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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Chester White Bears.
1 have some heavy boned lengthy
fellows left. Prices reasonable.
Write OF call on,
G. G. MCDONALD,
Ross, a., r. F. D., No. l.
The Troubles of the coyot.


The coyote has small chance for life
1t is hunted upon all occasions and by
devious and sundry methods AS the
cowboy careers along the plains he
pops at it with his six shooter The
wise ranchman has shotgun or rifle
hanging in convenient place await
ing the appearance Of coyote near
the ranch house. The hunter Of more
choice game never misses shot at
coyote. while there are professionals
who do little else but pursue 1t from
one years end to another. Besides,
there are organized hunts inaugurated
in settled communities for both pleas
ure and profit, when large scope of
the country is swept clean and the coy
otes falling into the meshes of the hunt
are dispatched and their skins tanned
for rugs and doormats. Then animals
are baited with poisoned meat. This
method of destruction is not only used
by ranchmen, but by persons who
make business Of killing coyotes fox
a living.-Kansas City Journal.
Disastrous Wreck.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26

NTED-TRUsTwoRTHY LADY OR GEN
tleman to manage business in this county and
adjoining territory for house of solid financial
penses paid each Monday direct from head
quarters. Expense money advanced; position
permanent. Address Manager, COS Monor
Bldg, Chicago. l1-12-Sw
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Disastrous Wreck.

Carelessness is responsible for many
a railway wreck and the same causes
The colored American., 1903-06-13

the business circles. He Is a man
known to be extremely slow in saying
yes, but when his word is given there
is not a woman, man or child IN Mem
phis who would have the least posi-
BILE doubt as to bis promise being 1ul-
filled. In things pertaining to the IN
terests of his race he is almost fault
less.
There was a time when we were
compelled to accept Jim Crow treat
ment in Memphis theatres or accept
none: we were compelled to have our
school exercises where our ladies were
The colored American., 1903-06-13
VOL. x, NO. 6
WASHINGTON, D. c., JUNE 49, 1908
The New Southland.
PROGRESS PUSHES PREJUDICE
ASIDE.

The Remarkable Career of Col. r. r.
Church, a Large Tax Payer, Sue
cessfuI Business Man and Leader
Change in Public Sentiment-The
Home Life of Mr.. Church, His Own
esting Family and some of His Own
ingS.
The colored American., 1903-06-13
three-fourths of our people.

IHI 6t-IUuI IIS OF our people.
No better example in the entire
south could be offered as proof of our
financial success than in the life of
Mr.. Robt. r. Church, of our own home
city. Mr.. Church ranks with the Iarg-
est real estate dealers in this section.
You can scarcely go in any direction
In our city that you do not find his
property; so large are his possessions
1t is necessary to keep young man
collecting every day in the year ar a
salary of SIS per month. Five hun
dred thousand dollars would be a mod
crate estimate of his wealth No man
in our city stands higher than he in
The colored American., 1903-06-13

Memphis, Tenn. - Special. - Mem
phis has a population of about 5O,OOO,
half of whom are Afro-Americans. The
condition of our people in this city is
about the same as it is in any other
southern city. When the terrible cpl
demic of yellow fever in '7S and 10
caused our city to be almost depopu
lated. il was virtually in charge OF
our people. After the raVages of the
fever had subsided and the whites
had returned home, it was the unan1-
nous opinion of the ruling classes
that the police force should always be
equally divided between the races in
recognition of services rendered by
our people when all others left the city
to care for itself The force remained
half black and half white for few
years, till finally a sentiment against
our men in uniform was created. The
papers began writing long articles on
the humiliation caused white men on
being arrested by "niggerS. They did
this TO such an extent that the con-
seTvative white people forgot all about
the valuable services of their Negro
officers when they could not get others
TO serve, so to satisfy the race hatred
every one was removed from the serv-
ice To-day, while we pay taxes on
thousands of dollars worth of proper
ty, we have no more voice in affairs
pertaining to our city government
than a Chinaman in Africa.
If We are to judge the sentiment OF
our city by the daily papers, feelings
against the Negro as an officer are in
creasing. We are, however, permitted
to earn an honest living in a great
many ways. | have never Travelled
north, but have been told that advant-
ages for work are far superior south
for our people than there However
true this may be, | do not think any
man of good hard sense, who has lived
here, unless he is too prejudiced to
tell the truth, will say the Negro, ii he
wants to work, is denied that right
Evidences of these opportunities may
be found in every southern city, town
and country district. The log cabins
and tenement houses in which six and
eight persons formerly slept, cooked,
washed and ate are being transferred
as if by magic into beautiful cottages
and two-story residences made of
brick and stone. Floors are carpeted
and pianos or some other musical in
Strument ornament the homes OF
The colored American., 1903-06-13


