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PDRTI AND I
OfllHY ASSOGIflTIOfl
WHOLESALE A RETAIL
.Cream and All Ik.
DEPOT 203 SECOND ST.
JOHN P. HOFFMAN, Manager
Milk Delivered to All Tarts of the City.
Oregon Phone North 3011.
. EAST PORTMflD WOOD GO.
E. M. LAMBERT.
Healers In All Kinds of
WOOD AND COAL
Wood sawed to order In yard or on street.
Oregon Phone Union 491
Columbia I'hotie 6228
YAKll ANI OFFICE!
Cor. Knit Morrison nnil Water Streets
l'OllTl.ANI), OHEOON.
M. E.
Fire Insurance
Real Estate
s
Loans
in
Rents..,
264 STARK STREET
A, IV. ALLEN
Dispensing
Phmrmmclst
Phona, Oregon Main 405.
Oolumhlm 4-14-
16 th an Marahall Sta.,
23 r anil Savlen Slam,
PORTLAND,
OREGON.
Strong's
'Photographs
flf
Superior in Style
ana Finish j
STUDIOj
In Goodnough Bulldine.
ST, CHARLES HOTEL
TOHN GIBL1N, Prop.
First-Class Accommodations and Prompt scrv
ice. Large batnple Qooms tor
Commercial Travelers,
Phone 7. Oor. PiratA Washington fits.
ALBANY, OREGON.
.
BOTTERFIELD BROS.
JOBBERS IN
DIAMONDS, WATCHES
inta' owl imw supplies
Manufacturing; Jewelers, Opticians
and Watchmakers.
Silversmiths
'162 1 2 First St. PORTLAND, OR.
CI A. STOKES IiIQUOH CO.
WHOLESALE DEALERS.
PABST MILWAUKEE BEER
Bottled by Pabst Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wis.
1130 Pacific Avenue
TACOMA - WASH.
Salem Store, 143 tate St.
THOMPSON
sr w r .f
NEW YORK FURNITURE CO.
Dealers in Furniture. Carpets and
Household Goods
E. A. COVELL, Manager. Phone Oak 341
U FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON.
WiiiiciSAv ,' iet
KRiEG A LEVY
(ISCOnrORATED.)
Grocers
COFFEE AND TEA A SPECIALTY.
304 Washington Street, Corner Tenth
TRY OCR CELEBRATED COFFEE.
Ilotlt riinnes 838. I'OItlXAND, OR.
'OLYMPIC '
STEAM LAUNDRY
' 407 South J Street
MICHAEL J. BJORN 4 LOUIS J. BJORN
ritOPltlKTOltS
TACOMA, WASH.
W. I. M CCU BE,
Seattle.
K. H. Hamilton,
Tacoma.
M'CABE & HAMILTON
... STEVEDORES ..
PUGET SOUND
Alto Honolulu, H. I.
Head Office: Tacoma, Wash.
Cablo Addreist McCADE v
GRACIE, BEAZLEY tc CO., Agents
14 Water Street, Liverpool.
...THE OLYMPIAN...
148 Fifth St., Near Morrison
BLUNDEN & VELTON, Props.
THE FAMOUS
OLYMPIA BEER
ON DRAUGHT
New Building, New Fixtures, Choice Goods.
The Popularity of
RED. SEAL BRAND
Uarrfc;
-Bacon,
Lard, Etc.,
Is Won on Merit,
TRY RED SEAL BRAND.
56-60 E. Water St,, Portland, Or,
-THK-
Multnomah Trunk Co
UANUFACTUItERS OF
TRUNKS
TRAVELING BAGS
and SAMPLE CASES
Salesrooms 143-145 Sixth Street
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Custom House Exchange
SS5 Flandert Cor. Seventh Sts.
McCROSKEY&EMMERT
PROPRIETORS.
Private Entrance on Flanders Street
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
1
The Uarivalcd Piano of the World
KRANICH & BAGH
Established 1884.
Visit our Vartroora and be convinced.
Many other tUndard and reliable makes of
Piano and Organs. We sell oa EASY
TERMS. No large first Payment required.
C. A. WHALE riUSIC HOUSE
M. C MATTHIEU. Manager,
128 Sixth Street
vj&jjfcjmtj.j'iu
O. M. Hofsteater
PHOTOGRAPHER
165 1-2 THIRD S1RIET
Between Morrison and Yamhill
I'OIITI.AMI, OltKfl. N.
