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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03
CHRISTIAN RECORD
Err FAILS

Philadelphia, Pa, March g.
The Christian Recorder, the oldest
Negro paper in the United States,
has been declared insolvent.
Editor johnson and Manager
Collett are sick. Liabilities are
$10,S56,31; assets, $4,000. The
bench of bishops has appointed a
committee to run the paper until
general conference.
In the failure of the Christian
Recorder shows that the so-called
Christian Negroes are no better
than the rankest sinners when it
comes to supporting their own
newspapers, even here in this city
one of the church organs recently
went to sleep for three weeks at a
time.
1t is a lamentable fact that with
few honorable exceptions the Ne
gro from the highest to the lowest,
considers that he is wasting his
money when he pays it out for
newspapers and other periodicals
published in the interest of his
race, but, on the other hand, he
takes great pride in spending his
money for newspapers which are
doing everything in their power,
each day, in the way of manufac-
turing a strong sentiment against
him.
1t will not be in our time, but
some day in the remote future the
Negro may be aole to learn this
undisputable fact, namely, that no
race of people will ever amount to
anything in this world of thought
and action until it above all things
else learns to cultivate and hearth
ly support its own literature.-Th
Broad AK.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Fort Deposit, Ala, Mar. 2I.-
A tornado did considerable dam
age to this vicinity between 6 and
7 o'clock this morning. The loss
was small in the vicinity of the
town, but the entire Negro quar-
ter on the Norward johnson place
was totally destroyed and a num-
Der of occupants of houses injured.
On the Buchanan place the cottage
of Miles Henderson, colored was
blown into splinters, he and his
wife suffering painful injuries.
Just east of Henderson's house
another cottage was blown down
and small colored child blown
into the fireplace and burned to
death.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03
LIBERTY FOR LIBERIA.

A friend in the South writes
that, if the Chinese could be kept
out of the country and the Negroes
sent out of it, we should be much
better off. But where shall we
send the Negro? We tried the ex;
pertinent of colonization in Liber-
ia, and now are beginning to rec
ognize our responsibility for the
protection of a feeble common
wealth established ON the western
shore of Africa with Hinterland
of barbarism behind it. Eager
speculations turn their attention
to the wealth concealed in the soil
of the country, and, unless we
stand firm in defence of this col.
onizing experiment, there is dan
ger that it may be brought to a
forcible conclusion by European
powers. We want no colony in
Africa; but we ought to demand
and secure liberty and indepen-
dence, with more resources of CIV
ilization, for the people of Liberia.
To send over more colonist of the
kind already exported would only
increase the difficulty,-The
Christian Register.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Neutrality-suspicious. have been
issued TO j. FL. Smith of Little
Rock on a machine for stoning
fruit, and to W. j. Snow of Vilon.
ia on a churn. j. III. Smith, to
whom the patent for machine for
stoning peaches was issued, is a
Negro dentist residing in Little
Rock. The article on which he
secured a patent is a machine to
extract the stones from clingstone
peaches. The contrivance weighs
about 10pounds. Smith says that
it will "stone" the peaches as fast
as they are placed in it. He ex-
poets to perfect the invention in a
short time so that it will be auto
matte.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

ed letter carrier in Chicago is D.
W. Dempsey of BIG Dearborn
staeet, Chicago. The oldest col
ored man who is now on the police
force as police officer is Martin
French. Mr.. French has been on
the police force for nearly thirty
years and is regarded as a very
competent ard efficient police Of
ficer.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

George w. Walker, of the Will
Jams and Walker Co., returneg to
New York last Saturday from Law
rece, Kan, where he has been on
three weeks vacation visiting his
mother, Mrs. Alice Meyers. He
returned feeling somewhat i'm
proved, but will not work during
the remainder of the season. 1t
is highly probable that he will
leave for Lakewood, n. j., within
a few days. On the last evening
Mr.. Walker was in Lawrence the
colored students IF the Fine Arts
department of Kansas University,
nearly thirty in number, surprised
him by giving musicale at the
home of his mother under the
management of Mr.. Theodore
Copeland, who is studying at the
university, and is organist of the
Methodist church. An excellent
program was rendered.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

