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The colored American., 1903-05-16
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

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The echoes of the Hiawatha chorus
are still sounding in the breezes.
If you want to rent or buy a house
consult Mr.. John Keelan, 245 Elm st.
N. w.
Mr.. A. ]. Gaskins is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a fine Scotch terrier pup, the
gift of Mr.. S. T. Jones, of Anacostia-
Mr.. Will Fortune, of the Treasury
Department is confined 20 his bed by
an attack of the la grippe.
Mr. Whitfield Mckinley. the popular
real estate man has donned a new suit
and panama.
Barnum Bailey's circus has come
and gone and took away from the city
a many we'll earned dollar.
Mr.. Zeph Moore, the well known
attorney and real estate agent is doing
rushing business. Mr.. Moore counts
his friends by the score.
Prof. John T. Layton, the director OF
the Hiawatha Chorus was presented
with a purse of 500, by the manage
ment and members. of the chorus.
If you are not a subscriber to The
Colored American, you ought to be.
Send in your name and your subscrip-
ton.
Mr.. w T. Menard a we'll known writ
er and newspaper correspondent is up
and about again from a recent indis-
position.
Mr.. J. D. Harris, a veteran journalist,
will take charge of The Washington
Chronicle, beginning this week. He
proposes to put new life into the paper
and to make it the organ of the V. P.
League.
The 4th Annual Crab Feast was Civ
en- by the Tobacco Club last Thursday
evening, at 229 New Jersey Ave, n. w.
A most interesting program was car
ried out. Among the best known off,
oers and members are, Mr.. Jas. w.
Gray, President; Mr.. A. J. Gaskins,
Vice President; Mr.. Jack NJ. Ryan, Sec
retary; Messrs. Louis Costley. E. F.
Cooper, Frank Gaines, and ]. w. Pat
terson.
Miss Jessie Keemer, who has been
connected with the sanitarium of DR..
]. r. Francis for the past three or four
years. left for her home in Springfield,
Ohio, last Saturday. She made many
friends while in Washington by her
efficiency as a trained nurse and by her
genial manners and personal deport-
ment. Rumor has it that -.
Capt. J. H. Evans and wife who have
been connected with the faculty of
Hampton Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute for many years, have been assign
ed TO an industrial school in Kalilua,
Hawaii. They spent a few days in
the city last week, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Jas G. Clayton, and left the
city last Monday for San Francisco.
where they will take the steamer for
Hawaii.
A movement is on foot to organize
the various veteran organizations of
the District into a concrete union,
thereby centralizing their influence,
making it more potent than has been
possible with each body working separ-
ately. The movement is a good one.
and is being carefully considered by
the various associations of veterans
and the early future will probably wit
ness its naturalization
The colored American., 1903-05-16
Marvellous Growth of
the Hair.

A Famons Doctor Chemist Has Dis
covered a Compound that grows
Hair on a Bald Head in
Single Night.
The colored American., 1903-05-16

If you want to rent or buy a house
consult Mr.. John Keelan, 245 Elm St
n. w.
The colored American., 1903-05-16

Startling Announcement Causes Doc
tors to Marvel and Stand Dunn
founded at the Wonderful
Cures.
The colored American., 1903-05-16

Mr.. A. J. Gaskins is the prou,
SCISSOR of fine Scotch terrier pu
gift of Mr.. S. T. Jones, of Anacos
The colored American., 1903-05-16
The Discoverer Sends Free Trial Pack
ages to All Who Write.

After a half century spent in The labratory
crowned with high hoHors for his many world
famous discoveries the celebrated physician,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Recognized His Portrait.

Miss Fanny, who had just taken hold
Of a room in an East Side school, says
the New York Times. had been having
short talks with her children on sub
jects which she thought would be at
once interesting and instructive.
One morning she told them about the
three Kingdoms" the mineral, the
vegetable and the animal, and explain
ed as simply as she could the meaning
of each. Then, naming a number of
objects, she let the children tell to
which kingdom each belonged. They
greatly enjoyed the exercise.
The next morning the talk was along
the lines of simple natural history.
Now, children" she said, ''let us
see what you remember about the ami
NAL kingdom and the domestic animals
that belong to ii. You have named
all the domestic animals but one. Who
can tell me what that one Is? 1t has
bristly hair, likes dirt, and is fond Of
getting into the mud"
Miss Fanny looked expectantly
around the room. "Can't you think,
Tommy" she asked encouragingly,
Yes'm," was the shamefaced reply.
TITS me-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
AUTOS CAUSE DEATHS.
Two Killed and Number Hurt ut De
troit and ZanesviIle.

