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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
the WEST INDIAN
NEGRO IN AMERICA

Every West Indian Immigrant has
a definite purpose in view when he
lands In New York. In his own coun-
try there were activities which
were wholly in the hands of white
men; but here he can enter upon
these and assume that position Of
natural leadership which was denied
him at home. His ambition is arous-
ed; a massive race consciousness, the
like of which he has never expert
enced heretofore, binds and conse-
crates him to the service of his race;
the superiority of his early training
inspires him with new and strange
sense of power; and with this comes
the desire seen among aliens-the
strong and steadfast determination
to master a new society and civiliza-
ton for the sake of seff-preservation.
Seeing that the standard of intellect
ual requirement in the average COL
ored school is below what would
have been expected Of him in his own
land, he steadily and vigorously
pushes his way to the front, and finds
little opposition In so doing. He
questions everything, taking nothing
for granted, and never resting until
he can see the reason underlying all.
American methods of education seem
to leave too little for the mental
teeth of the student, the whole diet
being pre-digested. The American
student usually makes a better reci-
tation, reciting page after page to
the establishment Of the West Indian;
but the latter cannot do this, as he
has been accustomed to correlate
and associate every new fact with
an old. He carries with him only
facts which~he can incorporate into
his mental consciousness for all
time. The West Indian student does
not care how long he takes so long
as he understands every move and
step leading to the solution of a
problem. Where routine work ia
concerned, the American will very
often surpass the West Indian; in
initiative the latter is better.-south.
ern Workman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
3surdsnsd Win Goodness.

Dr.. J. Wesley Hill Of New York.
speaking at Chicago recently. illustrat-
ed his point that too much attention
to one thing may work harm by q
story.
"A colored Methodist preacher
down SOUTH" he said, was exhorting
at revival and declaring that the
Lord is good and is watching ~ and
working with US always and then
called on Brother Johnsing to testify
Mr.. johnson was attending his first
meeting Of the year. He had been
laid up with rheumatism, his wife had
died and his little farmhouse had been
burned down recently. But he was
willing to testify although he didn't
agree fully with the preachers re-
marks.
1.-THE Lord may be good, he said.
AN guess he is. but I wish he'd
quit watching me for a spell, cause
II he don't he'll sure ruin me-"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
NEGROES IN BAR ASSOCIATION
LEWIS NOT THE ONLY ONE MIN.
NEAPoLie LAWYER TELLS
WICK EReHAM.

Washington. -. Attorney General
Wickersham's protest against the Dust.
ing Of Assistant Attorney General VIII.
liam H. Lewis, a negro. from member.
ship in the American Bar association
has brought forth a letter from 4
Minneapolis lawyer, who says that 4
lawyer Of that city. nearly q full.
blooded negro" Is a member OF the a..
ISOLATION.
The letter says that the negro at
torney was elected to membership al
the Boston meeting last year, despite
the assertion Of George w. Whitelock,
secretary Of the association, in a let.
ter to the attorney general, that no
one except white man had held mem.
bership in that body.
The attorney general informed Mr..
Whitelock of the communication, say.
ing it seems to have distinct bear.
ing OBJ the Lewis case, and asking a
confirmation or correction.
Boston.-The American Bar associa,
ton has determined to insist on the
0ApulSlOu VI ASoISLdul AIlOTuSy GG0-
eral William H. Lewis. The attitude
of the association was made known In
a circular signed by President Greg.
ory. The circular asks its members
to uphold the action of the officers,
and adds:
Every effort was made to represent
the matter to Mr.. Lewis in such way
as to induce him to relieve the situa-
ton by retiring voluntarily. and 1t
was hoped at one time that this had
been accomplished.
Finally the members of the com.
mittee took the action indicated by
their resolution.
Notwithstanding all efforts to raise
an issue not involved, the facts remain
that Mr.. Lewis was elected to men,
bership in the association under a
misrepresentation, and he now insists
on retaining the advantages of an cleo.
ton thus obtained"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
INVITED TO COMPETE
CARNEGIE DESTROYS
THAT NEGROES MAKE AN EF.
FORT TO WIN TROPHY TO BE
AWADED FOR THE BEST COT.
TON GROWN IN THE UNITED
STATES,

