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Yol. 1. No. 20.
sstimonial Concert.
Twin City Testimonial Con
rt, to be given at St. Peter’s
.M. E. Church, Minneapolis,
rner of 22nd St., and 9th Ave:
outh, Wednesday Evening,
ne 28th, 1899, for the benefit
J. M. Griffin, formerly Editor
the Twin City American, and
w Student at the State Uni
rsity, new Seriously 111, and
dered by his physician to New
exico. Admission 25 cents.
t everybody respond.
N. 8.---All persons holding
kets for the dxte of June 21st
11 be admitted upon presenta
n.
MR. J. M. GRIFFIN.
PROGRAMME:
ti0n........... Rev. W, S. Brooks
5010.............Mr5. J. F. Wheaton
Address. . Frederick L. McGhee, Esq.
. Instrumental Duet, Piao and Violin
Mrs. Sadie Williams, W. R. Morris.
. Oration.. .. ....MoCants Stewart Esq
. Paper............. Mr. Jasper Gibbs
. Vocal 5010.........Mr5. R. C. Minor
. Recitation........ Miss Mamie Weir
. Piano Sole. . ......Mrs. Dr. Crawford
verevineess...and Mr. J. M. Allison
. Bass 5010..........Nr. Chas. Miller
. Piano Selection. . ... Miss Edna Grey
. Vooal Duet...... Mr.and Mrs. W. T.
Accompanist—Mrs. P, F'. Hale.
Ushers—Messrs. Robert Lee and M. E.
ingleton.
Master of Ceremonies—J. Frank
'heaton.
Manager—J. C. Reid.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The average gas jet consumes five
et of gas per hour.
The Aeolian harp was the inventio)
is believed, of Athanasius Klrche:!
'ho lived in the seventeenth century.
The stars on the United States coin
e are six-poinged, while the United
tates flag carries five-pointed stars.
A light of one-candle power can be
lainly seen at a distance of one mile,
nd one of three-candle power at two
iles.
A book published in Japan a thougand
ears ago notes that at that tisne good
lk was already produced in 25 prov
nees of that country.
Rarely indeed is a wealthy Turk seen
t his wife’s dinner table. He usually
ines in a part of the house remote
rom that occupied by his connubial
The men-of-war of the ancient Ro
had a crew of about 225 men, of
ich 174 were oarsmen working on
hree decks. The speed of these vessels
about six knots an hour in fair
eather,
“Themistocles Phrearios” is scratched
an antique potsherd just dug upin
he Areopagus at Athens. This is be
ieved to have been one of the votes cast
me 2,400 years ago to ostracize the
ictor of Salamis,
A medical paper ecompliments the
Iphia physicians.on the fact
t, whereas more than 23 per cent. of
yphoid fever cases terminated fatally in
886, and more than 20 per cent. in the
ears before 15890, there is now a mortal
ty of scarcely more than ten per cent.
the disease.
The first fork brought to America was
Gov. John Winthrop, in Boston, in
633, and it was in a leather case with
knife and bodkin. Thirty or 40 years
ter a few two-tined iron and silver
orks were brought across the water
used in New York and Virginia, as
as Massachusetts, and by the end
the century they had come into
ty use by persons of wealth and
BN Ll S S SR & ot e
Acqguitted a Dead Man.
hcmmn-cdeulomeuofjudb
ial procedure the Germans seem to
very near the Chinese. In 1597
high-class schoolmaster, Herr Engler,
Offenba ”“.d
rg for an act of immorality.
short time ago be died insane, and &
post-mortem was made of his
The physicians reported that ke
undoabtedly uot responsible for
act 34 the Ume hic offense was
court has retried the
hie and soguitted him—London
Notable Weddings.
Twin City Afrio-American Society
Attend Many Weddings Among
the Many Members of the 400
Miss Adelina T. James and
Mr. Wm. V. Howard, the first
to Tie the Nuptial Knot at
Pilgrim Baptist Church, St.
