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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
TESSiE The WslRi IS.
The Reason That Faithful No. IL Took
"a Day Off.

1.-The the fd,I. LuciiesS in Crown
| ing'spoen, Tessie smiled upon all men.
| No matter how intricate the order or
bow, many times you sent things back,
She never grumbled. There was al
ways Il struggle TO get seat at her
telble. The boys" who regularly gath
cred in the downtown restaurant at
half past u would wait fifteen min
utes for the privilege of being served
Hby Tessie They joked her a good deal
and always were rewarded by fash
ing smile and a twinkle of the eye, a
bit of repartee or perhaps a little eX
ira attention to their order. But new
er did one of them presume upon her
friendliness and bon camaraderie to
OverStep the very certain line which
she had drawn between herself and
those whom she served. She was
young, piquant and pretty, but she
'mothered" them ALL and. no matter
how tenderly she might ask if the eggs
were just right or the coffee hot, they
knew that it was useless to misinter-
pref that "mOtherlng"
Tessie stayed in the downtown lunch
room just three years. From the day
she came the managers discerning eye
discovered prize in her, and from the
ladies' table she was promoted to one
where masculinity and tips were more
frequent. If waitress were absent.
Tessie was always given the extra"
table to serve, and she never complain
ed. Tessie was never tardy, never
too ill to work, never distract or care
less. Tirelessly she went up and
down with her arms full of dishes and
food. THE boys used to speculate
sometimes upon Tessle's matrimonial
possibilities and hazard guesses as to
what they would do when some fellow
carried her off to wait on himself eX-
clusiyely. But in time she became
such fixture that they ceased wonder
ing why such pretty girl was forced
TO work in a quick lunch room and
gave up the thought that she would
ever marry at all.
That is why they We're very much
surprised one day when they arrived
to find no Tessie. Another waitress
tried to take her place, but nobody got
what he wanted, and nothing went
right. They had been so used to de-
pending upon Tessie's suggestions and
her memory that the new waitress had
a hard time of it. Finally in fit Of
the crouch one of the boys called the
manager over.
Say" he demanded, where's Tes-
sie?'
The manager lifted his eyebrows po-
Iitely
"Tessie?' he began. 'Oh. you mean
No. II. She will be back tomorrow"
The next morning TeSsie appeared az
usual The crowd of young clerks
greeted her with whoop.
"Wherc have you beenY' they de-
manded.
Tessie looked at them for n moment.
Her fingers gripped the edge of the
table, and two big tears rose to her
eyes.
III stayed home yesterday" she
said chokingly. toto go to my hus-
bands funeral
The clerks looked at one another
blankly.
Your husbandr exclaimed some
body :
YES" said Tessie simply. Hes
dead. He had been ill three years
consumption" And then she hurried
away to the kitchen to give her orders
and wipe her tear stained face.-New
York Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
BUSY SEASON FOR GOLFERS
Members Looking Forward to Two
Tournaments at Rock island Links.

Local golfers are already looking
forward to a season of unusual activ-
ity at Rock Island arsenal links in
1907. There will be all the usual club
events and in addition at least two
tournaments in which outside golfers
will participate. The principal of these
will be the Mississippi tourna-
ment which was awarded to the local
links last year. and it is settled that
there will be an invitation tournament
similar to that held last season. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
APPEARING OLD
Acts as a Bar to Profitable Employ
rr1ent.


rnent.
You cannot afford to grow old,
In these days of strenuous compsti-
ton it is necessary to maintain, as
long as possible ones youthful APPEAR
ance
1t is impossible to do this without
retaining a luxurious growth of 1air.
The presence of dandruff iItfcates
the presence of a burrowingf germ
which lives and thriyes on theroots of
the hair until it causes total taldness.
Newbro's Herpicide is he only
known destroyer of this pest and it is
as effective as it is delightful to use.
Herpicide makes an eIEant hair
dressing as well as dandrut cure.
Accept no substitute-tere is none.
Sold by leading druggifs. Send 1oc
in stamps for sample tofhe Herpicide
company. Detroit. MioE Two sizes.
soc and s100. T. H. Thomas, special
agent.
All the news al the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
SPREAD OF DISEASE CHECKED
Fewer Cases of Scarlet Fever in Mo-
line, and Many Homes Now Released.

