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The colored American., 1900-10-20
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1869.

We invite the attention 70 the art
sle In another column bearing upon
the moral depravIty Of the white neE
Of certain class in South Carolina, ss
well IS In other portions Of the South
who are strenuously opposed 70 Negro
domination and Negro suffrage, white
men who have no aversion 70 geoo
looking Negro women or bad licking
ones, either for that matter, when oBee
their lustful animal passions are
aroused White men who lead mobs Of
infuriated brstss and barbarians to
lynch or roast any Negro who locks
sross-eyed st the esmmonest white te-
male street walker In the South, yet
think II no crime against society or
against morals 10 Outrage Negro girls
and Negre women and their own
women. Disgusting themselves IS Ne
groes to accomplish their diabelical
purposes and helping On the next day
or next week 10 lynch or roast some
innocent Negro for their OWL brutal
and bestial acts. The white men Of
the South #ho commit these crifaes are
fast bringing the destruction upon that
section by their shameful and coward
ly course toward Negroes Of both sexes,
The judgment OF the Almighty has al
ready been visited upon Texas and His
wrath will Jet be visited on South
Carolina and other States which are az
morally corrupt ss Sodom Of old.
The colored American., 1900-10-20

We are sending out this week % de-
liR9ueHt subscribers, q bill and per
sonal letter asking for a settlement Of
their account II il the duty Of every
good citizen to paw his or her honest
debts ana With newspaper struggling
ss Il The Celored American, and ali
race journals as TO that matter. II il
necessary that delinquent subscription
bills be paid There Is no stronger
agency fer the advancement and pro-
motion Of the race than 9 live up to-
date newspaper. The CoIored Amer
can fills In full measure an uptsdate
journal. II Is neEsy, clean. snterpris'
ing and safe. The individual members
of the race owe it to themselves to sus.
tain 8 paper like The Colored Ameri'
can We are sending out daily over q
hundred letters to persons who are able
10 pay, vho are Intelligent and who
evidently enjoy reading The Golored
American. We have sent some of
these subscribers as many as three and
tour letters and they do not answer the
letters but read On and on and protest
when the bills are placed in tie hands
Of an attorney for collection. II yeu
owe for the papsr and are not able 10
pay for It answer the letter az least and
tell us about it or send Us what YOU
can.
The colored American., 1900-10-20

young women. In ths Faculty OF eur
High School are graduates Of Harvard,
Yale, Am Hsrbor, Cornell, Howard
University, Wilberferes, Catholic Uni
versity, Oberlin and several hrst-rste
special schools. In every eonk 81 Ekere
the oslorsd q gh School has been pit
ted against 9 white High schoT'5 of
the city, il aken g yer high rank.
La the sxaEinaiisz Of the pupils 81 FIVE
high Echools in Washington las spring
bY the United States Senate il viii be
remembered that the Colored High
Scheol led sll the schools il English
and vas second IN general average.
OF the $50 eolored teachers In the
schools ef the District Of Columbia at
lest seven-sigkths Of them were trained
In our Own High and Normal Schools
By colsrsd teachers
II e rsnarksble tribute to The ge-
RiuE and capacity cf The oolored pso-
pie Of this community 70 say that what
our schools are to-day IL their hsndi-
werk- For more than thirty years
they have been under the almost ex-
elusive control Of Negro officials who
Rot oEly looked after thtir intellectual
but also thsir financial welfsre-dis-
penEing the appropriations made By
Congress ss they felt vss for tie beEt
good q the schools We have always
maintained that what the Negro nseds
Is opportunity WbeE be gets that be
generally does as vel With !. as q
whits man.
OF the few colorsd graduates Of
Harvard College SIX Of them we're
trained IN sur Righ sehe3l. and young
Bruce, the sen Of sx Senator Bruce,
who Is Row doing 50 val az Canbridg
vas also q pupil here All Of these
Hen ara doing veil and rejecting
credit On their early teachers
Re hope that il viii not Be long be
fore The Colored High School of he
great metropolis Of Maryland viii &c
manned throughout with eolored men
snd women tron Principal 10 the jan
itor.
The colored American., 1900-10-20
Mr.. ". v. Jefferson.

Mr.. Wesley ". Jefferson. a graduate
ot TUskegee and who hss been teach
ing in the West indies hiss just re'
turned TO y sshington. Mr. Jefferson
Is indeed q brilliant young man and
made an enviable reputation across the
waters. Mr.. Jefferson comes 10 enter
the Dental Department aI Howard. 30
we'll pleased weie the managers with
Nh. Jefsrson's worth they Offered to
hold the pIsce open or employ any one
be might suggest, providing they are
from Tuskegee.
The colored American., 1900-10-20
The eoLoRED High SCHOOL.