Paul, Minn. Rev. Mr. Orner
Performed the Ceremony.
At 7:45 p. m. Tuesday evening,
June 20th, the Twin City Afro-
American ‘4oo’ assembled at
Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Paul,
Minn., to witness the words ut
tered by Rev. Orner, which pro
nounced Miss Adelina T. James
and Mr. Wm. V. Howard man and
wife. As the beautiful bride en
tered the church upon the arm of
her elder brother, Mr. Chas. James,
who subsequently gave her away,
they were preceeded by the flower
girls, the little Misses Lucile James
and Ollie Howard, dressed in white
and the maid of honor, Miss Lula
Howard, dressed in white silk mull,
it was indeed imposing. Miss
Jimey Lou Smith, while with
steady tread, the wedding coterie
proceeded up the aisle, broke the
silence by the artistic execution of
the church organ, and the awe-in
spired audience listened to the
‘beautiful Mendleshon’s March, and
as the echoes found a resting place
among the palms and smilax which
served as a tasteful decoration for
the holy sanetuary, the solemn cer
emonies begun. The suspense was
not excessive, for a few throbs of
the heart soon launched the beau
tiful, blushing and stately bride
and handsome groom upon the un
known sea ot matrimony, to share
each others fate, The bride was
attired in white tafietta, trimmed
with chiffon and ribbons, and a
large bunch ot white roses clasped
within her right hand, which was
made more conspicuous by the daz
zling reflections of a large diamond
ring on her second finger. The
bridesmaids, Misses Bessie Mills
and Gertrude James were sweetly
attired. Mr. David Howard, broth
er of the groom, acted as the best
man, and Messrs. George James,
brother of the bride, acted as chief
usher, Timothy Howard and Wm.
Smith, assistants. The gentlemen
were attired in evening dress. The
reception was held at the residence
of Mr- and Mrs. Chas. James,
Merriam Park, where the
happy couple received con
gratulatious, standing room be
ing at a premium. - Reeeption com
mittee—Mesdames Wm. Grey, C.
Harper, H.-Howard, F. L. MeGhee
et al. Misses Queene Harper and
Mary Morgan attended the frappe
bowl. A large number of beautiful
presents were received at the resi
dence of Mesdames James and
Howard:- As the hour signaled
noon at night the happy party with
reluctance departed, each leaving a
cheerful word with the honored
ones. The following namies are
those of the donors:
LIST OF PRESENTS.
Mr.and Mre. R. C. Howard, jardeneer.
Mr. and Mrs. Val Do Tarner, Picture.
Mr. and Mrs.J. Q. Adams, silver lettuce
fork.
<« Mre. C. A, Mason and Geo. Wills, China
tea set. .
Misses Mamie and Hattlie Weir, Minne”
opolis, sliver baking dish.
Mr. and Mre. W. A. Helgord, glass
handkerchief! box.
Mr. and Mre. R. T. Grey, Minneap
olis, cut giass pitcher,
Mr.and Mrs. C. B, Farr, rceam and
s = S
Mr.and Mre. Geo. R. Nelsoa, half dos,
ple plates. :
Mr. and Mre. Gilesple, doiilies.
Mr. and Mrs. K. B, Bond, siiver sogar
epoons,
Mr. and Mpe, J. H, Dilliagham, balf
dozeu ple piates.
Mr. and Mre. W. T, Francie, silver ber
o, e -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mill, China surp.
Miss Mabie Hill, half dosen glasses.
Mrs, Day and Miss May Morgan, balf
dozsn silver Leaspoons.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H, Anderson, China
o set, TR e
Mr. Chas, Yancey. Edoa Mills, hand
painted bread plate.
Mr. and Mre R. E. Anderson, balf doz.
© Mra. Phelps aud davghter, silver lettace
SPOGH. . § S = >
Mr. R. B, Grey, haod pulnted zombd
and brush tray.
i Mr. Weal Miichel, silver tea set.
