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The colored American., 1904-08-27

Aot have appreciated such a mastery
stroke at first hand, and this is proved
by the wild and dem0niacal outbursts
which greeted its reception in the dy-
ing hours Of the convention, when all
hope OF retaiatine upon the candidate
had vanished. Judge Parker wisely
communicated his views 20 the statsa-
Ren in that convention, and they in
turR delivered 1t in broken doses to
ths fellows who think they are states
men. Ben Tillman tried to stand on
his head and spit backward when he
! heard the ReWs, and when he recovered
his voice. said, what everybody on
earth knows to be true that The dem
locratis party can always be depsnded
upon to mako -- fool of itself at
the crucial moment" and thea he
collapsed. The courtly Senator Dan
iel was SO overcome that he had to be
taken to SanitaTium. Willie Hearst's
bangs became disarranEed in the ex-
citement OF tAe moment, and his root
ers conscious that the psychological
moment had arrived proclaimed him
the man Gf destiny, the logical Saldi-
date, the savior OF his party, etc
Meanwhile Mr.. william J. Bryan WAS
resting his lungs in his room at his
hotel and reading the story Of Joseph
and his brethren, he laid aside his
Bible for e moment and diving into
his pocket extracted a package Of
! letters, picking out one of them he
read: MY dear Danforth.-It was
entirely right OF you TO bring to my
attention the question which the sim
cers friends Of hr. Bryan are press
ing upon you. I can say to you frank
ly and sincerely that you can assure
them that 1 voted for the last national
nominees, of tho democratic party, as
1 have voted for all of the regular
democratic nominees aimee I had q
vote.
Yours truly,
Alton B. Parker
Sept %, 1897"
Mr.. Bryan smiled as he replaced the
I iCSSCA, anu UlAOQ Alh IGSQAAS. nSu
he turned to the story Of Judas, who
betrayed our Lord for thirty pieces OF
silver. When he had 1nished IL friends
interrupted him to say that Judge
| Parker had reVered himself and was
bOwing to the Golden Calf, that he was
no longer in favor OF free silver If he
ever was, but had surrendered uncon-
! ditionally to Wall Street. Mr.. Bryan
pulled out the letter to My Dear
Danforth" scanned it hastily put it
back into his pocket and got real sick.
The jig is up" he muttered to him
self in stage whisper, there is yet
work for me to do, I must do the
huckleberries who are doing me.
! 1t will bs remembered that IN the
two Bryan campaigns the Gold demo
Gratis styled themselves 'rsguEars." so
that Judge Parker's statement that he
voted with the rsouIors is correct.
Our old friend G. Grant Williams.
one of the handsomest mon in the
The colored American., 1904-08-27
THE MONARCH OF NEGRO NEWS
PAPERS.


The ideal race newspaper. and pub
UsAed 1T tho Capital or the Nation,
is TIE COLoRED AMERICAN. 1t is clean,
newsy, and ably and fearlessly edited.
It is the organ Of no clique or factien,
bat a fearless champion of the colored
people everywhere. Its columns teem
with news of the day, rejecting the
best sentiments as well as the doings
and achievements Of the race every
where. Read what the Negro press
saysa
TIE Co1eRED AMERICAN is already a
great newspaper, printing forty-eight
columns each issue. 1t aims to print
seTenty-two columns. May it's friends
aid it to It's realization.-The Whining
ton Record.
Mr.. Edward Cooper, manager of THE
COLeRED AMERICAN, Washington, D. c.,
is unQuestionably the ablest aII-round
newspaper manager Of our race, if re-
suits are to settle the question:
Ne10 South.
THE CoLORED AMERICAN IS, without
question, the greatest newspaper pub
lished by colored men; every colored
editor should take off his hat to Mr..
Cooper.-THe LeGUeRt0OTth Herald.
The COLoRED AMERICAN, Of Washing
ton, d. G., comes every week. brim
fill and running over with good
things; Brother Cooper is one Of the
best newspaper men Of the country
The Huntsville Journal.
The COIoRED AMERICAN, In a short
space of three years, has gone to the
froRt at the Nations Capital. It's man
ager, z. z. Cooper, holds a unique
position in cOlored Journalism, being
the pioneer OF illustrated journalism.
-EG.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

