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The colored American., 1902-07-26
Washington Under the Calcium.

DR.. Lucy e. Moten is at Middleburg.
Everybody reads The COlored Ameri-
can,
The Southern Hotel is enjoying 3
boom.
Mr.. wv. F. Smith continues t.
improve.
Mr.. 6. W, Swami is at Long Branch,
New Jersey,
Highland Beach is the popular Sun
day visit this summer.
Miss Gertrude Thompson is clerk of
Liberty Baptist church.
Mr. John G. Dancy, Jr.. paid fly
ing visit to New York Monday.
The Jim crow car continues to have
a habitat in the District of Columbia.
Bishop @. w. Clinton was in the
city last Friday enroute for the South.
Excursion to Norfolk by the Jane
Moseley Saturday night, August End.
Much interesting matter Is crowded
out Of this issue OF The Co1ored Ameri-
can.
Miss Bessie Ham ilton, of the Asbury
Church Choir, has returned from Obi
csgo.
Mrs. J.ha G. Male and daughter,
Miss Blanche, are a Lsytonsville unit
September.
Quite crowd of Wsshingteniant
went to Hampton to attend the Negro
Conference.
Mr.. J, G Campbell, of the Census
Ofice, has been enjoying the surf at
HighIa Id Beach.
Brother W. A. W&rfield will cut the
bread and carve the chickens on tf c
Masonic excursion Friday August
a colonial tea was given last even
ing, under the auspices OF Misses Ids
B. Scott and Mamie g. Locker at tbei
residence, 1130 22d street northwe-t
Charles P. G0ines and Samuel E
Lacy have organized the District
Laundry Company ana are ready Iol
business at 100 IL b street northwest
Mrs. Julia Jones, Of Phi lsdelphia
accomT MED by her little daughtel
Bessie, is in the tity visiting er broth
or, Mr.. J. N McDuffie, of 426 stree
northwest.
Last Friday night, Ida Allen, a gfr
of 10 who had been staying at the SO
journer Truth Home, attempted sui
eide because of the fancied deEertioa
of her fiance.
Mr.. r. ". Thompson. OF The Col
ored American, has been given an ap.
pOintment in the office of Recorder o
Deed.. H will continue as ASSOCIATE
= -
0p made Il
The colored American., 1902-07-26

| L. Taylor during his recent soJourn
here on business con nected with the
True ReformeEs.
Mr.. Il. Jefferson Kyles, of Rich
nond, Va, private secretary to w orthy
| irand Master. w. L Taylor. of the
| True ReformeTs, gave The COlored
American a lesssnt call during his
stay in the city.
a camp-meeting is in progress st
Delmar Park, DesnewoOd under the
auspices of the 10-h Street Baptist
Church, Rev. Stephen Gerlsh Lam-
kris pastor. The exercises continue
throughout the month.
Miss Della M. White. daughter OF
Ex-Congressmsn White. Is in Chsu-
tauqua, N. Y, where she Is taking
six weeks special course in vocal and
| Instrumental music. The Chautsu.
qua course Is known az one of the est
in country.
DR. james E. Shepard, of Raleigh,
n. c, was in the city few hours last
Saturday. He slso visited Baltim 0re
On business. DR.. Sherard grows IN
favor IS candidate for the congress
lional nomination in North Cardinals
fifth district.
Harry McNabb, alias Harry Dock
EFT, who has been wanted here since
December, for stabbing his wife tEc-
ma MeNabb) in the neck, was arrested
in New York last week. He has been
brought back to answer to 9he charge
OF deadly assault.
Miss Clementfne Kay, the very &C.
conn Lshed daughter Of MI w, W,
Kay, q we'll koown merchant of We'll
Ion, N g., Is visiting Mr.. aud Mrs.
7. w. Pore, Of 11sS New jersey avt-
nue. northwest, in this city. We hope
for her pleasant stsy in the nations
capital.
The Pastors Aid Society of Ply
mouth Congregations Church 1s al
ranging for a novel entertainment to
De given on the evening of August 1st,
at 2l19 K street northwest, Mr. Ham
: ilcsr Turley, president of the society,
! has the affair In charge, and predicts
a successful outcome
Some very noticeable improvements
have been made the rooms used by
: copyists in the Recorders flee. The
walls have been nestly casominst,
and the woodwork repAinted. A few
new desks would be welcome innC-
vatiOn and tie next Congress should
lend Col. Dsney hand in this dirtc'
2 tion
Miss Gertrude R ar, of this city, who
spending few weeks in her Old
home at tlanta, Ga, has been the
recipient of much social attention.
During her visit there, the yOun 2
Ipeople of Atlanta, have made her 80.
t journ a series of ovatiOns by the many
J, teas, receptions and parties given in
. her honor.
Prof ]. A. LsL kford the note ar
Ichitect, has just been awarded tie
contract in holly contestt fight for
he new John Wesley Zion Church.
This msgn fieert church will he c1n
,tIuc ed on the pre- misses of the Bsrean
The colored American., 1902-07-26

