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The colored American., 1903-05-23
T DOWN YOUR BUCKETS
WHERE ARE YOU?"

In our boyhood on our native south
ern heath, We heard a lady to the
manor born relate the following TO
male friend of her who had gallantly
worn the gray" in the unpleasantness
that had ended about four years be
fore.
LAS l was ascending the Dickens
Hill on my way home from Marietta,
looked back and saw another buggy
in which sat man dressed in the uni
form of a United States Army Officer
Ny sister Informed me that he was
the captain of a company of Yankees
stationed in Marietta for heaven
knows what. Not desiring to be near
such man, l spoke sharply to my
horse, he made a sudden leap which
broke the hamestring. This accident
caused my horse to become detached
from my buggy which was running
back down the hill at a rapid rate,
when this Yankee officer leaped out of
his buggy and caught hold of mine and
stopped it. | ordered him to let go my
buggy or l would shoot him. He in
sisted that if he did so l would get
hurt. l told him l would rather be
hurt than to be helped by a Yankee.
He let go, and sure enough my buggy
ran back into a ravine, | fell out,
thereby receiving this cut on the head
which | regard as an honorable wound
sustained in the defense OF the dignity
Of the South, and l have returned TO
own to get the doctor to put a few
stitches in it..
We'll. too bad, Kate said her male
friend.
The colored American., 1903-05-23
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MOSES

The Most Right Worthy National
Gand Lodge, No. l, of the Ancient In
dependent Order of Sons and Daugh-
cers, Brothers and Sisters of Moses,
celebrated their 26th anniversary on
Wednesday night last, the goth inst,
by grand reception and banquet at
Odd Fellows Hall, NJ street. north
west
The affair was under the manage
ment Of chairman G.. w. II. Ferguson
and was a successive every respect.
The music was under the direction OF
Prof. Amber, Grand Master ]. H.
Jones, and Vice Grand Miss Laura
West, graced the occasion with their
presence, and added greatly TO its
pleasure. This is one of the powerful
orders of the District, and our readers
may expect to hear more from IT.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

Doubtless, special commission =,
Ihomas fortune, during his br,af - l.
OF the islands, has gathered SOM Solt 4ouF
that will be of service to the Presidala Je'oa
In dealing with conditions in this ~.
territory This. information should ha
supplemented by a further lnvesti.'S &c
ton on the part of the Govarnr,o-.. ga
a commission OF white and coIoy
Americans, and natives of the foroiou
possessions. Their findings wonId So
doubtedly be Of in calculable vain ~
dealing with the Philippine DrohIarl
The Government should not allow coIa.
preJudlce to enter into the uuestion
NO great world-power can afford 10
allow its usefulness TO be circumscrihoI
by color-prejudice, and the TTnitoS
states Government is now a worIS
power, and President Roosevelt is IN
the KIND OF man that is. needed AT tn
helm in such a crisis as this.
The colored American., 1903-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC OF
BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY

Ihe annual picnic of the Bereap
Baptist Sunday School and congrega.
ton will be held this year on Frid9v
June 18th, at the new Green WlIlow
Park, on Sumner Avenue. Anacostia
This beautiful park is but two blocks
from the electric street car line and
can be easily reached by one-fara from
all parts of the city. This new resort
is fitted with large pavilion. plenty
or swings, bicycle track, ample shade
trees and everything neces sary to the
comfort and enjoyment of the patrons.
This Is welcome news to those who
shrink from the inconvenience of hill
climbing and inadequate street car
facilities, while to those charitably in
cllned this picnic will afford a fine op
portunlty to contribute in a small de-
gree at least TO the completion of the
new church, which the Bereans hope
TO dedicate about JuIy 5th.
(tf.)
The colored American., 1903-05-23

the trades unions and out of all kinds
of industries of the country. They
thus easily get their feet on the necks
of colored man, and, assisted by the
unnatural American prejudice against
our people, they effectually hold US
down.
The opposition to colored men hold
ing Federal appointments comes from
a source though different in kind, yet
the same in character, and il is the
duty of the government TO put its foot
on this species of lawlessness with the
same promptness and pOsiUiVeneSs that
should be used in eXtirpating anarchy,
for the one gives encouragement 10
the other.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The mailing books of The COlOred
American show a large number OF
names of persons, who have been re-
ceiving the paper for years. who have
been notified many times Of their in
debtedness to il, who are still reading
the paper, but who refuse point blank
to pay for it, or even to answer letters
sent them. Many of these people are
personal friends of the editor, and he
would like TO have line from them.
The colored American., 1903-05-23
THE EUREKA GRAND LODGE.

