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The colored American., 1901-10-12
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- "a for men who are now enjoying
oToinpnce in life to say, L had good
-1o+bar Indeed each one Of us can
iaoLy hack to some good woman whose
iDannnce has helped us to become
hot we are. Let us try to impress
mon the girls who come under our
cara that the race, yea the whole
vor1d can get along without every
o+bar class Of women on earth than
Tvithout good women for good women
make good wives, good mothers and
GOOD communities. If you ask how to
be good l answer be true TO your
idaoIS Of right and be not carried
ow9v bv the Whims and notions Of
corrupt society standards. Be helpful.
Jnsus Christ, the best man who ever
walked on earth, went about doing
rood and in that He is an example TO
ne Wherever we can drop a good
word wherever we can contradict a
hit Of poisOned slander, wherever give
the cuD Of cold water, let us do it.
Said Elizabeth Barrett Browning OF
eomp good woman whose unSelftSh life
inspired her gifted pen:
"She was not as pretty as women
know,
And yet all your best made Of of sun
shine and snow
DroD to shade, melt to naught
In the long trOdden ways;
While she still remembered on warn
and cold days,
She never found fault with you, never
implied your wrong by her right
And yet men at her side grew nObler
girls purer,
As through the whole town
The children were gladder who pulle(
at her gown"
The colored American., 1901-10-12
"TWELFTH NIGHT"
Florence NJ. Smith-Crews, Kansas
CITY. Mo.

City, Mo.
We are led to believe from study
Of Shakespeare'S life that he gave
much time during his earlier years to
the study of theFrench and Italian Ian
guagpS. and an intimate knowledge
with the literature of these countries
is shown in many of his plays, prOmI-
nent among this class stands Twelfth
Night
This play was written about 1899,
and acted at the Middle Temple, Lon
don, February 2, 1901. The story
bears a strong resemblance to one
written by BandellO, an Italian
novelist, but the characters, Malvolio,
Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Ague-
cheek. Fabian, the clown Feste, and
Maria with the part they play in the
comedy are original creations OF
Shakespeare.
The scene is laid in a city Of Illyria
and its vicinity; and in this city two OF
the prominent characters, Duke Orslno
and Olivia, have their respective resi-
denceS. Off the coast Of the town
vessel, on board of which are Viola
and her twin brother Sebastian has
been wrecked. Both are saved, yet
neither are aware of the fact and
mourn each other as lost. Through
the care and protection of the captain,
who is also saved from the wreck,
Viola finds herself in Illyria, "A
stranger in a strange land" From the
captain she learns the name Of the
city, and also the name of the COVER
nor Of the city, the noble Duke OrsinO.
She also learns that Orsino is a bache-
Ior, and that he is in love with Olivia,
The daughter Of a count, who, at death
left her under the protection Of her
brother. But only few weeks passed
before this brother also died, and
OIiYia's grief for him was so great
that she thereafter "abjures the sight
and company Of men," Viola is deeply
interested in what the captain tells
her After much meditation she de-
cldeS to become one of the Duke
household, this she cOnf1des to the cap
tam and seeks his assistance. He aids
Ier 10 conceal her identity and in heI
uIsguise he presents her to the Duke
VINO accepts the boy as he supposeS
viola to be, as his messenger, anO
thereafter she IS known as Cesarlo
CeSariO finds the Duke affected with
the lovers melancholy, which is ran
'asIlcal and NICE" He soon taxes
The colored American., 1901-10-12
EAJOR Nv T. G BLALOCK.
Continued from 1t page

and have the interest Of the State at
heart. [ trust that President RoOse-
velt will see to it that such men as
Senator McLaurin, on the one hand,
and such representative cOlOred men
as Edmond H. Deas, of Darlington, 5.
c., and Geo. w. Murray, of Rembert,
will he consulted when it comes to dis
tributing the public patronage. 1 have
9U4 81 !! lBQl Yu!Ql I '47E puB 's0!l!Iod
oluI 5u!OS Gq p9u!g5 UBQl I0q1BI 4soI
duty of every American citizen TO see
that the best ends Of the Government
are served and. as far as possible, the
best men appointed to office.
The colored American., 1901-10-12
Meeting of the Afro-American { unch

A public meeting OF the Afro Amerl
can Council will be held at the Ver-
mont Avenue Baptist church, between
O and r st., n, W on Wednt sday even
ing, October Is. 1901, at 8 O'CLOCK. SUD-
iect for discussion: "southern Disfran-
chisement; Shall Representation from
the South be cut down. Meeting 10 be
addressed by Rev. George w. Lee, D.
D., Hon. George H, White, Hon. ID
P. Cheatham, Rev J. Anderson Taylor
and others.
The colored American., 1901-10-12
DRESSMAKING ACADEMY.

