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The colored American., 1901-09-14
CAMPS IN WEST, VA.

Charleston is soon to be visited by q
company OF representative Negroes,
perhaps the most intelligent, the most
cul ured and TIE wealthiest in the
United States.
The occasion is q proposed outing
under the guidance of Professor Book
er T. Washington, President Of the
Tuskegee Institute, OF Alabama. He
has invited and exspects TO have ac-
company him T. Thomas Fortune, au-
thor and associate editor OF the New
York Sun, Lloyd G.. Wheeler and J. ".
Smiley, business men of Chicago, re.
puted to be the wealthiest colofed men
In this country, Prof. w, 8. Dubois, of
Atlanta University, J. w. Durham,
statesman and diplomat, OF Philadel-
phia, E. E Cooper. of Washington,
D. G. and number of others.
Here the party will be joined by DR..
II. F. Gamble, Phil Waters, B PrilIer-
man and others and trip wi be first
made up the Elk to test the fishing
spot of that stream and later the party
will go to Gauley for longer stsy.
For the trip ID the Elk river over
the e, G. s. 8 railroad Superintendent
McDermiIt has placed private Car at
the disposal OF the gentlemen OF the
party and they will no doubt enjoy
the novelty OF the outing very much.
During his stay In this city Professor
Washington has kindly consented to
deliver an address on some appropriate
subject at the opera house and an effort
will be made to secure large attend
ance Of all classes.
This being Mr.. Washington's home
he is always ready and willing tn ad-
dress an audience Of home folks and
Charleston people are certain OF rare
treat when they hear him. Charleston
Mail Tribune.
The colored American., 1901-09-14

The National Negro Business League
reminded me OF the days when was a
''school-marm" and compelled to at
tend ''Teachers' Meetings" and Estate
Teachers Associations, some of which
were presided over by the President OF
this Convention. In these Associations
teachers told how they taught this
branch of English or that Science, how
they managed the department of Math-
ematics or Languages; how they gov
erned and disciplined; how well they
had succeeded or Oftheir failure. These
things, these experiences were discuss
ed. TT ese discussions were helpful TO
those who had failed and encouraging
to sII.
But when you enter Business Con.
venti0n conducted upon the same prin-
cIpsI; hear business men get up and air
financial successes by extravagsnt ex-
agerations; talk Ofthemselves and their
Importance, one naturally feels disgust
ed and cheapened. A delegate from
Arkansas tells the Convention he is the
only undertaken who owns his business
in the city where he resides, that he is
the proud owner OF halls and houses
and is go highly respected therefor.
another of Missouri tells the Business
Convention that he buries so many
hundred dead in year, and makes so
many thousands Of dollars thereby;
then man from Boston, poses as 5
diamond broker; couple Of bankers
GET the fl or and tell wonderful story
OF marvellous success and give large
The colored American., 1901-09-14

none of which seemed to help me any
until club associate advised me to try
Peruna, as it cured her Unconstitutional Of
headache and stomach troubles. at
once ordered bottle and before it was
used, felt greatly improved.
81 have taken four bottles and for two
months have been entirely free from
these maladies. Several Of my friends
are using Peruna with beneficial results.
especially in cases Of troubles with the
kidneys and other pelvic organs, to-
gether with weaknesses peculiar to
women"
Peruna is a specific for the catarrhal
arrangements Of women. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio,
for free book on catarrh written by DE-
S. B. Hartman.
The colored American., 1901-09-14
Miss Lee EntertainS.

Miss Lee of 313 E m Street, north
west eDtertsined at her residence few
friends Friday evening September 9th
in ht nor of Miss PheoC ora Holly ,daugh-
ter ot Rt Rev. HOLY, B shop of H yti,
Instrumental and vocal selections,
were rendered by Miss Lola JthL SOD
and Miss Louise Coleman.
Miss Holly il charming young lady
Of rare ability as acOnversst1Onsllst and
pianist. She Is q thorough French
scholar and her command OF English Is
remarkable.
The colored American., 1901-09-14