F. and A. A. Y. Masons. Prince Hall
compact, has just closed a long and
important session. and starts out very
fayorably for the new year. All VISIT
ing brothers are respectfully requested
to call upon Eureka. Grand Master
Col r. d. Goodman, No. 917 4th street
northwest. For information about the
craft. please bring financial card OF
your lodge.
DR.. J. F. WILLIAMS
Grand Secretary,
No. loo F St n. W.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

An old saying to the effect that the
Democratic party never learns any
thing and never forgetS anything can
be truthfully applied to the solid South
1t has not learned anything for the
past forty years. The word Yankee is
as much hated to-day as it was when
Lincoln issued his famous Emancipa-
ton Proclamation. The sending OF
northern capital and northern enter
prise 10 the South and overtures for
peace and good will through the
churches and educational bodies to the
South and recognition in large part by
giving army positions TO officers in the
SPANS ish-Amerlcan War to the South
and through the other agencies of civil
iiZation have failed to reach the solid
South and to get it out of the old
The colored American., 1903-05-23
(tf.)

Mr.. B. F. Wyche, a substantial busi-
ness man of New Brunswick, y. j.
passel through the city THURSDAY u
last week. en- route to his home from
Richmond. Va. He had been TO Rlch-
mond to attend the Obsequies OF HIS
brother. Lieut. Lee Jackson "ycne'
who was a prominent officer IN lh0
State Militia of the Virginia FoiuH
teers and first lieutenant in the Span
iSh American war.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The commencement season is on,
and thousands of our young men and
young women are being launched out
into the world. A good motto for all
would be -'Our bark is launched, but
where Is the shore?'
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The degree of civic rights the Negro
will be allowed to exercise will be
decided by others. But his intellec-
tual, financial and moral development
rests with him alone.-Exchang
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
management has its doors still closed
in the face Of colored men. What are
our leaders in Missouri doing?
The colored American., 1903-05-23

There are still some colored men and
white ones too, as to that matter, who
are opposed TO work and to the men
who advocate honest toll.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The Carnegie gift to Tuskegee ougb,
10 hold the anti b. T. Washington
editors for while.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

AdVeruSement OF summer resorts
are gentle reminders that the summer
time has come again.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The lily-whites, the blacks and tans
and the old liners have way OF keep
ing themselves before the public.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

The race problem goes on with un-
abated interest in the South.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

If you read The Colored American
and like it, pay for it.
The colored American., 1903-05-23

Echoes are still reverberating from
the Hiawatha Chorus.
The colored American., 1903-05-23
ADVERTISING RATES.

Reading notices so cents per line.
Display advertisements, 81 per square
inch, per insertion. Discounts made
on large contracts.
Entered at the Post Office as second
class matter.
All letters, communications, and bus
iness matters should be addressed to
THE COLORED AMERICAN.
EDWARD E. COOPER, Manager.
459 G ST., Northwest,
Washington, D. c.
Sold by all News Dealers.
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY.
Schedule effective November l. 1903.
Trains leave from Pennavlranta Station

L.
Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.
1880 am. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg, War
renton, Danville and way stations.
1881 IN. Daily. Washington and Florida Lin
to jacksonville, Fla. Dining service.
11:16 am. Daily. United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and draw ing room sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining service.
4:01 pm. Week Days Local for HarrisoDburg
and way stations Manassas branch.
4:4o pm. Daily. Local for warrenton and Char
lottesvflle
7:1O pm. Daily New York and Atlanta En-
press First-class coach sleeper to Columbus via
Atlanta TO Atlanta, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days. Sunset Route. Tourists sleeper Washington
$500 pm. Daily. Through sleeper and coach
Washington to Charlotte, making connection Tor
Columbia Augusta and Savannah.
$3.50 pm. Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
ing to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis; sleeper to New Orleans Dining car
l0:45 D M Daily Washington and Southwestern
cars TO Atlanta and Macon; sleepers to Augusta.
Nashville Atlanta, Macon, Memphis, New Orleans
'''"'"e TRAINS on BLuEMoNr BRANCH.
Leave Washington $40 am, 100 pm $50
p.m SEQ pm, week days for Bluemont. ABS
pm. and 8:25 pm. week days for Leesburg only.
Through trains for the South arrive Washington
6:42 am, 652. M. 1918 am. 1895 an, $3.50
pm, $3.50 pm. and $50 Pm, daily. Local trains
from Harrisonburg :55 am. week days and 9:lv
$40 pm. daily.
Tickets sleeping car reservations and detailed in
formation can be had at ticket offices, 105 10Th
street, 511 Pennsylvania avenue and PENNSYLVANIA
Station. Baggage checked through from hotels ana
residences.
Phone 1910 p r. r. Cab Serveice.
g. Il. ACKERT, General Manager. .
s. II. HARDWICK, General Passr Agent.
L.. s. General Agent,
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THE HORSE COLLAR.
Fit the Collar to the Horse, Not the
Horse to the Collar.

