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The colored American., 1900-01-27

0neT Is u sIgu luat We are going TO
pieces, and that he would rather give a
dollar to put us out OF bushes than to
help along credItable race enterprise
de says he never did like US, because
we're too stuck up" to waste our time
hanging over bars and indulging In
hoald stories besmirching AfrO'Ameri'
can womanhOod, and running down
patriotic Negro leaders This man IL
90 mean that
de would steal coppers OFF corpse's
eyes.
de would waste his time talk :ng curb
stone politics, while his wife takes IN
washing TO feed him.
be accepts treats, but never returns
one.
he peTpetuaIly borrows with no no.
uOn Of paying back.
he 6orrews The CoIored American
"om his thrifty, but over indulgent
neighOor.
ne comes to our ofaos and disturbs
The colored American., 1900-01-27
FINANCIAL.
We Will Lend You
any Amount Of Money

$40 will cost you 81
per month.
S25 will cost 81 25.
$40 win cost you So.
800 will cost S2.5O.
And larger amounts
at still lower rates.
The colored American., 1900-01-27

,Tttakes all kinds of people to make
6 world" says an old say. No one can
indorge with fuller authority, the tru' b
of this assertion, thsn can the news
rs ner man. He runs up against sever
81 thousand varieties of folks every day
~ his life. He comes in contact with
al phases OF human nature, and to
"get by" develops into a tinker" so
fsntsstically mixed that he can scarce.
10 befistinguisked he from the common
herd"
The Colored Americans unexampled
offer Of years subscription for one
''messly "dOllar has reached every
body's eyes or ears To the masses 1t
came as Il boon like unto mama from
the empyiean Responses are coming
in frgm all quarters. New friends have
rushed forward TO gather the benefit
Of the reduction In price, and Old friends
are rallying, until they threaten to loom
up as numerOusly as the army that
John saw. There are two classes ofpeo-
pie, however, that our bonanza reaches
but fails to 'scOre." We "Iose out"
after a terrific slide for the "hOmeplste"
While 98 out Of every hundred enjoy
and appreciate honorable, clean, fear
less and up'to date journalism as type
fed in The COlOred American let US
open our museum, ard direct the at.
tentlon OF the crowd to the corner
where crouches with suIien mien and re
pulsiVe cOuntensnce-TheM Mean Man.
Look at him. There he stands, the
antitbesis Of Napoleon, a delinquent
subscriber, wrapped in the solitude OF
of his original stupidity, assinine sup.
erstItiOn and re- arward tendencies. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

11lLC each instead of i'e. tomorrow
/2Ss for about 65 dozen bleached
honeycomb bath towels. with embossed bor-
ders; - by 40 inches in size; extra heavy
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

ward and presented with their "e'i "'A
nrizes nv President Kauffmitnn. -.
- I'VE gold medal is donate1 annuaiy w
the school, and has an intrinsic Value -
nearly 800. 1t Is beautilui,s ehS ~ w
me- diverse contains heal of w: :,, w.
cnrcoran in relief, and tho motto: ine
Reeinnine Determines he End On ths re- ,,
verse side is inscribed the Wofds, AM 49, ~
To student whose work SHOWS the siea,s,;
Improvement in drawing durins ~. a.,
,,,as nrinfed from the same die as the soau
medal med Handsome diplomas were given @ef
the third and fourth prizes:
EFF. Andrews Prize.
NJ Nr,cSuire next announced that the Il.
Andrews prize of s25 in gold for the pest
.ar,es of water colors was awarded TO
Miss Lesley jackson. and that the work OIL
M;ss THOMPSON, Miss Mcmillan. MISS
Pearson and Miss Haney was highiy coiii-
mended, in the order named. ..,. chic
MI Kaufman announced that tnls
closed the exercises, whereupon the au-
dience dispersed and passed tne re and esr
aiming the beautiful works Of art when
make the gallery one Of the artistic attrac-
tions of the national capital
Scope of the School.
The Corcoran School of Art offers facili-
ties, SO far as its capacity will permit. for
the free study of the elementary principles
of art. From the school. as it has hereto
fore existed In the Coreoran Gallery. have
gone. forth a number who have successfully
pursued art as profession. and still more
who have utilized It's teachings by becom-
ing teachers themselves. The founder of
the gallery End school saw, In his WISDOM
that the most efficient benevolence was
that which aided its objects to study and
work, and hence his liberality has here sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