S. C. LYLE
Home Bakery
Delicatessen
... 180 SIXTH STI.EET,
llctwvcn Stark and ' H,k. ltl I'linnm
WeddliiR nii'1 party rakes n 11 totally,
(londi deliver, d rf re t" any V"rl "' '"'V '
Hot aid Cold linicliis. I looks
w rmln. I'd. Uinclio careiu IV prepared
'VfortravcU'raalidcxciirsluiilsis.
PORTLAND, -4H11M10N.
..UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT..
i
$25,000 OUR GRAND $25,000
Ornithological Contest.
roin.Ml.lni? enilrtly new ""' '"'V.V T' 'iVm
Hod what on arc to d. 'V1' .Fl Vi'Ii .'
("iirci.iil.sl Is to s-i- whi.c..n make the larsi'M
1i MiiaiiiM Vr kinds) of blrda Ir.m Hie fo..
IiiwIir I si ol liturat
WDOOOCCK,QULlAP,R
TARIDGESPNTELV
EBRDIMWADOHTL
BIG PRIZES AWARDED DAILY
itS. Vt ..K; n'Konrah Vakil. Iil.inni.d .i..l
.. . . . - .. tiui stiit I'll iii xl ui-ri nn 1 is
iioiik mi 11 n, '"""" . Viiiiiili.ii h i:M
liiriv ltlin" 'or ihe next bet lolnlloit, a lioin
Piieo- . d for ill itlu-i eorreet aiijiillons
- Vs."; .. " . J v..i.!.'. ! if j:r,?rHl 1 K
warded . ly. in' w "'i l' 'i' "" l,?i 1 .
pan. It inHk,'.; .... Tir..eil.,dirA,Bi!
xoiirM.liitH.il lHte.rrl 'V.V'.Vln ..L ..
lied Ik 10 n.all this Adi.r Ijeniilit I" l. ill I
01. Ihed) II icutl.i.is.lf xoi rll. si I.elHM.
euj 1 .'"-"'-:; ,',-:: -,;,,, , w ,,,
Villi 11. .Ill llHIl T ,1 n iiiihi ...-.-.. "'.-.;
,.i ihVTii.i. 1 iHiititiu t vl,l,.t:, ;;n;,ruLr
II. 11 on our iM.rt-c.. anno- .flu d J. I e a
1.1 wi l.iUii well .' ."'"',' ', I 0
1 reaMn w uuii-i ' : , " ,"- ,;
,,;;;, ;.f ...an Vntiii . jK;n i
.1 1.1 ... ...in I., niitkniii.il n umaniii'
u..i lili !. II .PPIT1I lll.l l.ll.'iv .....-.
offer,
1111111.
r'.'.V' . i,i. T.n immev. brains ami r. pillatl.ili.
-.-"- .. . .".... ..p.. 1I11 I
and If wo
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oniinen.l Tht ii ' ' , ...Vi, .... I
i hereby mil iiiiir ni. our v... ....... -;
f nriliir We are will UK n mend iv In
a ont. M In balldlliK ..,. a M ..ile Ipllot.
U.t.aiid when tli Urnone) l jl e w',yjrnJ
the rlclit lopiiplls. a Vf.'ni?!1 Ilnn'i del I
iniiir.i hss tut n d scout lined. I on t tieiii)
tin II ?t If to nl". 'Iho ...litest vlll eontl.ll.e
until Jill) Wi.lWI. , ,
Il.d. lU'lld
.in Tif all iithiia to Iho pornni who iius in
U.i 111 T " ii I. In me t 'd I...", some;
iihi nerl r Con.mlitro will .".! o and
Hi.irVli.rlMi ilalU.b.il III.' ' I JO w Is.'
will Iw a an'ed In rei teial er. 1WI Am blnl s
iihiiiu imind In iheilletloniirlis amp ol.
WO l!IV A nii.Mm i n.i-.n --
WHO WE ARE
Vo'L
Kamt,
Sttftt,
Ttiwi.
..Count v-
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11. Ho careful and l',lfI',1l1 '
i' do not receive undcipald letters,
lettir 5e
as We
A,WrCriiK woman" vroiiMV'
llrentfor.1, London, W., KngUnd.
PHKHIFP'S BALK.
