Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-01
AFRO.AMER!CAN CU[L|NCS

Robert. Coates Is the janitor OF the
Democratic cloak rooms OF the house
Of representatives, and though his
skin II black. be has friend In
every southern member OF congress.
Northern men are surprised at the
good fellowship displayed when
Coates meets Tom Henin. or Finis
Garrett. or Claude Kitchin, or Ollie
James. or Tom Sisson, or Bill Old
field. No man has . heartier greet
ing from these and such ~ these,
the first day OF session. and no man
gets a kindiier farewell from them
the last day OF q session than Coates.
He Is character. this Coates. and
something OF genius He has in
vented and secured several patents
for inventions. He found that In q
single year 1892 persons had been
killed or seriously injured by runa-
way horses hitched to vehicles. So
Coates set about the invention of
brake by means Of which child can
detach the team from the carriage in
twinkiing. Then he invented and
got patent for combined pillow and
harrow that is pronounced . valuable
labor and time-saving implement. Nor
is that all: he has invented and OBJ
tanned patent for an overshoe for >
horse that renders It impossible for
the animal to fall down, though trav-
cling on the most solid and the
smoothest ice. The shoe will last for
ages, and only the spikes need to be
replaced. It is positive economy to
supply the horse with it. And there
is not a southern member OF con-
gress who will not be delighted II
Coates shall make fortune as fruit
of his inventive genius.-Ex.
A. y. Berry, porter for IS years at
the Thousand Island Aouse, Alexander
Bay. died a few weeks ago and left
an estate OF 100000. which he had OBJ
tained by saving his tips and invest
Z ing them. Mr.. Berry Is q good exam
pie of what a man can do by saving
his earnings and investing them.
Though porter. ana it's no disgrace
to be one, he must have been q man
OF thrift, energy and business sense.
which are characteristics OF the mag
mates and capitalists of America. II
is generally conceded that it's not so
much Of what you make as the
amount saved, and above all the Wis
dom OF Its investment. Many are
known to make money. earn large sal
aries, fortunate in being I'm the
money" but at the end, they are none
the better OF and die with q big
name and an empty pocket book.
Again we say, Mr.. Berry's business
actions are worthy Of example.
or the whole number. 245.509. OF
farms reported IN 1910. there were
2O7. 206. or 81 per cent. operated BY
white farmers. and 38,249. or l6 per
cent. by negro and other non-white
farmers. as compared with total OF
224.623 in 1900, OF which 190.728. or
IS per cent, were conducted by white
farmers, and 1896, or is per cent. by
negro and othern on-white. The IN.
crease in number Of farms of white
farmers during the decade amounted
to 1852. and in the number of farms
OF negro and other non-white farm
ers to 4.354.-U. 8. Census Bureau.
There are many Of our professional
men, especially ministers. who make
themselves nuisances by standing
around on the streets and around ne
gro business houses arguing religious
and political questions. Such Idle.
ness ds time and breath thrown away
Go home to your wives or read up on
different subjects and learn something
about chem, then call q debating SO.
ciety to settle these questions else.
u1here than the sidewalk pulpit. Pal.
estine Plaindealer.
Don't worry too much over the d..
sire to become rich In land and
.-o aor,,ror,ahla hou.e a live In and
:, $3.50 s,oth.a - wear not ueces.
= -,,r s~+ravaract. have some pride
aroupd your home and In the tidy
appearance OF your toved ones. Be Z
.nod Christian hearted husband and
= ~rnA nPotAn6 ara
-. $500 90 .u,i1 r,ya YOU : share 81 Ills
49, sa,,.s. land AMI soma az the cattle,
- ~. $50 ,,,,cr tina hilis-Oranxe.