Ridge ~ table shores
of Highland Beach.
DR.. w. q Wsrmsley, who is about
to open drug store in the Philippines,
has written cordial Invitation to his
old classmate, DR.. W. T. Br4ckshesr
to take charge of the same.
The Southern Hotel noondsy lunch
is attracting large number of the de.
partment fraternity. Something tooth
s1ms Is presented every day and neat
dining room service is given.
The hot weather has no effect upor
the popularity of the N stropole Club
On Sunday afternoon it is the coolies
plaee IN the city, and the member
hold very enj pysble informal recep
tions.
The enterprising funeral diret tos, J.
II Dabney, furnished gratuitously th
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Hindoo wedd1nxs.

AAAA8NAOO n
Hindoo weddings usually come in the
hot months, when the families have
leisure to prepare for them, but an as
trologer must select an auspicious day
for the event. The groom Is ready for
his preliminary game Of diplomacy,
which is scarcely moEe than bluff
This is pretense to visit the sacred
Ganges at Benares and wash away his
sins in its healing waters. Generally
there would not be time before the
Wedding day to complete such jour
ney when the groom undertakes it, but
the readiness must be shown, and the
company sets out. When the brides
father meets them and dissuades the
groom from such an undertaking, he is
very ready to stop. He is assured,
moreover, that his sins have not been
so grievous as to need cleansing before
his nuptials. If the brides father is
satisfied with his spiritual condition,
the young man may need say no more.
but he returns and prepares the thai,
or gold badge, that all married women
must wear suspended from their necks.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
wel1ineton,s CooIness.

The Duke. of Wellington was one day
sitting at his library table when the
door opened and without any an
nouncement in stalked figure Of sim
gularly i'll omen.
Who are you" asked the duke in
his short and dry manner, looking up
without the slightest change Of coun-
tenance upon the intruder.
II am Apollyon. am sent here to
kill you"
"Kill me? Very odd"
81 am Apollyon and must put you to
DEATH"
Bliged to do it todayy'
Il am not told the day or the hour,
but I must do my mission
.Very ineonvenient; very busy; great
many letters to write. Call again or
write me word I'll be ready for you"
The duke then went on with his cor
respOndence. The maniac, appalled,
probably by the stern, immovable old
gentleman, backed out of the room and
in half an hour was in an asylum.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
THEIR JOINTLESS DEBATE.

II saw by the papers the
other day that a new and
bloody feud had broken out in
the mountains of Kentucky"
said man from that state.
mo one can fully appreciate
these feuds unless he has
lived in the counties where the
trouble is located, There are
many quaint characters In the
mountain portion of the state.
OF course, there are not many
people in Washington who re-
member 'Parson' Hopkins.
who was given seat in Con-
gress a number of years ago
over Joe Kendall, whose father
had been in. Congress before
the son attempted to come
here.
"'Parson' Hopkins was
Baptist minister in the 10th
district and was much loved
by his people. The Repub1i-
cans knew that he would be
the only person who could win
in the contest for that place,
and so they nominated him.
1t was many days before the
chairman of the district Re
publican organization could
find where the parson was.
At last he was located up in
mountain county conducting
a campmeeting. He refused
to discuss politics until he
concluded his meeting three
days later. Many Democrats,
who had never cast a Republi-
can vote put in ballots for
sParson Hopkins and became
insulted If they were told they.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Too Realistic.

