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The colored American., 1903-01-17
A GRAND RACE ADVOCATE.

Editor Colored American: l have
read a great number of Negro papers,
but the Colored American is the best
Negro journal that l have ever seen.
1t is just what every Negro family
should have in their home. I speak
proudly of this paper and I wish that
had the opportunity Of reading it
oftener than I do. 1 have been read
ing your paper for several years and
am compelled to tell you it is one of
the grandest papers that has been pub
lished by a Negro journalist. Your
paper has been sent to me for several
years by my cousin, Prof. w. H. Rich
ards, and I appreciate the favor very
highly. I would feel proud if the Ne
groes in the State of Tennessee could
publish a journal on the same broad
lines. I trust the Colored American
will never die NJ J L.
The colored American., 1903-01-17

man to have copy of this issue as they
beautiful story for them, as no man of
our race is doing more for the welfare
and upbuilding of his people. His life's
schools, as none is more worthy of en-
ulatiou l have just received the sad
news of the death of my old friend and
comrade. Capt. Thos. S. Kelly. Hoping
this may find your family and friends,
as we'll as yourself, in the best of health
and spirits, l am,
Very truly yours,
L
The colored American., 1903-01-17
DELIGHTED WITH OUR STORY.

New Orleans, La was so well
pleased after reading your issue of the
18th with your article on the life history
of Prof. Booker 7. Washington, of
Tuskecee Institute, that wired you for
copies. Our schools and
universities are just about having their
commencement exercises, and 1 thought
it would be a good idea for each young
go forth into the battle of life. I think
Professor Washington's life wit be a
The colored American., 1903-01-17
WE SHALL BE WITH YOU.

East Orange, N. J.-P1ease find en-
closed check for my subscription. Hope
TO see you at our next convention at my
old home in Richmond. Must congrat-
uIate 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,
]. N. y.
The colored American., 1903-01-17

subscription for one year. It is a small
matter compared with the good that /
get oat of your paper. Taking into con-
Sideration the enclosed and other mat
ters l have sent you respecting the coun-
Gil, can you tell me IL you ever saw more
smoke as you go down the pike than we
are making for the council? Kindly give
us notice. Please send us a list Of per-
sons to whom we might send copies of
the enclosed matter. Also please send
me four portraits of Prof. Washington.
See that they are evenly folded and
wrapped in horn so that they will not
break. and send half a dozen copies of
paper under separate cover. l wish to
present them to white friends of mine
Let me congratulate you on your push.
F. L MEG.
Lexington, KY 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 a 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
A WEI, hae
/ am, Yours ETC.,
n D
The colored American., 1903-01-17

Charlotte, N. C-Your letter of May
zoth, enclosing bill on account of sub
SGSTipton, has been received and I en-
close herewith check on Charlotte for
p covering same. l have noticed the
several improvements which you have
made IN THE CoLoRED AMERICAN, and
desire II., to congratulate you on same.
wishing for your paper the success
Vhch 1t Justly merits, l desire to re-
Iiah Yours very Tuly,
"a. J. G.
The colored American., 1903-01-17
ADORNMENT FOR HOME.

Datchall, S. c., July ST congratulate
!oa' Mr.. Editor, upon the addition of
new lie to The CoIored American.
every family should have their homes
.@Fned with the portrait of the two
S'at men who figured in your supple
rI17II'-,Booker n 7. Washington ard Rev.
w. 1. Taylor.
J. A. ROACH.
The colored American., 1903-01-17

American, whose cut appears in thi>
issue of the Times s-Speaker, is NJ
that the Speaker delights to do hon.
He is one of the races most tru
leaders, and as a newspaper man al 4
all around hustler, perhaps he starl,i~
without a peer among Afro-Americ- 81
journalists. He is a man whose nav.
is bound to live in after years as la :
mark in Negro journalism.-Tin.rs
Speaker, Denver, Colo.
The editorial in THE CoLoRED AMFRr-
CAN of Washington, D. c., under ti.r
caption of appeals to Race Prejudice
was copied in full by Editor Bryson su
the daily press in the issue of the 2h
inst, commencing in the highest term
its logic and good sense. 1t was &C.
tainly one of the most sensible editor
that it has ben our good fortune to re-
1t ought to have been reproduced Il
many of the colored papers.-LOniSic. .,
Mo-, correspondent of Omaha EHte'-
prise.
Harry Smith OF the Cleveland ca
zette has declared a never-ending vii
on F. E. Cooper, of the Washingi"'
Co1ored American. Smith has made ..
against Mr.. Cooper case of croot"d
ness. Cooper replies that Smith is d.
grun;ied and that the charges are will
out foundation Thus matters sta
Well, boys, let US call the bet off al
begin the attack upon the common ere
mv.-DdlIds Express.
The colored American., 1903-01-17
WHY. CERTAINLY!