FHF CoLoBEB AMERICAN, local heb
dcmadal, published in the interest Of
the eOiOred people. came out In new
dress and with a beautiful heading
Saturday. It is one OF the best news
papers in the country edited by col
ored men, has q good circulation,
and carries Large line Of live adVer-
tsihg.-The Washington Post.
TIE CorcHED AMESTcAN Is without
coubt ons of the abIest journals pub
hshed by Afro-Americans It is a Re
publican paper, very free in its ex-
pressisns, which makes 1t more popu-
lar even among those who deny the
equality az man" TAis paper is pgb-
nshsd at Washingtoa, where the do
MSS Of the lawmakers OF the great
Republic may be had pure and fresh,
and submitted to the people for their
1sposal.-gAs Rock HSg Messenger.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

fact that diseases
peculiar to t h Q
female S e X are
II o t commonly
The colored American., 1904-08-27
BACKACHE AND DIZZINESS.

Most of the Ailments Peculiar to the
FeCrile Sex are Due to Catarrh
of TcI-ic Organs
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Our old friend G. Grant williams.
one of the handsomest mon in the
press gang. has been selected by the
National Committee to do campaign
work in the States ot Kew York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania, this fall.
Williams is hustler ana rorthily de
serves the Aonors which have come to
him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-10
STATE AID IN NEW YORK.
what II II Accomplishing For Road
Improvement.

what Il II Accomplishing For Road
Improvement.
In q recent bulletin reviewing the
work Of road improvement in New
York state State Engineer Bond says:
The legislature appropriated S420.0OO
for road Improvement this year, and
In the three years in which road i'm
provement work has been In progress
20 roads, having total mileage Of 45
miles, have been improved at cost Of
$685., 900; that SO roads, having mile
age of 122 miles, are now undergoing
Improvement at cost Of $773, ,730;
that funds have been awarded for the
Improvement Of 3 roads having mile
age Of Z miles at q cost Of $500, and
that plans have been approved by
boards Of supervisors Of II counties
for the improvement Of Al roads, hav-
Ing a mileage of 134 miles, which
would impose an expense upon the
state and the counties, II adopted, Of
$1,091. .443. ..... 49, -. -
When ali the roads already improv-
ed, those under improvement and
those whose improvement Is suggested
have been improved, 106 will have
been constructed in @ counties. COW
ering 80 miles, at cost OF $2,2s9,-
874.S5, Of which the state will have paid
pne-half and the counties one-half.
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"But I'll tell you what I'll do. You can
tell me what you want to say and I'll
write the letter for you"
mo, indeed" cried the lion. II must
write it myself"
'Not with my quills," answered the
porcupine. "You might break one OF
them, and I would never get It back
again."
"You won't let me have quilll You
refuse me, the king Of beasts! Then !
will teach you lesson. I will eat you
alivew
And with that the lion opened bis
great big mouth and brought his jaws
down with full force upon the little
percupine. The next moment he was
bowling with pain, while blood flowed
from a hundred gashes in his mouth
made by the sharp points of the quills.
"Oh, my! Oh, my! Oh, me" he
screamed In pain. what have You
done~
"I haven't done anything" answered
the porcupine. II haven't moved from
this spot"
"Oh, my! Look at the blood?' cr1sd
the lion.
."It will make good ink for your let
ter" said the porcupine.
"You are unkind to me-" said the lion.
And you tried to be unkind to me"
said the porcupine.
And then the lion turned on his heel
and went home a much wiser animal
than ever before.-Chicago Tribune.
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ROAD PROGRESS IN: OHIO.

