The Fair Play from Fort Scott, Kansas • 2

BIT BY A RATTLER. make use of the words of Patrick The Weekly Fair Play. most fervent petitions sent up from the secret closets and by men standing- in the synagogues, Henry, slightly altered to fit John Simpsou Attacked by a Mam- him; 'Give me education and on tli ISattle Snake His Right Arm Swelled to tlie money or give me death." Published by the Fair Play but brethern prayer. alonejs hot Company, Fort ScottVKansas, in the interest TH, our case, inhere isibow. jnow as to.

education, there is of colored Entered in the postoffice at Fort Scott, Kansas, as second-class matter. strong- action on our John Simpson, the late business no doubt but what the Negro is part to stimulate our prayers, fe Of course we The Cubans were by-far the in- a as Result he wal bitten on the find a number of colored boys and ferior of the Spaniards so "far "as" hand by girls' oii't of number their numerical strength was large rattle snake. His arm swelled who have never been to school, concerned and their "means for to double the normal 'size, but it is not and yet as stated this education putting their intentions into- acthohtthat dangerous. Mr. Simpson was out on tion, but there was a united effort and the, race as a whole is hard TERMS OF SUBSCRITION: Ono Year, $100 fx flonths, 60 Three Months, -30 Send money by Express Money Order, Post-office rioney Order or Registered Letter.

Ilia XtXllU. dUUUl U1UC lUllCS SOUHlWeSt put forth on their part for lib- of the city and he and Mr. Nelson was to et to take hold of new things. erty and then the prayers that removing some fodder. "Mr.

Simpson It is wonderful to see such a 25c were so earnestly sent up. had a Picked, UP bnle which was se- large per cent of the boys and ADVERTISING Display Single Column per Inch, Double ouc 1- 1 a cretea a rattle snake, much. 4.j 1- we uearing auu luunusyinpainy wiiu 1 0 guis iu tuutiy wueu Reading Locals per Line 10c Rates for yearly contracts made known on the Father. While todaiKthev that the school room has uua vipui jjcuic ujjciicu. its jaws ana yet a free people, "the "ckught Simpson at the knuck are not i 1 rri Ait' rif-a rpn-i 4.11 i nen it is time will COme Wnen i.meriCa i hc intense raiumg warn- VrV yu Special Notice.

fnn tmiQt TiPr hnlA nn lipm ed John of immediate danger. Throw- an, inspiration to note the num- communications containing news mat- incr down his bundle he fliirio-hi arm p-mU THe American Negro can graduated and now ns not later than Tuesday to insure their ap- reach the eternal city on, than all tied Mr. Simpsons arm above the el- as.teachers, and some in the pro- pearance in the current issue. Write only on Aii.01.MrM nf 41ia rlVl rnmKi'tiP1 bow and stooped the circulation of the ffRinnsI Tt i sti a Vli a 1(Ci one side of. the paper.

We reserve the right to reject objectionable They can beat the world resolut-ing and praying-, but get after him to carry these resolutions into effect and he will play the Address all communications to the FAIR PLAY PUB. CO. Diooa. iney nurnea to town to find a Negro boys and girls -graduated physician and when Dr. Brookins ex- x1 11 J- a 11: from the public schools and col- anlined the bite the arm was swollen to mammouth proportions.

All the P1S and will take blood was drawn from the arm and an their place in the world, and antidote to counteract many of them will build Up their the poison, after which Simpson was made beastly drunk and taken to ui j. 1 u. i- I am not able to say lust how his home. His arm havingf been band- i Dr. B.

A. McLemore Manager, jointed snakeon you every time- one part will one wayt andone part another. have -been builders of air castles so lonff-un- Friday, June '16 1899. Chicago III, June 4.r To a ag-ed immediately after the bite, it is many nave graduated irom the til God is onto us; and not only nsni xnax any 01 tne poisonous public school of Little Rock, but stem. 1 ti 1 1 1 ri t-qm 5 1 1 i i 11 xnree compieieu inecoueg-e course FIITIIPF nf tllP NFORA' at the Arkansas Baptist College aivit.Av and one is already in active work mass meeting- Bethel Church so, but the white Americans have this afternoon, Private Detective even g-otnext to us.

Now, breth-Louis4 Levin told what he said ren, let's quit trying- to work our were the facts leading up to the rabbit foot and get down, to act-burning at the stake of Sam Hose ual business and urge a more fund and sent Levin to Georgia substantial way; of liberating-'our-to investig-ate the tacts leading selves from the American yoke. Education, Religion and Money. building up his race, I speak of Re v. J. P.

