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The colored American., 1903-02-14

the South about the year 1884. and
Cooh IIS name from an eminent Vir-
SIhldn VINO was the presiding Justice
Oh the county court of PittsyIvania.
In those days they hung white men IN
virginia Tor horse stealing and as the
crimes were of such frequent occur
renee, 1t became necessary to protect
th1S species OF property from the de-
precautions or thieves to inf1ict swift
punishment on them, and so they were
lynched- The presiding Justice. Mr..
Lynch, plainly and forcibIy reminded
the legal authorities of the community
OF the extraordinary condition of the
country, the entire insecurity Of life
and property, and the complete sus-
pension OF the administration of Justice
exactly when stringent laws required
most vigorous enforcing, submitted a.
proposition that in consideration of
the fact that the criminal court at
Williamsburg had ceased to exist at
least IN so far as related to the border
counties, the county court of PittsyI-
Vanla should undertake to try finally
all cases of murder and felony occur
ring within that county which were
required to be sent to the court at
J Williamsburg for trial, by the wards
! of the law. That in such trials the ac-
/ cuSed should have the same rights as
| to the impanelingsth the jury, the pre-
emptory challenge, the challenge for
! cause, etc, the same rights as to all
| pleadings, general and special as to
the summOning and compelling the at
] tendance of their witnesses for the
commonwealth, and of being heard
| by counsel, as were secured to them
by the law giving Jurisdiction of their
| cases exclusively to the court at Will
| liamsburg." Thus it will be seen
| that lynch law had in those days the
| semblance of justice, but in this en-,
| lightened age it is pure Murder, and
/ justifies the drastic criticism of it by
| DR.. Parkhurst. 1t is barbarism veneer
| ed with civilization, and made respec-
| table by religion and education, and
| the bOasted superiority of the bar
bGTiGns who engage in it. The most
| piOus and most sanctified southern
| clergymen with here and there an ex-
ceptIOn would no more think of raising
his voice against this iniquity than
he would of taking to wife a Negro
woman. The South is "sCt" in its
| ways. These questions according to its
| way of thinking are purely local
domestic, with which other sections
have nothing to do; yet this does not
remove the ungetawayable fact that
| the habitat of our enlightened bar
| barians is all that section lying across
the Potomac and further down.
BRUCE GRIT.
The colored American., 1903-02-14
Queen of Song.

entertained and entranced Kings,
Queens and peasants, seems a useless
expenditure of effort, but as we have
here in Richmond burnt cork" ig-
was packed with the elite of the city
of seven hills, to witness the concert
to be given by those two stars of the
race, Miss Flora Batson, Americas
dOuble-vOiced Queen of Song, and Mr..
Gerard Millar Australians premier
basso. To speak of the musical ability
of these two artists whose voices have
The colored American., 1903-02-14

noramus who juggles the cuspldors of
remote sheet known as 1.-The News
Leader" during the day, and
ambles into any and all colored en-
tertainments during the night, and in
uoduces himself ASIDE cullud porter
ob de News Leader" then pulls forth
with a mighty flourish his po-ters book,
and after erasing a set of policy num-
oers he proceeds to pote, as he terms
H. and in the next issue of the News
Leader we read an article on the lime
kiln order.
But, thank God though our faults
are magnifed and the dago, Chinaman,
the poor white and all are put above us
The colored American., 1903-02-14

would nave approved without demur
We are such a set of internal moral
towards that we do not dare to give
our approval to such sentiments as
those expressed by Mr. Hayes. There
are good many of us who are still
overcome by the slavish fear of the
white man, and he knows it.
l learn that a lot of fool Negroes
somewhere in the South are to hold
a congress and tell the country and
the world how they love the southern
white man who is their best friend
ETC., etc. Every mothers son of these
cringing, cOwardly and subservient
darkies ought to be lynched, or have
their black backs whipped. These are
my private views, publicly expressed
and there's no rebate.
If the southern white people are the
best friends of the Negro why is the
North filled with an army of perape-
tetIc Negro beggars of Yankee money,
for the education of Negro Youth? Why
don't they stay in the South and get
what they need for educational pur-
poses. from their white friends there?
No. these Negroes are afraid of their
necks, and with characteristic Negro
cunning they swallow their pride and
their manhood, what little they have,
and deliberately lie to the white people
of the South when they asservate that
they are the Negroes best friend.
These same friends have sent into
kingdom come since 1868, by the rope
route, and by fire and shotguns, more
than $4,000 Negroes, and as TilIman
recently said: I'VE still have ropes and
guns in the South and we know how to
=,
others of his ilk and way of thinking,
could render a service to the race by
explaining how it happens that these
dear white friends of ours in the
South kill so many of us each year
judge or jury.
Lynch law became fashionable in
The colored American., 1903-02-14

