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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY.

1t is gratifying to see that here and
there in the South as we'll as in the
North is an editor Of a Negro news
paper of sufficient breadth CT vision
to take in IN its entirety the Progress
GiVe scheme for the political regonera-
States.
One and all, they have long since
agreed that under the present system
the Negro in Dixie has but little 20
hope for as regards the return Of 1is
franchise rights. They have all seen
successive Republican administrations
gradually yield TO the demand of the
white South to be allowed to settle it's
own affairs without outside nterfcr-
enCe. Republican CCIgrc Ses have no
torlously rctraincd from exercising
the power given them to ieduCC tu,i-
greaSional representation where thc
right 10 vote was denied because Of
race, color or previous condition Of
serVltudc. The present occupant Of
the Whit" House. they know, stopped
so low to Southern Democratic pref
udicc as to announce lpOn his ila,,-
guration that he would aUIort nc
Negro 10 office where there was Oh.
lection from those whom he was &c
serve. The Republican plan OF at
tempting to force the South TO res
pect the black mans right to vote ant
then Of taCity deserving him to hi
enemies, all are aware, has proved
dismal failure. In spite Of all thi
he has followed the Gone Old Par
with blind faith and served it wit
slavish devotiCm.
This and more the editors Of NJ
gro newspapers throughout the Ian
and their readers know. Yet thel
are some Of them who look with sIl!
picion upon the Progressive plan t
cut loose from impossible methods an
to try new ones which offer son
hopes Of success. They prefer
have meaningless representation
national conventions and to be &c
lied" with empty platform pledg
and prediction promises. The
hypocrises they set above the on
spoken declaration that they sha
not be allowed participation in t.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
COOPERATION NECESSARY.

II the Republican pre- S of the State
is as DESTROYS that the Republican
state ticket be elected as it claims to
be, 1T is pursuing mighty queer
method to accomplish its purpose
With but few exceptions every daily
and weekly pape: which carries the
names of Taft and Sherman at the
head of its editorial columns is bit
ter in is denunciation of the Pro-
gres<ive party and those who havs
espoused that cause in this State.
Now, it is generally understood that
the Progressivcs will place the names
Of the Republican nominees for State
offices ca their ticket AMI work for
the election of each and all. 1t is
also generally conceded that without
the support of the Progressives the
stand no possible show to win, taeir
goose is cooked now That being
the case, it would seem the better
part OF wisdom for the ''Rcgulars" to
stop their yawpings about the Pro-
gressives and continual insinuations
as to the honesty Of those selected as
leaders of that party. Both Progress
sives and Republicans have one OBJ
ject in common-the saving of the
State from the Democrats, and this
can be done only through harmon
Of ~
ested. If either fails to do his part
the result will be disastrous.
So, let's have done with these de-
mands for confessions Of faith in the
Republican party and other require
ments being made Of the nom;nees for
office. If the Progrcssives. the major
party, is willing to support them
without question, the Republicans
ought to be incXprcssibly glad of it,
That Mr.. Taft commands a sinking
ship even his most ardent supporters
cannot honestly deny. In the inne~-
most reccsses Of their hearts they
know that Mr. Taft'S chances arc
about equal to those Of a Jack rabbit
in a fight with a bull dog. Tho
Democrats have passed the word down
the line that it is upon Colonel Roosc-
welt and not Mr.. Taft that their
heaviest artillery mus: be trained
There can not, therefore, be any cx-
cuse, except that of regularity, fol
heckling the nominees about then
attitude toward the heads of the two
tickets. And as to regularity, somt
of those who are loudest now in their
demand for it, openly, brazenly sup
ported the Democratic ticket in the
last campaign
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
The Call For The Skilltul Negro
TRAINING,WONEN