In tho "circuit court of the state of
Oreyou for Iho county of Multnomah
L. L. lluvvUius, plaintiff, vs. Cnrrln
Joues. ot ill., defenduuts.
itv- virtuo of an execution dulv In-
Hiie.l out of uml under tho seal of the
mid circuit court, to mo directed mid
dated the 3rd day ol January, 1001,
upou a judgment duly rendered unrl en
tered in caid court and cniueou the22d
dav of Jauuury, 1802, in favor of J, O.
Ai'uswortli and nfainit Z. 1. NNrlifht,
et ul . therein, for the sum of Si.64.25
with interent tlieicoii at the rate of 10
tier cent per annum from the 22d day
of .January. 1802, and Ihe further nui.i
of 160.86 with interest theieon at the
ratw of 8 per cent per annum from the
22(1 clay of January, 1802, aud the
f..,t..r ui.n of 810 cOfcta and rtUmme-
mini. a .lioruili. 1
.lid on tie .in nay oi
l.nimrv. 10111. lllllv loVV UISM1 the fol
lowiiig'desoriiie.1 teal property situated
in tho county oi Muituumaii, state of
Oregon, to-wit: ...... ,
Lots 1 and 2 in block 4 in Highland;
alio, lot 14 iu blouk 13 'in I'amdl.e
Fpriufc' Tract, and lot 8 In block RH
in i'ortltfud City Homestead, ad will
iu compliance witli its commands on
Monday, the 18th day oi February,
1001, at'the hour of 10 o'colck A. M,
at the frout door of the county court
house, in the city of I'ortUud, said
.ounty and state, sell the said real
property at public auction to tbe high
estbidder (or caBli to satisfy said judg
ment with interest thereou as aforesaid
and the costs of aud upon said writ.
Dated Portland, Oregon. January 14,
1001.
WILLIAM FUAZIEIC,
Sheriff o( Multnomah County, Oregon.
We v II reoi Kiilse as a blul m Ihli K Uili im
Inirto tl i l"alhiu-d tnbi.v I cli.er ll iws lien,
1 row "inuer, " My wt kind. ou tan iio
aLiVara In the il of K'lleia h;oc. lor In
"."a1 c wl'mlc. ck . I'l.rt er. Hu , I n . J W 1
hiin ierMin w loctiii miil.li a lli-tof .'A or ii ore
Vrriit nanus of VIW",." ' .".'. M.1?1 1' '
ly FRhKHleautllul Prise xnlito l.nu ir Ui.
When .u liMjoinaihi o" "iJ. rflI I lei'!!
thellniMin lltu hollniiiiil Ilia ,"1J,1,U1",1. ..
teliiiR , stiiinp ol ir eoimirv vl I Hi . "
rim .t .ar.le.l .1 prlio mi ; f '' !
ii'i tlm iir c l IhioiiiIiik iilisn'rn er in
, '"'1 V f'f. We 1 hull award a j.r Ue to
tVeryi'erMin wlo Minis tl.iimciil H Ulr.i.
im'oi ? KlflK w 111 ho a, ft. I . , ".'t'i
lUl. ruoled ea Ii day, ('.''1'.' W.k tliH In.
VO..H.I hl minium ' "" J"V'"J .. i'
iur int.
money until ou know " ," ,"1.,,,.r, " ' i
haiu KRltied by siiiiiw "liiij '" .Vi . 1 hi- .'i
siMumUerlMii.iaclula) " ),"',".! .Hi.'.a
Siii. rl will J. .Weihe l',"'-' 'V5U M 'M
-l.llllj , and will deslmiMB l I''',1,.11,: u. ",iJ
write 10 lonmi'iico iittir !,- S"1.? -?. Jii?I
l,aM..Tii.i aided nu. if.en H J'" ' l"-
i unti ivupiiv in 111 ui niuu" s'rn
ntf
pHT;Uliu.wlV' million '' ';,'
.1.1. ....... ..1 .in usi Liinw ttiH 1 1 I11H minion 0
ell 1 uiien iUrllr can he Indeeed 10 rr;
Thr "Trimn' H'orW" lhnrmtpht rtllnhlr
II,. A,t"r rtW'MWy i r fn nuy Alr;r.
i &n Agtut ur ivti'it maJ himlnn or .v
'JjSaBMJt
,J&&friJ&tmmL'ik.. ,--''
Lincoln's Great Rival.
