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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
LITTLE BODY"

Little body loves body
Then that body knows,
Though divided Ibis affection
Seemingly 1t grows;
Worthy love II can't expire
Which that body knows,
Little body seems 20 lonely.
Yet nobody knows;
He's the happicst living body.
With his scores of woes.
Though he must desire his darling
Al he daily nnows.
Life 10 sweet to little body.
He's q hustlinE bard;
Ever humming always trying
To prevent retard:'
While the world around him grumbloo
And proclaim tis hard.
Little body wonders daily.
Why did envious fate:
Who unkindiy naade division
Twixt himself ana mate.
Brought his love and bliss contentment
To lonely state.
So ambitious. fun OF music,
Il Little body tries
Spending every moment wisely
Naught for vainly signs;
Hence the world with little body
Aims to hold allies. 81
Jas. p. Magwood
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
INFLUENTIAL SOUTHERN
PAPER ON RACE PROBLEM
WHITES SHOULD "ToTE" SQUARE,
SAYS NEW ORLEANS ITEM.

The Item, New Orleans. recently
had the following strong editorial re-
garding the rights OF colored Ameri-
cans. The Item says:
1--WE state unQualihedly that there
Is every reason why, In decency, JUS
tice. humanity and good public policy.
the better white people CT this section
should accord even handed justice and
proper consideration to the SELF re-
speeding. law abiding element OF our
negro population.
I'm the first place, the man who as
sumes cruel attitude toward another
human being stultifes himself. In the
next place the man who does another
a wrong or injustice unnecessarily dis
courages and embitters that person.
There ts such thing as noblesse
oblige In this world--a carrying out
Of the idea that one who has the ad-
vantage OF race, color. birth or breed
ing owes 1t to himself to treat others
with Kindness aud consideration.
1.-THE misconceptions Of reconstruc-
ton times have passed away. The ne
groes know their PLACE in society. The
white people kno& that there Is no
possibility OF any attempt being made
on the part Of the spne element OF tire
negro race to seek social equality or
to strive for political power through
the ballot.
THE negroes have been disfran.
chised. They have no say in the gov.
eminent Of the country to which they
pay taxes and whose laws they must
obey. Fighting them is like shooting
at tame birds. Making an Issue Of
them In politics is demagogism pure
and simple.
1.-THE reason is that this Is fair and
right. and strong men, Just men. chiv
alrous men. stand for these things In
all cases and under all circumstances
1.-THE negroes are a valuable indus
tfial element in the south. They ere
ate large part of our wealth. They
do great deal of the work. It is idle
and fatuous to argue the abstraction
whether we would be better OF event
ually II they were not here. They are
here--a condition. not theory.
They will be here while the rest o.
us live. an element for good or fol
evil. Fair treatment Of them, human,
treatment, will certainly not max,
them worse as race or more difficul
as problem, nor will It hurt thos,
who recognize the comparative help
lessness Of the negroes and Insist tina
each of them shall be treated In &C
cordance with the merits Of his estah
lished character and personal beha
vior.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
WILL GIVE BETTER SERVICE
r. N. Ashton, Vice President OF
Northwestern Road Promsses "A
dltional Passenger Trains.

Des Moines. Nov. To- Better train
service in and out OF Des Moines ov-
or the Northwestern was promised
by R. M. Ashton, vice president and
general manager, following confer
ence with members Of the CONNER
cial club. The passenger train service
into the city will be improved by the
addition Of q daily In and out sched-
ule which will serve the territory
north Of Jewell Junction o. far as
Gilmore City, MINI.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
JOHNSON IS I'm BAD
IN DEAR OLD ENGLAND

