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The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26
DR.. MASON SPEAKS ON
HEREDITY.

Jan. 22, according to announce
ment, DIR. Mason delivered hi.
great speech on the subject of "Her
edity."
Dr. Scott acted as master of cere.
mony. The audience was an appre.
clatlve one. 1t was composed OF
the best talent of the city; and was
just the crowd that could appreciate
an intellectual feast.
DIR. Mason discussed his subject
under the following heads: Physical,
Intellectual, and Moral.
First, he viewed his subject in the
light of theory. his argument being
in keeping with theoretical ethics as
sanctioned by Reid and Hamilton.
Secondly, he viewed it in the light
of experience. Here he made an ex.
hioition of some of the masterpieces
OF literature. And by illustrations
as we'll as by sound reasoning, he
proved that God linked to a human
soul will override heredity.
lie said that Fred Douglass was
conceived in sin and born in iniouity
yet like lion, would shake the
dust from his name: Fred DOUGLASS
rose from his deplorable condition to
greatness and to goodness! This is
a strong point indicative that man il
the master of heredity.
He said that Moses, though born
Of slave parents, became the unsulD-
sd medium through which God led.
taught and saved his people. Abe
Lincoln, to DR.. Mason, was a green
spot in a desert! "He was not the
product of heredity, but the product
'f individual effort, strengthened by
The Lord. The test of character
ZONES at the parting of the waves"
This speech was an intellectual
east!
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26
GIeanings from the
Lecture at Swayne
School.

Friday evening was indeed Piles
ant and beneficial one, at Swayne
School. Notwithstanding bad wealth
er, there were quite a number o1
parents and friends out to witness
the opening of the Swayne Schools
Penny lecture course. A great mum
Der of tickets had been sold. On ac-
count of recent rains many were
prevented.
Promptly at 2 o'clock, the time ap-
pointed, parents and friends rushed
in together with the speaker of the
occasion, DR.. w. H. Nixon, Pastor
of the A. VI. E. Church.
The services were begun at once
by the singing of some sweet soul
stirring Jubilee songs. After a few
words of introduction by Mr.. ]. H.
Phillips, the speaker DR.. Nixon came
forward and delivered an excellent
lecture on "The fragments of Time"
He began by saying; "Let US gather
up the framents, let nothing be lost
The Lord has wonderfully provided
for our education by giving US teach
ers especially fitted for their work
and giving us minds capable of de
velopment.
He beautifully compared til
school-hous to lumber yard
where all kinds of lumber are pre-
pared for different buildings the
poorest and grandest. He said in
the school room the child's brain
was taken in its crudest form. The
rough edges planed off and made
smooth, the educational polish put
on, hence preparing the child for
life of truth, honesty and usefulness,
Or coase, unpublished life filed with
sin and vice.
In part he said: "Gather the frag-
nents of money. The way to wealth
s as plain as the road to town. Some
simple rules by which money can be
made are as follows: First, make it,
lext keep it; third, make it pay.
save and be rich, spend and be
'oor! Seek your own fortune; be-
in at home. Watch thrifty persons.
zee how they make aud save. Life
the school of work; you are pupil
4 that school. do your best. Are ;
ou dreaming your life away, or are
our making it count for something?
you can not be great, be good"
He dwelt very largely upon the
ecessity of laying good founda- q
on, broad and wide upon which to {
uild true and noble life. 2
"Gather up the fragments of time, {
oney, influence, and you will not q
nly live for school days but for to- ]
orrow; not only for the present :
me but for coming generations.
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26
An Appeal.
TO The Editors of the Enterprise.

Dear Sirs,-
While popular thought i:
turned towards the negro, now is a
tit time for the negro to get a move
on himself. After all, the prime ques-
tion is not what will others do for
US, not who is interested in us and
our future, but how much are we
doing for our own success, and the
future of those who depend on us.
1t is with feeling of appreciation
that have noticed call for a con-
ference of southern mon to discuss
the situation; the condition of affairs
here in the south, with a view to-
wards suggesting remedies for the
existing evils, All of this is good.
With broad, magnanimous men to
lead a movement is guarantee of
success, be it prompt or delayed.
But, Sirs., plead for a still more
tangible help; 1 mean self-help. 1
plead for the help, the success that
comes to person who saves a por-
ton of his wages, De they great or
small / plead for burning desire
in the breast of each black man to
be asubstantial citizen, man.
Let colored men deny themselves
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26
Balcony reserved for
ColOred People.
DR. M. c. B. MASON
AT MONTGOMERY.

