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The colored American., 1903-07-04

photograph appears in this issue
Of the Hon. John G.. Capers, United
States District Attorney and Republi-
can National Committeeman for the
State of South Carolina. He was or
iginalIy appointed District Attorney
by the lamented President Mckinley,
and after serving several months of
that recess appointment, his name was
sent to the Senate by President Roose-
welt, and he was confirmed by that
body in December, 1901. Upon the
death of Doctor Z. A. Webster, Mr.. Ca
pers. then U. S. District Attorney, and
located at Charleston, S. c., was ap-
pointed a member of the Republican
National Committee for the State of
South Carolina, by Senator Hanna, in
the exercise of the National Chair
mans right to make such ad interim
appointments, in case of death or res1g-
nation. In the absence OF a RepuDn-
can member of Congress from South
Carolina, on either side or the Capitol
Mr.. Capers, as Republican National
Committeeman, and, also, with the
weight and dignity of his Office or DIS
trict Attorney, has had the ear and the
confidence of President Roosevelt,
Postmaster-General Payne, ana others
who are high in authority.
Mr.. Capers is in his thtrty-e1ghth
wear and was born and raised in South
Carolina where, indeed, his people
have been reared since before the Re
volution. His grandfather before him
was a Methodist Bishop, and his fatn-
er is, at present, the Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina,
and on his mothers side, he is near
ly related to General Francis Marion
All of the male members of his ram1ly
are Democrats, and have been Tor
many years. Mr.. Capers, himself,
was at first a Democrat, and was one
of the Superintendents of Education
in South Carolina after his college
days. and for some time the editor OF
an independent daily paper, publ1shed
at Columbia, the capital of the State
He was for seven years one or the U.S.
Attorneys in the Department OF Jusl-
ice. at Washington, under appointment
of President Cleveland; but when Mr.
BRYAN was nominated for President, in
1896. Mr.. Capers, along with great
many gold Democrats, went boldly ana
aggressively into the Mck1nley-Ho
bart campaign. Mr.. Capers devoted
several weeks to campaigning for the
The colored American., 1903-07-04

South Carolina Politics
An Aggressive Leader at the
Helm.
VOL. x, NO. 2

A Review of the Career of Hon. John
G. Capers, the Leader of the Repub-
lican forces in the Sea Island State
"A Friend and Champion of Presi-
dent Roosevelt-Local Troubles
Amount to Little.
The colored American., 1903-07-04

There was sound of revelry by
night
Friday evening, June 26th, a compli-
mentary banquet was rendered to MIR.
T. Thos- Fortune. of New York, late
commissioner to the Hawaiian and
Philippine Islands. 1t took place at
Gray's and Costley's cafe, 1913 E ST.
n. W., and was given by the leading
colored men of the country in token
of the high regard and esteem in
which Mr. Fortune is held. The menu
was as follows: >
Menu-Little neck CLAIMS, olives
radishes Hockheimer; Soup-Bisque
CLANS, sherry: Fish, boiled salmon,
trout, cucumbers, new potatoes, claret,
filet of beef, green peas, broiled spring
chicken, lettuce and tomato salad,
RoGuefort cheese, coffee, cigars
The caterer and florist and the cfef
de cuisine gave ample evidence of
their art in the admirable menu deco.
rat1OnS and gaStronomic completeness
which marked the occasion Messrs
Gray and CoStley served the affair in
their large and most elegantly mir
rored and upholstered dining hall.
The table was set for forty and was
arranged in the letter T. Candelabras
They were filled with flowers of diff
ferent hueS and varieties. and with
the many mirrors and electric lights.
the room had the appearance of
banquet in ye olden times SPRAYS
of ferns ran the length of the festive
boards and found an embankment in
the huge bo4uets of American beauty
and Marciel Neil roses, rendering the
air redolant with their delicate per
fume. Fine linen, cut glass and vari-
Gus displays of silver with accessories
that gave a keen edge to the appetite
and pleasure to the eye. and induced
feeling Of safety that mingled with
the flowing bowl"
"a feast Of reason and a flow of soul"
Possibly more noted gathering of
colored men never Joined in an indi-
vidual and collective capacity to hon
or representative man and give ex-
preston to the worth, energy, inteIIi-
gence and pluck that has placed It.
Thos. Frotune in the front rank of
The colored American., 1903-07-04
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
Com. Fortune Dined.
He Reviews His Trip to the
Philippine and Hawaiian
Islands.

