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The colored American., 1902-01-25
The Greatesr of All Negroes at the
National Capital.

Rev. Justus J, Evans, President and
Founder of the q. Wisdom College Di-
vine National Negro Union, is now In
Washington City, at 467 Missouri ave
nue.. and he desires to speak to and
look in the faces of all the good spirit
ed Negroes in Washington. He aims to
form q company of 25 600, in this city
out of volunteers to help build prosper
ity for the Negro people. Good natured
ladies and gentlemen will be appreolat-
ed if they will give him an early call.
He will lecture if doors are opened ur
to him, and will preach if invited. He
9 a hero for God and Wisdom in the
field OF battle for the good OF his peo-
pie, and is the editor of The Light Of
the World and wants agents. See him
at ACT Missouri Avenue. He is the
grea est of all Negro leaders. adv.
The colored American., 1902-01-25

bration with mesger appropriation.
Mr.. Lewis fought tooth and nail for an
adequate amount and he was success
ful in the fight.
In the fall of 1900, and again this year
he was asked to be candidate for the
house, but both times he decided to
stand aside for Mr.. Apsey, who then
held the place aud who desired re-
election. The withdrawal of Mr.. Ap-
seY recently again brought MIR. Lewis
forward, and he was given the nomlna-
tion by the ward five Republican COM
mittee, at its meeting last week.
Mr.. Lewis will be elected by hand
some majority, for the electors of his
ward are of the broad and liberal cali
Der Of men that place merit above color.
That he will serve his constituents
well is borne out by his conduct in the
past. There will be no race problem
when our young men bring themselves
to accept such standards Of living anG
doing az have brought Mr.. William a
Lewis to the front and made his name
the insignia Of true worth
The colored American., 1902-01-25
Sunday afternoon.

The rehearsals for the cantata, ''Hia-
Watha" are held each Tuesday evening
in the Sunday school room of Memorial
Temple church, corner 11th and II
streets. Il is understood that the ar
fair will take place about the last week
in May or the first week in June next
Perhaps the largest choir among our
churches here, is that of Zion Baptlst
church, South Washington, OF which
Mr.. E. D. Scott is leader, and Prof. 4.
J. Daniels, organist. Both are 1nde-
fatigible workers, and the choir mem
beYship is nearly fifty persons.
The colored American., 1902-01-25
MUSIC AND MUSICALPEOPLE.

The Ovorak MueicaI Association is to
be revived.
The Aeoltan Mandolin and Guitar
Club has q concert In preparation.
The Amphions have announced their
annual concert and reception Tuesday
February 11th
Miss Helen Bell Of the 18th Street
Presbyterian choir, Ia q new star in the
local galaxy Of sweet sopranos.
Mr.. w. q. Fossett. of st. Luke's will
render q special solo tomorrow after
noon at the Second Baptist Loceum.
Misses Hattie Ross and Eva E. Bell
have been rendering excellent piano
service for the Second Baptist Lyceum-
Mime. Anna Lee Slade of Linden ct.
is an excellent vocalist as well as elJ-
cutionist, and her services are very
much In demand.
The choir of the First Baptist church
West Washington, Is preparing an
Easter cantats. Mr.. J. B. walker is
an energetic and faithful leader.
Excerpts from the oratorio, "The
Prodigal Son" will be given by the
cheir of Asbury church in a song ser
vice the last Sunday IN this month.
st. Mary's P. e. church has an excel
lent boy (which is very ably as
sisted by Messrs. Morrison Goodrich
and A K. Brodie, tenor and baritone
soloists.
The monthly entertainments by tht
st. Luke's Musical Association which
are held on MondaT evening bring to
gether some of th very best Of Oh
local talent.
Mr.. VIM. 4. Johnson leader of tn
choir of the Vermont Avenue Baptis
church is among the veterans in tina
service. He has q large choir, ant
their work is above the average.
Mrr. Robert Pelham, Jr., frequantl,
serves as accompanist at the 'HIa
watha' rehearsals, and her work Is uu
usually competent. She is enthusiastic
for the succe 8 Of the proposed sffair.
The song service by the choir of Me
mortal Temple. of which MIR. Waite
B. Hayson Is director. had an excel
lent song service Sunday evediDg
January 12:h, and the chucch wal
acked TO the doors.
The Philharmonic Glee G ub, under
the direction of Mr.. Joseph Z. New
man, is making quite record by theil
Sunday afternoon song services, which
are held at Zion Wesley shurch each
The colored American., 1902-01-25
a BoSroN RARRISTER.