tlonal delivery will be made on a Northern
Pacific steamer which sails today from San
francisco. and which will stop at Tacoma,
Seattle and other points on the northern
trip. Inquiries are being made as to other
steamers which will sail for Nome and ar
engagements will be made to send mail on
all steamers that leave Pacific coast points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01
Mamma was serving lam puddlng.

Mamma was serving jam pudding.
Johnny, will you take little pudding %
Johnny-'Yes. VIII you give me the ends
please?''
Mamma-''But why do you wish to have
the ends, Johnny"
Johnny-.Why, when was in the kitchen
l heard Ellen say to cook, Put a good lot
or jam in the ends, cook, because, you
Know. the ends are always left for u.s. -
Tit-Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01
THE FORMER FIGURES.
Enume ration Of District Population
by Police Censuses.

by Police Censuses. ="
.. ~ =; "a 3 n No is.ss,saA.-.e.r>;
msration. Begun .saay: It IS interesting to
three times during the past ten years In
June. 1892 the returns made by the police
census takers showed a total population of
25S, 431. The whites numbered 1880 while
the colored population was "a, S21. Deem
Der Is. 1894, the next census was taken.
This showed a gain of 12,0SS in the popu-
lation during the thirty months fol-
Lowing the previous census. The work of
the police this year showed a total popula-
ton of 210519. There were Isl, al whites
and S5.034 colored. April 1. 1897, che census
was again taken by. the police. That tini5
there was a total of 277. 1872: 1s9,457 white
and SS,325 colored. When this census was
taken there were 339 Chinese. one Japanese
and five Indians in the District.
The official census returns for 1890 showed
a total District population of go, 392.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

piled the means and opportunity to those
who contemplate serious work. and whose
intention 1t is to attend with regularity and
to work industriously. To such only the
advantages of the school, as now extended
and improved in equipment, are offered,
and its rules and regulations are framed
accordingly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill in the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon appropriating $40
UO toward the construction of an addition
Il Providence Hospital. To be erected on the
grounds of that hospital under the super
vision of the surgeon general of the army.
The addition was To be exclusively for per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01
DQ]EsG0EEEE AGREE WITH YOU

II not drink in-O-made from pure grains A
lady writes: TIE FIRST time made Grain-O did
not like IT. but after using It for one week nothins
fishes and feeds the system The children can drink
it freely with great benefit. 1t is the Strengthening
substance of pure grains. Get package today
from your grocer. follow the directions in making
II and you will have delicious and heslthful table
beverage for I'D and young. 15c. and &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01
Mail Facilitie. at Cape Nome.

The Post Office Department is taking ad-
vantage of every opportunity to facilitate
mail communication between the Cape
Nome gold fields and the states An addi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01

sons who were unable to pay. The amend
ment was ruled out as il was new legisla-
ton, and no committee had reported It.
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Report of the Committee.

report OF inc SOmm1ttce.
Mr.. F. B. Mcclure of the board of trus-
tees then read the report of the committee
of artists selected to pass upon the COM
petitive drawings for the gold medal. This
committee consisted of Messrs. Irving r.
Wiles of New York, John T. Wood and
Clifford P. Grayson of Philadelphia all ar
lists Of high fepute. They were not In
formed of the identity of the competitors
and were absolutely unbiased and impartial
in their judgment They knew the work
of the different competitors only by class
letters. They came to this city yesterday
for the express purpose of examining the
drawings.
In accordance with the report of this COM
mittee Mr.. Mcclure announced the awards
as follows:
Cold medaITo drawings marked N,
which proved to be the work of Miss Mar
garet Foote Hawley, daughter of General
Hawley of Connecticut.
Bronze medal-To drawings marked E, the
work of Miss Daisy Jean Loomis.
First honorable mention-TO drawings
marked P, the work of Miss Sarah Eliza
beth HinrichS.
Second honorable mention-To drawings
marked s, the work of Mr.. William T.
Davis.
Mr.. Mcclure said the committee reported
that they were much pleased with the char
acter Of the work exhibited.
The prize winners were then called for
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
MARVELLOUS POWER
 OF ANNA EVA FAY
Remarkable Woman Gives a
 Wonderful Performance
OPENS AT THE AUDITORIUM
Astonishes Audience by Answering Questions Unuttered, and Perform ing Other Feats-Matinees We'd
 nesdays and Saturday.