Improvement Does NJ. Keep Psce
with the Demand Of the Times.
Ohio has by no means kept pace in
the matter of roadbuilding throughout
the country districts either with the
progress made In steam railways or In
the improvement Of city streets, where
within the past twenty-five years the
old macadam and bowlder thorough.
fares have given way almost entirely
to the more perfect and lasting granite,
brick and asphalt, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
It Is true there Ia In this state q law
which enables the townships through.
out Ohio to improve their road system,
known as the free turnpike law, and 1t
has done wonders for the common
roads Of the state during the twenty.
five years or more that it has been In
force. Perhaps few other states have
similar laws, but they are not general
The ordinary country roads throughout
the country generally are, as they have
always been, things to avoid in the sea-
son Of freezing and thawtng, during
which they are usually impossible.
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H1s HEAD THRUST THROUGH THE SHELL.
it after awhile. The rain may pour
down and wet you as It did me the first
day was In the barnyard."
That gave the duckling something tc
think about. Presently he made up ha
mind as to what to do.
IT shall simply stay In my shell,
said he. "When it rains shall draw
In my head, and If the water rises
about me my shell will float Ike q
boat" ..:.= .'
OF course Master Duckling was very
much pleased with his idea, and be
drew In his head and went to sleep
While he slept a great storm came up
and the shell, instead Of floating like 9
boat, sank In the water like a rock.
Master Duckling was sure. that he
would drown before help could reach
him.
''"Come out of Your shelf" cried big
duck, who was swimming about In the
water. r. -. T..
Then the duckling, with a mighty ef.
fort, burst'the sides of his shell and In
a few minutes was padding around as
happy as he could be.
"Isn't 1t q shame" said he to himself,
"that did not have sense enough to
come out of my shell beforeT-Deroat
Journal. ....... .
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COFFEE LAYER CAKE Take two
ounces each Of sugar, flour, butter, and
ground rice. work the sugar and but.
Ter together and add two beaten eggs.
Mix teaspoonful of baking powder
into the -four and ground rice. Add
the eggs to the butter and sugar and
beat thoroughly; by degrees add the
-four and baking powder. Add sufti'
cient coffee to color and flavor delicate
" the cake. Bake in two shallow tin
plates. For the icing take six ounces
of icing sugar, a tablespoonful of black
coffee and tablespoonful of water
Mix all the ingredients warm in q
saucepan. Put layer Of this on one
cake, gently press on the other and
cover all with the icing.
Hot CINNAMON CAKE. - Cream
one and half ounces of butter with
the same quantity of sugar. Add the
yolk and white of one egg beaten sep
arately, one cup of milk and two cup
fuls of flour sifted with two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. work into 6
nice dough and roll out quickly to three
quarters of an inch thickness. Scatter
sugar and cinnmon on the top, cover
ing with little bits Of Of butter. Bake
twenty minutes in q good steady oven
Split and butter before serving
- Washington Star.
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GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT.

Commerce and Transportation May
Have Place In Cabinet.
Good road enthusiasts are confident
that the bill providing for the creation
Of q new government department will
be passed at the coming session Of con-
gress. The measure, as proposed and
as it will be backed by the good roads
people, provides for the establishment
Of department Of commerce and
transportation or commerce and public
works. It Is intended to establish un.
der its direction a bureau Of good
roads. At present the bureau Of public
road inquiries is under the department
Of agriculture. It is also the intention
to place bureaus now under the direc-
ton Of the interior and treasury de-
partments under the proposed depart
ment Of commerce. President Moore
Of the National Good Roads associa-
ton recently said:
"I have talked with a great many
members Of congress this summer,
with the result that I am confident the
new department will be created at the
next session. Every senator and repre-
sentative I have seen favors it.
Heretofore the politicians have not
understood the situation, but now they
are getting their eyes opened. The
people are also beginning to see some
thing must be done toward building
permanent good roads. Our mission Is
to educate, and in tablishing this de-
partment and making liberal appro-
priation for it the government will also
be educating. No one expects the gov
ernment to build the roads. Such a
proposition would be foolish. The gov
ernment can, however, build sample
roads and thereby let the people know
what the advantages are. The states
must build the roads.
"The railroads are interested In a
movement for good roads because they
realize good roads are essential to their
interests. At present shipments prac-
tcally stop in large part Of the coun-
try for five months every year because
the farmers cannot get to the railroad
stations. The result is the railroad
companies must tryto have cars enough
TO carry the business when the farmers
can get to the stations. This compels
them to keep large numbers Of cars
idle much of the time, and as they
don't want to maintain any more roll
Ing stock than is absolutely necessary
they are usually short Of cars when the
rush comes. With good roads all over
the country the traffic would be dis
tributed through twelve months Of the
year. This is the reason the railroads
want good roads," .-... .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-10
Road Progress. In Tennessee.

Judging from the enthusiasm which
attended the recent annual meeting Of
the Tennessee Good Roads association,
much work in the improvement Of
highways will be accomplished In that
state next year. The convention was
not content with academic discussions
Of the advantages Of good roads, the
best material for roadways and the
Like, but took practical steps toward a
realization Of the ideals. To secure
united action throughout the state and
10 build up an organization which
would be strong enough to demand leg
islation each county court was urged
to send three delegates to each annual
meeting Of the State Roads association.
It was decided also to ask the legisla-
ture for the appointment Of state en-
gineer to consult with county super
intendents in the matter Of roads and
bridges and for legislation which would
permit the employment Of Jail inmates
IN rosdmakinS.
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Al Apinal Story For .
Little Folks
@ @@FooIishLittIeDuCk