During a performance Of captain
Lapalisse" at Valencia theater some
years ago an incident occurred which.
for lifelike effect, left nothing to be de-
sired. During the said play some Of
the actors mingle with the spectators
in order to cooperate from the body of
the house. No sooner had Miralles, the
actor, taken his seat in the stalls than
a daring pickpocket robbed him of his
gold watch. Miralles seized the man
by his coat collar and called out in a
deep bass voice:
Police! Help! Thievesy'
The audience, taking this little epi-
sode to be part of the performance,
roared with laughter. Even the police
men joined in without stirring hand or
foot.
''This is no farce'' cried the actor in
tones Of despair. "The fellow has got
my watch!''
The voice sounded SO natural that
the audience broke into loud applause
at "such excellent fooling." Meanwhile
the thief managed to break away from
his captor and escaped.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
A Chameleon's Bite.

The bite even of the largest chame-
leon does not fetch blood. though the
teeth leave indentations. 1 often, says
naturalist, provoke them to bite me
in order to observe their habits, and
only once, when one caught me be-
tween the fingers where the skin is
tender, was really hurt. On this oc-
casion the thing held on so persistently
and firmly that could not for some
time free my finger. At last I was
obliged to call some one to get it off by
forcibly opening its mouth. Even then
it did not pierce the skin. Its teeth ar.
too fine and regular, but the dotted
triangular impression of the little teeth
was very red and distinct for some
minutes,
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Railroadins Terms.

Railroading terms in England and
America differ very widely. The Eng
lish would speak of shunting a train.
We call it switching. Freight trains
they call goods trains, coaches are car
riages, conductors are guards, engi-
neers are drivers, trucks are boggles
and freight cars are wagons. The
British always say station instead of
depot, and in that they have the bet
ter Of us. Rails they call metals and
tracks permanent ways. They do not
get their tickets at ticket Office, but
at a booking Office, and the smokestack
Of the locomotive Is to them the chin
ney. A railroad man going from one
country to the other finds that he has
to learn an entirely new set of phrases
about his business.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14

we're voting Republica d. We
are voting Baptist, was the
way they put it.
Joe Kendall had tried every
way possible to get 'Parson'
Hopkins into a joint debate,
but the parson would not con-
sent. One day the parson
went into the town where Ken
dali was to hold a meeting and
unexpectedly ran into Kendall.
The latter promptly challenged
the parson to joint debate, and
Mr.. Hopkins reluctantly con-
sented, His terms, however,
were that he should have the
opening. The Democrats were
rejoiced, and declared that
Kendall would wallop 'Parson'
Hopkins roundly. Att o'clock,
the hour set for the joint de-.
bate to begin, the parson was
introduced by the chairman.
'Parson' Hopkins opened the
meeting with prayer. then
read a long selection from the
Bible, gave out a hymn and
read more from the Bible.
Finally he entered upon his
speech. When dark came he
was still speaking, by which
time nearly all the men had
gone to their holmes to look
after cattle, horses, &C., and as
no arrangement had been made
for lighting the meeting place,
Kendall never did get chance
to respond to the opening.
The joke was on Kendall"
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Do Your work well.

Possibly you think your employer
does not notice you or know about your
work The writer Of this was talking
the other evening to an extensive EN-.
ployer of labor. and he talked most OF
the evening about his workmen. He
knew all about every one Of them, from
the head man to the laborers, and not.
ed their good and bad points. Don't
forget that your employer knows all
about you. When he needs new fore
man or superintendent, he knows the
one to select-Atchison Globe.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
A Blind Mar. Perceptions.

One of the priests of st. Francis xa-
vier's church devotes himself to work
among the blind and the deaf and
dumb. He says that. contrary to the
general impression, the blind are pecul-
iarly happy and fond Of jokes.
Illustrative of this, not long since
a blind acquaintance Of his whose re-
naming senses, like that OF all blind,
are exceptionally keen, was in room
where were some lady visitors. Final
II one of the ladies left.
"What remarkably white and perfect
teeth that lady hasw laughingly re-
marked the blind man.
Why, how do you know? asked
Father Stadelman.
Because for the last half hour she
has done nothing but laugh New
York Times.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Leaves Used For Paper.

Leaves of trees were used for writing
purposes very early by the Egyptians
and probably by the Greeks. The Him
docs continued the use OF this material
until within few centuries. Even at
the present time books OF leaves are
not uncommon in the south OF India
and the island OF CeyIon. The leaves OF
some Asiaic trees. from their size and
smoothness, are admirably adapted for
books. H we may judge from the name
leaf being still applied to the paper
Of books, we should imagine these
leaves to have been formerly the prin-
cipal material IN use.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
HOW'S This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
f. ]. CHENEY s. CO.. Props. Toledo O.
We, the undersigned have known F.. j.
cheney Tor the last 5 yearsand believe him
perfectly honorable in all. business trans
actions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Tole-
do, 0. Walding. kinnau s. Marvin. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
. CHAMPION ROPE SLIDER.

