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The colored American., 1903-01-01

tending the wedding in which Miss
Cora E Smith and Mr. Paul E. Win
field were the high contracting par
ties.
Mrs. Betsy Rollins died Sunday at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs
Maggie Johnson, 406 4 1-2 street south
west. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, at the Second Baptist
Church.
Mr.. Jesse w. Gregory. who has been
spending the season in New York. pass
ed through the city en- route to his home
in Franklin, Va. While in the city he
was the guest of Messrs. Green and
Cherry.
Mrs. ]. c. Cunningham, formerly of
North Carolina, presented her husband
with pair of fine twin boys last Thurs
day evening. Mrs Cunningham can now
boast of being the mother of two sets
of twins.
The funeral of Mr.. Robert Williams
took place last Saturday. the services
being held at the 18th street Baptist
Church. The deceased resided at 1O15 4th
street northwest, and leaves a widow and
four children to mourn his loss.
Several of the colored clerks in the
Pension Office were, promoted Decem-
Der. 15 John H. Cook of Minnesota and
John B. Hyman, Of North Carolina,
went from $1,000 to s1,400, and Ed
ward S. Wood, of Mississippi, was
raised to $1,000 per annum-
Rev. L. C. Sheafe drew the largest
house to the Peoples Literary that it
has enjoyed this term, and his theme,
Gods Hand in the Rise and Fall OF
Nations" was handled in an eloquent
and instructive style. His singing was
a happy feature. The violin selections
by Mr. Barnadine Smith accompanied
by Miss Bessie Smith, were heartily
encored, and Miss Florence Randolph s
piano solo was warmly received. Sup
Elementary talks were made by Messrs.
L. NJ. King, r. S. Smith and K. w.
Thompson.
The colored American., 1903-01-01
FREEl
MTJSIC!
FREE 4!

The int.oducei"D OF MUSIC every
Saturday night at Grsy's Csfe and
Banquet Ean, No. 1906 NJ street, H.
W, is highly commended by tie many
patrons OF that excellent establish
mert l will ba continued everv
Sstur6 ay night from s TO l. SJecIt
dipn rs every SunTa from to- D. NJ
25 cents Speei ial suppers every Sunday
trom to 10 p NJ, % Ger is Meals
cooked to order fIon Z 80 a. M, to
IL p IN.
The colored American., 1903-01-01
A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH.


A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained If used q
directed, VIII turn the skin of black or browI
person four or i've shades lighter, and o mulattc
person perfectly white In forty hours shade
or two viii be noticeable Q 1t does not turn the
skin in spots bua Oleaches out white, the skin re
naming beaUCTul without continual use. vii
remove wrinkles, freCkles. dark spots, pimples or
bumps or aack heads, making the skin very sof.
and smooth. Small pox pits, tan, liver spots re
moved without harm to the skin When you g.
the color you wish, stop using the preparation.
THE HAIR sTRAIGHTENKR
that goes in every one dollar box is enough q
make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and
keeps 1t from falling out. Highly perfumsd and
makes the hair soft and easy TO comb. Many
Of our customers say one of our dollar boxes -
worth ten dollars, yet we sell 1t for one dollar
box. THE N0-SMELL thrown in free
Any person sending rs one dollar in letter.
Post Once money order, express money order =.
registered letter, will send it through the maa
postage prepaid; or If you want 1t sent c. o. D.,
il viii come by express. 25c. extra
In any case where itfails to do what we claim.
we will return the money or send box free o.
charge. Packed so that no one will know con
tents except receiver.
CRANE AND CO.
Ia west Broad strs-s.
RICHMOND Val
The colored American., 1903-01-01
AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER.

both IN box for 81, three boxes for g. I1Tarans
ted 70 do what we say and 10 be the "best Z the
world" One box is all that is required ifH9 as
directed.
The colored American., 1903-01-01
City Paragraphs.
;.ss&S&S y - y = = = = = = > ,