The AfroAmerioan Ledger of last
week has aa excellent editorial On the
Colored High School Of this city based
on an artie.s IN The Cslored American
We are glad TO see that thoughtful
men in other places are beginning 10
see what great instruments for good
this seksol is. AS the Ledger says this
superb corps of eolsred men and women
wbo are teachers In this institution is
An Inspiration 10 our ysang mea and
The colored American., 1900-10-20

of Cock county With 100 GO nsio,i,r
s2d in accordance with best repubIi..n
e majority. Coz county viii 60 zO0co
10 surely s. night succeeds The d.,
just 60 surely viii PIesloent Wnlfsr
ii ckiDley succeed himself sg Presfdar+
Of the United EtsttE. Judge Ricbs,d
Yates viii be elected governor Of Iui.
ois, by one- hundred thousand msio,,.
ty.-DT. J. h Asgee.
With the horrible nightmare Of TIL
u al of South Carolina a. the rovs,
b eblnd the thrODe and Jonss Ark,n-
sss and Stone Of Missouri as the rigbe
and left supporters CT the possible Bry.
n dynasty, there should be 10 cuss.
ton ss 10 The p CEitiCn Of the coIored
II Al II this second battle. ~. Madi.
son Vance, louisiana.
Ny impression is that the election
Of Mckinley sBd Roosevelt il = cincb.
New York, Indiana and Illinois were
made the bzttle ground By the demo.
Gratis and they have been whipped in
81 thoEe states IL 8 stand-up fight. I
have spent much time IN Indiana and
and Illinois and I believe those slates.
as vel &c New York, msy be consider
ed sc safe for the republican party
I. Thomas FoTtune, New YoIk.
The eolored voters Of Cook county
are fully aroused, and almost our solid
vote will be p0lled for President Nc.
KinIey sn6 against BTysn and Tulmsm
LssE week the irTepreEEible gentleman
Of "'PRehfOrk" fame addressed s big
democratic audience, and speski0g of
colored voters n tie South, boldly de-
clsred, 'Of course We don'1 let them
yote.n There were no eoIored democrats
presents, but the news get out, snd it
Is now zero weather IN the camp Of the
eolorsd democrscy.-F. L. Barnett,
Chairman, National Bureau Of Colored
Voters,
OI sOHc AlAC llCIE was 1UIlc al
apathy in the city OF Chicago and the
county CT Cook, but during the past
ten days the change hss been marvel.
Gus. Every meeting daily, and they are
legion, Is attended by thousands Of SOL
ID republican voters whose unbounded
enthusiasm gives Inspiration TO the
workers. That the entire republican
ticket. National Congressional, Stste
and local viii be elseted by an equal If
not sn increased majority, over that Of
1895 i s sure There are meetings held
al y N and 5 P. N, while q score Of
wagons with speskers and bands sre
holding meetings in eveIy block in the
city.-G. ". Bry sat, Il D, Baltimore,
Nd.
SENATOR T. 7. ALLAN,
The colored American., 1900-10-20

4 jolly fishing psIty composed large
ly OF the employees Of the Treasury
Department spent four days this week
Ep the Potomac. II was composed Of
Messrs. J. B. Askins, James ". Gray
". 3. Coles. Wm. E. l. Sanford, d,
VI. Reynolds, Frank Dickson and
Washington Weed. When last seen
they were headed for Harper's Ferry
but later Esports show they camPed 81
Lake View Park and fsbed IN the
Falls near Glen Echo. They report
good time.
The colored American., 1900-10-20

The anniversary services ard rally al
Lincoln Memorial cduTch which ended
last Monday night with s reception
rendered the pastor, Rev. 4. P. Miller
and wife, were grand success. netting
over $50
The colored American., 1900-10-20

On the Centennial Committee We
have but tive representatives. Of our
race, although We fern On third Of the
population Of the District.
The colored American., 1900-10-20
II THE GREAT WEST.
(CoBsinued from first page }


