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The colored American., 1902-06-14
THE PLEASURE IS OURS.

St. Paul, Mimi enclose herewitn
suhscription for one year. 1t is small
matter compared with the good that /
oct out of your paper Taking into con-
sideration the enclosed and other mat
teTs | have sent you respecting the coun-
Gil, can you tell me if you ever saw more
smoke as you go down the pike than we
are making for the council? Kindly give
ne notice. Please send us list of per.
sons TO whom We might send copies OF
tha enclosed matter. Also please send
me four portraits of Prof Washington:
See that they are evenly folded and
Syraoned in horn SO that they will not
hTeak, and send half dozen copies OF
Daper under separate cover. l wish to
present them to white friends OF n1ine.
Let me congratulate you on your push.
i4N' F. L. McG.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
WE SHALL BE WITH YOU.

East Orange, N. J.-Piease find en-
closed check for my subscription. Hope
to see you at our next convention at my
old home in Richmond Must congrat-
ulate you on the high excellence of the
AMERICAN in both ma er and appear
ance Best regards and wishes for your
future attainments. | am,
Very respectfully yours,
NJ "
The colored American., 1902-06-14
HIP. HIP. HURRAHi

We believe in giving credit to whom
credit is due, and for this reason We say
three cheers for THE COLoRED AMERICAN
of Washington, d. c., for its get-up and
get in journalism. 1t deserves the pat
ronage of the people all over the coun-
try.-The Rock HM Messenger. :. =.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
JUST A LITTLE PRACTICE WORK

THE COLo2En AMERICAN unbottles the
pent-up vitrol of its wrath upon the
much abused head of the Cleveland Go
sette,, last week If you call that calm
and dignifed summary, Bro. Cooper,
we should hate to read your pages when
you had decided to display your wrath.
-ChGrIeStOn (W. V0.) advocate.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN, Washington,
is the only Negro Journal of its kind
published. 1t is not only national, with
touch of the local. but is international
in scope. 1t combines in we'll bal
anced degree, the newspaper, the advo-
cate and the magazine-The american
Star.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
NEVERTHELESS AND NOTWITH
STANDING.

The Negro press may critiCise Editor
Cooper Of THE CoI.oRED AMERICAN, but
he publishes the news and edits one OF
the best papers that comes out of the
Capital City-KeHtacky Reporter.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
MAGNIFICENT WORK OF ART

MAGNIFICENT WORK OF ART.
THE CoLORED AMERICAN issued a dou-
bic edition of that admirable periodical
last week, which is very creditable to the
management Besides the enormous
amouIEt OF news matter and feature work
contained In the paper, the likeness of
Booker i. Washington was issued as a
supplement, which was a magnificent
piece of artistic work. Mr.. Cooper gave
the public an example of the possibility of
Afro-American journalism, of which his
paper is one of the leading spirits-R.
{. M..SimmOns in Charleston (W Vd)
AdVoeate.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
EXAMPLE SHOULD BE FOL-
LOWED.

Boston, Mass.
purchased a copy of CoLoRED AMERI-
CAN this week with B. T. Washington's
picture as supplement I consider this
Step an advancement in Negro journal
ism and one which our better NegEo pa
pers would do we'll to follow. l. consider
your paper confined to no class OF sect
but a paer of the people ] congratulate
The colored American., 1902-06-14
SUMNER RESORTS.
KEEN COTTAGE.
I7I3 Arctic Ave Atlantic Civ. N

1913 Arctic Ave Atlantic City. N. ].
This Cottage is about two squares from either
railroad ID will accommodate about fifty guests
Rooms are large and airy with beautiful piazza il
mas been thoroughly renovated and put in first
class condition, with all modern conveniences.
No pains will be spared TO make everything com
PORTABLE Tor our patrons, Address all communca-
tions prior to June Ist Mr.. 6 KEEN
The colored American., 1902-06-14
WENT LIKE HOT CAKES.

Memphis, Tenn-Please send to me
ten copies of last weeks issue. Fold so
Prof WaShington's picture will not
bend, or rather, tear. Can sell that
many as soon as received. May order
more w. NJ. T.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
KNOWS HOW TO HELP.

l am in receipt Of your letter enclOs-
ing bill for my subscription to your
valuable paper and cheerfully enclose
the sum of two dollars for the coming
year. / enjoy reading your paper very
much and think l can succeed III getting
at least one subscriber. M. :. ].
The colored American., 1902-06-14
WHY, CERTAINLY!

