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YOL. L. . NO. 24.
TELEPHONE BACILLI.
The Danger from the Instruments
Being Agitated in Chicaga
From Scrapings from the Mouth
pieces in Daily Use Dr. Emanael
Friend Found Germs of Infee
tious Diseases,
By tests made in the laboratory of the
Michael Reese hospital, Chicago, during
the last two weeks, and of which his
report has just been made, Dr. Emanucl
Friend has discovered germs infee
tious diseases in scrapings from the
mouthpieces of telephones in daily use
in Chicago. khe results of his investi
gation, Dr. Friend asserts, refute the
¢laim made by Dr. Hill, of Boston, and
printed recently in a Philadelphia med
ical publication, to the effect that there
is no danger of diseases being spread
by a careless use of the telephone,
For the purposes of his investiga
tions Dr. Friend chose ten instruments
in use in several downtown business
houses and offices. Culture media with
which the scrapings from the mouth
pieces of these instruments were em
bodied developed eight varieties of
bacilli more or less dangerous, some of
them being pus-forming microbes.
After finishing his tests Dr. Friend
expressed the opinion that the city
council should pass an ordinance, or the
health department adopt a regulation,
requiring the disinfection of all tele
phone mouthpieces daily. He advo
cates the use of a simple solution of
bichloride of mercury, ora five per cent.
solution of carbolie acid.
“Although I have not found the ba
cilli of consumption in these mouth
pieces,” said Dr, Friend, “it is probable
that they are present in some. At least
a hundred mouthpieces ought to be ex
amined, and should this be done 1 have
no doubt that the tubercular bacillus
would be found.
“The tests are made by Koch's isola
tion method. The scrapings from sep
arate instruments were placed in sep
arate cultures, and in nine of the ten
disease germs were found, some of them
highly infectiouns. 1 shall continue in
vestigations alohg the saume line.”
SUBMARINE BOAT LAUNCHED.
The Inventor Will Try to Cross the
Atlantic in the Altered and
Improved Argonaunt.
The submarine boat Argonaut, built
at Baltimore, and which was success
fully tested in waters near that city
some months ago, and which has re
cently been enlarged and altered at the
Erie basin, was launched again the
other day.
The Argonaut has been considerably
improved, in the opinion of Simon Lake,
her inventor and owner. The interior
altergtions will be completed in about
a fortnight and a number of trials of the
craft will be made in the vicinity of
Atlantie highlands. Mr. Lake claims
that his vessel can now stay untder wa
ter, with surface connection, for a prac
tically indefinite period. Without sur
face connection the Argonaut can re
main submerged for about 48 hours,
the length of time in which her supply
of compressed air is avgilable.
When the &rgonaut arrived from Bal
timore her shape, when afloat, appeared
like that of a torpedo. When seew the
other day in the Erie basin she had
the lines of a yacht and there was no
difference discernible beTween the sub
marine boat and a newly launched
pleasure craft,
Mr. Lake intends to attempt to cross
the Atlantic in the Argonaut and to
exhibit the boat on the other side. The
primary purpose for which the eraft has
been built is for searching for valuables
in wrecks and for sponge and pearl
fishing. She will carry a crew of nine.
Mr. Lake says that his boat can run
over any obstruction less than 12 feet
in height and across a dredged channel
of any depth by running down one side
and up the other. There are three
wheels, one on each side amidships and
the third at the stern.
TAKE FLAG HIGH IN AIR.
Unigue Feature of Kite Filying Ex
periments by the Hayonne Kite
Corps at New York,
With brilliant displays of bunting
floating high in the air beneath vari
colored aeroplanes, the expert kite fly
ers of Bayonme afforded diversion to
thousands of interested spectators dur
ing the experimental kite flights the
otherday. Inthe forenoon the Bayonne
kite corps, operating at the corner of
Humphreys avenue and West Fourth
street, Bergen Point, New York, sent
1o a height of 1,060 feet an American
flag measuring 6xlo feet and also
raised to that altitude a self-recording
thermometer.
