Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1898 — Fred Douglass' Widow. [ARTICLE]

Fred Douglass' Widow.

Mrs. Frederick Douglass. widow of the colored orator, is to go ou the lecture platform, to deal with the problem of the colored race in this country. Gross enrnings of the Chicago Great Western Railway, “Maple Leaf Route,” for the week ending Nov. 21 were $115,833.12, showing an increase of $3,38(5.10 over corresponding week last year. The total increase since the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1) is $95,040.70, as compared with same period in 1897. A man’s ledger does not tell what he is. or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is on hint, If you would know what he is worth—whether rich or poor.—ll. W. Beecher.