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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

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Rev. Fl. H. Prostor. speaking ON
Egypt and Its Light on the Relation
of the Races" In Atlanta. said:
Z Egypt is the gateway OF Africa,
the cradle OF civilization and the
mother of the Holy Land. Cairo, the
center Of Egyptian life. presents
many contrasts between the new and
the old world. but It's chief interest
is historic. Its pyramids constitute
the earliest monuments to human IN
dustry. It is evident from q study OF
the great museum IN Cairo that
great people occupied this territory.
They were great IN agriculture. art,
science and religion. It Is also clear
that blacks played . great part In this
civilization. Among the evidences 81
this are the busts and pictures o.
kings seen In the museum. The kings
and queens we're OF various colors.
The features Of the Sphinx are those
Of negro and the colossal statue OF
Rameses H.. excavated at Memphis,
shows him to be OF black origin. The
Pharaoh before whom Moses pleaded
was the son Of Rameses l., and was,
therefore of Negritian origin. :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

N rs ". Z NE .
James Shelton, indianapolis, MEM
Der OF the ways and means commit
tee, called upon =. Lung, Chinaman,
for subscription. says an exchange.
Shelton told Lung that he would guar
antee that he would wash 5000 more
shorts during the K. Of P. encamp-
ment. Lung didn't believe It and re-
piled, "Niggee amt got 5000 shirtee.
Mcgee only got one shirtes." Shelton
insisted that 5000 negroes represent
cd at least 5000 shirts and that Lung
ought to subscribe for he would see
that trey would bring all their shirts
to his Land v. The Chinaman laughed
and r51;;: y u 81 you dollie. but Mig
gee amt got 5000 shir.ee. Niggee's
shirtees are no good. They lose
Scheckee. Don't you send 5000 mig
gees here scare my baby. Tell mig
gee no checkee no shirtee. Give dol
lie" Mr.. Shelton accepted Lungs
dollar and declared he would never
try to induce Z Chinaman to sub
scribe to another negro enterprise as
long % he lives. Dallas Express.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

Dr.. Booker 7. WAshington's appear
ance In the Alabama case st the White
House wan that Of 3 patriotic citizen
Of Alabama, defender OF the civic
privileges OF his race and q foe to the
feactionarys forces that would rele-
gate the negro to the background. Doc
tor Washington ID In no sense poll
tician. He gives his opinion Of public
matters when An expression can 40
rood. He does his duty a. q wide
awake American should. Texas Free
man. Al III i.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

The frivolous fuss maker and the
suuabbler has made conditions harder
Tor the negro than any other class q q
our people. y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

Every negro bank, negro store.
negro shop and all negro enterprises,
every educated negro boy and girl
helps to solve the so-called negro
problem and lift that much-talked Of
white mans burden" Lets line up
and promote enterprise, race patron
are and thorough business and liter
airy education. "a les U az go 80
!Plaindealer. ,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15
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lnman =. Page. president OF Lang
ston university. Langston City. Okla.
tn his speech. before the National No
gre Rusinsss league Ut Little Rock.
Ark told what the negro was doing
In education. and how he was being
helped by tho state. The institution
started Just thirtsen years ago with
40 acres Of land, without the mule. 40
students and four teachers. The
state than appropriated $4,000 for the
support Of the school for two years.
He recounted the success year BY
year, until at present 1t has $40
acres. 25 teachers, s73 students and
the national government had given
100000 acres OF Land for the endow-
ment OF negro school. &
The change In political parties did
not make any change In the interest
Of the white people In the negroes
progress, because just after the
change the main building was de-
stroyed by FIRE, and the legislature
appropriated 100000 for the erec,
ton OF another building, which far
surpassed the former one I'VE are
turning out teachers to teach the ne
gro race, lawyers to plead for the ne
gro, and doctors to cure the negro
race" he said
Other addressed were delivered by
]. e. johnson, cashier of the Peo'
ples Bank and Trust company: John
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

Debt is an awful burden upon any
human being, who has experienced It,
some Of our people will get into II,
seeing no way OF getting out, then
they will be harassed.' Recently We
saw several Of these victims being
stormented aud Inundated BY these
loan sharks, who make double their
money loaned BY practtcing usury.
Dealing with this system only means
shame and disgrace to you In long
run. Try to economic and get o.,
foot Palestine Plaind dealer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

