberly people that the people
represented by the Wsrmoth delegation
are drawing the color line in the party
This, we said, was subterfuge intend
ed to mislead the National organiza-
tion. We further stated that it did not
deceive the honest Negro republicans
of Louisiana, and we felt sure that 1t
would not deceive nor could 1t mislead
you. We furthet stated as colored men
representing the best element of our
race, we boldly asserted to you that we
nor the thousands we represent have
found any occasion TO complain be-
cause of any disposition to draw the col
or line In the ranks of the new blood
which is being infused into the party
We said to you for the sake of the future
of the party in this state, accord repre-.
sentation in the National Committee,
to the delegation headed by 81. Clay
Yarmouth.
This, my dear sir, Is to inform you
that We have been most shamefully
deceived, The honest republican Me-
groes of Louisiana have been misled.
He is not the least represented in the
New Republican organization. He is
told today In plain words, that 1t was
HUI iulcuOcu lOA ulh " aluilntC WA6A
the new party, his vote Ia ali which
will be required, that being fact 1
doubt that 1t will be acquired.
Since was one Of the first in lending
my aid aud support In advising the rec
ignition of those people. 1 deem 1t
my duty to be one of the first to IN
form you that the present plan OF Or
ganizstion will prove disastrous. 1t Is
by far worse than the old. If this is
the new plan, or one of the new princi
pies to be injected in the party Of Lin
colin and Grant, the Negro will have
nothing to do with it. think it will
be to his best interest to be democrat.
1 cannot lead myself to believe that
the policy is greater than the principle.
l have been republican all my days
and I am forced for the sake of my
future, that of my children's and my
race to condemn that new organization
to brand 1t as untrue, desiring to rob
the old party of one Of its cardinal
principles.
The warning is timely and just.
am yours respectfully,
P.L. CARHoUsHE.
Late 1st Lieut., 9th U. S., V. L.
Doaaldsonville, La.
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08

Prof =. Fl. Barnett of Huntington,
W. Va was in the city the early part
of the week,
The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-08
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROOMS FOR RENT.
Two Large Rooms to rent-furnished
or unfur nished 419 @ street. N. W. 81
The leader., 1900-11-28
CAN'T HELP BEING FUNNY.

Hon. Jas. F. McCool concluded re-
cent interview on the result of the
late election with the following OBJ
servations, which prove that the dis
tinguished gentleman of Alfalfa can't
help being facatious when discussing
the most serious subjects;
SIN view of the supremacy of the
Republican party generally for the
past forty years in the administration
of national affairs, there is not much
hope for the Democracy to elect a
president soon and, speaking for my
Democracy demanding that the next
presidential nominee be from the
South, and give the vice presidential
candidate to Vermont, the chief planks
of the platform being brotherly love
and good times. Such ticket would
at least create splendid sensation"
Mr.. McCool, as has been stated be
fore in the Clarion Ledger, led the
electoral ticket in the recent election
receiving quite a number of votes more
than any of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket. 1t must also be
remembered that he led the ticket in
the famous plurality primary last sum
mer, Notwithstanding the wholesale
frauds in Coahoma county. This is
quite an unusual compliment, and a
high attest to his popularity in the
commonwealth.
The leader., 1900-11-28
ONLY TWO GREAT CLASSES.


There are only two great classes in the world.
I say.
FakirS and suckers.
The suckers do the labor and the fakirs draw
the pay;
The suckers do the voting and the fakirs hold
the sway.
The suckers raise the crops. but the fakirs fix
the price;
Tie faklrs hold tn market and get the biggest
slice.
The fakirs take the harvest the suckers hold
the bag;
The fakirs dress in broadcloth, the suckers
chew the rag.
The suckers feed the COWS and the faklrs get
the milk
The suckers feed the silk worms and fakirs get
the silk.
The suckers build the mansions the fakirs
occupy;
The suckers are the bakers, but the fakirs eat
the pie.
The suckers make the fabrics, but the fakirs
own the mills;
The fakrs have the pleasures while the suckers
foot the bills.
The fakirs have the feasts while the suckers
get the crustS;
The sucker pays the prices. while the fakir
runs the trusts.
The suckers are the workers,
The faklrs are the shlrkers,
The fallirs are the wealth takers,
And this is why say
There are on earth today
just the classes
And the masses.
And the masses are the prey,
just the ones who do the toll
And the ones who get the spoil,
Are the spoilers who do the tollers in the same
old WAY
The leader., 1900-11-28

