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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
French Peasant workers.

The striking fact to the American mind
the large predominance of the class Of
-omen employed as farm laborers in
100000 women engaged in
arm labor. The sight of a woman, gen
rally in combination with a dog, usuIp-
lg the place of the horse as motive pow
=, a frequent one in certain portions of
/ belle France, causes all properly con
tituted American hair to stand on end
18th horror, so repugnant is it to the
.nglo- Saxon idea of womankind.
This deeply rooted prejudice against
ne employment of women in rough ont
f door work does not exist in France,
nd the peasant, pure and simple, con
titutes one of the strongest types Of
'rench womanhood, the backbone of the
ntion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
The Hands.

Women pianists who wish to keep their
hands supple Will be interested in Padcr-
ewski's description of his method. He
says: The night before play turn my
hands over to my valet, and he rubs my
fingers until they tingle. Then he takes
one finger after the other and turns and
twists it in the palm of his hand, always
turning the one way. This makes the fin
gers supple and keeps the knuckles in
good working order. Last lie rubs the
palm of each hand very hard-as hard as
l can stand it. just before | 20 on the
platform to play ! have a basin of hot
water brought to my dressing room. In
this immerse my hands. Hot. shoud
say so. Just about as hot as it is pos
sble for any one to stand it,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
\ DROP o. INK.

A drop Of ink, with care and skin combined.
In ornamental character eushrined
noble thought
Another drop went wrong through want OF care,
Fell GA my work and marred its texture fair
With ugly blot.
Thus each of fortunes gifts, It's plain to see,
Used or unused potent power must be
For good or I'll.
Small actions oft with big results are fraughr;
Each word, each look, cen every passing tb9ggh,
Needs guidance still.
-Jss;nu
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

Miss Lain What has become " Mr.
Clay?
Mr.. Rand-IIe has taken cmpiovment
in n powder mill for six mouths
Miss Lafn-ilow strange.
Mr.. Rand-Not ut all He wished T.
break himself OF smoking.-Stray Stotics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
Redemption of Stamps
MILLIONS REQUIRED TO
CANCEL THE WAR REV
ENUE ISSUES.
Treasury Department Officials
Preparing to Meet the Re
quirements of the Law
Which Goes Into Effect July
IA Statement to the Public.


Says the Washington Times:
When the War Revenue Re
ducti0u act goes into effect on
July !, next, there viii probably
be over So, 100000 in revenue
stamps in the hands of bankers.
merchants. manufacturers, and
others in all parts Of the country.
Inasmuch as there Will be NO
need for revenue stamps on
checks and other documents after
that date. the officials of the
Internal Revenue Bureau of the
Treasury Department are making
preparations for the redemption
of unused stamps. II viii prob
ably be no less than ~iN months
before all the accounts in connec-
tion with the redemption are
completed.
In order to give the general
public information in regard to
the matter the following state
meut has been issued 10y the In
ternal Revenue Bureau:
"All documentary and pro-
prietary revenue stamps in
the hands of purchasers on
and after July / 1891. will be
redeemed 10y the government
under the provisions of the
act of May -, 1900. Such
stamps should be presented
for redemption 10y the owners
thereof to the collector Of in
ternal revenue from whom
they were purchased, who
will supply the applicant
with necessary forms and in
StructionS for the prepare
ration Of his claim. 1t is
probable that regulations
will be prepared and issued
providing for the redemp-
ton of imprinted documen-
tary stamps without requir-
ing the destruction of the
the checks or drafts on
which they are imprinted.n
That part of the foregoing
statement regarding the redemp-
ton of internal revenue stamps
imprinted on checks and other
documents is Of interest to many
who have their check books pre-
pared in this manner. They will
be enabled. by order of the Com.
missioner Of Internal Revenue,
to have their stamps redeemed
without the checks being destroy
ed. In order to do this without
delay the collectors of internal
revenue in the various districts
throughout the United States
will be instructed to cancel uu-
used stamps on stationery sub
mitted to them. An account
will be taken by the collector of
the amount and denominations of
the stamps cancelled. Such ac,
count will be forwarded to the
bureau here, and will be consult.
ed when the claim from the owner
of the stamps arrive. 1t will be
necessary for all persons to for
ward their claims to Washington.
as the collectors will not be au-
thorized to make payments for
the unused stamps.
1t is not necessary to wait until
after July l. to make claims for
the redemption OF stamps. Tn
der the provisions of the act of
May II, 1900, unused stamps may
be redeemed at any time. How.
ever, as long as there is no need
for the stamps there has been
little inclination to make claims
for their redemption.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
footbath is excellent for resting them