From the National Stockman.
The thin-shouldered horse needs a light
collar and the thick one heavy enough
collar at the point where the hametug
crosses to hold the hametug away from the
sides of the shoulder. Before the horse is
harnessed for work with the new collar or
changed collar of another horse the collar
should be wrapped round and round its en-
tire surface with several thicknesses Of bur-
laps. old blanket material or any cloth,
thoroughly wet and set to one side for
several hours or long enough to soften the
leather, so that 1t will readily give at any
point This covering material can be wet
again and again II necessary to accom-
plish the object, as in the case of an old,
very dry, hard collar. When this is done,
and while the collar is still very damp. with
q piece of smooth wood like fork handle
the face of the collar, new or old, should
be beaten all along just that portion which
Will come in contact with the surface Of
the horses shoulders to loosen ap the filling
material and make it plant. -
Now, put the collar on the horse and ad-
just the names SO as to bring the hametug
at the right point on the shoulder to utilize
as much OF the horses shoulder for draft
pressure as possfble-not too HIGH and es-
peclally not too low. the shoulders of
the horse will not only become sore near
their points, but the top of the neck as
weliIa large majority Of our horses are
low. The next very important and never
to-be-neglected point is to see that the
names are made to conform to the shape
OF the horses neck, so that the collar in
Ducki1ng the hame straps, can be made to
MT the sides Of the horses neck snugly from
Top 10 bottom, not even admitting the fin
gers between the collar and the neck with
out pressing the flesh away. If the names
are not the right form try to make them
so with bits of wood, cloth. leather or other
material tackled upon the edges of the
names at the right places to force the COL
lar to the neck all around. When
this Is all done well, work the horse In
TINS damp collar one day at moderate work
ana ne Will mold the collar to the inequali-
ties OF his shoulder far better than any
coiiarmaker could fit him by special meas
urement.
From our almost universal Impractical
method OF attachment of the hametug to
the name we are forced to have the collar
very much larger and fuller just where the
prevent the tug from rubbing or pressing
the sides Of the horses shoulders as it ex-
tends backward, which practically makes
a fulcrum of that portion of the collar over
which the tug rotates, twists and binds the
collar over the shoulder, with a constant
tendency to spread the collar or pull it
away from the sides Of the neck of the
morse, which sooner or later calls for the
use OF sweat pads to fill up and prevent
the horse crawling through his collar.
sweat pads to a horses shoulder in hot
weather are just about what rubber over
shoes would be to our feet in summer time
make them tender, with a tendency to
scald rather than tougher them.
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General Passenger Agec.
Baltimore and Ohio TX. K.

"
Leave Washington, New Jersey ave- and st.
Cincinnati, st. Louis and Louisville, slO:O5 a m
s4:15 pm, q. 10 night.
Pittsburg and Cleveland, 'l1:00 am, 's:45 pm
Columbus and Wheeling. .e:2o pm.
Winchester, 1885 an, t4:l6. 1880. t6:20 pm.
Annapolis, f7:ao. $3.50, t12oo noon, .5:2onm
Frederick. ts:35. ss:l5 t1l: 100 am. si:i5 "A 80
Hsgerstown tI0:05 am. and 1880 p.m.
Boyd and way points, 1885, so:I5 am. s1.1.
t4:30, 1880, sl0:15, fl1:30 pm.
tlS 80 Si:l5. 1880. 1880 $500. 1850. t1:0s
"a 20 s10:15. t11:30 pm. ~o'
Washington Junction and way points ts:a5 sa.,.
a M, SI:l5, t4:3O 1880 PM. so'
Baltimore, week days, 1890. $500, e:3o x7.oo
1900, x4:OO "A 80, 4:4o 1890, 1920, 1e:oo 6:sS
1900 1900, 10000, x11:30. 1885 m SuodaSs
1900. 1900, 1920, $50. 1900 am, II 100 i.is
1900, 1880. $500. $50. $3.50. 1890, xIo:0,
XII 49, II 80 pm.
ROYAL BLUE LINE
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch liebt
Baltimore Philadelphia, Few York, Boston and
the East $500 1900 (Diner), 1880 (Bufet) sa.O0
(Diner), f1O.Oo DINER am, '1:00 (Dineri $500
t'Royai Limited Diner, 1880 iPhlia. oniy,
$500 (Diner), 800 and 'll:30 pm. (SIeepIus Il.
open at 1000 ociosk1 .,o.oo
Daily. Except Sunday. Sunday only.
Express trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. orders left at
ticket offices, 619 Pennsylvania ave. NV. New
York and 10Th ST., and at station.
s. B. HEGE, District Passenger Agent
D. B. MARTIN. Manager Passenger Traffic,
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CHESS AND CHECKERS.