Mesars, David sod Timethy Howard
sdebonrd.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY. JUNE 24, 1899.
COMING TO MINNEAPOLIS.
Rev. E. E. Jackson, D. D, of Plainfield, N. J., who will de
vote a fortnight in July to Rev. J. Will King’s Camp Meeting.
Mr. and Mre. 0. D. Howarld, dinlng
room table and chairs.
Ollie and Ethel Howard, ice box.
Mr. David Willlams, rocking chair,
Mr. John Dobbins. parior lamp.
Mr. H. Sternberg, parior lamp.
Mr, Willlam Hyde, Japanvase vase.
Mr. and Mre. T. H, Lyles, bed spread.
Mrs. Estella Wilkin and daughters,
chaffing dish.
Mr. Chas. Martir, parior elock,
Mr.and Mrs. H. Meclntry, cot glass
pitcher and sideboard cover,
Mr. and Mrs. A, M, Loe, silver baking
disb.
Weinberoer employees,China tea set,
Mr.R. C, Minor and wife, sllver teapot.
~ Mr. W. B. Richardson, Japanesse rose
jar.
Mr. M. D. Pettis and wile, set sliver
knives wnd forks,
Miss Fannie and [da Diggs, siiver card
case.
Miss Queenie Harper, pin cushion.
Mrs, Harriet Hyde, bed quiit,
Mr, John R chardson, tappestry table
cover. » !
Mrs. R. C. Marshall, 1 dos, salt sellors.
Mr. H. Richardson, Minneapolis, hall
doz. Japanesse cups and saucers. Y
Mre. Mary Walker, two vases,
Mrs, Carrie Dennle, berry dish.
Mrs. D. Kemp, sliver cream spoon,
Mr. and Mre. Chas. Farr, siiver lettuce
tork.
Mr. and Mra. Jasper Gibbe, Minneap
olis, " Last Day of Pompeil.”
Mrs, W. T. Grey, siiver tea spoons,
Mrs J. B, Johnson and wife, China fish
set.
Mr. and Mrs, i. M. Territ, Chioa choe
elate pitcher. e il
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. King, wet of sllver
knives, '
Mr. and Mrs. W. Wells, bread plate.
Mise Gertrude Smith, towels.
Miss Carrie Johneco, berry spoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Addisan Davis, hand
painted cake plate.
Mr. and Mre. C. Walker, China hair-pin
tray.
‘Mrs. H.J.Sheton, Daluth, China card
case. Ci
Mr.and Mrs. J. F. Wheaton, Minne
apolis, silver berry spoon,
Mrs. M. Preston, 1 dozen klasses.
Mr. and Mre. D, Beasly, Culna hair pin
tray. :
M:s, ¥. Preston, Minneapelis, silver
berry spoon. .
Mrs, Jacobshalldozen damask napkins.
Mrs. J. C. Reid, Minneapolis, cut glass
berry dish.
Mr. and Mre. Holley, glass vase and
pitcher, .
Miss Zela Evans, siiver salt spoon,
Mr. and M. Ed. De Baptist balf dos.
teanpoons.
Mre, Wm. 1. Smith, siiver sugsr ladle.
Mias Nellle Banks bandkerchiel case,
| Mrs, Owen Morris, bread board and
kaife.
Rev. Orner, siiverfish set and nut pick.
Mre. Brackmabh, silver creat spoon,
Misses Farrs, sliver sugar spoon.
Miss Ida Sayder, silver berry spoon,
Mr. and Mre. W. R. Morris, berry dish.
Mew. Chns. Mason, Minneapolls, silver
nut picks.
Miss Card, Bill ana Hattle Gressum
sliver cream spoon. e
MreJ. L. Neli, Minneapolis, half dosen
of/damask napkins.
Mr. and Mre. Godirey, linen sideboard
cover.
