davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
Big Warehouse Planned.

Fort Dodge, Nov. 3.-The Baker
Manufacturing company Of Evans
vile, Wis, has announced its inten-
ton OF putting up $4,000 ware
house Of five stories for the conduct
OF their business out Of Fort Dodge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
d 5000 = 80 trt#
|. IS. of w. C. A. M r>noo

Iowa City, Nov. 3.-The second dis
trict convention of the Iowa Fedora
ton of Women's, clubs will be held
November sth at Marengo. Mrs. Mil
Ter of Des Moines. who is state pres
ident of the federation, will deliver
an address at this meeting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
DAVENPORT GETS CORN SHOW
Guaranty Fund Is Pledged BY the
Commercial Club Committee and
the Local Merchants.

Davenport, Nov. 3.-The Iowa corn
show will be held in Davenport in
January as q result OF the pledging
today of a guaranty fund by the
Greater Davenport committee and 10
cal merchants. 1t will be held in con-
junction with the farmers short
course conducted by Ames college
professors. About $4,000 worth Of
premiums will be awarded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
New Railroad Beinu SURVEYED

",., " "o'"SA0 oSSHS 0uTVeyc0s tEE
Jubilee, Nov. "a new crew of
surveyors for the Chicago. Anamosa
and Northwestern are in the field
near here and hopes of building the
road have been renewed. The line
will pass through Shady Grove and
also touch Waterloo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
Another takes own Llfe.

Council Bluffs, Nov. 3.-Ernest
Stone, 40 years old. was found dead
late last night. He had hanged him
self to the stairway Of a house be-
longing to Samuel Thomas, eight
miles from Corning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
pruqaist * Indicted.

Marshalltown, Nov. 3.--The frst
druggist OF the city to be indicted
on charge of liquor nuisance since
the city went dry July 1 last is
George p Powers, against whom the
grand jury returned bill yesterday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

Ephum; look to de Lawd; look to de
Lawd!"5
The more worldly son on the other
bank was obviously skeptical about
such advice under the circumstances,
for he screamed out: "Nevah you
min lookin' to de Lawd. Eph'um:
never you min lookin' to de Lawd
you hol right on to dat mules tail. g.
Philadelphia Record
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
Sells Lease 81 Hotel.

Fort Dodge. Nov. s.R. w. John
ston, proprietor Of the Wahkonsa,
Fort Dodge's new hotel. has sold the
lease to g w. Reynolds. formerly
proprietor Of the Chicago Beach Ne
tel ct Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
PIANIST OFF FOR GERMANY.

Laporte, Ind.-Miss Hazel Harrison,
a pianist Of rare ability, has left for
Berlin, Germany, where she expects to
give a recital before the family Of
Emperor William.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

Negroes are learning the value Of
land in all sections 81 the state. They
are becoming Interested and are pur-
chasing city property and farms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

When a mans single, he has to
growl at his dog when tho world goes
wrong.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

our leaders need to talk more bust
W.. asss ana let the other unnecessary
Vplcs take care OF themselves FOR
nile. We spend too much time in
al'ng With frivolous subjects. Let Us
- 49, business and awake interest and
snsnusiasm among our people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

, some Afro American pastors would
.ose their Jobs as hod-carriers if they
rejected II az they do paying their.
descriptions to their race papers. II
y :. discontinue II then they howl, and
you continue to mail 1t then they
say thought you would have liscon-
:, unued # when the time had expired.
= YOU write them you get an answer
4 e QUICK az Y your had written to the
noon Or the sun. Surely Afro meri-
van editors md Jordan a hard road
= travel -Cadiz (Ky.) Informer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

4 :
If 1t can be successfully SHOWN that
4Meroe is the real birthplace Of Egyp-
tan civilization the negro's part in 1t
Is settled. All Of the traditions relat-
Ing to this ancient city connect the
same with the Individually negro Nu-
indians. All the centuries OF conquest
and pillage have not succeeded In
changing to any perceptible degree
the race affiliation Of its inhabitants.
They have always been hearty, war
IKE race Of men and are so today. It
q known and admitted that Egyptian
civiiization was introduced to Greece
ana became the nucleus around which
modern civilization has grown. When
me world grows older it is possible
mat negro scholars will establish this
nct beyond doubt and thus place the
negro race at the source Of the stream
= civilization from the ever flowing
ranks OF which he Is opposed to be
s'aking his thirst for the frst time. u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

Will Jack Johnson and Sam Lang
ford come together In Madison Square
garden at New York, after all, and
settle the yexed question as to which
of them is the greater master OF Fisti-
cana !? The sporty hope and talk are
all that way. Johnson and Langford
and Jeanette occupy more space In
the daily newspapers and more Of the
public attention than all Of the other
9,999, 997 negroes in the United States.
When they speak with their fists or
tongues they have the world for audi
ence. Fame Is q tickle jade, In one
age favoring brains, In another
sbrawn-brute force
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