When the thermometer left the earth
it registered 91 degrees. Aloft it feil to
54 degrees. In the afternoon the
southeast wind freshened to a velocity
of 26 miles an hour, and the corps con
trived to excel the record of the metro
politan district kite flyers for the alti
tude reached by meteorological instru
ments sent aloft. The self-recording
thermometer, which noted a tempera
ture of 90 degrees at the earth and 50
degrees aloft, was shown by triangula
tion to bave attained a beight of 2,400
feet with seven kites, having an aggre
gate surface of 141 square feet, soaring
at ir:b. end of 4,000 feet of steel piano
wire,
Contribution to Selence.
Willie Vanderhiit's contribution to
acience, says the Chicago Record, is the
fact that an automobile canneot run
backward and forward at the same
time.
Average Haman iliness.
The average amount of iliness in hu
life is nine days out of the year.
RIS TENS BORN IN MAIL POUCH
Covington (Ky.) Post Office Cat Found
with Increased Family in
Newport.
The late mails the other day brought
considerable registered matter for New
port, Ky., from Covington in what is
known a. the “lockout” punch. Upon
being opened at Newport there was
found not only the mail, but the Coving
ton post office cat and five post oftice
kittens.
When Napoleon Carlisle, a brother of
ex-Secretary of the Treasury John G.
Carlisle, was postmaster at Covington
he brought down to his office one morn
ing a sleek, purring cat. Tabitha soon
became a favorite in the post office,
and when Mr. Carlisle yielded the place
to O. A. Reynolds, the present post
master, h= hadn’t the heart to transfer
the cat to strange surroundings. DBe
sides, it is counted a harbinger of ill
luck by the superstitious to move a eat,
and Napoleon Carlisle felt that he had
liad hard luck enough in having the na
tional administration change political
complexion, the Covington oftice, as a
natural conscquence, changing post
mnasters,
So Tabitha farried. The other morn
ing when the clerks and carriers as
sembled to hurry through with thelr
holiday work the cat was missed. Dil
igent search was made for the feline.
About this time Tabitha was recog
nized by a po#tal clerk at Newport, and
Postmaster John Meyers telegraphed
Postmaster Reynolds that the cat and
her family of five mewing, crawling,
blind kit'ens were here.
Postmaster Reynolds agr.ed to re
ecelve back hoame the office cat, but he
'‘phoned Mr, Meyers that he would not
claim ownership in the Kittens.
NOT ALL RELIABLE.
Stntisties of China's Trade Shown to
Mave an Adverse Balance—~Conne
try Nearing Bankruptey,
China now has an adverse trade bal
ance which averages about $24,000,600
annually, According to official reports
to thg state department this balance is
more apparent than real. There is a
large trade with Corea, Mongolia and
Thibet which does not appear in the
statisties, and it is estimated $12,000,«
(00 goes back from the Chinesc in this
country every year. That China is not
approaching bankruptey is shown by
the fact of its remittances for foreign
loans being made by bills of exchange,
and silver is constartly being imported,
It is the custom in the Chinese ports
as elsewhere to eredit merchandise to
the flag of the ship whieh brings it,
and thus much of the real American
trade is credited to Great Britain onac
count of the moveinent through the
Suez canal and the situation of Tong-
Kong as a shipping point, Careful scru
tiny of the figures, however, shows the
United States and Japan are increasing
their trade in the orient at a marvelous
rate, and this increase is directly at
the expense of Great Britain, Franee
and Germany.
ith the stimulus given to our trade
by the arnexation of the Philippines it
scems likely the United States will take
front rank in China before many veors
have passed.
NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORD.
Rum Is Made from Paris to Rouen
Without Recharging the
Acenmulators.,
The Paris Figaro says: It is a con
siderable advance fn antomobilisin to
accomplish the distance from Paris to
Rouen in an electrie carriage without
recharging the acevmulators. This feat
was performed one Sunday recently by
Comte de Chassesloup Louvat, a devo
tee of electrie locomotion.
Accompanied by one passenge? he
drove the carriage with which he exper
imented at Acteres. They started. at
3:30 o'cloek in the morning and reached
Rouen about 11 o'clock, covering 138
kilometers in 7 hours and 13 minutes,
stoppages being deducted. Several
chauffeurs, among them MM. Miche
lin and Jeantaud, in petroleum car
riages accompanied them and returned
in the evening.
