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The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
NEW MEXICO AND ITS PEOPLE.
Something of the People, Their Houses
and Manner OF Living,

Something of the People, Their Houses
and Manner OF Living.
Some liity of the teachers of Doug
las County gathered at the courthouse
10 listen to the lecture of Professor
Davidson, of the State University, on
New Mexico and It's People" Hav-
ing spent some years in New Mexico
as a professor in the Agricultural Col.
,ege there, he had his subject we'll in
hand and spoke most entertainingly
for an hour or more, holding the close
attention of all present.
The professor launched out by de-
slaring that one going to New Mexico
gets the impression of being in for
eign country, which is due to the fact
That of the people seventy-G7e pc,
sent. are OF Spanish descent and that
ninety per cent. speak the Spanish
language. There the methods are
those of the foreigner and the customs
are those OF Spain.
Speaking OF the country it was de-
scribed as one great garden, especially
in the valleys where the soil has been
irrigated. Fruits OF all kinds, espec.
tally those that would be found IN a
Eemitropical country, grow in great
abundance.
The people, for the soke of illustra.
lion, the professor divided into three
classes The first was designated as
the aristocrscy, consisting Of the rich
and those who trace their ancestry
back to noble birth. The second class
consists of those who are 5ninently
respectable, but not so wealthy, while
the third and last class consists of the
great laboring class, the members OF
which are poor-as poor as can be
found in any country under the sun.
The first two classes go we'll dressed
and make a good appearance, doing
the business of the towns aud cities,
while the members Of the third class
10 the hard work aud the drudgery.
All of the houses of the poor and
nearly all those of the rich are OF
adobe-sun- dried brick. While those
Of the well.to-do, although but one
story in height, are comfortable those
! OF the poor are mere huts, or dirt
boxes ten to fifteen feet square, into
which from fifteen to twenty people
are crowded. They have no floors,
are without furniture aud are on the
whole most uninviting places. The
food OF these people consists almost
wholly OF cornmeal and red peppers,
the latter forming the principal art.
icle Of diet.
There being no almshouses and no
provisions made by State, counties or
cities, for caring for the poor, New
Mexico, the speaker said, is land Of
beggars. They are in the country,
upon the ranches aud in the towns
Begging has become such feature
that each Saturday is recognized as
"beggars' day" Each Saturday the
beggars go from place to place asking
aims and every person is expected to
give. Omaha World Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
WHEN eoe,s AWAY Ar scHooL.

Ahi dear delightful season, all
Too rare and far too brlefi
Sweet time when silence soft doth fall
As falls the floating leafl
'Ts ushered in with slam OF gate,
Aud out with 0ylng STOOL
And quletude doth rule In state
When BOb's away at school,
Upon tho porch the tahby cat
with blinking eyes doth doze,
In tranquil dreams forgetting that
Her llfe's q round OF woes.
And powser, stretched upon the grass,
In visions OF tho pool,
Forgets to bark at feot which pass
While Bob's away at school.
What blessed charm ontOlds the house
Throughout that season rarel
Each buzzing lly and cheaping mouse
Sleeps sound Within his lair,
The olms beside the garden gato,
SO freshly green and cool
Scarce stir their giant limbs sedato
When Bob's away at school.
But all too soon II fades away.
"Hi, ToWserl Sic her, sirp'
Puss leaps the fence, dash Of gray,
p0wse just a yellow blurl
DaDgl goes the door! In runs the ladl
And yet tho chaps fool
Who'd not be just little glad
When Bob comes homo from school.
Richard Sttlhnau Powell, in Pack,
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
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n, E. WASHINGTON LOCALS
Reported Specially for tho CITIZEN.

