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The colored American., 1901-10-26
A Newspaper of Georgia on the Negro

The Negro IS btre TO etsy. 1t is bes'
ter that he sE ould be educated better
for him and better for su Much has
been done for him already, and much
more can be done. The Warmest er-
oOursgement Booker Washington has
received has been from the peOl lie in
the South. He was sympathetically re-
Ceived by an immense audience of
Southern whites in Atlanta eight years
ago. We refer to the magnitude of his
work only to prose 1t, end to arouse
the whites TO friendly emulation.
Let the truth be known that the Ne
grOes are going forward! It Will the
better sir us up to our own work. In
Georgia TIE assessed value of property
h,Id by Negroes is placed at $15 O0O, 600
TtpresentIng a real markell vsIue OF
$50 600 600. OF this sum $1,000. GOO, OF
assessment or So, 200 600 market value.
was added in the year Just 10 ed. The
wealth Of the Negroes Of the Southern
states is not less than $400 OO0. 600.
The building up Of wealth follows a
sharpening of the intellsct If tee un-
tutOTed coIortd men If the past quar-
ter Of century could amRss almos
half bi lion of do lsIs, why not the
educated Negro duliDg the next quarter
Of century quadruple the amount
The Atlanta Constitution.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
At Second Baptist Lyceum

Mr. r. 8 Smith, Of the District bar,
will address the Second Baptlst Ly-
ceum tomorrow at $3.50 o. M, subj ct,
s.The Negro in Business and Pol tics .
Notice VII be taken Of the Roosevt l =
W. shingt0n dinner and other features
of absorbing current interest. Mr, q.
G McKinney's vo un ary on the grand
organ begins al 800 sharp. Mrs. Lena
Mckinney will contribute musical mum
beys Time will be allowed for discus
sion Of main tOIic.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Bethel Opens Ausr iciously.

Bethe Bethel Literary hsd an 81 J J)y-
able session Tuesday evening. The at
tendance was large. VIce-President
Mr.. Joiner presided in the absence OF
President Cardcza, The speskers were
Prof w. Fl. Richards, Mrs. Mary
Church TerrjlI and Mr. L. M. Hershaw.
Their pspers on the history OF Bethel
we're well prepared. The Amphion
CIee CII made pronounced hit, led
by Prof. J Henry Lewis.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

text al for congregational singing.
Under the a BILE direction OF DR.. 4.
Rsiley. TINS choir has attained most
fl altering distinction among musical
org ganizatiOns Of this city.
Miss ImogeHe Wormley presides at
he organ and it is through her splendid
skiil. together with the excellent voices
that such good result has been made
possible.
II is very fitting that Rev. F. j..
Grimke, the eloquent pastor. should
have the bent fit of such worthy assist
ance.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
The Colored Business League,

Tie frat Lri nch of the CO lored Busi-
ness League organized in the District
Of Columbia, and n hIch is composed OF
The progressive men, who have made
successes of their own business, will be
seen 10 its best advantage at the COlise-
I'm next Thursday, October 31st The
tthcers are Pres, Edward E. Cooper;V.
residents, Louis II. Costley, JamesR
M0OIe. and Frank Gaines; Sec'y, A. j.
6ssAins; Treas, John ". PrA lean
The colored American., 1901-10-26
COLOKED PRINTER WAIVED.

A first class CO cred printer, ho IN.
derstands job work ar d ge' Ell newF-
prper work could secure q permanent
lace by sddressir e G eI calling at
The Col red American flee, 459 9 81.
northwest A permaner position with
a fair salary will be gwen The right
Kind of man Il
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Get a Copy

The Colored American can be had st
all news stands, and persons desiring
copies Of the par er aan Obtain them by
asking the news des Ter for them. II
the dealer does not keep them, he eau
get them for yoD tt.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

The executive committee it as follows:
jams W. Gray, Pres Edw. Matthews
Secretary; OF owsy II lines. r bert
& Key Frank Gaines, Geo, W. Jobr-
son, Washington Wood and r bert
Smith.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
The Fifteenth Street Pres by erlan
Church Choir.

On next sunosy, Oct, 9Th, fhe
.bove choir will render the following
seleclions: Kyn.e. Gounod; Bensdictus,
Gonnod. God ,WIllsth Not, solo and
chorr s; The Death of Sinher' dSOi'
Miss Joe epbiEe Wormley.
Tn addition TO those there will Dc
Fymr.I 1e'ectitrs 10 seet n tahy IN
The colored American., 1901-10-26

Active agents are wanted in every city and to
In the United States for The Colored America
the greatest and newsiest colored newspaper pub
lished. Write FOR terms. Address The Coloreo
American 4so c street a. ~ Washington. D q
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Booker Not tie First.