MIR. WIlliam-H H. Lewis to be FRO
NOTED From the HUBS Com
mon Council to the. State Lesis-
ture.-Lawyer.Scholar and ATM
Iete.-New England Offers the
Race a Model of Manly Merit.
The colored American., 1902-01-25

he nningles with the so-caIled enaII
set, or with those whose activities bring
them .scIose to natures heart" leaves
without learning something OF Mr'
William Il. Lewis. He is Pre-eminently
. man of the people, and no young man
In all New England can boast OF larg-
or or q more loyal following.
Mr.. Lewis is now tall figure IN the
public eye by resson OF the determines
tton of his friends TO present him as
candidate for representative from ward
five of Boston. He is at present city
councilman and bis faithful services
in the municipal legislature has been
an pronounced as to entitle him to pro
motion to the law-making body OF the
state, His present post has acquainteo
the citizens with him in such favor
able manner that his election seems but
. single step beyond the nomination
Mr.. Lewis was born at Berkeley, Va,
Nov. %, 1868. He attended the public
schools at Portsmouth, and was tee
for college at the state school, Peters
burg. Va. In 1883 ne entered Amherst
college, graduating with the class OF lSS2
While at Amherst Mr., Lewis was not
only 9 famous athlete, but good stu-
dent In his senior year Re was captain
Of the football eleven, class orator, and
winner OF the Hardy prize debate. and
the Hyde prize exhibition In oratory-
the blue ribbon events of commence
ment week.
Immediately upon finishing his col
leSs course, Mr.. Lewis undertook the
ssudy of his profession at the Harvard
Law school, and was graduated with the
class of 1896 He played center on the
Harvard eleven for wO years, and ID
known as the best center Harvard ever
had. For several years he has beer
prominent among football coaches a
Harvard. His reputation is information
al.
He was admitted to the Massachu
setts bar In the fall of 1895, and since
that time has been engaged in the prac
tice of law, having his Office In Barris
ters' hall. In 1896 Mr.. Lewis marrieG
Elizabeth Baker, Of Boston, Welles
lev college college girl. Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis have two children and reside q
2s6 Upland road.
Mr.. Lewis is q member Of the Youn
Mems Republican club and also of tn
A6iddlesex club, and is past presider
Of the Amherst Alumni association
Mr. Lewis never held public Office ii
1899 In the fall of the previous year /
was asked to be . candidate for tt
common council and consented. II
elsctirn was the beginning of thrt
years' term of service, in which he hi
stood second to no member of tn,
body. He has taken q very active pa
In the deliberations Of the commo
council; has always stood on his fe'
and stated his opinions on questions I
importance, feeling that he.was nsye
entitled to place ION the fence"
Students Of municipal affairs wi
readily recall the contest of last yeal
when the Washington ELM ceIebratio
of July 8 was under consideration. Nj
Lewis, at that time. as always, had po;
Tive G, nyictions on the subisct Of AmeI
lean independence and was equal
nositJva that the day which make,
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CAMP LETTER..

Claude Wright was in the
city last Sunday.
1Irs. Robt. Crigger is visit
ing Mrs. M. B. Wampler
this week.
Mrs. VIM. M. Wingate, OF
Corners Rock, was in this vi
entity last tuesday.
+ Creed Howk is wearing a
mighty broad grin this week.
No wonder, "its a gal"
Miss Wannie Bennington
spent last Tuesday with her
cousin, Miss Mintee Benning-
ton.
Mrs. M. L. Thomas, of Elk
Creek, is spending a few days
with home folks this week.
The Messrs. Bennington
are working the roads thi.
week. What they are doing
for them is a plenty.
G. S. Kirk, ofsugar Grove
passed through this vicinity
loaded with an old grain drill
and a fleece of sleeps wool
headed for Crigger town.
EGO.
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Special Low Rate Excursions Via Norfolk
& Western Ry.

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geles, Cal, May LIST to 9Th. Travellers
Protective Asso., Portland, Ore, June
3 to 7. Mystic Shrine, San Francisco,
Cal, June 10 to IA. United Order
Workman, Portland, Ore. June 10 to 20,
international S. S. Vsso., Denver, Col,
June 26 Knights of Pythisis, San
Francisco, Cal, August IL to 10. B.
P. o. Elks, Salt Lake City, Utah,
August u to ii. Write for information
as to rates and dates of sale of tickets.
w. B. Bevtll, NJ. f. Bragg,
Genl Pass. Agt. Trav'g Pass. Agt.,
Roanoke, Va.
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Narrow Escape.

