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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
Eastern Holiday Rates.

The Minneapolis & ST. Louis will
sell excursion tickets Dec. IL to 22,
inclusive, to eastern points at very low
rates. Return limit Jan. IL, 1904. AL
bany, $40; Boston. $40; Buffalo, $35;
Montreal, $35; Toronto, $50, etc. The
North Star Limited carries Pullman
compartment sleeper, buffet library
car and free reclining chair cars. For
particulars see j. G. Rickel, City Tick
ct Agent. No. 1 Washington avenue S.
The United States has granted $500
patents to women.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
BOLD ROBBERY REPORTED
But Police DlscIam knowledge and Al

But Police DiscIaim knowledge and Al
legged Victim Denies 1t.
Three stylshly dressed young men,
with masks and revOlVers, are reported tC
have held up the merry-making inmates
and guests of Ida Coates place, 900 First
avenue N, on Tuesday night They are
said to have secured 5000 in money and
then to have stripped their victims OF
jewelry, taking rings, earrings, shirt
studs, watches and a sealskin sacque. The
police say they have received no report
of the affair and Miss Coates denies that
any robbery took place.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

The freshmen members of Delta
Delta Delta fraternity gave a dancing
party Wednesday, evening at the home
of Miss Freda Stamm, on Smith ave-
nue., st. Paul. The rooms were beau
titled with greens and holly wreaths
tied with red ribbon. Frappe was
served in an oriental corner. About
forty young people were present.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

Mrs George B. Moore and Miss
Margaret Moore Of Princeton, Ind,
will be holiday guests of Mrs. Frank
M. Joyce Of Groveland avenue. on
| day afternoon, Dec. %, Mrs. Joyce will
entertain for Mrs Moore, and the fol-
lowing Wednesday she will give a
dinner. Mrs. Joyce will also enter
tain the young people at a holiday
| party for Miss Moore.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

For Convenience Of Shoppers
In the uptown district, The Journal
has branch office in Donaldson's
Glass Block in the office in front of
the new elevator on the main floor.
Want ads, social items and subscrip-
tions will be received
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

thru tourist cars for California each
week, leaving Minneapolis and St
Paul Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days. If you contemplate going and
wish any information regarding the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
HOLIDAY SALES AND sUPPERs.

The women of the First Unitarian
church will serve a chicken pie supper this
evening in the church parlors and hold
an apron sale.
The Ladies' Industrial society Of the
Highland Park Presbyterian church will
have a sale of useful and fancy articles
Tomorrow, at the store Emerson and
Twenty fifth avenues n.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

rates or any literature on California,
call at 600 NicolIet avenue Minne-
apolis, or address T. w. Teasdale,
General Passenger Agent, St. Paul,
Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

Mrs. E, r. Allen of 2O16 Nicollet
avenue entertained at luncheon
Wednesday. In the center of the table
bows of red satin ribbon, and the
cloth was strewn with holly. A red
streamer was at each of the ten COW
ers, and as the guests pulled them
a gift was found at the other end.
Euchre was played after luncheon,
and the prize, a hand-painted may
onnaise bowl, was won by Mrs. Plat
B. Walker. The other guests were
Mines. w. I. Carpenter, P. B. Walker
A. H. Barnard, T. E. Cootey, Albert
Haser Charles johnson, Charles West
Ter, c. w. Brace, e. A. Whitmore
and Frank Annis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

H. w. Commons gave theater
party at the Metropolitan last night
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall D.
Andrews. The party was followed by
a supper at the Minneapolis club, and
| covers were laid for sixteen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
Kruger Studio Opening.

Miss Kruger's holiday art novelties,
suited to all purses, found only at the
Quinlan- Young company and the
studio, 81 Syndicate block
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs George w. Hayford
of Groveland avenue. gave a dinner
Of twelve covers. The house decora-
tions were in the Christmas colors,
and evergreen and holly were used
literally. The table decorations were
red roses, and poinsettia blossoms
were used in the library.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
It's Always Summer

In California. Outdoor sports the year
.ound Spend your Winters in Cal
ifornia and you will feel amply re-
paid. The North Western has three
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
Warranted Cutlery.