Lops of thu Btnkes for which they
hud played presidential uud vice
presidential numiUHtious uuturally
briHijjnt Ahiaham Lincoln iin.l Judge
Douglas into keener rivalry tlniii over.
'Ihis time the prlru was tlio seuutoi
chip. It in safe to pay that had Liu'
(din wiin it thu courso of history ami
thu inn p of thufu United States might
both huvu liccii signally cbangod. Ho
should certainly havo won. Against
nn.v hotly but Douglas, ho would certain
ly havo (lono it. Not only was his
pin ty in n clear numerical ii.njoritv,
hut Douglas had by this tlino broken
entirely with thu lluohiiniin atlmiuis
trillion and had tho whole strength of
feilernl pntronugo arrayod itgnlust him.
I do net think it is wholly an elderly
limns' pVrtlality for his own times
which makes mo think thoro woro
trulv giants in tho-o flays, and tho
chlofest of them my own beloved
"I.lttlo Cilaut." Heasonublo famil
inrlty with present dar grout men war
rants my myinir that thoy lose hy eon
trust with tho pnhllo men ul tho flftlos.
Tho moralo of public lifo has also til
most wholly changed. I fear thoro
is but too much justice in tho rhaigo
that nowadays moralo spoils milllnuH.
Col. Clm. I'. Ilutton, in February
".Vow" Llpplucott.
I "The Star Doardtr" at Cordray's.
"'I ho Mar llmiidcr," 0110 of tlm best
and hrluheot of modern fiirurt-comedieri,
I will ho tho alttrucl ion at Cordray's
'ihciter next week,' heitiuniuc i-uuday.
Tho fun ruppllod hy thiw iiuiuhIuu skit
Is Infectious mid i scnttered bo plenti
ful ly thniuuh tlio three acts that theri
is never a dull niomoiit duruiK the
eveninn. Tho cliortiHCH aro Himnu and
ctTui'tixo. ihu juuhIo catchy, tlio jokes
new and tho dancing excellent. The
coiiibjuiy in bended by Chalrca ii.
Hoy lii 11 comedian of wiilo reiiutiition,
who in tho niiiiio imrt fotH n lively
puce for the aclor-. to follow. 'I here
In a 1011I jilot to thu play, and tho fun
duos not depend wholly upon special
ties. It will 0.01110 to Portland after
a most MU'cusHful Kasteru tour, and
piomitoH to ho 0110 of thu features of
tho theatiical suiisun.
Kidnaped," at the Metropolitan.
CoiiiiiieucliiK Sunday next, the put
ioiih of tlio Mutiopolitan will havu an
opportunity of witnesfinj! a real novel
ty in inch diania. 'Iho piny will he
"Kidnapped," hy that vermtilo aut'ior,
D. K. IliitKiiip, author of "Iho Ven
detta." A moro ulnliorntu production
of ltn kind Iiiih never huen offered to
a I'orthind aiidiotieo. It Iiiih an at
moiiphoro of Hh own, mid holda itx an
dlenco iuteiiKoly lnterenod until thu
II mil drop '(f tho ourtaiu. Tlio Keener
of tho phy aio laid in and around
New York City, and tho ohiiriiotcm are
all well drawn and lonniHtent. 'Ihe
play in rather soiiBUtlniial in conatruo
tlou, but, llkn nil Hu'cceaiiful draman,
tho , comedy elemout is largely n evi
dence, t. ere lleiiiK nbmti'of thu most
orfyliuil comedy rilmitinuHconcelvalilo.
Hpeuial Hciuery In cnrriod for tho en
tiro production, an oxtremu euro in
taken with detail)', which mean ho
much to 'a HiiuceHnful preHuntatiou.
Seat eiilo now open.
BARELY ESOAPED A BUNKO.
Iloaton "Vn m n n4 Hiianlclnti Arnnacd In
Time tri hnvo h 9rtOO I.o.
"Revvnre of the 'hello lllnn., ny
tho Iloaton nifd Newton police, "for the
wily bunko mail's In test hcIiciiio will
'Kot you If you don't vviiteh out.'" It
la it telephone "dodge" nud one of the
cleveteHt nnd moHt orlglunl conlldence
trlcka now In tine, Hiiy tho police, and
It ciiino very u'early "getting" In all
probability tho wife of n prominent
West Newton citizen who In nlno one
of ItoHton'H leading bankers to the ex-
.tent of $500 worth of dluinoiids on I'rl-
day. Only her quick wit nnd leudliietis
of mind saved hur dluiuoiuls, Her
nninc Is cloHely held by the police on
account of tho lndy wish to avoid all
uuduo notoriety.