Of the Public Schools, of Co1umbia City,
Wash, also Past Grand OF Independents
Order of Good Templsrs. DR.. Hstman
received the following letter:
COLUMBIA CITY, WASH.
"I can speak only good words Of the
repeated benefits I have had from the
use of Peruna.
"TOO constant application 10 work
last winter caused me 10 have severe
head and backache and dragging pains.
could not stop my work, neither was
fit 10 go on. Reading of the bene-
fCiaI results from the use Of Peruns 1
purchased a bottle and within q few
days after using II, began 10 feel better.
"I constantly improved and before the
seventh bottle was completely used, all
pains were gone, my strength was re-
stored, and 1 now seem ten years.
younger.
"If get tired or feel bad, Peruna at
once helps me, and feel you deserve
praise for placing e0oh conscientious
medicine before suffering public"
Mrs. Amanda Shumaker.
Mstt1e h CnTt;s, Secretary Legion OF
Loyal Woven, Hotel Salem, Boston,
The colored American., 1901-09-14

M ass, WrlGes
al suffer
for over q year
with enc raj
weakness and
debility, N INF
tested especially
In severe back
ache and head
ache.
"My physician
prescribed differ
9 mt medicines
The colored American., 1901-09-14
THE BUSINESS LEAGUE.

c4t,,yo Afro-AmericanS Descant on the
convention and Tell OF Their Hospital
itv-Vhat the Cook County League
a,d-A Few Queries Wise and Other
.r,ssaod the Views of a Brilliant Wom-
.n-Horn Blowing, elc.
The colored American., 1901-09-14


,rooro Rusiness League which convened
= Cbicago recently is now a thing OF
80 oasr another page in the Negio's
history has been indeliblylecoTdsd Fol
,,ora than month the people OF Cnt
I'M beard le else than the coming
Tins Convention. We were told by
onr busipesg men that it would be
oraat convention; it would benefit Us S
,aorlg, We diG whatever in our pow
srIsy to make the delegates happy in
,,nr eity. Public receptions we're ter-
aarad them: a Welt 10 the great pack
ing rlsnL Of the Armour Company was
msae. trip On Lake Michigan eli iyed
Teas parLies, dinners, staga and sm0R-
Or. were gwen IN honor of the varlous
daIegatts who had friends in our city
Chicago was hospltable. The Conven
t,on WAS held in Handel Hall, beauti-
fnI large. cOmmOdiOus building, con
vsDienUly and we'll located In the heart
n our great city. The daily paLers OF
Chicago gave space TO every session,
their reI orters were ever present, Why
all tbis? The Cook County League o.
Busiaess Men is composed OF some OF
our best citiz8ns; men who have made
their various business enterprises sue
cess men who have made thousand Of
dollars and who have saved their earn
mgg: men whose word is not TO be
doubted AID whose check is good at
any bank; men OF whom ''cCl red Chi
cagO' Is justly proud and to whom
white Chicago" bows with friendly
recognition. When such men as these
were interested III the C0ventiOa and
tlld Us it was the right move we expeC:-
I'd great things.
Were We wsdlsapp0inte6? Was the COu-
Veutlon Il success? WeIe Negro busi-
LESS men and women bele fitted? Vas
the Convention GIeal benefit to any
class Of Negroes? These are questions
the thinking people are asking them
selves; asking each other; asking the
members Of the Negro Business Mems
League Of Cook County.
am al ardent admirer OfPIOf. Book
erT Washington, do not sgTee upon
all points with Mr.. Washington, oh!
no. But l admire man who has the
courage of his cOnVicJlOns, who sticks
closely to the path he believes to be
right and best; and will not run here
and there on "by ways" in order tC
please an opposition or win over to hin
self the fiattery Of an enemy; but WhC
by his open, honest dealings shows tht
opposition it's mistakes and gradually
steadily brings those Shy wsy" tIavel
els into the main road and boldly Lead
on. Tn Mr. Washington has done
But when l saw Mr.. Washington con
ducting the Business COnventionI an
forced 10 admit that my admiration o
hun received a little check. Becsus
10 this step consider that Mr.. Wash
ington had left the main path he wa
wont to travel and was jOurneying in
"by wsy;" which path, L presume, Mr.
Washington intends to bend into tn
big road by and by taking big follow
Ing Of substantial business men.
The Business Convention was q sort Q
Methodist class meeting; and. perhaps
when the National League get Ihei
eyes open, they, like Johnnie with th
The colored American., 1901-09-14


MINI, Nov. g. 1892
Medicine Co, Columbus, Ohio:
believe in medicines
Il
Another
she is to-day
feheahh"
of
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
A REMARKABLE TRIUMPH.
ships to Talk to Each other
While ITO Miles Apart.