Contest-The Marine Band Enlivens
the Occasion with Patriotic Airs
The Order of the Drill.
On the afternoon of Saturday the
23rd instant, the annual competitive
drill of the companies composing the
battalion of cadets recruited from the
pupils of the M ST. High School and
the Armstrong Manual Trai a,1,s
School took place at the AmeIIcsns
League Baseball Park and serve -
bring cut an immense number o. the
friends of the pupils and of the "a
elal public. These annual cOmpeti
have always been most popular func-
tiOns, not only in school circles, but
with every element of society. They
are encouraged by the school authori-
ties as an important factor in the de-
velOpment both of mind and muscle,
a material aid in imparting the lessons
of discipline and precision.
For weeks prior to the event, parti-
sanship ran high, though with the ut
most good humor. The young ladies
and girls of the two schools soon
caught the infection and brave1y be-
decked themselves with the colors of
their favOrites, and we suspect that
even the dignified teachers them
selves, however alert to quell any overt
act of enthusiasm, found it impossible
not to indulge in some secret hopes
that this or that company should win
the laurels.
Saturday was an ideal Spring day,
and when the companies marched
afield in the afternoon, they were
greeted with hearty and impartial ap-
plause by the magnificent and repre-
sentative audience present which must
have included no fewer than five
thousand persons. The scene was
stirring. Flags and streamers each
with the name of a chosen company,
the vivid coloring and charming ami
nation impossible except in an audi
ence of high class colOred people, the
cries of challenge and the answer
ing yells of defiance were sufficient to
quicken the pulses, even of the worn
out old stager, accustomed to lOll list
IessIy through every function, to say
nothing of the warm blOOded youth
who thronged every stand and irrita-
ted the atmosphere with leather lung
ed power Verify, Verify, twas good to
be there, if only to bite off chunk of
these dear young peopl,'s innocent an
hearty enthusiasm, to take from tbs
renewed interest in the whole re- p
things of life, and
The colored American., 1903-06-13
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
Our Soldier Boys.
THE BATTALION IN A CoMPETI-
TIVE DRILL.

Company of the M Street High
School Wins in a Holly Contested
Battle-The Flower of Washington
Society Turn Out to Witness the
Contest-The Marine Band Enlivens
the Occasion with Patriotic Airs
The Order of the Drill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
By Telegraph.