Fewer Cases of Scarlet Fever in Mo-
line, and Many Homes Now Released.
The fndications,fro Moline are that
the authorities haze about gained con-
troll of the epideraic that has been rag
ing there for two months. Today 10
homes were released from quarantine,
and the number of cases reported was
not so large there being only five
cases reporteR yesterday and three to-
day. There ere no new cases in this
city, and the number is still below the
usual figurelfor this season of the year.
However the condition in Moline is
such that|the greatest care is being
taken to ipTevent a spread of the con-
tagion mHRock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Rheumatism Cured in . Day.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cured in one to
three days. Its action on the system
is remarkable and mysterious. It re.
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease immediately disappears The first
dose greatly benefits: as cents and 81
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second ave
nue., Rock Island: Gustave Schlegel &
son. 22o West Second street, Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
How to Cure chiIhlains.

"To enjoy freedom from chilblains."
writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me-,
81 apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excel
lent results" Guaranteed to cure few
er sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns,
wounds. frost bites and skin diseases.
25c at Nv. II. Hartz's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
KID FARMER GETS DECISION
outpoints Tommy Campbell of Omaha
at Des Moines

Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 23.-"Kid"
Farmer of Peoria, Ill.,, got a decision
over Tommy Campbell of Omaha in a
out
Denver, Jan. 23.-Harry Lewis
knocked out RUDE Smith in the eighth
round of their battle last night. Smith
was outclassed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

this bilf will stop-not work I'm sweat
shops. on the breakers, and I'm the fac
tories.
This word to our southern brothers.
and it is a word of doom. While the
white working people of the south.
composing the enormous majority OF
the entire white stock of that section.
are increasingly sending their children
TO the mills and thus wrecking the fu-
ture of the white race. the negroes OF
the south are increasingly sending
their children TO school. and thus i'm
proving the future of the black race.
We are deliberately weakening the
white race of the south, while gradual
ly strengthening the black race of the
south"
Summary of Points.
Summarizing his address in conclu.
sion he said:
81 have shown
First That the evil exists; that
certainly hundreds of thousands and
more, probably over one million, chill
dren are even now either being killed
or utterly destroyed for that citizen
ship on which this free nation depends.
Second. That the states can not
remedy this evil; and even If they
could. would not do so throughout the
whole republic for a generation.
Third. That the evil can be stopped
only by a national remedy; and that
this is right because it is a national
evil
Commerce Key.
Fourth. That this national remedy
can be applied without raising the dis.
puted question Of states rights. by in
voking the absolute power of congress
over interstate commerce.
Fifth. That over such commerce the
power of congress is unlimited and in
wolves the power to prohibit the trans
portation of any articles which con-
gress deems it wise to prohibit. this
having been repeatedly and expressly
decided by the supreme court.
Sixth. That in the exercise of this
power congress has passed a large
number of laws prohibiting interstate
commerce in various articles.
Seventh. That the possible abuse OF
such power is no argument against its
existence and that the remedy for such
an abuse is in the hands of the people
at the ballot box"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

Rock Island arsenal Glib is now an
active member of the NATIONAL associa-
ton and Colonel c. Watson French of
Davenport and J. D. s1ady of Moline
as delegates attendedja meeting of the
organization in Chicago recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
GASOLINE is INDICATED
Wins Both 10 and 20 Mile Events in
Ormond Beach Races.