The officers of the American Land
and Irrigation exposition, which was
held in New York city last fall, and
which is to be held again November
Is to December 2, 1912, in the Sew
enth Regiment armory, announces
that Andrew Carnegie has just given
a trophy valued at $3.50 to be award
ed for the best cotton grown in the
United States. Mr.. Carnegie makes
a special consideration Of his award
that the colored people of the country
may be permitted to enter into this
competition.
The prizes for staple products, to be
awarded at the coming exposition, will
be the handsomest In the history OF
the worlds agriculture. The exposition
will be open for sixteen days and it Is
confidently expected that over half
million people will attend. In add
ton to the prizes already offered, 9TH
ers are as follows:
President Stilwell Of the exposition
has already donated a $1,000 trophy
for the best exhibit of white potatoes;
Horace Havemeyer has given a $1,000
prize cup for the best exhibit Of sugar
beets, and the exposition management
will offer a $1,000 prize for the best
exhibit of apples-twenty-fve boxes
of any variety or varieties grown any
where.
The exact terms of the awards and
full list of prizes, together with any
information regarding the various
competitions, will be sent upon appll,
cation to Gilbert McClurg. genera
manager, the American Land and irri'
cation exposition, Singer building
New York city.
The colored people are especially
urged to enter for the Carnegie trophy
for the best cotton grown as Mr.. Car
negie desires.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
HE WON THE BET.

It was a tavern where a neWly'ar'
rived commercial traveller was hold
ing forth. "rll bet anyone IS" ne
said, that l have got the haroes'
name of anyone In this room"
An old farmer in the background
shifted his feet to a warmer part Oh
the fender.
Eye will, will ye?" he drawled'
well, I'll take We on. I'll bet We ten
agin' your five that my name1l beat
yours"
Done" cried the commercial traV'
eler. 1--WE got the hardest name IN
the country. it Is Stone"
The old man took a chew at MS TO-
bacco. "Mine," he said, lis Harder ,
National Monthly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
OVERCOME.

The attorney for the defense: "You
see, your honor, my client Is for
eigner, who can't speak a word OF
English. He doesn't understand our
laws. He didn't know 1t was wrong to
carry a revolver"
1.-TWO revolvers and a dirk" cor
rected the Judge.
Yves. And so, In view of his .ig.
norance, both OF our customs and our
language, ask that he be dis.
charged"
Cant do it," said his honor. But
I'll let him off with a fine Of two dol.
lars"
The ignorant one, across the table
to his lawyer, and Jerking his thumb
toward the Judge: I'LL get him some
dark night for that!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
ADVANCE IN EDUCATION
NEW MEMBERS OF FACULTY At
HOWARD UNIVERSITY AROUSE
INTEREST. >.g.

:, Washington.-It is encouraging 10
note the continued increase OF inter
est In the study Of modern languages
at Howard university as indicated by
the large enrolment In the classes, e.
pecially In German. Within three
months after DR.. Schmidt took up MS
work in German there was marked
growth in interest and enthusiasm.
This advance has been kept up through
the addition to the faculty OF MI.
James S. Thomas, who was elected
instructor in German at the last meet
ing Of the board. He has fully justi'
fled the high estimate placed upon
him az a scholar and teacher. Ger
man club Of over sixty members mas
been organized, where all the proceed
ing are carried on in German.
While the high water mark in at
tendance in the School Of Theology
reached last year has not been wholly
maintained, yet the work In this I'M
portant department shows progress.
The accession of DR.. Pezavia O'Con'
nell to the chair Of Bible history,
church history and Hebrew and Greek
Scriptures brings to the work a man
of unsual scholarship. vigor OF thought
and deep religious devotion. Besides
the work In theology, DR.. O'Connell
has thrown himself with deep interest
into the religious work of the univer'
sity, besides impressing Washington
and the outlying cities and towns
through his personality and vigorous
religious utterances.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BROADENs
WORK
1t Is a truism that the larger lie
and influence of real university are
not in It's buildings or grounds or IN
its faculty or student body, but IN It's
alumni. One of the discouraging fea-
lures in the past history of Howard
has been in the fat that there has
seemed such a slight attachment to
the university on the part of the great
body of Its alumni. 1t is gratifying.
however, to note decided growth OF
interest on the part Of the alumni.
The annual meetings have greatly IN
creased in attendance. The luncheon
rendered to the alumni by the board
Of trustees has been of marked value
and greatly appreciated
Within the past few months there
has been an advance in larger plans
for the unifying of alumni sentiment
and loyalty as has not been seen before
in the history Of the institution. "A
strong executive board has been form
ed, we'll defined constitution has
been prepared and adopted. a secre-
tary has been employed for reaching
the last alumnus, an official list OF
members is being prepared, and plans
looking to a great reunion at COM
mencement shave been formulated ana
are being pressed on the attention OF
the whole alumni body.
The gymnasium project, which start
ed out with much hope, but almost
wholly declined in interest after the
first $1,000 had been raised, has been
taken up again with vigor. 1t Is plan
ned to keep up this work until the
$4,000 goal is reached. There are
eleven city organizations of the alum
nj, and others are being formed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
PIduIn English.

