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A CORRECTION.

Papa-Tommy. you must 90 to bed this in
stan.
Tommy Gagged 5)-No,
Pspa--Whst! Don't you say ''No'' TO met
Tommy (determinediy) me; No, sir
-PhiIadelphia Prs.
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HIGHER THouGHTs-

You look Ike 2 regular beer guzzler
Don't your thoughts ever rise above
beer2"
Yes. mum; often tink OF de 15-cent
drinks. But what's de Use when "a gent
amt sot de price c'-kausas City Jour
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THE CRITIC.

Rimer-Tve had poem accepted by
the Home Weekly"
Snappe-You don't say? Why,
thought they only printed stun that
was good enough to pay for.-Philadel-
phia Ledger
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REASON ENOUGH.

Hell can't imagine why she should
be "out" when u called.
She-Probably she saw you coming
Philadelphia LEDGER
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A NATURAL QUESTION.

"a New Jersey pastor has been censured for
selling beer at a church fair"
did those mean-spirited Jerseymen expect
him TO give IL away '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
A FAvORITE OF FORTUNE.

''Chimmy thinks he's Child Of Destiny
WHIP
''Ain't We heard2 Yesterday he found :
plugged half dollar. an today he passed if of
on a street car conductor. New York Evening
Sun.
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COUNTER-PAINFU

The rains coming down in Sheets
"Ahi That evens things up"
Glow sof"
''Well you know, in winter the snow blankets
the earth. New York Evening sun.
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WISE INVALID.

Physicion (tO patients wife)-Why did you
delay scnding for me until your husband
mconsci0uS2
Wits-Wen. doctor. as long as he retained his
senses he wouldn't let SIND for you.-Chicago
News.
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THE AMBIrIoUs cLIMBER.

The Guide-wen, here we are on the peak at
last
The Tourist-Oh, guide, do you mean to say
we can get no higher? Don't say that l
ascend no fartherg
The Guide-WeIl, you can climb up this
apenstock If YOU want to- It's seven feet long.
Chicago Tribune.
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SAD.

Newsboy-Buy paper. boss. musician fell
of a motor car
Bystander (excitedly)-Any bones brOken2
EewsbOy-Yes; from bone.-Phiiadelphia
Bulletin.
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HE WAS POSTED.

Farmer Horniland-Billy. it's about time fer
YOU L git GU. an water IN stock"
Williams Fils-Huh, I sin't no trust magnet
Baltimore American.
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CONSIDERING.

Msy-Have you met leans 6ancee
Ethel-No, How docs he lookf
Niay--Right WELL considering .-Nea Orleans
Times Democrat
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UNFORTUNATE.

''She bears the appearance OF one who has
seen some great eorrow."
she has. You see. she is a collector of an
tiques and bizarre bric-s- brac Finally heI
home got so full Of her battered treasures that
people were continually mistaking it for q
second hand store San Francisco Bulletin.
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BOLD MAN.

Heppeck-A letter came for me this
morning and / opened it,
Jenkins-Wen2
Henpeck-WeIl. I say~I oper.7d II my
self. II happened that my wife hadn't
come down sta trs yet.-PhIladelpliia
Ledger.
The Washington times., 1904-01-31
INSOMNIA CURE TESTIMONIAL.

Dear Sir: Nv husband could not sleep,
And vainiy sought release;
He took enc bottle Of your cure,
And now he rests in peace.
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HE'D LICK TOMMY.

Teacher-Bobby. if your father gave
you three cents and gave your brother
Tommy five cents, what would it make?
Bobby-Trouble.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-31
THE BIG TREES.
A Wondrous and Awe,Inspiring Pro
duct Of Nature, Found Only in <,
California.