Whatever be the nature of the power pos sessed by Anna Eva Fay it is nothing less than marvellous. While the material achieve ments of the nineteenth century are patent and applauded, the thinking man or woman realizes that the discovery, or re-discovery, of the natural laws of mentality is quite as notable an event in the worlds progress during the passing hundred years. Wireless telegraphy is no whit more wonderful, nor is it any more useful to mankind than mental telepathy that power by which thought may ignore its usual medium of expression in the spoken or written word and traverse space from mind to sympa- thetic mind.
 When Miss Fay, at the Auditorium last evening, read the thoughts of many and answered questions unuttered, most of those present must have been set wondering. This is the characteristic of this wonderful lit- tie woman's entertainment, that 1t IS thought awakening, that when the curtain is rung down on it it is not over, but stays with the person privileged to participate in it. It is an unusual performance, and it is Miss Fay's fate that it is only when her engagements call for her appearance elsewhere that a community wakes up to the wonder that has been within Its ac- quaintance.
 Whether Miss Fay has the aid Of friendly Mahatma, as not few believers in theosophy allege, or has simply (and not so simply, either) superior knowledge of the natural laws of the spiritual worls, as others aver, the writer knoweth not. Here is applied psychology in its highest mani festation. If 1t were all trickery, it would argue that she who could practice such tricks is still marvelously clever beyond average human achievements. And still it Is an entertainment. While 1t is intense ly interesting and compellingy instructive, it entertains
 Miss Fay will give seven more perform ances at the Auditorium, making her last appearance in Birmingham on Saturday night. The matinees are a special feature of Miss Pays performance as she give them for women onl, and have created a great deal of discussion and controversy.
 Between Miss Fay's acts a number of clever people appear including the four Luciers, who give exceptionally fine programme of music with other acts.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
VISITORS TO GRAND
 LODGE ENTERTAINED
Joint Communication of Local Lodges. Triennial of Grand Encamp-
 ment Knights Templar.

The two Masonic lodges of Birmingham Birmingham Fraternal and King Solomon held a joint communication at Masonic Hall, corner of First avenue and Twentieth street, last night in honor of delegates and other Masons from this section of Alabama who were passing through the city on their way to the Grand Lodge, which is to meet in Montgomery tonight.
 A Master Mason's lodge was opened by Worshipful J. B. Cobbs, master of King Soloman Lodge, and assisting him in the east was Worshipful w. M. Lindsey, of Birmingham Fraternal. Eloquent addresses were made by Dr. J. H. Phillips, Rev. Dr. Newfield and Jerry Fountain.
 A worthy brother fellow craft, P. H. AL vey, was introduced after the ancient man. ner and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason" The work was said to have been finely done. During the cere- monies Dr. R. J. Redden, of Sulligent, senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge, occupied the oriental chair and was most impressive in the masters work.
 The attendance of local and visiting Ma sons was very large. An elegant supper was served at Il o'clock by Paul Calame, WnO was aSSlSl6u Dy hTS. 1dldiie, WoIthy matron of the Eastern Star. No more beautiful tables were ever seen in the Ma sonic Hall.
 Mai Chas Wheelock, past grand comman- der of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Alabama, returned from Louis- tille last night, where he had been to sc- cure quarters for the grand body on the oc- Sasion of the Triennial Grand Encampment of the United States, August 23 to 2. 1901. He says he was most fortunate in his ar engagements. He signed contract for a large parlor and suite of bedrooms in one of the most elegant boarding houses in Louisville It is on Broadway, corner of Brook street, and is supposed to be on the line of march. The Louisville Triennial promises to be one of the biggest in the history of Templar Masonry. The Alabama Grand Commandery will keep open house, and according to Major Wheelock cham pagne will flow like water.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
HUNDRED CHANGES
 ARE FIRMLY DENIED Affected Passenger Department
 of the Southern Railway
THE NEW ST. LOUIS LINE
Will Give Through Line to Atlantic Seaboard-Death of Mir. Fletcher. P. Sid Jones Goes to Louis-
 ville-Other Items.

