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The colored American., 1900-09-01

Mrs. Eliza Wike says: "I would be in
my grave now if it had not been for your
God-sent remedy, Pe-ru-na. Everybody
says 1 am looking so much better. No
doctor could help me as Pe-ru-na did.
was a brOken-down woman. 1t is now
seven years past that was cured"
Mrs. Sarah Gallitz, of Luton, Ia, also
writes: "I was suffering with the change
of life. I had spells of flowing every
two or three weeks, which would leave
me nearly dead. had given up hope of
being cured, when L heard of DIR. Hart
mans remedies and began to use them.
/ am entirely cured, and give all the
credit to Pe-ru-na."
But comparatively few women who
are suffering with pelvic catarrh know
that this is the case. Their trouble
is called dyspepsia, heart trouble, female
weakness, weak lungs, nervous debility;
indeed, almost the whole category of
medical terms has been applied to ca
tarrh of some organ of the female
anatomy. If these women could only
realize that their trouble is probably ca
The colored American., 1900-09-01
them to his new stand to inspect it
and to sample his goods. Remember
the place, 70l 4th street.


The energetic committee. consisting
of Messrs Frances Upsher, Eugene
Brooks, sr., and r II. Nugent. having
in charge the arrangements for trans
pOrtatiOn from st. Lukes' picnic, Lake
View Park, on next Friday the 7th,
inst, have concluded an agreement
with the Superintendent of the Metroa
politan Street Railroad Company,
whereby cars will be so operated that
there will be absolutely no inconven-
ience to persons returning to the city
at any time up to midnight on the
date OF the picnic. This ought to put
to rest the erroneous impression that
has gone abroad to the effect that seme
difficulty Is experienced In getting in
from the Park. All cars will stop at
the District line, going ia either direc-
tiOn, and the train dispatcher at tke
Line will be under official orders to
provide extra cars to relieve the over
crowding OF cars at that point. This
was done at the picnic of Shiloh Bsp.
ttst church and gave entire satisfaction
to the patrons OF that picnic.
The colored American., 1900-09-01
MIR. George BuSh'S Bazaar.

Mr.. George Bush, one Of the enter.
prising Bush brothers, has recently
purchased SulIivan's cafe and saloon
at 701 Fourth street, n. W., opposite the
Pension Office. Mr.. Bush is an enter
pEiaing business man and one OF the
most popular bonifaces around Wash
ington. With his characteristic enter
priseshe has re fitted and re-furnished
the place and has stocked 1t with the
choicest kinds of wines, liquors and
beers, as well as the finest brands of
cigars and tobacco. Mr.. BUSH cOun ts
his friends by the score aud lnVi tes
The colored American., 1900-09-01

taking Pe-ru-na. I found relief when I
had taken the first bottle. Now 1 have
taken seven bottles of Pe-ru-na. I thank
you for your advice and am glad I can
say that am we'll now.
Dr. Hartman has written a book
especially for women. 1t treats of female
catarrh in all its different phases and
stages. 1t contains common sense talks
on subjects which should interest every
A book will be sent free to any woman.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus. o.
The colored American., 1900-09-01

Beautiful, soft hair comes to every
woman who uses our Queen Pomade.
1t invigorstes the scalp and makes the
hair soft and pliable, and cleans the
scaIp of dandruff and itching. Makes
the hair grow and prevents it from
turning gray. An elegantly perfumed
hair dressing for men or women.
Price large bottle 25 cents Drop post
al card for city order delivered free.
Sent anywhere by mail on receipt of
price and cents extra to pay postage.
Stamps or silver accepted. Cardozo's
Pharmacy, 1901 r street, Washington,
D. G. Telephone 24S1-g.
The colored American., 1900-09-01

ease of the kid
neys and womb.
I was in a weak,
nervous C on di-
ton and began to
have dre ad full
palpitation of the
heart. was con-
fined to the bed.
l had given up
all hope of ever
being well again.
I comm enc ed
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NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The Boston Meeting a Big SucceSS-The
Features Good Order, Good Reports
OF the Business Status of the Race
Excerpts and Paragraphs on the Per-
sonnel of the COnyention-Permanent
organization.
The colored American., 1900-09-01
CATARRH OF THEPELVIC ORGANS.
The Reason Why So Many Women Are Sick.