For years orators, writers and
scholars of varied type have been
apostles of the gospel of race pride.
All have argued that this or that
ought to be maintained because
of race pride, forgetful of the fact
little or nothing has been done to-
ward sowing the seed and nourish-
ing the tender plants from which
the desired spirit of racial pride
might grow. Our enemies have
for years had us on the defensive,
causing us to use almost every
moment of our national life in pro-
tecting ourselves from their as
saults and in striving to obtain a
respectful hearing, consideration
and final verdict that would vouch-
safe to us and our children civil
and political liberty, and to-day
we are confronted with the stern
truth, although we are impressed
with the thought that our people
should possess race pride, we real
ize that very little has been done
by our own hands. tongues, pens
or money to plant the seeds in the
necessary soil. We have simply
clamored for what we have not
sought to produce; and the very
thought of having thus failed to
wisely apd faithfully SOW has
served to sever interests which
should be united, has served
to make many lose faith in our
possibilities as a class.
In some instances it might seem
that the source of race pride among
white people springs from the mere
fact of their being white. This is
far from being true. The main
spring of their pride flows from
what they have been taught by
historians and what they know
from practical experience, and
what they see daily of their ability
to succeed in every field OF human
endeavor, whether in time of war
or peace. But that historian SO
fondly hoped for by Wendell
Phillips, who was to dip his pen
in tho azure blue and write of LIE
Oeverture and ether colored men
worthy of place on the pages OF
history, has not as yet given the
populace chance to read his book
Because of this our children have
mot been enable to read OF the ex-
ploits of their ancestors. Failure
No. |.
MOur lecturers have not been wise
enough to establish "a lecture bu
reau, either national or otherwise
for the purpose of enlightening the
minds of the masses about what
has been accomplished by our peo-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

There is a movement of the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Trainmen
to exclude the colored train porters
from the duties of brakemen, un-
less the individual wears a brake
mans badge. This, it would ap-
pear, is opposed to the principles
of the Brotherhood, which posi-
lively specify that no colored man
became a member. Hence it is
clear that the ultimate object of
the move is to get colored men off
the different roads altogether that
are now serving in the capacity of
train porters, and install white
men, against whom their is no OBJ
lection to doing brakeman's work.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03
Two Kinds Of Criticisms.

"I am going to read you my sonnet
'Persephone's Left Elbow" an
iounced Miss ANNA Teuritre to her
,etrothed. Il want you to give me
perfectly frank criticism, just the
simple truth, as though you did not
know me at all"
When she had finished, her lover
spoke solemnly: 81 do not dare to
speak frankly. but l will say that
there is trace of a. hint Of possible
future promise"
The following week she married q
freight handler who had worshiped
her for years and who declared that
the sonnet was tiner'n silk.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03
Race Pride
How Obtained
Timely Editorial Race Pride and How Obtained from
the Philadelphia Tribune. The Failure to Record
Deeds of ValOr in History.