Two Killed and Number Hurt ut De-
troit and GAINESVILLE.
While an automobile was being driven
at a terrific pace at the Crosse Pointe
track in Detroit tire burst and the
car swerved into the fence, killing Frank
Shearar of Barberton, Ohio. Barney
Oldfeld,. who was driving the car, es-
capped by a miracle, as his machine was
reduced to a mass of tangled iron and
wood. That more people were not killed
or manned is a cause for wonder, as fully
a score of onlookers were at that point
watching the races.
Just before Old6ed started in the last
event it was noticed that the tires were
exceedingly hot. At the very start OF
the race he had trouble with his ma
chine and lost a mile. 1t was not thought
that lie would compete at all, but sud
denly he got his car going, and he made
after Cunningham at q terrific speed.
While he had very little show of win
mig, he had succeeded in overtaking
Cunningham when his tire exploded.
The crash into the fence was newt
able. Shearar was lifted by the swiftly
moving machine and carried fully sixty
feet. He was placed in an ambulance
and hurried to the hospital, but died be-
fore reaching the institution. Oldfield
suffered two cuts in the back and brok'
en- rib
At the GAINESVILLE, Ohio, county fair
an automobile driven by Earl Kiser Of
Dayton got beyond his control and dash
ed through the race track fence into the
crowd, killing one and injuring six per
sons. The accident was caused by the
bursting Of q front tire. Twenty feet OF
fence was demolished and the spectators
we're thrown in every direction.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
In+erestinZ Nena Items.

Another large gas well has been com
pleted at PleasantOn, Kan.
A fire in the business section Of Foss,
o. T., did damage estimated at $4,000
Philippines bonds amounting to 49,
100000 were sold in Washington at
premium Of S1,024.
A passenger rate war ia ON between
the roads running from St Paul, Minn.'
to the Atlantic coast.
Menotti Garibaldi, eldest son of the
italian patriot, died in Rome from liver
complaint, complicated by dysentery
The preliminary prize list, classifca-
tiong and rules and regulations govern
ing the worlds fair live stock shows have
been issued.
1t is reported that Charles NJ. Schwab
has purchased controlling interest
$500. 900 in the Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Company.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank Of
Clinton, o. r., to begin business with
capital Of $4,000.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank Of
Hamilton, Kan, TO begin business with
a capital of $4,000.
+. S. Arlington Of Salina. Kan, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself On the
south-bound overland train between
Santa Paula and Fillmore, Cal No rea-
son assigned.
A new gem recently discovered In Cal
ifornia has been examined By DIR. Charles
Bakersville, the chemist, and named
kunzite, after George II. Kunz, its dis
coverer.
The Rock Island Railroad Company
proposes to solve the wL.er problem at
Peabody, Kan, by constructing lake
there half a mile long. a quarter mile
wide and sixty feet deep.
While whirling a loaded revolver about
his first finger. Harry Hamilton of Guth-
RE. o. T., was shot and killed. II was
supposed that al the cartridges had been
removed from the weapon. but upon ex-
animation It was found that one had
been left In.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
COOL HEAD IN HOT WEATHER.
Calm, Unruffied Temperament Rare1.
Suffers From the sun

Calm, Unruffied Temperament Rarely
Suffers From the sun.
The commOnest cause of sunstroke
lie overexertion in times of great heat
One may be sunstruck in a crowded,
over heated room as well-or as badly
AS out OF doors. Mental stress and
overwork are as exhausting as running
about in the sun; in fact, a game of
tennis on a boiling. blazing tennis
court is less apt to give the player
"sunstroke" than an afternoon Of
worry, fretting and fussing spent in
close room.
One of the best means of avoiding
sunstroke. according to a physician
who has had much experience in heat
prostration" cases, is to keep the body
In a refreshed condition by means of
a cool bath on arising in the morning.
and brisk rubbing with a coarse
towel afterward. This procedure re-
freshes and invigorates and enables one
to go through a day fairly comfort
ably.
A calm, unruffled temperament rare
" suffers from heat. Unfortunately
this condition is matter Of birth
rather than training A human being,
however. is gifted with certain
amount of will, by exercise of which
he may be able to so control himself
as to acquire degree of mental COM
posture that will enable him to bear
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Hia Imnressive Yoice.