Two Races Outside of the Constitu-
ton, but Under the Flag-The Wiz
ard of the COlored Press-The Guest
a Cultured Set-A Notable Gath
ering of Leaders Pay Tribute to a
Veteran Chieftain
The colored American., 1903-07-04

Continued on page 4.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05
THE WAYsipe WELL

He stopped ut the waysidc well,
Where the water was cool and deep;
There were feathery ferns 'twixt the
messy stones,
And gray was the old well.sweep.
He left his carriage alone;
Nor could cOachman or foOtmnn tell
Why the master stopped In the dusty
road
To drink at the wayside well.
Tie swayed with his gloved hands
The well.sweep, creaking and slow,
While from seam and scar In the buck.
cts side
The water splashed back below.
Hc lifted It to the curb,
And bent to the buckets brim;
No burrows Of time or care had marked
The face that looked back at him.
He saw but farmers boy,
As he stopped DER the brim to drink,
Aud muddy and tanned was tho laughing
face
That met his over the brink. :
The eyes were sunny and cienr,
And the brow undimmed by care,
While from under the rim Of the old
straw hat
strayed curls Of chestnut hair.
He turned AWAY with a sigh;
Nor could fOOtman or coachman tell
Why the master stopped, In his ride that
day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

Miss Amelia was visiting relatives IN
one of the large cities for the first
time. Her experiences interested her
so much that she wrote long letters to
her friends at home. Among Others
was one In which she described her
visit to the business part Of the city.
We went downtown to-day she
wrote. and Cousin William took us to
the top of one Of the tall buildings. 4
man who has an office In the building
went with us.
"All this country round here" he
said. "where this pOpulOus city stands,
was under the lake once"
"Where We are standing" ! said.
"Was all this under water?"
Eyes," he said. "This was all under
water, too"
Then I looked at the gravel on the
roof, and ON the roofs of all the other
buildings round us, but I didn't say
anything. knew, though. that nature
never put that gravel there. Some PEG.
ple think, because you've never been
In city before. they can make you
believe anything.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

they to-day understood Labor unions have the same
right organize that capital has The interests Of the
In parallel degree the interests OF the other In
the United States to-day have splendid labor
unions. managed in way to challenge admiration and
We have o. the worst. But the tendency has been
forward The day will come when American labor unions
will have reached such point Of excellence In organza
ton under competent management with logical minds at
the head that capital will have to recognize them Arb
tration will then be the rule settle differences. Strikes
will he known only in history.
But the battle for labor is not yet 1t will not be
until all of the unions have rid themselves Of the minority
of rantcrs who rule Of them These good
takers: they eloquent the PLATFORM yet II you sf
all they say you will not find single practical idea. Yet
In Of the labor unions in this country to-day these
men, In the minority. rule the Others Labor
unions to succeed must be logical
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

Ing. apologIzlng. In one iutterlng. en-
barrassed breath.
Am I sure? When she's just told
me that she's promised TO a strapping
young fellow In the guards! Look
what you let me in for! I went this
morning to apologize and explain like
II man, though I've faced less unpleas.
ant things on u battlefield. Priscilla,
and sOmehOw-well. out II came about
your little joke, ma'am! And she held
her tongue. and stood looking out Of
the window for minute or two, and
then round she turned with her eyes
all wet--though I'm hattering myself.
mind You. that 1t was ut the thought
Of losing me-and Go and tell her you
hold her to her joke" says She"
"Oh. major--I-I mean Alexander!
She must be ia very" Miss Pris-
elias gentle little voice broke sud.
denly before an adjective came.
mot word against her. Priscilla!'
the old soldier wheeled round flercely
--'she's the sweetest woman, barring
one"--his rugged face softened into
sudden enderness--"whO might have
known that heart which she stole
when Its owner was In pettlcoats and
bless me. what does the old lady
want this timei"
Betsy was knocking persistently on
u half-Opened door.
Its that stupid boy from the print.
er's ut the end of the road again,
num-" she said In answer to a tlmid
inquiry. He still holds to 1t that he
left bill here yesterday by mistake.
It's In my mind now that maybe it's
n note took from the letter box and
slipped ut the back Of the clock to
| wait for yOu."-The Woman mt Home.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