New York.-WAs II Jack Johnson's
pompous ways In England and the
fashiness the colored champion dis
played with his white wife that caus-
ed such reversal Of feeling in the
land Of King George against the man
who defeated Jim Jetfries?
Heretofore England has been para
disc for colored boxers, for In that
country the black man has been given
almost as much consideration as his
white opponent; in fact, some of the
blacks have been made great deal
OF. Colored boxers always liked to
visit England, because they were
placed almost on an equality with the
Briton Jack johnson has suddenly
changed this order Of things.
It Is given out pretty straight that
1t was not the fact that Johnson was
to box Bombardier Wells that caused
the great outcry. although 1t had con.
siderable to do with It, but simply the
forward methods adopted by the cham
pion and putting himself on too high
q pedestal to suit even the mild-tem.
pered Britons. s
According to . letter recently re.
ceived from / close follower OF the
situation in London, Johnson IL ''in
bad" with the sporting fraternity over
there. Johnson's manners. which
gained him 50 much ahimosity In
America. a feeling that was never
held toward such men 40 Peter Jack
son. George Dixon. Joe Cans and
other colored boxers, have evidently
cau1ed q similar feeling In England
This ID al the more remarkable in
view. Of the fact that colored b0xerl
have heretofore been treated with u
most as much courtesy as white box
ers. In spite Of the strong feeling
against negroes In many quarters
Johnson would never have been as un
popular in America as he is now II n
were not for his actions outside Of the
ring since he won the championship
Johnson has drawn upon himself more
animosity by his actions in public life
than he did when he defeated q big
favorite in the ring at Reno.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
NEAR-slcHTED.

& Ia . 7. 4lfs
s Good morning. Mrs. Sfmpkins. s
said suburban lady who is very
Your husband must be
very fond Of gardening. 4 zee him the
first thing every morning down at the
bottom OF the garden. And how well
he looks, to be sure!"
"a Mrs. Simpkins slammed the door In
her neighbor's face The latter went
to tell her daughter.
And you said, mother. that the
the thing In the onion bed was her
husband rs
n Il did" s.
.'Ah, well. that explains the matter!
What you took for Mr.. Simpkins is .
scarecrow!"-Ti Bits.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
THREE ARE. BURNED TO DEATH
Mother, Babe and Aunt Lose Lives
When Their Farm Home 10 !:
Destroyed BY Fire.

Sioux City, Nov. 10.--Mrs. John
Davis, aged rs, wife OF farmer liv-
Ing thirteen miles south OF here;
their three months old baby. and
Miss Lucy Hodger aged 81, an aunt.
we're burned to death in a FIRE which
destroyed their farm home this morn
ing. The explosion of an oil can is
supposed to have caused the fire.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
NEGRO LAWYERS ORGANIZE
FIFTY LAWYERS FROM ALL PARTS
4 OF THE UNITED STATES FORM
ORGANIZATION.

Little Rock, Ark. The organization
OF National Negro Bar association
was one Of the features Of the Ma
tional Negro Business league meeting.
There were present 50 lawyers from
all parts Of the country. who took
part In the organization. J. I. Settle
Of Memphis called the meeting to or
der. He said he was pleased to see
SO many lawyers present. men who
were making their way by looking aft
ier the interest Of their people.
The organization was perfected by
electing the following officers: J. +.
Settle. Memphis, president; j. Madi-
son Vance. New Orleans. vice-presi-
dent; p. w. Howard, Jackson. Miss.
secretary; w. T. Andrews, Sumter, s.
&C., treasurer; j. Madison Vance. B. +.
Booth, ]. w. Brown. s. Laing Will
liams, w. T. Andrews. members OF
committee on constitution.
7 L. ]. Winston Of Greenville, Miss,
who is perhaps one Of the Oldest negro
lawyers In the south, as we'll a. most
successful, addressed the association.
He said he thought It was q step for
ward for tbs negro lawyers to get to-
gether IN great organization to meet
each year with the Business league.
Winston is attorney for the Negro Ma
sons IN Mississippi and several other
organizations. vi
r. w. Howard, who Is attorney for
the Order Of Calanthe in Mississippi
the women's auxiliary Of the negro
Pythians, also spoke. Mr.. Howard
represents the successful young negro
lawyers. III
Scipio Jones delivered an address
Of lcome.-Nashville Globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
= sof.A '' A. I 4 NERVE EXTRACTED

4 NJ { patient entered ! dentists once
s -, u'ner DAY. and, after showing q
49, usn cheek for admittance to the
60. l vas told that the tooth was
~ Dad, and that the nerve would
ds, HJ y ne removed, says the Phila-
n,.a e operation q s finished, the stranger
J ;., aSsa nag hat firmly on his head.
| o Ssuleiy drew on his gloves ana re-
sss ~ /, a fN the account be charged
sss' y as was gone the dentist turn,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
COLORED employees Wit !
NOT Be DISMISSED
EMPLOYEES IN SUPERVISING
ARcHlTEcTs's OFFICE SLATED
TO GO MOVE M1ER so WILL be.
RETAINED, THANKS TO sEcRE-
TARY MAcVEAGH - CABINET
OFFICIAL ISSUES ORDER.

