ESS COLORED AMERICAN WASHOTGTOK D C 10 12 C fir 5 t Washington Under the Calcium n TO E E COOPER Colored American wizard Oh what a tog you can raise Only hustler thats all you are iladdlnx mid censure and praise Ever alert for nay and biz Keallr old man Von is a wiz Wbizil New York J Iy 22nd 1902 Found on top of Ml Ararat In one of Mr old beavers and translated from the Seen aot by Bruce Glt Note This pome probably appeared in The Commoner during the doubtless inspired by Editor Coopers agility in chasing the silver cart wheel Express charges piepiid Read the next Issue for special feat urea of the Amphlom outing August Miss Mary Thomas has been the Ruest of Mrs Charles Doisey in Brook lynMies Clodra Butler Js In Baltimore the guest of her friend Miss Hattie Lucas Mrs Maggie L Brooks of Concord streets te in Philadelphia spending the summer with her cousin Col W H Lester The trip of the Amphions August 16th will afford the stayathomes a charming outing a Gee Bry- an tree of the oz and was 1 16 r sear t r sa Governor P B S PInchback Is at I Saratoga Springs where te will spend the heated term Miss Belle M Scott of Baltimore IB spending a portion of her outing with Anacoatia friends Mr A J Gaskins of Gaskins and Gains vas a visitor at Highland Beach Md last Saturday Mrs Brown and daughter of 1148 6th street left last week for Atbury Park for the rest of the summer Mrs M E Grimabaw was pleasantly entertained in Philadelphia by Miss Pauline Williams 90S S 19th street Saturday evening August 16th the friends of Amphions and they are legion will accompony them on trip by moonlight Mrs T J Houston accompanied by her daughter Miss Clotille and Theophllua left last week to epend the anoth- er i 1 eon ¬ the summer in Marion Ma s Mrs BlackwtH the mother of Mrs Alice Hall of the Hotel Clyde left last week for Warrenton Va where she will spend two or three weeks The new machines for book typewrit ing just placed in the Recorders of- fice are model of beauty and oonven ence Mr Pinchback gets the first The Amphions will have just another one of those delightful outings before their tour through Virginia conceit- Ing August 16 la the date for the outing Mrs Dr E D visiting relf ttoni in Flushing New York B fore leaving the city Mr Scott had been HI for a few weeks and her physician ordered that she exepenence a change of climate one s z Scottie f 2 ¬ Mr J H Hblmas it at Ocean City where he will spend the summer Mrs Holmes was guest for ten days dur- Ing the month of July and visited Annapolis and other points In Mary- land before she returned to the city Miss Atwena MaNe ll of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is spend InK her vacation neat Hagei a- Md with Xn BirnBa obe M j hit ii b r I r t J Stewart 1 C F ¬ will no doubt return to her oftVala V duties much refreshed after rusticating hlrty days A big Washington delegation will attend the Young Peoples Christian and Educational Congress which con- venes at Atlanta August 6th to 11th Those who have not vet made arrange- ments for entertainment etc should communicate with Rev A C Garner 1021 17th sreet northwest Miss Annie C Jacobs of Sumter S O a teacher at Clafiln University Orangeburg S C hat been spending the summer in the city the guest of Mrs C Peters 1916 llth street north- west Miss Jacobs will leave this week favorbly Imp eased with Washingtons society Mr JJ Dickerson of the National Congressional Library in company with his wife visited his old home near Frederickburc Va this week Mr Dickorson owns a valuable farm consisting of some 165 acres all under cultivation After a brief stay farm be and his wife will visit City where tney will remain until August 7th Dr and Mrs William H Johnson of Albany N Y celebrated their fortieth marriage anniversary Friday I I I I I at his J Atlan- tic ¬ ¬ ¬ evening August 1st at their copy home 319 Orange street The invite tIons pent out are very unique and e oherche containing SB they do hrnd some enf ravings of Mr and Mrs Johnson and printed In gold Dr Johnson has lived a most active and useful life and is one of the solid citizens of Albany Master Lincoln S Payne the sprightly little son of W C Payne who is summering at his fathers cot tage Thoroughfare Va celebrated his eighth birthday Sunday last It is hard to tell which was proudest father or son when the little fellow adorned himself with a beautiful little watch and chain which had een brought from Washington for him PS a present There were some thirty or more chil- dren present and plenty of good things which they enpygd Mater Lincoln Is