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The colored American., 1900-08-18
OATLET r5, VA.

CATLRTTS, VA.-Summer Boarders: Par
ties desiring first class aoco omodasions for tAe
summer season will find tt to thsir advaE-
tAge to spend their vacation at Oat16tts Eau-
quier county, Va, Forty eight miles from
this city there are three accommodation
trains to the OAty per day. The house fs
situs ted sbous "a mile above the village.
ard turnie he'd for sl2.00 per month, % 90
per weeS. or IS cents per day. Healthy ell
mate, excellent board and con tort lahae
ror ms Apply with stamp to Mrs. Kate II g.
GutIe Cat'etts. Fauquier Co.. Va.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
EXANDRTA, VA.

sTTHE ELITE-63z =. Washing to n
street; Alexandria, Va, Ice cream, Goa.
fechionery, soda water and milk shakes,
ali fiayGrs. Lunches and sandwiches.
O0oI, exc lusive, up TO date. The enfy
first cIsas pleasure resort in the city
when ia Alexandria call on US. Opens
May 18th, w. F. Hammond, pro.
DrietOY.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
The Business League Will be a Success.


Twenty four states will be represent
ed at the first session and organization
of the National Negro Business League
which Booker 7. Washington Is pro
noting at Boston, Thursday and FRI
day. August % and "a. This repre-
sentation is such as TO assure the sue
cess OF the organization, and at the
same time. emphasizs what black men
and women are doing In the world
CONNER ,ial. 1t will be possible TO as
sure from representation OF this char
acter true insight into the Negro's
worth as factor in the business world
The unanimous sentiment seems to
be that the organization is step in the
right direction, and that it is bound to
succeed under the supervision Of such
men as are Its promoters. The coIored
citizens of Boston have completed ar
rangements to make the stay Of their
guest as pleasant and profitable as
possible. The good that such an Or
ganization will do Is SO obvious that it
has invited and received the most cor
dial aud fiatterina support at the hands
OF the substantial men of the race every
where.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
HOTEL sHEPHARDS HILL.

Open r the Season on June 1st. Beauti-
fuI y ,uated near the Potomac River. on st .
P'irlCkss Creek. Cool Rooms, Bathing,
Boating, Fishing and Grabbing. For terms
aC dress "a m. ID. Bond, Colton's Point, st.
NJ = County, Maryland.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
CAMBRIDGE, MD.

Mrs Cyrus st Clair has concluded to
open her lovely private residence to
boarders for the summer, at Cambridge
Md Persons desiring further informa-
sion can address Mrs. Cyrus St. Clair,
Gam bridge, Md. Terms reasonable.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
THE NEW HOUSE
DEHITY COTTAGE

81 X. Ohio Ave-, Atlantic Oity, b j
ExceIls any IN the city. Ali modern Inn
provements. I've squares from the Read1n 9
Railroad depot, Two squares frem the
beach [ kindly thank my old as we'll as new
patrens for their liberal patronage 81 d hope
for Q continuance OF the same. Mrs. +.
DEBILITY, proprietrs sss.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

HOfEL HENDERSON-12O n Mis-
sissiopi ave., Atlantic Ulty, n. j., two
SQUARES from Reading depot; three
minutes walk to Bathing Beach. Spec
iaI rates for families and peEmAn ent
boarders. The hotel has been newly
papeFed and has 80 neatly fittsd up
sleeping rooms. Terms mOdera ku
ropean aud AmenCan plan.
Henderson and Murray, props.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
SUMNER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY.
FITZGERALD'S
AUDITORIUM

Open all the year. Suitable for conventions
receptions. baits, concerts and theatrical
entertaa aments. Choice wines. liquors and
cigars. a ttached the fiuest billiard room in
the city. The Auditorium Cafe attached is
strictly first class. Special atte ntion given
collation. parties, weddings, Tsceptie MS. etc.
b, G. Fitzgerald, proprietor. 80 snd 30 North
Kentucky avenue, Altar tic City. u. j.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
DO you KNOW?

Editor Colored American: Kindly tell
me where [ may get a copy OF the play
"Thirty years of Freedom" and oblige,
Yours very truly,
Rich mond Hill,
Station Il, Nashville. Tenn,
The editor of The COlOred A merican
will be glad If the readers of this notice
will send this information TO this office
or to Mr. Hill.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
WANTED HELP.

