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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
DANGER ASSURED"

An Englishman was recently In
vited by New Yorker to accompany
him on hunting trip on Long Is
land.
Large or small gamer laconically
asked the Briton, who had hunted In
every quarter of the globe.
You do not expect to find lions and
tigers on Long Island. do your queri
ed the New Yorker.
Hardly" responded the other,
with a laugh; but like spice Of
danger In my hunting"
If that's the case" answered the
American with grin, I'm your man,
all right. The last time i went out i
shot my brother-in-law in the leg!''-
London Telegraph. #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
iowa State BYstander
BYSTANDER RUB. co. Publishers
cEs MONIES. IOWA
HITcHED HIM UP HERSELF
Woman Had Made Only = Few Unlm-
pos<ant Mlstakss In Harness.
jnn the Horss.

three men ran out and grasped the
bridle OF the excited horse. The horse,
Il might be said. was more scandal.
ned and amazed than frightsned.
"Oh, what's the matter with him &
walled che lady In the buggy. One OF
me men walked about the horse and
inspected him.
II guess" he said. dryly. that Il We
turned the bride around 20 the blind
srs wouldn't clap him under the chin.
and took this trace from under his
hind leg, and UNFINISHED the breeching,
he'd feel little more comfortable
The lady glared at him.
II hitchcd that horse up myself,
she said; 1T was Just exactly the way
they showed me-" The man said moth
ing. but busted himself In straighten'
Ing out the harnsss.
Il guess" he said, It'd best take
him out Of the shafts. The breast COL
lars on backward, and the saddle
ought to be pulled up foot forward.
The lady withered the good Samaritan
with . glance.
IL anything on right! she inquirs
Cd. The man considered.
'sWhy, yes" he said; the backing
straps are all right. They we're fast
ened to the shafts and you snap EN-
On--"
Il knew 1t was all right" the lady
said, ''just some little unimportant
things wrong. Thank you Come up!"
And the old horse trottsd piactdiy
away, the lady sitting very erect.
"Now--whatd 10 -y0u-t think Of
that!" inquired the helpful man.
standing In the street and shading
his eyes to look after the driver.
"The wonder ID" said one OF the
less helpful. that more people don't
ret killed. i've seen some fools get
into an automobile and try to run It
iirst pop. Often you res people who
can't row get into boat and BIT back
ward In It to push on the oars"
'But the worst Of all" third man
said. rs the fellow who tries to sail
Z boat before he knows one sail from
another, or what they're used for"
The helpful man sighed.
Lies full Of chances" he said.
Maybe that lady will get home all
right
Sure she WILL" another assured
him "A special providence watches
over women who hitch up their own
horses. Galveston News.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

Do you own an automobile? Mo-!
Well, the increase In the automobile
business Is one Of the most remarkable
in the history Of any one Of our many
comparatively new Industries. In 1904,
for example, 22,s30 automobiles were
produced, capitalized at 323.084.00
while in 1909, 127.2S7 were produced,
capitalized at $17s.s37 200. according to
the federal census bureau. The cap
italization of the whole business, that
is, all parts Of 1t, In 1904, $40, 034,.
900 and $249, 100000. The automobile
is fast displacing the horse. It is ceas-
ing to be a vehicle In the reach Of the
rich only as q luxury and is becoming
one Of service within the reach Of PEG.
pie Of ordinary means. It has opened q
splendid field Of employment for ne
groes, as drivers, which Is q better and
less barbarous term than chauffeurs,
and IN all the large cities they are OPP
Grating garages as owners or mana
gers, The number Of our business
and professional men who own auto.
mobiles is large and steadily In
creasing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
CONGRESS GOES 70 TUskEGEE
SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
THE SUNDAY. SCHOOL CON.
GREss, JUNE s-1o-BookER I.
.WAsHiNGToN's INVITATION
ACCEPTED BY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONGRESS-.