|i.tPUBLlC SPECIALS.
sh SalEs: a. y fa Ian If f7: 5 gns,s 5iye &, sa1ss reads In
weather threatening and warmer. The Ceosgi-
1siS s srip, sh as'% MIL nlf asialn e; ss lie q n ,o sIis |.
fTrIn,n + good trip; The Fred .Harfwee arrived
barge Of lumber; The Dick Fowler w was si n s ans
fSs On time The Il ?. Paepcke arrived from
& sarf giss e lumssE aaS one baSssp Of L logs x'' n. .I ;.
a zGata h + ,aqs .n TIp% SinSlnnssl; Tss A iHs H sna
New Orleans Tomorrow. "
sh wieksogfE Miss; Jam The gauge to-day
iIss'dd due Up ap. All faii boats al ls are Ts ss,S ssaa.Gr fS S0rs Il.
1aZoo Canal celebration. tomorrow. The pro-.
s S,wi nm, to lack Of eseavst;ons at that point. The
n Mii 5 to the head OF the canal and return.
Of s. rf LOUIS and de5 Ms That u Major a Wilhelm Thomas !, L Casey
cannot come; as they, were hard-working en-
great success. although the celebratio oana ao-m ms :
TOW Will b. premature. as the head Of 1t is not
The il. u. Battsnr from Nassvllis A arrived sefa about
morning. T.e pisk Fowler .P Puiisd out ss i s;so cs snss
E E : e,fiGsk d shis a0f bs fog. The aa noe noe. E .gsIys 5sSm
siso this evening; and will leave on return trip
out Of the e'c Tenn els e't RIVE at ahf 10 ci o'efos srri tSi,
morning to leave on return trip tomorrow even
Memphis. Tenn. Jan. 27:--The river here stands
H. on l the SaSgs' a fall Of 3 in tho last q
Fulton. y; TIE i Ls,eiils l Sow sSns[; depa az q, q : II !. i g.
for the Arkansas River with a fair trip. The
snagboat II. G.. Wright leaves in the morning for
st. Louis. On her trip down from. Cairo she de-
stroyed So snsgs. The Peters Lee Is due down
and leaves at noon Tomorrow for Cairo.
Chester. ILL.,. Jan. 21.-Gauge "a and RISING.
Weather cloudy and warmer. The Chester passed
down at s a. m. The United States Lighthouse
tender Lilly at IL noon. The ferryboat Belle OF
kasSaskia began making trips from Chester to
point Of Kashaskia Island to-day.
Mount Vernon. Ind. JAN 2i.-The big toWboat
Sprasue was f~ogbound Ut Hagerman's Landing.
opposite here, to-day. She has two broken
ery ssan,6 city; s MH. o. Ian 1ds s h II sG sasr. NJ ssa z:
running in channel. The Chester down at $3.50
p m. last night. The Grey Eagle up at 8 this
morning. Weather clear and warm.
Cape Girardeau. Mo. JAN 2I.--weAther fogU
and much warmer. River falling slowly. The
Chester is due down.
water Is ) feet 5 inches above Iow-water mark.
= fall OF IL inches. Weather cloudy and
warsaw. H.. Jan. 1.-THE gauge reads 49,
fall of 6 in the last "a hours. Weather cloudy
and much warmer.
Grand Tower. ILL.,. Jan. N-The Chester due
down. The. gauge reads Sc feet and rising.
Weather cloudy and warm.
Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 27.-Rive ST feet: falling.
Cloudy.
Wheeling. W. Va. Jan. N.-River 50 feet: faIls
ing. Cloudy and mild
Cincinnati. o.. Jan. 27.-River ia feet: rising.
Rain and cold.
Louisville. KY, Jan. r rising. CsnsS
III: on falls Sd: below locks los. Raining.
Evansville. Ind. Jan. I.-Rive rising: nS
Cloudy and rain.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

The city of st. Louis. the old Anchor Line
packet. Which was sold last summer to the pro-
meters Of an oil company, is laid up at New
orleans and probably will never again turn a
wheel When the boat was purchased it was in
tended to place tanks in her hold TO carry oil
IN Duik. The plan was abandoned. however, aRd
she was placed out OF service.
The Grey Eaglo arrived from Commerce yes-
teIday with 4 good trip. She will go out on the
return tomorrow afternoon at J o'clock,
Captain William Lewis Of the Barrett Line
returned yesterday from Memphis. After a short
stay he Will depart for Cincinnati, stopping on
the way ut Mound City. where the towboat
Louis Houck. is being repaired.
The Chester is due to-day from Cape Girar.
deau. She VIII go out on the return tomorrow
The Valley Line sent TIE crew Of the 8.
II. H. Clark to Cairo yesterday to bring the
boat to st. Louis to take down a tow to New
Captain T. p. Sims. who arrived recen.,v
from New Orleans. is making arrangemen;s for
City. s nin
Repairs are being made on the boilers Of the
toWDoat.. H. NJ. Hoxie. she VIII take n tov n
New Orleans next week.
-Capiain Toms and Pilots Greenwich and Kel.
log will be in charge OF the S. II. III. Clark.
- new harbory gauge is Eeing completed At
the foot Of Walnut street.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
TEXAS ELKs HAVE ORGANIZED.
W. Fl. Patterson of Dallas Was
Elected President.
EEPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. IA state orxaniza-
ton of Elks was formed at the convention
that assembled here to-day. Lodges in
about twenty cities were represented.
The following are the officers for the first
year: President. w. H.. Patterson of Dali
las: vice presidents, Carl f.. Drake Of AUS
tin. Sam g. Dove of Greenville and H, NJ.
Knight of Galveston; secretary, F. r.. Crit.
tendon of Fort Worth: treasurer, w. W.
Sealey OF Waco: esquire, c.. NJ. Clark of
Ennis; tyler. Lewis Lindsey of Sherman;
inner guard. II. d. Mccoy of Cleburne:
trustees; J. p. Harrison of Sherman. Tom
r. Anderson Of Waxahachie. g. q. Tfm-
mons of Houston. Henry w. Williams OF
Greenville and ]. E. Farnsworth Of Dallas.
Each lodge in the State Is to have one
member of the Executive Cimmittee.
Waco was selected as the place for hold
ing the next annua meeting.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
THE WEATHER.
Official Forecast Announced for
To-Day and Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. I.-Forecast:
Eastern Texas-Fair Wednesday. Thursday
rain: fresh south to southeast winds.
Arkansas-Rain Wednesday and probably
Thursday.
Oklahoma and InGian Terri.ory-Wedlesday
fair. Thursday rain and colder.
Western !TeXas-Fair Wednesday. Fair Thurs
day in south: rain and colder IN north portion.
Iowa, Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska-Wedne
day and Thursday rain.
Illinois-Rain Wednesday and Thursday: fresh
northeast to east winds.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
TRAIN WRECKED Ar DANvILLE.
Engineer Was Seriously Hurt and
Several Persons Injured.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