D. c. /. Spending few dsys in Chi
csgo With his family. Mr.. Keelsn's
pnncipsl object in eoming TO Chicago
Just 81 this ume Il to cast 3 vote for
Mckinley.
Rev. D. ". Jones, general missio-
nary for the city Of Chicsgo, has been
indisposed ever since his IeiuTn from
conference 81 MIN, srd bss peen Tn
sble 70 attend 10 business properly but
hopes 70 be CIT again soon.
III. D. r. wilkins, the present
mansger Of The ICnservstor il man Of
push and shreTd business stility. The
Consergstor Is coming out IN good
shape, AID the editorials coming from
his pen ale tbe tjse; Of much favor
able comment.
Mr.. W. L. Martin, one Of Cbieago's
entsrprising young lawyers was elected
pTesidsnt Of tie Young Mems LYeeum
Of Bslhel church. This organization L
II iEs youth, but with 81 able young
nsa Ike Mr. Martin a. lis head il bids
fsiT 60 become the center Of attraction
for the young men Of Chicago. MT
Martin L foreeful speaker and well
QUALIFIED for the honor bestowed upon
him, and Bethel church, being central
ly located IL an assurance Of many
pleasant Sunday sf,ernoOns for the
coming winter
The Fellowship Club Of this city re
Gently entertained 81 dinner Dr.. 4. NJ
Curtis Of Washington, D. G., T. Thomas
Fortune Of New York, J. Madison
Fsrce Of Louisiana and Harry G.
Smith Of Cleveland. The scene CT the
festal occasion was st the home OF Mr..
2 B. Harrison. The dinner was given
in honor Of Dr.. Curtis, Who Is an
honorary member Of tie club. An ele-
CANT repsst vss served and each gentle
man present responded 10 toast Mr.
r. b. Harrison IN his ususl pleasing
manner recited "The Pahty," and
When Melinda slrgs" by Paul Lau'
renee Dunbar.
The Times Herald Of this city recent.
y published two portraits Of colofed
men who rank high IN music One wss
that Of Mr. Samuel ColeTidge Taylor,
OF England who Is startling the English
and American music public with the
distinction Of his songs and the breadth
and beauty Of his 'Hiawaihs's Woo
ing" aid The Wedding Feast, while
the oihsr is that Of Mr. Pedro T. Tins
ley OF Chicago. The Times Herald
said: Many viii Be interested 10 know
that the most sympathetic Interpreter
Of Samuel Coleridge Tsylor's songs IL
America is Pedro = TInsley, 3 colored
man and resident Of Chicago. MI.
TInsley, however, Is the first American
singer 10 make us familiar with the
FsIe distinction and beauty Of mis- songs.
He was the choir master Of Grace
Presbyterian church in this city, ana
recently gave song recital, the pro.
gram Of which eontsined exclusively
the songs Of Samuel ColeTidge Tsylor.
4 colored man himself, It Is lot psss.
ing strange that Mr. Tinsley Is 8 sym
pathetic interpreted Of TayIor's eomgo-
sitions, Mr. Finsley Is pupil of Mr..
Wm. y. BurFitt, Kim bsu Hall Chi,
The colored American., 1900-10-20

The Record a Local heDdomedsl and
said 10 De backed By Hon. George q.
White Is Indirectly supporting the
democratic ticket.
The colored American., 1900-10-20

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
A SERENADE OF WOLVES.
How One Was Started In the Ma
tIonaI Too at Washington.

How One Was started In the Ma
tionaI Too nt Washington.
In The Century Ernest Seton-Thomp
son, who used to be known as Wolf
Thompson from his familiarity with
this particular form Of wild animal,
tells how he started a wolf serenade at
the National ZOO In Washington.
While making these notes among the
animals of the Washington zoo ! used
to 70 at all hours to see them. Late
one evening | sat down with some
friends by the wolf cages In the light
of full moon. | said Let us see
whether they have forgotten the music
of the west" | put up my hands to
my mouth and howled the hunting
song of the pack. The first to respond
was a coyote from the plains. He re-
membercd the Wild music that used to
mean pickings for him. He put up his
muzzle and zap yapped" and howled.
Next an old wolf from Colorado came
running out looked and listened ear.
nestly. and. raising her snout TO the
proper angle. she took up the wild
ming out and joined In. each according
TO his voice. but all singing that wild
wolf hunting song. bowling and yell.
ing, rolling and swelling high and low,
In the cadence of the hills
They sang ne their song Of the west. the west;
They set all my feelings aglow;
They stirred up my heart with their artless art
And their song Of the long ago.
Again and again they raised the cry
and sang in chorus till the whole moon.
III wood around was ringing with the
grim refrain-until the inhabitants In
the near city must have thought all
the beasts broken loose. But at length
their clamor died away. and the wolves
returned. skunk back TO their dens, ST.
lently. sadly. ! thought. as though they
realized that they could indeed join In
the hunting song as of old, but thell
hunting days were forever done.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
RECENT INVENTIONS.