Washington, Wizard Of Tuskegee, Will
entertain the seventh annual session
of the Sunday school congress at Tus-
kegee Institute, Ala, the first week In
June, according to the decision Of the
officials of that body and members Of
the board at its last session. The &C.
lions of the boards was given out
by the secretary Of the Sunday school
congress and confirmed by the chair
man of the meeting as well as by the
members of the boards. While the
Congress was in session at Meridian,
Miss, last June, DR.. Washington wired
an invitation, stating that he desired
to entertain the great gathering of
Sunday school workers at Tuskegee
Institute. Invitations were also re-
ceived and considered from the cham
Der of commerce at Washington, d.
c.; convention bureau at Buffalo, N.
Y; Cincinnati, O.; st. Louis, Mo-; At
lantic City, N. j.; Chicago, ILL.,, and
Binghamton, N. Y, for the next ses-
sion of the Sunday school congress.
Our needs along the Sunday school
line in keeping the intelligent young
people in the Sunday school, as. well
as attracting those out Of the school
room to the future church, have long
been known" said Henry A. Boyd, sec
rotary Of the Congress Movement,
land this movement has proven one Of
the most helpful in the denomination
history" It is predicted that because
Of the popularity of this Congress
Movement and the fact that 1t goes
to Tuskegee, it will draw the largest
attendance Of any Sunday school meet
Ing ever held in the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
No Mountain Laurel, pIeas.,


Crusaders for national flower
come. grow. fade and depart as regu-
'larly and a. sweetly az the flowers
themselves. Wherefore We do not take
with too great seriousness the cam
paiSn said to have been started to
make the mountain laurel blossom the
SfnciaI emblem Of these United States.
But why, when We are choosing ma
tiona. flower, do we not at least try
to fine one that has some familiar con-
nection with our daily life! The noun
tain laurel campaign reminds % Of
the grocer who came down town and
announced that he had named his son
Algernon. why" asked his old sales.
man sadly, why don't We give the
poor Kid . name he can get work
with Chicago Post q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
new ENGLAND
GREETS EDUCATOR
Or. Washington Gets Warm
Welcome in Boston and
Other Cities.
Talks AT HARVARD
ADDRESSES LARGE BODY OF STU
DENTS AT HARVARD UNION
CLUBHOUSE ON "NEaRo PROG
REss."

Boston. Mass.-Dr. Booker T. WASH
ington. principal Of the Tuskegee IN.
stitute. has been III and about Boston
and New England, busily engaged IN
delivering a series Of addresses, ana
bringing to thousands q message OF
hope and optimism regarding the tu-
ture of the negro in America.
The leaders Of thought and opinion
in this section have been thrilled by
the eloauence and saneness Of his ut
terances, and everywhere he has been
enthusiastically received.
The educator was the guest OF non
or at luncheon given at the IWen-
tieth Century club, an organization
composed Of the most prominent ousi-
ness and professional men in the HuD
city, and one which just two days DO.
fore had entertained President LoweH
of Harvard university.
Doctor Washington spoke under the
auspices of the Heptorian club, the
most exclusive women's literary organ
ization in Somerville, Mass. and one
Of the largest women's clubs IN New
England. .
The climax Of Doctor Washington's
series of triumphal meetings was
reached when he addressed the Harv-
ard students at the Harvard Union
clubhouse, in Cambridge The large
living room of the union was packed
with students, professors and their
friends, and standing room was at
premium. .
The subject Of Doctor Washington
address was Negro Progress" TAX
ing the figures of the last census, ne
showed the wonderful progress made
by the negro in the last ten years.
His talk was full OF wit and wisdom,
and time and again he was cheered to
the echo, and at the conclusion given
an ovation such as only college stu
dents know how to give. Il
A Harvard professor who was
present was heard to say: Doctor
Washington's address was one OF the
finest have ever heard anywhere
and I have heard all the great orators
Of our time. In the matter OF holding
an audience and arousing their en-
thusiasm, consider Doctor Washing
ton the peer If not the superior OF any
living orator"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
INCREASE AT wlLBERFoRcE.

Wilberforce, O.-There has been a
very large increase OF students this
year at Wilberforce university. The
new dormitory for girls on the college
grounds Is now In course OF erection;
another has Just been completed for
the senior girls on the state side.
Professor Finch, who has lately re-
turned from London. where he at
tended the International Race con-
gress as q delegate. addressed the Y !.
NJ. G. A. in their new quarters re-
Gently
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS.