Pocket Knives, Shears and Razors.
Guaranteed unconditionally at Gard
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Karle
w. Perkins will give dinner at their
apartments in Mckinley court for H
P. Shane of ST. Paul, who will leave
for New Orleans Monday.
The colored American., 1903-08-22

We know not whence the lieb+ MIL,
come, but still is Our faith triumpb.
ant over fears
inns, however, We do know from,
the lessons of all history that no grao4
moral victory was ever achieved -,
less all the factors were moral and
worthy. And so we come to percaivo
In this mighty struggle for tba rich.
we nave our own duty to perform Tbo
reproacheS as to our many fau1tc o..
only to well founded. 1t is unneces
sary to particularize them. They arc
open and unblushing. They must 10
corrected. We must be industrio,,.
we must be acquiative. We must >
moral. We must continue to eduoo.o
our children Our religion must have
less lip service and more practical on
plicatlon to our daily lives. Like tbo
North country farmer, the echo of on.
horses hoofS must be "nrorort,.,,,
property" We must be known and
nave financial credit in banking inOti.
tutlons. We must be factors in OH
public movements and in the bisba.
impulses of the communities in wbiob
we reside and we must, if possible ha
tr1fie better in every respect. than
our white neighbors Then We will
nave furnished to oar friends convino-
Ing evidence of our fitness for Ameri-
can citizenship and for an equal place
in the ranks OF higher industry
This is our opportunity. This is our
duty Do we see it and will We profit
by the knowledge? 1t is threadbare
but appropriate to say:
Honor and fame from no condition
rise,
Act well your part, there all the
honor lies
The colored American., 1903-08-22
HOPE FOR THE RACE.

1t may not assist in the settlement of
the grave problem the Negro race is
presenting to the country, but it seems
proper to again remind our people
that the widespread antagonism
against us is palpably and pre-emi-
nently economic. Our leaders tell us
and our sincere white friends point out
with satisfaction our steady advance
on all Industrial lines in spite of the
jealousy of foreign importations and
the malevolence of the ignorant native
element of whites. We are entering
every field of honest, manly endeavor
and we are competing creditably. The
white laborer and mechanic feels our
presence as his rival and he is strug-
CLING to drive us back and out. But
we will not be driven The situation
should give us some comfort in these
troublous times and teach us patience
and fOrebearance, recognizing that
there is a great future in store for our
people full of hope of prosperity and
substantial requirement after a stern
public sentiment shall have put an end
to the present saturnalia of crime and
injustice.
The colored American., 1903-08-22
THE BOSTON riot"

We doubt whether throughout this
whole country there is one thoughtful
Negro who did not feel humiliated and
indignant over the disgraceful occur
renee in Boston, Massachusetts, on the
night of Thursday, the 30th ultimo. A
gathering of two thousand citizens,
white and colored, in the exercise Of
their constitutional rights, met in the
New South End A. M. E. Zion church,
to hear the views of Prof. Booker L.
Washington, who came upon invita-
tion to stimulate interest in the pur-
poses of the National Negro Business
League, of which he is President.
Hardly had the exercises begun before
a handful of presumably educated
young men and sad to say one young
women, began to make trouble by in
terrupting the meeting with number
of irrelevant questions and by great
disorder. The officers of the meeting
and of the church, with unusual pa
tience repeatedly begged them to de-
sist, but as the disorder grew and
threatened the harmony of the gather
ing, the police had to be called in to
eject the offenders and only succeeded
in doing so after a number of persons
had been seriously injured by the dis
turbers. Three of them were arrested
amonk whom was the editor of the
Boston Guardian.
We have often heard about the un-
hridIad naSsiOnS of the ignorant South
ern Negro. White men tell us Of them
and palliate 1ynchings with the state
ment, but this was not down South.
This was at the seat of New England
culture. at the cradle of liberty
These young men are, or claim to be,
tbe exponents and defenders of higher
education. They differ with Prof.
The colored American., 1903-08-22

whatever in the difficulties, have abb
stained from all public acts of violence
and have expressed only the most pas
sive sympathy with the cause of white
labor.
We have always maintained that the
colored man was at his best in Rich
mond, that he was exhibiting more
race cohesion, business enterprise, and
level heads than are to be found else
where, and here is further sDnfrma
tion Of his superiority This is white
mans fight and he knows it. He SIM
ply keeps busy with his own affairs,
serving God and absorbing the shekels.
Good for him! He is solving his own
race problem effectually.
The colored American., 1903-08-22

