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The colored American., 1903-11-14

The Philippine Commission is soon
OF be appointed to look after the in
terest of the natives in our new pos
sessions. 1t is hoped that President
Roosevelt will take his time in nam
ing the members of this commission
The PHILIPPINES are colored people, Ne
groes from an American standpoint,
and it is but justice to them that a
number of American Negroes of stand
ing and ability should be placed on this
commission. President Roosevelt will
not lack in the right kind of timber
from which to make the selection
Among the best-known coIored men
who have been urged for a place on
this commission is Mr.. J. Douglas Wet
more, of Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Wet
more has served in the city council
of Jacksonville for one term of two
years and was reelected for two years
more June 18th of this year He has
practiced law for six years, and is
the South. He attended college at At
lanta University, and read law at the
famous Ann Arbor Law school. He is
also a thorough business man, and
does large real estate business, and
is president of the only Negro Loan
and Building and Loan Association in
Florida. He is honest, progressive and
fearless; and though only thirty-three
years old, is one of the StrOn peSt VOuup
men of the race
The colored American., 1903-11-14
THE COLORED STEAMBOAT COM
PANY
Litigations that May Cause Rupture
and Break 1t Up.

The controversy and litigation be-
tween the Freedman Land and I'm
provement Company and the parties
in Baltimore from whom the Jane
Moseley was purchased, it is hoped
will soon be settled. The fight seems
to be a triangular one. The mem
bers of the company are divided among
themselves, some of them taking the
part of the manager, Mr.. Lewis Jeffer-
son, and the others opposing him. 1t
looks very much as if the company will
lose its suit against the parties from
whom they purchased the boat, unless
it harmonizes its own forces. 1t is the
old stories that colored companies can
not manage anything successfully be
cause of internal dissensions. This
has been especially true of the three
colored boat companies that have been
organized in this city in the past six
years. The history of the first boat,
The Lady of the Lake, and of the sec
ond, The George Leary, is too well
known for repetition.
The Freedmen's Land and Improve
ment Company, in selecting Mr.. Lewis
Jefferson as its manager, found the
right man. Mr. Jefferson has been
untiring in his efforts to bring sue
cess to the company, and had succeed
ed admirably under the most adverse
circumstances. To begin with, 1T
seems that the company paid a fabu-
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Mr.. Emmett ]. Scott, private ser.
retary to DIR. Booker T. Washington
had an extended conference with PraS
ident Roosevelt a few days ago If is
understood that matters of great mo-
ment, as they affect the interests Of
the race, were discussed. 1t may safe.
ly be assumed that Mr. Scott properly
placed before the President the present
status of Negro feeling, aspiration and
hope. He, as DIR. Washington's per.
sonal representative, has often met
the President and is well regarded bv
the latter as man possessing sanity
OF judgment and a judicial tempera.
ment so much needed in a man who
occupies the delicate position he so
worthi]y fills.
The colored American., 1903-11-14
THE CoLoRED AMERICAN.

lods price for the Moseley, and that
it agreed to make larger payments than
its capital stock and the busines done
by the boat would justify. The first
season of 1902 was a poor season, for
the reason that the boat did not start
until the excursion season was nearly
over. This year the boat suffered from
not getting the best dates on account
of the delay in not coming from Bal
timore. But for the high business in
tegrity and the high financial stand
ing of Mr.. Jefferson, the Moseley would
during the past summer. He alone
stood sponsor and responsible for all
payments of notes as we'll as the cur
rent expenses of the boat.
The company, it seems, could not
raise the money and threw the whole
responsibility on Mr.. Jefferson. Mr..
Jefferson alone weathered the storm
and succeeded in doing a fair busi-
mess during the season. The dis
gruntled members of the company now
contend, after having deserted Mr. JEFF
fersOn and his few faithful friends,
when it was necessary to raise money
to retain the boat, that MIR. Jefferson
should turn everything back over to
it, and leave all matters to its discre-
tiOn. This, it seems, Mr.. Jefferson and
a few of his friends are willing to do,
provided he is reimbursed for money
advanced and loaned and for services
rendered. 1t is hoped that the COM
pany will get itself together, that it
will work in harmony, retain the boat
and make the final payments for the
season of 1904. Manager Jefferson
of money required to secure the boat
if permitted to do so. The mischief
makers seem to be the disgruntIed
ones, who have but little money invest
ed, who cannot increase their shares
of stock, or raise any more money, but
who seem bent on ruling or running.
There are enough colored people in
Washington to sustain a first-class ex-
cursion boat in a handsome and profit
able way. 1t now rests with the COM
pany as to whether the race shall have
a boat next season, Or by the usual
internal dissensions lose the boat and
thus enrich the Golfers of the white
people. The moneyed men of the COM
pany as well as public sentiment favor
the retention of Manager Lewis JEFF
ferson.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