he ue Lam OTton Famous French Ferfec
Tailor System Nine J. a. Sn nalwood
Agent 1918 Madison street, northwest,
Morning class nom q. m tn D. m.
Afternoon class to .. daily,
Evenings from 750 to 10 o'clock.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, dress
makers and ladies who wish to do their own
HE- WANTED-To learn the wonderful De
l. am OrtOn French Perfect on Tailor Syst EN-.
ca N iess Basques without one inch of visible
sc tm, In lining or goods, not even on the
shOulder. Successful dressma King REQUIRES as
M uch earnest progressive study as success
Il lwoIk in any Of The pl DECISIONS No detail
too kmall TO be look ed afleH. " teach on
make dresses with or without seam and
JaraLtee perfect fits, and complete your
Of rse with a diploma.
pupils can en1sr at anv time
The colored American., 1901-10-12

Mr.. James B Parker, the hero OF the
Rnff 10 tragedy was in the citv this
week lhe guest of the Southern Hotel,
In compaGy with Hon. II s Cummings
oF RsItimare and Editor E e Cooper
of The CO,Ored American, he calltd on
president Roosevelt last Tuesday snd
had nIessant chat. He left WedL es-
dav afternoon for Baltimore where ne
smoke Wednesday night and for Pnila-
delnb1a Thursday where he spoke at
night at the Academy OF Music.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

but finds joy and consolation in mar
riage with Viola whose tender, sweet
natured heart had been made "deS-
perate for her masters love"
Correspondence, cuts Of noted wo-
men, sketches, etc., solicited. All mat
ter intended fer these columns must
be sent to the office of the Department
Editor.
Address
J, SILONE YATES,
President National Association of
Colored Women, 2122 Tracy Ave,
Kansas City, Mo.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

The social rendezvous for next FRI
day night will be the Hackley Concert
the Belean Bnptist Church. Every
Lodv with their best girls VIII be there
vour reserved seats in time at the
Cspital Sa wings Bal K.
The colored American., 1901-10-12
Agents Wanted.

Active agents are wanted in every city and to
in the United States for The Colored America
the greatest and newsiest coloTed newspaper pub
iished Write for terms Address The CoIored
HmeTican Ako c street a. W Washington. D. Z.
The colored American., 1901-10-12
Wanted a Partner.

wanted q mariner for a business already estab-
lished and paying we'll Must have some cash
and be able to take position on salary. Address
c. care this Office (ConhdentiaD.
The colored American., 1901-10-12
Notice.

AGENTS VIII en- making returns VII
rIease send copies of September IA q
pprcT,t as the d emand. for that 1ssu was
eIesttr than the supply.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

Wanted an active, intelligent young man to col
lect for a reliable business firm. Good place for
the right man. Address c, care this office.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

An active, energetic young man who has some
experience collector and who can ride bicycle,
can find employment at this Office if he desires to
work
The colored American., 1901-10-12
Help Wanted.

Do you want work Do you want job1 If DO,
advertise in these columns.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

ROOMS FOR RENT~Communicatin rooms at
z11o K: treet Terms moderate. All moder
provements. Refernce required.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

WANTED-Persons having rooms to rent TO ---
lies to young men or to young women can g. -
ants by advertising III this column.
The colored American., 1901-10-12

ROR RRNT-Two large desirable front rooms.
Southern exposure. Furnished or unfurnshed'
4Io street. n. w
= ri
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

The electricity. both for lighting the ves-
sci and operating the turrets and hoists
and for minor purposes. Is furnished by
eight thirty-two kilowatt generating sets.
There are four dynamo rooms Four pow
erful searchlights. two Of which are placed
on the top Of the pilot-house and two on
the mainmast above the upper bridge. Will
give warning Of the approach of hostile
vessels. and for night signaling the ship
carries two sets Of electric signaling ap-
paratus.
The normal coal supply of the Missouri
Is 1.0o0 tons. and the capacity of her bunk
ers Is 1900 tons.-As In other ships of her
type, the arrangement of the bunkers is
such as to afford considerable incidental
protection to the machinery
The Missouri and her class are the nrst
battleships of the United States Navy in
which water tube boilers are provided. they
being placed in four watertight compart-
ments. There are three smok e-pipes. The
two propeiling engines are rights and lefts
In separate watertight compartments, and
are Of the vertical cylinder. direct acting
triple expansion type. having four cylin-
ders The collective indicated horsepower
Of the main engines is about lS.e00 when the
vessel Is making a speed OF eighteen knots
almost twenty and three-Quarter miles
an hour.
refrigerating room on the berth deck
forward furnishes cold storage. and the
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