Quite large crowd OF colored peo-
pie and considerable number OF rep
resentative white people gathered In
Bethel church in Atlanta to hear the
address OF w. T. Vernon. ex-register OF
the treasury, who Is now connected
with the interior department as super
visor OF education. His present APP
pointment was made some time ago BY
President Taft and comes as a reward
for his able work in Kansas, where
he lie q leader His address was an
and instructive one. He
urged that there should be peace and
a cordial understanding between the.
races here In the south, and that this
was the first and most Important requi-
site for progress. This can be easily
done, for the best white people are the
real friends Of the law-abiding colored
citizens. l am the child OF slave par
ents,'' he continued, "and we are here
to stay, to live in this country. where
we have been for the last three hun
dred years, and we mean to remain
here. We must work out our destiny
as other people have done, and must
pay and must make sacrifices" He was
introduced by Bishop ]. s. Ripper OF
Arkansas. and the closing remarks
were by the pastor, DR.. c. N. Tanner.
Vernon came here from Hampton In
stttute, and will 60 from here to Tuske-
gee, following the work OF his depart
ment. Il "A s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

1ne time u ripe. u ever Il was. TOR
..rery negro q speciality. energy
- thrift. y own their own real
denoe, II they already do MOT oyn
-. The man who works nix days
=, each weak and without oeasing
shmld It least put a1ide . percentage
- each weeks wages, 70 that In 2
,.asonahlo time the nucleus will have
heen secured towards the first pay
ment ON = home.
Wa have from time to time writ
ten article after article upon this
sub,ect. We have pleaded with.
threatened and abused whenever We
thought It would do some good on
this line, and We believe results have
Rem attained for we have noticed that
here IL activity In the purchase OF
nal estate by the colored people OF
this city. We mean by that the pur-
chase OF small places for homes. not
- investments. II this - done dn pro
norton to the, numbers represented by
The negroes In the population of this
city according to the advantages Of
tered them In the field Of labor, and
With the remuneration equalized as
II is today. there Is no earthly reason
why they should not purchase 2 home
whenever they 50 desire.
Men may claim that the negro is
,ull OF idleness. that he is thriftless,
and that no win not work regularly
and stick to It. This certainly Is un-
true and when reduced to facts and
figures 1t can be shown that the labor
If the entire south IL today handled
b. the negro and In many places he
d clamoring for work and cannot get
n, This lie different here, for tn
South Carolina and especially adja-
cent to Charleston there LIS and has
ben sufficient work for all who may
apply and with wages from thirty
three and one-third to nifty per cent.
better than few years ago. Occa-
donally or at certain seasons some
classes of labor might decrease or
slacken up for q month or 30, but
taken as whole, the year round, the
laborer is truly worthy Of hts hire.
Then let the man who is at the
head of a family consider these
things, save his money and build
him home, however humble. for the
protection of his family in the days
when age and infirmity Will cause
him to cease froIs active labor.
Charleston Is. c. Messenger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

It goes without saying that one bad
and worthless negro can do more real
harm IN q minute than all the good
negroes put together can accomplish
IN 9 year In matters Of racial uplift
and that which tends to progress, race
advancement and all else pertaining to
our well-being and material welfare.
FOR instance, consider what was done
Y 2 racial way It Little Rock, Ark.
i iast week and that which is charged
Up. TO our race by that vicious and
goods othing scoundrel q day or
!, Two ago In Purcell. Okla. Texas Free
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

Pessimism Is not q word or term
with which to con1ure. II you would
lit men up o. prepare them to un.
lock for themselves those causes that
contain the essentials Of q useful. prac-
teal life. The man. woman or child
Who II pessimistic II foredoomed 70
failure. Elk,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

When ! backward race gets far
enough advanced to attract wide
spread attention and command =
healthy opposition. no better evidence
OF Its progress 10 needed. When the
negro was q slave he had no opposi-
ton because he was not in competi-
don with the white man. But nifty
years Of freedom have brought him
to the point where he Is debated on
In college, written about IN the mag
azines and newspapers. discussed IN
politics, preached on from the pulpit.
argued about In homes and even
made the subject 81 drama None but
q rising people could command al
this attention.-Ex.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