Ormond, Jan. 23-The 10-mile event,
standing start, was won by Blakely in
"a 70-florse power gasoline car. Time,
minutes 421a seconds.
The 20-mile touring car event was
won by l.. K. Perlman in 50-horse
power gasoline car in % minutes 80 4-5
seconds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
PROTECT CHILDREN
Keynote of Beveridge's Speech
in Favor of New Child
Labor Law
DELIVERED BEFORE SENATE
Declared Constitutional to Use Inter
state Commerce Regulation to
Stop Evil.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bev-
eridge today spoke in favor of his bill
to prevent child labor. In the course
| of his remarks he said:
cit becomes clear that the states,
acting separately, can not stop this
practice. Some of the ablest and pur-
est men and women of the republic,
| who have given years of time and
study to this question, have come TO
| this final conclusion-that only a ma
tional remedy can stop this national
evil. Among these men and women
are some of the most earnest and
learned believers in the doctrine of
| states rights'-such. for example. as
DR.. Felix Adler, the famous scholar
and publicist.
Theory Not Touched.
But the theory of states rights is
not touched by this bill. Even if it
were touched, we ought not to bubble
about it, any more than we quibbled
about that theory when we passed the
national quarantine bill to keep out
yellow fever. If we could forget
states rights in keeping out yellow
people in a decade. ought we to re-
member states rights when we are
asked to pass bill TO prevent the
killing of thousands and the utter ruin
of tens of thousands every year?
But l have SO drawn this bill that
the question of states rights is not
involved. for am more anxious to end
an inhuman evil than | am to debate a
governmental theory The most ear
nest adherent of states rights can
vote for it without violating his con-
stitutional convictions. Whoever votes
against this bill must do so on other
grounds than states rights
Different Kind of Work.
eff it is said that most of our strong
men in business. politics, and litera-
ture got their best training at work,
the answer is that it was the work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
BASEBALL REMINDERS

1t is announced that Charles Buelow.
manager of the Peoria club in the
Three-Eye league last year, has closed
contract with Evansville of the Cen
trail league for the coming season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23

All the news az the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-23
Different Kind of Work.

eff it is said that most of our strong
men in business. politics, and litera-
ture got their best training at work.
the answer is that it was the work
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24

sightseeing autos was also pass
ing at the time. The conductor
in process of describing the differ
ent places of interest to the tour
ist came to the little pressed brick
church, when he yelled through
the megaphone, "This is the old
est niger Baptist church in the
city. Red without and black with
in" The black doubtless referred
to the color of its membership.
AS matter of facts there are
probably not dozen dark persons
who attend that church. Not
that they are unwelcome but it
just happens that way. Of course
no one who is familiar with the
church would think of describing
DIR. Grinke and his followers as
Baptist.
The auto conductor created a
laugh among the strangers, and
that was his aim, caring not what
he said or how gross misrepre-
sentation he might make.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24
ENCOURAGING
Remarks T. Washington his Address
National Negro Business League Logical Advice
How o Successfully Build a Race

In his speech before the Nation
al Negro Business League last
week Booker T. Washington said:
Despite much talk the Negro is
not discouraged, but is going
forward. The race owns to-
day an acreage of land that is
equal to the combined acreage of
Holland and Belgium. Negroes
own more land, more houses, more
stores, more banks, than ever be-
fore in our past history. We are
learning that no race can occupy
soil unless that race can get as
much out of that soil as any other
race gets out of it. Soil, sunshine,
rain and the laws of trade have no
regard for race or color. We are
learning that we must be builders
if we would succeed. In proper
tion as we learn this lesson, in the
same proportion will we find help
in the South and in the North.
We must not be content to be
merely tolerated in communities,
we must make ourselves needed.
The great economic laws that gov
ern the universe know no racial or
color lines. The forces of nature
will respond as readily to the hand
of the Chinaman, the Italian or
the Negro as any other race. Man
may discriminate, but nature and
the economic laws that control
commerce and markets will not
and can not. Nature does not
hide her wealth from a black; the
rewards of usefulness are open to
all, and herein lies the great
chance for the Negro race. Un-
derneath all political, educational
and even moral and religious pro-
gress there are certain economic
laws which every race must CON-
ply with that would be classed
among the successful races of the
earth. From this law there is no
escape for blacks or whites, red or
brown.
There used to be a question as
to whether or not the Negro could
be ducated-that is, in the ordi-
nary sense in which we understand
education There is no longer any
such question in the minds of
any people whose opinions are
worth considering. There is a
question yet remaining and one
that is constantly being debated as
to what extent the Negro as race
is using and is capable of using
education so as to increase his pro.
ductive ability and in distribut-
ing the products of earth among
the markets of the world.
repeat that during the last for
ty years the American Negro has
convinced the world that he could
be educated in literature, science,
mathmetics, agriculture, mechan-
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24