Mr.. Loriug Chapel has nearly fin
ished his new row Of houses ON 9thstreet.
Four of them are already rented and the
others will be as soon as completed. lie
builds the best class of houses that money
and skill can erect After examining
one of his houses "A short time ago and
being unable to buy it a lady remarked,
Il am sorry I've seen that house
Mr.. Richard S. Rynex, of 9TH and Il
Streets, is back in our columns again
after an absence of few months. His
new ad on lst page is exactly four times
as large as his old one lie is doing
good work and building up big bus
mess,
DR. Geo. w Warren, of 1912 II
Street, recently made two remarkable
cures, one case being in Trinidad, the
other near 9Th Street He is "A close
student and rapidly building up nice
practice. We believe our old friend
VIM j, Rooney, would be alive today
had he been under DIR, Warrcns treat
ment.
A letter, postal or request over the
phone brings my wagon to your door for
that spring suit and light weight pants.
Philip Lcdorer, expert dyer and scourer,
1908 ii Street. Telephone 1914.
Mr.. Geo. n. Holland. Of 1900 ii
Street, is distributing 1000 extra copies
each week with his big announcement of
premiums.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
nIcycIinr Along the Ynknn.

The mighty Yukon River has been
converted into winter bicycle path.
The most wonderful trip Of tho arctic
cycling season was made in February
by Morris Levy between Dawson and
Circle City. The distance between
the two points is 1866 miles. Levy
made it in three days and four hours,
or at a gait OF better than 100 miles O
day. Among those eGrting over the
DawsoP-Nome trail last month wers
two women, both riding bicycles. The
trail is pronounced excellent for
wheeling, the Yukon iceIbeiug smooth
for long stretches. st. Louia Globe
Democat.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
WORDS or WISDOM.

He couquer5 who eudures. Per.
3ius.
Good counsels observed are chains
Of grace. Fuller,
Finish each day and be done with
it. Abraham Lincoln.
What loneliness is moro lonely than
iistrust2-G George Eliot.
Anger begins in folly and ends in
repentance -Py thagoras.
IlThings don't turn up in this world
lntil somebody turns them up. Gar
field
There is no geniEs in life like the
genius of energy and activity
Mitchell
There is no substitute for thorough.
going, ardent aud sincere earnestness.
--Dickens.
The wisest man may always learn
something from the humblest peasant.
). p Sem.
Every duty which we omit obscures
some truth which we should have
known. -Ruskin.
Where there is emulation there will
be vanity; where there is vanity
there will be folly. johnson.
Envy is a passion so full OF cow
ardice and shame that nobody ever
hadthe confidence 20 own it. -Roches.
ter.
Man stands in greater dread OF a sin
gle beam Of selt-reyealing lightthan Of
an arsenal Of bludgeons.- A. Ken.
dali
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
PlTH AND POINT.

