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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
REAL PROGRESS
At MOUND BAYOU
BY cHAs. STEWART.

Mound Bayou, Miss.-Representa
tive men and women were IN NOUN.
Bayou from all parts OF the stase' anu
many from Tennessee. Arkansas anu
Louisiana, attending a conferences
which was called by Hon Cnas'
Banks, cashier OF the Bank OF MOUNT
Bayou, and first vice-president OF the
National Negro Business league ~
this he was backed by some OF the
leading citizens OF the state.
Mount Bayou is the Oldest negro
town in the United States, and mas q
population of nearly 100" INDUSTRIOUS
citizens. The growth and progress OF
the city has caused many OF the lead
ing colored people in various parts VI
the country to invest their money III
land and the business enterprises
There are many groceries, mercan'
tile establishments, meat markets.
shoe stores. drug stores, photo-
graph gallery. / newspaper and plant,
3 insurance agencies, l bank, 3
schools, headquarters for the Knights
and Daughters of Tabor, headquarters
for the Masonic Benefit association, l
public library and assembly hall, four
churches, and many other enterprises
are being conducted in Mound Bayou.
The people have erected some good
homes and public buildings, and with
in short time an ice plant and light
ing plant Is to be launched. Employ
ment is furnished hundreds Of young
men and women who have graduated
from various schools and colleges.
The meeting was held in the assem-
bly, room Of the Carnegie library, and
was presided over by Rev. A. A.
Cosey, d. D., pastor Of the Green Grove
Baptist church, and the opening pray
er was made by Rev. j. H, Greer.
Hon. Chas. Banks made an address in
which he stated the object OF -le
meeting, and this was followed by
number of other short addresses.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Banks
called attention to the fact that the
race was about to enter new field,
by establishing an oil mill at cost OF
$4,000. The buildings were complete
and machinery was being installed.
The main building is two-story brick
structure 50x220 and the seed house
and ware-rooE was a large frame
structure 50x344 The modern i'm
proved machinery had been installed,
and the promoters had been so care
full in constructing the buildings and
purchasing the machinery that the
first year would pay dividend. They
were only $4,000 in debt.
After the address of Mr.. Banks sew
eral others spoke, and DR.. w. A. At
taway started the ball to rolling by
subscribing $3.50 additional to the
stock which he had already, and is-
sued his check to pay for the same.
Others fell in line
A number Of short addresses were
delivered at night
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
WIT and HuMoR
S
IN PRAISE OF MoDEsrY.

Reginald De Koven told at a must.
cal in Chicago pretty story in praise
Of modesty. r"
"A group of tourists" he said, wis
tied in Bonn Beethoven's house. One
Of the tourists, q girl of twenty or 30,
sat down at Beethoven's piano and
played the Moonlight Sonata none
too well. Beethoven's own work, In
his own room, on his own piano!
when the girl had finished she rose
and said to the old caretaker:
al suppose lots of famous must.
clans have been here and played on
this Instrument"
"'Well, Miss tho caretaker an.
swered, gravely, 'Paderewski was
here last year and his friends urged
him to play, but he shook his head
and said:
mo, am not worthy Wash.
ington Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
Iowa State Bystander
~ ISLANDER rv1. CO.. Publishers
pEs Mo,NEs, IOWA
RusslA's ROAD INTO CHINA
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Of Middle Ages Mingled
With Squalor.

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
HOW TO DESTROY YOUR RACE
PONDER WELL THE THINGS
ENUMERATED BELOW AND SEE
HOW MANY OF THE WEAPONS
MENTIONED ARE YOU USING
IN RACE DESTRUCTION,