pile in this country Until to-day
some of our people entertain the
belief that their fathers began
their career with President Lin
coins proclamation. All such no.
vices would do well to look up
their old pamphlets and newspa.
pers. The real fact is that our
fathers were thoroughly identified
with this Government from its be-
ginning. They were the agricul-
tural laborers and artisans of the
South.
At the North they took par in
all mechanical pursuits, built the
houses, worked on the fisrt daily
papers, made the first wood-cuts
and were the best pressmen. They
were on the Heights of Abraham
with Wolfe; in the French and
Indian War with Braddock; the
first martyr of the Revolution, and
they are seen in Trumbull's pic
ture retreating with the patriots
from Bunker Hill, musket in hand.
Washington did not disdain to
share a blanket with him on the
cold ground at Valley Forge. Do
we not know that they fought with
Lawrence on the Chesapeak and
formed half the crew of the Old
Iron sides? They were with Scott
and Taylor in Mexico, as they were
with Grant and Sherman and But
ler, with Farragut and Foote and
Porter, at Port Hudson and Fort
| Wagner. But all the histories
from which our children study in
school are silent about such facts.
Failure No. 2.
Up and down the streets of all
large cities, and in public squares
and parks, monuments are erected
to the memory of white patriots.
Only two have been erected in
memory of colored men, viz, the
Crispus Attucks monument, in
Boston, and the Frederick Douglas
monument, in Rochester, N. Y.
But remember these statutes have
lasting effect. They stimulate
race pride, Daniel Webster said
the purpose of the monument on
Bunker Hill was that this edifice
might show our deep sense of the
value and Importance of the
achievements of our ancestors,
and, by presenting this work of
gratitude to the eye, to keep alive
similar sentiments. Human be-
ings are composed not of reason
only, but of Imagination also, and
sentiment; and that is neither
wasted nor misapplied which is
appropriated to the purpose of CIV
ing right direction to sentiments
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Durham, S. c., March 23.-Dr.
James E. Sheppard has been sue
cessful in securing more than
$4,000 for the Negro Religious
Training School to be erected
here. The Merchants Association
of this city recently took decisive
action toward raising means to
purchase a suitable plot of ground
as gift to the institution. The
whole scheme will necessitate an
outlay of more than S150,000, and
it already has the Enforcement of
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Atlantic City, N. j., March 81.
Joseph Proffett, colored, was
stabbed in the heart today, and be-
fore he fell he kicked his assailant,
James Murray, also colored, on the
leg with such force that he frac-
tured it below the knee. Proffett
was operated on tonight in the hos
pital. His heart was taken out
and four stitches put in it, as the
long, bladed knife used in the
fracus had made two incisions in
the heart. Murry is also in the
hospital with a broken leg.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Wilmington, Del, Maa. 22.-
The police last night raided the
headquarters of the First Ward
Republican Club, at No. 225 Or
ange street, and arrested Isaac An
derson, colored, well-known Re-
publican leader among the colored
voters, on charges of keeping a
house of ill-repute at the above
address and with selling intoxicat-
ing liquors without a license.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

William III. Hunt, the millionaire
iron manufacturer of West Brigh-
ton, Staten Island, closed his
plant out of respect for Henry De-
Hart, colored man, seventy-six
years old, who had been in his en-
ploy for twenty years and who
died March Is. He was buried
from the Church of the Ascension,
and Mr.. Hunt, accompanied by two
hundred employees, attended the
funeral.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Indianapolis, March 22.-Hon.
Thomas Marshall, the Governor of
Indiana, last week cheerfully sign
ed the bill passed by its Legislature
authorizing the organization of
four companies of colored soldiers
in the Hoosier State. The new
Democratic governor of this State
knows no color line in dealing
with it's citizens.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

Princess Anne, Md, March 81.
Frank Waters, rs years old, a
colored prisoner in the Somerset
county fail here, escaped last night
after knocking Jailer A. j. Hol-
land down with his fist. Holland
had entered Waters cell to feed
him and while fixing the fire the
man bounced upon him and made
his escape. Waters was serving a
term for an illegal sale of whiskey
at Crisfeld.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

leading clergymen of the white
race, some of whom are enthusias-
tically bending their efforts to-
ward it's establishment For
many years DIR. Sheppard was en-
gagged in the international Sun
day School work, of which he was
an honored and respected COM
mitteeman.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03
| RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Booker T. Washington is tour
ing South Carolina this week, in
special parlor car. His party is
composed of some of the leading
Negroes OF South Carolina.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-03

The Oldest railroad man in Chi
cago is E Winslow. Mr.. Winslow
has been running on the road for
forty-two years. The oldest color
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
FOSTERING COURAGE.

In the light OF the unfaltering
courage and devotion of the crew
-of the ill-fated Republic, how flimsy
seems the plea for warfare that 1t is
necessary to foster courage. In this
catastrophe the captain of the ves-
sci and the wireless operator reap
honors which they well deserve;
but the rest of the crew, though I'M
honored individually, were also faith
full and courageous up to the full
measure of their several RESPONSE
bilities. And even the modest cour-
age of all these men was not unique.
Such courage is SO common that IL
arouses no general interest unless
1t happens to have a spectacular set
ting. How degrading then-how
gratutiously degrading-th plea for
war, that 1t is necessary to iDculcate
devotion to duty and to foster cour-
age in performing it. With examp-
les like that of the Republics crew
before them, no men whose courage
would under any circumstances rise
above the low level of spectacular
bravery, need war to cultivate it.
The courage that risks life to take
life, is not fit Tor comparison with
the courage that risks life to save
life.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
Pacific Requires Half
Of Navy, Says Senate
Declares West Should Have Larger
Fleet-Cuts Battle Ship
Size.