Excursion time will soon be out, and
1t will leave you excursion followers
broke as ghosts. Be moderate In ex-
cursions, for there Is little In them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

ne opportunities for the young, en-
ssuc, cultured and educated man are
{ a aaaerous, Prepare yourselves, for
, ~ ~ the various branches Of
49, are calling for you from
-'ry section Of the country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03
AFRO:AMERICAN CG[L|NCS

The tenant farmers are planning
to have a convention at an early date
and to perfect an organization for
mutual protection. One writer pic
lures the condition of the white ten
ant farmer as being rather hopeless
and his prospects as discouraging.
Statistics show that the number Of
these farmers Is steadily on the In
crease, and their chances for ever
owning any land are rapidly disap-
pearing. Owing to different and a
lower standard Of living the negro
tenant farmer makes good both TOR
himself and. Landlord where the white
tenant finds 1T difficult to exist. This
different standard of living is an i'm
portant factor In our favor, and II is
enabling the negro to "get by" in
countless instances. The most strik-
Ing Illustration of this point came
to our notice recently. Mr.. F. is
a worker In concrete and makes $3.50
a day. BY his side white man does
the same sort of work and gets $3.50
q day. The colored man pays Sc
per month house rent and the white
man pays SIS. The colored mans
family does It's own washing and
that OF the white mans family also!
Say what you please we still have a
fighting chance II we will only make
use OF It. Our chief danger and
temptation is in trying to lead an
aerop1ane existence on a subway sal
ary.-Dallas Express.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

The farmers Of this county have
made good cotton crops and are get
ting good prices for It Don't forget
to invest few dollars In the negro
bank. II. n 4. 4. Y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

The Religious Forward movement, q
brand new thing, with plenty of big
money and sentiment behind 1t, has
begun to move. The purpose is TO
carry the Gospel to those in the high
ways and by-ways OF the large cities
who are not now reached by religious
influences. We were once, in 1903.
surprised to see a Salvation Army
band marching down side street In
Yokahoma. Japan, playing Shall We
Gather at the River?" While all sorts
Of movements are organized or being
organized, to reach and help better
the moral condition Of every nation
atty in the republic, very little Is done
to reach and help better the morals OF
the negro He Is left alone. to work
out his salvation In his own way. His
churches must broaden out their work.
The negro needs his own Christian
temperance unions, rescue missions
and homes, settlement works, Young
Mems and Young Women's Christian
associations, Salvation Armies and
the like.--New York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

Up until few years ago the negro
was thought to be the chief among
sinners in the use OF English. His fre,
quent disregard for grammar, and his
quaipt expressions make negro dia
lect one of the most picturesque lin
this country But another dialect is
being developed by the Dagos which,
for downright outlandishness, puts
that OF the negro in the background
A Dago had ordered windmill and
had received it, but he had spent sew
eral days trying to find a certain
valve. Finally he found 1t, but the
handle was missing. and then he
wrote the following letter to the
freight agent.
"Messter Fratemanns, Dere Friend:
/ gotta the vasy which l by from s.
N.alrite but why for godsake doan
you sen me no handle. Loose to me
my customer shure ting. You doan
trete me .ite IS my money not SO
good as other fellows. waite 10
daze and my Customer holler for
waiter liga hel BY, the valve. the wind
he no blow the meel and the valve
gotta no handle an wat the bel I
goin do. you no send handle pretty
quick ! goin 500 you goodby your
friend, Antonio Dutramino.
. After rite thees letter fine
blame hand1c IA box plese excuse
me-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

The editor enjoyed his first auto
mobile riding experience on the even
ing Of the Goth ult., when as one OF a
party composed Of Messrs. G. w. La
mastus, Nose Thomas and Messrs,
3Waldauer and Walker, prominent
white gentlemen Of Merigold, and Mr..
r. M. McCarty Of this town, quick
run was made from Mound Bayou to
McCarty's and return. The expert
ence was q somewhat novel one for
us as It will be, doubtless for any one
who rides In one Of these cars for the
first time. They told us that we were
not going fast but at times It seemed
to us that we must have been ''scorch-
ing" or else we are satisfied that we
would not enjoy the scorching expert
ence. Mound Bayou Demonstration.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