The steamship Campania arrived
the other day, and the trip was marked
by repeated successes with the Mar
conf wireless telegraphy system. On
the night of October 22 the Campania
passed the Lucania in mdocean and
continued to send and receive mes
sages from the ship from 20 minutes
after ten o'clock until 25 minutes after
six o'clock the next morning, although
the bearings showed that the two ships
were ITO miles apart.
One of the passengers on the Cam
pania sent message to Philadelphia
via the Lucania. The Lucania arrived
at Crookhaven and sent the message
from there to Philadelphia. and it
reached that place "a hours before the
Campaia arrived in this port
Another case Of the remarkable sue
cess of the wireless system was that
of man in Paris sending a message
to a friend on the Lucsnia, 1t came
by the way of Crookhaven. and reached
the Lucania when 1t was 100 miles off
the coast of Ireland. All the passen-
gers and officials speak in the high
est praise Of the system.
This is the first time that messages
have been flashed in midoceau to be
recalled and reach their destination
in advance Of the passengers who send
them.
The bearings of the two vessels as
they took their farewell message at
sea were exactly ITO miles. the longest
distance wireless telegraphing on rec
ord.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
TO BE SENT TO PHILIPPINES.
Canal Boats and Consorts withdraw
from Erie Canal for shipment
10 the Far Fast.

Regarding the announcement that
the four steam canal boats and IS
consorts which have been plying be-
tween New York and Clev- and. via
the Erie canal and Lake Erie, are to
be Withdrawn, cut up and shipped to
the Philippines, the general manager
of the Cleveland Steam Canal Boat
company, Charles Z. Wheeler, who is
here, said:
"Grain rates have got down to such
. low basis that there is o profit what
ever in east-bouud tonnage. This may
be appreciated when ] say that the
highest rate we have had from Cleve-
land TO New York has been six cents
per hundred. We have not lost money,
1rt this has been due entirely to the
wes'-bound tonnage. which has been
Of = profitable kind"
Concerning the Philippines Trans
portation and Construction company,
II is said that at the present time light
erage facilities in the Philippines are
exceedingly primitive. The govern
ment has been hampered by the alb
sence of facilities. The new company
Is making arrangements for handling
the hemp business, and has, it is
claimed, secured certain exclusive
rights for machinery to modernize ex.
isting practices in the Philippines. The
company also proposes to go into
other than lighterage business.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
SOCIAL PLANS FOR JANUARY.
white Hssss viii ne scene of Many
Gatherings During First Month
of New Year.

An arrangement has been made to
condense the official social season a;
the white house, so that all the events
will take place during the month Of
January. The official programme pro-
vides for the New Year reception. of
course, on Wednesday, January 1. and
the cabinet dinner the following day.
The diplomatic reception, which is. the
most important of the list, will take
place on Tuesday, the seventh. and will
be followed by the diplomatic dinner
on Thursday of the same week. The
judicial reception comes on Tuesday.
the 14th. and the supreme court dinner
the following Thursday. The congress
sional reception will be given on
Thursday, January 90, and the recep-
tion to the army and navy will follow
on Thursday, January 80. The official
programme entirely omits any pro-
vision for the usual evening reception
to the public, which, 1t is hoped, will be
abandoned entirely.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
LIBRARY FOR PORTO RICO.
Andrew Carnegie Offers to Erect q
$IO0.nOO Building at San
Juan.

Andrew Carnegie has written to
Martin q. Brumbaugh, commissioner
of education of Porto Rico, saying:
Il shall be glad to furnish 100000
for the erection of "A public library at
San Juan. on condition that the site
will be furnished and that the city will
pledge itSe.f TO support the library by
an appropriation of $4,000 annually,
supplemented by action on the part of
the insuar Legislature bringing the to-
tai up to $4,000 or $1,000"
Carnegie thinks 100000 will be
ample to erect the building and provide
books for the start. Funds for the
maintenance Of the library have al
ready been appropriated. The trus-
tees. Gov. Hunt, the mayor and Brum-
bangh are formulating the necessary
plans for the erection of the building.
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PREFER THEIR HORSES.
President ana His Cnbiret Not At
tracted by the speedier and
NOiseless Automobile.