Washington, Feb. 23.-One-
half of the United States navy
should be kept on the Pacific
coast at all times, in the opin-
ion of the Senate. An amend
ment to the naval bill has been
agreed to providing that in the
discretion of the President one
half of the navy shall be kept
in Pacific waters, so far as
practicable. The President, al
ready has the authority to so
divide the fleet, but the amend
ment amounts to an expression
of Congress in favor of such
action.
AS introduced originally the
amendment made the division of
the navy mandatory. Flint I'M
derstood that the people of the
Atlantic coast did not care for
the fleet and the people on the
Pacific did.
BY an amendment adopted
the size of the two battleships
authorized is limited to $1,000
tons and their COST, exclusive
of armor and armament, to ST.
100000 each. The House pro
vision was for two first class
J battleships to cost exclusive OF
armor or armament, not exceed
ing $6,000,000 each. 1t was the
idea to construct ships of &C..
900 tons displacement.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
DON'T DELAY-DRIN-. CRAZY
WATER.

One of the most learned scientists
and physicians of the world has
said: THE true test of mineral
water is to apply it to the human
system and NOTE THE RESULTS. "
Under this test for 26 years CRAZY
WATER takes the rank among the
best medicinal waters on earth. 1t
is inexpensive and absolutely harm
less, and has been thoroughly tested.
Why not use it?
Twelve half gallon bottles $3.50
I. o. b. here, SO back when you re-
turn case and bottles. Buy from
your local dealer or write us. Book
let free. Send for one today.
CRAZY MINERAL WATER 90.
Mineral Wells. Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
THE CAMPHoR TREE.

AS an ornamental, as windbreak
and as a valuable commercial tree,
the camphor must take high rank
in the South among the valuable
importations from Japan. Japan is
the great camphor producing coun-
try. And yet, the tree grows equal
ly we'll in Texas or almost any
part of the South. There are today
at many places in Texas and Louis
lana single trees, or perhaps two or
three, that show how they grow.
The tree is rich, silvery green.
1t grows a spreading half shrub,
half tree. 1t branches well, begin
ming almost at the ground. 1t is an
evergreen. The foliage is fairly
dense. All these points make it
one of the very best trees for wind
breaks. In fact, there is no other
tree in the country that is its
equal in effectiveness and attractive
ness combined. Nor is there any
more beautiful ornamental. In a
semi-tropical country the confer
does not belong Therefore, as an
greens of other families, like the
citrus fruits, the live oaks, the semi
deciduous trees like the magnolia
and trees like the camphor must be
sought For landscape work the
camphor perhaps deserves to rank
first among leayed eyergreens. 1t
has been little known as yet, and
so its beauty little appreciated.
I Nor must the commercial side of
1t be lost sight of. From the leaves
are distilled the camphor, likewise
from the roots. From the camphor
tree comes the principal ingredient
used in the manufacture of dyna-
mite. The wood is valuable, fine
hardwood. There can be no tree
more entirely useful and ornamen-
tai than is the camphor tree. These
points In it sfavor will become
known in due time, and no doubt
!, few of the most enterprising nur-
serymen will grow the plants fol
THE demand that must come when II
becomes more widely known
Southern Orchards and Homes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
rae FINE ART OF SYMPATHY.