Prof. Roscoe c. Bruce is in Boston.
Rev. E. w. Hampton is to return soon
Send in your news notes early in the
week.
Mr.. Harvey Wilson and Miss Ethel
Scott were united in marriage last Satur-
day.
a wild capital traction car did S25
worth of DANCE to Israel c. NJ. E. church
last week.
Rev. R. S. Rives is doing good work at
Union Wesley \. NJ. E. Zion Church, on
23d street.
Miss WilheImina Tate, of the Treasury
Department, has been visiting relatives
in Indiana.
Joseph H. Douglass played a sue
cessful engagement at Richmond, Va,
on the 10Th.
Mr.. Fred D. Barrier, of Detroit, Mich.
is taking a course in dentistry at
Howard University.
Washington is taking her Negro
theatrical performers in homeopathic
doses this season.
Work has been commenced upon the
new Berean Baptist Church, corner 11th
and V streets, northwest.
Mr.. J. E. Crawley is assistant Gus
todian of the Marian Apartment House,
Goth and H strets northwest.
An enjoyable "Old Folks Concert was
given Monday evening in the parish hall
of St Luke's P. E. Church.
Mr.. J. A Page, of the Pension Office,
left this week for his home in Topeka,
Kans., to spend the holidays.
Assistant Register of the Treasury,
Cyrus Field Adams, is absent from his
office, on account of serious illness.
Miss Estella o. Hall, of Atlanta. Ca,
will be the guest of Miss Ida Washington
$50 Spruce street. during the holidays.
The Asbury Choir goes to Baltimore to-
morrow to sing for Rev. l. L. Thomas
the Sharp Street Memo - -C,!.,lrch.
The wife of Col William Murren =
suffering from typhoid pneumonia, and
her case at one time was regarded as
critical.
Madame Anna Lee Slade, vocalist
and dramatic reader, is giving a very
satisfactory series of recitals in Rich
mond, Va.
The Coates and Grundy team, five
in number, was the strongest card il
the vaudeville show at the Empire
this week.
DR.. William Demas Crum, of Charles
ton. s. C, spent several days here, The
guest of Mr.. Whitfield McKinlay, o.
1918 1lth street.
Mr. H. H. Maynard, brother of Mrs
l. NJ. Garner. is TO come on from Knox
willie, Tenn, to take course at Howard
University.
Messrs. Walter Montgomery and Ed
ward SyphaX rendered some fine musica
selections last Sunday at the SeconC
Baptist Lyceum.
Mrs Harriet Hutton. wife of GeOrg
". Hutton, was buried on the 11th from
Ebenezer NJ. E. Church, 9Th and D
streets southeast.
Miss Katie J. West, of the binder.
division, is one of the most capabl
of the many lady employees of tn
Government Printing Office.
The Blaine Invincible Club paid a hand
some tribute to Justice Harlan. in com
memOratiOn of his twenty fifth anniver
sary on the Supreme Court bench.
Mr.. Robert Hin, who has been i'll wit
typhoid fever. has gone to Rapidan. Va
TO recuperate. His sister Mrs. Marie
Carver, who accompanied him there ha
returned.
Editor w. Calvin Chase. of Tn
Bee. will read a paper on 9Th
Tattler" tomorrow afternoon at tn
Metropolitan A. NJ. z. Zion Church
d street southwest.
NJ T-,,,;l,- Taol-Sov Of III 10Th S+ra.
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Two special lines of House Coats. nearly douI -
the prices asked Ohoice 81 IS and - %
Special Line OF Bath Blankets, striped eff. c.s; ~
Gu long owing; worth $6 50 ~ S4 -
Ne"est thing IN MEMS doIdsy
Onoc OF Indian 35
" u Sncy DIX ouspendes with mou
a ef-ctive hpairi In O x"".5O
oteclA hne OF Mems 81 lGday Nee
Oh sdks and all box S OO
O'"hiue hsAiner Dress Suit Cases. steel hsme
WIN pass trimmings inch. D w
mems Guaranteed WaerpoofCt Rain Coa,s
and style DID w
~ OP'-1 O-"Sn hh@'s tnoh springs, but au
made hat worth 81 .~~. S. -
nn' there hundreds available gVsn'
INC SEES Die and sni serveesble swaiting coming
The colored American., 1903-01-01
sa'sa,, SakS and Company !i.55'5i " 1!1 1851
{: BARGAINS for fhs Holidays

You've only short time left which complete holiday purchases
Ihe place do the shopping the that has ngeny
hnded the gift needs provided
We feel that here the opportunity the
folks
In every instance ng up
value and at the time keeping the prices the lowest point The
Christmas money goes fartherest here consequently.
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Open Evenings Until Christmas
The colored American., 1903-01-01