The establishment Of a bureau 8of
markets In the department Of agricul-,
ture Is proposed In q bill introduced
by Representative Wickliffe OF. Louis.
lana. The purpose Of the bureau
would be to investigate the marketing.
OF farm products. recommending the
fairest and most direct methods BY
which such products might reach the,
consumer from the producer and keep.
Ing the public informed through re-.
ports Of the best methods and the
hest markets.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
BOXING al Ancient sport.

Although boxing and pugilism. occu.,
pying MUGS attention 1t the present
time. were popular IN classic Greece,
they seemed to have died out u the
Middle Ages. and 1t was not Until the
end Of the seventeenth century that
We md references to boxing % q reg.
ular English sport. Boxing. 40 dis
tinguished from pugilism, may be said
To. data from less. when the Amateur
Athletic club was formed and the
}Queensberry rules drawn up. The
boxing glove. however. has been in.
vented shout century before By
Broughton, the father Of English
pugilism," who used them IN his prac.
tice bouts. But you viii remember
that the boxing glove. 40 described by
Virgil. was terrible instrument Of
ofense
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

The mans name was Partridge. 81
course, and because of that the dog
came to 2 set. Ho! no! Come again. ]"
: You're mistaken" repliedsthe other
suavely. THE dog didn't come quite
Y set. though almost. AS q matter
q fact, the mans name was Quayle.
AID the dog hesitated on account 81
sle spelling. Lippincott's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

people Of that country are preparing
to make the inauguration Of Daniel
Howard as president big occasion
in January. All elements Of the
population, even the aboriginoes, VIII
be represented at the ceremonies. He
is head OF the True Wing party and 2
most promising future now looms up
for Liberia"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

public schools most numerically at
tended BY negroes. they would get a
different view Of the matter. And
the contentious spirit Of many Of the
youngsters would Indicate that they
come ct long line 81 soldiers and
are practicing for the time when. as
men they will also become soldiers. ~
New York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
sHanpx rhouaht

Mr.. Newcashson says In this let
ter that he's workin' on some wash
drawin's at the art school.
Mrs. Nswcash Now. that's real sen.
sible. When they get dirty We can
send EN- to the laundry with the rest
Of our wash goods. instead Of havin'
am cleaned BY an expert like we did
our hand paintin's
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
rEL.,eENcE IN DOGS.

One man would have 1t that a collie
dog is the most sagacious Of dogs.
while the other stood up for the set
ter. M I. Ss3.8 n
Il once owned setter" declared
the latter, which was very intelli.
gent. ! had him On the street one day
and he acted TO qleerly about . Ger;
tain man We met that ! asked the man
his name, and
oh, that's an Old story. J" the col.
Les advocate broke ~ srtnsly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
The Occasion.

They had been having little tifl
"Oh, OF course" he said. wrathfully,
= am always in the wrong
Not always" said she, calmly.
Last week you admitted that you
were In the wrong
Well. what's that got to do with
IT." he demanded.
Nothing. except that you were pee
fectly right when you admitted it."
she replied. Iarper's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
$4,000 MORE FOR ruskEeEE.

Tuskegee, lathe Tuskegee Nor
nal and Industrial institute, Of which
Booker 7. Washington Is principal,
has Just received legacy Of 10000
from the estate OF the late Maria
Blanchard Of Philadelphia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
indSfatIcable.

Does he seem TO have any Definite
purpose In life :"
Internationally he has an aim III
4 life to which he devotes most OF his
time and attention"
What lis it!,' s3 VIZ
The extension Of his credit
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

cided to steal march on the other
one by quietly returning to the lady's
home. When he got there he found
that his rival had conceived the same
plan and had put 1t over him by sew.
eral minutes. AS pointed out by the
Dallas News some time ago, the only
way to get the farmer in position to
get a good price for his cotton Is to
get the farmer out Of debt!
He can materially assist in this
process by concentrating his smoke
house and corn crib at home instead
Of having them scattered up in Kan.
sas City and st. uis.-Dallas Elk.
press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

a Extrsmsly Cutting.
.Pudgers said mean thing about
Tewksley last night. !"
What was I'll y
.Hs. said It would sap Tewksley's
intellect to write the book for mu.
sical comedy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

When Z woman gets MI xffnfied
Up "a telling about the wonders ofssa
Beauty cure she's taking. don't
ahat deter you.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
Death of the Mortgage
I'm Memory OF
G. G. Mortgage,
Born January, 1911,
Killed October 81, 1911.
Gone the way all crop
Mortgages should CO."

