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The colored American., 1901-10-12

Columbia, S. edmund II. DeaS,
the Republican State Chairman, was
in the city yesterday on his way to
Washington where he is going to look
after a number of things that are in
the air in Republican circles just now.
The recent death Of Collector Webster,
the National Committeeman from this
State, has started a great deal Of talk
about the status and future Of The Re
publican organization in South Caro-
lima, and the old line Republicans are
beginning to take on new life with
the advent of President Roosevelt.
Deas is not only the State Chairman
Of the party organization but he is
now virtually Webster's successor on
the National Committee also. He goes
to Washington having in his pocket
the endorsement iii writing Of IS Of
the 24 members of the Republican
State Committee for the position of
National Committeeman succeeding
Webster. This amounts to his election
by the committee He does not intend,
lie says, to retain both positions, but
will do so for the present, until things
are more settled than they are just
now
Yesterday Deas was considerably
wrought up over the column article on
the local page of The News and COur-
Ter yesterday in regard to the Repub-
lican situation in this State. In speak
ing of the matter he said:
In the article headed, Mr. BlalOcB
Wins it is stated that there will bf
an appointment in two or three days
l myself am willing to put up S1OW
that there will be no appointment IL
TWO or three weeks. And | am Will
ing 70 wager another $1,000 that Mr.
John G. Capers will never be NatiOna
committeeman. This article bears TIT
earmarks of the captain. 1t is nice
way 10 win the favor of the NegrOe
by rejecting on them as he has dom
III this article. He ought not to thlnI
mat he can run over the Republican
III South Carolina rOughshOd while n
himself is registered voter in tn
State of Maryland. This article is onl
intended to force and int imidate th
Negro into endorsing him. It says
II Is not out of place Just here,
passing, TO remind some of II
Negroes who are hOl( ifng office tn;
lhey are lOOsening tbs hold they one
mad on job by da hR1ling in polite
II Is said that there is an axe for eve
Negro holding c flee in CharleSto
ana suppose it is meant that the
Is also one for every Negro holdr
once III South Carolina Their nam
nave nave oeen altered, it is alleged
slIe SacFlhc e counter ard they are
tTIl pS n"llue 1 down, and So quickly Il
ny III not know WL at hit tue
I1nn nTS Fi1l not listen, hqwt'yer ana
LIeH N1hn have tho fpdeIA | patrOna
The colored American., 1901-10-12

For more than a decade it has been
the policy of the Republican Presi-
dents 70 search assidiOusly for the
key to the solution of the Southern
problem. Since the days of the la
mented Garfield, the succeeding Re
publican Presidents have watched the
South, as it were, and have done all
in their power to destroy that imigin-
ary line known as Mason and Dixon.
The Spanish-American war gave
President Mckinley the key TO the
situation and he left no stone I'M
turned to bring about the feeling of
one country, one flag, one common
people Southern men 0EI :"
high commands in the
ganized in the South ~ every
sideratiOn was given t.
that even the Confederate Gei.~-
| recommended. So successful was the
policy of President Mckinley that at
| his nntimeIy death the problem was
nearly solved. The policy Of PTesi-
! dent Roosevelt is already fore
| shadowed. He proposes to handle the
| situation in the South in a practical,
| commOn-sense way and already the
edict has gone forth that the best men
in the South and especially those who
| represent the intelligence and wealth,
will denominate and dictate the Fed
eraI offices. In all of the Southern
States there are leaders of character
and Of standing who have heretofore
taken but little part in politics. rms
is true not only of the white but the
! cOlOred men as well.
The death of Internal Revenue Col
lector Webster, of South Carolina,
brings to public attention more than
ever the South Carolina situation.
Among the leaders Of that State Is
Col L. w. C.. BlalOck, OF GOldSville,
S. c.. He is a successful business man.
is the secretary and treasurer of one
| of the largest cotton mills in the
| State and has been elected a number
of times to office by his constituents
He was formerly Mayor Of Newberry
6 G. Col. BlaIock represents the new
element in South Carolina politics
He is native of the State and en-
tered into active politics about 1888
He represents the conservative, though
nrogrpSsiye. element of his party II
the State. Himself a man Of mean
and a successful business man, he ha
the confidence not only OF the bes
white citizens of his State but i
known as a friend to the cOlOred pee
nle and has championed their cause i
season and out of season.
In conversation with Col. Blaloc
he gave expression to the follOwin
sentiment: Il believe President ROos'
welt is easily the master Of the situi
tion in the South and that his polio
will be to appoint the best men TO o
flee and to use such influence as w
bring about the best results. am
native of the State, was born thei
The colored American., 1901-10-12
The Duke Of Darlington.