Disobey God. Throw your money
away. Don't read books and papers
Be a coward. Be pimp. Be afraid
to read negro newspapers. BE a tat
tier. Be backbiter. Be liar Say
yes for no and no for yes. Be dishon-
est. Be immoral. Be a drunkard or
tolerate drinking. Be a gambler or
conceal gambling. Be too busy to
read. Let your Sunday school run
down, and don't read the Bible. Try
to give advice in everything without
learning something to enable you to
give advice. Pay off notes without get
ting receipts or without getting an at
torney or some sensible person to
look over or examine your receipt. Let
other people induce you to help pros
titute your women. Allow your. chill
dren to associate, with bad children.
Tolerate and encourage ranting for
preaching. Font stick together in
business. matters. Oppose your lead
ers. Don't contend for your rights.
Don't patronize one another in bust
ness. Garry one another to law at
every chance. Patronize every ex-
cursion in your reach. Eat unneces-
sarily. Drink and be rowdy. Spend
your money on your back instead of
your head and in a home. Have more
confidence in other races than In your
own. Idle your wet and cold days
away instead Of studying, chopping
wood or doing something that needs
your attention. Don't save your fodder
and hay. Sell your corn at so cents
a bushel and buy 1t back at $1.25 per
bushel. Keep a lot Of white peoples
newspapers In your home for your
children and never place any negro
papers and negro books in their
hands.
Just keep on telling your children
that they are bad. Stop counting your
wife as soon as you marry her. Keep
or" opposing and lighting your young
men. Neglect bathing often and keep
filthy homes. Don't associate with
good or wise people. Don't be careful
about how you entertain strangers.
Don't be kind, courteous and polite.
Don't respect your parent nor other
aged people. Allow few or no babes
In the homes. Which one Of these
weapons are you using to destroy
your race? If you are clear, God and
your race will bless you; II you are
guilty, you shall reap what you SOW
IN time and in eternity unless you
change and repent.-Ethiopian OBJ
server. ILL., ~. ~ ,{&t5,s 81 a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
CARBouC ACID ANT|OoTE
TINcTURE OF IODINE, IT Is
CLAIMED, GIVES REMARK.
ABLE RESULTS.

Among cases Of accidental poison.
ing those caused by carbolic acid
are the most frequent. These gener.
ally arise through mistaking solu-
ton Of carbolic acid for some medi-
cine or. as occurs very often. for
some alcoholic liquor.
The remedies generally employed
In dealing with this kind Of poisoning
consist in washing the stomach with
alkaline water or pure glycerin, fol-
lowed by the ingestion Of alkaline
sulphates, oil and white of eggs
beaten up. Some years ago. however,
DR.. Maberly showed that tincture Of
iodine. administered in fairly large
doses, may give much better results.
On one occasion when called in to
attend young negro who, thinking
he was drinking whisky, had swallow
ed p quantity Of a strong solution of
carbolic acid and who consequently
was severely burned about the lips
and throat, Dr., Maberly hurriedly
made him swallow q teaspoonful of
tincture Of iodine In cupful of wa,
ter. A few minutes afterward the pa
tient was able to swallow some milk
without any difficulty, speaking be-
came easier, and he very soon COM
pletely recovered.
The same immediate and, complete
effect was obtained on administering
tincture Of iodine in doses of FIVE
drops in water in the case of a three
year-old boy who had just swallowed
some carbolic acid.
Similar success was met with in a
third case Of carbolic acid poisoning,
the victim being a child Of two years
Of age. In this instance the iodine
treatment could not be begun till 30
hours after the ingestion Of the poi
son. The alarming symptoms soon
disappeared under the influence of
tincture Of iodine given every four
hours in doses Of five drops In a tea
spoonful Of water. The little patient
was cured. s.5
The tincture Of iodine neutralizes
the carbolic or picnic acid by form
ing with IT an iodophenate, insoluble
and therefore harmless.-European
Edition New York Herald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
VERY LIKELY.

The railroad station of Meridian,
Texas, is about q mile from the bust.
ness part of the town. One night a
sleepy, weary travelling man said to
the darby who was driving him to
the hotel: "Old man, why did they
put this depot so far from town."
The darby scratched his head u
thought. and replied: ''Waal, boss,
rs fo'ced to admit dat I hasn't give
de matter s'flciet cogitation. but jes'
jumped up fer a answer like dis. I
s'pose dey done dat so as to have de
depot as near as possible to do rail-
road"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
The NEGRO IN BUSINESS

