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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
some Famous Ounces.

Literary history IL crowded with In
stances Of torpid and uninteresting
boyhood. Gibbon was pronounced
sdreadfully dull" and the utmost that
was predicted Of Hume in his youth
was that che might possibly become q
steady merchant" Adam Clarke. aft
erward 30 deeply skilled In oriental
languages and antiquities, was pro-
snounced BY his father to be "a griev-
GUS Ounce" and OF Boileau. who be-
came model for Pope, It was said
that he was Z youth Of little UNDER
standing. Dryden was "a great num-
skull" who went through course Of
education at Westminster, but the
stimulating properties Of Dr.. Busby's
classical ferrule were thrown away
upon the drone who was to be known
~ Glorious IQlan !. q.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

aver breaks over ,is there In that
tenement house ward and yet the nm
est and strongest ibers OF our Ameri-
can citizenship are being selected by
a wonderful, natural and spiritual So
lection from the strains that run
through all the races OF the world TO
be woven into an international citi-
zeiship, into a great cosmopolitan COM
muntty. the like OF which the world
has never seen. Foolish are we, II
we reject any part OF the racial ID.
heritance OF that worldwide heritage
We need 1t all.
1--WE need the folklore songs--tnis
original contribution which you. and
yoa only, have MADE from America 10
the music OF the world. as Rabbi
Hirsch remarked when you were sing
ing You are the only ones who nave
actually added any real contribution
to the musical composition OF America
by these wonderful folklore songs tnat
YOU sing. We cannot afford TO lose
the glow from the land OF Italy; we
cannot afford to lose even the turou-
lent love of the freedom OF the Pole.
AS all these nationalittes meet ana
mingle or jar and jangie. whichever
you please to call It, somewhere OF
other 1t seems to me, that something
is in the making. some wonderful
thing is coming to pass in this new
and last continent, to be opened TO
freedom and the march OF civilization
Let us be patient with each other.
Let US await Gods almighty time. and
then at the end none OF us Will be
sorry that the others have made the
contribution that their past has In
vested them with. This great anc
glorious composite people who Will
vet lead the world, because we have
our roots in every path, the tang OF
every soil is in US, the life blood OF
every nation nearly leaps In our veins
and the Jesus. whom you have sung
about so long and awhom you In your
lowly and loving way are following,
will lead us into land OF the richer
promise. when we have passed
through this wilderness which God
knows is thorny enough when the race
lines are drawn-but beyond Is the
land of promise Mine eyes have seen
the glory of the coming of the Lord. :.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

oels.Nsiiant Young Woman Resented
ActIons o. Man Who Pickles
UP Her Watch.

Il va late ON Sunday afternoon
when handsome young woman Of
~ eeif-rsliant su6ragstts typs. VALE
~ briskly up Fifth avenue. chancsd
% drop her watch IA . puddle Of soft
ngd at street crossing. says the
Nav York Times. 6hs passed on
without noticing her loss: but tail
young fellow. standing on the corner.
vlcked II out Of the mirs and hurried
aftsr her. On catching up with her.
y raised his hat.
Il beg your pardon. Miss. but I
should like to-"
She shot . contemptuous glance at
lin. then one IN tho opposite direct
Son. and walked on - II she had not
heard him.
He tried again. Beg your pardon.
Miss, for speaking TO you" but this
tims abe interrupted him. and snap
G1ri"
.'rm sorry. but you see you
Il don't sse anything. except that
you're an exceedingly impairment
person. II ! had the time would stop
70 give you my opinion Of men like
you, who will speak to q perfect
stranger merely because she is alone.
It Il contemplate. II had my
Way.
But don't you SEQ
Il can tell you what ! do zee. !
80 that policeman over there. And
e you do not leave me Immediately !
shall call him and have you arrested.
I never heard Of such insolence- and
In broad daylight"
VERY well, ma'am. Good after.
noon" And the young man walked
away with grin ON his face, and J
lady's gold watch, thick with mud.
ticking merrily In his pocket.
The next day he answered an ad.
yertisement in the paper, offering five
dollars reward for the return Of .
lady's gold watch. lost on Fifth ave.
.nue, no questions to be asked-and
he was still grinntng
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
poos po sentry Duty.

