The Washington Bee Newspaper, November 16, 1889, Page 5

“ (HE BEE peremelinsetin I ———— = al THORIZED AGENTS. y <GTON. -ast WASHINGTON. F bs sis 3rd, E- q. Fo a dvertising farniéned OD appli ‘00 able advertisements will not . All remittances tal money order ‘edietter. Money forwarded isatthe sender's risk. In the amount and what it is for ctly stated. ‘ should be ad-dressed - PUBLISHING, co. Washington D.C syERy SATURDAY x E CAN BE HA 18 8rd street, 6. e. w, Fowlers, § 4 t, between 12tha * xety's, M Stree rpwest ve pruggist corner 16th and NEW YORK CITY. DA. Green, 429, 6h Ave, ON, MASS. 934 Cambridge st, —— gaTURDAY, Nov. 28th, 1889. ~ gocals. Rev. James anly of Lynch- burg, Vs ig in the city. llenrietta Smith has been ed w teacher in Montgom- »., Md. The Capital City Guards will rrea hop at their Hall Thanke- é giving night- The Tea party given at Mrs. Wails 407 N et., 0. w., OD Thurs- day evening was largely attehded. The officers of Mt. Carmel Baptist church are preparing to give a prize eutertainment. — Mist Nicely furnished front room at 734 10th St., ». w., for gentlemen Nov. 20, 4t. Wanren, at this office a youug man. Que who is not atraid or asbame of work. None other need app'y- The Knock About Club will give their first grand Masquarade Ball of theseason, at the Grand Army Hall ou Thursday, Dec. 5th, *89. Music by Ebner’s orchestra. A very interesting letter from Jay Kay our ore-4 Lau” Uz weap tribute at suail stop. It is tae habit of prophecy and predict, and of ordinary men the babit is well enough and is to be condoned and looked over. The subject of this sketch, however, is not an ordinary man. He is scme- thing more. Taking the risk of being charged with triteness, I shall record him an extraordinary man and as sach deserving some- what of extraordinary treatment and handling. His life work up to this time has been accomplished to his great honor and credit “despite those twin gaolers of the daring heart, low birth and iron fortune,” and must be sufficiently indica:ive of what his fature will be if spared to develop it, without anticipation trom my pen. I shall try to ‘make apicture of him” as best I can in the compass allowed me, and will wust my readers to supply what- ser may be lacking. 4s is true of the great majority ifthe really big colored men of the country. Mr. Cooper is a Southern product, but early in life, without noney or frends, but full of plack aud ambition, be selected the North for bis future home and feld of operations. The great na- tional centennial year found him vot“a looker on in Vienna,” at Philadelphia, but a temporary citi- zl in the capacity of a hotel wait- «. The booming of cannon had died away in silence, the acclaims that had gathered from the four Corners of the earth had subsided, the hundreth anniversary of Amer- ‘can independence had come and g0ne, the great Kepublic tripping 8ayly and confidently into her sec nd century of existence, when Young Cooper, turning his foot- Steps towards the setting sun, se- ected lodianapolis, the Hoosier | Letropolis, as his permanent home. Having preceded Mr. Cooper to the “city of concentric circles,” 1 Tememberas though it were yester- day the impression he made upob Re When meeting him for the first a3 4 few months after his arrival sake city, A literary and debating that J was being conducted at Vent _ under the auspices ot the a ont street A.M. E. Church, = the occasion was a gala one a ee debate or anniversary _ of oalepeey the building being Tega to its utmost capacity. A : ns Had taken place relative to he a ation of some committee and eh ‘nuer in which they should , large certaiu duties placed to quota of work. Opinions ae Deing asked for and given. than a of a seuse of mischief os — thing else, somebody bested that Mr. Cooper be “td from, Mr. Cooper was a accomplished I Mr. Morris Honesty, the {faith friend ot Hon. W. E. Chandler, has returned to the city from New Hampshire. Hone. John Mitchel jr., and J, H. Hayes, members of ike com. mon counsel of Virginia, Capt, Paul and J. H. Jenkins, who call- edon the President Wednesday and Genl. Clarkson, Tharsday, left ‘Thursday afternoon on the 4:30 train for Richmond, Va. All babies are diminutive Cwsars, since they come they see, they conquer, sometimes by their gentle stillness but oftener by continued uproarivus crying induced by colic, teething, flatu- ence, ete. Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup by its gentle yet specific influence quiets the little ones without ev- er producing the least injurious effect. Price 25 cents a bottle. A number ot well known gentle. men have joined in a request to Maj. Fleetwood, to produce under his direction the charming cantata, “Night of Wonders” at an early day for the benefit of the Organ Fund of St. Mary’s church. The Major has agreed to do so, and re- hearsels are being heid. The enter- tainment will take place at Grand Army Hall the 16th of Deeember. Fall particulars with correspond- ence will be given hereafter in our columns. Small Boy : “Ma! ma! we’ve got to get away from here! It is dan» gerous. They’re cannibals! I waa just helping Billy tie the eat to the dog’s tail at the gutter when Mr. Hawkins came to the kitchen door, and he called out : ‘Wife, get every- thing ready as quick as you can: we'll have that fat Mr. Johnsen (the agent for the Light Running New Home Sewing Machine) for dinner, and as his wife is to give you instructions on the New Home. I suppose we’ll have her and her bady for supper.” THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEAGUE. The colored press of this country and the people are giving the Afro- American League its unanimous endorsement. State leagues are being organized in every State in the Union and the convention that has been called by editor Fortune of the New ‘ork “Age” will be largely represented. HARRIS—WILDER. | Youny” VOUper ldtivus public. During his first year in Indianoplis he worked board and clothing, with the priv- ilege of attending school. His fi- nancial ability to provide for and dress himself was somewhat im- proved during his second and third year at school, by handling and selling books, being a very Success- ful salesman. His fourth year at school, and t of graduation, was the first distinct epoch in his life up to this time, from which he felt guaranteed to predicate and build for himself a future. Not a} mere fature of heart throbs, “come day and go day,” for avy animal | called a man might expect tbat) for himself, but one fraught with | the fruits of industry, integrity, | frugality and perseverance. Armed | with health, youth and a good | education, what cared he for the| brambles that grew across the path of his race’s onward career, or the enyironments that beset his | earlier years? A live, wide awake American youth, pragnant and burning with a determination to do land act, he wasted no time in cbantiug a requiem of regret over the condition of bis race, or be- cause hig face was bronzed and burnished by nature’s inexplicable irony, but ‘calling the world his cocoanut, made up his mind to open it and obtain some of the | meat. In connection with bis gradua- tion 1 think I onght to state that he was the sole colored member of aclass of 65, and then he came down the “stretch” and cross the | line ,fneck and neck” with the | first ones out. | The year ’82 found him in the United States Railway Mail Ser- | vice, soon bscoming one of the | most proficient men in that diffi- /eult and exactly branch of gov- | ernment work, going from class 5, | toclass 1, at the time of his re- tirement from service. cies In 1886 he had full charge of his | ear, being the only colored postal \elerk that ever had a corps ot | white clerks as subordinates under | him. | In the spring of ’83, and yet while in the government service, | he in connection with Edwin Horn and others, began thepubli- cation of the “Colored World” is- sued at Indianopolis. The venture | was a success in the beginning, but | owing to change of “runs,” Mr. | Cooper was compelled to sever his connection with the paper. A stock company taking hold torun tt. — Leaving the government.service | in °86 he once more connected him- | self with the “World then, as| now, known as the “Indianopo- | + aSeil once and for all to the Indiana for his | binet. THE. CAPITAL cITy GUARDS. (TUNE MULLIGAN GUARDS.) We are the famous Capital Guards You have heard so much about, g We make the