Several correspondents have been
asking what is really "pidgin English"
for which we have demanded a dc
tionary. It has no connection with
.pigeon." It is Just the Chinese pro-
nunciation Of business" and consists
mainly OF words which imply trade
and the main necessaries Of life. Ths
language has many phases. In China
.'topside" corresponds with the Anglo.
Indian "pukka" as the Indispensable
denotation OF excellence. There should
be some dictionary maker to make
an amusing compilation Of the "busi-
ness English" which 10 talked and
understood from China to Peru--but
not In England.-London Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
NEGRO BOY SAVES eAsY's LIFE.

Athens, Ga-William Lane, a young
negro boy, saved the life of Leslie,
the three-year-old child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Aaron. in East Athens, by
rushing into the house and smother
ing out the flames which had caught
the flimsy garments of the child and
were rapidly enveloping it.: The
mother was in the back yard and did
not know that her little babe had
been in danger till she found the COL
ored boy tearing OF the charred cloth
ing and tenderly ministering to the
child.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

all classes Of colored people. At a re-
cent meeting held in Washington, d.
c., under the auspices Of the Masonic
order, in the interest Of their 100000
building fund. one Of the largest
churches in the city was to its ca
pacity by Washington's leading ne
groes to be told that they were not
up to standard in business enterprises.
The fact that people will stand to have
the truth told to them 10 healthy
sign. A few more plain talks and .
little more cooperation and we will
come through all right Exchange. III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
NOT AN ANGEL.

During one of the earlier discus
sions Of the United States tariff in
the Canadian parliament an opposition
member characterized the attitude Of
the government on the question as "a
sight that would make angels weep
and jackasses laugh" H. bis
The Hon. Frank Oliver, who was
then miniater Of the interior. replied.
with his usual deliberate ,calmness:
81 have observed that the honorable
gentleman has been one Of those who
laughed. e. Judge. 3s .S3 3'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
HE misunderstood ORDERS.

Mistakes made over the telephone
are sometimes as humorous as they
are serious. One Is told involving the
suburban woman and her husband. #
you know" she said, II wanted to
persuade our, hens to lay Id the nests
we had provided for them. So tele.
ph6ned my husband to bring home a
couple Of artificial, eggs with him"
Well, and didn't he?" Ny
Didn't he? He brought home 1
Eair Of cork legs. Boston Herald,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
FAMILY JARS.

Mrs. McBride-You have 1nsulteo
my mother! 49,.
, NJ. McBride-I guess have. ~
Mrs. McBride-You will be Dltter'' (
sorry for it. .g -. =, I =
Mr.. McBride-Tha is quite posi-
BILE.
Mrs. Mcbride She is going to lease
this house forever! :,
Mr.. Mcbride thought you salo ! 4
be sorry. y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
NO EMANCIPATION.

And so you are an ex-slave," said
the traveller in the south. How in
teresting. But when the war was end
ed you got your freedom"
mo, subj" replied Uncle Rastus. "Ah
didn't git no freedom. All was mar
ried."-New York Sun.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
:. +ss-
PREcARloUs ENTERPRISE.