'He sat on my joke. ''That was
safe" "Sare?" eyes. There wasn't
any point to it. Harlem Life.
First It-"Miss Jones-aw- says
she doesn't play golf, don't you know"
Second It--"Aw-how delightfully."-
clever. Harvard LampoOn.
She" They say that persons of
opposite qualities make the happiest
marriages." Helm looking for
girl with money. Boston Traveller.
Briggs-"Nice suit you've got on.
Griggs How much do you
suppose that suit cost?" Briggs
"You or the tailor?' ?'-Brookly Lille.
Mon, at fret denounced or laughed at,
Have, at last, been called sublime
Just because they kept a-tooting
On their whistles all the time.
Chicago Times Herald.
Verisopht--"That brute Snodgrass
called me a couceited idiot, don'tcher-
know" Hunker-'Is that so? You
never struck me as being particularly
cOnceited. "-Tit-Bits.
"What is a phenomenal egotistP"
"a phenomenal egotist? Why, he is
an egotist who can make others listen
to him when he has something valua-
BILE to say. Now York Weekly.
Hoax" Bragg says he's got life
job at q salary Of $40, ,00O." Joax-
"Well, 1 guess that's right" Hoax
''What? You don't believe IL, do
you?" Joax Certainly. Bragg
looks as if he might live for ten years,
He's getting $1,000 per year.
"Tonmy Tucker?" "Yes, ma'am. 4"
'In this sentence, 'Esau, go to your
seat, parse 'Esau.'" 'Esau's q
proper noun, masculine gender. third
person singular---" Chow do you
make that out?" 'Isau, Usau, Esau
-ouohP-Chicago Tribune.
"What do you think OF this contro.
versy as to whether marriagois fail.
ure?" he asked for want of something
else TO say. ''I don't know anything
about it," she replied, 'but," she
added hastily, 81 always was fond OF
experiments. - Chicago Evening
Post.
Master-"Doscribe the route you
would have to follow to get to the
Martinique Islands" Pupil--''I first
proceed to southampton" "Well,
and then?" "Then so on board n
steamer, and leave tho rest to tho
captain, who knows the way much
better than 1 do. "--Tit-Dits.
"Still they come" wrote the re-
porter, who in his secret heart called
himself Journalist" "But no,
he unused, "that is hardly appropriate
FOR the headline to tho preliminary
! account of the woman's rights couven'
ton" And he carefully crossed out
the word tstill. baltimore Ameri.
can.
Mrs, A--"It's really extraordinary
Ny nurse tells me that gentlemen are
always stopping her in the street to
admire my little girl" Mrs. B..
"How lovely she must BET" Mrs, A
ooh, 1 don't know. OF course, ]
think her pretty, because 1 am her
mother" Mrs. Bob, I meant the
nurse, dearW-Punch.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
R. o. RYDER,
Woods Commercial College.

One of the leading and me 81 prom
inent educational institutions in the
District OF Columbia is Woods Com.
mercisl College, which is situated al
3ll East Capitol street. Parents hav.
log children to educate will and it 70
their advantage to send them to the
above college, where they will receive
a thorough business education Ad.
dress Court F. Wood, LII NJ, Piin.
cipal. a"
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
OFFICERS.
Sew York;. Greatest Contractor.


John b. Mcdonald, who is building
New York's S35, 900, 900 underground
rapid transit system, was born in Ire
land, htty-siI years ago. He was a
6Iteen. year old boy when he arrived
~ this country aud had primary ed
aeation only.
His education was continued IN the
pnblic schools. His first occupation
when he began to work for himself
was that Of timekeeper at the building
If the Boyd's Corner Reservoir in
Pntnam Comfy, New York. Later
be was Inspector OF masonry on the
huilding OF the tunnel in Fourth ave-
4ue, New York City.
When he went into business as
contractor he was successful from the
start The first contracts he received
we're from Dillon, Clyde & Go. He
MAS interested in the High Bridge
lranch Of the New Jersey Central
Railroad, the Georgian Bay branch Of
he Canadian Pacific Railroad, the
Boston aud Hoosic Tunrel, the Buff
'nlo extension OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad, and al
20 did extensive work on the West
Shore road.
he CONSTRUCTED the tunnel OF mile
lud halt through Baltimore, Nd,
'or the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
which was a work Of much magnitude.
II was the largest single undertaking
he accomplished before Es secured the
contract for the Jerome Park ReSer'
roir several years ago, which is q 81.
g0O.0 900 piece u work
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
OddllIes Id tlle Jnnnncse.

Our rivals in the race of civilization,
the enterprising Japs, have not yet
outgrown their prejudice against
cows milk. Moreover, they arc un-
repentant enough to publish satirical
articles wondering how long it will
take England and America to out
grow q rolic Of barbarism.
milk" argues ono OF their sani-
tarians, sis clearly the food OF babes.
and as unfit for adults as cradles or
swsddIing clothes" They also marvel
why we do not adopt their guardian
bureaus" or boards of commissioner,
ppointed to administer the property
fatherless minors, whom We intrust
the mercies Of irresponsible rela-
-, Defalcaiions occur, but tho
ds are guaranteed by underwriters,
W. act as bondsmen and make it
their business TO hunt down embez-
Gts.-Indianapolis Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
MnI Got nIrI,or rnr.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Especial Tho boil
ermakers, machinlsts aud other expert iron
workers employed by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad shops in this city we're noti'
flcd that beginning next week their ratio Of
pay would DO increased TO t2.35 a day. Thl
Is the highest scale since 1875. All other
employees In the shops were advanced from
70 20 cents per day ench.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05