Miss Maude Clegget, Geo Brady, M. E-
Sigeiton, Mispeapolis, toweis.
. Mrs, Elliot and Smith, hall dozen tow
els and piliow.
A very pretty wedding was
solemnized Wednesday evening
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. W, Wills. The contracting
parties were Miss Lucille L.
Greene, of Springfield, Ohio, and
Mr. Clarence E. Tibbs, formerly
of Baltimore, Md. Both are well
known and extremely popular
and have a host of friends who
wish them every success. Mrs.
Tibbs is a graduate of the class of
"97 F. H. T. S. of Washiagto , D.
C. The wedding was very quiet,
10-ly relatives being preseuat,
SEVEN LADIES STOLE.
They Ail Relonged to Cae Pamily
Arvested n Paris for Klep
tomania, *
A detective on duty at the Louvre had
his attention ealled by oie of the as
sistants to the extraordinary attitude
of seven ladies who wandered about
from one counter to another without
buying anything. After witching these
ladies for some time the de cotive called
up a colleague, and the Iwo together
took all seven into custody, says the
Dublin Saturday Herald.
On being searched they were found
to have secreted stuffs and small ob-
Jjects of value under their dresses, and
were immediately marched off to the
police commissary. That functionary
found to his amazement that the troupe
consisted of a grandmother, three of
her daughters and three yranddaugh
ters, in comfortable circun stances.
The old lady’s husband n: the hus
‘bands of her three daughters were jm
médiately sent for (the youngest ladies
of this interesting family are still un
married), and declared themselves to
tally ignorant of the acts of their wives,
who, they said, made frequent trips to
Paris from their home in the suburbs
and often brought home many pretty
things; but they assured the commis
sary that they (the husbands) had no
noticn that these had been come by
otherwise than by the usual method of
purchase.
The commissaire, taking the social
position of the “kleptomanixcs” intc
consideration, has allowed them theis
liberty upon heavy bail.
#7 Menthly Aceounts.
Having things “charged.,” as it is
called, or, in other words, running
monthly sccounts in stores, has, un
dovbtedly, its dangerous side. It lies
in the fact that it is misleading: in
that it is far more difficult to realize
what one spends if the amount is not
immediately paid than if the cash were
given at the time of the transaction.
At the same time, a good deal depends
on the woman. Her finaneial problem
is not so simple when she “charges”
things as when the ninount of money
actually spent passes at the time from
her hand. In that respect accounts are
delusive, Almost invariably, when
they come in, they are larger in amount
than was thought or ealculated at the
time. But this is expericnce, and, man
or woman, we learn better by experi
ence than ? any theory or rule.~La
dies’ Home Journal,
Exercise and Nervors Hazhaustion.
There is no better preveniive of nerv
ous exhaustion than reguiar, unhurried
muscular exercise. If we could only
moderate the hurry and rush of our
lives, lessen our worry, relax the ten
sion and increase our open-air exercise,
a lerge proportion of nervous diseases
would be abolished. For those who
cannot get a sufficiznt Boliday, the
best substitute is an occasional day in
bed, and many whose nerves are con
mtl{.nnlud in their daily voea
tions have experienced the benefits of
this rest. If we cannot avoid frequent
agitation we ought, if possible, to give
the nervous system time to recover itself
between the shocks. Evenan hour's se
clusion after & good lumeh will de
prive a hurried, antious day of much
of its injury. The nerves ean often be
overcome by stategem when they re
fuse to be controlled by strength of
will—X. Y. Ledger.
' A Woman Gravedigger,
A woman as a gravedigger! The
idea seems almost impossible, but in the
Emn of Lewes, England, says Tit-Bits,
there i« a lady who filis the office of
wsexton. Everybody knows her, and
until recently she dug all the graves
in Lewes cemetery. Now,stthe age of
60, she contents herself with filling
them up and sttending to the mounds
and flowers. Mrs. Steel, the name of
the sexioness. if one cam une such »
term—is & very heaithy old lady, and
whe has beer heard to say that the will
never leave her post wntil tis ber turn
to have a grove “f for ker. May the
time be far distant! 14 is 8 wonderful
sight to witness the old Indy we the
Mo '- .'Il“. =
DEWEY AT MANILA.