The dogs which helped the British
forces against the Abors BY perform
Ing sent.y duty are BY no means the
hrst to figure IN the British army.
When the earl Of Esscx went to Ire
land to suppress the rebellion in the
reign Of Elisabeth. his forces In
cluded 800 bloodhounds with which to
track down fugitiyes after the bat.
ties: and IN all our wars with Scot
land the bloodhound was largely used
for the same purpose. That metaphor
Iof unloosing the dogs Of war. has
~ stincation. London Chronicle,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
/. MONEY FoR LIBERIA SOON

Washington. The negotiations ~
floating loan to rehabiliate Inc ~
public Of Liberia. on the ives coas.
OF Africa. are almost completed :.
state department has been adv'sss
that the legislature OF Liberia u ~
ratified the aoan agreement made VIZ
an American banking syndicate hesu
Paige Clark OF New Hampshire -
be appointed general receiver @ - .
Liberian customs Mr.. ClarK, -.
has for some time been receiv'nE :.
.structions preparatory to assume =
his new work. expects to leave IN -,
ington shortly for Monrovia He ~. ~
stop IN Europe to make tinai Dau a.
arrangements
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
EhappIns!ss.

Il was Nine. Nordica who when
asked sew days ago what was the
secret Of Happiness In marriage, re-
piled, "Politeness."
Sounds absurd, does Il?
Poiitensss II supposed to be all saved
up for outsiders.
q In many families.
OF course there are exceptions. II
People who believe In the old ad-
age that politsness ID cheap have no
excuse for not practicing It at home
Perhaps Nine. Nordica has good
deal Of truth on her side.
Let's AL try to and out. 1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
WITNESS DoWNED THE LAWYER

A noted attorney was questioning
witness. and he insisted that the
witness reply to his question by say.
ing either yes or no,
The witness protested because OF
the manner In which the question had
been put he could not answer It IN.
diligently with yes or no.
There Is no question but that can
be answered intelligently with a yes
or no." said the attorney.
i can ask you one question that
you cannot answer intelligently with
either yes or no. said the witness
Put your question:" said the at
torney. 81
Have you stopped beating your
wife YETI" asked the witness -Mack,s
National Monthly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
yhsrs's one style We Set.

OUOS0o 0U0 0kysOs W. OOSs3 ~
\ ''Using the letters Of the alphabet
and numbers to designate streets 10
called here" says . Berlin letter. the
American style, and the Introduction
OF the system has many advocates. but
apparently these have no voice in the
matter. because the popular Idol
royal, heroic. religious. scientific or
commercialstill has the first call.
Many Of the names are exasperating-
" long. and when We think that the
most impossible one has been discov-
cred We always find another Just q lit
tie worse. Recently we saw two let
ters addressed to Yiennaone to a
person in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and
the others to q correspondent in
acknowledgements. How much time
would be saved II these streets were
numbered or lettered!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
NEGRO TURNED WHITE;
DOCTORS ARE PUZZLED
CASE TO BE REPORTED TO THE
NATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETY.

Chillicothe, Mo.-The case OF ne.
gro who turned white Is to be report
ed to the National Medical society
with the hope that something may be
learned Of the peculiar skin disease
which has baft1ed physicians OF north
west Missouri for several years.
The negro, who is dead here. was
Dudley Payne, coal black and TYPICAL
ly African in feature. The splotches
at first appeared on his hands and
later spread to the upper part OF his
body. The change came gradually.
At the time OF his death Payne's face
and the upper part OF his body were
white as those OF any Caucasian
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
s. LUCK.