An energetic colorsd woman who an
derstands canvsssing can secure per-
mauent employment with good paw by
addressing "Bensvolence" care 45s O
st. n. w.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
All THE GAY SEASIDE.
The Social Effloresence at Ocean City
Pertinent Points and Paragraphs.

and be merry" go said the patrons who |
attended Ocean City's SWEETEST recep-
+ion last Thursday night. Character
Izing mIrtb and gaiety, infusing light
and beauty, the bail rendered the
walters of the Plim-him mon II otel
ecipsed any that has been gwen here
this season. Notwithstanding the in
tense heat, the auditorium became
snffoeating and comfort was at prem.
ium. The costumes worn were fastidi-
ously beautiful aud presented most
striking spectacle Several gentlem n
wore full dress. The decorations were
beautiful displaying adm irable unique
ness of taste. The refres hment table
was not neglected; punch and other
choice wines were placed at the dis
pO8al of the guest who shared the hos
pitality to degree of avarice. A few
Of those present were the Misses John
son, Jackson, Holmes, Conner, Harris,
Lemos, Wright, Lewis, COntee, Sum
ner and TOliyer; Messrs. Cole, Winston,
Robinson, Lucas, Frye, St. Clair,
WoOdsOn and James.
THE ATLAKT1C's BIGGEST DAY.
Efficiency is the result Nf careful and
painstaking energy. Mr.. J. L. Honey
well, the peerless young headwaiter of
the Atlantic Hotel, is the embodiment
OF the above fact Last unday the
Atlantic Hotel pres ntead clever dem
onstration of mans fidelity to duty.
The dinner served was the heaviest of
the season and required much tact and
GOODNESS. Each man handled the situ-
alton admirably. The excellent sup
port given by the culinary department
must not be forgotten. Mr.. Taylor,
the chef, and his assistants, Nessrs.
Colbert, aud ~Jones, Madames Waters
Williams did all in their power 10 meet
the exigencies of the occasion. "Jack"
Isel presided at the carving table and
showed his usual skill. The dining
room crew constitutes a membership
Of tWenty.six men.
HERE AND THERE.
Mr.. John Carter has been appointed
assistant bar. keeper in the Atlantic
Cafe. Mr.. Cooper becomes headwaiter
In this department. a special meeting
of the Ocean City Lyceum was called
Friday evening to discuss the Negro
problem. The subject was handled ip
very lively manner and became tar
get for high political boom. Those
who made short addresses were: MessTs
Stokes, Honeywell. White, st. Olsir
and Greene. MessFs. Lloyd Stewart
and Joseph Jefferson left for Washing
ton last week. Their stay here covers
little over q month. Miss Bertanla
TTye is able to be out again. Mrs. Cy
rus St. Clair, the wife OF our prominent
butcher, was compelled to return to
Cambridge Monday afternoon because
of pressing business. Mrs. St. clair
while here was the source OF much 60
cial attention. Manhood and integrity
are Jewels of great value. The name OF
Mr.. Walker Whlte will be mentioned
at this iuueture. The cry will soon be-
on to Washington" A few advance
guards have already started. Mr. y
J. Stokes, the well'Enown yacbtsmsn
hSS Iaaoed n hOat for fhe balance of th(
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

In an interview Mr. Renager, the
Kentucky geese raiser, gave the fol-
lowing interesting facts regarding
geese and their habits:
"a goose Is the cleanest fowl alive.
/ have been in the poultry business
since 1871, have handled all kinds of
domestic fowl, and have studied their
habits closely. They are constantly
at work keeping their feathers clean,
and If furnished with plenty of water
they are never seen except when fit
for dress parade.
They are equally as careful regard
ing their food On one occasion we
bought a lot of corn which had grown
musty. and the geese would not eat
the dough made from 1t. Nor will
they eat dough after 1t has soured.
On this account we have to be very
careful to mix up no more dough than
the geese will eat in day
Another thing peculiar about geese
is that they eat a great deal more some
days than they do on others. For in
stance, 1t frequently requires thirty or
forty buckets of dough a day to a
given pen Of geese. Then for n few
days they will probably eat not more
than a dozen buckets" - Southern
Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
A skiiifui Road Builder.