The CoLoRED AMERICAN is independ-
erIt, fresh and fearless. 1t rings true
upon the questions of the hour.-Baptist
Reporter, Helena, Ark.
The colored American., 1903-01-17

Those who would be leaders of the
race could do nothing better than to
read and take inspiration from what can
be found in Shadow and Light. t."-Hon.
James LezUiS, NezU Orleans, La.
Editor E. E. Cooper, of the Wash
ington District of Columbia) Colored
The colored American., 1903-01-17
DESERVES CREDIT.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN of the Dis
trict of Columbia deserves much credit
for the excellent picture of Prof. B. T.
ashington.-Western World.
The colored American., 1903-01-17
INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN, Washing %"
is the only Negro journal of its k"
published 1t is not only national, " /!
touch of the local, but is internatio' r.
in scope. 1t combines in a well +
anced degree, the newspaper, the ad -
cate and the magazine.-The Amer'cdn
Star.
The colored American., 1903-01-17
WENT LIKE HOT CAKES.

Memphis, Tenn.-Please send to me
Zen 3 copies of last weeks issue. Fold so
ttIoi. Washington's picture will not
oehd' or rather, tear Can sell that
many as soon as received. May srder
''''le, w. N. T.
p. baltimore, Md.-The current issue of
aE OoLoRED AMERICAN is a great one,
winch certainly adds to your fame as a
.ysder IN Afro-American Journalism. In
D.is and the annual of the Florida .Srrti-
hs'' we truly see the races brains in
Journalism F. F. ].
THE PLEASURE IS OURS.
st. Paul. Mimi enciese HEREWITH
The colored American., 1903-01-17
Telegram
WANTS THEM IN A HURRY

Greensboro, N. C.-Send one hundi c'i
copies last issue CoLoRED AMERIcAN
]. B. DUDLEY,
A. and M. College
The colored American., 1903-01-17
THE PLEASURE IS OURS.

St. Paul. Mimi enciese herewith
The colored American., 1903-01-17

and % DaS s = % aon an" G
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
How " TURNED OUT.

It's funny when you stop to think how
oddly things turn cut:
y How different to what you might expect;
Concerning matters where you thought
there was no room for doubt,
Especially the girl that you select.
I've got one and she loves me and l love
her. too. although
She isn't what thought she ought to be;
wouldn't have believed 1t one time, but
|. now know,
That. after all. she's just the girl for me.
Ny idea was willowy and dreamy blue
eyed blonde,
Whose voice would steep my senses in
delight:
I thought she'd sing dlvinely, for of music
am fond:
A cantatrice reckoned would be right.
Her mouth would be rosebud, ever CROP
ping pearls of sound
My own girls mouth is quite sight TO
see;
She's dark and energetic. and hates music
but I've found
That, after all, she's just the girl for me.
The woman that yearned for had little
Grecian nose.
figure like Venus in the foam;
Her skin was alabaster nicely tinted with
the rose:
wanted her to ornament my home.
The girl that I have settled on is not so
much for looks.
But, on the whole, we're likely to agree,
You'd really think you were in luck to
eat the things she cooks;
Yes. after all, she's just the girl for me.
Chicago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
NANNY LOUIZA'S BABY.
How a Wee, New "Lady Baby" in the
south Game to Be Chriatened
"LOuise."

Nanny Louiza was a great woman;
and although her cheek was as dark
and withered as prune, and she was
old a,-i fat, and often walked with q
limp when she declared that the
weather as seen out of the nursery
window "looked like it was ti2n' to
to rain," and though she wore old
fashioned French calico frocks and =
plaid turban tied over her gray hair,
there were four golden-haired little
children who respectively pronounced
her "be-yu-tiful," "boochiful," "boo-
ful' and "pwitty." This last, the wee
Louise, who called her "pwitty," was
mammy's pet; and although but three
years old, she was clever enough to
measure new word inside her little
mouth before daring to attemptit. On
the particular occasion when she had
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
THE THEATER TALKER.
An Intolerable Nuisance Quickly and
Quietly Suppressed By
Little wit.