The Watchman thankfully accepts the
compliments of THE CoLoRED AMERICAN
Tor the portrait of Booker T. Washing
ton, which no doubt will be highly ap-
preciated by all the AMERICANS readers.
-lrGviS WGtchman, AuStin, TeEGE.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE MOVE.

The supplement to THE CoLoRED
AMERICAN in the way of a beautiful en-
craving of the distinguished Booker l..
Washington is another progressive move
in Negro Observation-Disclosures APPre-
GATOR
The colored American., 1902-06-14
The Nap ma Launch "Iva',

Ii now ready for charter to outing or
fishing parties. Parties not 10 exceed
eight In NUMBER. Captain johnson.
Residence 1852 Cleveland Place Wharf
Cumberland Boat House, foot OF r
street northwest. IF.
The colored American., 1902-06-14

your eminent success in Journalism and
trust the future holds out to you greater
success than now imaginable.
Very truly yours,
w. T. A.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
Telegram.
WANTS THEM IN A HURRY.

Greensboro, N. C-Send one hundred
copies last issue CoIoRED AMERICAN.
J. B. DUDLEY,
A. and M. College.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
AMERICAN IS ALL RIGHT.

Lexington, Ky.-I have to hand your
paper of 18TH inst, accompanied by a
most excellent likeness of the Great
Booker Washington, and simply write
this to express my thanks and apprecia-
ton of the same. We have Mr.. Wash
ington at the Lexington Opera House
June 9th, and are making preparation
for big time for him. Both races are
much interested Will write the matter
up and send account to you.
Enclosed please find clipping from the
most popular daily in Lexington, which
was called forth from the pen of Editor
Moore, of the Blue Grass Blade, be-
cause of an invitation by one Gen. Cen
try, an ex-Confederate. to entertain Mr..
Washington to a rabbit chase. Glad to
see you so Loyalty and royalty WELD your
pen in defense of Mr. Washington.
Surely you have done much for the
cause he so manfully advocates. The
AMERICAN is all right. With best wishes
I am, Yours etc.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
COTTAGES FOX SALE.

Four desirable Cottages on Jefferson Street be-
tween ashinRton and La Fayette Streets In th
very best locality, newly, painted and papered ali
the latest improvements on easy terms For further
particulars address Harry Hughes ape May, N l.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
PUT DOWN ANOTHER TALLY"

Last week the Washington Cd. c.
CoLoRED AMERICAN issued as a supple
ment a four-colored engraving of Prof.
Booker T. Washington. The engraving
is triumph of mechanical art and skill.
The American announces that it will is
sue these supplements at frequent in
tervaIs and that the series will include
only those leaders of the race whose
merits and services sentitie them to
prominence. Score another for THE
CoLoRED AMERIcAN-M01ton Bl0de
The colored American., 1902-06-14
TRULY INDEPENDENT.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN is independ-
ent, fresh and fearless 1t rings true
upon the questions of the hOur.-BGptiSt
REPORTER, Helena, Ark.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
DESERVES CREDIT.

THE COLORED AMERICAN of the DIS
trict of Columbia deserves much credit
Tor the excellent picture of Prof. b. I.
Washington WeSteTH World.
The colored American., 1902-06-14
ALL THE REST FOLLOW.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN IeGdS-all the
rest follow.-Tribme Press Pueblo, Col
O,ddO.
The colored American., 1902-06-14

FOR SAIE-A nine room frame house storei and
stable $4,000 90 ga H street Northeast Inquire AT
Coloref 'merican Office, 4so c st northwest.
The colored American., 1902-06-14

this and the annual of the Florida Semti-
rel, We truly see the races brains in
journalism. F. F.
The colored American., 1902-06-14

The entire Masonic craft have been
notified to assemble at Motley Hall on
St. Johns Day, june "a to welcome their
friends
The colored American., 1902-06-14
PRACTICAL PROMOTION OF
SUCCESS.

jacksonville, Fla.-Please find en-
closed my check for FIVE dollars to cover
my subscription Wishing you con-
unued success, | am,
Truly yours,
J. E. L.
Baltimore, Md.-The current issue OF
The COLoRED AMERICAN is great one,
which certainly adds to your fame as a
leader in Afro-American journalism. In
The colored American., 1902-06-14
WHEN LEARNING
LEARN The JEST
Dress Mo king School.

