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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

weighed by some with great care and
respect, b others they are oracular.
and still there are Others who consid-
err them as the enllatipis OF intala-
bility. He is the Mastin OF the
Kennel-thc hi. do, anon flee. |
rave seen cases OF that character.
And then | have seen til 1t same MIA
)ereft of his wealth-the large dog
with his tail crapped" and forth
With there were none so low to do
him honor. 1t all goes to show the
i%lttleness of the average hum IN being,
md the g%rDveiinr ten ltn;ie> of the
race. 1t is >al,ipn in these dlg>
Gh 1t you fad a mtl who values shiI
fellow by his rc4i wpTGh-DIt rather
by what he appears. II is the stamp
shc rcDutatiOl-vhich gives cIrrencV
to the humln cJiu. and not thu
intrinsic qualities OF the metal.
There is no doubt about the correct
ness OF T1nnyson:s vlsion-he was
looking squarely in the face Of Now
when he said:
'.WhaU is this that [ should turn to
lighting upOn days like these?
Every door is barred With gold and
+ opens but to golden keys.n
Andrew Carnegie, speaking recent.
ly to the Young Mems Bible Class in
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York, said: II was born to the
blessed heritage Of DOVertv.' r )cke-
Teller was in the audience and seemed
to endorse all that the speaker said.
1t may be a 'bleSSed heritage" but
if So, it is n Of those blessings in
disguise which has never done me
any good. 1t is d blessing which [
should be glad to dispose of ''below
COST 1t is a blessed heritage which
my friend would not confer upon me if
he could avoid it, and if my enemy
should do it, he deserves death as
the penalty. And in this connection
| anI reminded that if ~''poverty IS a
blessed herItaye' what b~enefactOr5
Carnegie and Rockefeller have been
to their day and and generation.
How many thousand, Of working
men are enjoying this blessed herr
tage' today are indebted to these two
gentlemen for it? If they were pres
sent to answer to the roll call there
would be no doubt about a quorum.
No, it is all criminal rot. Poverty is
a curse 1t has blighted more lives.
and sent more souls sOrrOwing to the
grave than all else combined. Such
poverty as is seen in the tenement
houses of great cities where 'the sun
never enters - The child starved
from before his birth with his par
ents' years of blood-sapping priva-
ti0ns, poisoned from his first moment
in the world, with a foul, diseased
atmosphere and launched in the
fierce competition Of lif' with every
handicap of body and mind'-Where
is the ''bleS>ed heritage in that con-
ditiOn, Probably a millionaire can
see it-but the poor fellow who is
hungry, and cold, and fricndless can
not see it that way. To him speak
ing mOderately-it is akin 70 hell.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
Notice to Creditors.

Letters Of Administration haze boon is-
Sucd to the undersigned on the estate of w
A. Bounds, deceased. late of LoHore oo,,,r
state Mississippi. and notice i, hereby glver
to creditors of and persons holding claims
aSai1 ~ tn" estate ~ said ". 4. Dounds To
probate All such DEBTS arrl claims within
one year from this, the 18th day OF .5anuarv
i@o. or the same viii be forever barred.
q. A. WILSON.
administrator
jan th. tTr1.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
TIE ARROGANCE OF RICHES TIL
CURSE OF POVERTY.

In these marvellous times of none,
getting we have some peculiar stand
ards Of excellence. You will often
see a man whose Ii ie is spotted like
Niger with the smallpox with al
n of rotten deeds. He ha>
plundered and stolen, robbed and de.
stroyed and yet, il lie has succeeded
In putting money in his purse ant
Keeping it there, his words ar,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

would be a very easy matter for the
sheriff il he did not care to protect
the criminal or run the risk OF losing
his Off e, to conveniently be some
where else when he is apprehended.
It il also true that the mob could
make life rather UNPLEASANT for the
heirs OF the man murdered who would
insist upon collecting the ''fxed
sum-" To my mind there is no VIZ
tue in the Governors recommendation
or the Adams bill. 1t will not res
train the mob, but on the other hand
it will bat Intensity the feeling. and
i lcreiSe til. lttrel which finds. eS-
preston in this species of lawle>SneSS.
Ia Mississippi to d large extent it is
til, result OF rlce pr.jIEc.> engen-
dered by the Commissions of the most
horrible OF crimes. al | it ml,te-> n It
VIII 1t | MY think, the Cove rnor may
say. or, the legislature MY do. when
ever a negro brutality murder. Il white
person or commits Tape, he is liable
to be sum narily dealt with.
| an sorry that my State is cursed
with a condition which makes such
possible, but it is and will remain SO
as long as the two races lives here
with equal rights under the law.
And the legislature may pass laws
depoSing all the county officers where
in a lynching occurs and pay IA big a
liked sum- as it sees fit. aud still
the work will 90 ON
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
IS!T CORRECT IN PRINCIPLE?