An amusing episode Of Robert Louis
Stevenson's school days and his faith
er's manner of teasing the boy is de-
scribed in Robert Louis Stevenson's
Edinburgh Days" by E. b. Sampson.
Roberts voice." a master had said,
sis not strong, but impressive" This
opinion" Louis adds, II was fool
enough to carry home to my father,
who roasted me for years in conse-
quence."
If Louis, in some dispute or childish
excitement, raised his tone to a shrill
pitch, Mr.. Stevenson would listen with
intentional gravity, and when Louis
treble was silenced would turn to a Wis
itor and remark, Louis is noted at
school for his impressive voice." and
would wonder that they had not motto
ed it before.
When he was grown up, Mr.. Steven
son at times referred to this old blister,
and Louis, remembering the smart ev-
cry allusion to his impressive voice had
given him when boy, laughed at the
remembrance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22

pay the better the article. No small
bowers are accepted. You don't have
to be in the Queens set to learn that.
THE English know how to appreci-
ate our money bags as well as our
beautiful women. London and Paris
are filled to yerfiowing with Ameri-
cans who are very popular just now
because they have been approved, by
King Edward, who has always been an
ardent admircr Of American women.
England may be Americanizing, but
the habits and customs of the smart
set across the Atlantic are revolving in
the eyes Of Americans of refinement.
That disgusting travesty on dancing.
known among us as the cake walk Is
danced every night by the aristocracy
of England. l do not mean to init
mate That the cake walk is not danced
here In America, but it certainly is not
now taken up as fad among our Sc
lect sets as it is in England.
There seems to be no sense of the
proprieties regarding the discussion of
certain phases of society which are
seldom spoken of among us, but which,
in London, you may hear young debut
antes discussing in the most candid
way. Vice in the abstract is openly
discussed, and frequently forms the
sole topic of conversation at dinner
parties where both men and women
are present. The example is partly re-
sponsble for this state of affairs.
Drinking is INDUCED in on much
more temperate scale in London than
It is here, and in fact than it was
there few years ago. The incest peo-
pie imbibe only the light wines, and
while you often see a dinner begin
and end with champagne, almost never
do you see n variety of wines. while
llqueurs and cordials are seldom used
and brandies and WHISTLES are abso-
lutely tabooed in polite society. OF
course, the men drink the stronger
liquors after the women have left the
table and sought the seclusion of the
drawing -rooms.
Much as l might say in honor OF
the beauty OF the American woman, l
must confess that the English matron
outshines her in one respect. She
maintains until she is long past middle
life a most glorious complexion. |
suppose the climate does a great deal
toward improving her complexion, she
is virtually steaming her face every
day IN the dense fogs and rains.
"Oh, l nearly forgot to tell you that
King Edward is really in love with
Queen Alexandra. He really canrot
forget how attentive she was to him
during his last illness. and. while he
still admires Lily Langtry and occa.
sionally puts his stamp of approval on
anotEe~ chosen one, his heart is safe In
the keeping of that regal beauty, the
Queen"
The title of Baroness de Bazus
which Mrs. Leslie says she has adopt
ed for business reasons when she did
not desire her name TO appear before
the public, is an hereditary one. Ba
non de Bazus was an ancestor of hers
who came TO this country to avoid the
persecution OF the Huguenots.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22

"I know two answers will be made
to this suggestion. One is that there
is generally slope toward the water.
and that hence the force of gravity
determines the direction Of the fish's
movement. And the other is a pri-
mary reason-tGe matter of instinct,
as distinguished from reason. These
explanations do not satisfy me. In
the first place, l reject the theory
which makes a difference between in
stinct and reason. l cannot tell the
difference between the attributes, so
much are they alike. In the second
place, 1 want to tell you that l have
seen fish floundering up hill. Why?
Simply because they were forced to
founder up hill in order to get back
into the water. Does a fish know any
thing about direction and distance? l
think so. 1 have seen them jump and
founder up hill, inch after inch, until
they got back to the edge of the
stream out of which they had been
jerked. 1t may be what some of the
writer's call instinct but to save my
soul 1 can't tell instinct from what
we are accustomed to regard as reason
in higher forms of life. New Orleans
TimeS-Democrat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
HABIISARE VERY BAD
MRS. LESLIE SCORES THE LON
DON "SMART SET"
Plutocracy, She Saws. the Only Recog-
nized Aristocracy-De Talk
shockingIy, and the Cake Walk is a
Favorite in Society.