The travelers spent the afternoon at
Rouen, aad the accumulators having
been recharged, left there about eight
a'clock in the morning. The time on
the return journey was 7 hours and
30 minutes, stoppages incladed. This
is the first long journey made with an
electric cariiage without undergoing
the necessit of renewing the supply
of motive furce,
IN THREE DAYS.
May Cross Oceam in That Timee
Taurbine Systems of Engines to
Make This Possible,
Innterest is felt at the admiraity in
the development of the torpedo-boat de
stroyer Viper, which will be launched
shortly on the Tyne. Messrs, Parsons
are fitting her with the turbine system
of engines, and they believe that they
wiil enable her to make 45 miles an
hour. Experiments are being made in
the direction of utilizing the turbine
system aboard ocean steamers., Ex
perts are of the opinion that this sys
tem will revolutionize ocean travel and
make it possible to cross the Atlanticin
three days. :
Auntomobiles Mean Good Roads.
The automobile, with its big pneue
matic tires, is a road builder and not
a road destroyer, like the heavy, narrow
steel tired vehicle. The more automo
biles we have the better will it be for
onr roads, says the New York Herald,
From every point of view they should
be encouraged.
Good Roads In New Jersey.
According to bulletin No. 95, just is
sued by the department of agriculture,
New Jersey s building more roads and
better Yosds for the money than any
other state in the union.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN,, SATURDAY, JULY 292, 1899,
PROMINENT MINNESOTA AFRO-AMERICANS,
R. S. BROWN, M. D,, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN,
Dr. R. 8. Brown was duly elected a member of the Ninnesota State
Medical Society at its meeting in this city June 2186 1t isa weil de
served honor conferred upon Dr. Brown, and speak: well for the
friendly relation which exists in that august body of sminent phys!
cians and surgeons toward our Afro-American physiekin. Dr. lrown
is considered one of the best physicians in the city.
MR. CHARLES TURNER
One of Minneapolis’ Foremost Citizens of Progress
NEGRO NEWS OF INTEREST.
AN ACT TO PREVENT LYNCH.-
ING.
Wherever any number of men assem
ble together in any state or territory of
the United States with the intent to take
the life of any person who has been
accused of the commission of any ¢rim
imal offense, without due process of law,
by lynching, burning. cutting, maim
g, or by taking the hfe of any person
so accused by any unlawful means,
Such an act shall be declared a erime
against the government of the United
States: and whoever is privy to such
intent, or present aiding in the commis
sion of such offense, shall be tried in any
United States court. and, if convicted.
shall be punished by death.
And it 1s further enacted that the Pres
ident of the United States shall have the
right to interfere in any state or terri
tory of the United States where men
assemble together for the purpose of
Iynching any person,
Some of the colored people of Bos
ton. aroused over the situation in the
South, have already discussed it in
meetings, at one of which, held recent
ly in the Colored National League n
the Charles Street church, the Tynch
ngs received animated and careful con
sideration.
An outcome of that meeting is the
above draft of a bill that purposes to
impose the penalty of death on con
victed lynchers, and which also pur
poses to give the president the right to
send régular troops to the aid of hunted
men, so that lynchings may cease and
the law take its proper course.
The bill was prepared by Lawyer E.
E. Brown.
All the Massachusetts members of
congress will be asked to use their in.
fluence to secure the passage of the
il One of the meémbers wil? be asked
to introduce the bill at the next session
of congress.
TUSKEKEE NOTES
By the will of the late Dr. Robert C
Bilings, of Boston, Tuskegee is given
WHAT SHE HAS LEFT.
Spain Since Selling Isiands to Gers
many HMHas FPossessions Only in
Afrien and Nelghboring Waters.