, ready to go out and wash and iron but
to establish laundry business with
all the modern equipment 'her capita al
and patronage will PRINT.
So too it is again, to choose one
more example, with the young wom-
an who makes specially Of cooking
Q: domestic science. During her
course she cooks and serves meals.
Sh has her classes in theory and of
directing a"meal and then in her
chemistry class she makes a speciality
Iof the chemistry of cooking.
Probably no call now is louder than
that for women trained in one or
more of thee, branches of industry
Y:ar by year more public and private
schools are putting the teaching of
these trades on their curricula. They
need teachers From Texas, Oklaho-
ma, Illinois, Tennessee. Kansas, Mis-
, souri, and. many other states come
annually more demands for such teach
ers han Tuskegee can fill; and the
i salaries are good.
AS with the boys, tne young woman
is given a chance to use any speci IL
, talent she has to aid her through
school. If she wants to wait on table
to pay part of Der board such chance
] is open to her. If she sings, she is
, paid for her services in the choir. If
she plays various opportunities will
, direction.
Gu the other hand if she wishes to
pursue courses in music these with a
slight extra charge are open to her
Regular lessons are given in both pia-
no and voice and any student who
proves at all fit Is given countless op.
portunities to appear in public. Glass
exercises rhetoricals, public debates
and the social gatherings between the
boys and girls afford ample sway fol
all those who have talent and wish tt
develop confidence.
Most important Of all, in all thu
work whether theoretical or practica
the young woman's Physical education
lis no lost sight Of. Just as it is be
llieved that no woman is really educa
tied without some knowledge of domes
&c life, so it is felt that no girl 1
lready to go out into the world with
out a we'll trained, graceful body
lHenc3 regular course in gymnastic
jis scheduled for all girls. If TIN
young woman attends day school sh
has so many hours per week for gym
nastic work. If she goes to nigh
school, she has her gymnastics befor
these classes begin. In all cases, whe
the weather permits the classes ar
held out of doors, the idea being
bring good health and strong bodle
rather than 20 teach the rather fame
Indoor gymnastics. Dumb bell drill
wand drills, exercises in running, bat
> ket ball played and marching lend vs
lriety throughout the course.
These exercises are for all girls br
in later years the placing Of Negr
schools in the hands Of Negroes he
\ given rise to the young woman gym
: nastic teacher. In many Of the large
i Negro city schools, and more especia
: ly in Negro private schools and co
" leges the Negro girl who can teac
J. gymnastics Is eagerly sought. Tu
! kegee offers special courses to thoi
e who are planning to do this work, III
T. der the instructor from Sargent
il Gymnasium.
II
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

"Ncver before" remarked col.
Roosevelt in his Chicago convention
speech, has Wet Virginia sent two
colo,ed delegates 10 the national con-
venion, and the colorcd delegates It
sent are in character and standing he
peers Of the waite delegates from that
State The Colonel must certainty
have had some imtimatc knowledge of
the character and standing Of tho
White delegates, 10 make such TO-
mark III DubIic.-Charlcston Mail
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

That w. K. Bennett should never
have been permitted 10 take a seat on
the beach in Fayette or any other
county, is shown by his removal Of
T. T. Hubbard as commissioner and
appointing in his stead one of Sam
Dixon's Negro hcnchmcn, simply be-
cause Mr. Hubbard had sufficient de-
ccpcy to sign the petition calling for
t1e impeachment Of Judge Brnnett.-
| Kanawha Citiztn.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

A case of peonage was found in
Screven county where two Negro la
borer5 were he!d on a 1900 acre
farm. Tie cases We're worked up by
Labor.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

The tanning school camp for the
Colorcd Branch of Y. NJ. G.. a. secre-
tarics held at Arundel-on-the-B Bay,
Maryland, closed last week very Sue
ccssiully. Secretaries w. A. Hunton
and Jesse e. Moreland are the lead
CTS in this work
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

England has 20,757 elementary
public schools with 100000 pupils.
The 1912 budget for education us
100000, Of which $1,000,000 Is
for teachers old age. pensions.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
NOTES ON RACIAL PROGRESS.