tarrh OF the organs peculiar to women OF
pelvic organs, and cure themselves with
Pe-ru-na, how much unnecessary suffer.
ing would be saved.
Mrs. Karolina Suter, 213s Vine street.
Cincinnati, o., says: "Two years ago I
fell on the ice. At first did not think
that had hurt myself; but several
months after felt pains in the abdomen,
and little later my menses failed to
appear. wrote to you in regard to it,
hearing that you cured female troubles,
and followed your directions. I took
Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin. I now have
the best of health.
Mrs. Marie Hanson, of Niebul1, Wis.,,
writes: About two years ago had dis.
The colored American., 1900-09-01

THE AFRO AMERICAN PUBLISHER.
Mr.. T. Thomas Fortune of New York
read most thoughtful and interesting
paper on the Afro American publisher.
1t was brim full of wit, humOr and wis
dom. Others who read papers were as
follows: L. II. Thomas, Galveston, Tex
40, Rarbering; j. 8. Gile, "Negroes in
Business in Charleston" Thomas
screen of GeOrgia, Negroes in the fuel
business. a general discussion followed
from the floor, which brought out much
new Information.
Mr.. Geo. q. Jones an undertakes Of
Little Rock, Ark, told how he had
graduslly won for himself the largest
business in his town. 'NO undertak'
err" said he, ''in my town can conduct
a funeral without hiring my carriages
and heaTses." The last speaker OF the
afternoon was MIR. 4. e. Crockett, of
MerideD, Conn.,, whose subject was,
"The Negro Florist"
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HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.

When to Gather Cat-Tails-The only
way mat one may be sure of keeping cat
eallS intact Is to gather them before they
nave 1ully matured. The time of ripen-
! ing depends great deal upon the china te.
l think they should be gathered before
| August III the Eastern states, as well as
| IN Canada. In the Middle and Southern
states they may be gathered even ear
To Soften Fur Rug-A fur rug which
| is hardened in the washing and drying
may be Softened in the following way:
MIX together three tablespoonfuls of cas-
pentlne; rub this preparation into the
! PACK part Of the rug, and let it remain
! Tor week, then rub it with a smooth
stone or block of wood. Wipe thoroughly
peIore placing on the floor.
70 Clean Brass-There are MANY prep
afatlons for cleaning brass quickly and
Well, but the old method of using rotten
stone and oil Is quite as satisfactory as
IN soap and water, then dried Wet finely
powdered rottenstone with sweet of and
rub the brass with this, using a wooden
cIoCn 60 over 1t with dry powder and a
clean cloth, and polish with a channels
skin.
To Clean Mahogany-Spread paraffine oil
On the solid woodwork and let it stand
Tor an hour or more to soften the dirt,
tnen wash with soap and warm water,
| and wipe dry. Next rub on mixture of
paraHine oil and turpentine-one-third tur-
pent1ne and two-thirds oil. Polish with
soft old flannel Let it rest for an hour
linen. If the surface is very dull, dirty
and scratched, instead of washing with
soap and water, add more oil and sprinkle
powdered rottonStone over it. Rub gently
and regularly, first with a circular mo
ton and then with the grain of the wood
When the surface Is smooth and bright
wipe off the rottenstone and finish as you
would after washing with the soap and
water.
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MOTHERS LEAGUE.
National Conference to BE Held in
Chicago Next Month.

The national conference Of the League
of American Mothers will be held in Chi
cago on Aug. 1, and g. The meetings
Will be In the Prospect Avenue Methodist
episcopal church, near Ninety-ninth
street The proceedings will be of the
nature OF training class, the mothers
beng given accurate and scientific train
ing in methods of dealing with children.
the entire programme being carried out
by specialists.
Following is the programme az If roy,y
stands: az"
Wednesday, Aug. /, 9 a. m.-Invocation
greetings, pledges, organization.
10 a: m;;-.Right Neighborhood Rela-
p. m.-"Home Occupations" Mise
Eloise Cameron MacGregor and assist.
ants.
8 p. m.-Reception at the residence Of
Mr. and Mrs f. w. Proudfoot, 933S Pros
pect avenue, LongWood
Thursday, 8 a. m.-Building and con-
structlon work with tools, Miss Margaret
Arnold and assistants.
D. m.-EIome government and question
box, Mrs. James L. Hughes.
8 p. m.-Recital of kindergarten SONGS
Mss Mari Ruef Hofer e''
Friday, a. m--Children's music, Miss
2 p: m.-"What Shall Art Mean to the
Child?" George L. Schneider
8 p. m.-Addresses by speakers IN be
announced later.
saturday-Visits to art institute and
field museum with escort, and talk
Mothers from all over the United States
are planning to be at this meeting, and
as all sessions are open to the public, a
| large attendance from the immediate
| neighborhood is expected. Many of the
| guests will be entertained by the mothers
| of the neighborhood.
Among those expected to attend are thn
/ following:
Mrs. Ida H. Hardy, in charge of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
WOMAN WHO WRITES ADVICE.