The Baroness de Bazus, more IA
miliarly known to the general public
as Mrs. Frank Leslie, is home from
Europe and tells some interesting
things about the smart set of Lon
don. She expresses decided disap-
prevail Of many of the features now
existing in English society Plutoc-
racy, she asserts, is the only recog-
nized aristocracy of England The
marriage game is played on a strictly
financial basis, and settlements are
talked about long before the betrothal
of young persons for whose benefit the
alliance is planned. American women
who find it impossible to enter society
in New York can obtain easy access
TO the London smart set if they only
possess the necessary capital with
which to lay siege to British royalty
and nobility.
MY last trip abroad, from which
have just returned, has convinced me-"
she said, American women who are
perfectly proper at home frequently
act in an utterly shameless manner
when they discover an opportunity to
sell themselves or their daughters to
some nobleman or aristocratic London
er. A million dollars is mere baga-
telle nowadays when 1t comes to pur-
chasing an eligible life mate in the
gay English capital. The more you
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
sToRM1NG THE ALAMO IN 1886.

finally taken by the Mexicans. Every
one within the Alamo except one wom-
an, child and a servant, was killed.
The brave defense put up by Travis
and his chief aids, Davy Crockett,
Bowie and Bonham, is still the subject
Of many remarkable illustrations of
courage. Bowie was sick in little
room in one corner of the building at
the time of the attack and the gallant
Travis fell at the cot of his friend, de-
Tending him to the last from the Next
can invaders.
The woman who survived the attack
was Nine. Candelria, nurse to Bowie in
his last illness. She lived until a few
years ago, dying at the age of 115
years.
How highly Texans regard the old
ruins can be realized when 1t is I'M
derstood that the State building at the
st. Louis Worlds Fair is being mod
eled after the architecture of the Ala
mo. It was the stand of Travis and
his little band at the Alama that led
to San Jacinto. and at the latter place
Texan independence was won.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22

very high temperatures. He can know
himself sufficiently well to be able to
avoid irritating conditions.
When sunstroke or heat exhaustion
is impending, nature gives a warning
which should be Immediately needed.
This warning consists Of headache and
dizziness and feeling of weakness
or prostration. In the case of sun
stroke the skin is unusually at first
dry, and subsequently may be covered
with profuse perspiration. This is fol-
lowed by loss of consciousness, delir-
ium and even commissions In the
case Of heat exhaustion, on the other
hand there is dizziness, loss of sight,
profuse perspiration and the patient is
pale. The temperature Of the body
in heat exhaustion is decreased below
the normal, while in sunstroke 1t is
gradually increased.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
OUR INCREASING TRADE.
Figures Show Growth in Exports to
China and to India.

Recent developments with reference
10 additional facilities for trade with
China lend interest to some figures
showing the growth of our commerce
with that country, presented by the
Department of Commerce and Labor
through its bureau Of statistics. tx
ports to China in the fiscal year 1903
aggregate about 100000. against
less than 100000 in 1898. The to-
tai value of our exports to China in
1903 exceed those of any earlier year
except 1902, when they were above
the normal By reason Of the light ex-
ports to that country in 1901, in which
year importat1ons were greatly inter-
fered with by existing hostilites in the
East
Comparing this growth with that Of
ocr commerce with other parts Of the
word, IT may be said that our total ex-
port>1 to Europe in 1908 aggregate
little over a billion dollars. against
Six hundred and sixty-two millions In
1893. having therefore increased less
than co per cent during that period
These to Asia in 1903 aggregate about
$50. COO 600. against s16,O00.C00 in
1898. an increase Of 275 per cent To
Oceania the total tor the year Is about
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
patient and Physician.