Roosevelt and the Negro" is
the magnetic title of a public let.
ter issued by Prof. Kelley Miller
of the Howord University and
simultaneously published in the
morning papers of Washington:
1t will probably be as widely read
and discussed as other interesting
papers such as ''As to the Leop-
ards Spots" and his replys to Tom
Dixon and John Temple Graves.
The letter deals with the atti-
tude of the President on the Ne
gro question from before San Juan
Hill up to Brownsville and is a
calm, sincere and eloquent disqui-
sition on what in the language of
the Turf would be called "a rever-
sal of form" on the part of the
Executive.
The paper to be properly appre-
ciated and thoroughly digested
should be read and reread, for on
ly so is It possible TO grasp the
complete and exact service which
the author has performed for the
race. 1t represents the protest
which the most intelligent and
conservative Negroes have voiced,
both in formal meetings and pri-
vate converse, as to the apparent
lack of friendliness on the part of
the President, as well as the wall
of sorrow, fear and resentment, as
it comes from the hut and cabin
of the ignorant and lowly.
Prof. Miller has said more and
to better effect in this article of
his, than all that has previously
been written and said on the sub
ject.
This is perhaps a very strong
statement, but 1 believe a calm
survey of the procession of facts
and incidents which have linked
Mr. Roosevelt and the Negro in
historical prominence, will more
than Warrant the assertion.
The masses and individuals who
spoke in censure during the pro.
gress of events were urged by an
cry passions to bitterness and in
vective and halted not to give a
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24

les, household arts and in the pro-
fessions. We have won this VIC
tory not by depending upon empty
talk, not by depending upon alb
stract argument, not by abuse of
some one, but by actually doing
the thing, by filling every public
school, every college, every indus
trial and professional school that
has been opened for us. We have
won this victory by having liv-
ing tangible object lessons in
every part of the United States
that within themselves were indis-
putable evidences of our ability to
receive education. When proof is
asked of our ability to receive ed
ucation we can point to the little
bareheaded and barefooted picka-
ninny in the Mississippi log cabin
or we can point to the Negro
youth in cap and gown in Oxford
University (England). So much
is settled, but as 1 have said, there
is still debate and question as to
what extent we have ability to ap-
ply our education to all concerns
of common life-to bring to bear
the force of our education upon
the soil, mechanics. household arts,
manufacturing, trades and in the
matters that concern plain every
day living. Education may be
valuable or worthless Gold may
be valuable or worthless. Gold
touching the markets of the world
is valuable, bushel of gold dol
lars in boat in mid. ocean lying
at the feet of a hungry man, is
worthless. Gold has got to touch
something to impart real value to
it. Education has got to touch
something in the same way; has
got to quicken something into life
to be of value. Now one of the
objects sought to be accomplished
by the National Negro Business
League is to help the Negro race
convince the world that it can not
only receive education, but it can
use it in getting most out of the
soil, out of mechanics honsekeep-
ing, business and commerce. In
this case as in the matter of edu-
cation it is going to be the actual
doing of the thing, not talking
about it, that is going to convince
the world. In meeting this need
the National Negro Business
League has already more than JUS
titled its eight years of existence.
In the first place, it is teaching the
race self reliance it is teachins the
race that success is to be found in
ones own community, and not in
the seat of government at Wash
ington. Let me give you an illus
tration Of the influence of this or
ganization: Before it came into
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24
NO. 48.