MRS. L. r. Clark principal Of the
Livingston School Of Dress Making, q
, No. 1889 w Street Northwest Wash
ington. has fne school. and we advise
all those who wish to learn this vaiu able
) trade to 60 TO her school She Is a fine
taachar and c-ad.t "a hs= =aea
The colored American., 1902-06-14

terms are reasonable. and all her scholars who
have graduated from her school are making q suo-
cess dress makers
She has the only school of Its kind In the city.
The improved French drafting machine is the
most wonderful achievement of Mathuatical skill
for cutting ladies' and chiIdren's garments. His
not difficult 10 learn. as ii does not require any
complicated figuring
Special lessons given in the Art OF Ladies' Tail
oTinR. also in blending colors Young men are
taught Ladies' Tailoring at this school
lass for young men from 2.3o to $50 N
Thursday 9 80 to 80 N Saturdays.
For Information call at the school.
MRS. Z CLARKE,
Principal
The colored American., 1902-06-14

WANTED-A gentleman in the dsna,t,as,,
desires room and board in a first class private
family"a's willing to pay first rate for a home-ks
place Address b care this Office
The colored American., 1902-06-14

FOR HALE-Two marble wash-stau6s and
barber chair cheap zzs street northwest
The colored American., 1902-06-14

hyou have spare room that you would like &c
rent 20 Desirable parties, advertise them In The
Colored American.
The colored American., 1902-06-14

Improve 6be Hair and CoropIex;on.
Singleton's Pharmacy goth and carries q fuIlli,
OF Ozono preparations with his toilet articles and
sundri .. See display this week.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

Say not so. Oh King. as he is not to
blame" replied a voice near at hand:
and the next moment a fairy stepped
from behind a gooseberry bush and
stood before all the people.
What is this-what is this?" asked
the King in great amazement.
~ am fairy your majesty. and my
name is Fan-Fan"
But how did you come here?"
II came from that vegetable. It was
a fairy-seed the bird brought from over
the sea. l slept and grew while the
vegetable grew, but this morning I
burst my way out, and here 1 am"
And what will you do now?"
II shall seek to make folks happy !"
But you would better go to my pal
ace and live with me. l will make a
Princess of you"
Il thank you, noble SIR" replied Fan
Fan, but l must go about among the
poor. 1 would rather do that than be
q princess"
The King was a man who wanted his
own way, and he ordered his people to
seize the fairy and bear her to his
palace, but she kissed her fingers at
him and laughed and flew away as he
looked.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14
The Story of a Fighter of Fires.
BY EPPs WINTHROP SARGENT.
COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY S. S MCCLURE CO.

ing, and as the gong rang out in
cessantly, the buggy sped along the
lane made for it by other vehicles.
In Is minutes they were at the fire.
Dan was not on duty, so he looked
after their horse, handing it over to
a policeman before turning his atten-
ton to the blaze.
The two lower floors of a box fac
tory were burned out when the chief
arrived. The flames were eating their
way upward in spite of the ocean of
water poured in and had communicated
with the adjoining building on the sec
ond floor. On the fourth floor six girls
crowded in a window, waiting for the
firemen to take them out. Below. the
men were getting the 50-foot extension
ladder ready to raise. The flames kept
creeping up, and what with smoke,
noise and other excitement, the girls
were half-craZed. One sought to get
out on the SILL but was restrained by
her cooler companions.
Dan grabbed a scaling ladder and a
life belt from the nearest truck and
started up. Within, the fire roared like
a furnace, but the windows were not
ablaze on the side furthest away from
the girls. Up he went, beyond them.
to the roof, where he crossed over, then
he came down on the other side
AS he swung into the window, the
girls all made grab for him, hys-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

1 command you to guard it with the
greatest care. When it is full grown
| win call all my wise men together
and see what they sayl"
The vegetable grew until it was rs
large as a cider barrel, and hundreds
of people came to see it. The Peasant
charged each one a dime, and he took
in more money in one, month than he
had ever seen before. He felt now
that luck was coming to him at last,
and he was not disappointed. He rose
up one morning to go out and view
the strange vegetable, and he almost
tainted away as he saw what had
happened. The head had burst open
and the vegetable was dying.
As he went nearer, however. he dis
covered that there was a large hollow
in the head, and he cried out for joy
to see that it was filled with gold
pieces. There were so many that his
hat could scarcely hold them all, and
he would not have to eat black bread
again during the rest of his life. The
Peasant had carried the gold into the
house when the King arrived. He had
come to see the wonderful plant again,
and he had brought twelve wise men
with him. Great was his wrath when
he saw what had happened.
did I not tell you to take every care
of this strange vegetable." he demand
ed of the Peasant. You have been
careless and let some accident happen,
and now you shall be flogged until you
cry for mercyi"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

