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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-18
A DIFFICULT POSITION.

Confronted by such a situation, Gov.
Roosevelt's position may better be i'm
agined than described. Several weeks
ago he said 10 the president that he
would not in any conceivable circum-
stances be a candidate for vice presi-
dent. He believed he might serve bet
ter the interests Of the Republican par
ty by standing again for the governor
ship OF New York. He believes that
now. His position is unchanged. he
says. Yet I'm the face OF that fact, in
face of the desire of a few. at least, OF
the well known administration leaders.
to nominate somebody else the nomina-
tion seems TO be forcing itself. by a Gu
rious combination OF circumstances up
on the New York governor. whether he
wants II or not. and whether the lead
ers want him TO have IL or not.
The running of the tide towards
Roosevelt can be stemmed only by one
man. the president. The drift of senti-
ment always has been towards a New
York man because OF the prevalent be-
lief that a strong New York man was
needed on the ticket. This fact ac-
counts for the rise Of the Roosevelt
stock yesterday.
The colored American., 1900-06-30
A Creditable Enterprise.

A numbe- Of gentlemen OF standing
10 our ce having felt concerned over
the fact that there is no suburban pleas.
ure resort ner this city TO which We can
go and feel comfortable and at home,
having undertaken tosupply what they
deem really necessary for the happiness
Of our people, aEd so this end have
leased a large tract of ground on the
Military Road, just above the Girl's Re-
form School, and have converted it in
to beau tiful L axe View Park which is
to be open at all times to accommodate
our people. The park Is fitted up first
class IN every respect, and only respect.
able people will be admitted to it; so
worthy an enterprise should be eliberally
patr0niZed To reach the Park take
Metropolitan cars and transfer at
Georgetown. Get off at District line.
Only one fare. On Sunday July first
at 4 80 p. M, there will be q mu sical
concert given at Lake View Park by
Hoffman's concert band.
The colored American., 1900-06-30

chandeliers and made the diamond in
the shirt front Of the hOlel clerk glitter
like the evening star.
Speaking about diane Chris. J.
Perry fthe Philadelphia : -lnane, owns
more Of these rare gems than any mem
Der of the P. G. except Col. Cooper. of
District of Colombia. Chris office is
near Bailey Banks and Biddles the
great Philadelphia jewellers. HIS as
sortment of these precious stones vaIy
in sizes from pins head, to hickoroy
nut, and when he puts on his sto' clothes
and walks down Chesnut street at night
the scene beggars description. The
most elegant piece of human flesh in
the city Of Philadelphia, is that dapper
little gentleman the Hon. Christopher
Jacobus Perry, editor OF The Tribune,
membah Of the city council sab. Bo.
hemian and good fellow generally.
From Brooklyn came a tall son OF
Anak in the person of Mr.. q. e. Wibecan,
one OF deputy assistant wet nurses of
the Woodruff boom. He is an unselfi sh
politician who spurns coin and a patriot
on principle Mr.. Wibecan ls a very
nice gentleman but his political edu
Gontinued on ninth oage.l
The colored American., 1900-06-30

Among the young leaders of the state
or Alabama, no one b better known or
more highly respected than Editor A.
n. johnson, OF Mobile, Ala. Not only
in Alabama but in The adj AGENT states
bis name is a household wcrd. He is
known not only ny the political prom
IL ence he has attained but by the
manySsnccessts which have crowned
his efforts IN other avenues Of life. He
entered politics in his early twenties
and while OBly thirty three years old
has been member of the Republican
State Central COMMITTEE for tell years.
He AS once elected to the State Leg
islaiure Of Alabama but Was counted
out by the democracy. He served as
railway postal clerk under President
Harrison's administration ana received
the highest per cent. of average Ia the
examinations up TO the date OF his
leaving the service. His efficiency as q
pc stal clerk won for him many friends
IN the section of the state through
which he ran. In 1898 in order to
broaden his field Of labor he engaged in
The undertaking and embalmlng BUSH
ness and is tOGsY kL own as one OF the
largest and most successful men in the
business. He is member OF the State
Board OF EmDalmers and holds state
license Two years ago he was unsni-
mously nominated by the republicans
of bis distr CT for Congress, and while
he was elected was counted out, the
democracy having the political ma
chiGery in hard. He was delegate to
the St. Louis Convention four years
ago and was an active participant in
that convention. 1t may be noted that
at this CONVENTION he was the youngest
delegate. In the recent c. iven ton he
was elected delegate at-large from the
state defeating number Of sGrOng cam
dldates among whom may be mention
ed DR.. w. Il. PeitifOId, president Of the
Penny Savings Bank at Birmingham,
Ala He was turned down, however,
at the recent Philadelphia Convention,
and the opposing party got the seat.
Mr.. Johnson is best KnOwn as tue editor
of The Mobile Press, psper with
large cir culatICn and great influence in
Alabama. Mr.. Johnson is not only sa-
tirlcal in bis writing bat pointed, epi-
gTammatic, aud calls spade spade.
He owns a large plant for JOB and
new paper printing, and in addition to
his own printing does other job and
The colored American., 1900-06-30