"There lives near my home,' said
n resident of ROckland, Me-, "a man
named Edwin Mcintyre. who leads Il
hermit life and has queer hobby. One
of the prettlest and best kept pieces of
road in Maine passes in front of his
lonely retreat 1t has been built by
Mr.. Mcintyre, who for the last twenty.
five years has, when not otherwise en-.
gagged, employed his time picking up
rocks and stones near his home and
pounding them into pebbles, which
he has put in the highway. In twenty
five years time he estimates that he
has pounded 100000 stones and made
them ready for road use. The town
authorities. recognizing the value of
the work, have for several years com.
pensated the man by giving him his
road tax. He claims that he has al.
ready placed on the road twenty cords
of these manufactured stones. Other
towns In Maine envy Rockland such
faithful and skilful road bulldn" -
Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
How He wakes Up the rramps.

The policeman who makes the round
of Madison Square Park early in the
morning has duty he rather enjoys.
1t Is to wake up the tramps and loiter.
ers who sleep on the benches ''between
rounds He has employed several
methods of arousing the sleepers One
of the favorite ways was to walk close
to the benches and tired on their toes.
Another was to rap on their hats with
his club. The latest and most ap-
proved plan, affording more amuse.
ment to the sturdy cop than to the
unhappy tramp, Is to hold Il small bot.
tie of ammonia under their noses as he
passes by in the early dawn. This
wakes them up quickly. and most eff.
fectively, and the bewildered express
sion on the face of the suddenly
aroused sleeper is n real ray of sun
shine to tighten the way of the police.
man through day of hard work such
as cOnversing with nursemaids. eating
apples and peanuts from the Italians
push carts and telling small boys to
g'wan New York Mail and Express.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
pRouIH.

Dead dead all dead beside the drouth
burnt brook,
Shrouded in moss or in the shrivelcd
grass;
Where waved their bclls,-from which the
wild-oee shook
The dew-drop once, gaunt, in "A night
mare mass,
The rank weeds crowd; through which
the cattle pass,
Thirsty and lean, seeking some meagre
spring,
Closed in with thorns on which stray
bits OF wool
The painting sheep have left, that sought
the cool
From morn to evening dearly wandering.
No bird is heard; no throat to whistle
awake
The sleepy hush; to let lts music leak,
Fresh, bubble-like, through bloom-roofs OF
the brake;
Only the gray.bluc heron. famineweak,
Searching the stale pools of the min
nowless creek
Utter its call; and then the rain-crow,
too,
False prophet now, croaks to the stag.
nant air.
While overhead, still as if painted
there
A buzzard hangs, black on the bnrning
blue
Madison Cawein, in Harpcrs Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Catching Crows and Hawks.

1t is most easily done with the com,
mon steel trap used for woodchucks,
etc. Watch for some particular spot
where crows are frequentlng for
something they like in the way Of
food, and as quietly as possible place
one, or more If you have them, of the
traps. somewhat concealed by little
earth. securely anchored by strong
chain or rope. Sprinkle few kernels
of corn about for bait. Then retire a
little way and watch the result. As
soon as the birds return you will sure
iy get one or more. Hang on pole
mt any point you wish TO protect and
you will not see any crows about there
the rest of the season.
Hawks are not so easily caught, but
with Il little trouble some may be OBJ
tained. Fix a little platform upon Il
post set firmly in the ground and
place wire box with few chickens
in it on top. Place the traps around
the wire cage, and II the birds are
plentiful and hungry some will be
caught. Hawks have the habit of
allghting upon objects near what they
wish to devour and an extra post Il
little way from the chicken cage with
a trap ingeniously fixed at the top so
the bird will not suspect danger might
be the means of securing some.-A. A.
Southwick, in New England Home
stead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
A Cat Worth Having.

j. Z. Packard possesses n large mon
Grcl eat that has an excellent prospect
of becoming famous. The cat Is de.
velopng into an excellent watchdog, IL
the expression may be permitted Sev.
erni times recently strangers have
been prevented from going to the
house by Tommy's hostile demonstra-
lions. The eat has Il particularly bit
ter dislike for peddlers, and when any
one of the description appears there
Is an immediate attack. The cat
doesn't stop for preliminarlcs, but splts
ami snarls and growls and deiies the
world to come on. From II command.
ing position on the highest top of the
porch lie Is master of the situation and
the unwelcome visitor Is glad to re.
treat Just what the cat would do
under contrary circumstances is un.
known; no one has been brave enough
to find out.-Santa Barbara Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Whittier Than n SHIRT.