Baltimore, Md.-The current issue of
THE CoLoRED AMERICAN is a great one,
which certainly adds to your fame as
leader in Afro-American Journalism. In
this and the annual of the Florida Senti-
meI, we truly see the races brains IN
journalism F. F. ].
The colored American., 1903-02-14
ATTENTION AGENTS.

Agents who have not made their re-
ports and settlements in this ONCE Tor
some time are hereby warned that un-
less settlement comes this week no
more PAPERS will be set them. This will
also apply to a number of delinquent
subscribers who are considerably in ar
The colored American., 1903-02-14

s4.On to SO 90 a day guaranteed
to every person sending name and
address to the Scott Remedy Go.
Louisville, KY. Write at once.
The colored American., 1903-02-14
VIRCINIA'S CAPITAL.

Miss Batson and Mr.. q ra I'd Mil
Ier Stir O6e Musical world
Local Talent ef q Very High
Order Notes Of O6e Entertain
ment.
The colored American., 1903-02-14

Richmond, Va, Special-On Monday
evening, February End, the beautiful
hall of the G.. u. o. of True Reformers
The colored American., 1903-02-14

only add, we look forward for the re-
turn Of BatsOn and Millar.
"OBSERVER.'
The colored American., 1903-02-14
OOTHA nj NOTES

Continued from second page.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
"How Old is Ann ?"

We promised a solution of the
query, "How old is Amp" in this
weeks issue. Below will be found
two from eminent auth hority:
Louisville, KY, Oct. 26.-Perkin
Warbeck has given a solution of the
"age of Ann problem. He is the
man who started the trouble by hav-
ing the problem published. Mary is
"a years old. Mary is twice as old
as Ann was when Mary was as old as
Ann is now. How old is Ann?
MARY is "a. Mary is twice as old
as Ann was at II, and when Ann was
II Mary was the same age that Ann
is now.
"Mary is "a When Ann was II,
Mary was AIMS present age. How
old is Ann?''
1t stands to reason that the time be-
tween IL and AIMS present age is the
same as between AIMS present age
and "a. In other words, as several
solvers put it: 'Since the time that
Ann was II she has caught up to
where Mary was, while Mary has
skipped from that to "a"
Then, of course, each is six years
older. We have it. Ann is Is.
Could anything be palmer? Glory
be! Halleiujah!
Now just listen to the ''twelvers'
and the ''sixteeners. No, they won'
hear of it. But wait a minute. Sup
pose the answer (which it is not
let us apply it: "Mary is "a. Mar!
| "a is twice as old as Ann was IL
when Mary (12) was as old as Ann Il
now 12).
That is, Ann was II when Mary wa
II: yet Mary has grown to "A ant
Ann remains II. 1t will never, neve
do.
Here is solution of the Mary-Anl
problem which certainly looks yer.
reasonable:
x equals AIMS age. Then if Mar.
is twice as old at "a, as Mary was
then Ann was II: "a minus equal
difference in ages and minus 1
equals difference in ages. TEen
minus II equals "a minus x. 2x equal
SO. x equals 18. AIMS age.
This will prove, for when Mary wa
Is Ann was II, or half what Mary i
now.~ The problem does not state tina
Mary was ever twice as old as Ann
although she was when II years oil
as Ann was 6 years old, but the prob
lem does not ask for this: it simpl
states that Mary IS twice as old a
Mary wAS.-L. Nj. BARRETT in To
peka State Journal.
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Crime or Joke, Whichp

The following story may be all
right, but it sounds a little fishy:
Last Friday evening young man
who works for George Lightner came
in town for load of lumber. On his
return trip, shortly after passing the
Kerr ranch, a man jumped into the
middle of the road and ordered him
to come down and give up his valu-
ables. The young fellow tumbled of
the load and lit out down the road
for Kerr's, where he dug up guns and
help and returned to his team which
was found standing quietly where be
had left them, waiting to be driven
home. Now the question is. Was a
crime contemplated or has someone
been playing q practical joke?
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Tried for Assault.

