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The colored American., 1900-07-07
THE co1oRED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. @.

from that wonderful pile OF stsei ana
masoary rIeing to the fearful hight OF
twenty'one stories In Chicago 10 the
more humble temples which decorate
the smaller cities, evidence the error oil
my friends opinion. Every church
building, from Trinity in New Yofk
City with It's wiz dows stained TO soften
the sunlight and cast mellow sE lendof
Of color over the ele CANT furnishings
which drive away the poor, to the littls
sod meeting house on the plains OF
Kansas, .is erected by the cooperation
of It's members.
Beside, there are many cooperative
enterprises OF purely iHdustrisi
character in our country, which are
highly successful. The idea is spread
ing all over the British Isles, Denmark,
Germany and other parts Of Europe,
and is taxing hold of the people, ana
they are taking hold of t.making lt 60
We can make it go, and we must.
CHAkEs l.. WOODS,
Washington, Iowa.
The colored American., 1900-07-07
WANTED TO KNOW

When do you sail for Paris.
Did any ef you guess the Bundy ap-
pointmeIt.
Did the census enumerator get you
on his little book.
Will the gold democrats try their
luck with Admiral Dewey.
II Editor R. @. o. Benjamin has
squeezed back into Kentucky politics
to stay.
Why not Capt. William III. Mere dith
for Chief OF The Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
How much civil service reform could
be discovered With a microscope at the
Government Printing office.
When those gentlemen who deal in
pipe stories are going to put that boat
for colored people on the river.
lift isn't singularly appropriate that
so warm an article as Col. Jay L. Tor
rey should hail from Emners, Wyo.
Why Platform Editor Quigg didn't
put little more ginger into the XVIII
Amendment plank while he vas doing
all that alleged tinkering.
If any less distinguished parsonage
than Booker T. Washington could win
out here against monster parade and
innumerable brass bands.
II Prof. Robert Fl. Terrell wouldn',
make a snug fit foT the responsible
Office of assistant. superintendent of
Washington's public schools.
When the National Capitals horde OF
departmental lawyers and doctors will
ever get nerve enough to Try to live
u pom their chosen professions.
If the seating of the regulars" the
Messrs. hase and Jones, Will not have 8
tendency to squeloh the preacher.in
politics industry In this "neck.o'.th,
wood"
How many Of Our business men viii
buckle on their progressive armor and
attend the commercial congress called
at Boston on August "a. by Booker T.
Washington.
Are our wouldsbe'speH' binders care
fully studying the issues so So to pas.
muster when they go up against the
educational tests prescribed by the ora
toriesl bureau.
VIII any rubber. neck now charge
that the seat OF educational influence
has been transferred to The Presby teriar
and Second Baptist churches or Hsw
ard University.
Ii change In the pasterate of one o
Was hington's largest churches woulC
not be distinct benefit to the comau
The colored American., 1900-07-07
sERFS AND BEGGERS.

A Gloomy Picture Painted by sn Iowa
Observer of Events Practical Education
Sensibly Applied, Our Only Escape From
Existing and Impending 0angerS-lhe
Labor Question Analysed or Somewhat
PesSimiStic Lines
The colored American., 1900-07-07