What happens to a man who car
ries water on both shoulders?" ask
ed the youth who is learning politics.
WELL replied his preceptor, IT
hate to use slang. But as a rule he
gets soaked. "-Washington Star,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

That all colored people are being
brought to the point Of seriously con.
sidestng the industrial idea" and be-
Ing FORCED to admit that to amount to
much in this world they must get hold
Of some Of the worlds goods is EVIL
denced BY the effort the colored peo-
pie are making throughout the coun.3
try. both In an individual and collec-
tive way to establish business enter
prises and as further evidenced BY the
enthusiasm with which DR. Booker I.
washington, the original exponent o.
race enterprise. y being received ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
!. iIterature and LIteraex.

4 Eyes. sir" said the shabby individ-
ual seated In an arm chair of the oh.
tel, i've followed literature for liv-
ing all my life. and / can't, read a
line"
.'FoHowed literature for living
repeated the stranger in the next arm
chair, "and can't read line! Quit
your kidding" .s5 i.
mo kid about It. peddle second
hand books from push cart
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

There are $4,000 more negroes in
Alabama than there were ten years
ago. and the negroes Of that state
operate 1920 more farms than they
did decade ago, controlling a total
of 100000 acres Of land and about
$10,000,0O0 worth OF farm property.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
TAFT TO VISIT NEGRO SCHOOL

TAFT TO VISIT NEGRO SCHOOL.
Raleigh, N. C.-President ]. E. Shep.
pard of the National Training School
for Negroes, located at Durham, N. c.,
wires that President Taft has just
promised him to visit the institution
and deliver an address torthe students
and faculty during the month of April
The specific date is not set out in the
telegram, it being merely stated that
the president will stop over while en-
ropte to trip south this month.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
FAIR FOR BOTH.

Kind-Hearted Stranger-See here,
my friend, take my advice and let
those dice alone. They're loaded.
Intoxicated Enthusiastically they
are! Som L. Fair for one as It's for
the other!-Puck. 4, .>..a@ 9a5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
"a surIrnlse.

THAT" said the musician. rs .
stradivarius. It is worth thousands"
"H'm!" replied Mr.. Cumrox. rather
YEARLY. II suppose music Is some,
thing like the drug business Things
cost more when You call .em BY their
Latin names. 5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
THE USUAL THING.

= saw magician turn water into
milk last night. 5S # 55s5 5.35 s.5ss
He's no magician; he's 9 miikman."'
Houston Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

VI ..Politeness costs nothing" said the
& heady-made philosopher.
:..Y es.' replied MI. Growcher. III II
y had j market value thcre would be
more Of II. III X
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
a Doubtful commendat alton.

"Have you read my latest speech?'
asked the young statesman.
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
.'.And there is one thing about It that |
must commend. You have avoided
saying anything SO striking that peo-
pie will remember It against you in
case you want to change your mind"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
The idea.

time is money.
3s rs 1t? Then. how much do you sup
pose has been stolen from the business
community by the coal cart hold-up!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19
'COLOReD Man GUIDED
GREAT VIOuhIST TO fame

DAVID NAMES, FAMOUS PLAYER,
TELLS NEW YORK AUDIENCE
or DEBT HE OWES TO CHARLES
DOUGLAS, A coLoRED MAN,
WHO TAUGHT AND DIRECTED
HIM As A POOR BOY TRYING
TO PLAY THE VIOLIN.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

Probably nineteen-twentieths of the
happiness you will ever have. you
will get at home. The independence
that comes to man when his work is
over and the feeling that he has run
out of the storm into the quiet harbor
of home, where he can rest in peace
and with his family, is something real.
It does not make much difference
whether you own your house or have
one little room in. that house. You
can make that one room true home
to you. You can people 1t with such
moods. you can turn it with fancies
that it will be fairly luminous with
their presence, and 1t will be to you
the very perfection Of home.
Against this home none of you shall
ever transgress.
You should always treat each other
with courtesy. 1t is often not SO diff
cult to love person as It is to be
courteous to him. Courtesy Is Of
more value and is a more royal grace
than some people seem to think. If
you will be but courteous to each 9TH
er, you will soon learn to love more
wisely, profoundly, not to say last
ingly, than you ever did before
Rams Horn. ' H%%'* 49,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