DIR. Mason last Sunday mornin.
at IL o'clock ascended the rostrun
! at the Ripley Street M. E. ChurcI
and took for his text "Luke 4:18. l9
His subject was "Christ's Church
He believes that God has alway.
had constituency, by which ht
communed with the people. A.
God is made known to the world to.
day through the medium of the
church, so He was made known
prior to the existence of the visible
church bv constituency that was
none the less Gods.
He was deep, liberal and broad in
his remarks, as only men of liberal
culture are.
He was not prejudiced against
the pantheists: but honcred them for
what they had done to help the
world and tc save man; he sympa-
thlzed with them in their weakness.
He respected Brahma, Buddha,
Confucius, Mencius-some of the
great heathen teachers of morals and
rellglon-bnt with accented pity, he
said: Brahma, Buddha, Confucius.
Mencius, etc.: you did something!
You made, each of you, one step in
releaving the woes of mankind; but
you didn't 60 far enough.
And SO after rehearsing the many
attempts of men to bring salvation
70 suffering world, and the child.
ish wall of the immortal Plato for
"some God man to teach (them) how
to live," be stepped back to the
prophecy of one CT Gods chosen men
who with an inspired heart and soul
looked away down the vista of time
and saw man being born in
to the world who would be so akin
to God in potent qualities and So
akin to earth in the essentials of hu-
manity that he (this man to be born)
would with his strong arms reach
one hand to the skies and place the
other under sinking and wretched
humanity and with one stroke of his
mighty power bring heaven and
'orth tOSetAerl His sermon was
weet, tender and beautiful. 1T
ouohed every phase of human woe
md tended to show with great en-
'hasis that what the world wants is q
God wrapped up in flesh and
lood! That is, the world wants to l
90 God in men! He said in con- |
fusion, that if you will give US this
If you will give US. God wrapped | L
p in the lives and character of men il
nd and women, the woes and s
orrows and heart-aches will Danish,
nd the great problems of the world, O
| large measure, will be solved. h
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26

tr.ered at the Post Office in Montgom
az second-class mail matter.
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26

Mice .....-... State Normal School
Senator Morgan said in his speech
=. Demopolis, Ala. that be had
|hing against the negro.
.fhe gentleman should remember
speech last spring in which he
HE the effort of his life-calling
bis assistance race prejudice, his
1 tnend--to have a constitutional
vention to disfranchise the negro,
] Gov Johnson and others let the
declining Senator know that at
one time in the history of Ala.
git should make might"
be Of The greatest curses of the
Ero race is the desire to seem
it is not. The poorer and more
Erant Negro is, the greater is
Hesire to dress like millionaire
Fften sacrifices honesty, educa
rIrture and all higher attain
Is to this weakness.
swlIL suffer, labor and go hun
n order that he may have the
Of forcing a quart of foot into
Of pointed toe patent leather
de will spend months buying !
Penave suit of clothes on the
-n9nt plan and go to bed cold.
MI often buy a hat to cover a
un Tiled with soup; at least If
as well be as far as its ability
lnk is concerned.
+nya girl, today, is following a
shame simply because she was
1ng to go to school in the
n7E parents We're able to buy.
ny Of our people have a mistak-
100 about dress. They don't
10 realize that the biggest fools !
'os Conspicuous by their dress.
nave never seen a suit of clo-
DSe Or thick enough to hide ,
''aneSs In a brainless man or :
IL is no more disgusting sight :
I'VE dollar hat on a fifty cents
q" 'nls vanity confined O
DID you ever see a set of
'l' furniture in a cabin
"'' worth more than the
II The purchaser have no T
h. ' paying for it: or they are
H., ,Sa0rant Of the elementary
/ N.Y. n,.. VI nn'nce, But these poor tu
\ must ape their wealthy en- fit
\, purchase p pianos, or start to Ii
s,,. 4lsm' merely as a parlor us
II; as no one ever learns to OF
' Instrument. 10 - T. T.
SaS! s.aay Negro boys spen d fu
i il , ~. St' Tor the privilege of
|, bon,. "ni's mans carriage two th
on a Sunday after fe
sn.' ever such race as the he
'''''n' We believe not. W.
p.sos,,y' s,n''y is now fall of politi- W
n. .'s'''ss' ), 1t makes US tired to Ia,
. e'o1 o. these little two BY ,u 81
a.S' s.,,. talk about carrying
h ia's s', v when i; is common ia,
ai ja' ias., they haven't stamina pl,
Influence a child. po' p,'
Aiop,l very poor opinion of a ito
ibs T., p0'loclan who does not SIN
psn. 'sI newspaper. in
F'peFS reflect public o, be
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26

i; NJ. Noble is Secretary and Treasurer
he Enterprise Company and all money
s be paid to him or Agents.
Nice .....--.. State Normal School.
The Montgomery enterprise., 1900-01-26

The State Normal Has the Last
click" at the Nail.
DIR. Mason on Tuesday moi ning,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED.