The Atlanta papers of Saturday an- nounced several changes in the passenger department of the Southern to occur dur ing this month, but it appears that there was no foundation in fact for the reports IL was stated that Brooks Morgan would be transferred to St. Louis to take a higher Southern-the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Rairoad-and that w. H. Tayloe also of Atlanta, would likewise go to St. Louis. The Constitution of yesterday con- tained a denial of these rumored changes and stated that none such had been con- templated by the high officials of the South ern system.
 In assuming the ownership and control of the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis, the Southern secures a line of it's own into St. Louis which enables it to compete for the great tonnage that originates there and also for the grain shipments which pass through that city. By the building of a connecting line 15O miles in length from Hartman, Tenn, to Lexington, Ky, the Southern will have a through line from the Atlanta seaboard to St. Louis and which will make 1t strong competitor for the export grain trade that has heretofore gone through New York, Baltimore and New Orleans and Galveston The business of the Southern will not hereafter be con- fined to the South, but this system will in future be a strong factor in the railroad world of the central West
 The death of J. J. Fletcher, traffic mana ger of the Kansas City, Memphis and Bir- mingham and the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis roads, removes one of the best railroad men in the South or West. MT Fletcher had been with the Kansas City roads for a number of years, and was popular with the subordinates in his de- rartment as well as with his superior of- ficers It is not yet known who will suc- ceed him as the head of the traffic depart ment
 Links and Pins.
 Capt P. Sid Jones, district passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville Road, left yesterday at noon for Louisville in response to directions issued for all pas senger agents to meet in that city for a consultation General Passenger Agent Stone called the conference to be held to- day.
 There has been considerable complaint made recently by patrons of the Southern Railway because of the Mobile train, due to leave here at 10:20 o'clock at night, De- ing held for the Alabama Great Southern train from the North. The Alabama Great Southern train is nearly always from one to three hours late. and since the through train has been put on to Mobile it has waited for the train from the North This has caused the passengers for Selma ani other intermediate stations to have to wait here some time after the train is due to leave. Sunday night for the first time the Mobile train left on time regardless of the fact that the Alabama Great Southern was two hours late.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
POINT GAINED BY
 STRIKING PRINTERS
Board of Revenue Will Give Pref erence to Union Label
 Other Endorsements

The striking printers gained a point against the proprietors yesterday when they succeeded in getting a resolution pass ed by the Jefferson County Board of Rev enue directing the clerk of that body to give the preference of all printing for the board to offices where the union label is used. The resolution adopted is as follows:
 Resolved, That the Board of Revenue hereby instruct the clerk of this board to require the Typographical Union label on all printed matter, or have work done where the union label is used, every thing else being equal
 The Trades Council of Bessemer and the Bartenders' Union of Birmingham have endorsed Typographical Union No. 1O4 in the strike inaugurated by it against sev- eral of the local job printing offices.
 There were no new developments in the strike situation yesterday, except the reso- lution adopted by the County Board of Revenue.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
Notice of Stockholders Meetino.