One of the greatst tragedies OF hui
man slavery was the breaking up Of
family ties, especially the selling Of
children away from their mothers.
Was this tragedy ended in the United
States when Abraham Lincoln signed
the proclamation Of emancipation?
Frederick E. Bauer, superintendent Of
the children's bureau Of the depart
ment OF public charities, is authority
for the statement that between 5000
and 1000 children are taken from their
parents every year in New York city
because the rising cost of living sub
merges the family, making 1t impos-
sible for their parents to support
them. They are cared for by chart
table Institutions, and a beautiful
charity it Is. But SO far as the senti-
mant Of parental and filial love Il. con-
cerned, does It make SO very much
difference whether the family Is
broken at the auction block or at the
empty breakfast table? Broken fam
lilies mean broken hearts as much now
as in the days '.befoah de war."To-
ledo News-Bee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

{ t + 45stt Il a-Ltf.
In recent edispr;ai convention a
minister was present and offered the
following toast: 10 gave an editor
from starvation take his paper and
pay for it promptly 4 TO save him from
despair, send him every Item you can
get hold Of; TO save him from bank
ruptcy, advertise In his paper liber.
ally; to save him from profanity,
write your correspond ence plainly on
one side Of the sheet and send It in
as soon as possible; to save him from
mistakes, bury him. Dead people are
the only ones who never make mis-
takes" Equally pertinent Is the toast
on Girls, = written by a modern verse
maker. and which Is as follows:
"A health to the girl that can dance
like q dream.
And the girl that can pound the
piano;
IA health to the girl that writes verse
by the ream
Or toys with high G in soprano;
To the Girl that can talk, and the girl
that does not;
To the saint and the sweet little
sinner
But here's to the cleverest girl OF the
\. S+, lot.
The girl that can cook a good din
I ner!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-11-03

] Reading ought to be called one of
.ne fine arts, as indeed 1t 10. It fur
.isbes the opportunity of taking In
tne thoughts Of great authors and the
ability to impart these thoughts to
others. A prominent educator has
giyen this brief definition: Reading
4 getting through" But 1t is more
than this, it is the bringing out the
thought and feeling Of the author in
u,ch manner as to make the hearers
.ea and feel with the. reader. The
,eader who falls short Of this end
has not read.
when Ezra read the law to the peo-
ple they wept because the reading was
effective.
We too frequently listen to poor
pulpit reading. For such reading
there is no excuse. Every minister
ought to study his Bible 80 thoroughly,
especially the chapters he is going to
read on any given occasion, that his
hearers are made to feel that he is
fully possessed Of the thoughts con-
tanned in the passages he is reading.
While the Scriptures are being read
God is talking to the people. A min
iter should therefore be prepared to
read we'll, and not get up to blunder
over the Scriptures. Word calling is
not reading. To read well one must
be effective. He must make his hear
ers feel what he is reading. Our
church services often fail at the begin
ming on account Of ineffective read
Ing by the pastor. The Bible is poorly
read; the hymns are poorly read. II
the hymns be well selected they are
read In such q way that the people
cannot see the connection between the
hymns and the subject of the SER
mon.
How readest thou, Brother Minis
ter? Be careful as to your manner
Of reading, for much Of your success
as a preacher will depend on your
good reading. Southern Ploughman.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05
LA FoLLETTE's AUTOBIOGRAPHY

One OF the most interesting personal
publicity sketches that has appeared in
"a good while is the autobiography Of
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, the
first instalmeut of which appears in
the American Magazine for October In
this the Senator tells of his carly strug-
giles from poverty, his education and
triumphs at the state University, his
.promptucss in running for office. being
"a candidate FOR attorney of Dane
county almost as soon rs he got ou, Of
the university; and his account of how
he faced the bosses, fought them aud
won: all this is most entertaining
From that triumph he passed 70 re-
election, and then came his campaign
for, aud election 20, Congress as Rep.
resentativc from the southwestern dis
.trict Of Wisconsin
The thing hat will strike the reader
with sensational force in this biography
is the use which he made OF the uni
yersity and the graduates thercfrom in
bis political campaigns. He treated the
university practically as his political
machine, and the graduates Of that IN.
stituiion as his natural ard regular
supporters. This will hardly be pleas
ant reading either 10 the university IT.
self or 70 the people of the State Of
Wisconsin who pay their money TO
keep mp that Institution, for a univer-
siiy should not be in currcn, politics at
all. Aside from the support which ne
claims the university and its gradual tes
have regularly given him politically, he
speaks of the movement which he has
led in Wisconsin as being an important
political forco supported By tho uni
vcrsity lit is difficult indeed, he
says. "to ovcr-cstimate the part which
the University has PLAYED in the Wis
cousju revolutions: meaning thereby
the deposition of the political bosses
and the turning OF the people TO him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05