The magazine and shellrooms Of the ship
can stow 30 rounds of 12-inch ammunition.
800 rounds of 6-inch ammunition. $50
rounds of s-pounder and 1000 rounds Of J.
FOUNDER.
There are two military masts. fitted with
the usual signal yards. tops and topmasis.
The foremast is located in the usual way
over the forward coming tower. the place
occupied by the commanding officer during
an engagement. the foundation OF the tower
forming the lower part of the mast. The
armor of the forward conningtower Is 10
inches thick, and that of the after or signal
tower 6. A steel tube. L inches in diameter
Inside and inches in thickness. extends
from the forward coming tower down to
the protective deck. and protects the voice
tubes. and teiegraphs from the command
ing onicer to the important stations Of the
vessel.
The Missouri carries fourteen boats. Of
which one Is n fortyfoot steam cutter. and
another a thirty-six-foot steam cutter Of
the usual navy type. The boats are han
died by four cranes. all operated by steam.
the engines for this purpose being located
on the working platforms Of the cranes.
Bilge keels to reduce rolling are fitted to
the vessel. Hydraulic gear is used in steer
ing. and can put the rudder from hard
aport to hard astarboard in twenty seconds
when the vessel is moving at full speed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

ship Is supplied with an ice machine of
the dense air type that can produce the
cooling effect Of two tons Of ice per day.
The windlass. which IL Of the most mod
ern pattern. is operated by steam and can
raise both the bower anchors at once 1t
Is housed In an inclosure just forward Of
the forward barbette.
The construction OF the Missouri and her
class was authorized by Congress on May
4. 1888. when the Spanish War demon
strated the wisdom OF a much greater IN
crease in the navy. The keel of the Mis-
souri, was laid on February Z. 1850. and the
contract price Of hull and machinery is
$2.SS5.0o0. Her complement is thirty five Of
hcers and 5ll men. But for various delays
to the work. with which her builders cam
not be charged. the ship would now be
much nearer completion. She il now 10
per cent complete.
While of course 1t Is possible to build
larger and speedier ships than the Mis-
souri,. 1t would seem that the naval archi-
tects have about reached in her and her
class the limit Of the development of their
art. She is about complete fighter as
1t Is possible to construct In this day and
generation. Battleships designed since the
Missouri, the Georgia and her class and the
Virginia and her class. are somewhat lar
ger and speedier. but quite similar in de-
sign. Ever since the commencement of the
building Of the new navy about twenty
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

those engaged in the work. this lone bul16aU
would earn s2.724.3ss95
The yard Of the Newport News Ship0u110s
ing and Drydock Company ID one Of the lar.
gest and perhaps the most complete ship.
building plant In the world. not exceptinG
those great yards which line the banks o3
the Clyde and the Tyne. Eight thousand
men are at work in this yard Hero. too
is the largest drydock. save perhaps one. In
the world II was completed q few weslEo
ago. So large Is IT that three vessels On.
tered 1t at once when II was put into com.
mission.
Here. too. are building the steamshfp0
Korea and Siberia, two mammoth ships for
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The
Korea was launched In March. and the ST.
IBERIA shortly will be put overheard Up to
the time that the keels for these ships Wero
laid they were the largest linerS ever pro-
jected in this country.
When the Missouri IN launched some t1mo
in the coming fall 1t will BE- up to the Gov.
ernor to select some pretty Missouri glr1
for the distinguished honor and pleaAns
task Of christening the ship. And II WIN -
In order for the Governor. with hie eta8
and Invited guests. other celebrities and -
many loyal Missourians a. can make the
trip. to tourney to the coast to see the veo-
sci slide into the waters Of the James They
can have Newport News for the day.
D. BRUCE SAILEY.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

years ago. the tendency Of the Government
has been to increase the size. speed and
fighting abilities OF its men-of-war.
Here. too. are building the battleship
Illinois and the monitor Arkansas. the for
ner almost complete. She had her oficial
trial trip of the coast Of Massachusetts on
the 18th Of the present month.
The Missouri Is about 1.000 tons heavier
and two knots faster than the Illinois. The
Illinois's four big guns are 13-inchers. or
one inch larger than Missouri s.although the
Nissouris are probably equally as powerful.
Besides the naval vessels now building and
those to be built. the battleships Kearsargc
and Kentucky and the gunboats Helena.
Nashville and Wilmington were built here.
Some individual with lots Of time and a
proclivity for figuring has estimated that Il
takes time equal to that Of 96l men for 81
days. working ten hours a day. to build such
ship as the Missouri. This calculation
takes account Of the work done by every
body having anything to do with the con-
struction Of the ship. from the chief naval
constructor to the man that goes into the
earth to dig the ore to be converted into
the steel used. Thus It will be seen that IL
would take one man 923. .521 days. or 3.O,S
years. to build 1t. supposing that he work
500 days a year. which would be a very
good average when Sundays. holidays and
an allowance for sickness are deducted. At
SIS a day. an estimated average wage for
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23
The Terrible
Rabbit.