While the diplomats of Washington,
with few exceptions. enliven the
streets with their gay automobiles,
the members of the presidents family
and the cabinet as well all hold with
tenacity to their four-footed friends.
Attorney General Knox has one pair
of horses of which he is particularly
fond, and these he drives himself for
the most part, using number of We
hicles. He never drives alone, however,
but takes either some member of his
own family, the president or some of
his family, or one or two friends. Both
the president and the attorney general
drive as though they enjoyed 1t, sit
ting well up, fourishing the whip with
an enjoyable spirit, and keeping the
lines well in hand. Both frequently
lean out. watching with the greatest
delight the motion of the horses. AS
with his house, the attorney general
has everything about both his horses
and vehiclestin the best possible trim
and with the greatest possible atten-
tion to style. Each member of the
presidents family now has some sort
of four-footed animal who can be rid
den or driven except Quentin. the ba by
and Kermit. Kermit. too. has pony.
which he calls all his own, at Oyster
Bay, but likes best to walk abroad, and
Is seen strolling up and down the av-
enue before the white house frequent
ly when not in school.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
KAISER rs ANXIOUS.
Emperor Afraid of Possibilities of
American Combination.
Believes That a European Customs
Union Against the United states
should Be FOrmed-WOu1d
Force EnRiRnd's Position.

NJ. Pierre de Segur gives highly in
teresting account, in the current num-
ber of the Revue de Paris, of the re-
ception given by the kaiser on board
the Hohenzollern, to a party of French
tourists at Oddc. says the New York
Herald's Paris correspondent.
"His conversation with u.s." writes
NJ. de Segur, twas chiefly about Amer
lea. To him there Is a menace for the
future in the colossal trusts, so dear
to the Yankee millionaire. which tend
to place an industry or an interRa-
tional exchange in the hands Of sim
gle individual or group of individ-
uals.
"'Suppose,' he said in substance,
that a Morgan succeeds in combining
under his flag several of the ocean
lines. He does not occupy any official
position in his country outside Of the
influence derived from his wealth. II
would, therefore. be impossible to
treat with him II it should happen an
International incident or foreign
power were involved in his enterprise,
and neither would IT, be possible to
have recourse to the state, which, hav-
ing no part in the business, could de-
cline any responsibility. Then. to
whom could we turn?' In order to OBJ
viate this danger the kaiser foresees
the necessity Of forming a European
customs union against the United
States on similar lines to the conti-
mental blockade devised by Napoleon
against England. in order TO safeguard
the interests and assure the freedom
Of continental commerce at the ex-
pense Of Americas development. and
he declared to us, without circum!o-
cution, that in such an eventuality
England would he forced to choose an
alternative of two absolutely opposite
policies-either to adhere to the block
ade and place herself on the side Of
Europe against the United States. or
else join the latter against the powers
Of the continent"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
FINE GIFT TO PITTsBURo.
Plans Laid for Polytechnic Institute
for which Carnegie Will FuP.
nish the Funds.

Plans and estimates for Pittsburg
polytechnic institute are being pDe-
pared at the request of Andrew
Carnegie, which call for an outlay Of
from $4,000, 900 to $s,0Oo,OO0 for build.
ings and an endowment fund of $685.
900, 900 for maintenance. Judge Josiah
Cohen, of the orphans court, of Pitts
burg, who is a member Of the commit
tee appointed at the request of Mr..
Carnegie, in an interview, admitted
that the committee had made consider
able progress in preparing its report
for Mr.. Carnegie.
"It is proposed" said Judge Cohen,
"to found in Pittsburg an institution
for the training and education of ap-
prentices and students in all trades.
Such an institution will require at
least 80 acres of ground for the various
buildings necessary. The ground will
be given by the city of Pittsburg, in all
probability. The proximity of so many
industrial establishments to Pitts
burg. is well as the fact that there are
so many manufacturing establish
ments in the city itself, makes Pitts
burg prominently an appropriate
place for great polytechnic institu-
tion of this character.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
TO HAVE NEW COINS.
The First Issue Of y1iag EAwssA's
Reign VIII He Maas DaPly>
Nest Year.