Died After Taking Headache Medicine.
K"yser, VIVA. Especial Mrs.. Bert Pew.
wife OF thu West Virginia Central Railway
agent and operator at Fairfax, near Thomas,
W. Va, suffered with a headache all day.
In the evening She went to Thomas, secured
a dose Of medicine at n drug store, and re-
turning home, drank ii. She died an hour
later
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
United srArRs MAIL Rorrr.

UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE,
WASHINGTON, d. O., TO GIYMoNT, Mp,
and intermediate landings.
The new steamer EsTELLE RANDALL,
daily, except Sunday, $50 A. NJ Re
turning about p. NJ,
Passenger accommodations first
class. Freight received until hour Of
sailing.
L. S. RANDALL,
Proprietor and Manager,
Gro. o. OARPfNTRR, General Agent,
Washington,
WM NJ. REARDoN, Agen', Alexandria.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
BHghtWOOd Avenue Citizens
Association.
RIcetinEs are Held the SceoHd FRI
day Ev~-'Va in Each Month IN
BFiRhtwoS,@ Hall.
OFFICERS:

President, Louis =. Shoemaker Isl
Vice President, Wilton J. Lambert
2nd Vice President, Edward I. Bates
Srd President, Claude F. King
ath Vice President, A. Il. osborn
Secretary, John G. Keene; Assistant
Secretary, Cuvieg Green; Treasurer
n. Z. Robinson.
RSg- Total Membership about l25.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
OFFICERS:

President, Irwin B. Linton; Vice
President, Washington Topham
Treasurer, W. w. Porter; Secretary
A. o. Tingley; Executive Committee
The officers and Messrs. Jay f. Ban
croft, Theo. T. Moore aud W. ]
Fowler.
GE- Total embership about 28O
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
FOR SALE.

Several tracts Of land near BriShiwood
and Takoma, also Building Lots on
Brightwood Ave, and 14th Street road.
Louis 2. Shoemaker, 800 + St., \. w.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
When Woman's obtssiion. Coasc.

A girl almost always has objections
either to man's business position or
his family conneclions-til hs asks
her.-NeW York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
Local MeAtiOn.

Wantsd-Every sufferer from Piles
10 send us his address and get booklet
aud medical advice FREE regarding
Crusade, the only Internal Pile Cure
known. In tablet form. Cure guar
ADteed or money refunded.
DR.. Donald Wallace Co.,
81. Louis. Mo.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
List of Officers Together With
Time and Place of rIeeting.
Oh THE ALTER OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS
THE FIRES ARE BURNING FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE OF THE SUBURBS.
CIliz0nS' Northwest Suburban
Association,
Meetings arc Held the First Friday
Evening in Each Month ia the Town
HAIL, TenleytOwn, ID. G.
OFFICERS.

President, Charles 9. Lancaster !;
lt Vice President, Col. RObt. l.
Fleming; 2nd Vice President, Hon.
john b. Henderson; 9rd Yice-Presi'
dent, John Sherman; 4th Vice-Presi'
dent, Rev. Joseph Q. Msllon; 9TH Vice
President, Rev J. Mcbride Sterretti
Secretary. DR.. J, w. Chappell; Treas
urer, Charles r. Morgan; Chairman
Executive Committee, Louis P. Shoe
maker.
ReS- Total Membership about loo.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
North Capital and lexington
Citizens Association.

Meetings are Held The Fourth Mon
day Evening in Each Month in the
Church Of the United Brethren, Cor
ner North Capitol and X Streets.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-05
YakOma Park Citizens ASSO.
citation.