The census reports thus far issued
show in regard to agricultural condi-
lions In the south two things:
First, in both the South Atlantic
and the south central states the
value OF farm lands and farm buildings
has considerably more than doubled.
They have increased in the South At
lantic states from 81 ,205, $50. 900 in 1900
to $2.476, 152, 900 In 1910, an increase Of
81, 269, SO2, 900. In the south central
states the increase has been even
greater. The value OF farm lands and
buildings in 1900 was $2,072,672,000,
and In 1910 1t was 1883. 353, 900, an
Increase Of $2,764. 6S1, 900. Second,
during this time the number OF farms
has steadily Increased, showing that
the plantations are breaking up and
the era Of the small farmer has ar
rived, while during the same period
the number Of negro land owners has
increased much more rapidly than the
number Of white land owners. This
certainly looks as II the negro was not
going backward In the south. no mat
ter how much the planters howl about
negro labor. New York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15

ogoRoiAse Rv,D9Ncg or APPRs.
olArloN or rA9 OLD ANTE.
DgLLUM M9oRo. IN PRACTICAL
FORM ADour 70 % IN MATE.
rial ottAPg IN ATHENS.

me bends bSnoath the weight o1 years
With feeble feet and slow.
Yet In her heart there thFobs and shines
the HIGHT Of long ago:
OF days whom on her dear old face
there played IN sngel smile.
A. In her blsssed Arms she held and
croonsd TO sleep "hsr chile"
The color Of = lowly race shons with its
ebon glow,
Ana yet the ''old black mammy's soul
was white ~ driven snow;
Her toilworn hands were kind and true
through all her bonded years.
TO nistiss and the little ones In glAdnesa
and In tsars:
And through wars wearing agency her
heart was free from guile.
And loyal to the bitter end TO 'Mistus''
and ''her chile.
Her ranks are waning year by year on
southern hill and plain.
And when the last black mammy's gone
she'll never come again;
Yet somewhere on the radiant hills be-
ss yond earth's woe and vile,
Her dear old arms will fold again o Mis-
tus and .'her chile"
God bless heF-till her weary feet shaL
touch the shining shore;
God keep her with his faithful ones q
rest forevermore!
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09

II. Z. Laffoon, one of Deming's
real estate dealers and all around
boosters, has recently moved to his
land eight miles north Of Columbus.
Mr.. Laifoon is installing; over his
ready dug well n 25 h. p. Witte en-
gine which is being hooked onto a
No. 5 Advance pump. 1t is jerking
the irrigation juice out of the
ground at the rate of 500 gallons
per minute. Mr.. Laifoon has start
ed right by buying machinery capa-
BILE Of handling much larger
stream Of water. and this fall ex-
poets TO improve his well by enlarg-
ing the capacity. Columbus News.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09

. The alfalfa harvest has been on
in New Mexico for the last fort
night and will begin all over Colo
RADIO within the next two weeks and
at this the open season is n little
earlier than usual. Some farmers
claim that alfalfa should be cut as
soon as the first blossoms appear
and we incline 10 this theory. 9th
ers hold that the cutting should be
done when the alfalfa is in full
bloom and still others ten days after
full bloom, but of course the latter
position is ridiculous and untenable
except among the bee men. For
the purpose of answering these
questions from the feeding stand
point the Utah Station purchased
forty head OF two-year-old steers
which will be divided into different
lots or sets. A piece of alfalfa was
divided into three different strips,
cuttings being made at definite inter-
vals and this was continued for five
years. It was found that the
average acre yield from the strip
cut in early bloom was 1858
pounds; in full bloom 9,S29 pounds;
after full bloom. 9,l0O pounds. The
annual yield of digestible matter
was as follows: cut in early bloom,
6,4lS pounds; cut in full bloom,
5,9l2 pounds; cut after full bloom,
+. 1903 pounds.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
DODGE CITY MAN
LIKES DEM|NG COUNTRY
Former Foreman of Arkansas
Valley Irrigation Co.
Settled Here
GIVES GOOD REASONS
Believes the Mimbres Valley
Best Alfalfa Land in the
World.
GIVES GOOD REASONS