“In disposing of her remaining pos
sessions in the Pacific ocean 10 Ger
many, Spain retains colonial territories
only in Africa and the neighboring wa
ters. These possessions are five towns
along the north coast of Moroeeo, name
ly, Ceuta, Teutan, Velez de la Gomera,
Alhucemas and Melilla and the Chaf
arinas islands; the Canary islands,
which are administered as a provinee of
Spain; the largest distriet of Rio de
Oro, fronting on the Atlantic between
Capes Bolador and Blanco for about 500
miles and extending inland from 20
miles in the north to 600 miles in the
south, the whole embracing 242,060
sjuare miles, mostly sand, and the pos
sexnion of the vastern part being con
tested by France; the littje territory of
Hai, on the coast of sonthern Moroeco,
embracing only 27 square miles; in the
Gulf of Guinea, the islands of Ferdipan
do Po and Annabon: and near the north
west corper of the French Kongo, Sen
$lO.OOO. We are deeply grateful for this
remembrance. No advice 15 yet at hand
as to how 1t 1% to be used
The rehgious and moral lile of the
school has never been so active as 1t
wits the past year.
The director of our academic depart
ment has gone to Chicago to attend
the summer session of the University of
Clll(‘agu
Seven hundred thousand bricks were
made during last year by our students
With improved machinery, they hope to
make two million next year
Three hundred thousand garments
were laundered in our laundry last year
Next year machinery is to be mnstalled
to lighten the labor of the girl stu
dents,
A large number of our graduates will
return to Tuskegee at the openimg of
the session to take the advanced courses
in agriculture and the mdustries
More than three hundred students
have attended our Phelps Hall Bible
Training School since its establishment
Eighty-three were 1 attendance last
vear.
The health of the mstitution has been
better the past two years than during
any period of the schaol's history. The
resident physician 1« one of our grad
nates,
Two New York lady friends of the
school have kindly v:flycmi to provide
the money for a domestic science build
ing for girls, The bailding will greatly
help us lin our work
3 A NE WCOLOR LINE
Washington, D C ~Clement B
Wolfe (wgiu-). stenographer in the em
ploy of the civil service commission.
whao is sued for mantenance and sup
port by his wife, Nellie |, has made
sensational answer 1o her charges. He
makes the statement that some time
after marriage he learned that hi wile
15 of Negro blood and that her grand
father was a full-blooded Negro
Juan, a small seetion of the mainland |
drained by the lower Muni and Campo ‘
rivers, whose possession is disputed by
France, and Corisco bay, with its little |
islands of Corisco and Elobey. The colo
nial empire of Bpaic is finally redoced
to & total area of 247,308 square miles,
including the considerable regions of
which Franee claim= to be the rightful
owner, The arean lost to Bpsin ss the
result of the war embrace Cuba, 45472
sqquare miles; ceded to the United
States, 119,356 square miles (Philip
pines and Suln lsiands, 115,506, Puerto
Lieo, 3,668; Guam, #8); and disposed
of to Germany, 610 square miles (Caro
line and Pelew islands, 560, and Ladrone
islands, except Guam, 50). Spsin's eo
lonial possessions have been reduced is
the past yesr by 165,538 square miles of
territory. X, Y. Bun.
Tipped OBN,
“Y am serustomed 1o veceiving a tip from
customers,” said the waiter.
Ok, really,” said the zqtn “Weld, aii
HM. old chap. Play Tramait! " -
uadeiphia North Americasu.
Theorstieal Dooopbai are sometimes
practict! cmfl.\.w ily Sw-,‘
TWIN CITY NEWS.
MINNEAPOLIS
Mis A Moss entertaned at lunchieon
Wednesday, July 19, Mrs Chas Turner,
Mrs R ] Coleman, Mz M. O Can
non, Mrs Lewis, of Indanapobis, Miss
Ruby Coloman, Masters Raymond,
Miles and Homer Cannon. Mrs Lew:s,
mother of the hostess, was guest of
henbdr. A\ very pleasant time was enpn
cd and at a tave hour all eeluctantly de
parted for therr homes,
Mre. John Scott, second waiter of the
NiccHet Hotcd, will leave soon for Cum
berland, Md | 1o take charge ot a hotel
Col. Shaw Cirele. No 44 G. A R,
ladies will give a lawn sccial at Mrs
Harper's, 175 E Grant st, Wednesday
cvening, July 26th
M. B ] Watson has secured a po
sttion at Cottagewood as chiet cook
for a private hotel
The Mt Rose Bicvele club, consist
g of 12 members, made a tnp to M
nchaha Menday evening
A detter was reccived trom Mr M
Griffen, Thursday, He arrived at Albu
querque, N. M., safely. After heing
subjeet to examination s physician
gives hopes of his recovery
Born to Mr and Mrs Delhert Lee a
davghter. Maother and baby deing well
Mr ;nu! Mr< N Stone entertained at
dinner, Tharsday, the 13th, Mr and
Mrs, G. H. Hoage, of St. Paul |
Misses Queenie Harper and Mary
Morgan have secured pesitions in the
Plymouth shoe department ‘
Mr. and Myrs Defeo give a private
premie i honor of Mrs. Crawford, of
St Paul
Mesdames Kemp and Napur enter
tained at dinner Sunday Mro and Mrs
Jasper Gibbs and fanuly.