In Maryland a man has patented
shirt having detachable bosom, which
can be easily removed and a fresh one
put In Its place when soiled, the shirt
having q series of buttons. to which
tongues on the edges Of the bosom are
attached.
Razors can be conveniently sterilizedl
by new apparatus, which has a tank
for heating the water or sterilizing
liquid, provided with hood which con-
fines the steam. slots being cut around
the edge of the hood for the insertion
of the razor blades.
A trolley street sweeper has been pat
ented by q Massachusetts man, having
a short car mounted on wheels, with y
central receptacle, into which the dirt
is gathered by an endless chain OF
buckets from series of.brushes, which
can be adjusted as desired.
A Texan has patented mechanical
motor for operating a churn, in which
two heavy weights are suspended by
ropes wound on shaft, the latter being
mounted In frame and rotating a
series of gears, with a crank shaft SCI
at the end of the train to reciprocal
the dasher.
Pieces of sponge are utilized in the
formation Of new playing ball, the
sections being held together by wrap
ping cord and covered with woven
fabric, after which the usual cover Of
hide is put on. making an extremely
light and substantial ball for water
polo or handball
A new mechanical toy is formed of
two oppositely twisted spiral wires,
with two end portions telescoped and
interlocked, the other ends projecting
In opposite directions, to slide through
the fingers and rotate the toy, which
seems to separate the coils and makes
an optical Illusion.
For army use a combined shelter tent
and cape has been designed, having a
canvas cover Of pyramid shape, with
a removable cap at the top, which Is
taken of for the insertion of the head,
a telescope pole being attached at the
end of a bayonet to support the de
vice as a shelter tent.
To give an alarm when a door or win
dow is opened new device is formed
OF a spring-actuated bell secured to a
strip of board. with a second piece of
board hinged to the first and opened
into a wedge for insertion under the
door, which when opened closes the
wedge and starts the alarm.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
He Wns Admitted.

Fortunately when red tape comes In
contact with common sense II is red
tape which goes to the wall. A good
story Is told of a military official who
devised a system which compelled ey.
cry one who went on business to Gen
eral Banks TO procure a ticket from q
member of the staff. the presentation
of which at the door gained his admls
sion. One day burly colonel came to
the door of the private Office at head
quarters and requested that his name
be given TO the general.
"Have you "A tcketr' he was asked.
"a ticketr' echoed the colonel. with
scorn. mo. sir. | haven't"
"You can't enter here without one"
was the reply.
"Sir," said the colonel, when Gen
eral Banks becomes n puppet show.
and have % cents to spare, I'll buy a
ticket to see him, not before" He was
admitted
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
WHY SHE DIDN'T SING.
superstition Kept Her From Beeom-
ing Prina Donna.

IbE ~ DOhhA.
II have come across a great deal of
foolishness of varying degrees and
kinds in my life" said the man who
teaches singing, but in all my born
days | never before met anybody as
hopelessly feeble minded as young
woman | have been taking an interest
in lately. She is stenographer by oc-
cupatiou. and | happened to hear her
hum popular song one day when
was in her employers office. OF course
the production of her tones was all
wrong. but her voice was as soft as
velvet and big and deep and clear as
cathedral bell. 1t was voice such as
teacher doesn't get a chance to work
ON twice in lifetime.
81 went to her and asked her to let
me try her voice. 1t proved to be bet
ter than | had hoped. 1t was magnifi-
cent. | wanted her TO begin studying
at once. She had no money, but
didn't want money for bringing out
voice like that. She hadn't much time
either, and she told me she was too
tired to sing in the evenings after
working all day. | told her to get up
early and practice an hour or two be-
fore breakfast. | thought she looked
odd when | told her to do it, but she
didn't say she wouldn't.
Weeks passed, and her method con-
tinued as bad as ever. | couldn't I'M
derstand 1t. Each lesson found her
just where the preceding one left her
At last one day asked her If she were
she wouldn't practice before breakfast
flushed and then broke down. She
said she hadn't dared to sing before
breakfast because 1t is bad luck.
Using before you eat, cry before
you sleep is the saying, and that idiot
of a girl believed 1t so implicitly that
she wouldn't practice before breakfast
even for the sake of that glorious voice
OF hers and as before breakfast was
the only time she had to practice the
result Mas-well. gave her up. She'll
live and die Il stenographer when she
might be n prima donna, and 1t will
serve her precisely right She has sac
rificed her future to an diotic super
stition." Washington Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
MARRIAGE Oh AYeienlc LINES


