The colored American., 1901-05-25
MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL.
The Afro American Forging Ahead IN the
ProfeSSion-The Value of a Good
Newspaper.


three cOlOred doctors in the State medi
cal examination recently held in thi
city. Among this number was dOctO
Lucille Z. Miller. of Canton, Miss
There was also a white lady doctor be
fore the board. DR.. Miller was before
the board last year. She has the dis
tinctiOn of being the first woman doc
tor to take a medical examination il
this State.
Hats off to the Sweet girl grad
uateS." Verify, she has the floor, be
cause the commandments are now
raging.
Hon. J. C. Hill, of Meridian, deliver
ed the principal address at the com
mencement exercises of Jackson Col
lege. Mr.. Hill is an old graduate ol
that institution.
The individual who hopes to keeT
posted on all the leading questions af
fecting our people without reading
some good high class negro paper, must
like the cows tail, continue to bring
up the rear end of the procession.
1t is indeed strange that young men
will quit work in the country and else
where. and come to Jackson and work
the streets for nothing.
The rally held at the NJ E. Church
on Sunday, May y, was great finan
ciaI success. The amount raised was
over 5000. 1t is said that this is a sufti
cient sum to cancel all the debts OF
the church, and leave surplus of over
800 TO the church's credit.
Miss Mary z. Mcintosh, the accom-
plished music teacher of Jackson Col
Iege, has resigned the position of music
teacher of that institution. Miss Nc
IntOSh is soon to be welded to a prOmi
nent physician of Washington City.
1t is said that some of our people vii
take in the Buffalo Exposition. How
ever. it is we'll settled that the majOri
ty of them will remain at home anC
amuse themselves with the delightful
paStime of tanning off Buffalo gnatS.
Mr.. L. ]. Money has returned from
Saratoga, Miss, where he has been il
the hotel business. At one time Mr.
Money threatened to break into Ma
hara Medical School for the purpose
of taking a course in medicine, but
has abandoned this idea for the present
Like most young men, Mr.. Money is a
firm believer in the doctrine that "twO
heads are better than one" Especial
ly when one is the head of a pretty
girl. Acting on this belief, Mr.. Money
has succeeded in converting a very
handsome and accomplished young
lady to this good old doctrine. Old
lady rumOr has it that Money is seri-
OuSly thinking of troubling the matri-
mOnial waters.
The guitar and mandolin brigade,
who stroll up and down JacksOn'S
streets on beautiful work days when
they should be hustling, is an unmiti-
gated nuisance to all working people
and a contamination to the atmosphere
Of thrift and industry.
The commencement concert at Jack
son College was a complete success.
Every feature of the splendid pro-
gramme elected the enthusiastic ap-
plause of the large and intelligent au-
dience. The vocal duet, by the Misses
Carter and SciSum was grand. The
tender and touching pathOS of these
two sweet voices was such as to stir
the heart of the young man or maiden
who may have been suffering from
an overdose of love.
Let everybody remember that the
COlOred American is on sale at the
KlOndyke Grocery Company, Wonders
& Co, prOprietOrS.
The KlOndyke Grocery Co. is carry
ing a large stock of nice fresh grocer
les. Call and see them.
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