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*£l je piainbealer. Published *tTopeka, Kansas, Shawnee county, Ten Friday morntn*. bv Tl.e Flaiudealer Pub ishtug company, 114 K. Seventh street. Entered at the postoffice at Topeka, Kansas, *bawnee county, as second class mail matter. SUBSTRUCTION RATES : One year, by mail 8U months, by mail Three months, by mail 800 Nic* Chiles, - - Business Manager I. H. Childibb, * - * Editor. Will Habbib, - Managing Editor. FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1900. [ln order to insure publication of matter in the current issue, cor respondence must be in this office not ater than Txicsday ] ANNOUNCEMENTS. AV. E. Fagan. W. E. Fag»r announces his candidacy for Probate Judge. Subject to Republican primaries. M. Snattinger. We are authorized to announce the candidacy Of jr y Snaitinger for Councilman from the Third ward, subject to the Republican primaries. _ m — ■ H. >l. Bevelle. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Shawnee county, Kansas. Subject to the Republican primaries when held this spnng. H. J. Beveu-e. THE CRIMINAL NEGRO. We take pleasure in calling especial attention to the splendid article ap pearing in this issue from the pen of Hon. Nelson C. Crews. Mr. Crews has long been ranked as one of the most brilliant of Missouri’s host. In this article he appears equally as well as a writer. We present this as the beginning of a series of special articles touching this phase of the great race problem. Kansas City presents a fair average of city life among Negroes. It is not so far North to be classed as a Northern city, nor is it so far South that one can class it with the South. It possesses the characteristic intelli gence and business hustle of a progressive Western city. It is in these cities, if in any, that Negroes will find it possible to achieve the the best results in education or busi ness, and it i~ *o these cities that one fbc, * 1 ful and unsuccessful not with the successful Negro that this series of articles is expected to deal. The criminal element in the race problem is the one element least taken into account, and the one that enters largest into results. We spend vast sums of money undertaking to acquire those rights which the glittering generalities of humanitarians declare to be inherent. While as a general proposition all men are horn free and equal, tl>tv are at the same time the slaves of .11 the traditions and prejudices of birth. Men and races achieve freedom in this world as they break away from the traditions of the past and take new and advanced positions. The criminal side of the Negro is a matter of very serious thought. The great men of the race spend hours chasing the phantasy of equal rights while the element of the race which figures in police ami other courts by their conduct, destroy the good accomplished by the intelligent and progressive element. There is no reason to believe that the better element of Kansas City, Topeka or St. Joseph cannot in a measure re strain Jthe criminal element. We institute no means to give our boys and. girls proper surroundings when they leave our homes. We open club houses, dancing schools and places of questionable amusement where we should have Y. M. C. A.’s, and Y. W. C. A.’s, and a host of other places where boys and girls come to spend their leisure time. We regret that Hon. W. B. Townsend’s contribution is so brief. No man in Kansas is better prepared to speak concerning this element of our race. We agree with him most emphatically that the young Negro fails to grasp the true meaning of freedom. We shall welcome any well written article touching this very important topic. We have in Charlie Curtis an honest, conscientious member of Con gress, who forgets self and works for the best interest of his constituents. . I ... » _ -•#*' » *• a v . Curtis’s enemies terra him the “ Pension Congressman." Yes, he is the old soldier’s friend and they are proud to claim him, and are for him to a man. As a political “ flopper,” W. J. Bryan is entitled to the frosted pastry. He is now for expansion and against A Goebel. It looks like anything for the presidency with him. Republicans of the First Congres sional district, the common people are for the renomination of Curtis for Congress, and it now looks very much as though they would have their way. The Republican State Central com mittee will be in session in this city next week. It is to be hoped that there will be no