The Colored Citizen from Wichita, Kansas • 4

Churches and Lodged. The Colored Citizen- son to the, devil. The Negro belongs to the original aristocratic races of the world. We notice again that the rejected women of other races are welcomed as leaders and criterions of many ladies of our own race, which is of course wrong. It is no disgrace to be a Negro, and we can be a great race within a race.

Go out of your HER FIFTEENTH MILESTONE. Quita a pleasant affair was the birthday party given by Miss Lult Bradford ford at the home of her mother, 901 North Wrter street last Monday. The occasion was the Fifteenth anniversary of Miss Lulu's appearance on this stage of action. Many young people were present and enjoyed themselves in the highest, and depared leaving gifts and best wishes for their little hostess. HELEI1 GOULD ORPIIAIl'S HOME, 1447 River Street as a home for Colored orphan children.

Chartered the laws of the state invite investigation. Correspondence ELEITZ BURBANE FUNERAL DIRECTORS Calls night or day given prompt attention at prices as low as consistent with first class service. Best an quickest ambuianc in the West. 235 orJli main Street, Phone 308 Our Flour is Like Wichita "Secood to Nome If you get it once, you want it again. OTTO WEISS, Act.

YOU DOIN'T JVIArCE a mistake by trading at EH RING'S solicited. II II Xeely, Snpt. DRUG STORE of the best quality at the LATH. SHINGLES, SASH. DOORS and MOULDINGS to Utah, Idaho and Montana.

BASCOM, C. P. A. 22) 400 East Douglas Avenue You wiil find everything most reasonable prices. St.

Paul A. M. E. church, 521 North Water tree, Preaching every Sunday at 10 a m. and 8p m.

Sunday school at 4 p. m. Young P'o-le's song service at 7 p. conductep by Thos Rev. P.

D. Yocum. Pastor, J. T. C.inneth, Supt Second Baptist church, North Wichita street.

reaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday sehool at 3 p.

m. Rev. II. V. Plummer, Pastor.

Jas. L. Harper, Supt New Hone Bantist ehiirnh. MpjvoV services ev. ry Sunday at 11 a.

nas. p. m. bunday school form 1 to 2:30 n. m.

Rev. H. FFrazier. J. L.

Lewis, Supt. Pastor Tabernacle Bantist church, 854 North Water street. Pleaching at 11 a. and 8 p. m.

Sunday srhool at 1 r. Rev, A. H. Mayo, Pastor Susie Williams, Supt Toas Lotlge No. IO.

I. or I. Ca tie. Hall 33S-N. in, Wichita, Kans.

Regular meetings Second and Fourth Monday niirhts each month. Visiting Knights in good standing, welcome. Jos. Phillips, C. S.

W. Flemminirs, K. It S.M Abrhia Court No 7, OrcW of Calanlhp, Mrs. Lucy Anderson, W. Mis Chinch Alexander, It, of m-ets First and Third Monday each month at Castle hail 33S North Main striet.

Arkansas Valley No, 21. A. F. A. M.

John T. Chinnet W. W. A. Clark, Secrtarv, meets First and Third Tuesdays each month.

All visiting Masons in good standing, invited to attend. Home of tlic West O. U. O. O.

Lodge No 2900, J. Harper N. G. Willis Bartlett. V.

Charles rdon P. meets First and Third Tuesday nightsof each month Visiting brethren in good standing, welcome. Wiehila Tabernacle NO. 34, Mrs Lee Anderson, C. Mis-: Lula Covington, C.

each First and Thiid Thursday afternoos of the month at 338 North Main street. ws ii ex ox DRUGGIST, Keeps everything to be found in any first class drug store. Prescriptions careiully compounded, and our Tar Expectyrant is the best rem' dy in the world lor all coughs and colds. Cor Central Main CHARLEY' KIXEll'S RESTAURANT When you want afirst class meal hot or cold lunch at any hour at any time. 408 North main St.

Protect With a Contract in the GROSS MEDICAL ASSO'N, In case of sickness or accident you employ your family Physician and we pay the bills. Any druggist wil fill your prescriptions at our cost This Association is chartered bv the State of Kansas. 4ndcrsoii Acting Sec. Office, Southeast Cor 1st Main BAKER 318 12 North Main, Is the maniwho pays the highest prices for all kinds of Second Hand Goods. He will buy, sell or exchange anything of commercial value.

Call and see. Stove Repairing A Specialty. I carry constantly a fnll line of all kind and styles of stove fittings and pairs and can repair any stove made. A trial job will convince you. BEN PEMBLETON'S QUICK DELIVERY, Baggage Transfer, Express Light Delivery of all Kinds.

Orders Taken for House Cleaning. 355 N. market Phone. 1410. HARRISON 191 I Physician Surgeon.