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l presume" ''"' '"' laws ~
M" ]" ''''''"'t""''" "''
from ''>''''' '''''''i "'I''7 I" '''O,
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>'"'~. ''''.|'''T '"' pressing
>ItE Tor "''N'I'9> e"''IPl'S0 !" 'h"o
cId'"'j'| '"I>''tI' NJ INC
results 10 low from '''''"' ""' '0","
10 "' e Sly ""''"''E "''''
place NE III "I'"|"IIS" ~ '"'
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Is, | ann i"'L| IN "cc"fu with MS p"i-
pose. ~i"'"d IKE |" see ''CIol'os VI
every 'i'"f"'Ic! ""O''"E VIC 0"0''0
S'a''' i."' 'He Se''""S 4"e>''o' ~
Is II T'-"'-IH IL S'"''" governmental
p"i''5 10 exempt from '"A''l"" ~
grant >ntcI3I privileges 10 CoIpo!''e
'i9'''"'''''~ ""'o' "'' "'o 0"'''CD
oy Iho "E"Ill'f ''I'"t'' why elloulo
Il hUidTGd lh""Nah" OF " hl'ili"1
other ~tTCtUIIt~ he relieved from TIE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

Mr.. Will NJ. Noah has purchased
The Mississippi Farmer. Mr., Noah
is 4 good writer and a clever gentle
man and a loyal friend. He has the
best wishes of The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

Fighting Filipinos is attended with
about as much peril as hunting
wild hogs in Hells Half Acre in Lef1Or.
County. When ever one of those
poor devils are shot, 1t is Il case of
mob law and the sheriff should be
removed from Otiice and a liked
S UNI paid to his heirs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

The Inauguration ceremonies at
ackson We're entirely satisfactory.
The weather was good and every
thing conduced to make the occa-
sion interesting to all persons concern
al
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
AS between r. TT Henry and NJ,

AS between r. II. Henry and Mai.
T. Henry the people of the 7th Con-
gresslonal District should not have
any more trouble making I'D their
minds as to which of them should 90
to Congress-, than these two gentle-
men usually have in making up their
minds on a pubic question.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
EG>itc &c G editors

e I Ks t"Stan entary were granted IN
- leu;deroignrd on the 9th dav of ! an
l. - " the IiltncerT Court Of /. llore
oFrS. 1ecci>ed. All persons having claims
i am L >aio estate are notified to Drpsnnt
by la :, or tncy will he barred.
/. Il . HENDERSON.
Jan. -. 1900. }t.- Fvr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

Gov. Longtime has reappointed Hon.
Robert Powell circuit Judge OF the
jackson district. It is a good ap-
pOintment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

Big 10 OF shoes to close - cts to , co
regular price $l.0O to $50.
T. r. AUSTIN.
27.-O D1er's Sta"k Cutters 27.5o.
J. E. MANN CO.
Is cts. buys a solid silver thimble at
The PALACE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

or all the gay. ~gcorgeOusly plum
mayed birds that ever gloritied, lux
uriated and fitted in the sunshine
on d bright spring morning en-
tranced by its own l]Oveliness
NissisSippi's Onliest Lieut.. Governor
is entitled to the cake. His feathers
ares highly coIored. his voice
sWeeter and his swan like form more
utterly too too, than you could fad this
side Of aserdDh's dream Of paradise.
TO see him as he yields so gracefully
the emblem Of his authority in that
great body Of great statesmen over
which he pre>ideS is enough to make
d Greek God enviuuS. In the language
Of the poet He is Il hot baby. And
yet a better man is not in the land.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