An old colored lady, seeing this ex-
act replica Of q grave and being ua.
able to read, exclaimed: Dab. dab!
Somebody done come, here and died!
De Lawd. giveth and the Lawd taketh.
Who was de man? And how came dey
to bury I'm here, right in de Fair?
1t was long time before they could:
make her understand that the exhib-
1t only represented the burial OF
the chattel crop mortgage, and to
show the way all crop mortgages
should go. e. x
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
BUSINESS Connection

Messenger Boy Who's the swell,
guy We was talkin' to Jimmy:
Newsboy Aw. him and mes work
"a tcgedder ter years He's the edit
d o one o. my papers. Life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

A new administration In Hayti al
ways has to face the troublesome ques.
ton Of it's foreign debts. The debts
are incurred, for the most part, by the
destruction Of the property OF foreign
residents by warning revolutionists
and, money borrowed Of foreigners by
them to prosecute their revolutions.
The successful party has to assume its
own obligations as well as those OF
the parties which came and went be-
fore. The new president. Gen. LIE
Conte, has asked the Joint Mixed COM
mission for an extension of time for
the payment OF the claims piled up
against his administration by his pre-
decessors. The taxpayers Of Hayd
are to be pitied They get practically
nothing but revolution upon revolution
for the money exacted Of them. Their
leading men appear to value their
government only as means to secure
enough to live in Paris, or some other
European capital, where life 10 gay
and easy to those who have big names
and bank accounts. Patriotism IN
Hayti seems to be confined to the
poor. uneducated people, who have de-
Tended 1t in times past with valor
worthy OF any people. How can they
be protected from their educated sol
diers and statesmen They would like
to know.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
SETTLED FOREVER.

on say that hot summer
Gates cold winter I? - :,
Yes" replied the amateur wea
prophet. "a, ss 55sts 80. !
And that 4 cold winter indlcssse
hot summer!"
Always. : ~. IN :. u
Then ali you need to 90 is = ,.,.sh.
one prediction and stand pa. 80 as' s
ington Star. n 4 y.a 4 III
The. road to success y as easy y,,n
the road to ruin BENJAMIN r1a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

As q result of the recent conference
OF governors relative to low price OF
cotton, which conference considered
ways and means by which the farmer
could get q better price for his sta.
pie, a plan has been arranged by
which loan Of 100000 is to be
made to the farmer at the rate Of $25
per bale. He will be allowed to hold
his cotton till the price reaches IL
cents and will be required to sell
when 1t reaches 13 cents.
The plan looks good on paper and
may benefit large humble. Of farm
ers. But 1t will fail to benefit the
large number Of farmers who belong
to the credit merchants. When q
farmer goes in In January and gives
mortgage on his crop and then buys
ali he can on credit against 1t. he will
have to market his cotton In the fall
just az fast as he can get It out-if
not faster! He cant hold thing.
And the farmer who happens to come
out with surplus about once in ten
years and then whirls In and invests
that surplus In chips and whetstones.
$3.50 mules. and $50 saddles. rubber
tired hacks, and shiny wagons, and
then has to buy his provisions at
credit prices. Such q man Is bound
to unload as soon a. he gets out his
cotton. He couldn't wait even II the
millennium was just around the corner
and signaling to him to hold on! This
thing Of trying to AZ better price
for cotton when q large per cent Of
cotton raisers are hog-tied to some
one else, is about on q level with the
effort Of Jack Cade and his followers
to AK the price of bread when they
were without any Of the ingredients
with which bread Is made. And the
plan to reduce the acreage will prove
about as successful as that Of two
lovers who met at the home Of their
lady love Neither could have full
sway while the other was present and
both came to the conclusion about the
same time to return home Each
babe good night to her and proceeded
on different streets to their respective
homes.
One had not gone far before he de-
No. d
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
AFRO-AMERICAN CU[[|NCS