1t will be recalled that George was
the first member Of the Washihg gEon
family to dine st the White House
Washington Post.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Wanted Rooms.

If you have spare room that you would like to
rent to desirable parties, advertise them in The
Colored American.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

FOR RRNT--Two large desirable front rooms
Southern exposure. Furnished or unfinished
4Io Q street, n.
S2I
The colored American., 1901-10-26

FOR RENT-A large and very nice front room
furnished or unfuruished Gao st e. near Pen
nsylvana ave. and only FIVE minutes walk to the
new Library Of Congaess.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

FOR RENT-One furnished room Spruce St.
l e Droit Park for gentleman Reasonable. Just
the thing for student clerk or professional man
Address =" are ColOred American 45o street
northwest. II
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Help Wanted.

Do you want work. Do you want joh7 II So
advertise in these columns.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

An active, energetic young who has some
experience as collector and who can ride bicycle
can find employment at this Office if he desires &c
work,
The colored American., 1901-10-26
DID you EVER THINK
DRIsSMAKING ACADlMy.

ue Lam Orton Famous French Perfec
Tailor system Nine a. SD atwood
Agent 1913 Maids on st rect, north west,
Nor ming Glass from a. m Is ,. D0.
Afternoon class to D. M. daily,
Evenings from 7.50 to 10 O'Clock.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays dress
makers and ladies who wish to do their own
dressmRkings
~WANTEO-To learn the wonderful re
Lam Orton French Perfect on Tailor Sysi eTns
Seam iess Basuues viii hout one inch OF visible
seam, IN lining or goods, not even on the
shoulder, Successful dress M king requires as
mueh earnest progressive study as success
u IW(rk insny OI 1Ht I)t1eFs5C ns. kC Cetsil
nCtmeIl SO he lCt B eC ate Ne1eSch 9Cu
make dresses with OF " i'll Ut EFa N sT
CaI8It6e reject 6fs, ard complete your
ou rss with GiplC ma.
Dupfls can srtsr st any time
The colored American., 1901-10-26

FOR RENT-A Large Room, Furnished or Un'
furnished, with or without Board, With Gas and
Bath. 423 Q Street, N. w.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

Wanted an active, intelligent young man to col
lect for reliable business firm. Good place for
the right man. Address c. care this Office.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

WANTED-Persons having rooms to rent to fami
lies, to young men or to young women, can get ten
ants by advertising in this column
The colored American., 1901-10-26

WA NTEO--A nice couple tn take tv o de-
s'labl roc ms tor light house keeping I Orth
west Appy at this Lffice.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

WANTpD-A Business Partner. man with $500
or more will find good opportunity for business
investment. The business is well established and
he right man will be given employment in re-
sponsible place. For particulars, address, Busl'
ness" care of this Office.
The colored American., 1901-10-26
Wanted a Partner.

Wanted a partner 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 (Confdential
The colored American., 1901-10-26

TRAINED NURSE-Miss May J. Williams, ladies
doctor and trained nurse is now located at 1924
nth street. n w, where she will be pleased to see
her patrons and the general public.
The colored American., 1901-10-26

PROF. VICTOR-133o CorCoran street Expert
dog washer and flea destroyer. Dogs and Ca s
boarded cheap. Surgical operations. Scotch
collie pups for sale'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
PRINCE Ur' THIEVES
He Steals Sock from the Foot of
 Green Canadian.
Conntryman Does Not Discover His Loss Until NiEht-Moses, When Arrested, Seemed Rather
 Proud of the Deed.