terically imploring him to save them.
A rapid glance assured Dan that there
was no immediate danger, and that,
if he could calm the girls, the extension
ladder would soon be raised. He
perched on the window sill.
cit is pleasant" he fairly shouted at
the hysterical girls, ito be so sought
or, am not in the life-saving business
to-day. It's my day off,"
His speech and laugh treasured the
girls somewhat. and he continued
cheerily:
There are a couple of gentlemen
below with a long ladder. They will
be here presently, and then Wen all
go down -
The ladder scraped against the wall.
and as Dan helped to adjust it three
men ran up the rungs. He passed the
girls out. and the men took them down.
I'm look about, to make sure theres
no more up here" he announced, and
disappeared inside.
The floor was sound. and he ex-
plored every nook on that floor and
the one above. AS he came back to
the fourth floor to reach the ladder the
flames broke through. He stepped TO
the window only to find the ladder
gone and the flames spouting out of
the windows below him, silent but
eloquent explanation of the disappear
ance of the ladder.
The scaling ladder which he had left
hanging on the sill was also gone. and
escape seemed cut OFF The adjoining
building was low and afforded no OPP
portunity for jump to safety. Things
looked dark FOR Dan Hale.
Then Corbyn. gazing up. caught
sight OF the figure IN the window. and
shouted 70 some men. Dan raised his
hands above his head and Corbyn re-
peated the motion, nodding 90 show
that he understood
From the truck the men took cir
cuiar net, 10 or 10 feet IA diameter and
stretched II below. hracinF themselves
10 Withstand the impending shock Dan
poised himself Tor few seconds. then
shot forward
Down down BE- fell head foremost
like ar arfoM from 70 bow Then sud
denly De- turned and landed 0n enc
Hff Haf nn his back lie febounded
then struck she nei sEsln. and stepped
put nnhufts ~ had aA beeR q part
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14
LAW AND LITERATURE.

1t is surprising to find how many
masters of prose and poetry were law
yers and lawyers clerks.
Boccaccio would have been a lawyer
had not visit to the tomb of Virgil
fired his Imagination Petrarch was a
when he fell in love with the stage and
became the delight of his nation.
Metastasio was law student. Arl-
osto and Tasso studied law in the uni
versity of Padua. Politian was Doc
tor of Law. Schiller studied law two
years, then took up medicine and all
the while was making for himself a
name in literature.
The prince of German writer's, the
glorious Goethe, studied law in Leip-
zig, and the strangely gifted Heine was
a lawyer, as well as a dreamer and
poet.
INLAND held a post in the Ministry
of Justice at Stuttgart. Ruckert was
q law student at Jena. Mickrewicz,
the greatest of Polish poets, was one
of a family of lawyers, all celebrated
in the profession.
KacincIy, the Hungarian poet and
creator of his countrys literature, stud
led law at Kaschau. Corneille was an
advocate ana son of an advocate Vol
taire was for a while a practicing
lawyer Chaucer was a student of the
Inner Temple. Cover studied law and
was Chief Justice of Common Pleas.
Nicholas Rowe studied for the bar
Cowpcr, the pensive Christian was the
last person in the world to be called
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

will be oil merchants and oil well dig
gers from Baku, which is the Oil City
of Russia. Alongside of them may sit
a dweller of the Caucasus, with crook
ed sword and silver-mounted pistols in
his gorgeous sash. Tartar from the
khirgiz Steppes may swing himself
aboard with his long fiint-lock rife and
his high felt hat, or a dark, bearded
rug merchant from Bokhard nay sit
alongside of a caravan leader from
Teheran. All these and many other
tribes meet on the western coast of the
Caspian Sea. Even the black, hairy
mountain Agghans with their terrible
ivory-handled knives wander as Iar as
this part of Russia. They go there to
trade horses-mostly stolen horses
from the British boundary of India.
When that queer trolley road begins to
run a person who were to ride On it
steadily for four or five months prob
ably would see some representative Of
every country in Asia.
That is not dull sort of geography
lesson, is it? Here is another Open
your atlas at Africa. Look at the
Straits of Babel Mandeb that connect
the Gulf of Alden with the Red Sea.
Those were always hard straits to re-
member for us grown pupils. How are
they with you? Well, just west of
them is a land called Abyssin:a -.he
real, true land of the Philippians of
ancient history. These are queer folk
They have been Christians for many
centuries. Their ruler, whom they call
the Negus, boasts that he is a direct
descendant of King Solomon. He calls
himself the Lion of Judea. He rules
over 100000 folk, whose men certain
ly are lions in fight for they defeated
a great Italian army most terribly only
a few years ago. Professor daea. He
rules over 100000 folk, whose lame is
Menelik, has at last decided to build
railroad from Adds Abbeba, one of his
inland cities, to the French boundary
on the coast. This railroad will nable
merchants to cross a great desert
which is so dangerous now that it
takes caravans a long while to trav-
erse it, during which time they are
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14