Last year DR.. Connoway interest
ed S. s. McAdams, of Dodge City,
Kansas, in the possibilities Of this
region and now the gentleman from
the Sunhower State has transferred
his interests and incidentally his ex-
cellent wife and three fine children
to the sunshine state. AS a fore
man Of the Arkansas Valley Irriga-
ton Co.. with one ditch 50 miles
long, he knows what irrigation is
from the foundation, and does not
hesitate TO pronounce the Deming
country the cream of the United
States, and just to let people know
that he believes what he is talking
about, has invested in quarter Sec
ton 81 miles southeast Of town and
will at once begin development,
putting in n IS h. p. gasoline en-
gine and an approved pump Of sufli-
cient capacity to irrigate his farm.
He has leased the Williams tract,
adjoining his property on the east
and will put in 40 acres Of beans
and 40 acres of forage stuff this
year. bestirring himself in the
mean time by putting up a fine
ranch home. He is a warm friend
of alfalfa and is of the opinion that
no better land lies out Of doors than
the farm he has just bought, and
which foyms part of this great
valley.
Mr.. McAdams is particularly well
impressed with the evenness of the
surface and consequent ease of irri-
cation throughout the whole valley.
Instead of two or three wells on a
quarter section one does the busi-
ness with perfect ease. For reas-
ons above noted and others equally
as good, our friend from Kansas is
shaking hands with himself every
morning to think he's here.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09

A quiet home wedding was SOL
emnized Saturday afternoon at the
Doran home on Silver avenue, upon
which occasion Miss Velma Baker of
Hermanas, became the bride of Mr..
Ben l.. Perkins of Fl Paso. Rev.
W. +. Foulks performed the ,cere-
mony in the presence of a few i'm
mediate friends of the bride. Quick
ly following the ceremony and con-
gratulations the bride and groom
were driven TO the train which was
standing at the union station just
ready to pull out.
The bride is exceedingly well and
favorably known in this city and
the groom is holding down a good
job with the 4. p. & S. W. railway
at FL Paso, which city will be their
home. The GRAPHIC extends sin
cere congratulations.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
WOMEN BOOSTERS
ALL AROUND US
----------
The Mimbres Valley Favored
With intelligent and En-
thusiassic Women


II Is q pleasant thing to know
that every loyal resident Of the
Mimbres Valley is royal booster.
Men. women and children alike sing
the praises Of this favored region.
The health-giving ozone and pure
water make for a booster
spirit, and the more intelli- :
gent the person the more consistent
and persistent the boosting.
From time to time the GRAPHIC
has observed the high grade booster
spirit Of our high grade women
and II might be well to note right
here that the American continent
contains no better women.
A few days ago Mrs. Chas Heath.
who is the right kind Of assistance
TO her husband in developing a
fine section Of land in the lower
valley, favored the GRAPHIC with a
pleasant call and in course Of the
conversation took occasion to say
some very complimentary things
about the Mimbres Valley. Among
other things she said the family
came from New York but had no in
tention of returning TO the Empire
State. She referred. with enthusi-
asm. to our marvellous development
Of the past few months and Of the
superior class Of people who are con-
stantly coming to the land Of sun
shine. When the Heaths settled on
their farm a few months ago. hardly
a light was visible on the plains at
night and now the lamps of happy
people CLEAN in all directions, as
soon as daylight fades into raptur-
Gus night.
That reminds us that New Mexi-
co nights are absolutely the mcst
charming of any country on the civ
ilized globe. Ask any New Mexi-
can or any stranger who has ever
been here.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
A New Race of People.

The Mexican people have for 100
years worked out their own saliva
ton, maintained their physical, in
tellectual and spiritual independ-
ence, brought light to dark places,
resisted forces of evil. protected
their resources. and developed
their collective capacity for self
support and self control. Her civ
iIization today is not American or
French or German or English or
Spanish II Is distinctively Mexican.
A powerful sentiment of nationality
prevails in Mexico and it is well
founded and well justified.
To estimate lightly Mexico's con.
tributions to her own and the
worlds civilization is to show ig-
norance or prejudice. Ell Paso Her.
aid
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
GOOD ROADS IDEA
GETTING GOOD HOLD
-----~----
Over Fourteen Hundred Dol
lars Raised by Property
Owners
SIXTEEN MILES SOUTH
Clark, Codchaux and Smith
Doing Great Work to
Make Good Roads.