This Old world is moving faster: git a grin If
you'd stay in:
DO your friend and down your naichbor'
What IS life without the TIM
Golden hules and humane precepts may
adOru Il novels page.
But they re Laid away back numbers. in this
characterization age.
MlOSlem rules are more like business: and the
gattlIn| gun and sword
soon convert the unbelipVeYS and "nrcnarn
them Tor the LOrd:"
And to chris;ianizt Il people, and thus say,
their precious >IuIs.'
We must roo r.1"m OF their country and then
Shoot them full OF holes.
We must chri>tionize these natives. and ON
nag must not come down:
but tnt} ii lind our cross is heavy and
their sweat will be their crown.
We have bought these ragaI "niggers," and
we bought them jOb-iOt cheap,
why. V0 dollars each per niger is below
the price OF sheept
les. We've bought these Goddess heather
bought them in the Spanish muss-
housIl' tiiem. goods and soul and body, and
tiley all DeiDnr to Us.
It's all the vii. of Providcnoe:" you must
Against "Appointed Dcstiny it is wrong to
kIc and cuSS.
We've been .'chosc9. and elected, and an
nointed.' for the place
To religiOnize the nations and to regulate
If wicked unDclicvers earn of Liberty and
Right
Or mnNe crazy ."DtcIarations" and dcny the
If they question our "annointing" and our
'civllIztne' gag;
Or hint we'r" canting hyDocrito5, and are on
If th"y. cannot he ocheaded, or be drowned
within a bag.
Call them copp"rheads and traitors. and
tiSn SnrIt.l about Jl2 "f-l-a-g"
We Will ":jviIize' these natives: we will d.
That We'll leave them but the sun shine air:
lLen 10 "tlevatc' these islands on the mod
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION
~c'Inspirei" by reading the resident
Message

lnsplrei Dy reading the Presidents
Message
The following poem taken from
The Coming Times" is worth reading
It IS the most candid and complete
statement of the platform and purposes
of the expansionist thu at l have ever
seen.
We're the Great Assimilation. and the
Trade-ENpausion Band:'
We're expanding like the smallpox, and
We've revised" the Christian Gospel an q
~ e~ncaanced Us business, worth;
We have "ciuched" upon religion. and We
S03l viii cllcl tne earth.
We havH business aud ~relisioa so combined
ANA sugared DER.
\ gu casi Take them both together and will
wink your eye for more
Scarcely had tn dead neen buried. after
Dewey, famous fight,
Till we landed In .iauliiI for converting
All III olSn1-
cay itizIH-" Uand.
AtI agents O prosperity" from every
christian lau0;
There were preachers and promoters, and
some showers of the queer"
Brands OF business and religion that a hea-
then wei! might fear.
They all had learned "~benevoience" in the
t"rade-eNpansiOn school.
And could elevate" an island, Or "assimi-
Not a man was there for paSstime. not a soul
was out for health.
But to "civiliZe' the islands. and 'assimi-
late their wealth.
We had clothing made of shoddy; we had
diamonds made OF glass:
We had shoes vii. soles of paper; We had
watches made IF brass:
We had endless schemes for plunder--aI
in rainbow cOlOrs hued.
And ten thousand bales and boxes of
adulteruted food.
There were floods Of shotgun whiskey: there
were countless kegs of beer;
lnerc were gorgeous gambling outfits: there
were swans OF Snady Dear:
Ana our sanity sharks were waiting---Sing-
ing trade-eNpanSiOn rot.
To "b~cneVOIate' these natives and to spread
il thick and hot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anthony, after a
very pleasant visit in II city, the
guests of Mr.. Will Anthony and family.
to Grenada last Monday. MIR.
Harry is travelling for the Ja1on
Wooden Mills of Jackson, Tenn, and is
welcomed wherever he goes. He is a
hale fellow we'll met.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

We sell a high ella IS of goods at fair
proht--lf You ant something for moth
ing this is moi the place t 0 get it.
F. r. AUSTIN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26

The blind tigers are getting scarce in
Letiore county The citizens of Sidor
had a meeting Tuesday evening, at
tended by Lefore's most excellent sher
if, J. l.. Haly. and determined to ge'
rid OF this dirty beast. Lat the goot
work &c on and it will not be long be
fore the blind tiger will be u thing O
the past in this neck of the moral vim
yard.
The colored American., 1900-04-21

the fact remains that people want
credit in this world for what they do.
the rich as we'll as the poor; and when
Chey DO not receive 1t, they cease con-
tributing And furthermore they want
TO know for what purpose their money
ID expended, whether for lawyers fees,
rail- road fares Or dinners-they want
an accounting, such az we seldom get
throw out these hints simply because
L hear these things talked of and wills
pered ON all hands. have seen shout
ders shrugged d .uily when this
question Is broached of giving to AID a
race cause. It will net do for solicitors
TO fall back on their dignity and honor,
and reputation. There is business way
OF doing business and q loose and sus
picious way. The business way is to
give an accounting before 1t is asked.
The fault has not been so much with
the people. The people, our people are
usually too contiding. This is seen in
our churches where enormous debts are
contracted, and the people marched up
to the tables Sunday after Sunday and
lay down their hard earnings. I often
think Of the thousands upon thousak DIS
Of dollars that our poor alley resident
classes have laid upon the table the
thirty odd years since the war, aud
what have they to show for it-Only @
lot Of heavily mortgaged church build
ings, the amounts remaining due on
many of them being all that they are
actually worth, and still the begging
goes on, and no accounting that any
body can understand, save those who
render the accounts.
CHAS r. DOUGLASS
The colored American., 1900-04-21
DrSSS-M akinp.
DRESSMAKING ACADEMY:

DREc3SMAkIN ACADEMY;
The de Lam Orton Famous French
Perfection Tailor System Academy
MIME j. A. SMALLwOOD, Sole Agent
161SMadisOn st. Northwest.
Moaning class from a. M. to p. No
Afternoon GLASS to r. m. daily.
Evenings from 7.30 TO 10 O'Clock.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Dressmakers and ladies who wish to do
their own dressmakIng.
No. WANTED-TO learn the wonder
full De Lamorton French Perfection
Taylor System, Seamless Basques
without one inch of visible seam, In
lining or goods, not even on the shout
der. Successful Dressmeking requires
IS much earnest progressive study a.
successful work in any Of the profes
sions. No detail is too small to bt
carefully looked after. We teach you
to make dresses with or without seam
and guarantee perfect fits, and com
piste your course with a diploma.
Pupils can enter at any time.
The colored American., 1900-04-21
The Gem of the Antilles

Everybody who wishes TO better their con-
ditiOn will find that Cuba offers the best op.
portunities upenthis hemisphere. II you
have ,ot less than (s4OO tour hundred dollars
ano interested, ser for necessary blanks
and enclose (socts.l thirty cents IN United
states postage stamps, to r. M. r. Nelson
26 @ Barraconne St.. Santiago de Cuba, j
z. Bruce, Bruce GRIT II Congress Street Al
bany n. Y, or <. e. Cooper, The CoIorsd
American, Washington, d. G.
ga Sugar offers an epI ortunity to make
5000 per annum, for eight ears, after two
years hard labor.
The colored American., 1900-04-21
Capital Savings


-6ank-
500 E st. N. W., Washington, D. G
Capital $4,000.
Hon. Jno, r, Lynch, President.
L. G. Bailey, Treasurer.
}. A. johnson, Secretary.
D. B. McCary, Cashier.
Directors:
Jno. E. Lynch, DR.. w. g. Lotion,
Whitefeld McKinlay, ] O. Bailey,
Robt. II. Terrell, w. g. Montgomery,
Wyatt Archer, John a. Pierre, Henry
e. Baker, James Storum, j. Z.
johnson, DR.. A. w. Tancil, Howard
Il Williams.
Deposits received from 10 cents up
ward. Interest allowed on $500 and
above. Collections meet with prompt
attention. A general exchange and
banking business dons.
Bank open from 8 o. ~. to 4;se,pm,
The colored American., 1900-04-21

Brewing


Brews the purest Beer on the Wash
ngton Market. The highest chemica
au thoriiy in the district of Colum bis
after an analysis just finished of all the
different beers on the market, gives
this as his verdict. Don't be fooled By
jealousy, envy, or prejudice, or either
or all of which Is based our Opposition,
we have the most modern plant.
We brew from sterilized water and
choice hops and malt We have one
Of the most skilIful brew masters tn the
county. Visit our plant and insist on
Us proving our assertions. We viii be
glad to show all.
ABE KING,
Sec'y and Treas.
E. L JORDAN,
Pres and Gent NG.
The colored American., 1900-04-21