The squatter never has the nightmare. II
he Is drunk or has eaten too much he Is IL
able to have the rabbit-mare- II he gets
the deiirium tremens he sees rabbits rather
than snakes. and rabbits are. in fact. the
terror Of every one. They are found by the
tons OF millions all over the country. and
II not destroyed they eat all the grass and
the sheep must starve- Hundreds of sta
tons have been ruined by them. and every
station has its men who do nothing else
but hunt and trap rabbits. some single
men averaging as much as 400 killed Tab-
bits per day.
Australia has already invested millions
Of dollars in rabbit-proof wire fences
Large rewards have been offered for some
thing which will destroy the rabbits and
rid the country Of them. as. for Instance.
the case Of New South Wales. where the
Government once promised to give $4,000
to any one who would suggest or invent
anything that would bring about that re-
suit. At present the people are spending as
much as 100000 . year to keep down the
rabbits. and still they breed and breed. end
never stop breeding.
From careful estimates It II found that
q pair Of Australian rabbits will produce
six ntters year. and that each litter will
average I'VE rabbits. As soon as the little
bupnies are 8 months old they begin TO
hptd and TIE result = that ens pair In
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23
Shearing Sheep
by Machinery.

At present there are mi,I1ons Of sheep
shorn every year by machinery. The sheep
shearing machines are run by steam. COM
pressed air and electricity. The force Is
communicated. through q flexible tube like
that Of the dentist for drilling out teeth.
to clippers like those used by the BARRIERS
in cutting your hair. The clippers consist
Of little knives which move backward and
forward over each other like those OF a
moving machine. They go at the rate OF
1000 movements per minute. cutting through
the wool as a hot knife cuts through but
ter and taking 1t OF more smoothly and
cleanly than by hand. l have seen sheep
shorn in this lay SO that their skins were
as smooth as the nap Of fine cloth. the
sheep running away clad in velvety coat
Of soft white. The managers tell me that
the machines save from q quarter to a half
pound of wool per sheep. and that there Is
less danger Of clipping the skin than In
hand shearing. The time OF shearing Is
about the same by hand. the average
number shorn being a little more than lW
per day. Some men can shear more than
100 per day by hand. The record Of the
best shearer Is that Of Jack Howe. who
has cut the wool from 321 sheep In one day
with a pair Of ordinary hand shears.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

special Correspondents Of The Sunday Republic.
Sydney, Australia, May 15.-The sheep
farms Of Australia!
Tho world has never seen anything Ike
them There were big fiocks in the days
Of the patriarchs. when Abraham and Lot
Id to separate to get new grazing grounds
1t 10 written that King Solomon sacrificed
f130 900 sheep when he dedicated the temple.
and we know that Mesha. King OF Noah.
gave Jehoram. King Of Israel. 10000 lambs
as tribute. The pastoral magnates Of those
days must have had large farms. but there
are farms here in Australia as big as all
Palestine. There are sheep stations one
hundred miles long. James Mills has
farm as big as the State of Rhode Island
and Samuel McCaughey has 1.3l4.00o acres
IN one block. James Tyson. the famous
stock king. who died a few years ago.
worth $100oo0oo. owned 100000 acres. and
there are many others whose holdings run
high into the hundreds Of Thousands Of
acrea
Thousands of Miles
of Wire Fences.
Ths shesp farms Of the past were merely
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23
THE WATCHER.

The night was dark and fearful.
The blasts swept wailing by.
A watcher, pale and fearful.
Looked forth with anxious eye.
How wistfully she gazeth,
No gleam Of morn Is there,
Her eyes to heaven she ratseth
In agony of prayer.
Within that dwelling lonely.
Where want and darkness rei1n.
Her precious child, her only,
Lay moaning in his pain:
And death alone can free him;
She feels that this must be,
But. ''ch, for morn to see him
Smile once again on me-"
A hundred lights are cleaning
In yonder mansion fair.
And many feet are dancing:
They heed not morning there.
Oh, young and joyous creatures.
One lamp from out your store
Would give that poor boys features
To his mothers gaze once more.
The morning sun IL shining.
She heedeth not its ray:
Beside her dead, reclining.
That pale. dead mother lay.
A smile her lips was wreathing.
A smile of hope and love.
As though she still were breathing:
There's light for US above"
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