CALIFORNIA; attractions are mostly
Of its own kind, peculiar to the state,
and of none is this so emphatically
true as that unique product, the Big
Trees. The age of these colossal is
from 1900 to 1000 years. The Mari
while en- route TO the Yosimite, con
tains some of the largest. In the Cal
averas Grove are from ninety to one
hundred Of huge size Near Santa
Cruz is a beautiful grove of redwood
Big Trees which will well employ a
lays whit. These can be best reach.
ed by the Union Pacific whose fast
trains from Missouri river reach Cali
fornia 1G hours ahead of all compel
itors.
Pamphlets and maps describing the
wonders of California, and full infor
nation about the most comfortable
and direct route to the Pacific Coast.
can be obtained of J. II. Lothrop. G..
A., 9O3 Olive street, St Louis. Mo.
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khan's letter shall be buried In your
pocket, and I will have that American
In my power before night"
There was n clash of steel. and Oar
rell. looking down. saw Kilziar pressing
his antagonist hard and driving him
backward from The door, Evidently
the prince was the better swordsman.
aud the end seemed sure.
1t was impossible to lie still and see
this murder done. With no impulse
but the compulsion Of honor Darrell
sprang down from his place of conceal
ment, alisIlting directly behind Kilzlar.
Indeed he narrowly missed coming
down upon the villains head.
At the sound of the fall the prince
sprang aside, half turning, and at that
instant Darrell struck him upon the
chin with swinging blow of the right
hand. 1t was as he had been taught
to strike, trick of the American boxer,
and well executed. Kilziar stood per-
fectly erect for an instant and then fell
forward upon his face.
Korna, with his back against the
wall. stared speechless, unable to be-
lleve the evidence of his own eyes.
"You" he cried "You-you have
saved me! And yet we're both no bet
ter than dead
''We've got one chance in fifty thou
sand.' cried Darrell. strip that manw
lie pointed to the PROSTATE Turk. and
then. STOPPING down. he helped Korna
10 tear off the garments from the
corpse. When this was done, the body
was thrust up into the attic. Kilziar
still lay where he had fallen. motion
less
1T Is only a matter of minutes" said
Darrell. ''He will revive. Now | am
the Turkish merchant. You have ar
are taking me back to Gredskov. The
prince does not wish 10 be disturbed
for awhile. Here, help me TO lay him
on this bench. In case a soldier should
get peep In here rs we open the door.
Now. come. Can you play your partf"
Il can" responded Korna.
4 minute later Korna had mounted
bis horse. while Darrell sat upon an
other that had been borrowed OF a
trooper. Then they rode away, and
within the hut Kilziar began to stir
upon the bench. stupidity raising bis
right hand to see what was clasped Ia
II and finding there the letter of Mot
man Khan. which Darrell had thrust
into the princes fingers.
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In gaming n knowledge OF the event. II
meant as much. II not morcto him as
to them. for the tldings were that
body OF Russian troops had been en-
countered fifteen miles south OF vladi-
kaukas, n force that barred Darrers
way TO the city and cut off the COM
paratiyely small command Of the khan
from the main army under Kllzlar In
Gredskoy.
AS result OF the conference the car
AVIAN was withdrawn from the road in
to the shelter OF wood. Darrell learn
ed that there was hope that the Rus
sian force. which had been marching
ing the way clear for resuming the
journey on the morrow. He himself
cherished no such delusionl knowing
very well that the main road would
not be left unguarded. The caravan
would never get through until the mill
itary operations Of the Russians should
be transferred TO another field. 1t
might be possible. however, for one
man TO get through the lines or to work
his way around them without too great
expenditure Of time.
When the night had fallen, Darrell
crept out of the camp which lay so
silent in the wood, man guarding ev-
cry animal and ready with q knife in
hand to cut its throat If 1t should dis
turb the stiffness with such voice as
nature had given II. For a mile or
more he followed the edge OF the high
way, and then, without warning from
eye or ear, he was as near as possible
to running straight into the arms Of
Russian pickets. He dropped into
clump Of bushes not 100 feet distant
from the guards and there lay quiet for
awhile, undecided what to do. Upon
his left was bare and open ground.
Even under cover OF the darkness he
scarcely dared risk crossing 1t. TO go
the other way was to approach the
head of the army. for it was moving
eastward, and he was afraid it might
throw down a spur toward Gredskov
and thus cut him off completely. The
better course would be to work to the
westward. though that would involve
crossing the army's line Of communica-
tlon with its base, wherever that might
be-
AS lie lay there rejecting upon this
problem lie heard some one advancing
along the highway. Whoever it was,
he came on without caution, the sound
Of his steps plainly audible in the still
night. Darrell could detect a move
ment Of the picket guards, indicating
that they. too. had heard the sound
His position was such that the man in
the road was nearly opposite him be-
fore he came into view. Then he recog-
nized the idiot piper by the cloak that
he had worn, a garment that had once
been bright red and CANDY with gold
thread, but, was grotefquely stained
with age and ragged and, tarnished
Suddenly picket cried out, Halt"
The idiot stopped, hesitated a mo-
ment and then answered: I'm Musef
the Traveller. You'll let me pass"
Then voice, not the one that had
spoken before. but the most surprising
" harsh and rafting tone that Darrell
had ever heard from human throat,
said:
"Come on, herel Give an account OF
yourselfv'
ITO be continued.)
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"TelI me what you know OF his escape,
for can read In your face that you are
sure he ditl not die last night. Dog,
believe you saved lim!'
Korna did not reply.
"Where is he?" demanded Kilziar. his
hand on his sword. Tell me or will
cut the secret ont of your heart"
~ do not know answered Korna,
but ! know this: If you draw upon
me. shall defend myself, and il you
kill me you will have trouble explain
ing it. | bear our leaders message"
"Our leader" sneered Kilziar. "No
one leads me. Our leader Is my mari
onette. and. as for this message, ! have
not received 1t.
Of you expect to force me to support
such lie. you do not know me" an
swcred Korna. II shall report what !
have DONE"
"You will not live to do itv' exclaim-
ed the prince. springing in front of the
door. with his sword in his hand. do
you see that man upon the floor? He
wears weapon. Well, Ne few into a
rage and struck you down. Then !
killed him. That Is the story. The
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work today. We are both dead men IL
We are caught"
As for you. | doubt i" replied Oar
fen 1T is one thing for kiziar TO
murder You when his blood is up. and
when he sees a reasonable chance to
make the crime seem the work Of an
other. but you are too prominent an
officer 10 be butchered in open daylight.
lie would Dut -ou under arrest and
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CHAPTER NJ.
ursff THE TRAVELLER.