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
QUEER SToRIE5

A day in the planet Eros is 51a hours.
On all South London street railways
the fare is now one cent.
BY the sea San Francisco is farther
from New York than 1t Is from Liver
pool.
The tubes In the boilers Of a large
ship would reach ten miles If placed
end to end.
The average European Is feet 6 ITO
inches high; the average American, 8
feet $40. Their respective weights
are 1873 and 141 pounds.
Regarding cuckoos It is said that the
long tail of these birds so interfered
with their balancing that they have
necessarily developed strong feet with
two toes pointing backward and two
forward. By this arrangement the
cuckoos are able firmly to grasp their
perch.
1t may be the Ozark rocks and cav
tIub III AEhdubuh COHldlu eNIutuCe Oh
more primitive man than has been
found elsewhere In the middle Mis-
sissippi valley region. II is just pos
sble that they may contain the evl-
dence, sought by scientific men for
years, that cave men existed on the
American continent at the end of the
last glacial epoch.
1t is believed that the largest mule
in the world is owned In Galloway
County, Mo. The animal is the prop
erty of mike" Murray, OF Hereford,
and 1t stands eighteen hands high and
weighs 1,S41 pounds. The mule Is bare
ly three years Of age, and Its owner
expects to have the phenomenon weigh
upward of 1000 pounds by the end of
the year. Mr.. Murray is not working
the mule, but is feeding 1t for exhi-
bition at the st. Louis Worlds Fair
In 1904.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
Not Her Only Loss.

The widow Slmonds had appeared be
fore Squire Benson with one complaint
after another. This time she accused
one of her nelghbors Of stealing two
ducks.
81 missed them from the duck pond
yesterday" she said, plalntlvely, IAN
this morning, square, I'm Jest as sure
as I'm standing here that saw then
In Harriet Shaw's yard. They had d
different look from her own ducks"
20, nonsenser said the squire. Mrs
Shaw is as honest as the sun, and you
know it! Why, I've got half a doz 4
ducks In my yard this minute that are
exactly like yours"
"Well, square,. said the widow,
lugubrlously, these two aren't the
first nor the only ones I've missed this
summer, but you know never was one
to make complaints till I'm sure Of my
ground. youths Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
Yankee Ideas Invade SYRIA.

For the first time the ancient and
primitive methods of labor in the Holy
Land have been disturbed by the intro
duction Of Western inventions The
natives Of Syria have been jolted out
Of the rut of ages by the boom of the
thrashing machine and the musical
whirr Of the reaping machine!
Last summer an enterprising Amerl
can imported the first reaper and sci
It to cutting the grain in the Syrian
fields. He had 1t sent all the way
from Chicago. Then a little later a
steam thrasher. the product of an In.
diana foundry. was heard Of in Coele.
Syria. 1t created great excitement
among the native farmers. They were
afraid of 1t at first, then later con.
cluded It to be the work of the evil
one and tried to destroy it. They were
with difficulty brought to see Its many
advantages over the old way Of tread.
ing out the grain.
The American windmill speedily fol.
lowed the thrasher, and a month OF
more ago a -four mill. with machin.
cry and oil motor engine complete,
from Indianapolis. began grinding
wheat in Lebanon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04

This Mr.. Hastings" asked Madame dc
Montolieu, "do you like him%
II think him charming. He Is so agree
able, and clever, and well bred"
"But is he good, and honest, and trueT'
Lady Grace looked little surprised Of
this question, the more so as 1t was put
with an unusual degree of earnestness.
II cannot tell, but | should think SO, :
she replied. "It seems to me as II his
greatest failing was the hereditary Hast
ings pride. Why do you askT'
Il remember his mother" remarked
Madame de Montolleu, checking herself
"She was very good and amiable."
"She was, Indeedv' sighed Lady Grace
Il have been going to ask you, in Sc
many Of my letters, what has become OF
poor Winifred's child. She was a bright.
looking, intelligent little girl"
"Ah, Lady Grace" said the old French
lady, signing, "she gives me the keenest
anxiety"
How so? Is she not turning out well p
"Too well, too well" calculated Mad
anne de Montolieu. with an expressive
shake Of the head. "She 10 all the fond
est mother or friend could wish; beau
tiful, amiable, graceful and accomplish
ed-a child to be proud of. All, dear Lady
Grace. fear greatly that have taught
her too much, she is so far beyond her
fathers station; but, indeed, did It all
for the best. l hoped Sir Howard would
have noticed and brought her out, but
he sternly refuses to have anything to
do with her; and they are all so cruel
and disdainful to the poor child 1t breaks
my heart"
at is just like that detestable old Sir
Howard" cried Lady Grace, with un.
usual energy. He always insisted on
sacrificing everything to his stubborn
pride. Can nothing be done"
II fear not" replied the old lady; aud
then she proceeded to tell her friend OF
Miss Champions treatment OF her cousin
Lady Grace was highly indignant.
II can quite believe It," she remarked
Miss Champion has an air of naughty
superciliousness that offends me greatly
cannot understand how 1t Is that Mr.
Hastings seems to admire her so much" "
At this moment the door opened, and
Winifred entered. She drew back on see.
ing stranger.
Enter, my loce," said Madame de
Montolieu. "This Is Winifred Eyre" she
added, addressing her visitor.
Lady Grace was fairly astonished al
the sight of such graceful, elegant crea.
ture.
Come here, my DEAR" she said, gently,
"and let me see IL you are like your moth.
err"
Lady Grace left the cottage that after.
noon perfectly charmed with Winifred
Il will see il something cannot be done
to bring her into a position for which she
is 6tted," she thought, as she drove slow.
ly back to the Court. "Ah, IL l could
only have had such dsughterF and poor
childless Lady Grace sighed heavily.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
LATE PRESIDENTS SURNAME.