panville. ILL.,, Jan. z7.-Passenrer tra,n Ma.
3 had a wreck on the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois Railway. two miles south Of thia
city about ho'clock this morning BY running
10t. ensinS
Passenger Engineer William THU, Jumped
ana was seriously. IL not fatally, injured.
mail clerk, and Jewel yanderErin, both oS.
Evansville. and John Quinfan ~ Cbicauo
The damage to equipment was sIi1ht
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
senate Committee Will Report 1t With
some Amcndmenks.

washington. Jan. 26-The Senate Commit
tee on Interstate to-day unan-
imously agreed to report the E.lkins anti
trust bill, with some amendments that a
subcommittee is perfecting.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Government Report..

Department Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau
Meteorological observations received at ST. Louis
January q, 1908. at t:59 y. m. local time and 8
p. m. seventy-ffth meridian time. Observations
made at the same moment OF. time at all stations.
Stations. Dir Tt. Nix Ruiu XEeather
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
To-Dny.s Weather

Harbor gauges yesterday marked S. feet, In.
dicatinS a rise Of g OF a foot in "a hours.
business along the Levee yesterday was slight.
Weather. fair.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
Local Report.
st. Louis. No.. Jan. q. 1908.
u:se Am. 6:5o u m

Weather at $50 a. m. sprinkllng; at $50 q. M.
clear. Maximum temperature. 5S: minimum tenn
perature. ~. River stage. 60 feet.
K. J. HYATT,
Local Forecast Official.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
River and business.

River Forecast.
The river at st. Louis will rise.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28

Probably rain: cooler.
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IL. j. n Al
Local Forecast Official.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
NATIONAL UNION

BUNKER HILL COUNCIL. No. ~. N. q.
meets second Wednesday Of each month At .Vsn:
xei's Hall: Eighth snd ~ Ef1 IGnn ay Pnssido.s :
J. g. Tracy. Secrstagy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
II GREAT

The worlds greatest. and renowned Clairvoyant,
Palfnist and Magnetic Healer. Prof. Haddad can
read your past, present and future like an open
book. One visi. will convince you OF his SUI
periority over all others. man or woman.
Charges, Soc. Hours: 9 q. m. TO s p. m. daily
and Sunday. 23.6 Olive st.
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n

We buy and sell secondhand machinery: when
H. HUFF & Son. 9i3 S. Twelfth st.
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FAyoRs ELkIN's ANTITRUST BILL.

r. J. HYATT.
Local Forecast Official.
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MODERN wOODMEN OF AMERICA, ST
Louis Camp. No. So-M second and fourth
FRANKLIN. All neighbors cordially invited.
Frank Thoma. Clerk.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15

But don't want you to make
such a success at the price of ne
gro equality.
l feel sence of unspeakable
degreviation for you when Ihear
your name Kissed. At1east was
your teacher once. Come Allan,
give up negro politics and devote
yourself to any honorable career
in law"
He shook his head with calm
presistenc.
No this is my calling"
Then take noblier one."
To succeed grandly is the only
title to nobility hear.,,
is the doctor on speaking
terms with you now?"
oh! yes, I joke him about the
hldebound Bourbonism, and he
tells me l am all sorts of a william.
But we have made an agreement
to hate one another and a polite
sort OF way as becomes a teacher
in Israel and statesman with
responsibilities. By the way,
l saw him driving to the springs
with a beyy of pretty girls a few
hours ago."
Indeed I didn't know it."
Yes, he seems to be HARM e
a royal time and to have renewed
his YOUTH
An angry blush came to her
face and she made no reply. Nc
Leon glanced at her furtively and
smiled at this evidence that his
shot had gone home.
Would you drive with me to
the springs? We will get there
before this party starts back"
She hesitated and answered,
yes"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15