more muddles since that there young
Miss Bentley settled ten doors lower
down than You could count in a month
Of Sundays! She ate your bit Of sole
last Thursday week. ana never a.
you'll 20 and sit down, mum, ana I'll
take your boots orr
Miss Priscilla, white suddenly to her
very lips, was staring incredulously ut
the keen-eyed old woman before her.
"A note--delivered by hand. Betsy :?
But II wasn't n mistake. lit can't
bew
Betsy shifted.
"WelL the boy said he'd got orders
to take 1t on to No. 32. immediate,
and a scoldin' from his master into
the bargain! l told 'im-bless me, III
make you cup Of tea In two minutes.
Miss Prissie"
Miss Priscilla's CROPPING hand had
gripped hard. horny one. AZ though
to save herself from falling.
I'm all fight. Betsy"-there was a
strange, piteOus expression In her blue
eyes-"quite right. Yes. I'll 20 and sit
down. But don't want any ten. or
or to be disturbed for half an hour.
please. Betsy"
She passed on into her small. sun
bathed sitting.rOOm. and closed Its
door behind her.
Miss Bentley! Why, Of course! She
had seen Major DUFF walking with her
after church on Sunday. Such a
young, pretty woman. tOo-Miss Pris-
ella put out her hands with an odd.
involuntary gesture. as though she
were avoiding blow. And then she
remembered the letter she had posted
an hour before, and they few to her
face, and she covered In her chair
with the shame and the hurt of 1t all
a little, shrunken old woman who had
told man who did not want her that
she loved him.
That evening the somewhat unwill-
ing Betsy set out to deliver letter
which had been penned three times
over before it's characters We're firm
enough to satisfy the writer.
"Dear Major Duff" 1t ran
II have sent on your letter. which
was left here by mistake, to Miss Pen
elOpe Bentley. l was always the mis-
chievOus one In the old days, dear
friend, but by this time you will Just
be having good laugh over the Joke
which naughty old woman could not
resist playing upon you In pretending
that she had applied its contents to
herself! It really was too bad Of her!
Please forgive her. and accept very
warm wishes for your happiness. from
your sincere old friend.
PRISCILLA BENTLEY"
Miss Priscilla peered between the
laths OF her blind with dim. scared
eyes until Betsy's thickset figure pass.
ed out by the garden gate. And then
she got down on to her knees. She
had told her first lie.
"But-bless my soul. Priscilla-I
may say. Priscilla now. ! supposeY"
An excitable. white.haired man was
tramping Miss Bentley's sitting room,
blowing his nose violently the while
I'm ashamed Of you! And that girls
a Jewel! I've q good mind"--he shot
out a protecting arm which gave the
lie to his words-"to-t0 marry her
after all. except that she wouldn't
look at me!'
an you-are you surei" faitered
Aiss Priscilla. She was smiling. or.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05


expression but she Is not beautiful Queen Mary and the
Of her day simply ugly. When We get to the
highest exposition Of beauty and charm which the world
has seenbeautifu bewtchng unhappy Mary Stuart
fairly bated for. though there Is and dig
nifty. she does not represent to the beauty which
the Of boodshed conspiracy and crime and expaed
Its sins the block ut Foherngay The beauty Of Mary
Stuart must have been dream. matter Of opinion
for the who fought and died for her did In many
from a passion inspired by her dazzling and
speakable charms.
II Is not however till the days Of Reynolds and Gains
borough and Romncy that compelled to admit that
there may be truth the opinion Of many that there
real beauty in England In those times than there
Is to-day. The Duchess Of Devonshre. Lady Spencer.
Lady Tavstock. Mrs. Abingdon Mrs. Lnley the grand
mother Of the three beautiful Sherdans Kitty Fisher Mrs.
Sdons Mrs. Graham, and the Duchess Of Cumberland
they beauty Of feature and colorng which
criticism gainsny But thereafter. with the ex
ccpton Of few dgniAed pictures by Lawrence the beau
ty the power Of reproducing It, seems to have disap
pcarcd The women Of day have not deterorated or
the charm Of their but there not the
beauty In the early Victorian and 1t Is we be.
eve because the fashion ugly grotesque and unbe.
coming the highest degree The long waists the crino-
lines the poke bOnnets and beOunced skirts would have
ruined the beauty Of Venus while the rnglets the BAN
deaux and chgnons utterly destroyed the beauty and
shape Of every and the hair which covered It There
no beauty great absolute not to be enhanced
by the framework In which Ii set and the lovely women
Of every age Of their charm to the background
in which they stand
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05
the otcAotNct OF FEMININE BEAUTY.
~ LADY PesHS.

Looking at the pictures and miniatures Of by.
gone age one often wonders whether beauty IL .
fact or a question Of opinion. The pictures Of
the women Of those days do not impress us with
high standard Of what we consider beauty.
They are all more or less Of a manly type, and
do not convey any idea Of the delicacy and re-.
fnement we associate with real feminine beauty.
Queen Elizabeth IL wonfcrful in N nnea IN moo nd
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05
cunoRtx's AFFECTIONS TRAINED At NOME.


I Mthat our mothers had such nice children? In our
III Town the marvel will be IL our children are
III mot paragons. hard do we strive after perfcc
/ III ItiOn But mothers-their methods. compared
l with our own, were quite elementary. They just
! 4 drought us up In the best way they knew. and
IN vthey did say much about It, for they took II
~ for granted that everybody knew that was what
they were spending their tine in doing. To-day many of
the duties which mothers took themselves have
been rcesated the school, In the past education was
specifically the work Of the home The schools first con-
corn was with the chds mental habits Beyond this Its
only care that Its routine be little disturbed as
life through the personality Of the teacher but had no
place In the curriculum However much the parents might
help the school In Its recognized function the school au
thorities did not feel themselves under any obligation to
the courtesy Certainly step has been taken for
ward Home and school have become as they should be-
interdependcn The parent Is learning how to supplement
the work Of the teacher The teacher for his part Is
longer the mere taskmaste he 10 the parent pro em to
whom during school hours the child looks for sympathy ana
recognition.
There Is no better way Of learning how to train the
affections your children than by barking back to your
childhood and considering how your own parents salts
fed failed yOu Was mothers voice tender MS she
sang to sleep In front or the low baseburner! Did
your father always greeting you the minute he
turned the and saw your eager watching face
pressed close against the window pane? When you
home from school ut you certain that you
would find your mother there that had to specu
late about It? Have you glorious memories Of stories that
your father used tell you Of afternoons in the sand pile
wien your mother made villages or medaeva castles for
you and the neghbors children: Of marches In the dusk
OF evening with noatng banners paper caps and Chinese
lanterns? Were you allowed to share In the housewor,
making the beds. filling the wOodbox? Could you al
ways give your parents your childish confidence with
comfortable certainty they would laugh at you
tell anyone else about It? If happens that have all
these things and others like these to remember you do
need learned dspuatons about ways Of training the aec
lions Of children.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05
MISS PRISCIllA'S LOVE.

7F, therefore, You can make up
your mind to trust your dear life
- to an old soldier who has given his
best years to his queen and country,
but can offer YOU an unfailing and
respectful DEVOTION
Miss Priscilla Bentley dropped n let
ter into her lap and covered two
smooth. prettily pink cheeks with her
thin hands. The man with whom she
had played when her soft gray hair
stuck straight out from her head In a
stiff little brown plat had been back
In the old home just month now, and
they had met after lapse of forty
years. and he Aforementioned.
"Thank you" she whispered-but
very shyly. and az II even this tacit
admission Of a satisfied want was a
thing unmaidenly and blamewOrthy.
"Oh, God. thank yOu"
And then she crossed the room to an
Old.fashioned bureau and took up q
pen.holder with shaking hand.
"You've been overtirin' yourself, I
can see! said one Betsy Briggs. 40
her mistress walked into her little hall
an hour or 80 later.
"NOt at all, Betsy" said Miss Pris.
ella. brightly. II may be triae
flushed with the heat. perhaps. IL
had an important letter to post, and
/ always feel more satisfied II a letter
Is posted ut the general Office than In
a pillar box"
"Humph" said the privileged old
servant. "rhere has been q boy both
erin here for letter he said he'd left
for you this afternoon. instead Of at
No. 90. ! said ! could give no answer
~ you come In I'm sure there's bssa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

train himself to be capitalist BY this that he
should have the opportunity to train his mind that
could, far his mental equipment Is concerned In
position to guide aud direct we'll execute the orders
Of oheS tell you there Ia nothing grand In the world
intelligent mechanic He II Of In the world.
believe In labor unions do not believe In trusts
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