Comes from Gaelic MacFhionnlaigh, b,
Meaning "Fair HerO."
The surname Of MacKinley or Nc
Kinley (the latter as spelled by the late
President is the same with Finlayson,
both meaning "son Of Finlay." The
name is distinctly Scottish, but occurs
also in the north Of Ireland among the
descendants of the settlers Of the
Scots plantation Of Ulster"
The name, unlike most other Scottish
surnames beginning with Mac. Is not a
very common one. and occurs only
sparingly in the public records Of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as
McFindlay, McFinlay, McInlay, Nc
Kindlay, McKynlay and Mckinley.
In Gaelic photography. says George
Il. Black in the New York Times, the
name is MacFhionnlaigh with fh ST.
lent. So early as the end Of the tenth
century the name Finlay is found borne
by powerful earl. Finlaic, son Of
Ruaidhri, Mormaer or earl Of Moray, a
province which at that period included
almost the whole northern Scotland.
The "Icelandic Saga or History Of Olaf
Tryggvlsson," gives his name in a
Morse form, Finnleik, and states that
he suffered a severe defeat In Cath
ness at the hands of Siguard, earl Of
the 0rkneys, about 0S5 A. D. In the
year 1920 Finlaic was murdered by his
nephews, the sons of his brother Mael-
brigde, and Tighernac, the Irish annal-
list, in recording the death of his sue
cessor, calls Finlaic RI Albain; that is,
liking Of Alban," indicating that he
claimed a position of independence,
both from the earls. Of Orkney and the
kings of Scotland.
His son was Macbeth, the usurper
and murderer Of Duncan, whose OBJ
scure career Shakespeare has invested
with the splendid light of genius. The
Duan Albanach. an old Irish poetical
chronicles Of the kings Of Dalriada,
said to have been written about the
year 1857, in giving length Of Mac
beth's reign, says: "A seacht bliadhna
deag mae FionnlaOlch;" literally that is
"seven years aud ten ruled the son OF
Finlay." The early forms of the name
given above show us that 1t means
flair hero" from Gaelic fonn, fair,
white, and laogh, hero). a meaning
which is quite In accord with the prin-
ciple upon which early Celtic personal
names were compounded.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
TWIN-SCREW STEAMER MINNESOTA" !"


The Minnesota recently launched
building Company
the largest built
capacity Of ship the world
90 She
Honolulu and Yokohama
provided with bunker
delivered to the sokers Her total
dead weight The Minnesota viii
being only about fourteen knots
her construction have resulted that
the Minnesota should successful
which intended
believed that
Of such enormous carrying capacity where there
sumption Of coal in the effort
of operation than steamships built
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
REAL FEMININE INSTINCT.
Jennie Was Bound to Succeed ia News
paper Work.