The great West offers splendid oppor-
tunities for the young men who are
loafing around the big cities of the
East and South. Washington city
could spare a few thousand young men
who would make successes if they
could be persuaded to leave Washing
ton for other fields.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

The Sociological Society, which met
In this city this week, has demon
strated its right as well as its ability
to live. No conference in recent years
has attracted SO much attention. nor
has accomplished so much toward pre-
senting the claims of the colored peO-
pie of Amreica. The ablest men Of
both races were down on the program
and took part in the discussion. 9th
er conferences and conventions would
do we'll to pattern after this one. 1t
has come to stay and to fill long-felt
want.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Race prejudice is getting in its work
in the theatres in the middle west
and north. In Southern Illinois, in
Missouri and Kansas, colored patrons
of theatres are accommodated only
in the peanut gallery.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Board OF Nashville, Tenn. is sending
out new quality of Baptist literature,
and its large presses are kept busy
DR.. r. H. Boyd, the secretary, has
proven himself the man for the place
The colored American., 1903-11-14

A number of political dark bo,.u
are being groomed for 1904. It lool,,
very much as if the tail would woc
the dog politically. In certain sao
tions of the country it is a renroaoh
to be a stalwart Republican.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Whatever tendency the Negro vot-
ers in the Northern and Middle States
may have toward a division of their
votes has been hedged by the mouth
ings of demagogues of the German and
Vardaman stripe.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Editor Murphy, Of the Afro-Ameyi.
can Ledger, is raining some feline
blows on the small heads of our snac.
tacled friend Wilkins, of the ConserD-
GtOr.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

Editor Chris J. Perry, the only mem
who has diamonds to wear and give
away, is in the city attending the ses-
sions of the Sociological Society.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

The misfortunes of one colored man
seem to delight the others while a
successful Negro is envied by his fell
lowmen.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

The political turncoats around the
nations capitol, who have Topped from
Senator Hanna to President Roosevelt
are getting ready to flop back to Mr.
Hanna. Such is the course of political
harpies.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

And now an effort is being made to
prevent colored peop.e from occupying
the Pullman or Dining cars used by
the whites in Tennessee, Alabama, and
other Southern States.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

The Presidents message, like the
man, was brief and to the point. 1t
covered wide range of subjects and
is regarded by statesmen as a model
document.
The colored American., 1903-11-14

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1908.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
DISCIPLINE.

1t is the time of waiting that is hard;
Slow creep the hours with restless long
ing filed,
The strong desire that will not brook delay,
The call to duty that will not be stilled.
Good is not wrought in haste; they hurry
not
The powers that order in their turn the
day and night,
The snow and frost, the warm, persuasive
rain,
The lowering cloud, the noontide's floods
of light.
All the creative forces move resist,cssly,
Yelled in the darkness; and no listening
ear,
As sentient cells expand, and colors wake
and glow,
The faintest jar of atoms taking form
may hear.
Silence and solitude and patience-these,
o, soul, shall have with thee, as well,
their way,
And no imperious will shall bring thy fate
to pass,
Nor. wild rebellion force thy dooms de-
lay.
Mary H. Krout, in Denver Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
INOUISITIYE MOOSN.