South CaroIinian Who has been at the
Party Helm for Twen y-'wo Years A
Politician, Diplomat and Leader of
Great Force of Cha, acter-HIS Leader
ship Endorsed.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
WIT AND WISDOM OF CHILDREN
From Current Literature.

FROM current Literature.
one very cold day Tom. i'm his first trousars vv,.
Walking our with ms tiny overCoat turned back to
lts utmost unit. rom. said his father. button
1rs your e9at n;t :, The boy demurred Look at mine
added ms father Yes, said Tom. ruefuy. but
everybody knows that you wear trousers
Mamma-Why. Susie you've offered your butter
scotch to everybody but little brother Why didn't
you hand it to him? Susie with innocent candor,
because, mamma, little brother always takes IL
a sunday school superintendent. who happened
10 be drygoods merchant. and who was teaching
a class of very little tots. asked when he had
hnlshed explaining the lesson: Now has anv one
a question to ask?' a very small girl raised her
hand What is it, Martina asked the superin-
tendent why, Mr.. Brooks. how much are those
little red pariisols in your window" said Martha
Mary was a very conscientious child One ,av
she was allowed to go and spend the day with some
little cousins about her age. After taking off
her wraps she went to her aunt and said very
soberly. NOW Aunt Cassie if Sallie and Lizzie
are bad to-day please don't hesitate to punish
them because ! here
flve-year-old Hugh c. had overheard some
pad bad, ianguage in the streets and had been discip
lined for repeating il. one day at dinner after
accidentally dropping his bread and butter on the
floor he exclaimed Cod A moment of shocked
silence followed and his mother remonstra ted:
Hugh. you know / told you yesterday" With
folded hands and closed eyes Hugh continued
"Bress mamma and papa and Aunt Mamie Amen
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
NOW THE OIL WELL VAS SILTED.
From The New w-Orleans Times Democrat.

From The New-Orlelns Times Democrat.
AS is not at all surprising just this time, the
conversation turned the recent oil discoveries
in Texas. and there We're several prOSpectorS,
promoters and spectators in the party. there were
numerous stories of curious Incidents connected
with mining developments coming thick and fast
''Booms always bring together unique specimens
by his wits is To be much in evidence, re-
marked one of the party. These fellows generally
a speciality - sailing claims. Sometimes
they do IL for fun. and much more frequently for the
money that may be in il. had case of Sailing
under my notice only the other day which
rather amusing. but should premise by
saying that the salter in this instance WAS rep
of cheating nybody. He wanted a little fun. and
he had il. lie lives away down in the Third Dis
trct, and in his backyard is an old we'll with
pump in il. With great pretentionS OF secrecy ne
informed dozen or more of his neiShbOrS that
he had found oil in his we'll and hoped to get
fancy price for the property. They hurried To his
place test the accuracy of his story, but not
before he was ready for them. He took old
tomato can of large size from a rubbish heap, and.
oil deposited it. right side up. just at the base of
the pile of refuse. When the neishbOrS came in he
walked To the pump and then turned about to look
for something in which TO catch the oil he was
about pump from his valuable Well OF course
but natural that his should fall upon the
big tomato can, and carrying il to the we'll with
sublime confidence. he made one stroke with the
enough the oil fioated top of the water and his
neighbors stood in open mouthed wonder as they
passed the from hand to hand and critically
examined the contents. He was Obliged speedily to
undeceive them to prevent general tearing up of
much valuable real estate in the Third District
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS.
AND THE LIBRARIAN COULD NOT ANSWER A
SINGLE ONE OF THEM
From The Savings Journal.

From The Savings Journal
one day two we'll dressed young women ap-
preached the desk in the reading room of big
library. One of them took a memorandum from
her pocketbOOk.
Can you tell me how many yards-oh that's
the wrong hst!' she said. hastily bringing forth
another slip of paper Here IL is. VIII you
please tell me who is Rudyard kipng's favorite
author?'
Il unable to tell YOU. never having heard
that he had one admitted of the librarians.
Dear me-" said the young woman, irritably
ut is one of the questions for our next club meet
ing. Well which of ThackcrayS books
brought him the most income?''
THAT you can probably find out by consulting a
book the number of which l Will give you. said
the official
"Oh. | can't stop to look it up,'' she said hur
riedy Il thought you could tell
We'll there's mere thing. Bessie Cummock
nay cousin in Manchester. had a splendid book
when | there last year. for anecdotes of
famous people. l can't remember the name of it,
or who wrote it, but it about 50 big"-illus-
trating with one finger on the desk-"and it has a
dark green cover. Now. AN you tell me what it
is? Some day when / have ZINE | would like 10
get 1t out. OF course, YOU must have il in the
library?'
For the third time the official obliged To
confess his inability TO give her direct informa-
tion She looked at him with piercing gaze and
turned away. saying tudibly to her companion:
There, that just shows what all this talk about
their being examined for positions in libraries
amounts TO, Three perfectly simple questions, all
on literary subjects. and he couldn't answer one
Of them
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
VENTRILOQUISN EXTRAORDINARY.
THB ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE GIVEN BY
SoTHERN'S CONFEDERATE ON THE ROOF.
FROM The People.

FROM The People.
one of the peculiarities of Sothern's elaborated
jokes the way in which he worked up to them.
lie pretended to have accidentally discovered that
he possessed the gift of the born ventriloquiSt and
arranged experiment on the occasion of sup
per party given in his honor at pleasant house in
London suburb. There a foolish kind of
hanEer-on Of Sothern'S who loved to boast of his
intima " with the famous comedian. He had often
said. Il wish you would let me help you in one
humored his desire. Mr. Edgar Pemberton tells
the story in his Memoir of Sothern."
The comedy must; for my purpose; be reduced to
ventriloquist is of talking up the chimney to an
imaginary the roof Sothern had arranged
for his savish confederate to mount the roof by a
ladder and play the part of the voice on the roof
which he did To perfection. and SothernS success
a ventriloquist was voted nothing short of mar
vcllous. supper being over the party adjourned
Good night TO his friend above. at which cue it
had been arranged that the seance should be- con-
man. who. when he wished to descend found that
the ladder gone. by hook by crook the de
ceived confederate found his way to the chimney
Of the smoking ROOM where the supper party
voice WAS heard calling down the chimney. "Soth-
ern, Sothcrn, For heavens sake come and help
Sothern WAS taken aback for a moment. but only
To bc in ocstasies the next at the exclamatons
of his friends. who considered the voice only
other example OF SOthern's skill. You said you
could do more your voice tired. and here
IL is stronger than eVert' Sothern. accepting the
compliments OF his friends. managed in a short
unhappy confederate understand that
possible ne would go out and help him down. After
"A time. just when Sothern about to slip out
and Release his friend, his host went to the Chin
ney and. all the more to emphasize Sothern's
cess. he thought called out. Are you still
there" This was the last straw upon the rain
the angry reply. and with 1t piece of NOR
tar that ratified in the CRATE. you're a BEAST"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
THE WAITER MEANT WELL
From The Baltimore Sun.

From The Baltimore Sun
When the Rev. DIR. S. Reese Murray was doing
pastoral work in Montgomery. Ala. he was called
to marry couple at the home of Mr.. Pollock
the leading merchant in the city. Mr. Pollock was
Il wealthy Hebrew. who lived IN great magnificenCe,
his home being the former residence of ex-Csov-
ernor of Alabama The bride, GENTLE. n
inmate of the house, and the wedding guests
laviShly entertained The supper remarkable
for all sorts of delicious things to eat and drink
and for the handsome display of silver and glass.
In the early part of the meal a waiter approached
DIR. Murray and about Till his glass.
Not any for me- said DR. Murray quietly.
IL champagne. sir. insisted the walter.
Not any. repeated DIR. Murray.
The waiter turned away. but came back in
Stanty with another bottle.
Have this. sir? It's port
NO. don't care for any" from Dr. Murray
Again the man went away. only to return with a
third bottle.
This time he smiled confidently. AS he was
about to pour the wine. he SAID: "Claret sir?''
NO. again from DR. Murray.
~ fourth wine was brought and declined. Then
the waiter came up close DIR. Murray, leaned
over his shoulder and whispered softly in his ear
Doctor. We have whiskey and brandy in the
Cellar; which can get for you, sir?''
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

William Allen White in The St Louis Mirror
There is foolish English question or cGnunhrHm
There is 10 answer to it 1t is only silly com
the same token one might ask why is Carrie
Nation when she SnaShtSE
Heaven knows,
Why does ali the world stop its business ,..nd ana
until ten weeks ago had lived sixty eminentiy re,
spectacle years goes about waving her hatchet and
talking in loud and excited tones!
AS the wcrld has rolled along any number of
AIDES clubs and have damned the daylights out
Of peoole who disagree with them. Saloon smash
ing has been done. and in recent years, by women
who have been prosecuted by the rum fend The
matter has caused some neghborho1d comment mt
story was unimportant and trivial and really OF
But here comes this Kansas woman. from Medi,
cine Lodge Kan. the home Of Jerry simpson and
also of Congressman Chester l. Long. whose speech
the Porto Rican tariff used more than any
other speech on the subject by the RepubGan ne, Ma
old Kansas woman and throws a rock heard
around the world.
Would it have crashed hroush the E glass doors
or charIes!on, S. &: or IWaIla. walla. Wash or
Mo- the Fourth Of July orator would say
No ten thousand times no."
The rock that Carrie Nation aimed the Rum
Fiend's Stats ratified around the world like Il moon
Nato m W the roGt rock sSf in KnasS SR
Kansas is the tenth muse-the muse of advertis-
There have been socialists in America for CEN
tury, but until the Kansas Populists appeared the
socialists without force effect. ihere have
been cyclones in the world since the morning stars
sang together but until the Kansas cyclone ap-
peared the cyclone was without distinction in
nuence Goa made grasshoppers before he made
man. hut until the graSShopper became hyphenated
with Kansas he a lowly bug less known than
the bedbug the flea
Kansas refuses allow her wares to become
shopworn She advertises. 1t is in the blood
When she found she had in Ingalls, the best living
American Stylist, what did she do? Did she hide
him i'm college. Massachusetts, would have
done DID sh" start magazine with him. New
It OU.p he i'm H..
court OF ST James's Ohio would have done? No
gentle Reader Kansas found the best billboard on
earth ard put old John j. Ingalls, to writing ad-
veItlSInS on Kansas there. Kansas sent Ingalls,
to the Stnat-
Kansas gets advertising out of every hing Good
fortune and calamity. riches adversely, fam
inc or feast-all times and seasons are reserved
IN the contract for top-of-column- next
matter advertising for Kansas
Kansas II - wonderful State If night a
earthquake should drop the whole ever blooming
state intO IN" bottomlcSS pit before morning, th,.
Enclosure would be fenced up with "A billboard ten
miles high. covered with the story Of the glory Of
Kansas. and every night from the crater OF the
PIT the same cEiEenng and dY"rtinE. wthal profit
able, Kansas tale would be- wiewaggcd from the
blazes below upon the dome of the eternal stars
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
SCARCELY 4 PROFITABLE ARTICLE.

From The Chicago Record Herald.
81 sec' said the head of the firm. that you have
article In one of the magazines this month.
Yes" the young man proudly replied. Il think
have demonstrated In thoroughly reasonable
way the practicability of living on 81 a week
II congratulate you" his employer answered
ITS a good article. | read IL with great interest
And. by the way. I've been troubled a good deal
lately Eve felt that II must be mighty hard for
you get along what | was paying you, and
I've been wondering how l could work things
around to give you more without increasing
the running expenses of the concern.
Yes the young expert returned, with a hope
full infection
But it's all right. see. the old man answered
You can live on ST week. and that leaves you
81 TO have fun with save. you please. SO
there's IA load off my mind Say If you write any
articles along this line tell me about them
will you? I'd like TO read em. It's great stuff"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
CONVINCING LiNGTiGE.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel.

From Ihc MIIWIukco StntlncI
Dan Regain. the chief clerk of the Board Of
Public Works, told good story In connection with
the recent campaign. The day after election he was
congratula ting Judge Brace and said:
Il see the lrishmcn in the Third Ward read your
name Brady and voted for you to "A man
The judge replied that the Poles in the Four
teenth Ward read his Brazeenski and voted
for him.
Mr.. Regan later recalled incident in Judge
Brazees earlier career. There "A big bury son
OF Erin who once told the little attorney that he
believed his name was Brady. instead of Brace.
The statement was allowed To go with a simple de
nial. but the big man nsi ted upon It, lie said that
he knew the name must be Brady. because the
lawyer had the map of ireland his face" and
he knew OF no lrishman named Brace The attor-
ney again told him he was mistaken, and that his
real name WAS Brace. The stranger in
SiStent that he became annOying o attorney
and the latter finally lost all patience.
Il tell you name is BraZee. and If say
again That IL is Brady | will give you a smash
in the face" he declared.
The other man laughed Now | know that yorr
name is Brady he said
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
WHAT HE SPOKE.

From The Philadelphia Record.
A young Philadelphian who born and raised
in the Fourth Ward saved enough money pay
the expenses incidental to European trip last
summer. and by strict economy the trip strung
a period of little six months
He landed home last week, coming in the steer
age with lot of foreigners. The immigration
agents. with their interpreters We're wide awake
The young Philadelphia is very dark. and he was
mistaken for foreigner One of the Interpreters
came up him and said "Mocesh mouvect DO
Polski?' They're trying to string me-" thought
the Fourth Ward man, IN keep 1T up So he
shook his head. The interpreter was asking him il
he could speak Polish. Then he changed to Rus
sian, asking, "MocZeSh gOvOreet po RouSSkf?''
Again the supposed foreigner shook his head
"Redden Sic Yiddish?" asked the interpreter This
was followed by another shake of the head Then
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

region known in general parlance the bounding e
West AT Alva a man was arrested for stealing
TWO hogs. which he hauled to WaukomS and sold
for so 80. The law defines grand larceny as the
stealing of something of more value than $40 and
petty larceny the stealing of something of less
value than this sum The question in the hog case
was whether it was grand or petty larceny The
lawyer Tor the prisoner argued that while the
hogs had been sold for more than $50. the prisoner
was entitled to a credit of 81 for hauling them
market which would reduce their value less
than $40 and the crime of his client to petty lar
ceny. And the court found.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
LUYTRIES.

From The Philadelphia Record
In well known Camden family living in Linden
st. is colored cook who has had more than her
share OF matrimonial troubles. Her latest venture
was with an old deacon in the church which she
attended The old man reputei % be rich
and after AN ardent courtship they were recently
married, much against the wishes of the bIxom
brides mistress. 1t did not take her long to dis
cover that her newly acquired husband was in
reality as poor as the proverbial church mouse and
thel he died, leaving her "A widow. II
took all her scant savings to pay the funeral ex-
penSes- Il told you how ii would turn out said
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
4 HUMBLE APOLOGY.
From The Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
I'VE feel that apology is due explains the
Editor of The SDiketown BliZzard' Ito The
.stimable young woman who teaches at the school
house In District No. ). Through the wretched
blunder of "A worthless tramp printer whom
trusted with the setting up of an item just
closing the forms for last weeks edition
made to say that Miss Ruby Mcconnell,
the handsome and popular teacher in the Riggs
neighborhOod, is the proud pOSsessor of elegant
new black beard We wrote ii blackboard. -
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
4 SPRING TAILORING IDYL.

From The London Globe.
Critics who declare they find poetry now
dustyS might do worse than The Tailor and
cutter the best substitute. This is mart
OK q little eXcursuS on spring time: No longer
VIII the cutters shears lie idle or the journeymans
needle and goose rust for of The spring
has come. and the earth has put it's garment
OF beauty. the flowers appear. and even the heav-
ems remind us by sunshine and shower that il is
time TO adorn our bodies with spring clothing"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

IN order. the Interpreter asked; "Parlez vous
Francas?" "Sprechen Sic Deutsch" and parlate
ItaIianO?' A negative shake of the head followed
each query. For Heavens sake. what language 90
you speak?'' exclaimed the interpreter Inc sup
nosed foreigner laughed. That's the stun, ne
said. why didn't you ask me that nrstE Inc IN
terpreter nearly collapsed
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
THE WORKINGMAN'S PARADOX.

From The indianapolis Press.
What made you so long coming?" asked the boss
Il was long because L was short" said the work
~ >
"Hay?'
Il had carfare and had walk"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

her mistress. reproachfully. "Ah knows yoo' did.
honey: All knows yo' did, the reply. 'Ah m
trough wild de men now foh shuah All doan
wan mo- husbans foh to shubble dirt OATS
all any o nah husbans ebber amounted to; jes
shubble dirt on,'