Philadelphia, Pa, Special Say! You
missed 1t by not going to the Philadel-
phia Convention. Why 1t was the big
gest, cOnsaTndidest, and most erioy-
ablest political convention that ever
happened, and some of the greatest
guns OF the race and several battalions
of small bOres were there. The latter
TOOK everything from a drink to a $50
note, and would have taken the city,
but the police force had been increased
so some OF them took cold, after the
rain on Sunday as they didn't wear
socks, and they got wet.
Seriously speaking no finer 10 liking
body OF black and c0lOTed men ever
assembled in the City OF BrotherIy
Love or any other city for that matter,
They were for the most part men of
intelligence and Rbility-men repre-.
sentlng the trades, professions and
business, we'll dressed men, good look
ing men and some of them men Of
means. Of course in every such
gathering there is bound TO De some
faktTs. TheIe was IO exception to
the rule in Z PniladelphIa, the sharCers
and ICON" men VINO are attracted to
conventions as buzzards are attracted
to dead horse, came there and. were
spotted, and given wide berth. None
of them got rich hauls, this year, for
the business OF the convention kept
them ali guessing.
Governor PInchbaok is as pictures
que character as will be found In
any quarter of the globe. A man of
handsome personal appearance, dignI'
he'd bearing and many accomplish
ments The carbOonist OF the Philadel.
phla Press tried his pencil on the
Governor while the latter es in Phil
adelphia and II 1T wasn't q joke the
Governor would have aD excellent
reason for proceeding against taat
enterprising journal for damages.
The Governors we'll groomed Van
Dyke lthey don't grow such boards in
FhlIadelphia) was instantly recognized
as belonging to him by all who knew
MN and gazsd on that cartoon.
Genial Charley Anderson, one of Mr..
FiStt's right bO WeIs. aid AN indefatiga
Die hustler was on the ground with his
Smputude OF smile and girtb, and a
cheerful word for everybody. Charley
naa a crowd Of white delegates around
niLh IN the corridor Of the Walton
'h'ehlug to one of his "fameyous"
stories, when the climax was reacked
'nese vas wild guffaw that shook the
The colored American., 1900-06-30

PRICE FIVE CENTS
AN ALABAMA LEADER.

Editor A. N. Johnson, ofIMobile,' "a StaIwart
IN Alabama Politics. A Successful Busi-
ness Man and Trenchant Quill Driver.
The colored American., 1900-06-30
SOME PEN PICTURES.

Galaxy OF Great AFRO Americans At
tend the National Republican Con
vention-The LynChIng Resolution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
aeDEemlNe TRAITS OF MOTHS.
Their Only Wicked Trick Is Devour
ing Peoples Clothes.

Every housewife knows only too well
OF what extraordinary mischief these lit
tie insects are capable and how even in
few weeks time clothes which have been
carelessly put away will be perforated in
a score Of places by the hungry caterpil-
lars whose tracks are plainly visible run
ming from hole to hole. But no creature
is without its good points, end even the
troublesome moths have something TO be
said in their favor. They are really very
beautiful little insects in spite OF their
dingy coloring. Somber though their hues
may be, one has only to place clothes
moth under the microscope in order to
perceive its beauty.
Only short time before these lines
were written | caught one OF these moths
in my study, says an entomologist, and,
wishing to examine il, damped strip Of
glass and pressed the moistened. part
gently against the surface of its wings.
When looked at this through the micro
scope, the sight was. really most ex1ul-
site one. In the center of the little gray
patch were thousands upon thousands Of
tiny scales, each shaped like battledoor
deprived OF It's handle and marked by
five delicate ridges running along II from
base tostip, while all around were thou
sands more of smuch longer a ! more
slender scales, each of which split up
near the extremity into three hairliks
plumes. And over all these scales, as
the light shifted, rainbow tints were
playing.
Beauty by itself. however, would be
but small recommendation, and the
clothes moth can lay claim TO usefulness
as WELL In our houses it Is n nuisance;
out of doors it has work to do and does
it, What becomes OF the hair which Is
woven into so many birds nests when the
nests themselves are deserted? The
clothes moths destroy it. and the nests,
which otherwise would cumber the
branches of the trees for years, are ena-
bled to fall TO pieces. What becomes of
the wool which sheep rub off upon thorns
and bushes? The clothes moths destroy
it. What becomes of the plumage OF dead
birds and the hair on the skin of dead an
imals? The clothes moth destroy them.
These little creatures have their uses aft
err all. They belong TO the great army Of
natures seavcngors, whose task 1t is TO
remove all dead and useless matter, and
1t is only when they trespass into his
dwelling that they become the enemies of
man.-Chureh Monthly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
COMPENSATION.
A Little Essay ns Serious as II II
Humorous.