Mrz Latorce, of Chicago, mother of
Mrs. W. R, Mornis, will spend a few
days with her daughter .
Mrs. T A Jackson is on the sick List
Mr J. Clay Smth leit for Washing
ton, I C., where he and his wite will
miake their future home
Look out for the Odd Fellows' joint
annual prenie at Forest Lake, Tuesday,
Aug Ist. A grand good time is in
store for all
Mr. F. D, Parker, of St. Paul, gave
the “Advance™ a eall Tuesday
Are you gommg? Yes. Where? To
the Odd Fellows' premie Aug. 18t
Several Minneapohs society ladies
who attended the Lyle's reception made
calls Monday afternoon in St. Paul,
For a good first-class meal go to the
Brighton on Second avenue south be.
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. Mrs
Redmaond, proprietor
Miss Ellen Wheaton was taken sud
denly il Monday, which was thought
to be serious, but fortanately oot so
She i« better
I always cddebrate Aug Ist. How?
By gomg to the Odd Fellows' pemie
If any name has been omitted in the
Lyles publhication please notify the ed
tor privately. Oversight will some
tHmes oceur
Forest Lake. where is it? On the
Duluthoroad . What about it? The Odd
Fellows' pienie there, Aug 15t
Mr oand Mrs Anderson Scott enter
Ctained at dioner Saturday Rev. Mrs
Lena Mason
All persans who do not receive the
Advance regularly please notify us per
sonally or through the mails,
Lost—- At Union Sunday school pie
nic, Lake Harriet, a black broadeloth
jacket. Finder return for reward to
Mrs. C Goodbar, 1400 Fiith street S,
Minncapohs, orcthe Advance ofhee
At the camp meeting, Graham &
Rodgers particularly mvite the publie
to try one of therr New England din. |
ners, which they guarantee to -urpuui
anything of its kind ever enjoyed in the
Twin Cities. Ditiner served at 1 p. m l
Sundays Dinmg room service first
class '
For rent—An airy front room for two
gentlemmen. Mrs. Lucas, 212 Sixth street
south
To show the loyalty of the K. 8. C
Cluly toward Miss Mae Johnson, who is
soon to depart for lmlmm{mlu, Miss
Jolinson while entertainmg Mise Nettie |
Moden with one of her selections at the
pano, was surprised by a party ol her
friends, Tuesday evemng, July 4. at the
home of Mrs. Sample. The tmportant |
jeatures of the evening were clam'mg\
and card playing, after which refresh
ments were served The lawn was anis |
tcally decorated with lanterns. A num. |
her were engaged i shooting irewaorks
Those present were: St Paul, the
Misses Andersan Mrs Murphy, Anoka,
Miss Maud Wells: Mr and Mrs, T
Scott, Mr. A, Seott, Mrs. N Williams,
Mrs Cage. Mr. H Roberts, Misaes
Cora Franklin, Leona MeCage Irine
Blair, A Steel. A Lewis, E. Gibsan,
K. Cannon, M. Nichols, M Gardner,
Messre Will Moden, Warth ';unn_
Henry Garret, Fred Lee. Albert Frank
hin, Howard Brown, Andrew Monroe,
Joe Patterson, ztm Burks, J] Woodiord,
G, Blair, | Tyler, W. Scott
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
ST. THOMAS MISSION (Episco
pal), No 614 Sixth avenue S Rev.
Jno. J Faude, D. D, in charge.