They had been reading . Rolfe ammo
tated edition of the play, and there was
nothing in "Julius Caesar" that they
were not perfectly familiar with. Before
the performance was half through theirs
was nothing that they knew which every.
body within half dozen rows did not
hear about; for among the three of them
"a man and two women-there were
such capacities for superhuous converse
ton as are met with nowhere except in
a theater, says the New York Mail and
Express.
In tones that alternately Kissed and
prayed and rasped till spinal columns all
around them ached they told one another
that Antony was much better done than
Brutus, that Portia would come on in =
minute in the garden scene; that Casca
was supposed to be gruff old Roman;
that Caesar actually did have fits-think
Of it! that it was pity (this in a whis-
per that shivered far down the aisle and
splntered at least a score of vertebrae)
Roman ladies didn't wear corsets. So on,
ad nauseam.
At last the ghost and the distraught
Brutus met and there was thrilled ST.
dence in all the crowded house save in
row Q, where strident voice complained:
'I can't hear word the ghost says.
Why doesn't he speak louder?"
A man behind the querulous disturber,
quite beside himself with rage, leaned for
ward and said in tones a. courteously
sweet as the sting of honey bee:
'Perhaps the ghost is gentleman, and
does not like to annoy people"
Which. of course, was very rude, though
It did fill MANY hearts with an unholy joy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
HOW TO TELL THE TIME.

rvs Jus learned how to tell the time.
Ny mother teached me to.
An eff you think you'd like to learn.
guess I might teach you;
At first, though it's as hard as fun,
An makes you twist and turn.
An mother says that they is folks,
Big folks, what never learn.
You stand before the clock JUS so,
An start right at the top;
That's twelve o'clock, an when you reach
The little hand, you stop;
Now, that's the hour, but you've got
To watch what you're about,
Because the hardest part Is to come,
To find the minutes out.
You go right back again to where
You started from, an see
How far the minute-haEds away,
Like this-youre watchin' me?-
An when you've found the minute-hand
You multiply by five ,,'
An then you've got the time o day,
AS sure as you're alive.
They's folks, I know, what says that they
Don't have to count that way.
That they can tell by JUS glance
At any time O. day;
But I cont b'lieve no fibs like that,
Because eff that was true,
Ny ma would know it, but she showed
Me like I'm shown you.
wv. w. Whiteiock, in Leslie's Monthly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
Story Told of Mr.. Depew,

1t is told of Chauncey Depew that
he proved of considera BILE interest to
the small boy of family on whom
he once made a call. After dinner,
he and the head of the house were
closeted together for two hours or
longer. When the senator had de-
parted, the boy inquired the identity
of the important looking visitor.
''That, my son, is Chauncey Depew,
the greatest story-teller in America
explained the father. The business
that had kept Mr.. Depew and the
father closeted together for so long
brought the former back in few
days. The boy was playing near the
house as Depew approached, and,
running up to the visitor exclaimed:
"1'll 60 tell pop you're coming. I
know who you are-Mr. Depew, the
greatest liar in America!"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