Report to the Navy Department of
= His Victory.
Some Important Facts Gleaned from
the OMeclal Account of the
. Sinking of the Span
. ish Meet.
Lieut. John M. Elliott, the intelligence
officer of the Baltimore, has forwarded
to the navy department, under date of
January 1, 1809, a report on the effects
of the gun fire of Dewey's fleet upon the
Spanish war vessels in the battle of
Manila. The report is based upon o
personal examination of all the vessels,
personal conversations with officers
aboard and extracts from Admiral Mon
tejo's official report. It desecribes in
detall the effect of every shot from the
American fleet and proves that Monte-
Jo's vessels were riddled by a perfect
storm of shot and shell from the Amer
fcan guns. There was a much larger
percentage of hits at Manila than at
Santiago. This is accounted for by the
fact that Yeway'- fleet made a delib
erate attack, with most of the enemy’s
ships at rest, while the appearance of
Cervera's fleet at Santingo was unex
pected and it was a running fight,
Lieut. Elliott makes the following
summary of the number and size of the
shots which struck each of the Spanish
vessels: Cristinag, five 8-inch, five 5-inch
and 13other large shells; seven 6-pound
ers and nine other projectiles; Castilla,
two 6-inch, 12 S<inch, four other large
shells, three 6-pounders and 16 other
small shells. Survivors also tell of three
8-inch shells which burst on the orlop
deck forward, amidships and aft, caus
ing fires that could not be controlled.
Don Antonio de Ulloa, four Sinch,
three 6-inch, one 5-inch and 14 other
large shells, ten 6-pounders and one
small shell; Don Juan de Austria, two
6-inch or B<inch, four 85-inch, five 6-
pounders and two other small shells;
Isla de Luzon, three hits before she re
tired behind the arsenal and was sunk
by her own erew; Isla de Cuba, to which
Montejo transfesred his flag after the
Cristina was abandoned, four 6-pound
ers and one of unknown caliber. She,
too, was sunk by the Spaniards. Mar
quis del Duero, one S-inch, one 6inch
and three 6-pounders. The Velasco
took no part in the action, but was hit
by a stray shell and was sunk by the
Spaniards. The General Lazo took no
part in the engagement and was ex
ploded by the Spaniards. The Argos
was also out of the fight, but was
struck by s large shell and was scut
tied by the Spaniards. The total num
ber of hits observable was 141, but there
were doubtless many others, especial
1y of small ealiber, through the rigging
and burned superstructure of the ships,
After painstaking inquiry Lieut. El
liott makes the following report of cas
unlties:
it S 8 8 B
R i
%:A\;‘lznbfifi b : f
Bhors batterion . 4 "4 i
Totals ..o MV N B
The following points In conneetion
with the examinsation of Spanish ships
is emphasized by Lieut. Elliott:
I The sides of iron asd steel buiit
eruisers do not arrest projectiles enough
to u‘mdo them.
2. incendiary effect of bursting
eightiuch shells is great and far great
er than would seem proportionate tc
that of lower ealibers.
3. At ranges of over 2,000 yards the
gh shiclds of eruisers are in no sense
s protection, but insure the annibils
tion of the gun's crew and the disabling
:‘l‘:.hmumbyoh'nwjn—
4. Warships of the present day will
genarally be piaced hors de combat by
conflagration and the destruction of
Mzm.flhcmthymmkby
gun ~4 hicago Chronicle,
Fast Prench Chasnel Stoamers.
The new French steamers, which are
to take the muils Hetween Dover and
Calais, will eross in 50 minutes, Esch
ean carry 500 passengers =
MANILA'S STRANGE PANICS.