The Negro firemen of Georgia fear
being dismissed because of a bill now
pending in the State Legislature
which seeks to bar them from en-
ployment Oh Georgia railroads.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

Stonewall Jackson; the crack col
ored Splinter, of Central Union High
School, showed in the national in
ter scholastic meet at Chicago that
he was the best high school sprinter
in the country.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

A prominent Negro lawyer in Brook
Ign, has recently become a Jew, hav
ing accepted their. faith. .,,--.,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

The Home Mission Conference and
Sunme" School for Sunday School
workers held at Mortified, is report
cd as a great success. Six hundred
delegates were present.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

Clark University and Cannon The
illogical Seminary, Atlanta, Ga, which
were combined two years ago under
one president, have again been sepa-
rated, the double task being consd-
cred too much for one man.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22


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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

The Rev. Ezra Triple, d. D., has
been elected president Of Drew The
o'ogical Seminary, succeeding the
venerable Rev. Henry A. Buttz, D. D..
Of New Testament exegesis.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

The new Bethel A. NJ. F.. Institu
tional Church, of Scranton, Pa, o
which Rev. Geo. T. Smith is founder
and pastor, has broken ground for tn
new edifce.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

1t is reported that an anvil, used
by John Bunyan in 1647 is to be ex-
hibited at the Los Angeles Exposi-
ion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
SAVE OVER $500 SHEEP.
Dakota Ranchman and Eight Helpers
Drive the Herd Nearly
Sixty Miles.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 26.-What
is believed to have been the most
strenuous midwinter journey over
the plains ever made in the three
states of South Dakota, Wyoming,
and Montana has just been accom-
plished by Shelby Ball and his crew
of eight men. The purpose of the
journey was the saving of $500
sheep belonging to Ball.
Running out of feed at his ranch
near the Finger Buttes, in Montana,
and with the snow so deep the sheep
could not Craze on the open range,
he decided to move the immense
flock to Belle Fourche, in western
South Dakota, a distance Of sixty
miles.
Before a start could be made with
the sheep it was necessary to make
a snow pillow, and this instrument
was utilized practically every foot
of the sixty miles in blowing a road
through the snow for the sheep. 1t
was the plan to feed hay along the
route, the first loads leaving Belle
Fourche a few days after the sheep
lett the Ball ranch. One of the hay
transporters was Myron Westland
who, with a four horse and two
horse outfit took four tons on two
wagons. He struck some deep snow
and was compelled to break his own
road, but finally met the sheep at a
point on the Little Missouri river
Here the sheep We're given feed, af-
ter which the journey to Belle
Fourche was resumed. The hay haul
ed by Westland broke all previous
records in that part of the northwest
for cost. The hay cost $40 per ton
at Belle Fourche, and the expense
of hauling it out to the point on the
Little Missouri river made the cost
exceed SIS per ton.
The force of men trailing the
sheep on their long journey had two
sheep wagons, ten head of horses
and three dogs. The greatest dist
ance made in one day was twelve
miles. This was one day when the
wind was in their backs and the
sheep could not be checked. The
party was on the road sixteen day:
making the sixty miles. During the
| trip they fed the sheep fifteen ton!
of hay and lost less than 500 heaC
! of sheep.
Ball has spent the greater part o
his life on the range with cattle
horses and sheep but states that thu
trip was the hardest he had eve
made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Advertises For Sixth Wife.

A. NJ. Graves, for many years own
er of considerable property at Mason
City, and who secured notoriety in
various matrimonial escapades is in
the lime light again, and is adver-
Using in the papers for a wife. If
the venture is successful it will be
the sixth marriage for Graves within
eight years. He claims to be a col
lege graduate and friend of Roose-
welt, but the woman who applies
must have 500 in money.
Mr.. Graves says he has a claim in
Warroad, Mimi, and needs $3.50 to
prove up on it, and $500 to square
his debts. He offers as an induce
ment a twelve room house without a
servant, a 100 acre farm, the finest
yoke of oxen in Minnesota, year
old daughter, chance to take a claim
alongside the Graves homestead, and
a chance to pay off the mortgage.
Mr.. Graves says he has spent sew
eral days answering callers, but the
right woman has not appeared yet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that COM
pany known as THE Burr Oak
Store" with it's principal place of
business at Burr Oak, Winneshiek
county, Iowa, has been incorporated
under date of February LIST, 1912,
to buy, sell and exchange at whole
sale and retail line of general mer-
chandise and farm products. The
capital stock is $4,000, divided in
to One Hundred and Fifty 15O)
shares of One Hundred Dollars
($100) each and fully paid. The
corporate term is twenty (20) years,
the Indebtedness shall at no time
exceed two-thirds of the capital, and
the private property of stockholders
is exempt from corporate debts.
Its affairs shall be conducted by
five directors, elected at the annual
meeting which shall be held on the
second Wednesday in July of each
year. The directors elected to hold
Office until the annual meeting in
July, 1912 are as follows: b. ID.
Jewell, ID. II. Meyer, c. b. Hughes,
T. l.. Glenn and Elmer Keppe.
ga c. B. HUGHES, Secretary
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28