watched the lisps of her sisters and
brother while they wrestled with the
fascinat ting "beautiful" word. with re.
suits SO various, she suddenly switched
off, her merry eyes twiukling as she did
it, and said:
"Ifnk my mammy's pwitty."
There was a little mischief in the
my" too, and for good reasons.
1t would never have occurred to you.
perhaps, seeing the golden curls lying
against mammy's dark neck, that the
wee maid Louise was her namesake,
but such she was in truth.
1t was on Christmas III forming when
the third little daughter arrived at the
great house, during a snowstorm; and
when, rot long after, old nanny
trudged in, carrying one and leading
two toddlers to the bedside to welcome
the brand-new sister, the white man.
ma raised her happy face from the pill
low and said:
''This is to be your special little
'lady-baby,' nanny dear, and we are
going to let you name her under one
not call her for her own mamma"
The children's mothers name was
Katharine, a name which was quite out
of fashion in those days, though it has
since come back with all sorts of varia-
tions and spellings.
Well, when the mother had begun to
speak, and nanny understood that
she was saying something special
about her claim to this fresh babyling,
her tender old heart was so touched
that for minute she could not be sure
of her voice.
But after little while, when joy and
surprise had settled into sweet pride
and content, what do you suppose
nanny said?
us you for sho' in earnest, missy?
She always called the children's moth
err missy. ''Is you gwine femme name
de new lady-baby, sho' 'nough?"
II knows Louizy; hit s ole black
skin name, an eft had "a had chillen
O. my own, horned to mean air little
gal-chile amongst 'em-I could mt "a
done no better n to glorify my name
wild honest livin', an pass it on to 'er-
wild Gods blessin'.
''But dis little lady-chile-dis little
rosebud baby-i amt nuver had no
baby named arter me, but don't think
maybe We mought sort O. whiten up
Louizy into Loueezy, eff you please,
ma'am, or maybe into Louise? knows
dey been plenty o quality white ladies
wha' carried off dat name wild manners
an granjer."
So the wee ''lady-baby" became
Louise; and even if the loving mother
has graced SO many a court, she would
have been paid for her own disappoint-
ment in the old woman's delight
Ruth McEnery Stuart, in St. Nicholas.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

give him as much light as possible.
He says:
IL waded in toward the bird intend
ing to kill it with knock on the
head with the AK, and I was a little
bit hasty, as I feared it would fly
away before l could get it. In my
hurry to reach the bird I did not
take the care I should, and as
struck at it with the ak my foot
slipped on the mud, and I fell.
''By the time I had recovered my
footing the bird got into the game in
earnest. I made another lunge at
it with the AK, and it made one at me
with it's beak, getting me in the leg;
l missed my stroke.
"The bird had good nip on me
and it was close fighting, with the
birds huge wings going all the time
like thrashing machines.
ut was up to me to do something
and do it quickly if I did not want
to be ripped into strips by the bird.
II reached for it's neck with my
left hand and put strangle on it to
make the creature let go of my leg,
and in that I was successful only in
measure. The bird loosened it's
hold with it's beak and took hold of
my hand with it's claw. Its talons
went clear through my left hand,
and by that time I was as mad as the
bird. took a good purchase on my
ak and aimed the next and last blow
with some care, and got the bird on
the head.
"He was out for keeps, but that
claw of his was gripped on my hand
% il it would never come loose.
II dragged the whole outfit to the
bank, and then the boys forced open
the claw on my hand and released
me-"
It was a bald eagle and his wings
measure seven feet two inches from
tip q tip.-Chicago TribuRI
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
Insurance Has Its Humor,

An enterprising. insurance agent induced
an Irishman to take out an accident policy
for his wife. A few days later, while con-
versing with friend in his office, he was
startled to see the Irishman rush in,
brandishing fercely stout cane.
Eye rascal" he yelled, springing to-
ward the agent, Eye wanter cheat me?"
Fortunately the enraged man was dis
friend, who was a powerfully built man.
The Irishman, struggling to get free,
shouted:
"Let me git at the spalpeen. Think ov
it, chargin' me foive dollars fer an acshi.
dent ticket fer me ole woman, an she
Jest broke her leg a-fallin' down stairs.
Wot's the good Of the ticket, anyhow"
IN. Y. Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
sly Dog and a Knowing.

A resident of Kansas City is the
proud possessor of a dog that knows
a book agent the moment he sets
eyes on him. The man may be
dressed in any fashion and may con-
ceal his samples as he pleases, but
the dog, according to his owner, will
detect him at once, and at once show
fight. Ordinarily the dog is peace
able enough; he is, moreover, of the
sort generally known as yellow "
but his one great virtue leIdi hin
0 UNIQUE value.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
BATTLE WITH EAGLE.
Illinois Man Has a Might Adv mt mr. e
in the Woods Which He Will
Not Soon FORGET.