be e6ncsted. it will not be Of much
benefit to sny-exeept to the few who
are still farther advaL ced than the
Others.
The white race has had every pOlItf-
cal sevantsge. has held all the offices,
controlled ali elections, has done all
the voting-or at least controlled it-has
owned all the property. ard has mo-
nepolized ali educational advantages of
the country until within a compare
lively few years. And what is cur con-
dition? Men in our cities, by the tbous-
and unable 10 get work on any homer
able terms, compelled to beg or steal TO
prevent starvation, others crouching
beneath the sidewalks or IN unlocked
stairWays or In empty sheds TO keep
from freezing in the winter storms
women and children at home shiver-
ing in the cold, while husband and
father is unable to find employment;
people working in dark and poorly
ventilated apartments, girls standing
behind the counter without OppOr
tunily to sit down, 80 many hours per
day, that it brings on female deFaDge-
mems. and their health perm &nentIy
bTeken. And this is not all. Their
wages are often SO low that they must
resort II other mesns TO help pay their
beard and buy their clothes. While
others must satisfy their employers or
foreman's lusts to retain their stu.
alton.
Year by year the working mans
debts increase. Year by year his rents
increase, ID the price of land advan ces,
making il more difficult for him to get
a home of his own. 1t is estimated that
a hundred years ago nine tenths Of the
people owned .theiE own homes, but
now fully one half are renters, willis
over four mulion of the one half who
do eWn their homes are mortgaged
And II is fearful fact that ia buleus
wealth on the one hand and extreme
poverty on the ether, have developed,
while popular education has incTess sc d
This must not be understood, how.
ever, as an argument against education.
Culture of mind and hand is good and
may to a certain extent, tighten the
persecution of the celered race. But
when offered as means Of lifting uu
the poor of either race, financially, 1t is
an absolute failure. l see no reason
why it should be expected to de more
for the cOlered mon than it has fer the
whites. II the past furnishes us 8
mt ans Of Judging the future we are In 8
few years TO become nation of cul-
tured seris and beggars, unless our edu
cation in the future should be such
thst it will lead US into wise co oper-
stiYe effort along industrial lines.
Ii then, conditions grow worse when
we have the very best educational ad-
vantsges, we must supplant compe
tition by CO. operation and Ia that finG
relief. There seems to be nething els,
for Us to do. 1t may be operated on 8
national wide scale as department O.
the government, in the future. anc
probably will be. But the thing for q,
| to do now is to organize ourselves Il
manufacture and handle the thing,
whIeh wa cansuua
The colored American., 1900-07-07


race:
1st, The religious work of different
charehes and missionary societies.
end, The educational work usually
conducted IN connection with religious
training, and
I'd. The training Of The hand to use
ful work in the trades and arts, 10
manual training schools.
Or we mig ht classify tnese efforts as
Isl tae traiuibg OF the heart; 2nd, the
training of the IeaC /; 3Id. the hand
The friends OF these different move
ospts agree that If We give our colored
broIuers The ght kind OF religious
training AID education and sKilI III
useful II, dusIIlt S. IL aklng them IN every
Us~ equal 10 the whites, the whites
must acknowledge these qualities, thai
they will come 10 respect them more,
that prosecutions will cease, ana that
they will be permitted 10 participate
in the affairs of state, and enjoy the
civil liberties to which they are justly
entitled. They hold that with these
privileges they Wal be enabled to com,
uete against their white brethren in a
business way, and will soon gather
property about them, and become
khrifty and independent.
This is a nIce theory and looks logi-
cal: and vheu tried on a small scale
can be proven logical. Because if they
can benefit individuals, 1t would seem
they would lift up the whole race If
they could only make the movements
far reaching enough to touch the whole
race, fog the lace is composed of indi
yiduals. Now while [ would not de.
tract the least praise from that which
ustly belongs TO those who are working
in these different ways. l must say
that 90 not believe that any OF these
methods OF work, Ier all Of them TO
gsther, let them be carried Cn. on ever
so grand a scale, can ever enable the
masses of eoloTed people to secure COM
foltabIe, pleasant homes Ct their own.
nor to enjoy the political rights granted
them by the constitution and laws Of
the United States.
These lines of work are doing much
for indiyiduls fog which We should all
be glad, but they do not benefit the
II ce financially, nor politically. All
commodities are regulated IL price by
the law of supply and dem and. Labor
lie q commodity which the working
man has for sale. Ii the demand Is
great, employers must bid against each
other for it anu il advances in price;
but If the demand is light there are
more men than jobs, and the laborers
must bid against each other for the
work, each offering 60 work for less
than others, or less than formerly, and
wages become less.
Now skilled labor is subject to the
same Law; and while ii Is comparative
ly scarce, it will command a fair price,
and the colored man who is fortunate
enough to become q skillful trades
msn, while skilled workmen are few,
will be benefited. But If the manual
training schools should succeed iD
traipIng q very great per cent OF the
people, the Increased supply of skilled
woFkmen, without an increased de-
~,z-S xunuid ruO tho waOaa douu up+il
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
Arkansas State Scrip.