Meetings are Held the Last Friday
EvenIng in Each Month ia tho
Town Hall, TalSoma Park, II. c.
OFFICERS;
President, J. B. Kinnear; Vice.
Ire s,dtnt, j NaIcc
Benz. G.. Davis; Treasurer, It, F.
Williams.
Be5- Total Mem beTship about 100.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10
Responsibility of the Nation.

can We not govern colonies?" we are
asked. The question is not what we CO..
do but what We ought to do. This nation
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10

stitutional guarantees and Is subject to
the same general laws a citizen of a
rights will be violated and HIS interest
sacrificed at the demand of those whCihave
political influence. This Is the evil of the
colonial system. no matter by what nation
IL Is anplied
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10

] was among the number of those who
believed IL better to ratify the treaty and
end the war, release the volunteers re-
move the excuse for war expenditures, and
then give TO the Filipinos the indepen-
sence which might be forced from Spain
~ a new treaty.
In view of the criticism which my ac-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10
Right Kind of Expansion.

The forcible annexation of territory to
be governed by arbitrary power differs as
much from the acquisition of territory to
be built up into states as a monarchy diff
fers from a democracy. The democratic
party does not oppose expansion. when
expansion enlarges the area of the repub-
lie and incorporates land which can be
The colored American., 1900-08-11
NOT PARTIAL IoA GALLERY" SEAT.

The democratic party, under the
leadership of a clean, aggressive and
resourceful leader like William Jen.
nings Bryan, will bear watching. The
democratic party is in many senses an
inconglonsrate. disorganized mob, and
piles up mistake on top of mistake when
intrusted with the reins of administra
ten, but it fights like six tigers when
out Of power. 1t Is prepared to resort
to any tactics to win. 1t will even
cajole the Negro vote in the north,
while clubbing it in the south. 1t can
be all things unto all men when neces.
sity requires it. The democratic party
is never too proud to stoop to conquer
Such foe is not to be wh;stled down
the wind, even when you have right On
your side. The Colored American
warns the republican party that some
solid werk had better be done early
among the Negroes in New York and
the middle west. Over-eonfderce in
the black vote being all right, may
breed disaster. If the republicans
show themselves Indifferent to the
Negro's support, the Negro may get
an attack of similar feeliog. The
Negro ISN'T partial to gallery seat in
party where he once occupied
"box,"
The colored American., 1900-08-11

The Negro question as it relates to
the Negro, bids fair to figure in mil,
tics this year. Whether Justly or in.
justly, it is pointed out that nine tenth,
of the factories are controlled bv "a
publican capital, the bene6iciaries of
the protective tariff. Why can thew
not strain point to deal honorabIy by
Negro labor when the Negro is 50 81.
sential to the success of the party
whose legislation makes their great
profits possible? If the objec ion rest,
with the labor unions, are the capits.
lists prepared to admit that they can
control the votes # their EMPLOYEES on
election day, yet find themselves DOW,
erless to hire whom they choose to per
form their work for them? The pIay
is too thin. If the Negro is wise, he
will secure from the ca apitalists some of
the benefits of the tariff and sound
money that his suffrage preserves to
the rich mans advantage, The Negro
has as much right to make his labor an
issue as the white man has.
The colored American., 1900-08-11

81. Terrell is benefit to any commu
nifty, and Washington has right to
congratulate itself upon having at its
command factor at once so active, go
willing and so capable to serve her ia
terests and whose disposition is SO sun
ny that it spreads cheer wherever he
goes.
The Colored American makes no
idle prediction when it says that should
the Office of the assistant superintend-
ent become vacant Tor any reason, the
mantle would fall upon Mr.. TerrslPs 8
shoulders. Logically, he is next in
line of promotion.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
A WORD FOR PROF. ROBERT H. TERRELL.