bickering and strife. Let the deliberations of the party leaders and managers be an example of brotherlv love. We take pleasure in announcing the candidacy of W. E. Fagan for probate judge. For the past four years he has rendered the citizens of this county excellent service as county auditor and has saved the tax-payers many thousand dollars. The colored voters in the Third ward have organized a “ Curtis Club ” and will undoubtedly render much service during the coming campaign. Let every town in the First district, where there are enough Negroes, follow this example and there will be no question as to the result. H. J. Bevelle, for a number of years deputy probate judge, an nounces himself a candidate for probate judge. Mr. Bevelle is an old soldier and his long experience in the office in a clerical capacity, and his well known .integrity, commend him to the favorable consideration of the Republican voters of this county. The Eastern states, also Ohio, lowa and the Southern states, retain their prominence in our national legislative body because they recognize faithful service upon the part of their repre sentatives and see that they continue to represent them. Why not Kansas occupy the same position? Mi^urtis has served us faithfuUtrf*i^BSfcp" W6llj iCt uJretain him. M. Snattinger, whose announce ment is found elsewhere in this paper is one of our oldest and best citizens. For twenty years he was associated iu the mercantile firm ofS. Barnum & Co. Mr. Snattinger is competent and well qualified to discharge the duties of councilman. His large property, holdings in this city will guarantee careful attention to the interest of the city. The city council will subject the citizens to an increase of an one mill tax for the purpose of purchasing land for park sites. It looks very much as though the citizens and tax payers have a sufficient burden al ready. There was an increase of about one-haif per cent, on taxes over 1898. While the city needs the parks, it would seem to be wisdom on the part of our city council to withhold a further increase until a part of the present burden is off. - Rev. Charles Sheldon, whose suggestion of a Christian daily paper at Detroit last summer caused so much comment, will have an op portunity to exploit his pet theory. He will have full charge of The Topeka Daily Capital for a week, beginning March 13. Mr. Sheldon will run his paper on the plan set forth in his remarkable novel, “In His Steps." There is no doubt in our mind if it were possible to conscienti ously answer the question, “ What Would Jesus Do?” that the “Jim Crow " car, lynchings (even at Fort Scott) and burning of poor, defense less Negroes would pass away. We welcome Rev. Sheldon’s opportunity to give a practical illustration of his idea of a daily newspaper in reply to his interrogative. The world and Kansas can stand a great deal more applied Christianity. There |have been some very sharp criticisms about our receDt remarks regarding non-attendance on the part of our teachers at the State Teachers’ association. We are informed that there are some who do attend. If this be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, their number is so very small as compared with the great mass of Negro teachers in this state that their complaint only serves to accent our remarks of last week. The State Teachers' association is open to all. The same courtesy is extended to the colored teachers as the whites. They have the priviiege of enjoying the lectures, papers, discussions, etc., just the same as the whites. No separate room is provided for them. They are accorded places on the program and cordially invited to par ticipate in the discussions. Some claim that they are not recognized in making up the program. The Plain dealer believes it a physical impos sibility to recognize those not present. Prof. Blanche K. Bruce has been placed on the program and we are informed was accorded a respectful hearing and received many very flat tering notices for his able effort. This contention is not entitled to the respectability of an excuse. We con tend that the better class of white people do not know and appreciate the talent of the intelligent Negro. They cannot do so if we “ put it under a bushel.” The place for the Negro school teachers of Kansas is to attend the State Teachers’ association, and, by their presence, manifest a desire to be “ recoguized.” WORK FOR CURTIS. Some one rema •ked the other day, that the organization