Washington.-A number Of cOlOred
employees Of the supervising archi-
tect's Office, which is under the treas
ury department, had a cause to feel
grateful to Secretary Macveagh Of the
treasury department for not being
dropped from the pay roll. Because
of reported insufficient appropria-
ton. number of employees of the
architects Office, most Of them
draughtsmen and superintendent OF
construction, were notified of their dis
missal on November 80. Those marked
for deca pitation included all of the
colored draughtsmen, three in number.
and all the colored superintendents
Of construction, two in number. and
two or three messengers.
The including Of al the colored
high grade employees Of the architects
Office In the list Of those to be dis
missed. on the face, appeared to the
colored people like policy Of elimi-
nation Of coiored employees from that
bureau. and 1t has always been sus-
pected that the colored employees, no
matter how efficient. Was persona non
grata in that ONCE. However, when
the eagle eye Of Secretary Macveagh
scanned the list and found all the col
0red employees included to be dis
missed, '4tor lack Of appropriation" he
gave Instructions that none Of the col
osrd employees should be dismissed
Secretary MacYeagh's order not
only carried Joy to the hearts Of
those colored men who had been
picked to 90. but 1t has been most
pleasing to- colored men throughout
the country who have always sized
up Secretary Macveagh as one cabi-
net officer who will not stand for col
or discrimination In his department.
incidentally 1t might be mentioned
that Secretary Macveagh has more
negroes employed In his department
at high salaries than any other depart
ment Of the government service, and
early in his administration he an
nounced that there would not be any
less while he was secretary. The fact
IL there are now more under him than
there were when he made this state
ment, Emmett ]. Scott, Chas. Cottrill.
internal revenue collector at Homo
lulu, and Gov. P. B. s. Pinchback be-
ing new places under Mr.. McVeagh
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
THAT RoY,

The mother heard a great commo-
ton as Of cyclones mixed up with
battering rams. and she hurried up.
stairs to discover what was the mat
ter. There she found Tommie sitting
Id the middle Of the door with a broad
smile on his face. ls
"Oh, mamma" said he delightedly,
tive locked grandpa and Uncle
George In the cupboard, and when they
get little angrier | am going to play
Daniel In the. lions den. "Lippin-
COTS. 5s n s5s t's
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Coal Famine Threate he d.

Cedar Falls, Nov. 10. Differences
between the Chicago Great Western
and the Rapid Transit Railway com
panies are said to threaten the State
Teachers college with coal famine
The Great Western refuses to haul
coal billed to Cedar Falls farther
than Waterloo, seven miles distant.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10

ed to a friend who had been In the
room and said: .5
& Tom, don't know that man. ! am
sorry the operation wasn't success,
full"
But It was successful" returned
the other. astonished. TT man was
feeling fine, when ne left hero. Why
wasn't It assuccess7' T. ~
II didn't extract all the nerve. re-
sponded the dentist. 5s III 81. r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
THE SHADOW OF BEAUTY.

= Z . 4 w
I know you are not fair: no thousand
ships
Moved forth to search you In q foreign
land;
Nor did hero bow to kiss your hand.
Nor gods come down to touch your honey
lips
Yet looking on you all my being slips
Dreaming away from its accustomed
Until in unknown worlds It naked
stands
And BY untrodden deeps the life drink
slips.
"A thousand shadows grid you; all I know
Y or ever dreamed fingers In your deep
eyes.
Over the waters haunted breezes blow.
Hear you the musicf :. Tho slow day
81 l only feel Joy that never dies
And mists Of dreams forgotten long ago.
III Arthur Dawson Fiicke.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
4. cAT.NIP.

Harold had rescued the family cat
from the well. Covered with green
moss and water, he rushed to his
mother with the declaration: ma,
got the cat out BY the stem! - Chris
tian Advocate,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
JUST TO be. LET ALONE.

Deprivation OF Creditors We've
come to tell you that we are quite
willing 70 make as easy an arrange
ment with you as possible.
Debtor The easiest arrangement
you could make would be all to 90
away again. Fliegende Blaetter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
No RACE PROBLEM .t.ERE.