Sam T. Clark. Leon Godchaux
and s. J. Smith are working day
and night to bring about results
that will make l6 miles Of splendid
highway from Deming to the Noun
tainview district. For several days
the live gentlemen above mentioned
have been exceedingly busy getting
private subscriptions TO start fund
to be used in building permanent
highway l6 miles south Of Deming,
through district that is very rap
idly developing. They have sue
ceedcd thus far in raising $l403 and
the list Is still open. They have
asked the county commissioners to
put in a like amount and will then
ask the territory to come across with
an amount equal to both the others,
or about $4,000. This amount will
make a splendid road as the natural
conditions are very favorable.
The matter was brought TO the
attention of the commissioners Mon
day, but as Chairman Killinger was
unable TO be present. no definite ac-
ton could be taken. 1t Is the very
best thing our people can do and
will do more to raise the price of
real estate than any action that
....l.I l.. anL.a
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09

The contract for the four build
ings at TT. Bayard, costing $75. 900
has been completed. The buildings
are for officers quarters, are Of
brick. two stories, modern improve
ments and have been in process Of
erection since July last. Each
building has fourteen rooms.
Other buildings costing $4,000
will be completed In June and the
pumping plant recently installed at
an expense of $lOO.OO0. will bring
the total sum up to $250,O0O, the
sum spent by the government at
Fort Bayard in the past two years.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
c. !. LAUGHREN
A GOOD HOMBRE
He's a Persistent Booster
and Shows his Faith by
his Works
His Wide Acquaintance Does
Much for Mimbres VAL
ley Development.

Aside from his duties as president
Of the Deming Real Estate and I'M
proyemcnt Co. and Home Plot Co.
and incidentally owner Of the city
water works and a thousand or two
lots scattered about the city, and
having in charge two or three
thousand acres of land around the
town, c. J. Laughren has plenty Of
time to boost this country and
show strangers what We are doing
by way Of development. II costs
him great big chunks Of dinero TO
run that gasoline buggy of his out
to Hund's and Hicks, ShulI's and
Connaway's. McBride's and Bur-
dicks. Bumpus and Ramsay's,
Young's and Taylor's, Cox's and
Berry's, Plainview and Mountain
view, Hondale and lola. Carne and
Cambray, or any other Of the scores
Of the attractive farms and villages
in Luna county. and yet you see
him every day doing this very trick
and when the gasoline and repair
bills come in. c. J. exercises the
muscles Of his right forearm in
writing a check or checks, as the
case may be, to liqlidate for the
aforesaid gasoline add other sundry
accessories.
Don't think for minute that C..
j. ever complains at doing all this
free boosting fpr the greatest val
ley in the Southwest. There's nary
a sob. He's a booster by disposition
and q man not afraid to spend a
dollar to benefit the whole country.
II was lucky day for Luna coun-
ty when c. j. hit Deming. He's a
slayer and winner and probably
has n larger acquaintance among the
captains Of industry" of our coun-
try than any other man in the
Southwest.
He always has hosts of friends
because he is friendly to others,
deals on the square and calls things
by their right names. Long live C..
j.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Hollingsworth
were IN town Saturday and Sunday,
calling on old friends on their way
TO Hachita. after a sixty day vaca-
ton in California. Mr.. Hollings-
worth worked In the Southern Pa
cihc offices here some years ago,
but since the Lordsburr 4 Hachla
railroad was built, and Hachita ca
tablished, he has been that COM
pany's agent at IIachita. and Joint
agsnl for the T.. P. & 5. W. Lords
burg Liberal.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-06-09
Peterson Going to the Farm
to Live.

+. c. Peterson, on of Deming's s
old time business men, has decided
to go out onto his ranch northwest
of town to make a home. He
will erect a large adobe house and
has already let the contract for the
manufacture of the 'dobies. He
will put down a well and install a
modern pumping plant and you can
figure that your uncle +. c. will
have a house that will be very pleas
ant to stop at.
OF course his having ranch will
make no difference about his down
town business, which will be car
ried on without interruption.
We expect this plan of having a
country home and doing business in
the city will be quite the popular
thing here in the not very distant
future.
You will not be real bright until
YOU have met Ongaleno.