receiving special lessons halftone > ¬ ¬ during vacation from Miss Maria V Butler a recent graduate from the Business High School this city The Negro in Business Emmett J Sott of Tuskegee Ale chairman of the buine a bureau or tie AfroAmerican Council stated recent- ly that during the year 1002 he hed by correspondence and t er ora1 visits come In touch with 326 coored bus ness men representing S9 different lines of business IL 37 dlflent states They were prosperous and as a rule Some of them ware doing from 40 000 to 75000 per year but the average was much lower He recommended that the council en courage colored men to engage in all lines oi business and to cultivate all classes of trade rather than to confine contentd general > ¬ to the trade of their own race la the South the prosperous colored merchants derived a large revenue from the patronage of the whites who supported them liberally The National Negro Business League he said was icing very effective work In the enoctxagement of colored men to engage in business for them aelTe HKFULTOFS Office 314 9th Street IJortlrwest ESTABLISHED 1870 MosEY LOANED OK Watches Diamonds Jewelry Silverware Etc Unredeemed Watches Jewehy For Eale Old GOLD and SILVER Bought The most Reliable Place in the City to Borrow Money je r i k 5 DiawOJ de and Loan S s k k 4 a ic SC T id C 2c f C atitas I C i l t1 PHOttE J PHONE MAI 2339 A Imported English Serge in All Shades TheseSuitH we will make to order at Prices Ranging From 15 to 20 These coats are made skeltcn with bellows Dockets to button Hf Orders by mail will promp attention COOPER M FINE LINEO- F receIve our A H 925 18TH STREET N W tIN i3 READ TilLS BOOK 1 1 j THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NA TIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE Which Held Its first convention In Boston Mass August aji iyc BOOKER T WASHINGTON President and Founder This convention the first National Convention of color eo business men ever held in this or any other country Every s of business was represented the farmer the banker the the doctor the the manufacturers the author the Merchant and milers of municipalities The addresses deliv- ered and papers read are all in this book besides over fifty cuts of delegates and others which makes it a valuable souvenir of the convention BOUND IN CLOTH ONLY PRICE SlOO Express or Postofficc Mono Order to i R HAMM PUBLISHER 46 HOWARD ST BOSTON MAaj j J vas tor I I y F S- eaL S Stud saesases ¬ Nearly 50000 Copies Sold Greatest Negros Greatest Book T Washingtons Autobiography other or TVf b S3 lecturer h the cal value of the book and its t r t and the great anu b ccraph r- eTcaterslimnlus luc selfhelp toe M r ak a his to troat by his own efforts nl by Mail Postpaid for Only The Boo U uTHE STORY Of MY lifE ANn WORK Mr Washinrton more than any wrJ1 solved race problem I 1 STORY liT LIFE AND WORK place It t t library a1oug with the of Franklin Er OOi- iE Tre 0 no J way the s vs- TKE a G ent is mxleia is a vc4ume a Life F = > > > Th bok contains ahoot into halltoao emrraria s promptly refund the moacy 6 sold about 53000 on this guarantee and not a opy hen returned Pn helpful and inspiring lock H the arc Everybody wants trait of the grounds and buildings of VrashintoaTs great school tree PH duct one of the most rvmarkaWe institutions in existence Individuate ia this and other countries who market prouucts of this r Is in business for Mussel or herself a much so the parent l a 3 cooperation exists bctwrtai the two and sues has I result of this method It is a writ kn m fat that the p bkshiasbu for the greatest number of competent indmdnals who earn unlimited incotae SPECIAL TO OUR READERS If you desire to improve spar cccdit5 n fa fp rf Uw it for at this time of honest men and women If you cannot ss at their own exp Your chants are better il you eau ccdcr the bock THE COLORED AM 1 li tall in cdo an It WASttIGTOf this treat are not satf ed have T Its the has Par mast It a I xrg r trIO A WONDERFUL INSTITUTION The ofNr A1 d They r LI t as l 11411 i P ordtf a XJtI rn Washingtron from us and instruct us to refet to UtIS nurnle to set upinb think order back at write US tV 3J AnSU1 U toe we can do sorrethiag fo you But please write this long ADDRESS c C St N W I r t rP- burad and beantitnltytilu trattd R Jy Ko a stDdt tthrra Booty T aSe to be witoat wtrk Ot will rca after recei er ti We N publishers Washintrrr ty aroherteRi dual the yrs ind dial o rn ir tarsi iail espy of Mr txua you PUt ni they are prepares the tees 3 t immediately as vppxt- opm RICAN 4b1 De = ° + ° + >