Our Forees There Unable to Leara
the Mystery of Thelr Sud
den Outbhreak,
All of the recent letters from Manila
refer to the panics which seized the in
habitants of the ecity at frequent inter
vals during the days just preceding the
recent battle. One of these stampedes
is thus deseribed by Capt. Elliott, of the
Coffeyville company in the Twentieth
Kansas: “About 2:30 o'clock the na
tives and Chinese were observed to be
running in every direction. Presently
the soldiers began to come from every
avenue in the direction of the barracks.
They moved quickly, but with remark
able coolness and steady demeanor,
Corp. Barber, whom 1 had sent on an
errand near the barracks of the First
battalion, came to my room, saluted
like the good soldier that he s, and
said: ‘Captain, there is something
wrong going on in the city; the natives
are fairly fiylug in all directions, the
Chinese are running like rats to their
holes and the stores are being closed.'
“Like reports came in from all direc
tions from men who had been in differ
ent parts of the city. The eall to quar
ters was sounded, the rolls were called
and every man of my company not on
duty answered ‘Here!' The same was
true of the other companies of our bat
talion. Two or three officers were
caught away from home and did not
get in on time,
"On the Escolta, at the bridge of
Spain, and in the walled city the scene
that followed was beyond my powers
of description. No one seered to be
aware of the cause of the stampede, I
never witnessed anything like it in my
life, The wave of excitement swept
over the entire city after the manner
of a eyclone. The street cars were
Jammed together in groups; carrabos’
carts piled up against one another and
barrieaded the narrow streets, ocou
pants thrown out; doors and shutters
were closed and barred; men, women
and children ran hither and thither and
wowded and jostled one another in
their frantic efforts to escape some
dreadful, direful calamity,
“The soldiers alone behaved with ad
mirable coolness, Guards were doubled
and trebled, In an ineredibly short
space of time platoons of infantry were
thrown across each approsch to the
gueat bridge, and no one but soldiers
afoot was allowed to pass. Armed men
took possession of the Escolta and the
avenues leading thereto, and used their
‘persunsive powera' to calm the storm
and bring order outof chaos. American
cournge and s display of American
sense and judgment prevailed. In leas
than an hour the ‘whirlwind’ had
passed and trade and traffie were re
sumed. The question with the soldier
was: ‘What in the — wans {t all about,
anyway " "~ Kansas City Journal,
A “TOBACCO CITY.”
The Effort to Gain for Richmond a
Metinetion Now Enjoyed by
Other Plaees,
Pistaburgh is the “lron City” among
American municipalities, Chicago is the
“Live Btock City,” Boston is the “"Wool
and Woolen Wear City,” Troy is the
“Collar and Cuff City,” and Paterson is
the “City of American Bilk,” distine
tions which is found lmpractieable by
rivale to overthrow and which have
been retained only through vigerous ef
forts and agninst active competition.
A sirth is perhaps to be added to the
number of Ameriean eities which have
a distinetive celebrity, in Richmond,
Va. At a recent meeting of tobaceo
nists at the Westmoreland elub it was
suggested to make a “bright loose leaf”
market in Riehmond,
There are many large buyers of
bright tobsceo, and all are influential
in the tobacco community. Most of the
bright tobaceo used in Richmond now
is bought in North Caroline markets,
All this great business is to be trans
ferred to Richmond, Beveral similar at
tempts have been made in recent years,
but they failed because they lacked the
proper backing. There are two internal
revenue districts in Virginia, the See
ond, in Richmond, and the Sixth, in
Lynehburg. In the Richmond distriet
last year 26,000,000 pounds of leaf to
bacco were used in tobacco manufae
turing, & larger quantity than in any
other, with one exception, in the coun
try, and the proposition is to make
Richmond the veritable “tobaceo eity”
of the country, for which distinetion it
has many sdvantages, being in the
heart of a rich tobacco district, in easy
nccess of the coast line, which the to
bacco distriets of Kentucky and Mis
soirl are not, and a railroad center,
which is not the case with any city in
North Caroliua.