Rector Rey. Dr Fande has no maore
gratiiying work, nor any pleasanter duty
than that connected m(i: St. Thomas
Mission, which holds #x services in a
store room at fng Sixth avenue S, at 4
o' ciock every Sunday afternoon. Sunday
schonl being held at 3 o'clack Last
Sunday there were ninety present at the
service. This. for a work which was
begun on the first Sunday in March, s
certanly good, when we remember that
it is midsammer. The Sunday school
s alvs domng well The afficers and
teachers are all from the mission itself
improvements are gradually being
mare in the place for holding services.
A chaneel platiorm has just been bult,
the lamber for which was given by
Shevlin, Carpenter & Co Money has
already been given the rector by a
member of Ged.ucmam for a handsome
altar cross, and another member some
time since presented an alms basin
Vases are now needed v chair s
gradually perfecting the music of the
church. New hvmnals are to be sup
phed at once. The responses m the
service are hearty, and the attendants
at the mission are working hard, s
a work the rector greatly enjoys
Members of Gethsemane are cordially
mvited to attend the serviees—The
Parish Visitor, St. Paunl
One of the most enthusastic friende
and supporters of the mission s Capt
Ino. € Reno, who visis the mission
trequentiy. On last Sunday he made a
substantial cash contribution
Miss Grace Wiltkins, of Chicago, 111,
and a member of St Thomas church,
of that eity, will sing the offertory solo
Sunday, July 21
o 1 PETER'S A M E CHURCH
Sister Sellers has been very il this
week
Uncle Robert Ragan, who has been in
the hespital for several weoks, is grad
ually improving
The stewards will have their rally on
the last Sunday in this month, to help
raise the pastor’s salary
Rra. Monroe Brown s away on his
vacation mm northern Minnesota
Bro. Joseph Dncan s improving
The Chrysanthemum club will give a
wrand entertmnment on August Isth,
watch the Advance tor program,
We had communteations from Drs
Ransom and Gams, of Chicago, this
week, sending prectings to all
The pastor Has begun his dollar
money hist
St Peter's A M. E Church, last
Tuesday evening, was the seene of a
uimgue and brthant program. Fitteen
musical juvertle pupils of Mrs, P F
Hale potormed on the plano, to the
proatest satisfaction of the audience
Phe program, as a whaole, 1= ta he cpm
;mrw‘ul and speaks well for the ability
of Mre Hale as a musie teacher. Espe
cial mention should be made of the
prano sextette execnted by three hittle
wirls at each panc, and the two hide
tots, Dondal ‘li.‘h‘.‘ and Myrtle Ihler,
pranio duet, were worth hstening to. Lo
‘(‘al talent assisted i the program with
e credit
Bethesda Baptist 1 negotiating with a
very able mimister, who 15 pastor of the
secotd targest Baptist church i Amer
e Tt s the etfort of the tmrembers to
mduce a Baptist somister to come here,
who will not only satisty the peaple. bt
will add 1o the membership of the
church. The church edifice 15 ane of
the most beautiful and artistie strue
tutes in the Northwest and deserves the
care and attention of all colored Bap
tiste s hoped that delinquent Bap.
tists will rally with rc-urwc-c‘ VlgOr to
the support and maintenance of this
orgamzation and assist in securing a
minister who will do honor to qhe race
ST. PAUL.
Send all news items to 374 Minne:
sota street. J. 8. Harris, manager The
Advance
The tawn sociale given by St Peter
Claver's chureh this week were a 4 sucee
cess from every standpoint, The at
tendance was very large and the ladies
whao had charge of the booths had sold
all their goods before closing time, A
hatdsome sum of money was netted
Miss Alice Jacksen is on the sick hist
this week
i Rev. Arner, of the Pilgrun Baptist
church, created a furor by his sermon
last Sunday evening, in which he severe-
Ay seored a sister chureh for allowing a
matt wha huad been a gambler to bhe
brought nto the church Nearly half
KRev. Arner's congregation left the
church while he was apeaking aind the
teverend gentleman made d host of
enemies by his rash utterances about
a man who was extremely well thought
of i this community
Every ene get ready! The Advance
collector will be around this week look.