A woman there was and she wrote for
the press rr
CAS- you or I might do),,n.
She told how to cut and fit a, dress,
And how to stew many savory mess
But she never had done it herself,
guess
(Which none of her readers knew.
Oh. the hours we spent and the flour we
And the sugar we wasted like sand,
At the hest of a woman who never had
cooked
(And now we all know that she never
could cook.
woman there was and she wrote right
CAS- You or I might do),
How out of barrel to make a chair
To be covered with chintz and stuffed
with hair:
'Twould adorn any parlor and give it an
(And we thought the tale was true).
Oh. the days we worked, and the ways
we worked,
To hammer and saw and hack,
In making a chair in which no one
A chair in which no one could possibly
Without crfck in his neck.
A woman there was, and she had her
Better than you and y.
She wrote about children-of course she
had none-
She wrote recipes and she never tried
(And never intended to try).
And it isn't to toll and 1t isn't to spoil
That brims the. cup of disgrace
It's to follow woman who didn't know
meat
"a woman who never had cooked any
meat,
But wrote and was paid to. fill space.
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
ODD ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Not all the members Of the Royal Brit
ish family have always behaved at Ascot
with the same dignity, decOrum and good
feeling which characterize the queen and
her descendants. Frederick, prince Of
Wales, son Of George IL and father Of
George III, brought to the race course
the same kind of manners that might be
expected from the SlumS. On one Occa-
sion he 50 far forgot what was fitting as
to throw a bottle at a winner as It was
coming home The motive was even
more regrettable than the act for 1t
seemed that he had backed another
horse.
One of the most valuable Jewels IN the
world from a monetary point, as well as
by historical association, IS in the treas
Ury of the King Of Prussia 1t Is known
bought in India by the grandfather OF
the first earl of Chatham 1t came orig
1nally from the famous mines Of Col
conda. The original Pitt sold the jewel
TO the Duke Of Orleans for $3.50, CO., IT
afterWard went into the hands Of Ma
poleon /. and was placed by him in his
sword Of state. After the battle OF Wa
terloo the diamond was taken by the
Prussians as part of their spoils and IS
retained as a portion Of the booty France
would give the world to redeem along
with Alsace and Lorraine. The Pitt dia-
mond is unr1valed in limpidity and form.
It's depth and diameter are Of almost
equal dimensions
In China the millionaire, who calls upon
the COHSQl as promptly as DOHLeneSS al
lows, gives him the most unique expe-
rience, albeit not always q digestible one
For there are experiences that come in
which the innor man does not rejoice
with the enthusiasm Of the imagination.
A Chinese dinner. like visit TO tho dem
list, is pleasant only az a reminiscence.
For lavish display, abundance Of floral
decorations, originality of customs and
uneatable edibles q Chinese dinner has
no counterpart, says Harpers Weekly. II
properly comes under the duties OF con-
suls-to refuse the hospitality Of a China
man IS to sever diplomatic relations be-
tween the two nations. His invitation IL
a commandment then, 1t is an experience
The two principal horrors OF the function
arc the music. that gives your senses in
digestion, and the menu. which shocks
your inner temple. The music Is q sue
cession Of raspng sounds that affect you
as might the fling OF saw on cold
morning accompanied BY painfully reg
ular cries, comparable only to the din
produced by cat fight at It's zenith in
your back yard. A haif dozen little
woodenlike, Acknowledged. carefully ca,-
clmned Aower girls produce tie effect
from raised dai5 In a corner. unc0n-
fortabiy uear. Blending. X g stretch
of the imagination viii permit the use Of
the word, with the instrumental part Of
the programme are heard tho SingsOu&
tones of a crybaby-like dialogue that
takes place between tbs o!feIders. The
entire combination IS net without its com
pensatious, however, for II helps you 10
forget the ag0nles to come In the way OF
food.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
FOR A ROUGH FLOOR.
Little Wise Labor Will Work
Wonders.