Talking about slick thieves" said Capt. Lavin, of the Stock Yards po- lice station, to a Chicago Chronicle reporter, ''the uncrowned king is Polish Jew who lives out in my dls- trict. If he had as much brain mat ter as he has ingenuity and as much daring for big crimes as he has for small ones, a Sherlock Holmes could mt get within a miles walk of him in thousand years. You smile.
 Ask the boys who keep watchful aye over the sophisticated stock raisers who the man is they fear the most. They will tell you it is Moses klinXi. He is afraid of turning a big trick, but when it comes to getting watch chain, an overcoat, some trinket or the spare coins in stockman's pocket Moses beats any light fingered artist in the county
 During the live stock show Moses stole a stocking off the foot of a Canadian who had a pen of Cotswolds on exhibitions; stole it when the fel- low had his big cowhide boots on, and never disturbed the boot of the foot that the stocking was on. and the fel- low was wide awake when it was done. One of my men caught Moses while he was getting>away with the goods,
 "There were half dozen people around within few feet of the sheep breeder and Moses when the theft was committed. This is no fairy tale.
 Ut was one of the big days of the show," continued the captain. ''The Canadian was busy talking to some western people about his breed of sheep. He was sitting on a bale of hay. Moses was shambling through the sheep section. How he escaped
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

ans of the American southwest, I have seldom seen any but the highest type of mothers among the Indians; using the word highest type,' of course, in it's comparative sense. Long years be- fore prenatal culture was made sci entifc study by civilized peoples, the Indians believed in it, l1neV its poten- cy and practiced it. What Oliver Wen dell Holmes sagely advised the quer- ist who wished to know how early she should begin to train her child, viz: "A thousand years before it is born, the savage Indian has done in a meas ure. without his advice. Among the Hopi, the young man must make him. self swift and athletic and strong ere he marries, and the woman must be able to q her work with ease and skill work that would tax the muscles of many a hardy, strong American labor ing man-before she is deemed worthy of marriage.
 Figure l is a picture of Hopi moth CT and child, and though the mere cas- ual obseryaeEwould see nothing at tractive ~eftfFer in mother or babe, they are both remarkably interesting and
 
 scribed how the Hopi babe is cared for as soon as it is born, and watched to keep all evil from it. l have described the ceremony of baptism and the prayers that accompany it. Here is one 1 heard a few weeks ago when forum ate enough to witness the ceremony of baptizing boy: May you have much corn. May you never be sick, but al- ways be well and strong. May you never die, but may you grow old, and then gently fall asleep!'
 As the boy grows older his mother trains him in honesty, sobriety, revef- ence and labor. Whatever may be the ordinary conception of the white per son as to the working capacities of the Indian man, certain it is that the Hopi man works as hard as any day laborer in the United States. He is trained to it from the earliest years by his moth CT. Honesty, too. is one of the car
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

the warning smoke signal on the noun tains to the south that told me that the Apaches were fast coming this way. What could I do? If tried to escape by carrying my babe on my back I knew I should be captured, and either killed or compelled to become the wife of my Apache captor. knew my baby would either be killed now or later, so told the shadow people how it was and I shut his little mouth and nose with a blanket andshe soon died. Then was able to get into the Canyon of the Havasupais and hide until the danger was past"
 And there is no doubt but that this is the real explanation for much of the so-called Wallapai cruelty to their children. But as the fear of the Apaches dies away, owing to the pro- lection afforded by the United States government, the natural instincts of maternity again begin to assert them selves, and in the case of the mother here pictured it seems to me it would be impossible to find anywhere proud CT or more satisfied creature than this so-called rude savage now that Those Above have given to her man child.
 Anyhow, l should be pleased indeed to see in the bringing up of many Amer jean civilized children the same car, and thought and sense of sponsbility that are manifested by many an igno- rant savage out in the deserts of the far-away west.
 G. WHARTON JAMES.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

dinal virtues of a Hopi. ''You are a thief, like Navajo and an Apache, ,' is the worst kind of taunt and insult that can be offered to Hopi man or youth. And I never yet saw drunken or. partially drunken Hopi. To shun the white mans whisky, the pulque of the Mexican, el vino of the Rio Grande Pueblo Indians, and the smalagatoa of the Navajos. is the earnest warning of the Hopi mother to her son. And, bet ter even than this training, in my esti- nation, are the Hopi mothers instruc- tions to both her sons and daughters in reverence. Among the civilized Americans boys, nowadays, have no reverence.
 s.Young Americanism" is almost synonymous with rudeness to the5aged, and scoffing insult at everything that was once held sacred. To see an Amer ican boy rise and give his seat to an aged man or woman is a rare sight (thank God, it is sometimes seen), but for Hopi boy to even sit in the pres ence of his elders without their per mission is thing utterly unthought of.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