g for money
Mre Rachel Harris will represemt
Francis Harper Union, Flower Sunday,
at the state prison
Mrs. T. H. Lyles, ¢f Selby avenue,
wave u reception Mondasy evening for the
dtmmer visitors i oonr ¢ty
The Francis Harper W. C T. U met
at St Paul Commons, Tucsday, July 18
This union is it & yery prosperous con
dition and 15 planning to do some active
work along temperance lines. The meet.
mg for rfi-cnun of officers will occur
Tuesday, July 25, at 2.30 p m. sharp at
St Panl Commaons
The young ladies of Pilgrim Baptist
ehurch will give a lawn fete at the resi
dence of Mrs. ). E Beasley, Thuraday
evenmng, July 27
Miss Evelyn Hickman has gone to
Anoka, Minn, where she will spend
t:n of her vacBtion, the guest of g;uu
(ells
Mr. and Mr« H A Kirtley enter.
tartied at dinner last Tuesday i honor
ol Misses Grace and Blanche Wilkins,
aof Chicago. Those present were Misses
Grace and Blanche \X’olkim. Mrs W V
Howard, Miss Osee Towles, of Xenia,
Ohio, and Mr. James Dover
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR
Mr and Mrs. T. M. Lyle, of 8. Paul, Enter
talns n Large Conconrse of Twin
City mociety Veople,
One of the swellest receptions ever
rwcn in the samtly city was attended
by the Twin City four bundred Mon
day evening. July 17, given in honor of
the visiting strangers, and the recemt
bride and groons, Mr and Mes T V.
Howard. at the beawtdul and lixurious
ressidence of Mr and Mrs. T H Lyle
At an early hour in the evening the elite
of the Twin Cities assembled in the dec.
orated rrlun to pay homage to the
honored ones. The guests un‘:d n
&um apparel were charmed by the
utiful strains of the guitar, viclin and
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
‘nr:m«lulnr executed aussitat dit, aussitat
fait, by Messes. Black, Garner and
Smith. Ere the evening began to wane
a talented program graced the occasion
which signalled 1 aggregation the
hearty appreciation ol cor unum, via
una of the entire assemblage Those
who took part in the musical exercises
unider the direction of Mr. ¥, D. Par
ker., were: Mrs. L.}, Warren, of Chi
cago, prano solo; Miss Hickman, pano
solo: Prof. 1. W, Luca, bass solo; Mr.
A, Bird, tenor sola; Miss Grace Wil
kins, Chicago, soprano sole; Mr. Chas,
Miller, bass solo: Miss Grissom, pano
solo; vocal duet, Mr. and Mrs 'l' H.
Lyle. Mrs T. R. King accompanist,
The trappe bowl was patronized the
entite evening: other refreshments
were in abundance. Messes. 4.yle, Par-
Ker, and Mesdames A, B Harris and
MeCaulley, attended the wants of the
puests. Miss Bessie Mills was placed
m commend-arm of the strangers’ con
geniabity with the guests
At a late hour the party concluded
that the recreative powers of social en
vironments was good, and after con
wratulating the hos<t and hostess for
their skill and hospitality as roval enter
tamers they repaired to their homes,
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. F. J Robinson, St Louwis, Mo,
Mrs. L. | Warren, Clucago, T 1; Miss
Josephine Lee. St Lowms, Mo : Miss
Leola Moker, Indianapohis, Ind ; Miss
Nethe Banks, Kansas City, Mo ; Miss
. Alexander., St. Loms, Mo, Miss
Bermice F. Dore. & Lounis, Mo
Misses Grace and Blanche Wilkins,
Chicago, 111 Mrs Laforce, Chicago;
Messre. Jno. W Moore, Los Angeles,
Cal; L. A, Melker, Duluth, Minn, :W,
A Wells, Jr, Washington, D €. Min
neapolis, Mesdames Geo. W, Nelson,
W ‘l Grey, Jennte Kemp, A G Plum
mer, FoP Preston, Frank Williams,
W. R Morria, Mr. andd Mrs R |
Coleman, Mr. and Mis. C. T, Pointer,
Editor and Mrs '| C. Reid, Messrs, M.
I Singleton, Robt. Lee
St. Paul: Mr and Mrs, T, R King,
Ino. Dillingham, W. T. Francis, E De
Baptiste. F. D, Parker, W. W, Mills,
O D Howard, 1 B Turner, Geo W,
Wills, Ino. Watson, M. D Pettis, Chas.