Inventors have power Of abstrac-
ton which serves them good turn
on some occasions. and Is liable to be-
tray them into strange statements on
others.
$50 you think you have perfected
your little machine at last, do you?''
asked the lawyer Of his dreamy-eyed
client.
Yes, it's all right now; there Is not
Il flaw In it," said the inventor. "But
| can assure you. sir, that when il
came to making the final test was
frightened. l happened to see my face
In the mirror when the thing was
safely over, and It was as white as
your shirt. sir In fact" he added
bending an impartial gaze on the law
yer's shirt front, "lt was whiter-con
siderably whittier | should say"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

an apiary of sixty hives or more it
frequently happens. that several
swarms issue simultaneously, and, of
course, always cluster together in one
huge mass. If the queens are at large
with the bees. the cluster will neces-
sarily be hived as one swarm, and the
queens will kill each other until only
one survives. To prevent this loss,
practice in my home apiary method
with perfect success, which, while it
is not exactly self-hiver, still comes
very near to II. week or so before
swarming time slip n queen trap on
the hive entrance of each populous
colony. .es'H-1i
Just II word about attaching the
queen trap, Fig. /. The directions
which accompany the trap are to fas.
ten 1t to the hive with two nails. 1t
Is not the best thing for beekeeper
to hammer on a beehive that Is boil
ng over with bees, so | invented the
contrlvance herewith shown, which
consists of two small pieces of fiat
iron bent Mt right angles and fastened
J , the trap with screw, Fig. .. To
fix the trap to the hive, slip the fas-
eners under the lighting board No
latter how many bees are clustered
I'll over the trap, 1t can be removed in
IN instant without even Jar, When
swarm issues, the queen remains in
ne trap confined in an apartment by
erself. l then remove the old hive
nd place an empty one In its place,
lso removing the queen trap with the
queen, and then sit in the shade and
watch results.
! The swarm Will invariably return in
from ten to twenty minutes and enter
the empty hive, for the bees mark the
location and come back to their old
stand after they have missed their
queen. / then release the queen and
let her run in with the swarm. |
have had three queenless swarms
hanging In one cluster but they re.
turned to their respective hives.
have also had them return and cluster
all on one hive. Such mass OF bees
could not all enter. so I take dust
pan and brush and divide them. I
could not always get the right bees
and queens together, but that seemed
to make little difference at swarming
time, when such intense excitement
prevails among the bees.-F. G. Her.
man, in American Agriculturist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
ClVILlZlNC ALASKA.
What Our Bureau OF Education is Do.
ing For tho Natives.

Dr. w. r. Harris writes as follows
IN Ainslee's Magazine "In Alaska the
entire work of education is under tho
direction of the United States Bureau
of Education.
Alaska Is big rock. covering 4OO.-
600 square miles, that Is covered with
moss In the most barren places. II Is
the kind of moss that the reindeer eat.
The human being can live on moss,
also, but II is better to have the rein
deer eat the moss and provide man
with meat and milk.
"In the work of education in Alaska
the object has been to prepare the ma
tives to take up the Industries and
modes CO life of the States. and to in.
duce them to discontinue their ancient
tribal customs. 1t had been obvious
from the beginning of the Govern
ment subsidies in 1886 that there
should be not only education in the
elementary English branches. but
also training in the cmployments Of
civilized life. From the first at all
the missions established by different
religious denominations there was in
struction in cooking. housekeeping and
clothes-making. Then followed more
careful education in the trades of car.
pentering. blacksmithing and shoe
making, under the direction of the Bu.
reau of Education. which subsidized
for this purpose the Presbyterian In.
dustrlal School at Sitka. 1t was be.
lieved that If the natives of Alaska
could be taught to use the English
language, be brought under Christian
Influence by the missionaries and be
trained in suitable forms of industry.
the increasing white population of
Alaska, composed of immigrants from
the States, would be able to employ
them in mining transportation and
the production of food II was found,
however, that in order to reach the
thousands of primitive inhabitants of
Alaska. something entirely out of the
ordinary in educational methods must
serve as n beginning The idea of in.
Producing herds of reindeer and of
persuading the natives to care for
them was first considered in 1891
This plan was suggested by DR.. Shell
don Jackson and Captain Healy. Of
the United States revenue cutter Bear.
Forty thousand natives engaged in
reindeer herdlng and transportation
would not only be brought step fur.
ther toward civilization, but would
furnish the contingent needed to make
possible the mining industry. After
four years of experiments it became
certain that this project would prove
q suCceSS."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