Charles M Schwab, like most sue.
cessful men. has no belief In luck
Mr.. Schwab. in recent address in
his native Loretto. said:
y advise my young Loretto friends
to rely on their brains and muscles.
and to put all thought Of luck away
from them 83
"A Loretto boy said to me the other
day:
Mr. Schwab. what Is luck?'
Luck replied. Is the thing to
which We give the credit for our sue.
cessfui friends hard work"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
The .und,r por.-

When the hotel porter picked up q
stray Boston terrier and nobody APP
peared to claim the dog he uecided to
keep him.
Then the man from Milwaukee
came and wanted such dog with q
pedigree. and the porter found one,
and charged him $50 for the OUTFIT.
Thsn the visitor gave him ten dollars
for his trouble. and the porter
charged him an additional ten dol
lar for getting the dog ready TO ship.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Jack Johnson says he intended r..
firing after the scheduled light in Lon.
don with Wells. even though English
clergymen had not succeeded IN block.
ing the light His retirement any
time soon. remains to be seen, Quite
often free dow ofscash into the box
once from farewell tours. and flat.
tering Offers By spectators 10 public
characters after announced retire.
ment. bring on change Of mind aud
start ~ ew the perennial desire OF
humankind 70 come back. Bern.
{ aafdt. JefIries. ct Il. do you rsmem.
VA hen Southern Magazine
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

ers the thorny paths OF duty and an.
peals pleasantly to your esthetic "a.
ture. making life more worth living
nome paradise, you are welcome
doubly welcome to, my angel, II Il
doesn't cost more thar two dollars and
half. 's $50 =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
"A MODEL HUSBAND.

# Wife-l saw the loveliest lace
spreads today. only two dollars and
q half. and l wanted them awfully,
but ! knew you wished to economic,
and so didn't get them.
Husband-That's toe bad. my dear;
you could have got them. Anything
which adds to your happiness and
brings gladness to your eyes, anything
which lightens your domestic cares
and gilds the lowering clouds, any,
thing which ho' lers With swee, '4''''
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
THE FAcETIous FARMER.

II am an actor out Of work Can
you give me employment on your
farm ?"
Il can, But day on farm is no
Commute sketch.
Il understand that"
"All right. Yonder is your room
When you hear a horn foot about
q. m. that's your cue. - Chicago
News
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
HIS SINCERE SORROW.

.Did ! ever bring back your ladder
that you lent me q week ago?"
mo: You certainly did not
\ "I'm sorry, for Just dropped In %.
borrow It again. Technical World.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
ONE GOOD QUALITY.

Mrs. Minks There's one good tn.ns
about these matches. They 49, 49,.
make a noise when one steps On 'u'. :.
MI. Minks Yes, they afe Ius'
safe as rattlesnpkes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

A recent writer said OF Henry Ossa-
wa Tanner: HE should no longer be
classed as the foremost negro painter.
but rather as one Of the greatest art
lists America has produced. r." Milwau-
kee Free Press
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Negro newspapers everywhere are
preaching business, business. business.
go into business! Let them also be-
gin urging our schoo1s to give US
young people with thorough business
training. We must have competent
help along with the necessary acces-
series with which to go into business.
or each venture will ultimately be-
come a farce We dp not want any
mora, 1h,asineas callabses from ill-pre-
paredness like the True Reformers'
Bank failure. Elk
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
3tady Inc 'AlcrIeulI1tIure.

Ny son has started In ut An agri.
cultural college M
How = he getting along!- SS
Must Be getting along nne. Says
Y thsy are going TO let him take care
IL center garden next spring. Iouis-
vie CouFsorN Jaurnal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Physician do not think any ,oca,
treatment will do you any good.
madam. a MI 81, 49, n 1
Patient-All right III 60 10 a s,,e.
lean Al 4'3 - -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

We agree with DR.. Washington that
negroes in Birmingham have such op-
portunities to do big things as are
not enjoyed by like number of ne
groes elsewhere In this country But
to do these things negroes must sink
their personal differences.
Will they sink EN-?
If they are men worthy Of the
name, they will. II they are not men,
they will continue the asinine policy
Of making faces at every movement,
be It ever SO grand. that is introduced
by man or set Of men against whom
is harbored some petty spite.-Bir.
mingham (Ala.) American.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
LITERARY CHAT.