It whs about noontime when the tele
phone bell rang In her residence.
"Hello!" called a strungo voice. "Is
that Mrs. ?"
"Yes. Who Is spenklngr
"This Is Mr. , your husband's
partner, you know. Yen, hnl ha! my
rolco Is struugo Bounding to-day. I've
got n cold.
"Wo all hnve 'mil this vventher, you
know. Oh, thank you. I expect It will
be better to-morrow. Hut what I warn
ed to do Is to deliver it iiieHtiago from
your husband, who has gono out to at
tend a directors' meeting.
"Close friend of his has Imported n
large number of diamonds of large
size and extraordinary beauty and your
husbaud wants you to bring to him or
send a few of your best Jewels, as he
thinks he cun manage to exchange
them for some finer ones perhaps."
Such was the message. For a mo
ment the lady pondered It, a trifle
doubtfully, and yet not altogether with
suspicion as yet.
"Hay many should 1 bring?" she auk
ed. "About .VX) worth, your htisbotn'.
snys. and hu thinks It would save jou
'not her If you sent lliein In by n mes-
songer.
This did stir the lady's suhj.IcIoii.
"I really think I'd better bring them
In myself," she said.
"Oh, very well." suld the other volco
pleasantly, and, both telephones rang
off. Then the' lady, after pondering
the matter over, called up her hus
band ? office and was answered by him
self. The whole affair, the pollcthluk,
who woro notified at once, was the
clever plan of nn original crook, and
the drag nets were spread for him.
Boston Post. i
When peace folds her wings ovor
some households, the wife shortly after
ppueart In a uew dresa.
.'
SiS.'' tstfi v J( -j.--
HOISOmCE
General Information Concerning
the Afro-American.
TAKEN FROM OUR VARIOUS EXCHANGES
Showing the Progress of tV Various Llnu
of Human Endeavor Being Accom-
pllshtd by tht Race.
Tho Nojsrn press, although poorly
supptrtud, and hut littlo appioclutnd
hy n largo niajotity of thu Nugro raco,
is manfully doimt its duty in tho in
terest of tho raco. 'Iho American
Negro not having reached that point
of intelligence mid actual oxperloiico in
civilization and the huslnp world,
doos not know tho valuo of a racu
paper. llu does nut oven know the
real good or harm of a uevvspnpor. To
try to oxplaiu to hiin tho usefulness of
raco newspapers in actually casting
poitrls buforo swine, or il is uhoIpfh ox
pendituro of breath. Ilonco tho lmrri
ro for Negro journalists. All tlioso
who n ro supporting raco newspapers
by paying lor thuiti and ruadlug thorn
aro exceptions to thu rule, and should
not bouumo offended at what wo havo
said.
Itov. Hiram 11. HuvoS, form or ly
United Stntos senator from Mississippi,
died ilninniry 10, at Aberdeen, Miss.,
being stricken with paralysis whilu
addrufsiug tho Mississippi conference
of tho Muthdist Kplscop.il church, of
which hu was a presiding elder. Mr.
Hovels vviih priiminuut during the
days following tho war, especially in
Mississippi, whuto ho did much good
iu his work among tho freediuen. Ho
was olecteil to tho Hutu rtuato In
MisMslppl in 18011, anil tho following
year was n'lit to thu United States
Semite, being tho llrst Afro-Ainuiican
raised to that dignity.
Comptroller General Wright Iiiih just
linlthud tho work of coiisolldalliig tho
tax rutin ns of thu colored peoplo of
(iuorgin, mid his report makes iiultu an
Interesting showing.
AHstatud in thu .lnurnal, tho aggro
gate of property owuud hy Negmos in
Geo ruin Is .Tl 1,1 18,20, us against .fill,
r.(lll,l?ll hiht.vo.ir,
Of this .fi.ilol.HOO is in city mid
town pioMiity mid 14,271,504 is ropro
fented hy farm liindH. Th'ey own
$72,070 worth ol merchandise, havo
U1I, 480 iu rush Mil vent debts and
$4110,01)7 iu plantation mid mechanical
tools.