of so many “ Curtis Clubs ”in this county was not necessary, that it is misdivided energy. The Plaindealer does not view the situation in that way. There cannot be toe much organi zation of Mr. Curtis’s friends in this fight. Wherever two or three can gather together in hit' name, there work can he done. Thare is a great deal of work iu the interest of Mr. Curtis that we of Shawnee county can do. This work is in all parts of the district. During the pa t week we have been over a portion of it, and have received very relial’e infor mation from other parts. We feel confident thai Mr. Curtis will go into the convention with Brown, Jefferson and Atchison counties just as sure as e r?*?f much work yet to he done, although we were surprised to note the feeling of the voters. We would not be surprised if Mr. Curtis carried every county in the district with the ex ception of Doniphan and Nemaha, with the possibility of Leavenworth being divided between Curtis and Bailey.— We desire it understood that our support of Mr. Curtis arises from no ill-feeling toward Mr. Bailey. We share the often expressed regret heard throughout the district, that Mr. Bailey did not keep out of the First district fight and stand for his present position as Congressman-at large. This he would have received by acclamation. Here is his chance to make a record. The people may entertain the highest regard for Mr. Bailey and then not care to displace a tried and trusty servant like Mr. Curtis. Emporia. Dave Tipton, the colored house remover, has the strongest mule on record. He pulled 10,100 pounds the other day hitched to the end of the tongue of a wagon. Watson & Scott, the lumbermen, recently re ceived a large consignment of aca nite. They took their large team and wagon and went to the Santa Fe freight house, where they pro ceeded to load the wagon with 101 sacks of acanite, each sack weighing 100 pounds. They started for the lumber yard, and all went well until they struck a soft spot on Merchant street where the wagon promptly mired in the mud, and the horses couldn’t budge it. Dave Tipton came along with his big black mule, and immediately stated that he could pull the load out with him. The driver laughed at him, but they un hitched their team and Dave hitched his lone mule to the end of the wag on tongue, spoke a few words to his favorite mule, and the mule slow ly and patiently put his shoulders against the collar, and immediately the wagon started and never stop ped until it was on the ground. Dave’s mule is not for sale. He needs him in his business. Powerful. From The Colorado Statesman. The Plaindealer, of Topeka, is only a year old, but is mighty power ful for its age. Him MS! The colored people progressing -KANSAS OPPORTUNITIES. Raima* the Black Belt—Too 'lnch Cakewalk and Cooa Song Spoil* The Cla*»ic Rhythm of Negro De velopment—The Old Negro and the New Negro. New Year’s evening we began a 200 mile junket across Kansas, the route forming a triangle from To peka V j a Emporia en route to Par sons. \y e sea ched the home of the late Senator Preston B. Plumb at 5-3° a. m., Tuesday. Emporia is one ot the quietest, wealthiest, most sociable educational towms in the state. It j s j ust th e place for com munism with lords and peers, kings, emperors, serfs and peasants, the rich and poor, but not the good and the bad. Although the population is about nine-thousand, one-thousand two-hundred being colored people, no racial conflicts are possible. The civil atmosphere is permeated w'ith the essence of New England ideas of liberty. Combined with educa tional and Christian ideals, supreme in their force in the character of the people, Emporia has the appearance of Nashville, the quality of Newport and the commercial brazenness ol Kansas City. The State Normal school, the largest in the world, i s a blessing to all the people. It enrols 15 or 20 colored students every year. It may be a little difficult to understand why only three colored persons have graduated from this school—Gaitha Page, Topeka ; Rev. John R. Smith, Kansas City, Kas., and a young lady in the early ’Bo’s. W’e are informed that during the past 12 years the attendance at the Normal h.ul reached an average of 1,200 hundred students aunually, of whom 15 were colored. This small percentage is « lyeacon light to hundreds of our youngfcmen and women to acquire a more liberal education. The curr ciflum of the State Normal school is equal to and surpasses that of many 01 our so-called colleges and universi. es. In the Kansas University, State Normal school and Agricultural aiftl Mechanical college, there were 51 students last year; thus it can be seen that this is a very small pei cent, of 15,000 colored boys ifi"* girls of school age in Kansas. '£ . overdone is not justified by these figures. Among the prominent citizens are D. F. Tipton, the stockman ; Alex, Reeves, the genial deputy county clerk ; Mr. Moore, the tonsorial artist ; Rachel Allen, C. Wood, R. Evans, R. Bassett et al. There are four churches, A. M. E. baptist, Christian and C. M. E. A more genial, upright Christian minister than Rev. Pnelix Barr is hard to find. Rev. W. H. Pcllette, formerly of Prescott, Ark., has just been called to the pastorate of the St. James Baptist church. We couldn t ascertain the names of the other pastors. In addition to the educational, religious and political achievements of the colored people of Emporia, a good restaurant, barber shop, physician and lawyer should be secured. The wealth, good senti ment, thrift and public spirit of its citizens demand these acquisitions, CHANUTE is a model little railroad town. The population is about 500. about 20c are colored In a mechanical sense, the colored people here are in ad vance of those in any other part ol the state. Here they have what is known as the “Kansas Savings In vestment Co.” This organization is the product of Rev. J. S. Hale, who was justice of the peace under Gov ernor Leedy’s administration, and one of the most reliable, trustworthy colored men in the state. The ob jects of this institution are first, to purchase homes, the organization ol mercantile enterprises, etc.; second, to loan money to its stockholders on collateral securities, the amounts not to exceed the per capita of the stock they hold ; third, to employ colored clerks and stimulate a desire to racial independence in the trades and professions. The present com pany comprises 24 stockholders. Capital stock, $ 100,000; paid up capital, $3,000. Stock is $l.OO per share. Although this “ child ” is not quite three years old, it has inspired $6,000 worth of property improvements among the people of this. hamlet. The officers of this company are the following named persons : Rev. J. S. Hale, president; J. W. Johnson, vice-president ; M. Gaston, secretary ;D. J. Dixon, treasurer. Here is room for a good physician, lawyer and photographer, racial prejudice being scarcely noticeable. Most of the people own their property, which, as a rule, is kept in excellent repair—houses be ing newly painted and the lawns beautifully diagrammed with flower beds. There are two churches here—Baptist and Methodist. . Revs. A. Fairfax and Payne are the pastors. Mr. Ellis Dixon is an ex cellent pharmacist, and commands a good salary in a prominent drug store. Henry Hale, son of J. S. Hale, who was on the medical staff of the Twenty-third Kansas volun teers in Cuba, is also winning laurels as a pharmacist. Thus far, only five persons have graduated from the High school—Ellis M. Dixon, Dan. Hale, Mrs. Lillie McCullough, nee Berry and Arthur Dawson. About fifteen are in the grammar schools. Miss Mary Hale will graduate from the High school this scholastlcyear. PARSONS is a town of 10,000 inhabitants, of whom about 1,200 are colored peo ple. Here the once famous Hobson Institute was established by the de scendants of William Penn, though it is now extinct. From this flour ishing, young, but thoroughly or ganized school, more colored young men and women were graduated, perhaps, than from any other school of higher learning in the state. It was founded by the Quakers far back in the ’ Bo’s, and was to all in tents and purposes, a distinctively Negro school. But colored people are not natural-born Quakers, and being Methodists and Baptists by in tuition rather than from laith, they did not cheerfully support Hobson Institute. And it went down a few years since, for the need of more funds. It is a noticeable fact that the graduates of Hobson Institute exhibit considerable polish in lan guage, diction and euphony, and not a few have won laurels as math ematicians, orators, teachers, jour alists, authors and business men. For example, Prof. J. E. Johnson, now principal of the government school in Muscogee, I. T., hai'author of “ Thoughts on Character.’’ He rea sons like Bacon, depicts like Emer son, and delineates like Shakesseare. Hon. S. O. Clayton, of Parsons, is the finest dramatic orator in South eastern Kansas. Mrs. Henrietta Harper, Wichita, may well be demon strated the Ella Wheeler Wilcox. She wields a facile pen. Then there *^• vv " 11arlsT'whcT in Litchfield ; and G. E. of Parsons. There are but IIS V 4 CO?' ' tars were aest^ > n Parsons is one of the «*U5> "a*, the col ored people own good property ; very few “ shanties ” are to be seen. Strictly speaking, there are no “ darktown ” quarters. Their hous es are tastefully built, beautifully painted, overlooking geometrically designed lawns that are the envy of a more fortunate people. The peo ple are kind-hearted, generous and thrifty ; and yet it is strange that colored people receive so little en couragement from their neighbors. There is not a single clerk in a grocery or dry goods store or res taurant ; only one drayman and one coachman in the city. It is a rare thing for them to get work on the streets. What a paradox ! There are many mechanics aud artisans who get employment elsewhere, and spend their money at home. There is room for a good physician, a good lawyer and first-class restaurant. Among the prominent, well-to-do citizens are Hon. J. W. French, S. C. Blair, David Foster, Rev. A. Fair fax, Hon. Charles Morris, Adam Dorcas, Wm. Washington et al. The able pulpit orator and Bible expos itor, Rev. A. Fairfax, is pastor of the oldest and leading Baptist church. The amiable, conscientious and el oquent Rev. M. Collins is pastor of the A. M. E. church. Rev. 1). D. Payne is beloved in Mt. Pleasant. It is said that about 5,000 colored people from Alabama and Georgia have settled in the mining belts of Kansas during the past 18 months in Weir City, Litchfield, Pittsburg, Yale and other points. Here is an inviting field for missionary and ed ucational societies. By-the-way, ev ery body uses natural gas down here ! From indications, as the dis covery of gas in lola, Cherryvale, Neodesha, Humboldt and Chanute, it is easy to understand why it will be a smooth task for the Lord Al mighty to set the world on fire in the Day of Judgment. In my observa tion, the colored people of the central and Southeastern parts of the state, are 25 per cent, in advance of those in other sections of the state, materially speaking. W. L. Grant. ffce Chief Charm of Beauty KK bairt no other feature lends to the face so (treat an attraction. If your hair is losing its life, lr ard, dry, breaking off, falling out, our Bee: Marrow Hair Pomade, which has never failed to atraiahten curly hair, will inviftoriiteit.produclnjtabundance of soft, silky h'jtr. 2Sc. and 50c. at druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price. Agents wanted. aiat“ mi pram co.. ni k a*** ul THE BROWNIES’ BUDCEVT NOBILITY. True worth is in being, not seeming— In doing each day that goes by Some little good—not in the dreaming Of great things to do by-and-by. For whatever men say in blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There’s nothing so kingly as kindness. And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our mete as we measure— We cannot do wrong and feel right. Nor can we give pain and feel pleasure, For Justice avenges each slight. The air for the wing of the sparrow, The bush for the robin and wren, But always the path that is narrow And straight for the children of men v ’Tis not in the pages of story The heart of its ills to beguile, Though he who makes courtship a glory Gives all that he hath for a smile: For, when from her heights he has won her, Alas ! it is only to prove That nothing’s so sacred as honor. And nothing so loyal as love ! We cannot make bargains for blisses. Nor catch them, like fishes. In nets; And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets; For good lieth not in pursuing, Nor gaining of great nor of small. But just in the doing, and doing As we would be done by, is all. Through envy, through malice, through hating, Against the world, early and late. No jot of our courage abating— Our part is to work and to wait. And slight is the sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than his worth; For he who is honest, is noble, Whatever his fortunes of birth. —Alice Carey. Little Scotch Granite. From The British Evangelist, Bert, and John Lee were delighted when their little Scotch cousin came to live with them. He was little, but very bright, and full of fun. He could tell some curious things about his home in Scotland and his voyage across the ocean. He was as far ad vanced in his studies as they .were, and, the first day he went to school, they thought him remarkably good. He wasted no time in play when he should have been studying, aud he advanced finely. Before • the close of school, the teacher called the roll and the boys began to answer “ Ten.” When Wil lie understood that he was to say “ten” if he had not whispered during the day, he replied, “ I have whisper ed.” “More than once?” asked the teacher. “ Yes, sir,” answered Willie. “As many as ten times?” “Yes, sir.” “ Then I shall mark yoiTzero,” said the teacher, sternly, “and that is a great disgrace ” “ Why, I did not see you whisper jVlissoup r Pacific Route THE.GREAT i SOUTHWEST SYSTEM. traveling the States of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado,Cansas, and the Indian Territory Five (5) Daily Passenger Trains are run on this line in each direction, between Kansas City and St. Louis 'The Famous Hot Springs Of Arkansas Are reached ONLY by. this — H. C. TOWNSEND, G. P. 41. A., ST. LOUIS, MO. F. E. NIPP3, Agent, TOPEKA, KAS. ■VtwJJiTmiKf For Sale Real Estate Have a good two story house, 5 rooms, 1 lot, $375, East Seventh street. 1 lot, 2 rooms and base ment, (fair condition) $l6O. East Thirteenth street, over 2 hundred good residences. Properties in all parts of the city ranging from 300 to $3,000. North Topeka lots $25 to *75- Lowman Hill lots $35 to $5O. Washburn College lots $lOO each. Small cash payments and balance on popular month ly plan. 18 acres, good 3 room cot tage, ssoo* 2 y 2 miles North ot city. We have good large farms and ranches to sell or trade. R. 0. Hilliard, 413 Kansas Axe., Room 4. once,” said John, after school. «, v „ I did,” said Willie. “ I Baw .***• doing it, and so I asked to borV* book, then I asked a boy f or a a pencil, another for a knife, and \ S several such things. I M| ' d was allowed” “Oh, we all do i, . said Bert. “There isn’t any sense in the old rule, and nobody can help i, nobody does.” “ I will, or else I wi ].’ say I haven’t,” said Willie “h, suppose I will tell ten li e 9 ' heap?” “O, we don’t call them lie,- muttered John. “There wouldn’t be a credit among us at night, if We WPP£ so strict.” “What of that, if V( * the truth?” said Willie, bravely In a short time the boys all , a * how it was with Willie. H e studied hard, played with all his m ; ght lfl play-time, buf, according to hi, re . ports, he lost more credits than any of the rest. After some weeks the bo V 8 answered “Nine” and “Eight” oftener than they used to; and yet the school, room seemed to have grown quieter. Sometimes, when Willie Grant's mark was even lower than usual, the teach er would smile peculiarly, but said no more of disgrace. Willie never preach ed at them or told tales; but somehow it made the boys ashamed of them selves, to see that this sturdy Scotch boy must tell the truth. They talked him over and loved him, if they did nickname him “Scotch Granite.” he was so firm about a promise. At the end of the term, Willie's name was very low down on the cred it list. When it was read, he had hard work not to cry, for he was very sensitive, and had tried hard to be perfect. But the very last thing that closing day was a speech by the teach er, who told of once seeing a man who was muffled up in a cloak, lie was passing him without a look, when he was told that the man was a great general. “ The signs of his rank were hiddeu, but the hero was there,” said the teacher. “And now, boys, you will see what I mean when I give a present to the most faithful boy in the school, the one who really stands high est in deportment. Who shall have it?” “ Little Scotch Granite! " shout ed forty boys at once; for the boy whose name was so low on the credit list had made truth noble in their eyes. If You wish to see a beautiful display of Fine ewelry, look into J. A. Wn.- son’s show window, AND If you want bargains in Watches, Clocks or Jewelry of any sort fur your own use or to make < hristmas presents of, step inside ami buy prices to suit your pocket. RCMCMBCR That J. A. Wilson is Kansa City s Pioneer Negro Jeweler, is known i' * The Reliable Jeweler” and is found at I 16 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Opposite old Cable Power Houm- Two blocks from Armour’s Parkins H° u ** Watches, Clocks and Jewt ■)' Repaired Correctly. BARGAINS IN E VER YTH’ING. Persons from a distance will nave their car fare refunded if purchase is made. FRANK HERALD. Attorn * y-At-Lauj. Room 313, Long Building, 515 Main Street, KANSABLijIJfII