The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-10

| Attorney AlonZo E. TWine OF
Charleston, S. c., has been adjudged
insane by an examining board of two
physicians of his city, and sent to the
colored ward of the asylum at Colum-
bia, s. c., on commitment papers
made out by Judge of Probate, George
ID. Bryan. Attorney Twine was col
lege graduate of .Clat1in university,
orangeburg, S. c., and had won for
himself the name of being a brilliant
and promising young attorney. A
change in his life seemed to come aft
er he had severed his connection with
Old Bethel M. E. church, where his
membership had been, along with his
parents, and embraced a new religion,
known as the religion of Bahai," in
troduced in his city by Professor
Gregory Of Washington, D. G. The
cry is rapidly going forth for more
colored young men to enter the prac-
tice of law, and single vacancy In
the sparsely filled ranks of This pro-
fession is distinct loss to the race
Charleston Messenger.
1t is most interesting to see how in
the old southern states the white
people. especially white women, are
changing their ideas of civilization
and education. A few years ago the
southern white girl was educated only
in the Accomplishments" This
meant something in music, a smatter
ing of painting and some knowledge
of literature. All that is changing for
the southern white woman. She is
beginning to study science; she is
taking courses in applied sciences
and industrial education, and one of
the most interesting and far-reaching
movements in this direction is indi
Gated by the fact that throughout the
south white women are organizing
themselves into canning clubs. Fruits
and vegetables which a few years ago
were either not raised or were raised
but were little cared for are now
being canned during the summer for
use in the winter. There is a great
lesson in all this for the negro mother
and the negro girl.-New York Age.
The negroes have increased IL per
cent. during the last decade, while the
white people have increased about Is
per cent. The comparison may be dis
advantageous to the negro when
viewed as a comparison simply but
much of this disadvantage disappears
when the large number of white i'm
migrants and their natural increase
for the decade is considered. Making
all suitable deductions, it will not be
found that the native whites exclusive
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numbers disproportionately' with the
negro So far the showing is good
But when 1t comes to the summing
up of totals for the nation the negro
is found to be decreasing rather
than an increasing element. This fact
will assuredly rob many of our orators
of their thunder and may eventually
solve all the negro's problems by the
engulfing power Of overwhelming num-
bers. The negro must get busy If he
would keep his numerical place in
American life.-Durham Reformer.
The most reliable history of races
which is in the Bible seems to give
| the Cushites as the race from which
the negro came, and II this is true, he
| (the negro) is a descendant from the
race that early inhabited. ruled and
controlled in the southern part of
Chaldea. which is reported as the
most fertile spot in the world. The
most authentic geographical history
states that its earliest inhabitants, or
the ruling part thereof. were Cush.
ties, of the stock of Ham. How does
this show up for race that is some
times said to have sprung from the
! monkey species?-Western Star.