aaGIlui = - ls,ARRe419
...-~-~@->>>-..-~~--.
Editing newspaper in some re-
spects is a good deal Ike preaching.
The gospel truth must be presented
In the form Of generalities or some
fellow will get hit and howl, says 2
recent writer. Few persons IKE
truth. even In homeopathic doses, II
1t hits them. But while preachers
and editors are criticised for what
they do say, no one thinks OF giving
them credit for what they do not say.
Yet what they keep to themselves
constitutes the major portion OF what
they know about people. Very many
people harbor the belief that news
papers, are eager to publish deroga'
tory things. It's a mistake. There
isn't a newspaper that could not
spring q sensation In the community
at any time by merely telling what It
knows. There Is not newspaper
that does not keep under the JOCK OF
secrecy scores OF derogatory things
which never meet the public ear. De-
Gliding what not to print is the most
troublesome part OF newspaper work.
How many good stories are sup
pressed for innocent relatives and for
the public good nobody outside OF q
newspaper Office has any idea OF. In
some instances he who flies into q
passion because newspaper prints
something about him which he con-
,slders uncomplimentary has every
reason to feel profoundly grateful TO
the newspaper for publishing go little
Of what 1t knows Of him. And OFT
times the loudest buffer is the most
vulnerable to attack. A big noise 10
often device employed to cover trep-
idation. Newspapers put up Win
more bluffing than any other agency
would endure. It Is not because they
lack courage; 1t Is because they are
unwilling to use their power to destroy
or ruin unless the interests OF society
imperatively demand It. It might De
well for some people to reflect upon
these truths and In silent gratitude ac-
cept mild admonition, lest worse be-
fail them.-Minneapolis Argus.
The editor OF the Minneapolis Ar
gus speaks boldly and truthfuliy when
he states that the editor OF q paper
Il not eager to publish "derogatory
things" Each week. we could publish
column after column of things we
know on the big and little fellows, at
lacking their honesty and derogating
acts. It's really shame sometimes
that the degrading actions Of those In
high places are not brought to light.
but for the sake Of ones family and
other relations, the editor withholds
such matter, taking the view that In
the final analysis, It will do no good.
But let II be understood that while
. newspaper man knows and learns
much of an individual that ID dis
graceful: yet IL he IL q menace to so
clety and the people Of q community.
there Is no editor that lacks courage
to denounce him.
It is, however. the duty Of the edi-
tor to speak Of ali wrongs committed
against society. yet he must be full
OF human sympathy, love Of fair play
and loyal to the highest ideals of
American freedom and liberty.
The people Of today have ceased to
patronize the paper that thrives on
scandal and lies, but are supporting
those that are clean, decent and hon.
orable. AS the editor. 30 the newspa-
per.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29
PRESENTS DEEDS 70 CHURCH

WILLIAM w. SMITH, NOTED PHI
LANTHRoPIsT OF PoUGHKEEP.
Sic, MAKES GIFT TO COLCHsD
CjTIzENS-DEDiCATioN ExER-
cIsEs NOTABLE--MR. SMITH IL
PRAISED AND IS vIslBLY Ar
FEcTED.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

San Domingo has more trouble. Gen.
Ramon Caceres, president Of the re-
public, was murdered while leaving
the residence Of relative on Novem-
Der 20. He was q very large man
physically, and good natured as a boy.
He had been president since 1908, and
dictator since 1906, Of the turbulent
little neighbor OF Hayti, and. 1t Is said.
the country prospered under his dicta-
torship. But he was a marked man N
He killed President Heureaux In cold
blood because Gen. Heureaux had
killed his father in cold blood. and he
in his turn was killed In cold blood by
friends OF President Heureaux. So the
M feud becomes q running Issue,
III Which, among those concerned In It,
no man can tell the hour when he will
be overtaken by the avenger. It must
be fearful condition in which to live
and die. The finances Of the country
have been under the United States
customs receivership about six years
and that fact may be responsible for
the peace which the country has en-
toyed during that period. II new
president should succeed Gen. Caceres
without a revolution 1t would be very
unusual but gratifying event.-New
York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29

One Of the most impressive exhibits
in the Tuskegee booths at the recent
Macon county (Georgia) Negro fair
was q newly made grave mound Gov
cred with ears Of corn. At the head OF
this grave was placed beveled top.
per head-board on which this epitaph
could be read: