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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

getting ready to brag about it. the stranger
grabbed an oar, and before knew what
he was going to do he struck the trout
blow over the head with it that put all
further danger Of its escape out Of the qles-
ton. But at the same time it robbed me
Of the honor of landing the great prize.
My companion saw at once that he had
done something he shouldn't have done
and that was a good deal put out about it
He apologized, but couldn't help feeling
that a reflection had been cast upon my
skill and that ! couldn't brag, now, Of
having landed the biggest trout that ever
came out of Pike county water. We got
having had enough of fishing, We returned
to the tavern. The trout weighed two
ounces over six pounds.
we had that trout for supper that night
and to the surprise and disgust of the land
lady, who was the best cook in all that
country, the stranger didn't eat mouthiuI
Of it, All he would eat was a piece Of toast
with glass of milk He went to bed right
after supper, and we all wondered who the
loony chap could be.
when the st age came along the next day
the stranger tossed little wad of some
thing to me. BY the time got it STRAIT ght-
ened out 50 that | could see what it was
the stage was out of sight down the road
The little wad proved to be ten-dollar bill
on the Butter Bank, as the old Goshen
Bank was called, because it's notes We're the
color OF butter, on the trade In which the
bank was founded.
1T wasn't long after that, that we heard
that Horace Greeley, George Law, Edwin
Forrest, the actor; Albert Brisbane, and
other people whose names were known even
out there in the backwoods, had purchased
large tract of land between Shohola Falls
and Lackawaxen, and that they intended
TO establish some sort of community
there. They did establish it, although Il
was failure and few weeks after this
stranger was at the Falls some Of them
came up TO look the ground over
Among them was our stranger, and
perhaps, you can imagine how we felt
when We learned that he was none other
than Horace Greeley himself Two or
three years later the oolonilat ion sche me
he had set his heart on turned out dis
astrOus failure. Greeley himself bad in
vested $4,000 in II, which he lost He
charged that Pike county influences had
led 10 It's ruin, and he printed many bitter
things Of the county in the Tribune, among
them the famous declaration that There il
nothing in Pike county but Democratic and
raj tlesnakes, and there are five gallons Of
whiskey there ~ one spelling book
All the same, when Greeley ran for Presl-
dent, In 1872, Pike county gave him almost
her normal Democratic majority, bu, II
there had only been one vote for him w I be
county that on" would have been mir"
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WHEN GREELEY WENT FISHING
1T WAS ONLY ONCE AND A PIKE
COUNTY ANCIENT RECALLS
lie Appeared as Just q Dusty Stranger
Couldn't Row and Wouldn't Hook His
Trout and He Hadn't SpOrtsman's
Sense When the Other Fellow Got One.

LAcKAwAxEN, Pa. Sept, s-"Horace
his life said Pike county ancient, in
reminiscent mood. and that once was
with me, 1t was for trout in the still waters
OF the Shohoa, and trout we caught that
day was the biggest ever caught in Pike
county, before or since.
| was quite chunk Of a boy in ls43
| lived at the famous old stage coach tavern
at Shohoa Falls, where was general chore
boy. There was no communication be-
tween the city and the western part Of
New York State and its southern tier in
those days except by the Milford and Owego
turnpike. There were no railroads through
this region then.
You'd scarcely believe that the road
over the hills back Wonder 10 travel which
to-day is a task to undo both traveller
and horse, was then the busiest and most
profitable highway in the country But
it was. Fuar or five big four and six
horse coaches, loaded with passengers
and scores OF freight wagons passed over
it daily to and from the Lake Country
80 there were always many strange
faces 10 be seen al the wayride stage taverns
every day, and a. that was then the " eatest
fishing and hunting region To be found
anywhere, it often happened that travellers
made 1t a point 10 stop over 1T the Falls
or some other tavern along the turnpike
and spend day or so in the woods or ON
the creeks
"One day IN July, lsi3 II was soon after
the Fourth, remember-an odd looking
speCinsn of humanity caua aloug nm foot
The colored American., 1903-07-18