That the negroes OF America are
making great progress and are gong
forward by leaps and bounds along all
lines of human enueavor cannot be
denied. But while he has been max
ing progress the world about him mas
also been making progress, and nav
ing started in the lead, his white
brother keeps the lead. Particularly
Is this true in the business world. Inc
negro merchant, broker, banker, or
whatnot Is not only handicapped by
lack of experience, and of capital and
hampered by social prejudice, but
greater than all these Is the handi-
cap he is under by reason OF the lack
of confidence is the ability OF his own
race to do big business and his lack
of patriotism which would make MIN
suffer present temporary inconyenl'
ences, and losses, If need be, in order
that conditions may be made better
for his posterity. The scarcity OF
large business enterprises among the
negroes Is not due so much to the
lack Of colored patronage of negro
busines ses, as to the lack Of those ne
groes who have been patronized by
the masses, to cooperate with one an
other in the production OF larger bust
nesses. The business and profession
al men are at fault for the lack Of
large corporations among the negroes,
and the use by white corporations OF
most of the capital possessed by the
race.
There are among the negroes too
many separate places OF business do
ing the same kind of business. Both
economy and efficiency demand that
a large number of these small places
be combined and one big business
made instead Of many small failures.
The tendency among our professional
men to look up white corporation
in which to invest the money they
have made from colored people is too
great Those who can should think
and having thought, should act. There
Is no good reason why the more than
two millions of dollars possessed by
the negroes Of Chicago should not
earn as much, or more, ii invested 80
to as give the race full benefit OF the
fruits OF their labor and loyalty, than
is now being earned by investing in
white institutions whose power, Gre
ated In part by this very negro cap.
ital, is used against him and his chill
dren which will come after him. Col
ored men Of brains and means, 1T is
up to you to make good." -Chicago
Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
BELIEVES BLACK T.
BOXERS ARE BEST

n. y. d. Fry, puDnSneT OI the NC"
Fry's Magazine. London, England
thinks that the negro is constitution
ally better scrapper than the eau
casian, and says:
We In England have no anti-color
feeling, and we do not excite our
selves much about Jack Johnson hav'
ing beaten J. J. Jeffries in America;
and as to the more recent boxing
event at home we do not take senti-
mental sides over Langford's defeat
over Lang. But as a nation we have
recently rediscovered our latent and
deep-rooted interest In the ring
which L. for my part, consider whole
some interest-and we do not much
like not having a man who is either
champion of the world or thereabouts.
One of our own blood. I mean-a
white man.
/ did not see the Langford-Lang
fight, but l have met dozens Of men
who did, and they saw an exhibition
Of eminent superiority on the part OF
the colored man. One Of them came
away with the settled conviction that
1t Is all UP with the white man
against the colored man in boxing. He
tells ME that he made up his mind
land he has seen much fighting) that
the black man has it over the white
man in two vital points-quickness
and nervous insensibility. Quickness,
of course, means hitting power, not
only in frequency. but in force, for
speed is main component in the
force of a blow, and nervous insensi-
bility means natural capacity for not
being affected by punishment. Other
things being equal, the man who can
hit harder than his opponent, and be
less affected by the blows he receives
must in general be the winner.
Few people recognize what quick
ness In athletics means, and that IN
many forms Of athletics it is what
they miscall strength. This Is par
ticularly noticeable in cricket. Indian,
Malay and West Indian negro. All
three were quite distinctly quicker
with a cricket bat than any white
man l have ever seen. The Indian
was the quickest, the Malay and the
West Indian negro about equal. But
we must remember that the Indian Is
quite closely allied by distant descent
with the same forefathers. The negro
is of different stock.
As to nervous insensibility, doubt
whether the best white man is infe-
rior by race to the best negro in nat
ural endurance under punishment;
and l am strongly of the opinion that
he is superior in the will-made endur-
ance we call pluck. But l have seen
some remarkable examples Of the
physical endurance of the black man.
saw a Kaffir in the Aranskel dis
trict in South Africa, with his foot lit
orally cut in half, and calmly hobbling
off, after casually tying it up with
rag. He reminded me Of a feline ami
mathis insensibility was inhuman-
he hadn't even WINGED. 1t is, of
course, curious fact that one black
man will survive wounds that would
kill five white men. A surgeon who
served in the Zulu war once related
to me some notable instances; but
black man will die of an attack of
measles which white child would
=
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
Whers Dickens Saw Lie,