The time within which Arkansas
state scrip could be redeemed eX-
pired Wednesday and il there be
any now unredeemed it will take a
special act of the legislature with
accompanying red tape to make 1t
valid. Since the legislature passed
the refunding act years ago about
81, 400 of this scrip has been pre-,
sented for redemption. The total
amount outstanding at the time
the act was passed was $375,264'0o
and the amount supposed to be un'
paid is now about $373,9OO 1t is
hardly probable that any OF TINS
will ever be heard from as 1t has
either been destroyed or else has
been redeemed and cancelled IN
years past and no entry made there
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Republicans in Kentucky have
acted in bad faith all around, When
it was decided by the election board
that face of the returns showed
Taylor was entitled to certificate OF
election as governor, neither Goe-
bel nor his democratic friends re-
sorted to force to prevent the car
rying out of the law. They simply
gave notice that Goebel would con-
test the matter before the legisla.
ture, according to law. Before this
contest was decided a lot of mount
ain toughs armed with Winchester
rifles were harbored by Gov. Taylor
in the state house, and one of these
shot Goebel to death; and at once
Taylor took forcible possession Of
the state house and adjourned the
legislature without right of law, and
at the point of the bayonet kept it
from meeting in the state house.
Such high handed acts should be
condemned by every free American
citizen, regardless of politics.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

In his printed address to the pee-
ple of Arkansas, announcing his
candidacy for the u S. Senate Gov
Jones says that he has mot changed
his political views since 1896" Then
the esteemed Helena World must
be very much mistaken in making
the direct charge that he had "been
on all sides of nearly all questions"
in past fewyears, and although such
a rampant silver man in 1895 as to
declare that he would not support
the national platform unless for
silver. recommended to the last Ar
kansas legislature the passage of a
measure to build a state railroad,
bv issuing state bonds in gold, The
most rampant gold bug in the world
would attempt no more than this
for the yellow metal. Evidently
Gov. Jones Is so vascilating, forget
full aud fickle, as to utterly unfit hin
for any position of public trust, anc
the people will be justified in retir
ing him forever from Arkansas pol
iticS
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

A recent decision of the U, S. Su-
preme Court handed down by JUS
tice Brewer,knocks out all State
Railroad Commissions. Substance
of the decision is that the commits
sions have no right to make rates
of "confscatory" nature, and the
roads claim this against lower rates
made by all railroad commissions.
AS these state commissions are eX-
pensive, and now virtually useless,
we do not know but that their repea
would be the best move to make.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
Berry is Right.

In discussing his position regard
ing expansion, Senator J. H. Berry,
of Arkansas, pointed to the fact
that when the treaty with Spain
was presented to the senate for
ratification there were a large num-
Der Of senators who believed it
wisest to insert in the treaty pro-
vision in regard TO giving free gov
ernment to the Filipinos, which cor.
gress has given to the Cuban5.
Those who opposed this amendment
thought that the treaty should be
ratified at once so that hostilities
might cease; that the whole ques-
tion would be left open to congress
at future time, and that no pre-
iudice would come to those who de-
sired to finally dispose Of the Phil
lppine Islands in the same manner
which was thought proper ia the
case of Cuba. The President him
self said that congress would have
entire jurisdiction of the matter.
And now," said he, when those
who believe that the Philippine peo'
pie should be entitled to the same
rights and privileges which we have
promised to give the Cuban people
undertake to debate this subject
upon the floor of the senate, we are
told that we are aiding those who
are in rebellion against the United
States; that we are giving comfort
to men with arms in their hands
who are shooting our soldiers, anC
that we, who opposed from the very
beginning the method which hai
been persued, are responsible fo1
the death of our gallant soldiers
who have fallen on the island
submit to the senate and to th'
people of the United States whethe
or not this is a fair treatment.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
AN INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT.