The trial of young Winters for as
sault on old man Steffy. which came
off in Justice Shows court last Fri
day, terminated in rather a ridiculous
manner. The yonng man came in for
trial all right and remained until
after the case was given to the jury
and then disappeared. 1t is supposed
that he made up his mind that the
case was going against him notwith-
standing that his attorney, Mr.. Nc
Canse, had made a very eloquent
plea in his behalf in which he showed
conclusiveiy, to those who agreed
with him, that the assault was due to
an article which appeared in the
Mercury some time since exhorting
the young men Of the country to man
Hly assertiveness, etc. He showed In
satisfactory manner that if a crime
had been committed it should not be
charged to the young man. The ver-
dict of the jury was ''guilty," with
the recommendation that the sentence
O6 dS lI2ub as Vile law WOuld pOt hAio'
The convicted party not being present
to receive sentence the court sent the
sheriff after him. A search and in
quiry developed the fact that The
young man had claim in Oklah oma
and that he had probably gone dOwr
there for a short rest after leading
the strenuous life" The genera
opinion Of those who heard the case
was that it was neighborhood row
and that the young man would have
been found mot guilty" but for th'
fact that the complaining witness wa
an old man.
Last Monday young Winters cam
in and appeared before Justice Sno,
to settle up. He was fined five dollar
and costs, in all S46.6O. He says h
had no intention of running away
but knowing that the case was gOin,
against him, thought it would be al
right to go to the country and get tn
money to settle up.
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Voices a Common Complaint.

l. L. Dayhoff, state superintendent
of public instruction, says Kansas
will not retain the high standard OF
It's public schools unless the school
teachers of the state are paid better
wages. The average salary of man
teacher in Kansas is $3S.65 q month
for six months of year. Mr.. Day
hoff believes that the experienced
teachers will not work much longer
for such wages when they can make
more at manual labor.
"The cost of living has advanced
SO rapidly. said MIR. Dayhoff, 'that
the teachers are unable to pay their
expenses unless they work at some
thing outside of their profession.
The result is that many old teachers
have gone into other business. II
Kansas desires to keep abreast of the
times, the salaries of its teachers
must be increased. While the wages
paid Kansas teachers are small, the
standard of teachers is high.
'sWhen man teacher can work or
farm or drive a street car or be 9
policeman and make two or three
times the money he makes in school
it is not surprising that he gives uI
the school. Considering the require
ments for school teaching. the expen
sive education and training for work
it is an outrage that he is compelled
tn work for third or a fourth of th'
salary paid to state house janito
who may not be able to read o.
write.,,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
K1NsLEY, EDWARDS COUNTY. KANSAS. OCTOBER 3d. 1908.
What Mail Carriers May Do.

The fourth assistant postmaster
general has the following to say in
answer to a question as to what
things a rural mail carrier may carry
besides his mail:
''They are permitted to carry out
side the mail, for the accommod ati on
of their patrons, packages of mer-
chandise, or what is technically known
as fourth class matter, and they are
allowed to charge a fee for this SER
vice; they are not required to perform
this service gratis, nor are the pack
ages limited as to size. IL must be
understood that this privilege is only
allowed in case these commissions
may be performed without interfering
in any way with the regular perform
ance of the carriers duties.
''Under no circumstances is a car
rier permitted, while tt avelling his
route, TO carry liquors of any sort,
either for himself, for sale, or for the
accommod alton of his patrons.
"No mail matter of the first, second
or third class may be handled by
rural carriers while travelling their
routes unless requisite postage has
been prepaid thereon, with the single
exception of county newspapers. ad'
dressed to bona fide subscribers
which are permitted to be carried free
throughout the county,
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Obituary..