mate armor diagonal armor inches thick
extends from the sides Of the vessel to the
barbette armor.
In the casemate thus formed are placed
ten 6-inch guns. Above this on the upper
deck four 6-inch guns are placed. In the
vicinity Of which 6-inch armor IL worked
far enough forward and aft to afford pro-
lection TO the crews of these guns.
Protection Is afforded the vitals Of the
ship below the water line by a protective
deck Cofferdams are built on the protec-
tive deck from the diagonal armor bulk
heads TO the bow and stern in the vicinity
of the water line. and on the berth deck
for nearly the length of the vessel. All Of
these cofferdams are filled with corn-pith
cellulose, a substance which expands and
becomes hard when 1t comes In contact with
water. SO that water rushing in through a
shot hole will be stopped by the cullulose
coming together
The main battery Of the Missouri consists
Of four 12-inch breech-loading rifles. placed
in two balanced turrets, fore and aft, and
sixteen 6-inch. rapid-hre guns. The second
ary battery consists Of six 3-inch rapid-fire
guns. eight 6-pounder. rapid-fire; six l.
FOUNDER rapid-fires: two Colts. and two 3
inch rapid-fire field guns. Altogether. quite
a formidable batter.
The turrets containing the 12-inch guns
are turned by electricity. The motors used
for this purpose can revolve one Of these
great turfets through $50 degrees in one
minute. The armor of both the turrets and
barbettes Is II inches thick. Ten of the &
inch guns are within the casemate, two
others are on the berth forward In 6-fnch
armored sponsons. and four are on the up
per deck. Through the arrangement Of her
guns the ship can train many Of them in
one direction. or some of them in all di-
rections.
A new feature introduced in the offensive
power of this ship is the submerged torpedo
tube. While these are not new abroad.
German warships having been equipped
with them for a number Of years. the Mis-
souri, and her class are the first battleships
of our navy to be supplied with them. Many
vessels Of the United States Navy are fitted
with torpedo tubes above the water line.
These tubes. above water or submerged.
cannot discharge torpedoes accurately for
any great distance. and they cannot be re-
lied upon for any but close fighting. The
Missouri will have two tubes. both sub
merged. one on each side of tho vessel sit
uated about sfifty feet from the bow and
about ten feet six inches below the water
line.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23


epecial Correspondents Of The Sunday Republic.
Newport News, Va June lS-High upon
her stocks In the ward Of the Newport News
ch,n Rr,,d,rg ava Drv DOCK company In
1880. >,,.so,,,,
'nis oi.y !" '"e 'eA'y ',,,,
enc Oh tne many meh-oi-"ar no" ouiui"s
for the United States Navy The snip Is
worthy namesake of a great State.
Tho building of the ship is not yet near
commission. ana II will be several months
h.,or. .h. .. .y.n launched hu, work on
-..-..s.- ...,d,,, .rd a. dr. ,,r,a
A'
sne VIII oe anoat on the hish seas VII" 'ho
Starr and Stripes flying from her nasstan.
To those who have never had the oppor-
tunity Of observing the building Of a ship
uha the Missouri II 4. difficult TO understand
~. -.~,,.,,a. -, .h. ,ns.r,al;ro-,b.. .x
-.,-
He PrepaiAuon ior IT, 'he vast qu"" ;.
uV OF material required the amount Oh
work necessary to construct the ship. and
another small item-the cost The work
n worth RoinG miles to see At times there
~. q. r,,nv -. 6on mr. en- man at work nm
the ve.,eI A. once ali as busy as bees. be-
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-23

wales 100000 out Of the 41.ooo 0oo sheep
which are here owned are kept in fenced
paddocks. There are thousands Of miles of
wire netting put up as fences to keep out
the rabbits. There are millions OF dollars
Invested In buildings. and the salary list
Of q great station is as long as that Of q
department store. Sheep raising is by no
means cheap business. and to make 1t
pay everything must be carefully man
aged.
The average sheep farm costs from $4,000
to $4,000 q year to run II. anc there are
some in which the expenses run into the
hundreds Of thousands of dollars a year.
OF late wages have steadily increased, un-
I'll the men are now paid about IS q week
with board. Every man receives weekly
about twelve younds of meat. ten pounds
Of -four and a quarter Of a pound of tea,
as well n other things. so that every sta
tion must keep q large store and ware
house. Even the smaller stations have q
dozen or more men In ordinary times, and
at shearing times the hands are numbered
by scores.