streets resound with cheers Whenever we turn out. S + CHORUS. ur uniforms ar2 neat and gay, The finest iu the land, eh We muster up on E Street, There’s where we make our stand. CHORUS. Our Captain’s name is Revells, , A finer man you never saw, Sure he’s always gay and free And ready for « war. CHORUS, When on parade the people watch, The motion of our feet, : Aud shout alotid the ‘Capital Guards, The chaps that can’t be beat.” CHORUS. Eyes to front, toe the line, Mind the step and keep in time, Heads erect, shoulders square, While music fills the air. CHORUS. Right wheel! mind you eye, Pipe the girls upon the sly, “Aint they grand,’ the people cry, The Capital City Guards. CHORU3. As we march along gaily, Through the crowded streets, And every one we meet they say— We look so sweet. With a stup so light, we feel so bigand grand, As we march behind the National Band. —_o DE PROFUNDE CORDIS, Affectionately Compiled for the benefit of the Missionary Committee of 15th St., Presbyterian Church. T. Graham Dorsey. You a!l know she 1s my wife, And the sunshine of my life, That she is all the world tom: and that I love her, O. But sie’s now so oft away, That I almost rue the day When somebody made a Missionary of her, O. When with rapid steps I flee, Homewird, huogry ard with glee, Thinking of ber smiles and fearing din- ner’s cold, O. You can judge then why I pout, Wien I find she has gone out On that Missionary ‘racket’”’—then “['m sold,” O. In the stores from day to day, Or upon the broad hizhway, For in begging for the poor, one has to ‘hustle’, O. But what ‘ere she bring in—frocks,— Aprons—Linen—Shoes—or Socks— I wager that she wout get a single Bustle, O. EERE renee 100 life-size crayon portraits given away. Grand Portrait Ev- ‘ertainment to aesist the cvlored studio, Washington Cadets’ Arm~ mat Stu v.cesuteuradeu. Dee. hired out to a ‘Yankee Scotch: who taught him the value punctuality and thoroughness, and the lessons has never departod trom him, Orders filled a very large place in his cranium of orgi~ nization. A glance at his work desk tells who the man is that occu pies the revolving chair. Corres- pondence assorted and arranged alphabetica:ly. Writing atensils —everything in the place allotted to it. All letters answered immedi- ately and put on file. Everything as neat and clean, and orderly as a_ refined lady’s ca- While be is careful about his dress and personal apppear- ance he is not foolishly so. His clothes are well made and good, not flashy or attractive, in a coarse or vulgar‘ sense. As ap all around newspaper man, and to what I am about to say [ invite civil aud honest con- tridiction. As an around newspaper man, | thatis, in all that pertains to the conducting, preparing, printing and publishing of a newspaper I pron. ‘nce him America’s greatest Neogro jourvalist. There are men perhaps who in certain specific fields may equal or surpass bim, but not one wno has begun to get near him in the possession of all: the forces that go to make up the newspaper man of the very first class. One who has known him all his life, said of him receutly, ‘‘at the age offourteen he was a good “cotton picker,” a good coachman because he was attentive, and a good waiter because he was polite. Education did not burt him, suc~ cess in business will not make a fool of him, or failure discourage him.” This is the map, clear headed, quick-witted, perfect equilibrium joined to astonishing powers of di- vination, and the rare faculty of loosing beneath the surface at a single glance. His coolness under fire, or pressure of any nature, 18 perhaps bis most striking quality. | Nothing seems to daunt or surprise | bim. He might be awakened at the midnight hour to be told that all he posesed in all the world was destroyed or lost, his fiirst move would be to look around him to | determine how bast to commence | anew again. Mr. Cooper has been, and is to-day | a great but careful reader. A pro~ found classical student, he is also amaster of the English lauguage, | and perhaps the best grammarian of the Negro Press. As a writer ne is pointed, terse clear. talker he draws from a well stored mind, and is always iuteresung When a very yonng lad ci | send, and free, and not