tack the vital organs, causing
the bladder, or the kidneys 81
break down and waste away cell
Bladder troubles almost alwa
from arrangement of the kidiie
a cure is obtained quickest by 4
treatment of the kidneys. If You al
ing badly you can make no mist
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-RO6
great kidney, liver and bladder nj
1t corrects inability to hold urii
scalding pain in passing it, and
comes that unpleasant necessity 81
compelled to go often through th
and to get up many times durin.
night. The mild and the extraor,
effect OF Swamp-Root is soon re2
1t stands the highest for its won
cures of the most distressing case
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take
sold by all druggists in fifty-ceT|
one-dollar size bottles. You NAV Fl
sample bottle of this Wonderful nes
covery and book that tells all ait
both sent free by mail. Address. III
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
writing mention reading this ger
otter in this paper. Don't make
mistake, but remember the name, SN
Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, al,
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on
bottle.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15
PART TWO.
CHAPTER x COMMITTED.

The trouble is you're an un-
reconstructed rebel. Women
never really forgive a social
wrong"
I am unreconstructed," she
snapped with pride.
And you thank God daily for
it, don't you?"
Yes, I do. Human nature
can't be reconstructed bv the fiat
of fools who tinker with laws, "
she cried.
These thousands of black
votes are here. They've got to
be controlled. I'm doing the job.
"You don't try to get rid of
them,
Get rid of them? Ye Gods,
that would be a task! The negro
is the sentimental pet of the
nation. Put him on continent
alone, and he will sink like an
iron wedge to the bottom1ess pit
of barbarism. But he is the ward
of the Republic--our only orphan,
chronic, incapable. That ward
ship is a grip of steel on the
throat of the south. Back of it
is an ocean of maud1in sentiment
tai fools. I am simply making
the most of the situation. I didn't
make it to order. I'm just doing
the best I can with the material
in hand"
"Why don't you come out like
a man defy this horde of foo1s?"
''Martydom has become too
cheap. The preachers have a
hundred thousand missionaries
now we are trying to support"
ALLAN, I thought you held be-
low the rough surface of your
nature high ideals,-you don't
mean this"
What could one man do against
these millions?"
"Dow she cried, her face
ab1aze. "The history of the
world is made up of the individu-
atty of a few men. A little
Yankee woman wrote crude
book. The single act of that
woman's will caused the war, kill
ed million men, deso1ated and
ruined the south, and changed
the history of the world. The
single dauntless personality of
George Washington three times
saved the colonies from surrender
and created the republic. 1 am
surprised to hear a man of your
brain and reading talk like that!'
when I am with you and hear
your voice I have heroic impulses.
You are the only human being
with whom I would take the time
to discuss this question. But the
current is too strong. The other
way is easier, and it serves my
ends better. Besides, 1 am not
sure it isn't better from every
point of view. We've got the
negro here, and must educate
him."
|
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-05-15
CHAPTER XII.
THE OLD OLD STORY.

The OLD OLD STORY.
When Castor arrived in Inde-
pedence he went direct to St.
Clare's.
Where the Dickcnce have you
benn, Gaston?"
Jumping from Murphy to
Manteo making love to hayseed
statesmen"
What luck"
"They'er all crazy. They
swear they are going to have the
United States established a sub
treasury in Raleigh and issue
government script they can use
as money on the pumpkins, or
they are going to tear the nation
to tatters and vote for a niger
for governor if necessary"
Cant they get into their fool
heads that an allowance with the
republican party is the last way
on earth for them to go about
their sub-treasury schenfe?"
Cant seem to do a thing with
them. McLeod's stuffed them
full. I'm sick of it. I've notion
to let them go with the niggers
and go to the devil. It's growing
on me that there must another
way out. I can't get down in the
dirt and prostitute my intellect
and lie to thcs fools. We've got t.
get rid of the negro"
"A large job old man."
Yes, it is, and thank God I m
done with it for a week. I'm go
ing to heaven now for a few days
I'll see her in an hour! rise or
tireless wings!'
Look out you don't come
down too suddenly. The earth
may feelhard."
Fob, I'm going to risk it. In
going to look fate square1y in thu
face and get my answer like a lit
tie man, for life or death "
Mr.. Worth met CASTOR anC
greeted him with the warmcs
cordially.
We are charmed to welcom,
you to lakewood again, Mr.. Gas
ton"
"Iassure you, Mrs. Worth
never saw a home so beautiful.
feel as though l am in paradis