The new bOarder had been three
weeks In the house. ut Ia usual" said
the landlady with great delicacy. "for
my dodgers to pay as they Co."
"Oh. that's all right" he replied af.
fably, I'm not going for long time"
San Francisco Wasp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

"Then you do not deny that you and
she are to be married next month";
"How can !, old man. when / only
know that ! am determined not 70
earyy."-Oetyolt Free PresA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05
LABOR UNIONS BENEFIT MEN.
By G: r. Yerhes. Railway Hssnstc.

American labor unions have tendency to raise
the mental standard Of the men. They train a
mans intelligence. The man who is most At gets
ahead. believe In the survival of the fittcst.
What Is In man will come out II he hasa chance.
The branest mechanics. the men who think and
have a chance to show the results Of their think.
Ing. are the men who make the best capitalists.
believe every mechanic should hnvc N chm nce IN
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21
A NOTE OF WARNING.

Bishop Samerlee of the Episcopal
church in a sermon at Washington
Sunday night, sounded an alarm that
will undoubtedly cause people to think
seriously on the matter of divorce and
its effect upon the women of the next
century. And while perhaps the good
bishop takes a too morbid view of the
situation, there is much of truth in
his statements and in them there is
food for reflection. Bishop Samerlee
said among other things;
THE Jews are preserving the home
and family better than we Christians
are doing. l do not know how to
account for this, but | do know it to
be fact.
Men, said the bishop, 'are los
ing respect for the home and caring
less for he family. the unit OF our
civilization. On the shoulders of the
husbands and fat hors of the land rests
the responsibility for the low estate
to which the family has fallen in this
country. This fosters and en-
courages the greatest curse of the age
-diyorce-and the loose manner in
which the sacred marriage VOWS are
being kept.
1.-THE great evil-the most fright
full danger--of our age is divorce and
the breaking down of the family in
stitution,'' said the bishop.
''If it is not stopped the women of
this country and our race will be
degraded within fifty years. -
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
Florence People Are Requested to
Honestly Answer This.

Is not the word OF u representative
citizen of Florence more convincing
than the doubtful utterances of peo.
Pile living everywhere else in the
Union? Read this:
r. l.. Cox. now retired Of III Front
ST., says: ''Flattering recommenda-
tions and advertisements in our news
papers about Doan s Kidney Pills in
duced to go to W. j. Daniels drug
store for box. / required some
thing for my back for it ached severe
ly and when the attack was in the
virulent stage headaches and depres-
sion were the rule in place of the ex-
ception and on more than one occa-
sion i dreaded to stand too long on ac-
count of the irksomeness and peculiar
sensations which followed that action
| knew that my kidneys required either
stimulent or a sedative for tile Sc
cretions plainly proved it, but / was
at loss to know what to do during
thelast attack until Dosn's Kidney
Pills came to my notice. dose or
two helped and continuation of the
treatment acted Directly upon the
kidneys and 50 strengthened and puri
fed those organs that the backache
ceased +"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milbnrn Co Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute. o od
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21

If the great anthracite coal strike
bitration. so can all the smaller
strikes with which the country is
afflicted in different branches of in
dustry - Omaha Bee.
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21
Census Expert on Population.

Claude |. Crissey. special represen
tative of the United States census de-
partment who is gathering statistics
of Pueblo city and county, has recent
ly been obtaining some interesting
information concerning the popula-
tion of Pueblo. Mr.. Crissey has OBJ
tanned the estimates of number of
officials, and has made estimates of his
own based OH the registration of
voters and the school census. While
his report has not been completed he
is of the opinion that Pueblo can
claim at least 90, 900 inhabitants with
out violating the truth. a careful
census taken at the present time, he
believes, would show the number of
inhabitants to be close to tho 60, 600
mark. Pueblo Chieftain.
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21

That Omaha man who committed
snicide, leaving over $40, 900 in good
securities behind him, could not have
pursued course surer 20 arouse the
tender solicitude of all the relatives
who during his lifetime were oblivious
of his existence.
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21

Old papers at tins office for 20
cents per hundred just the thing
for putting under carpets. tt
The daily tribune., 1903-04-21

Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute. @ o d