footbath is excellent for resting them
For feet that perspire unpleasant.
water containing little borax will +,
found excellent, and after a thorough Ar,
ing and an alcohol rub the feet Shot,lJ
well powdered with good boracic aoi5
talcum powder a little of this po,y5ai
should also lee sprinkled about the So,o,
of both shoes and stockings.
Corns are, fortunately, infirmities which
can be removed If the corn is no.
formation. pumice stone rubbed on il -
on any other calous flesh. will remove !,
If. however. it is of long standing ana
tender, make Il poultice or soft bread ana
vinegar tlet the bread soak in the VIM.
gar for about an hour and apply II a,
night to the corn; in the mornD- sosL
the foot in good warm water for abert
ten minutes and the corn will be easy =,
remove.
Change the stockings daily-this do.
not necessitate that seven pairs Of sroct
ings should be worn each week IA
when possible, the shoes as well BolI
stockings anu shoes will last lonerr IT,
this change and the feet will be ines, ma
bly, benefited American Queen
A Great Singers Sacrifices.
To be great singer requires many g.s
rifces
Melba never allows herself any SWEEP,
although she is passionately fond ~
sweet things.
Sembrich eschews pastries, bur con.
fesses to frequent and intense iaprino
for things of this kind.
Nordica. while she does not absolutely
taboo all sweets and rich dishes b,s
allowed herself little indulgence in sunh
things since she became a singer.
Emma Eames is very strict about her
diet and her daily life is laid ou, ~
rules from which she seldom divorces. No
matter how great the temptation
She never secs any one or reads any
letters or kilograms the day she is ia
sing, either at a matinee or an evening
performance, and she never accepts aDy
invitation for the evening before. Every
day, no matter how disagreeabc the
weather she goes for a walk.
Almost all singers remain indoors in
the morning, either resting or practi ing
and do not 90 out until after > O'Clock.
Wine must be avoided
Calve once declared that she was lin.
ing to sit down to a big. rich, hearty
workingman's dinner, where she could
eat just what she wanted, without ever
having to think about consequences OF
having any one remind her that she had
voice.
Patti has sacrificed everything to uer
talent. Il owe the preservation of by
voice to the fact that | never allow N.Y.
self to forget that l am a singer ,h,
has said 1T is often inconvenent, but
it is the penalty l must pay for a great
gift"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
1.-THE MODEL -
TELEPHONE CALL 50
SPRING JACKETS.
TELEPHONE CALL, SO.


Soon the Winter Garment
will be too heavy and the season
will be too early to cast it off en-
tirely.-Just here the light
weight Jacket will fit in and add
much to your comfort and
health.
We show good line Of black
and best colors.--Prices very
reasonable,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

The japanese taiko, or drum. is place.
upon permanent support and rests upon
pivots
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

Nutmcgs are slight stimulants, and
when administered in warm wafer they
make gentle nervous sedative and fair
stomacbic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

1t is difficult to imagine Thomas Car
lyle sitting down to an old fashioned talk
with Queen Victoria, but it occurred once.
The meeting took place in the drawing
room Of Dean Stanley. The Sage Of
Chelsea. not in the least abashed 10y be-
ing in the presence of his sovereign.
pulled up his chair quite close to her and
proceeded in his quaint way TO cross
question her on her historical knowledge.
tastcs and dislikes They talked there
for some time, greatly immersed in one
another, and it is safe to say that the
grabbed old philosopher gave the queen
fresh sensation. Carlyle afterward de-
clarcd himself to be much impressed by
the terseness and sense of her remarks.
which he contrasted favorably with the
rambling inaccuracies of the majority of
women.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

The first gold pens were made by hand
in 1910 IL the city of New York.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

Mrs. Della Riggs is said to be the
richest farmer in Indiana She lives ON
GOO acre farm, which she personally
superintends and on which several hun.
1reds Of cattle are raised yearly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