The Massachusetts Medical Society
is moving to secure legislation for the
protection of the confidential relations
between physician and patient. The
lawyer and clergyman now have the
protection of the law for their profes-
sional SECRETS against the questions of
examining counsel, and the argument
is that the consultation and confiden-
tial conference between the doctor
and the patient, which the law does
not protect, should be held equally
sacred in the courts. When called
into court as witnesses the respect in
which condolences given to the two
other professional men are held falls
away from the doctor. He can be
forced to reveal that which has been
given to him under pledge of secrecy.
and this is revolving to his sense of
honor. Hence the protest and appeal
which comes from the State Medical
Springfield Republican.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
REMEMBERS WAR OF 1872;
IS PROUD OF HER ANCESTRY

The oldest Daughter of the Revolu-
ton" is Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner AndeT-
son, of Dover, Mass, formerly of Rox-
bury. Mrs. Anderson was born in 1903,
and is one of the five members of the
society living whose fathers fought in
the revolution. Mrs. Anderson remem-
bers the stirring times Of 1912, al
though but A years Of age at the
time. The events were calculate to
leave an Impression in her childish
mind She relates stories of all the
great battles of the revolution as they
were told her by participants. She
remembers her father and grandfather
as they left home to join the contineL-
tai troops that forced the British out
Of Boston. Mrs. Anderson is proud of
her ancestors. Her father was Edward
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
The Heieht of Insult.

"rll have no more to do wild young
Harold Percy Flanagan" said Mr..
Scannon. IF he comes home, he'll not
darken me 0ure more than wonce."
What have We against old Tom
Flannagan's boy?" asked Mr.. Nc
Queen.
Hes too stuck on himself since he
got his job being sicrety to Congress
man Clancy. He's that proud he'll not
be speaking wild an honest man."
"Phwat's he done?"
"Phwat's he done? l wrote him a
letter to Washin'ton. Harold Percy
Flanagan says, 'Washin'ton.' an
dye know phwat he done? Do you
know phwat he done, l say?"
Il do not" said Mr.. Mcqueen grave
". "Phwat did he do?"
HE marked it dead letther. after
he'd opened it and give it to the gov
er'mint to sind back to me-"
"Well, maybe he didn't get it"
Didn't get it, He did get it. He
opened 1t. Twas open in the invilip /
sent an that put in another from the
dead letther office Take back yer
lettner,' he says. 4 don't want it. Yer
not good enough for me- He hands II
to the gover'mint an tells them to sind
it back to Mike Scannon, that knew
his father forty years"
''Tis very queer"
"'Tis very insulting. If he wanted
to sind it back, why didn't he sind ii
back himself, like a gInIieman?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Thirsty GERMAN WOMAN.

She Makes the Government Custodian
of Valuable Securities.
If women are not quite such good
hands at making money as men, they
at least take the palm in devising ex-
traordinary means for saving it, says
the London Telegraph. A curious case
In point has recently come to the
knowledge of firm of bankers in
Bunzlau, who, Disguised ut the clever
ness with which they had been de-
prived OF their yearly fees have made
the matter public. In thai city there
is wealthy woman who is wont to
improve her nina by frequent travels
and as she possesses o goodly collec-
ton of debentures, shares and other
kinds Of scrip she was accustomed to
deposit them in a well-known bank
there during her absence, paying a con-
siderable sum for their safekeeping.
Last March she hit upon q most in
genious way of cutting down this ex-
pense. She put all her scrip in capa-
cious envelopes, had them duly regis
tered and directed to a fictitious adj
'lress in Berlin, writing on the envel-
)pe her own name as the sender and
'equesting that they should be return
ed to her in case of nondelivery. And
then she set out for her journey. The
packets in due time found their way
to the capital, where the post left
nothing undone to discover the where
abouts of the mythical addressee.
After having spent days and days in
fruitless research the officials gave 1t
up in despair and returned the packet
to Eunzlau to be handed back to the
sender. But as she was absent and
as it is against the rules of the Ger
man post to give registered letters to
any one but the person whose name is
on the envelope the authorities were
forced to take charge of the packets
Until the woman's return. The saving
thus effected is said to be very con-
siderable and the post and the bank
are devising some method OF check
mating the scheme in the future.