Occupants of stores in tho Vic nifty OF the
Explosion barred Out.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Superintendent
iof Buildings Dooner says dozen
buildings in the vicinity will have to
be torn down as q result Of the Tarrant
explosion. Explaining his statement
Superintendent Dooner said:
"More important than finding the
dead is the protection of the living.
The force of the explosion has impaired
many buildings in the vicinity. can
not think of letting men work in them
while there is possibility that they
may come down. I believe the build
ings along the south side of Chambers
street from Greenwich to Washington
streets and on Washington street from
Chambers to Warren street, have been
made unfit for occupancy. They win
be thoroughly examined at once and
until am sure of them will not allow
the proprietors to open them for bust
ness.
Forty buildings were damaged by
the explosion. place the property
loss at 81, 600, 00O.''
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
CLEARING AWAY WRECKAGE.

Thousand Men ut Work on Ruins Of the
Tarrant Building.
NEW YORK Oct. S1.-The search for
bodies in the ruins Of building occupied
by Tarrant & Co., which was kept mp
all night, was without result until after
a. m. Deputy Fire Chief Ahern re.
ported that the body Of a woman had
been located under the wreckage in the
Home Made restaurant and he said
that he feared about 20 bodies would
be found at this point, as he had been
informed that many women. were on
the fire escapes of the restaurant few
minutes before the Tarrant building
collapsed and that they ran into the
building just before the big explosion.
At 8 o'clock about 1000 men were at
work on the wreckage and firemen
were playing streams Of water into the
half-burned buildings on Washington
street below Warren. Seven fire en-.
gines were still on the ground.
The damage to the Ninth Avenue
elevated road was smaller than. was at
first thought. The damage to the
structure proper is largely superficial
and can be readily repaired. This will
be done as soon as the fremen grant
the necessary permission and the west
track of the road will probably be IN
running order before the end of the
week.
All but i've Of the injured who were
taken to the Hudson Street House Of
Relief were discharged during the
morning and those who remained were
reported out Of danger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
AND THIS rs .REFoRMr,
More fnfernsation Concerning the
NotoriaHs Minnesota Tams
many HAIL. t-sfS & n

y !
many Hall.
Nothing has ever been called to the
attention of the people that has created
more indignation than the showing of
the corrupt practices used by the Lind
Rosing machine in its attempt to build
up second Tammany Hall in Minne-
sofa. According to even the conserve.
tive figures admitted by the Globe.
when 1t acknowledged the authenticity
OF the Corser letter, 1t would be en-
tirely impossible for the Democratic
machine to raise corruption fund OF
not less than $4,000 year. There are
four oFces whioh alore pay not less
than 100000 a year and are fl led by
men who never in their lives could
draw from any legitimate occupation
$500 year. Teese 90 tha Offices Of
oil inspector, surveyor general. Of logs
at Minneapolis, surveyor general of
logs at Saltwater and the governors
private secretary. 1t can readily be
seen that under strong pressure the
incumbents of these positions would
willingly pay one-third OF their salaries
TO an agency which would guarantee
the continuance of their officeholding
Then follows the other offices, clear
down to the $40 month men. This
infamous system is what we have in
fulillment of Gov. Lind's extravagant
promises Of reform and the injection OF
purity into public service. P. o. Ste
vens. until recently a deputy game
warden in Duluth, furnishes some in
terestin~ light on this suhiect.
II had letter written by Mr.. Beut-
ner sometime in last March. It was
in regard to my sending In what was
in arrears on the 'apportionment,' or
rather assessment. All the wardens
have paid 81 per month. I saw Mr..
Beutner's list of all employees of his
department.. paid in, all told, $14, and
there was S. against me when I was
let out. This La Sage case is identical
with mine, only in my case it was not
cnly,the money, but was asked to go
ont and helm oresIa'ze' tnwrehin COM
mittees and get the county in shape
for Gov. Lind. / told the committee
that / was not paid by the state to do
that kind of work, and If they were
protecting that kind Of game they
would have to get some one else. ~
Sure enough they did, and EMPLOYED
Mr.. Skaerin Of Audubon. can prove
that the first ten days of August; in
stead of looking after violators of the
came law, the state paid him salary.
.xpenses and six days livery bill for
going through the eastern part of this
county organizing 1t and working for
Lind: and while he was doing this
prairie chickens were being killed right
and left even on his own farm!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
-. =
NO BODIES FOUND.
Force Of q Thousand Men at
Work on the Ruins Of New
York's Big Fire.
First Report of Loss Of Life Too
Large as Only Forty Peo-
pie Are Missing.
Dozen Buildings in the Vicinity
Rendered Untenantable by
the Explosions.