James, W V. Howard, J. Anderson,
Rev. and Mrs ] € Anderson, Editor
and Mrs. 1 Q. Adams, Dr. and Mrs,
Valdo Turner, Mesdames A. B Har
vis, 1. M. Terrell, Thos, Griswold, Jas,
Banister, A French, Wi, Smith, C. A,
Mason, | E Cloak, Addison Davis, A,
G Russell, C. Dennis, C. F. Coleman,
V. Jas. Henley. M. ]. Brown, J. W,
Hackerny, Epps. MeCauley, Cheers,
Misses Cora ‘ Anderson, Vola Berry,
Fannie Howard, Lula Howard, l.ufa
Smith, Eihel and Ollie Howard, Hessie
Mills, Nelie € Brown, Hattie Grise
som. Evelyn Hickman, Austalia and
Mr B Anderson, Girtie James, Cora
M. Bell, Mary Harwell, Messrs, Geo,
James, E Rnfun-«un. . E. Beasley, 1.
S Mills, E. E. Rainwater, W, H.
French, Chas. Miller, S 1. Cuthbert,
Dr. Porter, Allen French. Marris
Hickman, Geo. K. Grissom, N. Brown,
W. H Reynolds, Prof. | W. Luca. T,
E Howard, D 1. Howard, Harry How
ard, Theodore Harris, W. Roberson,
CORRESPONDENCE
DR REYNOLDS HEARD FROM,
M H C. Reid, ;
‘ditor Afr. Amer. Advance,
Diear Sie: Immediately upon my ar
vival home 1 address myself to the very
pleasing duty of dropping {nu a note of
thanks for the very comphmentary al.
lusions to this writer in your issue of
July 1. 1 thank you. | also propose an
exchange of papers, and have placed
yaur excellent and wide-awake journal
an our exchange list
Courteously and urmdull’y ours,
1. H. REY N{)I.DS
Winston, v C, July 12, 180
Fduaor Afro-American Advance:
Dear Sir- Please give space in your
nest Issue for the publication of this
conmunication
To the good Citizens of Minneapolis:
I desire to thank you all for the
friendly interest shown by your “‘testi
monial concert” in behali u{my father,
James Griffin, 1| am sensible of the
sefvice shown him and me, and shall
ever feel deeply indebted to the “Ad
vanee and the citizens generally of
Minneapolis
Again thanking you and wishing you
continwed prosperity, 1 am, yours truly,
CASEATTANCA GRIFFIN,
Foreman Artistie Talorning Parlors.,
ACTRESS USES BOLD METHOD.
Gets Dutn Typewritton Leiter Anking
VYarious Clergymen to Help Her
Solve n Trylng Question,
The lntest freak of the press agent
eoncerns Miss Blanche Bates, the
sctrews. The following letter, type
written on Dunmore hotel stationery,
s ready for mailing 1o some dozens of
New York clergymen, and explains
itself: “Dear Sir: Your establisbed
reputntion for readiness to render serv
ice to those who seek It in sincerity
and truth is my excuse for troubling
you in the matter upon which | am now
writing you.
“1 nm u member of the theatrical pro
fession. My efforts us such have been
rewarded with a certain degree of sue
cess. My work on the stage Is con
genial, both mentally and physica®y,
Nevertheless there are times when |
ask myself whether an actress can
honor the obiigations of a Christian
Bfe! Are the stige and chureh so in
herently antagonistic that oue has to
choose between them? Is it Impossi
ble to reconeile the difference of both,
or, in other words, can an actress be g
consistent Christian?
“I have so far fuiled to solve the
problem to the satisfaction of my eon
science; hence 1 take the liberty of ap
pealing to you for suggestion and di
rection, In belief that you will kindly
graot my request for advisement,
“HLANCH -
Blanche Bates was bfou['!:ltnm
Franclseo by Augustin Daly for his
stock company, Miss Bates and Ada
Vehan did not agree, and Miss Bates re
signed after a few weeks, Her last ap
pearance in New York city was as
Miladi in James O'Neill's production of
“The Musketeers” at the Broadway
theater, =3