Not infrequently the pine lumber
cutters are surprised while at work
by the presence of inquisitive moose
and deer, who evidently cannot under
stand the meaning OF the rythmic fall
of the axe. Instances are on record
in which choppers have been killed by
the infuriated onslaught Of bull moose.
probably veSed at having been brought
long distances to see nothing more in
teresting than men chopping down
trees.
An irrascible sportsman, disgusted
with incompetent guides and uncon.
genial companions in former years.
set out on his autumn campaign with
only a lad, who was to act as camp at
tendant. The little chap was fur
nlshed with an ancient tin horn with
which to summon his master to meals
or when his presence was desirable at
the tent
One evening his call was answered
by hoarse blast at distance, and the
lad, not knowing what it meant, kept
on repeating his blowing, until to his
amazement and fear a huge moose
came rushing out of the woods in a
state Of wild excitement.
The creature stood staring in aston.
ishment at the caller for full minute,
during which the old hunter was with
in thirty feet of him in most perfect
misery The hunter had the long
coveted. chance to kill moose and
secure stupendous head, and his
weapons We're a fishing rod, n shot
gun and an empty cartridge belt.
His survey ended, the lordly moose
gave a snort of disgust and turned
away, and the hunters opportunity
was gone
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22

One of the curiosities of Southern
England is the disappearing island of
Derwentwater Lake. 1t rises in the
lake at intervals of n few years, and
after n while disappears. Its height
above the surface OF the water is not
more than few inches, and its area
varies from a few square feet to two
acres. The phenomenon is accounted
for by the nature of the lake bottom,
which is of peat, and the island is
really a blister-like upheaval of the
bottom. The months OF July and Au-
gust are the time when the phenome-
non is most likely to occur especially
when the weather has been very warm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
MAN AGAINST ALLIGATOR.

C. A. Clouser, proprietor of the Oak.
dale Poultry and Stock Farm had a
lively experience recently. Mr..
Clouser has n number of goats. OF
late he has missed two or three, and
was suspicious that some Of his col
ored friends were helping themselves
to meat. This morning he caught the
thief in the act. Just back Of his
house is Lake Copeland. For a year
he has at times noticed good-sized
alligator in the lake. This morning, as
he was looking over his pets, his at.
tention was arrested by the bleating
of a goat at the margin of the lake.
He ran to the spot, and found the
gator with the goat in his jaws, but
tangled in some grapevines, so that he
could not get into the water with it.
Mr.. Clouser seized cne end of the ami.
nal, while the gator stuck to the
other. Finally he succeeded in forcing
the gator to loosen his hold and get
back into the lake. The goat was al,
ready dead. Now Mr.. Clouser has a
shark hook, baited with the viscera of
the dead goat, and set in the lake. He
hopes to secure gator. - Florida
Times-Union and Citizen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
SAILOR GIRLS ADVENTURES.

A singular story of the sea was told
at the Bristol police court. A girl of
fifteen, who first gave her name as
Ellen Gordon, but afterward admitted
that she was Esther McEwan, was
charged with wandering abroad with
out visible means of subsistence. The
prisoner. who was clad in rough
suit of mems clothes, cried bitterly,
and hid her face as she stood in the
dock
a river policeman stated that when
IN Princes street that morning he
heard some men talking about a wo-
man dressed as q man who was being
paid off at the board of trade offices.
His inquiries there proved fruitless,
but outside he saw the prisoner stand
ing among some other sailors. When
ne spoke to her she burst into tears
and admitted her sex. He believed
she had sailed as messman and stew
ard. She was being paid off from the
steamship Gem, which had just ar
rived at the Bristol docks.
At the police station the accused
stated that her sister lived at Wish
art, in Scotland. She admitted she
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
had completed three voyages as mess