Wv
One Of the most thrilling
and miraculous escapes from
death was witnessed here last
Saturday afternoon when Pho
tographer Frank B. Farris, in
attempting to board passenger
train No. IS, as it was pulling
out from the station, was
thrown under the platform and
dragged at least 100 yards.
1t seems that Mr.. Farris,
who is operating three picture
galleries, one each at Marion,
Rural Retreat and Wytheville,
spent the day here taking pic
lures, coming down in the
morning from Marion. Having
finished here for the day and
purchased his ticket tor
Wyt h e willie, he was in
formed that the train was con-
siderably late and that he
would have time to 60 back
to his gallery and take several
more pictures, which he did.
In due time the train arrived
and as it began to pull out Mr..
tarris was seen trying to get
on with a grip in one hand,
which over balanced him, pre-
venting him from securing a
frmer hold on the steps of the
platform and turning him com
pletely around and swinging
him underneath the platform,
from which perilous position,
he finally freed himself and it
was not until he began to pick
himself up from the track that
the train was stopped, when he
was taken aboard and carried
to his destination, WytheviIle,
not much the worse for his
awful ride as the accompanying
note to his friend, Assistant
Postmaster Will Germany,
attests! How he ever man
aged to keep himself free Of
the wheels of the car is a
mystery and to say that his
escape from death was miracu
lous, is but feebly telling a
truth. Following is Mr.. Far
rls' version OF the matter,
and was received the same
evening from Wytheville::
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Dear Will:

bSdI w ILL.,
Thinking that my friends
will be anxious to know the result of
my fall from the train this afternoon,
I.write to say that am in good shape
Am bruised somewhat in my right hip,
but no serious bruises or cuts. My
thumb has one cut that is right sore,
the only place the skin is broken. I
certainly did escape we'll. I would not
have tried to get on, but the conductor
called to me and said to come ahead
that could make it, Then handed
my camera to man standing on the
steps and asked him to take it and was
so sure he would | grabbed the iron
handhold, but he refused to take my
camera leaving me powerless to help
myself as the train was in motion and
could not let go. | lost $35 90 camera
besides the whole amount of my days
work, as the negatives were all thrown
out on the track and broke.
| am feeling thankful that I am sUil
in world know.
Your friend
F. B. FARR1s.
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The Flowers of Nav.

Now Games the merry month of May,
and the daisies lift their heads,
While the violets are tumbling from
out their leafy beds.
The lamb tongue in the forest has a
beauty all its own,
And the balmy winds are blowing up
from the torid zone.
The bells swing their censers and
perfume the morning breeze,
While the robins hunt nesting place
among the apple trees.
The buds are bursting into bloom and
the children raise shout
When they see the pussy willows hang
their velvet banners out
The frogs are giving musicales down
by the crrek at night,
And there's every indication that the
fish are going to bite
C. A. Rockwell in Home and Flowers
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Spare the Trees.

spare the Trees.
1t is reported that the N. &
w. in order to make the con-
templated improvements in
the depot here, will cut down
some of the naples that are
in front of the building now.
The people OF the town will
regret to see these trees mo-
Tested and we would beg that
the company spare these fine
trees it possible.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-16

The Nettleton Shoe for men has at
tracted great deal of attention. 1t 10
uncxcelled for it's workmanship, it's
style, its fit. Those who have worn it
are walking advertisers. Davis-Alder-
son Co., Bristol, Tenn, will get in an
other supply of patent kid oxfords for
gentlemen this week.
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Mrs. KaesIing Dead.

Mrs. Keesling, wife OF
Squire Geo, Keesling, OF
Cedar Springs, died last Satur-
day and was buried Sunday.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted by the pastor Rev.
Arlington. Mrs. Keesling
was about IS or 70 years old.
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Picnic Party.

A pleasure party composed
of Mrs. Jno, w. Eihert and
children, Mrs. ". w, Buck,
Mrs. Chas. Harris, Misses
Minnie Harris, Bessie Baum
gardner and Brown Eiffert,
went down to the Fish Hatch
cry Wednesday morning
spending the day very ENJOY
ably at that tavorite resort.
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BASED ON FACTS
And Told i'm Words That
One Who Runs
May Read
The prettiest line of fans in