secret; and should seek the accomplishment of its ends by moral rather than political agencies, and find its expression in all cases, and especially the one under consideration, mainly through the creation of that just and righteous public sentiment that will place equal and sufficient safe-guards about the rights of every American citizen. The tem- per of our people and the genius of our institutions are opposed to secrecy a8 element of political action. Publicity in political affairs, with us, is justly conceded to be an element of strength and not of weakness. When you add to the secret quality of political action the race characteristic it becomes a mon— trosity which a free people will not encourage. In the present condi- tion of parties the German, the Irish, and the colored vote, com- pactly organized and cast of race lines, would constitute a balance of power between the great national partisan organizations, and weuld give victory to any party to which it should go. If sueh race organi- zations should exist, there are posibly some politicians in each of the political parties who, in the event of a great party emergency and for the purpose of achieving a party victory, would be willing to utilize for a time the vote thus organized. But the dominant thought and ruling spirit of the Republican and the Democratic parties would alike view with alarm the introduction as a perma- nent element in public affairs of a secret political race organization ; and, if need be, the very parties that in the heat of partizan con- tests invited the co-operation of these race organizations would ultimately combine to crush them as the common enemy of both. The colored race are proud of their citi- zenship; will continue to protest against and resist the inyasion of iheir rights, and will never be content to exercise them by suffer~ ance. As men they cannot do legs. Bat they propose strictly American metheds to vindicate American rights. They have never, fora moment, contemplated indirect, concealed, and covert methods as} either necessary or allowable for their protection. The record of this people entitles them to just consideration, and as one of their humble representatives, | I will not permit myself to believe that their claims will be perma- nently overlooked or disregarded by the American people. We have attested oar fidelity to the nation in its hourof peril by freely giving our lives for its pro | stion; we have promptly and KS wandarfo'2 canis’per yard. Hearetta cloth yard wide 25 cents. Cashmeres yard wide 25 cents, Cashmeres single witdh 12} cents. Novelty dress-zoods single width 10 cts. Gingham: ents and upwards Flannels 8 cents and upwards. LONSDALE CAMBRIC 93 ceuts. 10-4 Sheeting 19 cents and upwards, Linen table damask 19 cents & upwards§ Linen napkins 45 ets per doz. & upwards Linen towels 75 cts per doz, & upward. Balbrigav hose (regular made) 15 ets, Silkhouette black hose (anfadeable) 25 c. Corsets 25 cents and upwards. Dr. WARNERS Celebrated Corsets 95 cts, Ladies aud Gents Gause, Biibrizan, Meri no and Flannel underwear at MANUFAC. TURES PRICES, Ladies and Gents, Hosiery Handkerchicfs, Collars and Cuffs at SPECIAL PRICES. THE MONACH SHIRT Worth $1,25 now 97 ets, the most perfect fitting shirt in the world. Great bargains in Blankets and Comfor- tables from 75 cents up. You may save 20 per cent by pur- chasing our goods. You are in- vited to call early aud examine our stock. BROADHEAD & CO. 907 F Street, (Masonic Temple.) Established 1867. THE oLDEsT, CHEAPEST & MOST RELIABLE HvUSE on F streev. Sept. 1 3 mos, FOR RENT. For rent, No. 6261 St. N. W bet. 6th and 7th Sts. Two or three front rooms, for gentlemen, with or without board. Location select and quiet. House with mod- ern improvements. Convenient to Post, Patent and Pensisn Offi- ces. Nov. 1, 1 mo ro oo SPECIAL NOTICE. An Elocntionary Recital will be given at the Berean Baptist Chareh by Miss Julia C. Wormley, on Thursday evening Nov. 28th., for the benefit of the church. Mis: Wormley will be assisted by | Prof. Townsend and Miss Town the musical selections will be rendered by some members of the Careno Club. Admission 25 ceuts, Reserved seats 10 cts. ex- As a| tra ——— Subscribe to the Bzxz, J. . Ceelidge, HARNESS ATTACHMENT, Patented NovEMBER 137TH, 1888. ‘0: J. 8. Coolidges Harness aitachment is the best thing of the kind ever put on the market. It secure it to any harness, in three Same in any way, right out in the street. is so arranged that any one can minutes, without cutting the It can be taken off the harness in two minutes, and the harness returned to its former style without the least trouble or exertion. It saves time in hiteb- ing and unhitching as a horse can be attached to the vehicle in less than 30 seconds and extricated in less than 5 seconds. lt is an ornament to the harness and contains nothing in its parts to get out of order, the case being so constructed that the straps can be lengthened or shortened as is required. The Bolt is re- movable secured so as to allow woru. The particular advantage ers consists in the construction of the spring to be removed when this device possesses over oth- the case and arrangements of the straps, whereby the same may be attached to any harness without cutting the same, as bas been heretofore necessary in order to use devices of this character. To the loop of the Bolt may be attached lines 28, said lines be- ing connected with the driver by suitable means, so thac if the horse runs or becomes unmanageable, the tightening of the lines will draw the bolt 12, and the spring 24 will cast the piate 16 a- side and release the animal trom the vehicle. Any woman or child can hitch or unhitch a horse without the slightest trouble. Thousands of the attachments are being used every day. Baltimore House, BROOK ST., LONG BRANCH. Boarding by the day or week. $1.00 per day or $5.00 per week. MALE Of FEMALE HELP FURNISHED: White or Colorec W. L. SHREVE. WHAT I WANT IN MY WEEKLY PAPER. WANT Areliable apekset eae taxet ici ts oly tace into my family. I WAN ty - NT ‘A paper which represents High Ideals And Sound Principies. I WANT The latest Home News, The latest Foreign News, The Latest Political News. I WANT Rellable Market Reports, Reliable quotations of Live Stock Markets, I WANT Sensible and seasonable Editorials On Political, Social, and Moral Questions. I WANT ‘The cream of the best Editoriale In New York and other dally and weekly papers To let me know what they think of mati I WANT Good, reliable Farm and Garden Articles x Written by Practical Men. I WANT To know something of the Home Life of The Amertoan people, and of their Life, thoughts, and experiences. ral stories for the Young People, t the children may look fer the paper As they do for a friend. ANT Stories of Interest for us Elders, For we, too, like our hours of leisure. THIS IS WHAT | DON'T WANT: I DON’T WANT Long, padded News Articles: 0 Farm Products, Financial & Commercial. I WANT en | I WAN’ SECURE A HOME INTHE LAND OF FLOWS DINSMORE! One of the growing towns of the South, is situated on both sides of 3avanrah, Florida & Western Railroad, just twetve miles from Jacksonville, Fla. It is » di and level, and a suecessfa hori cultural and truck-growing section of the State. Dinsmore can be easily reached from Jacksonville by railroad, by water roate, or by am hour and a half drive over an etcal- lent plank and shell road. Dinsmore is not one of the ison ted spots that is only laid out oa paper, but a thriving prosperous town that recommends itself to capitalist and laborer, to fathers and wives who are vigilant over their own interests and the welfare of their children, to those who are seeking homes and those who have capital to invest for speculation. The®land can be obtained at re- markably low figures and on terms suitable to the condition of every purchaser. At the present low figures a poormang ~aake regu- 912 SEVENTH STREFT, N. W., BET. 1& BE oT. Established in 1862, L HEILBRUNS SHOE HOUSE 402 7h St. Northwest, Sge:--THE OLD LAD: IN WINDOW. The most complete stock of MEN’s CALF AND KIP BOOTS. GENTS SHOKS, $1.00 LADIES SHOES, 98 ets. to $4.00. BOYS AND MISSES SIIOES 50 cts. up Rubber boots and Shoes, BISHOP, PHOTOGRAPHER. to $5.00. o——_— Makes a Specialty of Fine Work. PRICES ALWAYS MODERATE. Old Pictures of every kind copied. TICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS CLASS OF WORK 905 Penn. Avenue n. w.