Tho total number of acres of In nil
owned hy Negroes is 1,076,0711, and
there are 110,08 Negro voters iu thu
statu ns shown by thu digest.
Thoro aro 14 Negro lawyers, 45) doc
tors mid dentists.
'iho report shows a marked Improve
ment in tho condition of thu Negioes
of Gerogin. In fact, their proporty
returns show a llatturing Increase for
ovory jear slneo 1870, when thoy re
turned fur taxation only JfC,182,U8
worth of property.
In 1800, ten jenrs later they had
doubled their possessions, returning
for taxntin.1 at that tlmu $10,41, ililO
worth of porporly.
M. Took, dealer iu iluo
cigars and tolmccos. (IU
street.
groceries,
N. Third
How studio. Nuw building. New
tl rm . Ila.ves & Khort Seventh mid
Washington struuts, over UresHuis new
grocery. '
s
Armory Drug Store, 81 Tenth street,
northwu.t corner 'leuth mid Kvurott
stioets, Portland, carries a full lino, (I
drugs, toilet articles, school supplies,
cigars, otc,
Tlio National I'nliuo Gazetto, pub
lished by itlcliar.1 K. Fox, i'ollco
Now a f-tmdard, mid all other sorting
papers. Subscriptions taken ut A. W.
Sohmale, bookseller and newsdealer,
220 First stroet, I'o tlaud. Oie. Ma
orders solicited.
For Xmas goods, Holding llros,, 45
N. Third street, huvu a choice Kelectie:.
of holiday goods iu tlio lino ol silver.
ware, pocket books, fanny jewelry, dia
monds, umbrolhis, gold and silver
headed canes, watches, lockets, eto,
Call aud inspect our stock,
TO THU DBAF A rich lady, cured
of her deafmiss mid noises iu tlm liund
by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Kar
Drums, gavo $2fi,0()0 to his institute,
so that deaf people unublo to procure
the ear drums may hnvo them free.
Address No. D HMHl, 'Ihu Nicholson In
stitute, 780, Eighth avenue, New York,
NOTH'H.
Notion is Iwrehy given that iu pur
suance of an order of the referee in
bankruptcy for (ho district court of
tho United States for tlm district of
Oregon, residing at Portland, Orei'on,
iiiudo on the 2(lth day of .limitary, 1001,
in thu matter of thu estate of ,1, .1.
Morgan, iu bankruptcy, iu raid court,
the undersigned trustee of said estnlu
will recti ho sealed bids and will sell to
the highest bidder, for rash, all the
uccounts. notes and judgments, listed
as assets of said estate, at Ihe time of
filing his said petition In bankruptcy,
iu said court. That all bids must ho
delivered to me, or mailed to mo, in
care of Alex Hvveek, reforeo iu bank
ruptcy, mom 000, Chamber of Com.
nifTi'H lint 111 1 ii tr . Portland. Oreinn. on
or belero 10 o'clock A. M,, of Iho I'Jtlij
day of February, 1001. ilhls opsned '
at tho ofllie of said referee.
THOMAS CONN KLL,
Trustee Iu llankruptcv of thu Kstaio of
J. J. Morgau.
CITY NEWS
C. A, Kilter, foelrl; - I'dltor.
Wo shall know no favorites, mid
shall bo absolutely Impartial. To in
sure publication, iill local news must
reach us not later than 'Ihursduy morn
ing of each week.
Thu In grippe is still quite pruvalont.
Mr. C. O. Coffey is confluod to tho
houto with an attack of In grippe.
Mr. Il.jtijninlii Johnson, of Albany,
an old pioneer of Oregou, diod iu that
city ou tho 20th iuet.
Mr. John Kumple, who was sont to
tho itisano asylum, died at that insti
tution un tho illst ultimo.
Mrs. Laura Lapsley, well known in
this city, has accepted a position with
Williams & Walker's "Coon Town
400" compauv.
Mr. .1. K. Colbert is nblo to follow
his usual avocation after boitig con
tlned to tho house fur sovoral days tho
Hist part of tho week.
Mrs. Chns. Green, of this city, ox
pecti to move iu lied lllulT, Cal., to
resldo pcrinanontlv, as her husbuud
has fotttid employment there.
Mrs. John Lang who lias been tho
guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Thomas,
returned lo her homo iu Itnd lllulT,
Cal., last Wednesday evening.