a Little Essay rs Serious as II Il
Humorous.
Its my belief that tendency to bully
arL ride rpughshod over other peoples
opinions" said the hard worked book
keeper of big importing house on the
front, "is generally the result of similar
treatment at the hands of somebody else.
This theory was called very forcibly 10
mind by little. episode which occurred
only yesterday. i live at q boarding
house not a thousand miles from Lafa-
yette square. It's a very respectable
establishment where references are i'm
variably exchanged and. as usual. its
social focus is the front parlor in which
we all assemble of evenings.
Boarding house front parlors, by the
way, wear an extraordinary family like
ness the world over. They all have stiff
lace curtains at the windows, q shiny
piano in the northeast corner, rep furni-
ture with vanished legs, center table
and crayon portrait of the landlady's
deceased husband in an oval gilt frame
hanging over the mantelpiece.
This chaste apartment at my own
abode has been lorded over from time out
OF mind by the star boarder, who is
gruGf, sandy haired man, understood
vaguely to be connected with enc of the
railroads. He takes his stand under the
gilt framed crayon portrait, with his
thumbs in his vest pockets, and utters the
last word in all debates, whether the sub
ject is ice cream or Imperialism. He has
n cold. sarcastic tone that is very intimi-
dating, and to tell the truth, the rest of
us cringc hunbly when he lays down the
law.
well, yesterday, TO come to the point,
had occasion to call on one OF the big
railroad mqguates of the city, and the
business at hand uccessitated that he die
tate letter. The magnate was feeling
ratheRzgrumpy that morning. and he bel
lowed for his stenographer in voice that
made everybody jump. Instantly the
door few open, and a scared faced crea-
ture rushed in and whipped out note
book, all with one motion.
"Great heavens! 1t was our star
boarder! | was so astonished that l sat
transfixed. But presently | began to ex-
tract some cruel joy from the situation.
The star hoarder sYeated blood, and ev-
cry time the boss yelled some correction
at him he groveled abjeetly and mopped
bis forehead. When the ordeal was over,
he skunk out and last night, for the first
time on record, he failed to occupy his
usual post before the crayon portrait.
This is a world of compensations. We
suffer, and then we proceed to get even
with the fellow next lower in the social
hierarchy. i dare say, have been pass
ing all the star boarder's bullying to our
unfortunate Office boy" - New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
How He Paid on.

A certain groceryman who ran week.
ly newspaper paid for contributions in a
novel manner. The following are speci-
mems of his communications to local au-
thors:
= Dear JIM send you by bearer one pound Of
bacon and peck OF meal for your poem on the
county fair. Please receipt Tor 'em. 50 III know
Eou got EN-
My Dear Colonei-For your highly appreciated
Artiele on THE Needs Of the Country beg to
send you one gallon OF corn whisky. It is the
lame brand you have been using ever since the
pivil war. Kindly receipt for it.
Dear Tompkins--I send you a pair OF shoes and
} corset for the fashion article. / don't know
That you need the corset. but IL il the best
pan do under the circumstances.
Dear Major-As understand that you are about
10 enter the state campaign l send you a sa.4
shotgun and seven rounds OF ammunition tor your
eae article on The Political situation"
ATLANTA Constitution
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
HAD TO PART WITH BILLY.
His Love For the Sheep Was Great.
but lie Chose the other Pen.