paper Work.
She had a gawky girl with her when
she appeared in the editorial rooms OF
woman's magazine.
"My daughter Jennie" she an
nounced by way of introduction.
"A fine looking girl" commented the
editor.
"Yes, and l want to tell you about
her." said the woman. "She knows
more about how to do things than any
other girl living"
"She doesp
"Well, she thinks she does. She can
sit in the parlOr and give me advice
better than any one | ever knew"
Capable, is she?"
with her tongue, she is. | don't
seem to ever do anything just right
myself, so she tells me. She advises
me about cooking"
Eyes"
"And I've been cooking since before
1hC was buAns willie sue ANfNA A~N
made anything but Judges. She tells
me how to make pretty things out of
barrel heads and old boxes. too"
Most important"
But / don't see that she's able to
make any Of the things herself. And,
say! you ought to hear the advice she
gives me on how to be beautiful. Why,
the rules she lays down wouldn't
leave a woman time for even sleep"
Its a woman's duty to make her
self attractive"
"But l don't notice that she's worked
herself over into any Venus. And
then there's etiquette"
"But why do you come to usi Is
she inclined to shirk her own duties
Do you wish US to advise her"
Advise nothingl retorted the wom-
an. "She's so loaded up with advice
that l thought you might like to give
her a Job. Seems to me that every
woman who gets hold 81 q pen or a
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04

| provided. The intervals between the
rocks are spanned by delicate and
splder-looking bridges Of iron. The
length of the walk so far constructed
is nearly three miles, and 1t is to be
continued for another two miles,
which it is anticipated will be com
pleted within a few months.
The most notable triumph of engi-
neering In connection with this work
is the erection of what is known as
Gobans' bridge. This structure is dis
tinetive owing TO its curious design,
being elliptical in shape. This piece
of work was rendered necessary to
span a gap 65 feet in width, giving ac-
cess from the mainland to an isolated
rock known as 1.-The Man-of- War"
Owing to the exposed position Of the
site of the bridge, the turbulency Of
the surf playing upon the rocks imme-
diately below, and the strength of the
tides, 1t was found impossible to erect
the bridge on the spot Under these
circumstances the structure was erect
ed at Belfast and transferred intact to
scow. The latter was then towed
to "The Man-of-War" rock and care
fully brought to, as far as possible, i'm
mediately below the spot where 1t was
to be installed. Lifting tackle was
then placed in position upon each side
of the gap to be spanned at the road
way level, and the lifting cables at
tached to each end Of the bridge. The
hOlsting operation had to be carried
out with extreme care, owing to the
cramped space in which the lifting
tackle was operated, and to prevent
the structure being thrown by its own
swinging motion when suspended in
the air against the face Of the rocks,
which would have seriously damaged
it. The structure was, however, lifted
to its position without mishap. 1t was
originally intended to stay the bridge
when in position with guys, but when
the bridge was erected it was found
to be sufficiently rigid to dispense with
these additional upports.-Montreal
| Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04

typewriter gets the Idea that she's a
regular mine of wisdom and is spe-
cially ordained to tell other women
how to do things. figure that in an
other ten years half the women in the
country will be telling the other half
what to do and how to do 1t, and in
twenty years there won't be anybody
left to do anything except give advice.
That being the case, suppose Jennie
might as well start in now. All
you've got to do is to give her a pen
and a bottle of ink and a page on
which to spread herself and she'll be
in the front rank mighty soon. She's
got the real feminine idea. Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04

access to the many remarkable caves
In the vicinity, a walk has been cut
out and built in the face of the cliffs.
This pathway is only from two to
three feet in width, and winds along
the face and climbs the cliffs in
most extraordinary manner, which
from short distance imparts to the
promenade most perilous appearance,
since Immediately below the waves
thunder among the rocks. But the
walk has been most skillfully and clev-
erly designed and constructed. Steps
are cut roughly and broadly into the
solid rock, but to insure perfect safe
ty to climbers a hand rail has been
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04

A clever and peculiar example Of
bridge construction has recently been
carried out upon the seacoast of Coun-
ty Antrim, in the north of Ireland. At
this point the shore drops precipitously
into the sea. the cliffs, which are
known as "Gobans' Cliffs" being 200
or 300 feet high.
The seacoast scenery is of the Wild
est and withal most beautiful in its
solemn grandeur In the north of Ire
land; and to enable visitors and tour
lists to view the spectacle from its most
advantageous points, and also to gain
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-06-04
Where No Wheels Can Be used.

In the whole Of the Madeira Islands
there are no wheeled vehicles. for the
roads are too rough and mountainous.
There are a few heavy sledges drawn
by bullocks. but the favorite modes of
locomotion are hammocks slung on
poles and borne by natives and baske.
sledges. The latter are used for de.
scendlng the mountains. and are ski.
fully guided by a runner behind