President Claffy, Of the White Fair
association Of Orangebure county.
South Carolina has invited colored
men to take stock in the Enterprise.
Says he: 's,rhe progress OF orangeburg
is for all good citizens, white or black"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Woman Shot ~ Husband

Atlantic, Nov. 10.--Mrs. j. H. Chris-
Jefferson, shot four times by, her hus-
band in Jealous rage. died during
the night from her injuries. Her hus- /
band was at once sent to the asylum
ct Clarinda, and does not know Of
his wife's death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Conference Next Week.

VI Conference Next Week.
Baskerville, Nov. 10.-The semtan-
nual conference Of Algona district of
the Northwest Iowa conference Of the
Methodist church will be held at EN-
metsburg Nov. 10 to 16. Among the
speakers on the program is Dr.. Craig.
president OF Morningside college.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
a SONG OF. HELolsE,

/. q lsf
GO send thee peace. All. great. unhappy
heart EN- 81 6i
Y A world away pray that thou mayst
rest ~
softly as on the weil-beloved's breast.
Whenever In her wistful dreams thou art
AT dawn my prayer Is all for thee, ae
u Ny every heart and. oh. at night my
tears, 3l
For all we walk alone the empty years
Nor meet meath any sun-'neath any
moon.
Yet must my love 20 with thee-all apart
From this the life ! lend to lessor
things:
Go send to thee this night beneath its
wings } FL Il n XII 8J3s
A little peace. OH great. unhappy heart. !
Theodosia Garrison in Ainslee's Mars
zine, s5s # s x
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Gets His Case Appealed.

y Newton, Nov. 10. Seward Caster,
sentenced to the penitentiary for If
teen years for larceny from the per
son, has perfected his appeal to the
supreme court and released from Jail
under 5000 bonds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
NOT: HOPELESS.

q Little Katherine know something
/ shant tell! ~ KS; II.
Crusty Bachelor Never mind, dear,
your get over that habit as you
grow older. Pathfinder,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
MAN WROTE This.

Ida--You don't mean to say that
Algy called you old and homely?
Alice--N Not in exactly those words,
but He said II we rode home In the
subway Knight not get seat life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Falls Forty Feet 70 Death.

FaHS LOFTY cot TO Oeath. 9g
Ottumwa, Nov. 1O.-Frank Hunt is
dead from broken neck received
when he fell forty feet to the ground
from Bcaffold on which he was
working. Hunt leaves a wife and I'VE
children. ii
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10

Sac City, Nov. 10.After being out
twenty-three hours. the jury in the
Wilson murder trial here failed to
agree and was dismissed at O'Clock
last night by Judge Hutchinson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
IN THE DOG WATCH. !

Objection Is made In New York
Ito drowning stray dogs, for fear so
many barks may obstruct navigation.
Christian Advocate. NJ #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
Arm Almoat Ground a.

n. 5Et E35 NTW NtmOSI 0F0unu UU. 51s38
Abba, Nov. 10. Edward Latham. 10
years old, son of g farmer residing
short distance east OF Abba, caught
bis arm in the tumb1ing rods Of u 1
steam saw and one arm Yves almost
ground or. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10
An IDEAL.

When l see you waiting there
Not smile not q tear, is NJ
Not tremor, not q fear.
Calm to judge. bold to dare.
with those eyes that pierce the gloom
Like silent northern doom !. ".
when see you, then my heart
Leaps to live fails to break. n
Yearns to give. pleads to take. HI
In Its anguish dwells apart M
Touch me with those silent eyes!
Lift me into Paradise! I.
3e1 scribner's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10

4 crooked lie goes straight to the
proving OF truth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10

A well.known member of the Nash.
vile. Tenn, bar. who withholds his
name from publication, sends the fol-
lowing to the Banner:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-10

Scipio Jones delivered an address
II welcome.-Na Nashville Globe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09

The chin and the rhroat.

Remember always to arch the throat,
almost as horse does II a woman
talking TO some one turns her shout
ders slightly from him and then Chances
back the line of the throat is always
good. For myself |, have HI all times
thought the delicate line from the tip
Of woman's ear to the tip Of her
shoulder one of the most exquisite OF
the feminine body Many artists, /
believe, would agree with me So re-
member what | say. dear ladies' do
not spoil or hide that lovely contou!
with high linen collars or boning
Wear low colIars. or if these are nor
becoming to you at least dress YOU
throats comfortably. Always carry The
chin high. If while yos are still quite
young you can remember TO thrust the
chin upward and forward-not to an
absurd degree. of course--you will not
with advancing years have to fear
those soft rolls Of flesh above the col
lar that add so much to woman S ap-
parent age. Anna Pavlova In Har.
pers Bazaar.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09
Power Of Words.