Young Author All. | can read you
like book!
Society Miss Well. II you can read
me the way your book has been read.
/ have nothing to fear.-Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

"As man thinketh so is he" Now
then what do you think about your.
self? You think you're good: the
other fellow thinks likewise of him.
self. But to set you right and put
you straight don't think If you are
crooked all Of us are crooked: not
necessarily so. in the case OF the last
mentioned it's your cussed self" So
think right. San Antonio (Tex.) In.
quirer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

The woman In every house makes
the moral and mental atmosphere or
that house. Just as decidedly as the
sunshine or rain Affects the natural
atmosphere outside OF II. - Exchange
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Both white and coiored people are
beginning to believe more strongly
that the negro who does not own a
home will have to be watched. LIN.
spegia tAla.i Messenger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Men may die daily. but the church
must live on and on-yea, even unto
the coming Of the Lord Pittsburgh
Courier 4. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

The Orgen Realty company has had
US puzzled for years. We've been try.
Ing to discover where It got its name
from. We discovered the secret a few
days ago "Orgen" Is Negro" spelled
backwards. Good! Dallas Express.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
OFTEN THE CASE.

Mrs, Frontpue Ito nj
Why Is your husba1
Ing for money, money. q
Minister'S Wife wear
.niae It's l,ecA,,ss he never
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

And when this is all realized and
the first water connection between
the Atlantic and Pacific is an estab-
lished fact. we shall one and all.
without regard to political creed or
afnliation. give three cheers for the
great American. Theodore Roosevelt.
who made Il possibility Charles.
ton Messenger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

There never was nor will there
ever be thing that is worth having
that Is gotten by no effort nor exer.
ton. That which tends to develop
ment only comes after the struggle
to obtain 1t. That which the posses
sion of makes the owner benefited is
obtained only after the battle for It.
And for one to give up the fight Is
but to give up hope Of ever obtaining
that which is for ones good.-Port-
land (Ore.) Advocate.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

There are fewer children from
white and negro parents now than
there we're twenty years ago Race
consciousness on both sides Is large.
" responsible for this result. This
tendency will doubtless become more
pronounced as the negro race be-
comes more respectable In its own
eyes. Durham IN. CO !nformer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Pay your honest debts. Quit lying
and stealing, shun the dives. treat
your neighbours family leach Of
them) as you want them to treat
yours. honor the respectable women
and girls. discourage the other kind,
stop gathering on the streets to tell
your troubles and try not to be so
noisy on the street cars. and we will
get along better. We will-Indian.
apolis Plaindealer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

The world respects a man with con-
victions. ~ Danville (Ky.) Torchlight.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

From an ambitious struggling young
man DR.. Dan. Williams has become
eminent In every line of medicine and
surgery. until today in surgery he is
hailed throughout the land as mas
ter mind. twenty-five years he has
studied and experimental, twenty-five
years he has toiled and accomplished
until he has been the open sesame"
to unexplored fields of research and
the means Of giving to the medical
world a wider knowledge and better
understanding Of the laws governing
the human body. Not only thus has
he been Of inestinable benefit to his
race but also by the precedent which
he has established and by the example
which he is giving to all young men
Of ability. -Chicago (Ill.) Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

When one sees the amount OF en-.
thusiasm manifested in the remarks
Of speaker. you are forcibly Inn.
pressed with the lack Of effort on the
part OF the enthusiasts to do some
thing worth while. II would be surely
refreshing to see a body Of colored
people Of the city Of Dayton get to-
gether for the promotion OF some com.
mercial enterprise: not church. not
- Y. N. G. IA. nor anything which "a.
yors Of charity or public benefaction.
but On enterprise backed and support
ed BY the money and brains OF colored
men Dayton (O.l Record
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

\ The white man is blind or pretsnds
SO, when II comes to CHASING the ne.
gro. He classes all Of US with the
TAIL bird. habitual transgressor and
the lowest type Of the race Pales.
tine (Tex.) Plaindealer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