The hot sunAowers by the glaring pike
Lift shields Of sultry brass; the teasel-
tops,
Pnk.thorned. advanG with bristlng
spike on spike
Against the furious sunlight. Field and
copse
Are sick with summer; now, with
breathless stops,
The locusts cymbal; now grasshoppers
beat
Their castanets; and rolled in dust a
team
Like some mean life lost in its sorry
dream,-
An empty wagon rattles through the heat.
Where now the blue-streaked flags? the
flowers whose mouths
Are moist and musky; where the sweet
breathed mint,
That made the brook bank herby? where
the Souths
Wild morning glories, rich in hues, that
hint
At coming showers that the rainbows
tipt2
Where all the blossoms that the wildwood
knowsy-
The frai oxalis hidden in its leaves
The lndian-pipe, pale as 4 soul that
n'he frecl,led touchme.not, ond forest
rose
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

He looked at her surprised and eager
'"DO you really think she might have
cared for me?'
"Oh, YOU ought to have told her
ought to have asked her" she repeated
"Well--now you know why went
away"
EYES"
"When I heard of her-her-hei
denth"-he could not bring himself to
say her suicide-"there was nothing
else for mo to do. II was So hideous
so unutterablc. TO go on with my ole
life, In the old place among the ole
people, was quite impossible. I want
ed to follow her to do what she had
done. The only alternative was to fly
as lar from England, as far from my
self. as 1 could"
Sometimes Mrs. Kempton con.
fessed by-and-by. sometimes I won.
dered whether. possibly, your dlsnp.
pearancc could have had any such con.
nectlon with Mary's death--lt followed
lt so Immediately wondered some.
times whether, perhaps. you had cared
for her. But l couldn't believe it--it
was only because the two things hap
pened one upon the other. oh, why
didn't You tell her? 1t is dreadful,
dreadful"
When he left her she still sat for
n little while before the fire.
Life is n chance TO make mistakes
chance to mike mistakes. Life is
chance to make mistakes"
1t was n phrase she had met Ia
book she was reading the other day.
Then she had smiled at 1t; now 1t rang
In her ears like the voice of a mock.
ing demon.
Yes. a chance to make mistakes"
she said. half aloud
She rose and went to her desk un-
locked n drawer. and turned over its
contents, apl took out II letter-nn old
letter, for the paper was yellow and
the ink was faded She came back to
the fireslde, unfolded the letter. and
read IT. 1t covered six pages of note
paper, in small feminine hand. 1t
was letter Mary Isona had written to
her, Margaret Kempton, the night be-
fore she died, more than thirty years
ago. The writer recounted the many
harsh circumstances of her life. but
they would all have been Dearable. she
said. save for one great and terrible
secret. She had fallen in love with
a man who was scarcely conscious or
her existence; she, little obscure Ital.
ian music teacher, had fallen In love
with Theodore Vellan. 1t was as If
| she had fallen in love with an inhabit-
ant OF another planet; the worlds they
respectively belonged to were far
apart. She loved him-she loved him
and she knew her love was hopelesa
and she could not bear IT. Oh, yes! she
met him sometimes here and there. at
houses where she went to play, and to
give lessons. He was civil TO her. he
was more than clvil--he was kind: ne
talked TO her about literature and
| music.
He is so gentle, so strong, so wise:
but he never thought of me as a won.
ana woman who could love. who
could be loved. Why should he? II
the moth falls in love with the star
the moth must suffer am
cowardly; | am weak; / am what YOU
VIII; but | have more than can bear
Life Is too hard-tOo hard. Tomorrow
shall be dead. You will be the only
person to know why died, and you
will keep my secret
"oi, the pity of 1.-THE pity of it.'
murmured Mrs. Kempton. II wonder
whether l ought TO have shown him
haly's lettcr?"-Wayerley Magazine.