While at Jackson last week Lieut..
Hobson delivered an address to twelve
hundred pupils at the Jackson public
school. He stated that the victory of
the American war vessels in the fight
at Santiago was due to the many weeks
of careful preparation that had been
made, and to the fact that the Span
iards were in state of unprepared-
ness for the event. Touching the
question of international diplomacy,
he predicted that the United States
will become the most important factor
on the diplomatic chess board, and will
take large share of the work in civ
ilizing China He was presented with
a number of floral offerings by the
school children and rendered several
receptions during the day. At night
he was given complimentary banquet
at the Lawrence House by the Kappa
Alpha Fraternity of Millsaps Col
lege at which so covers were spread.
The leader., 1900-11-28
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS CAN'T
MAKE THE STATE PAY FOR
SUBSTITUTES

A late Jackson special to the Picay
une says:
The mandamus case of B. G. Hum
phreys against the auditor for war
rant for his salary as district attorney
while absent from terms of court de-
serves more than passing notice. The
supreme court in this case held:
First-That the words "fixed salary"
used in section TIA of the constitu-
ton only meant change from the fee
system.
Second-That the direction to the
legislature (section IS of the constitu-
tom to provide for making deductions
from the compensation of public Off
GERS for neglect of official duty was not
limitation in the power of the legis-
lature to provide deductions for other
causes.
Third That section 1859 of the code,
as amended by chapter II of the acts
of 1898, is constitutional, and if the dis
trict attorney fails from any cause
whatever to attend court, the pay of
the pro tempore district attorney must
come out of his salary.
Fourth-That it is the duty of the
auditor, upon the certificate of the cir
cult judge, to pay the pro tempore Of
ticer and deduct the amount from the
salary of the district attorney, and also
under section 1857 of the code, to de-
duct twice the number of days so GER
titled as penalty, unless the district
attorney shall file with the auditor an
affidavit setting forth the sickness of
himself or family, or high water, cpl
demic, or accident not within his con
troll.
The judgment of the circuit court
allowing Mr.. Humphreys claim for the
time he was sick was reversed and the
case dismissed. Every point of the at
torney generals opinion to the aud
itor last spring was sustained.
The leader., 1900-11-28

\
NThe blind tiger must not be allowed
I'd, have his lair near the State colleges
fof young men. He is an impudent
whelp, and will nest anywhere. In
this connection the Columbus Com
mercial says:
I'm the prosecution of blind tiger
at Starkville few days ago, we notice
that President Hardy, of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical. College, was
among the prosecutors and asked for
the full penalty of the law for
the accused The patrons of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College will
note this act of his with satisfaction,
for it shows he is caring for the moral
as we'll as the material welfare of the
large number of young men Entrusted
to his keeping Picayune
The leader., 1900-11-28

The defeat of the Democratic patty
in the late election was the most over
whelming the party has experienced
since it united with the Liberal Re-
publicans under Horace Greedy in 1872
OF the 155 electoral votes secured by
Mr. Bryan, only ID were chosen out
side of the Southern States, and these
l3 were chosen in only four States by
popular majorities aggregating less
than $1,000 The four States outside
of the South which chose Bryan cleo.
tors were the small mining States OF
Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
which have a special interest in the
free coinage of silver.
The leader., 1900-11-28
MAILING A MAGAZINE.
One Man Could Not Mail a Single Edi-
ton of Ladies' Home journal in
u Whole Year.

ton of Ladies' Home journal in
Whole Year.
Eighteen men aided by the fastest
mailing appliances, are kept on a
rush every month getting The Ladies'
Home journal off to it's subscribers.
The first shipments are started about
the middle of each month, and from
that time until the 10Th, the maya
zines pour out of the Journals pub
fishing office by the two-horSe dray
load. On the 18th of each month, ev-
cry journal has reached its destina-
ton, and work in the mailing depart
ment slackens for a few days. Some
idea of the tremendous size of the
Journals subscription list may be
gained when it is known that forty
tons of mailing type are required to
set up the names of subscribers.
There are three-quarters of a ton of
each numeral, and it requires 10000
galleys to accommodate the subscri-
bers' names in type. This stock would
equip six or eight large daily newspa-
pers. AS many as sixty five compos-
itors are employed setting the names
of the Journals subscribers in type
printers enough to set the type for
the biggest metropolitan daily news
paper The expenses for postage
paid by the Journal approximate
$4,000 year.
The leader., 1900-11-28

II is generally understood that Prof
J. NJ. White of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college will be offered the
vacant place on the Mississippi Histor-
ical commission, occasioned by the res
ignation Of Capt. p. X Mayors. Prof.
White holds the chair Of history at the
above named college and is a well
known educator In the State.
The leader., 1900-11-28

msn and asked him to telephone for a
policeman. When this was done Glib
son took a certificate from his pocket,
signed by some county officer at Lo-
gansport, Indiana, which stated that
Gibson and his partners we're worth
$4,000. This concluded the Govern
or's testimony.