There once lived an old curmudgeon
whose wealth consisted principally of his
flock of sheep and his two sons. Now, one
of the latter was a noble, generous,
whole souled fellow. whose kind impulses
led him into company and to acts of
kindness, and he evidently set little store
by wealth. The other was grip all,
just like the father The old man, being
upon his deathbed, called the latter and
said:
John, you know your brother is a
good natured. easy fellow and when he
gets his share of the property will squan-
der it away. But never mind, John, do
you divide il all fairly with him." To
which John assented, and the old man
died.
With haste John proceeded to make di-
vision. In a great flock of sheep there
must. of course, be many Indifferent
sheep.
These John carefully selected and plac-
ed in one pen, and with them an old ram
known as Billy. The best of the fock he
placed in another pen. Between the
youngest son and Billy the warmest af-
lection existed, dating back a great many
years, and by this affection the crafty
John calculated to work off all the indif-
ferent and valueless portion Oh the HOOK
upon his brother.
Brother, our father is dead. and he
charged me to divide everything fairly
with youRnd have tried TO do II. Broth
err. there is one pen. and Billy is in it, and
there is anotaer: take which you choose
On seeing Billy. he gave shout and
jumped into the pen, commencing his
usual playful .tussle. and when he had
fairly fatigued himself stopped short and
thus addressed him:
BILLY. you and are old friends. Many
a rough and tumble we have given each
other, many an hour we have spent to-
gether. Billy. love you like brother.
Billy, it wells almost burst my heart to
think OF separating from you, but" look
ing all arouRds. BILLY, you are In bad
company. and must bid you ferewell!
Brother. I'll '1ske the other pen"-Phiia-
delphia INQUIRE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
HIS FIRST PATIENT.
The Doctor YVES Really Thankful tc
Escape Alive.

The portly physician was in reminis-
cent mood. says the Detroit Free Press,
. and this is the story he told after the
cigars had been passed around and light
ed;
after l was turned out of the med.
ical college a full fledged physician j
looked around for likely looking town
to locate in. After search OF over a
month | found a small town where
thought they needed another doctor, SO
determined TO locate there.
''As | was entering the shop of the To-
cal sign painter to have shingle painted
an old man drove up before the place and
excitedly asked the sign painter If he
knew where Doc Smith was.
DOCS gone fishing said the painter.
What's the niatterr
'Betsy's sick, fnmed the old man. 4
wish that Teller would stay home and at
tend to busnessl
Here was my opportunity | thought.
so | stepped forward and said:
Perhaps | can help you out. | am q
Doctor
THE old man looked me over rather
doubtfully and then shouted for me to
jump in. did so, and he put the gad to
his horse. and we dashed away ut a rate
that threatened to wreck US before we
had gone mile.
"'What is the matter? l shouted to
make myself heard over the noise that
the old rattletrap of wagon made.
"'What do you suppose I'm taking you
out there for il 1t isn't to find outr, he
snapped.
swell, held my peace after that and
awaited Developments. We had drive
of II miles before we reached his home,
and when we reached there he drove
straight for the barn.
"'Now. git to work. he shonted, ind-
eating. with a wave OF his hand, a mare
that was lying on the barn floor.
Then II burst upon me that he wanted
a horse doctor. and with the best com
mand of dignity that | could muster ]
told him that my practice was solely CON
fined to human beings. The way that old
man went for me was awful. and while
the fireworks was playing about my head
the mare died. and there was nothing for
me to do but to walk home. as the old
man said that he would see me else
where before he would drive me back and
that / ought to be thankful IL | didn't
get a suit for damages on my hands"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
STATE OF MAINE.
In Supreme Judicial Court,
IN EQUITY.
IllN IT. N's
Charles S. Penhallow

vs..
The Norton Door Check and Spring Company.
Charles :. PenhallOw of Boston. 10 the COM
moI,weath of Massachusetts, complains against
the Norton Door Check and Spring Company,
cor, Grafton organized under the laws OF lhe
County of Cumberland ana State OF Maine, and
says;
First-That the defendant corporation was
duly organized under the laws OF the state OF
at Portland. IN the County of Cumberland and
State of Maine.
Secondhand your complainant Is the Treas
urer Of said defendant corporation.
Thrd--That at meeting OF the stockholders
of sad defendant corporation, legally called
therefor. ami held al kittery, IN the County OF
York and State Of Maine on the fourteenth dav
of jane. A. d. 1872 The stockholders of sal de-
PENDANT corporation voted to dissolve the same
and TO authorize your said complainant. as
Treasurer Aforesaid. TO commence and prose
cute the necessary legal proceedings for It's dis
solution.
Fourlh-That there are no existing liabilities
OF said defendant Corporation. and there are no
existing assets oil said defendant corporation
requiring disirib ation
Wherefor your complainant pIays:
First-That II may be decreed that said The
Norton Door Check and spring Company be dis
solved and It's AFFAIRS wound up.
Secondhand for such further and other relief
In the PREMISES as tbs nature OF said complain
ants case may require andto Your Honors shall
seem meet.
Thlrd-That the writ of subpoena be granted
10 y0ur complainant, directed To said The Nor
ton Door Cheek aud Spring Company, thereby
II honorable Court aud thenfand there 10 ar swer
all and singular the premises and to stand to-
perform and ABIDE such order and decree there
In as to Your HonorS may seem meet
CHAS. s. PENHALLOW.
MILFORD G CHAPMAN,
Solicitor tor Complainant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
BOERS Boil TER d.