and for young man to speak in coun- cil until all the old men have; had their say. CT until he is invited, would be to subject himself to the certain rejection of his counsel, however good it might be.
 Fig. 2 is a Madonna and child I found on the great painted desert of northern Arizona. A pretty, cunning, smiling baby, and happy, proud, kind ly mother. When I assured her it would do her child no harm to be pho- tograp4ed, she hesitated awhile before consenting, and then. when l motioned to her that l had finished the task, she hugged the little one to her breast as if to ward off any possible evil that might have lowered near her loved one.
 Fig. is fine representation of a Wallapai Madonna. Triumphant pride in her maternity is clearly shown in the face of the mother. The great mas ters of the past 2,ooO years have sought to depict the faces of their Madonnas all the virtues and graces of woman hood, and the special qualities the Christ Mother is supposed to have been possessed of. The greatest pictures S1Col4S POl u lAS uOllAGSS dIu sanctity of maternity; the triumphant joy in it's blessedness; and in the case of the Christ Madonna the recognition of the greatness and dignity of the career of her Holy Son, her own pride in that grandeur of His calling, and yet her recognition of the woe and anguish that were sure to fall to His lot; and in one or two pictures the Madonna face shows all these things with the added expression of clear foreboding of the cruel and agonizing death that was awaiting Him.
 Of course, it could not be expected that these things would be seen in the face of this ignorant Wallapai woman, but tenderness. gentleness,. kindness, motherly pride and care are all as well manifested in this picture as are the other graces in the ideal pictures of the master artists.
 And yet the Wallapai women are gen. efally regarded as notoriously bad mothers, and not without some cause Yet there is. a reason for this, which again and again Wallapai mothers very old women-have given to me. Said one of them not long ago: "When I had my first baby I lived with my hus- band at Pine Springs. Often he went away hunting for seven sleeps, for ten sleeps, for twice ten sleeps, and all those weary days and nights I was alone. The Apaches often used to come up into our country and steal our cat tie and sheep, and rob us of our corn. They would kill our little children and steal the women and Uir1S tO take as wives for them selves. One day saw
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
Beyond the Pale,

''Of course, you quite understand that I shall call upon Mrs. Whifher for your character remarked Mrs. Taggetly to the girl she had just en- gaged
 Certainly, m'm,'' replied the girl, although I would rather you didn't, for Mrs. Whiffler is so eccentric that she is not always to be relied upon."
 s.1n what way is she eccentric?''
 "She insists that her husband is quite a model father and husband, and that her children have never caused her a moments anxiety"
 "H'm, not much in that"
 s'Then she says that she is perfectly content with one new dress and one new hat each season."
 "H'm, she is eccentric, then!''
 And, finally, she has never attend ed bargain sale, and says that the only things sold at them are the wom- en who buy!"
 @.Oh, the woman's mad! I shan't trouble her for your character; you can come in when you ike!''-Cas- sells Magazine.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Miss Weekey received a telegram Thursday which contained sthe sad news that her brother, who is an en- gineer on a Pennsylvania railroad, was severely hurt in a railroad accident last week.
 Miss Tillie Kane has accepted po- siTrn in the pin factory
 John Ineson is sick with malarial fever. Dr Loveland is attending him.
 Frederick Shade is doing as well as can be expected.
 Miss Bertha Forest and Miss Hale of Bradleyville were in this place Sun day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

my men and %. :c2:de = cc-Att>:-- that he alone could tell. He edged up to the group around the Canadian. One of my plain-clothes men caught sight of him and he noticed that Moses was busy with his hands.
 He could not see what the fellow was doing, and waited. In few mo- ments Moses dropped something into his overcoat pocket. The plain-clothes man took hold of him and, reaching into the overcoat pocket, drew out a ball of red yarn. He walked Moses back to the group. and. holding out the ball of yarn, asked if any of the men had been touched They looked and shook their heads negatively.
 ''The next mornig the Canadian came over to the police station. He wanted to know if that old Jew was under ar rest Moses had been run in on general principles, and I asked the caller what had happened to him. He held up a red sock. The Jew stole the other he said to me. See here.' and he put his cowhide boot on a chair in my office and pointed to little hole in the toe. Yesterday afternoon that fellow stole my sock through this hole. He unraveled it and wound it into a ball.. One of your men caught him, but did not know the yarn belonged to me until last night when I pulled off my boot and found the sock was gone.'
 Moses admitted the theft. He said he saw bit of the red sock through kA o1 sv, fhoaf fon of &hn 1,o noticed it was good quality of'yarn, and taking the blade of his knife he tetarted the raveling. knowing that the 3en was too busy talking to pay any a1kepti0n to the loas of [ aock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
ARE GOOD MOTHERS.
Indian Women of the Far West
 Love Their Little Ones.
Fully Conversant with Prenatal Gull ture and Effects of Heredity- Boys Are Taught to Re-
 spect Their Elders.
Especial Arizona Letter.1