whistle blows to say she has arrived
But you may be sure that it is ONLY =
formality, for eager eyes will haya
seen her long before that Ships are
rare there, and the few white men IN
the lonely spot are glad enough to sec
other white men. So the great iron
anchor will hardly have begun 70
plunge downward before a long. MAJ
row canoe will come climbing and
swooping over the surf.
BY the time the white men ba,-o
greeted each other big f1atboats win
have fought their way out of tba
breakers and will be banging and toss
ing against the iron sides of the Wis
itor Busy hands tear open the cargo
matches and engines begin to hammer
All kinds of things come out of tba
dark holds into the African sunlight
cases of pocket knives from Meridan
and soap from New York and ammu-
milton from Bridgeport and shoes rrr,.
Lynn. At last you shall see the casas
of cottons from Fall River swing slow
ly up into the air and go down into
the bobbing lighters with a rush. and
the jabbering of the half-naked blacL
surf boatmen.
Now Prof. Uncle Sam invites YOU n
leave the ship and accompany thar
far travelled Fall River merchandise on
a still lmore curious voyage. He wants
you to see his cotton goods hoisted IN
the humps of big shaggy camels-mean
things that look touchingly mild ana
patient but that are only watching for
a chance to bite a piece out of anv
one who is trusting enough to get near
them.
The camels are not loaded with
American goods only. There are more
cases of English cottons from Man
chester and still more of French COZ
more camels are driven in to be load
ed. The little settlement resounds dav
and night with the shouting of The
camel boys and the tihkling of crude
musical instruments brought in bv the
desert men and the droning of the
story tellers at the camp fires. Then
at last, one evening the caravan, max
ing more noise than ever, begins to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14
CHAPTER TX.

Looks like 1 should have a vacation
time up here"
1t was Dan Hale's first day as cap
tain. and he was getting acquainted
with Ashton. the lieutenant of 46 en-
CINE.
They were sitting in the office room,
and over their cigars were discussing
the situation. Ashton grinned.
Its no vacation, but it's almost
suspended animation. If we people up
here want to see a really good fire we
have to hang around some downtown
company's quarters on a day off and
root for a second alarm to come in"
well, it's a new house, that's one
comfort" and Dan surveyed with sat
isfaction the neat apartment, its brass
bedsteads, soft carpets and well-ap-
pointed furnishings.
Forty-six house was only year old.
1t had been built when the out-reach-
ing territory made necessary the es-
adjustment of new house. 1t had
all the most modern equipment. and in
a smaller way was as perfect as the
gorgeous quarters of Six truck.
Ashton stified a yawn.
TITS a pretty house, and it has its
good points. You can get fresh vege-
tables, grown right in this block, and
you can sweep that brick floor with a
hose, while it's a liberal education in
pinochle to be quartered here. The
Chief won't stand for gambling, so the
men play for fun, and play so much
they are champions"
The place has some advantages,
them" laughed Dan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-14
THIS SPIDER HAS AN AIRSHIP.

In Texas there Is a queer sort of
mer long and in the month of Deem
Der starts off in a ship of his own fash
ioning.
When he is tired of the country and
ready to emigrate he fixes himself on
some extreme point of the branch of
a tree. or weed, or corn tassel. then
carefully spins out a lock of white
gossamer, five or six inches long, and
two inches wide in the middle, hold
ing it all the while in the gentle breeze
by thread two or three inches long.
which detains the balloon until il is
finished.
He then spins out at the bow two
lines, thirty or forty feet in length,
and at the stern another. twenty or
thirty feet, then suddenly cuts the
cable and sails away on an inclined
plane.
In every bundle. or balloon. there are
mother and hair a dozen or more
young ones. and thus the species Is
scattered over the country.
These tiny aeronauts choose for their
starting a clear day with gentle wind
from the south. At about / O'Clock
IN the afternoon they may be seen
sailing with the wind. At about 4
O'Clock the little balloons begin TO de-
ecend. Lower and lower they fail
until they strike some tain weed. or
grass ami "a once the air ship Is an
ehored The passengers quickly leap
OUT sIinrirs threads a. they fall. and
ln short time they are safely fas-
toned in p HaH home
if De- heautfui sight when the
clear blue fefss skies are tangled ever
Mlih ieese ahil.luK threads.