Pitched Hay For VIM. Allen About
Five Years AgO-Came Up From
Ossian, Iowa-Will be the
Next Champion.

According to the latest reports
there is prospects of war" be-
tween Ossian and DEBORAH, Iowa, as
to the real home of young AL. Palzer,
the coming white hope" who has
been selected to show Champion
Johnson the true colors. Simply be-
cause his parents reside at Ossian is
no reason why Palzer should not
make his home in DEBORAH. Palzer
made his home in the latter city for
year or more, and from the De-
coFah Public Opinion we learn that
the Ossian Bee man still insists that
PalZer's home is in Ossian and not
in the east.
In conversation with VIM. Allen,
who resided near Ossian a few years
ago, but now farmer near Bruce,
We learn that Palzer was in Hills
about five years ago. He came up
from Ossian with Mr.. Aliens broth
er and worked on Wills farm DUR
ing haying for about a week, and
drove to Hills with Mr.. Allen on two
or three different occasions.
The first day when they started
for the field Mr.. Palzer said:
What do you want me to do?"
And Mr.. Allen replied: you can
pitch on the stack"
Got a fork?"
Here's one" pointing to three
tined one"
That the best you've got?"
Mr.. Allen said Palzer was not sat
isfied until he got a five-tined pitch
fork, and The fun began. Toward
evening the man on the stack re-
fused to work any longer, on account
of the big loads of hay coming up in
"jumbled" mess. He also stated
that Palzer weighed 230 pounds,
and could easily juggle hundred
pound weight over his head with
one hand, with the greatest of ease.
The writer is also acquainted with
Palzer, and will bet two cents that
he will some day be champion of
the world.-A. A. Hanson in Hills,
Mimi. Crescent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
INDIGESTION GOES.
SOurness, Heaviness, Belching and
Stomach Distress Quickly
Fade Away.

Magical MI-O-NA is what you
need for any disturbed condition of
the stomach.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets will
drive all the poisonous gases from
your stomach and make your stom-
ach strong enough to digest any
food.
For any ailment caused by weak
stomach such as sick headache, dir
illness, nervousness, lack of efficiency,
that tired all-in feeling, sleepless-
ness, bad dreams or bad stomach the
morning after too much smoking and
drinking-for all these ailments
nothing on earth can surpass MO
MA. Large box for so cents at K.
j. Parman's and druggists every
where.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
DO Not Remove Temptation.

w. Winwood Reade: while slim
ulating desire and attracting atten-
ton to the object of desire, the en-
forced abstinence from it also i'm
pairs the power of resistance to it.
The stunted nature is thrown out of
balance, and thus prepared for more
ready moral decline and failure. I'm
balanced, inharmonious development
is the surest road to mental and
moral incapacity. The greatest spe-
cialists are those who build their
specialties upon foundation of gen.
eral harmonious education. The spe-
cialist who knows nothing but his
speciality, as a rule amounts to lit
tie, and preserves through life dis
torted view of things, having never
acquired a proper sense of proper
ton. 1t is automatic that to pro-
tect one from injurious influence by
the weather one must be hardened
to such influence. A dollhouse plant
or a dollhouse child will not be able
to resist the cold of winter or the
moisture of rain and mist Likewise,
to remove everything that will call
for exertion from a persons path
will weaken the nerves and muscles
and prevent the development of
moral stamina. The result is
spoiled ciild, the worst contribution
to society that citizen can make"
So when a child is repeatedly told:
You must never drink" he will
invariably drink when he gets the
chance, but possibly never will if
he is told to be moderate and tenn
perate in his drinking, and urgel
to use self control. Hide a toy in
a closet and the child will go out OF
his way to get it. Attempt to sup
press the liquor traffic and men viii
go out of their way to get liquor,
and the possibility of their becom-
ing drunken is greater than if they
had the opportunity to drink mod
erately at any time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
TURTLES SOLD BY HUNDREDS.
Animals Shipped From McGregor to
Market at Philadelphia.