Anent the complaint of our people
that white merchants who receive our
patronage will not employ colOred
clerks, statesmen or bookkeepers, there
comes the answer that where they
have recognized the justice of the
complaint and given a colOred man
higher employment, there is no appre-
ciSJl increase in the trade of cOlOred
people. We know this is not suffi-
cient answer, for the demand is for
employment of our young people IN
recognition of that part of our trade
already secured by the whites. Yet
there is food for thought in the state
ment. We should show that We appre-
ciate such opening opportunities by
additional patronage of said places.
This will help the cause along and IN
duce other whites to follow their eX-
ample.
The colored American., 1903-08-22

WaShingtOn'S educational views, per-
haps, but he was not there to discuss
education, but business, instead.
What blow, what a shock to the
thoughtful colored man to observe how
their boasted higher education has fail
ed to teach them self discipline and
that greater principle, that however we
may differ with a man, he is entitled
to be heard
What an argument in the mouths
of the races enemies against any form
of education for us. We note with
pleasure, how after the conspirators
had been removed the Professors ad-
dress was received with every mark
of appreciation and approval.
The incident adds fresh interest to
the career and achievements of Prof.
Washington. How can one fail to ad-
mire him? Think of his youth of pen
ury and obscurity and then of his
present status and there is moth
ing fortuitous in his life. He is
pre-eminently the man of action,
the man who has done things and
who is still doing them. Tuske-
gee is more than social settlement, it
is more than great industrial fOun-
dation.-It is a monument, it is an in
spiration for all time. And think of
its leader, its creator, the friend of
Presidents, the associate of Univer
sity presidents, the welcome guest of
the high, the rich, the noble and the
good. And he is not yet fifty years
of age.
Here is a greatinstrument designed
by him, for the benefit of his race and
at its work unremittingly. If there
are those who dispute the correctness
of his theories or question his meth
OdS let them show us something better
or even something different or any
thing at all that is tangible that exists
that is doing the race equal service.
We look to the good people of Bos-
ton, for the proper, the effective re-
buke to these i'll balanced young peo-
pie. The race and the whole country
are with the Professor and Tuskegee.
The colored American., 1903-08-22
THE CoLoRED MAN IN BUSINESS.

We are surveying the field of race
enterprises and attempt to discover
what there is therein to exploit; we
confess the view is not reassuring. We
are grieved to observe how few of our
people are engaged in business ven
lures of any character. What is the
explanation?
AS we see it, it is because the Negro
has no individual nerve. He has set
up for himself too exalted a model.
He would like to preside over some
mammoth establishment and say unto
one man "gol" and to another "come!" q"
but the reflection is absent from his
mind that in almost every instance his
very model began under most humble
conditions and with little or no capital
to sustain it. He forgets that the orig
inal John Jacob Astor peddled small
wares from a pack on his back to the
Hudson Bay Indians in exchange for
their pelts.
The Negro is quite ready to form a
company" at any time for business
and thus protect himself in advance
from full responsibility should disas-
ter overtake the effort.
In every city and every community
he may look about him and see sound
ly established and prosperous business
houses owned by individual white men,
who have failed twice or thrice during
their careers, but who have still un-
daunted by adverse fate, rushed again
and again into the breach and failed
and finally by nerve, persistence and
worth plucked the flower of success.
We should learn to follow these ex-
amples. If we cannot command large
capital, let us begin like the ant.
study the Jew, and the Irishman, and
his progresses. In every community
where there is any number of Negroes
there is room for the grocery, the shoe,
the dry goods, the provision store.
Enter the field with even one dollar
of stock and keep what the people
want Success is sure to your com
mercial rivals-why not to you?
Who does not admire the "self made
man of any race? How much more
admirable would be the self made bus
mess Negro! He would be a veritable
| beacon light to his race and an inspir-
alton to others
The colored American., 1903-08-22
THE NEGROES OPPORTUNITY.