Successfully treats all acute and and chronic diseases. The only Negro Generalist in the West. Calls night or day given prompt attention Office Hours: 9 to 11 and 2 to 5 Office 233 X. main, IMiorie 582 E. HARRISON, PUBLISHER llubliahed Every Saturday In the Interest Of Afro-Americans.

Subscriptions, One Copy One Year $1.00, One Copy Six 50 Cents. Oxk Copy Three 25 Cents. Uremitances of money may made fu berbv draft, P- stotlicc or Expsvss money orders and we will get it. Correspondence upon all live uheerfullv solicited at all times, and we request that all such reach us not later than Wednesday ot eacu wee Address all communications for publi-ostioo and otherwise to I)r, E. Harrison, lloom 7.

209, N. Main. Phono 582- LOCAL ITEMS. Mr. Dell is still quite sick, we hope for him speedy recovery.

The wedding bells will ring three times next month. Guess who Dorsey Yochum has just passed his st birthday. May many more be his. Mrs. Florence Braden has been feeling quit ill fer the last two or three days.

Miss Paul has been quite sick, but is up again among her many school mates. Mrs. Ed Harthman has been quite sick, but she is much better at this writing. Mrs. C.

Vernon has been confined to her home for several weeks on account of neuralgia. Mr. J. White of Indian Territory has returned from Lawrence with his bride. Prosperity to both.

It seems as though the officials at the city Jbuilding oughto take a tumble and give the prisoners a bath. Mr. Henry and Robert Broden were called sudenly to Oklahoma on occasion of the death of their brother. Some of the young ladies are quite blue over the departure of A. Young.

Ye editor hopes a speedy return sure. Mr. Judge Neely and wife left Tuesday afternoon for Eldorado where he is to be employed in the rock quarry. The Manhattan Boys are preparing for another of their large functions I May the first. They have already proven what they can do.

Mr. Anthony Hackettt left early Wednesday morning for Guthrie 0. T. where he was married that evening to Miss Mary Walker at the Baptist Church. Sill Grigs and Miss Etta Harvey were quietely married Wednesday night.

Their future home will be at 119 E. Murdock where they will be pleased to meet their many friends. The ladies of Calanthe K. of P. auxiliary gave quite an entertaining sacial at the Hartman hall, Monday night.

A few of the Knights were loyal and encouraged the, ladies by their presence. The daughter of Mrs. Kiner met with a painful accident last Sunday. She was run down by a bicycle and unfortunately broke the Febia bone of her left ankle. She is much better at this writing, but it wiil be many weary weeks before she will strong in the broken limb to walk without aid from a cane.

When you want a good meal for 15 cents, go. to the Jackson House, 343, North Main. Ice cream every Sunday until 11 p. m. Mrs.

Adah Barton. Manager. Mrs. Lela Davis gave quite a surprise party Tuesday evening in honor of her husbands birthday. He was surprised indeed.

The guests of hon-er were Mr. and Mrs. Al Buf ord, Mr. and Mrs Schaggs, Miss Madge Yochum, Miss Dora Brown Leavenworth, Miss Sallie Rawls, Mrs. Yochum, Pembleton and Dr.

Harrison. After much enjoyment a delightful luncheon was served to the delight of all and at 11130 all return heme feeling happy. WEST SIDE LUMBER CO. VV. Bradshaw.

Prop. Wo sell the celebrated Wichita Paint. Try it. Satisfaction guaranteed in all our dealings. Pnone 701 802 W.

Douglas Vv. way a little to trade with your own people. Some advocate amalgamation of the races, but we think our women are good enough for any Negro man living or to be born. We can be as good as we please, or as bad as we please; let the Negro of the United States be numbered among the model races of mankind; let everyone to begin with, be ready to lend their aid toward the improvement and advancement of the race, and we never want to think, a Negro can not teach us. When God wanted a man to lead Israel he waited forty years, then raised up a Moses.

God did not inteno that any one race should govern or lead another, and any man who thinks we are not good enorg'i to eat in a restaurant or drink at a ar, or drink a glass of soda at a common drug store is a man who will not do us justice in the church, school room or any other place on the globe where we come in direct competition with him. Let the colored people establish grocery stores, bar rooms, restaurants and the like, and then let the rest of ss patronize these enterprises, thus enabling some of our people to give employment to others of the race. Spend your change with your own peaple and you will solve the race problem, for money thus properly expended is the only thing that will solve the race problem. BRALV LEAKS. Easy won seldom lasts The fool never profits by his mistakes The home homelike means the street bovless Cheerupathy is medicine the best school of A happj- memory is the best staff of old aire If praj'er alone savod heaven would be easily won True Christianity does not work in eight-hour shifts Keep trying wins before keep sighing gets started People who denounce gossip should refuse to listen to it Money will purchase pleasure but happiness must be won A heart without faitli is fertile soil for the seeds of despair Yesterday is for regret tomorrow for rest today for endeavor Show How leads a winning crusade while Tell How beats a hasty retreat Too many men do not learn how to live untill their time has come; to die He who always looks on the brigt side alwaj'S enjoys good moral eye sight Some people sing "Jesus paid it all" and imagine that they have a receipt in full The man who takes no interet in politics is not easily aroused to work for good government When politics becomes the duty of every citizen it will cease to be the profession of the few The man who is too busy to go to the polls always has plenty of time to grumble about his taxes You cant tell by the wag of dog's" tail how good his master is.