Wrapping his legs around
the long tether of the captive
balloon at the Chutes, when
the big gasbag was high in the
air, Simeon Nicks, a jack tar,
last evening slid to the gronnd
as gracefully and as uncon-
cerned as though he were de-
scending to the deck of a yes
sci after Strengthening out a
tangle aloft. It was the long
est slide on record in Los Ang-
eles, and it is thought a SINH
lar feat never before has, been
performed.
Nicks is "out for the stuff"
he says, and when he found
he could gain some notoriety
that would prove profitable he
volunteered to drop form the
clouds on a string.
When he went up in the bal
loon at 6 o'clock last evening
he was dressed in an ordinary
suit of clothes and carried in
his hands a 10 inch section of
garden hose, slit up the side,
and fitted snugly over the IN
inch Italian hemph rope that
keeps the balloon from stray
ing into the empyrean. Ac-
companying him were Aeron-
aut Hudson and the little son
of Prof. Baldwin. At the
height of about 200 feet Nicks
clambered out of the basket,
and with a sailors twist of his
legs around the pliable hemp
he began to slide downward.
Then he checked himself, and,
remaining stationary, he rose
with the balloon until it reached
height of 1900 feet, Then he
began to slide, slowly at first,
and gradually increasing his
speed uutil the rope spun by
him at a terrific rate, Regu-
lating his speed at will he sud-
denly came to a full stop, then
he would release his hand hold
and lean back as though he
were in an armchair. The fric-
ton of the rope on the calves
of the legs created burning
sensation, but was not suffi-
cient to scorch his trousers,
and his hands, being protected
by the hose, were not affected
in the least by the long des-
cent.
When Nicks dropped to the
ground he was as calm and un-
rufhed as though he had just
assisted in weighing anchor
preparatory to leaving port.
This is not the first long slide
the sailor has taken. Eight
years ago he slid down a three
inch wire cable into the shaft
of the Silver King mine in
British Colum bia. $500 feet
below was cage containing a
number of miners. The cable
had broken, and it was neces-
sary for someone to 60 down
the rope and repair the dam
age before the men could be
rescued. Nicks VOLUNTEERED
and succeeded in splicing the
cable.
l.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Stockofor Sale.

-Four or five bull calves for breeding
purposes, two two.year old heifers, and
number of heifer calves for sale by
HI. Peavey, Ramsey creek farm, ad-
joining the city. 37-2t
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
The Trouble.

WicksThere should be law te re-
strain the theaters from printing those
messy jokes in their programmes.
Hicks You don't have to read them.
Wieks-No. but you usually have to
listen to some idiot behind you reading
and explaining them.-C Catholic Stand
ard and Times
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
To Little Proat.

''Don't you think preached very
poor sermon this morning2' asked the
new preacher OF the deacon, from
whom he expected a compliment.
..Yaas, I do" drawled the honest
deacon. abut 1t runs in my mind thet
I've heard worse, eff cud only rickol-
lect Wher' it wuz. Ohio State Jour
nal.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14

Mother, Yes one package makes two
quarts of baby medicine. See direc-
tions. There is nothing just as good
for babies and children as Rocky Noun
tain Tea. IS cents.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
House and Lot For Sale.

"V0SV utSV HVe Z VI 0o1Vs
The house and lot formerly owned by
Mary. A. Jones, deceased, Lot Block
5, original plat, is now for sale.
Offerslfor this property will be re-
ceived up to May 18th. Offers can be
left with Fred. L. Warner.
THOS. MCMILLAN,
Administrator.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
Money at S per cent.

To loan on Redwood, Yellow Medi
cine and Lyon county farm lands. Call
or write # you want to borrow money
on farm security.
THE REDWOOD County, LAND Co..
d lit Vesta, Mimi.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-23
SENT TO VERaENNEs.
Especial to Telegram.)