The management of the Great Texas
Colorado Chautauqua at Boulder, Colo
rado, announces that its next session is
to be from July Ist to August 18th in
elusive, longer and in every way stronger
than ever.
The management is now booking, re-
gardless of great expense, the very best
educational and platform talent securable
in this country for the edification and
pleasure of the hundreds who will be on
hand during the session. The further am
nOuncement is made that, in the interest
OF complete satisfaction for its guests the
Chautauqna Association will considerably
enlarge the previously existing cottage,
tent and dining facilities and will operate
the whole itself, contracting nothing to
outside parties, and completing every de-
tail necessary to comfort and pleasure In
advance of the opening date. I-I5
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

The New York Reform Club, Of
which Hon. John Dewitt Warner is
president, has stirred up the advo-
Gates of the ship subsidy job by cir
culating letter against it contain
ing this sentence: Lobbyists in the
employ of the prospective benehci-
aries of the bounty have already
carefully 'cauvassed' Congress,
which means that every approach
able senator and congressman has,
by some sort of a promise or bribe
been reasoned with and made to
see the benefit of subsidies. There
was a regular circus of a time at
last weeks meeting of the House
Committee on Merchant Marine,
which has charge of the subsidy
bill, when Representative Grosvenor
of Ohio, chairman of the committee
read that letter.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

The railroads running into
Shreveport had their freight agents
meet at st. Louis few days ago
for the purpose of rate making on
freight for the city on Red river.
Shreveport has had a picnic in
rates for some time, but it looks a
little suspicious now that several
freight agents are meeting to talk
over the situation, There is one
thing certain these freight agents
did not meet for the purpose OF re-
ducing the rate.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

The average young man IS not d
symbol of purity, but he cold hardy
be expected to be with the daily en-
vironments thrown around him. OIo
men, fathers of daughters, Will
roost on dry goods boxes and give
sanction to the viIest practice by
telling Of their own escapedes dur
ing their younger days, or laugh
heartily at the doings and sayings
of Young men who lay around from
one house to another and practice
such. SO long as this state OF al
fairs exists plenty of young men can
be found who will commit acts tha'
will not only wreck their own ll'es'
but the lives Of the girls who are SO
unfortunate as to become their
wives. x,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should new
er be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Catalrh
Cure, manufactured by f. j, Cheney &
Co Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. In buying Halls Catarh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally, and made in Toledo, o.,
by f. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
James l Hillman Dead,

Death claimed as its own all that
was mortal of James l. HilIman,
this morning.
The young man was stricken with
a throat disease a short time age
which he suffered a great deal from
until death came and taken him to
his new home Of rest.
The young man had been engaged
in the carpenter business and
worked with a bridge gang on the
Pee Gee until he was stricken when
he returned home to die.
He leaves a father, mother and
several brothers and sisters to
mourn his departure.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

We have on our table a neat little
weekly sheet called 'Multum in
Parvo' with j. Z. Wager as editor
and publisher. The little paper is
filed with gems of good thoughts
from master minds, besides locdJ
happenings in the city. Mr.. Wager
is getting his weekly out in the
Texarkauian Office. The publisher
is worthy of all the crumbs of pat.
ronage that can be thrown him.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
rAN IN THE FUTURE.

Many men of learning devote much
time to the study of the man of the
future. They all agree that he is
to be very superior to the present
generation. Great physical strength
is prophesied, but this at least is
within the reach Of everybody. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters will bring
health and strength to any one us
ing it faithfully. 1t cures Constipa-
tion, indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious.
ness, malaria, fever aud ague, and
liver and kidney troubles. 1t makes
rich. red blood, and with pure blood
comes health. 1t builds up the
whole system, putting vigor into
the nerves and blood, frmness into
the muscles and health into the
bowels. Give it a trial. and see
that a private revenue stamp COW
ers the neck of the bottle.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Children who are troubled with
worms are pale in the face, fretfuI
by spells, restless in sleep, have blue
rings around their eyes, bad dreams
variable appetite, and pick the nose
Whites Cream Vermifuge will Kill
and expel these parasites, Price
25c. Smith Drug Co,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
ncnutz 1s MOOD peep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep i clean, by
purites from the body. Begin to-day TO
Danish pimplcs. boils, blotchcs, blockheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets beauty for ten cents All drrg'
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 26c, BQs
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