HIS Is The highway
10 Nladikaukas, "
said korua. but
we must leave IL.
They will ride us
down. You are not
well mounted. and
this horse of mine
h. snen Lon much
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Paducah II 40 d. m. and Louisville BIS p. nj
80 p. m. daily, Memphis and New Orlesms
Fast Mail arriving In Memphis 1t 7:i0 D, IN. ~ u
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Atlanta.
$40 pm. Memphis and New Orleans epecia
arrive In Memphis at 1910 p. M, New Orleaaa
1000 a. m.
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vile.
Rs-For through tickets, sleeping car accona.
modations and further information apply a.
Illinois Central Passenger Station, Cairo. III.
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TIE REAL TEST
OF Herpicide In In Giving II Thor
Ough Trial.


There is only one test by which TO
Judge OF the efficiency Of any article
and that il by its ability to do that
which it is intended to do. Many hair
vlgofs may look nice and smell nice.
but the point is--do they eradicate Dan
iruff and stop falling hair?
No, they do not. but Herpicide does.
because II goes to the root OF the evil
and kills the germ that attacks the
papilla from whence the hair gets its
life.
Letters from prominent people every
where are daily proving that Newbro's
Herpicide stands the test of use"
1t Ia a delightful dressing. clear, pure
and free from oil or grease. s
Sold by leading druggists. Send loo. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
Paul G. Schulz G Sons, Special
Agents.
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CHAPTER X.
4 MESSAGE FROM MOTMAN KHAN.

len the caravan
comes up" said
Prince Kilzlar AS
he entered the
house. "bring the
head men to me
here"
An aid saluted
I. a4 HAL, IN
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OFFICERS.
e -. bOpEN. .....ss.. ..sTrcstueHs
CHAs. FEucHTER JR.. ". President
J. n. GALLiGAN.. Cashier
r. SPENCER, Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS.
e. A. BOder, ,. n. osllIean.
Thos. Boyd. N. e. choison
c. M. osterIoh, G. o. PstIer,
VIM. kIuae, c. v. Men,
Chas. Feuehter, Jr.. J. NJ. Herbert.
Accounts Of corporations and individ-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished in any part Of the world.
The colored American., 1904-06-25
POLITICS IN ALABAMA.