1t was on the roads round about
Gadshill. where Charles Dickens lived
before his death. that he made the 40.
quaintapce Of the various tramps and
showmdi we read Of In his works
The tales Of their lives, and lives 20
often made up Of many sorrows. The
great novelist's knowledge Of gypsy
wanderers and loafers was unbounded.
and many half hour he, spent In
their company within stones throw
Of his home. When he wrote that
wonderful chapter on tramps In THE
Uncommercial Traveller" he had Id
mind the high road at Gadshill.-'Ths
Land That Was Dickens" Oscar Frio-
bet, in National Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09

Its solution will prove or disprove
whether or not culture by adoption ID
possible and whether a race can exist
within nation without disrlpting the
nation or contradicting Itself. II we
accept the burden Of being an expert
ment In this land Of experiment 1t 10
because we have additional reasons.
These additional reasons are the de-
sire to solve our own problems, TO
convert invidious distinctions into
others rational and respected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
NO PITY NEEDED.

Pastor was so sorry for your
wife during the sermon this morning,
doctor. She had such a dreadful At
OF coughing that the eyes Of the whole
congregation we're fixed upon her.
Doctor-Don't be .unduly alarmed.
She was wearing her new hat for the
frat time. -,tS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
BUSINESS LEAGUE ELECTION.

Chicago. Ill.--At the annual election
Of Officers Of tho local branch Of tho
Negro business league. held in this
city, Dr.. George c. Hall was reelected
president. The other officers are: 8.
Lang Williams, vice-president; VIII
liam D. Neighbors, secretary, and
George p. Smith, treasurer. I IN, s558
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
LOOKING AHEAD.

II wish to get a permit to dig up
the pavement on Main street" a
why, i We can't give you that
There isn't any pavement In NAH
street" =.
Il, know; but want the permit 30
that We can dig up the pavement g.
soon as there 10 one" III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
ha knaw.

In one of New York's public schools
the other day this sentence appeared
In the reading lesson:
1.-THE king and his escort passed
BY"
Now" said the teacher. who can
tell me what Is meant by an escort p
A small. freckled-faced boy raised
bis hand. and In the vernacular Of the
East Side said: ~
ITS q Teller what's got girl and
he takes her out waking"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
o,amor Of the Great.

The following anecdots in told BY
Joseph jackson In the Worlds Work
On one occasion when Dickens had Z
few Of his choics spirits to dinner. a
they passed into his apartment the
clerk Of the hotel, who seems to have
been 4 great lover Of literature. but
tonholed' Boz's secretary long enough
TO exclaim with a kind Of reverential
ave: Good heaven! Mr.. Putnam. to
think what the four walls Of that room
now contain! Washington Irving.
William G. Bryant. F1ts-Greene Hal.
,tcck and Charles Dickens!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
AdulteratIon an Old Crime.

Champagne and claret will doubt.
less be produced In large quantities
this year. despite the general failure
Of the French vineyard" says the
London Chronicle. "The art Of max
Ing wine without grapes Ii an ancient
one As far back - 1927 one hun
dred pipes Of wine wers seized In
London because no trace Of grape
Juice could be found In them. The
citizens hocked to see the public STAY.
lng in Of tho pipes and the unusual
watering Of the streets which followed
thereupon." &,G.%% 4 ri
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
4 GOOD TRAP CROP.

It requires considerable vigilance 70
keep insects from destroying cabbage.
The cabbage plant furnishes almost
IN ideal place for insects to hide from
the gardener and continue their de-
structiys work. DO not permit them
Y to injure your plants a;
Mustard has q pungent taste and
Usually attracts insects BY III peculiar
smell. II u sometimes adytssble to
plant mustard a ! trap crop e catch
insects ana koep them nom DESTROY
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
LIKE CURES, LIKE.

This bill of fare offers so much r1cn
food that 1t fairly gives me indises-
ton to look 1t over"
you can, remedy that In the same
way. Read this advertisement about
a dyspepsia pill" s.~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
WOULDN'T LOOK WELL.