The Harmony of Dress.
DIR. Grace Farley Robinson, NJ B.,
Oh. NJ, had the honor of being the first
woman in Australia to become a gradu-
ate of medical school, taking her degree
as bachelor of medicine and master of
surgery of Sydney university with dis
tInguished honors. 1t has been recorded
Of this enterprising and persistent young
woman that she never failed in an exam
ination and was always first among COM
pctitors, being the first of her sex to
achieve such a brilliant distinction in
her studies through the difficult course of
Sydney university.
This achievement may not seem diff
cult in America, where women doctors
with brilliant records are the rule instead
of the exception and the girl medic is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
THE SPECIAL % CENT
Isle HOSE,

New weave leg--is proving a
big seller. Merit will tell in
Hosiery as well as in Spring
Jackets.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR IN THE
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

The Care of the Feet-Ier Future
Husbands FOlks-A Belle of Old
The Harmony of Dress.
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to get the mails After the war had
begun he used to stop on his way
back and take the papers out of the
mall bag and read them so as to know
what the latest war news was
On the morning that Jefferson Davis
started to go to Montgomery, Ala, to
be inaugurated president of the con-
federacy, Mr.. Montgomery was one of
the two men who rowed him down to
take the steamer. They were late in
getting away from the house, and long
before they were near the landing
heard the steamer blow as they say
in the South. Knowing that they could
not reach the landing in time, Mr.
Davis had them steer out into mid
stream to meet the steamer as she
came along. The captain OF the boat
had been expecting Mr.. Davis that
morning, and when he saw the small
boat he stopped the steamer and took
him on board. When Mr.. Montgomery
was asked if Mr.. Davis seemed inn
pressed at this time with the import
ance of the journey which he was un-
dertaking, he said: Nobody could
tell. Nobody ever could tell what Mr.
Jeff was thinking of by the expression
on his face. That morning he was as
pleasant and cheerful as could be, and
apparently with, nothing on his mind
He talked with us about our being
late, about the boat and all such things
as that
(OoD ON second PAGE,
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assistance of the better class of our
white fellow citizens both North and
South, and that the sentiments ex-
pressed by Senator B. r., Tillman in
his recent Wisconsin address are not
shared by them; but that the thought
less few who applauded them were mo-
mentarily carried away by the sophis-
try of crafty demagogue, who was in
sulting the intelligence of his auditors
in the hope that his utterances when
reported at home would win for him
the support Of the ignorant and venal
Of his own race, which he so much
needs in the campaign upon which he
is about to- enter We denounce him
as a dangerous fire-brand who is en-
deavoring to incite the friends of the
race in the North to murder and other
unlawful acts and thus justify his own
barbarism.
We suggest that man who stands
before the American people, a self
confessed thief and murderer, is not
the proper person to lecture Northern
communities on civic virtue and the
duties of citizenship.
We urge the Afro-American people
to be laW-abiding, Industrious and saw
ing; to educate their children; to sup
porth worthy enterprises conducted by
members of their own race, and while
realizing the difficulties which beset
them, to be Of good cheer; for they
never were SO prosperous as they are
today, and the civil and political right!
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THE PRESS
The National Afro=Ameri=
can Press Association.

The members of the National Afro
American Press Association convened
in Philadelphia, in historic Bethel
church, the Mother of the great A.
ne. 81. denomina alton, founded eighty
five years ago by that wise and fear
less leader, Richard Allen, rejoice that
they meet under such favorable aus
pices, and have 50 many reasons for
the belief that the future of the Afro
American people is a bright one. We
congratulate ourselves and our race
that we have more Afro-American
journals than ever before, that they
are better edited, cleaner, and more
successful; have a higher moral tone
and are being recognized more and
more as; the real defenders and educa-
tors of the race. 1s
We rejoice under the guidance of the
Afro-American Press, the Afrol Ameri-
can people are assisting in the sup
preston of crime, cultivating the best
possible relations with the better class
es of all races in the communities in
which they live, diminishing their per-
centage of illiteracy, purchasing more
property, becoming more religious,
learning more trades and are each year
better citizens. = r,
We are happy in the belief that we
still, have the friendship, good will and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