OnQerSs
Some women who thought to do with
rugs on ordinary floors for the heated
period have come to the conclusion that
the ordinary floor is not thing of
beauty.
1t may be wonderfully improved, how
ever, and, If it is at all decent, trans
formed into thing of beauty.
First you don your rubber gloves and
give the boards coat Of ammonia, using
paint brush. Several coats Of ammonia
will darken the wood until those who be-
hold it must fancy it an inheritance from
grandparent at least)
Then comes the stain, which stain IS a
matter Of taste. After this shellac is
often applied, and when dry it it rubbed
thoroughly with pumice stone and oil.
Still further polish VIII result by using
beeswax and turpentine.
The wax should be finely shredded be-
fore 1t is covered with the turpentine
and then it is left to stand for five or six
hours, and it should be stirred with a.
stick occasionally until it is of the con-
sistency of honey, when it is ready for
use.
A piece of flannel is better than a
brush for the polishing.
1t is best to buy dull finish stain. and
to do the polishing as already indicated.
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thing at which to grumble; he will miss
oelng admired, and no man is happy In
these circumstances.
And what, too, of the dark hours of Ill
ness, when pain and anguish wiring the
DroW?" 1t is then he will find out how
helpless he Is, how imperfect is his para
disc. The tender touch, the gentle voice.
the patience and the resource of woman
in the sick room cannot be initiated.
And if, the very 6rst time these misogy-
nists feel really i'll, they do not rush with
al convenient speed from their Eveless
Eden, then, indeed, must they differ from
every other member of their sex; for
IL there is one time more than another
when man finds woman indispensable, it
Is when he finds himself on sick bed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

1.-THE Parsonage Porch" by Bradley Gil
man. Little. Brown & Co, Boston.
This is a book Of seven short stories
taken from clergymans note book
''The observant minister. who studies
himself candidly and his people sympa-
thetically, passes through many expert
ences which do not find a fitting channel
Of expression in the pulpit. They are
leaves from the wonderful book o. hui
man nature, but they are not susceptible
or homiletical treatment, and they bud
themselves inyftingly and often irresist-
ably to treatment in fiction" This is an
explanation Of the stories presented in
this book. Like the human life, with
which they deal. they are set IN various
keys, grave ana gay. The author SAYS
they did not really happen, but they are
true; they are, not record OF facts. ard
you may look through them IL vain,
seeking familiar names and places; but
whether seen IN the trustful eTe5 of a
dog, as was one, or suggested By Il
quaint shoW-windoH, as was another
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

dressed in shabby black and living in
small hotels of the kind I visited, who
might have gone for years without new
bonnet, to judge by their appearance.
But they all had their maids. I found
the same thing true in France. Thin,
sharp-faced, unmarried women, who had
long passed the age at which they needed
the protecH0n of a maid, and who might
be entirely without vanity, or thought
for their personal appearance, to judge
by their looks, had their maids. English
women who would ask for the smallest
and cheapest room in the hotel would
haggle with the proprietor over rates
until he was almost ready to let them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

and old. In this way they are persuaded,
poor things, that they will find peace
and avoid worry Their friendships will
be undisturbed, their minds will be I'M
ruf1led, their work and their amusements
will know no checks, and they seem to
fancy they will all be supremacy happy.
Of course the scheme will end in dismal
failure. The cooks may be perfect, the
Chinese laundrymen may wash and mend
most satisfactorily, the domestic arrange
ments may be thoroughly carried out by
male servitors; but there is great conso-
lation in the knowledge that man will not
be satisfied all the same. He will miss
being worried; he will miss having some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
Yokes and sashes.

In July and August we revei In the I'M
lined yoke for house gowns. A yoke may
be Of lace or null, but If it be lined it Is
often quite warm about the throat al
But in these dog days we may enjoy
gowns with elbow sleeves and the uniin-
ed yoke of lace, which permits the throat
and forearm to be absolutely cool
addition to the toilet when well managed
and made up in appropriate materials. 1t
is worn with a difference. The sash worn
at the back is now quite long, the loops
erously extend to the foot Of the skirt
Sashes are also worn at the side; but
when one is placed in front of a dress
it must be short.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
ON OUR BOOK TABLE.

L. C. Page & Co. Boston Memory
Street." by Martha Baker Dunn. SIPS;
1.-The Black Terror" by John K. Legs.
1.25; AT the Court of the King" by G.
Hembert Westby. SIPS; The Baron's
Sons" by Dr.. Maurus JokaI, translated
Barry" by Louis Becke, $50; 1.-THE
Golden Fleece" by Amedee Achard. 81 80;
Unto the Heights of Simplicity by
Johannes Reimers, S1.25.
D. Appleton & Co., New YOrk-"F amil-
lar Fish" by Eugene Mccarthy. 81 80;
THE Last Sentence" by Maxwell Gray,
s1.00.
From the publishers:
Small, Maynard & Co. Boston-"Rob-
ert Browning" by Arthur Waugh. 75c
up in Maine" by Holman f. Day. 81.
Lothrop Publishing Co, Boston, ben
Holden" by Irving Bachelor, $3.50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
CORNER DEVOTED TO WOMENS INTERESTS.