It merely shows the disposition of dogs Some men keep so busy demanding their rights that they have no time to take advantage of their The man who is always boasting that he is self-made gives evidence of having paid especial attention to his vocal chords. When a man complains about vellow journalism" it is pretty safe to infer that he has been exposed in some dark scheme The young man who only works e-nough to earn his wages is always the man who complains because he cannot get a better job Mrs Charles of Newton is visiting Mrs Ella Landrum Let all the colored people join the Red Cross Association and thereby protect yourself against" sickness. For Sale Four lots ou the corner'o' 161 and Mosely. Lots 28, 30, 32 and34. Can be bought cheap for cash.

Call on Gilbert Hockett, 1043 Jefferson avenue THE GREEN HUNTING CLUB. This club was well armed to do battle with the harmless greens that grow along the banks of the sluggish; Little river. Master Clair Harding, a four-months-old youngster, acted as mascot for the crowd, and at one time the little fellow was seen in Mr. Ike 's wagon with nine women and sixteen baskets of greens piled on top of him. The club met at the residence of Miss M.

724 North Main, who is president, and then went to Pine street where it was joined by Mrs G. G. who was armed with a meal bag and bread knife. Mrs. E.

L. acted as professional nurse. General inspector, Mrs. E. C.

joined the crew at Wa-ca and Elm, when, away to the green fields they flew. Mrs. Lu. W. was armed with a pair of grass-cutting scissors and a Wichita Steam Laundry telescope Miss D.

B. and M. 'Y. acted as consulting Physiciant, but could not agree as to the kind of greens to be used, so Mrs. S.

J. settled it by gathering a basket of thistle weeds. Mrs. A. T.

acted as reporter, and brought a sample to town in a handkerchief. After eating everything in sight at Mr. P.s, they were idto his wagon and sent home. P. D.

I. A BIT OF RACE HISTORY. The first system of slave labor was introduced in Hispanola, West Indies in 1515. The Indians of this section refusing to be enslaved were exterminated. Then a shipload of genuine Guinea Negroes were kidnapped from Africa.

In seven years the Negroes revolted and their Spanish masters were in turn nearly exttrminated. This shows that pluck and a domina-timg courage must win. We speak again, who dares to enslave a man that would be free? Who is it that dares encroach upon any man's rights? The day has come that the American Negro must respect all men and demand the same in return. We have been clamoring for a chance. Weadmit that the trade and labor unions are against our people, but it is a fact that all men who want it, have some kind of occupation; can we save something and make employment for ogr people? For instance, in this city we have four thousand colored people.

We spend on an average of fity dollars per year for food, clothing ana mount in full aggregating two hundred thousand dollars. Suppose we could spenp this money with our own people? In ten years we would have some rich Negroes. The white man is not to be blamed altogether for the financial condition of the Negro; the Negro has one failing and a bad one too he is not satisfied to be called a Negro. The Dutchman doesn't mind being called a Dutchman, and will go out of his way to employ a Dutchman or to spend his money with him; an Irishman is proud of his name, a Swede is proud he is, a Swede, and so it is with every nation on earth except the Negro. The majority of the Negroes believe that we are the white man's inferiors and many of them believe that it is a crime to employ one of their race to do any professional services or work for them.

We speak for the Wichita people proudly for nine and oife half per cent of them do employ Negro physicians at least. If tne same ratio of Negroes would patronize a Negro grocery store, you can see to what we are coming. We will return to our original sub ject; the Negro wants to be everything but a Negro. The days of "Marse George" and "Miss Ann" are no more. It is no credit to a Negro to mimic; no one is responsible for his color.

We are proud of our black; we would not be a white man, because it might happen that we would be a poor white man, and when it comes to thaty we would just as soon be grand- WHY NOT GO TOURIST? It's inexpensive quick comfortable way to cross the continent Only 2i days, Kansas CU3' to Los Angeles, vIr the II ck IUn's El Paso Line. Quickest time via any lino. Double berth Present-rate to Pacific Coast points, California, Oregon Washing- ton and British Columbia Proportionately low rates C. E. DEDICATION Louisiana Purchase Exposition St Louis, and Return $E5 $E5 Tickets on sale daily, April 25th to 30thf inclusive.

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