spent much of his time away from
home, occupied with political affairs
at Washington and elsewhere "sMr.
Jeff was wonderful man, both as a
speaker and a writer" Mr.. Montgom-
cry has said of him. "He could say
more in one sentence than most men
could say in half a page
There were 400 slaves on the plan
tation, divided into two squads called
the upper" and "tne lower" Each
had it's own Overseer, and there was
great rivalry between the overseers
and the men to see which division
would come out ahead on the crops.
The management of the place was so
careful and KINDLY that Mr.. Montgom-
cry, in speaking of it, says the people
on the place had only the faintest idea
of what slavery really was. The over
seers were not allowed to punish any
one of their own accord. They made
complaint to the owner of the place,
and then, On certain days-usuaI1y
Sundays court" was held, in which
all the cases which had come up were
heard. "Mr. Joe" was the judge and
decided what should be done in each
case.
The Davis plantation had landing
of it's own near the house, at which the
smaller river boats could tie up, but
the larger. boats-inc1uding those
which varied the malls stopped at a
landing three miles down the river. It
Continued in 18th. CoIuma.1
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: . ~ $50 J s Z
Philadelphia, Pa; Dressmaking and
Millinery, Mrs. Emma /. Pitts, Macon,
Ca; Representing the Kansas, City
3 Coal and Feed Company and The wy.
andctte Drug Company i r: Bradley,
Kansas City, Kan.
No Night Session banquet was
rendered the officers and delegates OF
the National Afro-American Business
League by the citizens Of Chicago,
Thursday evening, August %, at First
Regiment Armory, Sixteenth and
Michigan Boulevard
Friday, August %, 10 a. m Car
rage Manufacturing, F. D. Patterson
Greenfield, Ohio; Real Estate, J. G.
Napier, Nashville, Tenn; The Afro
American in Insurance, w. r. Ora
ham, Richmond, Va; The Afro Ameri-
can as Silk Operative,IT. w. Thurs
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and WIZ now is the mayor Of the town
OF Mound Bayou, Miss, fourishing
town which he has founded and built
UP since the war.
Mr.. Montgomery tells many enter
tanning stories about the life on the
Davis plantation one of the largest
and most remarkable of the great cot
ton plantations in the entire South.
His father was a foreman on the place,
and he himself was taken into the ..big
house" at an early age to be made a
house servant. Because he showed
unusual aptitude he was taught to
read and write, and in time became a
sort of Office boy for Joseph Davis,
the older brother of Jefferson Davis,
coming in this way to have anintimate
knowledge Of the household and OF
many of the business and political
matters in which his masters were in
terested
The Davis plantation comprised
many thousand acres, lying in huge
bend of the Mississippi river. There
were two plantation houses, named
''Briarfields," and Hurricane the last
named so because at one time hurri.
cane had swept over the place, doing
great damage. The affairs of the plan,
tation were managed by the older
! brother, ''Mr. joe" while "Mr. jeff
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

cago, Mr.. w. F. Taylor; the Presi-
dents address; appointment of com
mittees, ta) Credentials, (b) Resolu-
lions and Organization; the Business
League of Virginia, Giles B. Jackson,
Richmond, Va; Business Features of
the Order Of True Reformers, w. L.
Taylor, Richmond, Va; What the
Twin City Business Association is Ac-
complishing, j. A. Wilson, Kansas
City, Mo-; Can the Afro American
Succeed as a Business Man? Theodore.
w. Jones, Chicago, Ill. .
Evening Session, 8 p. m.--The Afro
American Women's Business Club of
Chicago and Its Achievements, Mrs.
Albreta M. Smith, Chicago, H.; .Mer-
.chandising, Charles Banks, Clarksdale,
Miss; The Grocery Business, William
Oscar Murphy, Atlanta, Ca; The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

The National AfrO=An1eri=
can Council.