1 mothers K work in DR.. sheldon's church.
=; Mrs James L. Hughes. Supervisor of
MRS. Martha Crombie Wood, of Hills
f pGT9 rex Tex, national chairman of the
Mrs Richard w Wyman, president of
the Woman's club, of Evanston -
MRS Iortense S. Cramer, of the Wo-
mans club, of Wilmette.
Mrs. J. NJ Carter. TeXarkana- ArL
MIS- M: W. Brusseau, New Orleans. La
Mrs. w: M. Blake. of the Woman's
club, of Evansville, Ind.
Mrs. j. B. Whaling, Van Buren,, Ark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
MAIDS ARE NECESSITIES.
English Women Cannot Get Along
without Them.

New York Sun.
For one thing European women are to
be enYied,' said a student of singing,
who has just returned from a gojourn of
three years in Europe. That is the
faculty with which they are able to keep
ladies' maids on little or no income. I
have known women abroad to keep maids
when 1 have wondered how they could
employ them, working on the meager
wardrobes they seemed to possess.
* lady's maid is looked upon by most
American women as a luxury. An Amer
lean woman never thinks of engaging a
maid unit! she has pretty nearly every
thing else in the world that a reasonabIe
woman would want. After she has ac-
quireG jewerry, clothes and an incoms
which is likely to enable her to ENJOY
these things permanently, she thinks of
getting a maid to take care of them
but the maid abroad is a necessity. to
Judge from her unexpected appearance in
che service Of many women. I have met
frowsy old women Of title in Germany,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
EDEN MINUS EVE,
The Venturcsome Scheme of Some
New York Men

TIC VeHtuFCsOhe SCHEME of Some
New York Men.
That man is not Indispensable to their
happiness, and that they can get on quite
as we'll, if not better, without him. WON
en- have in various ways tried to prove.
But for the first time, surely, is an Eden
to be established wherein there shall be
no Eve. The daring spirits who have con-
ce1Ved the bold idea of existing without
female society are not going to Danish
themselves far from civilization, neither
have they, so far as is known, threatened
death to any of their band who fall away
but they have fully determined, we are
told, to establish themselves in salu-
brious and fertile corner of the state Of
New York, and to vigorously exclude
from their midst all women, both young
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
RUTH BAIRD BRYAN.

go rather than take off a cent more,
might arrive with a very small allowance
of luggage, but their maids were in
charge Of it.
No American woman who had to live
so economically as these women would
ever think of dragging maid after her."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

Very daindly and fetchingly dressed
are n'iiady's feet this summer, writes q
Paris correspondent. II the American girl
wants to be real FTenclly as to footgear
shs has but to wear something after the
style Of shoes and stockings that are
shown IN the sketches on this page The
shoe that properly should be mentioned
summer is Of patent leather, with Louis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
HER VEIL IS GREEN.
Summer Belle Finds the BIT of Chif-
fOn Protection.


This season the summer girl is protect
ing her eyes and complexion from the
insistent glare of the sun, and she has
discovered that green is the only color
for this purpose-not green of those dim
and distant shades which are grayish and
soft, nor of those tones of olive and bot
tie green, which are dark and incon-
spicuous. but green that is vivid and
speaking and bright enough to make the
grass feel dtngy and dispirited.
These wells are worn simply as a sup
PIGMENT to the black net face veil which
serves to hold the Maynard tendrils of
hair within bounds. The green vail is
usually Of chiffon or twisted silk, and is
worn like a curtain falling over the brim
of the hat and fiuttering about the face.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

AVI; buckle. These shoes, worn with
black silk stockings with stripes of fine
black lace let in, form an exquisiteIy re-
hned foot dressing as one could possibly
are the shoes and stockings that fashion
calls correct for house and porch wear
than are those designed for street wear.
IN iact porch gowns and shoes and
Stocklngs are particularly studied, and
form distinctive feature of fashion. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

English fashion of making a summer,
drawing room of the porch is being uni,
versally followed. The summer girl es-
tablishes herself in the coolest corner OF
the porch, with bright awnings to kecp
away the caring tight, and there she
serves cooling drinks to the friends wl1o
drop in for little chat A Charming eir1
wore, the other afternoon. a pair of plain
rich old gold and emeralds. Her stock