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The colored American., 1903-04-04
SATURDAY. APRIL 1 1908.
THE ELEVENTH MILESTONE

On the first day of April, eleven
years ago, The Colored American
launched its bark upon the treacner-
Gus waters of Washington journalism.
Its projectors had seen many news
papers begun under most ausp1clous
conditions and with the highest aims,
attempt the shifting currents OF popu-
lar favor in this community only u
strike upon the rocks Of adversely ana
of the peoples neglect or 1ndlHerehce'
and disappear and leave no sign. oo
il was not without misgivings that we
made our venture. The struggle for
success has been an arduous one In
the early days of the papers existence,
grim despair sat brooding, many times
our close neighbor. Expedlents more
or less unworthy have Deen
suggested to us by which 10
produce an apparent but unreal
and specious prosperity, Dut We
have disdained them, prefering even
TO fail with self-respect than prosper
through meretricious methods.
The rewards of right thinking and
right living are not all locked up In
the eternity of the blessed. Earth her
self hath her laurels for the brow OF
the elect and so it has come to pass
that the pace we have set for our
contemporaries, the exalted plane or
Journalism, the broad, comprehensive
lines upon which We have built our
suhStructure, have met theif reward
in th.t widespread appreciation, that
n.ential. dominating influence when
our readers, without regard to race,
enthusiastically accord TO us, ana
urbich our compeers reluctantly con-
cede to us.
The Colored American is alive TO the
hearty sympathy with every Inn
in hearty sympathy with every inn
pulse for the eity's advancement, yet
:. &c viailapt in the defense of our
nI.onle here, when discrimination is
attempted or there is an apparent dis
Tosilinn to ignore or minimize our
proper weight in the equation OF civil
lo1,ty hut 1t has sedulously aimed to
o,,nv a broader field, to be, as 1t
were watch On the tower whose
,"arSnecfiye Is the national panorama.
T. ,s in touch with the aspirations OF
The colored American., 1903-04-04
A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE.

Preparations are being made by the
substantial colored business men of
New York city. to honor DR.. Booker
T. Washington by a public dinner. at
Carnegie Hall. in that city. on the
18th instant. These New York gentle
men are brOad-guaged and enterpris-
ing. Their contact with the breezy,
broadening influences of metropolitan
life has given them the larger view of
the impulses which control and actu-
ate our thinking men. They compre-
hend their leader, Booker T. Wash
in.ton. Our admiration for DR.. Wash
ington does not cloud our judgment
II Tuskegee had never materialized, If
the great good which it is performing
for the colored people OF the South
had never been iRaugurated, there
would still stand to his credit the
thought and accomplishment of the
The colored American., 1903-04-04
LAWYER HAYES SPEAKS
The Yorkerites Give 6be y,ra,
ian a Rcusins Meeting and
Good Collection.

Yonkers, N Y, Special-Tba sa,ox
annual election of officers of The \ n
E. Zion Lyceum took place las. Wed.
nesday night. President. John T
Bruce; Vice President, Mrs. BIsnchs
Scott; Secretary, Miss Lulu Jones,
Asst Secretary. Miss Estelle Williams
Treasurer, Mr.. Albert Skinner. chan
lain, Mr.. Matthew Overton. Sergeant.
alarms, Mr.. Geo. Chambers: editor on
the Lyceum Journal, Mrs. ]. W SDen.
ME.
Yonkers Fountain, No. 1921 L OF
r., celebrated its fifth anniversary.
tuesday evening. March oath. at Nc
Cams Hall, with a musical and liter
ary programme, which was enjoyed by
a large and appreciative audience Mr.
j. IT, Green was master of ceremonies
A mass meeting was held at Nc
Cams Hall. North Broadway, Wednss
day evening, March 25th, for the pur-
pose OF protesting against the disfran.
chlsement laws of the state OF Vir-
e1nia- Rev. H. Arthur Booker OF the
Messlah Baptist Church, was chairman
OF the meeting. Prominent among the
speakers were Lawyer j. H. Hays, Mr..
M Walsh, mayor Of the city. and Rt.
Rev. w. B. Derrick, of Flushing L. /.
The choirs of the A. NJ E Zion and
Messiah Baptist Churches furnished
the music. There was a large gather
Ing OF people who thoroughly enjoyed
the meeting.
Mrs. VIM. H. Daggs, OF Hampton.
va, Is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
Chas. e. Conick, IA Lamertine avenue.
Rt. Rev. j. w. Hood. made his an
nual visit to the A NJ E. Zion Church
Sunday. March 9th. On Monday even
ing there will be given a reception In
his honor by the Ladies' Aid Society.
Mrs. A. G. Thomas who has spent
several months with her daughter.
Mrs. R. H. Brown, left for her home
In Hampton, Va, Saturday. much TO
the regret of her many friends In
Yonkers.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ A. johnson
who died suddenly last Friday, was
held from the A N. e. Zion Church
Sunday afternoon, at 2 p. m 1t wds
largely attended. She leaves two
sisters. Mrs. John Oliver and Mrs
Sarah Oliver. and a host Of relatives
and friends to mourn her loss. Rev.
j. 7. Gaskill preached the funeral SER
mon.
Mrs. J. T. GaskilI who has been quite
i'll with the la grippe is very mucn
better at this writing.
The Jordon Crudup Association Oh
which Mr.. John B. Jones is President
will give musical entertainment a.
AcCann's Hall, April 14Ih, when
promises to be one of the events OF
the season. A feature of the enter,
tainment will be "a grand cake Walk.
The orchestra will be under the dlreC,
ton of Mr.. Jordon Crudup and WIN
consist of all the popular and upt0
date dance music.
BROWN GRIT JR-
The colored American., 1903-04-04

When the Negro learns to operate
his stores, insurance companies, banks,
street railways, and corporations of
all kinds, the so-called problem will
be nearer solution. The colored people
OF Washington, nearly 100. 10000 In
number, who boast OF their intelli-
gence and wealth have a magnificent
opportunity to show what they can do
along business lines Where are your
clothing stores, dry goods stores and
banks? The Jews and GentiIes have
all the business and can get all of
The Negroes money, and yet will not
employ a young colored man or a
young colored woman in any capacity,
except as menial. Here is a good text
for the preachers and for the leaders
The colored American., 1903-04-04

National Negro Business League, and
of all the inspiring and helpful in
ffuences which il has exerted and will
continue to exert 1t has quickened
every race enterprise and it has
preached the gospel OF reciprocal busi-
ness support with telling effect.
These good people Of New York are
building, perhaps, more wisely than
they know. Their appreciation OF the
Wizards work will be far-reaching,
and northern colored men will them
selves be the beneficiaries.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

Discrimination in the various de-
partments OF the government in this
city is very keen and bitter against
eolored people. In some OF the depart
ments promotion rarely or never
comes to colored employees. Some of
the so-called leaders who are so busily
engaged in fighting each other, might
devote their energies in battle against
The comon enemy.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The words of Archbishop John Ire
land have the ring of true Christian
ity about them. Christ came to help
the needy, and to lift up the poor and
the oppressed. We welcome help from
every source. and we thank every man
who says word for our cause in a
crisis like this.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The colored people are beginning to
appreciate the value of the example
and influence of General Grant to their
cause, and preparations are being
made to celebrate. in becoming style,
at the John Wesley Church, in this
city. his birthday which occurs on
April 9th.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The city and township elections in
the western states are coming to a
close, much to the regret of local poll
ticians and the campaign sheet; both
OF which are thriving and fattening on
the gullibility of the candidates.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The New Age of Portland Ore, is do
ing yoeman service for the race on the
Pacific slope. Those republicans who
vote against colored men simply be-
cause they are colored will have to
meet The New Age at the cross roads
when election time comes around.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The colored business men of this
city are arranging for a mammoth
meeting and reception to DR.. Booker
T. Washington at an early date. Many
local branches of the National Negro
Business League are also being es-
tabliShed.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The Colored American is eleven
years old with this issue, and has
maintained its place from the very be-
ginning, in the front rank of race
newspapers.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

Colored men in the professions and
in journalism cannot reach the goal
of success until colored people have
developed business men,
The colored American., 1903-04-04

Experience is a great teacher, but
it has failed to teach some OF the
brethren that no one ever gets rich
playing the races.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

A number of prominent colored men
have been slated for good positions in
the department of Commerce and
Labor.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The real leader does not have to de-
clare himself. The people have a way
of finding out and selecting the right
men for leaders.
The colored American., 1903-04-04
HE DRAWS THE COLOR LINE.

. Ihe white merchants, of Washing
ton. nave always been Indifferent I'm
tnelr treatment Of their colored pa
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The editor, who doesn't know the
difference between an editorial opinion
and local paragraph is thick headed,
to say the least
The colored American., 1903-04-04

The man who throws a stone at
every dog he sees Will be kept busy
picking up stones.
The colored American., 1903-04-04

SUBSCRIPTIONS may be ssnt by posi- Once
money order, express or reg istered letter.
All comma munieationsfo for puolfcstlon shoulo
be accompanied with The name OF the wI.Sr
antss of good faith.
We aoiicit news, contributions. opinlon'
and In tact all matters affecting the race
We will not pay for matter, however unlest
&c In ordered by ua. All matter 1ntenced fof
nublfcation must reach this once by w 80
nesday OF each week to insure tnsSrt1on IN
the current tsAue.
xA-ARsntn ara wanted everyWnsfes cSno
for Instructions.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04

huahua. We have the exclusive right
Tor prospecting and taking up all
mineral properties within this zone.
Up to this date we have ACQUIRED
tile to nearly 5000 full claims. In
addition we have surface rights to
all this property.
DIR. c. Sinclair, formerly County
Physician here, who went below sew
eral weeks ago to have what was left
OF his left leg treated, returned to
Gardnerville Tuesday. After attend
Ing theatrical performance in Oak
land, just on stepping out of the YES
Thule, he stumbled and again broke
the thigh part of the limb.
The man killed at Lone Mountain
last Tuesday was an Italian named
Louis Delasilya. The men who did
the shooting are Mexican woodchop
pers known as Marco and Cedre.
They were brought to town last
night by Deputy Sheriff Ross Ed
wards and placed in the county jail.
Ia the Truckee railroad yard Wed.
nesday Switchman McCloud missed
when he went to step on the front
footboard of the engine and fell on
his back. He had presence of mind
enough to grab the board of the step
as the engine went over him and
hung on to it while it thumped him
over ties and switches for sixty feet.
He suffered some wounds and bruises,
but is able to work.
On Monday last the United States
Supreme Court affirmed the constitu-
tionality of the eight-hour law of the
State of Kansas regulating labor on
public works. Justice Harlan said
in handing down the decision, that If
tho statute is mischievous the re-
sponsibility rests with the Legisla-
ture and not with the courts. Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices Brewer
and Peckham dissented.
Frank Arcularius was struck on
the cheek by a baseball at Bishop
last Wednesday, His cheek bone was
broken He came to Hawthornean1
Dr. Berry accompanied him to Car
son. Tonight he will leave Carson
for San Francisco. His sister, Mrs.
7. G. Watterson, departed for Car
son to-day. She will accompany her
brother to San Francisco.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
NEW TO-DAY.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

In the District Court of the First Judicial
District of the State of Nevada, in and
r the County of Esmeralda.
lnthe matter of the Fstatc of W. IL. Ball,
deceased.
On reading the petition OF L. c. Upton,
the administrator of the estate of w. II.
Ball deceased, praying for an order of
distribution of the residue of said estate
among the parties entitled thereto.
1t is ordered that all pen sons interested
in the estate of said W. II. Ball, deceased,
be and appear before the above entitled
District Court at Hawthorne, county of
Esmeralda, State of Nevada, at the court
room of said court in the court house of
said county, ON Wednesday, the nth of
November A. d, 1903, at ten o'clock \. NJ,
then and there to show cause why an or
der of distribution should not be made of
the residue Of said estate among the heirs
Of said deceased according tolaw.
1t is further ordered that copy of this
order be published once a week for three
weeks before the hearing of said
petition for distribution, in the Walker
Lake Bulletin, a weekly paper published
nj Hawthorne, Nevada.
Dated October ii, 1908.
NJ. A. MURPHY, District Judge,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
RULE WORKS BOTH WAYS.
1t Costs to On Into the business of
Horse Racing and Ii Costs
to Get Out.

e. n. Thomas, the owner of the horse
Hermis, tai ed one day at Saratoga
about fbe e.aeaso Of racing, says the
New Yaml Tribune
"a pan e,7h.e IS Ike newspaper"
he saas "At TIC beginning it requires
A eoed acsi & money. You know
vha. 1.ea,cs A. Dana used to say
about re. sal ers-that /. costs lot
10 esa- -, has thcg would stop Of
thoussGs,a. Nel, thAt is equally true
of rac.nc stqH'cs. Only, rs a rule, even
TO eiva 2 sa1'e VI eosts money.
"Cp. c. When ?. {. Barnun was talk
inc t:el els at he entrance of his. cir
Gus . nan ash ed him if he could go
in without paving.
"'You cen pay without going in,
said gernGm. but you cant go in
without paying The rule doesn't work
both Was
Nov in racing" said Mr.. Thomas.
otbe rule does work both ways. 1t
costs 10 90 in racing, and it costs to
gel out. too"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With local applieativns, MS they cannon
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is a
Blood or constitutional disease. and IN or
der TO cure it you must take internal rem7
edies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter"
nallv. and acts dlrectlyon the hlosd ana
mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh cure Is
not n ouaell medicine, 1t was prescribed
bv one of the best physicians In TINS co9ll-
try for years, and Is q regular presolii 4,
rrndionts Is whut produces such wonder
TTnl results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free.
I'll. CHENEY Il co, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
FEEDING SHEEP ON WOOD.
DSmSSe Worked In Many seq
Tons by Close Grazing ON
Young Pine shoots.

With the rapid multiplication Of
great focks Of sheep in the far west has
come the grave question Of rroy!ding
nc Voc. bearers with sufficient proy-
e1ees Many sheep owIeIs in Tie vest
aFh hs&alaia regions where there is lit
ne or 10 sass 10 speak Of have partly
ieaea.sd tAe difficulty BY feeding their
shee3 e1 Woodl
No eordwood. to be sure but on the
yo3as and tender pine shoots which
--DoaEa IN the foothills and approaches
- eae mountain reserves, says the New
YorS Herald.
ls2 sLeap Of the western mountain
regions, generally of those varieties
"a9Ha as ''srade" merinos and coarse
Woo-s mixed, are run in focl,s. or
"oscGs. . CT 1900 to 5000 head. in charge
q : as=@sr, Who is assisted By . camp
lsaes7 "Fae&er' or camp rusuer,"
WHOSE business it is to loo,< up range,
move emp and pack" in supplies. in
ciuo.as salt fer tie sheep.
IN tae journey to the mountains the
sheep are usually obliged TO follow GER
tain natural highways, and their prog
,ess al lie work OF handling ihem are
,"'S;si1 Goy1fned by TIE aGrroaaaiags.
d -. cases Of ra2ing on the pine sloots
re - e Is cut close, AID ;h.s olese-
= ot Tie only vegetable co1ar, to-
-~'..ss WIN ise looscning Ct the soil, is
We #i9S damage in many sections, much
10 re alarm g residents not interested
in wool growing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
American Divorre..

The increasing number of divorce
cases has low becone racial danger
in the United States, AID a union Of
the clergy of all denominations has beer
lormed to try to stem this tide CT d.
cree. II Is pointed out that in 20 years
mere tAea hsli million divorces have
brea erantsd in The UaitcG states. Dur
i1e las 9sme period ia I'll Europe, with
$3.50, 90o,a0e population, as eeainsi 8o'o0O,-
GEO. there were 214,Sl1 divorces. More
than million ana a hall american
children have seen their homes broken
M. Tie lawyers have besn paid s.
600 coo for services In diyocre SUITS
London Tit-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
HOW SARDINE5 ARE CURED.
Should be Prepared I'm IN dfateIy
After Capture, Then Plunged In
to Boiling Olive OIL.

ut is in the spring" said fish
dealer in the Philadelphia Record,
that the s9rdine netting begins. Gen
uine sarGiHe5 ere BE youag Of the pill
chard. Their na1nc cores frcm TIE
act that ttey nre most na're-oas of
he coast OF Sardinia. They swim in
'hoqls ecu tanning n1illions-ish-ghqp
7hoaIs tca niles long and h1f-m:le
wide. Tho s7rGines are petted and
IA en- IT orcs 10 lie shore. They are
WASHED sc~aeod and sps;nHled with
salt. 'ft> sqlt is soon removed. the
head I'D a''s cut off End there is an
other wa,aiae. Then. on beds of
green hrnore7. The fish are dried in
the saa. r-sy- thov ere boiled N olive
oil til eoo' - thoroughly.
ITO n1e s-w0oen always--tafe
them noa - Sc them in Ito TN
boxes sc I'll taa'9 filing ~ e7oh box
with hoil'7c al a.l.ng on tbs I'd and
maIi,,e fhe he,,. - t'ett h. coliar.ao
the ia.st- 'oesi'ar with 4 ic' Of Rot
stear,. c..''"es a"e moro or less per-
feet. oe.o~fire - thov arn rrenn-ea
more er joss lma' diate'y after thair
capture. AND according as The oil they
are packed In Is more or less pure.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
r. M. KING, Postmaster,


'Well, how's busiEess?' asked re-
porter Of a wholesale -four agent. you
would be surprised" he rsplied, to
know that in this tine Of general pres
perity We are selling less f0ur then in
hard times. From 1893 to 1855 I scld
more fogr than ever bsfore or since.
Business is thriving IN many lines, BIZ
the country is toe prosperous for tie
aour nen ard the bakers. Why is i?
Simply because the people have money
enough to buy other things than bread.
when the country is hard Up people set
along On troad as the staple of the ia
Bile. Eow ,ney use the fancy cereals.
breaFfast foods, can use mere meat End
yegetaoles and generally expand their
diet, when, Of course, lessons the de-
mand for bread. Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
Christmas Goods.

One of the finest collections oil
fancy china dishes, silk handkerchlefs
and fancy fans ever brought to haw-
tborne. is now on exhibition at the
tore of Chung Kee. The prices
range from fifty cents to FIVE dollars
Our people should call and examine
this beautiful display of fancy Christ
mas goods.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04

Feldhusen q Co, Sacramento make
prices on provisions Tar oe'9 5N,, ' fa,
house in the West Write tq'goy r 'o'
big grocery catalogue III l4i '''
mailed free. NJ
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
Letter List.

Letters for the following-named
persons are unclaimed in the Haw-
thorne postoflice
Winnie Alien
]. H. Burke
L. W. George
+. Y. Williams.
r. M. KING, Postmaster.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-12-04
BORN.
SAMPLES.

Bob Stewart was passenger for
Reno to day.
W. ]. Sinclair and Ben Cottrel
were passengers for ronopah Thurs
day.
T. L. Oddie and Miss Clarie Mae
Donald were married in Carson We'd
nesday.
J. L. Butler and wife are regis
tered at the Nucleus Hotel. They
are en- route to Bishop.
Charley Box, ST., has accepted a
position with Dunn & Moini, the
Candelaria blacksmiths.
Gurley Jones, Fred Barnes, Caesar
Geyer and Ted Brodigan are in from
the mines east of Luning.
P. J. Manning, well known in this
county, was married in San Fran
cisco Sunday to Miss Cannon.
Moutana-Tonopah Company has
declared dividend of $50, 900, being
per cent on the capital stock.
Miss Nellie Epstine won the first
prize for the handsomest dressed lady
at the masquerade ball in Reno last
Thursday
r. K. Colcord and ]. A. Yerington
have been investigating the progress
of work in Hawthorne district dur
ing the week.
Jack Kitchens will deliver lecture
in Bodie tonight; subject, Cathop,
Whipsaw, Soda and Hook" Admis-
sion ten cents.
The Times says the Lee threshing
machine cleaned up $500 bushels of
wheat and 1900 bushels of barley
in Mason valley this year.
Frank Ingram and Miss Kate Bar
ton were married in Hawthorne No
vember 9th. They are now residing
in Oakland, Cal.
The District Court will meet in
Hawthorne on the l4th instant. 1t
is probable that Grand Jury will
then be impaneled.
The Bridgeport Chronicle-Union
Union says it is rumored that two of
Sweetwater's young people will join
their hearts and hands at Christmas
time.
Owing to an urgent call to officiate
at the funeral of Alex Mcdonald in
Bodie, Rev. Mr.. Darling is obliged to
cancel his engagement to preach here
Sunday.
G. Lane, the man who claims to
have been robbed on the train last
week of $500, is in town. Tobias, the
accused, will be given hearing in a
few days.
VIM. Smith, who has been en-
gagged in mining at Pa2tolus, is in
town. He will visit San Francisco,
Los Angeles and other seaside places
before he returns to the mines.
tits reported that about l., 900 min
ing claims have been located in Gold
field. AS claim consists of twenty
acres, this mean that 20, 900 acres
are covered by mining locations there
Pete Fitzgerald, one of Virginia
City's early gun fighters, died in thai
place Saturday, He. sent several
people into eternity with their boots
on, but his death was calm and peace
full IA ii h.
A Pennsylvania man wants te
know where there is "a mountain o
sand mixed with gold in the State o
Nevada. There are whole families
in Nevada like that Pennsylvania
man
Jerry Bray, for many years con
ductor on the V. & 7. Railroad, dice
In San Francisco last Wednesday o
pneumonia. Expressions OF regret
are heard on every side, for Jerry
was general favorte.
The holes for the telephone pole
70 Hawthorne district are all dug
lhe poles will be put in as fast u
toey arrive The new boiler and en-
g'nes for the mill have been received
and the mill will now be pushed rap
IDLY to completion.
In an interview with an Eastern
newspaper reporter Senator John L
zones said that he was out of polite
Wnnl1 1 4 ,,,t, N ~