New York, Oct Si.-Although q
force Of 800 men worked all night on
the ruins Of the property destroyed by
the explosion in Tarrant B. Go. . drug.
house Monday and were relieved by
more than 1000 men at daylight, the
search had not resulted in the discov.
cry Of any dead bodies mp TO 1880 p.
M, A'hours after the explosion oc-
Cured. The list Of missing numbers
IS. but It Is believed many Of these win
be found during the day. Thomas f..
Main. president Of the Tarrant oom-
pany. said he felt sure all Of his en-.
ployes. with the possible exception Of
two, had been saved.
No change was made in the original
estimate Of the financial loss BY the ere
and explosion. the figures remaining at
from $500, 900 to 81. 600, 600.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
DOZEN PEOPLE DROWNED.

German ship b. Bisohon Wrecked At
Grosser Vogelssnd.
HAMBURG, Oct. 31.-The German
ship H. Bishoff, which left Salota
Bumea, July 2 for this port, was
wrecked at Grosser Vogelsand, at the
entrance Of the Elbe. A boat contain
ing eight of the crew put off from the
vessel and another boat, in which were
four men, left the lightship for the
purpose Of rendering assistance. Both
Of these boats are missing and have
been given; up for lost.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
Do You want It7

In 1892 this country was more pros
porous than ever, before. Employ
ment was more general and wages
higher than they had ever been
The people. misled by the asser
tions of the Democratic office-seekers.
tried the experiment of changing the
policy of the Government on the Tariff
question.
What was the result?
On the very day following the
election business beganl to decline.
dealers Cancelled their contracts for
home manufactures, factories reduced
their working forces and curtailed
their orders for the product OF the
mine, the forest and the field, and un-
certainty took the place of confidence
In the business world.
What followed?
Every ~workingman, every employee
and every farmer whose market WAS
thus curtailed remembers. There was
panic, depression, gloom, enforced
idleness, and want.
All this was the result of a change
in our tariff policy which affected lie lie
great manufacturing interests and
which threatened labor.
Bryan now threatens to lower the
tariff and take away protection. from
labor.
Do you want 1t? II so, vote for
Bryan and you will get it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
Big Explosion At Canton.

Hone KONG, Oct. 31.-A serious ex-
plosion occurred in Canton Sunday
morning Four houses near the gov
errors yamen were destroyed and
many persons were killed. It is ru-
mored that the scene Of the explosion
was the reformers' arsenal. which was
full Of powder and guncotton and that
the object was to destroy the yamen.
The occurrence will probably lead to
the persecution Of the reformers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
Tweive seam in the Mine.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. Sl.-A tor
rife explosion Of gas occurred in the
Kingston mine Of the Kingston Coal
company during the afternoon. One
man has been taken ont dead. Twelve
Others are in the mine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
shot. : nag. Gray Eagle.

PREsTos, MIMI, Oct. STA gray
eagle .sneasuring seven feet three inches
from 20 tipfwks killSd here By Frank
Bakksy. ThS eagle had aiishted In .
pine tee less than 100 yards from the
businsss streetA ~ 6
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
Long Since Obsolete

The supplement of 10000 so-called new
tised to contain, was compiled by q gentle
man who died over forty years ago, and was
published before his death. Other minor
additions are probably of more or less value.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01

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cure. 2sc. For sale by Hanson & Emer-
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-11-01
Merchants Hotel,

After ten years of absence, /.
have again taken charge of tie
Id reliable Merchants, and have
-ehtted and fully equipped the
same with baths, steam heat and
II modern improvements. / so-
left the continuance of the pat
-onage of the public, and espe-
-iallv my friends in the Dakotas
nd minnesota. who have 81.
,ng made the Merchants their
St. Paul home.
Latest Dakota and Minnesota
sapers on file.
Rates. $500 and $3.50; y
hath, $500. / have add
European plan for thos, 10
desire it, at from $1.OO to o,
with bath, $500.
electric cars now pass In front OF %,
sci for all points In the City.
q. ALLEN, Proprietor.
This paper viii always Ne fsana -
lie Ia the Ms1eAAats re- dtng reems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-31
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The American Tourist Association
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Itineraries, maps and tickets can oC
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Hoods SalJaba,iM
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spealserships was a resolution To the eff
feet that an effort be made to secure a
speaker from outside for the future
commandments This resolution also
contained clause suggesting that in
the failure Of the main idea the faculty
be careful to choose as speakers stu
dsnts Only who had spent the whole
four ye;trsin the university. ltis no.
tioeabie fact that only one person voted
for TINS resolution and this person was
zone whose credits are rather scarce. but
who S an orator" and is ambitious.
AS for scholarship no one denies the
worth and merit OF the chosen speak
ers. No protest mas been offered 10 tbs
faculty and the sentiment is decidedly
Lagainst such lning.