A certain cOmml lSS1Oner N speech
famous because it cost him his reap
pointment, informed a committee of
the U. S. Senate that there are ninety
thousand colored people in the capi
tol of this nation. Ninety thousand
souls! Think of it! What an irresist-
able force that would be animated by a
firm, common purpose and directed by
intelligence and courage. Think you
that anything outside of itself could
overcome a similar force? There is
no external power on earth that can
prevent any human soul from succeed
ing; it is rather lack of energy with
in himself that causes any individual
to fail. What is true of an Individual
is true OF race.
And after all, it is the law of supply
and demand which regulates what po-
sition any class of people shall occupy
in this country. What the world
wants is best work in every line of
endeavor. The man who can supply
that at the lowest figure consistent
with the satisfaction of reasonably de-
veloped wants. is the man who will
claim recognition everywhere, regard
less of whether his skin is black,
white, red or yellow
Btu it requires courage, patience and
possibilities of a people, to enter an
untried field and out of crude material
produce finished workwomen. These
qualities in the head of the establish
ment tell tremendously in the devel-
opment of the Clark school a unique
institution in the history of Washing
The colored American., 1903-07-18

This paper gave an elaborate ac-
count of the commencement exercises
of the Livingstone Dressmaking
School, which took place at the Asbury
M E. Churcn Thursday evening, June
18th, but the principal, Mrs. L. r.
Clarke has received so many letters
commending the school and its work,
that space is given this week to two
communications, one from observer" 4"
whose version of the meeting is very
interesting, and whose conclusions are
both logical and practical. DR.. Emer-
sons letter is equally strong and ef-
fective and the readers Of The Colored
American will find great interest not
only in reading these articles, but in
a study of the methods and teachings
of the great school.
Last Thursday evening at p. IN.
a large audience gathered at Asbury
M. E Church to witness the COM
mencement exercises of the Clark
Dressmakers' Training School
In these days when so many avenues
for self support are being closed to our
young men and women it behooveS eY-
cry thoughtful man and woman to
search carefully for the cause and to
work increasingly until he successfully
applies the remedy.
The colored American., 1903-07-18
THE cOLORED AMERICAN

here and no piece of work is too insig-
nificant to demand it's exercise.
Mrs. Clark is not only solving the
race problem by giving practical DEM
oHstration of the way in which sue
cess attends the intelligent application
of the law of supply and demand, but
she is a real benefactress of her peO-
pie to the extent that she is converting
unframed hands into skilled workwo-
men and developing in her pupils real
character and respect for their work
and confidence in their ability to sup
port themselves and help others by
the practice of a useful trade.
The commencement exercises above
referred to marked the completion of
the course of study of class of 1902-03;
the school, however, is open for the re-
ception of students the year round:
OBSERVER.
And it is a Godsend that Mrs. Clark
is so situated that she is able to keep
this grand institution open the year
round, as it meets the convenience of
young women in all avocations of life.
Our women are no longer being rele-
gated to the rear, but on the contrary
are making rapid strides toward the
front in this busy world for liveli-
hood. They have been pent up as 50
much latent energy, but now this ener-
9 ,
let loose in an unlimited field.
The more Clarks, Washingtons and
Chavis's we get the quicker the race
will be recognized and felt as an i'm
pOrtant factor in this progressive age
Such men and women put their words
into action, and do something that is
/ tangible without indluging in 50 much
abstract talk.
l think the motto of Mrs. Clark's
r.1o
I'VE have more yet to learn l might
add here, and do, too that there is
quite a large number of our educated
| young men and women in the already
| over-crowded cities especially Wash
| ington, d. c., going to seed, rottin &
out, who might scatter through diff
| ferent sections of the country and be
a constituent element in the races pro-
gross.
1--WE have more yet to learn" One
need not go to the rural districts of
Alabama nor the swamps of Mississip-
pi to have that fact demonstrated for
we have it right here in Washington
| the lap of Negro culture. | have OBJ
served just as much debauchery, super
stitiOn and downright ignorance here
as in the whole of the cities of New
York, Chicago, or the turpentine dis.
tricts of North Carolina.
| AnOIner tnlng, among the thousands
we must learn is that Negro Journals
cannot run on "hot air." though they
lido it sometimes because the subscrib
ers don't settle their bills We must
learn TO do something tangible if nc
more than subscribe for Negro paper
and pay for it.
One word more in regard to Mrs
Clark's graduating exercise The only
Objectionable feature was that DR.. ]
d. Chavis' address was not heard by
every Negro in Washington.
Yours for the cause,
| J. A. EMERSON.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Rev. 5. Geriah Lamkins, B. D., pas
tor OF the Tenth Street Baptist Church,
corner Tenth and r streets N W., is
feel1ng very cheerful over the happy
condition OF affairs of his church. The
church finances are in good shape, the
congregation is good and at perfect
peace among themselves; a revival is
in progress in spite of the heat. DR..
Carr, of Georgia, will preach Wednes-
day, July 18th, at s p. NJ.
The colored American., 1903-07-18
WANTED.