On October 26, Mrs Carrie Eliza
beth Winters passed away after an
illness of some weeks. She leaves a
husband, r 1. Winters. and two
lovely children to mourn her loss.
The funeral was held at the Congrega-
tional church on Wednesday at p.
M, Rev. F. P. Strong officiating.
The deceased was born In Beaver
Falls, Penn, IN 1870, and was thirty
three years of age. n 1878 the par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kline, came to
Belfont, .Kans. When nineteen years
old she united with the Presbyterian
church at that place, and in 1899 with
the Evangelical church of which she
remained devoted member until her
death.
On April 2, 1899, she was married
to Mr.. Il. l. Winters, who with the
two little children mourn the loss of
u loving wife and affectionate mother.
Poor stricken husband and little
motherless bairns!
Her death was remarkable for her
clearness of mind and beauty of vis-
ion. She seemed to have full posses
sion of all her mental faculties until
the last, even making arrangements
for the last sad rite. In spiritual
ecstacy she could see into the world
beyond, and yet she realized thai
she was still in the mortal body or
earth.
She lived a consistent Christian
life. The fragrance of her daily act.
rises as incense to the Father sh,
loved, and her example will ever re
main a sweet memory for those whit
knew her most intimately. She is ol
earth no more in the body, but he
influence is still here leading this ant
that one to the heights on whicl
dwells the perfect man, our Saviour
May we all seek to be more like he
in thought, word and deed!-[ Com
municated.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
Bargains in Land.

16O acres, we'll improved, one mile
east of Belpre. 81, 500, all cash.
Worth S3.5 500.
Section 2O-25-16, we'll improved.
$S, 600 cash if sold within 80 days.
LAO acres, 81 miles northwest oi
Belpre. All choice wheat land. Price,
only SIG per acre.
Two sections in Ford county. four
miles north of Minola. Choice wheat
land. Good windmill and we'll OF
each section. Price, IS per acre.
E. 81. MCKIBBEN,
Belpre, Kas.
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Alton Packard.

ard entertainment can be obtained a,
the Mosher drug store after 10 O'Clock
next Friday morning, November 6
Each patron will be expected to have
his own seat reserved, as this will be
most fair to all.
New York City says: "His satire is
sweetened with humor-his fun is o.
the healthy sort. In his line, know
of no-oue who approaches him."
The Ohio State Journal says o
Packard: "He carried the audience
by Storm
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
LECTURES IN KINsLEY.

Mrs. Helen W ell. of Washington.
D. c., will give q lecture-recital In
Kinsley Monday evening, Nov. AZ.
Mr. Arthur v. FarwelI, Of the Wa
Wan Press. Newton Center, Mass,
win give an Illustrated lecture on
.sMusic and Myth Of the Americas
Iudian'' In Klasley some time during
the month Of December.
Don't forget these two dates.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30

interested in Mr.. Y"ygy's arrival
and desirous of knowing something
of his intentions for the future aud
achievements In the past. hence the
following sketch, prepared by the
editor of this paper. | called on Mr..
Yaggy and his wife Wednesday and
found them very pleasantly domiciled
at the Spence hotel pending the com
pletion of the building which they
will occupy for their home for a time.
They are people of culture aud refine
ment whose advent would be welcomed
in any commun,t ty, and the city of
Lewis is to be congratulated on their
selection of that place for their resi-
dence.
Mr.. Yaggy's choice of home
was due to the fact that he has extern
sive real estate interests near Lewis.
He is erecting "a 4S Office building
where he will do general office bus
mess, law, insurance, real estate, etc.
He will also occupy it as a residence
until ee can make other arrangements.
The following sketch of his profess
siOnal attainments and past achieve
ments will serve as a sufficient guar
antee of his qualifications and abili-
ties, and introduction TO our people
whom he has not already had the
pleasure of meeting.
He intends to engage in the general
practice of the law together with con-
Quoting n conservative real estate
business.
He graduated in 1895 from Highland
Park college in Des Moines with de-
gree a. 5. Subsequently of Kent
College of Law, Chicago, with degree
L. L. B., and later Masters degree
from Chicago Law School. He was
admitted to practice in state and fed
eral courts in Illinois, Iowa and Kan
sas, having been engaged in the ac-
tive practice of the law in Chicago
and Des Moines for the past five
years.
Under the new rules of July I, 1903.
requiring all attorneys from other
states to undergo rigid exami nation
before the Board of Law Examiners,
In order to be admitted to practice in
Kansas, Mr.. Yaggy was the first to
subscribe his name to the supreme
court roll of this state. He thinks the
new law a good one and sees no good
reason why every resident attorney ol
this state should not be req quired to
undergo a similar examination under
the direction of the supreme court.
| Mr.. Yaggy was also city editor o.
the DuPage Semi Weekly Press two
seasons and a correspondent of Chi
cago dailies.
Hopeful for the future of the tOwr
where he will establish his home, en-
thusiastic for-every measure which
will promote the common welfare, h,
pledges himself to the best and high
est interests of the town of Lewis AM
its citizens.
We all join in extending the gla,
hand to Mr.. Yaggy and his charmin.
wife, and trust that their residence il
this county will bring them botl
pleasure and profit.
4 J. Nj. LEWIS, JR.
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little city Of
Lewis, in this
county, recen-
ly, and pro-
poses to make
it his home.
Our readers,
particularl
those On the
south side of
the river. are
very naturally
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
$4,000 to Loan