Robinson pastor of one of the largest colored churches in the South, and a man of ability. At the head of this institution is of to be found Rev. J. A. Booker: a Is young- Negro who has completed the his education since the close of up to the tragedy, and report.

BY CHARLES STEWART. "hat is to be the future the Negro in this country? the great question claiming CotTey vjlle Dots. Steven Elias of Independence was in the city Sunday, attending- Children's Day exercises. Mrs.5 Martha' Waterhouse is oh the sick list. The baby of Mr.

and Mrs. He said that the killing- of Cran-by a mob at Newman, Ga. Soon after Hose was executed by a mob a number of colorad men of Chicago, headed by Rev. R. C.

Ran som, of Bethel Church g-ot up a the Civil War. attention of the American people and many are the men who pre- sent what they think to be a Garnett g-ood answer, while I think the NTrrr Vn'ncoif rrrUu io aJ; Rev. C. H. Jones of Paola oc- ford by Hose was not for the pur- j0hn Elias died Monday June 12, pose of assul ting- Mrs.

Cran ford, at 1: 15. butwasthe result of a quarrel Reed Hopson is confined to'r his concerning waeres. The dectec- 4f of the best white people and his pur pulpit Sunday, own leaders, is goirg- on in his Rev. J. W.

Wilson of the A. Usa- TtrVin nnciprl in Opnrio-a -rj j' haoov-p-o-luckv wav workino out inurcu preacned i cs George Juwaius is epecteu vender of hog cholera medicine, home the 4th of his own destiny. watomie Sunday. Miss Bertha Hurn was the said: to It has been said efive him edu- .111.1111 V- LI ft. lL As.

1 cation for, the head, religion for ot Mrs, M. Adams in raoia the "heartl and money for the last week returning home Suu-pocket and there would be 1 no day doubt about the future of the Miss Alta Ray entertained a race, and I am ready to second of friends last Tuesday 'Hose had been employed by vale recently. Cranford, and during a quarrel Sanford Jones returned from over wages Cranford ran.into the Oswego Sun day house and came out again with a Fred Buckner left for, Kansas revolver. As he was about to City, Monday, shoot Hose the latter seized an Arthur Blanton and Sterling ax and threw it at him. The ax Qwens are confined in jail for cfrncl fr a ti frr1 itl li "hfurl "H11- the motion.

As to religion, we at, her parents on 1. Vl 4th. St. almost ever since the first day we Dav Wallace of Chicago i w-y using-cocane ana wnisKey. viirino- "his rr pr it-l tVitc rnimfnT on1 Hiifinnr Vlalllllt! Ilia grand-parents nose nea ana D.

Fuller and Charlie Wal- 7 V' 7 th ritv the days of tne cllJ' slavery we srot nothing 4 else but religion and Major Jones was the guest ofj workt -but the other two are new, Bertha Hurn last week. and it requires one to a large ex- ladies of Francis. Willardl tent, to know 'how to g-et and Tabernacle No. 25 met in-theiti handle the other, hence education hall last Thursday svening with and money will go hand in' hand rsl M. Martiu G.

C. P. presid- did not attempt to assault Mrs. lace retUrned from Joplin, Mon- Cranford. Mrs.

-Cranford who day t0 vist wjfe ang parents. witnessed the says her- Mrs. Matilda Dodd is on the self that Hose did not say. a word sick list- to her or any way touch her." Miss Mira Hudson is suffering- Themen whosent the detective from sore eyes toGeoriga.wiiniave. his report Jennie Johnson is onie printed in circular form and will jjst 11 VY1U XJ.O.VV.

O.LI- toerether, and the man who, has nual sermon preached at the Bap- both in this country will be able t- church dv Rev. C. H. Jones in June. ii distribute it all over the United States.

-Where shall. we buy our wall to demand respect; In traveling Sunday wifp?" through this country, I find that paper irpr Last Sunday was the day set "Why, at the City Book Store, whereever there is a'man with J'" uc ttUJ i i the Afro-American of course. They trim it ireer culture. and money, he is largely apart by rantea siricuy mgn-ciasseu- need uuwii xui. iuj vi iu wuu.AA bu.

our eyes xesxed irecanu gia.ss tvowtvu u.v u. uu uv. a Negroes of free America. We es made to suit all sights, at Jno. no getting around it; hence "the', goodsou can fand what you judge there were thousands of Gillies, 16 S.

Main-st. Neo-ro of the 'futdre will haVe to at. (jlllles;.