For the first time In many years the
British mint will not issue any new
money at Christmas. The first issue
Of the coinage of King Edward VII. will
be as early in 1902 as is possible. Be-
fore the date Of issue the coinage will
be heralded by 3 royal proclamatio
describing minutely the character and
appearance of each coin, without
which formality no coin could be legal
.yissued into circulation. Most Of the
dies Of the Victorian coinage will then
be destroyed, but, Of course, speci.
mems will be preserved.
The mint 10 already more than usu.
ally busy In connection With the special
army medals and the issue of the new
coinage, both of which involve
enormous labor. As soon as the issue
is made there will certainly be . tire.
mendous rush for the new coins. Pre-.
cedents show that first issues from the
mint in new reign are long boarded in
enormous quantities. In view Of this
sufficient quantity must be issued tC
couuteract the tendency Of scarcity, to
initiate the face value Of the coinage IN
its ordinary use. This may partly 40.
count for the postponement of the new
issue, as the fewer Victorian coins that
are In circula ton the stronger will be
the provocation to put the new money
into circulation. The second issue MAJ
be made within q shorter interval than
usual. as II is the hrst issue alone that
has charms for the collector.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
GOOD TINES IN BRAZIL.
Country and Says There 10 Good
Opening for Americas Trade.

Col. Charles Page Bryan. minister
to Brazil, was in Washington the other
day to call upon the president and Sec
retary Of state. He is ON two mon tbs
leave Of absence from his post.
"Our manufacturers and exporters, )"
said Col. Bryan. "could undoubtedly
develop q splendid market in Brazil
II they would make an effort and
study the needs Of the country. l
participated in the cruise of the war
ship Atlanta and travelled through Is
Of the states Of Brazil. l found there
an extremely cordial feeling for the
United States.
"The people are ready and anxious
to trade with us. The financial stu
alton has improved and the opportu-
nifty for profitable commercial enter
prise is too great to be neglected.
"The Brazilians are nice people to
do business with. As the representa-
tive Of the United States they have
extended to me extraordinary cour.
tesies. and am entirely familiar with
the warm regard they have for the
people and the institutions of the
United States"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
THE NEW HAVANA.
What Sanitary Regulations Have
Accomplished for the City.
Fewest Deaths During September
Ever Recorded In Any Previous
Month-YeIlOw Fever Prac-
ticaIly stamped Out.

A statement concerning the vital
statistics of the city of Havana, for
the month of September, 1901, COM
the division Of insular affairs of the
war department, shows that the
health conditions were decidedly the
best attained in any month. The
least number Of deaths occurring in
any previous September since 1889, was
496 in 1899, the greatest number, 2,307;
in 1898, average s77. For September,
1901. there were 339 deaths.
The least number of deaths occur
ring in one preceding month during
the last IL years. was in February.
1901, when there were 40s deaths; low
est death rate for September in the
years referred to was in 1899, when the
death rate was 34.4S per 1000. For
September. 1901, the death rate was
1854 per 1000.
Taking the yellow fever year as COM
mencing April 1, the record of the past
II years shows that. for the six months
up to the first Of October, the smallest
number Of deaths from this disease
occurred in 1899. when there were 36
deaths; the greatest number in 1897,
when there were $50 deaths; average,
2s6 deaths. This year, during the same
period, there were only five deaths.
Since the frst of March 100 men
have been engaged daily in killing mos
quitoes in every known way, and the
result is stated to be that instead OF
having SO deaths from yellow fever,
and 80 from malarisl fever, the aver
age in September, there were two
deaths from yellow fever and II from
malarial fever the past September.
No smallpox has occurred in year,
and there was scarcely any cases of
other infectious diseases.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
PHYSICIAN ON EVERY TRAIN.
Railway Omcials In Prussia Adopt IN
Unusual Plan to Check
Typhoid Fever.

Unique precautions for preventing
the spread of typhoid fever are about
to be inaugurated by the Prussian
state railway authorities. Practically
every station will be turned into a
quarantine and every station master
made a health officer. In addition to
orders to maintain scrupulous cleanli-
ness throughout depot premises the
station masters are instructed to fur
ndsh the physician, who will hence
forth accompany every through train,
a detailed report of any typhoid cases
in their towns or any symptoms Of
possible cases.
II fever conditions are found to ex-
ist the station master must furnish
freshly-boiled water for the use of
passengers and the train crews. He
must also maintain tanks of sterilized
water conspicuously marked for the
use of the travelling public. The regu-
lar stationary drinking fountains must
be sealed up until the town has been
declared free from fever.
The medical authorities who have
framed these new regulations assert
that railway travellers and railway
coaches are among the most prolific
disseminators Of contagion.