A young lady for Real Estate Office;
must be good penman and understand
stenography and typewriting. Apply
in own hand writing.
E. c.. BROWN,
SAT oath street. Ne wport News. Va.
The colored American., 1903-07-18
FOR RENT.

To good tenants with small families.
new, up-to-date, 4-rooms and bath flats,
on Fifteenth (Columbia) street, near
Chaplin street N. W.; rent $3.50.
J.. S. FRISTOE,
II 1413 G. st. n. w.
The colored American., 1903-07-18
The Passing Days.

Echoes from the Graduating Exercises
of the Livingstone School of Dress
making and DR.. Emer-
son Talk Of the School and Race
Possibilities.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Miss Georgia Savoy has resigned her
position as Organist of Israel Church.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Mrs. VIM. H. McNeill, of Greensboro,
N. c., is visiting Mrs. F. Douglass, 1870
Fourteenth street n. w.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Mr.. Thomas Harris, of Richmond,
Va, is spending a fortnight in this
city on business and pleasure.
The colored American., 1903-07-18
LOCALS.

UUUAuOs
Miss Georgia Savoy has resigned her
position as organist of Israel Church.
Quite a number of Washington'S
elite are camping at Highland Beach
and Arundel-on-the-bay
Mrs. VIM. H. McNeill, of Greensboro,
N. c., is visiting Mrs. F. Douglass, 1870
Fourteenth street n. w.
Mr.. Thomas Harris, of Richmond,
Va, is spending a fortnight in this
city on business and pleasure.
Mrs. A. T. Howard, of this city, is
spending her vacation at Point Pleas
ant n. J.
Mrs. Anna j. Cooper, principal Of the
M street high school, gave a most
efficient talk before ST. Marks Union
in Boston last Sunday.
Miss Mamie E. Lynch, OF The Col
ored American, is spending few
weeks vacation in Philadelphia and As
bury Park.
Miss G. J. Shields of the Wilson
School of this city, left last Tuesday to
spend a few weeks in the mountains
of Virginia.
1t is announced that Mr.. Frederick
ID. Jackson, of this city, is about to
lead to the altar one of Boston's bellies,
Miss Julia M. Derby.
Misses Georgiana Simpson, Leberta
Eta Hunter, all of this city, have re-
Gently visited Boston.
Mrs. J. O. Nicholas, of 4O8 Elm
street n. W., is visiting her mother
and friends in Tennessee and will be
| away until about October.
Lieut. James E. Matthews, a Span
| ish-American war veteran, now located
in New York, is visiting his parents in
this city.
In the recent promotions in the
Washington city pest-office, the names
Of Fred D. Henry and James 7. Bea-
| son are among a number of other Wor-
thy colored employees.
| DR.. George w. Richardson, Mr.. Geo.
| w Jackson and Mr.. H. G. Tyson have
| richly deserved the advancement re-
Gently accorded to them in the office of
the Auditor of the Fost-Off1ce Depart
| ment
| Mr.. C. J. Carroll, of Columbia, S. c.,
passed through the city last Thursday,
on his way to Brooklyn, n. Y. He
/ expects to spend a short while in this
city before returning to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macauley Dorsey, or
| Baltimore, were guests on the 4th
and last Sunday of Mrs. Mary Fleming,
of Ivy City A jolly party Of friends
helped them to while away the hours
very pleasantly.
The honorary degree of Doctor or
Divinity has been conferred upon the
Rev. Geo. F. Bragg, rector of st. James
Church, Baltimore, Md, and editor OF
the Church Advocate, by Wilberforce
i University, Wilberforce, Ohio.
| Several temperance meetings have
in the vicinity of Twenty-first and z
been held during the past two weeks
streets N. W., by the Rev. Daniel l..
Reed and Rev. Frank Washington.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Quite a number ef Washington's
elite are camping at Highland Beach
and Arundal-on-the-Ba
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Mrs. A. T. Howard, of this city, is
spending her vacation at Point Pleas
ant, n. J.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Mrs. Anna ]. Cooper, principal of the
M street high school, gave a most
efficient talk before st. Marks Union
in Boston last Sunday.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Miss Mamie E. Lynch, OF The Col
ored American, is spending a few
weeks vacation in Philadelphia and As
bury Park.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Miss G. J. Shields of the WilsoT
School of this city, left last Tuesday tC
spend few weeks in the mountain:
of Virginia.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