A slight accident had happened in
repairing the track. and Murphy was
sent to the ONCE to report It. He
was handed q blank to all out and 70
Ing along AL right till he came to the
section headed: Remarks. III YOU
plase. sorr." he said, beckoning to the
clerk. What's the trouble Murphy"
he was asked, Well. see, sorr, It
was Bits big toe he crushed Wild the
hslmmer. an Ord Just as soon not tput
sn the raymarks Bill made. Bos.
;sSS ,nscript. 5s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
NOT DOING, WELL.

How did you come on with your
study Of the Russian language?"
mot we'll While, was trying to
pronounce few words our family ply
stefan came along and forced me to
take all kinds of medicine to break up
a cold."-Washington Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
IMPOSSIBLE POLITICS.

Would you vote for your husband
If he ran fol" Officer" asked Mrs.
Barring
"Of course" replied the very young
suffragette. But l don't think I'd
care to have lot Of other women try.
ing to flatter him by voting for him"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
A VIRGINIA DlNosAUR.

The long drought exposed the bed
of a creek near Petersburg, Va, ana
In the bottom of it Was found I'M
bedded the skeleton Of q prehistoric
animal known as sauropodus dinou
saur, about 40 feet in length.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.

What you want, suppose, is to
vote, just like the men do"
Certainly not" replied Mrs. Bar
ing-Banners. IF We couldn't do any
better than that there would be no
use of our voting"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
STEADY HABITS.

I'VE had fine sunrise this morn"
Ing" said one New Yorker to another.
did you see it,"
"Sunrise?" said the second man.
why, I'm always in bed before sun
rise"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09

Louise-Is your new cook trouble
sonnet u s2sa E @
Julia-Troublesome! She couldn't
act worse II she were near relative
-Harper's Weekly. u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09

The Clothes Are the Thing.
What on earth d'you keep clappins
for! That last singer wa awful."
II know; but liked the style Of her
( clothes, and I want to have another
look At them" FL
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
A DUTY.

Look here, Ben. what did you shoot
at me fer? amt got no quarrel with
you"
+ You had a feHd with Jim Wombat,
didn't ye?" 49,.
Il did, but Jim's dead"
I'm his executor" -Lippincott's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
Custom Very Old.

Tho practice Of making eunuchs 70
supposed to have had It's beginning
under Semirarnis, the semimythicai
queen Of Assyria. the reputed build.
or of Babylon. and was commonly
adopted by Oriental monarchs In the
case Of the guardians Of their harems.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
GAVE HIM A JAR.

Am l required to exchange wed
ding gifts in the department IRON
which they we're purchased"
mot at ALL" said the hoorwaiker'
Thank you. l should like 7" e1'
change a rose jar for a frying pan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
SQUELCHlN0 HIM.

Mr.. Hoopah-You's de onliest girl l
ever loved, Della!
Miss Cole-You kin set heah an
say dat till you turns black in de
face, but I amt g'winter b'lieve you!
Puck,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
Nature Always pIfFerent

Nature Always Dlnseent
Nature naysrG rhymes her children.
Nor makes two men alike. When W
- 4 great man We fancy ressm.
blAnce to some historical person. and
predict the sequel Of hss character
ana fortune, Z result whi,h hs u sure
to disappoint. ~ Emerson. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
INFORMATION SURPRISED HER.

Mrs. Parkins-I called on Mrs. Up
person yesterday and she showed me
her old masters.
Mrs. Parvenue-Her old masters!
Dear me, ! didn't know she was in
service.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
-Alp,,!,lRAr1E!!!...

EarduppeIs Wigwag honest1
BaTroxsllrWol ~ h : came aEesand
to my house the other day ana stole
An umbrella ] had borrowed from
him. IS ss4 sss X 4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-02-09
EIx,tIenaion rs or1er.

q ExtenSioW % Or0oF.
Nswrich How Tar back doss NJ
family RIM
Ganealogist That's for, yon. to de-
eids. Wen % @ far back . you Viii
N y NY lor. ~. Judga N !.