The Editor Colored Am erican:-My
communication appearing in your Issue
ofthe 3Ist ultimO, commenting On the
.reecbes made before the Second Bap.
t;st Lyceum on the preceding Sabbath,
was not intended TO inaugurate q per-
sonsl controversy with any one, much
less editor Manly. He states through
vour columns that he was advised by
his friends to pass my illusions to him
With silent contempt. The advice of
his friends was not needed however,
and he takes me to task for not reply.
ipp to his remarks at the time and place
tbsv were delivered. The circumstsn-
ces forbade that, the meeting being
about to close when he jumped to his
feet. ana frantically harangued the au-
dlence, condemning without reserve,
the colOred people of Washington, and
wound up with the coarse and slangy
ohrase "they ought TO get off the
earth" Those present Of course heard
him, and my srbtcle was intended for
those who were not present, that they
might know what manner OF man
Manly Is. That I painted his picture
true to nature, is attested by letters
from his home ia Wilmington, and
from many persons from his State res
Ident here. The lGsses that he would
have you bslleYe that he has sustained
by remsining on the Negro side. instead
of on "the other side," did not fall
upon his shoulders, but upon the
shoulders Of the poor, and eonfiding
eOlored people whom he abandoned
when he so uncsremOniously left VIII
mingtOn. Il was his intemperate utter
anoes that precipitated his flight on
that occasion, and gave the excuse for
the murdeTOus assaults upon the Ne
groes just prior to the election: of that
year The articles he published in his
Wilmington paper, were no more eOn'
ducive to the peace and harmony be.
tween the ra7es South, than his un-
warranted reflections upon the oolored
people Of Washington will be to aid
the cause for which he assumed to
speak. The colored people will contrib
ute to the best OF their ability when
fairly approached. SOmetiT es I{th1nk
that the real cause for the luke warm
ness that Is occasionally shown when a
worthy 0bJe ect is put before the people,
is the tact that lack of Judgment is
exhibited In the selection of agents aud
the methods employed by them.
There are 80 many professional soliei
tors among Us. Men without other
visible means of support, with books
and petitions and endorsements, ask-
Ing money for monuments, emanolpa
ton parades, fake industrial schools,
etc,, having Ouly a paper existence,
men who for years have done nothing
else but go around among both races
begging in the name Of the Negro, and
putting the money into their pockets.
This cause now before the Supreme g
Court appeals to US all for support. II
popular subscriptions are being solicit
ed, and funds are being subscribed, the
fact should be made known through
our papers, and each week ths amount
with the names of the subscribers
should be published. The people who
give do not want to be insulted, and
The colored American., 1900-04-21
NAL DOUGLASS REJOINDER.

us Scores IndiScriminate Begging for Monu
ments, Emancipations and Churches.
Some Philosophical Reflections.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-08
"a ,BagleY Brevities.-

Two speeches here during
campaign and the political atmosphere
is clear as a whistle.
{ A. L. BoOrman and Miss Mary Schnee
were united i'll marriage Oct. 81. 1900.
at Bloomington, Rev Schoenfeldt Of
ficiating. The groom is a highly re-
spected son of James Boorman, a mer-
chant of Bagley. Bert as we are wont
to call him, has been west where he Sc
cured good situation with his brother
Ben in the saw mill and lumber trade,
in Flathead county, Montana The
bride has many accomplishments, and
above and beyond all is a splendid
housekeeper. Now we can say of
truth, as we know them WE'LL that this
couple starts out under the most fav-
orable auspices, and now as they start
for their new home in Montana, we in
yoke Gods blessing upon them, cast
the handful of rice and the old slip
per and trust to their good judgment
for the rest.
Our business houses are all doing a
fourishing business. Our blacksmith
will do you good and quick job at
right prices; saving and planning done
to order at the Anderson and BrOdt
mills; fresh meats and other good
things always found at the meat mar
ket; the best furniture at lowest prices
on hand at all times at the W. Winter
emporium; new work and furniture re-
paired at the Stagman steam factory
Our dry goods and grocery merchants
sell good goods at living prices Our
fishermen aim to keep freah fish on the
market at all times. j. NJ Harvill
station agent, reports a greater num-
Der of stock car shipments in the
month of November than for same
month last year. All we read is a con
tinuance of wise legislation and the
country will continue to prosper
Lost, at the Stagman hall halloween
night, a valuable band ring The
finder will be suitably rewarded on re
turn to the owner.
Ere this reaches the public eye, the
great political struggle for supremacy
will be ended, and we hope for the best
interests of L AND I.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-08
Arrcst. Ii philnde1nhin.

Philadelphia Nov 6.-Up to noon
there had been twelve arrests by the
police for Illegal voting in the Third
congressional district. As the men ar
rested were bailed by Congressman
McAleerS friends. it is presumed they
were working in his interest. The
district has an unusual number of po-
lice on duty and Mr.. McAleer's friends
claim they are in the interest of his
opponent In row early in the morn
ing William Martin. McAleer man,
was stabbed in the breast by one of
gang Of men who took exception TO
Martins activity for the Democratic
nomnee His condition is serious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-08
Two BnlIo,s in Michigan.

Detroit. Nov. 6.-Bright skies and
clear. cool air greeted the voters of
Detroit when they started for the polls.
The early vote was heavy. In fact
in some of the precincts almost half of
the vote was cast before 9 o'clock.
There were two ballots in Michigan,
one for the presidential electors, the
state. county and legislative ticket. and
the other for the constitutional amend
ment permitting the taxing of rail
roads on the c Sh value of Their proper
". Grand Rapids reported that May
or Maybury Of Detroit, the Democrat
c candidate for governor, was run
ming far ahead of his ticket Congress
men William Alden Smith was being
heavily cut by che Holland vote in
Grand RaDidS