Have you ever seen duckling? A
duckling is q small duck, and they are
the cutest, yeliowest little things you
ever came across, without a single
feather, their little bodies being COW
cred only with fine down, from which
the feathers later grow.
There was once a duckling-not a
very old one either; in fact, he had Just
got his head thrust through the shell
Of an egg and taken his first peep at
the wide, wide world.
"My,"' he exclaimed, isn't this grand
to be able to leave this old shell and
see the sightsr ..'.... .......
But" cried a spring chicken who
was standing near, you may not like
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Ap ApinaI Story For
Little Folks
@@s Lion 'SIOve Letter

Soon after the lion fell in love he
thought It would be just right for him
to write letter to his sweetheart, and
he started out to find pen and ink with
which to do it. Almost the first person
that he came across was the porcupine,
who was just bristiing with quills-
finest sort Of quills for letter writing.
"Hello, Porkyw cried the lion. Il
want to borrow one Of your good quilts
to write letter." ....
IT can't spare one of my quills just
at present" replied the porcupine.
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Mr.. Bullfrog sat summing himself on
the bank of the pond and wiggling bis
throat to get 1t in good shape Tor the
evening concert at Lily Pad Opera
House. ~
Three young field mice came saunter-
ing by looking for grasshoppers. They
soon spied Mr.. Bullfrog and were much
attracted by the funny wiggle In bis
green throat. II wish I could do that, I"
said No. 1. l.. - 5g. o-...,,
"Basy enough" grunted Mr.. Bull
frog. a-.. -, .sl-:. -~'.rs
Eyes, but we haven't the kind Of
throat" said No. 2. q" z.,r
"Its all in practice" commented Mr..
Frog. "All in practice, I assure you.
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Letter to Cotton OH MIL.

Abbeville, 8. G.
Dear Sirs-The way to reckon the cost Of
paint Il to put both costs together: the cost OF
the paint and the cost OF pusting 1t on.
It would save this country hundreds OF
millions OF dollars year; II would save you
alone Qf You happen ~ be vtctim) several
dollars year.
See how 1t works. 1t costs as much to put
on one paint as II does another, don't It?
Yes, II you use the same number OF gal.
Ions. r
Well, dontIf
No, you'll use twice as many gallons of
adulterated paint as Of Devoe and you've
got to pay twice as much for putting 1t on.
Mr.. N. Avery. Delhi, n. Y, has two houses
alike and in same condition. Painted one
house with Devoe: 6 gallons. Painted the
other house with paint that was half adul.
seration: - gallons. Same painter. Geo.
Gilbert, did both jobs. One cost $7: the 9th
or SA. d.. ..
Better 60 by the name.
AT F. W. DEvoE & Co.
P.S P. B. Speed sells our paint.
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Speeds for paints, oils. window glass, etc.
New lot Fur and Silk Collsrette just in at
Haddon's.
Get in the push and learn to play Pit the
latest game out. You can get 1t at Speeds
Drug and Book Store.
Paints and oils of every kind at Milford's
drug store.
New lot Ladies' Jacket just received at Had
don's.
Look at those goods for making waists at
L. w. Whites.
Milford's White Pine and Tar Cough Syrup,
he best on earth.
Haddou's have lust received 1000 yards EN-.
bruidery TO run at S and loo. They are pretty
and cheap.
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THEN BE CRIED ALL THE HARDHR -
until, with his nose close to Tommies
ear, he grunted "Ugh, ughughr' Than
he cried all the harder. '57..,,1 n
"Whats the use Of crying, little
boy% he said. II never do-grunttngs
easier" ~: y r.,
Tommie stopped short and started.
"Do you know what you are liable to
become" continued the hog, III you
keep up your greedy habitsT
"No; what? asked Tommie, getting
more used to bis new friend.
what Is little pig doing when he
is eating too muchT said the pig, with
q queer wink.
Don't know" said Tommie. ..,-
Making hog Of himself" grunted
the pig. e.. =
"Do you think I'll get to be q hog
tooT whined Tommie, for he was q
least bit scared. '.1-:.' g.-.
II know it." continued his friend.
"Why, I have known hundreds Of little
boys and girls that began by being pigs
and grew to be hogs" ...,
"How dreadfulw said Tommial "And
what can I do about ttT -.
"Let me have your milk bottle, and
you will grow to be big boy, and then
perhaps a man." said the pig, taking
the bottle and drinking It dry.
Tommie looked at him sadly, for he
wanted the milk.
GLOW about you" he asked.
"Me% said the pig. "Oh, don't wor-
~ about me. I shall always be a hog.
Good day."-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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MiIfOrd's Locals,