cisely what Italy is now undertaking
TO do. Great Britain wrestcd Egypt
from the Sultan, France took Algiers
and Tunis. and is now undertaking 20
gobble Morocco. allowing Spain small
slice. Germany swoopcd down upon
Agadir; and in order 10 get rid OF
her, France is obliged 10 give com
pcnsation elsewhere. These 'piracics
disqnaIify all of the nations from de-
nouncing Italy on moral grounds.
And so Turkey has no friends in
Europe; and the only basis upon which
any of the powers VIII undertake To
mediate is rs stated in the diSpatc hes,
that the powers cannot offer mediation
until basis of settlement is sug-
gestcd on the line of Italian demands. -
That is, settlement satisfactory TO
Italy. But a settlement satisfactory 20
Italy means the Wrestling of Tripoli
from the Turkish power. That this
must be the inevitable outcome has
been clear from the first. And now
this is emphaticalIy confirmed by the
reply to Turkey which the European
powers have made. Italy wins hands
down
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05
TURKEY HAS NO FRIENDS.

The dispatches from "'ihe front" in
dicatc very cearly that tho outcome in
regard 10 1taly's seizure of Tripoli will
he precisely as The Tribune has been
indicating night along. That j.. The
powers will sustain Italy in her dc.
mands upon Tripoli, and viii compel
Turkey to give way Turkey makes
the whining complaint that II mas no
friends in Europe The truth Is that
It does rot deserve any friends in
Europe. or anywhere else. The sultan
Of Turkey. personally and succcssiycly.
l. monster Of cruelty and injustice;
that Is. he represents these things in
his Sulianship although he may per
soually not be guilty - charged
Turkey has for generations been
% the sick man of Europe. " and has
been fitful, cruel. treachcrous. and al
together scandal among the nations
That, in this crisis. it has no friends in
Europe was precisely what was % have
been expected.
On tho principle involved. All of the
great powers have been guilty Of pre-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05
WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT.

The President of the United States is
in Utah today. The arrangements are
MI made for smooth, continuous pro
grsmme. and his time will be fully oc-
cupicd. Al the same time, there is
leisure enough SO that he will not be
overprcsscd or hsrassed, With every
one working 10 time and on schedule,
there will he no furry. and everything
Will be like clockwork. There are
sixty minutes in every hour, and those
sixty minutes reel Oh without crowd
ing. and without dragging. Al that
is necessary is for the programme TO
do the same. every event conhning IT.
self TO the time set FOR il. The con.
trary makes inc real difhculty in such
programmes. But as every ono under
stands the necessity of working 20
schedule. we may reasonably hope that
the programme will pass off with regu-
lnrity and Smoothness.
II is a high honor TO have the pres
ence OF the President of the United
States in this city: every ono is fully
sensible of the fact, and every one
Is ready to do whatever he may be
called upon TO 10 70 make the visit a
pleasant one that viii remain long in
the President mind as one of the
bright days Of his life
II is not alone as IN official. now
ever. that we all are glad to meet
President Taft. We respect him as Il
type of the foremost American man
hood. lie is able. upright, digniicd, con
sistent, clean, and thoroughly honest;
he is a great lawyer. a great diplomat,
a great administrator. In all these
capacities he has abundantly proved
himself; and. rs the highest type of
American manhood AS well as official
dom, we are glad 10 welcome him and
to tender him our need Of love and
admiration He holds his Office by the
best possible title that any Office can
be held, the willing choice OF his
fellow citizens; and, when that choice
is made. the assent thereto is unani
nous
We Trust that the President is in
health and vigor and that his day in
Utah VIII he one entirely to his liking;
and we do not in the least doubt that
it Will be so. Hail to tho chief. May
his davs he many. and his service to
his country useful and long!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05
FOR a CLEAN CITY.

The letter sent by Mayor Branstord
to Mrs. Elizabeth Cohen, President of
tho Women s League, is satisfactory
answer TO her appeal to him to drive
the stockade women from the city and
clean up the town. The Mayor states
that he is as much interested in see
ing Salt Lake a clean city as the
Women S League is; and he assures
that membership of his hearty support
in cleaning up the rooming houses and
hotels
The question will come before mass
meeting TO he held next Sunday I'M one
Of the theatcrs We trust that Mayor
Bransford Will be there, and that he
will give to the meeting such as
smancc of his cooperation in the clean
move outlined as viii at once satisfy
and CRAFTY the movers in this good
work. aud assure all the citizenship Of
salt Lake that everything which it is
possible to do will be done by him III
the direction Indicated
Tire closing of the stockadc, which
j. made permanent, has caused "A con
dition which calls for immediate and
active relief The Mayor. by giving
the assurances 10 the meeting of Sun
day, and the Council cooperating with
him at its meeting ON Monday
night. ought TO be able to solve this
question in the best practical way. and
get results such as the good citizenship
OF Snlf I.aLn rnnnircs