COlored Republican Leaders Assert
Their Political Rights and Maintain
Them by Shelving the Weak Lead
ers in the Party and Demanding and
Obtaining Recognition in the Delega-
tion.-Editor A N Johnson of
Mobile, Lead the Republican Co
horts TO Victory-A Review of the
Past and Present Campaigns.
The colored American., 1904-06-25

trict and State Conventions. At the
District Convention, Mr.. Johnson and
and his friends had one Negro and
one white Delegate and two Negro al
ternates elected, and the new Execu-
tive Committees of the County and
District have equal numbers Of Negro
members with the whites. The State
Convention selected three white Dele
gates, men of the highest standing in
the party and amidst great enthusiasm
and applause, five white men withdrew
from the race and elected A. n. John
son by reclamation; one of the Lily
Whites openly declaring that John
son was the first Negro he had even
worked and voted for, but it was be-
cause Johnson was such a representa-
tive Republican that any man, white
or black, could respect him, because
he fights Democrats with his own mon
ey and does not ask for expenses in a
fight"
Mr. Johnson conducts the only Ne
gro paper in Alabama, which owns its
plant. He has the most magnificent
Undertaking and Embalming estab-
lishment and finest equipped Of any
man of his race in the county, and the
finest funeral cars in the entire South,
white or colored, and stands in the
front ranks as a business man. His
place of business is on the main st.
of Mobile, where he is idOlized by 95
per cent. of his race, who give him all
the moral and financial support al
their command. He is called '"The
Father of Negro Business Enterprise"
in Mobile, for when he left the Mail
service II years ago, and entered bust
ness in Mobile, there was nothing to
show Negro business enterprise except
bar room or two. Now there are
real estate, furniture insurance, gro
cery, drug, general merchandise and
other enterprises supported by the
race; the largest part of which was in
duced by the preachings of Mr.. John
son through his paper.
Mr.. johnson is less than 40 years of
| age, yet has shared the honOrs of his
party. He has been elected a member
of the State Legislature, but counted
out. Eight years ago when all the
| county was wild for Mckinley, he was
elected a Reed delegate to the Nation
al Republican Convention from his
District. Four years ago he was elect
ed Delegate at Large to the National
| Convention at Philadelphia, and was
nominated by the Republicans for
Congress and stumped the entire Dis
| trict, but counted out as usual.
He has not enjoyed the best Of health
for the past two years and has had
some reverses in minor affairs, but
when the best Negroes of the State
called on him few weeys ago to save
them from disgrace, he led. While
better men supported him and placed
him where he is, he is nevertheless
the central figure in the final over
throw of Lily Whiteism in Alabama.
IGOOn COJ OREn DRJNTTUTD WA NJrTIND
The colored American., 1904-06-25