For colds and coughs take Milford's White
Pine and Tar. Phone 107.
Great Scott! You ought to see Milford's
line OF stationery.
Pit. the latest and best game out, for salt
at Milford's up.to.date drug store. Phone
lF.
For pains and aches use Rex Plaster. the
on earth. For sale by G. A. Milford. Phone
107.
We are after your business and II YOU dom
keep moving we will get 1t before 1905. Nil
ford's drug store
Milfords drug store Is head quarters fol
fresh candy. Phone 101.
When you want tobacco by the box, re-
member q. A. Milford has everything yor
want ut the right price.
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Practice, my dear young mice, makes
perfect. See! I do this every day for
ten hours" .......
"Wheww gasped No. g. II don't
think it's worth while. I'd rather be
a frog out and out and swim around In
the cool pond. It's so hot out here In
the fields! How do you learn to swim!
Is that just practice toor'
purely so," said Mr.. Frog, drawing
himself up proudly. purely 80. Just
jump in like this, then strike out like
this, and then like this, and In few
months you will find that your hair
will come off. Your feet will become
webbed like mine, and your mouths
will stretch, your tails will drop out
as mine did, for I had tail once, and
you will become frogs. But my dears'
remember, it's practice, practice, prac-
tice. Practice will change anything In
to anything"
"Thank you,". said they In chorus,
I'VE will try it at once
OF they set to the barn, where the
drinking trough stood.
"Here goes for a frog" said one
and, standing on the edge, he plunged
In.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Help, help! he
squealed piteously. 'T'm drowning. l
can't practice, cause can't get my
breath. Mother! Father! Help"
Just then mother and father came by
and pulled him out, dripping.
"silly thing" ">scolded his mother, Ito
try to be what you can't"-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
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Haddon's store rapidly filling up with new
spring goods.
Haddon's new white Mercerized waist goods
are beauties Call and see them.
Haddon's new fabriqus for shirt waist suits
are now on sale.
Call on W. D. Barksdale when you want the
best fertilizers
II you want school books, tablets, pencil
and such like 60 to Speeds.
Whites stock OF clothing Is unusually large
and attractive this season. He has the best
stock ofyouth's boys, and children's clothing
he has ever carried.
When on the street drop In at Milford's
| ana get the latest game out "Plt."
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Tommie Toddle's mamma was busy;
that is why Tommie was sitting under
the tree. Tommie was greedy ana bad
just got his second bottle OF milk and
was yelling for more; that Is why his
mouth was SO wide open and the tears
running down his cheeks.
7 Some one had left the gate open and
that is why Mr.. Hog appeared upon the;
scene. So busy was Tommie with his
yelling that he did not see NJ. Hog
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Notice..

I will be at Abbeville on first Monday oi
each month and two weeks following Tor the
purpose OF treating Hemorrhoids (Piles.
Treatment consists In purely aseptic methods
and the knife. Cure guaranteed. All parttel
Interested will f1nd me at the Glenn Ethe
Inn Hotel, Abbeville. 3. c., or DR.. B. A. Matti
Ofice hours from 10 A. NJ. till P. M. or
above mentioned days.
-: Jno. B. Britt, N. D.
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Gold Cake One and one half cups
sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup
sweet milk, one teaspoon cream tartar,
one half teaspoon soda, nutmeg, three
cups flour, yolks of six eggs.
Iron rust may be removed from cloth
by salt mixed with little lemon juice;
put in the sun; if necessary use two
applications.
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New Bak cry Locals.

Fine Baldwin. Winesap and Ben Davis ap-
pies at the New Bakery.
Pure home made taffy, peanut, cocoanut.
Fine oranges at SOC and 400 per dozen.
Canned goods all kinds.
Fancy cream cheese pounds for 300.
Chewing gum all kinds.
B.. Fine chocolates and bourbops at 500 for hall
pound; 500 per pound. A very neat package
will suit any body's sweetheart.
win have good supply Of roman candles
for Christmas day.
To arrive soon Onions, Irish potatoes, pig
feet and cocoanuts. Always fresh.
Give the old reliable Baker q call and be
convinced. Yours for business.
J. w. Breihahn.