town at Davis-Lindsey Co.
Don't fail to see our line; OF.
Ladies Vests, Davis Lindsey
Co.
Jake Lantz, OF Cedar Springs
spent Monday at Christians
burg.
DR.. Chas. o. Miller is at
tending court at Bland, this
week.
r P Johnson, the hustling
machine repairs man, was here
to-day.
Rev, F. F. Repass and wife,
Mahoney, were in town We'd
nesday.
Just received a big lot OF
Screen Doors and Windows at
the Ark.
A few more rolls Of that
cheap mating at Davis-Lin-
dsey Co.
Just received big lot OF
screen doors and windows at
the Ark.
Slippers Slippers Slippers!!
the stylish kind at Davis
Lindsey Co.
Buy your baby cap from
Davls-Lindsey Co., they have
Tho cheapest.
Mrs. ]. B. Sharitz is spend
ing the week with relatives
near Wytheville.
Wanted-All the wool | can
get. Highest cash market price
paid H. S. Bales.
w. A. Richmond left Tues
day morning on a business
trip to Selma, Ala.
Geo. w. Jennings, Of Star,
Va, visited his son, B. P. Jen-
nings, here this week,
Miss Clara F Groseclose, of
Black Lick, is spending the
week at Bristol.
Miss Eva Brown lett for
Roanoke Wednesday morning,
on a visit to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bas
kerville are spending the week
with out of town friends.
Mrs. w. c.. Lawson and
little daughter, spent part of
Wednesday at WythevilIe.
Relief Agt. Murphy, left
Sunday night and is now
stationed at Max Meadows.
Mrs. VIM, Miller and child
feia,sof Groseclose, visited rel
atives in town the first of the
week.
Joe Thomas and M. c.
Vaughan, of North Branch,
were visiting in Rural Retreat
Tuesday.
MISS josephine Peery spent
several days this week on
Black Lick, the guest of Mrs.
Eliza Cassell.
Eph Buck has been appoint
ed by Jno. Jackson a member
OF the pension board for
Wythe county,
MISS Nellie Howe arrived in
Rural Retreat from Charles
ton, S. c, Wednesday and is
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-16

The TINES takes pleasure
in adding to its subscription
list the name of w. S. Wamp-
Ter, of Maryville, Mo.
Miss Spence Hankla, who
has been down at Salisbury,
N. c. for some time, arrived
home Tuesday evening.
David James, who lives near
Cripple Creek, is reported
very low, with very little
chance OF his ever getting well.
On account Of illness,
Brown Kinder, clerk for Jas
T. .Prickett, was not at his
post Of duty the first Of the
week.
DR.. W, w. Buck was called
to Marion Tuesday morning
to see Chas. Meek, who is re-
ported quite i'll at his home
near Marion.
A communication from
Cedar Springs, signed "Dex-
ter" was thrown out this week
the writer failing to send his
name along with it.
Chas. Jones is attending the
Of the Grand Lodge
[. O. O. F. of Va, at Ports
as a representative Of
Rural Retreat Lodge.
Persons who visit the GENE
terry ought to be careful in
closing the gates, We learn
that COWS haYe gotten in lately
and torn the sod off OF some
unfenced graves.
Judge Saml w. Williams is
a candidate for circuit court
Judge, Judge R. c. Jackson.
the present incumbent having
announced his intention to re-
sign shortly.
Miss Brown Eiffert, accom-
panied by her brothers. Lo and
and Frank, left yesterday for
Milligan, Tenn, to be present
at the closing exercises Of
Milligan college.
Don't forget the Strawberry
supper to be given by the
Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church next Fri
day evening, May %. 1t will
be held in the depot yard.
H c. Peery is improving his
lot in East Rural. He is dig
ging a deep, wide ditch and
filing in where the lot is low.
The work he is doing will add
to the value of his property.
Wythe county was the only
county within the jurisdiction
of Abingdon United States
court that had no indictments
against any of her citizens, a
record which any county might
be proud OF.
VIM. Elliott and family, Of
Bland county, moved to Rural
Retreat Thursday and will oc-
cupy a dwelling belonging to
W. ]. Garnes. Mr.. Elliott is
brother in law of our towns
man Charles jones'.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Jack
son, of Wolfe Glade, are visit
ing DR.. and Mrs. E. c. Ever
sole. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
will leave for Tazewell the
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Rev. !. B. Greiner anC

Rey. J. B. Greiner and
Stuart Etter, both of whom
have been attending the Luth-
eran Synod-at Charleston, S.
c. and taking in the exposition
arrived home Tuesday even
ing, delighted with their trip.
Arm Amputated.
DR.. w. E. Peery was called
to Rich Valley Tuesday to
attend Augustus Repass, who
had the misfortune to get his
left arm torn and cut with a
rip w,>necessitating amputa-
tion.just below the elbow DR..
Peery performed the operation.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-05-16