Thoro will bo a Vnlontluo sooial at
tho A. M. K. Zion church ThuiBdny
uvotilug, Fob. 14, Muuy novel mid
interesting features are promised.'
Mrs, Maria .livkson who uuilorwout
a severe operation ut HsJ Vincunt'H
hospital lust week, is iirogrossiug nice
ly and tho physlulani hnvo uvury liojio
of her ultimatu recovery.
Tho concert given 'Ihursday ovotilug
at Odd FuIIuwh' hall, fur tho huuutlt of
Mt. Olivet llnptist church, was n
decided stiucuhs and refluoted great
ciudit on thu committeu having cluirgo
of tho same. A neat sum was raised
as the rusult of their efforts,
Tho parents of Fred Alexander, who
wan htiruod alive, have takdu steps to
sua tho county foi damages and sup
port. It is announced that they aro
pooi. If an appeal is Hindu for funds
to astist them in their suit, lot our
peoplo rospoiid'hoiirtliy. It wo cannot
touch Ihu conscience ol thoio barbar
ous mobs, wo may inako thuin pnuso
by touching their poikels.
At tho last regular meeting of tho
Afro-Americnn Council tho following
oxudutivo cnmiuitteo were selected: II.
It. Corlo, J. O. Logan, J. N. Fullilove,
lleury Taylor mid Chus. A. Hitter.
Thu council is lapldlv increasing iu
iiiombershlp mid bids fair to bo an in
strument of great good iu our midst.
Meetings aro Jiold on tlio second and
fourth Mondavs nf each mouth at tho
Ilcthel A. M. K. phuruh.
Maiiy a man becomes a hero through
having homo woman over estimate bin
worth, itather than diKllliislou hur,
hu acquires thu iialitlui with whluli
hur loving Imagination has iuvestoil
him. Colored women can in many
cases assist their hnslinnds hy stuv nig
at homo and beniitlljlng it. When
on thu streut look in frout of them mid
kuup their mouths shut, ami when in
uhiiruh contiol their lit tit heels. Thin
will go a lung ways toward helping
their husbands.
Mr H. S, Fruummi, who him for
some timo pact conducted a grocery
stoie on Seventh mid Davis streets,
has opened a mint restaurant ami chop
hotiMt at 2(lil Kvurott street, where hu
is prepared to servo meals at all hours,
day or night. Mr. Freouiau lias thor
oughly renovated tho establishment
mid secured an .lflluleut corps of wait
ers and cooks nud Intends to conduct
his nuw busluo-H in tlrst clusi stylo,
Wo bespeak him success and recom
mend parties looking for satisfactory
srrvicoto patronize him, A fuvv men
of tho push ami outurpriso of Mr.
Freomiin iu any oommuuitv will do
moro to solve thu raio question than
all the roMilutlniiH ol regiut or con
deiiimitlou that may bo passed by our
people all over the country.
Tho February Kvorybody's Maguluo
U a first rate number full of articles
with life and vim iu them, Iu every
contribution there is spirit aud Indi
viduality, Thu storlos uro brink mid
stirring, thu descriptive artieks not
ably interesting mid ilvld. Nothing
better iu its way hits been written
than Maximilian Foster's '"llm Con
queror" which tells In piuturesnuo
style thu life of u bull caribou in thu
Northern woods. Tho "Curiosities of
Courngs" is u subjeot that appeals
uaiurally to llichurd Harding Diivs.
who uarralei a variety of eutvrlaluiug
stories illustrating various phases of
the virtue, all ol vvliiuh make capital
rending. Thu "Making of a Country
Home," hy .1. I'. Mowbray, is u
charming opening ton (cries of articles
which a ill havo a wide circle nf read
tri. There U u "Yawp," by V, J.
Lampion, a virile impression of tho
light ut "llloody Angle," by Cml
Hovoy, togo'herwlth stories hy Adaohi
Kiunosiike, Hugeuo 1'. Lylu, Jr., Ha
pbael Suhatiui, aud the continuation
of thu stirring navel ".lonely n Che
shire," by Sura Hoauuiout Kennedy.
NF.W N OUT IN
wet lAviun, No.
2S54. O. U. O. of
O. F, meets at
2"5j Seen d street. 'oriier of Salmon,
tlrst mi'Hblrd Tuesday of each month,
All Odd Fellows in gool standing are
cordintlv invited. F D. THOMAS,
K. WAlSON, I. S. N.Q.
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