Our faith in an overruling and bene-
ticient Providence forbids us to despair
even in our present hopeless state.
Other races have suffered contumely
and outrage and have come from the
crucible strengthened. Yet at present
THE way is dark and we are far from
home" Where is the Kindly Light
that shall lead us out?'' Perhaps we
and American Christianity may soon
see a modern Star in the East typi-
fed by the protest of civilized Europe.
The colored American., 1903-08-22

1t is observed from the daily press
that the ex-slave pension swindlers
continue to show activity in some of
the Southern States. We repeat our
advice to our ftinerant ministry, our
pie where this heresy is still getting a
hearing, to denounce it in vigorous
terms. There is utterly no possibility
Of the scheme ever receiving favorable
consideration by Congress.
The colored American., 1903-08-22
THE RICHMOND NEGROES.

has been attracted to the splendid at
titude and conduct of the colored peo-
pie of Richmond, Va, during the long
drawn out strike, still in progress in
that city. They have taken no part
The colored American., 1903-08-22

A newspaper must live though its
patrons are absent from home on
pleasure bent. Do not forget your
subscriptions
The colored American., 1903-08-22

West Point and Annapolis are past
closed to oar youth, and now the Navy
itself is to shut it's once open door in
our faces
The colored American., 1903-08-22

think of the probable price OF coal
next winter?
The colored American., 1903-08-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

Reading notices SO cents per line.
Display advertisements, So per square
inch, per insertion. Discounts made
on large contracts.
Entered at the Post Office as second
class matter.
All letters, communications, and bus
mess matters should be addressed to
THE COLORED AMERICAN.
EDWARD E. COOPER, Manager.
45S c St, Northwest,
Washington, D. G.
Sold by all News Dealers.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1903.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09
THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY!
A NEGLECTED. OPPORTUNITY.

The verdict of all who were present
at the Fair Grounds at the recent py
rotechnic exhibition was unanimous on
several points.
1t was a success in points of at
tendance, demonstrating the fact that
thousands will attend a reasonably
cheap, nearby outdoor show.
1t also showed that there Is a mint
of money in Savannah for the street
car company and amusement company
that will cater to the desire of the
people to have recreation.
Nearly everyone now understands
that this affair was gotten up hastily,
not by any organized body, but by
contributors, as they could be picked
up in stores and offices, and that they
contracted for a first-class show. The
projectors felt the disappointment
more than the outsiders, and every in
dividual of that vast audience, who
spent so cents, can rest assured that
these contributors would give several
times that amount could they have
fore-known the fact that they were
not to get what they had bargained for.
This writer was not one Of the CON
tributors," but was one of the grand
standers." The railroad people are
"kicking themselves" because they lost
SO many hundreds of nickels, both
ways; going and coming" They
doubtless realize that they could have
operated the "Thunderbolt belt" to
positive advantage and given satisfac-
ton.
The projectors wonder how much
they lost by trying to pass a multi
tude through one narrow stile, when
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09
BETWEEN SEASONS
IN THE MARKETS

This is trying time for housekeep-
ers, for it is, so to speak, between sea-
sons, and fruits and vegetables are
only fairly plentiful and the quality
is not up to either the spring or fall
standard
In the early summer Savannah mar
kets offer the best things that grow
on bush and vine and below ground.
The truck farms In the neighborhood
and the melon patches and fruit or
chards all pay tribute, and the fruit
sellers and market men filled in with
tropical stuff and truck from further
north and further south.
Just at present the truck farms in
the neighborhood are pretty we'll play
ed out, and not great deal of stuff
is shipped South from the Northern
farms. So the offerings are neither
heavy nor choice. In a little while.
however, the fall crops will begin to
appear, and with them will open in
good style the tropical fruit trade that
IS always more or less restricted during
the midsummer.
A few grapes and plums are ap-
pearing on the fruit stands, and an
occasional basket of fine pears. The
bulk of the stock just now seems to
be in hard pears, suitable for cooking
only. The appearance of the White
Niagaras and some smaller grapes and
a, few baskets of plums give the stands
a cheering look. There are also a
few bananas here, and some pineap-
pies, although the latter do not appear
choice. Lemons and lines are scarce
and high. No oranges worth mention
ing are to be seen.
Some good watermelons are seen, but
the average has not been particularly
good for some time. Catalogues are
having another turn, having been all
most out for a time, and now offering
again in some quantities.
The vegetable market has nothing
new to show, but there will be pump
kins and fall beans very soon. Cab
bage and lettuce should be plentiful
in a little while. and other things that
grow in the fall will be due very soon.
Tomatoes and okra are holding up well
and these, with little sweet corn and
egg plants, are practically keeping up
the side dishes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09