McGregor, Feb. 26.-One hundred
which weighed 1929 pounds, and
netted their owner, w. T. Allen,
fisherman, $50, were brought
across the Mississippi river from
Prairie du Chen, Wis, to McGregor
last week. They were in grain sacks
and filled a bob sled box. At Nc
Gregor they were packed in barrels
by w. II. G. Elwell, a fish merchant,
and shipped to Philadelphia. Despite
the fact that the turtles had been
kept in cellar without any care
of any kind for four months, they
were lively enough as they were put
aboard the train to snap and bite
with considerable belligerence. 1t is
expected that they will be alive when
they reach Philadelphia.
Some of them weighed twenty-five
pounds. They were caught in one
of the stagnant sloughs of the Mis-
sissippi the first of November At
the ice forming time in the fall the
turtles seek out some sheltered spot
near a bunch of weeds or Sunken
log, and burrow in the mud beside
it until their bodies are about half
covered, and their heads wholly so.
They sit there inert until the ice
goes out in the spring, a score or
more of them sometimes punched
together socially.
Mr.. Allen, one of the oldest fish
ermen on the upper river, decided to
IN this habit into profit. After
the ice in the sloughs is strong
enough to uear his weight he goes
over the stagnant sloughs, finds the
half buried turtles, breaks through
the ice, hooks them up through the
hole, sings them in sack over his
shoulder and takes them home to his
cellar. The cellar has a moist, sandy
floor. AS soon as the turtles are de-
posted on it they burrow in the
sand just as they did in their native
habitat and there remain torpid
through the winter without requir-
ing a single further thought.
When the price of turtle flesh
reaches high mark he takes them out
of their alternating quarters and has
marketed them as high as Is cents
per pound, live weight.
The turtle industry on the upper
Mississippi, though comparatively
new is assuming remarkable pro
portions. Literally millions o.
pounds have been shipped during the
last year. Every fish dealer on the
river is making the buying and sell
ing of turtles good sized part O
his fish business nowadays and fish
ermen instead of throwing the tur
ties back into the river which ge
caught in tneir nets, as they form
erly did, are now hunting them ant
saving even the smallest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
HOLD-UP ATTEMPT.
Bandits Fire on Engineer When He
Failed to Stop.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 22-Five
men made an unsuccessful attempt
to hold up west bound train No. 8
on the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road near Bertram, a village nine
miles east of here, at 500 O'Clock
this morning. The train is known
as the fast mail and carried no pas
sengers. 1t was forced to slow
down to speed of four miles an
hour on account of the construction
work on the outskirts of the village,
and it was at this point the men
signalled the engineer to stop. Sus-
picious of the irregular method used
in signaling, the engineer did not
bring his train to a stop. When the
train failed to stop, one of the ban
dts opened fire on the engineer,
hitting him in the arm.
Throwing on all steam, the en-
gineer brought his train to this city
where a posse was formed and start
ed in pursuit of the bandits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Call a New Pastor.

Waucoma, Feb. 26.-After being
without permanent pastor for
something over a year, the Congre-
gational church society of this place
have extended a call to Rev. G. c..
Summers Of Union, who preached
here as candidate last Sunday, and
he has accepted, his pastoral labors
to begin March 1st. The reverend
gentleman and family will move here
soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-28
Guilty i'm First Degree.

Newton, Feb. 26.-Guilty of as
sault on an eight year old girl at
ColfaX four years ago is the verdict
of the jury in the case of Earl Lind
say, an automobile dealer of Des
Moines. Lindsay was convicted of
the crime four years ago, but he
appealed to the supreme court. He
claims he will appeal to the supreme
court in this case. Lindsay was
formerly from Prairie City. He will
be sentenced March 10.