A hand to claw battle with an
eagle was fought by Harry 7. Allen,
of Galesburg. Mr.. Allen now has the
bird in Chicago, where it is being
stuffed and mounted by taxi
dermist, and will soon 60 to orna-
ment his home.
Mr.. Allen. who is a cigar manufac-
turer, went on a coon hunt with a
party of Galesburg friends in the
Elleston woods, near Roseville, Ill.
The party had lair bunch of dogs,
mostly coon dogs, and was expecting
to get results in short order. The
dogs were ranging the woods for
coon and were exceedingly busy for
about two hours. Along about mid
night the party heard the dogs bay
ing and barking at furious rate in
the woods off toward the creek, a
quarter of mile away.
AS the party approached the spot
where the dogs were assembled they
came to the conclusion that the dogs
had simply gone crazy, as they were
not near a tree, but were, instead,
running up and down the bank of the
creek and barking at some big, dark
object on a stump ten or fifteen feet
from the edge.
1t was a dark night and at first the
coon hunters could not distinguish
what the object was. Mr.. Allen said
it was bird of some sort, probably
an owl, but in any event he intended
to get closer view.
Taking his AK, he waded in toward
the bird, while his companions held
their torches high on the bank to
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
Thanked by Thousands
Hundreds Of Grateful how
Kidney brought relief to Invalid 1riinx PEOPLE

OAKLAND, CA1.-"1 got your trial box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and thank you very much
for them. think they are worth their weight
In gold. gave them to my son and they
helped him SO much that bought two boxes.
They have done him more good than the doc
tors could do. They said he had Br1ght's
Disease and could not get well. His urine
was green and his back nearly killed him.
Now he IL nearly well. have five other sons
whom have advised to write you, as I
would like to convince them of the merits Of
Doan's Kidney lls."-Mrs. LE1GErT, 762 East
18th Street, Oakland, Cal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

New ORLEANS, LA.-"I take pleasure in con-
graduating you on your Doan's Kidney Pills.
received and used the sample and then pur-
chased box of G. L. Cusack & Co., Ltd
must say have been cured of dizziness by
them, and have not had the slightest sign OF
this so-called vertigo since the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills. will recommend them to
great many others whom know suffering from
dizziness and kidney complaint. It is true,
since using the pills. every one meet remarks
about how well look. Thanking you for your
free trial box."-GEo JUNNovILLE, care Of
Preston & Stauffer, New Orleans, La.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12
SteQ n re.

Hicks-I didn't know you had gone
in for literary work.
Gussie-Me? How?
Jockey told me you collaborated
with him on that character sketch
of his about the chappie who contin-
uaily says Bah Jove!'"
''Oh, come now, bah Jove! Iassuah
you l had nothing to do with it.
Stwange of him to tell you that, bah
Jove!"-Catholic Standard and Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
lofn pains overcome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi.
menA high colored, pain in passing. drib-
bling, frequency, bed wetting. Doan'a
Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel
Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness, dizziness
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

To give his coachmar and horses
rest, the bishop of Rochester now
uses a motorcar to get about his
diocese on SundayA
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-02-12

What wretched shifts are they obliged
to make use of who would support the ap-
pearance Of = fortune they have not
Fielding.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-02

Drs. Howe n Long, the specialists.
have handsome and well furnished
offices fitted up Ia the second story
OF the Howell building. They have
in addition 20 the usual equipments
of the profession, "a static electric
machine and N-ray apparatus, and
are well equipped tor treating
diseases Of the eye, ear nose and
throat and chronic and nervous DIS
eases. They practice Ia all the sur
rounding towns, but one Of them re-
mains ln tho Bryan offices all the
time. DR.. Howe has Just returned
from Cameron where bee was called
to attend % couple of former patients,
De- having praciiced at that place
last year.
To the Ladios-Mrs. G.. Proctor's
new millinery goods have arrived,
and the selection is AN extensive aud
beautiful one. Come 20 see the new
and attractive stock. i0l
our line of spring hats have arriv-
ed with "a DO for every head: "a shape
for every face; touch OF style that
brands them above the ordinary.
H6 % g9 sWcbb Bros.
The laboror, the camp-hunter the
family. all hnd In Monarch coffee
the height o. rejection aud comfort.
Clarke * Fountain. 100
A feast OF beautiful things 10 be-
hold today aud tomorrow at Wagner
q Brandon 5 millinery opening. go
Little boys Little Gent oXiords,
Little girls Little Court. ties,
gdgT 80 at Webb Bros.
star Mineral Wells water ON sale
at McDouulds drug store. Or r..
II. Harrison agent. dll2