"For me-" writes Lafcadlo uearn In
the Japanese Letters of Lafcadio
Hearu,' words have color form
character. They have faces, ports.
manners, gesticulations; they have
moods. humors, \ eccentrcities; they
have tints. tones, personalities
\ good instance OF this power APP
pears in description of PATHS sing
ing: There was Il great dim pressure.
sitting heat, whispering Of silks.
weight Of toilet perfumes. Then
came an awful hush--all the silks stop
ped whispering. And then suddenly
sweetened out through that dead. hot
ar a clear, cool, tense thread gust of
melody unlike any sound ever heard
before save-in tropical nights from
the throat of mocklhg bird. II was
Aud Lang Syne' only, but with never
tremolo or artifice, a marvellous, au.
daclous simplicity of utterance."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09
A PoIiceman's Advice to ToIstoy.

Count Tolstoy once saw in Moscow a
policeman dragging in most rude
manner a drunken moujik to the sta.
ton. The count stopped the policeman
and said to him:
"Canst thou read?"
ayes" was the reply.
"And hast thou read the gospel?"
'Yes. sir
Then thou must know that we must
not offend our nelghbor."
The policeman looked at the unpre.
tentious figure of his interrogation and
asked him in his turn:
''Canst thou reada"
"Yes," replied the count.
"And hast thou read the instructions
for policemen"
mo"
well, 70 and read them first and
then come back and talk with me-
From the Anglo-Kussian.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09
Tho Awakening.

The hallway was dark. He softly
came behind her and kissed her light.
ly on the cheek. She didn't scream.
She didn't even look around. And he
darted away undiscovered.
A little later he met her in the par.
lOr
Then you knew who it was?" he
said.
KNEW who it was?" she repeated.
Knew who II was that kissed you %
She gave sudden start.
Good land. was it your she cried.
And there was something in her
tone that sent him up to. the dressing
room, where he glared Mt himself In
the glass and kicked his own shins
vigorously. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09

ed into a young peoples party, and,
realizing that he could not hope among
so many handsome youths to make the
heart of single maiden throb, he said
to the nearest girl, whose conversation
had shown somewhat more good sense
than he had expected:
Look about the ballroom. Notice
that the girls who have removed their
gloves have well shaped arms. And
ahem' some have not removed them
But neither generalization fits me"
answered the girl, for, you see, have
one arm bare and one gloved. What
would you say about me-"
Walk ont and let me look at Them
said the old bachelor unfeelingly.
The girl took a few steps out, paus.
ed aud returned.
Take the other glove of" said the
old baehelor,-New York Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09
A Double Surprise.

Funniman - Now. there's your bus
band coming, Mrs. Candor. Let's
make a little surprise for him. Mrs,
Funniman and will hide behind the
curtains here. and you Tell him that
your expected guests haven't come.
Then we'll step out and surprise him.
enter Mr. Candorl
Mrs. Cando- tobeying orderSl-- Well,
Henry, our expected guests have dis
appointed us-Mr. and Mrs. Funniman
haven't come.
Mr.. Candor (heartilyl Thank
heaven
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09

Peter Macarthur was once talking
with friend when he quoted another
man as financial authority His
friend disputed the right OF the per.
son quoted to be considered an EXPERT
MT Macarthur insisted that the man
had right to speak like an oracll.
What is your definition Of an az
thorityT asked his friend.
"My idea Of an aud ority." retortel
Mr. Macarthur, lis person who bluffs
beyond my limit" ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-09

Charleston, S. c. April THE fiji
tieth anniversary of the first conflict
of the civil war-the attack on Fort
Sumter by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
April IL. 1t was on that day in 1861
that was fred the first shot in one
OF the most destructive wars of mod
crn times. The Confederates from
various posts on islands about Char
lesion harb6r opened fire on Fort
Sumter at about daylight. Genera
A5ner Doubleday fred the first shot
in return from the fort, the first shct
fired at the Confederates in the grea;
war. The bombardment continued