News from Chicago is to the effect that
Lee w. Parke OF that city, president Of
the Pillsbury National Correspondence
Chess Associationsyhas declined renom-
ination. Mr.. Parke has served well and
faithfully in this trying position, and his
retirement will By deeply regretted by
lovers of correspondence chess. Mr.. W.
]. Ferris OF Chesteni Pa. and the nominal
ton committee of which he is chairman.
are now charged with the duty of finding
a successor, and although the association
originated in the west and has it's head
quarters there, 1t is possible that an east
ern man may be chosen as Mr.. Parke's
successor Among those in the east men,
toned for the position are Mr.. Frank B.
Walker, president of the local club, and
who has devoted great deal of time to
correspondence play; Walter Penn Ship
ley of Philadelphia, Pa; William ]. Fer
ris of Chester, Pa, and Franklin K.
Young of Boston, Mass. The election will
take place at the end of the year.
Mr.. A. K. Robinson of the Franklin
Chess Club of Philadelphia was a visitor
at the local chess club during the past
week and engaged several of the MEM
bers over the board. Mr. Robinson is one
of Philadelphias strongest players and
some years since was member of the
american team In the annual interna-
tional match.
Last week at st. Louis the triangular tie
for the championship of the Western Chess
Association, which occurred at the annual
meeting in Chicago, was played between
Max Judd of st. Louis and L. Uedemann
and s. P. Johnston Of Chicago and resulted
in a victory for MIR. Judd, who is therefore
the champion of the Western Association.
AS result of his victory Mr.. Judd has been
invited by the directors of the international
chess masters congress-, to be held at Cam
bridge Springs. Pa, next April, to compete
as one of the eight Americans who will
participate in this tourney. Mr.. Judd Is the
chairman of the committee in charge of the
international congress to be held at st.
Louis next year during the exposition, and
has, with the assistance of DIR. ]. L. Orms-
bee of Springfield. Mo-, worked zealously
and to good purpose for the success Of that
event.
NJ. I. Tschigorin, champion of Russia has
cabled the directors that he will come to
America and will participate in the Cam
bridge Springs tournament. Others to ac-
cept so far include Lasker, Janowski,
Schlechter and Teichmann of the foreigners
and Pillsbury, LipschutZ, Marshall, Nap er,
Hodges and Barry, the American represen-
tatves. Messrs. Showalter and Judd are yet
to be heard from. Tarrasch has not def
nitely determined whether he will enter the
American events.
The following excellent game was recent
ly played in the championship tournament
of the Southern Counties Chess Union at
Plymouth. Mr. Gunston last year defeated
c. S. Howell in the cable match:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Giuoco Piano.

NOteS ny w. Z. Napier
(a) The Steinitz variation. This line of play oc-
CURED in several Of the Steinitz-Iasker ma tch
games and found wanting.
Co. Very aimless procedure. Whites game Is
IA RxR, QxR; 10 Q-Q2.
(cy If Is -. P1Kt; 16 BxP, and wins the
queen.
Id Bolt from the blue!
(e) Very pretty The rest is smooth sailing.
Mr.. Charles Curt of the Brooklyn club has
issued challenges for matches of five games
up to Mr.. A. w. Fox, formerly of this city,
and Mr.. E. w. Libaire of the Dutch Arms
Club, formerly chess champion of Columbia
College.
Champion Pillsbury opened the season at
the Franklin Chess Club. Philadelphia, with
a nineteen-board simultaneous match. He
won sixteen, drew one and lost two.
Messrs. j. F. Ramos and D. P. Sailer were
the fortunate ones against the expert, and
among the losers were some of the strong
est members of the club. The game with
Stasch Mlotkowski, queens counter gam
bit, was strongly contested, and the local
man only succumbed after long and hard
struggle. The score and notes from the
North American are here given:
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6 Chesapeake & Ohio nv.

Schedule Effective November !, 1903
Trains leave Penneyv ania Station
2:30 Pm. Daily-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPE-
CIAL Solid vestbule, electrc-lighted Dining
Car train to Cincinnati Reaches Cincinnati
$500 an, Louisville 400 NJ, st. Louis e:45
pm, Chicago $3.50 M Pullman sleepers to
Louisville, Cincinnati Indianapolis and st.
Louis Pallor Car to Virginia Hot Springs week
days. Parlor Cars Cincinnati to Chicago Din
ing Car from Washington; meals a la carte.
LILO Pm. Daiiy-F. r. v. LIMITED Solid yes
thule, electric-lighted Dining Car train to Gin
cinnati. Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnati Lex
ington and Louisville without change. CON-
partment Sleeper to Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday Observation Car Hinton to Gin
cinnati Sleepers Gin -innad to Chicago and st.
Louis. Dining Car serving meals a Ia carte.
Reservation and tickets at Cheese peake and Ohio
office. 513 Pennsylvania avenue; COS Fourteenth
street, r, and at the station. Telephone call
l64o for Pennsylvania R. e. Cab Service
Telephone Main 1906. General Passenger Agent.
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Complete Absence of Roads,

There is also a complete absence of roads
in the neighborhood. the only means of
communication being mule tracks which
are impossible in rainy weather. The pros
pect of the establishment of tine naval sta
ton is. however. stimulating railroad de-
velopment. The Guantanamo Railroad
Company has completed plans for an extern
sion of their line. The terminus will be
shifted from Caimanera to DeSeo Point a
mile and q half lower down, where a pier
will be erected in thirty-eight feet of water.
From Guantanamo the line is to be extend
ed to join the Cuban Central railroad at La
Maya, and thus connect the station with
Santiago and create through line from
Havana to Guantanamo bay. This new
section Will open up part Of the country
rich in agricultural possibilities What will
prove to be an important rival line is al
ready being carried out. This is the Gu
ban Eastern railroad, promoted by Ameri-
can capitalists. 1t has secured a good ter
minus at BoquerOn, on the eastern side of
the bay, close to the boundary line of the
station where there is a depth of twenty
two feet and straight course to the open
sea.
The line will run in northwesterly direc-
ton to Concepcioncita, about forty-fiye
miles distant, tapping the fertile valley of
Guantanamo, where 1t will compete with
the existing railroad for the produce of
the sugar plantations. The company has
made arrangements with the Cuba Hard
wood Company, which owns so 600 acres of
valuable forest lands at Concepcioncita to
handle 100000 feet of mahogany and
cedar in the year. The purpose is to CON
tinue to Alto Cedro to connect with the Van
Horne trunk line and also with the line to
the Bay of Nipe on the north side of the
island. The first consignment Of steel rails
for the enterprise has arrived at Guanta-
namo bay from England The rails conId
not be obtained in the United States in time
to arrive before the tariff concession on
such supplies lapsed as 1t does very short
ly. and the promoters were therefore
obliged to go to England they will save
some thousands of dollars as the result.
The strategic importance of these railroa
undertakings to the United States Is OBJ
vious while 1t is believed that they will
eventually create short routes for travellers
and tourists for Jamaica and Central and
South America.
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Feminine Way.

From the Chicago News
DO you believe that a woman ever mar
ries her first lover asked TIE very young
man who was beginning to show symp-
toms.
Yes, under certain conditions" replied
the home grown philosopher.
And what are the conditions?" asked the
eager youth
She marries her first love IL he doesn't
happen to meander along until she Is pretty
sure that he is also her last" replied the
old man who had managed to lay up a
goodly stock of wisdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Not All Hard.
Philadelphia Press,

From the Philadelphia Press
Il tell you, the price of anthracite these
days makes 1t come hard to the coal
buyer
Yes. but 1t doesn't make 1t come hard
to the coal-cellar Sometimes its mixed
with bituminous."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
He Knew What He Was.

There are times when the most tactful of
men are taken aback by some unexpected
retort. Such an experience befell King Ed
ward of England in connection with the
visit of the South African contingent of
colonial troops to London at the termina-
ton of the Boer war. One of the Cape
scouts was an unmis taxable mulatto, with
a magnificent record for gallantry, how
ever. The king was reviewing the men,
walking down their extended line and &C.
casionally speaking to one of them. OPP
pCsite the colored man he stopped.
And who are you, my MANI" he asked.
I'm a niger, youah majesty"
The most tactful ruler in Europe" was
Eonplussed by the unlooked-for reply. But
he managed to say:
Good! Then remain so. my brave fell
low" With this he passed on.