A meeting of the stockholders of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power Com pany is called to meet at the office of ths company on Saturday, the Sth day of De- cember, 190O at 12 o'clock m., to consider and vote upon prosposition that the com pany issue bonds to the amount of three million, five hundred ($S,50O0O0 dollars to run not exceeding fifty (50) years, and to bear interest at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum and to secure the same by mortgage or deed of trust upon all of the property, real, personal and mixed, and railroads, tracks, rights, franchises, privi- leges, easements and contracts, including it's franchise to be corporation, now held or which may be hereafter acquired, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before a stockhold- CTS meeting.
 By order of the board of directors.
 ROBERT JEMISON, President.
 J. P. ROSS, Secretary. 11-6-S0t
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
CORONER PARIS INVESTIGATES.
Holds Inquest Over Bodies of Negro
 Man and Woman.

Coroner Paris was busy yesterday hold ing inauests over Perry Sanders and Maria Wallace The former was killed on First avenue between Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh streets. The iurys verdict was that he was killed by John alias Kid Will burson.
 Maria Wallace died suddenly early yes terday morning in Second alley between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth street She was a widow about 45 years old and a cook. No decision has yet been reached as to the cause of death.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
RAILROADS.
Big Holiday Travel Anticpated-Rum
 bIngs of the Rail.

R. M. Ellis travelling passenger agent of the Alabama Great Southern, and c. H. Morgan, travelling passenger agent of the Texas and Pacific road, returned yesterday from a trip to Texas They left Birming- ham several days ago with number of emgrants from Texas with whom they made the trip. MT. Ellis states that the holiday travel from Texas to the East this year will be the greatest in the history of the railroads. He says that his road alone will haul not less than $500 persons on ac- count of the holiday travel, and other lines will get their share of the business.
 Henry F. Wyly, commercial agent of the Norfolk and Western at Mobile, was in the city last night on his way to Sewanee, Tenn, whither he goes to attend the Tom linson-Nelson wedding.
 The holiday rates have been announced by the different roads Tickets at reduced rates will be sold from December 21 to 25, in- elusive, and on December 31 and January l. with an extreme limit of January 4
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
SMALL MUM BIER
Of Recruits Enlisted in November-Big
 Failing Off.

First Lieutenant A. Mitchell in charge of the United States Army recruiting service in Alabama reports smaller number of enlistments for the month of November than usual Only five were received at the Birmingham station and only three at the Montgomery station. The number enlist ing at the station in this city has been running upwards of twenty a month.
 During the past ten days Lieutenant Mitchell has rejected eleven men apply ing here for enlistment. Some of them failed on the educational qualifications, ana some to come up to the physical require ments, while one or two failed on both. Of the five men accepted at the Birming- ham station three were white and two were colored.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
OFFICE supplies, complete lines. Dew
 berry's Book Store.
Mrs. WinsIow's soothinq Syrup.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL REIN WHILE TEETHING, with PER FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO, and is the best rem- edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a hottle
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
Will Meet Tomorrow.

Mayor l.. L. Herzberg of Gadsden and O. R. Hood and c. P. Smith of the same city were in the city last night on their way to Montgomery. They will go before the committee from the Legislature today and urge the passage of a bill authoriz- ing the city of Gadsden to issue $1000O0 of bonds fer the purpose of purchasing the water works of that city.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
STOLEN

From the Age-Herald ofica- carriers route book, with cou- coupons marked. Subscribers will kindly take up book when presented. Reward will be paid to party returning same to this office.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
En Route to Montqomery.

The ladies of the city and suburban Presbyterian churches and of the Cumber- land Presbyterian churches are requested to meet tomorrow afternoon at 200 o'clock.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04

OFFICE Furniture, Wernicke Cases.
 Dewberry's Book Store.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04
FEW MORE DAYS ONLY.
To See the Finest Display of Pictures
 Eyer~ShoWn Here.

The splendid exhibit of fine water colois and other high-class pictures from one of the largest art dealers in New York city, which is now on display at Colby's Art Store, 2023 First avenue, can only be seen for a few days longer. This is a rare op- portunity for those who wish to secure really melitorious pictures for their home. No one should miss seeing them.
The age-herald., 1900-12-04

Henry Lancaster. recently bound over by Commissioner Cornish on charge of pass ing raised bills, has succeeded in giving a 5000 bond.