The Negro Society Of Historical Re-
search, Yonkers, N. Y, present the
following names Of negroes OF distinc-
ton:
Francis Williams, born 100, poet,
graduate of University Of Cambridge.
Anthony William Amo, doctor phi
losophy, University Wittenberg. 1920.
Richard Allen, founded first negro
church In America.
J. E. J. Captien. Latin poet. linguist,
University Leyden. 1870.
Godfrey L'1slet, botanist, member Of
French Academy Sciences, 1850.
Prince Hall. founder Negro Masonry
In America. Boston.
Crispus Attacks, patriot and soldier,
! 1878, Boston.
Eustace, philanthropist winner Mon
thyn prize of virtue, santo Domingo.
benjamin Bannaker. astronomer.
born 1892, Baltimore.
Touissant L'Overture. soldier and
statesman. born 1743.
; Alexander Dumas, novelist.
Alexander Poushkin, poet, Russia's
Black Byron"
Frederick Douglas, orator, diplo-
mat and statesman.
Brindia de sala, violinist, decorated
by crowned heads Of Europe (Cuban).
Sir Conrad Reeves, chief Justice of
Barbados, Knight of st. Michaels
and st. George, Barbados, British
West Indies.
Alexander Potion, civil. engineer,
Haiti.
Paul l.. Dunbar, lyric poet.
John B. Russworm, editor first ne
gro newspaper In New York.
Martin R. Delaney, explorer, jour-
nalist and physician.
Nathaniel Turner, negro prophet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-04-19

| beyond our incomes. We are now en-
gagged in living beyond the incomes Of
the generation to come.
THE thing Is 30 simple that 1t
seems ridiculous"
No one element Of the American cit
izensbip should take LIES statement
to heart more than the negro people.
They have reduced the credit system
abuse to q science, which makes 1t
no more credit system, but the
spendthrift's abuse of credit. Most OF
the negro's dealings are on small
scale, but small scales grow to be
large scales. II not killed In their
youth. The average negro would rath-
err have small item enlarged" to
him than pay for 1t on the spot when
he has the small change in his clothes,
and later when requested to pay, he
becomes highly insulted and takes him.
self and his trade to some other vic
tim. The easiest and most effective
way to make an enemy Of friendly
negro is to seriously ask and insist
that he pay "this little debt, pleased"
This small tendency to get credit
instead of paying cash + small
things. and getting offended when pay
ment Is demanded, Is all the more dan
gerous now in small things because 1t
will become rope about the neck
when the race comes to deal in large
things, as 1t Is fast coming to do.
What men learn to do in small things
they do in large things, when they get
to them.
The credit system among poor peo-
pie is q positive calamity. 1t allows
them to get whatever they desire.
whether they need 1t or not, or wheth-
er they have work or not. When pay
day comes they are oftener poorer at
the end of the week than at the be-
ginning of IT, The credit system, Of
which the installment plan is the dead
Hest agent. keeps more negroes poor
and slaves to their backs and stom-
achs, than any other In their lives.
The best way is to pay as you 60, and
go as you pay. 1t will discourage the
spendthrift habit, which eats up mil
lionaire and pauper alike when the
weakness cannot be overcome. And
no one can know that he cannot over
come 1t who makes no effort to do 1t,
but allows his desires to lead him
wherever the credit system beckons.
New York Age
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-16
MCCOMBS
ISSELECTED
LEADER

Chicago, July William z. Nc
Combs Of New York, Gov. Wilson's
choice, Monday was elected chairman
Of the Democratic national committee
and was empowered 70 appoint a com
mittee Of not fewer than nine members
to take active charge Of the Demo
cratic presidential nominees cam
paign.
Mr.. McCombs also was authorized to
select a national treasurer and such
other officers as he may see 1T. in
Guiding possibly a vice chairman and
after consulting with Gov, Wilson to
select a place for headquarters. Mr..
Mecombs said he thought headquar-
ters would be in New York.
"But / am not going to appoint any
body or select any place until I con
fer with Gov. Wilson, he said.
Joseph i. Davis Of Madison, Wis
was elected secretary of the commit
tee to succeed Ury Woodson OF Ken
tucky. Johnson l. Martin OF St. Louis
was reelected sergeant at arms
Mr.. McCombs' selection and the plan
to APPOINT a campaign committee Of
nine, the majority Of whom are to be
members Of the national committee
with Mr.. McCombs as chairman Of thf
subcommittee were ordered on rcsolu
tions offered BY Committeeman Rob
ert S. Hudspeth Of New Jersey as rep
resenting the wishes Of Gov. Wilson