1t is announced that Mr..
ID. Jackson, of this city, is
lead to the altar one of Bosto
Miss Julia M. Derby.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

The first grand annual picnic Of the
Citizens Club will be given at Lake
view park Friday. July 18th, from 4
u1tiI 12. The famous Monumental
Orchestra. Prof Chas. Hamilton, lead
er. will furnish music. c. E Jones Is
PRESIDENT of the club, A. F. Jackson Is
vice-president, Miss NJ. E. Dunlap, sec
retary. r. H w. Pinkett, correspond
ing secretary. Mrs B. E. Jones, treas
urer. and F. S. Coaplin sergeant-at-
arms.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Misses Georgiana Simpson
Gray, Edith and Marie Wr
Eta Hunter, all of this city,
Gently visited Boston.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

Lieut. James E. Matthews, a Span
ish-American war veteran, now located
ip New York, is visiting his parents in
this city.
The colored American., 1903-07-18

In the recent promotions in the
Washington city pest-office, the names
Of Fred d. Henry and James 7. Bea-
son are among a number of other wor-
thy colored employees.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
Passed Through.
Doing Tolerably Well

A letter from Ike Fewclothes,
a former correspondent of The
Sentinel. says he is doing toler-
ably we'll. He is boarding at
his wife's residence In Rochelle.
She has a small house but fur
nishes him q room to hide in
while his clothes are being
laundried. He has not received
q copy of The Sentinel, so he
says. since George Burlington $
washday, and that may account
for his impaired health, SO we
send him a copy G. o. D.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28

Singer oil is the best and cheap
est, remember it does not gum
YOUR machine. a21-2t.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
Puts an End to it All.
S. A. WRIGHT.
Winfield, La.

A grevious wall oftimes comes
as a result of unbearable pain
from over taxed organs. Dizzi-
ness, Backache, Liver complaint
and Constipation. But thanks
to DIR. Kings New Life Pills they
put an end to it all. They are
gentle but thorough. Try them.
Only Csc. Guaranteed by Girls
ham Drug Co.
Since humiliation is the sincerest
of fiattery. Singer Sewing Ma
chimes are praised by many so
called makers of sewing machines
who try to deceive you by a'iver-
Using Singer Machines to be sold
through department stores. Re-
memember genuine Singer
Machines are sofa only CnrOuSn
the company's representatives
directly to the consumer. a21-2t.
4 x 4
To Cure A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails ia. cure. E.
w. Groves signature is on each
box. 25 cts. n3.
~ 4 4
Singer oil is the best and cheap
est, remember it does. not gum
your machine. a21-2t.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
PERSONAL POINTERS.