boiling at fever heat for the past sew
en- or eight years. The weak-kneeo
Republicans Of the North aided and
abetted by the lily whites of the South
have made the political status of the
colored Republicans of Alabama an
uncertain one to say the least. Men
like DR.. Booker T. Washington have
not taken any part in State politics
of leaders to run the political machine
and to champion the political and man
hood the rights of the cOlOred people
of the State. Alabama seems to be
the battle ground for political aCtivi-
ty and controversy and every test
case that is brought up, every eXcur-
sion party that is sent South to inves-
tigate Southern conditions in general
and the Negro in particular, every
large body of rich men who have mon
ey to distribute in the South, are usu-
ally directed to Alabama and anchored
here in the State somewhere. POliti-
caIly speaking, the Negro has lost
much in Alabama. but proposes to re
trieve that loss.
Alabama has played her part in the
political arena for the past five years
and both the Democrats and Repub-
licans have held the house spellbOund
by most extraordinary performance.
Interesting and exciting because of
the strangest and most audacious at,
tacks on the National Constitutional
Amendments.
The Constitutional Convention dis
franchised ninety per cent of the Ne
groes. Congressman Thompson sought
to put a quietus upon Republicans of
Representative Crumpacker's stamp,
by showing the worst element of tna
Negro under the meanest conditions.
He was cOmbatted by one Negro pa
per, and it's editor was sought to be
humiliated because he was bold
enough to appear in person in the Mo-
bile Chamber and ask for fair play,
that the Thompson party meet the
Representative Negroes anu near InSIT
side of the question. This Negro edi-
tor was selected as their spokesman.
The Democracy protested. The peo-
pie stood pat. but suddenly the bone of
contention was prostrated with a pc
cuIfar illness and his life hung upon a
thread for months and what was once
a magnificent specimen of humanity,
weighing 22O pounds was reduced to
less than $50.
The white Republicans met that Sep
tember following and committed the
most stupendous political crime since
the Declaration of independence. They
not only excluded the Negro from the
Republican Convention as a member,
but refused to allow him TO look Oh
the proceedings from the gallery.
The country knows how that live
man in the White House put his
stamp of approval upon such damn
able methods and called to his assist
ance three gentlemen as referees, TO
The colored American., 1904-06-25


The Negroes smarting under the
blows heaped upon them by their for
mer political associates, who "out Her
oded Herod," when compared with the
Democratic franchising constitution,
made up their minds to stand in a sol
id phalanx and fight like Trojans in
this political year and gain what pres
tige and power they could. There
have been five good and true men Oh
the race elected as Delegates to the
National Republican Convention, from
the 1st, End, 3rd, 5th, and Sth Congress
siOnal districts. 1t had been conceded
that the State Convention would elect
one Negro in the Delegations at Large.
The referees had agreed upon Mr.. Ad
Winds, of Hall county, and in every
interview it was given out that Winds
was assured of election. It was ru-
clored that the highest powers in the
party desired it, and many of the
strong men in the party, while object
ing, acquiesced. A meeting was held
lmOng the leading Negroes and Winds
vas too much to swallow. Although
Negro, he has been the protege of a
Democratic Governor and his followers
nd Winds has never harvested a Re
publican vote. When the best men in
Alabama were fighting the COnstitu-
ion, this man was the only Negro in
II the State giving it his heartiest
support on the highways and in the
Democratic press. Weekly his ''cards"
made their appearance and as a result
when the votes were published he had
)een instrumental in having more than
swO thousand Negroes gaIlantly march
Ip and vote to disfranchise themselves.
With his great influence he has allow
I'd only 20 out of more than 5000 Ne
yroes in his county to be registered.
Possessed of such power, he arrOgantly
demanded his election as a delegate to
represent the Negroes" Then the
men demurred and placed editor A N
Johnson before the Convention as a
representative business man who re-
ircts credit ubon tie party, because of
his stand for their Constitutional
rights.
Mr.. Wimb challenged Johnson to de-
bate on the 6oor of the Convention anu
The 4ldbGnian, a leading white Re
publican paper in Alabama declares his
tore the cuticle off Wfm1 and hung it
up to dry" While there were more
than 300 hundred white Republicans
present and less than 40 colored Re
publicans, it was not long before the
Convention was all Johnson's way, and
the members were standing in chairs
waving hats and handkerchiefs as if
the horses we're on the home stretch
Even the lady Republicans in the gal
leries applauded and the man who
only few moments ago was conceded
| the election, was so poor that none
could be found to do him reverence
Mr.. Wimbs could have been elected
from the sixth district, but he refused
stating that the honor was not great
enough; but he closed the door to any
| other Negro and two white Delegates
were elected as a result of his treach
The colored American., 1904-06-25
GOOD CoLoRED PRINTER WANTED

A competent colored printer who
understands job work, and the care of
mailing galleys can find steady en-
ployment with fair wages at this of
fee. Must be able to furnish. refer
ence. Address Printer" 459 c ST.,
n. W., Washington, D. c.
The colored American., 1904-06-25

Miss Angie Brown and Mr.. Harry
Clay Lynch are to be married June
22nd, at the Nineteenth street Baptist
Church.