had completed three voyages as mes
steward, dressed il boys clothes.
Asked by the bench if she would g
back to her sister, to whom the,
could telegraph, the prisoner said sh,
did not wish to do so, as she left OF
account of her sisters harshness.
The magistrates clerk: "Could no
you get into a Scotch ship as steward
essY
McEwan-"When my hair gets
longer"
The bench ordered a remand until
the next day.
McEwan, it is stated, had accom-.
plished only one of her voyages upon
the Gem, which vessel she Joined at a
port in Scotland.
Further inquiries into the case have
brought to light remarkable story Of
her adventures in boys clothes. She
had been living with a married sister
at Wishart, near Glasgow, and while
there she sometimes worked as a boy,
but the reason of this is not clear. A
book came into her hands containing
the story of n girl who, unhappy at
home, ran away to sea dressed as a
boy. Esther McEwan thought this
plan SO attractive that she resolved
upon a similar cscapade. In Septem-
Der of 1901 she ran away to Dundee,
and there went as cabin boy on board
a coasting steamer called the Discov-
cry. On this vessel she remained only
a fortnight, landing at Newport. She
gave her name as Allan Gordon.
From Dundee she shipped in a boat
bound for Valparaiso, and, having COM
pleted the voyage, she was discharged
at Cardiff. At Penarth she soon OBJ
tanned another berth, this time on
board the steamship Gem, where she
acted as mess room steward. No one
suspected that she was n girl until
Alexandria, the vessels destination, was
reached, and here each member of the
crew had to pass the doctor, with the
result that the girl was compelled to
admit her sex. The captain of the
Gem, therefore, brought her back as a
cabin passenger, but she appears to
have continued to wear the boys
clothes during the return voyage. 1t
is probable that the reason of the
"mess room steward" being trans
ferred to the cabin did not remain a
secret aboard, and it is not surprising
that the sailors talked the matter over
on reaching port.
The girl is now receiving kindly care
and attention. She is a quick-wltted
child Of fair education. and from re-
marks which she has let drop it Is
clear that the rough manners of sail
ors on the ships on which she sailed
were very repellant to her. She did
not like the sea at all, and had she
only known the way in which she
would have had to rough 1t she would
never lave run away. The two dis
charge notes which are in her posses.
sion relating to her voyages to Alex
andrla and Valparaiso are made out
in the name Of Allan Gordon.-London
Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22

Some go persons, all of them deaf
and dumb, We're entertained at tea re-.
Gently in the lecture hall of st. Sa.
viour's Church, in London, by the
Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf
and Dumb. Finger speeches were
given by Sir Arthur Farbairn and 9th.
ers, and an exhibition of sleight.of.
hand wound up the proceedings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22


a the habits
Of haza wh S commo barbarous
q foreign
of wealth and leisure
Ito
Of
college,
appropriate to of youth
should be made ubsevnt unworthy dangerous
church herself resouey a
IS
of
we mus adhere American Of
a
liberal thar theirs 1t should
life
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22

The mission of France, according to
Leroy-Boileau, is to build a trans-Sa-
haran railway to the Lake Chad re-
gion, which he looks on as kind Of
Eden, with fertile soil and valuable
metallic deposits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22

his
rushed danger through fire smoke child and fell in the at
other cities
noble calling
celebrate
Society,"
pension with the thanks community well gold medal
nobility
which tribute which
to
make O the O
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
~ ~
Everyday Heroes.
BY Andrew Carnegie.

exceng others the number service
There hero the Philippines to-day He
wise Judge strongly opposed forcing ourselves the
the call Of duty his country
The highest the land
within his reach the height Of his ambition home He
temptation impaired his health He elected
plunge the the drowning people who
help. Judge a hero his life
for his allnNs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
Evil Of Society Gambling.
By Julia Ward Howe.