Riehmond s gaining rapidly in
wealth and population, and the extent
of its tobaceo interest is such as to jus
tity the belief that it will ultimately ¢x
ceed all other American cities in this
particular. Richmond has now more
than $7,000,000 invested in tobacco fae
tories~N, Y. Bun.
Tried to Be Demosratio
Comte de Chambrun, who recently
died at Nice in Me sixty-eighth year,
was one of the most remarkable men
of contempornry France. For very
many years he sat in the chamber and
the senate as 8 liberal, without ldenti
fying himself with any political fae
tion. He had the interest of the work
ing clanses deeply st heart, and, find
ing that legislation was not likely to
do much for them, he tried what he
could by personal effort. He had mar
ried the heiress of the great Bacesrat
glass works, and, being childless, en
joyed sn enormous income, which his
wife willingly sided him in spending
on sovisl reforms. Bome seven yeers
ago he becaine totally blind, and then
bad the misfortune to lose his wife,
but to the last be purssed his nable
aim with undinulshed szdor ~Chicago
Times Hersld, e
Price 5 Cents.
First Afro-American
To Graduate from Duluth, Minn.
High School.
Miss May Harriet Black was a
Member of the Class of '99
and will Enjoy the Distinction
of Being the First Person of
Color to Receive a Diploma.
Bpecial to Tur ADvaNOR:
Among the many pleasant eventg”
associated with this season of the
year and enjoyed in common by all
the people of a great community as
well as those of the humblest ham
lot, none is of wider general inter
ost than the commencement exer
cises at the close of each school
year. Who can measure the depths
MISS MAY HARRIET RLACK.
of joy in a single school disiriet on
stuich occasions, when we recall
how grandma enjoys not only the
high school exercises, but the reci
tations of the little boys and girls
in the primary grades as well. The
joy is no doubt augmented as
parents and friends note the child
rens progression at each recurring
commoncement, share with them a
pardonable pride as they pass from
one grade to another until by and
by parents, relatives and friends
are invited to witness the distribu
tion of diplomas to a graduating
elans of which one of their loved
ones s u member. Few eventa
enter into the homes and hearts of
nll elasses of people, irrespective of
nationality or ereed as do the grad
uation exercises of a high school
class. It is beeause usually they
are all represented, and it is this
link of human pride that calls them
out together. Just at this time the
09 class of the Duluth high school
is making great preparations to
bid the #tudents farewell to the
pride of the Zenith city, the beaut.
iful structure—their Alma Mater—e
when during the past four years
able instructors have labored, and
not in vain, to bmplant principles
and truths to be used by the student
as guiding stars in years to come,
The colored pedple of this city have
over enjoyed these exercises, but
this year they have an added inter
est, for they, too, as a class, are
represented in the graduating class
booked for diplomas on June 9th,
and all are eager to manifest their
pleasure and open race pride at
their representation in the person
of Miss May Harriet Black, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James
Black, who moved to Duluth from
ilbe great city of Chicago about 3
years ago when Miss May, them
hardly in her teens, had already
entered upon her high sehool course,
Miss Black will enjoy the distinet
;ion of being the first Afro- Ameri
can to receive a diploma from the
uluth high sehool, an honor of
which auy young lady or gentieman
may well feel proud. Much eredit
}iu due the parents as well as the
idwxhbr for the acknowledged
high esteem in which she is held
by the many friends of the family
for her achieved success. She is a
beautiful girlof tender years, but
has already won the distinetion of
being close student, the pride of
her parents and the mueh admired
of ull her noquaintanee. It is the
wish of her many friends at the
head of the lakes that she may be
;m as dear (0 the hearts of all
in contact with as the has to those