Sympathy is one of the fine arts
1t should enrich, not impoverish;
strengthen, not weaken; inspire
while it comforts. 1t is easy enough
to say you are sorry. 1t is easy
to grieve with your friend over his
trouble and pity him for his mis-
haps. But the sympathy which is a
fine art does not encourage him to
give way to despair. 1t stimulates.
1t puts hope in place of heartache.
1t points on and up. Do not wrong
your friend with the sympathy
which will make him feel like sit
ting down and plying himself.
Learn to give that which will
nerve him anew for the conflict.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
Knox Bill Is plot
Against Constitution
Strong Opposition Downs Sen
ate Remedial Measure.
CALLED CONSPIRACY

Washington, Feb. 2O.-The
House of Representatives today
rejected the Senate bill remov-
Szx the constitutional bar to
Senator Knox serving as secre-
fary of state.
Representative Mann (Rep.)
of Illinois opposed the passage
Of Ehe bill on the ground that
Mr. KInox's appointment to that
position would be unconstitu-
gtionaa whether the bill was
passed or mot. He said he did
mot intend TO be a partner to a
conspiracy to violate the consti-
tuition
Mr- Clayton (Dem.), of Ala
Ea1na, said that the bill offended
against no provision of the con-
SkItufiGn and that it's enactment
Tnt9 law would not be in VIOLA
fioR of the organic law of the
Eazd- For that reason, he
said, 81 favor the bill in order
chat Senator Knox may assume
the duties of his Office"
Mr. Clark of Missouri OPP
posed the bill, which he saio
WIS simply an effort to over
ride the constitution by q
statute eve are asked to stul-
tify ourselves" he exclaimed
and that is exactly what il
amounted to, for fear that we
Will not be persona grata a
the White House"
1--WE have had," said Mr.
Mann "some criticism of the
present President. because HI
WIS not a lawyer or a judge
ard did not fully appreciate thu
pEUVisions of the Constitution
and we had hoped that the mex
President, both a lawyer and
Judge, would consider the Con
seifuEion inviolate and sacred
L am not in favor of forcing hin
to ITS violation.
Mr. Gillespie (TeXas), VIII
opposed the bill, charged that i
Vsses ia attempt to amend tn
Gzpsf5Ention by legislative en-
acfmenG.
Tlhe bill was also opposed b
Messrs- Rucker missouri
H.Acaeef (North Cardinal
EExr1awick (Georgia), Henri
FTexas), Webb (North Care
IIEuaJ, Mann (Illinois), an
tC0Gl1Ean CNew York;, and &C
,vOcated by Messrs. Parke
New Jersey, Lassiter (Vil
eRIn7a), De Almond missouri,
and Gaines West Virginia.)
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25

senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
has GIled a statement showing that
IN expended $107,793, through his
assn6z, TO secure the nomination for
United States Senator. Why, that
KEa0eYxs Governor Tom out. He only
exwszided $1i6, 900 to secure the nom
irsa4Snn for Governor of Texas. That
iiE,. that's what Governor Tom says.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25

HEez 1angh whole lot about
waEEen arguing in the street car
ss1.wat which shall pay the car fare,
1ruf those same men win spend half
an aaur shaking dice TO see which
ar.e shall buy the cigars. Detroit
Rr@e Press.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
THE OLD RELIABLE MANDRY TANKS

are known all over the country
to be the best and cheapest
Tanks on the Market, as Thous-
ands of Farmers and Stockmen
can testify.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25

MY husband, said Mrs. Lapsling
ssdsan't do thing yesterday but sit
In ms easy chair all day long and
Essad Darwin's Oregon of Specie.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25

FOR SALE-Old 8 and 10
point body type, racks and cases
Apply Alamo Printing Compa-
ny, San Antonio, Texas.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-29
A Mans Lie.

is full of crosses and temptations. He
comes into the world w thuut his o l.
sent and goes cut Of it against his will
and the trip between the twr is excel
ingly rocky. The rule of cOntraries is
one Of the most important features OF
the trip. When he is little. big girls
kiss him. but VIXEN he's grown the
little girls kiss him. If he raises a
large family he is d chump, but if he
raises Il small check he is~a chief. If
he is poor he is a bad manager, if he
he Is rich he is dishonest. If he's in
politics lis for pie, il he's out politics
YOU can't place him. and he is no good
to his Country. Ii he doesn't give to
charity he is a Sti1gy man; if he does,
il Is for show. Ii he dies young.
there was a great future az cad of him:
II he lives 10 an Old age. be has miss
ed his calling. He is introduced in
this world and TO the next by the
SAME process. The rC ad is rocky, but
m;.u loves to travel il.