FEAR that the evil custom of playing for has made
considerable in fashionable society Heads of fam
lilies cities sometimes made of the inter
change between their and other people of checks
intended to recent losses at cards. n.
Young ladies heard boast of the gains of
Newport-these gains in exceeding S1000j
of invitations fashionable houses which de-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
- 81 81
Waterways Are a Necessity.
BY Professor Lewis M. Ha,zpt.

view Of the great and manifest economies Of waterways it
seem inexpcabe that with but few lustriou excep
tons their advantages have apparently not impressed them
selves railroad managers and legislators in general By
the recognition these
nations of the European continent have been able to maintain
large military and naval establishments, besides providing
the public treasury
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
A Cgllar
AND
A String Of Pearls

S wise as Pelham's gular,"
repeated his EXcellency.
"Now what does that
mean-eh? and what's a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-22
Pluck and @ @
@ @ Rdventure.
GOODNESS OF G. E. CONRAD.

. HE recent death of @. L. Con-
| rad, one of the pioneers of
| Northern Montana, and one
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-15
REACH OUT AFTER TRADE.

The attention of our business men
merchants, warehOusemen, manu-
facturers and others-is called to the
following editorial article which is
taken from the New Berne Journal
What it says is especially applicable
to Henderson, and the GOLD LEAF
cOmmends it to the thoughtful con-
sideratiOn of our readers. The Jour
nal says:
The remedy for poor trade is not
found in sitting down and complain
ing, but in going forth and bringing
it back through some endeavOr.
While there may be exceptional
merchants and business men in a
community who prosper. regardless
of poor conditions among the most
of the other business houses, the gen
eral community trade may be held as
not good.
Individual, as well as community
trade growth comes through adver-
Using and personal solicitation.
The attractive advertisement, not
less than the personal endeavOr are
demanded today, in order to pro
mote local development and growth
OF trade
Local development does not come
without an active presentation OF
local claims and a demand that these
claims be recognized for the merit
they possess.
The holder of an article of worth
and value, has never realized upon
it, by keeping it hidden from view.
In this day many things OF real in,
trinsic value never bring anything tC
their owners, because their owners re.
| fuse to let 90 or show them.
A community believes it has the
location, the business houses, and
yet never goes ahead in commercial,
development, because outsiders are
never let into the secret of what the
place has within it's boundaries.
Local development amounts tC
nothing, business lags, when there
| should be constant material growth
and trade upbuilding.
Something is wanting, and the de
ficiency will be found in the people
of the community who refuse to be
stir themselves, to advertise to thu
world their resources, and to make
attractive every local feature, in or
der that outsiders may be brough
i'll, not merely as visitors but secured
as permanent resident, to assist il
the local upbuilding.
And in addition, there is the activ'
personal effort, the going after bust
ness and bringing it home, for com
petition today is fierce in the trad
world, and nothing comes to the in
dividual or community which wait
for business to come to it.
| tits the active and intelligent goins
after trade, which gets it. Trad
and prosperity never come to tn
waiting individual or community.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-01-15
Delightful Reception.
j. R.CLACk,

Contributed.
Last Friday evening a very pleasant
reception was given to Miss Macon and
Miss Willie Macon, of WarrentOn, by Mr..
and Mrs. 0. p. Shell. The guests were
requested to bring their most youthful
photographs and much amusement was
afforded by the attempts to trace the
likeness of the pictures to the originals
AS there was tie Mr.. Henry Macy Sc
cured the prize by drawing the longest
straw and Mr. Alex Cooper was entitled
to the booty" Mr.. Henry Powell pre-
sented the prizes in his usual witty and
pleasing style.
In the dining room handsome palms.
ferns and blooming flowers delighted the
eye while the guests were partaking of
dainty refreshments. Those present were:
Misses Sue Richards, Claude Hunter,
Bette Pittman, Eulalie and Myrtle Har-
ris, Eta Halstead. Isabelle Horner Fan
ME Boyd and Magdaline Landis Messrs.
Phil Thomas, Henry Macy, Gus Moore.
Henry Powell, Ernest Brown, Alex
Cooper. DIR. Tucker, Dr. Pendleton,
Dave Mangum Sydney Chavasse and E.
". Stubs, of Virginia H.