Report at Pretoria. that Fsaues and
Russia hive Declared War Against
England
ilmsris Column. 0aberones, Friday,
April 6, via Lourenoo Marquee, 'sIussday
April l7.-piumsr's little force 10 now
strongly ensrenchsd northwest OF Msfek-
ing. The country hereabouts is much
more easily taversed than that the Rho
desians are operating In. The total
casuslties Saturday vera seventy aight,
but many are convalesoing. Men and
h,rses are Improving In health IS the
winter approaches.
Natives report that the inhabitants Of
Aafskins are very hungry. Should q
flying c91emn be dsspstched to their re-
lief ihxin find the country well grasled
ami %ntered as 10 proceeds rorthward.
Inc tody Of Captain Crswe has been
hsnded over to Baden-Powell. and buried
If Mafekine cemetery.
The Beers are being bolsterei mp by all
sorts OF stories from Pretoria among
ten reports that Russia and France
have declared war against Great Britain.
BRITISH RISONERS
plumsr's Camp. Friday, April 9, vis
Lourenco MARQUEE, Tuesday, April IT,
A letter has been received here from
Comm andart Snyman with reference to
tho British wounded and prisoners at the
Zoe lager after the engagement Of
a Oh 81, from which 1t IL learned that
Captain CEews died Of his wounds.
Lieut.. Milligan Is not prisoner, and is
believed to be among those the B1ers
buried. The British casualties were two
officers and six men killed, three officers
and thirty-six men wounded and one
officer and eleven men made prisoners.
ROBERTS READY TO MOVE.
London, april l7.-At last Lord Rob-
erts seems to be on the eve OF making his
main advance towards Pretoria. Unless
all the usuRl reliable sources o I inforna.
tion and all the indications smuggled
past the censor are at fault, the British
srmy within few days WILDE marching
10 Inward
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18

And Secured the Verdict I'm very
short order. .-i-...--. /.

SNORT VFWEEs 1870 So
al was standing at the end OF the de-
pot platform Of iittle. lkrossroadsi sta-
tion down in Vifginia eexeraf weeks
ago." said the colonel. when httie oid
woman drove up with anox hafsesseu 70
a cart, and. Landing the .iipes to a little
colored boy who was loahng around she
came mp the steps aud asked.
Stranger. VIII 10 back q loae wilder
to git justicer
".How back your
"sThis ycre railroad has run over one
of my hogs and won't pay fur him. I-s
cum down ycre TO. git o bits fur that
hog or turn loose ON sumbodyi I'll walk
up to that critter, inside and demand ray
money. He won't pay. and Ill tackle
him. Will 20 back me to see a far
foutY &s ~.
"'Why, you are a woman and should
not think Of having a fight with a man.
l replied
"'Never 20 mind about my bein wo-
man, strangeri It's bits or Tickle
him, and it'll help me along to know 70
are behind me. WIN 20 do II or see me
git licked and lose my cash to bootr
81 said I'd see fair play and went In
with her. She walked up to the station
master and spat on her hands and snid: !.
"'Yo' know about that hog! It's O
bits or I'll light on 10 yo'r
"'why. Mrs. Ramsay. don't own the
railroad t 3
ask bits or tackler she replied
"T'll send your claim up to headquar-
tiers to be acted on
"'Stranger. hold my sunbonnet, and
don't let him gouge my eyes out or pull
my ha'r! she said as she united the
strings. Now, then
"'Here's your bits he said as he
handed out three quarters.
"'Thankee. Good money, Is it2 That
squar's the hog. and thar won't be no
fout. jest rcekoncd thar was a way TO
git at railroad. but didn't know ex-
actly how II was DONE
Il went out to see her into the cart.
and when she got seated she extended
her hand and said:
"'Stranger, ! was lone wilder and
wanted backin. and yo' backed me. l
hain't no woman as can shed tears nor
git off big words. but my airnest wish is
that the Lawd may dun hev mercy on
your soul, amen. G'lang, Sal! Wash
ington Star.