The ovation which PROT Robert 81,
Terrell received last week at Geneva,
New York, calls attention anew to the
splendid abilities Of the popular prin
cipal of Washington's Colored High
school. We do not have to learn of
his merits from abroad. We know
him here at home and love him for the
career he has led = for the noble exam
pie he has set for the youth of our
land. Still We are glad when be goes
cut among strangers to learn from such
admirable reports as we present to day
from New York, that he more than
meets the highest expectations of cul-
tured and distinguished audiences, #
any race. In sustaining himself so
creditably at Geneva's emancipation
celebration Prof. Terrell sustained the
dignity and reputation of every Afro
American in the nations capital.
Although Prof. Terrell was not
named for the headship of the colored
District schools as many of his admir-
ers fondly hoped he would be, that &C.
complished educator remains as princi-
pal of the Washington High School.
MIR. Terrell is graduate of Harvard.
a man of parts, and whether in the
educational or political arena, carries
into his work the leavening influences
of broad scholarship, irrepreachable
character and shrewd executive abil.
ity. This has been amply demonstrat.
ed in bis administration of a response.
BILE post in the Treasury department,
at the bar, in the business world, in the
fraternities, aud in the school room.
Mr.. Terrell has not only advanced
himself unselfsh to the last degree, but
he has helped many promising young
men, conspicuous among them such
successes as Roscoe Conkling Bruce,
Napoleon B. Marshall, W. L. Pollard,
A. o. staford-besides many others
,f equal note. Such man as Robert
The colored American., 1900-08-11
The Travelling Humbug.

Columbus, O., Special-Along our
line Of travel we come across what
might be termed three cent travelling
editors, they pose as editors, cores
poDdents, agents, ETC., They tickle the
ears Of innocent people by circulation
etc., OF their paper, collect photo and
cuts OF q few of the people and history
Of their life with a dollar for years
subscription, and are gone that is the
last you see Of the editor, dollar, photo
etc. We have no objection to their
operation, except as 1t makes it so very
hard for an agent of first class coIored
newspaper TO make sale, because as
soon as person sees you coming to.
waId them with your papers they be-
gin to cry out no, no, 1 want to see no
Negro papers, Of course the cause is az
parent. Political speeches are being
made in wigvams, tents and huts pre-.
llminary to the battle just ahead. Law
yer E. J. Wasring Is acting police Judge
this week. Rev. D. N. Ross is a men,
Der OF the campaign advisory board.
Mr. William Young, formerly steward
to the Atheneaum Club, Baltimore,
Md. ls in the city. Mr.. Young will go.
gage in his profession ia Plttsburg Pa.
Some of or white weekly papers here
have column or two every week de-
voted to the doings of coiored people,
1t is no trouble to discover the object
The Simpson, Bsown and Calhoun
concert was q success. A union ofthe
Bapsists and Methodists young peo-
ple's societies was a rare feature In
Columbus, but manifestation of good
ness was and Is seen. The oratOrlcsi
contest to be given by the John d.
Brown Literary is promised to be
grand affair. Columbus affords very
small amount of work for the Negro.
C. H. Y.
The colored American., 1900-08-11

Negro men and women who bo-
the interests of the race at heart sbopIJ
deport themselves decently and orderIr
on the street ears, in the parks, on tbs
streets and all the other places wbars
bad conduct may interfere with tba
comfort of their neighbors. Beins
under suspicion anyway, and BEARING ;
questionable reputation, it behooyes r'
to avoid even the appearance of evil
1t does not stand US well in hand to
give an enemy q club with which h.
may beat our brains out.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
When the mobocrats learn that the

When the mobocrats learn that the
police intend to preserve law and
order at any cost and whsn Negroes
are made to understand that justice
can be had in the courts for black and
white alike, the breed of Robt. Charles
will have 40 incentive for Increase.
TIVE races share the odium of the
New Orleans riot. The remedy lies not
in violence on the part of either.