1t is that friendship that when dark
forebodings come creeping into the
soul. driving the light from the eye
and the smile from the face; when the
head is bowed down and the spirit is
broken with the heavy weight of ad
versity, and man and angels, yea and
God himself seems to have turned
away and hid his face from the poor
mortal, that can even then throw
about the broken body and fainting
soul the arms of love and sympathy,
and lift him up and speak words Of
comfort and cheer that shall cause
him to look up and take heart again
and once more stand upright as man
among men. This friendship has it's
own reward In fullness Of Joy that
only those can know who have car!
ried 1t into everyday life. and solved
the problem of genuine friendship In
practical work Of good for men,
Georgia Broadax.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Had this occurred anywhere south
OF the Ohio river the verdict would
have been an international scandal
The press and pulpit Of the north
would have made il so. It would have
been Numbered from editorial columns
that even Booker r. Washington. edu-
Gator. philosopher. philanthropist, was
not safe from violence at the hands
Of the southern white men, and that
he could get no redress In southern
courts of law 1t would have been
insisted that the jury was influenced
wholly by race prejudice and that the
charge laid against DR.. Washington
by his assailant was too fantastic TO
30 considered seriously by any one
conversant with the life work OF DR.,
Washington, with his character and
mental calibre.
In the view OF the Courier.Journal
the charge made by the defendant in
the case just settled was as fantastic
as It would have been II 1t had been
laid against any equally noted white
educator and philanthropist in Amer.
lea. To believe that Booker T. Wash
ington would descend to peeping
through keyholes II would be neces-
sary to believe that he is mentally
defective, and he has been the sanest
agitator OF the negro question. white
or black, who has achieved prominence
as specialist upon the race question
since the abolition of slavery.
II the ministers of the gospel would
set aside time, free from selfish mo-
tives, and throw the church doors
open to the people in general meet
ing and preach a sermon on race
unity, race patronage of business en-
terprises. and show to the masses
their plain duty. they would be car
rying out the plan OF Earthly Saliva
tion." which would create an everlast-
ing harmony with the spiritual plan.
To do this the minister must be right:
he must set the example; his sermon
will have no effect If he tells the
masses about race patronage and race
unity tonight. and in the morning calls
the white grocer. the white coal deal
er and the white laundryman to fill
orders for his household. no general
plan Of action is effective which has
a negative strain.st Louis Central
Afro-American
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22
AFRO-AMER|CAN CCLL!NCS

The world outside does not know
what we are doing in Texas In q news
paper way and here's some much
needed information. There are In
Texas rs periodioals--the Austin Her
aid, Galveston City Times. Galveston
New Idea, Houston Texas Freeman.
Houston Western Star, Houston
Church OF God Review. Marshall. Lou
isiana and Texas Waterman. Waco
Conservative Counselor. Paul Quinn
Weekly. Waco; Cleburne Eastern Star.
Waco Helping Hand. Beaumont Enter
prise. Dallas Daily Metropolitan. The
Ennis Cimeter. The Hustler, San An.
tonic; San Antonio Inquirer. Wiley
(SchooD Reporter. Bishop College
tSchooD Student. Marshall: Masonic
Quarterly. Fort Worth; Denton Odd
Fellows Budget. Dallas Reporter and
Dallas Express. Most Of the publica
tions have Job printing concerns in
connection. They represent capital
ization Of something like $4,000 and
employ about $50 persons One is Is
sued daily, one quarterly. two twice
month. six monthly; the remainder
weekly. The Masonic Quarterly has
circulation Of 5000 copies. the Dallas
Express 10000. They are all loyal to
the country in general and the negro
in particular. They are the only
American papers published In the
state: that is TO say. they are the only
papers which make character and
worth the measure of the man. and
who believe in equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.-Dallas Elk
press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

We have no objection to the bad
side Of the negro's life being adver.
tised II the good side is advertised
also. Helena (Ark.) Interstate Re-
porter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-22

Don't throw your money away. Edu.
cate your children and buy homes It
2is q Christians duty to religfously ed
ucate his child, Sunday School Union
Voice. VI