Especial Arizona Letter.1
 rT HAS always been singular
 thing that the ideaists have
 pictured the Madonna as standing for the sacred Motherhood of the Human Race, and yet they have never placed an Indian mother among the favored ones in the gallery of the Madonnas. Surely, if tender ness, gentieness, careful training of their children, according to the highest and best knowledge they possess, go for anything, it has been most unfair to leave out the Indian mother from the Madonna category. In my 20 years of personal experience with the Indi-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
FLORIDA AND ATLANTA FAST
 MALL
By the Seaboard Air Line Railway. 'FloI ida and West India Short Line' to the Winter Resorts of the South-The Only Line Operating Daily
 Limited Trains
 to Florida

The ''Florida and Atlanta East Mail,' another of the Seaboard Air Line railways spIendidiy equipped trains, leaves New York daily at 12:1O a. nl., 23rd street station Pennsylvania railroad, with Pullman drawing room sleeping car and day coaches to Raleigh, Southern Pines. Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville. where connections are made for St Augustine, Tampa and all Florida points. Connections are also made at Hamlet, N. C., with Pullman drawing room sleeping car to Atlanta. Ga, with connections at Atlanta for New Or leans and Mexico and Texas and Pacific coast points. This train connects at Washing ton with train leaving Boston zoo D. m. Leaves Philadelphia 3:3O a. nl., Baltimore 6:22 a. m.. Washington S::S5 q. In, Richmond 12353 D. nl. arfivin. Southern Pines G:5! D. h.. Columbia 1l:2O q. m.. Savannah .:jO q. m. Jack sonville T:30 q. In.. Sr Augustine 11:lO a. m.. Tampa 5:3O p. m. Through Pullman drawing room sleeper New York to Jacksonville Through vest:- buled passenger coaches and perfect service.
 For information call on CT write to all Pennsylvania railroad offices, or Seaboard Air Line railway representa- tives at BOG Washington street. Bos- ton, Mass; 1906 and 3I1 Broadway. New York: 30 South Third street. Phil adelphia: POT East German street. Bal timore: 1434 New York avenue. Wash ington. or to R. F. l.. Bunch. general passenger agent, Portsmouth. Va.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04

Sunday with his parents on Coon street
 Basket ball on Wednesday night of this week. The N. A. c. will play the U. o. W. c. and the Y. NJ. c. A will play the N. H. $.
 Court Salem, F. of A., will meet to- night. All members are requested to be present.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
Monkey Gets Yellow Fever.

The yellow fever commission work ing at Marianao, Cuba, tried an ex-5 pertinent on monkey to further as- certain the truth of the theory that the disease is spread by mosquitoes. The monkey was inoculated by being bitten by an infected mosquito and on the fourth day the animal devel- oped well-marked symptoms of the disease.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
European Excursions to Pan-Ameri cDn.

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 The most important foreign excur- sion agencies in Europe are organizing excursions to the Pan-American Expo sition. Their programmes are being received at the Bureau of Publicity, and the leading features of the Exposi- tion are cleverly displayed for the ben eft of continental readers. The great electrical features and Niagara Falls are prominently mentioned in their lit. erature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
MAY TERMINATE STRIKE.

Castle Gate, Utah. Feb 4.-At a mass meeting of the employees of the Pleas ant Valley Coal Co, numbering 400.
 held here yesterday, resolution was adopted denouncing the Salt Lake Labor union boycott of the coal com- pany and declaring they have not nor do they now mine coal to the detri- ment of coal miners in the state of Utah or elsewhere. They denounced the action of the miners now on strike at Scofield in refusing to grant the company three days time for the con sidefation of the grievances or the men. It is believed that this action will terminate the strike at Scofeld- <
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
scorned by His Hest Girl.

A Georgia editor, having been dis carded by a lovely maiden whom he had been unsuccessfully wooing for months. has come to the uugallantcou. clusion that n girl may be a Dsach, end still have heart of stone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
Plenty or areathtnx space.

There is plenty of breathing-space in parts of Texas. Bailey county has but four residents; CockEan has 25; Andrews has 57; Lynn has F, and Daw- son has 36. Twenty-Five other counties have populations of less than 500 each.