John S Wilson left today
tor Green Lawn, Columbus,
Ohio, THE TINES goes with
him.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We thank the good people
OF Rural Retreat and country
for the many deeds OF kind
ness and expression of sym
pathy in our troubles in the
loss of-our dear son. May the
Lord bless and reward them.
S. E. Boyer and Wife.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-05-21

A CURIOUS STArEMENT.-- London
physician of large practice asserts that,
owing to his extremely sensitive sense
OF smell, he can foretell the coming of
death forty-eight hours. He says that
when patient comes within two days
of death peculiar earthly smell is
emitted from the body. The smell is
entirely distinct and characteristic and
manifests itself irrespective of the age,
sex, and disease or personal cleanli-
ness of the dying person. When the
fatal disease is slow in Its progress the
odor makes its appearance as much as
three days beforehand, but when the
disease is of the galloplng kind the
doctor says he receives much shorter
warning. He attributes the smell to
modification, which begins within the
the body before life is extinct. There
are one or two other cases on record
of men whose noses were acute enough
to detect the coming of death in this
peculiar way. Dogs probably also have
this sense, for hunting hounds have
been frequently observed TO commence
mournful baying a day or two before
their masters die.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-05-21

children who work in their mills, when
they should be at play or at school,
and they may demand the right to de-
clare dividends by this canniballstic
process, but unless | mistake the peo-
pie OF our State the issue has oniv to
be presented fully and bravely TO cause
the Legislature to do its duty by an
overwhelming majority. God forbid
that we should ever have to seek relief
from Congress in that or any other
proper reform of local character.
L consider the action of the mill
owners IN Aiken County in locking out
their employees as the most cruel and
unJustlfiable wrong have over known
OF. IL cannot be disputed that men
have The right to strike and quit work,
nor can it be disputed that the owners
of cotton mills have the right to close
their doors and not give work, but the
effort to force the King mill people to
return to work by Furnishing all the
operatives In the other mills, who have
nothing to do with it and living even
in different State, is something un-
heard of in the South. Those mills
would never have been built but with
view to employing labor for the
mutual benefit OF both the owners and
workers, and when the lockout came it
was too late for the operative to seek
employment on the farm, as no crop
could have been planted at that late
date. L had rather see every. cotton
mill in South Carolina burned down
and never have another one be built
than to have those who own them make
slaves of those who work in them.
The child labor business is cold-blooded
greed. The Aiken lockout is pro-
clamatlon unspeakable in its infamous
cruelty and insolence. The unneces-
sa1y suffering it has produced and the
sense of wrong will cause incalculable
injury. There are men in Aiken Coun-
ty who, to my knowledge, have been
working faithfully and continually for
years and years in the Horse Greek
Valley without the slightest friction,
and if all the operatives in that valley
could move away and leave the mills
to rot down for the want of labor it
would be nothing more than Just retri-
button for this high-handed and out
rageous action on the part of the
owners. b. r.. TILLMAN.
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BILE. Hence might be expected in cot
ton-growing a radical change similar t,
that induced by the adoption of ma
chinery in the wide stretching whea
fields Of the West. This change
though, would injure no small cultiva
tor ready TO adapt himself TO it. HI
might lose if he should attempt To
compete with hand against the ma
chine. But If he should recognize and
take advantage of the wider market
for foodstuffs and other products
created by the conversion of cotton
plckers into miners, lumbermen, oper-
atlyes aud mechanics, he would better
himself considerably.
The saw gin created demand for
an extensive cultivation of cotton and
an expansion OF lave-holding. 1t was
possible under the old system, ft 'be
Large cotton-grower to make Q. .gh
from cotton alone to justify depen-
dence upon outside sources for the
bulk of his supplies, though many
well-managed plantation was self-con-
tanned. The destruction of the slave
labor system brought about an access
sion of whites TO the body of individual
forced, however, for
the while to depart from the habit of
living at home, and often unable to
apply most approved methods to their
cotton culture. The labor difficulties
ed them to the invention of devices
'or the improvement of mechanical !
of the crop after it reached |
he gin, eliminating in the round.
'aling process. Necessities, too, gave
IN impetus 10 the movement for in
;reasing the amount of cotton raised |
,er acre, and for return to the rails
ng of home food crops. The inven-
ion of successful cotton-picker will
omplete the chain of machinery, Civ
ng to the American cotton. grower an
dvantage which may never be enualled,
him to enjoy all I. best
esults of long experience with the
taple, aud yet swelling the ranks of
productive labor. 1t is hoped
his machine may be success.