PERSONAL FUN lEkS.
psrsxraphs Concerning Those W.
Meet and Hear About.
Capt. E. E. Kidd is spending
lie week at RustOn.
4 \ X
Judge Machen made q flying
hit 70 Monroe Tuesday.
4 = \
d H. Geo. A. Kelly visited
Skreveport first of this week.
z. E. Gresham, OF. Dodson,
led here FIRST of this week.
I. Wallace, Esqr.. took a
M up the L. & A. Saturday.
- = 4
s II Walker made q trip to
nnps, Ark, first of the week.
j d Pace returned first of the
- lFom 4 visit to Shreveport.
y \ = |
4. Sanders. of Stills, was
in town middle Of the
- 4 X
* and Oscar Lawrence. of
lilie Home, were in town
thy.
s. Martin, of Coldwater,
: ,ttsnding to business here
1iAy.
\ \ X
p lnez Magee, who was very
- ueek, is but little better at
4. Sanders, of Stills, was
lie visitors to town first
= = X
y B. Smith took another
Hose delightful trips to
! Sunday.
= = \
DFewett is here from
-, Tex, on a visit to his
1nd others.
- 4 4
u @. n. Grisham visited
6fst of this week on
looal business.
4 \ =
Il Cosgrove, former
- Comrade, left Mon
hleyeport.
= X
Gamble, Esqr., was here
II Of last. week looking
keets Of his clients.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28

w. o. Williams sells parts, oil
and needles for all makes of
machines. a21-2t.
4 4 x
Among the visitors to town
Saturday was R. L. Cakes, men,
Der of the school board, from
ward six.
Justice j. W. Vance, of the
sixth ward, was visitor to town
first of the week accompanied by
his daughter.
T. B. Puckltt. member of the
school board, was here from
GAINESVILLE Saturday looking after
school matters.
= 4 =
Constable j. @. Adams, of the
third ward, was here q few days
ago transacting business con-
nected with his Office.
w. B. Couch and little daugh-.
ter, Miss Nellie, left Saturday
for Shreveport where Mr. Couch
had his eyes treated.
4 4 x
A note from Frank Gates says he
is getting powerful lonesome
in the jungles of Catahoula. He
is with the L. & A. surveyors
j. C. Sewers, of Alto, Tex,
arrived Sunday on y visit to
He is a SON of our
fellow townsman, w. j. Sewers.
j. j. Johnson, of Verda, was
here Saturday to attend a meet
ing of the parish school board,
he being a member from the fifth
ward.
Mrs Reynerson, wife of
Rsynerson, accompa-
MED her husband on the run from
Hope, Ark, Sunday and was al
guest at the Couch hotel.
R. E. Milling, Esqr., of Frank
lin, La, was here middle of this
week looking after business inter-
ests and renewing acquain-
lance with friends of former
days.
G. w. Fletcher, of Flat Greek,
was here Tuesday and said that
his section had . heavy rain Mon
day evening which ruined about
seven acres Of hay he had cut but
not Loused.
= - \
Mrs. Kate Kitchens, after 81
visit of two weeks with her
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Couch, left Saturday for San
Marcos, Tex, to JOIN her husband,
who is there forhis health.
= = ,
S. F. Sherwood is spending >
few days It his home near town
how ssd having some WORK doae
lbqut the place. he has been
With tho dsoryctowr Lumber
Co.cet Co.'S town, fdf lie past
@S~a ss;z "a ssS AZ
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
Dental Notice.