su fsestions for laws Defining Eiiri-
bi1ifN of thu Ncddc tate.
For many years certain specialists
and physicians have urged the passage
of laws defining certain requisites.
physical and intellectual, FOR those coli
templating marriage. Il was urged
that persons With ditary taint
shonld not be permitted - marry and
entail their infirmities upon their on
spring. Few have gone SO far how
ever, as DIR. Hcgar, distinguished Ger
man specialist who has recently been
writing and lecturlng on the subject.
This specialist advises German legis-
lators to pass n law which shall pro
hiblt from contracting marriage any
person who Is afflicted with a physical
deformity, an inliImity, disease or an
Infection OF the blood whenever il shall
appear that through marriage grave
aud persistent defect Will be transmit
ted TO the descendants OF such a per-
SON" He frankly admits that he got
his idea from a somewhat similar law
about which there was much talk in
Michigan some time ago, and the aim
of which was TO prevent idiots aud per
sons afflicted with various specified
maladies from marrying. He then
claims that while law such rs he pro-
poses may seem cruel to those whom
it Immediately affects, it is incumbent
on the present generation 10 provide as
well rs it can for posterity. and this it
can best do by enforcing marriage laws
that are framed on common-sense and
hygienlc basis.
DR.. Hegar Is not Malthusian. nor
does he recommend the abandonment
of sickly children, as was the custom
with the Spartans, but he insists stren-
uously that the utmost possible pre-
cautions should be taken to bring only
strong children into the world. Look
at the men who breed horses" he says.
They do not wait until colt is born
In order TO see what it will be like, for
they have been studying the subject for
several generations
In France DR.. Hegar's suggestion is
causing much discussion, and NJ. Ar
vede Barlne, a thoughtful writer,
points out that there are many objee-
tons to such a law as he proposes.
There Is the-flrst objection that such
law would infringe on the rights of the
individual, but NJ. Barine does not at
tach much weight TO 1t, as he regards
II as rather specious than well founded.
Society, be says, spends good deal of
Its time in interfering with the rights
of the individual, and there is really no
more tyranny in preventing a sickly
man from marrying than there is In
sending strong man to die on the
battlefield. We are accustomed to one,
not the other-that is all the difference.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-30
ETIQUETTE OF THE HAT.
Plays a Greater Part with Other
than with Americans.

Plays a Greater Part with Others
than with Americans.
walking up Fifteenth street recent
ly," said Washingtonian who has
travelled extensively, Il observed Sec
rotary Hay remove his hat to two gen
tlemen, who returned the salutation in
the same manner. They We're men,
beers of the diplomatic corps.
AS we all know, the American style
Of salutation when two or more gentle
men meet is an inclination of the head
or wave of the hand. The hat is
dotted to the gentler sex only. On the
continent 1t would be an insult for a
gentleman to pass an acquaintance
without removing the hat. If they are
friends the SALVATION is even more
formal and includes a shake of the
hand and the exchange of a few com
plimentary remarks.
1.-THE French are accounted the most
punctllous and ceremonial of people.
l think the Belgians are even more so.
Their customs are French, however.
They have language of their own,
but the names Of the streets in Brus-
sells are In both French and Beige on
the same sign board.
II spent a week In the Belgian cap
ital, where a member of the American
legation piloted me about. | made the
acquaintance Of many Belgian gentle
men, and the salutation between my
diplomatic friend and those he met was
something like this
"'Ah, count l am delighted to greet
YOU "a cordial smile. a ceremonious
lifting Of the hat, hearty shake of the
hand and an inclination of the body in
a polite bowl
My dear Colonel -, the pleasure
is wholly mine. l am e-tcioed to see
you. trust you are very WELL
Same formula)
MY friend, Mr.. - of Washing
ton Same formula ON my part and
that Of the county
After an interchange of mutually
complimentary remarks the ceremonies
attending the Introduction were repeat
ed as we respectively said 'au revoir'
and replaced our silk hats for the last
time upon our heads. 1t was a novelty
at first, but when l repeated 1t elgh-
teen times an hour l experienced a
crick in the small of my back.
MY friend explained to me that con-
tinental gentlemen of high social posi-
ton were not pressed by political and
financial affairs as are Americans In
similar walks of life, and the hurry and
haste we display is unknown to them"
Washington Star.