The Arkansas Democrat thinks
the courts and the governor ought
to be protected against the vile
language applied to them by j.
Davis, a candidate tor governor. 1t
is disgrace to Arkansas that men
of Davis stripe are permitted to GO
about villifying the best men in the
state. He ought to be abated, con
fined as luuatic.-Monroe County
Sun.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

frmcr hold than ever. tried u number Of
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled in my bones and gave mo rheumatism
was in n lamcntable condition, and after eK.
hausting all treatment, was sdeclarcdincurable
Seeing s. s. s. advertised as u cure for blood
diseases, decided to try it. As soon as my
system was under the effect Of the medicine
| began TO Improve, and after taking It for
two months I was cured completely the
dreadful disease was oradicated from my sys
tenn, and hlyc had no return oft"
Many have been taking local treat
ment FOR years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. A trial OF
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
An Elegant New Home

For sale at a bargain u lots
and nine room, two story house on
street car line, two blocks from
east side public school, in the best
residence portion Of the city, This
house was built of the best mate
rial and by the best workmen; is
finished in select hardwood and has
all the conveniences of a modern
p-to.date home. One of the most
desirable pnces in the city. See
W. r. Kelley, over Water Co.'S of,
fee Texarkana, Ark. Y q
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
Here is a Chance to do Some one a
Kindness,

II the reader Of this should
chance to know Of anyone who Is
subject to attacks Of bilious conc
he can do him no greaterfavor than
to tell him Of Chamberlatns Conc,
Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy II
always give prompt relief, For sac
by Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

FB Thirllield, Health inspector OF Chl-
cugo, SAYS: "Kodol Dyspepsia cure cum
not be recommended tlo highlr' IL cu[GG
me of severe dys gepsia. ~ dlgGSts VIVA,
You eat and cures Indigestion, RearIRurl
and all forms Of dyspepsia, EMORY DfGdg
~, , ~"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises. For use ID
such cases Billiards. Snow LIN ment
has for many years been the con
slant favorite family remedy. Price
25c and SOC. Sold by Smith Drug
Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
The Best Medicine For Rheumatism,

81 think l would go crazy with
pain we're it not for Chamberlain's
Pain Balm writes Mr. W, H. Sta
pleton, Herminie, Pa. II have
been afflicted with rheumatism for
several years and have tried rene.
dies without number, but Pain Balm
is the best medicine l have got hold
Of" One application relieves the
pain. For sale by Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

VI NANlAA llNAANii NAA'i
writes: 81 was af,
1icted from infancy
with Catarrh, and no
one can know the
suffering It produces
better than l. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc.
tors relieved me only
temporarily, an d
though / used them
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Senator Teller, the author of the
resolution to grant independence to
the Cubans, which passed Congress
at its last session, says that he now
regrets that he did not make it em-
brace all territory gotten from
Spain.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

GH Appleton, justice Of the peace,
CIarksbuTg. n. d., says. "DeWitts Early
Risers are the best pills made for consti-
patton. We use no others" Quickly cures
all liver and bowel oubles Embry Dug
Co, ~
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

81 am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my health and life: 1t cured me
of lung trouble following grippe" Thous-
ands owe their lives to the prompt action
of this never failing remedy; 1t cures
coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis, pneumo-
mia, grippe and throat and lung troubles.
Its early use prevents consumption. 1t is
the only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. EmbrY Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

We are authorized TO announce II. A.
Mann as a candidate for City Attorney
subject 20 the action Of the Democratic
nHrtV
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Pianos and organs tor sale at
reasonable prices at Beasley's Music
House, 2l3 East Broad street-cash
or on installment plan. II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
FoR CITY ATTORNEY

Sam =. Solinsky announces as n candi-
dste for re-electl n TO the Office Of City
Attorney OF TeXarkana. Ark, subject ia
the action Of the Democratic party.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05
FnR CITY MARSHAL.

We are authorized to announce w. i.
Casey as candidate for reelection to
the Office Of City Marshal Of TeXarkana,
Ark, subject TO the action Of the demo-
cratic party
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-05

Educate Your Bowels with CascaretU
Candy Gathartic, cure constipation forever
Toe. g5o nc G. G. fail, druggists refund money,