for much less than the cost of repairs
of the damage to the entrance made
by the crowd that broke in without
paying they could have arranged sew
eral places of ingress. Doubtless, ar
other time, they will arrange for tick
cts with railroad and Fair Grounds
coupons, which must be bought down
town. If the gates had been opened
quite early much of the pressure could
have been relieved, and the crowd to
be handled at one time would have
been limited to a car load.
The early opening of the gates and
the selling for the grand stand Of only
the number of tickets for which there
are seats, secure a comfortably seat
ed crowds that will come early enough
to want something to eat and drink
before and during the exercises.
The projectors" should have made
good money out of the privilege
for soft drinks, sandwiches, fruit and
cigars.
The immense crowd and its great
good humor suggests the question of
the possibilities of the future The
Savannah people are not vindictive;
they are long suffering and forgiving.
Like the writer, lots of others will go
again, especially now that 1t is I'M
derstood that the projectors" were the
worse fooled of any. "A fellow-feel-
ing makes us wondrous kind"
Why can't the owners of the Fair
Grounds and the Auditorium Commit
tee and the street railway people put
their heads together and make some
thing for the permanent good Of Sa-
vannah out Of the peculiarly we'll
adapted location. 1t ought to be pos
sible to so add to the grand stand
that these results would be accom-
plished, an auditorium, which could be
used comfortably in summer, be closed
up so as to be comfortable in winter,
and yet not interfere with its uses as
point from which to witness races
and similar exhibitions.
The large area, possibly eighty acres,
makes it possible for these grounds to
be used for various purposes which
would not be possible with a smaller
place.
Savannah may yet have its horse
show, its bench show, It's Chautauqua
and large conventions.
I'VE leave the subject with you"
Amusement"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. r. S. Reid leaves tomorrow for
the North.
Mr.. William J. Ryan left last night
for Lookout Mountain.
Miss Rosa Lodge is spending her va
cation at Bridgeport, Ala.
Mrs. B. M. Theus who has been
quite i'll is now convelescent'
Mr.. P. r. Cohen will leave for New
York and Canada on the Nacoocnee TO-
morrow.
Mr.. S. Royal will leave in about
two weeks for New York. Boston and
Atlantic City.
DR.. L. A. Smith sails tomorrow for
New York, going thence TO Niagara TOT
about three weeks.
Miss Claudia Ingram has returned
from Rome, where she has been spend
ing some time with friends.
Mrs. w. A. Cook and little daughter
Of Tampa, Fla, are spending some
time with her relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
q. B. Olive, No. 2219 Whitaker street.
Mr.. Hugh Logan expects to leave in
few days for Glen Springs. S. c.,
for a stay of few weeks. From there
he will go to Chicago, Kansas City and
a. tour of the Western packing cities,
with a view to familiarizing himself
with the methods used in preparing for
market the product he handles upon
a large scale in Savannah.
Miss Kibbie devane entertained with
a "Progressfve Finch" party Thurs
day evening prior to her leaving for
Tampa. to spend the remainder of the
summer. Miss Marie Thomas and Mr..
George Ubele won the prizes. Those
present were: Miss Marie Thomas,
Miss Edna Middleton. Miss Ethel Mis-
cally. Miss Alice Lyman. Miss Kibbie
deVane, Mrs. devane, Messrs. George
IJbe1e, Johnnie Harms. Jim Miscally'
Alvin Fitzsimons, Jack woodrow John-
| ME deVane.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09
ANOTHER BURGLAR STORY.

Come here" said the lady in a
stage whisper, to policeman who hap
pened to be passing her doorway just
as the dusk was coming on. The good
natured officer paused on his weary
beat, well knowing that one more load
of troubles was about to be deposited
upon his shoulders. "Wait just a min
ute" she continued as he looked the
usual question and waited.
With a finger pointed just half way
the lady indicated direction, and fol-
lowing this with his eye he saw the
shadow of a man. leaning against n
wall, not far away.
That's him." she said still whis-
pering, "he hangs around here all the
time. I'm sure ne is a. burglar. just
waiting a chance to get in and steal
my things; but I've got him spotted
and no mistake. Can't fool me-
The Copper sauntered slowly over
towards the suspect-and tapped him
lightly on the shoulder.
You plain clothes men are liable to
be shot almost anytime" he said. That
lady over there, for instance, is sure
you are a bold. bad burglar. and now
she will probably think that you have
bribed me to let you go ahead with
your wicked work"