Mortified, April 23.-Raymond
Wiley and Harry McKeefe, laos -
years OF age, were committed to the
Vermont Industrial school at Yer.
gennes this forenoon by Officer j. A.
Hutchinson. The boys have been hab.
itual truants from school. A week
hence they were apprehended for tru.
ancy and mischievous conduct. and
placed on probation.
About the first act which they com.
mitted was to throw stones and break
glass out of a window on the Cross
Bros, premises, and this In connec-
ton with their conduct generally lead
to their being sent to Vergennes.
Truancy has become somewhat pro.
nounced dnring the past few months
and Officer Hutchinson says there are
other boys who are likely to get into
the same institution unless their pres
emit course Is changed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-23
CITY News.

Mrs. M. N. Campbell left this morn
Ing for Scotstown, P. Q.
G. c. Sabin left this morning for
Richford.
M, G. Nichols is in Wells River on
business today.
The Merchants Association meets
tonight.
DR.. B.W .Braley returned last night
from White River Junction where he
has been in attendance upon the Bar.
tholomew case.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. L. Julian
left this morning for short visit in
Burlington.
The damage done to the property
Of E. L. Smith and A. d. Morse at
Old Orchard Beach by the recent
storms was not as much as Mr.. Smith
thought when he went away from
Barre.
Charles T. Campbell has received a
letter from D. d. G.. M. Lee Shortt of
Cabot of ths Sixth Masonic District to
the effect that he will be In Barre on
Friday evening, April 25th to install
the recently elected officers Of Granite
Lodge, No IS. F. & A. M. The
special c mmunication will be called
at o'cle ok.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-23
CITY News.

The printers Of Montpelier voted to
strike on the first day OF May for nine
hours day and a minimum wage Of
s12 per week.
There will be meeting of the
Young Mems Republican Club in the
city court room at 7.30 on Thursday
evening. Let every Republican make
an effort to be present.
There will be a regular meeting Of
Court Granite City tomorrow evening.
The business to be conducted is the
ACCESSIBILITY of making a provision for
a fund to:be known as "Sick Nurse
Fund.-, that is to say fund that will
provide professional nurse for a
member who is critically i'll or suffer.
ing from contagious disease. The
members are called to vote whether
the fund shall be created and II so
how much the assessment shall be IN
addition to the regular tax.
/ L. M. Williams returned last night
from Boston where he has been TAX.
ing special course Of study In en-
balming from Roger Cochran one OF
the best embalmers in the country.
Mr.. Williams had the advantage OF
practical experience under the in
struction of Mr.. Cochran during The
time he was there.
Uniform Rank K. of P. have de.
cided to hold a May Day day dance on
the evening Of Thursday May LIST.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-23
CITY news

The Red Cross Pharmacy has got its
large soda fountain In operation.
A. P. Abbott LEFT this noon for New
York to cuy ladies garments.
The remains Of the late William
Ordway, who died here last winter,
were taken this noon to South Troy
for intermenr. The body was accom-
panied by F. H. Hopkins.
The many friends In this city Of the
Rev. w. A. Davidson, superintendent
of missions for the baptist State con-
vention, will be pleased to learn Of bis
engagement to Miss Gertrude M. John.
son Of Burlington.
Sam Oldham, of the Oldham Pneu'
matte Tool Co., of Philadelphia, who
has been in town for the past week,
left for home today.
George Reed returned this noon tc
Dartmouth College after short visit
in the city.
John Morrow left this noon for Con
cord, N. H.
Edward Roche left this noon fol
New York.
R. J. Houghton left this noon fol-
his home in Putney.
The Rev. Effle K. M. Jones is tt
preach the Memorial sermon al
Calais.
w. H. Gladding opened his soda
fountain today.
There was comparatively small at
tendance at the production Of Uuclt
Terry at the opera house last nigh
but it gave great satisfaction to those
who were there.
Barney Grimes has gone to Boston
Victor Curtis of Washington is IL
the city today.
]. S. Viles expects to begin work a
once for new transformer station Al
the corner of Blackwell and Mair
streets and will build bank walls mex
to the river.
Sam Samelson goes to Burlington
this afternoon to take the degrees ir
the Knights Of Pyth:as.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-23

Thinking of buying wheelbarrow?
Don't do it until you get prices at
Phelps Bros.
There will be regular meeting of
the Granite Polishers Union WedneS.
day evening at 100 in Carpente rs'
hall, Nichols block. Every member
is requested to be present as impor.
tant business is to be transacted.
10-11
1t does not matter who you buy
your wall paper Of If it is Of union
concern. Look out for door to door
canvassers, as they do not belong to
any union and union men will not
hang their paper. Watch this space
for list of union contracting parties.
Gil