DR.. E. S. Nixon will be
permanently located in WINFIELD
on and after September ID, 1903.
Office up stairs over Grisham
Drug Co. q 29-tf
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
SOME LOCAL ITEMS.
By Son or THE South.

l
Quite a lot of new wagons /
town now, both farm and 10
wagons. That looks like bust
ness.
Crops around Calvin ant
throughout the country are yer,
good and the people are all smile
over the hope of having home
made bread throughout mex
year.
The blacksmith and wood shOr
was closed first of the week, don't
know whether the sheriff had
been there or not. [ mean the
shop on Jones street.
! Health of the town seems to be
good at present, the hot weather
notwithstanding.
Steve Barton was purchasing a
lot of stable comforts" first of
the week, probably preparing for
that protracted meeting to be
held near his place.
The Comrade Office is lonesome
and forlorn since the departure
of Gen. Cosgrove.
The weather indications point
to more rain soon. No objection.
}. T. Sharp, the barber, visited
relatives near Jonesboro first of
this week.
Superintendent Moss is visiting
among the public schools this
week.
. w. A. Wright is confined to his
bed this week with a bilious
attack.
= + =
Timber Agent Slack, of the
Red River Valley railroad, is in
town this week.
Attorney j. II. Mathews was a
passenger on the Arkansas
Southern this morning.
G. E. Tannehill is here from
Pineville this week on a visit to
his father, Hon. r. L. Tannehill.
Rev. j. H. Crosby went up the
Arkansas Southern this morning
to some church to hold q pro-
tracted meeting.
X *
J. D. Boyd, Of Ola, was here
yesterday and reported that be
had not received a copy of the
Sentinel in over month.
Something wrong somewhere and
we would appreciate it if the
or mali clerk will let
the paper go through.
4 = =
Passed Through.
A good sized logging outfit |
passed through town this week
going to Ball, La, to log mill
there. The outfit belonged tol
Mr.. McAnally, who logged at and
near Pollock several years ago.
He said there is better logging in
Grant parish and he was going
hool- <horo Ho hoe hnon at the
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
LOUISIANA
State University.
= BATON ROUGE, LA. =
THOMAS D. A NJ LID. P..srDz
BATON ROUGE, LA.
THOMAS D. BOYD, A. NJ. LID. p..srDxxr.

Training Makes Men Successful = =
-
iion isheeth
g.
J. L. WESIB ROCK, Secretary.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28

An exchange has found q
scheme BY which to rid the coun-
|sry of mosquitoes. Itsays 'steach
k6e mosquito,to smoke cigarettes
Thst viii exterminate him.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-08-28
Dewitt Is the Name

When you go to buy Witch
Hazel Salve look for the name
DEWITT ON every box. The
pure, unadulterated Witch Hazel
is used in making DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. which is the best
salve in the world for cut, burns,
bruises, boils. eczema and piles.
The popularity of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Saive, due to its
many cures, has csused numerous
worthless counterfeits to be placed
on the market. The genuine
bears the name of E. G. Dewitt
& Co., Chicago. sold by Grisham
Drug Co.
Williams news., 1903-10-17
Letter List.

The following is the list of letters remaining nncalled for at the postoffice, Williams Ari- zona. for the week ending Oct. r, 1903. These letters will be sent to the dead latter office Nov. 7, 1903, if not called fo, before nat time: Brannen, Mrs. Lizzie Dugan, MT LG Bracket, Mrs Viola Dailey, Chas. Brown, MT Albert Daniels, MrJR Brown, Mir Ross Goodnight, MT Christ Brown, MT Thos Goodrich, Chas. Brown, MT Ava Karlowski Boguslas (3) Bird, MT John Kendall, Geo ClOutier, F Melton, MT VIM Chambers, MT Billy Williams, MrA
 MEXICAN. Aldaz, Mateo Navarro, Carlos BerrOteran, Marselino Perez, PaulO Belasques, Miguel Torez, Antonio Chayes, GregOriO Ventura, S Persons calling for the above letters should say advertised" F. w. SMITH.
 Postmaster