existence there were less than half
dozen Negro. banks owned and
controlled by our people, now there
are 81 and 10 of these are in the
State of Mississippi; the race owns
and controls 134 drug stores; al
most every town and city now has
its grocery stores, notion stores,
dry goods stores owned and con-
Quoted by our people. Out of this
organization has grown 457 local
Negro Business Leagues scattered
throughout the country, which are
exerting the same kind of infu-
ence in their communities as the
National Business League. But
above all this it is the spirit of our
people and the determination of
our people to prove to the world
our usefulness as citizens in any
community where we reside that
is encouraging.
The great battle cry of our race
which should be sounded in every
part of the land, is overcome evil
with good" overcome failure with
success, overcome injustice with
usefulness, overcome doubt with
high endeavor, overcome shiftless-
ness with high achievements.
There is something in human ma.
ture that compels respect for sue
cess regardless of races or color.
Most important of all, do not
make the mistake of believing that
mere agitation or condemnation of
wrong, demanding rights, or de-
Tending will within themselves,
push forward our cause. All these
considerations have a place and a
right place in the economy of race
building, but these elements with
in themselves unsupported and Lot
based upon more fundamental
matters will leave us wandering in
the wilderness many years hence.
If history teaches any one lesson
more thoroughly than another, it
is that successful effort in con-
structive, productive work is what
counts in getting a race upon its
feet.
have thus plainly indicated
what our duty and policy as a peo-
pie should be others outside of the
race can encourage and assist us
in certain regards, but we, our
selves, must be the prime movers.
Should interpret and analyze the
feelings and ambitions of the black
man in America it is this: He is
not seeking to dominate over 9TH
ers in matters of government, nor
is he seeking to intermingle with
others in strictly social matters
where he is not wanted or asked,
but he is asking that in every COM
munity and state where he resides
that equal justice shall be meted
out to him in the courts and else
where, and that at all times his
family and property shall be pro-
tected by those who administer
the laws. This, l believe, in the
end, the great American people
will grant to ten millions of their
citizens.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24
WashingtonD.C.

Social Inactivity National CapaOver Negroes
Present at "Negro Day. at Jamestown "Physcans Day"
will be August Both Niagara Movement Hold
Notable Meeing-Prof Kelley Miller
write on Roosevelt and Negro"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24
to CoLoRApo STATESMAN.

Special to COLORADO STATESMAN.
Washington is now passing
through its annual season of torrid
-whataer as well as that of a most
pronounced social inactivity.
= The public school contingent in
considerable numbers has taken it.
self to the country. seashore and
/. mountain, for rest and recreation
and will doubtless return few
weeks hence invigorated and rein
spired for the work of another
term.
Of course there are great many
with whom the uncertainties of
the last session have operated as a
deterrent in the matter of taking
on unnecessary expense and these,
not few, remain quietly at home
and through music at the public
parks, trolley partys and an occas-
ional excursion, contrive to pass
vacation days quiet pleasurable
and happily.
Negro Day at the Jamestown
Exposition, Saturday August 3, at
tracted a large number of Negroes
from Washington and cities furth-
er North. These too, were aug
mented by the large number of ed
ucators and other race workers who
were already on the ground in at
tendance on the annual conference
at the Hampton Institute.
Negro Day was in many import
ant respects one of the most sue
cessful special days celebrated
since the Expo" was opened to
the public.
1t is stated that fully 10000 Ne
groes alone gave evidence by their
presence of their indomitable race
pride, unfaltering faith in its con-
tinued progress and success and a
convincing assurance of the inn
possibility of discouraging them
in their forward and upward trend.
In writing of this occasion, r..
W. Thompson, the General Cor
.respondent says "The bright and
particular star of the occasion of
course was DIR. Booker T. Wash
ington. His unusually able and
vigorous address of two hours
covered the broadest range of cur
rent race topics and was received
with many hearty evidences OF ap-
proval 1t breathed the spirit OF
hope in every paragraph and the
keynote of his eloquence delivered
was this priceless value of grasping
our opportunities to demonstrate
to the world that we are capable
of absorbing and turning to practi-
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24

The next session of the Nation
al Negro Business League will be
held in Baltimore, Md, in 1908.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-08-24

cal account the rich resources at
the command of the enterprising
and Industrious.