y. . = Z i Il = y 4
At the meeting Of the National Afro
American Council, held at Philadel-
phia, Pa, August, 1901, the following
officers Were elected:
Observation-Disclosures Walters, New
Jersey. s. .E%
First Vice President-T Thomas
Fortune, New York. ..a.-.5.
Second Vice President-W. A
Pledger, Georgia. =.
Third Vice President-George H
White, North Carolina.
Fourth Vice President-George w
Lee, District of Columbia.
Fifth Vice Observation-Disclosures H
Brooks, Pennsylvania.
Sixth Vice President-H. T. John
son, New Jersey. -@ X
Seventh Vice President w
Clinton, North Carolina.
Eighth Vice President-E. G. Nor.
ris, Arkansas .E.a H., p"
Ninth Vice President-Mrs. Ger.
trude Mossell, Pennsylvania.
Secretary-Cyrus Field Adams, Hi.
'nois.
Financial Secretary-George E. Wi
BEGAN, Jr., New York.
Corresponding Secretary j s
Lawson, District of Columbia
Assistant Secretary-J. N Fullilove
Oregon.
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Z . z
American City, S. L. Davis, Hobson
City,. Ala, Isaiah T.. Montgomery,
Mound Bayou, Miss.
Saturday 4, August 24---The Enter
tainment Committee has arranged a
boat excursion for the delegates and
visitors to Milwaukee and return, Sat
urday morning.
Officers Booker T. Washington,
President, Tuskegee, Ala; Giles B.
Jackson, First Vice President, Rich
mond, Va; Mrs. Albreta M. Smith,
Second Vice President, Chicago, ILL.,;
Edward p. Cooper, Secretary, Wash
ington, D. c.; Gilbert G. Harris, Treas
urer, Boston, Mass; E. A. johnson,
Compiler, Raleigh, N. e.
Executive Committee Thomas
Fortune, chairman, New York, N. Y;
tConttnued ON Fourth Page,
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which are now being denied them will
surely be theirs, as the result of a pa
tient continuance in right living and
good citizenship.
We earnestly desire that sympathy
with the Afro-Ameriean Council.
whether affiliant or not, which will
render good, substantial and material
aid to the furtherance of the prosecu-
ton of the test case of the ccnstitu-
ton of Louisiana, recently instituted
by the Council. "Who would be free.
themselves must strike the blow"
j. G. ASBURY,
T. THOMAS FORTUNE.
j. b. JOHNSON.
Officers, 1901-1902: Cyrus Field
Adams, President, THE APPEAL, Chi
cago, ILL.,; William A. Pledger, Vice
President, The Age, Atlanta, Ca;
George L. Knox, Treasurer, The Free
man, Indianapolis, Ind; T.. Thomas
Fortune, Secretary, The Age, New
York City; E. E. Cooper, Chairman
Executive Committee, The American,
Washington, D. c.
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ton, Fayetteville, N c.; The Afro
American Publishing House, R. III
Boyd, Nashville, Tenn; Catering, G.
II. Smiley, Chicago, III; John s.
TroWer,s Philadelphia, Pa. Report OF
officers; report Of committee: (a) Res
olutions, (b) Organization.
Evening Session, 8 p. m.-The Afro
American as a Manufacturer and Job
Der, Anthony Overton, Kansas City
Kan; The Logic of Business Develop
ment, T. Thomas Fortune, New York,
N. Y; The Founding of an Afro
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

The National Afro-American Bust
ness League convened in Handel Hall,
Randolph street, Wednesday, at 10 a.
m. The meeting was called to order
by President Booker T. Washington.
The program was as follows:
Address of welcome, on behalf of the
state, His Excellency, Governor Rich
ard Yates; address of welcome on be-
half of the city of Chicago, His Honor,
Mayor Carter H. Harrison; address of
welcome on behalf of the Afro Ameri-
can business men and women of Chi
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Treasurer. W.. Thompson, New
York. -"
National Organizer Lyon
Maryland. <-@%a-eg.l. r.. :..-a-.,. M ~,
Sergeant7at Arms-Harry Shepherd
Minnesota &s"
Chaplain-Rev. j. S. Caldwell, Penn
sylvania. .E& 49,. 49,. ...
BUREAUS. 49,. T.
Internationally. e. Jason, Della
ware.
Legislative L. McGhee, Mime
sofia.
Business-Emmett j. Scott, Ala
bama. =.a
Ecclesiastical - Rev. Walter H
Brooks. H.:
Emigration. r. Henderson, Till
nois. -
Literary Dr. John McDougald
Pennsylvania.
Anti-Lynching-Mrs. I. B. Barnett
Illinois
Newspaper-Chris J. Perry, Penn
sylvania.
Vital Statisties-Dr. A. L. Brown,
Massachusetts.
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WAS JEFF DAVIS SLAVE.

WAS JEFF DAVIS SLAVE.
Interesting Delegate to the National Bust
ness League.
Among the interesting men who are
in Chicago as delegates to the meeting
Of the National Afro-American Eusi-
ness League, Is Isaiah T. Montgomery,
who was slave Of Jefferson Davis,