on improved farm property. Privi-
lege given OF paying 800 or any null
tiple on principal at maturity of any
interest payment. L. f. BEAL.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
Teachers Examlnation.

An examination will be held at
the South Side school building, Kins-
ley, Kas., on Saturday, October 81.
Examinations will begin at Z a. m.
+. E. BISSTTT,
County Superintendent.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
For Sale.

A good seven-room house, barn and
outbuildings, all new, three lots, well
located, east side of railroad. In
quire of T. 81. EVANS & Co.
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Lovers of Fine China:

There is something you will like on
display in our window this week.
We have just received a remarkably
beautiful assortment of Fine China
and Cut Glass and invite your inspec-
tiOn.
LEONARD JEWELRY CO.,
Headquarters for Fine Goods.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30

A. C. Dyer has charge of T. ".
Donnell's business during the absence
OF the latter. tt
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30

The subject of this sketch is MIR.
Samuel Yaggy, who located in the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-08
A Surgical nnera,inn

is always dangerous do not submit TO
the surgeons knife until you have tried
DeWitt's Witch Halle Salve 1t will
cure when everything else fails it has
done this in thousands of cases. Here
is one of them. / suffered from bleed
ing and protruding piles for twenty
years. Was treated by different spec
ialists and used many remedies, but OBJ
tanned no relief until used De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve. Two boxes of this
salve cured me eighteen months ago
and have not had a touch of the piles
since. III. A. Tisdale Summerton, S. G.
For Blind Bleeding, Itching and Pro-
truding Pies no remedy equals De
Wits Witch Halle Salve. Sold by A.
j Johnson
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-08
nrnin.Enod Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authori-
ties. They have dispeIed the silly mo-
ton that one kind of food is needed for
brain. another for muscles, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet viii not
only nourish particular part of the
body, but it will sustain every other
part. Yet however good your food
may be. its nutriment is destroyed by
indigestion or dyspepsia. You must
prepare for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular doses of
Green's August Flower, the favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. A
few doses aids digestion, stimulates the
liver to healthy action, purifies the
blood, and makes you feel buoyant and
vigorous You can get this reliable
remedy at your druggist. Price 25c and
75c.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-08
first publication July1, 1893
PROBATE NOTICE.

Notice OF application for final settlement.
VERNON COUNTY CoURT-IN PROBATE
v In the matter OF the estate of Henry
Gardner. deceased.
On reading and filing the application of
Christian Henry, administrator OF the estate of
Henry Gardner, deceased, representing among
other things that he has fully administered
the said estate and praying that time and
place be fixed for examining and pliowing
his account of sneh administration, and that
the residue o. the said estate be assigned
10 such persons a. are by law entitled to the
same;
1t is Ordered, That raid application be heard
before this court at general term thereof to
be held at the probate office in the city OF Viro
qua on the 4th day Of August, A. d. 1913, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
And 1t Il Further Ordered. That notice Of
the time and place of examining and allowing
said account and of assigning the residue Of
said estate, be given to all persons interested by
publication of a copy Of this order for three
cessive weeks in the Vernon County Censor, u
newspaper published in said county, before the
day fixed for said hearing.
Bv the O0urt DO. aAHoNEY. County Judge.
Dated this 10Th day Of June. A. ID. 1903.